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The Walking Dead : Among the Ruined - Season 2

Lauren - Haywood - Katie/Rob

"Katie...! Katie!" Lauren flinched when Katie grabbed the cup, fearing that maybe the girl would attack her with it. She was slightly relieved when the cup instead went flying through a window, but the sound was likely to make everyone in the house think they were under attack. Katie had quite the throw on her. "You have to be quiet!" Lauren exclaimed as she shifted off the couch and moved to take Katie's hands again. "The walkers are outside." She tried to pull Katie closer so that she could embrace her. "I'm so sorry. I'm angry too, I'm so angry I can't even think, but we can't--we can't-"

She stopped when someone entered the room. Rob, she believed his name was. He was glaring at her while trying to calm Katie down himself. Lauren didn't know what he was thinking about her, but she would die before she let Katie near him. She gently pulled Katie closer to herself. "We have to be strong, Katie," she whispered. "Your daddy would want you to be strong."

The Walking Dead : Among the Ruined - Season 2

Summary of Season 1

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Tuesday, November 5th
• It has been roughly six months since the apocalypse began. Jack "Mr. Grimm" McKormack rides into New Orleans on his motorcycle. He encounters Jessalyn, a pregnant woman, and her friend Lynn living in old broken railway cars. The two women worry he is a man known as Tyler Salem.


• Floyd Conlon survives a close encounter with walkers. He overhears Grimm's motorcycle from afar and spies on the man.


• Jack "Sully" Sullam encounters a boy named Harrison. After walkers descend on the pair, only Jack survives the encounter.


• From the rooftops, Damian Copperton spies on the group in the train yard. After deciding not to deal with the group, he encounters a woman named Holly.


• Also having spied the train yard group, Tom "Tommy" Brown hides in the bushes and takes aim at the unfamiliar group.


• In search of a new shelter, Rob O'Dara spies Damian and Holly on the rooftops. He cautiously attempts to get only Holly's attention, but manages to just put the rooftop pair on edge. After an awkward standoff, the trio discuss the idea of traveling together.


• In a rundown convenience store, Shannon Greene mourns the loss of her friend Lexi. After leaving the store, she soon encounters James Feryana, who asks to join up with her.


• Grimm asks Jessalyn and Lynn for water, food, or shelter. Lynn tells Grimm that they don't have anything to spare, but that he can stay in one of the other train cars. Lynn makes it clear that she doesn't trust him. The two women then talk about doing their laundry, and Grimm offers them a ride into the city. Floyd reveals himself and tells the group that it's too dangerous inside the city. He then tells Grimm to leave.


• Damian informs Rob and Holly of his base inside the bell tower. He tells the pair that if they don't pull their weight he will quickly abandon them.


• A man being attacked by a walker wanders into the train yard. Lynn goes to take care of both of them and Jessalyn sits down to talk with Grimm and Floyd. She tells the pair that Lynn doesn't trust new people, especially men. She believes she still has a few months before her baby is due.


• Frustrated with the attitudes of Lynn and Floyd, Grimm leaves on his own. After raiding a 7/11, Grimm drives off to parts unknown.


• Shaken by the little boy's death, Jack runs into the train yard group. He begs them for assistance. Tom chooses this opportunity to also introduce himself to the train yard group. Floyd reacts negatively to the pair, telling them to move on. Jessalyn begs the men not to fight. When she realizes Jack is a doctor, she asks the man to examine her and tell her if her baby is okay.


• Brandon "Scott" Brown and his companions Julia, Alexander, and Quinn are making a shelter out of a church. A man named Polyester Homes hears the commotion from the church and spies on the building. Raiders attack the church, demanding the group of their supplies. Up in the bell tower, Brandon waves to Damian's group, asking them for assistance.


• Having dealt with the walker threat, Lynn overhears the gunshots from the church. Worried it is Tyler's group, Lynn rushes to check out the situation.


• Aleck Wyrde sees the church fight from his location. He decides to lay low and see how things turn out. His sister, Gwen Wyrde, is blissfully unaware and wonders if she will be making ravioli or lasagna this evening.


• Annoyed with Jessalyn trusting the two new men, Floyd leaves the train yard. He comes across a horde of walkers drawn toward the church. Following them, he eventually finds Lynn.


• Drawn by the gunfire from the church, Emma Crowe finds herself wandering into the train yard. She finds herself attacked by a walker and tries to call out to the train yard group for help. Having wandered away from the church, Aleck finds Emma and manages to save her. The pair retreat into a nearby store.


• Brandon's group fight back, managing to kill one of the raiders. One of the raiders introduces himself as Brad, telling Brandon that he will spare his group. Brad mentions having to get back to Tyler before leaving, taking the other raiders with him.


• Having been wandering the streets, Shannon and James are attacked by walkers. During the attack, the pair are also attacked by raiders. They manage to narrowly escape.


• Attracted by the gunfire, walkers descend on the church. Brandon and his group manage to jack a car and drive off to parts unknown. Lynn and Floyd manage to escape back to the train yard. Polyester manages to escape to the woods. Rob ends up becoming separated from Damian and Holly, who both go missing.


• Having tended to Emma's wounds, Aleck gives the girl a walkie-talkie so she can communicate with him. He leaves her to go back and check on the church again. Emma leaves the store and is found limping by the train yard group on the railroad tracks. After finding the church ransacked, Aleck returns to Emma.


• Having taken shelter in a nearby building, Shannon sees the train yard group outside and confuses them for more raiders. She fires on the group, who fire back on her. In the confusion, Floyd puts Jessalyn on the back of his motorcycle and escapes with her into the woods.


• Drawn by the gunfire, Daniel Crowe breaks into the building and subdues Shannon. He decides to assist her and James. He takes them back to his base, an auto garage. James sees his parents amongst the walkers that attack them.


• The trio find Amelia "Rose" Stephens ransacking Daniel's base. Daniel is impressed with the woman's military background and asks her to join them.


• When Daniel asks James if he's seen a girl matching his sister Emma's description, James informs him that he saw a girl who looked like that back at the train yard. Enraged, Daniel immediately leaves to go back and find her. Ashamed she fired on innocent people, Shannon asks Daniel if she can go with him. She asks Amelia to look after James while they are gone.


• Drawn by the previous gunfire, the train yard group is attacked by walkers. Both Jack and Tom die in the attack. During the attack, the raiders come and kidnap Lynn and Emma. Brad steals Emma's knife and carves out a piece of Lynn's clothing. He leaves both the knife and the piece of cloth behind. Having watched the event from afar, Aleck uses the directional tracker in the walkie-talkies to track Emma and the raider group.


• Floyd and Jessalyn's camp is attacked by walkers. Floyd commands Jessalyn to run back to the railroad tracks. When he becomes overwhelmed by the walkers, he escapes deeper into the woods.


• Daniel and Shannon find Emma's knife at the train yard. Having scouted the raiders hideout, Aleck returns to the train yard. He overhears Daniel calling out for Emma, and tells the pair that he can lead them to her, as she had been captured by a group of men. Polyester runs into the group and asks to follow them.


• Daniel tells Aleck no, that they won't be working with him. Daniel and Shannon leave with Polyester. They head back to the garage to inform Amelia and James of the situation. Shannon asks them if they will help rescue Emma and they all agree to help. The group decides to sleep and come up with a plan in the morning.


• Disappointed by Daniel, Aleck goes to loot a liquor store. He decides to abandon the idea of getting Emma back, hoping that Daniel will be able to get her on his own. Drunk, Aleck makes his way to the thrift store where he and his sister, Gwen, have been staying. Aleck falls dead asleep.

Wednesday, November 6th

• The sun just starting to rise, Floyd runs into Elijah Haywood in the woods. Having met before the outbreak, Eli asks Floyd to join his camp, but Floyd doesn't trust the man. He declines Eli's offer and tries to continue his search for Jessalyn, but is shot in the leg by Eli. Floyd spots Jessalyn off in the distance and is forced to watch Eli and his group capture her. Eli tells Floyd not to follow them.


• Jessalyn confuses Eli's group for Tyler and his raiders. Eli informs her that he is taking her to Haywood, a refugee camp and trading post for survivors. While Jessalyn is acclimated into life at Haywood, Eli informs the mayor of Haywood, Bruce Levi, that he's brought a pregnant woman to the camp. Bruce tells Eli that Jessalyn will be a goldmine for their community.


• Lynn and Emma are brought to the raider hideout located underground in the catacombs of New Orleans. The two girls are placed into cells. Tyler tortures and interrogates Lynn, trying to find out where Jessalyn is. When she won't give her friend up, Tyler knocks the woman out and tells her he's sending her to the arena. Tyler then calls on Beckett "Bex" Everett and a few other raiders for a mission to clear the local shopping mall. Bex convinces Tyler to instead let him guard the new prisoners. The other raiders, led by Ash Williamson, are sent on their mission without Bex.


• Floyd is captured by a group of raiders out on a hunt. They take him back to the hideout.


• Daniel and the others wake up at the auto garage. Amelia is worried about the group's supplies so suggests they go out for a supply run before working out a plan to rescue Emma. Shannon convinces the group to try out a shopping mall close by, but a man named Enrique Ortiz intrudes on the group. After a standoff, Enrique offers to help the group take the mall for a cut in return. The group eventually agrees to the deal and Shannon, Daniel, Amelia, and Enrique leave in Daniel's truck, leaving Polyester to look after James. Daniel reveals he never wanted Enrique to come with them, but wanted to avoid a confrontation in front of James. He kicks Enrique out of the truck on the way to the mall.


• Aleck wakes up and informs Gwen of the events of yesterday. He tells her he wants to save Emma, and the pair drive off.


• One of Haywood's soldiers tries to force himself on Jessalyn who stabs him in retaliation. It is revealed that Haywood is trading women to Tyler and his raiders for supplies. Tyler is using women for breeding stock, hoping to foster a generation of children who follow his ideals obediently. Jessalyn is very important to Levi, as Tyler will be willing to pay extra for her. The man who came on to Jessalyn, Antonio, is killed.


• Lynn is shoved into the arena by Tyler. He sicks walkers on her and demands to know where her friend Jessalyn is. It is revealed that Tyler and Lynn had once been lovers, but that Lynn left Tyler after he started his collection of women. When Lynn won't back down, Tyler promises that he will break her, and sends her back to her cell.


• Having been brought back to the hideout, Floyd is then shoved into the arena by a raider called The Bull. Armed with only a knife, Floyd manages to take down four walkers. This impresses Bull and the other raiders. Floyd is taken back to his cell, where the only female raider, Lauren, gives Floyd a ration of food. He chews her out for being with the raiders, but Lauren tells him she only does it to survive.


• Daniel's group arrives at the mall. Unbeknownst to them, it has already been cleared of walker's by Ash's group. Inside Target, Ash's group attacks Daniel's group. Daniel's group manages to kill two of the raiders and capture Ash, though Shannon is shot during the skirmish.


• Levi announces a town speech for the citizens of Haywood. At the gathering, Jessalyn sees Levi for the first time and realizes he is the father of her eventual child. She goes into shock during the speech and the doctor attempts to calm her down by taking her away from the gathering. Levi orders the doctor to be taken in for leaving during the speech. Levi informs the doctor later that this is because he left during a speech, but the doctor suggests that this is for some other reason. When the man brings up Levi's sordid dealings with the raiders, Levi kills him.


• Isidore "Surge" Orson looks for supplies in the outskirts of Haywood. He enters the community soon after and is met by Haywood's guards. Rob also comes across Haywood.


• Eli arrives at the raider's hideout to discuss the next trade with Tyler. As per usual, Eli asks about his wife, who was one of the women Levi gave to the raiders. Tyler assures him his wife is happy and tells Brad to get the supplies ready for the trade. Eli leaves the hideout, fed up with it all.


• A young girl named Katelyn "Katie" Salem calls out for daddy from within the catacombs. It turns out her father is Tyler, who lost his wife and son in the early days of the apocalypse. He keeps Katie locked away in the hideout, sheltering her from the outside world's horrors and his own twisted schemes. Katie tells Tyler that she misses him and that she wants him to play with her. Tyler is unable to say no.


• A young man comes to Jessalyn and tells her that they should leave Haywood. He tells her that girls have been disappearing and that Haywood isn't safe. The young man attempts to sneak him and Jessalyn out of Haywood, but Jessalyn is caught while the young man gets away. Levi becomes fed up with Jessalyn causing trouble and he reveals to her that he plans on selling her to the raiders. Jessalyn is then held in captivity.


• Eli returns from the trip to the raider's hideout. He enacts a plan to overthrow Levi. With the backing of Haywood's militia, Eli reveals to the community the deal Levi has had with the raiders. Levi shoots Eli in the uproar, and the militia lock Levi into the cells. Eli eventually dies from his wound. Jess is freed and given a crowbar to use on Levi as she sees fit. Tied up to a chair, Levi yells at Jess. He tells her that they will still use her for supplies, even after he is gone. He then tells her to kill him, so his death is not in Haywood's hands. Tired of feeling hatred, Jess tells Levi that she forgives him.


• David Johnson arrives in New Orleans with no one but his small dog companion.


• Defeated, Levi begins to confess to Jess. He tells her that he left her with child because he was unable to cope with the idea of bringing a kid into this new world. He tells Jess that he is sorry and begs her to let him live, for the sake of giving the child a father. Jess tells him she will help him and unties him. Levi hits her and reveals that he was lying. He tells her that there is no way they will let him live, so he may kill what begrudges him: her. After a brief struggle, Jess escapes from Levi, and he is shot and killed by the guards.


• Needing to prepare for the upcoming trade, Tyler leaves Katie. He tells Bull to go ahead and offer Floyd a spot within the raiders. Tyler then meets up with Brad.


• The remains of Haywood decide to take down Tyler and rescue his captured women. They decide to use the upcoming trade to lure Tyler out and kill him. They recruit Rob to help them with the plan.


• The Bull offers Floyd to join the raiders. Wishing to instead kill the raiders, Floyd sees no other choice and joins them.


• Katie sneaks out of her room to find a raider named Harley stealing supplies. He realizes she's seen him so he chases after her. Katie seeks protection from Floyd, who is being shown around by Bull. Floyd sees something familiar in Katie, and In a fit of rage, Floyd attacks the man and breaks his nose. Bull takes Harley to the cells and leaves Katie under Floyd's supervision. He tells them to go to Katie's room and find Lauren.


• Floyd decides to take Katie to go get cleaned up. She lets slip that there is a new girl in the hideout and Floyd becomes desperate to know where this woman is, thinking she might be Jessalyn. Katie tells him that she doesn't know where she is. Floyd decides that Lauren would know where this new woman is, so he and Katie look for her.


• Tyler and Brad meet with Robert Dalton, a member of Haywood's former militia, for the deal. As the deal is done in an unorthodox place and under strange circumstances, Tyler and the raiders are put on guard. Jessalyn learns that Tyler has Lynn captured, so she tells the Haywood men to let her go quietly for now so she can see Lynn. The Haywood men begrudgingly agree and back off on assassinating Tyler, who is overjoyed to have Jess in his hands so easily.


• Daniel and Amelia take their prisoner, Ash, and Shannon to an abandoned building. They interrogate Ash before eventually killing him. They learn of Haywood, and the deal that Haywood has had with the raiders. When Shannon wakes up, they all pick up James and Polyester before heading to Haywood. Enrique and David also find themselves at Haywood.


• Daniel tells Robert what he learned from Ash: that the raider hideout has a back entrance. Robert gives Daniel command of some of his men for the upcoming raid. Enrique and Amelia are put into Daniel's group.


• Shannon is taken to the infirmary, where David tends to her wounds.


• Tyler and Brad bring Jessalyn to the cells. Tyler tells Bex he can go now and to give them some privacy. Guilty over Emma's eventual fate, Bex listens in on the conversation outside. Tyler has Brad move Emma to a deeper part of the cells so they have complete privacy. He shows Jess off to Lynn, who is saddened that Tyler has gotten what he wanted. He tells Lynn that she is wrong about him and he takes Jessalyn away.


• In the deeper part of the cells, one of the raiders decides to take advantage of Emma's position. He sneaks inside and sexually assaults her, but is scared off when Bex arrives to check up on Emma. He apologizes to her and promises her that the man will be punished for what he did. Emma asks Bex to help her escape, but Bex tells her he can't do that and leaves.


• Tyler shows Jess to the woman's quarters. The other women are excited about a new girl, but Jess is put off by it all. Tyler then takes Jess to the arena to explain to her that it his men are the true monsters, not him. He tells her that he needs them to achieve what he wants, but that he must let them have some degree of freedom, and so he lets them have the women from time to time. Jess is not convinced by Tyler's words and is disgusted by him. Brad arrives to tell Tyler about Hex and Harley's actions. Tyler leaves to punish the men and Jess is taken back to the women's quarters.


• The Bull, after locking Harley up, comes across Floyd and Katie. He shows them to where Lauren is. Floyd demands that Lauren take him to the new girl and Lauren is quick to agree. It turns out that she has been unhappy with Tyler's rule for some time. As she sees Floyd as a way of potentially deposing Tyler, she shows him to the women's cells. Katie sneaks away from Bull and follows them. Floyd is initially angered that it is Lynn and not Jess, but when Lynn tells him that Jess is somewhere in the hideout, Floyd attacks Lauren, demanding she tell him where Jess is. Lauren calms Floyd down by telling him that she's on his side. They talk about taking down Tyler, but Katie overhears and becomes upset at the news.


• Tyler enters the cells and sees Katie. He becomes enraged and screams at her, prompting her to run away in fear. Lauren is ordered to go find her.

Thursday, November 7th

• Under the darkness of early morning, Haywood attacks the raider's hideout. Robert leads a group of men to attack the front and distract the raiders while Daniel leads a group into the back. During the battle, Brad confronts Lynn and accuses her of being behind the attack. He accuses her and the women of being the reason why the raiders are in such a bad position and attacks her. As well, Daniel's group manages to rescue Emma from her cell.


• An explosion goes off, opening the gates to the caged walkers in the arena. The explosion was caused by Aleck, who left Gwen safely outside. The explosion rocks the hideout, giving Lynn a chance to escape from Brad. As well, Emma, being led out of the facility by a man named James, comes across Bex and asks him to escape with them. Bex tells them that he can't do that and tells them to hurry outside. They leave Bex, but run into a group of walkers. The man Emma is with is killed and his gun accidentally fires on her in the process. Emma goes unconscious from the pain.


• Lauren finds Katie and takes the girl under her care as they escape the hideout. They run into Bull, who Lauren asks to go with them. His love for Lauren trumping his loyalty for Tyler, Bull leaves with them. As well, Enrique, who veered off from the main raiding party, runs into Aleck after sustaining injuries. Mistaking Aleck for another raider, Enrique kills Aleck before stumbling into the cells.


• Jess manages to escape from her distracted guards, but she returns to Tyler's group of women in order to help them. Unfortunately, the walkers find the women and kill most of them. Floyd finds and saves Jess, then tells her they must leave immediately. Unhappy with leaving Lynn behind, Jess goes with Floyd.


• The battle nearing its conclusion, Lynn finds a blood soaked and weaponless Tyler. She taunts him about his plans falling apart around him and then reveals a wound she sustained in the arena, a walker scratch. Lynn reveals that she is about to turn and attacks Tyler. During the struggle, she completely turns into a walker, but is pulled off of Tyler by Brad. Brad wrestles with a zombified Lynn before killing her. Tyler sees that Brad was bitten by Lynn during the struggle and Brad begs him to cut off his arm. Tyler instead kills Brad.


• Tyler comes across an injured Enrique and demands to know if he is bitten. Enrique manages to tell him that he is not and Tyler decides to help him. He introduces himself to Enrique as 'Tom' and proceeds to pretend that he was one of the prisoners at the hideout. The pair runs into Bex, who decides to go along with the charade. The trio escape the hideout.


• The sun now high in the sky, Floyd and Jess escape the hideout and head into the woods.


• Lauren and Bull escape with Katie into the woods. Not wanting to tell her about her father's sins, they tell the little girl that Tyler died during the battle.


• Emma awakes outside under the care of Riley O'Connor, one of Haywood's militia. He messages to Robert that Daniel's sister, Emma, has been rescued. Robert is angered by this, believing that the objective of killing Tyler was botched by Daniel's priority of saving his sister. Poor Gwen Wyrde becomes lost in the chaos around the catacombs and goes missing.


• Daniel and his remaining men search the hideout for Tyler but come up with nothing. They are forced to leave, the raid only a partial success.

Summary of Season 2

Tuesday, November 26
• Three weeks since the attack on the raider hideout, Bex, Tyler, and Enrique meet with a group from the community of Outpost, situated in the woods. Tyler introduces himself to them as 'Thomas Zuchowski'. The men, Reggie, Luke, and Rudy, tell Tyler's group that they are on probation before they can enter Outpost properly. Enrique worries that these men might be trying to trick them, but Tyler assures him not to worry.


• Reggie's group arrive back at Outpost. A respected member of Outpost, Myriah Bay, informs the trio that there will be an important meeting later. Afterwards, Rudy runs into Matt Shard, a member of Outpost's council. The two of them proceed to have a conversation where Rudy tells Matt that he thinks Reggie will be running Outpost soon enough.


• After conversing with Matt, Rudy leaves to check up on his friend, Elliot. Elliot is deaf and communicates only through sign language. Though he can read lips, it's exhausting for him to do so all of the time. Elliot tells Rudy of his first day on wall duty and how one of the men was unhappy with the idea of working with someone who is deaf. When he further expresses his frustration with hearing people, Rudy decides to talk to Myriah about it later.


• A girl named Hazel Lawrence finds an abandoned hotel and decides to check it out. She finds an old couple inside taking care of a group of undead children. Sickened, she is forced to kill the old couple and their children. She later then cleans up and begins to fix up the hotel. She decides to call it The Pub, and use it as a resting place for other survivors.


• At Outpost's council meeting, Reggie informs the group that a horde of the undead were on their way to Outpost. Reggie asks the council that they halt their construction plans to work on giving Outpost a real fighting force. The other council members are at first hesitant as many of Outpost's citizens were counting on the wall's expansion. Both Matt and Myriah speak up and disagree with Reggie. After further discussion, Reggie eventually convinces the council and they vote in favor of Reggie's plans. Afterwards, Myriah informs the council of what happened with Elliot on the wall and says she wants to start sign language lessons. The other members of the council are unsure about this idea, but Myriah states that Elliot's brother, Richard, will be giving lessons regardless.


• Later, at a town meeting for Outpost, Myriah announces the language lessons and offers anyone to teach any language other than English that they are willing to teach. Reggie then speaks next, informing the crowd of his plans to bolster his scouts. He tells the crowd of the incoming threat and makes an impassioned speech asking for people to sign up for the defence force. Reggie's words get to the crowd and they applaud him.


• Tyler, Bex, and Enrique suffer a walker attack on the cabin they're staying at. They defeat the walkers easily, but Enrique grows further worried. Tyler decides to celebrate their victory with a bottle of wine. Bex is conflicted, having previously been sober for eight years before he became a raider, but he ultimately decides to drink the wine anyway. To assure Enrique things will be fine, Tyler tells the man that they will watch each other's backs, no matter what.

Wednesday, November 27
• Within the last three weeks, the people of Haywood have come to see Daniel as the hero who killed Tyler. He is voted in as the new mayor to replace Levi. Robert, knowing that Daniel did not succeed in killing Tyler, has come to hate Daniel. Trying to drink his troubles away, Robert is confronted by his friend and another of the militia, Anthony. He tells Robert to be patient, that someday he will be the leader and not Daniel.


• A young girl named Valentina Vetrov sneaks into Haywood with the intention of stealing food. She breaks into the home Daniel shares with his sister. Shannon, who is visiting Daniel at the time, and Daniel catch her in the act. She ends up pulling a gun on the pair.


• After spending some time in the infirmary, Emma is told that she has asthma. She leaves and runs into Robert, who walks her back to her house. With their added presence at the household, Valentina is frightened and attempts to run away, but she is stopped by Rob. She is then taken to the infirmary by Rob, Shannon, and Emma.


• Daniel stays behind to talk with Robert, who tells him the young girl must be kicked out as soon as possible. He further lays into him about Haywood's dwindling supplies and increasing population. Daniel tells him that they won't kick out the girl, as then they would be no better than Tyler or Levi. He informs Robert that they have found a potential farm and that he hopes to recruit any potential farmers that may be living there.


• In the infirmary, Valentina pulls a knife on a nurse and stabs her, forcing the doctor, O'Connor, to handcuff the girl to the bedpost and sedate her. Shannon and Emma volunteer to help with the procedure while the nurse is incapacitated.


• Despite Daniel's order to check out the farm in the morning, Robert orders Anthony and a few other men to take the farm. They are ordered to kill whoever is there, those individuals being Ben Haggerton, Jacob "Flynn" Haggerton, and Samuel "Tyler" Haggerton.


• As the militia men approach the farm, it is spotted by Bull and Lauren. They take Katie to the farm, hoping to find shelter there. The Haggerton family fires on the militia men, causing Bull and Katie to run back into the foliage. During the firefight, the farmhouse is set on fire and the Haggerton family manage to escape and set off for parts unknown. One of the militia finds Lauren hiding out at the side of the house and she makes a break for it. Though he only means to scare her, he accidentally shoots Lauren in the leg and she falls down and strikes her head on a rock. Bull and Katie run to her to find that the fall has rendered Lauren unconscious. The fighting is seen by Henry Donnell and Audrey Castle, who were out scouting for Daniel. When Anthony notices them, he kills the surviving militia in order to make it look like he wasn't with them. Henry and Audrey find Lauren, Bull, and Katie and decide to take them back to Haywood.


• After Valentina's ordeal, the doctor begins work on the stabbed nurse. Daniel enters the infirmary and Shannon tells him that things worked out okay. Later, Henry enters the infirmary with Bull, Katie, and the unconscious Lauren. Shannon recognizes Bull as the man who attacked her and James a month ago and she informs everyone that they are raiders. Emma sympathizes with Lauren and she asks that Lauren still be treated. Shannon begrudgingly agrees but tells Daniel that Bull should be locked away, saying that if the people of Haywood discovered who he was, it would be safer for him if he was imprisoned. Katie becomes upset about everyone talking about her dad, Tyler, and they all realize that she is his daughter. Only wanting help for Lauren, Bull agrees to be locked up while Katie runs away.


• Anthony meets with Robert and informs him what happened. After an altercation, Anthony tells Robert that he is finished with him. Later, Audrey confronts Robert about his orders to kill the farmers. Robert threatens her and tells her that he is the only worthy person to be running Haywood. He then proceeds to seek out the imprisoned Bull.


• Matt is frustrated with how the council meeting went the day before. He decides that if he wants any power in Outpost, he must get rid of Reggie. Matt decides to pay Myriah a visit to warn her that Reggie has too much power and that the council is doing little more than going along with Reggie obediently. Myriah reflects on Outpost's past and remembers the time when she was the sole leader. She had never wanted the position, but it had fallen in her lap anyway. After an attempted mutiny that Reggie almost single-handedly thwarted, Myriah made it so that a council would rule Outpost and not just herself. As she has faith in the system, Myriah disagrees with Matt.


• Having been ransacking the city for supplies for most of the day, Reggie and his scouts are planning to start heading back into the forest. Before they do this, Luke's group (containing Bex) encounter a boarded up hotel. They enter what turns out to be The Pub and surprise Hazel, who is happy to provide them a place to stay. Luke informs Reggie over the radio that they don't have to rush out of the city so soon. Unsure if Hazel is a trustworthy individual, Reggie has Rudy's group (containing Enrique, Ben, and Simon) secretly watch the hotel from across the street until Reggie's group (containing Tyler and Phon) arrives.


• A boy named Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the hotel seeking shelter. Unbeknownst to him, he was being tracked by a group of armed men who proceed to surround the hotel. Rudy informs Reggie of these developments, but soon Sylar Macey and Meghan Cordon, two other citizens of Outpost, come over on the radio and tell Reggie that they've been tracking the armed men all day. Unable to make it to the hotel in time, Reggie tells his team that they must leave one of the men alive. During the fight, Simon is shot in the arm and Ben is unfortunately killed. Even though the scouts win the fight, they are saddened with the loss of one of their own.


• Reggie interrogates the man they captured and asks him where the rest of his gang live. Reggie promises the man they they will let him live if he gives up this info. The man gives up their location, but is promptly shot in the head and killed by Tyler. As Reggie was going to keep his word to spare the man's life, he is furious. Tyler is defiant and tells Reggie that they couldn't let the man live. He tells Reggie that men like him were evil. Tyler then breaks down into sobs and informs the group that it was men like him that took his daughter away. Reggie forgives Tyler for the transgression and informs the group that this gang is now a potential threat to Outpost and must be dealt with accordingly.


• As Meghan was critically hurt in the battle, Sylar brings her into the hotel on the verge of tears. Sylar is told that they have no doctors within the scouts, but Reggie has Phon look after Meghan as he's the best they have. Enrique then asks Reggie if he can assist in training the scouts as he has a military background, but he warns he may have to treat the men roughly. Reggie is fine with this and agrees.


• Daniel holds a town meeting for Haywood, where he informs everyone that they shorten the current rations, leaving the community in poor spirits. Shannon catches Daniel after the meeting and offers to hang out with him in the evening after the crazy day they've had. Daniel agrees.


• Emma finds Katie and helps comfort the girl. Emma agrees to take her to see Bull, who they find being interrogated by Robert. Robert demands of Bull to tell him where Tyler is. Bull and Katie tell the man that Tyler is dead, but Robert refuses to believe that. He leaves with the two girls and asks a guard to move Bull to a more secure location


• Emma then takes Katie to her home where she puts the girl to bed. Shannon and Daniel arrive home soon after with supplies. As Daniel puts the supplies away in the kitchen, Shannon waits in the living room. Emma soon joins her and the pair talk about the past and what they miss the most. Katie wakes up and joins the pair. When Daniel finishes in the kitchen, Emma and Katie leave to go to bed and there is a knock at the door. Daniel opens it to find a distraught Audrey who informs Daniel of Robert's warning to her earlier. She tells him of the attack on the farm and that Robert believes Tyler is still alive. Daniel tells Audrey to lay low and that he will eventually figure things out. Daniel then returns to Shannon, who asks him what his conversation was about. Daniel lies and tells Shannon that it was nothing. The pair then proceed to have an evening of card games.


• After burying Ben, removing the corpses from the street, and eating a meal, the scouts have a moment of silence for their fallen friend. Reggie tells the group that no matter what Outpost's council thinks, they will begin to bolster their forces and enact a plan to wipe out the art museum gang. Afterwards, Luke suggests to Reggie that they take Nicolas back to outpost and establish Hazel's Pub as a new Outpost. Reggie agrees.


• Finding Sylar, Reggie informs him that Meghan should be fine, but that she will be bedridden for a few days. Reggie says Sylar is welcome to stay, but that the scouts have to leave in the morning no matter what. He then offers Sylar a position amongst the scouts, who tells Reggie that he needs the night to think on it.

Thursday, November 28

• In the morning, Reggie and his scouts awake to a breakfast cooked by Hazel. Reggie asks Sylar once again about joining the scouts and this time the man agrees.


• Myriah's language classes begin, but she finds that attendance is sadly underwhelming.


• In the woods, Floyd finds a potential abandoned house for him and Jess to stay. Jess attempts to treat Floyd's hand, but he becomes distant, not wanting to grow close to anyone, even her. When they enter the house, Jess starts to believe that Floyd means to abandon her there. Distraught, she confronts him about it. Floyd grows upset that she would think he's no better than people like Levi. He grabs her by the wrist and drags her into a baby's room, having found it earlier drenched in blood. To a soon-to-mother like Jess, Floyd intends for the sight to be horrific. Jess grows further upset and leaves him to go to bed.


• Feeling bad about his actions, Floyd decides to clean up the baby room covered in blood. Afterwards, he tells Jess that he is sorry. Jess gets up, prompting the pair to open up to each other and talk about their pasts and their personal demons. They then share an intimate kiss, but they are soon interrupted by someone at the front door. Floyd confronts the man, who tells them that he's being chased by a walker. Floyd leaves to deal with the walker but finds a revolver pointed at his face when he returns. After an altercation, Floyd kills the man, but he is left wounded. Floyd then leads Jess in removing the bullet and treating his wound. The pair then fall asleep together.

Friday, November 29
• A man named Abram Chamberlin comes across the house that Floyd and Jess are staying in. The pair awake to the man's knocking and are wary of his presence. Floyd asks the man what he wants and Abram responds that he was only looking for a place to stay the night. After he sees the state of the pair, Abram offers to share with them his food and medical supplies. Floyd begrudgingly agrees for the man to stay, but ends up falling unconscious from his wounds.


• Abram and Jess tend to Floyd and put him to bed. Jess then cooks Abram a meal and they spend the day conversing. Eventually, Floyd wakes up and is still obviously wary of Abram. In retaliation, Abram assures the pair that he's willing to help them out. Jess soon leaves to go to bed and Floyd asks Abram where he came from and how long he expects to stay. Abram reiterates that he's willing to stay and help out as long as they want. He says that with Floyd in his condition, it would be an asset to have him around. Abram then expresses doubt that Floyd is the father of Jess' child and reveals to Floyd that he's seen Jess before. He had been monitoring the catacombs, witnessing the girls being taken there and eventually the attack that had taken place there. Floyd becomes irritated with Abram and tells him he can only stay the night before going to bed himself. During the night, Jess enters Floyd's room and sleeps next to him.

Saturday, November 30
• Floyd and Jess awaken and begin to have breakfast. Jess asks Floyd about names for her baby, but she is interrupted by Abram. Abram gives Floyd a pistol as a gift and tells Floyd he will be leaving like he asked, though Floyd rejects the pistol and leaves it on the counter. Jess becomes concerned and asks Abram for a moment alone with Floyd. Jess then tells Floyd that she is worried about his condition and that she thinks that Abram should stay at least until Floyd is fully healed. Floyd tells Jess to tell Abram that herself before leaving the room. Jess is disappointed with Floyd's mood, but she informs Abram that he can stay.


• Robert visits Bull's cell and begins his interrogation anew. He asks again where Tyler is hiding and Bull can only tell Robert that he does not know. In response, Robert takes a crowbar and breaks Bull's left leg. Robert tells Bull that he knows Tyler is alive and that they can use his daughter against him now that Bull has delivered her to them. He then tells Bull that he believes him when he says he doesn't know where Tyler is. Despite this, Robert proceeds to kill Bull anyway.


• Shanelle "Shan" Horner and Ryder Answell are found by one of Haywood's scouting groups. Because of the condition of her lungs, Shan is unable to live without a steady supply of oxygen. The leader of the scouting party, Eric, tells the pair that they should come with him back to Haywood, where they have a doctor.


• No longer wanting to be associated with Robert, Anthony gives Rob a note that states Robert's true intentions to murder Bull/Lauren and to turn the town against Daniel. Rob then passes the note on to Audrey, who passes it on to Daniel. Furious, Daniel goes to find Anthony.


• Jess wanders the house for a while. The pistol Floyd left on the counter eventually catches her eye. She decides to take the gun with her into the woods while she washes the clothing. Floyd follows Jess and berates her for going out alone and bringing a gun she didn't know how to use. Floyd then grabs Jess by the arm and drags her back to the house. Jess becomes angry with Floyd and tells him off for treating her like a helpless child. Floyd begins to feel guilty for his actions and tells Jess that he is sorry and that he is trying to change. Floyd leaves the house to clear his head and tells Abram to look after Jess while he's out.


• Jess approaches Abram and asks him for advice about men. She confides in him that she may be falling in love with Floyd, but that she doesn't understand how he thinks. Abram assures her that despite their bumpy relationship, he believes things will work out between them.


• Daniel confronts Anthony and demands to know where Robert is and where he's keeping Bull. Anthony tells Daniel that killing Robert outside of Haywood would only lead the community to being suspicious of Daniel. Anthony tells Daniel to forget saving the raider and instead take down Robert within Haywood. If Daniel tells everyone of what Robert plans to do and the community sees what goes down, then they will trust Daniel.


• Rob finds Katie picking flowers outside Haywood's wall for Emma. Rob tells her that it's dangerous to do that and Katie begins to cry. Rob tells Katie that they can pick flowers together and give them to Emma. Later, when they present the flowers to Emma, Rob whispers in Emma's ear that she must hide Katie for a while and that Robert will be looking for her when he arrives. Rob then leaves to join Daniel's soldiers.


• Daniel gathers together the people of Haywood and begins to inform them of Robert's treacheries. He also informs them that unlike they were led to believe, Tyler was not confirmed dead during the raid on the catacombs. The people of Haywood become angry at Daniel for this but Eric speaks up and defends Daniel, telling Haywood that Daniel is ready to die for them if he has to. Daniel tells the community that even if they don't want him to lead any longer, that he wishes for them to allow him to fight for them. With that, Daniel prepares his soldiers for Robert's return.


• In Haywood's infirmary, Lauren awakens in a dizzy state. She asks where Bull and Katie are, but O'Connor quickly puts Lauren in a wheelchair and tells her that the citizens are taking shelter. O'Connor hands her off to Rob and asks Eric to bring Shan and Ryder to the shelter as well. After O'Connor grabs the last remaining oxygen tank for the girl, he informs Daniel that he'd rather be fighting alongside him than hiding away.


• Tipped off by one of his men working undercover, Robert prepares for his fight with Daniel. With a rousing speech, Robert leads his men toward Haywood.


• As they talk, Abram spots a herd of walkers descending on the house. Deciding that they would be unable to hold the house on their own, Abram tells Jess that they must hurry and run. Jess tells Abram that she won't leave with Floyd and suggests that Abram lead the walkers away with his vehicle. She tells him to go find Floyd and that she'll be fine inside the house. Abram refuses this idea and tells Jess that they should leave together and search for Floyd. Jess agrees and the pair pile into Abram's truck.


• As Robert's group approaches the gates, Daniel's group stands nervously waiting. Eagerly, Eric takes the first shot, firing on Robert's vehicle, signalling Robert to order his men to fire. Both groups then fire on each other heavily and Rob ends up shot. Daniel sees Amelia become exposed and he risks himself to pull her out of danger. A grenade Daniel throws then destroys Robert's vehicle, though the man himself manages to escape the blast. Robert then has his men ram the gates, allowing them to invade Haywood. Using the cover his men provides, Robert escapes further into Haywood, only to be stopped dead in his tracks by Henry. Before Henry can pull the trigger, he is shot and killed by Eric, who was working for Robert all along. Audrey and Daniel then run into the alley. Overcome with grief, Audrey can't pull the trigger on Eric and Daniel is forced to tackle the man to the ground. During the altercation, Daniel manages to kill Eric.


• Robert charges Daniel and a fight ensues. The two berate each other as they fight, Robert eventually taking the upper hand. Before Robert can deliver the killing blow, he is shot in the abdomen. As he turns to see who shot him, Robert finds Emma holding a gun standing beside a grieving Audrey. A moment passes and Emma fire again, killing Robert for good.


• In the chaos that follows, walkers descend on Haywood. Katie finds herself unable to hide and so go looks for Emma, but she is shot in the crossfire. The walkers then proceed to overwhelm the remaining Haywood militia and they are forced to flee from the gates, allowing the walker horde to enter into Haywood.


• Daniel's group (Consisting of Audrey, Emma, Riley, and the hurt pair of Katie/Rob) hold out in Daniel's office. From a window, Daniel spots Anthony attempting to close Haywood's gates so fewer walkers will get through. Daniel creates a distraction for Anthony using gunshots and a molotov cocktail before going to the gate himself to help push it closed.


• The apartment building where Haywood's civilians are hiding comes under siege by the walkers that wandered into the town. Trapped inside, Shannon attempts to bring James and Polyester to safety on the third floor, but Polyester ends up grabbed by a walker from behind and is bitten. Shannon and James make it to the third floor safely, where the remaining survivors are holding out. Under the direction of doctor David, Shannon and the other civilians start barricading the stairwell with furniture.


• Anthony decides that the best course of action is to burn the building and take out the walkers inside. In an attempt to save the remaining survivors, Daniel climbs up on to the third floor using the fire escape from the adjacent building. He manages to make a bridge out of the fire escape's ladder for the survivors to escape across. Daniel then tells everyone inside the plan to burn down the building and assists them in blocking off the stairwell. David ends up slipping and falling down the stairs where he is trapped and killed. After the others escape into the adjacent building, Daniel ushers them into his office where the others are hiding out.


• With the help of propane tanks, Anthony sets off an explosion to burn down the building. His satisfaction is short-lived as he remembers that the gate must be fully closed up. Daniel, with Emma and Riley, leave the others to assist Anthony. They manage to use Daniel's truck to block the gate, but the group is concerned they won't have enough ammo to take out the remaining stragglers inside.


• Anthony takes Surge and the pair head away from Haywood and attempt to draw the surrounding walkers away. As they leave, Daniel rallies Emma and Riley to pick off the stragglers and patch up the remaining holes. The group come out successful.


• As they drive, Jess spots a smoke trail off in the distance. Jess believes it may be a signal from Floyd, so she urges Abram to head in that direction. Abram believes that Floyd would not be so thick to broadcast his position like that, but decides to appease Jess anyway.


• Daniel gathers everyone back into the office to wait for Anthony and Surge, but leaves soon after in frustration. Riley follows him later to find Daniel drinking. Daniel speaks to Riley, expressing his sorrow of the lives lost that day his worries over who Emma will become in this new world. Later, the pair begin to move everyone to Daniel's house so that they can rest.


• At the house, Riley tells Lauren about the death of Bull and the woman breaks down, crying. Shannon brings her to the living room alone to calm her down, but Lauren lashes out and grabs Shannon by the collar. She tells Shannon that it is her and the people of Haywood's fault that Bull died. Lauren also tells her that the death of the women imprisoned by Tyler is on their hands. Shaken by this, Shannon tells Riley that they need to keep an eye on Lauren at all times.


• Abram and Jess arrive at their destination, which turns out to be Haywood. Daniel meets the pair and it turns out that Abram was once a part of Daniel's unit in the army. Jess asks Daniel if Floyd has showed up, but Daniel tells her that he hasn't met anyone named Floyd. Jess becomes distraught and says that they can't abandon the search for Floyd. Having respect for Abram, Daniel tells Jess that they will help her find Floyd however they can. Jess is relieved and asks if she can rest. Emma brings her inside the house.


• Shannon has a meeting with Daniel, Emma, and Amelia. She explains to them that they can't protect Haywood with their few remaining numbers. With a group of mostly children and injured, Shannon explains that they must leave some people behind if they wish to have a surviving chance.


• Anthony and Surge become surrounded by walkers. Things start going badly for the pair, forcing Anthony to take drastic action. While Surge isn't looking, Anthony stabs him, ending his life. As the dead feast on Surge's body, Anthony manages to escape.


• Lauren awakes during the night to Katie tugging at her arm. She is forced to inform the girl that Bull has died, and Katie has a tantrum as a result. She runs out of the house in anger and Lauren is unable to chase after her in her condition. Emma eventually finds Katie and calms the younger girl down.


• After spending the day evading the dead, Floyd finally returns to the house after night falls to find Jess and Abram gone. He finds Abram's truck missing and comes to the conclusion that they left alive. Floyd begins to believe that they aren't going to come back for him after his fight with Jess in the morning and he prepares to leave. Back in the forest, Floyd ends up falling over a ridge and knocking himself unconscious.

Sunday, December 1st
• Turisa Saunders, a police officer previously stationed in Chicago, travels to New Orleans in order to reconnect with her family.


• Floyd is found unconscious by Hank Galey and DeSean Moore, who decide to bring him back to their camp to heal him. At the camp, Jennifer Smith, Heather Quinn, and Seth Nguyen wait for them to return. Heather laments over her failed relationship with Hank.


• Hank and DeSean arrive at the camp and bring Floyd to their nurse, Aaliyah Rivera, who proceeds to take a look at him. Also a medical worker, Heather looks over Floyd as well. The pair discuss how they should treat him. During this, a woman named Imogen Woods arrives back at the camp after doing a perimeter patrol and questions the group about where they found Floyd. The group argue momentarily, most thinking that Hank or DeSean were the ones to injure Floyd, but the pair explain that they only found him in the woods and that they wanted to help him. Aiden O'Dara, the group's cook, asks them what they plan on doing once Floyd wakes up. Hank argues that Floyd should stay, believing that Floyd would die out on his own.


• Alex Clark returns to Outpost after being out on a scouting mission and heads to the dining hall, where he strikes up a conversation with Sylar.


• Rumours spread about Matt's dissatisfaction with the council, perking the interest of Tyler. Wanting to better integrate himself in the community, Tyler joins up for the sign language classes and chats up Matt about the state of Outpost. Rudy gets in on the conversation and they discuss that Reggie and Myriah are dividing Outpost in two. After class is over, Tyler talks to all of the students and argues that Outpost's leaders aren't leading the community right. He brings up the discrimination against Elliot and the dissatisfaction of the citizens. Matt then explains to the group that he believes Reggie was behind the mutiny attempt a month ago and that Reggie foiled it in order to gain easy admiration. The group decides to find evidence of these claims by sneaking into Reggie's cabin during the night.


• Enrique begins to train the new scout recruits, but his harsh demeanor begins to rub people the wrong way. Reggie pulls Sylar aside to send him on a scouting mission to spy on the art museum gang. Sylar agrees to the mission, but tells Reggie that he doesn't trust "Thomas". He asks that Thomas go on the mission as well to get him out of the way, but Reggie says it would be better to keep Thomas close so he can keep an eye on him. Afterwards, Reggie approaches Enrique and they discuss needing the new scouts ready in a week for the attack on the art museum.


• At The Pub, Meghan and Hazel are playing board games to pass the time, but are interrupted by Cody "Doc" Heiler, who asks them if he could take shelter with them. They agree and Cody joins the pair for dinner, where they discuss their past and where they came from.


• With Reggie out on a night mission with the scouts, Thomas leads the group in breaking into his cabin. They find a journal written by Reggie, but one of the group, Samantha Baxter, is caught. Afterwards, Rudy reveals to Tyler that his name Rudy is just a nickname, but he continues to keep his real name a secret.

Monday, December 2nd
• In the morning, a hungover Bex is awoken by Tyler. They head to meet Matt and Enrique. Tyler reveals to Bex that he has a plan set in motion to gain favor amongst the people of Outpost so that he can coax the scouts into attacking Haywood. When they later meet Matt and Enrique, it is revealed that Enrique forged parts of the journal found last night in order to blame the mutiny on Reggie.


• Myriah and a few of the council members question Samantha about what she was doing last night. While there was no rule against going out, it wasn't something anyone normally did. When Samantha answers their questions nervously, Myriah becomes nervous and decides to have Samantha tag along with her while she does errands.


• Reggie, out on a scouting mission with Jerry, Lucas, Alex, and Aoife Madra, encounters a man, Nelson Jenkins, in a crashed vehicle. The group rescue the man, though Alex makes mistakes and almost gets himself killed. Reggie is unimpressed and asks Alex to talk to him back at Outpost.


• Under orders from Tyler, Enrique sneaks into Myriah's cabin and murders Samantha. When Myriah almost spots him, he knocks her out and flees the scene.


• Reggie returns to Outpost with an unconscious Nelson. The man is brought to the nursing station and Reggie pulls Alex aside to tell him that he can't be a part of the scouts any longer. They are interrupted by a freaked out Isaac, who informs Reggie to see the council immediately. The pair leave Alex with Nelson, who soon wakes up and strikes up a conversation with Alex.

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Myriah - Outpost - Council Members

When she had heard that someone had been sneaking around last night, Myriah was sure it was little more than a case of paranoia. Ever since the mutiny, leaving the cabins and tents at night had become taboo. People were just afraid of what others might think-- what others might do. Despite this, it was still never a rule and Myriah herself had no issue with people going out at night. She probably should have been the most wary, considering it was her life that had been in danger, but that didn't seem to matter to anyone.

She walked into the office expecting Samantha to explain that this was all a misunderstanding and that all she was doing last night was going out for a walk. Unfortunately for the girl, she was a nervous wreck. She couldn't look either Rhonda or Myriah in the eye and stumbled over her explanations. Even after they explained to Samantha that she hadn't actually been caught breaking any rules, she still acted as if there was something she was hiding. After a brief discussion with Rhonda and a few of the other council members, they decided there was nothing they could do beyond possibly keep an eye on Samantha. For all they knew she had been simply sneaking out to meet with a boy.

"Is everything all right in your cabin, Samantha?" Myriah asked when they were out of the office.

Samantha looked puzzled before shaking her head. "No, why would there be?"

Myriah let out a small sigh and adjusted her glasses. Her eyes studied Samantha, looking for some sort of sign. She found herself worrying about the girl now. "Do you maybe want to stay in my cabin for the night?"

Slowly, Samantha nodded. "Sure."

Myriah smiled and placed a hand on Samantha's back, ushering her forward. "Then how about you and I hang out for the day? I have to some errands." Although Samantha looked nervous about it, she went along with Myriah. Perhaps if the day went well, Myriah figured she could get to the bottom of all this.

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Bex - Outpost - Matt/Enrique

For Bex, it had been a difficult task getting up this morning. His head rocked with pain after having spent the night drinking. Although alcohol was scarce in Outpost and Reggie was intolerant of it being consumed by his scouts, some of the scouts who managed to procure themselves a stash anyway had been nice enough to share some of it with Bex. With Reggie and most of the scouts out on a night mission, it had been a night of unwinding and letting off stress for the rest of them. For Bex, it had been a bit more than that; It was hard for him to stop drinking once he started and the night had ended in a bleary daze.

He almost died in the morning when Tyler awoke him (Or at least it felt that way). The man had a serious look set onto his brow and he was curt in telling Bex to head to the administrative building. Whatever Tyler needed him for, Bex knew he couldn't blow it off as a hangover was a shameful excuse. Sluggishly, Bex dressed himself and left the cabin in a hurry. Tyler was waiting for him at the entrance to the administrative building where he then led the way inside.

"There's a plan set in motion," Tyler said as they walked. "One that'll help me gain some favor around here."

Bex stopped in his tracks and Tyler gave him an annoyed look. "What kind of plan?" Bex asked, warily.

Tyler shook his head. "I had Enrique plant something that will mean bad things for our friend Reggie. He has a lot of influence around here, so naturally he needs to be taken down a peg." Tyler stared, waiting for Bex to say something, but Bex had no idea what to say. This was really sudden. He had thought Tyler had changed, but here he was making dirty plans. Bex's head hurt way too much to process this.

"Why do we need to gain favor?" he finally asked.

Tyler stepped forward, getting close to Bex. His eyes stared him down and it took a large effort for Bex to focus. "I need to get my daughter back. Those Haywood monsters have her. They raided us and took my daughter away. They probably have the vile Lauren with them as well." Bex felt his stomach flip at the mention of Lauren. Or maybe that was the hangover. He finally gave in and rubbed at his sore head.

"And you want the scouts to lead an attack," Bex said. "I guess Reggie is already aiming to take down that one gang, so attacking another gang isn't all that different..."

Tyler smiled at this. "Yes. I'm glad you understand. All I'm doing is ensuring we get to my daughter as fast as possible." Tyler then turned around, leading Bex further into the building. They soon entered a room that looked like it had been turned into a makeshift classroom. Desks and tables of different shapes were littered about the room and a whiteboard had been put up in front of them. This must have been one of the language classes.

In the room stood a man who seemed to have been waiting for them. Tyler introduced Bex to him and Bex learned that the man was named Matt. He was in on all of this, it seemed. In a few minutes, Enrique arrived, prompting Tyler to start whatever this all was. Bex tried to avoid wincing in pain while Tyler talked.

"Rudy has the book for now, but I doubt he'll notice anything off with it. Very good work with that, Enrique." He gave the man a nod before continuing. "As for Samantha, I believe she was caught last night, though she had been courteous enough to lead whoever found her away from us. This is probably for the best, because, well..." Tyler now gave Bex a pointed look. "I think she'll be the one. All right, Enrique?" Bex looked confusedly from Tyler to Enrique. He felt like there was something he was missing here.

"I don't care how it's done, because it doesn't really matter in the end."

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Antagonist said

Well, I think it's fine, so I'll go ahead and accept it.

Now in terms of where your character can start out, it's really up to you. There's three main groups of characters at the moment: Haywood, Outpost, and The Pub (which despite the name is a hotel). There's also a fourth group at the moment but they're a bit full right now. Of course, you can always start off alone and later meet up with whomever.

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Reggie - Outpost - Enrique

"I give that gang a week before they attack the hotel. Soon after that, they'll be coming after Outpost." There was no doubt in Reggie's mind that the Art Museum gang would retaliate. Men like them, they didn't take attacks on their own lightly. Reggie had to admit they were a lot like him, in that regard. "We need to strike first."

Reggie turned back around and scrutinized the new cigarette Enrique had pulled out. "And beyond that, we have a horde of biters coming our way in just a few weeks after that. We need to live through this hardship to fight in the next, do you understand? I'm counting on you to pull this off. I'll make sure you and your friends are well respected around here if you do."

Satisfied, Reggie turned to leave. He passed by Thomas who gave him a smile and a nod. Reggie gave him a nod in return and continued on his way. Behind him, he could hear Thomas speak to Enrique, "Hey, can we talk? I just..." And then Reggie was out of earshot.

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Rudy - Outpost/Night Raid

'Go,' Thomas signed, stepping away from the cabin door. Samantha nodded and began working at the lock with a nail file. Rudy hunched next to the wall in an attempt to hide himself, even though the people on the wall would probably spot them no matter how invisible he made himself. Hopefully the watchers would be focused looking outward for a few minutes, at least.

George moved to Samantha's side and asked, "Are you sure you know what you're doing?"

"She needs to concentrate," Thomas said a bit harshly. "And don't talk." Looking embarrassed, George stepped away and Samantha continued as if she hadn't heard anything.

It was only the four of them searching the cabin, though Samantha had volunteered to stand watch directly outside the house. The other students were tasked with watching the surrounding perimeter for anyone walking by, but that was unlikely as it was frowned upon for anyone to be wandering about at night if they didn't have a job to do. Still, it was nice to have that extra security.

Samantha grunted excitedly and threw open the door. She dramatically bowed and gestured inside, making Rudy smile. Thomas then nodded and led the way inside, leaving Samantha to shut the door behind them.

Inside, Rudy paused to look over the interior. Even in the dim light from George's flashlight, Rudy could see that the cabin was rather sparse of personal effects. Not that it was easy to get a hold of decorative statues or whatever kind of shit people were into, but it was common for the scouts to pick up items that had no real use nowadays. Rudy himself had nabbed a couple of posters for his own cabin and a couple of video games that would probably never be played again. Still, Reggie's cabin contained nothing like that. In the low shelf beside the bed sat a couple of books that Thomas was quickly pouring over. On the desk was only a couple of pencils and some paper. It was all so sparse and so utterly like Reggie.

"You sure Reggie won't be back soon?" George whispered into Rudy's ear, having apparently forgotten the plan to not talk for a second time. Rudy ignored him for a moment to pour over the papers on the desk. They were covered in rather ineligible words and large parts of them were scratched out. Rudy's heart skipped a beat in dread at the idea of having possibly found evidence, but he soon realized that the papers simply detailed a schedule for the scouts. Like Rudy had known, Reggie had tonight scheduled as clean up for the surrounding forest.

"I'm sure," Rudy finally replied. "Reggie doesn't like sending any of the scouts out at night without him." George nodded and began looking over the papers himself, though Rudy could see the unease in the guy's brow.

Thomas then waved them over and pointed at a book in his hands. 'Found something,' he signed and handed the book over to Rudy. Licking at his lips, Rudy opened the book to the first page, but found only a blank page. George then joined him and hovered over his shoulder as he began to flip through the pages. November 6th one page finally said, almost making Rudy laugh to himself. It was a fucking journal.

Rudy quickly closed the book and handed it back to Thomas, who nodded and pointed back outside. Opening the door, the trio were surprised to find Samantha missing. George raised a hand to call out, but Thomas punched him in the shoulder before he could make a sound. Go, he signed, and nodded toward the administrative building. They had to contact Matt straight away. That had been the plan, after all. Rudy was concerned about Samantha, but they would have heard something if she had been caught, right?

There was no time to think on it, as Thomas was already sprinting away.

***

In the administrative building, George grabbed Rudy by the arm to stop him. "What are we doing?" he asked, clearly panicked. "What about Sam? And-And that journal... Reggie's going to know it's missing." Rudy blinked and turned toward Thomas, who only started back. It seemed George couldn't stand the silence as he soon added a voice-cracking "Well?".

Thomas shook his head. "I don't know where Sam is, but that doesn't matter right now. We found something in there, at least. And it wasn't like we could sit there and read the whole thing. We had to take it."

"He's right," Rudy said. "Fuck, come on, George. You need to cool it. If Sam was caught they wouldn't have left the fucking cabin she was guarding alone. Don't be an idiot."

It took a second for George to register what they had said, apparently, as there was a delay before his face turned crimson. "I'm going to look for her," he said, his voice indignant. He let go of Rudy's arm and left, practically stomping.

"Whatever," Rudy muttered, continuing ahead. Storming off in the dead of night was only going to make them getting caught more likely, but there was nothing they could do short of tying George up, but who knows what he would have done then. The last thing they needed was for someone to rat them out.

As Rudy opened up the journal to read it as he walked, Thomas caught up to him. "Kind of funny if you ask me," he said.

Distracted by the book, Rudy took a moment to respond. He was flipping through the pages to find the date of the mutiny. "What?"

"Has anyone told you you're kind of rude, Rudy?"

"... Oh, fuck off."

"I mean-"

Rudy shook his head and chuckled. "It's a nickname. Myriah thought it was funny." November 7th... November 12th... October 23rd? Strangely, the entries in the journal seemed to be mixed up, and some of them appeared to be written with much different writing implements.

"So, Rudy's not your real name?" Thomas asked, his brow raising. "What is it, then?"

While the disorganized dating wasn't out of the question for most journals, it seemed a really odd thing for Reggie of all people to be doing. "I don't really give it out nowadays. You could buy me dinner first, at least." Rudy looked toward Thomas with a smirk. The man only shook his head in response, but Rudy saw the slight amusement in his eyes.

They reached the office and found it unlocked like Matt had promised. They went to one of the unused cubby holes that had once upon a time been reserved for camp counselors, but now were being used by the council members. Rudy and Thomas were to leave a note of their success and leaving it in Matt's cubby would only lead to issues if someone else happened to pick it up for whatever reason. "I should hold on to the book for tonight," Thomas said as Rudy was placing the note.

"Why?" Rudy asked, stepping away from the cubbies.

"I'm new here, so I have less to lose, I think."

"I don't think so, dude. I have friends around here who can vouch for me. You? Not so much." Rudy crossed his arms and watched as Thomas seemed to think it over. He looked away momentarily and Rudy was worried he was going to argue. "I mean it, I'd be fine, really."

"... Hm. Okay. You're right." Thomas smiled and Rudy found himself smiling back. At least someone listened to reason, unlike Thomas' moron friend, Enrique.

"I'll get this to my cabin. I got a good hiding place in mind... Under a few magazines I picked up out scouting. No one in my cabin would dare touch those." Thomas looked at him in confusion and Rudy laughed. "Never mind."

"Sure. Thanks, Peter." Thomas smirked.

Peter? Fuck, that was way off. "Was that a guess?"

"Did I get it?"

"Hell no. Now you only get two more guesses."

"Fine with me."

It wasn't long after that the two went their separate ways for the night.

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Lauren - Haywood - Katie

It had gotten late, somehow. Lauren had evidently fallen asleep after her altercation with that girl. She didn't remember much of the last few hours, though she was relieved her dreams had been quiet. She knew- she just knew- that Bull would find himself into her dreams sooner or later. His big stupid hairy grin would be plastered on his face and he take her into his big stupid hairy arms. The thought alone made her want to throw up.

But it also made her angry.

She had awoken to an empty living room with Katie at her side. The little girl was nudging her, looking excited despite the day's gruesome events. Despite all odds, Katie was such a strong girl. Tyler at least did something right raising her. When the little girl mentioned Bull, a lump formed in Lauren's throat. She found herself unable to swallow and her body wracked with pain all over again. She was going to have to tell Katie all over again that someone close to her had died and Lauren didn't even have Bull to help this time.

"Katie... Katie." Lauren reached out and gently took Katie's hands. She rubbed at them softly in attempt to calm the girl down. "This place is dangerous. These people aren't good people. I-I..." She found herself choking up. This was beyond difficult; It was something Lauren had never experience before. Not even with her parents, who she believed were long gone at this point. They had been getting old as of late, having given birth to Lauren late in life after choosing to go without children for many years. Then her father had been diagnosed with cancer only a few years ago and his life had been steadily draining away ever since. Lauren had been prepared for the death of her father and, to a lesser extent, her mother.

But Bull... She hadn't been prepared for that. She loved that man... Had loved that man. More than anyone else she had ever been with. Bull hadn't always been the greatest, but he had been hers.

"Bull is dead, Katie. These people killed him... It's just us now." The words were blunt, she knew, but Lauren couldn't think of another way to put it. She wanted to cry and bawl all over again, but she couldn't afford to. She needed to be angry, not sad. She needed to take Katie far far away from these people. Maybe take her away from the living entirely while she was at it.

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Roran Hawkins said
Another question; The people listed in the 'Outpost' info slider, are those all NPC's? What might do I have over them as in, killing them, letting them suffer injuries, ...? I'm just going to take it easy with my first post since I don't want to blow it, but this might be handy for later. (much later actually)I'll just have my character return from a scouting mission with some NPC scouts listed. Just spam me if I did anything wrong. Also spam me if it's not normal for my character to be a scout.

That's actually a really good question. The characters under the location names are just every character at that location, both PCs and NPCs alike. I'll start marking down PCs and important NPCs with *s by their names in that slider.

As for what control you have over them, if they don't have a * then you have full control over them if you need them for a specific reason, just don't start getting them killed off rapidly. They have minor blurbs about them in the NPC info post but most of them are rather blank so don't worry about making them OOC.

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Rudy - Outpost - Matt

The room was in silence as the students processed what Matt had said. They had all listened in rapt attention but now were left in confusion. Rudy turned to Elliot and asked, "Did you get all that?" Elliot confirmed that he did and stepped forward to sign toward Matt. 'If this is true, all Reggie has done is manipulate us.'

Samantha then stepped forward and placed a palm on the desk in front of Matt. She looked at everyone in turn, a determined gleam set into her eyes. "I'm in," she said. "I've never trusted that man anyway."

"We need to find out the truth," Thomas said, stepping forward as well.

The other students began to crowd around Matt's desk to give their confirmation. Soon, only Rudy was standing outside the circle. The group looked at him expectantly and he shook his head in frustration. "Fuck, guys. What if Matt's wrong about this?"

"What if he's right?" Thomas replied. "All we're going to do is sneak into his cabin."

Rudy rolled his eyes. If they were caught, Rudy had no idea what Reggie would do. Innocent or not, the man would likely dispense his personal brand of justice before the council even caught wind of it. Then the council... fuck, Myriah would be so disappointed. "I just..."

Elliot shook his head and waved Rudy over. 'Don't make do this by myself,' he signed. He looked at Rudy with pleading eyes. They were friends and Rudy was abandoning him, those eyes seemed to say. Rudy hardly thought he was abandoning anyone, but it concerned him that Elliot was counting on him for this. It seemed to him that Elliot was only doing this because he was angry with the community and it was motivation like that which tended to lead to trouble. Still... Rudy couldn't stand by and do nothing at all. "Fuck, fine. Whatever." Rudy stepped forward to join the circle and Elliot flashed him a smile.

Thomas then spoke up. "Good. Then we're all agreed." He gave Matt a nod before continuing. "Rudy and I are aware of Reggie's schedule, but I think Rudy can give a better idea of Reggie's habits... All we need is about fifteen minutes to get in and search the cabin. I'd like to say we could do it in less, but I have never done something like this before and I doubt any of you have either."

Everyone nodded but Samantha, who began to awkwardly look off to the side. "I can pick locks," she said, touching at a strand of her hair. "But it might take me some time. I'm not perfect."

"If you take too long, then we just abort and try another night," Thomas said. "Just as long as we're careful."

Elliot raised his hands. 'If we want to avoid making noise, why don't we just sign? I know no one ever hears me coming.'

Well, Rudy wasn't so sure about that. Some of the students were slow learners. "Uh, well shit, we only need to say a few specific things," he said. "Like go and stop. We're still learning but it's easy to remember a few basic signs."

Thomas nodded. "Sounds good to me. We'll just need a few of us to watch the perimeter and a few of us searching the cabin. Let's sort ourselves into who wants to do what..."

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Shannon - Haywood - Jess/Riley/Daniel/Emma/Amelia

Shannon shook her head. She was fearful of Lauren's state of mind. The woman had named Shannon responsible for the death of her lover, after all. "We just keep her close at hand and keep an eye on her."

Emma then appeared at the doorway escorting a pregnant woman inside. Shannon found herself staring down at the woman's prominent belly and her mind filled with dread. There was a new life inside of this woman, a baby ready to be born into this awful world. Selfishly, Shannon hoped this woman would be leaving soon. If not, it was only fuel for what Shannon had to tell Daniel.

"I'm Shannon," she said a bit coldly. She then quickly excused herself and joined Daniel and Amelia in the living room. Shannon was relieved to see Lauren still with her head buried into her knees as it seemed the woman had fallen asleep. Shannon gave Daniel a vexed look before sitting down beside him and resting her head on her good arm. Soon, Emma appeared and Shannon gave Daniel a small nudge. The four were now alone with Katie and Lauren fast asleep.

"This is messed up, guys... really messed up." Shannon sighed shakingly, exhausted not just from the attack, but also from Lauren's verbal assault. She knew that Daniel and Amelia must feel even worse after being in the shootout. "I can't believe we lost so many, I can't..." She trailed off and rubbed at her bad shoulder. Shannon was finding it hard to focus her words and the slight pain from touching at it helped her concentrate.

"... I don't think we can stay. Not just because this place is going to give us bad memories now, but because... well, we can stay for as long as it takes us to bury the dead, but after that we need to go." She looked at Daniel, still touching at her shoulder. "This place is too big for a dozen people to defend, especially when most of us are sick, crippled, or just children. That's just how it is. That's reality." She then looked toward Amelia and Emma, talking to each of them in turn. "And it's also for that reason that I think we need to leave some people behind. We can't sustain so many injured people. You guys can decide who we can bring with us, but I don't think it can be everyone."

There was a pause, and Shannon suddenly panicked. She worried what they were thinking of her. Maybe Lauren was right and she was heartless after all. "I know I've made bad calls before, but that's how it is now! We messed up massively here and we can't fix any of it. I saw Poly die right before me, and all I could think of was that it could have been any one of us. Everyone that died, it's a miracle we're sitting here at all. We've been handed a lucky break and we have to make the best of it."

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Reggie - Outpost - Enrique

Reggie stared back evenly. Perhaps Enrique thought himself amusing, or maybe even tough. Reggie was unsure if he was either. "I like to know who's working with me," he said. With, not for. Happy now, Enrique? "But I can respect that. It takes a strong man to help rather than hinder. You don't find many people like that these days." Amusing or not, Reggie didn't think of Enrique as a liar. Reggie believed that this, at least, was the truth.

"You have to understand that we're a wary bunch around here. You can't expect friendship just because the council's welcomed you." In the long pause that followed, Reggie turned toward the recruits and put his hands on his hips. "I'll need them ready in under a week. Do you think you can handle that? The safety of our community is at stake here."

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Roran Hawkins said Allright. I'd rather start out as a new arrival though, but this'll do just fine. I just want to add here that I don't want to have my character stay with a large group of people for too long, since that'd be a bit obstructive for what I'm planning for him. But that could also be achieved with a group of people inside the community, so I can adapt either way.

What exactly do you plan for Alex? If you want to keep it a secret you can PM me and we can work out where to put him. He doesn't necessarily have to join Outpost, it was just an idea that I thought could work smoothly. If you're worried about Alex sticking with Outpost for too long it won't be long before the plot moves to a point where Alex would have a possible good excuse to leave.

Roran Hawkins said I assume that Alex will be just off of probation in the Outpost then? Is there anything else I should know or can I decide what he's doing there as a job etc myself?Can someone also give a real quick summary of past events my character should've heard about or currently going on? I've read the event log thing you made, which is moghty handy, but it's hard to keep track of the different characters and what's going on where. I simply do not have the time to read the entire IC either.

Don't worry, we don't expect anyone to read the IC, haha. The summary is an attempt to help people become familiar with what's been happening but I admit it's not the best solution.

Anyway, some info about Outpost: It was a community that started out in the forest as it`s out of the way out there and the nearby marshland slows down a lot of the surrounding walkers (everyone in outpost tends to call them biters). Myriah was once the town`s only leader and people liked her because she's, well, very likeable. The walls were built about three or so months ago and Outpost started separating people into groups based on their jobs in the community. The important ones are largely the wall group (people who stand guard on the wall), the scouting group (the group who looks for supplies and new members) and the builders (the group dealing with the community`s expansion).

Around a month ago (Around the time Alex would have joined), there was a mutiny and an attempt on Myriah`s life. A man named Reggie thwarted this mutiny and has become a respected member of the community since then. Myriah stepped down as leader after this and appointed a council of people to lead instead. Reggie also became the leader of the scouts. This is also when Outpost started its probation plan, where potential new members are forced to wait before they can join the community.

Recently, a deaf boy named Elliot was put on the wall by Myriah as he wanted an important job but couldn't be in the scouts. A man got angry that someone deaf was on the wall so Myriah has asked more people to learn sign language to help Elliot. This has led to Myriah implementing language classes in French and ASL and has given her the idea to start up a school for Outpost's citizens. In addition to this, Reggie`s scouts have learned that a horde of walkers will soon pass through and expanding the wall (something the community needs as it is becoming overcrowded) has been put on hold to focus on training more scouts so Outpost will have a proper fighting force.

During the latest scouting mission, Reggie's group came in contact with a gang living within the New Orleans Museum of Art. Reggie's group survived the encounter but out of fear of the gang retaliating, Reggie is hurriedly training new people into his group to take on the gang, though he hasn't informed Myriah or Outpost's council of this.

So, Alex would be familiar with people in the council at the very least. As for a job, that's entirely up to you.