~The Tecate Divide~

It isn't hard to kill.

Even for a peaceful man it is not particularly difficult. When you are pushed it is simply a matter of getting to work and before long you stand over a body.

The difficult part is dealing with what you have done. Reconciling who you believe yourself to be with what you would think of another who had done the things you have done. Your self image changes, and you can either seek to explain your behavior and regain your previous view of yourself or embrace the change and become a new man.

I'm tired of dealing with these issues. I want better for my family. For my child. For my wife.

In this inhospitable world I have done much good and my fair share of bad as well to build about myself and my family a bubble of safety. I have worked my hands to the bone that my child might have a childhood, a period of life defined by ignorance of the bubble in which he lives. In a world where man has nearly extinguished itself a number of times this is not easy. I have not been entirely successful.

My child has seen death. He has seen prostitution. He has seen drug use and the despair that comes with it. Yet through all of this he has retained the childlike innocence that is inherent in childhood, hence the name.

The man pauses.

I look at my hands and I see the blood they have spilled.

If they knew what I had done. If they knew, they wouldn't be able to see me as they do now.

I want to take them somewhere safe. I want a better life for them. For us.




As the sun rose over the Tecate Divide the man turned to the other, eager to be understood.

"We've all done some dirt friend. It's human nature. You can't escape it." replied The Other.

The man looked down, disappointed his contact hadn't better grasped his sentiment.

"I'll take you though. If you've got the credits I'll take you."




Thus it was decided, the man and his family would set out when next the sun rose over the Tecate Divide, and perhaps far to the North East they would find a future in New Vegas.

I like this Smiley, and I'm interested to see where the story goes, especially if it involves New Vegas. And the Tecate Divide is near San Diego, right? Or am I mixing it up with a different place?

Nice short, easy to read chapter. I enjoyed it. You've peaked my curiosity.

Excellent to see you up to another story! I always love your works, and follow them all to the end. I can't wait to see where this goes.

(Major derp was major)

The Tecate Divide is indeed near San Diego.

Thanks for all the feedback.

I had one idea on where I wanted to go with this, and then recent experiences made me want to go a different way...

So now I'm trying to work out what I want to do before I start doing it, I have a tendency to get a few posts into a story, get stuck, and abandon it. It's quite irritating.

The plan for now is to have a group of people take off from Boulevard CA making their way to Las Vegas NV. I'm hoping to do a little research (emphasis on Little) to make a quasi believable journey. The story originally was going to just get to Vegas quick and then kind of restart a story I wrote awhile ago in anticipation of New Vegas' release.

I've got a few characters in mind for the journey and a bit for the status of NV if I ever actually get there....

But I'd like to kind of do this as a Fan-Fiction with others having an impact on the story. If I ever get it going and you like it as it develops please PM me and you can create a character to join up with the party.

Spoilers though. People die.