“[SUCCEEDED] WHY, YES. WE ARE FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE YOU SPEAK OF. IF YOU WISH TO KNOW MORE, SIMPLY ASK THE OTHERS, THEY CAN HELP YOU.”— Doctor Klein
After completing the main quest Welcome to the Big Empty and following the steps to re-enter the Sink and reactivate the Sink Central Intelligence Unit (the Think Tank will not start dialogue before then), one can then return to the Think Tank dome to speak with the robotic scientists. The quest does not formally start until speaking to Doctor Klein again, which automatically triggers it.
There is no set order in which one is required to speak to each member of the Think Tank. Completing the quest simply requires interacting once with each member, with the quest marker serving to point them out in the large expanse of the dome. The opening dialogue with each scientist also leads to unique interaction and dialogue options that can transition into one of five side quests by fulfilling certain requirements:
Doctor Klein is found at the top of the staircase in the dome's center. One must pass a Science 70 or Speech 55 skill check to persuade him to talk about SCIENCE! with the Courier and to learn more about Doctor Mobius and Big MT itself. He will also provide information about somepreviousvisitors to Big MT, starting When Visitors Attack!.
Talking to Doctor 8 below and to the right of Klein leads to either a Perception 7 attribute check or 5cience 75 skill check that allows one to "understand" 8's seemingly incomprehensible vocals, starting On the Same Wavelength.
Talking to Doctor Dala below and to the left of Klein leads to either a Perception 8 attribute check or unique options requiring the Cherchez La Femme/Lady Killer perks, as well as starting Coming Out of Her Shell. She can also be asked about titles and mention a previous courier who visited Big MT, which will start He Came... And Went.
Talking to Doctor 0 to the left of Dala will reveal his hatred of Mr. House and his role as a roboticist, as well as starting What's in a Name?.
Quest stages[]
Stage
Status
Description
10
Talk to Dr. Klein, despite your lack of earmuffs.
20
Chat with Dr. O.
30
Introduce yourself to Dr. Dala.
40
Say hello to Dr. Borous. Carefully.
50
"Speak" to Dr. 8 - if you can.
Notes[]
Completing each separate side quest for the members of the Think Tank triggered as a result of this quest will cause them to speak up in the Courier's defense against Doctor Klein during the peaceful path of Old World Blues (choosing the non-skill dialogue option), serving as 1 "vote" each for a minimum requirement of 3 to make the Think Tank leader back down.
