Synth Retention Bureau

The Synth Retention Bureau (S.R.B.) is a branch of the Institute tasked with tracking and capturing escaped synths.
==Background==
After the Institute began creating advanced synthetic humans ("synths") many developed strong personalities and a desire to escape their life of servitude.The Lone Wanderer: "Anything else I should know?"Victoria Watts: "Just understand that this android is now, for all intents and purposes, a man. He looks human, he acts human. He believes he IS human. But even if he's not... Even if he's a machine... He's capable of rational thought. And emotion. So you see, his soul is as human as yours or mine. This person -- and he is a person -- deserves a chance at freedom. Please, if there's a shred of decency in you, don't take that away from him."(Victoria Watts' dialogue) With the help of Institute synth sympathizers like Liam Binet, and factions like the Railroad, many synths have escaped the Institute, most of them subsequently having their minds wiped and faces reconstructed, allowing them to live lives as normal humans.The Sole Survivor: "Why are you helping synths?"Liam Binet: " "(Liam Binet's dialogue)Desdemona: ""The Sole Survivor: "That sounds like slavery."Desdemona: "Exactly. "(Desdemona's dialogue)
As a result of the synth escapes, the Institute founded the Synth Retention Bureau, or S.R.B., a branch of the Institute dedicated solely to the recovery and rehabilitation of escaped synths. The Institute scientists developed synths called coursers, designed to track down and reclaim escaped synths.Justin Ayo: "Coursers hunt down and reclaim synths that have escaped the Institute. But I gather you know all of this, since you've encountered one already."(Justin Ayo's dialogue) Inside the Institute, the Sole Survivor learns of the tension between the S.R.B and the other divisions (especially Advanced Systems) and that a scientist named William Moseley was employed as a bridge between the two divisions.The Sole Survivor: "What's your story, William?"William Moseley: "Me? Oh... Uhh, I've been acting as sort of a liason between Advanced Systems and the SRB for a few years now. Doctors Li and Ayo didn't really get along, as I'm sure you can imagine. It worked better if someone could sort of bridge the gap. Anyway, I'm just here trying to do my part."(William Moseley's dialogue)
==Known members==
SRB members 	SRB members 	SRB members
Scientists 	Scientists 	Scientists
Dr. Zimmer 	Justin Ayo 	Alana Secord
Field agents 	Field agents 	Field agents
Conrad Kellogg 	Art 	M7-62 (Mayor McDonough)
Roger Warwick 	Sammy 	Sole Survivor (optional)
Coursers 	Coursers 	Coursers
S3-47 (Armitage)	A3-21 (Harkness) (formerly)	Chase (formerly)
X4-18 	X6-88 	X9-27
Z2-47 	X1-02 	X1-91
X2-36 	X2-71 	X3-24
X3-28 	X3-37 	X3-51
X5-76 	X6-57 	X7-55
X9-73 	 	
Informants 	Informants 	Informants
AJ 	Cricket 	Doc Weathers
Henry Cooke 	Lucas Miller 	Marowski
Tommy Lonegan 	Trashcan Carla 	
==Notes==
Zimmer mentions that Harkness used to work for a "special branch of the Commonwealth Police."Lone Wanderer: "I've found your android. It's Harkness, Rivet City's security chief!"Zimmer: "Harkness, you say? Yes... Yes, that makes sense. He used to work for a special branch of the Commonwealth Police, after all."(Zimmer's dialogue)
==Appearances==
The Synth Retention Bureau appears in Fallout 3 and Fallout 4.
==Gallery==
Fo4_Art_Synth_Reclamation_(top_floor).png|Room for rehabilitating synths, from The Art of Fallout 4
Art of Fo4 Synth fabrication room.jpg|Art of Fallout 4
Fo4-reclamation-chair.png|Reclamation chair
==References==
Category:The Institute
es:Agencia de Retención de Synths
pt:Escritório de Retenção de Sintéticos
ru:Бюро Робоконтроля
uk:Бюро Робоконтроля
zh:合成人回收部门