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"Look lady, if you're preaching about the Atom or looking for a friend, you've got the wrong guy. If you need a hired gun... then maybe we can talk."
"Maybe. Why don't you tell me who those guys were first?" She was calculating. He felt like she knew what he was going to say before he even said it.
"Couple of morons looking to climb the ladder of success by stepping on everyone else on the way up. You shouldn't be surprised though, that's how it goes when you run with the Gunners."
"You're acting like I'm supposed to know what you're talking about." It was MacCready's turn to be surprised.
"Maybe it's better that you don't. I don't want the stink of Winlock and Barnes rubbing off on me and scaring away my business. "Now, what about you? How do I know I won't end up with a bullet in my back?" She laughed once, short.
"You don't. But that's part of the risk, isn't it?" MacCready thought about that and nodded. He gave his price and she agreed to it.
"I haven't gotten your name yet." She threw a glance at him over her shoulder.
"It's Nora, Nora Mathews." She took a few steps forward before turning to him again, "I like the hat, by the way." With that she left, leaving MacCready stunned.