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Jamieson placed his hand on the keyboard at his desk. The door slid open and Evania stepped in before the door closed.

Jamieson-"I'm afraid you're late, one of these three can fill you in later."

The elderly Overseer leaned back.

Jamieson-"Grey, I would rather have Bernard lead the expedition. He has experience with such manners, will you Bernard?"

Bernard-"No sir."

Jamieson leant forwards surprised.

Jamieson-"Why is that, might I ask? Are you afraid of the outside suddenly?"

Bernard shook his head now holding the shotgun at his side.

Bernard-"You'll need me down here. Whatever the hell that thing is we saw earlier, I doubt it will be stopped easily. Who knows how long the barricade will last, if they break free you'll need me down here to keep everyone alive. Besides I'm too old to be running around up there."

Jamieson-"How unfortunate. Well I see that out there you will most likely not have a leader unless the others are willing to listen. I could assign one, but out there I doubt they will listen."

His dark wrinkled hands fell at his sides.

Jamieson-"Evania, given her track record wouldn't follow you Grey. Charles on the other hand would blindly follow anyone. Given this, I feel very unhappy about the selection currently, I'm not even sure if you would make a good leader Grey. Maybe it would be best that way, you have a better chance to survive with multiple heads working rather than one possibly wrong idealist pulling you about. However, there are some others I would like for you to take along, they would be of great use. A bunch of guns without brains are useless."

Bernard chuckled at his words. Inside the blocked off room many feral sounds could be heard, objects were thrown about, heavy footsteps beat against the metal. It sounded as if large beasts were within. A crowd of Vault Dwellers gathered around silent, worrying and filling themselves with fear.

Grey leaned back. A look of anger grew on his face.

"Well, think o tis. Neider o those two got a bloody person out of a room wit a monster arm in it, did t'ey?"

Jamieson-"That man's life was of little importance compared to the groups, Grey. Remember, as a leader you would hold the lives of many in your hands, not just a few. Sometimes a leader has to understand the needs of the group before the individual, Bernard and I both realized this when we arrived on the scene. Though I suppose this expidition will be a small group, and there is no other choice."

The old man of African ancestry turned giving a harsh look at Evania.

Jamieson-"Should you fail, the others will have the right to take your place in a heartbeat, so be wise. Evaline."

He let out a sigh.

Bernard-"We have to go topside, it's as simple as that. Well, you need to go topside, I'll stay down here and keep the peace."

Jamieson-"Essentially. Grey here will lead this group that you are to be a part of, you'll need other personel though. I suggest convincing one of our doctors, maybe someone with knowledge of technology or machines. Those skills could be useful up above, I'm not sure. I'll also have to ask the three of you to keep a secret."

Charles felt insulted that he wasn't mentioned until now, and only indirectly. His heart sank, a feeling of despair coming over him.

Zach-"What! What's the matter Vivian?"

The old doctor stood taking his attention away from Marcus' broken finger. This loss of attention angered the Overseer's son.

Vivian then said."I heard alot of noises in a room that is blocked off. I even saw people in fear of what could be inside.There were even holes in the celling?! You should follow me sir."Vivian then ran out of and followed where the noises were.

The Overseer calmly looked at Evania, disappointed by her action.

Jamieson-"Well it would seem the future is now in motion, whatever is in store for you on the surface, I wish you to survive. Remember Grey, keep your eyes open, but most importantly your ears. It could easily save you from the dangers you'll find in both the Vault, and Wasteland above. Now I'm going to assume that you are willing to gain information and hold it Evania.:

The Overseer fiddled with his fingers for a moment, trying to hold off his next words as long as possible. As if to contemplate a way to create positive reactions.

Bernard-"We have been to the surface before, both James and I. We went up there a year ago to see how things were doing-"

Jamieson-"But we decided to not let the others know. I can see however this was a grave mistake, as now we will need the outside to survive further. Nearby is a small town, I know little of it but from our meeting with the residents it seemed quite friendly. I would like for your team to head there first. Are you ready?"

Bernard smiled at the three Officers.

Bernard-"Come on, I know the two of you if you put your heads together can find a fixer to our problem."

Charles was beyond the point of return, he cared little for anything at this moment. All he wished to do was die, to cease being in this world of resentment.

Zach-"What!"

He completely ignored Marcus and dashed out to follow the young Physician shouting behind her.

Zach-"Wait, wait!"

Inside the medical office Marcus punched the table he was sitting on breaking a hole in it.

Marcus-" ******** b***h."

"Me harm you or Charles? Why the hell would I do that? We have all been on the same team for a while! I wouldn't ever dream of harming either of you! I just...I just wanted to be leader you know! It's been my dream for so long to become the head of security! This would have been an important step! I have been working so hard for it! And I am sorry that I decided to start showing you respect! I figured you earned it!" She frowned heavily, tears pouring down her face, eyes full of sadness. She turned with haste, rushing out of the room holding her face, bawling as she ran.

Bernard was appalled by Grey's actions, and glared at the man before running out after Evania, shotgun over his Shoulder. Charles seemed thankful of Grey's words, however he was still feeling down about this whole situation.

Charles-"Maybe I should stay behind, I would just get in the way."

The Overseer lost his calm cool demeanour, he let his head hang while holding his hands in the hair.

Jamieson-"God ******** damnit."

He shook his head for a moment.

Jamieson-"Grey, just go find whoever the hell you need, and go out. Just make sure to take her with you."

His eyes didn't raise, he was just staring at the desk in defeat.

Zach-"What?"

Zach listened closely, getting near to the room. His mouth opened to shout to Vivian, then stopped confused.

Zach-"What is in there?"