money ticket

I dreamt that I was shopping in a nice store for some clothing. It was a large store.. like a Bloomingdales or something similar. There was an announcement over the intercom that I didn't quite hear, but I knew it was a national emergency. The retail staff at the mall, all very formal, seemed to be working not just for the store, or at least they were taking orders from the powers that be. They were requiring us to show them our account balances and credit ratings, it was needed by the government before we could be taken to a safe place. Something was happening, maybe not the end of the world, but something so catastrophic, that no one was safe to stay where they were. Most of the people shopping there seemed pretty wealthy. I realized that the government was not going to take those with little. I was concerned. My rating wasn't horrible, but did I have enough to make the cut?  I man next to me, good looking, nicely dressed, ... if judging a book by its cover, I wouldn't think he would care about a stranger. But he looked at me and said that he had enough money to take care of himself. He had a very fancy new car that he said he would sign over to me and that it would be plenty to cover my entrance. It was so giving. I accepted without hesitation and without any feelings of discomfort for such a nice gift. It was just a nice feeling to receive.

I went on and I was in some sort of food court. It was partially outside. I saw friends of mine and family members. They didn't know about the money requirements, they just went on their way and packed up their cars. I was getting some supplies to put in the car. I'm not sure if I could take it with me, but just in case. A waitress at a Chinese restaurant was still serving food although people were stressed and departing around her. She looked stressed and worried. I wanted to tell her to run... to not spend her last minutes doing this work. She was free now... should be free now. But I realized she would do what she would do ... what she was used to.