Days later, James emerged from the GNR building, glad Three Dog had eyes and ears everywhere, hoping he could get to Rivet City without anymore deaths on his conscience. The Paladins up ahead were standing close, looking out at something, so he walked up in order to join them. That was when he saw them... a dozen dogs of varying sizes waiting across the parking lot. At the back of the group stood a familiar shape, the large, black Alpha.
"That's just damn peculiar," one of the men stated. "You ever see that many of 'em in one place?"
"I've heard stories about Denver told by men like Elder Lyons," the other replied. "What I don't understand is why they haven't attacked yet."
"They aren't looking for you," the doctor murmured. "I think they're looking for me."
"Don't be silly," insisted the Paladin, as he levelled his Gatling Laser. "Get lost, Mongrels!"
A few red lights sent the beasts racing away, braying in a kind of primal rage he could not define. He had never heard of dogs stalking a man over a distance like that, least of all coming over the surface while he was in the underground, aside from myths and urban legends. It was possible they had come on their own, but he thought it had to do with him... with what he had done or failed to do. Maybe it was because he never got Project Purity online or because of all the things he let slip between his fingers over the years.
Moon Rise - Ch 3/8
Days later, James emerged from the GNR building, glad Three Dog had eyes and ears everywhere, hoping he could get to Rivet City without anymore deaths on his conscience. The Paladins up ahead were standing close, looking out at something, so he walked up in order to join them. That was when he saw them... a dozen dogs of varying sizes waiting across the parking lot. At the back of the group stood a familiar shape, the large, black Alpha.
"That's just damn peculiar," one of the men stated. "You ever see that many of 'em in one place?"
"I've heard stories about Denver told by men like Elder Lyons," the other replied. "What I don't understand is why they haven't attacked yet."
"They aren't looking for you," the doctor murmured. "I think they're looking for me."
"Don't be silly," insisted the Paladin, as he levelled his Gatling Laser. "Get lost, Mongrels!"
A few red lights sent the beasts racing away, braying in a kind of primal rage he could not define. He had never heard of dogs stalking a man over a distance like that, least of all coming over the surface while he was in the underground, aside from myths and urban legends. It was possible they had come on their own, but he thought it had to do with him... with what he had done or failed to do. Maybe it was because he never got Project Purity online or because of all the things he let slip between his fingers over the years.