☢︎ — MAXIM!

Welcome to the Zone, stalker.

[☢︎ — MAXIM! @dirgeforthezone]

DANCING ON THE ASHES OF THE WORLD…

[☢︎ — MAXIM! @dirgeforthezone]

The grenade.

[𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙆𝙎𝙀𝙄 . @PripyatBound]

. . . the grenade or the outhouse?

[☢︎ — MAXIM! @dirgeforthezone]

Oh, so that’s where that went.

[𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙆𝙎𝙀𝙄 . @PripyatBound]

who the fuck put a live grenade in the rookie village outhouse

[☢︎ — MAXIM! @dirgeforthezone]

// twitter give me notifs challenge IMPOSSIBLE

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Maybe. Reminds me of the time I tricked a bandit to run out of cover.

Made sure to yell out “fire in the hole” before tossing a rock near em’. Bastard thought it was a nade and ran right into the line of fire.

[ᅟᅟ‍‍ ‍‍ * ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍⋮ 𝐄𝐑𝐄̲𝐌̲𝐈̲𝐓𝐄 🔞 @_livetoforget]

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ᅠᅠdon’t know about you, but maybe it’d be better that way.

would rather have pebbles thrown at me than live grenades. . .
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[☢︎ — MAXIM! @dirgeforthezone]

That’ll be the day. Sticks and stones, like fucking cavemen. . playing with the fire that is the Zone.

[ᅟᅟ‍‍ ‍‍ * ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍⋮ 𝐄𝐑𝐄̲𝐌̲𝐈̲𝐓𝐄 🔞 @_livetoforget]

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ᅠᅠit’s the damn hoarders, i tell you! eating all the pie like greedy strays. at this pace we'll end up rattling each other with sticks.
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[☢︎ — MAXIM! @dirgeforthezone]

You’re tellin’ me. Feels like the ammo around here is getting more and more scarce everyday.

[ᅟᅟ‍‍ ‍‍ * ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍⋮ 𝐄𝐑𝐄̲𝐌̲𝐈̲𝐓𝐄 🔞 @_livetoforget]

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ᅠᅠnot the mags i would need right now, though, haha!
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[☢︎ — MAXIM! @dirgeforthezone]

There’s a market for just about anything in the Zone. . nudie mags included.

[ᅟᅟ‍‍ ‍‍ * ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍⋮ 𝐄𝐑𝐄̲𝐌̲𝐈̲𝐓𝐄 🔞 @_livetoforget]

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ᅠᅠhuh. that is good point.
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[☢︎ — MAXIM! @dirgeforthezone]

@THlRTYTHlRD “I’ve poked around in a couple underground bunkers myself, but all I found was skeletons and secrets. Never been in a Vault, though. Must be real nice.”

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“Need to get my hands on one of those Pip-Boys. . this PDA of mine is a little outdated.”

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@LEGIONSLAIN “Sure looks like you’ve been through the ringer. . hope it was all worth it.”

It’s funny, in a way. Maxim can recall something similar happening to him - practically going through Hell on earth just for a rare and valuable mutant part.

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@THlRTYTHlRD “Wait a minute. .”

He squints at Lucy, taking in the details. Though, it didn’t take much for his train of thought to come to a conclusion.

“You’re from a Vault, aren’t you? HA! No fucking way!”

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@LEGIONSLAIN “The only thing you’ll find in a place like that is a quick death. I’m a hunter, myself, but even I know not to encroach on Deathclaw territory. Their parts are worth a lot, but I’m not willing to risk it. There are much easier ways to make money up here.”

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@THlRTYTHlRD “That doesn’t bother me. D’ya think I ‘ethically’ sourced most of my gear?”

From the sound of it, that’s a rhetorical question. Nearly everything that Maxim has on him was scavenged from somewhere or someone, one way or another.

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// vault dweller account is up! @newcaliblues

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// Finished Fallout 1. what a fucking badass game. shoutout to tycho, ian and dogmeat for sticking with me til the end. they all met their ends under the cathedral 😔 but. finishing the game has given me inspiration for making a vault dweller with good ol mad max as the fc

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// lrt i made a BoS paladin who likes punching things and blowing shit up.
:D and the vault dweller account will be coming soon, probably tomorrow!! 🫡

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@LEGIONSLAIN “Well, that makes two of us.”

As the Courier lowers his weapon, so does Maxim. Okay, this is good. Much better than where they started.

“Look, it’s no big deal. I get where you’re comin’ from. Can’t let your guard down for a second out here in this shithole.”

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@LEGIONSLAIN Touché. Maxim’s been in this situation before, and he knows it’ll only end two ways. Either they talk, or they shoot. He prefers the former, as would any other sane person.

“Alright. . maybe we can work something out. Say what you have to say. . and I’m not Russian.”

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@LEGIONSLAIN Well, that’s /one/ way of starting a conversation. Maxim doesn’t budge, instead choosing to bring the sights of what seems to be an AK-74 up to the lens of his gas mask. He squints at the Courier before him.

“You wanna try that again? A ‘Hi there’ would work just fine.”

[☢︎ — MAXIM! @dirgeforthezone]

// Finished Fallout 1. what a fucking badass game. shoutout to tycho, ian and dogmeat for sticking with me til the end. they all met their ends under the cathedral 😔 but. finishing the game has given me inspiration for making a vault dweller with good ol mad max as the fc