After the world fell, Rory didn't think anything would get better. She watched her city burn, her family turn, her house collapse...she barely made it out, but thanks to Glenn, she managed. She doesn't think the world can get back to normal, and it...
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NICKY WOKE UP in the morning. She sees Shane beside his truck, hungover and eyes heavy. It's probably about mid-morning, the trees too green for his eyes.
“Did you drink last night?” Nicky asks, already knowing the answer to it, and she takes a few steps back, closer to the trailer.
Shane smirks, looking Nicky up and down. She wants–
“No,” he says.
Nicky knows full well that's bullshit.
They tried to stay alive by killing the walkers with a shovel (which was only effective if you knew how hard to hit, Nicky thinks, because hers kept getting back up, and she was losing stamina quickly) Nicky spots Glenn's cap.
She knows it's not that important, obviously. His cap is not like Rick's superhero hat; it's just some weird looking cap Glenn always wears.
She grabs his cap before it blows away, handing it back over to Glenn and yeah, a walker could have gotten them.
Nicky saw Rory try to fight the dead as well. Her arm was making it hard. Rory wasn't screaming or anything; so that's got to count for something.
“You're welcome,” Nicky scoffs, stalking away before he could respond.
Rory squatted down after the dead were killed and grabbed some feathers and sticks.
“What are you doing?” Carl asked, looking over at the kid who didn't respond.
Shane had been arguing about heading to Fort Benning. Dale wanted to fight something else that could figure out what caused this, any answers would do. Everyone had been so skittish to make a real decision.
“We need,” Rick starts, “is somewhere to stay. We need to be smart about this and figure out where we should go and how to get there. This time, we'll think things through carefully.”
Jesus, Rory thinks. “Um, I don't think we can stay anywhere for long.”
Rick turns to Rory, calm and composed, though Rory knew he was barely keeping his calm. “Do you have a better idea, Ro?”
“I don't, but if we keep trying to think about this we'll be killed. We need to go, right now.”
“We can't go anywhere without–”
“Listen to Rory.”
After Nicky spoke, everyone turned to her. Nicky, who had been avoiding everyone. Now with everyone watching her, the scientist wanted to just sink into the ground.
