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Post by Medieval Kevin on Nov 12, 2013 18:33:02 GMT -8
Woodbury -- Main Street
The main thoroughfare between the walls that connect the various shops, restaurants, and apartments that make up the safe side of town in Woodbury.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jan 30, 2019 9:23:29 GMT -8
Day 311
*** After Merle, with Rick and the rest of his group in tow, had arrived safely in Woodbury, this time, due to the fact that Merle was leading them, not gotten refused admission, they had been right away led to the Governor's house ***
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Dec 15, 2019 23:49:38 GMT -8
Rick actually had had to put forth an effort to get his shit together during their interview with the Governor, the man who hadn't even given them a chance to explain themselves last time they had met each other. He would have had a lot to say to this guy if Lori hadn't talked to him about this before, like persuading him that they had to say and do what he wanted them to say and do, for their unborn child's and also everyone else's sake. And so Rick had done as he was told. Most probably not for Lori's sake though. Since they had left the Greene farm they had barely talked to each other unless it was to tell him what would be the best for their unborn child. And although he even might have all reason to bear her kind of a grudge after everything she had told him about her and his onetime best friend, Rick felt bad to think this way about her.
Anyways, Rick had been glad when all this questioning had been over and the Governor, after all, had told them that they would be allowed to stay. Still, there was something about this place that didn't feel quite right, although he wasn't able to name it yet. But why would an unborn child the Governor didn't have the slightest connection with change his mind all of a sudden?
"Ingrid.", Rick called out to their newest group member, as he saw her walking out the Governor's house. He actually hadn't realized that she hadn't been walking out with them before. For some reason, this was unsettling him even more. "What did he want from you?", Rick asked a little worried but foremost skeptically, especially because she didn't look alright.
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Post by Ariel on Jan 4, 2020 11:40:08 GMT -8
The door to the Governor's office slammed shut as Ingrid leaped out. Her complexion grew pale as she took a moment alone in the hallway to catch her breath. Her surroundings were quiet, yet all the noise existed within her head as the Governor's taunts circled like a merry-go-round. In some ways, Woodbury round two went better than what Ingrid had been fearing. Unlike her last stay in town, Ingrid wouldn't be tied up and thrown back into a cell, left to his bloodhound like a piece of meat. But this newfound freedom from this narcissist of a man wasn't free, as it might cost her the trust she built with Rick Grimes if her ever found out what the Governor wanted her to do. Yet if she didn't comply, it could also cost Ingrid her life. Her heart ached at the thought of leaving Negan and Nora from this world, and a single tear rolled down her cheek. Becoming angry with herself, she brought her hand up to her face and forcefully wiped the wet stream from her cheek. "Just Survive Somehow, you idiot," Ingrid whispered harshly to herself as she picked herself back up and started to walk down the hallway and to the front door of the Governor's house.
Ingrid's feet carried her down the steps of the front porch and over towards Rick and his group, yet she was only half present. She knew there had to be a way around this, or out of this even...but what? Shaking her head internally, Ingrid beat herself up with regret and wondered if the game may have changed in any way if she had left with the brunette girl that had broken her out of Woodbury in the first place.
"Ingrid.""What did he want from you?"
Ingrid's head snapped upwards, realizing that Rick could see that she was deep in her pity party thoughts. She wanted to tell Rick everything - who the Governor really was, that this place wasn't safe, what the Governor wanted her to do - but she couldn't. Not yet, at least.
"He just asked a couple of questions, mainly wanted to confiscate my bow," Ingrid shrugged, though her truth was only partial. She peered around at the group as she wandered through Woodbury in awe of how a perfect little town could run it's operations amidst the apocalypse. They had no idea.
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Post by Ariel on Jan 4, 2020 11:51:46 GMT -8
(CARL GRIMES - TEMP-PLAYED BY ARIEL) Standing beside his mother, Carl couldn't believe they had found this little town in the middle of nowhere. And not only that, this town had people - living normal lives. He only could have dreamed up a place like this, and he couldn't stop smiling as he watched the townsfolk go about their grocery shops and have recreational fun without having to worry about the walkers outside. He looked over to his Dad who was conversing with Ingrid, the newcomer to their group. "Dad!" Carl jaunted over to Rick Grimes, as he was bursting with excitement and couldn't wait any longer to express his feelings about what he was hearing, "Is it true? Are we really going to live here?!" Carl exclaimed as he peered up at his Dad through the outer rim of the Sheriff's hat.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jan 24, 2020 10:33:48 GMT -8
"He just asked a couple of questions, mainly wanted to confiscate my bow,"
Rick wasn't buying it, yet he decided to left it at that with just a slight nod. It was not the girl who he didn't trust; It was the Governor. His eyes were following her walk along the street until Carl's voice suddenly made him turn his attention away from Ingrid.
"Dad!""Is it true? Are we really going to live here?!"
Along with his boy's exciting looks, Rick felt another pair of eyes upon him. Pleading, or admonishing actually. He wouldn't choke off Carl's excitement about them having found a potential new home, without even Lori's silent advice.
Rick forced a smile as he knelt to his son, moving the Sheriff's hat up a little. "Yes, Carl. Maybe they're gonna need a deputy sheriff, or what do you think?" And at the same moment, Rick hated himself for the smiling and joking. The bad feeling about the Governor and this place was just to ever-present to not make him feel as he was lying to his own son.
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Post by Ariel on Jan 24, 2020 22:59:05 GMT -8
(DARYL - TEMP-PLAYED BY ARIEL)
Daryl couldn't help but to admit that he felt at home seeing his flesh and blood of a brother again. Hell, maybe they could even rekindle to a point where they could be bosom brothers again. But everything about this place was strange to Daryl. He could sense something was rather off, and a strange feeling crawled under his skin. Especially after meeting this town's leader, the Governor. Dude with the eye patch was a creepy bloke, and Daryl wasn't so sure if he was to be trusted.
"Hey," Daryl hated to interrupt Rick, Carl and Ingrid. But there honestly was no better time to consult with the man that had now become more like a best friend, even a brother to him than now, "Can I have a word?" Daryl asked Rick as he motioned his head upwards, pointing in a direction that would take them privately to the side of the group.
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Post by Ariel on Jan 24, 2020 23:09:43 GMT -8
"Hey," "Can I have a word?"
Ingrid respected that Daryl wanted to have a private word with Rick. In fact, she was grateful to have an escape out of all the questions. "Hey Carl," Ingrid spun around to the small boy and bent down slightly to somewhat match his height, "I think I saw a general store over that way - I can't even remember the last time I had a bottle of soda! What do ya say we go check it out?" And at that, Ingrid gave both Rick and Daryl a nod as she took Carl's hand and headed to the store nearby.
*** Ingrid and Carl exit ***
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jan 25, 2020 12:35:16 GMT -8
"Hey,""Can I have a word?"
Rick's smile vanished with the raising of his head. He didn't even have to guess to know what he would like to talk about. Of course, Daryl was feeling the same way as for this place. They had been traveling for so long already and in addition had grown best friends on a brotherly level even, to not read each other as well as they did.
Standing back up, he threw one last look over at Carl and Ingrid who was going to keep the boy busy, for which Rick was truly thankful, before walking over to the spot Daryl had been motioning at. He let out a quiet sigh as he tilted his head downward and back upward, hands resting on his hips. "So, what is it?", he asked unnecessarily.
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Post by Ariel on Feb 1, 2020 19:13:38 GMT -8
(DARYL - TEMP-PLAYED BY ARIEL)
"So, what is it?"
"I don't know 'bout you," Daryl murmured roughly as he leaned in towards Rick, peering left and right before returning his gaze in Rick's direction, "But there's somethin' 'bout this place that just ... don't feel right." Daryl jerked his head upward slightly to move the bangs cascading across his forehead out of his eyes, "Do you think we can trust these people? I know Merle does but, hell, he ain't one to turn to for character judgement." Daryl frowned slightly as he waited for Rick's answer. There was nothing Daryl wanted more than for him to be reunited with his brother and for Rick and the gang to have a safe place to eat and sleep, yet it all seemed too good to be true.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Feb 28, 2020 11:58:16 GMT -8
Rick listened to Daryl's words with another quiet sigh. Of course, his brother at heart was feeling the same way. This fact probably just added to the importance of his own bad feeling about this place. Yet still, everyone behind him lingered after a new home and, goddammit, Rick wanted to give them just that so badly. But what if the stakes were too high? Would that risk be worth enough to take as an excuse for caring for their unborn child? Lately, all these questions really were driving him mad, sometimes so much that he wished he could leave everything behind and just walk out into this crazy new world alone. Of course, he never would.
At the mentioning of Merle, Rick couldn't help making a face, although he felt a little bad about it just a moment later. Merle still was Daryl's brother and he knew how much this last piece of family meant to him. For a while, Rick was just staring onto the ground until he finally came up with an answer. "This place should be safe enough to stay for a while." That was what he hoped, at least. But he knew how much value Daryl put on his opinion, and so he had to swallow his own distrust, for now, yet not without giving away that he was pretty much on the same page with Daryl. "Not saying that we shouldn't keep our guard up though..."
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Post by Ariel on Feb 28, 2020 21:49:59 GMT -8
"This place should be safe enough to stay for a while.""Not saying that we shouldn't keep our guard up though..."
Daryl nodded in agreement with what Rick was saying. Though, unlike Rick, he wasn't so easy to be able to say that this place was exactly safe. "You can say that again," Daryl peered around at the cheerful townspeople with the upmost suspicion, "This place reeks, I'm not sure what of yet, but I'm gonna find out." Daryl commented with distaste before giving Rick a nod and then retreating back to Carol.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Feb 29, 2020 13:15:32 GMT -8
"You can say that again,""This place reeks, I'm not sure what of yet, but I'm gonna find out."
Rick knew that Daryl couldn't just accept his words, at least, not without some kind of protest or rather an expression of their worries should be overweighing his argument of this place to be just safe enough for now. And he even would have completely agreed with his friend, if there wasn't this burden on him to always make a decision, no matter how difficult. He had never asked for this but instead had silently accepted - without any protest. Of course, he didn't blame anyone else but himself for that. On the other hand, what else should he have done? These people needed someone to take the load off them and he always seemed to have been willing to take it. Could it be that he had done so willingly to make good for the things that had happened back at the Greene's farm?
Rick tried to shake this memory of the past off his mind while he watched Daryl stepping away and back to Carol and the others. Maybe it was good that Daryl was a skeptic, even more than himself. A group was needing all different kinds of minds, and each of them probably was of importance to survive. He just hoped their skepticism would come out unfounded.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Mar 14, 2020 16:36:21 GMT -8
*** Twenty days have passed since Rick & Co. had set foot into Woodbury; some of them swallowing this bad feeling about the Governor and the whole place in general, while others made no secret out of it and still others were just too happy to have found a place to call home that they didn't even allow bad feelings about it to arise. Inwardly taken in with thoughts about the upcoming birth of their baby, Rick, at least, had decided to put his bad feelings into the background of his mind, for now. ***
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Post by Ariel on Mar 29, 2020 13:42:16 GMT -8
Ingrid's composed stroll down the side of the street exuded normalcy, yet the harsh pounding of her heart against her chest spoke different lengths. A silent agreement made under the pressure of intense blackmail had been broken today, and she knew that The Governor would be sending his watchdog out to hunt her down. She could have just complied with his requests, and she wouldn't have to worry about living to see the next day. But deep down, Ingrid had made peace with the fact that she will probably never see Negan and Nora again. Rick, Carl, Lorie, Maggie and the rest of the company - they were Ingrid's family now. Without them, she wouldn't even be standing in the first place, and she loved them fiercely. Ingrid spotted Rick walking in the opposite direction, and without hesitation she quickened her pace as she made her way up to him briskly. Before she would get thrown in a cell again and disappear from the world, she had to tell Rick everything. It was time.
"Rick," Ingrid grabbed Rick's shoulder as she approached him from behind, "Let's talk," Ingrid did not wait for his response as she ducked into an abandoned alleyway, expecting him to follow, "I don't have much time, but I need to be honest with you. About everything." Ingrid faced Rick like a young kid about to tell their parent that they fibbed, but no matter what Ingrid was confident in her decision if it meant saving the life of his family.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 4, 2020 12:20:30 GMT -8
Rick had been so absorbed in his thoughts that he hadn't heard Ingrid approaching him from behind. All the more was he surprised when a hand got placed on his shoulder. Rick's first reaction was to bring his own hand close to his belt, which usually had been the holding area for his gun, but since the community of Woodbury had taken away their weapons, he was grasping at nothing. As soon as he looked into the young woman's face, Rick felt additionally bad for his readiness to so easily draw out a gun - actually to so easily draw a gun at anyone. What had the apocalypse made out of them? "Let's talk,""Ingrid...", he wanted to break into her words but noticed that she wouldn't let him, but instead was leading the way to an abandoned alleyway. Rick followed without questioning, for now. "I don't have much time, but I need to be honest with you. About everything.""What happened, Ingrid?", Rick asked with concern, especially since she was acting like someone would be chasing after her. Ingrid hadn't even started to explain herself when remorse about not having listened to Daryl's warning closely enough hit him already. If this place was as bad as the feeling he'd had about it right from the start, it would be his fault to not have brought it up to the group.
"Is everyone okay?", he quickly added another question in kind of a hounded way before she could even have started answering his first.
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Post by Ariel on Apr 25, 2020 9:31:08 GMT -8
"What happened, Ingrid?" "Is everyone okay?"
Ingrid could feel the prickling warmth of her own blood rising within her as her nerves curled at every inch of her body. Her heart was pounding fast, partly from her brisk hunt for Rick and partly in dreadful anticipation of what was about to happen to her. There was no time for hesitation, Ingrid knew that she needed to get everything out in the open, it was now or never.
"The Governor isn't who he said he is...and neither am I," Ingrid began to rip the band-aid off at a rapid pace, and knew that Rick wouldn't be able to absorb everything she was about to tell him all under a minute or less, but it had to be done, "You've been so kind to me Rick, I haven't been honest with you," Ingrid began her painful confession as her tone shed complete and utter remorse, "When we first met, I was on the run from this place. The Governor does not like where I come from...I was their prisoner, and they did...unspeakable things to me to try and get me to talk. Merle, he...," Ingrid's voice broke suddenly as tears began to weld up in her eyes. The flashbacks began to pour in from the horrific trauma she had been put through. Sparing the details, she pressed forward through her anguish, "...When we first got here, you asked me what the Governor wanted to talk to me about. He wanted to keep me silent about the horrific things that I survived, how twisted of a man he really is," Ingrid gulped back her nerves before reaching the climax of the reveal, "To keep my life and freedom, the Governor blackmailed me into spying on you and the rest of the group. But please know that I haven't told him anything. And the things I did tell him, it was lies to keep us safe," Ingrid's whole body shook as she pleaded her case, "Anyways, he found out that I didn't exactly hold up my part of the bargain. He's coming for me. I don't know what will happen to me, but you have to get your family out of here Rick." Ingrid looked over her shoulder like a skittish cat before returning her frightened gaze to Rick, "You have no idea what kinds of things he is capable of-," Suddenly, they were interrupted by a familiar female voice which made Ingrid jump a mile high in her skin before she realized it was Maggie who had rushed over so suddenly.
"Rick!" Maggie spotted the private huddle in the alleyway, yet she didn't seem to question or wonder what was happening as she was on a dire mission involving Rick's wife, "It's Lori. The baby's coming, now."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 25, 2020 16:36:44 GMT -8
"The Governor isn't who he said he is...and neither am I,", Ingrid eventually started, and if that wouldn't have been enough information to process already, she went on with so much more that left Rick shell-shocked, and especially conscience-stricken. He should have listened to Daryl and also his own bad feeling about this place. Rick also thought to know all to well what her words about Merle would imply - well enough to make him never invite that asshole back into their group. That was unforgivable, being Daryl's brother or not.
Thoughts and emotions were rolling over him like an unstoppable hurricane, and to top it all, before he could have reacted in any way at all, another voice was breaking in their conversation all of a sudden.
"Rick!""It's Lori. The baby's coming, now."
"Shit!", Rick swore as his hand hit the wall right next to them, luckily not hard enough to break it, but physical pain mixed up with the pain he felt inside. Usually, he was spare with strong language and any kind of physically venting his anger, but this was just too much at the same time.
When he looked back up into two faces, obviously unable to cope right now, waiting for him to make a decision, Rick tried to pull himself together - for everyone else.
Taking one deep breath, he first turned towards Ingrid. "You come with me. It doesn't count to me where you've come from. Now you're one of us, okay? I won't let you behind." Then he addressed Maggie. "Maggie, we need our weapons back." When she gave him a look of confusion, Rick added with particular emphasis: "No questions right now. Find Daryl and tell him he was right."
"Got it.", she quickly confirmed, although still quite confused. "You take care of Lori now. Leave the rest to us."
With one last nod, Rick watched Maggie leave and, right after, indicated Ingrid to follow him. They were family now. And no member of this family got left behind - never again.
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Post by Ariel on May 3, 2020 10:21:34 GMT -8
"Rick!""It's Lori. The baby's coming, now."
"Shit!"
Everything was happening so fast, too fast for Ingrid's liking. She felt absolutely sick to her stomach and wished she had made her confession sooner. Rick could have gotten everyone out quietly, Lori could have had her baby somewhere safer - but no. The shit storm was about to unleash and she couldn't have felt any crappier than to be dragging the man who saved her life, along with his family, into the worst of the storm. Especially at this unfortunate timing.
Ingrid had flinched slightly at Rick's momentary outburst of anger, yet remained focused as her gaze was still frozen on the leader in dire anticipation of what he was about to say next. Honestly, she wouldn't blame him if he were about to turn her into the Governor, she felt so terrible for the secrets kept that she felt that she would now deserve anything that would be coming her way. Grace was something of the past in this new world, it was survive or be eaten alive, and Ingrid feared she would have to make peace with her fate.
"You come with me. It doesn't count to me where you've come from. Now you're one of us, okay? I won't let you behind."
Ingrid's body remained frozen for a moment as her jaw opened to hang with slight astonishment at this man. His mercy and compassion reminded Ingrid of the way things used to be, how people used to be before it became dog eat dog. Ingrid had no words in this moment, yet she was moved by what Rick had done. She swallowed the emotional lump that developed in her throat as she nodded vigorously, holding back her tears before moving behind him at a rapid pace.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on May 23, 2020 13:11:20 GMT -8
*** Rick and Ingrid enter Rick and Lori's residence ***
Rick tried to remind himself to stay calm and collected while it seemed shit was constantly hitting the fan ever since they had to leave the Greene farm behind, and this time all at once, at that. If he was someone believing in bad luck, he would have guessed that being because of what had happened between him and Shane. As Rick felt anger rising in him, especially not only towards his dead friend but also his wife, he quickly swallowed it down and concentrated back on the path. Lori would be giving birth to their child every moment, so he couldn't afford feelings like this right now.
He threw one last look behind to check if Ingrid was still right behind, before entering through the door of their residence. Voices already ringing out, Rick and Ingrid found themselves in the middle of the preparation for the birth of their child.
"Lori!", he called out to his wife while rushing over to her bedside where Beth was holding her hand. Rick saw it in the girl's eyes that something was wrong and would not go according to a usual birth process, just as Beth must have seen the worry about something else in Rick's eyes. She didn't say anything though but instead drew her attention back at Lori.
"Okay, just keep breathing like that. It's okay. Everything will be fine."
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Post by Ariel on May 24, 2020 11:05:36 GMT -8
"Lori!"
Allowing Rick to rush ahead of her to tend to his wife, Ingrid stopped in the entrance of the doorway as she allowed the family some space. Screams of anguish escaped from Lori as the pain grew intense, and Ingrid was stricken with anxiety for Lori as she was evidently trying to manage her labor pains with the help of Beth who remained by her side. The birth of a new family member would usually be a joyous time, however Ingrid could read the silent worry that fell over the faces of Rick and Beth. Something was wrong, and Ingrid felt absolutely helpless in not being able to do anything for the wife of the man that had saved her life.
"I'm back," Maggie rushed into the room and stopped at the end of the bed as Beth and Rick were on each side of Lori, "How is she?" Maggie's worried glance looked to Beth for answers, however no good news could be offered back in this dire moment in time.
"Lori - look at me, focus on your breathing. We're going to try to push now, okay?" Maggie's tone was gentle yet focused as she needed Lori's head to be in center of what she needed to do. Tears streaming down her face, Lori nodded as the pain made it difficult for her to audibly speak. "One, two three, push!-" Lori's body gave all of it's strength to attempting to deliver the baby as she doubled over in a loud cry. With no luck, Lori lay back in her bed as she panted heavily, her face heavy with sweat and tears.
"She's hemorrhaging," Maggie spoke alarmingly as the new development happened all too quickly, "If she loses any more blood..."
"Rick...," Lori's voice grew faint as her head rolled over on the pillow to bring her husband into view. Her weary expression gravely communicated in silence with Rick that her time on this Earth was almost up.
"Lori, we have no other choice. We're going to have to do a c-section, if we don't, we'll lose both you and the baby. Lori?" Maggie was trying to get Lori to focus on what they needed to do, though she couldn't take her eyes off of Rick. It was as if she was walking down memory lane, taking every last bit of her husband in before she left this world for good.
"Save the baby," Lori whispered before her head nodded back onto the pillow. Her eyes closed as her body grew weaker.
"Carl," Ingrid walked up behind Rick's son and placed a hand on his shoulder. Underneath the Sheriff's had did his little face poke upwards in her direction, filled with concern for his mother in pain, "Let's get some fresh air, give your dad some time with your mom, yeah?" A gentle half grin was displayed on Ingrid's face as she spoke softly to Carl. If things were to go south with Lori, the last thing Ingrid wanted for Carl was to remember his mother like this. The way Ingrid remembers Lucille laying limp in the hospital bed before she turned into the undead.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jun 6, 2020 12:42:15 GMT -8
Rick didn't notice Maggie was back until she was appearing right next to him, speaking to Lori. Yet, there was still some kind of veil covering up all his senses at once. All but the guilt he felt deep inside, and which was more present now than at any time before. He hadn't treated Lori well these last months, at least not like a man should treat his wife, being pregnant with their child. And now Rick felt terrible for having allowed himself only the slightest thought about this baby not being his.
"Lori - look at me, focus on your breathing. We're going to try to push now, okay?"
Tears were welling in his eyes as he held Lori's hand and whispered her name every now and then. Or maybe he wasn't and was only doing so in his mind. It wouldn't make a difference. He loved her; he always did. And the thought of losing her was killing him from the inside; it always had.
"One, two three, push!-"
Rick had never been an overly religious person, especially not after everything humanity was going through recently, but now he couldn't help sending silent prayers to the universe. He couldn't lose Lori and their baby. He just couldn't.
"She's hemorrhaging,""If she loses any more blood..."
Now the tears that had been welling in his eyes were running down his cheeks. "Lori!"
"Rick...," No, this was not going to happen, he answered her mental farewell in silence. Not here, not now, not this way. Deep inside though... he knew that she was right. This would be their farewell. "Lori... I love you, Lori.", Rick uttered through quiet tears. And within these words, there were some more. I forgive you, Lori.
"Save the baby," That was the moment when something inside of him broke apart, for he knew what it meant. Lori would not survive.
The veil around his senses was thickening and so he barely noticed Ingrid walking out with Carl. So, Rick, what are you going to do? He didn't know. The baby or neither of them? Choose. No, this was not fair. This world ain't about fairness anymore. She is dead anyway. Rick was still staring at Lori's face, now with her eyes closed.
"Do it...", he chose, as his head turned only slightly into Maggie's direction and back to his wife's closed eyes. This anyway had been more of a confirmation than a decision. It was Lori who had made the decision.
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Post by Ariel on Jun 7, 2020 20:50:15 GMT -8
*** Meanwhile, outside on the front porch ***
"Ingrid?...," Carl's head was tipped down as he looked down into the glass of lemonade, his large eyes watched the transparent ice cubes bob around, "...Why do bad things happen to good people?"
Ingrid's knees were curled into her chest as she sat beside Carl on the front porch of the Grimes Woodbury residence. Of course the kid was going to ask the tough questions, they always did. She held her gaze on the street ahead of them as she tried to remain as neutral as she possibly could, knowing what was going on upstairs.
"...Sometimes, kid, things don't always go the way we've planned," Ingrid spoke from the heart, for she had seen the same world that Carl had and it was full of one heart breaking obstacle after another, "We just gotta keep truckin' on, hoping that there's still some good left in this world worth fighting for." A single tear cascaded down Ingrid's cheek without her permission. She quickly wiped it away with the cuff of her plaid shirt before Carl could notice.
"I know what's happening up there, you know. With my mom. Is she gonna die?" Ingrid peered down at the young boy who's terrified face now looked up at her. For a moment, she saw herself in him. A much younger Ingrid that had lost everything, hopeless of what this new world could possibly hold for her. She was damn happy she stuck around, because she realized that she had more than what she could ever possibly bargain for in the apocalypse.
An audible sniff escaped from Ingrid before her flushed cheeks formed a half hearted as her eyes spoke of pain and sorrow, "Your Dad and Maggie are trying their very best. Whatever happens, Carl, just remember that you're stronger than you know. Hell, you've made it this far, haven't you? Just wait, kid, you're gonna do great things in this new world. I just know it."
The sounds of Lori's screams and the commotion of Rick, Maggie and Beth could be heard all the way from where they were outside. "Stay," Ingrid placed a hand on Carl's shoulder as she gave him that order with a gentle sternness before bolting inside. Her feet carried her swiftly up the stairs, however she froze at the closed door as sounds of Rick's weeping and Maggie's apologies could be heard from within the room.
"Shit...," Ingrid uttered in disbelief as the nightmare became a reality. Lori was dead. Ingrid fell to her knees as the revelation hit her. She grasped at her chest as if someone had shot an arrow into her heart as tears began to fall down her face. "Rick...Carl...I'm so damn sorry."
Suddenly, the weeping from within the room stopped, and all that could be heard was the sound of a newborn baby's first cry in the world.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Oct 16, 2020 10:38:17 GMT -8
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Merle was walking up the main street, heading towards Rick and Lori's residence. Philip hadn't given him much of information, and Merle hadn't seen a reason to ask. They knew each other long enough so that he saw a friend in Woodbury's chief, while it was not clear what Philip saw in him. Merle had never actually questioned that, though. When everyone else had left him behind to die, he'd been there and picked him up, although Merle had been nothing but a drunken mess back at that time. Ever since then, he surely had become Woodbury's man to do the dirty work, but did he care? That was, at least, what he was best at. Sure, he was missing the times when it had been only Daryl and him, but meeting him again had shown him that it probably would never be the same between them. So why should he even try at this point?
However, he had a job to do, and that was getting Ingrid. The only thing Philip had told him was that Rick soon would be on the way to his apartment, and that, by the time he would knock on his door, the girl must be in their hands. The Governor had never blamed him for that, but, after all, it had been Merle who brought not only Ingrid back with him but also these people. And now they meant trouble.
Merle knocked heavily on the door, a triumphant smile on his face, and when there came no answer, he added words to his knocking. "Hey, Sweee~tums. I know you're in there. Just wanna chat a little." He knew that, at least, someone had to be inside, for he heard the crying of a baby.
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Post by Ariel on Oct 18, 2020 20:32:51 GMT -8
"Hey, Sweee~tums. I know you're in there. Just wanna chat a little."
They knew a war was coming. With so much that was lost that day, Carl and Rick especially, they also gained a new life. One that the group was willing to protect at all costs. Getting out with as little of a fight as possible was the desirable idea, however the storm that was approaching them was inevitable. Time was of the essence, and it was unfortunate that they wouldn't have much time to say goodbye to Lori. Carl had done the brave act of piercing his mother's temple before she could turn, and covering her respectfully with a white sheet they closed the door to the room where most of them would not likely return to. Daryl had been sent off to find their weapons, however he had been gone for already some time and coming into contact with any sort of trouble could have been an obstacle he was in the middle of facing. Though, Ingrid's obstacle was rapping at the door and everyone who was quickly packing their bags and loading up with supplies froze to peer up with panic filled eyes.
"Beth, - grab the bags. Carl, come help me with the baby," Maggie spoke in a whispered tone as she quickly delegated a game plan from the top of her head the very best she could, "Ingrid, grab the knives and anything you can find as a weapon," Carl ran over to Maggie to help while Beth zipped up the remaining bags before throwing them over her shoulder. Ingrid grabbed the block filled with knives and a couple of large candlestick holders and the three of them followed Maggie up the stairs and barricaded themselves in the bathroom. Ingrid remained silent, yet she knew what he wanted. It was her.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Oct 19, 2020 15:26:01 GMT -8
Merle was not in the mood for games. In the end, it would be him who got blamed for any delay that may balk Philip's plan to be one step ahead of Rick. A toneless expression of ridicule appeared on Merle's lips. Rick Grimes, a former policeman - he actually doubted that this bastard had it in him to murder someone who had taken him and the rest of the group of losers in when other communities probably would have sent them to death without batting an eye. If Merle had his druthers, only Ingrid and Daryl would have been allowed to enter. Too many people always meant trouble.
When there still came no answer from inside, Merle leaned his ear towards the door to take in the steps and muffled voices coming from the other side of it. Now, this had been enough of a delay. Once again, he raised his only hand to hammer at the door. "Heeeey! Open the fuckin' door now! Ya don't want me to break it open myself, cuz when I get started - oh baa~by - you bet I ain't easily put to a stop. And oho - did I hear a lil' shit-arse cry in there? Not so much a fan of those, y' know."
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Post by Ariel on Nov 8, 2020 20:40:56 GMT -8
"Heeeey! Open the fuckin' door now! Ya don't want me to break it open myself, cuz when I get started - oh baa~by - you bet I ain't easily put to a stop. And oho - did I hear a lil' shit-arse cry in there? Not so much a fan of those, y' know."
Ingrid's body winced with alarming terror with every pound on the front of the house. His voice alone resurfaced rooted, painful memories that she had shoved into the farthest part of her cranium for quite some time. She stood frozen among the group as they cowered in fright. Squeezing her eyes tight, Ingrid wished he would go away. That she would wake up from this nightmare and not only would Merle be gone, but Rick's wife would be alive and they could all go back to the way things were on the road. The harsh truth of the matter was that it their reality was now. Shit had hit the fan, and Ingrid knew exactly what she needed to do.
Ingrid didn't bother consulting with Maggie, because she knew that Maggie would do everything within herself to stop her. Holding her breath, Ingrid proceeded forward towards the bathroom door, catching everyone in the room by surprise.
"What are you doing?!?" Maggie exclaimed. Her shrill of terror trickled down Ingrid's spine. Placing a hand on the door handle, Ingrid's head slowly turned around to face the shock on their faces.
"I have to make things right. For you guys. For Lori. For Rick. There's no time for me to explain...but when you see Rick. Tell him...," There was so much Ingrid wanted to tell Rick. That she was sorry that they ended up in this place. That she lied to him. That she was sorry that he lost the love of his life. Ingrid felt the weight of the responsibility on her shoulders, and at this point she was hopeless, already making peace with the fact that she would never return home again. That she would never get to crack open another beer with Nora, or share a reminiscent moment with Negan of days from the past. When it came to their personal feelings, they had always beat around the bush or shut those feelings down once they arose. Ingrid was never too sure why, but figured they got scared of showing their feelings ever since they lost Lucille. Though, deep down, Ingrid had always regretted not telling Negan just how much he meant to her. Not as an in-law, but as a true brother. Tears started to stream down her face, yet her lips spread into a smile as she realized that she had learned one good quality from Negan. That you'd do anything for the ones you love, even if it meant walking through fire, "...Tell him that I'm okay. And that it was worth it." Ingrid took one last look at Carl and his new baby sister before turning her head back to the now opened door, and making her way down the stairs.
Ingrid found herself at a stand still, back in the kitchen. She wiped her tears away as her expression changed, her heated gaze narrowing in on the door and the angry watch dog behind it. Ingrid didn't spare much time before she walked up alongside the closed door and began to speak through it, "If you want me," Ingrid uttered bitterly through the painted wood, "Then you need to promise me that you won't hurt anyone else. It's me you want, just leave Rick and his group alone. Do we have a deal?" Ingrid spouted in her defeat as she waited for the slimy voice to make it's appearance once more with a confirmation.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Nov 14, 2020 18:30:00 GMT -8
And yet again, Merle ran out of patience when there was nothing but distant steps and muffled voices coming from inside, even barely audible at this point. And just when he was going to start another round of diatribe, something was finally happening. The noise of steps grew louder as somebody inside seemed to meet him at the other side of the door. A filthy grin was forming around Merle's lips.
"If you want me,""Then you need to promise me that you won't hurt anyone else. It's me you want, just leave Rick and his group alone. Do we have a deal?"
A burst of throaty laughter came as a reply. "Ya talkin' quite big for somebody in your position. C'mon, Missy, we both know how much a word means nowadays. Ya really think Rick would do the same for you? That he gives a shit about ya? Certainly not after he heard who you really are." At the last words, Merle raised his voice so that there was a chance the rest of Rick's group somewhere inside the house might hear it as well.
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Post by Ariel on Nov 15, 2020 18:30:09 GMT -8
(TEMP BY ARIEL)
Daryl wiped the small drip of blood that started to dry uncomfortably around his nose as he ran at high speed down the main street of Woodbury. Nothing a few of the Governor's henchmen that he couldn't handle. One of them got him right square in the nose, but after Daryl was done with him he definitely was the uglier looking guy. Weapons slung over his back, including his precious bow, he made his way back to the Grimes house. Something was about to go down, something huge. Daryl knew they all had to be ready and armed if they were going to survive. Hell, maybe they could even leave this place when the storm blows over. Daryl always hated Woodbury anyways.
His feet suddenly came to a halt in the distance as the house came into view. Daryl's brother, Merle Dixon, stood banging and screaming through the door. He had a crazy look in his eye that made him appear as if he was thirsty for blood. After the way they all had reunited and the sketchy actions on Ingrid's part, Daryl could only assume that he was looking for only one person. That one person had now become Daryl's family, and no matter who she was before or what went down there was no way he was going to let anyone have her. Not even his own brother.
Dropping the weapons safely in a bush nearby, Daryl only kept his bow with him as he charged after Merle. His brother hadn't been aware of the sudden presence until Daryl grabbed the back of his shirt. He violently turned him around to slam his backside into the door, pinning his shoulders to the wood.
"Got a problem, brother? You can take it up with me," Daryl grunted as he struggled to hold Merle down in one place.
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Post by Ariel on Nov 15, 2020 18:38:56 GMT -8
"Ya talkin' quite big for somebody in your position. C'mon, Missy, we both know how much a word means nowadays. Ya really think Rick would do the same for you? That he gives a shit about ya? Certainly not after he heard who you really are."
In a crazy, messed up sense Merle was right about one thing. A word didn't mean a whole lot in this new world. If you were so lucky to come across good, honest people to call family then it was either a gift or a fluke accident. And Ingrid was aware of just how lucky she had been on a couple of occasions. First with Negan, Nora and the rest of her Savior family. The second with Rick Grimes and his group. They meant something to her, and Ingrid knew that she meant something to them. So, some might speak with empty words and promises. But not Rick Grimes. And even if he knew where she came from, she knew that he would want to get her story. But he wasn't here, and who knows how the confrontation with the Governor was panning out. The best she could do was to turned herself in before anyone else got hurt. Yet, before she could utter another word, she heard a loud thump against the front door and some strange noises. Confused, she ran over to the side window to find Daryl Dixon pinning Merle against the house.
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