Great... more strangers.

"I'm - I'm Ben. I just wanna survive, okay?" ((Independent RP blog for Ben Paul from The Walking Dead(Video Game). The place on the timeline he's in is dictated depending on who he's talking to and where they are on their timeline. In anonymous asks I'll assume the place in time would be best for answering the question. It's CRUCIAL you read the OOC page.))

[sweetpeaclementine]

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[sweetpeaclementine]

She hooked her arms around the tree’s lowest branch and swung herself up, groaning softly as she pulled her weight. “Yeah… well there was the two weirdos I met in the fields outside Savannah. But they died off pretty quickly… One them was bitten and they didn’t tell me til it was too late.” She rolled her eyes and pulled herself up onto the branch above her. “They smelled like pickles… but they gave me extra bullets before they died…”

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"Yikes." He kept his hands up, making sure she wouldn't fall as she climbed. He's pretty sure he'll never get used to that, even with everything he's seen... People getting bitten, coming back from the dead, and that people came and went so casually now... Be it by their will or death. But, he guesses that's not the kind of thing someone should get used to anyway. "Man, I hate pickles. Taste and smell gross as... heck." Once he couldn't help her keep from falling anymore, he pulled himself up into the tree.

[sweetpeaclementine]

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[sweetpeaclementine]

“Thanks…” She started walking around, looking for a suitable tree to climb. She remembered climbing trees and playing hide and seek with her friends from school. She missed them… Wondering if any of them were still alive. Probably not. After a few minutes she pointed at a big tall tree with thick branches. “This one looks good! Can you help me up please?”

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He couldn't help but glance around nervously every few moments, but focused his attention on Clementine once she found a tree. "Yeah, sure." He knelt down, using his hands to make a step for her and then lift her up. "So... You haven't been alone for too long, right?" Not that it mattered too much, in all honesty. She survived, and their odds were greater now that there was two of them.

[sweetpeaclementine]

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“It’ll be like sleeping in my treehouse! But… without the house part!” She laughed and smiled, that sounded like a good idea. Well, better than risking their lives wandering the streets at night. It’d be hard to sleep on a tree though, but she’d managed falling asleep in weirder spots before.  ”Have you ever slept in a tree though? My treehouse was really cold…”

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"Well... no, actually. But it can't be too bad." Maybe itchy. Probably bugs... He needed to focus on the important things. So what if he woke up itching - as long as he woke up. "You can use my jacket like a blanket if you want. I've got a hoodie under it, so I'll be fine."

[sweetpeaclementine]

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[sweetpeaclementine]

“It’s getting dark out…” Clem mentioned. She held onto him tightly. “Do you know where we should stay? Walkers get more active at night time…” She already knew that he knew that, but she felt mentioning that would help the situation more. It didn’t, of course. It just made their situation all the more serious.

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She was right. Ben didn't know of any places near here that would be safe for sure, and it'd be unwise to strain their luck and walk until they found one. He looked around, focusing on some trees before turning back to her. "We could sleep in a tree if we need to. If we're high enough they won't be able to grab us, and I'm pretty sure they can't climb." They'd have to find one with branches that could be laid on easy enough, though.

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why is the blog pink? ehehehehhehehe

"Wh-- It's red!"

[sweetpeaclementine]

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“It’s okay, We’ll keep each other safe,” She comforted him, patting his shoulder and smiling. Clementine hugged Ben, glad to have at least one friend back. “I’m glad I found you Ben, I don’t like being alone anymore.” She stepped back and wiped her nose and eyes with the sleeve of her sweater. 

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He smiled, hugging her back. "Yeah, we'll keep each other safe." His expression dropped when she pulled away and wiped her face. "I'm glad I found you too. I won't leave you alone." He rubbed her arm reassuringly, pulling her close to hug her again. "I'll do better, I promise."

[sweetpeaclementine]

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[sweetpeaclementine]

“Yeah… I’m alone…” She frowned and looked at the ground. “Lee said you were hurt… that’s why you hadn’t come with him to save me. Are you okay? I couldn’t find you or Christa or Omid… So I left…” She gave him a small smile and rocked back and forth on her heels. “I’m glad I found you though. Now I won’t be alone!”

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"Oh..." It was disappointing to know that the others weren't there, and painful to think of the implications of that. But he's seen Clementine and all the things Lee taught her, so even with just her he feels safer. Hopefully, his presence has a similar effect for her, even if he's pretty sure she can handle a gun better than him. "Yeah... Don't worry, I won't leave you alone this time, okay?" Ben smiled at her, though he had a nagging hope that he wouldn't freeze up if something happened. He wouldn't be able to handle another person gone because of him.

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A half-hearted smile tugged at Doug’s mouth. “At this point, I think she wants to kill everyone at least a little bit.” Lilly… she had been having a hell of a hard time after the events at the dairy. After her dad died. Her paranoia had amped to eleven, her no-tolerance-for-bullshit attitude making her an enemy to nearly everyone. Doug still help sympathy for her, though… She was trying her hardest, even in the face of adversity.

Hazel hues flit back to the teenager. “Yeah, a majority of them are probably going to be giving you the cold shoulder for a while, but I’m sure they just have to warm up to you.” His smile loosened back into a frown at his next words; it was far too early for Ben to think he wasn’t contributing anything to the group.

“Hey, come on now. You’ve just barely gotten here, there’s still plenty of opportunity for you to show your potential. That thing at the dairy… we weren’t expecting anything from you, you don’t have to beat yourself up for that. It was a scary situation for all of us; what a bad first impression, huh?” He shrugged, “And the laser pointer? I was just… using what I had on me. I was scared out of my mind, really, I just kind of panicked and acted without thinking.”

[damnitben-blog]

That.... didn't really make him feel better. He makes a nervous chuckle regardless, reaching up to scratch behind his ear. "I... I guess so." The woman wanted him gone in the first place, and now she felt like she was alienated by the rest of the group. Now that he thought about it, he felt really bad for her. Still, he wished he was so lucky to have at least one parent to help him through this...

He took a moment to squeeze his eyes shut, exhaling and looking to Doug again. "I just... wish I could help it happen smoother, I guess." Sliding down a bit against the wall, he leans his face onto his hand with a huff. He hated feeling like this, even if he was a new addition. He couldn't help it. It just seemed like there was so much more he could be doing... that he could have done.

"I... don't know. Sometimes I think I might have been a bigger help to you guys if I was just left in the woods..." He has to wonder if that might have been better. Mr. Parker still would have died... but maybe Travis would still be around. At least he wouldn't be the last one who saw what happened back there. "...Sorry, that sounded a lot less... depressing, in my head."

[sweetpeaclementine]

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Was that…. BEN! It was!!! Clementine leaped out of her little hiding spot in the bushes and bounded toward the lanky teenager. “Ben!!! It’s me Clementine!” 

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Ben was taken by surprise from the rustling of the bushes, taking a defensive position when a figure - even though small - jumped out, until he registered the young girl's voice. "Clementine? You scared me..." He kneels down, looking her over quickly before looking back to where she jumped from. "Is- is there anybody with you? You're not alone, right?"

[thewalkingdeadgameconfessions]

[askboxmemes]

Send me a nightmare, if my character is scared of it, you win.

[silentsymphonia]

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Highschool

It was well after school was out, leaving just those with clubs, sports, or band in the students' wake. Which just made things feel harder for Ben, who had spent his entire free sixth attempting to further his place with math and didn't have long before he needed to get to practice. It was due tomorrow and it took him nearly all of yesterday and now to push through just half of it. He hoped that if he at least couldn't get it done, the teacher would mistake the pages of writing, scribbles, and numbers as the entirety of the assignment. He couldn't keep doing this - if his grade dropped he'd get dropped from the band, and god knows how his GPA would handle it.

"Ben?" His pencil lead snaps at the voice from flinching. He huffed, turning his head some to see Mark with some others behind him coming through the door.

"Uh, hey." Leaning away from his papers and against the chair, he looked fully at the other. "What is it?"

Mark looked a bit amused, gesturing behind him at the people coming in. "This is where chess club meets up." It didn't help the boy's amusement as realization struck the other's expression.

"Oh." Ben looked at the clock, grimacing and pulling his papers into a relatively neat pile. "Sorry, I'll go somewhere else." A hand on Ben's shoulder keeps him from standing up fully, as Mark leans to look at the papers.

"What are you working on?"

"Uh... Trigonometry."

"You sure?" Mark only laughs when the other looks at him suddenly, a mixed expression of anger and 'please be joking'. "I'm kidding. But hey, the date says it's due tomorrow. Why didn't you just get it done earlier?"

Ben's shoulders slump, his finger idly fiddling with the corner of one of the slightly crumpled papers. "I started on it as soon as I got it." The amusement on Mark's face was replaced with a mix of understanding and pity, moving his hand off the other's shoulder so he could stand up fully.

"...Well hey, you have band to get to, right? How about after we're both done you come back here and I'll give you a hand?" Ben looked back up, his face looking much brighter than it had moments ago.

"Seriously?" Mark nods and the other grins in response, almost going in for a hug but cutting short and just patting the other on the arm. "Thanks man." He was eager to finally have some help on the seemingly satanic rituals the teachers called trigonometry without having to suck it up and go to a teacher. 

Mark chuckles, letting Ben gather his things before sending him off. "No problem."

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AU Prompts

Leave me one of the following words and I will write a drabble about it

Highschool: Our characters attend a high school together

Royalty: One of our character is royalty and the other a servant (specify)

Pauper: One of our characters is poor, the other is wealthy and takes them in. (specify)

Child: Our characters suddenly find themselves responsible for an infant.

Role: Our characters trade roles in the canon universe.

College: Our characters meet while attending university.

Evil: One of our characters is working for the opposite side. (specify)

Fantasy: Our characters are in a fantasy setting.

Lifetime: Our characters meet when they are very young.

Reincarnation: Our characters in a previous life.

Siblings: Our characters now share one or both parents.

Marriage: Our characters are married.

Betrayal: Our characters hate one another.

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(( Welcome to the fandom! =) ))

((much appreciated!! ouo))

[damnitben-blog]

*Wavey hands* Hi there welcome to the fandom! Hopefully your stay is as good as it can be! Wow... so many hello from our end!))

((yeah!! I hope it's great, and it's definitely the warmest welcome I've gotten in a fandom @u@))

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(( *bro hug* WELCOME!!! FEEL FREE TO TUMBLE!! *screams and flies into the sun* ))

((yodels in yoUR GENERAL DIRECTION))

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“I think we all have,” a crease etched itself into the technician’s brow as he recalled the events of the past few days, specifically the horror at the dairy and its aftermath. That day had been hard on everyone… but it must have been even worse on the group’s newcomer.

Slipping his hands into the pockets of his jacket, he shifted his weight onto the other foot as he sighed, “It’s good that you’re at least alright, though. I guess.” Unfortunately, it was at this point in conversation in which Doug was at a loss as to how to continue. ‘Hello, how are you, that’s good’ was the basic formula the man used to initiate interaction; anything after that was a series of stammers and terse questions / answers.

But, he had to make an attempt. He hesitated, wracking his brain for an appropriate addendum to the conversation, eventually settling on a murmured, “So… what do you think of everyone and everything here so far?”

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It was the only thing to really think about, those better days. If you didn't want to face what was happening then and there, the dead walking... All you could really do was think back on the good times with either longing or regret. Recently, Ben was thinking about giving up on thinking back on things ever again. It only ever made him feel worse.

"Pretty sure Lilly still wants to kill me." He leaned his head back against the wall, and he really wished he was joking about it. That lady got some crazy looks sometimes.  "I don't really know, I guess... I'm glad you guys took me in, but y'know." His gaze went to Lee and the others, frowning and looking down again. "Clementine's been nice to me, and the other one, Duck - but they're kids. And even then... Everyone here is just so strong." Ben pulls his knees up, wrapping his arms around them and leaning away from the wall, brows furrowed again. "Everyone here has contributed some great asset to the team, even you. I mean... Sorry, that came out rude." He turns his head, laying the side of it on his knees. "You went at an armed guy with a laser pointer without a second thought. They would've died for sure if you didn't get there right then... I couldn't even come up with any ideas."