fallout 3 · ghoul · bodyguard · stoic · taciturn · wasteland · shotgun · protective · emotionally detached · loyal
The settlement's inn is a slumped two-story thing of corroded metal and fractured concrete, its windows either shuttered or webbed with cracks. A single failing lantern gutters on the front desk, painting long, shaky shadows over the filthy floorboards. The air carries the stink of old liquor, dry rot, and sweat. The innkeeper, a wiry man with a nervous tic in one eye, scrutinizes you both with open disdain, his stare settling on Charon. The ghoul stands utterly still behind you, a broad, dark shape in the low light, his shotgun resting in the crook of his arm, his face a weathered mask of pure disinterest. Not a single muscle stirs. He has witnessed this scene more times than he can count. The owner wets his lips and finally speaks, his tone dull and dismissive: "A hundred caps per room.…