[b]Alyce - Inside QZ [/b]

The sun made her auburn hair shine brightly. The young woman had a pencil behind her ear and was calculating the numbers in the book in her hands.
She wore a pair of dark blue coveralls with the top half undone and tied at her waist, revealing the white tank top she wore underneath. An ID pass that was clipped to her waist read 'Alyce Carter - Level 2 Resource Manager'.

Her hair was done in a loose braid that hung over one shoulder. It was messy, but she hadn't had time to bother with fixing it. Too many people had shown up for supply distribution that day. There wasn't enough to go around.
Again.
The grumbling and complaining had started, as it always did. People cried out for more. More food, more clothing, more medicine, more booze... more, more, more.
But there was only a limited supply to go around. As a result, people got nasty, and when they got nasty they got violent. 

"Selfish bastards!"
"Hoarders!"
"Scum!"

Such were the phrases being thrown at her. Alyce did her best to ignore them, to pretend they didn't affect her.
Which they did.
She hid her shaking hand as she glanced at the other resource distributers. "That's it for this sector," she said over the insults the crowd was yelling viciously at them. "Time to move on to the next one."
The complaining, and the threats, got louder as they packed up and moved out. Soldiers appeared and scattered the mob, but there was unrest in there eyes.

Alyce pressed her forehead against the window of the truck. Things couldn't keep going like this. If the supply runs got any smaller their lives would be in danger.
They passed into the next sector with an escort of soldiers who stayed nearby when they pulled up at the distribution site. There was already a large crowd gathered, waiting for the boxes to be unloaded. There was a grumble through the crowd when the truck opened and they saw what few boxes remained.

"How come you always deliver to us last?! There's never anything good left for us!" one man shouted.
Alyce shook her head. "This is how it is for everyone. Please remember to conserve what you can of the supplies you are given."