Paulie Cantelli

Paulie Cantelli is the co-proprietor of A Quick Fix in Rivet City in 2277.
==Background==
Paulie and his wife Cindy run A Quick Fix, the chem dispensary in the Rivet City market. The shop is well known for its good stock;DialogueRivetCity: "It was so noisy last night. I could hardly sleep."DialogueRivetCity: "Maybe A Quick Fix has something that will help you sleep. Cindy's got all kinds of good chems."DialogueRivetCity: "I'll try that."(Rivet City conversations; Character dialogue page list) however, it would be doing better if Cindy could trust Paulie enough to be left unattended, let alone close the shop by himself.Paulie Cantelli: ""Cindy Cantelli: ""(Rivet City conversations; Paulie Cantelli's and Cindy Cantelli's dialogue) She has had to get Seagrave Holmes to make a secure storage unit for her, but Paulie stole the key and she has to get a new one.Seagrave Holmes: "Hey, Cindy. How's that secure storage unit I made you working out?"Cindy Cantelli: "Paulie stole the key. I'll need you to stop by and change the lock for me."(Rivet City conversations; Seagrave Holmes' and Cindy Cantelli's dialogue) All of this is because Paulie is a chem addict who constantly steals from the shop to fuel his own addictions.Cindy Cantelli: "This is A Quick Fix. I mean that's the name of our shop. Paulie and mine that is. My name is Cindy. Cindy Cantelli."The Lone Wanderer: "Damn! You sound like you've been sampling your own stuff."Cindy Cantelli: "No, no, no! I would never do that. Paulie does. Sample it, I mean. He's my deadbeat husband."(Cindy Cantelli's dialogue) The Lone Wanderer: "You shouldn't take that stuff. It'll kill you."Paulie Cantelli: "That's what Cindy says too. But I got the itch. I need it bad."(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue) Cindy has basically come to run the shop herself.The Lone Wanderer: "Why don't you just take them from your shop?"Paulie Cantelli: "My wife, Cindy. She's always watching the inventory. If I take any, she'll lock me out."(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue) At this point, their marriage is almost nonexistent; they barely talk and have little in common. Cindy, and others, have tried to talk some sense into him, but it has not worked, and the strain of his constant chem use and neglect has caused her to give up on him.Vera Weatherly: "Hello Cindy. Is Paulie off getting high again? You really should kick him out."Cindy Cantelli: "Don't know where he is, and I'm not sure I care. I saw you talking to Bannon the other day. Did he mention me?"Vera Weatherly: "No. He's never going to notice you, Cindy. Especially if you're still with Paulie. Just forget about Bannon."(Rivet City conversations; Vera Weatherly's and Cindy Cantelli's dialogue)Cindy Cantelli: "Go home, or get high, or whatever it is you do when I'm not around."Paulie Cantelli: ""(Rivet City conversations; Cindy's and Paulie Cantelli's dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "So your husband is an addict?"Cindy Cantelli: "He's hopeless. I have to keep him away from the shop or he'll rob us blind. One of these days he's going to end up dead."(Cindy Cantelli's dialogue) Paulie, in his craze for chems, is unaware of how bad things are, both with his addiction and his marriage.Ted Strayer: "Dude, I believe in better life through chems, but you're taking it way too far. You gotta cut back some."Paulie Cantelli: "Whoa. No such thing as too much. In fact, I'm going to do some more."(Rivet City conversations; Ted Strayer's and Paulie Cantelli's dialogue)Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.90: "Paulie CantelliPaulie is your classic addict. His wife, Cindy, runs A Quick Fix, which sells Chems. The shop would actually make money if he would stop using up all the inventory himself. Most of his waking thoughts are about when he can get his next fix. He is frequently distracted and has trouble focusing. Paulie and Cindy are married in name only. They barely talk and share little in common. He isn't even aware of how much he neglects his wife."(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census)Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.66: "Cindy CantelliCindy runs A Quick Fix, which sells Chems. Cindy has given up on her addict husband, Paulie Cantelli. They go through the tired motions of a marriage without really interacting with each other. She never uses Chems herself, although she has no problem selling them to others. She has what is called a convenient morality. Currently she has a crush on Bannon but has not gotten up the courage to approach him. However, since he is a regular churchgoer, she is there every Sunday, sitting as close to him as possible."(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census) Should he die for whatever reason, she will initially be relieved,Cindy Cantelli: "This is A Quick Fix. I mean that's the name of our shop. Paulie and mine that is. My name is Cindy. Cindy Cantelli."The Lone Wanderer: "Damn! You sound like you've been sampling your own stuff."Cindy Cantelli: "No, no, no! I would never do that. Paulie did. Sample it, I mean. He's dead now, thank God."(Cindy Cantelli's dialogue) only to realize that she does care for him.Vera Weatherly: "Hello Cindy. I know we haven't been the best of friends, but I am sorry he's dead. I know he meant something to you."Cindy Cantelli: "I really miss him. I didn't think it would hurt this much."(Rivet City conversations; Vera Weatherly's and Cindy Cantelli's dialogue) 
Paulie spends his time chronically abusing chems as dangerous as Psycho and trying to get others to join his binges. His constant pestering of Mei Wong has exacerbated her nervousness,Paulie Cantelli: ""Mei Wong: "Look, I keep telling you. I'm not into that. Psycho rots your brain. Just leave me alone."(Rivet City conversations; Paulie Cantelli's and Mei Wong's dialogue)Paulie Cantelli: "Make it quick, will ya? I'm coming down and I gotta get my fix."(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue) not that he remembers it,Paulie Cantelli: "Hey, haven't I seen you somewhere before?"Mei Wong: "Yes. Every night on the flight deck. Paulie, those chems are trashing your memory. Now let me eat in peace."(Rivet City conversations; Paulie Cantelli's and Mei Wong's dialogue) as he is usually too high and confused to remember anything important.The Lone Wanderer: "I'm trying to find out Rivet City's history. Can you help?"Paulie Cantelli: ""(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue) He usually steals most of his chems from Doctor Preston.The Lone Wanderer: ""Paulie Cantelli: "Okay, okay! I steal them from Doc Preston. There's an empty room across from the Staley's. I hide them in the file cabinet in there."(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue) Even Ted Strayer, who has a positive opinion of chems, thinks Paulie takes it too far.Ted Strayer: "Dude, I believe in better life through chems, but you're taking it way too far. You gotta cut back some."Paulie Cantelli: "Whoa. No such thing as too much. In fact, I'm going to do some more."(Rivet City conversations; Ted Strayer's and Paulie Cantelli's dialogue) Paulie's chem use has left him so brokePaulie Cantelli: "Who are you? Got any Psycho? I could really use a fix, but I'm broke. Ha ha! I run the chem shop, but I'm broke and can't buy chems!"(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue) that he cannot even pay for meals, offering to trade Mentats for brahmin steak with Angela Staley (she always refuses).Paulie Cantelli: "Angela, how would you like to trade some Brahmin steak for Mentats? It'll make you beautiful."Angela Staley: "No thanks, Paulie. Last time I tried that stuff Diego got so mad at me. I'll just get you some noodles."(Rivet City conversations; Paulie Cantelli's and Angela Staley's dialogue)
Rivet City security, as well as everyone else, is well aware of Paulie's addiction. Chief Harkness is among the people who try to get him to at least slow down on his usage, to little effect.Harkness: "Paulie, you need to lay off the chems."Paulie Cantelli: "I know, I know. Tonight's my last night. Honest."(Rivet City conversations; Harkness' and Paulie Cantelli's dialogue) Both Harkness and Lana Danvers have to remind Paulie to keep away from the edge on the flight deck, well aware that he uses any chance he can to get high and that the risk of an incident is high.Paulie Cantelli: ""Harkness: "You're wasted, Paulie. If you're going to stay on the flight deck, try to stay away from the railing."(Rivet City conversations; Paulie Cantelli's and Harkness' dialogue) Paulie Cantelli: ""Commander Danvers: "Paulie, you're wasted. Just do me a favor and don't fall off the deck."(Rivet City conversations; Paulie Cantelli's and Lana Danvers' dialogue) Paulie, like Cindy, prefers the hangar deck over the upper deck denizenry and dislikes the upper deck for their perceived sense of moral superiority.The Lone Wanderer: "What is this I hear about the Hangar Deck and Upper Deck?"Paulie Cantelli: "Damn Upper Deckers. They think they're better than us. Well, screw them."(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue)
==Daily schedule==
He is normally seen roaming around anywhere in Rivet City.
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Wasteland Survival Guide: Paulie can be asked by the player about the history of Rivet City. He does not know of any.
* You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head: Paulie informs the player of the potential whereabouts of Ted Strayer.The Lone Wanderer: "Where can I find Ted Strayer?"Preston, Bannon, Belle Bonny, Cindy Cantelli, Paulie Cantelli, Seagrave Holmes, Tammy Hargrave, Harkness, Lopez, Mei Wong, Lana Danvers, Clifford, Christie Young, Henry Young, Rivet City security: "Have you tried the common room? That's where he sleeps. Otherwise...hmmm. You can probably find him on the flight deck some days, if it isn't raining. He usually goes to the Muddy Rudder on Sundays. Beyond that, who knows."(Preston's, Bannon's, Belle Bonny's, Cindy Cantelli's, Paulie Cantelli's, Seagrave Holmes', Tammy Hargrave's, Harkness', Lopez's, Mei Wong's, Lana Danvers', Clifford's, Christie Young's, Henry Young's, and Rivet City security's dialogue) 
* Strictly Profitable: Paulie can be enslaved with the use of the Mesmetron and sold to Grouse. Should this happen, there is no change in dialogue with his wife Cindy Cantelli.
* Overdose: If the player has Psycho in their inventory, they can give it to him for negative Karma (-100 points).The Lone Wanderer: "Here. Have some Psycho."Paulie Cantelli: "Thanks, man. I really need this fix."(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue) If one wants additional negative Karma, they should give him as much Psycho as they can before he dies. There are some drugs (including Psycho) on his own desk, which can be stolen and given back to him.
===Effects of player's actions===
* If the player passes a hard Speech challenge, Paulie will give the location of his chem stash.
* If Cindy Cantelli is dead, Paulie will run A Quick Fix.Paulie Cantelli: "Looking for a fix?"(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "I need some chems."Paulie Cantelli: "Let's get high."(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue)Paulie Cantelli: "Haven't seen you in here before. Do you need a fix? I might have what you need. You can always come see Paulie to get what you need."(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue)
==Inventory==
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==Notes==
* Paulie Cantelli's medical information may be accessed from Doctor Preston's terminal in the Rivet City clinic.
* It is not possible to help him overcome his addiction. All one can do is encourage, or ignore it.
* If Cindy dies and Paulie takes over control of the shop, the Lone Wanderer will no longer have the option of giving him any more Psycho.
* Paulie believes that, with Doctor Madison Li's science team and Rivet City's security keeping them safe, they have a real chance to rebuild society.The Lone Wanderer: "Why are you guys living on this boat?"Paulie Cantelli: "It's a place to live, safe from Raiders and Super Mutants. With Doctor Li on our side, maybe we can even begin to rebuild the world."(Paulie Cantelli's dialogue)
==Notable quotes==
==Appearances==
Paulie Cantelli appears only .
==References==
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