[b]Shannon - Cabin - Emma/Rob/Finch[/b]

James hugged Rob despite the presence of the gun in his hand. "Is Emma here?!" he asked excitedly. "What about Valentina?!"

Shannon stood at the end of the hall with her hands raised, but began to lower them at the sight of Rob. Danny stepped up beside her, scowling at him. Shannon found herself breaking into uncontrollable laughter. "Boyfriend?" she said incredulously. "No, no... that's not... No." Danny rolled his eyes at this, as she expected, and stepped past her. He proceeded down the hall, barely containing himself as he pushed past Rob. Shannon smiled. "That kind of thing gets him going, don't worry about it."

It turned out Danny was heading for a stash at the back of the cabin, where some guns and supplies were stored in an electronic safe. "Luke figured out the pass one day," he explained to them once they had gathered. "So we removed the fucking useless cash inside and put our own stuff in there for emergencies. I don't feel right taking it now, but I think we need it more than they do." After that was settled, Danny got to work collecting wood for the fireplace. Shannon asked James, who was dejected to learn Valentina was still missing, to go help him. Both the boy and Danny didn't like the idea, but she knew they'd comply if she was the one asking.

That night, they enjoyed a fire in peace, though Danny suggested they block the front door in case something decided to push it down. Beyond that, their night was relatively quiet. They even got to enjoy a nice meal thanks to the supplies in the safe.

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[b]Outpost[/b]

It only took about thirty minutes for Myriah's cabin to burn completely and fourty-five minutes for Enrique's. Content that the fire would not spread further, many of the community's citizens stood huddled a safe distance from the fires. Some were crying over the loss of life that was a certainty at this point. Myriah could not be found, so everyone knew she had to have been sleeping in her cabin at the time of the fire. As for Amanda, Enrique's confirmation that she was inside made the situation further grim. Soon, even the watchers on the wall were watching the fire in hypnotised awe, unaware of any other events that may have been going on at the time.

It wasn't until a few new screams erupted from across Outpost that everyone was alerted to the new threat inside their walls-- Biters. The gates had been left open, allowing a herd that was attracted by the light of the fire into the community. The scouts that were still left worked quickly to arm themselves and take on the biters, but the situation turned dire as citizens scattered in fear, spreading the biters out across Outpost. Amongst the scattered fighting, Lucas and Chris managed to gather a small group to assault the gate so that they could at least close it, but they were met with heavy resistance outside the scouts cabins. Elliot, certainly never allowed to fight with the scouts in a regular situation, grabbed a rifle off of dead scout and joined in on the fighting.