"You are more famous than you think. The beautiful maidens of New Avalon are wondering if you are single, they all have their eyes on you..." Tom sighed, shaking his head, "You remind me of my youth."
Selene, who had been quietly eating across the table, choked slightly on her water.
Tom's grin sharpened.
Moon inclined his head,
"Eat your food. You've been sliced open, and rebuilt in the past two weeks. The least you can do is finish your plate before you tell me you're leaving."
Moon smiled and picked up his fork.
The four of them settled back into the meal.
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In an unknown corner of the vast wasteland, where twisted monsters roamed freely, a new primitive underground facility was quickly being built.
The site stretched across a wide crater, its walls reinforced with imported stone hauled in from quarries. Deep tunnels dropped downward into the earth, their entrances hidden beneath camouflaged canvas and layered concealment wards.
