For today's mini-update, I decided to do an in-character journal, as a kind of recap for what happened so far. Kind of in the vein of the Vault Dweller's Memoir's [http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Vault_Dweller's_memoirs] (If you haven't read it before, read it. It's pretty interesting, it establishes the canon endings from Fallout 1. Poor Ian and Dogmeat, only Dogmeat died in my playthrough.) from Fallout 2. I realize, we really haven't got very far at all in the game, but I plan on doing one after every major step in the game's story and hopefully there will be more stuff in between for the next one.
If you would like to look at it that way, it's a mini-LP going along with the main one.
The actual update will be later on today. And I got a surprise that I'm going to hold onto for a bit, but just giving you guys something to look forward to.
What did you guys think of it? I'm not continuing the Let's Play in the narrative style, but would you like me to do this every once in awhile? I attempted to keep it in character, with the limited knowledge that a Vault Dweller would have of the outside world, but I really don't know what I'm doing with this.
Question #4: What is your favorite of all songs used in Fallout?
"Dear Hearts and Gentle People" is my favorite, and the most catchy for me. I just can't stop listening to it.
If you would like to look at it that way, it's a mini-LP going along with the main one.
The actual update will be later on today. And I got a surprise that I'm going to hold onto for a bit, but just giving you guys something to look forward to.
[HEADING=1]Lily's Log - The Story So Far....[/HEADING]
I keep going over what happened in the Vault. Everything happened so quickly, I still can't completely comprehend what happened. Maybe going over what's happened so far will help me come to terms with things...
It all began when Amata woke me up, with a look of panic on her face. I asked her what was wrong, and she told me that my dad had left, and the Overseer had Jonas killed. There was not enough time for me to process everything that was going on, as Amata said that I had to leave as well, before the Overseer kills me.
I had no idea what was outside the Vault obviously, but I didn't have a choice. I had to leave, I could hear the chaos just outside the room. Amata offered me her father's pistol, but I refused, saying she would need it more. I wasn't going to hurt anyone unless I had to...
I ran out of my room, and into the hallway. I could see a guard fighting with a radroach on the other end, he was too preoccupied with the radroach to pay any attention to me. I was stopped by Butch on the way out, begging me to save his mom from the radroaches. While I hate Butch, there was no reason for me not to save her. She was being attacked by radroaches, and I quickly killed them before they could hurt her anymore. Still have no idea how these things are dangerous, well at least in comparison to the raiders out here. Butch offered me his ugly jacket as a reward. I would let him keep it, but he insisted.
I kept on running through the Vault, avoiding the guards and trying to get to the Overseer's office and to the Vault door. Another man tried to escape by the Vault and was brutally gunned down by the guards. They all blamed me for what had happened, even though I had no idea what my dad was going to do until now.
Eventually I came across Amata, talking to the Overseer and Officer Mack. She had her gun drawn, and was backed into a corner. Before I could intervene, I was attacked by one of the guards. After the fight with the guard, I heard gunshots, and Officer Mack was dead on the ground. Amata ran off and I confronted the Overseer.
The Overseer was obviously angry with me, and I was angry with him. He killed Jonas, and he attempted to kill me. As much as I tried to keep a level head, I ended up calling him a murderer. He did not take it so well, and called the guards on me and attacked. I was forced to retaliate...
I could have handled that better, I admit, but part of me wanted revenge on him.
Amata was angry at me, to say the least. She said she didn't want to talk to me and ran off.
I found Jonas's body on the ground, with a note from my father on it. Hoping I would find answers I listened to it. Instead, more questions just arose. What was worth abandoning me down here to die? Why didn't he tell me?
I was determined to find him after reading that note. My goal before was just to get the hell out of the Vault and survive, but I have to know why he left.
Eventually, I made it to the Vault door. Before activating it, Amata came up to me. She was furious with me. I told her that there was nothing left for her in the Vault and that she should come with me, but she was much too angry with me. I understood, and activated the door. Guards came running after me, but for some reason they stopped following me after I left the confines of the Vault. I walked through the small wooden door and the end of the tunnel, opened it, and was blinded by a flash of light...
When my eyes adjusted, I could see the rubble of the old world stretching across the horizon. I was happy to be free, and finally out of the confines of the Vault, but at the same time, I had know idea how to survive out here.
Wandering aimlessly, I came across a school in the wreckage of a town that was right outside the Vault. My curiosity got the better of me, and I entered the building. The first sight I saw horrified me, skeletons everywhere on the ground, and mangled corpses hanging from the ceiling. I heard the sounds of people in the building and while in hindsight, what I did next was extremely stupid, I tried to catch a glimpse of them.
I really had no idea if there were many people still alive out here. The man greeted me with his gun, the shot barely missed. I didn't give him a chance to make another. These people were unhinged, you could tell that by all the mangled bodies everywhere. I hid out in the buildings bathroom, hearing the taunts of the murderers who were searching the building for me. I had a knife in my hand, ready to attack if they walked by.
Somehow, I cleared the building of them. I checked out the basement of the school, and was attacked by giant ants. Much more dangerous than radroaches, but I still managed to flatten them with my baseball bat from the Vault. I found a couple of bodies in the basement, the terminal upstairs talked about how the raiders forced them to work down here. Apparently they were trying to dig their way through to the Vault.
I shudder to think what would have happened if they got through.
I left the school, with some medicine, weapons, and ammo I scavenged from the building. From the Overseer's terminal, I learned there was a settlement nearby by the name of Megaton. I was not sure how sane these people would be either though. The city looked like a giant piece of metal, just sitting on the horizon. It was not far at all from the Vault, I probably should have went there first instead.
I met with the sheriff (Who also was the mayor of the town) Lucas Simms, and he seemed like an alright sort. At least gave me a better impression than the raiders. Apparently Megaton is built around one of those atom bombs. The ones that were used during the Great War, 200 years ago. I asked him why they built their town around a bomb that could go off at any moment, but he just avoided the question and walked away. I decided to check out the saloon in the town, as that's probably the best place for me to get answers.
Before I could speak with owner, a man sitting in the corner of the bar told me to come over and have a chat with him. His name was Mr. Burke, and he gave me a simple proposition: Activate the bomb in the center of Megaton, and I would be rewarded handsomely for my efforts. Obviously, I refused to do so, any sane person would. Why would you wipe out an entire cities worth of people, just because the city looks ugly. I ran off to find Simms to warn him.
Simms agreed that Burke was no good, and confronted him. For some reason, Simms turned his back on Burke, which gave Burke time to pull out his gun. I was too fast for him though, shooting the gun out of his hands, and then finishing him. Simms was greatful for me saving him.
I didn't like how these people had to live in constant fear of this bomb going off. I offered to help fix it, and Simms cautiously let me take a look at it. Somehow, I managed to fix the bomb, and Simms was greatful for it. He gave me the keys to a house in the town, and said I was now a citizen of Megaton. I like Simms, he means well at least.
After checking out my new home (Much better than my cramped room in the Vault anyway), I decided to head back to the saloon again, this time to talk with the owner. His name was Moriarty, a real asshole. This town would be much better without him, but he was my only link to finding my dad. He said something that surprised me though... I was born outside the Vault, and my dad returned to the Vault with me, to keep me safe.
It made sense actually. I never felt like I belonged in the Vault, and some of the adults seemed to look at me differently.
He offered to give me information on my dad's whereabouts, in exchange for 100 caps. I had no idea what caps were until now, apparently they're the currency around here. If only I took the bottle cap collection I had in the Vault, I'd actually might have enough...
Since I didn't have the money, Moriarty did me a 'favor' and gave me a job to get the 100 caps. Said some drug addict ripped him off or something, I really didn't care. I wanted to be away from that place as fast as I could.
The women who owed Moriarty money was hiding out in Springvale, not too far from the school I visited. She was paranoid and scared out of her mind by the time I got there. I really didn't want anyone to get hurt, so I offered to take the caps and tell Moriarty that she was dead. She agreed.
I came back to Moriarty and reluctantly gave him the caps. He told me that my dad was at Galaxy News Radio, apparently some kind of radio station in the middle of the DC ruins. From idle chat I heard around Megaton, apparently DC is some sort of warzone. He didn't give me any more details than that, the bastard. I have no idea why my dad would associate wit him.
Before I left the town, I stopped by the general store to buy some supplies. The owner's name was Moira. She was... interesting. Her voice was rather grating and unintentionally insulting at times, but she tried to be nice at least. She had a Vault 101 suit hung up behind her, but there was some modifications done to it. When I asked her of it's origins, she told me around 10 years ago, a girl escaped from Vault 101 and Moira offered to armor it for her. She was never heard from again.
So, my dad wasn't the first person to leave the Vault. Why haven't I heard of this before? Why did the Overseer react in such a way? These questions will never be answered. I can never returned to the Vault and even if I could, the Overseer is dead.
Moira gave me that suit for helping her out with a foreword to a "Wasteland Survival Guide" she is writing. She offered to pay me if I helped her out more, but I politely refused. She took it very well, it'd take a lot to dampen the spirits of a person like that. Right now, I'm focusing on finding my dad. If I return to Megaton, I might though. I need the caps, and I want to help people out by helping Moira write the guide...
I don't know what waits for me in the ruins of the Old World. I will never return to the Vault, and I'll probably never return to Megaton either. This will probably be a one way trip. The wasteland has been the death of many who are much more experienced than me, but I'm going to continue on anyway. I must find out why, even if it kills me...
It all began when Amata woke me up, with a look of panic on her face. I asked her what was wrong, and she told me that my dad had left, and the Overseer had Jonas killed. There was not enough time for me to process everything that was going on, as Amata said that I had to leave as well, before the Overseer kills me.
I had no idea what was outside the Vault obviously, but I didn't have a choice. I had to leave, I could hear the chaos just outside the room. Amata offered me her father's pistol, but I refused, saying she would need it more. I wasn't going to hurt anyone unless I had to...
I ran out of my room, and into the hallway. I could see a guard fighting with a radroach on the other end, he was too preoccupied with the radroach to pay any attention to me. I was stopped by Butch on the way out, begging me to save his mom from the radroaches. While I hate Butch, there was no reason for me not to save her. She was being attacked by radroaches, and I quickly killed them before they could hurt her anymore. Still have no idea how these things are dangerous, well at least in comparison to the raiders out here. Butch offered me his ugly jacket as a reward. I would let him keep it, but he insisted.
I kept on running through the Vault, avoiding the guards and trying to get to the Overseer's office and to the Vault door. Another man tried to escape by the Vault and was brutally gunned down by the guards. They all blamed me for what had happened, even though I had no idea what my dad was going to do until now.
Eventually I came across Amata, talking to the Overseer and Officer Mack. She had her gun drawn, and was backed into a corner. Before I could intervene, I was attacked by one of the guards. After the fight with the guard, I heard gunshots, and Officer Mack was dead on the ground. Amata ran off and I confronted the Overseer.
The Overseer was obviously angry with me, and I was angry with him. He killed Jonas, and he attempted to kill me. As much as I tried to keep a level head, I ended up calling him a murderer. He did not take it so well, and called the guards on me and attacked. I was forced to retaliate...
I could have handled that better, I admit, but part of me wanted revenge on him.
Amata was angry at me, to say the least. She said she didn't want to talk to me and ran off.
I found Jonas's body on the ground, with a note from my father on it. Hoping I would find answers I listened to it. Instead, more questions just arose. What was worth abandoning me down here to die? Why didn't he tell me?
I was determined to find him after reading that note. My goal before was just to get the hell out of the Vault and survive, but I have to know why he left.
Eventually, I made it to the Vault door. Before activating it, Amata came up to me. She was furious with me. I told her that there was nothing left for her in the Vault and that she should come with me, but she was much too angry with me. I understood, and activated the door. Guards came running after me, but for some reason they stopped following me after I left the confines of the Vault. I walked through the small wooden door and the end of the tunnel, opened it, and was blinded by a flash of light...
When my eyes adjusted, I could see the rubble of the old world stretching across the horizon. I was happy to be free, and finally out of the confines of the Vault, but at the same time, I had know idea how to survive out here.
Wandering aimlessly, I came across a school in the wreckage of a town that was right outside the Vault. My curiosity got the better of me, and I entered the building. The first sight I saw horrified me, skeletons everywhere on the ground, and mangled corpses hanging from the ceiling. I heard the sounds of people in the building and while in hindsight, what I did next was extremely stupid, I tried to catch a glimpse of them.
I really had no idea if there were many people still alive out here. The man greeted me with his gun, the shot barely missed. I didn't give him a chance to make another. These people were unhinged, you could tell that by all the mangled bodies everywhere. I hid out in the buildings bathroom, hearing the taunts of the murderers who were searching the building for me. I had a knife in my hand, ready to attack if they walked by.
Somehow, I cleared the building of them. I checked out the basement of the school, and was attacked by giant ants. Much more dangerous than radroaches, but I still managed to flatten them with my baseball bat from the Vault. I found a couple of bodies in the basement, the terminal upstairs talked about how the raiders forced them to work down here. Apparently they were trying to dig their way through to the Vault.
I shudder to think what would have happened if they got through.
I left the school, with some medicine, weapons, and ammo I scavenged from the building. From the Overseer's terminal, I learned there was a settlement nearby by the name of Megaton. I was not sure how sane these people would be either though. The city looked like a giant piece of metal, just sitting on the horizon. It was not far at all from the Vault, I probably should have went there first instead.
I met with the sheriff (Who also was the mayor of the town) Lucas Simms, and he seemed like an alright sort. At least gave me a better impression than the raiders. Apparently Megaton is built around one of those atom bombs. The ones that were used during the Great War, 200 years ago. I asked him why they built their town around a bomb that could go off at any moment, but he just avoided the question and walked away. I decided to check out the saloon in the town, as that's probably the best place for me to get answers.
Before I could speak with owner, a man sitting in the corner of the bar told me to come over and have a chat with him. His name was Mr. Burke, and he gave me a simple proposition: Activate the bomb in the center of Megaton, and I would be rewarded handsomely for my efforts. Obviously, I refused to do so, any sane person would. Why would you wipe out an entire cities worth of people, just because the city looks ugly. I ran off to find Simms to warn him.
Simms agreed that Burke was no good, and confronted him. For some reason, Simms turned his back on Burke, which gave Burke time to pull out his gun. I was too fast for him though, shooting the gun out of his hands, and then finishing him. Simms was greatful for me saving him.
I didn't like how these people had to live in constant fear of this bomb going off. I offered to help fix it, and Simms cautiously let me take a look at it. Somehow, I managed to fix the bomb, and Simms was greatful for it. He gave me the keys to a house in the town, and said I was now a citizen of Megaton. I like Simms, he means well at least.
After checking out my new home (Much better than my cramped room in the Vault anyway), I decided to head back to the saloon again, this time to talk with the owner. His name was Moriarty, a real asshole. This town would be much better without him, but he was my only link to finding my dad. He said something that surprised me though... I was born outside the Vault, and my dad returned to the Vault with me, to keep me safe.
It made sense actually. I never felt like I belonged in the Vault, and some of the adults seemed to look at me differently.
He offered to give me information on my dad's whereabouts, in exchange for 100 caps. I had no idea what caps were until now, apparently they're the currency around here. If only I took the bottle cap collection I had in the Vault, I'd actually might have enough...
Since I didn't have the money, Moriarty did me a 'favor' and gave me a job to get the 100 caps. Said some drug addict ripped him off or something, I really didn't care. I wanted to be away from that place as fast as I could.
The women who owed Moriarty money was hiding out in Springvale, not too far from the school I visited. She was paranoid and scared out of her mind by the time I got there. I really didn't want anyone to get hurt, so I offered to take the caps and tell Moriarty that she was dead. She agreed.
I came back to Moriarty and reluctantly gave him the caps. He told me that my dad was at Galaxy News Radio, apparently some kind of radio station in the middle of the DC ruins. From idle chat I heard around Megaton, apparently DC is some sort of warzone. He didn't give me any more details than that, the bastard. I have no idea why my dad would associate wit him.
Before I left the town, I stopped by the general store to buy some supplies. The owner's name was Moira. She was... interesting. Her voice was rather grating and unintentionally insulting at times, but she tried to be nice at least. She had a Vault 101 suit hung up behind her, but there was some modifications done to it. When I asked her of it's origins, she told me around 10 years ago, a girl escaped from Vault 101 and Moira offered to armor it for her. She was never heard from again.
So, my dad wasn't the first person to leave the Vault. Why haven't I heard of this before? Why did the Overseer react in such a way? These questions will never be answered. I can never returned to the Vault and even if I could, the Overseer is dead.
Moira gave me that suit for helping her out with a foreword to a "Wasteland Survival Guide" she is writing. She offered to pay me if I helped her out more, but I politely refused. She took it very well, it'd take a lot to dampen the spirits of a person like that. Right now, I'm focusing on finding my dad. If I return to Megaton, I might though. I need the caps, and I want to help people out by helping Moira write the guide...
I don't know what waits for me in the ruins of the Old World. I will never return to the Vault, and I'll probably never return to Megaton either. This will probably be a one way trip. The wasteland has been the death of many who are much more experienced than me, but I'm going to continue on anyway. I must find out why, even if it kills me...
Question #4: What is your favorite of all songs used in Fallout?
"Dear Hearts and Gentle People" is my favorite, and the most catchy for me. I just can't stop listening to it.
