Taylor looks down at John and says, "How about you go inside the saloon with Trudy and leave Mr. 8 with us to help clean up the bodies? Then we can talk. Go get something to eat."
It was at those words that John just remembered he hadn't had anything to eat since he got here. "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea." Then he starts walking with Trudy inside the saloon, all the while thinking about his final plans.
John decided, "I'll go with the courier." That fight showed me I'm lacking one of the most important things: experience. If I stay here, I'll never really improve.
John sits down on one of the stools at the bar as Trudy hands him some gecko jerky and some water.
Trudy starts sipping some water and then asks John, "So, kid, what are you doing here all by yourself? With just that robot."
Thinking fast, John replies, "I was heading for the Mojave Express in Primm. I heard they were looking for couriers, and I was planning on joining up."
Trudy raised an eyebrow at that. "You are pretty young for courier work. That's pretty dangerous. Not saying you can't handle yourself, seeing what you did back there."
John huffed at that. "I have Mr. 8 with me, and I'm planning on fixing up a few more robots that I know of." He was thinking about ED-E and Primm Slim.
Trudy smiles at John. "Well, so long as you have a plan, just hope you don't go over your head, kid."
With that, the doors open, and Taylor, Sunny, and Mr. 8 all come in. John waves Taylor to sit right next to him.
As Taylor sits down on the stool, she reaches over and starts ruffling John hair. "Thanks again for your help. Mr. 8 really distracted them when he came from behind them. And then you took out the last one. So, what do you want to talk about?"
With her finally stopping ruffling John hair. "I was planning on joining the Mojave Express. I was wondering if I could go with you. Maybe with a recommendation."
Taylor gives out a laugh. "Sure you wanna do that, kid? It's gonna be dangerous work."
John gave her a smirk. "It'll be less dangerous if I go with you."
Taylor gives John a serious look. "What can you do? What do you have to offer?"
Making sure Trudy and Sunny's smiles are distracted by talking to each other, John decides to take a risk. Keeping his hands in front of him, facing Taylor, he decides to make some bullets.
(Converting one common component into 10 9mm)
Taylor looks on with shock. Keeping her voice low, she says to you, "Kid, you need to be more careful. Psykers are wanted by a lot of groups."
It was John's turn to look shocked. "Have you seen powers like this before?"
Taylor shook her head. "Not creating something from nothing, but I've heard of psykers before. Apparently, they were like a creation from the super mutant army way back when. Most of them are dead now. And they all have pretty hard control powers. None of them have any powers that relate to each other either."
"Taylor, give John a more serious look. But the NCR, The Brotherhood of Steel, they've been looking for psykers for a long time. They want that power bad."
John winces at that. "Yeah, I figured that any group of power will want more. But I'll probably be safe with someone with more experience and constantly on the move."
Taylor gives John a sad smile, then takes a breath. "Okay, kid, you can travel with me, but you better do everything I say. Things can get pretty dangerous out there."
John gives her a determined look. "Don't worry, boss. I can pull my weight. You haven't seen everything I can do."
Taylor gives a laugh and ruffles John hair again. "That's not what I'm worried about."
John bats her arm away. "Enough with the hair. I'm going to head to the schoolhouse. Can you meet me there? I want to know what I need to make for courier work."
Taylor gives a nod and says she's going to meet you in about two hours. John walks out of the saloon with Mr. 8 right behind him, heading to the schoolhouse.
John looked up to the sky. "Well, Mr. 8, this is not what I thought the day was going to be like. At least we now have a goal. Let's start working towards it."
It doesn't take long for John to get back to the schoolhouse. With a long look, John gets to work dismantling the bed he made and the terminal he left alone.
( Large Bed dismantled into 15 common components.)
(Terminal dismantled into 10 uncommon components.)
"Ok, now I just have to wait for Taylor to get here. With her here, I can figure out what I need to make for better travel."
