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The snow had stopped falling for the first time in a while, allowing greater movement and visibility amongst the ruined buildings. It never seemed to lay too thickly, despite it's almost constant presence, only a few inches at worst to be trampled underfoot. The winds were the worst part, they chilled to the bone while the snow was falling, so most would huddle in whatever shelter they had found and hope for the best. On the upside the beasts seemed to dislike the cold as much as anyone else, leading to some safety when travelling when darkness fell.
Food was becoming more problematic though, with most of the obvious stores having been long since depleted. It was perhaps a blessing that so few had survived whatever had ravaged the world, else it was likely that the food stores would have been fully depleted. Hunting was possible at times, though the animals seemed as scarce as the people in the city.
The outskirts of the city were more untouched than the central areas, many choosing the safety of the more sturdy structures of the inner city. That was not to say that finding food or useful supplies was guaranteed, but there was precious little else to do with ones time other than attempt to survive.
While most of the district had been looted, there were a few stores still in one piece, though mostly those of little value. The odd clothing store, a high class accessories store, ones without much value when money was not an object. A smaller supermarket seemed to a particularly good find, still closed up and apparently untouched. While not a common sight, it wasn't beyond reason that whoever had worked on looting the area was scared off before they got to this store, or perhaps they simply had no need for more supplies at the time.
While food and water were the obvious incentives to take a look inside, medical supplies and makeshift weapons would be a boon to anyone in the city.
Olivia had stumbled upon the find during her search and was left with the decision of investigating further or leaving the find for further exploration. It would be about two hours before she would need to seek shelter and she had seen some viable locations close by if she wanted to stay in the area. There wasn't any indication that anyone had been in the area recently, the snow still unspoiled by footprints.
Food was becoming more problematic though, with most of the obvious stores having been long since depleted. It was perhaps a blessing that so few had survived whatever had ravaged the world, else it was likely that the food stores would have been fully depleted. Hunting was possible at times, though the animals seemed as scarce as the people in the city.
The outskirts of the city were more untouched than the central areas, many choosing the safety of the more sturdy structures of the inner city. That was not to say that finding food or useful supplies was guaranteed, but there was precious little else to do with ones time other than attempt to survive.
While most of the district had been looted, there were a few stores still in one piece, though mostly those of little value. The odd clothing store, a high class accessories store, ones without much value when money was not an object. A smaller supermarket seemed to a particularly good find, still closed up and apparently untouched. While not a common sight, it wasn't beyond reason that whoever had worked on looting the area was scared off before they got to this store, or perhaps they simply had no need for more supplies at the time.
While food and water were the obvious incentives to take a look inside, medical supplies and makeshift weapons would be a boon to anyone in the city.
Olivia had stumbled upon the find during her search and was left with the decision of investigating further or leaving the find for further exploration. It would be about two hours before she would need to seek shelter and she had seen some viable locations close by if she wanted to stay in the area. There wasn't any indication that anyone had been in the area recently, the snow still unspoiled by footprints.