[b]Reggie - Outpost - Enrique[/b]

Reggie only stared. Enrique's impassiveness was irritating, but Reggie managed to keep an impassive expression himself. He was used to suppressing his emotions around other people. "It was a warning," he said, stepping forward. "If you put shit into your body that has an impact on your performance while you [i]work for me[/i], then we'll have a serious problem." 

He then stepped even closer, so Reggie could step between his view of the training scouts. "You seem close with Thomas. You look up to him, I think. That Bex guy, not so much... but still..." He trailed off, collecting his thoughts so he could ask the right question. "... How'd you three meet?"

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[b]Shannon - Haywood - Riley/Katie[/b]

The sudden shrill sobbing coming from Lauren put Shannon on edge. She watched as James turned to the woman and clenched his hands into fists. His calm expression was reverting to its usual state of fear, and Shannon could see the other battered survivors turn to Lauren with similar looks. They had all just gone through a nightmare and the last thing they all needed was to watch a woman in obvious pain. Whatever was happening with the approaching vehicle, Shannon knew she had to get Lauren inside right away. 

With Riley's help, they managed to get Lauren and Katie inside the house and into the living room. When she saw James at the door, Shannon gently grabbed him by the shoulder and nudged him back outside. "I'm sorry, James, but Lauren needs to be alone," she whispered to him.

When she entered the living room again, she found Lauren on the couch mumbling to herself. Tears still streamed down the woman's face and her body shook uncomfortably. To Shannon, Lauren looked completely battered, both physically and mentally.

[i]God[/i], and Shannon had hated this woman only a few days ago.

Riley excused himself to take Katie upstairs, leaving Shannon alone to comfort the grieving woman. She awkwardly sat on the coffee table across from Lauren and tried an attempt at maintaining eye contact. It was hard to look this sorrowful woman in the eye. Shannon was going to have to attempt to calm Lauren down, for everyone's sake. Shannon hadn't lost a [i]lover[/i], but she had lost the closest friend she had ever known, so she knew she could relate to Lauren. 

"I'm so sorry... I know what you're going through," Shannon said slowly, testing the waters to see if Lauren would allow her to speak. The older woman shook her head, but it seemed she was listening. Shannon nodded and decided to continue. "Early into all of this, I lost someone who I... loved. I thought it was dumb when people referred to their closest friends as siblings, but there was a point where I couldn't think of him as anything but a brother. I never told him this, because he wasn't very close with his own family. His sister loved him, but something was lost between them the day his parents stopped talking to him. I thought if I told Danny I thought of him as a brother, that he'd become upset. I didn't want to remind him of the parents that hated him, so--"

Suddenly and violently, Lauren lunged forward and grabbed Shannon by the collar. The action was so forceful that Shannon was caught wondering what was even happening. With only one arm, she was unable to pull out of the woman's grip and all she could do was cry out in surprise. For someone who could barely walk, Lauren was surprisingly quite strong. "Everyone's lost someone," she said, her voice edging on a snarl. It was low and steady despite the look of utter disgust in the woman's eyes. "Do you think it matters to me who you've lost? I know Bull doesn't matter to you. You [i]hated[/i] him. So don't tell me your sob story thinking it's for anyone's benefit but your own." She pulled Shannon closer and spoke into the younger woman's ear. "[i]You killed him[/i]. Not Robert-- [i]You[/i]. You and your [i]community[/i] killed him. Your men sacrificed the lives of the poor women trapped in Tyler's lair just so you could slaughter indiscriminately, never once thinking of the people Tyler surrounded himself with as human. That man turned into a monster, and so have all of you."

Finally, Lauren's grip loosened on Shannon, allowing her to pull away and back off from the couch. "Haywood got what it deserved," Lauren said, burying her head into her hands. Her sobbing had ceased.

It was then that Riley returned. He looked around in a panicked state, evidently having heard Shannon's yelling. "What just--"

Shaking slightly, Shannon walked over and placed a hand on Riley's shoulder. "It's fine. We just... We-" She leaned in to whisper into Riley's ear. "She-She's dangerous. We can't leave anyone alone with her while she's with us."