Pinkerton > Dialogue
 | This is a transcript for dialogue with Horace Pinkerton. |
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| TOPIC | TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT | EMOTION | RESPONSE TEXT | # |
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| MS03RCHistory1 | Tell me about this city's history. | Anger 50 | What? I have better things to do than yak about those back-stabbers up topside. Now get going! | 1 |
| MS03RCHistory2A | Please, it's very important. It's for a book about the Wasteland. | Neutral 50 | Like I care what you savages read? Shove off and leave an old man to rest in peace. | 2 |
| MS03RCHistory2B | But you've been here for so long. You must know something... | Anger 50 | Feh. I know lots of things, but you've got no idea about most of them. Now get going, before I stop talking and start shooting! | 3 |
| MS03RCHistory2Special | I hear you're the only one who knows the truth about Rivet City's founding. | Disgust 20 | Hah! Sounds like you've been poking around, all right. I'm surprised any of those reprobates even remember me. | 4 |
| Disgust 40 | Maybe they still laugh about how they edged me out of the council, back then. But you can set the record straight! | 5 | ||
| MS03RCHistory3A | Setting the record straight is exactly my goal. | Happy 50 | For that, you have to go all the way back to when remnants of the Naval Research Institute cleared the Mirelurks off this wreck about 40 years ago. {Pinkerton is proud of his moment of glory.} | 6 |
| Happy 10 | We were looking for new lab-space, and this bucket of bolts just happened to have a well-preserved science bay on it. | 7 | ||
| Happy 25 | Everything else just grew up around that lab once we got it up and running. The science team was led by one "H. Pinkerton." {Almost insufferably proud} | 8 | ||
| MS03RCHistory3B | You were on the City Council? That's hard to believe. | Happy 50 | Well, start believing or start walking! Remnants of the Naval Research Institute cleared the Mirelurks off this wreck about 40 years ago. | 9 |
| Happy 10 | We were looking for new lab-space, and this bucket of bolts just happened to have a well-preserved science bay on it. | 10 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Everything else just grew up around that lab once we got it up and running. The science team was led by one "H. Pinkerton." {Almost insufferably proud} | 11 | ||
| MS03RCHistory4A | So, you used to be in charge? How did you end up here? | Anger 5 | That lasted until 'bout 18 years ago, when those ambitious backbiters like Li and her little team showed up. | 12 |
| Anger 50 | She came in with her big "Purity Project" pipe dream, and my whole staff started working with her, those traitors! | 13 | ||
| Anger 60 | She even took my seat on the council. By then, I was glad to leave it behind. But hell if I'm leaving the city I made great! | 14 | ||
| MS03RCHistory4B | If that's so, why are you stuck down here? | Anger 5 | About 18 years ago, Li and her ambitious little team of backbiters showed up. Ruined everything around here, they did! | 15 |
| Anger 50 | She came in with her big "Purity Project" pipe dream, and my whole staff started working with her, those traitors! | 16 | ||
| Anger 60 | She even took my seat on the council. By then, I was glad to leave it behind. But hell if I'm leaving the city I made great! | 17 | ||
| MS03RCHistory5A | Do you have any hard evidence of all this? | Anger 25 | Of course I do! A good scientist always keeps track of their data! | 18 |
| Disgust 50 | Here! They probably don't even remember, but I kept the records of that first council meeting. Take them, if it'll put them in their place! | 19 | ||
| MS03RCHistory5B | I can't imagine why she'd be more popular. Even assuming this is all true. | Anger 25 | What're you suggesting, you little brat? I may not be on the science team anymore, but I still know how to keep records! | 20 |
| Disgust 50 | Here! They probably don't even remember, but I kept the records of that first council meeting. Take them, if it'll put them in their place! | 21 | ||
| MS03RCHistory5Purity | What do you know about Project Purity? | Disgust 50 | Who cares? It's some hydroponics pipe dream that Li's been working on forever. Waste of time and effort, I say. | 22 |
| Disgust 75 | Apparently, though, my teams cared more about it than they did about little things like defense systems or making this ship float again. | 23 | ||
| Anger 50 | Treacherous bastards, all of them. | 24 | ||
| MS08AskForProof | I'm trying to convince Harkness he's an android, but he wants proof. | Surprise 25 | There's an audio log he himself recorded before the mind wipe. I've already told you, it's on my computer. There's also before and after pictures. | 25 |
| Surprise 50 | Download those things and show him. That will be all the proof he needs. | 26 | ||
| Surprise 10 | But I'm telling you, be careful. Harkness is wound tight. If you go poking holes in his reality, he might come undone. Trust me. You don't want that. {trying to warn someone who is about to do something stupid} | 27 | ||
| MS08Pinkerton | Let's discuss the facial reconstruction and mind wipe you did for the Android. | Anger 75 | What're you talking about, boy? I don't know anything about any of that, and a what-did-you-call-it? An android? What's that? {feigning anger to cover his hiding a secret} | 28 |
| Let's discuss the facial reconstruction and mind wipe you did for the Android. | Anger 75 | What are you talking about, girl? I don't know anything about any of that, and a what-did-you-call-it? An android? What's that? {feigning anger to cover his hiding a secret} | 29 | |
| MS08PinkertonA1 | Let's just say it's in your best interest to tell me what I want to know. | Happy 10 | Fine, whatever. This android, calls himself Harkness now, comes in and wants a memory job. I took new memories, and replaced his old ones. {superficially begrudgingly (deep down glad to tell someone about his exploits)} | 30 |
| Happy 100 | Don't believe anyone's done that before. Certainly not down here. That Commonwealth tech isn't all that fancy when it comes down to it. {glad to tell someone about his exploits} | 31 | ||
| Happy 50 | I'm also the only one in the wasteland with the skill and the nerve to perform facial surgery. That android flesh aint so different than ours. {bragging} | 32 | ||
| Surprise 50 | You want proof? I documented the whole thing. So I could rub it in the face of Dr. Li when I need to rankle her feathers. I hate that snooty bitch. {bragging} | 33 | ||
| MS08PinkertonA2 | Maybe 100 caps will jog your memory? | Disgust 50 | It's things like bottlecaps, and property, and ownership and all that nonsense that makes a person think he's better than another. Bah! {bah humbug} | 34 |
| Surprise 50 | But I'll take your caps just the same. This android came in as one person, and he left as someone else. I replaced his face AND his memories! {accepting a bribe (glad to talk about how smart he is)} | 35 | ||
| Happy 100 | Don't believe anyone's done that before. Certainly not down here. That Commonwealth tech isn't all that fancy when it comes down to it. {glad to tell someone about his exploits} | 36 | ||
| Happy 50 | I'm also the only one in the Wasteland with the skill and the nerve to perform facial surgery. That android flesh ain't so different than ours. {bragging} | 37 | ||
| Surprise 50 | You want proof? I documented the whole thing. So I could rub it in the face of Dr. Li when I need to rankle her feathers. I hate that snooty bitch. {bragging} | 38 | ||
| MS08PinkertonA3 | Sorry, I must have you confused with somebody else. Forget I mentioned it. | Surprise 25 | Hmph. No one else could do it, that's for damn sure. {grumbling under his breath (he wants to talk about how great he is, but doesn't want to blow his cover)} | 39 |
| Anger 50 | Just get out of here. Can't you leave an old man in peace? And stay away from my stuff! {grumpy} | 40 | ||
| Disgust 50 | Hope the Mirelurks get you, damn nosy kid. {(under his breath)} | 41 | ||
| MS08PinkertonAboutAndroid1 | So why'd you help the android? | Happy 50 | Ha! Why do you think? I wanted to crack open that Commonwealth can opener to see what was inside. | 42 |
| Neutral 50 | There's stuff in there I'd only heard about, and even then I didn't believe it. I can see why that Zimmer feller wanted him back so bad. | 43 | ||
| MS08PinkertonAboutAndroid2 | What do you know about this android Railroad? | Neutral 50 | Bunch of bleeding heart morons if you ask me. They're going to get themselves killed one of these days. And for what? Machine liberation? | 44 |
| Neutral 50 | But, they have brought me some really interesting tech over the years, so I guess they're okay. And that android! He was the chance of a lifetime. | 45 | ||
| MS08PinkertonAboutAndroid3 | What do you know about the Commonwealth? | Neutral 50 | Most of it's a blasted nothing, just like here. But there's talk. Rumors, mostly. About a place called the Institute. | 46 |
| Neutral 50 | That's where Zimmer and that android came from. God knows what else they got goin' on in there, but it puts our tech to shame, that's for damn sure. | 47 | ||
| MS08PinkertonAHacked | I took a little peek at the files in your computer. Tell me about the android. | Neutral 50 | You hacked my computer? You've got some skills. It's been a while since I've met someone smart enough to best me. So I'll let that slide. {shocked} | 48 |
| Surprise 50 | I documented the whole thing. So I could rub it in the face of Dr. Li when I need to rankle her feathers. I hate that snooty bitch. {bragging} | 49 | ||
| MS08PinkertonB1 | I'm sorry you don't get along with Dr. Li. But we were discussing the android. | Disgust 50 | That witch ruined my life, but you're right. Who gives a crap about any of that. You want your precious proof. {annoyed} | 50 |
| Neutral 50 | It's all in my computer; here's the password. See for yourself. Hell, just take these pictures and this holotape. Straight from the synthman's lips. | 51 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Just don't go telling Harkness though. He won't believe you anyway. And you really don't want to see him upset. He can be a bit... inhospitable. {warning someone but betting his advice will be ignored anyway} | 52 | ||
| MS08PinkertonB2 | What's she got to do with this? Show me this "proof" about the android. | Disgust 50 | Well, she's got nothing to do with anything, except ruining my whole goddamn life. But I can see you don't give a crap about any of that. Fine. {annoyed} | 53 |
| Neutral 50 | It's all in my computer; here's the password. See for yourself. Hell, just take these pictures and this holotape. Straight from the synthman's lips. | 54 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Just don't go telling Harkness though. He won't believe you anyway. And you really don't want to see him upset. He can be a bit... inhospitable. {warning someone but betting his advice will be ignored anyway} | 55 | ||
| MS08PinkertonB3 | Yeah, she's a bitch... Can we talk about the android now? | Disgust 50 | You're damn right she's a bitch. Ruined my whole goddamn life. But I can see you don't give a crap about any of that. Fine. {annoyed} | 56 |
| Neutral 50 | It's all in my computer; here's the password. See for yourself. Hell, just take these pictures and this holotape. Straight from the synthman's lips. | 57 | ||
| Neutral 50 | Just don't go telling Harkness though. He won't believe you anyway. And you really don't want to see him upset. He can be a bit... inhospitable. {warning someone but betting his advice will be ignored anyway} | 58 | ||
| MS08PinkertonC1 | Harkness should be told. You'd want to know if you were an android. | Anger 90 | Maybe I am! Maybe I'm going to have my android army rise up against you and your human ilk! | 59 |
| Happy 100 | Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Sorry... Oh... sorry, I couldn't resist... | 60 | ||
| Neutral 50 | I suppose you're right. But don't worry, I didn't really wipe his memories. I just buried them. But you can get them back. | 61 | ||
| Neutral 50 | All you need to do is use the recall code. Just say to him, "Activate A3-21 Recall Code Violet" and that will activate the hidden subroutines. | 62 | ||
| MS08PinkertonC2 | What if this evidence doesn't work? What if Harkness doesn't believe me? | Neutral 50 | Well, there is something else you could use. Look, I didn't really wipe his memories. Okay? I just sort of filed them away. But you can get 'em back. | 63 |
| Neutral 50 | All you need to do is use the recall code. Just say to him, "Activate A3-21 Recall Code Violet" and that will activate the hidden subroutines. | 64 | ||
| MS08PinkertonC3 | There's something you aren't telling me. Isn't there? | Neutral 50 | Oh, all right. So maybe I didn't wipe his mind, like he asked. But I buried it! Deep! Almost as good, really. But it's still there. Still accessible. | 65 |
| Neutral 50 | All you need to do is use the recall code. Just say to him, "Activate A3-21 Recall Code Violet" and that will activate the hidden subroutines. | 66 | ||
| RCPinkerton | What are you doing here in this wrecked part of the ship? | Disgust 50 | I live here. It's where I do my work. And it's FAR away from Dr. Li and all those other monkeys dressed up like scientists. {annoyed} | 67 |
| Surprise 10 | You made it past my defenses, which proves you aren't a dummy. AND you haven't killed me, so I suppose you aren't here to do that. {considering} | 68 | ||
| Happy 10 | I suppose you can hang around if you want. Just don't touch anything. {considering he might have made a new friend, but putting on airs of not caring} | 69 | ||
| RCPinkertonFacialReconstruction | You think you could perform a Facial Reconstruction on me? | Surprise 50 | And how! I AM the only one in all of the Wasteland with the skill and the guts to perform facial reconstruction, you know. { cocky} | 70 |
| Neutral 50 | Look. You're different from all those other jerkoffs, so I'll make you a deal. You want a little nip-tuck here and there, I'll do it for ya. | 71 | ||
| Happy 50 | I'll get to hone my skill, and you'll get the best surgeon around. The likelihood of death by infection at my hands is only... hmm... 35% let's say. {cocky} | 72 | ||
| Surprise 50 | So, what do you want to look like? {cocky} | 73 | ||
| I need a Facial Reconstruction. | Happy 50 | What do you want to look like? {cocky} | 74 | |
| RCPinkertonWork | What kind of work do you do in here? | Anger 50 | The secret kind... {annoyed} | 75 |
| Happy 75 | Well, if you must know... I'm an electrician and computer expert. AND I'm a bit of surgeon. Really, the most gifted scientist you'll find... {bragging} | 76 | ||
| Anger 100 | Hmph. I'm the guy that got Rivet City up and running in the first place! {bitter and grumbling} | 77 | ||
| Disgust 100 | And after all that Li and her gang of flunkies pushed me out. Ha! Project Purity indeed. What a bunch of morons—they can't even clean some water. | 78 | ||
| SpeechChallengeFailure | SpeechChallengeFailure | Neutral 50 | Sorry. You ain't all that good at sweet talking. Maybe if you came back with some caps. | 79 |