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Zetta Reynolds ([personal profile] capcious) wrote in [community profile] coatls2017-12-10 07:13 pm

[closed] the only constant is change

Who: the Fallout AU crew
Setting: the Commonwealth
Summary: BoS things, institute things
Warnings: Fallout warnings, smut
Other: [original notes] [first post] [second post] [third post] [fourth post] [fifth post] [sixth post] [seventh post] [eighth post]

- minor timeskip to when the BoS has its feet under it again, shaun asks riley to go up and keep an eye on them and deacon goes with
- they get assigned to a BoS squad composed of AU versions of chancellery guards (paladin archimedes o'hallan, knight-captain anthony norris, lancer-sargeant alex reyes, knight riley reynolds, knight everett wynter, knight henry "hal" saller, aspirant 'jack' "deacon" 'priest')
- maybe some minor quests involving getting to know them, gotta get some solid Bonding going
- sarrith (sarah, secret enclave remnant) and sal's romeo and juliet romance
- that one quest where you get the nukes from the glowing sea for the BoS
- wynter's mistake and gradual ghoulification and the position it puts the squad in
- blind betrayal

- shaun announces ferran officially as his successor
- ferran dealing with the short institute quests that result from that
- shaun discovering ferran's a slut and trying to talk to him about it
- zetta freaking out bc they're spending all this time waiting for her to recover and dealing with the BoS, and not having the time to try to figure out a way to save shaun
- zetta, in general, driving shaun slowly up the wall because she's cooped up and needs to be kept occupied or else Bad Things Start Happening, why is this shaun's life, this was not what he was expecting at all
- ferran going on missions with x6-88 / house divided, warwick
- nathan and zay's one night stand with ferran becoming not a one night stand any more
- at some point we need to have nathan call deacon a mongrel to his face so zetta can go positively nuclear
- zay finding out nathan is taking buffout

- build towards the railroad and institute being on better terms (not *stable*, but they need to be in a position where they're willing to make an alliance at the battle for bunker hill and afterwards to take the BoS down)
- probably need to do a meeting with dez and carrington, bc jfc (and ferran being the next director makes it easier to make negotiations on the institute's behalf though shaun probably doesnt fully trust him with that wrt the railroad yet, shaun needs to see ferran make decisions that benefit the institute OVER the railroad for that)

- mass fusion happens before battle for bunker hill, lighting a fire under the brotherhood's ass (still use it as the faction cut-off point?)
- at the battle, brotherhood wins -- keeping them a legitimate threat and serving as the push for the institute and railroad to work together against them

[image] [lyrics]

well, oh, it seems you're a lot like me
you dug yourself into places you never thought you would be
but don't you fret, and don't you mind
the only constant is change,
and you never know what you'll find

yeah, tomorrow i might wake up nice and clean
and i might believe the things i said i didn't mean
and this might turn and wind up just the way we'd dreamed
and i might become the things i swore i'd always be



inhonorof: (Default)

[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
I know. [Riley's voice is tight this time.] But, I can't... I can't.

[He looks around them.] Where... is he?
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[personal profile] gallifreynpcs 2017-12-27 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
With Anthony. They've got the radio set up and are reporting back to the Prydwen. So you've got a bit of time to prepare what you're going to say to him.
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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Riley doesn't know what else he can say, other than what he told Everett. He looks down at the puppies in his arms. They've settled down by now, and he wonders if it's because they got used to being held or if it's because of the proximity of each other.

He has to figure out a way to do this. He just... He doesn't have any choice.

He looks up at Deacon, heart in his eyes.]
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[personal profile] ersatzeverything 2017-12-27 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Deacon looks back at Riley and makes a decision.]

If you can set up a bed for the pups, I'll go talk to Hallan O'Paladin.
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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
[He breathes out -- in relief, though he isn't entirely conscious of it.]

Okay. [He leans over to kiss Deacon's temple, a quiet thank you.]
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[personal profile] ersatzeverything 2017-12-27 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Deacon grins. This is gonna be fun.

But then purses his lips in perplexity because he can't take his two puppies with him and Riley's arms are already full.]


Hey, Hal, congratulations, you've been chosen to be the bearer of two adorable little puppies. Aren't you lucky? Yeah, you're lucky. Here you go.
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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
I have an idea. If we collect curtains and rags from the trailers, we should be able to make them a nest that'll help keep them warm.
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[personal profile] gallifreynpcs 2017-12-27 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Hal balances the puppies that are thrust into his arms.]

There's definitely plenty of rags around here. And maybe if we're lucky we'll find some canned milk.
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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
[He feels a deep rush of gratitude.] I hope so. They aren't ready for solid food yet, so if we can't find any, they're going to have to go without for now.
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[personal profile] gallifreynpcs 2017-12-27 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Deacon trots off to find O'Hallan and Hal automatically starts to carry the puppies to the trailer assigned to Riley and Deacon.]

And I bet we can find a box or a crate to make their bed in. So they don't try to wander off.
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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Riley is far, far too distracted by how much he appreciates how Hal is looking at this, treating this, to worry about what, exactly, Deacon is going to tell O'Hallan. He's starting to relax again.]

If we have to, we can probably section some space off and set up a barrier to keep them in. It wouldn't have to be much. Underneath a desk would work, I think.
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[personal profile] gallifreynpcs 2017-12-27 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
That's true. They can't weigh more than five pounds. It's not like they're going to jump or push it over.

[Hal enters the trailer and looks for a good place to put the puppies.]
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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
[There are a couple of wooden boxes in here, but they're too small to hold all of them -- but there is a desk, and enough junk that they can fall back on Riley's idea. They decide to get them blocked in so they can have their hands free to collect various bits of cloth and rags to line the floor and wall with and make that nest.

As they work, Riley continues to relax again. For someone who was raised in the Brotherhood, Hal is taking to the idea and the task readily -- and more than that, but with kindness, too. Riley wonders if his father is the difference between Hal's outlook on this and Everett's.]
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[personal profile] gallifreynpcs 2017-12-27 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Hal pulls the moldy old blankets off the bed and brings them to the desk and then stops.]

If we get enough bedding from other places, maybe we should put this over the desk. It'll help hold the warmth in their den.
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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Riley can't help but smile up at him from where he's kneeling, tucking a moth-eaten curtain into the back corner.]

You're great, [he tells him unthinkingly.] Seriously.
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[personal profile] gallifreynpcs 2017-12-27 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
This matters to you and Jack. You're my brothers now and brothers stick together.

[Hal doesn't see it as doing anything great or special. Taking care of these ugly little puppies doesn't hurt anything and it's what Riley and Jack want to do so he'll support them doing it. Divisions only weaken them all.]

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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Something in the center of Riley's chest warms.]

Still. [Everett insisted we kill them, he thinks about saying, almost says, but decides against it. It feels too -- He doesn't know. One part childish, tattle-telling, and one part... like he'd be trying to turn them against each other, or something. Instead, he goes with,] It means a lot.
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[personal profile] gallifreynpcs 2017-12-27 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks.

I'm glad you're with us. With the Brotherhood. Letting outsiders join was controversial but people like you are exactly the reason why we shouldn't close our ranks to people who weren't born into it.
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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
[There it is, that twist of guilt he feels like he's been bracing himself for since they were assigned to this squad. Riley's eyes fall before he can think about how that might not look good.]

Thank you, [he says, voice quiet again.]
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[personal profile] gallifreynpcs 2017-12-27 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Hal just thinks it's shyness and modesty on Riley's part, and smiles, crouching by the desk and fluffing up some of the cloth they've already gathered.]
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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
[After another quiet moment of working around the puppies, something finally belatedly hits Riley: namely, that he has no idea how Deacon's choosing to sell this to O'Hallan. He trusts him, and he'd been distracted, so he hadn't thought twice about it, but -- ]

Oh, man, [he half-groans, smearing his hand down his face. They're pretty much done here, anyway.] I'm gonna go check on D -- Jack. [Close. Real close. He's going to actually slip up sooner rather than later, he thinks, but at least Deacon chose his fake surname to help him cover for it in the inevitability. (... and for the joke, but it's useful.)

He stands, grimacing a little as his back and knees complain at him, and starts to head out of the trailer.]
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[personal profile] ersatzeverything 2017-12-27 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Deacon's heading towards their trailer as Riley leaves it. When he sees Riley, he grins and gives him a big double thumbs up. Mission accomplished.]
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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Riley half-laughs. He backs up until they're both inside, and out of habit is reaching to settle a hand on his hip.]

What did you say?
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[personal profile] ersatzeverything 2017-12-27 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
I showed him a picture of Irene and told him I'd hook him up with a date if he let us keep the puppies. [No he didn't, but it's a good story.]
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[personal profile] inhonorof 2017-12-27 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Riley laughs in full this time, and loudly in his surprise.] Come on. What did you tell him? [he tries again, this time putting some plea into his voice. Zetta and Ferran would recognize it as the warning sign that the puppy eyes are coming next, even if this isn't entirely calculated on Riley's part.]

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