Alex was a little skeptical at how quickly this man's mood changed, but still reached out and shook the hand, unable to keep a completely straight face.  Alex decided that he might as well try to have at least one friend in camp, for when he placed his bombs at the main guard locations.  He still remembered the damaged house he used on the edge of the city, and left his makeshift bombs there. [i]I will use the shack as a base, and leave my rifle there.  I will get him "something special," and then come back.[/i]

Alexander hoped the house still had its barricades on it, and hoped that even if it didn't, the hidden compartment in the closet on the west side of the house wasn't discovered.  He still knew a couple of stores and locations of the city that weren't scavenged, by him at least.  

"Do you have anything in particular you want?"  Alex asked the man in a hushed voice.  People were starting to take notice, and as such, Alex asked the man if they could go somewhere less crowded to talk, as he double checked all his supplies were still fastened tightly, and that his pistol and rifle were still in place.