Codsworth and Sanctuary

Nora had just finished explaining her situation to Adam, about the murder of her husband and the people that took her baby. She had sudden pauses because of the difficulty to put the events in words, but she managed to let it all out,slowly, without breaking down or any teary eyes. I guess this is progress.

Adam:"Holy shit....I mean... that must've been...tough to say the least." His reply contained a little remorse and pity.

Nora: "Yeh... well...I'll get better."She muttered with her eyebrows scrunching a bit.

After a short while, they made their way to what Nora used to call home. Now it just looked like a junkyard, with concrete pavements and streets. The houses were all windowless, the lucky ones still had half a roof. Nora made her way to her house while gazing at her surroundings, until she saw a familiar figure that gave her a very pleasant surprise.

Nora: "CODSWORTH?! Is that you?" She shouted at it with glee.

Near the entrance of her house,well what remained of her house, a three limbed robot could be seen floating and roaming about. It then stopped and turned around with a slight pause after it heard a familiar voice.

Codsworth: "It's..... It's really you!!" Shouted Codsworth making his way towards the duo, but was slightly startled by Adam's appearance.

Codsworth: "Unhand the Madam you wasteland swine!!" He threatens as he started waving a saw attached to his robotic limb at Adam. The latter reacted by shifting his hands to his waist, making their way towards the holsters.

Nora: "Stop it Codsworth! He's not a threat, he helped me!" Attempting to pacify the machine.

Nora: "Let me introduce you to each other. Codsworth this is....um....you never really told me your name."

Adam: "Adam. My name is Adam White. You can call me White, or Adam. Don't really have a preference." He answered with his usual passive demeanour.

Codsworth: "Ok then Mr. White, you might have partially won the Madam's trust but you can't fool me! I know your kind too well-you're either a raider which has no regards for human rights or a mercenary, which will be the same if given the adequate amount of compensation."He accused the deadly looking man, while Nora also looked at him to check his reaction.

Adam: "Yeh, I do confirm to be the latter. But a word of advice for you, Mr Soon-to-be Handless."(if you don't get the pun, then let me explain: Codsworth is a type of robot called Mr Handy)He slowed his breathing and gave off an extremely dangerous vibe while he was glaring at machine. "Don't ever, dare to compare me to those inhumane bastards ever again." He is very aware of the behaviour of raiders from the game; the words heartless and cruel would be too kind if used to describe them. This meant that he did actually take a little offence from Codsworth's words, but he exaggerated it to make his act more believable.

This left both Nora and Codsworth silent, until Codsworth noticed the absence of Shawn and Nora's husband.

Codsworth: "Um...if you don't mind me asking Madam, where is master Shawn and Sir?" The robots tone turning quite worried.

Nora: "They killed my darling Codsworth...and they took Shawn!!" She exclaimed, with anger seeping in her voice.

Codsworth: "What....why would they take master Shawn.....or rather....who took him?" He questioned in a slight daze.

Nora: "I don't know but I will find them Codsworth. And believe me when I say that they'll pay..." at this point in time she was releasing killing intent like crazy. This made Codsworth visually uncomfortable but more so worried for the woman,so he tried to lighten the mood up a little.

Codsworth: " cough*cough* Don't worry Madam! I'm sours that master Shawn if safe, and with your capability I'm sure that you'll find him in no time!Also,if your worried at the state of the house, don't be! It might look bad on the outside, but there isn't anything that some fresh paint can't fix!" Nora let out a short chuckle at his attempt to cheer her up.

Nora: "Codsworth, I know this might sound selfish of me, but can you wait here for me until I find and bring back Shawn? I don't want to involve you in my vengeance, and I want you to make sure the house is ready for our return." Although it was a question of choice, Codsworth knew there was only one answer.

Codsworth: "*sniffle* of course Madam." And after shaking his body, he gained some confidence. "*ahem*I'll be sure to keep the house cozy and ready for your arrival!" A military salute being done by the robot.

Nora decided to give Codsworth one big embrace, squeezing his head to her chest, giving herself the reassurance of starting the journey.

Adam: "Before we leave, we're going to make sure we are ready for the journey. By that I mean we gotta search these houses and scavenge whatever is useful." He decided to introduce Nora to the behaviour required to survive in the wasteland.

While Nora was rummaging through houses, he decided to try one of the most broken aspects of the game: build mode. He can instantly build walls, defences and plant crops that have already grown. A vital aspect in setting up a quick outpost or camp, I mean imagine deciding to settle somewhere in the middle of nowhere during the night. Surrounded by wilderness and the dangers of the wasteland, you always need to keep one eye open. That is not necessary if you can build a heavily fortified camp in less than 5 minutes.

Adam: *open build mode* he thought, and as soon as the thought passed, he was facing the same structure selection bar as the one found in fallout 4. Whenever he seemed to think of an item near him, two options popped up; scrap or store. To add on, the item would also feel apparently weightless and he could move it at free will. Wether the item was a two ton car or a simple broom, Adam would have no difficulty in moving the item. This is limited to a certain extent however, as materials are always required for the structures and good materials such as cement and steel weigh quite the ton. Also, when in build mode, the user is highly vulnerable as they are unable to use any weapons.

Adam: *Fuck me! I can't even begin the imagine all the possibilities this would bring!* His thoughts nearly bursting out of his head because of the shock, before he was interrupted in his little celebration.

Nora: "Alex! I need some help. I'm finished looting this house, but I found a safe. Can you unlock it ?" She shouted from inside the accommodation.

Before she arrived, Alex decided to checked his shop for any bobby pins and he came across quite the pleasant gift.

Item name: Picking kit

Price: 1 Cap

Item description: set contains a screwdriver along with 5 bobby pins. One time buy.

Alex quickly bought the kit and stored the pins and screwdriver in a pocket compartment- to not seem suspicious when he takes them out.

Alex: "Yeh, I'm on my way! I don't think that there exists a lock I can't pick." He was quite confident, after all, he did have the Locksmith perk maxed out.

After opening the safe, Alex decided to give most items to Nora since he has no need for them-he did however take a stimpack and a pack of mentats. The total loot he found from the houses were: 1 pipe pistol, 25 .38 ammo, a dirty tan suit, 3 stimpacks, 2 packs of mentats(one pack contains 8 pills), 1 RadAway, a clean black suit(he decided to take this one as well) and a combat knife. Finished with looting, Nora gave one last goodbye to Codsworth before continuing their journey.

They were now making their way to Concord, until they came across the bodies of a dead man and what looked like a mutated dog jus past a small broken bridge. The man's body was riddled with wounds, his arm barely attached to his body and half of his face missing. The dog was in no better condition- multiple puncturing wounds and a tire iron sticking from his body.

Adam: "Here, wear the man's clothes, they make you stand out less. Don't worry, I'll turn around." He was saying this while he stripped the man of his black leather jacket, white t-shirt and blue jeans and chucked them towards her.

Nora: "Uh...okay....I guess." Discomfort was written all over her face as any sane human being would feel, 'uncomfortable' to say the least when wearing a dead person's bloodied clothes. She hurriedly put on the clothes and Alex turned around.

Adam: "The jeans look pretty tight... Not that I mind the view."he chuckled a little while checking her out.

Nora gave him a questioning look with her eyebrow raised, though she had to admit it was a little difficult to pull up the trousers. As they continued, Adam saw some movement near a Red Rocket Truck shop and halted their advance.

*woof woof*

A bark was heard followed by a beautiful German Shepard running towards them.

Nora: "Easy boy,easy." She spoke softly to the dog, attempting to befriend it. It seemed to work however as the dog jumped playfully at her, with a joyful look in its eyes. "Dogmeat,huh,ain't that a cute name." She chuckled after she saw the dog's tag. The dog started licking Nora's hand and ran circles around her. However, when the dog laid it's eyes on Adam it started to growl-the start of a wonderful relationship.

Adam: "If you let that overgrown rodent near me, Dogmeat is gonna turn into 'canned' Dogmeat." Dogs were never fond of him back on Earth, so that also meant he wasn't really fond of them either. Even in the game, although Dogmeat was quite the useful companion to have, his dislike of dogs caused him to always avoid the red truck stop after his first completion of the game. Guess he just forgot about it this time.

Dogmeat growled at his words, alarmed as if he understood what Adam's threats. Nora chuckled lightly at this scene.

Nora: "Ohh, the big, bad, dangerous mercenary is scared of a little puppy?" She asked playfully with her lips pursed. His response was a single light grunt, and decided to take the lead. Nora and Dogmeat followed from behind.

(A/N-Alex's act is just so he blends in easily as a person of the wasteland. He also wants Nora to adapt as fast as possible, because he understands that this isn't a game. This is life, and he better make sure his future love interest is well prepared for the dangers of the wasteland.)