"Shall I take that as a no then?" asked Terry.

"In that case, I'll be going to recover the entirety of Deans Electronics and leave you be. Should anyone be interested, I will be opening a bottle of one of my more valuable wines this evening at about 7 o'clock. It's a Chateau Margaux, from 1995" He said, smugly, knowing that he owne some of the most valuable things in the Vault, possibly the country.

Zalphon unstraps his laser pistol, and leaves his fingers on the handle, and waits for his burger...

I can't be sure this chef isn't an assassin, if he is, I die before the overseer!

OOC: At this point, i feel the need to interject. Zalphon has to be the most ridiculous character i have ever seen. Everything he does is completely laughable and unrealistic.

James finished working on the announcement speaker. All done, thankfully. He walked out of the room, pasted a note to Mr. Webb's door that the speaker has been fixed, and walked on his way. Seeing as how everything was done, he began to walk towards the cafeteria. Along the way, Thomas ran by him, crying.

"Mr. Lennon threw me out of his class and hurt me!" he shouted while running.

Normally, James would be shocked that this would have happened. However, the fact that Thomas was the vaults trouble maker whom constantly destroyed many of James little gizmos and tech, and the fact he was hungry, he ignored the kid and walked on. Entering the cafeteria, he went up to Jack.

"Morning, my good man! I'd like some water and the daily special."

James' smiled, he enjoyed eating. While he normally just had whatever was the daily special and water, it kept him happy and energized. While waiting for the meal, he noticed a few pipes out of place nearby, and began to work on them with his trusty wrench.

Zalphon restraps his laser pistol.

Nah, I am being way to overprotective...

Zalphon walks up to the cafeteria and asks "Is my burger done yet?"

Jack replid to James, "Sure, thing, now what was that, again....Oh yeah! Clam chowder with a baguette, AKA, a fancy word for bread. I'll get right on it.".

After a while, he was done, with just right temperature soup, and an ice cold glass of water, and he sat down in front of James when he gave it to him, "Man, good to see a friendly face. I got into some fight with a guard, I don't wanna' talk to that tight ass Terry, and I don't think I could relate to the doctor, I mean, its my break, and they're still making me work. So, anything new happen? Wait a second...". He gives the burger he forgot to Zalphon, and sits back down, "So?"

James finished his repair, and noticed Jack bringing the food.

"Thank you, my friend."

Jack told James of his day, and James nodded, understanding. People can get pretty hostile in the vault at times.

"Well, I had to go to Mr. Webb's room and fix his announcement speaker. I don't know what he or anyone else did to it, but it was messed up. Oh, and well, saw Thomas running down the hallway crying and screaming about Mr. Lennon. I was too hungry to figure out what was going on. After all, I missed my dinner yesterday doing the requests the Overseer asked of me. I'm not complaining, though. I enjoy doing my work, I just get too caught up in it to notice my needs until I'm done."

James finished his food, while it wasn't the best, I enjoyed any food he could get. James looked down at the bowl for a while and thought of some potential ideas the bowl could be a part of. Ah, his imagination was running wild again about how to make things, which always seemed to relax him.

"So, why are you doing the food and such on your break?"

"Well, i'm only working now because I have nothing else to do. I was only going to read up on my new Guns & Bullets, but you get new issues rarely down in the vault, so I save 'em. And about Thomas, that little runt is always stealing food off the counter, and messing with the machines. Y'know, last week the punk comes in here asking for a beer. What is he, like 16? I didn't give it to him. Wonder why he was crying, in fact, i'm going to go ask Alex now, and use up my break time. Enjoy the food, James!".

Jack gets up and puts on his hat, and takes off his apron. He walks out of the cafeteria, letting the other cook handle it himself, and walks into the classroom.

Zalphon walks over to the Overseer and says, "Sir, there are no threats currently, awaiting orders."

I hope I get a promotion to head of the security force, after Vance died to radroaches, we haven't had a head of security.

Dornan listened to the pvssyr of all the people around him. He decided it was time to say the truth.


" Damnit! If I had known any better, its time. The vault is fulfilling its true purpose."

Dornan walked over to the loudspeaker and pressed the all frequencies button.


" Vault 118, all security forces are to enact security protocol Velvet. Lockdown of all residencies has been ordered. Today citizens of vault 118, you have been chosen to repopulate the wasteland. Vault tec gave you a home, and you have to pay this great nation back for its troubles it has endured. As of now ,all maintenance personal are to prepare the GECK for deployment. Security is to surround the vault door, we are now part of a new identity. Vault city 2A. Known only as the Eastern Vault city. I hope you all are anxious. I understand there are doubts of this sudden plan, but let me assure, you, all is well. Security will provide cover of civilian personall while maintenance prepares to expand the city. Buidlings will be erected under the supervision and guise of the Maintenance and Security division. Daily rations are to be provided to the soldiers by all vault culinary personal. We expand today!"


Dornan grinned and looked at the entire cafeteria crowd, astonished.


" Well, what are you waiting for, we have a city to build!"


Dornan then stormed out of the cafeteria and backtraced his steps to his office. Security guards were running in pairs of two. Locks were placed at all doors, and the vault was going into its final phase. The phase vault-tec gave the name, control phase. Dornan sat down in his leather chair and began to enter commands into his private terminal ,outlining protocols to security details. Dornan did one last thing. He opened the intra-vault comm again.

" To sweeten the current news, vault 118, gardens are going to be grown, fresh fruit, vegetables, real food, even wine and liquor will become a reality. This vault will become the power center of the wasteland! Be proud, for today, you all become this nations new hope!"

OOC: You guys wanted to get to the point, well here we are going to go. Raider attacks, mutants, cannibals, you asked it. But don't worry, it won't be a complete slaughter.

Zalphon heads to the vault door. He has his laser pistol in his grip and is ready to fire at a moments notice.

Hmmm, quite the...unique effect...

"What the hell? But what am I going to do with my wines? I can't carry them all out!" Yelled Terry, over the uproar of the entire vault populace charging toward the door.
screw it, I'll wait untill they calm down and carry them out one by one. Surely Dornan won't mind?

Terry ran back to his room, against the flow of the crowd and shut the door behind him.
Atleast I get to wear something other than that goddamned jumpsuit
thought Terry, as he pulled the jumpsuit off and put on a neatly pressed, if a bit moth-bitten suit.

OOC: Think Pre-war Casual wear.

Jack was in the hall when he heard the news, "CRAP! The vault is being opened! He ran to his aparment and packed his things. All the Guns & Bullets, water, canned foods,small radio, and some jumpsuits. He stuffed it all in a backpack, and sat on his bed.

((So let me get this straight, is the vault still going to be open, or is it closed? Are they going to let other people in the wastes inside? Could they kill me if I locked myself in the diner?))

OOC: Im not sure if its open or not...

OOC: Did anyone here play Fallout 2? Was Vault 8 open in Vault City or was it closed, I presume that we'll be using that as a basis for this RP.

Sitting down, James heard the announcement.

"Vault 118, all security forces are to enact security protocol Velvet. Lockdown of all residencies has been ordered. Today citizens of vault 118, you have been chosen to repopulate the wasteland. Vault tec gave you a home, and you have to pay this great nation back for its troubles it has endured. As of now ,all maintenance personal are to prepare the GECK for deployment. Security is to surround the vault door, we are now part of a new identity. Vault city 2A. Known only as the Eastern Vault city. I hope you all are anxious. I understand there are doubts of this sudden plan, but let me assure, you, all is well. Security will provide cover of civilian personall while maintenance prepares to expand the city. Buidlings will be erected under the supervision and guise of the Maintenance and Security division. Daily rations are to be provided to the soldiers by all vault culinary personal. We expand today!"

This startled him. Why today? Why couldn't it be a normal day? He shrugged off his thoughts, got up, and began to run to the Maintenance room. Reaching there, he looked around with the other engineers.

"Adams!" snapped James.

"Good evening, sir! Did you hear the wonderful news by our Overseer? How delightful!"

"Adams, where is the GECK?" James may have been an engineer and someone who helps keep everything run here, but he never had to worry about the GECK before, so the location and placement was forgotten.

"Right down this hallway to the right, sir! Enter password "Rebirth" into the terminal, and follow the hallway to the room. There, deactivate the barriers and retreave the GECK."

James walked down this hallway which he normally ignored, inserted the password, and went over to the GECK. He deactivated the barriers and waited silently as he saw the GECK.

It was a small, weird looking box. So puny for something so amazing, he slowly moved over and softly touched it. While he never cared much for it, it's still something very amazing he never thought he'd live to see activate. Creating life from nothing.

"It's... beautiful..."

Zalphon stood stood at the Main Entrance, sipping nuka-cola, sweet, sweet nuka-cola.

The Overseer must know what he is doing, I guess...

OOC: Yep, this is a similiar sit to vault city in F2. No, no one is going to attack YET.


Dornan looked into the computer panel and saw that someone was holding on to a bunch of wine bottles. He decided to open a comm button to the room.

" This is the overseer, you want your wine bottles, you may grabe them. Just remember to not spill any of it on the vault. But remember you are confined to your quarters. "


In the distance Dornan listened to the vault loudspeakers.

" For your own safety in the opening of the vault, please stay within the safety of your vault patented quarters. Set door pressure to full capacity of 3000 pounds and then read your vault manuals which will be dispensed through your intra-vault terminal system. Read protocols essential to survival as you prepare for the future. Have a nice day"

Zalphon unstraps his laser pistol, and sips some more Nuka-Cola.

Hmmm, opening the vault, all the savages...

Almost as soon as Terry had mentioned the notion of leaving the vault, the message came over the intercom. "...This is a bad idea." He stood up quickly, abandoning his burger and nuka-cola and hurried off to his room. He slipped inside, locking the door behind him and began to gather his things in one, large suitcase. "I think I'd better re-read about radiation poisoning again." The doctor sighed, he didn't want to leave the vault, GECK or no GECK. If there was a chance of setting up a 'settlement', it'd be raided by some godforsaken creatures, deranged humans or it'll be an open city, letting in all the scum and vagabonds.

He pulled out a medical book on radiation, sitting on his bed. He flicked open the cover, shifting through the pages, reading over it. Really, his mind was focused on the medical clinic and all of the equipment he'd have to shift. Then his mind remembered the radiation suit. "Brilliant. At least I should be protected from what radiation there is." He looked smug as he read through the book, eyeing pictures of horrific mutations and burns...

I feel as if I am being cheated, having to share MY home with those filthy savages, I read about ghouls, and heard about the wasteland. I pray the Overseer knows what he is doing...

Zalphon pulls out his copy of "Nikola Tesla and You!" and reads it.

"Nikola Tesla and You! by..."

Alex was in his room, lying down. He told his students an hour ago that they got the day off. Just then, the intercom in his room went off.

"Vault 118, all security forces are to enact security protocol Velvet. Lockdown of all residencies has been ordered. Today citizens of vault 118, you have been chosen to repopulate the wasteland. Vault tec gave you a home, and you have to pay this great nation back for its troubles it has endured. As of now ,all maintenance personal are to prepare the GECK for deployment. Security is to surround the vault door, we are now part of a new identity. Vault city 2A. Known only as the Eastern Vault city. I hope you all are anxious. I understand there are doubts of this sudden plan, but let me assure, you, all is well. Security will provide cover of civilian personall while maintenance prepares to expand the city. Buidlings will be erected under the supervision and guise of the Maintenance and Security division. Daily rations are to be provided to the soldiers by all vault culinary personal. We expand today!"

Alex didn't understand, at first, he was in denial. But then, it started to get into him, and Alex started jumping for joy.

"Woohoo! A fresh start!"

He was in so much excitement, he ran to the cafeteria to see how everyone else was thinking about it.

Jack was in his room. I could head to the diner, and barricade the front door. The thought of opening the vault made him want to puke. No, but better, i'll grab all the Nuka-Cola bottles and canned food!. He got out of his room, ball cap on his head, backpack on his back. He ran past everyone, because all those years of baseball, and running away from radroaches had payed off. He rushed in grabbed the Pork N' Beans, some rice in a can, and even some alphabet tomato soup in a can, then he want for the bottles of water, and some bottles of Nuka-Cola.

After he had fully looted (robbed) the place, he stuffed it all in his backpack and ran out the door, only to be met by Mr. Lennon, "Oh...Heh heh....Mr. Lennon. What a nice surprise.".

Oh, wait, we're not leaving yet? Great!
Thought Terry as he slowed from he inital frenzy. He put down his wine and sat down on his bed, musing about what would greet them when they got outside.

The doctor got up from his bed, placing his book away. He stood up slowly, straightening out his jumpsuit and walked towards the door. As he went, he took hold of another bag, one that usually had his gym clothing in. He unlocked the door and made his way to the clinic. "Might aswell do something with the time and gather the medical supplies". He sighed, walking down the long metal corridor that lead to his clinic. He'd finally gotten use to being in this expensive, steel coffin.

He entered the clinic, entering the passcode into the locked door. Instantly he began to collect various different boxes, vials and medical equipment. "Stimpacks, check. Med-x, check. Blood packs, check." He also stuffed in some of the vaults less known drugs, including buffout and psycho. Why psycho was put in the vault, Harold didn't know, but he knew it may come in handy outside of the vault. He stuffed in trays of medical equipment, eyeing a scalpel as he put it in the bag. Before it was lost within the depths of the now full bag, he removed it, placing it in one of his many hidden pockets. "...Just incase."

He stepped out of the clinic, zipping up the bag and began heading back to his room. He swung the bag over his shoulder, eyeing the corners as he went. He'd rather not be seen transferring all these drugs and medical implements, it made him look shifty. Yet, when he thought the coast was clear, he rounded the last corner, only to meet with Jack and that teacher; Harold didn't know his name, nor did he really care for it. Jack seemed to have something to hide aswell. "So I'm not alone, eh? Hehe. I always did like that Jack kid."...He took a deep breath, changed his facial expression to that of a smile, hinted with a bit of fear. "Hello gentlemen. All this news about the vault opening up got me on the edge, thought I'd go for a walk...Seems I'm not the only one."