{"sf1_id":1499219,"sf2_id":"Vm2DAyZ1","title":"Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow (Chapter 3)","author":"STRONG","words":4684,"posted_at":"2019-10-11T13:13:57.000Z","tags":["Anthro","Fallout","Greentext","Human","M/F","M/f human","Nightstalker","comfy"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1499219-love-me-as-though-there-were-no-tomorrow-chapter-3","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/Vm2DAyZ1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/22/15/22152a14-1487-48ac-959b-d817c6d524a4","description":"Chapter 3!  \nFollow boomer and Gracie as they set out to meet their allies!","content":"Chapter 3: The Other side of Paradise\n\n\\\u003eWind blows by, causing the door to the cave to rattle gently\n\n\\\u003eThe noise wakes you from your sleep\n\n\\\u003eThe soft weight on your legs tells you Gracie hasn't moved\n\n\\\u003eYour eyes open to seeing sand and other debris blowing outside\n\n\\\u003eThe door isn't exactly solid but it would slow down most would be attackers long enough for you to mow them down\n\n\\\u003eYou gently place a hand on Gracie's shoulder\n\n\\\u003e\"Hey wake up, Gracie, we gotta get going\"\n\n\\\u003eShe eyes slowly open and she sits up, wiping a small bit of drool from her lip\n\n\\\u003e\"Wha? What time is it Annnnnonnnnnnn?\" she says your name though a yawn\n\n\\\u003eYou check your pip boy for the time\n\n\\\u003e2 PM\n\n\\\u003eA decent nap but you had a lot of ground to cover\n\n\\\u003eDuring your travels you had met a Brotherhood of steel paladin, Sato\n\n\\\u003eDuring your trades, he gave you access codes to the Brotherhood bunker, saying you were trustworthy enough\n\n\\\u003eEver since the war for hoover dam the Brotherhood and the Boomers had been shaky but friendly allies\n\n\\\u003eWho would have thought two reclusive, gun crazed fanatical groups would be such good friends?\n\n\\\u003eIf you recall correctly their bunker was to the north\n\n\\\u003eYou dial in the coordinates on your pip boy and get up with a small stretch\n\n\\\u003eGracie pulls back on her jacket as you stash your gear and bedroll in your inventory\n\n\\\u003e\"Where are we going anon?\" Gracie says as you push the cave door open\n\n\\\u003eThe fact that someone took the time to make a door for this cave and didn't use it for anything blew your mind\n\n\\\u003eNot your problem though\n\n\\\u003eIf it were closer to the strip you might consider using it as a base\n\n\\\u003e\"We're headed to meet up with some allies Gracie, keep that helmet on though\"\n\n\\\u003eNo need to cause a panic with her unusual appearance\n\n\\\u003eThe sunlight blinds you temporarily as you blink away the brightness\n\n\\\u003eAnother day in paradise\n\n\\\u003e\"Ugh it's too bright anon, can't we wait till night?\"\n\n\\\u003eYou start heading around the rocky hillside, there should be a canyon you can head through to the northeast\n\n\\\u003e\"The place we are going has a defense system active at night that we don't want to be caught in\"\n\n\\\u003eYou walk through the barren desert, leading Gracie\n\n\\\u003eDust billows around the both of you as the desert sun beats down on you\n\n\\\u003eUgh fuck you sun, you big fat ball of cancer\n\n\\\u003eThe growl of your stomach pulls you away from your scorn for certain celestial bodies\n\n\\\u003eAs much as you want to get to the hidden valley fast food was needed\n\n\\\u003e\"Gracie are you hungry? We could hunt something here \"\n\n\\\u003eYou turn to her and see her panting and tired\n\n\\\u003e\"I'm...\\*pant\\*.... Starving Anon\" she gasps out\n\n\\\u003eYou frown\n\n\\\u003e\"Are you OK? And if you were hungry you should have told me, I tend to get distracted\"\n\n\\\u003eShe shakes her head\n\n\\\u003e\"I'm, just not \\*pant\\* used to how fast you walk, and you seemed so determined I didn't wanna distract you\"\n\n\\\u003eA twinge of guilt hits you\n\n\\\u003eShe really was trying hard and you were being a hardhead like always\n\n\\\u003e\"Alright Gracie, let's slow down and see if we can hunt up something to eat\"\n\n\\\u003eInstead of walking in front of her, you walk next to her letting her set a pace\n\n\\\u003eYou keep your pip-boy up and scan the wastes\n\n\\\u003eGeckos frequent these areas, and they can be quite tasty\n\n\\\u003eYou're looking down scanning the screen of you pip-boy when Gracie jumps on you, bouncing up and down while pointing\n\n\"OH OH OH! LOOK A GECKO! LETS GET IT\"\n\n\\\u003ePushing her off, you look to where she was pointing and see a group of Geckos in a circle, feeding on something\n\n\\\u003e\"Nice, Lemme get one\"\n\n\\\u003eShe tugs your arm earnestly\n\n\\\u003e\"No No! Let me! I wanna get one! I saw them first!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou look at her and she looks up at you expectantly with a happy smile\n\n\\\u003e\"Pleassssseeeee!\" she begs looking over to the geckos in the distance\n\n\\\u003eAs clingy as she is, she can be quite cute\n\n\\\u003eIn an annoying sort of way\n\n\\\u003e\"Fine, shoot one and lets get a meal\"\n\n\\\u003eShe looks down at her feet, shuffling them a bit\n\n\\\u003e\"Uh can I use one of your guns? I don't have one\"\n\n\\\u003eDerp, you mentally facepalm from the oversight on your part\n\n\\\u003eNearly everyone had a gun so it was second nature to assume she had one, even when she clearly didn't\n\n\\\u003e\"Alright, I'll let you use the ratslayer, and I'll use my campaign rifle, score 2 kills\"\n\n\\\u003eYou draw out the ratslayer and hand it to her as she bounces excitedly on her feet, her tail wagging in a flurry behind her\n\n\\\u003e\"Alright this is how you use a gun\" you say as you pull out your Campaign rifle\n\n\\\u003eYou silently kneel and start telling her the basic of using a gun\n\n\\\u003eHow to load it, shooting posture, the basic rules of a firearm\n\n\\\u003eAfter about 10 minutes of explanation, she loses her patience\n\n\"Whatever! Teach me later! Hungry now!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou sigh and look down your scope\n\n\\\u003e\"Fine but don't press the scope directly to your eye or you'll-\"\n\n\\\u003eThe soft \\*Twhip\\* of a silenced round is heard followed by Pained screaming From Gracie\n\n\\\u003eQuickly, you dive down onto her\n\n\\\u003eWhere did the shot come from? You don't see any blood from a gunshot wound on her\n\n\\\u003eStupid! She said she was being hunted! How could you let your guard down\n\n\\\u003eYou pause a moment to look at Gracie, only to see her grasping her right eye\n\n\\\u003eShe didn't, did she?\n\n\\\u003e\"Stop Gracie, STOP! Let me see\"\n\n\\\u003eGently prying her fingers away from her face your suspicions are confirmed\n\n\\\u003eShe held the rifle scope right up to her eye and became a pirate\n\n\\\u003eWell, rather she now had a black eye from the recoil driving the scope into her eye\n\n\\\u003eGently, you sit her up and look at it while she whimpers, following you with her swollen right eye\n\n\\\u003eYou sigh, \"Alright, no more scoped guns for you for a while\"\n\n\\\u003eGrabbing a stimpak from your inventory, you pull the cap off it\n\n\\\u003e\"Stay still, I don't want to accidentally jab your eye\"\n\n\\\u003eYou think back to the first time you shot a scoped rifle and how you made the same mistake\n\n\\\u003eA painful memory to be sure\n\n\\\u003eYour your right hand holding the stimpak and your left holding her head softly, you gently stick the needle into the bruised area around her eye\n\n\\\u003e\"Shhh it's ok, it'll be over soon, I got you\" you whisper gently, rubbing her head with your thumb as you push the medicine in\n\n\\\u003eShe whimpers and keeps her multicolored eyes on you\n\n\\\u003eWas her fur always this soft? Where her scales always so smooth?\n\n\\\u003eAfter a moment you pull the needle out and rub the spot gently\n\n\\\u003e\"It'll heal pretty quick now, but you'll be sore for a while\"\n\n\\\u003eYou stand and help her to her feet, as she rubs the spot gently with her paw\n\n\\\u003e\"Did I at least get one?\" She whimpers\n\n\\\u003eRight, you were hunting geckos, you had forgotten between teaching and healing Gracie's eye\n\n\\\u003eYou pull her paw from the bruise as you look\n\n\\\u003e\"Don't touch it, it'll hurt longer\"\n\n\\\u003eSure enough there is a slumped over corpse of a gecko\n\n\\\u003eThe rest must have scattered from Gracie's screams of pain\n\n\\\u003eBut one is enough for now\n\n\\\u003e\"Yea you got one Gracie, good job\"\n\n\\\u003eShe gives a pained smile\n\n\\\u003e\"Thanks Anon, I don't think it was quite worth it though\"\n\n\\\u003eYou give a sympathetic smile\n\n\\\u003e\"If it makes you feel better I've done that a few times, it happens\"\n\n\\\u003eIt only happened to you once but she doesn't need to know that\n\n\\\u003eAs you walk to the body of the Gecko, you see what the group was all huddled around\n\n\\\u003eA half eaten human body\n\n\\\u003eGracie gags and covers her mouth\n\n\\\u003e\"Oh god, they killed him!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou kneel next to the body of the gecko and pick it up, completely ignoring the body of the human\n\n\\\u003e\"It's a raider, a Viper junkie that died from an overdose looks like\"\n\n\\\u003eYou point out the empty psycho canisters littered around the body\n\n\\\u003e\"Probably got super high and died, the geckos just got a free meal\"\n\n\\\u003eHefting the weighty gecko over your shoulder, you carry it into some shade\n\n\\\u003e\"You got a big one Gracie, we'll have some food for a while\"\n\n\\\u003eYou set the gecko down and grab a machete, and go to town on a nearby bush for firewood\n\n\\\u003eNormally lighting the plant life on fire would be an issue but the super mutant you killed solved that problem\n\n\\\u003eYou quickly pile all the sticks and leaves in a pile and pull out the incinerator you picked up\n\n\\\u003eWithin moments the sticks are a roaring fire\n\n\\\u003eYou pull out your hunting knife and sit, then begin gutting the gecko\n\n\\\u003e\"Where did you learn all this Anon?\" Gracie says watching you cut bits of meat off the gecko\n\n\\\u003e\"Trial and error mostly, and a few pointers from some rangers after I fixed their guns\"\n\n\\\u003eYou set the meat directly onto the embers\n\n\\\u003e\"What can you do Gracie? I know you can do that invisible stuff, but you don't know how to use a gun and apparently cant clean a fresh kill\"\n\n\\\u003eShe sits down on the sand next to you\n\n\\\u003e\"Uh, I'm good at sneaking and stealing! I would sneak into towns and take cans of food to eat, and those raiders are dumb! I would wait till the were high on chems then steal their food!\"\n\n\\\u003eThat explains that\n\n\\\u003e\"Well if we're gonna travel together we need to get you a gun, without a scope, and if you are as good at sneaking as you say, silenced\"\n\n\\\u003eYou pull a piece of meat off with your machete and let it cool for a moment before giving it to Gracie, which she takes and juggles from paw to paw gently, letting it cool down\n\n\\\u003eIt's cute enough to make you smile as you pull another piece off and take a bite right out of it\n\n\\\u003eNot the best tasting meal but it's better than cram\n\n\\\u003e\"Where are you from Anon? Tell me about you\" Gracie says between bite of gecko\n\n\\\u003eGah, being asked about yourself is always weird\n\n\\\u003eYou knew yourself better than anyone else but it still felt weird talking about yourself\n\n\\\u003e\"Uh how about we trade info about each other?\"\n\n\\\u003eHer eyes light up, even through one is swollen\n\n\\\u003e\"Sure! that'll be fun!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou start out answering her first question\n\n\\\u003e\"I'm from Nellis Air Force base to the north, my Tribe, \"The boomers\" live there\"\n\n\\\u003eGracie cocks her head to the side\n\n\\\u003e\"I thought you said most people call you boomer\"\n\n\\\u003eYou give a pained smile\n\n\\\u003e\"I was the only boomer that decided to leave the base, So most people just call me boomer, after all I'm the only one they've met\"\n\n\\\u003eYou think for a moment for your question, Chewing your chuck of meat\n\n\\\u003e\"You said you were from the Big MT, What's that?\"\n\n\\\u003eShe fidgets nervously\n\n\\\u003e\"Uh The Big MT is a place where a bunch of scientists live, they created a bunch of hybrid animals and a few anthros like me, I hope my sisters escaped too\"\n\n\\\u003eThat peaks your interest\n\n\\\u003e\"Sisters?\"\n\n\\\u003eShe nods\n\n\\\u003e\"A bunch of us were made, not born, different species mixed with different species, all Canines and snakes to create nightstalkers\"\n\n\\\u003eYou contemplate for a moment\n\n\\\u003eA Place that made hybrids of animals for what? for fun? seemed cruel to create something for no reason other than you could\n\n\\\u003e\"MY TURN! How are you so good with guns?\" Gracie says bouncing closer to you\n\n\\\u003eGod damn her wide hips made an imprint on the sand\n\n\\\u003eYou cut a few more pieces of the Gecko off and throw them on the fire\n\n\\\u003e\"My people are from a Vault, big pre-war bunkers, we believe guns are a right for people to have, so I was raised around them, and taught how to use them early on\"\n\n\\\u003eGracie is now right up next to you, tail wagging softly in the dirt\n\n\\\u003e\"And you left? Why?\"\n\n\\\u003eYou shrug\n\n\\\u003e\"My people hid from the world, trading only with a few people and killing everyone else, I didn't want to stay on that base, and now I doubt I can ever return\"\n\n\\\u003eShe stares at you for a moment\n\n\\\u003e\"What do you mean never return anon?\"\n\n\\\u003eYou sigh; do you really want to get into this? Might as well\n\n\\\u003e\"I....I was the only boomer to leave, when I decided to leave they told me to never come back, said that I was as bad as the savages outside the base\"\n\n\\\u003eThe whole idea hits you again, your home, your family, shunning you\n\n\\\u003eYou can't help but bow your head and sigh\n\n\\\u003eIs it so bad to want to see what was out there and return with new knowledge?\n\n\\\u003eAccording to everyone else, yes\n\n\\\u003eA scaled and furred arm wraps around you\n\n\\\u003e\"Well you have me now and I'm not going anywhere Mr. Boomer!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou aren't sure if you should be happy or annoyed\n\n\\\u003eHappy, you guess\n\n\\\u003e\"Thanks Gracie\"\n\n\\\u003eYou pull her into a half-hearted hug\n\n\\\u003eShe's not what you had in mind for company but she's at least interesting\n\n\\\u003eStories of far away lands you may visit, science that you once thought was magic\n\n\\\u003eAt least you knew that if you asked she would be be to tell you something new\n\n\\\u003eBut now isn't the time for that\n\n\\\u003eYou stand from your sandy resting place\n\n\\\u003e\"We better get going Gracie, unless you want to be caught in a sandstorm later\"\n\n\\\u003eShe hurriedly stands\n\n\\\u003e\"What about our food?\"\n\n\\\u003eYou smirk and use your Pip-boy's devil magic to collect the food and the rest of the gecko meat\n\n\\\u003eBetter to have it and not need it that need it and not have it\n\n\\\u003eYou stomp out the fire then begin walking\n\n\\\u003e\"Can I have a gun Anon? Maybe one that isn't scoped?\" Gracie asks catching up with you, her footpaws kicking up a bit of dust\n\n\\\u003eRight she doesn't even have shoes\n\n\\\u003eYou make a note of this, maybe the BoS will have some that will fit her\n\n\\\u003eAs you walk you look through your Inventory at the guns you have\n\n\\\u003eLaser rifles, laser pistols, a funky plasma gun, your riot shotgun, a 10mm SMG\n\n\\\u003ea SMG? that's perfect; For now at least\n\n\\\u003eYou pull it out and hand it to her carefully\n\n\\\u003e\"Alright so this is a full auto gun, so be careful when you use it because it eats through ammo quickly\"\n\n\\\u003eYou hand her a few magazines which she slips into her pockets\n\n\\\u003eAs the both of you walk through the sand you teach her how to use the gun properly, how to clean it and how to take care of it\n\n\\\u003e\"This is your Gun Gracie, if you take care of it, it will never let you down\"\n\n\\\u003eShe stares at it in her paws for a moment before looking up at you and smiling broadly\n\n\\\u003eShe then pounces on you in a hug, causing you to trip and tumble into the sand\n\n\\\u003e\"THANK YOU THANK YOU ANON! ITS THE BEST GIFT EVER!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou spit sand out of your mouth\n\n\\\u003e\"You're welcome but get off me! And be Careful with that!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou point to the barrel of her gun which is currently in the sand\n\n\\\u003e\"Oh! Oops!\" She says cheerfully\n\n\\\u003eShe gets up off you and dusts the gun off, leaving you to stand up on your own\n\n\\\u003e\"Come On, let's go\" you say , annoyed at the previous events\n\n\\\u003eYou walk next to her, still heading north towards the valley\n\n\\\u003eAs you walk together, she tells you more about herself and you tell her about yourself\n\n\\\u003eShe is apparently good with hacking computers, learned it from trial and error at the Big MT\n\n\\\u003eHer favorite food is bighorner steak, cooked medium rare\n\n\\\u003eYou tell her of your travels\n\n\\\u003eHow you went to Lake Mead, Camp McCarran, Novac,\n\n\\\u003eAlong the way you point out edible plants too, teaching her what foods you can find\n\n\\\u003eThe Mojave, although still a wasteland was never directly hit with a Nuke, so plant life it more abundant here\n\n\\\u003eBanana Yucca, Agave, Jalapenos, and coyote Tobacco; all great to eat, cook with, and sell\n\n\\\u003eThe sun is setting to your left as you pass a chain link fence\n\n\\\u003e\"Anon, what are those?\" Gracie says pointing to some creepy crawlies\n\n\\\u003e\"Bark scorpions, not as hostile as Radscorpions but still dangerous. Pretty tasty though\"\n\n\\\u003eGracie points to one scuttling closer\n\n\\\u003e\"Let me get this one! I wanna try my Gun!\"\n\n\\\u003eShe unholsters it and takes aim\n\n\\\u003e\"Line up the sights, focus on the front sight and use the the tip of your finger\" You instruct as you stand behind her, following her movement\n\n\\\u003eShe pulls the trigger and fires a short burst of about 5 or six bullets\n\n\\\u003eSurprisingly she only misses 1 shot, the rest find their target\n\n\\\u003e\"Good job Gracie, we now have some extra food\"\n\n\\\u003eShe jumps up and down in excitement\n\n\\\u003e\"Yay! I did it! This is awesome!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou smile as you inspect the body of the scorpion\n\n\\\u003eA small one, but there should still be good meat in the claws, plus the venom glands sell well\n\n\\\u003eYou quickly chop it up and stash the parts for later\n\n\\\u003e\"Look around Gracie, there should be a bunker with a tree stump on top, that's our destination\"\n\n\\\u003eYou look around, seeing various bunker doors, one broken in, one welded shut\n\n\\\u003e\"There anon! Look!\"\n\n\\\u003eGracie points to your left\n\n\\\u003eFollowing her pointing finger, the Bunker you were headed to is in clear view\n\n\\\u003e\"Nice, lets go\"\n\n\\\u003eYou hurry to the door as the sun crests behind a mountain\n\n\\\u003e\"IN! IN! IN! Gracie, that Bark scorpion wasn't alone I bet\"\n\n\\\u003eShe hurries in and you follow, pressing the button to close the heavy sliding door\n\n\\\u003eOn the other side of the room is another door with a keypad next to it\n\n\\\u003eYou hook your pip-boy to it and punch in the access Code the paladin gave you\n\n\\\u003e\"Sierra, Alpha, Tango, Oscar, Indigo 6 5 4 1\" you mumble as you punch it in\n\n\\\u003eA light above the Door blinks green then the door opens\n\n\\\u003eYou're met by a man Wearing power armor, pointing a Laser rifle at you\n\n\\\u003e\"Who are you and how do you know that code?!\" He barks angrily\n\n\\\u003eYou raise your hands calmly\n\n\\\u003e\"Paladin Sato told me it, I'm a boomer from Nellis, looking to trade and maybe get as shower and a place to sleep tonight\"\n\n\\\u003eHe keeps the rifle trained on you\n\n\\\u003e\"Knight, fetch Sato, I want to see if this Boomer is telling the truth\" He calls to a man standing behind him, who instantly rushes away\n\n\\\u003eGracie shuffles behind you nervously\n\n\\\u003e\"Are people always this Hostile Anon?\"\n\n\\\u003eYou nod and answer her, keeping your eyes on the rifle and your hands up\n\n\\\u003e\"People want to protect themselves and their people,The Brotherhood of Steel is no different\"\n\n\\\u003eThe Man looks past you to Gracie\n\n\\\u003e\"Is that an Anthro? I haven't seen one of those in years, come out from behind him, no sudden moves\"\n\n\\\u003eShe nervously slides out from behind you, trembling and looking at him\n\n\\\u003e\"Huh interesting\"\n\n\\\u003eHe points the rifle at her and steps towards her, eliciting a gasp\n\n\\\u003eyou have your eyes locked on him but you hear it\n\n\\\u003ethe soft thump of her hitting the ground\n\n\\\u003e\"Whoa is she Ok!? I didn't even do anything!\"\n\n\\\u003eJust as he says that you hear yelling from within the bunker\n\n\\\u003e\"RAMOS STAND DOWN! I REPEAT STAND DOWN!\"\n\n\\\u003ea Bald man in power armor rushes out of the door\n\n\\\u003e\"Boomer is our ally! I gave him th-\"\n\n\\\u003eSato's eyes fall to Gracie laying on the ground\n\n\\\u003e\"YOU IDIOT! YOU SHOT OUR GUEST!?\"\n\n\\\u003eRamos backs off, raising the rifle away from you\n\n\\\u003e\"Whoa I didn't do anything, she just Fainted!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou turn and kneel next to Gracie\n\n\\\u003e\"hey get up Gracie, it's ok\" you whisper, Rubbing her ear gently\n\n\\\u003eShe opens her eyes and sits up, holding your hand that rubbed her ear\n\n\\\u003e\"Sorry anon, he spooked me\"\n\n\\\u003eSato Lets out a sigh of relief as you help Gracie to her feet\n\n\\\u003e\"Boomer! It's great to see you! Come on in!\"\n\n\\\u003eRamos frowns\n\n\\\u003e\"I wish you would have told me you gave your access code out Sato, how can I be head of security if I don't know about stuff like this\"\n\n\\\u003eSato laughs and leads you past Ramos\n\n\\\u003e\"Just keeping your job more interesting!\"\n\n\\\u003eSato leads you down a long flight of Stairs\n\n\\\u003e\"Welcome to the Hidden valley bunker, Boomer!\" Sato says as you walk\n\n\\\u003eGracie is latched to your arm as you walk, you can feel her trembling as she eyes the various people in power armor\n\n\\\u003e\"It's ok Gracie\" you whisper to her\n\n\\\u003eYou follow the paladin into what appears to be a throne room\n\n\\\u003e\"Elder McNamara, a Boomer from Nellis is here\" Sato says motioning to you\n\n\\\u003eBefore you sits a blonde haired man, who looks you over carefully\n\n\\\u003e\"I didn't think Boomers left Nellis, what are you doing here?\" he finally asks\n\n\\\u003e\"I left the base to see the rest of the Mojave, I came here to trade, and maybe get a shower and a place to sleep for the night\"\n\n\\\u003eHis eyes fall to Gracie, who is still holding your arm while trying to hide behind you\n\n\\\u003e\"And what is she?\" he asks with an amused smirk\n\n\\\u003e\"She's just nervous, she's never seen power armor before and is spooked by it\"\n\n\\\u003eHe laughs at that\n\n\\\u003e\"Fair enough Boomer! Since Sato is vouching for you, you can come and go as you please, the Boomers in Nellis have been a valuable ally to us, trading pre-war tech with them has proved valuable\"\n\n\\\u003eyou nod\n\n\\\u003e\"Thank you, any place we can shower and sleep?\"\n\n\\\u003eSato steps forwards\n\n\\\u003e\"I'll show you Boomer\"\n\n\\\u003eHe leads you to an Area with several cots\n\n\\\u003e\"You can sleep in here, showers are down the hall, I'll let you and your friend explore, also feel free to use the shooting range, I know how you guys love shooting stuff\"\n\n\\\u003e\"Thanks Sato\" you say as you find an unoccupied cot next to a wall\n\n\\\u003eYou pull out your bedroll and lay it down\n\n\\\u003eGracie looks around nervously, people walking by stop and stare at you both\n\n\\\u003e\"Are you sure we're safe here Anon? People are staring!\"\n\n\\\u003e\"We're fine, they just aren't used to outsiders much\"\n\n\\\u003eAfter you finish smoothing out he bedroll you stand\n\n\\\u003e\"Come on let's trade some of my extra gear and maybe get some ammo and caps\"\n\n\\\u003eYou extend a hand to Gracie \"It's OK, I promise\"\n\n\\\u003eShe takes your hand and you wander the bunker for a bit\n\n\\\u003eAfter a little while, you find their quartermaster in a large room next to the shooting range\n\n\\\u003e\"Hey there! You're the boomer? Elder McNamara gave me the OK to trade with you, I'm Knight Torres\" She asks as you approach\n\n\\\u003e\"That's me, I got some laser rifles, laser pistols and an incinerator to trade\"\n\n\\\u003eFor the next 15 minutes you trade your extra weapons for caps and ammo\n\n\\\u003eGracie watches with interest as you do\n\n\\\u003eWhen you finish you turn to her, looking into her mismatched eyes\n\n\\\u003e\"Alright Gracie, Lets shower and head to bed\"\n\n\\\u003eShe clings to your arm as you lead her to the shower area\n\n\\\u003eIt's literally a bunch of stalls with showers in them, curtains cordoning off each area\n\n\\\u003eA pile of towels are neatly folded at the far end\n\n\\\u003e\"Ok Gracie, go ahead and shower\"\n\n\\\u003eShe lets go of your arm and looks at the pipes as you turn to leave her in peace\n\n\\\u003e\"Wait! Anon! Don't leave me! I'm Scared!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou turn back around\n\n\\\u003e\"I'm not going to shower with you Gracie\"\n\n\\\u003eShe looks disappointed, her ears folding down\n\n\\\u003e\"Then uh, Can you just sit outside the stall for me?\"\n\n\\\u003eYou sigh\n\n\\\u003e\"Fine, I'll keep watch for you\"\n\n\\\u003eShe smiles at that and pulls the curtain closed\n\n\\\u003eA shuffling sound is heard along with a few zippers unzipping\n\n\\\u003e\"Hold my Cloths!\"\n\n\\\u003eShe shoves her clothes into your arms, being careful to stay hidden behind the curtain\n\n\\\u003eYou take the bundle of clothes and set them on a bench near the door\n\n\\\u003eAs you walk back to the stall you hear the sound of running water and Gracie humming\n\n\\\u003e\"Oooo this is nice! They even have little soap dispensers!\"\n\n\\\u003eYou lean against the solid wall and scroll through your Pip-boy as she showers\n\n\\\u003eA sound at the door of the shower room catches your attention\n\n\\\u003eKnight Torres is there carrying 2 bundles\n\n\\\u003e\"Call it a hunch but I think you both might want to sleep in something besides armor, here's some sleepwear on the house for our guests\"\n\n\\\u003eShe hands you the bundles\n\n\\\u003e\"Thanks Torres\"\n\n\\\u003eShe smiles and nods before leaving\n\n\\\u003eYou hear an angry Huff behind you, and turn to see Gracie poking her soaking head out from behind the curtain\n\n\\\u003e\"You aren't even trying to peek at me Anon? And your flirting with that lady? How rude!\"\n\n\\\u003eA frown crosses your face\n\n\\\u003e\"No I'm not going to peek at you, you Snekderp! And I wasn't flirting, I was being polite\"\n\n\\\u003eShe lets out a slight Hiss then retreats behind the Curtain\n\n\\\u003e\"Can you grab me a towel at least Anon?\"\n\n\\\u003eAs you walk to grab 2 towels, the water turns off and a scaled arm reaches past the Curtain\n\n\\\u003eAfter handing one to her, you begin Stripping your Jacket and Leather armor\n\n\\\u003eGracie pushes out of the shower past the curtain, wrapped in her towel\n\n\\\u003e\"Where are those Pj's?\"\n\n\\\u003eYou point them out and slip into the stall then remove the rest of your clothes\n\n\\\u003eYou set them and your towel right outside the curtain\n\n\\\u003eQuickly turning on the warm water, you feel relaxed\n\n\\\u003eFor the first time in a long time actually\n\n\\\u003eThis was one of the Most secure areas in the wasteland, you were safe here\n\n\\\u003eYou stand and think about those other bunkers, Maybe you could used one of them as a base\n\n\\\u003e\"OoooH Nice Anon\"\n\n\\\u003eYou turn quickly and see Gracie Peeking around the Curtain\n\n\\\u003e\"Oi Fuck off!\" you shout as you pull the curtain shut\n\n\\\u003e\"Just because you didn't peek doesn't mean I won't!\" she calls in a singsong voice\n\n\\\u003eWell that ruined the relaxation\n\n\\\u003eYou quickly finish showering and grab the towel\n\n\\\u003eIt felt good to be clean\n\n\\\u003eYou pull on your new Pajamas and step out of the shower stall to a waiting Gracie\n\n\\\u003e\"So you don't carry those big guns to compensate, that's good to know\" She says with a fanged smile\n\n\\\u003e\"Shut up you pervert\"\n\n\\\u003eAs flattering as that was you didn't like being spied on\n\n\\\u003e\"Come on let's go to bed, we have another long day tomorrow\"\n\n\\\u003eYou gather up your armor and lead her to the sleeping area\n\n\\\u003eA few members of the brotherhood are already laying in cots, the lights dim and soft snoring fills the air\n\n\\\u003eYou fold your armor and help Gracie fold hers\n\n\\\u003eA pillow is already waiting on the cot for you\n\n\\\u003eAs you yawn and feel Mr Sandman coming for you, you grab your own pillow from your inventory and lean it against the wall\n\n\\\u003eYou sit down and pull the Cot's pillow into your lap, already anticipating Gracie's question\n\n\\\u003e\"Come here, you snekderp\" you say as you pat your lap\n\n\\\u003eShe lays down and places her head in your lap\n\n\\\u003e\"Goodnight Anooooonnnnn\" she yawns to you\n\n\\\u003e\"Goodnight Gracie\" you whisper, rubbing her furred head\n\n\\\u003eSleep takes you into it's warm embrace with the sound of soft hissing in your ears\n\n\\\u003eSo far it's the best lullaby ever","series":{"name":"Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1496280-love-me-as-though-there-were-no-tomorrow-chapter-2.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1501591-love-me-as-though-there-were-no-tomorrow-chapter-4.json"}}