[right][h2][color=447AB9][b]Benning “Code Blue” Honor[/b][/color][/h2][/right]
[right][b] Location:[/b] Interstate 5, Oregon[/right]
[right][b]Interaction:[/b] [@Eviledd1984][@Su][/right]
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	Just as Benning finished with what he was doing, one of his eye stalks turned to follow the sound of a howl. The alpha beast charged towards the squishy man known as Thomas. Luckily for him, if Thomas had any plans to avoid the mountain of muscle, he did not have need to enact any of them. Ahab had managed to intercept the wolf mid dash and used his size as a shield, letting the sharp teeth penetrate his thick skin rather than that of the human’s. Ahab didn’t just take it, he fought back with the strength of several wolves, ripping the jaw off one.

	Benning immediately made course for Thomas and Ahab. The group was now huddling together and everyone were firing lead and lasers into the beast. Eventually, it was too much for the wolf, and it turned tail and fled back into the abyss which it came, the others who were significantly less bloody than their comrades followed. Once the tree line was empty of the sharp mouthed canines, the party started to rest and recuperate. Benning could not see Gail, and did feel some concern he might have been ambushed by the pack, but he could not dwell on it long. Ahab had been injured. Several large dashes formed semicircular impressions over Ahab’s arms and legs and would need treatment.

	“Of course, Mr. Ahab.” Benning started to wrap the wounds with some bandages, and assessed whether the need for medication was necessary. It was hard to tell whether the medications would even work on a super mutant, but he kept these thoughts to himself. As he worked, one of the eye stalks looked up to Ahab. “If I am told correctly, you wish to become a medical provider. While I was not designed to teach medicine, I think I might be able to help you hone your skill. In fact, I think we can help each other so I may learn more about super mutant physiology.” Ahab could read and that already put him miles ahead of any other super mutant with remotely the same level of compassion Ahab had when it came to more intellectual professions. 

	After a few moments of cleaning and wrapping the wounds, Benning put his tools away. “Alright. Most of the wounds you received were only superficial damage. You could probably thank your bulk for that. I’ve cleaned out and stitched the deeper wounds. By human standards these should heal within a week or two. If damage persists, I have potent medications which may help the healing process work a little faster.” Benning gave Ahab a pat on the shoulder with his arm and went to the others who may have been injured and see to what needs they may have.

	Once they were back on the road it was eerily quiet. Gail returned, so no one was lost to any wildlife. It was almost like there wasn’t any. Not that Benning complained about it. An easy trip would be a nice change of pace. Besides, the events of last night already cut everyone’s sleep short. If anyone was only half awake, Benning did not want to be in the middle of that gun fight. As they walked, Darya lectured Benning on his use of stimpaks. He apologized, but corrected her saying that when he was at Anchorage, there was need to keep moving, keeping everyone alive and healthy, and if he had spent the time to access everyone under fire, several would be dead by the time he got to them. That was unacceptable. He conceded that in this day and age, he should be thriftier with his medications. It’s not as easy to restock them as it once was. He also commended that if a 400-pound wolf tackling her several yards across the camp ground did not break any bones, then she was made of some pretty tough stuff. 

	The group stopped a fair distance away from the ruins of a town of some kind. Benning looked down towards them, but even when magnified, he didn’t see anything noteworthy. If it was inhabited, be it monsters or man, they were probably deeper inside the collection of barely habitable constructs. Gail had left to scout. After some time, he returned. The town sounds like it was attacked and perhaps taken over. If there were raiders in there, He wondered if the group would clear it out and make a path, or would find another path around. It looked like it was an end for easy straight path forward for now.