Ari did not trust this man but she felt like she had already screwed up. Now it was too late to shoot him. If she did there was a good chance he would overtake her before she could do any real damage to him. He looked strong enough. He was tall and fit so she knew he could probably fight or he wouldn't have gotten this far. She lowered her gun but she didn't put it down.

[color=f49ac2]"What's your name?"[/color] She offered her hand. [color=f49ac2]"I'm Ari King."[/color] She put some water on for hot chocolate. She hoped he couldn't tell how nervous she was. She decided to ask him the question she couldn't figure out the answer to. [color=f49ac2]"Why are we still healthy? We are supposed to be dead like everyone we know. I've gone over it so many times and there was nothing different. Why are we stuck here?"[/color]

Frustration and nerves were getting to her and she went into the living room and sat on the couch. She put the safety on her gun and laid it in her lap. She wiped the tears from her eyes and looked at him as he entered the room. [color=f49ac2]"Have a seat. I've taken the master bedroom upstairs. There are two other furnished bedrooms. If it gets too cold though I've been lighting a fire in the fireplace and sleeping down here. So far I've been lucky but we can't do it every night. Eventually I'll have to leave but how do I know that there are others like us that aren't getting sick and where are they? You are the first healthy Non soldier person I've seen."[/color] The tea kettle screamed through the room and she got up to get it. [color=f49ac2]"Do you want some hot chocolate?"[/color]

[@king tai]