Piper Wright

Piper Wright is a major supporting character in the 2015 role-playing game Fallout 4. She is a struggling reporter for the Publick Occurrences, a newspaper publication located in Diamond City that she founded alongside her younger sister Nat.
She was voiced by Courtney Ford. In the Japanese dub, she was voiced by Saori Seto.
==History==
Piper grew up in a small community outside the Commonwealth with her sister and father. After her father was killed under mysterious circumstances, she later discovered that he was murdered by a group of raiders that infiltrated her community with the assistance of her father's corrupt superior Captain Mayburn. After failing to initially convince the community about Mayburn being corrupt, she began placing wanted poster of Mayburn across the area.
Seeing this, the community exiled Mayburn and began countering raids by his associates afterwards. Eventually, Piper and her sister Nat moved to Diamond City (AKA Fenway Park, the [former] location of the Boston Red Sox). However, she began to encounter problems. Her newspaper was not well-received by the public, who felt that is was "too negative", and that she would often get into trouble with the authorities (sometimes nearly costing her life in some cases).
By the time the Sole Survivor arrives at Diamond City for the first time, she is shown to have been locked out by Mayor McDonough after she wrote a story suggesting (correctly) that McDonough was a synth. Piper gives the survivor an interview about what life was like in Vault 111, and introduces them to Nick Valentine, a local detective and one of the few residents in Diamond City who liked her publications and opinions, in an attempt to help them locate their son's kidnapper.
Eventually, after the Institute banishes the survivor after they disassociate with them, the residents of Diamond City begin to have second opinions about Piper's accusations about Mayor McDonough after he critically injures a guard named Danny Sullivan, who reveals that he witnessed the mayor talking to an Institute synth. The Survivor will then chase the mayor to his office, where Piper (or a security guard) will be attempting to enter despite being locked.
After unlocking the door via a secret button under the secretary's desk, they will confront Mayor McDonough holding his secretary Geneva at gun point, threatening to kill her. The Sole Survivor and Piper can convince McDonough to release Geneva, but he will also demand that he must leave the city in return. The Sole Survivor can choose whether to let McDonough walk away without justice, to kill him outright, or to make him stand trial (which Piper prefers).
After the incident, Piper's newspaper begins to gain popularity as the public begins to respect her better and read the publication more often.
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== Trivia ==
* Piper briefly joined the Church of the Children of Atom by faking a vision of Atom as a ruse to prevent her own execution. She was able to escape the cult before being discovered as an imposter.
* Piper will call the player character "Blue", referring to the Sole Survivor's blue jumpsuit. If the Sole Survivor is not wearing the jumpsuit, Piper will simply say "I know you're not wearing the jumpsuit right now but the Pip-Boy and the 'fish out of water' look? Dead giveaways."
* Piper's interactions with Mayor McDonough seem to be inspired by Bob Woodward's and Carl Bernstein's reporting of the Watergate scandal which eventually led to the resignation of President Nixon. This is further lampshaded by Mayor McDonough's "I Am Not a Synth" speech.
* Piper's article The Synthetic Truth, which correctly identifies Mayor McDonough as a synth, causes Alana Secord of the Synth Retention Bureau to disavow him. This is likely the cause of the quest In Sheep's Clothing.
* If Piper is present when the player character talks to Magnolia, she will clumsily compliment her, saying "Nice set this evening, ma'am... of songs that is. Is it warm in here?"
* In the quest The Secret of Cabot House it's best to dismiss Piper before choosing the outcome of Lorenzo Cabot. She dislikes both choices, so it's a lose/lose situation with her. This can be avoided by choosing neither, and instead letting Lorenzo break free due to inaction. Successfully siding with the family through speech checks later in the quest also prevents her from disliking the player character.
* If taken to Nate/Nora's corpse in Vault 111, she will say "Is, is that who I think it is? You okay?"
* Piper has a death quote. Upon being killed, she will utter either "Blue..." or “Take care... of Nat...”
* Piper may become hostile if the player character assaults a traveling doctor or their brahmin, even when romanced. She will become instantly hostile toward the player character if one has killed a Diamond City security officer. Escaping the area and waiting three days should cease hostilities.
* When asked about her thoughts directly after accepting the quest Blind Betrayal, Piper will react as if the quest has already been completed, thus delivering a massive spoiler.
* If the player character has Strong as a follower, and then decides to travel with Piper, Strong will comment "This human weak, soft, not live long", to which Piper responds "Not so fast, big boy. I know a few of your brothers that would disagree."
* As a journalist, Piper can be found interviewing other NPCs about various subjects, such as life in the Commonwealth, their opinions about the Institute and hope for the future.
* When at the South Boston military checkpoint, as the pre-recorded message repeats she will sarcastically comment to it, "Ugh! Yes, we hear you!"
* Piper's terminal in Publick Occurences contains every available article depending on how far one is into the main questline. It also contains reader complaints on how her articles are always negative and just trying to drum up fear for increased sales or how the Wall doesn't contribute anything to Diamond City's safety. To every complaint, there is a published response for the public and a personal response which she keeps to herself. There are also anonymous messages that are sent to Publick Occurrences for advice on a certain situation. Every one of these messages is responded to by Piper herself. Some of these situations include letting their children go and live their own life, talking to girls, and how to handle stress. One of the message's writers says that they are lonely and even asks Piper out on a date, but she declined.
* Piper had been arrested by Diamond City security so many times that, up until recently, Diamond City's jail had been called the "Piper Suite".
* After completing the interview for the "Story of the Century" quest, all items and containers within Publick Occurrences cell, including Piper's terminal, will no longer be marked as owned, and can be freely used or taken. The only exception to this is the bed and sleeping bag. Available items may include a fusion core in the suitcase under Piper's bed
==Licensing==
This article contains content derived from the "Piper Wright" article on Nukapedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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