Chapter 49
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Eve's second shift was somewhat easier. She had to be told specific functions less, her ody was gradually adapting. Afterwords she attended the islamic service at the sanctuary. Tomorrow was her day off, but she would have little to do. There were buses going to and from Caseyville every day. But she was nervous about going alone. On saturday morning Eve stood at this bus station, deciding whether to get on. As she contemplated this a young boy named Jessie approached Eve. Jessie was 18, he wore a specific ID. The convicts wore this badge, letting others know what they were.
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Jessie: You going to town.
Eve: Maybe. I'm not sure.
Jessie: You're new, right.
Eve: Yeah, just arrived wednesday.
Jessie: Little tip, days off are boring when all you do is stick around here. There's not much to do, but you can't stay in your room without risking waking your roommates.
Eve: And even thebig television roms I probably can't watch what I want.
Jessie: Yeah. Hard to decide whether to do it by voting, or let everyone have a turn.
Eve: I have to be honest, I'm an only child, sharing isn't my best quality.
Jessie: Wasn't mine either, which is why I made some foolish choices. Anyway, come to Caseyville. It can e fun, and I'll even offer my services as protector.
Eve: I don't know.
Jessie: You're choice. I'll always take adventure over boredom, but that's just me. But if you can find another bodyguard, go for it.
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Eve thought about it. She didn't want a complete day of boredom, but could Jessie be trusted? Maybe she could get to Caseyville and be okay alone. Eve got on the bus, but sat alone, away from Jessie. The bus ride to Caseyville took less than ten minutes. Eve checked her watch, 10:26. The buses ran every few hours. Eve decided to catch the 6pm bus at the very latest. She walked around for a bit, found a movie theatre. They were playing the old Disney cartoon film "Spartacus." Although Eve rememered this from her childhood, it was nice to see something that had nothing to do with ELE. When Eve got her cash from her purse the cashier saw her Ark ID. He informed Eve that it was half-price for Ark workers. Eve saw the movie, complete with the Donald Duck cartoon about the need for everyone to pitch in. Afterwords Eve found a pizza place. It had a sign "Ark worker's discount." They charged 2:50 per slice, one dollar for Ark workers. This could be fun. After this Eve went to a video-arcade and played some games. At 3:30 she decided to leave. There was abus going back at 4pm. Eve feared she had a neurotic desre to be on time. But then again, maybe showing some initiative wasn't so bad. Before leaving Eve took advantage of the arcade's policy. They gave a free corn dog and small soda to an Ark worker per day. Eve grabbed this to go and got to the bus station. This had been good, taking her mind off ELE for a bit. But on the us back she remembered the countdown, 1121 days.