Any way, where was I? Right, we came out of the butcher shop... I mean "hand free clinic" at Farragut West Metro and three Talon Company mercs bushwacked me, except I killed them all with Dogmeat's help. I looted the armor off of them. By picking and choosing the pieces, I was able to make a mostly intact set. I nabbed all the fingers, and pocketed all their weapons. I ducked into Grocer next door to loot some foot, and watch Dogmeat play with the radroaches a bit before heading out. My loot tote is pretty full, so I headed back toward Megaton...
Oh, you want my backstory. I said I fell asleep at Regulator HQ, right? Okay. slept, and woke up next way, and walked outside... Right into a radscorpion. It was attacking the Brahmin. Shot it down, but it was a truly WTF moment.
In the corner of my eye, I saw some movement in the distance to the south. I snuck closer, and saw it was a raider camp based on some former army stuff. I think it said Wheaton or something. The trucks were still in place. Somehow the guard spotted me, but I hid behind the big rock waiting for him to come to me, then shot him as he came around the rock. I was looting him when I got hit from behind. Darn it, I forgot to check six! Another raider shot at me with some long weapon. It didn't hurt that much, so I turned around and shot him between the eyes when he charged instead of retreated. The laser drilled a hole right through his head, and his brain flash cooked, and top of his head flew off. I waited but no one else came. I looted both, and approached the gate slowly. When no one reacted, I unlatched the gate and slipped through. There was a trailer but it provided no cover. I noticed three barrels behind the trailer and decided that made better cover. I moved the barrels slightly to line them up. Then I moved forward, saw the other trailer in the distance and two raiders. I took a shot with my laser pistol, then ran back to cover, and waited.
I didn't have long to wait. One raider ran by, then another. As the second one ran past, I shot her in the back. The other one shot at me with a revolver, but I sent three shots into her torso, and her organs boiled.
Then an explosion blew me back 6 feet. WTF? That was when I noticed a raider, up on 3rd floor of a nearby ruined building... with something big on his shoulder... a missile launcher?! I sprinted into cover of a dead truck, just as another missile hit the truck. I sprinted away to the north, and waited... nothing.
I found that I did loot a stim earlier, so I used it, as that missile did hurt a lot. I check my laser, 25 charges left, should be plenty. I headed back into the camp, but this time, kept in cover. I knew where that missile guy is, and I can stay away from him. I went behind the building, and found a set of stairs going up to a platform. A guard spotted me, but he only had a lead pipe, and I shot him before he got within 3 meters. Something in him flared, and he collapsed into a heap of black dust. Unfortunately, it seems I attracted attention. I looted him quickly and found a hunting rifle, then found some rubble and waited.
Sure enough, these raiders have no tactics. Two charged in, while the missile guy hung back. I waited behind the rubble and shot one in the leg, the other in the arm. Both started turning away, and got blown apart by the incoming missile that hit the ground between them. I charged the missile guy and actually saw another missile flew past me. I shot him in the arm with VATS, then in the head, twice for good measure. He went down.
And that's all the enemies, so far. I looted all the bodies, and pieced together outfits to make a somewhat whole piece (less weight overall, worth more caps). Regulators, unfortunately, has no merchants. And the odd scavengers I find can't afford the stuff I found. I need to head toward Megaton. I knew roughly where it is (southwest), but it'll be a while before I get there. I went back to Regulator HQ to trade in the fingers I got so far for caps. I will need them later.
I went through Wheaton Armory again, found a dead raider I didn't loot earlier (turns out the one I shot for bait actually did die... her arm was vaporized completely). Went out the south side, and started walking Southwest.
Oh, you want my backstory. I said I fell asleep at Regulator HQ, right? Okay. slept, and woke up next way, and walked outside... Right into a radscorpion. It was attacking the Brahmin. Shot it down, but it was a truly WTF moment.
In the corner of my eye, I saw some movement in the distance to the south. I snuck closer, and saw it was a raider camp based on some former army stuff. I think it said Wheaton or something. The trucks were still in place. Somehow the guard spotted me, but I hid behind the big rock waiting for him to come to me, then shot him as he came around the rock. I was looting him when I got hit from behind. Darn it, I forgot to check six! Another raider shot at me with some long weapon. It didn't hurt that much, so I turned around and shot him between the eyes when he charged instead of retreated. The laser drilled a hole right through his head, and his brain flash cooked, and top of his head flew off. I waited but no one else came. I looted both, and approached the gate slowly. When no one reacted, I unlatched the gate and slipped through. There was a trailer but it provided no cover. I noticed three barrels behind the trailer and decided that made better cover. I moved the barrels slightly to line them up. Then I moved forward, saw the other trailer in the distance and two raiders. I took a shot with my laser pistol, then ran back to cover, and waited.
I didn't have long to wait. One raider ran by, then another. As the second one ran past, I shot her in the back. The other one shot at me with a revolver, but I sent three shots into her torso, and her organs boiled.
Then an explosion blew me back 6 feet. WTF? That was when I noticed a raider, up on 3rd floor of a nearby ruined building... with something big on his shoulder... a missile launcher?! I sprinted into cover of a dead truck, just as another missile hit the truck. I sprinted away to the north, and waited... nothing.
I found that I did loot a stim earlier, so I used it, as that missile did hurt a lot. I check my laser, 25 charges left, should be plenty. I headed back into the camp, but this time, kept in cover. I knew where that missile guy is, and I can stay away from him. I went behind the building, and found a set of stairs going up to a platform. A guard spotted me, but he only had a lead pipe, and I shot him before he got within 3 meters. Something in him flared, and he collapsed into a heap of black dust. Unfortunately, it seems I attracted attention. I looted him quickly and found a hunting rifle, then found some rubble and waited.
Sure enough, these raiders have no tactics. Two charged in, while the missile guy hung back. I waited behind the rubble and shot one in the leg, the other in the arm. Both started turning away, and got blown apart by the incoming missile that hit the ground between them. I charged the missile guy and actually saw another missile flew past me. I shot him in the arm with VATS, then in the head, twice for good measure. He went down.
And that's all the enemies, so far. I looted all the bodies, and pieced together outfits to make a somewhat whole piece (less weight overall, worth more caps). Regulators, unfortunately, has no merchants. And the odd scavengers I find can't afford the stuff I found. I need to head toward Megaton. I knew roughly where it is (southwest), but it'll be a while before I get there. I went back to Regulator HQ to trade in the fingers I got so far for caps. I will need them later.
I went through Wheaton Armory again, found a dead raider I didn't loot earlier (turns out the one I shot for bait actually did die... her arm was vaporized completely). Went out the south side, and started walking Southwest.
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