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The day for you started like much of all the same in the north west wastes of New York: quietly
Really though, that was a good thing. Your most recent, well, home you suppose even if you were typically fairly mobile was a modest sized settlement that went by the name of Cayuga. Named for the lake it bordered, the town was probably the biggest of it's kind for fifty miles in any direction, consisting a couple thousand people that can make a life farming and scavenging from other old world sites. It was a pretty nice spot overall too, with a decent amount of green foliage and spared the worst of the nuclear war unlike the coastal parts of the state. That was part of what made it so popular as the lake, while still somewhat polluted, was only slightly so that it made treating it much easier then many other bodies of water. Recently however you've spent nearly the last year here, drawn to stay by a friend of yours, Lucia, who you admit you've grown quite fond of.
Unfortunately, Lucia went missing a week ago.
Lucia had her own shop that primarily dealt with robotic components, though naturally like many shops offered a little bit of everything. Selling to her was how you met, and you ended up doing jobs for her, then with her. You were fast friends, but recently she left town to go to a settlement in Michigan. An order to deliver some custom made sentry bots she had managed to rebuild and rearm. The payout had been fantastic, though the trip would take a few weeks there and back. Naturally she was apart of another trade convoy when she left, but she should be back by now. Where they delayed you wonder? Given the destination it was possible that maybe a whole multitude of factors had delayed them. Still, it was slightly over a week... your worry was starting to build, especially with all these rumored disappearances starting to happen. Very similar to what you heard coming from Boston a year or so ago before that whole area seemed to basically explode in conflict between the enigmatic Institute, the Brotherhood of Steel, and force that was the Minute man that seemed to resurrect like a phoenix out of the middle of nowhere!
As you get up from your bed, you find yourself idly playing a small key ring. Lucia had trusted you enough to give you the keys to her shop, just to check on it from time to time and make sure no vermin moved in. Maybe you should go investigate a little? Lucia was a avid journaler so maybe you might be able to get some better details from her trip?
