But he wasn’t the only one making a safe room in his home, which should have slowed things down. Luckily, the message he left at Steve’s number got to Steve. “The truth is,” said Steve, “I’m fine hunkering down here until those UFO things finally leave. But after everyone’s gone, I’d still like someone to hang out with, so I’m helping out a couple of guys I’d like to pal around with after the End of the World—and you’re one of them.” “Gosh, Steve,” said Russ. “I don’t know what the hell to say. I’m freakin’ touched.” Evan was there when Steve came to install the steel with Russ. Evan had also ordered reinforcements for what he insisted on calling his “panic room,” but he was on a waiting list. “The difference is,” he explained to Russ, “that I’ve got electricity and cameras and detectors and techie back-ups in there. All I’m lacking is the steel.”
