"you killed people over synths? Theyre machines! " Dallas exclaims angrily. They had a good thing going here and Joshua fucked it up. He had half a mind to cut Joshua down right here and now. Maybe it would help smooth things over with the locals. But he refrains,he assumes someone here is friends with Josh,and since most people were friends with Dustyn...well, it's bad form to gun down hour boyfriend's friends in front of him.

After hearing Joshua's story,Erica and Nina's eyes turn towards sayyid. They may have hated Joshua Grimmie,but they hated the possibility of being captured even more. And at the moment,they knew the current Joshua Grimmie far more than the current sayyid. "I can't fucking believe you. You knew..you knew." Erica raises her sword to swing but is interrupted by the hellacious sound of the shotgun. Nina,keeps her gun pointed at him. He may be a good hostage to have. He's a doctor and very valuable to a town.

Erich glances around at their group and at the mob. Bundled in this tiny room put them at a huge disadvantage. But he was ready if need be. He wasn't so keen on this new world anyway.he just hoped his death was quick ."I hate you, Josh. I really do.". He says in dismay.

Dallas doesn't move when faced with Joshua. He's just another dirty wastelander holding onto ideas that became outdated the moment the first synth crawled out of the institute. "Oh...I didn't know humans were killed.."Dallas starts, looking rather shocked. But he instantly head butts Joshua. "They're collateral damage. Look at the big picture. This city is safe,at least from synths." Dallas says meaningfully,looking at Joshua. "I know Dustyn isn't a synth. But you're sounding awfully synth like. I say we turn you over the them." Dallas sneers, shouldering his weapon. He was only here for Dustyn,fuck the rest of these people. When a bullet strikes near his foot,Dallas starts firing lasers at the crowd. his power armor was outside,so getting shot at was a little more intense.

Erica narrows her eyes at the exchange between Joshua and Dallas. sometimes she didn't know where she stood in the whole synth thing. Joshua did have a point,if one was into that whole justice thing. She basically ignores saayid,she was so infuriated. But she does hear the slightly duller sound of a bullet hitting flesh instead of wood. "God, dammit!" She yells,seeing saayid is hit. This was out of concern for Billy,mainly. Even though she was considering killing saayid,l herself,it angered her that both his brothers were wounded. "Nina!" Erica squeaks over the gunfire.

"Right,love." Nina perks up. Her machine gun rattles off a burst before going silent. Nina could be heard whispering,"fuck." When the gun is empty. But penny is dead,very dead.the last of Nina's bullets all landed in her chest. Nina pulls her combat knife from her boot,ready to get pup close and personal.

Erich thought for sure they were going to see where this went before Fighting their way out. Possibly even turning Josh over to them. But that idea was gone now. He scanned for targets that he knew he could hit until he spotted the weird handy woman nearing Dustyn. She had a big ass wrench and looked like she aimed to use it. He fired his revolver at her, striking her shoulder and taking the arm with it. She drops to the floor, screaming in pain. She writhes on the floor until Erica puts her out of her misery by A stomp to the back of Talia's neck.

"You're the one I fuckin liked!" Erica yells at her corpse before ducking behind a bed.

"I don't have time for your bullshit,Joshua. Go play with your toasters or whatever. Fucked up a perfectly fine evening." Dallas says, turning away from Joshua.he wasn't going to play into Josh's game. the man seemed like nothing got him off more than his own voice. He didn't have to justify anything to Joshua. He knew Dustyn Better than anyone. He would certainly know if he was a synth. He did have half a mind to crack Joshua's head open and check for a synth component.

Erica and Nina are rather surprised at the brutality of the Minuteman in the midst. Granted,Erica basically did the same thing,but not with her hands! Nina starts rifling through the pockets of bodies,she was in need of some ammo. She ends up finding fancy lads cakes and some bullets they didn't fit. ,"Cheap asses." She spats. She slings the Tommy gun over her shoulder and puts a stray 10mm pistol in her waistband. It was a nice auto model,but far weaker than her usual.

"You want me to take those turrets out, Reilly? I think I can get three of them from here." Erich offers kneeling by a window sill and sticking his rifle out. "Here,hold this a sec." He tells a corpse's before Placing a bottle of whiskey in it's hand. When this adventure was over,it was unlikely erich was going to become a quiet farmer. "This ones arm is still good,good grip too." He calls over to deneil. It look like they just gained two more people,may as well make them feel welcome.

Erich and Nina are dragging their feet as they walk. The shit had hit the fan far too soon after the Love fest,so they didn't get much sleep. The pair were popping buffout like it was candy just to keep going. Erica, however,was happily trotting along near the front. Her gun in hand,she whistled a little and enjoyed the day. She was happy to be moving again.

"Mutants? " Erich asks, removing his jacket and tying it around his waist. It was too hot for leather,that was for sure. " The ugly fucks need to clear out on their own. My ass is dragging,man." Erich exclaims,looking up at the sky. What he wouldn't give for some air conditioning right now . He was too tired to even pick at Joshua. Who the mere sight of still annoyed him. Dallas clanks along in his armor. He notices that Dustyn is avoiding him or something,buy isn't going to address it here in front of Josh... though Dallas has started wondering if Dustyn is a synth. That would explain what has him upset...if a synth could even be called a him.

Erica's whistling stops when saayid speaks. "Saayid,do you know how many times have I've used that excuse myself? If I had a cap for each time,I could buy....well,not much. Maybe a thing of jet?" She laughs softly. Mainly to avoid making noise out here. If anything,the apocalypse brought peace and quiet. Just footsteps on the dirt made loud noise. "Well,you didn't seem to mind when we gunned your fellow citizens down,so I guess you're right." She says,holding her gun and mimicking shooting it. "Sorry..." She apologizes to saayid. "Does it hurt,your arm?" Erica says,changing the subject. She always hated admitting she was wrong. Even more so when being a hard ass meant life or death.

"Ew. I hate bugs,love. I didn't mind small ones,but these big ones? The little hairs just ...ugh." Nina shudders. Bloat flys were really what grossed her out. The lumpy and jiggly bodies on them. She really could just vomit.

"I'll take bugs over mirelurks any day." Erich say,taking cover inside an old car. It'd be harder for the mosquito type things to get to him there.

And with Scott, weekend was now complete. It was weird for Erich to see scott as he was now. But If dallas could be a militant jerk,Erica and Nina being fearsome flesh peddlers...well, anything was possible. Still,Scott had a nice little place carved out for himself here. And if the smell of liquor could be believed,a fun time was to be had by all. It was a shame to hear they were only staying for a night,this place looked cozy... all things considered. Erich gives a nod of greeting when he sees Scott. "Good seeing you're still kicking it. I feel it's been hundreds of years since we last talked." Erich laughed. One had to laugh to keep from crying.

Nina and Erica just smiled at Scott. They already knew him well.... probably VERY well. Anyone who was anyone visited Erica's parlor in good neighbor. While this place had a much better vibe than covenant. Scott's people were clearly Erica's type of people,they wanted to look around. Maybe find
some gambling or chems. Besides the dick swinging of joshua,Erich, Billy and saayid was growing old. When Joshua spoke over Dustyn,that sealed it. "Right, loves. We're off to find some trouble to get into." The pair give simultaneous salutes and scamper off towards the bonfire...which had bodies roasting on it.

Erich almost understood Joshua for s second. Sure,he was being bitchy about karoliena being important..but he did mention the kids. Sure,he spoke over Dustyn,but...well,sometimes being bold displayed the gravity of the situation. "This vault sounds promising. Especially if the floor is clean. karoliena hates dirt." He says excitedly to scott, Joshua and Billy. This was the most promising lead yet. After the initial excitement wore off,Erich realized where Scott said she vault was. "Um...how far in the other direction?" He asks, looking back where they came from. Ugh. It'd be nice if they could fix one of the zillions of cars laying around. But the emp from th bombs fried the electronics he assumed.

Dallas hung back to keep the peace. Obviously stolen power armour,the general appearance of Everett estates...these were probably raiders.

"diamond city,eh?" Erich grins before twitching and doing his best Mr Krabs impression,"you hear that, boys? She probably over by diamond city." The situation was comical to him, especially if this turns out to be where karoliena is. It was a hellacious walk, but it wasn't like they had anything else to do...well,some members of their party might. But Erich certainly did not. He makes a face when Scott mentions ghouls. He hated the things, but even worse were the non feral ones . He assumed it had to hurt living like that. "So what do you do these days?" Erich asks Scott,making conversation. It was rude just to show up and not take an interest in their host.

Dallas takes a look around before grabbing Dustyn hand gently while wearing the armor. Fine movements were hard to master,but after a while it had become as natural as breathing. "Let's go for whenever joshua Grimmie and Erica isn't. I'm in no mood for assholes or people who sound like banshees fucking." Dallas says to Dustyn with a smile behind his helmet. H e did not want a replay of covenant. ..or hear Joshua whine when nobody wanted to fuck him. "How about a nice little bungalow by the river. We can pretend life is normal and cram is actually good." He was joking,but could see them doing it. While far more dilapidated than covenant,these houses actually looked homey...in a wasteland sort of way.

As the girls walk,they notice Reuben following along. It was just as well. He wouldn't fit in with Billy and them. Dallas and Dustyn probably didn't want him around.. especially after the other night. Saayid seemed to taking it rough and deneil was stumpy. "Hey, Dont get any ideas,love. We aren't sneaking away for a sex orgy." Nina tells Reuben, wagging her finger at him. As they walk,erica picks up a bottle and throws it at the burning body. It looked to have been missing limbs. Super mutant victim most likely.
"Could be anything,really. Disposal to keep the smell down. Intimidation for other raiders...um...food." Nina says with a wince.

"Oh my God, remember that guy with the flamethrower?" Erica asks, clearly amused by the memory. She was looking around at a tool shed with a door in the floor.

Nina thinks for a moment and lights up with glee. "Yes!! " She laughs to Erica. " Lesson learned,never trip while using a flamethrower. It was hilarious,love... actually horrifying. But ...well,you know" Nina tells Reuben,letting him in on what she and Erica were laughing at. Truthfully,it was a close call. She and Erica probably would be dead if their victim hadn't been utterly incompetent.

Erica nods to the door of the bunker. Light was coming out from a gap between the hinges. Someone was in there.

ooc: 2 months later? better late than never,right?

erich takes a drink of one of the numerous bottles of whisky that litter the wasteland. seriously,it was like a distillery exploded and threw the shit everywhere. "seems to be a popular past time these days. real jobs are for squares even more now,right?" he states,nodding in approval of the destruction. he could appreciate what scott was laying down. he didnt see anyone he knew other than scott here. so it was safe to assume he lost people too. hopefully it was like erich and it was out of sight,out of mind. erich doesnt say anything when it comes to the exchange between scott and oscar, he was firmly of scott's point of view. the world had gone to hell,why try to go back? it was akin to playing pretend while the house burned down around you. he wanted to think like oscar,but even in his short time here...he saw how the world worked. if a world could turn erica,of all people,into a murderous maniac..it wasnt worth saving. become a beast and get rid of the pain of being a man.

"safe? lets hope not,love." nina grins at reuben. there was a certain thrill to be had when it came to putting yourself up against someone in a life or death situation. it really made one feel alive. nina loved it. it was even more fun than gunning down the unarmed. sure,it was nice knowing the power you had over people. it must be what being god would feel like. your will was all that mattered,vengeful wrath or mercy? but coming across a situation where your candle could be just as easily snuffed out? that is what is was all about.

erica puts her finger to her lips and readies her tommy gun. it was probably just a wasteland merchant behind this door. given the bunker was in scott's town,they probably shouldnt shoot them. but who's to say the merchant didnt try to pull a gun on them? figuring two women and a deaf man were easy pickings? she takes a deep breath. the air was sweet. as it always was when about to fling open an uknown door. that breath could easily be your last. erica flings open the door and shouts. "what are you doing in....here?" her tone drops in ferocity when the woman inside the bunker turns around in surprise.

inside the bunker is rather cozy.the dangling light bulb bathes everything in a warm yellow light. there is a desk and some bunk beds.a young woman sits at the desk with a smirk on her face. the woman was ready for the intruders and had a gatling laser leveled at the door. "holy...fuck." she says,dropping the gun.its mariko! but when she stands to greet erica and nina,its clear that mariko is not herself. she is far taller than mariko should be,she is nearly 6 feet tall. her voice is also....off. she has a distinctly southern accent to it.

erica drops her gun and tries to back out of the room,but is blocked by nina and rueben. "mariko! no...you're dead..i saw it. quincy..i saw it." erica stammers. it was surreal and almost nightmarish to her. there was no question mariko was dead. an assaultron impaled her with its sword hands before melting her with its eyebeam.

"oh,sugar. im a synth based off mariko.a defect,as you can see." mariko says with a shrug. "the institute just doesnt take kindly to faulty hardware,so i had to make a run for it." she had memories of her raiding days with erica. but they were like a lsd hallucination. she knew they werent real and were just overlays over reality. she was slated to be recycled in the institute but had enough of mariko in her to make an escape. a very bloody escape. the institute had crafted mariko with the intent to be a courser. which combined with the real mariko's mentality..made for quite a handful. it was rare that a synth would be made of someone and not actually replace said person,but the institute wanted to sow dissent. they wanted people to question who was real and who was a synth.

it was a lot for erica to process. the face was mariko. but the voice wasnt. erica wanted to pick up her gun and destroy this mockery. but..it looked like mariko. how could she? "how...how much of mariko are you?" erica asks. her voice drips with the hope of the impossible. a second chance to have her sister! did that mean there was a gretchen and a takara out there?! what if there was? she had become a monster after their deaths. could she even face them? she killed hundreds,many just for fun.

mariko smiles and looks to nina and rueben before speaking. " i remember everything. there is a small gap after the time we did that job for hancock. you remember the one." mariko says slyly,looking at reueben. she remembered him now. he was a diamond city guard. the job in question wasnt exactly bad. but certainly not smiled upon by diamond city authorities.

erica was convinced. she wanted to be convinced. this person was her sister. erica walks up and hugs her sister tightly. she cried for the first time in a long time while embracing this...machine..no,person. she didnt care who saw or who heard. the height and voice were wrong,but it FELT like mariko when embracing her. erica knew she didnt have to speak,mariko would come with them. "here. ive been keeping it warm for you." she tells mariko before handing her the sword and scabbard she had tucked in her belt. mariko takes the katana and bounces it in her hand,testing the heft. it was just as she remembered.

nina watched this all with a small smile. she and erica never had anything against synths,unless they were the robot looking ones. nick valentine was cool enough. he never really gave nina any shit,so he was ok in her book. "um..dont say anything to dallas.right,love?" nina quips to reuben. there was no way this synth wasnt joining them. unless erica and herself were killed. for all intents and purposes,that was mariko. joshua would probably cream his drawers having a real synth whos rights he could fight for.

dallas looks over the landscape as well.but he doesnt see it as dustyn does. he sees it as chaos at that aches for the brotherhood's firm grasp. he exits his power armor and sits his laser rifle against the wall. "yeah...i understand. but you cant save everyone,dust. its tough,but sometimes you just have to look away and either let nature take it's course. or do what you have to do." dallas says to dustyn almost dogmatically. the brotherhood certainly bred a certain aloofness in its soldiers. he didnt like .."appropriating" supplies from innocent folks,but it had to be done. there were no easy choices now. even dustyn living semi comfortably in diamond city came from people making hard decisions. there were no ghouls in diamond city,right? some people thought ghouls were actual people.

"hmm?" erich says,snapped out of his whisky stupor by billy. while he certainly would have rather spent the night with erica,as far as....THAT went. it would be dishonest with himself to say billy wasnt someone deserving to share a bed with. he certainly wasnt sexually attracted to billy. but emotionally? well,that was another ball of wax. a connection was a connection in this sick and sad world. the fact they may not have the exact kind of genitals you want to play with is a non point."it'd be an dick move to refuse you,billy." erich laughs to his...friend. yeah,billy was his friend now. he kinda was before as well. but now..time was fleeting. there was no reason not to express how one feels. one may not be there tomorrow. " lets find someplace comfy and get some well deserved shut eye...and talk about how we hate joshua grimmie." he adds with a laugh.

the girls look at each other and nod before winking in unison at reuben. it was for the best that he went along with them. while certainly very fond of reuben,nina's loyalties were with the people she knew best. it avoided the unpleasantness that could've gotten real ugly,real fast. though they probably didnt have to ask. its not like he really knew mariko anyway. for all he knew she certainly could have been very tall and southern. it just never came through on videos.
"stop,hitomi. people see you crying and they just arent going to take us serious." mariko tells her sister,nodding towards the door. she never used the stage name of her sister. she always found it kind of silly.

"fuck you." erica sneers playfully while composing herself. she gives one final sniff before smiling an impish smile. the gang was back togther,it was time to raise hell. while mariko was the fiercer fighter,she had the self control that erica did not.

nina figures she should warn mariko and reueben of just what lay in store for them. "right,loves. we're traveling with a fanatical moron. or,as they like to be called:a paladin of the brotherhood of steel." at the mention of this,,mariko silently mouths "why?" which even real mariko would do. the brotherhood were second only to the minutemen when it came to being a killjoy...actually,they topped the minutemen. minutemen behaved like humans who could be reasoned with." mariko,here. she's a synth. those fucking brotherhood shits shoot them on sight. and....well,mariko used to be a lot shorter. dallas will know. you might want to head back before us,reuben. shit is going to pop off." she warns him. this was their battle and not really his concern. plus,she had doubts if Reuben could take dallas. dallas knew the girls were formidable,so he'd probably go for the unknown factor first.

erica merely stares at the door before opening it. "we'll see just how much dallas believes in that brotherhood shit." she spats pulling a pipe pistol from her waistband. usually she frowned on them as being for scrubs. but this one was chambered for .50. it would make a hell of a mess at close range. with that,they padded off into the night back towards the group.

"dogs...yeah. but those ghouls? that hasnt lost its charm on me yet. its like doing the world and them a favor. poor bastards probably dont even know they're still alive." erich says with almost pride. he danced the fine line between full on nutter like erica and genuinely wanting to help what used to be people. it was a fate he certainly wouldnt wish on anyone. erica told him about ghouls that arent basically zombies,but he had doubts. she probably was just pulling his leg. erich follwed scott's eyes over towards the bunker and wondered what was so interesting over there. if there was an orgy and he wasnt invited...there would be a stern letter written to the head of the wasteland. at the mention of reuben,erich starts chuckling. "oh,the old boy is getting along just swimmingly. i think he's really been accepted by the ladies. seems nice enough. never really spoke to him before all this. maybe beind deaf has sharpened his other senses. mother fucker may be psychic for all i know." erich says brightly. it said a lot when someone deaf and someone like dustyn could thrive in the world. hell,someone sensible hadnt shot joshua yet. so whats a little handicap?

"this glowing sea thing sounds fantastic. so its like an ocean of quantum?" erich asks billy. while he had adapted quickly to the reality they were in,he still wast pretty green in areas like the geography. " we'll loot some speedos and sunbath with our cheeks hanging out. we'll have to fight the settlers off who will think they just stumbled over the 4 ripes melons in town." he chuckles,oblivious to what the glowing sea was or the fact that speedos may not have survived the war.
erich looks around at the once quaint neighborhood and can see them all living here in a brief daydream.it's shattered when he hears josh complain. erich takes out his revolver and takes a potshot at the house joshua is in. "pipe down over there! decent people gotta work in the morning!" he yells at joshua.

dallas thinks briefly on dustyn's words and nods slowly in agreement. it was easier to agree than try to change his mind. besides,it was charming to see that dustyn still maintained who he was. "i dont know,dust. we're trying to save all the people we can at the brotherhood. but sometimes you dont want the ends to justify the means." he says quietly in a moment of rare straying from the brotherhood's ideals. "a lot of times i think it would have been better if we all had just went up in a ball of fire. these people have it good. they dont know what the world was like. what it really was like. where everyone could be thoughtful and kind like you. to know what it was like to love someone and grow old with them. " dallas says sadly,putting his hand on dustyn's. more than likely that was a future that wasnt for anyone now. dallas looks out the window and laughs a little. "yeah,it does remind me of that game ...borderlands or something."

Nina raises an eyebrow at Reuben's proposal. It certainly sounded plausible. "Capital idea,love. Maybe his hard on for Dustyn is more raging than his hard on for the brotherhood." She tells Reuben happily. A lot could go wrong and appealing to Dustyn could be the best way to go about it.

At the mention of brotherhood, Mariko's entire demeanor changes. "Brotherhood? Here? That just will not do at all. At least the institute sees me as property. The brotherhood would see me destroyed." Mariko sneered. She carried an intense hatred for them. They loved technology but were openly hostile to the most advanced technology ever seen? Mariko would never age,never get sick.as a would be courser she was near super human. This technology could help so many People. Why destroy it? Take it over and use it for the greater good.

Erica tosses her head side to side in thought. "Nice idea. But it could lead to being open to interpretation.". She quips before walking slowly around the area and listening for the voices of Dustyn and Dallas. It was unlikely they had went right to sleep. Her sharp ears eventually heard them talking,so she ducked near the wall of the house and motioned for Nina to get on the other side the window they would hop through. Mariko knew what was up,but hung back. If things turned ugly,she would ensure nobody else got involved.

"You motherfucker." Erich spats before shoving his bottle into Billy's hand with a quick," hold my beer." Granted,it wasn't beer. But the phrase doesn't sound was good when not saying beer. He takes off running towards the house, infuriated at Joshua. He didn't know why the man got under his skin so... Actually yeah he did . The man's name spelled out Joshua Grimmie. But on the run over there,his fires cooled and he thought that beating the brakes off Joshua would be fun,but not funny. The world needed humor. Especially in these dark times. He scrambles up a tree and onto the rusting roof. He starts stomping on the roof,causing rust to fall on Joshua in a large cloud. He does this all while loudly singing "raindrops keep falling on my head.".

Dallas looks up and out the holes in the roof. The lack of most electrical lights really let the stars shine. It was peaceful looking up at the arm of the milky way. He vaguely heard Erica and Nina talking. Those two never seemed to shut up. He instead focused on Dustyn's head on his arm. "We're here but it's feeble grip on existence." Dallas says sadly. The institute wanted to replace mankind, even the brotherhood had liberty prime,who was easily capable of taking out every settlement. Not to mention the random missle sites around just sitting around unguarded. He considers Dustyn's question and nods slowly. "I'd be a liar if I said I never thought about it. But I have to do something to make things better. You teach and I take down threats to humanity. This could work." He laughs to Dustyn before kissing his cheek. He strokes Dustyn's hair and shakes his head. " I don't really know . I've heard rumors that one of our members was exiled and is officially listed as dead. I know one of our West coast chapters had a member leave to attempt to join the followers of the apocalypse...they murdered the entire Outpost she visited. I can't really say, Dustyn. There is such a wide variety between chapters. Our DC brothers formed two separate brotherhoods over differences in policy.i honestly don't even want to ask about leaving. It..could put you and Shay in danger." Dallas says feeling much like he made a deal with the devil when he joined.

"Noob?!" Erich says, pretending to be offended. "You better hope you don't get shot. I will fucking teabag your corpse and scream things about fucking your mother." He jokes to billy. The glowing sea sounded like a real shit show. he most certainly didn't want to visit. "Oh..nah let's not get a beach house there. I'm sure we can find one in Boston proper. Live like some god damned Kennedys or something" he grins. All those fancy houses were empty now,just waiting for hermit crabs like he and billy to crawl in. "Atom worship,huh? Nice to see atomic war bride was FINALLY realized as the genius it really was." Erich says proudly. That's all he had wanted in life . To be seen as divine by generations he would never meet. "Maybe tomorrow.ill find a towel and do some nude sunbathing on the lawn." Erich says to billy inside the house. Unlike billy,he has no problem rooting around the remnants of someone's life. It wasn't anyone he knew or ever would meet. Fuck em. The only way he'd care less,was if they were in new York. Because fuck new Yorkers. "Fancy a Fancy lad,lad?" Erich chuckles to Billy,offering him half the box he found . He was sure that joke was made a thousand times. But if you drive a joke into the ground far enough,it pops back up on the other side of being funny. Erich reaches up and spin the ceiling fan. "You sound like you're about to jokingly ask me to accept money for sex. But then claim it was just a joke if I refuse." Erich smirks to billy. He hops up on a dresser after rummaging through the drawers. No pistol in the sock drawer or porn. This used to be a square's house.

Erich stops mid stomp when he sees Joshua emerge... shirtless. For some reason Erich always had him pictured sleeping in a shirt. Possibly a long night shirt. Like the lazy old fuck, grandpa Joe from Willy Wonka. Erich turns his head to the side in confusion at Joshua's words. He expected white hot rage..not this. Erich almost pouts with an almost affectionate "god damnit,Joshua." The wind was taken out of his sails by Joshua not really retaliating. Erich hops down and walk off,shaking his head. "Have a good night,Joshua. " He tells him, actually meaning it. He didn't like Josh,but he was so thrown off that he forgot. At the mention of nipples,Erich unconsciously looks down at them. He'd defer to Billy's judgement. Men nipples looked like men nipples. As long as they weren't like an inch and a half long,he assumed they were good nipples.

Dallas sighs and holds Dustyn with one arm,using his other to run a hand through his hair. it was surprisingly soft compared to the greaseball that usually was on top of people's heads. "How attached are you to the Commonwealth? You up for a few days travel and I can transfer to DC. But I'll tell you,it's even worse down there. No real synths to speak of,but it's thick with mutants. we could take in the sights of this great nation's Capitol." Dallas says with a sarcastic little salute. Anyone thinking this country was great was a damned fool. " We have separate bunks..."Dallas starts carefully. His main concern was if men could be called hussies. This was the first he had heard of it. But Dallas usually did lead a pretty drama free life. So it was a mystery. " I thought we had an understanding when it came to danse?" Dallas jokes to Dustyn. The man was gorgeous but Dallas didn't have a straying heart...or loins. " Maybe one day after the institute is gone,I can apply to run a check point near diamond city. I'd be closer and at least on the ground. You could visit and inspect for hussies." Dallas's grins to Dustyn.

Outside,Nina and Erica were listening to the conversation,the mention of Shay was noted in case extra leverage was needed. They hoped it wouldn't come to that,but they certainly weren't above that. Erica takes a deep breath and shoots a look to Nina. Nina looks down briefly and nods. Things were about to get unpleasant and how. Erica springs into the window and grabs Dustyn away from Dallas, jamming the large pipe pistol under his chin. Nina slides into position between Dallas and his laser rifle. She has a finger in her belt loop, within easy reach of her pistol. "Right,loves. Let's have a nice quiet chat.

Dallas looks wide eyed at the girls,who were psychopaths,but at least on the group's side. "Just take whatever you want. Don't hurt Dusty." He says as calmly as he could. Yelling would only make this a lot more tense. It was stupid to try and Rob him here. What? Did they want his power armor?! The few caps Dustyn had? All he knew was Dusty's date was hinged on how this played out.

Erica hated what she was doing. This was really the first time she ever assaulted someone she knew from before. But the point had to be made and this was the best way. Even getting the jump on Dallas wouldn't be a sure thing. They had to go where he was most vulnerable. "If my sister is ever so much as shoved by the brotherhood,we will fucking murder him. We will murder Shay." Erica sneers,deadly serious.

Dallas now just looks confused. Did these girls get into some bad jet? Knowing them,they probably did. "C'mon...let's just be cool,I have no idea what you're talking about." He briefly considers that he could probably take out at least one of them. If this ever got back to the prydwyn...two two bit hooligans from good neighbor got the jump on a paladin. But they had Dustyn and knew where Shay was. His hands were tied. It wasn't worth it.

Erich looks off in thought at the idea of Billy's mother. "Was she hot?" He asks with a smirk. " I'm just saying,I always had a range from 18-60. I ain't picky." He chuckles,then full on laughs as he pictures Billy's mother looking like billy. And billy with breasts was just weird. "Man, we're over a hundred years old. Don't be discriminating against cakes that are alSo kicking it out here. They have survived a god damned apocalypse,just so we can eat them." Erich states,stuffing one into his mouth. he wasn't sure if they ever tasted good. Currently they taste like strawberry flavored Vaseline. Pretty much the same texture too. "A hat?! And cover up these gorgeous locks? That'd be a real crime against nature. Not these mutants and ghouls." Erich sees billy getting ready for bed and decides to kick off his own shoes. Luckily he was frozen in a decent pair of boots. They've stood up to the wasteland well.