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door is metal; it almost feels like an interrogation room.
    The guards tell them to stay put until the boss comes.
    Ryan and Ami sit down, and the guards walk outside, locking the door behind them.
    Ryan tells Ami that everything will be okay. ‘Just act the same as always, but this time act like you already know the world,’ says Ryan, a smile on his face.
    A few hours pass, and Ryan begins to grow tired and impatient. The chair is uncomfortable and there is no real place to lay their heads. He begins to get irritated but, just when he wants to walk over to the door to ask how long it is going to take, two guards enter. They tell Ryan to sit down and that there is someone who wants to speak to them.
    Shortly after, a big man walks in. He wears clean jeans with a shirt and a blue jacket. He looks like a high-profile guy. The guards tell Ryan that this is the boss of the resistance. He slowly walks over to Ryan and Ami, and sits in the chair opposite. He takes a large Cuban cigar from his pocket and lights it up. He takes his time and makes himself comfortable, then asks, with a deep and authoritative voice, ‘So, what brings you here?’
    ‘We are here to join the resistance. We want to help you in your fight and have everyone be able to return to a safe place to stay,’ says Ryan.
    With an irritated face, the boss says, ‘Haven’t you seen this place? There is no fight. It’s a losing battle. We once were the resistance, but now all we are trying to do is survive.’
    ‘There must be some resistance left? We can’t give up now. We came a long way to find you guys!’
    The boss focuses his attention on Ami. With a creepy voice he says, ‘Well, aren’t you a pretty girl?’
    Ryan puts his arm in front of Ami to signal the boss to back off. ‘Listen, I will do whatever job you have for me. All we want is a safe place to stay,’ says Ryan.
    The boss looks at Ryan and says, ‘Okay. We have a few small teams that still do small operations to gather supplies and to keep the perimeter safe. Do you know how to fight?’
    ‘Yes. If I didn’t know I wouldn’t be here.’ Sarcasm fills his voice.
    ‘Good,’ says the boss, and again focuses his attention on Ami. ‘And what are we going to do with you? I’m sure you are not as capable of fighting are you?’
    Ami looks at the ground and, with a frightened voice, says, ‘No. Ryan is the one who has protected me this entire time.’
    ‘Well, I guess you can help out the other women with cooking dinner, washing clothes and taking care of everyone.’ The boss takes a deep breath and tells Ryan and Ami that he will see if he has a place for them to stay. ‘The guards will tell you where you need to go. In the evening, I will send someone that tells you where you can sleep for the night,’ he continues.
    ‘Thank you!’ says Ryan with excitement.
    The boss stands up and walks out of the door. One of the guards walks over to Ryan and tells him he has been assigned to team SG3. The team will go out for a supply run tomorrow morning. Until that time, Ryan is told he can have a look around and then the guards will return to show him where he is to stay for the night.
    The guards leave, leaving Ryan and Ami to stand alone in the room. Ryan takes a deep breath. ‘Well, I think this is it then. We will see how it goes from here.’ He asks Ami if she wants to have a look around whilst waiting.
    ‘Sure,’ agrees Ami.
    ‘Okay. Let’s go.’ Together, Ryan and Ami walk out the door.
    They start to walk through the town-like place, with its individual rows, forming streets. It is a dirty place; exactly would you would expect from a sewer.
    The surrounding area is comparable to the slums in third-world countries.
    By now, almost everything is better than being outside and always needing to be prepared to fight.
    Ryan and Ami walk around for a while, during which time they see a lot of people who look sick and hopeless. Ami starts to feel depressed as a result of looking at