Alvin didn’t pay them much attention as he pulled down a 357 Magnum Desert Eagle. Nodding, he dropped it into his bag. It was rare, which would let him tweak it. He went through the 1911s, looking for one for Becky. He finally found an uncommon one that he stuck into his bag as well.
“Got them,” Alvin told him.
“That was just two pistols,” Bill said.
“Took the Type 56, too, when you went to grab them,” Alvin said, hooking a thumb at the others.
“Huh. It’s a good choice. I picked it up in ‘Nam, so treat it right. I notice there’s a huge jump in damage once you get up to the rifles. I think those or shotguns might be the only real bet against things like that scorpion.”
“That’s my thought, too,” Alvin agreed. “Well, time to go see if Becky’s done shopping. I’ll send Jarvis to you once she is.”
“Thanks,” Bill shook his hand before turning him loose. “Is she holding up okay, with her dad and all?”
“She’s dealing with it,” Alvin said simply, not seeing any need to air dirty laundry. “We’ll work through it.”
“See you in the morning, then,” Bill turned back to the rifles as Alvin left.
As he crossed the yard to the Inn, Claudia caught up to him. “Alvin?”
He paused, “What’s up, Dia?”
“Are you free for a minute?”
“I need to get some sleep. Can it wait til morning?”
“That’s what I wanted to talk about,” Dia said as she moved a little closer to him. “The bus is a bit uncomfortable. Why not send your little groupie away for the night? I would be grateful for a comfortable bed.” She licked her lips suggestively as she smiled at him.
“Thought you were with Randy, isn’t he going to mind?”
“Tsk, he’ll deal with it. Maybe you can send your teenybopper to him. Goodness knows he doesn’t appreciate my skills. I imagine she would be perfect for him.”
Laughing, Alvin shook his head, “Sorry, Dia. I don’t mind the idea of a tumble with you, but it’s not going to happen tonight.”
She put her hand on his chest, “Think about it, Al. Think ‘long and hard’ about it, hmm? I will guarantee you’ve never had what I can bring to the table.”
“Is that how you got your boss?” he asked without heat, just curious.
Her face went white then red, “He was trying to rape me when you found us, if you’ll recall.”
“That time, sure. What about the other times?”
She looked away, “Fine. Yes, I fuck men to get what I want. Is that wrong? God made me like this, after all. Why not use it to my advantage?”
“No reason at all. I’m just not interested right now. Tell you what, talk to Gothy. She might agree to share.”
“Share? With little miss roly-poly? You have got to be fucking kidding me.” Her face was twisted with distaste and scorn.
“Okay, that is enough,” Alvin said with a friendly smile. “If you insult her one more time, we are not going to be having any more cordial talks.”
“Seriously?” She scoffed, believing he must be joking.
He let his light-hearted façade drop away, “Seriously. Now back the fuck off me, or things will not be nice.” His face had gone expressionless, his eyes frozen pools that reflected his seriousness.
Dia backed away from him, her hands up, “You are fucking crazy. I make men beg for more. What can she possibly bring that I can’t do better?”
“You want a fair chance?”
Her eyes lit up, “Yes. That’s all I’m asking for. That’s all I need.”
“Fine. You can come out with us tomorrow. I lost a leg today, so it should be perfectly safe for you.”
“A leg?” Dia looked skeptical.
“Medkits, remember? Gothy didn’t panic when it happened. She put a tourniquet on me then got the kit on to regrow my leg. Then she turned around and shoved her gun right up the ass of the scorp and gave it a lead enema with the all the rounds she had.” He let a manic grin creep over his face, “Feel up to something like that?”
Dia backed away, “You’re fucking nuts.”
“Agreed. Goodnight, Claudia.” He brushed past her and into the Inn. Internally he sighed, wondering just how upset Becky would have been with him if he had gotten just a small sample of Dia’s skills.
When he entered the room, Becky was on the bed, still naked with the pad in her hands. “Did little miss thing accost you?” she asked without even glancing away from the pad.
“Yes,” Alvin said as he crossed to the bed and sat down. “I told her I would give her an equal chance at me.”
Becky lowered the pad to look at him skeptically, “Really?”
“Yeah. Told her she could go with us outside the walls tomorrow. She declined rather quickly after I told her about the last time out.”
Eyes sparkling, she twisted around on the bed to rest her head on his legs. “Devious. Nicely done, Hero.”
“Thanks. How mad would you have been if I had let her?”
“Pretty miffed. Sharing is caring, remember?”
Laughing, Alvin looked down at her smirk, “God damn it, you really are my kind of crazy.”
“Yeah, isn’t it great? Now where did you run off to that you took the store away from me?”
“Switching out weapons. I still need to upgrade them as well. You’re getting a handgun to go with the shotgun, which I also need from you.”
“It’s next to the door,” she said, lifting her head so he could stand.
“I’ll be back in a bit, then. Guess we’ll find out if Jarvis leaves when I do.”
“He damn well better not,” she muttered as she continued flipping through the store.
Chapter Twenty-Five
Alvin appeared in his cell, sitting on his bunk. He pulled out the guns and looked them over.
Remington 870 Police (Uncommon)
Damage: 50 (Decreases with range)
Durability: 310/400
Ammo type: 00 Buck
Upgradable: 2/4
S&W 1911 (Uncommon)
Damage: 8
Durability: 216/250
Ammo type: .45 ACP
Upgradable: 0/4
IMI Desert Eagle .357 Magnum (Rare)
Damage: 11
Durability: 182/200
Ammo type: .357 Magnum
Upgradable: 0/6
Type 56 (Rare)
Damage: 25
Durability: 619/1000
Ammo type: 7.62x39 mm
Upgradable: 0/6
Humming to himself, Alvin picked up the shotgun first. “Jarvis?”
“Yes, sir?”
“Are you here and there?”
“That is correct, sir. My hologram may only appear in one place within the Settlement at a time until you upgrade the Hologram AI Power. However, I am permitted to be both here and there.”
“So you’re going to become an XP sink, eh?” Alvin asked as he pulled up the store.
“There are several options that can be applied, sir. I would recommend purchasing the Merchant upgrade at some point, as it allows your Settlers access to all available upgrades. However, I do not believe that or the other upgrades available to me to be a matter of any particular urgency at the current time.”
“Sounds good, but it probably costs another 50,000, so skip for now.”
“Understood, sir,” Jarvis replied.
Alvin spent some time upgrading the guns to his satisfaction, then purchased two medkits and two regrowth potions. That left him with 9,245 XP. He decided not spend it for the time being.
Remington 870 Police (Uncommon)
Damage: 50 (Decreases with range)
Durability: 1910/2000
Ammo type: Slug (Jacketed)
Upgradable: 3/4
S&W 1911 (Uncommon)
Damage: 8
Durability: 1216/1250
Ammo type: .45 ACP (Jacketed)
Upgradable: 3/4
IMI Desert Eagle .357 Magnum (Rare)
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Damage: 11
Durability: 982/1000
Ammo type: .357 Magnum (Jacketed)
Upgradable: 3/6
Type 56 (Rare)
Damage: 25
Durability: 4619/5000
Ammo type: 7.62x39 mm (Jacketed)
Upgradable: 3/6
Alvin stowed the guns and medical supplies in his bag and stretched. “Well, that should help when we run into any more giant scorpions. Need to grab some of Gothy’s clothes to upgrade, too.”
“She is still browsing the store, sir. She seems intent on examining every item for sale.”
“She’s smarter than I am, then,” Alvin snorted. “I really need to find the time to do that, myself. Heading back, Jarvis. See you on the flipside.”
Gothy lay propped against the headboard, still intent on the store pad when Alvin reappeared. She looked up and smiled at him. “Your shotgun and pistol will be by the door, Gothy,” he told her.
“Understood. Have you seen how much shit there is that can be purchased?”
“Haven’t looked over it all yet. Do you have a leather jacket?”
“In my bag,” she replied, her eyes returning to the pad. “Why?”
“Jarvis, identify her clothes for me, please,” Alvin said as he opened her bag.
“Done, sir,” Jarvis replied after a second.
Alvin began to dig through her clothes, whistling appreciatively at some of her under garments. “Damn, you are kinked.”
“Stop drooling on my things. If you have time to do that, you can drool on me instead.”
He glanced back to see her still focused on the store. “I think you wouldn’t appreciate my talents right now. Besides, I found what I was looking for.” He stood up with a shirt, pair of jeans and leather jacket in hand. “I’ll be right back.”
She looked up just as he vanished. “I think he’s trying to make sure I survive longer,” she mumbled.
“He is indeed, miss,” Jarvis told her.
Becky smiled at that, “Good. It’s nice to be wanted, for once.”
Alvin was back with her clothes in just a few minutes. “Here you go. Wear these whenever we go outside the walls.” Alvin draped her clothes over her bag. “They each have upgraded armor and durability now. They’ll give you as much protection as my clothes do me. Still need to find you a hat or something.”
“I’ll check the clothes the loot team’s brought back in the morning.” She looked over at him, “It’s going to be an hour or so until I finish with this. After that I can show you just how much I like the gifts.”
Chuckling, he stripped off his own clothing and joined her in bed. She cuddled up next to him as soon as he did. “So, the store is more interesting than a naked me?”
“No, but if we know everything that’s available than we can make better decisions later. It might mean a better chance to survive longer. And I want us to survive a very long time.”
“I have three medkits and two regrowth potions in my bag. I’ll hand one of each to you in the morning. Your guns now pierce armor, so the bugs should be less of a problem. Your clothing now gives you some armor. No dying on me, Gothy.”
“Not going to, Hero,” she murmured into his chest, kissing it idly. “So much of the stuff here is useless garbage meant to trap the stupid or unwary.”
“Yeah, I figured as much. Jarvis, anything she deems useless please put into a separate tab and label it junk.” Alvin told the AI as he tapped the sleep icon so he would stay here for the night.
“As you wish, sir,” Jarvis replied from beside the bed.
“Make sure to grab all the ones from earlier, too,” she added.
“It has been done, miss,” Jarvis replied.
“I do love the pragmatic side of you, Gothy,” Alvin commented as he gently stroked her back. “Another reason you’re always going to be with me.”
“Thank you,” she replied, kissing his chest again.
Silence dominated the room for some time after that. When she finished she dropped the pad off the edge of the bed, it vanished before it reached the floor. She’d only purchased one item, so she still had plenty of XP to spend, but she would do it later. She stretched, then looked up at Alvin with mischief in her eyes. He was sound asleep, his arms still around her.
“All tired out?” Gothy whispered as she slipped from the bed, turning off the lights before crawling back into bed with him. Her naked body pressed back against his gently so as to not wake him. “Night, Hero.”
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Alvin mumbled as he woke slowly, only to find that the pleasant dream he’d been having was even better awake. The pleasure coursing through him was what woke him. Opening his eyes, he looked up to see Becky riding him, her hips rocking slowly and rhythmically against him. “Gothy, this is a nice way to wake up.”
She leaned down to kiss him briefly before she sat back upright. Her hips began to rock faster, “I was waiting for you to wake. Now that you finally are, I can go wild.” Suiting her words to actions, she began to hammer herself onto his rigid shaft. “It was so ‘hard’ not to wake you, getting to this point,” she panted.
He grabbed her hips and helped her go faster, harder and deeper. “Next time wake me,” he grunted as he felt himself already near the edge. “I would have enjoyed it as much as you did.”
She looked down at him, raking his chest lightly with her nails, “You fell asleep on me last night.” She began to shake, “This is payback. Fuck.” With that last word, her passage clamped down like a vise on him as her orgasm started.
“Oh gods,” Alvin moaned as he felt her walls beginning to milk him, pushing him over the edge as well. He felt his seed coating her tight walls, his hips still hammering at her for a few more seconds before he shuddered and fell back, still inside her.
Panting, Becky fell forward onto his chest, nibbling at his lips. “There. Next time maybe you won’t fall asleep on me while I’m doing research.”
Chuckling, Alvin kissed her, “I don’t know, I think this was a great way to wake up. Maybe your idea is flawed.”
She met his eyes, “Think of how much better it would have been if you’d been awake for the whole thing.”
His flagging cock stirred at her words, “Point taken, Gothy.”
“Good,” she slid onto the bed next to him, one arm and leg still draped over him. “Now, about what we should be doing. Are we going to stay here for a bit longer or are we heading out right away?”
“A bit longer at least. I want to get the main road cleared, and put up signs directing people to the Settlement at least.”
“We agree then,” she murmured, lightly kissing his chest. “There are ready made signs in the store. But if you wait until the general store gets built, you can use Settlement XP to buy them.”
“You make a good point there,” he replied as he stroked her hair. “Today will be like yesterday, but we should be able to take both trucks. The more people we can get outside the walls working to clear the town, the faster it’ll go.”
“They’ll need to upgrade more guns for that,” Becky reminded him. “Maybe mention that to Susan, so she can get that building going today.”
“I think this relationship is already paying dividends,” Alvin told her, kissing the top of her head.
“You do realize that birth control pills are going to be in short supply?” Becky brought up out of left field. Alvin’s eyes went wide, a burst of panic driving all thought out of his mind. Becky started laughing at his expression, “I still have a few weeks worth left, and there’s an item in the store that prevents pregnancy and STD’s for up to a year. It only cost a grand, and now we don’t have to worry about accidents.”
With a sigh of relief he rolled her onto her back and pinned her down. “You little bitch,” he mock growled at her, “trying to give me a heart attack.”
She stuck her tongue out at him, “Yup. It’s also a reminder that fucking anyone other than me might give you a surprise nine months later.”
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He got out of bed, “Point, set, and match, Gothy. Let’s get cleaned up and head over for breakfast.”
“I like the way you think, Hero.”
Claudia glared at them as they went through the Inn’s main room. Randy stood next to her, also giving him the stink eye. Rolling his eyes, Alvin took Gothy’s arm. He leaned in slightly and spoke softly. “Claudia is going to be an annoyance I think.”
“Want me to put her in her place? Like I told you, I kind of like breaking the thin ones.”
“Not yet. Maybe she’ll decide to focus on other people,” Alvin said, doubting it even as he said it.
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