Leith hissed between the teeth that he had left. "No amount of caps is worth your life, Kaye. I honestly couldn't care less about my life, as I've lived longer than should even be natural as it is, but it's my responsibility to protect yours--as both a job and your friend. Vaults are unpredictable; one wrong step and you could get yourself killed." He gestured toward the kid and the unconscious man. "Those two obviously know from experience."
	"This was actually caused by an unforeseen radiation storm, but okay," Basil replied nonchalantly.
	"Shut up while I'm trying to make a point," Leith snapped.
	"I was making a point, too," Basil responded.
	Leith turned toward him, eyes narrowed dangerously. "Kid, do you even know who you're messing with?"
	"A ghoul who is scared of children's stories," Basil replied.
	"I swear to God--" Leith stopped himself, forcing down a gulp of air and slowly exhaling before he looked back at Kaye. It'd been a long time since he'd come across someone quite like this one. So...infuriating. Cropping such an attitude with him; it was as if he didn't even care about how intimidating and disgusting he looked. "Anyways, Kaye, I highly advise against this. Who even knows what this 'water purification research' really entails? Sounds like a lot of nonsense to me."