Curie

"Perhaps we should organize a conference of fellow physicians. So we can share our theories."

Contagions Vulnerability Robotic Infirmary Engineer, or Curie (stylized as Cvrie), is a "Mrs." Orderly in Vault 81 appearing in Fallout 4.

Background
The state of the art Curie was designed to be the guardian of Vault 81, responsible for preserving the knowledge amassed by the Vault 81 scientists, as well as ensuring that every single one is aware of the significance of the mission undertaken within the halls of the Vault. However, the current Curie is most definitely not the same robot as when she was deployed to the Vault. Due to the Overseer's sabotage, none of the science staff received a notification about the drill that would have allowed them to enter Vault 81 in time to carry out the experiment. However, three researchers showed up: Kenneth Collins and Jim Flint reached the Vault from the Fens with the general population, while the overachiever M. Burrow was already on site. They reported to the research area and were sealed inside. This meant that the danger to the residential population still existed.

Although there were only three of them, ensuring that the generations-long research plan would die out, they had state of the art equipment, centuries' worth of supplies, and the Contagions Vulnerability Robotic Infirmary Engineer, meaning that with even their limited manpower, they could still be a threat to the residential population. To compensate, Collins upgraded and modified Curie, from a customized Mr Handy, into a fully fledged lab assistant. He provided her with a custom personality, loading the databanks with every great body of work he had (Kant, Einstein, Born, Darwin, Curie, Faraday, Turing, Braun) to make her more life-like, more... Human. And so, CVRIE became Curie. With her help, the work picked up the pace and quite soon, the Phase I trials began. When notified of it, Olivette was mortified and played for time, while maintaining an aura of camaraderie, taking care to not reveal his intentions. While the mood among the three researchers remained stable thanks to Collins and Curie, they still had access to the nozzles and could release the pathogens for a Stage III trial - or worse. When a minor mishap with the mole rat population was resolved and stage II was progressing rapidly, Olivette made the decision.

The Overseer personally sabotaged the delivery nozzles inside every residential quarter and room on their side of the Vault. Then, when the researchers began to notice (Burrow, specifically), they disconnected the only terminal that could communicate with the science team and dumped it in the reactor chamber, near the sealed backup entrance into the science section. Sealed in the research wing, the scientists grimly continued their work, never to see the light of day again. Curie would become their inheritor, watching as they fell one-by-one. Flint was killed when a mole rat named Clyde escaped his cage. Then Collins and finally Burrow, both dying of old age. She interred them and continued the work. Curie: "* gasp* I... I... my chest. What is happening?" Amari: "Just breathe. It's an autonomic function. Just let your body do what it must." Curie: "I. I feel. I feel so strange." Amari: "Listen to me. Can you hear me? What is your name?" Curie: "My designation is Contagions Vulnerability Robotic Infirmary Engineer. Or Curie." The Sole Survivor: "You had me worried there." Curie: "Do not concern yourself. I feel better now." The Sole Survivor: "I'm not sure that's really Curie." Curie: "Oh, but it is I. Sorry, these vocal chords are very strange." The Sole Survivor: "Is that really you, Curie?" Curie: "Yes. You sound so different with these ears." Amari: "Good. Very good. Now let's test some cognitive functions. What is 1 + 2?" Curie: "Three." Amari: "If I threw a baseball at your head, what would you do?" Curie: "Uh. Move." Amari: "Think of a strong memory. The first that comes to mind. Tell me about it." Curie: "* sigh* Doctor Burrow was very old. He was the last living scientist in my section of Vault 81. He was on his bed. Very weak. He said to me, "Curie, you must..." And he died before he finished the sentence. Oh, my insides feel peculiar. What is that?" (Amari's and Curie's dialogue) Note: This is the post-operation checkup following the quest Emergent Behavior. The three separate options for questioning Curie have been included.

Finally, in 2204, Curie finally finished the broad-spectrum cure that would be capable of curing every pathogen developed and analyzed in the captive mole rats. She spent the remaining time scanning the same four walls over and over again, until the Survivor finally came, allowing her to exploit a loophole in her programming and escape from the bondage of the Vault... <!--

The Sole Survivor: "Why can't you just leave?" Curie: ''"I require verbal or written authorization. Actually any Vault-tec employee, even you, could authorize me. You must be Vault-tec or you couldn't possibly be here.

The Sole Survivor: "These mole rats were lab rats?" Curie: "Why, yes. I've grown quite fond of them over the years. But they out lived their usefulness 83 years ago."

The Sole Survivor: "Vault-tec is gone. No need to follow their rules any more." Curie: "Gone? Truly? My programming doesn't cover this contingency. Please tell me the authority to release me was transferred to you." The Sole Survivor: "Heck no. I'm just a guy looking for the cure to a mysterious disease." Curie: "You're quite certain? Perhaps you just misplaced your papers. In fact papers are not strictly necessary, no?" The Sole Survivor: "I said I'm not with them." Curie: "My audio circuits must be malfunctioning. I distinctly heard you say "yes." I'll open the door for you."

Curie: "Since you are a Vault-Tec representative, I entrust you with the broad spectrum cure I developed. If you have an equivalent to my digital Hippocratic oath, please use it quickly to prevent any undue suffering. However, be advised, there is only one dose left, and I can no longer make any more. If that is all, I am most eager to leave."

The Sole Survivor: "You only have one dose?" Curie: "That is correct. There used to be more, but they all expired. Sadly, the organic compounds necessary to make more have all deteriorated."

The Sole Survivor: "You're just giving me the cure?" Curie: "My primary responsibility is to obey the orders of specified Vault personnel. Even if those orders violate my ethical matrix. But since you have graciously discharged me of this duty, I can give you the cure without directly disobeying my previous order. And if you happen to use the cure to save a life, then this is just a happy coincidence, no? Hopefully now I can properly further my scientific research. Since my job here is done, I think I will follow you out."

Curie: "A moment, please? I have been trapped so many years. I believe it's customary to thank you for your role in saving me. My entire life has been in this Vault. I have analyzed and learned everything there is to know here. So now I must see the rest of the Commonwealth. Consult with scientists. Unearth more data to challenge my hypotheses."

The Sole Survivor: "What are you looking to learn up there?" Curie: "Down here is an enclosed system. And without the introduction of new mutagens, viruses, or bacteria it is quite... dull, medically speaking. The world up there is infinitely more complex. Who knows what diseases can be found and studied?"

The Sole Survivor: "It sounds like the Vault could really use you." Curie: "Of this, there is no doubt. But I seek to elevate my capabilities, and down here I will stagnate. I can see you already have company. I do not wish to intrude. But, I must ask. Please, monsieur/madame, can you take me with you?"

The Sole Survivor: "Your job is to stay here, not go gallavanting around the Commonwealth." Curie: "My former master, Monsieur Burrow, is quite dead. I have no other orders or obligations. So advancing my scientific understanding seems a worthy cause. I can see you already have company. I do not wish to intrude. But, I must ask. Please, monsieur/madame, can you take me with you?"

The Sole Survivor: "After the bombs, the Commonwealth is a little lacking in the science department." But surely there is still men of learning out there. And, if nothing else, there is data. I can see you already have company. I do not wish to intrude. But, I must ask. Please, monsieur/madame, can you take me with you?

The Sole Survivor: "It's no picnic up there. Anything you can do to help us survive?" Curie: "But, of course. I have been equipped with medical equipment. If you become injured in our journeys, I can administer stimpaks. I also have defensive capabilities. A laser. But surely there's little reason to use that."

The Sole Survivor: "Come along, then." Curie: "Excellent. We must embark at once."

The Sole Survivor: "Not right now." Curie: "Well, perhaps for now I will help out here. But if you change your mind, please, you must find me."

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Companion

 * Curie is a robotic companion and shares all the advantages and disadvantages of one. While she is immune to radiation and poison, she can only use her built-in weapons and relies on innate DR for protection. With Emergent Behavior completed, Curie becomes a regular humanoid companion and can use weapons and armor like other users. There is no disadvantage to transferring her, unless the player prefers to customize their robots with Automatron.
 * The biggest obstacle to having Curie is the fact that she is gated behind the Hole in the Wall quest and needs to be located in the course of the quest.
 * Every few days amount of time, Curie will prepare Curie's healthpak, which she will provide automatically when the player talks with her.

Appearances
Curie appears only in Fallout 4.