Icy Prolegomenon

"Icy Prolegomenon" is the first chapter of mylonelydreamhouse's Worse Days Ahead. It has a premier set date for October/November 2021.

Plot
Neoma Rubio is stranded in a Framingham, Massachusetts house in December 2022 after 4/5 months of total apocalypse and a month of total blizzard. Staying inside the basement with her baby brother, Neoma rummages through the lives of those who once lived as well as those who could be alive.

Deaths

 * Miss Harridan (Confirmed Fate) *devoured by pikers

Trivia

 * First appearance of Neoma Rubio.
 * First appearance of Nave Rubio.
 * First appearance of Eiven Rubio.
 * The title "Icy Preolegomenon" refers to the Rubio situation being 'icy' and 'disruptive'. The original other titles for the chapter were "Icicle Weapon" and "In A House With No Mouse".
 * The chapter is the first to mention The Great Blizzard, an event that has been in draft since the second chapter of Brighter Days Ahead.