Right, I needed to find some clothes, fast.
"Clothes..."
As I thought about it, I said the word aloud. Just then, an electronic voice suddenly rang out.
"All clothing is in the collapsed third sector."
Hearing that voice, I raised my head in bewilderment and looked around. Was someone nearby?
No, there couldn't be anyone. The room was only so big; I could see all of it at a glance. How could anyone be here? And that electronic voice...
Could it be a computer?
At that thought, I couldn't help asking, "Third? Sector?"
"This is the third sector."
The moment my voice faded, a huge monitor on the far wall displayed a map. Sector three
wasn't very far from here, probably
only a few hundred meters away.
"How... can I get... there?"
Supporting myself against the wall, I struggled forward and glanced at the map. It wasn't far, sure, but I didn't know the way!
"Here is the route."
The electronic voice calmly answered me. I glanced at the route displayed on the monitor and firmly etched it
into my mind. At the same time, I remembered
something else.
"Is there... food?"
"Food stores are in sectors seven, thirteen, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, sec—"
Listening to the electronic voice recite number after number gave me a headache.
"Don't list them... tell me... the nearest one."
My throat still wasn't quite used to the cold air, and speaking stung a little, but at least my tongue was working better.
"Sector seven, one kilometer from here."
"Show me... the route... from sector three to sector seven."
Enduring the pain in my throat, I ignored the fragments continually flashing through my mind. For now, I had to ensure my own
survival before worrying about anything else.
"Here is the route."
The monitor displayed another route.