The Cost of Survival

Chapter 9: The Program

⚠️ Content advisory: violence, captivity, and psychological distress.

The cost had been paid. The work remained.

The Cost of Survival is a long-form, character-driven audio narrative set in the Fallout universe, exploring trauma, captivity, survival, and the shape of identity under extreme pressure.

Unofficial fan-fiction set in the Fallout universe. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Bethesda Softworks.

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