[b]Bex - Outpost - Matt[/b]

Bex had been a part of the crowd during the meeting. He had accepted what was happening and felt shame over his inaction. It wasn't right-- He [i]knew[/i] that. This was all just ruthless... the work of desperate power hungry men. Neither Bex nor Tyler could really be sure that Katie would be at Haywood. It may have been the best lead, but one that could ultimately go nowhere. To kill an innocent person was wrong anyway, but to do it over a gamble? Something about that felt weird and monstrous. Clear proof that Thomas was little more than an illusion.

But Bex wasn't sure why he was going a long with it. Perhaps he was too tired to care at this point. This world was a lonely place now and Bex had no one but Tyler. Beckett had once had a wife and a pretty baby girl, but Bex had no one but a madman. It almost felt like there was nothing good to find any longer, neither within himself or in the people around him. If ruthless men were the only ones left, then perhaps Bex could be forgiven for following one. It was a slightly comforting idea, even if only a naive excuse.

***

He had found himself wandering after the crowd dispersed, his mind adrift. His thoughts wavered between his past life and his new life. He didn't like thinking much about the life of Beckett and his wife, Terra, but Bex sometimes couldn't help himself. She would probably think him disgusting nowadays.

Bex stepped into the classroom to find what he believed to be the entire group of sign language students sitting about the room nervously. Rudy was in the middle of a heated conversation with Tyler, apparently. "Thomas, this is just [i]fucked up[/i]! How are any of us supposed to feel safe around here now? Samantha didn't deserve-"

Bex approached the pair and Rudy suddenly cut himself off. "And now he's here, again," Rudy said. "Do you think he's targeted as well? He's your fucking friend so maybe you'll give a shit about him!"

Tyler only stared, his face conveying utter calm. "It was only a warning, I believe. I doubt there will be a second attack, but even then..." Tyler left them to approach Matt's desk. The journal they had read this morning was laying out open. "But we know who did this. We know who killed Samantha." Tyler took the book and flipped to one of the pages to read from it. [i]"It's done. Myriah is safe, but at a great loss. My part in these events weigh heavily on me, but they can not be undone now. My only choice moving forward is to acknowledge how far down I'm willing to drag myself and to aspire to protect this community in the face of what has happened. It is with deep regret that I say goodbye to you, Jonah. I'm sorry."[/i]

Tyler then put the book down and looked around the room. "Reggie did this. He was a part of the mutiny and he's done this as a warning to us. Samantha was caught sneaking around the night Reggie's journal goes missing. Reggie knew what she was doing killed her for it."

Rudy let out a deep breath. "Okay, fine. But Reggie was out on a mission this morning. How'd he kill Sam then?"

"It only takes a second to make a rash decision," Tyler said. "Once he found the journal missing, all it would have taken was an order. Then while Reggie was gone, well..."

Bex was unsure if Tyler realized that the free scouts would have been a bit too hungover to murder someone. Rudy didn't seem to realize this either. "Then, maybe Phon... Or Simon. Or... Fuck! Fuck all of this." Rudy swore loudly and left the room, leaving everyone in nervous silence.