Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd in the Apocalypse!

Chapter 827 Broken Spirits And Water Filters

After we established the parameters of our wager, Quinn wasted no time bringing up all of her moves and using them on me—without going to "that" place, of course—but let's just say that when morning came, she never looked so lifeless and out of it when I discovered her sulking in a corner.

It looked like she didn't have a wink of sleep because the emotional damage she took was just too much, and for some reason, Kaley and Tatiana were wary of experiencing the same fate.

But on the other hand, I never felt so safe while in the presence of these women who were pressuring me to give up my chastity, and even if I didn't receive my morning "present" from Kaley, it was all fucking worth it.

With that said, I just took a shower on my own, rubbed one out myself, put on a fresh set of clothes, and went down from Quinn's garage victorious.

The first thing I noticed was that the folks from Sal's place were already up and taking care of their responsibilities while only a few from Quinn's crew were awake. Obviously, almost all of them were also doing their own tasks though the smell coming from their mess hall made me check it out.

Chef Ng was already busy preparing the food with a couple of helpers but his eyes lit up when he saw me walk through the doors.

"Oi! Woke up early, huh? I thought you'd wake up at around noon based on the sounds coming from the garage!"

I shook my head, "We're that loud, huh? Need some help though?"

"You know how to use a knife?"

"I dabble."

"Fuck me, unlimited stamina and can fucking cook… Jesus fucking christ, I need that slab cut up into equal parts, those potatoes peeled and diced, that pot stirred, and that speaker louder! GET ON IT!"

I let out a small chuckle before I yelled, "YES, CHEF!"

Chef Ng threw me an approving look before he gave me a sharp knife and an apron, and we just worked on all cylinders until it was time to ring the dinner bell. This morning, we had an even bigger display of food compared to last night, and helping with the food made me work up an appetite.

But funnily enough, when everyone gathered and started eating, Quinn still looked like she was out of it because she barely touched her food but Tatiana still wharfed down anything she touched while Kaley had a small increase of what she usually ate. I thought the two would still be wary of me but they looked like they already stored it as a fun memory.

'I guess doing that was just super effective, heh.'

I just smiled faintly as I ate with everyone though the ones who were also at our table noticed Quinn's weird display. Like what Quinn tried to do to me, they tried everything they can to prompt even a small reaction but all they received was nothing, not even a change in expression or a small quiver.

Anne even had the audacity to smear food on her face but all she got was a deep sigh.

Then she turned to me, "What did you fucking do to her?"

I promptly replied after swallowing a mouthful of food, "Nothing."

"Nothing? You definitely—"

Tatiana cut her off, "That's literally it. He did nothing. They had this wager of sorts and…"

As Tatiana told them the story, they were in utter disbelief that what I did was possible but seeing Quinn in that state made Anne more curious.

"Wait, so she tried everything yesterday and you didn't even get hard?"

"Yep."

"Not even a little bit?"

"Yep."

"How's that possible?!"

"Can we talk about that some other time? We're eating, no?"

"..."

"..."

"Does that mean you can get hard on command?"

"..."

"Can you at least answer that?"

"Nope. Why are you so curious? It's not like you wanna witness it in person—"

"I do, actually. Can I?"

"Wanna end up like Quinn?"

"Nope. But I wanna experience the other side of it. It's pretty obvious you can do that since you know… you're the only guy up there and they don't seem to be looking elsewhere… So as I was saying~ Can we do that when you're free?"

I shook my head, "First, you need to ask Kaley for that—"

Kaley interjected, "Sure."

I continued after rolling my eyes, "That was quick. Anyway~ Second, I'll be a bit busy so—"

"What else is on your to-do list today?"

"Hmm~ I'm gonna need to check the body I was running on the CNC Machine first and foremost then I'll probably start on a few improvements to this place."

"Improvements?"

"Well~ Since you're kinda in charge of this place when Quinn's out of the picture… the first thing that comes to mind is your water."

"Our water?"

"You don't have a lake or something to get it from, right?"

"Everything's still coming from the tap though we have a lot on storage."

"Exactly."

"This region didn't cut off your water supply which is great but… how long can you keep this place running once it runs out. I know of a few places close where you can get fresh water but you gotta have something even closer, right?"

"Are you talking about rain collectors? As you can see, the roof is—"

"Full with your solar panels and whatnot? Look here, I'm not saying to liberate this whole town and the one close to it but can't you just make use of the buildings and houses around you? It's very easy to set up a tarp and a container atop the roofs around you and even if one of them gets destroyed or something similar, it wouldn't be that hard to replace it with a new one. Besides, it's very easy to lock the doors that could lead to the roof, no?"

"Yes…"

"And yeah, if you think about it… you don't have water filters or purifiers either. It's pretty easy to make one—"

"But I don't know how to—"

I let out a faint smile as I chuckled, "That's why I'm here. We'll get started once we finish eating."