The Apocalypse Hoarder
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"If that kid in 301 hadn't hit my men first, I wouldn't have lost control. I'm not a monster.
"From now on, let's live in peace. When we need food, lend us a little. If you cooperate, I promise there won't be any trouble."
A few people eased up after that. Some even thought Jack might have a point. Maybe the tenant in 301 had started it. Maybe he had attacked first.
That was the thing about people in despair: give them a scrap of kindness from their attacker, and they mistook it for mercy. It was Stockholm syndrome.