Chapter 35: Chapter 35 Smooth Skin

Several minutes later we had all the loot loaded up onto the hauling bots so as we were about to continue heading north up the deteriorated road I had an idea pop into my head as I was walking by the super mutant overlord’s corpse.

 

Hmm, I wonder if I can revive a super mutant with my medical genius perk and if I can I could probably get a lot of use out of this super mutant overlord whether that be as a soldier, a worker, or a sparing partner though that would require me to fix its intelligence which shouldn’t be all that difficult given my current abilities.

 

But I’ll definitely need to produce or procure some new equipment if I want to make it more intelligent so I’ll have to see if there are any locations nearby that would have the equipment I would need and if there aren’t any places that have the equipment I’ll just have to make it myself. Though it will probably come after I have food production up and running since I don’t think my food supply could sustain myself Amata and a super mutant overlord for very long.

 

“Alright, guys load up this body up as well we’re taking it with us.” I said to my robots after just finishing my thought.

 

It took several of my bots to get the super mutant overlord's corpse loaded into the bed of a hauling bot and once it was we continued our journey north heading up the deteriorating asphalt road.

 

After a not-so-long period of time we arrived at the 3-way intersection we came from when I ventured for my first time out of Vault 101. I paused for a moment while scanning the surrounding for any danger and once 10 seconds had passed I didn’t discover anything so I continued leading the way now going down the road towards the east towards the Jury Street Metro Station where I had some loot stashed that needed to be collected since it wasn’t all that secure other being secured by a welded door.

 

Several minutes later we were coming into the vicinity of the Jury Street Metro Station when I spotted some people over by the building where I had the loot stashed.

 

“Hold up for a second guys we have some company.” I said to my bots.

 

“Rodger…”

 

Once I issued my I focused my attention on the people over by the store that had my loot stashed inside and what I observed a split second later was 3 ghouls fitted in leather armor and armed with 2 .32 hunting rifles and 1 sniper rifle trying to gain access to store with my loot inside.

 

Hmm, what to do, I’ll try to talk to them peacefully first and see why they’re trying to gain access to the building and if I can’t persuade them to go on their way but before I send them on their way it probably wouldn’t be a bad idea to see if I can’t get some local information out of them as well since ghouls can be a wealth of knowledge and information. Though in the event that they aren’t reasonable and respond in a manner where their intention is to cause harm I’ll deal with them the hard way by burying the 3 of them 6 feet under.

 

“Guys I’m gonna head up ahead and talk to them and when I get within the vicinity of them start making your way over but keep the formation around the robots that aren’t as heavily armored.” I said to my robots.

 

“Aye aye, Boss.” Hauler replied.

 

“Acknowledged…”

 

When I was done giving out the new order I swapped out my gatling laser Purge for my AER 29 LMG once I had the laser light machine gun slung against me I walked over to the 3 ghouls in the least threatening manner I could as a huge guy in a massive suit of power armor that is most likely the largest suit of power armor currently on this planet.

 

As I was making my way over I kept my firearm slung and made a whistle to alert them to my presence.

 

*Whistle*

 

So the two with the .32 stopped messing with the door and turned around rapidly toward my direction since I was the origin of the sound while also grabbing their .32 hunting rifles and the one ghoul with the sniper that was looking off in the northern direction also rapidly turned towards me with his sniper rifle gripped in his deteriorating and rotting ghoulified hands.

 

As they were taking aim at me I made a placating gesture towards them while saying.

 

“Yeah I don’t mean you guys any harm so can you stop aiming your weapons at me I just want to talk to you 3 gentlemen for a moment.”

 

A few seconds go by.

 

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“O-okay but don’t make sudden movements or I’ll take your head off smooth skin.” The ghoul wielding the sniper rifle said in a raspy somewhat aggressive voice though that was messed up with a bit of a stutter at the beginning of his response.

 

Before I asked my next question I observed them for half a second and noticed their bodies were shaking ever so slightly I guess my placating gesture didn’t work too well who could’ve ever expected this to happen, definitely not me.

 

Well, I’ve paused for enough time to ask them some questions.

 

“So what are you guys doing out here in this area and why are you trying to gain access to that building behind you?” I asked the 3 ghouls.

 

“Hmm, we’re looking for some food and water and to possibly scavenge some stuff from this dilapidated store to sell off to some of the traveling merchants.” The ghoul with the sniper who I presumed to be the leading ghoul at this point said in a much less aggressive tone of voice but still just as raspy.

 

“Okay well, I kind of had the doors welded shut so it would keep the place secure and deter anyone from attempting to loot it and so I could come back at a later date to pick up the stuff I’d left behind after killing a bunch of raiders.” I said as my robots were starting to near my location and before they could respond to what I had just said I continued.

 

“Though if you guys are in need how about make you an offer?”

 

“And what could you offer us smooth skin, mhm?” The leading ghoul asked a bit skeptical about what I could offer them.

 

“Well how about some food, water, and some explosives that could help you out when you guys are in a bit of a pinch or you could just trade them to whatever traveling merchant you encounter for a pretty decent amount of caps so what do you guys think?”

 

“Hmm that’s quite the offer but what do you want in return?” The leading ghoul asked in what I thought was a somewhat friendlier tone of voice though I could be wrong.

 

“Well for starters that building behind you 3 that’s mine and I want some information and I also have some questions that I would like to ask the 3 of you as well since if each of you are ghouls that have been alive since before the great war you must have a wealth of knowledge that you’ve accumulated over your lifetimes.” I said after thinking over what I wanted in return for a brief moment.

 

As soon as they each processed what I had wanted they gave each other a look and turned back facing towards me and the leading ghoul said. “You’ve got yourself a deal smooth skin but we would like to see the goods first since we don’t see them on you.”

 

“Okay, sure thing the stuff I offered will be arriving in just a moment.” I replied and as they were processing what I had just said they were able to hear the sound of my robots coming into the area a couple of seconds later and then see them after several more seconds had passed.

 

Once all my robots had pulled into the area around us they looked a bit astonished and about ready to piss themselves from what I could tell, after a couple of more seconds had elapsed their expressions changed again to resigned looks as if this was the end of the road for them.

 

“Why the long look guys?” I asked but knowing full well why they had those looks on their faces.

 

“We’re fucked aren’t we why wouldn’t we be upset that this is the end of the road for us.” One of the other ghouls said in a depressed tone and the same raspy voice the leading ghoul had.

 

“Yeah this isn’t a trap or anything these are just my robots that I take out with me whenever I’m heading somewhere in the wasteland and they are also carrying the supplies I offered before, I’m sorry if my robots scared you.” I said trying to reassure them that I meant no harm to them.

 

It took a little while of reassuring them that I had ill intent towards them and once they were out of their funk I asked them why they reacted the way that they did and the 3 ghouls went on to tell me about how their friends that were also ghouls by the way since most ghouls are discriminated against if not outright shot on sight by most wastelanders so it’s hard to make friends with anyone else than people who share a similar condition were taken by a group of people equipped in black power armor that looked similar to mine in some ways and after that, they don’t know what happened to them since they were loaded up into a vertibird and taken to a distant location.

 

“That’s a sad and unfortunate turn of events, I’m sorry that your friends were taken from you but let me ask you this did the people who took your friends have a big capital E right around here on their power armor?” I asked while pointing at the left side of my chest.

 

A few seconds went by before the leading ghoul started answering after he was done trying to recall if they had a capital E on their armor. “Hmm I don’t recall them having a capital E on the left side of their chest but they may have had…”

 

But before the leading ghoul could finish answering the ghoul who hadn’t spoken much till now interrupted him with hate in his voice. “I remember with clarity what they looked and I clearly remember that each of the bastards had a capital E on the left side of their chests.”

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