This started out as a role play between myself (gunslingerdixon) and my Carol rp partner untapdtreasure (nolongeraxburden), and it was mutually decided upon to share with the rest of FF as a fanfiction. So here it is! Enjoy!

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Daryl:

When they finally stepped out into the bright daylight of the outside world, Daryl raised his hand up to shield his eyes. Squinting harshly as he tried to blink out the garish light, he drew his attention to the ground hastily adjusting. Grunting in acknowledgment at her suggestion, he slipped his crossbow from off his shoulder and held it at the ready, cautiously following alongside Carol.

His head pivoted about his shoulders keeping a constant watch as she readied a bit of hose for the both of them to siphon out some gas from any of the cars. If he was being hopeful one of the cars had something they could take, but that was slim. As he waited his mind began rifling through old knowledge his Daddy had passed onto him. Vaguely he remembered a method of siphoning gas that required two hoses and a rag. His head dropped to the red grease rag dangling from his back pocket and then back over to Carol.

Taking his half of the hose his eyes glossed over the area searching for the remaining bit she hadn't taken. Giving her another nod at the five-minute interval of time before they regrouped, Daryl headed off in the direction that he'd seen her fiddling about before. Finding the length of hose she hadn't taken, he set his crossbow down and snapped a piece off with his buck-knife.

He didn't care how much length he needed. It just needed to be enough for him to manage this iteration. He snatched up one of the jugs she'd mentioned pausing a moment to pick out a car. With his two pieces in hand, he made his way over to the first car. Prying open the gas cap, he stuck both hoses into the tank. Pulling the rag from his pocket, he wound it about the hoses shoving it good and tight at the tank mouth.

Maneuvering the longer hose into the gas jug, he set both feet on each side of the jug to keep it from moving so nothing spilled. Taking the smaller hose, he wrapped his hand around the end of it and blew a hard gust of air into it. Daryl took his lips away from the opening letting his eyes settle on the jug. Insides twisting about in his gut as he waited— hoping that even just a little bit could be had.

Carol's POV:

Carol kept one eye on her surroundings and one eye on the task at hand. She narrowed her eyes as she figured out that only one of the cars she checked had a bit of gas. She managed to get the hose in and the gas trickling out of the hose without sucking any of the contents into her mouth. She frowned when barely three inches was filled into the gas jug.

Better than nothing. She gave a shrug, moving toward the last car. Five minutes was about up. The gas tank was tapped. She frowned, not bothering to return the cap and close the door. Those were old dead habits. She picked up her jug, tossing her hose aside.

She made short work of the distance between herself and Daryl. She shook her jug. "It's not much, but I think it'll get us somewhere." At least closer to the prison. She set it down beside her feet. She swiped at a bug that landed on her arm. "Any luck?"

She cocked her hip, placing her hand there. She kept her eyes on their surroundings and only briefly let them fall on him. She narrowed her eyes. She felt the pack on her back shift, so she slowly let it fall to the ground. "This was a pretty good stop, don't you think?"

It was a safe one, at least. And these days that mattered almost as much as a profitable one. Another bug buzzed around her ear. She swatted at it. "Damn gnats. They were bad back over that way. Must be some stagnated water close by."

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*Note: This is also not 100% written by myself. I owe a lot of credit to my wonderful partner as she is Carol and does a phenomenal job. Send her some love too at untapdtreasure here at FF!