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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jul 7, 2019 16:26:26 GMT -8
"Oh, I'm sure you stood out in that crowd,"
Negan grinned, making no secret of him being totally aware of his charm and the effect it had on women even if they wouldn't admit, when suddenly Nora was chiming in with a comment.
"He makes a terrible first impression,""and it's usually downhill from there."
For a little moment, Negan's eyes were wandering over at Nora, though giving her no more than a toneless chuckle at that. Downhill she said, but he knew the direction their relationship went at times had been pretty much uphill.
"Oh, would we have now?", suddenly a new arrival interfered.
One might have thought with the husband's appearance a man would abandon the field, or at least show just a little bit of compunction, but with Negan, it was totally different. There was not the slightest change seen on his face. Instead, he was chewing the rest of the dessert as if nothing would have happened; as if no protective husband would have arrived, placing a hand around his wife's waist to silently claim that she was his.
"Would that have been before, or after you would have decided to make an ass of yourself and flirt with a married woman?"
Negan didn't show more than a slightly amused grin at that. He wasn't even taking it amiss on the man for talking to him like that. Instead, Negan fixated him with a look of mere carelessness and, to up the ante, another look of flirtation towards this man's beautiful wife.
"Good to see you're alive and well, girl."
"Ingrid, actually. And this is Nora and...well, this is Negan." Negan raised one hand for a casual wave, of course not without a quick mischievous grin. "I know I had cut the introductions short the first time. Sorry about that,"
"Nothin' to be sorry about, Ingrid. We were all working through some of the hardest shit of our lives that day. Some of us still are. Name's Dwight. And this here is my wife, Sherry, but y'all probably already knew that."
Negan's eyes were intensely fixating Sherry for another moment, yet he was saying nothing.
"So, are ya folks just passing through? Or will ya be making us neighbours?"
"Well, we're hoping that Colonel Lutrell will see fit to let us stay,""We've been on the road a while, and it'd be nice to have a place to call home. We don't expect a free ride, though,""Sherry was just telling me about the jobs some of you guys do. We're all willing to work. And to fight, if need be."
"Babe, you need someone else to watch your back when you go on runs," Well, and Negan would like to watch her back, and more than just her back, while he will go on runs. It was clearly seen on his face what Negan wasn't saying out loud. "Someone that knows how to handle themselves out there. It sounds like Negan does." And gone was that expression on Negan's face, yet got replaced by something else. The delight of mockery.
"I'm sure we'll make a good team, Dwighty.", he chuckled as he made one step forward to stare the husband down in kind of a challenging way.
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Post by Ariel on Jul 25, 2019 23:21:53 GMT -8
"Sherry was just telling me about the jobs some of you guys do. We're all willing to work. And to fight, if need be."
"Babe, you need someone else to watch your back when you go on runs," "Someone that knows how to handle themselves out there. It sounds like Negan does."
At this point, Ingrid was taking a backseat in the bus of entertainment as she mentally grabbed a bowl of popcorn and watched the events unravel before her eyes. If these parties included dinner and a show more often, Ingrid figured these gatherings might not suck as much as she thought they would have. Her gaze shifted primarily between Negan and Dwight, as she knew that this whole situation wasn't going to end well in the long run.
"I'm sure we'll make a good team, Dwighty."
"Well let's put it this way, Negan," Dwight appeared to be unfazed by Negan's taunts as he remained collected by Negan's intimidating step towards him, "You might be built like a brick shithouse, but we'll see if you are capable of keeping up with the demanding expectations. Meet us at the supply unit by 9am - and if you're late, you're done." Ingrid watched Dwight grow stern with Negan before flipping his demeanor back to warm and friendly as he addressed Ingrid and Nora once more, "We'd love to chat more, but we best be makin' our rounds to the other guests. Was a pleasure to meet you Nora...nice to see you again Ingrid...," Dwight, still having his arm wrapped around his wife's waist, paused for a moment as he firmly looked upon Negan who did not have his best first impression game on, "...Negan...," And with a nod in Negan's direction, Dwight escourted Sherry out of the conversation.
Ingrid turned to face Negan, and she remained wordless yet her expression said everything as she raised a pair of eyebrows in his direction, her smirk judging every last bit of his impression on the married couple. She wanted to shake her head at her brother in law, but she knew he simply couldn't help it - it was just who he was.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jul 29, 2019 17:26:31 GMT -8
"You two have a good night!" Nora called out as the couple made their exit. Then she turned back to Negan, her head tilted in a look of disapproval. The last thing they needed was some alpha male pissing contest. "Not even 24 hours in, and you're makin' friends already."
She grabbed the dessert plate out of his hands, in an admittedly childish attempt to keep anymore jello away from his smug dimpled grin. "We are guests here, in case you forgot," Nora said in a low tone. "And we can have our guest pass revoked at any time. I'm sure all these bored little housewives swooning over the new man in town have you feeling like a fox in a hen house, but I am begging you to just not be you right now. At least for a couple of days till they start to trust us."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Aug 24, 2019 12:07:08 GMT -8
"Well let's put it this way, Negan," Dwighty was acting collected and unfazed yet Negan knew this man was boiling with rage inside. And of course, Negan saw himself winning already - in every event, to say it with sports language as he was still used to. "You might be built like a brick shithouse, but we'll see if you are capable of keeping up with the demanding expectations. Meet us at the supply unit by 9am - and if you're late, you're done."
"Oh, I'm never late, just as I'm never done.", Negan stated with a wolfish grin and a sideglance towards Sherry.
Her husband did well on getting his shit together and ignore Negan's inappropriate words and looks at his wife for the time being, as he drew his attention back to Ingrid and Nora instead. "We'd love to chat more, but we best be makin' our rounds to the other guests. Was a pleasure to meet you Nora...nice to see you again Ingrid...," And lastly, back to him. A grin spread all over Negan's facial features. "...Negan...,"
"You two have a good night!"
Negan's eyes remained upon the married couple just a little longer before he finally turned around to meet with the judging looks coming from Ingrid and Nora.
"Not even 24 hours in, and you're makin' friends already."
"I know, right? Who needs social media when you can make real friends?", Negan chuckled.
"We are guests here, in case you forgot,""And we can have our guest pass revoked at any time. I'm sure all these bored little housewives swooning over the new man in town have you feeling like a fox in a hen house, but I am begging you to just not be you right now. At least for a couple of days till they start to trust us."
At that, Negan veered in his mood all of a sudden, his features taking on this angst-inducing look of a man who won't be told by anyone. It was only when he did some steps in Nora's direction, planting himself right beside her, that he let up on the feigned anger. Almost in a whispering tone, he said: "Do I sense some vibes of jealousy? You wish you'd be part of the hen house, don't you?" A soft chuckle left his lips before he backed off from that spot very close to her ear.
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Post by Ariel on Aug 24, 2019 22:12:43 GMT -8
"...I am begging you to just not be you right now. At least for a couple of days till they start to trust us."
"Do I sense some vibes of jealousy? You wish you'd be part of the hen house, don't you?"
Ingrid's exaggerated eye roll was hard to miss as Negan edged Nora onward with taunts. Typical, yet unnecessary. Although Nora was a tough cookie about to hold her own, Ingrid made the executive decision to step in and help Nora out on this one. Apparently, it took a village to reign Negan in on his leash.
"I'm gonna have to side with Nora on this one," Ingrid inserted her input into their conversation, putting a cork in Negan's teasing antic, "You're gonna have to behave yourself, or the three of us are gonna wind up on our asses outside this complex...no more Mr. Steal-Your-Wife guy," Ingrid spoke affirmatively before taking a few casual steps closer in Negan's direction, "And who knows - maybe you'd actually enjoy being a functioning member of this society. You might just surprise yourself," Ingrid shrugged as she shed a half grin, patting Negan gently on the shoulder, "I get it. This shit is hard. But all three of us have to be in this, together. And let's just enjoy tonight, yeah? You never know when you're gonna have another damn good drink like this next in this god awful apocalypse." Ingrid looked from left to right at Negan and Nora, now having a hand placed on each of their shoulders as she grinned lightly.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Aug 26, 2019 17:50:55 GMT -8
"Do I sense some vibes of jealousy? You wish you'd be part of the hen house, don't you?"
A contradictory snort of laughter escaped Nora's lips as she looked away. Partly to spite Negan's ego, but also to avoid looking into those eyes of his that captured one's attention, whether you wanted it to or not. She'd already admitted to herself that he looked good and now that he was standing so close, it turned out he smelled really good as well. Lucky for her, Ingrid was there to derail that train of thought before it left the station.
"I get it. This shit is hard. But all three of us have to be in this, together. And let's just enjoy tonight, yeah? You never know when you're gonna have another damn good drink like this next in this god awful apocalypse."
Nora regarded the girl with a sympathetic smile, since she'd been forced to play peacemaker on more than one occasion. "You're drunk, kid," she remarked, patting Ingrid's hand. "But you're not wrong. As far as these people know, we are one big, happy, dysfunctional family. One that seriously needs another round." She took note of the drinks they were currently having and headed toward the backyard bar.
"And by the way," she added, leaning in close to Negan as she passed him, "I've been stuck in a truck with you for weeks. Why would I deny another lucky woman that pleasure, huh?"
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Sept 24, 2019 7:51:54 GMT -8
Negan's eyes had been hanging upon Nora for some more moments before it was Ingrid who suddenly spoke up again. Spoilsport, he thought with a quiet sniff yet didn't allow his frustration to show on his features. Not that it was real frustration anyway, but rather regret that his companions didn't share the same kind of humor. Seriously, with no humor left, they could just position themselves in the next pit, waiting for their certain death to come, for it will come anyway. But why not enjoying times until then?
"You're drunk, kid,", Nora remarked jokingly before she joined in Ingrid's speech of rationality. Negan couldn't help coming up with another sniff, yet a chuckle appeared back on his lips as he turned around to Nora. "But you're not wrong. As far as these people know, we are one big, happy, dysfunctional family. One that seriously needs another round."..."And by the way,""I've been stuck in a truck with you for weeks. Why would I deny another lucky woman that pleasure, huh?"
At that, Negan's chuckle grew with a tone, yet he didn't reply but instead raised another glass, filled with Champagne, to his lips. "Cheers to that."
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Oct 8, 2019 18:58:16 GMT -8
*** Day 47 *** The spacious cafeteria was quiet except for the clanking of trays and splashing of water in the sinks. This was the quiet time between lunch and dinner, time to clean up the mess from one shift and prepare for the next. Nora was quickly learning the routine, making herself useful and being annoyingly agreeable to everyone. She didn't want to let down Sherry, the neighbor who had put in a good word for her, but this job also put her in a position to monitor the fort's food stores -- how much they had, what came in, what went out. And how much could be shoved quickly into pockets and backpacks in case of a hasty exit. Well, old habits died hard. As she straightened up chairs along the rows of tables, Nora glanced out the windows to take in the peaceful scene of the sun shining on the grass. Ingrid had found her place at the fort's daycare and would sometimes bring the children by for a post-recess snack. Negan was out on another run and though she'd never admit it, she couldn't truly exhale until he came walking back through the door of their house. Eager to share stories of his unmatched bravery over glasses of bourbon. Things seemed to be going well for all of them, so why was she having a hard time trusting it?
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Post by Ariel on Oct 13, 2019 22:16:36 GMT -8
*** Day 47 ***
Ingrid strolled slowly as her eyes scanned a barren playground that had fallen quiet over a span of counting from zero to sixty, with a few Mississippi's thrown in here and there. Hide and Seek tag was a typical children's game, one that Ingrid had introduced into the daycare she got placed to work at due to her experience with teaching archery to kids. However, what wasn't typical was Ingrid's motive for incorporating the game into the kids daily schedule. She knew that a few of these kids came from the outside, yet most of them had lived in the Fort since the day that the world they once knew fell apart. If this place ever happened to become overrun by the dead, these sheltered kids wouldn't be able to stand a chance. Through Hide and Seek tag she would help these kids build endurance and skill without them knowing what she was preparing them for. Ingrid's ears perked up as she heard small feet rapidly crunching against the gravel of the playground, and just as she turned her head towards the green tube slide the kids had disappeared. A playful grin spread across Ingrid's face as she began to tip toed her way over to the slide, without noticing the young girl who had stealthily climbed on top of the monkey bars that she stood underneath. As the young girl pounced onto Ingrid's shoulders, Ingrid let out a startled yelp before realizing what had happened. "Gotcha!" The young girl squealed with excitement in her victory. "You sure did, Paisley! Didn't even see you coming. Very sneaky!" Ingrid let out a hearty chuckle as she helped the girl off of her shoulders, the rest of the kids came out of hiding and ran over. Laughter and joy sprang from the kids as they approached Ingrid as the game came to a finish, and it was music to her ears. Although running a daycare wouldn't have been her first choice, Ingrid couldn't help but to admit that the group of kids were starting to grow on her. She only hoped to keep their minds innocent and playful for as long as she could, until they were ready in learning the next step in surviving the new world beyond their walls.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Nov 8, 2019 16:17:11 GMT -8
At first sight, one might think that Negan was the only of their little group who actually enjoyed their new life almost a little too much, but deep down he was just as unsatisfied with the whole situation than the rest of the trio was. Sure, he had found great fun in harassing someone other than Nora and also in flirting with most of the female part of the population around, but then again, concentrating more on others and less on his own people - maybe especially Nora - was taking it out of him at times, to be honest, above all because of everyone's way of life. The truth was, he still was seeing something else for them, and the longer they stayed here, the more impalpable his own vision became. "See ya tomorrow, Dwighty boy.", Negan bid his goodbye to Dwight who responded with just a roll of his eyes before they both left back to the fort, each taking their own path. As funny and exhilarant as all of this might seem, something was missing. Once his face was turned, the smirk of amusement vanished from Negan's face and instead gave way to a hard thoughtful expression. Usually, Negan was walking straight to their house but since they had been breaking up their little hunting trip earlier today, he decided for a little stopover. The smirk came back to his face as Negan walked through the doors of the cafeteria, obviously about to close for quitting time. When he saw Nora straightening up some chairs along the tables, for a little moment the smirk changed into a sincere smile - one that not a lot of people ever got to see on his face. It did only last until he made himself noticeable by speaking up in his usual tone though.
"Closing hour already? I was hoping to get a bite." He grinned lewdly while placing one of the hung-up chairs back on the ground to take a seat wrong way round.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Nov 8, 2019 17:56:10 GMT -8
"Closing hour already? I was hoping to get a bite."
And there he was, entering the nearly empty room with his usual lack of subtlety. He was back earlier than usual, which either meant the day's run went really well or really badly. Nora headed back behind the counter, meeting her supervisor's scowl with a muttered "I'll take care of it." It wasn't the first time she'd had to apologize for his behavior, and she was sure it wouldn't be the last.
She secured a turkey sandwich wrapped in foil, a bag of chips, and two soda cans from the fridge, and returned to the head of the long cafeteria table where he'd parked himself. "Well, luckily you have friends in high places," she remarked, placing the food on the table and pulling up a chair for herself. "Or y'know, behind the buffet line." Nora popped the top of one of the sodas and raised it to her lips, while giving him a cursory glance for any new wounds or scratches that might have been incurred on his mission. "How'd it go out there?" she asked.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Nov 9, 2019 17:25:32 GMT -8
"I'll take care of it."Negan watched her heading back behind the corner to actually prepare something for him. Not only couldn't he just help showing off a devilish grin, but he also totally made no secret out of it. At the same time though, he was wondering about something he didn't give voice to just yet. "Why, thank you!", he said with an overly cheerful tone, a quite chuckling following his words. "Well, luckily you have friends in high places,""Or y'know, behind the buffet line." Negan addressed himself with the turkey sandwich while Nora went on with a question. "How'd it go out there?"With another chuckle, Negan let the sandwich sink back onto the plate, about to give voice to his wonderment from before after all. "Where's that sassy officer that tells me to stuff my wishes up my ass?"
Sure, he appreciated how she was knuckling under to him, maybe for a reason that wasn't clear to himself until it happened, but at the same time wondering if this place was making all of them going soft. Oh no, not him though. They wouldn't make a bootlicker out of him, never mind how hard they would be trying.
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Post by Ariel on Nov 10, 2019 21:36:27 GMT -8
"Alright guys and gals," Ingrid rounded up the kids, exhausted from their games, and did a head count twice over before beginning to usher them inside the daycare, "Day's just about done! Let's get y'all cleaned up and ready for your parents. They should be here to pick you up any minute." Following routine, the kids gathered together as they filed inside, one after another as the work day came to a close for the adults and it was time for the children to retreat back to their families to get ready for dinner. And it was time for Ingrid to retreat back to hers.
Daycare doors locked up, Ingrid would have usually made her way down the lane towards the housing that was assigned to the trio. Though, she was in a rather social mood and thought she would pop by the cafeteria to see if Nora needed any help. Pushing open the doors to the cafeteria, she grinned from ear to ear at the sight of Negan and Nora, her beloved family of misfits, making fun banter as they usually did over sandwiches and drinks.
"Glad I found the pre-dinner snacking club, I was so busy with the kids this afternoon I forgot to eat," Ingrid slid into the seat right next to Nora, wrapping an arm around her to give her a warm side hug before popping open one of the bags of chips on the table, "You're home earlier than usual, Negan, everything go okay on the road today?" Ingrid asked before beginning to munch on a couple of chips.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Nov 12, 2019 18:41:48 GMT -8
"Where's that sassy officer that tells me to stuff my wishes up my ass?"
"Well, she would rather not be embarrassed in front of her new boss," Nora advised, with a congenial smile that anyone else might think was sincere but Negan knew by now was a mask to hide her true intent. "Remember that part where we're supposed to be one big, happy, family contributing to the community? Sherry put herself on the line to get me this job, I don't want to screw it up. Even if that means setting aside extra rations for you."
"Glad I found the pre-dinner snacking club, I was so busy with the kids this afternoon I forgot to eat."
"Hey," Nora greeted, returning Ingrid's hug. "I'm so glad you're here. I need help dealing with a petulant child." She gave a conspiratorial nod toward Negan that she made no attempt to conceal. Of the three, Ingrid did tend to be the rational adult in the room.
"You're home earlier than usual, Negan, everything go okay on the road today?"
"Yeah, how did it go?" she echoed. "You and Dwight getting along?" Probably better out there than at home hitting on his wife, Nora thought to herself.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Dec 13, 2019 11:43:18 GMT -8
"Well, she would rather not be embarrassed in front of her new boss,""Remember that part where we're supposed to be one big, happy, family contributing to the community? Sherry put herself on the line to get me this job, I don't want to screw it up. Even if that means setting aside extra rations for you."
Negan leaned back in his seat, a slight grin playing around his lips as he gave her one intent look. Just as he was going to say something though, the door opened another time, a familiar face walking through.
"Glad I found the pre-dinner snacking club, I was so busy with the kids this afternoon I forgot to eat.
"Hey,", Nora greeted Ingrid, returning the warm hug the girl gave her. "I'm so glad you're here. I need help dealing with a petulant child."
Negan's face remained serious at that, or not exactly serious but kind of pensive. This might be a rather unusual thought but, for some reason, he would have appreciated spending some more time with Nora alone. Since they had become part of this community the three of them had barely spent time with each other but especially not in sets of two. Well, he had a lot of other people around to harass but it was different with Nora. Or was it even something else that he missed?
"You're home earlier than usual, Negan, everything go okay on the road today?" Negan's head turned from Nora to Ingrid.
"Yeah, how did it go?""You and Dwight getting along?"
And lastly straight back to Nora, the grin coming back to his face. "Yah, just today did each other's hair and shared our deepest secrets." A quiet chuckle followed his words.
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Post by Ariel on Dec 13, 2019 23:16:24 GMT -8
"Yah, just today did each other's hair and shared our deepest secrets."
"Aweh, how cute," Ingrid tiled her head adoringly as the sarcasm seeped through her smile, popping another chip into her mouth to feed her onset of hunger. It wasn't a surprising fact that Negan wasn't truly fond of his run partner, Dwight, yet Ingrid was proud of him for being on decant behavior so that they could continue to coexist in this new society. Perhaps this place was beginning to mellow out their lovable bully.
"What about you, Nora? Anything more interesting than mashed potatoes and gravy happen in the cafe' today?" Ingrid turned her attention to Nora sitting next to her as she decided she might as well keep the how was your day? circle going as they usually did after a long day's work apart from one another.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Dec 14, 2019 11:00:04 GMT -8
"Yah, just today did each other's hair and shared our deepest secrets."
"Aweh, how cute. ... What about you, Nora? Anything more interesting than mashed potatoes and gravy happen in the cafe' today?"
"Nah, same old, same old," Nora replied. "Although some of the top brass were in here earlier, talking to my supervisor. And later when I was in her office, totally by accident, I saw a memo about the food rations." She leaned forward on the table and lowered her voice. "There's plenty of canned vegetables and fruit for the next couple months, at least until spring hits and nearby crops can be gathered. But they're worried about fresh meat, especially trying to feed so many elderly and children. We're gonna' be screwed if those freezers aren't full before it turns cold. They need you and your bow out there," she told Ingrid, "Not in here babysitting."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Dec 17, 2019 18:09:12 GMT -8
"Aweh, how cute. ... What about you, Nora? Anything more interesting than mashed potatoes and gravy happen in the cafe' today?"
"Nah, same old, same old,""Although some of the top brass were in here earlier, talking to my supervisor. And later when I was in her office, totally by accident, I saw a memo about the food rations."
Negan hadn't been much interested in the small-talk but at Nora's last words his head turned back in their direction after all.
"There's plenty of canned vegetables and fruit for the next couple months, at least until spring hits and nearby crops can be gathered. But they're worried about fresh meat, especially trying to feed so many elderly and children. We're gonna' be screwed if those freezers aren't full before it turns cold. They need you and your bow out there,""Not in here babysitting."
"My speech.", Negan suddenly broke in the conversation before Ingrid would have been able to reply herself. "But then again... These people are doing shit. Without their fancy walls around and at least a handful of people able to fight, none of them would survive just one fucking day."
He placed the rest of his sandwich back on the plate in front of him before rising from the chair to make steps towards the window, watching some guys chitchatting with the neighbors. "Pathetic that is. A waste of resources if you ask me." It was not even clear if with resources Negan meant the rations or even the people themselves.
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Post by Ariel on Dec 30, 2019 21:46:39 GMT -8
"...We're gonna' be screwed if those freezers aren't full before it turns cold. They need you and your bow out there,""Not in here babysitting." "But then again... These people are doing shit. Without their fancy walls around and at least a handful of people able to fight, none of them would survive just one fucking day."
Ingrid pressed her lips together grimly before giving her head a couple of nods in agreement in realization of the truth that lies before their eyes. She loved security, a comfy bed and warm food but damn did she miss her bow and craved the element of survival that they had a taste of for a while. And this roof over their heads in these confined walls would only get them so far before their world would decide to burn down on them again.
"They're all scared of our new world and they're living in the past. But those kids that I help take care of in that daycare everyday," A thumb protruded from Ingrid's fist as she motioned it to point out the window of the cafeteria, "They're the future. But if they don't learn how to survive, humanity doesn't stand a chance."
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jan 6, 2020 19:14:16 GMT -8
"They're all scared of our new world and they're living in the past. But those kids that I help take care of in that daycare everyday ... They're the future. But if they don't learn how to survive, humanity doesn't stand a chance."
"No, no, I get that," Nora agreed. "And as long as no one in the PTA cottons on to your change in curriculum, you should keep doing that. But we were on the road, just us, for a long time. We need to show them we can play well with others."
To emphasize her point, she walked over to stand by Negan at the window as she finished her sentence. "Colonel Lutrell gave us an opportunity he didn't have to. We could have robbed their storehouse blind and been back on the road within the first 24 hours, but we didn't. Because we know how bad it is out there, we know how important it is to keep what's inside these walls. We stay and we help them protect it, for the people that we care about," she concluded, looking to Ingrid and then Negan, searching his eyes for the closest thing she might get to agreement.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jan 7, 2020 12:15:07 GMT -8
"They're all scared of our new world and they're living in the past. But those kids that I help take care of in that daycare everyday ... They're the future. But if they don't learn how to survive, humanity doesn't stand a chance."
That's exactly how it was. Negan didn't say anything, as he still watched the little tea party outside, but the agreement to Ingrid's words was well written upon his features.
"No, no, I get that,""And as long as no one in the PTA cottons on to your change in curriculum, you should keep doing that. But we were on the road, just us, for a long time. We need to show them we can play well with others."
So, the three of them were of one mind here. Now, that was rare. Besides that little realization, Negan had to grin at Nora's last words. Except for a quick wolfish glance in her direction, he still remained silent.
"Colonel Lutrell gave us an opportunity he didn't have to. We could have robbed their storehouse blind and been back on the road within the first 24 hours, but we didn't. Because we know how bad it is out there, we know how important it is to keep what's inside these walls. We stay and we help them protect it, for the people that we care about,"
"If it weren't for you," Negan finally spoke up as well, his gaze still aimed outside the window. "I would not lift a finger to protect anyone here." Maybe that didn't go for the kids actually - also maybe not for some of the classy women - but god damn, that was kind of the truth. Everyone needed something worth fighting for, although, for a while, he'd really thought to have nothing left of that sort.
"Shit.", Negan let out a chuckle, almost charming in its sound. "Did that come out loud? Anyways," he quickly added before any of them would get a chance to call him sappy. "Then let's protect pee-pee pants city for our own and the kids' sake."
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Post by Ariel on Jan 15, 2020 15:00:44 GMT -8
"If it weren't for you,""I would not lift a finger to protect anyone here."
And the Grinch's heart grew three sizes that day, Ingrid thought to herself as the corner of her mouth lifted into a halfhearted smirk. Yet, they remained just thoughts as Ingrid looked up to Negan with respect. As much of a self conceited ass he could be at times, he always had their best interest at mind and knew that deep down in a pit within him somewhere he did deeply care for them.
"Then let's protect pee-pee pants city for our own and the kids' sake."
"A roof over my head, food to eat, a tinge of normalcy in this twisted world...," Ingrid spoke as if she was thinking out loud, right before stealing the last chip from the bag and popping it into her mouth before giving a shrug in her momentary pause, "...I guess we don't have much to lose by staying." A smile of contempt spread across her face as she looked from Negan to Nora - perhaps they had truly found a place to call home.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jan 17, 2020 19:46:02 GMT -8
"If it weren't for you, I would not lift a finger to protect anyone here. ... Shit. Did that come out loud? Anyways, then let's protect pee-pee pants city for our own and the kids' sake."
For a moment, Nora felt herself soften when faced with such sincerity. Negan wasn't a man to mince words; he wouldn't say something that he didn't mean. But then in the next moment he would remind you that any greeting card sentiments were rare and to be cherished. "Careful, Negan," she cautioned, "Someone might overhear and think that you're agreeing with me."
"A roof over my head, food to eat, a tinge of normalcy in this twisted world ... I guess we don't have much to lose by staying."
"See, Ingrid agrees with me," Nora observed. "And we all know she's the smart one. I'm not saying that this is the place to be for the rest of our lives, 'cause who really knows how long that will be, but even you have to admit there are certain benefits to being in here and not out there." She stood behind him, her hands resting on his shoulders, and watched their currently calm world go by. Had it only been a week ago that they were too busy running to share such a moment?
A clanging of metal trays in the kitchen brought her back to reality. She jerked her hands away from the leather jacket and busied herself with cleaning the table. "Alright, closing time, people!" Nora proclaimed. "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jan 25, 2020 1:42:11 GMT -8
"Careful, Negan,""Someone might overhear and think that you're agreeing with me."
Negan gave her no more than a short yet almost flirty smirk at that. Whatever their relationship might be, it was anything but easy.
"A roof over my head, food to eat, a tinge of normalcy in this twisted world ... I guess we don't have much to lose by staying."
"See, Ingrid agrees with me,""And we all know she's the smart one. I'm not saying that this is the place to be for the rest of our lives, 'cause who really knows how long that will be, but even you have to admit there are certain benefits to being in here and not out there."
True that. He'd rather build up his own place, to be honest, but until that day would come, this one will last out just fine. Nora's sudden hands on his shoulders, even though there were layers of leather in between, gave him an unusual feeling of comfort that he didn't even know he was missing that much. Suddenly he had to remember this private little moment they had shared, dancing to the imaginative music of a song that could have been made for them while the pile of shit around had vanished into the background for at least a couple of minutes. Negan wondered if she had to think about their little moment sometimes during the last week as well. Another, not so romantic thought, was what kind of feeling it might have brought on with her. Ever since the beginning, he had felt a huge attraction to her, not a word of a lie.
A clanging of metal trays in the kitchen brought him back to reality, and obviously Nora as well, as she jerked her hands away from him.
"Alright, closing time, people!""You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here."
"Don't sweat it.", Negan said, swallowing the rest of his sandwich standing up. "I'll find some other place to relax. Maybe even someone to share relaxation with." He gave Nora a provoking grin. She still had a chance to be that someone but she probably would never admit to herself that she would actually want to be.
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Post by Ariel on Jan 25, 2020 19:21:45 GMT -8
"Alright, closing time, people!""You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here."
"I'll find some other place to relax. Maybe even someone to share relaxation with."
Ingrid nodded in understanding as Nora began to clear them out so that she could get back to her station. "Aw c'mon Negan. Too cool to hang out with your sister-in-law?" Ingrid teased with a big grin on her face. Grabbing the empty chip bag, Ingrid crumpled it up into a ball unnecessarily. Holding the crumpled ball up to the side of her cheek, she closed one eye as she aimed her sight down at the garbage can in the near distance, "If I can make this shot, you owe me a beer and a game of pool - if I miss, you can go hang out with whatever house wife you have your eyeball on. Deal?"
Ingrid fell silent as she fell into complete concentration mode. Letting out an exhale, the crumpled ball flew into the air and traveled around the rim of the garbage bin a couple of times before making a landing in the tin can. "Yes!!" Ingrid performed a single victory fist pump, quite proud that her shooting talent hadn't grown stale quite yet before turning to Negan who would now be stuck with her for some quality sibling time.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jan 26, 2020 18:42:53 GMT -8
"I'll find some other place to relax. Maybe even someone to share relaxation with."
"Aw c'mon Negan. Too cool to hang out with your sister-in-law? If I can make this shot, you owe me a beer and a game of pool - if I miss, you can go hang out with whatever house wife you have your eyeball on. Deal? ... Yes!!"
"Well, looks like that's your night sorted," Nora concluded, cocking her head toward Negan. A faint feeling of relief that he would be under the watchful eye of Ingrid and not attempting to seduce the spouses of well-armed and combat-ready men. As she upended the chair where Ingrid had been sitting and placed it on the table, she addressed the girl. "I'll keep working to get you on the away team and get your bow back. Just be patient," she advised.
As Nora headed back to the confines of the kitchen behind the buffet tables, she clapped Negan on the shoulder. "See you back at home, Romeo. And don't break any pool cues -- we don't need anything else on our tab," she said in a concerned tone before parting.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Feb 24, 2020 12:18:28 GMT -8
"If I can make this shot, you owe me a beer and a game of pool - if I miss, you can go hang out with whatever house wife you have your eyeball on. Deal?"
An actually delightful chuckle left him, as he watched from the crumbled chip bag next to her cheek towards her target and back. Negan knew how good a shooter she was, so he was already expecting to get forced to spend time with her sister-in-law rather than with some town chicks. Anyways, deep down that was actually something he might need even more these days, to be honest. "You're on."
As mentioned, Negan wasn't surprised when Ingrid's pitch hit the bucket. Maybe he even would have felt a little bit disappointed in the other case.
"Yes!!"
"Well, looks like that's your night sorted,"
"Nice shot.", Negan commended with a slight grin, not reacting to Nora's comment at all. Oh, he knew she must feel kind of relieved that now he had to spend his evening with Ingrid and not with women who were not too proud to admit what they truly desired.
"I'll keep working to get you on the away team and get your bow back. Just be patient,"
After all, Nora couldn't keep her hands off him. "See you back at home, Romeo. And don't break any pool cues -- we don't need anything else on our tab,"
"Believe it or not, but I'm quite handy with long objects...", Negan replied half-amused and half-serious, before watching a head-shaking Nora walking away from him. He could only guess but bet there was a smile hiding upon her features once turned.
"So...", he then turned his attention towards Ingrid. "Did I ever mention that I was playing pool a lot back in high school?" In the first place, this was just to daunt her of course, yet not been a lie.
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Post by Ariel on Feb 28, 2020 21:29:06 GMT -8
"So...", "Did I ever mention that I was playing pool a lot back in high school?"
"O-ho, breaking retro Negan out tonight, are we? I don't know how I'll possibly be able to go up against those pro skills," Ingrid teased as she walked beside him towards the exit of the cafeteria, "I guess we will just have to see what I can pull out of my sleeves. That, and performance skills brought to you by our sponsor, beer, of course," It was good to share a few laughs with Negan for once, instead of spending the evening either talking him down from ripping the head off of some idiot who decided to piss him off or being repulsed by his woman chasing antics. A pool table, some drinks and a good time to roll with was enough to allow them to unwind and forget about the looming fears that come along with a society that remained vulnerable to the lethal threats that crept outside of it's walls.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Mar 14, 2020 3:53:36 GMT -8
*** 3 months later ***
Day 140
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Mar 14, 2020 10:15:57 GMT -8
Nora had crashed on the downstairs couch when she came home early from work the day before. Frankly, it was too much effort to climb the stairs to her bedroom. An illness had been going around the community, as it often did in the winter, but it was more difficult now in close quarters with rationed medical care. She brushed it off as a cold and took some over-the-counter meds from the commissary, figuring that and a good night's sleep would fix it.
But she wasn't feeling better. She rose to a sitting position, but the simple movement left her feeling dizzy. It probably wasn't that hot in the house, but she was sweating anyway. She hadn't eaten anything and had drank only water. As soon as Ingrid came downstairs, she would start hovering and insisting that she go to the hospital. Which right now didn't seem like such a bad idea to Nora.
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