Norway: Bad Bugs and Low Batteries

Having spent about thirty minutes ducking and weaving through the pathways of the city back to safety Addy, Arvid and Inger soon found themselves approaching the maze of vehicles that served to conceal the entrance to the cluster of buildings that served as their home. One left, then a right, and another left before straight for twenty feet, another left and two rights before they reached a shipping container that had been gutted on one end to serve as an airlock of sorts. Outside it looked to be a normal container, but one only needed to open it to see that the other side was completely changed and now housed a metal door and two firing slits with a piece of glass that served as a view port for the guard on duty. The handy work of Arvid himself, a fact he never let anyone forget.

Opening the shipping container Arvid entered first and waved to the face through the glass, The barrel of a rifle that had been jammed into the firing port retracted "Velkommen tilbake.(Welcome back.)" a voice spoke as Addy and Inger entered and closed the container door behind them. The face through the glass softened and a few seconds later the door swung open. "Hvordan går Andrine?(How is Andrine doing?)" She asked the first face that she came across from her medical team. "Hun er veldig svak, men feberen har ikke blitt verre.(She's very weak, but the fever hasn't worsened.)" the woman returned. 'Good' Addy thought as she gave the woman a nod. Without wasting any time she left Arvid and Inger to store the rest of the supplies they had scavenged and made her way to the medical building. A three story house they had since converted to serve as a makeshift hospital. First floor was minor injuries, Second Severe and third contagious and quarantine. This was where they had moved Andrine. Addy couldn't imagine how her sister must feel, not only from the sickness but emotionally, being secluded from everyone you know and only seeing people in full medical gear. If she had the choice she would march right up there in nothing but what she was currently wearing. But that couldn't happen. Making her way into the hospital Addy looked through the door into the first group of beds which where mostly empty except for a two boys at the end who had been brought in the previous morning due to a fall they had taken climbing back up a snow hill to the south of town. With a sigh she passed the door and entered the back room where she dressed herself in protective medical gear placing a medical mask over her mouth and nose she pulled the antibiotics out of her pocket and red them over. 'Don't worry Andrine, you'll be well before ya know it.' she thought to herself.
​
​Climbing the stairwell up Addy bypassed the door into the second floor, the eerie silence of the building spoke loudly to how safely they ran the place, thankfully everyone here had a good head on their shoulders for the most part. Reaching the door to the third floor Addy looked through the glass port before opening it. At the end Andrine laid with a book in hand, too far off to make out the title Addy took a breath and entered the room.
​
"Hei solskinn. Hvordan føler du deg?(Hello Sunshine. How you feeling?)" she asked as she closed the distance to her sister who's gaze followed her over with a weak smile on her face.
​
​"Vært .. Bedre .. For sikker.(Been... better.. for sure.)" Andrine answered with a look of ​exhaustion in her eyes as she hadn't slept for more than a couple of hours over the last three days.
​
"Jeg kjenner Sunshine. Her, fant vi noen antibiotika. Du vil føle deg bedre på kort tid.(I know Sunshine. Here, we found some antibiotics. You will feel better in no time.​)" Addy responded pulling a chair up to sit next to her sister. Brandishing the bottle she took out a small measuring cup and poured out the correct amount. "Drikk dette.(Drink this.)" she said in her big sister voice, a voice that told Andrine that she wasn't messing around. With a nod she took the cup from her and downed what it contained with a grimace. "Dette smaker forferdelig.(This tastes awful.)" Andrine said with a hard swallow.
​
​"Jeg kjenner Sunshine, men det vil få deg til å føle deg bedre. Jeg lover.(I know Sunshine, but it will make you feel better. I promise.​) Addy said as she placed a gloved hand on her sisters head in comfort.
​
​"Jeg elsker deg Addy(I love you Addy)" Andrine spoke with a cough.
​
"Jeg elsker deg solskinn. Få litt hvile. Jeg skal sjekke deg før du legger deg.(I love you too Sunshine, Now get some rest. I'll check you before bed.)" With those words Addy brushed her sisters hair behind her ear and stood up and crossed the room. Reaching the door she looked back at her sister who had since shifted to her side and closed her eyes. 'That's some strong stuff sunshine. It'll kill this I know, I've seen it.' she thought to herself before retreating back down the stairs where Arvid stood waiting.
​
"Hvis de tingene ikke fungerer Addy, vet du at dette vil bli verre.(If those things don't work Addy, you know this will get worse.)" He said in a serious tone as she entered.

Rounding to the back room she looked to see that he had followed. "Ja Arvid. Jeg vet. Og jeg sverger at jeg skal ta vare på den hvis den gjør det.(Yes Arvid. I know. And I swear I'll take care of it if it does.) Addy said with agitation as she set her lab coat down on the hook roughly and peeled off her gloves and mask before throwing them away. Turning to the man she looked him in the eyes.

Arvid's gaze fell on her with a mix of worry and aggravation. "Jeg vet at du har dyktighet Addy, jeg stiller ikke spørsmål ved det. Men vi har sett det før. Jeg er bare bekymret.(I know you have skill Addy, I don't question that. But we've seen it before. I'm just worried.)"

"Vi har vært i denne situasjonen før, med kona ikke mindre. Jeg vet hva jeg gjør, hun er i karantene i toppetasjen og bare jeg og Halla kommer inn. Det går bra. Og hvis det ikke er det .. vil jeg gjøre det som er riktig.(We've been in this situation before, With your wife no less. I know what I'm doing, She's quarantined on the top floor and only me and Halla go in. It'll be fine. And if it isn't.. I'll.. I'll do what's right.)" Addy shouted in a low and serious tone, one that told the man that she wasn't playing around. With those words Addy took her weapon from the table and stormed out the door leaving Arvid standing dumbstruck in the office.

Exiting the building Addy felt the brisk air meet her face and took a few steps towards a bench that sat near the entrence to the hunting lodge they had set up for Ragi. Taking a seat she ran her hands through her hair and took a deep breath. "Jeg redder kona fra influensa for tre måneder siden, og han tror jeg ikke kan gjøre det igjen? Det er medisin. Ikke magi. Det er bevist ..(I save his wife from the flu three months ago, and he thinks I can't do it again? It's medicine. Not magic. It's proven..!)" she said to herself. As she did she heard movement to her side which queued her to look in the direction. Seeing Ragi she quickly wiped her face and smiled to her with a nod.

Sitting back upright Addy tried her best to wipe the tears from her eyes caused by the surge of emotion she had just felt. With a long steady breath she closed her eyes and shook her head before looking to Ragi who stood a short distance away. Ragi had become one of Addy's closer friends over the course of her time there and seeing her face calmed Addy to an extent. Addy took another breath before crossing the small distance between them and hugging the woman. Over the last few months Ragi had become the closest thing to family she had left.

letting the hug come to an end Addy shifted her weight and stood beside her friend. Hearing her explain that she had stored a few steaks for her and Andrine caused a smile to flicker across Addy's features. "Takk skal du ha. Jeg håper hun spiser noe når hun våkner(Thank you. I hope she can eat something when she wakes up.)" Addy brought her hands together and rubbed them to warm them up in the brisk Norwegian air. With a sigh Addy listened as Ragi spoke about Igmar giving her trouble again, this time about potatos. "Jeg skal snakke med ham. Vi trenger virkelig å få hagen i gang før heller enn senere.(I'll talk to him. We really need to get the garden up and running sooner rather than later.)" Addy answered with another sigh. It was probably the most frustrating thing about the small group they found themselves with. They needed fresh fruit for more than just food, They carried certain vitamins that you needed to live healthily, but for some reason the farmer of all people was against it. Why? "Det er det jeg har prøvd å fortelle ham.(That's what I've been trying to tell him.)" Addy responded. "God. Jeg hjelper deg da.(Good. I'll help you then.)"

Sucking in another long stream of air Addy let it out slowly, Thankfully talking to Ragi always seemed to take her mind off the confrontations she had been getting into with Arvid about the sickness that keeps popping up. "Ja, Vi fant en liten flaske på et legekontor nede i veien. Det vil ikke vare for mer enn to personer.(Yea, we found a small bottle at a doctor's office down the road. It won't last for more than two people thought.)" Addy answered before going quiet again while Ragi spoke of the motorcycles she had and how she could fix them if they needed to go further in. "På dette tidspunktet må vi kanskje. Det er ingen måte å komme lenger inn til byen til fots. Disse tingene er overalt så snart du krysser utkanten.(At this point we may have to. There's no way to get further into the city on foot. Those things are everywhere as soon as you cross the outskirts.) she explained with annoyance in her tone. "Tror vi kunne bruke en av båtene for å komme oss til en havn lenger inn og komme til sykehuset? Selv om ... Jeg vil gjette at stedet svermer.(Think we could use one of the boats to get us to a harbor further in and get to the hospital? Although... I'm gonna guess that the place is swarming.)" Her voice failing as she concluded in her mind and weighed the danger.
​
Leaning against the wall Addy crossed her arms. "Så jeg tar det at du fant noen nye jaktterreng?.(So I take it that you found some new hunting grounds?)" She asked letting her hands fall to her side again. She had told her the past week about the group somewhere to their north that claimed the island to the west where Ragi usually hunted which had forced them to look for a new place to bring in food for the time but they still hadn't fully discussed what the plan was and how they were going to address the problem. Thankfully though,  judging by the smell of fresh meat Ragi had managed to come through yet again. "Vi bør diskutere hva vi skal gjøre med det etter at Andrine blir bedre.(We should discuss that after Andrine gets better.)" Addy said looking into Ragi's eyes. "Jeg vil ikke at det kommer til en kamp i orden? ...Blodutgytelse er las tingen vi trenger her.(I don't want it to come to a fight okay? ...Bloodshed is the last thing we need around here.)

Addy couldn't help but chuckle at Ragi's response to the hug, She knew going into it that she'd protest, That's just the way Ragi was. But something told Addy that deep down she actually enjoyed it, and it did wonders for her own sanity. Smiling again as she felt the annoyance from the run in with Arvid subside thanks to talking to Ragi she looked back to her friend to hear her explain that the motorcycles were just a matter of fixing them up slightly, but that when it came to a boat it was gonna be a little more tricky. Thankfully they were in luck however as in the last few days since Addy had brought up the matter of finding a boat she had been working on getting them one in her own way. One of the members of their little group was a widow who had lost her husband when they had just formed and were working towards making the place safe to be lived in.

She remembered when he had been brought in and placed in quarantine from a run in with one of the creatures, having seen a small amount of himself he hadn't managed to fully understand the differences between them and living people, a fact that ultimatly led to his death and almost the entire thing coming crashing down around them before it even got off the ground. This was before Ragi found them and something she hadn't ever told her. "Jeg har en båt."(I have a boat.) she said. "Rita ga meg eierskap til sine avdøde ektemenn."(Rita gave me ownership of her deceased husbands.) She explained further. If Ragi asked what happened to her husband Addy wouldn't hesitate to tell her but she felt the details weren't important for the moment and left them out for the most part.

Listening as Ragi voiced her annoyance with the fact politics still played a major roll in a world that's clinging on by a thread it seemed Addy nodded in agreement. "Jeg vet, jeg synes det er stumt at folk ikke ser ut til å se på det større bildet nå."(I know, it's dumb that people can't seem to look at the bigger picture.) she responded. Hearing Ragi speak on their food situation and how they would have to give them time to breed at some point Addy dipped her head and thought of the others, especially of Andrine. "Så lenge vi holder oss flytende."(As long as we stay afloat. ) She added giving the girl a week smile. "Takk skal du ha."(Thank you.)

Taking a deep breath Addy leaned back on the bench and relaxed in the presence of her friend. Hearing her idea to sail way, just them and Andrine Addy looked back to her. "Amerika?"(America?) she questioned in a disbelief. "Noe sier meg at vi ikke har bensin for å komme det så langt."(Something tells me we don't have gasoline to get that far.) she responded with a half laugh. Even if it would be one hell of an adventre and with the two girls she loved most in the world it was nothing more than a pipe dream with their current fuel storage, not to mention trying to cross a large body of water when the most they had done up to that point was island hop through the area adjacent to the town. "Hva med Bjelkarøy? Det var et lite samfunn som bodde der før alt dette, kanskje de fremdeles er der."(What about Bjelkarøy? There was a small community that lived there before all this, maybe they're still there.)

They discussed the matter a little further and as they did Addy explained that Arvid and Inger were going to meet with the northen group the next day and that the man that led the place was an older man in his 50s who was, as Arvid described it. 'So cold you could keep your food frozen on him.' Addy didn't expect them to make much progress with him but Addy felt like giving it one more chance would be the best call.

"Jeg kunne bruke noe selskap."(I could use some company.) Addy responded as she heard her friend ask if she wanted to do anything. "Noe virkelig gøy?(Something real fun?) She questioned with a sly smile. (Jeg kunne gå for moro skyld. Hva tenkte du på?(I could go for some fun. What you have in mind?) Addy asked with a coyness in her tone.

Addy looked at her friend with a tinge of fear as she caught site of the glint in her eye, she knew that glint, It was the glint of mischief that Ragi only got when she had an idea that Addy would defiantly not agree to if she knew the details. But She'd learned to trust her friend in a way with that glint. Because even though it generally led to things Addy would not agree to outright she never led her into trouble and it always ended up leading to something enjoyable in one way or the other. With some protest on the matter due to the upcoming curfew Addy offered little resistance in the end and followed her friend to the vehicle yard. Upon arriving the two saw that it was being watched by Einar, A scrawny man just a few years older than herself. He was a quiet man for the most part but Addy knew from some of the different run ins with him during their time together that he had a slight Weed addiction that he fueled with a group of plants he had 'hid' behind the house he used.

"Hva gjør vi Ragi?"(What are we doing Ragi?) Addy asked her friend as they crossed the short distance to the small building that served as an office of sorts for the vehicle yard where all the keys for the various vehicles were kept. To no surprise to her Ragi didn't answer. That was the way she always got with that glint and it annoyed Addy to no end, She didn't much like being kept in the dark on these things and if it was anyone other than Ragi that was doing it she would be giving the person an earful about it right at this moment. Coming to the office Addy hung back as Ragi made her way to the office and called out to Einar and began hassling him for a set of keys for one of the vehicles. As she waited Addy pondered on what the little adventure her friend had planned for them, she thought about what they talked about the last few days in an attempt to spot clues but if there was one thing that Addy knew about Ragi it was that you could never pinpoint what she was doing, or at least Addy couldn't.

"Vent, jeg skal gjøre hva hvis han gir oss nøklene??(Wait, I'll do what if he gives us the keys?) She asked upon hearing the deal that Ragi was trying to strike with Einar. All she caught was that she would show her tits to the guy if they gave them the keys which was followed by a wink in her direction by Ragi. A notion that she had come to learn meant to follow her lead.

"Gud, jeg håper du vet hva du gjør."(God I hope you know what you're doing.) Addy said under her breath while flashing a smile to the man. "Ja, hva hun sa .. Jeg lar deg se dem.(Yea, What she said... I'll let you see them.) she said, a tinge of regret mixed with the words as she heard them escape her lips.

Shortly she found herself sitting in the passengers seat of an old Toyota Pick-up as Ragi made her way to the drivers seat. The engine kicking to life Addy looked to her friend with a glare. "Hvordan lot jeg deg få noen av disse eventyrene dine?(How do I ever let you get me into these adventures of yours?) she asked which was answered with a light punch to the arm and Ragi telling her that he'd be too stoned to remember when they got back. "Du har sannsynligvis rett.(You're probably right.) she agreed as she watched the northern vehicle gate come and go. "Så hva er halliknavnet ditt? Siden du tilsynelatende pimser meg ut nå.(So what's your Pimp name? Since you're apparently pimping me out now.) she joked as they began making their way down the riverside path leading away from the group. As they drove Addy wondered still, just where Ragi was taking her. But, If she was being honest with herself, Not knowing was part of the excitement in a way. 

Driving along the road heading northwest Addy laughed aloud with her friend after joking about her pimp name, a laughter that grew even further when she heard the response. This was just what she needed, a good laugh to heal the soul. The image of Ragi in one of those oversized pink jackets you always saw in the old American movies popped into her head which only served to extend the bout of laughter.

"Ja frøken min smack pappa tispa."(Yes ma'am Ms SmackDaddy Bitchslap.) Addy joked. Upon hearing the next portion of the girls joke however Addy blushed ever slightly 'You're the only one I'd do that for though.' She thought as she shook the blush away with a laugh. "hvor er vi likevel?"(Where are we going anyway?) she asked after the laughter had subsided. But yet again Ragi refused to answer the question.

A short drive later Addy watched out the front window to see the old International School of Bergen came into view. Addy cocked her head to the side in a confused manner "Hvorfor skal vi gå på skolen?"(Why are we going to the school?) she asked as they crossed the abandoned guard box on the edge of the school grounds and came to drive into the parking lot. Further down the lot a small group of the reanimated shambled around. Luckily they were far enough off that the sound of the approaching engine didn't seem to attract their attention. Ragi pulled the truck to the side of the building and parked it as close to the wall as she could while still allowing her enough room to exit the vehicle. Addy was still confused what her plan was as she stepped out and checked their surroundings just to be sure. All clear.

"hva i all verden gjør vi Ragnhild..(What on earth are we doing Ragnhild..) she asked again, but Ragi just smiled and told her to follow her as she climbed up into the back of the truck and onto the roof of the cab. Addy shook her head and followed suit.

Getting to the roof they continued up via a ladder which lead to the highest part of the roof. Reaching the top Addy took a moment to look at the surrounding scenery. Dark buildings laid in front the orange evening sky. The only light coming from the general area of the northern group. 'Must be nice having electricity.' Addy deadpanned to herself before turning back to Ragi who had since slid herself down an open skylight and was now beckoning her to follow yet again.

"Hvorfor rydde opp i en skole? Er det forsyninger her som kan hjelpe oss?(Why clear out the school? Are there supplies here that can help us?) Addy asked after hearing her friend explain that she had found, cleared, and secured the place a few days prior. Standing in the dark Addy listened for any sign of movement while she heard Ragi fiddle with something which after a few moments she learned was a flashlight. Getting underway Addy followed her friend cautiously down the hall, even though she had said she cleared the place out Addy never trusted anywhere outside the walls of their home to ever be truly safe. Reading the sign on the wall as they passed she wondered yet again where they were going.

Reaching a closed door marked 'Technical Room' Addy saw her friend flash her mischievous smile again before passing through the door. A few seconds later Addy took a breath in amazement as she saw the lights kick on "hvordan?"(how?) she asked, but Ragi just smiled back at her while she passed her again, this time to a set of double doors held shut by a chain and padlock. Seeing the lock sent Addy on edge from what the door could hold back, an edge that shortly fell off as her friend explained that she had locked it to keep it safe. 'What's so good you wanted to keep it safe?' she questioned while she watched Ragi fiddle with the lock.

As the doors swung open Addy's jaw dropped from what sat before her. A fully maintained swimming pool. "Tuller du med meg, ikke sant? Hvordan?"(You're kidding me, right? How?) she questioned passing through the door and began walking beside the clear blue water while listening to her friend explain that there was a battery backup for the school and that she wanted to show her and Andrine the pool before stripping it for their own use. "Andrine ville elske dette. Vi kommer definitivt tilbake hit etter at hun har kommet seg.(Andrine would love this. We are definitely coming back here after she recovers.) Addy said with a dumbfounded awe at the sight. Without another word Addy began to strip down to her underwear. Not having a swimsuit wasn't going to stop her now. ​'Warm...' she thought as she let her body slide into the water. Coming to rest on the step Addy let her body relax. "Du er en god venn Ragi. Du vet nøyaktig hva jeg trengte.​(You are one good friend Ragi, You know exactly what I needed.) she said with a relaxing sigh. "Vil du være med?(You gonna join?)

Feeling her muscles relax in the warm water of the pool Addy let out a long, steady breath. 'This is so nice..' she thought to herself with eyes closed. Hearing the sound of rustling clothes she smiled and opened one eye to look at her friend. 'Whoever snags your heart is one lucky guy' she joked to herself as she watched. She had tried early on to make a move on her, even before they were fully friends Addy couldn't help but be attracted to the girl, she was smoking could you blame her? But that ship sailed in the complete wrong direction for that to go anywhere.

"Å kom igjen, jeg er ikke så emosjonell."(Oh come on, I'm not that emotional.) Addy responded, she knew Ragi was only teasing but it was also true that she didn't see herself as a super emotional person, she got aggravated with people easily sure, But who wouldn't when they had to deal with the likes of Arvid for the bulk of the day. As good as he was at heart that guy was as stubborn as a bull which gave Addy many headaches.

Pushing off the step Addy swam halfway down the length of the pool and dived, rushing water filled her senses for a brief moment before she pulled her head back out of the water and shook her head letting her hair fall from the bun she always wore it in.

"Befestige dette store stedet? Bare oss tre? Arvid og Inger er sikker på at helvete ikke beveger seg fra den bukten."(Fortify this big place? Just the three of us? Arvid and Inger sure as hell aren't moving from that bay.) Addy responded before she listened to Ragi's further explanation. As her friend went on Addy would have been lying if she had said it didn't sound appealing, but she was always a realist with matters such as these and trying to secure a large university campus with just her, Ragi and Andrine was a tall task, maybe even impossible.

"Rekruttere vår egen lille hær?"(Recruit our own little army huh?) Addy questioned with a laugh as Ragi's plan continued to unfold before her. "Lage medisiner? Hvordan ser jeg ut? Walter White? Tror du har feil person der Ragi, jeg er i feil yrke for at vi skal gjøre det."(Make drugs? What do I look like? Walter White? Think you got the wrong person there Ragi, I'm in the wrong profession for us to do that.) Addy said again with a laugh at her friends wild idea. While it wasn't entirly true that she didn't know how to make certain types of drugs, the type she assumed Ragi had in mind would fall more in line with chemistry rather than practical medicine with which she was trained.
​
Swimming back to the steps Addy came to relax again and closed her eyes. That was until she heard the pitter patter of wet feet going for a jump into pool. Opening her eyes Addy was greeted with the sight of Ragi mid cannonball. "Vente!"(Wait!) Addy shouted, but it was too late. Water splashed everywhere and as it did Addy covered her eyes to keep the water from getting in. The waves settling she opened her eyes and looked to her friend before splashing water in her direction. "Du er et slikt barn.​"(You're such a child.) She said.
​
Ragi swam up to her and mentioned that she wouldn't ever go for her suggestion and that she would have her go out and fix an ambulance for them to roam around in helping people. "Ikke gi meg ideer. Denne tispen kan bare gjøre det."(Don't give me ideas, This bitch may just do it.) Addy joked in return. It had been a good while since she had laughed like this, not since before her and Andrine had made their way to the docks and met up with Arvid and Inger. It was wonderful. 'You are defiantly coming next time Andrine.' She thought before looking to her friend. "Men med alvorlig oppmerksomhet: Hva er planen vår om utbedring hvis ting går sørover?"(On a serious note though; What is our bug out plan if things go south?) she asked sitting up on the step.
​
"Det er øya Bjelkarøy utenfor kysten. Tidligere var det en liten bygd der, de kan fremdeles være der. Og hvis de ikke er det, var det ikke nok til å forårsake slike som deg et problem."(There's the island of Bjelkarøy off the coast. Used to be a small settlement there, they may still be there. And if they aren't there wasn't enough to cause the likes of us a problem.) Addy said as she came up to sit next to her friend and waited for her input.

As intriguing as Ragi's idea for the school may have been Addy shifted the subject to a more practical standpoint, which Ragi thankfully picked up on. An island stood out as a much easier place to stay safe on in her mind and it was just a matter of loading supplies up on the boat she had been given the previous week by the widow of one of their fisherman.

"Ja, hvis de fremdeles er i live og er vennlige, ville det være ideelt."(Yes, If they're still alive and are friendly that would be ideal.) Addy responded. Shifting her weight on the step she listened as Ragi began going into some of the downsides that may arise, most dangerous being that they may not be friendly to newcomers or even worse they could be dead.

"Det er en mulighet ja."(That is a potability yes." Addy agreed, But she was always the glass half full type of person. "Men,"(But,) Addy started. "Så sykelig som dette kan høres ut. Hvis de alle er døde, er øya vår for å lage vår egen. Det var ikke mer enn tretti mennesker som bodde der før alt dette."(As morbid as this may sound; If they're all dead then the island is ours to make our own. There wasn't more than thirty or so people living there before all this.) She explained as a counterpoint to Ragi's concerns. Addy was a dreamer in some ways but a rational one and they'd delt with more than that when they were securing the docks before Ragi had arrived. The key was taking it slow and not attracting too many at one time.

"Tilbake før du dukket opp og det var bare Arvid, Inger, Andrine og meg selv vi ryddet bryggene der sikker sonen er nå, det var sannsynligvis omtrent den mengden som streifet rundt. Bare ta det sakte og jobb oss gjennom øya så blir vi i stand."(Back before you showed up and it was just Arvid, Inger, Andrine and myself we cleared the docks where the safe zone is now, there were probably about that amount roaming around. Just take it slow and work our way through the island and we'll be set.) she explained further. "Og hvis det mislykkes, kan vi gjøre det du hadde i tankene, hva var det igjen?"(And if that fails we can do what you had in mind, what was that again?) She then asked remembering how Ragi had mentioned something about heading north but not recalling the details.

Addy went quiet as she listened to her friend go through her plan again, as she did Addy felt a tinge of nerves when she thought about what it would involve. She knew that Ragi had spent some time further north and even though it would a drastic change for her she felt that she would adjust fairly quickly, it was Andrine that Addy worried about though. The girl had never been outside of Bergen, let alone to the north pole.

"Det vil være vanskelig å leve, det er helt sikkert.(It'd be hard living, That's for sure.) Addy agreed as Ragi continued, "Men hvis ikke øya trener, tror jeg det ville være verdt et skudd.(But if the island doesn't work out, I think it would be worth a shot.) Addy then agreed after a time of silence while she thought on the matter, While the risk was going to be great, some of the rewards that Ragi mentioned outweighed it in her mind, the real worry she had however was her younger sister. She was a city girl through and through.

Laying her head back down on the side of the pool Addy took a breath as she moved her hand gently through the warm pool water, as she did she listened to Ragi talk about the new arrivals that had mentioned a fleet of warships in the north sea. "Krigsskip?"(Warships?) Addy questioned looking back to her friend, It was the first she'd heard anything about it. Having her sister to take care of she hadn't concerned herself with anything else for the last week or so and had completely missed the new arrivals. She knew they had arrived from something Arvid had mentioned but had been too preoccupied to take an interest in them up until now. "Hva ville krigsskip gjøre i Nordsjøen?(What would Warships be doing in the North Sea?) she questioned further even though she knew Ragi would be as lost for an answer as she was. Listening further as her friend went on to chalk it up to a fairytale that Europe was still in a functioning state, But Addy hoped it wasn't, because if they were still up and running, Maybe, Just maybe she had a chance to give Andrine the peaceful life she deserved.

Getting out of the pool Addy looked at her friend. "La oss holde oss til den planen for nå. Island, hvis de ikke øker, drar vi nordover, prøv kanskje å ta oss ned til Europa for å se hva som skjer der nede hvis vi velger det."(Let's stick with that plan for now. Island, if the island doesn't work out we head north, Maybe try and make our way down to Europe to see what's going on down there if we can't make the north work.) She said with a nod to her friend. "Vi bør sannsynligvis ta turen tilbake, jeg må prøve å få Andrine til å slippe litt mat før jeg legger meg.​"(We should probably head back, I need to try and get Andrine to down some food before I head to bed.) she added while she grabbed a towel from a nearby cabinet and began drying off.