tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66341557050647439132024-02-22T08:49:03.673-08:00Life in the WastesThe story of "Devs" and his atempt to survive in the harsh Capitol Wasteland. An Enclave scientist separated from the rest to fend for himself while he tries to find meaning in his new life.LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-42159732468647764962009-09-23T21:43:00.001-07:002009-09-25T14:52:39.646-07:00Apologizes from the authorI must say sorry, but this blog is dead until I get a new computer. Long story short thats about it. When I get a new one maybe then fallout will run well enough to continue, but for now I must say farwell.LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-53246586914966340752009-09-19T11:17:00.001-07:002009-09-20T09:36:40.576-07:00Pinkerton((Delayed due to testing new effects and ideas for the blog. Most turn out to be failures, but I am still diverging into more areas of interactment and media. Also I hate my voice and recording equipment. Back to our regular scheduled program.....))<br /><br /><br />....................................................<br /><br />Processing..................<br /><br />Multimedia enable.. (Y/N)<br /><br />.........<br /><br />Setting up parameters...........<br /><br />Function enabled.....<br /><br />...............................<br /><br />Holotape: 26<br /><br />Time: 14:29<br /><br />September 29, 2279<br /><br />.............................................................<br /><br />Today was interesting....but then again what day isn't? I almost ended up being eaten alive, blown up, shot at, drowned, pierced, and reconstructed. Danger is starting to develop as my middle name and likewise I am starting to embrace it.<br /><br />Long story short is that I went to find Pinkerton today, but the Mirelurk clean up project wasn't done yet. I decided enough time was wasted and I needed to find that android now, so I picked up my rifle and headed to the broken bow to find out for myself the mystery of the ghost of Pinkerton.<br /><br />Catchy. Anyway the problem was that the door to the bow was locked from the other side and the only other way to get in was in a small hole in the detached bow....that was....underwater at best. I hadn't needed to learn how to swim much in my life (other then recreational), but I put myself to the test and swam through the ripped asunder tunnel and made it inside.<br /><br />That makes it sound simple, but I can say without a doubt that I almost drowned. i made it halfway when a door blocked my path and I had to open it up underwater and continue the rest of the way without a single breath. My lungs still ache.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5cHmPpa6Hffeatz3AMYM6lA__vNlSsYfsKJ5LZ3YgPljKH-yZ2fTJRmjdWeCp-EfPeF56WigKSlKV9uNfcgqth3gXKqFEEfB_L5XgxWxBWa_3RAgFgYpEx8YxG9MNZ7RqQYtxS623KfY/s1600-h/Rivet_City_Bow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 221px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383578730464361794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5cHmPpa6Hffeatz3AMYM6lA__vNlSsYfsKJ5LZ3YgPljKH-yZ2fTJRmjdWeCp-EfPeF56WigKSlKV9uNfcgqth3gXKqFEEfB_L5XgxWxBWa_3RAgFgYpEx8YxG9MNZ7RqQYtxS623KfY/s400/Rivet_City_Bow.jpg" border="0" /></a> After the almost drowning, I then proceeded into a horrible rotten section of the ship that was half flooded and half filled with man-eating mirelurks and then distaste for my current state of living. Suffice to say I had my trigger down most the way through the whole mess. Walk up some stairs, shot a mirelurk, walk downstairs, shoot a mirelurk, walk around, get blown the hell up by some pieced together death trap!<br /><br />I almost killed Pinkerton when I found him. Yes, I did find him hiding behind many traps and doors. I don't really want to get into it, but I was a bit pissed when I found him. Apparently he exists and is hiding there to conduct research on god knows what. He just yelled at me for a while and then gave me what I needed if I "got the hell out". Intelligence doesn't always make the man it seems.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnNDmpTCGjbqpwtKFERtzb8TwVIXkH9eKTv9lrvwfVcKUotkAPmf-LqDRAZtgCQUjYOmMaofGinHd-1Mixj09LgAIEYbKnUWIqR7bVJQCMlKpI24vgcfaZpINukwbuBDHcKeP0Lp8hFsn/s1600-h/Horace_Pinkerton_Closeup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 352px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383578719003493762" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnNDmpTCGjbqpwtKFERtzb8TwVIXkH9eKTv9lrvwfVcKUotkAPmf-LqDRAZtgCQUjYOmMaofGinHd-1Mixj09LgAIEYbKnUWIqR7bVJQCMlKpI24vgcfaZpINukwbuBDHcKeP0Lp8hFsn/s400/Horace_Pinkerton_Closeup.jpg" border="0" /></a>I need to know plan my next course of action. I want to see what Zimmer has to offer in tech, but then again can I really doom a man to servitude for it? Even if it is simply a machine? Does that make me a slaver? I must think......<br /><br />.........................................<br /><br /> <table style="border: 2px solid rgb(85, 85, 85); margin: 1em 1em 1em 1.5em; background: rgb(232, 252, 200) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; min-width: 45%; line-height: 1.3em; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: courier; max-width: 40em; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; font-size: 1em;" border="1" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td>Android Log 3 <p>I got those memories into that Android like I was God sending down messages from Heaven. Calls himself "Harkness" now. Thinks he's an old combat veteran. Did a little extra tinerking with his reflex system. He's certainly not someone I'd want to meet in a fight. When he "woke up" he was all confused. We told him he was in a coma for a long time. Between the new memories and the new face I gave him, there isn't anyone that would recognize him. Not even himself! </p></td></tr></tbody></table>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-85201990470485503762009-09-16T15:30:00.000-07:002009-09-16T16:34:40.611-07:00Super HuntingHolotape: 25<br /><br />Time: 12:43<br /><br />Date: September 28, 2279<br /><br />...................................................................<br /><br />Today I spent the whole day killing super mutants and conversing with traders. I woke up this morning in a foul mood that was biting at my subconscious. I tried to shake it as I had a quick breakfast in the Marketplace, but it get nagging at me. I quickly decided that my search for Pinkerton could wait and I needed to get some action to burn off my anger. I grabbed my plasma rifle from the room I have been renting and set out to the outside world of post apocolyptia.<br /><br />I headed past the swing bridge and down a long flight of stairs to the ground floor to be greeted by a caravan guard waiting for her trader. She reminded me of Lucy and I quickly hurried off without so much as a hello. The path I choose was blocked and I didn't feel like going into the subways, so I backtracked into the opposite direction and headed for the Jefferson Monument.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjgL1YR5FCnFJfmO9RU9LqOvCcKDM7Os-371XRYLpFbeTQ6hlIyLTUeBOg2Jjlnt72cLKBgqA3UQiJQUek8xsPxoRdcLXMKA_7FDCfGoOcgCY7Prd1JKi70JfWNldkwU5ghN0ff2hG3Wq/s1600-h/Jeffmem.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjgL1YR5FCnFJfmO9RU9LqOvCcKDM7Os-371XRYLpFbeTQ6hlIyLTUeBOg2Jjlnt72cLKBgqA3UQiJQUek8xsPxoRdcLXMKA_7FDCfGoOcgCY7Prd1JKi70JfWNldkwU5ghN0ff2hG3Wq/s400/Jeffmem.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382197776819067234" border="0" /></a>Honestly I had no clue why I felt the way i did....but I guess it didn't really matter anyway. I came up to the memorial quickly and soon changed that plan when I saw the barricades and human remains scattered around from the recent super mutant activity. I crouched down and put on foot in front of the other carefully as I moved to the monument. My feet trembled soon after putting so much weight on my legs and I ended up falling down slightly into a sitting position. My quick movement apparently alerted the closest mutant as he screamed and took out his taped together PPSH.<br /><br />I had barley enough time to roll out of the way of his first shot, the bullet graving the side of my arm as it flew by. I already had my plasma rifle ready and aimed up as Lucy once taught me. As I aimed into my sights....I could see that the mutant knew his fate. For a split second he seemed have fear in his eyes and tried with all his might to reload his gun. In that split second I hesitated....it wasn't my proudest moment.<br /><br />He fired as I stood there and ended up hitting my leg as I tried to move out of the way. I moved slower after I was hit and without thinking I rapidly fired my gun. at that point.....I guess it was over. At the time I didn't know that and I hid behind a car trying to bandage my wound quickly before anything came around to finish the job. As I wrapped a torn peice of fabric around my leg, I quickly realized it was quiet. The fear inside me grew as I atempted to look over the car carfully and what I saw shook me. where the mutant once was sat a fresh pile of green ooze. Back in base, our standard rifles never did anything remotely this complicated. Ours just burnt the victum like an acid....this turned them into acid.<br /><br />I didn't have time to think much on the subject as another mutant came down from a risen platform and started firing. This time the thought of pity never overcame me....I ended it. A few flashes from my rifle and it was all over, but strangely never turned this mutant to ooze. My blasts have a much larger area then a bullet and it seems the mutant cannot dodge them easily. I will file this information away for later.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9IB_6mCtlhmeW_BNsuBy1c9LgeoMyAagwMopVCrDvtI122w6zb64HNyu7yEfFvLI7ceetzp2mAIYoJOvZpFPE-r6rjYfcCljePeF6KS4ez7d8ttvCYGNGgKpcFoM3HSrANvQhczhA6ad/s1600-h/DeadSM.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9IB_6mCtlhmeW_BNsuBy1c9LgeoMyAagwMopVCrDvtI122w6zb64HNyu7yEfFvLI7ceetzp2mAIYoJOvZpFPE-r6rjYfcCljePeF6KS4ez7d8ttvCYGNGgKpcFoM3HSrANvQhczhA6ad/s400/DeadSM.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382197761312714306" border="0" /></a>The rest of them were easily taken out. Their minds seem to have not developed as their bodies have and it was easy enough to take them out from a distance. One even tried to rush me with a spiked staff! I am starting to wonder how so many even managed to emerge and take over the DC ruins......<br /><br />I hear from reports that they take their victims alive and.....and turn them into one of them, but it seems so unfathomable that people are even stupid enough to be captured. One would have to be weaponless or tied up to be taken, for most with a decent aim and weapon would have no problem killing them.<br /><br />There must be more to this then I can see...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipqp7aJETdKAB7g4pho0BSccVB7ZBW9qWgTUftWFtZaPdWHjFPRbNR_5qwP_1QLjRkkJPtMK0vZk4VblojgmL1zKdNebJuV2kPenL2WqdtNw1euAs-IDtTOb78sjF9o945UWsETwkvJHw/s1600-h/Myspleen.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipqp7aJETdKAB7g4pho0BSccVB7ZBW9qWgTUftWFtZaPdWHjFPRbNR_5qwP_1QLjRkkJPtMK0vZk4VblojgmL1zKdNebJuV2kPenL2WqdtNw1euAs-IDtTOb78sjF9o945UWsETwkvJHw/s400/Myspleen.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382197758515911010" border="0" /></a>One notable location from my travels today is an old pre-war boat rental area. The office build of the rental place shared nothing of notable worth (other then a lot of alcoholic beverages), but it did serve as a nice resting spot. It was almost humorous to see witty pre-war attractions to bring in the masses. Through all our great technology and intellect...I swear one day I shall make a parrot talk....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0uWEGzW1jtn6yVPVvtZeTIsW0sXCS1w1Suyi2hxNgl2ZWWHZUhddjt-e8oIFRlhtbrXvey1C5uItuhJbcfWI9DuwHbNTNqOPQ2FARAlb5MX9CN4-WW8rUW9cjH0Ci6gy5Us_JqO4Zzjg/s1600-h/talkingparrots.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0uWEGzW1jtn6yVPVvtZeTIsW0sXCS1w1Suyi2hxNgl2ZWWHZUhddjt-e8oIFRlhtbrXvey1C5uItuhJbcfWI9DuwHbNTNqOPQ2FARAlb5MX9CN4-WW8rUW9cjH0Ci6gy5Us_JqO4Zzjg/s400/talkingparrots.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382197750409866786" border="0" /></a>The final part of my day was talking with a young trader named Lakisha. She was half a scaver and half a trader which makes for a notably impressive job. She finds everything she sells so to get the most profit. A dangerous profession, but I could almost see myself doing that. Almost.<br /><br />We talked about local events and other pointless conversations to keep our social needs happy. I guess we both just wanted someone to talk to....even if for a while. So we chatted for most the day and she showed me some wastelander tricks (I.E. unjamming weapons easily) and in return I gave her a few stimpacks and ammo. She asked if I wanted to stay the night, but I told her I must get back to Rivet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtB-plagftneObI43Usk0k-xUE2nkrrb6pR3uyn3UwAbhe4cU00W0OXvCArk15Sa7nrzaAROBvEC4cx-bqV29F_3Mc28YM1tQWiT_is-uldZyD0TXWWd0ql8VEXc9KZUvcSRNC3-7qXsG/s1600-h/campfiretrader.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtB-plagftneObI43Usk0k-xUE2nkrrb6pR3uyn3UwAbhe4cU00W0OXvCArk15Sa7nrzaAROBvEC4cx-bqV29F_3Mc28YM1tQWiT_is-uldZyD0TXWWd0ql8VEXc9KZUvcSRNC3-7qXsG/s400/campfiretrader.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382197742314497666" border="0" /></a>I guess tomorrow I shall find Pinkerton...or whats left of him....but today was nice to just get out and explore the wasteland. I feel better by clearing the wasteland of evils that I helped create and in return met a decent person out there. The Capitol Wasteland is full of surprises.LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-59486041156306098782009-09-14T19:50:00.000-07:002009-09-14T20:41:11.086-07:00Can't find the droid I am looking for..Holotape: 234<br /><br />Time: 19:33<br /><br />Date: September 27, 2279<br /><br />...................................................................<br /><br />I must say that having an air craft for my personal use is a lot better then wandering around the wasteland of foot. I can say that I am making a large change in my daily routine and how I go about my business. It reminds me of my days with Lucky's Caravan. I might look into starting my own trading business only without partnership with slavers and using a vertibird to get out of harms way in the rugged Capitol Wasteland.<br /><br />People treat you diffrent when you have an advanced peice of equipment and go as you please without worry or harm. I don't know if it is jealousy or the fact i am operating a Enclave vehicle. Why do so many hate the Enclave so much? They seem to change their tone when I say I just found it and scaved it. I will never understand people....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ihBP75osk2b-kPHHlgc8FTW3mP3xRzW90ArcfjFuWY2VtGTE-gMMbx6l_f-UuoevN9t_zBpIyYJnqBO-Rh2Vceg3pVN03gAA88iZNBjdaZO1qbUyCA8TKTXJoyyb3d3N4h1qxC5lDHKH/s1600-h/Moria.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ihBP75osk2b-kPHHlgc8FTW3mP3xRzW90ArcfjFuWY2VtGTE-gMMbx6l_f-UuoevN9t_zBpIyYJnqBO-Rh2Vceg3pVN03gAA88iZNBjdaZO1qbUyCA8TKTXJoyyb3d3N4h1qxC5lDHKH/s400/Moria.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381522502022892082" border="0" /></a>I don't know why I did it, but the first person I went to about my android problem was Moria. I guess it was all the time we spent together on experiments and robotics. Either way it was a smart move on my part it seems. She had an old holotape, much like this one, that told of a man looking for full re-constructional surgery. I figured it must be my missing android. Moria said that is was said to be a joke passed around the wasteland.<br /><br />Well....it was more like, "Oh but that's just an old myth. Nobody knows how to do that anymore sweety. Hehe, it would be like a molerat learning how to operate a quazimolarity disconstructor!" But you know how she is...<br /><br />Either way I figure the next logical step was to go back to Rivet City the next day and ask around the local intelects if they know anything. I guess the biggest city in the Capitol Wasteland would know more then anybody on the matter. I really hoped to get an answer so my journy wasn't that far out of the way. I may have a Vertibird, but that doesn't mean I am any safer in my travels. I just don't have to walk everywhere.<br /><br />I asked around Rivet City for the next day and had some interesting conversations with the locals. I am starting to connect to these people. I stretched out to learn more then some missing android. The one thing I must say that made me jump was a child. Not that fact she WAS a child, but the fact that she was so polite. Every child I had run into around the wasteland was either a slave, a beast, or a brat. I must commend the parents on their success at raising a proud example of American genes. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZJmMrgcdIDWKUWVwcKqqjE60XlH1JQMlmWy8tlSWxccWeaBbHaDBithtn47FIPJ6PMYq2Xj7eoGXyvnXWZ0JKvt7qQmfInfE9wjdVQq82Gmp6YiTzP07ndT8XJL-mAvoHhFWPhmPVVYn/s1600-h/Child.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZJmMrgcdIDWKUWVwcKqqjE60XlH1JQMlmWy8tlSWxccWeaBbHaDBithtn47FIPJ6PMYq2Xj7eoGXyvnXWZ0JKvt7qQmfInfE9wjdVQq82Gmp6YiTzP07ndT8XJL-mAvoHhFWPhmPVVYn/s400/Child.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381522489873165410" border="0" /></a>My conversations finally led me to a man named Bannon. I can say without a hint of grief that this man is a complete ass. He holds a council seat that I hear Seagraves it trying to take from him, but so far that was jsut word of mouth rumors. If it is true though, I may just help Seagraves out.<br /><br />Bannon blathered on about his problems and talked down to me the whole time, but I did find a small tidbit of information. Apparently a old founder of Rivet City, named Pinkerton, used to be quite the genius at Facial Reconstruction. I don't know if this man is still alive, but I guess the android might try his chances anyway. Help since I heard from overhearing the kids talk that people say his ghost lingers in the broken bow. I might just have to explore there after the guards clear up the current infestation of Mirlurks....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49Z_n11tsww247b03WCqJYV72dzVuAvL4mAK07oZkMAxv1e36AXJDjuvfwgYuj0wOf4SU7oawLBfebQ9nroeJ4u-U_q86fk_E1gMx0fqCUXfIhwz8ibLC_7rj779cUYCk_uyjoZ3Lp9nD/s1600-h/Jackass.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49Z_n11tsww247b03WCqJYV72dzVuAvL4mAK07oZkMAxv1e36AXJDjuvfwgYuj0wOf4SU7oawLBfebQ9nroeJ4u-U_q86fk_E1gMx0fqCUXfIhwz8ibLC_7rj779cUYCk_uyjoZ3Lp9nD/s400/Jackass.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381522487376506786" border="0" /></a>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-23311616813705015352009-09-13T08:20:00.000-07:002009-09-13T09:46:39.736-07:00Rivet CityHolotape: 23<br /><br />Time: 19:46<br /><br />Date: September 25, 2279<br /><br />...................................................................<br /><br />These past few days have been a long way past the term "interesting" and have completely changed my objectives. I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever find at least the location of Raven Rock. It is odd such a large facility would be so carefully hidden....as if we didn't even want our staff to know where it is located. Could explain a lot and the reason why I don't even know. Maybe for this exact reason if someone like me got stranded...they wouldn't want us blabbing about its location to the Brotherhood or some other evil.<br /><br />Either way I still find it odd that the only evidence I have found of their existence is an abandoned outpost with a crazed trooper hiding inside. It is as if the entire Enclave has been erased from existence. With all the stories of wars against the brotherhood and their giant robot to the stories of the beasts we helped create in DC....I expected a lot more enclave Troopers around the wastes.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABj3PrnNmCKzyiIesJInTpl2ZZcX598u2b_2t29twFsNCllCxRNwKsgNJPhqLWVvyvt_eCGW6j80vWyDLvnmOEDq_ozIdMnLQAuGkVDFxDDSIQri7EUR5BiL5aqZMuov4NVLIYKl5AbWX/s1600-h/vertilanding.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380977100987807426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABj3PrnNmCKzyiIesJInTpl2ZZcX598u2b_2t29twFsNCllCxRNwKsgNJPhqLWVvyvt_eCGW6j80vWyDLvnmOEDq_ozIdMnLQAuGkVDFxDDSIQri7EUR5BiL5aqZMuov4NVLIYKl5AbWX/s400/vertilanding.bmp" /></a>Today made me realize that I have to stop focusing on getting back to base and becoming further focused on my needs and what I want to do in this world. I guess I am meant to wander until I find my true calling...funny...I always thought it was science. Bah.<br /><br />The automated vertibird controls worked like a charm and I had no problem with it further. The in-board map labeled Rivet City showed it south-east of my current position and far into the city on the shores. Makes sense since it is supposed to be a docked carrier. Funny though that on the same map a large "X" is present in some mountains a long way north-west from here. I'll have to look into that later.<br /><br />The flight was long and frivolous. Nothing really happened and I sat back and read a book titled "Ender's Game". It was stashed away in one of the storage boxes and its condition was quite destroyed. Enough was left to properly read the book, but I feel some parts were missing. Either way it was an outstanding piece of fiction titling the horrors of humanity and how war like we can be. Funny saying this as I look around a barren wasteland as a personification of that exact point.<br /><br />It makes me rethink my entire life and the way I handle situations. I guess people are really that malleable with the right words at the right time can change history drastically. I wonder if someone like Locke and Demosthenes was around the entire Great War could have been avoided. Is this what actually happened? Did the world plunge into conflict after a great battle with an outside source, but instead of someone rising up to unite us....the world just plunged further into conflict and death? That's silly of course, there is no such thing as Buggers or even aliens!<br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380977089987823122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfWn__c2xj61m3YrQ1kEVz0JQ3IagRwFeUKDnKEfN5zPz7FAzUjQpSIgVt5_JFzc81Ck9EPdSiALTJgURJCgRdB-8sUl2N6ymByCn03Mpsa1BL_jI0x9tamri-2UrHgaGqEcKloAPg8AP/s400/rivetlanding.bmp" />Rivet City was indeed exactly as it was described: A giant, docked carrier ship filled with people and old equipment. I was in awe of how they constructed a rotating bridge from a old piece of walkway and a crane. The crane would be moved by and operator to swing the walkway into its position to allow travelers into the city and their enemies out.</p><p>I was greeted by what appears to be the Chief of Police around here, but never did catch her name. She just yelled a lot, while I argued against her claims. It mostly boiled down to her not trusting me and me trying to explain why I was here. It ended with her grounding my Vertibird for the time being and me to prove that I am not a threat.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rOGPZZQHCPF1MhdHNhcfJ62vqoc0XCCDl3C4Bgkbjcd7TgXAdQsgPA3Y-NRmWmrGktTNly6i6IpitKOLSEoy7BVru-ZjGmGg9UYikN3a8SNWwgHDulwnx4_M24BkF4rbZslTw68KiUDj/s1600-h/rivetdirections.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380977079953281554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rOGPZZQHCPF1MhdHNhcfJ62vqoc0XCCDl3C4Bgkbjcd7TgXAdQsgPA3Y-NRmWmrGktTNly6i6IpitKOLSEoy7BVru-ZjGmGg9UYikN3a8SNWwgHDulwnx4_M24BkF4rbZslTw68KiUDj/s400/rivetdirections.bmp" /></a> The inside was filled with clutter and rust, but that was easily suspected to be after such a long time. I walked through corridor after another until I came to a flight of stairs with directional signs labeled clearly for me to find my way to the Science Lab. "I am finally here" was my thoughts until I actually got into the science lab.<br /><br />It was a cleaner place then the rest, but that's not saying much. Pipes weaved in and out of the area like a dense spiderweb of hot pressure. Tables organized around a central water processor layed out most the room where random assortments of equipment and junk filled the empty gaps. Women in lab coats hustled around trying to do many things at once....I wasn't even noticed until sometime.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg776qNsCidLkiYyISM3eyZCWLek0p2an5ZNgcCg0pvn_igLuhesb55O06E8Ges8eyphxS9Qr3Dr8kKxt-4yqWlpGvBX8BzranyLpjQtO57BE9DU1LwDjuw7USDwVbT1v7A8b5IbfRxNqSf/s1600-h/sciencelab.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380976053149912082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg776qNsCidLkiYyISM3eyZCWLek0p2an5ZNgcCg0pvn_igLuhesb55O06E8Ges8eyphxS9Qr3Dr8kKxt-4yqWlpGvBX8BzranyLpjQtO57BE9DU1LwDjuw7USDwVbT1v7A8b5IbfRxNqSf/s400/sciencelab.bmp" /></a> At this exact point was when my hopes of finding and joining and intelligent community of scientists died. It was a long period of time that me and the head scientist, Dr.Lei, spent chatting about the current ongoing events around town and the wasteland.<br /><br />The conversation had a two points worth noting right now that made the most impact on me. the first was that the Enclave is hated around here. Just saying I was one of them made the doctor almost seem to hit me. She told me she wouldn't tell anyone, since I was a nice guy apparently, but never to tell anyone else of my alliance. I don't get it...the Enclave is there for its people. Right? Why hate those trying to rebuild this great nation? The one thing that disturbed me was when she said, "I didn't even know the Enclave was still around." Did we go into hiding while I was gone? Has something happened? Either way I didn't push it...<br /><br />The other fact was that the scientists were not doing great experiments and research like I thought. They were simply trying to grow fruits and vegetables without the radiation. A noble cause, but that won't help us fight the super mutants or other threats plaguing this land. We need to focus on shaping this land to be safe enough for children to wander around and then focus on recolonization!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3JnCH8pV_H6iu5ptrSL82IK0ymvfV-EIhEbndNG-6pJSTGuVNc_VG4wWqjaxAEiNJDtL79qKySBM6_8chJnjWzAv-mNlQAVEvRFOxs3yd3OxEGv3kfdicgqp41pBT1ZhlttIInHHUTs7/s1600-h/freshfruit.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380976042262101874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3JnCH8pV_H6iu5ptrSL82IK0ymvfV-EIhEbndNG-6pJSTGuVNc_VG4wWqjaxAEiNJDtL79qKySBM6_8chJnjWzAv-mNlQAVEvRFOxs3yd3OxEGv3kfdicgqp41pBT1ZhlttIInHHUTs7/s400/freshfruit.bmp" /></a><br />Either way it seemed like something I just couldn't focus on right now and told the good doctor I would be around if they needed help, but that was just out of courtesy. A man named Zimmer came up to me after our conversation about a missing Android. He talked down to me like I was some sort of savage, but his proposition intrigued me. He had a missing android and needed someone like me to find it. Imagine! A working android to study and save for the massive amount of pre-war tech that things holds inside of it! Zimmer promised Commonweath technology and caps. I just wanted to find such a amazing example of pre-war tech. I told him I would look into it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz9AkqDDyjiIAMd6eCoQKn4I45XN3dN-e6-RiZAMlVGXQ9B-2NeL2LLuUnxcRbEt1Csyo5hoBDo4rOMm7hYEkJgmr6zkUqm3noU17X3hHPZEFAffMExrENTXbaGKF76lD-kLr8IknvTrs/s1600-h/marketplace.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380976034835210850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz9AkqDDyjiIAMd6eCoQKn4I45XN3dN-e6-RiZAMlVGXQ9B-2NeL2LLuUnxcRbEt1Csyo5hoBDo4rOMm7hYEkJgmr6zkUqm3noU17X3hHPZEFAffMExrENTXbaGKF76lD-kLr8IknvTrs/s400/marketplace.bmp" /></a><br />I headed next to the marketplace to trade and chat with the locals. Some seemed to be happy with a traveler, but others seemed to try and ignore me. Funny how the shop-keepers welcomed me with a smile, but the others seemed to resent me. I wonder how many travelers actually come through here? I guess it would be many, but from the way they look at me it might be much less then I first thought.</div><div></div><div>I stopped at a local restaurant of sorts and got some old pre-war food called "Jack Link's Beef Jerky". It was a lot better then most the stuff I have eaten lately, but seemed a bit stale. I guess you can count on that with pre-war food. It was still delicious and I wanted more, but seemed that was that. The owner mentioned his world famous Murlirk cakes....I turned him down for now.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZOqWNfYwDUq00wt-WlpgYccBhAvBH7mBeWMNgKxpjoqv0Q-zsg3efCaH0lgd7DLiFrygaQ286SNn_210_UlqO0HuLO7PlN-qdcZ1SLqUik7ycs7zV9fAfJduQj3GlK9hapH4-bpJgU7Z/s1600-h/marketplacelunch.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380976031651786578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZOqWNfYwDUq00wt-WlpgYccBhAvBH7mBeWMNgKxpjoqv0Q-zsg3efCaH0lgd7DLiFrygaQ286SNn_210_UlqO0HuLO7PlN-qdcZ1SLqUik7ycs7zV9fAfJduQj3GlK9hapH4-bpJgU7Z/s400/marketplacelunch.bmp" /></a><br />The rest of the day was spent learning all I could about Rivet City and its citizens. I talked to a girl named Angela who is in love with a priest. I learned from A woman named Vera Weatherly that a man named Paul is addicted to chems. Quite handy when his wife owns the local drug emporium. Flak and Shrapnel own the local gun store and seem to be better then friends. A suicidal old man, a ex-slave, a slaver, a church, a historical items collector, a city council....the list goes on.<br /><br />I got a few snacks and rented out a room in the Weatherly hotel to sit around and just think. Today has given me a lot of fuel for that and I simply ponder what I should do next as I sit here talking into this mic. *sigh* I guess I'll sleep on it for now. This is Devs, signing off, the most pondered man in the world.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXRWE7RAElWKz4TgB2KiM-_KirGLChc3H9OouYOZb7W-wixOQNxEaq1U29QgD2qvmDIp9bjie5QL3EO4fN2o0xFWFN_1657kOa_jF2PSGqZ2lPAirzUAT4yQuZuokySXKyfURk18fIx4h/s1600-h/ritz.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380976023327369922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXRWE7RAElWKz4TgB2KiM-_KirGLChc3H9OouYOZb7W-wixOQNxEaq1U29QgD2qvmDIp9bjie5QL3EO4fN2o0xFWFN_1657kOa_jF2PSGqZ2lPAirzUAT4yQuZuokySXKyfURk18fIx4h/s400/ritz.bmp" /></a> <em>"Still waiting on that check to clear Ritz....."</em> </div></div>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-57878578267981356472009-09-10T21:07:00.000-07:002009-09-10T21:17:43.988-07:00Note Time Children!Holonote: 1<br /><br />Time: 9:48<br /><br />Date: September 9, 2279<br /><br />........................................................<br /><br />I have figured out how to use the not function in my PDA to write some entries that don't require me to talk into the mic outlet. To be honest I am tired of blabbing on about things while taking up space on my memory core. I don't know why I do it anymore, but feel a sence of duty to continue incase of the worst possible senario. Either way, these small entries will be inserted in-between my normal multimedia entries to give small updates or bits of information.<br /><br />The reason I type this in is because in the small ammount of time I have been gone....<a href="http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8556">Megaton has changed. </a>It is larger with more buildings crowding around the small looking bomb and to be honest...i like the changes. Right now it seems to be still in development and the local residents are having a hard time getting around, but the town is becoming more of a city at this point. I wonder if Rivet City will be this grand? I guess I'll find out tomorrow.....<br /><br />((<strong>Authors note:</strong> I felt these notes could serve as a way for me to post mods I enjoy or other Fallout 3 related content without needing to post them in-story and such. As many can tell you, I am always trying to connect and inform the community. In some ways I miss my old in-game radio-station ideas, but that is another story for another post.))LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-68083095783257929582009-09-09T15:57:00.000-07:002009-09-09T17:13:56.197-07:00Back in the Saddle Again((<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Authors note: </span>My dear readers, do me a favor and disregard what I said about the Friendly Neighbors mod in the last post. The author has stated that he will most likely take it down due to controversy. After certain events I have decided to stop the quest-line involved in that mod, as you will read. Otherwise everything is business as usual.))<br /><br />............................................................<br /><br />Holotape: 22<br /><br />Time: 18:11<br /><br />Date: September 17, 2279<br /><br />.......................................<br /><br />Today I have made remarkable breakthroughs! Most importantly i have rebuilt broken internal components to the Vertibird stationed here and have successfully conducted a test flight with almost perfect success. Well...I guess I technically almost crashed it into a skyline, but everything else was smooth. I even managed to fix my PDA problems and better ensure hacking into it will never happen again!<br /><br />In the beginning....well...things were rough. As I have stated many times I am a biochemist and not a mechanic. While I have a broad understanding, I needed a better knowledge before i could even tinker. Luckily for me a couple of manuals were left behind in a mess of scrap metal and conductors. I guess the downside was they were written almost for people who already knew what to do.<br /><br />So for the first few days I just hunted local wildlife for food and re-read the manuals over and over again. The hardest part was getting used to sleeping with the hum of machinery again without the chatter of troops to expand it. The only consolation was byrd's quite sound of hovering around in a calculated patrol route.<br /><br />Megaton made me realize there was civilization still left in the world other than the Enclave, but I guess it almost made me accustom to other people always around for conversation or problems. It is an....odd....feeling to be all alone in a large outpost. With Enclave security I know I am secure, but in that there is a sense of emptiness. Loneliness bleeds from the walls.<br /><br />The hunting is my only escape from the silent walls of the outpost, but even that can be quite dull. A few dogs or these large crab people named "Mirelurks" by the people of Megaton serve as my main course with cans of food i found in a destroyed house as a backup for taste. To be honest the world "destroyed" is quite the opposite of what it should be called. Compared to other places it was actually nice and sturdy.<br /><br />The only human contact I have gotten is a group of raiders that have tried to take the outpost for their own greedy ways. The automated turrets did their job with a fierce determination and collapsed any hope they had along with most of their heads. The loot was mostly tapped together gear that seemed almost pointless with the armory loot I had....this is odd thinking since a few days ago I would have easily killed for gear like this to sell to Moria.<br /><br />I feel that now I can finally go back to Megaton now that my Vertibird project has reached its finally stages in development, but fear that I won't stay long enough to get accustom to it again. My sights are for Rivet City and then to Raven Rock. I know the general location of Rivet, but I guess a giant dry-docked ship wouldn't be hard to miss...especially from the air.<br /><br />The repairs were easy enough with Byrd giving me general diagnosis and days of endless readings and education on the workings of Vertibirds. The shortened version of a long story is that it is now working with enough patch work to make me extremely nervous.<br /><br />The first test flight was going to be a simple take off and landing, but the landing was what really gave me problems. The thrusters lifted quite well, but the frequency and intensity wasn't working as planned and landing was almost me just falling from the air. I tried a side maneuver that threw my Vertibird almost right into the side of a skyline! Luckily i managed to maneuver it back and close enough to land. I guess now i just have to patch the intensity nozzle....<br /><br />I guess I will sign off for now as I am extremely exhausted and need some rest. It has been a long week without rest. Hopefully soon I shall be in the greatest wasteland city finding the location back to base and my lost brothers. For now this is Devs, the most determined man in the world.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMtPROAEJxQ4tkURGfuUDrQTcPnfoNNxSj2I-2Smpv1OQmKVX7T0ZCRs9KL6CI5RRu0Wn27XPrN5wpdQ44kiRDa6pcjZJML22SsZb2aEYvE_rtG7lKQDXAGle617lx0IFXcn1nqsdW2Zl/s1600-h/insidvertibird.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379613108400195714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMtPROAEJxQ4tkURGfuUDrQTcPnfoNNxSj2I-2Smpv1OQmKVX7T0ZCRs9KL6CI5RRu0Wn27XPrN5wpdQ44kiRDa6pcjZJML22SsZb2aEYvE_rtG7lKQDXAGle617lx0IFXcn1nqsdW2Zl/s400/insidvertibird.bmp" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5B68I_HEnl9yG7sy-4gUjd0LS5KrHk1twwUW6mlJY5KhbngzWM0mvqU1vlJnNZCa5XTaA5QV9n2LBb60JLYq_oTtgkW3cobMvpcbH6IBiXcE0SunoWyfPGlC2adssN89umzCsH0XiqVq/s1600-h/vertibird.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379610826893144386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5B68I_HEnl9yG7sy-4gUjd0LS5KrHk1twwUW6mlJY5KhbngzWM0mvqU1vlJnNZCa5XTaA5QV9n2LBb60JLYq_oTtgkW3cobMvpcbH6IBiXcE0SunoWyfPGlC2adssN89umzCsH0XiqVq/s400/vertibird.bmp" /></a>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-8943646805442291352009-09-07T20:47:00.000-07:002009-09-07T21:24:25.510-07:00Enclave Outpost and Techinical Problems.................................<br /><br />ERROR<br /><br />ASF@#$@$<br /><br />....................234.......................@<br /><br />ASFDajlgkaj;kgj[pa3<br /><br />..............loading.....<br /><br /><br />ReB00%!<br /><br />.................................<br /><br />Failure...<br /><br />.......................<br /><br />Proccess failure....<br /><br />ALERT!<br /><br />..........................<br /><br />.......................................<br /><br />................................................................................................................................................................<br /><br />loading..<br /><br />.....................................<br /><br />-BZZT- Hel.....is......dam......what the......<br /><br />.......................<br /><br />Reboot:<br /><br />/C<br /><br />....<br /><br />ERROR...Safe Mode Activated.....<br /><br />..................<br /><br />Contact supervisor.....<br /><br />...........................<br /><br />............................................................<br /><br />Ha! I got it working! If only I could bring the core functions back online...maybe if I rewrote the....oh! Um....oh yeh this is on. Well I guess I'll explain in-case anyone thinks I went crazy or something after hearing this!<br /><br />Scientifically speaking...some bastard tried to hack into my PDA. Well maybe not so much scientific....anyway the point is that the wastelanders out here are much smarter then I imagined. I placed safeguards on my device before coming out here, but I didn't figure anyone could figure out C++++ safe-securities! Luckily I caught it in time and stopped any permanent damage, but my PDA is close to useless at this point in time.<br /><br />Blast if only I could find more equipment around here! When the Enclave leave a place they really strip it down. My question is why that one Vertibird was still docked at its assigned station....was it just a lucky break or is there something I'm not observing close enough?<br /><br />Let's see what I can do for now...maybe get some primary functions only...well I better start from the beguining. Something to do while I......<br /><br />ERROR: /C<br /><br />REBOOT:<br /><br />FUNCTION NOT WORKING CONTACT SUPERVISOR<br /><br />BLUESCREEN<br /><br />REDRING<br /><br />............................<br /><br />Loading:<br /><br />................................<br /><br />is that working now? Oh yes, the lights back on. Thanks Byrd. Anyway, as I was saying: Today started out normal after a long night with Moria and Courtney. I need a drink after arguing over the Beckham's fifth law. A mole-rat repelant? With that much juice it might blow the damn thing's head off!<br /><br />I keep getting distracted and those error messages are starting to annoy me. At least I was able to take the speaker function offline while keeping the microphone app. These <a href="http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7174">problems</a> started right before that...um...Paul! God rest his soul...if only I had my screwdriver!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUPY_feLaIgdaXhDneoyh9XSTmx8AeGv-MLfXXlBoR-EXom6E8R6yDyONLwN2YM2JwIJWDOOaKFXW7ezdrh2GUF_TKFwI1evXylevXrY3ZTrRHO5Aa2-lvktydW60H-KMlKHD0aRii9eO/s1600-h/Paul.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUPY_feLaIgdaXhDneoyh9XSTmx8AeGv-MLfXXlBoR-EXom6E8R6yDyONLwN2YM2JwIJWDOOaKFXW7ezdrh2GUF_TKFwI1evXylevXrY3ZTrRHO5Aa2-lvktydW60H-KMlKHD0aRii9eO/s400/Paul.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378939788918565170" border="0" /></a>A simple slave wanting freedom and I acc.....well....actually in a way I gave him just that. I caved into his demands and after a while of tinkering with his collar...I think I rerouted the wrong wires. Biochemistry is more my field then primitive electrician.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsTWv1K1cMbxwMEGn-tSWsFEDa3mVz_ulLcwfNZWohcneoOmghI5iPrEM6VuHblkKKtdr6BkNijLoyHdgV1iNsMNbVWzuHuNRHFD5qzxc8ViinImC1y5ASV2I2yv0T0fDA9g2FyTOhT2E/s1600-h/deadpaul.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsTWv1K1cMbxwMEGn-tSWsFEDa3mVz_ulLcwfNZWohcneoOmghI5iPrEM6VuHblkKKtdr6BkNijLoyHdgV1iNsMNbVWzuHuNRHFD5qzxc8ViinImC1y5ASV2I2yv0T0fDA9g2FyTOhT2E/s400/deadpaul.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378939783158577650" border="0" /></a>Either way, i found something interesting in his belongings. A holotape from somebody near Paradise telling him to find me out. I turned to Gob and he went on his uss......<br /><br />ERROR: /c<br /><br />REBOOTING:<br /><br />......................................<br /><br />and he didn't even try to listen! The first contact with my comrades and a shoot on sight basis has accrued! I know they can't trust anyone, but he didn't have to shoot before I identified my serial number for confirmation! Either way, he is dead now and I guess this base is mine.<br /><br />The Enclave cleared it out a while ago. I remember because one of the soldiers was sent to my decision for testing on a strange infection he got on the way back to base. It was weird and further enhanced out FEV researching...too bad he died in the process.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38HuMdOkFqYJLXd3shmXKaojvFg5-eyj3hXDc26VEUIGYdQ_Nl8YfOj8OJU3uarzo_Ym6ymCAV4oKGiiZiA3jQ95OmF0VQukoOMnJl6DGy1AoUwjF8eEBqm3BdX6O1i7G8evutRCDy4s9/s1600-h/firstenclave.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38HuMdOkFqYJLXd3shmXKaojvFg5-eyj3hXDc26VEUIGYdQ_Nl8YfOj8OJU3uarzo_Ym6ymCAV4oKGiiZiA3jQ95OmF0VQukoOMnJl6DGy1AoUwjF8eEBqm3BdX6O1i7G8evutRCDy4s9/s400/firstenclave.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378939772671453234" border="0" /></a>Either way I now seem to own a empty <a href="http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4272">Enclave outpost with little to nothing in supplies, but a lone Vertibird</a>. A stashed armory with weapons I don't normally use....but....some nice plasma rifles kept me from declaring it a total loss. I guess it's always some ray of sunshine somewhere.<br /><br />A Class 2 Eyebot codenamed "Byrd" wandered around the base and seems to be quite helpful. It wasn't able to give me directions to Raven Rock due to its programming to wipe all location based information on outpost abandonment. I now regret us putting that in there...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkb1GyyAp80RKUzpv70z4u2ATj5HaRU12Bm-KHmlSsIirKc0qlFiF0CaD_lQsQ2eGNkzBoLbgOQx65KzvhIXjREgr6T20EbU8DB3uB_KjqGnK9klBTh3b_0XM_NiWVynfYhtjgT4p7TaK/s1600-h/byrd.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkb1GyyAp80RKUzpv70z4u2ATj5HaRU12Bm-KHmlSsIirKc0qlFiF0CaD_lQsQ2eGNkzBoLbgOQx65KzvhIXjREgr6T20EbU8DB3uB_KjqGnK9klBTh3b_0XM_NiWVynfYhtjgT4p7TaK/s400/byrd.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378939762191652546" border="0" /></a>Anyway, he was able to tell me that the base was long abandoned and so forth, but nothing I hadn't already read in a debrief sometime ago. I am currently working on getting the main systems online, but what really gets me excit......<br /><br />ERROR: /c<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5f5OK0mkogBJKo8us9PAkaQLRFh6Tv8K9D1-hInjWv8nSw5Gl0ny0gvR0avfrIm7fRuNvvXFPuZ3ONfSWNBgYI-ihwUBmuKJUu76_f3FDOTXKRGV-ZR3L-GSpG399EL-KcoSZPqOMTFj/s1600-h/devcomputer.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5f5OK0mkogBJKo8us9PAkaQLRFh6Tv8K9D1-hInjWv8nSw5Gl0ny0gvR0avfrIm7fRuNvvXFPuZ3ONfSWNBgYI-ihwUBmuKJUu76_f3FDOTXKRGV-ZR3L-GSpG399EL-KcoSZPqOMTFj/s400/devcomputer.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378939756339262162" border="0" /></a><br />CONTACT ADMINISTRATORLithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-7503540035452929542009-09-03T20:24:00.000-07:002009-09-03T21:11:15.982-07:00School Eviction................................<br /><br />Holotape: 20<br /><br />Time: 19:20<br /><br />Date: September 8, 2279<br /><br />..................<br /><br />I am alpha and omega....the beginning and the end. I will give him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.<br /><br />The raiders that had previously occupied the Springvale School over stayed their welcome and right to claim the water of life. They paid for their misuse of the gift of life with their own blood. As Raven Squad used to say, "fight fire with fire".<br /><br />I am starting to think I was destined to get stranded in the wasteland the way I did. I guess doing lab work was important, but I feel the compulsion to help these people and these raiders were just the start. With my scientific knowledge and quick wit.....well...I guess my abilities are better helping the less fortunate then some giant government safely secure in fortified bases.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5u8I8tjHiTLKUIhrIhUk0Z83XhEqU3kQqUSIRS4tw8JneVxbfzVOKcZBsLoO8aStVbV0T8WNlLCd0AIthcMsRWvKr_HfDQcEhZs5qGcRtGC5tzxxN6nI2Of78_45rlZleRqmb4I4bhcP/s1600-h/school.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377450247670162850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5u8I8tjHiTLKUIhrIhUk0Z83XhEqU3kQqUSIRS4tw8JneVxbfzVOKcZBsLoO8aStVbV0T8WNlLCd0AIthcMsRWvKr_HfDQcEhZs5qGcRtGC5tzxxN6nI2Of78_45rlZleRqmb4I4bhcP/s400/school.bmp" /></a> The inside hadn't changed much since I was last there, but I doubt the raiders cared for interior design. While it was no surprise that the bodies were gone....it was an oddity that no defenses were created. In fact, I didn't see a raider till I got into the back area of the school. Though now thinking about it...it makes complete sense for what they were trying.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJA_GRS_Orp8s9INVVLUvbTVwMGILvV6ZN8B_x36XhibF0sjrlgwfub9Y5ohzfRlEWFHdtYeVgOw5MpKe8wdaso0Rf7R0n5jbm2l57VnaR8me22TUf49MHx7OSapgrSPC_DobAm0dSSV8d/s1600-h/bloodycage.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377450238243574530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJA_GRS_Orp8s9INVVLUvbTVwMGILvV6ZN8B_x36XhibF0sjrlgwfub9Y5ohzfRlEWFHdtYeVgOw5MpKe8wdaso0Rf7R0n5jbm2l57VnaR8me22TUf49MHx7OSapgrSPC_DobAm0dSSV8d/s400/bloodycage.bmp" /></a> I carefully moved my way through the base levels of the school with nothing but torn cadavers and haunting imagery from a past innocence that will linger in my mind for a long time. Bastards.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>I almost cried in scientific anguish when I found the library to be almost completely destroyed. books burned or torn up without care...it was....horrific to say. Think of all we could have learned from the past with those! Hundreds of years of history gone up in a blaze due to some sodomy loving theifs!</div><div> </div><div> I wonder if there is a library out there that holds un-touched books? There must be! I wonder if the Enclave is including that in our reconstruction plans.....<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQdOMrnIUyZvBYkgZoIRUNohDA1gHX4lDVCHzcH-pdTOqQPEfoRmyA6Pd9SKKwzwbDr9YIIJ36RfYt1XOfFRiwoa8YpnvIYiGYEcafBlPLKErv4qKmEqUgU4HOKUzvN_DDbyFozBx5wyE/s1600-h/beingshotat.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377450225353846242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQdOMrnIUyZvBYkgZoIRUNohDA1gHX4lDVCHzcH-pdTOqQPEfoRmyA6Pd9SKKwzwbDr9YIIJ36RfYt1XOfFRiwoa8YpnvIYiGYEcafBlPLKErv4qKmEqUgU4HOKUzvN_DDbyFozBx5wyE/s400/beingshotat.bmp" /></a><br />It wasn't long enough until some raiders spotted me rooting around the over turned book shelves and opened fire. Luckily they are clumsy and loud so I could detect them before they ripped me into tiny parts like their previous captives. I was able to take them down without much effort with my ppsh, but one of their bullets ripped through my shoulder.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>While I am completely healed now (thanks to the doc), the pain in my arm limited my efforts quickly to a one-handed operation. I took my silenced .32 with me and quickly put it to good work while taking down a few raiders without much noise. I can get used to this silent combat. Reminds me of....whats the name again? Ninjuas? Silent warriors from a age long forgotten....</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Anyway, I quickly removed the rest of the raiders with the element of surprise and evasion on my side. I got to the heart of their operations and found a few supplies I later sold to Moria. Been going there less and less since that Courtney came along....</div><div> </div><div></div><div>I found a computer and quickly put some hacking skills...which I only used for pranks in my youth until now...and what I found was disturbing. Apparently these raiders were trying to access a local vault by digging underneath it. Imagine the stupidity these people once emitted! Vault-tec vaults were designed for any possible outcome and fortified on all sides in case of nuclear contamination of the soil or other local sources.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwtrGEumH1RW50ah5PaSVXxSZZaaRgUVCb5e7gv70i-OnvOL1nCvNCcNaKfIt9Px8Ahli_GxyTLOEV_-cAmPJ9_xqi88Pi2e_9sa_onP1mMoNWZ9C6dScZlCSfZvbZ_sBcWuJDd_HXRV1/s1600-h/hackinglock.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377450221955758226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwtrGEumH1RW50ah5PaSVXxSZZaaRgUVCb5e7gv70i-OnvOL1nCvNCcNaKfIt9Px8Ahli_GxyTLOEV_-cAmPJ9_xqi88Pi2e_9sa_onP1mMoNWZ9C6dScZlCSfZvbZ_sBcWuJDd_HXRV1/s400/hackinglock.bmp" /></a> Apparently, what they found instead was the hive of the giant ants Megaton has recently been having a problem with. No wonder the raiders' numbers were so small! They doomed themselves with false ambitions. Ha!</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Either way I made out with little-to-nothing for my dangerous trip...but...I guess I can sleep easier at night knowing I solved one more problem for this city. I feel almost at home here, but a dream of base last night put me in a right state of mind. I need to leave soon and find Rivet City. Someone there must know where Raven Rock is or someone that does. The Enclave isn't just hiding from the wasteland....is it?</div><div> </div><div></div><div>This is Devs, the most daring man in the world. Hehe, I like that. Makes for a good nickname. Dan "Daring" Vakolari. Maybe they will tell stories about me? Eh, one can dream I guess. Signing off.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cG7_2q1J2upqjR4IXMtli2nA1uqjWTqa4TpLlt-aSpPveFcO5Lo7luWB0JelkDVpIwgLG8bytg8391svTc0MiivKvyIALN_u1tulNKzwn9c690ffEAD4LtQh4nt5kxVoSmEd4iXY6Z_A/s1600-h/devs.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377450214381427986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cG7_2q1J2upqjR4IXMtli2nA1uqjWTqa4TpLlt-aSpPveFcO5Lo7luWB0JelkDVpIwgLG8bytg8391svTc0MiivKvyIALN_u1tulNKzwn9c690ffEAD4LtQh4nt5kxVoSmEd4iXY6Z_A/s400/devs.bmp" /></a></div>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-69816368763143413862009-09-02T21:23:00.001-07:002009-09-02T22:06:26.032-07:00Double Team((<strong>Authors Note:</strong> Am I dead? Can I tell for sure? How does one tell of ones own presence....thoughts are like a puddle in a vast ocean...of the mind. What? Oh <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">never mind</span>. I took creative <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">licence</span> on your character "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rustybillabong</span>73", so if he isn't to your liking just send me a mail telling me how much fail I did to what scale you can invent. I don't know what <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Billa</span> means, but I damn well know a rusty bong is the last thing we all need. But damn good character either way.))<br /><br />....................................<br /><br />My name is Ben. Well Benjamin...but don't nobody call me that. I'm what they call a "drifter" and I do like the lifestyle. It is a life of freedom and fun, that being if in you can stand the heat. I get a lot of work in my line of duty, but none can be called safe. I get what I can and make by damn well.<br /><br />Recently the term "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">merc</span>" fits better with what I do. Also been called a bounty hunter, but I hate that name. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Merc</span> fits in as I do any odd job that needs ta be done! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Haha</span>, I am a regular <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">mr</span>-fix-it for wasteland politics. Sweet, sweet wasteland politics. Authority never did go well with me...<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377094212054741890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWOuN8U6poyEnC9q6LXgFeVfik3ZDVzdc4TgJbsXVp63qHvgxqlnE-dfzAYnNO2h3eY_LreJOQt19ABURJFvvhlCV4gxuQSNuzy9sOqlhzdmVNemfPwrJqZt8jyl3BKVJ8Z2qw9tMCAH-/s400/rockon.jpg" /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Heheh</span>, this is my favorite fucking picture. I snagged that guitar off of some poor sap who happened to stumble into the wrong raider <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ambush</span> I later cleaned up. Simple job with the money being on the same level of....simple....but the guitar made up for it.<br /><br />I like it to be far away you see, a quick snipe and any poor fool that gets in the way of my scope will be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">nothin</span> but dog chow. I pity them. why I became a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">merc</span> in the first place. I love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">shootin</span> people, why not get paid ta do it! I am smarter then most in that I take my time and sweet p<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">atience</span> to aim a shot before all hell breaks loose. No point in rushing in head first, leave that to the rooks.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 158px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377094216106497442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitL1xVQxulMRC_8QzVzDQP82TwcmIut9qFuYbxscIY1krQ2lsbf7E9UE8A4p8KCI6_11t_lxdgJhhyphenhyphen263LOOcxW5FT5A2-B727mxEEyK1sSvvmDrJlIq-gHDvybICmOfKiOjArJ93vJ5Jf/s400/bad.jpg" /><br />Life can be rough, I tell you what. I just got to a town called Megaton and already have the local police on my ass. Some calamity <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">james</span> marching around like hes the mayor or some shit. Even worse, the slavers I was sent to deal with are all dead. My contractor said "I am too slow". Well fuck him, I'll show him.<br /><br />I need a job and fast, been coped up in the local regular house. Smells bad and the food is just as bad. If I could I would get back to Rivet City where there is always some shit for the local police to have me do. By the books as they say. Shit.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 379px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377094225360587394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeEjWWOb1RM6vmi_NDPQuLKRNOyymHjKLJMikzvHU-QoGxmLM4Ff0tUClclzCkjVLfPh30d3YbTsUo1IynrBj0QNl_UJZRT5GP57ftuAre4X9nnuyG6NNfhrE_hKNIWv0A1iVUDu_TTCu/s400/noodles.jpg" />Well I'm tired of recording in this little do-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">hicky</span>. I find it kinda pointless, but people will need a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">reference</span> when they tell my story years to come. Well I guess I am signing...this...thing off. This is Ben, fuck <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">yeh</span>!<br /><br /><br />...................................<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">Holotape</span>: 19<br /><br />Time: 20:20<br /><br />Date: September 7, 2279<br /><br />..............................................<br /><br /><br />Well the last few days have been...intresting...to say the least...I guess. Moria has been acting strange <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">lately</span>, as if she is lost in thought constantly. I wonder if that is due to a adverse side-effect from a recent experiment she has conducted. It doesn't help that little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">wana</span>-be scientist keeps intruding in. Now she has been asking me about my rock-it launcher! Can you believe that?<br /><br /><br />"<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ooooh</span> how does this work? <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ooooh</span> how inventive!" she says. Bah! Either she is trying to annoy me or a double agent working for some shadow government trying to steal my secrets from the Enclave. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ok</span> that's far, but what if someone was from a shadow government? those couldn't possibly be around....could they? I guess....<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">theoretically</span>....<br /><br /><br />Anyway, so work is normal in a way. Been going on rather frequent trips to the wasteland to make sure I don't get rusty in combat and to find more scrap metal to keep Megaton from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">crumbling</span> under the plane it was built with.<br /><br /><br />Who builds a town from a plane around a bomb anyway? Good idea from the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">beginning</span>....<br /><br /><br />This mercenary came into town the other day and just caused trouble. Got into an argument with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">sheriff</span>, then went to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Moriarty's</span>....only to march out and yell at me for killing the slavers. I had half a mind to blow his head off, but then I thought against it and spent the rest of the day with Jenny. She makes the best noodles.<br /><br /><br />Either way, life has balanced out, but I still have to steal Jericho's hat and I still need to get to Rivet City. I wonder if another trade caravan could take me.....<br /><br /><br />But then again look how the last trip turned out...<br /><br /><br />I need to watch my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">addiction</span> levels. The other night is a blur started by too many at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Moriarty's</span>. He is a bastard, but Gob is cool with me...for a ghoul. Impurities...I wounder if our cure will ever get created without me? I bet that asshole Alex has already taken hold of the project and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">forgotten</span> my contributions....<br /><br /><br />I hope I didn't do anything I will regret, but I guess I would have already found out by now if I did?<br /><br /><br />Either way, I am tired and this headache isn't <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">helping</span>. Guess this is still <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error">Devs</span>, signing off for now. The most...hmm....why do I keep saying things like this? Life is too busy right now for a specific feeling. Anyway, signing off....LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-85882120389462478592009-08-30T17:43:00.000-07:002009-08-30T18:03:42.256-07:00Stealing from the....((<strong>Note from the author:</strong> Bad news to good news. First, my computer is now unable to play fallout correctly with the mods I placed to enhance it, so the struggle to get pictures is fun, but good news. I might get a friend's old laptop that plays games like fallout smoothly, so I'll be back in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">business</span> soon. Other wise enjoy!))<br /><br />.................................<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Holotape</span>: X<br /><br />Time: XX:XX<br /><br />Date: Sept@& 26, 22)^<br /><br />.......................<br /><br />Today I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">committed</span> crimes to further my personal game .... does that make me a bad person? I guess so, but then again the wasteland doesn't have the moral capacity for me to judge. In truth, we all are guilty for many acts that once were considered crimes, but now are daily activities. When social collapse falls, so does everything else.<br /><br />To put it bluntly: I stole other people's possessions for the contractor. He seemed to be an alight employer, but his current task has sent me down a path of corruption. I don't know if his rewards are good enough to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">justify</span> what I am doing, but the last was proof enough that it is worth <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">helping</span> him.<br /><br />The only item on his list I didn't have to steal was a suit owned by Moria. She was so happy with me from the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">other day</span> that she practically shoved it in my hands. That girl can be good to me sometimes. Now if only the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">other one</span> would get the hint and leave....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0j5Erm5Ne_eeioVorbMXs0MM7PwfGkrKpAwB6l5cFzm10ut7GBWWH1cKYs3U0QxxI_jc6N4E_z8FGZK24Fgytr5VxF06k6bL7uKCvk31Dd-1qy8nYwa2ulPU-VK9c9S5zhtKbFCnv0Ux/s1600-h/edmundcoat.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375923565940114162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0j5Erm5Ne_eeioVorbMXs0MM7PwfGkrKpAwB6l5cFzm10ut7GBWWH1cKYs3U0QxxI_jc6N4E_z8FGZK24Fgytr5VxF06k6bL7uKCvk31Dd-1qy8nYwa2ulPU-VK9c9S5zhtKbFCnv0Ux/s400/edmundcoat.bmp" /></a> I don't wish to explain how I stole the rest due to the case that the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">sheriff</span> might catch me and use this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">holotape</span> as evidence to kill me. Then again .... I guess no evidence is needed in this world.<br /><br />Suffice to say, most of it was random parts or items belonging to the less able citizens. It wasn't too hard to simply walk into their house and take what I needed. Apparently nobody has heard of a lock in Megaton. Or at least to lock their home during the day.<br /><br />Either way the last thing on my list is Jericho's hat....oh boy is this going to go well....LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-47561291616840974782009-08-28T20:51:00.000-07:002009-08-28T21:29:57.825-07:00Small Vengence..........................<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Holotape</span>: 17<br /><br />Time: 17:32<br /><br />Date: September 3, 2279<br /><br />...............<br /><br />I awoke today with a sore head and fatigued mindset. I don't remember much about yesterday after I went into Moriarty's .... but my last <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">holotape</span> reminded me. Now I have been told that alcohol will bring out another side to you, and apparently it does that exact thing to me. I have never consumed much of the stuff ... so last night was like swimming in the ocean when I only have swam in a small pond before.<br /><br />A world of mystery and a constant struggle this wasteland is continuing to turn out to be. The harsh realities kicking me in the face when the sheriff took me into his private home. Apparently the slavers were causing a ruckus and refusing to leave .... a perfect time for me to get some well sought after vengeance.<br /><br />The town's people had a quiet meeting and now they will turn a blind eye if a slaver's head explodes, as shown today. My task was not one of science, but due to me growing personal grief I felt it had to be done. While a quick nod to the sheriff ... I set out to complete my gruesome task.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUsC9XVR2e2HgE8vATLAY01A2lW7FuS5lLXewgoXlbJCLaSendzuxhhOmkyWVNcrEHghgx4Xt5YsA6E6Syem-xgEtRVIL1ZFy7_RTFCLCWlN3mQW6ym5OD8N_vdLGDCFEdbsv5MbLvw6T/s1600-h/backheadshot.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375229757446833986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUsC9XVR2e2HgE8vATLAY01A2lW7FuS5lLXewgoXlbJCLaSendzuxhhOmkyWVNcrEHghgx4Xt5YsA6E6Syem-xgEtRVIL1ZFy7_RTFCLCWlN3mQW6ym5OD8N_vdLGDCFEdbsv5MbLvw6T/s400/backheadshot.bmp" /></a> While the population wasn't going to interfere ... I still had to make a solid plan as to how I was going to take down 5 heavily armed slavers at once. After many calculations and analysis of the surrounding environment ... nothing came as a good solution to my problem. Most of the flaws came from the fact that the town's folk could not hide in-doors, as to not alert the slavers, and so I had to keep my violence to a safe distance and precision.<br /><br />Suffice to say .... I did it. Without pity or remorse they are now gone. While I feel it would make me sick to think about the details .... the way I achieved such a lofty .... and .... violent goal. It melted down to just sheer brute force. A force I have never applied once in my life-time, but this just seemed appropriate.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftUAqVCT4EjETkTvIjgCGHaLMSIMyUr_aaUMyvi-B0-hlJB50QNSxB6QZ1TZhK6CipEsaiiTO6FwvwEoeflQsN9xPTTp7uquKFvO59E_pKr_NjLoqsUwEl7LLspnQjBYvrrdb32SQf9G8/s1600-h/headlessslaver.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375229749950919314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftUAqVCT4EjETkTvIjgCGHaLMSIMyUr_aaUMyvi-B0-hlJB50QNSxB6QZ1TZhK6CipEsaiiTO6FwvwEoeflQsN9xPTTp7uquKFvO59E_pKr_NjLoqsUwEl7LLspnQjBYvrrdb32SQf9G8/s400/headlessslaver.bmp" /></a> I started at the top of the old <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">vertibird</span>-pad and worked my way down. I tried to take the first slaver down quietly...but...I guess a corpse falling from a giant tower was a dead give-away. Before the slavers could react, I was on them like .... well .... as quickly as I could.</div><div> </div><div>Head shot here, broken legs there, and then it was all over. The others just nodded to each other and a couple carried the corpses away. I was .... a hero ... I guess ....</div><div> </div><div>The moral dilemma netted me 100 caps and a .32 revolver with a silenced attachment. It was an amazing weapon to be honest, but the entire event didn't give me the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">solace</span> I so longed for. I need to find out what happened at Paradise Falls .... but then I need to get to Rivet City .... but I still want to find out where the base is to reclaim my old life ....<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQwwT4NhCmvy3LTbK151jPBK3K2ugYYHoFq-99P30bT0hdKM8_l3Gu90hOwNOQ826Brr7iaZ_L5TY4e8fdESoXP3I6rZx2fusXDOKIXrewHQUIMWeUPR57Ek4YAzn59UMTpx1O6omsZMp/s1600-h/silentsnub.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375229740089501074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQwwT4NhCmvy3LTbK151jPBK3K2ugYYHoFq-99P30bT0hdKM8_l3Gu90hOwNOQ826Brr7iaZ_L5TY4e8fdESoXP3I6rZx2fusXDOKIXrewHQUIMWeUPR57Ek4YAzn59UMTpx1O6omsZMp/s400/silentsnub.bmp" /></a><br />The one good thing about today was I out-staged "Courtney". She isn't as bad as the last <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">holo</span>-tape gave away, but the look on Moria's eyes when I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">dumped</span> a load of slaver gear on her desk for parts made it at least <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">partially</span> worth while. She was like a child at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Christmas</span> and I smiled for the first time in a while as I went back home. Taking some parts for myself, I improved my outfit to better suit me for these wastes.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhXKGlUNWDbcbzuZzBwGkY05RVNwepM3KpHKAgwY7BY9K7QYAIVkhZsYyTWnIH7ccbYQ41nCdkqAZAJrXk0ZhnhX3DHil4QAy5qxh9f9cFQ9wlhZvxyO01_ThKAKD_3zhjSl1NddzV8d8/s1600-h/leatherarmor.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375229737361717954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhXKGlUNWDbcbzuZzBwGkY05RVNwepM3KpHKAgwY7BY9K7QYAIVkhZsYyTWnIH7ccbYQ41nCdkqAZAJrXk0ZhnhX3DHil4QAy5qxh9f9cFQ9wlhZvxyO01_ThKAKD_3zhjSl1NddzV8d8/s400/leatherarmor.bmp" /></a><br />What am I going to do? I have no real place in this world ... everything made <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">sense</span> while the Enclave .... but now .... </div><div> </div><div>This is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Devs</span>, signing off, and who may be the most <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">indecisive</span> man in the world.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-88870609718651374342009-08-26T20:09:00.000-07:002009-08-26T20:46:41.232-07:00The Contractor..........................<br /><br />Continuing rebuilding process in background...<br /><br />Re-enabling playback:<br /><br />..........<br /><br />Holotape: 16<br /><br />Time: 20:20<br /><br />Date: September 2, 2279<br /><br />...........................................<br /><br />Today was an extremely interesting day, but that can be said for almost any day in the wastes. A lot happened at once, but I'll try and stick with the most important events today.<br /><br />The first is quite possibly just a negative effect of the radiation tests Moria had me do the other day. She meant well ... anyway the whole point is that I had a spectacular thing happened, while I was talking to a man named Jericho, that contradicts my whole basis of scientific knowledge.<br /><br />To put it in "simple terms" ... I saw a ghost. Oh how that sounds so ridiculous when said out loud! I just can't put it any other way. I was having a conversation about wasteland survival with Jericho and out of the corner of my eye I saw him! He appeared to be flesh and blood, but nobody else could see him and his movements were inhuman! A foul smell protruded out of him as he swayed in the crisp air for Eden knows what reason!<br /><br />All I know is nobody else saw him and now people suspect me for a drug addict. They should be looking at that Stahl boy for that....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdnfYwPIV01XuwV0aW_I0npeIqlybJtYgzXjYMYa7MOwQV1d8h7yRFEOMEYdq0aZjkAMpc2SiwJMF5JmvfsaVwsa0Cg7rKJjBp-pwxJOUbqI9VZq9EVl-FIG6Jm3DoKO729l2IjVnOHbj/s1600-h/Ghost.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374477020606465554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdnfYwPIV01XuwV0aW_I0npeIqlybJtYgzXjYMYa7MOwQV1d8h7yRFEOMEYdq0aZjkAMpc2SiwJMF5JmvfsaVwsa0Cg7rKJjBp-pwxJOUbqI9VZq9EVl-FIG6Jm3DoKO729l2IjVnOHbj/s400/Ghost.bmp" /></a> Getting away from the supernatural though: Megaton has a new hero. Apparently a man by the named "Jay" ... or something like that ... disarmed the bomb in the center of town and has put us all at ease. Well ... I guess not those atom worshipers ....<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVEtFn8OVkN37z5tGiJF3EOFWPvXfrbcWXLhesUWYqU04Bb_F9A8YJuVXiR2qVGZMUE7cM7exsp1mYEy_eeGrk9f5xA98wH1t_6blUPixH4RAWKFLiEG-M2oppvWtZrtmVL1BzKrY4YOo/s1600-h/megabomb.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374477012848464706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVEtFn8OVkN37z5tGiJF3EOFWPvXfrbcWXLhesUWYqU04Bb_F9A8YJuVXiR2qVGZMUE7cM7exsp1mYEy_eeGrk9f5xA98wH1t_6blUPixH4RAWKFLiEG-M2oppvWtZrtmVL1BzKrY4YOo/s400/megabomb.bmp" /></a> Either way, I feel better now knowing we won't blow up at any second. Though I wasn't so worried, I mean I could have done it! Just a few practice explosives and some ingenuity! Well ... I was more of a biochemist, but .... anyway ......<br /><br /><br /><br />What DID piss me off ... excuse my language .... what did make me angry was the "new girl on the block"! She thinks she can just walk in and become Moria's favorite little pet! Bah, I worked hard and some gutter scientist thinks she can come up and steal my grant money ... or ... whatever Moria gives us as rewards. Either way, I won't have my position compromised by this girl .... I think her name was "Courtney" or something .... It doesn't matter!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAbKtBTz1-ZejkXjKko3CtBHzqxP0WDzzNLm1qG_DkT3vCtwRlw_bqhoGIaEcw7yW86QNszefk83180lGKxO0BlcFUq8dN-zSyGPXEhR_t_TVW1x2hehRqhWY1SRBJBxKZ2r9QOyW4V_h/s1600-h/newkid.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374477004948734882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAbKtBTz1-ZejkXjKko3CtBHzqxP0WDzzNLm1qG_DkT3vCtwRlw_bqhoGIaEcw7yW86QNszefk83180lGKxO0BlcFUq8dN-zSyGPXEhR_t_TVW1x2hehRqhWY1SRBJBxKZ2r9QOyW4V_h/s400/newkid.bmp" /></a> Moria and me used to be great partners! We would spend long nights together having the time of our lives trying to reproduce lab results! I would go off and do her dirty work just to come back to her giggling and appreciation. Now some tramp wants to come in and kick me out! I am not going back to work for that old kook and his water-pipes!<br /><br /><br /><br />Ugh, and that is why I am where I am now. I needed a drink after today and Gob is always there to supply my need for a sufficient relaxant. But ....<br /><br /><br /><br />This time was different. This time a <a href="http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3080">man</a> sat there and had a word with me. He gave no name or identification, but what he did give was an opportunity. He said he would pay me handsomely to remove the slaver presence in Megaton. I don't know if it was the rage or booze, but I accepted his offer.<br /><br /><br /><br />I need to think of a plan, but right now it's good to know I will get the pleasure of tearing those slaver's lives asunder. I will never forget what happened at Paradise Falls and this is just the beginning ....<br /><br /><br /><br />I need to sleep and plan .... but tomorrow will be a turning point in my life ... I promise that ....<br /><br /><br /><br />First those slavers will be ended by my hand .... and then ... I will fix that girl. Screw science, the wasteland demands action!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsT10JaEx6SzW-AH_QH8GEzsMJqh_Up_5vrzDePNU1fcnL0yzfWOgDqpVq1YZB59M4U2Yj36Jyk-b7l34x85oQ0FCfhVKksDv4YU4MF_xJk7h04KMLgMy-DDbRaGnV9JXnHlGaXnWcrbYl/s1600-h/bar.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374477002929358578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsT10JaEx6SzW-AH_QH8GEzsMJqh_Up_5vrzDePNU1fcnL0yzfWOgDqpVq1YZB59M4U2Yj36Jyk-b7l34x85oQ0FCfhVKksDv4YU4MF_xJk7h04KMLgMy-DDbRaGnV9JXnHlGaXnWcrbYl/s400/bar.bmp" /></a>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-12780424223245809172009-08-25T18:11:00.000-07:002009-08-25T18:20:15.798-07:00Accessing.................................<br /><br />Ending playback....<br /><br />..............<br /><br />Processing.....<br /><br />.......<br /><br />Enter Command: Playback holotape "152b-32"<br /><br />......................<br /><br />Processing..............<br /><br />...........<br /><br />Command Verified:<br /><br />Playback enabled:<br /><br />......................................<br /><br />Holotape: X<br /><br />Time: XX:XX<br /><br />Date: X X, XXXX<br /><br />.......................<br /><br />Hello? Is this thing on? .....<br /><br />My name is Paladin Lester of the Brotherhood of Steel's eastern division. My team's goal was the exploration and fortification of a metro system under the capitol building ... or what is left. I am recording this ... I am recording this in case we don't make it back ....<br /><br />We have stumbled onto something big. Our discovery is the key to the finial destruction of the super mutant threat and will turn the tide of war greatly into the brotherhood's favor. A relic long passed that ca ..... *static*<br /><br />.......................................<br /><br />Error: Integrity damage<br /><br />..............<br /><br />Enter command: Reconstruct<br /><br />............<br /><br />Processing....<br /><br />................................<br /><br />Please wait while coding compiles . . .LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-44157420962575897722009-08-24T19:55:00.000-07:002009-08-24T21:16:05.639-07:00Super-Duper Disaster((<strong>Note from the Auther: </strong>Yes I added a <strong>donate</strong> button, but why? Little back-story to me: I have a poor computer running low-med settings that lags like a <strong>sucker</strong> when mods are introduced into the equation. With school and bills taking most my funding, it will be sometime before I can afford a new computer. I will not go on some long "boo-hoo" rant <strong>or</strong> anything, but suffice to say if you <strong>send</strong> donations would be wildly appreciated and rewarded. I don't expect any donations, but what I do expect is for you, the reader, to enjoy my blog. And that means I need <strong>feedback via e-mail or comments</strong>. That would make me the happiest blogger in the blag-o-sphere.))<br /><br />.........................................<br /><br />Ending omnipotent function...........<br /><br />............<br /><br />Processing........<br /><br />..........................<br /><br />Playback re-enabled...<br /><br />..............................<br /><br />Holotape: 15<br /><br />Time: 20:01<br /><br />Date: September 1, 2279<br /><br />...................................<br /><br />I guess I have begun to change my outlook on life as I continually become more acquainted with my surroundings and, more importantly, the town of Megaton. A normal routine has finally surfaced, but the term "routine" is used as more of a .... reference. A loose term used to describe a life of scavenging and repairing old equipment ... though I dare say ... it is ..... enjoyable?<br /><br />I have noticed a change in my personality as well today and you can't blame me for liking the new me. I have become more assertive and extremely less passive in my social and physical conduct. Mostly in the way that I handle myself and my well being.<br /><br />I had my epiphany today due to a "errand" that Moria had me do. I swear .... every task she sends me on is a suicide mission! But .... yet .... every time she starts giggling and looks at me with those ... innocent eyes .... I just can't think of what she says as dangerous. Demon woman.<br /><br />I was tasked with searching the ruined grocery store near by and to bring back whatever I could find. It didn't seem to stimulate me inventive mind, but it sounded like just the right task for me to go resupply without paying that damn Moriarty. He is one of the mos .... well .... that's for another holotape I guess. Out of stupidity, I left my Rock-it Launcher Mark-2 at home and instead brought my conventional weapons.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373735858153352402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1txNeIihwxiTw3-CRQ6hFwyzRZ-jcMm-8SAeQnp1VB0DZY7KcsVwrNjeIJzRcWsFJsMMKejzlzibXvv_SrzbRQT5JhYs9-TApOeYGtXcBuNPqDCDoNBaTPb-gLKRWDODcgyy7NkR4Ae53/s400/washingtonview.bmp" /><br />The task started out simple with nothing around to harm me and enough of a sight to give me the most spectacular sight of my life! I have had many holophotos and regular photos of the Washington monuments .... but this .... this was something on a whole different spectrum. I took a picture and I guess it will be the corner-stone of my collection. A true oasis in such a wasteland ... I bet things are better down there ... some form of law and government at such an ... American ... place.<br /><br />I quickly came back to mind and focus on the task at hand as I got closer to the large building that was my destination. My objective seemed to break down right after the bus exploded .....<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373735847168569858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhEIm7vXg4R7QXQq1j6O58xagz0QWS0QXKpTs-2HxZne5rJZ5Yv3z__j5Pnggm6Z3r6Ju1KGUUJJu4gecsUI8m0l1I_n71DTLZ_voi2hmcW0c1UP8Wq5eCMhmZWn0TLeRvb_SGjOLx_IU/s400/busexplode.bmp" /><br />Such a heavy release of atomic energy sent me to my feet as the bus became even more decrepit. Thinking of it now ... I guess it is a fitting replication of what happened to our world. After getting to me feet, I quickly grabbed my pipe-rifle and hid behind the closest barrier (which happened to be a dumpster). Waiting for my enemy to come into view was probably a smart idea, but my confidence caught up with me and dragged me around the corner.<br /><br />What I saw .... what I first saw .... it was like .... I guess a bear? Either way I'm lucky to be such a timid sort at times as I rounded the corner, to only fall back while screaming at what was looking me straight in the eye. I yelled more as I pointed my gun, but luckily the trader waved me out of my decision yelling back that his .... of what was it? Yoai-guy ...... something like that. Anyway, his giant bear was peaceful as long as i didn't try to harm either one of them.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373735839388099282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh6z860jm8bsmDuOvv6oPyWo303PuRPD4_2IQ-XfT_k3z6ddJphVIuq0CE3L9FRF1AQ5DHr-iICehY-PsggXmsO9GejxrIOwApVR3yc_51owVo4JPAnbG_30yb7xNI-HzYmh5QVASqC9B/s400/beartrader.bmp" /><br />It was a morally conflicting situation because I wanted to trade with him, but at the same time I didn't want to get near that bear. I politely gave a nod and walked around him as he scavenged some raider corpses that I guess were from the earlier skirmish.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373735830335236258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLchN1gFceUxMiDLMsTCyeTaF47GsXKeXh65RaZ_wnBHmZA_FEKuIPpixpHLr_aVm5EUjZsMF132wTyk7VRLh5gTQp_jDPqmB_d4Hmu5ADbYl3fTjvVQh7Mo44GW1wWRJYeEameTGiyqI/s400/superdupermart.bmp" /><br />The store was called the "Super-Duper Mart" and I felt the name to be fitting. Such a childish name was a perfect trap for a gang of raiders and soon that it only proved my point. The place was crawling with the bastards as they walked around every corner, doing god-knows what. I decided not to cause a scene and crept around some cash-registers to the closest room.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373734562570163410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAFMHuecCtZvA8xmMiIer-TWeYA5I3ysK8P7YtVnnG49PCdNkwC_4reqNxMycjeIbFDVqptYZVmzUkSYw391WquDLhUe0rcXxrs-SomCNGIgpHCfnY1I6y8YF0o742E6viLXh7FgGC4Ns/s400/insidesuperduper.bmp" /><br />To explain what happened after is like describing how a kid hits a hornets nest with a baseball bat. Sure, it started ok as I found a fridge containing many assorted packages of food and invited me to take everything in a greed fueled by hunger. I guess I should face Jenny again after what happened ... my silent protest of Moriarty and his goons are really taking their toll on my food supply.<br /><br />Anyway back to what happened. For the first time in my life .... I was truly greedy. I concluded the raiders were protecting more then food and i wanted it. My plan was to sneak around the back and while they weren't looking, simply take it. Well that plan failed miserably as I opened the door to the room i was in and a raider I hadn't seen looked over at me. He screamed, I fired, and the whole building went crazy.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373734555093758802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkDHNlOxxGeNujoI9Sp8It3svQc8byTYJuWNOkF-qQVimOCrlLp-dAAc_QayVlu_lPYQ7GFNyWJ0gjEXvKc6T19uz7amvZY5-1T7h0bB3a297pc8OKoUXPZAPBRT_cPtvDynTEq3M6j3Q/s400/ppshvsraider.bmp" /><br />I couldn't accurately describe what happened next. My mind was working in fight-or-flight mode and I was struggling to keep alive. My stitches the doc put in my are still in pain. Anyway, I grabbed the weapon the raider's corpse was grasping and I pulled it around to face my first foe. She was a dirty looking one with a wielder-mask on .... probably to hid her shame. Either way I pulled the trigger of the weapon as she run up to me and I shot back with recoil and so did her head.<br /><br />I can honestly say I love this weapon. Ammo is hard to find, but it really packs a punch. Nothing like shooting cans from my Rock-it ... but lets not mention that to my future customers when I open my own store. Either way it was a true life saver....until I ran out of bullets.<br /><br />At that point I had to equip my pipe-rifle and my realization I had never accurately aimed in combat shined like a beacon as I constantly missed. That's how I got shot the first time ... in the leg ... bastard ....<br /><br />I guess my will to live out did those raiders, as soon the room fell silent. In a way I was lucky, but in the other i had felt like a true wasteland warrior. I had defeated many foes today, by myself, and earned that stash of weapons. I had to find a crate to haul it all, but now my home stash is filled with ammo and weapons.<br /><br />While in the secure room ... I came upon a surprise. It was a rob-co maintenance robot. We had many back at base to do manual work, but this one seemed to not have been in service for quite a while.<br /><br />After a few rerouted the log-in commands and created a backdoor, the computer was mine to play with. I started up the robot with a employee Id I had found next to the computer. And wouldn't you know it, the damn thing started up! Another miracle of science!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373734548037773762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhCY-f8Je2m9hyphenhyphenDoOCASmIiuqSZi23TgwJfqWyxoUw5a_6F2sSl1uIPme-kJte-2tIv6IQn7-T9yIJNIwCvboWHLvEdeUHjLO5WQbzkbWPqvXfx17njMCSBcusHm0wNlnuWoFCaO0oSvT/s400/robocorobopod.bmp" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373734538013032978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gG5ZHgSbK2EXVxmMkG7HLom9EDKARsIVH7pC1aQ5btq9bkm1ZgBb8i-sguCy37R5TinTAw8Oc0bQKe1fvu2Fru1zDf4fqVrAlq20dKzi6w9JVHOUcU16fl_1b55JJM8D-xhLMfvlWmON/s400/robomarch.bmp" /><br />As luck would have it, more raiders came in. The seemed to have been a hunting party and were quite peeved to find their comrades dead. I was almost on my knees praying as the robot started shooting them. Luck, science, or a miracle ... I took it. I snuck out during the commotion with a few gabs and a crate filled with supplies.<br /><br />Long story short ... Moria was thrilled. She was so grateful she gave me more food and hugged me. I had never wanted to hurt someone more in my life. He cheerful attitude never breaks and as she questioned all about it, she took it lightly. Of course this is to be expected. She mentioned something about a minefield, but I just gave a weak smile and told her I was going home.<br /><br />Suffice to say, I got home and stored all my goods away. My night didn't end as I started, and finished, two projects of my own. The first was to secure a better locking mechanism on my door to keep out thieves. That was an easy fix with some scrap metal and some wiring to make a computerized system. The second ... well ... it was simple to improve on my gear with spare parts I had found. I finally feel like a wastelander...<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373734534379705090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIG2Tnb0jGqIDrP7v15SOgPMvx4UGlXE9uo6OXtiOw2AdGBP-iTCHO-pf_uP-jL9YxI6OJMhf8DUymbatJQ3dDyHS75Fknw_bs40ivVujRsOfdlDIHFX7rkvhj2kE9lMUZEumi9FCSSW4C/s400/carnagelook.bmp" /><br />Signing off, this is Devs, the most outfitted man in the world.LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-83511502951222558462009-08-22T18:13:00.000-07:002009-08-23T14:10:25.405-07:00Rock-it Testing...........................<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Holotape</span>: 14<br /><br />Time: 19:45<br /><br />Date: August 31, 2279<br /><br />................................................<br /><br />Today I have overcome my fears and properly tested my Rock-it Launcher Mark-2. I try to stay modest, but today's success has taken me back to my years on the base and made me <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">realize</span> why I became a scientist in the first place...my brilliance! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hehe</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span> that was a bit far, but in all honesty I am surprised how well this thing worked.<br /><br />I spent most of the morning trying to figure out the kinks and came to the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">conclusion</span> that the 153 a/h 2131b cylinder was the root cause of such a <span style="color:#ffff00;">failure</span> the other day. I had to make a new one using some spare parts from a steel-cutter called an "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">autoaxe</span>". I also improved on the battery and electrical output to give me even more power to the main <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">component</span>. Though there was a fair share of....problems that surfaced with the new electrical system.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 382px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373261300859360914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4imXOtqkhH-N7neOpQRK2kLeFHl7VvWPxn-fjO09vS5Jtjpxdmf1s3nhQxEoXSgNKEbUYBm6gia4E4a8JtYhYtgJKAXVVgBh8C6HdNTYB1kPIQmxPp-DfQl3rmNJhd15qoQRP-Ym7RqBJ/s400/bestsolution.bmp" /><br />After working through all the bugs in my system, and giving it a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">thorough</span> testing at the gun range, I decided I needed a real-life <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">scenario</span> to properly test my weapon before selling it to other <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">wastelanders</span>. I heard wind of recent raider attacks and how they were holding out <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">somewhere</span> around town, so i decided it was best to help my town while testing the Rock-it. I.....I was a bit nervous going out on my own to hunt raiders....it's odd how that idea doesn't seem crazy anymore....I am a true <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">wastelander</span> now.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYb1yocF4V3_9F1c1lul2TQfubBONJv_5m0GpwRZwGKsn26-E8jnPT9RKJXzRraIi9o8BNUCNUrlMP8qZASTxz7sMVE2Jfx9GnvyTYY66Oe0D1VWq4RidGya5zSKGFaOgS6GAhjZj-4E2/s1600-h/rockitpose.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373259052672440818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYb1yocF4V3_9F1c1lul2TQfubBONJv_5m0GpwRZwGKsn26-E8jnPT9RKJXzRraIi9o8BNUCNUrlMP8qZASTxz7sMVE2Jfx9GnvyTYY66Oe0D1VWq4RidGya5zSKGFaOgS6GAhjZj-4E2/s400/rockitpose.bmp" /></a> The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">journey</span> wasn't long, but frequent stops to loot the local houses gave it a longer feel. Most the good stuff was already taken, but a few odds and ends kept me from taking it in as a total loss. Before I knew it, i had found the raider hideout. It wasn't hard to deduce the where-abouts of a bunch of vicious killers in a town the size it is....but at the same time I was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">extremely</span> cautions <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">in case</span> something worse was inside.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1Qx2qI1YYlrqDqGU7SvSQa3GXUuHXdE6KDACznMKdA0R8q8pgLDWajt5D8YdlfSB79TvAKzl1DMQUNkz0thbTMM_-Yh7vwUxtv9Ip1Hb-6oHC4R7DCZtlIJsBcaV3kTP1jqfnKCMZJE0/s1600-h/school.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373257188188903874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1Qx2qI1YYlrqDqGU7SvSQa3GXUuHXdE6KDACznMKdA0R8q8pgLDWajt5D8YdlfSB79TvAKzl1DMQUNkz0thbTMM_-Yh7vwUxtv9Ip1Hb-6oHC4R7DCZtlIJsBcaV3kTP1jqfnKCMZJE0/s400/school.bmp" /></a> A sad sight to see a place of such...inoccents...be torn <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">asunder</span> by such evil. Bands of people not fit to be called human nor animal, but psychopaths and killers all bent on pillaging and raping for their pleasure. I almost felt my mission to be....holy...and not one of science. I was...dare I say it? Hellbent on their destruction through the force of my own invention. This sight welcomed me and my purpose of removal.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZEZY_J9cEEppM0W5pPZXN8XQlxF5cplOq0LqOohUF2JeKX6b5UBIYoLUFlXcjaSUFX56FCAWsnn4D7HkWUF1k-yKTVV9wY5YaD8Pe6IBHsMr0kKQAOiXHxR69yoEhMIZ1grVURsWQi-U/s1600-h/bloodycage.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373257178649292114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZEZY_J9cEEppM0W5pPZXN8XQlxF5cplOq0LqOohUF2JeKX6b5UBIYoLUFlXcjaSUFX56FCAWsnn4D7HkWUF1k-yKTVV9wY5YaD8Pe6IBHsMr0kKQAOiXHxR69yoEhMIZ1grVURsWQi-U/s400/bloodycage.bmp" /></a><br />I snuck <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">carefully</span> into the farthest room to the right to find a room filled with kitchen <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">utensils</span> and food. I pocketed what I could and continued on down the hallway. I quickly heard the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">noise</span> of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">approaching</span> footsteps and bent low to wait for the unsuspecting raider to round the corner. Slowly he <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">appeared</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">unaware</span> of my position, and I decided it was "hero" time.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd514dP6mS7myAsjFQIu52y8Mzt5FnJakAX7lhGfWpB0nWd1dkS33rF6KzhuP99MMte_Sy40A31eMnLzSdzBbL4JPUAf4TDhlDUGRvzTwKn14TrgBcQByfgOzOtuU1zYO0U6Ui2pNf0oP/s1600-h/rockitready.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373257172750938994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd514dP6mS7myAsjFQIu52y8Mzt5FnJakAX7lhGfWpB0nWd1dkS33rF6KzhuP99MMte_Sy40A31eMnLzSdzBbL4JPUAf4TDhlDUGRvzTwKn14TrgBcQByfgOzOtuU1zYO0U6Ui2pNf0oP/s400/rockitready.bmp" /></a>I held up my gun to aim and pulled the trigger right as he stopped to look around and what happened......<br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsgNJFaygnnf22sL2t7NHTaKO_WTvRxYTWUf5ljPn50OKUdLqt-bBiwqPYzn-yQ7MF3ILp0TQlm2XH9Uw3xob0yIeE70tZtsWEzzJ9jBpxEl-Mr1RIUuvkWbQynkGV4384IzSdbNSjbI_/s1600-h/headshot.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373257165562675458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsgNJFaygnnf22sL2t7NHTaKO_WTvRxYTWUf5ljPn50OKUdLqt-bBiwqPYzn-yQ7MF3ILp0TQlm2XH9Uw3xob0yIeE70tZtsWEzzJ9jBpxEl-Mr1RIUuvkWbQynkGV4384IzSdbNSjbI_/s400/headshot.bmp" /></a><br />My camera went off a couple of times and i saved these two to show the power of the Rock-it Launcher Mark-2! The explosion was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">gruesome</span> and made me wonder how <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">different</span> I was too them....how I just came into their home and started killing them....I guess it is all for the greater good.<br /><br /><br />The sound of others <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">coming</span> down to investigate the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error">noise</span> sent me into a panic. I decided my testing was done for now and quickly bolted out of the school...not before collecting another glowing soda on my way out....I wonder what these are for anyway?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXrKNSueWyxK4SDmPcBwOHct7MclJAOV9X3kkHc32uPmwfKkLsBKyzYRllX-T9VDuZDqMtrYFhgd-BSs_LN7yNxrq6JZ27D6cBhjkfv55teHeZEuozKK22iOQRk__yiDpmiI2gC7OtBQC/s1600-h/nukacolaqu.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373257161325302002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXrKNSueWyxK4SDmPcBwOHct7MclJAOV9X3kkHc32uPmwfKkLsBKyzYRllX-T9VDuZDqMtrYFhgd-BSs_LN7yNxrq6JZ27D6cBhjkfv55teHeZEuozKK22iOQRk__yiDpmiI2gC7OtBQC/s400/nukacolaqu.bmp" /></a><br />Much preparation is to be made before I go back in to rid Megaton of its raider problem, but for now I am happy to see my invention work so spectacularly. It will be hard to gather enough parts to start to make more, but when I do I promise all <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error">wastelanders</span> will have their hands on a Rock-it to better protect themselves and their way of life.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>For now I am back to helping Moria with more of her "tests". I'm starting to think she likes me....most of these tests involve me doing something harmful to my body and her examining it....I feel weird about it. I guess it is for science and I guess I do owe her one....still....</div><div></div><div>Maybe I will go check out that grocery store she keeps going on about just to get away for a while....can't be that bad right? For now, this is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error">Devs</span>, the most successful man in the world.</div></div></div></div>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-68829338847342956962009-08-20T19:03:00.001-07:002009-08-20T20:06:44.224-07:00Scientific Endeavors((<strong>A note from the Author:</strong> Ok, new format with this one. Comment on whether you like when I tell the story as if it has happened, if it is happening, or both. Also instead of doing a side note about my mods, I have incorporated them into my episodes as a link. Check for highlighted text.)<br /><br />Processing request.....<br /><br />......................<br /><br />Uploading data.............<br /><br />................................<br /><br />Holotape: 13<br /><br />Time: 21:14<br /><br />Date: August 30, 2279<br /><br />..........................................<br /><br />I am starting to wonder why I continue these holo-logs. They were meant to be a last recording if anything was to ever happen to me....but now...now they are just habit. True, I haven't recorded in a few days, but I finally have gotten back to what I love to do. Megaton is no Rivet City, or so I hear, but a scientific mind still flourishes. The safety and supplies that come through won't let me create or research the things I did back at base, but instead make better tools for survival and comfort.<br /><br />Lately i have been helping repair structures and utilities too make a....living. it's funny to say that now, after what I have been through, but it is so convenient to have a safe place to stay. A bed, decent meals, and a place i can contribute my abilities to. I am apart of a community...but...I still have hopes of returning to the base.....<br /><br />*sighing* That damn Walter knows nothing about maintenance. He thinks a few strands of tape and bolts will hold together a hydro filtration system! These seem to be a thrown together machines from various pre-war components. It gives me a head-ache just thinking about it....<br /><br />How an old man with a few loose screws himself became head maintenance personal is frighting to me. How did Megaton stay together without someone like me? Ugh....<br /><br />Water isn't my only concern as of recently. I have been spending a increasing amount of time with Moria in her shop. She is....fascinating to say the least. The kind of cheerful attitude you want to stick a knife in when results ain't replicated coherently. I do admit, I have learned more about "wasteland tech" from her then anybody. At the base we had supplies and perfectly maintained machines....here....in the Capitol Wasteland that is....it's just so much different then I had imagined.<br /><br />As odd as it sounds: It is surprisingly nice to have sleepless nights filled with scientific endeavors. We never did sleep much back on base due to the ever rising demand for new technology and information. I recently had an "all-nighter" with Moria working on a cure for radiation. She tried to get me to drink the water around the old atom-bomb for tests on a highly irradiated subject, but I told her I wouldn't do something so dangerous for science. We had specimens back at the base for that, who would use a healthy human? We instead conducted smaller scale testing. I am surprised what a couple of magnets and brahmin milk can do!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372233071528005250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkgdDk8SHcc6nCRl390bONo3n0aySm5s9Jbm7BzP7qNfVwtIWy-pujHk5u-Plgkmf-h5zcXanktUNp8GZUOSNRN0LUb7f05TRM-miJ3KWzz_7ncgRnlfEe6uo3aJbBjsx0o1eqFk72rIh/s400/schematics.bmp" /><br />As a "reward" of sorts for all my work with her, she gave me the schematics of a project she called a Rock-it Launcher. I copied the blueprints to my <a href="http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5173">pda</a> and handed her back the material copy. Surprisingly, the thing is really just a reversed vacuum that shoots miscellaneous objects out of a fire hose. It sounded like a project of many uses, but Moria's obsession with a book about survival kept her from making one herself.<br /><br />Imagine the possibilities! Wastelanders no longer need to scavenge for precious caliber ammunition, but could use random assortments of common day items to defend themselves! chances of survival could be drastically increased and the stories with the phrase "then we ran out of ammo" would be a thing of myth! Needless to say, I started right away.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qTicr_u6-ndiXSUN79TLRJ3T5S3JV4hUYfZjin6fbJlCBXZ3oFjEZ-8B5Ml2SwdXXMX7Mgr63a1X28NNZV56IQkrQ4V9HAFWYeMS7OwIbgZnTVIWQQ9eocj4WsB9i8-yC7rdEPdmAwPP/s1600-h/workbench.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372233059716808930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qTicr_u6-ndiXSUN79TLRJ3T5S3JV4hUYfZjin6fbJlCBXZ3oFjEZ-8B5Ml2SwdXXMX7Mgr63a1X28NNZV56IQkrQ4V9HAFWYeMS7OwIbgZnTVIWQQ9eocj4WsB9i8-yC7rdEPdmAwPP/s400/workbench.bmp" /></a> It didn't take me long with my ingenious mind, but a few problems occurred in the build process. The first was supplying a vacuum with enough voltage to power it up enough to push objects at high velocities out of a cylinder output. A fixed that with a back-pack like set up combining the vacuum and a regular car-battery. That is only temporary for now, as a car's battery runs off an atomic power source and the only place to find those now are in old cars. Plus, if shot right I guess it could erupt....hypothetically....<br /><br />The second was fitting the fire-hose onto the vacuum without a gap anywhere. I guess it isn't called a vacuum for nothing. Tape wasn't strong enough and metal wasn't flexible enough. I went to the town down the road, but nothing could be found of any sort of flexible rubbers. I came back, defeated, to Moria who happened to have just a solution. I took an old raider outfit she had "laying around for a rainy day" and cut the diminished tire off of it to use that rubber to fill the gaps and wonder glue to hold it. Moria can be so convenient sometimes. I guess the tire wasn't need on the outfit anyway.....won't stop a bullet if that was what the previous owner was thinking...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizO65MtvOnb4aS2UwY6ru9Mqqtzv4cOTQs7YftDjTxP57h1uQdc793wu4E3vg7gMMkgJla9hJGLpneW5fsCN46VzxnB33q3hJRal1oAtvqCyXSz-j76QoSDRQHB9cST-C_BXbV8T3rthUy/s1600-h/rock-it+launcher.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372233051539919186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizO65MtvOnb4aS2UwY6ru9Mqqtzv4cOTQs7YftDjTxP57h1uQdc793wu4E3vg7gMMkgJla9hJGLpneW5fsCN46VzxnB33q3hJRal1oAtvqCyXSz-j76QoSDRQHB9cST-C_BXbV8T3rthUy/s400/rock-it+launcher.bmp" /></a> The finished product was heavier and bulkier then I had imagined. I lugged the massive weapon to the <a href="http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8599">gun range</a> and took this photo in triumph. As a quick side-project, I am surprised at the quality of it. The obvious...kinks...can be worked out later on, but for now wastelanders can rejoice in the product of a defensive tool with a infinite cache of ammo...you can just trip over! Hahah, I should package it with that phrase!<br /><br />*background interference* I have taken my recording out to record my triumphant first run of my Rock-it Launcher. The audio function will record this historic moment, while the camera will snap a photo at the exact second I fire. I have chosen a rusty pair of scissors as my first demonstrative ammo type. Now...I just have to...*unintelligible words*<br /><br />There! Loaded! Prepare for history!<br /><br /><br /><div align="left">*a increasing whirling noise followed by rhythmic clicking*<a href="http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8599"> </a></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372245074942445874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbYzEyDrbbPugiMEXKpNU1B27uJG6SKOkAZjosdsXL8al5wmGO-20qyitBN0xkZ631izJZBuM2P_JCT2fvOs-dsiNCgdYJBCD01AUinYCR9wo3B5xONEMEACbY9h-YQXszPzbs72wS_99/s400/doesn'twork.bmp" /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><br />Ok, what the hell?!</div>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-14032190567562221642009-08-19T15:26:00.000-07:002009-08-19T16:35:50.202-07:00Death of Andy Stahl((I was planning on doing something special when I hit the 100 views mark, but in a few short days I'm already over 150 views. Either I have more readers then I thought or some of you are hitting the F5 button frequently to see when a new episode appears. Either way, thanks!))<br /><br />..................................................<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Holotape</span>: 12<br /><br />Time: 19:45<br /><br />Date: August 27, 2279<br /><br />...................................................<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNzyRQGdUYqgAcNGb75kCTH00HtJoDulr90Dvzwv6XNzGwjSud6bHb11-3abyYkxSKg6YyL3nqn2kPMrxlyqmsG11FztXF0-tpLZGJ8T4-9wiz8FUutDbxqiAIG7uhItzrzXdBomfpdGI/s1600-h/powerofatom.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371808130190347522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNzyRQGdUYqgAcNGb75kCTH00HtJoDulr90Dvzwv6XNzGwjSud6bHb11-3abyYkxSKg6YyL3nqn2kPMrxlyqmsG11FztXF0-tpLZGJ8T4-9wiz8FUutDbxqiAIG7uhItzrzXdBomfpdGI/s400/powerofatom.bmp" /></a> A lot happened today and I am still trying to recover from what I found out was Jet. I guess I should apologize for my last entry....I was under the influence of what I found out was a mixture composed mostly of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">brahmin</span> manure. I can say I will never partake in such a vile substance again....even though those first few minutes were <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">sooo</span> fantastic that....no. I will not do it again.<br /><br />I exited my house to find the Confessor outside with a few citizens gathered around the bomb. I don't know if I was trying to repent, but I decided to stay around and listen to his message.<br /><br />He spoke about how each atomic mass holds tiny universe inside of it and that when an atomic explosion <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">accrues</span>, many universes are created. They worship the bomb for its "life bearing" properties and hail the Great War as a second coming of sorts. I tried very hard to explain to the Confessor the logistics and science behind his claims and why the result is not of what he preaches, but he wouldn't listen. Ignorance is bliss as they say.<br /><br />I continued my day with a hardy bowl of noodles and some med-x to relive some of my pains. I think I may have rolled off my bed at night or ran into something when I was....under the influence.<br /><br />That's when I heard a scream (more of a screech) behind me. I turned around to find a large group surrounding something on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">groud</span>. As I got <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">closer</span>, I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">realized</span> it was Andy. He is the brother of Jenny and Leo, all owners and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">proprietors</span> of the Brass Lantern. Jenny swears up and down it wasn't <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">suicide</span>.....I'm not so sure. The doc is currently working on a rough <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">autopsy</span> so until then we won't know for sure. I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">helped</span> move the body to the doc's office as Leo consulted Jenny....must be hard...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6cgRh8UDNSy_sH6j6_Y6_zjuHSp7Y5SZNdyrsSGrYzRqGm13zN7BT7-HbcyaOCAUb1Qr7TkdEzGvYesCyhyphenhyphennUMtfbDvnqEyfl3w9L_KtYs4v6-NKeh3HBApctS_yaNHRxFHyh_0vFeFr/s1600-h/deadandy.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371808121215659858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6cgRh8UDNSy_sH6j6_Y6_zjuHSp7Y5SZNdyrsSGrYzRqGm13zN7BT7-HbcyaOCAUb1Qr7TkdEzGvYesCyhyphenhyphennUMtfbDvnqEyfl3w9L_KtYs4v6-NKeh3HBApctS_yaNHRxFHyh_0vFeFr/s400/deadandy.bmp" /></a> On another dark note, slavers have stopped by Megaton. I questioned the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Sheriff</span> about it, but he said they are welcome to stay as long as they don't cause trouble and have the caps. I wanted to blast them all away right there....but...I am a more civilized man and I shall stow my weapon until the time is right.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDw93jZkJvL_03-6cFKGGu3KqWKHOJhawdxawR5ykTV4QWBpScZvp90YBcJAhpBPgCY7V3BFfpnsr_fY8Jj9wsXSm5CwbkJ68ymG2Pyo0prekMvdhx_8NzLzUiTPkgC2RlAGKu4uycWYDK/s1600-h/megatonslaver.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371808114390710594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDw93jZkJvL_03-6cFKGGu3KqWKHOJhawdxawR5ykTV4QWBpScZvp90YBcJAhpBPgCY7V3BFfpnsr_fY8Jj9wsXSm5CwbkJ68ymG2Pyo0prekMvdhx_8NzLzUiTPkgC2RlAGKu4uycWYDK/s400/megatonslaver.bmp" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> "<em>Never seen Slavers in Megaton before."</em></span></div><em><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em><br /><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Later that day, I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">visited</span> the outskirts. It's a small camp right outside Megaton housing <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">refugees</span> and the poor. I felt bad that these folk work hard and try to scrap by, while I just walked in and did a quick favor for a safe haven.</div><div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371808099934935554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfeppkFzepIwtH5mtri6rrjs4LtFS0PkZOHQCUWs3wHs6XYUVSp8FcWGQWUOWzmBMlxGIN_2_0Yc9pHjv_SgIkLclNeH_6p5TGfjvXwS9AZyClsY_sBjCiO9qWmKFqQjDOZhLGEs8_EVL/s400/outskirts.bmp" /></div><div align="left">I talked with a few of the locals and learned more about the surrounding area of Megaton. Apparently there is a vault right up the road. Imagine the scientific <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">endeavours</span>! I remember when the Enclave tried to make contact with a vault, only to be sent away. We were sent away from the very vaults we <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">helped</span> fund! Ugh....thinking about my former friends and co-workers seems like it was another life. And in a way....it was.....</div>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-44485409084676958332009-08-17T18:04:00.001-07:002009-08-17T18:17:48.802-07:00Something for you, Proud ReaderI was recently downloading some mods to improve megaton and I think I have got it to how I want it. Either way I present you with some pictures to enjoy. I used the last one as my desktop background because it is such a grand sight of post apocolyptia.<br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371105163108702226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ8e6p1veyXZbyDw1NTSeeOI-JYZo3x3isohewsV4NJ5w2m6Wm5aXb6yvIdeo2sCKmBqTksEDsA8wNOuFCaf2960oqr_khTn_znL4eOMDENDsqGg2f3wrJKEJau_STvQ0mtFSSu_-_S60/s400/devs.bmp" /></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">A nice way to advertise here. Taken on Megaton Helipad.</span></em></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371105168116487650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkYmhMTJrPsFcxvdXs2NbT4_4PVwFEIh6Vto93sStk-5ncfoluB2xmuzW1Ep9ft2WmiyduFBL_3xi4GiNsE40_zjGgs_QzjMojOtvDyyZiliZCrP11InoDyyJaSdLjDz2_xx_yYuRR7Sc/s400/helipad.bmp" /></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Larger view of heliport and roof.</span></em></p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371105181855725218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVya8kxVwSd0M3pteYIQPIvfouJ2aFAzLgsoiDj6ZyhqfjODOS76xzrSP4wo5PHP2rxKU95vh_tmXjgbU04LHLdJlckIq8ND_3hirfBs6lmnoVIJA8t9ArJTptTcefS2WeK13_oU5yQzi/s400/megatonbackground.bmp" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>A simple picture showing a true apocolyptic city in its rusty glory.</em></span><br /></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7178">http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7178</a> <---Megaton Weapon Shop</p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7922">http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7922</a> <---Megaton Heli-Port</p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7916">http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7916</a> <---Megaton Roof</p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left"> </p>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-68708948108733118412009-08-17T12:06:00.000-07:002009-08-17T14:30:05.875-07:00New Home for a New Life((<strong>A note from the Author:</strong> I just had an idea while finishing up today's episode. If anyone has a mod, character, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">ect</span>... that they would like featured in Life in the Wastes just send me a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">electronical</span> text letter. Now I am not trying to sell myself like a cheap <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">tranny</span> on the corner of a 7/11, but I think it would a great way to involve readers and showcase new mods for the community....Not that there isn't already a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ridiculous</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">amount</span> of things to write about. I'll be doing this till the end of time or my life. Either/or really.))<br /><br />...................<br /><br />Stopping omnipotent function....<br /><br />..............................<br /><br />Processing...............<br /><br />....................<br /><br />Playback Enabled....<br /><br />Restoring.....<br /><br />..................................<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Holotape</span>: 11<br /><br />Time: 20: 02<br /><br />Date: August 26, 2279<br /><br />.........................................<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeS143GOZim1Tvspc865kMZ_uwr3i63kgjWZRWC_fNZou40s5KzQGARJ0gUkLEO0WcSDOkkJVSGmTlk3V6hNRQ1rKDF17mcp-vpf9vRvMuK7dX6S2Q8Ty0kyosyQY9RIwpS_wgWQRyYE0/s1600-h/Moria.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371013956284428754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeS143GOZim1Tvspc865kMZ_uwr3i63kgjWZRWC_fNZou40s5KzQGARJ0gUkLEO0WcSDOkkJVSGmTlk3V6hNRQ1rKDF17mcp-vpf9vRvMuK7dX6S2Q8Ty0kyosyQY9RIwpS_wgWQRyYE0/s400/Moria.bmp" /></a> Moira Brown....Moria......Brooown.....what is there to say? She's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">extremely</span>....<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">cheerful</span>. She also explained to me how humans don't need livers to survive....I don't understand her logic. I guess since she is a scientist of sorts I have to.....whats the word....uhhh....respect! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">That's</span> what I need to do.....She also sold me some new clothes....I'm <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">finally</span> warm...really warm....<br /><br />Anyway.....what....um....ah! I got a new house after being a "thug" for some....crazy accent <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wielding</span> saloon owner.....that's fun to say....<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371013150825614306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuY9crfd9jy69uahXJsaAccZ5UonZ7a7AHaG7iQ0kWAo3V01yGT8n9LE_Kx3aN-4gvqet6FLPvxLN2gO9ifSWxf_wpbTyD7BGBQkcudPGuk3KvkFrUc-g-y8r2UnrZtP0FeS2Xc5hi3K3/s400/Moriarty.bmp" /><br />This guy named "Moriarty" explained to me a girl named "Silver"....funny name....she....uh...she owned him some caps and he needed me to go retrieve them. Her home wasn't hard to....find...it was the only one intact in the....um....outside town.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8_3wQGi5T8YYNCnVR92wau1pFenXk0jI7k1WTufIxANYPT26lgW82N1eghEUsqJLq5Gf_yi48Yqy1s7LmZ32Z1t_2lzvEzpG8fIczbH4BYAle-Ky6nNJyT8FxSAdKPdIUjCdTKaBi1Bx/s1600-h/Silver.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371013141773120514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8_3wQGi5T8YYNCnVR92wau1pFenXk0jI7k1WTufIxANYPT26lgW82N1eghEUsqJLq5Gf_yi48Yqy1s7LmZ32Z1t_2lzvEzpG8fIczbH4BYAle-Ky6nNJyT8FxSAdKPdIUjCdTKaBi1Bx/s400/Silver.bmp" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Yeh</span>! So I busted in her house and....demanded...yeh! Demanded she hand over the caps she owed. I had to....talk...explain...to her that if she paid Moriarty would leave he alone....she agreed and handed me the caps...her house smelled like mine....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjEepOubaciJywvBI-3pzVCUNPY__5tkNh_CxpV0_JAE1usajARlVc1tSKkrnZ70iMTQm89VLWxJJ7PS0krchkYoDvUugke3_uAOjfv1VDrnTcXxyhXaNJjs9nsDKDeAjGuNiS35zUyy9/s1600-h/Saloon.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371013132971220274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjEepOubaciJywvBI-3pzVCUNPY__5tkNh_CxpV0_JAE1usajARlVc1tSKkrnZ70iMTQm89VLWxJJ7PS0krchkYoDvUugke3_uAOjfv1VDrnTcXxyhXaNJjs9nsDKDeAjGuNiS35zUyy9/s400/Saloon.bmp" /></a><br />Anyway I....returned...re...tuuuu....I gave Moriarty back his caps and he handed me a torn sheet of paper...it was...the "deed" to this house.</div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371013964194939874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2bD5eoPSfE1LUCMw23mR6LXxpfd4kcTqYhuQhsbrU-ZBFSzL-g5bs8tqz93TLfDidTobB2S2XW0JyCgTZ657-eKaLmAJV4OjTil4ISSPTTikZVqTNElJ-ciS25VAt5dZPWVvAogsH8j7/s400/newhome.bmp" /> </div><div>It wasn't much....but it was mine....all mine....Apparently the previous owner had left in a rush and all his....stuff...was still in here! Including...some really odd...pipes...smoke....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcM04vL0n6HcceT4gyhfy1R0gZ82zhShoAoRqIoTwiG3_iQU6FwmyEEOmkHI0oGp0Y63xKn3PBsi5BF8n7_hkYx5oDjPPb22zvD-P9_8wzr2vdqyKaukFkyPOKq8LaWpLQhtwHBd4unbu/s1600-h/devsdrugs.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371013125760422066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcM04vL0n6HcceT4gyhfy1R0gZ82zhShoAoRqIoTwiG3_iQU6FwmyEEOmkHI0oGp0Y63xKn3PBsi5BF8n7_hkYx5oDjPPb22zvD-P9_8wzr2vdqyKaukFkyPOKq8LaWpLQhtwHBd4unbu/s400/devsdrugs.bmp" /></a><br />It's weird...I just had a little and at first....at first I was like "WOW"...and now I'm...now I'm just kinda...well <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">less</span> elaborate about my situation....I need to lay down....this is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Devs</span>...signing on...off...melowest man in the world......<br /><div> </div></div></div>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-63509015182624310692009-08-16T19:25:00.000-07:002009-08-16T20:41:57.698-07:00Sugar Bombs and MegatonsPlayback:<br /><br />...............................<br /><br />Holotape: 10<br /><br />Time: 4:28<br /><br />Date: August 26, 2279<br /><br />..............................................<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpsmz_XdsJj7lvZPZ9d3ZlU4yqvxB_h9G11nIFi90QsiAUz1otYmN0i1ufegfp9dCQbfV9JixfQmFy27AH-va7sgtl04bQuyF0Of6R_kYBMV0THHULEBo771JhXSApihEGd6bRLercW7Q/s1600-h/motorcycle.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370759807454871890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpsmz_XdsJj7lvZPZ9d3ZlU4yqvxB_h9G11nIFi90QsiAUz1otYmN0i1ufegfp9dCQbfV9JixfQmFy27AH-va7sgtl04bQuyF0Of6R_kYBMV0THHULEBo771JhXSApihEGd6bRLercW7Q/s400/motorcycle.bmp" /></a> I took this picture outside Cornucopia and uploaded it to this holotape for the reason of preservation. This bi-wheel, atomic motor, vehicle is in prime condition and if I had more knowledge I could get it going. It is a sad sight to see such perfect examples of pre-war tech just sit and rust. I guess if I had more (or any) troops available I could send out patrols to gather pre-war tech to study and preserve it. Imagine the scientific breakthroughs we could make! The wasteland needs....something....mabye a group like the enclave with the purpose of preserving technology like this bi-wheel. One can dream I guess.<br /><br />After day dreaming, the sight of a open subway entrance caught my eye. I know I said before that I wouldn't want to go underground, but it just seemed so appealing at the time. I slowly opened the gate to the forgotten railway and slinked inside.<br /><br />It seemed a while before my eyes became accustom to the low-lighting and even longer for my brain to realize the oddity of lights still working. At the time, my instincts kicked in as my arm reached for my gun and soon I realized my instinct was correct.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8SL8ExbQnaJ7SNDaIUIxytdTHMZs_I1gNohQQ795DfyDjcvcp7oSZQATRTFYhDWRIHeA2WJl1W4-JzfEcuWN7BrDZuht9ZBSzg9jyyRmlyB6zscF5y-4aSmSpuqMDMV4sMEZLo7HaHXP/s1600-h/corpseexamin.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370759799145835634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8SL8ExbQnaJ7SNDaIUIxytdTHMZs_I1gNohQQ795DfyDjcvcp7oSZQATRTFYhDWRIHeA2WJl1W4-JzfEcuWN7BrDZuht9ZBSzg9jyyRmlyB6zscF5y-4aSmSpuqMDMV4sMEZLo7HaHXP/s400/corpseexamin.bmp" /></a><br />The body was cold, but still fresh with little decomposition. The splatter patterns and wound made me come to the realization that this person died from a direct bullet to the cranium. A quick search led me to the conclusion that this wastelander was poor and little use to me. Strange....saying that now makes me realize how barbaric that sounds....<br /><br />I followed the bullet origin to a small door that protruded noise from the other side. I took out my pistol and held it facing the door as I gently nudged it open. I guess it's good I'm such a nervous shot....or those...gentlemen would be dead right now.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4QjTQndIvS0IEbgyDx6W-c_kH481j7mwRWRmcf7ytP2rhLuZfs37MJZIdHyfAtJrFGCBlohGG9XsoDHRRRfebLauxjV2FmIDX2BqqLbsVJ3JlGEP7e_YMxi-shpeUGm3GPKkINGPAXX6/s1600-h/underground+ghouls.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370759792424761058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4QjTQndIvS0IEbgyDx6W-c_kH481j7mwRWRmcf7ytP2rhLuZfs37MJZIdHyfAtJrFGCBlohGG9XsoDHRRRfebLauxjV2FmIDX2BqqLbsVJ3JlGEP7e_YMxi-shpeUGm3GPKkINGPAXX6/s400/underground+ghouls.bmp" /></a><br />To be honest.....I....um......sorta shouted "Zombie!" as I backed up....panicked a bit.....anyway....<br /><br />"Don't shoot!" cried the short one with glasses. It made me jump and drop my gun as I have never heard of zombies talking.<br /><br />"Wh...ah....What are you?" I slightly yelled. Now it seems rude after the knowledge of how smart they are. Though their science goes against my morals, they are still in the same category as me in this world.<br /><br />"You ain't never seen a ghoul before kid? Wait...You aren't here to steal my secret, are you?!" he more then yelled back.<br /><br />After a short conversation, we came to the term that he was making "super-jet" and he would pay for sugar-bombs to complete his formula. I happened to have some packages of sugar-bombs with me and a quick swap netted me 60 bottle-caps, which I dropped in a satchel I had full of them. Apparently the wasteland's favorite drug is called "jet", but these "ghouls" are not very effected by their....err....effects. Super jet is an enhanced version that ghouls can take for the same effect.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLf9kWVtHoMZaURXnavrDglzOESpHzGK3p2pUAAZlFqtAkb_C6czVtqIizZDOqpkrYT3V7q7mDYLSGAzPb71IreL3ThY2UXPLAzFanORQwWAF_XGEuEK5O4czaMXDlitNNF65BzJ9XPHX/s1600-h/sugarbombs.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370759782511386642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLf9kWVtHoMZaURXnavrDglzOESpHzGK3p2pUAAZlFqtAkb_C6czVtqIizZDOqpkrYT3V7q7mDYLSGAzPb71IreL3ThY2UXPLAzFanORQwWAF_XGEuEK5O4czaMXDlitNNF65BzJ9XPHX/s400/sugarbombs.bmp" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> "Sugar-bombs"</span></em></div><p>What was important was the fact he gave me directions to Megaton. Roe told me it was the second-biggest town in the wasteland and sounded like the sort of place I am trying so hard to find. A safe-haven that I can get a real life as I either find Raven Rock or Rivet City.</p><p>I was on a long hike to the marker placed on my PDA....when I was ambushed by raiders wielding baseball-bats. I have come accustom to violence and it showed when I took my gun out and shot the closest raider in the eye. A person was quickly replaced by a corpses he rolled down the adjacent hill. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370759776118137218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGXiRYgUSyocfImlFrOr6Pfj_sdqILvice57rNjW8rWvnUmJgU8shcRUxsAq2Vi9WZLCYxBOc8qRmbyj2N-V2PKtHYIxNNR9Hj8soEiQj8b7FDxaUoK-hEvZ7k-SKlQGdygOJAj3mdfFF/s400/coward.bmp" /></p><p align="center">To my amusement the other one screamed and ran away. For the first time....someone is afraid of me. It may just be a small raider, but I still feel better about myself and my abilities. Now if only I can instill the same fear in slavers. One day every slaver will fear me.... <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370758425654236002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbK_q-RwSeAqzG5S4IFjhu6Ec3l_QyyU0Hy4yl61iZ14pXRSfT9n-63QmJu6tOLrZnqCcNtIjWQ3qEeCyGF0KlzHFiM7qE13IlcA-cZK7rMHkaaxF6k9HTOLguytTwL5mfHuB-ikYv3s0/s400/baseballfield.bmp" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">"Origin of Raider Party"</span></em></p><p align="left">The excitement was followed by the most amazing sight of my small time in the wasteland. It is of a small town ruined by atomic war....but in the distance...that's the first-time I caught eyes of this city. It was like seeing end results after years of hard research. A grand sight that filled me with joy. I quickly took a picture and rushed towards this holy grail. Any other time I would spend trying to loot this desolate village, but at that point I had only one thing in my sight.</p><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP86y9Kb9jkxc1EffCG-dOnqctfCnbpHcBnGlZq8Q4yCsl7B1DRIHtmZTBj11F5Dghv9wcXaGREmevgs21ixPpMPaqhuT57ojuwMP7-X5VpenoPDvk2q9o8aUgWO7ZmTM0i8fbN_P8-70Z/s1600-h/megatondistance.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370758419251651266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP86y9Kb9jkxc1EffCG-dOnqctfCnbpHcBnGlZq8Q4yCsl7B1DRIHtmZTBj11F5Dghv9wcXaGREmevgs21ixPpMPaqhuT57ojuwMP7-X5VpenoPDvk2q9o8aUgWO7ZmTM0i8fbN_P8-70Z/s400/megatondistance.bmp" /></a><br />A standard Rob-Co robo greeted me and a sniper carefully watched my every mood. I don't know what to expect with these mixed signs, but it was amazing to see a robot way out here in such a grand condition. I wanted to examine it and take it apart....but I figure the sniper would not take kindly to that. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">A dead raider gave me the warning not to try anything, but not like I would anyway. After the gates harshly opened up...I had another set of gates to get through. I pushed them open and it took more then normal effort to get them open. I almost tripped over myself as I stumbled into the city. What a grand display of my power and knowledge of the wasteland.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCUyBysFOOZDZ09NdL9A215ForMw4dBp_I5SfxiDTqvjjUNHhGrG7m6FSV170WBbmJJXf8Hs_jOFpZHOznP7LkSe7tQthmHZBfgiEY5F95Qxy1KhcPHtGpPckgGPAAHdxe6ZvVQQd9hzV/s1600-h/megatonclose.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370758411565707794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCUyBysFOOZDZ09NdL9A215ForMw4dBp_I5SfxiDTqvjjUNHhGrG7m6FSV170WBbmJJXf8Hs_jOFpZHOznP7LkSe7tQthmHZBfgiEY5F95Qxy1KhcPHtGpPckgGPAAHdxe6ZvVQQd9hzV/s400/megatonclose.bmp" /></a><br />A....sheirf...of sorts greeted me to Megaton and warned me not to try anything. I told him I wouldn't and he seemed happy enough to hear someone so civilized. I wouldn't call myself anymore after the things I have seen and done. I guess he is the local sheriff and mayor of town...imagine the responsibilities this man has.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9O86c8Ke3ATTpTLBWO0En5hpDONqiviw11z0h3sizBqdw6XjBZ5PXvDKRmnRRT7zZcqQL7B29nK7Tb5FNt2aP1OA7eMNcwbNErQ15F3OVzMBW0OGWN7RejMZjQXkYtybGYwOdMPUZ8MK/s1600-h/megaton.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370758400344948786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9O86c8Ke3ATTpTLBWO0En5hpDONqiviw11z0h3sizBqdw6XjBZ5PXvDKRmnRRT7zZcqQL7B29nK7Tb5FNt2aP1OA7eMNcwbNErQ15F3OVzMBW0OGWN7RejMZjQXkYtybGYwOdMPUZ8MK/s400/megaton.bmp" /></a><br />To make a long story short...I am currently in awe of such a marvelous trophy to the persistence of man-kind. All built in a crater around a bomb! I guess that explains the name and the numbers on my Geiger-Counter.</div><div> </div><div>A friendly woman named Lucy gave me some complimentary noodles and chatted with me for a while. There is so much to learn about this town...not only do I have to find a place to call my own and a job to help me better supply myself. I sense a lot of work ahead, but for now I am just enjoying my noodles. Signing off for now, this is Devs, the most inspired man in the world.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhljz6HLYXZFAz4f2yhi70cpSnzAM93lShuBCs8tHK0ZLtLb00KGB0mU1h9NyQpbKmUYKSFAuhmxMzRagVXRjtGeexHfG_s2iKJHNULdlaXi5SZLYEHLnoGzzhc8rjzXm2YGGYFe7pJPsp/s1600-h/sallydiner.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370758394528909970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhljz6HLYXZFAz4f2yhi70cpSnzAM93lShuBCs8tHK0ZLtLb00KGB0mU1h9NyQpbKmUYKSFAuhmxMzRagVXRjtGeexHfG_s2iKJHNULdlaXi5SZLYEHLnoGzzhc8rjzXm2YGGYFe7pJPsp/s400/sallydiner.bmp" /></a></div></div><br /></div>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-17030650016961571122009-08-15T13:54:00.001-07:002009-08-15T15:53:14.451-07:00...and into the fire<div>Error Code: 1337</div><div><div><div>.................<br /></div><div>Reboot in progress.......</div><br /><div>....................</div><br /><div>Initial playback broken.......</div><br /><div>Restoring.................</div><br /><div>........................</div><br /><div>Holotape: X</div><br /><div>Date: X XX, XXXX</div><br /><div>Time: XX:XX</div><div></div><div>Processing...........<br /></div><div>...............</div><br /><div>To be honest, going around the wasteland alone is quiet and boring. Waking up in the ditch I passed out in and gathering my gear....I relized how lucky I was. Speaking on that subject, I'm sitll pondering what exactly happened and what Lucky and Lucy got into. For now though, my imidiate survival is the forefront of my undertaking.<br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370300039357259186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-gXhJH19MS6Zyzbuay4hINuumgVqW2YjI8gZhwr1eekmkNz_9yvLB2k5nnm3reTL_4xWfruGcv_4Ee_98Qwt9sCHhGk-ru3fbP5XkgPG_Ye3oPifkHUB_hiDmRlc4ZsH1J0cVL1wsnh7/s400/ditch.bmp" /></div></div><br /><p>I slowly crept out of the ditch to make sure any slavers weren't walking by. It was still dark and that gave me a huge boost to my ability to sneak. I was able to creep out of the ditch and away without attracting attention. The air was warm with a gentle breeze about that blew dust and radiation into the air. It was almost calming....a great releif from the day before.<br /></p><p>I wandered in the direction of a giant rail-system that at one point must have transported hudnreds around the capitol. A glorious technilogical marval of the time reduced to rubble and rebar. I figured it would make a great vantage point for me to climb ontop of and get a view of my surroundings. I'll admit right now...I have no clue where anything is or even the direction im in.<br /><br /></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370302170535413890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-wRZEwDp8MNpVCVzACcvUfv65-v7Y20Xz53tKCocbhQI7ZAVAzdUBzbLNBUs3VrKz2rmDXaBDFSgbxsKmE2wrffOq0lOUQYHwd5mHVpjSZsTsQfpJPHInsGv5U7MvMkjVaDzaS61eL1-/s400/brokenskyway.bmp" /><br />My efforts to climb to the top were....futile at best. At first it seemed simple, I climbed on top of a some rubble and was going to use broken peices of rebar as handles to life myself up. At first everything was going fine, stepped up on the rubble and grabbed hold of the closest rebar, but then the sudden relization of my own limitations stopped me. I hate to admit it but....I'm just not that strong. Damn those nights I decided not to go to the training facilities and continue my projects. Trained to always be prepared and now look where I am....</p></div><p>I sat there for a while and tried to figure out a positive solution to my problem, weighing the possible outcomes and the tools around me, but just as I was building a ladder out of old peices of building material...I looked over to my left. I guess it wasn't my proudest moment.<br /><br /></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370304586685241346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFd0fAibRw15d89QVTNlNQWZ-WzWKPMf0FftIZX2YCJfudA1tIcFU1pfcbRsR8KvClZ5haLDHAlXqLQ93Q4FqVc3YpfuEAgUMMu1FHx9AxhM64FfjNC5YsTXOd5lwk5HmVM-Hg7T1v4uF/s400/cornucopia.bmp" /><br />The closest place, also my current abode, is called....or WAS called "Cornucopia Groceries". It was a small grocery store in a equally small shopping area. In the middle is a entrence to the subway, but the outside suits me better for navagating rather then some broken tunnels.<br /></p><p>I slowly walked over to the area, but to my surprise noone was around. It was a ghost town filled with nothing but empty memories. That is ok for me and I have made the best of my current blessing. I decided the grocery store would be best location for resupply and to try and come up with a "game plan".<br /></p><p>The area around me was clean in comparisson of other areas in the wasteland. I still am pondering why nobody would come to claim this secluded oasis. Excpecting to run into a trap, slowly my feet led me into the store. As my eyes adjusted to the poor lighting....thats when I spotted a couple of mutated roaches.<br /></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370320414187123362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLpioRsAZ3BYi_vuBW3HbU7qMjWId6DjNviPiU4RCGSHLT4qm_1kctIOQXkE8lpjebp3BXGbqR8d0HguSJtYpv-rEQZ3xb3_6EpA4IWOjBNsPw-xEOxGjKN9hv9n9pgtvi3-CbqDYo1bK/s400/boomgoestherr.bmp" /><br />A quick shot to the thorax on both of them and bits of roach covered the surrounding clutter. They both dropped without much effort, but I'm affraid the gunfire might draw unwanted guests. I decided it was best to stay here till morning and gather myself. Quickly, I pushed a old freezer infront of the door to slow any interested parties. </p><br /><br /><p>What is so refreshing to hear is the President again. His radio broadcasts I listened to back on base obviously also broadcast out here because an old radio produced his soothing tone. Memories of the base flash through my eyes as old song begin to play.....and I relize what I must do. Raven Rock was my....IS my home and I shall get back no matter what the cost.<br /></p><p>For now I have gotten more water, gathered a cartoon of cigareets and beer incase I need to trade, and even found a first-aid case to bandage some cuts. The night is quiet other then the soft hum of a patriotic radio and it almost makes me forget about the previous hours. Oh, President Eden is back on so signing off for now, this is Devs, the most relaxed man in the world.<br /></p><p></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370326290189741234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Q_HNIXccHlr0f7eGgeD67Q05z-awUQjkQVdOLkKORTn_YWZZ7wAEcZft16fJmizMgaqEIGFOUYnkWKK1a6dpikHTIyL8NaoUG_2Hu5Y49zdcG_IazXrU3CNRe0PeCIkJUGB03P4PJ2Ep/s400/presedenvoice.bmp" /></p>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-14492803991803400472009-08-14T12:16:00.000-07:002009-08-14T13:05:12.608-07:00Out of the frying pan...Enter command: Eject_harddrive "C:"<br /><br />...................<br /><br />Processing..............<br /><br />ERROR: Unable to remove drive C: due to error code 19321<br /><br />........................<br /><br />Playback autoenabled:<br /><br />.........................<br /><br />Holotape: 8<br /><br />Time: 5:09<br /><br />Date: August 24, 2279<br /><br />Begin playback:<br /><br />............................<br /><br />I'm starting to believe there are gods and they are constantly toying with me. Everytime my life seems right....it is quickly ripped into the bowls of eternal suffering. I....I still have no idea what exactly happened....but she saved me......I guess.....I....Lucy......<br /><br />Let me start from the begining...it might straighten my mind and help me understand the chain of events that led me to sitting in a dirty ditch by myself. Alone again...<br /><br /><br />I was woken from my sleep by Lucy, who was frantically shaking me, and shoving my gear in my hands. After strapping my belt on, along with me gear, Lucy grabbed me harshly and held me tightly.<br /><br />"You will listen and follow me, am I understood?" she barked at me, quickly glancing around the room. I just nodded and rubbed my arm after she let go. I may have not been with her long, but I know enough to have been worried. She had never shown her agressive face to me or anyone outside of comabt. I knew at that point....something was wrong...<br /><br />We hustled downstairs to find it trashed with a few bodies laying around. I relize now that it was Lucy's doing and it startles me that all that noice didn't wake me. Will my demise come from my deep sleep? Either way, we almost made it to the door when a voice came from behind us.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369904548515653714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSPVVvC-hoFhLFR6UQJ1XeY9xn0ad4lGUh2wFi8N6KjY2jSjdIEWHMo_ZFvtS7B-hNB90agHwrbX9A6i2DUJIZFGzWnp9uFpk1FlXeO82u9ka3bmqZDfM70z-WOW-gycvMqvEdb5IFPDY/s400/stop.bmp" />"Oh ho ho! What have we hear? Someone trying to escape from the same fate that Lucky has in store for him? Not in Paradise Falls! Not under my watch!" he cackled a laugh, but was cut short from a bullet to the throut.<br /><br />As he struggled on the ground, clutching his wound and apperently trying to keep the blood in....I didn't feel anything. Usually I would be apuald by such a sight....but at that time it almost made me laugh...his cocky attitude got him nothing. The wasteland.....changes us...makes us its slaves to violence....<br /><br /><br /><br /><p>Anyway, after that we headed outside to see the entire town cheering as Eulogy gave another speach on his balcony. A bunch of mindless slaves, which is ironic since their business....well you get it. I didn't have time to listen to Eulogy's speach, but I distinctly heard the words "Lucky" and "punishment." Either way my mind was focussed on getting out and Lucy led me near the slave cages. Just as I had the thought of "this is to easy", Eulogy yelled something and they started to chase us. They had a lot of guns, but luckily they were all bad shots and the built-up wall surrounding the slave pens made it almost impossible to hit me. Any sooner though....I don't want to think about that....<br /></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369905767267726706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SynItOLRJg3gn01UkrKpj2NZABSuQk3YB5YhrpbEVjDavfreO1jUcewQ_yyP-Apa_Y4iRJkWW5mlu2U65MpJh84P-53mJUS-1-dEVEWTPBlykiBUDQiTH4VD8oVe0E5iWnW9XdZ_97Nn/s400/paradisefallen.bmp" /></p><br /><br /><p>As I turned around...my camera took this photo as I accidently bumpped the button. As I look at it...I feel quite insulted. Yes they are using guns and that bullet almost hit me.....but that man....that man is using a pool-stick to try and kill me! From what I can remember back at base, those things break easily due to their composition of cheap wood. Of course it didn't help those using them were pumped-up solider in power armor, but I digress. </p><p>I finnaly got a good look at the slave pens and to my horror they had children in there! What monster would keep children as slaves? No not even monsters....slavers are some other and much deep form of evil. If only I had enough time...I could have helpped....I could have done something....</p><br /><br /><p>"Come the fuck on!" Lucy screamed at me as I kept up the pase. We ducked behind some rubble and slipped into a nearby building. The room was hot, with green mushrooms iluminating the thrown-about maniquins, and a musty smell came from the back. It was not a place you wanted to be, but this was my salvation. Lucy pulled open a grate on the floor to reviel a passageway.<br /></p><p>"How did you know tha...." I was cut off.</p><p>"There is no time to explain. You need to get the hell out of here!" she started to push me twords it.</p><p>"But what about you?"</p><p>"I'll be fine! Don't worry, hun. I need to go back for Lucky. Besides, how could I leave a thing like you in the wastes without guidence? Might as well pull the trigger now. now git!" she finished he statment with a wink and ran out.<br /></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369907963152289810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJLO6sgCYNf6uO7yHjhoYxbDtQHqi_WWG3odsHcDJ206bCYRmOFlLVtiWov3XQhgyS7cGwviBAnIv_dLScxZxzWAhGK5KUhxuaLpkP_kpWjfFAH-SHqPV-H6hEwyPGojhMJFTjy10HvAG/s400/goodbyelucy.bmp" />And then she left....</p><p>With that vote of confidence, I climbed down into the passageway. It was a dark and moist sewage drain that I would rather not imagine if it was still in use or not. Either way it was horrible small, but thankfully after living in tight corridors and labs all my life it didn't bother me. Partway through I heard gunshots and what sounded like Lucy in an argument. I stopped and tried to listen, but the concrete separation muffled most the noises. After a minute I heard cheering and what sounded to be, "you are ours now!" Like i said the sound was muffled so I didn't understand what most was, but I still hated every word...... </p><p>The exit was just outside the main gate....but enough time for me to stop Dioje's head on a pike. A closer look gave me a view of the gate guard eating what I am guessing the remains of my faithful compainion. And for the first time in the wasteland, i threw-up at the sight. These slavers would pay.....</p><p>For the time being I am sitting in a ditch, trying to figure out my next course of action. I just need sleep for now to clear my mind......signing off, this is Devs.....fuck it....</p>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-1700335187960854962009-08-13T11:16:00.001-07:002009-08-14T11:25:48.093-07:00Camera FunctionI was able to figure out how to time-delay my camera function so that I can now take pictures of myself. I never did have a use for such a thing until now, but it was fun taking pictures and kept my mind off my current surroundings. This is Lucy's favorite apparently, though I liked the one where we got a slaver to pose. The poor bloke was so hammered...makes me glad I don't drink. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369515257551205794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhlU6IhZmOSsFakUo5IA6iLd04NDKi_IyPv59S9LITCs6yd7lFr7XtHnv4DI3wkSoVpRbQW8WLi8JwmXimhyphenhyphenjHoGtUcz9eFATx8OIlUlwb_liyDOPYKS2HUSC-i2hoJ9MZUD_WLZz8ySK/s400/camerapose.bmp" /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634155705064743913.post-68053534258785035412009-08-12T18:20:00.001-07:002009-08-12T23:37:23.608-07:00Paradise FallsHolotape Entry: 7<br /><br />Time 22:22<br /><br />Date: August 23, 2279<br /><br />Begin Playback:<br /><br />..............................................<br /><br /><br /><br />Today I went into hell only to leave with the knowledge of how bad the wastes can effect people and the horrors humanity can unleash. I unwillingly followed Lucky into the cesspool that is Paradise Falls and was almost mutilated, eaten, enslaved, and shot. At this point in the journey I have completely surrendered my well being to Lucy and her caring lookout for my personal safety.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As luck would have it....or should I say MY luck would have it is that when Lucky waved to me, he didn't just want to chat. Apparently a man named Eulogy wanted to see Lucky and he felt it safer if I came along with them instead of staying outside by myself, but we still left the pets outside so that nobody tried to eat them. At the time I found it funny that Lucky thought our pets could protect themselves better than me, but after tonight....I can now understand what he meant and why he took me along.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 394px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369316817515262770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqfloIuH6wcEcA89qR166QkZhglIuhFjXCNU7zjMAuTa2hTX_jXvkc-8chwsyyfu9H_I_-lHdEEj-G6seikEfb070-qmqZlvq2c1T03CD0M3jNQyg7psDbUw4ItmPKy-zByVcxX3voo8c/s400/fallsentrence.bmp" /><br /><br /><p>The entrance was a strategic placement of cars and other rusted barriers. At first glance it seemed to be the jaws of a giant beast opening, beckoning, and begging for people to enter. Skeletons of what must have been people that disobeyed this "Eulogy" and his gang were hanging high up on poles to scare and intimidate people passing through. It was a threshold to a harsher and horrific world....and we were invited right in. In retrospect, I should have just stuck as close to the caravan as possible while staring at the ground, but my inquisitive mind got the better of me.<br /><br /></p><p></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Fb8FvHOTCPF6mImyyKUOCsp5H1NBoIfOU1-vAGbwqKFWhynUfH-sH2hEjGwDSifc9ErHE79kdOq_MsaFHlYG5lwaEQcW5V4zdpQcznq7C6YYmp9-OtFGSXgP9ALnQst5Z6SE6tM8_jQ2/s1600-h/stowyourpeice.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369319088059893458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Fb8FvHOTCPF6mImyyKUOCsp5H1NBoIfOU1-vAGbwqKFWhynUfH-sH2hEjGwDSifc9ErHE79kdOq_MsaFHlYG5lwaEQcW5V4zdpQcznq7C6YYmp9-OtFGSXgP9ALnQst5Z6SE6tM8_jQ2/s400/stowyourpeice.bmp" /></a><br /></p><p>I find it ironic how the first thing you see when entering into the town is a large sign that informs you to keep your weapons put away, but almost everyone in town had their weapons out and tended to wave them around. I pondered this hypocrisy as I observed a women with red-hair styled in the shape of what seemed to be devil horns, quite fitting for what she does, as she waved an assault rifle around. I quickly stopped after realizing she was gesturing to me and threatening to "cut my legs off". Rather barbaric as she is holding a projectile weapon in her hands while she made her remarks.<br /></p><p>As we rounded a corner, I spotted rows of cages dangling from the sky, strapped to old light posts and containing nothing that contained life. I guess it was to warn other slaves not to escape or even slavers to not try and mess with the boss. I am guessing Eulogy to be a rather large and muscular man, shaped similar to a super mutant with the brains to compete.<br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369322115301038066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZspQSR4At4o1zwFjM7dcB-rsRCN3Na8bQNJ2pfh4yTAae-jTki54S-DBcO1x6GWltQ0JQsvB3uJ9aG4do-4TSDDn4-oJ44lJHatL0RjrDz0zv1FKNIc2tOaJRSUhRW8N-M3EwAhm37O9-/s400/Cages.bmp" /><br />While Lucy and Lucky started talking, I headed over to my right heading to what seemed a bar. I have never drinking much in my life, nor found a reason to, but if I ever needed a reason....that was the best damn one I could imagine.<br /><br />I sat down at the bar to witness a man and a much larger man in a heated argument. I...I didn't think much about it and figured people around here argued all the time. I started to space off, as I tend to do, and glance over at a nuka-cola machine in dreams of it working. As I sat there with my mind in thoughts of a cold beverage..a splash of liquid hit my face in what I only assumed a broken drink. I turned my head to see what the had happened to come face-to-face with a headless corpse and the larger man holding a giant sledgehammer out.<br /><br />I slowly placed a finger on my hand, wiped some of the liquid off, and glanced at it in disbelief. I had come to turns at that point that I was covered in the smaller man's bodily fluid and his corpse was hanging on the bar leaning onto me. The larger and the more living of the two laughed and walked away.<br /><br />The best way to describe what I did was the phrase "freak out" as I screamed and kicked the lifeless corpse away from me. I frantically tried to remove all the red-tinted fluid from my face and in the processes....backed up into a dirty looking woman. She started yelling more threats and put a gun to my face in what was going to be an attempt at fulfilling those threats. Just in time, Lucy showed up and....in her words, "cold-cocked the bitch."<br /><br />To explain what happened correctly, I am going to use a simple metaphor. I was a small boy that hit a beehive, but as all the bees started to strike me.....they all just stopped. A loud, blaring, and quite annoying horn blasted the town and just as fast as it came, vanished into the depths of its creator.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 453px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369326874366393650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJlUbW5vLFqLpSrDceJbZe1U-hESyrsW8CsUr10m0_Pr_LyWj36qRCxaUtAC1AUvX7ayQ06pOjuMhcD1DmWBlI8xeQjKuzQGkZQKucHlpj7lz8weNqjoGKsZwm6oYQdYvJBiOQkWZb3er/s400/slaveleader.bmp" /><br /><br /><p></p><p>His name is Eulogy Jones, he leads the slavers, and he defiantly doesn't take shit from anyone. The silence was followed by everyone looking up and paying full attention to a man dressed in a red night-robe surrounded by some beautiful women, spoils of war I suppose. He stood up to the front of the balcony and put his arms out in a very political way. </p><p>"Listen my brothers and sisters! These folks here are our humble guests and I expect you to treat them with more kindness then you have ever shown anyone else. These kind and generous people are under my watch and if anyone even thinks of causing them the slightest discomfort I shall see to it myself you suffer a fate worse then them...." he finished his speech by pointing to the cages in the air.</p><p>I was still trying to get our all the blood, which is quite hard to remove from hair I might add, but was dragged away before I could. Lucy had my firmly by the arm as she lead me behind Lucky as we entered Eulogy's private building. Slavers glared at us as we passed the cooking brahmin carcass and it almost made me feel good. We were separated almost immediately as Lucy and I were lead to the "guest quarters" by two heavily armed guards and Lucky followed Eulogy into what apparently was his private study.</p><p>The guest quarters is a far cry from the dirty outside areas of Paradise. Ironic now that I say it....the worse place in the wastes called "Paradise." Anyway...Lucy and I are both just laying around as Lucky conducts business as usual. I find it odd that this is going on though as Lucky told me he always just sets up shop outside. </p><p>Recently, a woman wearing nothing but her nightgown came in and asked if I needed anything. I was going to politely say no, as this is not a time for refreshments, but Lucy swiftly slapped the girl and threw her out. I think the wasteland has its own language I'm just too foreign to understand.</p><p>I managed to find a bath in a connecting room and finally take a wash. The water was dirty and felt slightly hot, but I forgot all about that in the satisfying sensation of cleanliness. It is next to godliness after all, and the wasteland severely destroyed my image. I guess that is it for now, we shall see what Lucky does for Eulogy soon, but for now I'm just enjoying a decent bed and wash. </p><p>Signing off for now, this is Devs, the cleanest man in the world.</p>LithianLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09912398695036229876noreply@blogger.com0