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A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

Ace Makovich – Diner – Nightfall

"Or, street lights would just make us a nice, bright, blaring target to the rest of the Commonwealth." Frieda blew smoke out the side of her mouth. "Sorry. I'm...not very fond of super mutants, docile or otherwise." She stooped to lean towards Ace. "How do we know he's not building this wall to lock us in until such time his more violent 'friends' appear, and wouldn't you know it, for some reason the gate just opened right up for them, but not for us to escape?"

“Well Frieda, can’t expect us to live in darkness and fear forever. That’s why a good town defense will be necessary. Rook seems on the up and up, plus, in all my experience I’ve never seen a mutie think ahead that far. Besides he was asking help with gate since he didn’t really have an idea for it. I on the other hand have quite a few and will design it…though I could be plotting with him to lock you all in and save myself.” Ace winked at her and laughed.

Frieda sighed. "I know Brandy thinks highly of him, for...some reason...and I owe that girl a lot. She let me move in, and all. She's just so sweet. I don't want her to get hurt."

“Look Brandy can be like that. She won’t get hurt if I have anything to say about it… besides I’m not saying I trust him completely. I just want Salem to be a safe place, where one can feel secure but at the same time feel free, not boxed in like Diamond city or Starlight city for that matter; all tall buildings and so many people living in a small space.”

"Anyways." She turned to Rick. "You didn't answer my earlier question, but my offer still stands. Are you staying somewhere, and do you want me to walk you home? Either way, I'm heading off to get something to eat, see if I can't find Brandy, see what she's been up to, today." Frieda pushed the scissors she was still holding back into Arthur's hands. "I'll be properly armed tomorrow, I promise. If you've got another couple hours in you, come by the diner for a drink."

Rick looked at Frieda and shook his head no and pointed toward Mary’s house, “Mary was gracious enough to offer me a place to spend the night, I can figure out the long term stuff later. Home’s right there so no escort necessary miss. But much obliged on your offer.”

“Oh Frieda, if you’re looking for Brandy, after we finished she said she was going over to the inn. Who knows why…” Ace replied as he turned to make his way back to bar, he addressed Rick, “Come on new boy, first drink on the house, if you can handle it.”

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

Rick Noel - Clinic - Nightfall

"Mayor Barney, i wonder if that's Barney rook, read a report...had read something about him when I was making my way here with minutemen." Rick's heart jumped as he inadvertenly said out loud what he was thinking. Hopefuly this Frieda character would not inquire or notice on his slip of words.

*Damn, I need to be careful on what I said and around whom I say it. If I inadvertently say something I could affect the security of the vault and all those within.* As he was lost in thought shots rang out in the distance. Rick reached for his rifle, but he had left it in Mary's house. He had his institute pistol, but that would make him stand out.

"Oh my..." Arthur muttered fearfully, "What's happening you think? Are we under attack?"

"It didn't sound to be close by doctor. Perhaps some local revelling and shooting his pistol in the air. I'm sure if it was serious someone may raise alert." As he said that, he saw a woman running from the distance behind the clinic towards where the gunshots had rung out, "Well if it's something that woman has it covered it looks like."

As he started walking down the church steps, a man approached from the diner. He had light brown, blondsih hair, and was wearing a red t shirt. Rick had'nt seen him before, then again he hadn't seen much of the town and its inhabitants. "Hope you folk are alright, second time today gunshots have rung out. Perhaps tomorrow I'll help that greenskin with that walk he's erecting." The man said as he addressed the group.

*Greenskin...Greenskin...what is that?* Rick turned to him, "Well a wall would be a good idea. this little town has one area that it's mostly vulnerable at, it would be smart to secure it...Though seeing as the sun it's setting, some lights for the streets would be a good idea... anything could make it's way in here with the darkness...Sorry, where's my manners, my name's Rick, just arrived to this town."

"'Sup," Ace replied as he nodded an gave him a once over, "True about light, however we currently don't have power requirements to make them work. But it is being addressed, and we might soon have power to the homes and streetlights."

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

Ace Makovich - Salem Street - Nightfall

Ace blew Brandy a kiss as she walked away towards the the inn. He watched as she disappeared in to the distance and then made his way to the external cellar doors. It wouldn't be proper of him to walk into the diner without a shirt. As he opened the door he saw the light was on and heard some rustling. He reached for his pistol, but exhaled as he sw it was just Betty going through the boxes.

He walked downstairs, and Betty turned to face him and she smirked as she saw him standing there shirtless. She reached out and felt his bicep and placed her hand on his pec, "Ooh, what this an early bonus?"

Ace shook his head smiling, "No, just need to get a shirt, nothing else."

"Ah...I get it...That little girl made a man out my boss...Not bad..." She smirked as her hand travelled down, but Ace grabbed her hand stopping her before she got too far. "Spoilsport...Anyway just getting some supplies. Things slowing down, It's almost night time so, I imagine things will considerably slow down."

"Thanks for the help. I still have some stuff to do, so close up." Ace replied as he headed for his room. Betty nodded and headed upstairs, leaving him alone. As he stepped into the room his eyes turned to Reggie's picture on the nightstand. He walked to it and slamed it down, "Don't look at me like that...So I moved on, so what?!"

He sat on the bed and picked the picture back up and stared at it longingly, "I'm such an idiot..." As he sat there he could here the muffled sound of gunshot. It wasnt near based on the sound, he put on a tight red t-shirt and made his way upstairs.

As he walked outside, and headed to the church, he saw what looked like Lorelei, running off towards the gun fire. Looks like Sara isn't the only one to run towards gunfire rather than away. He noticed the doctor, Frieda and some newcomer standing by the church's entrance. "Hope you folk are alright, second time today gunshots have rung out. Perhaps tomorrow I'll help that greenskin with that walk he's erecting."

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

Ace Makovich - Brandy's house - Late Afternoon

Ace looked at the smiling Brandy, and couldn't help but smile himself. He looked at the food she had been preparing and it just hit him that they had left stove with frying oil on. He shook his head, "I'm equally to blame here, but next time let's make sure we turn the hot stove off, don't want to burn the place down after all."

He pulled Brandy close to him and kissed her forehead, "I'm a leg man myself though of course I do love me some breasts...as far as chicken is concerned I'll take some breast." Ace had wicked smile on his face as he said that. He began rummaging through her counters "Now where do you keep your booze...ah here we go. Some vodka, prefer whiskey but this will work."

He placed the bottle on the table along with some glasses. As Brandy turned to prepare him a plate, he pulled out his small tin and took two pills. His head was killing him, he hadn't taken one since the morning. He could feel them quickly work through his body, and could feel his body relax as it was no longer demanding for more pills.

As he put the pills away, Brandy turned around and brought him a plate. It smelled delicious, and the vegetables that accompanied it looked different, and tasted different. It wasn't a bad taste, in fact tasted better than regular produce, she definitely did not get these from him.

"You got to tell me where you got these vegetables from, they taste so good, better than what I have, and I get most of my stock from Finch Farm." Ace poured himself a large drink, and down all of it. He looked down at his chest and arm, he still hadn't put on his shirt.

He ran his fingers across his Brotherhood emblem tattoo, "I wonder if there's a way to remove this one...lots of people around these parts hate the Brotherhood...bunch of rock bangers..." he looked over at Brandy, "should I go check on diner? Make sure Betty is not overwhelmed? Don't want her to burn out...also need a shirt, cause a certain someone ripped mine off and left me with a soaking undershirt...not that I'm complaining."

"Sorry am I rambling...don't know why I'm rambling. Just have so many thoughts running around in my head...the chicken is good though Brandy, you have some skills after all...not that you're not skillful, I didn't mean it that way...if you opened a restaurant you'd probably run me out of business..." Ace laughed awkwardly, he realized he shouldn't have taken two pills, however ideas and thoughts just kept popping up, he was definitely going to struggle sleeping this night.

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

@Kouropalatesor have him eat food and then visit church to discover clinic and stumble across the group there

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

@Kouropalateswell you can have him address betty and ask other stuff, I dont mind writing for her.

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

Rick Noel - Clinic - Mid/Late Afternoon

"In any case," he sighed, "Are you feeling better at least? We should probably return to the first floor before Frieda starts to get suspicious. She's not like the others...she's quick witted,capable, and has military experience. I'm also certain she's beginning to suspect that I'm not just a misplaced Vault Dweller. She told me she used to be an officer in The Enclave. As an SRB Agent, I was hoping you could tell me more about them. All I know is what I've read on the dossier that Father gave me. How do you think she'd react if she learned we were with The Institute?"

RIck had to think for a bit, he recognized the name Enclave, they weren't a major group in the Commonwealth, otherwise he'd known them for sure. He snapped his fingers as he remebered the name, "They are a curious group Dr. West. They believe themselves to be descendants of the old world government, the true "remants" of the US government. Long ago we had contact and they pretty much demanded we submit to their authority."

He got up off the chair and slowly walked towards the stairs with the doctor. He continued with what he knew, "However, we did share a common enemy, the Brotherhood of Steel. I always though they were destroyed by them... I guess there were survivors very much like us, after their pressumed destruction."

"To be honest I doubt many outside their high echelons and intelligence services knew of us. Aside from Brotherhood, we probably were the one other group that could stand against them. " Rick stopped for a moment, "They hate anyone outside the Enclave...they would never be amon us "mutants" as they put it... If she's here, it could mean she left the organization or was kicked out, though a secretive organization might have killed her rather than let her go."

"In all honesty it's up to you Dr. West whether or not you tell her background, considering she might be suspicious. Just do not tell her of Vault 88. As far as these surface dwellers are concerned, we were destroyed and survivors were scattered through commonwealth." Rick and Dr West soon reached bottom of stairs and made way over to the blond woman, while he was throwing up he hadn't really gotten a chance to look at her, her steely grey eyes, "Whoa... I mean... thanks for the help earlier before, i may have been a tad rude. Rick noel, happy to meet you."

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

@Kouropalates betty is an NPC, so feel free, dont want to say use as it sounds dirty, to control her

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

Betty - Diner - Mid/late Afternoon
Betty looked at the man in disbelief, her face showed just as much. "Either you've been living in a cave for too long, you're out of town or you 're just having me on about not knowing what a synth is. Shit, the Insitute that used to exist till the Minutmen General blew it up, created them. Good for nothing eggheads with too much time on thir hands."

Betty, walked over to the coffe maker and poured Adam a cup, "Don't be Ma'aming me, old man. Do I look old to you." She looked in an old mirror on the wall, making sure she hadn't aged and that she hadn't noticed. *If this place has a doctor, i better check in one of these days. For some reason I don't feel sick of radiation, but was deep in it. How could I've been so stupid.*

She walked over to stove and grill, and started preparing him a steak. "You see the institute created things like him to look like us and replace us. You can't even tell em apart from human beings...well this one you can casue it's face is all messed up, blus when was the last time you saw a person with a red eye?"

"Well, the institute is gone and all we have left are these left overs." Betty added, "As for Ace, well that old man doesnt seem to like them much, maybe he lost someone he knows to them...lots of people did...lots of people... here ya go, steak as asked. Looks like you need a nap sir, or some more booze."

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

Rick Noel - Clinic

Rick looked at the doctor and nodded, "Yes, of course she remains in charge. We wouldn't be where we currently are withuot her. The smartest decision the directorate could've made was select her for the possition, especially after Father screwed...I'm sorry, I am out of line and should not have said so." Rick lowered his head, speaking ill of the directorate and its leaders by someone of his level was unheard of, at least until he had a doctorate and had proven himself.

He cleared his throat, "But regardless, yes construction is smoothly progressing. The entrance and its security have been completed. No unwanted pest will be able to enter the vault, perhaps we can do better this time...Luckily we have plenty of generation 1 and 2 synths to do some of the hard labor, after all, many within our ranks have never done any sort of physical labor."

He looked at his gun and the though of the man he had killed returned. Luckily the supplement was working and he no longer felt deathly ill, though he felt the death of the man would linger on in his mind. He was lost in thought and had not been able to hear what the doctor was saying to him.

"I'm sorry doctor I tuned out for a bit... a lot on my mind. What's troubling I don't remember reading any sort of reports of a hooded group of surface dwellers living near these area. Prior to coming I was at Dunwich Borers, and they were doing the most weird thing. They were chanting or something before an obelisk or idol. It seemed they were worshiping it. They spoke a language I could not understand."

He paused for a bit to try and recollect the ones he and Mary had fought. "i stumbled across a young woman named Mary, and as soon as I wonder two of them in their hoods attacked us. They shouted something "PH´NGLUI SOTH!" At first I thought it might be latin, but i was never good in language class, and tuned out most of the dead languages they made us learn. Mary said it wasn't, possibly a made up language. It's all odd, to me it makes no sense."

"In all honesty it reminded me of something out of those old fiction books located in the library. You know the ones that had cults and worshiping of other worldly beings... I think some surface dweller read a book and took it to be true rather than fiction... I think next time I return to the vault I'll peruse the digital library where all those books are located."