Chapter 161 - 161

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Olivia was stoked to finally be getting some armor from Adam as he had never actually sold any to her. Armor was, after all, big, bulky, and heavy. Why take one body armor when you could take 3 guns? It just never mathed out right. But this time, since they were just looting the dead, it made sense to grab the guard armor. As it turned out the cloaks the cult wore were also armored, though not as heavily as proper bullet proof armor, but the cloaks they wore were so garish it distracted from the fact that they were made of very heavy material. Similar to the guard's coats in Naper, but more internal padding and more uniform. So he grabbed a few of them too. Olivia was none too pleased to be buying cultist robes, but she said she would be able to bleach the fabric or outright tear it up and make something of it. After all no one would willingly wear or buy cultist robes. It would also draw suspicion to her shop as the only reason she would have the robes is if she took them from dead cultists. In either case both were happy to have made the sale. Jay got the rest of the inventory, short blades and guns. It was quite a good haul. Between selling the armor to Olivia and guns to Jay, they got 734 caps. Split evenly that's 367 each, however the last of his haul, the chems taken from the cultists, they sold to Hobson for an additional 350 caps, 175 each. Adam now had over 7000 caps, he was rolling in money. However what he was planning to do was going to take a ton of capital. But not today, he was tired, a full day of travel, an engagement, and selling everything off he was ready for some sleep after he made one or two more stops. "Deccanus, I think we are good for the day." Adam said, turning to him now. "Understood." Deccanus said about to turn to leave before Adam stopped him. "I'll talk to you tomorrow or the day after, I have a big plan that I will need your help with. I mentioned this before to you, but when you know the details you can back out if you want." Deccanus looked at Adam momentarily confused but then nodded. "As you see fit. I shall follow your lead." Deccanus said seriously before he then left Adam behind, likely to book his hotel again. Adam wanted to do the same so he left to book The Layover. However there was a problem. "I'm terribly sorry sir, but we are fully booked at the moment. I apologize for the inconvenience." The worker behind the desk said when Adam came to check in. Damn. This was annoying. Sure there were plenty of other places in Midway to stay, it had a lot of hotels, but The Layover was a perfect balance of everything he wanted. At least they confirmed for him that so long as he still has the washer/drier coins he could use the washer system anytime he wants, even if he wasn't staying in the hotel at the moment. Which was nice. Still this threw an immediate wrench in his plans. Of course he could go back to the Delta. It would suit his needs perfectly, if only for a night. However he was rich for the day, and even if he had plans with his money he wanted to try to spend it a little. So with his decision made he headed to the last place he thought he would ever go. The third floor. The guard at the top of the stairs didn't even credit check Adam this time. Perhaps they remembered him? After all he was the only one going around in a vault suit, even if it was almost entirely covered up by the combat armor at the moment. Or perhaps Mr. Cantelli put in a good word? In either case it wouldn't have mattered. He began to explore the third floor with a different goal than last time. This time he was looking for a hotel to stay in, not activities to try. Though he did notice a batting cage, a single lane bowling alley, and a minigolf course up here too. All great things he would love to try sometime, but he stayed on task. His investigation led him to find 3 hotels up here, all three were sizable but varied in every other way. First was the most fancy hotel, it had gold leaf everywhere, inlaid molding, marble looking columns, the front desk was made of faux gold, the red carpet looked as if it was made in the old world and kept pristine, and the rooms were each multiple rooms including a kitchen, a dining room, a living room, a large bathroom, a master bedroom, and two guest rooms. While this all sounded amazing, for a whopping 1000 caps a night Adam was perfectly happy to skip this hotel and never look back. Though he could only question how anyone could even afford those kinds of prices. Were there really people that well off? Regardless, the next hotel was similar, though toned down. There was no gold but the space felt very classy, the rooms were smaller compared to the last one but still had multiple rooms. However they lacked the guest bedrooms, not that Adam needed that anyway. These rooms were somewhat more affordable for only 500 caps a night but that still seemed really expensive for Adam, he was looking to live the highlife for a night not throw money in the trash. The last hotel was definitely the youngest sibling of the three, it seemed newer than the other two, or perhaps recently refurbished. It still was very nice and posh, but not nearly as extravagant as the others. The rooms were once more smaller with a kitchen/dining room, a moderately large bathroom, and a bedroom/living room. However the price point was only 250 caps a night. Double what he would pay at the Layover but this seemed more reasonable to splurge a bit without going overboard. He even decided to go the extra mile and get a balcony suite which overlooked some of the first and second floor for an additional 50 caps. This was just the plan for tonight, tomorrow he would either get into the Layover or he would go to the Delta. He would go into the CheckInn if he had to, but right now he was going to enjoy the amenities. After entering his room and taking his gear off he explored the room for a minute, enjoying the fact that he could cook his own food, which he was eager to try for breakfast tomorrow. It would require going to the first or second floor to buy some ingredients and then coming back but it was doable. And it made him excited for the next morning, after all he hadn't cooked for himself once since he woke up in the vault. He had kept ordering out. Not that he particularly minded, he preferred it, but cooking for himself seemed like a luxury in a world where kitchens were relegated to those who needed them. Buddy had, of course, been following Adam everywhere up to this point and finally he ordered Buddy to wait in the room for the time being while he focused on himself. Buddy complied without issue leaving Adam without an escort finally. Adam then stepped out onto the balcony and, despite the later time of night, Midway was bustling with activity as always. People were moving around down below all with their own lives, destinations, and thoughts and dreams. It almost made him introspective. However he didn't want to get too lost in thought over it. Still, it was pretty cool to see the town from this view. Without going onto the roof he was about as high as he could go. The airport was still here, but it had become home to a new civilization, a new breed of people. Would the architects and engineers who built this place be pleased to see people living out of this place? Or would they be appalled that it had been so thoroughly transformed? Well they were dead so it didn't matter. Once Adam had rested up for a bit he grabbed a quick to-go meal from the food court, a gyro, for 24 caps along with a nuka cola for an additional 20 and then ate it as he walked to the last place he wanted to go for the day before he could turn in. He had a friend he wanted to see. Upon arriving at The Oasis Eve was working behind the counter, luckily, and she greeted Adam with her usual sultry tone. 'Well hello, handsome~ How was your trip?" Adam grinned as he sat down. "Informative." He chuckled. "Well I'm sorry I wasn't here to see you off but I certainly got your message, glad to see you made it back in one piece." "Believe me, I am too, especially since I had one hell of a day." "Well I'm listening if you are in a sharing mood~" "I am." Adam said as he put a couple caps down on the counter for a drink, 15 to be exact. "But before that I have a question for you." Eve tilted her head slightly, a sign her interest was piqued. 'Well you've caught my attention, handsome. By all means, ask away." Adam grinned brightly at her. "Any chance you want to come Scaving with me?"

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