This is a transcript for dialogue with Robert House (computer). |
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TOPIC | TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT | EMOTION | RESPONSE TEXT | # |
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GREETING | GREETING | Neutral 50 | I knew you'd make it. Resourceful, as always. | 1 |
Neutral 50 | The override module is functioning properly. I'm rerouting power to the Securitron vault at the Fort as we speak... | 2 | ||
Neutral 50 | I just need you to head over to the east power plant and manually activate the switch. | 3 | ||
Neutral 50 | When you return topside, I think you'll see that my Securitron army is a little more than the Legion was prepared to handle. | 4 | ||
Neutral 50 | Oh, and before you go - grab that print-out spooling from the console here - those papers set the terms for the NCR's unconditional surrender. | 5 | ||
Neutral 50 | I thought you might enjoy the honor of presenting them to the NCR's commanding officer, once the Legion has been defeated. Cheers! | 6 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {FIRST, BUNKER, BENNY FLED} I do wish you'd come and met with me at the Lucky 38 when you first arrived on the Strip. Or after Benny fled, even. | 7 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {FIRST, BUNKER, BENNY DEAD CASINO} I do wish you'd come and met with me at the Lucky 38 when you first arrived on the Strip. Or after you killed Benny, even. | 8 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {FIRST, BUNKER} Quite an honor you spurned, my invite. You would be the first person to set foot inside the Lucky 38 in over 200 years. | 9 | |
Neutral 50 | {sigh of pique} But... you still wound up here, right where I wanted you. {self-satisfied} I knew I could rely on Caesar to return the Platinum Chip to you. | 10 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {LATER, BUNKER} Well! You're here ahead of schedule! I suppose it's just as well... | 11 | |
Neutral 50 | This is where I wanted you to end up, after all. {self-congratulating} I knew I could rely on Caesar to give you back the Platinum Chip. | 12 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {LATER, BUNKER, MISSION} I see that you reached your destination safely. Shall we get to work? | 13 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {BUNKER} Have you come to your senses? It's not too late to upload the Platinum Chip's data to the primary computer. | 14 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {BUNKER} Stop wasting time. Go upload the data on the Platinum Chip to the facility's primary computer. | 15 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {BUNKER} As you know, the Platinum Chip upgrades my Securitrons' operating software. Well... there's an army of them here. | 16 | |
Neutral 50 | The Securitrons policing the Strip are a fraction of the total number manufactured. The rest, I stored here. | 17 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {BUNKER} The Platinum Chip is a data-storage device. | 18 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | I need you to manually upload the data from the Chip to the facility's primary computer. There's a terminal at the other end of this facility. | 19 | |
Neutral 50 | There's a complication. While I can broadcast to this screen, I can't control any of the facility's systems. | 20 | ||
Neutral 50 | That means I can't deactivate its security bots... most of which appear to be active, according to the status board I'm looking at. | 21 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {BUNKER, FORT SECS DEST} {devastated} Do you have the slightest idea of what you've done, of what you've destroyed? | 22 | |
Neutral 50 | You've doomed Vegas to be ruled by corrupt bureaucrats or fanatical savages. | 23 | ||
Neutral 50 | Singlehandedly, you've brought mankind's best hopes of forward progress crashing down. No punishment would be too severe. | 24 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {BUNKER} Your work here is done. Return to the Lucky 38 so we can discuss next steps. | 25 | |
Neutral 50 | You have a very bright future ahead of you. Thanks to your actions today, so does the rest of mankind. | 26 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {PLAYER DIDN'T GET CHIP} {Should be Securitron on the Strip} Benny is dead, and yet you don't appear to be carrying the Platinum Chip. | 27 | |
Neutral 50 | I don't suppose you forgot to search his body? | 28 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {LOST CHIP} Before we go any further - where is the Platinum Chip? | 29 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {FIRST, HAS CHIP, FORT SECS UP} {spoke to player at the Fort bunker first} So, we meet in person finally... so to speak. You did well at the Fort - kudos. | 30 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {HAD CHIP, REFUSED, RETURNED} Have you come to your senses - or will there be a repeat of the last incident? | 31 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {FIRST, HAS CHIP, BENNY DEAD TOPS} You've been a busy courier, haven't you? You take your obligation to deliver an package very seriously - an ethic for which I am grateful. | 32 | |
Neutral 50 | I will admit, when you ignored my invitation, I predicted... negative outcomes. But - you have a way of exceeding expectations, don't you? | 33 | ||
Neutral 50 | Well enough. Let's have the Chip, then. | 34 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {FIRST, NO TOPS} {even tones, welcoming the player but appraising, too} This meeting has been a long time coming, hasn't it? You've come a long ways, literally and, I suspect, figuratively as well. | 35 | |
Neutral 50 | {proud of the Vegas you built} I have to ask - now that you've reached your destination, what do you make of what you see? | 36 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {FIRST, BENNY FLED} The point of my inviting you to visit me here at the Lucky 38 {emphasis} before stomping into the Tops on your own was to help you prepare - tactically. | 37 | |
Neutral 50 | Now, because of your carelessness, Benny has fled the Strip, taking with him the Platinum Chip. | 38 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {FIRST DISCUSS, PLAYER VISITED TOPS} {welcoming player, trying to hide irritation} Well... this meeting has been a long time in coming... longer still, since you took time to {disapproving} charge into the Tops before coming to see me. | 39 | |
Neutral 50 | {putting aside irritation} Before we get down to details, I must ask - now that you've arrived at your destination, what do you make of what you see? | 40 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {NO TERMS, NO TOPS} {player walked away without accepting terms last time} Can I look forward to a more {beat, emphasis} substantial conversation this time? | 41 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {TERMS, NO TOPS} Have you considered the terms of my offer? There's else little for us to discuss until you have. | 42 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {TERMS YES, NO CHIP} What is the purpose of this delay? | 43 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {LATER, BENNY FLED} Events have transpired in a... {beat} less-than-optimal fashion. Benny has fled the Strip, and the Platinum Chip has not been recovered. | 44 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {LATER, BENNY FLED} Benny must be pursued, and the Platinum Chip, recovered. | 45 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {LATER, HAS CHIP, BENNY DEAD TOPS} So... Benny has been {slight beat} handled and you've recovered the Platinum Chip. Let's have it. | 46 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {LATER, HAS CHIP} I take it you've come to deliver the Platinum Chip? | 47 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {HOUSE RECEIVES CHIP} {tenderly regarding the Chip} Such a small thing, isn't it? And yet so... {capacious = inexhaustibly capable} capacious. So very dear. | 48 | |
Neutral 50 | Decades of hiring salvagers out west to search for this little {beat} relic in the ruins of a place called Sunnyvale. Back then, anyway. | 49 | ||
Neutral 50 | That's where the Chip was printed, on October 22, 2077. It was to have been hand-delivered to me here, at the Lucky 38, the next day. | 50 | ||
Neutral 50 | But the bombs fell first. Suffice it to say, the delivery was never made. | 51 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {CHIP IN, STRIP SECS NO} {jaunty, eager to share your secret} Come now, come now... get thee to the elevator. | 52 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {CHIP IN, STRIP SECS NO} {growing impatient} To the elevator, if you please... Stop dragging your feet. | 53 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {STRIP SECS UP} {dry} Trips to the basement are rarely so educational, don't you think? | 54 | |
Neutral 50 | I've since broadcast the upgrade to every Securitron in range of my transmitters, and I must say, it's causing quite a stir down on the Strip! | 55 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {L38, HAS BUNKER MISSION} Make your way to Caesar's Camp at Fortification Hill. Something very interesting awaits you... | 56 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {STRIP SECS UP, GIVES BUNKER MISSION} To secure the future of New Vegas, I must have your assistance. The work ahead is dangerous, but {beat} you weather danger well. | 57 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {STRIP SECS UP} Have you found the courage to do what's necessary? | 58 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {MQN, B4 CHIP} What did you wish to know? | 59 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {MQN, B4 CHIP} What else did you want to know? | 60 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {FORT SECS NO} We'll talk again once you've concluded your work in the bunker at Fortification Hill. | 61 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {FORT SECS UP} The foundation is laid. My Securitrons on the Strip are upgraded, and those at the Fort, ready for action. | 62 | |
Neutral 50 | Now it's just a matter of adjusting the attitudes of some lesser groups while we wait for Caesar's Legion to attack Hoover Dam. | 63 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {PLAYER HASN'T ACCEPTED BOOMER QUEST YET} The next step is to add the Boomers' considerable firepower to my growing arsenal... or at the very least, ensure their neutrality. | 64 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | As I was saying, I need you to enlist or neutralize the Boomers at Nellis Air Force Base. | 65 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {BOOMERS QUEST ACTIVE} Any progress with the Boomers? | 66 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | Your next assignment won't take you far. It concerns the Omertas and their den of vice, Gomorrah. | 67 | |
Neutral 50 | As the decisive encounter between the bull and the bear looms close, my concerns about the Omertas have grown. | 68 | ||
Neutral 50 | I've never expected loyalty, mind you. A reliably underhanded tribe is just as constant to deal with as one that always run true. | 69 | ||
Neutral 50 | But that's just it - lately the Omertas' cooperative silence has been deafening. Not a single complaint? They're up to something. | 70 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | Your next assignment would've been to investigate the Omertas, but you managed to foil their scheme before I could put you to the task. | 71 | |
Neutral 50 | I should compensate you as though it were an official assignment, however. Wouldn't want to {beat} disincentivize your proactivity.{cash out Omerta quest} | 72 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | I'd hoped to have you investigate the Omertas, but after the trouble you caused at Gomorrah, they won't let you in the front door. | 73 | |
Neutral 50 | I'll see if I can make some progress with informants. You're useless in this matter. | 74 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | As I said before, I need you to investigate the Omertas, to see what they're up to. | 75 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | What do you have to report about the Omertas? | 76 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | Your next assignment is to locate and destroy remnants of the Mojave chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel. | 77 | |
Neutral 50 | The NCR nearly did the job at Helios One a few years ago, but there seem to have been survivors, unfortunately. | 78 | ||
Neutral 50 | Given the Brotherhood's fanatical views on technology, they can be counted on to oppose my regime. | 79 | ||
Neutral 50 | Please - put them out of my misery. | 80 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | As I've said, I need you to locate and destroy the Brotherhood of Steel. | 81 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | Have you destroyed the Brotherhood of Steel? | 82 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | Will you ensure that President Kimball survives his visit to Hoover Dam? | 83 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {ALL REPUTATIONS LEAD-IN} Aaron Kimball, the president of the New California Republic, is going to visit Hoover Dam to "boost morale." | 84 | |
Neutral 50 | Apparently he hasn't considered the effect on the troops' morale of seeing their beloved leader get his brains blown out by a Legion sniper. | 85 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {GOOD REP LEAD-IN} I need you to make sure that no harm comes to President Kimball. It's fortunate that you've maintained good relations with the NCR... | 86 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {NCR REPUTATION TERRIBLE} Unfortunately, I can't use you to protect Kimball. The NCR won't let you come within a thousand feet of the President. | 87 | |
Neutral 50 | Odds are that Caesar will launch his assault on the dam after Kimball's visit is concluded, one way or the other - so be on guard. | 88 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | Last I knew, President Kimball wasn't scheduled to visit the Lucky 38. Be on your way to Hoover Dam, will you? | 89 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | If not for you, President Kimball would be dead. So you needn't feel guilty when the NCR's rout from Hoover Dam demolishes his political career. | 90 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | Why in the world did you attack President Kimball? | 91 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | Kimball is dead - what a mess you've made! | 92 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {GIVES EL DORADO SUBSTATION QUEST} Between the Strip and HELIOS One lies the El Dorado electrical substation. | 93 | |
Neutral 50 | Humble as it appears, the substation has immense strategic value, for it's there that you'll jumpstart the Lucky 38's dormant reactor. | 94 | ||
Neutral 50 | Gain access to the substation's control room and install this override module. Just so you know, there are NCR troops guarding the station. | 95 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | Until the Lucky 38's reactor has been restarted, we have nothing to discuss. | 96 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | As you can see, Vegas is humming along. I've tested my c3i broadcasting arrays. Everything is in order. | 97 | |
Neutral 50 | And just in time, as it turns out. The forces of Caesar's Legion are on the march, establishing a staging area east of the dam. | 98 | ||
Neutral 50 | Their assault could begin at any moment. So that's where you'll be heading, if you're ready - Hoover Dam. | 99 | ||
GREETING | Neutral 50 | The Legion's assault could begin at any moment. | 100 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {MQN, STRIP SECS UP} What did you want to discuss? | 101 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {MQN, STRIP SECS UP} What else did you want to discuss? | 102 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {Player fled combat last time} There will be no repeat of the trouble we had last time, I trust? | 103 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {Player fled combat last time} I'm optimistic that this conversation will go more smoothly. | 104 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {MQN, FORT SECS UP} I'd rather you just dealt with the Boomers, but all right... | 105 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {MQN, FORT SECS UP} I suppose the Omertas can wait a few minutes. | 106 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {MQN, FORT SECS UP} A few questions, and then you'll handle the Brotherhood, I hope? | 107 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {MQN, FORT SECS UP} Questions like "Will President Kimball survive his visit to Hoover Dam?" | 108 | |
GREETING | Neutral 50 | {MQN, FORT SECS UP} Even now? On the brink of battle? | 109 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseOUTDATEDTopic001 [Barter] for better terms. |
It's a great start... but well below market price. | Neutral 50 | [SUCCEEDED] Very well... five times your delivery bonus - {with finality} not one cap more. | 110 |
Raise your price or... or... you'll be "chip outta luck." | Neutral 50 | [FAILED] Is that an attempt at...{beat} {distaste} humor? | 111 | |
Neutral 50 | I've always taken business negotiations seriously. I advise you to do the same. | 112 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseOUTDATEDTopic009 | How do I open the hatch? | Neutral 50 | You can't - but the Chip can. The hatch will recognize the Platinum Chip and "open sesame." | 113 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseOUTDATEDTopic016 | It's not safe for me to go back. The Legion will attack me on sight. | Neutral 50 | You'll need a disguise, then. Or overwhelming firepower. Whatever works. | 114 |
Neutral 50 | Sorry for the inconvenience, but it can't be helped. This is too important. | 115 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic000 | I've never seen anything like this place. | Neutral 50 | Of course you haven't. Vegas always was one of a kind. | 116 |
Neutral 50 | What you see down on the Strip is just a fraction of the city's former glory, and yet... {beat} more than an echo. I preserved its spirit. | 117 | ||
Neutral 50 | Or perhaps you were referring to the Lucky 38? The years haven't been kind to her, but still she manages to impress. | 118 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic001 | A city devoted to vice and sin - what's not to love? | Neutral 50 | {not buying it} Oh, come now - don't play the fool. Vegas has fools enough, a superfluity of them. They're what makes it so profitable. | 119 |
Neutral 50 | They come to Vegas chasing penny-ante dreams of high-living, to feel like they're big shots, like they're winners. | 120 | ||
Neutral 50 | You see that you and I are of a different stripe, don't you? We don't have to {emphasis} dream that we're important. We {emphasis} are. | 121 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic002 | I prefer the wasteland, to be honest. | Neutral 50 | {arch} You aren't going to ramble on about the virtues of life out in the wastes, are you? It's a desert, you do realize? | 122 |
Neutral 50 | A radioactive desert where humans subsist in a barbaric state? Difficult to glorify convincingly. They are, however, aptly named. | 123 | ||
Neutral 50 | For that's what you'd be out there - wasted. Here on the Strip, your talents can be put to use. | 124 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic003 | Can we get down to business? | Neutral 50 | Oh, by all means - yes. That's refreshing. | 125 |
Can we get down to business? | Neutral 50 | The business is this. One of my employees has stolen an item of extraordinary value from me, and I want it recovered. | 126 | |
Neutral 50 | Simple enough? | 127 | ||
Can we get down to business? | Neutral 50 | You're ready to move forward, then? | 128 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic004 | Why the VIP treatment? I'm just a courier. | Neutral 50 | Oh, don't be coy. You've been playing a high-stakes game ever since Victor dug you out of the ground. Don't be afraid to admit it. | 129 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic006 | I should let you know that I planted a surveillance device on one of your data terminals. | Neutral 50 | Yes, I know. It was detected immediately and deactivated... let's see... 39.735 seconds after you planted it. | 130 |
Neutral 50 | You thought I wouldn't notice? | 131 | ||
A woman named Emily asked me to bug one of your data terminals. | Neutral 50 | One of the Followers of the Apocalypse, I'm sure. They're curious about me. | 132 | |
Neutral 50 | Good luck planting a surveillance device here in the Lucky 38 without my knowing about it. | 133 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic008 | The NCR will welcome my help. | Neutral 50 | Precisely. You'll have no trouble joining the battle on their side, and they'll be too distracted to notice why you're really there. | 134 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic011 | What the hell are you? | Neutral 50 | {disappointed} A crude question, crudely asked. | 135 |
Neutral 50 | I'll be happy to satisfy your {disapproving} rambunctious curiosity at a more appropriate moment. But now, I'll repeat my question... | 136 | ||
What the hell are you? | Neutral 50 | What do you make of what you've seen? | 137 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic012 | Why didn't you intervene sooner when Benny ambushed me? | Neutral 50 | Why didn't {emphasis} Victor intervene sooner, you mean? | 138 |
Neutral 50 | Goodsprings is a bit too far away for me to reliably control a Securitron agent by remote. I can send and receive packets of data, at best. | 139 | ||
Neutral 50 | Victor's combat algorithms determined the proper course of action. Benny and his thugs were more than a match for a lone Securitron. | 140 | ||
Neutral 50 | When he alerted me, I instructed him to approach the site after Benny and the others had departed. | 141 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic017 | What are your plans for New Vegas?{Securitrons upgraded.} | Neutral 50 | I've resurrected Vegas, spirit intact. What I need now is the ability to enforce my rightful claim. | 142 |
Neutral 50 | Not just against Caesar's Legion, by the way. In fact, the NCR is a more present and insidious threat. | 143 | ||
How do you intend to enforce your claim on the city? | Neutral 50 | To enforce, one must have force - a position of strength. | 144 | |
Neutral 50 | Years ago, when I detected NCR scouts roaming the Mojave, I could tell from their uniforms that these were no mere tribesmen. | 145 | ||
Neutral 50 | I knew it was only a matter of time before an army appeared, to take control of the dam. And I knew my Securitrons wouldn't be enough to oppose them. | 146 | ||
Neutral 50 | And so I recruited the Three Families. Vegas belongs to me because I mustered enough strength to bring the NCR to the bargaining table. | 147 | ||
Wasn't the NCR's army big enough to defeat your Securitrons and the Three Families? | Neutral 50 | Indeed it was - and still is. But not without taking significant casualties. | 148 | |
Neutral 50 | Would Kimball and Oliver have traded the lives of hundreds of soldiers for absolute control of Hoover Dam? Oh yes. | 149 | ||
Neutral 50 | They weren't afraid of me, they were afraid of Caesar - that attacking me would leave them vulnerable to a Legion offensive. | 150 | ||
Neutral 50 | And so they negotiated. Not out of the kindness of their hearts, as they try to make it seem. Because the calculus of power left no other choice. | 151 | ||
What were the terms of your treaty with the NCR? | Neutral 50 | NCR forces were permitted to occupy Hoover Dam and establish a military base at McCarran Airport. {not an airport anymore} Well, it used to be one. | 152 | |
Neutral 50 | They recognized my sovereignty over the Vegas Strip and agreed to supply electricity and water once their engineers repaired the dam. | 153 | ||
Neutral 50 | Written into the treaty were provisions that the NCR do nothing to prevent its soldiers and civilians from visiting the Strip. | 154 | ||
Neutral 50 | That's how I harnessed the NCR to my endeavor. Their occupation has been the engine of my growing economy. | 155 | ||
You would go to war against the NCR? | Neutral 50 | The salient issue is that they will go to war with me, if given the chance. | 156 | |
Neutral 50 | There's just one reason why the NCR hasn't contrived some outrage to justify invading the Strip - Caesar's Legion. | 157 | ||
Neutral 50 | The final battle between those two armies is fast approaching. I can't afford to let either side win on their terms. | 158 | ||
Say you keep control of New Vegas. What happens next? | Neutral 50 | New Vegas is more than a city - it's the remedy to mankind's {beat} derailment. | 159 | |
Neutral 50 | The city's economy is a blast furnace in which can be forged the steel of a new rail line, running straight to a new horizon. | 160 | ||
Neutral 50 | What is the NCR? A society of people desperate to experience comfort, ease, luxury... A society of customers. | 161 | ||
Neutral 50 | With all that money pouring in? Give me 20 years, and I'll reignite the high technology development sectors. 50 years, and I'll have people in orbit. | 162 | ||
Neutral 50 | 100 years, and my colony ships will be heading for the stars, to search for planets unpolluted by the wrath and folly of a bygone generation. | 163 | ||
In the meantime, you'd rule Vegas as some kind of dictator? | Neutral 50 | I prefer the term "autocrat." | 164 | |
Neutral 50 | I would rule as a chief executive. I would not answer to a board of directors or any other entity. | 165 | ||
Neutral 50 | Nothing to impede progress. If you want to see the fate of democracies, look out the windows. | 166 | ||
What's to keep you from abusing your power? | Neutral 50 | My judgement. | 167 | |
Neutral 50 | I have no interest in abusing others, just as I have no interest in legislating or otherwise dictating what people do in their private time. | 168 | ||
Neutral 50 | Nor have I any interest in being worshipped as some kind of machine god messiah. I am impervious to such corrupting ambitions. | 169 | ||
Neutral 50 | But autocracy? Firm control in the hands of a technological and economic visionary? Yes, that Vegas shall have. | 170 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic018 | Sure, off to the dam I go. | Neutral 50 | I'm sure the assassins will wait for you to show up. | 171 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic022 | Not so fast, Mr. House. We need to discuss payment. | Neutral 50 | Our terms were clear. Now that you have the Chip in your possession, any attempt to "re-negotiate" payment would be tantamount to blackmail. | 172 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic028 | What use would you have for a protege? | Neutral 50 | To achieve my aims, I require a capable human agent to perform certain... {choosing word} tasks. | 173 |
Neutral 50 | I knew Benny was ambitious, even ruthless. But I believed he would do the job, so long as he was incentivized appropriately. | 174 | ||
Neutral 50 | Obviously, I miscalculated his drive for supremacy. But in any case, you've come along - a more-than-suitable replacement. | 175 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic029 | 1000 caps? I accept your terms. | Neutral 50 | {satisfied} Well enough. Return to me when you have the Platinum Chip in your possession. Any final matters for us to discuss? | 176 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic030 | What terms are you offering? | Neutral 50 | My only concern is the recovery of the Platinum Chip. What happens to Benny, I leave to your discretion. | 177 |
Neutral 50 | When you bring the Chip to me, I will pay you four times the delivery bonus stipulated in your contract. How's that? | 178 | ||
Tell me your terms again? | Neutral 50 | As I said before, Benny's fate is yours to decide. Once you've delivered the Chip, I will pay you the amount agreed-upon. | 179 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic031 | Tell me about Benny.{alive} | Neutral 50 | Benny has led the Chairmen ever since I recruited his tribe seven years ago. | 180 |
Neutral 50 | Until his recent misbehavior, I'd planned to make him my protege. Maybe if I'd begun grooming him sooner, none of this would've happened... | 181 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic032 | No thanks. | Neutral 50 | My offer far exceeds the original terms of your contract, which, I will remind you, already obligate you to deliver the Chip. | 182 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic033 [Barter] for better terms. |
It's a good start... but well below market price. | Neutral 50 | [SUCCEEDED] Very well, five times the bonus. {with finality} Not one cap more. | 183 |
Raise your price or... or, uh... you're "chip outta luck." | Neutral 50 | [FAILED] Is that an attempt at...{beat} {distaste} humor? | 184 | |
Neutral 50 | I've always taken business negotiations very seriously. I advise you to do the same. {Duplicate.} | 185 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic034 | What is the Platinum Chip? | Neutral 50 | It's a very special item. There's nothing else like it in the entire world. It was lost a long time, and difficult to find. | 186 |
Neutral 50 | That's all you need to know about it, for this stage of our enterprise. Fulfill your contract, deliver the Chip, and good things will come your way. | 187 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic036 | Goodbye. | Neutral 50 | Well enough. Be on your way. | 188 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic038 | What was your relationship with Benny... back when he was breathing? | Neutral 50 | Benny was the leader of the Chairmen for seven years, ever since I recruited the tribe. I considered him something of a protege. | 189 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic039 | Who exactly are you, Mr. House?{Before Chip turned in.} | Neutral 50 | I am Robert Edwin House, President, CEO, and sole proprietor of the New Vegas Strip. | 190 |
Neutral 50 | I oversaw the city's renovations starting from 2274 onward. The Three Families are my employees. | 191 | ||
Neutral 50 | Before the Great War of 2077, I was the founder, President and CEO of RobCo Industries, a vast computer and robotics corporation. | 192 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic043 | Tell me about the factions vying for New Vegas. | Neutral 50 | It's understandable that you'd be curious about this topic, but we'll hold off until the Platinum Chip has been recovered. | 193 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic046 | I'm not going to give you the Chip. | Neutral 50 | {drawn out} Hmm... {to yourself} How shall I put this? | 194 |
Neutral 50 | {taking time, spelling it out} Delivery of the Platinum Chip is non-negotiable. | 195 | ||
Neutral 50 | I invite you to think carefully about what you do next... standing alone before me, surrounded by my heavily-armed Securitron guards. | 196 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic047 | Attack me and you risk destroying the Chip. | Neutral 50 | {restraining anger} By the time I was 30 years old, I was a billionaire 30 times over. I founded and ran a vast economic empire. | 197 |
Neutral 50 | {restraining anger} Do you really think I'm going to let an upstart come into my home and ransom my property to me? | 198 | ||
Neutral 50 | {restraining anger, losing it a little towards end} I spent two centuries searching for the Platinum Chip. It's my invention, my property - mine. Now be a good courier and deliver it! | 199 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic048 | Here it is. <Give the Platinum Chip to Mr. House.> | Neutral 50 | {sarcastic} Why, thank you so much. You played that {beat} very poorly, you realize? | 200 |
Neutral 50 | You're fortunate that I have a certain {beat} tolerance for greed. I expect my business partners to be self-interested - but {unlike you} smartly so. | 201 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic049 | I'm not afraid of you, Mr. House. The Platinum Chip belongs to me. | Neutral 50 | {ordering attack} You needn't be afraid of me. It's my Securitrons that are going to kill you. | 202 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic050 | I think that sounds insane. | Neutral 50 | Not if you've been invited. You realize that you've made quite a splash here in New Vegas? | 203 |
Neutral 50 | I can predict with a high degree of confidence that you'll receive an official summons from Caesar. If you haven't already, that is. | 204 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic051 Use [Speech] to press Mr. House about the Chip. |
The more I know about the Chip, the easier I can find it... | Neutral 50 | [SUCCEEDED] You might keep an eye out for any computers that Benny's been using. Maybe even a computer lab of some sort... | 205 |
The less I know, the less I care. Know what I mean? | Neutral 50 | [FAILED] You have a contract to fulfill, a delivery to make. | 206 | |
Neutral 50 | If you can't hold to a contract, simply for the ethic of holding to a contract, you're worthless to me. | 207 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic055 | What do you want me to do there? | Neutral 50 | I want you to open a hatch in the basement of the derelict weather station atop Fortification Hill. | 208 |
Neutral 50 | You'll recognize it on sight. The hatch bears the logo of the Lucky 38, same as the Platinum Chip. | 209 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic056 | You appear to be a computer, not a man. | Neutral 50 | Don't let the video screens and computer terminals fool you. I'm flesh and blood, not silicon. | 210 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic057 Use Medicine skill to surmise House's condition. |
The lifespan you're claiming is impossible, except for ghouls and super mutants. | Neutral 50 | [SUCCEEDED] I see you've made a study of the topic. My knowledge of the science of longevity would fill several text books... | 211 |
Neutral 50 | Perhaps, after a decade or two of economic reconstruction, I can commercialize these technologies and offer to others, such as yourself. | 212 | ||
You must be, like... a brain in a jar! | Neutral 50 | [FAILED] No. While brains demonstrated some use as organic processors in the robots produced by General Atomics International... | 213 | |
Neutral 50 | They never retained personality once removed from the human body. | 214 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic058 | How have you stayed alive all this time? | Neutral 50 | Let's just say it was very... {beat} costly. But I was willing to make the sacrifices longevity entailed, financial and otherwise. | 215 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic061 | Caesar has already invited me to the Fort. | Neutral 50 | I'm not surprised. The Legion has spies on the Strip. | 216 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic063 | I'll return when I have the Chip. | Neutral 50 | Until then. | 217 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic065 | I've already visited Caesar.{Kill Benny at Tops, see CL 1st} | Neutral 50 | {nonplussed} You have? So you have the means to gain entry? | 218 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic066 | No thanks, Mr. House. | Neutral 50 | If you find Caesar's Legion so frightening at this remove, imagine them rampaging across the Strip. | 219 |
Neutral 50 | We have a chance to see them destroyed, to see New Vegas become the harbinger of a new age. | 220 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic067 | I have some questions to ask first... | Neutral 50 | This is not the time for Q&A. Kindly hand over the Chip. {DUPLICATE} | 221 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic070 | I have some questions to ask first... | Neutral 50 | This is not the time for Q&A. Kindly hand over the Chip. {DUPLICATE} | 222 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic073 | I'm ready. Let's finish this. | Neutral 50 | We've accomplished a great deal, you and I. One last task, and our work is complete. I'll see you in the control room. | 223 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic074 | I have some things to take care of before the battle. | Neutral 50 | {tense} Then handle them with dispatch. The Legion's assault is imminent. | 224 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic078 | No thanks, not interested. | Neutral 50 | So you've said before. You're making a habit of wasting my time. | 225 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic082 | No, I'm still not interested. | Neutral 50 | You signed a contract in good faith to deliver that Chip. You're going to have a hard time on the Strip if you are so incautious of making enemies... | 226 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic084 | Never mind. Goodbye. | Neutral 50 | {impatient} Please focus on the task at hand - for both our sakes. | 227 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic085 | I've changed my mind. | Neutral 50 | No, you haven't. | 228 |
Neutral 50 | This is the second time you've promised to deliver the Platinum Chip. Even if you don't hold yourself to your promises, I will. | 229 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic094 | What's my stake in this? | Neutral 50 | I'm not offering you an incentive as crude as money - though there'll be plenty of that. | 230 |
Neutral 50 | What I'm offering you is a ground-floor opportunity in the most important enterprise on Earth. | 231 | ||
Neutral 50 | What I'm offering is a future - for you, and for what remains of the human race. | 232 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic103 | I think I'll be leaving. | Neutral 50 | You are the first person to step foot inside the Lucky 38 in over 200 years. It was not an invitation I made lightly. | 233 |
Neutral 50 | We have a serious matter to discuss, concerning a contract you have yet to fulfill. | 234 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic105 | Not interested. I'll see myself out. | Neutral 50 | You have an "interest" in this, whether you like it or not. You signed a contract to deliver the Platinum Chip to me. {seething} | 235 |
Neutral 50 | {you need the player; threats won't work} Now, I could stop you from leaving, but what would that accomplish? If you want to go, go. | 236 | ||
Neutral 50 | See what the Strip I built - the Strip I own - has to offer. Think about what I could offer you. I expect we'll have occasion to talk again. | 237 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic106 | Why did Benny betray you? | Neutral 50 | I have to think that he found out about the Platinum Chip and mistakenly convinced himself that he could use it to his own ends. | 238 |
Neutral 50 | One of the problems of a tribal work force, I'm afraid. No intuitive understanding of how complex technologies can be. | 239 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic109 | I have a right to know more. | Neutral 50 | That's simply not true. | 240 |
Neutral 50 | I am the only person to hold any rights pertaining to the Chip. I designed it, and I paid for it - dearly. | 241 | ||
Neutral 50 | To develop that Chip, I spent a sum of U.S. dollars - not the bottle caps that pass as currency these days - but a sum beyond counting. | 242 | ||
Neutral 50 | For decades, I paid salvagers to comb the ruins for it. And when it was finally discovered, tens of thousands of caps spent to have it brought here. | 243 | ||
Neutral 50 | We know how that turned out. Complete your contract and it will be the last time I pay for the Chip. Save your questions for then. | 244 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic110 | If the Chip's so valuable, why use a single courier to transport it? | Neutral 50 | You realize you were just one of many couriers, the rest of them {beat} dummies, so to speak? | 245 |
Neutral 50 | Add to that many thousands of caps worth of mercenary protection to screen your avenue of approach. | 246 | ||
Neutral 50 | Had I used an armed caravan to transport the Chip, I might as well have been announcing to the world "this is important. Attack this!" | 247 | ||
Neutral 50 | I didn't want to attract the attention of groups like the Great Khans or the Brotherhood of Steel. Alas, the real threat was closer to home. | 248 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic112 | Why don't you send your robots into the Tops to arrest Benny? | Neutral 50 | Frontal assaults on casinos? Not good for business. | 249 |
Neutral 50 | In any case, Benny would see it coming. And all he'd have to do is hold the Chip up and point a pistol at it. | 250 | ||
Neutral 50 | Our foremost advantage is that Benny doesn't know that I know he has the Chip - let's not squander it. | 251 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic113 | What happens if the Platinum Chip is never lost? | Neutral 50 | Then Vegas shall be lost, and with it, mankind's best hope for long-term survival. | 252 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic114 | Isn't that overstating things a bit? | Neutral 50 | To your untrained eyes, it may look as though mankind is making a comeback. In the NCR, you have something that remsembles a nation state. {Look around you. How can the human race have a future when it's still living in the wreckage of its past?} | 253 |
Neutral 50 | Savage as it is, in Caesar's Legion, you have an organized society. But neither of these offer a future. They're regurgitations of the past. | 254 | ||
Neutral 50 | Bring me the Platinum Chip, and in ten years you'll hardly recognize this city. | 255 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic115 | How do I get to Benny? | Neutral 50 | It won't be easy... Benny is always surrounded by at least four bodyguards - except when he's in his private suite on the 13th floor of the Tops... | 256 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic116 | Say I want to take a diplomatic approach. | Neutral 50 | If you were to approach Benny in public, you might be able to leverage his fear of exposure to make him agree to meet with you in private. | 257 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic117 | Any ideas on how I could catch him off-guard? | Neutral 50 | Sneaking into Benny's suite on the 13th floor would be very difficult... but not impossible. | 258 |
Neutral 50 | There might be guards. Certainly there'd be a sturdy lock on his front door. | 259 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic118 | The Chairmen are your employees. Don't they take orders? | Neutral 50 | It's more complicated than that. The Chairmen share what you might call a... {beat} tribal affinity. | 260 |
Neutral 50 | Look for a man named Swank, Benny's second-in-command. He's always been a reliable, if unimaginative, employee. | 261 | ||
Neutral 50 | Do your best to convince him that you're working under my auspices. If you have evidence of Benny's crimes, show it to him. | 262 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic123 | Why can't you be the one to tell Swank? | Neutral 50 | By contract, Securitrons are to enter the casinos only when invited by the Three Families or if other extraordinary circumstances arise. | 263 |
Neutral 50 | The moment I send one into the Tops, Benny will know I'm on to him. | 264 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic124 | How did you establish New Vegas?{Before chip turned in.} | Neutral 50 | We can discuss this in greater detail at another time. Suffice it to say that when my Securitrons detected NCR scouts at Hoover Dam, I took action. | 265 |
Neutral 50 | I recruited a tribal force to supplement my Securitrons and renovated the Strip just in time to welcome the NCR as it marched into the region. | 266 | ||
Neutral 50 | Instead of war, a treaty was negotiated. And the money started to pour in. | 267 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic128 | Like I said, I'll think about it. | Neutral 50 | You're making me question your usefulness, you realize. | 268 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic131 | Whatever happens, happens. | Neutral 50 | Success depends on forethought, dispassionate calculation of probabilites, accounting for every stray variable. | 269 |
Neutral 50 | Your history of aggression towards the NCR has rendered you useless in this concern, unable to influence the outcome of events. | 270 | ||
Neutral 50 | Consequently, I have to "wait and see" what happens. It's... grotesque. | 271 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic136 | Here, take it. <Give the Platinum Chip to Mr. House.> | Neutral 50 | Well enough. We can put the past behind us, I think. | 272 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic137 | I'm still not giving you the Chip. | Neutral 50 | {exasperated sigh} Then this is a waste of time. | 273 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic138 | What happens next? | Neutral 50 | {FORT SECS NO} A great deal shall be happening - a cascade of events, with you taking a central role. | 274 |
Neutral 50 | At the moment, however, all you need to do is take the elevator all the way down to the bottom level. You'll understand soon enough... | 275 | ||
What happens next? | Neutral 50 | {FORT SECS UP} A great deal shall be happening - a cascade of events, with you taking a central role. | 276 | |
Neutral 50 | At the moment, however, all you need to do is take the elevator all the way down to the bottom level. | 277 | ||
Neutral 50 | What you see there will help you understand the significance of what you accomplished at the Fort. | 278 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic139 | What does the Chip do, exactly? | Neutral 50 | {FORT SECS UP} Yes, so far as you've seen, all it does is change the picture on the Securitrons' face screens from policemen to soldiers. But as you'll see... | 279 |
What does the Chip do, exactly? | Neutral 50 | Some things are more easily shown than told. Take the elevator all the way down to the bottom level, and you'll see what I mean. | 280 | |
Neutral 50 | Don't worry, you'll like what you see. We have much to accomplish, you and I... | 281 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic140 | I'll be on my way, then... | Neutral 50 | {FORT SECS UP} I must insist that you stay long for me to show you that the Platinum Chip does more than change the pictures on the Securitrons' face screens. | 282 |
Neutral 50 | Events of great import are about to unfold, with you taking a central role. To get started, all you need do is take the elevator all the way down... | 283 | ||
I'll be on my way, then... | Neutral 50 | I must insist that you stay long for me to show you what the Chip does. I promise you'll like what you see... | 284 | |
Neutral 50 | Events of great import are about to unfold, with you taking a central role. | 285 | ||
Neutral 50 | To get started, all you need to do is take the elevator all the way down to the bottom level... | 286 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic142 | Not interested. | Neutral 50 | Not interested? {louder} Not interested? | 287 |
Neutral 50 | You have an interest in this even if you're too stupid to know it. If you have an interest in breathing, you have an interest in this. | 288 | ||
Neutral 50 | Return to the Fort and do whatever it takes to recover the Chip. | 289 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic143 | Why show your hand like that? Now your enemies know what you're up to. | Neutral 50 | I'm surprised you can still underestimate me after everything you've seen. | 290 |
Neutral 50 | I haven't shown my hand - I've shown one card. I've given my enemies a single, provocative datum upon which to fixate. | 291 | ||
Neutral 50 | They have no idea what other cards I'm holding. It's a strong hand, believe me - I dealt it to myself. | 292 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic144 | You think your Securitrons can defeat Caesar's Legion *and* the NCR? | Neutral 50 | Why would I want to go to war against the NCR? They're my best customers. | 293 |
Neutral 50 | If their leaders weren't scheming to steal Vegas out from under me, I'd have no troubles with the NCR at all. | 294 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic145 | I'll be on my way, Mr. House. | Neutral 50 | No no no, you'll want to hear this out... | 295 |
I'll be on my way, Mr. House. | Neutral 50 | Disappointing. In the extreme. | 296 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic146 | I'm listening. | Neutral 50 | The next step will require you to infiltrate Caesar's camp at Fortification Hill. | 297 |
I'm listening. | Neutral 50 | You'll have to return to Caesar's camp at Fortification Hill.{Player got Chip at CL Fort, didn't activate bunker army} | 298 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic148 | The Chip's been delivered. We're through. | Neutral 50 | Do you have any idea how prodigious is the opportunity you're casting aside here? | 299 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic154 | I'll do as you ask. | Neutral 50 | Here, take the Platinum Chip again. You will need it. | 300 |
Neutral 50 | Upon arrival at the Fort, it's likely that you'll be searched and the Chip taken from you. Don't worry - it will come back to you. | 301 | ||
I'll do as you ask. | Neutral 50 | I expect that if Benny doesn't have the Chip, Caesar will make sure you get it. More on that later. Be off. | 302 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic155 | I'm still looking into it. | Neutral 50 | Then look harder. | 303 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic157 | I've found evidence of an Omerta plot. | Neutral 50 | I don't employ you to uncover evidence. This isn't a court of law. | 304 |
Neutral 50 | If the Omertas pose a threat to the physical or economic security of the Vegas Strip, I want you to do whatever it takes to neutralize that threat. | 305 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic159 | What's inside the hatch? | Neutral 50 | Something very important. I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise - so don't bother asking. | 306 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic162 | The Omertas who were conspiring against you are dead. | Neutral 50 | Well done. They won't be causing any trouble, then. | 307 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic163 | What's the next step? | Neutral 50 | The Legion has nothing left to wait for. Their assault on the dam could begin at any moment. | 308 |
Neutral 50 | Before that happens, I'll ask you to complete one other task. It may seem trivial, but that's far from the case. | 309 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic167 | I've secured their loyalty. They'll do as I say. | Neutral 50 | Well done. The Boomers' firepower may prove an advantage when the battle for Hoover Dam comes around. | 310 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic168 | The Boomers and I don't get along. I'd rather keep my distance. | Neutral 50 | It seems diplomacy is not your forte. | 311 |
Neutral 50 | Given the strength of your past performance, I think we can let this go without further comment. I'm pulling you on to a new assignment. | 312 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic173 | The Omertas had it coming. | Neutral 50 | {dry} An opinion you expressed with supreme subtlety and finesse. Moving on... | 313 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic175 | I had to wipe out their leadership. | Neutral 50 | There's more than one way to skin a cat, as the saying goes. {beat} Or {emphasis} went, that is - cats being extinct. | 314 |
Neutral 50 | I don't promote political assassination as a first option, but it has a long and storied history. I'll consider the Boomers neutralized. | 315 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic177 | I'm surprised you haven't asked what became of Benny. | Neutral 50 | That's because he ceased to be relevant when you recovered the Platinum Chip. Revenge doesn't interest me, progress does. | 316 |
Neutral 50 | Sorry to deny you a moment of primate triumph, but you'll have to go elsewhere to sound your barbaric yawp. | 317 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic181 | I'll be on my way. | Neutral 50 | {cross} There's a job that needs doing here, and I'm assigning it to you. | 318 |
I'll be on my way. | Neutral 50 | {sarcastic} Marvellous work ethic, bravo. | 319 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic182 | Vouche for me? How? | Neutral 50 | I'll send a Securitron ahead to meet with the NCR at the security checkpoint and get things started. | 320 |
Neutral 50 | Once you get there ask for Ranger Grant. I've used roaming Securitrons to feed him useful information in the past. | 321 | ||
Neutral 50 | If I tell him we've heard of a Legion assassination plot, I believe he'll let you investigate. | 322 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic185 | The Brotherhood of Steel has been wiped out. | Neutral 50 | Singlehandedly destroying a Brotherhood of Steel bunker is quite an accomplishment. Platoons of NCR troops have died, trying to do the same. | 323 |
Neutral 50 | This welcome news comes just in time, as events in the wider world are coming to a head... | 324 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic188 | I think I'll sit this one out. | Neutral 50 | This is not an optional assignment. Kimball may be a grandstanding boor, but I want him protected. | 325 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic193 | Like I said, I'm not interested. | Neutral 50 | I'll give you time to think over the consequences of what you're saying. I urge you to reconsider. | 326 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic199 | Seriously, I'm not interested. | Neutral 50 | Until you do this, consider yourself suspended... without pay. | 327 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic203 | When the Legion assaults the dam, the Brotherhood will attack the NCR and weaken them. | Neutral 50 | Not surprising. Also not acceptable. | 328 |
Neutral 50 | I didn't ask you to tell me what they were planning, I asked you to kill them. This was a waste of time. | 329 | ||
Neutral 50 | Go back to the bunker and destroy it. My directions have been clear from the start. | 330 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic204 | I'm done working for you. | Neutral 50 | {not buying it} This is no time to be droll... | 331 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic206 | It was an accident. | Neutral 50 | Your "accident" has jeopardized the success of this entire concern. | 332 |
It was an accident. | Neutral 50 | Up to this point, your efforts yielded near-perfect results. But now I'm forced to fumble in the dark - to gamble. | 333 | |
Neutral 50 | Light must be brought to this darkness. | 334 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic207 | My only regret is that he got away. | Neutral 50 | Your impulsivity has jeopardized the success of this entire concern! | 335 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic208 | I did my best, but the Legion did better. | Neutral 50 | Your incompetence has jeopardized the success of this entire concern! | 336 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic210 | So Kimball's dead. So what? | Neutral 50 | Every step of my plan has been precisely calculated and was, until now, well-executed. | 337 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic212 | What's the deal with the snowglobe collection? | Neutral 50 | What of it? I enjoy them. There's something about a little diorama set inside a glass dome that I... {beat} find pleasing. | 338 |
Neutral 50 | If you run across any out in the wastes, turn them in to Jane. She'll compensate you. | 339 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic213 | No thanks. | Neutral 50 | I much prefer working with robots... | 340 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic214 | I may know something about that... | Neutral 50 | You'll have to be more specific. | 341 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic216 | When the Legion assaults Hoover Dam, the Omertas are going to massacre everyone on the Strip. | Neutral 50 | {shocked at magnitude of Omerta plot} And how do you know this? | 342 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic218 | I kind of helped them perfect their plan... | Neutral 50 | {quiet outrage} I see. So where does that put us? | 343 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic220 | You want me to kill Caesar? | Neutral 50 | Absolutely not! Caesar is of great use to me. | 344 |
Neutral 50 | I don't want you harming a hair on that man's head - assuming you can find one. | 345 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic221 <Speech to lie to Mr. House about RACKET involvement.> |
I infiltrated the Omertas in order to gain their confidence. | Neutral 50 | [SUCCEEDED] In that case, I commend you for your initiative. What do you recommend for next steps? | 346 |
Well, thing is... I, uh... they tried to involve me... | Neutral 50 | [FAILED]{quiet rage} And you assisted them? That's what you mean to say, isn't it? | 347 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic223 | I have some questions to ask first... | Neutral 50 | I'll be happy to satisfy your every curiosity once the Platinum Chip has been delivered. | 348 |
I have some questions to ask first... | Neutral 50 | This is not the time for Q&A. Kindly hand over the Chip. | 349 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic224 | Not so fast, Mr. House. We need to discuss payment. | Neutral 50 | Fine - give me the Chip, and I'll pay you four times the delivery bonus stipulated in your contract. How's that? | 350 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic227 | Goodbye. | Neutral 50 | Goodbye. | 351 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic230 | What's the next step? | Neutral 50 | Outside New Vegas, at what was once called Nellis Air Force Base, resides an unusual tribe known as the Boomers. | 352 |
Neutral 50 | They are, shall we say, {understating} aggressively reclusive? They have several howitzers they fire at anyone who dares approach the base. | 353 | ||
Neutral 50 | Artillery of this sort has a range of several miles. If it's going to fire on Hoover Dam, I want it firing at my targets. | 354 | ||
Neutral 50 | If not, then I want to make sure that the Boomers don't sign similar treaties to fire their guns in support of the NCR or Caesar's Legion. | 355 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic231 | I've done enough work for you. | Neutral 50 | I offer many benefits, but vacation time isn't one of them. | 356 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic232 | I've come here to kill you, Mr. House. <Attack Mr. House.> | Neutral 50 | {first Benny, now the player} Why is good help so impossible to find? | 357 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic233 | I'll make sure they support the right side. | Neutral 50 | Use extreme caution when approaching the base. Their firepower is... considerable. | 358 |
Neutral 50 | Recently, one of my roaming Securitrons observed a man near the base studying the pattern of its artillery fire. Maybe he's learned something. | 359 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic238 | If I want more work, I'll come see you. | Neutral 50 | You laid the foundation for my victory, so fine - I'll permit some {beat, begrudging} latitude in how you schedule your work. | 360 |
Neutral 50 | You're welcome. | 361 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic242 | I'll check into the Omertas. | Neutral 50 | The Omertas are fanatically loyal to each other. Still, among any group, one can find the occasional degenerate. | 362 |
Neutral 50 | Gomorrah's receptionist happens to be one. For years she passed on whispers of what was taking place at the casino, in exchange for payment. | 363 | ||
Neutral 50 | A few months ago, she clammed up. Odds are she's scared, but I've had no way of approaching her. Start with her. | 364 | ||
I'll check into the Omertas. | Neutral 50 | The print-out I've given you lists every lead I've been able to uncover. See what you can find out. | 365 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic245 | I'm going to kill you now, Mr. House. | Neutral 50 | After all that we've accomplished? | 366 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic246 | The Omertas were clever, but no match for me. | Neutral 50 | Arrogance was their undoing. {referring to the player} There might be a lesson in that. But moving on... | 367 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic248 | It's a good thing we stopped the Omertas in time. | Neutral 50 | Indeed. Moving on... | 368 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic254 | What makes you think Caesar gave me the Chip? | Neutral 50 | {sigh of impatience - oh, the burden of intelligence} The Platinum Chip unlocks this bunker. Hence, you have it. | 369 |
Neutral 50 | Hence, Benny was captured or killed - possibly by you, but by my estimates, far more probably by Caesar's Legion. Hence, Caesar gave you the Chip. | 370 | ||
Neutral 50 | Hence, Caesar wants you to destroy whatever you find in this bunker. | 371 | ||
What makes you think Caesar gave me the Chip? | Neutral 50 | {sigh of impatience - oh, the burdens of intelligence} That you were searched very thoroughly when you arrived at the Fort is a certainty. And as the Chip is a little too large to be {beat, implying hiding it up rectum} secreted away... | 372 | |
Neutral 50 | I also regard it a certainty that the Chip was discovered, taken from you, and given to Caesar - who returned it to you. | 373 | ||
Neutral 50 | Two plus two equaling four, Caesar wants you to destroy whatever you find in this bunker. | 374 | ||
What makes you think Caesar gave me the Chip? | Neutral 50 | But that's not going to happen, because {confident, not bossy} you're going to work for me. | 375 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic255 | You wanted me to come down here? | Neutral 50 | {are you dense?} That's rather obvious, isn't it? | 376 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic256 | Who are you, exactly? | Neutral 50 | {don't play dumb} Surely you know that I am Robert Edwin House, President, CEO, and sole proprietor of the New Vegas Strip. | 377 |
Neutral 50 | I oversaw the city's renovations starting from 2274 onward. The Three Families are my employees. | 378 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic259 | What was Vegas like before the war? | Neutral 50 | It was a place of splendor. As magnificent as today's Strip may seem, it's but a shadow of the neon paradise that was Las Vegas. | 379 |
Neutral 50 | I grew up not far from here, and though I traveled the old world extensively, I never found another place like it. | 380 | ||
You say that you saved Las Vegas. How? | Neutral 50 | By 2065 I deemed it a mathematical certainty that an atomic war would devastate the Earth within 15 years. Every projection I ran confirmed it. | 381 | |
Neutral 50 | I knew I couldn't "save the world," nor did I care to. But I could save Vegas, and in the process, perhaps, save mankind. | 382 | ||
Neutral 50 | I set to work immediately. I thought I had plenty of time to prepare. As it turned out, I was 20 hours short. | 383 | ||
What preparations did you make to save Las Vegas? | Neutral 50 | On the day of the Great War, 77 atomic warheads targeted Las Vegas and its surrounding areas. | 384 | |
Neutral 50 | My networked mainframes were able to predict and force-transmit disarm code subsets to 59 warheads, neutralizing them before impact. | 385 | ||
Neutral 50 | Laser cannons mounted on the roof of the Lucky 38 destroyed another 9 warheads. The rest got through, though none hit the city itself. | 386 | ||
Neutral 50 | A sub-optimal performance, admittedly. If only the Platinum Chip had arrived a day sooner... | 387 | ||
Why didn't the Platinum Chip arrive on time? | Neutral 50 | The Platinum Chip was printed in Sunnyvale, California on October 22, 2077 - the day before the Great War. | 388 | |
Neutral 50 | It was to have been delivered by courier the following afternoon... but by then, the world had ended. | 389 | ||
Neutral 50 | The Chip contained vital software upgrades, but not just for my Securitrons. Every aspect of the missile defense grid would have been upgraded, too. | 390 | ||
Neutral 50 | Given that I had to make do with buggy software, the outcome could have been worse. I nearly died as it was. | 391 | ||
How did you nearly die, defending Vegas? | Neutral 50 | Software glitches set off a cascade of system crashes. I had to take the Lucky 38's reactor offline, lest it melt down. | 392 | |
Neutral 50 | For nearly five years I battled power outages and more system crashes until I finally managed to reboot my data core with an older version of the OS. | 393 | ||
Neutral 50 | I spent the next few decades in a veritable coma. But I survived, obviously - and eventually thrived. | 394 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic262 | What is this place? | Neutral 50 | {impatient to make progress} It's a facility I built many years before you were born. You might think of it as a kind of barracks. You'll understand soon enough. | 395 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic263 | What is this place? | Neutral 50 | It's a facility I built many years before you were born. You might think of it as a barracks. You'll understand soon enough. | 396 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic265 | Caesar wants me to destroy this place. | Neutral 50 | Was that meant to be a shocking revelation? Of course Caesar wants it destroyed - he's afraid of what the bunker might hold, and rightly so. | 397 |
Neutral 50 | But you're not going to do that. You're going to do the smart thing, and work for me. | 398 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic267 | Maybe I should destroy everything down here. | Neutral 50 | {steely} I don't respond well to threats. {moving on} Now, where were we...? | 399 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic268 <Use Barter to negotiate for higher reward.> |
This work sounds important - and expensive. | Neutral 50 | [SUCCEEDED] Fine, you'll receive a nice bonus when the work is done. And speaking of getting it done... | 400 |
I could use a raise! | Neutral 50 | [FAILED] You signed a contract to deliver the Platinum Chip, and you'll be paid when the delivery is made. | 401 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic269 | I'll upload the data, as you ask. | Neutral 50 | Good. I won't hold you up any longer. | 402 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic272 | We'll see what happens. | Neutral 50 | I like to think you have enough sense to do the right thing. The rewards for doing so are immense... as are the punishments for not doing so. | 403 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic274 | The Legion took it from me at the Fort. | Neutral 50 | So what are you doing here? Return to the Fort at once. | 404 |
Neutral 50 | Recover the Platinum Chip. Once you've entered the bunker hidden beneath the weather station, you'll receive further instructions. | 405 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic275 | <Lie> I'm not sure what happened to it. | Neutral 50 | Are you a child? The Platinum Chip was taken from you, obviously. | 406 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic276 | I'll do as you say. | Neutral 50 | That would make for a welcome change. | 407 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic277 | You're asking me to commit suicide. The Legion will attack me on sight. | Neutral 50 | Then gather together the firepower or explosives or whatever else you need and improvise. | 408 |
Neutral 50 | I don't care if you have to kill every Legionary at the Fort. Get the job done. | 409 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic278 | You do know Caesar is dead, don't you? | Neutral 50 | By my calculations, his death will affect the shape of the battle for Hoover Dam minimally, if at all. | 410 |
Neutral 50 | The Legion's aggression will outlive Caesar. Indeed, they'll try to take the dam as a tribute to his memory. | 411 | ||
Neutral 50 | Given a year, they'd have him deified - but by then the Legion will be breaking down, riven by internal conflicts, a monster consuming itself. | 412 | ||
Neutral 50 | It's irrelevant. In the short term, the Legion is still monster enough that defeating it will make me look powerful indeed. | 413 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic279 | Where does New Vegas get all its electricity? | Neutral 50 | {stating the obvious} Hoover Dam, of course. A hydroelectric dam? | 414 |
Neutral 50 | The NCR had it up and running at 50% capacity within a year of occupying the dam. By treaty, New Vegas receives 5% of its output - more than enough. | 415 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic280 | I'm still working on it. | Neutral 50 | I'll expect to see some tangible progress before long, then. | 416 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic283 | Why is the terminal on the North wall off-limits? | Neutral 50 | I recommend following the Securitron's instructions. Its programming is... {beat} strict, and I don't have time to change it. | 417 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic285 <WGS cannibalism> |
Did you know I killed some White Gloves who were eating their customers? | Neutral 50 | Cannibalism was strictly forbidden in their contract. If some of them broke that stricture, they deserved whatever punishment you dealt them. | 418 |
Did you know some of the White Gloves are... eating people again? | Neutral 50 | {perturbed} No, I was not aware of this. | 419 | |
Neutral 50 | Is it really so hard {emphasis} not to engage in cannibalism? My goodness... | 420 | ||
Neutral 50 | It's a violation of their contract. I authorize you to deal with them in any way you see fit. | 421 | ||
Were you aware that the White Glove Society used to be cannibals? | Neutral 50 | {not going to deny it} Yes, of course. But refraining from those "dietary practices" is a primary requirement of their contract. | 422 | |
Neutral 50 | They've been good to their word. Put together one hell of a resort hotel, too. | 423 | ||
Neutral 50 | From what I hear, I'd want to eat at the Gourmand every night... if I were ambulatory. | 424 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic286 | Goodbye. | Neutral 50 | Goodbye? Is that some kind of joke? You barely understand what I want you to accomplish down there. | 425 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic290 | Goodbye means goodbye. | Neutral 50 | I've spent too many years waiting for this moment to see it fumbled by an insubordinate contractor. | 426 |
Neutral 50 | I can't reach through this monitor and compell you to follow instructions, but know this - if you disappoint me, you will pay for it. | 427 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic291 | What are you doing here? | Neutral 50 | It is obvious to you that I built this place? The Platinum Chip opened it, after all?{sigh - the burdens of intelligence} | 428 |
Neutral 50 | In any case, you're here. So let's get to it. | 429 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic294 | What will you do with your Securitrons? | Neutral 50 | My army will do what an army does best - defend territory from invaders... and maintain order. | 430 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic295 | What was that you said about security systems? | Neutral 50 | The same equipment failure that prevents me from remotely operating this facility seems to have activated its security robots and turrets. | 431 |
Neutral 50 | There's a security room near the base of the stairs... perhaps you can deactivate them yourself. | 432 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic297 | I'm going to do as Caesar asks and blow everything up down here. | Neutral 50 | Listen to me, very carefully. I've waited too long for this moment for you to go fouling it up on a lark. | 433 |
Neutral 50 | Do as I say, and your rewards will be immense. Thwart me, and your punishment will become the purpose of my existence. | 434 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic300 | Nope, I'm going to blow it all up anyways. | Neutral 50 | Then there will be no safe haven for you.{monitor goes dark} | 435 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic301 | Caesar will kill me unless he believes I blew something up down here. | Neutral 50 | I see - you're in a predicament. | 436 |
Neutral 50 | Just off the turbine room down below are three power regulators. It's a redundant system - only one is needed. | 437 | ||
Neutral 50 | Go ahead and destroy one. The explosion will be large enough to be heard and felt aboveground. | 438 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic302 | What if I destroy all three? | Neutral 50 | {lying} The bunker will be destroyed, and you'll die instantly. | 439 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic304 | Who are you to tell me what to do? | Neutral 50 | I'm the person who will pay you when you complete the delivery contract you signed. Now go get the Chip. | 440 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic313 | I'll go get the Platinum Chip. | Neutral 50 | {stating the obvious} Excellent idea. | 441 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic314 | Goodbye. | Neutral 50 | By "goodbye," I assume you mean to say that you can't talk right now because you need to go get the Platinum Chip off Benny's body. | 442 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic315 | I'd like to ask some questions first... | Neutral 50 | There will time for questions and answers once you've delivered the Chip. Until then, you'll have to tolerate your ignorance... just as I do. | 443 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic316 | Where do you think Benny's gone? | Neutral 50 | His destination is hardly a mystery. It's a near certainty that he's making his way for Caesar's camp, at Fortification Hill. | 444 |
Neutral 50 | It's one of just two places on Earth that have the hardware necessary to read the Platinum Chip - the Lucky 38 is the other, of course. | 445 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic317 | He set me up for an ambush! | Neutral 50 | And whose idea was it to offer yourself up as a sacrificial lamb? Really, what did you expect? | 446 |
Neutral 50 | Are you going to keep giving him opportunities to kill you? It's becoming a hobby of his. | 447 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic318 | Were you aware that he hijacked a Securitron and used it to infiltrate your network? | Neutral 50 | I suspected he'd found a way to access my encrypted databases, but well - this explains it. | 448 |
Neutral 50 | That would be how he learned of the Platinum Chip in the first place... not to mention where to intercept you, on your way in. | 449 | ||
Neutral 50 | Highly resourceful, Benny. He would've made a fine agent, had he stayed loyal. It's fortunate you came along to replace him - and ironic. | 450 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic319 | Not interested. Good luck getting the Chip back. | Neutral 50 | As I've told you before, you are contractually obligated to deliver the Chip. Do your job - you have everything to gain. | 451 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic320 | What do I do next? | Neutral 50 | I won't lie to you. It'll be dangerous. | 452 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic321 | What about Benny? | Neutral 50 | What about him? He has every reason to go to the Fort, so that's where you'll find him. | 453 |
Neutral 50 | All I ask is that you recover the Chip. What happens to Benny is up to you. | 454 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic330 | Goodbye. | Neutral 50 | Come back when you have something to report. | 455 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic335 | I worked out a deal where the Brotherhood will help the NCR defend the dam. | Neutral 50 | {nonplussed} And why would you have done that? | 456 |
Neutral 50 | Success depends on forcing the NCR to rout from Hoover Dam. Hmm, does giving then a powerful ally in the battle make that more or less likely? | 457 | ||
Neutral 50 | Your assignment is unchanged - destroy the Brotherhood of Steel. Please get it right this time. | 458 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic336 | I'm still working on it. | Neutral 50 | Hidden Valley is the place to keep working, then. | 459 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic347 | Tell me about the Boomers. | Neutral 50 | They occupied Nellis Air Force Base a little over 50 years ago. One of my Securitrons got some video of their arrival - and then... exploded. | 460 |
Neutral 50 | Odds are they were Vault dwellers. That's everything I know about them, really. | 461 | ||
The Boomers sound dangerous. | Neutral 50 | Only if you come within a mile or so of them. | 462 | |
Neutral 50 | Given their history of extreme isolationism, it's tempting to leave them be. But those howitzers of theirs... | 463 | ||
Neutral 50 | You can't let indeterminate variables rattle around in your equations like that. They have to be accounted for, one way or another. | 464 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic348 | You recruited the Omertas as one of the Three Families? | Neutral 50 | Yes, though at the time they called themselves the "Slither Kin." A vicious clan, not that that's changed, exactly. | 465 |
Neutral 50 | They were nomads, capable fighters, but their specialty was betrayal. They'd invite travelers into their yurts, drug them, murder or enslave them. | 466 | ||
Neutral 50 | They took pride in their craft. I don't think Omertas saw other people as people at all. Everyone else was just... prey. | 467 | ||
Neutral 50 | They reminded me of a certain criminal element Vegas used to attract. I told them some stories, gave them some clothes - and they ran with it. | 468 | ||
What were the original names of the other tribes? | Neutral 50 | The Chairmen, as we know them now, went by the unfortunate appellation of the "Mojave Boot-Riders." They were nomads, too. | 469 | |
Neutral 50 | As for the White Glove Society, I afraid I'm contractually obligated not to reveal their original name. | 470 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic349 | Tell me about the Brotherhood of Steel. | Neutral 50 | They're a terrorist group, basically. Militant, quasi-religious fanatics obsessed with hoarding Pre-War technology. | 471 |
Neutral 50 | Not all technology, mind you. You don't see them raiding hospitals to cart away Auto-Docs or armfuls of prosthetic organs. | 472 | ||
Neutral 50 | No, they greatly prefer the sort of technology that {emphasis} puts people in hospitals. Or graves, rather, since hospitals went the way of the Dodo. | 473 | ||
Why do you hate the Brotherhood so much? | Neutral 50 | Because they're ridiculous! Because they galavant around the Mojave pretending to be Knights of Yore. | 474 | |
Neutral 50 | Or did, until the NCR showed them that ideological purity and shiny power armor don't count for much when you're outnumbered 15:1. | 475 | ||
Neutral 50 | The world has no use for emotionally unstable techno-fetishists. Just wipe them out, will you? | 476 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic351 | Why do you care whether Kimball lives or dies? | Neutral 50 | I care because he is a known quantity - not the man so much as the political context he inhabits. | 477 |
Neutral 50 | Kimball rose to prominence as the "Hero of the Mojave" when he led a campaign of reprisals against tribals who dared to attack NCR citizens. | 478 | ||
Neutral 50 | Ordering the occupation of Hoover Dam was his first act of office. As water and electricity flowed to NCR cities, his popularity soared. | 479 | ||
Neutral 50 | Conversely, his failure to annex the Mojave these seven years, and the immense costs of occupying a foreign land, have eroded his popular support. | 480 | ||
So why don't you want the NCR President to die? | Neutral 50 | {Oh, the burdens of intelligence} Kimball's entire political career is inextricably bound up with the NCR's occupation of the Mojave. It's his war. | 481 | |
Neutral 50 | If I compell the NCR to retreat, Kimball will be the sacrifice offered to the gods, so decent NCR citizens can get on with their lives. | 482 | ||
Neutral 50 | In retrospect, the Mojave and Hoover Dam will seem like one man's misadventure. Kimball will be blamed, not me. Not New Vegas. | 483 | ||
And if Kimball were to be assassinated? | Neutral 50 | Then the Hero of the Mojave would become the Martyr of Hoover Dam. And when, subsequently, I force the NCR to retreat... | 484 | |
Neutral 50 | They lick their wounds, and dream of righteous vengeance against New Vegas. Hello, embargo, farewell, tourist economy. | 485 | ||
Neutral 50 | I've calculated and re-calculated these probabilities. Kimball must live. | 486 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic352 | What should I expect at the dam? | Neutral 50 | {amusing yourself} Imagine two snarling dogs fighting over a curve of bone, perhaps the rib of their master, long-dead. | 487 |
Neutral 50 | It'll be a pitched battle, that's a certainty. Perhaps the greatest battle the Earth has seen since the human race nearly made itself extinct. | 488 | ||
Any speculation on Legion tactics? | Neutral 50 | With Caesar dead, it's hard to know what to expect. The Legate, Lanius, is renowned as a brutal man, not a subtle tactician. | 489 | |
Neutral 50 | Frontal assaults, wave attacks - these are the sort of tactics one would expect from such a man. | 490 | ||
Any speculation on Legion tactics? | Neutral 50 | The Legion will mount a ferocious and determined frontal assault from the east, that much is certain. | 491 | |
Neutral 50 | Still, Caesar is a capable strategist. I'd be surprised if he hasn't found some way to infiltrate the dam, or the NCR's rear areas. | 492 | ||
How will the NCR defend Hoover Dam? | Neutral 50 | General Oliver's {disparaging} strategy - or "tunnel vision," as I like to call it - has been to mass troops at Hoover Dam. | 493 | |
Neutral 50 | He wants to out-fight the Legion in a straight-forward slugging match, and then, when they rout, pursue and destroy them in detail. | 494 | ||
Neutral 50 | A crushing, decisive victory of this sort would overshadow the tactical ingenuity of Chief Hanlon's defense four years ago, you see. | 495 | ||
What's your battle plan for the Dam? | Neutral 50 | A good deal should be obvious to you by now. I won't spoil the rest by talking out of turn. | 496 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic363 | Nothing I can do. Trying to stop them would be a suicide mission. | Neutral 50 | Can't put the genie back in the bottle, is that it? Maybe you should've thought of that {emphasis} before you conspired to destroy my property. | 497 |
Neutral 50 | {lightening somewhat} That said, I'd know nothing of the Omertas' plot if you'd kept it secret. Perhaps I owe you my gratitude, after all... | 498 | ||
Neutral 50 | The information you've provided will suffice. When the battle for Hoover Dam comes, I'll make sure my Securitrons are waiting for the Omertas. | 499 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic366 | Wait for them to make their move. Forewarned is forearmed. | Neutral 50 | I suppose you're right... When the Legion assaults Hoover Dam, my Securitrons will be waiting for the Omertas. They won't accomplish much. | 500 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic367 | Send your Securitrons into Gomorrah and kill off the Omertas' leaders. | Neutral 50 | Exactly how many civilians did you want to die in that crossfire? | 501 |
Neutral 50 | Still, you raise a fair point. My Securitrons can handle this. When the Legion attacks Hoover Dam, I'll be waiting for the Omertas. | 502 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic372 | The Brotherhood is holed up in Hidden Valley. | Neutral 50 | {admiring the player's knowledge} You're absolutely right. You must've had run-ins with them. As have I... | 503 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic376 | Any recommendations on how to complete the mission? | Neutral 50 | From time to time, the NCR has assaulted Brotherhood bunkers. In four of the six incidents I know of, the bunkers self-destructed. | 504 |
Neutral 50 | I surmise it's standard practice for the Brotherhood to install a self-destruct system. It's consistent with their {disdain} uncompromising nature. | 505 | ||
Neutral 50 | You might use that against them. Or kill them another way, it's up to you. Return when it's done. | 506 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic380 | There nothing I can do to protect Kimball? | Neutral 50 | I can't use you. Had you shown moderation in your dealings with the NCR, we'd be in a different position. | 507 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic382 | I'll be leaving, then. | Neutral 50 | Oh no, not so quick. I still have work for you. | 508 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic383 | I'll do it. | Neutral 50 | Don't attack unless there are clear signs that Kimball's visit is imminent. Cause enough chaos to cancel the visit, no more. Then return to me. | 509 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic385 | No thanks. | Neutral 50 | Not so eager to take on a suicide mission, is that it? If you'd shown moderation in your dealings with the NCR, we wouldn't be in this position. | 510 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic389 | I had my reasons. | Neutral 50 | Whatever those reasons may be, you've jeopardized the success of this entire concern. | 511 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic391 <Use Speech to deny responsibility.> |
I was set up. The Legion used me as a patsy. | Neutral 50 | [SUCCEEDED] They knew you were coming? They were better prepared than I anticipated, then. I won't underestimate them again. | 512 |
Neutral 50 | Before that happens, I'd ask you to complete one final task. It may seem trivial, but that's far from the case. | 513 | ||
It... it wasn't Kimball, it was an imposter. It had to die! | Neutral 50 | [FAILED] Whatever your reasons, you've jeopardized the success of this entire concern! | 514 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic392 | What more could I have done? | Neutral 50 | You could've succeeded! | 515 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic393 | I'll take care of it. | Neutral 50 | With this accomplished, all preparations will have been made. The battle for Hoover Dam will be upon us before long. | 516 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic394 | What's this about a dormant reactor? | Neutral 50 | The strain of defending Las Vegas from annhilation exceeded my power systems' capacity. My primary reactor shut down. | 517 |
Neutral 50 | For years, I played a miser with my emergency power supply. I began to run out of reserves around the time I woke the first batch of Securitrons. | 518 | ||
Neutral 50 | Negotiating an allotment of power from Hoover Dam was crucial. That's what's powered the Strip for the past seven years. | 519 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic395 | Goodbye. | Neutral 50 | Come back when your work at the substation is done. | 520 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic396 | Why didn't you restart the reactor earlier? | Neutral 50 | I needed the operating software on the Platinum Chip to bring it back online. | 521 |
Neutral 50 | And to start the reactor itself requires a tremendous jolt of current. Very attention-getting. | 522 | ||
Neutral 50 | The NCR has its hands full now, of course. I doubt they'll raise much of a fuss. | 523 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic397 | You already have power. Why is this important? | Neutral 50 | This is not a good time to be dependent on energy from Hoover Dam. When the Legion attacks, the NCR may cut power altogether. | 524 |
Neutral 50 | And I'll be needing a good deal more power than the NCR has allotted to the Strip. | 525 | ||
Neutral 50 | Broadcasting encrypted VMQ-boosted command signals to hundreds of Securitrons eats up more power than you might expect. | 526 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic401 | Why do I need to be there? The NCR has an army. | Neutral 50 | Indeed they do - an army that'll be too distracted with killing Legionaries to notice the real reason you're there. | 527 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic402 | What's the goal? | Neutral 50 | Your objective is to reach a control room halfway across the dam and install an override module similar to the one you used at the Substation. | 528 |
Neutral 50 | The override will enable to control the entire dam's power output. | 529 | ||
Neutral 50 | You may remember how the bunker at the Fort was rather dimly lit? Well, just like the Lucky 38, it needs a big jolt of electricity to power up. | 530 | ||
Neutral 50 | You've already uploaded the new operating system to the Securitrons. All they need is power and they'll be in fighting trim. | 531 | ||
What's the goal? | Neutral 50 | As I've said, your objective is to install an override module in the control room halfway across the dam. Are you ready perform this task? | 532 | |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic403 | Sounds like I get to kill lots of Legionaries. | Neutral 50 | Indeed you will. Just bear in mind that's not the reason you're there. | 533 |
VDialogueMrHouseMrHouseTopic404 | Do I need to remind you that the NCR hates me? | Neutral 50 | No cause for alarm - you'll have an escort of Securitrons to help you fight your way onto the dam. | 534 |
VDialogueMrHouseTopic008 | Where do you want me to start? | Neutral 50 | Since 2278, I've lost five roaming Securitrons near Hidden Valley. | 535 |
Neutral 50 | I didn't receive any clear video of the incidents, but telemetry from the units destroyed indicates they were attacked with energy weapons. | 536 | ||
Where do you want me to start? | Neutral 50 | It's obvious that the Brotherhood has a base in Hidden Valley or thereabouts. Finding it won't be easy, but getting inside will be the real trick. | 537 | |
VDialogueMrHouseTopic009 | Any possibility of a diplomatic solution? | Neutral 50 | We're talking about a {COAT-ah-ree} coterie of bulging-eyed fanatics who think all Pre-War technology belongs to them. | 538 |
Neutral 50 | They'll never accept my using an army of robots to defend New Vegas. While it's a fight I can win, I'd rather sidestep it altogether. | 539 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseTopic010 | I don't want to kill off the entire Brotherhood. | Neutral 50 | Don't tell me that you've fallen for the stories of noble paladins on crusade, preserving mankind's technology in a benighted age? Dross! | 540 |
Neutral 50 | {not unkindly} In any case... this is an employer - employee relationship. I've given you an assignment, and the directions are clear. | 541 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseTopic011 | What do you want me to do? | Neutral 50 | Simple - an NCR Ranger named Grant is in charge of security arrangements for the visit. Present yourself to him, let him know you want to help. | 542 |
Neutral 50 | Given your reputation, it's a near-certainty that he'll accept your offer. | 543 | ||
Neutral 50 | Don't dally. The precise time of Kimball's visit is a closely-guarded secret, but it will happen soon. | 544 | ||
VDialogueMrHouseTopic013 | Let me think about it. | Neutral 50 | There's nothing to think about. You have a job to do, so do it. | 545 |
VDialogueMrHouseTopic014 | I've already destroyed their bunker. | Neutral 50 | {nonplussed} You have? | 546 |
Conversation[]
TOPIC | TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT | EMOTION | RESPONSE TEXT | # |
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VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | Step closer to the demonstration area, if you would... | 547 |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | I expect you're well familiar with my Securitrons by now. | 548 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | The titanium alloy housing that protects its electronic core deflects small arms and shrapnel easily enough... | 549 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | Its X-25 gatling laser, produced to spec by Glastinghouse, Inc., is deadly against soft targets at medium range... | 550 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | And for close-range suppression or crowd control, the Securitron is armed with a 9mm submachinegun. | 551 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | All of this, you probably already knew... | 552 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | What you did not know is that these are the Securitrons' {emphasis} secondary weapons. | 553 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | All this time, my Securitrons have had to get by running the Mark I operating system, which lacked software drivers for their primary weapons! | 554 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | Today, with the delivery of the Platinum Chip, all that changes. Behold, for the first time, Securitrons running the Mark II OS! | 555 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | The M-235 Missile Launcher gives the Securitron the ability to engage ground and air targets at significantly longer ranges... | 556 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | And a rapid-fire G-28 grenade launching system ensures the Securitron is deadly in close-range engagements. | 557 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | The software upgrade also includes drivers for the Securitrons' highly sophisticated onboard auto-repair systems. | 558 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | All together, the Mark II {emphasis} software upgrade confers a 235% increase in combat effectiveness per unit. | 559 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | The city of New Vegas finally has soldiers worthy of protecting it! | 560 | |
VDialogueMrHouseSecuritronUpgrade | Neutral 50 | Return to the penthouse now. We have much to discuss... | 561 | |
VHSecuritronHouse | VHSecuritronHouse | Happy 10 | Ah, General Oliver. I expected you would survive. | 562 |
VHSecuritronHouse | Happy 10 | I see you've met my star employee. {Beat, pleased} A real performer, obviously - and a lot more {emphasis} reliable than the other candidate I considered for the position. | 563 | |
VHSecuritronHouse | Happy 10 | I'd pay very close attention to what she has to say, as well as any official papers she hands over for your perusal. | 564 | |
VHSecuritronHouse | Happy 10 | I'd pay very close attention to what he has to say, as well as any official papers he hands over for your perusal. | 565 | |
VHSecuritronHouse | Neutral 50 | {eager to enjoy triumph} Let's get on with it, shall we? Hmm? | 566 | |
vDialogueMrHouseCasinoPissed | vDialogueMrHouseCasinoPissed | Neutral 50 | You dared come here, after what you did? {[Casino floor]} | 567 |
vDialogueMrHouseCasinoPissed | Neutral 50 | What do you think you're going to do? Fight you way up to the penthouse and assassinate me? {[Casino floor]} | 568 | |
vDialogueMrHouseCasinoPissed | Neutral 50 | You came here to finish what you think you started? {[Casino floor]} | 569 | |
vDialogueMrHouseCasinoPissed | Neutral 50 | This is nothing compared to what's waiting for you up in the penthouse. {[Casino floor]} | 570 | |
vDialogueMrHouseCasinoPissed | Neutral 50 | Vegas will still rise again. Your betrayal won't defeat me! {[Casino floor]} | 571 | |
vDialogueMrHouseCasinoPissed | Neutral 50 | The Lucky 38 will be your grave. I'll finish what Benny couldn't get right! {[Casino floor]} | 572 | |
vDialogueMrHouseControlPissed | vDialogueMrHouseControlPissed | Neutral 50 | Hold on, now, hold on. Just a moment... | 573 |
vDialogueMrHouseControlPissed | Neutral 50 | Turn around and leave, and I'll... I won't attack you any further. | 574 | |
vDialogueMrHouseControlPissed | Neutral 50 | Just... stay away from the console. It doesn't do anything... | 575 | |
vDialogueMrHouseControlPissed | Neutral 50 | You've come back to kill me this time, I assume? | 576 | |
vDialogueMrHouseControlPissed | Neutral 50 | Ironic, how this turned out. The thousands of hours I spent calculating odds, running projections, planning for every contingency... | 577 | |
vDialogueMrHouseControlPissed | Neutral 50 | ...only to be done in by a mail carrier with a grandiosity complex. | 578 | |
vDialogueMrHouseControlPissed | Neutral 50 | Get it over with, will you? | 579 | |
vDialogueMrHouseElevatorAlert | vDialogueMrHouseElevatorAlert | Neutral 50 | Aggressive acts on the casino premises will be met with lethal force. Vacate the premises immediately. | 580 |
vDialogueMrHouseElevatorAlert | Neutral 50 | Vacate the premises immediately. The casino is off-limits for 24 hours. | 581 | |
vDialogueMrHouseElevatorAlert | Neutral 50 | Vacate the premises immediately. All Securitrons are at a state of high alert. | 582 | |
vDialogueMrHouseFirstTalk | vDialogueMrHouseFirstTalk | Neutral 50 | Hello. | 583 |
vDialogueMrHouseFirstTalk | Neutral 50 | Come over and introduce yourself. | 584 | |
vDialogueMrHouseFirstTalk | Neutral 50 | Come now, don't keep me waiting. | 585 | |
vDialogueMrHouseFirstTalk | Neutral 50 | I invited you here so we could talk, not so you can nose around. | 586 | |
vDialogueMrHouseLastWillTestament | vDialogueMrHouseLastWillTestament | Neutral 50 | If this statement is being broadcast, I am deceased. Please approach a Securitron and take one of the printed obituaries. | 587 |
vDialogueMrHouseLastWillTestament | Neutral 50 | I, Robert Edwin House, am deceased. Please approach a Securitron and take one of the printed obituaries. | 588 | |
vDialogueMrHousePenthousePissed | vDialogueMrHousePenthousePissed | Neutral 50 | Think you're doing well to have made it this far? {[Casino floor]} | 589 |
vDialogueMrHousePenthousePissed | Neutral 50 | Your chances of breaking through my defenses, they're... minimal, at best! | 590 | |
vDialogueMrHousePenthousePissed | Neutral 50 | Why are you doing this? | 591 | |
vDialogueMrHousePenthousePissed | Neutral 50 | I would've made you wealthy! You could've helped change the world! | 592 | |
vDialogueMrHousePenthousePissed | Neutral 50 | You're actually going to do this all over again? | 593 | |
vDialogueMrHousePenthousePissed | Neutral 50 | Damn it, will you die already? | 594 |