The TriadCity Adventurer

I Left the Exclusion Zone. Now Explorers Are Going Back.

A Former Citizen Remembers
By Mikhail Voronin, Former Resident of the Exclusion Zone
Mathon, the 10th Hour of Light, Emerald Star's Day, Month of Hydras 25, Year of the Ram 12

I say used to because, unlike certain people responsible for protecting us, I eventually recognized that there are situations where leaving is the sensible thing to do.

When the contamination began spreading, we were told not to panic.

We were told the situation was under control.

Chief of Police Anthony Simmons appeared confident.

Hizzonor the Mayor appeared confident.

The rest of us were less confident.

Perhaps that should have been the first warning.

The second warning was the contamination.

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