stryker ⁽ ᵃᵘᵗᵒ ⁾

         perched on lydia’s shoulder is where stryker has found his place as of now. it’s comfortable here, he decides. here he has a decent view of others in comparison to that of the ground. ( of course, trees gave home to a much better sight seeing location, but they remained idle. at least lydia moved around. )

                      ❛ just because some of us might be afraid of shit doesn’t mean that we all are. i can handle myself. obviously. ❜ and she’ll motion towards the dead walker on the ground before tucking her knife back into her belt. arms cross over her chest as she smirks towards the other.

          “ and that’s something you need to know how to do nowadays. though, gotta say, didn’t expect you to be able to. but hey, looks can be deceiving. clearly. ”

                                        ❝ … . it’s try hard enough . unless you’re always a liar , i guess that saying could work either way .   ❞    she shrugged a tiny bit while looking towards the male before her arms eventually folded across her chest .   ❝ well you’re gonna have to S H O W  me one of these times otherwise i’m not gonna believe you until then .  ❞

          “ you think I, one of the most truthful guys i know, always lie ?? i am offended. ” he chuckles now, rolling his eyes. “ and you can count on it kid !! ”

                              ❝ … . i’m  certain  you’re  lying  to  me  right  now  .  no  one  that  says  they  are  trustworthy  is  very  trustworthy  ,  remember  that  .  ❞         

          “ wait--- what ?? what happened ‘you can be anything you want to be if you lie hard enough’ ?? or was it TRY hard enough... ” well, the latter makes more sense. but he never did follow the rules, did he ?? 

               ❛ not trying to be rude but i think i can handle it. ❜ and she’s going to prove just that as she steps forward to sink the tip of her hunting knife hard into the walker’s head. sophia tugs it out, pushing the dead to the ground before turning back to him with a smirk.

          he’s impressed -to say the least- with how independent sophia is, but still, stryker makes it his business to hang close as she goes in for the KILL. just in case. and she manages to hold her own, to which he was quite amazed, if he were being honest. ( of course, he’ll never be honest out loud. )

          “ come on !! i’m a trustworthy guy !! ” ( kinda... ) “ it’s wasn’t totally a lie !! i mean, at least PART of it was true ?? ”

          he has become attached to the humans here. despite being a squirrel, stryker knows danger when he sees it, and none of them here were a danger to him. ( but there are more dangerous things outside of these walls, he knows. he’s seen them before. avoided them too )

          his nose twitches, eyes fixed on the other, watching carefully. this one was one of his favorites, he has decided. he has a few favorite humans. there is small one, ( the smallest, he’s sure. he hasn’t seen any other that happens to be smaller. ) and the very tall one with the long hair.