brackish

Homes are crumbling, open drains line the narrow lanes and a stagnant puddle near the local temple has turned brackish.

The surface is now home to scavengers, soldiers, mutants, and ghouls, all doing their best to survive on spoiled food, brackish water, and whatever’s left in long-abandoned vending machines.

But soon after the scientists — of the trained, in-training and citizen variety — shimmied large nets that functioned as sieves into the brackish water, gleeful cries began to ring out.

Moreover, as I’ve written before, diverting too much freshwater before it gets to the delta to serve downstream farms and urban users allows more brackish water to infiltrate deeper into the delta.

The brackish, mineral flavors of the oysters are complemented perfectly by the tangy, nutty, earthy artichokes.