TOPIC
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TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT
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EMOTION
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RESPONSE TEXT
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#
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ArcadeEDEEnclave
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ArcadeEDEEnclave
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Neutral 50
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Wow. That thing is definitely carrying around a bunch of Enclave intel. Adams is on the eastern seaboard of the country.
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1
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Neutral 50
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Which means this little "Duraframe" sucker somehow managed to survive for over {thinking} two thousand miles. {impressed} Certainly lives up to its model name.
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2
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ArcadeEDENoEnclave
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ArcadeEDENoEnclave
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Neutral 50
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I don't want to be... alarmist or anything, but maybe you should ditch that Eyebot. {catching himself} Robot. Whatever that thing is.
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3
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Neutral 50
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Who knows what it's programmed for? Maybe tomorrow you'll take out an iguana-on-a-stick and that'll activate its {searching} mini-nuke self-destruct sequence.
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4
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ArcadeEDEOpinion
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ArcadeEDEOpinion
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Neutral 50
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I don't know if you care about my opinion, but I'd prefer that you turn ED-E over to the Followers. Surprised, right?
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5
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FollowersAcknowledgeMyOrder
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FollowersAcknowledgeMyOrder
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Neutral 50
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Easy as a heart transplant.
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6
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FollowersAcknowledgeMyOrder
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Neutral 50
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Okay.
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7
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FollowersFired
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It's time for us to part ways.
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Neutral 50
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{joking} I thought my charm could win you over, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. Are you sure you want me to go?
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8
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FollowersFiredNo
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On second thought, stick with me for a little longer.
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Neutral 50
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{"Thought so."} Mmm hm.
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9
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FollowersFiredYes
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Yes, I'm sure.
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Neutral 50
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I'll head back to the Old Mormon Fort. If you need me, just swing by.
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10
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FollowersFiredYesSuite
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I'd like you to go back to the Lucky 38 for now.
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Neutral 50
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{sighing} Back to the tomb, I suppose. If you need me, et cetera.
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11
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FollowersHired
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I think we should travel together.
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Neutral 50
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You have quite the menagerie at your disposal. If you can get the posse down to "small gang" size, I'll happily go with you.
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12
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I think we should travel together.
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Neutral 50
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As the old saying goes, two's company, but three's a small army. Okay, I'm paraphrasing a bit, but you get the idea.
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13
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I think we should travel together.
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Neutral 50
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There's something about that robot that doesn't seem... all right to me. I'm not saying we shouldn't take it with us.
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14
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Neutral 50
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I'm just saying that if it were to "fall" into Lake Mead and be irreparably damaged... and if you threw an EMP grenade in after it...
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15
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Neutral 50
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Well, there are worse things happening in the world, right?
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16
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I think we should travel together.
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Neutral 50
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After spending thirty years of my life hiding my association with the Enclave, I'd {emph} love to stroll the wasteland with a twitchy Eyebot.
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17
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I think we should travel together.
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Neutral 50
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Back in your good graces again? I knew you'd see the light.
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18
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I think we should travel together.
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Neutral 50
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A courier, doctor, and a cybernetic dog. After we deal with the whole "imminent conquest of New Vegas" problem, we should open an act at the Tops.
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19
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FollowersLetsGo
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Let's get going.
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Neutral 50
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Lead the way.
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20
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FollowersOverburdened
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FollowersOverburdened
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Neutral 50
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{a little annoyed} I'm not exactly in Power Armor over here, so why don't you help lighten my load a bit?
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21
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FollowersOverburdened
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Neutral 50
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{annoyed} I'm not standing here because I'm overburdened with emotion. Take some of this stuff off of me so I can move a little more easily.
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22
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FollowersStealthing
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FollowersStealthing
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Neutral 50
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{hushed, not confident in his abilities} O... kay. I'll do my best.
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23
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FollowersStealthing
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Neutral 50
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{quietly} Just as a warning, my covert bandaging skills are a little rusty.
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24
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FollowersTactics
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Let's talk about your tactics.
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Neutral 50
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I'll defer to your judgment, naturally.
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25
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FollowersTacticsCombat
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I want you to change your combat style.
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Neutral 50
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{worried} I'll do my best.
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26
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FollowersTacticsCombatAggressive
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I want you to attack enemies the moment you see them.
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Neutral 50
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Understood. I won't hesitate.
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27
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FollowersTacticsCombatEND
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Let's talk about something else.
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Neutral 50
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Not a problem.
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28
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FollowersTacticsCombatGOODBYE
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That's all. Let's get going.
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Neutral 50
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After you.
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29
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FollowersTacticsCombatMelee
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Switch to a melee weapon.
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Neutral 50
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If you would like me to die very rapidly, this is clearly the best tactical choice.
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30
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FollowersTacticsCombatPassive
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I want you not to attack enemies unless I've already engaged them.
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Neutral 50
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I'm hardly a whirlwind of death when left to my own devices, but all right.
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31
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FollowersTacticsCombatRanged
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I want you to use ranged weapons.
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Neutral 50
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{sounds great to him} No arguments from me.
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32
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FollowersTacticsDistance
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Let's talk about how close you're following me.
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Neutral 50
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Just tell me where you want me.
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33
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FollowersTacticsDistanceDefault
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Stay close to me.
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Neutral 50
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I'm not going to wander off, but okay.
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34
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FollowersTacticsDistanceEND
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Your distance is good. Let's talk about something else.
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Neutral 50
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Okay.
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35
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FollowersTacticsDistanceGOODBYE
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All right, you're good. Let's get out of here.
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Neutral 50
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Got it.
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36
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FollowersTacticsDistanceLong
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Keep your distance. Try to flank them.
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Neutral 50
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Wherever you want me. No problem.
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37
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FollowersTacticsEnd
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Enough about tactics.
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Neutral 50
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Let me know if you need anything else.
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38
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FollowersTrade
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Let's trade equipment.
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Neutral 50
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Sure. Just don't treat me like a pack Brahmin, okay?
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39
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FollowersWait
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Wait here.
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Neutral 50
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I'll be here. Just don't expect me to fend off a gang of Super Mutants while you're gone.
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40
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Wait here.
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Neutral 50
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Okay. Just don't be gone long. I sunburn easily.
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41
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Happy 10
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Like I said, I needed to go do something. This is it. It belonged to my father.
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42
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Happy 25
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Since you convinced me to help out with the defense of Hoover Dam, I figured I'd haul it out of storage.
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43
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Happy 40
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I'm a little rusty with it but... I think I can manage. {bit of a grin} As long as you've got my back, of course.
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44
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GREETING
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Neutral 50
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Like I said, I needed to go do something. This is it. It belonged to my father.
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45
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Sad 20
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I thought I might wear it at Hoover Dam, but after you talked me out of it, I didn't see the point in hanging on to it any longer.
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46
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Sad 10
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I'm here because of you, so I figure you're the one most deserving of it. It should protect you from everything short of a Plasma Caster.
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47
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Neutral 50
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And if you need anything - anything at all - you know where to find me.
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48
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GREETING
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Happy 40
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{false friendly} Hey there. Was it always your plan to sell me into slavery to Caesar, or was that a spur of the moment thing?
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49
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GREETING
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Anger 30
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Why don't you make like Odysseus and get lost?
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50
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GREETING
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Anger 25
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For as lack of adornment is said to become some women, so will this place, without your presence, bring delight.
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51
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GREETING
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Anger 50
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I've run out of witty ways to tell you to leave, so why don't you just go?
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52
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GREETING
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Disgust 65
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If you want to talk, take off that ridiculous Legion uniform. It's insulting.
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53
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GREETING
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Neutral 50
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Hi. If you're looking for medical help, try the other doctors. I'm just a researcher. Not even a particularly good one.
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54
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GREETING
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Neutral 50
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Hello, again. Still in one piece, I see.
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55
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GREETING
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Neutral 50
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What's up?
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56
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GREETING
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Anger 35
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Well, we've had some laughs, you and I, but it looks like you're a crazy person and I'm going to have to leave.
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57
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GREETING
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Sad 50
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Moreno took the fall of the Enclave hard. He never questioned his orders, never questioned the legitimacy of what the Enclave was doing.
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58
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Sad 30
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To him, it was all one unbroken chain, from Washington to Richardson. When we left Navarro, I remember looking up at Moreno.
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59
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Pained 40
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He said, "Kiss America goodbye, boys." When we left the Enclave behind, the love in him burned itself out. Now there's just a bitter old man left.
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60
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GREETING
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Sad 30
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Since my mother died, Daisy's been the only woman in my life. She was the only other woman close to my father, too.
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61
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Happy 25
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She flew him out on over a dozen missions, including his last. I've always been close to Daisy.
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62
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Neutral 50
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There have been some good men along the way, but lovers make poor confidants. Daisy never had children of her own, so she was always there to listen.
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63
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Pained 50
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Being in the Enclave didn't mean much to her. She just loved to fly. It broke her heart to be grounded.
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64
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GREETING
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Surprise 50
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Doc Henry always was a hard one to figure out. It didn't seem to matter whether he was working with humans or dogs.
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65
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Fear 25
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He had an equal lack of affection for both. A regular {dai-ah-jen-eez} Diogenes. I'm not sure what the man was after.
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66
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Neutral 50
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"Knowledge is power," but to what end for Henry, I have no idea. The problem was what mattered to him, not its practical impact.
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67
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Sad 25
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He simply solved riddles because they existed.
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68
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GREETING
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Happy 35
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If I had to pick anyone who didn't belong in the Enclave, it would definitely be Johnson. He hated what the Enclave was doing.
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69
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Surprise 50
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Day to day, week to week, he would question orders, subvert mission objectives, do anything he could to serve without serving.
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70
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Surprise 25
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It's amazing he was never court-martialed. He always had good things to say about my father. Said I was like him in a lot of ways. I wish I knew.
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71
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GREETING
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Neutral 50
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Judah Kreger is the glue that's kept us all together over the years, and with good reason.
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72
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Surprise 40
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Anyone who can command Moreno and Johnson in the same unit without somebody getting fragged is one hell of a leader.
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73
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Neutral 50
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Kreger was polite and kind, but never warm. He always did his best to make me feel welcome in the group.
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74
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Neutral 15
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I think he did it out of a sense of loyalty to my father. Loyalty means a lot to Judah.
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75
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Happy 25
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Not loyalty to the Enclave, or even the ideals they fought for, but to the people who served with him.
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76
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GREETING
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Pained 60
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I'd like to say that I saw this coming, but honestly I was oblivious. {sheepish} For what it's worth, I'll do what I can to help you... not get killed?
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77
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GREETING
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Surprise 50
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So Mr. House doesn't care that one of Caesar's most notorious Legion spies is walking around on the Strip.
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78
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Sad 50
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Either that or his Securitrons' AI is too primitive to recognize the threat. Neither answer is particularly comforting.
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79
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GREETING
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Happy 75
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{sarcastic, in response to being ignored by another Follower} Oh, hello Emily. Yes, it is I, Arcade Gannon, fellow member of the Followers of the Apocalypse.
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80
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Anger 60
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Would I like to help infiltrate the Lucky 38{casino} ? I'm so glad you asked...
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81
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GREETING
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Surprise 50
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That's a lot of energy weapons. Brings back some interesting memories.
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82
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GREETING
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Sad 50
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The Strip's not a bad place if you love terrible things and people. {a bit sad, annoyed} I'll never understand the allure of giving away your money to the rich.
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83
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GREETING
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Neutral 50
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I've read about REPCONN. I think they did some work with the... {catching himself, was about to say "Enclave"} the government before the war. Rockets and some energy weapon prototypes, I think.
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84
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GREETING
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Sad 25
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Westside, huh? I passed through here with another Follower a while back, Anderson. The locals were having a lot of trouble getting water through.
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85
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GREETING
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Sad 40
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Westside, huh? I heard about what happened with Anderson. Can't say I'm surprised. He was always a fringe operator in the Followers.
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86
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GREETING
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Anger 50
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{exasperated} What's wrong with you? Killing Anderson isn't going to bring Corporal White back.
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87
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GREETING
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Surprise 50
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Interesting way of handling things. Very {soob} sub {roh-sah} rosa.
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88
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Surprise 25
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I don't know if the Scorpions deserved to be wiped out for something they didn't do, but that's one less problem Westside has to deal with.
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89
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GREETING
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Neutral 50
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Anderson turned in for the wrong reason and Westside gets to keep siphoning water.
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90
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Sad 25
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It's hard to find justice in all of this, but I suppose this is as close as it gets. Thanks.
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91
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GREETING
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Disgust 50
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Extortion? Really? You go through all of this only to extort the people who are trying to help Westside? Unbelievable.
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92
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GREETING
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Sad 50
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Hildern is a good example of "big picture" obsession gone too far.
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93
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Anger 25
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At some point he became so fixated on large scale results that he lost the concept of "the common good" along the way.
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94
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Sad 50
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It's an inhumane kind of public service when people and the basic resources they need become numbers in a ledger.
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95
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GREETING
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Surprise 50
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A vertibird. Interesting. It's been a long time since I've seen one of these.
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96
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GREETING
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Anger 50
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Wait, wait, wait a second. What's going on? Am I playing Vergil to your Dante?
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97
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Anger 35
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I'd like to assume that we're tiptoeing into the mouth of hell out of academic curiosity, but I'm not so open-minded that I've lost my brains.
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98
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GREETING
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Anger 25
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I guess I'll wait out here, then.
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99
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GREETING
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Fear 20
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I need to talk to you about something, if you have a minute.
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100
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GREETING
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Happy 50
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Thanks for doing this, getting them all back together again.
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101
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Fear 30
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I'll be honest, when Moreno started going off, I didn't think we'd all be walking out of there in one piece.
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102
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Sad 30
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I still don't know how this is all going to shake out in the end, but at least the Enclave can atone a bit for all the damage it's done.
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103
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GREETING
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Sad 50
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I shouldn't be surprised at what happened with Moreno. I hoped that after all this time, he could put his anger behind him.
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104
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Pained 25
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Maybe everything good in Orion Moreno died at Navarro and it was foolish to think there was anything in him left to salvage.
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105
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GREETING
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Anger 80
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You got the survivors of the Enclave back together so you could convince them to help Caesar?!
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106
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Anger 70
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What are you thinking? Do you {emph} want to see Vegas turned into the new slave capital of the west?
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107
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GREETING
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Anger 50
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Hey. You're your own person and all that, but you're acting crazy, and if you keep it up, I'm going to leave.
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108
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GREETING
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Happy 30
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I like how you handled that. Nicely done.
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109
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GREETING
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Sad 40
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I can't say that's how {emph.} I would have handled that, but...
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110
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GREETING
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Neutral 50
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You're that courier, right? The guy who runs the Tops, Benny... heard he tried to kill you.
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111
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Happy 40
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I guess that didn't work out very well for him. {joking} Should I watch my back around you?
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112
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GREETING
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Neutral 50
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Oh, you're that courier, aren't you? The one who got mixed up with Benny over at the Tops. Sounds like messy business.
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113
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GREETING
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Fear 50
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I'm no botanist, but I think this {emph} may not be entirely natural.
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114
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GREETING
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Sad 30
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Nuclear waste disposal. Pre-War, people figured there was so much desert in Nevada, you might as well turn it into a big dumping ground.
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115
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Neutral 50
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People didn't like it, but they weren't about to give up easy access to power, not with all of the petroleum drying up.
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116
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GREETING
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Sad 35
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It's a shame what happened up here. I understand arguments about the "fog of war", but that can't be much consolation to the survivors.
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117
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Sad 60
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{sadly} Or to the NCR soldiers who have to live with what they did here.
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118
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GREETING
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Fear 20
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In case it's not obvious, I think you should redirect the power to Freeside and outer Vegas.
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119
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GREETING
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Anger 80
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You activated ARCHIMEDES?! What the hell are you thinking?!
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120
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GREETING
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Happy 50
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Nicely done. I'm sure people will appreciate the power. I hate to have to rely on it, but out here... it makes a big difference.
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121
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GREETING
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Fear 25
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Hmm. I suppose an even distribution is better than nothing.
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122
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GREETING
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Anger 50
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Everything to the Strip and McCarran? Are you kidding? {sighs}
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123
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Disgust 35
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{irritated} I guess I should be grateful you didn't activate the laser.
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124
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GREETING
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Surprise 50
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You have to hand it to the NCR. Get enough hands working together and they can make or break just about anything.
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125
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GREETING
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Anger 35
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I'm not exactly a mercenary, but taking out scumbags of this magnitude wouldn't cause me to lose any sleep.
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126
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GREETING
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Happy 35
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Well, I'll be. Hoover Dam. One of the last remaining {emph} functioning wonders of the Pre-War world.
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127
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Neutral 50
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I'm amazed it's still running at all. Too bad everyone's killing each other over it.
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128
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GREETING
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Anger 50
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What a load of Brahmin shit! Can you believe that guy?
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129
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PLAYERFIREWEAPON
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PLAYER FIRE WEAPON
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Neutral 50
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{irritated that the player is shooting near him} Stop doing that, please.
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130
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PLAYER FIRE WEAPON
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Neutral 50
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{annoyed} I'm not sure if you're trying to hit me or trying to miss me. Either way, stop it. Thanks.
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131
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PLAYERINIRONSITES
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PLAYER IN IRON SITES
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Neutral 50
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{player is aiming gun at Arcade} I assure you, you look extremely virile. Now, would you mind pointing that somewhere else? Thanks.
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132
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PLAYER IN IRON SITES
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Neutral 50
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{player is aiming gun at Arcade} Uh... {cautiously} what's up?
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133
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PLAYERLAYMINE
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PLAYER LAY MINE
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Neutral 50
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{player is dropping mines near Arcade} Can't wait to see where this is going.
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134
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PLAYERTHROWGRENADE
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PLAYER THROW GRENADE
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Neutral 50
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{he just threw a grenade} Look out!
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135
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic000
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What kind of research?
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Happy 35
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Oh, you know. Finding alternative treatments for common illnesses and injuries. Stimpaks out of barrel cacti and other fantastic improbabilities.
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136
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Happy 35
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As far as fruitless wastes of time go, it's quite noble in its aims.
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137
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic001
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Why do you do research instead of providing medical assistance?
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Neutral 25
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Not all Followers are "people persons." Besides, someone needs to do research. I have no problem with Julie sticking me back here.
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138
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Sad 40
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Out of sight, out of mind. There are worse things one can be, though I do admit, it is a bit boring.
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139
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Sad 25
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Though it has a noble goal, I don't think this research will yield much fruit. No pun intended.
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140
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Why do you do research instead of providing medical assistance?
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Sad 35
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Like I said before, not all Followers are good with people.
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141
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Sad 50
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I'm fine doing research back here, even if it is a bit boring... and pointless... and a complete waste of time.
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142
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Pained 15
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Don't mind me. I'm just voicing my thoughts so they don't burrow out of my skull in a fit of abject despondency.
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143
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic002
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You don't sound too enthusiastic about it.
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Sad 35
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I'm enthusiastic about helping people, but {nih-hill noh-wee soob soh-lay} nihil novi sub sole.
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144
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic003
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What's the goal?
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Neutral 50
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For the past hundred years or so, the Followers have managed to get by using salvaged medical supplies from the Old World.
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145
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Happy 25
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But the side effect of medical success is that more people live longer. Funny how that works.
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146
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Sad 35
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Eventually, we'll run out of hospitals to loot. We need new ways to produce those supplies. Or maybe old ways, if this research goes anywhere.
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147
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic004
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What kinds of illnesses and injuries?
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Neutral 50
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Cuts, lacerations, broken bones. Infections resulting from all of the above. Common cold, influenza. Take your pick.
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148
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Sad 40
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There are plenty of ways to die out here, and most of them, surprisingly, don't have anything to do with war. Just common human fragility.
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149
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic005
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Isn't that the language that Caesar's Legion speaks?
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Anger 35
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{“Yeah, well...”}{SEE-zar} Caesar can cite {KAY-toe} Cato to suit his purpose. Many people have spoken Latin. Some of them were quite pleasant.
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150
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Sad 40
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It's unfortunate that the language is now associated with the gentlemen across the river.
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151
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic006
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Nihi-what?
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Surprise 35
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Oh. {sincere} Sorry. "There is nothing new under the sun."
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152
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Happy 35
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If agave and mesquite were that miraculous, the locals would have figured it out a few thousand years ago.
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153
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic007
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Where did you learn that?
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Surprise 30
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Not from the Legion, if that's what you're getting at. Books. Sheet music. Gladiator movie holotapes. Bits and pieces here and there.
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The Followers have extensive libraries, but we all draw water from the same old well. Even Caesar.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic008
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Do you know much about Caesar?
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Sad 40
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{sighs} I don't know anything that the others couldn't tell you. Caesar was one of the Followers. Before my time, of course.
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Sad 30
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He wanted to rebuild the new world in the image of the old. A sad story of good intentions gone bad. In that regard, he's hardly unique.
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Anger 35
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If you set aside his leadership capabilities, extensive knowledge, and ruthless cunning, he's just another jerk who steps on people to get his way.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic009
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Why don't you come with me?
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Sad 50
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I can't leave now. Caesar has gained too much ground. I need to be here in case the NCR fails to hold Hoover Dam.
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Why don't you come with me?
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Anger 25
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No offense intended, but why should I go anywhere with you?
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic010
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Do the Followers use a lot of energy weapons?
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Anger 20
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{off-hand, not realizing he's revealing something bad} Energy weapons? Of course not.
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Fear 30
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{catching himself, trying to cover} I mean... but, we study all sorts of science and technology so, you know, we... you just kind of get familiar with them. Yeah.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic011
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Memories of what?
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Fear 35
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Oh, uh... {trying to cover} of hearing stories. About energy weapons. {drifting off} They're... pretty crazy. {quietly} Yeah.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic012
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If you say so.
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Fear 50
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Did I say something? Sorry. Don't pay any attention to me. Just babbling. {becoming more quiet} Nonsense, really. {drifting off} Babbling nonsense.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic013
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I just want to hear Caesar out.
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Surprise 50
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Very optimistic of you. You'll make a good Follower someday assuming Caesar doesn't have us both crucified.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic014
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Let's just listen to him, figure out what he's up to, and get out.
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Happy 35
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Short of canceling our imminent travel plans, that's the best thing you could have said.
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Fear 35
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Just be careful. If we travel at Caesar's pleasure, he may not let us out as easily as he lets us in.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic015
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Once we get close to Caesar, we can strike.
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Surprise 75
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{"And you, my friend?" eht too mee ah-mee-kay?} Et tu, mi amice?
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Once we get close to Caesar, we can strike.
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Surprise 75
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{"And you, my friend?" eht too mee ah-MEE-kah?} Et tu, mi amica?
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Once we get close to Caesar, we can strike.
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Fear 35
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I have to commend you on your sense of historical propriety, but have you given more than a passing thought to how we would escape?
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Neutral 50
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No disrespect intended, but you aren't the first person to dream up the idea.
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Neutral 50
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Just give me a sign when you're about to pull out the dagger so I know when to make a run for the cliffs.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic016
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I'm not going to let Benny get away.
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Sad 50
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I can't say I understand your obsession, but for that I suppose I'd have to spend a night in your grave.
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Anger 15
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Fine. I'll stick with you. Just remember this. If you want something from Caesar, sooner or later you'll have to give him his due.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic017
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I'm going after a man named Benny for revenge and I need someone to keep me patched up.
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Disgust 50
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Pulling bullets out of a vengeance-crazed drifter is truly a noble step up from tending to the downtrodden of Freeside, but I think I'll pass.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic018
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The NCR needs help against the Legion before Caesar moves on the dam. We could use your skills.
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Anger 50
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The NCR had a chance to use the Followers' skills before, but being imperialists mattered more to them. No thanks.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic019
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I'm trying to help Mr. House keep New Vegas independent.
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Happy 35
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That's funny. Mr. House doesn't want to keep New Vegas independent. He just wants to keep the NCR and Caesar's Legion from pushing him around.
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Anger 35
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He must be pretty convincing if he's roped you into helping him, but you can count me out.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic020
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If New Vegas can remain independent, I'm going to find a way to do it. I could use your help.
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Happy 40
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If that's really what you're trying to do, I'll go with you.
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Fear 25
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Things are hectic around here, but it won't mean anything if NCR or the Legion take control. I'm sure the Followers can manage without me.
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Happy 25
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Just don't try to help the Legion, and we shouldn't have any problems. Sound good?
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic021
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The NCR oppression around here would disappear if the Legion took control. I could use your help.
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Anger 60
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Only because everyone would be conscripted or enslaved. And the people who are unfit for military service or slavery would be put down. Swell plan.
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Disgust 50
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Yes, a veritable {pahx roh-MAH-nah} Pax Romana for post-nuclear America. My political beliefs are a bit more progressive than outright fascism, so I'll pass. Thanks.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic022
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Things are bad around here. I'd like to make a difference, and I'd like you to help me.
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Fear 25
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Hmm. That seems appropriately resolute and yet vague. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and go with you, but let me be clear about something.
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Anger 35
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If you plan to help Caesar's Legion, this is going to be a brief relationship.
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Anger 25
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I may not have all the answers for how to fix Freeside's problems, but Caesar taking control isn't part of the solution. Fair?
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic023
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This place is really complicated and stuff. You're smart. Can you help me do... things?
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Surprise 50
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Hmm. Wow. You sound like you really do need some help. Look, I can help you out, but you can't do anything stu-
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Sad 50
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I mean, you can't... help bad people, who want to hurt the locals in Freeside. If you do, I'll leave. Does that make sense?
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic025
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Ugh. Well if you're going to be like that then never mind.
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Surprise 50
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Yes. The Followers do not like Caesar or Caesar's Legion. You should also not like them. If you do, you like hurting people and that is bad. Goodbye.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic026
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Uh... it beats sitting around here all day, doesn't it?
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Anger 50
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{slight mockery} Uh... probably not. Until things settle down around here, alleviating my boredom isn't a good motive to leave. Sorry.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic027
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Fair enough.
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Happy 40
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All right. Let's not waste any time. {a bit of enthusiasm} There are people out there to help, things to learn. Maybe not in that order, but let's get to it.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic028
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Oh, well... in that case, never mind.
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Anger 35
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I'm not sure why you thought a Follower would want to help Caesar after all of the misery he's visited on us and the people we try to help.
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Fear 35
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Well, good luck to you in your future endeavors, assuming they don't involve Caesar.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic031
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I need a good-looking doctor to help take care of me in the big, bad wasteland.
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Happy 50
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Overt flirtation will get you everywhere, you know.
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Anger 10
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On a slightly more serious note, if you're interested in helping out with the troubles plaguing Freeside, I can come with you.
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Happy 35
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Just don't do anything obnoxious, like trying to help Caesar's Legion, and we should be fine. Understood?
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic032
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What kind of prototypes?
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Neutral 50
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Plasma rifles. They were intended to replace the P94 plasma caster.
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Neutral 50
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There was some corporate espionage going on between Poseidon Energy's Project SEMELE and whatever was going on here.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic033
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An odd combination.
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Sad 30
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REPCONN went through some rough times. When their rocket business was shaky, Mr. House purchased the company.
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Neutral 50
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It didn't take long for him to repurpose their plasma technology for a government weapon contract.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic034
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What was Project SEMELE?
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Neutral 50
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Another one of Poseidon Energy's many secret weapons projects. Before the Great War. It didn't go anywhere.
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Happy 25
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That's how REPCONN got their shot. So to speak.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic035
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Do you need any help?
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Surprise 35
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Me, specifically? No. I'm sure Julie Farkas does, though. Lab coat, pointy hair. Answers to the name "Julie Farkas," strangely enough.
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Sad 15
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I'm sure she can find something for you to do. It might be kind of... depressing and terrible, though. {cah-WEE-aht sah-mahr-ee-TAH-noos, "Samaritan, beware."} Caveat Samaritanus.
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Do you need any help?
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Happy 35
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Personally, no. But thanks to you, Julie says we're a lot better off these days. I'll take her word for it. So, thanks.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic037
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Would you like to come with me? I could use someone skilled in medicine.
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Fear 35
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Hmm... I'm starting to remember hearing some rumors about you and this crazy guy called "Caesar." Bad. Not a friend of the Followers.
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Anger 35
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Maybe they're not all true. That's enough for me to stand here and talk to you, but I'm not about to leave Freeside as your comrade-in-arms.
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Would you like to come with me? I could use someone skilled in medicine.
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Happy 35
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You've helped the Followers, so you can't be entirely bad. To be honest, I haven't heard anyone say a negative word about you.
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Happy 25
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As long as you keep working to help people around here get a fair shake, sure, I'll lend a hand.
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Would you like to come with me? I could use someone skilled in medicine.
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Anger 35
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You helped the Followers, but your reputation isn't exactly spotless. How do I know you're not going to lose it out there?
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Anger 25
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Here's my proposition. If you want to work together to help the people around here, I'll lend a hand. {on the other hand} If you start acting like a crazy waster...
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic038
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Goodbye.
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Neutral 50
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See you around.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic039
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Right. "The Followers don't endorse his actions," and all that.
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Anger 20
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Well {emph} I don't. I'm sure there were a few people turning a blind eye, but can you blame them?
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Disgust 20
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NCR's sharecropper farms had all of the water. The nearest fresh source is the lake, and that's a bit of a hike.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic040
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If you say so. I'm not arguing.
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Anger 50
|
I do say so. The Followers aren't a military organization. If anyone knew what he was up to, they weren't talking.
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Anger 20
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And if they knew he was stealing water, so what? Westside has more of a right to that water than the NCR.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic041
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Let's keep moving.
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Neutral 50
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Of course.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic042
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I'm sorry. I didn't realize it would end like this.
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Sad 60
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{sighing, pause} Neither did Anderson.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic043
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What's done is done.
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Disgust 50
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{irritated} I guess that means you don't have to apologize to all of the people in Westside you just screwed over.
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Disgust 65
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In case you weren't paying attention, you killed the only person who ever gave a damn about them.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic044
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Anderson killed White. He deserved to pay for what he did.
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Anger 65
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Fantastic. Now the only influential person who gave a damn about Westside is gone. Great job.
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221
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Disgust 40
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In case I'm not laying down enough sarcasm, you just screwed up the lives of a bunch of struggling people.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic045
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When was that?
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Fear 50
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Huh. {trying to think of a plausible lie} Good question. Must have been in a book.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic046
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What do you know about them?
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Fear 50
|
Uh, what does anyone know about them? Big... flying machines, right? Crazy helicopters. {quietly} So weird.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic048
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Hmm, on second thought...
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Sad 50
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Look, the Followers have had enough of a role in the misery that this area has had to endure.
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Anger 50
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If you want to go off half-cocked and leave a trail of corpses in your wake, that's your business. We'll do our best to clean up your mess.
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Sad 50
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Just don't try to drag us into it personally, okay?
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic050
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Let's talk about something else.
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Neutral 50
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Certainly.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic053
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Would you reconsider my offer to travel with me? I could really use your help.
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Anger 35
|
The last time we discussed this, you didn't exactly wow me with your pitch. What have you got for me this time?
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic054
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Tell me about yourself.
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Surprise 50
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I'm really very boring. You'd get better stories out of a Freeside junkie.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic055
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What's your opinion on the current situation?
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Anger 70
|
You're helping the Legion, a slaving army that will almost certainly kill and enslave the majority of people in New Vegas.
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231
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Disgust 50
|
What? Did you expect me to applaud your efforts to support a deranged warlord?
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232
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Anger 55
|
Caesar is bad. You are bad for helping him. Please stop.
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233
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What's your opinion on the current situation?
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Fear 70
|
I have to say I don't understand where you're going with Mr. House. The man's been manipulating the locals for as long as anyone can remember.
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234
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Sad 50
|
If you help him kick the NCR and Legion out, he's going to keep right on doing it. The people in Freeside will be just as bad off as they ever were.
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235
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Sad 35
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If you can find a way to push Mr. House out of the picture as well, I think everyone will be better off.
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236
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What's your opinion on the current situation?
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Sad 35
|
Helping the NCR is better than helping Mr. House, but I don't think it's the best solution for the people in New Vegas.
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237
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Sad 50
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If the NCR can take full control of Freeside and the Strip, it's going to get worse before it gets better.
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238
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Sad 15
|
Besides, even if New Vegas eventually gets representation in the NCR senate, it's not like the NCR runs efficiently.
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239
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What's your opinion on the current situation?
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Happy 35
|
I think you're on the right track.
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240
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Happy 50
|
The only way to ensure relative safety and independence for the people of New Vegas is to prevent others from taking control of the region.
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241
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Happy 15
|
That means no NCR, no Mr. House, and no Legion.
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242
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What's your opinion on the current situation?
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Fear 35
|
It could be better. If we can find a way to work toward the independence of New Vegas, that would be ideal.
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243
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Happy 50
|
But really, as long as you don't help out the Legion, anything's better than that.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic056
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They profit from crime, now I profit, too.
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Anger 60
|
{sickened} That's one way to look at it.
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245
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic058
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I need you to leave.
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Pained 35
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{joking} I thought my charm could win you over, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. Are you sure you want me to go?
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246
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Neutral 50
|
All right, I'll head back to the Old Mormon Fort. If you need me, just swing by.
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247
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I need you to leave.
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Disgust 45
|
Ugh. I guess that means I have to go back to that creepy mausoleum Mr. House calls the Lucky 38.
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248
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Disgust 30
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I've been around a few unsettling places in my life, but that place takes the cake.
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249
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Sad 35
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Anyway, if you need me, you know where to find me.
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250
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I need you to leave.
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Sad 35
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{sighing} Back to the tomb, I suppose.
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251
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Sad 15
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{drifting off} If you need me, et cetera.
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252
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic059
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I'd like you to come with me.
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Surprise 35
|
You have quite the menagerie at your disposal. If you can get the posse down to "small gang" size, I'll happily go with you.
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253
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I'd like you to come with me.
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Neutral 50
|
As the old saying goes, two's company, but three's a small army. Okay, I'm paraphrasing a bit, but you get the idea.
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254
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I'd like you to come with me.
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Happy 45
|
A courier, a doctor, and cybernetic dog. After we deal with this whole "imminent conquest of New Vegas" problem we should open an act at the Tops.
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255
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I'd like you to come with me.
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Fear 40
|
There's something about that robot that doesn't seem... all right to me. I'm not saying we shouldn't take it with us.
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256
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Anger 35
|
I'm just saying that if it were to fall into Lake Mead and be irreparably damaged... and if you threw an EMP grenade in after it...
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257
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Happy 30
|
Well, there are worse things happening in the world, right?
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258
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I'd like you to come with me.
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Happy 60
|
After spending thirty years of my life hiding my association with the Enclave, I'd {emph} love to stroll the wasteland with a twitchy Eyebot.
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259
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Happy 15
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Thanks for asking. I appreciate it. I do.
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260
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I'd like you to come with me.
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Happy 25
|
Back in your good graces again? I knew you'd see the light.
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261
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic060
|
What's your problem with ED-E?
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Fear 35
|
It just seems a little twitchy. Some of these robots, you look at them the wrong way, don't screw in a vacuum tube right...
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262
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Anger 35
|
The next thing you know you're a pile of ash on the floor and someone's stepping out of a vertibird to sweep your remains into a Nuka-Cola bottle.
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263
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic061
|
Ooooo-kay.
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Anger 45
|
Fine, ignore me. Just don't ask me to re-attach your arm when your pet murder machine goes into "search and destroy" mode.
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264
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic062
|
What's an eee-em-pee?
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Sad 40
|
It's... {sigh} a thing. A science thing. It hurts robots. Don't worry about it. Silly Arcade's just telling magnetic field jokes for his own amusement.
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265
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Happy 25
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{clears throat} Ahem. Shall we?
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266
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic063
|
That sounds a little paranoid, Arcade.
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Fear 35
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Does it? {beat, quietly} Does it?
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267
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic064
|
I'll keep an eye on it.
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Surprise 40
|
Safety first. That's all I'm saying.
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268
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic065
|
Do you always deflect personal questions?
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Pained 35
|
Only to obfuscate my past association with a fascist paramilitary organization.
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269
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Happy 50
|
I'm joking, of course. I will deflect personal questions at any opportunity.
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270
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic066
|
How did you join the Followers?
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Sad 25
|
Honestly, it isn't too difficult if you have half a brain and aren't a complete jerk. I wanted to help people and I enjoyed learning, so I signed up.
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271
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Pained 25
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New Vegas is in trouble, so I came out here. If someone doesn't step up and try to help the people here, it's going to end very badly.
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272
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic067
|
Where did you get your medical training?
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Happy 35
|
The Followers taught me everything I know about medicine. Despite our humble abode here in New Vegas, we have great facilities back in the NCR.
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273
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Sad 35
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We may have over extended ourselves by setting up camp in Freeside, but the people here need help from someone. If not us, who?
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274
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic068
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If you don't like it, leave.
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Anger 50
|
Don't mind if I do. Enjoy your reign as King Scumbag the First, Overlord of Westside.
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275
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If you don't like it, leave.
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Anger 50
|
Don't mind if I do. Enjoy your reign as Queen Scumbag the First, Overlord of Westside.
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276
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic070
|
Sure.
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Fear 50
|
Any day now, Caesar's going to try to march across Hoover Dam and kick NCR out of the Mojave.
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277
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Neutral 50
|
We're getting caught up in something important out here. Hell, after how you handled Benny, you're practically right in the middle of all this.
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278
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Sad 20
|
I know I'm just along for the ride, but it's made me think about the past, how I might be able to help out.
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279
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic071
|
Not right now, Arcade.
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Fear 25
|
{drawing the word out} Actually, I'm going to keep talking anyway. Sorry, but I really need to get this out.
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280
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic072
|
Good thing there are still people like you around.
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Sad 50
|
Kind of you to say, but there are better people than me around here. I just hope the Followers can make a difference in the long run.
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281
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic073
|
What are you talking about?
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Fear 50
|
I wasn't always with the Followers, or with the NCR.
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282
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Pained 50
|
My late father was an officer in a group called the Enclave, a remnant of America's Pre-War government.
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283
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Sad 50
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Memories being short around here, not a whole lot of people remember them. But they did bad things. Terrorized communities, kidnapped people.
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284
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Sad 25
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Eventually, someone stopped them. I was born a few years later at a military base on the coast, a place called Navarro.
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285
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic074
|
Arcade, I'm not interested.
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Surprise 50
|
Are you sure? I didn't even get to the ostensibly "good" part.
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286
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Sad 25
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If you're sure, I won't bring it up again. We can just go on our merry way, fighting injustice in our typical fashion.
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic076
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I'm sure. I'm not interested.
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Sad 50
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Okay, I hear you. Forget I said anything. Consider it dropped.
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288
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic077
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Where did the Enclave go?
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Sad 25
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A lot of different places. I only know what I was told. Some of them were cut down by the NCR and the Brotherhood. Some of them went east.
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289
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Sad 50
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My mother never told me what happened to my father, but she and I went south with some others and integrated into the NCR.
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290
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Sad 15
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When the NCR learned that Enclave personnel had integrated, we kept moving to the fringes. It's one of the reasons why I wound up out here.
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291
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic078
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What happened to Navarro?
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Pained 25
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After the Enclave's command structure fell apart, it was only a matter of time before Navarro was overrun by NCR forces.
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292
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Sad 15
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My mother and I left with some of the troopers from my father's old unit, the same people I've kept in contact with over the years.
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293
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Sad 50
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Anyone who didn't get out was killed by the NCR. Even some of the ones who escaped were eventually hunted down by the Brotherhood of Steel.
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294
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic079
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Where are you going with all this?
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Fear 20
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The Enclave did a lot of bad things, but there were good people at Navarro. Good people with a lot of experience.
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295
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Neutral 50
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Not many of them are alive anymore, but I think they could make a difference in the fight against Caesar.
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296
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic080
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Do you want them to help NCR?
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Pained 20
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That's a hard question to answer. I know I don't want the Legion to take Hoover Dam.
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297
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Neutral 50
|
So militarily, yes, I want them to help NCR. If possible, I'd like to figure out a way to help the NCR win Hoover Dam without holding New Vegas.
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298
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic081
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Say no more. I'll do it.
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Happy 50
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Great! {excited} I'd like you to talk to the old-timers, the Remnants. I don't think I can convince them by myself. To them, I'm still a kid.
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299
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Happy 40
|
But you're a big part of what's happening out here. When you talk to them, they'll understand how important this all is.
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300
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Happy 15
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I've kept in contact with them over the years, so I know where you can find them, but I doubt they'll open up to you unless I come along.
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301
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Happy 50
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I know I'm not always the most serious guy around, but this means a lot to me. Thanks.
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302
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic082
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I'm not interested.
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Sad 50
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{surprised} Oh. {beat} After spilling my guts to you, I wasn't expecting that kind of a response but... I understand.
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303
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Pained 25
|
If you change your mind, let me know. It would mean a lot to me.
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304
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic084
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How do you know so much about this, again?
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Anger 50
|
Stop thinking so much. Thanks.
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305
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic086
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I'm sure he means well.
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Anger 25
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It isn't enough to mean well if you don't do good. I'm sure Caesar meant well, too.
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306
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic087
|
But in the end, doesn't it all just come down to numbers anyway?
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Sad 70
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If you lose your humanity, then I suppose that is all that's left.
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307
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic088
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I thought you were interested in preserving life.
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Anger 25
|
I know I shouldn't place one life below another, but in Caesar's case, I'll make an exception.
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308
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Disgust 50
|
The whole "slavery and cultural annihilation" stance he's adopted is bit repugnant to me.
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309
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Disgust 65
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Though I guess what I think never really mattered much to you, did it?
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310
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic089
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The world needs Caesar more than it needs you.
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Sad 25
|
{"The conquering cause pleased the gods, but the conquered cause pleased Cato" - week-treex cow-sah deh-ees plah-coo-eet sehd week-tah cah-toh-nee} Victrix causa deis placuit sed victa Catoni.
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311
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Sad 30
|
{sadly} Goodbye, courier.
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312
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic090
|
Enjoying your stay?
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Disgust 30
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In the words of Socrates, "Go fornicate yourself."
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313
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic091
|
With how messed up New Vegas is, do you really think Caesar has nothing to offer?
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Surprise 50
|
At least the mess is ours to clean up.
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314
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Anger 65
|
Wait a minute... am I going crazy or are you actually suggesting it might not be bad if the Legion takes over?
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315
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic092
|
I'm just trying to be open-minded.
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Fear 50
|
It's a good thing to be, but you may want to close the floodgates once you see how Caesar runs things.
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316
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic093
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Yes, that's exactly what I'm suggesting.
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Anger 50
|
Okay. I just wanted you to confirm that I'm traveling in the company of an insane fascist. Thanks.
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317
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic094
|
NCR is broken beyond repair. Its time has come.
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Anger 65
|
If the NCR is broken, it will fail on its own.
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318
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Anger 50
|
The people who live here don't deserve to be victims of your misguided attempts at political engineering.
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319
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Disgust 70
|
Or are they just collateral damage?
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320
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic095
|
The Legion is better than the alternative.
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Anger 80
|
What?! Caesar is going to enslave or kill everyone in the Mojave.
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321
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Anger 55
|
And when that's done, he'll try to destroy the NCR senate and install himself as its new military dictator.
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322
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Anger 65
|
I can't comprehend how Caesar could so extensively scramble your sense of morality to make you think the Legion is a better alternative to {emph} anything.
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323
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Disgust 45
|
And you know what? I'm not going to stick around to try to figure it out. At least legionaries have the excuse of being born into it.
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324
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Disgust 65
|
Have a nice life.
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325
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic096
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Actually, yes, I would like to see New Vegas turned into a slavery hub.
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Anger 50
|
Great! You're either unimaginably cruel or profoundly insane!
|
326
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Disgust 50
|
Either way, I'm not going to wait around for you to help the Legion roll across Hoover Dam. Bye.
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327
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic097
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More than collateral damage. A necessary sacrifice.
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Disgust 50
|
How noble of you.
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328
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Anger 50
|
Sorry, but I won't be sticking around to see if you have the courtesy to lay flowers on the mass grave that the Legion's going to dig for them.
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329
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic098
|
That's a good way to put it.
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Anger 65
|
Sure, if you're a sociopath.
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330
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Disgust 30
|
{sickened} Enjoy the fruits of your labor.
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331
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic099
|
They hide behind NCR's protection and they deserve everything coming to them.
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Anger 50
|
They sure don't, but I hope you get everything that's coming to you.
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332
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Disgust 55
|
Have a nice life.
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333
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic100
|
Sorry. I just lose my head sometimes.
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Fear 50
|
If by "sometimes" you mean "a lot of times," I agree. Please, just... settle down, okay?
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334
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic101
|
Whatever.
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Anger 35
|
That wasn't exactly the response I was hoping for, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
|
335
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Anger 50
|
Seriously, though, watch it.
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336
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic102
|
If you have a problem with me, why don't you just leave right now?
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Surprise 50
|
If you insist. Have a nice life.
|
337
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic103
|
Why?
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Anger 50
|
Because you're helping Caesar's Legion. They are bad. You are bad. I am going. Bye.
|
338
|
Why?
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Surprise 35
|
Why are you crazy? That's a question for someone much wiser and more patient than myself.
|
339
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Anger 40
|
All I know is that you are a bad person and I don't want to be around you anymore. So if that was your goal, congratulations.
|
340
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Disgust 40
|
If not, I'm sorry to inform you that you are, as the locals say, "nuttier than a Bighorner dropping."
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341
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic104
|
Fine. Get lost.
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Anger 35
|
That was the plan. Bye.
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342
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic105
|
Don't be too hard on him. It's part of who he is.
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Neutral 50
|
I suppose you're right. When you're part of something for that long, maybe it's impossible to let go without losing part of yourself.
|
343
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Neutral 50
|
Moreno may be a stubborn son of a bitch, but at least he's loyal.
|
344
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic106
|
A man should know when to let go.
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Neutral 50
|
It's been decades, you know. By now, he's been out of the Enclave longer than he was in.
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345
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Neutral 50
|
Most people know when to hang it up and start over. But not Moreno.
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346
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic107
|
It was an important part of her life. Why shouldn't she enjoy it?
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Neutral 50
|
As screwed up as it sounds, at least she was part of something. Granted, it was something... admittedly, pretty bad, but it was something.
|
347
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Neutral 50
|
If you spent the first half of your life flying Enclave troopers in a vertibird, I suppose picking over Pre-War rocket parts doesn't quite compare.
|
348
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic108
|
Some people can't stop reliving their glory days.
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Neutral 50
|
Not much glory in the Enclave. Most of her old comrades are long gone.
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349
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Neutral 50
|
I know life as a salvager can't compare to being a vertibird pilot but... at least it's life. That has to count for something.
|
350
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic109
|
I'm sure your father would be proud of you.
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Neutral 50
|
I wonder if he would. It's pointless, I know, but sometimes I wonder what he wanted me to be.
|
351
|
Neutral 50
|
Maybe being a doctor in the middle of Nevada wasn't exactly what he had in mind for his little boy.
|
352
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic110
|
Why worry about it? You don't have to be your father.
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Neutral 50
|
I grew up without him. I'll always feel like something is missing from my life. But you're right.
|
353
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Neutral 50
|
It's not like I'm the only kid in the wasteland who's grown up without a dad. Johnson always said my father was a good man.
|
354
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Neutral 50
|
If that's the only thing about me that's like him, that's enough for me.
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355
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic111
|
His work was what mattered to him.
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Neutral 50
|
Not everyone dreams of being a revolutionary, I suppose. Maybe we can't all change the world.
|
356
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Neutral 50
|
Maybe it's enough just to do good for the short time that we're here. No one's going to sing Doc Henry's praises when he's gone.
|
357
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Neutral 50
|
But he's probably saved more lives than I ever will.
|
358
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic112
|
It seems pointless to do all of that without a goal.
|
Neutral 50
|
I'm sure Henry has goals. He was just more concerned with the "how" than the "why" of things. Being in the Enclave didn't really mean much to him.
|
359
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Neutral 50
|
I guess I'm lucky that I'm part of the Followers. Helping people as a doctor is important, but with the Followers, it feels different.
|
360
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Neutral 50
|
It feels like we're working toward something more important. That's more than the sum of good deeds that we do.
|
361
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic113
|
They're loyal to you, too.
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Neutral 50
|
Sometimes I wonder how much of my father they see in me. They went through a lot together, but my family went through it, too.
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362
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Neutral 50
|
I'm glad they've watched out for me all these years. Maybe someday I can return the favor.
|
363
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic114
|
That's their story Arcade, not yours.
|
Neutral 50
|
Oh, I know. I was only a boy when they went through hell together. I'm glad you're helping me reunite them.
|
364
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Neutral 50
|
Even if I'm still just a spectator in all of this, I know they can still do some good.
|
365
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic115
|
You've certainly done your part.
|
Fear 25
|
I've been wondering about Daisy and the others for so long, I still haven't figured out what I should do.
|
366
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Sad 35
|
I mean, I'm not like them. I was born at Navarro and my father served with them, but I wasn't really part of the Enclave.
|
367
|
Sad 25
|
It seems presumptuous of me to think that I could join the fight, even if this is a cause worth fighting for.
|
368
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Fear 25
|
Because I know when fighting breaks out at the dam, all hell is going to break loose in Freeside. They're going to need every doctor they can get.
|
369
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic116
|
Let's get going.
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Fear 25
|
Hold on a second. I need to talk to you about something else.
|
370
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic117
|
You're assuming a motive without evidence. Please be rational.
|
Surprise 15
|
Fine. Would you mind explaining {emph} why you killed Anderson?
|
371
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic118
|
It's cleaner this way, without bringing NCR in. No connecting Anderson back to the locals.
|
Sad 55
|
That's a grim deal to make. But when it came down to it, it's the same choice he made. Not all sacrifices are made by the willing.
|
372
|
Sad 65
|
{quoting the bible} But where is the lamb for this burnt offering?
|
373
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic119
|
It was either this or spend the rest of his life in an NCR chain gang.
|
Anger 20
|
That was his decision to make, not yours.
|
374
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic120
|
Allowing Anderson to get away with murder tells him and everyone else that it's permissable.
|
Anger 50
|
There are other ways to punish people, other ways to condemn their actions.
|
375
|
VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic121
|
What will you do if Caesar wins?
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Sad 50
|
{melancholy} What the Followers always do. Whatever we can.
|
376
|
VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic122
|
You can do better than that.
|
Surprise 35
|
No, really. Have you ever snorted a ground up Cazador venom sac? Neither have I, but I can guarantee you that a Freeside junkie {emph.} has.
|
377
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic123
|
Arcade, I'm asking you because I'm interested. Don't put yourself down.
|
Fear 35
|
Oh, all right. I'm thirty-ish. {admitting} Well, late thirties. I was born... {guarded} west of here. I was an only child and spent most of my time with my mother.
|
378
|
Sad 40
|
My father died when I was young and I never got over it. Oh... and I like medicine and reading books about failed Pre-War socioeconomic policies.
|
379
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Happy 35
|
{a bit of sarcasm} Right now, I'm sure you're asking yourself, "Why hasn't some lucky man scooped this bachelor off his feet?" {serious} Like I said, I'm boring.
|
380
|
VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic124
|
Why don't you like talking about yourself?
|
Sad 55
|
Some people do. I just... don't.
|
381
|
Sad 35
|
Look, I appreciate that you're trying to be friendly, but I'd just rather not discuss it.
|
382
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic125
|
I'll say.
|
Anger 40
|
Okay, okay, you don't have to agree with me {emph} that much.
|
383
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic126
|
Let's talk about something else.
|
Neutral 50
|
{sounds reasonable} All right.
|
384
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic127
|
Goodbye.
|
Neutral 50
|
All right.
|
385
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic128
|
Of course.
|
Happy 25
|
Great. Glad we're on the same page.
|
386
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Fear 50
|
I mean, I didn't expect that you'd want to... activate the super weapon or anything.
|
387
|
Fear 25
|
{nervous} Heh.
|
388
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic129
|
Why not to the whole area equally?
|
Anger 35
|
NCR troops control Hoover Dam. Why do they need {emph} more power?
|
389
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic130
|
Noted.
|
Fear 50
|
{nervous} O... kay.
|
390
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic131
|
Redundancy. If Caesar takes the dam and cuts off power, it will be chaos all over New Vegas.
|
Surprise 50
|
Hmm. That's a valid point. I'm not really behind the NCR in all of this, but the last thing I want is panic in the streets.
|
391
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic132
|
You can always use more power, right?
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Anger 50
|
Maybe if you're Mr. House you do. I bet the people in Freeside need it a lot more than he does.
|
392
|
VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic133
|
Er...
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Anger 35
|
Yeah, exactly. They don't.
|
393
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic134
|
Oh, uh... whoops, I thought that was to turn it off.
|
Anger 65
|
Argh, you moron! You're going to kill all of the troopers down there!
|
394
|
Anger 45
|
That's it. I'm out. Good luck getting out of this place without being shot to pieces by NCR soldiers, assuming they aren't going to fry to death.
|
395
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic135
|
I'm thinking I'm going to get a sweet Pre-War laser. What are you thinking?
|
Disgust 65
|
I'm thinking that I'm leaving because you are a sociopath. Good riddance.
|
396
|
VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic136
|
Time for the NCR to roast.
|
Anger 70
|
Oh, to hell with this!
|
397
|
VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic137
|
If you're so sure it's going to be a bloodbath, maybe you should stay in Freeside.
|
Happy 25
|
I figured you'd say that. Sometimes staying put is the best thing you can do.
|
398
|
Neutral 50
|
I'll leave the fighting to the old warhorses. It's what they were made for.
|
399
|
Happy 25
|
I need to go take care of something before I set up at Freeside. I'll see you soon. And again, thanks for your help with the others.
|
400
|
If you're so sure it's going to be a bloodbath, maybe you should stay in Freeside.
|
Surprise 50
|
I honestly didn't expect you to say that. When I talked to you about Daisy and the others, you seemed to put a lot of value in loyalty to the past.
|
401
|
Surprise 25
|
What's changed since then?
|
402
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic138
|
What happens in Freeside won't make any difference if the Legion takes the dam. Fight with them.
|
Neutral 50
|
Good point. You've been encouraging the others to stand up and fight, maybe I should take the same advice. After all, I also lived in Navarro.
|
403
|
Happy 25
|
There's something I need to go do, but I'll catch up with you later. Thanks again for your help with the others. It means a lot to me.
|
404
|
What happens in Freeside won't make any difference if the Legion takes the dam. Fight with them.
|
Surprise 50
|
I'm surprised to hear you say that. I thought you had a problem with people who hold on to the past.
|
405
|
Sad 25
|
Suiting up to fight against Caesar with the Navarro veterans seems like... I don't know, like a kid playing dress up in his father's clothes.
|
406
|
VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic139
|
You were born at Navarro, but you are your own man. They have their fight, and you have yours.
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Sad 25
|
True enough, I suppose. Getting them back together must be worth more than me spraying plasma all over the dam.
|
407
|
Happy 25
|
Back to Freeside it is. I need to make a stop before I settle in. I'll be back in a while. Thanks again for your help. It means a lot to me.
|
408
|
VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic140
|
Well you... you're different.
|
Anger 15
|
I am, but they're still my family. I think you were right the first time. If there's something I can do to help hold the dam, I'll do it.
|
409
|
Happy 25
|
Look, there's something I have to do, but I promise I'll be back in a while. Trust me. And thanks again for your help. It means a lot to me.
|
410
|
VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic141
|
You aren't like the others, Arcade. You're still young. It's up to you to decide who you want to be.
|
Neutral 50
|
True enough. Maybe I can't fill my father's shoes. I wouldn't even know how.
|
411
|
Neutral 50
|
But if following in his footsteps for a while means I can do some good out here, I will do my best.
|
412
|
Happy 25
|
I need to go do something. I won't be gone long, but I'll catch up with you later. Thanks for your help with the others. It means a lot to me.
|
413
|
VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic142
|
That was just talk. It's not the same for you.
|
Anger 15
|
No, I think it {emph.} is the same for me. Maybe for a different reason, but... you can't hold on to a past you've never had.
|
414
|
Neutral 50
|
For better or worse, I am not my father. I never had a life with the Enclave, and it would be silly for me to try to start one now.
|
415
|
Neutral 50
|
I'll stay with you until the Legion moves on the dam, but once the attack starts, I'm going to have to go to back to Freeside. It's where I belong.
|
416
|
Happy 25
|
I need to take care of something, but I'll see you soon enough. Thanks for all of the help. It means a lot to me.
|
417
|
VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic146
|
I'm honored.
|
Neutral 50
|
It's the least I could do. All I ask is that you put it to good use. This place has lived in the shadow of Caesar for long enough.
|
418
|
Neutral 50
|
I may not be the one to help stop him here, but you are. {"fortune favors the bold" for-tees for-too-nah ah-dee-oo-vah-t} Fortis fortuna adiuvat. Good luck, and good bye.
|
419
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic147
|
Who, Caesar?
|
Anger 50
|
Of course, Caesar! You can hardly even hold his men responsible, given how they're practically raised to worship him as a living deity.
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420
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Anger 65
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What's the point of surviving the war? Why did the founders of the Followers crawl their way out of vaults to bring knowledge back to the wasteland?
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421
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Anger 75
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So we could act like the last two thousand years didn't happen? Play dress up so we can fight ancient wars all over again?
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422
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Anger 85
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{defiantly} No way is he getting away with this. I'm not letting it happen. You're not letting it happen.
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423
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic148
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He seemed pretty smart to me.
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Disgust 20
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Being "smart" doesn't matter if you're insane. Everything makes sense to Caesar because he's twisted everything to his world view.
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424
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Anger 30
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He's Caesar reincarnated, the NCR is the corrupt Roman senate. I wouldn't be surprised if he thought the Colorado River were the new Rubicon.
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425
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Anger 40
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He abdicates responsibility to a myth of historical inevitability. But he's {emph} not Caesar. This isn't Rome. {defiantly} And he isn't going to get away with this.
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426
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic149
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He's a madman. What did you expect?
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Anger 65
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Well, yeah! Right. What {emph} did I expect? The man's a megalomaniac. He acts like this is some pre-ordained cycle we're returning to.
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427
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Sad 25
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Of all the people who could learn from our past mistakes, he goes and throws all of our knowledge off of a cliff.
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428
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Anger 35
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Instead of trying to learn from the past, he re-creates it, runs back over the same old barren ground.
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429
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic150
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I don't think either of us can fully understand what he and the tribes have gone through.
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Surprise 50
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A fair point, but from the perspective of someone on the east side of Arizona, the man is clearly out of his mind.
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430
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Anger 25
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Maybe he didn't intend for things to wind up this way, but that doesn't mean he needs to perpetuate this bizarre anachronistic myth.
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431
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Anger 35
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And it doesn't mean that we should sit by and nod our heads at every absurd faux-Roman {kah-soos beh-lee, "case of war"} casus belli he can dream up.
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432
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Anger 50
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He's a tyrant. The bad kind. And there's no way we're letting him take Hoover Dam.
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433
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic151
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What do you think the others will do at Hoover Dam?
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Surprise 35
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I don't think you need to worry about the specifics. Basically, expect a lot of firepower and dead bodies.
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434
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Neutral 50
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Enclave technology is even more advanced than Brotherhood equipment, and in the hands of soldiers as experienced as Moreno and the others...
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435
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Happy 45
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Let's just say it's truly a sight to behold.
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436
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic152
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Thanks, I guess.
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Surprise 10
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{disappointed} I have to admit, I did not expect that sort of response.
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437
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Sad 20
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{deflated} This is one of the last surviving suits of original-issue Tesla armor from Navarro and it was worn by my father but... yeah I guess it's no big deal.
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438
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Sad 10
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Good luck at Hoover Dam. I'll uh... be going now, I guess.
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439
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic153
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What are you going to do now?
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Neutral 50
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Back to Old Mormon Fort, where I can do some good. We Followers may be idealistic but even I know this is going to end in blood.
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440
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Neutral 50
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{"fortune favors the bold" for-tees for-too-nah ah-dee-oo-vah-t} Fortis fortuna adiuvat. Good luck, and good bye.
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441
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic155
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Is the Enclave's treatment by the Brotherhood influencing your opinion?
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Pained 35
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Some of the old-timers like Moreno hold grudges against the Brotherhood and the NCR. I'd like to think I'm above that, but you may be right.
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442
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Sad 35
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I'm not going to pout and cry if you give him to the Brotherhood. I'd rather they have it than allow all that knowledge to disappear.
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443
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Fear 25
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I'd just prefer that it goes to an organization like the Followers, who are less likely to use it for... violent purposes.
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444
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic156
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Why not the Brotherhood?
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Fear 35
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The Brotherhood hoards knowledge and is obviously a smidge more violent than the Followers.
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445
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Fear 15
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Don't get me wrong. I'd rather the Brotherhood get the intel than see it lost somewhere in the desert, but I'd prefer the Followers overall.
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446
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic157
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Understood.
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Fear 55
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{a little concerned} Okay. Don't have to make a decision now. Just... sleep on it or something.
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447
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic158
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Don't worry. I agree.
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Happy 25
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Great. Then all is right with the world.
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448
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VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic159
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What do you think I should do about ED-E? Brotherhood or Followers?
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Fear 40
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This shouldn't be too surprising, but I'd prefer you let the Followers examine him. {unsure} Hopefully the reasons are obvious.
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449
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VEndingArcade
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VEndingArcade
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Neutral 50
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{Narration} Though Arcade's intentions were pure and his goals were noble, he ultimately succumbed to the harsh brutality of the Mojave like so many before him.
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450
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VEndingArcade
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Neutral 50
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{Narration} Tricked by the Courier and imprisoned by the Legion, Arcade remained Caesar's personal physician for several years.
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451
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Neutral 50
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{narration} Caesar grew fond of speaking with such an educated man on philosophical matters. Arcade became his unwilling intellectual sparring partner.
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452
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Neutral 50
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{Narration} After years of such servitude, during an unguarded moment, Arcade used a surgical scalpel and his bare hands to disembowel himself.
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453
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Neutral 50
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{Narration} Lacking any other skilled medical personnel, the Legion was unable to prevent his death. Caesar mourned his loss for months.
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454
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VEndingArcade
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Neutral 50
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{Narration} Though the Legion was victorious at Hoover Dam, the Legate did not have the same medical needs as Caesar.
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455
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Neutral 50
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{Narration} {lah-NEE-oos} Lanius quickly tired of Arcade's acerbic wit and had the doctor crucified.
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456
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VEndingArcade
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Neutral 50
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{narration} During the retreat of Caesar's Legion from the Mojave Wasteland, Arcade was a sad casualty, one of many.
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457
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Neutral 50
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{narration} His body was heaped with those of many others in a nameless ravine on the Legion's long march home.
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458
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VEndingArcade
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Neutral 50
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{narration} Though Arcade had not hoped for an NCR victory, he was proud of his role in the defense of Hoover Dam against the forces of Caesar's Legion.
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459
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Neutral 50
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{narration} Unfortunately, when word spread that Arcade was once a member of the Enclave, he was forced out of the Followers of the Apocalypse.
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460
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Neutral 50
|
{Narration} Pursued by bounty hunters, NCR rangers, and the Brotherhood of Steel, Arcade pushed deep into the eastern plains and was never heard from again.
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461
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VEndingArcade
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Neutral 50
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{narration} Arcade had hoped that Freeside would be able to remain independent of NCR rule, but he was glad that Caesar's Legion had been stopped at Hoover Dam.
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462
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Neutral 50
|
{narration} He tended to the sick in Freeside for a while longer, then returned to NCR territory to become a teacher with the Followers there.
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463
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VEndingArcade
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Neutral 50
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{narration} Though Arcade was crushed by the Legion's victory at Hoover Dam, he was not among NCR's casualties.
|
464
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Neutral 50
|
{narration} During the NCR's retreat from the Mojave Wasteland, he helped defend NCR citizens and refugees on their way to Mojave Outpost.
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465
|
Neutral 50
|
{narration} Unfortunately, NCR rangers identified his father's armor as Enclave property. He was arrested, tried as a war criminal, and imprisoned indefinitely.
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466
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VEndingArcade
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Neutral 50
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{Narration} When news reached Freeside that Legion forces were approaching New Vegas, Arcade did his best to help people escape with adequate supplies.
|
467
|
Neutral 50
|
{Narration} A Legion explorer saw Arcade helping locals escape and pointed him out to a Centurion.
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468
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Neutral 50
|
{Narration} Arcade's group was run down somewhere near Westside. There were no survivors.
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469
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VEndingArcade
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Neutral 50
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{narration} Arcade was outraged by Mr. House's power play following the defeat of Caesar's Legion at Hoover Dam.
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470
|
Neutral 50
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{narration} Though he remained in Freeside for a short time after the Securitrons established widespread control, he eventually traveled back into NCR territory.
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471
|
Neutral 50
|
{narration} Disillusioned with the Followers of the Apocalypse, he settled down in the outskirts of the Boneyard, where he worked happily as a family doctor.
|
472
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VEndingArcade
|
Neutral 50
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{narration} Arcade was proud to have been one of the defenders who helped repel the Legion from Hoover Dam.
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473
|
Neutral 50
|
{narration} He was prouder still to see the area freed from the shackles of the NCR and Mr. House.
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474
|
Neutral 50
|
{narration} Though independence for New Vegas was not all he hoped it could be, Arcade used his Enclave knowledge and technology to keep order wherever he could.
|
475
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VEndingArcade
|
Neutral 50
|
{narration} Arcade was tending to the locals of Freeside when he learned that Caesar's Legion had been defeated and NCR was being pushed out of New Vegas.
|
476
|
Neutral 50
|
{narration} Though he found that independence for New Vegas was not all he hoped it would be, Arcade did his best to help the locals govern themselves.
|
477
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VEndingArcade
|
Neutral 50
|
{narration} Though Arcade was proud to have been one of the defenders who turned back the Legion at Hoover Dam, he was crushed by Mr. House's ascent to power.
|
478
|
Neutral 50
|
{narration} Saddened by the loss of life and liberty in the area, Arcade left the Mojave Wasteland for parts unknown. He was never heard from again.
|
479
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