John leaped out of bed and through on his clothes, grabbing his rifle and pistol, and pulling his hat over his head. He walked down the stairs that led to his quarters. "Mornin John" A merc shouted from the opposite end on the hall, John tilted his hat at the man and kept walking. He walked all the way down to the bottom of liberty City where he sat outside. He pulled one of the metal chairs up and sat himself down slowly onto it pulling a cigar out of his pocket and resting his rifle against the table to the right of him. He sighed and sat back. Another damn boring day.. he thought to himself.

He rubbed his forehead and clenched his jaw holding back a yawn. "John!" a familiar voice shouted from the entrance to liberty city. "aye?" he mumbled and waved has hand. The voice was Aydon's, coming to bring news of the raiders or his latest invention or something John only pretended to care about. "The raiders scare like rats!" he said excitingly. "Only a few shots and they scattered" He said through his big boyish smile. "You are the definition of a dumbass" John said in a slight chuckle. "Raiders don't scare from a fight, they probably didn't realize anyone armed actually lived here, you just let them know to come back with some more men and firepower" He looked up at Aydon's now shocked and confused face that had replaced his smile. "Don't worry about it boy, we got plenty of guards here. some raiders wont be a problem" John said and patted his back trying to relieve the stress he could see in his eyes. he jumped as he remembered something "I need you to run this message to Major Bentsworth.." John broke into a whisper as he pulled a letter out of his pocket. "Please just don't ask questions. It is for his eyes only" he said through a glare. 

As Aydon ran off to the entrance of Liberty City John turned and puffed on his cigar more, letting off small smoke clouds as he did. He heard shouting and the opening of the gates as a truck pulled in. A sight to see a working car in times like these. He had only really known a few. He sat up quickly as it came to a park only some 20 feet away from where he was sitting.