The Event emptied an entire metropolis overnight. The world has changed forever. An entire population—wiped out, gone without a trace. At least for the time being, water still runs through pipes, electricity still works, birds still chirp in trees. But what does it all mean? Why have these people survived? Are they in some way connected to what happened? Will whatever happens next depend on what they do now? The questions are mindboggling, the implications too vast to contemplate. So the characters revert to normalcy. They shave. They eat. They rest. They draw. They chat. But how long can they pretend to be normal when the universe itself is so out of whack?

In Lent, as we contemplate the personal and social sins brought pain and suffering to others and left us alone and isolated, we are consistently led to similar questions of responsibility. Inevitably, we must ask, How can I respond? How can I make it right?