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章 506: Dirty Secrets

Eventually, Boone and Josie are teleported back to Big Mt, they both make their way down to the cells after gaining clearance via Glados and find Afton who's still staring at Mr X.

Josie looks around nervously while biting the nail on her thumb, "This place is creepy... And didn't we give Caesar back to the Legion? Why did we walk past him sitting in a cell!?" she babbles, clearly disturbed by the fact Afton has such an extensive prison.

Afton glances at them, only now recognising g their presence, "The one we sent is a clone, obviously... Did you find anything before leaving?" he asks, mentally kicking himself for not checking the van.

Boone's about to answer but Josie begins speaking first, "Hang on! If you created a clone of Caesar, doesn't that mean you are in control of the Legion now!? Why don't you stop the war?" she quickly asks.

Afton shakes his head and glares at her, "Because stopping the war isn't as simple as getting Caesar to say 'I surrender', the Legion despite its worship of him can and will operate independently. Besides, we need them to keep the NCR busy, otherwise the full weight of that corrupt bureaucracy would come down on our heads." he explains.

Josie seems to vehemently disagree with him on this point, but Boone moves the discussion back to the matter of hand, showing Afton the OSI badge he'd discovered. "Speaking of bureaucracy... Our 'friends' are taking action."

Afton takes the badge and glares down at it, seemingly becoming angrier and angrier the longer he lingers. "Those fucking bastards! I knew the NCR couldn't be trusted!.... This is crossing a line, and I will not tolerate their bullshit any longer!" he suddenly exclaims.

"Wait! Aren't you doing the same as them, creating monsters? Don't lie, I saw that Deathclaw concentration camp you've had set up!" Josie retorts.

Afton shakes his head and points into the cell at Mr X, "THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXPERIMENTING ON ANIMALS AND TURNING MY FATHER INTO A MONSTER!" he roars, barely holding himself back from punting Josie through the wall.

"Your father!?" Josie asks with shocked horror plastered on her face. Boone looks similar to her, clearly disturbed by the implications of this.

If what Afton said was true, then the NCR weren't just experimenting on Supermutants, Feral Ghouls, and other Mutants, but humans as well! There had been many 'investigations' into such allegations before, but the NCR had vehemently denied all of it, only suggesting that they were attempting to cure Supermutants, Ghouls, and other 'afflicted' individuals.

Boone steps closer to the cell and looks at Mr X, now seeing its clearly human face. From afar they hadn't been able to see such detail, but now? It was evident. He could even see the resemblance between it and Afton, making Afton's claim seem more and more credible.

"What are you going to do?" Boone asks, knowing that there are only a couple of ways this could go. Afton's usual non-committal attitude was gone like the wide, with indignant rage replacing it.

He sends a heavy look at the duo before replying, "War."

Afton knew that both were going to be conflicted about this, which is the main reason he brought them to the Peace Negotiation in the first place. So they could see the NCR's attempt at harming him despite him accepting their invitation in good faith.

While it wasn't ideal to find out that the OSI had been experimenting on his father for years, it was still an exemplary display of the NCR's utter hypocrisy and corruption. Offering peace in one hand while holding a knife to your throat with the other.

Boone's face doesn't change at his words, seeming to accept what must be done. But Josie looked incredibly conflicted. She seemed overwhelmed by today's events, and this was only exasperated by the fact Afton was seemingly in control of the Legion...

Before she might've thought that Bulwark and the NCR were evenly matched, technology vs sheer numbers. But now that Afton had control of Caesar? Her country, the place she grew up, lived, and served was at risk.

On the other hand, she could see the results of their experiments, the ugly truth of her country that despite being well hidden, was clearly displayed today.

Afton shakes his head, "You two, go think about your priorities and whether or not you want to be a part of this. I won't force you to fight your country, but I won't allow you to assist my enemies either... Come to terms with this or I'll be forced to do something drastic..." he says, but continues upon seeing their alerted looks, "I don't mean I'll kill you, merely wipe your memories of Bulwark, Big Mt, the Think Tank, and everything else you have experienced during your time with me." he explains, not wanting them to misunderstand his intentions.

Yeah, sure, they hadn't 'corrected' the memory wiping tech yet, but soon enough it'd work without exploding skulls, liquifying brains, or erasing all of your memories, essentially lobotomizing you.

Josie quickly departs, and Boone gives a slight nod before leaving as well. This leaves Afton still standing before his mutated father, contemplating how he wanted to deal with the NCR. The OSI had somehow managed to gather Beauveria mordicana and inflict it upon Mr X... However, the lack of any spores meant that it had been subjected to the serum developed by the Think Tank...

That should be impossible unless they came to Big Mt itself and took some... Or... If they took his own samples... But if that was the case, where from?... His eyes widen, "Usanagi."

"Glados, prepare teleportation nearby the New Vegas Clinic, I'll be back shortly." he explains as he quickly leaves the lab, gathering his equipment and disappearing as lightning strikes him.


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章 507: Ain't That A Kick In The Head?

Afton appears outside the Mojave Clinic and begins walking towards it, immediately noticing the boarded-up door and windows. Over the boards was a sign stating 'Mojave Clinic going through renovations'...

Afton would've laughed at this, had he not picked up the smell of rotting bodies nearby. Shaking his head, he steps forwards and begins tearing the boards off of the door with ease. After a moment the door was cleared, allowing him entrance into the clinic.

However, the door seems blocked by something when he tries to push it open, the small gap in the door also intensifies the smell of rotting meat, making him more and more anxious over Usanagi's fate... He honestly thought she'd betrayed him, but seeing the state of this place made it clear it was out of her hands.

He gives another forceful nudge and the door slowly pushes open, the bodies that were slumped against it getting forced away...

Afton steps inside and quickly pinches his nose due to the permeable smell of rotting meat... It blisters his eyes and nose due to the sheer strength of it, meaning that these bodies had been here for weeks, if not months.

The room itself was covered in old, dried, black bloodstains and bullet holes. He bends down and picks up a bullet shell, "5.56mm." he mutters to himself as he scowls at the implication of this finding. Most would just shrug and say it was a robbery or some such, but the presence of this specific type of ammunition, bullet holes, and the size of the wounds on the corpses led Afton to believe the weapon used were Marksman Carbines and Service Rifles, which were prominently used by the NCR.

Either someone was trying to frame the NCR, or the NCR couldn't be bothered to cover their tracks... Or maybe they simply didn't have the time to scrub the place? Doctor Usanagi was a popular person due to the charity she performed on a regular basis.

Afton tosses the shell back onto the floor and begins checking the bodies, afterwards breathing a sigh of relief at not finding Usanagi's corpse among the pile. The only bodies present were that of her bodyguards, the unfortunate souls who'd gotten trapped in something way bigger than the initial job.

To be honest, this primarily Afton's fault... If he hadn't given her a sample of his blood the NCR wouldn't have been baited to attack and acquire it. Though, how the NCR found out about his and Usanagi's agreement was another matter entirely.

Before he leaves, he takes the chance to look around the clinic for anything left behind. He finds the implants stored in a secure safe and takes all of them for further research, as well as all the medical supplies left lying around.

He's about to teleport back to Big Mt when Nyx flashes his Pipboy light momentarily to get his attention, "Sir, the New Vegas radio broadcast has mentioned the events in Primm."

Raising a brow at the news, he quickly turns the broadcast on, catching Mr New Vegas halfway through a sentence.

"-from the fine folks at the independent town of Primm, we've received a recording of one of their recent events. Not every day we get a treat like this, especially one with such a backstory! I bring you the debate between the upcoming group in the Mojave, Bulwark, and the monolithic New California Republic, enjoy." the raspy voice of old Mr New Vegas states before switching on the recording.

After a moment, the voice of Ambassador Crocker could be heard, giving his speech of how great the NCR and America is. Afton grins to himself, this was basically free publicity for Bulwark, hopefully, the tape would even include parts of the attack

Of course, it was obvious Mr House had a hand in this, Mr New Vegas never said anything that went against House interests, meaning they were linked somehow... That's not even mentioning Mr New Vegas's seeming agelessness.

Afton just silently listens as Crocker's speech ends, allowing his own to start... Yeah, he was a little more aggressive than he first intended, but those barbed comments by Crocker had gotten his back up slightly... Though, at least his diatribe might sway a few NCR citizens from their preconceived notions.

After his speech, the actual negotiations started and obviously didn't go anywhere. He did think that his response to Crocker's accusations was very convincing, especially his noting that all their evidence against him came from Caesar's Legion, you know, the Empire he attacked and basically crippled? That's one fact that people won't be forgetting any time soon, that the NCR would use potentially duplicitous means and dubious evidence.

With that event alone he'd basically cleared himself of all wrong-doings in the publics eyes, making all actions the NCR takes against him strange and biased.

The recording continues until the crowd starts screaming, Afton and Veronica could be heard talking and attacking the creature before it finally cuts out.

"Now, that's a particularly unexpected development. Neither faction present in the event has come forward to explain what had exactly occurred, but I learned from the mayor of Primm, Johnston Nash, all evidence points the attack towards a branch of the NCR government, specifically the Office of Science and Industry. It's best not to take this at full face value though, who knows what could be true... Now, for those folk with love in their hearts, 'Ain't That A Kick In The Head!?'. *trumpets blaring with jazz* How lucky can one gu-"

Afton turns the radio off with a sigh, whelp, Johnston has just instigated further tensions between Bulwark and the NCR with his afterthought... The NCR wouldn't take kindly to such allegations and would try to pin all the blame on Bulwark instead. He rubs his face, the NCR were so easy to read...

With a shake of his head, he walks back to the teleportation point and returns to Big Mt, hoping Dala or Glados had found something out about Mr X.


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