However, Smith couldn't decide this matter alone. He ignored the Thompson father and son, returned to the house, and began to make a series of phone calls to gather support.
When Smith came back out, he started to explain to Mr. Thompson and Zachary: "If it's just about settling three members of your family in there, it wouldn't be a problem. Simply mentioning it to my son would suffice."
"But since we've predicted the rise in temperature and the imminent natural disaster, we should start preparing in advance. However, the War Reserve Warehouse is huge, and it wouldn't be efficiently used by just our two families."
"Instead of not knowing who our neighbors are in the future, it makes more sense to start choosing them now."
Hearing Smith's words, Mr. Thompson and Zachary understood that, while they might be considered one of the two families, the Thompson family had no real influence with the officials at this time.
