Peter, I love how your telling the story within the story. I mean we're learning about the character but we're also learning about the change in society and the ramifications that have befallen the planet. I'm impressed and engrossed and I'm very curious about the time shifts, or raids, or leaps. .
The federal government was, as usual, slow to respond. The local enclaves and their publicly paid for arms and personnel were seen as a solution to the ever-increasing problem of time raids. It was cities and local authorities taking charge; they stepped up and took care of the citizenry. The Feds mouthed words about concerning themselves with the big picture and, to be fair, they eventually did provide a lagging strategy to match the local tactics