The Prydwen
I am awoken from my slumber by Butch arguing with a brotherhood member and I check what's about
"Paladin, this waster here should be taught discipline. I'm here to inform you that we will arrive at the Commonwealth in a day, have a good rest and report to the elder first in the morning"
With that he leaves "Yeah tin can you get out !" Oh Butch ...
"Will you stop it ?"
"Why would I ? These squares ain't no different than old Almodovar ! Why did you agree ?"
"Then maybe I can change things, maybe Maxson will hear me this time'
'You out of your mind doll ? That loser is the most square boss I'v seen. Don't you remember Fawkes ? He can't keep a Tunnel Snake locked !"
"You stop it now. Tomorrow we'll be in another place, as bad as the Capital and the ruins we saw. Try to calm down ok ? I promise I will do something about this"
"Sure, they can't boss you around when I'm here !'
He starts clicking at his pip boy "Wanna play a game ?"
"No just let me be, I am going to eat something. I'll bring it to you too, but then, I need to focus"
Sanctuary hills
15 years ago
"You are a failure, why can't we have normal children for once ? With all the the chances it was you ! All you are is annoying, needy and you can't do ANYTHING !"
"Fine I'm not sleeping on the bed" I take a blanket and lay on my desk
"Why are you like this ? You are even this silly ! I can't believe it !
"Leave me alone. I have to sleep"
"Well fine. Good fucking night !" I haven't fell asleep but I'm listening to his steps when they eventually stop, and he talks with mom
"Why do we have this happen all the time ?"
"I don't know. It's always like that"
"Ah you... you spoil him too much. In my time we didn't have something like we have now"
"I know that's why I am like this... I'm tired. Let's go to sleep" And not much after I fall asleep
I managed to get some hours of sleep, but the dreams I had were the usual nightmares and people leaving me, and to distract myself I got to a merchant and see the wares. Usual stuff they have. I stopped by the medical too, said I should talk with her after my turn
I did some exercise too but sometimes it's not easy to focus and it's easy to tell when you are around people. I kind of like this medic, she knows a lot of different things and takes her job seriously. She meets new people while tending the wounded and is social, maybe protocol ? Not sure but you know...
I also haven't seen the general save a brief talk with the people here, guess after my turn is over I will look for him and get some talking too
The guard turn was boring as it usually sounds, just some dogs roaming in the distance. I take a walk and finally find him near the houses with that bitch whatever her name is
"Hmm things happened to me too you know ? Creepy, dangerous, but happy and good things too, such is life. Around a year ago or less, when we got most of the raiders and mutants out, I happened to find an infested and creepy place. I didn't notice it until I got really close, and I pity the dead there. Disappeared into thin air after, I swear I have never felt so confused about reality. I'm going to get us something to eat, you wait here"
Great I'm with an annoying bitch... Hmph, creepy places and what, ghosts ? Sounds like a pre war holotape. He got us something to talk about and well, guess he's too hard to kill and has experience and scars to prove he's been through things
"What's one of the most intense fights you ever had ?"
"Well, there was the Combat Zone, the merc who killed - you know, I was tricked by a false emergency into some apartments and trapped there, into Boston. Freed myself and killed all the raiders, killed mutants after and some more raiders in some kind of store. It was a justice to minutemen killed there by them, then stopped a shooting between two identical people and one was a synth. That's the damn Institute for you, I finally got to DC and was treated of my wounds"
"Nine months ago, wouldn't have believed it but I've seen it with my eyes" She interjects
"Like ?"
"He had some crappy pipe pistol, some rages or clothing with cuts and wounds. Man it was inspiring !"
"Did you kill all of them with a pistol. Mutants too ?"
"Well not completely all but yeah, got their weapons against them and with my hands too. Got the pistol from the last one to die. I almost got confused for a raider by the rags I got from my captor. I didn't kill that one fella, just a boy" That's some cool shit
"So, you can't die ?"
After some of their laughs and stares, I speak "Hey I eat here and then do something. I want to go for a walk with someone ..."
"Yah walk"
"Funny"
My stroll through the town was really good. Besides the small talk from yesterday, we got more to talk about and spoke to her during my stay. Apparently besides collecting medical records and medicine, she's good with terminals. I have been learning a bit about hacking if you have some device, and even finding it annoying it's a very useful skill. Something about brackets and stuff
Very intelligent and I could listen to her all day, and that's just the mental side. Doesn't like violence at all but is good with her hands, finally found someone on my level. The chat was interrupted when i saw some dots in the sky, and after using binoculars it was some kind of aircraft with other smaller aircrafts around, for protection maybe?
Returning back we look for the general and captain but instead find the differentime people around the radio "What's happening ? I saw something in the sky" Simon, the unusual tall and bellied captain comes
"We saw it too, colonel Garvey called us'
"Think is dangerous ?"
"I don't know but we will be ready if that is" Hope we are... The radio cracks to life
"General, we confirm it's an aircraft, what will we do ?"
"Received Preston, don't shoot unless provoked and refer to all the settlements. Oh and yesterday some raiders with animal masks attacked, look what you can find too"
"I will general, Garvey out"
"Alright everyone ! We have an unknown aircraft coming in, Simon you take the kid here and Johnny. Go to Concord and the surrounding areas. Get a radio and your gear, be on alert and see if you can reach ever further"
"Yes sir, we would go to Lexington and recon first any vanguard. Let's move !" He grabs a combat rifle and gives Johnny a radio to carry. I don't know him a lot, either usually scouting or with their people and doesn't talk too much around me like the others. Dark skinned, left side of the face with burns, quiet but with a sense of humor and a good scout probably
"Sorry princess, but duty calls and this knight has to answer it" I say dramatically
"Hm whatever, be careful and notify us if something is wrong" I wave my hand and go get my rifle, now almost empty backpack and follow the other two
Mass Pike highway
The Eagle looks through the scope, identifying four raiders. Moving to a better position he sets his rifle and shoots a guarding raider in a shack. Though the rifle is suppressed, the sound can still be heard, but the unaware bandits don't seem to care much beside stopping and looking around with caution. Nothing more came and they resume their activities, unaware of them is dead
Setting the scope on another sentry, another shot hits and the raiders still don't notice their dead friends. Today is a lucky day to hunt
The last two divide, one going on the stairs on the right and the other, cooking over a firepit, unguarded. Shooting the cooking raider, the other one pull out a gun and aims it to his general direction but is soon shoot for the action
He the he treks to their camp and loots before entering the tunnel. After a slow and careful inspection, he killed several ghouls and few raiders, before exiting from the other side, around Trinity tower and heading to DC. Not much was found in there save for some old holotapes, Nuka cola, a fusion core and ammo. Along with chems and terminal which he couldn't unlock
The merc returns to collect the bounty, hoping to find something better and more stable than the gunners