As Blood and Vic materialized hundreds of miles away from Overlook, their destination of Fyrestone took shape in front of their still-incomplete eyes, much to their disappointment. The town was comprised of eight or nine small, rusting metal structures surrounding the main road. The main Fast Travel Kiosk stood inside the middle of the town's main road, with a secondary one outside the town proper. The town didn't have much of a reputation for wealth or life, but its poor reputation didn't account for the lifeless, arid corpse of a town that stood before them. It also didn't account for the actual human corpse that lay before them, one skeletal arm outstretched in a final, dying effort to reach the Fast Travel station.<br/><br/>Blood leapt forth and made a few perfunctory sniffs before biting into the desiccated mass that was once flesh. He immediately regretted the decision, spitting the bite out with such force that the clot of once-meat exploded in a cloud of dust upon impact. He whined, trying what he could to remove the taste from his mouth with his frontal limbs while sitting on his haunches. Vic gave a short chuckle that was cut short with a meaningful glare from the unfortunate creature.<br/><br/><span style="color: #008000">"Hey, now. That was your own fault for being too greedy."</span>He looked up, his smile fading as he took in the sights. Other than Blood and himself, the town seemed to be empty of anything that resembled life. He had hoped that the other three Vault Hunters would be here and he feared that there might be an ambush lying in wait. He hadn't expected there to be nothing at all. Blood shared in his confusion, skittering around uncertainly and guardedly.<br/><br/><span style="color: #008000">"Blood."</span><br/><br/>Blood responded by ceasing his aimless patrol and began to circle his comrade, crouched low and ready.<br/><br/><span style="color: #008000">"Blood. What is it?"</span><br/><br/>Blood suddenly froze, fixated on some unseen entity, before disappearing into nothingness with a distinctive crackle. Something was wrong. Blood never had false alarms and usually didn't cloak unless he had to. No sooner had Vic unholstered his Jakobs handgun had a sniper's bullet shattered his Tediore shield, knocking him to the ground with a brutal thump.<br/><br/><span style="color: #008000">"That... that will leave a bruise..."</span>Vic coughed out, gasping to fill his forcefully-emptied lungs. His ears still ringing from the impact, the sounds of bandit chatter became suddenly distinct and startled him into motion. He activated his suit's Sach's gland with a flick of the wrist, rendering him invisible like his stalker comrade. While Vic couldn't see his stalker companion, he knew him well enough to guess what was going on inside his head. He fled into one of the many empty buildings that surrounded the dusty town square, revolver in hand. He didn't know what the odds were, but he'd be damned before he gave up without a fight.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #008000">The other Vault Hunters better get here soon,</span></span>he thought.<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #008000">If they even existed in the first place, that is.</span></span><br/><br/><dl class="codebox"><dt>OOC | <a href="javascript: void(0);" onclick="var spoiler = this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('dd')[0]; if ( spoiler.style.display == 'none' ) { spoiler.style.display = 'block'; this.innerHTML = '-'; } else { spoiler.style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '+'; };">+</a></dt><dd style="display: none;">There are a total of eight or nine bandits that are engaged in battle, with at least one nomad and one sniper in the group. The nomad, their leader, will not directly engage until the tide of the battle has been turned against him. You two may choose what the other bandit types are and how you wish to deal with them in your posts. Happy hunting.<br/><br/>Also, ensure that you keep OOC (Out-Of-Character) information OOC. None of the characters have met each other before, so distrust would be healthy and natural in this situation. Unfriendly fire, even, depending upon their temperament. Just play as you think your character(s) would play.</dd></dl>