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rick grimes. ([personal profile] ringleadering) wrote in [community profile] stardustly2017-04-10 12:14 am

Yes, and they will run you down, down 'til you fall.




who: team family!
what: right after the season 7 finale aftermath.
where: Alexandria.





[ Unease rolled through Rick, setting all his nerves on edge and heightened his need to do something. Anything. But for the moment, he knew they needed to heal and regroup, taking it easy to plan the next course of action. They were gearing up for war and Rick knew better than to ever underestimate an enemy ever again or a possible alliance. The sting from Jadis only added to the fire burning in his veins and the resolute determination to bring all the saviors down to their knees. Those he left alive anyway because he wanted Negan's head and everyone else close to his base of daily operations. They all needed to burn and pay for their crimes.

Pushing the troubling ponderings aside for the time being, Rick moved into the room where Michonne and the other injured were. He just finished rallying the troops with Maggie and left her to finish inspiring them and starting a training schedule. They needed more weapons and there were just too many unknown variables.

Running a hand over his face, Rick sat down on the chair next to Michonne's bed, reaching for her hand to messily press his lips against her palm, nearly willing her with all he had to wake up. Rationally, he knew she would be okay but his mind had become a chaotic uprising of tumbling emotions and thoughts. He needed her to make sense of it all again. To soothe the inner storms into a calmer peace. ]


I thought - I tried to fool myself into believin' we could make it without each other. We could keep goin', doin' what needed to be done. But I can't. I need you, Michonne. Everybody needs ya. I know you gotta rest but if you could just open your eyes a little bit and talk to me a couple minutes, I'd appreciate it.

[ He hadn't even gotten his hip looked at yet. Far too concerned with everyone else. ]









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[personal profile] boonie 2017-04-20 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Internalizing was one of many skill sets Daryl had perfected long before skin eating corpse control was necessary. There were a few things he did well, but none of them really connected to having a healthy handle on emotions. Even if he did, there'd be no point in discussing them. Head shrinks weren't charging 200 dollars anymore, the whole world was too fucked up. Best to get on or get gone.

Rick's exactly the kind of guy that needs the reassurance, but there was no way that their plan would've been an ace in the hole. Casualties were a fact of life, and despite the dumpster double-cross Daryl knew there would be a death toll. There always was.
]

I ain't the one you gotta convince.

[Daryl knew they had a shot, but now it was all politics, and making sure they were ten steps ahead of the Saviors, that meant D was fucking necessary and he wasn't sure yet whether or not that pissed him off.

Yeah, it all went down, it happened and that was shit but Daryl didn't just play possum and if anyone was gonna make this work it was them. They'd seen through some worse shit. Rick doesn't have to worry about where Daryl stands in all of this,
never did, and the look on his face just reaffirms it when he manages to pull out what Dwight left behind and with a casual look he passes it over to Rick.
]

Eugene might be his bitch, and for all we know D is pulling a con- but having somebody on the inside's better than having horse shit.

[Numbers, insight, war games. It'd all be a lot easier if their collaborative efforts could go unnoticed.]

How's the kid?

[Carl had been through more than any kid his age should ever have to and he handled it like a champion. Maybe he's not the one that needs the guidance, but Rick got them this far- not trusting him wasn't an option anymore. If he needs to get some of this off his chest, better to do it now and leave it here than have it like a homing beacon in the heat of battle.]
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[personal profile] boonie 2017-04-24 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[For a guy that almost watched his kid die, he's got a good head on his shoulders. Daryl doesn't even want to consider what might have happened if Ezekiel hadn't made it down when he did. Seeing all this renewed vigor in the guy is enough to slap a smile on his face, it ain't much, and it only lasts for a second but it's there all the same. People were gonna have to believe in him if they were gonna pull this off.]

I know that much, but you've got a lot of people who've got more fear for Negan than drive for retribution. Not everybody's like... us.

[Most people weren't built for the fight like their group. The lucky folk who haven't lost people to other people or managed to make it out of Terminus or walk away from The Governor. Most people hadn't wound up parked at the goddamn CDC. They'd lived enough for everyone involved.]

'Course I wanna take the mother fucker out, but Eugene being on their side- scared or not, makes him their first hostage in a crisis situation.

[Living life day to day on dog food and torture, witnessing things from the fence line, Negan didn't play. Everyone got a similar deal but when the chips were down all bets were off. Negan only cared about himself long-term. That they could damn well count on.]

I ain't alright and I sure as shit don't trust him, but I think he's stepped away from the crusade.

[His old lady, probably dead now, but losing someone that close to you- the only person you really had, it did things to a man. They'd all seen it, lived it, first hand. Dwight wasn't a threat anymore because when push came to shove Daryl honestly didn't think he had much will to live. That didn't mean that he wouldn't kick his fucking teeth in for what he was responsible for. Some shit you just didn't come back from. It'd take a lot more than carvings and compromises for him to really be on his side.]

That kid's tougher than you, me, and Carol put together. He's gonna outlive all of us.

[No guarantee on that, but Daryl could dream. Apocalypse or not, the children were still the future. If any of them wanted to survive long term they'd do well to remember that.]

You already know I'm on board. [Daryl casts an investigative look at Carol and Michonne. Rick was old school, chivalrous, and the little things mattered to him. More integrity than any man he'd ever met.] They're not gonna want bit parts.
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[personal profile] boonie 2017-04-25 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rick's not wrong, Negan is just a man, and the only thing that makes him a threat is the numbers underneath him. Infect one person with a conscience and the rest were sure to follow. He might not trust Dwight, but right now he was the best asset they had. It doesn't keep him from casting a long look in Rick's direction, because no matter what they were bound to lose people, and not everyone was willing to put their life on the line. Eugene wasn't exactly easy to reach right now and Rosita was still running around with a death wish.]

I don't think you'll have a problem with The Kingdom. [It's Hilltop he's worried about, and their down on his knees bitch of a leader, Jesus might be on their side but most of their people weren't what anyone'd consider fighters. Kingdom had all the right resources, but by comparison, Hilltop was impoverished, and they still didn't have a doctor.]

Someone should canvas down by that ocean tribe. We lost Heath, probably- but I have a feelin' The Saviors know where they're hiding. Now they're not armed, but they're still able bodies.

[Daryl played at an every man for himself attitude, but old habits died hard. He wasn't about to leave a bunch of women like sitting ducks. Especially when they're responsible for not having a way to defend themselves.]

I know it ain't exactly a priority, but somethin' to think about. We still have to put the dead to rest. [They lost some people, just to the fighting between the Saviors and the rest on Alexandria grounds.] and Sasha. [Who wasn't dead so much as gone to him. She made her choice, but she was still family.]
Edited 2017-04-25 19:39 (UTC)