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GREY KINGSTON
"i'm from a place that's a lot like this one." jesus explains. "part of my job is searching out other settlements to trade with. i think our communities may be in a position to help each other."
"do you have food?" glenn asks.
"we've started to raise livestock. we scavenge, we grow. everything from tomatoes to sorghum."
"tell us why we should believe you." rick narrows his eyes at the man who broke into our house.
"i'll show you. if we take a car, i can have you back home tonight. you can all see for yourselves who we are and what we have to offer."
"wait," maggie says. "you're looking for more settlements? you mean you're already trading with other groups?"
jesus smiles to himself and leans back in his chair. he looks at all of us with his light blue eyes, "your world's about to get a whole lot bigger."
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"here." daryl tosses his wool poncho to me as i sit in the middle of the street, lacing up my boots.
"thanks." i catch it and pull it over my head.
he whistles, motioning with his head to spencer and nicholas who're heading down the street.
daryl disappears around the front of the rv, leaving me alone with the two idiots who come bearing two gallons of gas for the tank.
"gas, as requested." spencer announces.
"hey, thanks." i stand up with tightened laces and my arms reached out for the gallons.
"oh, i'll do it." spencer volunteers, heading for the tank.
"so," nicholas starts talking and i really wish he wouldn't. "heard you gunned this jesus man down bright and early this morning."
"wouldn't you if a stranger were in your house? or would you just leave them there? you have a habit of doing that."
nicholas chuckles softly to himself, "you're an asshole."
"only to other assholes."
spencer clears his throat, catching nicholas and i's attention. i watch over my shoulder as he twists the cap back on, placing the now-empty gallon on the road, "i'd be careful with what you say to her, bro. you'd get your ass handed to you in a fight with grey. i know i did."
