Note: Sorry for taking so long, University has been a drag on time at the moment will try to post more frequently.
Chapter 2 - Hancock
A day before Jack was collecting some ammo to stock up, he previously run into super mutants and they gave him quite the fight requiring a few rounds. Jack ended up stopping at Good Neighbour to buy ammo, the Swan fight used up a lot. Didn't help one of his guns was broken in the process. This was the first time Jack's been here, he was approached by some low life called Finn who was trying to offer 'protection' for everything Jack had on his possession.
Behind Finn approached an oddly dressed ghoul wearing a red frock coat with archaic style buttons, with a blue formal jacket underneath and a tricorn hat. When Jack saw the hat, he realised who it must have been. John Hancock, formally known as John McDonough, the Diamond city Mayors brother.
Hancock the ghoul mayor ended up butting into the conversation "Someone steps through that gate for the first time, you lay off. They're a guest, Lay off that extortion crap."
Finn snapped "Why'd you care, he ain't one of us?"
"No love for the Mayor, Finn. I said let him go" It was clear Hancock didn't like being talked down to.
Finn got bitter "You've gone soft Hancock, you keep letting outsiders walk all over us, there'll be a mayor one day"
Hancock started to approach him "Finn, come on man it's me. You can trust me?" He put his arm on Finn, gave a half smile, making sure Finn made eye contact. While pulling out a knife with his other hand from its holster, Hancock tightened his grip on Finn's shoulder then made a huge blow with the knife cutting deep into Finn's stomach, Hancock then pulled the knife out and began to repeatedly stab Finn with aggression, till he felt content. Finn's head slouched on Hancock's solider, he already bled out. Hancock jerked his shoulder that Finn's head rested lifeless on, Finn dropped to the ground.
Hancock stepped over Finn and wiped the blood off his jacket and shook Jack's hand "Goodneighbor's of the people, for the people, you feel me? Everyone's welcome."
Weirdly enough Jack actually liked him, yeah he murdered someone in cold blood but he did question the Mayor.
Hancock became a ghoul sometime after 2282, following the use of an experimental radioactive drug. In spite of his ghoulification, John Hancock considers the high "so worth it", as well as noting the near immortality he obtained as a benefit. Ghouls are basically the same as human, just radiated skin, they tend to have no noses just the indent of where it was and their voice raspy from where the radiation damaged their vocal chords.
The others didn't like visitors but Hancock approved of Jack though. He knew who Jack was, the vault wanderer looking for his son. Word travels fast around these parts, Hancock knew about Jack by the time he left the vault.