Know Where (A Walking Dead Game Contintuation)

A Foot Up

The rest of the day contrasted the preceding. The air sat calm, laying on the school like a light blanket.

Louis and Omar finished the patchwork on the walls at a comfortable pace, chatting as they went. Ruby and Aasim went out hunting, catching a wild turkey. The redhead mentioned that fall was coming as the two arrived back to the school with their catch. She remembered learning somewhere that the turkeys are more active at the beginning of autumn, something about the babies hatching around that time.

AJ and Tenn had laid out art supplies on the grass, practicing ideas for their mural. Not long after the sun hit midday though, the two were napping, crayons in hand as the soil acted as a soft bed.

Clementine and Violet had escaped to the greenhouse. The girls said they were going to tend to the beanstalks and tomato plants, but everyone knew they wanted some time away from the group. Kissing in front of the Ericson kids usually garnered giggles and snide taunts. No one could blame Vi and Clem for wanting a little privacy.

The afternoon progressed to evening. Omar cooked up the turkey, making half into a stew and smoking the other half over the smoldering remains of the cooking fire. He had lately begun to experiment with ways to preserve the meat they had so that so much didn't go to waste.

Clementine shook the boys awake for dinner, leading them to the table just as everyone else gathered in front of their bowls. The group dug in, sounds of happy slurping and light conversation ringing about the table.

In Clem's mind, she declared that this turkey stew definitely took the number two spot on Omar's cooking scale. It didn't beat the fish he cooked, the way the flavor of it reminded her of her parent's old cooking, but it made her feel warm nonetheless.

"I propose we play campfire games tonight," Louis spoke up, smiling and nudging Violet who was next to him. "We haven't played anything like that since before the raiders. It'd be a nice throwback."

"What game?" Clem inquired.

"How about some truth or dare?" Ruby pitched.

"Oh, yes, I like the sound of that," Louis responded, excitedly drumming his fingers together in a mischievous fashion.

Violet rolled her eyes and fake gagged in response.

"Last time we played Clem said she'd flip James and Aasim kissed a walker's head," she said. Aasim shivered in response to the reminder of his previous date.

"Exactly, that's fun," Louis shrugged. "All of us, campfire, sunset."

Everyone finished their bowls of stew shortly after the conversation and then headed to set up the campfire. They placed couches and chairs surrounding it, all plopping down just as dusk began to fall. The only person missing was Willy, who had scurried back into the school after dinner.

Louis sat in one chair, shuffling the cards, "You guys know the rules, highest card asks lowest."

He pulled a card for himself and then passed off the deck to the left. Everyone took a look at their card.

"And I win!" Clementine said happily, lifting herself from where she had her head lying in Violet's lap. "Who's my first victim?"

"Me! Me!" AJ rang out, holding up his two of hearts.

Clementine leaned forward on her knees, head in hands, thinking.

"AJ, truth," she began, smiling. "What's the most annoying thing I've done while raising you?"

"Oh, easy!" AJ started, slapping his hands on his legs. "You taught me how to read out of food magazines. Like the ones with the pictures and everything. I know more about recipes than actual reading itself."