Sohtem

Fallout: The Outer Banks (Always Open)

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Shots continued to ring out as bullets just narrowly flew past Reese, he kept going through alleys and making any turns he could, both to avoid being shot further and to lose a few of them that were on his tail, figures that bandits would have a grudge when they instigated the aggression first, Reese couldn't help but think if it would've been better to have killed them, then he wouldn't be putting the town in danger because of something he'd done.

He was nearly to the weapon shop he had dropped his rifle off at when he heard another set of gunshots ahead of him, he was wondering if those were additional bandits, but it didn't make any sense, seemed like they were mostly after him, he doubted even they would be so blind as to randomly kill people just to get to him, they didn't seem to do that before. He glanced over at his wounded arm, seeing the small amount of blood trickle down it, he was going to need to take care of that, he had a feeling that he might be rolling around in the dirt against these bandits, he couldn't risk an infections, but now wasn't really the time, he needed to get to his rifle and then take care of the bandits.

Ral, Liv, and the bandit leader paused for a moment when they heard gunshots ringing out just a bit further ahead of where they were sure Reese was, “Was that us?” The leader asked, not knowing if the rest of his people were that far ahead.

“Uh...I don't think so boss, most of them are spread out near us or behind us, we didn't have anyone stationed up ahead.” Ral responded.

“We'll need to be careful, either he has some friends with him or there's another party at play.” He growled as he examined the area around them.

“Right boss, but do you really think but do you think if someone else is here, they're after him?”

“I don't know either way it's both good and bad for us, let's hurry up and continue after him before he manages to slip us.” The leader responded, his heavy footsteps once more stopping into the ground, his second and third in command right behind him.

Reese was starting to fatigue a little, both from the running and from his minor wounds, but he couldn't give up, not when there was a danger in the town, though he didn't know about the second one. He had a feeling though that these bandits after him weren't going to be easy, well mostly the leader, but still, from the few he had counted, it seemed to him like there were about ten bandits, even if they weren't skilled enough with a gun, they still had firepower on their side, something Reese couldn't fight directly no matter how good he was.

He eventually spotted a who looked to be carrying his rifle, he recognized him as Brick, the man that had took his transaction, though Reese was a little curious why he was out here with it, he certainly couldn't have heard about the bandits already, maybe the gunshots were heard, he had no idea, he did know though that he head to quickly get his gun. Though a man had jumped down from the roof near him and landed in front of him, halting him in his tracks and then tried stabbing him, Reese quickly shifted his body from the attacks, using the gun to parry some of the attacks he couldn't avoid before unfortantely slipping up and was stabbed in his shoulder near his still fresh gun wound. He winced and gritted his teeth, that's all he needed, another wound near the same spot.

He pistol whipped the man across the face as he was pulling his knife away and the shot him blindly, hitting him in the stomach and then keeled over, Reese didn't have time to check if he wounded him fatally or not, he had much more pressing concerns and continued to make his way towards the man with his rifle.

“Hey! Brick right? I need my gun, some bandits are after me!” He shouted to the man as he ran towards him, glancing back and seeing some figures in the distance starting to catch up, 'Damn, I thought I would've had more time before they caught up,' He thought to himself as the distance grew between the man hold his gun and Reese himself.

“I think I see him up ahead boss.” Ral spoke with a bit of short breath as they continued to shorten the distance between the two of them.

“Good, all this running is irritating me, no pathetic being escapes me.” He growled as he glared at the target they were approaching.

Fallout: The Outer Banks (Always Open)

@CloseEnough Go big or go home. :P

Fallout: The Outer Banks (Always Open)

@CloseEnough @Crossfire Post is up, sorry it took so long, was adding a bit of action to it. :P

Fallout: The Outer Banks (Always Open)

Reese glanced over the man that had cut their conversation short, though Reese didn't really mind, it wasn't like there was too much else he wanted to say, he mostly got his thanks out of the way, besides whatever they were working on wasn't any of his business and he doubted that even if he knew what was going on, he couldn't really help, best he could do with a gun was take it apart and put it back together, anything intricate like energy weapons and best he could do with this is fire and reload them.

Not wishing to distract them, Reese quietly slipped out of the building, shifting his shoulder a bit as he tried adjusting to his rifle not being on his back, he sometimes had to do this before whenever he got it fixed, but he still didn't like being without it, hopefully it would be repaired for him soon and he could get it back the next day or so.

He decided to have a look around the town, wanting to see what it was like, he sure hoped the bonus part of this adventure would pay off, though he knew finding anyone who knew something about him was a shot in the dark, he had to at least try. He couldn't help but smirk a little as he thought about it in his head, he felt like a broken record thinking the same thing over and over again, though there wasn't much else to think about, a person's identity, who they were was all they really had, not material possessions nor all the caps in the world, but who they are, what defined them and when that was missing, well it was like missing a part of yourself.

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“You sure he came this way?” A large, bulky man wearing a leather vest, having a scar running across his face asked.

“Y-Yes boss, we saw him walking this way, looked like he got picked up by someone, don't think he went anywhere else.” The familiar bandit that had attacked Reese earlier responded.

“And tell me again, what happened, just to refresh my memory.” The leader responded back.

“Well...y-ya boss, that doctor fella' had came over to me, Liv then went around him and we held him up, he was talkin' to us bout taken his stuff save for some tools or something, then he said he was tryin' save us, I asked from who and he said himself then grabbed Liv and stabbed her in the leg...” He trailed off as he saw the anger filling up in their leader's eyes.

“Continue Ral...” The Large man spoke with a growl.

“Right boss, well Liv accidentally shot me and he took the opportunity to run and then hid among some cliffs, we didn't know where but he took out the other two and then shot my hand...he could have killed us but he didn't, he told us to choose a different way to live and then...well we came back to you.” He answered back nervously.

“So tell me, how did you allow such a thing to happen?” He asked, not looking at Ral as he looked at the town in the distance.

“We...were careless, we thought all he had was that rifle,” He responded, pausing for a moment before adding, “Boss, I know you are upset with us and that doctor fella' but should we go after him, I mean he had opportunities to kill us all, he didn't however and...” He trailed off again when the man glanced back at him with a glare.

“No one attacks us and gets away with it, there's only two options for people we come across, take their things or capture them, he disrespected us and that we can't allow, you're lucky I don't cut off that hand of your, your incompetence sickens me.”

“I-I understand boss, just he's really good with that rifle of his and it'd be bad if he killed you.” Ral answered back, he knew he had threatened Reese to do just this, but now that he had time to cool down, he knew how lethal Reese was and was worried what would happen if their leader was killed by him.

The bandit leader turned around, picking Ral up by his neck with one hand, glaring at him, “You think such a fool could take me down, do you think I would fall so easily?!” He asked in an angry tone, Ral gripping at his arm to be let go.

“No boss...I just...am thinkin' bout your safety.” He spoke with a strain, there were eight other bandits with them, including Liv, though they knew how violent their leader was, they didn't say anything and merely looked on.

“He will beg for his life before me and then I will slowly crush his skull til there is nothing left, do you understand?” He glared at Ral who struggled to nod before being let go, gasps and coughing coming from him as he finally was able to breathe again.

“You all know the plan right?” The leader asked the other bandits with him.

“Yes boss, we find that man and bring him to you.” Liv responded.

“And what of the others in town?” He added.

“If any of them try to get in the way...we kill them.” She spoke with a grin.

“Good, now let's get going, I hate to wait.” He spoke loudly to all of them, eventually all starting to move towards the town.

It took the small group of bandits at least ten minutes to approach the town, managing to sneak by the checkpoint area that wasn't as secure, all of them quietly dispersing throughout the town. They looked all over, through alleys that they could find and shops that were open, eventually Liv recognizing the red cap Reese was wearing, just a few meters ahead of her and then whistled like a bird, the signal to alert the others that he had been found.

They quickly made their way to where they heard the sound coming from, some blending in with the small crowds that were there, the leader though didn't bother, not that he could, he was fairly larger than a lot of the people around him, so it wouldn't do him much good, that and he wasn't one to hide. Without even saying anything, he quickly started to charge Reese, his heavy footsteps stomping into the ground, causing Reese to turn around when he heard the thunderous footsteps, only having enough time to cross his arms in front of his chest as the man's large fist slammed into them, causing his feet to slide back against the dirt ground.

He winced a little as his body finished absorbing the hit, though it was better that it was his arms rather than his chest or head. “You mind telling me why you attacked me?” Reese asked a little angrily, not knowing why, to him at least, he was randomly being attacked by a man he did not know.

“That's just a taste of what you'll expect from me, should have known better than to harm my people.” The large bandit leader spoke.

Ral appearing next to him, “Yeah, told you that you'd regret it.” He grinned, seeing how his boss seemingly had things under control and he didn't see Reese's rifle with him.

“Attacked? I defended myself from your thugs and I suggest you and them leave, we're square as far as things are concerned.” Reese really didn't want to fight close quarters, especially not against a towering foe such as the man who had punched him.

“We'll be square when you're dead.” The leader growled, starting to charge again, Reese quickly pulling out his knife and started to dodge some of the punches, slashing at the man's arms when he could though he didn't seem to care, he just kept on coming, eventually hitting Reese across the face, sending him skidding against the ground though he quickly recovered.

'Jeez, the guy hits like a Super Mutant,' He thought to himself, though he was caught off guard by one of the other bandits who managed to sneak behind him, putting her gun to his back.

“Now now, you've had your fun but the boss doesn't like to play around.” She taunted.

Reese glanced back at the female bandit, not liking that he was caught off guard. She was ready to take his knife from him, noticing this by her arm holding the gun had lowered a little and quickly slammed the back of his head into her face, knowing it was risky but rather potentially get shot than become a fish in a barrel. She cried out in pain as she held her face, Reese quickly kicking her in the stomach, grabbing her gun as she dropped it and keeled over.

The rest of the bandits quickly emerging from the group of people and started to shoot at him, Reese knowing he was out numbered, started running before being grazed on the right arm and hit in his right shoulder, back to the gun shop where he dropped off his rifle, he didn't want to lead them there, but he needed his weapon, if he could get that, then he could lead them away from the town and hopefully incapacitate them, he'd need to take care of his new wounds, but they were non lethal, they'd just be burning until they could be patched up.

“After him!” The bandit leader shouted as the nine bandits that he lead started to chase after Reese, figuring they had him and now were getting to enjoy the chase.

Fallout: The Outer Banks (Always Open)

Will try getting a post out tonight/tomorrow, sorry for the delay.

Fallout: The Outer Banks (Always Open)

@CloseEnough That's fine, just wanted to post enough to make up for my lack of posting the past few days.

Fallout: The Outer Banks (Always Open)

@CloseEnough

"Well it's good that you have someone there for you, been mostly traveling by myself, sometimes it gets lonely, but I guess you make do with that and try to be around people every now and again." He spoke as he finished sorting out what little gear he had in his back, finding it nice talking to someone, he hadn't done it since he had been traveling through Colorado with some people.

"Yeah, definitely went far from New Vegas, think I traveled five states or so over to get here, mostly was a bunch of walking, got lucky with some people in Kentucky flying others over here just past the boarder on a modified Vertibird, as for how Vegas is, yeah it's a little post war and run down, but the citizens there do there best and I helped them however I could," He spoke and then added under his breath though it would've been just loud enough to hear, "Though I had been hoping someone knew who I was." It was tough for him knowing only what he thought his name was, a few skills with a rifle along with medical knowledge but not much else.

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@CloseEnough

Reese couldn't help but chuckle a little when he heard the two of the speak, soon having finished the exam and for the most part, couldn't see anything wrong, "Well I guess all family is a little protective especially if there's not too many left." He spoke with a smile as he started to put the light back with the rest of the tools and then put them back in his bag.

He looked at her once more when she asked where he was from, "I think I'm from New Vegas, at least that's the last place I can remember being, think I had joined up with the NCR as well," He spoke as he pulled out the chain around his neck, tucked under his shirt, that held what he thought were his dog tags, though how he spoke might seem a little strange. But he figured he shouldn't explain other things they never asked, just try to be as honest as possible, though too much honesty could be lethal depending on who you were dealing with, but he figured he had nothing to worry about from the two of them from the most part.

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@CloseEnough

He glanced over at Chase when he spoke, "Alright, fine, no need to get all over protective, was just a simple question, I'm not planning on harming her, if I was, I would've done so already, though I understand your caution." He then looked over to Aurora when she started to speak, finding chatting with her to be interesting as well as who she was traveling with.

When she agreed to let him examine her, he flashed the light in her eyes for a second then away quickly, just to see if her eyes reacted to it, usually such an exam able to determine if there is any sort of head injury, "Guess all this talk of caps can be discussed after things are a little less personal, yeah?" He lightly joked as he moved over to her other eye, flashing the light in it quickly and away from her other eye, he found something relaxing about examining people, getting to know them a little, just made the wastes a whole lot less bleak, at least to him anyways.

"So where are you from if you don't mind me asking? Always like getting to know the few people I occasionally talk too." He spoke once more, nearly finished with his examination of her.

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@CloseEnough

He glanced over as her companion looked like he was going to make a move, though saw her stop him and said, "It's alright, as I said before, yes I'm a doctor...well of sorts, but it's always good to be checked after even a minor injury, never know if something happened that seems fine at the time. As for your legs I'm sure you did try everything to get them walking again, if you want I could also take a look at your back, see if I can find anything wrong and maybe help, worst case is I can't, so no harm no foul on that front, but I would like to examine your head if that's alright with you, just a vision test mostly." He spoke as he kept his smile.

He noticed her glancing at his medical tools and said, "I take it you're curious about these, if you're wondering what they're for, some of them are incision tools, such as scalpels and the such, other are for keeping incisions open so I can work inside without them closing and this right here," He grinned as he pulled out a small flashlight, sort of the size of a pen yet a little larger than that, "This helps me check with vision, along with a few other small tests, the sharp instruments won't be used on you, so you don't have to worry on that front, It would worry me less if a nice person as you was okay, plus it would help pay you back for the trip, minus the caps I gave you." He added, waiting on her response, if she didn't want too, he wouldn't force her, but he was the type to help people, even for small cuts, just who he was.