date: august 2023 location: perimeter of the hardware store availability: closed for @laurelhayes
James was never good at social interactions but he knew that it was essential in something like the apocalypse. He had spent a long time by himself even before the world started to fall apart so trying to acclimate back into being somewhat normal was a lost cause. He mostly kept to himself, only interacting when he absolutely had to.
Today the group happened to come across a hardware store and everyone collectively seemed to agree to see what was inside. James, not having much of an opinion on the matter, seemed to get paired up. As everyone else went on their way, James stood awkwardly for a moment. “Uh” his low, growling voice felt like it echoed even though it was barely audible “So I guess we just--” he didn’t wait for the response of the other person before moving forward, nervously playing with the zipper on his jacket.