You clamber your way to the entrance, fighting off strange pests that have infested the metallic halls, and find yourself in the blasted ruin that was once your home. You check the readings, and every single person's tube except yours failed. Eventually, your pod opens and you awaken, the Vault littered with decaying skeletons and the frozen-solid remains of your neighbors. For a moment, you swear things become clear again, your eyes making out the silhouettes of your spouse and your son struggling against someone. Everything goes dark, and you get the strangest sensation, as though years are passing by like seconds. You lose track of time as your mind numbs. Too shocked to question it, you step into the pod, and suddenly find yourself feeling very cold. However, once you're inside, things start to deviate from what you expected - you're told by the Vault's staff to put on a strange jumpsuit and enter a 'decontamination pod' before proceeding. As the elevator to the Vault descends, you catch a glimpse of a nuclear detonation to the south, and hear the shockwave pass over the sealing entrance, eradicating the life you left behind on the surface. After the local newscaster announces that the United States and China have seemingly launched hundreds of nuclear warheads at each other, you and your family rush to Vault 111, praying that you'll make it inside in time.