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[Riley is sitting in the middle of her room at Loki. She's got a candy bar in one hand and a sheet of paper in the other. Grinning, she takes a bite of the candy then shifts about to lean back against her bed. There's boxes all over it.]

Okay... [Yes, Mags. She's talking with her mouth full again.] Fo. We've ha' fum... [She swallows.] ...shit storms recently. I think it's time to lighten the mood and ask a really fucking serious question.

[She puts on a serious face and points at the paper with her candy.] Would any of these... [She points at the world at large with the candy.] ...work on any of you?

[With that, she clears her throat and looks over the paper before giving everyone her sexiest look.]

Hey, baby. That's a nice shirt. Can I talk you out of it?

[Her lip trembles as she tries not to just bust up laughing.]

If you think you feel good, you should feel me.

[She lets out a snort.]

Hey babe! There's a party in my pants and you're invited!

[Okay no. She's done. Riley busts up laughing because all of these are so bad!] Who the hell uses this shit? It's more likely to get you punched in the face!

Comments

[everysecond]

Aaaaand you're being too serious again.

[littlesurvivor]

Sorry. I guess I do that more than I thought. What I get with everything back home and being around adults so much.

[Of course, she sees Alice and Ellie and the like but she doesn't live with them. Doesn't spend as much time with them overall as she does Lee and the Doctors.]

[everysecond]

It's cool when you're in an emergency situation. But you're not right now. So, we can actually be kids.

[littlesurvivor]

Actually be kids....yeah. I guess this is just habit after so long back home. But I'm trying.

[everysecond]

Hey, if I've lived in shit like that my whole life and I can do it then you can do it too.

[littlesurvivor]

Yeah. You grew up only ever knowing that. At least the first eight years, my life was....normal. I don't know how you do it.

[Staying so positive and joking around all the time. Not that Clementine doesn't, but it is far more muted now. She's changed, grown up since the walkers.]

[everysecond]

I just decided that I wasn't living if I wasn't going to enjoy what I could.

And...some important people taught me that. I want to honor their memories.

[littlesurvivor]

I can understand that. Better to try keep positive and happy where you can. Lee and my parents taught me a lot too. A lot of people helped me. Helped me survive.

[In many ways. Strategies, sayings, encouragement.]

[everysecond]

I wish I could say the people I learned to survive from were people that were good like the ones yours seem to be. Or that there hadn't been...bad things that...

Yeah. Let's just pretend I didn't start that second part.

[littlesurvivor]

Well, they can't have been all that bad if they helped? If they taught you what you needed to survive. Bad things? Oh....it's okay. Everyone has stuff they don't want to talk about.

[everysecond]

Yeah. Bad things.

[littlesurvivor]

You don't need to tell me if you don't want. But you know I'm here if you do need to talk to someone. I know I've sometimes talked to Ellie about stuff before going to Lee or Eight.

[everysecond]

Hey, I'm cool. You don't have to worry about me girl.