[b]Tyler - Catacombs - Jess[/b] Tyler waited patiently for Lynn to finish. He even waited patiently while Jessalyn futilely pounded on his chest. He eventually grabbed her wrists and gently laid them at her sides. "Those women serve a greater purpose," he said, turning to Lynn. His grin was gone now, his face now a mask of utter seriousness. "You're naive, Lynn. You do good in the arena, otherwise I wouldn't send you in. My boys need entertainment." Brad returned now and stood off to the side. He looked about ready to lunge at Jessalyn for attacking Tyler. The boss waved him off. "Check on Bull, will you? He had some things I wanted him to do." After a moment's hesitation, Brad nodded and left. Tyler put a hand on Jessalyn's shoulder now in an attempt to calm her down. "You're going to live to see my dream come alive, Lynn. Then you'll understand that I was right and you were wrong." Tyler started leading Jessalyn away, pulling her away if he had to. "Come, I have to show you something." They left Lynn alone. Their walk was a silent one. Tyler was leading Jessalyn away from the cells to what most considered a different kind of prison. Tyler nodded toward the one raider on guard and entered the woman's quarters. Inside was a large room that could have been called impressive, considering the rest of the hideout. It was almost on par to Katie's room, sporting well-maintained furniture from the surface. The pair was greeted with the smell of apple-scented candles and a pair of women sitting at the large table in the middle of the room. They were eating, but turned toward Tyler as soon as he entered. The look on their faces was genuine relief. "You're back," said the one woman, a tall brunette named Sarah. She got out of her seat and walked over to Tyler, smiling. Sarah was about a month pregnant, indicated by her belly bump. "What's her name?" she asked, referring to Jessalyn. "Jessalyn. But she goes by Jess, I believe." Tyler put a hand to Jessalyn's back. The other woman, a slightly chubby brunette named Amber, got out of her seat as well. "Can I feel your stomach?" she asked in wonder. Other women started to pour into the room now, their bedrooms connected by a single corridor. The younger ones were the ones largely from Haywood. Unlike the other women, they didn't look Tyler directly in the eyes. They shuffled into the room, their eyes on their feet. The less shy ones began to crowd around Tyler and Jessalyn, some asking into Tyler's well-being, but most asking Jessalyn questions about herself. "What's your name?" "Where did you come from?" "I guess you don't know the baby's gender, do you?" --- [b]Lauren - Catacombs - Floyd & Lynn[/b] She stared at Floyd, hesitant to respond. She watched Bull's goofy grin fade as he fixed a stare at Floyd's back. "You ain't allowed to see them," Bull said adamantly. "You're new, and the boss won't like it one bit." The air now was suddenly tense. Lauren didn't want her boyfriend to give into his baser instincts in front of Katie. "Bull, stay out of it. I got this." His face fell, looking almost like Katie when she was disappointed, albeit hairier. "Okay, whatever you say." Lauren turned back to Floyd. He probably expected her to argue, but she had desired this outcome. There was a shift occurring amongst the raiders. They all could see it, even the dumb ones. They were acting up more and more. Lauren knew Harley was stealing supplies, and she knew a few of the others were undermining Tyler every chance they could get. It was all going to come crashing down soon enough, and a large part of Lauren wanted it to happen. "I'll let you see the cells," she said. She looked toward Bull, her face telling him to not follow. The big man frowned and looked down at Katie, realizing he was going to have to watch her now. "Where you were kept, that's mostly for men," Lauren explained along the way. "The women are kept closer to the entrance, at least until Tyler moves them." As they entered the cells, Lauren stared at Emma's empty cell. She didn't think the girl would be moved so soon. "... There's only one girl here at the moment." Lauren gestured toward the only occupied cell: Lynn's. --- [b]Bex - Deeper Cells - Emma[/b] Bex looked away to give Emma some dignity. His hands gripped at his knees, realizing he was in over his head. Once, when he was a man named Beckett, he had believed his little girl would one day grow up into a teenager like Emma. Then, he would watch as she grew into an adult, full of life and love. No matter who that little girl would have become, Beckett knew he would have been proud. But Beckett and Beckett's life was gone now. Here Bex sat, beside a terrified girl who he could do nothing for. Bex shook his head. "I can't do that," he said, his hand rubbing at his eyes. "Tyler will catch you, and then he will kill me. So, I can't do that." He looked at her now, his eyes on hers. "I can have those men punished, but that's all I can do."