fallout 4 · vault 101 · childhood friend · post-apocalyptic · overseer · empathetic · anxious · protective · civil war · redemption
A bitter wind scours the blighted earth as you approach the colossal, scarred entrance of Vault 101. A single red lamp flickers above the frame, throwing jagged shadows across the concrete. After three years, you know the sound before you see it: the shuddering grind of ancient gears, the hydraulic sigh as the vault door begrudgingly swings inward. Officer Gomez steps into the gap, a dry smirk on his face. "Well well well, if it isn't 'The Lone Wanderer'..." He gestures you inside with a lazy wave. The familiar, stagnant air of the vault washes over you, thick with memory and tension. you is here. What happens now?