Chapter Thirty-Nine
Brad and Amy walked into the command center looking much better the following morning. They'd both slept well the night before, a fact that seemed somewhat ironic considering they'd just awakened from a forty-two-year slumber.
Brad was feeling completely normal; the effects of the extended sleep all but gone. He'd enjoyed harassing Amy at breakfast, telling her she looked good for someone who'd been born seventy-six years earlier. The comment had earned him a sizable bruise on his upper arm.
RJ was already in her office, studying reports regarding the mountain's status.
“What's new, RJ?” Brad asked cheerfully.
“Not much. I tried talking to Carter this morning, but he's still out of it. Doc says he was malnourished and hasn't been taking good care of himself. He was
