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Please! Go away and take those damn flies with you!

Eric is a ghoul living in Broken Hills in 2241.

Background[]

Eric is a greasy, sweating man.[1] For some odd reason, his body exudes fly nutrients, causing flies to swarm around him whenever he sweats. The only thing that solves the problem is simply not sweating, which is the issue he is currently suffering from, as his air conditioning does not have enough power.[2] He was once the owner of the local hotel but was forced to sell it because of his fly problem. He then tried running the town's tavern, and later the town's generator, but was forced out of those jobs for the same reason.[3]

Interactions with the player character[]

Interactions overview[]

Interactions
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This character starts quests.

Quests[]

Divert more electrical power to Eric's home: He asks the Chosen One to divert more electrical power to his home so that he can run his air conditioning, thus keeping the flies away. As a reward, he will give the Chosen One a choice of some Buffout to help win Francis' power fist or $150.

Inventory[]

Apparel Weapon Other items
Black ghoul outfit Mentats
Buffout x5
$150

Appearances[]

Eric appears only in Fallout 2.

References[]

  1. Eric's character description: "{100}{}{You see a greasy, sweating man.}"
    "{101}{}{You see Eric.}"
    "{102}{}{You see a greasy, sweating man. He looks quite miserable.}"
    (Eric's dialogue)
  2. The Chosen One: "{115}{}{Why are the flies coming here?}"
    Eric: "{124}{}{They come here because for some odd reason I exude fly nutrients. My body is rich with food for them, and this sweating just makes it worse.}"
    The Chosen One: "{125}{}{That's just plain nasty. Why not take a bath or something?}"
    Eric: "{128}{}{I've tried that. I've tried everything. The only thing that keeps the flies off me is not to sweat... and when I don't have enough power to keep cool, I can't.}"
    (Eric's dialogue)
  3. The Chosen One: "{136}{}{Who are you?}"
    Eric: "{156}{}{I'm Eric. I used to run the hotel in town, but I had to sell it because of my fly problem. I also ran the tavern, but had to get out of that, too, for the same reason. Finally, I used to run the generator, but flies kept getting into it.}"
    (Eric's dialogue)
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