Romance In The Apocalypse

Episode 14: Dion finds Jenine

About a year and a half later, after searching almost all the settlements, they stumble across this large cabin filled with tons of weapons and supplies with a survivor on patrol.

Dion: "How do you want to do this?"

Soldier Gobshite: "I say we rush in and take him by surprise."

Dion: "I don't think that's a good idea dude. Look at his back. Those are poison tipped arrows. Like he's expecting a person to come along."

Soldier Gobshite: "Oh, you're right. So what should we do?"

Dion: "He might not shoot us if we hide our weapons around here somewhere and go up to him like we're survivors as well."

Soldier Gobshite: "Alright, let's do that then."

The two hide their weapons in the bushes and walk up to the survivor on patrol

Survivor: *sees them walking towards him and points an arrow at them* "Who are you two?! State your business here or I will not hesitate to shoot!"

Dion: "We're just survivors looking for a bit of food."

Survivor: *lowers bow* Well, you're just going to have to wait until the leader of our group comes back with the hunting party."

Soldier Gobshite: "Do you mind if we wait here?"

Survivor: "Fine. Just don't cause any trouble."

Dion: "Don't worry, we won't. Thank you stranger."

After 15 minutes of silence, Dion says something.

Dion: "The names Dion. My friend next to me is Gobshite."

Survivor: "Gobshite?"

Soldier Gobshite: Yeah, its my last name."

A few minutes of more silence.

Survivor: "......Connor."

Dion: "Huh?"

Connor: "My name. Its Connor."

Soldier Gobshite: "McGregor or the android sent by Cyberlife?"

Connor: "Oh ha ha. Nice joke. No, its Morrison."

Dion: "Are you from Valentia Island by any chance?"

Connor: "Yeah, my whole group is. Why?"

Dion: "My wife and I are from there as well. Her name is Rowan. Is she in this group as well?"

Connor: "No, but there was a woman named Rowan who was looking for her husband. I think she said his name was Dion as well."

Dion: "You saw Rowan?! When was she here?"

Connor: "I can't remember when she was here, but Jenine knows. She's been keeping track."

Dion: "Jenine's here as well? Where is she?"

Connor: "Out with the hunting party. They should be back by nightfall."

Soldier Gobshite: "So what was it like?"

Connor: "What?"

Soldier Gobshite: "Valentia Island. Since you both are from there."

Dion: "Oh, it was like paradise. One of the best things about it is we didn't get that much snow during the winter months."

Connor: "Yeah, that was probably my personal favourite part of living there."

Soldier Gobshite: "Anything else? Or is that the only perk?"

Dion: "It was just a small farm town where everyone knew each other. Not much else to it."

(Author: Think Arcadia Bay from Life Is Strange, but a little smaller)

Soldier Gobshite: "Sounds kind of boring to me."

Connor: "Only if you're just used to crowded big cities like Dublin."

Dion: "Yeah, we loved the peace and quiet of small towns. Plus, nobody ever committed any huge crimes since everyone knew each other already." 

Soldier Gobshite: *rolls his eyes and leans against the wall* "Yeah well, small towns like that are just a waste in my opinion. Why build a whole town when there's plenty of space for people in the big cities?"

Connor: "Simple. Some people, like us, don't like the hustle and bustle of big cities."

Soldier Gobshite was about to say something else when the hunting party came back

Connor: "Hey Jenine, back already?"

Jenine: "Yeah, the herd is close, so we might have to head down to the base and prepare for it tonight."

Connor and Jenine continue talking for a few minutes and when Jenine finally notices Dion, she starts getting emotional

Jenine: *gasp* "Dion!!!!"

Dion: "Hey Jenine, what's up?"

Jenine: "What's up?? Rowan came by last year and when I saw you weren't with her, I thought you were dead or worse!!!"

Dion: "L-last year? I see." *sighs*

Jenine: "I gave her a map and showed her all of the settlements in Ireland. She knows you probably became a soldier. And looks like I was right. Soldier of Settlement Meltdown, no less."

Dion: "Was she still recognizable?"

Jenine: "Physically, no.  I only was able to recognize her through her voice and the handle of her Katana."

Dion: "I see."

Jenine: "Anyway, are you guys hungry? We got plenty of food."

Soldier Gobshite: "Actually, we came here for information about Rowan and--"

Dion: "We are running a little low on food for the other soldiers. If you have any soup we'll take a little bit of it."

Jenine: "Alright, that's no problem."

Jenine hands Dion a crate of soup

Dion: "Wow. This a lot of soup. Are you sure this is alright?"

Jenine: "Anything for my neighbor. Hopefully things go back to the way they were before."

Soldier Gobshite: "Well, we should probably head back to our group. Thanks for everything Jenine."

Dion: "Yeah, thanks Jenine."

Jenine: "Of course. And when you find Rowan, you guys are welcome to join our group."

Dion: "Alright. Bye for now then."

Dion and Soldier Gobshite get their weapons back and head back to their group