Josie Quinn nearly choked on a mouthful of rice...
Rhona Cameron didn't know the nature of their relationship and assumed they were a loving couple.
Besides, even for couples, getting pregnant in the apocalypse wasn't so easy.
Women who couldn't eat or drink well struggled to conceive. After superpower users' bodies evolved, their genes mutated, also making conception difficult.
In short... the apocalypse was a world where newborns were a rarity.
Humanity... had almost no future.
Unless a miracle happened.
But she wasn't hoping for such a miracle. All she wanted was to live well in the present and have her powers grow quickly.
The meal ended in a "strange" atmosphere. After Josie helped clean up, Felix Fields pulled her out the door.
"Where are we going?"
"I noticed you don't have many clothes to change into. I'll take you to buy a couple of outfits."
