conversations: human
conversations:  It is now the year 2281. The New California Republic is busy fighting with the Legion of Caesar in the West. The Enclave has been soundly thrashed in the East. Here we live, in Vault 160. Unknown to us, we are failed bio-genetically engineered super soldiers, currently preparing for our first mission, a suicide mission, on the eve of our sixteenth birthdays. We have been engineered, unsuccessfully, to take on settlements and all enemies in the wastes on the Vault's opening.
  
  The mission is  supposed  to be one hundred percent lethal. However, we were told it would be a cake walk. Each of you have your assigned parental guardians, friends, or not, and people who are just friendly. However, we also have our rivals, and strangely enough, even enemies for some of us.
  
  Our instructor has given us four hours notice. Instructor Noah Pulaski. He is one of, if not the most respect instructors in the entire Vault.  He has ordered you all to appear in person, to be given the final mission briefing.
conversations: ArlEammon:
conversations: human
conversations:  Linda is currently present. She is quiet, for now.
conversations: MichaelGoldclaw:
conversations: human
conversations:  Samuel is physically there,and is smiling seeming to pay attention to Noah, but mentally he is arguing with voices in his head, about how they know this is suicidal, and he is just not caring. all he can really think is,  Damn those thought bubbles are annoying! 
conversations: cavalieredraghi:
conversations: human
conversations:  "So, you are to investigate the claims of feral ghouls rampaging in the bottom levels of the Vault. If the rumors are true, you are to wipe them all out and report back. We do know that there have been at least a dozen kills from feral ghouls, but we don't know if this was from some sort of penetration into the Vault or if from test subjects discovered from the outside world."
  
  "Whatever the case, we have not heard from that section of Vault 160 for five days. We can only assume the worst."
conversations: ArlEammon:
conversations: human
conversations:  "What if we find survivors?"  Linda asks
conversations: MichaelGoldclaw:
conversations: human
conversations:  Samuel just continues to smile as the commander talks, but his voices are running 3 miles a minute.
  
    Wait whats a ghouls?  
    How did a ghoul get into the vault?   
    Well obiviously the player knows what a ghoul is stupid!   
    I am not stupid your stupid!  
  
  Samuel continues to ignore the voices, but they did have good questions. so he asks Noah some of them,  Sir what are ghouls? and how could they have gotten into the vault, I thought Vaults are closed systems? 
   
   Spoiler: OOC 
  now do we have an ooc yet and I missed it, or what. also if it has not been picked yet. I will choose  DarkGreen  for voice color, and I won't do the voices often, just when it would be comic'd.
   
conversations: cavalieredraghi:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Ghouls, well, Ghouls aren't usually our enemy. They are humans who effectively became another race by being exposed to too much radiation. Many ghouls are just fine and dandy to be around, but sadly, the radiation wears on the mind too much for some Ghouls, and they become feral, like wild animals. These are effectively very necrotic and more like a zombie than a person. They crave flesh of living things, be they Human or animals, or even bug."
  
  "OH, and yes, Vaults are closed systems, but unfortunately, some how there could have been a hull breach. Sensors in that section of the Vault mysteriously ceased functioning, and none of our experts on the matter, no engineer or anything could get it fixed. They hypothesized that an electro-magnetic pulse caused that part of the Vault to lose it's Sensors to the outside world, but they are unsure why the inside would keep functioning the way it has."
  
  "Besides, what's an electro-magnetic pulse doing all the way down there?"
conversations: ArlEammon:
conversations: human
conversations:  Matilda Chem 
  
  The young Asian girl was reading, as usual, and wasn't really present mentally although physically she was sitting right there. It was odd that her Chinese-American ancestors had gotten into this vault, considering the origins of the vault system in the first place.
  
   "Ghouls aren't usually feral, it's the natural rotting of the brain that causes it. They must be very old. More of a mercy to kill them by that point."  Matilda said, finally looking up from her book and then pushing her glasses up by the bridge. She'd done a little research on these creatures in the past because it always helped to be prepared.  "Also, they don't like to be called zombies, but that's more of a sociological concern and not one we're likely to encounter." 
  
  The little know-it-all stated matter-of-factly.
conversations: Phobia:
conversations: human
conversations:  Samuel looks at Linda, and shrugs, as in sorry he took my question over yours. then Samuel Repeats it for her.  what If we do come across any surivivors.  even though in the back of his  sane mind, he thinks that is not likely, given no one really lives in the bottom of the vault due to the reactor, and things being down their.
conversations: cavalieredraghi:
conversations: human
conversations:  "If there has been a breach in the Vault, then we are all at risk for exposures to the outside world's problems. We would have to close off the lower district until we could repair the breech. About the survivors, if there are survivors, yes, take them all up here to safety. Make sure to wipe out any infestation. Oh, and despite what I said earlier, I am almost sure this is a feral ghoul outbreak of some kind, not a rumor, actually."
conversations: ArlEammon:
conversations: human
conversations:  Samuel Salutes his commanding Officer, upon having his questions answered, and turns to his team.   Attention!  Alright guys, and gals, lets do a head, and weapons check before we head down.  we should do this by the book, I don't want any of you hurt while we are down there. also who knows the terrain best? 
  With that Samuel pulls out his laser pistol, checks ammo, and all other specs to insure it is in working order. while he works his voices come back with force.
   
   Spoiler: voices 
     hmmm Noah certainly seemed different, when he gave this mission?  
    Mans just stressed I be to?  
     he is clearly trying to kill us!  
    You say that about everyone!  
    Ya you even say that about us!  
   
conversations: cavalieredraghi:
conversations: human
conversations:  Tiffani Fortune 
  
  The failed genetic-engineering has royally screwed with many people in the vault, including Tiffani Fortune.  She was probably going to grow up to be very bright, but something messed with her head, and now most of the time she has the intelligence of your average bimbo.  It's a good thing that she has the looks of one as well, as well as the gift of gab, or else she'd be mostly useless.  Oh, she also has a really strong arm, but most people can't tell from just looking at her.
  
   "Well, like, this sounds TOTALLY bad!  We gotta help those people!  Instructor Noah Pulaski, can we umm, req...requi...requisition some better gear for an emergency like this?" 
   
   Spoiler: ooc 
  I'm not sure what gear we're starting out with.  Can I start out with the pneumatic-based power fist (the one that doesn't require power cells)?  If not, what does my character start with?  Also, what basic armor do we have?
   
conversations: Frosty:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Okay folks, I guess the official time for briefing is over. We still have a few moments to spare before you're on your way. Say hi to Alf, the Death Claw, not that other guy, before you go. We think he's actually the only domesticated Death Claw we've ever seen. We've heard that these things are mighty and ferocious killers ten times worse than Yao Guai. We wouldn't have guessed from Alf, despite that unfortunate incident with Jon.'
  
  Jon was Alf's keeper. He worked with Alf and eventually went drunk into Alf's chambers. Alf hugged him and severely damaged Jon's internal organs, nearly killing Jon, who actually was clinically dead for a little while before they finally saved him. He survived, but was fired.
  
  At least he received a fairly large severance package.
conversations: ArlEammon:
conversations: human
conversations:  Alright Group, we arm up and lets roll out. Tiffanie, Linda why don't you both scout ahead, but before I forget, let me see everyone's Pip-boys. with a few minor tweaks and what looks like a magnet, Samuel modified everyone's Pip-boys to allow for inter-communications along a short radio wave.  now then we all can talk to each other. 
   
   Spoiler 
   I assume I can make it to were we can communicate between our Pip-boys, just like Elijah did in Dead money. also I  will only do this if everyone is ok with it, otherwise let me know and I'll edit my post.
   
conversations: cavalieredraghi:
conversations: human
conversations:  Tiffani Fortune 
  
  Severance package.  Heh...heh heh.  Many things were indeed severed.
  
  Tiffani responds quickly (and way too cheerfully) with a  "Yes, sir!"   It seems nearly impossible to deflate the optimism of this bubble blonde.  Cynics say she is too stupid to know the bad that is coming.
  
  She holds out her pipboy to Samuel, which is secured snugly right above her "Fisto" brand Power Fist on her left hand.
  
    "Samuel has always been a bit like...weird...sometimes talking to himself.  But he's got a good heart I think, and that totally matters!"  
conversations: Frosty:
conversations: human
conversations:  Linda holds out her pip-boy to be set on the proper frequency.
conversations: MichaelGoldclaw: