Damien just softly laughed to himself. "It's easy really. Because like it or not, I see that deep down, your terrified. You wouldn't like to admit it, but you have that look in your eyes....your just a terrified man in a hostile and terrifying world."
Shepherd: That's a nice little theory you've got going there but alas, no I'm not afraid of you. Nor am I afraid of what you can potentially do to me.
"Shame..." Damien told him before finally sitting down. "Because I'm beginning to figure out how that mind of yours works....wonder how the hell somebody with your reputation could have reached the rank of General. All you happen to be doing is sending men and women to their deaths for personal gain. So how did you become General? Because I know the methods of the NCR aren't the ones I once fought for."
"I was raised as a true patriot in the NCR, I've killed almost ten thousand people throughout the course of my life. I once fought for the ideals that the NCR once stood for, only to watch them slowly vanish by the Imperialists that now reside in the NCR's leadership. And here you are, accusing me of being stuck in a fantasy? I think that your lost in the fantasy, your losing your touch on reality and everything around you. I've been in Arizona and New Mexico, I've been in Colorado and Utah. You don't truly understand what the hell you are dealing with across on the other side of that dam. Your sacrificing hundreds of lives for personal gain. Hell, you were very close to committing High Treason. You've broken every single conduct within your post as General, that's enough to earn you a life-sentence in a correctional facility back in California." "So..." Damien leaned in to Shepard. "Why did you do attack Vault 11? Xenophobic? Or just being an Imperial pawn?"
Damien got out of his seat. "Suit yourself, we'll talk again soon." With that, he locked Shepard in the room and went to meet the others behind the two-way mirror.
Asa: I don't think we're going to get anything out of him like this. We need to think of something else.
"Any ideas?" Damien suggested. "Worst case scenario would be torture, but he's not going to crack. He's good, I'd admit that."
Asa: I've got a little idea... A few minuets later we see Shepherd twiddling his thumbs in the interrogation room. Suddenly Asa, Babs and Damien burst in to the room. Asa is holding a needle of some unknown substance. (Should be important to note that Damien knows of the plan and has agreed to it.) Asa: Restrain him! Babs and Damien grab Shepherd by the arms Shepherd: What the hell are you playing at?! You've lost! Asa: Lost? You're the one who's gonna be losing. Losing your life that is! Shepherd: what are you going to do, kill me? The NCR would come down on you like a ton of atom bombs! Asa: Good thing we don't intend to kill you. (flicks the needle to remove any air bubbles) Just turn you into one of me. Shepherd: What?! No! Please I'll be ruined!
Damien took Shepard by the hair with a free hand and held him backwards, completely exposing his neck in the progress as the needle uncomfortably made its way towards a gain in his neck. Meanwhile, Shepard was panicking.
Asa: Tell us why you've been sending your troops to attack our vault! Shepherd: I need you out of the way! Asa: you want the Vault? Shepherd: N-No. Asa: Then what? Shepherd: We need you freaks out of it. Asa: Why? And Who's "we"? Shepherd: Scapegoats. We need you to look bad to the Mojave and NCR. Make you seem like threats, so that we can stir up paranoia and bring.... Asa: I think I know where this is going but who is this "we"?! Shepherd: Some influential people in the NCR and... and... Asa: And!? Shepherd: ...And the Republic of a New America! Asa: should've known they might've had something to do with this...
Damien slammed Shepard's head on the table hard enough to daze him, before holding him in place again. "I knew it. I knew that it was too good to be true" Damien said before looking the others in the eye. "Keep him talking...."
(The republic of a new america is meant to be a neo-nazi organization. I couldn't think of a name that didn't immediately scream "We're the Villans!" so I made up a bit of a poop one to pass. I was trying to think of the name of those neo-nazi guys from blues brothers) Asa: how long have you been working with them? Shepherd: a decade or so. Been making good progress inside the NCR. Recruiting, bribing that sorta thing. (btw I thought your batman and robin review was great! Could you help me with reviews? I'd really like to do them but I don't know where to start.)
(Thanks! I've been writing reviews for a while. I can set up how I do my reviews if you want?) "Your not much better then the Enclave." Damien said, his arms folded and looking down at Shepard. "You must be a pretty important asset of theirs, immeasurably so actually. If you were to die, then all we're doing is killing two birds with one stone. Of course....keeping you alive does pose some 'advantages'"
