Devolve 2.0 The Reboot

Though it seemed like there were more early risers around than there had been before the outbreak, the early morning hours were still relatively quiet. On average, Paige only really saw a handful of other people up then, depending on the day and the season. Sometimes it was necessary for certain people to be awake at the crack of dawn, but the number of folks who were up then because they actually wanted to be seemed to remain at a low and constant number.

That was one of the best things about the morning. She could run before she had to worry about too many people trying to stop her to talk, and she could just listen to the world as it woke up. There wasn't really quite as much to listen to anymore, but it was still enough to get the point across. New day, new chance to do something worthwhile.

Her usual circuit of the grounds completed for the morning, Paige had ducked into the kitchen to make some coffee and was on her way out to take a cup to one of the other people guaranteed to be up that early. Even though there wasn't a whole supply group going out on Monday, she knew that Sam would be down in the garage doing a check of the cars anyway. She peered in quietly, smiling as she spotted the popped hood of one of the vans, and made her way over to where he was working.

"Morning," Paige greeted as she approached. "Brought you some coffee."

Paige was taking advantage of the fact that Mel wanted to use their bedroom to watch movies with some of the other girls in the colony. She'd excused herself, sure that none of the teenagers really wanted her there anyway... and even more sure that she didn't want to be around to listen to whatever it was that teenagers gossiped about now. So she'd headed down to the library, where she was sure she'd find something to read that would distract her for at least a few hours.

She was right, and about two hours later, she was still down there, curled in a chair, book in her lap. A few people had come and gone, but at the moment she was alone, enjoying the peace and quiet.

The human colony was finally back to something resembling normal, and those who had stayed to help rebuild over the course of the month had all returned, having fixed and even bolstered the colony's defenses. The weather was also beginning to turn from cold and miserable to something a little bit warmer and slightly less miserable, and both of those events were enough reason to celebrate.

Instead of the usual carefully balanced dinner, the meal had been made with more of a focus on flavor, and had been laid out buffet-style in the dining hall. There were more treats than normal, and though many adults were aware that it was a sign that some of the chocolate and other treats were nearing the end of their shelf-life, it was still an impressive and well appreciated treat.

In the library, a decent selection of alcohol was laid out for the older residents, and in the recreation room, a couple of teenagers had put themselves in charge of keeping a steady flow of entertaining yet age-appropriate films running throughout the evening. Another resident had put himself in charge of music, and was taking requests in the dining hall.

((OOC:Here it is! Have fun! For everyone who was on the Saturday supply team, you'll be arriving home from the run shortly after the party starts.))