{Shouldering open the infirmary door, the miraculous scents of chai and chocolate swirling from the cups in her hands and into the room, she took a breath and looked up, gaze landing on Declan Harris. The genius. Her professor, bent over the papers Alice Abernathy --

-- had brought back from the Hive, determination etched in his furrowed brow as #Declan applied his considerable mental prowess to solving the mystery of a vaccine. Carrying the weight of it on his shoulders.} {softly} Psst... {Ducking her head to catch Declan Harris's --

-- gaze, she smiled, gently lifting the mugs.} I thought you could use a break. Maybe a little caffeine? {Moving to Declan Harris, she sank into the chair beside him, setting his drink to the table.} I never thought we'd be here again. Bioschematics. Chemical --

-- layouts. After all that time in the library, I figured the greatest medical mystery we had left to solve was exactly what the canned 'meat' in the cafeteria was made of. {Laying her hand to Declan Harris's forearm, she squeezed gently, unable to keep herself --

-- from scanning over the papers.} You've got to sleep, Declan. {arching a brow} Even in here. Just for an hour... There's a cot in the corner. I'll take the reins. {Exhaling, she set her jaw, ready to get stubborn if she had to.} I know what's riding on this. --

-- I know /you/. And I know, if there's a vaccine hidden in these papers, you'll never see it if you're sleep deprived. {Blue eyes bright, she pointed towards the cot in the corner, canting her head towards it.} You don't even /have/ to sleep. Just lie down and close --

-- your eyes. Pretend. For me? Declan Harris

-- .Maggie. and Daisy, stumbling over how in the hell to break this news.} -- Declan Harris Jasmine DeLuca Simon

-- {Straight forward. Just say the words.} Negan. He was here. {whispering} They took Jaz. Declan Harris Jasmine DeLuca Rick Grimes

#ForeverMyHero #iAmProudOfYouDeclan... // #IntoTheFire ~ Pause

{mumbling} Oh my god... {Color draining from her face, she stared down at the file Alice Abernathy and Abraham Ford had lifted --

-- from Albert Wesker, heart starting to gallop. An innocuous inventory list. Specimens still being kept in a facility listed as --

-- "The Hive." The T-Virus. And its vaccine. Its chemical schematic. Exact components to synthesize it, mass produce it, and, --

-- just maybe, protect their people and save countless lives. All they had to do was get to it. On her feet, already moving, she --

-- bolted from the lab, flying for the kitchen and Rick Grimes.} {shouting} Rick! {under her breath} Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god... --

-- {Bursting through the kitchen door, she skidded to a stop, suddenly flushing pink at her dramatic entrance.} Rick... {stammering} I... --

-- I found something. I think. I mean, I can't be sure that it's on the up and up, but the chemistry /works/ and... {Falling silent, --

-- she moved to Rick Grimes's side, dropping the paper to the table.} This is a page from the Umbrella file that Alice and Abraham --

-- brought home. It's official. See the watermark on the bottom left corner? {Brow arching, she looked to Rick Grimes, hope starting --

-- to soar.} Rick... It's a vaccine. Rick Grimes