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parents spent a lot of time,” he replied.
    I hadn’t thought of that. It made sense that he would
consider that when he decided to not tell me.
    “I guess that makes sense. Thanks,” I said.
    He nodded and walked over to a mattress and plopped
down on it. I started looking around the room. It was incredible. The ceilings
were higher than you would think being that it was in a sewer tunnel. The walls
were held up by large steel beams and there were lights hanging down all over
the area. The floor was a large metal platform that separated the hardware from
the stone floor by a few feet. There was a large computer that sat against one
of the walls with a workstation next to it. On the workstation there was a
strange glass tube with a metal holder and a keypad next to it. I figured that
it must be some sort of test tube that manufactures technology. I could take a
look at a later time. I walked over to the living area that Frost had set up to
see what he had brought to the cave. There were two beds, a small bathroom and
a small stove. “Is there more than this?” I asked him.
    “There is a room that they kept armor in I think.
It’s over on the other side of the main chamber. There is also a shower in the
bathroom. I don’t know how they got the parts for a shower, but they did, and
it is amazing. It is so much better than having to bathe in a tub of cold
water,” he said.
    “I’m going to go test that out I think,” I said
walking to the bathroom. I turned on the shower and felt the warm water come
out of the head. It was so refreshing. Nobody in Marsh City had showers. Kraken
confiscated them because they said that it was a luxury that we didn’t deserve.
I stood in the shower for a long time before I was shocked back into
consciousness by the water turning cold. I quickly turned the shower off and
grabbed a towel. I dried off and walked over to the mirror that hung by the
sink. My hair was getting too long. It was black and hung down to my shoulders,
and it was very messy and unkempt. I grabbed a nearby pair of scissors and
started to cut my hair. I cut it down to a short length that kept me from
looking shaggy. I walked out to the living are and sat down on my bed.
    “You cut your hair,” Frost said in a surprised tone.
    “Yeah it looked gross I thought. Is it almost time to
go back to the city?” I asked.
    “Almost. You should go to the armory and look for a
disguise. It may be better to have armor in case we run into trouble,” he
replied.
    “Good thinking,” I said standing up. I walked over to
the armory and saw that there was no door. There was just a curtain separating
the two rooms. It seemed a little funny to me that they could make all of the
technology but not a door. I laughed and brushed the curtain aside to reveal
the armory. There were ten dummies around the room that each had different
pieces of armor. Some were heavy pieces and some were lighter types. I mixed
and matched some pieces I found on different stands to create my disguise. My
torso, leg and arm pieces were made of a grey kevlar type material. My boots were
durable but light and made of a strong, black mesh material. There was also a
hood on the torso piece that helped shield my eyes from anybody seeing them but
still kept my visibility high. It was light but I still felt protected. It was
a lot nicer than most of the clothes I had owned in my life anyway. I made my
way back into the main room and found Frost sitting in a chair reading a packet
of papers. He looked up and stared for a minute before saying, “What are you
supposed to be?”
    “It’s my disguise. What’s wrong with it?” I asked.
    “Nothing,” he said closing the packet, “I just didn’t
think you would be dressing up like a ghost.”
    “I want to stay concealed,” I said.
    “Whatever you say,” he replied. He put on a cloak and
shot a thin sheet of ice over his mouth like a mask. He asked, “Are you ready?”
    “As ready as I’ll ever be,” I