Know Where (A Walking Dead Game Contintuation)

Introductions

AJ woke up before Clementine did, as usual. He remembered that a new boy had arrived last night, and was now too excited and eager to see what Clementine would do to him. He turned to the edge of his bed and put on his shoes. He noticed that the left shoe started to grow a hole on the side, but he didn't care, he never knew anything better than wrecked shoes. He noticed Clementine's shoes were starting to wear as well. They hadn't been out "shopping" for clothes in a while, AJ made sure to remind Clem of it at a good time. He walked over to Clementine's side and tapped her shoulder.

"Clem?" AJ asked and saw Clementine's eyes peek out, "Goodmorning!"

"Hi AJ," Clem greeted, "Did Violet send you?"

"No," he replied, "I actually just woke up."

Clementine laughed, "Don't make it a habit."

AJ nodded and placed her prosthetic on her bed, "Sooooo..."

"Soooooo?" Clementine looked at him with squinted eyes.

"What's the new guy's deal?" AJ asked, eager for answers.

"Oh," Clementine almost forgot Gabriel was here, and that he was a completely new person to everyone. Having him here wasn't a big deal to her, but she knew things like this make everyone else a little hostile, "I told you about him when you were really little. He was part of the last group I was with before it was just you and me. He's a nice guy, I think you'll like him."

AJ smiled at the idea of a new person. He felt like he knew everyone at Ericson like the back of his hand, "Violet is out on watch, we should head outside for breakfast."

Clementine asked for help up from her bed, and they started walking out of their dorm and out to the courtyard. As AJ opened the door they saw Gabe sitting at the stairs, watching everyone attending to their morning duties. Gabe turned around at the sound of the door and smiled at them both. AJ jumped and started to talk to him until Clem gestured to him not to. AJ looked up in sadness but didn't mind the command as he was hungry anyway. Gabe watched him pass by, sad that he wasn't able to introduce himself to the very thing that made Clem leave. For years Gabe wondered if Richmond would have been different if Clementine had AJ all along. He thought in that case, Clementine would have stayed in Richmond, and things would be different between him and her.

"Clementine!" Gabe greeted, "Goodmorning."

"Hi," Clementine walked and sat next to him. Violet turned around from the watchtower and waved hi to her, Clem reciprocated, "Why are you sitting here like a loner?"

Gabe laughed, "I tried to say hi, but they didn't take it well, or, I don't know."

Gabe pointed to Willy out in the courtyard, "Him. I tried to say 'Hi' but he just kept staring at me."

Clementine chuckled as she remembered a similar thing happening between Willy and her the first day she arrived, "Yeah, he doesn't see new people around very often. At least people who are nice."

"Then I tried talking to the red-headed girl," Gabe continued, "but she looked really mad at me."

"Yeah," Clementine scratched her back, "she's like that at first, but she's really nice, and will defend any of her friends, at all costs."

"They seem like nice people," Gabe sighed, "I wish I could get to know your friends."

"You can," Clementine stood up, "It's almost breakfast anyway, I'll introduce you better, unlike last night."

Gabe followed Clem to Omar like a shadow. Clem helped Omar bring the fish to the table and helped AJ finish up setting the table. Clem and Gabe sat next to each other as AJ went to get Violet. Aasim, Ruby, and Louis sat across from her. Rosie followed Tenn to the table as Willy was telling him about the dream he had last night.