We did it. We finally did it. After many months, the city has been built. The grand towers stand tall, almost reaching the mountains. The buildings may be empty, but the potential for them is overflowing. Some of them aren't finished yet, but 90% of the city is, so I'd say it's mostly finished.

There's also a new town, northeast of the buses, called Tomato Town. It used to be a couple families farming vegetables, with the main crop being tomatoes. But after Lars started giving out some brick and metal, the first restaurant was built there: Uncle Pete's Pizza, named after Peter, one of the chefs back at Stonewood. They serve the best pizza, along with spaghetti. The only questionable thing about it is the giant tomato head on top of the restaurant, which is a bit creepy, but it's the mascot, so whatever works.

Back to the new city. It's name will be Tilted Towers because of, you know, the towers, and the fact that since it was built close to the lake, the ground was kind of marshy. So, the buildings tilted a bit, but once the concrete was poured over the land they readjusted themselves. I've noticed that all of the new places here have meaning behind their names, and all start with the same letters, which I like.

Adding to the list of more new upgrades, we've gotten rid of all the storage tents and replaced them with giant storage depots. Some new factories and houses also popped up, there's a large cluster of them south of the depots. We all agreed that if we build a house, or at least do majority of the planning or construction, then it's ours.

Jonesy and I got houses near each other, but we haven't talked about moving in together yet, even though we're official. I've already settled on a nice house that's going to have some blue siding on it, with a huge basement for...well, that's also classified. But I can guarantee it's not illegal and that there's going to be a gaming/tv room somewhere. We may all be really stressed out, but at least we can have entertainment.

Lars trained some people in installing the electronics and tuning the tvs into some of the old channels, and rumor has it that they've been working on a device of some sort that will track or monitor the storm. The storm. Two words we've all been dreading to hear. The shield potions protect us, but the fear still lingers.

So far there haven't been any reports of husks or Brutes of any kind, but the lightning has struck some small patches of land, turning them an odd shade of purple. Martha and Jasmine study the areas any chance they are there, they're convinced that something isn't right. Personally, the only thing that isn't right is how eerie the barren space with dead trees is, with huge stones that definitely weren't there before. But if the storm can create monsters and purple clouds with huge lighting bolts, then I'm sure that some new rocks aren't a big deal.

It was sprinkling rain a bit when I got to my house, but it was almost complete, so I decided to work on it. I had already started planning out all the rooms, there would be a large living room to the left, kitchen and dining room on the right, with a bathroom tucked away by the living room. Upstairs there would be two rooms, one could be a bedroom, but the other I'll probably just use for personal storage. The upstairs hallway is really wide, so I'll probably make an open office by the windows.

I got bored after an hour of choosing flooring (who wouldn't), so I decided to help Jonesy, who I just noticed was out putting a roof over his house. By the time I walked outside, the rain had stopped, and the clouds slowly retreated from the sky. His house was across from mine, a one-story house that was small, but very cozy and nice for one person. He said that we should still visit each other a lot, even though his house still needed a lot of work. I saw him balancing on one of the walls, laying out some wood planks for the roof support. I grabbed a plank, climbed up the ladder, and scooched next to him

"Hey you," he smiled.

"Hey. What were you doing in the rain all alone?"

"Well, I want to finish my house. Sharing a tent with Craig isn't that fun anymore, and the more houses here, the sooner this place can become a neighborhood and get a name."

"You like naming the locations?"

"Yeah. Who do you think came up with the name Tilted Towers? It wasn't the stuffy old guys on the 'naming committee'."

"Of course. Only a genius could have made that name…" He gave me a little shove and we went back to laying down more wood. The sun was starting to set as we both climbed down the ladder, after hours of work.

"Ready to go back?"

"To the tents? No way!" he laughed, "I'm going to try sleeping under the sky tonight. Stargazing, campfire, all that. Care to join?"

"Sure. I just have to check on the depots first."

"Ramirez, Ramirez. Always working and being serious."

"I'm still going! Just need to take care of business."

"Business. Right. Are you still getting paid?"

"Paid? We don't even have money yet. I work for myself. A free-range employee." We both laughed and he gathered up his tools and tool box.

"See you later?"

"Still a yes…"

"Ok, I'll double the s'mores. Meet me at the red depot." We kissed goodnight and parted ways. The navy sky was speckled with stars, while a crescent moon was beginning to rise. I took my time walking back, and decided to stroll by the lake. As it came into view, I passed by one of the areas that lightning hit. I heard hissing sound coming from it, and saw a silhouette standing there.

Probably just Jasmine or Martha getting a soil sample. Just then, I saw something large appear from the back of the silhouette. Well, either one of them grew giant black wings, or that wasn't a person I saw.

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