What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt? that his creativity will be eagerly embraced that a biological weapons attack is imminent that many people express their grief through tears that volunteers are always willing to in a crisis

Based on the excerpt, the narrator assumes that many people express their grief through tears. The drain placed under the pillow connecting to a reservoir which will serve as a storage for all the tears people shed when they gare extremely sad to the extent of crying themselves to sleep.