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                 [ shane paused for a moment, trying
                   to remember what the guy had said
                   his name was before deciding it didn’t
                   matter much. chances are the kid
                   would correct him if he was wrong
                   anyway. ]
                             “Well, Phil, it probably just started
                              out as a few walkers heading the
                              same direction, to a gunshot,
                              maybe? And then more latched
                              on thinking the original walkers
                              knew somethin’ they didn’t and
                              over time it jus’ grew to a huge
                              impenetrable force of undead
                              heading towards nothing.”
                                         [ grim, but true. either that or there’d
                                           been a school or something keeping
                                           them all inside for safety and the
                                           gates have just broken. ]
                         ”That ain’t the last herd you’ll see.
                          You jus’ gotta know that when
                          they’re all in a big group like that
                          they’re dangerous so you run.”

     _{”     Bill.“
                  [ that wasn’t even a nice introduction.
                    but how would one make it nice at a
                    time like this? ]
     "I’m pretty sure that running
     is the only option I have most
     of the time…”
                                   [ it was barely a mumble,
                                     but hopefully audible
                                     enough for the other
                                     one to hear – even if
                                     it wasn’t even directed
                                     to him. anywho; bill was
                                     now occupied with
                                     looking for some way of
                                     smooth escape – hoping
                                     he could be to some kind of
                                     use… ]
                     "Could we create a distraction
                      maybe? If sounds attract them,
                      we can take advantage of it.“}

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                   [ looking down towards where the
                     legion of undead were coming from
                     shane frowned, maybe it wasn’t
                     such a small herd after all, he
                     couldn’t see the end of the masses
                     of corpses.
                                taking a few steps away from the road
                                shane signalled for the other to follow
                                close behind him, walking back through
                                the trees the way they had come. only
                                when they were far enough away did
                                the male speak, his voice still hushed
                                just in case. ]
                         ”We’ll have to find another way
                          ‘round. Can’t wait there forever.”

    _{[ it wasn’t like he had any choice; 
      bill had no weapons what-so-ever
      so finding someone to be with
      was the smartest he could do.
      he didn’t really put himself on 
      top either, because he would
      rather just survive – if that was
      possible at all, which he doubted..
                       so when the man gave him
                       the gesture of following him,
                       bill nodded once, glancing to
                       the dead people one last time
                       before he trailed after him. a
                       sigh of relief escaped the teen
                       when they were on a good distance
                       with the herd. ]
               "… Why are they so many?“
             [ that was about the only thing Bill
               could say for now. ]}

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                      [ a hand stuck out, halting the
                        other, his head turned to face
                        them briefly, finger to his lips.
                        he stood in silence, the cover
                        of the trees proving exactly
                        what they needed as a small
                        herd of walkers passed. as
                        long as they didn’t know the
                        pair was there, it would be
                        okay. ]

      _{[ he would scream if it wasn’t for his
        normal calmness, so when he was
        stopped so suddenly; his eyes
        immediately scanned the area around
        him; first his eyes were on the stranger –
        then on the disgusting and filthy
        … things passing by. bill honestly did not
       know what to call them, but for now;
       he remained as silent as possible. ]}