Joanne Lynette Joanne Lynette is the current First Citizen of Vault City in 2241 . Background . Joanne has an extreme managerial , economic , and efficient personality . She ' s used to getting what she wants . She wasn ' t abused , tortured , or twisted in any way as a youngster . Privileged and superior complexities were hardwired into her head around the time she was five or six years old , and she ' s never been the same . She ' s always known that she was destined to lead the Vault 8 Citizens , and that power has gone to her head . She ' s been the leader of Vault City for many , many years , and she ' s seen the worst that the wasteland has to offer - but rather than taking sympathy on the poor souls that have come to Vault City for protection , she has instead taken the view that these " outlanders " were simply not strong or smart enough to achieve what Vault City has , and thus , are inferior . She tends to overwork a lot , and she sees all her time as precious , giving her little patience for socializing without a purpose ( i . e . , if it doesn ' t involve politicking , she ' s going to be working late at the office instead ) or for people dropping in and wasting her time . Though Mentats are banned in Vault City , one can attempt to steal and discover that she carries some . Character . As expected , Lynette has had no positive romantic relationships up until her potential relationship with Westin from the NCR in the endgame of " Fallout 2 " . She ' s had little time for anything other than her job , and that ' s her focus . If anyone throws her job or decisions into question , she takes it as the worst sort of personal attack . Lynette uses any negative situation involving outlanders to reinforce her beliefs and disregards or ignores any positive aspects ; she ' s single - minded and set in her ways . The fact that she ( and Vault City ) had an " environmental welcome mat " stretched out for them ( with the GECK ) when they emerged from Vault 8 meant they suffered little hardship in comparison to other struggling communities , but this simply doesn ' t factor into her thinking . She believes that Vault City and the Vault citizens have survived and thrived because they are a superior breed of human - smarter , better , and more capable than the human trash that prowls the wasteland . She is so single - minded that when informed of the Enclave ' s defeat she merely inquires as to the strength of their power armor and how it could help solidify Vault City ' s supremacy . Interactions with the player character . Effects of player ' s actions . It is important to not be rude to Lynette , even questioning Vault City ' s policies and her decisions can result in the Chosen One being thrown out of Vault City for good , cutting off several important quests . Even if the player character attains citizenship , Lynette will still revoke it and exile them if upset . Therefore , never question Vault City ' s usage of " servants " , claim to agree with Thomas Moore or suggest his murder , do not ask about Vault City ' s attitude towards outsiders , nor suggest Vault City and Gecko cooperate . Doing any of these things can result in loss of welcome . Appearances . Joanne Lynette appears only in " Fallout 2 " .