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ArtieStroke — Fallout Humans: Blackjack
Published: 2012-09-21 05:19:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 5564; Favourites: 112; Downloads: 63
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And for the second in the series: Blackjack, out favorite dysfunctional wasteland wanderer. Blackjack's got a special place in my heart: She tries her best, but it's not quite there. Something I can relate to.Well, except that my screw-ups don't end up killing. But, that's relative to our worlds. Enjoy!
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It was in the nature of the Wasteland to turn the most unlikely of people into heroes.
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She actually did a small reading from Project Horizons as Blackjack, so she actually DOES make a good Blackjack retroactively XD
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Yeah! She's all "Wassup, Wasteland! Hit me with your best shot!"
And, of course, it does.
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the wasteland is too eager to help in that regard.
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I should mention that I love your style.
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Dont thank me, thank yourself broski.
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Broski?
Dude. Awesome. You just earned yourself a cookie
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Yay! cookie (words of advice, avoid giving me cookies, I am quite literally the cookie monster.)
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Uh-oh. WHAT HAVE I CREATED?!?
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You very well know what you have CREATED MWUAHAHAHAHHAHA...*all the cookies are gone.*
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*looks around*... Well now. BLACKJACK! GET YOUR GUN! WE'RE HUNTIN' MONSTERS!
COOKIE MONSTERS!
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"Quickly Fades to a Masked of Zorro Styled Intro..."
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Ante up my friend - you sure upped the ante on this one!
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And expect the next pair to up the ante even more, friend!
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And the bony bastard just keeps grinning >
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These are pretty awesome. You do a good job of capturing their characters just in the pose and expressions. And the cards tucked into the armor were a nice touch. Although I gotta wonder why I don't see her depicted wearing a helmet with cards on it, ala Vietnam . Of course, she doesn't wear her helmet much. Maybe I'm over thinking it.
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Honestly, I don't feel Blackjack's much of a helmet wearer. Her blatant disregard for her own health seems to point to that. Also, it was a bit of an aesthetic choice as well, in order to show off her short, unkempt hair.
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Thaaaaaaaaaat's from when they first met Morning Glory, right?
Man... that was forever ago when I read that...
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Correct!!
There is an expression in the wasteland "Old World Blues". It refers to people so obsessed with the past they can't see the present, much less the future, for what it is. They stare into the "What was" eyes like pilot lights, guttering and spent, as the realities of their world continue on around them. Science is a long steady progression into the future. What may seem a sudden event often isn't felt for years, even centuries, to come. In the times following the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, however, Old World Blues took on a new meaning. Where once it was viewed as a form of sadness, nostalgia, it became an expression describing the potential for the future. It can be easy to see Science as evil, technology unchecked as the source of all ills, all misfortunes. With the Courier at the helm, Science became a beacon for the future. There was Old World Blues, and New World Hope. And hope ruled the day at Big MT.
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...Woah.
I was unprepared for the amount of deepness in that comment.
I'm actually writing a FOE fic with the Courier, though I honestly haven't had much thought planned for the endgame of it. All this that you typed hear... it's inspiring. Thank you.
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I'm writing a fic of my own as well! Not fallout themed but still interesting. You better send me the link when its done! OR ILL HUNT YOU DOWN AND GUT YOU LIKE A FISH! Heck! Send me it for spell/grammar checks too! I pride myself on my grammar naziness. XD OO! OO! I dont suppose you could include my OC in your story huh? huh? huh? Even if im just a corpse I would love to be in it!
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... I think if I make a passing reference to Pinkie Pie, that'd be more than enough of a reference to you. But hey, if you like just give me a description of him/her. Here's my fic so far: [link]
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[link]
Dere you go! 
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Cyborg, eh?
I think I can work with that.
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