He can understand the cynicism - and after surviving a community turned dictatorship he's surprised, sometimes, that he's still willing to risk placing his faith in people and in something bigger than himself. He has the hope in little pockets of civilization flourishing and a new world rising from the ashes, someday, for Clem and AJ. For the kids stripped of a proper childhood full of video games and scraped knees and jumping in puddles. There has to be something more to life than this - just existing.
"Wow," He says in his flatly incredulous way, "that ain't unsettlin' at all." He plucks a piece of meat and pops it into his mouth, shaking out his hand. Worth it. Very worth it. It's gamey but damn good and he can't help humming in his throat.
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Date: 2016-05-25 12:12 pm (UTC)"Wow," He says in his flatly incredulous way, "that ain't unsettlin' at all." He plucks a piece of meat and pops it into his mouth, shaking out his hand. Worth it. Very worth it. It's gamey but damn good and he can't help humming in his throat.