Alright, I think we might start going on the offensive soon, but we need some place that we can hide out at.
W-w-what's w-wrong with this spot? It's defensible, all w-we n-need is some walls or t-tents and people won't be too k-k-keen on attacking us.
They've got numbers, and bounty hunters if they so desire. We need multiple places to attack from.
We haven't exactly been around here for long, boss. I don't know any places other than the town.
We could try the quarry. With the high walls, we can make a killzone in the middle.
Sounds a bit hard to reinforce, but we can probably make it work. Where is it?
Following the southern road, it's right on the way.
Sounds a bit less like a hide-out if it's the main road out of town.
But it could work. Block another trade route.
If we c-can keep it. It'll attract a lot of attention.
We'll just talk about it later. I've got a meeting with something.
Really? What would that be?
I seriously don't know. But I think it might be useful.
You place the mysterious pinecone in the ashes, and you don't even finish putting the ashes over it before time seems to stop.
No, not as if you reached some kind of new height of a jet high or a adrenaline rush. More intense. Time has completely and utterly stopped, the world taking on a strange yellowish tone everywhere except for you. And Blitz, who is looking rather terrified.
What the fu- you manage to sputter out, before the sudden influx of nausea overtakes you. You vomit just about right on the spot, finding yourself completely disoriented from the stopped time. Blitz is having similar issues, having fallen on her hands and knees, but keeping her lunch in. Good on her.
Well... That was early! That voice says again. After only a blink, she's in front of you.
What the fuck did you do?
Oh, you'll get it after this is done. So, you got a new little perk and want to trade it in for something of mine, eh? Well, it's not a very special perk, is it? I can't give you my best wares, but there's a few things.
W-what...
Ah! Should have figured. You two are linked, I figure. Or maybe you're both a little more resistant, who knows. Anyway, here are my wares. Remember them well, you only get one look. I can't come around EVERY time you need me.
Sure... I g-guess. You find yourself coming off your feelings of vertigo.
Excellent! Now, take a look at these!
Out of nowhere, she pulls out a carpet and unrolls it on the ground. The ashes are completely undisturbed by it, which is unnerving the hell out of you. What's on it is a bit less than impressive compared to the pipboy.
First up is a laserpistol. That is some serious hardware, sure, but you've only got twenty energy cells for it. If .357 is rare, this is going to be downright impossible to find around here.
Second is an odd looking drug, another kind of inhaler, but not like Jet. On the side, written in permanent marker, is the words X-cell. Makes you better at just about anything, for a short while. Trust me, it's powerful stuff. Of course, the crash is a bit harsh
And the last one is...
And I.O.U?
Well, it's kind of a placeholder. I didn't have a third item ready yet, but it'll come. Point is, this will help Blitz along a little in a few special ways. Consider it some lessons from me to her... Though she won't be learning my tricks, by any means. Just some general things, faster learning, reading, that sort of thing...
I don't... I don't wanna learn from you.
Oh, no... You won't be learning from ME, specifically, you'll just get a perk that allows for easier learning. But that's a bit beyond you, I think. Just sit there and lie back a bit. Try to think of tasty things, I find it helps with the sickness.
Guh... You're still kind of reeling from the vertigo. You never know how much you appreciate the normal passage of time until its gone...
So, what'll it be?
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