NinjaButterfly

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

"Let's go," Jace said as he picked up his pack and tossed it onto his shoulder. Without waiting for anyone else, he started walking off towards the nearest town. At least the trip wouldn't be completely out of their way because they were low on supplies and could get a little of what they needed in town. Usually he scavenged each vault they went into but hadn't been able to do so with the two vultures tagging along with them since they took everything that wasn't bolted to the floor. Now they didn't have much to trade and little to no caps left, so they were going to have to do something more to get what they needed for the next leg of their journey.
Awhile down the road, Jace turned his head enough to look in Basil's direction, who hadn't spoken to him since their departure. He really was upset with him, and he didn't know why; shouldn't Jace be the one still mad at him? Why did he feel worried in the first place, when he wasn't the one at fault for anything?
He sighed softly and came to a halt, waiting as Basil got closer. Once he walked past him, he grabbed him by the arm to stop him. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" he asked softly before looking up at him again.
Kaye saw that they had stopped and stopped as well. "Do you want us to wait, or...?"
"This won't take long. Keep going; we will catch up."
She didn't know if she could really trust them, feeling as if they were going to give them the slip the moment they turned their backs, but she did as she was told and started walking once more. "Don't take too long or we will double back."
Once they were out of earshot, Jace sighed softly. He looked off to the side. "I just wanted you to know...that I'm sorry. I was an idiot and I could have gotten us killed. I just lost my head when our mission's end was right in front of us, then it was gone again, teasing us." He sighed softly.

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

"Thank you. I don't have any money to pay you or any material possessions for that matter, but I can think of something if it is payment you want." Raider fell silent, watching the guy as he put away his supplies.
Jace looked over at the kid, staring for a moment. He didn't know what it was but something about that statement disturbed him. Why did he sound so upset, especially for just having his life saved? "You'll think of something."
Raider nodded and looked at the ground, confusing Jace further. Just what was wrong with this guy?
"Hey...you good, kid?" Kaye asked.
"Yeah, I'm good now that my wounds are healing."
"That's not what I mean."
He fell silent for awhile before speaking once more, "can we leave now?"

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

Jace knew that all too well. Over the years he'd seen too many people suffering while looking for the good things that were needed for their survival and spent their lives up to their last days searching, never to find it. That was the last thing Jace wanted to happen for them, but there was nothing more that they could do but keep moving forward.
"Yeah..." Jace said softly. "Hopefully we will find it...hopefully."
"Quit worrying so much," Kaye said, nudging his shoulder a few times before throwing her arms around his shoulders in a hug. He tensed at her actions but didn't stop her. "You will worry yourself gray. Just let the puzzle pieces fall into place on their own and eventually it will all come together for the finished product."

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

"What we should be doing is hunting down the Brotherhood bastard who took what was rightfully ours," Jace said before gritting his teeth in anger.
"Are you kidding me? You would be dead in an hour after attacking them. We all would be," Kaye said. "I'm actually quite worried about you. If you attack one of the Brotherhood, then you will be dead. If you don't value your life enough to save yourself, then do it for Basil."
He gave a grunt, not saying anything more. Perhaps she was right, but they were here to risk their lives to complete the mission. It was true he didn't want to bring intentional harm to Basil, but he had a hard time fighting the feeling as if that had been the last G.E.C.K. in the world.

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

'No...not really.' "Just get it over with," Raider said softly, accidentally releasing a small whimper. He took a deep breath and held it in, just as instructed. Once it was injected, he released a small grunt of pain and closed his eyes tightly. Just as he'd promised, the pain started to dissipate after a few minutes.
Jace watched from the corner of his eye as Basil started helping the boy. He hated that they were wasting their supplies on a complete stranger, but he wasn't completely heartless to let a boy suffer like that.
"Hurry up so we can go," Jace muttered.
"I'm with Jace on this one," Kaye muttered as well. "Get the brat up and moving so we can get out of here."
"You're not going with us."
She turned her head to look up at Jace, smirking. "I'd like to see try to stop me."

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

"It was a minigun. A ricochet bullet, I think, or I would be riddled with bullet holes right now." Raider sighed softly. "That is what mowed down everyone else I was with."

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

Raider cursed mentally, knowing that he was right. Even if he refused the treatment to risk being killed by this person, he would be dead, anyways, if he didn't do anything about the festering wound. He released a shaky breath and nodded once. "I-Is it going to hurt?" He hated the waver in his voice for it made him seem weak in front of his enemies.

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

Raider instantly stiffened when the ghoul told someone to look at his injuries and took an involuntary step back. "Just who are they? I thought it was only the two of you?"
"It isjust the two of them," Jace said, narrowing his eyes in their direction. "We have completed our side of the bargain. Our debts have been paid."
"You really call that payment? We couldn't even get into the building due to the security! I think you owe us another vault."
"Like hell! We did exactly what we said we would do; we held up our end of the bargain. It isn't our faults there were obstacles in the way that we warned you of in advance."
"It is my money and I say you still owe us for saving your life."
Jace gave something that looked between a grin and a grimace. "Keep dreaming, buttercup."

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

"Fine...but if he tries something and manages to kill one of us, I'm going to say 'I told you so' in advance in case I'm not around to say it." Without waiting to see if they followed, Kaye started making her way towards the exit.
Raider watched as she walked away for a moment before slowly looking up at the ghoul. He still didn't know if he could trust these two himself, but for now he didn't have much of a choice. If it came down to it later on down the road, then he would kill them or sneak off into the night with their gear. Either way, he knew these two were the only chance he had. "Thank you, ghoul," he said softly. "I still don't know why you are being so nice to me. That kind of attitude doesn't exist in the world we live in, anymore. At least not out of the kindness of their hearts. There is always some catch, some payment that must be given."
"And we will get it, too, one way or another," Kaye said at the end of the hallway before rounding the corner, disappearing.
Raider sighed softly and looked off to the side forlornly.

Kaye didn't wait for Leith to catch up as she made her way out the vault's exit, which was stupid on her part. She wasn't thinking of the dangers that could be lurking in the woods, hiding in wait to take advantage of a person's situation, someone like an unsuspecting, lonesome girl such as herself. As she got outside, though, she wasn't as alone as she had hoped and almost smacked straight into the back of Jace, who looked as angry as always.
"You know, if you keep scrunching your face like that, it's going to permanently be set like that."
Jace scowled and shot a glare in her direction. "Now is not the time, woman."
She held her hands up in mock surrender. "God, who shit in your corn flakes this time?" Well, it could have been a number of people, actually, but she didn't bother to make a comment on it.
"Here they are, Basil, the answer to your problems. If you want to walk off into the sunset together, now is your chance."
Kaye smirked and put her hands on her hips. "Trouble in paradise again, boys? You know, you really need to get laid, Jace. All that anger would melt away in an instant..."
Jace blushed and turned his gaze away from them both to try hiding it. "Shut up."

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

Raider glared at him. "You invite me along and now you're going to give me the third degree for accepting the offer?"

"He can't be trusted, Leith. Look, he can't even make up his own mind what he wants."

"Shut up! I..." He gritted his teeth to try controlling his rising anger towards the woman. "Look, I'm injured and am covered in blood. I wouldn't get a mile out there alone before getting attacked by a coyote pack or yao guai."