((I s'pose while we wait I'll post Jack's response, this way I won't have something to do and blurp can respond when he can.))<br/><br/>Jack shrugged, his brow furrowing as he gave his response. "You really don't get it, do you? I mean you really haven't a Goddamn clue. You think you can survive this with whomever you're with?" Jack leaned forward, looking the man in the eyes as he continued in an even tone. "What is it you think you can do with what you currently have? Defend this position? Rob unsuspecting survivors? That only lasts so long, eventually the creatures will find you. See, the thing about it is this: People are starting to become scarce. That means things, as of right now, are gonna get pretty interesting. On the one hand some of these things will fan outward and move on, but on the other they'll be searching harder for potential meals before they do that. This means that any survivors that come here looking for sanctuary just might draw with them some unwanted visitors. Also, if you start a fight here, you better have a reliable fall-back position nearby, because I promise you there will be at least one loud gunshot, and then the beats will be all over you like a fat kid on cake."<br/><br/>Jack leaned back in his chair, his face looking a bit more pleasant as the expression changed to a more charming one. "I am Corporal Jackson Hawthorne. I came here with a former military man named Nikolai, a woman named Violet, and a creature not unlike these beasts named Shiro. Don't worry too much about Shiro, he's not like these nasty critters, he is capable of sentient thought, so he's on our side. Now, if you still need a further reason not to kill us, here's one: we have means to safely get around this city, so if you side with us we can take you there and you can be in a much safer environment than this place. The way I see it is we can take food from this location to ours, and then we'll have more men and more guns to defend our base of operations."<br/><br/>Just then Jack gave the man a hard stare as he said, "Or you could refuse and we can see just what kind of fun ensues. I don't really give a damn, I won't be the one who'll have to put up with the beasts that come knocking. You'll see to that, I'm sure."<br/><br/>Jack felt like the last part was more of a challenge, one he may not be authorized to give. He couldn't fully understand why he said it, but part of him was going back to that bad state where he just wanted to hurt people. He didn't understand, he was feeling better, why was he suddenly changing back to this hateful state? It didn't even last that long either, this feeling of hope. It was as if he had it for five minutes, had the opportunity to see what could have been just to have it stripped away and be left in despair again. He simply decided to let the thought go, there was nothing for it, he'd just have to try and control himself as best he was able.<br/><br/>((Alright, now Xblurp knows how to respond to me, the rest is up to him.))