[color=6ecff6][u][b]Sentinel Irving, Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters, Outer Vegas[/b][/u][/color]

The Sentinel and his escorts trudged along, their T-51b power armor cutting a very conspicuous figure in the Mojave.  It was uncommon for the Brotherhood to travel this close to New Vegas fully armed and armored, but thus far this section of the old city had remained out of the NCR's hands.  The Green encroached on this region from both Camp McCarran and the Vault 22 epicenter, so few would be willing to come here, except for those poor fools seeking out rumors of the supposed "treasure" of the Star Bottle Caps.  

The Brotherhood's consensus was that the "treasure" was nothing more than a pre-war promotion to convince children to waste their allowance on Sunset Sasparilla, and the "treasure" was probably something like a foam cowboy hat or a sticker shaped like a soda bottle.  With no expectation of finding any worthwhile tech in the headquarters, the Brotherhood of Steel had ignored the ruin.  Today, however, it would be a meeting place precisely because nobody should stumble across it.  

This was a risky assignment, to travel with such a small entourage so close to the city to make contact with one of the Three Families on supposedly neutral territory.  However, the Sentinel did not like to take chances, and accompanying him and his guards- both of whom were loyalists that accompanied him from back west- was a single Duraframe Eyebot, its sensors providing the HUDs of their power armor with beyond-visual range warning of any contacts.  As a further precaution, a lone knight was hidden on the nearby hill with a sniper rifle, attempting to keep watch for any movement in the thick overgrowth.

As they arrived in the boardroom, the first thing that the Sentinel noticed was that the woman who greeted them was an Omerta, not a White Glove like the masked fellow who had ushered them here.  This in itself was a very interesting development- the letter only gave evidence of the involvement of [i]one[/i] of the Three Families- the Omertas' involvement meant that this involved two of House's three subordinate tribes.

"No more trouble than usual.  Pleased to meet you, Omerta," Irving replied, shaking her hand with the robotic hand of his armor, very carefully as to not inflict any injuries.  "I am Derek Irving, Sentinel of the Brotherhood of Steel.  I must say, I was not aware that at least two of the Three Families would be involved in this meeting," he remarked, glancing at the masked concierge.

He gestured for one of his bodyguards to stand guard outside with the Eyebot.  "Forgive me for not sitting down, but I don't believe the chairs were made for the weight of power armor."

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