𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬.

... 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 ...

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤㅤㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ‧₊˚ ⠀. . . 𝑭𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬 !!

ㅤㅤ𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦.
ㅤㅤ

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤ"you know not what i have. acceptance was an uphill battle in the institute, but the respect has since been earned. just as you have found your family, i have found mine."
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[ＨＡＲＲＩＳＯＮ @ofsynthetics_]

"I know peace.
Knowing I am safe, and you have no power over me."

a smile, he was so cocky..
intentionally so, to anger her.

"I have friends, people who care for me. I know peace, trust me.
You don't have that."

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤchange is not always something that can be controlled. afraid his soldiers aren't up for a challenge?
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[ᅠᅠ 𝖄𝐎𝐔𝐑ᅠ𝕲𝐑͟𝐀͟𝐂𝐄 .ᅠᅠ @praecipva]

Pleased expression visibly turning into annoyance .

That wasn't a request for change .

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤ"and yet here i am, at peace knowing justice was brought to my husband's murderer. at peace knowing my son's work and legacy will continue. at peace with my decisions that have led me to this point.

"do 𝒚𝒐𝒖 know peace, h-184?"
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[ＨＡＲＲＩＳＯＮ @ofsynthetics_]

"Revenge never brings peace.
You know that, don't you?"

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤ— collateral damage. do i miss him? of course. but i sought my revenge on the guilty party months and months ago. i am at peace."
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[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤa laugh, deeply amused, rings out louder than the bullet that killed nate all those years ago.

"if that truly bothered me, do you think i would be working for them? kellogg 𝒘𝒂𝒔 a rogue asset, yes. murdering my husband had never been his goal. he was sadly —
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[ＨＡＲＲＩＳＯＮ @ofsynthetics_]

" oh, right.. your husband.
the one the institute had shot, if i'm correct?

of course, it was their 'rogue asset' but still, no mercy for your husband.. and you work with them."

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤthat can soon change if it bothers him so.
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[ᅠᅠ 𝖄𝐎𝐔𝐑ᅠ𝕲𝐑͟𝐀͟𝐂𝐄 .ᅠᅠ @praecipva]

Brow raise , odd how the Commonwealth has been merciful to his soldiers today .

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤ— self-righteous synth.

"you aren't a parent. you never had to go through what i went through. you wouldn't understand. how could you?"
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[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

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ㅤㅤㅤ"regret what, exactly? shaun was my 𝒔𝒐𝒏, the last link to my husband and my 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 before the war. why on earth would you think i would abandon him for people i barely knew?"

another scoff, another roll of her eyes. she was beginning to tire of this irksome, —
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[ＨＡＲＲＩＳＯＮ @ofsynthetics_]

"And you threw away your bonds, for delusion.

Do you ever regret it, director?"

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤ— know that machines are just numbers and programmes, incapable of love, in capable of 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. you're logical, h-184, and there is nothing wrong with that. but do not come to me, talking of family and love. you know not what you speak."ㅤ

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤ"and yet here i am, because that's what family is about, h-184. showing up, no matter what."

eyes trail the synth with vile observation. "you've never had a family. i don't suppose it's something you could ever understand, is it? no, you're a machine, and we all —
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[ＨＡＲＲＩＳＯＮ @ofsynthetics_]

"I checked the logs.
your freedom was just as big of an experiment as the synths.
you were a statistic."

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤanother day has dawned and the commonwealth is still... troubled.
ㅤ

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

@RadiationPilled / hi 🥹

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

/ been meaning to put this out on all my accs, but might as well start with the newest 👉 👈

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤand yet i have decided to take it as one. if you're determined to compare me and my team to a bunch of raiders, at least we're being compared to a bunch of competent fools.
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[𝕯. @AuguralAllure]

ㅤ
ㅤ
that ain’t no damn compliment.
ㅤ
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[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤ— for, synth. you'll have to try a lot harder than that."
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[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤfingers twitch against the soft fabric of her sweater. 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏 clothing; a privilege she'd rediscovered at the institute. why didn't anyone else seem to care about that stuff? why was it always principles and ethics?

"mind. your. words."

controlled rage was —
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[ＨＡＲＲＩＳＯＮ @ofsynthetics_]

"And you didn't stand by theirs.

BUT, let's skip all that.

i'm going to give you a truth.

your son didn't love you.
he gave you his role as an easy out."

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤ— threatening to break the poorly constructed dam walls.

she didn't believe him, of course. the rage was targeted at his audacity.

"do you really think i'm going to believe anything you say? any evidence you bring up? lies and fabrication, that's all you're good —
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[𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 @steelvigilance]

[ @burnedutopia ]

●●●●○ — interest

●●●○○ — physical attraction

●●●○○ — annoyance

○○○○○ — trust

●●○○○ — respect

●○○○○ — fighting intent
⠀⠀

[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤwell, if they're the group with the most common sense, as far as raiders go, i'll take it as a compliment.
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[𝕯. @AuguralAllure]

ㅤ
ㅤ
gosh, if I hear anymore lies from that tongue, I’ll start callin’ you an Operator.
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[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤ— when it mattered most, they refused to stand by my side."
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[𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑼𝑬. @burnedutopia]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤ"you're a 𝒔𝒚𝒏𝒕𝒉. you don't 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 a name." blunt and with no kindness, for kindness would be a weakness.

florence rolled her eyes. "if you're trying to make me feel guilty again, know that you'll fail. those so-called friends were hardly friends in the end. —
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[ＨＡＲＲＩＳＯＮ @ofsynthetics_]

" you don't help anyone, director. nobody but yourself.
and i think you know that.
all those friends you made in this wasteland.. all these allies.

what were they, means to an end?"