“Yeah. I was hoping the porter would just continue to stay broken,” she replied. Sure, she had been one of those new arrivals, but that had been months ago. This new wave of people, both people she knew and those she didn’t, was concerning. How much more instability was this world going to take before it finally collapsed? Should she be making exit strategies?

But seeing his pranks, even as the higher ups continued to berate him and threaten to take action, gave her hope and steeled her resolve. If he could stick it out, so could she.

“I’m not sure. We don’t know if someone is on the other side of the porter controlling it, but I am certain that the people brought here were not willing. We’re dealing with something we don’t fully understand and honestly, the government should be working on better policies than the current ones instead of forcing results out of us.”