Gash shrugged his shoulder, and continued to make battle plans of sorts while not bothering to look up from the map.<strong>"I don't know what to tell you. The city is just as horrible as it seems. The Major has seen to that. As for the rest of the world I can't really say. We were lucky enough to get the shields up just before '<span class="bbc_u">It</span>' came. Not that they will last much longer. If there is another city like ours we can't see it. The wasteland goes on for miles, and nothing can live out there for long. Not that it stops them from moving..."</strong>The way Gash talked sounded dark and depressing, and referring to the the Major he spoke as if he was trying to get a bad taste out of his mouth.<strong>"As for who arranged for your escape, that was <em>The Shadow</em>. He will be wanting to see you soon enough, but no one gets to see The Shadow without my say so first."</strong>