Fallout: The New Normal
I couldn't breath. I had spent who knows how long like this, i kept falling in and out of conciseness. I felt sleepy and groggy. That is when I really realized what was going on. I was in a glass tube, I was drowning. I scrambled around looking everywhere desperately. I saw a latch on the right side and yanked on it. A door on the front of the tube fell open and I spilt out onto the cold metal floor. The thick liquid quickly drain through a grate. I fell into a coughing fit. The gel like substance finally coming out of my lungs. I inhaled heavily gasping for air as I rolled onto my back. I stared up at the ceiling while trying to remember anything at all. My mind was blank. I couldn't even remember my name. I sat up trying to take in my surroundings. A metal room with one door. The floor was made of just grates that were far too dark to see down. The walls were a dull and faded gray. I turned back towards the door and looked at it closer. There was no handle. It was a steel door with 3 numbers on it. Painted in yellow were the numbers 1-7-2. I tried to stand but I fell quickly back down. I couldn't even feel my legs. I looked down at them and saw how frail they looked. My whole body was week. Basically no muscle. That is when I realized what was happening. I had been in cryo-sleep. Who knows how long, my muscles had basically disintegrated so a long time was a good guess. I laid there for what felt like forever but I guess it was only about 20 minutes. Feeling slowly returned to my body and when I managed to move all my fingers and toes a stood, slowly and carefully. It was difficult and my legs burned from even the lightest effort. I stepped towards the door slowly. It opened about halfway before jamming. It's an automatic door and its malfunctioning from what appears to be just time. How long was I asleep. I slid into the next room and saw one very similar. The grates were replaced by a solid floor. The room was still the old and faded gray but their was actually furniture in this one. I scanned the room and found a metal crate in the corner next to me. I stepped carefully over to it a emptied it out. I grabbed a towel off the top and tried to dry myself off but the cryo gel was evaporating fairly quickly by itself. That's when I first noticed the chill running over my body. I was chilled even in the stale air. I looked for some clothes in the crate to put on. Had to be decent before I figured out where I was of course. I found a blue jumpsuit with the numbers 1-7-2 printed on it in yellow. I slid into it and it was surprisingly warm. I looked deeper into the crate and found cans and cans of food and bottles of water. Enough to keep me going a long time. I found the can opener that laid among them. It took several minutes but I eventually got a can of beans open and a bottle of water. I was starving. I started my much-needed meal. I eat very slowly knowing my stomach wasnt used to digesting food anymore. After my hour-long meal I scanned the room and sat down on a couch and let myself rest. I noticed the small TV in front of me. I looked for the remote far to tired to get up. I found it on an end table next to the couch and flipped it on, maybe I could find some answers. The TV buzzed for a moment before a man appeared on it. The TV was in just green, almost like I was looking through night vision goggles. The man on the screen had an odd feel about him. Somewhere in the back of my mind I recognized him. He had short black hair parted on the right and an oval face. His eyes were very dark. He was wearing what appeared to be a tuxedo. I couldn't tell very because I could only see his face and the top of his shoulders. His mustache was thin across his upper lip. I stared at him for a moment before he began speaking. His lips didn't move as he talked. It was like a frozen picture with just audio. "Hello Chris, good of you to finally join us. By the time you read this your memory will be wiped from the extended time you spent in cryo. I'm sure you have many questions but at the time I am recording this I don't have many answers. You are in vault 1-7-2. You were the only person in this vault. You were put there as an experiment and if your alive then it must have turned out perfectly. Right now you feel very weak im sure. Dont worry, your body will heal at an accelerated pace. You will be back on your feet in little over a weak. Food and water is there to keep you alive until then. After that come find me. You were placed in the wilderness on purpose, makes sure no one can raid the vault you're in. You're in Washington State. Travel south to Las Vegas. It shouldnt be hard to find if everything went well. When you are ready to leave there is gear for you by the exit of the vault. Fair warning at this time I have no idea what is out there. If my plan worked well you shouldn't have much trouble getting here but not everything goes according to plan. I'm sure you can handle yourself, the modifications should help. If my plan worked be prepared, while you were asleep, I changed everything. I am in Las Vegas when you get here ask for Mr. House they will know who I am.