[ five had raided broken down drugstores, in the apocalypse. shattered houses, old medicine cabinets. tried to figure out what would help and what wouldn't, when it came to bloody gashes from shards of glass, burns from still-smoldering remains, sickness from bad food, bad water, bad air. he probably would've been willing to kill -- long before the commission -- for something like a supply drop.

but understands the sentiment, in these circumstances, even agrees. ]

You're right to be. If we rely too heavily on them, we're vulnerable. [ huffs out a breath, darkly amused. ] We're vulnerable anyway, but we have to be ready for disruptions to supply drops. Otherwise one day, nothing, and we're shit out of luck.