[hr][hr][center][h1][color=00ff00]Jack Hudson[/color][/h1][img]http://68.media.tumblr.com/fc919d328046efa51637b4919940e914/tumblr_inline_nuo4kow2ON1qlt39u_250.gif[/img][/center][hr][center][b][color=00ff00]Location[/color][/b]: The Outer Gate[/center][hr][hr] Goodbyes had largely finished up, with Beatrice having nodded to James that she was certain in her choice, as well as biding a farewell to Tiffany. But while everyone else's eyes were one those leaving Newnan forever, Jack's eyes were on his pregnant wife, sitting in the cab of James' truck. He couldn't help but want to protect Tatiana no matter what, with the idea of her leaving the walls making him a little nervous, even if it was just outside. As the gate closed, Jack couldn't help but feel a sense of finality. While he knew Tatiana was talking to James on the other side and that the gate would open again to let her back inside, emotionally, he felt the door shut on this chapter in Newnan's history--a chapter which James was an active part of. He saw Kris burst into tears, and had Niesha not been comforting the girl, he likely would've hugged Kris as well. Instead, all he could do was walk over towards them, yet respectfully allowing them to have their conversation in private. He'd be there to give Kris a good old bear hug when and if she was ready. He knew that she and Niesha had history between them. Jack's head snapped over towards Ash's direction when Newnan's Commanding Officer asked for people's attention. While he hadn't gotten to know Commander Martin much at all, having just met her at his wedding last night, he figured they were lucky to have her. One agriculture expert leaves just as another arrives. It was almost too perfect to be just a coincidence. Froggy being relieved as Ash's second came as a bit of a shock for Jack, but at the same time, he was happy for Froggy. The man deserved some free time and relaxation, especially with Froggy slowly getting up there in years. Hearing his own name called out, though, that wasn't something Jack was expecting. He was too stunned by what Ash said next to even properly register that while the previous two had been addressed by last names and titles, he had gotten just his first name. Jack had never seen himself as a future second of Newnan--there were others in the community that had been there far longer than he had, after all. But if Ash wanted him to do the job, he'd do it. He nodded curtly at Ash in acknowledgement of his new role.[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=f26522]Gavin[/color], [color=fff79a]Ryan[/color], and [color=#23D5B7]Beatrice[/color][/i][/b][/h1][/center][hr][center][b]Location[/b]: Just Outside of Newnan[/center][hr][hr] Beatrice raised an eyebrow, half tempted to time Gavin's speech. She couldn't remember the last time someone had introduced themselves quite like that, listing off everything they enjoyed and rambling on and on about it. She didn't see quite the need to explicitly state facts about a person in order to get to know them--in her experience, all you had to do was watch them for a little while. You'd learn everything there was to know about them quickly enough. Chuckling a bit at Ryan's joke, her chuckle then died, killed by Gavin's overreaction. She shared a bit of a look with Ryan before deciding she might as well mess with the man some. It was something she used to do all of the time when she met new people. Ryan knew that look all too well ad just rested his head back as she took another puff from his cigarette. This should be one hell of a show. [color=#23D5B7]"Well, my name is Beatrice, though I prefer to be called Trixie,"[/color] Beatrice began, her voice as even and steady as always. [color=#23D5B7]"I love long, sweet, and romantic walks through nuclear plants. My father was the inventor of Toaster Strudel and my mother was the inspiration for Princess Peach in the Mario games."[/color] Biting the inside of his cheek to keep from sniggering Ryan looked over towards Gavin to see the mans reaction. He looked at her oddly for a moment, tilting his head to the side as a confused dog would if you weren't going to give him a treat and just kept saying stay. [color=f26522]"Well damn darlin', that is one hell of a tall tale. Mes personally, I'm a poptart man, loves me the strawberry ones. No icing though. So tells me, was it your aunt or you that was the inspiration for Princess Daisy with that pretty brunette hair of yours?"[/color] he ask as he grinned at her. Nothing seemed to bother this man, from what Beatrice could tell. Even the slight pause wasn't enough to knock him out of his good move. [color=#23D5B7]"Actually, that's really offensive. My aunt was the Black Dahlia. This is her hair, I glued it onto my head to remember her by,"[/color] Beatrice said, hardly blinking. [color=#23D5B7]"The real inspiration for Princess Daisy was James. You should ask him about it. He loves attention."[/color] Leaning forward a bit, Gavin seemed to be scrutinizing her hair for a moment. [color=f26522]"Damn, never would have guessed. Now are those hair plugs or a weave?"[/color] he asked in all seriousness. This made Ryan nearly choke on his cigarette smoke as he covered his mouth and tried not to laugh. Beatrice couldn't tell if the man seriously believed what she was saying or not anymore. Either way, he seemed to be matching her quips with each step, with Ryan seemingly having trouble controlling himself. [color=#23D5B7]"Neither. It's held in by horse glue and staples previously used in Romanian torture chambers to interrogate political prisoners."[/color] She didn't move her face at all, though she glanced at Ryan from the corner of her eye, wondering when the man would finally lose it. Ryan rolled his bottom lip in and bite down hard, he could feel his eyes watering and coughed back a laugh slightly; enough to make it feel like his eyes were going to pop out of his head. Gavin though was having a very serious conversation. [color=f26522]"Torture chambers in Romania? Sweet Jesus, think that was one of Vlad The Impalers ideaers or ya figures that was one of his followers that came up withs that?"[/color] [color=#23D5B7]"One of his followers, definitely,"[/color] Beatrice began, before lowering her voice to a whisper, yet still loud enough for Ryan and Gavin to hear. [color=#23D5B7]"I uncovered documents before that implicate Ronald McDonald as being one of Vlad's top advisors. That's where the money to launch McDonalds came from--Romania's torture chambers. Those nuggets? They're what started the outbreak."[/color] Gavin leaned in some, rubbing his mustache a bit before pulling on the hairs of his goatee. He looked around a bit which made Ryan raise an eyebrow. These two were pure entertainment right then but he had to wonder just how serious Gavin was taking this entire conversation. [color=f26522]"Well you sees I heard it was Wolverine that was the cause of the outbreak. Them X-men were mutants with superpowers, that was just one of them government coverups. They known about this outbreak long befores it went global. They's were just trying to keep our attention elsewheres but then someone ordered Chinese Take-Out and a fortune cookie fell into a sample of one of them mutants blood. It got out some hows and mixed in with some soft serve from Dairy's Queen. Them Blizzards are what caused this shit."[/color] That was weird enough to break even Beatrice's façade, as she raised an eyebrow at the Texas Ranger. Did he actually believe this sort of bullshit? If he did, he wasn't any better than those girls who ran around California gushing about how they were a Gemini in search of a Taurus. [color=#23D5B7]"You're one of them, aren't you? You're a mutant. No one else could've known that,"[/color] Beatrice then said dryly. She didn't know too much about the X-Men, but she had a foster brother who had been obsessed with them. Just enough for her to recognize a few of the names and get close to remembering the powers. Gavin leaned back and smirked a bit, his lip curling at the corner of his mouth. [color=f26522]"Now's what goods would its do me to tell ya if I was?"[/color] he asked before looking over at Ryan. [color=f26522]"Cans a country boy gets a light?"[/color] he asked. Ryan was having a hard time not laughing at this point as he tossed the man a book of half used matches. Gavin caught it and lit up the cigarette. [color=f26522]"Much obliged partner,"[/color] he said as he took a puff and tossed them back but Ryan was took busy snickering to catch it, letting it land in his lap. Exhaling a puff of smoke Gavin grinned back over to Beatrice. [color=f26522]"Wes keeps this up, old Mr. James there is gonna fit us for tin foil hats,"[/color] he laughed. Beatrice smirked a bit, hoping that she'd at least be lucky enough to not get smoke blowing in her eyes. She had gotten enough of that growing up. [color=#23D5B7]"I think Ryan would be more likely to have a stroke first,"[/color] Beatrice countered, knowing that the man was barely able to contain himself. [color=f26522]"If he does, I ain't givin' him mouth to mouth,"[/color] Gavin chuckle. [color=fff79a]"Thank god,"[/color] Ryan laughed as he tried to get a hold of his chuckling and wiped the tears from his eyes. This was going to be one hell of a group to be out int he world with. Though the fact Gavin was basically a cop, it could make things complicated. She paused for a moment, figuring a real introduction was probably needed at this point. [color=#23D5B7]"Name actually is Beatrice--call me Trixie and I'll kill you. I was a process server in Justice, did a lot of freelance work as well."[/color] [color=f26522]"Good, last Trixie I knew should have been a star in The Best Little Whore House In Texas. Onlys others one I knew of was that dog in Lady and the Tramp...[i]He's a tramp but they loves him, breaks a new heart every day. He's a tramp, theys adore him but I only hopes he stays that way."[/i]"[/color] Ryan lost it, his cigarette flying out of his mouth and into the snow at the side of the truck. It was ruined but he didn't seem to care right then, he was just holding his sides. [color=fff79a]"Fucking Christ, we got Disney Radio traveling with us."[/color] [color=#23D5B7]"If he sings any romance songs, cut my ears off,"[/color] Beatrice said to Ryan in all seriousness, though there was the slightest hint of amusement on her face. Trixie was a whore's name and Gavin wasn't wrong about that. There was a reason she rarely went by it. [hr][hr][center][h1][color=ff6600]Chloe Ridgeway[/color][/h1][img]http://68.media.tumblr.com/24549866ed143be11dbfc570a7ff8e12/tumblr_inline_nl7kc4WNy21rpdlxb.gif[/img][/center][hr][center][b][color=ff6600]Location[/color][/b]: The Outer Gate[/center][hr][hr] Chloe rubbed her sister's back gently as Riley pulled Amelia into a tight hug. She knew that Riley just wanted to comfort her girlfriend, but Chloe knew her sister was likely in pain as well. Focusing on someone else's pain helped Chloe to repress her own, at any rate. The less time she had to think about the asshat Romeo abandoning her, the better. Kris had the waterworks going as well, currently wrapped into a similarly tight hug with Niesha, with Froggy and Jack standing nearby. Chloe glanced at Froggy for a moment. [color=ff6600]"Yeah, I'm free. Whatever you need,"[/color] Chloe replied to Meg. She doubted that Froggy would have anything for her to do and if he did, he certainly wouldn't trust her with it. She was more than a little frustrated with her current work assignment. Dick's actions dictated how Froggy treated her. Froggy didn't trust her in medical by herself because he couldn't trust Dick in medical by himself. And by that logic, James might as well have put a bullet in her brain as well. Yeah, she wasn't happy at [i]all[/i] with her work assignment. She listened to Ash's speech, hearing that the Botany Brain Child Wonder, a.k.a. Commander Martin, would be taking over for James. The news didn't impact Chloe that much at all, but she did feel glad that Kris wasn't going to have that weight put on her shoulders just yet. She had to try hard not to roll her eyes when Ash mentioned Froggy's achievements. Yeah, Chloe knew that Froggy was accomplished and deserved respect--but at that moment in time, she couldn't give a damn. The happy-go-lucky Bostonian taking over as second didn't strike her as unusual at all. [color=ff6600]"What do you need help with?"[/color] Chloe asked Meg, once Ash had dismissed everyone. [hr][hr][center][h1][color=00ccff]Ravi Chakrabarti[/color][/h1][img]http://68.media.tumblr.com/f955c18e469843105dea0353ca9e8463/tumblr_inline_o9rxefr8wy1txmes7_250.gif[/img][hr][color=00ccff][b]Location[/b][/color]: The Outer Gate[/center][hr][hr] Ravi felt a little awkward as the sentence was carried out and Ash announced the new positions in Newnan. While he had been sentimental in giving Gavin his green card, he also knew that the man was practically impossible to kill. Deep down, he believed that he'd see Gavin again--that the man would come back to Newnan. And if he didn't....Well, Ravi would find his way. He had recovered after getting separated from Major and Clive. He could do it again. Ravi walked over towards Miss Sally, standing next to her and trying to be out of the way at the same time. He still hadn't been cleared by security just yet and since Miss Sally had taken him earlier, he figured that sticking next to her was the closest thing to protocol he had. However, he did of course enjoy listening to bits of Ash's speech--the knowledge that they basically had a school here for medicine was impressive. He hadn't ever seen a settlement quite like this before. In so many ways, it reminded him of the world before this tragedy--but in many others, it was entirely alien to that previous world. [color=00ccff]"So do I...do I just follow you around then, Miss Sally?"[/color] Ravi asked.