StoreTyler - Underground Arena - Lynn
It was the outcome Tyler expected, and the one he had hoped for. He had watched her intently and knew she had been squirming on the inside. Despite her confidence and her skills, for just a moment he had put her life in mortal peril.
It was almost intoxicating.
"That's right, go ahead and smile. Keep smiling, Lynn, because then I get to just wipe it off your face again and again." He started pacing around the arena, one hand on his chin. "You can go ahead and release the second one, now. And please step back this time." The raider did as he was told and all three men quickly backed off. As Lynn faced the second walker, Tyler continued to speak: "I still don't entirely understand what went wrong, Lynn. I told you - no, I promised you - that you didn't have to become like those other women. None of them mean anything to me! Not one! All they are, are means to an end." He stopped now, staring at her skirmish intently. "You and I saw a future beyond all this. Where the walkers, the shamblers, and the crawlers were a distant memory." He began pacing again, his monologue becoming more animated. "But everyone stood in my way! First it was the strangers, then it was the acquaintances, and then even my friends! If one can't build a new world with the men he stands beside, then he must entrust his vision to a new generation."
Tyler stopped now. "Lynn, my son believed in me. He loved me. He would have done whatever I asked of him. And so will all my other children. I just wish you understood."
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Tyler - Underground Arena - Lynn
"You fucking bitch."
Tyler entered the arena now and made his way toward Lynn. His poise and stature suggested calm, but a horrific glare was plastered on his face. The raider without a walker stepped away reactively as Tyler approached, who went to grab the girl by the collar. "You're the one who changed!" he snapped. "I - We - had a vision. And when I finally figured out how to make it happen, you turned on me!" He continued to spat in her face, spittle flying out of his mouth. "Weeks and weeks of betrayal, and I did what I had to do! The punishment became death, and that's how it will always be from now on. But you were special, Lynn, so death isn't. Fucking. GOOD ENOUGH!"
Tyler shoved Lynn and stepped away from her. "Do it. Release one! Throw it at her!" One of the men holding a walker cautiously stepped forward and released it with a shove. Lynn was the closest one to it, so it quickly lunged at her.
Brad - Outside the Hideout - Floyd
Brad stared at Smith and the other men silently. His eyes examined the prisoner with a glazed expression. "Tyler is looking for women, Smith."
Bull suddenly erupted into laughter. "Yeah, no shit!" The big man walked over to the truck and looked over the man, his eyebrows raised in wonder. "You got a name?"
"It doesn't matter," Brad said, moving to stand next to Bull. "He's going into the arena. He's going to die."
The Bull gave the man a wink. "No offence. Most men die in the arena. There'd be no shame in it." He erupted into laughter again, one hand stroking his bushy beard. "Damn long time since we had someone go in!"
"Tyler isn't going to like this haul," Brad said, turning on Smith. "This is bullshit." Brad paused to let out an exasperated sigh. "Just get him through the gate and put him in a cell. We'll shove him into the arena when Tyler gives the go-ahead."
The two men began to leave. The Bull gave the prisoner a thumbs up as he followed Brad. "Get that truck parked, boys, and meet us in the cells!"
"You fucking bitch."
Tyler entered the arena now and made his way toward Lynn. His poise and stature suggested calm, but a horrific glare was plastered on his face. The raider without a walker stepped away reactively as Tyler approached, who went to grab the girl by the collar. "You're the one who changed!" he snapped. "I - We - had a vision. And when I finally figured out how to make it happen, you turned on me!" He continued to spat in her face, spittle flying out of his mouth. "Weeks and weeks of betrayal, and I did what I had to do! The punishment became death, and that's how it will always be from now on. But you were special, Lynn, so death isn't. Fucking. GOOD ENOUGH!"
Tyler shoved Lynn and stepped away from her. "Do it. Release one! Throw it at her!" One of the men holding a walker cautiously stepped forward and released it with a shove. Lynn was the closest one to it, so it quickly lunged at her.
Brad - Outside the Hideout - Floyd
Brad stared at Smith and the other men silently. His eyes examined the prisoner with a glazed expression. "Tyler is looking for women, Smith."
Bull suddenly erupted into laughter. "Yeah, no shit!" The big man walked over to the truck and looked over the man, his eyebrows raised in wonder. "You got a name?"
"It doesn't matter," Brad said, moving to stand next to Bull. "He's going into the arena. He's going to die."
The Bull gave the man a wink. "No offence. Most men die in the arena. There'd be no shame in it." He erupted into laughter again, one hand stroking his bushy beard. "Damn long time since we had someone go in!"
"Tyler isn't going to like this haul," Brad said, turning on Smith. "This is bullshit." Brad paused to let out an exasperated sigh. "Just get him through the gate and put him in a cell. We'll shove him into the arena when Tyler gives the go-ahead."
The two men began to leave. The Bull gave the prisoner a thumbs up as he followed Brad. "Get that truck parked, boys, and meet us in the cells!"
Tyler - Underground Arena - Lynn
Tyler licked his lips. "Coward? Could a coward do what I have, Lynn?" The man leaned into the metal grating, his hands running along it. "I have poured my sweat and my blood into this. You know that! I have painted this fucking city red in order to get what I want, and some bitch like you thinks she can stand in the way of all that?" He pressed against the doors, his eyes wide. "You may not know where Jess is, Lynn, but dear God, I will find her. Not just as another woman to assist in my coming generation, but because she is your friend, Lynn. I will kill every single person you care about, girl."
The man standing guard looked anxiously from Lynn and Tyler. The two other men caught his expression and found themselves a bit nervous as well.
Tyler was smiling now, grinning even. "When you left, you still had friends here. People who respected you for who you were. Do you think I let them be? NO! A coward would have let them be! I stamped out your very presence from this group, Lynn! Just like I will stamp out your very presence from this world!"
There was a long silence, only broken up by the snarling of the walkers.
"Get another one," Tyler ordered. The two free men scrambled to bring out another walker. Soon, two of the men had a walker leashed and surrounding Lynn.
Bex - Emma's Cell - Emma
Bex stood watching the girl through the metal grating. He didn't think she was being entirely honest about Brad. Still, it was a surprise to see that Brad hadn't left the girl with any noticeable bruises. Perhaps he'd been in a good mood.
Bex wasn't sure what to say next. He considered not saying anything at all. The more he talked to this girl, saw that she was real and that she existed, made ignoring her fate all the more worse. Still, when the girl started mumbling under her breath, Bex couldn't help overhearing the name Daniel.
"So, who's Daniel?" he decided to ask.
Tyler licked his lips. "Coward? Could a coward do what I have, Lynn?" The man leaned into the metal grating, his hands running along it. "I have poured my sweat and my blood into this. You know that! I have painted this fucking city red in order to get what I want, and some bitch like you thinks she can stand in the way of all that?" He pressed against the doors, his eyes wide. "You may not know where Jess is, Lynn, but dear God, I will find her. Not just as another woman to assist in my coming generation, but because she is your friend, Lynn. I will kill every single person you care about, girl."
The man standing guard looked anxiously from Lynn and Tyler. The two other men caught his expression and found themselves a bit nervous as well.
Tyler was smiling now, grinning even. "When you left, you still had friends here. People who respected you for who you were. Do you think I let them be? NO! A coward would have let them be! I stamped out your very presence from this group, Lynn! Just like I will stamp out your very presence from this world!"
There was a long silence, only broken up by the snarling of the walkers.
"Get another one," Tyler ordered. The two free men scrambled to bring out another walker. Soon, two of the men had a walker leashed and surrounding Lynn.
Bex - Emma's Cell - Emma
Bex stood watching the girl through the metal grating. He didn't think she was being entirely honest about Brad. Still, it was a surprise to see that Brad hadn't left the girl with any noticeable bruises. Perhaps he'd been in a good mood.
Bex wasn't sure what to say next. He considered not saying anything at all. The more he talked to this girl, saw that she was real and that she existed, made ignoring her fate all the more worse. Still, when the girl started mumbling under her breath, Bex couldn't help overhearing the name Daniel.
"So, who's Daniel?" he decided to ask.
Tyler - Underground Arena - Lynn
After Bex had dropped the unconscious woman in one of the arena's holding cells, he had left her in the care of another raider. The man had specific orders from Tyler to wait until Lynn was awake before putting the next phase of her torture in motion. When she started coming to, the man sent for Tyler, who came to the arena immediately.
Lynn, probably still groggy and half-awake, was shoved from her cell and into a large round room. This was one of the larger rooms in the hideout, where many of the tunnels went to. The tunnels had locked metal doors at their entrances, constructed by the raiders to keep the arena secure and to hold in the walkers. About half of these doors had walkers locked behind them. They slammed against the doors in an attempt to to reach Lynn, who was shoved into the centre of the room. If she looked around, she would see Tyler standing behind one of the metal doors, watching her intently.
Inside the arena with Lynn were three raiders, who all looked like burly men. Each one held a strange instrument. They looked sort of like a leash, or an extendible hand. The grip of the instruments allowed the claw-like bits at the other ends to clamp shut.
The first man went to open one of the metal doors with walkers behind it while the second man flanked him. The third man stood watching Lynn to make sure she didn't try anything. The first man opened the door wide enough for the second man to slip his instrument through and latch on to one of the walkers by the neck. Then, the first man opened the door wider and the second man pulled the walker into the arena. The door was closed quickly afterwards to keep the rest of the walkers inside.
The second man now had control of the walker. It could not bite anyone as long as he kept it on its leash. He started moving toward Lynn.
"Lynn!" Tyler suddenly said. "Welcome to the arena! This is just a little taste of what you can expect here."
The man with the leashed walker inched closer and closer to Lynn. The walker snapped its teeth and groaned in Lynn's direction. It was desperate for a bite.
"I just wonder where Jess is, don't you? Perhaps if you tell me now, well..." The man laughed.
Bex - Emma's Cell - Emma
Bex returned to the cells and peered through the bars at the girl inside. She looked dreadful, covered in dirt and sobbing uncontrollably. It seemed she really was young, probably about thirteen or fourteen. Bex couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for her. He could block it out of his mind, usually, but the girls that got brought in just got younger and younger. It was becoming very hard to ignore.
Still, there was nothing that could be done. This was how Tyler wanted it, and no one went against Tyler. People had done so before and died for it.
Bex cleared his throat. "Hey, you." He gripped the cell door with his hands and leaned in as close as he could. "Did Brad hurt you?"
After Bex had dropped the unconscious woman in one of the arena's holding cells, he had left her in the care of another raider. The man had specific orders from Tyler to wait until Lynn was awake before putting the next phase of her torture in motion. When she started coming to, the man sent for Tyler, who came to the arena immediately.
Lynn, probably still groggy and half-awake, was shoved from her cell and into a large round room. This was one of the larger rooms in the hideout, where many of the tunnels went to. The tunnels had locked metal doors at their entrances, constructed by the raiders to keep the arena secure and to hold in the walkers. About half of these doors had walkers locked behind them. They slammed against the doors in an attempt to to reach Lynn, who was shoved into the centre of the room. If she looked around, she would see Tyler standing behind one of the metal doors, watching her intently.
Inside the arena with Lynn were three raiders, who all looked like burly men. Each one held a strange instrument. They looked sort of like a leash, or an extendible hand. The grip of the instruments allowed the claw-like bits at the other ends to clamp shut.
The first man went to open one of the metal doors with walkers behind it while the second man flanked him. The third man stood watching Lynn to make sure she didn't try anything. The first man opened the door wide enough for the second man to slip his instrument through and latch on to one of the walkers by the neck. Then, the first man opened the door wider and the second man pulled the walker into the arena. The door was closed quickly afterwards to keep the rest of the walkers inside.
The second man now had control of the walker. It could not bite anyone as long as he kept it on its leash. He started moving toward Lynn.
"Lynn!" Tyler suddenly said. "Welcome to the arena! This is just a little taste of what you can expect here."
The man with the leashed walker inched closer and closer to Lynn. The walker snapped its teeth and groaned in Lynn's direction. It was desperate for a bite.
"I just wonder where Jess is, don't you? Perhaps if you tell me now, well..." The man laughed.
Bex - Emma's Cell - Emma
Bex returned to the cells and peered through the bars at the girl inside. She looked dreadful, covered in dirt and sobbing uncontrollably. It seemed she really was young, probably about thirteen or fourteen. Bex couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for her. He could block it out of his mind, usually, but the girls that got brought in just got younger and younger. It was becoming very hard to ignore.
Still, there was nothing that could be done. This was how Tyler wanted it, and no one went against Tyler. People had done so before and died for it.
Bex cleared his throat. "Hey, you." He gripped the cell door with his hands and leaned in as close as he could. "Did Brad hurt you?"
Rare said
I have testing tomorrow, so I was studying and going on this. Since I can't do both, I'll get off of here. Sorry for my inactivity :(
Damn, sorry man. :(
Brad - Emma's Cell - Emma
Brad stared down at the stupid insignificant little girl before him. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying, and her body was shaking profusely. She was disgusting. "I am never letting you go," he said, crouching down to her level. He flashed her a smile, showing his crooked yellow teeth. "Tyler wants you here, you see. What Tyler wants, Tyler gets." He reached over and began stroking the girl's hair. God, even the smell of her annoyed him. He suddenly grabbed her by the hair and pulled her in close to his face, his rancid breath filling her nostrils. "And all the men will get a taste if they want. We all share around these parts. Sharing is a part of living now, you see?" He shoved the girl back and stood to his feet. He looked at her with a glare of utter contempt and kicked the ground, sending dirt and dust in her direction.
Without another word, the man turned around and left the cell, locking it behind him.
Bex - Underground Cells - Raiders & Lynn
Brad exited one of the cells, his poise hunchbacked and angry. He almost ran into the group of men milling outside the cells, but managed to quickly recover himself. "Sir!" Brad said, saluting.
Tyler nodded toward Brad, before turning back to Bex and the others. "You can taste all you want once I'm done with her. You know how it is." Tyler stepped forward, throwing a menacing glare toward Jimmy and Joe. The two men gulped.
"Of course, boss," Joe said, weakly.
Bex glanced toward the cell Brad had just left. He figured the girl was in there. No way Tyler would let Brad anywhere near Lynn until he was done interrogating her. Brad hated women, especially Lauren. God help anyone who spoke that out loud, though.
"Bex," Tyler said, breaking him out of his thoughts. "I've been hearing about you bitching about that mall all morning. How about you get off your ass and go do something about it then? Take these three with you." He pointed at Jimmy, Joe, and Ash in turn.
Bex nodded. "I can do that." Perfect.
The Bull pouted and crossed his arms. He looked like a big hairy baby. "What am I going to do, then?" he asked.
Tyler was silent for a moment. He looked about ready to break the Bull's nose. Bex wasn't entirely sure that was possibly, even if Tyler was a big man himself. "You're going to take Lynn to the arena," Tyler said. "Then, you're going to watch the new girl. We'll need to guard her until she's broken in." Bull looked ready to argue, but he knew better. Chances were that Tyler wasn't too happy with the big lug after yesterday's failure. Bull simply nodded.
It was then that Bex realized there was an opportunity before him. There would be no way to see the girl before Tyler was done with her if he went off to clear the mall. It was a stupid thing to think about, but Bex had to at least see her before then. Lauren was concerned, so Bex was concerned as well. As the Bull started walking away, Bex put a hand on the big man's shoulder. "Wait," Bex said. "I want to guard the girl, sir."
Tyler blinked at him in confusion. "Didn't you hear what I had to say? No tastes until I-"
"It's not that," Bex interrupted. "I'm exhausted after yesterday. I'll be a liability out there. Besides, Ash knows the area just as well as I do." He looked toward the short man named Ash, who had been standing around impassively for the entire conversation. He nodded, as silent as ever.
Tyler seemed to consider this for a moment. "... Okay, but don't go doing something stupid," he said, echoing Bull's previous words. This time, it was an obvious threat. "Bull," he said, continuing. "You go with Brad and get in contact with fucking Smith. He should have been back by now."
The conversation apparently over, Tyler stalked off. The rest of the men went their separate ways, most of them to the armory. Bex went instead to the cells and opened the one containing Lynn. "Get up," he said into the dark cell. When there was no response, Bex went further inside to find Lynn bound and unconscious. The man sighed deeply and went to work untying her from the chair. He was going to need to grab someone in order to drag her to the arena...
Brad stared down at the stupid insignificant little girl before him. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying, and her body was shaking profusely. She was disgusting. "I am never letting you go," he said, crouching down to her level. He flashed her a smile, showing his crooked yellow teeth. "Tyler wants you here, you see. What Tyler wants, Tyler gets." He reached over and began stroking the girl's hair. God, even the smell of her annoyed him. He suddenly grabbed her by the hair and pulled her in close to his face, his rancid breath filling her nostrils. "And all the men will get a taste if they want. We all share around these parts. Sharing is a part of living now, you see?" He shoved the girl back and stood to his feet. He looked at her with a glare of utter contempt and kicked the ground, sending dirt and dust in her direction.
Without another word, the man turned around and left the cell, locking it behind him.
Bex - Underground Cells - Raiders & Lynn
Brad exited one of the cells, his poise hunchbacked and angry. He almost ran into the group of men milling outside the cells, but managed to quickly recover himself. "Sir!" Brad said, saluting.
Tyler nodded toward Brad, before turning back to Bex and the others. "You can taste all you want once I'm done with her. You know how it is." Tyler stepped forward, throwing a menacing glare toward Jimmy and Joe. The two men gulped.
"Of course, boss," Joe said, weakly.
Bex glanced toward the cell Brad had just left. He figured the girl was in there. No way Tyler would let Brad anywhere near Lynn until he was done interrogating her. Brad hated women, especially Lauren. God help anyone who spoke that out loud, though.
"Bex," Tyler said, breaking him out of his thoughts. "I've been hearing about you bitching about that mall all morning. How about you get off your ass and go do something about it then? Take these three with you." He pointed at Jimmy, Joe, and Ash in turn.
Bex nodded. "I can do that." Perfect.
The Bull pouted and crossed his arms. He looked like a big hairy baby. "What am I going to do, then?" he asked.
Tyler was silent for a moment. He looked about ready to break the Bull's nose. Bex wasn't entirely sure that was possibly, even if Tyler was a big man himself. "You're going to take Lynn to the arena," Tyler said. "Then, you're going to watch the new girl. We'll need to guard her until she's broken in." Bull looked ready to argue, but he knew better. Chances were that Tyler wasn't too happy with the big lug after yesterday's failure. Bull simply nodded.
It was then that Bex realized there was an opportunity before him. There would be no way to see the girl before Tyler was done with her if he went off to clear the mall. It was a stupid thing to think about, but Bex had to at least see her before then. Lauren was concerned, so Bex was concerned as well. As the Bull started walking away, Bex put a hand on the big man's shoulder. "Wait," Bex said. "I want to guard the girl, sir."
Tyler blinked at him in confusion. "Didn't you hear what I had to say? No tastes until I-"
"It's not that," Bex interrupted. "I'm exhausted after yesterday. I'll be a liability out there. Besides, Ash knows the area just as well as I do." He looked toward the short man named Ash, who had been standing around impassively for the entire conversation. He nodded, as silent as ever.
Tyler seemed to consider this for a moment. "... Okay, but don't go doing something stupid," he said, echoing Bull's previous words. This time, it was an obvious threat. "Bull," he said, continuing. "You go with Brad and get in contact with fucking Smith. He should have been back by now."
The conversation apparently over, Tyler stalked off. The rest of the men went their separate ways, most of them to the armory. Bex went instead to the cells and opened the one containing Lynn. "Get up," he said into the dark cell. When there was no response, Bex went further inside to find Lynn bound and unconscious. The man sighed deeply and went to work untying her from the chair. He was going to need to grab someone in order to drag her to the arena...
Shannon - Auto Garage - James/Polyester/Daniel/Amelia
Shannon grinned at Daniel, placing her hands on her hips. "Amy gets it. If we see things are too crazy down there, we'll move on. It shouldn't even take that long." She basked in the glow of someone agreeing with her idea, content in the fact that she wasn't being totally unreasonable. Still, the grin on Shannon's face waned slightly a few seconds later, thinking that perhaps she had been pushing a bit too hard for the mall. They were a group now, and Shannon didn't want Daniel to think she didn't care about his opinion. "... Look, I understand your concern," she said, sounding apologetic. "I agree with you, mostly. It would just be a shame to pass the mall up if it turned out to be safe."
She stepped forward and playfully punched Daniel in the shoulder. "I believe in us, okay?"
Shannon grinned at Daniel, placing her hands on her hips. "Amy gets it. If we see things are too crazy down there, we'll move on. It shouldn't even take that long." She basked in the glow of someone agreeing with her idea, content in the fact that she wasn't being totally unreasonable. Still, the grin on Shannon's face waned slightly a few seconds later, thinking that perhaps she had been pushing a bit too hard for the mall. They were a group now, and Shannon didn't want Daniel to think she didn't care about his opinion. "... Look, I understand your concern," she said, sounding apologetic. "I agree with you, mostly. It would just be a shame to pass the mall up if it turned out to be safe."
She stepped forward and playfully punched Daniel in the shoulder. "I believe in us, okay?"
VinnyB said
Where is this set? Kinda essential to my bio.
New Orleans.
Shannon - Auto Garage - James/Polyester/Daniel/Amelia
"That's also a good idea," she replied to Daniel. "But a mall could be a goldmine." Her finger stopped on the paper and she tapped it in place. "Here. Clearview Mall. I think it would be worth to check out, at least." She waggled her eyebrows dramatically. "They have a Taaarget."
Shannon turned around and leaned back on the desk. "I'm serious, looking in houses and convenience stores was getting me nowhere yesterday." It also got someone dead, but Shannon wasn't in the mood to start talking about that. In fact, she wanted to involve talking about anything serious at all, at least for a little while. She couldn't begin to imagine what Daniel was going through and she desperately wanted to avoid upsetting him. She never had any siblings of her own to draw any experience off of, but she remembered how fiercely Danny had loved his younger sister, Josie. Even after he became estranged from his parents, he would do whatever he could to meet and talk with his sister. Maybe it was partly to piss off his mother and father, but Danny had never went for long without taking time to talk with Josie.
Shannon closed her eyes, trying to put Danny out of her mind. It was so hard to do, harder than with her other friends and even her own parents. She loved them all dearly, but her and Danny had a bond that they both knew would last until the day they died, and probably even beyond that. Their worlds had revolved around each other, and now her world was forever shattered.
"That's also a good idea," she replied to Daniel. "But a mall could be a goldmine." Her finger stopped on the paper and she tapped it in place. "Here. Clearview Mall. I think it would be worth to check out, at least." She waggled her eyebrows dramatically. "They have a Taaarget."
Shannon turned around and leaned back on the desk. "I'm serious, looking in houses and convenience stores was getting me nowhere yesterday." It also got someone dead, but Shannon wasn't in the mood to start talking about that. In fact, she wanted to involve talking about anything serious at all, at least for a little while. She couldn't begin to imagine what Daniel was going through and she desperately wanted to avoid upsetting him. She never had any siblings of her own to draw any experience off of, but she remembered how fiercely Danny had loved his younger sister, Josie. Even after he became estranged from his parents, he would do whatever he could to meet and talk with his sister. Maybe it was partly to piss off his mother and father, but Danny had never went for long without taking time to talk with Josie.
Shannon closed her eyes, trying to put Danny out of her mind. It was so hard to do, harder than with her other friends and even her own parents. She loved them all dearly, but her and Danny had a bond that they both knew would last until the day they died, and probably even beyond that. Their worlds had revolved around each other, and now her world was forever shattered.
Shannon - Auto Garage - James/Polyester/Daniel/Amelia
Shannon turned around, dividing a look between Polyester and James. She furrowed her brow at the look on the teenager's face. "James..." She crouched down next to sitting boy. "You'll be fine here. We shouldn't be gone too long." She looked back at Daniel and Amelia. "It's best we finish up as soon as possible so we can start planning, you know?"
Giving Polyester a smile, Shannon stood up. "Don't worry, we'll all talk about it after." She fished the map Daniel had given her yesterday out of her backpack and placed it on the desk behind Amelia. "Have any ideas? I think I saw a mall somewhere in the area a few days ago." She poured over the map, her finger moving across the paper. "It was too intimidating then, but you guys are such bad asses, we could probably check it out." Looking over her shoulder, Shannon grinned at Amelia and Daniel.
"Daniel, you sure you're fully awake yet?" she asked amusedly.
Shannon turned around, dividing a look between Polyester and James. She furrowed her brow at the look on the teenager's face. "James..." She crouched down next to sitting boy. "You'll be fine here. We shouldn't be gone too long." She looked back at Daniel and Amelia. "It's best we finish up as soon as possible so we can start planning, you know?"
Giving Polyester a smile, Shannon stood up. "Don't worry, we'll all talk about it after." She fished the map Daniel had given her yesterday out of her backpack and placed it on the desk behind Amelia. "Have any ideas? I think I saw a mall somewhere in the area a few days ago." She poured over the map, her finger moving across the paper. "It was too intimidating then, but you guys are such bad asses, we could probably check it out." Looking over her shoulder, Shannon grinned at Amelia and Daniel.
"Daniel, you sure you're fully awake yet?" she asked amusedly.
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