[Shaun didn't wait until the Brotherhood was fully functional to ask Riley to return to the surface. It'd be better to go before, with the thought that it'll help him be less suspicious to the Brotherhood, Shaun reasons, and Riley thinks he's right. But he worries about going back without Deacon -- If Deacon doesn't go back, then it'll give him away as a traitor, and Riley knows he can't do this alone. So together, the four of them come up with the story.
Ferran would take the full blame of Nathan's escape, and they could say he tricked Deacon into helping him join the Brotherhood. Given Ferran's now official status as the next Director, it'll be believable, and leave room for Ferran to act as his new title in the future. And they'll tell Maxson that Ferran forced Deacon to help him, and then kidnapped him to the Institute -- but Riley rescued him, and snuck him back out to the surface. And, in order to convince Maxson that Riley's prolonged absence has been doing undercover work, they arrange with Shaun for them to bring back a piece of technology. It's medical, advanced -- Riley doesn't entirely understand what it does, but it's not something that can be weaponized.
The Brotherhood is still getting the majority of their vertibirds online, but they're taken up to the Prydwen on one of the few ones that will fly.
When they turn in the "information" and technology to Maxson, Riley is terrified that the entire thing will fall apart, that he won't be believable enough. But Maxson -- Maxson buys it. Riley doesn't know if it's because their delivery was that good, or if Deacon carries it, or if Maxson just wants to believe Riley is on his side that much, or what -- But he believes them. (Deacon's details about being held in the Institute are too... Riley is pretty sure he drew on his very real capture experience.)
After they take the technology to the scribes and Deacon goes through a lot of medical examinations, Maxson decides to assign Riley and Deacon to an active squad -- but not Danse's, to Riley's surprise. Riley doesn't know why, but they at least are able to make guesses about the assignment itself. Maybe Maxson might be suspicious, and is trying to keep him tractable -- or maybe he just wants to put him to use in a way that immediately benefits the Brotherhood. Regardless of the reason, they're sent back down to the airport to meet their new squadmates.
It makes Riley relieved that Shaun had Zetta fix up long-distance communications for them.]
You okay? [Riley asks Deacon as he helps him down out of the vertibird, holding tight to his hands.]
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Ferran would take the full blame of Nathan's escape, and they could say he tricked Deacon into helping him join the Brotherhood. Given Ferran's now official status as the next Director, it'll be believable, and leave room for Ferran to act as his new title in the future. And they'll tell Maxson that Ferran forced Deacon to help him, and then kidnapped him to the Institute -- but Riley rescued him, and snuck him back out to the surface. And, in order to convince Maxson that Riley's prolonged absence has been doing undercover work, they arrange with Shaun for them to bring back a piece of technology. It's medical, advanced -- Riley doesn't entirely understand what it does, but it's not something that can be weaponized.
The Brotherhood is still getting the majority of their vertibirds online, but they're taken up to the Prydwen on one of the few ones that will fly.
When they turn in the "information" and technology to Maxson, Riley is terrified that the entire thing will fall apart, that he won't be believable enough. But Maxson -- Maxson buys it. Riley doesn't know if it's because their delivery was that good, or if Deacon carries it, or if Maxson just wants to believe Riley is on his side that much, or what -- But he believes them. (Deacon's details about being held in the Institute are too... Riley is pretty sure he drew on his very real capture experience.)
After they take the technology to the scribes and Deacon goes through a lot of medical examinations, Maxson decides to assign Riley and Deacon to an active squad -- but not Danse's, to Riley's surprise. Riley doesn't know why, but they at least are able to make guesses about the assignment itself. Maybe Maxson might be suspicious, and is trying to keep him tractable -- or maybe he just wants to put him to use in a way that immediately benefits the Brotherhood. Regardless of the reason, they're sent back down to the airport to meet their new squadmates.
It makes Riley relieved that Shaun had Zetta fix up long-distance communications for them.]
You okay? [Riley asks Deacon as he helps him down out of the vertibird, holding tight to his hands.]