Brailee Ewers

Brailee Ewers is a resident of Arefu suffering from a severe case of delusional disorder, appearing .
==Background==
The 36-year-old Brailee is a warm and compassionate person, with an extremely trusting nature and just a touch of shyness.Brailee Ewers: "You must be exhausted from all that walking in this horrible heat. Oh, and hungry too! Sit, please! Brailee Ewers is the name. Don't mind my husband Kenneth. He woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning!"(Brailee Ewers' dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "Huh? What are you talking about? Evan King sent me."Brailee Ewers: "Oh! Evan! He's such a gentleman. Please, do come inside. Let me unlock the door for you!"(Brailee Ewers' dialogue) The recent troubles at Arefu caused by The Family had a profoundly negative effect on Brailee, as combined with a poor diet of pre-packaged "food" and long isolation at home with her overly protective husband resulted in her developing a severe delusional disorder. 
Brailee now lives inside a utopia of her own making, where Arefu is a cozy village,Brailee Ewers: "Hey ho! Welcome back to our cozy village!"(Brailee Ewers' dialogue) where the children play safely in the grassy knolls outside,The Lone Wanderer: "Can you tell me more about what's been going on around here?"Brailee Ewers: "Oh my, I don't know. Mrs. West is probably whipping up a batch of her famous cookies and all the kids are playing in the yards. It's so nice outside, the grass looks lovely this time of year."(Brailee Ewers' dialogue) or fishing at the lake.The Lone Wanderer: "I'm looking for Ian West. Have you seen him?"Brailee Ewers: "If I recall he and the boys are probably at the lake fishing. Those rapscallions! There's no telling what monkeyshines they'll get into next!"(Brailee Ewers' dialogue) Brailee owns a garden with begonias near the front gate of her yard,The Lone Wanderer: "Yes, quite lovely. Um... I've got to go."Brailee Ewers: "Oh, certainly! Close the front gate when you leave and mind my begonia garden... I just planted them."(Brailee Ewers' dialogue) and is a member of a homeowner's association, bringing "muffins" to each meeting,The Lone Wanderer: "Um... okay... You do know there was a war 200 years ago, right?"Brailee Ewers: "Well, I must speak to my husband about that. We could bring it up at the next homeowner's association meeting. Ah, I do love the meetings so much. I think I'll bring muffins!"(Brailee Ewers' dialogue) together with Matilda West. Inside this fantasy world, Brailee also makes preserves, chocolate chip cookies, and bakes pies (which, in reality, is just random junk she gives to others as presents).The Lone Wanderer: "Evan King told me to check on you. Is everything okay?"Brailee Ewers: "Oh! He's such a dear! I must remember to make more of those preserves he loves so much."(Brailee Ewers' dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "Any help you can provide would be appreciated."Brailee Ewers: "Why, yes. Let me give you one of my old fashioned chocolate chip cookies! Enjoy!"(Brailee Ewers' dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "Wow, are you batshit insane or what?"Brailee Ewers: "Well now, there's no cause for name calling! How rude! I have a pie cooling on the window sill I must attend to. Good day!"(Brailee Ewers' dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "Any help you can provide would be appreciated."Brailee Ewers: "Ohhhh! I'm sorry, I'll have to bake another batch. Maybe some other time."(Brailee Ewers' dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "Never mind."Brailee Ewers: "Oh, alright. Do come back later, though. I'm making cookies!"(Brailee Ewers' dialogue) Finally, she rejects the reality that the Wests are dead, believing they are just dead tired from the square dancing at the barn the night before.The Lone Wanderer: "Did you know the Wests are dead?"Brailee Ewers: "Dead tired I bet from the square dance in the barn last night! What a time we had!"(Brailee Ewers' dialogue) Her mind consistently reinterprets events to fit in with the fantasy she created; when the Lone Wanderer knocks on the door, she instantly takes them for a mailman delivering the fall fashion catalog.Brailee Ewers: "... Hello? Is this the mailman? Oh I do hope my fall catalog has arrived!"The Lone Wanderer: "Sure, yeah. I have your fall catalog."Brailee Ewers: "Oh, goodie! I can hardly wait to browse the latest fashions. Please, do come inside. Let me unlock the door for you!"(Brailee Ewers' dialogue)
She is married to Ken Ewers, who is keenly aware of her mental state and considers her to be "dumber than a bag of hammers."The Lone Wanderer: "Your wife let me in... something about a catalog?"Ken Ewers: "Oh for the love of... Look, she's dumber than a bag of hammers, okay? If you want to talk to anyone, you need to talk to me. So what the fuck do you want?"(Ken Ewers' dialogue) At the same time, he loves her dearly and is extremely protective of her, which coupled with recent events made him extremely paranoid - and likely exacerbated Brailee's pre-existing issues.Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.80:"Ken Ewers:This 40-year-old man is a bag of nerves who is terrified of the current attacks that have been plaguing the settlement. He masks this by being incredibly short and gruff with strangers and will impart only the smallest tidbits of useless information to you. He is fiercely protective of his wife and will inter-pose himself if anyone even tries speaking with her. He is the picture of paranoia and can't fight worth a damn." The two have been completely shut-in ever since Arefu went on lockdown due to The Family attacking the town's brahmin.Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.63:"Brailee Ewers:Brailee is 36 and married to Ken Ewers. She is a bit shy, and it doesn't help that she rarely gets to speak to anyone, thanks to her overprotective husband. She is warm and exudes compassion. In recent months, a combination of pre-packaged "food," being cooped up with Ken for hours at a time, and her already-fragile mind has caused her to become delusional, creating a more utopian world inside her head."
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Blood Ties: Brailee Ewers is one of the Arefu residents who need to be checked on. After completing the quest, she rewards the player character by baking them "cookies," as she calls them, which are nothing more than tin cans.
==Inventory==
==Notable quotes==
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* - Before handing over a tin can
==Appearances==
Brailee Ewers appears only .
==References==
Non-game
Category:Arefu characters
Category:Fallout 3 human characters
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