⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ

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𝐈 𝐃𝐎 𝐌𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐄
𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆,

𝑰 𝑻𝑹𝒀 𝑻𝑶 𝑴𝑨𝑲𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑬𝑽𝑬
𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑬'𝑺 𝑵𝑶𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑾𝑹𝑶𝑵𝑮.
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[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

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𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 𝙈𝘼𝙓𝙄𝙈𝙐𝙎 — 𝘈 𝙁𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙏𝙑 𝙎𝙀𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙎 𝘗𝘖𝘙𝘛𝘙𝘈𝘠𝘈𝘓 𝘉𝘠 𝙆𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙋𝙃𝙀𝙍
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[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

awkward smile. waves ! little embarrassed he was caught, but he'll try to own it.

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

" you don't even know how to use it ! "

on the contrary, cooper almost definitely knows how to use it far better than max.

" besides, that's just - that's not even on the same level as a hat. "

[𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭 @ItAintCooper]

“Oh, just wanted t’see- oh! Carry on, I’m sorry, Max,” putting the gun back in his holster, holding his hands up.

“My mistake. But since we’re swappin’, let me take a look an’ see how I’d fit into that there Power Armour.”

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

....... slooowly taking it back off.

" .. i just wanted to see how it looked. "

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

trying on a cowboy hat

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

why do the squires have to carry the bags of supplies when the knights are wearing power armor, which allows for carrying away heavier things with far less effort 🤨

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

what, like ... soap ??

( that should sanitize your hands pretty well, right ? )

[Tʜᴇ Gʜᴏᴜʟ. @coopedupghoul]

hmm . . hand sanitizers, maybe?

. . . do people even still use those things?

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

... i got food.

( not much, but some. )

you want, uh, canned tatos ???

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

uh ...

( fuck. should've known he'd want something in return. )

i have caps. and ... brotherhood scrip.

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

i only have drinking water. i don't wanna waste it.

... i lost a lot of my stuff.

[Tʜᴇ Gʜᴏᴜʟ. @coopedupghoul]

don't tell me a squire doesn't carry their own supplies, tsk-tsk.

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

i've had kind of a tough week. thanks.

( he takes it happily, spills some water over his hands. rough and calloused and cut up. )

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

with what water ???

[Tʜᴇ Gʜᴏᴜʟ. @coopedupghoul]

have some fuckin' decency, and wash 'yer hands, sonny.

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

.. i don't wanna waste my water.

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

cleaning the dirt out from under his nails. gross.

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

it's making me a little nervous :(

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐍𝐄. @TRlALED]

why not?

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

please don't do that.

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐍𝐄. @TRlALED]

me by the way

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

towards her nonetheless.

max clears his throat, shifts slightly.

" what are you doing out here ? "

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

the movement doesn't seem to put him at ease. he visibly tenses, draws in on himself. like a snake poising to strike.

he swallows dryly, wonders briefly if this is typical of wastelanders or not. he's never really been out here like this.

the can is rolled across the ground +

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

......... i - i mean, maybe ? do they not now ?? i've never looked.

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

withdraws a can of meat and beans.

" you got a can opener ? "

be cruel to give it to her if she can't even get it open.

[⚛️ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀 .ᐟ @STOLENARM0R]

silence lingers in the air, only broken by the sound of the wood crackling in the fire. maximus shifts slightly, gives another glance around.

he doesn't have much food on him, but ... isn't the brotherhood supposed to help people ?

he reaches into his bag, and +