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Emma remained silent as Jenner continued to draw her blood. “Alright, done,” he told her, untying the tourniquet and putting the bandage on. “Thanks,” Emma said, glad he was quick. Hearing Jenner ask who was next, Emma glanced around. Realizing Daryl hadn’t yet volunteered, she couldn’t help but wonder if he didn’t like needles. It almost made her chuckle. He was tough guy, so, if he was indeed afraid of needles, she wouldn’t have ever expected it. Standing up, Emma felt a little woozy. After herself a moment to get her bearings, she walked back over to Hazel, sitting down beside her.

Jenner raised an eyebrow at the man’s blunt nature as he pulled on a clean set of gloves, though he wasn’t too bothered by it. After tying the tourniquet around Daryl’s arm, he set about his work. Carefully, he inserted the needle and began to draw some blood. Emma watched quietly from her place beside Hazel, giving herself time to recover from her dizzy spell.

When Daryl had come up to get his blood drawn, Glenn quickly realized Daryl was the last one to get his blood drawn. Did the guy have an aversion to needles? He didn’t seem very happy about having his blood drawn, but Daryl rarely seemed happy in Glenn’s experience.

Emma looked over at Hazel when she heard the woman speak. Giving her friend a small smile, Emma nodded, “Yeah. Bit dizzy, but nothing to worry about.” It’d pass. Really, she would feel worse. if Hazel hadn’t of given her that can of food earlier. Seeing Daryl stand up, Emma looked towards the man, realizing they all were done now.

“Alright,” Jenner said as he finished up with Daryl’s blood. Putting the vial of blood in the tray with the others to be tested, he looked towards the group. “While the tests run, let’s get you guys something to eat. I’m sure you all can use it.” Glenn found himself perking up at the mentioning of food and stood up as Jenner did.

Emma looked towards Jenner when he mentioned food, perking up a bit. She stood up, though like Hazel she moved slowly so she wouldn’t risk making her dizziness worse. Once everyone was standing, Jenner turned and began to lead out of the room, carrying the tray of blood vials with him so he could start testing them. Glenn glanced around at the others as he started following after the man, glad for a chance to finally have a proper meal.

Jenner led them into a room that served as the kitchen in the CDC. “You guys can help yourselves to whatever you want,” he announced, looking over at them. There was various types of food, though a lot of it was boxed and canned foods that were left. There was also some alcohol left as well, like wine and such. They also had soda and clean water.

Jenner chuckled at Hazel’s question. Emma meanwhile looked over at him with surprised, but excited eyes. “Seriously. Go ahead. I’m sure you guys could use a proper meal.” If they hadn’t eaten for a few days. “Most of it’s boxed or canned food, but you can always heat the food up,” he said, nodding towards the microwave. Glenn meanwhile looked around the room, grinning to himself. This was just what the group needed.

Glenn walked further into the kitchen, selecting a random can of food and bowl. Walking over to stand beside Hazel as she waited for the microwave to finish heating up the food, he glanced around. He could see Lori and Carol moving about, picking out food for themselves as well. When Lori pulled down at bottle of some kind of wine and hold it up to ask Carol and Jacqui if they wanted any, Glenn chuckled. “Looks like they found the alcohol,” he whispered to Hazel with an amused grin.

Emma meanwhile glanced around the kitchen, quickly selecting a can of food for herself. She had gotten used to eating food cold over the past several weeks, so she didn’t worry about heating it up. After getting a glass of water, she slipped off to the side, giving the others room to navigate the kitchen. She watched as Lori poured a glass of wine for Jacqui. Everyone’s mood seemed much bright now that they had access to food.

“I don’t know if us breaking out the alcohol is a good thing or not,” Glenn joked quietly, grinning to himself still. He liked to drink every once in a while. While he usually didn’t overdo it, he didn’t mind a few drinks every once in awhile. After pouring Jaqui and Carol a glass, Lori looked to Hazel and Emma, “Hazel, Emma, do you either of you want a glass?” she asked, deciding to serve the women first. There were a good few bottles of wine (and other alcohol), so it there was plenty to go around.

“Sure, I’ll take some,” Emma spoke up. While she had never been one to overdo it when it came to alcohol, she did enjoy a few drinks from time to time. After Lori passed her a glass, Emma nodded and thanked the woman. Andrea meanwhile glanced over at Carl before looking to Lori, “You know, in France kids drink a little wine with dinner too,” she joked. Emma chuckled, taking a sip of the wine Lori had given her. It wasn’t too bad.

Jenner had slipped out to go start testing the blood, but he returned shortly. He looked around at the laughing the people. They all seemed much happier now that they were getting food (and in some cases, alcohol) in their systems. Which was to be expected. They had gone quite some time without a proper meal. Rick had sat down at the small table in the center of the kitchen, pass a plate of food to Carl.

Glenn laughed at Hazel’s reply. Popping his food in a bowl and then into the microwave, he watched everyone with a happy grin. Everyone seemed like they were loosening up and enjoying themselves. Going to the fridge he retrieved himself a beer, settling down on the counter by the microwave and opening it. This was nice. He didn’t know how many moments were would be like this in the future, but hopefully there would be more.

Emma laughed when she heard Dale’s comment, noticing that Lori was quickly shaking her head in reply to the man’s words. “Well, when Carl is in Italy or France, he can have some with dinner,” Lori said, glancing over at her son. “What’s it gonna hurt?” Rick asked Lori, smiling faintly, “Come on.” Lori studied her husband a moment before finally giving in, letting out a laugh. “Fine,” she said with a shrug, nodding to Dale to say he could give the boy some. Emma meanwhile grinned. She glanced around at the others then, her gaze landing on Daryl for a moment. Even he seemed to be in a good mood, which Emma couldn’t help but think was nice. The blonde then looked back to Carl, curious to see is reaction to the wine.

Glenn laughed at the kid’s reaction, not too surprised at it. Wine was kind of an acquired taste for most. “That’s my boy,” Lori said as she took the wine from him and poured it into her own glass, “Good boy.” Hearing Daryl address him, Glenn looked towards the older male. Glenn laughed sheepishly at Daryl’s remark. “Oh shut up,” he told Daryl with a chuckle, though there was no anger or annoyance behind his words. He glanced towards Hazel, gaze lingering on her for a brief moment. She seemed to be happy and in a good mood, which further added to his own.

Carl’s reaction to the wine as rather funny and Emma let out a laugh. Taking a sip of her wine, she glanced up at Daryl when he spoke. His words to Glenn made her grin and shake her head in amusement. At least he seemed to be in a good mood. She found that, even though she hadn’t known him long, she liked seeing him smiling and having a good time.

Rick chuckled at his son’s reaction to the wine. He glanced over at Lori and shared a smile with her. He then glanced around the room. His gaze landed on Jenner. He noticed that man was watching them with an almost somber expression. Rick began to stand then, lightly hitting his wine glass with his knife to get the other’s attention.

Glenn smiled softly back at Hazel. All of this was nice. He hadn’t everyone having fun like this before. They all seemed so relaxed and happy. He was thankful that Jenner had allowed them into the CDC and gave them food, clean water, and shelter. Hearing the sound of metal clinking against glass, he blinked and looked over at Rick.

Emma smiled over at Daryl, chuckling when she realized he was probably on his way to being drunk. Hearing the clinking of glass, she turned her gaze to Rick. When everyone was looking his way, Rick spoke, “It seems that we haven’t yet properly thanked out host,” he said, looking around at the others, then over to Jenner.