Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd In The Apocalypse!

Chapter 1341 Tierra Del Sueno Homes IV - Project Valhalla?

at this point, i was just the universal asshole for punching down on a person that was definitely going through a lot but i gave them a quick run-through course of moving on and focusing on what was important:

"look, mr. garciano, i'm definitely gonna be an asshole for the rest of this conversation but have you gotten a second look yet?"

"a second look?"

"we have also have doctors—"

he shook his head with a bitter smile, "i got checked from your place, actually, had an mri and saw the mass that's growing in my head..."

mrs. garciano cut in, "you didn't know?"

mr. garciano waved his wife down, "i asked the staff who did the mri that i should be the one to tell him myself. it's only fair, and not to make this sound like a coincidence, it's one of the reasons i'm telling everyone now and had been holding off ever since... i don't want to put blame but i really thought you'd visit sooner.

i could always give you a call but i was selfish and wanted more time with myself and my family—putting everyone else at risk, yes—but i also wanted to tell you in person and everyone else here..."

i shook my head as i wiped my dry face with my hand, "alright, alright... how much time do you have left? have you been feeling the symptoms yet? and again, what's your treatment plan?"

he shook his head with a bitter smile, "there's no treatment plan, i only have medicine for the pain..."

"how much time?"

"a generous few months."

"the patriarchy?"

"fair."

"hah! it'd just be a conflict of interest, honestly, and she'd be at a disadvantage running here at that time because she just moved in here with me while i already know most of the folks before the election."

"i see..."

"but do understand that she'd really need a bit of time after... after all this is over and y-you know... everything resolves itself and the next person i'd recommend is obviously captain dagan. i know all of them have almost turned their back on me but i do understand the reason in doing so. your next read is at empire

i was an incapable leader even before i knew of your existence and i would love to see what he could accomplish from the time he'd be holding the reigns before my wife, hopefully, continues what we started. i may be like this but i still have some pride for what i turned this place into..."

i waved him off, "don't say that, this place had stood its own despite the challenges and again, we just have a different way of doing things. it's not like we can adjust some things to better suit the current situation. don't wallow in self-pity and self-derogatory statements, you've done well and you'll do even better in your last term. heh, have you heard of project valhalla?"

"what?"

as soon as everyone heard that, i'd say that everyone's interest was piqued but i'm gonna be honest that i'm gonna say that mr. garciano wouldn't up for it. because yeah, essentially, project valhalla was the literal meaning of going out with a bang and i have a feeling that mr. garciano just wanted to go out peacefully.

still, i moved that topic by the end of our meeting because yeah, we had more things to worry about than what he'd do before his time was up.

so firstly, i made the people i sent here give their own opinions and suggestions as to what we could do better before i let the officers and other people with important positions living in this place say their piece.

and yeah, the most pressing matter was being too turtle'd up in this fortress and letting the nearby areas gather more and more of the dead. because even if they can fend them off with the help of their defenses, it'd be a matter of time before all of the undead outside gather more and more—even evolve—to the point that this place wouldn't be able to take it.