| TOPIC
| TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT
| EMOTION
| RESPONSE TEXT
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| GREETING
| GREETING
| Neutral 50
| A pleasure to meet you! I'm Dr. Thomas Hildern, Director of Operations, OSI East. I presume you're here about Vault 22? {Very professional, smooth}
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| GREETING
| Neutral 50
| We spoke earlier, didn't we? About Vault 22. My offer still stands, if you've changed your mind.
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| GREETING
| Neutral 50
| We still need a contractor on our Vault 22 project. Interested?
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| GREETING
| Neutral 50
| Yes? Something else you needed?
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| GREETING
| Neutral 50
| I received a pleasant call from Dr. Keely. It seems we have you to thank for keeping her alive. Very charitable of you. {He's not at all happy that Keely is alive}
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| GREETING
| Neutral 50
| Ah! I was just wondering what had become of you.
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| GREETING
| Neutral 50
| What do you want? I thought I told you to stay the hell out of here.
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| GREETING
| Neutral 50
| What are you doing in my office? You're not welcome here, get out!
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic003
| What do you think of NCR's chances against the Legion?
| Neutral 50
| To be frank, I have no idea. I leave the fighting to Colonel Hsu, and I expect him to leave the science to me. {Hsu = "shoe"}
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| Neutral 50
| Too many people have opinions on things they know nothing about. And the more ignorant they are, the more opinions they have.
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic004
| Keely wiped the data. It's gone.
| Neutral 50
| Keely. Again. Do you... do you understand what that rotting old bitch has done?! Thousands of people, mass starvation. We had a chance to avoid that. {absolutely furious}
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| Neutral 50
| And I had a chance to prove that scientists could be more than a bunch of useless idealists. But Keely doesn't give a goddamn about that, does she? {absolutely furious}
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| Keely wiped the data. It's gone.
| Neutral 50
| You're an accomplice in this. Keely is one old woman - you could have easily stopped her. You're either incompetent, or you were on her side. {turning his fury on the player}
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| Keely wiped the data. It's gone.
| Neutral 50
| Now get out of this office. Get out! {furious, throwing the player out}
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic007
| No. "Civilized" people stack the deck in their own favor, don't they?
| Neutral 50
| If you're unhappy with the terms of our agreement, then consider this an object lesson. {fake friendliness}
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| Neutral 50
| In the future, I'm sure you'll consider your agreements and contracts more carefully. Now, here is the sum we agreed to.
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic008
| Goodbye.
| Neutral 50
| Best of luck to you. Not that you'll need it. You seem like a reasonably competent person... {going back to his work, not even looking at the player anymore}
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic009
| Why terminate her contract?
| Neutral 50
| Williams has a tendency to feel before she thinks. Not in the lab. But everywhere else.
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| Neutral 50
| That might be forgivable if she kept her concerns to herself. But she doesn't. Not in front of her peers, not even with contractors like yourself.
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| Neutral 50
| That kind of behavior can undermine morale. She convinced my last contractor to quit. Same way she tried with you.
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| Neutral 50
| Probably didn't tell you that, did she?
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic010
| You didn't always work for the OSI?
| Neutral 50
| No, I... no. The OSI hasn't been around for very long. I received my training elsewhere. {reluctant to discuss his former comrades}
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic011
| So who *did* train you?
| Neutral 50
| Before the bombs, I might have studied at any number of colleges, universities. They gave a man a chance to advance himself... or so I've heard.
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| Neutral 50
| But after the bombs - until a few years ago - anyone with half a brain had one choice. The Followers of the Apocalypse.
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| Neutral 50
| Didn't matter if you agreed with them or not. You either played along or you were turned away.
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic012
| And what do the Followers believe?
| Neutral 50
| Knowledge for knowledge sake. A society of equals. They purport to be intelligent people, and then they spout this old-world dogma.
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic013
| Doesn't sound like a good place for a person of ambition.
| Neutral 50
| [SUCCEEDED] Exactly right. Imagine what the Followers could have accomplished if they were properly motivated... if they had a unified purpose! {the player has said something he agrees with - now he's confiding in player}
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| Neutral 50
| Those of us who founded the OSI... we wanted to put our knowledge to work. And we have, to some degree. {confiding in player}
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| Neutral 50
| But the execs at OSI Central... they're still bound to the old ideas. Society of equals, and all that. There's still too little direction. {confiding in player}
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| Neutral 50
| If I can make real breakthroughs here... show the President what can be done when junior researchers are kept in line... kept focused on task... {confiding in player}
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| Neutral 50
| Who knows. Maybe I'll be sitting in OSI Central, in a few years time. And there'll be no more coddling of "free spirits" like our friend, Williams. {confiding in player - a little conspiratorial}
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic014
| So... you wanted something more?
| Neutral 50
| [FAILED] That was years ago. No point in discussing it. We have more practical concerns... and more important things to talk about. {dismissive - player said the wrong thing}
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic016
| The Vault 22 data is gone. Destroyed.
| Neutral 50
| Destroyed. Really. I find that hard to believe. More likely, you failed to locate the proper server. {Keeping his cool, doesn't believe the playerSCRIPTER: Player should lose NCR reputation points here}
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic017
| Actually, I have an invoice for you from Alice McLafferty.
| Neutral 50
| From Alice? I'll see that she's paid right away.
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| Neutral 50
| Crimson Caravan runs a tight operation, even out here in the waste. Wouldn't do to keep them waiting.
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| Actually, I have an invoice for you from Alice McLafferty.
| Neutral 50
| Was there anything else? Or were you just here about the invoice?
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| Actually, I have an invoice for you from Alice McLafferty.
| Neutral 50
| Was there anything else? Or were you just here about the invoice?
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic018
| The plants in that vault were dangerous. We destroyed the data.
| Neutral 50
| We? We?! You were a part of this? After we made an explicit agreement, you have the fucking gall to destroy priceless scientific data? {absolutely furious}
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| Neutral 50
| The authorities are going to hear about this. They're going to know your name, they're going to know your goddamn face. {absolutely furious, threatening the player}
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic019
| Believe whatever you want. It's the truth.
| Neutral 50
| Keely. It was Keely, wasn't it? Who else would fail to give a fuck that thousands of people are going to starve, without that data? {furious}
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| Neutral 50
| And for what? So Keely can wage her selfish little war against me and the OSI. {absolutely furious and bitter}
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic022
| I have an invoice for you from Alice McLafferty.
| Neutral 50
| From Alice? I'll see that she's paid right away.
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| Neutral 50
| Crimson Caravan runs a tight operation, even out here in the waste. Wouldn't do to keep them waiting.
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| Neutral 50
| Was there anything else? Or were you just here about the invoice?
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic023
| Then you don't want this invoice from Alice McLafferty?
| Neutral 50
| Fine. I'll see that she's paid. Crimson Caravan always fulfils their contractual obligations to the letter. {cold. This is also a veiled attack on the player, who didn't see through his "contractual obligations."}
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| Neutral 50
| Now I assume there's nothing more, so I trust you can see yourself to the door. {very cold}
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic024
| What other responsibilities does this office have?
| Neutral 50
| We aid some programs the Republic has sponsored involving sharecropper farms in the area, but those haven't panned out too well from what I hear.
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| Neutral 50
| There've been complaints about the amount of water we're supplying, but those are just excuses for lack of diligence, I'm sure.
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| What other responsibilities does this office have?
| Neutral 50
| We aid some programs the Republic has sponsored involving sharecropper farms in the area, which seem to be coming along nicely.
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| Neutral 50
| There was some sort of trouble involving the water supply recently, but it sorted itself out, as these things often do.
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| VFreeformVault22ThomasHildernTopic025
| Goodbye.
| Neutral 50
| Dammit. Now you've made me forget what I was doing... {irritated with player for interrupting him}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic000
| <Lie> Yes, that's right.
| Neutral 50
| Wonderful! Straight to it, then. Have you signed the release forms? No? Doesn't matter - we'll keep that to ourselves.
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| <Lie> Yes, that's right.
| Neutral 50
| Vault 22... where to begin... {This is pure showmanship and a practiced speech - he knows exactly where to begin}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic001
| No, this is the first I've heard about Vault 22.
| Neutral 50
| No, they wouldn't have briefed you, would they? Probably better that our junior fellows stay within the bounds of their pay grade, anyway.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic002
| Goodbye.
| Neutral 50
| Wrong turn? Happens all the time. Do they give me a secretary? Of course not.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic003
| I'd be careful with that data. You didn't see those plants in the Vault.
| Neutral 50
| Your concerns are perfectly understandable, but I assure you, they're entirely misplaced. We would never use a technology that wasn't fully tested.
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| Neutral 50
| We aren't some motley band of Vault alchemists. We're with the government, for goodness sake. Have a little faith in us! {Big reassuring smile}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic004
| BUGGED LINE BELOW
| Neutral 50
| [FAILED] If you are unhappy with the terms of our agreement, then consider this an object lesson. {condescending}
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| Neutral 50
| In the future, I'm sure you'll consider your agreements and contracts more carefully. Now, here is the sum we agreed to.
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| BUGGED LINE BELOW
| Neutral 50
| Of course, we're very grateful for your efforts, and I'll make certain that you're credited in our final report. Good day to you. {He's full of crap}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic005
| Depends. How much are you paying?
| Neutral 50
| Ha ha! A mercenary, is that it? You won't be disappointed, I promise you. The Office of Science and Industry provides highly competitive benefits.
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| Neutral 50
| And as an external contractor, your pay would be... rather more competitive than those of our regular employees. {lowers voice - fake conspiratorial tone}
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| Neutral 50
| But we should keep that to ourselves, don't you think? {slimy wink}
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| Neutral 50
| So... how about I tell you what we need, and then you can tell me whether you're up to it? No pressure, of course.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic006
| This all sounds a little hard to believe.
| Neutral 50
| Skepticism can be forgiven. But I think you'll come around... if the reports I've heard are true.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic007
| This doesn't sound like my kind of job.
| Neutral 50
| I'm very sorry to hear that. If you should change your mind, the offer will stand. As will the substantial reward... {Emphasis on the reward - he's still trying to entice the player}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic008
| I'll think about it, and maybe I'll be back.
| Neutral 50
| Naturally! Take all the time you need. {very smooth}
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| Neutral 50
| I assure you, the OSI places considerable value upon our contractors. We will take good care of you, should you decide to accept our offer. {He is completely full of shit.}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic009
| Forget it. I don't have time for this.
| Neutral 50
| Of course not! You're obviously a busy man. But if life should... quiet down a bit... I'm certain we can find a place for you here. {Big fake smile at the end}
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| Forget it. I don't have time for this.
| Neutral 50
| Of course not! I can see you're a woman of consequence. But if life should... quiet down a bit... I'm certain we can find a place for you here. {Big fake smile at the end}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic010
| I'm listening.
| Neutral 50
| Imagine, if you will, the wasteland in bloom... vast fields of corn that grow from seeds and produce their bounty in the space of a month... {His elevator pitch}
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| Neutral 50
| ...orchards of trees, their branches weighed halfway to the ground, hung with fat, ripe oranges. A harvest that could feed a city... or a nation. {More elevator pitch}
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| Neutral 50
| And all this... all this... requiring no more than a few of drops of precious water, and the efforts of only a handful of human farmers. Impossible? {More elevator pitch}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic011
| Save the sales pitch. Just tell me what you want me to do.
| Neutral 50
| All right. Straight to the point. I believe that the inhabitants of Vault 22 unlocked the secrets of vegetative growth.
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| Save the sales pitch. Just tell me what you want me to do.
| Neutral 50
| Plants are spilling from their gate. No one tends them. No one waters them. Yet they multiply and spread in all directions.
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| Neutral 50
| Find the reason for this miraculous growth, and I promise you, the OSI will see that you are generously compensated.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic012
| Yes, I'd say so.
| Neutral 50
| A realist. We have that in common. A year ago, I'd have said the same. {playing politics with the player}
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| Neutral 50
| But what if I was to tell you that the wasteland can yield an endless bounty, and that the secret may lie a mere few miles from where we stand...
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| Neutral 50
| We need only reach out and take it. And for that, I need you.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic013
| Nothing is impossible.
| Neutral 50
| Precisely. Science has proven that truth a thousand times over, but how many wasteland savages believe it? Present company excepted, of course.
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| Neutral 50
| The bounty I described to you is no idle fantasy. It exists, in primitive form, only a few miles from where we stand.
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| Neutral 50
| We need only reach out and unlock its secret. For that, the OSI needs you.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic014
| Get to the point.
| Neutral 50
| Fair enough. My point is this. I believe that the inhabitants of Vault 22 unlocked the secrets of vegetative growth.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic015
| All right. I'll do it.
| Neutral 50
| Good. No need to check in with the NCR authorities, I can authorize your payment from OSI accounts. {abruptly turns off sales pitch (and the smile) - now he's all business, sealing the deal}
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| Neutral 50
| Vaults typically contain a server room on a lower level, where they would have backed up their research data. A computer room, you understand? {a little condescending on the last sentence}
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| Neutral 50
| Download all the information on the central server to your Pip-Boy. And you'll be certain to bring me any notes or samples that you find, won't you?
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic016
| I'll think about it.
| Neutral 50
| Very well. I hope you'll consider this an open offer from the OSI. Now, I'm sure your time is valuable, so unless there was anything else...
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic017
| Goodbye.
| Neutral 50
| Yes... goodbye. {Dismissing the player, turning back to his work}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic018
| Tell me more about the OSI.
| Neutral 50
| The Office of Science and Industry. That's a rather expansive topic. I could talk for hours, but I'm sure I'd bore you.
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| Neutral 50
| Suffice to say, we are the leading edge of the NCR. Our work focuses on practical matters. Medicine, engineering, biology.
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| Neutral 50
| The Dam, for instance. OSI routes its energy supply to our cities in the west. That's only one responsibility of this office.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic019
| Anything else I should know?
| Neutral 50
| I thought it was a fairly straightforward assignment. It's a simple question of retrieving the data, which shouldn't prove overly challenging. {fake smile}
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| Neutral 50
| Downloading the data will be handled by your Pip-Boy. You might think of yourself as a mere means of conveyance. No insult intended, of course. {Insult *is* intended, though he's smiling condescendingly}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic020
| Actually, I had some other questions.
| Neutral 50
| Oh? What might those be?
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic024
| Tell me more.
| Neutral 50
| Good! I thought I sensed a kindred soul in you, beneath the wasteland veneer. {His sales pitch worked, but he can't help subtly insulting the player at the end}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic025
| Scientific discovery is never so simple as that.
| Neutral 50
| Isn't it? One directs one's efforts - or the efforts of others - toward a goal, and progress is made. It's a matter of incentives, nothing more. {He's disagreeing with the player}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic027
| What do you need me to do?
| Neutral 50
| I believe that the inhabitants of Vault 22 unlocked the secrets of vegetative growth.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic028
| Well... consider it a down payment on future service.
| Neutral 50
| [FAILED] No, I'm sure I won't require your services in the future. The OSI does not enter into long-term arrangements with its contractors.
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| Well... consider it a down payment on future service.
| Neutral 50
| Of course, we're all very grateful for your efforts, and I'll make certain that you're credited in our final report. Good day to you.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic030
| I've brought the data from Vault 22.
| Neutral 50
| Wonderful! Excellent work! Let me see it... it'll take a moment to decode on my terminal... {Surprised that the player actually succeeded}
| 100
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic031
| Never mind. I'll be back later.
| Neutral 50
| You won't keep me in suspense for long, I hope? Of course I can't authorize any payments until I have the data in hand...
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic032
| No problem. I can wait.
| Neutral 50
| I think... Williams' decryption algorithms seem to be working... {Williams is a character's last name}
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| Neutral 50
| Yes... here it is! The data is mostly uncorrupted. This will make the board of directors finally sit up and take notice... {big personal victory}
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| Neutral 50
| Here, then... as promised. An agreeable sum, payable upon delivery of the data. You've more than done your part.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic033
| By the way... you never warned me about the dangers in that place.
| Neutral 50
| Didn't I? Did you encounter undue difficulties? Clearly not, or you wouldn't be standing here, would you?
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| Neutral 50
| All that matters is whether the data is intact...
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic038
| Fine. Just give me my reward.
| Neutral 50
| I knew you were a reasonable person. Here you are... our agreed-upon sum.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic041
| Glad to be of service.
| Neutral 50
| A pleasure working with you, really! I'll make certain that you're mentioned in the final report, you have my word on it. {He's totally lying.}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic042
| I agree, I've more than done my part. You owe me more caps.
| Neutral 50
| You want to renegotiate your contract. Mm. This is a very serious matter, you do understand that, don't you? {condescending}
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| Neutral 50
| I realize that one's word counts for little in the wasteland, but amongst civilized people, one doesn't just... demand more than one has agreed to. {really condescending}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic043
| Make it fast. I want my caps.
| Neutral 50
| If the data's intact, you'll get your reward. I gave my word. I'm not the kind of wasteland savage you're used to dealing with. {slightly contemptuous}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic044
| Damn right. No thanks to you.
| Neutral 50
| I'm sorry you feel that way. But we both came out ahead, so... no harm done, I hope. {fake friendliness}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic045
| All right. Then I'll sell this data to some other interested party...
| Neutral 50
| [SUCCEEDED] Now... wait a minute... {Getting nervous}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic046
| What contract? You cut an under-the-table deal with me.
| Neutral 50
| [SUCCEEDED] You're saying that I didn't file the proper paperwork, is that it? I suppose you're an expert on NCR procedures?
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic049
| I'm not the first person you've sent to Vault 22... am I?
| Neutral 50
| I never said you were. You've been speaking to Williams, haven't you? {The player is confronting him on a sensitive issue, and he's keeping a poker face.}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic050
| By the way, that Vault was just as dangerous as Williams thought.
| Neutral 50
| I don't see how that's relevant. The dangers of the Vault were your business, not mine. The only question is whether the data is still intact. {dismissive}
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| By the way, that Vault was just as dangerous as Williams thought.
| Neutral 50
| Was it? I'm sure I made it very clear... the hazards of the job were your business, not mine. The important question is whether this data is intact.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic052
| I'm the one asking the questions, Dr. Hildern.
| Neutral 50
| Fair enough. Begging your pardon, but this is beginning to feel like an interrogation. {overly polite }
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic053
| <Lie> No, Williams didn't tell me anything.
| Neutral 50
| All right. I'll take you at your word. Williams didn't say anything at all, you just came to this conclusion on your own. {not obviously sarcastic - should sound like he's trying to be reasonable}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic056
| Yes, I have. What difference does it make?
| Neutral 50
| None at all. Informed speculation on my part. Williams is very good at her job, so it remains secure... despite her best efforts.
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| Yes, I have. What difference does it make?
| Neutral 50
| No, you aren't the first person I've sent to the Vault. I'm sorry that I neglected to tell you, but I don't see how it makes any difference.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic058
| What's your opinion of Williams?
| Neutral 50
| Williams is an admirable researcher. If she wasn't, I'd have terminated her contract, and she'd be begging for work from my former employers.
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic059
| You're doing all these things yourself?
| Neutral 50
| Yes. With the assistance of my team, of course. {taking credit for other people's work}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic060
| NCR has a food shortage?
| Neutral 50
| Not yet. But our government understands the value of proactive thought. Our studies project an imbalance between production and consumption.
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| Neutral 50
| Or, for a layman such as yourself - not enough food, too many mouths to feed. Mass starvation. In a decade or so. {condescending}
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic062
| Do you control the Dam from here?
| Neutral 50
| Directly? No. But we attempt to maximize its output. You have no idea how difficult it is to provide power to an entire nation.
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| Do you control the Dam from here?
| Neutral 50
| Fortunately, we also have the HELIOS One facility. One of our external contractors recently got the station up and running.
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| Do you control the Dam from here?
| Neutral 50
| Fortunately, we also have the HELIOS One facility. One of our external contractors recently got the station up and running.
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| Do you control the Dam from here?
| Neutral 50
| We were starting to bring the HELIOS One facility online, as well. That might have increased our power output by half.
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| Neutral 50
| But some wasteland scum managed to sabotage the array. Probably got quite a laugh at our expense. Very funny indeed.
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| Neutral 50
| I'd pay a year's salary for a crack at that maniac. Not that he'd ever show his face in a place like this.
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| Do you control the Dam from here?
| Neutral 50
| We were starting to bring the HELIOS One facility online, as well. That might have increased our power output by half.
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| Neutral 50
| But some wasteland scum managed to sabotage the array. Probably got quite a laugh at our expense. Very funny indeed.
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| Neutral 50
| I'd pay a year's salary for a crack at that maniac. Not that she'd ever show her face in a place like this.
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| Do you control the Dam from here?
| Neutral 50
| Our efforts at HELIOS One held a great deal of promise, until some drifter blew in from the waste and managed to reroute the power.
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| Neutral 50
| As to where the power is going... who knows. Can you imagine? A drifter outsmarting professional scientists? Only in New Vegas. {shaking his head at end}
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| Do you control the Dam from here?
| Neutral 50
| We'd hoped that HELIOS One would boost power to McCarran and Vegas. Then some damned crusader routed all the power to Freeside.
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| Do you control the Dam from here?
| Neutral 50
| I also have high hopes for our HELIOS One facility. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the two "scientists" who are working there.
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| Neutral 50
| So far, they've only managed to achieve one percent power output. I'd send help, if I could spare the personnel.
| 139
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| Do you control the Dam from here?
| Neutral 50
| His name was something like... "Exceptional" or "Marvelous" or...
| 140
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| Do you control the Dam from here?
| Neutral 50
| That's the trouble with this wasteland - too many damned variables. No one can account for them all.
| 141
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic063
| Fantastic.
| Neutral 50
| Yes! That was it, exactly.
| 142
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic064
| No, that was me. I fixed HELIOS One.
| Neutral 50
| I... see. Of course you did. {doesn't believe the player, but humoring him.}
| 143
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic065
| How many others have you sent to the Vault?
| Neutral 50
| I'd have to consult my records. Eight? Ten? Your point is what? {nonchalant}
| 144
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic066
| I prefer to know what I'm getting myself into.
| Neutral 50
| You want certainty? You'll never find it... especially not in the pursuit of science.
| 145
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic067
| Maybe I should cancel our deal.
| Neutral 50
| Do whatever you think is best. You're under no obligations. If you want the caps, you'll complete the job. Simple. {trying to sound very reasonable}
| 146
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| Maybe I should cancel our deal.
| Neutral 50
| Take my advice. Forget about Williams. She's a talented researcher, but she doesn't understand people, and she can't see the big picture. {fake encouragement}
| 147
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| Maybe I should cancel our deal.
| Neutral 50
| Now, I know your time is valuable, so I won't waste any more of it. Feel free to show yourself out...
| 148
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic068
| I want double the caps. Or I spread the word that you're full of shit.
| Neutral 50
| [SUCCEEDED] All right. I'll admit that it's been difficult to find anyone willing to enter the Vault. And I'd rather get the data sooner than later.
| 149
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| Neutral 50
| You have a deal. I'll double your reward, if you bring me the data. But this is as high as my budget will allow.
| 150
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic071
| It doesn't trouble you that you sent eight or ten people to their deaths?
| Neutral 50
| I have no evidence that they're dead. A thousand things could have happened between here and the Vault.
| 151
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| Neutral 50
| They could have changed their minds and walked away. I wouldn't be much of a scientist if I leapt to conclusions without proof.
| 152
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| VMS06ThomasHildernTopic072
| Then you broke our agreement. I want double the caps.
| Neutral 50
| [FAILED] No. Our agreement was very specific. You bring me the data, I give you a reward.
| 153
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| Neutral 50
| We never discussed the dangers. That's your business, not mine. If you can't provide the data, I'm sure I'll find someone who can.
| 154
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| VMS06Topic000
| ...and make sure you have some healthy competition.
| Neutral 50
| There's... there's no need to do anything rash. Naturally, OSI would be willing to negotiate for exclusive rights to that data. {Recomposing himself}
| 155
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| ...and make sure you have some healthy competition.
| Neutral 50
| Here. Take these caps. That's all of my contracting budget, and it's yours. {basically bribing the player}
| 156
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| Neutral 50
| Now, I've... got to get back to work. I'm sure you understand. Exit's over there, you can show yourself out.
| 157
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| VMS06Topic001
| You said you were the Director of OSI?
| Neutral 50
| Director of the entire OSI? Me? If I didn't know better, I'd say you were trying to plant seditious ideas in my head. Ha ha ha.
| 158
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| Neutral 50
| No, I direct our eastern operations. I've been responsible for squeezing unprecedented levels of power from the Dam.
| 159
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| Neutral 50
| I'm also confronting the problem of food production, in what little spare time I have. But I've found some promising leads.
| 160
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| VMS06Topic002
| Then it wouldn't matter if I mentioned our deal to the colonel?
| Neutral 50
| All right. Fair enough. No need to bring the military into this matter - it's between the two of us, after all. {He's scared, trying to hide it}
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