Project Purity (DrTrollinski & Greg2344)

[DrTrollinski]

"Sure." Daniel smiled and got a bottle of water from the fridge before tossing it to him and walking over to the bed to lie down on one side of it. ".. How long are we gonna' stay here? Just until tomorrow, and then on the way back from the Vault?" Daniel asked.

 

[bingus44]

" Thanks, and yeah first thing tomorrow morning we are leaving, and heading for the vault." Jax said. Jax took out a can of soup from his bag, then Ate it and drank the water Daniel gave him.. Jax then fell asleep shortly after.

 

[DrTrollinski]

Walker got up quite early the following morning. It was around five-thirty that he got up - he needed to use the bathroom, and he was in a lot of pain - the first thing he did was take some painkillers, and then went into the bathroom did what he needed to do. Once that was done, he stood in front of the mirror and slipped off his sling, and then the painful part began, so he bit down on his sling while doing it - his shoulder was black with bruises, but he still stretched it as much as he could - there was a lot of clicking in the process, and he had to hold back the urge to cry, but he got it over with eventually, and then went and took a quick shower before getting back into his armor and then putting his sling on again - he walked over to his bed and lied down in it. He felt sick after he exercised his arm, so he just wanted to lie down. He covered himself over with the blanket and shut his eyes, eventually falling back to sleep.

 

[bingus44]

Jax woke up at 8Am. He woke everyone up and said " sorry I know it's comfortable here, but we have to get going" then they all got their gear on, ate, and loaded their weapons. While walking to the exit of " The. Underwold" Jax saw Joanne. Jax liked her, but he didn't say anything because, he didn't want to fall in love, he was scared to. What if he died, what if she died? It would just be too much for him to handle. He already worried enough about Daniel and walker, he loved them both, he didn't want to have to worry about another.

 

[DrTrollinski]

Joanne waved them off as they walked out, after thanking them one more time, of course. She was going to stay in The Underworld for a while - It was her safest bet right now.


Walker didn't look well at all today, and he looked a little pale as well. It wasn't explained why he looked like that, but he wasn't saying anything as they walked out. Daniel was as lively as ever, and was happy to have gotten a good night's sleep. He looked at Walker - He didn't know why, but he seemed not only sick, but angry as well. It was strange - he wasn't visibly infuriated, but he just had that spark in his eyes that sort of gave it all away.

 

[bingus44]

Jax simply just waved to Joanne. Jax also noticed that walker seemed down. So he said "walker what's the matter bud, does your arm hurt, do you need some pain killers?

 

[DrTrollinski]

"No." He replied bluntly. ".. I've already taken some." He sighed softly, a tinge of sadness within it. He looked down at the ground as they walked along, thinking to himself in pure silence for a few minutes. ".. There any places we're going to have to pass through to get to the Vault?" He asked quietly.

 

[bingus44]

"Yeah, a whole lot of places. Its really far away, about 5-7 days traveling. Why do you ask?" Said Jax worried. Jax was wondering "what is wrong with him, he was fine yesterday. Is he homesick? Does he miss that girl from rivet city? Does he want to rest here for awhile?

 

[DrTrollinski]

".. Just curious..." He muttered. ".. Just been thinking about--.." He paused for a long period of time. ".. Project Purity. And what things will be like when it's done." He lied, still looking down at the floor. ".. It'll definitely change a lot of things, but I think there's some things that will never be changed now." He sighed a little.

 

[bingus44]

While walking out the exit of " The. Underwold" Jax said " yeah I didn't want to bring you down earlier, when you were all exited about the cows and chickens... But.... I don't think they will ever bring them back... Things are going to stay like this forever. Man got to greedy. They only wanted more and more and more... Then it led to a huge war. Then... Well.. This. People are going to be scavenging, killing, stealing, and just surviving, forever now. All because of the sins of the past."

 

[DrTrollinski]

Daniel immediately looked upset when he said that; he also bowed his head and went quiet as they walked along. Walker looked at him, and then at Jax, followed by walking over to the other side of him and giving a gentle sigh. ".. You shouldn't have said that..." He muttered quietly to him, sighing once again.

 

[bingus44]

" I'm sorry... I.. I just.." Jax couldn't think of what to say. He only said it to help them, it was the truth. He didn't want them it have high hopes for lies. But they are children. So maybe he should have, he now realized. "Sorry" Jax said again. He went down on his knee and looked Daniel in the eyes, and said " I'm sorry. The truth hurts sometimes. I really wish things could change but... They won't." Then he patted Daniel and walker on the shoulder.

 

[DrTrollinski]

That didn't work much, either. Daniel felt so heartbroken by that news. He didn't know what it was like for things to be normal, but it certainly would have been nice to experience it. Tears instantly broke out and he covered his face with both hands and started quietly sobbing - Walker sighed in disapproval and then walked over to sit down on a bench that was a short distance away, sighing to himself.

 

[bingus44]

Jax hugged Daniel and started to tear up himself, and said "look right now I might seem like a jerk, but one day... Maybe 20 years from now, you will look back on this moment and appreciate it that I told you this. I don't want to lie to you and say "everything is going to be ok" because it won't... This are going to stay like this forever, we just have to accept it and move on, and survive... But trust me, you will look back on this one day, and appreciate it."

 

[DrTrollinski]

Daniel hugged him back weakly for a moment but then pulled away and made his way over to Walker - he sat next to him and wormed under his arm and hugged him, promptly bursting out into tears. Walker felt bad and slowly rubbed his back - after talking to him for a couple of minutes, he stood up and walked over to Jax, looking more upset than before.


".. Jax..." He sighed and rubbed his forehead. ".. Daniel is eight years old. He's a kid, and I think it's only fair for someone to have something to keep going... to keep working for. When I was six and my current dad saved me... he started teaching me stuff about doctoring, and medicine. I asked him if we could save everyone, and he put an arm around me, smiled, and said 'yes we can'. Yeah, I realize now that that's not possible, but back then... It's what made me happy. Sure, the truth hurts, but sometimes a lie hurts a lot less.." He said quietly, quickly wiping his eyes thereafter.

 

[bingus44]

" I'm sorry I just haven't been around kids in, what.... 20 years. I'm just talking to you guys as I'd talk to an adult. I realize I maybe shouldn't have said that, but I won't... I can't go back on it. It would hurt a whole lot more if he just woke up one day in 10 years and realized the truth." Jax said

 

[DrTrollinski]

".. Yeah. Maybe..." Walker sighed and shook his head. "But, at least then, he wouldn't have to say 'I gave up when I was eight years old', would he? You and I? We have no right to tell him that what he wants to see happen and what he wants to work for is pointless. That's not being kind or considerate. That's being selfish. Me and you have already had our fight - we fought to stay alive. Him? He hasn't even had the chance to fight for something, the chance to create a memory that he'll be able to tell his own children in twenty years time. Do you really think that that's fair?"

 

[bingus44]

" don't you dare say "we both had our fight" you don't even know the beginning of what I've done to survive, and the things I've seen. I saw the horrors of the wasteland firsthand. I have done.... Terrible things and I've seen terrible things. I am not a good person." Jax said, almost disgusted that walker would say that.

 

[DrTrollinski]

"We've all done things to survive... I don't care what sort of person you are. That doesn't matter anymore - you helped Daniel. You made him smile, and YOU gave him the courage he needed to keep going, but don't you EVER, and I mean EVER... tell him that his dreams are pointless." He said, his voice becoming weak towards the end - as some tears broke out of his eyes he shook his head and turned away, covering his face with his left hand. ".. I just want him to be happy, is it too fucking much for you to help me keep him like that?" He sobbed in question.

 

[bingus44]

Jax just sat down on the floor. ....defeated. "I..i..I don't know" he muttered. " I DONT GOD DAMNED KNOW" he yelled. He couldn't think of anything. He felt worse now then he did when that feral ghoul pounded on his chest, breaking his ribs.

 

[DrTrollinski]

Walker sobbed for a few minutes more and then turned to sit down beside him, wiping his eyes. ".. I can understand if you want him to know that things probably won't be that way, but sometimes, you just need to look at him... Do you think every eight-year-old would nearly get killed for a few caps? No..." He whimpered and wiped his eyes again. "He's risked everything, left his father behind, his friends, his LIFE because of this... I knew for a fact that I'd lost hope in everything and everyone when I was only six years old, but my dad showed me that anything can change... And it did. Jax, I respect that things for you might have been bad, and yeah, they may or may not have changed for you, but... Please..." He quickly hugged him and started sobbing into his shoulder. "Don't let him feel the same way, please... Please don't do that to him." He sobbed whilst hugging him tight.

 

[bingus44]

"I'm sorry" he said while hugging walker tightly. He was full out crying now also. He hates himself for the way he thinks, he wishes he could see everything so innocently like Daniel. Now he sees the world from a jaded point of view. The world ended when the bombs dropped 200 years ago. Things will always be like this now he thought. Things won't ever get better. No one will change, people are still and always going to murder, steal, and do whatever they need to do to survive. Scientist won't make new animals. That all Jax saw now.

 

[DrTrollinski]

"Don't tell me you're sorry..." He sobbed weakly. "Tell HIM you're sorry." He said as he nodded back to where Daniel was sat, whom of which was still crying his eyes out. "Please, Jax... This means the world to him... Just tell him theres a chance!" He begged as quietly as he could. "Tell him there's a chance for things to change... I don't want him to go home to tell dad that he gave up... Please..." He said. Walker was REALLY upset now, barely being able to talk through his sobs.

 

[bingus44]

Jax walked over to Daniel sat next to him on the bench, hugged him tightly, and said " look Daniel, I didn't mean the things i said earlier, I'm just a stupid and weak old man, I don't know anything, all I want is for you to be happy. All I ask.... Is please forgive me." Jax said while crying.

 

[DrTrollinski]

Daniel hugged him back and buried his face in his chest and continued crying. "You're not stupid and weak!" He bawled to him, snivelling and sobbing. "B-b-but is there--.. Is there really not-- not gonna be cows and stuff? Is there really not?" He asked, he was extremely upset and his body was jumping with every sob. Walker looked at him and nodded, wiping his eyes. He didn't want to see Daniel like this. He just wanted him to stop crying.