FNV: Unknown Origins - Sneak Teaser

[Cyberweasel89]

“Um... my memories are gone, Mr. Forecaster... wh-what can you tell me about me?”

“Let me take off my medicine... Your face does the thinking. Two to the skull, yet one gets up. Odds are against you... but they’re just numbers after the two-to-one. You’re playing the hand you’ve been dealt, but you don’t let it rest. You look at the other players, and find you have the advantage. The other players are playing for themselves, playing alone. You have what they don’t have. Something you have because you’re not alone. You choose the outcome of this game. You take a gamble, but only after each friend has kissed the dice in your hand. A gamble that may pay off? Forecast... Unknown origins make for uncertain futures.”

“Wow... um... what about this place? Th-The 188 Trading Post?”

“Let’s see... Local, local, the here and now... little of interest... Things to buy, false hopes, and regrets watered down, washed down in dirty glasses. With regret comes a girl... Smiling sad, red robe, name Veronica, half here. Wraps her and her heart up like a pack. In the pack, a key, some say. Forecast... cloudy with a chance of friendship.”

“And... what about... everywhere?”

“Just a sec... Bull and bear over the dam, at each other’s throats. Two more join the fight. A tyrannizing lion. A traitorous weasel. Which will win? Ball spinning on the wheel. More than two at the table, placing bets. All lose in different ways. But what’s this? A light from the wasteland? A little white rabbit joins the cockfight. Not a spectator, not a fighter. The rabbit decides who wins and who loses. But the rabbit isn’t alone. A fearful cow who’s pretty in ribbons. A faithful goldfish with the key to vast knowledge. A calculating boar eager for data. A stoic rooster with a guilty conscience. A crafty raccoon desperate for change. A perky squirrel who’s not of this world. A heartbroken camel drowning her sorrows in whiskey. A naughty cat banished by her people. A lizard who’s the last of his kind. A handy burro haunted by his age. A healing owl with the best of intentions. A quirky wolf with a feeble mind. A nurturing bat with muddled memories. A sneaky spider on a one-way mission. A flightless dove with deep wanderlust. A lonely wolf who needs only someone to deal her deck. A wizened fox with the Old World on his back and in his mind. A mysterious black sheep who’s a stranger to all, even the son he abandoned. Who are they to this rabbit? Allies? Friends? Family? Lovers? Only the rabbit can determine. But... is the rabbit... really a dragon? Forecast... Great change brought on by a true heart.”

“Um... w-wow...”

“Thanks. That’ll be three hundred caps.”

“Wh-What?”

Edited August 22, 2011 by Cyberweasel89