He followed the course of the river, contemplating  how to go about finding shelter. The trick was to find a building that was both structurally sound and secure.<br/><br/>When Andy spotted a woman sat against a tree eating a bag of crisps his first instinct was to hide. Before the world went to hell in a hand basket great adversity tended to bring out the best in people. Disasters, both natural and man made, brought people together. People would show compassion, offer help. Relief aid. The war changed all that. It must have been easy to offer compassion when you were safe, comfortable. Now everyone was desperate to survive and it brought out the worst in people.<br/><br/>Three outcomes could have happened here. Andy could have hid, then snuck away. He could have stayed on his own and eventually died of starvation or the atmospheric toxins. He could have made himself visible and the woman could have stolen from him, or killed him. The third alternative was that this woman was as desperate to see another friendly face as he was and that was the thought he held onto when he stepped into view, palms outwards in a non threatening way and forced a smile.