Michael Bauer

Dead?
Don't be ridiculous. I'm not dead.
They are.
You could be!
But me? One hundred percent alive, thank you very much. // {SV RP 18+} #TWDRP #OC #BPRP

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

Mikey? Oh no. I'm not Mikey. You must have me mistaken for someone else.

I... I just have one of those faces! {backs up} {flees}

[Merle Dixon @YerOldPalMerle]

@NotAllThatDead @LevelUpDead *snickering* Mikey, Mikey, Mikey, anytime you wanna go another round, you know where to find yer ol' pal Merle, ain't that right...

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

He seems less... throat punchy than his brother.

Good pick, @LevelUpDead.

[Daryl Dixon @SoManyArrows]

@LevelUpDead @Cooler_Than_PI @_ConOfMan -- bumped over another truck-sized pothole* *quietly* You and Michael... You ever get to see all this before it all went to shit, Ace?

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- field.

Beautiful greens, golden yellows and pops of purple.

Damn... @LevelUpDead would have loved seeing this.}

{quietly} But you won't, Thea. Not for a long /long/ time.

@YerOldPalMerle @InsipidSongbird @HisBlindSpot

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- of manners rule against going inside the home of those who were pissed at you and taking a nap.}

You know what? I'm just going to wait outside!

{Flinching as his voice echoed in the empty space, he stepped back on to the porch and sank to a seat, staring out across the --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- {A fight? A battle? A good reason for @YerOldPalMerle not to grab the closest weapon and try and kill him Double Dead?}

Hello?

{Gaze landing on the oh-so-inviting looking sofa just inside, he held his ground and nipped his lip, pretty certain there was some kind --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- without an invitation.}

The White Robes sent me here. There's...

{Falling silent for a beat, he floundered, trying to think of how in the world to explain his presence that didn't make him sound like either a stalker or a looney toon.}

There's a... Well. --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- baking them would do nothing but add insult to injury.}

What's the most apologetic muffin anyway? Oatmeal? {clearing his throat} Merle? Beth? It's me. Michael. Is anyone...

{Brow lifting as the door swung slowly open, he hovered at the threshold, loathe to step in --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- hand and knocked at the farmhouse door, trying to think of some kind of apology that suited shooting @InsipidSongbird, wildly curious as to whether, if he concentrated hard enough, being Dead might mean he could conjure a muffin basket out of thin air.

God knows --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- idly wondering if @LevelUpDead being with @YerOldPalMerle's younger brother would buy him any kind of mercy.}

Because we're practically family! And family doesn't put family's heads through the wall. {mumbling} Usually.

{Stepping up to the front door, he lifted a --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- snap people's necks like twigs.'

{blinking} /Usually/?

'I must be off! Do say hello to Mister Dixon for me!'

Wait! Don't...

{Heart plummeting to his boots as the White Robe vanished in a swirl of golden shimmer and a chorus of high whole notes, he sighed, --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

Well, on the bright side, odds are pretty good Merle can't kill me! {hesitantly} Right?

{Rooted to the spot, he side eyed the White Robe, panic started to ratchet up at the angel's vacant nod.} /Right/?

'Mister Dixon and his family are very happy. Happy people don't usually --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

This. {sighs} https://t.co/gLPs9L3kWG

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- and froze, wincing.} Dixon. As in /Merle/ Dixon's...?

"Younger brother."

{mumbling} Perfect.

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- being with someone who made her happy; the idea lifting a weight from his shoulders, he ticked over @SoManyArrows name in his head --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- the confidence and faith to believe in himself in him."

{A warm smile stealing across his face at the thought of @LevelUpDead --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- "Daryl Dixon. They're a well matched pair. He's inspired her to take risks, to be strong and trust. And she seems to have inspired --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- She's with someone."

That's... Wait. {wide eyed} /With/ with? Are you telling me my sister has a boyfriend? What's his name? --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- his head, flinching at the thought of @LevelUpDead and what his sister must think of him.} Can I ask...?

"Miss Bauer's fine. --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- least for the moment, still intact nose.} You don't need me for this. I'm not a fighter. I... I gave up.

{Blinking, he ducked his --

[Michael Bauer @NotAllThatDead]

-- Well, why didn't you say so! Let's go in!

{Staying rooted to the spot, he side eyed the White Robe, dubiously prodding his, at --