"A whole damned lot more than the old one," Stephie says, "And that's even with the lack of public utilities, infrastructure, internet, or any major signs of civilization unless I come here. Though I'm still not sure how much I trust all of this."

"I think people who aren't still waiting for the other shoe to drop are a minority right now," Jokester says. "In more than one way, since they're usually under the age of ten."

"And I'm sure we'll have TV back eventually," Duela consoles. "Or at least public movie theaters, if Mr, Karlo has anything to say about it."