"Very well," Carrie said in agreement. The two of them made their way to their preassigned room hand-in-hand. Carrie noticed she moved with a noticeable waddle, which was not wholly unpleasant.

Tom blushed a small bit further as he was forced to waddle down the plush carpeted metal hallways, done so to provide those who chose to crawl faster in spite of their dignity

"Don't worry," Carrie whispered to him, "Just play along for now. Maybe later, we'll be able to find a way to escape." Soon, they reached the bedroom, which looked more like a nursery.

"What point would there be in escaping? The radiation would just kill us" he pointed out as they were greeted by their personal caretaker

"Fair point," Carrie agreed. She then quieted down as a humanoid robot with rather feminine features entered the chamber.

"Hello, I am Merryl, your personal nanny-bot" she said in a cooing, motherly tone

Remembering her own advice, Carrie decided to play along. "Hello, Nanny," she said in a somewhat sweet voice. She talked that way when she wanted people to think she was naive and innocent. She was simply acting, though.

"Hello" Tom said rather shyly. He was uncertain about this robot

Merryl was pleased to see that both of her charges were relatively obedient and submissive. At a glance, at least. She smiled at them and said "It's my job to make sure you are both happy and comfortable with your arrangements."

"Can we have some clothes? I'm kind of cold" Tom asked