[ He answers too fast and too gruffly, as though Gabe is trying to lure him away from where he should be. He shakes his head a moment later, catching himself, a stab of guilt making him try again. ]
They're lookin' after people, down the beach a bit.
[ He looks in that direction, considering it for the first time. ]
The ones that could make it through the boat ride, anyway.
[ The rest, the ones with life-threatening injuries, had been triaged on the boat itself. Daryl himself had waved any attention off like it was an accusation. ]
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[ He answers too fast and too gruffly, as though Gabe is trying to lure him away from where he should be. He shakes his head a moment later, catching himself, a stab of guilt making him try again. ]
They're lookin' after people, down the beach a bit.
[ He looks in that direction, considering it for the first time. ]
The ones that could make it through the boat ride, anyway.
[ The rest, the ones with life-threatening injuries, had been triaged on the boat itself. Daryl himself had waved any attention off like it was an accusation. ]