Life As We Know It

You realize that there's a whole army of infected out there, and as soon as you open that cellar door, shit will hit the fan. You need to use stealth, that's for certain. You decide to finally talk to the others. As you make your way in front of them, they all stare at you. "Hey," you say. "I have a plan to get us out of here, but it'll take teamwork. We need to trust each other. We can all get out of this, but only if we work together." The biggest stranger, nods in agreement, and stands with you at the front. He introduces himself as Cordell.
"Why the fuck should we trust you two?" You look at the person speaking, and see a scrawny kid. From the looks of him, he looks like a troublemaking drug-addict.
How do you want to proceed, Boss?