[quote=Sabin]Sabin had no way to process all that had just happened, so he just sat there, staring at the teddy bear in his hands, the first uniform issued to him by the NCR soiled[/quote]

"Oh my god, this is just stupid." Poe growled up at the shock-ridden trooper. "Maybe I missed a fucking news bulletin or something, but isn't House supposed to be super important around these parts? [i]Can somebody around here...[/i]" He turned and made a dramatic wave with his free hand as he addressed the remaining newcomers, baseball bat still hefted over his shoulder. "...Tell me why the local flavor of boy scouts sent [i]this[/i] bleeder here? I figured House would have merited one of their overrated, nigh-mythical rangers? The ones that can apparently beat Deathclaws to pieces using leather switches? I was really looking forward to getting to blow one of them into charnel, but this bastard is so disaffected that dying would probably [i]improve[/i] his prospects."

He shook his head, a grimace of disgust crossing his face as he slung his baseball bat back onto his travel bag before turning back up to the balcony to glower at Sabin disappointingly.

"Just get out of here, little mote. The standards of admission for this place have apparently dropped twelve notches already, but even so you just don't belong here." He turned again, flippantly waving a hand behind him as he approached the couches.