[ He's been aware for a long time that Jesse doesn't know the details about where Daryl comes from. He's told others here, even details in some cases, but it's never really come up with Jesse, not even when he was telling him about why he had to leave. It's dawning on him now, as Jesse rushes to catch up with him, that maybe he might have understood the situation better if Daryl had told him more.

Imagine that. ]

When the dead started comin' back to life. [ He shrugs, pure nonchalance. It's been so many years that none of it feels or sounds fantastic to him anymore. ] Power went fast. Radio stayed, of course, but there were no broadcasts or nothin'.

But they bombed the cities fast. Everything felt different after that.

[ Just walking, chatting, like he's talking about construction that happened in his hometown. ]