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            My name is Brent Merrickson, and I was born out in the wastes around Shady Sands in the Core Region. I don't know why I'm writing this journal, maybe it's for her... Maybe when she's older she can look through it and remember me kindly. Maybe I just need to vent myself, and don't want to trouble anyone else. Either way, I'm going to jot down all my adventures before I met Cuuthe.

        I was born back in 2220, as I said before, in the wastes around Shady Sands... I wasn't born into this world easily, and I am lucky to be alive right now. My father was some no life raider, who took my mother as a sex slave. My mother... She was a good, honest woman, who just got a raw deal in life. My dad raped her until she got pregnant, and from what I hear, if it wasn't for-

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        "Daaaaaaaaaaad!" Brent turned, calling out back towards the girl"What?" As he turned around to look towards the door, he glanced around the room he was in. It was dark, the only light coming from the small battery lamp sitting on the table he was sitting at, the window showing the night sky of California. The door suddenly jumped open, the small bundle of blankets and tears running up to himm and jumping in his lap, speaking through her tears "Dad! I was calling you!" Brent sighed and began to rub his hand in her hair as he said "Shhh... Come on now, whats wrong?" just continuing to stroke her short neon blue hair, letting her cry into his lap.

        After a few minutes, he hear some hissing and ruslting from past the wall beside him, and he asked quiety "Come on, calm down... What happened?" The girl in his arms sniffling and saying "R-Roach was in there..." as she looked up at him, face full of tears. He sighed, getting up and carying her towards his bedroll while he said "You can sleep in here tonight, I'll go get rid of it." Once she was in hsi bedroll snuggly, he got up and began towards the door, the girl calling out behind him "Dad..."

            Brent sighed, turning his had asking "What?" as he grabbed his holster from the doorhandle. The girl sniffled again, before saying "B-Be careful..." Brent couldn't help but smile at that, and he nodded, replying "Sure thing, Cuuthe, I'll be careful." as he opened the door and went out. He looked around the decrepit hallway. The hall was dark, and he could see the doorway to Cuuthe's bedroom was open. Brent reached to his holster, grabbing his colt as he put himself against the door to listen into the room... He could hear the rustling of wings from inside the room, and hear whatever it was bump against something in there.

            He waited a moment in silence, listening to it's wings flutter from the other side of the door, before jumping out and looking into the room. He saw the radroach sitting near the bed, whre he could see the sheets were missing from. The roach looked hurt, as he notced one of it's wings was crushed, and a few of it's legs missing, and noticed the small bat he had left near Cuuthe's bed was thrown on the ground near the door. Brent shook his head as he took a few steps forwards, stopping inf ront of the roach, and muttering "This is for interupting me." as he raised his foot, and brought his foot down, crushing the bug under his foot. The radroach gave a satisfying crunch underfoot, and twitched for only a moment after.

        Brent backed up a little, before holstering his colt and muttering "Well, guess I won't get anymore work done tonight..." Before heading into the next room where Caathe was waiting, sitting on top of his sleeping bag