# | SCENE | DIALOGUE BEFORE | RESPONSE TEXT | DIALOGUE AFTER | ABXY |
1 | DN154_Arlen_000_WorkingLoop | Arlen: ...tighten this... | {To himself, working on a project. / Thinking} ...replace the wiring here... | | A1a |
2 | Arlen: ...tighten this... | {To himself, working on a project. / Thinking} Servo goes... there. | | A2a |
3 | Arlen: ...tighten this... | {To himself, working on a project. / Thinking} ...add some more thermal paste... | | A3a |
4 | Arlen: ...tighten this... | {To himself, working on a project. / Thinking} ...and the connection... good. | | A4a |
5 | Arlen: ...tighten this... | {To himself, working on a project. / Thinking} ...tighten this... | | A5a |
6 | Arlen: ...tighten this... | {To himself, working on a project. / Thinking} Mm-hmm. And over here... | | A6a |
7 | Arlen: ...tighten this... | {To himself, working on a project. / Thinking} ...there we go. | | A7a |
8 | Arlen: ...tighten this... | {To himself, working on a project. / Thinking} Let's see now... | | A8a |
9 | DN154_Arlen_020_Intro01 | | {Annoyed. The player just wandered away. / Irritated} All right, well... | | A1a |
10 | PlayerVoiceFemale01: Um... hello? | {Startled out of work he was absorbed in. / Surprised} Hmm? Oh, excuse me. | Arlen: Sorry, sorry, didn't mean to ignore you. Just got caught up in my work again. | A1a |
11 | Arlen: Hmm? Oh, excuse me. | {Embarrassed, apologetic. / Apologetic} Sorry, sorry, didn't mean to ignore you. Just got caught up in my work again. | Arlen: It's a genuine Giddyup Buttercup. The 2076 special edition. Best toy on the market, before the war. | A1a |
12 | DN154_Arlen_020_Intro02 | Player Default: Yeah, it's... nice. Really nice. | {Impressed / Friendly} You've got an eye for them too, huh? | Arlen: It's a genuine Giddyup Buttercup. The 2076 special edition. Best toy on the market, before the war. | A1a |
13 | Player Default: Looks like junk to me. | {A bit put out / Irritated} Right now? I suppose it is. But it used to be so much more. | Arlen: It's a genuine Giddyup Buttercup. The 2076 special edition. Best toy on the market, before the war. | B1a |
14 | Player Default: It's just an old toy. | {Irritated at the player. / Irritated} 'Just a toy?' | | X1a |
15 | | {Sigh at the beginning of the line. The player just doesn't get it. / Stern} Listen. Did you ever have something you really cared about? Something that made your life worth living? | | X1b |
16 | | {Explaining to the player / Stern} For me, it's toys. Like this one here. | Arlen: It's a genuine Giddyup Buttercup. The 2076 special edition. Best toy on the market, before the war. | X1c |
17 | Player Default: Are you the Arlen Glass? The toy designer? | {Pleased, excited to share his hobby. / Friendly} It's not just any toy. | Arlen: It's a genuine Giddyup Buttercup. The 2076 special edition. Best toy on the market, before the war. | Y2a |
18 | NPCMArlenGlass: Sorry, sorry, didn't mean to ignore you. Just got caught up in my work again. | {Hoping the player will be interested in his project. / Friendly} So, what do you think? Nice, isn't she? | Arlen: It's a genuine Giddyup Buttercup. The 2076 special edition. Best toy on the market, before the war. | A1a |
19 | Arlen: It's a shame, though. I don't have the parts to get this old girl working again. | {Joking. Of course the player doesn't. / Amused} Don't suppose you happen to have a spare crate of toy parts on you? | Player Default: Actually, I do. | A1a |
20 | Player Default: You've got an eye for them too, huh? | {Proud / Happy} It's a genuine Giddyup Buttercup. The 2076 special edition. Best toy on the market, before the war. | | A1a |
21 | | {Depressed / Depressed} It's a shame, though. I don't have the parts to get this old girl working again. | Arlen: Don't suppose you happen to have a spare crate of toy parts on you? | A1b |
22 | DN154_Arlen_020_Intro03 | | {Jokingly. Of course the player doesn't. / Amused} So... I don't suppose you happen to have a spare crate of toy parts on you? | Player Default: Actually, I do. | A |
23 | Player Default: Actually, I do. | {Thinking he's playing along with a joke. / Amused} *chuckles* Right. I'll bet you do. | | A1a |
24 | | {It's not a joke. / Surprised} Wait. You're serious. | | A1b |
25 | | {Eager, amazed. / Awed} Here, let me have that. Servos, actuators... it's all here. It's really all here. | Arlen: Here, here, take some caps. It's the least I can do. | A1c |
26 | Player Default: Actually, I do. | {Realizing what the player is talking about / Grateful} Of course! The old stockroom! | | A2a |
27 | | {Excited, grateful / Grateful} Well. Well, that changes everything. I'm sure I can salvage the parts I need from there, and more besides. | Arlen: Here, take something for the trouble. It's not much, but you deserve it. | A2b |
28 | Player Default: Sorry. | {Disappointed / Depressed} That's a shame. Ah, well... I'll have to do the best I can. | Arlen: ...tighten this... | B1a |
29 | Player Default: What would it be worth to you? | {Making an offer. / Friendly} Say, 150 caps? All I can spare. | Player Default: Actually, I do. | X1a |
30 | Player Default: What would it be worth to you? | {Making an offer. / Question} How about, say, 150 caps? Sound good? | Arlen: That's all I ask. | X2a |
31 | Player Default: What do you need? | {Rattling off technobabble. / Thinking} Omnidirectional servos. Piezoelectric actuators. Superconductive mesh wiring. | | Y1a |
32 | | {Explaining, frustrated-- he can't find it anywhere. / Irritated} This was top-of-the-line stuff, even before the war. You won't find it just lying around. | Player Default: Actually, I do. | Y1b |
33 | Player Default: Actually, I do. | {Amused, then thinking / Thinking} Of course not. But... hmm. | Arlen: I think I know where you could find some. Not the most glamorous job, but I'm willing to pay. You interested? | A1a |
34 | Arlen: Of course not. But... hmm. | {Pressing his luck / Friendly} I think I know where you could find some. Not the most glamorous job, but I'm willing to pay. You interested? | Arlen: Thanks. This really means a lot to me. | A1a |
35 | DN154_Arlen_020_Intro04 | | {Hopefully / Friendly} Back again? I could still use your help finding those parts... | Player Default: All right, I'll do it. | A |
36 | Arlen: Remember, the factory's south of Quincy. Bring me a crate of parts, and I'll pay you for the trouble. | {Returning to work. / Thinking} Now... where was I? | Arlen: ...tighten this... | A1a |
37 | Player Default: Even if I could make the journey, I'm just an old ghoul. I wouldn't last ten minutes there. | {Sizing the player up. / Depressed} Even for you, it might be too much. But if you're ever down that way, don't forget about me. | Arlen: Thanks. This really means a lot to me. | A1a |
38 | Player Default: Even if I could make the journey, I'm just an old ghoul. I wouldn't last ten minutes there. | {Sizing the player up. / Impressed} You, on the other hand... well, you look like you've seen everything. I'm sure you can handle it. | Arlen: Thanks. This really means a lot to me. | A2a |
39 | Arlen: Thanks. This really means a lot to me. | {Explaining. It's really far, and really dangerous. / Concerned} There's only one place to look for parts like this: the old Atomatoys factory, south of Quincy. | Arlen: Not gonna lie. It's at the far end of the Commonwealth. That whole area's a deathtrap. Gunners and... worse. | A1a |
40 | Arlen: That's all I ask. | {Explaining. It's really far, and really dangerous. / Concerned} If you're ever in Quincy, check out the old Atomatoys factory. Bring me a crate of parts from there, and I'll pay you for the trouble. | Arlen: Not gonna lie. It's at the far end of the Commonwealth. That whole area's a deathtrap. Gunners and... worse. | X1a |
41 | Arlen: Even for you, it might be too much. But if you're ever down that way, don't forget about me. | {Reminding the player of their task. / Neutral} Remember, the factory's south of Quincy. Bring me a crate of parts, and I'll pay you for the trouble. | Arlen: Now... where was I? | A1a |
42 | Player Default: Risk my life for toy parts? Not a chance. | {Disappointed / Depressed} Well, if you change your mind, you know where to find me. | Arlen: ...tighten this... | B1a |
43 | Player Default: Risk my life for toy parts? Not a chance. | {Disappointed / Depressed} Suit yourself. | Arlen: ...tighten this... | B2a |
44 | Player Default: How much? | {All right... two twenty-five. / Thinking} All right, 225. | Arlen: That's all I ask. | X2a |
45 | Player Default: How much? | {Bargaining, irritated. / Irritated} Fine. 300. But that really is all I can afford. | Arlen: That's all I ask. | X3a |
46 | Player Default: How much? | {Thinking / Thinking} That's all the caps I can offer. But... hmm... | | X4a |
47 | | {Reluctantly / Concerned} I do have an old ID Card you could have. Might come in handy. | Arlen: That's all I ask. | X4b |
48 | Player Default: How much? | {Annoyed / Irritated} Enough. 150. Take it or leave it. | Arlen: That's all I ask. | X5a |
49 | Player Default: Really? Toy parts? Why don't you go get them? | {Explaining. It's really far, and really dangerous. / Concerned} You don't understand. The only place you can find parts like these is in the old Atomatoys Factory, south of Quincy. | | Y1a |
50 | | {Explaining. It's really far, and really dangerous. / Concerned} Last I heard, Gunners had taken the whole town. And they're the least of your worries. That whole area's a deathtrap. | | Y1b |
51 | | {Explaining. It's really far, and really dangerous. / Depressed} Even if I could make the journey, I'm just an old ghoul. I wouldn't last ten minutes there. | Arlen: Even for you, it might be too much. But if you're ever down that way, don't forget about me. | Y1c |
52 | Arlen: There's only one place to look for parts like this: the old Atomatoys factory, south of Quincy. | {Explaining. It's really far, and really dangerous. / Concerned} Not gonna lie. It's at the far end of the Commonwealth. That whole area's a deathtrap. Gunners and... worse. | Arlen: Even for you, it might be too much. But if you're ever down that way, don't forget about me. | A1a |
53 | Player Default: All right, I'll do it. | {Grateful / Grateful} Thanks. This really means a lot to me. | Arlen: There's only one place to look for parts like this: the old Atomatoys factory, south of Quincy. | A1a |
54 | Player Default: How much? | {Reassuring / Relieved} That's all I ask. | Arlen: If you're ever in Quincy, check out the old Atomatoys factory. Bring me a crate of parts from there, and I'll pay you for the trouble. | X1a |
55 | DN154_Arlen_020_Precomplete | | {Grateful, flustered / Grateful} Here, here, take some caps. It's the least I can do. | Arlen: Now, I need to get back to work. Finally! | A1a |
56 | Arlen: Here, here, take some caps. It's the least I can do. | {Grateful, eager / Grateful} Now, I need to get back to work. Finally! | Arlen: ...tighten this... | A1a |
57 | DN154_Arlen_080_Return | | {Hopeful / Question} You're back. Were you able to find those parts? | Player Default: I've got them right here. | A |
58 | | {Hopeful / Question} Any luck finding those parts? | Player Default: I've got them right here. | A |
59 | | {Hopefully / Question} Were you able to find those parts? | Player Default: I've got them right here. | A |
60 | Player Default: Not yet. | {Disappointed / Depressed} Ah. Well, don't forget about them. | Arlen: ...tighten this... | B1a |
61 | Player Default: You are paying me for this, right? | {Reassuring / Grateful} Yes, yes, just like we agreed. | Arlen: You've more than earned your reward. Here, here, just like I promised. | X1a |
62 | Player Default: Parts? | {Irritated / Irritated} You were going to bring me some toy parts. From the old Atomatoys Factory down in Quincy. Remember? | Arlen: You've more than earned your reward. Here, here, just like I promised. | Y1a |
63 | Player Default: I've got them right here. | {Eager, excited / Grateful} You do? All right, let me take a look... | | A1a |
64 | | {Eager, excited / Awed} Yes, yes... it's all here! It's really all here! | Arlen: You've more than earned your reward. Here, here, just like I promised. | A1b |
65 | Arlen: Yes, yes... it's all here! It's really all here! | {Grateful, excited / Grateful} You've more than earned your reward. Here, here, just like I promised. | Arlen: Now, I need to get back to work. Finally! | A1a |
66 | DN154_Arlen_200_LeadIn | | {Wondering what the player needs. / Question} Anything I can do for you? | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | A |
67 | | {Wondering what the player needs. / Question} What is it? | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | A |
68 | | {Wondering what the player needs. / Question} You need something? | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | A |
69 | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | {Puzzled / Puzzled} A holotape? | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: Go ahead. | A1a |
70 | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | {Indifferent. He's much more interested in his own projects. / Neutral} You mean, when I'm not working on old toys? Repairs. Odd jobs. It's not much, but it keeps a roof over my head. | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | A2a |
71 | Player Default: It's nothing. Sorry. | {Shrugging it off, getting back to work. / Thinking} Eh, it's all right. Now, where was I? | Arlen: ...tighten this... | B1a |
72 | Player Default: How's it going? | {Disappointed / Depressed} Not well. She's suffered a lot of damage over the years. I've done about all I can without those parts. | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | X1a |
73 | Player Default: How's it going? | {Wry / Amused} Slowly. This old girl was made with the best pre-war technology. Precision tools. High-end electronics. I'm out here in a pool shed with a wrench. | | X2a |
74 | | {Confident / Confident} But don't you worry. I'll get her done. Eventually. | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | X2b |
75 | Player Default: Are you the Arlen Glass? The toy designer? | {Surprised, curious. That was another life, long ago. How did the player know that? / Surprised} ...I am. Where did you hear that? | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | Y1a |
76 | DN154_Arlen_210_RecognizeArlen | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | {Quietly, wistful. It's been more than two hundred years... / Somber} I worked there once, before the war. | | A2a |
77 | | {Regretful / Somber} I tried to go back, but... the place was overrun. There was nothing I could do. | Arlen: But you made it out, didn't you? Tell me, was there anything left in the old stockroom in the basement? | A2b |
78 | Player Default: Sorry, I don't remember. | {It was a terrible time for him. / Depressed} Don't feel bad. I barely remember anything from those days. And what I can... I try to forget. | Arlen: Well, at least you can understand why I care about this old thing. I helped make them. A long time ago. | X1a |
79 | Player Default: Did you... have a daughter? | {Hesitant, sad. Doesn't want to reopen old wounds. / Somber} She died in the war. | | Y1a |
80 | | {Hesitant, sad. Doesn't want to revisit old memories. / Sad} It's been a long time. Please, I don't want to talk about it. | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | Y1b |
81 | Player Default: Did you... have a daughter? | {Hesitant, sad. Opening up a little. / Somber} Marlene. She died in the war. | | Y2a |
82 | | {Sad, regretful. / Sad} I wasn't the best father. Too old. Worked too much. In the end I... I never even got to say goodbye. | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | Y2b |
83 | Player Default: Did you... have a daughter? | {Chuckle at the beginning of the line, wistfully. / Amused} Hard to even remember anymore. 260? 270? Something like that. | | Y3a |
84 | | {Regretful. Most of what he's seen hasn't been pretty. / Depressed} I've... seen a lot over the years. You just have to find a reason to keep going on. For me, it was the toys. It's always been the toys. | Player Default: I think I have something that belongs to you. | Y3b |
85 | Player Default: I tried to go back, but... the place was overrun. There was nothing I could do. | {Sincere / Neutral} Well, at least you can understand why I care about this old thing. I helped make them. A long time ago. | Arlen: It's a genuine Giddyup Buttercup. The 2076 special edition. Best toy on the market, before the war. | A1a |
86 | Player Default: I tried to go back, but... the place was overrun. There was nothing I could do. | {Shrugging it off / Neutral} All right. Well, I'd better get back to work. | Arlen: ...tighten this... | A2a |
87 | DN154_Arlen_215_AtomatoysCleared | Arlen: Here, take something for the trouble. It's not much, but you deserve it. | {Grateful / Grateful} I have to finish up a few things around here. But after that... well, I know where I'm going next. | Arlen: ...tighten this... | A1a |
88 | | {Realizing something important. Excited, pressing the player. / Question} But you made it out, didn't you? Tell me, was there anything left in the old stockroom in the basement? | Player Default: There were toys, like the one you're working on. A lot of them. | A1a |
89 | Player Default: There were toys, like the one you're working on. A lot of them. | {Amazed, pleased. / Surprised} After all these years... | | A1a |
90 | | {Excited, pleased. / Grateful} Well. Well, that changes everything. I'm sure I can salvage the parts I need from there, and more besides. | Arlen: Here, take something for the trouble. It's not much, but you deserve it. | A1b |
91 | Player Default: I don't think so. Not much, anyway. | {Disappointed, changing topics. / Depressed} That's too bad. | Arlen: Well, at least you can understand why I care about this old thing. I helped make them. A long time ago. | B1a |
92 | Player Default: The stockroom? | {Explaining, excited... this could be a great opportunity / Neutral} There was a storage room in the basement, on the south side of the building. We kept some toys there for testing and product demonstrations. | Player Default: There were toys, like the one you're working on. A lot of them. | Y1a |
93 | Player Default: Well. Well, that changes everything. I'm sure I can salvage the parts I need from there, and more besides. | {Excited, pleased. / Grateful} Here, take something for the trouble. It's not much, but you deserve it. | Arlen: I have to finish up a few things around here. But after that... well, I know where I'm going next. | A1a |
94 | Player Default: Well. Well, that changes everything. I'm sure I can salvage the parts I need from there, and more besides. | {Excited, pleased. / Grateful} Forget about that crate of toy parts. This is even better. | Arlen: I have to finish up a few things around here. But after that... well, I know where I'm going next. | A2a |
95 | DN154_Arlen_220_PlayHolotape | Arlen: Let's see now... | {Quiet gasp. Hearing the voice of his dead wife for the first time in two hundred years. / Awed} *Gasp* | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: Hi, Daddy! | A1a |
96 | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: When are you coming home? | {Quietly, stunned, in tears. Hearing a long-lost recording of his daughter, who died over two hundred years ago. / Sad} Marlene. Oh god, Marlene... | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: Mommy says you're helping all the horsies find good homes. Take care of them, ok? | A1a |
97 | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: Mommy says you're helping all the horsies find good homes. Take care of them, ok? | {Shuddering breath. Hearing a long-lost recording of his daughter, who died over two hundred years ago, saying he worked too much. Ouch. / Sad} *Sigh* | Arlen: I have... | A1a |
98 | Arlen: *Sigh* | {Quietly, stunned, almost in tears. Hearing a long-lost recording of his daughter, who died over two hundred years ago. / Sad} I have... | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: I love you. | A1a |
99 | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: I love you. | {Quietly, stunned, almost in tears. Echoing a long-lost recording of his daughter, who died over two hundred years ago. / Sad} And you... | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: Hmm? Oh, Buttercup says she loves you, too. | A1a |
100 | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: We miss you. Come home soon! | {Mourning his daughter. A big, shuddering sigh, trying to hold back tears. / Sad} Oh, Marlene.... *Sigh* | Arlen: I... I... give me a minute. | A1a |
101 | Arlen: Oh, Marlene.... *Sigh* | {Trying to recover, hold back tears. Takes a deep breath. / Sad} I... I... give me a minute. | | A1a |
102 | | {Putting a tape into his tape player. How does this thing work again? / Puzzled} Let's see now... | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: Go ahead. | A1a |
103 | DN154_Arlen_230_PostHolotape | | {Stunned, shaken, trying to recover. Deeply sincere and grateful. / Grateful} It's been so long... I never thought I'd hear their voices again. You can't imagine what this means to me. | Player Default: What now? | A |
104 | | {Stunned, shaken, trying to recover. Deeply sincere and grateful. / Grateful} You can't imagine what this means to me. | Player Default: What now? | A |
105 | Player Default: What now? | {Sincere, deeply grateful. / Grateful} I... I can't possibly repay you for this. | Arlen: Here. Take... take everything I have. It's not much, but... | A1a |
106 | Player Default: All these years... you never gave up, did you? You're still working too much. | {Sadly, ruefully. / Sad} I suppose so. | | B1a |
107 | | {Quietly, wistfully. / Somber} We made toys. We made children happy. That's all that mattered. | | B1b |
108 | | {Firmly, with resolve. This is going to be his new purpose in life. / Somber} And as long as I can still do that, I will. It's the least I can do. For her. | Player Default: What now? | B1c |
109 | Player Default: It's a long story, but... I lost my wife and son, too. | {Quietly, sincere, sympathetic. / Sad} Then maybe you can understand. | | X1a |
110 | | {Wistful, sad, regretful. / Sad} She was right, you know? I did work too much. And now... I'll never hear her voice again, never get to hold her, kiss her good night. | | X1b |
111 | | {Quietly, sincere, regretful. / Sad} All I have left are the memories. And this tape. | Arlen: As one father to another... thank you. | X1c |
112 | Player Default: What happened to them? | {Quietly, recounting the death of his family. / Somber} We had an apartment, in Cambridge. I went to the office that morning, to try to talk to Marc again. | | Y1a |
113 | | {Quietly, recounting the death of his family. / Somber} When... when it all happened, I tried to get back, but the city was in chaos. By the time I got home... there was only a crater. | | Y1b |
114 | | {Intense, sincere. He woke up as a ghoul, almost worse than death. / Somber} I lay down in the ruins. I... I just wanted to die. Instead... I woke up like this. | Player Default: What now? | Y1c |
115 | Player Default: All I have left are the memories. And this tape. | {Sincere, deeply grateful. / Grateful} As one father to another... thank you. | Player Default: What now? | X1a |
116 | Player Default: All I have left are the memories. And this tape. | {Sincere, deeply grateful. / Grateful} As one parent to another... thank you. | Player Default: What now? | X2a |
117 | Arlen: Here. Take... take everything I have. It's not much, but... | {Hesitantly at first. Giving away his most prized possession. / Somber} And one more thing. I was saving this for her birthday. All these years, it was all I had to remember her by... | | A1a |
118 | | {Giving away his most prized possession. / Grateful} Please, I want you to have it. | Arlen: And... thank you. For everything. | A1b |
119 | Arlen: Please, I want you to have it. | {Sincere, deeply grateful. / Grateful} And... thank you. For everything. | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: Go ahead. | A1a |
120 | Player Default: I... I can't possibly repay you for this. | {Sincere, deeply grateful. / Grateful} Here. Take... take everything I have. It's not much, but... | Arlen: And one more thing. I was saving this for her birthday. All these years, it was all I had to remember her by... | A1a |
121 | DN154_Arlen_240_PlayHolotapeAgain | | {Quiet, sad. He wants to hear the holotape again. / Sad} *Sigh* | TheSlog_ArlensTerminalAudioSource: Go ahead. | A1a |
122 | - | | {Reminding the player of the job they agreed to. / Friendly} Remember, I still need those parts. The old Atomatoys Factory should be just south of Quincy. | | |
123 | | {Grateful / Grateful} Just need to wrap up a few things here, and I'll be on my way. Thanks again for the tip. | | |
124 | | {Grateful, eager / Grateful} Nice to finally have the parts I need. Now I can get some real work done... | | |
125 | | {Updating the player. / Neutral} It's slow going, but it's going. | | |
126 | | {Updating the player. / Neutral} So much to do... | | |
127 | | {Updating the player. / Neutral} It's coming along. It's just going to take time. | | |
128 | | {Distracted / Thinking} Hmm... | | |