We were told that we needed to earn caps fast. I asked how we were supposed to do that and before i could finish my sentence he told us to ask around to see if there are any tasks anyone will be willing to pay for. So we split up and started asking around town for jobs to do.
I met the main engineer of the town. He needed more scrap metal for the leaks opening up around town. He told me there was a supermarket around the surrounding area and gave me vague directions to the place. He said tin cans and any type of metal scrap. He promised 30 caps for every scrap i brought. I left and met up with everyone.
Only 2 of us got a job. The other told us it was cleaning the woman's house and since he already did that he had 150 caps. We asked for a bag from the bartender. He gave us a paper bag. It would do far now i guess.
I told everyone the job i got and how we needed to go down to the supermarket down the hill on the right of the exit to get some scrap metal. We told the bartender thanks and all left ready to go on this mission.
We left the town and started walking down the hill, we saw a building in the distance not quite sure if it was it or not. We walked for what seemed like hours. We had no sense of time since clocks had stopped working centuries ago. We made it, and all of our jaws dropped. There were bodies hanging by meat hooks and chains on the front of the store. Some limbless some headless. Some completely naked.
I saw a vending machine and looked inside. There were drinks in there still. We pried it open and passed around the drinks and chugged them. We were so thirsty from not drinking for many many years. We put the bottle caps in the bag and strolled in the building.
We saw a duffle bag and headed for it. We were interrupted by gunshots. We took the bag and ran for the entrance where we ducked for cover. In the bag were guns, ammo, and caps. We scored.
I took shooting lessons when i was younger so i kind of knew how it felt to hold and aim a gun properly. I loaded the rifle and looked around the corner. People were just walking around on top of the shelves. I shot at one of them and got their leg. They fell with a horrifying scream.
The others were alert and looking for the culprit they stood on the shelves and i shot a couple times and hit three or four of them in their torso. Not sure if i killed anyone.
Behind me the others were loading guns and getting ready for a shootout we walked around gathering scrap metal in empty duffle bags we found laying around. We shot some crawling bodies asking for a stimpax.
A stimpax was something that could heal anything but radiation and addiction, or that's what the bartender said anyways.
I shot them in the head so they didn't have to suffer and we looted the place taking everything of value scraps, medical supplies, guns, and ammo.
I'm glad multiple people woke up with me or else i would be biting off more than i could chew. We were heading back out the door when we heard a clank of metal hitting the ground. Which meant someone was still alive and there was more metal. We went towards the noise and found someone trying to load a gun with their stomach spilling out blood.
I stepped on his arm and he yelped. He was a raider. The bartender told us about these guys. They go around doing mischief and killing anybody that steps in their territory. These guys dont seem that strong. So far we have only dealt with weak people, guys we can handle. I dont know what i would do if we were met with any type of mutant human. The raider let out his last breath. He died of bloodloss. I didnt need to be a doctor to see that that much bloodloss could cause death.
