Entry 2: August 18th, 2277

“I arrived in Megaton today. I encountered a couple wild dogs and mutated mole rats on the way here. The mole rats seem bigger here than anywhere I've seen before. Megaton looked pretty nice, considering it was made out of old sheets of metal, and what looks like an airplane. When I entered the town I was approached by Sheriff and Mayor Lucas Simms. He seems like a good fellow. He warned me about my rifle, and gave me directions to various parts of the town. He recommended I check out Moriarty's Bar, it had a place I could rest if I could pay. He also told me about the local ’cult'. It seems a bunch of weirdoes made a religion based around that damned bomb in the middle of the town. I'll probably steer clear of those folks. He also told me the bomb isn't as inert as I’ve heard. It could be easily rigged to explode. I offered to disarm it for a 'price'. He offered me 100 caps. I managed persuade him to give me 500. I headed to Moriarty's place, making sure to avoid the irradiated water around the bomb. I headed up to the bar, and when I entered I was shocked to notice a ghoul tending to the bar. This is the first time I've seen one of those freaks working with humans since I left California. I later learned his name was Gob, and he came from a ghoul haven called 'Underworld', located in the D.C. Museum of Natural History. I noticed someone out of place. There was a man sitting in a corner wearing a clean-ish business suit. When I approached him he noticed I wasn't from here, and offered to pay me handsomely if I were to blow up the town. I was disgusted by the offer. Sure this town may look like a piece of crap, not that my old home was much better, but this place was someone’s home. I declined his offer, he seemed upset but I wasn't going to talk to him anymore, I'll have to talk to the Sheriff about this in the morning. I went over to the bar and sat down to order a drink. A woman named Nova came over to me and offered a place to sleep on the upper floor for 100 caps. I accepted the offer paid her and went up to check the accommodations. It seemed good for the night. Well, that’s about it, tomorrow I'm going to see what information I can get about the surrounding area.”