Veronica.txt

== Topics ==
TOPIC 	TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT 	EMOTION 	RESPONSE TEXT 	#
 	FollowersAcknowledgeMyOrder 	Neutral 50 	I buy that. 	
 	It's time for us to part ways. 	Neutral 50 	Why does everyone always say that? 	
 	On second thought, stick with me for a little longer. 	Neutral 50 	What is this, the Hokey Pokey? 	
Yes, I'm sure. 	I just think we should right now. 	Neutral 50 	Okay. Then I guess I'll be back at the 188. Maybe digging in some dirt for scrap metal or something. {Guilting.} 	
I'd like you to go back to the Lucky 38 for now.	I do. We'll meet up at the Lucky 38. 	Neutral 50 	Nice! Can I order room service? 	
 	I think we should travel together. 	Neutral 50 	Let's go make trouble. 	
 	I think we should travel together. 	Neutral 50 	Ooo. Sorry. Don't want to be a third wheel, you know? 	
 	Let's get going. 	Neutral 50 	Aw, just when the standing around was getting exciting. {playful, not derisive.} 	
 	FollowersOverburdened 	Neutral 50 	Hey, I can't really move, now. But I'll follow you in spirit. 	
 	Let's talk about your tactics. 	Neutral 50 	Am I punching too much? I get carried away. 	
 	I want you to change your combat style. 	Neutral 50 	My recommendation - more punching. 	
 	I want you to attack enemies the moment you see them. 	Neutral 50 	You mean like, even more? 	
 	I want you to attack enemies the moment you see them. 	Neutral 50 	Beats waiting till they shoot me first. 	
 	Let's talk about something else. 	Neutral 50 	Yeah. Shake things up a little. 	
 	That's all. Let's get going. 	Neutral 50 	Count me in. 	
 	Switch to a melee weapon. 	Neutral 50 	You mean like this melee weapon right here in my hand at this very second? 	
 	Switch to a melee weapon. 	Neutral 50 	Yes! Finally. Everything's coming up Veronica. 	
 	I want you not to attack enemies unless I've already engaged them. 	Neutral 50 	I like this plan where you're the decoy. 	
 	I want you not to attack enemies unless I've already engaged them. 	Neutral 50 	What a coincidence! I've been doing that all this time! {cheerily sarcastic} 	
 	I want you to use ranged weapons. 	Neutral 50 	{Hopeful} Does jumping at them with my fists count as ranged? {Then, dejected} <Sighs> Fine. 	
 	I want you to use ranged weapons. 	Neutral 50 	Are you talking to me, or a future Veronica who is not already doing that? 	
 	Let's talk about how close you're following me. 	Neutral 50 	What are you saying, exactly? {As though being broken up with, but lightly} 	
 	Stay close to me. 	Neutral 50 	Hey, now. You're gonna have to buy me dinner first. 	
 	Stay close to me. 	Neutral 50 	This is as close as I get until you turn into a leggy brunette. 	
 	Stay close to me. 	Neutral 50 	Sorry. I get distracted. Been scavenging too long. 	
 	Your distance is good. Let's talk about something else. 	Neutral 50 	See? I'm good at stuff. 	
 	All right, you're good. Let's get out of here. 	Neutral 50 	Good talk. 	
Keep your distance. Try to flank them. 	Keep your distance. 	Neutral 50 	They'll never see the haymakers coming. 	
Enough about tactics. 	Enough about tactics. 	Neutral 50 	Yeah. Screw them. {Cheerily jumping on the bandwagon.} 	
 	Let's trade equipment. 	Neutral 50 	Ooo. Got something good for me? Is it a dress? 	
 	Let's trade equipment. 	Neutral 50 	You're making me carry the heavy stuff, aren't you? {Accusatory} 	
 	Wait here. 	Neutral 50 	Shoulda brought something to read... 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Leave me alone. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Hey, you got a second? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	I'd slap him around, but he stood at my parents' wedding. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Plus he used to make excuses to get me out of my punishment when I'd slept through Head Scribe Taggart's lectures. Figure I owe him for that. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	<Sighs> He means well. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	I'd be angrier with him, but it's hard to stay mad at the guy who taught me how to box when all the other Paladins told me no. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	<Sighs> He always does what he feels is right. Usually that's a great quality. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Let's see what we've got here... Okay, yeah, this is the one I was thinking of. The pulse gun. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Although maybe the rangefinder could work too. And it looks like the NCR was onto some miracle farming technology. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	{Defeated} He wouldn't listen. The truth was right there staring him in the face. How could he not listen? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	{Disbelieving} God. {Then, saddened} I should get used to this, I guess. People get desperate, they turn on each other. First thing to go is trust. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	I don't think it's ever gonna be the same for me in there. Knowing no matter what I do, it's gonna end badly. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	But they're all I have. {Shaking her head, lost.} 	
 	GREETING 	Surprise 35	{Remorseful} God, I did this. This was my fault. Why didn't I see this coming? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 30 	Of course they'd track me. Of course they'd assume the worst. Sure, I left them. But that didn't mean I'd ever be free of them. 	
 	GREETING 	Sad 50 	I should've known I was beaten before I began. I just... I had to try, you know? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Well, if there was any question whether I should leave, I guess there's my answer. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	{Horrified} Why did you do that? They were going to let us walk away. Why did you attack them? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	I don't care that they started it. What you did was inexcusable. You need to go. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Clearly you're determined to fight the Brotherhood. Well, you can add my name to your hit list because you're on your own. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Okay, listen. The Brotherhood... they're not always the friendliest bunch. But I won't stand for you fighting them. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	This is your last chance. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	See? Pretty addictive, right? You do it once, it just makes you want to do it more. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	You can't help but notice that the Brotherhood barely exists to these people out here. We're like an urban myth. No real presence on the Outside. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	We just don't adapt like we should. Used to be that all you needed to get your way was a suit of power armor and a laser rifle. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Now... people are armed and organized. They're not afraid. But we still stick to our old approach, because it's all we know. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	You know, I've been thinking. The real problem with the Brotherhood is that we isolate ourselves. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Our training is top-notch, our technology gives us an advantage, but when it all comes down to it, we're losing because we shun the outside world. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	We always make enemies, never allies. We refuse to recruit outsiders, or see the value in their simpler technologies. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Hold on. I see something I want to punch. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	No offense, but you look like you've traveled a long way down some bad roads. Where'd you come from? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Couldn't get enough of talking to me the first time, huh? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Listen... I want to thank you for helping me out. I'm sorry that... things didn't go like I'd hoped. {Beside herself} 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	But at least I got the chance to try. At least I know for sure that there was nothing I could do. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Thank you for giving me that chance. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Wow, Mr. House is looking for you, huh? What do you think he wants? Bowling partner? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	What'd you think of Mr. House? I was surprised he only had the two robot sex slaves. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	That chip of yours... I wouldn't wager it on blackjack. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Unless the dealer has a five or six showing. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Whole future of New Vegas seems like it's up in the air. Guess I should wait things out before buying a condo in the Ultra-Luxe, huh? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Hope you're picking the winning side here. Be nice to fight for someone who's gonna be around for a while. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Next stop, Hoover Dam, huh? When we get there... can we stop by the souvenir shop? Their beaver mascot is just precious. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	What's up? 	
 	PLAYER FIRE WEAPON 	Neutral 50 	Am I gonna have to take that away from you? 	
 	PLAYER IN IRON SITES 	Neutral 50 	Why do we always hurt the ones we care about the most? {wry} 	
 	PLAYER LAY MINE 	Neutral 50 	Careful. Someone could trip on that. {calmly} 	
 	PLAYER THROW GRENADE 	Neutral 50 	Grenade! 	
 	Abraham wanted to say goodbye, and that he's gone North, into ghoul country. 	Neutral 50 	Oh god. He... {sighs} I guess he was lost a long time ago. Even at the end... 	
 	Abraham wanted to say goodbye, and that he's gone North, into ghoul country. 	Neutral 50 	Still... thanks for bringing word. At least, now I know. 	
 	Abe explained what happened in the Crater, how it healed him. 	Neutral 50 	{Drifting, dismissive} Hmm. Unlikely. He was a little too focused on gears and diodes... tech was the cure-all. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAbeMsg1 	Neutral 50 	Would you mind if I looked at the message? 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAbeMsg2 	Neutral 50 	Would you mind if I listened to the message? 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAbeMsg3 	Neutral 50 	Would you mind if I looked at the message you found? 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAbeMsg4 	Neutral 50 	Would you mind if I listened to the message you found? 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAbeMsgRefuse 	Anger 10 	{Irritated} Fine. I guess it doesn't matter anyway, keep it. I won't ask again. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAbeSim1 	Neutral 50 	{Waiting for player to step out of simulator} What was on it? What did he say? 	
 	What did you expect a ghoul to say? 	Sad 10 	{Sadly accepting} Yeah. Yeah. Thought as much. He'd been fading away for a long time. 	
 	I found the ghoul with the Accelerator you were looking for. 	Surprise 10	{Surprise, player found someone she thought was dead} You did? Where? Oh my God, I mean... I thought... I don't even know what I thought might have happened to him. 	
 	I found the ghoul with the Accelerator you were looking for. 	Neutral 50 	{Wary} But... you don't have a "this is good news" expression on your face. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAcceleratorChokept 	Sad 20 	{Default Choke Node} ...it doesn't matter. He died when we all retreated to Hidden Valley. I didn't expect to see him again, no one did. 	
 	I had to kill Monte for it. 	Neutral 50 	You killed him? {Beat} But... 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAcceleratorStg21 	Neutral 50 	Did he say anything when you met him? Anything...{about me, stops herself} anything at all? 	
 	Here's the accelerator. 	Neutral 50 	Where did you get this? 	
 	Here's the accelerator. 	Neutral 50 	{Wary} Guess I was right about the bad news, huh? Same look Elder McNamara always gave me when I was up for promotion. 	
 	You should watch this. 	Neutral 50 	{Given a farewell message} All right, I'll listen to it. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAcceleratorStg32 	Neutral 50 	{Given a farewell message} All right, I'll watch it. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAcceleratorStg33 	Sad 20 	{Watched a goodbye message, slightly choked up} That was... that was hard to watch. 	
 	What did Abraham say to you? 	Neutral 50 	{Confused, a little disoriented} The parts I understood? Didn't matter. Past all the garbage, all it amounted to was goodbye. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAcceleratorStg35 	Pained 10 	{Still a little dizzy} Sorry... feel a little out of it. Head's spinning a bit... 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAcceleratorStg35 	Surprise 10	{Surprise, knowledge downloading} Oh. Oh! 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAcceleratorStg35 	Sad 10 	{Blinking, just gained downloaded defense programs} I think he left me a gift. {Quiet} Maybe I can use it better than he did. 	
 	I trapped Monte in a subway tunnel, that ghoul's not coming back. 	Neutral 50 	Trapped him? Where? 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaAcceleratorTrapChokept 	Sad 10 	{Trapped only} And I don't like saying this, but the Mojave's safer with him... there. 	
 	Could you help me craft something? 	Neutral 50 	Step into my office. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch 	Neutral 50 	Not sure what my parents would think of me fighting for the NCR. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch 	Neutral 50 	But for New Vegas it seemed like this was the best chance at stability. I don't regret it. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch 	Neutral 50 	Never sided with a group of marauders before. But I think the Brotherhood stands a better chance against them than they did against the NCR. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch 	Neutral 50 	That gives me some hope. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch 	Neutral 50 	For some reason, it warms my heart that we fought for the kooky old geezer. Guess he reminds me of someone. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch 	Neutral 50 	Independent New Vegas. If that isn't redundant, I don't know what is. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch 	Neutral 50 	But I like its chances. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaHVEntranceEstranged 	Neutral 50 	Hey. I, uh, I can't go in with you. I'll wait here, okay? 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaULDressReceived 	Neutral 50 	<Gasps> For me? Do you mean it? No, no, it's too much! Well, okay. But it's too much! It's perfect. Thank you. Thank you. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaULDressReceived 	Neutral 50 	I... wish I had something to give you. I- wait! What about punching? That's the gift that keeps on giving. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaULDressReceived 	Neutral 50 	I could work on your punching with you, if you like. Show you how to counter like a Scribe. 	
 	Goodsprings. 	Neutral 50 	Wow, you {emph} have come a long way, then. I've never been there, but I've met some traders who pass that way. 	
 	Goodsprings. 	Neutral 50 	Well, welcome, then. I'm Veronica. I live in a hole in the ground. 	
 	The grave. 	Neutral 50 	Huh. Well, in that case I take it back. You look pretty good, given the circumstances. 	
 	I'm not entirely sure. 	Neutral 50 	Yeah, guess the roads must've been long, then, if you forgot where you started from. 	
 	None of your business. 	Neutral 50 	That's why I asked. My business is boring. You try trading and scavenging for a living and see if you don't start nosing into other people's affairs. 	
 	You live in a hole in the ground? 	Neutral 50 	Well, a bunker, if you want to get technical. I think it sounds more interesting my way. 	
 	You live in a hole in the ground? 	Neutral 50 	But I'm not there much anymore. I'm usually out here picking up food and supplies for my family. Whatever they need. 	
 	So you just leave your family in the bunker? 	Neutral 50 	Yeah. I'm not worried. They can handle themselves. But somebody has to get the groceries, know what I mean? 	
 	So you just leave your family in the bunker? 	Neutral 50 	And actually these days I think they'd rather have me out here anyway. But that's a whole other story. 	
 	So you just leave your family in the bunker? 	Neutral 50 	So, listen, can I ask you something on the level? 	
 	Go ahead. 	Neutral 50 	I had a run-in with this group calling themselves the Brotherhood of Steel. Pretty strange bunch. Do you know anything about them? 	
 	I'd rather you didn't. 	Neutral 50 	Forget I said anything, then. 	
 	Some other time, maybe. 	Neutral 50 	Sure. It's a small wasteland. I'm sure we'll run into each other again. 	
 	I met a group of them in a bunker west of here. 	Neutral 50 	And? 	
 	They're usually harmless unless you use advanced technology around them. 	Neutral 50 	Well that shouldn't be a problem for me. I can't afford anything like that. 	
 	They're enemies of the NCR. If you know where they are you should turn them in. 	Neutral 50 	Oh my gosh, really? Well, I didn't see where they went, but I'll keep an eye out. Wow, I had no idea they were so dangerous. 	
 	They're enemies of the NCR. If you know where they are you should turn them in. 	Neutral 50 	Thanks for letting me know. Glad I didn't do any business with them. 	
 	They've got the right idea. 	Neutral 50 	Do they? That's a relief. I wasn't so sure, myself. Protecting people from technology seems like a big job for such a small group. 	
 	I know who they are but I don't care about their agenda. 	Neutral 50 	Yeah, it's pretty far out, right? Fixating on old technology just doesn't seem very relevant to most people's lives. 	
 	Yeah. I know to shoot them on sight. 	Neutral 50 	That bad, huh? Guess I'm lucky I got away with my life. I'll make sure and avoid them from now on. Thanks. 	
 	Not really. 	Neutral 50 	That's okay, I wouldn't expect anybody to. I think they tend to keep to themselves. 	
 	I killed them all. 	Surprise 20	God, you're not lying, are you? You really did kill them. {Horrifying realization.} 	
 	I killed them all. 	Anger 50 	In that case, this is for them. {Spiteful.} 	
 	They seemed all right. 	Neutral 50 	You think? Well good, then. That puts me a little more at ease. 	
 	They seemed all right. 	Neutral 50 	Hey, so where are you headed, anyway? 	
 	I'm reserving judgment. 	Neutral 50 	That seems wise. I think I am, too. Although for how much longer, I'm not sure. 	
 	I don't care for them. 	Neutral 50 	Not very friendly, are they? 	
 	I don't care for them. 	Neutral 50 	Well, thanks for weighing in. Gives me something to think about. 	
 	I've heard they shoot lasers from their eyes. 	Surprise 15	Wow. I've got to admit, you have completely defied my first impression of you. {amused at idiocy} 	
 	I've heard they shoot lasers from their eyes. 	Happy 35 	Eye lasers. I'll be sure and look out for that next time. 	
 	I've heard they shoot lasers from their eyes. 	Happy 15 	Any other juicy bits of intel? 	
 	The Strip. 	Neutral 50 	Ooo. Very exciting. Gonna strike it rich, huh? 	
 	Hoover Dam. 	Neutral 50 	Huh. Just on your way to do a little heavily fortified sightseeing. Kind of a thrillseeker, aren't you? 	
 	I just kind of drift from place to place. 	Neutral 50 	Just wherever the wind takes you, huh? I like that. Keeps things interesting. 	
 	What's it to you? 	Neutral 50 	I'll be honest. You're the first person I've run across out here that looks like he can really handle himself. 	
 	What's it to you? 	Neutral 50 	I'll be honest. You're the first person I've run across out here that looks like she can really handle herself. 	
 	What's it to you? 	Neutral 50 	There are places I've never been to that'd be too dangerous for just me. What do you think? Maybe we could travel together, help each other out. 	
 	I go where I'm needed. 	Neutral 50 	Guess we have that in common, then. 	
 	Going to see an old friend. 	Neutral 50 	This is quite a journey you're going on, then. Must be an interesting relationship to have brought you all this way. 	
 	You don't look like much. What do you bring to the table? 	Neutral 50 	Heh. Good. That's the look I was going for. Trust me on this one, though. You'll be glad you brought me along. 	
 	You don't look like much. What do you bring to the table? 	Neutral 50 	If I turn out to be a burden, we can part ways at any time. No hard feelings. 	
 	Where are you hoping to go? 	Neutral 50 	Oh, nowhere in particular, really. Just hoping to see more of the world. Looking for a fresh perspective. 	
 	Where are you hoping to go? 	Neutral 50 	I want to see how different groups have adapted to survive in the Mojave. See if there's something I can learn from. 	
 	Okay, let's travel together. 	Neutral 50 	Now you're talking. One thing you should know, first, though. I asked you about the Brotherhood because I'm one of them. 	
 	Okay, let's travel together. 	Neutral 50 	I know, I know. But I had to know how you'd react when I told you. We've made a lot of enemies. 	
 	Okay, let's travel together. 	Neutral 50 	You still okay bringing me along? 	
 	I'd like to, but I can't take you with me right now. 	Neutral 50 	Aw, you really know how to make a girl feel like a stray cat. 	
 	I'd like to, but I can't take you with me right now. 	Neutral 50 	But okay. My offer stands, if we run into each other again. 	
 	Not interested. 	Neutral 50 	Suit yourself. You can always change your mind. 	
 	Don't you have a family to feed? 	Neutral 50 	Like I said, they can handle themselves. And I'm not the only one getting supplies for them. It's a big family. 	
 	I'm ready to travel with you. 	Neutral 50 	Good. I hoped you'd come around. Shall we? 	
 	Actually, I'm more comfortable now that I know you've had some training. 	Neutral 50 	I'm great at punching people. I'm not gonna lie. It's a gift. 	
 	Actually, I'm more comfortable now that I know you've had some training. 	Neutral 50 	Well, thanks for taking a chance on a naive young girl from California with stars in her eyes and a pneumatic gauntlet on her hand. 	
 	Actually, I'm more comfortable now that I know you've had some training. 	Neutral 50 	Let's hit the road, huh? 	
 	As long as you're honest with me from now on. 	Neutral 50 	Sure. Just don't ever ask me if your outfit makes you look fat. 	
 	Yes, but you're on a short leash. 	Neutral 50 	Fair enough. Maybe one day I'll have your complete trust, and I can be on a long leash. A girl can dream. 	
 	What is it? 	Neutral 50 	The Brotherhood is failing. {Beat} I've always known that. If we don't change course, we're going to fall apart or... fade away. 	
 	What is it? 	Neutral 50 	But until recently I haven't understood where we went wrong, or how to fix it. 	
 	What is it? 	Neutral 50 	I think I need to go home. 	
 	Tell me about yourself. 	Neutral 50 	I like long walks in the desert and candle-lit metal workshops. 	
 	Tell me about yourself. 	Neutral 50 	My favorite subject. 	
 	I have questions I wanted to ask you. 	Neutral 50 	He was dead when I got there. 	
 	I have questions I wanted to ask you. 	Neutral 50 	This better not be about the meaning of life. 	
 	I have questions I wanted to ask you. 	Neutral 50 	Well, when two people really love each other... you really don't know this stuff yet? 	
 	I have questions I wanted to ask you. 	Neutral 50 	Ooo, do I get a prize if I answer right? 	
 	I have questions I wanted to ask you. 	Neutral 50 	I was told we wouldn't be tested on this. 	
 	I have questions I wanted to ask you. 	Neutral 50 	A lifetime supply of Fancy Lads Snack Cakes, revenge against my enemies, and world peace. In that order. 	
 	I have questions I wanted to ask you. 	Neutral 50 	{Defensive} I was young and I needed the money. 	
 	I have questions I wanted to ask you. 	Neutral 50 	It's a free wasteland. 	
 	Ever heard of Mr. House before? 	Neutral 50 	Yeah. They say he built the Strip. Of course, they say a lot of things. No one's actually met him. 	
 	Ever heard of Mr. House before? 	Neutral 50 	Me? I think it's a hoax. Probably a group of people who want to avoid attention, or some made-up persona of a self-aware computer. 	
 	Ever heard of Mr. House before? 	Neutral 50 	Why else would he shut himself in like that? 	
 	Can you tell me anything about this platinum chip? 	Neutral 50 	Yeah. It's not for poker. 	
 	Can you tell me anything about this platinum chip? 	Neutral 50 	I've never seen anything quite like it, but I can tell you it looks like it was fabricated before the War, and not at a mint. 	
 	Can you tell me anything about this platinum chip? 	Neutral 50 	Some kind of tech... I'm gonna say... mid-2200s. Hold onto it. Might be your lucky chip. 	
 	Ever hear of a guy called Benny? 	Neutral 50 	Sure, he's one of the hotel managers on the Strip. He comes up in the news now and then. 	
 	Ever hear of a guy called Benny? 	Neutral 50 	Him and the other Chairmen run the Tops. It's one of the nicer hotels, or so I hear. 	
 	Ever hear of a guy called Benny? 	Neutral 50 	Elder McNamara wouldn't shell out for a passport for me, so I've actually never been to the Strip. Why do people get so cheap when they get old? 	
 	Know anything about New Vegas? 	Neutral 50 	Yep. It's your typical city layout. Rich people in a gated community surrounded by extreme poverty. 	
 	Know anything about New Vegas? 	Neutral 50 	House gave the area around the Strip to the locals, but he has no interest in it, so he ignores it entirely. It just needs new management. 	
 	Know anything about New Vegas? 	Neutral 50 	I'd love to see the Brotherhood do it, but since the Codex doesn't say "clean up Freeside" no one listens to me. Bunch of sticklers. 	
 	What do you think of the NCR? 	Neutral 50 	I'm worried they'll be the death of the Brotherhood. They take what they want. We defend our interests to the death. 	
 	What do you think of the NCR? 	Neutral 50 	But there's a handful of us and tens or hundreds of thousands of them. So it's not going to end well. 	
 	What do you think of the NCR? 	Neutral 50 	Last time we clashed we lost a lot of people. Retreated to our bunker. Now we're afraid to even move around during the day. 	
 	Any thoughts about Caesar's Legion? 	Neutral 50 	Silliest dressed band of raping, slaving marauders you'll see east of California, I'll say that. Where's that touch of Old World class? 	
 	Any thoughts about Caesar's Legion? 	Neutral 50 	Although I hear the soldiers mount each other as much as they mount their women, so maybe they did keep a little something from the Empire. 	
 	Any thoughts about Caesar's Legion? 	Neutral 50 	No such privilege for the women, though. Figures. So... to answer your question... they're a bunch of hypocritical jerkwads. {beat} It's a word. 	
 	Never mind. 	Neutral 50 	Darn it, I had some spectacular answers coming, too. 	
 	Let's keep moving. 	Neutral 50 	Let's. {Pleasantly} 	
 	Not now. 	Neutral 50 	Okay. Well, when you do, let me know, all right? 	
 	I'll take you back there, first chance I get. 	Neutral 50 	Great. Thanks. Thank you. I'll encourage people to name their non-ugly children after you. Seriously. 	
 	Can it wait? 	Neutral 50 	Sure, yeah. Just not too long, okay? I worry about them sometimes. {Not the ideal answer she wanted, but going with it, trying to stay upbeat.} 	
 	Why don't you just go back on your own? 	Neutral 50 	Wow, don't everybody volunteer all at once now. 	
 	Why don't you just go back on your own? 	Neutral 50 	I {emph} could do that. You're not interested in coming along? Hate to break up the band over a silly little thing like the future of everyone I care about. 	
 	That's just not important right now. 	Neutral 50 	This from the girl who walked from I-15 to the Colorado River looking for her lost package. 	
 	That's just not important right now. 	Neutral 50 	This from the guy who walked from I-15 to the Colorado River looking for his lost package. 	
 	That's just not important right now. 	Neutral 50 	I hope you change your mind. {miffed} 	
 	I have things I need to do. You'd better go alone. 	Neutral 50 	Not much for family gatherings, huh? All right, have it your way. 	
 	I have things I need to do. You'd better go alone. 	Neutral 50 	You ever want to look me up again, I'll be in my bunker in Hidden Valley. That's the {emph} luxury bunker. 	
 	What now? 	Neutral 50 	I'm not giving up. He wants evidence, but he'll never go looking for it. He's scared I'm right. 	
 	What now? 	Neutral 50 	He'll never listen unless I hold the proof right in front of his face. 	
 	You think the Elder will listen at all? 	Neutral 50 	He's a stubborn old man, but when it comes down to it, he's got our best interests at heart. 	
 	You think the Elder will listen at all? 	Neutral 50 	If he sees some indisputable sign we're on the wrong course, he won't ignore it. 	
 	What could we bring to him that would change his mind? 	Neutral 50 	I don't know. I don't know. We'd need something that shows the Brotherhood will fail. Or that it can do better a different way. 	
 	What could we bring to him that would change his mind? 	Neutral 50 	The only thing that'd get his attention is technology. 	
 	What could we bring to him that would change his mind? 	Neutral 50 	Huh. Maybe Father Elijah had the right idea. 	
 	So what is it you're trying to accomplish? 	Neutral 50 	That's my question to the Elder. All these years, the Brotherhood has collected weapons technology. And for what? 	
 	So what is it you're trying to accomplish? 	Neutral 50 	To keep it out of people's hands? That clearly hasn't worked. To defend ourselves? We can't compete with the NCR's numbers. Or the Legion's. 	
 	So what is it you're trying to accomplish? 	Neutral 50 	We're fighting a war for a lost cause. If we're going to survive, we have to find a role in society. Attract new members. 	
 	How would you propose to do that? 	Neutral 50 	Look at the Followers of the Apocalypse. They use their expertise to improve people's lives. They train them to be self-sufficient. 	
 	How would you propose to do that? 	Neutral 50 	That expertise cultivates respect and gratitude. Spreads their ideals. Draws talent to their cause. They make friends like we make enemies. 	
 	How would you propose to do that? 	Neutral 50 	But they don't know a fraction of what we know. If we took on their role, we could stand up to anyone. We wouldn't have to hide. 	
 	Father Elijah? 	Neutral 50 	Our Elder before McNamara. He had a nose for recovering lost technology. He'd send Scribes out into the desert chasing whatever leads he found. 	
 	Father Elijah? 	Neutral 50 	There were a few he only trusted me with. I can think of at least one that'd prove my point, if it still exists. 	
 	Father Elijah? 	Neutral 50 	There's a comm terminal not too far from here I'd use to access messages from him. If we go there I can pull up his research on it. 	
 	Tell me about the rangefinder. 	Neutral 50 	It's a targeting device for some kind of doomsday weapon based at HELIOS One. It was lost sometime after the War. 	
 	Tell me about the rangefinder. 	Neutral 50 	We held HELIOS One for a time. Lost a lot of people defending it. Too many. All for this weapon they never got working. 	
 	Tell me about the rangefinder. 	Neutral 50 	If it turns out to be a dud, it'd show how flawed our goals have been. Father Elijah said he thinks a scavenger might have sold it on the Strip. 	
 	Let's head out. 	Neutral 50 	I'm with you. Being around here isn't the same anymore. 	
 	Good intentions don't justify marching the Brotherhood to its death. 	Neutral 50 	No, but it does make it easier to forgive him. He's just misguided. 	
 	Good intentions don't justify marching the Brotherhood to its death. 	Neutral 50 	It's not too late to change his mind. 	
 	Have you considered that he might be right? 	Neutral 50 	Have {emph} you considered that he might be senile? 	
 	Have you considered that he might be right? 	Neutral 50 	The Brotherhood's strategy for survival worked back when we had a larger force, and no organized enemies. 	
 	Have you considered that he might be right? 	Neutral 50 	We're a tiny splinter from a shrinking group. We don't take on new members. But we're still picking fights with the big boys. 	
 	What's a pulse gun? 	Neutral 50 	Electromagnetic weapon from before the Great War. Experimental. It never saw mass production. 	
 	What's a pulse gun? 	Neutral 50 	But they were building it as a countermeasure to power armor, which they feared the Chinese were developing. 	
 	What's a pulse gun? 	Neutral 50 	Supposedly a prototype was being housed at Nellis. Imagine what it could do to the Brotherhood. We'd be on equal footing with any idiot with a gun. 	
 	Farming technology? 	Neutral 50 	More or less. Supposedly it's a vegetation enhancer. NCR has a science branch headquartered at McCarran airport. Guess they found something. 	
 	Farming technology? 	Neutral 50 	Guess somebody wasn't very good at keeping secrets, either. 	
 	Farming technology? 	Neutral 50 	We'd never pursue it because it's not a weapon. But self-sufficiency is fundamental to us. If it works they'd see the value of an alternate course. 	
 	Let's pursue the pulse gun. 	Neutral 50 	Yeah, maybe they'll think twice about engaging the NCR if they know one of those could be floating around. 	
 	Let's pursue the pulse gun. 	Neutral 50 	The notes say to look around Nellis Air Force Base. He suggests going through filing cabinets and computers in the commanding officer's quarters. 	
 	The rangefinder sounds promising. 	Neutral 50 	They defended HELIOS like it was their last stand. Didn't even know if there was anything worth defending. How could there be, with all we lost? 	
 	The rangefinder sounds promising. 	Neutral 50 	Even if it did work, it'd be under NCR control now. So it'd either prove our goals are wrong or we're incapable of pursuing them. 	
 	The rangefinder sounds promising. 	Neutral 50 	There's a pawn shop in Outer Vegas we could check. And I've heard of a gift shop in the Strip that deals in Pre-War antiques. 	
 	We should go after the vegetation technology. 	Neutral 50 	Okay. What better way to persuade them than to give them a taste of what they stand to gain, right? 	
 	We should go after the vegetation technology. 	Neutral 50 	Maybe the best place to start is to see what we can find out directly from the NCR. Let's head to their OSI office at McCarran. 	
 	Let's go find it. 	Neutral 50 	I like the way you think. 	
 	There was never any chance. His mind was made up from the start. 	Neutral 50 	I see that now. I thought I knew him better than that. But it was like talking to a stranger. 	
 	Maybe if we make a stronger case, he'll change his mind. 	Neutral 50 	No. Our case wouldn't be any stronger if tomorrow they all died when their energy weapons backfired. 	
 	Maybe if we make a stronger case, he'll change his mind. 	Neutral 50 	I just didn't expect that. There was no getting through to him. 	
 	You just weren't very persuasive. 	Neutral 50 	Well I {emph} knew he wouldn't listen to {slight emph} me. That's why we went out of our way to find something that he couldn't ignore. 	
 	You just weren't very persuasive. 	Neutral 50 	But it didn't make any difference. 	
 	You just weren't very persuasive. 	Neutral 50 	How can I help them when they won't accept it? 	
 	The rangefinder might be a problem. I reactivated HELIOS One, and it's not powering a weapon. 	Neutral 50 	Ah, hell. Well, how could you know, right? Okay. Two other options still on the table. 	
 	Tell me about the Brotherhood of Steel. 	Neutral 50 	It pays like ass, but it's hard to get other work with my skill set. 	
 	Tell me about the Brotherhood of Steel. 	Neutral 50 	What do you want to know? 	
 	Would someone else listen to you? 	Neutral 50 	It wouldn't matter. The Elder has final say. 	
 	Would someone else listen to you? 	Neutral 50 	The hell of it is he's one of our most progressive members. If I can't get him to agree, it's hopeless. 	
 	Would someone else listen to you? 	Neutral 50 	He won't tolerate any resistance. If he catches wind I've been talking to people, he'll charge me with sedition. 	
 	Where does that leave you? 	Neutral 50 	I... {beat} I don't know if I can stay. Maybe it'd be better for everyone if I left. Spent my life... somewhere else. {This'd be a big deal for her. First sentence is a revelation.} 	
 	Where does that leave you? 	Neutral 50 	Work with the Followers of the Apocalypse, maybe. Put my knowledge to some good use. {Offhand, Not with a lot of hope} 	
 	Where does that leave you? 	Neutral 50 	Or I can stay here with the people I care about and do... whatever I can, until it comes to a slow or sudden end. 	
 	You should take over. 	Neutral 50 	Ha! Well that's... imaginative. But it's not really for me. 	
 	You should take over. 	Neutral 50 	I couldn't get one of their most reasonable members to accept a rational argument. I don't see them coming out in droves to support my coup. 	
 	You should take over. 	Neutral 50 	And that's really not what the Brotherhood needs right now anyway. They're hanging by a thread. 	
 	What's their purpose? 	Neutral 50 	Ha! Good question. These days it's hard to say. Once upon a time it was about technology. Controlling it so it couldn't destroy us again. 	
 	What's their purpose? 	Neutral 50 	Energy weapons and power armor are usually tops on our list, although {emph} I appreciate anything that's vintage. 	
 	What's their purpose? 	Neutral 50 	But that all seems so limited now. We haven't grown or adapted. And now we're stuck in a hole, not carrying out our mission. 	
 	This is your home, and these are your friends. You should stay. 	Neutral 50 	They may be a bunch of wooden conformists, but anything I did without them would feel... empty. 	
 	This is your home, and these are your friends. You should stay. 	Neutral 50 	I'd always be reminded of this day. How I wasn't strong enough to stand by them. 	
 	This is your home, and these are your friends. You should stay. 	Neutral 50 	So I guess I'll stay. Won't be easy, but at least I won't feel guilty about the choice. 	
 	This is your home, and these are your friends. You should stay. 	Neutral 50 	Let's get going. I'd like to get my mind off all this. And some fresh air would do me some good right about now. 	
 	Leaving now is your only shot at a future. 	Neutral 50 	There's no getting around that, is there? What would my life be like here, knowing what's to come? 	
 	Leaving now is your only shot at a future. 	Neutral 50 	They're not going to like this. We're given a chance when we're young to choose whether to stay. If we do, it's supposed to be for life. 	
 	Leaving now is your only shot at a future. 	Neutral 50 	But they haven't left me any choice. It's this or a lifetime of scavenging and watching my friends die in losing battles. {beat} I guess it's settled, then. 	
 	You're the only one who can make this decision. 	Neutral 50 	Not even a hint, huh? Geez, I really am all alone on this one. {Sad.} 	
 	You're the only one who can make this decision. 	Neutral 50 	I guess I'll stay. If I left there wouldn't be any coming back. It might be something I'd instantly regret. 	
 	You're the only one who can make this decision. 	Neutral 50 	Things are going to get harder for the Brotherhood before they get easier. I should support them in whatever way I can. 	
 	How did you get to be a member? 	Neutral 50 	More sexual favors than I can even count. I am still tired from it. 	
 	How did you get to be a member? 	Neutral 50 	No, actually, you're born into it. My parents, their parents, so on. When you're young you can choose to leave. But it's home, so most people don't. 	
 	How did you get to be a member? 	Neutral 50 	We don't take on new members, really. You can do the math on our long-term prospects based on that point. I keep hoping we'll change that. 	
 	What do you do for them? 	Neutral 50 	I'm a procurement specialist. Like I said, it's basically grocery shopping. Except sometimes the groceries are scavenged parts and arcane technology. 	
 	What do you do for them? 	Neutral 50 	The elder who brought us to the Mojave, Father Elijah, usually had me looking for these old memory units. But he'd never tell me what they were for. 	
 	What do you do for them? 	Neutral 50 	Nowadays I'm usually sent to do business with traders at places like the 188. But sometimes I think it's just to keep me out of everyone's hair. 	
 	Do you like being a member? 	Neutral 50 	I know sometimes I sound like I don't. I know. But there's something that still rings true to me about our code. 	
 	Do you like being a member? 	Neutral 50 	There's an honor to it. We're protecting people. Even if it's from themselves, it's a good cause. 	
 	Do you like being a member? 	Neutral 50 	We just lose sight of the big picture sometimes. Treat all our practices with the same sacredness. 	
 	What's the Codex? 	Neutral 50 	Ah, the Codex. If it's in there, we have to abide it, if it's not, it's not important. {She has a love-hate relationship with the Codex.} 	
 	What's the Codex? 	Neutral 50 	It documents our history, too. Part of what Scribes like me do is update it. Hmm... I wonder... 	
 	What's the Codex? 	Neutral 50 	Nah, they'd probably catch it if I rewrote the Founder's axioms. 	
 	Does the Brotherhood protect people from raiders or other threats? 	Neutral 50 	No, no. We only protect people from {emph} themselves, and only in the sense that we don't let them have the really good Pre-War toys. 	
 	Does the Brotherhood protect people from raiders or other threats? 	Neutral 50 	And sometimes it's more like we protect {emph} ourselves from {emph} them and hope to outlive them and become humanity's sole heirs. 	
 	Does the Brotherhood protect people from raiders or other threats? 	Neutral 50 	We've had people go rogue, though, and start helping people. One chapter had a small civil war over it. We take our isolationism seriously. 	
 	How do you feel about the other members? 	Neutral 50 	I called them family before. That's not far off. Both the good and the bad. It's like a big unending family reunion in that bunker. 	
 	How do you feel about the other members? 	Neutral 50 	There's people you love, people you'll never speak to again, and it's always awkward when you run into someone you used to date. 	
 	Who is Father Elijah? 	Neutral 50 	He was our Elder when we came East. A wizard with technology, really. His mind just worked that way naturally. Learned a lot from him. 	
 	Who is Father Elijah? 	Neutral 50 	But he started having disagreements with the other Elders. The Brotherhood's interest is in old technology. He wanted to explore developing new tech. 	
 	Who is Father Elijah? 	Neutral 50 	And there were other ways he wanted to push. Other weapons. Ones with ethics questions attached. Rather than deal with him, they sent him East. 	
 	How can I best use your skills? 	Neutral 50 	I like punching things, but sometimes shooting things just has to do. 	
 	I had another question. 	Neutral 50 	{"Go ahead and ask."} Shoot. 	
 	I wanted to talk about the technology we're looking for. 	Neutral 50 	What are your thoughts? 	
 	Never mind. 	Neutral 50 	Okay, I won't! {cheerily} 	
 	Power armor and laser rifles are still effective. 	Neutral 50 	Yeah, but only if you've got bodies to fill the suits. We don't take on new members. We're all descendents from the original Brotherhood. 	
 	Power armor and laser rifles are still effective. 	Neutral 50 	Something's going to have to change, or the empty suits are gonna be all that's left of us. 	
 	The Brotherhood is living in the past. Eventually they'll have to change. 	Neutral 50 	I think you're right. We're getting desperate. Hardly enough people to sustain ourselves as a chapter. They'll see the light, sooner or later. 	
 	The Brotherhood is living in the past. Eventually they'll have to change. 	Neutral 50 	But I get the feeling if I don't take matters into my own hands, the change won't come in time to make a difference. 	
 	If it's worked for this long, there must be something redeemable about their beliefs. Have faith.	Neutral 50 	Wow, you sound like Elder McNamara. I {slight emph} know I should. Hell, it's what I signed up for when I chose to stay into adulthood. 	
 	If it's worked for this long, there must be something redeemable about their beliefs. Have faith.	Neutral 50 	I know there's something worth saving in there. But we're in decline. Our membership is... decimated. There's got to be something we can do. 	
 	None of that is going to change. It's part of the Brotherhood's identity. 	Neutral 50 	I know the odds aren't good, but I've gotta try. I can't lose them. 	
 	Why don't you do something about it? 	Neutral 50 	I don't know. I'm still thinking about what kind of role we could take on that would give us the best chance of survival. 	
 	Why don't you do something about it? 	Neutral 50 	But I think things are starting to come together. 	
 	The Brotherhood has to isolate itself. Its knowledge is dangerous. 	Neutral 50 	Sure, but how long before the NCR or Caesar's Legion track us down and take it by force anyway? 	
 	The Brotherhood has to isolate itself. Its knowledge is dangerous. 	Neutral 50 	But if we recruited Knights from outside the group, maybe we could actually defend it. 	
 	Are you still going to travel with me? 	Neutral 50 	Yeah. I've got the rest of my life to help them out. I can spare a little while to see things through with you. 	
 	Are you still going to travel with me? 	Neutral 50 	{Smiling} Sure. I want to establish a connection with the Followers first, but as far as I know, drifting is part of the job description. 	
 	It's not too late to change your mind. 	Neutral 50 	No, I think it is. I have to be resolved about this. If I waver, it'll just make things harder. 	
 	It's not too late to change your mind. 	Neutral 50 	They need me and I'm not going to abandon them. 	
 	Will they take you back after you killed these people? 	Neutral 50 	I think so. Two things the Brotherhood has a lot of - hardheads and lasers. Wouldn't be the first time a disagreement ended like this. 	
 	Will they take you back after you killed these people? 	Neutral 50 	Plus... we killed all the witnesses. 	
 	Come on. Let's get out of here. 	Neutral 50 	{Somber} Good idea. 	
 	Come on. Let's get out of here. 	Neutral 50 	I think that'd be best. There's a Followers outpost up near one of my old scavenging grounds. Used to do some trading with a doctor there. 	
 	Come on. Let's get out of here. 	Neutral 50 	If I work out of there, I'll still be able to keep tabs on Hidden Valley if I needed to. I know that route like the back of my hand. 	
 	Come on. Let's get out of here. 	Neutral 50 	If it's all right, I'd like to head that way. Meet some people, see if I can be of any use. 	
 	You're sure you're okay leaving them behind? 	Neutral 50 	Yeah. I think if I stayed I'd end up causing trouble. Sometimes I just can't help myself. 	
 	You're sure you're okay leaving them behind? 	Neutral 50 	This way is better for me and for them. 	
 	Maybe you should've stayed at Hidden Valley. 	Neutral 50 	Well, I shouldn't have come within a mile of here. I know that. {Beat} These poor people. 	
 	Maybe you should've stayed at Hidden Valley. 	Neutral 50 	Seems like either way, there's not much I can do to help anyone. 	
 	Maybe you should've stayed at Hidden Valley. 	Neutral 50 	I think maybe it's safer if I don't try. 	
 	You don't control the people who did this. 	Neutral 50 	{Not taking comfort} No... I don't, do I? If I did, none of this would've happened. 	
 	You don't control the people who did this. 	Neutral 50 	I should've left a long time ago. Cut my losses before it came to this. 	
 	You don't control the people who did this. 	Neutral 50 	I never stood a chance. 	
 	These people are dead because you were careless and selfish. 	Neutral 50 	{Sad, peeved} Isn't that what I just said? I know I'm responsible. 	
 	These people are dead because you were careless and selfish. 	Neutral 50 	I was just trying to put it all behind me. Find someplace where what I do would actually have some influence. 	
 	These people are dead because you were careless and selfish. 	Neutral 50 	I should've expected this, though. Different story, same ending. 	
 	You can just join the Followers somewhere else. 	Neutral 50 	No. Not a chance in hell. I'm not risking this happening again. 	
 	You can just join the Followers somewhere else. 	Neutral 50 	I'm gonna have to keep to myself. Better that way. For everyone. 	
 	You can just join the Followers somewhere else. 	Neutral 50 	I'll still finish what I started with you, though. If you're not afraid, that is. I'll just try not to get too caught up in it all. 	
 	Who are the Followers of the Apocalypse? 	Neutral 50 	Okay, so take the Brotherhood. Replace their knowledge of superweapons with half as much knowledge of medicine and farming. 	
 	Who are the Followers of the Apocalypse? 	Neutral 50 	Sprinkle in a little compassion for people outside their group and healthy disrespect for authority, and voila. Followers. 	
 	Who are the Followers of the Apocalypse? 	Neutral 50 	I never really considered joining before. But now that I think about it, it really sounds like it could be a good fit, doesn't it? 	
 	What are your goals? 	Neutral 50 	I want... a dress. 	
 	Who was this Father Elijah to you? 	Neutral 50 	I would say he was my tutor, but that doesn't cover it. 	
 	Who was this Father Elijah to you? 	Neutral 50 	After my parents passed, he looked after me. The whole Brotherhood brought me up, really, but he made sure of it. 	
 	Who was this Father Elijah to you? 	Neutral 50 	I never had a grandfather - not that I knew, anyway - but Elijah was in some ways what I'd imagine a grandfather to be. 	
 	Do you have any other family in the Brotherhood? 	Neutral 50 	Just my parents, but they haven't been around for a long time. Dad was a Paladin, Mom was a Scribe. 	
 	Do you have any other family in the Brotherhood? 	Neutral 50 	They died in the same battle trying to hold off the NCR from... something. I don't remember what it was. Guess it seemed important at the time. 	
 	Are you well respected among other members of the Brotherhood? 	Neutral 50 	If you take trying to keep me as far away from Hidden Valley as possible because I ask too many difficult questions as a sign of respect, {"absolutely"} oh yeah. 	
 	Are you well respected among other members of the Brotherhood? 	Neutral 50 	That's not to say I don't get along with them. I just think they don't know what to do with me sometimes. 	
 	A dress? 	Neutral 50 	Yeah! A good one. Something elegant and classy, you know? But still stylish. 	
 	A dress? 	Neutral 50 	Something that's eye-catching and sexy, but also says "don't fuck with me." 	
 	A dress? 	Neutral 50 	I keep hoping I'll come across some Old World designer gown when I'm scavenging, but it never happens. Maybe I should move back to California. 	
 	Tell me something else about you. 	Neutral 50 	Can I make it up? 	
 	Tell me something else about you. 	Neutral 50 	Like what? 	
 	That's your goal? You want a nice dress? 	Neutral 50 	Hey, you try getting a date wearing Scribe robes. Might as well be wearing sweatpants. 	
 	That's your goal? You want a nice dress? 	Neutral 50 	I just like 'em, you know? They make you feel like a woman. Those ladies before the War, they knew what they were doing. 	
 	Where is he now? 	Neutral 50 	I don't know. Last time anyone saw him was in the battle at HELIOS One. I wasn't there. 	
 	Where is he now? 	Neutral 50 	He gave orders to hold the plant until it could be reactivated. But he ran out of time. The NCR overran it. Everyone thought he was dead. 	
 	Where is he now? 	Neutral 50 	But I got a note from him at a comm station. That's... how he liked to talk, even to me. He wasn't good at face-to-face. 	
 	Were you close? 	Neutral 50 	Yeah. I miss him. 	
 	What did you learn from him? 	Neutral 50 	Elijah could look at an old device and immediately understand what made it work. And he could see its potential. Where it fit with other technology. 	
 	What did you learn from him? 	Neutral 50 	It's not something you can teach, but he tried with me. {Shrugging} Some of it stuck. 	
 	What did you learn from him? 	Neutral 50 	But that's what he taught me. You asked what I {emph} learned from him. 	
 	Let's talk about something else. 	Neutral 50 	{Elongate the 'o'} Okay. 	
 	How is that different? What did you learn from him? 	Neutral 50 	I learned what I don't want to become. 	
 	How is that different? What did you learn from him? 	Neutral 50 	In the end, there was just him and his vision. Nothing and no one else. 	
 	What was in the note? 	Neutral 50 	It was... strange. Even for Father Elijah. He's always been unstable, but this was... something else. 	
 	What was in the note? 	Neutral 50 	I don't want to say delusional, but I don't know what else to call it. The only thing familiar about it was the signature. 	
 	What was in the note? 	Neutral 50 	He said the Brotherhood was doomed, but that he'd return, save us. But the {emph} way he said it... I don't know... 	
 	What was in the note? 	Fear 10 	{Skeptical, but ominous} Said he'd return with one of the greatest treasures of the Old World, make the Mojave like it was meant to be... wipe the slate clean. 	
 	Did you follow him from California? 	Neutral 50 	It was by his request, actually. He cleared it with the other Elders. {To herself} Somehow. {Veronica says the last part to herself b/c she doesn't understand how Elijah was able to convince the Elders (he tricked them).}	
 	Did you follow him from California? 	Neutral 50 	They sent him to look into the Dam. There was a time when I'd have begged to follow. Watch him at work. 	
 	What changed? 	Neutral 50 	{Emph} He did. For years, he fought with the Council. Taught me to question our direction. Meanwhile he'd become more out-of-touch than all of them. 	
 	What changed? 	Neutral 50 	On our way East he demanded we stop at HELIOS One to examine it. While we were there, we received word that the NCR had taken the Dam. 	
 	What changed? 	Neutral 50 	He was furious. Called it "children playing with a bomb." But he was mad because we'd lost its power. What we'd use it for... he didn't even care. 	
 	Ever try to talk sense into him? 	Neutral 50 	{Sadly} Yeah, I did. I couldn't help him. 	
 	Ever try to talk sense into him? 	Neutral 50 	{Slight frustration} He just didn't listen. And the idea that people talked {emp} back to him... 	
 	Ever try to talk sense into him? 	Neutral 50 	{Sighs} If he could have made the Brotherhood act like machines, ordering them around with a push of a button, he would have. 	
 	How is that different from how any other Elder would've reacted? 	Neutral 50 	They're cautious. When they discover something, they respect it, learn its limits, consider how to preserve it. Used to drive Father Elijah crazy. 	
 	How is that different from how any other Elder would've reacted? 	Neutral 50 	He liked to learn limits, too, but only so he could push them. 	
 	How is that different from how any other Elder would've reacted? 	Neutral 50 	That's not to excuse the other Elders, though. They all covet technology for its own sake. Some are just more fanatical than others. 	
 	Why is the Brotherhood interested in Nevada? 	Neutral 50 	It was the Dam, really. We'd heard rumors it was working. Figured we could claim it, put it to use. 	
 	Why is the Brotherhood interested in Nevada? 	Neutral 50 	{Putting it delicately} And... it may also have been partly that our Elder at the time had worn out his welcome. 	
 	Why is the Brotherhood interested in Nevada? 	Neutral 50 	Didn't end up mattering. We got sidetracked at HELIOS One and the NCR took the Dam in the meantime. We're still after it, though. In theory. 	
 	Ever been in love? 	Happy 50 	{Playful} Ever been nosy? 	
 	Ever been in love? 	Happy 15 	{Sincere} I was, once. We were pretty young, but I like to think it was love. 	
 	What happened? 	Neutral 50 	She left the Brotherhood. Wanted to put some distance between herself and her parents. 	
 	What happened? 	Neutral 50 	Since our membership isn't open to outsiders, some members think that obligates all of us to procreate. 	
 	What happened? 	Neutral 50 	You can guess which camp her parents belonged to. 	
 	You didn't go with her? 	Neutral 50 	No. Couldn't bring myself to leave everyone else behind. Couldn't convince her to stay, either. 	
 	You didn't go with her? 	Neutral 50 	I'd hoped love would be enough to influence her decision, but it wasn't. We were both too stubborn. 	
 	You didn't go with her? 	Neutral 50 	I don't know where she is now, but I'm sure she's moved on. I still think about her, though. Once in a while. 	
 	I want to discuss other things. 	Neutral 50 	Ooo. Got any juicy gossip? 	
 	I want to discuss other things. 	Neutral 50 	{Pleasant} Sure. 	
 	Sure, teach me. 	Neutral 50 	All right, put 'em up. Let's see what you got. 	
 	Not right now. 	Neutral 50 	You sure? Some other time, then. 	
 	Anything else? 	Neutral 50 	Yeah. I've been taking things apart and putting them back together since before I said my first word. 	
 	Anything else? 	Neutral 50 	You want to build something, talk to me, and we can do it right there on the spot. Workbenches are for novices. 	
 	Anything else? 	Neutral 50 	Who knows, I might even be able to show you a Brotherhood trick or two. 	
 	Is there someplace you wanted me to take you? 	Neutral 50 	Nowhere specific. I just know there are a lot of groups who're actually doing well for themselves out here. 	
 	Is there someplace you wanted me to take you? 	Neutral 50 	I want to understand how and why. See them at work. 	
 	Okay. 	Neutral 50 	Don't take too long, all right? 	
 	I changed my mind. I'm not going inside, either. 	Neutral 50 	Thanks. Wasn't wild about sticking around here on my own. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} At odds with leadership over the Brotherhood's future, Veronica looked to the Mojave Wasteland for an answer both she and they could live with. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} But the answer would never come, and the dangers of the world that had left the Brotherhood of Steel behind would eventually claim her life. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} Hoping to lead the Mojave Brotherhood down a new path, Veronica sought to learn from the thriving cultures of the desert. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} Absent a firm solution, Veronica's expression of frustration with Brotherhood leadership would lead to her banishment. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} She ended her days a wandering tinker. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} Despite her departure from the group, the Brotherhood's peace treaty with NCR came as some relief to Veronica. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} Though she remained friendly with surface patrols, she was never again permitted to enter the bunker she once called home. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} Fearing for the safety of anyone she associated with, she continued her solitary life as a scavenger. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} But reports would emerge from Mojave scientists and social workers of old equipment miraculously repaired and research notes mysteriously completed. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} Though she'd seen the writing on the wall, the destruction of the Mojave Brotherhood came far more suddenly than Veronica had expected. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} The news devastated her. Despite her best efforts to leave her past behind, she found herself compelled to make one final journey to Hidden Valley. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} There, she paid her last respects to the only family she had ever known. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} The Brotherhood's open aggression along the New Vegas highways troubled Veronica greatly. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} Nevertheless, it removed all doubt from her mind that in leaving them she had made the right choice. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} Eventually she would take to the road, less in hopes of finding a new home than of leaving memories of the old one behind her. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} The peace with NCR served to ease Veronica's worries about the Brotherhood's immediate future. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} Still, a distance had arisen between her and her fellow members that would never be bridged. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} She began secluding herself in crumbling libraries of the Old World, learning of promising technologies she knew the Brotherhood would never adopt. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} The death of the Mojave Brotherhood came much too soon for Veronica, and in their absence, she felt truly lost. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} Yet in its wake, she took small comfort in her decision to remain by their side through their few remaining days. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	{Narration} Veronica put her moral sensibilities aside and supported the Brotherhood's new campaign of aggression as best she could. 	
 	VEndingVeronica 	Neutral 50 	Yet deep down, she understood that it meant their end would surely be soon to follow. 	
== Conversation ==
TOPIC	TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT 	EMOTION 	RESPONSE TEXT 	#
 	Goodbye. 	Neutral 50	See you around. 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	Lookin' sharp, Ramos. 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	Hey, Ramos. 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	Heya Torres.{TOR-ez} 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	How's the ol' cage treating you, Torres?{TOR-ez} 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	Still breakin' hearts there, I see, Scribe Schuler. 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	How are you, Scribe Schuler? 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	I can hardly notice that lazy eye anymore, Watkins. 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	{Rolling her eyes} Watkins. 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	Don't work too hard there, Ibsen. 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	You look tired, Ibsen. 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	Scribe Taggart! It's your favorite student.{She's not.} 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	{Flattering} Hey Scribe Taggart! Did you get some sun? 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	Hardin. 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	Hey! How ya been? 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	Long time, no see! 	
 	Hello 	Neutral 50	Hey! {A warm greeting} 	
 	HVVeronicaEnter 	Neutral 50	I'd like a large Atomic Shake and a double Brahmin burger. And easy on the {uh-GAW-vee} agave sauce this time. 	
 	HVVeronicaEnter 	Neutral 50	I know where you live {RAY-mos} Ramos. Open up. 	
 	HVVeronicaEnterIntro 	Neutral 50	Hold on, I've got this. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaARCHIMEDESIIReact 	Neutral 50	You think that did it? Maybe we should test the rangefinder outside. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaARCHIMEDESIITestReact	Neutral 50	Uh... yeah. I guess it works. {Awestruck, understating.} 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaBoSDamReact 	Neutral 50	Oh, God, I don't know if I can do this. {About to fight her friends.} 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaBoSDamReact 	Neutral 50	Hey, the gang's all here! {Then, sincerely} Let's give the Mojave something to remember us by. {Seeing old friends.} 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaBoSDamReact 	Neutral 50	I never thought I'd see you again. I'm glad you're here. {Moved.} 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaBoSDamReact 	Neutral 50	Hey, the gang's all here! {Seeing old friends.} 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaBoSThreatReact 	Neutral 50	Sorry about that. Just because I love them doesn't mean some of them aren't assholes. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaCodexReact 	Neutral 50	Uh... you were kidding just now when you said that thing about the Codex, right? 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaDressAcquire 	Neutral 50	Hey, a dress! Thank you! I'm totally trying this on later. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaDressAcquire 	Neutral 50	Aw, you shouldn't have! It's just my taste. Thank you. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaEuclidReaction 	Neutral 50	Wow. Good thing the safety was on. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaFarmTechReact 	Neutral 50	See? Just because it doesn't shoot lasers doesn't mean it's not worth looking into. We could do amazing things with this data. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaGiftShopReact 	Neutral 50	I don't like the sound of this. Hope that collar isn't what I think it is. What did you do, Elijah? 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaPulseGunReact 	Neutral 50	Huh. Figured it'd have more buttons and dials and stuff, you know? Oh, well. It's still the electronic equivalent of a disease from Gomorrah. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact 	Neutral 50	He's got no resources but a decent cause. We've got plenty of resources and a totally lost cause. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact 	Neutral 50	No power armor. No energy weapons. And they're giving the NCR more trouble than we ever did. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact 	Neutral 50	Ordinary guys with knives and bullets, and they're taking over Nevada. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact 	Neutral 50	There's a lot more troops here than we thought. No wonder we couldn't hold HELIOS One. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact 	Neutral 50	A bunch of shut-ins who scorn outsiders and hold technology over them. Gee, where have I heard that one before? 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact 	Neutral 50	Can't help but be impressed with what they're doing here. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact 	Neutral 50	Even the stupid NCR is investing in new research. We're getting left in the dust. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact 	Neutral 50	Leading his people to a new land with big dreams and a clean slate. Makes me think of my old mentor. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact 	Neutral 50	Holy hell, that's a lot of energy weapons. Guess we dropped the ball on that one. 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact 	Neutral 50	{DO NOT RECORD - scripting fall-through node.} 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaULDressAcquire 	Neutral 50	<Gasps> For me? Do you mean it? No, it's too much! Well, okay. But it's too much! It's perfect. Thank you. Thank you. {Genuinely touched.} 	
 	VDialogueVeronicaULDressReact 	Neutral 50	Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God! Look what they're wearing! I've only seen dresses like those in my dreams. And even then I couldn't afford them.	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	We'll know in a second. I wanted to talk to you. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	Yes, goddamn it, it is. But you're going to hear me out this time. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	The things I've seen now. Other groups succeeding where we fail. It's not too late for us. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	Waiting in a hole for everyone else to die. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	This is a dead end for us. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	How could you? You're too scared to look. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	Let's go. We're wasting our time. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion 	Anger 50 	A bunch of closed-minded bullshit. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion 	Anger 50 	But- 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion 	Fear 50 	Give it a chance. For me. I can't stay here and watch us waste away. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion 	Sad 50 	{Softly, a last-ditch argument} We'll die out. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion 	Anger 50 	Come on. I can't listen to this anymore. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS 	Neutral 50	We unlocked the secret of HELIOS One. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS 	Neutral 50	No. It's not. ARCHIMEDES II is an orbital laser. Effective only outdoors in a limited radius and requiring a long recharge. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS 	Neutral 50	They'd be marginally more effective. We lost most of the chapter defending glorified artillery. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS 	Neutral 50	And nearly died for it. Tomorrow you'd do it all over again, having learned nothing. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS 	Neutral 50	I'm trying to open your eyes. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS 	Neutral 50	We need to engage the outside world. We can't win without new recruits. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2Intro 	Happy 50 	I brought you a present. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2V22 	Neutral 50	This disk has secrets to breeding plants that can thrive in the wasteland. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2V22 	Fear 15 	Think about it. No more trading guns for food. Total self-sufficiency. It's what we always wanted. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2V22 	Anger 50 	{argumentative} Yes it will. If we feed people, they'll support us. They'll join us. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2V34 	Neutral 50	We found a gun that disables power armor. One of these could defeat the whole Brotherhood. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2V34 	Neutral 50	We have to stop limiting our focus to military technology. It won't save us. 	
 	VMS49ElderDiscussion2V34 	Neutral 50	That's not the point. Technology won't win our wars. We need numbers. New recruits. 	
 	VMS49HardinDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	Hardin. Er, {Correcting herself} Elder. I know why we're failing. 	
 	VMS49HardinDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	As long as we hide in here, ignoring the outside, our days are numbered. 	
 	VMS49HardinDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	{Skeptical} You do? 	
 	VMS49HardinDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	{Disbelieving} Strike? That's how we got into this problem in the first place. We can't beat these armies. 	
 	VMS49HardinDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	And the loss of HELIOS One says things are different now. 	
 	VMS49HardinDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	{Finishing someone else's sentence} Our arrogance would still have been our downfall. 	
 	VMS49HardinDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	Maybe it's time you start looking forward. 	
 	VMS49HardinDiscussion1 	Neutral 50	Let's go. We're wasting our time. 	
 	VMS49OutpostMassacreReact 	Neutral 50	{Horrified disbelief} Oh no. {Quickly} No, no, no, no, no, no. 	
== Combat ==
TOPIC	TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT	EMOTION 	RESPONSE TEXT 	#
 	AcceptYield 	Neutral 50	That's more like it. {Yeah that's what I thought, mofo} 	
 	ArmorIneffective 	Neutral 50	Got any armor with less holes in it for me? 	
 	ArmorIneffective 	Neutral 50	What am I wearing? Cardboard? 	
 	Assault 	Neutral 50	{emph} Big mistake. {Threatening.} 	
 	Attack 	Neutral 50	Come on! {taunt} 	
 	Attack 	Neutral 50	For the Brotherhood. {through gritted teeth, mostly to herself}	
 	AvoidThreat 	Neutral 50	Whoa! {Look out!} 	
 	AvoidThreat 	Neutral 50	Abandon ship! {Look out!} 	
 	AvoidThreat 	Neutral 50	Look out! 	
 	Crippled 	Neutral 50	{Critically Injured} I'm gonna need some new limbs. 	
 	Death 	Neutral 50	{Death Noise 1} 	
 	FireExplosive 	Neutral 50	It's gonna blow! 	
 	FireExplosive 	Neutral 50	Mind the explosion! 	
 	Flee 	Neutral 50	We're overwhelmed! 	
 	Flee 	Neutral 50	We've gotta run! 	
 	GuardTrespass 	Neutral 50	Uh uh. I don't think so. 	
 	HealthQuarter 	Neutral 50	{Dying} Do me a favor. Make sure they bury me in a nice dress. 	
 	HealthQuarter 	Neutral 50	{Dying} I knew I should've been an actress. 	
 	HealthQuarter 	Neutral 50	{Dying} If I die... take care of my salvage. 	
 	HealthQuarter 	Neutral 50	{Dying} It's getting... dark. 	
 	HealthQuarter 	Neutral 50	{Dying} I'm not doing so well here. 	
 	Murder 	Neutral 50	Hey! That's not okay. 	
 	Murder 	Neutral 50	What are you doing? {pissed, can't believe it} 	
 	MurderNoCrime 	Neutral 50	Easy come, easy go. 	
 	MurderNoCrime 	Neutral 50	Yup. Definitely dead. 	
 	NoAmmo 	Neutral 50	Spare some ammo? 	
 	Poison 	Neutral 50	I'm getting... woozy. 	
 	Steal 	Neutral 50	Hey! I need that for stuff! 	
 	Steal 	Neutral 50	Come on. At least steal from a mean person. 	
 	UsedDoctorBag 	Neutral 50	That's better. Maybe I should've been a surgeon. 	
 	Wake 	Neutral 50	{Waking up} What'd I miss? 	
 	WeaponBroke 	Neutral 50	Weapon's busted. 	
 	WeaponBroke 	Neutral 50	Can't use this anymore. 	
 	WeaponBroke 	Neutral 50	Need a new weapon. 	
 	WeaponIneffective 	Neutral 50	Might as well be throwing rocks. 	
 	WeaponIneffective 	Neutral 50	You got a bigger gun I can borrow? 	
 	WeaponIneffective 	Neutral 50	I'm not even making a dent with this. 	
== Detection ==
TOPIC	TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT	EMOTION 	RESPONSE TEXT 	#
 	AlertIdle 	Neutral 50	Got my eyes peeled. 	
 	AlertIdle 	Neutral 50	Still looking. 	
 	AlertIdle 	Neutral 50	Hmm. 	
 	AlertToCombat 	Neutral 50	Over here! 	
 	AlertToCombat 	Neutral 50	Gotcha! 	
 	AlertToCombat 	Neutral 50	Hey! 	
 	AlertToNormal 	Neutral 50	Meh. 	
 	AlertToNormal 	Neutral 50	Ah, forget it. 	
 	AlertToNormal 	Neutral 50	I worry too much. 	
 	CombatToLost 	Neutral 50	Lost 'em. 	
 	CombatToLost 	Neutral 50	Where the hell? 	
 	CombatToLost 	Neutral 50	Hey! Come out and fight! 	
 	CombatToNormal 	Neutral 50	Whew. 	
 	CombatToNormal 	Neutral 50	I've had worse. 	
 	CombatToNormal 	Neutral 50	That's enough of that. 	
 	LostIdle 	Neutral 50	Still nothing... 	
 	LostIdle 	Neutral 50	Uh... {searching} 	
 	LostIdle 	Neutral 50	Not seeing anything... 	
 	LostToCombat 	Neutral 50	Oh! There we go! {like you found the right piece in a jigsaw puzzle}	
 	LostToCombat 	Neutral 50	Busted! 	
 	LostToCombat 	Neutral 50	Found 'em! 	
 	LostToNormal 	Neutral 50	I give up. 	
 	LostToNormal 	Neutral 50	Probably die of natural causes eventually anyway. 	
 	LostToNormal 	Neutral 50	Ah, screw it. 	
 	NormalToAlert 	Neutral 50	{Hushed} Hey. Something's there. 	
 	NormalToAlert 	Neutral 50	You hear that? 	
 	NormalToAlert 	Neutral 50	Huh? {What was that?} 	
 	StartCombat 	Neutral 50	Hey! {calling out, pissed} 	
 	StartCombat 	Neutral 50	Trouble. {warning} 	
 	StartCombat 	Neutral 50	Uh oh. {warning} 	
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