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Outbreak. Infection. Didn't this all sound somewhat familiar to what they faced about half a year ago? Although Nellie had a really bad feeling about this, she couldn't simply delete the text and ignore the call for backup that came from anyone. Even if it came from Rep himself whom she was somewhat scared of given what little they had exchanged over Twitter so far and wasn't tagged with a threat of the consequences that would follow if one chose not to show up from a certain division lead.

This was what she was trained for. The least she could do was show up at the mall and then see for herself how she could help given her abilities at the present moment. And that exactly was what she did though she simply just lingered at the sidelines of the camp to watch for a bit, undecided if she should venture on her own or wait around to see if there was a group she could team up with. It seemed as if just about everyone else who were there, even the few whom she knew by face like Finn, Peyton and Dakota, were already starting to form teams with people whom they had presumably worked with previously.

His attention was momentarily drawn sideways to give Molly a slightly dry smile.

"I ate...something," said Chance innocently. "Good afternoon, Molly, it's lovely to see you again."

Eyes flickering back to Tommy, Chance's smile turned from lighthearted to something more of a smirk, amusement in his voice as he said mildly, "Is that all you want? Well, then, at the end, if this date goes well, you can rest assured that I'll give you a nice kiss, if you want."

He waved a hand. "Just the two of us is fine. Shall we, acrobat?" said Chance, gesturing for Tommy to go first.

It was really hard to miss the big, bearded, long-haired man who was standing all by himself and looking about as lost as herself. Was he a new trainee? Possibly though Nellie wouldn't really know better since she usually had a tendency to keep to herself as she went about her training and duties for the past couple of months. In any case, he looked like he wouldn't really snap her head off even if she was mistaken in the first place so that certainly helped in giving her the strength to muster up the courage to approach him albeit tentatively.

"Hey... um... is..." She stopped in mid sentence to give him a small and awkward smile, unable to address him proper in her usual way without knowing his name first. "... alone?" Hopefully Isaac would be able to piece together what she was trying to get at despite the disjointed nature of the question.

Tommy's gaze flickered towards the red head, who he immediately recognized as the woman who had been there upon his awakening. The one who's face he had punched and broken his own hand on.

"Ah, bella! I hope you are doing well!" He called over to Molly with a grin, lifting a hand from his pocket to give her a small wave before she moved off with the man she was with.

His attention moved back towards Chance. "Excellent! I will hold you to that! Ah well, then, I suppose we should get out there."

As soon as the other man was ready, they were off. Many of the infected he immediately spotted were already being taken care of (or so it appeared) so he continued to keep an eye out, moving right along until he caught a whimpering sound in the air. Grabbing for Chance's arm, he stopped the other man, and pointed towards a large potted tree next to a stores entrance, where a person, a very human looking female person, was hunkered down, curled up with her arms around her legs.

"Not an infected, I don't think, but I believe we are to do something with civilians, yes?" He asked, turning his attention briefly back towards Chance, who was, of course, a higher rank and therefore the one who Tommy was ready to let make the decisions.

Molly threw a breakfast bar at Chance.

She turned even more red as they were still talking about being pregnant. "O-of course not!" She wailed, because of timing and reasons, and seemed to deflate until the call to move out was issued. Molly immediately perked back up, curls bouncing. "Alright!" She chirped, letting go of Dakota's arm to reach into her coat pockets and pull on her gloves, tottering along after him.

Chance gave Molly a little salute with said breakfast bar before following after Thomas.

It smelled rather unpleasant on the other side; there were already people attempting to subdue the zombies, flashes of white coats going here and there. Chance followed along with Thomas, casting a glance down at the hand that was wrapped around his arm.

"Trying to hold hands already? We've only been on this date for a few minutes, acrobat, give it time," he stage whispered, but he had already noticed the woman crouched, looking terrified. Chance's eyes narrowed a little, and he gestured for Tommy to follow him this time.

"Hey," he said gently, kneeling down and giving the woman a bright smile. "You look like you don't belong here, why don't you come along with us? We'll keep you safe."

Chance nudged Thomas' knee, as if to say add some encouragement.

"Nellie. From Mist." Nellie introduced likewise, intentionally keeping it short and sweet lest she risked making a bad first impression on the other trainee with the odd way in which she spoke. Although there were people like Melvin who were willing to accept her the way she was, even going as far as to reassure her that there was no need for her to change herself if she was happy the way she was, she couldn't help feeling nervous nonetheless whenever she approached someone for the very first time like this.

"Nellie thought so. How long has Isaac been awake for?" The way that Isaac carried himself and the sunny smile that he had on his face helped dispelled that fear of hers quickly though and before Nellie even knew it, she was already explaining to the other what she knew based on her experience with the previous mission and her current ongoing observations. "Nellie has been on one of these missions before. Some people go solo, others form teams of varying sizes." She pointed out some of these groups for his benefit, twiddling her fingers as she turned back to him with a timid proposal.

"... would Isaac like to consider teaming up with Nellie?"