Challenge #04838-M089: Mostly Harmless, You Say

They ran in and dragged the woman with the brightly striped belt from a building fast before the fire burst out of control. She saved them from falling to their death when a support strut failed causing the scaffolding to collapse. It was the start of an interesting friendship -- Anon Guest

The thing about responding to disasters is: Nobody thinks. They just act.

Whether it's fleeing the scene of threat, or acting counter to it. The threat spurs motion and the rest is discovered after the fact. Such as a pack of Havenworlders grabbing the first person they saw and literally carrying them out of the area before the fire took hold of a very ill-thought-out food tent.

Things were chaotic when building a new colony. Especially when the people in charge opted for the lowest bidder. The Deregger corporation swore that it could be trusted. They weren't like the other ones, and they just wanted a chance.

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