Ronald Laren stared at the APC that had driven up to his house. He was still having a hard time making sense of the vehicle when a marine a Minuteman walked up to him. "You all that's left of Girdershade?"

"Yeah."

"You can read?", the Minutemen continued.

Ronald furrowed his brow. "What of it?"

"Got two letters for you." The soldier handed the two letters over and immediately returned to the APC. And that APC left.

One of the letters was from Sierra. Ronald closed his eyes and breathed slowly, calming the frustration of her packing up for this so-called Nuka-World which he had been nearly positive did not really exist and she had been killed for searching for. The other was written in...what was it called...cursive.

"Dear Mr. Laren,

"I do hope this missive finds you in good spirits. Unfortunately, I have some bad news to share with you.

"Due to a recent terrorist attack, there are new security policies that have been put into place. Please reference

"The Right to Minutemen Protection: Every Commonwealth citizen, identified and identifying as such, shall have access to the protections offered by the Minutemen. As this right is non-exclusionary, all citizens have the ability to aid the Minutemen in bolstering its protective capabilities from personal service to material support to whatever in kind as productive.

"Right of Communal Defense: Minutemen will declare roads for safe passage and protect from all areas of danger by the best means available.

"The Right of Standardization: The Commonwealth will be defined for the undersigned communities by the impartial service of the Minutemen. The Minutemen will be held responsible to provision and ensure the entirety of the Commonwealth.

"The Commonwealth will not be extending Girdershade entry into the Commonwealth. This does not negate your rights as a citizen of the Commonwealth. You may continue to live where you like. However, should you choose to relocate to any settlement please present this letter to the Sheriff of that settlement. All Commonwealth communities enjoy The Right to Autonomy: While each undersigned community's residents are citizens of the Commonwealth, each undersigned are independent communities within. Every community of the Commonwealth has the right to decide its residents, it's local laws and enforcement, and economy without undue interference. Please inquire with the community's local authorities on residential requirements. But as stated - the Commonwealth will not be investing any preventative or proactive resources in Girdershade.

"Please carefully consider all evacuation options. While this decision may be revisited in the future, there are no plans to do so and no mechanism for appeal.

"Thank you for your attention to this decision,
This General's Minutemen - Helping each other in a minute's notice.
and the Commonwealth government, for the people by the people."

The man scowled. Ronald did not have any business with the Commonwealth so far and would not need any in the future. He opened the other letter and it even smelled like her.

"Hey you Mr. Loren,

"How are you?

"I'm doing really well, considering. I've found Nuka-World. The General made all the bad men that were doing all sorts of nasty things go away. Now I'm representing them for the government! Yay! But I also found Mr. Bradberton. I wish you could have met him, but he had to go.

"I talked to our mayor about how much of a sweetie you are. But I think I said something wrong or messed something up. I'm still representing to the government but they said that you can't move here. Sorry - please don't be mad? There's plenty of nearby settlements, just on the other side of the mountain range that I could visit you at once in a while when I travel to the Castle.

"Yours truly,
Sierra Petrovich"