This is a playthrough fanfic. I know it has been done before but I really want to write out my own Fallout adventure. So here is the beginning:
Constructive Criticism greatly appreciated. Particularly on the writing style
Prologue: Endings and Beginnings
July 13 2258. Project Purity, Jefferson Memorial
James walked into his…their room at Project Purity. Tears were streaming down his face. "Catherine" He barely whispered. He still couldn't believe it was real. His beloved wife so full of passion, so full of life was gone. Losing control, James buried his face in his hands and sobbed unashamedly, his shoulders heaving with sobs.
In what seemed like hours later, James looked up and seemed to finally notice the crib in the room and the tiny, cooing bundle within, Verea, their daughter. Catherine was so excited when she found out she was pregnant. It invigorated James and every other member of Project Purity. It gave them a new reason for their work. There was a new generation coming who would need Project Purity. But then like everything in the hellish, god-forsaken Capitol Wasteland, every good thing seemed to wither and turn to the ever-persistent dust that pervades this boneyard of a city. Catherine died during childbirth. What should have been a joyous beginning turned into a tragic ending. She only had time to name their daughter, and say her husband's name one more time before she entered the void.
James walks over to the crib and picks up the tiny breathing bundle. Only a few hours old, yet she already looks like her mother. His heart ached just looking at her. But he had to get over it. His daughter needed him, so at that moment…"I swear I will honor my wife's legacy and raise this child right." Sensing her father's discontent Verea began to whimper. "Its all right honey, Daddy's right here" and she quieted down, James set her down back in her crib. "This place means the world to me, but my daughter means more. As much as love this place it is no place for an infant." At that moment, Madison Li walked into the room. Her face too, was red and tearstrained, for she and Catherine were good friends.
"James I'm so sorry"
"I know"
"I miss her"
"Me too"
"If you need anything just let me-"
"Madison I need to be alone right now" James snapped. "Okay, I'll be with the others if you need me" and she exited on the room. James slumped down in a chair. He wouldn't know how he would tell the team, but he had too, eventually. He sighed, " I wonder if Vault 101 could use a doctor."