Rogue & Renegade

||well-behaved women seldom make history||

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ronanbeaumont:

“Oh, sweetheart. You and your people been takin’ days off our lives the way ya’ll been actin’. Killed two of ours, too.” He remarked. He wouldn’t forget that, he also wouldn’t forget that he had heard that they’d chained their people up like they were god damn dogs. “You are just too god damn hilarious, you know that? You don’t stoop to that level. Shoot. I think you do. Ya’ll ready to kill at the drop of a hat, when your guy says jump, ya’ll say how high. Fuckin’ followers, got no minds for yourselves. —– Got our people chained up, treatin’ ‘em like fightin’ dogs. Stealin’ all our shit, you ain’t deservin’ of nothing. CERTAINLY not deservin’ of my help, now you run and tell that to the big man in charge, why don’cha? Oh, I’ve got some things to say to him.” If only he could find the fucker, he’d have a good conversation with Negan.

“In case you don’t remember, we only killed two of you because your people killed more of ours. We only wanted to kill one, but you gave us no choice. I follow Negan because he saved my life and continues to do so for people every day. So don’t go off on me about righteousness. I’ve already gone on that journey and I found that the saviors made me a hell of a better person than I once was,” Jacqui said through clenched teeth. Sweat rolled down her forehead, a combination of the lack of air-conditioning and her mounting pain. She wanted so badly to negotiate. He wasn’t giving her much of a choice. Defeated, Jacqui caved. “I can’t tell Negan. He can’t pity me,” she added softly. As soon as she said it, a wave of regret ran through her body. This was either going to make this conversation a bit more empathetic or a lot, lot worse.

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rosita-espinosax:

Rosita wasn’t being overly gentle but she wasn’t being harsh while changing the bandage either. The brunette couldn’t help but shake her head and say, “What were you climbing over?” She asked wondering if the woman had been running from something or someone. 

“Just a little bridge. It wasn’t a good one before the walkers came either; it had an awful structure. Damn engineer nearly cost me my life,” Jacqui whined. She felt like she needed to defend herself for making such a stupid mistake. “It led to a nice-ass treehouse. I thought since it was so risky for something so insignificant that no one would check there for supplies.”

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survivorsasha:

Sasha had absolutely no interest in discussing Abraham with her. Even less interest in hearing who she lost. Sasha knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt that her group had done what they had done to stay alive and nothing more. Sasha had met the Saviors on the bikes before anyone else and she had seen who those people were. They would have killed her and Abraham then and there. She felt no guilt for what they had done. These people, they were sadistic. Killing was a game. That had never been true of Rick’s group. “What makes you think I would talk to you about this?”

“You seem to have misread me. I don’t think you’ll have anything to do with me,” Jacqui stated. She adjusted her position slightly whilst trying to hide her pain. If this woman was ever planning to help her, Jacqui was about to ruin those chances just to poke at some nerves, “At least, you don’t want to have anything to do with me, yet. But you’ll come around. Most people on my good side find me quite entertaining. Hard to resist, actually. Besides, it looks like you need more people who can actually smile in your life.” 

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enidjss:

“I’m still more impressive than you.” Enid shrugged, “I’m younger.” She had no good reason to say it, other than that she didn’t like being compared to the Savior. She had no idea what else to say. She didn’t want to argue over it, just dig her heels in a little.

“So quick to assumptions, are we?” Jacqui said, her smile faltering a bit at the girl’s insult. “You think you know what I’ve been through? I had a life before the world went to shit, and trust me when I tell you it was much worse back then.” 

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alexandriasurvivor:

“You know, technically we’re enemies” she said as she continued to clean out her wound. “Should you even be talking to me now because I really don’t want to die” she muttered, looking down and re-bandaging it. “You’re good to go” she said with a small smile

“Are we really going to stress about the technicalities, though?” Jacqui said, feigning lightheartedness. She stayed as still as she could as the other girl worked her magic. “Die? Oh my God, who do you think I am? If anything you’re earning brownie points, Demetria. No one will think to put their hands on you.” As Demetria said the final words, Jacqui turned to her. “You’re an angel.”

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ameliadiez:

“I’m going to have to know what you can get me before I help you.” Amelia told her with a fold of her arms. She knew better than to trust their people. “You think I’m going to trust any one of you after the shit you guys pulled. You’ll probably drag me to Negan the second I bandage you up. I’m not stupid.” The brunette said as she moved before her and knelt down. “Now, let’s talk about a trade and how desperate you are to stop that bleeding. It does look pretty bad.”

“The shit we pulled?” Jacqui’s eyebrows flew up in surprise. “The shit we pulled? We have done absolutely everything we said we would, no lies, no tricks.” She held her tongue at the brunette’s final comment. Unfortunately, the woman was right. “I have a stash of chocolate, everyone’s a sucker for chocolate, right?” she said with a painfully forced smile. “I’ve also got a garden back home, I can grow you your favorite veggie or give you something I already have, like tomatoes or carrots or lettuce. Want some cool knives? I’ve got a hunting set. Just tell me what you want.”

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of-saviors:

“It’s the stares of the townies. The daggers being glared into the back of your head starts to get suffocating after a while.” Mindy rolled her eyes, moving to walk next to the older woman as they headed towards the gate. Getting a chance to slip outside the gates and actually cause a little destruction was a relief to her. Just by stepping outside of the walls of Alexandria, Mindy could feel her mood lift. She caught the pack of bullets with two hands, taking a couple of minutes to load up her handgun before she heard Jacqui call out. As the sounds of the walkers’ groans soon reached her ears, Mindy reached one hand down to grab and throwing knife and sent it flying towards the first walker she laid eyes on. “First one to seven wins?”

“You’re on,” Jacqui grinned. “You only got the first one because my ears are deteriorating with age. Don’t think you have a chance.” Jacqui knew that Mindy was a great fighter, so it never hurt to tease the competition. The moment the Ssecond walker emerged, Jacqui’s gun flew up. The walker’s head nearly came off. “I should probably save this for more distant ones, but on the bright side, we know the bullets work,” she said with a smirk. “The noise also attracts more, so this game’s about to get interesting real soon.”

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of-saviors:

“Talk is just talk, Jaq.” Mindy shrugged. “Scared children never really like change or realize that we’re actually helping them. You know some of them say that it’s our fault for killing their people?” Mindy scoffed, eyeing the knife as she voiced her opinion. “Which is idiotic when you think about how they killed our men first. But like you said, fear always fades. They’ll understand this is the only way now. Or the ones that won’t will end up not being our problem anymore.” A dark glint flickered in her eyes as she eluded to the tactics Negan was probably willing to employ. “Hey, mind if I carve my initials near yours?”

“I know that almost all of them say it’s our fault. You’re right, it’s completely childish, but they don’t care. They seem to forget that we don’t attack unless provoked. They forget that they killed our people too. I don’t think taking our revenge makes us monsters.” Jacqui pulled the knife out of the porch where it was getting so deep that it began to stick. She pushed herself off the ground with a groan and handed it to her friend. “Here, go ham. I want this porch to look like a Kathy Wise carving when we’re done with it.”

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Hey guys! I want to apologize for being so absent these past few days. A lot has been going on. That being said, I hope I get the chance to be online later today! As always, HMU if you want to plot with Jacqui or Sophie. 

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rosita-espinosax:

Rosita watched the woman and when she finally gave in and asked for help, Rosita took a breath. She silently stepped forward and held out her hand to take the medical supplies from the woman. Still remaining quiet she started attending to the wound. “You gonna tell me what happened?” 

Jacqui breathed a sigh of relief as she handed over the supplies. “Thank you.” She knew the Alexandrians didn’t think they owed her anything, so this little act of kindness meant more to Jacqui than she’d admit. She winced as the woman touched her sensitive skin and bit into her cheek to redirect the pain. “I was being stupid. Thought I was light enough to climb something unstable and it fell out from underneath me. I’m honestly lucky it’s not worse. I’ve got scrapes all over but this is the only major injury.”

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alexandriasurvivor:

“Well thank god it’s not a bite” she shrugged as she took the antispetic and began to work on the wound. “Anytime, I’m Demetria”

Jacqui chuckled. “I don’t even know how a walker could get to my shoulder bone, but if you ever find a way, let me know. I’m Jacqui. It’s not quite as elegant as Demetria, but it works.” Jacqui sucked in air and let out a groan, flinching away in pain at first contact before clawing the floorboards to stay still. “Don’t worry, you’re doing great,” she said through clenched teeth.

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enidjss:

Enid smiled at that, but it was hard and sarcastic. She loved the assumption that because she was young she needed help. But it was more than that too. This woman was trying to pick a fight with her, trying to get a reaction out of her. Her parents would never have wanted that for her, so she wasn’t going to buy into it. “You could. But since I came here alone, you might look stupid.” She told the girl with a faux-innocent expression.

Jacqui’s eyebrows furrowed in surprise, but she quickly pulled herself back together. “Alone, really? Now that’s the kind of interesting thing I’ve been waiting to hear from you. You know, lots of men still treat women like we can’t do shit. But you and I, we made it all alone in a full fucking world of walkers. To top it off, we’re still alive and fighting! See kid, I knew there was a reason I liked you.”

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survivorsasha:

Sasha nodded slowly. She wanted to be civil, but she couldn’t help it. Her face gave everything away. “I didn’t say I couldn’t do it.” She answered flatly. Sasha was more than capable. Being a firefighter in her previous life gave her a pretty decent knowledge of most of these things even beforehand. When the woman asked if she was there, Sasha’s expression hardened and her jaw locked. “I was.”

The glare aimed towards Jacqui was one she was far too used to by now. It always seemed to be the same with anyone who wasn’t a savior. Even before this mess, no one had really liked the woman. She was abrasive, rude, and didn’t respect boundaries. Even though she had become better, she was still Jacqui Dao. And she was always willing to pick a fight, especially when it would distract her from her throbbing shoulder. “Oh my god, you’re the chick who was with Red, aren’t you? No wonder you look like you’d rather rip my wound open and watch me die,” she said with raised eyebrows. “You know, your crew killed my boytoy too. Revenge hurts like a bitch, doesn’t it?”

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enidjss:

Enid thought it was quite funny that this woman seemed determined to keep the conversation going. It didn’t bother her, the more the other woman asked, the easier it was for Enid to make her contempt clear without actually having to just insult or pick a fight with the Saviors. “Walked here.” She answered, a mock-innocent expression on her face.

Jacqui cracked another smile, this time not at her own words, but the teen’s. The kid had wit. “How remarkable. Two legs that work can really do wonders. But obviously there were more than one pair of legs on your hike; how else would a kid survive out there if not for some company? So, who’d you bring here with you? Mom? Dad? I might want to have a chat with them about socializing you more often if you’re only ever going to respond like you’ve got a word limit.”

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survivorsasha:

Sasha just looked at the Savior. Could she seriously be asking Sasha of all people for help? Doing her a solid? Sasha almost couldn’t believe it. She had no interest in helping any of the Saviors with anything, especially after all they’d done to her group. To people she loved. “I’m not sure I’m the best person to help.” She answered, her voice measured despite how desperately she wanted to say more.

It was an excuse. A lame excuse. Anyone was perfectly capable of taking off a bandage and putting one on in its place. “It’s not rocket science,” she pointed out as she turned to the woman, her tone of voice just barely reflecting her annoyance. Jacqui’s eyebrows furrowed upon recognition. This wasn’t just some Alexandrian she’d run into. This was one of the few who had actually witnessed Negan’s wrath, if Jacqui remembered correctly. “You were there, weren’t you?” It was vague, but it was enough.

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alexandriasurvivor:

“Yeah, sure” she said as she grabbed the supplies and nodded for her to sit down. “What happened?”

“Went on a run. Definitely not a safe idea to run around an old construction site for supplies. Thankfully I was only on the first level when the scaffolding gave out, but I landed on a beam with a particularly sharp edge,” Jacqui groaned as she sat, the movement sending pain throughout her arm and back. “Thanks for this.”

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ronanbeaumont:

“Sounds like a you problem.” Ronan remarked first. There was no one else around, just him and him alone. He was glad for it, usually by his side would be Amelia or Derek, neither of which he’d ever want anyone from either side to be approachin’ them. He was angry at just the thought of it. “For Christ’s sake. All ya’ll want is to take, take, take. Rather let you suffer, ask your leader to fix it for you. He’s the good ol’ king of the fuckin’ world, ain’t he? Go on, then. Skedaddle.”

It took everything within her just to hold her tongue. There were plenty of things she could say, things she very much wanted to say, but those words would not help her current situation with her throbbing shoulder. He seemed like a man threats would bounce off of, especially when he had the upper hand and she was alone. “Well aren’t you a gentleman,” she mumbled, her snark much calmer than it would be in any other situation. “I’m not asking for you to give me anything other than two minutes of your time.” She didn’t even mention Negan. He didn’t need to see her like this. She straightened her posture to appear larger and winced as the effects of the shift stung in her shoulder. “So, this is who you’re going to choose to be? A man who lets someone suffer out of spite? As little as you seem to think of me and my people, at least we don’t stoop to that level.”