The Shadows of Despair

The Shadows of Despair is the fourth episode of the Tenth Season of The Walking Dead the Survival. It see's some survivors dealing with past traumas.
== Synopsis ==
Even with the passage of time there are some old wounds than never heal properly and, some some survivors must bare the scars for all to see.
== Episode ==
We open with Michael finishing a shift on the floor of a factory; fittingly it appears to be a cannery and had been repurposed to create and repair boats. Michael is working on a bit of riveting. 
Voice 1: Kind of creepy if you ask me.
Michael pauses for a moment but, in a way that the owners of the voices don't know he is aware he is being talked about. 
Voice 2: Well so what if he don't talk much, man's good with the tools.
We see four workers watching Michael like a specimen in a zoo.
Worker 3: Well its freaking unnerving the way he looks at people sometimes, like he's got something to hide.
Worker 4: Yeh well plenty of guys come here a bit twitchy and you don't bitch about them.
Michael continues to work with a shrug, eyes watching the clock quietly; just a little longer and he will be done for the day. Its clear this mildly annoyed him more than out right bothers him and, we get the feeling this is a daily occurrence with Michael just being the latest "zoo animal" these guys are talking about.
They will get bored... eventually.
We switch over to Amy running in the park with Karina; its the formers day off and the later is her running mate. They are making good time and, soon come to a water station to refil their bottle.
Karina: You know... its... its kind of nice.
Amy: What is? Running?
Karina: Yeh, its nice to do it without something chasing you wanting to gnaw on your insides or.... sorry.
Amy: Nah its allright and your right the rush is kind of nice and....
A cracking noise, not unlike a gunshot goes off and Amy tenses hard.
Karina: Amy?
Kid 1: Hah got you!
We see in the distance a group of children playing pretend; its a modern day version of cops and robbers or, in this case soldiers and zombies. At first it looks like the sound of the toy gun the boy playing the soldier is what set Amy into panic but, Karina follows her line of sight to the children playing the zombies. How they are all piled up dead on each other.
Kid 2: No fair
One of the children wiggles out of the pile and looks annoyed.
Kid 2: You cheated, you missed my head, that's how the game works se
We see the gun the first kid has is a midfied toy/ paint gun. And that there is pain on a lot of the boy and a smudge on his face.
Kid 1: Nuh uh, youve got some there, so head shot
Kid 2: I was under the pile and....
The talk fades off has Karina leads Amy to sit out of their line of sight; the doctor has a look of a doe in the headlights and is shivering softly. Karina carefully sits her down and fishes around in her fanny pack for something and pulls out smelling salts. Gently, like she is dealing with a scared animal she runs them under Amy's noes who comes back to herself with a gasp.
Amy: Wah... where....
Karina: East Amy, you spaced out.
Amy looks paniced still and like clockwork Karina knows what to do.
Karina: Just breathe for me, in for four, hold for seven and out for eight, you got it, yeh thats it, thats it.
Amy slowly calms down.
Amy: Huh, wow that Karina... that.... that hasnt happpend in a long time since we've been here or even out there. 
She swigs some offered water.
Amy: I actually thought it was gone.
Karina: Hey take it from someone living with an ex soldier, there is no quick fix to trauma.
Amy nods
Amy: So that breathing teqnique it some you learnt for Nathan?
Karina: Actually he taught me... after my nightmares about you know...
She shrugs like its not a big deal but her earlier words ring true to them both that trauma is not an easy fix.
Amy: Look if you, both of you need to talk even if its about nothing my door is always open, same with the others to.
Karina: Yeh about that, a few of us getting together later to talk about Moe's announcement.
Amy: You mean he actually went through with it.
Karina: Yep, Slade nearly pitched a fit.
Amy: Screw the zombies, its strange times when one of us goes into public office.
Both laugh and we fade to black
End