[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=00ff00]Jack Newnan[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/x8PmzzwW/giphy.gif[/img][/center][hr][hr][center][color=00ff00][b]Location:[/b][/color] the Bus
[color=00ff00][b]Skills:[/b][/color] N/A [/center][hr]	As tired and exhausted as Jack was, he picked up on Tatiana's body language and he sat up a little straighter. He didn't want her to have to be afraid, but he knew that this was a dicey situation they were in. If they were lucky, this settlement would be the answer to all their problems. If they weren't, then they were wading into a disaster that could rival Eden in size. He really hoped that none of those assholes had somehow made their way down to Florida. The Eden team had made it out, at least partially from what he could tell, but he didn't know if any of the actual Edenites had. 	

	[color=00ff00]"Alpha team,"[/color] Jack whispered quietly. So they had a team structure, then, he had to assume. That made some sense to him. In Newnan, they more or less had had departments. And if the military was running this operation, alpha team sounded about right to him - he could picture Ash yelling something like that in his sleep. It was his usual test for if something was military enough - could he imagine an Ash screaming in a nightmare say it? If so, it was right as far as Jack was concerned. 

	He kept on picking out important pieces of information - it was a large settlement. Huge, in fact. With that large a population, Jack had to imagine that the age groups might include some people Jamie's age. He smiled a bit at that thought. Maybe they'd finally get that white picket fence life that Jack had always wanted. However, the needs of the many over the few raised a slight alarm bell. It was a good policy, but it gave him a bad gut feeling. Then there was the news of an acceptance rate. Newnan had taken just about anyone - even criminals. He remembered the Rejects House and wondered if they would have taken in Dick, Chloe, and Ryan here. 

	[color=00ff00]"They'll take ya, solovey,"[/color] Jack whispered reassuringly to her. [color=00ff00]"Jamie too,"[/color] he said. He just had a gut feeling that his family would make it inside. And if Jack himself was denied? Well... If they were good people, then he'd leave - stay nearby, just in case - and let Tatiana and Jamie enjoy the safety they deserved. He wouldn't leave just Jamie there, however. He didn't trust anyone but Tatiana with his baby. Maybe Ash. 

	His stomach twisted with nerves as they pulled up to the settlement. This was it then - time to see if they were deemed worthy to join the community or not. [hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=23D5B7]Beatrice Decker[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/yN9kRR9v/tumblr-inline-pai0jg-G5th1rt2432-540.gif[/img][/center][hr][hr][center][color=23D5B7][b]Location:[/b][/color] the Bus
[color=23D5B7][b]Skills:[/b][/color] N/A[/center][hr]	Beatrice couldn't help but smirk slightly, seeing Thalia's physical reaction to the temperature change. She reminded her of the stories about the domestication of cats: that the cats themselves had been implicit in it, unlike dogs. Thalia was definitely a creature of the outdoors and the wilderness, willingly submitting herself to the horrors of air conditioning and group survival. However, the amusement faltered for a moment. She could easily describe herself the same way. Hadn't she essentially domesticated herself, sticking around even when it wasn't optimal for survival? Would her past self even recognize her? Would she still be able to survive on the streets of Justice, if the world was restored tomorrow? 

	[color=23D5B7]"Got it, punch you in the twat if one of them comes our way,"[/color] Beatrice murmured in agreement. She noticed Ash was looking around the bus, seemingly sizing things up. She expected as much from him. From what she remembered of the ex-leader of Newnan, he was  distant, stoic, and professional. She couldn't even remember a time that she had seen the man smile. Apparently, however, he had found happiness with Thana. Their mannerisms were similar enough that it made sense to Beatrice, but she didn't know how to gently tell him what he likely feared. 

	[color=23D5B7]"Ash - last we saw her, she was fine,"[/color] Beatrice called out to him. Her gut told her not to tell him what her opinion was - that Thana was either dead or an asshole. He looked like he had been through hell.