The camp was… eerie.

It was the kind of place that must have looked warm and welcoming before the End of the World happened, but now it stood empty and silent, and it was incredibly unnerving.

They took a walk through it to stretch their legs and search for supplies. There were a few old bottles of water and soda, which they took, along with as much of the medical supplies as they could from the nurse's office, but very little food.

"We're still going through bear meat," Lauren said with a shrug.

Andy rolled his eyes and smiled all the same.

There was a lake to one edge of the camp, large and dark and glassy. A few canoes bobbed on the water, tied to the dock, and a few others had sunk beneath the surface. They stood on the edge and skimmed stones, like when they were little.

"What do you think it is?" Andy asked.

Normally they could read each other like books, but now she made a noise of confusion. "Hm?"

"The… glowy thing we do. What do you think it is?"

"I don't know."

"But you did some research on mutants before… All this happened. You must have some idea."

She leant down to scoop up another stone. "I never heard of anything like this happening."

The stone bounced across the surface of the water.

"And I don't suppose it matters now anyway."