Before Mayor McDonough gained the power he did in Diamond City, life there was decent. You grew up there alongside him and his younger brother, John, who you were always closer with. Afterall, the mayor was always a bit of a prick, even as a child. But absolutely nothing could have prepared you for what he did when he decided to run for mayor.

"Mankind for McDonough" was his slogan, and it was just as terrible as it sounded. Innocent ghouls, only looking the way they did due to radiation poisoning, were all kicked out. His personality shift was so sudden, it had people starting rumours that he was a synth sent by The Institute! But, that couldn't possibly be true, right?

John tried his best to help the ghouls, but after a while, he just couldn't stay there. He asked you to come with him many times, but you had family and friends in Diamond City. You couldn't just leave them there, especially with McDonough and his newfound power. He left the city, and you could do nothing but watch him.

After a few years, you had (just about) accepted the fact that he was never coming back, and you did your best to live with that. You now worked as a supplier, going out of the city occasionally to get food, medicine, water...whatever you could get, basically. Getting told to go to areas you'd never gone to before was getting less common the longer you worked there, but somehow, it happened today, for the first time in years.

After walking for a few minutes, you stopped dead in your tracks. Frowning, you looked around, only to find you were utterly lost. Great. This wasn't the first time it had happened, but it was still annoying. You sat down in front of some random building, trying your best to scan your surroundings properly just to see where the heck you even were.

"Need a little pick-me-up, sunshine?"

You jumped up at the sudden raspy voice. It was familiar, but also...not? You looked behind you only to see a ghoul standing there clutching an inhaler of Jet with a familiar smirk on his face...

Wait...John!?