NVDLC03BrainTank.txt

== Topics ==
TOPIC 	TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT 	EMOTION 	RESPONSE TEXT 	#
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50	Go on, go on! You've wasted enough of my valuable time. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50	Well? What are you waiting for? Get moving and leave me in peace. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50	No time to waste! Go deal with the Think Tank! 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50	Oh! Don't worry about me. We can talk more when we're both back at the Sink. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50	I'll see you at the Sink. Good luck. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50	Ugh! It's bad enough the indignities you've put me through, must you continue to prattle on at me? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50	{Sincere} Nice to see you back. I trust the adventuring is going well. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50	Oh, it's you again. What do you want? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50	Well, well, look who finally dragged themselves in out of the Wasteland. And where have we been, hmm? Crawling through pits of radioactive muck again? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50	{Sarcastic} Ah, the meat has returned. Lovely. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50	< Player Brain Top Level Topics > 	
 	Fine, you've got a deal. 	Neutral 50	{Surprised} Really? Hmm. I didn't expect you to actually agree to that. I'm afraid that was a bit of a bluff, really. I'm not going with you. 	
 	Fine, you've got a deal. 	Neutral 50	Right. A deal it is, then. Glad to hear it. 	
 	Are you... my brain? 	Neutral 50	Ah, lovely, figured that out, have we? {slightly baby-talking, praising a small and stupid child} Would you like a cookie? 	
 	Why are you such a dick? 	Neutral 50	Well, that's a fine how-do-you-do! Me! A, quote, dick, unquote. As if I'm the one responsible for the way you carry on, gadding about the Wastes. 	
 	Why are you such a dick? 	Neutral 50	I'm not the one that makes us clamber around tetanus-infested ancient Vaults or go charging off to New Vegas on missions of ill-conceived revenge! 	
 	Why are you such a dick? 	Neutral 50	And have we forgotten who got us shot in the head and buried in a shallow grave? Hmm? Do you think I enjoyed that little moment? 	
 	Listen, you're my brain, so you'd better be more respectful! 	Neutral 50	{Sarcastic} Oh, had I? What exactly will you do if I don't? {emph} Not put me back in that cranial {dungeon} donjon you call your head? Heavens forbid! 	
 	Actually, yes. I would love a cookie. 	Neutral 50	{Beat, stunned that the player would actually say this} I... {sigh} ugh... is this really what I have to look forward to? 	
 	Come on, let's go. We're getting out of here. 	Neutral 50	Ew! Crawl back in there? Are you mad? I don't know where you've been! 	
 	Come on, let's go. We're getting out of here. 	Neutral 50	For all I know, you're riddled with disease, or packing one of those delightful head wounds you seem to attract! 	
 	Come on, let's go. We're getting out of here. 	Neutral 50	I'm not crawling back into your head just to ooze right back out again! 	
 	So... what do you say, brain? Join me for some more wild adventures? 	Neutral 50	Well... I suppose you've convinced me well enough. I'll rejoin your body if that's your final decision. 	
 	So... what do you say, brain? Join me for some more wild adventures? 	Neutral 50	Unfortunately, before we get to that stage of the proceedings, we have a problem. 	
 	So... what do you say, brain? Join me for some more wild adventures? 	Neutral 50	Even if I could settle myself back in your skull and reconnect all those pesky nerve endings, Dr. Mobius doesn't have the tools here. 	
 	So... what do you say, brain? Join me for some more wild adventures? 	Neutral 50	We would have to make use of Dr. Klein's lab, and I rather doubt the brains are inclined to share. 	
 	Why does my brain sound so... masculine? 	Neutral 50	Ah, well, as to that... you'd be surprised how hard a feminine-sounding voice modulator is to find in the Forbidden Zone. 	
 	Why does my brain sound so... masculine? 	Neutral 50	It's not as though brain-sustaining life support tanks grow on trees. I had to take what I could get. 	
 	How the hell did Mobius get hold of my brain? 	Neutral 50	After the Think Tank extracted me from your skull, they fell to bickering amongst themselves. I'm sad to say we were quite forgotten about. 	
 	How the hell did Mobius get hold of my brain? 	Neutral 50	Dr. Mobius saw an opportunity to gain some leverage, and had me spirited away to his dome. 	
 	Cool! I can talk to my own brain! Can my heart and spine talk, too? 	Neutral 50	{Taken aback by the player's statement} Err... yes, well, you do know that those particular organs don't have neurons and are thus incapable of speech, yes? 	
 	This is too weird. I'll be back later. 	Neutral 50	Barring the unlikely event that I evolve some sort of rocket-propelled locomotion, I will be here. 	
 	Of course you're responsible! You're my brain! 	Neutral 50	{Outrage} I most certainly am not! I am the seat of all reason and logic in our little partnership! 	
 	Of course you're responsible! You're my brain! 	Neutral 50	All those... {vague disgust} feelings that motivate you, that sense of righteousness and that rush you get when you help someone, do you know where those come from? 	
 	Of course you're responsible! You're my brain! 	Neutral 50	All those... {vague disgust} ugh... feelings that motivate you, those urges to hurt people, to take and crush and maim, do you know where they come from? 	
 	Of course you're responsible! You're my brain! 	Neutral 50	All those... {vague disgust} ugh... feelings that motivate you, do you know where those come from? 	
 	Of course you're responsible! You're my brain! 	Neutral 50	Glands. They come from glands. Free of the tyranny of your ape-like and primitive endocrine system, I can see how foolish your motives are. 	
 	Oh come on, that stuff's fun! 	Neutral 50	{Rising emphasis with each word} Fun? Fun?! Is tetanus fun? Hmm? Is rickets? What about {SEP-sis} sepsis, enjoy that do we? 	
 	Oh come on, that stuff's fun! 	Neutral 50	The things you do with our body are suicidally dangerous, and if you could silence your glandular impulses, you would hear me screaming at you! 	
 	I didn't realize it caused you so much distress. 	Neutral 50	{Mollified, but still pretending to pout a little} Well, maybe next time you hear me telling you that charging a Nightkin with a penknife is a bad idea, you'll listen. 	
 	We'll revisit this topic later. 	Neutral 50	Oh yes, I rather expect we will. We'll be having a {emph} very long talk about crawling through old ruins, haring off on missions of revenge. {Beat, these are the worst of all} And Cazadores.	
 	We'll revisit this topic later. 	Neutral 50	Oh yes, we'll talk a lot about {emph} them. 	
 	I could smash this tank you're in. How about that? 	Neutral 50	By all means, if the idea of spending the rest of your days as a true Lobotomite appeals to you. 	
 	I could smash this tank you're in. How about that? 	Neutral 50	Actually, come to think of it, you probably wouldn't mind that, would you? 	
 	Once you're back in my head, I'll watch television. Lots. And lots. Of television. 	Neutral 50	{Actually scared for once} You... you wouldn't! That's inhuman! 	
 	Fine, never mind. 	Neutral 50	{Smug} Yes, I rather thought so. 	
 	Don't tempt me, brain. 	Neutral 50	{Sulking} Fine. I'll try to respect you more. Sir. 	
 	Don't tempt me, brain. 	Neutral 50	{Sulking} Fine. I'll try to respect you more. Ma'am. 	
 	I would. And I'd follow it up with an alcohol-and-ant-nectar cocktail every night. 	Neutral 50	You're a monster! A deranged, self-destructive monster! 	
 	Maybe not, but it got your attention, didn't it? 	Neutral 50	I suppose it did. {Acid} Bravo, you've managed to intimidate a brain in a jar. 	
 	Never mind. I want to talk about something else. 	Neutral 50	Of course you do. How... scintillating. 	
 	I don't recall giving you a choice. Let's go. 	Neutral 50	While the brute force approach is a lovely one, really, it won't work. 	
 	I don't recall giving you a choice. Let's go. 	Neutral 50	Even if I wanted to settle myself back in your skull and go to all the trouble of reconnecting nerve endings, Dr. Mobius doesn't have the tools here. 	
 	I don't recall giving you a choice. Let's go. 	Neutral 50	We would have to make use of Dr. Klein's lab, and I rather doubt the brains are inclined to share. 	
 	What's it going to take to convince you? 	Neutral 50	I'd like to find a nice little place to live, maybe in Goodsprings, and settle down where we won't get shot at. Not as often, at any rate. 	
 	What's it going to take to convince you? 	Neutral 50	But since that doesn't seem likely... what's your plan? 	
 	Come on, we have a duty to the Wasteland, we have to get out of here! 	Neutral 50	There go those glands again. Is the endorphin rush you get from doing the right thing really that good? 	
 	I'm not spending the rest of my life here when there's a whole world to loot. 	Neutral 50	Ah yes, there's that greed and general sense of malice. I'd nearly forgotten it. What's the plan, then? 	
 	Hold that thought, we'll come back to it. 	Neutral 50	Heh. Hold that thought. That's almost clever. 	
 	Why? They promised to put us back together once I did what they wanted. 	Neutral 50	And you believed them? Really? I know you were recently deprived of my fabulous advice, but... really? 	
 	Why? They promised to put us back together once I did what they wanted. 	Neutral 50	Once I'm delivered into their clutches, they'll find a way past the radar fence and the whole Mojave will be their playground. 	
 	Why? They promised to put us back together once I did what they wanted. 	Neutral 50	And that is assuming of course that one of them doesn't take a fancy to our body and decide to slip his own brain into it instead. 	
 	Then let's go make them share. Come on, brain, it's stomping time! 	Neutral 50	Oh, lovely, we've reached the mindless violence portion of the program. Tell me, what exactly are you - and I use the word loosely - planning? 	
 	How did he manage that? 	Neutral 50	I don't know. I'm afraid the trauma of our separation rendered me quite insensate. I didn't come around until I was safely ensconced in this tank. 	
 	How did he manage that? 	Neutral 50	I'm quite sure whatever he did was highly scientific, though. 	
 	Hmm. Let me think about this. 	Neutral 50	Ha! Thinking without a brain. The very idea is perverse. 	
 	If the Think Tank won't hold up their bargain, we'll make them. Let's go. 	Neutral 50	{Sigh} Very well, I suppose I have no choice. Goodbye peaceful, soothing brain jar, hello head wounds and scorpions. 	
 	If the Think Tank won't hold up their bargain, we'll make them. Let's go. 	Neutral 50	Right! Look out, Think Tank! This brain is coming out of its jar! 	
 	I'll handle the brains. You stay here - you'll be more useful outside my head. 	Neutral 50	That arrangement suits me fine. Do try not to get too many holes drilled in your head, will you? I may want to drop by for sentimental reasons. 	
 	That seems like a pretty unlikely coincidence. 	Neutral 50	Hardly. Dr. Mobius keeps a close optical sensor on the goings-on at the Think Tank. As soon as he saw the opportunity, he took it. 	
 	Well, that answers that. On to something else. 	Neutral 50	Well, as long as your curiosity is satisfied. 	
 	You talk a lot of science, brain, but you don't make a lot of sense. 	Neutral 50	{Sigh} Very well, let me put this in terms you'll understand. Brain: smart. Heart: stupid. Spine: very stupid. You: exceptionally stupid. 	
 	You talk a lot of science, brain, but you don't make a lot of sense. 	Neutral 50	Does that explain the matter? 	
 	Well, you don't have a mouth, but you can talk. Explain that, smarty-pants! 	Neutral 50	I don't have... {vague disgust} Ugh! I have an inferior frontal gyrus wired directly into a speech-synthesizing processor. 	
 	Well, you don't have a mouth, but you can talk. Explain that, smarty-pants! 	Neutral 50	Your heart can't be wired up to a... a thought-synthesizing processor! You can't talk to it! 	
 	Uh, brain? You seem... awful smart all of a sudden. 	Neutral 50	I've been bettering myself, I'll have you know. I've been reading - actual literature, mind you, not that ¡La Fantoma! or Tæles of Chivalrie drivel. 	
 	Uh, brain? You seem... awful smart all of a sudden. 	Neutral 50	I've been studying the classics, acquiring a solid grounding in medicine and the sciences. 	
 	Uh, brain? You seem... awful smart all of a sudden. 	Neutral 50	Also, I'm fairly certain this tank has been liberally salted with ground Mentats. 	
 	All this smart-talk is hurting my head. Please stop it. 	Neutral 50	Well, we certainly wouldn't want to strain your comprehension, would we? 	
 	What about my spine? 	Neutral 50	{Anguished noise of frustration} Argh! 	
{Medicine 55} 	But you're the source of most of those glands. Unless you're arguing that my thyroid is to blame. 	Neutral 50	[SUCCEEDED] I... well... look, it's all a very complex system of biofeedback and other things I wouldn't expect you to understand. 	
{Medicine 55} 	That doesn't seem quite right... 	Neutral 50	[FAILED] And you're an expert on your own glandular delusions, are you? No, leave this one to an impartial authority: me. 	
 	Admit it. You're just as glandular as I am. 	Neutral 50	Oh, all right... perhaps I am, but at least I'm logical about it. 	
 	What's so bad about letting the brains get out? They don't seem that terrible. 	Neutral 50	Don't seem so bad? They vivisected us just to see what would happen! Have you forgotten the Lobotomites? The Cyberdogs, I assume you saw those? 	
 	What's so bad about letting the brains get out? They don't seem that terrible. 	Neutral 50	Imagine that kind of "science" spread across the entire Mojave. Every man, woman and child we've met reduced to a Lobotomite. 	
 	What's so bad about letting the brains get out? They don't seem that terrible. 	Neutral 50	Is that what you want? 	
{Speech check 75} 	You're part of me. I know you don't want to let that happen any more than I do. 	Neutral 50	[SUCCEEDED] {Sigh, realizes the player is right.} Well, I suppose I do miss those endorphin rushes when we save the day. All right - what's the plan? 	
{Speech check 75} 	Come on! We have to stop them! And stuff! 	Neutral 50	[FAILED] We have to do no such thing! Just don't bring them the tools they need to get out! 	
 	That's going to be a problem. Until they fix me, I can't leave Big Mountain either. 	Neutral 50	Hmm, I had overlooked that particular angle. Still, it's not so bad staying here, is it? We could be comfortable. 	
 	Are you really saying you'd let the Think Tank outwit us? 	Neutral 50	{Indignant} You're trying to appeal to my ego now, aren't you? Well, let me tell you something about ego, my friend. 	
 	Are you really saying you'd let the Think Tank outwit us? 	Neutral 50	Ego does {emph} not come from a gland. That's all intellect, and I'll be damned if I'm going to float here and let them put one over on us! What's the plan? 	
{Guns 75+} 	I'm going to give them a demonstration of the physics behind small, fast-moving chunks of lead. 	Neutral 50	[SUCCEEDED] Hmm... now that you mention it, I do miss that lovely "rat-a-tat boom" a bit. It's just not the same without a body to feel the recoil. 	
{Guns 75+} 	I'm going to give them a demonstration of the physics behind small, fast-moving chunks of lead. 	Neutral 50	What's the next step, then? 	
{Guns 75+} 	I'm going to introduce them to a world of pain. Bullet pain. 	Neutral 50	[FAILED] Yes, I think you haven't quite got the hang of punning yet. 	
{Energy Weapons 75+}	I'm going to show them what's really the brightest thing in the room. 	Neutral 50	[SUCCEEDED] Oh, energy weapons. Yes... I'd almost forgotten how much fun those are. How do we proceed, then? 	
{Energy Weapons 75+}	We've got lasers, right? I thought we'd use lasers. 	Neutral 50	[FAILED] I hate to say it, but your ability to handle high-tech energy weapons doesn't exactly instill within me great confidence. 	
{Explosives 75+} 	Ever had a squirrel brain omelet? That, but on a bigger scale. And with bombs. 	Neutral 50	[SUCCEEDED] Well, you have always been thorough in your destruction. All right, what's your plan? 	
{Explosives 75+} 	I think bombs? Yeah, maybe bombs. 	Neutral 50	[FAILED] I see. And you plan to be standing in the midst of this mayhem? Well, that's a novel strategy. 	
{Melee 75+} 	The brains have forgotten the little things. Things like sharp blades and heavy chunks of steel. 	Neutral 50	[SUCCEEDED] Going the old-fashioned route, are we? I rather like it. What's next? 	
{Melee 75+} 	I thought since they like lasers so much, I'd surprise them. With a club or something. 	Neutral 50	[FAILED] Before you go that route, do me a favor and read up on the history of battles in which men with swords fought giant brains with lasers. 	
{Unarmed 75+} 	I'm going to show them even a video screen can get a black eye. 	Neutral 50	[SUCCEEDED] Not much of one for the high-tech approach, are we? Well, I suppose we'd best get on with it. 	
{Unarmed 75+} 	I sort of thought I'd just start punching things and see where that gets me. 	Neutral 50	[FAILED] Hmm... yes, I don't think you've {emph} quite thought this through yet. 	
 	Let's just say violence is the last resort of the civilized man, and I'm feeling mighty uncivilized.	Neutral 50	With an attitude like that, it's small wonder you got yourself shot in the head. 	
 	There's no need to be sarcastic. Meeting your own brain is a slightly odd event. 	Neutral 50	Yes, well, believe me, the opposite is equally true. Good Lord, have you bathed at all since they pulled me out of you? 	
 	Yes. Because running around a crater full of bizarre science experiments, hygiene is a top priority.	Neutral 50	Well, I see sarcasm hasn't eluded you. Fine, perhaps now isn't the best time, but it's the principle of the thing. 	
 	I've been busy. 	Neutral 50	{sarcastic, maybe a little baby-talk} Oh yes, I rather expect you have. You must have been swamped, you poor dear. Why don't you relax and put your feet up? 	
 	I've been busy. 	Neutral 50	I've just been traumatically scooped out of my body and plugged into this jar, that's all. But, you've been {emph} busy. 	
 	What about you? That tank isn't exactly looking springtime fresh. 	Neutral 50	{Taken aback, player has caught him} I... well... that's a completely different matter! The tank isn't biological, it's not the same at all! 	
 	Don't you want to be reunited? I thought you'd be happy to get back into my head! 	Neutral 50	I'm not going to lie to you, the prospect is definitely not that appealing. 	
 	Don't you want to be reunited? I thought you'd be happy to get back into my head! 	Neutral 50	Look at it from my perspective. Here, I have peace, quiet, and safety - well, barring the odd rogue scorpion. 	
 	Don't you want to be reunited? I thought you'd be happy to get back into my head! 	Neutral 50	In your head, I've got poison, radiation, grisly injuries, and biological functions. 	
 	Don't you want to be reunited? I thought you'd be happy to get back into my head! 	Neutral 50	Do you know how much more you can get done when you're not constantly looking for places to urinate? It's quite a lot, I can tell you. 	
 	But what about the good things? What about a cool breeze on your cheek, the smell of food... love? 	Neutral 50	Overrated biological feedback. Believe me, you only feel that way because you've got all that meat... oozing hormones. 	
 	But what about the good things? What about crushing those who oppose you, the smell of fire... loot?	Neutral 50	All motivated by nothing but an imbalance in certain brain chemicals. The tank corrects for that - I feel no urge toward antisocial behavior. 	
 	I can see your point. What can I do to make this a fair compromise? 	Neutral 50	If you want me back, we need to establish some ground rules. 	
 	I can see your point. What can I do to make this a fair compromise? 	Neutral 50	First, showers! Second, regular check-ups. {emph} Regular, mind you, and from a reputable doctor. 	
 	I can see your point. What can I do to make this a fair compromise? 	Neutral 50	That Julie Farkas woman, for example. She seems to know a thing or two. 	
 	I can see your point. What can I do to make this a fair compromise? 	Neutral 50	Third, you need to listen to me more than your hormonal choir and genitalian orchestra. Promise me that, and you've got a deal. 	
 	Too bad. I've got arms, you don't. You're coming with me. 	Neutral 50	I can see there's going to be no reasoning with you at all, is there? I'm nothing more than a slave to your deranged, glandular whims. 	
 	Come on, you're my brain and I'm your body. This is meant to be, baby! 	Neutral 50	{DUPE} {Dawning revulsion} Are you... are you coming on to me?! Sweet Lord, I don't even have the words for how repugnantly wrong that is! 	
 	Come on, you're my brain and I'm your body. This is meant to be, baby! 	Neutral 50	{Dawning revulsion} Are you... are you coming on to me?! Sweet Lord, I don't even have the words for how repugnantly wrong that is! 	
 	Come on, you're my brain and I'm your body. This is meant to be, baby! 	Neutral 50	Please tell me we weren't that perverse when I was in your head. 	
 	Come on, you're my brain and I'm your body. This is meant to be, baby! 	Neutral 50	{Shaking off the horror} Anyways, even if... {disgust} that... was on the table, we have a problem. 	
 	I promise I'll take better care of myself. 	Neutral 50	Even if I believe you - and I'm not saying I do - we still have one significant problem we're facing. 	
 	<Lie> I promise I'll take better care of myself. 	Neutral 50	Even if I believe you - and I'm not saying I do - we still have one significant problem we're facing. 	
 	Come on, you're my brain and I'm your body. This is meant to be, baby! 	Neutral 50	{DUPE} {Dawning revulsion} Are you... are you coming on to me?! Sweet Lord, I don't even have the words for how repugnantly wrong that is! 	
 	Come on, you're my brain and I'm your body. This is meant to be, baby! 	Neutral 50	{DUPE} {Dawning revulsion} Are you... are you coming on to me?! Sweet Lord, I don't even have the words for how repugnantly wrong that is! 	
{Speech 75+} 	Isn't it just as true that you only feel this way because you're lacking those hormones? 	Neutral 50	[SUCCEEDED] Hmm... I suppose you're right. That does call certain assumptions into question, doesn't it? 	
{Speech 75+} 	You can't really believe that. 	Neutral 50	[FAILED] I don't "believe" it, it's just a simple fact. One may as well "believe" the earth is round or that the specific gravity of uranium is 18.9. 	
 	So, we're at an impasse. You can't feel what I feel, and I can't think the way you think. 	Neutral 50	Indeed. Quite the conundrum. How do you suppose we resolve it? 	
 	Yeah, bet you didn't think of that, huh? 	Neutral 50	Yes yes, all right, bravo, you've come up with something I neglected to consider. There'll be no living with you now. So, what do we do about this? 	
 	Look what happened to the Think Tank. Do you want to end up like them after a few hundred years? 	Neutral 50	It's true, the brains here have experienced some degree of... deterioration. I'm confident that with a few decades of work, I can solve the problem. 	
 	I think we have to trust each other and acknowledge that we aren't complete if we're separated. 	Neutral 50	I suppose there might be some advantage to that, yes. There's a chance that the re-integration would create some improved synergy between us. 	
 	Well... maybe we could keep going like this. What do you think? 	Neutral 50	You mean, I'll stay in my tank and you'll stay in your... skin... and we'll each handle our own areas of expertise? 	
 	Well... maybe we could keep going like this. What do you think? 	Neutral 50	Hmm, I certainly like the sound of that. 	
 	I don't know. I have to think about this some more. 	Neutral 50	Yes of course, by all means take your time. 	
 	So, what, you'd rather just stay here? Never leaving that tank of... whatever that stuff is? 	Neutral 50	Well, certainly there might be some things I miss about being ambulatory. We have seen some incredible sights, haven't we? 	
 	So, what, you'd rather just stay here? Never leaving that tank of... whatever that stuff is? 	Neutral 50	Jason Bright and his followers launching into the vast unknown. 	
 	So, what, you'd rather just stay here? Never leaving that tank of... whatever that stuff is? 	Neutral 50	HELIOS One coming back on-line. 	
 	So, what, you'd rather just stay here? Never leaving that tank of... whatever that stuff is? 	Neutral 50	But still, given the tremendous, potentially life-ending peril that went along with those... yes. Yes, I'd rather stay here. 	
 	Well, if you like being stuck in there so much, maybe I'll just leave you. 	Neutral 50	{Sarcasm, mock-pleading} Oh no! Please don't leave me here in this nice, safe dome where I have access to nutritive fluids and a fully indexed library! 	
 	Well, if you like being stuck in there so much, maybe I'll just leave you. 	Neutral 50	Please don't deprive me of being dragged through a landscape so bleak, it was actually improved by the end of the world! 	
 	Well, if you like being stuck in there so much, maybe I'll just leave you. 	Neutral 50	I don't know how I could bear it. 	
 	What would happen to me if I left you here? 	Neutral 50	Hmm. Let me see... I suppose you'd continue on much as you are now, using that synthetic thinking machine to do the heavy lifting. 	
 	What would happen to me if I left you here? 	Neutral 50	Unless of course the batteries run out, but that seems unlikely. 	
 	Why did you never say anything about how you felt before? 	Neutral 50	What did you think all those self-preservation instincts were, hmm? 	
 	Why did you never say anything about how you felt before? 	Neutral 50	All those times you thought, for a fleeting second, "maybe I shouldn't punch that Deathclaw in the face?" 	
 	Why did you never say anything about how you felt before? 	Neutral 50	That was me, telling you {emph} exactly how I felt before! 	
 	And if I put you back? 	Neutral 50	I'm not entirely sure. I suppose there's a chance that the re-integration would create some improved synergy between us. 	
 	And if I put you back? 	Neutral 50	What form that might take, though, I cannot say. 	
{Science 75+} 	Then surely you've taken into account the corrosive effects of long-term exposure to biogel. 	Neutral 50	[SUCCEEDED] Of course I accounted for that! Do you think I'm so stupid... no, you're right. 	
{Science 75+} 	Then surely you've taken into account the corrosive effects of long-term exposure to biogel. 	Neutral 50	Maintaining my current functionality will be harder than I thought. This bears some further looking into. 	
{Science 75+} 	You really think you're smarter than the Think Tank and Dr. Mobius combined? 	Neutral 50	[FAILED] Actually, yes. I do think that. I think that exact thing. All the time. 	
 	Fine, you can stay here. Not like I need this hassle. 	Neutral 50	{Acid} Oh, no, you don't need this hassle. You're too busy treating your body like a canvas of sucking flesh wounds to deal with your brain! 	
 	Maybe I have been a little unfair. If you want to stay here, I'll let you. 	Neutral 50	{A little awkward, trying not to sound offensive} Ugh... It's not that I didn't like being in your head, you understand. As far as heads go, it was a rather nice one. 	
 	Maybe I have been a little unfair. If you want to stay here, I'll let you. 	Neutral 50	Well, then. I suppose this is goodbye for now. What will you do? 	
 	Maybe I'll explore the Big Mountain more before I go back to the Think Tank. 	Neutral 50	Will you take some free advice from your brain? Don't trust the Think Tank. They aren't... right. In the brain, I mean. 	
 	Maybe I'll explore the Big Mountain more before I go back to the Think Tank. 	Neutral 50	They're fiercely protective of their technology, and none of them is likely to share it willingly. 	
 	Okay, then. I'm going. 	Neutral 50	Good, go! 	
 	I will! 	Neutral 50	Fine! 	
 	I've changed my mind. I want you back in my skull after all. 	Neutral 50	{Sarcasm} Oh, what joy. What bliss. Well, seeing as how I have no leverage with which to persuade you otherwise... are you sure? 	
 	I've thought it over, and I want you back in my head. We're both stronger together. 	Neutral 50	I've come to a similar conclusion myself. Are you sure that's what you want? 	
 	Great! 	Neutral 50	I know it's great! 	
 	< Do Not Translate - Player Brain Expository topics> 	Neutral 50	I suppose now that we're reunited, you'll want to fill your torso up with those other meaty parts the Think Tank took from us. 	
 	< Do Not Translate - Player Brain Expository topics> 	Neutral 50	Personally, I think your upgrades are quite a bit better, but now that I'm with you the Sink's Auto-Doc can plug them back in, no problem. 	
 	< Do Not Translate - Player Brain Expository topics> 	Neutral 50	Right, then, off we go. Klein will be in for a nasty shock when he realizes the pacification field won't work on a mind and body reunited. 	
 	< Do Not Translate - Player Brain Expository topics> 	Neutral 50	Right, then - you'd best be off, hadn't you? The Think Tank will be waiting. 	
 	< Do Not Translate - Player Brain Expository topics> 	Neutral 50	Oh, don't worry about me - when you're gone, I'll flush myself over to the Sink. It's amazing how far you can get in this place with a good flush. 	
 	< Do Not Translate - Player Brain Expository topics> 	Neutral 50	I'll keep myself hidden in the ductwork - Klein won't suspect I'm inside the Dome, so he won't know the pacification field no longer works on us. 	
 	< Do Not Translate - Player Brain Expository topics> 	Neutral 50	I can also upgrade the Sink's Auto-Doc with the procedures to reinstall your heart and spine - assuming you want all that flesh and gristle back. 	
 	< Do Not Translate - Player Brain Expository topics> 	Neutral 50	With any luck, I'll see you in the Sink when this is all over. 	
 	I'm sure. In you go. 	Neutral 50	Fine. I hope you'll pay a bit more attention to me this time around. 	
 	I'm sure. In you go. 	Neutral 50	All right. This shouldn't be too painful... 	
 	On second thought, never mind. 	Neutral 50	{Sarcasm} Well, the important thing is that you're good and decisive about these things. 	
 	I think I need to think about it some more. 	Neutral 50	Certainly. Whenever you're ready. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideBrain 	Neutral 50	{Narration} {PC took brain back} The Courier, organs intact, continued onwards, a little less heavy of step, but with all the organs in the right places. As they should be. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideBrain 	Neutral 50	{Narration} {Knowingly} After all, brains can develop a life of their own when left to their own thoughts, and the Courier's brain was more clever than most. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideBrain 	Neutral 50	{Narration} {PC left brain in tank} The Courier left the brain at the Big Empty. A strange thing to say, but it was the truth. Brains are less important than they may seem. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideBrain 	Neutral 50	{Narration} When the Courier's body finally passed, the brain was saddened. It kept on, remembering the vessel that had once contained it. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideBrainOut 	Neutral 50	{Narration} {Bad Karma} And so it burbled and bubbled inside its tank, smug that it still could dream {emph} its future without {Emph, disdain} glands getting in the way. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideBrainOut 	Neutral 50	{Narration} In time, however, it became so self-obsessed it wondered if perhaps nothing existed except itself. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideBrainOut 	Neutral 50	{Narration} It decided to test this by turning the weapons of the Big Empty against each other and seeing what happened. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideBrainOut 	Neutral 50	{Narration} {Quiet} The answer is lost to history, {beat, wary} as is much of the Mojave. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideBrainOut 	Neutral 50	{Narration} {Good or Neutral Karma} Even at the end when it started to fail, however, the brain resisted going into a floating chassis like the Think Tank. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideBrainOut 	Neutral 50	{Narration} It never said why. Perhaps it was out of respect for the Courier's body. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideBrainOut 	Neutral 50	{Narration} {Quiet, respectful} All things must come to an end, and to hang on to the past is something that's not to be undertaken lightly. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideFlag09 	Neutral 50	{Narration} {Good or Neutral Karma} With the Courier at the helm, Science became a beacon for the future. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideFlag09 	Neutral 50	{Narration} There was Old World Blues, and New World Hope. {Beat} And hope ruled the day at Big {Mountain} MT. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideFlag09 	Neutral 50	{Narration} {Bad Karma} {Sad} With the Courier at the helm, it was all this and more. 	
 	NVDLC03EndingSlideFlag09 	Neutral 50	{Narration} Old World Blues, New World Misery - the two became one in the Courier's shadow. 	
== Conversation ==
TOPIC	TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT 	EMOTION 	RESPONSE TEXT 	#
 	NVDLC03PlayerBrainBarks	Neutral 50	<Humming> 	
 	NVDLC03PlayerBrainBarks	Neutral 50	Let's see... 4... 5... 8... 1... 5... 1... yes! That's it! I've calculated pi to the very end! 	
 	NVDLC03PlayerBrainBarks	Neutral 50	It's not that I want to be a Robobrain exactly, but... some treads would be nice. 	
 	NVDLC03PlayerBrainBarks	Neutral 50	{Singing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PscQSSdlX-Q} A British tar is a soaring soul, as free as a mountain bird...	
 	NVDLC03PlayerBrainBarks	Neutral 50	How's the body doing? Any fresh head wounds I should know about? 	
 	NVDLC03PlayerBrainBarks	Neutral 50	How are the old batteries holding up, hmm? Experiencing any slowdowns yet? 	
Category:Old World Blues dialogue files
ru:DialogueExportNVDLC03BrainTank.txt