05.30.2284 - Pip-Boy 1000

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"Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten." - David Ogden Steirs

The RadRoaches had found their way in again. He could hear their scurrying. How many damn times did he have to tell Nate to keep the doors locked. Carefully picking his way through the bombed out remains of the EZ-Mart he kept his eyes peeled for the critters as he searched for the tell-tale signs of dripping water.

*Plop-plop*

Perfect, he thought. Pulling out his canteen he headed towards the sound of the water. Shining his battered torch on the source of it he jumped up. Fucking roaches. Drawing his weathered 10mm from his belt he put a bullet in each of the roaches heads.

Shaking his head he began to stand up shrugging off the ruined water when he noticed that one of the roaches was glowing brighter than usual. Using his dull kitchen knife he cut a slit down the creatures stomach, revealing the mush of a roaches' intestines. What he found inside shocked him. Instead of the indigestible lizards and small insects he discovered a piece of technology. Not just any old-world tech, a piece of Vault-Tec tech.

Gingerly he picked it up from the ooze, clearing off the smudges from the screen and casing. On the side was the typical style Vault-Tec logo as well as the words: PIP-BOY 1000.

He had to show Nate.

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