Sollas awoke to the sound of birds singing. He took a look at the open window next to his bed. âI donât remember opening the window yesterday⊠Must be Lucy.â The well-known feeling of faint headache snap him out of his train of thought. He sat up in the bed, front towards the window. Gathering his thoughts while putting on clothes âOkay, today I need to go take a look at Pearsonâs solar cells.â Pearson had had some problems with the solar cells on his roof the last couple of days, and now that spring was around it would be a waste not to have all solar cells up and running. Looking outside it seemed like Sollas had an hour or two before the sunrays would start giving off power around Pearsonâs area. He rose and went into his workroom to get his tools. Normally people went to his house to get their items repaired, but solar panels attached to a roof where easier to repair on the spot. It looked like LuCiaN had clean up the place through the night, everything were in their logical right place. Tools on shelves placed alphabetically. Wires put in order of color and size. Even his dirty magazines had been hidden out of sight (not logically, but there is a story behind). Sollas put on his work belt and found the commonly used tools for solar cells. He wrote a note to LuCiaN explaining that he would go look at Pearsonâs solar cells. There were a high chance of her being somewhere in the house but he wouldnât disturb her. As much as he love her company, it was a rather small task and she would most likely join him even if she were doing something more needed.
Sollas went out into the fresh air and took a deep breath. Realizing his heart was running wild he took a second to gather his thoughts before walking towards Pearsonâs house. The early spring weather was refreshing and calming. It seemed like Pearson was fast asleep as Sollas arrived. âNo need to wake him up, just need to get the job done as fast as possible.â With that thought in mind, Sollas went atop the roof. Luckily it seemed like Pearson had been on the roof himself to look at the problem and left his ladder there. It took some time to find the problem, but it was just a loose connection to the ground wire. Probably the work of a small animal.
As Sollas started switching the wiring Pearson appeared âOh youâre up early ainât ya?â He asked as he saw Sollas on his roof âFound the problem?â
Without changing his focus from his work, Sollas answered, âYea, itâs a minor problem, should be ready in a minute or two.â
âBrilliant I hate when I canât get my morning tea⊠Say, why donât you come down and join me in a cup when youâre done? Got my hands on some great herbs.â
Realizing the dryness of his throat, he looked at Pearson and smiled âSounds like an offer I canât refuse.â
As Sollas were done drinking tea together with mr. and mrs. Pearson he decided to go home to see what LuCiaN were up to. As always, people were talkative as he went into town. While talking with one of the younger scavengers he saw that Madeline, one of the newest members of their small community, was sitting on a bench not far from them. As they finished their small talk, he decided to go and talk with her for a little. She were one of the few he didnât know much about. Of course, he had heard the story of how a scavenging team had found her, and he had been to Marbleâs place a couple of times after her appearance, but never really been able to talk with her.
âHey Maddie.â He sat down, leaning towards the backrest on the bench. âHow are you doing?â He smiled with a calm face. She was eating a juicy apple âLooks tasty.â He added.
