I'm about to tell an emotional tale of a close friend whom

>I get to the encampment, It's surrounded by dead bandits, these fuckers must have been holding out for a long time
>sigh and begin looting the bodies, halfway through I see him, wounded and laying on the grass
>I help him up and ask his name
>Denis Nothing
>as soon as he is up, more bandits arrive
>I hold my own with, getting headshots left and right, constantly looking back at Denis, who is doing the same
>the bandists come in waves, sometimes six, sometimes up to 14
>we fight together for what felt like years, but was only a few hours
>after every break in the assault, I rush out to loot the dead for ammo and bandages
>Denis is riding through like a champ
>I wait a few minutes and talk with him before saying goodbye and walking away
>the fucker waves to me

>>385172152
let's see where this goes

>realize that I made a friend for life, think of staying longer but decide against it
>walk off into the zone once again, in search of loot
>walk around for a while, find a moonlight artifact and a night star
>finish dicking around and prepare to leave
>get a call on my pda
>It's Denis
>he's getting attacked again, I should have known

Another settlement needs you Breeki Geeki?

>I make it just in time to see him get overrun and executed
>Audibly yell, gunning all of the bandits down, aiming to wound so I can kill them with my pistol
>kill every bandit in my path to his body, tears welling up in my eyes as I do so
>I get to his body and search him, find coordinates to a stash
>he was going to give that to me for helping him
>break down and drag his body to the flea market, killing anyone who poses an kind of threat

>out of nowhere
>"mission complete"
>Penis is dead

Where were you anons?

>leave him in a small, enclosed area
>realize that what I did was in vain, bandits captured the area he was holding
>turn off game and cry for an hour, realizing that he sacrificed so much for me to fuck up
>stop playing stalker for about two months, don't want to hurt anyone else

FIND OUT NEXT TIME IN DRAGONS BALL PEE

>eventually pick up the game again, load my old save and look down at his corpse
>pick up his pistol, a Martha in terrible condition
>vow to avenge my fallen comrade
>walk away from the body, only thinking of revenge
>rush into the bandit concentration camp with only that pistol
>manage to clear the place out will relative ease
>carry all of the bandit bodies to a burner anomaly
>now it's a real concentration camp
>walk away with freed prisoners, knowing that this is that Dennis would have wanted
>go back to his body and drink vodka with it, dropping one in his memory before heading back out

>work to clear the garbage from any and all bandit scum
>join Freedom in Denis's memory
>still use his pistol as my sidearm, only using it to kill bandits
>I still visit his grave whenever I can
>Denis was the reason I kept playing the game
>no matter what, I pushed on for him

>eventually, the zone takes me, like it has done to many before
>I do not reload my saves, but sit back with a satisfied smile
>now I can finally meet Denis again, I'll finally be happy
>know that deep down, I fulfilled my purpose in the zone
>start a new game and continue playing

op here, sorry for the low quality, I don't greentext often