Fallout: Land of Opportunity. Main IC

[dereken]

"Sure I'm interested, not like I've got much to do anyways. New Hope might hold some answers anyways," Archo chuckled as Joseph whined piteously at the attention that Allie was getting. He sat down in front of Nika, begging for attention. "You wretched hound," He set to work lighting the fire, and it was soon roaring comfortably. He set the first pot right next to the fire to boil, while the other he dropped a package of "Insta-Broth" into the other. He took the boiled vegetables and dropped them into the broth pot, then tossed in some bits of pig. As the stew simmered on the fire, Archo pulled a can of Pork & Beans from his back, and held it reverently. "Pariah, we thank you for this bounty, we have faced hardships and pain, through your teachings, and have found deliverance from hunger and pain. In your name,"

[Ericnox]

Carefully moving down the street, Paladin Alexander Rockwell had his rifle at the low ready. He was odd among the Brotherhood, preferring physical ammo based weapons to the energy weapons many of them used. His carbine's scope showed nothing down range of him, a soft sigh escaping his lips.

He was currently on 19th st and 20th dr. He was planning on walking towards to the old rail bridge, and then across it. He had seen a lot of buildings over there, a few of them looked like they might hold some form of tech, and he intended on finding out.

Each step on the street was one closer to his goal, but perhaps he wouldn't need to go that far. One of the buildings looked like an old newspaper printing plant. He smiles a bit more, walking into the building and keeping low. Several of the lobby computers had been ruined by time, raiders, and people who didn't know any better. He moved to the offices, the ground cluttered by various papers, trash, and who knows what else. A computer was near by. The metal on outside showing signs of rust.

"Please oh please..." Alexander says, pulling out his field kit and looking around for a moment. He was clear, quickly opening up the computer. He unseals his helmet, setting it next to the computer.

Taking one more look around, no one had stumbled upon him. He started pulling out of the parts he needed, repairing the communication device inside the power armor helmet. One last look to the computer, he pulled out the systems hard drive, wondering if it might be any use. He flipped on the comm-link, his distress signal calling out on a non secure line.

[General Scales]

Lax looked at the approaching human after raising his head from a tilted down position. The mention of the other mutants, very much imperfect ones at that, made nod slowly with understanding. He was forced to kill about 10 or more to get where he was going after they thought he was their lesser and foolishly attacked him. The human introduced himself after a moment of forgetting manners which the mutant thought as average for many humans he had talked to.

"Names is Lax, good to meet you Leo." He said with some interest. The man was definitely not a full Waster considering the Vault suit he wore even if it was armored. "Mayor seems to shutdown his office at will, was hoping to get some sort of job," The old mutant seemed somewhat annoyed at this,"Did hear something about Raiders earlier though."

[tech]

"Well the Mayor is really busy." Leo said taking a swig of the Nuka-Cola.
"Infact, We all are. A raider siege is on our door step and the Regualtors can't spare any men. So the Mayor is putting every cap this town has into a pool to pay the Mercs that will be showing up in the next 2 days. There're hiring tommorow but a big green guy like you should have no problem picking up a job." He said to the Mutant. He, like every member of the town was gearing up for war but the meagre guard force was not enough and Riley Regulators could not spare the men.

[General Scales]

Lax took a moment to drink some of his own Cola while listening. He wasn't surprised about hearing that a mayor was busy, not like any others weren't. However the mutant was far more interested in the mention of a Raider assault and also the opportunity to get the caps he didn't have.

"Guess its a good thing I found my way here then, planned to settle down so it could be more than a few caps to gain." Lax said with a something of a smile coming to his face. This place definitely seems worth defending.

[tech]

"Guess its a good thing I found my way here then, planned to settle down so it could be more than a few caps to gain." Leo nodded as the mutant said this. "Well New Hope Town is many things; poor, backwards but were not bigots. In fact our cheif of secruity is a ghoul." Leo said as he finished his Nuka Cola. "If you want you can stay at the clinic untill tommorow. It's practically empty apart from wounded guard." Leo said as he got up to buy 2 more Nuka Colas.

[General Scales]

Lax honestly was thankful that he would have somewhere besides the random spots outside of the town travelers were forced to or found to use, also that the humans weren't completely overbearing here unlike in some settlements. "Thanks, sleeping on the concretes been giving my back hell." He said happily. The situation seemed like it could work out well for the old mutant, mostly for the company which he often lacked just being a mutant overall.

Probably will get to meet with that ghoul at some point. Lax was interested on the character of the chief since many ghouls often felt somewhat uncomfortable towards humans in one way or another.

[geemontana]

Back at Wob-Co, Gunther approached me and said" the Mayor of New Hope Town will talk about the job tomorrow" Krystal walked bye and said" good we can reason with him" Wob said" Angel you got the night off...come back tommorow for assignments...I need to fix this place up" I stood up on an office bench and said" ok Faction Cause...this is a wasteland...this is survival...New Hope Town needs our help and we need theirs...this fucking wasteland needs our help...because if T-Man owns it...we'll be slaves just the ones over at Liberty island...tonight we party...tommorow...we fight...now everone follow me to my apartment!" we cheered, Passion, George, Corey, Carmen, Krystal and I walked through Central Park and back to my apartment. Rover and Gunther stayed back to help Wob. I said" lets get this bum out of my fucking apartment" I knocked on my door twice and said" Gee...open up" he oepend up, I pushed him out of the way and said" get out of here...this is mine for the night" he pushe dme twice as hard and said" fuck you Angel I'm taking a walk" he walked off, Passion said" should you go talk to him?" I said" screw him..I'm partying...if he didin't take all my beer from the fridge" Passion said" he shoudln't walk alone...I'll be back baby" she ran off after him. Corey said" I'm walking with him...make sure everything is ok" he walked off, I said" where is the party going?" 10 minutes later, Carmen, Krystal and I we're drinking. George didin't touch a drink. George asked" were did Passion go?" Krystal said" Carmen and I will go look for her..wait here" Carmen and Krystal walked off.

George and I we're alone, tipsy I was I held his hand and said" you're a much better man than Gee, you're cute, kind, funny" he ripped his hand off and said" I know you're flirting with me...I aint stupid" I said" ok maybe I am...truth is Passion is really lucky to have you" he said" thanks" stumbled over to the fridge and pulled out a bottle of whiskey and grabbed a cup for him. I poured it and said" I never seen you drunk...drink some with me?" he said" I don't drink" I said" c'mon...it's just us 2" he said" ok...only because it's just the 2 of us" he had about 5 drinks and I had 8 more, I convinced him to gy behind Passions back. We slept together, Just as he put his pants back on and fixed his belt, I said" dam you're better than Gee" George said" and nicer" we laughed, I said" reason is because you don't force me like he does" the door opened, I was shivering, Gee and Passion walked in, Gee said" what the fuck just happened?" Passion said" you went behind my back didin't you?" she walked off crying and George followed her saying" wait baby I am explain" Gee heavily marched over to me and grappled my hair and said" did you fucking cheat on me?" I said" what no!" he pulled me outside and I hit my back against the wall. He repeated himself once again, I said" what no!" Carmen said" Gee let go off her!" Gee said" you fucking cheated on me you stupid bitch!" he dragged me outside.

He walked me to the park and pinned me against a tree, he said" don't lie to me, you fucking cheated on me...why else would he fix himself up?" I said" ok I'm sorry I cheated on you...but he is a better man than you" he punched my face, he said" you fucking cheated on me!" he punched me again, he pulled my leather pants down and said" I own you, you stupid bitch...you're my girl" he pinned me against the tree again and physically raped me. I said quitly" please...please stop...please" he punched me in the face and said" you stupid fucking bitch!" after he finished he let go off me. I pulled my black leather pants back up. He said" I fucking own you" he punched me in the face several times. On my knees he grabbed my neck and said" you stupid fucking bitch, you cheated on me..I will fucking kill you!" he strangled my neck I tried to say" please...please...plea" till it cracked. I blanked out.

(several hours later)
I woke up in a clinic, I saw Lax, Carmen, Krystal. I said" what happened?" Carmen said" we found you at the park...Gee found George and beated him up...George is ok now, he is with Passion at Wob-co with Gunther and Rover, Krystal and I found you in Central park. We brang you here and treated you" I smiled and said" hey Lax" Krystal said" Gee bruized you up again...I will fucking kill him" I asked" where is he?" Carmen said" in you're apartment" Krystal said" the mayor will announce the job in acouple of days" I said" I will stay here and recover...in the mean time can you and Krystal go gather Faction Cause?" Krystal said" sure we will" they hugged me goodbye and exited the clinic. I looked over to Lax and said" so...nice to meet you again"

[Chyoko]

Nika woke up with a yawn Joseph curled up by her stomach, she was good with dogs for some reason and it always paid off to be. Archo had stayed like he said he would, obvious from the hound at her side and him on the other side of the drooping building. She smirked slightly wondering if he was freaked out when he saw she was serious about sleeping with her eyes open. One time raiders had come here and thought she was dead, but hey if they replaced her with then they were right. They died shortly after.

"Aye tribal, get your ass up we're heading to New Hope town soon."

[tech]

"Well just take a bed when ever you feel your tired just head over to the clinic." Leo said as he got up and exited the bar. Leo took the quick stroll to the clinic passing Rick the sad, poor hobo. "Spare a cap." The old man said. Leo chucked a single Nuka-Cola bottle Cap into the can. "God bless you sir." The man said as he stared up at Leo.
"Spend that on Food Rick, I hate to see you Rotting away because you saw booze as a higher priority then food." Leo Lectured sternly.

Leo entered the clinic and redressed the bandages of the guard who was still under and went to bed. Lax must came in shortly afterwards because he could here the Creaking of the floorboards (only implying this from Gee's post) but soon Leo was in dreamland. Leo never had nightmares or dreams his altered brain had no need for them, his subconcious was made to be as simple as possible it never tripped over itself in decisions and never contridcted Leo's concious.
(Several hours later.)
Leo walked down the stairs to the clinic to see a Girl and her 3 friends. Leo began to rant. "You are to ring that bell if you have an emergancy I keep the doors unlocked so you can come see me at any time not so you can bring a friend in here for bed rest." Leo said quite impatiently he walked up to the girl now slightly less angry. "Well you didn't die so I guess I can't be angry at you." Leo was in a crisp white lab coat on and a plain vault suit he often wore as sleepwear." He pulled out his docter kit and grabbed some bandages and began to make his way over to the guard. With out looking back at the girl he began bandging the guard. "What's wrong with you?" He said tiredly. "...And if your lying to get drugs, I'll know." He said with a wink as he finished with the guard and began to walk back over to the girl.