When last we left most of the runaways, Cynthia the nurse, Louise the scavenger, Alvin the mechanic, and Theo the combat medic.

They had split off from the Apex, who along with his own team ventured north to investigate the mostly unknown threat of the mutant cicadas.

The rest of the gang embarked back into the wasteland,

gathering everything they can before diving headfirst into the unknown. Alvin mentioned knowing

we were a cache of ultracite, a highly versatile and resilient metal native to Appalachia. However,

after visiting the abandoned settlement of Greystone, they found it littered

with smoldering craters, courtesy of a scorched super mutant who is throwing mini-nukes at anything

he saw move.

After a superheated battle, the runaways emerged victorious.

Now they must search the irradiated remains of Greystone for their Ultrarsight Prize. On tonight's episode of Gateway.

And indeed, as the smoke and dust clears

after your battle with this

even for a mutant

grotesque

grotesquely mutated form

most of its skin

missing in these glassy glowing

green protrusions

poking out of its skin

more than likely causing

pain and irritation.

You managed to

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