"No... I will not shake your hand. You can go shoot yourself for all I care." Alistair leaned the knife back, slightly.

"shame i was going to like you!" he jumped at him and grabbed his neck, he pulled the gun and pushed it onto his head "now walk, or shake the hand" he smiled

Alistair put his knife to his neck. "Get...the....hell...off." Alistair pressed the knife harder.

"SHAKE THE HAND BOY" he pushed the gun harder into him "DO IT!!"

Alistair adjusted the knife so it fit near his eye. "GET OFF!"

"I wish I had an answer for you Nadia, but even If I did it wouldn't erase the pain you are probably feeling right now because of what happened to your family. A lot of us have lost someone since this started, and it doesn't get easier as time goes on. Your only taking your steps into this new world, and it won't be easy for you. I know that maybe you don't need to hear this right now. But its worst then ever now an you need to know these things before its too late. There is two simple rules now, rule number one aim for the head, rule 2 if your bitten aim for your own head. Thats the reality of things now."

Nero listened to Bowman make and offer for a team. Nero kind of gave him a weird look but it was hidden by his sunglasses. This man must have been pretty lonely around here to wanna form a team with people he didn't even know, or perhaps this is just how bad the world had gotten now.

"Im afraid I have to decline I don't intend to remain here for long, I must continue on, and the place I intend to go is suicide, I have to go but you two don't. There are answers I must find."

Bowman was surprised this information more than history of the girl. "Which answers can be so important for you in this destroyed world? For me the only important thing is to survive... and have someone with me. To talk, to help, to be a friend. Being alone was my biggest problem. I'm really connected with this place, but probably I will follow you. You were first man I've seen since 8 months. I'm so desperated. "

"you know what, ima nice guy. so ima let ya go for the funnies" he threw the guy forwards. "now may you come with me to my base?"

"Why should I?" Alistair recovered, still holding the knife. "You're not a nice guy, so why should I?"

"because i fear you are proberly the nicest guy ive met out here. the last people i met tied me to a chair in the back of a military lorry, and beat me." he popped the mag of his M9 checking the ammo, it was full and he slid it back in "and im not in the habit of killing people."

"Fine I'll follow you." Obvious trick or trap, this is a perfect opportunity. Alistair gave a smile.

"good man," he held out his hand "now lests save some lives"

"Yeah... sure" Alistair shook his hand. "You go first." Alistair stood still, still wearing that smile.

"sure" he walked down the ally towards the thud, he was whistling the 'down and out' tune and sing "Down Down Down" as he spun his cane around. he believed the man would kill him. but he will deal with that later.

"Okay then" Alistair followed close, he needed to play this clever, that happy smile soon turned sly.

he was ready to turn on him when he saw some more peaple. he broke into a jog as he rounded a corner

Alistair saw him turn the corner. "Perfect." He stayed still, waiting.

he parked himself at the turn, "why arnt you moving buddy?" he had the gun out and was going to fire if he diddnt move "i wont hurt ya"

"Well, I see your gun there." Alistair drew his knife from his back pocket, and kept it behind him.

"why don't you trust me?" he had the barrel pointing out now. "im just like you, just smarter as i know your untrustworthy" he fire two shots blindly "NOW SMILE!!"