shadowsaint007

Fallout: New York (Still accepting :D)

@shadowsaint007Do you want to do a collab of going to the vault tonight (+5 to 6 hours)? Anyone else who's going with us can join too.

@TheUnknowable

I'm open to a collab, though it depends on whether Shadowman can join. Furthermore, it's pretty dark in-game, so if you want them to arrive at the Vault at night, your choice, though I'd prefer taking the route in daylight.

Fallout: New York (Still accepting :D)

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@Shadowman215

Sparks managed to find the new Paladins in town quickly enough, though given the suits, it would be a hard time figuring out which one was Paladin Jensen. Well, not that it mattered; asking would clear that up. She walked up to the closest one.

"Greetings, Brother Paladin," she said. "I'm Initiate Jennifer Svarowski. I'm looking for Brother Paladin Zachary Jensen, because I need to his help with a local matter."

Fallout: New York (Still accepting :D)

"Again, northern part of the city...which is a residential area. So you might want to stop him from scaring some locals."

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((Sorry for the one-liner.))

@Letter Bee

((no worries))

"I see. Thank you, Brother."

Sparks left the office, and went to find Paladin Zachary Jensen. On the way, she managed to locate where Gabriel was resting, but the news that he had just come back from the raid on the slaver camp and was recovering from his injuries put a damper on his chances of joining the expedition. Better to do without him; it wasn't like a sniper was going to do much good in the tight passageways and corners of a Vault anyways.

For now, she had to find Jensen, and hopefully recruit him for the job.

Fallout: New York (Still accepting :D)

"Zacahary Jensen, 22 years old, recruited in the Capital Wasteland - he's one of those former Wastelanders. Good soldier, insists on protecting innocents; he's favored by Lyons for that reason. Also, since the death of his former mentor, a bit depressed. Oh, and he has one red eye and one blue eye; even such a minor mutation would have been unacceptable in the old days, but, eh," said the old man.

"As for the expedition to Colombia University? Well, let's just say that Jackson," Jackson E. Shadow, "is the envy of everyone else in this chapter right now; he and his team managed to find this giant construction droid, which had a crane, lasers and mortars, and a recycling chamber that allowed it to process materials. There was a debate as to whether to use it for war or to improve the Wasteland, but Elder Mavarek decided on both."

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@Letter Bee

"Heterochromia? That's... not that weird; just bit of a genetic fluke from what I read. But a red eye? Are you sure you're reading that right, Brother?"

She was... notably less pleased about the news of the Columbia University expedition. She had been looking forwards to being there.

"Oh come on, I said I was going to be back at the Citadel soon!" she grumbled. "Just my lousy luck; we get a detour in the Wastelands and I miss a big one like the Campus..."

She stood there for a bit, annoyed and thinking, before coming to a resolution.

"Know what? It doesn't matter," she said, trying to come off as assertive and nonchalant at the same time. "I'm going to make this tech recovery run, and even though it probably won't be as big as the Campus, it'll be my mission. I didn't need that Columbia job anyways."

Still, the news that the machinery recovered being used for war construction was distressing. Sparks had really wanted the Brotherhood to prove its worth as a champion of progress.

"So, okay, where do I find Brother Jensen?"

Fallout: New York (Still accepting :D)

"Come in, come in," an old man's voice sounded out. Should Sparks enter, she would encounter a couple of Scribes her age, as well as an elderly, brown-skinned, blue-eyed male wearing a longcoat and robes. On the sides of the office were a crude radio and some two-way communications equipment, but that wasn't important right now, as the old man said:

"You might have some good news; we have a newcomer, a Paladin by the name of Jensen. He's a reliable follower of Elder Lyons' teachings," and by Elder, the old man meant Sarah Lyons, "and he's been sent to 'improve relations' with Liberty Island. "Can't you believe that?" he chuckled.

"He's currently in the north end of the place, trying to chat up people in his Power Armor..."

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@Letter Bee

"That's great," Sparks said. "The Brotherhood could always get some more recruits and friendly relations. Though one would think they'd send Scribes or Preachers, not a Paladin in full Powered Armor. Still, you know, 'A' for effort.

"So, uhhh," she continued, "think I can borrow Brother Jensen for a bit? See, I've got a tip about a lost Vault in the vicinity. Sounds like it might have some good stuff, but there might be a risk involved, so I need a bit of firepower. Can you tell me more about him?

"Oh, and by the way," she added, "any news on, you know, the Campus expedition? Last I heard, they were planning to go there soon."

Fallout: New York (Still accepting :D)

"As soon as you're ready. I've got a truck out back that we could drive there."

@TheUnknowable

"A truck? Awesome, that'll cut down greatly on our travel time. Though how do you find fuel for that thing?

"Okay then. I'll come back to let you know when I'm done. Hopefully, this won't take too long."

With that, Sparks left Greg Holden's shop, and headed out to the Brotherhood of Steel's outpost in Liberty Island. Hopefully, she'll be able to find someone they could spare; the reports of increased Raider activity and rumors of Enclave remnant expansion was worrying. She quickly made her way through Liberty Island. The Brotherhood 'liaison office' was little more than a recruiting office with flyers, pamphlets, and a couple scribes, but hopefully, she'll get lucky and find some volunteers for this mission.

She knocked on the door as she came in.

"Yeah, hi?" she inquired. "I'm Sister Initiate Jennifer Svarowski, and I've come back from the Wasteland recently. I need to talk to whoever's in charge here."

Fallout: New York (Still accepting :D)

"I'd prefer to not have to use them, but we could use their help. There are probably still active robots in there. And if one of them somehow managed to bring V-17 back online, we'll have far more than we can handle, possibly even with their help. There could be hundreds by now."

@TheUnknowable

"Sounds like all the more reason to get at least one Paladin on our side," Sparks said, finishing off the last drop of her Nuka Cola. "Don't worry, I think I know where their liaison is here, maybe we can get lucky and find someone. Also, I think I got someone in mind for some support, and he's a good survivalist. Hopefully he's still in town.

"So, assuming I manage to find help, how long before we can start the trek to the Vault?"

Fallout: New York (Still accepting :D)

@Letter Bee I was thinking more like she's only just been captured, like she came across the hospital shortly before the others arrived and the guard just nabbed her and threw her in with the others for Alan when he arrives.

On a side note, i'm not really so attached to my PCs that i'm adverse to them being in...morally perverse situations...? I mean one of my favorite things to do is write death scenes.

Also Eve probably wouldn't even understand the concept of rape, to be honest. Remember that she's spent her entire life locked in a sterile underground complex, with her only interactions being with scientists and other synths.

@AshLady

It's not just a matter of experience. If anything, rape is clearly an act of aggression and force. Even if she doesn't recognize the concept of sexuality, she'll still recognize when someone is trying to deliberately hurt her. It's an expression of power over someone, taking something valuable. Even if Eve doesn't have human values, she'll still be able to notice that it's not exactly a fun situation.

Fallout: New York (Still accepting :D)

@Shadowman215, read @shadowsaint007's latest post; your character has a job.

@Letter Bee

Just so we can be on the same page (I'd love to get @Shadowman215 's help), Jennifer "Sparks" Svarowski will try and get in contact with the local Brotherhood liaison in Liberty Village in order to get help for a Vault 'dungeon delve'. If your character is in Liberty Village at the time, all the better; we can get the trip ready quickly. If not, we can talk of some other idea.

Though just for fun, mention the "successful tech retrieval" operation at the Columbia campus, just to get Sparks' reaction. :P

@TheUnknowable

Fallout: New York (Still accepting :D)

"It is; down, I mean," Par said in response to Gabe's question. Dangit all, why should Gabe have such an aversion to bear-riding? Can't he see that Par was worried? Things would have been better if the blond wasn't wounded; then Par would be putting up a facade of jerkassiness to hide the fact that he did like the blond a lot. Nevertheless, it was a long walk back to Liberty Island, a long walk in which Par would look back to watch the flames, seeing them wane in time...

Liberty Island

Par, sleepy, finally got off George, who had been dosed with sleeping herbs, and disabled the explosive collars on the two former slaves. Then he went to his truck in order to finally rest; his strength and endurance had been taxed.

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@Letter Bee

Back in a safe place, Gabriel could finally relax. He had been traveling all last morning, and then he joined the group in rescuing the captured slaves. He ached and needed to patch himself up. A couple of wounds just needed washing and sterilizing, though one injury caused by the dog biting his hand needed stitches. He winced as he finished it up, realizing that it was going to leave quite a scar once it healed up.

For now, though, he needed rest. A quick, easy to digest meal, and then some bedrest. Fortunately, a place to sleep wasn't too hard, especially with his good deed for the day. There was some apprehension about kicking up a hornet's nest and angering the slavers into retaliation, but that would have to wait for another time. For now, Gabriel needed some sleep.

Just for a couple of hours, he thought, before he drifted into blissful repose.

"Yeah, I can finally think." The control command had been too ingrained to remove it without shutting down the chip, but he had managed to change it to a null value, what was essentially 'be what you want to be'. "Thanks, how much do I owe you?" Honestly, he'd hand over five thousand credits if she ask it, but if she did he probably wouldn't lead her to the Vault. "So, let's prep for the vault. I can install a simple robot hack on your pipboy to make any robot you plug into your obedient property, but it won't work on some of them. And I'll need to deactivate V-17, the Overseer, before we bring the power online or he'll use everything at his disposal to capture or kill us."

@TheUnknowable

Jennifer mulled this over.

"Sounds like we need a bit more firepower," she replied. "I think I might know a couple of guys.

"So let me be honest here," she said, pulling up her sleeve, showing the Brotherhood of Steel emblem tattooed into the skin. "As you might notice, I'm Brotherhood. I'm interested in what the Vault holds. We go in there, I help you retrieve stuff, and in return, I get a pick of the rare technology. If you want, we can share analyzing and studying stuff, but we want a share of the tech. I'll see what I can do to get the BoS to help you stock up your store with whatever's in that Vault; we might even get some extra muscle.

"If you can wait a couple days while I get in touch with command, we'll probably get a Paladin to help out. If not, the two of us can probably manage it, though I might get someone closer to help provide fire support."