Fallout | Perks that exist in every Fallout games |
- Perks that exist in every Fallout games
- [FALLOUT 2] What the fuck am I supposed to do in New Reno?
- Ok guys hear me out..... Giant mutant owls
- Playing Fallout 4 for the first time, about 10ish hours in. Could use some tips :)
- Single Player in Fallout 76
- HELP ALL MY SETTLEMENTS ARE HOSTILE AND IM IN SURVIVAL (FO4)
- [NEW VEGAS] Question about the storyline I’m on / about the decisions I’ve made so possible spoilers for first timers
- Just finished my first Play through of new vagus and dam I need a minute
- What are some questionable things you’ve seen in Fallout 76 CAMPs?
- Small mod idea for a player home in New Vegas
- Brian Fargo with the original Perlman tapes.
- Weird complaint to have i know but why id there no sex workers in the comonwealth and appal
- Who do you think is the best radio host
- Fallout Midwest Episode One [FULL SCRIPT 2/2]
- Bethesda: Why did you change ALL firearms to use a left-hand mechanism?
- Looking for places to sell my purified water to vendors!
- All NPCs should be Killable
- Am I missing something in Fallout 3?
- Father Elijah attacking on sight??
- which one should I buy Fallout 3 or New Vegas?
- Courier's stash in NV not loading
- Fallout Midwest Episode One [FULL SCRIPT 1/2]
| Perks that exist in every Fallout games Posted: 25 May 2021 05:50 PM PDT I did some digging and found out that there are only 10 perks exist in every mainline Fallout game. I exclude tactics and 76 since they're not traditional Fallout and only count 1, 2, 3, NV, and 4. Most of them are staples of the franchise but their usefulness may vary in each game. Here's the detailed list: Action boy/girl: A very powerful perk in all the games. Extra AP points or faster AP regen is always good. Better criticals: One of the best perks in the entire franchise. You will be screwed if don't take it in 1 and 2 and gimp yourself in 3 and NV. Its usefulness has severely decreased for non-Vats players in 4 due to how the new critical system works. Fortune Finder: Could come in handy but not my first pick. Money is rarely an issue in Fallout. Lifegiver: Amazing in the first two games, decent in 3 and NV, mediocre at best in 4. It gives you extra HP per level in classic Fallout and almost makes endurance irrelevant. While in 4 an extra endurance is always better than a rank of lifegiver. Mysterious stranger: Very iconic perk. Not so helpful in the first two games since he could die and won't respawn. In modern Fallout though, he's a guardian angel in Vats. Rad resistance/resistant: Not really worth it. RadAway and radiation suit are never hard to come by. Scrounger: I think this perk is less useful in 1, 2, and NV since these games all have vendors who sell an obscene amount of ammo. In 3 and especially 4, ammo is expensive and seldom sold in bulks so there's more reason to take scrounger. Fusion core counts as ammo is another bonus. Sniper: It's so OP to the point of being broken in the first two games. With 10 luck, your every shot will crit, and imagine a minigun burst attack! It's still decent in 3 and NV since it affects headshot accuracy in Vats for all weapons. Not that useful in 4 due to its limited influence and questionable effects. Strongback: I'm not a hoarder so it doesn't appeal to me. But I understand that it's a lifesaver for those who are determined to pick up all the loot, especially in 4. Toughness: An OK choice, more resistance is always nice. By the way, there're some perks or their effects technically still exist in some games with a different name. For example, silent running has been merged into the rank 4 sneak perk in Fallout 4. Feel free to make corrections if I missed some perks. [link] [comments] |
| [FALLOUT 2] What the fuck am I supposed to do in New Reno? Posted: 25 May 2021 10:16 AM PDT So I did most of the quests back in Broken Hills and all the cities before it and now I am at New Reno, stuck, not know what quest to do since all my stats are too low (the stats you cannot change, for an example there are multiple quests which require a intelligence level of 7, I only have 6) and the only quests I can do are quests which give you no rewards except like 250 XP Does anyone know what I am supposed to do? [link] [comments] |
| Ok guys hear me out..... Giant mutant owls Posted: 25 May 2021 10:18 PM PDT Imagine walking during the night and you just hear a distorted "who" before getting yeeted into the air then dropped by a scorchbeast sized owl [link] [comments] |
| Playing Fallout 4 for the first time, about 10ish hours in. Could use some tips :) Posted: 25 May 2021 12:32 PM PDT Will I have to grind side quests to finish the story? As in, is there level gating or does it get too difficult without playing side content? This question goes for the dlc as well, as I have the GotY edition. Also, any other tips in general? Sidenote, playing this game at 60fps on the Series X is incredible! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 May 2021 03:17 AM PDT I've always been a massive Fallout fan but completely bodyswerved Fallout 76 for the reasons we all know about. I'm now thinking about giving it a go as it's on Gamepass. I suppose my question is: will I get a decent single player experience given all the patches and content updates or is it still a multiplayer game to get the best from it? Cheers. [link] [comments] |
| HELP ALL MY SETTLEMENTS ARE HOSTILE AND IM IN SURVIVAL (FO4) Posted: 26 May 2021 02:13 AM PDT Ever since I sent buddy to sanctuary all my settlers want to kill me, and the only fix I've seen involves quick saving or fast travelling which I can't do [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 May 2021 04:08 PM PDT Hello. This is my first New Vegas play through. Here is what I've done: I've got to the point where I've killed Benny after he was captured by Caesars Legion. I've been to the bunker, and I decided to upgrade the sentry ones BUT also destroyed the generator. After this, with the platinum chip, I've returned to the strip and have decided to go with "Yes Man" and run Vegas on my own. Here's the question: if I go ahead I will presumably run Vegas. So will I be able to do any of the factions quest lines, eg the NCR's mainly? Or will this eradicate all of them and leave me with the four smaller ones if I choose to keep them? [link] [comments] |
| Just finished my first Play through of new vagus and dam I need a minute Posted: 25 May 2021 08:55 PM PDT I just got The end cutscene and it hit different. It let me know how much I fucked up like I jakeups town and all the mutants went crazy, but also let me know I helped like with putting the whole desert in order with the NCR. I have now played fallout 3-4 what game should I play next I want to play them all. Is there another one that will leave me how I feel now, Iv never 100% a game with all achievements but I think this game might be the first. New vagus is that good to me [link] [comments] |
| What are some questionable things you’ve seen in Fallout 76 CAMPs? Posted: 25 May 2021 09:38 AM PDT I literally just picked the game up again after 2 years of not playing. Started a new character, left the vault, almost immediately came across somebody else's CAMP. Saw my first "ally" which is obviously a really cool addition since I've last played. Came across another CAMP and...the ally was a woman in her underwear? Ok. Came across a third CAMP and somebody had a Vault Boy sign with a flashing light over the crotch and lettering that said "DM For Offers". No idea what that means but I can only surmise. What are some things you've seen that stood out as odd? [link] [comments] |
| Small mod idea for a player home in New Vegas Posted: 25 May 2021 07:10 PM PDT I've always loved the somewhat "secret" location on top of the Silver Rush building. I've always wondered what the story behind it was, who was sleeping up there? Where are they now? Anyway for some reason I really like the look of it and think it would be awesome if it was made into a small player home. Clear up all the rubble, place some containers for storage, a better bed, just make it look a bit more livable. On the other side you could put like chairs, a pool table, etc. I love how it looks at night and how you can look right outside and see the bright sign in Freeside. I've always wanted to see it look more like a player home. [link] [comments] |
| Brian Fargo with the original Perlman tapes. Posted: 25 May 2021 06:07 PM PDT Piece of gaming history ! https://twitter.com/BrianFargo/status/1397356088903692293?s=19 [link] [comments] |
| Weird complaint to have i know but why id there no sex workers in the comonwealth and appal Posted: 25 May 2021 01:01 PM PDT Not that im some perv who cant enjoy a game whith out it haveing some sort of perversity but it does stand out.but since like fallout 2 theirs been some sort of vice pushers who deal in sex,fallout 2fallout tactics, fallout 3,new vegas all had whores then came 4 and no hookers,just curiouse why they diddnt add em in is all [link] [comments] |
| Who do you think is the best radio host Posted: 25 May 2021 01:10 PM PDT |
| Fallout Midwest Episode One [FULL SCRIPT 2/2] Posted: 25 May 2021 09:14 PM PDT INT. SECURITY OFFICE - CONTINUOUS Chief Ashford is sitting behind a desk. John and Danny sit across from her. Danny is slouched over. John is tense. There is a long pause while she looks between the two of them. CHIEF ASHFORD: Why were the two of you fighting? Danny scowls at John, then straightens up. DANNY: Well, Chief Ashford, I'm not gonna lie to you. John offered me his sweetroll allotment for two weeks if I agreed to spar with him. Now, I'm not John, so I can only speculate as to why- CHIEF ASHFORD: Stop. I don't care. Get outta here, Danny. Danny stands, scowls at John, then exits. CHIEF ASHFORD (CONT'D): John, what were your G.O.A.T. results? Top three, in order. JOHN Uh, Maintenance, Sanitation, and Security. CHIEF ASHFORD: And do you know why you're not in Maintenance or Sanitation? Points to herself. CHIEF ASHFORD (CONT'D): I didn't even ask Mitchell, I told him. I said, "You knew his father. Only the best left the vault. He may have been a scavver, but he was a guard first and foremost." Now your father was my dad's choice, and he was a good one, but if I ever saw your father lay a hand on another dweller, he would've been reassigned immediately. I don't care who recruited him. If I hadn't hand selected you- If someone else had been the one to vouch for you, and I saw what I saw, you would be gone. Do I have to explain why I, nor anyone else should see you in a physical altercation with a dweller? It looks bad to say the least. I don't care that you were sparring. You are a guard now...Off the top of your head, describe one method of conflict resolution. First one that comes to mind. JOHN: Listen to the other person's perspective, repeat it back to them as you understand it, ask them to confirm your understanding, then share your perspective. CHIEF ASHFORD: You guys are taught that when you first start your schooling. There is no situation that would ever escalate to violence in this vault. Your job is first response and defending the vault, not to instill fear in the dwellers it is your job to protect...We'll skip the incident report, but I had better not ever see that again. If I see you put hands on a dweller again, you'll be in Sanitation before the end of the day. Are we clear? JOHN: Yes ma'am. She nods toward the door. CHIEF ASHFORD: You're dismissed. INT. CAFETERIA - LUNCH TABLE - DAY John, Charlie, Ella, and Billie are sitting at the table. John takes the sweetroll off of his tray and looks around. He raises it to his mouth. DANNY: That's my sweetroll, punk. John pauses, then licks the sweetroll. Danny bends down and whispers into John's ear. DANNY (CONT'D): You think that's gonna stop me from eating a sweetroll? You fool. You absolute buffoon. Danny snatches the sweetroll out of John's hand, stuffs it in his mouth, and resumes speaking with muffled speech. DANNY (CONT'D): You underestimate how much I love sweetrolls...Do you brush your tongue? BILLIE: Oh my god, Danny, that's disgusting. I'm gonna throw up. DANNY: What? It builds the immune system. ELLA: That's- You know that's not how that works. DANNY: Who's the doctor here? ELLA: Not a doctor. DANNY: Okay well who else has worked as a medical professional for the last five and a half months? BILLIE: I'm sorry, did you just imply that five months of education makes you a doctor? DANNY: Uhm I got all my relevant medical pins like three years ago, before I graduated. Medical requested me because my GOAT results- BILLIE: "Blah blah blah I'm Danny and I know everything." DANNY: Hey, when you're right, you're right. ELLA: Why are you guys like this? Cole approaches. COLE: Sup, chumps. Baby. He winks and grins to Billie. COLE (CONT'D): Ready for patrol? Charlie rises from his seat. INT. HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS Cole and Charlie are on patrol. COLE: Now that we're partners, can you finally tell me why John hates me so much. CHARLIE: Uh, that's not really for me to say. COLE: But he does hate me. CHARLIE: I don't really want to get involved. COLE: Come on, man. I'm not trying to pick a fight with the guy. I've never had a problem with anyone that couldn't be resolved with a little communication, but he pretends nothings wrong any time I probe. I mean you two are best friends and you're cool. I'm sure you wouldn't be friends with him if he was as cold to everyone as he is with me. It's gotta be something I did, I just wanna know what it is so I can squash it. CHARLIE: It's because you're with Billie. COLE: What? I mean, she says he liked her, but they've never been a thing, right? I was under the impression that it wasn't a big deal. CHARLIE: Billie was the first girl he ever kissed. The only one. COLE: Oh...shit. That sucks. I get that. But what can I do about it? I can't break up with her just to make him happy, you know? CHARLIE: It might help if you didn't gloat about being the best at everything. COLE: Yeah, but that's all for show. I'm self deprecating and very insecure. I thought everyone was in on the joke. CHARLIE: News to me. COLE: You remember when we were on the range, after the first round, when I got the highest score, you know what my dad said to me? He said, "You've done better in practice runs." My parents are...hard to impress. I have to be self congratulatory. I have to be the one to tell myself I did a good job, because they won't. My mom is perfect. My dad is perfect. My sist...Everything's different, but it still feels like she's in the other room. After what happened with my sister...She always rose to the occasion, you know? Always. She did her best at everything, every time. She was supposed to be the next Chief of Security, not me, and I was okay with it. I never felt like a backup or like they didn't love me as much. They just focused on building her up to what she was supposed to be and let me be me. But when she was gone, all of the sudden, all the expectations, the focus, it fell on me. Then I had to be better at everything, every time I did it. There always had to be improvement. I know my dad loves me and believes in me. But sometimes it feels like my mom...I just don't ever wanna give her a reason to wish it was me. You know? Cole looks up at Charlie, who has tears in his eyes. COLE (CONT'D): Oh I'm sorry man. I didn't mean to get all heavy on you. CHARLIE: It's alright. It's not you. I was just thinking of a really sad joke. COLE: Ah yeah, I guess you didn't really hear anything I said, did you? Charlie stares at Cole with a blank expression. COLE (CONT'D): Was that...was that too far? CHARLIE: I take back what I said. This is why John doesn't like you. COLE: Come on, I gotta show you how to rendezvous with our trader. INT. VAULT ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS The two approach a terminal. COLE: Okay so this is the time of the week when our guy makes his rounds through the area. He's pretty much always waiting outside the door right about now. Cole goes into the door settings on the terminal, selects trader, then enters the opening command. The alarm lights strobe, but there is no alarm, only silence. The door opens. COLE (CONT'D): Me and this guy go back and forth, so he's probably gonna mess with you. EXT. CAVE ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS The TRADER (40) is dressed in a brown trench coat, with goggles atop his forehead. His face is dirty. He has a pack brahmin and cart carrying his wares. TRADER: Hey Cole. Who's this? COLE: We're all adults here, we can introduce ourselves. Cole smirks. The trader looks to Charlie. Charlie, looks from Cole to the trader and back to the Cole. COLE (CONT'D): I'm just messing with you, this is Charlie. He's deaf. TRADER: Oh. The trader starts speaking in sign language. TRADER (CONT'D): This guy is an asshole. Charlie laughs. COLE: Hey, I know sign language too. Wait, how do you know sign language? TRADER: Man, I've been all over the place, seen all kinds of different things and met all kinds of different people. Wouldn't you know it, I picked up some stuff along the way. Speaking of which, come check the wares. CART TRADER (CONT'D): I've got weapons, armor, stimpaks, hides- COLE: What about cloths, plastics, seeds? TRADER: Well you already know I've got that for you. Ask and ye shall receive. I also brought the fertilizer you requested too. COLE: Heck yeah man! Cole continues looking through the trader's wares. TRADER: Hey Charlie, how do you like living in the vault? I can never get a straight answer out of this guy. COLE (O.S.): I'm telling you, we got deathclaws too. CHARLIE: I mean it's fine, I guess. TRADER: Just fine? CHARLIE: Oh, I mean, I'm sure it's better than living out in the wastes. TRADER: Interesting. CHARLIE: Why do you ask? TRADER: Well, I mean, you guys aren't the first vault I've come across, just the first dwellers that were still...living...in it. You guys seem to be doing fine here, but I just figured something always went wrong with vaults. Every other vault I've been to has either been empty or full of corpses. CHARLIE: ...What? COLE He's just messing with you...Whoa, is this a water chip? How'd you end up with this? TRADER: Yeah, there's a vault due east of here and uh...no one there was using it. INT. GYMNASIUM - STAGE - NIGHT Billie stands onstage, illuminated by a spotlight. As she speaks, the actors are behind her, illuminated, as they act out what she describes. BILLIE: In the middle of the 20th century, at the end of the Second World War, American scientists made advancements in nuclear energy that led to a prosperity the world had never known. But the increased use of nuclear energy only exacerbated the drainage of other resources. Our demand for materials skyrocketed as new technologies were developed. Although nuclear energy was virtually limitless, there was a limited amount of oil and nuclear energy only scaled up our use. Americans weren't know for their moderation and by the time anyone realized how much we were using, how truly depleted the stores were, everyone was already too comfortable and unwilling to change their habits for the greater good. Technological progress had outpaced our responsibility to wield it. They saw this as a problem future generations would deal with, until it was right at their door, demanding action and they were too slow to act. There were shortages across the world. Larger countries would stake claim to smaller countries for access to their remaining resource stores, in years long skirmishes they referred to as The Resource Wars. When The European Commonwealth used nuclear weapons, on Middle Eastern cities, during these skirmishes, it prompted the American government to view being struck by a nuclear weapon to change from a mere possibility to an inevitability. They contracted Vault-Tec to build vaults all across the US, to provide safety and security for Americans when the nukes came. As resources dwindled further, Alaska was the last remaining source of oil, and nations were desperate. While the EC broke apart and devolved into civil war, The Communist People's Republic of China invaded Alaska, signaling the start of the Sino-American War. American forces utilized robotics and power armor, capitalizing on our strength and advanced technology, to face the Communist Chinese forces head on. However, the Communist forces engaged in more underhanded, covert tactics, utilizing germ warfare, advanced stealth technology, and computer viruses to sabotage our intelligence efforts. The Communists were less scrupulous in their risk assessment and either didn't care what happened to the rest of the world or their desperation drove them to act with reckless abandon. On October 23, 2077, they fired nukes at the United States and we fired back. We knew what the results would be. We'd seen it a hundred years before. But war, war never changes...Enjoy the History Expo everyone! The lights turn on and tables are set up around the gymnasium. There is a dweller at each table dressed as a different historical figure. The house band plays "Hefti" by Jason Nyberg. ELLA: What's wrong? You were barely there. Charlie gathers his words. Ella studies his body language. ELLA (CONT'D): Is it that serious? You don't have to sugarcoat it. I can handle it. CHARLIE: I think something's wrong with the vault. ELLA: Have you been talking to my brother? Ella and Charlie make their way to Danny. ELLA (CONT'D): He's been saying stuff like that for years. They approach Danny, who is in costume. ELLA (CONT'D): Charlie, tell Danny what you told me. DANNY: I'm not Danny, I'm Robert House, genius inventory and founder of- ELLA: Yeah yeah tell him what you told me about Vault-Tec. Danny's eyes widen. DANNY: Stop! Not here. Come to my office. INT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS ELLA: The library? DANNY: Everyone's at the Expo. What's up? ELLA: Charlie? CHARLIE: Cole got this water chip from a trader today. The trader said it came from a vault. DANNY: But if the water chip goes, the whole vault goes. CHARLIE: He said they were dead already. Everyone. He said it was like that in all the vaults he'd come across. DANNY: I knew it! CHARLIE: Knew what? ELLA: Danny has this theory that Vault-Tec was doing something nefarious behind the scenes. DANNY: Okay so I've read up on a lot of prewar periodicals. A lot. Like, a lot a lot. Many times. Many, many, many- ELLA: Danny. DANNY: Right. Sorry. Anyway, Vault-Tec is sparsely mentioned in any of them, but when it is, it's the same information parroted across multiple outlets. A hundred some odd vaults across America in the event of nuclear catastrophe. It's the stuff they told journalists. Same sentiments, same verbiage. It's all pretty sus. To my knowledge, corporations existed to make profits and please shareholders. Look at this place. How much do you think it cost to build? Hundreds of millions? Billions? If all of the vaults were like this, every single one of the original vault dwellers across all of the vaults would've had to have been millionaires and costs would have still needed to be subsidized by the US government, just for Vault-Tec to break even. Even if they'd made a profit, what good is the US dollar now? If the government was so worried about preserving life, we wouldn't have nuked each other. I have some thoughts on that too. But money wasn't important and from what I've read, there was no such thing as corporate altruism...Have you ever noticed how much information they gather on us? I didn't at first. I never thought about it. It was just part of the routine, one of those unseen things. But they know what we eat, what we read, what we weigh, our schedules, our genetic makeup, even how you think if you're honest with Miss Ophelia. They clearly want to know something and they have plenty of access to a breadth of information. I just could never figure out what it was until you came to me with this. ELLA: What are you thinking? DANNY: Well, they were clearly testing something. If all of the vaults were the same, then all of the vaults would've met the same end, but here we are, so the conditions must have somehow been different...or... ELLA: It hasn't happened yet... They sit in silence. CHARLIE: We have to leave the vault. Ella and Danny look at each other. CHARLIE (CONT'D): We have to figure out what happened to all those people. DANNY: ...Well, you're in security, so you can get us out, right? ELLA: What about everyone else?...They should know. DANNY: What do you suggest we tell them? "Hey guys, the vaults gonna explode. Be back shortly." I think our best bet is to sneak out, investigate, and then once we know what the possibilities are, we come up with a game plan. If we do that, we don't have to tell anyone. We can just fix the problem before it becomes a problem. ELLA: Yeah, but what about Billie? DANNY: Screw Billie. ELLA: Danny! CHARLIE: Well, John already knows, but he'd never forgive me if I or we left without him. DANNY: John's gonna fuck everything up. CHARLIE: He's not gonna fuck everything up. ELLA: Guys- CHARLIE: I know he's- DANNY: Name five times I've been wrong about anything. Charlie, frustrated, throws down his hands. DANNY (CONT'D): Sorry. ELLA: Guys, Billie is pregnant... Danny grimaces. ELLA (CONT'D): What if something happens while we're gone? DANNY: Are you suggesting we take her with us? Out there? ELLA: No, but she should know to stay alert. We have to at least tell her. DANNY: That's a bad idea. We should not do that. We're only gonna be gone for- How far is the vault from here? CHARLIE: The trader said it's not too far east from here. ELLA: No, we need to tell her. We don't know how long it's gonna take to get there and if we aren't back by morning, they're gonna freak out. It'd be best to have someone who can tell everyone not to worry... CHARLIE: Chief Ashford's gonna be pissed. DANNY: Dude, once we prevent the collapse of the vault, she'll be singing our praises. CHARLIE: We still gotta bring John. DANNY: No. INT. LIBRARY - LATER John is sitting in a chair, while the three stand in front of him. Danny scowls at Charlie. Charlie motions to Danny. DANNY (O.S.): Okay well here's where we at so far. FLASH FORWARD DANNY (V.O.): Tomorrow night, Charlie is gonna have Cole meet him for patrol, in the cafeteria, at the regular time. Only we're all gonna be here, preparing to leave. Instead of meeting Charlie, Billie will be there to hold him up. Charlie's gonna open the vault door- JOHN: Wait! I should grab the weapons. DANNY: Oh yeah. ELLA: Do you think we'll need stimpaks or something? CHARLIE: I think there are some in the desk. DANNY: We may have rushed this. COLE: Stop right there, criminal scum! Everyone looks to the door. Cole takes off his HELMET and chuckles. COLE (CONT'D): Oh man. I got you guys...So uh, what are you doing? CHARLIE: ...What are you doing? COLE: Well, it's our shift man. I thought we were meeting- Why is the vault door open? ELLA: We...were...going...to... COLE: Make out? ELLA: Yes! COLE: Why is Danny here? DANNY: ...I like...to watch? ELLA & COLE: Gross. ELLA: I mean...yeah? COLE: I'm not dumb. You guys are going to check out that other vault, aren't you?...Yeah, I could tell you were pretty shaken up by the whole water chip thing. It's been bothering me too...Were you guys afraid to tell me because I'm the Chief's son?...That kinda hurts, but I get it I guess. I can covered for you guys. If I can say I knew about it, then my mom will be more mad at me than with you guys. I'll just explain the situation and pull the, "Well I'm gonna be Chief of Security one day and I'm gonna have to make executive decisions regarding the vault's safety and you'll just have to trust my judgment" card. ELLA: That's...really...cool of you. COLE: Yeah, no worries. I'll head back and figure something out. I've got you. Cole begins to leave, then abruptly spins around. COLE (CONT'D): Hey, did you guys send Billie to distract me? They all look at each other. COLE (CONT'D): I do take my job seriously. Sometimes. He smiles, then turns around to a panicked John. John swings a SECURITY BATON and lands multiple blows in a frenzy. Charlie, Ella, and Danny are frozen in shock. Shaking, John drops the baton. They are all in shock and stare at Cole's body twitching on the ground. DANNY: We need to...We need to go. Danny grabs at the other three and shove them toward the exit. DANNY (CONT'D): Come on, let's go. We can't stay here. They head out into the darkness. INT. ASHFORD GORDON RESIDENCE - CONTINUOUS Chief Ashford and Mitchell are in bed, making out. The terminal alert goes off. MITCHELL: Danny? CHIEF ASHFORD: Probably. MITCHELL: Are you gonna check? Chief Ashford sighs. CHIEF ASHFORD: Do you want me to? MITCHELL: Who is this I see before me. CHIEF ASHFORD: Shut up. They continue kissing. EXT. NEARBY SETTLEMENT - NIGHT Raiders are slaughtering the settlers at a nearby settlement engulfed in flames. In the background, a blinking light is visible in the distance. RAIDER ONE: Oh shit! Hey the vaults open! RAIDER TWO: Man this night just keeps getting better and better. Let's go boys! The group of raiders head toward the vault. EXT. WASTELAND - CONTINUOUS The group is walking the wastes in silence. JOHN: I thought he was stopping you. Everyone remains silent. JOHN (CONT'D): I thought he was gonna get us in trouble. ELLA: You murdered the Chief's son and we just stood there! DANNY: We can't go back now. JOHN: I panicked, okay! I didn't mean to- DANNY: He's still dead though. The settlement lights up and becomes visible in the distance. ELLA: Should we check that out? DANNY: The explosion? Probably not. ELLA: Someone may need our help. DANNY: What are we gonna do about it? CHARLIE: We could at least go check it out. JOHN: I don't know, I'm kinda with Danny on this one. Danny sighs. DANNY: John, don't agree with me. Guys, why would we go toward an explosion that one, we don't know the cause of and two, probably are not equipped to deal with? ELLA: Because people might need our help. We have stimpaks and you're a doctor. We can do something. EXT. NEARBY SETTLEMENT - LATER The group stands at the entrance of the settlement, bathed in the light from the flames. They look at all the bodies strewn about the settlement. DANNY: I...There's nothing we can do here. Danny turns around and notices the strobing light in the distance. DANNY (CONT'D): Hey, guys...Is that the vault?... ELLA: We have to go back. JOHN: We can't go back. ELLA: We can. DANNY: John's right. It doesn't matter who killed Cole. ELLA: Whoever did this could be on their way to the vault. DANNY: That's what we have security for. ELLA Look, me and Charlie are going back. Stay here if you want. DANNY: ...Goddammit. Charlie, Ella, and Danny start toward the vault, then turn back to John. JOHN: I'm sorry. They continue toward the vault. INT. BROOM CLOSET - NIGHT Chief Ashford is sitting next to an mortally wounded Mitchell, tending to his injuries. RUNNING, SCREAMING, and the TAUNTS of raiders are audible. CHIEF ASHFORD: It's okay. You're gonna be okay. MITCHELL: Where's Cole? CHIEF ASHFORD: I don't know, but we'll find him. I'm gonna stop these guys, guns or no guns, and we'll find him. Chief Ashford makes her way to the door. MITCHELL: I love you. She freezes at the door. Uncomfortably long pause. CHIEF ASHFORD: Uh... A tear streams down her face. CHIEF ASHFORD (CONT'D): ...Keep pressure on that until I get back. With tears in her eyes, Chief Ashford exits. INT. CAFETERIA - CONTINUOUS Chief Ashford grabs the WEAPON from a raider's corpse. She begins taking down raiders and works her way through the vault. The dweller bodies she comes across are in or right outside of their rooms. She maneuvers to the vault entrance. INT. VAULT ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS She sees her son's corpse and collapses to the ground, clutches him, and sobs uncontrollably over her child. INT. CAFETERIA - LATER Chief Ashford sits outside the broom closet. CHIEF ASHFORD: I love you. I'm sorry I didn't say it before...I know it's what you wanted me to say...I know you're probably mad and don't wanna talk. Just know I stopped it. I found our son and I stopped it...Mitchell please, I can't do this without you. Please say something. I don't know what to do. You always know what to say...I need you. EXT. CAVE ENTRANCE - LATER Charlie, Ella, and Danny approach the vault entrance from the side. The alarm lights cease strobing. Chief Ashford exits. The group shuffles out of her view. DANNY: Alright guys, I gotta call it. Chief Ashford is leaving. Why else would she leave unless things beyond fixing? ELLA: Maybe she's going to get help. Maybe we can help. DANNY: She's the Chief of Security. She'd only go herself if there was no one else to send. At that point, there's no one to save... ELLA: What about Billie? DANNY: I don't think you want to see what's in there. ELLA: You don't care. Of course you don't care, you don't care about anyone. Ella shoves Danny. Charlie steps between the two, facing Ella. Danny tears up, backs away, and sits against the cave exterior. CHARLIE: Stop. Ella puts her face in her palms, collapses to the ground, then begins crying. Charlie hugs her. Danny watches the horizon as dusk turns to dawn. MUSIC CUE: Johnny Cash's cover of "We'll Meet Again" FADE TO BLACK. THE END [link] [comments] |
| Bethesda: Why did you change ALL firearms to use a left-hand mechanism? Posted: 25 May 2021 06:57 PM PDT |
| Looking for places to sell my purified water to vendors! Posted: 25 May 2021 01:13 PM PDT I just finished my water purifier farm (only 5 industrial water purifiers) which is producing a significant amount of purified water. I sell at diamond city, bunker hill, and good neighbour. They aren't restocking fast enough to keep up with my water purifiers. Where are other places I can go to sell my water to? I don't have any mods or modded places like far harbour. Thank you [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 May 2021 08:31 PM PDT I can accept that children can't be killed. (Though I think in principle even that should be allowed) But otherwise every single NPC no matter how important should be killable by the playerunless there are in universe reasons for why they are unable to. (They only speak to you through a speaker or something) And the writers should have to write their stories and quests in such a way as to account for this. [link] [comments] |
| Am I missing something in Fallout 3? Posted: 25 May 2021 10:02 AM PDT yeah yeah, vague title, but just hear me out. I love New Vegas, and I enjoy Fallout 4, I tried a bit of the first 2 fallouts, but I never really got that far. Isometric RPGs are not for me. Decided I'd finally play fallout 3, but the world of fallout 3 just seems... empty. There's nothing here. New Vegas had loads of locations, and so did 4. Hell, settlement building was my favourite part of fallout 4. The first 2 fallouts are empty, but because of how travel works it doesn't really matter. Fallout 3 however feels like I'm walking through, well, a wasteland. There's no one walking around, there's no towns, no little buildings, just half a tree occasionally and some guys from Talon Company who come to kill me for what feels like a bullshit, contrived, reason. Yes, people are right when they say that this game feels like a post-apocalypse, but it feels like it's been 10 years since the apocalypse, not 210. Is there something I'm missing here? [link] [comments] |
| Father Elijah attacking on sight?? Posted: 25 May 2021 07:13 PM PDT I'm just standing in the vault waiting and he stops outside the door, says some shit about alarms, and agros. What gives?? [link] [comments] |
| which one should I buy Fallout 3 or New Vegas? Posted: 25 May 2021 10:46 PM PDT I was thinking of buying a Fallout for the first time and I am between Fallout 3 or New Vegas, which is the best in your opinion? [link] [comments] |
| Courier's stash in NV not loading Posted: 25 May 2021 10:35 PM PDT So i just finished FO3 (point lookout was the best part imo) Now i started NV with all DLCs installed but it just doesn't show the Courier's stash one in the main menu. Also didn't get it when i started my first new game :(. I re downloaded the dlc and still, nothing happened.. Playing via Backwards Compatibility on Series X Any ideas what the issue could be here..? [link] [comments] |
| Fallout Midwest Episode One [FULL SCRIPT 1/2] Posted: 25 May 2021 09:12 PM PDT EXT. CAVE ENTRANCE - NIGHT A cave entrance is illuminated from the inside by a strobing light. INT. CAVE ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS Alarm lights above an open vault door strobe, silently. INT. VAULT ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS DESK A desk is conveniently obscuring the source of a stagnant puddle of blood. DESK LEG Full puddle of blood in view. Multiple men cautiously walk across the frame. One man stops and snatches something off the dead body. DOORWAY Two men in incomplete sets of mismatched armor are settling into position on each side of the doorway. Screams can be heard emanating throughout the hallway as it lights up bright red and the sound of laser weapons ring off. CUT TO: INT. FITNESS STUDIO - DAY (SIX MONTHS EARLIER) Our central protagonist, CHARLIE (18), is looking forward, intently. Barely audible speech can be heard in the background. He adjusts his cochlear implant. INT. FITNESS STUDIO - SIDE ROOM - CONTINUOUS CHIEF ASHFORD (41), a short woman in the highest physical condition humanly possible, and OVERSEER OLIVIA (41), a plus sized, hourglass figured black woman, watch the proceedings through a plate glass window. INT. FITNESS STUDIO - CONTINUOUS Mitchell (41), a tall, black, muscular man stands in front of Vault Security's new recruits. The recruits are in line and at attention. MITCHELL: I've watched everyone in this room grow up and I could not be more proud of y'all. Each of you were hand selected to join Vault Security because you have, at some point, demonstrated some quality that separated you from the pack. A quality that caught my eye and made me think, "If I can take that trait and nurture it like a bonsai tree, I can guide them to their potential." That is to say, I know what you're capable of and I can tell you that getting there over the next six months will not be easy. There will be some days where you'll head back to your bunks with bruises. Some of you will break bones. Others of you will die. He looks around and gauges the room. He chokes back laughter. INT. FITNESS STUDIO - SIDE ROOM - CONTINUOUS Chief Ashford rolls her eyes and sighs. INT. FITNESS STUDIO - CONTINUOUS MITCHELL: You should see your faces right now. Calm down, you're not gonna die...and if you break anything, we have a surplus of stimpaks. Anyway, you will be taught to pacify would be aggressors, to wield all manner of weaponry, and how to most effectively capitalize on your body's innate systems. He motions to his son, COLE (18), who joins him at the front of the studio. MITCHELL (CONT'D): You all know my assistant. Don't he look just like me. Today, we're gonna start with combat training with a focus on Chinese martial arts. To successfully combat your enemy, you must first know your enemy. You must know their tactics, how they move. We're gonna learn the basics of Chinese fighting styles and how to counter them. Cole is gonna help me with some demonstrations. COLE: Who among you deem yourselves a strong and worthy opponent for the Great and Amazing Cole! Cole imitates audience fanfare and bursts into laughter. INT. FITNESS STUDIO - SIDE ROOM - CONTINUOUS CHIEF ASHFORD: I gotta...I'll be back. INT. FITNESS STUDIO - CONTINUOUS MITCHELL: Hey Grognak, you know your momma's watching, right? COLE: Ah...crap... Chief Ashford enters, removing her GUARD ARMOR as the walks. COLE (CONT'D): You know I was just kidding. CHIEF ASHFORD: Oh, I know. MONTAGE OF COLE GETTING MANHANDLED AND TOSSED TO THE GROUND Chief Ashford nods for Cole to join the other recruits and pats Mitchell on the back. CHIEF ASHFORD (CONT'D): No assistant today. Chief Ashford exits. MITCHELL: Well, there goes my lesson plan, but she's the boss. Alright everyone, pair up. INT. CAFETERIA - LUNCH TABLE - DAY Charlie is sitting at a round table with ELLA (18), his racially ambiguous girlfriend, her twin brother DANNY (18), and JOHN (18), Charlie's best friend who is also in Vault Security. ELLA: How'd your work assignments go? ALL OF CHARLIE'S DIALOGUE IS IN SIGN LANGUAGE CHARLIE CHARLIE: We watched Cole get beat up for half an hour. JOHN: It was fucking hysterical. DANNY: I still don't get why you hate him so much. JOHN: He's a cocky douchebag. BILLIE (18), Ella's best friend, walks up and takes a seat by Ella. BILLIE: What's up guys? DANNY: We're just talking about our work assignments. JOHN: Yeah, we were just talking about how your "boyfriend" was getting his ass handed to him during a demonstration today. ELLA: Uh yeah, today we learned the basics of protein synthesis for nutrient enrichment and I think we're learning about gene sequencing to maximize crop yield later on. What about you, Danny? DANNY: Uh...well we were learning the chemistry of stimpak and med-x production and I kinda checked out. It'll be awhile before we actually learn anything interesting. BILLIE: Wait, isn't there a Mister Handy in the infirmary? DANNY: ...N-No... BILLIE: Fine. Misses, Nurse Handy, whatever. Are you allowed near them now? Danny has a thousand yard stare on his face, lips perched. ELLA: Oh come on, don't act like it's a weird question. You went through a whole phase where you were taking them apart and putting them back together again. DANNY: Ah! But I put them back together! BILLIE: Would you call Frankenstein's monster "put together"? DANNY: How else would we have learned that you can replace the syringe with the flamethrower and it can still be activated using the same code? ELLA: We didn't need to know that. JOHN: I can think of five different ways. CHARLIE: I think it's in the manual. DANNY: Well, whatever, I was a kid. ELLA: It was two years ago. You're lucky the chem lab took you after you made that Je- DANNY: Okay! Who's excited for the sock hop tomorrow? ELLA: Oh yeah, Charlie, do you wanna just meet up after our assignments? CHARLIE: I figured that was the plan. BILLIE: Okay, well, make sure you guys are there by 8:30, so you don't miss when I go on. DANNY: We'd have missed the whole thing if we waited until 8:30 to go. BILLIE: It's okay if you miss it, Danny. JOHN: Don't worry, Billie. I'll be there. BILLIE: ...Cool...great... INT. CAFETERIA - CAFETERIA WALL - CONTINUOUS Chief Ashford and Overseer Olivia are standing against the wall, watching everyone. CHIEF ASHFORD: Let me know when you're ready to take me up on some combat training. OVERSEER OLIVIA: Oh please, when would I even use it? You've kept this place plenty safe. A raider hasn't made it passed the vault door in almost a decade and even then, your team had it handled. CHIEF ASHFORD: I know your thing is a well rounded dweller. But what about a well rounded Overseer? Everyone receives standard training as a part of their general education, but- OVERSEER OLIVIA: Look, everyone has their role to play. Taking the time to learn judo or undergo VATS training would just serve to distract me from my supervisory duties. You do a fine job protecting the Vault. Your dad would be proud. But the vault is no safer with me knowing how to fight when we've got you in charge of Security. INT. INFIRMARY - DAY The group of trainees are huddled around the INSTRUCTOR, Danny among them. INSTRUCTOR: As you all know, stimpaks cause an accelerated healing response, you should also know it is not instantaneous. Where and when a stimpak is administered is key in order to get the most from it. I'm certain a few of you have been on the other side of administering a stimpak at one point or another. Danny's eyes wander over to the Nurse Handy. Dialogue from the instructor is barely audible. INSTRUCTOR (O.S.) (CONT'D): When administering a stimpak, and this is very important, you want to inject the solution near the site of the wound, not directly in or on it, unless you want your patient to go into shock. The further away from the site of the wound, the lesser the effect it will have. Injecting a stimpak in your foot for a broken finger will have no measurable effect. Danny's breathing gets heavy. The dialogue stops. Danny notices the break in dialogue and looks ahead at the instructor. The Instructor stars at Danny with a look of concern. Their eyes shift between Danny and the Nurse Handy. INT. HYDROPONICS LAB - DAY INSTRUCTOR: Who can tell me three major nutrients for plant nutrition? STUDENT: Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. INSTRUCTOR: Who can name 5 other elements needed for rich soil? ELLA Calcium, magnesium, sulfur, iron, zinc. INSTRUCTOR: Good. Now in Spanish. ELLA: Calcio, magnesio, azufre, hierro, zinc. INSTRUCTOR: Good job. Now resources in the vault are limited, so we've altered the genetics of our crops to thrive, while consuming fewer resources, effectively maximizing crop yield. But environmental factors also influence genetic expression, which is why we place so much emphasis on healthy soil in conjunction with our genetic modifications. Can anyone tell me two ways we manage the soil? STUDENT: Nitrogen-fixing legumes and earthworms. INSTRUCTOR: And how do earthworms help? In mandarin. ELLA: Their movement through soil encourages air circulation, they eat decaying organic matter, and their waste provides nutrients for the soil. INT. CAFETERIA - NIGHT The tables are out of the way and a stage has been set up. Billie is performing "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" alongside the house band. Everyone is swing dancing. Smiling faces abound. Upon the song's completion, Billie exits the stage and Cole takes her place. COLE: Alright guys, last song of the night is gonna be a slow one. This one I'm gonna need help with. Got one more in you? Cole winks and nods to Billie, who joins him onstage. He whispers something in her ear. Cole and Billie perform Frank Ocean's cover of "Moon River". COLE (CONT'D): One, two, BILLIE: Moon river... COLE & BILLIE: Wider than a mile... BILLIE: I'm crossing you in style COLE: Someday. My dream, maker...heart BILLIE: You heart COLE: Breaker. Wherever you're going, I'm going, that way. MUSIC CONTINUES Charlie and Ella look at each other and Charlie extends his hand. Ella takes it and they begin dancing. She rests her head on his chest. BEGIN FLASHBACK SEQUENCE INT. DAYCARE - DAY (2275) Charlie (5) and Ella (5) are hugging, then split apart and begin chasing each other. BACK TO PRESENT Charlie and Ella continue dancing. INT. ATRIUM - DAY (2275) Charlie is teaching Ella sign language. INT. CLASSROOM - DAY (2280) Charlie (10) and Ella (10) are sitting across from one another in art class, drawing. They each raise their papers to show they've been drawing each other. He drew her as a princess. She drew him as a costumed hero. INT. CAFETERIA - LUNCH TABLE - DAY (2280) The pair are chatting, aside from everyone else. A solemn faced adult approaches and signs something to Charlie. Charlie bursts into tears. The adult continues to sign with tears streaming down their face. Charlie buries his face into his palms as Ella wraps her arms around him and strokes his head. INT. INFIRMARY - DAY (2280) Charlie's mother is laying in bed, lifeless. She is wearing a RING. Charlie is sobbing. Ella is by his side. INT. ATRIUM - DAY (2282) Charlie (12) is down on one knee, presenting his mother's RING. CHARLIE: Will you marry me? He puts the ring on Ella (12). INT. OVERSEER'S OFFICE - DAY (2282) Ella is explaining to Overseer Olivia that sign language should be taught as a part of the curriculum. INT. CLASSROOM - DAY (2282) The teacher is signing to the class as she speaks. Charlie and Ella are next to each other in the back of the class. Charlie looks over at Ella with a grin on his face and tears in his eyes. INT. CAFETERIA - DAY (2285) The tables are out of the way and a stage has been set up. A photo of Ella (15) is being placed on a Wall as she is being presented an AWARD and a PIN by the Overseer, onstage. The audience applauds, among them Charlie, with a smile plastered on his face. END FLASHBACK SEQUENCE INT. BROOM CLOSET - NIGHT Charlie and Ella are making out in a broom closet. Charlie turns his attention to the door. The door opens. OVERSEER OLIVIA: You're adults now. Stop making out in the closet. Overseer Olivia hands them a housing application. They look at each other with large smiles on their faces. INT. TEEN BUNKS - BOYS - NIGHT Danny sneaks out of the boys bunk room and maneuvers to the library in an exaggeratedly stealthy fashion. INT. ASHFORD GORDON RESIDENCE - NIGHT MITCHELL: Hey, would you mind not undermining me in front of the students. CHIEF ASHFORD: You're too soft on the boy. MITCHELL: You're too hard on him. CHIEF ASHFORD: My father– Mitchell raises his finger. Chief Ashford glares at him. Mitchell begins to mockingly imitate Chief Ashford. MITCHELL: "My father, and his father, and his father before him all served as Chief of Security and Cole is next in line. My father wasn't easy on me when I was a girl. He sculpted me into someone capable of ensuring the safety of this vault. I was always expected to be at attention. He has no excuse to"...And this is where I'd cut you off and say... Chief Ashford rolls her eyes and sighs. CHIEF ASHFORD: ..."But baby, you already know he's more than capable. He has plenty of time before he takes up the mantle, but right now he's just a boy. Let him enjoy his childhood." MITCHELL: I don't talk like that. CHIEF ASHFORD: You do in my head...you're right though. MITCHELL: Say that again. CHIEF ASHFORD: He gets it from you. MITCHELL: Yeah... The mood turns somber. INT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS Danny hacks the door. INT. ASHFORD GORDON RESIDENCE - CONTINUOUS Chief Ashford's security terminal alert goes off. MITCHELL: Danny? CHIEF ASHFORD: Probably. Chief Ashford walks over to the terminal to verify. CHIEF ASHFORD (CONT'D): This boy is a problem. Do you remember when he turned himself green and whenever anyone asked about it, he just shrugged and walked away? MITCHELL: Hah! Do you remember when he made chems for the science fair and had no idea what the problem was? CHIEF ASHFORD: Yeah, we only found out how much he actually made when Roy found jet in the walls. MITCHELL: How...Why in the wall? CHIEF ASHFORD: I don't think he knew we had an incinerator at the time. Probably panicked after he got in trouble for making it and didn't know how to get rid of it. He's the reason we had to go back and recatalogue all the wasteland books. MITCHELL: Jeez...Should he be in the library unsupervised? INT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS CHIEF ASHFORD (V.O.): I mean we locked up all the wasteland stuff. Danny adds to a stack of pristine, worn, and tattered books, the Wasteland Survival Guide being one of them. INT. ASHFORD GORDON RESIDENCE - CONTINUOUS CHIEF ASHFORD: Plus, she leaves the light on in the library just for him. She says he's "unchallenged" and that it'll focus his attention. This way we at least know where he is...I swear he makes me consider relaunching the scav program. MITCHELL: Wait, did he have anything to do with that radroach problem we had in maintenance? CHIEF ASHFORD: Yep. Sweetrolls in the walls. I'm pretty sure he's why Miss Ophelia wears a wig too. MITCHELL: From the Mr. Handy incident? CHIEF ASHFORD: No, from stress. MITCHELL: He's like those prewar animals that hid stuff in trees. CHIEF ASHFORD: Are you talking about squirrels? MITCHELL I don't think so. They were the ones with the antlers, right? Chief Ashford shrugs. MITCHELL (CONT'D): Hm...So you don't think I could be Chief of Security? CHIEF ASHFORD: ...God no. Mitchell feigns surprise. CHIEF ASHFORD (CONT'D): You are way too lax. MITCHELL: What? Do I need to work on my mean face? CHIEF ASHFORD: Shut up. MITCHELL: Do I need to whip out the baton every once in a while? Chief Ashford raises an eyebrow, shakes her head, and laughs. MITCHELL (CONT'D): No wait, I know what it is. You don't think I know how to use a pair of handcuffs, do you? CHIEF ASHFORD: I know you do. I just don't think you use them enough. MITCHELL: Oh yeah? INT. TEEN BUNKS - GIRLS - DAY Ella and Billie are getting ready for the day. BILLIE: You seem excited this morning. You and Charlie uh... ELLA: We got a housing application. BILLIE: Oh, it's about time. I'm excited for you guys. ELLA: Overseer Olivia gave it to us personally. BILLIE: Oh wow! That's huge! You're a shoo in! You're probably gonna get your own room in the young couples wing! ELLA: Maybe you and Cole will be our neighbors. BILLIE: Yeah, I don't know about that. ELLA: What happened? I thought you guys were back together. BILLIE: He says he wants to be together, but he sure as heck doesn't act like it. I mean, obviously I wanna be with him. There's no one else in the vault like him. But every opportunity there is to take our relationship forward, he just won't and I'm left sitting here waiting around, looking like a fool...I have to tell you something. INT. FITNESS STUDIO - DAY Cole is practicing his martial arts and spouting off generic catchphrases. John and Charlie watch from a distance. John with a scowl on his face. CHARLIE: You alright man? JOHN: I gotta beat him in the Expos. CHARLIE: You wanna fight Cole for Expos? JOHN: Yeah, the exhibition matches are day three this year. I figure if I train hard enough- CHARLIE: You'll be able to beat Cole, who is also going to be training until the day of for exhibitions. JOHN: Yeah. CHARLIE: I don't think training hard will cut it. Mitchell enters. MITCHELL: Alright everybody, huddle up...Oxygen consumption by the body, as necessitated by the activity being performed, whether that be anything from running to concentrating, will in this course be quantified and referred to as, "Action Points". Learning how to moderate the expenditure of your Action Points can enable you to process information and run calculations at an exceptional rate. To do this, you will need to be in tune with your body to monitor, assess, and visualize your well-being at all times. Mitchell catches a house fly midair. MITCHELL (CONT'D): Can anyone tell me how I did that? Two students raise their hands. Mitchell points to the first student. STUDENT: VATS? Mitchell points to the second student. OTHER STUDENT: I was gonna say VATS. MITCHELL: ...Anyone, with a less reductive answer, want to give it a try?...No? Okay. Instead of trying to catch it where it was, I caught it where it would be. I'm not faster than the fly. I don't have to be. I just have to know it's trajectory and how fast I need to move in order to meet it in space. It takes a higher knowledge of yourself. How fast can you move? How does the tiniest shift in your movement affect your ability to hit your target? In the face of danger, do you fight or...well, you wouldn't be here if I thought you would run. So the question now becomes something else. When in the grips of fight or flight, with adrenaline coursing through your veins, will you remain capable of making these calculations, making the tiniest of adjustments to your position to maximize the likelihood of hitting your target? That's VATS. INT. TARGET PRACTICE RANGE - DAY The range is set up similarly to Vault 75's target practice range in Fallout 4. The students are in formation, firing pellets at their targets. Students are wearing VISORS that highlight body parts when they line up a shot. The first round ends. Cole has the highest score of the group. He looks at his dad and smiles. Mitchell whispers something in Cole's ear, then pats him on the shoulder. The smile on Cole's face melts. MITCHELL: The score to beat, ladies and gents. INT. HALLWAY - DAY John approaches Danny in the library. JOHN: Hey! Hey! Danny! DANNY: Isn't it kinda weird that we never see our own insides? Like they're ours. JOHN ...Uh...would it not be weirder if you had? DANNY: Hm..I guess that's true. What's up? JOHN: Are you alright man? DANNY: Yeah, why? What's up? JOHN: I need your help with something. Danny winces. JOHN (CONT'D): Oh come on dude! I didn't even tell you what it was! DANNY: Is it about Billie? JOHN: What? No. Why would this be about Billie? DANNY: It's always about Billie with you. Billie sucks, dude. JOHN: Billie is an angel and no it's not about Billie. Look, spar with me tomorrow after assignments. DANNY: What? Why? No, wait. You want to beat Cole in Exhibitions. JOHN: Yes. DANNY: Because you want to humiliate him and impress Billie. JOHN: No. DANNY: Well, assuming you beat him this once, he's still better than you at everything else, but then again, so am I. I've actually got more pins on my bag than anyone else in the vault, and yet, you aren't trying to be better than me. Tell me the truth and I'll help. JOHN: Fine, yes. I'm jealous. Will you spar with me? DANNY: Nah. JOHN What? Dude! DANNY: Look man, I'm not gonna fight you. But I do know something that can help. Repeat after me. I have...come on it'll help I promise. I have... JOHN: I have... DANNY: A small penis... JOHN: I'm serious man! DANNY: I am too. Once you finally admit it to yourself, it'll feel like a weights been lifted off your shoulders. JOHN: Fuck you, dude. DANNY: Seriously. You'll stop trying to engage in frivolous pursuits like trying to be better than Cole at anything or getting me to fight you. Why do you wanna spar with me anyway? Why not Charlie or literally anyone else? JOHN: Because you know Kung Fu. DANNY: ...What, uh, what makes you think that? JOHN: Uh, on the list of missing books, one is about Kung Fu. DANNY: How do you know I have the book? Have you seen me with the book? JOHN: Well, no. DANNY: Have you seen me do Kung Fu? JOHN: No. DANNY: Then you don't know I know anything. JOHN: Come on, dude. I cover for you all the time. DANNY: I have literally never asked you for anything. JOHN: I mean I know you're stealing books. DANNY: Shh...Stealing? No. Hiding?...Also no. I don't know what you're talking about. JOHN: Why don't you just check them out like a normal person? It's not like you can really hide them anywhere. DANNY: Ha! Shows what you know. And be a part of The System? Pass. That's exactly what They want. JOHN: Who's They?- Nope, not getting roped into your conspiracy theories. DANNY: Now I'm definitely not helping you. JOHN: Whatever man, I think you're just being such a wuss. DANNY: Let me relay the situation back to you as I see it. You interrupt me while I'm enjoying a really good book and ask if you can punch at me. While offering no suggestion as to how it benefits me. When I decline, because I'd rather read a book than get punched repeatedly and maybe cry, you insult me. Now, what is most insulting of all is that you think you can provoke a physical response to a verbal attack...from me. As though you can anticipate or control my actions through emotional manipulation...I'm not fighting you. I'm gonna sit back down, enjoy my book, and continue on with my day, violence free. JOHN: How do you know it's any good? DANNY: I've read it like five times. JOHN: Your Kung Fu, dummy. How do you know it's any good? You've never tried it, right? In a real fight. You've never tested your skills to see how they stack up. DANNY: ...Give me your sweetroll allotment. JOHN: Okay. DANNY: For the next week. No. Two weeks. JOHN Are you-! Ugh, okay. Danny picks up his book. DANNY: I want it in writing. INT. ATRIUM - DAY ELLA: Billie volunteered me to play America's Last President in the opener for next month's History Expo. I told Miss Cordelia I'd only do it if you could be in it. Charlie's eyes widen. ELLA (CONT'D): I wasn't expecting her to say yes. Charlie sighs. ELLA (CONT'D): You have the fewest lines. Charlie furrows his eyebrows. INT. GYMNASIUM - STAGE - NIGHT Charlie is in a wig and light makeup, backstage. The other actors are running lines. ELLA: You're very pretty. Charlie stares at her with a neutral expression. Cole enters frame. COLE: Yeah man, you're smokin'. Charlie glares at Cole. COLE (CONT'D): What? I'm serious. You look really good. It's disconcerting. Charlie raises an eyebrow and looks back to Ella. ELLA: Uh okay, thanks Cole. Mind if I talk to Charlie real quick? COLE: Ah yeah, sure. I'll go find Billie. Cole leaves. ELLA: There's still time to back out if you don't wanna do it. It's just rehearsals. INT. FITNESS STUDIO - DAY John and Danny are standing across from one another. DANNY: Any particular style you want me to use? JOHN: Style? Danny sighs and shakes his head. DANNY: Oh boy. JOHN: Just surprise me. DANNY: Okay. Danny bows. DANNY (CONT'D): You gotta bow as a show of good faith and mutual respect in a friendly match. What have they been teaching you? JOHN: Oh yeah yeah yeah I remember. John bows. They fight. The fight gets taken to the ground. Chief Ashford enters unnoticed and watches them for a moment, then clears her throat. The boys scramble to their feet. CHIEF ASHFORD: My office. Now. [link] [comments] |
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