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It's all she can manage not to flinch away. As it is, she grimaces under the gesture. What to do? Send him away and wonder where he might turn, who he might answer to? Keep him close, knowing he might recognize her? "Wait. I think there is one thing you can do."

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

[She should not have spoken up. Why did she speak up??] Someone else?

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Well- yes, certainly you seem fine. But the statement was about another.

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starfairy @quotes.sunder.my · 11/02/2026

The fire that burned within me only kept the others warm while it hollowed me out.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Fear is safer than anger. Easily hidden. Silent.

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⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝕸𝘼𝘿 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝕮𝘼𝙉𝙉𝙊𝙉.ᐟ @bouldercitysgt.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

ㅤㅤㅤ . 　 * ✵ 　　 ✦ ㅤㅤ · ✦ 　. * ㅤ 　. · · ㅤㅤ 𝑺𝒈𝒕. 𝑹𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙢𝙚 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ㅤ⠀𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ㅤ⠀𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚.ᐟ ㅤㅤㅤ . · * * · . ㅤ ㅤ ·　ㅤ　 · ✧ ·

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𝙺𝙻-𝙴-𝟶 @hotbloodedmurder.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝙺-𝙻-𝙴-𝟶; '𝘒𝘭𝘦𝘰'. 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙧.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

After a few moments of silence, she finally looks him in the... screen. "I- what, literally?"

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starfairy @quotes.sunder.my · 03/02/2026

It's going to be okay. It's going to be different.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

"No." Clipped, cold. Even if her discomfort deserved to disrupt them, favors from [this] machine are the last thing she needs. "I don't need anything from you."

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Can robots lie? God, when did worry become paranoia? "N-nothing, just getting fresh air. It's a little loud, but there's not much to be done about that, is there?"

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Oh, Mary... "Is... there something I can help you with?" She looks different now. It won't recognize her, it [won't.]

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Noisy - but a warmer evening than there's been in a while. She's outside for the moment.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

She's stepping outside a while, at least until the festivities begin in earnest.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

She'll just have to brace for all the sounds of wasteland "fireworks," and hope it's not too reminiscent of pyrotechnic displays of days past.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

New Year, new noise. There's no good way to soundproof a hotel room....

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

When occasion required it, she would accompany vital partners to the Tops' business dealings, using her charms to secure contracts when necessary. And until Benny deemed her debt repaid, she would never again leave the Strip.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

She would set aside her freedom and wanderlust and join the roster of entertainers finding their way to The Tops. As she worked, she would listen and barter for secrets he could use to better his position over the other families and companies and to gain favor with House.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Few saw more drastic change than the young woman. Not long after their arrival, Benny dropped all pretense of friendship and called in his favor: From that day on, she worked towards his goals alone.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Life changed quickly from there. The Riders became the Chairmen and took residence on the Strip. The NCR arrived shortly after they did, and the caravans weren't far behind.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The fight exploded between them, but when the smoke cleared, his knife protruded from their leader's throat. And with no one, now, to stand between him and his goals, Benny took leadership of the Riders.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The Riders struggled to come to a consensus. Their leader resisted change while many saw opportunity. Once again, the man spoke up; this time, his clever words provoked anger in their leader and baited the larger man into attacking.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The following day, twenty more securitrons approached. The Boot Riders had little choice but to hear House's offer: In exchange for food, shelter, and supplies, the Riders would settle down, renovate the Tops Casino, and work with House and two other 'families' to establish the city of New Vegas.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Summer came and the Mojave Boot Riders found their stride once more. A securitron approached the tribe on behalf of Robert House. It was promptly destroyed.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Tempers cooled and the tribe began to recover in the days that followed. The man was quick to remind the woman that his help had saved her, and that his guidance could have saved their fallen. Over the course of the following weeks, he subtly pressed his point home: She owed him, always.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

And as he expected, the tribe, angry and grieving, turned on the woman. The man stood between her and the outraged fighters, reminding them that they had chosen their path themselves. In the future, he suggested, they should choose who they followed more shrewdly.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

And so, feigning defeat, he argued no further. As he expected, she swayed the other members to her cause and the next evening, the woman led the fighters among them to rescue her friend. As he expected, they found success, but not without significant injuries and the loss of a tribe member.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Most importantly - he knew the woman was far more persuasive than he was, and that she was often looked to as a leader when their chief was otherwise occupied. But a moment clouded by emotion was a weakness he could exploit. A favor owed could change the tribe's fate - and his own.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The girl was well-liked in her tribe, but one member protested - a man her age with some authority and skill. He knew the numbers of the raiders and how strong they stood. He knew a rescue mission was a risk to the lives of their tribe, and the person taken wasn't their blood.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

In the year 2274, a young woman returned to her tribe in the dead of night, pleading for their help. A loved one outside of the tribe had been taken by raiders. The band was too large to handle alone or negotiate with, and she begged the fighters of her tribe for help.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

||I'm right and I'm telling mr new Vegas

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

||lore accurate typo, be honest

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

And her assistant has been RUNNING to keep up. Which makes an excellent distraction from her troubles, most days.

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𝓢𝓪𝓰𝓮 @bardicsage.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Oh? Well, it's not terribly important, but it's on the radio quite often. What [were] you referring to?

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