Summary

In Chapter 5, Four awakes in the morning and begins preparations for the day. Nine says that, after Four went to sleep, Nine walked to a local village. There, he socialized with locals. Four is annoyed with this breach of protocol. Four begins operating the RS-80, leaving Nine to gather his own belongings.

In Chapter 6, Nine catches up with Four using the quad. Four considers using his satellite phone to contact the company and ask for the incompetent Nine to be replaced. However, Four decides against it, as it could reflect badly on Four if he contacts the company about a problem instead of handling it himself. Nine rides away from the RS-80. When Four reaches the next pod, there are locals standing near it. Nine is supposed to be clearing the locals away, but instead he is socializing with them. The locals clear out...