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Chapitre 394: Pardner!

Afton looks to Tamia and gives her a once over, using [Living Anatomy] to make sure she wasn't dying or something similar, fortunately, the only injuries she really had are some bruising and a cut on the side of her head. "You got what you needed?"

Tamia nods, "Killed Benny, stole his gun, as well as this." she reaches into her pocket and displays some sort of poker chip. The only thing that seems to differentiate it from all the others is its sleek metallic look, as if it were made out of pure silver. "He said something about it holding information, but. I think he's just full of shit." he states.

Afton reaches for it and Tamia lets him examine it, both somehow ignoring the firefight that's occurring around them. He uses his inventory to see what it really is.

[Platinum Chip] : Such a small thing, isn't it? And yet so... capacious. So very dear...

...

Well, that didn't help much... But, from its value and unusual description, Afton could see that it was more than meets the eye... Benny's words don't seem so farfetched when he takes the time to consider them. He hands it back to Tamia, "We can discuss this later, right now we've got a fight to win." he says as she nods and begins participating in full.

By now most of the Gangsters had already perished or fled. The only ones who seemed to remain were either completely loyal to the Tops and Benny, or had a vested interest in keeping the status quo.

Regardless, a few more rounds between Afton's group reduced their numbers further, forcing the rest to flee out of the Tops and into the strip itself. Afton's companions were relatively unharmed, though, Boone, Josie, and Veronica had all taken non-lethal injuries, such as flesh wounds, shrapnel, and lucky grazes.

"Hah, thank god it's over... I was beginning to think they'd never end." Josie mutters breathlessly.

Afton just shakes his head at her, "We're not done yet, we still have to confront the NCR forces and Securitrons waiting outside... I doubt they'll be happy at all the chaos we've caused."

Karl shrugs, "Hopefully we can get some leniency for our previous work with them... I ain't goin' back to prison, not without finishing what we started." he growls in a rough tone.

Afton sighs, "Whatever, let's just get this over with... If nothing else we can bail and get outta dodge in Dirt-Hog."

The group soundlessly nod and begin approaching the Tops exit... Afton stops them before they can get outside however. "Hang on, I almost forgot the most important thing..." he says before rushing off.

The others give him odd looks and turn to Karl, "Any idea on what he's planning now?" Boone exasperatedly asks.

Karl shrugs, "Judging by where he's headed, I have a vague idea..." he pauses as the group urges him to continue with blunt looks, "Casino's need a lotta caps to function, now that we've destroyed this place, I doubt the Chairman we'll be needing funding any longer."

Some gape at the implication, but most don't understand what he means until Afton comes back with a huge sack of clinking metal on his back...

"Afton, is that-" Josie asks but he cuts her off .

"This is just what they owe me... I made a bet with death that I'd be able to kill most of them, I won so the cash is mine, enough said." he states, not allowing any further question on the matter. "Alright, you guys ready to face the fire?"

The group nod with readied weapons and Afton addresses Nyx, "How many are outside?"

"One-hundred and sixty soldiers, with three-hundred Secruitrons." the AI states, causing the group to gape and start wondering if leaving the casino was a good idea.

Afton slowly nods, "Sounds like unfair odds... For them! Let's go!" he laughs, opening the double doors and stepping out of the Tops, coming face to face with a veritable army of men and robots alike.

"Stop or you will be SHOT!" a commanding officer roars at the top of his lungs, the rest of the NCR military police raising their rifles in Afton's direction.

Afton just shrugs and raises his arms, not yet dropping the bag of caps he'd claimed. "Hey, look who decided to join the party... You gonna charge me for public disturbance or...?"

"BE QUIET! You are under arrest for mass murder, theft, destruction of private property-"

The rest of the group step out as the man keeps listing off the various crimes they may or may not have committed. Though, as Tamia steps out, a noticeable change overtakes the Secruitrons.

"first-degree murder, second-degree murder, third-degree murder, manslaughter, sexual assault, physical assault-"

Afton laughs straight at the man's face, "Are you just listing every law in the book or are you actually charging me with all that? Unless you count shooting a couple guys in the dick, I haven't sexually assaulted anyone!" he shouts, causing a few male soldiers to grimace.

"QUIEEEET! YOU WILL DROP ALL WEAPONS ON YOUR PERSON AND COME QUIETLY, OR YOU WILL BE EXXXTERMINATED!!! DO YOU-" the man is abruptly cut off by an unexpected source...

"Howdy!"

...

Everyone just turns towards the voice and spots a Securitron waving at them, the cowboy on the screen letting them all know who he is... Though, some have more experience than others.

"Victor! You creepy-ass robot! What did I tell you about following me!" Tamia suddenly shouts out.

The Securitron ignores the surprised looks of the rest of the strip and rolls into the dead mans land that'd formed between the two groups and approaches Tamia. "I still don't have the foggiest idea why you dislike me so much, little lady. But the boss man wants to have a word with you, been a long time comin' after all."

"House?" she blurts out in surprise, "What would he-"

"THAT'S IT! SECURITRON! YOU WILL BACK AWAY FROM THE SUSPECTS OR APPREHEND THEM, OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES!" the commander officer finally loses his patience and screams out.


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Chapitre 395: Invitation

Upon hearing the NCR officers command, Victor slowly turns around and rolls towards the man, towering above him once he arrives before him, "Officer Kirby, husband of Lisa Kirby, formerly Barnard. Father of Bill and Jack Kirby... You understand that your actions have far-reaching implications for the alliance between the NCR and Mr House?" Victor's typical cowboy voice seemingly disappears, in exchange for a more serious business-like one.

Officer Kirby who hears this gapes and audibly gulps in his saliva, "H-how do you know me?"

"We know everything, so you best keep your anger in check, otherwise misfortune might strike." Victor states in a deep, baritone voice. "Mr House has never been known as a forgiving man..."

Victor then spins on his wheel and turns back towards Tamia and her group, "So! Little lady, come with me, Mr House has a lot to discuss with you. Ah, he also gives his gratitude for removing that annoying pest in the Tops." the robot says.

Tamia just stares at Victor for a couple second, occasionally glancing between it and the literal firing line behind it. "Err, if you're sure?" she mutters, slowly following behind Victor as it rolls towards the crowd of NCR soldiers.

The rest of the group look towards Afton for direction, but he just shrugs and follows Tamia, making sure to not give the soldiers any reason to shoot... Fortunately, the threat of Mr House was apparently enough to avoid anything drastic.

The group of soldiers parted like the red sea as Victor rolled through them, somehow also getting up the steps to the Lucky 38 on his single wheel... Tamia follows closely behind as Victor reaches the large locked doors of the ancient casino... Just as a large *click!* rings out through the strip, and the doors start opening.

The NCR soldiers all lower their weapons and back away at the sight, shocked at the implications of the events before them... Had they just been pointing their weapons at Mr House's emissary?

Officer Kirby imparticular pales and drops his weapon, quickly remembering the robot's words, his families names ringing like tinnitus in his ears. "F-fall back! Our goal has changed, search and rescue the survivors in the Tops." he calls out.

Sure, the NCR might not be able to conduct operations while the casino families were active, but... The Tops didn't exactly have a family controlling it anymore, that, and Officer Kirby needed to do something with his men's time or otherwise risk punishment from his superiors.

Afton crosses his arms with a cocky smirk as he watches the NCR soldiers turn towards the Tops and start dragging out bodies into the strip. Man, it felt good to be powerful... Though, this was all partly because of House...

He wasn't really sure why House wanted Tamia, Victor was the one who originally dug her out of that shallow grave, so the man must've been keeping an eye on her for a while... Whatever the reason, Afton was looking forward to finally meeting the man.

The Lucky 38 doors completely open, revealing the opulent yet slightly dusty interior of the casino. Securitron's were everywhere, making a deadly defence against any who'd seek to breach the casino.

Victor spins around and looks at Afton and his group, "Sorry about this folks, but only the little lady has been invited. You'll all need to wait outside, I don't think it'll take long, so why don't you play dice or something while you wait." the robot says with what could only be a shrug.

Afton sighs, "Yeah, I saw this coming... We'll wait, just get on with it." he says, sitting on one of the steps of the Lucky 38 and beginning to clean his Fallen Ranger Sequoia with a cloth.

Victor looks at Tamia and gestures inside with their arm, "After you... The boss man has been wanting to speak with you for a while, little lady."

Tamia shakes his head as she walks inside, "I've been on the strip for a week or two now, so he couldn't have been that eager." she states, taking once last glance at the group behind her as the casino doors shut.

"Heh, he's been watching you the entire time you were here. Wanted to make sure he had the right person... Judging by how you off'd Benny, I'd say we're in the clear."

Tamia raises a brow at his words, "Wait, he's been watching the 'entire' time? That is really fucking creepy. You're telling me he watches me in the shower too?"

Victor gives a low chuckle, "I'm not aware of that, you would have to ask him..." the robot says as they reach the single elevator in the centre of the large room. He presses one of the many buttons and gestures towards the door as it opens. "That's your stop, I'll be waiting down here if you need me."

Tamia slowly nods and steps inside as the elevator starts moving upwards... It travels for a relatively long time before stopping, opening to reveal almost eye-searingly bright light. Before her were large windows where she could see the rest of the Mojave, the view was incredible, however, as she's admiring it, another Securitrons rolls up beside her. Insead of the police officer face or Victor's cowboy one, the face was of a simple woman with curly black hair and white skin.

"I'm Jane, one of Mr House's girls. We keep him... entertained. We don't get many guests lately, perhaps we can entertain you as well." 'Jane' explains, causing a shiver to go down Tamia's spine.

"I'm not even going to ask what you mean by 'entertain'... Nor am I going to think about whether or not a two-hundred-year-old man can 'get it up'..." she sighs, "Where next?"

"I'd give you a tour, but, Mr House wants to get to business. He's a very busy man you know?" Jane says, rolling down some stairs and through some other rooms, eventually reaching a room with a humungous computer... It has a huge control panel with a screen that's a few times larger than Tamia.


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