Grognak was passed out drunk. He'd been out for quite a few hours now after winning (and losing) some drinking contest with fellow residents of Independence. The day had been full of merriment for the supermutant, the likes of which he had never seen at either of the last two places he called home. As he laid there in a dreamless slumber the first gunshot went off and Grognak... did nothing, not even a gunshot being able to rouse the giant. However the explosion finally woke Grognak with a start.

Grognak was still decently sloshed but the supermutant still sprung to his feet, letting out a slurred battle cry consistently as he ran towards the gates. He didn't know what was happening or really where the noise had come from but his instincts told him to run until he found something to hit.