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* When it finally comes down to it, Cain talks down both Dog and God, fusing them into a single, unnamed Nightkin who Alex and Cain both give friendly advice to and do their best to patch up with their limited medical supplies. They even tell him about Jacobstown, and [[WordOfGod the author assures]] that his story isn't over yet.

* The conclusion to "Dead Money". Elijah [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe cuts Alex in half]] with a force field. It doesn't kill him, of course, but Elijah thinks it does, and Cain manages to lure him into the vault. When Alex leaps up and eats Elijah, Cain, who has been single-mindedly obsessed with getting her revenge, ''doesn't care'' that she didn't get the kill. What's more important to her is that her friend is alive, fed, and back to normal.

-->'''Cain:''' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Was it more than the number of people you saved?]]

-->She'd always be Cain to him anyway. She was too soft to be the murderer whose name she carried...but Elise sounded too soft to be ''her''.\\

* The conclusion to "Dead Money". Elijah [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe cuts Alex in half]] with a force field. It doesn't kill him, of course, but Elijah thinks it does, and Cain manages to lure him into the vault. When Alex leaps up and eats Elijah, Cain, who has been single-mindedly obsessed with getting her revenge, ''doesn't care'' that she didn't get the kill. What's more important to her is that her friend is alive.

* Despite what he did to her, Cain can't bring herself to [[spoiler:collar Dog. Throughout the span of his introduction, she very quickly comes to pity him when she sees how [[TragicMonster broken and lost]] he is. By the end of it, she's promising him that he can go to sleep, "the Voice" won't make him disappear, like he's a little kid.]]
* When it finally comes down to it, Cain [[spoiler:talks down both Dog and God, fusing them into a single, unnamed Nightkin who Alex and Cain both give friendly advice to and do their best to patch up with their limited medical supplies. They even tell him about Jacobstown, and [[WordOfGod the author assures]] that his story isn't over yet.]]
* In the following chapter, Alex's HorrorHunger kicks in harder than ever [[spoiler:as he loses more mass to the Sierra Madre's hazards, culminating in being unable to properly shapeshift his usual weapons]]. Cain's already been through hell. Despite this, their respective point of view segments reveal that [[GreaterNeedThanMine each one is basically thinking "I'll be fine, but my friend won't"]] when worrying about each other's health.

* The conclusion to "Dead Money". [[spoiler:Elijah [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe cuts Alex in half]] with a force field. It doesn't kill him, of course, but Elijah thinks it does, and Cain manages to lure him into the vault. When Alex leaps up and eats Elijah, Cain, who has been single-mindedly obsessed with getting her revenge, ''doesn't care'' that she didn't get the kill. What's more important to her is that her friend is alive.]]

* The conclusion to "Dead Money". [[spoiler:Elijah [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe cuts Alex in half]] with a force field]]. It doesn't kill him, of course, but Elijah thinks it does, and Cain manages to lure him into the vault. When Alex leaps up and eats Elijah, Cain, who has been single-mindedly obsessed with getting her revenge, ''doesn't care'' that she didn't get the kill. What's more important to her is that her friend is alive.]]

* Alex and Cain throughout the entire [[spoiler:"Dead Money"]] arc. He reacts to [[spoiler:her kidnapping]] in his usual [[BloodKnight Alex]] way, which is vowing to bring hell on Earth, thinking of all the ways he can make [[spoiler:Elijah]] painfully die, and generally being violent. And yet, all throughout his narration, he's wrought with rotating terror, worry, and determination, [[NotSoStoic far more emotion than he usually shows]]. [[spoiler:When he and Cain reunite, he immediately sets about being protective--he's even willing to let Elijah ''put a collar on him'' if it means her safety]].
** Cain's reaction to [[spoiler:the reunion. She's absolutely positive she's going to die, terrified out of her mind, and certain no one is going to miss her. She hasn't even ''conceived'' the idea that someone would come for her, and when Alex does, she can't stop repeating the thought that ''someone came back for her'', over and over.]]
** His response when she thanks him for [[spoiler:coming after her]]? "Always."

** The scene where [[spoiler:Cain tells Alex her real name is pretty darn sweet, especially when he thinks briefly about what to call her.]]
-->[[spoiler:She'd always be Cain to him anyway. She was too soft to be the murderer whose name she carried...but Elise sounded too soft to be ''her''.\\
"I think you should keep it," he said. "Cain. Maybe it wasn't yours, but you ''made'' it yours."]]

* In the same arc, Alex also seems to develop a sort of protective respect towards [[spoiler:Christine]]. [[TheParanoiac He doesn't trust her, of course]], but he's impressed by her steel spine despite [[TraumaCongaLine everything she's been through]], and he interjects when he thinks [[spoiler:God]] is threatening her.

'''Cain's narration:''' But she had Stimpaks, braces, painkillers. He had-

* When it finally comes down to it, Cain [[spoiler:talks down both Dog and God, fusing them into a single, unnamed Nightkin who Alex and Cain both give friendly advice to and do their best to patch up with their limited medical supplies. They even tell him about Jacobstown, and [[WordOfGod the author assures]] that his story isn't over yet.]]

* When it finally comes down to it, Cain [[spoiler:talks down both Dog and God, fusing them into a single, unnamed Nightkin who Alex and Cain both give friendly advice to. They even tell him about Jacobstown, and [[WordOfGod the author assures]] that his story isn't over yet.]]

* Despite what he did to her, Cain can't bring herself to [[spoiler:collar Dog. Throughout the span of his introduction, she very quickly comes to pity him when she sees how [[TragicMonster broken and lost]] he is. By the end of it, she's promising him that he can go to sleep, "the Voice" won't make him disappear, like he's a little kid.]]

** Also, before he was captured and knocked unconscious, they managed to build a nice life for themselves and got five years out of it. It's nice to know they had...well, as close to peace as a world of both ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' could get.

"I think you should keep it," he said. "Cain. Maybe it wasn't yours, but you ''made'' it yours."]]

* The night after TheReveal comes out, Cain isn't able to go to sleep, because she's still a little freaked out. She ends up talking to Alex, who tries his best to be reassuring that no, he's not going to eat her. By the end of the conversation, she's relaxed enough that she can go to sleep.

* Although greatly disturbed by [[ImAHumanitarian the truth]] of Alex's eating habits, Cain and Arcade don't hate or turn on him for it. Granted, this is mostly because Cain defuses the situation before it escalates into something terrible, and ''she's'' only doing that because she doesn't want to be eaten...but once it ''is'' calmed, they still decide to stick with him. Alex is straight-up amazed.

* As said, Cain accepts Alex's nature faster than Arcade does. For Arcade? ''[[NoSocialSkills Alex]]'' takes the initiative to apologize for scaring him by clumsily inviting him to a game of pool. Arcade mentally notes that a game of pool could not even ''begin'' to fix things, but appreciates the gesture. Despite his words, by the end of it, he's also relaxed and started to trust him again.
* Just like [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas in the game]], Veronica gets her pretty dress. She literally {{Squee}}s when Cain gives it to her. ** Then she, Cain and Alex have a movie night. It's such an odd example of ''normality'' that it becomes pretty cute.

* Alex and Cain throughout the entire [[spoiler:"Dead Money"]] arc. He reacts to [[spoiler:her kidnapping]] in his usual [[BloodKnight Alex]] way, which is vowing to bring hell on Earth, thinking of all the ways he can make [[spoiler:Elijah]] painfully die, and generally being violent. And yet, all throughout his narration, he's wrought with rotating terror, worry, and determination, [[NotSoStoic the most emotion he's ever shown]]. [[spoiler:When he and Cain reunite, he immediately sets about being protective--he's even willing to let Elijah ''put a collar on him'' if it means her safety]].

-->[[spoiler:"She'd always be Cain to him anyway. She was too soft to be the murderer whose name she carried...but Elise sounded too soft to be ''her''.\\