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The Vault 96 terminal entries are entries found on terminals in Vault 96 in Fallout 76.

Vault 96 access control terminal[]

FO76 Vault 96 Access Control Terminal
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===============Welcome to Vault 96===============

> Vault Door Control[]

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Vault Access Control Terminal

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Vault-Tec Vault Door Control Interface
Vault Door Status: <Token.Name=DoorStatus>

Due to the current state of emergency, normal access control procedures have been suspended. Emergency Responders are admonished to respect Vault protocols and prevent residents from exiting the Vault.

Emergency Responders: Other teams of emergency responders are already inside the Vault. No further teams may be admitted at this time.

Please stand by in case your assistance is required.

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Vault-Tec Vault Door Control Interface
Vault Door Status: <Token.Name=DoorStatus>

Due to the current state of emergency, normal access control procedures have been suspended. Emergency Responders are admonished to respect Vault protocols and prevent residents from exiting the Vault.

Emergency Responders: Another team of emergency responders is already inside the Vault. Please stand by in case your assistance is required.

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Vault-Tec Vault Door Control Interface
Vault Door Status: <Token.Name=DoorStatus>

A Vault Door operation is currently in progress. Please wait.

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Vault-Tec Vault Door Control Interface
Vault Door Status: <Token.Name=DoorStatus>

The Vault Door is currently open. Vault-Tec Certified Emergency Response Teams are authorized to proceed.

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Vault-Tec Vault Door Control Interface
Vault Door Status: <Token.Name=DoorStatus>

Due to the current state of emergency, normal access control procedures have been suspended. Emergency Responders are admonished to respect Vault protocols and prevent residents from exiting the Vault.

Vault-Tec Certified Emergency Response Team Leaders may override normal security protocols and open the Vault Door from this terminal.

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Vault-Tec Vault Door Control Interface
Vault Door Status: <Token.Name=DoorStatus>

Vault 96 is currently operating within normal parameters. No external intervention is permitted at this time.

Open Vault Door[]

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Validating Emergency Responder Certification...
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...request timed out.

Authorizing Emergency Access... done.
Accessing Vault Door Control Interlink... done.

The Vault Door is now opening.

Vault 96 entrance terminal[]

Note: This wall terminal can be found on the lower level of the entrance area of the Vault. It only appears during the quest A Satisfied Conscience.

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Welcome to ROBCO Industries (TM) Termlink
Main Entrance Access

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| VAULT 96 MAIN ENTRANCE ACCESS |
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|Vault Status: EMERGENCY LOCKDOWN |
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Close Door[]

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ERROR: Security protocols overriden. Function cannot complete due to invalid opcode.

Please contact your Vault Systems Engineer.

Open Door[]

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ACCESS DENIED: Emergency Lockdown in effect. Override protocols not found.

Biology workstation[]

FO76 Vault 96 (Biology Workstation)

Note: This blue console terminal is located on the northwestern end of the research wing, on the lower level. It is near a white table with two containment barrels.

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| VAULT 96 BIOLOGY WORKSTATION |
| Molly Cooper, Chief Biologist |
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Research Logs[]

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| VAULT 96 BIOLOGY WORKSTATION |
| Molly Cooper, Chief Biologist |
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***WARNING***
Data corruption detected. Out of [970] files in this directory, [5] were recovered successfully.

RESEARCH LOGS
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Accessing Research Logs...

V03-901-1002[]

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DATE: 10/2/78
SPECIMEN ID: V03-901-1002
SPECIMEN SPECIES: Heterocephalus glaber (Molerat)
EXPERIMENT ID: K2N2
EXPERIMENT OBJECTIVE: Electrogenesis

RESULTS
The N2 serum was more stable but less effective than N1, with peak current of 12MV/0.5mA. 16 outgoing shocks were recorded, producing startle or reflex reactions but no incapacitating effects. Subject defeated after four rounds.

Recommend fine-tuning serum parameters and selecting subjects with skin characteristics that promote conductivity or allow for better capacitive storage.

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Accessing...

V03-880-1691[]

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DATE: 6/31/79
SPECIMEN ID: V03-880-1691
SPECIMEN SPECIES: Ursus arctos (Brown Bear)
EXPERIMENT ID: RK91
EXPERIMENT OBJECTIVE: Regeneration

RESULTS
No significant improvement over RK85. Subject exhibits rapid and comprehensive regenerative capabilities following penetrative or blunt-force trauma, epithelial damage, or or extensive blood loss. Limb regeneration is accelerated but subject to undesirable secondary mutations, including the growth of multiple vestigial limbs.

Recommend discontinuing further research due to diminishing returns.

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V03-914-0018[]

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DATE: 1/12/80
SPECIMEN ID: V03-914-0373
SPECIMEN SPECIES: Canis lupus (Wolf, Grey)
EXPERIMENT ID: 209H
EXPERIMENT OBJECTIVE: Pyrogenesis

RESULTS
Following injection with the serum, subcutaneous pyrogenesis was achieved. Complementary heat resistance mutations proved insufficient, causing the subject to immolate and self-cremate. No further autopsy was possible.

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V03-914-0031[]

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DATE: 1/17/80
SPECIMEN ID: V03-914-0389
SPECIMEN SPECIES: Canis lupus (Wolf, Grey)
EXPERIMENT ID: 209N
EXPERIMENT OBJECTIVE: Pyrogenesis

RESULTS
Following injection, limited pyrogenesis was achieved with no apparent damage to the subject. Results initially appeared disappointing. However, upon death, a violent chemical reaction caused the subject's body to explode, destroying its remains, its opponent, and most of Test Chamber 3.

Recommend reclassifying 209N into a new candidate mutation and pursuing both in parallel.

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V04-001-0191[]

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DATE: 8/22/80
SPECIMEN ID: V04-001-0191
SPECIMEN SPECIES: ? (Calliphoridae/'Bloatfly')
EXPERIMENT ID: M118
EXPERIMENT OBJECTIVE: Shifting

RESULTS
Unstable. Subject successfully shifted twice as an evasive maneuver. Following the third shift, subject reappeared embedded in the torso of the opposing creature, causing immediate death.

Autopsy was attempted under hazmat protocols. Beyond the integration line, subject's body appears to have fused with its opponent's on a molecular level, creating an indistinguishable mass of flesh.

Personal Logs[]

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| VAULT 96 BIOLOGY WORKSTATION |
| Molly Cooper, Chief Biologist |
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***WARNING***
Data corruption detected. Out of [81] files in this directory, [4] were recovered successfully.

PERSONAL LOGS
Please select a file to view:

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Accessing Logs...

Personal Log - 10/25/77[]

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PERSONAL LOG - MOLLY COOPER
10/25/77

It's not the quotas that bother me. Awful as this system is, we can do 4 Credits a week.

But I can't stomach what we're doing to earn them. We should be protecting these animals, preserving them, not abusing them in one forced experiment after another. And then we stick them in the test chambers, make them fight, to see which mutations are stronger. This is horrible.

Nina doesn't seem to care.

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Accessing Log...

Personal Log - 6/29/79[]

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PERSONAL LOG - MOLLY COOPER
6/29/79

Nina always was a workaholic. I had to plan our dates, get Kamil to block her calls while we were out. But she always made time for me.

Now? She's in the lab past midnight, every night, always working on some new strain, making sure we have something ready for next week. And the week after that. And the week after that.

The quotas keep getting worse. They're over 200 a week now. Most of that burden falls on her. It's killing her. It's killing us.

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Accessing Log...

Personal Log - 1/12/80[]

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PERSONAL LOG - MOLLY COOPER
1/12/80

We got a dog when I was ten. Vera. Big Malamute. Danny used to call her "Wolf". She looked it, but sweet as could be.

#373 looked just like her. Same stripe on her cheek and everything. And then we gave her the injection. Nina's new 'Flaming' mutation. She caught fire, burned from the inside out, right there on the operating table. I swear she looked at me, right at the end, right before her face melted away. She looked just like Vera.

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Accessing Log...

Personal Log - 8/25/80[]

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PERSONAL LOG - MOLLY COOPER
8/25/80

She's dead. I can't believe she's dead. I tried to stop them. I jumped in front of the Assaultron. It threw me down, just blasted her, in front of all of us. Her body fell over me. Hans tried to grab her, but I saw it. I saw it. Her head was gone.

I can't do this. Not anymore. Not without Nina.

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Accessing Log...

Engineering workstation[]

Note: This white console terminal is located in the archives wing.

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| VAULT 96 ENGINEERING WORKSTATION |
| Hans Memling, Chief Engineer |
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Work Orders[]

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| VAULT 96 ENGINEERING WORKSTATION |
| HANS MEMLING, CHIEF ENGINEER |
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***WARNING***
Data corruption detected. Out of [592] files in this directory, [0] were recovered successfully.

Please contact a maintenance engineer for assistance with data recovery.

Personal Logs[]

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| VAULT 96 ENGINEERING WORKSTATION |
| Hans Memling, Chief Engineer |
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***WARNING***
Data corruption detected. Out of [206] files in this directory, [3] were recovered successfully.

PERSONAL LOGS
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Accessing Logs...

Personal Log - 10/24/77[]

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PERSONAL LOG - HANS MEMLING
10/24/77

Didn't expect a quiet retirement, did you, Hans?

If it wasn't this, it would have been something else. Personal cryo pod? One of those new Beryllium Reactors? Digging Reinhardt out of whatever hole he's in with the Mars Shot?

At least this is different. Keeping this place running by myself should keep me on my toes.

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Accessing Log...

Personal Log - 4/3/78[]

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PERSONAL LOG - HANS MEMLING
4/3/78

Have to say, I'm disappointed. Aside from the Mainframe and Research Lab, the tech here is a couple of years out of date.

Seriously, ten Class-VI reactors? Put in one Class-XI and be done with it. I can't believe Jeanette has to put up with that old robot fabrication system. Or take the cryo pods: sure, sure, animal subjects only, but those things leak helium like a sieve.

Give me another year or two and I'll make some real improvements around this place.

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Accessing Log...

Personal Log - 7/19/80[]

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PERSONAL LOG - HANS MEMLING
8/1/80

What's in Bay 86?

Molly and Nina asked me to track down 'X-001', some specimin the Mainframe won't release from cryo. It didn't show up in the database, so I decided to take my own inventory.

There are 85 Cryogenics Bays. Except, at the back of Bay 85, there's door. Tungsten-plated. Military access controls, top-of-the-line stuff. And if you look through the grating, it's just a single room, all concrete, with one cryo pod. 'X-001'.

I swear I saw something move in there.

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Accessing Log...

Mainframe access terminal[]

FO76 V96 Mainframe Access Terminal

Note: This console terminal is located in the mainframe chamber, underneath the four large monitors at the end of the room.

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| VAULT 96 MAINFRAME ACCESS TERMINAL |
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|Vault Status: EMERGENCY |
|Mainframe Status: NORMAL |
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Software Operations[]

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Accessing Mainframe Control Interface... failed.

ERROR. The Emergency Management System is active. All nonessential operations have been suspended.

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Data Operations[]

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Accessing Mainframe Control Interface... failed.

ERROR. The Emergency Management System is active. All nonessential operations have been suspended.

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System Specifications[]

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ROBCO VTC-008 QUANTUM MAINFRAME

PURCHASE ORDER: V-2074-9-90400
INSTALL DATE: 8/4/77
INSTALL SITE: Vault 96
CUSTOMER: Vault-Tec

PRIMARY FUNCTIONALITY: Operations, Vault
SECONDARY FUNCTIONALITY: Research, Genetic
HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS:
 - Quantum Vacuum Tubes: 125
 - Conventional Vacuum Tubes: 54000
 - Storage: 89850 Blocks
SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS:
 - Custom; see Schedule 21-B.

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Accessing File...

Nina's terminal[]

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| VAULT 96 PERSONAL TERMINAL |
| Nina Valaya, Chief Geneticist |
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Research Lab Access[]

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| VAULT 96 PERSONAL TERMINAL |
| Nina Valaya, Chief Geneticist |
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***ERROR***
Unable to establish a connection to the Analysis Mainframe. Recheck your connection and try again.

Personal Logs[]

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| VAULT 96 PERSONAL TERMINAL |
| Nina Valaya, Chief Geneticist |
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***WARNING***
Data corruption detected. Out of [36] files in this directory, [2] were recovered successfully.

PERSONAL LOGS
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Personal Log - 10/28/77[]

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PERSONAL LOG - NINA VALAYA
10/28/77

These circumstances may be deplorable, but I concede Vault-Tec knew what they were doing. The research facilities here are almost a match for my own, and the level of automation more than makes up for the lack of support staff.

Molly was inconsolable; I had to help her set up her lab station. I regret dragging her into this. She's always been delicate. Will the heat temper the steel, or break it?

Personal Log - 12/14/79[]

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PERSONAL LOG - NINA VALAYA
12/14/79

As much as I despise them, the quotas have worked wonders for productivity. Hans and Jeanette have been helping more around the lab. And Molly has finally stopped asking for us to take nights off. The threat of imminent death does concentrate the mind.

The hours have grown longer, but the challenge is exhilarating. For once, a project with clear goals, clear results, clear evaluation criteria. And an opportunity to dive in, without paperwork or regulators, institutional review boards or committee meetings. The amount of work I can get done, now that I can finally focus, is nothing short of astonishing.

Overseer's terminal[]

FO76 Vault 96 (Overseer’s Terminal)

Note: This desk terminal is located in the overseer's office above the atrium and workroom. However, the door to enter the overseer's office is currently inaccessible.

Personal Logs[]

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| VAULT 96 OVERSEER'S TERMINAL |
| Erik DeMarcos, Overseer |
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***WARNING***
Data corruption detected. Out of [148] files in this directory, [8] were recovered successfully.

PERSONAL LOGS
Please select a file to view:

Personal Log - 10/24/77[]

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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
10/24/77

I had faith in Vault-Tec. Fifteen years at VTU. A key role in the Vault Program. A comfortable role as Overseer, undemanding, with ample free time to work on my own projects, didn't seem like too much to ask.

Instead, this. Perhaps I was naive. In retrospect, some of the EMS Protocols do seem suspicious. Fires, flooding, reactor meltdowns, of course. But "Vault infested by giant mutant insects"? "Premature psychoactive chemical release"? "Subliminal messaging system failure"?

Horrific as this is, we might not be the worst off.

Personnel Records[]

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| VAULT 96 OVERSEER'S TERMINAL |
| Erik DeMarcos, Overseer |
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PERSONNEL RECORDS
Select a record to view:

Cooper, Molly[]

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NAME: Cooper, Molly
AGE: 29
EDUCATION: PhD, Microbiology
PRIOR OCCUPATION: Researcher, CHROMAX Genetics
VAULT OCCUPATION: Chief Biologist

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- Researcher, CHROMAX Genetics, 2076-Present.
- Co-Author, 4 papers, Analytical Microbiology.
- Bright, timid, anxious, emotionally vulnerable.
- Inclusion a condition of Ms. Valaya's acceptance.
  Undisclosed relationship possible.

DeMarcos, Erik[]

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NAME: DeMarcos, Erik
AGE: 55
EDUCATION: PhD, Computer Science
PRIOR OCCUPATION: Senior Professor, VTU
VAULT OCCUPATION: Overseer, Chief Software Developer

NOTES:
- Professor of Computer Science, VTU, 2062-Present.
- Dean of Computer Science, VTU, 2070-2074
- Federal Security Clearance: SECRET
- Vault-Tec Security Clearance: Class-II
- Developer, Vault-Tec Emergency Management System.
- Noted as strict, critical, a tough administrator.

Higgins, Jeanette[]

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NAME: Higgins, Jeanette
AGE: 41
EDUCATION: PhD, Robotics
PRIOR OCCUPATION: Senior Engineer, RobCo
VAULT OCCUPATION: Chief Robotics Technician

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- Senior Developer, RobCo Assaultron line.
- Senior Engineer, RobCo, 2074-Present.
- Engineer, RobCo, 2068-2074.
- Lecturer, Department of Robotics, Commonwealth
  Institute of Technology, 2064-2068.
- References indicate a "volatile" "confrontational"
  personality. Disciplinary complaints on file.

Memling, Hans[]

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NAME: Memling, Hans
AGE: 64
EDUCATION: PhDs, Nuclear & Cryonic Engineering
PRIOR OCCUPATION: Professor Emeritus, Hamilton U.
VAULT OCCUPATION: Chief Engineer

NOTES:
- Professor Emeritus, Hamilton U., 2075-Present.
- Distinguished Professor, Hamilton U., 2068-2075.
- CTO, ArcJet Systems, 2063-2068
- Principal Author, 112 papers, Quantum, Nuclear,
  Cryogenic Engineering.
- Polymath, eccentric, highly regarded by colleagues.

Valaya, Nina[]

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Name: Valaya, Nina
AGE: 44
EDUCATION: PhD, Genetics; PhD, Biology
PRIOR OCCUPATION: Founder, CHROMAX Genetics
VAULT OCCUPATION: Chief Researcher

NOTES:
- Founder & Principal Investigator,
  CHROMAX Genetics, 2071-Present.
- Researcher, West Tek, 2067-2071.
- Scientist, Oressa Polytechnic, 2065-2067 (Expelled)
- Principal Author, 55 papers, Cross-Species Genetics
- Brilliant scientist. Flexible ethical standards.

Vault 96 Official Documents[]

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| VAULT 96 OVERSEER'S TERMINAL |
| Erik DeMarcos, Overseer |
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VAULT 96 OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
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Vault 96 Protocol[]

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VAULT 96 PROTOCOL

Welcome to Vault 96: An Ark for the Atomic Age.

Within these walls lie one of the world's largest cryonic storage facilities, with thousands of animals carefully cataloged and preserved in stasis.

In the aftermath of a nuclear war, mass extinctions and mutations will devastate the outside world. Your mission is to monitor surface conditions, assess genetic damage to local fauna, and, as conditions warrant, gradually reintroduce species to correct genetic drift and restore ecological equilibrium.

Vault 96 Protocol Addendum[]

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VAULT 96 PROTOCOL ADDENDUM
FOR AUTOMATED RELEASE upon sealing of Vault 96.

Your protocol has been amended as follows:
- The staff of Vault 96 will consist of five designated scientific specialists.
- The purpose of Vault 96 is to conduct genetic experiments to explore potential mutations that may arise in post-nuclear fauna and develop appropriate countermeasures. Research will be assessed based on the lethality of the mutations developed.
- Results will be transmitted via satellite to external facilities for analysis and deployment.
- To encourage compliance, the Overseer will assign weekly quotas. Failure to meet quota will result in the termination of underperforming personnel.
- Following an initial one-month shelter period, Vault robots will periodically collect samples of surface creatures for preservation and further study.
- Residents will not be permitted to exit the Vault.
- Residents will not be permitted to introduce native or genetically modified species outside the Vault.
- Any attempt to deviate from this protocol will result in termination.

VAULT 96 OVERSEER INSTRUCTIONS[]

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CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL
OVERSEER EYES ONLY | VIOLATION VTP-01011

Greetings, Overseer. As you now know, the protocols for Vault 96 differ from those presented in your introductory briefing. This deception was necessary in order to secure the cooperation of the specialists required to complete the Vault's research objectives.

As Overseer, your primary responsibility is to distribute weekly research quotas, track progress, and ensure results. Quotas will become increasingly aggressive, and will require that your team be kept properly focused and motivated. To that end, you may direct Vault robots in instituting whatever security or disciplinary measures you deem appropriate, including withdrawal of food or other resources, intimidation, violence, or execution.

All residents will be strictly monitored. Any attempt to conspire against, resist, or disrupt these protocols will result in termination.

Once all other residents have been terminated, if at least 250 weeks of research were successfully completed, you and you alone will be permitted to exit the Vault.

CRYOGENICS BAY 86[]

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CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL
OVERSEER EYES ONLY | VIOLATION VTP-01011

Under no circumstances is any resident of Vault 96 to tamper with, disable, remove, or destroy the security seals on Cryogenics Bay 86. Any attempt to do so will result in the immediate termination of all life within the Vault.

Automated research systems may be used to retrieve genetic samples from this bay as required. Samples should be considered extremely hazardous and handled with all possible caution.

RESEARCH QUOTAS: AUGUST, 2080[]

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CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL
OVERSEER EYES ONLY | VIOLATION VTP-01011

RESEARCH QUOTAS: AUGUST, 2080
Weekly research quotas for the month of [AUGUST] are as follows:

Week 146: 524 Credits
Week 147: 540 Credits
Week 148: 568 Credits
Week 149: 591 Credits

//.[]

Encrypted Logs[]

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| VAULT 96 OVERSEER'S TERMINAL |
| Erik DeMarcos, Overseer |
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***WARNING***
Data corruption detected. Out of [77] files in this directory, [6] were recovered successfully.

ENCRYPTED FILESYSTEM-------------------------------|
PERSONAL LOGS
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Personal Log - 10/27/77[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
10/27/77

It's worse than I expected. Four bugging devices in this office alone, and multiple remote accesses on my first log entry. It's the Mainframe. Probably audio transcription plus a semantic analsyis.

I've set up an encrypted partition on this terminal, but I need to be careful. One fake log entry a week should be enough to defray suspicion.

Personal Log - 10/31/77[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
10/31/77

One week down. Once they settled in, Nina and Molly met the first week's quota in under an hour. Hans is running everything else singlehandedly; he fixed a reactor leak before the EMS even engaged. Jeanette still won't speak to me.

Personal Log - 11/10/77[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
11/10/77

One of the SERAPH tapes was at the bottom of my bag.

It was still in prototype. I've got almost nothing to work with. A few snippets of code. One old workstation. But in theory, if it worked, it could take out the Mainframe. It could get us out of here.

This is going to take months, or years. I can't tell anyone. One slip, and the Mainframe will kill us. We only get one shot at this. We have to make it count.

Personal Log - 6/21/80[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
6/21/80

They're suspicious. I show up at the weekly kickoff, hand out their quotas, and head back upstairs. I don't socialize. I don't have time. Not if I'm ever going to get this done.

I've almost finished the network penetration algorithm. After that, it's onto the payload. Just compiling the modules takes days.

Personal Log - 8/25/80[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
8/25/80

Nina missed her quota. I didn't even realize she was behind until Jeanette stormed in and demanded to know why I wasn't helping down in the lab. I tried running some simulations under her login, but it was too late. She knew it. We all did.

I'm so close. It's too late for her. But not for the rest of us.

Personal Log - 8/31/80[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
8/31/80

My old password still worked. Accessing the EMS Database was another risk, but we need a plan to deal with every protocol, a counter for every contingency. For once, I actually appreciate my students. If they had been more diligent, finding flaws to exploit might have been difficult.

They're ready. SERAPH's ready. It's time.

Project SERAPH[]

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| VAULT 96 OVERSEER'S TERMINAL |
| Erik DeMarcos, Overseer |
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ENCRYPTED FILESYSTEM-------------------------------|
PROJECT SERAPH

Executive Summary[]
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SERIAL: D-109-092112C
CLIENT: U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency
CONTRACTOR: Vault-Tec Corporation
PRINCIPAL: DeMarcos, Erik
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET (STAR)
CODENAME: Project SERAPH

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SERAPH is an experimental Class-IV hypergenetic virus intended to penetrate high-security defense and intelligence mainframes. SERAPH is to aggressively sieze and expand control over network infrastructure, utilizing advanced adaptive AI to counter attempts to neutralize the infection. After establishing dominance over the target system, SERAPH will deliver a customized, target-specific software payload.

Quantum research lab terminal[]

FO76 Vault 96 (Quantum Research Lab Terminal)

Note: This console terminal is located on the second level of the mainframe chamber.

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| VAULT 96 QUANTUM RESEARCH LAB |
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Quantum Stabilization Field: INACTIVE
Quantum Field Generators: INACTIVE
Quantum Inverters: ACTIVE

Mainframe quantum particle coherence is within normal parameters. All systems stable.

Export Audio Recording - 8/31/80, 23:58[]

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Accessing Mainframe Archives... done.
Exporting audio recording for 8/31/80... done.

Robotics workstation[]

Note: This desk terminal is located on a cabinet to the left after entering the robotics lab, on the second level.

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Welcome to ROBCO Industries (TM) Termlink

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| VAULT 96 ROBOTICS WORKSTATION |
| Jeanette Higgins, Chief Robotics Technician |
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Work Orders[]

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| VAULT 96 ROBOTICS WORKSTATION |
| Jeanette Higgins, Chief Robotics Technician |
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***WARNING***
Data corruption detected. Out of [18] files in this directory, [0] were recovered successfully.

Please contact a maintenance engineer for assistance with data recovery.

Personal Logs[]

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| VAULT 96 ROBOTICS WORKSTATION |
| Jeanette Higgins, Chief Robotics Technician |
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***WARNING***
Data corruption detected. Out of [94] files in this directory, [3] were recovered successfully.

PERSONAL LOGS
Please select a file to view:

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Personal Log - 10/25/77[]

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PERSONAL LOG - JEANETTE HIGGINS
10/25/77

This is sick. I knew Erik was a bastard, but I never imagined he'd sign up for something like this.

What were they thinking? Pick five top scientists, lock them up, and work them to death? All for some insane genetic experiment? Damn them.

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Personal Log - 12/2/77[]

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PERSONAL LOG - JEANETTE HIGGINS
12/2/77

If this research was so damn important, why just us? Why don't we have a full team of people who actually know shit about biology?

Nina and Molly are running the show. The rest of us are just glorified support staff. Jeanette, fix this Protectron. Hans, stop that cryo leak. Erik, just get out of the way.

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Personal Log - 8/23/80[]

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PERSONAL LOG - JEANETTE HIGGINS
8/23/80

What the hell is Erik doing? Nina's really struggling. We've all been pitching in. Even Hans is down in the lab this week.

Meanwhile, Erik just sits up in his office, pecking away. What's he doing up there? Filing reports with Vault-Tec? His life is on the line here, too. Unless there's something else he hasn't told us. I wouldn't put it past him.

I'm going to give that asshole a piece of my mind.

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Vault 96 monitoring terminal[]

FO76 Vault 96 Monitoring Terminal

Note: There are four of these white console terminals. They are immediately north of the entrance.

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===============Welcome to Vault 96===============
|Vault Status: ERROR |
|Vault Door: ERROR |
=================================================

Select a document to view:

Emergency Management System Documents[]

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Overview[]

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VAULT-TEC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: AN OVERVIEW

Congratulations! Your Vault has been equipped with the latest in automated emergency response technology: the Vault-Tec Emergency Management System.

The Emergency Management System is a comprehensive database of automated contingency protocols developed to assist Overseers, Vault Residents, and (when/if available) Vault-Tec Field Personnel in identifying, diagnosing, and resolving a wide array of potential emergency situations.

Using the Emergency Management System[]

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USING THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

In the unlikely event of an emergency, your Vault Mainframe will automatically assess the situation and select an appropriate error resolution protocol from the Emergency Management System database. Populated by thousands of programs submitted by Vault-Tec University's talented undergraduate students, your database holds the solution to any problem you may encounter.

When applicable, your Vault may broadcast an emergency transmission to any Vault-Tec Field Personnel in the area. Response times in the aftermath of a nuclear conflict may vary.

The emergency response team leader should use any available terminal to activate the Emergency Management System and indicate their team's relative level of expertise. This will calibrate the protocol and adjust the hazard pay or bonuses to be awarded, if any.

Thereafter, simply follow the audible instructions from the Vault Mainframe until the problem is resolved. The Mainframe will continually monitor the situation and introduce additional contingencies as required.

Protocol XC-243: Containment, Experimental[]

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VAULT-TEC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ERROR CODE: [XC-243] Containment, Experimental

SUMMARY PROTOCOL:
- Collect and analyze genetic samples.
- Research and develop appropriate countermeasures.
- Secure the Vault.

STUDENT DEVELOPER: Okoye, Zayne (VP205, 2074)
DEVELOPER NOTES:
- Experimental research subjects may exhibit unanticipated capabilities that render conventional containment or extermination methods ineffective.
- This protocol compensates by employing the Vault-Tec Automated Research System (ARS) to conduct emergency research projects; formulate, propose, and test hypotheses; and correlate those hypotheses with extant Vault systems to identify the most effective countermeasures available to emergency responders.
- If the Vault's ARS includes an automated fabrication system (models R-5800+), this protocol additionally coopts the ARS Research Credits system to support credit-limited fabrication of countermeasure devices. Credits are used as a limiting factor to prevent the fabrication of ineffective devices, or the exhaustion of Vault fabrication resources on a single emergency.

PROFESSOR: DeMarcos, E.
GRADE: B
REMARKS: A thoughtful, well-considered protocol that effectively integrates a wide range of Vault systems, including the always-challenging ARS. This protocol blindly accepts ARS hypotheses; while a significant risk, it offers considerable power in adapting to novel situations beyond the scope of any single EMS protocol. The integration of the Research Credits system as a mechanism to limit automated fabrication is especially clever.

Regretably, I must deduct a grade level because this protocol is utterly useless. The kind of live-subject experiments here envisioned would be a violation of federal law and Vault-Tec's high ethical standards.

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Protocol AV-992: Virus, Mainframe[]

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VAULT-TEC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ERROR CODE: [AV-992] Virus, Mainframe

SUMMARY PROTOCOL:
- Obtain and analyze the virus source code.
- Conduct a virus scan.
- Clear the virus from all affected systems.

STUDENT DEVELOPER: Hunter, Aisha (VP499, 2076)
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- This protocol uses adaptive monitoring to detect, observe, and respond to viral intrusions.
- Simple viruses are automatically eliminated.
- In the event of a more extensive infection, this protocol utilizes available analytic systems to deconstruct the virus, identify vulnerabilities, and coordinate appropriate scan and repair procedures.

PROFESSOR: DeMarcos, E.
GRADE: F
REMARKS: This is, by far, the most over-engineered protocol in this entire database.

As a senior student engaged in independent study, I expect your work to be clear, concise, and efficient, adhering to established coding standards and best practices. A simple heuristic detection algorithm would have been an excellent thesis project.

Instead, this protocol is so convoluted it seems almost intentionally obfuscated. While I normally support extensive redundancy planning, the level of overlapping contingencies and fallbacks here is truly excessive. A viral genetic algorithm capable of infecting a Vault Mainframe, evading existing quarrantineIn-game spelling, punctuation and/or grammar systems, and dynamically circumventing multiple tiers of EMS Protocols beyond the ability of all but the most highly-skilled programmers. Assuming your student protocol could defeat something like that is the height of hubris.

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Vault 96 Official Documents[]

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Vault 96 Protocol[]

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VAULT 96 PROTOCOL

Welcome to Vault 96: An Ark for the Atomic Age.

Within these walls lie one of the world's largest cryonic storage facilities, with thousands of animals carefully cataloged and preserved in stasis.

In the aftermath of a nuclear war, mass extinctions and mutations will devastate the outside world. Your mission is to monitor surface conditions, assess genetic damage to local fauna, and, as conditions warrant, gradually reintroduce species to correct genetic drift and restore ecological equilibrium.

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Vault 96 Protocol Addendum[]

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VAULT 96 PROTOCOL ADDENDUM
FOR AUTOMATED RELEASE upon sealing of Vault 96.

Your protocol has been amended as follows:
- The staff of Vault 96 will consist of five designated scientific specialists.
- The purpose of Vault 96 is to conduct genetic experiments to explore potential mutations that may arise in post-nuclear fauna and develop appropriate countermeasures. Research will be assessed based on the lethality of the mutations developed.
- Results will be transmitted via satellite to external facilities for analysis and deployment.
- To encourage compliance, the Overseer will assign weekly quotas. Failure to meet quota will result in the termination of underperforming personnel.
- Following an initial one-month shelter period, Vault robots will periodically collect samples of surface creatures for preservation and further study.
- Residents will not be permitted to exit the Vault.
- Residents will not be permitted to introduce native or genetically modified species outside the Vault.
- Any attempt to deviate from this protocol will result in termination.

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Research terminal[]

FO76SR Vault 96 (Research Terminal)

Note: This desk terminal is located on a counter in the imaging lab near the research wing. It was added with the Steel Reign update, and also contains FEV research log #5, which is inserted into it.

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Welcome to ROBCO Industries (TM) Termlink

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| VAULT 96 UNAUTHORIZED WORKSTATION |
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Serum Trials[]

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| VAULT 96 UNAUTHORIZED WORKSTATION |
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#89C[]

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Serum 89C marks the first improvement over 87A. I had felt so certain that I was on the right track after those results, but the next several iterations were utter failures. 89C at least shows further improvement in radiation and electrical resistance.

The FEV fights me like a cornered animal. Every adjustment seems to cause cascading problems in the rest of its effects. I persist. I must prove superior to the puzzle it presents me.

#102F[]

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I have rarely gotten to the sixth revision of a particular serum. A line of investigation usually bears fruit or proves a dead end long before, but 102 seemed eternally just on the cusp of unlocking its secrets.

Revision F marks that point in this case. The subject demonstrated prolonged retention of identity and cognitive function even as the metamorphosis began, and trials with the second subject evinced a remarkable improvement in physical durability before any gross morphological changes occurred.

If I can now isolate the metastasis trigger which precipitates the transition into the "Super Mutant" state, the end goal will be in reach.

#123D[]

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After the trials of serum 102F, I believe the problem may lie with the delivery method. Direct injection of the serum resulted in the same metamorphosis as ever, with similar time curves. However, introducing the serum into the food, air, and water supplies of the subject's chamber produced a prolonged offset in transformation.

I hypothesize that introducing the virus directly to the bloodstream creates an immediate immune response that itself is the catalyst for transformation. Passing through the respiratory and digestive systems first, for reasons not yet clear, inhibits this reaction. Further tests necessary.

#144H[]

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H. Eight revisions, but each worth it.

After the trials of serum 123D, I worked to exploit the respiratory and digestive offset to the immune response the FEV generates, with increasing success.

I believe with a few more adjustments, I should be able to eliminate the reaction entirely. In anticipation of this, I will turn my focus to the disease-resistance effects.

I fear these modifications may set back my work canceling the transformations, and at this stage it is better to work with an otherwise complete virus than to change one part only to undo another.

Personal Logs[]

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Test Chambers[]

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Barring the unexpected occupant in chamber 3, the test chambers left behind by the Vault's occupants provide ample holding room for live subjects. Their simulated environments may not be the most welcoming, but perhaps they are at least more comfortable than a bare concrete cell.

Although it defeats their purpose, at times I wish the observation windows had shutters.

An Unfortunate Incident[]

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One of the subjects addressed me by name today. I find this unpleasant and distracting; to complete this work I must be dispassionate. Such things remind me of how I will be viewed in the future, even if the work is successful.

I must be more careful in the future to not introduce myself to potential subjects. An alias is perhaps pointless now, having already given my name to the Blue Ridge company on more than one occasion, but I can at least avoid compounding the error.

Vivisection[]

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I imagine that future generations will paint me as a monster even as they enjoy the world my work makes possible. A demented madman, slicing sadistically into innocent living subjects.

Vivisection is useless to me, of course. I am familiar with the workings of the human body and I require it undamaged to accurately assess my results. My living subjects have never needed to fear me grotesquely rooting around inside them like some perverse augur.

Dissection, on the other hand, has its value in the aftermath of my trials, and there are many tests I must conduct that require needles, probes, and other monitoring and measuring devices. But never vivisection.

Cut terminals[]

The vault was updated as of the Legendary Run update, and the terminal entries below were cut. Several terminals no longer reflect the updated story of Vault 96, and are listed here. Although none of the terminals on this page can currently be accessed, this section deals with terminals that have since become outdated.

Terminal[]

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Vault-Tec Corporation
Vault 96: Systems Overview

Vault 96 Mission[]

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The core mission of Vault 96 is to force nature back into equilibrium after a catastrophic event. This is based around 2 key components - countless frozen embryos ready to be artificially gestated to full maturity, and automated keeper robots to protect them when they leave the vault.

Embryos are part of a carefully chosen, fully complete ecosystem referred to as
"core fauna". The Vault has enough material for 112 releases, until the system stabilizes itself or the outside world is simply uninhabitable.

Releases are timed to coincide with Vault Exoduses - ideally, there will have been 5 full ecosystem releases before a Human vault is open, and they will have a more habitable region to re-develop.

Current Staff[]

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Vault 96 is designed to run on a skeleton crew of 6 highly trained people.

Randall Evola - Overseer
Ryan Harvey - Cryogenics
Nina Valaya - Biology
Jeanette Higgins - Robotics
Orrin Cantwell - Maintenence I
Jasper Fry - Maintenence II

Terminal[]

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Welcome to ROBCO Industries (TM) Termlink
Archibald Bram's personal terminal

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Archibald Bram is a super creepy sociopath. He sees all living creatures as assets to be exploited - including the inhabitants of his vault. Think more Josef Mengele than Henry Wu.

Jasper Fry - Maintenance II - Personal Logs[]

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Vault-Tec Corporation
Jasper Fry - Maintenance II - Personal Logs

Current Status[]

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Personal Info

Jeanette Higgins - Robotics - Personal Logs[]

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Vault-Tec Corporation
Jeanette Higgins - Robotics - Personal Logs

Flavor Text[]

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Nina Valaya - Biologist - Personal Logs[]

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Vault-Tec Corporation
Nina Valaya - Biologist - Personal Logs

Current Status[]

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CURRENT STATUS: Systems under fully automated control
LAST MANUAL LOGIN: 19 August 2020
NUMBER OF MANUAL ECOSYSTEM RELEASES: 5
NUMBER OF AUTOMATED ECOSYSTEM RELEASES: 21
CURRENT EXTERIOR CLIMATE: Extremely Hostile

Aberrant Forms[]

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Overseer Evola:

I've observed a number of abberant forms in the vault. We've had accidental de-icings; Cryogenics and Maintenance are usually on top of it and we can track down the escaped fauna - but this is different. I'm noticing strong physical and genetic differences from the samples in the vault itself. This implies external contamination - but the genetics are close enough that they are getting in somehow.

I'm going to fine-tune and re-calibrate identification systems, but recent survey runs by robots outside the vault indicate that mutation could be rampant and create a hostile environment to pre-war fauna. The old ecosystems that this vault was intended to restore may no longer be viable.

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Orrin Cantwell's terminal[]

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Vault-Tec Corporation
Maintenance Systems

Maintenance Status[]

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CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS: Operational; automated due to lack of manual response
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS: Operational; automated due to lack of manual response
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS: Partially Operational. Generator 1 appears to be experiencing intermittent failure

Contaminant Report[]

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Randy:

While most systems seem to be operating normally, the vault release door apparently is having issues distinguishing between the hostile mutations that Nina identified and our stock. If it's a software issue, I can't help but I can work on preparing us for the worst - a full on breach.

- Orrin

Generator 1[]

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Randy -

I think the problem is Generator 1. It's failing intermittently, which leads to the automated systems prioritizing system power. I think that the "AbberantIn-game spelling, punctuation and/or grammar Forms" that Nina described get in during these downtime windows, because the system assumes that a giant metal door will be a good enough security measure, so it allows mutated forms in. There may come a time when robotic security can't handle this and we have to fight them off. This may continue until we repair Generator 1, but I don't have the equipment in the vault to perform the neccesaryIn-game spelling, punctuation and/or grammar repairs. Please Advise.

- Orrin

Ryan Harvey's terminal[]

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Vault-Tec Corporation
Cryogenics Systems Status

Cryogenics Report[]

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Emergency management terminal[]

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Emergency Code: [KW-819] Contamination, Severe

Diagnosis: Outside unregistered mutations have entered the vault and are threatening core fauna

Resolution Protocol:
- Kill the contaminating creatures
- attempt to save as many core fauna as possible

Timeframe: 15 Minutes

Vault-Tec Genetic Ark[]

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=Automated Fauna Repopulation System: Vault 96=

ACCESS LEVEL REQUIREMENTS - ANY OF: Research and Development Team, Emergency Maintenence Team, Overseer, Vault 96 Relief Crews Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Epsilon.

VAULT CONTENTS: Cryogenically Preserved Samples of Fauna; Genetic Data Logs for Regeneration

EMPHASIS: Ecosystem Restoration

CONTAMINATION PROTOCOL INITIATED[]

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=EMERGENCY CONTAMINATION PROTOCOL INITIATED=

Vault has been contaminated with outside genetic abberationsIn-game spelling, punctuation and/or grammar of unknown origin. Pristine live samples have de-iced and are under immediate threat of catastrophic loss. Emergency MaintenceIn-game spelling, punctuation and/or grammar Team requested to bring genetic samples of matching fauna from the surrounding area, clear the vault of contaminants, and preserve as many remaining core fauna as possible.

The Genetic samples you gather from previous re-population releases will be used to generate syringer ammuniutionIn-game spelling, punctuation and/or grammar once inside the vault, keyed to genotype signatures of the endageredIn-game spelling, punctuation and/or grammar fauna. We have a limited time window, as automated systems will completely sterilize the vault, sacrificing de-iced core fauna to preserve remaining samples.

Cryogenics monitoring terminal[]

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Welcome to ROBCO Industries (TM) Termlink
Cryogenic Storage Status

Sample 41[]

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Sample Version: 41.1.03
Taxonomy: Castor canadensis (Beaver)
Survivability Status: Good
Crossbreed Attempts:

Sample 46[]

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Overseer's terminal[]

Note: This section lists entries that were cut from the overseer's terminal, which appears in-game.

Personal Logs[]

Personal Log - 10/31/77[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
10/23/77

No problems to report. All quotas have been met. Research is proceeding according to established protocols.

Personal Log - 12/19/77[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
10/23/77

No problems to report. All quotas have been met. Research is proceeding according to established protocols.

Personal Log - 4/3/78[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
10/23/77

No problems to report. All quotas have been met. Research is proceeding according to established protocols.

Personal Log - 8/21/78[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
10/23/77

No problems to report. All quotas have been met. Research is proceeding according to established protocols.

Personal Log - 5/7/79[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
10/23/77

No problems to report. All quotas have been met. Research is proceeding according to established protocols.

Personal Log - 8/11/80[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
10/23/77

No problems to report. All quotas have been met. Research is proceeding according to established protocols.

Personal Log - 8/18/80[]
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PERSONAL LOG - ERIK DEMARCOS
10/23/77

No problems to report. All quotas have been met. Research is proceeding according to established protocols.

Project SERAPH[]

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Export Audio Recording - 8/26/80, 14:41[]

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