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This is a transcript for dialogue with Moira Brown. |
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| TOPIC | TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT | EMOTION | RESPONSE TEXT | # |
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| GREETING | GREETING | Neutral 50 | Could you come back in an hour or two? Even geniuses need their sleep. {very sleepy} | 1 |
| GREETING | Surprise 60 | Well, whaddya know? It worked! I mean, I was pretty sure it would, obviously. | 2 | |
| Neutral 50 | Here, take a few radiation Chems with you. I'm sure you'll run into more in the future. | 3 | ||
| GREETING | Fear 60 | Well, you're alive... That's the good news. But there was a little side effect. A teeny, tiny, um, mutation. But it seems to be benign, at least. | 4 | |
| Happy 25 | Here, take a few radiation Chems, as my little way of saying, "I'm sorry I twisted your DNA like a kitten with a ball of yarn." | 5 | ||
| GREETING | Happy 50 | No mess, no problem! Well, a bit of a mess. But no problem, regardless! | 6 | |
| Neutral 50 | Here. You know, for next time you get hurt, and I'm not around. | 7 | ||
| GREETING | Happy 35 | Okay, I even stitched a little smiley-face in you, to keep up your spirits. It's kind of hard to see from your side, though. | 8 | |
| Neutral 50 | Here, take this environment suit of mine. It will help with medical tasks, and it should help prevent the effects of exposure, too. | 9 | ||
| GREETING | Surprise 50 | Hey, I hear you're that stray from the Vault! I haven't seen one of you for years! | 10 | |
| Happy 50 | Good to meet you! I'm Moira Brown. I run Craterside Supply, but what I really do is mostly tinkering and research. {Surprised and excited} | 11 | ||
| Happy 50 | Say, I'm working on a book about the Wasteland it'd be great to have the foreword by a vault dweller. Help me out, would you? | 12 | ||
| GREETING | Surprise 50 | Hey! Is that you? | 13 | |
| Fear 25 | Oh, my head's still ringing from that explosion... What happened? | 14 | ||
| GREETING | Happy 50 | Hey, new in town? Good to meet you! I'm Moira Brown. I take care of supplies and repairs here, but what I really do is mostly tinkering and research. | 15 | |
| Happy 60 | Actually, right now I'm working on a book to help the world. And I could use a bit of help. I can pay you, and it'll be fun! | 16 | ||
| About collecting the stuff from Super-Duper Mart... | Surprise 10 | So, how's the scavving been? Got the food and medicine from that Super-Duper Mart? {Scavving is pronounced with a short "a" - it's an abbreviation of "scavenging"} | 17 | |
| About the radiation... | Surprise 10 | Oh? Feeling a bit under the weather? Or a bit over the Geiger-counter? | 18 | |
| About Minefield... | Surprise 10 | How are those hot little potatoes? | 19 | |
| Fear 10 | Because, you know, they're on the ground, like potatoes. And hot, because they, um, explode. {Lea realizes the phrase she used wouldn't make sense to anyone else, and loses steam part-way through explaining it.} | 20 | ||
| Happy 25 | Anyway, what's up? | 21 | ||
| About Minefield... | Surprise 10 | How are those hot little potatoes? Or whatever. You know what I mean. {Lea realizes she's using a silly phrase.} | 22 | |
| About the Mole Rats... | Happy 25 | Oh, I can't wait to hear how the repellent's working! | 23 | |
| About the Mirelurks... | Surprise 15 | So, are they intelligent? Do they have a leader? Some sort of king? Or priests? Or some sort of scaly community center? | 24 | |
| About this serious injury... | Surprise 10 | Well, how do you feel? | 25 | |
| About Rivet City's history... | Surprise 10 | Any luck finding out how Rivet City got started? | 26 | |
| About those robots... | Surprise 10 | Fiddle with any interesting technology, lately? | 27 | |
| About the library... | Surprise 20 | Is it there? Are there books? Can I go borrow some? | 28 | |
| GREETING | Happy 25 | Oh, hey! Kinda busy here, but I guess I can talk for a bit. What's up? {Sounding upbeat and energetic} | 29 | |
| GREETING | Surprise 25 | Huh. Did you know the human body can survive without the stomach or spleen? Oh, what's up? | 30 | |
| GREETING | Surprise 25 | You know, I think I've found a new way to prepare Radroach meat. Still tastes like old feet, though. Anyway, what's up with you? {distracted, preoccupied with her own musings} | 31 | |
| GREETING | Happy 50 | Hey, don't mind the smell. I was just testing a few chemicals, but it's perfectly safe to breathe. Really! | 32 | |
| GREETING | Happy 25 | What's up? Anything interesting out there in the wild Wasteland? | 33 | |
| GREETING | Happy 25 | How's it going out there in the Wastes? | 34 | |
| GREETING | Neutral 50 | Oh, hey! Kinda busy here, but I guess I can talk for a bit. What's up? {Sounding upbeat and energetic} | 35 | |
| GREETING | Neutral 50 | Huh. Did you know the human body can survive without the stomach or spleen? Oh, what's up? | 36 | |
| GREETING | Neutral 50 | Hey, don't mind the smoke. It's perfectly safe to breathe. Really! | 37 | |
| GREETING | Neutral 50 | What's up? Anything interesting out there in the wild Wasteland? | 38 | |
| GREETING | Sad 10 | Oh, hey. What's up? {sounding defeated and ground-down by work} | 39 | |
| GREETING | Sad 10 | Hey, someone who doesn't have a cart for me to fix or a brahmin to wash up. That's a nice change. | 40 | |
| GREETING | Sad 5 | Hope you don't mind the smell of brahmin dung. It's been one of those days. | 41 | |
| GREETING | Sad 10 | Hey. How's the wide, wild Wasteland out there? {Sounding like someone envious of the ability to go out into the wasteland} | 42 | |
| GREETING | Neutral 50 | Hi there! I'm Moira, it's a pleasure to meet you! I run Craterside Supply. | 43 | |
| Neutral 50 | If there's anything you need, anything at all, I probably got it layin' around in here somewhere. Don't be afraid to ask! | 44 | ||
| GREETING | Neutral 50 | Hey, you! What do you need? | 45 | |
| GREETING | Neutral 50 | Have you seen a radiphlange anywhere around here? I could really use one... ah, nevermind. What can I get you? | 46 | |
| GREETING | Neutral 50 | Good to see you! Did you bring me any junk? | 47 | |
| HD01HouseStuff | I hear you're the person to see about buying stuff for my house. | Neutral 50 | Good to see that old house finally found an owner. | 48 |
| Neutral 50 | I have all sorts of items and themes for that place that may interest you. | 49 | ||
| I'm looking to buy some things for my house. | Neutral 50 | Of course! I have all sorts of items and themes for that place that may interest you. | 50 | |
| HD01HouseStuff01 | Can you tell me what the items do? | Neutral 50 | Of course I can! | 51 |
| Neutral 50 | Which one in particular interests you? | 52 | ||
| HD01HouseStuff02 | Tell me about your Themes. | Happy 60 | Some people don't like living in a boring old house. | 53 |
| Happy 50 | Purchase a theme from me and I use all of my design abilities to set your place up in the manner you request. | 54 | ||
| Happy 50 | You can choose from the Vault, Raider, Wasteland Explorer, Science, Love Machine or Pre-War Themes. | 55 | ||
| HD01HouseStuff02Clear | I'd like to change my house's Theme. | Neutral 50 | Okay, consider it done. Anything else? | 56 |
| HD01HouseStuff03 | Okay, let me take a look at your stuff. | Happy 80 | Sure thing! | 57 |
| HD01HouseStuff04 | Enough about the house. Let's talk about something else. | Neutral 50 | Okay. | 58 |
| HD01HouseStuffSub01 | Tell me about the My First Infirmary. | Neutral 50 | If you're wounded or you've hurt one of your limbs badly, this setup will allow you to heal it up as good as any other Wasteland Doctor. | 59 |
| HD01HouseStuffSub02 | Tell me about the Jukebox. | Neutral 50 | If you feel like filling your place with a whole bunch of music, switch this beautiful pre-war antique on. | 60 |
| HD01HouseStuffSub03 | Tell me about the My First Laboratory. | Neutral 50 | This setup is great for experimenting and coming up with all sorts of useful concoctions. | 61 |
| Neutral 50 | It also can be used to get rid of any horrible addictions you may have from tasting your results! | 62 | ||
| HD01HouseStuffSub04 | Tell me about the Nuka-Cola Machine. | Neutral 50 | One push of a button and you can get your hands on an Ice Cold Nuka-Cola! | 63 |
| HD01HouseStuffSub05 | Tell me about the Workbench. | Neutral 50 | If you feel like tinkering and want to build some custom gizmos, this setup will help you do it. | 64 |
| HD01HouseStuffSub08 | That's enough about the items. | Neutral 50 | Sounds good. | 65 |
| HD01HouseTheme01 | I'm interested in the Vault Theme. | Neutral 50 | Feeling a bit homesick are we? | 66 |
| Neutral 50 | Remember, once you buy a theme you can't sell it back to me, although you could always purchase a new one. | 67 | ||
| HD01HouseTheme02 | I'm interested in the Raider Theme. | Neutral 50 | Into the blood and guts look, eh? | 68 |
| Neutral 50 | Remember, once you buy a theme you can't sell it back to me, although you could always purchase a new one. | 69 | ||
| HD01HouseTheme03 | I'm interested in the Wasteland Explorer Theme. | Neutral 50 | Longing for the great outdoors are we? | 70 |
| Neutral 50 | Remember, once you buy a theme you can't sell it back to me, although you could always purchase a new one. | 71 | ||
| HD01HouseTheme04 | I'm interested in the Science Theme. | Neutral 50 | You're the intellectual type, eh? | 72 |
| Neutral 50 | Remember, once you buy a theme you can't sell it back to me, although you could always purchase a new one. | 73 | ||
| HD01HouseTheme05 | I'm interested in the Pre-War Theme. | Neutral 50 | Feeling a bit nostalgic are we? | 74 |
| Neutral 50 | Remember, once you buy a theme you can't sell it back to me, although you could always purchase a new one. | 75 | ||
| HD01HouseTheme05a | I'm interested in the Love Machine Theme. | Happy 70 | Feeling a bit anxious are we? | 76 |
| Neutral 50 | Remember, once you buy a theme you can't sell it back to me, although you could always purchase a new one. | 77 | ||
| HD01HouseTheme06 | Let me ask about something else. | Neutral 50 | Sure. | 78 |
| HD01HouseThemeNo | Actually, let me pick another Theme. | Happy 50 | Go right ahead! | 79 |
| HD01HouseThemeYes | Sounds good to me. | Neutral 50 | Well then, let's make a deal! | 80 |
| LamplightHolotape1 | LamplightHolotape1 | Neutral 50 | My name is Carrie Delaney. I teach fourth grade at the Early Dawn Elementary School, in Washington, D.C. {doing an audio journal, and really shaken up/afraid} | 81 |
| Neutral 50 | Yesterday, October 23, 2077, half the school went on a field trip to Lamplight Caverns. We were packing up to leave whenà when everything went crazy. {doing an audio journal, and really shaken up/afraid} | 82 | ||
| Neutral 50 | The caves started shaking, the lights went out, the kids started screaming. My God... Mister Pollack went outside to see what was going on. {doing an audio journal, and really shaken up/afraid} | 83 | ||
| Neutral 50 | When he came back in, he told us what he saw. Clouds. Mushroom clouds. It's finally happened. The end of the world. {doing an audio journal, and really shaken up/afraid} | 84 | ||
| LamplightHolotape2 | LamplightHolotape2 | Neutral 50 | We're all okay. If you can call being stuck in a cave with 82 terrified kids okay. Alive, anyway. But I don't know what the hell we're going to do. {doing an audio journal, and really shaken up/afraid} | 85 |
| Neutral 50 | It's been 4 days. Claudia went out this morning to look around, and never came back. Then Mr. Cob went out to look for her, and HE never came back. {doing an audio journal, and really shaken up/afraid} | 86 | ||
| Neutral 50 | So now there's only me, two other teachers, two of the parents who were chaperoning, and a few of the cavern staff. And all these poor kids. {doing an audio journal, and really shaken up/afraid} | 87 | ||
| Neutral 50 | We've got enough food and water to last for awhile, I guess. But after that? I just don't know. We can't stay in here forever. Can we? {doing an audio journal, and really shaken up/afraid} | 88 | ||
| MS03AboutMinefield | What do you know about Minefield? | Fear 40 | They say it was a town called Ridgefield, until slavers cleared it out. Now, it's supposedly cursed, and just a deathtrap to visitors. {Spooky, like telling a campfire story} | 89 |
| Neutral 50 | Now, everyone calls the place "Minefield" and says it's a ghost town. Superstitious nonsense, of course, but that's how people think. You'll be fine. {Abruptly matter-of-fact} | 90 | ||
| MS03AlreadyDid1 MS03AlreadyDid |
No need to test that theory. I've already found food and medicine there. | Surprise 50 | I guess you've been around a bit! So, tell me about what you found! | 91 |
| No need to test that theory. I've only found food there. | Surprise 50 | I guess you've been around a bit! So, tell me about what you found! | 92 | |
| MS03AlreadyDid2 | I'm already incredibly irradiated. Can't you tell? | Surprise 50 | Really? Oh, how convenient! | 93 |
| Happy 25 | I might just be able to take care of that for you, but first let me do a little examination. How do you feel? | 94 | ||
| I'm already a bit irradiated. Check for yourself. | Surprise 50 | Really? Oh, how convenient! | 95 | |
| Happy 25 | I should be able to take care of that for you, but first let me do a little examination. How do you feel? | 96 | ||
| MS03AlreadyDid3 | No need to bother testing this. I've already been to Minefield. | Surprise 50 | Really? Wow, tell me all about it? Did you get blown up? | 97 |
| MS03DamageMedicine1 | Why get myself hurt? I'm a good enough doctor to explain this part for you. | Sad 25 | That'll save a lot of time and effort. Oh, and blood, on your part. A real-world example might help more, but I won't turn down the help! | 98 |
| Neutral 50 | Oh, and here's your pay for it all. Guess you earned it by working smarter, not... um... more self-destructively. | 99 | ||
| MS03GuideExplanationA | Hold on. I need to know more before I agree to anything. | Neutral 50 | Well, it's a dangerous place out there in the Wastes, right? People could really use a compilation of good advice. Like a Wasteland survival guide! | 100 |
| Neutral 50 | For that, I need an assistant to test my theories. I wouldn't want anyone to get hurt because of a mistake. Nobody's ever happy when that happens. | 101 | ||
| Sad 50 | No... Then they just yell a lot. At me. With mean, mean words. | 102 | ||
| MS03GuideExplanationB | Wait. How? I mean, how many people even read anymore? | Happy 75 | Anyone who wants to learn from my Wasteland survival guide, that's who! And for that, I need a research assistant who can test my ideas for the book. | 103 |
| Fear 15 | I mean, if our research is off, it could lead to horrific misinformation that causes the grisly and needless deaths of uncountable innocents. | 104 | ||
| Happy 25 | But, you know, no pressure. So, will you help? | 105 | ||
| MS03GuideGreed | Pay? What sort of pay? And what sort of work? | Neutral 10 | Let's see, dealing with radiation, testing an experimental device, and I won't lie, it may include some reading. That sort of stuff, you know? | 106 |
| Happy 50 | But for all that, I can pay you with caps, meds, chems, and maybe even a few of those unique inventions, if you do a good job. Interested? | 107 | ||
| Pay? You just said the magic word. Name the target. | Surprise 50 | Target? Whoa, no, no, no! It's not that sort of job! No, I'm talking about researching things like surviving in the Wastes and such. | 108 | |
| Fear 10 | And I can offer caps and meds and a few of my inventions in return. I guess I can even get you some ammo, if that's more your style. | 109 | ||
| MS03GuideGreed2 | It's tempting, but I'll have to pass. | Sad 25 | Well, you do what you have to, I suppose. But the offer'll still be open, if you change your mind. | 110 |
| Doesn't sound like my style. I'm out. | Disgust 50 | Oh sure, because the angel of death really needs a helping hand out there. I guess "almost everyone in the world" didn't quite meet his quota. {Nasty sarcasm} | 111 | |
| Anger 50 | Just stay out of my way until you reconsider that, okay? Some of us actually give a damn about the survival of the species. | 112 | ||
| MS03GuideGreedAccept | Sounds good. Tell me more. | Happy 50 | Well, it's a dangerous place out there in the Wastes, right? People could really use a compilation of good advice. Like a Wasteland Survival Guide! | 113 |
| Neutral 50 | For that, I need an assistant to test my theories. I wouldn't want anyone to get hurt because of a mistake. Nobody's ever happy when that happens. | 114 | ||
| Sad 50 | No... Then they just yell a lot. At me. With mean, mean words. | 115 | ||
| MS03GuideRefusal | Not interested. I'm just here to do some shopping. | Sad 25 | Well, okay, I guess. But I promise, you'll love it when you hear about the guide. Maybe later, huh? | 116 |
| MS03MoiraBookIntro | What's this book you're working on? | Happy 50 | Well, it's a dangerous place out there in the Wastes, right? People could really use a compilation of good advice. Like a Wasteland Survival Guide! | 117 |
| Neutral 50 | For that, I need an assistant to test my theories. I wouldn't want anyone to get hurt because of a mistake. Nobody's ever happy when that happens. | 118 | ||
| Sad 50 | No... Then they just yell a lot. At me. With mean, mean words. | 119 | ||
| What's this book you're working on? | Happy 25 | I'm still working on that survival guide that I told you about. Great idea, but I need help to test some of the theories. | 120 | |
| Happy 50 | Oh, did you reconsider helping me out? Because that'd be super awesome! | 121 | ||
| Can I have that Armored Vault Suit? | Surprise 25 | Oh, sure. I mean, if you're going to be my assistant, it's in my best interest that you stay alive, right? | 122 | |
| Happy 50 | Besides, I guess the original owner isn't coming back to pick it up, so you're the closest thing to an inheritor. Here! | 123 | ||
| MS03MoiraCurrentWork | How's the book coming? | Happy 25 | I'm still working out the kinks in the first chapter. I'm calling it, "Survive." | 124 |
| Neutral 50 | It's about dealing with the day-to-day needs out there. Finding food and water, avoiding hazards like radiation and traps. That sort of stuff. | 125 | ||
| How's the book coming? | Happy 25 | Oh, I'm writing up the second chapter right now. It's called, "Thrive." | 126 | |
| Neutral 50 | It covers the various ways to get ahead and stay ahead of the various predators out there. And how to patch yourself up if you don't! | 127 | ||
| How's the book coming? | Happy 25 | In the last stretch, now! The last chapter's going to be called, "Revive." | 128 | |
| Neutral 50 | It's all about how we can rebuild society and humanity, learning how to use old tech, preserving knowledge, building communities, and so on. | 129 | ||
| Happy 25 | It's a little ambitious, yeah. But why aim low, right? | 130 | ||
| How's the book coming? | Neutral 50 | Oh, I've been doing a bit of research into ways to communicate with Centaurs. I mean, they should be able to talk, since they're mostly human. | 131 | |
| Neutral 50 | Or, at least, parts of them are mostly human. Sort of. | 132 | ||
| How's the book coming? | Neutral 50 | I was considering a new way to make irradiated ground fertile again with some mixture of brahmin dung and crushed rad-away. | 133 | |
| Neutral 50 | Of course, even if that works, the real problem would be irrigating the fields. And that'd require water. | 134 | ||
| How's the book coming? | Neutral 50 | I've been contemplating the possibilities of domesticating Mole Rats. I know it seems a little gross, but milk is milk and meat is meat, right? | 135 | |
| How's the book coming? | Happy 5 | I was playing with an idea for an elevated brahmin feeding system, so they don't have to strain their necks so much. | 136 | |
| Disgust 5 | But the caravan master said, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." | 137 | ||
| Sad 10 | I guess that applies to improvements, too. Oh well. | 138 | ||
| How's the book coming? | Sad 10 | Just taking care of business, as always. | 139 | |
| How's the book coming? | Sad 10 | Sorry, I can't really talk now. I've got lots of work to do. Lots of dull, dull work. | 140 | |
| MS03MoiraGhoul1A The bomb in town just blew up! You're lucky to be alive! |
The bomb in town just blew up. You're lucky to be alive! | Surprise 75 | Wow! Who would have thought a town built around a bomb could be so dangerous? {Honestly surprised, and naive as hell.} | 141 |
| Happy 25 | Good thing I wasn't in town at the time, huh? Man, that could have really done a number on me! | 142 | ||
| MS03MoiraGhoul1B | I have no idea. I wasn't even here. <Lie.> | Surprise 50 | Same here! I had just gone down to Springvale to do some tests turns out you can't teach a giant ant new tricks and before I knew it, boom! {turns out the ants can't be taught tricks is an aside, as if she expects the player is really interested in her experiments} | 143 |
| Fear 50 | Oh, I hope it wasn't that Nuka-Psycho brew I was working on. Who could have guessed it would react like that? {Honestly worried it may have been her fault that the town blew up.} | 144 | ||
| Happy 50 | Still... At least I'm okay, huh? {Totally cheerful and oblivious to the fact that she's not okay at all.} | 145 | ||
| MS03MoiraGhoul1C | I blew up your town. Maybe you shouldn't have built it around a bomb. | Surprise 50 | Don't be silly, why would you blow up our town? You're talking crazy-talk. {Dismissive "pfft!" noise at the start} | 146 |
| MS03MoiraGhoul2A | How odd. It appears that the burst of radiation has turned you into a Ghoul. | Surprise 50 | Oh my goodness! Do you really think so? I'm becoming a Ghoul?! This is... This is... {Incredulous, uncertain between horror or excitement} | 147 |
| Happy 75 | This is amazing! I never would have dreamed I'd get to study a change like this first-hand! {Wildly excited at the scientific possibilities} | 148 | ||
| Happy 50 | Now, if only I had somewhere to stay during the process. Know anywhere where a ghoul can settle down for a bit? | 149 | ||
| I'm pretty sure you weren't always a Ghoul. Right? | Fear 5 | A Ghoul? What, me? What do you... {Confused and trailing off} | 150 | |
| Surprise 75 | Aaaah! Why am I Ghoul? Is this because of that explosion? {(startled scream at the beginning)Surprised, but not actually terrified} | 151 | ||
| Happy 30 | Actually... This isn't too bad. I always was curious to do some tests involving Ghouls. Know anywhere where a ghoul like me can settle down? {Warming to the whole situation quickly} | 152 | ||
| MS03MoiraGhoul2B | Moira, don't take this the wrong way, but you got ugly real fast. | Fear 50 | Don't be silly, I just got some gunk on my face after the explosion... but that doesn't explain why it peels away in strips. And oozes. {Dismissive, but slowly dawning fear} | 153 |
| Surprise 75 | You know what? I think I'm turning into a Ghoul! | 154 | ||
| Happy 50 | This is fascinating! Now, where can a Ghoul like me go to study these effects in peace? | 155 | ||
| MS03MoiraGhoul3A | There's an entire Ghoul community in Underworld, downtown. | Happy 50 | Really? Then I guess I'll be heading there, to join my newfound family and their warm, smiling, and hideously pockmarked faces. | 156 |
| You'll just have to fit in with some other community. Good luck. | Happy 50 | You know, this is just the perfect excuse to visit Rivet City! | 157 | |
| Happy 25 | But while I'm heading downtown, I've been meaning to check out the museum. Who knows what I'll find? Anyway, see you downtown, one way or the other! | 158 | ||
| MS03MoiraGhoul3B | Seems to me like that isn't my problem, stickyface. | Happy 15 | Huh. I guess you're right. Well, this seems like the perfect excuse to do some of that downtown exploring I've kept putting off. | 159 |
| Happy 35 | Guess there's no time like the present. Ta-ta! | 160 | ||
| MS03MoiraGhoulExplosion1 | It was a job. Sorry, nothing personal. | Anger 10 | Well, okay, as long as you're sorry. But I expect you to apologize to everyone else in town, okay? And don't do it again! {like a scolding school-teacher} | 161 |
| Fear 10 | Now, what am I going to do about work? And what's with the weird look? Have I got something on my face? | 162 | ||
| MS03MoiraGhoulExplosion2 | Who needs a reason? Explosions are pretty. | Happy 25 | Yeah, they really are, aren't they? {Kind of lost in thought at the mention of pretty explosions. End with a dreamy sigh.} | 163 |
| Surprise 15 | And I guess this is what the ascension mumbo-jumbo atom-cultists wanted, too. So, nice of you to help them like that, I guess. | 164 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Now, what am I going to do about work? And what's with the weird look? Have I got something on my face? | 165 | ||
| MS03MoiraGhoulExplosion3 | I was trying to shut you up for good. Now I'll have to finish the job. | Surprise 50 | Wait, what? | 166 |
| MS03MoiraGhoulWho | Moira? Is that you? You don't look so good. | Anger 25 | Oh, that's a real nice thing to say. Of course it's me! {A little insulted about being told she doesn't look very good.} | 167 |
| Fear 15 | What's with the weird look? Don't you remember who I am? Did you hurt your head in that big explosion? {Thinks the player may have gotten brain damage.} | 168 | ||
| MS03MoiraIntroduction | What do you do here? | Happy 25 | Why, I'm an inventor, a tinkerer, and a general genius of junk. One person's junk is another's treasure, you know. | 169 |
| Happy 50 | And traders bring in lots of junk, so I get dibs on anything particularly nifty. Sure, I don't have as much to sell, but it's more fun this way! | 170 | ||
| What do you do here? | Happy 50 | Moira Brown, inventor, tinkerer, and general genius of junk. One person's junk is another's treasure, you know. | 171 | |
| What do you do here? | Sad 10 | My name's Moira Brown. I take care of basics around here. Nothing fancy. | 172 | |
| Sad 15 | I used to work on all sorts of things, but that seems like it was a long time ago. | 173 | ||
| MS03PersonalData | I've been thinking about your experiments. Can I ask you something personal? | Happy 25 | Why, I'm flattered! What would you like to know? | 174 |
| I've been thinking about the guide. Can I ask you something? | Happy 25 | Absolutely. I'll bet you haven't been thinking about the guide as much as I have! | 175 | |
| Can I ask you about your work and how my research fits into it? | Happy 25 | Sure thing, I'm an open book! What do you want to know? | 176 | |
| What do you do here? | Happy 25 | Why, I'm an inventor, a tinkerer, and a general genius of junk. One person's junk is another's treasure, you know. | 177 | |
| Happy 50 | And traders bring in lots of junk, so I get dibs on anything particularly nifty. Sure, I don't have as much to sell, but it's more fun this way! | 178 | ||
| What do you do here? | Sad 10 | Not much, nowadays. I just sell stuff people need, and fix up the caravans when they come into town. | 179 | |
| Sad 25 | It's not all that interesting, but it helps out here and there. Guess I can't hope to do more than that, huh? {Depressed} | 180 | ||
| MS03PersonalExit MS03MoiraPersonalExit |
That'll do. | Happy 25 | Fine by me. I'm always glad to talk! | 181 |
| MS03PrintingRequestB | Let me guess. You need me to go print and distribute it, right? | Happy 25 | So cynical! No, no, I can take care of all that with a few traders I know. What makes you think I'd force you to handle something so dangerous? {Playfully scolding.} | 182 |
| Happy 50 | Now, you should just lie back and bask in the praise for helping with the book! | 183 | ||
| MS03QuestBeginAcceptA | Sounds like a great idea! I can't wait to help! | Happy 25 | Good enthusiasm! Now, I think the first chapter will have to be about surviving day-to-day dangers. | 184 |
| Neutral 50 | Things like where it is and isn't safe to find food, the dangers of radiation, and how to avoid and even profit from dangerous landmines. | 185 | ||
| Happy 25 | Ooh, sounds like fun, doesn't it? Which do you want to do first? | 186 | ||
| MS03QuestBeginAcceptB | Okay, I guess I'll help with this "Survival Guide." | Happy 25 | All right, then! Now, I think the first chapter will have to be about surviving day-to-day dangers. | 187 |
| Neutral 50 | Things like where it is and isn't safe to find food, the dangers of radiation, and how to avoid and even profit from dangerous landmines. | 188 | ||
| Happy 25 | Ooh, sounds like fun, doesn't it? Which do you want to do first? | 189 | ||
| MS03QuestBeginRejectA | I'm afraid I'm going to have to pass. Sorry. | Fear 50 | But, don't you like the idea? I mean, it's a good idea, right? | 190 |
| Sad 25 | Well, I'll still be here if you change your mind. Plenty to work on without that book, anyway. | 191 | ||
| MS03QuestBeginRejectB | Hell no, crazy girl. I won't be your lab rat. | Fear 50 | What? Really? But... Please? | 192 |
| Fear 25 | Well, I'll still be here if you change your mind. Plenty to work on without that book, anyway. | 193 | ||
| MS03QuestCompletedA | It was hardly any work at all. How's it look? | Happy 30 | Looks good! I mean, it could be better, but nothing's perfect. And it's not like bad advice ever hurt anyone, right? | 194 |
| Happy 25 | I'll share these with the traders, and soon, everyone will know about the Wasteland Survival Guide! | 195 | ||
| Happy 60 | But before that, here's your complimentary copy, complete with my compliments. Good work, Wasteland survival assistant! | 196 | ||
| Thanks, I'm pretty proud of it. So how's the final product? | Happy 50 | Oh, it's great! Why, with the information here, we'll save hundreds of lives. Maybe even thousands! | 197 | |
| Happy 40 | I'll share these with the traders, and soon, everyone will know about the Wasteland Survival Guide! | 198 | ||
| Happy 70 | But first, here! The very first copy of our book goes to you. I couldn't have done it without you, my Wasteland survival expert! | 199 | ||
| It certainly was an epic piece of work. So, is the final product worth it? | Surprise 60 | Oh my... It's brilliant! Even I'm astounded by my genius! No, it's more than that. By OUR genius! | 200 | |
| Happy 50 | I'll share these with the traders, and soon, everyone will know about the Wasteland Survival Guide! | 201 | ||
| Happy 80 | But now, the very first copy of our book goes to you. It wouldn't nearly as good without your input. You're the real Wasteland survival guru! | 202 | ||
| MS03QuestCompletedB | I'm just glad I can stop getting stabbed, irradiated, and shot for your science. | Sad 25 | I know it was a lot to ask, but we made a great piece! And it's bound to help humanity, you know. | 203 |
| Happy 20 | I'll share these with the traders, and soon, everyone will know about the Wasteland Survival Guide! | 204 | ||
| Happy 40 | But before that, here's your complimentary copy, complete with my compliments. Good work, Wasteland survival assistant! | 205 | ||
| I went through a lot of pain for that. It had better be worth it. | Happy 30 | And if it wasn't for that fearless fortitude and sacrifice for science, it wouldn't have been made. It'll be a tremendous boon to humanity, you know. | 206 | |
| Happy 20 | I'll share these with the traders, and soon, everyone will know about the Wasteland Survival Guide! | 207 | ||
| Happy 60 | But first, here the very first copy of our book goes to you. I couldn't have done it without you, my Wasteland survival expert! | 208 | ||
| I should hope so. I nearly killed myself a half dozen times for that thing. | Happy 60 | And those risks will have saved hundreds no, thousands of lives! Your quality research really took it to the next level, you know! {excited emphasis on "THOUSANDS!"} | 209 | |
| Happy 40 | I'll share these with the traders, and soon, everyone will know about the Wasteland Survival Guide! | 210 | ||
| Happy 70 | But now, the very first copy of our book goes to you. It wouldn't nearly as good without your input. You're the real Wasteland survival guru! | 211 | ||
| MS03QuestRewards | Tell me more about the pay. | Neutral 50 | Oh, caps, chems, meds, and maybe even a few unique inventions, if you do a good job. I'm sure I've got something that'll catch your eye. | 212 |
| Happy 35 | With a little ingenuity, you can turn a pile of junk into a mountain of caps! And there's no shortage of junk! So, will you help out? | 213 | ||
| MS03RadiationScience1 MS03RadiationScienceOption1 |
Fear not! With my vast scientific knowledge, I explain this one myself. | Sad 25 | Oh, but nothing beats a real-world example. And I have a new rad treatment I was just itching to try out on a live subject! | 214 |
| Neutral 50 | But I guess you're right, and at least it keeps you safe and sound for later testing. Here's some spare chems for your help. | 215 | ||
| MS03ReasonExit | Okay, I can tell how much it means to you. Let's get this book finished. | Sad 10 | Really? You really mean that? You think my book really could help humanity? {As if very sad but just offered a glimpse of hope.} | 216 |
| MS03ReasonExit2A | Yes, I really do. | Happy 25 | Well... Thanks. That really means a lot to me, you know? {Comforted} | 217 |
| Happy 60 | Now, let's get this book finished! | 218 | ||
| MS03ReasonExit2B | No. It's a terrible idea. Don't even try. | Surprise 50 | But! But! But! {As if stunned by the player's betrayal.} | 219 |
| Sad 50 | Well... okay. I guess helping out with the caravans is good enough. | 220 | ||
| Sad 50 | Look, if you ever stop by the caravans around here, I could probably get you a deal. I guess that's like helping humanity. | 221 | ||
| MS03ReasonForGuide | Why do you really want to write this guide? | Neutral 50 | Well, it'll help humanity rebuild, right? I mean, who doesn't want to help humanity? | 222 |
| Happy 10 | Besides, it's bound to work out better than some of my other projects. I mean, with you helping, and all, how could it go wrong? | 223 | ||
| MS03ReasonForGuide2A | Well, it's a big undertaking, and we've got to make sure we do it right. | Happy 40 | Oh, believe me, I know! I've been a bit careless with other projects, but this... This is important! This means something! {This is important! This means something! part should be spoken in the manner of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.} | 224 |
| MS03ReasonForGuide2B | What do you mean about your other projects? Have there been problems? | Sad 40 | Well, a little before you first arrived, one of my experiments had a little accident. {Hesitant pause before "accident".} | 225 |
| Surprise 25 | I mean, how could I have predicted the Centaur would think my assistant smelled tasty? | 226 | ||
| Happy 25 | But nothing bad like that could happen with this book. It's a great plan, and it'll make up for everything else! | 227 | ||
| MS03ReasonForGuide3A | I think you're right. Now, let's get back to work on this book! | Happy 50 | You got it, super research assistant! Hey, I should get you a costume or something! | 228 |
| MS03ReasonForGuide3B | Okay, but it could be bad if the book's misleading. People could get hurt. | Fear 40 | Oh, I hadn't really thought about it like that. I don't want anyone to get hurt. That's the last thing the guide should do! | 229 |
| Anger 25 | Well, we're just going to have to make sure it's accurate and useful and great, then! You and me! Together, we can research and write a masterpiece! | 230 | ||
| MS03ReasonForGuide3C Moira, please don't write the book. It will just turn out badly. |
This really isn't a good idea. Please don't write it. It'll just turn out badly. | Sad 60 | You... You really think so? But I thought I was so brilliant... | 231 |
| Sad 30 | I suppose you're right. I wouldn't want anyone else to get hurt because of my foolish ideas. I'll just stick to helping the caravans. | 232 | ||
| Sad 15 | Hey, if you're ever around again, stop by. I'll see if I can get you a deal on repairs, I guess. | 233 | ||
| MS03ReasonForHelp | Why can't you do this research yourself? | Surprise 10 | Oh, I haven't got nearly the experience in the Wastes that you do. If I tried half of these things, I'd get my head blown off! | 234 |
| Neutral 50 | At least you look like you can really handle yourself out there. All I'm good at is coming up with the ideas and fiddling with junk for caravans. | 235 | ||
| MS03ReasonForHelp2A | It's really good of you to try to help people like this. | Happy 25 | I know, right? I figured, instead of just helping out the caravans with odd junk, why not put my brilliant mind to work for everyone? | 236 |
| Happy 50 | And between my mind and your experience, this guide'll save a dozen times more lives than those greedy merchants will. | 237 | ||
| MS03ReasonForHelp2B | It sounds like you don't know what you're doing. | Anger 50 | I know exactly what I'm doing. I'm trying to help mankind survive and rebuild! It's important, and I need your help. | 238 |
| Anger 25 | It's a hell of a lot better than wasting my talents with the caravans, repairing cart axles and coming up with new ways to shovel brahmin crap! | 239 | ||
| MS03ReasonForHelp3A | Well, I'm proud to be a part of it. You can count on me! | Happy 50 | That's the spirit, trusty research assistant! | 240 |
| MS03ReasonForHelp3B | I don't know. Those caravans help a lot of people. | Neutral 50 | Well, I guess they do bring important supplies here and there. But still, I can help out so much more than the boring old stuff they do. | 241 |
| Happy 25 | Writing this book will make a huge difference, trust me! | 242 | ||
| MS03ReasonForHelp3C | Seriously, don't waste time with this book. Stick to helping the caravans. | Sad 50 | I... Well... Okay. | 243 |
| Sad 25 | I guess you're right. It was a silly idea. I'll just stick to doing what's important. | 244 | ||
| Sad 10 | Hey, if you're ever around again, stop by. I'll see if I can get you a deal on repairs, I guess. | 245 | ||
| MS03ReasonForWorking | Why are you always working on such weird ideas? | Disgust 40 | Well, look around at the world we live in. It may be okay to you, but I've read about what it used to be like, and this wasn't it. | 246 |
| Anger 25 | So we all need something that keeps us going, despite all the terrible things around us. For me, it's things like this book. | 247 | ||
| MS03ReasonForWorking2A | I don't understand. Crazy experiments are what keep you going? | Sad 10 | No. It's like... Did you ever try to put a broken piece of glass back together? Even if the pieces fit, you can't make it whole again the way it was. {Hesitatingly, having trouble putting her feelings into words.} | 248 |
| Happy 10 | But if you're clever, you can still use the pieces to make other useful things. Maybe even something wonderful, like a mosaic. {Hesitatingly, having trouble putting her feelings into words.} | 249 | ||
| Disgust 10 | Well, the world broke just like glass. And everyone's trying to put it back together like it was, but it'll never come together the same way. {Hesitatingly, having trouble putting her feelings into words.} | 250 | ||
| MS03ReasonForWorking2B | But why do you waste your talents on this garbage? | Anger 10 | It's not garbage! But don't be fooled - it is junk. It's just that junk's pretty important stuff, you know? {Emphasis on the "IS" on "it is junk."} | 251 |
| Happy 10 | Junk can be turned into all sorts of useful things. And sometimes, even something wonderful. | 252 | ||
| Sad 20 | And junk's all we've got left after the world blew up. Everyone's trying to fix it like it was, but nobody's trying to make something that's better. | 253 | ||
| MS03ReasonForWorking3A | So you're trying to make the world better than it was? | Happy 10 | Hey, it sounds crazy when you say it that way, but that's what I'm aiming for, yeah. | 254 |
| Happy 25 | The Wasteland Survival Guide isn't much towards that lofty goal, but it's an important one. | 255 | ||
| Sad 25 | And that's why I need your help. I don't think I can do it alone. {Almost pleading} | 256 | ||
| MS03ReasonForWorking3B | I don't know. Human nature doesn't change like that. | Sad 25 | Maybe. I've certainly heard people say that. But isn't it also human nature to try to do better than we always have? | 257 |
| Sad 10 | Please, I've got to at least try to make the world better. And I can't do it on my own. I need your help. {Almost pleading} | 258 | ||
| MS03ReasonForWorking3C | But why try with this book, when you could be helping out in real ways here? | Disgust 40 | What, helping the trade caravans with idiotic chores? Repairing carts and fixing up sick Brahmin? | 259 |
| Anger 25 | There's got to be something more worthwhile that I can do to help humanity! | 260 | ||
| MS03ReasonForWorking4 | You don't have the experience for a book like this. You'll be a laughingstock. | Surprise 20 | But that's why I'm getting your help! I know my flaws, and with your help, we can make something great for the world! | 261 |
| Sad 40 | Please? It's just so... important. For everything. {Pleading} | 262 | ||
| MS03ReasonForWorking5 | It will just get us hurt. You don't want to hurt anyone, do you? | Sad 50 | No... No, you're right, I don't. I mean, I've already gotten you hurt a couple times, haven't I? | 263 |
| Disgust 50 | You're right. I can't go on with this book. What if the advice is bad and people get hurt because of it? I deserve to work on the caravans. | 264 | ||
| Sad 25 | Please, if you find time out from your own important work... try to stop by the caravans and say hi. I'll see if I can get you a deal. | 265 | ||
| MS03RivetCityQuestion | What's Rivet City? | Neutral 50 | Oh, it's this huge city on a ship where the river meets downtown! It's been around for as long as I can remember. You should really check it out. | 266 |
| MS03RoboticsExpert MS03TechnicalGenius |
I could just write that section for you. Trust me I'm an expert. | Happy 25 | Practically speak robot, do you? As long as you don't write it all in ones and zeroes, then I guess it'll be fine. Thanks! | 267 |
| Happy 50 | In fact, here: just in case you expertise fails you, a few pulse grenades, and my old science textbook. Enjoy! | 268 | ||
| MS03TaskAccept1 MS03TaskAccept |
I guess I can check the Super-Duper Mart again. | Happy 10 | Oh, great! Food is most important, but see if you can get medicine, too. And if there's nothing to find, then just come back in one piece, okay? | 269 |
| Okay, I'll check the Super-Duper Mart. | Happy 10 | Oh, great! Food is most important, but see if you can get medicine, too. And if there's nothing to find, then just come back in one piece, okay? | 270 | |
| I'll test out the Repellent for you. | Happy 50 | It'll be easy. One tap with the applicator, and it overwhelms their senses with a sort of "feel-bad" sensation. Then they're gone before you know it! | 271 | |
| Happy 25 | You could test it out on just a few Mole Ratties, but for real testing, try it on ten or more. There should be plenty in the Tepid Sewers, downtown. | 272 | ||
| Sounds reasonable. I'll research Rivet City's history. | Happy 50 | Oh, now I can't wait for what you find out down there! And check around to make sure you're hearing the real deal! | 273 | |
| MS03TaskAccept2 MS07TaskAccept2 |
I suppose nothing beats a real-world example. I'll get myself irradiated. | Happy 50 | Now, that's the adventurous scientific spirit! Go on out there and get good and fried! | 274 |
| Happy 25 | Oh, but not so much that you can't come back. 200 rads should be enough to get a reading, although 600 or more would be more useful! | 275 | ||
| Happy 50 | Trust me, I'll make sure you're okay! I've got some good ideas for a cure! | 276 | ||
| Okay, I'll get irradiated. Just be ready to fix me up when I get back. | Happy 50 | Oh, you're a peach! Or, at least, some sort of hardy fruit that grows in the savagely irradiated mockery of agriculture we have nowadays. | 277 | |
| Neutral 50 | Now, 200 rads should be enough for basic sickness, but if you can get 600 or more rads, my tests will be even more accurate. | 278 | ||
| Happy 25 | Just make sure you can get back here, and I'll see to it that you're well taken care of! | 279 | ||
| All right, I'll try. | Happy 25 | That's great. I recommend the nest at the Anchorage War Memorial. I knew a trader who talked about the Mirelurks down there. | 280 | |
| Neutral 25 | Just go inside and find one of their spawning pods, probably down near the water. Put this observer inside, and get out quietly. | 281 | ||
| Fear 10 | And be sure not to kill any Mirelurks inside their nest! If you do, it could ruin the validity of the study! | 282 | ||
| Just go in and connect the widget to the mainframe? I can do that. | Happy 25 | Yeah, you should just be able to plug it into the mainframe at the RobCo production facility. It'll give you access to the robots and terminals. | 283 | |
| Happy 10 | Okay, here. And be sure to keep an eye peeled for any other examples of how to make old technology work for you out there! | 284 | ||
| MS03TaskAccept3 MS07TaskAccept3 |
Nothing beats a real-world example, they say. I'll get myself injured. | Happy 75 | There's my brave research assistant! Go out and get bashed up. For the good of mankind! | 285 |
| Happy 50 | Just make sure you stay alive and get back here! That's important! I can't stress that enough! | 286 | ||
| I guess I'll get hurt eventually. Might as well come here when I do. | Surprise 50 | Wow, what a great research assistant you are! I mean really, that's dedication. Demonstrating how to withstand pain by getting injured? Wow. | 287 | |
| Happy 25 | When you're ready, come back here with some serious injuries, maybe a crippled limb or two, and I'll take notes and fix you up. | 288 | ||
| Fear 25 | I'll be waiting here with plenty of bandages for you. So don't worry, and just go get horribly injured. Oh, and be careful! | 289 | ||
| I suppose, for the sake of proper research, I can go back into Minefield. | Happy 10 | Oh, don't worry. No one ever goes there because they say it's a ghost town. And since ghosts don't exist, you can just focus on the landmines. | 290 | |
| Happy 50 | I hear there's a playground in the middle of the town. Reach that point and come back, and I'm sure you'll have some stories to tell! | 291 | ||
| I'll head into Minefield. Wish me luck. | Happy 10 | Oh, don't worry. No one ever goes there because they say it's a ghost town. And since ghosts don't exist, you can just focus on the landmines. | 292 | |
| Happy 50 | I hear there's a playground in the middle of the town. Reach that point and come back, and I'm sure you'll have some stories to tell! | 293 | ||
| Okay, I'll check out my local library. | Happy 25 | Great! The library should be in old Arlington, not far from downtown. See if you can download the archives from its computer. | 294 | |
| Happy 50 | If you can't get those, then even the card catalog would be useful. Any little piece of information could help the book. And thus, humanity! | 295 | ||
| MS03TaskBackToChoose | I don't think I want to do that one. | Happy 5 | Okay, so where'd you like to start? | 296 |
| I don't think I want to do that one. | Neutral 50 | Okay, I suppose we can put that one off for a bit. | 297 | |
| MS03TaskBegin | I'm ready to begin researching the book, now. | Happy 10 | Well, I think the first chapter will have to be about surviving day-to-day dangers. | 298 |
| Neutral 50 | Things like where it is and isn't safe to find food, the dangers of radiation, and how to avoid and even profit from dangerous landmines. | 299 | ||
| Happy 25 | Ooh, sounds like fun, doesn't it? Which do you want to do first? | 300 | ||
| I'm ready to start researching the last chapter. | Happy 5 | The last chapter's a bit more esoteric. It's about the survival of humanity as a whole, and how to rebuild society. Deep stuff, huh? | 301 | |
| Neutral 50 | We need to know how large settlements are formed, how to harness the old technology, and I'll need you to get ancient history from a nearby library. | 302 | ||
| Happy 25 | We're in the last stretch, now, so let's finish it up strong! What first? | 303 | ||
| I'm ready to start researching the next chapter. | Neutral 50 | The second chapter's going to be a bit trickier, I think. It'll cover how to handle creatures out there, for better or for worse. | 304 | |
| Neutral 50 | For example, repelling Mole Rats, learning about Mirelurks, and when all else fails, how to handle being injured. | 305 | ||
| Neutral 50 | So, let's buckle down and get to work on this chapter. What first? | 306 | ||
| I'm ready to continue research on the first chapter. | Neutral 50 | I still need to study a living specimen with radiation poisoning. | 307 | |
| Neutral 50 | I need someone to research how to travel through a minefield. | 308 | ||
| Happy 25 | And that'll cover the first section of the book. Which strikes your fancy? | 309 | ||
| I'm ready to continue research on the first chapter. | Neutral 50 | I've got to see how safe it is to scavenge food from one of those huge stores out there. | 310 | |
| Neutral 50 | I need someone to research how to travel through a minefield. | 311 | ||
| Happy 25 | And that'll cover the first section of the book. Which strikes your fancy? | 312 | ||
| I'm ready to continue research on the first chapter. | Neutral 50 | I've got to see how safe it is to scavenge food from one of those huge stores out there. | 313 | |
| Neutral 50 | I still need to study a living specimen with radiation poisoning. | 314 | ||
| Sad 25 | And that'll cover the first section of the book. Which strikes your fancy? | 315 | ||
| The last part of this chapter is about radiation, right? | Happy 5 | Well, I know lots about radiation from books... and personal experience, obviously. {A little sheepish} | 316 | |
| Disgust 15 | But I need to see how radiation effects normal, not-so-gooey humans. I never seem to get a live example to study. Not for long, anyway. | 317 | ||
| Surprise 25 | So I need you to get a bit of radiation poisoning so I can study its effects. Oh, not a deadly dose, of course - I can fix you up before that! {A little hesitant about requesting this of the player.} | 318 | ||
| The last part of this chapter is about radiation, right? | Disgust 25 | Yes, that's what I need your help on. I know lots about it from books, but I never seem to get a live example. Not for long, anyway. | 319 | |
| Surprise 25 | So I need you to get a bit of radiation poisoning so I can study its effects. Oh, not a deadly dose, of course - I can fix you up before that! {A little hesitant about requesting this of the player.} | 320 | ||
| The last task for this chapter is getting food, right? | Happy 50 | Well, food and medicine. Everyone needs them once in a while, right? So they need a good place to find them! | 321 | |
| Happy 25 | There's an old Super-Duper Mart not far from here. I need to know if a place like that still has any food or medicine left in it. | 322 | ||
| Let's finish up the chapter with that landmine research. | Happy 25 | Landmines are one of the few dangers out there that you can profit from. Disarm one before it blows, and you can sell it for plenty of caps. | 323 | |
| Happy 10 | I've heard stories about a ghost town that's just full of mines. Traders just call the place "Minefield." | 324 | ||
| Happy 25 | Sounds like the place for some fieldwork! Get in there, get back, and tell me all about it. And could you bring back a mine for my studies? | 325 | ||
| Let's finish up the chapter with that landmine research. | Happy 25 | Landmines are one of the few dangers out there that you can profit from. Disarm one before it blows, and you can sell it for plenty of caps. | 326 | |
| Happy 10 | I've heard stories about a ghost town that's just full of mines. Traders just call the place "Minefield." | 327 | ||
| Happy 25 | Sounds like the place for some fieldwork! Get in there, get back, and tell me all about it. And could you bring back a mine for my studies? | 328 | ||
| I'm ready for more research on the second chapter. | Neutral 50 | There's a sort of Mole Rat repellant I've developed. I need it to be tested on a few Mole Rats before I can say it's a success. | 329 | |
| Neutral 50 | There's a lot we don't know about Mirelurks and how intelligent and dangerous they are. That definitely deserves research. | 330 | ||
| Happy 25 | And that should be it for the second chapter. Which do you want to check out? | 331 | ||
| I'm ready for more research on the second chapter. | Neutral 50 | There's a sort of Mole Rat repellant I've developed. I need it to be tested on a few Mole Rats before I can say it's a success. | 332 | |
| Fear 25 | I hesitate to ask, but I'll need to examine the effects of serious physical trauma. I wouldn't ask if I couldn't fix you up afterwards, of course! | 333 | ||
| Sad 25 | And that should be it for the second chapter. Which do you want to check out? | 334 | ||
| I'm ready for more research on the second chapter. | Neutral 50 | There's a lot we don't know about Mirelurks and how intelligent and dangerous they are. That definitely deserves research. | 335 | |
| Fear 25 | I hesitate to ask, but I'll need to examine the effects of serious physical trauma. I wouldn't ask if I couldn't fix you up afterwards, of course! | 336 | ||
| Sad 25 | And that should be it for the second chapter. Which do you want to check out? | 337 | ||
| The last task for this chapter is something about Mole Rats, right? | Happy 10 | Mole Rats can burrow into almost anything and cause a lot of trouble. So I figured I'd make a chemical repellent stick for people to shoo them off. | 338 | |
| Happy 25 | But I need it to be tested before I put the recipe to paper in the guide. So I need you to find some Mole Rats and test it out a bit. | 339 | ||
| Okay, let's do that injury research to finish up this chapter. | Fear 25 | Great! I never get to study anyone who's severely injured. Not without them crying to be fixed right away or trying to bleed out and all that. | 340 | |
| Happy 25 | But obviously, you can handle a lot of abuse, so if I'm ever going to find a good example of human anatomy and injury resistance, it'd be you. | 341 | ||
| Happy 10 | Next time you get badly injured, return here so I can examine you before I heal you up. I mean, you're going to get yourself hurt anyway, right? | 342 | ||
| The last part of this chapter is about Mirelurks, right? | Happy 10 | Yes, knowing more about them can help people learn to avoid, or even outsmart them. | 343 | |
| Happy 25 | So I picked up this observer device to study them in their natural habitat. I need you to hide one in one of the spawning pods in their lairs. | 344 | ||
| I'm ready to continue research on the last chapter. | Neutral 50 | I want to find out the history of how a successful settlement like Rivet City got started. | 345 | |
| Neutral 50 | I've also got to do a section on working with old computer electronics, so there's some research to be done in the old RobCo Production facility. | 346 | ||
| Happy 25 | And that'll be it for the last chapter. So, what'll it be? | 347 | ||
| I'm ready to continue research on the last chapter. | Neutral 50 | I want to find out the history of how a successful settlement like Rivet City got started. | 348 | |
| Happy 40 | Also, there used to be a big library out there. Imagine, a whole building full of books! I'll need you to gather information there for me. | 349 | ||
| Happy 25 | And that'll be it for the last chapter. So, what'll it be? | 350 | ||
| I'm ready to continue research on the last chapter. | Neutral 50 | I've got to do a section on working with old computer electronics, so there's some research to be done in the old RobCo Production facility. | 351 | |
| Happy 40 | Also, there used to be a big library out there. Imagine, a whole building full of books! I'll need you to gather information there for me. | 352 | ||
| Happy 25 | And that'll be it for the last chapter. So, what'll it be? | 353 | ||
| The last part of this chapter is about researching local history, right? | Neutral 50 | Yes, Rivet City's in particular. It's the most successful survivor settlement around, but no one here really knows how it started. | 354 | |
| Happy 25 | Of course, that's why it's important to know how a place like that succeeded. So I need you to go there and do some researching! | 355 | ||
| The last subject is old technology, right? No challenge for... The Mechanist! | Happy 60 | Oh, this is so exciting! I feel like I'm sending you out on some sort of super-assignment! Okay, okay. Give me a moment to calm down... | 356 | |
| Neutral 50 | Now then, a trader gave me this bit of electronics from the RobCo factory. It ought to go into some mainframe in there to control the robots. | 357 | ||
| Happy 50 | If there's a way to reactivate and control the robots there, it'd make for a good example of harnessing the past's technology for the book! | 358 | ||
| The last subject is old technology, right? Sounds interesting. | Happy 10 | It does, doesn't it? I mostly just deal with it after it's junked. But a trader gave me this bit of electronics from the RobCo factory. | 359 | |
| Happy 50 | If there's a way to reactivate and control the robots there, it'd make for a good example of harnessing the past's technology for the book! | 360 | ||
| The last part of this chapter is about the library, right? | Happy 25 | Yes. Books are where the old world kept its knowledge, and libraries are where it kept the books. And there's supposed to be one in Arlington. | 361 | |
| Happy 50 | See if it's still there, and if you can download records from its computer. Information dumps like those would be invaluable for rebuilding humanity! | 362 | ||
| MS03TaskBreak | I'm taking a break from the research. | Anger 10 | Don't take to long. The sooner the book's done, the more people we can save with it! | 363 |
| I'm taking a break from the research. | Anger 10 | Well, okay. If you feel you really need one. | 364 | |
| I'm taking a break from the research. | Happy 10 | Feel free! Gotta have my super researcher in tip-top condition to work, right? | 365 | |
| I'm taking a break from the research. | Disgust 10 | Well, I can't force you to work, I suppose. | 366 | |
| MS03TaskCompleteBasic | Well, I've got the food. But no luck with the medicine. | Surprise 25 | Really? No medicine at all? None? Seriously? Well, I guess I should have expected that. It's been a long time, after all. | 367 |
| Happy 25 | But you certainly did research a couple risks of those big stores. Tell me all about it! | 368 | ||
| I don't feel well. I think I've got a bit of radiation sickness. | Anger 10 | Hrm... I suppose a little radiation poisoning is better than none at all. Well, not normally, of course. Unless you like that sort of thing, I guess. | 369 | |
| Neutral 50 | So, let me do a little examination. How do you feel? | 370 | ||
| I went in and got back, no problems. | Happy 40 | I'll bet you didn't see any ghosts, either. So, tell me about the landmines. Did you get blown up? | 371 | |
| Happy 20 | But sure, sniper, shooting, yadda, yadda, yadda. Tell me about the landmines. Did you get blown up? {Like an excitable kid} | 372 | ||
| I went in there and a sniper started shooting at me! | Happy 40 | See? I told you it wasn't a ghost. Science, one. Superstition, zero! | 373 | |
| Happy 20 | But sure, sniper, shooting, yadda, yadda, yadda. Tell me about the landmines. Did you get blown up? {Like an excitable kid} | 374 | ||
| I tested the Repellent on a few Mole Rats. | Surprise 20 | Just a few? Well, I'm sure it'll be good enough. | 375 | |
| Happy 25 | So, how did my chemical repellent work? Safe and clean like a charm, I'll bet! | 376 | ||
| I set the observer, but I don't think they'll forget my visit anytime soon. | Fear 25 | Oh, no. You didn't rile them up, did you? Because I'm not getting a very good signal from the observer. | 377 | |
| Disgust 50 | I think they buried it in the mud. Oh, I really hope that was just mud. | 378 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Anyway, you saw them, at least a bit. What are your observations about them? | 379 | ||
| You'd better be a good doctor. | Happy 30 | Well, lucky for you that I am! At least, pretty good. Good enough to fix this up, at least. {Slightly decreasing confidence over the course of this line.} | 380 | |
| Neutral 50 | You wouldn't happen to have a broken limb, would you? No? Well, never mind. Now, can you describe how you feel? | 381 | ||
| I asked a couple people about Rivet City's history, but it may not be reliable. | Sad 10 | Well, if it's all you could find out, I guess it'll have to do. So, what did they say? | 382 | |
| I was able to get the robots online again, but I couldn't control them. | Happy 25 | Oh great! Reactivating long-dormant technology is definitely a good step towards the survival of humanity as a whole. | 383 | |
| Sad 25 | Then again, maybe it's more dangerous if it's active but uncontrolled. How did it turn out? | 384 | ||
| I found the library and checked the catalogue, but that's all I could get. | Fear 40 | Well... That's not really much use for the book, I'm afraid. But thanks for checking. | 385 | |
| Fear 25 | So, how's the place looking? How long before I can go over and borrow a couple good novels? | 386 | ||
| MS03TaskCompleteBasicExA Basic Normal Response |
It's got a lot more food than most places, but I wasn't the only one there. | Neutral 50 | It makes sense that there'd be a few Raiders there. But if that's the only concern, that hardly makes it worse than anywhere else out there. | 387 |
| Happy 25 | Well, keep what you got. Just traded for a big food shipment, myself. Here, take a bit, my treat - the taste kind of grates after a while. | 388 | ||
| Itchiness, sores, and so forth. Not the worst I've had, but still not fun. | Happy 25 | Well, here's hoping you don't have to get anything worse for a while, huh? | 389 | |
| Happy 35 | Now, let me take a few notes, and I'll handle that nasty radiation with a bit of my own home-made rad-cure concoction. | 390 | ||
| Happy 10 | Okay, lie back and think healthy thoughts... | 391 | ||
| No, but it was a close call. Moving slow and staying off the dirt helped. | Neutral 50 | I guess placement of each step would be critical, wouldn't it? Especially if each one could be your last. | 392 | |
| Happy 25 | I know you may not want to see any more explosives for a while, but obviously you know your way around them. Have a couple rainy-day toys of mine. | 393 | ||
| I don't think it works like you hoped. The Mole Rats all died. | Sad 50 | That's not how it was supposed to work at all! The poor little Mole Ratties with their little noses! That's just horrible! {As insufferably cute and petulant as possible, especially when saying "Mole Ratties"} | 394 | |
| Sad 25 | I guess it's back to the drawing board for that repellent. I wonder if I can make it into some sort of fuel. Anyway, I'll just take that. | 395 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Oh, but for your trouble, umm... Here, have the leftover chems from working on the repellent. I'm sure you can find some use for them. | 396 | ||
| They're pretty much crab-based humanoids. | Disgust 10 | Hrm. That's not a lot more than I knew already. But it's interesting that they're adapted for the radioactive water. | 397 | |
| Anger 10 | I wish we could have gotten more information, but this'll have to do for the book. Here's your pay. Maybe they'll help you be sneakier next time. | 398 | ||
| It feels like a dozen Super Mutants did a dance on my spine in steel boots. | Neutral 50 | Really? What sort of dance? Cha-cha? Meringue? I've always fancied the foxtrot, myself... | 399 | |
| Happy 25 | Well, rest easy and I'll see about fixing you up once I take a few notes. | 400 | ||
| According to them, it was all set up by one upper deck resident. | Surprise 50 | Really? That's pretty unbelievable! | 401 | |
| Anger 25 | I mean, really, I'm not sure I can believe that. But I guess if that's what they said, what else is there to go on? {suddenly very deadpan} | 402 | ||
| Disgust 10 | Oh well. Still, for your help, have a few of these. They may help out next time you need to talk to a few folks. | 403 | ||
| It was easy enough to attach the unit. The mainframe took care of the rest. | Surprise 10 | Good thing I had it, then. Otherwise, it wouldn't have worked. Of course, you also wouldn't have been there. Still... {Lea gets slightly confused at her hypothetical situation.} | 404 | |
| Happy 10 | It helps to have the right tool for the job. Failing that, go with the right tool to cheat at the job. Like a pulse grenade. Here, have a couple. | 405 | ||
| Yeah, it's still there. The Brotherhood's even trying to clear out the place. | Disgust 50 | Oh, it's about time! I guess everyone else is watching out for their precious guns, food, and loved ones first. No time for books. {Derisively - What could possibly be more important than books?} | 406 | |
| Happy 10 | Still, it's good to know it's standing. Maybe I'll inspire someone to take care of the place. Have some caps as payment for that little bit of hope. | 407 | ||
| MS03TaskCompleteBasicExB Basic Smart Response |
I encountered some Raiders, but they were easily outsmarted. | Happy 10 | Guess I wasn't the first to think of checking out a food store for storing food. Huh? | 408 |
| Happy 25 | Well, keep what you got. Just traded for a big food shipment, myself. Here, take a bit, my treat - the taste kind of grates after a while. | 409 | ||
| The headaches certainly make it hard to focus properly. | Sad 10 | Well, it's no worse than some folks have it. Right? | 410 | |
| Happy 40 | Now, let me take a few notes, and I'll handle that nasty radiation with a bit of my own home-made rad-cure concoction. | 411 | ||
| Happy 25 | Okay, lie back and think healthy thoughts... | 412 | ||
| Technically, it's the landmines that blow up, not me. And no, I didn't. | Happy 10 | Oh, I never get to discuss semantics with anyone anymore! People are always like, "No time to debate linguistic constructs, we need to get food." {Using a mocking voice for the quote} | 413 | |
| Happy 25 | But you're right, of course. And that sort of attention to detail must help when avoiding landmines. | 414 | ||
| Happy 10 | I know you may not want to see any more explosives for a while, but obviously you know your way around them. Have a couple rainy-day toys of mine. | 415 | ||
| You added too much chemical stimulant. The result was rather explosive. | Surprise 25 | Explosive, you say? That's kind of impressive, actually. In a horrible sort of way, at least. | 416 | |
| Neutral 50 | I guess it's back to the drawing board for that repellent. I wonder if I can make it into some sort of fuel. Anyway, I'll just take that. | 417 | ||
| Happy 15 | Oh, but for your trouble, umm... Here, have the leftover chems from working on the repellent. I'm sure you can find some use for them. | 418 | ||
| Their lairs are partially aquatic, so the radiation must not bother them. | Disgust 10 | Interesting... I wonder if the toxicity of the water caused their mutations and forced them to adapt to the ground as well? | 419 | |
| Sad 10 | I wish we could have gotten more information, but this'll have to do for the book. Here's your pay. Maybe they'll help you be sneakier next time. | 420 | ||
| Acute physical trauma and severe lacerations. It's hardly pleasant. | Happy 10 | Sounds like you know your way around a medkit. You could probably take care of yourself, if I wasn't already here. | 421 | |
| Happy 25 | Of course, since I am here, I might as well take care of you now. It's the least I could do. {Emphasis on the "AM"} | 422 | ||
| There's simply too many stories, and not enough evidence to support any of them. | Anger 25 | Well, I suppose that sort of thing happens, occasionally. But I guess if that's all that can be uncovered, what else is there to go on? | 423 | |
| Neutral 50 | Oh well. Still, for your help, have a few of these. They may help out next time you need to talk to a few folks. | 424 | ||
| Installation was much easier than reaching the mainframe in the first place. | Surprise 20 | Say what you will about the dead folks of the past, but they designed a lot of their stuff so even idiots could use it. No offense, of course. | 425 | |
| Happy 20 | It helps to have the right tool for the job. Failing that, go with the right tool to cheat at the job. Like a pulse grenade. Here, have a couple. | 426 | ||
| The building is there, but the books are all ruined. | Happy 10 | Well, at least it's still there as a monument to knowledge. Shame it's an empty one. | 427 | |
| Happy 25 | Still, it's good to know it's standing. Maybe I'll inspire someone to take care of the place. Have some caps as payment for that little bit of hope. | 428 | ||
| MS03TaskCompleteBasicExC Basic Tough Response |
I got the food and dealt with those pansy Raiders. They couldn't stop me. | Disgust 25 | That's a mighty callous attitude towards killing. But I guess they'd do the same for the food. Shame there wasn't any medicine. | 429 |
| Neutral 50 | Well, keep what you got. Just traded for a big food shipment, myself. Here, take a bit, my treat - the taste kind of grates after a while. | 430 | ||
| I can barely feel it. Radiation sickness is for the weak. | Disgust 25 | More like radiation sickness can MAKE you weak. Don't blow it off like that. | 431 | |
| Happy 25 | Now, let me take a few notes, and I'll handle that nasty radiation with a bit of my own home-made rad-cure concoction. | 432 | ||
| Happy 10 | Okay, lie back and think healthy thoughts... | 433 | ||
| I get blown up a lot. I get better. You got to be hard. | Surprise 25 | That's very... deep. I guess. {As if thinking, "this person is either an idiot or the wisest person I've ever met."} | 434 | |
| Disgust 10 | But not exactly useful for those of us who can't handle even one little explosion. | 435 | ||
| Happy 50 | Speaking of which... As thanks for your help, have a couple rainy-day toys of mine. | 436 | ||
| Those dumb Mole Rats just blew up! You should have seen the guts! | Surprise 25 | But it seemed to be working so well in informal testing! Anyone I hit with the repellent just left. Sometimes they yelled a bit, but that's all. | 437 | |
| Neutral 50 | I guess it's back to the drawing board for that repellent. I wonder if I can make it into some sort of fuel. Anyway, I'll just take that. | 438 | ||
| Happy 10 | Oh, but for your trouble, umm... Here, have the leftover chems from working on the repellent. I'm sure you can find some use for them. | 439 | ||
| Between shells and scales, they're pretty tough. But not tough enough. | Disgust 25 | Easier to avoid them than to fight them, you mean? Sounds like a good idea. Shame it's apparently hard to do in their den. {A little snarky towards the player for killing them, rather than avoiding them} | 440 | |
| Disgust 10 | I wish we could have gotten more information, but this'll have to do for the book. Here's your pay. Maybe they'll help you be sneakier next time. | 441 | ||
| What, these little scratches? Hardly the worst scrape I've been in. | Fear 25 | If you say so, tough stuff. Glad it's not me in your shoes. | 442 | |
| Happy 10 | Well, rest easy and I'll see about fixing you up once I take a few notes. | 443 | ||
| Those tough upper deck folk built the whole place from the ground up! | Surprise 25 | Whoa. From everything I had heard about them, I wouldn't have expected them to be so "hands-on." | 444 | |
| Disgust 10 | But I guess if that's what they said, what else is there to go on? | 445 | ||
| Anger 10 | Oh well. Still, for your help, have a few of these. They may help out next time you need to talk to a few folks. | 446 | ||
| The unit went in the computer. Then the robots woke up. Pretty straightforward. | Surprise 10 | It's a bit surprising how sturdy and easy-to-use a lot of the junked tech is. Guess they made it sturdy and simple back then. | 447 | |
| Happy 25 | It helps to have the right tool for the job. Failing that, go with the right tool to cheat at the job. Like a pulse grenade. Here, have a couple. | 448 | ||
| Most of the books would make better burning than reading. | Anger 50 | I hope you're saying that because they just can't be read anymore. Because otherwise... | 449 | |
| Disgust 25 | Well, I wouldn't think very highly of you. That's for sure. | 450 | ||
| Sad 10 | Still, it's good to know it's standing. Maybe I'll inspire someone to take care of the place. Have some caps as payment for that little bit of hope. | 451 | ||
| MS03TaskCompleteBasicExD Basic Sly Response |
Those big, shadowy stores can be great for hiding out. | Surprise 25 | Oh my, Raiders had set up camp there? I'm guessing you didn't just negotiate with them, did you? | 452 |
| Neutral 50 | Well, keep what you got. Just traded for a big food shipment, myself. Here, take a bit, my treat the taste kind of grates after a while. | 453 | ||
| I like to think of it as adding to my glowing personality. | Happy 50 | That's a terrible joke. I love it! Good to see you're still in such good spirits! | 454 | |
| Happy 25 | Now, let me take a few notes, and I'll handle that nasty radiation with a bit of my own home-made rad-cure concoction. | 455 | ||
| Happy 10 | Okay, lie back and think healthy thoughts... | 456 | ||
| I've got the grace of a cat. No landmine's going to stop me. | Happy 25 | Oh, of course. Can't let little things like flying shrapnel slow you down, now can you? | 457 | |
| Happy 10 | I know you may not want to see any more explosives for a while, but obviously you know your way around them. Have a couple rainy-day toys of mine. | 458 | ||
| Well, at least it's non-lethal for people. For Mole Rats... not so much. | Sad 25 | Oh, that isn't what I want at all. People already have all sorts of ways to kill them. We don't need a more lethal Mole Rat trap. Just a better one. | 459 | |
| Sad 10 | I guess it's back to the drawing board for that repellent. I wonder if I can make it into some sort of fuel. Anyway, I'll just take that. | 460 | ||
| Happy 10 | Oh, but for your trouble, umm... Here, have the leftover chems from working on the repellent. I'm sure you can find some use for them. | 461 | ||
| They're savages with big claws and absolutely no interest in small talk. | Surprise 10 | Hrm. Well, I knew that. But I guess it does raise the question of whether or not they have a language. Maybe I should study that later. | 462 | |
| Sad 25 | I wish we could have gotten more information, but this'll have to do for the book. Here's your pay. Maybe they'll help you be sneakier next time. | 463 | ||
| Pardon me if I bleed profusely while thinking how best to describe this pain. | Happy 25 | Don't think too hard about it. No fair dying on me just because you want your last words to be especially memorable! | 464 | |
| Happy 10 | Well, rest easy and I'll see about fixing you up once I take a few notes. | 465 | ||
| None of them agree on a story. So let's just say I set the whole place up. | Sad 25 | That'd hardly be ethical, really. But if there's nothing more factual to go on... | 466 | |
| Neutral 50 | Oh well. Still, for your help, have a few of these. They may help out next time you need to talk to a few folks. | 467 | ||
| Happy 25 | I suppose it wouldn't hurt to add a nice story to it. And it'd be a nice little reward for your hard work to include you as a hero. | 468 | ||
| Make the right connection, and robots do what you want. Just like people. | Disgust 10 | Oh, I don't know about that. But I guess you do. And it's a good enough example for the book, I suppose. | 469 | |
| Happy 10 | It helps to have the right tool for the job. Failing that, go with the right tool to cheat at the job. Like a pulse grenade. Here, have a couple. | 470 | ||
| Oh, it's still there, but it's full of Raiders. The place is a death trap. | Surprise 25 | Well, maybe the Raiders will try reading a few of the books. Maybe it'll open their eyes to a few things. {Not meant in an ironic way.} | 471 | |
| Happy 10 | Still, it's good to know it's standing. Maybe I'll inspire someone to take care of the place. Have some caps as payment for that little bit of hope. | 472 | ||
| MS03TaskCompleteBasicExE Basic Snide Response |
That place was a death trap. It was crawling with Raiders. | Sad 25 | Oh, poor research assistant! I'm sorry, I didn't know it'd be so dangerous in there! {Sincere, not mocking.} | 473 |
| Happy 25 | Well, don't worry. I'm sure the rest of the research will be safer! | 474 | ||
| Neutral 50 | At least you can keep what you got. Just traded for a big food shipment, myself. Here, take a bit, my treat - the taste kind of grates after a while. | 475 | ||
| Why don't you drink a tall glass of wastewater and find out for yourself? | Surprise 25 | Well, because then I wouldn't be well enough to take good notes abou Oh, you're being sarcastic, aren't you? {Lea doesn't figure out she's being taunted until part way through.} | 476 | |
| Happy 25 | Now, let me take a few notes, and I'll handle that nasty radiation with a bit of my own home-made rad-cure concoction. | 477 | ||
| Happy 10 | Okay, lie back and think healthy thoughts... | 478 | ||
| Yes, I blew up and died. Now I'm haunting you because of that stupid book. Boo. | Anger 25 | I told you, ghosts don't exist. That sort of attitude really isn't benefiting a research assistant. {Lea totally misses the sarcasm, and is chiding the player.} | 479 | |
| Happy 25 | But I'm glad you're not dead. That'd be a real downer. Especially for you, I bet. | 480 | ||
| Happy 10 | I know you may not want to see any more explosives for a while, but obviously you know your way around them. Have a couple rainy-day toys of mine. | 481 | ||
| It repelled their limbs from their body. Can you make one that works on people? | Disgust 80 | That's... That's just terrible! Besides, I'm sure you've got plenty of ways to do terrible things to people. I don't want any part in that. | 482 | |
| Disgust 25 | I guess it's back to the drawing board for that repellent. I wonder if I can make it into some sort of fuel. Anyway, I'll just take that. | 483 | ||
| Disgust 10 | Oh, but for your trouble, umm... Here, have the leftover chems from working on the repellent. I'm sure you can find some use for them. | 484 | ||
| What's to say? They're crabs. They're delicious and nutritious. | Disgust 10 | I'm sure it's an acquired taste. I mean, it wouldn't technically be cannibalism or anything. Just kind of gross. {A little disgusted at the idea, but mostly curious.} | 485 | |
| Sad 10 | I wish we could have gotten more information, but this'll have to do for the book. Here's your pay. Maybe they'll help you be sneakier next time. | 486 | ||
| On a scale of one to ten, I'd say it's a "shut the fuck up and fix me." | Anger 50 | Okay, okay! I'm sorry I even asked. Yeesh. | 487 | |
| Happy 10 | Well, rest easy and I'll see about fixing you up once I take a few notes. | 488 | ||
| I guess I heard one story that was plausible enough. Let's go with it... | Surprise 25 | Even I'm not sure I can believe that, and I'm downright gullible. Or so I'm told. | 489 | |
| Anger 25 | But I guess if that's what they said, what else is there to go on? | 490 | ||
| Anger 10 | Oh well. Still, for your help, have a few of these. They may help out next time you need to talk to a few folks. | 491 | ||
| I didn't even need that tele-thingy unit. I was just that good. <Lie.> | Surprise 10 | I guess some people can work with complicated technology, and the actual tools and materials aren't entirely necessary. | 492 | |
| Happy 25 | I guess you've either got it or you don't. | 493 | ||
| Happy 10 | It helps to have the right tool for the job. Failing that, go with the right tool to cheat at the job. Like a pulse grenade. Here, have a couple. | 494 | ||
| I may have been able to recover more, but it said to be quiet, so screw that. | Surprise 50 | What? But... but... books! And knowledge! And... | 495 | |
| Anger 75 | Oh... just... darn it! | 496 | ||
| Anger 30 | I guess it's good enough just to know it's standing. Here's some caps for that. Jerk. | 497 | ||
| MS03TaskCompleteBonus | It wasn't easy, but I got the food and the medicine. | Surprise 25 | Really? You did? You did! Well, all right! Tell me all about it! | 498 |
| I'm about as irradiated as I can get without burning a hole in the floor. | Surprise 25 | I can tell... You're positively glowing! | 499 | |
| Happy 25 | Now just hold on and try not to move. Tell me how it feels, and I'll get you fixed right up. | 500 | ||
| I got through Minefield alive, and I even brought you a present. | Happy 25 | My very own landmine! Just what I've always wanted. Well, always since I sent you out on this, anyway. | 501 | |
| Surprise 10 | Now, tell me all about it. What was it like going through there? What's it like disarming a landmine? | 502 | ||
| I tested the Mole Rat repellent extensively. | Happy 50 | Oh, excellent! Substantial field-testing, precise reports, and such dedication! What more could I ask for in a research assistant? | 503 | |
| Neutral 25 | So, how did my chemical repellent work? Safe and clean like a charm, I'll bet! | 504 | ||
| I slipped the observer in with the eggs, and they're none the wiser. | Happy 50 | I'll bet most people would have just gone in there, guns blazing, without half a thought. But not you! You're the best research assistant ever! | 505 | |
| Neutral 25 | I've been getting a good signal, but what do you think about them from your first-hand observations of them? | 506 | ||
| This really hurts, you know. | Sad 25 | Oh, I know it does, dear, but it's for a good cause. Try not to squirm so much while I take notes. | 507 | |
| Sad 10 | Now how would you describe the pain you're feeling? Any advice for how to keep it from being overwhelming? And remember, this is for posterity. | 508 | ||
| After a lot of searching, I've got the real history of Rivet City. | Happy 50 | A-ha! Not just as easy as asking around, was it? Good information takes real work to uncover, after all. | 509 | |
| Neutral 35 | So, tell me all about it! | 510 | ||
| I reactivated the robots and was able to modify their programming. | Neutral 50 | Harnessing the technology of the past and modifying it for your own purposes? That's just the thing! | 511 | |
| Neutral 35 | Tell me all about how it worked out! | 512 | ||
| The library's still standing, and I've got the archives right here. | Neutral 75 | Really? A whole library's worth of data, right there? That's great news! | 513 | |
| Neutral 50 | So, what did you find? Tell me about it! | 514 | ||
| MS03TaskCompleteBonusExA Bonus Normal Response |
I found Raiders and a robot. It was hardly a safe place to scavenge. | Surprise 50 | Whoa! Really? Raiders and robots! I guess I wasn't the only one to think about checking those stores. Looks like you gotta be careful looting them. | 515 |
| Neutral 50 | Well, keep what you got. Just traded for a big food shipment, myself. Here, take a bit, my treat - the taste kind of grates after a while. | 516 | ||
| Happy 25 | Oh, and take this! It's an old Food Sanitizer. Just carry it with you, and it should automatically make most food and drink more, um... better. | 517 | ||
| Just do your examination and fix me up, please. | Surprise 50 | You're a mighty lucky one, you know that? At this state, most people'd have trouble standing up, much less walking over here. | 518 | |
| Happy 25 | Now, let me take a few notes, and I'll handle that nasty radiation with a bit of my own home-made rad-cure concoction. | 519 | ||
| Happy 50 | I've never had a chance to test it out on someone so heavily dosed, but I'm sure it'll work out fine. Exciting, isn't it? | 520 | ||
| That whole place is a deathtrap. | Happy 50 | Lots of places are, nowadays. Good work staying staying alive in tough conditions - it'll be a great example for the book! | 521 | |
| Happy 25 | I know you may not want to see any more explosives for a while, but obviously you know your way around them. Have a couple rainy-day toys of mine. | 522 | ||
| Surprise 10 | And looking at this landmine, it gives me an idea. It's a terrible device that does terrible things, of course. But it's easy to make your own, too. | 523 | ||
| That whole town is a trap. There was a sniper out there, just waiting for me. | Happy 65 | Not quite as much of a ghost town as they say, is it? Good work staying calm and collected under pressure - it'll be a great example for the book! | 524 | |
| Happy 25 | I know you may not want to see any more explosives for a while, but obviously you know your way around them. Have a couple rainy-day toys of mine. | 525 | ||
| Surprise 10 | And looking at this landmine, it gives me an idea. It's a terrible device that does terrible things, of course. But it's easy to make your own, too. | 526 | ||
| Sorry, Moira, but your "Repellent" is fatal to Mole Rats. | Sad 50 | Oh. That's... That's really a shame. Poor little Mole Ratties. {Tiny, cute little voice} | 527 | |
| Sad 10 | With that much testing, I guess it's beyond correction. Go ahead and keep it. Maybe you can find a nicer use for it, right? | 528 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Oh, but for your trouble, umm... Here, have the leftover chems from working on the repellent. I'm sure you can find some use for them. | 529 | ||
| They're definitely vicious and highly territorial. | Fear 35 | Oh... That's unpleasant, but I guess it's no surprise. Practically everything out there can eat us. This bottom of the food chain thing really sucks. | 530 | |
| Neutral 50 | Some of these observations about their armor and camouflage gave me an idea for reinforced, neutral-colored headgear. | 531 | ||
| Happy 25 | Here, consider it thanks for not interfering with them. Oh, speaking of which, take these. So you can continue to avoid them in the future. | 532 | ||
| The adrenaline helps. So does the fear of death. There's a lot of both. | Surprise 25 | Ah yes, that makes a lot of sense. And it does help when you're sewing up wounds and setting bones, too. That seems like it'd be tough to do alone. | 533 | |
| Happy 25 | Luckily, I'm here to patch you up. Now, hold still and quit fidgeting. | 534 | ||
| It began as a successful science station, and traders settled in around it. | Surprise 25 | Huh. I would have figured the science station came afterwards. Well, good to see genius get rewarded! | 535 | |
| Happy 50 | A bit of smarts leads to a big reward, huh? Speaking of which, in thanks, have a few of these, for the next time you've got to be quick on your wits. | 536 | ||
| Happy 25 | Oh, and I'll let the Rivet City traders know they'll be favorably mentioned in the book. You'll get a discount buying gear from them in the future. | 537 | ||
| Once I adjusted their programming, the robots were no problem. | Sad 25 | So, they were dangerous until you got control of them? Definitely a good lesson in there about using old technology. | 538 | |
| Neutral 50 | Seems like a good thing to watch for when dealing with tech of any age. And it helps to pack a few pulse grenades, just in case. Here, have a few. | 539 | ||
| Happy 10 | Oh, and take my book on science - for some reason, I just can't get into the computer parts, but I've got the rest pretty much memorized. | 540 | ||
| The archive was probably the most useful information in there. | Happy 25 | Well, of course! That's why I sent you there, after all! | 541 | |
| Happy 50 | And good work retrieving it, too! I'll see how much I can work into the guide itself. | 542 | ||
| Happy 25 | Oh, and here's a book of mine and some caps for your research. Think of it as pay for a civilization worth of overdue books. | 543 | ||
| MS03TaskCompleteBonusExB Bonus Smart Response |
The Raiders were using the pharmacy as a place to store their best gear. | Surprise 25 | So, you're saying that they acquired a well-protected stash? I wonder how many other places are hiding treasures behind monsters, hrm? | 544 |
| Neutral 50 | Well, keep what you got. Just traded for a big food shipment, myself. Here, take a bit, my treat - the taste kind of grates after a while. | 545 | ||
| Happy 25 | Oh, and take this! It's an old Food Sanitizer. Just carry it with you, and it should automatically make most food and drink more, um... better. | 546 | ||
| If I listen closely, I can hear my genes crying. | Disgust 25 | So, you're experiencing delusions, too? Fascinating! | 547 | |
| Happy 25 | Now, after taking a few notes, I'll take care of that nasty radiation with a bit of my own home-made concoction. | 548 | ||
| Happy 50 | I've never had a chance to test it out on someone so heavily dosed, but I'm sure it'll work out fine. Exciting, isn't it? | 549 | ||
| Watch the details and look for broken patterns. That's where the traps are. | Surprise 25 | That's so true. For all of life, really. But especially the parts involving landmines. {As if considering something profound.} | 550 | |
| Happy 10 | I know you may not want to see any more explosives for a while, but obviously you know your way around them. Have a couple rainy-day toys of mine. | 551 | ||
| Surprise 10 | And looking at this landmine, it gives me an idea. It's a terrible device that does terrible things, of course. But it's easy to make your own, too. | 552 | ||
| It appears that Mole Rats have a most fatal allergy to it. Explosively so. | Sad 50 | Those poor little Mole Ratties! I wonder if I could make a hypoallergenic version? Oh, but that'd hardly be effective. {Cute little voice when saying "mole ratties"} | 553 | |
| Sad 10 | I should mention that. Proper handling of Mole Rats could be important if they could be domesticated. Milked, maybe? Anyway, keep the repellent. | 554 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Oh, but for your trouble, umm... Here, have the leftover chems from working on the repellent. I'm sure you can find some use for them. | 555 | ||
| They descended from local crabs. I'd call them "Scylla Serrata Horrendus." | Surprise 25 | That's very scientific of you! Personally, I wasn't sure if they were crabs or if they came from some sort of brine shrimp, perhaps. {Impressed!} | 556 | |
| Neutral 50 | Some of these observations about their armor and camouflage gave me an idea for reinforced, neutral-colored headgear. | 557 | ||
| Happy 25 | Here, consider it thanks for not interfering with them. Oh, speaking of which, take these. So you can continue to avoid them in the future. | 558 | ||
| Pain's an abstract. I stay focused on the definable things, like survival. | Happy 25 | That's a very enlightened attitude you've got! Shame it doesn't stop bullets, huh? | 559 | |
| Happy 40 | Luckily, I'm here to patch you up. Now, hold still and quit fidgeting. | 560 | ||
| It began as a research station, which is why it's still a scientific haven. | Happy 50 | Hrm. With the protected location and resources that came from those scientific advances, I can definitely see how it grew so quickly! | 561 | |
| Happy 30 | A bit of smarts leads to a big reward, huh? Speaking of which, in thanks, have a few of these, for the next time you've got to be quick on your wits. | 562 | ||
| Happy 10 | Oh, and I'll let the Rivet City traders know they'll be favorably mentioned in the book. You'll get a discount buying gear from them in the future. | 563 | ||
| Even after reprogramming, the robots were of questionable value as allies. | Sad 25 | Well, they're only human. Err, well, made by humans. Well, probably manufactured by other robots, but you know where I'm going with this. {Constantly re-correcting herself.} | 564 | |
| Sad 10 | Seems like a good thing to watch for when dealing with tech of any age. And it helps to pack a few pulse grenades, just in case. Here, have a few. | 565 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Oh, and take my book on science - for some reason, I just can't get into the computer parts, but I've got the rest pretty much memorized. | 566 | ||
| This is an entire library's archives. You know how valuable that is, right? | Happy 50 | I suspect you and I are two of the only people who really appreciate its value, yes! | 567 | |
| Happy 25 | Oh my goodness, when I'm done with this, I'll have to work on copying all of this information. It could take a while, you know. | 568 | ||
| Happy 50 | Oh, but here's a book of mine and some caps for your research. Think of it as pay for a civilization worth of overdue books. | 569 | ||
| MS03TaskCompleteBonusExC Bonus Tough Response |
Those Raiders must've shot me twenty times. But who's counting? | Sad 35 | You do what you need to do to get food and medicine, I guess. It's not pretty, but I guess that's the way it's got to be, right? | 570 |
| Neutral 50 | Well, keep what you got. Just traded for a big food shipment, myself. Here, take a bit, my treat - the taste kind of grates after a while. | 571 | ||
| Happy 25 | Oh, and take this! It's an old Food Sanitizer. Just carry it with you, and it should automatically make most food and drink more, um... better. | 572 | ||
| Well, it itches a little, but I can walk it off. | Disgust 10 | Oh, sure you can, you tough ol' survivor. Now sit down before you fall down. | 573 | |
| Happy 25 | Now, after taking a few notes, I'll take care of that nasty radiation with a bit of my own home-made concoction. | 574 | ||
| Happy 50 | I've never had a chance to test it out on someone so heavily dosed, but I'm sure it'll work just as well. Exciting, isn't it? | 575 | ||
| There may have been an explosion or two. Oh, and a sniper. No big deal. | Disgust 15 | Oh. Well, if that's all! I'll just study this and hope there aren't any more explosions, shall I? | 576 | |
| Happy 10 | I know you may not want to see any more explosives for a while, but obviously you know your way around them. Have a couple rainy-day toys of mine. | 577 | ||
| Surprise 10 | And looking at this landmine, it gives me an idea. It's a terrible device that does terrible things, of course. But it's easy to make your own, too. | 578 | ||
| It gives them quite a kick, like too much Jet or something. | Surprise 60 | What? You're kidding, right? Wait, you aren't kidding. Probably a metabolic reaction to the chemicals. | 579 | |
| Sad 10 | I should mention that. Proper handling of Mole Rats could be important if they could be domesticated. Milked, maybe? Anyway, keep the repellent. | 580 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Oh, but for your trouble, umm... Here, have the leftover chems from working on the repellent. I'm sure you can find some use for them. | 581 | ||
| They don't seem to fight each other. So no struggle for leadership. | Surprise 35 | Oh, really? Maybe their leader figures are bred, sort of like ant queens? I wonder if relocating a Mirelurk "king" would prompt the others to move. | 582 | |
| Neutral 50 | Some of these observations about their armor and camouflage gave me an idea for reinforced, neutral-colored headgear. | 583 | ||
| Happy 25 | Consider it thanks for not interfering with them. Oh, speaking of which, take these. So you can continue to avoid them in the future. | 584 | ||
| I hardly even feel pain anymore, honestly. | Fear 35 | Deadened nerves? That's probably a bad sign, you know. Like, nervous system degradation type of bad. | 585 | |
| Happy 25 | Luckily, I'm here to patch you up. Now, hold still and quit fidgeting. | 586 | ||
| They cleared out the Mirelurks. Then science folks and the rest moved in. | Happy 25 | I'll bet they used some sort of chemical device to drive off the Mirelurks. Or a sonic device? Anyway, I guess it worked pretty well! | 587 | |
| Happy 50 | A bit of smarts leads to a big reward, huh? Speaking of which, in thanks, have a few of these, for the next time you've got to be quick on your wits. | 588 | ||
| Happy 10 | Oh, and I'll let the Rivet City traders know they'll be favorably mentioned in the book. You'll get a discount buying gear from them in the future. | 589 | ||
| I just hacked the mainframe so the robots would be a challenge. | Happy 40 | Well, I wouldn't have guessed you had it in you, but I suppose it worked out anyway. | 590 | |
| Happy 25 | Of course, I'll bet it helps to pack a few pulse grenades, just in case. Here, have a few. | 591 | ||
| Happy 10 | Oh, and take my book on science for some reason, I just can't get into the computer parts, but I've got the rest pretty much memorized. | 592 | ||
| Now you can protect and catalogue all of the information it once had. | Happy 50 | Does that mean it'll be a "guard catalogue"? You see, because... Never mind. {Lea loves puns. The rest of the world, not so much.} | 593 | |
| Happy 25 | You'd have laughed if you knew the words "card catalogue." I wonder if there'll be one down there once I tell the world about it? | 594 | ||
| Happy 50 | Oh, and here's a book of mine and some caps for your research. Think of it as pay for a civilization worth of overdue books. | 595 | ||
| MS03TaskCompleteBonusExD Bonus Sly Response |
It's very hard to talk my way past that many people shooting at me... | Surprise 35 | Oh, dear. Well, I guess the dangers around those old supplies keeps it from being smooth sailing. Otherwise, they'd already have been looted, huh? | 596 |
| Neutral 50 | Well, keep what you got. Just traded for a big food shipment, myself. Here, take a bit, my treat - the taste kind of grates after a while. | 597 | ||
| Happy 25 | Oh, and take this! It's an old Food Sanitizer. Just carry it with you, and it should automatically make most food and drink more, um... better. | 598 | ||
| Oh, I feel fine! <cough> Never better! <cough> No problem at all! <wheeze> | Sad 50 | Oh, you poor dear, putting on a brave face like that. Well, don't worry, it'll all be better, and it's for a good cause. | 599 | |
| Sad 25 | Now, let me take a few notes, and I'll handle that nasty radiation with a bit of my own home-made rad-cure concoction. | 600 | ||
| Happy 50 | I've never had a chance to test it out on someone so heavily dosed, but I'm sure it'll work out fine. Exciting, isn't it? | 601 | ||
| Fast hands and faster wits can get you an awful lot. Including landmines. | Happy 40 | That's a pretty good way of putting it. I think I'll use that in the book. Maybe I should credit you as a co-author, instead of just a researcher? | 602 | |
| Happy 20 | I know you may not want to see any more explosives for a while, but obviously you know your way around them. Have a couple rainy-day toys of mine. | 603 | ||
| Surprise 10 | And looking at this landmine, it gives me an idea. It's a terrible device that does terrible things, of course. But it's easy to make your own, too. | 604 | ||
| I don't believe this is as non-lethal as you had expected. To put it lightly. | Sad 35 | Oh dear. All of them? Well, I don't think I could water down the formula any further. | 605 | |
| Sad 10 | With that much testing, I guess it's beyond correction. Go ahead and keep it. Maybe you can find a nicer use for it, right? | 606 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Oh, but for your trouble, umm... Here, have the leftover chems from working on the repellent. I'm sure you can find some use for them. | 607 | ||
| They seem mostly independent. I don't think there's any sort of "society" there. | Disgust 25 | Well, they certainly aren't making tea and having nice chats, obviously. But maybe you're right - any social development is minor at best. | 608 | |
| Neutral 50 | Some of these observations about their armor and camouflage gave me an idea for reinforced, neutral-colored headgear. | 609 | ||
| Happy 25 | Here, consider it thanks for not interfering with them. Oh, speaking of which, take these. So you can continue to avoid them in the future. | 610 | ||
| Despite my glossary of expletives, nothing properly sums up this pain. | Surprise 60 | You? At a loss for words? Oh, it's worse than I thought! | 611 | |
| Happy 40 | Luckily, I'm here to patch you up. Now, hold still and quit fidgeting. | 612 | ||
| It had success as a science station, and people flock to success. | Happy 40 | I guess that's how people are, huh? Show a little initiative and success, and they'll support you enough for real success. | 613 | |
| Happy 25 | Nice work - it must have taken a lot of investigation. Here: for the next time you've got to shine like that. | 614 | ||
| Happy 10 | Oh, and I'll let the Rivet City traders know they'll be favorably mentioned in the book. You'll get a discount buying gear from them in the future. | 615 | ||
| Like a charm. I only wish it were always that easy to manipulate people. | Anger 40 | Hey, robots are people, too! Well, some of them. Kinda. | 616 | |
| Happy 10 | Well, okay. Not really. Still, just in case you anger a few of our more metallic brethren, have a few pulse grenades I picked up, just in case. | 617 | ||
| Happy 25 | Oh, and take my book on science - for some reason, I just can't get into the computer parts, but I've got the rest pretty much memorized. | 618 | ||
| The place was a death trap. But I got in and out as quick as I could. | Surprise 35 | Why would someone booby-trap a library? Unless... they're trying to keep all of the knowledge for themselves! | 619 | |
| Happy 50 | Well, we won't let that sort of information be held hostage, will we? We'll educate the world with our book! | 620 | ||
| Happy 50 | Oh, and here's a book of mine and some caps for your research. Think of it as pay for a civilization worth of overdue books. | 621 | ||
| MS03TaskCompleteBonusExE Bonus Snide Response |
I had a fun party with some Raiders. Then a guard robot jumped out of a cake. | Happy 40 | Well as long as it was no problem for you, then! I mean, who doesn't enjoy cake? Other than robots, of course. I bet they prefer pie. Or maybe pi? {Lea doesn't get the sarcasm in the player's statement.} | 622 |
| Happy 25 | Well, keep what you got. Just traded for a big food shipment, myself. Here, take a bit, my treat - the taste kind of grates after a while. | 623 | ||
| Happy 10 | Oh, and take this! It's an old Food Sanitizer. Just carry it with you, and it should automatically make most food and drink more, um... better. | 624 | ||
| I feel about as bad as you look. | Anger 25 | Well, maybe if you're lucky, you'll end up looking like me, too! | 625 | |
| Happy 25 | Now, after taking a few notes, I'll take care of that nasty radiation with a bit of my own home-made concoction. | 626 | ||
| Sad 50 | I've never had a chance to test it out on someone so heavily dosed, but I'm sure it'll work out fine. Exciting, isn't it? | 627 | ||
| Too... tired... to be... snide. | Surprise 50 | You're a lucky one, you know. At this level, most people don't make it. But then again, most people don't have my experimental tricks! | 628 | |
| Happy 25 | Now, after taking a few notes, I'll take care of that nasty radiation with a bit of my own home-made concoction. | 629 | ||
| Sad 50 | I've never had a chance to test it out on someone so heavily dosed, but I'm sure it'll work out fine. Exciting, isn't it? | 630 | ||
| Oh, disarming it's real easy. Just jump up and down on it. You go first. | Anger 50 | Do you think I'm an idiot? I may be a little impulsive, but not an idiot. I'll just take a look at this on my own, then. | 631 | |
| Anger 10 | I know you may not want to see any more explosives for a while, but obviously you know your way around them. Have a couple rainy-day toys of mine. | 632 | ||
| Surprise 10 | And looking at this landmine, it gives me an idea. It's a terrible device that does terrible things, of course. But it's easy to make your own, too. | 633 | ||
| It's like explosive whack-a-Mole Rat. Can I get it in bullet form? For people? | Disgust 75 | That's horrible! You're horrible! This thing is horrible! Everything's horrible! Argh! | 634 | |
| Disgust 25 | With that much testing, I guess it's beyond correction. Go ahead and keep it. Maybe you can find a nicer use for it. But I doubt it. | 635 | ||
| Disgust 10 | Oh, but for your trouble, umm... Here, have the leftover chems from working on the repellant. I'm sure you can find some use for them. | 636 | ||
| They've got a little, bubbling castle and they spend all day circling it. <Lie> | Surprise 60 | Really? Are you kidding me? No, really. Are you? Huh. Guess I'll have to wait to see what I get from the observer. | 637 | |
| Neutral 50 | Some of these observations about their armor and camouflage gave me an idea for reinforced, neutral-colored headgear. | 638 | ||
| Happy 25 | Here, consider it thanks for not interfering with them. Oh, speaking of which, take these. So you can continue to avoid them in the future. | 639 | ||
| My only solace is thinking about inflicting this pain on people like you. | Anger 20 | Oh, well aren't you a grouchy one today? What got you in such a bad mood? Oh, yeah. The massive physical trauma. {As if chiding a child.} | 640 | |
| Happy 25 | Luckily, I'm here to patch you up. Now, hold still and quit fidgeting. | 641 | ||
| Some old coot says he took these notes. They seem reasonable enough. | Happy 25 | Well, this data looks legitimate. An outgrowth of a science station, huh? Just goes to show what I always say about cleverness! | 642 | |
| Happy 50 | A bit of smarts leads to a big reward, huh? Speaking of which, in thanks, have a few of these, for the next time you've got to be quick on your wits. | 643 | ||
| Happy 25 | Oh, and I'll let the Rivet City traders know they'll be favorably mentioned in the book. You'll get a discount buying gear from them in the future. | 644 | ||
| It was robotic carnage. But I caused it, so it was the okay sort of carnage. | Surprise 30 | Well, I guess one thing about using the old tech is that it can feel a bit like playing God. But you're probably not supposed to. I think. {Lea's got her own ideas about whether or not it's "wrong" to play God.} | 645 | |
| Happy 20 | Seems like a good thing to watch for when dealing with tech of any age. And it helps to pack a few pulse grenades, just in case. Here, have a few. | 646 | ||
| Happy 40 | Oh, and take my book on science - for some reason, I just can't get into the computer parts, but I've got the rest pretty much memorized. | 647 | ||
| The librarian's on duty. I'd have brought you a present, but I forgot my card. | Happy 50 | What, like it was never touched? Well, that's the way it should be! Nothing can overcome the power of knowledge, after all! | 648 | |
| Happy 75 | Thank goodness it's safe! I'll make sure to tell people that they can find more information there. It'll become a holy place for the educated! | 649 | ||
| Happy 10 | Here's a book of mine and some caps for your research. Think of it as pay for a civilization worth of overdue books. | 650 | ||
| MS03TaskDescription1 | Getting food doesn't sound so bad. What are you looking for? | Happy 50 | Well, food and medicine. Everyone needs them once in a while, right? So they need a good place to find them! | 651 |
| Happy 25 | There's an old Super-Duper Mart not far from here. I need to know if a place like that still has any food or medicine left in it. | 652 | ||
| Tell me more about repelling the Mole Rats. | Happy 10 | Mole Rats can burrow into almost anything and cause a lot of trouble. So I figured I'd make a chemical repellent stick for people to shoo them off. | 653 | |
| Happy 25 | But I need it to be tested before I put the recipe to paper in the guide. So I need you to find some Mole Rats and test it out a bit. | 654 | ||
| Researching local history sounds easy. | Disgust 10 | Don't be so sure. You'd be surprised how confused people get, even about important things. | 655 | |
| Neutral 50 | In this case, I'm talking about Rivet City. It's the most successful survivor settlement around, but no one here really knows how it started. | 656 | ||
| Happy 25 | Of course, that's why it's important to know how a place like that succeeded. So I need you to go there and do some researching! | 657 | ||
| MS03TaskDescription2 | What's this about radiation? | Happy 5 | Well, I know lots about radiation from books... and personal experience, obviously. {A little sheepish} | 658 |
| Disgust 15 | But I need to see how radiation effects normal, not-so-gooey humans. I never seem to get a live example to study. Not for long, anyway. | 659 | ||
| Surprise 25 | So I need you to get a bit of radiation poisoning so I can study its effects. Oh, not a deadly dose, of course - I can fix you up before that! {A little hesitant about requesting this of the player.} | 660 | ||
| What's this about radiation? | Disgust 25 | Well, that's what I need your help for, isn't it? I know lots about it from books, but I never seem to get a live example. Not for long, anyway. | 661 | |
| Surprise 25 | So I need you to get a bit of radiation poisoning so I can study its effects. Oh, not a deadly dose, of course - I can fix you up before that! {A little hesitant about requesting this of the player.} | 662 | ||
| What's this about studying Mirelurks? | Happy 10 | Mirelurks are a big threat in some areas, and knowing more about them can help people learn to avoid, or even outsmart them. | 663 | |
| Happy 25 | So I picked up this observer device to study them in their natural habitat. I need you to hide it in one of the spawning pods in their lairs. | 664 | ||
| Old technology is no challenge for... The Mechanist! | Happy 60 | Oh, this is so exciting! I feel like I'm sending you out on some sort of super-assignment! | 665 | |
| Happy 25 | Okay, okay. Give me a moment to calm down... Now then, after some searching, I got this RobCo processor widget. | 666 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Supposedly, if you connect it to the mainframe at the RobCo factory, you get access to an army of robots! | 667 | ||
| Happy 50 | Seems like it's right up your alley, huh? And it'd be a great example of how to harness technology, wouldn't it? | 668 | ||
| Using old technology sounds interesting. | Happy 10 | It does, doesn't it? I mostly just deal with it after it's junked. But a trader gave me this RobCo processor widget. He said it's worth a fortune! | 669 | |
| Happy 50 | According to him, if it's connected to the mainframe in the RobCo factory, you could have access to all the robots you'd ever want! | 670 | ||
| Happy 50 | Now that would be a great example of how to harness technology, wouldn't it? | 671 | ||
| MS03TaskDescription3 | Let's hear more about the landmines. | Happy 25 | Landmines are one of the few dangers out there that you can profit from. Disarm one before it blows, and you can sell it for plenty of caps. | 672 |
| Happy 10 | I've heard stories about a ghost town that's just full of mines. Traders just call the place "Minefield." | 673 | ||
| Happy 25 | Sounds like the place for some fieldwork! Get in there, get back, and tell me all about it. And could you bring back a mine for my studies? | 674 | ||
| Let's hear more about the landmines. | Happy 25 | Landmines are one of the few dangers out there that you can profit from. Disarm one before it blows, and you can sell it for plenty of caps. | 675 | |
| Happy 10 | I've heard stories about a ghost town that's just full of mines. Traders just call the place "Minefield." | 676 | ||
| Happy 25 | Sounds like the place for some fieldwork! Get in there, get back, and tell me all about it. And could you bring back a mine for my studies? | 677 | ||
| I'm going to hate myself for this, but what do you mean about handling injury? | Fear 25 | Well, I never get to study anyone who's severely injured. Not without them crying to be fixed right away or trying to bleed out and all that. | 678 | |
| Happy 25 | But obviously, you can handle a lot of abuse, so if I'm ever going to find a good example of human anatomy and injury resistance, it'd be you. | 679 | ||
| Happy 10 | Next time you get badly injured, return here so I can examine you before I heal you up. | 680 | ||
| Happy 50 | I mean, you're going to get yourself hurt anyway, right? | 681 | ||
| I could check the library. Maybe someone's already written a book like yours. | Surprise 25 | Oh, that'd sure save me a lot of time. But I bet then it wouldn't have your name on it, now would it? | 682 | |
| Happy 25 | Books are where the old world kept its knowledge, and libraries are where it kept the books. And there's supposed to be one in Arlington. | 683 | ||
| Happy 50 | See if it's still there, and if you can download records from its computer. Information dumps like those would be invaluable for rebuilding humanity! | 684 | ||
| I could check the library. Maybe someone's already written a book like yours. | Surprise 25 | Oh, that'd sure save me a lot of time. But I bet their book wouldn't have anything about exploding Mole Rats, would it? | 685 | |
| Happy 25 | Books are where the old world kept its knowledge, and libraries are where it kept the books. And there's supposed to be one in Arlington. | 686 | ||
| Happy 50 | See if it's still there, and if you can download records from its computer. Information dumps like those would be invaluable for rebuilding humanity! | 687 | ||
| MS03TaskLie | I went into Minefield and came back, no problem. <Lie.> | Anger 50 | There's no way you could have gone there and gotten back already. | 688 |
| Anger 25 | It's got to take at least a day to get there and back. Now get going! | 689 | ||
| I got through Minefield alive, and I even brought you a present. <Lie.> | Anger 30 | I appreciate the landmine, but there's just no way you could have gotten to Minefield and back already! | 690 | |
| Anger 10 | I mean, it's got to take at least a day or so to get there and back! So get going! | 691 | ||
| I got through Minefield alive, and I even brought you a present. <Lie.> | Happy 40 | Oh, great! And you look like it went fine! So, how was it? | 692 | |
| I got through Minefield alive, and I even brought you a present. <Lie.> | Happy 25 | My very own landmine! Just what I've always wanted. Well, always since I sent you out on this, anyway. | 693 | |
| Surprise 10 | Now, tell me all about it. What was it like going through there? What's it like disarming a landmine? | 694 | ||
| I checked out the Super-Duper Mart, but nothing's there. <Lie.> | Anger 50 | Do you think I suddenly lost track of time or something? There's no way you've gone there and back in the blink of an eye like that! | 695 | |
| I checked out the Super-Duper Mart, but nothing's there. <Lie.> | Sad 25 | Really? Oh, that's a shame. I guess it was an obvious place for people to get food, so it all got taken long ago, huh? | 696 | |
| Happy 25 | Still, good work checking it out! And have some food as thanks for the work. It's a shame you didn't find any, there. | 697 | ||
| I tested it out, and it works just fine. <Lie.> | Anger 25 | Oh, come on. You barely even left! I can't imagine you tested it on reasonable number of subjects so quickly. It can't have been a good sample size. | 698 | |
| I tested it out, and it works just fine. <Lie.> | Happy 50 | Excellent! Finally, mankind will have a way to shoo away those annoying pests without resorting to cruelty or violence! | 699 | |
| Neutral 50 | I'll just take that back for my final studies. Oh, but here! I've got lots of leftover chems from the testing. Maybe some of them are your style? | 700 | ||
| I went to the site of the library, but the building was destroyed. <Lie.> | Anger 25 | Oh, come on! You weren't even searching for a full day! You can't just give up on knowledge like that so fast! | 701 | |
| I went to the site of the library, but the building was destroyed. <Lie.> | Sad 50 | Really? All of it? Not even a single, tattered paperback? Oh, that's terrible. Just like the Library of Alexandria County. What a loss to the world. | 702 | |
| Sad 15 | But... I guess I promised you some pay, didn't I? Here's some caps. But it's nothing compared to the wealth of knowledge we've all lost. | 703 | ||
| Rivet City is actually the remains of an ancient, underwater civilization. <Lie.> | Disgust 15 | Oh, come on. Now you're just being silly. There's no way you went down to Rivet City and came back in less than a day. {No problem believing the crazy lie about the underwater civilization, but she doesn't believe it was found out so fast.} | 704 | |
| Rivet City is actually the remains of an ancient, underwater civilization. <Lie.> | Surprise 15 | It is? I've never heard of anything like that! I don't even know anything in books about that sort of thing. Unless... | 705 | |
| Surprise 75 | Oh my goodness! Do you think it's originally from Atlantis? Or maybe Mu? Maybe they started the war? I never would have guessed that without you! | 706 | ||
| Happy 50 | This could change everything! Here, have your pay... our book is going to be huge! | 707 | ||
| MS03TaskNotComplete1 MS03TaskNotComplete |
I haven't gotten around to it, yet. | Disgust 10 | Oh. Well, could you get on that? Thanks! | 708 |
| I'm not really comfortable with getting irradiated. | Sad 25 | Not even for humanity? Not even for science? {Pleading, with an emphasis on "SCIENCE" - almost over the top.} | 709 | |
| I haven't been to Minefield yet. Hold on. | Surprise 15 | It's not just because they say the place is haunted, is it? Because that's no reason to avoid the place. | 710 | |
| Fear 10 | Ghosts don't exist. But landmines do. Oh boy, do they. And that's what we need to study! | 711 | ||
| I just haven't found enough Mole Rats. | Surprise 25 | Wow, it repels them that much? I can't wait for your full report! | 712 | |
| I find this whole "Mirelurk intelligence" thing a bit hard to swallow. | Neutral 50 | There's only one way to know for sure. Just slip the observer into a spawning pod at the War Memorial. I'll take care of the rest. | 713 | |
| You seriously want me to go out and hurt myself for your book? | Happy 25 | Oh, don't think of it as crippling yourself for me... Think of it as getting free treatment when you eventually end up getting yourself hurt! | 714 | |
| I can't get a straight answer out of those folks. | Happy 10 | Try asking around a bit. You never know who's collected a lot of information, do you? | 715 | |
| I haven't been over to the RobCo facility, yet. | Happy 25 | Well, why not go over there and make a few friends? Or activate them, I guess. | 716 | |
| Is it really worth risking my life over a bunch of books? | Happy 25 | Places like that store the collected knowledge of the entire human race. How we began, how we lived, and how we died. Knowledge overwhelming! {Lea gets a bit worked up over the idea of that much knowledge collected in one place.} | 717 | |
| Fear 25 | So I'd have to say, and please, please don't take this the wrong way... Yes. It is worth risking your life over those books. | 718 | ||
| Fear 10 | I mean, no offense. | 719 | ||
| MS03TaskNotComplete2 | I'll do it when I get around to it, all right? | Anger 15 | No, not all right. Every day you don't help with this research is another day people might die! {Whining} | 720 |
| Anger 30 | And I can't write without good research, or else people might follow bad info and die anyway! So get to work! | 721 | ||
| You realize how ridiculous this request is, right? | Anger 50 | I realize a lot of things, but this isn't one of them because it's a real scientific necessity and... and... and not ridiculous at all! {Exasperated and a little confused by the end of her protest.} | 722 | |
| Anger 10 | What I mean is, I need this research, and you're probably going to get irradiated out there, anyway. So why not come back here and help me, too? | 723 | ||
| I don't think walking around in a minefield is a very good idea. | Surprise 25 | Neither is going around all the time with a loaded gun or running with sharp objects, but people do those things all the time! | 724 | |
| Happy 50 | You worry too much. Just be careful where you step, and I'm sure you'll be fine! | 725 | ||
| I'm not so sure about testing this stuff. | Surprise 10 | Oh, it's perfectly fine, and made from organic ingredients. Well, it affects things' organs. That's close enough to being organic, right? | 726 | |
| Happy 50 | Either way, it's perfectly safe. Heck, once it got into food for Jericho, and he never even knew! {Whispered when talking about Jericho.} | 727 | ||
| Why do we care if they're intelligent? They still try to kill me. | Happy 25 | Okay, yes, they're jerks. But if they're intelligent, we can get them to stop. And train them. Maybe we could even ride them! That'd be fun! {Almost giddy at the prospect} | 728 | |
| Why not study injuries on yourself? If it'd help, I could shoot you in the gut. | Happy 10 | Well, I could hardly be an impartial observer in that case, now could I? It'd ruin the validity of the entire experiment. | 729 | |
| Fear 10 | Besides, you wouldn't shoot me, now would you? {Disbelieving at first, but slowly becoming uncertain.} | 730 | ||
| Fear 50 | Umm... How about I just leave you alone for a bit? {Worried and trying to get away politely.} | 731 | ||
| History is for losers. I'll do it later. | Anger 35 | No, history is what losers become. {Stern, like an angry second-grade teacher.} | 732 | |
| Anger 25 | You go right back and talk to those people and find out something so we can make sure others learn from their successes! | 733 | ||
| Robots aren't really my style. I'll do it later. | Neutral 25 | The trader who sold me that insisted it was a snap to use. Just plug it into the mainframe, and it should take care of the rest. | 734 | |
| Happy 25 | Of course, if you played around with the systems after that, we'd probably learn even more. But you can deal with that when you get there. | 735 | ||
| What if the building was destroyed and I can't even find its remains? | Happy 25 | No need to worry about that. It's got to be around - it's a government building, and they were all built to the highest construction standards! {Blissfully naive.} | 736 | |
| Happy 50 | I could swear I read that in an old book somewhere, so it's got to be true! | 737 | ||
| MS03TaskRejection | Actually, I'll have to wait a bit. | Sad 35 | Well, I guess I can wait a little. I've got plenty of other projects to work on, after all. | 738 |
| Fear 25 | But come back soon and help out. It's for an important cause! | 739 | ||
| MS03TaskReturn MS03QuestReturn |
Let's talk about collecting the stuff from Super-Duper Mart... | Surprise 10 | So, how's the scavving been? Got the food and medicine from that Super-Duper Mart? {Scavving is pronounced with a short "a" - it's an abbreviation of "scavenging"} | 740 |
| Let's talk about radiation... | Surprise 10 | Oh? Feeling a bit under the weather? Or a bit over the Geiger-counter? | 741 | |
| Let's talk about Minefield... | Surprise 10 | How are those hot little potatoes? | 742 | |
| Fear 10 | Because, you know, they're on the ground, like potatoes. And hot, because they, um, explode. {Lea realizes the phrase she used wouldn't make sense to anyone else, and loses steam part-way through explaining it.} | 743 | ||
| Happy 25 | Anyway, what's up? | 744 | ||
| Let's talk about Minefield... | Surprise 10 | How are those hot little potatoes? Or whatever. You know what I mean. {Lea realizes she's using a silly phrase.} | 745 | |
| Let's talk about the Mole Rat Repellent... | Happy 25 | Oh, I can't wait to hear how the repellent's working! | 746 | |
| Let's talk about the Mirelurks... | Surprise 15 | So, are they intelligent? Do they have a leader? Some sort of king? Or priests? Or some sort of scaly community center? | 747 | |
| Let's talk about this serious injury... | Surprise 10 | Well, how do you feel? | 748 | |
| Let's talk about Rivet City's history... | Surprise 10 | Any luck finding out how Rivet City got started? | 749 | |
| Let's talk about those robots... | Surprise 10 | Fiddle with any interesting technology, lately? | 750 | |
| Let's talk about the library... | Surprise 20 | Is it there? Are there books? Can I go borrow some? | 751 | |
| MS03TaskReward1 MS03TaskReward |
What's the pay? | Anger 10 | Hopefully, you'll be finding food and medicine, but I could sweeten the deal by paying more food when you get back, regardless of the results. | 752 |
| Neutral 50 | While you're away, I can at least search through my junk and see if there's anything that'll go with old food to make it more appetizing. | 753 | ||
| I don't know if handling weird chemicals is safe. What's it worth to you? | Happy 25 | Don't worry about the chemicals. I handled them all the time while experimenting, and I'm perfectly fine, aren't I? | 754 | |
| Happy 10 | How about I let you have the leftover chems I used to make it? Heck, do a thorough job, and maybe I'll let you keep the repellent itself. | 755 | ||
| What's the value of digging up history? | Disgust 25 | You mean, apart from making sure we don't repeat our tragic failures in a never-ending cavalcade of human pathos and suffering? {Rhetorical question, said with frustration.} | 756 | |
| Neutral 50 | Let's say... A big pile of Mentats. I got a shipment of those in recently. Do a good job, and maybe the people of Rivet City will reward you, too. {Said with mild disdain for "a big pile of Mentats"} | 757 | ||
| MS03TaskReward2 | You want me to get irradiated? How could that possibly be worth it for me? | Happy 25 | Oh, don't worry so much about it. I'll be waiting here with a nice, tall glass of rad-cleansing brahmin milk for you when you get back. | 758 |
| Happy 25 | Well, mostly just a whole lot of Rad-X and Rad-Away. And maybe even a more reliable way to get rid of radiation! Assuming it works, of course. {Assuming it works is added under her breath.} | 759 | ||
| Sneaking into a Mirelurk lair? The pay had better be worth it. | Happy 25 | While you're working on that, I'll be following up on a lead I've got for a couple Stealth-Boys. When you're done, they're yours. | 760 | |
| Happy 50 | And who knows? Maybe we'll learn something useful from the Mirelurks. | 761 | ||
| What's it worth to you? | Happy 10 | Well, you'll be getting access to an army of robots. That ought to be reward enough, right? But if you insist, I could spare some pulse grenades. | 762 | |
| MS03TaskReward3 | That seems kind of... unhealthy. How will you make it worth my while? | Happy 25 | What better reward for avoiding explosives than to pay you with explosives? Frag grenades, in this case. I got a pretty good haul of them recently. | 763 |
| Happy 50 | And if you bring me back something to study, maybe I can make some modifications for you. Nothing like tinkering with a live mine, right? | 764 | ||
| What could possibly be worth breaking my bones over? | Happy 10 | Did you know, when bones break and re-heal, they grow back tougher? In a way, you'd be repaying yourself. Once I make sure you survive, of course. | 765 | |
| Happy 50 | But in a more tangible way, I can give you a modified environmental suit of mine. How's that sound? | 766 | ||
| What do I get for going to the library? | Happy 25 | The obvious answer would be, "a book." But I guess there might not be any left there, so how about I pay you with good old-fashioned caps? | 767 | |
| Surprise 25 | Who knows what you could buy with all those caps? It could be anything. It could even be a book! | 768 | ||
| MS03TaskSetDone | That completes the first chapter's tasks, correct? | Happy 40 | Yup, you've done a great job! I just need to add in the section on how to cook rat, and this chapter's done. | 769 |
| Happy 20 | Here, for your services, I've saved up quite a few Stimpaks. Of course, you may need them: we've still got two more chapters to go. | 770 | ||
| Is that all of the research for the second chapter? | Fear 10 | Absolutely! I'm glad to finish it up, but I'll bet you're even happier, right? | 771 | |
| Happy 40 | Just one last chapter, now. And it's much safer, I promise! | 772 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Oh, and here's your payment - two big boxes full of ammo. Think of it as insurance, in case the next chapter isn't as safe as I predict. | 773 | ||
| Is that it for the last chapter? | Happy 50 | It certainly is. With that last bit of info, I'm all done! | 774 | |
| Fear 10 | For all your hard work, I want you to have this Mini Nuke. I kept meaning to use it to dig a well, but honestly, it just makes me nervous. | 775 | ||
| Happy 50 | Now, I just need to do a few last tweaks and it'll be ready to print and distribute! Thanks for all the help! | 776 | ||
| That completes the first chapter's tasks, right? | Happy 40 | Correct, and it's looking very smart. Very smart, indeed! They'll be dazzled by our intelligence! | 777 | |
| Happy 20 | Here, for your services, I've saved up quite a few stimpaks. Of course, you may need them: we've still got two more chapters to go. | 778 | ||
| I suspect this completes the second chapter's research, correct? | Fear 20 | Correct, as always! And your feedback's really led to a very smartly written book. Maybe too smart for some folks, I worry. | 779 | |
| Disgust 10 | Of course, if the reader can't be bothered to understand something important as a book on how to stay alive, then what can we do, huh? | 780 | ||
| Happy 15 | And in case those readers blame you for their ignorance, here's your payment: two big boxes of ammo. Now, on to the next chapter! | 781 | ||
| And now my research for your book is completed. Isn't it? | Neutral 50 | Yes, that concludes our exceptional expert endeavor! I have to admit, I was worried it would go over some peoples' heads, but it should be fine. | 782 | |
| Neutral 50 | For all your hard work, I want you to have this Mini Nuke. I kept meaning to use it to dig a well, but honestly, it just makes me nervous. | 783 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Now, I just need to do a few last tweaks and it'll be ready to print and distribute! Thanks for all the help! | 784 | ||
| Is that all for the first chapter? | Happy 40 | Yup. It's looking like it'll be a real tough book for real tough guys. And real tough gals, too, of course! | 785 | |
| Happy 20 | Here, for your services, I've saved up quite a few stimpaks. Of course, you may need them: we've still got two more chapters to go. | 786 | ||
| Is the second chapter done yet? | Happy 20 | You bet. Your feedback is just the stuff for that rough-and-tumble, survive-anything sort of feel! | 787 | |
| Fear 10 | Of course, readers who aren't already rough-and-tumble may have a hard time dealing with it. But I'm sure they'll pick up survival as they go. | 788 | ||
| Happy 15 | Nothing to concern ourselves over, I'm sure. Here's your payment - nothing too complex, just lots and lots of ammo. Now, on to the next chapter! | 789 | ||
| Are we done with the last chapter? | Happy 50 | Yup, that's the last bit for the toughest survival guide in the Wastes! Survivors of the world, rejoice! And everyone else, too! | 790 | |
| Fear 20 | For all your hard work, I want you to have this Mini Nuke. I kept meaning to use it to dig a well, but honestly, it just makes me nervous. | 791 | ||
| Happy 50 | Now, I just need to do a few last tweaks and it'll be ready to print and distribute! Thanks for all the help! | 792 | ||
| Does that finish out the first chapter? | Happy 40 | It most certainly does. And if I keep writing in the style of some of your reports, this is going to be one mighty slick book! | 793 | |
| Happy 20 | Here, for your services, I've saved up quite a few stimpaks. Of course, you may need them: we've still got two more chapters to go. | 794 | ||
| Is it just my imagination, or does that complete the second chapter? | Happy 40 | Oh, it's very real, and very complete. I think I'm really capturing that sly and stylish way you have of getting around problems out there! | 795 | |
| Fear 15 | Of course, I worry I'll write with too much style and not enough substance. So keep bringing me back good research, and that won't be a problem! | 796 | ||
| Happy 10 | Here's your payment: I know ammo isn't really your style, but think of it as excellent bartering material. Now, on to the next chapter! | 797 | ||
| Correct me if I'm wrong, but that completes the book. Right? | Happy 40 | Smooth, suave, and done with a smile. I swear I picked up a few pointers from your style, myself! | 798 | |
| Fear 10 | For all your hard work, I want you to have this Mini Nuke. I kept meaning to use it to dig a well, but honestly, it just makes me nervous. | 799 | ||
| Happy 50 | Now, I just need to do a few last tweaks and it'll be ready to print and distribute! Thanks for all the help! | 800 | ||
| Is the first chapter done yet? | Happy 40 | It definitely is. I'm trying to put that same great sense of humor you've got into the book. Keep it up, and it'll inform and entertain! | 801 | |
| Happy 20 | Here, for your services, I've saved up quite a few stimpaks. Of course, you may need them: we've still got two more chapters to go. | 802 | ||
| This chapter done yet? I don't know how much more research I can take. | Happy 30 | Oh, you. Of course we are. And I think I'm really capturing that snide wit of yours. So, for all your snippiness, I think it'll help the book. | 803 | |
| Anger 10 | Still, I can put up with plenty of your little jabs, as long as the research is good. | 804 | ||
| Happy 10 | And, yes, you'll still get paid. Here: nothing says loving like big boxes of ammunition, right? Now, on to the next chapter? | 805 | ||
| I swear, if I have to research anything else, I'll just shoot myself now. | Happy 15 | Well, lucky for you, we're done! And for all your nasty attitude, I think the quips made it a lot more entertaining to read. That's bound to help. | 806 | |
| Fear 15 | For all your hard work, I want you to have this Mini Nuke. I kept meaning to use it to dig a well, but honestly, it just makes me nervous. | 807 | ||
| Happy 50 | Now, I just need to do a few last tweaks and it'll be ready to print and distribute! Thanks for all the help! | 808 | ||
| MS03VaultQuestions1A | Sure, I've got plenty to say about life in the Vault. | Neutral 50 | Great! Just tell me what it's like to live underground all your life, or to come outside for the first time, or whatever strikes your fancy! | 809 |
| Sure, I've got plenty to say about life in the Vault. | Neutral 50 | Great! Just tell me what it's like to live underground all your life, or to come outside for the first time, or whatever strikes your fancy! | 810 | |
| MS03VaultQuestions1B | Where'd you get the Vault Suit back there? | Surprise 15 | I'm pretty sure I remember a girl coming into town with that about ten, twelve years ago. | 811 |
| Happy 25 | She didn't know a thing about the Wastes, and I knew she'd get herself hurt without some sort of protection. So I offered to armor her vault suit. | 812 | ||
| Sad 5 | Never saw her again probably died out there, poor thing. In a way, she gave me the idea to write this book. It's yours, if you help. | 813 | ||
| MS03VaultQuestions2A MS03VaultQuestions1A |
It was paradise down there. No fear, no worries, no fighting... Until Dad left. | Anger 25 | A runaway dad, huh? I've seen plenty of them before. But none with a big "101" on their back. | 814 |
| Happy 50 | That'll be good for the book. In fact, want to help me with the research? I can pay you, and it'll be fun! | 815 | ||
| It was paradise down there. No fear, no worries, no fighting... Until Dad left. | Anger 25 | A runaway dad, huh? I've seen plenty of them before. But none with a big "101" on their back. | 816 | |
| Neutral 50 | Good luck finding him. Maybe the Armored Vault Suit will help you out there, huh? | 817 | ||
| Happy 50 | That'll be good for the book. In fact, want to help me with the research? I can pay you, and it'll be fun! | 818 | ||
| MS03VaultQuestions2B MS03VaultQuestions1B |
This "Outside" place is amazing. In the main room, I can't even see the ceiling! | Happy 75 | Hah! Yeah, you wouldn't imagine how hard it is to replace that big light bulb up there, too! {Joking along} | 819 |
| Happy 50 | That'll be good for the book. In fact, want to help me with the research? I can pay you, and it'll be fun! | 820 | ||
| This "Outside" place is amazing. In the main room, I can't even see the ceiling! | Happy 75 | Hah! Yeah, you wouldn't imagine how hard it is to replace that big light bulb up there, too! {Joking along} | 821 | |
| Happy 25 | That's great for a foreword - open with a joke and all that. Here, take the suit - something tells me you might need it. | 822 | ||
| Happy 50 | That'll be good for the book. In fact, want to help me with the research? I can pay you, and it'll be fun! | 823 | ||
| MS03VaultQuestions2C MS03VaultQuestions1C |
I was sent as an ambassador from the utopia of Vault 101. Bow before my glory! | Happy 25 | Oh, certainly, your majesty! Allow me to humbly welcome you to the, um, Duchy of Megaton. {Not entirely sure she believes him, but playing along, half for fun, and half just in case.} | 824 |
| Happy 10 | However, you may consider going incognito. People around here don't always take kindly to monarchy, you know. | 825 | ||
| Happy 50 | That'll be good for the book. In fact, want to help me with the research? I can pay you, and it'll be fun! | 826 | ||
| I was sent as an ambassador from the utopia of Vault 101. Bow before my glory! | Happy 25 | Oh, certainly, your majesty! Then consider this Armored Vault Suit to be Megaton's gift to your mighty empire. {Not entirely sure she believes him, but playing along, half for fun, and half just in case.} | 827 | |
| Happy 10 | However, you may consider going incognito. People around here don't always take kindly to monarchy, you know. | 828 | ||
| Happy 50 | That'll be good for the book. In fact, want to help me with the research? I can pay you, and it'll be fun! | 829 | ||
| MS03VaultQuestions2D MS03VaultQuestions1D |
How do you people live out here? I haven't found a food dispenser anywhere! | Neutral 50 | Well, it takes a little more work than that to get food. And good water's even harder. But you'll figure that out soon enough. | 830 |
| Happy 50 | That'll be good for the book. In fact, want to help me with the research? I can pay you, and it'll be fun! | 831 | ||
| How do you people live out here? I haven't found a food dispenser anywhere! | Neutral 50 | Well, it takes a little more work than that to get food. And good water's even harder. But you'll figure that out soon enough. | 832 | |
| Fear 5 | Here, take the armored suit. It won't help feed you, but it should keep you from being food for anything else. Or anyone else. {Emphasis on "anyONE else"} | 833 | ||
| Happy 50 | That'll be good for the book. In fact, want to help me with the research? I can pay you, and it'll be fun! | 834 | ||
| MS03VaultQuestions2E MS03VaultQuestions1E |
It was cramped, dark, and the food sucked. Good riddance. | Fear 50 | That's terrible! | 835 |
| Happy 50 | But it'll be great for a foreword. So in that sense, it's great! | 836 | ||
| Happy 25 | I think you're going to like it out here. Just, be careful. Otherwise, you might get recycled into something else's food. | 837 | ||
| Happy 50 | That'll be good for the book. In fact, want to help me with the research? I can pay you, and it'll be fun! | 838 | ||
| It was cramped, dark, and the food sucked. Good riddance. | Fear 50 | That's terrible! | 839 | |
| Happy 50 | But it'll be great for a foreword. So in that sense, it's great! | 840 | ||
| Happy 25 | I think you're going to like it out here. And here's the armored suit, just to make sure you don't get recycled into something else's food. | 841 | ||
| Happy 50 | That'll be good for the book. In fact, want to help me with the research? I can pay you, and it'll be fun! | 842 | ||
| MS03VaultRefusal | No, I don't want anything to do with them anymore. | Sad 25 | If you say so. But if you really mean that, you might want to stop wearing a suit with their number writ large across the back. | 843 |
| Neutral 50 | Anyway, I guess I don't need a foreword. They just get in the way of the real content. But the book's going to be great, you just watch. | 844 | ||
| No, I don't want anything to do with them anymore. | Neutral 50 | Anyway, I guess I don't need a foreword. They just get in the way of the real content. But the book's going to be great, you just watch. | 845 | |
| MS08TechnicalClue1 | Do you know anything about an android from the Commonwealth? | Neutral 50 | Something about facial surgery and reprogramming its memory. But that seems to have been a hoax. Haven't heard anything about it in a long time. | 846 |
| MS08TechnicalClue2 | What do you know about the android from the Commonwealth? | Neutral 50 | Have you heard the so called "android recording?" It sounds like an ordinary man! Here's a spare copy of that old holotape. It's a hoax for sure. {doubting the rumors} | 847 |
| Tell me more about this holotape about the android. | Surprise 50 | I guess they sent those tapes to lots of people. Especially people like me who are interested in technology. Boy, I wish androids were real, though! {doubting the rumors} | 848 | |
| MS08TechnicalClue3 | You know anything about the mind wipe on that escaped android? | Happy 50 | Some say it was all a hoax. But it's real. Here. Check out this holotape I found. That Commonwealth robot was real! {bragging that he's in the know} | 849 |
| You know anything about the mind wipe on that escaped android? | Happy 50 | Some say it was all a hoax. But they're wrong. That Commonwealth robot was real! {bragging that he's in the know} | 850 | |
| I found some info on a Circuit Neuralizer. Care to elaborate? | Happy 50 | Some say it was all a hoax. But they're wrong. I've seen diagrams of that Neuralizer, it's real. And so is that android! {bragging that he's in the know} | 851 | |
| MS08TechnicalClue3Bribe | Got any info on an android mind wipe? Here's a 100 cap "research fee." | Happy 50 | Some say it was all a hoax. But it's real. Here. Check out this holotape I found. That Commonwealth robot was real! {bragging that he's in the know} | 852 |
| MS08TechnicalClue3Stat | You know how they rewrote engrams in a cluster of Android memory subroutines? | Happy 50 | Some say it was all a hoax. But it's real. Here. Check out this holotape I found. That Commonwealth robot was real! {bragging that he's in the know} | 853 |
| MS08TechnicalClue4 | Do you know who did the memory transfer on the escaped android? | Surprise 50 | Heard a rumor a while back that it was some guy named Pinkerton at Rivet City. Apparently he's got some sweet tech stashed on that boat. {bragging that he is in the know} | 854 |
| Do you know who did the memory transfer on the escaped android? | Surprise 50 | Heard a rumor a while back that it was some guy named Pinkerton at Rivet City. Apparently he's got some sweet tech stashed on that boat. {bragging that he is in the know} | 855 | |
| I know you know about the memory transfer on that android... | Surprise 50 | Heard a rumor a while back that it was some guy named Pinkerton at Rivet City. Apparently he's got some sweet tech stashed on that boat. {bragging that he is in the know} | 856 | |
| MS08TechnicalClue4Bribe | I'll give you 100 caps if you know who did the mind wipe on that android. | Surprise 50 | Heard a rumor a while back that it was some guy named Pinkerton at Rivet City. Apparently he's got some sweet tech stashed on that boat. {bragging that he is in the know} | 857 |
| MS08TechnicalClue4Stat | Do you know anything about the AI swap on that Commonwealth android? | Surprise 50 | Heard a rumor a while back that it was some guy named Pinkerton at Rivet City. Apparently he's got some sweet tech stashed on that boat. {bragging that he is in the know} | 858 |
| MS11MoiraBomb | Have you thought about disarming the bomb? | Surprise 50 | Oh, I couldnÆt do that! ItÆd be a real blow to those nice folks in the Church. {talking nonchalantly about an undetonated bomb} | 859 |
| Happy 50 | Besides, itÆs not like that bomb ever hurt anyone. Live and let live, right? {talking nonchalantly about an undetonated bomb} | 860 | ||
| MegMoiraBrownBarter | Let me see what you have for sale. | Neutral 50 | Sorry, I'm closed. Come back tomorrow and we'll talk. | 861 |
| Let me see what you have for sale. | Sad 20 | I get a lot more done now that I'm not working on that book. I guess that's something, and that ought to earn you a discount, huh? {Bored and depressed} | 862 | |
| Let me see what you have for sale. | Sad 20 | Sure thing. {Bored and depressed} | 863 | |
| Let me see what you have for sale. | Sad 10 | Okay, fine. {Bored and depressed} | 864 | |
| Let me see what you have for sale. | Sad 25 | What do you need? {Bored and depressed} | 865 | |
| Let me see what you have for sale. | Neutral 50 | Sure thing! | 866 | |
| Let me see what you have for sale. | Neutral 50 | Absolutely! | 867 | |
| Let me see what you have for sale. | Neutral 50 | What do you need? | 868 | |
| MegMoiraBrownRepair | Can you repair my equipment? | Neutral 50 | Sorry, I'm closed. Come back tomorrow and we'll talk. | 869 |
| Can you repair my equipment? | Sad 10 | Since you kept me from wasting my time on that book, I had a chance to refine my repair process a bit. {Kind of worn-down and depressed.} | 870 | |
| Can you repair my equipment? | Sad 10 | Sure, fine. Whatever. | 871 | |
| Can you repair my equipment? | Happy 5 | It's nice to be doing something useful. | 872 | |
| Can you repair my equipment? | Sad 15 | Okay, let me scrape the brahmin poop off my hands. | 873 | |
| Can you repair my equipment? | Neutral 50 | If you've got the caps, I've got the skill. | 874 | |
| Can you repair my equipment? | Neutral 50 | Unless it's a steaming pile of slag, I'd say yes. | 875 | |
| Can you repair my equipment? | Neutral 50 | You got caps for me? Then there ain't no problem. | 876 | |
| MegMoiraCustomWeapTopic | Do you sell any specialty items? | Neutral 50 | Do I ever! I've got the schematics for something called a Rock-It Launcher. I sell all the components, too, so you can make the weapon yourself. | 877 |
| Neutral 50 | Don't worry about ammo! This baby shoots all the junk you might find out there in the Wasteland. Ashtrays, teddy bears... you name it! | 878 | ||
| Neutral 50 | In fact, if you ever need to make any custom weapons, feel free to use my workbench, here in the shop. All you need is the schematics and parts! | 879 | ||
| MegTownEnd | That's all I needed to know. | Neutral 50 | No problem! | 880 |
| SpeechChallengeFailure | SpeechChallengeFailure | Anger 50 | Well, I'll just have to prove you wrong, then! Now let's get back to work! | 881 |
| SpeechChallengeFailure | Anger 35 | Believe what you like, but I've got a gift, and...and it'd be wrong not to try to use it! {Begin with an indignant "harrumf!" noise} | 882 | |
| SpeechChallengeFailure | Anger 25 | I'm not buying it. I mean, I know it's scary, but you can't half-ass something like this, you know? | 883 | |
| Anger 50 | Now, go on out there walk through that Minefield like a real researcher! | 884 | ||
| SpeechChallengeFailure | Anger 25 | I'm not buying it. I mean, I know it's scary, but you can't half-ass something like this, you know? | 885 | |
| Anger 50 | Now, go on out there walk through that Minefield like a real researcher! | 886 | ||
| SpeechChallengeFailure | Anger 25 | I don't think so. I've heard a lot of stories from traders that there's food out there. A whole lot. | 887 | |
| Anger 50 | Either you weren't looking hard enough, or you didn't really go at all. Either way, I'm going to have to insist you go back again, alright? | 888 | ||
| SpeechChallengeFailure | Happy 5 | I know it's just about a definite that it works right, but I can tell you haven't really tested it out much. | 889 | |
| Happy 50 | I appreciate your confidence, but I can't stress enough the importance of good research. So please go out and give it a real test, okay? | 890 | ||
| SpeechChallengeFailure | Anger 50 | I don't appreciate that sort of joke, especially not when it's about losing knowledge. | 891 | |
| Anger 75 | Now you go out there again and get back to looking! | 892 | ||
| SpeechChallengeFailure | Surprise 15 | Yeah, yeah, very funny. Just go there and do some real research, will you? | 893 | |
| SpeechChallengeFailure | Disgust 10 | Yeah, I'm afraid that's not going to work with me. {doesn't think the player is worthy of the information, or can be trusted with it} | 894 |
Conversation[]
| TOPIC | TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT | EMOTION | RESPONSE TEXT | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODBYE | I have to go now. | Neutral 50 | Have fun out there, okay? | 895 |
| I have to go now. | Neutral 50 | Take care. It's a big Wasteland but you know that better than me, right? | 896 | |
| I have to go now. | Neutral 50 | Good luck with that research! | 897 | |
| I have to go now. | Happy 50 | Try not to die! {Cheerful} | 898 | |
| I have to go now. | Neutral 50 | The info you're bringing back is great. Looking forward to more! | 899 | |
| I have to go now. | Neutral 50 | Keep up the great research, super-assistant! | 900 | |
| I have to go now. | Neutral 50 | See ya! | 901 | |
| I have to go now. | Neutral 50 | Come back soon! | 902 | |
| I have to go now. | Neutral 50 | Remember: I'll buy whatever you're selling! | 903 | |
| HELLO | HELLO | Surprise 50 | Hey! Over here! {Calling out} | 904 |
| HELLO | Happy 50 | Been busy testing? | 905 | |
| HELLO | Happy 50 | How's the field research going? | 906 | |
| HELLO | Happy 50 | Hey! Book's coming along well, thanks to you. What's next? | 907 | |
| HELLO | Happy 50 | There's my super-assistant! What's up? {Proud} | 908 | |
| HELLO | Neutral 50 | Junk is my business. | 909 | |
| HELLO | Neutral 50 | Welcome to Craterside Supply! | 910 | |
| HELLO | Neutral 50 | Got something to sell? | 911 | |
| MS03MoiraBrownMedicalChatter | MS03LeaMarshMedicalChatter | Neutral 50 | Okay, a little Brahmin milk... A couple magnets... And maybe a few happy thoughts... | 912 |
| MS03LeaMarshMedicalChatter | Neutral 50 | Ugh. How can you be walking around like this? | 913 | |
| MegMoiraLocker | MegMoiraLocker | Neutral 50 | Hey, now. That's my stuff. If you want something, you gotta buy it. | 914 |
| MegMoiraLocker | Neutral 50 | Whoa, whoa, whoa, hands off the goods. | 915 | |
| MegatonTalk1 | MegatonTalk | Fear 50 | Oh, heya Nathan. Sorry, I got lost in my work. What do you need? { } | 916 |
| MegatonTalk | Fear 50 | Sure, Nathan, what's up? { } | 917 | |
| MegatonTalk3 | MegatonTalk3 | Neutral 50 | Hrm. Let me think... you know, I don't think so. But I'll let you know if anyone sells me one. | 918 |
| MegatonTalk3 | Neutral 50 | I'm sorry, Nathan. No. I have to tell you those are hard to come by. I wouldn't get your hopes up. | 919 |
Combat[]
| TOPIC | TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT | EMOTION | RESPONSE TEXT | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuardTrespass | GuardTrespass | Anger 10 | You should probably leave, you know. {A little surprised and annoyed} | 920 |
| Murder | Murder | Fear 50 | I can't believe you'd do that! | 921 |
| Pickpocket | Pickpocket | Anger 50 | Give that back! | 922 |
| Steal | Steal | Anger 50 | Hey, that's valuable junk! | 923 |
Detection[]
| TOPIC | TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT | EMOTION | RESPONSE TEXT | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NormalToAlert | NormalToAlert | Surprise 50 | Wait, what's happening? | 924 |
| NormalToCombat | StartCombat | Surprise 50 | Oh no! | 925 |
| StartCombat | Fear 50 | Leave me alone! | 926 | |
| StartCombat | Surprise 50 | Uh oh! {Afraid and surprised} | 927 |
Service[]
| TOPIC | TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT | EMOTION | RESPONSE TEXT | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarterExit | BarterExit | Neutral 50 | Good hunting! | 928 |
| BarterExit | Neutral 50 | Don't hurt yourself! | 929 | |
| BarterExit | Neutral 50 | You'll shoot your eye out! | 930 |