Chapter Sixteen
Mom came to wake me up after about an hour and told me that lunch was ready. So I went over to the kitchen area of our suite, where Dad—still in his Genius costume, though his helmet was on the seat next to him—was already at the table, along with that canister of yellow gas. Mom had set out a lunch of mashed potatoes, steak, ham and cheese sandwiches, and orange juice, all of which she had made from the supplies in the kitchen. I was actually amazed at the fact that the government had all of the necessary cooking supplies down here, though I supposed if we were supposed to stay down here long-term, then it was only logical that we would have everything we needed to stay that long.
As we approached the table, Dad looked at us and said, “Ah, Kevin, you're awake. How was yo
