FALLOUTVERSE - Capital Wasteland into Vault 106 - DAY THREE

[bitchprince]

For a moment, it seemed almost like a rustic scene: a herd of calm, two-headed cows ambled idly past Fandom's camping spot, and took up a position to graze off what little grass managed to wrestle itself loose from the ruined soil, just a few feet away.

But overnight, the cracks had increased in size, cutting through the sky. Looking upwards now, it was almost as if whatever location they were pulled towards had a halo, a small ring of friendly skies from which the blackness shot out in several directions.

Furthermore, though, this was Radscorpion country, and the people who travelled here now would do best to watch their steps...

And after that, it was on to a small hidden door in the middle of nowhere - behind which hid Vault 106.

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Re: The Wasteland Proper

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"All of my jokes are dirty," Alex said, proving he was listening. "Those count?"

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[stayingfrosty.livejournal.com]

"Son, I'm a military man," Price said with a chuckle. "They count well enough for me. Though some of your friends might object."

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Most of them know me so they should know what to expect," Alex said, waving his uninjured hand dismissively. "Military means you've heard 'em all or just aren't phased, yeah?"

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[stayingfrosty.livejournal.com]

"The latter," Price said. "Heard plenty, but there's always more."

He eyed Alex for a moment, sizing up the injuries. "Holding up all right?"

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, nothing I haven't felt before," he said, shaking his head. "A house or something sort of collapsed around me and Emma yesterday. It's just like a bad hangover."

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[stayingfrosty.livejournal.com]

"She's the one that's all... sparkly now, right?" Price said. "What exactly were you two doing to bring a house down?"

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"She's the one that's lit up like a Christmas tree, yeah. It was coming apart already," he explained, wincing, "and we were looking for food. Something to eat or drink or anything. We moved the wrong way and the house decided it was done with us."

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[stayingfrosty.livejournal.com]

"Moved the wrong way, eh?" Price said. "Well, I suppose that's one way to keep up morale."

Just a slight misunderstanding, there.

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Just a slight one but it made Alex laugh, misunderstanding or not. "I usually don't like the end result to be getting buried alive but I don't disagree."

Too bad he hadn't been doing that. "Emma managed to find Twinkies, though."

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[stayingfrosty.livejournal.com]

"Figures," Price said. "What other food would survive nuclear holocaust? I bet they still taste fresh!"

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"They weren't too bad, no," he said and laughed. "She might still have some if you want one. If my a little alien bursts out of my stomach in a few hours, we'll know I made a fatal mistake but it's good right now."

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[stayingfrosty.livejournal.com]

Price laughed but shook his head. "After seeing those bloody crab men, I don't think I could make that joke."

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex suppressed a shudder at that. "How are you doing? Besides craving Twinkies, that is."

Alex wasn't usually that sympathetic of other people but he'd been suck in some burnt out wasteland for several days with them. He was hungry, sore and tired. Maybe that softened him up some.

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[stayingfrosty.livejournal.com]

"This isn't the worst I've ever been through," Price said with a smile.

It was probably a little telling that Price's sanity was a precarious thing at best.

"I'm a black ops man, normally. The only scary thing here are the nightmare beasts. And they die just like any man."

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"That's comforting," he said and actually meant that. "It's good to know that you and Reno, at least, know how to deal with this shit. I'm from Iowa. The worst I've seen are the vampires from last time."

And those had been pretty freaking bad. He shivered. "Think we'll get out of here?"

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[stayingfrosty.livejournal.com]

"I know we will," Price said, though he was bluffing. "You lot are far too clever to end up stuck in this wasteland. If there's a way out, you'll find it."

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"And if we don't?" Alex asked, trying to prepare himself for that possibility.

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[stayingfrosty.livejournal.com]

"Then we'll find somewhere that we can live," Price said. "If Rivet City won't have us, there's bound to be a settlement somewhere that wouldn't mind a sudden influx in able-bodied workers."

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"And we can live off Twinkies for the rest of our lives?" he guessed, trying to make it light even if he really did worry about that happening.

Re: The Wasteland Proper

[stayingfrosty.livejournal.com]

"Beats eating those rubbish Sno Caps," Price joked back, keeping a smile on his face.