He stuttered, "N-no thank you, sir. And I'm real sorry about stealing. It's a doggy-doggy world, as my Dad-I mean friends, would say." He  took a deep breath. "Is it alright if I travel with you guys? I think I could learn from you all. I need to learn how to be willing to do anything." He cleans some blood off his bat with a dirty rag. [i]Please, say yes. Please, say yes. I really could learn from them.[/i] "But I'm not just a freeloader. I could really help you guys! I'm fast, which is useful for scavenging. I was taught how to shoot this." He gestures to his rifle, "With moving targets. By the way, I don't know your names."