Dialogue file
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CATEGORY
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TOPIC
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TOPIC TEXT
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PROMPT
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RESPONSE TEXT
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FILENAME
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NOTES
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Topic
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FollowersWait
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Wait here.
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Shoulda brought something to read...
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VNPCFollow_FollowersWait_001586FD_1
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Topic
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FollowersLetsGo
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Let's get going.
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Aw, just when the standing around was getting exciting.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersLetsGo_00166DAB_1
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playful, not derisive.
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Conversation
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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Hardin. Er, {Correcting herself}Elder. I know why we're failing.
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VMS49_VMS49HardinDiscussio_0015D4AD_1
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Conversation
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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As long as we hide in here, ignoring the outside, our days are numbered.
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VMS49_VMS49HardinDiscussio_0015D4AF_1
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Conversation
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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{Skeptical}You do?
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VMS49_VMS49HardinDiscussio_0015D4B1_1
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Conversation
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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{Disbelieving}Strike? That's how we got into this problem in the first place. We can't beat these armies.
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VMS49_VMS49HardinDiscussio_0015D4B4_1
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Conversation
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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And the loss of HELIOS One says things are different now.
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VMS49_VMS49HardinDiscussio_0015D4B6_1
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Conversation
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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{Finishing someone else's sentence}Our arrogance would still have been our downfall.
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VMS49_VMS49HardinDiscussio_0015D4B8_1
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Conversation
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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Maybe it's time you start looking forward.
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VMS49_VMS49HardinDiscussio_0015D4BA_1
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Conversation
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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VMS49HardinDiscussion1
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Let's go. We're wasting our time.
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VMS49_VMS49HardinDiscussio_0015D4BB_1
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Topic
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FollowersOverburdened
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FollowersOverburdened
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Hey, I can't really move, now. But I'll follow you in spirit.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersOverbu_0015C23D_1
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Combat
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Poisoned
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Poison
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I'm getting... woozy.
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VNPCFollowers_Poisoned_0015C238_1
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Combat
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OnFire
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OnFire
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{On Fire}
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VNPCFollowers_OnFire_0015BCCD_1
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Combat
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KOed
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KOed
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{KOed 1}
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VNPCFollowers_KOed_0015BCC7_1
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Combat
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KOed
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KOed
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{KOed 2}
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VNPCFollowers_KOed_0015BCC8_1
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Combat
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KOed
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KOed
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{KOed 3}
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VNPCFollowers_KOed_0015BCC9_1
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Combat
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Crippled
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Crippled
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{Critically Injured}I'm gonna need some new limbs.
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VNPCFollowers_Crippled_0015C25A_1
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Combat
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UsedDoctorBag
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UsedDoctorBag
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That's better. Maybe I should've been a surgeon.
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VNPCFollow_UsedDoctorBag_0015C241_1
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Combat
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NoAmmo
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NoAmmo
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Spare some ammo?
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VNPCFollowers_NoAmmo_0015C23E_1
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Combat
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WeaponIneffective
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WeaponIneffective
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Might as well be throwing rocks.
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VNPCFollow_WeaponIneffecti_0015EF47_1
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Combat
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WeaponIneffective
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WeaponIneffective
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You got a bigger gun I can borrow?
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VNPCFollow_WeaponIneffecti_0015C260_1
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Combat
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WeaponIneffective
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WeaponIneffective
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I'm not even making a dent with this.
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VNPCFollow_WeaponIneffecti_0015C261_1
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Combat
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ArmorIneffective
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ArmorIneffective
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Got any armor with less holes in it for me?
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VNPCFollow_ArmorIneffectiv_0015C246_1
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Combat
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ArmorIneffective
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ArmorIneffective
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What am I wearing? Cardboard?
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VNPCFollow_ArmorIneffectiv_0015C247_1
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Combat
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Wake
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Wake
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{Disoriented}Hmm?
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VNPCFollowers_Wake_0015C244_1
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Combat
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Wake
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Wake
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{Breathing in deeply as you wake up}
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VNPCFollowers_Wake_0015C243_1
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Combat
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Wake
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Wake
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{Waking up}What'd I miss?
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VNPCFollowers_Wake_0015C242_1
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Combat
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HealthQuarter
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HealthQuarter
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{Dying}<Coughing Fit>
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VNPCFollow_HealthQuarter_0015C24F_1
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Combat
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HealthQuarter
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HealthQuarter
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{Dying}Do me a favor. Make sure they bury me in a nice dress.
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VNPCFollow_HealthQuarter_0015EF3B_1
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Combat
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HealthQuarter
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HealthQuarter
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{Dying}I knew I should've been an actress.
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VNPCFollow_HealthQuarter_0015C24B_1
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Combat
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HealthQuarter
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HealthQuarter
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{Dying}If I die... take care of my salvage.
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VNPCFollow_HealthQuarter_0015C24C_1
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Combat
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HealthQuarter
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HealthQuarter
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{Dying}It's getting... dark.
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VNPCFollow_HealthQuarter_0015C24D_1
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Combat
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HealthQuarter
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HealthQuarter
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{Dying}I'm not doing so well here.
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VNPCFollow_HealthQuarter_0015C24E_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic135
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How is that different from how any other Elder would've reacted?
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They're cautious. When they discover something, they respect it, learn its limits, consider how to preserve it. Used to drive Father Elijah crazy.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA84_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic135
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How is that different from how any other Elder would've reacted?
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He liked to learn limits, too, but only so he could push them.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA84_3
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic135
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How is that different from how any other Elder would've reacted?
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That's not to excuse the other Elders, though. They all covet technology for its own sake. Some are just more fanatical than others.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA84_2
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Conversation
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HVVeronicaEnterIntro
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HVVeronicaEnterIntro
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Hold on, I've got this.
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VDialogueH_HVVeronicaEnter_0015B6D0_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic125
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That's your goal? You want a nice dress?
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Hey, you try getting a date wearing Scribe robes. Might as well be wearing sweatpants.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABEE_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic125
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That's your goal? You want a nice dress?
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I just like 'em, you know? They make you feel like a woman. Those ladies before the War, they knew what they were doing.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABEE_2
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Topic
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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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I do. We'll meet up at the Lucky 38.
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Nice! Can I order room service?
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VNPCFollow_FollowersFiredY_00158703_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V34
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V34
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We found a gun that disables power armor. One of these could defeat the whole Brotherhood.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BDA2_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V34
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V34
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We have to stop limiting our focus to military technology. It won't save us.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BDA3_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V34
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V34
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That's not the point. Technology won't win our wars. We need numbers. New recruits.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BDA5_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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We'll know in a second. I wanted to talk to you.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014B02B_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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Yes, goddamn it, it is. But you're going to hear me out this time.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014B02D_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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The things I've seen now. Other groups succeeding where we fail. It's not too late for us.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014B02F_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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Waiting in a hole for everyone else to die.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014B031_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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This is a dead end for us.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014B035_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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How could you? You're too scared to look.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014B037_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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VMS49ElderDiscussion1
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Let's go. We're wasting our time.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0015C249_1
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Topic
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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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I like this plan where you're the decoy.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_001586D9_1
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Topic
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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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What a coincidence! I've been doing that all this time!
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_001586DA_1
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cheerily sarcastic
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Topic
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FollowersFiredYes
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Yes, I'm sure.
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I just think we should right now.
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Okay. Then I guess I'll be back at the 188. Maybe digging in some dirt for scrap metal or something.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersFiredY_0014F14A_1
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Guilting.
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Topic
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RSCharlieAudioLog2Audio
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RSCharlieAudioLog2Audio
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This is a message to the NCR from the Legion.
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VFreeformN_RSCharlieAudioL_0017B5AB_1
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Topic
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RSCharlieAudioLog2Audio
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RSCharlieAudioLog2Audio
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We are coming for you. Run, and we will catch you. Hide, and we will find you. No matter what you do, you are all going to die.
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VFreeformN_RSCharlieAudioL_0017B5AB_2
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Topic
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RSCharlieAudioLog2Audio
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RSCharlieAudioLog2Audio
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We took one of the women alive.
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VFreeformN_RSCharlieAudioL_0017B5AB_3
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Detection
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LostToNormal
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LostToNormal
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I give up.
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VNPCFollowers_LostToNormal_00158711_1
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Detection
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LostToNormal
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LostToNormal
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Probably die of natural causes eventually anyway.
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VNPCFollowers_LostToNormal_00158712_1
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Detection
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LostToNormal
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LostToNormal
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Ah, screw it.
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VNPCFollowers_LostToNormal_00158713_1
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Detection
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CombatToNormal
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CombatToNormal
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Whew.
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VNPCFollow_CombatToNormal_001586F8_1
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Detection
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CombatToNormal
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CombatToNormal
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I've had worse.
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VNPCFollow_CombatToNormal_001586F9_1
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Detection
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CombatToNormal
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CombatToNormal
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That's enough of that.
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VNPCFollow_CombatToNormal_001586FA_1
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Detection
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AlertToNormal
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AlertToNormal
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Meh.
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VNPCFollow_AlertToNormal_0015870C_1
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Detection
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AlertToNormal
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AlertToNormal
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Ah, forget it.
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VNPCFollow_AlertToNormal_0015870D_1
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Detection
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AlertToNormal
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AlertToNormal
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I worry too much.
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VNPCFollow_AlertToNormal_0015870E_1
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Detection
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NormalToCombat
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StartCombat
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Hey!
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VNPCFollow_NormalToCombat_00158714_1
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calling out, pissed
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Detection
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NormalToCombat
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StartCombat
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Trouble.
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VNPCFollow_NormalToCombat_00158715_1
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warning
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Detection
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NormalToCombat
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StartCombat
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Uh oh.
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VNPCFollow_NormalToCombat_00158716_1
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warning
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Detection
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AlertToCombat
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AlertToCombat
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Over here!
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VNPCFollow_AlertToCombat_001586EB_1
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Detection
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AlertToCombat
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AlertToCombat
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Gotcha!
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VNPCFollow_AlertToCombat_001586EC_1
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Detection
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AlertToCombat
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AlertToCombat
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Hey!
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VNPCFollow_AlertToCombat_001586ED_1
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Detection
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NormalToAlert
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NormalToAlert
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{Hushed}Hey. Something's there.
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VNPCFollow_NormalToAlert_00158717_1
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Detection
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NormalToAlert
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NormalToAlert
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You hear that?
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VNPCFollow_NormalToAlert_00158718_1
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Detection
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NormalToAlert
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NormalToAlert
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Huh?
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VNPCFollow_NormalToAlert_00158719_1
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What was that?
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Detection
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LostIdle
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LostIdle
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Still nothing...
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VNPCFollowers_LostIdle_001586F5_1
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Detection
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LostIdle
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LostIdle
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Uh...
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VNPCFollowers_LostIdle_001586F6_1
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searching
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Detection
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LostIdle
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LostIdle
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Not seeing anything...
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VNPCFollowers_LostIdle_001586F7_1
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Detection
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AlertIdle
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AlertIdle
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Got my eyes peeled.
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VNPCFollowers_AlertIdle_001586E4_1
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Detection
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AlertIdle
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AlertIdle
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Still looking.
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VNPCFollowers_AlertIdle_001586E5_1
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Detection
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AlertIdle
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AlertIdle
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Hmm.
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VNPCFollowers_AlertIdle_001586E6_1
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Combat
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GuardTrespass
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GuardTrespass
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Uh uh. I don't think so.
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VNPCFollow_GuardTrespass_0015871A_1
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Combat
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MurderNoCrime
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MurderNoCrime
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Easy come, easy go.
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VNPCFollow_MurderNoCrime_0015871E_1
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Combat
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MurderNoCrime
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MurderNoCrime
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Yup. Definitely dead.
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VNPCFollow_MurderNoCrime_0015871F_1
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Combat
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Murder
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Murder
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Hey! That's not okay.
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VNPCFollowers_Murder_0015870F_1
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Combat
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Murder
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Murder
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What are you doing?
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VNPCFollowers_Murder_00158710_1
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pissed, can't believe it
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Combat
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Assault
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Assault
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{emph}Big mistake.
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VNPCFollowers_Assault_001586E7_1
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Threatening.
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Combat
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AcceptYield
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AcceptYield
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That's more like it.
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VNPCFollowers_AcceptYield_0015870A_1
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Yeah that's what I thought, mofo
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Combat
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Steal
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Steal
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Hey! I need that for stuff!
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VNPCFollowers_Steal_001586E2_1
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Combat
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Steal
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Steal
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Come on. At least steal from a mean person.
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VNPCFollowers_Steal_001586E3_1
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Combat
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Death
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Death
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{Death Noise 1}
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VNPCFollowers_Death_0013AB93_1
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Combat
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Death
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Death
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{Death Noise 2}
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VNPCFollowers_Death_0013AB94_1
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Combat
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Death
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Death
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{Death Noise 3}
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VNPCFollowers_Death_0013AB95_1
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Combat
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AvoidThreat
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AvoidThreat
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Whoa!
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VNPCFollowers_AvoidThreat_0015871B_1
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Look out!
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Combat
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AvoidThreat
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AvoidThreat
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Abandon ship!
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VNPCFollowers_AvoidThreat_0015871C_1
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Look out!
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Combat
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AvoidThreat
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AvoidThreat
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Look out!
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VNPCFollowers_AvoidThreat_0015871D_1
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Combat
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Flee
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Flee
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We're overwhelmed!
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VNPCFollowers_Flee_001586E9_1
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Combat
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Flee
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Flee
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We've gotta run!
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VNPCFollowers_Flee_001586EA_1
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Combat
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Hit
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Hit
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{Got hit sound 1}
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VNPCFollowers_Hit_001586DB_1
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Combat
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Hit
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Hit
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{Got hit sound 2}
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VNPCFollowers_Hit_001586DC_1
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Combat
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Hit
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Hit
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{Got hit sound 3}
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VNPCFollowers_Hit_001586DD_1
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Combat
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PowerAttack
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PowerAttack
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{Power attack sound 1}
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VNPCFollowers_PowerAttack_001586DF_1
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Combat
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PowerAttack
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PowerAttack
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{Power attack sound 2}
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VNPCFollowers_PowerAttack_001586E0_1
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Combat
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PowerAttack
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PowerAttack
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{Power attack sound 3}
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VNPCFollowers_PowerAttack_001586E1_1
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Combat
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Attack
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Attack
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{Attack Grunt}
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VNPCFollowers_Attack_001586F3_1
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Combat
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Attack
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Attack
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Come on!
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VNPCFollowers_Attack_001586F1_1
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taunt
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Combat
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Attack
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Attack
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For the Brotherhood.
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VNPCFollowers_Attack_001586F2_1
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through gritted teeth, mostly to herself
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Topic
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FollowersTrade
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Let's trade equipment.
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Ooo. Got something good for me? Is it a dress?
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTrade_001586FB_1
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Topic
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FollowersTrade
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Let's trade equipment.
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You're making me carry the heavy stuff, aren't you?
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTrade_001586FC_1
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Accusatory
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Topic
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FollowersFired
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It's time for us to part ways.
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Why does everyone always say that?
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VNPCFollow_FollowersFired_0014F159_1
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Conversation
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GOODBYE
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Goodbye.
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See you around.
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VDialogueVeronica_GOODBYE_00151A06_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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Lookin' sharp, Ramos.
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4BC_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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Hey, Ramos.
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4BD_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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Heya Torres.{TOR-ez}
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4BE_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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How's the ol' cage treating you, Torres?{TOR-ez}
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4BF_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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Still breakin' hearts there, I see, Scribe Schuler.
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4C0_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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How are you, Scribe Schuler?
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4C1_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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I can hardly notice that lazy eye anymore, Watkins.
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4C2_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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{Rolling her eyes}Watkins.
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4C3_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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Don't work too hard there, Ibsen.
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4C4_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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You look tired, Ibsen.
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4C5_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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Scribe Taggart! It's your favorite student.{She's not.}
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4C6_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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{Flattering}Hey Scribe Taggart! Did you get some sun?
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4C7_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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Hardin.
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4C8_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
|
Hello
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Hey! How ya been?
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4C9_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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Long time, no see!
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4CB_1
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Conversation
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HELLO
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Hello
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Hey!
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VDialogueVeronica_HELLO_0015D4CA_1
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A warm greeting
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaARCHIMEDESIITestReact
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VDialogueVeronicaARCHIMEDESIITestReact
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Uh... yeah. I guess it works.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015F1DC_1
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Awestruck, understating.
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Combat
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KnockedBack
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KnockedBack
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{Knocked Back 1}
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VNPCFollowers_KnockedBack_0015BCC5_1
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Combat
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KnockedBack
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KnockedBack
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{Knocked Back 2}
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VNPCFollowers_KnockedBack_0015BCC6_1
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Combat
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WeaponBroke
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WeaponBroke
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Weapon's busted.
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VNPCFollowers_WeaponBroke_0015C25C_1
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Combat
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WeaponBroke
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WeaponBroke
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Can't use this anymore.
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VNPCFollowers_WeaponBroke_0015C25D_1
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Combat
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WeaponBroke
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WeaponBroke
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Need a new weapon.
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VNPCFollowers_WeaponBroke_0015C25E_1
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Combat
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HealthHalf
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HealthHalf
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{Pained/Labored breathing through gritted teeth 1}
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VNPCFollowers_HealthHalf_0015C250_1
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Combat
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HealthHalf
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HealthHalf
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{Pained/Labored breathing through gritted teeth 2}
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VNPCFollowers_HealthHalf_0015C251_1
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Conversation
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HVVeronicaEnter
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HVVeronicaEnter
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I'd like a large Atomic Shake and a double Brahmin burger. And easy on the {uh-GAW-vee}agave sauce this time.
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VDialogueH_HVVeronicaEnter_0015B6D1_1
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Conversation
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HVVeronicaEnter
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HVVeronicaEnter
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I know where you live {RAY-mos}Ramos. Open up.
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VDialogueH_HVVeronicaEnter_0015B6D3_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic124
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Tell me something else about you.
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Can I make it up?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABED_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic124
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Tell me something else about you.
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Like what?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA83_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V22
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V22
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This disk has secrets to breeding plants that can thrive in the wasteland.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD9B_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V22
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V22
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Think about it. No more trading guns for food. Total self-sufficiency. It's what we always wanted.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD9D_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V22
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2V22
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{argumentative}Yes it will. If we feed people, they'll support us. They'll join us.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD9F_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsCombatAggressive
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I want you to attack enemies the moment you see them.
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You mean like, even more?
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_0014F151_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsCombatAggressive
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I want you to attack enemies the moment you see them.
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Beats waiting till they shoot me first.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_0014F152_1
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Topic
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FollowersFiredNo
|
On second thought, stick with me for a little longer.
|
|
What is this, the Hokey Pokey?
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VNPCFollow_FollowersFiredN_0014F157_1
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Detection
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LostToCombat
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LostToCombat
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Oh! There we go!
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VNPCFollowers_LostToCombat_001586D6_1
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like you found the right piece in a jigsaw puzzle
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Detection
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LostToCombat
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LostToCombat
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Busted!
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VNPCFollowers_LostToCombat_001586D7_1
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Detection
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LostToCombat
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LostToCombat
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Found 'em!
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VNPCFollowers_LostToCombat_001586D8_1
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Detection
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CombatToLost
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CombatToLost
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Lost 'em.
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VNPCFollowers_CombatToLost_00158704_1
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Detection
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CombatToLost
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CombatToLost
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Where the hell?
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VNPCFollowers_CombatToLost_00158705_1
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Detection
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CombatToLost
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CombatToLost
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Hey! Come out and fight!
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VNPCFollowers_CombatToLost_00158706_1
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Combat
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FireExplosive
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FireExplosive
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It's gonna blow!
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VNPCFollow_FireExplosive_00158707_1
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Combat
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FireExplosive
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FireExplosive
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Mind the explosion!
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VNPCFollow_FireExplosive_00158708_1
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Topic
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PLAYERTHROWGRENADE
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PLAYER THROW GRENADE
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Grenade!
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VNPCFollow_PLAYERTHROWGREN_001586EE_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic111
|
Will they take you back after you killed these people?
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I think so. Two things the Brotherhood has a lot of - hardheads and lasers. Wouldn't be the first time a disagreement ended like this.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A11E_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic111
|
Will they take you back after you killed these people?
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Plus... we killed all the witnesses.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A11E_2
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaARCHIMEDESIIReact
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VDialogueVeronicaARCHIMEDESIIReact
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You think that did it? Maybe we should test the rangefinder outside.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015F1D9_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2Intro
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2Intro
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I brought you a present.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BDAD_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic134
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Ever try to talk sense into him?
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{Sadly}Yeah, I did. I couldn't help him.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA82_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic134
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Ever try to talk sense into him?
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{Slight frustration}He just didn't listen. And the idea that people talked {emp}back to him...
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA82_2
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic134
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Ever try to talk sense into him?
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{Sighs}If he could have made the Brotherhood act like machines, ordering them around with a push of a button, he would have.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA82_3
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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We unlocked the secret of HELIOS One.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD83_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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No. It's not. ARCHIMEDES II is an orbital laser. Effective only outdoors in a limited radius and requiring a long recharge.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD85_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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They'd be marginally more effective. We lost most of the chapter defending glorified artillery.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD87_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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And nearly died for it. Tomorrow you'd do it all over again, having learned nothing.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD89_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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I'm trying to open your eyes.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD8C_1
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Conversation
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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VMS49ElderDiscussion2HELIOS
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We need to engage the outside world. We can't win without new recruits.
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VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD8B_1
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Topic
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FollowersAcknowledgeMyOrder
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FollowersAcknowledgeMyOrder
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I buy that.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersAcknow_0014F154_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsEnd
|
Enough about tactics.
|
Enough about tactics.
|
Yeah. Screw them.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_00158709_1
|
Cheerily jumping on the bandwagon.
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Topic
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PLAYERLAYMINE
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PLAYER LAY MINE
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|
Careful. Someone could trip on that.
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VNPCFollow_PLAYERLAYMINE_001586EF_1
|
calmly
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic109
|
Are you still going to travel with me?
|
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Yeah. I've got the rest of my life to help them out. I can spare a little while to see things through with you.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A11D_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic109
|
Are you still going to travel with me?
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{Smiling}Sure. I want to establish a connection with the Followers first, but as far as I know, drifting is part of the job description.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A2FF_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic121
|
Do you have any other family in the Brotherhood?
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Just my parents, but they haven't been around for a long time. Dad was a Paladin, Mom was a Scribe.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABF0_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic121
|
Do you have any other family in the Brotherhood?
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They died in the same battle trying to hold off the NCR from... something. I don't remember what it was. Guess it seemed important at the time.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABF0_2
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic112
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Come on. Let's get out of here.
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{Somber}Good idea.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A2FD_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic112
|
Come on. Let's get out of here.
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I think that'd be best. There's a Followers outpost up near one of my old scavenging grounds. Used to do some trading with a doctor there.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A2FE_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic112
|
Come on. Let's get out of here.
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If I work out of there, I'll still be able to keep tabs on Hidden Valley if I needed to. I know that route like the back of my hand.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A2FE_3
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic112
|
Come on. Let's get out of here.
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If it's all right, I'd like to head that way. Meet some people, see if I can be of any use.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A2FE_2
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsDistanceLong
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Keep your distance. Try to flank them.
|
Keep your distance.
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They'll never see the haymakers coming.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_001586F4_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic107
|
Why don't you do something about it?
|
|
I don't know. I'm still thinking about what kind of role we could take on that would give us the best chance of survival.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A11C_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic107
|
Why don't you do something about it?
|
|
But I think things are starting to come together.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A11C_2
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic120
|
Who was this Father Elijah to you?
|
|
I would say he was my tutor, but that doesn't cover it.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA36_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic120
|
Who was this Father Elijah to you?
|
|
After my parents passed, he looked after me. The whole Brotherhood brought me up, really, but he made sure of it.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA36_2
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic120
|
Who was this Father Elijah to you?
|
|
I never had a grandfather - not that I knew, anyway - but Elijah was in some ways what I'd imagine a grandfather to be.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA36_3
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic146
|
I changed my mind. I'm not going inside, either.
|
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Thanks. Wasn't wild about sticking around here on my own.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015C725_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic129
|
Let's talk about something else.
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{Elongate the 'o'}Okay.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA30_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic142
|
Not right now.
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You sure? Some other time, then.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015C72D_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic118
|
Who are the Followers of the Apocalypse?
|
|
Okay, so take the Brotherhood. Replace their knowledge of superweapons with half as much knowledge of medicine and farming.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABF1_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic118
|
Who are the Followers of the Apocalypse?
|
|
Sprinkle in a little compassion for people outside their group and healthy disrespect for authority, and voila. Followers.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABF1_2
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic118
|
Who are the Followers of the Apocalypse?
|
|
I never really considered joining before. But now that I think about it, it really sounds like it could be a good fit, doesn't it?
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABF1_3
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic105
|
If it's worked for this long, there must be something redeemable about their beliefs. Have faith.
|
|
Wow, you sound like Elder McNamara. I {slight emph}know I should. Hell, it's what I signed up for when I chose to stay into adulthood.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A121_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic105
|
If it's worked for this long, there must be something redeemable about their beliefs. Have faith.
|
|
I know there's something worth saving in there. But we're in decline. Our membership is... decimated. There's got to be something we can do.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A121_2
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsDistanceGOODBYE
|
All right, you're good. Let's get out of here.
|
|
Good talk.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_0015870B_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic113
|
You're sure you're okay leaving them behind?
|
|
Yeah. I think if I stayed I'd end up causing trouble. Sometimes I just can't help myself.
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A300_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic113
|
You're sure you're okay leaving them behind?
|
|
This way is better for me and for them.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A300_2
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic110
|
It's not too late to change your mind.
|
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No, I think it is. I have to be resolved about this. If I waver, it'll just make things harder.
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A11A_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic110
|
It's not too late to change your mind.
|
|
They need me and I'm not going to abandon them.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A11A_2
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic108
|
The Brotherhood has to isolate itself. Its knowledge is dangerous.
|
|
Sure, but how long before the NCR or Caesar's Legion track us down and take it by force anyway?
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A11B_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic108
|
The Brotherhood has to isolate itself. Its knowledge is dangerous.
|
|
But if we recruited Knights from outside the group, maybe we could actually defend it.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A11B_2
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic130
|
How is that different? What did you learn from him?
|
|
I learned what I don't want to become.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA2F_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic130
|
How is that different? What did you learn from him?
|
|
In the end, there was just him and his vision. Nothing and no one else.
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA2F_2
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic143
|
Anything else?
|
|
Yeah. I've been taking things apart and putting them back together since before I said my first word.
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015C728_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic143
|
Anything else?
|
|
You want to build something, talk to me, and we can do it right there on the spot. Workbenches are for novices.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015C728_2
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic143
|
Anything else?
|
|
Who knows, I might even be able to show you a Brotherhood trick or two.
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015C728_3
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic119
|
What are your goals?
|
|
I want... a dress.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABEC_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic106
|
None of that is going to change. It's part of the Brotherhood's identity.
|
|
I know the odds aren't good, but I've gotta try. I can't lose them.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015A11F_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic123
|
A dress?
|
|
Yeah! A good one. Something elegant and classy, you know? But still stylish.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABEF_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic123
|
A dress?
|
|
Something that's eye-catching and sexy, but also says "don't fuck with me."
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABEF_2
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic123
|
A dress?
|
|
I keep hoping I'll come across some Old World designer gown when I'm scavenging, but it never happens. Maybe I should move back to California.
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015ABEF_3
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic131
|
What was in the note?
|
|
It was... strange. Even for Father Elijah. He's always been unstable, but this was... something else.
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA33_2
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic131
|
What was in the note?
|
|
I don't want to say delusional, but I don't know what else to call it. The only thing familiar about it was the signature.
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA33_3
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic131
|
What was in the note?
|
|
He said the Brotherhood was doomed, but that he'd return, save us. But the {emph}way he said it... I don't know...
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA33_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic131
|
What was in the note?
|
|
{Skeptical, but ominous}Said he'd return with one of the greatest treasures of the Old World, make the Mojave like it was meant to be... wipe the slate clean.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA33_4
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic144
|
Is there someplace you wanted me to take you?
|
|
Nowhere specific. I just know there are a lot of groups who're actually doing well for themselves out here.
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015C721_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic144
|
Is there someplace you wanted me to take you?
|
|
I want to understand how and why. See them at work.
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015C721_2
|
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Conversation
|
VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion
|
VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion
|
|
A bunch of closed-minded bullshit.
|
VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD92_1
|
|
Conversation
|
VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion
|
VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion
|
|
But-
|
VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD94_1
|
|
Conversation
|
VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion
|
VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion
|
|
Give it a chance. For me. I can't stay here and watch us waste away.
|
VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD96_1
|
|
Conversation
|
VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion
|
VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion
|
|
{Softly, a last-ditch argument}We'll die out.
|
VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD98_1
|
|
Conversation
|
VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion
|
VMS49ElderDiscussion2Conclusion
|
|
Come on. I can't listen to this anymore.
|
VMS49_VMS49ElderDiscussion_0014BD9A_1
|
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic132
|
Did you follow him from California?
|
|
It was by his request, actually. He cleared it with the other Elders. {To herself}Somehow.
|
VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015BA32_1
|
Veronica says the last part to herself b/c she doesn't understand how Elijah was able to convince the Elders (he tricked them).
|
Topic
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Did you follow him from California?
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They sent him to look into the Dam. There was a time when I'd have begged to follow. Watch him at work.
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Okay.
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Don't take too long, all right?
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic133
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What changed?
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{Emph}He did. For years, he fought with the Council. Taught me to question our direction. Meanwhile he'd become more out-of-touch than all of them.
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What changed?
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On our way East he demanded we stop at HELIOS One to examine it. While we were there, we received word that the NCR had taken the Dam.
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What changed?
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He was furious. Called it "children playing with a bomb." But he was mad because we'd lost its power. What we'd use it for... he didn't even care.
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Abraham wanted to say goodbye, and that he's gone North, into ghoul country.
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Oh god. He... {sighs}I guess he was lost a long time ago. Even at the end...
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Abraham wanted to say goodbye, and that he's gone North, into ghoul country.
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Still... thanks for bringing word. At least, now I know.
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Abe explained what happened in the Crater, how it healed him.
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{Drifting, dismissive}Hmm. Unlikely. He was a little too focused on gears and diodes... tech was the cure-all.
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Would you mind if I looked at the message?
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Would you mind if I listened to the message?
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VDialogueVeronicaAbeMsg3
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Would you mind if I looked at the message you found?
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Would you mind if I listened to the message you found?
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{Irritated}Fine. I guess it doesn't matter anyway, keep it. I won't ask again.
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{Waiting for player to step out of simulator}What was on it? What did he say?
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What did you expect a ghoul to say?
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{Sadly accepting}Yeah. Yeah. Thought as much. He'd been fading away for a long time.
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VDialogueVeronicaAccelerator
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I found the ghoul with the Accelerator you were looking for.
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{Surprise, player found someone she thought was dead}You did? Where? Oh my God, I mean... I thought... I don't even know what I thought might have happened to him.
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I found the ghoul with the Accelerator you were looking for.
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{Wary}But... you don't have a "this is good news" expression on your face.
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{Default Choke Node}...it doesn't matter. He died when we all retreated to Hidden Valley. I didn't expect to see him again, no one did.
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I had to kill Monte for it.
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You killed him? {Beat}But...
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Did he say anything when you met him? Anything...{about me, stops herself}anything at all?
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Here's the accelerator.
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Where did you get this?
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VDialogueVeronicaAcceleratorStg22
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Here's the accelerator.
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{Wary}Guess I was right about the bad news, huh? Same look Elder McNamara always gave me when I was up for promotion.
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You should watch this.
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{Given a farewell message}All right, I'll listen to it.
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{Given a farewell message}All right, I'll watch it.
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{Watched a goodbye message, slightly choked up}That was... that was hard to watch.
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What did Abraham say to you?
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{Confused, a little disoriented}The parts I understood? Didn't matter. Past all the garbage, all it amounted to was goodbye.
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{Still a little dizzy}Sorry... feel a little out of it. Head's spinning a bit...
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{Surprise, knowledge downloading}Oh. Oh!
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{Blinking, just gained downloaded defense programs}I think he left me a gift. {Quiet}Maybe I can use it better than he did.
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VDialogueVeronicaAcceleratorTrap
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I trapped Monte in a subway tunnel, that ghoul's not coming back.
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Trapped him? Where?
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{Trapped only}And I don't like saying this, but the Mojave's safer with him... there.
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaBoSDamReact
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VDialogueVeronicaBoSDamReact
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Oh, God, I don't know if I can do this.
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About to fight her friends.
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Conversation
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Hey, the gang's all here! {Then, sincerely}Let's give the Mojave something to remember us by.
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Seeing old friends.
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaBoSDamReact
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I never thought I'd see you again. I'm glad you're here.
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Moved.
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaBoSDamReact
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VDialogueVeronicaBoSDamReact
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Hey, the gang's all here!
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Seeing old friends.
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaBoSThreatReact
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VDialogueVeronicaBoSThreatReact
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Sorry about that. Just because I love them doesn't mean some of them aren't assholes.
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VDialogueVeronicaCraft
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Could you help me craft something?
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Step into my office.
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaDressAcquire
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VDialogueVeronicaDressAcquire
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Hey, a dress! Thank you! I'm totally trying this on later.
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaDressAcquire
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VDialogueVeronicaDressAcquire
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Aw, you shouldn't have! It's just my taste. Thank you.
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaFarmTechReact
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VDialogueVeronicaFarmTechReact
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See? Just because it doesn't shoot lasers doesn't mean it's not worth looking into. We could do amazing things with this data.
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VDialogueVeronicaHVEntranceEstranged
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VDialogueVeronicaHVEntranceEstranged
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Hey. I, uh, I can't go in with you. I'll wait here, okay?
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaPulseGunReact
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VDialogueVeronicaPulseGunReact
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Huh. Figured it'd have more buttons and dials and stuff, you know? Oh, well. It's still the electronic equivalent of a disease from Gomorrah.
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaULDressAcquire
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VDialogueVeronicaULDressAcquire
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<Gasps> For me? Do you mean it? No, it's too much! Well, okay. But it's too much! It's perfect. Thank you. Thank you.
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Genuinely touched.
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaULDressReact
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VDialogueVeronicaULDressReact
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Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God! Look what they're wearing! I've only seen dresses like those in my dreams. And even then I couldn't afford them.
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VDialogueVeronicaULDressReceived
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VDialogueVeronicaULDressReceived
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<Gasps> For me? Do you mean it? No, no, it's too much! Well, okay. But it's too much! It's perfect. Thank you. Thank you.
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VDialogueVeronicaULDressReceived
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VDialogueVeronicaULDressReceived
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I... wish I had something to give you. I- wait! What about punching? That's the gift that keeps on giving.
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VDialogueVeronicaULDressReceived
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VDialogueVeronicaULDressReceived
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I could work on your punching with you, if you like. Show you how to counter like a Scribe.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic141
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Sure, teach me.
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All right, put 'em up. Let's see what you got.
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VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch
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VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch
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Not sure what my parents would think of me fighting for the NCR.
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VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch
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VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch
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But for New Vegas it seemed like this was the best chance at stability. I don't regret it.
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VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch
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VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch
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Never sided with a group of marauders before. But I think the Brotherhood stands a better chance against them than they did against the NCR.
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VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch
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That gives me some hope.
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VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch
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For some reason, it warms my heart that we fought for the kooky old geezer. Guess he reminds me of someone.
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VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch
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VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch
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Independent New Vegas. If that isn't redundant, I don't know what is.
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VDialogueVeronicaDamOutcomeBranch
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But I like its chances.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic122
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Are you well respected among other members of the Brotherhood?
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If you take trying to keep me as far away from Hidden Valley as possible because I ask too many difficult questions as a sign of respect, {"absolutely"}oh yeah.
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Are you well respected among other members of the Brotherhood?
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That's not to say I don't get along with them. I just think they don't know what to do with me sometimes.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic136
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Why is the Brotherhood interested in Nevada?
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It was the Dam, really. We'd heard rumors it was working. Figured we could claim it, put it to use.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic136
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Why is the Brotherhood interested in Nevada?
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{Putting it delicately}And... it may also have been partly that our Elder at the time had worn out his welcome.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic136
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Why is the Brotherhood interested in Nevada?
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Didn't end up mattering. We got sidetracked at HELIOS One and the NCR took the Dam in the meantime. We're still after it, though. In theory.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic137
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Ever been in love?
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{Playful}Ever been nosy?
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic137
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Ever been in love?
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{Sincere}I was, once. We were pretty young, but I like to think it was love.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic138
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What happened?
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She left the Brotherhood. Wanted to put some distance between herself and her parents.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic138
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What happened?
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Since our membership isn't open to outsiders, some members think that obligates all of us to procreate.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic138
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What happened?
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You can guess which camp her parents belonged to.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic139
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You didn't go with her?
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No. Couldn't bring myself to leave everyone else behind. Couldn't convince her to stay, either.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic139
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You didn't go with her?
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I'd hoped love would be enough to influence her decision, but it wasn't. We were both too stubborn.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic139
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You didn't go with her?
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I don't know where she is now, but I'm sure she's moved on. I still think about her, though. Once in a while.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic140
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I want to discuss other things.
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Ooo. Got any juicy gossip?
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic140
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I want to discuss other things.
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{Pleasant}Sure.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}At odds with leadership over the Brotherhood's future, Veronica looked to the Mojave Wasteland for an answer both she and they could live with.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}But the answer would never come, and the dangers of the world that had left the Brotherhood of Steel behind would eventually claim her life.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}Hoping to lead the Mojave Brotherhood down a new path, Veronica sought to learn from the thriving cultures of the desert.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}Absent a firm solution, Veronica's expression of frustration with Brotherhood leadership would lead to her banishment.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}She ended her days a wandering tinker.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}Despite her departure from the group, the Brotherhood's peace treaty with NCR came as some relief to Veronica.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}Though she remained friendly with surface patrols, she was never again permitted to enter the bunker she once called home.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}Fearing for the safety of anyone she associated with, she continued her solitary life as a scavenger.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}But reports would emerge from Mojave scientists and social workers of old equipment miraculously repaired and research notes mysteriously completed.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}Though she'd seen the writing on the wall, the destruction of the Mojave Brotherhood came far more suddenly than Veronica had expected.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}The news devastated her. Despite her best efforts to leave her past behind, she found herself compelled to make one final journey to Hidden Valley.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}There, she paid her last respects to the only family she had ever known.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}The Brotherhood's open aggression along the New Vegas highways troubled Veronica greatly.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}Nevertheless, it removed all doubt from her mind that in leaving them she had made the right choice.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}Eventually she would take to the road, less in hopes of finding a new home than of leaving memories of the old one behind her.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}The peace with NCR served to ease Veronica's worries about the Brotherhood's immediate future.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}Still, a distance had arisen between her and her fellow members that would never be bridged.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}She began secluding herself in crumbling libraries of the Old World, learning of promising technologies she knew the Brotherhood would never adopt.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}The death of the Mojave Brotherhood came much too soon for Veronica, and in their absence, she felt truly lost.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}Yet in its wake, she took small comfort in her decision to remain by their side through their few remaining days.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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{Narration}Veronica put her moral sensibilities aside and supported the Brotherhood's new campaign of aggression as best she could.
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VEndingVeronica
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VEndingVeronica
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Yet deep down, she understood that it meant their end would surely be soon to follow.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic126
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Where is he now?
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I don't know. Last time anyone saw him was in the battle at HELIOS One. I wasn't there.
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Where is he now?
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He gave orders to hold the plant until it could be reactivated. But he ran out of time. The NCR overran it. Everyone thought he was dead.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic126
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Where is he now?
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But I got a note from him at a comm station. That's... how he liked to talk, even to me. He wasn't good at face-to-face.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic127
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Were you close?
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Yeah. I miss him.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic128
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What did you learn from him?
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Elijah could look at an old device and immediately understand what made it work. And he could see its potential. Where it fit with other technology.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic128
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What did you learn from him?
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It's not something you can teach, but he tried with me. {Shrugging}Some of it stuck.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic128
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What did you learn from him?
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But that's what he taught me. You asked what I {emph}learned from him.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic114
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Maybe you should've stayed at Hidden Valley.
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Well, I shouldn't have come within a mile of here. I know that. {Beat}These poor people.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic114
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Maybe you should've stayed at Hidden Valley.
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Seems like either way, there's not much I can do to help anyone.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic114
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Maybe you should've stayed at Hidden Valley.
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I think maybe it's safer if I don't try.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic115
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You don't control the people who did this.
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{Not taking comfort}No... I don't, do I? If I did, none of this would've happened.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic115
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You don't control the people who did this.
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I should've left a long time ago. Cut my losses before it came to this.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic115
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You don't control the people who did this.
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I never stood a chance.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic116
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These people are dead because you were careless and selfish.
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{Sad, peeved}Isn't that what I just said? I know I'm responsible.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic116
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These people are dead because you were careless and selfish.
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I was just trying to put it all behind me. Find someplace where what I do would actually have some influence.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic116
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These people are dead because you were careless and selfish.
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I should've expected this, though. Different story, same ending.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic117
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You can just join the Followers somewhere else.
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No. Not a chance in hell. I'm not risking this happening again.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic117
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You can just join the Followers somewhere else.
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I'm gonna have to keep to myself. Better that way. For everyone.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic117
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You can just join the Followers somewhere else.
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I'll still finish what I started with you, though. If you're not afraid, that is. I'll just try not to get too caught up in it all.
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{Horrified disbelief}Oh no. {Quickly}No, no, no, no, no, no.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic103
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Power armor and laser rifles are still effective.
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Yeah, but only if you've got bodies to fill the suits. We don't take on new members. We're all descendents from the original Brotherhood.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic103
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Power armor and laser rifles are still effective.
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Something's going to have to change, or the empty suits are gonna be all that's left of us.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic104
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The Brotherhood is living in the past. Eventually they'll have to change.
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I think you're right. We're getting desperate. Hardly enough people to sustain ourselves as a chapter. They'll see the light, sooner or later.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic104
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The Brotherhood is living in the past. Eventually they'll have to change.
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But I get the feeling if I don't take matters into my own hands, the change won't come in time to make a difference.
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VDialogueVeronicaGiftShopReact
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I don't like the sound of this. Hope that collar isn't what I think it is. What did you do, Elijah?
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic084
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Tell me about the Brotherhood of Steel.
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It pays like ass, but it's hard to get other work with my skill set.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic084
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Tell me about the Brotherhood of Steel.
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What do you want to know?
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic088
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What's their purpose?
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Ha! Good question. These days it's hard to say. Once upon a time it was about technology. Controlling it so it couldn't destroy us again.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic088
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What's their purpose?
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Energy weapons and power armor are usually tops on our list, although {emph}I appreciate anything that's vintage.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic088
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What's their purpose?
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But that all seems so limited now. We haven't grown or adapted. And now we're stuck in a hole, not carrying out our mission.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic092
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How did you get to be a member?
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More sexual favors than I can even count. I am still tired from it.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic092
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How did you get to be a member?
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No, actually, you're born into it. My parents, their parents, so on. When you're young you can choose to leave. But it's home, so most people don't.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic092
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How did you get to be a member?
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We don't take on new members, really. You can do the math on our long-term prospects based on that point. I keep hoping we'll change that.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic093
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What do you do for them?
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I'm a procurement specialist. Like I said, it's basically grocery shopping. Except sometimes the groceries are scavenged parts and arcane technology.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic093
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What do you do for them?
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The elder who brought us to the Mojave, Father Elijah, usually had me looking for these old memory units. But he'd never tell me what they were for.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic093
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What do you do for them?
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Nowadays I'm usually sent to do business with traders at places like the 188. But sometimes I think it's just to keep me out of everyone's hair.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic094
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Do you like being a member?
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I know sometimes I sound like I don't. I know. But there's something that still rings true to me about our code.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic094
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Do you like being a member?
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There's an honor to it. We're protecting people. Even if it's from themselves, it's a good cause.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic094
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Do you like being a member?
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We just lose sight of the big picture sometimes. Treat all our practices with the same sacredness.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic095
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What's the Codex?
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Ah, the Codex. If it's in there, we have to abide it, if it's not, it's not important.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014F160_1
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She has a love-hate relationship with the Codex.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic095
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What's the Codex?
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It documents our history, too. Part of what Scribes like me do is update it. Hmm... I wonder...
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic095
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What's the Codex?
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Nah, they'd probably catch it if I rewrote the Founder's axioms.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic096
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Does the Brotherhood protect people from raiders or other threats?
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No, no. We only protect people from {emph}themselves, and only in the sense that we don't let them have the really good Pre-War toys.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic096
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Does the Brotherhood protect people from raiders or other threats?
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And sometimes it's more like we protect {emph}ourselves from {emph}them and hope to outlive them and become humanity's sole heirs.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic096
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Does the Brotherhood protect people from raiders or other threats?
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We've had people go rogue, though, and start helping people. One chapter had a small civil war over it. We take our isolationism seriously.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic097
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How do you feel about the other members?
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I called them family before. That's not far off. Both the good and the bad. It's like a big unending family reunion in that bunker.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic097
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How do you feel about the other members?
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There's people you love, people you'll never speak to again, and it's always awkward when you run into someone you used to date.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014F164_2
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic098
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Who is Father Elijah?
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He was our Elder when we came East. A wizard with technology, really. His mind just worked that way naturally. Learned a lot from him.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014F156_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic098
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Who is Father Elijah?
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But he started having disagreements with the other Elders. The Brotherhood's interest is in old technology. He wanted to explore developing new tech.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic098
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Who is Father Elijah?
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And there were other ways he wanted to push. Other weapons. Ones with ethics questions attached. Rather than deal with him, they sent him East.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic099
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How can I best use your skills?
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I like punching things, but sometimes shooting things just has to do.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014F158_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic100
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I had another question.
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{"Go ahead and ask."}Shoot.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic101
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I wanted to talk about the technology we're looking for.
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What are your thoughts?
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic102
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Never mind.
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Okay, I won't!
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014F16C_1
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cheerily
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaCodexReact
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VDialogueVeronicaCodexReact
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Uh... you were kidding just now when you said that thing about the Codex, right?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014F0EA_1
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaEuclidReaction
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VDialogueVeronicaEuclidReaction
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Wow. Good thing the safety was on.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic083
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The rangefinder might be a problem. I reactivated HELIOS One, and it's not powering a weapon.
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Ah, hell. Well, how could you know, right? Okay. Two other options still on the table.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic080
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There was never any chance. His mind was made up from the start.
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I see that now. I thought I knew him better than that. But it was like talking to a stranger.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic081
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Maybe if we make a stronger case, he'll change his mind.
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No. Our case wouldn't be any stronger if tomorrow they all died when their energy weapons backfired.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic081
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Maybe if we make a stronger case, he'll change his mind.
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I just didn't expect that. There was no getting through to him.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic082
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You just weren't very persuasive.
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Well I {emph}knew he wouldn't listen to {slight emph}me. That's why we went out of our way to find something that he couldn't ignore.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic082
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You just weren't very persuasive.
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But it didn't make any difference.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014BDA6_2
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic082
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You just weren't very persuasive.
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How can I help them when they won't accept it?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014BDA7_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic085
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Would someone else listen to you?
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It wouldn't matter. The Elder has final say.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic085
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Would someone else listen to you?
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The hell of it is he's one of our most progressive members. If I can't get him to agree, it's hopeless.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic085
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Would someone else listen to you?
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He won't tolerate any resistance. If he catches wind I've been talking to people, he'll charge me with sedition.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic086
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Where does that leave you?
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I... {beat}I don't know if I can stay. Maybe it'd be better for everyone if I left. Spent my life... somewhere else.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014BD8E_1
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This'd be a big deal for her. First sentence is a revelation.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic086
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Where does that leave you?
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Work with the Followers of the Apocalypse, maybe. Put my knowledge to some good use.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014BD8E_2
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Offhand, Not with a lot of hope
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic086
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Where does that leave you?
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Or I can stay here with the people I care about and do... whatever I can, until it comes to a slow or sudden end.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic087
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You should take over.
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Ha! Well that's... imaginative. But it's not really for me.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic087
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You should take over.
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I couldn't get one of their most reasonable members to accept a rational argument. I don't see them coming out in droves to support my coup.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic087
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You should take over.
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And that's really not what the Brotherhood needs right now anyway. They're hanging by a thread.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic089
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This is your home, and these are your friends. You should stay.
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They may be a bunch of wooden conformists, but anything I did without them would feel... empty.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic089
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This is your home, and these are your friends. You should stay.
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I'd always be reminded of this day. How I wasn't strong enough to stand by them.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic089
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This is your home, and these are your friends. You should stay.
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So I guess I'll stay. Won't be easy, but at least I won't feel guilty about the choice.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic089
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This is your home, and these are your friends. You should stay.
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Let's get going. I'd like to get my mind off all this. And some fresh air would do me some good right about now.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic090
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Leaving now is your only shot at a future.
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There's no getting around that, is there? What would my life be like here, knowing what's to come?
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic090
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Leaving now is your only shot at a future.
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They're not going to like this. We're given a chance when we're young to choose whether to stay. If we do, it's supposed to be for life.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic090
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Leaving now is your only shot at a future.
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But they haven't left me any choice. It's this or a lifetime of scavenging and watching my friends die in losing battles. {beat}I guess it's settled, then.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic091
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You're the only one who can make this decision.
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Not even a hint, huh? Geez, I really am all alone on this one.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014BD82_1
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Sad.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic091
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You're the only one who can make this decision.
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I guess I'll stay. If I left there wouldn't be any coming back. It might be something I'd instantly regret.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic091
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You're the only one who can make this decision.
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Things are going to get harder for the Brotherhood before they get easier. I should support them in whatever way I can.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic041
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What is it?
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The Brotherhood is failing. {Beat}I've always known that. If we don't change course, we're going to fall apart or... fade away.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic041
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What is it?
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But until recently I haven't understood where we went wrong, or how to fix it.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic041
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What is it?
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I think I need to go home.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic052
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Not now.
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Okay. Well, when you do, let me know, all right?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B025_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic054
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I'll take you back there, first chance I get.
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Great. Thanks. Thank you. I'll encourage people to name their non-ugly children after you. Seriously.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B022_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic055
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Can it wait?
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Sure, yeah. Just not too long, okay? I worry about them sometimes.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B017_1
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Not the ideal answer she wanted, but going with it, trying to stay upbeat.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic056
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Why don't you just go back on your own?
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Wow, don't everybody volunteer all at once now.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B023_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic056
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Why don't you just go back on your own?
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I {emph}could do that. You're not interested in coming along? Hate to break up the band over a silly little thing like the future of everyone I care about.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B023_2
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic057
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That's just not important right now.
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This from the girl who walked from I-15 to the Colorado River looking for her lost package.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B01D_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic057
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That's just not important right now.
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This from the guy who walked from I-15 to the Colorado River looking for his lost package.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B01E_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic057
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That's just not important right now.
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I hope you change your mind.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B01F_1
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miffed
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic060
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I have things I need to do. You'd better go alone.
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Not much for family gatherings, huh? All right, have it your way.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B021_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic060
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I have things I need to do. You'd better go alone.
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You ever want to look me up again, I'll be in my bunker in Hidden Valley. That's the {emph}luxury bunker.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B021_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic061
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What now?
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I'm not giving up. He wants evidence, but he'll never go looking for it. He's scared I'm right.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B014_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic061
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What now?
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He'll never listen unless I hold the proof right in front of his face.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B014_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic062
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You think the Elder will listen at all?
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He's a stubborn old man, but when it comes down to it, he's got our best interests at heart.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B01C_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic062
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You think the Elder will listen at all?
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If he sees some indisputable sign we're on the wrong course, he won't ignore it.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B01C_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic063
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What could we bring to him that would change his mind?
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I don't know. I don't know. We'd need something that shows the Brotherhood will fail. Or that it can do better a different way.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B026_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic063
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What could we bring to him that would change his mind?
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The only thing that'd get his attention is technology.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B026_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic063
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What could we bring to him that would change his mind?
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Huh. Maybe Father Elijah had the right idea.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B026_3
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic064
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So what is it you're trying to accomplish?
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That's my question to the Elder. All these years, the Brotherhood has collected weapons technology. And for what?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B015_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic064
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So what is it you're trying to accomplish?
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To keep it out of people's hands? That clearly hasn't worked. To defend ourselves? We can't compete with the NCR's numbers. Or the Legion's.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B015_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic064
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So what is it you're trying to accomplish?
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We're fighting a war for a lost cause. If we're going to survive, we have to find a role in society. Attract new members.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B015_3
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic065
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How would you propose to do that?
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Look at the Followers of the Apocalypse. They use their expertise to improve people's lives. They train them to be self-sufficient.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B016_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic065
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How would you propose to do that?
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That expertise cultivates respect and gratitude. Spreads their ideals. Draws talent to their cause. They make friends like we make enemies.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B016_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic065
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How would you propose to do that?
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But they don't know a fraction of what we know. If we took on their role, we could stand up to anyone. We wouldn't have to hide.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic066
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Father Elijah?
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Our Elder before McNamara. He had a nose for recovering lost technology. He'd send Scribes out into the desert chasing whatever leads he found.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B019_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic066
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Father Elijah?
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There were a few he only trusted me with. I can think of at least one that'd prove my point, if it still exists.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B019_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic066
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Father Elijah?
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There's a comm terminal not too far from here I'd use to access messages from him. If we go there I can pull up his research on it.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B019_3
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic067
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Tell me about the rangefinder.
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It's a targeting device for some kind of doomsday weapon based at HELIOS One. It was lost sometime after the War.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B028_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic067
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Tell me about the rangefinder.
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We held HELIOS One for a time. Lost a lot of people defending it. Too many. All for this weapon they never got working.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B028_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic067
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Tell me about the rangefinder.
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If it turns out to be a dud, it'd show how flawed our goals have been. Father Elijah said he thinks a scavenger might have sold it on the Strip.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B028_3
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic068
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Let's head out.
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I'm with you. Being around here isn't the same anymore.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B018_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic069
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Good intentions don't justify marching the Brotherhood to its death.
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No, but it does make it easier to forgive him. He's just misguided.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B024_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic069
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Good intentions don't justify marching the Brotherhood to its death.
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It's not too late to change his mind.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B024_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic070
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Have you considered that he might be right?
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Have {emph}you considered that he might be senile?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B01A_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic070
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Have you considered that he might be right?
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The Brotherhood's strategy for survival worked back when we had a larger force, and no organized enemies.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B01A_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic070
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Have you considered that he might be right?
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We're a tiny splinter from a shrinking group. We don't take on new members. But we're still picking fights with the big boys.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B01A_3
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic071
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What's a pulse gun?
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Electromagnetic weapon from before the Great War. Experimental. It never saw mass production.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B027_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic071
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What's a pulse gun?
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But they were building it as a countermeasure to power armor, which they feared the Chinese were developing.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B027_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic071
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What's a pulse gun?
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Supposedly a prototype was being housed at Nellis. Imagine what it could do to the Brotherhood. We'd be on equal footing with any idiot with a gun.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B027_3
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic072
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Farming technology?
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More or less. Supposedly it's a vegetation enhancer. NCR has a science branch headquartered at McCarran airport. Guess they found something.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B03C_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic072
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Farming technology?
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Guess somebody wasn't very good at keeping secrets, either.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B03C_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic072
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Farming technology?
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We'd never pursue it because it's not a weapon. But self-sufficiency is fundamental to us. If it works they'd see the value of an alternate course.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B03C_3
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic073
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Let's pursue the pulse gun.
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Yeah, maybe they'll think twice about engaging the NCR if they know one of those could be floating around.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B03D_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic073
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Let's pursue the pulse gun.
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The notes say to look around Nellis Air Force Base. He suggests going through filing cabinets and computers in the commanding officer's quarters.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B03D_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic074
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The rangefinder sounds promising.
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They defended HELIOS like it was their last stand. Didn't even know if there was anything worth defending. How could there be, with all we lost?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B029_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic074
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The rangefinder sounds promising.
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Even if it did work, it'd be under NCR control now. So it'd either prove our goals are wrong or we're incapable of pursuing them.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B029_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic074
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The rangefinder sounds promising.
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There's a pawn shop in Outer Vegas we could check. And I've heard of a gift shop in the Strip that deals in Pre-War antiques.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B029_3
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic075
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We should go after the vegetation technology.
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Okay. What better way to persuade them than to give them a taste of what they stand to gain, right?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B020_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic075
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We should go after the vegetation technology.
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Maybe the best place to start is to see what we can find out directly from the NCR. Let's head to their OSI office at McCarran.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B020_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic079
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Let's go find it.
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I like the way you think.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014B03B_1
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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He's got no resources but a decent cause. We've got plenty of resources and a totally lost cause.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014778A_1
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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No power armor. No energy weapons. And they're giving the NCR more trouble than we ever did.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014778B_1
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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Ordinary guys with knives and bullets, and they're taking over Nevada.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014778C_1
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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There's a lot more troops here than we thought. No wonder we couldn't hold HELIOS One.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014778D_1
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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A bunch of shut-ins who scorn outsiders and hold technology over them. Gee, where have I heard that one before?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014778E_1
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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Can't help but be impressed with what they're doing here.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014778F_1
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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Even the stupid NCR is investing in new research. We're getting left in the dust.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147790_1
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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Leading his people to a new land with big dreams and a clean slate. Makes me think of my old mentor.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147791_1
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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Holy hell, that's a lot of energy weapons. Guess we dropped the ball on that one.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147792_1
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Conversation
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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VDialogueVeronicaQuestReact
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{DO NOT RECORD - scripting fall-through node.}
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014813C_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic017
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I killed them all.
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God, you're not lying, are you? You really did kill them.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147699_1
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Horrifying realization.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic017
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I killed them all.
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In that case, this is for them.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147699_2
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Spiteful.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic018
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They seemed all right.
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You think? Well good, then. That puts me a little more at ease.
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic018
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They seemed all right.
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Hey, so where are you headed, anyway?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A5_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic019
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I'm reserving judgment.
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That seems wise. I think I am, too. Although for how much longer, I'm not sure.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A6_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic020
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I don't care for them.
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Not very friendly, are they?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A2_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic020
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I don't care for them.
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Well, thanks for weighing in. Gives me something to think about.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A2_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic021
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I've heard they shoot lasers from their eyes.
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Wow. I've got to admit, you have completely defied my first impression of you.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147696_1
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amused at idiocy
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic021
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I've heard they shoot lasers from their eyes.
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Eye lasers. I'll be sure and look out for that next time.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147696_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic021
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I've heard they shoot lasers from their eyes.
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Any other juicy bits of intel?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147696_3
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic023
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The Strip.
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Ooo. Very exciting. Gonna strike it rich, huh?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147692_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic024
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Hoover Dam.
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Huh. Just on your way to do a little heavily fortified sightseeing. Kind of a thrillseeker, aren't you?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014769A_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic025
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I just kind of drift from place to place.
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Just wherever the wind takes you, huh? I like that. Keeps things interesting.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014769B_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic026
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What's it to you?
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I'll be honest. You're the first person I've run across out here that looks like he can really handle himself.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014769C_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic026
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What's it to you?
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I'll be honest. You're the first person I've run across out here that looks like she can really handle herself.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014769D_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic026
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What's it to you?
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There are places I've never been to that'd be too dangerous for just me. What do you think? Maybe we could travel together, help each other out.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014769E_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic027
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I go where I'm needed.
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Guess we have that in common, then.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014769F_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic028
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Going to see an old friend.
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This is quite a journey you're going on, then. Must be an interesting relationship to have brought you all this way.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147698_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic029
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You don't look like much. What do you bring to the table?
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Heh. Good. That's the look I was going for. Trust me on this one, though. You'll be glad you brought me along.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147690_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic029
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You don't look like much. What do you bring to the table?
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If I turn out to be a burden, we can part ways at any time. No hard feelings.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147690_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic030
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Where are you hoping to go?
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Oh, nowhere in particular, really. Just hoping to see more of the world. Looking for a fresh perspective.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147693_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic030
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Where are you hoping to go?
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I want to see how different groups have adapted to survive in the Mojave. See if there's something I can learn from.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147693_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic031
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Okay, let's travel together.
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Now you're talking. One thing you should know, first, though. I asked you about the Brotherhood because I'm one of them.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A3_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic031
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Okay, let's travel together.
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I know, I know. But I had to know how you'd react when I told you. We've made a lot of enemies.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A3_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic031
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Okay, let's travel together.
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You still okay bringing me along?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A3_3
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic032
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I'd like to, but I can't take you with me right now.
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Aw, you really know how to make a girl feel like a stray cat.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A0_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic032
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I'd like to, but I can't take you with me right now.
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But okay. My offer stands, if we run into each other again.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A0_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic033
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Not interested.
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Suit yourself. You can always change your mind.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147697_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic034
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Don't you have a family to feed?
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Like I said, they can handle themselves. And I'm not the only one getting supplies for them. It's a big family.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A1_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic035
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I'm ready to travel with you.
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Good. I hoped you'd come around. Shall we?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147691_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic037
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Actually, I'm more comfortable now that I know you've had some training.
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I'm great at punching people. I'm not gonna lie. It's a gift.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147788_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic037
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Actually, I'm more comfortable now that I know you've had some training.
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Well, thanks for taking a chance on a naive young girl from California with stars in her eyes and a pneumatic gauntlet on her hand.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147789_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic037
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Actually, I'm more comfortable now that I know you've had some training.
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Let's hit the road, huh?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147789_2
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic038
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As long as you're honest with me from now on.
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Sure. Just don't ever ask me if your outfit makes you look fat.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147786_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic039
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Yes, but you're on a short leash.
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Fair enough. Maybe one day I'll have your complete trust, and I can be on a long leash. A girl can dream.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147785_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic042
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Tell me about yourself.
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I like long walks in the desert and candle-lit metal workshops.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0015C726_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic042
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Tell me about yourself.
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My favorite subject.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147787_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic043
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I have questions I wanted to ask you.
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He was dead when I got there.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147793_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic043
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I have questions I wanted to ask you.
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This better not be about the meaning of life.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147794_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic043
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I have questions I wanted to ask you.
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Well, when two people really love each other... you really don't know this stuff yet?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147795_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic043
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I have questions I wanted to ask you.
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Ooo, do I get a prize if I answer right?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147796_1
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic043
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I have questions I wanted to ask you.
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I was told we wouldn't be tested on this.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic043
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I have questions I wanted to ask you.
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A lifetime supply of Fancy Lads Snack Cakes, revenge against my enemies, and world peace. In that order.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic043
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I have questions I wanted to ask you.
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{Defensive}I was young and I needed the money.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic043
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I have questions I wanted to ask you.
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It's a free wasteland.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic044
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Ever heard of Mr. House before?
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Yeah. They say he built the Strip. Of course, they say a lot of things. No one's actually met him.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic044
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Ever heard of Mr. House before?
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Me? I think it's a hoax. Probably a group of people who want to avoid attention, or some made-up persona of a self-aware computer.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic044
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Ever heard of Mr. House before?
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Why else would he shut himself in like that?
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic045
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Can you tell me anything about this platinum chip?
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Yeah. It's not for poker.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic045
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Can you tell me anything about this platinum chip?
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I've never seen anything quite like it, but I can tell you it looks like it was fabricated before the War, and not at a mint.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic045
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Can you tell me anything about this platinum chip?
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Some kind of tech... I'm gonna say... mid-2200s. Hold onto it. Might be your lucky chip.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic046
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Ever hear of a guy called Benny?
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Sure, he's one of the hotel managers on the Strip. He comes up in the news now and then.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic046
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Ever hear of a guy called Benny?
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Him and the other Chairmen run the Tops. It's one of the nicer hotels, or so I hear.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic046
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Ever hear of a guy called Benny?
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Elder McNamara wouldn't shell out for a passport for me, so I've actually never been to the Strip. Why do people get so cheap when they get old?
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic047
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Know anything about New Vegas?
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Yep. It's your typical city layout. Rich people in a gated community surrounded by extreme poverty.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic047
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Know anything about New Vegas?
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House gave the area around the Strip to the locals, but he has no interest in it, so he ignores it entirely. It just needs new management.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic047
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Know anything about New Vegas?
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I'd love to see the Brotherhood do it, but since the Codex doesn't say "clean up Freeside" no one listens to me. Bunch of sticklers.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic048
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What do you think of the NCR?
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I'm worried they'll be the death of the Brotherhood. They take what they want. We defend our interests to the death.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic048
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What do you think of the NCR?
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But there's a handful of us and tens or hundreds of thousands of them. So it's not going to end well.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic048
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What do you think of the NCR?
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Last time we clashed we lost a lot of people. Retreated to our bunker. Now we're afraid to even move around during the day.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic049
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Any thoughts about Caesar's Legion?
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Silliest dressed band of raping, slaving marauders you'll see east of California, I'll say that. Where's that touch of Old World class?
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic049
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Any thoughts about Caesar's Legion?
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Although I hear the soldiers mount each other as much as they mount their women, so maybe they did keep a little something from the Empire.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic049
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Any thoughts about Caesar's Legion?
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No such privilege for the women, though. Figures. So... to answer your question... they're a bunch of hypocritical jerkwads. {beat}It's a word.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic050
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Never mind.
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Darn it, I had some spectacular answers coming, too.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic051
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Let's keep moving.
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Let's.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014F14F_1
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Pleasantly
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic000
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Goodsprings.
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Wow, you {emph}have come a long way, then. I've never been there, but I've met some traders who pass that way.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic000
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Goodsprings.
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Well, welcome, then. I'm Veronica. I live in a hole in the ground.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic001
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The grave.
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Huh. Well, in that case I take it back. You look pretty good, given the circumstances.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic002
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I'm not entirely sure.
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Yeah, guess the roads must've been long, then, if you forgot where you started from.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic003
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None of your business.
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That's why I asked. My business is boring. You try trading and scavenging for a living and see if you don't start nosing into other people's affairs.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic004
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You live in a hole in the ground?
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Well, a bunker, if you want to get technical. I think it sounds more interesting my way.
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic004
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You live in a hole in the ground?
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But I'm not there much anymore. I'm usually out here picking up food and supplies for my family. Whatever they need.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001467B1_2
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic005
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So you just leave your family in the bunker?
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Yeah. I'm not worried. They can handle themselves. But somebody has to get the groceries, know what I mean?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001467AA_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic005
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So you just leave your family in the bunker?
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And actually these days I think they'd rather have me out here anyway. But that's a whole other story.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001467AA_2
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic005
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So you just leave your family in the bunker?
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So, listen, can I ask you something on the level?
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic006
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Go ahead.
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I had a run-in with this group calling themselves the Brotherhood of Steel. Pretty strange bunch. Do you know anything about them?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001467B2_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic007
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I'd rather you didn't.
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Forget I said anything, then.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001467A8_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic008
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Some other time, maybe.
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Sure. It's a small wasteland. I'm sure we'll run into each other again.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001467AB_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic010
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I met a group of them in a bunker west of here.
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And?
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001467A9_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic011
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They're usually harmless unless you use advanced technology around them.
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Well that shouldn't be a problem for me. I can't afford anything like that.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147695_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic012
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They're enemies of the NCR. If you know where they are you should turn them in.
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Oh my gosh, really? Well, I didn't see where they went, but I'll keep an eye out. Wow, I had no idea they were so dangerous.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001467B3_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic012
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They're enemies of the NCR. If you know where they are you should turn them in.
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Thanks for letting me know. Glad I didn't do any business with them.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001467B3_2
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic013
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They've got the right idea.
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Do they? That's a relief. I wasn't so sure, myself. Protecting people from technology seems like a big job for such a small group.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A7_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic014
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I know who they are but I don't care about their agenda.
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Yeah, it's pretty far out, right? Fixating on old technology just doesn't seem very relevant to most people's lives.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_001476A8_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic015
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Yeah. I know to shoot them on sight.
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That bad, huh? Guess I'm lucky I got away with my life. I'll make sure and avoid them from now on. Thanks.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_0014768F_1
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Topic
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VDialogueVeronicaVeronicaTopic016
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Not really.
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That's okay, I wouldn't expect anybody to. I think they tend to keep to themselves.
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VDialogueV_VDialogueVeroni_00147694_1
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Topic
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FollowersHired
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I think we should travel together.
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Let's go make trouble.
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Topic
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FollowersHired
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I think we should travel together.
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Ooo. Sorry. Don't want to be a third wheel, you know?
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Topic
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FollowersTactics
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Let's talk about your tactics.
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Am I punching too much? I get carried away.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_0014F15C_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsCombat
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I want you to change your combat style.
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My recommendation - more punching.
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsCombatEND
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Let's talk about something else.
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Yeah. Shake things up a little.
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsCombatGOODBYE
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That's all. Let's get going.
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Count me in.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_0014F167_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsCombatMelee
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Switch to a melee weapon.
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You mean like this melee weapon right here in my hand at this very second?
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_0014F15E_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsCombatMelee
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Switch to a melee weapon.
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Yes! Finally. Everything's coming up Veronica.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_0014F15F_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsCombatRanged
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I want you to use ranged weapons.
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{Hopeful}Does jumping at them with my fists count as ranged? {Then, dejected}<Sighs> Fine.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_001586FE_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsCombatRanged
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I want you to use ranged weapons.
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Are you talking to me, or a future Veronica who is not already doing that?
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_001586FF_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsDistance
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Let's talk about how close you're following me.
|
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What are you saying, exactly?
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_001586DE_1
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As though being broken up with, but lightly
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsDistanceDefault
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Stay close to me.
|
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Hey, now. You're gonna have to buy me dinner first.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_00158700_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsDistanceDefault
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Stay close to me.
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This is as close as I get until you turn into a leggy brunette.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_00158701_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsDistanceDefault
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Stay close to me.
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Sorry. I get distracted. Been scavenging too long.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_00158702_1
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Topic
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FollowersTacticsDistanceEND
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Your distance is good. Let's talk about something else.
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See? I'm good at stuff.
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VNPCFollow_FollowersTactic_001586F0_1
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Topic
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PLAYERFIREWEAPON
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PLAYER FIRE WEAPON
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Am I gonna have to take that away from you?
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VNPCFollow_PLAYERFIREWEAPO_001586E8_1
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Topic
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PLAYERINIRONSITES
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PLAYER IN IRON SITES
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|
Why do we always hurt the ones we care about the most?
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VNPCFollow_PLAYERINIRONSIT_001586D5_1
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wry
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Leave me alone.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015C23B_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Hey, you got a second?
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0014B038_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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I'd slap him around, but he stood at my parents' wedding.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0014B039_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Plus he used to make excuses to get me out of my punishment when I'd slept through Head Scribe Taggart's lectures. Figure I owe him for that.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0014B039_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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<Sighs> He means well.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0014B039_3
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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I'd be angrier with him, but it's hard to stay mad at the guy who taught me how to box when all the other Paladins told me no.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015D4A5_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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<Sighs> He always does what he feels is right. Usually that's a great quality.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015D4A5_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Let's see what we've got here... Okay, yeah, this is the one I was thinking of. The pulse gun.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0014B03A_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Although maybe the rangefinder could work too. And it looks like the NCR was onto some miracle farming technology.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0014B03A_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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{Defeated}He wouldn't listen. The truth was right there staring him in the face. How could he not listen?
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015D4A6_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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{Disbelieving}God. {Then, saddened}I should get used to this, I guess. People get desperate, they turn on each other. First thing to go is trust.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A122_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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I don't think it's ever gonna be the same for me in there. Knowing no matter what I do, it's gonna end badly.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A122_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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But they're all I have.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A122_3
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Shaking her head, lost.
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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{Remorseful}God, I did this. This was my fault. Why didn't I see this coming?
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A80B_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Of course they'd track me. Of course they'd assume the worst. Sure, I left them. But that didn't mean I'd ever be free of them.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A80B_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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I should've known I was beaten before I began. I just... I had to try, you know?
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A80B_3
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Well, if there was any question whether I should leave, I guess there's my answer.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A301_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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{Horrified}Why did you do that? They were going to let us walk away. Why did you attack them?
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015C23C_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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I don't care that they started it. What you did was inexcusable. You need to go.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015C23C_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Clearly you're determined to fight the Brotherhood. Well, you can add my name to your hit list because you're on your own.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015C23A_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Okay, listen. The Brotherhood... they're not always the friendliest bunch. But I won't stand for you fighting them.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015C239_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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This is your last chance.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015C239_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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See? Pretty addictive, right? You do it once, it just makes you want to do it more.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015C722_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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You can't help but notice that the Brotherhood barely exists to these people out here. We're like an urban myth. No real presence on the Outside.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A123_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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We just don't adapt like we should. Used to be that all you needed to get your way was a suit of power armor and a laser rifle.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A123_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Now... people are armed and organized. They're not afraid. But we still stick to our old approach, because it's all we know.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A123_3
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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You know, I've been thinking. The real problem with the Brotherhood is that we isolate ourselves.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A124_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Our training is top-notch, our technology gives us an advantage, but when it all comes down to it, we're losing because we shun the outside world.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A124_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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We always make enemies, never allies. We refuse to recruit outsiders, or see the value in their simpler technologies.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015A124_3
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Hold on. I see something I want to punch.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0014779B_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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No offense, but you look like you've traveled a long way down some bad roads. Where'd you come from?
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_001467AC_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Couldn't get enough of talking to me the first time, huh?
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0014779D_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Listen... I want to thank you for helping me out. I'm sorry that... things didn't go like I'd hoped.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0014BDA8_1
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Beside herself
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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But at least I got the chance to try. At least I know for sure that there was nothing I could do.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0014BDA8_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Thank you for giving me that chance.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0014BDA8_3
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Wow, Mr. House is looking for you, huh? What do you think he wants? Bowling partner?
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015BCF8_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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What'd you think of Mr. House? I was surprised he only had the two robot sex slaves.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015BCF9_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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That chip of yours... I wouldn't wager it on blackjack.
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VDialogueVeronica_GREETING_0015BCFA_1
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Unless the dealer has a five or six showing.
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Whole future of New Vegas seems like it's up in the air. Guess I should wait things out before buying a condo in the Ultra-Luxe, huh?
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GREETING
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Hope you're picking the winning side here. Be nice to fight for someone who's gonna be around for a while.
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Next stop, Hoover Dam, huh? When we get there... can we stop by the souvenir shop? Their beaver mascot is just precious.
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What's up?
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