and even though the apocalypse had made many of her earlier habits
useless, it had not taken away her ability to organize people and
resources. She worked with Yan to label containers, record the amounts
of food used each day, and identify the items that should be replaced
before they ran out. She made sure the child had meals suited to her
needs and that the adults did not quietly skip food because they were
busy. Bai respected the system even when she complained that too many
lists were being made. She also followed it, though she would rather
have been caught fighting a dozen zombies than admit that a good
inventory saved time.
The self-sustaining apartment did not mean they could stop worrying
about the outside world. There was only so much space for fresh food,
and the backup systems still needed occasional replacement parts. Their
stored supplies were enough to support them for a long time if they were
