Still doubting
Bryan was still not persuaded that his brother’s visions were real, but he couldn’t help but get a horrible feeling about things. What if Thomas was genuinely present? What if America burns to the ground in 2023? Could he accept the risk of simply leaving his family behind?

Still doubting
The story was published
There was also some discussion on how they should try to get the story out there, but it turned out that the decision had already been made for them. The reporter Thomas spoke with did publish the story the next day, but not on the satirical website for which he worked.

The story was published