OOC: Again, sorry for the lateness of this post, guys. x_X it's been a kinda crazy day. >_<;;

When they had first arrived at the bunker, Kathy had spent a great deal of time considering why she, of all people, had managed to survive until now. She had also spent as much time considering whether or not she would be able to survive for much longer, because the way she saw it, it would be a while before things started to improve.

Or so she had thought. As the days had gone by, she had found herself spending more and more time with Jason, and if she was honest, this suited her just fine. She was surprised at how quickly she had actually managed to understand the things that he had taught her ... and subsequently held herself back from advancing too quickly because in spite of the fact that the world above had gone to hell, she enjoyed his company.

Now, however, the rains had passed, and it was all Kathy could do to follow both Jason and Luke outside, unsure of what was waiting for them. She caught sight of the cars just like they did, her mind immediately whipping itself into a frenzy, even though she knew that she needed to stay calm.

"What are we going to do?" She muttered, barely audible. She hugged her arms around herself and turned to Jason. "Jason ... we're going to be okay, right?"

OOC: Darn computer deleted post, had to re-write! & Bar how does Luke know how to fly a Vetribirds, he’s a solider not a pilot?

Jason Hoover

“Look's like we're walking, unless i can find a damn vertibird." Luke said he looked up to the sky “At least, it's a blue sky..."

however does he know how to fly a vertibird? Or know what one is?

Kathy muttered something, barely audible. She then hugged her arms around herself and turned to Jason. "Jason ... we're going to be okay, right?"

Jason turned and faced Kathy, “Don’t worry Angle pie, I have plan “ Jason said to Kathy in claiming voice.

Walking over to remains of his Melted car, Jason kicked the door off and pulled out a small green and slightly melted box (ammo box)

“ What we need is inside here.” Jason said as he banged the box with his pistol.

Opening up the box, Jason pulled out a map, some energy cells and some car keys, putting the cells into his pocket, Jason opened map and show it to Kathy (and Luke)

“We are here, Barlow’s mother, who recently died, before war Car is parked inside her garage here (Novac) and Charleston resort, were I was going to met up with some people, Is here “ Jason said pointing to each place on map.

“I reckon we lock up the base, get Barlow’s mothers car and head to mount Charleston, if it’s no good we can always come back here , but I don’t want to spend the rest of my life locked up in some bunker” Jason said…

"but you do you think?" Jason asked to Kathy & Luke

OOC: Ouch - hate it when that happens. x_x

Jason turned and faced Kathy, “Don’t worry Angle pie, I have plan “ Jason said to Kathy in claiming voice.

Kathy smiled a little, relaxing a little from her otherwise tense position. "I'll ... try not to," She nodded, her smile growing increasingly. "Thanks, hon-- um ... Jason ..." She trailed, touched by the sentiment. Affection, kindness ... they weren't things that she was used to. But what better time to start?

She followed, looking down at the map that Jason pulled out of the Highwayman's remains. She watched as he pointed out the locations, listening intently, considering the prospects. Outside the Strip and McCarran, she didn't have much of an idea of anywhere else - the Ski Lodge had always sounded like a nice option, but she had never had the chance to go.

“We are here, Barlow’s mother, who recently died, before war Car is parked inside her garage here (Novac) and Charleston resort, were I was going to met up with some people, Is here “ Jason said pointing to each place on map.

“I reckon we lock up the base, get Barlow’s mothers car and head to mount Charleston, if it’s no good we can always come back here , but I don’t want to spend the rest of my life locked up in some bunker” Jason said…

"but you do you think?" Jason asked to Kathy & Luke

Kathy bit down on her lip as she thought about it ... and Jason had a point. The bunker was safe, but it would only be a matter of time before they had to step out, and they would have to eventually.

"I think it's worth a shot," She muttered quietly, still looking down at the map. "If there are people at Mount Charleston ... stands to reason we stand a greater chance together, rather than divided, right? And this is coming from a girl who's always done things her own way ... but like you said, there is always here. But it's worth a shot."

What I can never figure out is why everyone thinks of Vertibirds, a prototype aircraft that was not in mass production or deployment.

The rain stopped so Guy could move about. While scavenging around Boulder City, he found parts of a HAM radio, which was good news. He also found the bodies of the band people he’d seen a while ago, in the street, they’re bodies back with the soot. The dam had also stopped, so he was out of power even he had power to start with. But luckily he had his spring of water that was mostly untouched by the fallout.

OOC: short, but im tired, stayed up all night last night.

(he does not, he just knows about them, he of course, was in the alaska battle.)

Justin laughed at Moore, "A government contingency? Pfffft, yeah, sure, whatever you say pal. They couldn't even save the country, let alone themselves. Unless you believe those loonies who thought there was some Shadow Government consipiracy." Mieux's voice was loud now, echoing the whole lodge at the absurd idea of a secret government. He then stiopped as his stomached growled a bit. "Anyway, let's go eat some food, I'm thinking of cooking up a mean stew." Mieux went on into the kitchen on the first floor and put on one of the chef employee's aprons on the wall rack. Talking to himself, he pulled some food from the fridge. "Let's see.....carrots, potatoes, Grade A beef....ooh, some broccoli, and odd thing for most stews, but it's nutritious none the less." Throwing them into a steadily boiling pot, he starting chopping the beef with a huge cleaver, humming a song he'd once heard Dean Domino play at The Tops one night long ago.

Charlie Moore

"A government contingency? Pfffft, yeah, sure, whatever you say pal. They couldn't even save the country, let alone themselves. Unless you believe those loonies who thought there was some Shadow Government conspiracy,” Mieux’s voice was so loud it rocked the through the entire lodge, it was as if he thought that an idea of the government trying to put systems in place to save or help rebuild the country was absurd, It didn’t matter to me, not like I really cared or that it mattered.

“Anyway, let's go eat some food, I'm thinking of cooking up a mean stew.”

We both went to the kitchen, he started looking through the shelves while I took my seat at on of the stools at what I supposed would have been the small “bar”, though it was really more just a counter in the middle of the kitchen.

“Let's see.....carrots, potatoes, Grade A beef....ooh, some broccoli, and odd thing for most stews, but it's nutritious none the less,” Mieux said as her rummaged through the fridges and cabinets. He drew out a pot and began to prepare the meal. I sat watching silently for a few moments, I didn’t really want to bug him, as he seemed to be quite happy, but it was going to have to come out someday.

“Look, Mieux, we need to get to work, we don’t even know what is in this place, we got to do inventory on the stuff in here so we know what we have and what we need, and if there are things we need, like spare parts we are gonna have to go get them. That also means going in to town. S whadya think, when should we get started?”

Johnson watched Mieux and the kid leave the room, he look back at the terminals before closing the door and slowly moving a chair under the handle to make sure that it couldn't be opened. Nervously he approached the blinking terminal, and switched it on. Damn, I can't remember the codes. The book. Johnson slid the chair aside and opened the door, he could hear Mieux talking at the top of his voice:

"A government contingency? Pfffft, yeah, sure, whatever you say pal. They couldn't even save the country, let alone themselves. Unless you believe those loonies who thought there was some Shadow Government consipiracy."

Johnson's heart skipped a beat before he then realised what Mieux was talking about, "You don't know Jack little fish." Johnson silently moved across the lobby and up the stairs to his room, deep inside his kit was a code-book for agents to contact them. It was a small, plain black book filled with notihng but numbers and letters which would be completely useless to anyone unaware as ot what it was.

Johnson cross back over to the console and switched it on.

Welcome to PoseidoNet
>Read Drive
...
>Active PoseidoNet Connections
Poseidon-Oil Reactor #5...Online
Eagle Rock Mining Complex... Online
>Run Poseidon-Oil Reactor #5
>Welcome to PoseidoNet
>9X7299
...
>70Y644
...
>008Z21
...
...
...


Johnson waited with baited breath, after three rows of elipses he got through.

>ENCLAVE here, please activate your visual connection.
>No visual connection available, broadcasting from field connection.
>Who is this?
>Glenn Johnson, part of the 'Everything is normal' Programme.
>Man I am so sorry.
>Don't tell me your sorry, get me out of here!
>Look, it's not going to happen; you've performed a valuable sacrifice.
>I drew a short straw, my wife and son are onboard.
>One moment please...

Johnson's heart was racing, This can't be happening, they can't leave me here.

>This is the President of the United States of America.
>Sir please, for the love of God don't leave me here.
>We cannot risk contamination this soon after the war, not for decades yet. You have done the noblest thing for your nation and your poeple but I can do nothing more. We have someone for you.
>Glenn, it's me Rhonda.
>Rhonda please, get me out of here!
>They sre saying that we cant go oytside and risk contaminants being brought in. zero tolerance.
>Hows jimmy
>he's fine he wants his dad where are you gelnn
>on a mountain sweetheart. im okay im fine. i just want to be safe with you
...
>Connection to Poseidon-Oil Reactor #5 has been lost.

Glenn hammered the keyboard and terminal, the tears pouring from his eye's flying from his face.

Mieux smirked, "Relax Charles. Look, I already did an inventory, assuming we had one hundred refugees with us, we'd last for roughly five months. At the pace of three men and a dog, it'll be a while. Right now, I'm just using up the perishables before they go bad." Looking down into the pot, he sprinkled in a healthy dose of pepper seasoning. "Ah," he sighed pleased, "The stew is all done. I'll prepare the bowls and utensils." He went over to a shelf and pulled down three or four white bowls, all holding the lodges symbol. He then called Glenn down to dinner, then as he finished pouring the soup into the last bowl, and unthinkingly handing Dean the fourth bowl, he looked back to Charles, "Hey, whatever happened to those guys were supposed to be with? I hope they're alright. Havent seen hide nor hair of them since the night the bombs fell." His mind suddenly started holding concern for the people who'd said they'd meet up with them.

OOC: it's sort of implied that the vertibird was one of chases "upgrades" to the simualtion and that they weren't actually used (along with tanks & spider drones)

Jason Hoover


"I think it's worth a shot," Kathy muttered quietly, still looking down at the map. "If there are people at Mount Charleston ... stands to reason we stand a greater chance together, rather than divided, right? And this is coming from a girl who's always done things her own way ... but like you said, there is always here. But it's worth a shot."

“It’s decided then , Luke you lock up the bases and catch up, I’ll rather head out now because someone could steals the car, if we wait any longer” Jason said as he rolled up the map.

Jason and kathy began walking, after leaving the valley, they beagn walking down some old road that had survived the war and radioactive rain with only a few holes to show that anything had happen but it was still early...

" I don’t trust that Luke, how did he beat us to hidden valley and how does know what a Vetribirds is they are suppose to be top secret! and how did know the code to bunker?”


“I didn’t mention at the base but Barlow mother’s car only has two seats, so when we get to Novac we have leave without him, he still has the bunker so it not like we’re leaving him empty handing”

“ I just hope no-one has taken the car yet…” Jason said as Novac’s dino came into view…

Mount Charleston - Steven Castle

Steven wandered out from his room after hearing Mieux's call. Adjusting his suit and tie he began checking rooms until he found Glenn Johnson looking rather distraught over some terminal.

"Mr. Johnson, are you alright?", Steven queried.

"Mr. Johnson, are you alright?"

The voice came from somewhere behind him, not prepared to give up Johnson reached for the brightness dial on the computer and turned it all the way done until the screen appeared switched off. Johnson wiped his nose on the back of his hand, "Yeah," finally spluttered out. "Yeah, just thinking of Rhonda and Little Jimmy is all, we have a fallout shelter, I just want them to be alright is all."

Suddenly he flipped the table over and knocked the colsole to the floor. "B***ARDS!" He roared into the air. "F***ing Red b***ards." He said before collapsing into the chair again.

“It’s decided then , Luke you lock up the bases and catch up, I’ll rather head out now because someone could steals the car, if we wait any longer” Jason said as he rolled up the map.

Jason and kathy began walking, after leaving the valley, they beagn walking down some old road that had survived the war and radioactive rain with only a few holes to show that anything had happen but it was still early...

" I don’t trust that Luke, how did he beat up to hidden valley and how does know what a Vetribirds is they are suppose to be top secret! and how did knwo the code to bunker?”

"You don't?" Kathy muttered, her voice almost a whisper as she looked around at the wreckage the rain had left in its wake. She hugged her arms around herself again, shivering a little in spite of the heat. "But ... that's true ... you think that maybe he has some shady ties or something? Because ... I'm not too sure how I feel about that."

“I didn’t mention at the base but Barlow mother’s car only has two seats, so when we get to Novac we have leave without him, he still has the bunker so it now like we’re leaving him empty handing”

"It does, does it?" Kathy's expression at this was caught between her biting her lip yet again, and a small smirk. "That's a good point, though. The bunker does have more than enough supplies for the time being ..." She agreed, trying to rationalise their actions in her head. She had grown to trust Jason, which was rare enough for her to do in itself, but had seldom even seen Luke, let alone had the chance to warm to him. "Well, I guess it'll be just the two of us, then." She grinned, calmer as the approached the Dino Dee-Lite.

“ I just hope no-one has taken the car yet…” Jason said as Novac’s dino came into view…

"I'm not sure," She admitted, seeing the Dino up ahead. "What kinds of people usually head there? Hell ... is it likely that they'll even be any left? If they didn't know about the rain ..." She glanced around, the sky having cleared somewhat. They had gotten out of the downpour just in time, but this was not to say that plenty of others hadn't. "If nearly everyone got killed by it, I think it's safe to say we have access to the car." Even as she said these words, she felt more ruthless than she had ever felt before. Pushing a leading lady in order to step in at the last moment was one thing ... but the dead? She had never actually had to deal with that before.

Mount Charleston - Steven Castle

Johnson turned one of the buttons on the machine before replying, "Yeah, just thinking of Rhonda and Little Jimmy is all, we have a fallout shelter, I just want them to be alright is all."

Just as Steven was about to respond Johnson flipped over a table and sent the console crashing to the floor. "B***ARDS!" He roared into the air. "F***ing Red b***ards." He said before collapsing into the chair again."

"I know how you feel those commies have brought ruin to this great nation and I'm sorry you can't be with your family, I truly am.", Steven said trying his best to sound sincere. "I wish I wasn't here either. I could be safe in one of those vaults right now but I didn't heed the damn warnings!", Steven then stopped himself.

As Steven turned to leave the man to his sorrow, he stopped at the door. "Look, I know you don't want to hear this but for the time being we will have to make the best of a bad situation. Cliche, I know but it's all we can do."

He then left the room deciding to have a bite to eat. Upon reaching the kitchen he saw Mieux and a stranger. "Hello, all. I hope there's some left for me!"

OOC: Barlow’s mother was 58 years old (barlow was 27)

Jason Hoover

"I'm not sure," Kathy admitted, seeing the Dino up ahead. "What kinds of people usually head there? Hell ... is it likely that they'll even be any left? If they didn't know about the rain ..."If nearly everyone got killed by it, I think it's safe to say we have access to the car."

“It’s or was a hotel but there are a few houses next to, Barlow’s mother, Alice worked there as a manager until she died of food posioning, me and Barlow were clearing out her house, when we heard about donnie and Jackie were in the area…” Jason said…

walking up the long road leading into Novac , Jason looked at dino “ I can’t bileve people paid to go up there, I guess it’s free now” Jason joked…

walking past the hotel, Jason walked up to alice’s house and slowly opened door and walked inside… the house was empty, just as they had left it, walking inside Jason locked the front door...

" there should be some err woman's clothes in bedroom if you want to change..." Jason said awkwardly " I'm going to check on car , if you want to take anything pack it into that empty suitcase" Jason said as he pointed to suitcase on floor by the Liquor cabinet

walking into the garage, Jason pulled the dust cover of alice's car and climbed inside

please work

Turning the cars keys, the engine slowly started getting louder the longer it was on….

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ooc: as off now there is no NPC is Novac... will be some later on...

edit: nulcear: free feel to find and take what ever you want

OOC: Cool. =) no doubt some items shall catch Kathy's eye ... =)

“It’s or was a hotel but there are a few houses next to, Barlow’s mother, Alice worked there as a manager until she died of food posioning, me and Barlow were clearing out her house, when we heard about donnie and Jackie were in the area…” Jason said…

"Ah ... strange. I'd never heard of it," Kathy admitted as they walked towards Novac. "Barlow ... you've mentioned him before. Your partner, right? D'you ... think he's still out there?" She asked reluctantly, already able to guess at what his answer would be.

walking up the long road leading into Novac , Jason looked at dino “ I can’t bileve people paid to go up there, I guess it’s free now” Jason joked…

"More than likely," Kathy grinned, looking up at the structure. "Some kind of attraction to that era, I suppose ... odd ... you'd think people would be more jittery around a giant lizard. Maybe they will be from now on ..."

walking past the hotel, Jason walked up to alice’s house and slowly opened door and walked inside… the house was empty, just as they had left it…

" there should be some err woman's clothes in bedroom if you want to change..." Jason said awkwardly " I'm going to check on car , if you want to take anything pack it into that empty suitcase" Jason said as he pointed to suitcase on floor by the Liquor cabinet

"The bedroom, huh? Well, wh--" Kathy started, but did not finish the statement, staring around the house and shivering a little. The strangest thing ... death was all around them, and yet the thought of it, here, was more haunting than it had been before. Perhaps because other places, it was so widespread, but this woman had passed away before all of it; a blessing in disguise, maybe. "I'll be back in a moment," She whispered, forcing a small smile onto her face before heading upstairs.

Her hands trembled as she sorted through the woman's belongings, unable to shake the feeling that she was doing something ... wrong. She made to unfasten the jacket she had been wearing, pulling the zipper almost halfway down, before shaking her head. Once they got to the lodge, she would feel more like changing, she thought. Instead of slipping on the dress, she picked it out of the closet, along with a lightweight sweater and shoes, gathering from the dead woman's bedroom anything she could find that might be of ... well, cosmetic use, at least. She was about to leave when something on the dresser caught her eye ... a small, gold tube ... she had left her in Gomorrah. Swiftly, Kathy crossed the room with armfuls of clothes, picking up the tube of lipstick with a surprising lack of conscience, before descending the stairs, packing the clothes into the suitcase and heading outside, able to hear the car engine.

"Good to see we have some transport again," She smiled, approaching the car and climbing into the passenger seat. "I hope you don't mind - I just took a few things that caught my eye. I was thinking of changing when we get there ... feeling like a woman and all that." She grinned, placing the suitcase on her lap.

OOC: @ Nuclear Wonderland, and Mr.Lewis

You keep referring to Novac as Novac, Novac during the pre-wra and immediately post war period was not Novac. The town is called Novac in NV because the sign at the inn is destroyued and only reads NOVAC, when the day of the war it read NO VACANCY. Just pointing that out.

IC:

Charlie Moore

Mieux smirked, "Relax Charles. Look, I already did an inventory, assuming we had one hundred refugees with us, we'd last for roughly five months. At the pace of three men and a dog, it'll be a while. Right now, I'm just using up the perishables before they go bad." He then sprinkled pepper into the pot. I thought he maybe added a little too much as I could smell it from my seat, but I wasn’t one to argue with a little spice.


"Ah,the stew is all done. I'll prepare the bowls and utensils." He got the settings out of a cupboard and served food, and began to hand out food. He even gave one to the dog, and at that I chuckled to myself.


"Hey, whatever happened to those guys were supposed to be with? I hope they're alright. Havent seen hide nor hair of them since the night the bombs fell."


“If you say there is enough supplies, I’ll take your word for it.” Other ideas began to flash through my mind, but I decided to just sit down and have a few bites before I addressed them.


“Oh yah, the others, uhmmm, I’m sure they are okay. If you want we can look for them, but the clouds are still covering the surface of this area so I don’t really wanna get caught in the rain.”


As I finished my sentence the other fellow walked in and spoke. "Hello, all. I hope there's some left for me!"


“Oh yes, there is a bowl here for you, name’s Charlie Moore, nice to meet you.” Then the other thoughts started springing to mind, I was getting paranoid about supplies and I just couldn’t help it.

“So Mieux, what about defending this place, I mean there are still trees here which means water and such. That should attract people, who might be out for blood, not too mention and horribly mutated creatures that now stalk the night, How are we going to defend ourselves?”

Mieux shrugged, sitting on a barstool, chewing on a piece of beef in the stew. "As much as I'd like to find those people, for once, I think it's best we keep to ourselves. These mountains shield us from all sides save one direction, those trees may provide cover for potential new comers, but, if we try, we can make do, after all, there is only one door in or out. Also, there's a few bungalows out there, perhaps we could offer it as a home for the reclusive. All in all, I'm relying on our remoteness to be our greatest defense. Also, I've been reading this survey map." Mieux pulled a wallet sized folded paper out and layed it on the counter. "Now, I noticed that here," Mieux pointed just outside the lodge, "Is a small canyon that runs into Red Rock Canyon, now, Red Rock is hell compared to this place, but, if worst comes to worst, we'll evacuate. However, I found a small box of 10 and 9mm pistols and five clips for each pistol, there's ten pistols. They aren't exactly high powered, and I still have the combat armor and R91 assault rifle I found in the city from that dead soldier, but she only had ten seperate clips. So our ammo is best reserved for assaults. Like they did way back in the 1700's, 'Don't fire til you see the whites of their eyes' if you can manage it." Mieux sighed, got up and grabbed a bottle of wine and took a swig of it and sighed heavily, his happy go lucky nature no longer showing at the moment. "Truthfully, this is where it gets dangerous. We can't live on these stores forever, and when those food stores run out, we'll need to send a crew out to find food. I pray we'll find more people to aid us. Times like this, I regret not just running-" He stopped when he realized he was thinking aloud and almost mentioned his 'fail safe' of running for the Vault 21 in Vegas, "Anyway, where's Glenn at? He hasnt come down...."

After a terrible nights sleep, Guy decided to go south instead of going to Boulder City. As he rounded the hill, he saw the dino-de-light he seen many times while driving down this highway. After about a half an hour walk, Guy had arrived. Guy walked up the on ramp and passed the motel.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw movement. Guy quickly got his weapon, a specially designed rifle with European Walnut Root wood for the body, engravings with gold inlays, a small bipod, 6x zoom scope, extended mags, and a bayonet. He approached the house with his weapon readied. At the front door he heard a car starting the garage. Quickly Guy kicked in the door.

The door slightly open slammed into the wall with a loud bang. Nothing. Then a women walked out of another room.

“Freeze! Who are you? You can call me Kid” Guy asked uneasily, with his weapon still at the ready.

OOC: FYI i use his real name, Guy talks/thinks to himself, when talking to other people i will introduce him as Kid, or The Kid. He may open up and say his real name later in life. Lewis, Nuclear, feel free to defuse the situation as long as he gets back to his house somehow/someway, meaning, you could offer to drive him to his hideaway, or you could leave him in Novac.

ooc:

mouseking: I know but the town real name is not know and if I made up a town name people may get confused or someone could call it something different....

dover: not sure how you got in, they shut(and locked) the door behind them but okay....

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Jason Hoover

"Good to see we have some transport again," Kathy smiled, approaching the car and climbing into the passenger seat. "I hope you don't mind - I just took a few things that caught my eye. I was thinking of changing when we get there ... feeling like a woman and all that." Kathy grinned, placing the suitcase on her lap.

“It’s okay, me and Barlow were going to give her clothes to charity or my sister….” Jason said. . This had been the first time he had though about his sister since the Great War, she had been studying at Oxford University in England for last two years; he briefly wondered what it was like in England….

“But she’s abroad…” Jason said as he put the suitcase in back (no seats but room to put stuff) when suddenly a guy using some unique rifle kicked the door opened and shouted “Freeze! who are you? You can call me the kid”

Great a robber, nice gun I bet he stole it.

“Special agent Jason Hoover of FBI” Jason shouted as drew his Plasma glock and aimed it at the “kid”

“ Now we are leaving, you can either follow us and get shot or stay here and live, you got that okay? ” Jason said as he started drive the car one-handed onto the street but kept his pistol aimed on the “Kid”

Once they were out of town, Jason holstered his pistol as the car drove pass a sign saying highway 95 (the way they came)

“ Blasted robbers, I guess that what the worlds come to now… anyway if we follow this road we should be there in seven hours maybe quicker as there’s no traffic” Jason joked.

Luke took the elevator of the hidden valley bunker, Going down to the AI level, he entered the room and said "Security Computer ZAX, activate Hidden Valley Security Systems, Activate Protocol "Chinese Bombardment 72"," The elevator which lead to just a empty hallway, which the wall opened up which led to a room of various computers, etc. Luke walked in it and the ZAX computer said, "Welcome Major Mallicoat, NORAD systems are online. Nuclear Arsenal is 7, Original count was 10. Total Airplanes over america, one. Complete power-loss across north america, Reason cannot be confirmed. Incoming Message from airforce one."

OOC: Lewis- If memory serves, the motel's name is the Dino-Delight Motel or something to that effect.

OOC: Yeah, sorry about that. x_x I wasn't entirely sure of what else to call it, for simplicity's sake and all ...

“It’s okay, me and Barlow were going to give her clothes to charity or my sister….” Jason said. . This had been the first time he had though about his sister since the Great War, she had been studying at Oxford University in England for last two years; he briefly wondered what it was like in England….

“But she’s abroad…” Jason said as he put the suitcase in back (no seats but room to put stuff) when suddenly a hold some unique rifle kicked the door opened and shouted “Freeze! Who are you? You can call me the kid”

"I see," Kathy said quietly. "I just ... you know ... I'm basically still a stranger and all." She muttered, hands playing at the fastenings on the case before Jason placed it in the back. She opened her mouth, about to say something, before jolting in her seat, freezing like the kid had told her to, though not entirely conscious of it. Slowly, she turned towards the kid who had ambushed them, hand going for the 9mm in its holster ...

“Special agent Jason Hoover of FBI” Jason shouted as drew his Plasma glock and aimed it at the “kid”

Kathy aimed her weapon, too, although was well aware of the fact that her hands were shaking. Fear was not an option, she knew it - it was more a state of being stunned that one so young had already become so abrasive. If this was what the kids and the teens were becoming like ... anyone with a few more years and a little more maturity on them would have appeared positively terrifying.

“ Now we are leaving, you can either follow us and get shot or stay here and live, you got that okay? ” Jason said as he started drive the car one-handed onto the street but kept his pistol aimed on the “Kid”

Once they were out of town, Jason holstered his pistol as the car drove pass a sign saying highway 95 (the way they came)

“ Blasted robbers, I guess that what the worlds come to now… anyway if we follow this road we should be there in seven hours maybe quicker as there’s no traffic” Jason joked.

"Anyone out for anything they can get ... I guess it kind of makes sense," Kathy admitted, leaning up against the window and staring out of it, watching the landscape pass them by. She sighed heavily ... damage, decay, wreckage, and all of it brought about by man. What had it even achieved? In spite of the fact that it felt as though the world had ended, there were enough people alive to ensure humanity continued to exist, and what kind of an existence would it be here? Without realising it, Kathy placed a hand upon her lower abdomen ... she had never thought about having kids before. "That sounds good to me," She smiled, jerking out of her trance. "Hey ... how ... do you think they'll react when we get there?"

Jason Hoover

That sounds good to me," She smiled, jerking out of her trance. "Hey ... how ... do you think they'll react when we get there?"

“I’m sure everything will be find angle pie, the “leader” of group is this fella called Miuex, he’s a bit sarcastic but a good guy, said he worked for robco… there was two others with him a guy who knew him and this sheriff guy, who has family in Goodsprings, I hope he got family out…” Jason said as car drove back pass the turning off to Hoover dam…

“Looks like we might get there quicker that I expected” Jason said as he looked at the new vegas hotels....


(Several hours later)

Several hours later Jason and Kathy had arrived at Charleston Mountain and were driving up the long road towards the ski resort, Jason noticed a turn off…

Better park the car down there, just incase everything doesn’t go to plan…

Parking the car, under what remained of a evergreen tree, Jason grabbed his and Kathy suitcase and climbed out of car and looked at Kathy, who appeared to slighty Nervous “ don’t worry I’m sure everything will be find , but don’t tell them about the car , just incase… Jason said

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OOC: free feel to cc Jason walking into ski resort if you like