The pip-boy played a static-covered 'I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire' as Buck walked through the Wasteland. Buck was African-American, had a shaved head, and a rough beard styled like his dad's. Buck had just left the vault, and wasn't accustomed to the hardships of Wasteland.
'The water's still radioactive?' Buck thought. 'Guess they have purifiers.' Buck heard the sand crunching behind him and quickly turned. A giant mole rat jumped at him, scaring the wanderer and causing him to drop his gun. Buck grabbed the mole rat by the neck, narrowly keeping it from ripping his face off with its teeth.
"Rover! Off of that guy!" A woman shouted. Buck couldn't see her, but he wasn't too optimistic about his chances of not getting shot at.
"Thanks." Buck said, sitting up. A few sharp rocks had scratched his back, and the sand stung the open wounds.
"Who the f*ck are you?" The woman asked, pointing an assault rifle at him. She had dark hair, blue eyes, and pale skin.
"Buck. I just got out of the vault, and I'm looking for my father." Buck said. He was trying to figure out if he could reach the Overseer's pistol before the woman shot her.
"So, you got anything good?" The woman asked.
"I got the clothes on my back, about five caps, and a few scrapes from your mole rat." Buck said.
"I could use about five caps." The woman said, prodding him with her gun.
"Damn it." Buck sighed, handing her the caps.
"Nice doing business with you, Buck." The woman said. "Rover, sick 'em!" The mole rat jumped at Buck again, but Buck knew what to do. He grabbed Rover around the neck and wrestled him to the ground, then quickly ran towards his gun. Buck looked down the sights of the pistol, but the woman was gone. Buck quickly got a headshot on Rover and continued on his way to Megaton.
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Raine hid behind an old, mostly destroyed wall of one of the buildings, watching Buck walk towards Megaton. She wasn't expecting a newbie to the Wasteland to be able to kill her trained mole rat. She'd make damn sure to steer clear of that freak of nature from now on. Raine made sure Buck couldn't see her and snuck away, hoping to rob a caravan soon.