wartime-civilian-morale

The shelter residents plan to form a theatrical troupe to perform plays and readings to maintain morale during the air raids.

1 chapter across 1 book

Blackout (2011)Connie Willis

Viv. Polly sat down. So did everyone else, moving their camp stools and

Polly reunites with her group after a bombing raid and recounts her ordeal of spending the night in a basement shelter, while others explain the dangers and losses during the attack. The group discusses the absence of the retrieval team expected to bring Polly back, leading to speculation about delays caused by wartime disruptions or possible time travel complications such as slippage and divergence points. Meanwhile, the group plans to boost morale by forming a theatrical troupe in the shelter, and Polly investigates recent events that might have affected the retrieval team's mission.