Tara was trying to distract herself while waiting for Beth to return from her interview with Deanna, so she and Eugene had decided to explore the house. They looked in every closet and cupboard, finding towels and plates, and cleaning supplies. In the living room there was a small cabinet under the build-in bookcases and that was where they found treasure. A stack of board games that were general enough for many people to play, and a few that were so specific she knew the house had been touched by the hand of luck for them.

She and Eugene set up a game on the coffee table, sitting on the floor to either side as Carl sat behind them on the couch and watched. Tara was hoping they would finish the game before Beth returned, but it seemed unlikely with the pace they were playing. Others came and went, commenting on the game occasionally or on how they were wasting time, and even Rick took a break to join them for a while.

Rick looked down at the board carefully, trying to figure out what words he was reading, but finally shook his head, "Are those English?"

Eugene nodded, his fingers tapping the letters still before him, "They are indeed English. However, we are playing by special rules."

Rick looked at Tara, confused, and she shrugged. "Remember last week? We had that huge, um, discussion about words from fandoms and how they are words even if the dictionary doesn't recognize them. Well, Eugene and I decided to try a game that was focused on words from fandoms, and every time we make a word we have to say which fandom it comes from and detail how it is used or defined. We agree on what counts and what doesn't from there."

"And this makes sense to you?" He sounded skeptical and they both laughed.

"It does, though this is just beta testing the Fandom Scrabble game for the future." Tara gestured toward the coffee table where several other board games were stacked. "We found a few others that only other fans can play too, like the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars Trivia Pursuit editions."

"Are there any other people who could play those with you?" Rick tapped Carl's shoulder and his son moved over so there was space to sit on the couch.

"Some, though we might have to switch out the questions with the boxes from the regular game for some players, or have a serious movie marathon." Eugene looked up, hope written across his expression, and Tara grinned, "We could do that here; power, dvd players, TVs and someone may have found a few boxed sets of science fiction and fantasy movies on their last run. It's probably a waste of resources though, so I hadn't asked about doing that yet."

"Star Wars is never a waste of resources." Eugene scowled and fiddled with his letters once more before placing them on the board. "Omwat, from Star Wars, it was the planet that Qwi Xux was from and which later joined the New Republic. Triple word score."

"Good one." Tara looked up as the front door opened and a familiar blonde head appeared, framed in light. Beth seemed a little distracted, looking through her messenger bag as she walked into the house, and she only shut the door behind her as though it were an after-thought. She took two giant steps to the right to stay out of Sasha's way as the other women started for the staircase, and then saw the group in the living room.

"Hey, is it game day?" She set her bag down next to the wall and walked into the living room, leaning against the chair nearest Tara.

"I guess so," Rick was staring at her with a frown, "Is there still a problem with Sasha? I thought that she was working that out on the road."

"There is a problem, but Michonne offered to help. I don't know what exactly the problem is, just that it has to do with me." Tara shrugged, rearranging her letters, "Ha! Taanab, Star Wars and it is the planet that Wes Janson was from." She built down from the 'T' Eugene had just used. "I thought that I would drown in 'A's for a moment there, and triple word score for me too. Not that it amounts to much."

Beth laughed, "Maybe you should have used this as one of your skills for Deanna. You could have ended up a school teacher with vocabulary and spelling lessons."

"No thank you. I like my job just fine." She looked up and saw the question on Rick's face, "I was assigned to the group that does supply runs." Tara shrugged, "I like that it will keep me in practice, and Noah and Glenn are with me, though the others are strangers."

Beth nodded, "I like my assignment too. Deanna just asked if I would help with the infirmary since I have some medical training and experience helping Daddy at the farm and the prison. I think I'll end up supervising a nursery if there are any other babies." She frowned, "Doesn't it seem strange that there aren't any small children or babies here? If they've had this stable, safe place since everything else fell apart, you'd think that someone would have had a baby in that time."

Rick nodded, "I hadn't thought about that, but you're right. The way they've reacted to Judith tells me that babies are a welcome sight, and that they would be cherished. That would be a good question to bring up later, Beth."

She nodded and sat down in the chair, reaching out to touch the back of Tara's head briefly, "Mind if I watch you play for a while?"

Eugene looked across the table at her and smirked, "We won't be much longer, and then I've volunteered to help Carol with dinner tonight so I had better start assisting."

"I volunteered to help with something in the other house, and Carl was going to help me, right?" He nodded and Tara twisted to look back at Beth. "We're going to sort through the closets over there like we did with this house, want to join us and explore?"

"Sure, sounds better than the nap I was planning." She leaned back in the chair and looked around the room, "So you already explored this house?"

"Yep, and found these games. We should have a game night with everyone who wants to play. It could be fun."

Rick laughed, "Just don't ask me to play charades or twister, and I'll join in."

The game didn't last much longer, though Beth tuned most of it out, resting her eyes as she waited for Tara to be done. He group broke apart, Eugene happy for his win and Carl impatient to start exploring the other house.

They let Carl race ahead of them, Tara holding Beth's hand as they made their way across the yard, "Maybe we should find a closet to make-out in and let Carl do all of the other exploring?"