Session 2

 

Bobby’s Voice Logs

via Pip Boy (aka “Chirpy”)

Entry 49

Been 178 days since Sunshine found me.

Anyway, uh, last night after we rescued those kids, we finished watching that moving picture – Predator or whatever - think that one might be my favorite one yet. Anyways, Murph had a great idea to keep watch so there ain’t no surprises in the middle of the night. Karl, Murph, and I stayed up – well, I’m pretty sure they stayed up all night, you know what I mean – I stayed up for a little bit, keepin’ my eye on the brahmin. Figured anything shows up the brahmin’ll know it first, you know? Afterward, I needed to get some shut eye, so I curled up next to Sunshine...

Woke up, no surprises. Started helping the locals dig more while Sunshine and Wackadoo they’s milkin’ their brahmin. Lab Coat’s real fascinated by the milking process, you know what I mean?

So we’s digging and notice the FOC coming down with their bots, you know, they’re mod’ed with the shovels or whatever, so they’re making way more progress than we was. So, they comin’ in acting like fuckin’ heroes or whatever. Lab coat was fascinated so I just kinda pulled him aside, “Hey, these guys, the less you say the bettah, you know what I mean? Like the kaiju stuff, maybe just keep that to yourself.” I didn’t know how those FOCers was gonna react to that kinda stuff, you know? I didn’t want them to give him a hard time or whatever. Those kinda guys... I mean I used to be like one of those guys, you know.

Oh yeah, they did this thing – stay vigiliant or whatever; Lab Coat was eating that shit up. Heh. It was pretty funny. Anyway, I thought Lab Coat did a pretty good job talkin’ to those guys. He’s pretty green, but he’s smart. He’s a smart cookie. So that was good.

So, after all that we was making our way up toward Olympia to get more supplies... and Lab Coat’s all up our business. Asking about, you know, our whole story and whatever. So, I just was like, well what’s your story? You know what I  mean, these guys like talkin’ about themselves. So, he’s going on about these orgies they do. He has like 16 kids or whatever. Finally we realized his 16 kids aren’t actually kids, they’re rats... cause he’s like I can’t actually has 16 kids, but he didn’t actually know because he participates in this orgies, so who knows how many kids he actually has. But it’s all communal or something. I don’t know, it’s just very different – these vaulties, I’m telling you, they’re different than from where I come from. That kinda thing... that kinda thing... doesn’t really happen... you know. Heh heh. This guy.

So... we’re on our way, heh... and this, uh, this lady started calling for us. She’s all dressed in an immaculate white dress or whatever. She’s all knowin’ our business. How we was helping the kids last night. And none of us remembered her... but she’s talkin about this pizzah thing... and then everyone got really excited about it. I didn’t know what the fuck pizzah was... but then Lab Coat was like they had in the vaults. They call it pizza though, not pizzah. And has all this stuff on it, Lab Coat was like – “you Bobby” – well, he still calls me booby though – I would really like it. I don’t fuckin’ know what it is, so I’ll take your word for it, you know.

So... she’s asking for these supplies or whatever, “I’ll give you 50 caps each, here’s a list of stuff that I need to make this pizzah...” Anyway, one of the ingredients she said was tomato. I mean, honestly, I thought Sunshine was makin’ that up when she was describing it. But apparently they’re actually real. I don’t know, I aint’ never seen one. Anyways, she wants cheese, some tomatoes, and a bunch of other stuff... so... you know, she marked the map on chirpy and uh, I don’t know, I guess we’ll go find this stuff.

Anyway, we on our way walking, heh, and uh, we see a Radstag and then Wackadoo justs goes up like he’s gonna have a conversation or something... honestly, I kinda thought he was actually – he almost convinced me this was something he could actually do; talk to the Radstag. Anyway Radstag’s kicking his legs up, you know, he’s not too happy, so we kinda just keep our distance. Wackadoo rejoins us or whateveh.

Anyway, so get closer to the grocery store. Murph and I tell the group, stay back for a second as we scout ahead. Towns like fuckin’ empty. No buildings, no people, nothing... just this grocery store. Fuckin’ weird. Anyways, there was piles of trash up against the front doors. Murph was like, this looks like someone’s tryin’ keep something in, you know what I mean... like, yeahh... fuck. That’s when we’re like – who’s this fuckin’ lady asking for these ingredients, right? We didn’t ask any questions about this lady. Dress was like, fuckin’ clean you know what I mean? Where she fuckin’ come from? We didn’t ask! Ah... again, I think we was just so excited about the pizzah thing.

So, we head around back... Lab Coat thought we should find an access to the roof or somethin’... Sure enough there’s a ladder, Murph jumps up it, takes a look, after a bit, I join ‘em. He found some kinda room with an electrical lock and then a big hole in the ceiling. Ah... I was tempted to jump down it, but, you know, the others thought it’s probably bettah not to jump down the hole.

Anyways, so Lab Coat came up and unlocked the electronic lock. And then, they find a pipe gun and some other stuff inside there. A fusion core... Lab Coat’s about to grab it, but Murph and I were like, wait, wait... there’s probably power in this building, right? So, let’s just keep it in there so we have power if we go inside. And then we can come back and get it after, you know, when we leave.

So, Sunshine, she lockpicks the back door. I yanked it open – almost had a piece of ladder fall on my head, but I caught it – and then, made our way in. Lookin’ for a light switch... we found some... Wackadoo turned them on. Oh yeah, Sunshine decided to bring all her – Rosemary and Thyme inside and I was like you know I think it’s safer for them not to be inside this creepy building. But she didn’t wanna listen to me, you know. Whatever. Then Wackadoo’s like I was like his brahmin’ll be safer outside and anything happens to them, then it’s my fault... But even- I didn’t – I’m... eh... okay guy, heh heh, I guess. Whatevah. Oh yeah Wackadoo’s like building alive or whatever. I don’t know that guys on... but uh, it’s something... he’s on something that’s for sure.

So yeah, lights on, searching around. We found one ingredient – one of the plant things, or whatever. Then there’s a buncha doors, so... just go in the doors, right? Sunshine opened up the door... badabing badaboom... Karl and Murph filed in first, I went in after, looking for lights, again. Then we just... kinda all filed in; keepin’ Rosemary and Thyme in the other room, where it’s safer... and then, uh, oh yeah cuz Murph was like, something ping’d off his sonar. Something’s in this room, right?

Anyway... so we’re all on edge, heh... dark creepy room. Kind of a vibe, right? I’m going up one of the aisles... then I heard a fuckin... a fuckin voice. A little voice talkin’ to me. So, I just... quietly, snuck ahead – well, I thought I was scouting ahead and then I realized that Wacksdoo’s like two steps behind me. Heh... these guys gonna get me killed.

So, we carefully makin’ our way to the voice... turns out, it’s a little girl. A little ghoul actually. A little ghoul girl. She said there’s others in here... with her. I... I didn’t want, you know what I mean... so I took her hand and I brought her over to Sunshine... Sunshine and I got different opinions on ghouls... So... uh, so... Sunshine she weren’t too happy about the ghoul. But she’s a little girl, you know I want I mean?

So, she’s told us there was at least 4 other guys in here... feral though. And... they weren’t in their right minds, so it’d be a mercy to put ‘em down. So, alright, we’ll take care of ‘em. She said, there was a security bot on the other side. So, I radio’d to Lab Coat, let him know what’s what. I meant for him to go ahead to go get the security bot but then it became like a whole thing and Karl started shooting at bodies... so it was a big of a mess. But it worked out okay. Turns out, yeah, there was gabaghouls, you know what I mean? Was a bit of a dance and then boom, done. But turns out... Lab Coat was like reading a journal where the bot was... there’s more in another room or somethin’. So, alright, well they’re in the other room... so let’s just search this room while we can. Searchin’ around, found a whole buncha stuff. Gotta upgrade to Joy... so, I think I’m gonna give Lab Coat Joy... Uh... and then I’ll take on this other one. Gotta see how she feels, you know? So yeah... I guess we’re gonna go in this other room in a little bit. So that’s about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TDrboz75NE&list=PL8STZtfjCPZZsWWJOe6LkAj9JQ4CrfrWO&index=2

Session 1

 

Bobby’s Voice Logs

via Pip Boy (aka “Chirpy”)

Entry 46

Been 164 since Sunshine saved me.

Found a hunk o’ junk in the scrapyard. Sunshine’s tryin’ to figure out what it is, but neither of us can make head or tails of it. Worse case, we sell it for caps.

Entry 47

Been 177 days since Sunshine found me. Weird day.

Met a couple strange ones at a crossroads. Doctor something or other and a real wack-a-do with a brahmin. Wack-a-do smells like chems - not all there, real space case. Lab Coat’s fresh out of the vault shiny. Very literal. Went on rambling about saving the world – about kaijus and Godzilla and other nonsense. Trying to recruit us. They called me a bully when I weren’t too into what they was pitchin (Sunshine says I come off a little rough sometimes. That don’t make me a bully though, just tryin’ keep Sunshine safe is all.) Sunshine asked me to play nice, so I’ll play nice. Lab Coat has a robit named Karl who’s seems like a stand-up guy at least.

Another good thing – Lab Coat took a look at the hunk-a-junk we’s been carryin around and bing bang boom fixed it right up! Turns out it’s a robit named Murph. Murph don’t remember nuthin about how he got all folded up. Tough one that.

Played cards with Karl and Murph while Sunshine chatted with the strangers. Murph and Karl both ended up hustlin’ me. Lost every stick I bet. Good guys those. Remind me of the folks I used to run with (just less squishy on the insides.)

Sunshine suggested we all head to town for supplies, on the way she joked about me being the little spoon. What she bringin’ that up for?! It was one time and it was cold! Lab Coat and Wack-a-do thought it was funny and for some reason they keep callin’ me Booby Tumbleweed and Babby Riker. Only Sunshine gets to call me Tumbleweed, she earned it.

Close to the five, we saw there was some kinda trouble. Group of folks with kids and brahmin tryin’ to dig through the mudslide. Luckily no one was hurt. Murph, Karl, and I started to help dig. I had a pretty good idea how to clear a hole faster... but then Lab Coat called Karl away and then Murph left me for some reason or another...

Anyways, I was covered in mud, head to toe, just workin hard to dig through the mud when bam! Whack-a-mole come right at me! I knew if I yelled “Godzilla” those nut jobs would come runnin to help and luckily that worked. Murph hurried over to me and we took care of the first one lickety-split. Murph just gets it, you know? Then more and more started popping up. Everyone took to whack-a-moling and before anyone got too seriously injured bada bing bada boom we was done. (Few of us had some scratches, but nothin’ squirrel stew couldn’t fix up.)

Started watchin’ another of those moving pictures Karl was projectin’. Called Predator. Just gettin into it when we realized the kids was missin’. We got to searchin’ but took a bit before those new guys picked up a trail - Wack-a-do noticed his brahmin was lookin’ a certain way and then Lab Coat saw tracks, so we went hurrying.

Came to a canyon, switched into my training, keepin’ my eyes open for an ambush. Murph scanned ahead and saw a number of bodies, including some in the water. Gotta mental image of kids drowning, so I abandoned my training and sprinted ahead...

Heard whimpering and then some geckos popped up and we danced for a bit while the others hurried to help. Lab Coat found the kids cowering near some rocks, luckily none of them looked hurt or nothin’.

Gecko’s kept a comin’ but I showed some of them a little mercy and respect and a couple more a little bit of joy. Couple minutes later, bada bing bada boom and we was collecting meat and ready to head back.

Before we did though, Murph noticed somethin’ shiny in the water. Pulled up a chest and Sunshine got to picking the lock. Inside the box was a boatload of goodies! Including beer! Lab Coat handed me a ball cap cuz that’s the only part of me that didn’t have some kinda protection. There was other stuff too, but I’m mostly excited about the beer if I’m bein’ honest.

When we got back to camp, Wack-a-do convinced the locals to trade us fusion cells in exchange for helpin’ their kids and they gladly did. I never woulda been able to do that. Just been handin’ out good deeds for free this whole time.

I wasn’t so sure about these strangers when we met them... but Lab Coat sure knows how to fix stuff... he knew right away how to fix Murph when Sunshine and me has been stumped for weeks. And when Karl and Murph’s weaponry got jammed, he fixed it lickety-split! Sunshine is pretty good at talkin, but Wack-a-do does it so much more easily. Somehow a real charmer that one....

I don’t buy inta none of this savin’ the world shit, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say these new folks aren’t handy to have around. Who knows, maybe if we stick with these folks, they can help Sunshine get that settlement of hers she been dreamin’ of. And more numbers is always better, ‘specially when folks bring useful skills to the fold and aren’t afraid to jump into the fray, you know what I mean?

In the meantime, I just gotta play nice like Sunshine asked me too.

Entry 48

... Shit.

Just realized Lab Coat’s been watching me this whole time... muttering “fascinating” and makin’ notes in that fuckin’ notepad of his.

Is it too much to ask for a little privacy here? The fuck.

-BR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-dfRwaBomY&list=PL8STZtfjCPZZsWWJOe6LkAj9JQ4CrfrWO&index=1