rag doll | TWD

[22] this sorrowful life

the joker --- steve miller band

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[POV]

Rick met with Hershel, Daryl and JJ to tell them about his plan of handing over Michonne. 

"It's the only way. No one else knows."

"You gonna tell 'em?" Daryl asked. 

"Not till after. We have to do it today and it has to be quiet."

"You got a plan?"

"We tell her we need to talk. Away from the others. JJ will-"

"I told you," She crossed her arms, "I don't wanna be part of this."

Daryl looked to her, then back to Rick, "just ain't us, man."

"No, no it isn't." Hershel went back inside.

Rick continued to convince JJ and Daryl, "We do this, we avoid a fight. No one else dies."

"All right." Daryl agreed. 

"We don't know that." JJ reminded, "There's no way to know if he's gonna turn around the second we hand her over and shoot us all dead."

"It's a risk I think we should take." Rick disagreed, "But if you wanna stay out of it, we're gonna need someone else."

Daryl nodded, "I'll talk to him."

"No, just me." Rick walked over to the other cell block entrance. JJ glared as he did, angrily crossing her arms. 

"You really think the Governor's just gonna give up as soon as we hand over Michonne?"

Daryl shrugged. 

JJ huffed, going inside to keep her mind occupied and off of what was gonna happen. 

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[JJ]

"Ain't no way." Merle stated from the second level, looking out the window.

I looked up with a face of annoyance, "What?"

"Nothing."

"Then why'd you say anything?" I snarked. 

He laughed to himself, "what's got you in a pissy mood?"

"Nothing." 

He changed the subject, "we got any whiskey? Hell, I'd even drink vodka. Bet that was your drink of choice."

I shrugged, "could never go wrong with a vodka cran."

He chuckled again as he began to walk down the stairs, "figures."

I rolled my eyes, "you with us?"

"Sure."

"I'm not talking about wasting in a cell here. Are you with us?"

"I'm here for my brother."

"Well, he's here for us." I mumbled. "You regret it? Runnin' with the Governor?"

"Governor an' I. Thought we had a lot in common at first."

I nodded, pursing my lips, "both being douchebags?"

"You can say that." He shrugged, grinning, "You know, my lil' brother said what I did to ya really bothered ya."

"Others have done worse." I told him. 

"So, apology accepted?"

"Didn't realize that's what that was."

"Figured if we're both gonna waste space here, we should try to bury the hatchet."