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BARK
I fell asleep in the dirt, woke up to being squished by a snuppy
(troll face)
I WILL KILL YOU WITH FIRE
BARK!
pubby!!!
GRRRâŠ.
I fell asleep in the dirt, woke up to being squished by a snuppy
(troll face)
I WILL KILL YOU WITH FIRE
BARK!
[someone (perhaps the monkey this is from) throws a Monkey paw at the think tank]
*W-what's this? Borous you touch it!*
Why do I always have to touch The FREAKY STUFF???
*Because you're a freaky bastard*
Wait...I'll do it...
STOP YOUR WHINING AND DO NOT TOUCH IT!!!
*But Kleeeeein*
NO
{#I kinda wanted to see Dala Touch it#}
DOCTOR O IS GONNA TOUCH IT
*What? Why???*
BECAUSE...WELL BECAUSE YOU'RE THE LEAST VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE THINK TANK
[Doctor 0 Touches the Monkey's paw]
*I wish That you weren't such an Asshole...*
[wish Granted, Four left]
*I'm sorry, what the fuck*
DOCTOR O YOU UNLEASHED A CURSE ON US YOU-YOU ABSOLUTELY GENIUS INDIVIDUAL
What
What
{#What#}
*Yeah, what the fuck???*
YOU INTELLECTUAL! Y-YOU ABSOLUTE INTELLECTUAL! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!????
*Uh. My wish was granted???*
{#GIMME#}
*8 NO-*
[Doctor 8 Grabs the Monkey's paw]
{#I WISH FOR A WORKING VOICEBOX#}
[wish granted, three wishes left]
FUCK YES!!!!
A wish-Granting Monkey's paw? Ingenious! I must STUDY IT-
NO-DO-DO NOT TOUCH IT.
[Borous Picks up the Monkey's paw, What will he ever wish for?]
â I wish for an ENDLESS supply of human test subjects!!! With no ethical qualms of course. â
"Hey, guys, Vulpes is-yo, is that a Monkey's Paw?"
Kaleb, who had just made his way up, placed a bag of assorted celebratory goodies near the door.
"Can I give it a try?"
NO!!!
"Hey, y'all. So uh, vulpes is very dead now. The NCR is celebrating. Truthfully, I don't feel the same way as them. Poor bloke, he was just had the worst luck in the lottery of life."
[They finally notice it.]
"Oh wow, the monkey paw from that story they had us read in middle school is real."
"Ain't touching it, I know what happened."
"Hey @atombombskilledtheradiostar, wouldn't suggest you touch that thing. Like every medicine, it has side effects, and they're dangerous."
â Get OUT of our dome! What are you doing in here? Where did you come from?! WHY DID WE GIVE YOU ALL SO MANY TRANSPORTALPONDERS?!?!? â
What's a Transportalponder? I just climb up here. Used a whaler's Harpoon Gun as a grappling hook.
â CLIMB?? From WHERE?! â
...outside? Onto the balcony?
â ..Oh. â
Did you... not think about that?
â Nnno, not exactly.. â
Huh. Surprising. Well, I made it up.
âBLASPHEMY! GET HIM, GABE! â
Only a Communist sics his dogs on a government official!
*whine*
[someone (perhaps the monkey this is from) throws a Monkey paw at the think tank]
*W-what's this? Borous you touch it!*
Why do I always have to touch The FREAKY STUFF???
*Because you're a freaky bastard*
Wait...I'll do it...
STOP YOUR WHINING AND DO NOT TOUCH IT!!!
*But Kleeeeein*
NO
{#I kinda wanted to see Dala Touch it#}
DOCTOR O IS GONNA TOUCH IT
*What? Why???*
BECAUSE...WELL BECAUSE YOU'RE THE LEAST VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE THINK TANK
[Doctor 0 Touches the Monkey's paw]
*I wish That you weren't such an Asshole...*
[wish Granted, Four left]
*I'm sorry, what the fuck*
DOCTOR O YOU UNLEASHED A CURSE ON US YOU-YOU ABSOLUTELY GENIUS INDIVIDUAL
What
What
{#What#}
*Yeah, what the fuck???*
YOU INTELLECTUAL! Y-YOU ABSOLUTE INTELLECTUAL! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!????
*Uh. My wish was granted???*
{#GIMME#}
*8 NO-*
[Doctor 8 Grabs the Monkey's paw]
{#I WISH FOR A WORKING VOICEBOX#}
[wish granted, three wishes left]
FUCK YES!!!!
A wish-Granting Monkey's paw? Ingenious! I must STUDY IT-
NO-DO-DO NOT TOUCH IT.
[Borous Picks up the Monkey's paw, What will he ever wish for?]
â I wish for an ENDLESS supply of human test subjects!!! With no ethical qualms of course. â
"Hey, guys, Vulpes is-yo, is that a Monkey's Paw?"
Kaleb, who had just made his way up, placed a bag of assorted celebratory goodies near the door.
"Can I give it a try?"
NO!!!
"Hey, y'all. So uh, vulpes is very dead now. The NCR is celebrating. Truthfully, I don't feel the same way as them. Poor bloke, he was just had the worst luck in the lottery of life."
[They finally notice it.]
"Oh wow, the monkey paw from that story they had us read in middle school is real."
"Ain't touching it, I know what happened."
"Hey @atombombskilledtheradiostar, wouldn't suggest you touch that thing. Like every medicine, it has side effects, and they're dangerous."
â Get OUT of our dome! What are you doing in here? Where did you come from?! WHY DID WE GIVE YOU ALL SO MANY TRANSPORTALPONDERS?!?!? â
What's a Transportalponder? I just climb up here. Used a whaler's Harpoon Gun as a grappling hook.
â CLIMB?? From WHERE?! â
...outside? Onto the balcony?
â ..Oh. â
Did you... not think about that?
â Nnno, not exactly.. â
Huh. Surprising. Well, I made it up.
BARK
Awww whoâs a good boy.. even though you bit my hand yesterday- you are gabey! Yes you are!!
[Happy panting] WOOF!
YOU CAN NEVER STOP COMMUNISM!!!!
<uses the Marx shield of anti AMERICAN>
YOU AND YOUR DOG WILL NEVER STOP US MWAHAHAHAHAHAG
â YOU DIRTY RED COMMUNIST! MY SUPERIOR CAPITALIST ROBOTIC DOG WILL DESTROY YOUR COMMUNISTIC BELIEFS VIA CAPITALISTIC TECHNOLOGY! BEGONE!!!!! â
[Gabe lets out his signature sonic bark, shattering any organic eardrums to be found nearby]
BARK!!!!!
BOO COMMUNISM
â AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! GABE! GET IT! â
BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK
Alice goes around the lobby of the Lucky 38 casino as she preps for her party thatâs happening tonight. Humming along to the radio as sheâs already in costume.
[The recently embodied Think Tank arrives in the most extravagantly cunty manner possible, all in the ridiculous getups this dastardly holiday demands.]
WE HAVE-
[Klein trips and face plants on the floor. I think he needs some more time to get used to legs.]
OW!!! FUCK!!
âWhy are you dressed in drag Klein?â
WHY CANâT I?!? THIS IS A COSTUME PARTY, IS IT NOT?
âJust wasnât expecting it. You and mobius sure do weird costumes. He was dressed as an eggplant.
Though I do like everyoneâs costumes.â
âSorry I didnât go with the ghost costume you helped me come up with Dala, I found this and found I liked it more.â
HEâS HERE?!?
I donât mind it, you look pleasantly terrifying.
âYeah heâs here. He came with the nice grandma lady whoâs dressed in her old army gear. A lot of people are dressed in military and army gear.â
BOTH MY WORST ENEMY, MY ARCH-NEMESIS, THE ONLY ONE I WILL EVER DESPISE, AND THAT EXASPERATING COOKIE WENCH?! NOOOOOOOO!!!! YOU CANâT LET HIM KNOW IâM HERE! I SHOULD HAVE NEVER COME IN THE FIRST PLACE! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOUâD INVITE H-
Klein? Is that you over there?
HIDE ME!!!
âNope. HEâS RIGHT HERE MOBIUS!â
Klein!! Hello there! Long time no see! I almost didnât recognize you with that costume on.. you certainly went all out!
MOBIUS!!! YOU ARE THE LAST PERSON I WANTED TO SEE! OR EVER!
Now, Klein, is that any way to greet a friend? I was hoping we could at least be civil, especially at a party of all things..
CIVIL? CIVIL?! THE GALL! YOU BETRAYED US! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE DO NOT DESERVE THE RIGHT TO ASK FOR CIVILITY!
..Klein, I did what I had to do. For the betterment of us all. The things we were doing, the things we were creating... they were madness!
O PLEASE, SPARE ME YOUR LIES! YOU DID NOT âDO WHAT YOU HAD TO DOâ. YOU BACKSTABBED ME, YOU SNAKE!
[The rest of the Think Tank has since backed away awkwardly, attempting to integrate themselves into the party rather unsuccessfully. Centuries of isolation makes you rather awkward, I suppose.]
Klein, I... I was only trying to protect-
SAVE YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSES AND APOLOGIES. THEY MEAN NOTHING TO ME. NOTHING.
..Klein, I know you're angry. You have every right to be. After all I did to you, to all of you, I don't blame you for feeling furious. But I swear to you, I didn't mean to betray you.
That is the last thing I would have ever wanted.
Yes, I reprogrammed our memories, but I did so out of necessity.
To protect us. To protect the world from the horrors we were creating. Can you understand that?
âŠ
..PERHAPS I DO UNDERSTAND⊠TO AN EXTENT. BUT THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT YOU BETRAYED ME.
I know, I know.. But I didn't come here to start an argument, Klein. After all this time, I... I truly did miss you.
I⊠I SUPPOSE I HAVE MISSED YOU AS WELL..
[The tension eases a bit at the mutual admittance of each other's loneliness. They look at each other for a moment in silence, shared melancholy passing between them.
Mobius slowly extends his synthetic hand, as if offering a truce.
Klein takes a look at Mobiusâs outstretched hand. For a while he does nothing, just staring at it, before he then slowly reaches out and takes it in his own.]
YOU ARE A FOOL, DOCTOR MOBIUS.
And you, my dear Klein, are as quick-tempered and blunt as always.
HAH! AT LEAST IâM NOT AS AGGRAVATING AS YOU!
[Thereâs a slight smirk on Kleinâs face. He then squeezes Mobiusâs hand, just a bit..
And then two scientists begin to kiss each other quite fervidly. Klein grabs onto Mobius with one hand as the other tries to remove his ridiculous costume.]
Jeepers!
MMMGH.. O YEAH..
[Doctor 0 returns from the punch table.]
*Hey, Klein, have you seen-*
[Take a picture. Itâll last longer.
Doctor 0 leaves without another word.]
âGood for them. Zero would you like to join me in my quest to reach the precipice of alcohol poisoning? One of my friends and the NCR more or less just nuked my home and Iâd like to properly mourn this party that has gone to shit because of this.â
*âŠYeah. Sounds good.*
âFantastic the invite is also extended to everyone else. would you like to drink it from the bottle, or should we do drink mixes to make it not taste bad but get drunk faster?â
*Either one. I just need to forget what I saw.*
DAMN ARE THEY GETTING FREAKY?!?!?!
âVery much so, you want some booze random person I didnât invite?â
Oh um.. Iâm trying to cut back. Thank you though <3
Do you have like.. a piece of gum or something?
â FRACTA!! â
_[..Huh. I didnât actually expect you to be here.]#*#
*Hey, about that therapist you told me about? If itâs not too much Iâll take their number now. Please.*
BOROUS!!
*she clears her throat*
You look.. good. The costume suits you. <3
[He puffs up his chest]
â Why thank you, Fracta! You look stunning yourself. â
Oh you charmer- and *she gasps*
Gabe is ADORABLE! He takes after his father doesnât he- donât you boy? Whoâs a good boy! You are!
BARK!
[Tail wagging]
Such a sweetheart- yes you are! Yes you are! You look just like your dad! <3
[He bites her hand]
Oh.. oh wow okay. Cool cool. Yes this is a thing Iâm perfectly fine with. Yep. Yep. Totalllyy okay.
*Alice gently wrenches Gabeâs mouth open and gets Fractaâs hand out, checking for any cuts.*
âBad gabe. Youâll have to wait for treats.â
âLet me get you some ice, Iâm guessing pain is a bit to much for you now that you have a body.â
[Sad howling]
Biting is not nice, but Iâll give you a treat if youâre good for the rest of the night.
[He stares at Alice with the saddest puppy dog eyes he can muster.]
*She holds her closed fist out for him to sniff.*
[Sniff sniff.. approved! He licks it.]
Alice goes around the lobby of the Lucky 38 casino as she preps for her party thatâs happening tonight. Humming along to the radio as sheâs already in costume.
[The recently embodied Think Tank arrives in the most extravagantly cunty manner possible, all in the ridiculous getups this dastardly holiday demands.]
WE HAVE-
[Klein trips and face plants on the floor. I think he needs some more time to get used to legs.]
OW!!! FUCK!!
âWhy are you dressed in drag Klein?â
WHY CANâT I?!? THIS IS A COSTUME PARTY, IS IT NOT?
âJust wasnât expecting it. You and mobius sure do weird costumes. He was dressed as an eggplant.
Though I do like everyoneâs costumes.â
âSorry I didnât go with the ghost costume you helped me come up with Dala, I found this and found I liked it more.â
HEâS HERE?!?
I donât mind it, you look pleasantly terrifying.
âYeah heâs here. He came with the nice grandma lady whoâs dressed in her old army gear. A lot of people are dressed in military and army gear.â
BOTH MY WORST ENEMY, MY ARCH-NEMESIS, THE ONLY ONE I WILL EVER DESPISE, AND THAT EXASPERATING COOKIE WENCH?! NOOOOOOOO!!!! YOU CANâT LET HIM KNOW IâM HERE! I SHOULD HAVE NEVER COME IN THE FIRST PLACE! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOUâD INVITE H-
Klein? Is that you over there?
HIDE ME!!!
âNope. HEâS RIGHT HERE MOBIUS!â
Klein!! Hello there! Long time no see! I almost didnât recognize you with that costume on.. you certainly went all out!
MOBIUS!!! YOU ARE THE LAST PERSON I WANTED TO SEE! OR EVER!
Now, Klein, is that any way to greet a friend? I was hoping we could at least be civil, especially at a party of all things..
CIVIL? CIVIL?! THE GALL! YOU BETRAYED US! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE DO NOT DESERVE THE RIGHT TO ASK FOR CIVILITY!
..Klein, I did what I had to do. For the betterment of us all. The things we were doing, the things we were creating... they were madness!
O PLEASE, SPARE ME YOUR LIES! YOU DID NOT âDO WHAT YOU HAD TO DOâ. YOU BACKSTABBED ME, YOU SNAKE!
[The rest of the Think Tank has since backed away awkwardly, attempting to integrate themselves into the party rather unsuccessfully. Centuries of isolation makes you rather awkward, I suppose.]
Klein, I... I was only trying to protect-
SAVE YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSES AND APOLOGIES. THEY MEAN NOTHING TO ME. NOTHING.
..Klein, I know you're angry. You have every right to be. After all I did to you, to all of you, I don't blame you for feeling furious. But I swear to you, I didn't mean to betray you.
That is the last thing I would have ever wanted.
Yes, I reprogrammed our memories, but I did so out of necessity.
To protect us. To protect the world from the horrors we were creating. Can you understand that?
âŠ
..PERHAPS I DO UNDERSTAND⊠TO AN EXTENT. BUT THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT YOU BETRAYED ME.
I know, I know.. But I didn't come here to start an argument, Klein. After all this time, I... I truly did miss you.
I⊠I SUPPOSE I HAVE MISSED YOU AS WELL..
[The tension eases a bit at the mutual admittance of each other's loneliness. They look at each other for a moment in silence, shared melancholy passing between them.
Mobius slowly extends his synthetic hand, as if offering a truce.
Klein takes a look at Mobiusâs outstretched hand. For a while he does nothing, just staring at it, before he then slowly reaches out and takes it in his own.]
YOU ARE A FOOL, DOCTOR MOBIUS.
And you, my dear Klein, are as quick-tempered and blunt as always.
HAH! AT LEAST IâM NOT AS AGGRAVATING AS YOU!
[Thereâs a slight smirk on Kleinâs face. He then squeezes Mobiusâs hand, just a bit..
And then two scientists begin to kiss each other quite fervidly. Klein grabs onto Mobius with one hand as the other tries to remove his ridiculous costume.]
Jeepers!
MMMGH.. O YEAH..
[Doctor 0 returns from the punch table.]
*Hey, Klein, have you seen-*
[Take a picture. Itâll last longer.
Doctor 0 leaves without another word.]
âGood for them. Zero would you like to join me in my quest to reach the precipice of alcohol poisoning? One of my friends and the NCR more or less just nuked my home and Iâd like to properly mourn this party that has gone to shit because of this.â
*âŠYeah. Sounds good.*
âFantastic the invite is also extended to everyone else. would you like to drink it from the bottle, or should we do drink mixes to make it not taste bad but get drunk faster?â
*Either one. I just need to forget what I saw.*
DAMN ARE THEY GETTING FREAKY?!?!?!
âVery much so, you want some booze random person I didnât invite?â
Oh um.. Iâm trying to cut back. Thank you though <3
Do you have like.. a piece of gum or something?
â FRACTA!! â
_[..Huh. I didnât actually expect you to be here.]#*#
*Hey, about that therapist you told me about? If itâs not too much Iâll take their number now. Please.*
BOROUS!!
*she clears her throat*
You look.. good. The costume suits you. <3
[He puffs up his chest]
â Why thank you, Fracta! You look stunning yourself. â
Oh you charmer- and *she gasps*
Gabe is ADORABLE! He takes after his father doesnât he- donât you boy? Whoâs a good boy! You are!
BARK!
[Tail wagging]
Such a sweetheart- yes you are! Yes you are! You look just like your dad! <3
[He bites her hand]
Oh.. oh wow okay. Cool cool. Yes this is a thing Iâm perfectly fine with. Yep. Yep. Totalllyy okay.
*Alice gently wrenches Gabeâs mouth open and gets Fractaâs hand out, checking for any cuts.*
âBad gabe. Youâll have to wait for treats.â
âLet me get you some ice, Iâm guessing pain is a bit to much for you now that you have a body.â
[Sad howling]
Biting is not nice, but Iâll give you a treat if youâre good for the rest of the night.
[He stares at Alice with the saddest puppy dog eyes he can muster.]
Alice goes around the lobby of the Lucky 38 casino as she preps for her party thatâs happening tonight. Humming along to the radio as sheâs already in costume.
[The recently embodied Think Tank arrives in the most extravagantly cunty manner possible, all in the ridiculous getups this dastardly holiday demands.]
WE HAVE-
[Klein trips and face plants on the floor. I think he needs some more time to get used to legs.]
OW!!! FUCK!!
âWhy are you dressed in drag Klein?â
WHY CANâT I?!? THIS IS A COSTUME PARTY, IS IT NOT?
âJust wasnât expecting it. You and mobius sure do weird costumes. He was dressed as an eggplant.
Though I do like everyoneâs costumes.â
âSorry I didnât go with the ghost costume you helped me come up with Dala, I found this and found I liked it more.â
HEâS HERE?!?
I donât mind it, you look pleasantly terrifying.
âYeah heâs here. He came with the nice grandma lady whoâs dressed in her old army gear. A lot of people are dressed in military and army gear.â
BOTH MY WORST ENEMY, MY ARCH-NEMESIS, THE ONLY ONE I WILL EVER DESPISE, AND THAT EXASPERATING COOKIE WENCH?! NOOOOOOOO!!!! YOU CANâT LET HIM KNOW IâM HERE! I SHOULD HAVE NEVER COME IN THE FIRST PLACE! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOUâD INVITE H-
Klein? Is that you over there?
HIDE ME!!!
âNope. HEâS RIGHT HERE MOBIUS!â
Klein!! Hello there! Long time no see! I almost didnât recognize you with that costume on.. you certainly went all out!
MOBIUS!!! YOU ARE THE LAST PERSON I WANTED TO SEE! OR EVER!
Now, Klein, is that any way to greet a friend? I was hoping we could at least be civil, especially at a party of all things..
CIVIL? CIVIL?! THE GALL! YOU BETRAYED US! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE DO NOT DESERVE THE RIGHT TO ASK FOR CIVILITY!
..Klein, I did what I had to do. For the betterment of us all. The things we were doing, the things we were creating... they were madness!
O PLEASE, SPARE ME YOUR LIES! YOU DID NOT âDO WHAT YOU HAD TO DOâ. YOU BACKSTABBED ME, YOU SNAKE!
[The rest of the Think Tank has since backed away awkwardly, attempting to integrate themselves into the party rather unsuccessfully. Centuries of isolation makes you rather awkward, I suppose.]
Klein, I... I was only trying to protect-
SAVE YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSES AND APOLOGIES. THEY MEAN NOTHING TO ME. NOTHING.
..Klein, I know you're angry. You have every right to be. After all I did to you, to all of you, I don't blame you for feeling furious. But I swear to you, I didn't mean to betray you.
That is the last thing I would have ever wanted.
Yes, I reprogrammed our memories, but I did so out of necessity.
To protect us. To protect the world from the horrors we were creating. Can you understand that?
âŠ
..PERHAPS I DO UNDERSTAND⊠TO AN EXTENT. BUT THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT YOU BETRAYED ME.
I know, I know.. But I didn't come here to start an argument, Klein. After all this time, I... I truly did miss you.
I⊠I SUPPOSE I HAVE MISSED YOU AS WELL..
[The tension eases a bit at the mutual admittance of each other's loneliness. They look at each other for a moment in silence, shared melancholy passing between them.
Mobius slowly extends his synthetic hand, as if offering a truce.
Klein takes a look at Mobiusâs outstretched hand. For a while he does nothing, just staring at it, before he then slowly reaches out and takes it in his own.]
YOU ARE A FOOL, DOCTOR MOBIUS.
And you, my dear Klein, are as quick-tempered and blunt as always.
HAH! AT LEAST IâM NOT AS AGGRAVATING AS YOU!
[Thereâs a slight smirk on Kleinâs face. He then squeezes Mobiusâs hand, just a bit..
And then two scientists begin to kiss each other quite fervidly. Klein grabs onto Mobius with one hand as the other tries to remove his ridiculous costume.]
Jeepers!
MMMGH.. O YEAH..
[Doctor 0 returns from the punch table.]
*Hey, Klein, have you seen-*
[Take a picture. Itâll last longer.
Doctor 0 leaves without another word.]
âGood for them. Zero would you like to join me in my quest to reach the precipice of alcohol poisoning? One of my friends and the NCR more or less just nuked my home and Iâd like to properly mourn this party that has gone to shit because of this.â
*âŠYeah. Sounds good.*
âFantastic the invite is also extended to everyone else. would you like to drink it from the bottle, or should we do drink mixes to make it not taste bad but get drunk faster?â
*Either one. I just need to forget what I saw.*
DAMN ARE THEY GETTING FREAKY?!?!?!
âVery much so, you want some booze random person I didnât invite?â
Oh um.. Iâm trying to cut back. Thank you though <3
Do you have like.. a piece of gum or something?
â FRACTA!! â
_[..Huh. I didnât actually expect you to be here.]#*#
*Hey, about that therapist you told me about? If itâs not too much Iâll take their number now. Please.*
BOROUS!!
*she clears her throat*
You look.. good. The costume suits you. <3
[He puffs up his chest]
â Why thank you, Fracta! You look stunning yourself. â
Oh you charmer- and *she gasps*
Gabe is ADORABLE! He takes after his father doesnât he- donât you boy? Whoâs a good boy! You are!
BARK!
[Tail wagging]
Such a sweetheart- yes you are! Yes you are! You look just like your dad! <3
[He bites her hand]
Oh.. oh wow okay. Cool cool. Yes this is a thing Iâm perfectly fine with. Yep. Yep. Totalllyy okay.
*Alice gently wrenches Gabeâs mouth open and gets Fractaâs hand out, checking for any cuts.*
âBad gabe. Youâll have to wait for treats.â
âLet me get you some ice, Iâm guessing pain is a bit to much for you now that you have a body.â
[Sad howling]
Alice goes around the lobby of the Lucky 38 casino as she preps for her party thatâs happening tonight. Humming along to the radio as sheâs already in costume.
[The recently embodied Think Tank arrives in the most extravagantly cunty manner possible, all in the ridiculous getups this dastardly holiday demands.]
WE HAVE-
[Klein trips and face plants on the floor. I think he needs some more time to get used to legs.]
OW!!! FUCK!!
âWhy are you dressed in drag Klein?â
WHY CANâT I?!? THIS IS A COSTUME PARTY, IS IT NOT?
âJust wasnât expecting it. You and mobius sure do weird costumes. He was dressed as an eggplant.
Though I do like everyoneâs costumes.â
âSorry I didnât go with the ghost costume you helped me come up with Dala, I found this and found I liked it more.â
HEâS HERE?!?
I donât mind it, you look pleasantly terrifying.
âYeah heâs here. He came with the nice grandma lady whoâs dressed in her old army gear. A lot of people are dressed in military and army gear.â
BOTH MY WORST ENEMY, MY ARCH-NEMESIS, THE ONLY ONE I WILL EVER DESPISE, AND THAT EXASPERATING COOKIE WENCH?! NOOOOOOOO!!!! YOU CANâT LET HIM KNOW IâM HERE! I SHOULD HAVE NEVER COME IN THE FIRST PLACE! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOUâD INVITE H-
Klein? Is that you over there?
HIDE ME!!!
âNope. HEâS RIGHT HERE MOBIUS!â
Klein!! Hello there! Long time no see! I almost didnât recognize you with that costume on.. you certainly went all out!
MOBIUS!!! YOU ARE THE LAST PERSON I WANTED TO SEE! OR EVER!
Now, Klein, is that any way to greet a friend? I was hoping we could at least be civil, especially at a party of all things..
CIVIL? CIVIL?! THE GALL! YOU BETRAYED US! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE DO NOT DESERVE THE RIGHT TO ASK FOR CIVILITY!
..Klein, I did what I had to do. For the betterment of us all. The things we were doing, the things we were creating... they were madness!
O PLEASE, SPARE ME YOUR LIES! YOU DID NOT âDO WHAT YOU HAD TO DOâ. YOU BACKSTABBED ME, YOU SNAKE!
[The rest of the Think Tank has since backed away awkwardly, attempting to integrate themselves into the party rather unsuccessfully. Centuries of isolation makes you rather awkward, I suppose.]
Klein, I... I was only trying to protect-
SAVE YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSES AND APOLOGIES. THEY MEAN NOTHING TO ME. NOTHING.
..Klein, I know you're angry. You have every right to be. After all I did to you, to all of you, I don't blame you for feeling furious. But I swear to you, I didn't mean to betray you.
That is the last thing I would have ever wanted.
Yes, I reprogrammed our memories, but I did so out of necessity.
To protect us. To protect the world from the horrors we were creating. Can you understand that?
âŠ
..PERHAPS I DO UNDERSTAND⊠TO AN EXTENT. BUT THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT YOU BETRAYED ME.
I know, I know.. But I didn't come here to start an argument, Klein. After all this time, I... I truly did miss you.
I⊠I SUPPOSE I HAVE MISSED YOU AS WELL..
[The tension eases a bit at the mutual admittance of each other's loneliness. They look at each other for a moment in silence, shared melancholy passing between them.
Mobius slowly extends his synthetic hand, as if offering a truce.
Klein takes a look at Mobiusâs outstretched hand. For a while he does nothing, just staring at it, before he then slowly reaches out and takes it in his own.]
YOU ARE A FOOL, DOCTOR MOBIUS.
And you, my dear Klein, are as quick-tempered and blunt as always.
HAH! AT LEAST IâM NOT AS AGGRAVATING AS YOU!
[Thereâs a slight smirk on Kleinâs face. He then squeezes Mobiusâs hand, just a bit..
And then two scientists begin to kiss each other quite fervidly. Klein grabs onto Mobius with one hand as the other tries to remove his ridiculous costume.]
Jeepers!
MMMGH.. O YEAH..
[Doctor 0 returns from the punch table.]
*Hey, Klein, have you seen-*
[Take a picture. Itâll last longer.
Doctor 0 leaves without another word.]
âGood for them. Zero would you like to join me in my quest to reach the precipice of alcohol poisoning? One of my friends and the NCR more or less just nuked my home and Iâd like to properly mourn this party that has gone to shit because of this.â
*âŠYeah. Sounds good.*
âFantastic the invite is also extended to everyone else. would you like to drink it from the bottle, or should we do drink mixes to make it not taste bad but get drunk faster?â
*Either one. I just need to forget what I saw.*
DAMN ARE THEY GETTING FREAKY?!?!?!
âVery much so, you want some booze random person I didnât invite?â
Oh um.. Iâm trying to cut back. Thank you though <3
Do you have like.. a piece of gum or something?
â FRACTA!! â
_[..Huh. I didnât actually expect you to be here.]#*#
*Hey, about that therapist you told me about? If itâs not too much Iâll take their number now. Please.*
BOROUS!!
*she clears her throat*
You look.. good. The costume suits you. <3
[He puffs up his chest]
â Why thank you, Fracta! You look stunning yourself. â
Oh you charmer- and *she gasps*
Gabe is ADORABLE! He takes after his father doesnât he- donât you boy? Whoâs a good boy! You are!
BARK!
[Tail wagging]
Such a sweetheart- yes you are! Yes you are! You look just like your dad! <3
[He bites her hand]
Alice goes around the lobby of the Lucky 38 casino as she preps for her party thatâs happening tonight. Humming along to the radio as sheâs already in costume.
[The recently embodied Think Tank arrives in the most extravagantly cunty manner possible, all in the ridiculous getups this dastardly holiday demands.]
WE HAVE-
[Klein trips and face plants on the floor. I think he needs some more time to get used to legs.]
OW!!! FUCK!!
âWhy are you dressed in drag Klein?â
WHY CANâT I?!? THIS IS A COSTUME PARTY, IS IT NOT?
âJust wasnât expecting it. You and mobius sure do weird costumes. He was dressed as an eggplant.
Though I do like everyoneâs costumes.â
âSorry I didnât go with the ghost costume you helped me come up with Dala, I found this and found I liked it more.â
HEâS HERE?!?
I donât mind it, you look pleasantly terrifying.
âYeah heâs here. He came with the nice grandma lady whoâs dressed in her old army gear. A lot of people are dressed in military and army gear.â
BOTH MY WORST ENEMY, MY ARCH-NEMESIS, THE ONLY ONE I WILL EVER DESPISE, AND THAT EXASPERATING COOKIE WENCH?! NOOOOOOOO!!!! YOU CANâT LET HIM KNOW IâM HERE! I SHOULD HAVE NEVER COME IN THE FIRST PLACE! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOUâD INVITE H-
Klein? Is that you over there?
HIDE ME!!!
âNope. HEâS RIGHT HERE MOBIUS!â
Klein!! Hello there! Long time no see! I almost didnât recognize you with that costume on.. you certainly went all out!
MOBIUS!!! YOU ARE THE LAST PERSON I WANTED TO SEE! OR EVER!
Now, Klein, is that any way to greet a friend? I was hoping we could at least be civil, especially at a party of all things..
CIVIL? CIVIL?! THE GALL! YOU BETRAYED US! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE DO NOT DESERVE THE RIGHT TO ASK FOR CIVILITY!
..Klein, I did what I had to do. For the betterment of us all. The things we were doing, the things we were creating... they were madness!
O PLEASE, SPARE ME YOUR LIES! YOU DID NOT âDO WHAT YOU HAD TO DOâ. YOU BACKSTABBED ME, YOU SNAKE!
[The rest of the Think Tank has since backed away awkwardly, attempting to integrate themselves into the party rather unsuccessfully. Centuries of isolation makes you rather awkward, I suppose.]
Klein, I... I was only trying to protect-
SAVE YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSES AND APOLOGIES. THEY MEAN NOTHING TO ME. NOTHING.
..Klein, I know you're angry. You have every right to be. After all I did to you, to all of you, I don't blame you for feeling furious. But I swear to you, I didn't mean to betray you.
That is the last thing I would have ever wanted.
Yes, I reprogrammed our memories, but I did so out of necessity.
To protect us. To protect the world from the horrors we were creating. Can you understand that?
âŠ
..PERHAPS I DO UNDERSTAND⊠TO AN EXTENT. BUT THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT YOU BETRAYED ME.
I know, I know.. But I didn't come here to start an argument, Klein. After all this time, I... I truly did miss you.
I⊠I SUPPOSE I HAVE MISSED YOU AS WELL..
[The tension eases a bit at the mutual admittance of each other's loneliness. They look at each other for a moment in silence, shared melancholy passing between them.
Mobius slowly extends his synthetic hand, as if offering a truce.
Klein takes a look at Mobiusâs outstretched hand. For a while he does nothing, just staring at it, before he then slowly reaches out and takes it in his own.]
YOU ARE A FOOL, DOCTOR MOBIUS.
And you, my dear Klein, are as quick-tempered and blunt as always.
HAH! AT LEAST IâM NOT AS AGGRAVATING AS YOU!
[Thereâs a slight smirk on Kleinâs face. He then squeezes Mobiusâs hand, just a bit..
And then two scientists begin to kiss each other quite fervidly. Klein grabs onto Mobius with one hand as the other tries to remove his ridiculous costume.]
Jeepers!
MMMGH.. O YEAH..
[Doctor 0 returns from the punch table.]
*Hey, Klein, have you seen-*
[Take a picture. Itâll last longer.
Doctor 0 leaves without another word.]
âGood for them. Zero would you like to join me in my quest to reach the precipice of alcohol poisoning? One of my friends and the NCR more or less just nuked my home and Iâd like to properly mourn this party that has gone to shit because of this.â
*âŠYeah. Sounds good.*
âFantastic the invite is also extended to everyone else. would you like to drink it from the bottle, or should we do drink mixes to make it not taste bad but get drunk faster?â
*Either one. I just need to forget what I saw.*
DAMN ARE THEY GETTING FREAKY?!?!?!
âVery much so, you want some booze random person I didnât invite?â
Oh um.. Iâm trying to cut back. Thank you though <3
Do you have like.. a piece of gum or something?
â FRACTA!! â
_[..Huh. I didnât actually expect you to be here.]#*#
*Hey, about that therapist you told me about? If itâs not too much Iâll take their number now. Please.*
BOROUS!!
*she clears her throat*
You look.. good. The costume suits you. <3
[He puffs up his chest]
â Why thank you, Fracta! You look stunning yourself. â
Oh you charmer- and *she gasps*
Gabe is ADORABLE! He takes after his father doesnât he- donât you boy? Whoâs a good boy! You are!
BARK!
[Tail wagging]
Alice goes around the lobby of the Lucky 38 casino as she preps for her party thatâs happening tonight. Humming along to the radio as sheâs already in costume.
[The recently embodied Think Tank arrives in the most extravagantly cunty manner possible, all in the ridiculous getups this dastardly holiday demands.]
WE HAVE-
[Klein trips and face plants on the floor. I think he needs some more time to get used to legs.]
OW!!! FUCK!!
"Hey, Dala! You look pretty good, better than I do in a dress."
"And Gabe looks very cute today."
Why, thank you for the compliment. Itâs been quite a while since Iâve had one of those. You look as well look rather.. stunning, if I do say so myself.
â He gets cuter everyday! Heâs a GOOD DOG, BEST FRIEND! Iâm surprised he tolerates all this ruckus. â
[..Not really. After centuries of wear and tear he looks rather filthy. Still pretty cute though.]
"The best boy. I'm a soldier boy from the art studio inside my brain."
BARK!
If borous ever had a kid he would definitely make them read this
Then go on a 6 hour rant about communism
â PRIME literature! Perfect for anything that came out of MY LOINS!! It is essential to introduce my prodigy to basic politics, young or not! He must be prepared for the incoming Red Menace! THE HORRORS OF COMMUNISM ARE EVERYWHERE AAAAAHHHH â
Partner, Please for the love of the great sky god never say loins again. Makes me think of.. hreugh- Iâm not even gonna imagine it.
â If you insist! I- wait. THE DREADED COWPOKE!! GAH! â
YEARUGH!! ENOUGH ALREADY STOP IT!
"May i suggest an umbrella, mate?"
[They seem to have materialized out of thin air with a clear plastic umbrella and are twirling it around their wrist.]
"It's coated in Perfluoroalkoxy alkane."
Awfully kind of you partner-
SAVE A HORSE RIDE A COWBOYYYY
â THATâS NOT EVEN WHAT IT MEANSSSSSAAAAGRGGHHH â
You know, usally Iâm a nice cowboy, but SHUT UP. FOR THE LOVE OF THE SKY GOD.
i tink u killt him
To be honest.. he was a.. weird ass man like he definitely had a thing for uh. mpreg and his weird commie stuff was off puttin'
You killed my husband what the fuck!
Well now that you're single... ;P
no more boris guys⊠sorry..
Rip doctor bore us
[sad howl]
You detect the sound of a Vertibird and the radar indicates another flying vehicle- but that canât be right, since the Eagles have already landedâŠ.
Then you hear the sound of the radar fence triggering and see on cameras the Vertibird (with Legion markings nonetheless) desperately trying to stay aloft and landing a good distance away from the Sink, near Ulyssesâ Point.
Dozens of lobotomites attracted by the commotion flock to the Legion Vertibird. You can see two Frumentarii trying to shoot them with pistols and trying to close the doors when it becomes too dense, but too late.
The lobotomites force the door open and swarm inside. You can hear snarling and bloodcurdling screams of the pilot and Legion agents inside as the Lobotomites make an unscheduled playdate with them and start monkeying around with the helicopter.
[Dalaâs rather unbothered by this.]
O look Dr, 0! Theyâre playing! How lovely is that?
*âŠJust splendid.*
[The present JCS officers look on in horror.]
The JCS officers have the feeling that the Legion was trying to spy on their unplanned excursion.
One can only hope that Legion high command never heard anything back from them.
*Several lobotomites are using the rotors as merry-go-arounds.*
@alobotomite
WEEEHEEEHEEEE AAAAGAGHRAGAHHLLL!!!
[Theyâre having the time of their life. Dismembered legionaries are strewn about everywhere. Several other lobotomites fight for a spot on the rotor.]
(They are unawares there is a second helicopter rotor as the Vertibird is a VTOL)
[Akin to the wojak pointing meme, they cease their brutality and run over to the second one. Even the ones on the first rotor. The fighting begins once more, stops, point at the other rotor and go to that one, and so on and so forth.]
âIâm going to be sickâŠâ mutters the Airforce JCS.
They decide to head back in and speak to the think tank.
âDo you know where we can find Dr. Mobius?â asks the Army JCS to Klein (who they wholeheartedly believe are the scientistsâ robotic assistants)
THAT TRAITOROUS OLD FART? OH YES⊠YES WE DO.. HE RESIDES IN.. 8 PLAY THE SOUND
[Dramatic thunder and lightning strike.]
THE FORBIDDEN ZONE!!!
WE ADVISE YOU DO NOT ENTER THE FORBIDDEN ZONE, AS IT IS FORBIDDEN. YOU WILL MOST CERTAINLY DIE BY HIS HAND IF YOU FIND HIM! HIS HAND IS EXTREMELY LETHAL! JUST BY THE VERY THOUGHT OF DR. MOBIUS, I CAN FEEL MY SENSORS HEATING U I MEAN SHUTTING DOWN⊠HE THINKS HIMSELF A CLEVER LITTLE SNAKE, DOESNâT HE? WELL HEâS NOT!
[Klein rambles on while the rest of the doctors listen on attentively.]
The JCS staff look mildly concerned.
A marine collapses as soon as they hear the word FORBIDDEN ZONE to everyoneâs alarm.
The Army JCS speaks up after an uncomfortably silent moment punctuated by the sound of Vulpes and Galileo sobbing together.
âBefore we speak to him, where is the board of scientific directors? Weâd like to speak to them first.â
BAH! YOU FOOLS! THE BOARD OF SCIENTIFIC DIRECTORS ARE RIGHT HERE! WE ARE THE THINK TANK. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL OF US ARE HEAD SCIENTISTS THAT HAVE LONG SINCE ABANDONED OUR HUMANITY. YOU SHOULD BE HONORED TO TALK TO US NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND, OR HAVE YOU DAMAGED YOUR BRAIN BEYOND REPAIR?
The Joint Chiefs of Staff are silent for a moment.
Then the Marines JCS speaks up.
Weâd like to introduce ourselves.
I am General Adele Flores, interim chief of staff for the United States Marine Corps, one of the three factions of the Screaming Eagles of Holloman Airforce Base and Alamogordo. I command the entire Marine Corps and all it's auxiliary functions and cooperate with the other three factions and scientific staff to make decisions, shared by the other chiefs of staff.
The Army JCS speaks up.
I am General Alayah Michaels, interim chief of staff for the United States Army, the second of the three factions. I share the same duties as General Flores.
And the Airforce JCS speaks up.
I am General Nicolas Keaton, interim chief of staff for the United States Airforce, the last of the three factions. I also share the same duties as General Micheals.
We recieved a signal from the Big MT complex and wish to establish formal relations with the laboratory for mutual benefit.
They hold their hands out, silently wishing the robots have manipulator arms of some sort for a handshake.
[They all scream in terror.. well, except Dala. She just stares. Smiling.]
G-GAHHH!! THE NON-LOBOTOMITES ARE DISPLAYING THEIR HAND PENISES IN A HORRENDOUS VULGAR DISPLAY!!!
They quickly place their hands down and quickly reintroduce themselves.
Them and their security detail are pale and look like they're going to faint.
AH.. MUCH BETTER!
I AM DOCTOR KLEIN, THE REAL HEAD OF THIS INSTITUTION, AS YOU ALL STRIVE TO IGNORE⊠AND I AM ALL THAT MATTERS.
â What?! I want to introduce mysel- â
NOT NOW, BOROUS! AHEM.
WE DO NOT CARE FOR YOUR NAMES. WE WILL SIMPLY CALL YOU âNON-LOBOTOMITEâ AND BE DONE WITH IT.
NOW YOU MAY ENTER THE FORBIDDEN ZONE. BUT DO NOT COME RUNNING TO US IF YOU FIND THE TERRIBLE FATE THAT AWAITS YOU THERE! ALSO TELL MOBIUS I SAID HI
[Some person completely covered in NCR clothing yet bearing a satchelbag with the insignia of the mojave express and stops near klein.]
"Do you need something delivered to him? Never mind, I know what it is."
[They pull a letter out of their satchelbag and flaunt the addressed side to him before putting it back and walk out the door.]
"Have fun with your delegation, Klein! Let the others talk some, will ya?"
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?!
*Ooooo, Kleinâs sending love lettersssss..*
SHUT UP, O! I DO NOT WRITE LOVE LETTERS. THE THOUGHT OF MYSELF WRITING SUCH NONSENSE IS⊠WELL, IT IS A DOWNRIGHT INSULT TO MY CHARACTER. GIVE THAT BACK!
[Courier 5 keeps walking. Klein looks on in horror.]
The soldiers leave and begin the short drive... to the FORBIDDEN DOME!
Three jeeps are rolled out of the Chinook and the Joint Chiefs of Staff get in one of them. The others get onto the other jeeps and load the M2 Brownings. They start their engines and drive off, quickly overtaking Five, startling them.
They speed across the roads towards the dome shaped dome, blasting the occasional robo-scorpion or lobotomite that tries attacking them.
"AHH!"
[They stumble out of the way, handing on their back but unharmed for the most part.]
The noble Cazadore:
She sees a swarm of Cazadores begin to enter through the Junior shaped hole.
SHIT!
SQUAD! WE GOT HOSTILES!
Pete immediately moves to protect her, dropping his LAW and pulling out his M16.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff pull out M1911s and check to see if theyâre loaded and shout into their radios for air support, and the Army snipers hurriedly switch out their AP rounds for anti-personnel.
The two combat engineers rush up and place down their 571-C sentries, quickly setting them to armed and uploading a Cazadore target profile.
The turrets lock on and start blasting at the Cazadores, alerting the swarm.
Two M60 gunners lay prone and start laying suppressive fire, and two soldiers with M202 Flashes rush in and start firing rockets at them. The rest of the squad is hipfiring M16s at the cazadores.
The sound of machine guns, sniper rifles, pistols, assault rifles and the occasional incendiary rocket echoes across the dome and the Big MT as dozens of Cazadores fall to the ground, and what seems like 2 cazadores for every one killed enters the dome.
Outside, the sound of an AH-1 and Vertibird starting up echoes across the valley, picking up speed.
He hoists his wife over his shoulder and makes a rapid sprint back towards the impromptu firing line, only to feel himself get stung by one of them, which dies
He fights the burning sensation and his growing wooziness of the venom, runs back into the line and lays Sarah down before collapsing.
Fuck! Pete- stay awake damn it! You donât have permission to die!
He leans to a side and vomits.
WE NEED A MEDIC OVER HERE!
[Suddenly, before the cazadores can do any more harm, a MASSIVE dog backlit by the setting sun appears. It opens its jaws and-]
BARK!!!
[The deafening sound echoed throughout the valley, sending shockwaves through the air. What was left of the cazadores immediately recoiled from the shock, disoriented. With a collective screech they turned and fled, flying away as fast as they could. As the last cazadore stumbled away, trying to regain its bearings, the cyberdog lunged forward, biting the insect in half.]
The Joint Chiefs of Staff and all the other soldiers look terrified by itâs presence. A marine fiddles with their LAW preparing to extend it, only to get their hand slapped by another.
They freeze in terror, trying to identify them as friend or foe.
[This absolute fucking unit of a dog swivels its head to stare at the soldiers. It emits a low growl, not yet attacking them.]
The Airforce JCS mouths retreat, and the entire squad slowly walks backwards out of view, facing the dog, while slowly dragging the wounded back as well.
They open the door and immediately start stacking the wounded onto jeeps, then some drivers speed them back to the Sink as a Vertibird and AH-1 hover above.
Alice is just there watching as the Joint Chiefs of Staff debate across one another and several marines eye her with a look that can only be described as âDonât you try anything, or dare to breathe funny at us you filthy wastelander or youâre dead.â
âCan I get the right to be treated as not a threat until proven otherwise if I help you with the dog?â
*She also takes out some medical supplies and tourniquets and levitates them over to the medics, continuously poking them with the bag until one of them grabs it.*
They stare at you with that stepford smile southern people give when they don't like what you did but are too nice to say it to you.
The medic takes half the supplies walks back to you, hands it back and roughly pats you on the head.
"Bless her soul," says the medic.
âIâll take what I can get. At least use the tourniquets though.â
She brushes the hand off her hand and heads over to gabe, pulling out some meat to give the giant dog.
âGaaaabbbe, who wants a treat?â
@cyberdog-gabe
[His ears perk up immediately. Tail thumping, he bounds over towards Alice, accidentally knocking a car over]
BARK! BARK! BARK!
âLetâs get away from all these people first buddy, youâre scaring them.â
She leads Gave over to a field and tosses him a Brahmin steak
[He tears into the steak with wild abandon]
WOOF!!
She pats his muzzle
âGood boyâ
[He bites her hand.]
She gives him a look as she pulls her hand out of his mouth.
[He gives her puppy dog eyes and whimpers]
âLetâs try that again â
*She holds her hand infront of his nose for him to smell.*
[He tentatively sniffs it before nuzzling her hand]
âThere we go, letâs get you home, I bet Borous is worried sick about you.â
She gives a smile as she gently rubs his face.
[His tail wags even more at the mention of Borous.]
BARK BARK BARK!!!
You detect the sound of a Vertibird and the radar indicates another flying vehicle- but that canât be right, since the Eagles have already landedâŠ.
Then you hear the sound of the radar fence triggering and see on cameras the Vertibird (with Legion markings nonetheless) desperately trying to stay aloft and landing a good distance away from the Sink, near Ulyssesâ Point.
Dozens of lobotomites attracted by the commotion flock to the Legion Vertibird. You can see two Frumentarii trying to shoot them with pistols and trying to close the doors when it becomes too dense, but too late.
The lobotomites force the door open and swarm inside. You can hear snarling and bloodcurdling screams of the pilot and Legion agents inside as the Lobotomites make an unscheduled playdate with them and start monkeying around with the helicopter.
[Dalaâs rather unbothered by this.]
O look Dr, 0! Theyâre playing! How lovely is that?
*âŠJust splendid.*
[The present JCS officers look on in horror.]
The JCS officers have the feeling that the Legion was trying to spy on their unplanned excursion.
One can only hope that Legion high command never heard anything back from them.
*Several lobotomites are using the rotors as merry-go-arounds.*
@alobotomite
WEEEHEEEHEEEE AAAAGAGHRAGAHHLLL!!!
[Theyâre having the time of their life. Dismembered legionaries are strewn about everywhere. Several other lobotomites fight for a spot on the rotor.]
(They are unawares there is a second helicopter rotor as the Vertibird is a VTOL)
[Akin to the wojak pointing meme, they cease their brutality and run over to the second one. Even the ones on the first rotor. The fighting begins once more, stops, point at the other rotor and go to that one, and so on and so forth.]
âIâm going to be sickâŠâ mutters the Airforce JCS.
They decide to head back in and speak to the think tank.
âDo you know where we can find Dr. Mobius?â asks the Army JCS to Klein (who they wholeheartedly believe are the scientistsâ robotic assistants)
THAT TRAITOROUS OLD FART? OH YES⊠YES WE DO.. HE RESIDES IN.. 8 PLAY THE SOUND
[Dramatic thunder and lightning strike.]
THE FORBIDDEN ZONE!!!
WE ADVISE YOU DO NOT ENTER THE FORBIDDEN ZONE, AS IT IS FORBIDDEN. YOU WILL MOST CERTAINLY DIE BY HIS HAND IF YOU FIND HIM! HIS HAND IS EXTREMELY LETHAL! JUST BY THE VERY THOUGHT OF DR. MOBIUS, I CAN FEEL MY SENSORS HEATING U I MEAN SHUTTING DOWN⊠HE THINKS HIMSELF A CLEVER LITTLE SNAKE, DOESNâT HE? WELL HEâS NOT!
[Klein rambles on while the rest of the doctors listen on attentively.]
The JCS staff look mildly concerned.
A marine collapses as soon as they hear the word FORBIDDEN ZONE to everyoneâs alarm.
The Army JCS speaks up after an uncomfortably silent moment punctuated by the sound of Vulpes and Galileo sobbing together.
âBefore we speak to him, where is the board of scientific directors? Weâd like to speak to them first.â
BAH! YOU FOOLS! THE BOARD OF SCIENTIFIC DIRECTORS ARE RIGHT HERE! WE ARE THE THINK TANK. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL OF US ARE HEAD SCIENTISTS THAT HAVE LONG SINCE ABANDONED OUR HUMANITY. YOU SHOULD BE HONORED TO TALK TO US NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND, OR HAVE YOU DAMAGED YOUR BRAIN BEYOND REPAIR?
The Joint Chiefs of Staff are silent for a moment.
Then the Marines JCS speaks up.
Weâd like to introduce ourselves.
I am General Adele Flores, interim chief of staff for the United States Marine Corps, one of the three factions of the Screaming Eagles of Holloman Airforce Base and Alamogordo. I command the entire Marine Corps and all it's auxiliary functions and cooperate with the other three factions and scientific staff to make decisions, shared by the other chiefs of staff.
The Army JCS speaks up.
I am General Alayah Michaels, interim chief of staff for the United States Army, the second of the three factions. I share the same duties as General Flores.
And the Airforce JCS speaks up.
I am General Nicolas Keaton, interim chief of staff for the United States Airforce, the last of the three factions. I also share the same duties as General Micheals.
We recieved a signal from the Big MT complex and wish to establish formal relations with the laboratory for mutual benefit.
They hold their hands out, silently wishing the robots have manipulator arms of some sort for a handshake.
[They all scream in terror.. well, except Dala. She just stares. Smiling.]
G-GAHHH!! THE NON-LOBOTOMITES ARE DISPLAYING THEIR HAND PENISES IN A HORRENDOUS VULGAR DISPLAY!!!
They quickly place their hands down and quickly reintroduce themselves.
Them and their security detail are pale and look like they're going to faint.
AH.. MUCH BETTER!
I AM DOCTOR KLEIN, THE REAL HEAD OF THIS INSTITUTION, AS YOU ALL STRIVE TO IGNORE⊠AND I AM ALL THAT MATTERS.
â What?! I want to introduce mysel- â
NOT NOW, BOROUS! AHEM.
WE DO NOT CARE FOR YOUR NAMES. WE WILL SIMPLY CALL YOU âNON-LOBOTOMITEâ AND BE DONE WITH IT.
NOW YOU MAY ENTER THE FORBIDDEN ZONE. BUT DO NOT COME RUNNING TO US IF YOU FIND THE TERRIBLE FATE THAT AWAITS YOU THERE! ALSO TELL MOBIUS I SAID HI
[Some person completely covered in NCR clothing yet bearing a satchelbag with the insignia of the mojave express and stops near klein.]
"Do you need something delivered to him? Never mind, I know what it is."
[They pull a letter out of their satchelbag and flaunt the addressed side to him before putting it back and walk out the door.]
"Have fun with your delegation, Klein! Let the others talk some, will ya?"
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?!
*Ooooo, Kleinâs sending love lettersssss..*
SHUT UP, O! I DO NOT WRITE LOVE LETTERS. THE THOUGHT OF MYSELF WRITING SUCH NONSENSE IS⊠WELL, IT IS A DOWNRIGHT INSULT TO MY CHARACTER. GIVE THAT BACK!
[Courier 5 keeps walking. Klein looks on in horror.]
The soldiers leave and begin the short drive... to the FORBIDDEN DOME!
Three jeeps are rolled out of the Chinook and the Joint Chiefs of Staff get in one of them. The others get onto the other jeeps and load the M2 Brownings. They start their engines and drive off, quickly overtaking Five, startling them.
They speed across the roads towards the dome shaped dome, blasting the occasional robo-scorpion or lobotomite that tries attacking them.
"AHH!"
[They stumble out of the way, handing on their back but unharmed for the most part.]
The noble Cazadore:
She sees a swarm of Cazadores begin to enter through the Junior shaped hole.
SHIT!
SQUAD! WE GOT HOSTILES!
Pete immediately moves to protect her, dropping his LAW and pulling out his M16.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff pull out M1911s and check to see if theyâre loaded and shout into their radios for air support, and the Army snipers hurriedly switch out their AP rounds for anti-personnel.
The two combat engineers rush up and place down their 571-C sentries, quickly setting them to armed and uploading a Cazadore target profile.
The turrets lock on and start blasting at the Cazadores, alerting the swarm.
Two M60 gunners lay prone and start laying suppressive fire, and two soldiers with M202 Flashes rush in and start firing rockets at them. The rest of the squad is hipfiring M16s at the cazadores.
The sound of machine guns, sniper rifles, pistols, assault rifles and the occasional incendiary rocket echoes across the dome and the Big MT as dozens of Cazadores fall to the ground, and what seems like 2 cazadores for every one killed enters the dome.
Outside, the sound of an AH-1 and Vertibird starting up echoes across the valley, picking up speed.
He hoists his wife over his shoulder and makes a rapid sprint back towards the impromptu firing line, only to feel himself get stung by one of them, which dies
He fights the burning sensation and his growing wooziness of the venom, runs back into the line and lays Sarah down before collapsing.
Fuck! Pete- stay awake damn it! You donât have permission to die!
He leans to a side and vomits.
WE NEED A MEDIC OVER HERE!
[Suddenly, before the cazadores can do any more harm, a MASSIVE dog backlit by the setting sun appears. It opens its jaws and-]
BARK!!!
[The deafening sound echoed throughout the valley, sending shockwaves through the air. What was left of the cazadores immediately recoiled from the shock, disoriented. With a collective screech they turned and fled, flying away as fast as they could. As the last cazadore stumbled away, trying to regain its bearings, the cyberdog lunged forward, biting the insect in half.]
The Joint Chiefs of Staff and all the other soldiers look terrified by itâs presence. A marine fiddles with their LAW preparing to extend it, only to get their hand slapped by another.
They freeze in terror, trying to identify them as friend or foe.
[This absolute fucking unit of a dog swivels its head to stare at the soldiers. It emits a low growl, not yet attacking them.]
The Airforce JCS mouths retreat, and the entire squad slowly walks backwards out of view, facing the dog, while slowly dragging the wounded back as well.
They open the door and immediately start stacking the wounded onto jeeps, then some drivers speed them back to the Sink as a Vertibird and AH-1 hover above.
Alice is just there watching as the Joint Chiefs of Staff debate across one another and several marines eye her with a look that can only be described as âDonât you try anything, or dare to breathe funny at us you filthy wastelander or youâre dead.â
âCan I get the right to be treated as not a threat until proven otherwise if I help you with the dog?â
*She also takes out some medical supplies and tourniquets and levitates them over to the medics, continuously poking them with the bag until one of them grabs it.*
They stare at you with that stepford smile southern people give when they don't like what you did but are too nice to say it to you.
The medic takes half the supplies walks back to you, hands it back and roughly pats you on the head.
"Bless her soul," says the medic.
âIâll take what I can get. At least use the tourniquets though.â
She brushes the hand off her hand and heads over to gabe, pulling out some meat to give the giant dog.
âGaaaabbbe, who wants a treat?â
@cyberdog-gabe
[His ears perk up immediately. Tail thumping, he bounds over towards Alice, accidentally knocking a car over]
BARK! BARK! BARK!
âLetâs get away from all these people first buddy, youâre scaring them.â
She leads Gave over to a field and tosses him a Brahmin steak
[He tears into the steak with wild abandon]
WOOF!!
She pats his muzzle
âGood boyâ
[He bites her hand.]
She gives him a look as she pulls her hand out of his mouth.
[He gives her puppy dog eyes and whimpers]
âLetâs try that again â
*She holds her hand infront of his nose for him to smell.*
[He tentatively sniffs it before nuzzling her hand]