"How scary… this earthquake was."
"Yeah. Good thing our building has hydraulics underneath its footing for things like this."
"But still, so many buildings collapsed when the soil cracked."
"That's nature's wrath for you."
"The death toll is so high."
"This is the first time I've experienced something like this."
"I heard the water level is rising in Zone C."
"In Zone B, there are still aftershocks."
"How terrifying."
"Come to think of it, it's already winter, but the air is still hot."
"What's happening to our world?"
Lira kept her head down as she walked past the small group of people talking near the convenience store. Their voices blended into the background, but every word reminded her of how fragile everything was.
She adjusted the mask over her face and pulled her hood lower.
