The-Vault-Dweller

The next six years seemed to pass by at a crawl. Whenever I was not being assigned menial work orders by the Overseer, I was in class with Mr. Brotch. As my 16th birthday was coming closer, I knew that the G.O.A.T. was not far behind. When the day came, I headed over to Dad's office to try to fake sick my way out of the test. Not one to be easily fooled, he saw through me and sent me straight to class. As I headed from the classroom, I found Amata being bullied by Butch and his gang, the "Tunnel Snakes", Wallie Mack and Freddie Gomez. Being the friend that I was to Amata, I tried to convince them to leave. When that failed I was able to tric

My earliest memory is that of my 10th birthday in Vault 101, which is where I was born. Dad had thrown a party for me in the Vault's main dining area, and invited Amata, my best friend, along with the other children in Vault 101, Butch DeLoria, Freddie Gomez, and Wallie Mack, and several of our friends in the Vault. After the "happy birthdays" were over, the Overseer, who is Amata's father, came to me and said, "Now that you're 10, you are old enough to begin your Vault duties. To help you with that, take this", as he gave me a Pip-Boy 3000. Even then, I could hear the content in his voice when he talked to me. After he left, Amata came to