"You got a deal." Lee butted in. Kenny and Lilly were taken aback by his sudden choice when he isn't even leader. "We'll bring some gas to your dairy, in exchange, we expect food for our entire group." Carley smiled, this is what she wanted to see. Mark was on board and it seemed like Lilly and Larry approved of the decision.
"You'll check it out?" Lilly asked the three who she had previously assigned to go. They nodded.
"For the group. We need to check it." Mark replied before he heard Lee's stomach growl fiercely next to him.
"Not only are we in need of food, but we are desperate for food. We gotta take this." Lee added.
"Stay safe, guys. And thank you." Lilly said with a smile, waving the three off.
"Wait! Let us go too!" Travis cut in, running towards the three. "Please? We want to be useful. You saved Mr. Parker, so this is us paying you back!"
"I don't see why not." Carley shrugged.
"You won't regret this." Travis affirmed.
"Well, alright! C'mon, let's go." Andy said, leading the group of five to the woods. Ben, Travis and Mark decided to chat with Andy, but Lee and Carley would rather talk alone.
"It's nice to get away from that motel for a while. This whole Lilly/Kenny thing has been getting everyone on edge. Personally I would love it if you were our leader." Carley admitted, keeping up pace with him.
"You think they'd want me for a leader?" Lee questioned, honestly kind of surprised. It was an idea he had in his mind before but he never spoke up about it. Kenny and Lilly were fierce people, even if they both did like Lee.
"For sure! You're smart, dependable, a leading man. I mean, look at how we came to the decision to come here." Carley pointed out.
"You got a point. But.. I don't know. I'm not sure how Lilly would react to hearing someone else being the leader of a group she's been leading for three months." Lee argued.
"True, plus there is also your past. Does anyone else know?" She asked curiously. Lee winced when he thought of the two he knew for sure who knew.
"Larry knows. Clementine too. I told her back at the drugstore. Thought it didn't do any use lying to the girl about myself." Lee explained.
"You're a good caretaker. There's another reason you should be leader." Carley and Lee shared a smile before Lee heard his name from Mark while he was talking to the St. John's.
"I mean, thank god Lee was there." Mark exaggerated.
"Hey, why don't you tell us a bit more about you, Lee?" Andy asked with a sincere, trusting smile.
"Where ya from?" Danny asked across from his brother.
"I grew up in Macon." He saw no point in lying to these men about much.
"Right here in the heart of Georgia! Same with us." Andy replied, patting Lee's shoulder once he and Carley caught up to them.
"Yeah.. uh, so how good is this farm?" Lee asked, awkwardly laughing as he motioned away from the brother.
"Oh it's one helluva base. Like Danny said, it's protected by an electric fence, plus we still got at least one cow left so food still comes in good supply."
"Honestly, we could really use ya'll for help." Danny mentioned.
"In the summers, I used to help out on a goat farm." Ben told them.
"And I was a tour guide.. Wait, that wouldn't help." Travis shot himself down.
"Sure, those work! Anything helps!" Danny enthused, a smile on his red face. "How many people are ya with, Lee?"
"Uh, nine including the kids." Lee answered.
"You forgot Ben and Travis." Carley stated.
"Really? You mean it?" Travis asked, surprised.
"That makes it eleven." Carley finished with an eye roll.
"Well, anyways, just know that we got enough food for everyone down at that motor inn. A lot of people used to be so good in these parts but now it's a rarity to find anyone as nice as-"
"You think you gonna cut me outta this?!" A random voice cut off Andy, it sounded angry.
"Oh shit, get down!" Andy whispered, leading everyone to a nearby bush and tree. They looked down to the noise to find two men in ski masks with shotguns arguing about food.
"Those look like the people who raided our camp!" Ben pointed out, keeping his voice low.
"Goddamn bandits." Andy said simply, shaking his head. "Just know that me and Danny got your back in case they try anything." The man showed the group a pistol he had in his pocket. Carley took out hers as well.
"FUCK YOU!" One of the men shouted, kicking the other in the stomach before shooting him in the face, killing him instantly. "Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you!" He continued shooting his corpse in rage until he finally ran out of ammo and left. "Asshole.."
"Jesus! What the hell?" Carley gasped as the group stood up again.
"The world out here has gone to shit! C'mon, the barn is this way." Andy and Danny led the group down a trail that, after about ten minutes, finally brought them to the farm. It was beautiful, the huge electric fence really did look safe. The sun was bright in this area, and their house was huge.
"Well, what do ya think?" Andy asked, opening the gate to the inside of the farm.
"This place is a fortress! It's freakin' awesome!" Mark gushed, scanning the area.
"It is very well defended." Lee remarked simply.
"Better than that, Lee! Look at that fence, wide enough to keep out any unwanted attention, and that house could have so much food!" Mark couldn't get enough of this place. To be fair, they were all hungry.
"Well I'm glad you like it!" Andy proudly said.
Suddenly, a woman appeared walking out of the house with a basket in her hand. "I thought I saw y'all with company coming down the drive!" She said to her boys, looking at the five new people.
"Guys, this is our momma!" Andy introduced.
"Hi, I'm Brenda St. John and welcome to the St. John Dairy!" Brenda greeted, a really nice grin on her face. These people were surprisingly nice, even if they did just want gas.
"Hi. My names Lee, this here's Ben, Mark, Carley and Travis. We're here to trade, enough food for our people in exchange for some gasoline." Lee explained, the group waving at her.
"Oh, in that case, how about an appetizer! These are for y'all, baked fresh this morning." She handed the basket to Carley. In it was biscuits, real home baked biscuits!
"Oh my god! Thank you so much." Carley said, a crowd forming around her wanting a bite.
"Unfortunately, I'm not sure how long we'll be able to make food like that. Our cow, Maybelle, has been real sick lately and we don't know what to do." Brenda told them, hanging her head low.
"Your cow is sick? What's she-" Lee was cut off by an excited Mark.
"We have a vet, we could bring her here! Maybe we could bring our whole group over instead of just bringing some food? You know, for the day!" Mark suggested, salivating at the food.
"A vet? Oh my, our prayers have been answered! Well, how about we extend the deal. Y'all go get your veterinarian friend and I'll prepare some dinner. A big feast for all you hungry souls!" She offered, literally everyone in Lee's group thinking it was a good idea.
"Sure, that sounds great! Ben, Travis, why don't you guys head down over with the biscuits to the group. That way they know it's legit. Lead them back and tell em our plan."
"You got it, sir!"
"Uh, it's Lee."
"Right, sorry, Lee." Travis said with a chuckle, taking the basket.
"Maybe you could come with us? I don't want to be unarmed.." Ben suggested, asking Carley.
"Sure. We'll be back soon." Carley told Lee, taking out her glock before leading the teens back to the motor inn.
"If y'all want to, you could help us out with the fence. Danny and I are busy with other stuff and we could really use some help." Andy suggested.
"Sure, just uh, give us a second?" Lee asked.
"Of course! I'll be by the generator." Andy pointed at the electric producer before walking toward it and crossing his arms.
"What's up?" Mark asked Lee, wondering why he stopped him.
Choices:
A: This place is great, let's do whatever we can to help.
B: Let's make sure this place is safe first.
Relationships:
Clementine is happy that she might get more food. She thinks the world of you.
Kenny thinks that was a bit too irrational of a choice, but he knows you're just thinking of the group. You're still great friends.
Lilly supports your choice and thinks you'd make a great second in command, however something is keeping her from making you second in command. You're good friends.
Larry supports your choice but is even more confused. Should he despise you for being an untrustworthy murderer or change his feelings because of how good you're being to the group?
Katjaa is thankful you shut Lilly and her husband up. She loves him but it's getting to her. She thinks you're smart and very sweet.
Duck thinks you're the coolest guy ever.
Mark views you as his best friend.
Carley has always got your back, and now she wants you as the leader. She's your best friend.
Ben just wants to help even if he is a bit scared. He likes you but doesn't know much about you.
Travis is kind of scared by how strong you are. Nonetheless he likes you for saving him and Ben.
Andy St. John likes you, though that could just be for the gas.
Danny seems distant. He definitely doesn't dislike you but he seems a bit anti-social.
Brenda is very sweet, she seems like she really likes you guys already.
