Entry 34: "Observations of My Own" 12.10.78
I realize it's been a while since I wrote in here, so this may be a bit long. Here I go:
After the initial visit we've been going back every few nights to read the files from the room outside the Observation Room. This is what we've discovered.
First, our vault, Vault 76, was constructed for a dual purpose. It was to serve both as a safe-haven for military and Vault-Tec employees, as well as a social experiment. All the slight stresses they've been putting us under are deliberate. The paperwork essentially outlines that over the course of the next few years the Vault would experience more and more breakdowns and cutbacks. It was designed to act as a stress test, and if we succeeded… Well that's what I'm unsure of.
It lists all the procedures and how the recordings are being catalogued and filed to be submitted to Vault-Tec and the US Government after the Vault opens for data collection purposes. I think Vault-Tec may have underestimated the impact of a nuclear war. To the best of my knowledge the surface world is utterly devastated, and I doubt that any semblance of government would be able to survive.
I don't know what will ultimately happen, but according to the files the Overseer is the only individual who knows about our experiment.
Second, Nora and I are doing quite well. We've decided that if all goes well for a while longer we may advance our relationship to engagement. (Logistically speaking there is a limited pool and we get along well, so I think that this will ultimately be the end result.)
Finally, I realize I haven't talked about Roscoe for a while. He's been a good boy. He sometimes misses me when I'm at work, but he never acts out too much. The pups are getting bigger now as well, I saw one of them earlier this week and it was huge!
That's all for now, more updates to come on this whole situation.