Once comrades, now set free.
Jiang Qiuqiu said no more. As it was nearly lunchtime, she stayed and ate at the rescue center.
She also got to know the other people there.
Little Qing told her everyone at the rescue center was a victim of Genetic Collapse.
Logically, you would think that people with such a terminal illness would be at least a little down, even if they weren't utterly heartbroken.
But most of the people at the rescue center were surprisingly cheerful and charming.
This was especially true of a tall, burly brown bear Genetic Hybrid. He had a simple, good-natured air about him. Little Qing said that he and the tofu shop owner were old comrades, and it was through this roundabout connection that they had managed to find Jiang Qiuqiu.
When lunch was served, Jiang Qiuqiu noticed that they would share some of their food with the small animals in the cages.
'Even though… you couldn't really call them "them" anymore.'
The meal left her with a swirl of emotions.
