ArHi FF: An Anatomy of Angst [Complete] Interlude #1 14/Aug - Page 26

There is something to be said about establishing law and order by the military but it in my opinion this leads to dictators such as the pinochets, Chavez, etc . . .there needs to be a balance between law and order and what the people want. I am probably in utopia land right now. For some reason, I am with Payal because I really want to see something that has not been tried before. Let's see if the humans can start a pretence of a society with designated roles and responsibility. See in the animal kingdom, there seem to be this society that naturally can coexist and I am not sure where the Warriors are in their society, just this natural order where the male lion defend, the female hunts and mothers, etc . . .in the lion family and similar pattern with role reversals (hyenas are matriarch driven, etc . . .). I want to see this human experiment without resorting to the military . . . .

Originally posted by: greenteaholic

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25. Economics of apocalypse

There was splatter of zombie blood drying across Payal's face, her short hair wild and eyes crazy calm. They watched Payal unload food, clothing and other necessities retrieved from a nearby town. Everyone took turn going into town. Akash proudly called the system it as democratic utopia, only to have Arjun correct it gently and call it communist utopia instead. The two had spent rest of the day talking about economics.

"Payal is coping well." Arnav observes.

Khushi hums. "I haven't seen her this alive. Especially after how she tried to kill herself five months ago."

"It feels like lifetime."

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I like Payal. I don't think she is going through the motion but rather it feels like she was reborn after her suicide attempt. With all that innocence and the zombie blood, she looks like the one coping the best. Communist utopia kinda sounds scary because to me it feels like they will not have many options to voice their opinion. They will just be contributing to the best interest of the entity. But then, The entity is them so it may not be so bad if they are working so well in keeping themselves alive. I kinda feel sometimes like Arnav and Kushi are the narrators of this story which raise the question as to whether they have all perished and these 2 are the one remaining but not far from death. They are making sure that the future learn from their mistakes and also remember what they did.

26. Post-apocalyptic realism

"How many satellites are in earth's orbit?" Khushi asked.

"At least 2500." Arnav replied. "No talk about cure?" He asked Arjun who was only a step behind them.

"Population is dwindling. I doubt there are many scientists alive." Arjun replied. "You know what I am most disappointed about? As humanity we have failed to discover space. We didn't even get to land on Mars." His voice was sad.

"Why are we taking horses with us?" She asked.

"At the military base they will be bred. Future of transportation."

"We should take puppies and kittens too. Future of sanity." Khushi retorted.

Well she is not far from being Noah with her own ark isn't she? :):)

I was wondering what is the effect of virus on other animals...

Originally posted by: viveka698

Ditto. I was thinking about prisoners in jail yesterday. Did any manage to break-free? Are there criminals / psychopaths amongst survivors? 😆

Originally posted by: arpitasharma

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