I was one of the first to join the group after it had been founded.
The founders, Izzy and Marco, were the two who found this place. It’s a shopping mall. They found it quickly after the world shot down, and scared off any scavengers... but that’s what we’ve been told. Maybe they were just lucky, who knows? All we really needed to know was that this place was safe. And it sure as hell is.
Izzy and Marco, from day one, made sure that it would accommodate anyone who came by and needed somewhere to live.
For around 4 months no one came by, not a single person. But after that, a smaller group from the outside arrived, containing 4 new people. Rebecca, Alexandria, Flynn, and someone else. I don’t personally know what happened to the other person, I mean I can’t even remember their name. But like a lot of people, they left and never returned.
We never assume people are dead. After all, it’s a big world.
The second group that came by was my group. We were a pack of 5. Brittany, Ashley, Geoffrey, Alexander, and me. I was the youngest of the group, but by no means the only young person. Rebecca, from the first group was only 13 when she arrived. Which... didn’t stop me from developing a crush on her very early on (you see why the bunny tail was so ‘terrible’ to me).
Since then, people have come and gone. All the first groups have been pretty loyal, excluding that one person. We happily welcome people to stay and leave as they please, making sure they don’t bring any naturally occurring items with them, of course.
Our aim is to reduce the number of changes that could potentially happen, and happily take care of those who have experienced changes, especially permanent ones.
That’s why the shopping mall is such a great space. It’s pretty big and has two floors. We emptied out each and every shop, making sure we gathered any and all products, items, things, and stuff in order to best facilitate everyone.
We clean, we dress, and we work. All for the sake of our community.
We do have people who work on specialised jobs of course. For example, Joanna, who arrived three years ago, was a tailor. She makes all the specialised clothing for those who changed beyond the ‘average’ size. This became incredibly useful in the long run with some of our older members being the victims of large changes.
As well as Marco worked as a construction manager, which helped with converting the old stores into new ‘workshops’.
As you can see, I could go on and on about how far we’ve come, how my changes have happened to... oh you mean...
I see. You want to hear about the changes, don’t you...
I get it.
Well, sit back. Relax. I’ll tell you a few tales of the changes I’ve seen happen in my journey.