The Other Wanderer

I started walk north east toward Regulator HQ. I crossed the bridge north of Springvale school, and kept walking, mostly retracing my steps. I came upon a few raiders at the river's edge, and dispatched them easily. Their throwing spears are no match to my bullets.  Found a scavenger on the way, but he had very few caps. It was almost noon when I arrived at Regulator HQ.  Had to shoot some vicious dogs on the way. I salvaged the dogmeat. Sonora didn't have much to say other than good job for the fingers I had collected. Regulators do not have a communications network per se and often some of us simply never reported in again. Apparently a few were lost to the west, which is supermutant country. I asked if she's heard of the scrapyard, and she said there's something to the east southeast of us. I thanked her and started walking. On the way, I found a wastelander corpse with a note about sorry, train car, and secret stash inside half of a bus. There's a corpse o...

As I stepped out the door of the clinic someone shouted "there he is!". By reflex I pulled the combat shotgun and crouched, then I winced. It's those darn Talon mercs again. And they are pretty well armed... But I am better. I switched to my trusted Wanda, the customized assault rifle I picked up at Regulators a while back, and send a burst into the closest threat... the merc with a combat knife charging me. Dogmeat jumped into action and is engaging 2nd merc with a combat shotgun, also rushing in. The third merc with the laser rifle is taking potshots at me, but from a bit further away. My regulator duster is good, but not laser proof. I wait until the knife merc got closer, than put a burst of 5.56 into his nogging with a bit of help from my VATS. He goes down, half of his head missing. I took a few laser hits and I can feel the scorch marks, but I need to help Dogmeat. I sprinted to the bus shelter which provided cover from the laser, then targeted the shotgun me...