Chapter 17: Sausage
In the silence of the night, subtle shifts in the air quietly altered the house's interior and exterior design. In the basement, a brown door appeared in the corner, the word 'Storage' slowly engraving itself into the surface. On the roof, newly materialized solar panels covered the entire backside.
Both the water and air purification systems received upgrades. A new water filtration system was installed in the boiler room, and new air filtration systems were installed in the house.
When looking at the walls and windows, one would think nothing had changed with them. But on closer inspection, they were both now reinforced. The originally fragile windows were now bulletproof, the walls also becoming much more resilient to multiple forms of attack.
The front, back, and garage doors were also now strongly reinforced. Growing a few centimeters thicker, the original doors were now replaced with sturdy steel.
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Winter woke up feeling refreshed after the experience from the previous night. His mind still replaying events from last night's endeavors.
Like last night, Sage's head was still lying on his chest; in addition, her leg was now propped on top of his. Winter enjoyed her company for a few more minutes before getting ready for the day.
Gently moving Sage's leg, he rose from the bed—which was still a mess—and entered the bathroom.
'I'll deal with that later when everybody wakes up,' he thought.
Winter grabbed his toothbrush from the cup and turned the cap, allowing water to pass through. To his surprise, instead of the water pressure lowering, the pressure was slightly stronger than normal.
Opening his system screen, he found the perpetrator.