Re: Fallout 4: GROUND ZERO

by **A Blind Guy** on Fri Apr 15, 2016 11:28 pm

AS the soldiers kept walking, they passed through a large, metal gate, with a guard on each side, ready to defend Sanctuary.

"Everyone back to your stations, Evermore and the dwellers are with me, dismissed." The rest of the soldiers scattered as the massive gate close shut behind them.

"Well you two, welcome to Sanctuary, headquarters of the Minutemen and the best damn settlement since Diamond City."

"Sanctuary" didn't look much like it's namesake. what was inside the wire fence used to be an old neighborhood, before the war. Now all that remained were some empty plots of land, on one side there was an unremarkable looking, three story building, and across from it, one lone house, blown out by nuclear devistation long ago.

by **Flagmauth** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:13 am

Nora stopped briefly, staring. All these houses were gone but hers? How on earth did that happen?

by **A Blind Guy** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:19 am

Akira notices Nora staring at the house, "this whole area used to be a neighborhood, must've been nice to live here before the bombs fell. We scrapped every house on the street, except for that one."

by **Flagmauth** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:29 am

That would explain it. But... "Why is that?"

by **A Blind Guy** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:31 am

Akira walks forward, onto the front yard of the house. "Well, every time we tried to get near it-" she said before a Mr. Handy robot appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, and held up his buzzsaw at Akira, and in a very posh and level British voice the robot commanded,

"STAY AWAY FROM THE GERANIUMS!!!"

"that..." Akira says, stepping away.

by **Flagmauth** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:34 am

"Wh-" Nora's eyes went wide. "Codsworth? Is that you?"

by **A Blind Guy** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:37 am

The Mr. Handy unit didn't notice Nora because he was still yelling at Akira.

"For the last time I have told you ruffians to st-" he floats over toward Norah,

"As I live and breathe! it's... it's really you!" if a robot could cry, Codsworth sounded like he was going to.

by BerrySayRoar on Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:40 am

"Wait, you two know each other?" Erki questioned as he slightly backs away from the female dweller.

by **A Blind Guy** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:46 am

"Wait, how is this possible? This unit has been here ever since we arrived, there's no way in hell this could work, she's probably delusional, thinks that this, clearly defective unit, is this... codsworth."

Codsworth continued talking to Norah, seemingly unaware of the other people around.

" It's so good to see you mum, it's been so long since I've had anybody to talk to, after the bombs fell, you, the husband, and young Saun just left in such a hurry."

by **Helsing** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:27 pm

Clarence had several questions going through his head about Sanctuary, but the biggest one was "Why the geraniums?"

by **A Blind Guy** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:45 pm

"I guess he takes pride in his work." Akira responds, still trying to make heads or tales of whatever is going on.

by **Flagmauth** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:49 pm

Nora shook her head and turned back to the Mister Handy. "Codsworth, you...you're still here? How did you survive?"

by **A Blind Guy** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:54 pm

"well I did what any sensible unit from General Atomics would do in the situation, I made an expedient retreat to shield myself from the blast, you seem stressed mum, perhaps I could whip up something for you and young Shaun, say, where is the young heir anyway? And the hubby for that matter?"

by **Flagmauth** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:56 pm

Her voice caught in her throat. "Th-....they didn't..." Nora took a breath, trying to steady her nerves. "They didn't make it, Codsworth."

by **Helsing** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:57 pm

Clarence grimaces slightly, but he keeps his mouth shut.

by **A Blind Guy** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:57 pm

"I see, so they're out doing some errands, I'm sure they will be along shortly." Codsworth responded, chipper as ever.

by **Flagmauth** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:59 pm

"What? N-no, that's not what I meant, Codsworth, they're...they're dead."

by **A Blind Guy** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:02 pm

"these things you're saying, these dreadful things, I do believe they are being caused by hunger induced delusions, after all you're 200 years late for dinner ha-ha!

by **Helsing** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:09 pm

Clarence awkwardly glances to the side "This is going to get worse before it gets better."

by **Flagmauth** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:10 pm

Nora tuned him out. "Two hundred years?"

by **A Blind Guy** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:15 pm

"Give or take a few dings from the old chronometer, you hav ebeen away for 210.5 years."

Akira's mouth dropped open, "200- how is this possible? " She turns to Clerance.

"What happened inside that vault? "

by **Helsing** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:30 pm

"Cryo tech." Clarence explains "The two of us were frozen in tubes. We only just woke up about an hour ago."

by **A Blind Guy** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:32 pm

"You were frozen? well, you certainly look good for your age." she says, trying to lighten the mood.

by BerrySayRoar on Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:34 pm

"Cryo-tech? That sounds a bit ridiculous, but here we are with a stubborn robot claiming it knows the girl. I would say it is a malfunction but she also seems to know the robot."

by **Flagmauth** on Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:36 pm

Nora, still bewildered at the whole "200 years" bit, turned to Erik. "It's true. Codsworth belonged to my family before...before the bombs fell." She nodded at the sole remaining wrecked house. "That was where we lived."

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