Simus
An Excellent Site Member
Jessica watched with sadness as Mordecai left. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and he was walking away from it without a second though. She understood this this Mr. Burke was downright creepy but how could he afford to pass this up? Even worse, no one else seemed to care. Vex and Kenzi were wrapped up in their own conversation, Daryl was being Daryl, the woman Andrea she didn't know well enough to gauge. Merle however was being much more polite than any other time tonight. Even with Jessica. He understood the value of this man's proposal but Jessica suspected it was much more for his personal gain, which sounded vast, than making a difference in this world. That was what Jessica cared about. They were going to find technology the Brotherhood and the NCR could, would and did kill over and she would have it first. This vault could contain anything: Food processors, teleportation technology, matter converters, maybe even a Garden of Eden Creation Kit. Now that would be something. She had read about the ancient devices in the Brotherhood archives and they seemed like magic. A device that could create life from complete lifelessness, to turn a place as irradiated and dismal as the Great Glow in California into a lush paradise. Such a device would be nothing less than a miracle.
The Brotherhood would have no interest in it because it wasn't a weapon and the NCR would take it for itself so no one else may benefit, but the Followers would see that everyone could benefit from it. Jessica had been with them for less than two weeks and already they felt like family. The Brotherhood in Hidden Valley back in the Mojave was still her family and she still loved and missed them but she was beginning to see how misguided they were. They were working with the NCR now, helping to protect the old roads, Elder McNamira had finally seen to that, but that was only because of the threat of Ceaser across the Colorado. Who's to say that one the Legion was pushed back or destroyed the NCR and the Brotherhood would pick up on the same old war they've been fighting for decades? The NCR had gotten so much bigger and the Brotherhood had stayed small. They usually lost when they fought with the NCR. The Mojave, if it came to that, would not be an exception.
Jessica was in the middle of writing her list when she realized she needed to tell these people who she really was. If they found out by some other means they could kill her. Especially Vex and Kenzi, nice as they were. She decided now was the best time and after looking over her list one more time she would turn it in and then tell them.
-Spare parts for one plasma defender
-Spare parts for one Split beam, scoped laser rifle with focus optics
-Four weapon repair kits
-Twenty doses Med-X
-Twenty Stimpaks
-Five super stimpaks
-Thirty Citalophram 40mg tablets (To maintain clinical depression. I have a month's dose already but I don't want to run out.)
-A suit of recon armor
-Chili that doesn't taste, smell or look like vomit
-a PipBoy 3000 (Essential for mapping the trail and topography of the expedition and navigating the area.)
"Here you go." Jessica said, looking very nervously at Mr. Burk and moreso because of her announcement.
"Thank you Jessica. I've taken the liberty of writing out Merle's list for him so that's everyone. Be advised that with the exception of food, water an ammo you're borrowing everything on your lists. If you lose or damage any item you'll have to pay for it upon your return trip. Unless of course you have the caps to buy everything now, in which case you can do with them whatever you like. Now, as a last part of our meeting I'd like to meet with you all individually upstairs in my room. The purpose will be to spend a few minutes to get to know you, why you want to come on this expedition and to take care of some...rather confidential paperwork. If there's no objections I'd like to start with Kenzi."
"Actually Mr. Burke I'd like to make an announcement before we begin."
"Then by all means Jessica, share it."
"Okay." She said, pushing her glasses up and taking a deep breath while facing everyone. "As you've all learned tonight I'm a member of the Followers of the Apocolypse but I'm originally from the Mojave and have another family that you should know about. I'm...well...I'm...I'm a member of the Brotherhood of Steel. I'm a scribe from the Mojave Chapter and even though I'm here in Frisco upon my own accord learning from the Followers...the Brotherhood's keeping an eye on me. They'll probably find out about this expedition if they haven't already and that could cause...problems...for some of us."
She looked at Vex and Kenzi with desperate apology. If they were like half the troopers back home they would not take kindly to her telling them this. "I'm really sorry about this but if we're going to go off together you guys need to know who I really am. That way if...you don't want me along you'd have a good reason. I'm guessing Vex and Kenzi will probably try and throw me out of here now so...yeah."
She looked down at the floor and her shoulders sank. She was Brotherhood in NCR territory and that usually meant trouble. She expected a hostile response and just wanted to get it over with. She had told the truth about herself and now she would face it.
The Brotherhood would have no interest in it because it wasn't a weapon and the NCR would take it for itself so no one else may benefit, but the Followers would see that everyone could benefit from it. Jessica had been with them for less than two weeks and already they felt like family. The Brotherhood in Hidden Valley back in the Mojave was still her family and she still loved and missed them but she was beginning to see how misguided they were. They were working with the NCR now, helping to protect the old roads, Elder McNamira had finally seen to that, but that was only because of the threat of Ceaser across the Colorado. Who's to say that one the Legion was pushed back or destroyed the NCR and the Brotherhood would pick up on the same old war they've been fighting for decades? The NCR had gotten so much bigger and the Brotherhood had stayed small. They usually lost when they fought with the NCR. The Mojave, if it came to that, would not be an exception.
Jessica was in the middle of writing her list when she realized she needed to tell these people who she really was. If they found out by some other means they could kill her. Especially Vex and Kenzi, nice as they were. She decided now was the best time and after looking over her list one more time she would turn it in and then tell them.
-Spare parts for one plasma defender
-Spare parts for one Split beam, scoped laser rifle with focus optics
-Four weapon repair kits
-Twenty doses Med-X
-Twenty Stimpaks
-Five super stimpaks
-Thirty Citalophram 40mg tablets (To maintain clinical depression. I have a month's dose already but I don't want to run out.)
-A suit of recon armor
-Chili that doesn't taste, smell or look like vomit
-a PipBoy 3000 (Essential for mapping the trail and topography of the expedition and navigating the area.)
"Here you go." Jessica said, looking very nervously at Mr. Burk and moreso because of her announcement.
"Thank you Jessica. I've taken the liberty of writing out Merle's list for him so that's everyone. Be advised that with the exception of food, water an ammo you're borrowing everything on your lists. If you lose or damage any item you'll have to pay for it upon your return trip. Unless of course you have the caps to buy everything now, in which case you can do with them whatever you like. Now, as a last part of our meeting I'd like to meet with you all individually upstairs in my room. The purpose will be to spend a few minutes to get to know you, why you want to come on this expedition and to take care of some...rather confidential paperwork. If there's no objections I'd like to start with Kenzi."
"Actually Mr. Burke I'd like to make an announcement before we begin."
"Then by all means Jessica, share it."
"Okay." She said, pushing her glasses up and taking a deep breath while facing everyone. "As you've all learned tonight I'm a member of the Followers of the Apocolypse but I'm originally from the Mojave and have another family that you should know about. I'm...well...I'm...I'm a member of the Brotherhood of Steel. I'm a scribe from the Mojave Chapter and even though I'm here in Frisco upon my own accord learning from the Followers...the Brotherhood's keeping an eye on me. They'll probably find out about this expedition if they haven't already and that could cause...problems...for some of us."
She looked at Vex and Kenzi with desperate apology. If they were like half the troopers back home they would not take kindly to her telling them this. "I'm really sorry about this but if we're going to go off together you guys need to know who I really am. That way if...you don't want me along you'd have a good reason. I'm guessing Vex and Kenzi will probably try and throw me out of here now so...yeah."
She looked down at the floor and her shoulders sank. She was Brotherhood in NCR territory and that usually meant trouble. She expected a hostile response and just wanted to get it over with. She had told the truth about herself and now she would face it.