Life had finally settled down. The police station moved into the shelter, and crime rates dropped significantly. The base distributed a batch of oxygen bags to the general residents, and apart from the very elderly, the death rate had also fallen drastically.
The supplies from the pharmaceutical factory and cannery had been mostly collected, so Ronan Kendrick finally had some rare downtime. He began studying how to cut and carve jade. Whenever Evelyn Ford had a free moment, she would pull out all the remaining yarn to knit a sweater for him. Since entering the base, Ronan Kendrick had dyed his hair black and usually wore a hat and mask—his face was just too conspicuous.
Fortunately, there was still plenty of fine yarn left, which could be used to crochet socks. It was delicate work, and she could only manage to make one pair a day.
Wyatt Vaughn and Joelle Finch continued to learn tailoring. They mended and altered some ill-fitting old clothes, even turning them into new styles.
