Janice and Silent Sara Chapter 5: Papa Blue
BANG BANG BANG*
Janice, Sara, and Cait in the next cell woke up with a start. The guard was hitting the bars with a pipe that he uses as a nightstick.
"Morning princesses, time to get up and get out. You can collect your weapons at the desk but don't take off yet, Papa Blue wants to see you. We will take you over to his place soon."
Cait smiled at the duo mockingly as she stood up. But that smile disappears when she hears, "You too Cait."
The guard led them outside. The sky was dark with overcast skies, which was a welcome change from the hot days that been plaguing the Commonwealth. A light rain started to fall. People were beginning their day regardless what the weather had planned.
The guard led the group to a cul-de-sac. A large building dominated the area. Two large robots flank the entrance of the building. They enter the first floor, which housed workbenches of various types. A young man looks up from one.
"Hey Shawn, your dad wants to see these three," the guard referring to his charges.
Shawn lifted his goggles from his eyes and placed them on his black hair. He gave a bright smile and nodded.
"He's on the third floor," he said.
They go up to the second floor. The floor housed a collection of items. Weapons lined the walls and mannequins displayed various outfits. One outfit, in particular, caught Janice's attention. It was a blue jumpsuit with the numbers "111" on the back.
Finally, they get to the third floor. The large room has a bed, couch, various wall decorations, more weapons on display, and a large table in front of a large window facing south. A man could be seen looking out of it.
"Cait what am I going to do with you?" he said.
He turns around revealing greying hair combed back with an equally greying beard that was trimmed close to his jawline. He walks around the table and moves close to Cait.
"I'm sorry, I don't know what caused me to get into a fight like that." apologized Cait.
"Well, be sure to repay the bar OK?" Papa Blue scolded.
He turned to Janice and Sara and directed them to the nearby couch. The Duo sat with Sara latching on to Janice's arm as usual. Cait took this as her cue to sneak out of the room quietly. Papa went back to the window. He looked back and regarded the pair.
"Are you two always together?" he asked.
"Well... "
"You don't have to answer that," he said as he sat with one leg on the table. "Does she take comfort from you? Or you from her? Nah it doesn't matter."
Janice looks at Papa suspiciously. Sara didn't like where his questions were going.
"Getting comfort is important in the wasteland, and it's good that you found comfort from someone who wanna to give it to you. I got someone too. She's now the Mayor of Diamond City. But that's not why I asked for you."
Papa got up from the table and went back to the window and clasped his hands behind his back.
"When I look out this window, I see Boston the way it once was. I want to see Boston that way again. I want all its buildings filled with good settlers, not raiders, feral ghouls, or super mutants that want to eat settlers. It's a lofty goal, probably will not happen but I think it's worth pursuing."
He leaves the window and walks a slow deliberate walk to the pair.
"But I need fighters for this dream to happen. I need people like you to join the Minutemen for an outpost stationed in Diamond City. You will be under the command of the mayor, with the help of an old friend of mine."
He stopped walking in front of Janice and Sara.
"What do you say?" he asked.
"Is there caps involved?" asked Janice.
"Of course."
"What if anybody has a problem with.." she looks at Sara, "us?"
Papa leaned in close to them.
"Then they will answer to me."
Janice looks over to Sara. It was something that they were working towards. A safe place and a chance for caps. Sara looked like she didn't care one way or another. Janice looks up to Papa Blue.
"We'll do it," answered Janice.
Papa claps his hands joyfully, "Good! You can stay here tonight. I took the liberty of getting your bag here and you have the use of my workbenches."
With that Sara jump up and runs downstairs.
"Where she going?" he asked.
"Oh you just made her day, She going to scrap and upgrade weapons, " smiled Janice.
