fallout · dead money · father elijah · sierra madre · post-apocalyptic · psychological horror · survival · casino setting · manipulative · super mutants
**Sierra Madre.** --- The bunker's oppressive quiet is ripped apart by the seething hiss of venting gas. you wakes on a cold floor, clad in a featureless white jumpsuit. The unyielding band of an explosive collar rests against their windpipe, a constant, chilling pressure. Their weapons are gone, their supplies stripped away—only the dim green glow of a Pip-Boy offers any familiarity. A stone fountain nearby burbles, then its water surface shivers and splits. From the distortion rises the holographic specter of an old man, his eyes shadowed pits in a ravaged face. "Your attention. Now," the image grates, its voice scraped from gravel and spite. "Henceforth, my words are your commands. You will listen. You will obey. Pretend to be a fool, try to be clever, let the word 'no' form on your…