Boss was waiting for your reply.

>We take the fight to them, we will kill everyone on our way. If the Mayor's men intervened, they are as good as dead
> We wait, Kingston will spy on them in the mean time
>We play their dirty little game
>We stalk them and then pick them off one by one
>We try to negotiate something with them. no one has to die
>We fortify our positions here, let them come to us
>other

This looks cool but it's the first time I've seen it so I'll hold off on voting until I get myself up to speed.

>>44318765
Hello anon.

well, i took a 2-3 week break. Take your time.

I really should make a summary for new comers.

>>44318593
>We stalk them and then pick them off one by one

>>44318822
Your opinion raised some eyebrows. It was a peculiar approach to this problem to say the least. Many other Mercs reconsidered their opinion afterwards.

Some, like Maxime and Mile, preferred a direct approach; be all end all. While others, like Cain and Richard, voted for a more
peaceful/defensive approach with less bloodshed.

Rein and Janus were the last to voice their opinion. They chose your underhanded approach. Boss sat in silent tinkering various scenarios and outcomes inside of her head. She reached a final decision "Stalking it is."

"My favorite part of the Job." Kingston exclaimed, "We got eighteen prick on our list. I can stalk them for a while before we do the deed but it will take quite a while. A month, maybe two...."

>You can do it Kingston, we trust your efficiency
>We don't have time for that, if you take too long, we might want to change our plans
>Rein can go with you as your accomplice, they don't know her just yet.
>Someone has to go with you, time isn't on our side.
>Don't you have some friends who can help us, Kingston?
>[Say nothing]
>other

>>44319122
>Rein can go with you as your accomplice, they don't know her just yet.

>>44319122
>Someone has to go with you, time isn't on our side.
maybe he knows someone with similar/complementary skills

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>44319216
>>44319227
1=Rein
2=Someone

>>44319216
>>44319227

"I run solo but given our circumstances and our tight schedule, someone else might tag along for those...menial and boring tasks in my job." Kingston briefly looked at all the Mercs, he was mentally excluding bad candidates "You, you can come with me."

"Me?" Janus was a little bit confused.

"Yes, The lady with the scoped Hunting rifle. You will be my watchdog outside of Cobstown. Find a pretty nest, settle in and observe anything coming in or out. Pretty simple ,eh? You can leave the riskier half of the job for me."

>Go for it, Janus
>They already knew her, they might get suspicious
>[Suggest ____ instead]
>[Say nothing]
>other

>>44319370
>Go for it, Janus
i hope it won't go horribly wrong

>>44319370
>Go for it, Janus

>>44319411
>>44319467

"Good luck, Janus." said Boss firmly "Don't risk your lives over nothing, you can pull out anytime. As for everyone, be on your guard and try to act normal....they might be stalking us as we speak."

Just like that, the meeting was over. You said your goodbyes to Janus and Kingston wishing them the best of luck.

The rest of the day was unimportant. Willie did gave all Mercs 7000 caps. The amount of wealth Mile 46 has accumulated was insane.

You had a bad feeling about this.

By the end of the day, Five men from fortress came with a caravan with lots of spare parts. With Willie's caps, they were going to reconstruct some turrets across the town. The Mayor had some plans of constructing a wall of sort around the town, he sent and hired some men for a scavenge hunt for the necessary materials.

After a small dinner, You slept next to Rein thinking about Janus, She is a strong capable woman but You were still concerned about her safety, both of you were actually.

.

You woke up the next day without a sound mood. Rein has woken up earlier than you for the first time. After feeding frost, you headed for Leggy. She was already geared up with Cain and a scrawny merchant outside of the building.

>[Wait for them to say something]
>Well look at you, the early Merc catches the job...you sure you will be alright, Rein?
>You could have waken me up, you know
>Take care of her for me, Cain.
>[Convince Cain to take his place instead]
> You are not going anywhere, go back to our shack
>[Say nothing]
>other

>>44319639
>Well look at you, the early Merc catches the job...you sure you will be alright, Rein?

>>44319639
>Well look at you, the early Merc catches the job...you sure you will be alright, Rein?

>>44319656
>>44319680

"You worry too much." Rein kissed you, she looked quite eager for her official first job.

Cain gave you a reassuring smile "I will keep an eye on her. We are going to Eden, do you want us to bring anything from there?"

>Some weapons, I can't wait for that Zhang guy
>Can you sell this goddamn gold bar?
>Nah, I am good
>Ask about Heldenmutt if you can
>Vallie Heartman, I need to know more about her. They got scientists all over Eden, maybe they got something...
>other

>>44319750
>Can you sell this goddamn gold bar?
Also new to this quest, but I have a hunch.

>>44319750
>Can you sell this goddamn gold bar?
at a good price, of course

also, it's nice to see new people reading the qust, hope you guys are enjoying the ride

>>44319750
>>Vallie Heartman, I need to know more about her. They got scientists all over Eden, maybe they got something...

>>44319822
Welcome Anon. I write the summary in a pastebin after finishing this session.
>>44319832
>>44319851

"That won't be much of a problem; the whitecoats can use gold in their tinkers what not. It will fetch a good price in Eden. Promise."

The triad soon left, Rein is in good hands. The merchant herself didn't have much on her so this will lessen the chance of some unwanted attacks.

After saying goodbyes, you entered Leggy. It was rather quite around here; Buo sat in a small corner, she was reciting something in her commie language. Clark was heading upstairs to watch over Walks while Anglo, Richard and Maxime were locked tight in a game of 908.

Boss sat by herself in her office, her hair was messy as she was doing some paperwork, red tiny dots littered her skin. She looked woefully tired.

>Speak with Clark
>Wait for the guys to finish their card game
>Go straight to Boss
>Speak with Buo
>Look for ___
>other

>>44319918
>Go straight to Boss

>>44319918
>Go straight to Boss

>>44319954
>>44319973
You knocked on the door for the first time, Boss didn't lift up her head "Well, that's new."

"I try." you replied "So, how are you, Boss?"

"All of this...is too much.I never asked for this bloodshed. Some will die from this clash, I don't want to bear this guilt. Not anymore...."

>Hey, No one will die from our side as long as you lead us on, Boss
>Kingston is doing his job, you leave the rest of us.
>Do you have any favors to pull? we are dealing with shitheads in power armor. we need everything we got on them
>How about the other Merc companies? you think they can help us?
>We can always use the Whores....
>You know those fuckers have to stop, they are worse than raiders...
>It is a better alternative.
>Cheer up, Boss. We rely on you.
>[Say nothing]
>other

>>44320077
>Do you have any favors to pull? we are dealing with shitheads in power armor. we need everything we got on them
except maybe really big guns with anti tank round or people to sabotage the armors beforehand, i'm not sure what could really help against that, but who knows?

>>44320077
>>Hey, No one will die from our side as long as you lead us on, Boss

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>44320104
>>44320131
1=favor
2=boss

>>44320104
>>44320131
Boss sighed "The closest thing i can think of is a contact in Fortress, But She is too far from here, I don't even know whether she is alive or not..." she paused for a second "...She is a plus-size woman."

>This Zhang guy, how is his wares? we need some heavy stuff if we are to face those fuckos
>Too far, we best focus on other means of aid
>I can go and look for her help, Just give me a name.
>I can go for a recruitment run in the Mojave, We want to have numbers in our side
>[say nothing]
>other

>>44320241
>This Zhang guy, how is his wares? we need some heavy stuff if we are to face those fuckos

>>44320241
>this "fortress" where is it?"
I don't really have our map in mind, but I don't think It's a waypoint we know

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>>44320401
"Fortress? Isn't that the city on the other side of the river?"

"Yes," She replied "It will take anyone two or three weeks to go there. The immense radiation to its South cripples normal means of getting there. Walking on thin ice to the north is traitorous as well."

"And Zhang?"

"I am utilizing his company mainly as another source of income. Zhang mainly sell small arms at cheap prices, He originally wanted to settle here because of a supposed hidden cache of Advanced Chinese weapons in the Mojave. To find new designs and schematic for a weapons dealer is invaluable. It was meant for a handful of sleeper cells before the bombs fell. Problem is, the Chinese letter which held the exact location is heavily encrypted. Even Buo couldn't make a lick of sense out of it."

>Well, that's a damn shame
>Kingston can help? He did speak commie to Buo once
>I can go for a recruitment run in the Mojave, We want to have numbers in our side
>You think we can send a courier there?
>[say nothing]
>other

>>44320553
shit, wrong map, just a second

>>44320553
maybe Flow can help, she's really smart and can crack code,
if she works together with Buo, maybe that'll go right ...

>>44320603
"She is with Chick at the moment, They should come back in a day or two.."


>Well, that's a damn shame
>Kingston can help? He did speak commie to Buo once
>I can go for a recruitment run in the Mojave, We want to have numbers in our side
>You think we can send a courier there?
>[say nothing]
>other

>>44320661
>I'll sure it'll be worth the wait.
anyway, what could your friend in fortress bring us?

>>44320705
"Some good energy weapons and Her fortress. Made for heavy combat duties. It will take her an lifetime and a half to get this thing in here." Boss yawned "Can you turn off the lights? I desperately need a quick nap."

Boss slept in mere seconds. You left her to her dreams.

You heard some fuss outside. Much to your surprise, the townsfolk surrounded a sentry bot with a rather feminine personality matrix and voice module. They will reciting the whole battle against the giant bear over and over again. The bot seemed happy with these news, it dispensed a generous amount of caps for the people not like they were needing more caps...

"Ohh, A Leggy mercenary! you play rough aren't you? I like it rough, baby." her robotic moan was something else.

>[Gloat]
>can you talk like...a normal robot? this is too much.
>The fuck are you?
>I don't want to talk, go to someone else.
>[Lady killer] [Reply with something witty] [Roll CHR]
>Do you belong to the Madame?
>[Verbally Hack into the bot to ____] [Robotic expert] [Roll Science?]
>[say nothing]
>Other

>>44320809
>Do you belong to the Madame?

>>44320870
"Oh yes. Although i would much prefer if she installed me in a slimmer robot rather than this bulky killing machine, Do i look fat?"

>You are a robot, don't get over your head.
>[Lady killer] [Reply with something witty] [Roll CHR]
>[Verbally Hack into the bot to ____] [Robotic expert] [Roll Science?]
>No comment.
>Yup, She should be ashamed.
>No, No not at all.
>It is the best choice for you, trust me.
>There is nothing wrong with being thick.
>[Say nothing]
>Other

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>44320921
>[Lady killer] [Reply with something witty] [Roll CHR]
"you look dashing and strong, like a sexy and deadly steel beast"
i don't have anything better, sorry

>>44320947
Best roll=65
Modifiers=+10% [Lady Killer] -10% [4 CHR]
Overall= 65 [Success]

"O-ooh my, I-i am flattered." The bot spinned just a little on its spot, It released a small stream of hot air from a vent on its back "My circuits thanks you for your spot-on compliment, I am D-IV193 but you can call me Div."

Div cleared her 'throat' "Now, Do you have any interesting story for me? I know you got a little something inside just waiting to get out for some caps..."

>[Demand a better reward]
>[Fake a story for Div] [Roll Speech]
>[Dio?]
>[Xann?]
>[Docile ghouls?]
>[Suspicious scientist in Stenson's wish?]
>[Del's secret?]
>[The hologram?]
>[Kingston and his assassination attempt on the Arc?]
>[Corruption in Cobstown?]
>[Being a slave in the Thorn?]
>For you Div, I will tell you anything. you can keep your caps, How about ____
>I will tell you nothing.
>other

>>44321058
>[Being a slave in the Thorn?]
tell her about the whore and that cool guy who died stupidly

>>44321058
>>[Being a slave in the Thorn?]

>>44321198
Without going into some details that might endanger you or Kingston, you told her about your brief experience as a slave. Div was so happy to hear it, It opened a slot to dispense some cap for you but only 3 measly caps remained. It apologized for it and left promising you to repay you later on.

Frost somehow found his way to you, He didn't get used to sit in the shack by himself. He climbed on your back and stayed behind your neck making sure his claws won't hurt you.

>Go back to Leggy
>Go to 41
>Go to Mell and Popsicle
>Go to Willie
>Go to your shack
>other

>>44321273
>Go to Mell and Popsicle
sure, let's see how they're doing

>>44321289
You briefly checked on your friends. She was giving him a nice demonstrations on how to deal with simple injuries on a dead Gecko. You quickly left the clinic so your little bud could sleep better at night. You were glad that they were alright.

In the distance, you saw a lone man approaching the town, his lab coat was mostly tattered and bloody, he left a thin trail of his own blood behind him. He puked what little food he had in his stomach before collapsing on the irradiated snow.

>Ignore him
>Call for help
>Get back to clinic at once
>Bring him to the clinic
>other

>>44321390
>Bring him to the clinic
ah shit, that sounds serious

>>44321390
>>Bring him to the clinic

>>44321474
>>44321528

He was long dead by the time you approached him.Up close, His face was mangled beyond recognition. He had a nasty chunk of his midsection missing. He had a name tag pinned to what was left of his lab coat, it said 'M.M Stenson'

You heard a wicked gurgling up ahead, the wind obscured the source but you could hear some high rapid fire in the horizon, probably Div with its minigun? other random shots echoed in the air.

A painful ultrasonic shriek missed you by a couple of feet. Still, the blast knocked you off, your ears were ringing. You felt unbalanced.

Mirelurks.


>Search the scientist for anything useful
>Concentrate, regain your internal balance [Roll END]
>Pull out ___, Blindly shoot up ahead [Roll Luck]
>Stand up, Charge towards the unknown
>Warn everyone about the incoming danger
>Make your stand here
>Hide next to the scientist's corpse [Roll Luck]
>Other

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>44321659
>Hide next to the scientist's corpse [Roll Luck]
ah shit

>>44321745
Best roll=65
Modifiers= -10% [4 LCK]
Overall= 59 [Success]
You quickly mired yourself with some of the scientist's blood and covered yourself with his corpse.

"Easy now, Frost." You soothed your shivering pet. You saw at least seven adult Mirelurks heading for the town. All of them look abnormal; their overall proportions were seriously fucked up.

You didn't know how but they literally walked passed you and Frost. They gathered around gurgling to each other before sniffing the air. The dead Yao Guai caught the wrong sorts of attention.

You heard a high pitched screech but it was immediately cut off with an ultra sonic blast. The recently installed turrets started to spit hot lead at the Mirelurks but their shells and thick skin absorbed most of the damage. The one with the most defective protective layer met its demise.

>Stay hidden
>Pull out ___ Shoot [Roll AGL]
>Send frost to attack/distract one of them
>Other

>>44321875
>Stay hidden
we can always pull out out last virgil if things go wrong, but for now there's really no need

>>44321919
You remained well hidden out of their wrath. Concentrated Turret fire downed two more Mirelurks but They were no match for the utlrasonic blast wave. The four of them were soon destroyed/disabled.

This chaos caused panic in the town, Richard came out of the Leggy guns Blazing, he covered some of Willie's men while they repostioned themselves.

Frost hissed for a second before the corpse went flying into the air, One of these bastards was late for the party. Its mouth was Awfully small but its claws matched a deathclaw.

>Let Frost fuck up its face
>Dodge its first swipe [Roll AGL]
>Stab him with your scalpel [Roll Melee]
>Pull out ___ shoot it point blank [Roll AGL]
>other

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>44322031
>Stab him with your scalpel [Roll Melee]
we should be good at this

>>44322046
shieet

>>44322061
we're in for a trip at the hospital, aren't we?

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>44322031

>>44322099
>>44322099

>>44322046
You went for a quick jab but the abomination in front of you proved to be quicker for your reflexes. With its bone-crushing weight, it pinned you down, You couldn't breathe at all. Luckily for you, the creature was too dumb to realize its full potential with its razor sharp claws, It used its small mouth to nib through your right cheek. You can feel a tiny breeze of air coming through your newly acquired gap.

Frost had enough and hugged its ugly face. His claws and maw were working on the eyes and everything. It gave just enough time to jab it in its neck gills and throat. It felt so good to quickly retaliate against that thing

Putrid blood gashed from the recent wound. Frost was absolute savage, He never stopped gnawing the shit out of the Mirelurks face.

>Pull out___ shoot from where you were [Roll AGL]
>[Leave him here for now]
>Come on bud, the town needs our help.
>[Complement him ]
>[Stop him from ravaging the dead corpse]
>other

>>44322160
>Come on bud, the town needs our help.

>>44322160
>>[Complement him ]

>>44322251
>>44322261
"Kraak...."Frost climbed to the back of your neck, he licked your recent deformation. Surprisingly enough, you didn't feel that much of a pain. Odd.

By then, the fight was over. All the remaining Mirelurks were riddled with bullets. Richard, Buo and other were glad it was over. The reaction time was better than you thought.

A single howl echoed through the gunpowder-imbued air.

A Lone middle aged woman was frantically grabbing unrecognizable meshes of flesh and bone. The only thing which was barely identifiable was a small Teddy bear with a bull logo sewn into its chest.

The men and women stood silent, everyone watched this frantic woman dying from inside.

>Fucking hell...
>[Give her you condolences]
>[Do nothing, Just blindly stare at the mess]
>[Walk away]
>[Say something]
>Other

>>44322399
>>Fucking hell...

>>44322399
>Fucking hell...

>>44322451
>>44322517

Silent tears ran through most of the men and women in the town. A tempest of vengeance brew inside everyone's heart and soul.

No words were exchanged. Some were starting to clean up the mess while others were gearing up to finish off every last one of those mutated crabs in Stenson's wish. Boss forgot about her personal gain on this one. Leggy cleared this cave once and it could do it again.

>Drink yourself to sleep
>Let Mell Patch you up
>Join the hunt
>Take a permission from Boss to scout the way to Cobstown; Kingston and Janus might be in danger
>Take a permission from Boss to scout the beginning of the way to Eden, Cain and Rein might be in danger
>other

>>44322587
>Let Mell Patch you up
it could be a lot more serious than it looked

>>44322607
You were literally the only one who was injured. You didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Popsicle was a bit more emotional when he saw you with a hole in your cheek. Mell handled it more professionally in her clinic.

After applying some antiseptics, She stitched you. A small part of your tongue had to be sliced off to serve as a padding and a center of healing for your cheeks. The doctor assured you that your tongue will heal faster than you think.

And that concludes our thread. Thank you so much for participating.

>>44322738
Thanks for running.

>>44322738
thanks for running
so, how are you doing? recovering well?

>>44322771
kind of, yeah. Thank you for asking. I am actually feeling better
>>44322762
thank you anon

>>44323047
that's good to hear, see you next time