[Jitter bug]

((Okay I typed this twice already and it was longer before I lost it those times... Time for the short plain bare bones one.))

The young woman's face went slack with shock when he immediately obliged. She'd expected his pride to force her angered words into an argument, the lack of said argument left her speechless for less than a second before her expression turned thoughtful.

Fen would slow them down but an extra pair of eyes and hands as well as his knowledge of the Vaults could benefit them. He could tell them of places to look that people might not normally know of and the functions of some things that they wouldn't otherwise know. Also, judging by how depserate Ricky seemed to get rid of Fen, the man would help deter strangers they wouldn't want to meet.

"As unpleasant as you find him it'd be beneficial to keep him with us." She said, listing none of the reasons she'd found as she turned to Fen, pointing the knife in his face, the sharp tip less than an inch from his face, "But you have to earn the right to stay with us and continue to stay with us."