Attack Dog

The Kings are about an idea, you see? Where every man is free to follow his own path, do his own thing. Where every man is a king in his own right.

[gunsandbots]

put-the-k-in-king

I know, ain’t nothing that excuses that. HE didn’t listen, everybody thinks they know the Strip better than people that live here and then everything always goes pear shaped.

-K really didn’t know what to do, Dirt fucked up hard and there’s really no arguing against it. How do you cheer up somebody from something like this?-

He was dumb and you were right, but holding onto this anger and hiding away from everybody you know ain’t going to change things yanno? It ain’t going to make Dirt any less dumb and it ain’t going to change Ray’s situation.

Ain’t nobody going to take your anger away from you, you’ve got all the right in the world to feel it, but you can’t stay here boiling away. Somebody’s got to support Ray, you ain’t comfortable just leaving her in the hands of some guy you met the day before are ya?

—

[Nico clicks her tongue in irritation, turning to glare at him.]

You think I haven’t thought it that way? You think you’re tellin’ me anythin’ new?

[She seems to regret it the moment the words are out of her mouth, as she grimaces and turns back to staring at her work, grinding her cigarette between her teeth.]

I ain’t hidin’ here, K. I just… Don’t want to take it out on anyone. [A pause.] Specially not Ray.

… how’s she doin’?

[put-the-k-in-king]

Of course I ain’t, you don’t think you’ve never told me shit I ain’t heard before? Or told myself? Sometimes hearin it outta somebody else’s mouth means a lot more yanno?”

-K hesitates, but then crosses over and places his hands on her shoulders, massaging and reclining his chin on the top of her head.- 

Well you can’t just sit in here forever, c’mon Nicky. Even if you’ve gotta take it out on me.

She’s fine, her beau comes by every now and then to cheer her up. She’s keeping a stiff upper lip, but she misses you. She cares about you more than anybody else.

[gunsandbots]

put-the-k-in-king

Yeah I do. -K drops the hammer back from where it came and just sort of stared at the table awkwardly. Shit, he had gotten so hyped about getting her to open up he had almost completely forgotten about how much he actually sucked at conversations like this.-

But..

You know, you tell me all the time I can’t be bottling up my feelings because that ain’t a ‘constructive’ way to handle myself, so why should you?

C’mon Nico, don’t make me play fucking King here. I ain’t good at that, if you need to vent just vent. You always listen to my stupid crap, I oughta be able to return the favor once.

—

[Nico’s frown of irritation switches to a grimace of apprehension. He’s got her there, as loathe as she is to admit it. She turns away from him, biting down on her cigarette. She huffs smoke out through her nose, like an annoyed dragon.

… even being vulnerable around K is hard, but that’s harder to admit than what’s on her mind, so she’ll take the lesser of two evils.]

I’m just… I’m still angry. Angry that if he had just listened that wouldn’t have happened, y’know? [She takes a moment to flick the ash from her smoke.] That he thought he knew better than me cuz he’s big ‘n strong even though I had been livin’ there. Saw it all first hand.

And my words still didn’t mean squat to him.

[put-the-k-in-king]

I know, ain’t nothing that excuses that. HE didn’t listen, everybody thinks they know the Strip better than people that live here and then everything always goes pear shaped.

-K really didn’t know what to do, Dirt fucked up hard and there’s really no arguing against it. How do you cheer up somebody from something like this?-

He was dumb and you were right, but holding onto this anger and hiding away from everybody you know ain’t going to change things yanno? It ain’t going to make Dirt any less dumb and it ain’t going to change Ray’s situation.

Ain’t nobody going to take your anger away from you, you’ve got all the right in the world to feel it, but you can’t stay here boiling away. Somebody’s got to support Ray, you ain’t comfortable just leaving her in the hands of some guy you met the day before are ya?

[gunsandbots]

put-the-k-in-king

I figured if you’re going to be all mopey and morose, then it’s free reign for me to be all pissy and grumpy in return.

And I ain’t going to stop.

-He gives two loud whacks before turning back towards her.-

Unless of course you wanna talk about what the hell’s eating you, so we can move on. I’m supposed to be the pouty baby in this relationship. Ain’t going to do us no good if we’re both like this.

—

[Ivan’s head turns to stare at the scene, just in case Nico needs him to show K the door.

Nico stares at K in irritation, and huffs through her nose. She pulls off her gloves to take out a cigarette and light up, puffing out a cloud of smoke before speaking again.]

You already know what’s eatin’ me.

[put-the-k-in-king]

Yeah I do. -K drops the hammer back from where it came and just sort of stared at the table awkwardly. Shit, he had gotten so hyped about getting her to open up he had almost completely forgotten about how much he actually sucked at conversations like this.-

But..

You know, you tell me all the time I can’t be bottling up my feelings because that ain’t a ‘constructive’ way to handle myself, so why should you?

C’mon Nico, don’t make me play fucking King here. I ain’t good at that, if you need to vent just vent. You always listen to my stupid crap, I oughta be able to return the favor once.

[put-the-k-in-king]

gunsandbots

[…

She grinds her teeth and looks up from her work with a huff, shoving her goggles op her forehead again.]

What are you doing, K?

I figured if you’re going to be all mopey and morose, then it’s free reign for me to be all pissy and grumpy in return.

And I ain’t going to stop.

-He gives two loud whacks before turning back towards her.-

Unless of course you wanna talk about what the hell’s eating you, so we can move on. I’m supposed to be the pouty baby in this relationship. Ain’t going to do us no good if we’re both like this.

[gunsandbots]

put-the-k-in-king: 

Or maybe actually talk to me and hang out with me, that’s a lot more rad.

-Sorry Nico, but you picked the wrong boyfriend to want to mope with, if there’s one thing K has in spades it’s stubbornness. If she gave him a good look she’d already see that he’s got his not going to listen to a word you say frown and fucking try to get rid of me posture.-

Yeah. Well then I decided ta join ya. C’mon, lets do some work together. As a couple.

—

[Nico’s not quite sure if she wants to kiss or kill him. A little bit of both, probably. She gives a dispirited shrug.]

Suit yourself.

[She lowers her goggles back onto her face and turns to the metal pieces she was working on. She takes it with tongs and starts beating on it again, shaping the piece around. Maybe the clanging will shoo K away.]

[put-the-k-in-king]

Consider myself suited. -K just continues to stare at Nico, even after she's long since gone back to work she can probably feel the burning of his stare. That is until it stopped. If she's not going to pay attention to him, he'll just have to do what he does best, be a fucking annoyance. So he just grabs the nearest hammer he can find and starts banging away like a spiteful child on the most unimportant thing he could find in the shop.-

[gunsandbots]

put-the-k-in-king:

Yeah, I sure am, but I sure as shit wasn’t saying make it look like I’m lying when I say I got a gal because ain’t nobody seen her in weeks.

-K frowns to match her own and then give a wave over her backroom himself-

This ain’t never stopped you before, been plenty of times i wondered how you turn a dime when you spend more time at the school than ya own home.

Ya ain’t going to tell me this is all work, I ain’t that bad of a boyfriend not to know when you’re actin different.

—–

Maybe I’ll give you a hickey or two to last you a while

[The quip falls flat; her heart’s just not in it. She follows it with an uncharacteristic huff, turning away to stare at her work.

Oh, NOW he thinks he’s a good boyfriend. She grinds her teeth, keeping the nasty remark to herself. She’s irritated, not cruel. Instead, she gives a tired shrug.]

Just feel like keepin’ myself busy.

[put-the-k-in-king]

Or maybe actually talk to me and hang out with me, that’s a lot more rad.

-Sorry Nico, but you picked the wrong boyfriend to want to mope with, if there’s one thing K has in spades it’s stubbornness. If she gave him a good look she’d already see that he’s got his not going to listen to a word you say frown and fucking try to get rid of me posture.-

Yeah. Well then I decided ta join ya. C’mon, lets do some work together. As a couple.

[put-the-k-in-king]

"Why do so many of you wear leather coats in this heat....?"

“Ain’t none of your business is it, it’s like a uniform. Ya don’t see the followers take they coats off just because they’re getting in the way do ya?”

[gunsandbots]

gunsandbots:

[Ivan gives a metallic grumble, and settles back into his wait for actual customers.

Nico almost doesn’t hear K over the noise of her metalwork, but stops when she hears words, even if not what they’re actually saying. She turns on her seat, lifting goggles off of her face. While she doesn’t look angry, she certainly isn’t lighting up as she usually does whenever K decides to show up on his own free will.]

K? What are you doin’ here?

put-the-k-in-king:

I should be asking you that question, you ain’t been out of this shop in like twenty years.

Are ya really surprised somebody came lookin?

—

[Nico frowns, mouth twisted in annoyance, and then snorts.]

Aren’t you the one always tellin’ me you don’t want folks to think we’re attached at the hip? Anyway, I’ve been workin’.

[She waves a gloved hand to the steel pieces in front of her, along with assorted tools strewn around the place.]

[put-the-k-in-king]

Yeah, I sure am, but I sure as shit wasn’t saying make it look like I’m lying when I say I got a gal because ain’t nobody seen her in weeks.

-K frowns to match her own and then give a wave over her backroom himself-

This ain’t never stopped you before, been plenty of times i wondered how you turn a dime when you spend more time at the school than ya own home.

Ya ain’t going to tell me this is all work, I ain’t that bad of a boyfriend not to know when you’re actin different.

[gunsandbots]

put-the-k-in-king

Tch, thanks for the warning pal. -Guess she still wasn’t feeling so hot after the whole Ray fiasco. But if anybody in the world was safe, he figured it was him. For some reason she kept him around.- Thanks again bud. -He gives Ivan’s metal posterior a good natured slap before making his way towards the back.- Ey Nico, you back here? Donny did something dumb and I wanted to have a laugh with you about it!

—

[Ivan gives a metallic grumble, and settles back into his wait for actual customers.

Nico almost doesn’t hear K over the noise of her metalwork, but stops when she hears words, even if not what they’re actually saying. She turns on her seat, lifting goggles off of her face. While she doesn’t look angry, she certainly isn’t lighting up as she usually does whenever K decides to show up on his own free will.]

K? What are you doin’ here?

[put-the-k-in-king]

I should be asking you that question, you ain't been out of this shop in like twenty years. Are ya really surprised somebody came lookin?

[gunsandbots]

put-the-k-in-king:

Yo Ivan, looking as metallic and badass as always. -Sniffs and points towards the back.- Can you get Nico for me, it’s important relationship shit, IE where the hell she’s been for the last several YEARS. -An exaggeration yes, but damnit all if that’s not what it felt like.-

—-

[Ivan stares at K wordlessly for a moment, almost as if his robot sensibilities didn’t quite catch K’s human ones, but then speaks again.]

Ｓｈｅ  ｈａｓ  ｂｅｅｎ  ｂｕｓｙ．  Ｉｎｔｅｒｒｕｐｔ  ｈｅｒ  ａｔ  ｙｏｕｒ  ｏｗｎ  ｒｉｓｋ．

[He reaches a massive metallic hand to lift the counter’s hatch, giving K free access to the back.]

[put-the-k-in-king]

Tch, thanks for the warning pal. -Guess she still wasn't feeling so hot after the whole Ray fiasco. But if anybody in the world was safe, he figured it was him. For some reason she kept him around.- Thanks again bud. -He gives Ivan's metal posterior a good natured slap before making his way towards the back.- Ey Nico, you back here? Donny did something dumb and I wanted to have a laugh with you about it!

[gunsandbots]

Handsomely and ruggedly pushes into her store, because his bae hasn't been showing up lately and that makes K SAD, so now he's going to come and find her HIMSELF.

[SURPRISINGLY Nico’s not at the front counter, but Ivan. There’s the sound of tinkering in the back, though, a pretty good clue as to where Nico actually is.

Ivan looks down at K.]

Ｃａｎ  Ｉ  ｈｅｌｐ  ｙｏｕ？

[put-the-k-in-king]

Yo Ivan, looking as metallic and badass as always. -Sniffs and points towards the back.- Can you get Nico for me, it's important relationship shit, IE where the hell she's been for the last several YEARS. -An exaggeration yes, but damnit all if that's not what it felt like.-

[put-the-k-in-king]

maybe someday he'll realize he's as good as i know he is

...

Yeah, maybe I’ll see what you see one day Nico.

[put-the-k-in-king]

I wonder if you hate me. I hated you for like a week then I felt bad about, then hated you again. I don't wanna hate you, I just want to be your friend again.

....

-Strokes his beard and then frowns, who the fuck could this be?-

I ain’t... I usually don’t hate nobody, lotsa disappointment for some fellas, but hate’s a strong thing ya don’t throw around all willy nilly.

[rpmemesupreme-blog]

anonymously send me something your muse is secretly thinking about mine, and my muse will guess who it is!

[put-the-k-in-king]

Acknowledged anon, thank you for the warning

[splendidisolation]

It’s time for another flash giveaway!

It’s not really a milestone for either of us or anything, we just really think u guys are neat so we’re givin’ away some art~

~Prizes~

There will be four (4) total winners! Wow!!!

First prize will be a fallout-esque “screenshot” of your oc, like the first three examples.

Three (3) runners-us will receive a lil’ doodle of their oc, like the last example.

Art will be via Kait/jocuments, who’s commission info is also located here, if you’re interested in just straight up purchasing a screenshot!

Rules:

RP blogs only! Fallout blogs would be preferred, but if you have a Fallout verse for a muse, that’s cool too.

You have to be following either myself (Max/Shirley/June) or Kait (Denny/Calvin or Bruce) to be entered

You can reblog to enter, as many times as you wish, but only one reblog will count towards the actual entry. Likes count as well.

You need to have a reference/faceclaim/description of your oc available if you win, as Kait cannot draw them without it.

The winner will have 48 hours to get back to us about their prize, otherwise we move on to the next person.

Giveaway will run from now until Wednesday, Sept. 9th. 12pm CST. Winners will be contacted shortly after.

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[put-the-k-in-king]

NO OFFENSE FROM DONNY

But can’t you try to throw your weight around a little bit? People walk all over ya because you won’t beat the shit out of them once!