Fallout Stalliongrad

(When you dig into the past be ready for surprises)

The building was actually quite spacious and I along with the ponies I was with looked around in awe. Not knowing the actual former significance of this city or any of the possible secrets it held I looked to Fuse who was busy looking at the ornate decorations and other knickknacks; some of it was detritus of course and we pretty much ignored it. The entry space of the building had been very decorative in its design; fancy wood paneling, gold trim, statues that lay crumbling or otherwise damaged. Looking to the map of the building I took a second to think on a plan to explore.

"So Blaze; what do you think we should do? You're the wasteland expert and we'll follow your advice."

"To be honest Pin; I have no clue. We've avoided bigger places like this seeing as the possible security in them just was more of a hassle to take out than to attempt it. Seeing as Fuse has disabled the security; at least in this area I say we don't split up; at least for now. Let's tackle the place one section at a time." I nodded and looked at Fuse who simply tapped a few buttons and with a soft click the turrets; which were active for now went dark. The blue lights indicating they were active went dark and they drooped. After that I looked at the map; not just the one hanging on the wall but the one Fuse had downloaded. The one on the wall had a pretty good layout and i asked if Fuse could make a crude copy to give to the others. The Pipbuck map showed areas that weren't on the wall map and I tried to put the two together making a good diagrammed map that included the key that explained all the symbols; such as restrooms, offices, places of interest and other details. There were of course a couple restrooms on this floor along with a long dead elevator Fuse looked at and smirked. I simply chuckled and trotted to one of the restrooms; looking to my E.F.S I saw at least one red bar and entered the restroom slowly listening for whatever it may have been. Okay; so when new to the wastes and only being in the actual wasteland for a day; lets just say I yelled out loud when I opened the stall and the rad-roach leaped out at me hissing. Blaze and Sweet cantered in guns drawn and stopped short only to see me attempting to stomp it to death; and promptly burst out laughing hysterically at my being startled by the now mad bug. Sweet looked at it telling Blaze to put his weapon down and trotted over tossing a bit of food on the ground to draw it away from me. I looked at her expecting for her to kill it; instead she fed it more turning the bar amber in my E.F.S leaving me sitting dumbfounded.

"I....wha; HUH?! S.....Sweet; you're not going to kill that thing? What the hell!"

"Why would I? Its just one rad-roach Pin; one isn't a big deal. Look; its skittering off more scared of you than you of it. You'll learn out here that often times letting something go is the best option; raider klan, wild beasts, some things are just better left alone. Had you fired on it the turrets could have activated or you'd alert anything else around. Be more cautious Pin; that E.F.S is good however your instincts are better. If something seems off; it is in the wastes."