- ↑ Institute Advanced Systems terminal entries; terminal, Research Proposals
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "What was my father like back then?"
Doctor Li: "James? He was very driven. Determined to change the world. Well, we all were back then, I suppose. When she died, I think... I think he gave up. I know he wanted to keep you safe, but I think part of what he did was run away. He was focused on two things, really. Making Project Purity work, and your mother. But it seems that he never really was able to get over the idea. I'm frankly shocked that he waited all this time, and wants to try again." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Lone Wanderer: "Where's my father? Tell me now!"
Doctor Li: "Calm down, calm down! What are you doing here? James said you were still in the Vault. Look, this is all terribly irrational. Your father just shows up here as if nothing happened... He walked out on us. I know he had his reasons, I know it was to protect you, but still. Project Purity was our life. It was the only thing that mattered, and then he just gave up. He abandoned us, and we were forced to move on. I've already told him that it's over. There's no going back. Project Purity was a failure, and he needs to move on." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "So you knew my mother?"
Doctor Li: "Yes, I did. I'm sorry that you never had time with her. She was... She was a good woman. We didn't always agree, but I respected her work as a scientist. Your father... He loved her very much." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ Project Purity journal: entry 1
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "You know my father? Have you seen him?"
Doctor Li: "Well yes, of course I do. Don't you know who I am? I suppose James never told you. Typical. I am Doctor Madison Li. I worked with your father many years ago. Your mother as well, in fact. You'll have to forgive me. This has all been very stressful, what with your father suddenly showing up here after being gone for so long. You have to understand that I... We put all of that behind us. Project Purity, our work, all of it. We've moved on, even if your father hasn't." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "What was my father like back then?"
Doctor Li: "You happened. It wasn't just you; we had more problems than we could handle already, but your birth is what finally pushed it over the edge. Your father decided that you were more important than everything we'd been working for, and he left. He left all of us. Once he was gone, the Brotherhood decided we weren't worth their time anymore. Without their protection, we had to abandon the purifier." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ Project Purity journal: entry 8
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "You ever hear of someone named Pinkerton?"
Doctor Li: "That idiot? He left so long ago, most folk don't even remember him. He claimed to have found a secret stash of technology somewhere in the ship. Then he just disappeared." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "So, you used to be in charge? How did you end up here?"
Horace Pinkerton: "That lasted until 'bout 18 years ago, when those ambitious backbiters like Li and her little team showed up. She came in with her big "Purity Project" pipe dream, and my whole staff started working with her, those traitors! She even took my seat on the council. By then, I was glad to leave it behind. But hell if I'm leaving the city I made great!" (Horace Pinkerton's dialogue)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "What is this lab? What are you doing here?"
Doctor Li: "This is the Rivet City Science lab. It's taken many long years to put together, but we've done well for ourselves. Our work on portable fusion power and hydroponics are coming along quite nicely, if not quite according to schedule." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "What do you know about Zimmer?"
Doctor Li: "Sigh. That man doesn't have you looking for his pet android, does he? I've already told him to lay off it. He's distracting my entire team." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "I'm looking for my father. I know he was here."
Doctor Li: "Well, yes... He was, but he left. He made some rather ridiculous requests of me, and I told him I couldn't help him. He said he'd work alone if he had to, and went back to the lab. You haven't seen him?" (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "His notes said something about Vault 112. Do you know where it is?"
Doctor Li: "No, I don't. I'm sorry. Is this something to do with Dr. Braun? He kept talking about it while he was here. I told him it was a lost cause. The whole project is a lost cause. I wish he could see that. It's been too long. It's too late to go back." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "You seem very happy. Is there anything I should know?"
Doctor Li: "No, of course not. I am simply glad that our work can continue. James is essential to the project. That's all. Really." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ Doctor Li: "James, this is wrong. You can't do this."
Dad: "Madison, please. Now's not the time. I'll get the information the Colonel needs, but I need you to..." Doctor Li: "I won't help you do this James. Not after everything it took to get here." Dad: "I need you to monitor the output levels on pumps three and four. Please step over to the panel and keep an eye on them, will you?" Doctor Li: "What? What are you talking about? That doesn't even make any sense..." Dad: "Madison, please. It's very important that you do this right now. Just step over to the panel while I access the computer in the control booth." Doctor Li: "James, I..." Dad: "Please. Just monitor the pumps." Note: This is a conversation between James and Dr. Li inside Project Purity during The Waters of Life. (Madison Li's and James' dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "What the hell just happened?"
Doctor Li: "James... Your father caused an overload. He sacrificed himself to keep the Enclave from getting the purifier, and to buy us time to escape. There'll be more of them coming. We need to get out of here before they find us, or else your father died in vain." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ Doctor Li: "I... I need to rest. Lie down, or something. This is just too much. Rothchild should help you. But don't forget that he's Brotherhood. I've never trusted them. Be careful what you tell them."
(Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "What are you doing now?"
Doctor Li: "I'm assisting Rothchild with some of his research. I've worked with portable generators more extensively than he has. I don't really care for the idea that this is supporting some gigantic military robot, but given the state of things, I recognize the need for it." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 The Sole Survivor: "Why did you leave the Brotherhood in the first place?"
Dr. Li: "I was tired of being stepped on and used by the Brotherhood. First there was the water purification project, designed to freely benefit the entire Capital Wasteland. Even though the Brotherhood allowed it to be activated, they wanted to control it. Then there were other, more classified projects. Always using my work as weapons of war. I simply had enough." Note: This dialogue option appears during From Within when talking to Dr. Li after bringing her evidence of Virgil's fate. (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 4)
- ↑ Sentinel Lyons: "Doctor Li? It's Sarah Lyons. I'm in the control room; we're both here. What's going on?"
Doctor Li: "I've been monitoring the equipment remotely, and we have a serious problem. The facility has been damaged during the fighting. Some of it looks accidental; some of it may have been sabotage. There's pressure building up in the holding tanks. It needs to be released now, or else the whole facility could explode. To release the pressure, you're going to have to turn the purifier on. Do you understand me? It has to be turned on NOW. If I'm reading this right, I'm afraid there are lethal levels of radiation inside the chamber. I'm sorry. I wish there were some other way, but there's just no time. It has to be done now, or the damage will be catastrophic." Note: This is a conversation between Sentinel Lyons and Doctor Li (over an intercom) inside Project Purity during Take it Back!. (Sarah Lyons' and Madison Li's dialogue in Falllout 3)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Where's Doctor Li?"
Scribe Bigsley: "Tch. She apparently decided to pursue "more interesting projects" up north in the Commonwealth. The real reason is that she couldn't handle us Scribes "improving" upon her work. She's the kind of woman who needs to be in charge of EVERYTHING. Good luck to her out there in the Wasteland; it's a long walk to the Commonwealth. Can't say she'll be missed." (Scribe Bigsley's dialogue)
- ↑ The Sole Survivor: "Why would we want you dead?"
Dr. Li: "I did some pretty sensitive work for the Brotherhood of Steel. Even though Lyons let me go, there were a few others in the ranks that thought I knew too much. That's why I came to the Institute. It was only place that I thought I'd be out of the Brotherhood's reach and still be able to do my research." Note: This is part of a dialogue choice when meeting Madison during From Within. (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 4)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Where's Doctor Li?"
Daniel Agincourt: "You haven't heard? I guess I shouldn't be surprised. She basically folded. After the purifier was started, she decided she'd had enough, and headed up north. Said she was looking for the Commonwealth. Like she'd ever make it on her own." (Daniel Agincourt's dialogue)
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Where's Doctor Li?"
Alex Dargon: "Oh. Well, she... After what happened to you when the purifier started, I think she just kind of had enough. It was really hard on her, you know? First losing your dad, and then the Enclave, and then the Brotherhood taking over here. It was really just too much for her. So I guess she packed up a few things and headed off north, towards the Commonwealth. Rumor has it there's a scientific community up there. I sure hope she finds what she's looking for." (Alex Dargon's dialogue)
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Dr. Li: "They... lied to me. They lied to me, and I didn't even realize how far it went. All those years of loyalty... for nothing."
The Sole Survivor: "Now you know that Father is a liar. He doesn't deserve to have you here." Dr. Li: "And I'll never forgive him for it. I came to the Institute to get away from the Brotherhood... from the whole world. I just wanted to do my research in peace. Father took me in and gave me access to cutting edge technology that I only dreamed existed. I became jaded. I thought that the Institute cared. That they wanted to better mankind. Maybe in their own twisted way, they still do. But now I realize if you can't trust the people you're working for, then it's all pointless. If they lied about Doctor Virgil, who knows what else they've been lying about... or what their plans are for my work." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 4)
- ↑ Institute Advanced Systems terminal entries; terminal, Personal Notes
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 The Sole Survivor: "Father trusts me, and so should you."
Dr. Li: "He trusts you because you're family. I'm not. I can't just take your word for it... I need more than that." The Sole Survivor: "The Brotherhood has always been straight with you." Dr. Li: "I am getting a bit tired of all the secrets here. Sometimes I feel like Father isn't being straight with me... like there are things I'm not supposed to know about. I don't like that. But still, how can I turn my back on all of this?" The Sole Survivor: "Your work could be instrumental in freeing the Commonwealth." Dr. Li: "*Sigh* You really know how to push my buttons, don't you. You know, I never understood why the Institute was so damn selfish. All those innocent people up there... dying. And here I am surrounded by technology that could make their lives better. Yet we hide down here and insulate ourselves from everything and everyone. It's not right... it's not right. I'll make my way back to the Brotherhood, but I'm going to have to do it on my own. I can't take any chances being seen with you. Tell whoever sent you that they've just regained the services of Doctor Madison Li." Note: These are the successful responses in a series of persuasion checks which occur when meeting Madison Li during From Within. (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 4)
- ↑ Advanced system notes
- ↑ Institute Advanced Systems terminal entries; terminal, Personal Notes
- ↑ The Sole Survivor: "Are you happy here?"
Dr. Li: "[SUCCESS] You'd think being surrounded by cutting edge laboratory equipment and some of the greatest minds the world's ever known would be enough. Only problem is the lack of transparency. I don't think we get the full story on everything that occurs down here. What does that have to do with why we're talking?" (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 4)
- ↑ The Sole Survivor: "I give up. What would it take to convince you?"
Dr. Li: "All right, I'll play your game. I had a colleague down here... a Doctor Virgil. Several months ago, there was an accident in his lab, and he was killed. I wanted to help with the investigation, but Father had the laboratory sealed saying that it was contaminated. The incident never sat right with me. The more I asked about it, the more I felt like Father was deflecting my questions. If you bring me solid information on what killed him, I'll take it as a favor from the Brotherhood, and consider your offer. Do we have a deal?" (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 4)
- ↑ The Sole Survivor: "I know this may come as a shock, but Doctor Virgil is still alive. I met him myself."
Dr. Li: "Oh, please. Do you really think a cheap tactic like that is going to work on someone like me? Stop trying to avoid the legwork by lying. Either you get me the evidence or we have nothing else to talk about. Deal?" (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 4)
- ↑ The Sole Survivor: "Is everything okay, Doctor Li? You seem pretty tense."
Dr. Li: "Yes, things are... it's fine. I'm sorry. I don't socialize much. I prefer to focus on my work. I hope you appreciate the responsibility that will come with being the director of the Institute. Now, what do you need?" (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 4)
- ↑ Rosalind: "I've been thinking about unified field theory and I had a few insights that I wanted to discuss."
Dr. Li: "I have to admit, you're the fastest learner I've ever known. At the rate you're going, it'll be you that's teaching all of us." Rosalind: "Oh, I plan to do a lot more than that. I intend to be running the Institute before I'm forty." Dr. Li: "I'm sure you will. Maybe you can change the motto to "Womankind - redefined."" Rosalind: "I like it!" Note: This is one randomized set of lines in the AdvSys5 dialogue scene. (Rosalind Orman's and Madison Li's dialogue)
- ↑ The Sole Survivor: "Tell me about the people in your division."
Dr. Li: "I'm not sure what there is to say. Doctor Watson is the Specialist Projects Lead Scientist. He's... how to put it... very organized and precise. Doctor Orman is the youngest scientists in the Institute, and she's something of a prodigy when it comes to physics." (Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 4)
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