Every society needs a pub

Clayton Jennings || Texas || 28 years old || Pub Manager || Skills: Bartending&Firearms

[claytonjennings]

Finally that's over... or nearly so...

[princessoftheoutpost-blog]

I may have drank a few of the cocktails I had stored away in the kitchen. -makes a face before smiling- I know you were going to volunteer. It doesn’t mean that I have to be happy about it. -shrugs- I’m just happy you’re okay.

[claytonjennings]

I am not surprised. It's probably good I left the pub safely locked or people would have been drinking liquor like there is no tomorrow. [Clay smiled back at her and shook his head slowly] I didn't expected you to be happy. I was concerned about you, wondering how you were doing in here, wondering if you were stressing out. I wanted to be here, but I also wanted to make sure that you'd be safe from the walkers... that everyone would. [He sighed, he would probably regret saying some of these things, but right now he was too exhausted to pretend he didn't care as much as he did, he was just glad they were both safe and sound] Could you maybe stop crushing me and get me some food instead? [he asked jokingly, although he was indeed starving]

[claytonjennings]

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[its-alex-thompson]

I don’t think anything else will happen and it if does, we’ll come get you if we need to. You need to sleep. It doesn’t sound like a wonderful cycle. Sounds kinda vicious. I wouldn’t want to fight with her. I care about her.

[claytonjennings]

Nah, I'm fine. I really am. Maybe I should go help rebuilding the wall now that things are calmer. [He sighed, he knew it was vicious and he hated it, but no matter what they did, they just couldn't stop it] Yeah, so do I, which in the case it's really the issue. We just have a way of getting under each other's skin. It's not healthy at all and under different circumstances I would have walked away ages ago, but it's hard to walk away when you're stuck in here together.

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[claytonjennings]

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[princessoftheoutpost-blog]

I worried anyway. I can’t believe you volunteered for the wall. You’re not a guard or a hunter, Clay. You’re a bartender. -frowns, continues to hold him as she looks him over, not caring that he was covered in guts- Of course. It’s fine. Just people hanging around and hoping we don’t die.

[claytonjennings]

Well, I didn't think people were in the need of any cocktails while a horde of walkers tried to put down our wall. I can shoot, I was of a lot more use out there than sitting around in the mess hall. You knew I was going to volunteer. [he gave her a little smile and carefully tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear] You don't have to... you know, ugh, be next to me or anything... I know how disgusting I am right now. I mean, it's fine.

[claytonjennings]

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[nhlthots]

I panicked for a second, though. I shouldn’t have but i did. If I would have been just a second faster or I wouldn’t have gotten nervous… I don’t know. It kicked in and I just started swinging. [She noticed how she balled her fists up and took a shaking breath.] I don’t know who would have done it. I never noticed anyone around, but I didn’t notice anything but the geeks. Maybe the kids did? I don’t know, but go have a look at it. It’s not right. [Keltie drew a deep breath, leaning into him, careful to keep herself from focusing on the blood.] Yeah. I don’t know. I can’t shake the feeling that the demons are inside the walls.

[claytonjennings]

It's not your fault. I'm just glad you're fine. There's nothing wrong about panicking, everyone does sometimes. [He gripped her shoulder softly, trying to calm her own] Well, right now there's not much we can do about it. It'll be brought to the attention of the council once things are back to normal. For now, just warn me or someone else you trust if you see someone acting weird. [Clay nodded slowly, staying quiet for a moment] I knew a girl that used to say 'Walkers are bad, but at least we know what they want'. It's simple because they just wanna kill us, they don't make plans or have other intentions... they just wanna eat you. People are more complicated.

[claytonjennings]

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[nhlthots]

I just hate waiting. It was torture. I got out a few times, which turned out to be a bigger mistake than one would think, but at least we noticed the breach. [She shrugged a little and shook her head.] I saw… Well, I don’t know. Things just looked a  little to perfectly destroyed to be wear and tear from geeks. And I find it strange that it magically happened in a place no one was guarding. [Keltie dropped her shoulders.] It’s over. It’s gotta be. [She said it urgently as if willing it to be true. Keltie’d already half considered bolting before the breach. Now, things were looking better outside than in.]

[claytonjennings]

Yeah, it's good that you did. It was bad... but it could have been even worse. [He was a little worried about what she was telling him, because that meant someone inside was trying to sabotage the output] That's... worrying. Who could have done it? I mean, this place has so many people now that I don't really know everyone anymore... but it's weird, why would someone do that? [He smiled gently at her and then wrapped his arm around her shoulder, bringing her closer to him.] Over or not, everything is fine. Now if anything a couple of geeks will show around and we'll shoot them down before they can even get close. The worse has passed. Don't worry.

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[its-alex-thompson]

Never said they were, just saying it was a theory someone had. You should go get some rest, man. Before you crash in the middle of town or something. Sounds like you shouldn’t speak to her then. That was rude. I apologize for that.

[claytonjennings]

No, I'm fine. I'm fine. I can handle it... I need to make sure everything is over before I collapse, because as soon as I let myself rest, I'll be sleeping for another week. [He furrowed his eyebrows for a moment when Alex said he shouldn't speak to her, bu as soon as he apologized, Clay simply shrugged] I've tried. I've tried a lot of times. But then she always comes back around and forces her way back in and as soon as I let her back in, she starts pushing me away again. It's really a wonderful cycle. In spite of our petty fights, though, she's the person I care the most around here, that doesn't really change.

[claytonjennings]

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[its-alex-thompson]

Never know. The wall could have held even if y’all died. Doubt that because part of the wall fucking broke anyway. -Alex nodded- We’re all still alive, y’all did good keeping us alive. I’m a little surprised you’re not dead to the world like the other guards and hunters. You and Daphne had a fight? Over what? I can’t see Daphne actually getting mad and yelling at someone.

[claytonjennings]

The walls would always collapse if there was no one to defend them. I mean, they are not exactly castle walls. I am pretty dead, just haven't crashed yet. The walls breaching and what happened... it kind of gave me another boost of energy. Not that it's a very good one. [He sighed and then chuckled a bit when Alex said he had never seen Daph getting mad.] That's because Daph pretty much only yells at me. But then she makes sure to make up for all the other people she doesn't yell at by always finding a reason to get mad at me when we speak to each other.

[claytonjennings]

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[its-alex-thompson]

Yeah, we knew that. It just everyone had their theories about why we weren’t getting updates. Some said y’all died. Some said y’all were overwhelmed with geeks. Some said y’all were doing just fine. Doesn’t matter now though. We’re all good. -Alex smirked at Clay’s reaction- You can’t really keep us safe if you’re busy worrying about a girl who was safe in the mess hall.

[claytonjennings]

Yeah, I suppose having no news at all can be tricky. You dd well coming ot and verifying... although I'm pretty sure it would have been obvious if we were all dead because you'd probably have the walkers at your doorstep. [Clay chuckled, running his hand through his hair that just felt disgusting after a week of fighting zombies pretty much nonstop and not having time to shower properly] Well, you seem pretty alive to me, so it seems I didn't do a bad job after all. It's just me and her had a pretty big argument just before this whole thing and it's really fucked when you're putting knifes through their heads and all you can think is 'if I die now, that was the last thing I told her'.

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[its-alex-thompson]

That was my reasons for leaving the mess hall. We never got enough updates on what was happening. I kept her safe, you ain’t gotta worry about her.

[claytonjennings]

Well, as you can imagine it wasn't exactly the priority of the people in the wall. [Clay scoffed when Alex said he had kept Daph safe] Oh, really? I thought those fighting the walkers were the ones keeping her and all the others safe.

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[its-alex-thompson]

I didn’t, not all the time a lot. Wandered around a bit. She actually did great. She was probably one best in the mess hall. She showed that she was scared once.

[claytonjennings]

Oh, I see. I never really wanted to leave the wall, because I thought that any moment I turned away more walkers would appear. Nice, it's good to hear that, I was worrying about her all the time like an idiot, as if she was the one fighting zombies and not me.

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[its-alex-thompson]

Boring as fucking dicks. Being locked up in the mess hall with 50 other people and sleeping on the floor is not my idea of a fun time.

[claytonjennings]

Why did you stay in anyway? Was Daph alright? I mean, through all of it... she goes a bit out of it sometimes...

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[nhlthots]

You were supposed to check in so I’d know you weren’t dead. Can’t have everyone disappointing me all in one day! [She frowned, crossing her arms over her middle.] I just can’t believe the wall gave in. I don’t… I don’t think it was sheer luck for those walkers that they got in. [She nodded, putting a hand on his shoulder.] You should wash up and get some rest.

[claytonjennings]

What? With you? Keltie, no offense, but I had bigger concerns than letting people know I'm alive. But I'm fine, see? Nothing to worry about! I was complaining that I missed fighting zombies... well, I got my fight. [He furrowed his eyebrows as she said she didn't think the wall fell because of the walkers.] What are you talking about? What are you trying to say? [He shook his head, he wanted nothing more than to rest and get a shower, but he couldn't stop until he was sure that it was done. He had been asleep when the walkers got inside and killed the teens and he couldn't shake the feeling that he might have been able to stop it if he had been awake.] Not yet. I can't. Not until they are all dead... dead for good.

[claytonjennings]

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[its-alex-thompson]

You look like you’ve been to hell and back. You ain’t hurt, are ya?

[claytonjennings]

Nah, I'm sound. I'm just tired, really... it has been a long week. [He locked on the safety of his gun and sat down on the floor] How was your week?

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[claytonjennings]

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[princessoftheoutpost-blog]

Oh my god! Thank god! I was so worried about you. -runs up to him, throwing his arms around his neck and hugging him-

[claytonjennings]

[He smiled tiredly when he saw her, wrapping his arms around her and leaning his head against hers] I'm fine. Nothing to worry. [He told her, rubbing her back softly] I'm glad you're fine too. Everything alright in the mess wall?

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[nhlthots]

[She winces a little as he wipes away the blood, studying his face to make sure he really isn’t hurt.] Clay. You could have been dead! You didn’t even check in! [She stops and looks down at herself, suddenly aware of how she must look.] Well, no I wasn’t. I’d forgotten how they — Yeah.

[claytonjennings]

I'm fine, I'm fine. What was I supposed to check in for? [He chuckled lowly and let his head rest against the wall] Not a problem. I'm sure we all look disgusting. You could probably use a shower though, you have a lot more blood on you than I do. [He sighed] Man, I'm just exhausted.