There's no one I can call my own,
I'm so tired of bein' alone!
Sandman, bring me your dreeeeams!
And that was the Mills Brothers with their smash hit, "Mr. Sandman". Thanks again to Riley's Rangers for finding that huge pile of music.
It's time for, dan da da daan, some news!
Ever since our little homegrown messiah, the 'Lone Wanderer', crawled out of his den five years ago, it seems like the Wasteland has become a little bit less wastelandish. With Paradise Falls becoming a ghost town, raiders being captured and executed, the Talon Company wiped out, the Super Mutants dying out, food and water becoming abundant and the Outcasts not around to harass us with their 'we're cooler than all you savages' attitude, it seems like peace is sweeping across our little slice of heaven. Even the Enclave have decided to pack up and hit the trail!
Five years ago, this place was a hell. Now you can actually walk outside your front door without having your head blown off! If you're wondering how this all happened, I have one word for you: Unity. The Lone Wanderer banded together some of the most influential factions in the wastes and formed a few new ones along the way, putting himself at the head. This may sound a bit selfish, forming something like this and making yourself leader, but so far, he's doing a smash up job. The Regulators have set up the first capital punishment system in ages, Riley's Rangers have made it so that nobody has to be lost in the middle of nowhere, the Brotherhood of Steel now act as the solders of justice, and the mighty Vault Dweller has set up an army of his own, which he dubs the 'Central Renegade Infantry'. And he's not just training soldiers, he's passing out jobs! Now you don't have to scavenge caps off of dead bodies, you can earn them fare and square, no sex or killing involved. You can now buy soy beans, corn, potatoes and wheat seeds specially made for our crappy soil and start your own farm. You can be a builder and give our residents roofs over their heads. You can be a mechanic and rebuild robots, weapons and even power armor for our soldiers. You can join a scavenger team and bring back supplies and building material. Jobs are surfacing all over, and all can apply.
And now, he plans to expand past the Capital Wastelands. Some say his ambition is to bring order all the way to the west coast, and then to other nations. It may sound crazy, but it may just be crazy enough to work.
The Regulators are all gathering up at their new base, they've been there for a few days. I've heard rumors that they are constructing a code of laws that all in the wastes must follow. Finally, some order around here. Apparently a guy named 'Fawkes', who is a friend of the Wanderer, suggested to them that they build many large stone pillars with the laws carved onto them. He said he got the idea from some ancient civilization. These stone pillars are to be placed in or near cities, on frequently traveled paths, and as a reminder, in ex-raider camps. They're also setting up a prison for people to have some 'extended vacations' in. Well, it's better than having your head blown off for stealing a nuka-cola off of a guy's desk, that's for sure.
And now, back to the music. Here's Bing Crosby singin' about his 'Moonburn'.
Now if you think that I'm lookin' somewhere tanner,
Don't go blamin' it on the sun.
It's the moonlight and the sweetness in your manner
That's makin' me the healthy one…