[b]John Teller and Robert Oswald - MEC - Farren/Buck/Dean/Tori[/b]

After his conversation with Tori - which actually brightened up his day already - her and John headed down the hall and bumped into the others. The whole 'group' was together near the center stairs, nodding good mornings and seeming rather quiet. John didn't speak yet, he smiled at Farren's little fellow who he hadn't the pleasure of meeting yet. He then gave the mother a pleasant smile too, showing his admiration for Dean's cuteness. It had been a long long time since John had laid eyes upon a child. It gave him hope that children still had some kind of hope in a world such as this - filled with terror and arrogance. 

Robert seemed to be feeling better this morning too. It looked as though he enjoyed the company of these newcomers, worshiping every day of his life, despite losing the woman he dearly loved. He walked upright and confidently, as though he was reborn from the night before - like a phoenix. John enjoyed seeing Robert like this, not drowned in agony. He'd only seen him break down one time before when his wife had gotten a mere fever. The old man feared she would soon turn into one of those creatures, but God was on his side, for he prayed every minute of that day. Ironic because he always said his wife was the religious one. 

But anyway, the group seemed to be somewhat more united than the night before. The situation was no longer the same - they were no longer in imminent danger. The silence was disrupted by the words of the giant. John didn't like his voice, nor the concept of his words. The man understood the giant wanted to do right by both of them, but actions spoke louder than words. So John made a decision that could definitely hurt him, but had the utmost belief that not all of God's remaining creatures were bad. Therefore he stepped forward and stood beside Tori as his eyes locked onto Buck's. 

"You and Tori are going to make a supply run today" he started, looking at Tori as to say 'yeah, I changed my mind'. Despite his worries, he did need some clarity, and had the utmost trust in Tori to get this done. The girl was very tough, not as sweet as she appeared. She could also handle herself in nearly any situation. What she said earlier was right, John did indeed teach her a lot and she learned quickly. Nonetheless, this decision to let Buck go with her was risky. The guy was twice her size, had twice the muscle, and could most likely overpower her in any situation. So he was gonna make sure he was handicapped for the ride. "You'll be taking the ambulance" John continued, unstrapping the key to the ambulance from his belt and giving it to Tori. "It's safer than the Honda. Has a little more 'steel' to it if you know what I'm saying" he said, turning to Tori again. "I need you two to head to my house. It's just a couple miles east of here, I'll show y'all on the map after we get settled in for the morning. Oh! That reminds me. Did y'all eat this morning? If any of you want anything else please let one of us know beforehand. I'd like to go through some rules if y'all don't mind, but please, follow me" John stated, walking down the hallways towards a small lunchroom the had down the corridor. 

"This is the lunchroom obviously. We've taken the liberty to have 'family dinners' most nights. We eat together, that's a rule now" John smiled, liking the thought of eating with friends - despite their initial unfriendliness. "For your boy there Ms. Farren, there's a little daycare just near the back of the next hallway, room 128. It has all kinds of toys and stuff" he smiled at her, trying to show his niceness despite being kind of strict. He was just laying down the foundation of their daily exercises - it was necessary to survive. "Anyway. I wont bother you with night watch rotations or morning shift watches because Tori and I will take care of them for now until you two have gotten acquainted with everything. Lunch starts at 2 p.m. I know it sounds late, but because were running short on food right now, we have to skip the snacks, I'm sorry. We have more bodies to feed now, so we have to cut some things down a little. Water fountains are still running perfect, so if you're thirsty, grab a cup or bottle of water and dig in. Place runs on its own water system, we were blessed. 

John decided to move onto the table and sit, asking everyone to join him because he was going to be talking for a while longer. Robert pulled a chair back to allow Farren to sit, being a gentlemen as he put on a very sweet smile for her and the boy. "Now let us talk about yesterday's events. We took you in and I said that I needed to ask a few questions. If I'm not mistaken, you told me you'd answer them today. I'm sorry that I'm coming off a little strong, but I need these questions answered. You three are strangers to us, so we need to know a little more about you. I'd like to start off by knowing if ya'll are from around here and what you did before all this went down, occupation wise. I need to know any medical history that's relevant to your well being. And I need to know if you've heard any news lately about anything relevant to what's going on out there? My radio died about three months ago. Last thing I heard is a radio frequency from Missouri. They said they had a large community shelter in place created by the U.S. Armed Forces. But after a while, we heard nothing more. That's all I need from you now" John exclaimed, being as calm and collective as he could. He didn't want to come off as intimidating or as though he was interrogating them, he wasn't a cop.