Dr Agbayani's Quest

**Dr Agbayani's Quest** is the main quest of Rebuild 3. Completing the quest would let you gain one of the three main components needed to make the true cure, which lead to the good ending.

## Plot

As the protagonist talk with the Luddies' leader, King Owen Ludd about conspiracy theories. He talked about a CDC scientist named Dr Agbayani who is involved with the zombeism research. Ludd claimed that Agbayani and CDC created the virus and believed the government wanted him for going rogue. He direct the protagonist to Agbayani's son, Rufus who is also the leader of St. Michael.

When the protagonist meet with Rufus, he doesn't believe that Agbayani create the virus and wants to deflect the subject. Protagonist meet with Ludd again and can either agree with him to search his house or leave it behind. If the protagonist agree with Ludd, they went to Rufus and persuade him to reveal the location either through convincing or giving food by themselves or by Ludd.

They went through the house to find it empty and took the laptop that might contain the cause or the cure. The protagonist can optionally talk to Rufus who reveals his backstory and that Agbayani committed suicide.

As they look through the laptop, Agbayani and CDC research revealed that the US government did not create the disease and the search for a cure is nigh impossible as he wasn't able to share the research with others due to the government intervention.

Regardless, the effort was not for naught as the protagonist still have the research and the location to find the cure.

## Walkthrough

This quest is a way to obtain one of three components needed to create a cure for zombieism, Dr. Agbayani's research.

The quest is unavoidable unless you choose to cancel it from the third event or declare war. The quest start with meeting with the Luddies (via Meet with or Trade mission), city hall is not required. Then you have to meet with St. Michael to continue the quest. In both events, you have an opportunity to either increase or decrease respect by two with both factions, it won't affect the quest progress.

In the third event where you meet the Luddies, you can either continue the quest or cancel it. To continue, select the Yes option. From there, you have to meet with Rufus to reveal the location of Dr. Agbayani residence. You have three options to persuade Rufus: Offer 20 Food, Convince Rufus if you have 75 Respect with St. Michael or Have Ludd give Food to Rufus if you have 75 Respect with the Luddies.

A mission will be unlocked in an unreclaimed suburbs. It is recommended to sent scavengers for a quick mission completion. You have three options for who goes in the residence: Rufus, Ludd or yourself. Having Rufus and Ludd would lose 2 respect for each while going in yourself would gain 2 respect for both. You also have the option to ask Rufus for more detail to what happened to Agbayani.

For the final part of the quest, have some Engineers to hack into the laptop (It must be Engineers otherwise it will take too long for non-Engineers to hack the laptop). Then select all the options to finish the quest.

Finishing the quest will also lead to Wentachee city quest.

## Transcript

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### Conspiracy Theories

I was treated to that guy Ludd’s rambling theories when I met with the Luddies today. He thinks the Center for Disease control created zombieism as some kind of weapon in the US’s secret cold war against China.

He also says a CDC scientist named Agbayani used to live right here in Wenatchee. I remember hearing about that guy on the news a few weeks before the disease got here. He was wanted by the federal police and they offered a reward for his location.

It’s too late for that reward, but this scientist might know about a cure, or at least have some answers.

* Encourage Ludd to keep talking (+2 Luddies Respect):

Ludd leaned in close, his eyes bulging. “Zombieism was an inside job, man. You know how I know they created it? Because Atlanta was hit first – that’s the CDC HQ.”

He figures they created the disease to launch against China (“who we all know was breeding Smallpox”). Dr Agbayani’s team was adapting it into a mind-control virus that would make people docile and complacent. He set it loose, and that’s why the feds were after him.

“They were going to put it in the water, man. Turns us all into zombies. Ask that kid Rufus over at St. Michael’s. Agbayani was his dad.”

* Ignore Ludd (-2 Luddies Respect):

Ludd looked a little deflated but we got back to business. As I was leaving, he told me I should ask about Dr Agbayani at St Michael’s. Said that kid Rufus is Agbayani’s son.

### Doctor Agbayani

I met with Rufus, the leader of St Michael’s School for Boys. If you ask me, he’s an arrogant little punk, but I guess I was fifteen once too.

I mentioned the stuff Ludd said about the kid’s dad, Dr Agbayani. Rufus admitted his dad was a CDC researcher and said they used to live in the suburbs here, but swore Agbayani was a good guy and would never have helped create such a horrible disease. He also said he knew his dad was dead, but wouldn’t said why.

He told me to drop the subject and stop worrying about a cure. “There ain’t no cure old man, just a lotta false hope.”

* Apologize to Rufus (+2 St. Michael Respect):

I tried to say I was sorry, but Rufus refused to answer me and left. I saw him later with his eyes all red like he’d been crying. Poor kid.

* Tell Rufus to grow a pair (-2 St. Michael Respect):

Rufus sniffed and stuck his chin out. He said something like “Up yours, man” and we finished our business in silence.

### It Rots Your Brain

I ran into the Luddies today, and Owen Ludd was in full lecture mode. Today’s topic: how TV and the Internet nearly destroyed our children. I made some dumb joke like “Thank God for zombies, eh?” which got his attention.

He knew we’d talked to that kid Rufus from St Michael’s and wanted to know what we learned. “You don’t believe him, do you? I bet his dad’s home office is full of documents that could prove what really happened. Maybe even tell us how to find a cure.”

Ludd’s got a point. He wants to come with use to investigate Rufus’s old house in the suburbs. Should we do it?

* Yes, take Ludd to Rufus’s old house:

Great. Except we don’t know where Rufus’s old house is, only that it’s somewhere in Wenatchee. We’ll have to convince the kid to tell us how to find it.

* No, leave well enough alone (End Quest):

We should have some respect for the kid’s dead family and just let them lie. I guess we’ll never know if Dr Agbayani was really the monster, they made him out to be.

### Persuading Rufus

Ludd and I met with Rufus Agbayani from St. Michael’s today, and asked if he could take us to look for his dad’s old zombieism research. The look that kid gave me… well I think the answer was either no, or go kiss a zombie and die.

How can we persuade him?

* Convincing Rufus (Require 75 St. Michael Respect):

Ludd cheerily explained his theory that Dr Agbayani had been developing zombieism as a mind control weapon. Rufus went quiet for a minute while this news about his dad sank in. The he let out a sudden cry like a wild animal and leap on the guy.

After I pulled Rufus off and made sure he hadn’t actually clawed Ludd’s eyes out, I told him I didn’t believe Ludd’s theory but there was only one way to know for sure: go to his old home and find the evidence.

He agreed, gave directions to a house in the suburbs and said we could leave anytime.

* Offer Rufus 20 Food Rations (-20 Food):

Rufus’s eyes lit up at the mention of food. Come to think of it, the boys of St. Michael’s are looking more sunken eyed and skinny than usual. We traded them 20 rations and Rufus agreed to take us. He gave directions to a house in the suburbs and said we could leave anytime.

* Ask Ludd to give him food (Require 75 Respect, Luddies):

I suggested Ludd offer the kids some corn and beets from the Luddies farms. Rufus’s eyes lit up at the mention of food. Come to think of it, the boys of St. Michael’s are looking more sunken eyed and skinny than usual. Ludd must have noticed too because he quickly agreed.

Rufus accepted the food, gave directions to a house in the suburbs and said we could leave anytime.

### The Agbayani House

Owen Ludd and I followed Rufus to his old house in the suburbs. The two of them argued the whole way. Ludd accused Rufus of being helpless without the Internet to tell him how to do everything. Rufus called Ludd a patchouli reeking old technophobe. They finally shut up when we got there.

Rufus said he hasn’t been back to this house in two years, but the front door was ajar and there were scuffling noises coming from inside. Who should enter first?

* Rufus – It’s his house (-2 St. Michael Respect):

You got to hand it to that kid, he’s brave as all hell. He pulled out a huge hunting knife, howled like a crazed beast and kicked the door wide open.

* Ludd – This was his idea (-2 Luddies Respect):

Ludd readied his shotgun and carefully pushed the door open.

* I’ll go first (+2 St. Michael Respect and +2 Luddies Respect):

I took my weapon, wondered again how the heck I’d been talked into this mission, then pushed open the door.

(Continuing from the choices sentence)

Inside, a terrified dog sped around the room twice, hesitated as it saw we were blocking the exit, then zipped out through our legs. We breathed a sigh of relief: no zombies.

The house was starting to go a little mildewy, but Dr Agbayani’s office was fine. We found a laptop with the CDC logo but that was about it. On our way out I noticed Rufus staring out the window at a corner of the backyard

* Talk to Rufus:

I didn’t expect Rufus to say much, but he blurted out: “I buried him out there.”

His dad had hung himself in the living room, probably thinking Rufus was dead. All his suicide note said was I’m sorry. Rufus said this was the story of his life: his mom died when he was young and his dad left him at boarding school while he flew around the world working on projects he couldn’t talk about.

“He always had that laptop with him” Rufus told me, “He probably loved that thing more than me.” Let’s get it powered at a workshop and see what’s on it.

* Leave him alone:

We’re going to bring this laptop back so we can power it up at a workshop and find out what’s on it.

### CDC Research (Gained Dr. Agbayani’s research, Quest complete)

It was easy to power Dr Agbayani’s laptop, but the CDC’s security took time to bypass. Given enough time, anything can be cracked. Zombies know this; they’ll smash at the same locked gate for a month if they smell meat on the other side.

We got Rufus and Ludd in for the unveiling. The kid looked fidgety. I think he’s starting to believe Ludd’s stories about his old man… that he created zombieism for the government and was planning to infect us from the start.

What words should we search for first?

* Origin, Creation, Weapon:

We picked through cached emails and painfully technical research that went over our heads. One thing was clear: the government did not create this disease.

Dr Agbayani knew almost nothing about it at first, but spent the last months of his life frantically searching for a cure.

* Laboratory, Location, Address:

The doctor made several references to something called the Hope Infectious Disease and Viral Experimentation Laboratory. It’s north of here in a town called Hope, across the border in Canada.

He called it “our best chance for a cure” and pleaded with his superiors to let him share the American CDC research with the scientists there. They rejected him.

* Vaccine, Cure, Antiserum:

They never even got close to a cure. Dr Agbayani’s emails grew increasingly frustrated, asking why they weren’t sharing research with other countries. The answer was always “it’s a matter of state security.” His final email:

“We can’t fight this thing without help, so I’m going public with my research. I hope you can forgive me. I hope they all forgive us for failing.”

So, Dr Agbayani was a good man. No wonder the government was looking for him after he shared their private research with the world.

* Continue…:

Rufus was smiling through his tears by the end. His dad’s desktop background was a picture of a younger, more innocent Rufus digging in the sand at the beach.

Ludd apologized but said this just proves it was China who created the disease.

We’ll hold on to this research for now. It might turn out to be useful later.