Among all the chaos, the men could hear so many things. An explosion, constant laser fire, gunpowder and bullets, and even the insane laughter coming from the brother of steel. The leader was beginning to wonder if it was a mistake bringing him along. He was one tough son of a bitch, but bullets cut down tough sons of bitches. Things weren't looking so good. The noise would start attracting attention to them real soon, and their cover was one way only. One thing was becoming clear to him, they needed a plan, and they needed it now. But nothing entered his mind, as the sounds of bullets and lasers got louder. They were getting closer.<br/><br/>The leader flicked a switch on his service rifle, training in the NCR always suggested single shot mode, as to conserve ammo. In this case, saving bullets wasn't a luxury they could afford. These raiders clearly had the firepower to waste, it looked like fire with fire was the only solution. Raising himself from a crouched position, he opened up fire onto a group that wasn't far from him. He only had his head up for a moment, but some able bodies were now on the ground when he crouched back down. He figured they weren't dead, but they were down, that was all that mattered. Something else would come along and get them, and if was the death they deserved, it wouldn't be humans that found the bodies.<br/><br/>With only a brief look to Hansen, the superior didn't have time to say a word before a third body darted towards him from behind the car. He wasn't sure how he possibly missed him, but it was too late, and he witnessed yet another death of a soldier he felt close to. The raider used a fire ax, it was now lodged in Hansen's lifeless body. The superior darted at the raider, throwing his body against the car, a loud thud following, as the body made contact. A grunt of pain came from the raider's mouth, but that was the last thing that ever came from his mouth, as the superior yanked out his combat knife and put an end to the raider. It was with a heavy heart that he reached over to Hansen's body and took his dogtags. Anger now replaced any fear that rang through his body.<br/><br/>Hearing another thud, his instincts quickly took control, as his eyes darted towards the noise. "They're throwing smoke!" He yelled, louder than he may have ever yelled before.<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;">---------------</div><br/><br/>The walk back to the house was a short one. They hadn't made much distance from it, as KimRae didn't make it far with the fragment in her. The distance wasn't what concerned Raymond, only the noise. He was certain the house was somewhat safe, Aito had been hiding inside of it after all. Even with only a short walk, Raymond couldn't help but take view from a perspective he hadn't before. He knew this place was hell from the moment he saw it. So how could anyone call this hell a home? His expression didn't remain confused for long. His guilt was replaced with logic; this city was just the wasteland in a more rapid cycle. Nobody lived anywhere. But people survived everywhere. Even here.<br/><br/>Not to mention the shooting he'd heard begin moments prior. Sure, it could potentially be the NCR or the Brotherhood of Steel. But even then, they could have kill on sight orders for all he knew. And if it wasn't them, if it was raiders or the Legion? Death would be waiting for him, if not death, then worse than death. He tried not to think about it, one side would win, and they'd move on. And with that though, he entered the same building as before, with his new allies. Thankfully, there didn't appear to be any sort of life in the building still. It was dark and gloomy, but he actually fond himself to like it more than the bright streets of Manhattan.<br/><br/>"Okay then." Raymond spoke. "I guess now, if anyone has questions, I'll do my best to answer them. I think we should head to the larger parts of town though. We'd have a much better chance of finding a lead. Any lead." Raymond spoke, and then waited, for others to react or speak. It was odd, he admitted to himself, working with people. It wasn't what he did. Of course, a move as bold as walking into this city wasn't something he did either.