HamakazeKai

Fallout: Into the Storm

As the group approached the partial collapse Bailey leveled her weapon, pointing it down the train carriage and stepped carefully forward until she was level with the Paladin. She dropped down on her right knee into a more stable firing position keeping a vigilant watch into the darkness ahead, It's hard not to notice the Damp, Musty smell of the Pre-War tunnels she could smell it even through the suits filter system.

She knew that if the Tunnels were anything like the ones in D.C then they'll be infested with Ghouls and with this high level of radiation there would likely be more than one of the highly dangerous "Glowing Ones" as the Wastelanders called them. The Enclave assigned alphanumeric designations to wasteland flora and fauna.

Looking into the darkness ahead she can't help but remember the many patrols she spent in the tunnels under the D.C area, The one that killed her brother, the one that took her to the abandoned White House and the operations to seal the tunnels under the Purifier. The death of her brother sticks with her the most cause that was the only member of family she saw die with her own eyes, her sister's body was never recovered after the Vertibird Crash and her parents are assumed dead in Raven Rock.

She shakes her head as if to clear her mind and focuses back on the task at hand and the potential threats lurking in the shadows ahead.

Fallout: Into the Storm

Bailey listens in on conversations through the radio and notices her hand is shaking from the pent up adrenaline, to calm herself she starts singing one of the marching cadences each trooper learnt in basic training. Her voice croaks at first but she soon breaks into song.

"Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger, where have you been?
Around the world and back again.

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger, how did ya go?
In a VB-02 flying low.

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger, how’d u get down?
With a Bravo-Hotel big and round.

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger, what did you do?
I killed a Mutie for me and you.

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger, how’d you get back?
In a black and gold body bag."

Bailey stays in her part of the group and keeps glancing over at the BoS traitors, She silently contemplates methods of killing them from pushing them into a radioactive lake to fragging them.

Fallout: Into the Storm

Bailey put on the Hazmat Suit and by the time she was finished it had her combat armor over the outside of the suit, her backpack on the back of her suit with her helmet strapped to it. She takes up a position close to the front of the group and watches her sectors with her Laser Rifle at the ready, Her military bearing is obvious to anyone looking and she stays on edge as she surveys the left side of the group occasionally looking over to keep visual contact with Emil to her right and the group members in front of and behind her.

Fallout: Into the Storm

@Searat @Cuddles 1438

Bailey stands up and nods as Monika talks, She turns to her and gives her a knowing smile.

"I wouldn't mention the Enclave too loud around these folks... The Brotherhood might try to kill you."

She walks over to the crate and takes a map, Hazmat suit and a couple of the pieces of material. She scowls at the BoS Paladins as the memories of her experiences in the Enclave - Brotherhood War.

The Death of her family and her friends all happened because of the Brotherhood, She remembers seeing this "Swordwind" person cutting through her friends. She spaces out standing with a thousand yard stare out towards the entrance to the necropolis. She vows to kill the BoS paladins in there somewhere.

Fallout: Into the Storm

@Searat @Cuddles 1438

Bailey watches Emil expertly assemble his RCW, His familiarity with his weapon is impressive and is at Enclave Army level if not better. She's impressed that a Wastelander can show such expertise with an energy weapon.

"Impressive, It's not often you meet a Wastelander with a knowledge of their weapon like you... Personally I prefer Plasma Rifles & Gatling Lasers but the latter is only practical with a good suit of Power Armour... Maybe a Fatman but ammo for that is hard to come by... And if you use anything like that the Brotherhood starts taking an interest in you, which isn't usually healthy..."

Bailey scowls over at the Brotherhood paladins, She desperately hopes that Pariah will show up soon so she can get the hell out of this subway station and start dropping mutants and carving a path to her rendezvous. She reaches into her backpack and pulls out her hand held Geiger Counter and clips it onto her combat armour chest plate while she remembers. The counter clicks gently indicating a higher than average radiation level but nothing too dangerous... Yet.

Fallout: Into the Storm

@Searat @Cuddles 1438

Bailey gives a cheeky smirk, she glances down at the file marks where the serial number and makers marks that would identify where it came from were.

"Oh... This? It just fell off the back of a truck I guess..."

Bailey checks the power level on the loaded microfusion cell, Checks the safety again and slings the rifle over her right shoulder with the Flag of the United States painted on it's side visible to anyone looking.

Fallout: Into the Storm

@Searat @Cuddles 1438

Bailey looks at Monika and Emil, She carefully measures her response in her head before she opens her mouth.

"Well... Whatever they want they've picked a diverse group to make sure no particular group can dominate and extort them... So it must be important and possibly powerful."

She picks up her AER-9 Laser Rifle and looks it over, It's marked with insignia and flags of the old world but they've been added recently and the rifle is in too good of a condition to have been pre-war.

Fallout: Into the Storm

@Alfhedil @Searat @Cuddles 1438

Bailey nods as she listens to the message and memorises the coordinates, she smiles happily as she recognizes the callsigns and codewords and what they mean.

"Received and Understood, Ares 4-1-H Going Radio silent. Over."

She turns her radio off and puts it back in her backpack, slings her backpack over her right shoulder and heads back into the subway. As she enters she takes her Gas Mask off and shudders slightly at the smell of the damp concrete and steel and pulls the shutter closed behind herself. She walks over to the bench where she was sitting before and nods at Emil and Monika.

"I miss anything?"

Bailey puts her bag down on the bench and shoves her Gas Mask back in and parks herself on the bench again with a sigh.

Fallout: Into the Storm

@Searat @Cuddles 1438

Bailey looks at the photo and nods, Her eyes glaze over slightly as the picture reminds her once again of her own family. She takes her helmet off and fits the mask over her head before putting the helmet on again. Her voice is rougher and sounds more artificial because of the mask filter.

"Family is important... I hope humanity never forgets that. If we do then all hope is truly lost."

Bailey slings her backpack over her shoulders and nods to Monika and Emil.

"I'll be back in a few minutes... If Pariah shows up gimme a shout."

Bailey heads up out the entrance they came in and up to the surface where she drops her backpack and retrieves her radio. She's got to make a call.

Fallout: Into the Storm

@Searat @Cuddles 1438

Bailey listens to Monika and Emil's conversation, She glances to her open backpack sitting next to her on the bench. She can see the top of her short range radio poking up from under her GP-5 Gas Mask. She thinks to herself that she should probably head up top and report the presence of Brotherhood on the mission.

"If Pariah doesn't show soon im gonna go up top for some air... Maybe stretch my legs a bit..."

Bailey gently picks up her GP-5 and looks over it carefully, It's not ideal but it's served her well in the past. The old soviet gas mask is faded and its filter canister is dented where she's been wearing it in confined spaces.