63 Tomants sBackstorys (1/2)

”So, this dairy... you guys really have food?” Mark asked.

”Sure do, we lost most of the cattle, but we still have lots of milk, butter and cheese stocked up” Andy answered.

”And with the vegetables we grow, we got plenty of food,” Danny said.

I walked back to where Lee, Carley and Doug were.

”Hey, uh guys... I'll be honest, I don't trust these guys” I said.

”What? Why?” Doug asked.

”Well, I can't explain it, it just feels like they're hiding something,” I said.

”Wait, what do you mean?” Lee asked.

”Well, I don't know... but think about it, before the apocalypse there were fucked up people, right?” I asked.

”Yeah, why?” Lee said.

”Well, those people would definitely thrive out here without any rules... and, well... these guys just give me that sort of feeling, they're all smiles on the surface... but that's usually hiding something grim, so... just keep a look out for anything... suspicious,” I said.

”Well, alright then, we'll look out for something suspicious,” Lee said.

”Okay thanks, that actually makes me feel quite a bit better,” I said, a smile forming on my face, ”And if these guys are what I think they are... we could at the very least overpower them... which is probably the way we could get to the best option”

”Wait, what do you mean?” Carley asked.

”Well, we could just... take one of them hostage and use them to give us food periodically,” I said.

”What the hell man!?” Lee asked, shocked.

”Hey, it's just an idea! We haven't done anything yet, it's just a fucking option” I said defensively.

”Yeah, a fucking bad option... no man, we should actually be friends with these people, set up trade agreements and such” Lee said.

”Alright, whatever floats your boat, I'm just saying that it's an option, and in my professional opinion, it's a good one,” I said.

”What the fuck do you mean ”professional opinion”?” Lee asked.

”Well, I was trained to do this sort of stuff when I was younger,” I said.