FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE

[nolandmod]

The group rides the elevator up and out of the Vault and into the muck of the mire that sits a good hundred feet above it. The gear shaped platform characters stand on is (now that the swamp was accidentally drained a bit into the Vault) located in the center of a mud patch a few inches above water level. As far as the eye can see, there is nothing but mud, radioactive water, and near-dead trees sagging under moss. The characters are also not the only living things in the swamp. Scattered around there are small clumps of giant eggs, and in the distance a few more mirelurks can been seen trudging their way through the water on the hunt. They don’t seem to have noticed the characters yet, and it’s up to the individual parties whether they choose to hunt or sneak around the creatures.

Those that check their pip-boys once the reach the surface are in for a bit of a surprise. There’s a new radio station: No Land Radio. In between the songs, an apparently alive disc jockey makes comments about just played songs and advertisements for weapons, robots, and food. Somewhere, there’s a city. The signal is a bit scratchy, suggesting characters are on the very edge of the signal radius.

[[OOC: Individual starters for each group will be posted below. Feel free to RP about any point of the journey in the sub-thread. When mod input is wanted in the scene, just add MOD to the title of the comment! Please direct OOC questions to this month’s OOC post here.]]

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[loveyoudarling]

"Oh, you sound really determined Jiro ♥," She couldn't help but chuckle with that. Like Jiro, Chocolat had not decided to bring any firearms with her. But that didn't mean that she was starting this journey ill-prepared. Attached at her hip was a makeshift belt, a couple of small sharpened kitchen knives, a baton, and what seemed to be a large bundle or steel wire. "As for giant bugs, I don't think we get much of a choice in regards to what it is we'll be running into."

She took a deep breath, her shoulders dropping as she took one last look at their surroundings before taking a step forward, their first step into the great unknown.

"Alright then my dearies. Let's get this party started. ♥"

[justoutrunyou]

"When you say it like that, this feels like a real adventure." Sandy laughed trying to sound casual but the light in her eyes made it clear she was thrilled to be stepping out into the world at last.

Schlorp!

One step into the mucky, muddy water and Sandy sank up to her thighs. She groaned and struggled forward till she was out of the sinkhole she'd found and quick on Chocolat's heels.

Once they were moving though her head was constantly on a swivel, looking around in all directions in fascination.

"Before coming here I've never been outside of the city. This is wild."

[cicadashell]

He barely covers a snort as Sandy finds the sinkhole.

"Adventure, my ass."

Everything's dead with the exception of mutated insects. Unlike Sandy, Jiro lived by the woods and a spent a lot of time outside. This is a far cry from a lush forest. It even smells gross. He wanted to get out of the vault, but up here is just as depressing.

"Think this was swampland before? Where's the swamps in America? Florida?"