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    After a while, on the Base, a few soldiers and Ronald are setting up the tents for the camping. They have orders to set out camps, rather than sleeping in empty rooms of the abandoned complex, building, apartments or anything that resembles a bed to sleep on the night. Ronald has done his tent for him and the other five teammates, including Chris.


    The moment Ronald finished up his tent, the commander comes to him, he inspects the tent, says good things about Ronald, and he orders him to come to the communication office, because somebody wanted to talk with him. Ronald is obeying the order, and goes with the commander to the tent, where a radio station waits for him.


    Ronald arrives at the radio station installed temporarily on a tent destined for communications and strategy plans for the expanding, defence or scouting of the neighbourhood areas. As Ronald got at that tent, a few members of the squad, together with a few more soldiers from the squad are staying at the radio, waiting for Ronald. He looked worried at everyone, and asks them.


    "What''s going on here?"


    "We have a survivor case that is speaking Deutschland." says the commander.


    "Wait. Aren''t you all speaking Deutschland?"


    "Yes. But the person wants to talk with you."


    "A person?" asks Ronald reluctant. "Who is it?"


    "It says it is someone from somewhere named Haga region. It is a female, who was asking for you or someone named Gerald or Mike."


    "A female, huh?"


    Ronald goes to the radio station, he sits at the empty chair, puts the headphones on, and takes the microphone closer to is face. He proceed to talks with the person from the other side.


    "Hello! I am Ronald." says Ronald at the radio. "Who are you?"


    "Ronald!" says the female from the other side, feeling relieved. "Thank God! So you''ve made it."


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    "Who am I speaking with?"


    "With Chloe." says the woman on the radio sounding tired.


    "Um…"


    "We have stayed at the building at the beginning of the apocalypse. I have heard from a foot soldier you and the other two people have made it to an army base camp."


    "Yes. It was a hard and long road, but the gang and I made it. But, how did you survive this long?" asks Ronald.


    "I have stayed hidden into the rural areas outside the Holland." responds Chloe at the radio. "We were nine people, but now, it is only me."


    "God. I am sorry… How can we help you?"


    "I wanted to confirm if the place you''ve got is truly true."


    "But how you know about us? We haven''t talked since the third day of our stay at the building, where you and other four people have gone on the scout mission and supplying. But as you know, we did not get back. We got blocked on the city for five days, then we decided to remain on the rural areas for the next following days, until yesterday when I met a soldier named Garen."


    "Garen?" asks a squad member amazed. "Garen T?"


    "Yes." says Chloe at the radio. "The man told me about this base of yours, and told me to go to the dock area where I should signal one of the boats that are on the ocean and patrols for potential survivors."


    "Good. Then you are set."


    "But. Are you there? I mean at the base?"


    "No." says Ronald and looks at the commander, who just says by gesture to "Continue" the conversation. "I am in Sweden with a squad."


    "Sweden? Why?"


    "It''s confidential. But don''t worry, Gerald and Mike are still at the base you are going to live. Gerald is working as Instructor to Soldiers, and Mike as a Shop Supplier and in Management."


    "Wow. These two have already got assigned to work."


    "It''s a base that starts to grow faster and large, Last time there were almost two hundred survivors at the base. Now. I am not sure how many are now."


    "I understand." says Chloe, and after a while. "Guess, we will see other time at the base."


    "Yeah. Goodbye."


    "Goodbye. Good luck!" says Chloe who ends the radio transmission.


    Ronald takes off the headphones, and moves the microphone away. He looks at the members of the squad, who have heard all of the conversation. Some of them are trying to hide their grin, others were starting rumours that Ronald feels something for Chloe. Then, Ronald decides to drop the bombshell.


    "Chloe and I used to be in a two days relationship."


    "What?" asks a few soldiers.


    "You two only hooked for two days?" asks Chris, who was also there, surprised by this.


    "Yes." says as he raises from his seat. "Now if you''ll excuse me, I would like to go to my tent and sleep. Tomorrow, the things will be starting to get to real work."


    Ronald leaves the tent of communication, letting the squamates doing their works at the radio stations. He walks a few steps to his tent, and as he arrived there, he goes on his bed. He tries to sleep, but he cannot shake the images of him and the girl Chloe, living on the same room, having sex at the Ronald''s room and consuming wine.