#aeltari

James, designated J9-91, was a new type of courser: Smaller, More Agile, Able to reach places that the current models of coursers could not reach. However, when it came to practice runs and tests, J9-91 couldn’t seem to get the program down. He just wasn’t “strong enough.”

While that was happening, Justin Ayo, still head of the SRB, didn’t need another project dealing with Coursers on his, or his departments hand. It was already bad enough, that some synths and coursers were being saved by the railroad. He refused to continue on with the project, so Father had no choice but to exterminate the new courser project. 

Father was about to send J9-91 to be scrapped, Dr. Volkert asked Father if J9-91 could become Dr. Volkert’s synth, since Dr. Volkert requested a helper synth. Father and Ayo agreed. J9-91 was mind wiped and reprogrammed with Dr. Volkert as his new owner. 

Dr. Volkert fell in love with J9-91. He referred to J9-91 as his “other son” when they were in his personal quarters. Dr. Volkert taught J9-91 everything he knew about medical procedures and mixing chemicals to make new forms of medical ointments and balms. J9-91 and Dr. Volkert were able to realize that synth’s grew their own personality and they become human themselves. Dr. Volkert didn’t want a life in the institute for J9-91. He knew how the synths were treated. Luckily for him, he met the sole survivor. He’s able to convince the sole survivor to save J9-91.Dr. Volkert had J9-91 to ‘power down’ while Sole found a way to smuggle him out. (J9-91 is small enough to fit into a pretty big backpack.) Once the railroad was able to reactive him, Sole decided to take J9-91 under their wing. 

J9-91 is both confused yet intrigued of “above ground” (it’s what the synths call the commonwealth) He was asking millions of questions about where they were, or where were the giant, mutated animals. (In the institute, the scientists prepared a small film, to discourage and scare the synths to forget about trying to escape) J9-91 learns so much from Sole. That’s when Sole had an idea. 

Sole took J9-91 to meet Danse. Sole remembered how down Danse was, ever since Danse found out who he actually was. Sole wanted to try to help. Sole introduced J9-91 to Danse. J9-91 was intrigued. This giant of a man was calm and peaceful (Danse was in his power armor at the time) Danse was intrigued because he’d never seen a synth saved from the institute. (Also J9-91 reminded Danse of Cutler. They had the same big, brown eyes.) Sole left J9-91 with Danse and Danse was a little worried. He didn’t know how to react to not only a new synth but fresh out of the institute. 

J9-91 followed Danse around as Danse showed him the bunker (where he was staying) James was asking another million questions and Danse was trying his best to answer them (Danse loved that he was able to use his knowledge of the world to help someone) When Danse got out of his power armor, J9-91 looked surprise. (James: Oh is this armor? Danse: Yes...I use it to protect my body. James: How amazing! The armor is strong. It must be able to defend from a lot of forms of damage! Danse: [Danse liked that]) J9-91 notices that Danse nicked himself and had a small, open wound. J9-91 helped him heal it up. 

From there on out, J9-91 and Danse were drawn together. J9-91, because Danse was a great protector...that and he made J9-91 feel safe and excited about the new world.