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[ It's been a long, long while since Steve transmitted a message through the network, and that's been no accident. His last announcement was when he came back from his last trip home, over a year ago. It hadn't felt right to take the lead in the same way after that, and others had jumped in to take his place as needed. Hadn't they? He'd thought as much, but others have told him that he's still needed as a leader. Maybe not as Cap, but as Steve.

It's a work in progress.

But here he is all the same, sending out his message toward the end of the second day. He's indoors; the room he's in not well-lit but his face is still visible. It's quiet out, the calm before the storm. ]

Michonne and I took a trip past the gates today, and... there's something coming. Or, well, a lot of somethings. A whole horde of zombies headed right for us. She's already given you guys the rundown, but I wanted to get the word out. We're gonna have to fight, or barricade ourselves away from danger. [ His expression hardens then, something steely and determined. ] Whatever you can do to keep yourself and your loved ones safe, do it.

[ A pause as he gathers his thoughts, and then he's back to it. ] I know death isn't permanent here, but this isn't a way that anyone wants to go. [ Is he speaking from experience?? Who knows, he doesn't elaborate. ] And I'll do whatever I can to help. In case you didn't know, I've got super strength, super speed, and I can take a hit. I'm not even sure if this infection will affect me because of the way my metabolism is. So if you need help getting out a scrape, let me know, all right? Or even if you just need help barricading a house. [ He's perfect for all that heavy lifting. ] I'm here to do whatever I can.

[ It's never enough, but he's still going to try. If he's learned anything this past year, it's that. ]

Oh, it's Steve, by the way. Steve Rogers. Stay safe, everyone.

[ With a firm nod, he ends the broadcast. For someone who's rusty on the speeches, it could have been worse, right? ]

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Draw them away from the settlement, then blow them sky-high? [ Steve puts a hand to the lower half of his face, thoughtful. ] We could try it, but it'd be a gamble.

[ And that also assumes that they have enough explosives to make a large enough blast. The walkers tend to clump together, so that works to their advantage, but there are so many of them. ]

Even if we could get a significant portion of them. It's gotta do more good than harm. I think, less we actually have to try and fight and survive. [ Billy hasn't seen the number of them but if they have Steve this concerned than he can fill in the blanks. ]

Let's make sure we have enough explosives to actually make that work first. Then we can think about it.

[ Steve doesn't want to commit to such a risky plan without making sure that all the resources are in place to make it happen. A lot of people seem to have gotten their hands on weaponry, some of it heavy-duty, but he wants to take stock of it all before he makes any concrete decisions. ]

For now, just... focus on keeping your people safe. [ By which he means Teddy and Peter. It's not surprising to hear that they've all gravitated to one another. ]

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