[ WP ] A literal smart bomb is detonated in a major city .

Many of them went into hiding. Most, actually. Some became famous. Some did amazing things. Got us to Mars and back. And thank god there was a gaming convention with the designers of the Titan Graphics Card. Seriously, the T2 was fucking awesome. It actually broke Moore's Law. 
 
 But thing was, most went into hiding. And it was easy. It happened in Dallas, so Mexico suddenly got a few extra million people tucked away. Haiti too. Hell, even the French Foreign Legion got a few extra members. 
 
 But even with that, you have a few million missing. 
 
 I was one of them. I was smart before. A computer nerd. I mainly looked for exploits in MMOs, trying to get more gold. Five months later, I'm sitting in Kansas, selling three maxed out WoW accounts for way more than they are worth. But I always keep my dad's old shotgun pointed at the door. I have n't left the place in three months. I have enough MRE's for another few years at least. 
 
 Outside is scary. The virtual world is neat, predictable, if a bit mean at times. But outside, you can be shot, run over, explode, catch AIDs etc. Outside is just too scary. So I stay inside. 4 feet of concrete, only way in or out is a 3 foot thick steel door, with a positive pressure keeping any bacteria out. I eat MREs because you ca n't get sick eating them. 
 
 Outside will kill you. All it takes is one mistake. 
 
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