The Other Wanderer

After clearing out Springvale School, I tool all the loot back to Megaton. Moira actually ran out of caps, so I had to spread my loot around to the Doc and to Moriarty's. But any cap is good, right? Moira tried to make me her assistant in writing her "Wasteland Survival Guide". Basically, it means I'm getting shot at. However, it sounds like it can save some people. And that's good, right? I agreed to visit Super Duper Mart... purely on a trial basis, of course. I walked over to Super Duper Mart, which is to the east. the "parking lot" was mostly empty, except a wastelander and some vicious dogs. I killed the dogs but not before they killed the wastelander. I stripped them all of valuables, and emptied both Nuka-Cola machines. I decided to store the loot in one of the machine for now. I slowly moved in. There was a raider patrolling atop of the shelves with some plants between aisles. Interesting. The whole place is dark. Guess raiders don't be...

The buzz through town was electric, as the news of me having saved Simms had spread among the inhabitants. People seem to treat me with more respect now. I left Megaton and headed north. Springvale is just ruins, and I went inside Springvale Elementary. It was rather sad looking, skeletons everywhere, book strewn all over the place, desks placed haphazardly. And yes, there are even children's skeletons. I crouched and slowly moved from room to room, finding little if any loot worthwhile. Then I heard voices... Raiders. I edged around the corner and the motion must of drawn their eye, because they both noticed me and charged. One brandished a pool cue, the other a pistol. I almost laughed, as I aimed my hunting rifle and fired. The range was so close I can't really miss. The bullet went through the pistoleer's left eye, and took off most of his head. The pool cue wielder, was still 3 yards away when I shot him through the heart. He fell face down and did not get up. I ...

Anyway, where was I? Heading southwest from Wheaton? Uh... right! Anyway, I kept walking, and walking, and came upon two tall buildings. There are some fortifications indicating it's probably held by raiders. But there was nobody outside. I found the main door, which was labeled Bethesda East. I walked in with my hunting rifle ready, and there was nobody in the lobby except a few radroaches. I explore and looted every desk and see, and did find more than a few junk items, which I left in place. I had to climb to the second floor before I run into any raiders, but they are dumb. I shot one in the head, switched to combat shotgun, then shot the next one when she came running in, and the shotgun took her leg off. No one else came. I stripped her combat shotgun to repair mine, then stripped them out of armor and whatever else useful. I also did a little repair on my hunting rifle. There was a room with an obvious pressure plate trap in the middle. I walked around it carefully....

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 truc...