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From:

synthedick

The trick is finding their suppliers and their sources when they seem to vanish into thin air every time we get a lead on where they might be. You'd think it'd be tough to move whole groups of people and synths around without leaving a trace, but that's been the case for years. Folks call them the Institute the 'The Boogeyman of the Commonwealth' for a reason.

[Except the Boogeyman scared mostly children; the Institute is a very real threat to everyone.]

From:

synthedick

Back at the headquarters.

[Or what's left of it after the Null's attack. He's betting there's more on the way.]

Are you okay?

Edited Date: 2017-11-27 09:21 am (UTC)

From:

onlyanautomaton

So until they are found, there is nothing left to do except fortify each town. There is an abiding military presence, I presume.

From:

circumitus

[She'll ignore the fact that the headquarters is probably the worst place to be right now, given that it would seem nowhere is safe anymore.]

About as okay as anyone can be right now.

Think it's too soon to say "I told you so"?

[Yes, Rey. It probably is.]

From:

synthedick

Yeah, but if we make it out of this alive, you won't be the only one giving the gods a piece of your mind.

[Nick will be in line himself. He'd be more furious for his advice being ignored if he wasn't so preoccupied with current state of affairs.]

From:

circumitus

Seems like they're due for one or a hundred.

[At least they can't say that they weren't warned.]

Edited Date: 2017-11-28 02:02 am (UTC)

From:

synthedick

Make it a thousand, and we'll call it even for the mess they've brought upon themselves, and us along with them.

[He pushes out a sigh. Being irritated doesn't help matters.]

Hey. Promise me you'll take care of yourself out there. We both have to make it through this.

[That's how they keep each other going, after all.]

From:

synthedick

If only.

[His tone says that's a resounding no.]

Most folks try to fortify themselves, but they aren't trained with weapons, and the ones they have can't stand up to the technology the Institute is packing. The Brotherhood of Steel could handle it, but they don't take kindly to anyone who doesn't fit their definition of human. They'd probably let a town of ghouls burn and think the world a better place because of it.

From:

onlyanautomaton

[A technologically superior organization attacking settlements that are less advanced. Oscar doesn't much like the sound of this 'Brotherhood', either.]

What, or should I say who, are ghouls?

From:

circumitus

[All things considered, the gods are suffering just as much from their blunder as everyone else here is. Still, if they'd heeded their suggestions that their mole was likely one of their own, maybe they could've prevented Delight from allowing this to happen.

[No use bickering about it now. There will be a time and place for that shit after. Assuming there is an "after".]

Promise. You too, okay? I'll be pissed as hell if you get yourself scrapped.

[Like Nick can help it.]

From:

synthedick

[Right. Not everyone comes from a war-torn wasteland.]

I guess not everywhere has ghouls. They're what you get when you take one human, a heaping helping of radiation, and something in them that refuses to let the rads keep 'em down. Some lose their minds, their brains rotting away in their own skulls, but most are just odd-looking folks trying to get by. The Brotherhood, though, they don't see them as human anymore. Maybe they aren't. That doesn't mean they aren't worth protecting.

From:

onlyanautomaton

Of course they're human.

[How ridiculous.]

Overexposure to radiation would do nothing to alter that.

From:

synthedick

[Leave it to Oscar to make Nick feel just a little better about the world.]

It certainly changed their physiology, but they're more human than I am. Not that the Brotherhood would take kindly to a fella like me, either.

From:

synthedick

I'll make it a point to keep myself in one piece. Wouldn't want to put you through the trouble of putting me back together again. Lost the instructions sometime ago.

[Not that he ever truly had them at all.]

From:

circumitus

[The joke is not entirely lost on her, but they can share in their good (horrible) humors once this is all over.]

Appreciate the thought.

See you soon.

[It's better than saying goodbye.]

From:

synthedick

Yeah. See you soon.

[Definitely better than goodbye. He never did like those.]

From:

onlyanautomaton

It sounds to me like this 'Brotherhood' could stand to benefit from an extensive re-evaluation of their approach to public relations.

From:

synthedick

If another one of their ranks shows up in town, I'll let them know.

[If only everyone could be as reasonable as the two guys who are more machine than man. Alas.]

From:

puzzlingly

hey nick. have you seen rey?

Edited Date: 2017-12-14 04:33 pm (UTC)

From:

synthedick

[On the other end of this text, Nick sighs as he glances back toward Rey's bedroom, the door still closed, its inhabitant no doubt still mired in sorrow on the other side. He'll do what he can, but this is just one of those things she'll have to sort out herself. That makes it all the more frustrating.]

Yeah, she's at home. You need something from her?

From:

puzzlingly

「oh... that's a bit of a relief. 」

no. i was wondering where shed be
she wasnt at her bar. shes not answering her messages
is she alright? she must be exhausted after what happened