Approaching the next door on the right they entered the mess hall. This room was partly finished, and some crude furnishings were scattered around. There was the aroma of pizza in the air. There was a small buffet line open and a few small tables were occupied.
“At least the important stuff is ready,” Travers commented.
“True. But I"m sure this will all have to be ripped out,” Cowan responded.
“Exactly,” Fitch agreed. “This was designed to serve about three hundred people, but we need to be able to handle several thousand. The engineers have confirmed the expansion is possible. The problem is, when these people wake up, we don"t know what they"ll face. They"ll need a sizable amount of food, perhaps enough for one or two years. That means a massive amount of food storage space, including
