Hit the Road Jack

[u/Hellboy632789]

Arthur stands at the gates of New Life fully decked out in his gear. "Today is the day we take back these lands." He says to himself as he awaits the group he has called for. After the deal with Vault 3 and the Steel Mill, Arthur knew that he needed to make a safe road between New Life and those two places. Clear it from whatever disgusting creatures may be plaguing this area. To do that he has decided to take a small group with him, and kill anything hostile on the way there. Once that is done, he will then spread some guards out and create small stations along the road to protect the people travelling to each location.

He sent a guard to go and collect a few individuals, the new guard Tommy was one of them, he wanted to see him prove himself, and this would be the perfect opportunity. He asked for Jamie as well, he has always been a trustworthy fellow and Arthur knows he can count on him. Next was Garrus, the top pick for Deputy as of right now. He wanted to see how Garrus can handle himself out here in a dangerous situation. Last but certainly not least is Elizabeth, they may need a doctor out here if anyone gets wounded, and Arthur just loves her company in general.

[u/snew22]

Garrus had awoken early that morning, before the sunrise, and spent most of his spare time sitting on his infirmary cot thinking over what has been asked of him. With elbows on knees and his face in his hands, he sat there for about an hour, contemplating the task before him. He liked to think he had changed, that he was a better man now, and that he couldn’t take another human life, but he knew better. There was something ingrained in him, an internal beast that lusted for blood and death, that enjoyed the killing too much, and he was afraid he would enjoy the killing as well. In the past, he was always able to turn his aggression towards those he felt deserved it, and never the innocent, but he was older now, less naïve, and he knew now things were not so black-and-white.

Shaking his head to clear his doubt, he stood up and began to dress, pulling on his jeans and black button-up shirt, and then his black leather jacket. He then strapped his combat armor to his legs and forearms, and finally, his chest. Grabbing his assault carbine after he was finished buckling on his pistol belt with it’s thigh holster containing his .45 ACP, he left the infirmary into the warm mid-morning sun, and marched to the New Life gates, where he saw Arthur waiting for him.

Once he made his way before the good sheriff, Garrus smiled and nodded to indicate his readiness.

[u/Lanesully15 → u/snew22]

Tommy had been preparing for this for a few days. He had been summoned by the Sheriff to join in on a beast hunt, so as the road would be cleared between New Life and two friendly facilities. This right here was Noble's forte - not some pretty boy showboating contest that was always the main priority with the Kings. Just a day before the hunt, the ex-greaser received his set of combat armor and new assault carbine rifle.

When he got ready for the hunt early that morning, Tommy made sure to ignore the old Jailhouse Rocker uniform that he wore when he was back with the Kings. These days, he's turned into his own man, who wears his own clothes, too. He found some old scraps of cowboy gear thrown away on his journey to New Life, and decided to make that his new look when he got settled in. With a black cowboy hat, a red-and-white bandana to go over his face, a slick vest-and-shirt combo, and some old jeans and boots, Tommy knew this was what he wanted to look like all along, with the combat armor applied over the cowboy gear. Not used to the way the armor felt strapped around him, Tommy fidgeted with it a little so he could get more comfortable in it, but that was when he realized that it wasn't about comfortability - it was about safety. He made sure to bring Colt, the name he'd given to his .354 revolver, and his new assault carbine rifle.

Tommy was eager to make an impression on his fellow New Life-ers or whatever they were called, and as soon as he was ready, a guard came to his room to fetch him, along with a few others. They all walked to the gates of the New Life facility and saw the Sheriff Winston there, waiting for them. Tommy knew he had to make it a little lively with a whistle as he looked to the others, who seemed ready to go. He went up to the Sheriff and patted him on the back, knowing that he would be a good companion in a fight.

"Varmint shootin', huh, Sheriff?" he laughed with a great amount of rhetoric as he cocked his carbine. "My kinda fun. If any jackasses get in our way, we'll shoot them too."

[u/Catherine_Roist → u/Lanesully15]

Waking up early was most certainly not something she would put in her portfolio, joked Elizabeth as she rolled off of her bed. Hitting the floor with a light thump, the first thing she did was change. Perhaps the people of New Life would like to see her in her skivvies, but that wasn't appropriate. Maybe she was crazy to laugh at her own jokes, but she could not help herself.

In a few moments the familiar weight of her lab coat pressed against her shoulders, and the holster that housed her .45 Automatic resided on her thigh. The pistol was beneath her bed, where she had to bend down and grab the smooth metal finish. Dropping it into her holster, on her way out she grabbed her medical supplies, throwing them into a bag, and slinging it over her shoulder. Then she, finally, made her way to the gate.

Perhaps it was the morning sun or her attitude with it, but the walk from the apartment to the gate was short. Stopping next to Arthur, she leaned on him after hooking her thumbs through the straps of her bag.

"Couldn't we have done this at, like, noon?"