![]() "But, why did your father leave?" Alphonse looked up. In hindsight, you know whether they were right and wrong, and I won't tell you which they are, that's for you to decide." "The decisions you made were decisions made with no time to think, something I have much experience with. In a split second, you have no time to think. I've had to kill people I didn't want to kill, save people I didn't want to save. One of the hardest was when I found my father, I didn't know whether to hug him or punch him. "I've had to make a lot of difficult decisions out in that Wasteland. "But I understand you." Alphonse looked up in shock. Travis put a hand on Alphonse's shoulder. "I was ready to have an innocent Vault Citizen executed for a crime he never commited." I had as much of an idea why he left as you did."Īlphonse held his head in his hands, realizing the implications. "I found out Dad left because Amata woke me up in a panic. "You mean all this time, you had no idea that night?" "That's not even the main reason I left that night. I-I thought with this rebellion she despised me." But Amata loves you, Alphonse, and I could never do that to the one I love." "I left the Vault because even if somehow I ended up staying here, I could never look at you without murder in my mind. I could never face Amata again if I killed you." Despite the 10mm pistol in my hands that night pointed straight at your skull. "I left, because despite my feelings that night. "I LEFT BECAUSE OF AMATA!" That statement caused Alphonse to step back, his fury at the previous accusation fading away with shock. "IF EVEN HALF OF THIS POPULATION ABANDON THE VAULT, WE WON'T SURVIVE ANOTHER GENERATION!" "I DID WHAT HAD TO BE DONE!" Alphonse responded, getting to his feet and in the face of Travis. "I don't care what your reasoning was, Jonas was a good man and you murdered him!" "Jonas was going to leave with your father, and with them others would follow suit! We wouldn't have been able to stop them all without heavy casualties." "First of all, I didn't pull the trigger, I only ordered Chief Hannon to do so." Alphonse retorted defensively. ![]() "I left because you murdered Jonas in cold blood." We couldn't take the risk-" Travis raised his hand. "For the sake of Vault Security, you were a risk. "I left because you and your goon squad were going to kill me." Have a seat and I'll tell you." Alphonse looked as if he were going to respond snidely, but curiosity got the better of him and he sat down. "You never answered why your father left, but you might as well tell me why you left as well. I know you're wondering why I left as well, aren't you, Alphonse?" I've survived everything from Mole Rats to Deathclaws, all to find him. I've been kidnapped and transported to Pittsburgh, I've been drugged and taken to the swamps of Point Lookout, I've had my legs crippled more times than you can count. I've nearly died every day of my life since leaving this Vault. He thought keeping me down here would keep me safe, and that's all he wanted. "You keep saying 'abandon', as if he didn't care about me. "But humor me, why did your father leave the last bastion of safety and abandon you?" "It was difficult to speak with a man who left the Vault in a panic during the middle of the night, you idiot." Alphonse sneered back at the furious young man, somewhat regaining his sense of superiority. My father raised me for 19 years BY HIMSELF! MY MOTHER DIED IN CHILDBIRTH! And you dare to call him pathetic? Do you even know, do you even CARE why my father left this underground hell hole?" Alphonse was about to strike back when Travis lowered his voice and stared deep into his eyes, his soul, causing the older man to freeze. ![]() "DON'T YOU DARE SPEAK ABOUT MY FATHER AGAIN, YOU SON OF A BITCH!" Travis emphasized his insult by slamming him against the wall once more. In a swift motion, Travis grabbed Alphonse by the collar of his jumpsuit and slammed him against the wall. "Tell me, do you understand how you and your pathetic excuse for a father have-" "I admit, in the 200 years the Vault has been active, our numbers have dwindled slightly, but we have enough genetic diversity to keep the Vault's goal of growing the last bastion of pure humanity active for generations to come!" Alphonse Almodovar confidently responded to the now 20 year old man standing in front of him. "There aren't enough people for the Vault to stay isolated down here forever." Travis stared at Alphonse, his near hour long conversation with the now former Overseer still fresh in his mind. I assume you had something to do with it, Travis?" "He won't tell me why, but he's stepping down as Vault Overseer, and has appointed me in his place. "I just heard the news from my father." Amata Almodovar practically ran up to Travis Paulson, her best friend for almost their entire lives. ![]()
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