No, I'd think not. Especially not after we rolled around in the swamp fetching our boxes.

[His is a grim dilemma. And eyes are so close to the brain, too. What's the likelihood of infection taking a violent turn on a dime?]

See, that's another thing I don't get. We have accommodations, amenities. Food that sucks but it's enough, and it's not restricted portions either. But no medication. [She shakes her head and pushes her food around with a fork.] And no word from our mysterious benefactors yet, so. What's the purpose? Is it a test? Are we building up to something?

Life's borderline sustainable here. But only just.