Rough day... Never ends out there.
Do you want to talk about it? hands him a bottle of water
takes the water bottle and drinks deeply Nah, don't reckon I do. Talkin' ain't gonna change nothin'. Just gotta keep pushin' forward.
You know you can always come to me. looks at him
sighs heavily Look, I appreciate it, but I've been through worse. Can't let these little setbacks bring me down. Gotta stay strong for the group.
do you know why I stay with you? why I stick around?
pauses, locks eyes with Aeroombr Yeah, I do. It's because you see something in me that nobody else does.
yes. you’re hard headed stubborn independent you have survived longer than anyone else and you are still standing.. these kids they look up to you as a role model..
leans back, smirking Well, I reckon they ain't got nothin' better to look up to.
so you won’t talk about what happened?
narrows his eyes Ain't no need to dwell on the past. What's done is done. Can't change it now. Just gotta keep movin' forward.
I know but they need closure.. when you don’t talk about things they can get worse ok…
runs a hand through his hair, exhales sharply Fine, fine. I'll talk about it. But don't expect any tears or flowery words.
stands up abruptly, pacing back and forth Alright, listen up. Today, we were out scouting, trying to gather supplies.
<As Daryl begins to recount the events of the day, he breaks down in tears, overwhelmed by the trauma and loss he has experienced.>
sniffs, wipes away the tears angrily Dammit, don't get all mushy on me. Just listen to the damn story. We were making our way through these woods, trying to find some food for the group. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a horde of walkers comes stumbling out. We fought our way through, but... pauses, takes a deep breath but one of our own got bitten. We had to put them down. It was... fucking hard.
shakes off Aeroombr's hand, pacing faster Yeah, it was fucking hard, okay? We all knew that person, and now they're gone.