Page 1 of Bait (After the End #2)

New Mexico, United States

Air Quality Above Ground: Lethal

Our bunker is a self-sustaining small city that will keep us safe, warm, and fed as long as we all respect the rules and everyone remembers their place.

For now, all people must remain at their assigned levels.

Dwellers of the trade and tech floors will be allowed to flow between their floors and the lower communal spaces only after our staff have assessed the risk.

The top three levels can only be accessed with a security clearance.

Mandatory: Attendance to this evening’s assembly is required. Our esteemed founder, Thomas Becker Sr., will be speaking. There will be ice cream afterwards.

Days Without Incident: 7

Those of us who remain will make the world anew. Community thrives in solidarity.

Weekly Dispatch #51 Habrian Bunker

Former New Mexico Territory

Days since The Burst: 366

Population: 1,987

Air Quality Above Ground: Lethal

Announcement #1: Gymnasium has been reopened! Exercise is required of all dwellers who are physically able. No one is exempt unless they are authorized by their level leader. Violators will face “leisure credit” deductions.

Announcement #2: There will be apple picking in the greenhouses this weekend. Only for the first twenty families, with a limit of four apples per family.

Incidents: A female dweller from the trades floor was lost today due to an explosion in the boiler room. One dweller was detained for trespassing into an upper level without authorization.

Mandatory: Dr. Sergio Corvado will be offering some updates on conditions outside to celebrate the first anniversary of our survival.

Deaths: 14

Live Births: 0

Days Without Incident: 0

Those of us who remain will make the world anew. Community thrives in solidarity.

Weekly Dispatch #267 Habrian Bunker

Former New Mexico Territory

Days since The Burst: 1,823

Population: 1,578

Air Quality Above Ground: Lethal

Announcement #1: Bunker dwellers, we are happy to announce that our great council has approved an experiment to enhance the concerning trend of dwindling birth rates in our community.

Dr. Serafina Benecio Corvado will offer more details on the “population revitalization project” during the assembly planned for this evening.

All heads of households and solo dwellers are encouraged to attend.

Announcement #2: Personal goods rations will be distributed to those in trade and scribe levels in the assembly hall, since the distribution center is closed due to flooding.

Mandatory: There will be a vigil to honor those felled by the recent contagion which took the lives of so many of our brethren. All dwellers must attend.

Incidents: Two cases of Cabin Fever Syndrome were reported and dealt with accordingly. Two dwellers have passed on due to old age.

Deaths: 417

Live Births: 5

Days Without Incident: 0

Those of us who remain will make the world anew. Community thrives in solidarity.

Weekly Dispatch #631 Habrian Bunker

Former New Mexico Territory

Days since The Burst: 4,385

Population: 1,402

Air Quality Above Ground: Hazardous

Announcement: The council will be announcing new regulations for the use of library books and digital resources. Leader Becker is working with the archivists to ensure the material available is appropriate.

Mandatory: The Population Revitalization Project requires volunteers.

We are calling for persons with wombs from all levels to report to the clinic for an assessment.

Those who take part in the heroic effort to help the bunker survive will be entered in a lottery for rooms in an upper level and receive double soap rations every other month.

We are seeing results in our birth rates! Every womb counts!

Incidents: Five level one dwellers were found guilty of sedition and confined to the hold in the west campus. Disruptions to the peace and harmony of our beloved community will not be tolerated.

Deaths: 540

Live Births: 49

Days Without Incident: 0

Those of us who remain will make the world anew. Community thrives in solidarity.

Weekly Dispatch #850 Habrian Bunker

Former New Mexico Territory

Days since The Burst: 8,030

Population: 1,410

Air Quality Above Ground: Hazardous

Announcement #1: Dr. Serafina Benicio Corvado has passed due to illness. No funeral will be held as requested by the family.

Announcement #2: The library and digital resources are temporarily suspended.

Announcement #3: Middle level dwellers Oscar Candelario (librarian) and Valeria Candelario (youth) have been removed from community and placed in hold for unbecoming behavior.

Deaths: 560

Live Births: 132

Days Without Incident: 0

Those of us who remain will make the world anew. Community thrives in solidarity.

Weekly Dispatch #956 Habrian Bunker

Former New Mexico Territory

Days since The Burst: 9,601

Population: 1,432

Air Quality Above Ground: Lethal

Announcement #1: It is with great sorrow we inform you that Dr. Sergio Corvado has succumbed to illness.

We thank Dr. Corvado for warning the world of the catastrophic volcanic eruption that resulted in the decimation of life as we knew it on planet Earth.

Dr. Corvado’s expertise allowed the Habrian Bunker leaders to build this sanctuary, which has kept us safe for almost twenty-two years.

Dr. Corvado is survived by his son Gregorio (24), junior member of the council, his daughter Alma (16).

To honor Dr. Corvado, we ask any dweller of age with a womb to present themselves to the Population Revitalization Project offices to ensure our bunker can survive while the planet heals.

Mandatory: A service for Dr. Corvado will be held at the Summy Assembly. All dwellers will be required to attend.

Deaths: 560

Live Births: 76

Days Without Incident: 0

Those of us who remain will make the world anew. Community thrives in solidarity.

Weekly Dispatch #1,357 Habrian Bunker

Former New Mexico Territory

Days since The Burst: 10,220

Population: 1,147

Air Quality Above Ground: Hazardous

Announcement #1: It is now mandatory for all dwellers with a womb over the age of sixteen to present themselves to Population Revitalization Project offices for a breeding assignment.

Once they are assessed, they will be matched with a partner and given priority for the solo rooms lottery.

The first fifty to present will receive a boiled sweet potato and will be upgraded to two weekly shower allowances.

Announcement #2: Gregorio Corvado has succumbed to injuries obtained attempting to escape the bunker. His body has been recovered and identified by his sister Alma Corvado. Details on the funeral will be forthcoming.

The circumstances of this incident are under investigation.

Announcement #3: Any attempts to breach the bunker door will result in immediate and permanent imprisonment. No exceptions.

Announcement #4: A counting error was discovered in the live births data in the previous dispatch.

Deaths: 561

Live Births: 185

Those of us who remain will make the world anew. Community thrives in solidarity.

Weekly Dispatch #1,359 Habrian Bunker

Former New Mexico Territory

Days since The Burst: 10, 251

Population: 1,146

Air Quality Above Ground: N/A

Announcement #1: Lower-level dweller Torch Bernal was apprehended and captured after breaking-and-entering the rooms of Miss Alma Corvado and attempting to violently assault her. Bernal had served as the personal guard to Miss Corvado’s brother Gregorio. He is in hold.

Announcement #2: Showers are to be reduced to one per household, per week, until further notice.

Announcement #3: Leader Thomas Becker Jr has been re-elected as CBE, Chief Bunker Executive, unanimously.

Deaths and Live Births reports are provisionally suspended.

Those of us who remain will make the world anew. Community thrives in solidarity.