Maric went toward the guard post, seeing the usual. Grey. He continued to walk down the hallway, finally getting close to the entrance. That's when he first noticed two figures. The guard, Jansen, and Lydia. Both nice people, but Maric hadn't had much to do with them. Might as well get to know them, if I'm gonna be traveling with them

"What's up guys?" he asked. He hated these kind of generic hello's, but it was the only thing he could think of at the time. "You all ready to get the hell out of here?"

Lydia winked at Jansen and shrugged his hand off her shoulder as Maric arrived.
"What's up guys?" he asked and waved an awkward hand at them. "You all ready to get the hell out of here?"
"You bet I am!" Lydia grinned and walked up to him. He was alright, in Lydia's eyes, certainly better than his father anyway. "I can't wait to see America - the place our families came from! It'll be like stepping back in time - except, y'know, everything's gone. I'm more then certain there's life out there - how else would Radroaches exist? Right Jansen?"
She turned to see the guard had followed behind her.

The old Overseer's son, Maric, suddenly approached him and Lydia. She tossed him a sly wink and removed his arm from around her shoulder. Jansen doubted that his feelings for her were unknown, but by the Vaults standards, she was still a minor for the next year, and he wasnt. There was no reason for them to get in trouble the day they were about to leave.

"What's up guys, you all ready to get the hell out of here?" He remarked, in an almost annoyingly chipper attitude. At least he's better than his father. Jansen reminded himself. Jansen had hated the old Overseer, the old man had ruined his career and imposed the policies that had caused all of the Vault's troubles. Jansen hadn't shed a tear when the old bastard had finally died.

""You bet I am! I can't wait to see America - the place our families came from! It'll be like stepping back in time - except, y'know, everything's gone. I'm more then certain there's life out there - how else would Radroaches exist? Right Jansen?" Lydia piped in, turning to jansen for confirmation.

"Of course. From what I've figured out from the vaults records, there are still people out there...somewhere. Where, I dont know in the slightest." Jansen confirmed, walking back over to his esk and picking up his UMP.

Jansen examined the .40 Sub-Machinegun, making sure there were no signs of strain in the black synthetic polymer of the reciever, then removing the 30-Round magazine to make sure all of the rounds were aligned.

Satisfied with the examination, Jansen rammed the Magazine home into the breach and cocked back the charching handle, allowing the first round the slide into the reciever. After the gun was locked and loaded, he flicked the fire selector switch to SAFE and slung the weapon over one shoulder by the strap so that it hung loosely at his side, ready at a moments notice.

"Now then, whatevers out there, its my job to make sure that you," Jansen turned to lydia to indicate he was talking about her, the slightest smile on his face.


", and I suppose you, too." Jansen continued, pointing at Maric. "Dont get hurt."

It was hot in the cave, Zoey removed her leather jacket leaving her upper body coverd by a small low cut t-shirt that didnt cover her midriff. She examined the vault door closer the yellow 34 had faded over time and the door had rusted slightly, Zoey wandered if there was still people inside, unless the door magically opened for her she wasnt getting inside, there was no controll panel anywhere. She then wandered if she was the only one to find it. Zoey came to the conclusion she would come back later after she had conned Moriarty to see if she could find a way in, Zoey was utterly intruged by the vault as she'd never seen one before. Zoey walked over to her jacket and put it back on as well as her t-shirt it was low cut and showed of her "asset's" it also didnt cover her midriff, not only did this help in Zoey's line of work, but it also made her feel good.

"Now then, whatevers out there, its my job to make sure that you, and I suppose you, too Dont get hurt" Zoey spun and looked at the door she could of sworn she heard somthing through the door she waited to see if she could hear more or see if it was just her imagination.

Maric was a little annoyed at Jansen's statement. Don't get hurt? Just because he's a guard doesn't mean he's God or anything he thought, although he didn't show it in his expression. One of the Overseer trainings; never show emotion.

"Well then, I guess we're all that's going. In any case, I'm not waiting. Let's get this thing open." Maric said as he started typing the passcode on the door. 284953, not a too complicated password. And as he pressed enter, he heard a large, screeching noise. He then looked as the 2 ton door began to descend, back and back some more. As if it took forever, the door finally slid open, for them only to see a girl with a gun.

Maric unsheathed his 10mm and aimed it at the girl. From the looks, she was pretty enough. But she was armed, and he wasn't taking chances.

"Lower your weapon! We are friendly!" he yelled, hoping she would comply.

Zoey went to walk away convinced she was hearig things as she got to the door, when the was a horrible screech from the door she turned to see the door opening

"well holy [censored]" Zoey adopted a crouched position and raised her weapon, she didnt have a clue what was on the other side of that door hopefully not a fight, while she could hold her own she was a con woman 1st and a fighter second. Steamed filled the cave as dust circled round and clouded her vision

"Lower your weapon we are friendly" Zoey still couldnt see who was calling out to her, as the dust settled and she started to be able to see again she saw three people standing in the vault doorway two men and a girl who was prehaps, two to three years younger than her.

"I'll put mine down at the same time as you!" Zoey called out, Zoey was a grifter and had a way with words people seemed to listen to her and the man pointing the pistol at her nodded his head

"On three ok? one two three" Zoey lowered her weapon as the man did the same

"Okay what the hell has just happened? i was just looking at the door and now its open?" Zoey stood up and walked catiously to the three people in the door making sure to keep her hands of her weapons.

OOC:If its a gun, the term is Unholsteredd, not Unsheathed.

Jansen got his SMG up and ready as the door began to open, standing a few feet in front of the other two. Jansen had no idea what the hell could be out there. The door screeched to a halt and revealed a woman, in her mid-twenties, packing a Sub-Machinegun that Jansen recognozed as and MP5k, a cousin firearm of his own UMP.

"Lower your weapon! We are friendly!" Maric screamed as he snapped out his Handgun, a standard-issue 10mm that he was apparently not particularly good with, at the woman.

"Well Holy S***!" The woman responded, aiming her MP5 at Maric and dropping into a low crouch, before calming. "I'll put mine down at the same time as you!" She reasoned.

"On three, Okay? One, Two, Three" She counted, then sliwly set down her SMG. Maric did the same with his pistol.

The entire time, Jansen had had his UMP aimed from the hip at the woman, and he kept it there, though in a non-threatening manner, aimed at the woman. He decided Jast to hear her out, motioning for Lydia to stay close in case things went south.

"Okay what the hell has just happened? I was just looking at the door and now its open?" The woman explained, confused. Jansen decided that he would be the one asking the questions, rather than leaviong it to Maric, who he didnt know and didnt trust.

"Okay..where are you from?" Jansen questioned. It was a simple question, not likely to raise hostilities.

Name:Mark Price
six:Male
Age:34
General Look: Similar to Denzel Washington.
Equipment: Sunglasses, Roving Trader Outfit with Leather Armor underneath it. M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper. M1911 pistol
Other:He uses a backpack to store his things in components.

(I hope it's not too late to join.)

OOC: who where you aiming the unsheathed/holsterd thing at sannes? sorry lol and zoey is 20, mid twenties is a little harsh lol:P and sorry im replieing quite quick tonight im bored lol and my gun's an MP5 not an MP5k just thought i'd say sorry if im being knit picky lol

As Zoey walked forward the big guy with the sub-machine gun kept pointing it at her

"hey c'mon ive lowered mine im not going to do anything stupid, and i asked first big guy, but seeing as your being so nice guess i'll awnser frst" Zoey walked forward with her arms crossed so as to keep them away from her MP5

"Im from here and there, wherever i need to be from basically, but i was born and raised in a place called Rivet City, now are you gonna awnser my question? andplease lower that gunif it makes you feel better my rifle's on my back and i'll put this on th floor" Slowley Zoey grabbed the strap that held her weapon in place and pulled it over her head slowly lowering her MP5 to the ground

"But that dont mean you can have it, now what the hell is going on here?" she placed her foot lightly on top of the gun so it couldnt be taken from her and awaited their response.

OOC: To The Lone Wanderer; You can join, but you'll either have to be in or out of the Vault. You can't have family there, since it's just now been opened. And to Sannes Vallen, you don't have to be so critical on everything. I was just thinking about Oblivion.

IC:Maric was relieved that she had lowered her weapon, so he did too. But he was annoying on how Jansen was acting.

"Ok, pleased to meet you. This is Vault 34, and I'm the Overseer. We were just about to leave. Oh, where are my manners? My names Maric. And you are?"

He noticed she was quite enthusiastic, and she answered questions relatively easy. Maybe we could convice her to show us around he thought. It would be a tremendous help. She could take them to 'Rivet City' or somewhere. Just the thought got Maric hyped up. Then he noticed her put her foot on the gun, and he wanted to reassure her they weren't hostile.

"You can take your foot off the gun, we aren't going to take it. We're friendly, remember?" he said, in a friendly manner. "Say, Mysterious Stranger, how much convincing would it take to get you to take us to the nearest town? Or would you be wanting something in return?"

OOC:I was talkin' to Erandur about the holster thing. And the gun in your pic looks like a MP5K medel to me. I may be wrong, of course. Apologies. Either way, its still a 9mm SMG firing from 30-round magazines. Also, Zoey would look older than you are to a squeaky-clean vault-dweller because of the grit and low-lighting. Also, Jansens short for his age. PS, watch your spelling.


"Hey c'mon I've lowered mine, I'm not going to do anything stupid, and I asked first, but seeing as your being so nice guess I'll awnser first" The woman replied. It was a smart decision, 'cause there was no way jansen would be lowering his UMP any time soon.

"I'm from here and there, wherever I need to be from basically, but I was born and raised in a place called Rivet City, now are you gonna answer my question? And please, just lower that gun. If it makes you feel better my rifle's on my back and I'll put this on th floor" She explained, slowly removing the MP5 from the shoulder strap and walking towads Jansen, setting it few feet away from him on the ground, out of arms reach.

Jansen cocked a smile and lowerd his UMP, reaching for the weapon.

"But that dont mean you can have it, now what the hell is going on here?" She snapped at him, and he jstepped back from the weapon.

"Hey, I just wanted to examine it. Its suprisingly high-grade for coming frrom a bombed-out wasteland. Perhaps its not as bad as the records say it is?" Jansen deliberated. It was true, it was a VERY nice gun. H&K, the same manufacturer as his own UMP. Godd@mn amazing german engineering.

He really hoped the wastes werent that bad, thast the records were stating worst-case scenerios. But in the back of his mind, he knew it wasnt true.

OOC: do you mean the gun in my avatar? thats a shotgun lol


Zoey pressed her fot down firmer on the weapon, in the wastes you dont let anyone just take anything

"well pleasantries first i suppose, Im Zoey just another person trying to get through in the waste's how i can and i have weapons because it's dangerous out there, you'd be stupid not to go out there armed" Zoey could see the man, maric getting quite excited

"convince me? huh in my line of work im normally the one doing the convincing" Zoey pondered over wheather to take them or not, would it be fair to leave them to the waste's?

"Alright as a one off i guess i could take you to Megaton, i was heading there anyway for some work, tell you what you've got water in there right? 4 bottles and you got yourself a deal" Zoey retrieved her weapon from the floor and pulled the strap back over her head and awaited to see if they'd agree to her terms.

"Four bottles?" Lydia finally piped in from behind Jansen and opened her backpack. She pulled out four relatively small bottles of ordinary Vault water and handed it to Zoey. "There. Is this some sort of currency? Water? What's Megaton? Why are you so dirty? Oh... so many questions. I suppose I'll ask them on the way." Lydia noticed a few other people were joining the group now - nobody special. A few Vault citizens and a guard or two. Mostly young people, Lydia noted. She looked at the vault one last time and sighed, she was nervous, of course, But more excited than she'd ever been her whole life.

Seeing people say goodbye to their families made Lydia sad. She has no family, her parents were drowned when a pipe in their apartment had burst, flooding it. She was in class at the time and hated herself every day because of it. Maybe, just maybe... She thought, If I'd been at home, I could've helped them. It's all my fault!
Lydia held back a tear and turned away from the crowd, back to Jansen. She gave him a quick grin - so small it was barely noticeable.

"Thanks kid, well guess i cant say kid can i what are you 17? 18? im only 20, dont worry i aint going to hurt ya im more of, lets say an artist than a fighter" Zoey glady took the water and downed one, it tasted great, she threw the empty bottle to one side and opened another this time she poured half of it on her face, the purified water cleared the muck and grime of her face and made her look 19, she'd always been told she looked a year younger than what she was.

"the dirt and grime can add years to you out there, and its important part of my job to look good" Zoey kept one bottle out and put the others away and pointed out and tapped the bottle's cap

"this is the only currency you'll find out there, bottlecaps might seem silly but thats what it is and megaton's a city that's where im heading when everyone's ready." Zoey took a little bit more of the water in the bottle and put it away

"And dirt? you'll get dirty too out there keeping clean is hard because purified water is hard to come by so unless you want to wash with irradiated water yor gonna get a bit dirty. But why was i so dirty? thats cause ive just slid and climbed down a rockface" Zoey liked this girl she kind of reminded her of herself a little bit, she was nervous and Zoey remembered how she felt a 17 nervous, infact she looked sad

"hey whats wrong? i dont even know your name sorry"

"I'm Lydia. Yeah, I'm 17, 18 in two months. This here's Jansen" Lydia said, poking him in the chest. "That lot will just be following us I guess, no need to introduce youself." She pointed to the croud behin them.
Lydia looked Zoey over. She seemed nice, but she kept mentioning "Her line of work" and it didn't sound pretty. She had mentioned two places so far, Rivet City and Megaton. but by the sound if there's a lot more, settlements, towns, even cities! Lydia was ecstatic. "Nothing's wrong, I was just... sad about leaving. Yeah, I'm sad about leaving."

(OOC: I hope you guys don't mind those other Vault Dwellers, I was thinking they could be NPC's we could control if necessary. Just picture them as generic Vault citizens.)

OOC: apolagies for posting so quick i cant think of anything else to do right now lol and i like the idea of controlable npc's

"So, jansen nice to meet you know we arn't pointing guns at each other" Lydia looked Zoey over as did the other vault dwelers behind her

"ah yes, i kep talking about my work and i havnt even told you what i do, dont worry it dosnt involve any of theese" Zoey motioned to her weapons

"I'm a con artist you see, nothing dangerous, and dont worry i wont be conning you guys out of anything and i only con people who dont deserve what they have. Look at moriarty here he's made all his money and wealth by forcing girls into prostitution, he's had people killed and all in all he's an [censored] he dosnt deserve a thing he's got." Zoey flicked through the folder she had retrieved from the dead man

"So, i will go and find a way of conning his money of him and giving it to people that need it, and keep some for myself of course a girls gotta eat right? hope thats cleared that up im a good person really" Zoey put a kind smile across her face

"When everybody's good to go w can head out"

OOC again: i shall try to refrain from posting more untill some others have posted lol

Jansen let Lydia and the woman, Zoey, talk for a bit. He usually didnt bother with formalities and was glad that Lydia had introduced him. Zoey had offerec to take them to some town called "Megaton" in exchange for a few bottles of water, which Lydia gave to her, and then they talked some about appearences in the wasteland.

Zoey was right though, she was a lot younger without the coating of dirt and grit on her face, around Jansens age. Siddenly, she adressed him.

"So, Jansen, nice to know we arn't pointing guns at each other." She remarked sarcastically, and Jansen realised that he still had his UMP aimed at her. He quickly let go of the weapon, letting it hang at his side.

"Ah yes, I keep talking about my work and I havnt even told you what I do, dont worry, it doesn't involve any of these" She pointed at the MP5 on the ground in front of her, and moved her head to the side to indicate the sniper rifle on her back.

"I'm a con artist you see, nothing dangerous, and dont worry, I wont be conning you guys out of anything. I only con people who dont deserve what they have. Look at Moriarty here." She explained, flicking through the files in a folder. "He's made all his money and wealth by forcing girls into prostitution, he's had people killed and all in all he's an [censored] he dosnt deserve a thing he's got, So I'm going to find a way of conning his money of him and giving it to people that need it, and keep some for myself of course a girls gotta eat right? Hope thats cleared that up. I'm a good person really" She finished, and jansen chuckled.

"Your like some kind of post-apocalyptic Robin Hood. Best of look to 'ya. I'm just here to take care a of Lydia and the others here, and find a life for myself." Jansen explained, shrugging.

"Post apocalyptic robin hood? no i guess i worded that wrong, if im conning somone i keep it all, however in some cases when the person im conning has done somthing inexplicable to somone they will then employ my services to con said bad person in which they will be compensated by what i get and i get my payment from that aswell" Zoey just hoped she was making this clear robin hood when the stories existed was nothing more than a common thief her work was alot more... intricate and clever

"comparing me to robin hood just isnt right, he was a common thief with good ideas yes but im a grifter, my work is more intricate and clever" Zoey sighed she didnt even know if people from the vault would understand what a con artist or grifter was maybe they'd get to see her work one day. Zoey was just trying to make conversation while she waited to hear when they where heading out she didnt even know who was the eader of these people.

Maric listened to them talk for what seemed like an hour before he finally stepped in.

"Ok, ok, enough with the talking. You said you would take us to 'Megaton' right? Well then, I think we should get going. Don't want to waste anymore time, I wanna get out there!" he said, hoping he didn't sound too rude. He didn't mean to be, he was just sick of waiting.

"So, Zoey, can we be on our way?" Maric asked.

OOC:I meant the pic that you use in some of your sighn-up sheets. Its an MP5K, not a standard MP5 Model.


Zoey began to attempt to explain why she was NOTHINg like a ost-apocalyptic robin hood, but Jansen just rolled his eyes. It was a joke, Jansen never cracked jokes, and the one time he decides to, he gets chewed out for being incorrect. Luckily, Maric took that moment to cut in.

"Ok, ok, enough with the talking. You said you would take us to 'Megaton' right? Well then, I think we should get going. I don't want to waste anymore time, I wanna get out there!" Maric complained at Zoey, acting like he was in charge. How hilarious, but apparently, the other vault dwellers agreed with him.

"So, Zoey, can we be on our way?" Maric inquired in a superior tone, now knowing he had the Vaulters support. The guy just annoyed the hell out of Jansen, but he did, reluctantly, agree with him. He wanted to see the sun.

"As much as I hate to say it, Marics right. We should probably get going now. Lead away, Zoey. I'm one of the heavier armed security guys, so I'll stay up near the front with you. Lydia, care to get your first glimpse of sunlight with me?" Jansen decided, gesturing for lydia to come up front with him.

He noticed that some of the Vault Dwellers were getting cold feet anbout the surface and turning back, or hanging back to wait until others had gone before them. They're loss, Jansen wouldnt have missed this for anything.

Lydia smiled up at Jasen and held his hand tightly. Zoey marched towards the cave entrance with Lydia and Jansen right behind her. Behind them was Maric, and behind him were the other Vault Dwellers. Everyone was silent, all Lydia could hear was the sound of footsteps as they transitioned from Metal to Earth and the loud beating of her heart. She squeezed Jansen's hand and he squeezed back, both of them anticipating the view that lay through the ancient wooden door. When everyone reached the door Zoey turned around, with a huge grin on her young face she opened it slowly, so slowly Lydia could see beams of light creeping around the door and into the cave. Time stood still, everything Lydia had dreamed and hoped for came up to this moment. Everything she had lived for was coming true.

Suddenly Lydia snapped out of it, just in time to see the blinding light fill the cave in wonderful ambience. She had to cover her eyes and so did Jansen as the pair stepped on to the cliff peak. Lydia felt blind, she couldn't see at all, she held on to Jansen tightly with both her arms in fear she'd be blinded for good. She shut her eyes, feeling a warm gentle breeze for the first time. She heard Jansen gasp and opened her eyes.

It was beautiful - like nothing she'd ever imagined. All fictions and pictures in her head about what the Wasteland was like were evaporated. Lydia saw cars, and streets, and houses and the city. She saw plants and trees and rocks. The wind picked up her hair and threw it in her eyes. Lydia carefully patted it back into place, confused. She looked at the setting sun, it's beautiful shine casting an eerie orange glow over the small town that lay wrecked ahead of them. She noticed something odd too, in the distant city. A tall white obelisk that was miles away, it was strange and looked out of place. It took Lydia a while to realise she hadn't been breathing, and she let out a large and audible gasp that caused Jansen to stroke her hair.

"Jansen it's... it's amazing."

With lydia, jansen approached the door. He clutched her hand tightly, while his other hand had the UMP leveled at his waist, ready for whatever was out there. Slowly, slowly, slowly Zoey approached the door, opened it. And then he was blind.

Or at least, he thought he was. Beside him, Lydia gasped and clutched him with both arms, apparently suffering the same blindness he was. Then, slowly but steadily, the light in his brain faded just enough for him to see.

In that moment, everything he had thought was blown to pieces by the reality. It was nothing like the america in the old holotapes and in the records. It looked strange, the old relics of the past mixed with the harsh new world. Her felt something strange, the first word coming to mind being "Draft" then he remembered what the recirds called it.

"Wind." He wispered, in awe. Beside him, lydia was dazed by the sight of it, the sight of the world. She let out a suprised, strained gasp, and Jansen moved his arm from his weapon to run them throygh her hair, calming her with reassurence of his prescence as he himself stared forward in awe.

This was going to be the world they would be living in for now on. No more cold metal, No more opressing weight of earth her could not see looming over his head. No more stifling, refiltered and refiltered again air. No more light without warmth.

"Jansen it's... it's amazing." Lydia gasped, pulling him close, entranced by everything she saw.

"Yes...yes it is. This is our life from now on. This is our new home." He muttered, shaken to the core by the revelation of this world. It would be more deadly than the vault, but also a thousant times more fulfilling. It wouldnt be as easy a life, but it would be one worth living.

This was the new world. No, not new. Real.

OOC: i never put any pics up sannes lol dont know where you got that from

Zoey nodded at the man and turned around, as she reached the door she grabbed the handle and turned to see Jansen and lydia behind her she smiled

"be prepared" she said in a half whisper she opened the door slowley and when it was opened she walked straight out she was used to the sunlight she went over to the scenic overlook sighn and put one fot on a rock and leant on it she turned to look at the others still recovering from the sunlight Jansen and Lydia where the first to recover they looked on stunned.

"Nothing like you imagined huh" she turned round and jumped up onto a rock so she was above everybody and whistled loudly

"EVERYBODY LISTEN UP! right i want to say some things before we get going, it is dangerous out here so first things first if you have a weapon you need to be prepared to use it, there is irradiated creature's out here that wont think twice about killing you. There is also raiders and other people that will not hesitate to capture or shoot you, i dont like doing it and im sure none of you will but if your not prepared to kill a person then you need to turn around and go back to the vault its not nice but thats how it is out her..." Zoey shot a look behind her and down the hill

"Jansen im trusting you on this if i miss any its up to you" Crouching down it got louder, the barking of five wild dogs she raised her weapon and aimed down the holgraphic scope she fired in bursts at the dogs running up the hill she took four down and the MP5 clicked, empty. Zoey looked over to jansen it all happened so quick he didnt evn have his weapon ready as the dog came over the top she leaped and pinned the dog to the ground, wrapping her arm around the dog's mouth she pulled the combat knife from her boot and sunk it into the savage beast's neck, as she pulled the bade out she spoke again

"Thats exactly what i mean, and you need to be alert and quick that will come after all you've just got out here" Zoey unclipped the empty clip in her weapon and threw it away and pulled a fresh out at inserted the magazine and pulled back the cocking handle

"Starting a new life out here wont be easy for anyone, Megaton is two miles that way, the giant lump of metal is where we are going. Jansen, Lydia i want you two to stay with me, i dont blame you for not being ready on that one your eye's still hurt? it'll wear of soon just be alert other wise you wont be able to look after your girlfriend here" Zoey let out a smile to the two, out of everyone here she iked Jansen and Lydia the most despite only knowing them for five minutes. she was pretty sure jansen would be quite competant in combat he was just caught off guard.

"Lets head out"

OOC:W/e. MP5 It is then.

Jansen heard Zoey say...something. But he was too preoccupied with the scene around them to bother with it. Then he heard her shooting. Jsnsen whipped his USP .45 out of its holster just in time to see Zoey take down the last of the irradiated canines.

Jansen quickly recovered from the shock and reholstered his handgun, readying his UMP from where it hung at his side.

"Thats exactly what I mean, and you need to be alert and quick." Zoey growled, each of the words Jabs aimed at him. Jansen just sighed and flicked the UMP's safety off.

"Starting a new life out here wont be easy for anyone, Megaton is two miles that way, the giant lump of metal is where we are going." Zoey pointed at a hazy metal structure about an hours walking distance away. Jansen had though it was a scrap heap or something.

"Jansen, Lydia, I want you two to stay with me, I dont blame you for not being ready on that one. Your eye's still hurt? It'll wear of soon, Just be alert. Other wise you wont be able to look after your girlfriend here." Zoey ordered, flashing a quick smile at the two of them.

Jansen tried to hide it, but he was a bit embarrased by the moment, the way they had been holding each other, given half of the entire vault had been watching them. Hopefully, Maric had been too blinded to actually see, otherwise he would hold this over Jansen for as long as they were traveling together.

"Lets head out." Zoey ordered, letting the matter rest. She then started heading in the easiest angle down the rock face. Jansen followed after her, forgoing his relatively-bulky UMP for hos handgun in one hand, while he led lydia along with his other, helping her down some of the steeper slopes.

In most cases, Lydia would have argued against him helping her with anything, but it looked like she had been dazed pretty badly by the lighting. Perhaps she was eppileptic? In the vault, that kind of thing was left undiagnosed due to the dim lighting, but she wasnt having a seizure, so it was probably a minor case at worst.

As they walked, Jansen caught up with Zoey and decided to try to pump her for some information about what all was out here. He started out with a common interest, guns.

"So, how do you find such advanced weaponry out here in the wastes. That MP5 looks like a heavily modded design, I would kill for one of those Holo sights on my UMP." He chuckled. He had allways been annoyed with the vaults absence of ways to personalize his guns. The closest thing he got was a foregrip for the UMP and a flashlight on his pistol.

OOC: no worris sannes lol EDIT: and curse my e key i swear it has a mind of its own!



"Where? well i was in the nationel guard armoury one day just on the outskirts of D.C, cant even remember why i was in there the place had too many robots in it so i couldnt explore far but there was a weapons case just lying on the floor, it H&K on the front so i took it a got out of there when i was in some relative saftey i managed to pick the lock as im kinda god at that stuff. Opened the case and there was this MP5 sitting in it with a holo and tac light seperat so i had to attach them but it wasnt hard and this R700 on my back i got in rivet city in the history museum wouldnt work untill i fix'd it up works fine now" Zoey put her hand up a signalled everyone to stop and she raised her weapon as did Jansen this time when all of a sudden a branhim walked out from behind a rock

"Dont shoot its ok... Harith?" Lucky Harith and his guard followed after the branhim, he looked happy to see Zoey

"Zoey? HAHA how you doin girl? aint seen you in a while! got some friends i see!" Harith signalled to his guard it was ok, Zoey walked up a gave harith a hug

"Im fine, fine you look good too! making money? any good inventory in there? wait ther guys this'll only take a moment Jansen keep watch" as Zoey and harithgot out of earshot of th vault dwellers Jansen stayed quite alert to the surroundings, everyone heard Zoey mention somthing about a favour he owed her

"Zoey come on thats expensive kit" Harith quietned down after saying that quite loud, Zoey smiled sweetley at him and he gave in to her request

"See you Harith we'll talk mor next time!" Zoey held somthing in her hand that the others could not see

"Jansen catch!" Zoey threw the object to jansen and to his suprise he caught a holographic sight

"said you'd kill to have one? now you can kill with one, Harith owed me ha, you might be suprised but weapon parts arnt hugely hard to come by some are but all in all plenty of scavving goes on so alot are picked up" They carrid on walking down the dust path as the wind blew Zoey's hair flustered about, the wind was refreshing as th walked

"Hey Jansen sorry if i was bit harsh when we got out of the vault with the dogs and everything, it's just so dangrous out here you've got to be alert and hey you looked pretty embaressed when i said lydia was your girlfriend whats up with that?" it would be about another thirty to twenty minute's before they reached megaton