[i] – Mercy – [/i]

The cough pulled Mercy’s attention easier than it probably should have, she cast her a quick glance just catching the shame etched across her features. She dropped her gaze back down to the basket deciding against asking her if she was ok instead she carried on with her current trail of questions. Mercy clocked the one shoulder shrug and the half mutter, she glanced away unsure whether she had crossed the line by voicing her opinion like that, it had sounded a bit like a generalization... [i]Someone probably views you as one...[/i] “Oh I’m sorry...I just...” Mercy murmured, awkwardly lifting a hand up to rest on the side of her neck.

Mercy watched Chris pull her braid over her shoulder out of the corner of her eye, her smile easing away at the other woman’s firm assurance. “At this point that is debatable but thanks for the reassurance that I’m not a total bore” Mercy responded in a light tone, much the opposite of Chris’s. She felt like she’d manipulated that 'pick me up' with her momentary loss of confidence. Upon the mention of Tony she felt a flush of guilt pass through her, she still hadn’t thanked him for retrieving her arrows the other day. “He was right though wasn’t he?” She tested her mouth relaxing into a small softer smile. “Are you-“ she started but ended up cutting herself off as she almost cut Chris off, her previous question slid from her mind as she barely caught the mumble at the end it brought a fresh wave of heat to her cheeks. 

She wasn’t quite ready for the sting of disappointment that hit her as she heard Chris’s question, it wasn’t the question that caught her it was the past tense ‘did’, it was a fact she’d never finish her studies now. She kept her smile but it was a little more reserved as her disappointment leaked into her expression. She shook her head trying to shift the feeling before looking at Chris apologetically. “Sorry...just that way of saying it” She murmured. “I was at Med school near Los Angeles doing a double degree on Medical Science and Medicine” She answered with a small shrug, all the work that had gone into getting her there and now it meant nothing. Tearing her eyes away from Chris she realized they were near enough at the farm house, Mercy nervously played with her necklace with her free hand glancing back at the other woman. "So...are you planning on sticking around for a while?" Mercy asked, deciding it was probably a smart question since it wasn't exactly set in stone that [i]everyone[/i] would be staying...as far as she thought anyway. 

[i][b] - Lloyd - [/i][/b]

Lloyd glanced up at the two woman who questioned him about his health, he lifted a hand to his forehead sweeping his long fringe off of his moist skin. “Yeah... nothing to worry about” He assured them both, offering up a weak attempt at a smile as he put his cutlery down to signify he was finished. He leant back in his seat keeping his eyes focused on the table as he was asked yet another question, he felt their eyes on him which brought another flustered flush to his cheeks. 

“I think everything is running low on fuel, we were on our way out to get more supplies when...you know” Lloyd answered, lifting his fork and pushing his leftovers around his plate as he glanced up at the others. “You may be able to make up at least half a tank if you pooled all of the fuel together and put it in the car or one of the pickup trucks. But I’m pretty sure we’ll need more...” He put forward already feeling lethargic over the idea of the work involved. 

“The basement has an exit out to the back of the house, it's padlocked on the outside though. You wouldn't want to go down there it's dark and full of junk" Lloyd murmured his answer, running a hand down the side of his face. ""Did...did anyone check down there when we got here?" He asked tentatively, his face turning ashen at the possibility of those things being underneath them without them knowing.

[i] – Tamashii – [/i]

Tamashii wasn't exactly talented at climbing in fact she rather preferred keeping her feet on the ground instead of dancing about at sickening heights, it didn't mean she wouldn't do it if she had to. In this world the more physically active you were the better, that and a sharp mind was a good tool to have. She stiffened as Dog laughed failing to see the humor in this situation if this twin couldn't control the other they were going to have problems. "Then you best [i]deter[/i] him from repeating his previous actions or doing worse" She told Dog with an acidic undertone to her voice. She wasn't finding the twin's words amusing and felt no need to hide that fact.

Dog's next statement took Tamashii by surprise, she lifted an eyebrow at the 'guy' as 'he' spoke softly telling them not to provoke him and he'd be ok, she felt the sting of guilt as she took in what had been meant by that. [i]If I have to...I won't hesitate[/i] It was that thought that worried the brunette, she wouldn't hesitate to protect herself or her companion from Cat or anyone else for that matter. If that made her a monster than that's what she was...but then did that make her any different from Cat? She shook her head to clear her thoughts now she was spinning in circles and thinking over it all too much. "...You left someone up there with Cat alone?" She asked Dog hearing a few choice words out of the fast pace the twin spoke at.[i]Techy boy? Who on earth is that?[/i] She frowned after Dog as 'he' happily bounded out of the door..

Tamashii frowned after Dog as ‘he’ happily bounded out of the door and back upstairs, she wondered whether the 'guy' would expect praise upon presenting them with the map. It was strange how dog-like that action had been...maybe there was a reason they had been given those nicknames or perhaps they acted up to those nicknames...why was she putting so much thought into this? She looked Lloyd over with a raised eyebrow, in a normal situation she would have asked him to let her companion look him over...but he would be used as another reason to stay and she really didn't want to stay. 

[i]Bad things happen in groups, too many connections, too many people to watch...[/i] She chewed the inside of her cheek as she allowed her thoughts to run away with her, she hadn't been this bad before the infection hit. "Unless you left the basement door open I can't see why they would be down there..." Tamashii shrugged, though he had planted the seed of doubt now she would have to check or she wouldn't sleep again. "A trip to pilfer petrol, oh what fun...we should plan that for sooner rather than later" She stated drumming her fingers against her chair.