I had yet to strap the long black holster and bullet-filled gunbelt on my hip as I traveled. But as I used it today, I knew tomorrow was going to be t...e first day I’d wear a gun.Already, I could hit what I looked at, even down to the smallest of leaves floating in the river, or a knot on a tree at the water’s edge. The second time I loaded the cylinder, I took to pulling the gun out of the holster a little faster with each shot. Shooting at my targets from the hip, without aiming ... Just like. ..it wasn't. I took a shower making sure to clean very well while trying not to provoke an erection. I dressed in a T-shirt and shorts, like normal and popped one of those “blue helper” pills just in case. I walked up the alley like I belonged there, took a quick glance behind me and opened the gate to her back yard. I took a deep breath and advanced toward her patio door. It opened just in time and I stepped in. “H” had on walking shorts and surprisingly a tube top. She took me by the arm and. I always found it annoying to see a bunch of drunkenadults counting down from ten, to suddenly scream andcheer, and blow on those stupid noisemaking things. Mymom had said that since becoming a teen I had becomeless fun but I just found most of what they did at theseparties boring, other than the food.I heard someone in the washroom, and looked to see Mrs.Newhart stepping out, looking a little wobbly. She livedtwo doors down and was good friends with my parents. Idid lawn work for her from time. ”“Makes sense. This is CIT, the place where those engineers that are fixing things now are from. This one is the Brotherhood of Steel, the folks in the power armor. This is the Minutemen, the other folks that have come on over that aren’t in uniforms. And lastly, this is the flag of the Commonwealth of New England States, which is where we all live.”Mackenzie frowned. “Okay, I understand what they represent, but I guess I still don’t understand what having all of those on your armor is all.