Lumina walked down the sidewalk, Eva trailing along behind her in a hand-me-down, blue, Ground 2 tee, jeans, and tattered, brown, steel-toe boots. Lumina held a clipboard, with a list of requirements attached to it, at her side.

"Are we really going to be going from door to door, asking people about their skills? It seems sort of silly."

"Maybe. But I'm not going to just anybody's door. We'll be going to those on the streets of Eydan, Deyman, and Reyman. The base's computers are logged with tons of experts and former NASA engineers who live on those three streets."

"Oh! So where are those streets?"

Lumina held up her hand and waved two fingers at Eva, beckoning for her to follow. "This way."

Lumina turned down a dark ally. It was lined with two tall brick walls, and a dead-end wall made of thick concrete.

"But this is a dead end. There are no stree-"

Lumina shushed her. They both continued forward until they could touch the concrete wall.

"Now it should be around here somewhere," Lumina mumbled, her hands skirting across the wall's dark surface. "Ah-ha."

Lumina's hand fell through an invisible hole, like that part of the concrete was not yet dry.

"Hera. What in the world?"

Lumina turned towards her sister. A menacing glare appeared on her face. "Siblings first."

With a shove, Lumina pushed Eva. Eva dove through the invisible gap. Lumina followed, slowly sinking her way in through the concrete looking surface.

After a terrible sucking sound, Eva and Lumina were both in a new section. The sky was actually a blue. The houses, apartment buildings, shops, traffic lights, signs, and concrete sidewalks stood, untouched. The lawns were a lush green and freshly cut.

Eva's eyes were wide. She closed her eyes, rubbed them, and reopened them, not believing what she was seeing.

Lumina looked at Eva, a smile spread across her face, every one of her facial features lit.

"What... How... Why..." Eva stuttered.

"These three streets each consist of a neighborhood. The street in front of us is Deyman. To the left is Eydan. To the right, Reyman. Each street is named after the three NASA leaders during 2084 to 2104."

"Was this the only piece of land on Ground 2 left untouched after the Earth split into two?"

"Yep."

"Why are they hidden?"

Lumina first pointed to her burn. "Remember what happened to me the other day?"

Eva responded with a nod.

"The people here call us scum because we once were a part of NASA."

"So was I," Eva said.

"But your case is different. You were a part of the Space Station. You had no idea what was going on. No off the chart readings. No nothing! But since most of us, especially those who live here, were once technicians, engineers, and coders, people assume that, although laid off, fired, or retired, we still know about the incident. And they think that we still should've warned about it."

"That doesn't make any sense. All of you are out of the field. You are no longer in contact with NASA."

"I know. But people love to blame others. Especially the innocent," Lumina replied, slowly shaking her head.

Both Lumina and Eva started walking down Deyman street.

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"I was thirteen when I started working there. And you know what work they assign to the teenagers," the guy in the doorway said. He started to tick off fingers. "Coffee runs, lunch runs and delivering the manager's important documents and spreadsheets."

"So, you never became a technician, engineer, or coder?"

"No. Sorry. Never have had any experience in any of those positions. Especially not after working there for a year."

"Well thank - you for your time sir," Lumina replied.

"No problem," the man said, stepping backwards into the house and closing the door behind him.

Lumina turned around and walked down the uneven, half rotted steps. Eva looked up from looking at a crack in the sidewalk as Lumina made her way towards her.

"How'd Eydan street go?" Lumina asked.

Eva glanced at her notebook. "Out of twenty-one people, only a third signed up. How about you?"

"Half signed up out of forty," Lumina answered.

Eva whistled. "Go you! What are you doing that I'm not?"

"I don't know. Are you not being nice?"

"Does 'sign up or else' sound too intimidating?"

Lumina tried to stifle a laugh. "Quite."

"Oh. Then I might have to adjust my presentation a little."

Lumina clapped Eva on the back, politely moving Eva along with her as she walked. "Are you ready to tackle the one hundred and fifty on Reyman?"

Eva stopped, looking wide-eyed at the mention of one hundred and fifty. Lumina broke down laughing.

"Wait. What's so funny?"

"The look on your face."

"Well yeah! I'm not ready to take on a hundred and fifty people."

"That's the thing. There's only one lonely person living on that street. But they live in house number one hundred fifty."

"Oh," Eva said, a little relieved. "I should've known my little sister was picking on me."

"I think the guy's name is Hank."

"Hank?" Eva repeated in surprise.

"Yeah. Do you know him?"

"Oh yeah. He was my friend for the longest time up in the Space Station."