As Candice looked frantically around for Danny, Kate decided to go and speak to some other people in the market. She approached a thin, raggedy, blonde haired boy.
"Hello?" She asked him.
"Yeah, what, me, I'm bug, what's your name, sorry, didn't mean to be rude, sorry, sorry." He answered embarrassedly.
"Woah, calm down I just wanted to say hi"
"I shouldn't have talked should I." He quickly scampered away.
"My names Kate by the way." She called after him, even though well out of earshot. "Jeez, I didn't thought I looked that scruffy." She muttered to herself. She walked over to the weapons stand, having given up talking to people after that incident, and started looking at the weapons for sale. There were AK's and pistols and sub machine-guns, all with many different attachments. There were also energy weapons like laser rifles, plasma shotguns and a Gatling laser. But thing that really caught her eye was huge, 50cal rifle, sitting loud and proud in the middle of the table. She touched it on the top and could feel the immense amount of powers contained in such machinery, she had always loved guns and was always at the range in her vault whenever she had free time.
While she was lost in memories of the past and admiring the rifle she didn't notice that the market was open and that people were coming in. She was pulling back the bolt when a voice spoke infront of her.
"She's a lovely gun isn't she." The stranger uttered from the other side of the stall, indicating to the gun.
"Yeah..." Kate replied uneasily.
"Don't worry, I'm just like that around amazing guns as well but I hate to break it to you, I'm gonna need that back." The stranger said casually.
"Your going to need to pay for it." Kate said sternly, remembering Candice's advice.
"Yeah...No." the stranger answered calmly.
Kate looked up. The stranger spoke with a subtle British accent behind a full head helmet with a red star on the side and wore a bullet resistant vest and long trench coat.
The stranger continued "Tell your boss that it's Redstar here and that if he doesn't give my fucking rifle back to me this entire place is as good as... Well, he knows what."
Kate, slightly taken back from the outburst, ran over to Candice who was standing by her stall.
"There's a guy here, and he wants a gun for free and he says that it's his anyway."
"Come on, your not stupid, he's probably just made that up to trick you."
"Oh yeah, he said his name was Redstar. Prob-"
"Your kidding, right?" Candice interrupted, shocked and white in the face. She glanced over at the stranger loading up the rifle. "Oh fuck!" Candice quickly exclaimed after spotting the telltale helmet star on the right side.
"Oh fuck about what?" Kate asked, still confused.
"He's a legend of the waste, but one of the more real ones. He's singlehandedly fought battles against Caesars Legion, The Grey Circle and the Enclave. He's killed thousands of people with that rifle and is notorious among anyone known to be involved in deep shit as he leaves no enemies alive and shows no mercy." Candice explained quietly.
Kate looked at him, "He sounds like a big deal."
