Fires. As teenagers, Thalia and Luke skip school and end up exploring one of the old vault prototypes. It's starting to look like it'll storm and so the two young teenagers (about 14 years old) duck into the shelter and look around. Luke being the cocky boy he is starts testing everything he can find in the vault, which isn't much, and he thinks he can rewire the area to bring them light. Thalia attempts to dissuade him, but he has the knowledge and wants to use it for practical application. Everything seems to be fine. He works steadily, Thalia bringing him supplies and even kissing him when he discovers the circuitry inside the vault. It's a pretty good day for him.
It's all well and good until the wires malfunction and the fire starts. They have little time to get out of the vault door and as he and Thalia run hand in hand for the exit, they both hear the pained screams of another man somewhere deep in the vault. Someone they hadn't anticipated. They debate going back but the fire's rapidly growing and there's no stopping it. The two of them escape and shut the door of the vault, putting just enough distance between them and it before it explodes.
After that, they swore never to talk about the man they inadvertently killed, but used it as a lesson to try and be more careful.
Memory Two;
As teenagers, Thalia and Luke skip school and end up exploring one of the old vault prototypes. It's starting to look like it'll storm and so the two young teenagers (about 14 years old) duck into the shelter and look around. Luke being the cocky boy he is starts testing everything he can find in the vault, which isn't much, and he thinks he can rewire the area to bring them light. Thalia attempts to dissuade him, but he has the knowledge and wants to use it for practical application. Everything seems to be fine. He works steadily, Thalia bringing him supplies and even kissing him when he discovers the circuitry inside the vault. It's a pretty good day for him.
It's all well and good until the wires malfunction and the fire starts. They have little time to get out of the vault door and as he and Thalia run hand in hand for the exit, they both hear the pained screams of another man somewhere deep in the vault. Someone they hadn't anticipated. They debate going back but the fire's rapidly growing and there's no stopping it. The two of them escape and shut the door of the vault, putting just enough distance between them and it before it explodes.
After that, they swore never to talk about the man they inadvertently killed, but used it as a lesson to try and be more careful.