Regular Debbie

Regular Debbie was a Union organizer and one of the veterans of the movement from the Pitt. She was to appear , but was cut before the update's release.
==Background==
Backing up Skippy Roerich in his search for fighters to help the Union,Regular Debbie: "I used to be an actual union rep, y'know, before the bombs. Good at it, too. Never afraid to go to the mat against the managers. Job's a little different than before - fewer strikes, more firefights - but I still got the knack. Mostly I'm good at cuttin' through the arguments, gettin' everybody to pull in the same direction. And that's why you get my smilin' face here to drum up support."(Regular Debbie's dialogue)' Regular Debbie is a ghoul who believes that unions matter, regardless of times, although she is somewhat bitter about the sexism she experienced from her fellow workers before the Great War. Even in 2077 and in a country that conscripted men and women equally, some thought factory work was a "man's job", and wasted no breath telling her that. Eventually, Debbie learned to shrug it off; while it still hurt, she would not let anyone tell her where she did not belong.Vault 76 dweller: "What was it like, being in a pre-war union?"Regular Debbie: "Bein' honest? Mixed bag. I did good work, helped the other workers...had some showdowns with the bosses… But lotta folks thought of the factories as "men's jobs". I took a lot of shit from the same jagoffs I was helping. I don't let anybody tell me where I belong. Didn't then. Don't now. Doesn't mean it don't hurt, but… Unions matter. They mattered then, and this one matters now. Nothing else changes that."(Regular Debbie's dialogue) Working alongside fellow unioners also cultivated a healthy contempt for the rich and their "little playgrounds," like the Whitespring Resort.Vault 76 dweller: "You've been here a while. Tell me what you think of all this."Regular Debbie: "The Refuge? It's...somethin' else. A good idea, I guess. Weird as hell, though - settin' this up inside some fancy-ass golf resort. I imagine the faces of the rich jagoffs who used to come here, just mad as hell at all these poor bastards dirtyin' up their little playground. Puts a smile on my face. Hated those types, back when "rich" was a thing that meant anything. I admire what's bein' done here. Someone tried somethin' like this in the Pitt and they'd be ransacked before the week was out."(Regular Debbie's dialogue)
After the Great War and destruction of Pittsburgh, she worked at the surviving Pitt factories as hired muscle, and found that while looking like a zombie helped persuade people, she absolutely hated the way it made her feel.Vault 76 dweller: "What were you doing before getting involved?"Regular Debbie: "I'd just been doin' jobs, ya know? Factory work, when I could find it. Occasional hired muscle. Whatever was around. Ghouls have a hard time of it - not a lot of people are willing to work with you when you look like this and might eat them. Knockin' heads together was an easier gig to get sometimes. Lookin' scary is a plus for a job like that. Made me feel gross, though."(Regular Debbie's dialogue) While the Pitt was a toxic hellhole, "full of bloodthirsty gangs running decrepit half-working foundries" and violence was a fact of life, Debbie could not bring herself to abandon a home she was born and raised in,Vault 76 dweller: "If you don't like it in the Pitt, why not leave? Permanently?"Regular Debbie: "Hang on a sec, I never said I didn't like it! I mean, sure, it's a toxic hole full of bloodthirsty gangs running decrepit half-working foundries. And people will shove you off a roof if they think you've got any food on you that'll survive the fall… Okay, and maybe a ghoul is stuck between a bunch of smoothskins who can't decide whether to shoot you or chain you up to work. But, y'know. It's home! Born and raised. And Debbie ain't giving it up without a fight."(Regular Debbie's dialogue) nor a city that could be one of the only manufacturing centers left.Vault 76 dweller: "How does anybody survive in the Pitt?"Regular Debbie: "A lot don't. I know what you're askin', relax. Like I said, a good amount of the industrial stuff in the city held up okay. Lots of the people left around worked those kinds of jobs, so we could even get them running again. Make things. The Pitt my be the only place left still manufacturing stuff. Can't eat steel, but you can trade the stuff you make from it. So far we can get enough food in exchange from folks outside the city to get by. So far."(Regular Debbie's dialogue) Her vacation in Appalachia is just that, a break from the horrors of her native city. She has had encounters with strangers who might still be prejudiced against ghouls, but it does not bother her as much as when people who are supposed to be her friends give her the same "are you going to eat me" look.Vault 76 dweller: "I get why the Union sent people, but why'd you come, specifically?"Regular Debbie: "I mean, look. Not going to lie, getting out of the Pitt for a while was part of it. It's bad there. Nowhere's good for ghouls, the Pitt's no different. But you get tired of your "friends" giving you that "are you going to eat me" look. Bugs me less when strangers do it."(Regular Debbie's dialogue)Vault 76 dweller: "With that much radiation, the Pitt must have a lot of illness."Regular Debbie: "Yeah. Sick people all over. Water's bad, ground's bad. Building's are bad, some of 'em. Lotsa ghouls, too, like yours truly, but you start referrin' to ghouls as bein' sick near me and I'll knock you out. Weirder stuff, too. I've seen some people...changing. Not like ghouls. Somethin' else. Not a great sign."(Regular Debbie's dialogue)Vault 76 dweller: "If the Pitt's so dangerous, why do people stay?"Regular Debbie: "Because it's home! Same reason you ain't left West Virginia, I guess. You could just walk on out, go somewhere else. But you stayed. Despite all the crazy animals and the scorched and what not. Aliens, too, somebody told me! That for real? Anyway. The Pitt might be a wreck, but it's our wreck. "(Regular Debbie's dialogue) At the end of the day, Debbie jokes that the Steel City is in her blood, alongside radiation and plenty of heavy metals.Vault 76 dweller: "Tell me more about why you came here."Regular Debbie: "Like I said, came down to help Skippy. The Union's outnumbered. You and this vertibird can make a real difference. Plus, it was a chance to see what's left out here. Yinz don't know how good you have it - Pitt's a crater. Not that I could stay here. I've got Steel City in my blood. That, and a lot of radiation and heavy metals."(Regular Debbie's dialogue)
Debbie joined the Union after meeting "Sunny" following the rise of the Fanatics. She became an organizer once more, only now for a post-War union.Vault 76 dweller: "How'd you get involved with the Union?"Regular Debbie: "Just seemed like a good idea. I hate the Fanatics, and you gotta do something, and they were the only ones doing it, so… So when I met Sunny, and he starts talkin' up this new Union, I think, "What the hell." "(Regular Debbie's dialogue) She is well aware of the shortcomings of the Union, or the failure of its democratic processes to address the rise of the Fanatics and nip it in the bud.Vault 76 dweller: "The Union has a lot of internal arguments?"Regular Debbie: "Yeah, over all kinds of stuff. In the early days, it was mostly fights over the strategy the Union should be taking against the Fanatics. Lot of folks wanted to hunker down, fortify what they can, try to outlast 'em. They've got the numbers but we've got more expertise. Others wanted to take the fight to the Fanatics - run the kind of raids I mentioned. Everybody wanted to be in charge. Right now, the aggressive argument's winnin'. If we just let the Fanatics get stronger, no amount of defense is gonna cut it."(Regular Debbie's dialogue) However, to her, the Union is basically the only option the Pitt has for a less brutal future.Vault 76 dweller: "You must really believe in the Union."Regular Debbie: "Ha. Yeah. Guess I do, at that. Buncha idiots, most of 'em, but so am I, at the end of the day. Things got ugly, after the bombs. Cutthroat. Violent in a way you ain't seen here. Even your Raiders aren't maniacs. The Fanatics are all the people that thrived in that mess, buildin' an empire on everyone else's backs. The Pitt's still a mess, but I ain't going back to the way it was. Union's the only other option now."(Regular Debbie's dialogue) Her talents as organizer are important, since the Union is not a unified group, but a loose confederation of gangs and factories, and the divergent viewpoints lead to a lot of arguments.Vault 76 dweller: "So what does the Union actually do?"Regular Debbie: "Argue, mainly. It's all different groups working together, like I said, and not everybody shares the same viewpoints. When we do manage to go in the same direction, we do stuff like move supplies and weapons where they're needed. Sometimes we make raids on places the Fanatics control; steal supplies, wreck their machines, or just hit-and-run to thin their numbers. That, and try to get people to join up and take a stand against those assholes."(Regular Debbie's dialogue)Vault 76 dweller: "What's the Pitt Union?"Regular Debbie: "Group of jagoffs calling themselves "Fanatics" are taking over the Pitt, forcing folks to work for them and killing anyone that refuses. The Union's kind of a loose confederation of gangs and factories working together to turn 'em back."(Regular Debbie's dialogue)
As a ghoul, Debbie has dealt with prejudice since the day of the Great War. While it gives her immunity to the Pitt's poisonous environment, it' has been the source of many unpleasant experiences.Vault 76 dweller: "All that bad stuff and you still love it there, huh?"Regular Debbie: "Listen, this place is pretty swank and the trees outside are real pretty, don't get me wrong, but the Pitt's home. Concrete and steel are what I know. Plus, I'm pretty much immune to all the rads and toxic shit, so I ain't got nothin' to worry about. 'Cept the Fanatics, sure, all right. Still. This is a vacation. The city is home, even if it is a heap of rubble."(Regular Debbie's dialogue) While she learned to cope by focusing on work and punching people who got under her skin too much, the constant reminders of her ghoulification (particularly the looks friends give her, wondering if she can go feral) remain a constant bother.Vault 76 dweller: "I guess it's been hard, being a ghoul."Regular Debbie: "Hard? Yeah, you could say that. Nobody's had it easy, but you smoothskins ain't gotta deal with lookin' like this. I make myself useful, I kick the ass of anybody that gives me too much grief, I get by all right. But you get reminded, every day, even if you don't look at yourself. Even your friends look at you sometimes and you can see 'em wondering: "Is today the day your brain shuts off and eat my face?" That never goes away."(Regular Debbie's dialogue) As such, she appreciates kindness and dealing with her fairly in spite of her looks,Vault 76 dweller: "If it helps, Debbie, I like you. You don't scare me."Regular Debbie: "Ha! You should be scared! Might be not be a feral but I can knock you over no problem. You watch. I'm kiddin'. Well, it's true, but I'm not gonna do that. I like you, too. You've been straight with me, and helpful, too. It does help, yeah. Doesn't change that I am what I am, but it helps. Thanks."(Regular Debbie's dialogue) and will even crack jokes about it with people who make her comfortable.Vault 76 dweller: "*Are* you going to eat my face?"Regular Debbie: ""(Regular Debbie's dialogue)Vault 76 dweller: "Mind if I ask you some personal questions?"Regular Debbie: "Mind? Nah, I got nothin' to hide. Hey, I got no hide, either! Get it? 'Cause I'm a ghoul? You're no fun. Anyway, go ahead."(Regular Debbie's dialogue) Her one major vulnerability is physical intimacy. As a ghoul, she is starved for it, but beneath the appearance is still a woman with a healthy sex drive and broad tastes.Vault 76 dweller: "I can think of worse things than our faces meeting."Regular Debbie: "Are you messin' with me right now? That's...uh... Not a proposition I get a lot. I mean, when people say I'm hot, they usually mean the rads. I won't lie - I ain't opposed to the idea. I got pretty broad tastes and you're not bad lookin'. You for real? This some kinda fetish thing?"(Regular Debbie's dialogue) Exploiting that just to screw with her is one sure-fire way to annoy Debbie.Vault 76 dweller: "I'm just screwing with you. I wasn't serious."Regular Debbie: "I should kick your ass. Some jokes aren't funny. It ain't easy, lookin' like this. What you just did is cruel. Change the subject. Now."(Regular Debbie's dialogue)
Overall, her experience at the Whitespring Refuge has been pleasant. While she does not think anyone is particularly comfortable with her presence, nobody has given her grief, and the general acceptance of ghouls and regular humans cheers her up. She is aware that tolerance feeling like kindness is the result of dealing with hate and fear for years, but she still appreciates it.Vault 76 dweller: "Have the Responders treated you well?"Regular Debbie: "Better'n most. I don't think anybody's super-comfortable with me, ghoul and all, but nobody's given me any grief. I've seen 'em take in other ghouls and help 'em out, same as any smoothskin, so they've got the right attitude, no matter how they feel. That ain't common. Ain't the same as people not actually bein' afraid of you, of course. But you deal with the hate and fear long enough, just bein' tolerated starts to feel like kindness. Messed up, right?"(Regular Debbie's dialogue) She actually hopes the same can manifest in the Pitt once (not if) the Fanatics are destroyed.Vault 76 dweller: "What do you hope the Pitt will be, if you beat the Fanatics?"Regular Debbie: "Honestly? Safe. Look, yeah, it wasn't safe before them. People were still making gangs and fighting each other all the time. But maybe we can learn from the Union. Like the real ones, before the bombs. Working together, for all of us. A place we can all live. Humans and ghouls. Half of 'em are gonna be us in decade or two anyway. All right, enough of this mushy stuff."(Regular Debbie's dialogue)
She is on good terms with most people at the Refuge, except for Orlando. While she casually chats with them, Debbie is a keen observer and notes a certain fakeness of Orlando's politeness,Vault 76 dweller: "Have you talked to Orlando much?"Regular Debbie: "Not really. They come by sometimes, but it's all bullshit small talk. "Lovely to seeeee you, dahhhling. Are you com-fort-able?" All smiles and fake chumminess. It's like...the smile doesn't reach their eyes, you know? Just a put-on. Creeps me out, and yeah, I realize I'm a ghoul sayin' that."(Regular Debbie's dialogue) and is put off by their tendency to dodge questions, refer to the Management, and the fact that these "rich folks" are ostensibly giving things away out of pure generosity.Vault 76 dweller: "Seems like you dislike Orlando a lot."Regular Debbie: "Eh...that's a bit strong. More like I just don't trust 'em. Too friendly, too fake, never gives you a straight answer. All that "Management" crap. I don't buy it - you ever hear of rich folks just givin' away their stuff out of pure generosity? That sit right with you? Me neither. Somethin's goin' on there."(Regular Debbie's dialogue At the same time, Debbie cannot figure out Orlando's game as the supplies genuinely keep the Refuge going, and there is no immediately apparent ulterior motive.Vault 76 dweller: "What do you think Orlando is up to?"Regular Debbie: "No clue. I mean, I can get the willies off them all I want, but they are legit helpin' here. That's a weird way to be sinister. But that stuff has gotta come from somewhere, and there's a lot of it. There's gotta be an agenda there. I thought maybe it was some long-con sabotage, taint the food or whatever, but that makes no sense. Place'd probably fall apart without the stuff they supply. Maybe that's worth worryin' about by itself. That's Rucker's problem, though. "(Regular Debbie's dialogue) What complicates the situation is the fact that Debbie spied on Orlando several times, realizing that when nobody is in the vicinity, Orlando just seems to shut off, the fake smile fading into nothingness.Vault 76 dweller: "I get the impression you think Orlando is dangerous."Regular Debbie: "I could pick Orlando up and break 'em in two if I thought that. Nah, dangerous ain't the right word. Clever. Suspicious. Somethin's goin' on there, is all. Catch 'em sometimes, when nobody's lookin' and they ain't know you're there. That smile falls off and their face just goes kinda dead, like they just shut off when they're alone. Sometimes, though...they just look...sad. "(Regular Debbie's dialogue)
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* A Refugee's Guide: Debbie would have been the original source of the guide quests, trying to compile it for future refugees, including every bit of information necessary to survive in Appalachia. The quest would have had a multiplayer component, adding greater rewards for completing it together with other players. She would also provide a lot of world building, for example noting that on the way from the Pitt to Appalachia there was no sizable settlement to stop at, aside from scattered farms and raider gangs.Vault 76 dweller: "What brings you to Appalachia?"Regular Debbie: "Hee hee. It kills me every time I hear it. "Apple-at-cha". Oh, let me have my fun. Came down with Skippy. He was lookin' to find support for the Union fight back home, and I figured he'd need some backup. Didn't hit much in the way of sizable settlement until we got down here. Just scattered farms and raider gangs - not very friendly. This place was paydirt. Hope so, anyway."(Regular Debbie's dialogue)
==Inventory==
==Notes==
* Debbie would have made reference to someone named "Sunny" who recruited her into the Union after the Great War. This is most likely a mistake and is intended to refer to the similarly-named Skippy Roerich.
* The cut note To-do: was written by Debbie.
* Because Debbie was ultimately cut from the game, despite the vast amount of lore included in her dialogue, all information provided by her remains non-canonical.
==Appearances==
Regular Debbie was cut from the Fallout 76 update Expeditions: The Pitt.
==See also==
* Liam Kelly
==References==
Category:Expeditions: The Pitt cut content
Category:Pittsburgh Union characters