54 – A Gift

"What is this?" I asked Jack, the traveling merchant, while pointing at a black square-shaped bag. It had a label on it, but it was almost completely erased.

"It's an inflatable pool." He replied. "Men in a colony sell this because their women don't want to use it."

Those guys want to see girls in bikinis having fun in the water, huh? I understand their feelings, but I also understand the women. Who would even think about swimming in this fucked up situation? They are more focused on survival.

But what about my colonists?

"I'll buy this pool and ammo." I then turned to Liz. "What do you want to buy?"

The mechanic shook her head. "No, I don't see anything I need here."

"Don't tell the others I bought this, Liz." I took the bag. "I want to surprise the others."

"But you have to go find a swimsuit with at least one of them, right?" the mechanic asked. "Wouldn't that make this not a secret anymore?"

I chuckled. "She will be surprised when I take her to the swimsuit shop."

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