Rick's silence was acknowledged with another glance directed his way, and Daryl's eyes remained on him for several moments, eyefucking returning his curious regard, as he began his account of the murderous flock of geese.
"Back at the very starta things, I found 'im surrounded by some real pissed off geese, so I helped out. Sent 'im on his way with a bird for his trouble. He didn't do nothin' sneaky when I had my back turned, and he coulda — I wasn't armed then," Daryl explained, a hint of confusion in his tone because of Ellis apologising on Nick's behalf. Almost seemed as though they were talking about two different people, if not for the description Ellis provided. This had to be the same guy. "Seemed like an alright guy, really. But I didn't stick around to socialise."
Understandably. He wasn't keen on giving people the opportunity to shank him.
Despite the briefness of their encounter, he thought Nick was a fairly stand up guy both for thanking him and for keeping his word about not attacking. Daryl tended to operate on the assumption that people were inherently self-centered and cruel, particularly in an arena where it was in their best interests to try and kill him and everyone he cared about, so someone behaving in a trustworthy manner is significant to him. Of course, it would be a vastly different story in a few weeks time... but at present, Daryl and Rick might just be the only two people here who didn't think Nick was an asshole.
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eyefuckingreturning his curious regard, as he began his account of the murderous flock of geese."Back at the very starta things, I found 'im surrounded by some real pissed off geese, so I helped out. Sent 'im on his way with a bird for his trouble. He didn't do nothin' sneaky when I had my back turned, and he coulda — I wasn't armed then," Daryl explained, a hint of confusion in his tone because of Ellis apologising on Nick's behalf. Almost seemed as though they were talking about two different people, if not for the description Ellis provided. This had to be the same guy. "Seemed like an alright guy, really. But I didn't stick around to socialise."
Understandably. He wasn't keen on giving people the opportunity to shank him.
Despite the briefness of their encounter, he thought Nick was a fairly stand up guy both for thanking him and for keeping his word about not attacking. Daryl tended to operate on the assumption that people were inherently self-centered and cruel, particularly in an arena where it was in their best interests to try and kill him and everyone he cared about, so someone behaving in a trustworthy manner is significant to him. Of course, it would be a vastly different story in a few weeks time... but at present, Daryl and Rick might just be the only two people here who didn't think Nick was an asshole.