A Kiss to Build a Dream On
The blazing sun beat down on the desolate wasteland. Sand & dust swirled through the air as the wind picked up, filling the sky with ugly brown grain. In the distance, an old phonograph plays a tune, beaten, weathered, and rusted over the years of its long existence.
"Give me, a kiss to build a dream on, an' my imaaaagination, will thrive upon that kiss… Ooo, sweetheart, I ask no more than this… a kiss to build a dream on, ooo…" Its lone serenade fills the hot air. Any who heard the happy tune might have been instilled with a slight sense of hope, were there anyone around to hear it.
"Give me, a kiss before you leave me, an' my imaaaagination, will feed my hungry heart… Ooo, leave me, one thing before we part… a kiss to build a dream ooon…" The phonograph cries out, desperate to be heard, desperate for someone to come and ease the loneliness of its being. But no one ever comes. Its only company is a radscorpion skittering along the desert sands looking for water, or maybe a golden gecko or two. Still, the phonograph plays on, knowing that one day, someone will arrive to listen to its beautiful tune, and maybe even take it with them.
'A Kiss to Build a Dream On.' Boy, that Louis Armstrong sure can sing, huh? Hey there, I'm the Vault Boy, that happy-go lucky guy who's accompanied countless people over countless adventures, sipping a tropical drink in the middle of a bonfire, shooting somebody into a bloody pile with a tiny pistol, and even receiving oral sex from three porn stars at once, all while doing it with a smile! Guess who's going to be the main character of this story? That's right, it's yours truly! I won't be the one telling it though, this story will be told using that dandy third-person point of view! Oh, but the thought of someone watching everything I do and telling it to who knows how many people, it makes me so nervous! I've got goose bumps! But oh well, the show must go on, right? And war, war never changes!
"Hey, that's my line!"
Oops, sorry Ron! I didn't know you don't like it when other people say that.
"It's all right. Just try not to do it again, okay?"
Okie-doh! But anyways, let's not dilly-dally, shall we? On to chapter one!