It's hard work, pretending not to give a shit when your friend is missing.
Jean knows Connie likes to go wandering, and he also knows that Connie can take care of himself. Still, as the days stretch into a week, and then two, he feels a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach, one that won't go away. The nightmares start up again, and he even has to sink to creeping into Marco's bed in the middle of the night, just to get cuddled so everyone else can sleep.
By the time the two week mark rolls around, Jean has almost stopped looking for Connie when he draws watch, and has almost accepted that he'll never see his friend again. So when he spots someone strolling towards the compound, he doesn't immediately think it's Connie. It could just be a particularly stylish walker, and he gets ready to get off the roof and go stab it in the eye if it gets near the fence. But it's not moving like a walker, and when it starts getting closer, Jean realizes that he knows that strut. He knows the strut, and the hair poofing out everywhere, and he can't help the bright, excited grin that spreads across his face.
"Connie!" He yells it loud enough to alert the rest of the compound, and vaults down off the roof to run to the gate. "Connie, you stupid fucker, where've you been?!"
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Date: 2014-07-21 10:38 am (UTC)Jean knows Connie likes to go wandering, and he also knows that Connie can take care of himself. Still, as the days stretch into a week, and then two, he feels a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach, one that won't go away. The nightmares start up again, and he even has to sink to creeping into Marco's bed in the middle of the night, just to get cuddled so everyone else can sleep.
By the time the two week mark rolls around, Jean has almost stopped looking for Connie when he draws watch, and has almost accepted that he'll never see his friend again. So when he spots someone strolling towards the compound, he doesn't immediately think it's Connie. It could just be a particularly stylish walker, and he gets ready to get off the roof and go stab it in the eye if it gets near the fence. But it's not moving like a walker, and when it starts getting closer, Jean realizes that he knows that strut. He knows the strut, and the hair poofing out everywhere, and he can't help the bright, excited grin that spreads across his face.
"Connie!" He yells it loud enough to alert the rest of the compound, and vaults down off the roof to run to the gate. "Connie, you stupid fucker, where've you been?!"