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章節 132: Bill of Death

Afton approaches his motel room and sheepishly knocks on the door, "Karl? You're not naked again right?"

...

After getting no response he just shrugs and opens the door, finding his partner sitting at the end of the bed with a prominent scowl on his face. He seemed to be clutching something in his hand but Afton couldn't get a good look at it. "Karl? Is something wrong?" he asks, confused at what might've brought this on.

The man jolts slightly at his voice, his head whipping towards Afton and sighing when he sees him. "Ah, kid... No, nothing's wrong, just lost in my thoughts is all."

"You sure? You seem angry about something..."

Karl shrugs, "Well... There is this one thing..."

Flashback :

Karl had just bullied Afton out of the room so he could resume his 'exercise' with Jeannie. He'd become interested in the woman over the past couple of days, and she'd obviously reciprocated. Something still felt off about her though, the smile she flashed at the citizens of the town aswell as himself seemed almost fake.

Regardless, it'd been a while since he'd bedded a woman, and there was only so long you could spend around sweaty criminals before you start questioning your sexuality...

After another session of roughin' and tumblin' he slumpt against his pillow with Jeannie resting her head on his chest. They'd just begun the dreaded ritual known as "Pillowtalk", Karl wanted to just drift into unconsciousness but knew it wouldn't be polite to leave the woman hanging.

Another thing to note was the fact that people generally spewed their secrets during this time. As a ranger he'd learned to information gather and infiltrate. He couldn't help but fall back into his old training and started subtly interrogating Jeannie.

"Don't know what's wrong with my partner, tryin' ta help out that Boone character seems like a pointless endeavor," he states to see her reaction.

"Don't say that, Boone's a nice person, he's just had some bad influences in his life. He should start acting like his old self soon."

...

What could she mean by that? It sure sounded suspicious... Inwardly frowning Karl releases an audible sigh, "My partner said something about the man's wife going missing, wants us to find her or something."

At this he could definitely feel Jeannie tense up, "Erm, I think it would be best that you give up on finding her. I heard the Legion managed to grab her, it'd be a death sentence to try and save her now."

Karl shakes his head, "It wouldn't be the first time I've risked my life for something similar, it'd be a good thing to die for I think."

...

Jeannie seemed to lose hold of her emotions for a moment as she rapidly retorted, "I don't know why you want to go risking yourself for a person like her, but if that's what you want to do then fine." she rolls over and goes silent, clearly ignoring him.

Karl knew something was wrong now, that wasn't how she usually acted. Sounded like she had some sort of vendetta against Boone's wife. That'd make her the prime suspect in selling her to the Legion... He'd need to investigate this further, if only to clear the air. If not he'd not be able to forget about this.

The next day while Jeannie was out, Karl snuck into her office and started looking around. He'd dealt with the Legion before and knew they always left receipts to people who do business with them. The reason for this? Blackmail.

No one wanted to be identified as someone who worked with the Legion, especially in NCR owned territory. That's why most slavers sell slaves anonymously. One thing about the recept though, was the fact that you'd be hunting down and butchered if you destroyed them. A spy would occasionally drop by to make sure you still had it in your possession as well, forcing you to keep hold of it.

If Jeannie had been involved in the kidnapping of Boone's wife, then there would definitely be physical evidence of it. He'd metaphorically torn the place apart looking for something, eventually finding a floor safe that was heavily secured.

It'd take some elbow grease, but he'd managed to crack it open. Inside was a heap of caps, another one of those weird books that Afton seemed to hideaway somewhere, and... A small note.

[Bill of Sale]

We, the representatives of the Consul Officiorum, have this day bargained and purchased from Jeannie May Crawford of the township of Novac the exclusive rights to ownership and sale of the slave Carla Boone for the sum of one thousand bottle caps, and those of her unborn child for the sum of five hundred bottle caps, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged.

Karl saw red for a moment after reading it, he crumpled the note in his hand as he grit his teeth. This was one of the vilest thing's he'd ever seen. He felt sick to his stomach at the fact he'd actually liked this woman, he didn't know how he'd not managed to notice her true persona...

He quickly stood, closed the safe and cleaned he place up to make sure she didn't know he'd been here. immediately heading up to his motel room to think on what to do next.

Flashback end.

After Karl was done telling Afton what he'd discovered he forced his own hand open and gave him the note. It was crumpled but still legible, it was basically a death sentence as well, as if Karl were in Boone's shoes he wouldn't let the woman continue existing for a few minutes longer.

Afton scowled at the note and looked up to Karl, "Will your relationship with her be a problem?" he asks and Karl shakes his head, "She'll die you know?"

"I know. I hope it'll be as painful as the fate she tried to inflict on Carla and her child." he spits.

Afton nods, "Good. Let's go to Boone and see how we'll go from here. It's his revenge so we'll do it however he wants." he states before marching out of the room.


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Niggross Niggross

Hope you bois liked the chap, if I missed anything please let me know.

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章節 133: Boone! Headshot.

After having found the proof they needed, the duo immediately headed to the watch post in the mouth of the giant dinosaur to find Boone.

The man was surprised to see them and immediately asked why they'd come, a prominent scowl forming on his face when they told him the news.

"Jeannie May was responsible?... I. Why would she do something like that?" he mutters in confusion, clearly not having expected it... "I need proof, how did you find this out?"

Afton hands him the receipt and the man reads it with trembling hands, after a couple moments of glaring at the paper he raises his head and states, "That bitch is dead."

Karl gives a slow nod, "Believe me kid, we hadn't expected this either. Can't believe I bedded that cunt."

"How do you want to deal with this? We can't exactly kill her in the middle of town, almost everyone would defend her. And that's not mentioning her being the unofficial leader of Novac." Afton says.

Boone double checks to makesure there's a round in his rifle before shaking his head, "I don't care if I become an outlaw. I'm putting a bullet between her brows today." he states as he tries to walk past the duo.

Afton grabs his shoulder to stop him, "Man you gotta chill for a second, we got time to come up with a plan. Jeannie ain't going anyway, what're you even going to do after murdering her?"

Boone brushes his hand off and shrugs, "Travel. Visit some Legion camps maybe."

"Sounds to me you're planning to die not so soon afterwards," Karl states with an empythetic look.

"So what if I am? It's none of your concern. Once I've gotten revenge for Carla, I'll let the world decide my fate. I've done many things, some good, some neutral, and a lot of evil. I don't know is karma exists, but if it does then I don't have too long left in this world anyway. Now get out of my way so I can do what I need to."

"Boone just calm down, I've been meaning to ask you since we got back from Nelson. Do you want to join us?" he asks.

...

Both Boone and Karl seem confused at this, "What?"

"Join us, your vendetta against the Legion will suit the party fine as we intend to cause chaos for them. Not to mention your skill with a rifle, there's only so much the two of us can accomplish on our own. Plus, snipers need their spotters right?"

...

Boone snorts, "Hn, I guess. Let... Let me think about it, for now I want to deal with Jeannie. If you two have a plan then tell me, I want to get this over with as fast a possible before she has a chance to run.

Afton looks to Karl, "Couldn't you just lure her outta town? You're still technically involved with her right?"

Karl shrugs, "She's upset with me right now, I spun a tale about us planning to charge at the Legion in order to save Carla, she didn't like that in the least. That's actually what led me to find the evidence."

"Just makeup with her then, I'm sure a man of your... Charm, would be able to do it?" Afton says semi-sarcastically.

"Fine, but I'm not poking her with little Karl again. Knowing how black her heart is it might rot off." he states causing the other two to grimace.

With the plan set, Karl leaves to go "make up" with Jeannie, he'll do this by badmouthing Carla and then telling her that he refused to follow Afton to his death for some "slut". He'll then take her on a "date" out of the settlement on Boone's shift so Manny wouldn't spot what's up.

Boone and Afton deposited themselves behind a rock a mile or so away from Novac. In the distance they could see Karl walking up while holding Jeannie May's hand. She had a content look on her face as she held Karl's arm intimately.

Afton chuckled as he could imagine that Karl was about to either throw up or blow her head off. He glances at Boone who's trying to kill her with his glare, "You alright?"

...

"Yeah, just thinking what's the best way to end her. I'm not one for torture, but..." he mutters with a thoughtful look.

"Do whatever you want, for all intents and purposes, she's yours to do whatever you want with. We're far enough away from Novac that her screams won't reach them either, so, go ham."

Boone nods and they continue to hide as Karl and Jeannie finally reach their position.

"What are we doing here Karl? You don't want to do 'that' here do you? You bad man."

Karl grins at her, "You know me too well Jeannie. I am a terrible, terrible man."

"Well then, why don't you show me how terrible you are... Right here, right now." Jeannie breathes lustfully.

"Okay." Karl states as he heads butts her while grabbing the revolver strapped to her side, pulling it from the holster and leaving her defenceless. Her nose instantly breaks, causing blood to start streaming down it at the unexpected attack.

She fearfully looks up at him from the floor while holding her nose, "K-Karl, what was that?"

As this happens Boone steps out from the cover and starts walking towards her, Afton slowly following. "Jeannie May. It's good to see you." the former states through gritted teeth.

"B-b-boone? What're you doing here? Ah, help, this man just assaulted me!" she exclaims after overcoming her confusion and pointing an accusatory finger towards Karl.

"Oh, I'll help you. But you have to answer a few questions of mine first." he says, holding his rifle up threateningly.

Karl goes along with whatever he was planning and holds his hands up non-committaly.

Jeannie quickly nods, "Yes, anything!"

"Good. Now, what did you think of Carla... My wife."

"She... She was a beautiful person, a shining example of-"Bang!*

A bullet passes through her foot as Boone cuts her off, she instantly crawls into the fetal position while screaming and holding her foot.

"Wrong answer." Boone states as he pulls the bolt on his rifle to ready another shot. "Try again."


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Niggross Niggross

I'm still thinking through what kind of torture would be suitable for this bitch... Hopefully it'll be satisfactory for you morbid folk reading. Thanks for reading!

If I missed anything please let me know.

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