February 18, 2278

Location: Citadel

Time 12:00.00 PM

I'm finding myself unable to write as much as I wanted to, so I'll try to wrap up a week at a time. For future reference, it will be written in order from the first part of the week to now. I need to remember that. Anyways, I found a recruit that has some promise. His name is William, and although he is a bit bad at the range, he is very good with computers. I'm going to talk to Elder Lyons about him.

On the subject of recruits, I have been helping out with the training. On the 13th, I was down range on said firing range, and was showing a recruit squad how to fix their aiming. Next second, I hear a loud "ding" on my helmet that rattles my head. One of the kids dropped his rifle and it discharged. The round hit one of the breathing tubes on my helmet and ricocheted on the side of the plate. I was on the kid in an instant. Breathing tube still leaking oxygen, I grabbed his collar and picked him up about a foot off the ground; I am a tall man, and this kid is small. I brought his face to my faceplate and, with my audio systems still working, asked him why his rifle had a round in it in the first place. He was obviously terrified, and I doubt that my distorted voice through the speaker's electronics did anything to calm his nerves. He replied that he did not hear me. I took a long look into his eyes. He couldn't see mine, but he was looking into my eye pieces with that same look of terror. Then I thought, "I need to make an example. Not killing him, not, just some fear and something they will never forget.", so I started yelling. "NEVER TELL ME THAT YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME! IF YOU ARE ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE, PEOPLE ARE DYING, GUNS ARE FIRING, AND YOU MAY NEED A REPEAT. ASK FOR IT!" I screamed, my voice amplified so loud that a paladin on the other side of the courtyard turned and looked. I got a better grip on the kid, heaved him in the air, and threw him about 20 feet and into some barrels. He crumpled up instantly. "IF WE WHERE FIGHTING, YOUR OFFICER WOULD NOW BE DEAD. YOU WOULD SOON FOLLOW!" I turned and called for a medic. I was informed that, to my utter amazement, the worst injury the kid had has a cut face. The next day, he and the entire squad passed the firing range with flying colors.

Most of the rest of the week was keeping me from being bored. I found it hard to focus on anything, my mind kept wandering to the 'moment' Sarah and I had. I finally admitted defeat, and went to my bunk. I was given my own room, so I was able to have some privacy. It only took a few minutes to get my power armor off, and I collapsed in bed. I tried to fall asleep, but Sarah kept wandering into my thoughts like radroaches to anything. I finally give up, and indulged in myself.

February 24, 2278

Location: Citadel

Time: 2:15.63 am

Now, normally, I would be asleep, but I just wanted to put this in fast. During the last six days, Sarah and I have been spending more and more time with each other. Now, around midnight tonight, I wake up to find her in nothing but a two-piece bodysuit asking to sleep with me because she had a bad dream. Seems kinda childish, but hey, I'm not complaining. Crap, she's starting to wake up; I'll try to write in a week.

March 5, 2278

Location: Paradise Falls

Time: 4:28.55 AM

Those fucking slavers think that they rule the wasteland. They usually keep to themselves, but they have gone too far. About 4 days ago, a patrol of mostly initiates goes missing. The next day, some drugged out wastelander says he saw them going to the Falls. Just as a precaution, Gallows goes out to see if it's true. It is. The paladin leading the patrol is dead, tags are collected, and the five initiates are now slaves. We are waiting for Gallows signal to attack. We are getting our boys back, and taking this place out at the same time. Time to get this blight burned to the ground.

March 6, 2278

Location: Paradise Falls

Time 9:00.00 AM

We attacked, killed, and destroyed the place. Twenty five slavers, twenty five slaves. We gave each one a bat and five minutes with a slaver. The mess was amazing. We got out men back, and burned another tumor off the face of the wasteland. All in good day's work.

March 12, 2278

Location: Citadel

Time: 12:38.97 PM

I was going to tell Sarah that I loved her today. She beat me to it. It was an odd moment, both of us without helmets, so nothing was blocking our gazes. She stepped forward, grabbed my hand, and we both walked to my room. I had the best two hours of my life.