Still Alive, TWD²

𝒊𝒙. adaptation

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            THERE HAD BEEN NO NEWS OF DARYL OR THE OTHERS BEING BACK. Yumiko, Magna, Genevieve, Michael and Michonne had gone and everyone had assumed that they went following Daryl, Aaron and Jesus.

Tara had enough on her plate with locking Henry up in the cells because of something dumb he had done with leaving the Hilltop and coming back drunk.

Daphne, Tara, Drew, Enid, DJ, Marco and Alden all circled around the maps. "I mean, shouldn't we give it a little longer? Michonne's only been gone a few hours." Alden suggested.

"I mean, it's almost been a full day since they went out looking." Enid told. "And given what Rosita said..." D.J. started. Tara looked over at Marco. "Marco?"

"Maybe we have two-person teams loop around their part of the grid, — see what we see." Drew nods along with the plan. "Okay. Let's do it. One loop, no risks. And get Oscar from the gate. We're gonna need a fourth person." She suggested.

Before they could break off, a voice behind Enid and Daphne spoke. "I'll do it." Daphne turned around to see Luke. "Hey. Uh... Luke here. Uh, just say you needed an extra hand? 'Cause I got two. Um... you need help, I'm your guy."

Marco looks at Tara. "I'll go check with Oscar." Luke interrupts him. "No, no, no, no, no. Um... Connie and Kelly, they're... They're in the gardens already. And Magna and Yumiko, they're... they're out there. I just wanna do my part."

Daphne looks at Tara. "He could be a help. We do need it." Daphne told. Alden nodded, "He can ride with me." Luke nods, "Cool. All right." Alden introduces himself to Luke. "Alden." Luke shakes Alden's hand. "Hey. Two Hand Luke." Daphne and Enid chuckle. "Hey. How you doing? That was a bad joke. Uh, thank you. Cool."

Enid looks at Alden and approaches closer to him. "Just be safe out there." She tells. "Always." Alden told and they pecked each other on the lips. "Come on, professor, saddle up, huh?" Alden walked away with Luke. "Professor? I like that."

Daphne crosses her arms and looks at Enid and the woman looks back at Daphne, who raises her eyebrows. "Shut up." Daphne bursts laughing and walked back to the house.

For a little while, Daphne, Drew and Enid sat down in Drew's house, taking a break from their daily routines. "Thanks, Aunt Drew." Daphne said when Drew had come in with cups of coffee for the girls.

"No problem, girls." Drew said. "You know Daph, I was talking to Andrea yesterday and all I kept thinking was that I was talking to you. I'm sure I called her 'Daphne' at one point." Daphne smiles at her aunt. "Yeah, she's so tough. I mean, no kid her age should be so tough like her." Daphne spoke.
"Well, she has your genes, you know. And Carl's." Enid told. Daphne sighs, "Yeah, I know. It's just... I don't want in danger, I don't want her ending up like me... or... Carl. But, y'know, when you're a mom... nothing else matters. Except for your kid." Daphne told.