"Of course, I was even getting worried you wouldn't show up." Adam said with a teasing tone and a smile as he walked over to Eve.
"I certainly wouldn't miss the fun that we are about to get into~" She said with a flirty tone back. Adam then paused as he looked at the heavy ordinance strapped to her back.
"You certainly came prepared. You have quite the arsenal apparently." Adam said, impressed.
"I have been wandering around for 200 years, I've collected souvenirs here and there. I rarely get the opportunity to unleash my toys so I decided to splurge a little."
"You are bringing enough stuff to kill a behemoth, you sure you got enough?" Salvatore said as he walked over taking a quick smoke break before the group set out to meet with the others.
"Rather than let my babies collect dust I figured I'd bring them to the party. Though my ammo is limited they will certainly make a splash~"
Adam turned to Salvatore.
"How come you don't have this level of firepower sitting around in your room? You had 200 years too." Adam said, teasing him.
"Yeah well I ain't a robot, I can't carry around hundreds of pounds of shit I might not use. Besides, it's not my style. I like my handhelds. Anything more is an indulgence." He shrugged.
"Don't feel bad, I can lend you one if you want~" Eve said with a flirty tone to Salvatore who just casually flipped her off in response.
"Either way I'm glad you made it Eve, we were about to set off. I will have to show you the Vault another time, perhaps when the fight is over, we have work to do."
"Done worry, Handsome. I came to work, not to play." She then paused. "Or maybe I did come to play~ It depends on how you look at it." She said with a sultry tone before heading for the back of the APC.
Now that Eve was here, with all her gear Adam was realizing that there was simply no way for everyone to fit in the APC, especially when the 3 laser sentry turrets and an immobile Buddy were taking up room in the back. He could get 2 people up front without squeezing in so with a bit of planning Eve took to the roof of the APC and Pearl joined her.
Eve could hold onto the APC easily on her own but Pearl needed to be strapped down and helped so she wouldn't fall off. Adam was concerned for her safety but in fact Pearl was the one who suggested the idea and the thought of riding on top of the APC excited her so Adam was happy to oblige after making sure that she would be safe up there.
The group then set off to the meeting location to prepare for the battle they would have to fight. As Adam was leaving the area he passed by the construction protectron still doing as he ordered and sifting through all the rubble for usable construction material, mostly bricks. It seemed to have already made a sizable pile of usable bricks. However this was not a concern at the moment so he rode on.
It did not take long for the APC, moving at a fast pace, to arrive at the meeting location, at first there were a few people he didn't recognize that seemed to be on some sort of lookout and stopped the APC on the outskirts, but another, a hunter from The Pier, told them who the APC belong to and let them inside.
As Adam hopped out of the APC he got his first look at the army he had managed to gather, and it was indeed an army.
For those he recognized there were 12 guards from Midway, 3 men in black suits, 7 Hunters from The Pier, the 2 armored super mutants that usually bodyguard Madam Aquamarine, a total of 24 Knights of the Round, 4 ghoul mercenaries that Salvatore seemed to recognize, a guy dressed like a samurai from an old samurai movie, complete with a sword at his hip, the ranger that Deccanus beefed with back in Naper, then of course his group consisting of himself, Eve, Salvatore, Deccanus, Pearl, Buddy, Rae, Grant and the 3 guards from Naper. Then, on top of all that, aside from the knights, there were another few groups that seemed to be organized.
One group had a symbol of a man's head with his mouth sewn shut and an x over his forehead. All of these folks were wearing pre-war military uniforms and had a blood type tattooed to their forehead. They also seemed very well armed. This group made up 21 people and included another assaultron. Though their assaultron seemed to be lacking the same level of sentience that Eve had as it was just acting like a normal robot.
The next group seemed to be in black combat armor used by PMCs pre-war and not the US Military and all had a symbol of an eagle's or some other bird's claw painted onto the front of their body armor. This group numbered 27 and they had 2 Mr. Gutsy with them as well.
Lastly was another group that had to be raiders from Hell, they had spikes not just sticking out of their clothing but out of their bodies, it looked like they had impaled their head with screws and other things and they were carrying around nothing but gnarly weapons. A few of them were wearing necklaces made of ears. He wouldn't have guessed that these men were even in a single unit if it wasn't for the fact they were congregated around each other and separated from the rest of the groups. This was a group of exactly 20.
All in all, with a quick headcount, assuming no one else showed up this meant that a total of 136 people had come to make the stand against Famine's horde. This was a sizable force he had managed to muster. Though he also noted that, despite his best efforts and hopes, neither War's band nor Pestilence's cult showed up at all. He would just have to do this without them.
Still this was quite a group he had summoned together, and while every group seemed to be keeping to themselves, the fact they had come here and not killed each other until now was a blessing in itself.
Adam took a look at the group and then cleared his throat before shouting.
"Hello! My name is Adam Baxter, I am happy to have seen you all come here today! There is a battle ahead of us which will require all our strength so I would like to talk strategy. Can everyone send a representative from their group and meet me in that building over there?" Adam said as he gestured to the nearby restaurant that remained half standing. "We can discuss what the plan is and how best to use our resources."