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Post by Russel Wade on Jun 23, 2012 19:01:00 GMT -5
Goddamned idiot. Russel shook his head. "Sure, I can get you outta here. They think I'm the warden, so I've got a lot of control with what goes on here. I want to open every cell in this building? I can. That doesn't mean I'm going to set you free, though. Not unless you make it worth my while. After that, you can fuck off and go get yourself killed somewhere else. Of course, you could always just sit here and rot, I don't care."
It pained him to say, but he was telling the truth. The anger was still there, barely under the surface, but was contained. Either because of his ever-present greed, or because there were still shreds of humanity lingering in the ghoul's soul, he knew he couldn't kill the recruit. The wasteland was a harsh place, there was no denying it. He had ended a life before, but that didn't make him a murderer.
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Post by Vault Boy on Jun 23, 2012 19:15:21 GMT -5
"I have no money for you ghoul, but all I can offer you is mercy at the hands of the Beast when he marches south, provided he listens to me. If that is not enough, I will die with dignity."
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Post by Russel Wade on Jun 23, 2012 20:31:15 GMT -5
"The Beast? As in: The Beast of Bakersfield?" Though he wasn't particularly familiar with the name, Russel remembered overhearing conversations about it. The tones were always dark, and you didn't have to know a lot about the legion to imagine the kinds of things this guy did. "He's moving south? Where is he now?"
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Post by Vault Boy on Jun 23, 2012 20:34:55 GMT -5
"He's purging the corruption like a great fire. He should be close to the settlement known as Crossway by now, no more then 2 days out."
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Post by Russel Wade on Jun 23, 2012 20:50:53 GMT -5
"Two days?" Something like a chill ran down Wade's back. "What're you doing all the way down here, then?" He eyed the recruit, trying to determine if he was lying.[PER] For everyone's sake, he hoped he was.
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Post by Vault Boy on Jun 23, 2012 21:16:56 GMT -5
"I am not lying! I was sent out to scout ahead of the horde." He says.
(PER) He is not lying, as far as you can tell.
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Post by Russel Wade on Jun 23, 2012 21:33:58 GMT -5
"Well, shit." Russel's mind raced. He had to get back to the town, and soon. Although he didn't particularly care for anyone in the town itself, he couldn't leave them to suffer whatever horrors this Beast of Bakersfield would inflict on them. The question was: how was he going to profit off of this?
After a short amount of thinking, he came up with an idea. Looking at the Legion member, he said, "Alright, here's what we're going to do. I'm going to let you out. However, you gotta do something for me, once I let you out. Once it's done you can run back to your little tribe, or whatever y'all are callin' yourselves these days, and try takin' over the wasteland again. Sound like a deal?"
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Post by Vault Boy on Jun 23, 2012 21:47:30 GMT -5
"What do you ask of me?"
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Post by Russel Wade on Jun 23, 2012 21:53:36 GMT -5
Getting his most persuasive voice ready, Wade took in a deep breath then slowly let it out. "I need you to come with me to Crossway. You're going to tell them everything you told me, then I let you go. The best they can do is run, and your group will catch up to those old, crotchety fucks in no time. All you'll be doin' is making me a bit of a temporary hero. If I'm lucky, my pockets will come out a bit heavier."
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Post by Vault Boy on Jun 23, 2012 21:58:15 GMT -5
"......As you wish." He said, satisfied.
"As a token of good will, I managed to figure out the code to unlock a door in the other Cell Block: 6-5-5-3-2-1 should open it, no problems."
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Post by Russel Wade on Jun 23, 2012 22:03:12 GMT -5
A smile crossed the ghoul's face. "Good. I'll get you outta there soon enough, just hang tight." With that, Russel stepped away from the cell and looked for the door the prisoner on the top floor said he had almost picked.
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Post by Vault Boy on Jun 23, 2012 22:10:13 GMT -5
It is directly behind him.
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Post by Russel Wade on Jun 23, 2012 22:11:40 GMT -5
He attempts to finish the job. [LP]
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Post by Vault Boy on Jun 23, 2012 22:17:42 GMT -5
The lock pops and the door opens.
It turns out to be an old maintenance closest, containing:
A bottle of Whiskey.
3 packs if cigarettes.
2 food
1 water
And a Fission Battery
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Post by Russel Wade on Jun 23, 2012 22:25:18 GMT -5
He collects the items then travels up the levels. Russel heads for the other cell block, hurrying a bit in order to hopefully get back to Crossway faster.
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