//where the dead men lie// >>closed<< stalkers welcome tho 0.0

(HEHAHAHAHA YES I WILL MAKE ALL OF YOU CRY (jk jk) )
When Jesse came in and announced that she was leaving, Gus glanced over and gave her a nod. "Safe travels, ma'am. I still dunno the full story, but I reckon I should thank you fer bringin' our friend back in mostly one piece. I hope the supplies you found here can make us even." Tipping his hat to her just a little—only to follow the rules of etiquette his parents had taught him, since he didn't exactly like her that much—he turned away and finished bandaging Jez's bloodied head. "Thanks fer your help, Evan. Are you goin' with Jesse, or staying here awhile?"

"I just gave you water a second ago," Travis teased, but retrieved his water bottle and tossed it to her anyway. "We'll have to find you better gear if we're gonna do this as a team. I don't mind helping you out a little, but in this world you gotta pull your own weight. So, I guess that means the first order of business is to find a store or something and go scavenging. Might as well get some use outta this town before we leave it."

(Lollll dusty)

(ITS WORKING TT^TT)
(also i love how Gus is so nice to her even though he doesn't like her XD)

The only reason Jesse would stay around for just a little bit more would be to talk to Gus, as she actually liked the way he did things. He didnt act like a child about anything like Jezariah did. She hasn't had any good experiences with mature people nowadays so it was nice to talk to someone who was.
When he mentions the "full story" she gives a sort of louder chuckle "ha i hit him because he is pussy." she says, her accent a bit stronger and evident than it normally is. "he is fine though. I killed the reaper for him. Evan helped while he cried like baby on floor" she says with a small, content smile towards Evan. She liked both of them and found what had happened to be truly amusing.
She doesn't say thank you, as honestly i wouldn't be surprised if that was even in her vocabulary, so she simply gives a single polite nod to him.
(I'm not having her leave just yet for reaction time :)

(I'll catch myself up and respond tomorrow guys :} )

(thats okay! take your time! <3)

(Yeah, and Jess is heading back)

(Lol yeah Gus is just like: smiles sweetly and holds knife Please leave <3 )

"Well it sure sounds like you can take care of yerself," Gus told Jesse dryly, packing away his medical supplies. He didn't really take kindly to her version of events, but decided not to raise a fuss since she was leaving anyway. "Good luck findin' that travel buddy you mentioned. I'm sure they're missin' you right now."

(a bit short ig but I can't think of much else for him to do haha)

(LOL southern country boy Hagrid xDDD)

(Oh? Jess smiled at Evan pfft)

(omg i see it though XD)
(also she tried lol. She's bad at showing any form of emotion that she associates with weakness so it was more of like the corner of her lips went up like the tiniest bit lol bc my girl bc awkward)

Jesse shrugs "she was shot. I can assure you she is not missing me" she says before looking back to the rest of the group, avoiding looking at Jasper out of spite.
Her eyes set on her flannel that was tied around Jezariah's leg from earlier and opens her mouth to say something.
Though Jez speaks up before she can "yeah you shot her you maniac. Thats why she's not missing you" he says angrily, though his voice still quieter.
Jesse shrugs, not phased much by his comment.
(lol im just waiting for everyone to put two and two together and realize that her friend is Elodie lol)

Cassius turns back around to the soup, moving the pot aside and grabbing a small box of matches. Striking it to create the small flame he holds the lighted match to the burner and turns the burner control knob to the low-flame position. A small flame comes from the gas stove before he removes the still lit match. He pulls it away from the stove but not burning it out, planning to use it for lighting a few of the candles around the kitchen.
He turns the burner on to the desired flame and sets the pot of soup on top, grabbing a spoon and stirring it before setting it down. Cass goes along the counter, lighting a few candles there and then some in the dining room as the girls mingle.
Ophelia lights up "oh i know where one is! Daddy kills zombies with it so we need to wash it first" she says with a shrug, looking around to find it.
Cass whips around, blowing out the match as he did so at Ophelia's words. His eyes wide "oh goodness no" he says shaking his head, "don't get that knife honey. Here we can use this one" he finishes, opening a drawer and getting out a rather thin kitchen knife. It wasn't much but that was what they used to cut the crops along with only two other small knifes.
"here let one of them do it so you don't hurt yourself" he offers Fia, looking to the girls.
"finee" Ophelia sighs

Evan nodded to gus,
"it's no problem, I'm glad to help.'" He finally felt like he was able to speak after the three of them had their talk. He sighed shaking his head, "I'm not going with her…I never was with her. She just showed up while I was traveling with jez."
He looked up and noticed Jess, the tips of her lips tilted upwards in some sort of half smile.
"Uh..it was good traveling with you, you better get back to your friend. Wouldn't want something to happen to them."
He still wanted to be at least somewhat polite or nice despite how it was not a pleasant journey.
Pleasant was just being nice.

Jasper looked at Gus, she wasn't expecting what happened to have happened. She looked between the two of them and then just frowned at the ground.
it's my fault that gus is mad..it's my fault that Jez ran away and had to have this whole thing happen. It's my fault, why didn't I just leave when I had the chance?
She held herself as she sat down on the ground.
gus and June wanted you here, they stopped you from leaving. They told you it wasn't your fault remember..?
She just sat there as thoughts bounced around her head.
gus was wrong, he would still be happy if I had just left when I had the chance. Then Jez would still be here.
She mumbled, "stop..s-stop it.." She sniffles, burying her head in her knees. She quickly got up and went to find somewhere else to go to, eventually finding a supply closet and sitting in there.
She felt the tears slip as her thoughts were becoming a disaster.

June came into where everyone was, having missed most of what happened by keeping Darius busy, he would have gotten overwhelmed and asked to many questions, likely to annoy someone. She walked over to Gus, holding Darius by his wrist so he wouldn't wander off.

(sorry for the wait, Mondays are usually pretty busy for me)
Gus saw Jasper get up and leave, and watched her go in concern. She still looked upset about all this, and he worried she would do something rash if left alone very long. But now most of his friends were in the main room, and people were talking at him, and he wanted to stay and make sure everyone was safe and happy even though he knew they could probably take care of themselves. He wasn't sure when he'd started feeling like he was responsible for this group, but now it was coming back to bite him as they pulled his focus in a dozen different directions. He saw June and Darius approaching and gave them a distracted nod, wondering if he could trust Evan with Jez while he went to quickly check on Jasper.
Then, both Jesse and Jez mentioned that Jesse's friend had been shot, and Gus snapped back to attention. Wait a second….that girl, Elodie, who'd stumbled in last night. She'd been shot. She'd mentioned a friend with a gun who'd shot Jez. Jez had been shot by Jesse, the woman now standing right in front of him.
Gus went rigid. If he was right, and the girl Jesse was looking for sat right behind the staff room door, that could be bad. Perhaps Elodie didn't want Jesse to find her, and Gus wouldn't blame her at all. Either way, Gus definitely wasn't going to snitch.
"Welp," he said abruptly, standing up and dusting off his knees. "If you hit th' road now, Jesse, you might make it to safety 'fore the sun's up. It's been nice meetin' you, but our gang had better get some shut-eye. Here, lemme get the door for ya." He jimmied open the front door and held it open, so that literally nothing could prevent Jesse from leaving as soon as possible. "Alright, later gator."

(also I don't think Tap replied to Travis's last response? If so I may have missed it lol)

June went over to Evan, and handed him a nametag and pen, "Here, write your name and wear this" she smiled. "even if you are not staying for long, it'll keep Darius from asking your name a hundred times" she shrugged, motioning to Darius who stood in the middle of the room looking lost.

(also I don't think Tap replied to Travis's last response? If so I may have missed it lol)

(Lol I think you right)

(lol theyre gonna shoo Jesse out and then realize Elodie is gone and flip out :,)
(also srry i cant reply rn im a bit busy)

(Lol yeah- also your good ^^)

June went over to Evan, and handed him a nametag and pen, "Here, write your name and wear this" she smiled. "even if you are not staying for long, it'll keep Darius from asking your name a hundred times" she shrugged, motioning to Darius who stood in the middle of the room looking lost.

He looked Over to June, taking the name tag and pen.
"Oh- alright. I don't plan on leaving any time soon though.'
He wrote down his name, then put the name tag on his chest. He flashed a thumbs up at them. He looked back at Jez, just kinda worried about him. He looked up at gus and noticed how he had tensed up but decided not to ask.

June smiled, "well nice to meet you, Evan, I am June. Glad you are choosing to stay, though if you cross me I can use about anything as a weapon so.. I'd watch your back" she siad with a polite grin before going back to Darius.

She caught the water bottle, but not as well as she would like. Then again she's just not good at catching things in general. She drank some of the water, before tossing it back to him. It helped to push away the light headed feeling she had from her arm.
"Yeah, I totally get it. I hope there's at least one in this town, I could use some supplies.'