Introduction
The remains of a third-world war beginning in the year 2048 bring to focus the town of Glass Heights, a once bustling urban jungle in the United States, which has now diminished to the epicenter of the surviving world. With nuclear weapons being a driving force in the world, much else of once existing life on the planet has wasted away.
There are two kinds of people: those who fight ruthlessly to stay alive, and those of a much, well, "different" kind. Those that are a species of all their own. The effects of radiation coming from powerful gamma rays ,emitted from the atomic bomb, cause an immense mutation of a large and isolated population that have now spilled over into Glass Heights. These people, or "fallouts" as they are informally known, now consist of over 30% of the city's population. Feeding on nothing but human flesh, blood and bone marrow, these relentless mutants do whatever they can to get a hold of the remaining inhabitants. However, as agonizing as it may seem, most would rather be devoured alive by a fallout than live to see their new fate by escaping an attack. Radiation transfer can occur from a single bite and starts immediately. Flash burns begin covering the body, searing the flesh and not long after, cell mutation begins. By the time the whole process is completed, after four hours or so, the human has been mutated completely into a fallout.
Aside from constantly struggling against a mutated race, the citizens of Glass Heights must also deal with the wars waged between each other. With no government in place, it is a truly dog eat dog world in which most choose to carry multiple weapons just to step outside of their dead-bolted homes. Friends can quickly become enemies. Families turn against one another. No one can be trusted.
We have all become desperate and ravenous.
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He went back over to the side of the building, carefully pulling his pants up and quickly putting the rest of his groceries again. He locked up his door and slumped down against it.
He began to think, a dangerous pastime. Why the hell would he save him? But in the same situation, would he save someone else? It seemed like common decency, but then again, it would be one less person in your way. He closed his eyes, still catching his breath a bit.
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Like said before, Rigby was a lonely boy throughout the majority of his life. He never really cared for parties or going to the mall or just "hanging-out" which is the reason he spent the majority of the next few years focusing his attention on his new puppy so that he would grow up and be able to show the world that this "runt" could be more than anyone would ever expect. As for his name, Ben. Rigby chose that name because the old Jackson 5 song "Ben" described their relationship perfectly, thus a fitting name was chosen.
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"Here. You helped me so I'll help you. Just this once." He explained himself quickly.
"The snow is coming. And fast."
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"The firestarter will come in handy, assuming you have a fireplace. It will burn for a long time. Keep you warm."
He couldn't believe he was being so...generous. But then again, he had a soft spot for the dog and Rigby just looked so young. He knew how hard it was to be alone, fending for yourself.
"Just take it. Jesus."
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"Thank you."
He looked down, shuffling his feet. It was a bit painful to actually say thank you, as thankful as he was.
"I uh...never got your name."
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"Eh, I'm used to it. I grew up on a farm. Lots of ornery dogs." He smiled a bit at Ben. It was probably the biggest smile he'd cracked in a long time.
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He watched the falling snow, then turned to Rigby. He gave him a bit of an awkward wave before trotting across the road, the letter falling out of his pocket. He went quickly inside.
Rigby once hated the snow, he was scared of sledding and hated the feeling of cold wet clothes and frostbitten noses. However, now he liked it mainly for the fact that the fallouts were almost completely cold-blooded and despised the snow.
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