conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Purveyor of Pleasure and Vendor of Vice, Moxxi rarely needs someone else's help. When rumors swirl about Hyperion's breakthrough in refining Eridium into liquid, Moxxi has a plan to use it for a potent moonshine. She has the money and the recipe...she just needs someone to break into Hyperion and get it. 
  
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  This game is set in the Borderlands video game setting but is not canon - anyone with knowledge of the game should not expect it to remain true to the game plot. Similarly, players not familiar with the video game are welcome and will not need familiarity with the FPS.
  
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  The narrator is new to Storium and encourages other new players to learn the mechanics of Storium.
  
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  All character concepts and NPCs are the property of Gearbox and 2K...used here just for fun. If you enjoy this story, check out their video games!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cybersamurai: You’ve got your own honor, your own steel, your own code in an ugly, dangerous world.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Tough As Steel
  
  Suggested Weakness: Malfunctions
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Razorkid: You cut and you kill for money — sometimes for more than money.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Deadly Accuracy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Cold-hearted
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Digital Courier: A high-capacity encrypted databank in your head makes you valuable — and a target.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Dataport Programs
  
  Suggested Weakness: Broken Memories
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Matrix Cowboy: The electric rush of cyberspace is why you go on living, job to job, challenge to challenge.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Hot Reflexes
  
  Suggested Weakness: Broken-Down Body
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rockstar: A cutting-edge style hacker and culture punk, reshaping the world through your art.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Famous Charm
  
  Suggested Weakness: Notoriety
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Private Investigator: Other people’s business is your business. You’re in the intrusion racket, cracking privacy.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Streetwise
  
  Suggested Weakness: Guilty
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Soldier of Fortune: Your military history and training make you valuable. Your experience makes you dangerous.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Arsenal
  
  Suggested Weakness: Old Wounds
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Zaibatsu Officer: In your bespoke suit, with that smile, you can change the planet.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Sterling Connections
  
  Suggested Weakness: Obligated
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cybersurgeon: Saving lives is your trade and business is booming.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Medical License
  
  Suggested Weakness: Addicted
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Freelance Journalist: People need information if they’re going to fight for what’s right. You give it to them.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Great Sensors
  
  Suggested Weakness: Angry
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tough As Steel: You can take it. Whatever the beating, whatever the heartbreak, you can take it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Deadly Accuracy: You’re accurate with blades and bullets and words. You break hearts as easy as bones.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dataport Programs: That collection of stolen programmed skills you have serves you well. Plug and play.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hot Reflexes: You’re wired for speed in cyberspace and meatspace alike. Real life’s almost too slow now.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Famous Charm: People are dying to meet you, to impress you, to be charmed by you. You’re so cool.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Streetwise: You know the politics and the landscape of the streets and how to get around alive.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Arsenal: Whatever it is — if it’s got an edge or ammo, from katanas to lasers — you can get it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sterling Connections: You know people in high places. You’re owed favors. You make things happen.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Medical License: Skilled and equipped, you can practice medicine, get drugs, and repair meat and metal.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Great Sensors: Whether they’re cybernetic or all natural, your eyes and ears are razor sharp.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Malfunctions: Without regular upkeep, all those fancy cybernetics start to hiccup and misbehave.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cold-hearted: You’ve got to keep your feelings disconnected to do your job. Makes you distant. Cold.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Broken Memories: Your head’s not right, riddled with blank spots and holes where memories should be.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Broken-Down Body: The parts of you that aren’t wired and rehabbed are wearing down from hard use.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Notoriety: You have a nasty rep for doing nasty things and it’s not wholly undeserved.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Guilty: Cold guilt keeps you up, makes you doubt, gets you down. Can’t undo what you did.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Old Wounds: Your meat and your metal are plagued by the side-effects of old wounds from old fights.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Angry: Your anger and spite hold you back, cause you troubles, make you less than you are.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Addicted: Whether hungry or fed, your addiction causes you constant problems.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Obligated: You’ve got to act a certain way to be the best you — it’s like fighting with one hand tied.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Score Your Escape Funds: Earn the funds necessary to get away, even for a little while, even if it’s hard.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Do The Job Right: You draw your strength from knowing you do the job right. The whole job. Do it right.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Repair Yourself: Maybe it’ll take money, maybe medicine, maybe something else, but you gotta get right.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Break A Big Target: You’ll know you’re worthy when you can bring down a big target and survive.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make A Hit: Write and perform something that’ll make you a star again — or a bigger star, finally.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get Out of This Trap: This could be the job that helps you break free of this life for something better.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reclaim Your Honor: What is honor? How will you know when you’ve got it back? How will you keep it when you do?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Change From Within: Fix what’s wicked in the world by enacting change from within. Make something better.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get Someone Clean: Get someone clean. Get someone a fresh start. Maybe it’s you?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Expose A Big Story: The world needs to open its eyes and look at itself. Make that happen.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Score A Fix: Get a couple of good doses of whatever passes for your drug.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Upgrade Your Guns: Get better guns.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Upgrade Your Mind: Get the software, stims, or downloadable memories that’ll sharpen, heighten, brighten your mind.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Upgrade Your Flesh: Maybe your meat’s old or rusty, maybe you just want to look better. Get on that.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find A Safe House: You need a safe retreat, a place to hide or crash, where you can close your eyes.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Learn the Truth: Someone’s lying to you. Learn something new.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Survive the Attack: People want you hurting or dead. Rise above and strike back.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Remember Why You’re Doing This: Close your eyes, recall the reasons, the faces, the feelings. Why are you doing all this?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Crack That Hostile Mainframe: Break the shell on that bad mother and watch what spills out into cyberspace.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get A Raise: Score more money than you’ve got coming to you. Make them think you’re worth it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Monokatana: A shiny, curved sword with a fine, delicate edge.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Flechette Gun: A rapid-fire dart gun capable of delivering drugs and toxins.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Memory-Corroding Chemical: Black-market mycotoxin capable or eroding human memory engrams.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lectron Powerbike: Big but sleek, quiet but quick, adorned with glowing paint and a hybrid engine.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cutting-Edge Anti-Security Program: The new cutter program meant to overwhelm and confound defenses in cyberspace.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Kung-Fu Datapin: A data-stick encoded with kung-fu lessons. Load time is about 9 seconds.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Full-Suite Recorder: Records audio, images, atmospheric data, chemical traces, and more.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Microtablet: Unfolding fabric micro-computer for portable functionality wherever you go.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Stolen Data: Personal data stolen from some corporate database, maybe worth killing for.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Laser-Cutter: A simple hand-held device with a three-inch laser torch emitter.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Coffin Hotel: A cramped, cheap coffin hotel in the city’s red-light district.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Crowded Noodle Boat: Not a boat at all but a roving five-seat wagon and noodle bar. The owner’s connected.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Gleaming Corporate Office Suite: Polished concrete, greenish glass, shiny chrome — the paperless office once promised.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cyberspace: The free wilds of the digital consensual hallucination yawning between fortified servers.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shanty Town: Layers of ramshackle favela crisscrossed with escape hatches and secret passages.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dead Channel Nightclub: A dirty, popular club crammed with holography and digital games.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Posh Hotel Suite: A place of deep carpets and soft sheets high above the city.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Gray-Market Cybernetics Shop: Metal arms and faux-flesh legs dangle from hooks drilled into a low ceiling.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Spacious Limousine: Tinted dark and shiny, brimming with Japanese whiskies, and almost certainly bugged.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Street: Luminescent paint glows on the black top, wet with acid rain.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Night-Club Brawl: Don’t think of them as people. Think of them as things between you and freedom.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hostile Highway: Get off this roadway alive. Don’t let the motorgangs stop you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rooftop Getaway: Run, jump, climb, drop — it’s time for some parkour-type stuff.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sway the Crowd: They want to love you or hate you. Make it work for you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dirty Crime Scene: Flickering light-up crime-scene tape around a forgotten crime scene. Find what they missed.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Crazed Mob: People, collectively, are animals — furious, ferocious animals. Get out of here.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Biologique Mainframe — Cyberspace: Like a 3D playing-card diamond gleaming in the matrix. Hardened with lethal ice.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hot Security Systems: Tinted-black cameras and white-hot lasers want you out, want you dead. Too bad for them, right?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Smoke It With Laser: It’s time to cut. Destroy evidence, steal the prize, whatever. Cut. Then run.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lock-Up: The tech inside you is hanging, chugging, struggling to run. Get it right.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Alexa Carter: She says her name’s Alexa Carter which means her name is anything but Alexa Carter.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Virgil Cross: CEO of Biologique Unlimited, allegedly cloned from the old Cross crime family.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Suzuki Kanon: Head of the Lectron biker gang known for anti-corporate activism and street violence.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Frederix Wu: Hotshot tech and UI designer responsible for the newest popular cyberspace HUD.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Javier Cruz: Former CEO of a genetics company sold to Biologique. Looking for his next startup.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Kell Glasner: Bodyguard for hire. Expert with blades. Call her “Kelly” and she’ll show you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Muscular Cyborg German Dude: High on something and aching for a fight with anyone fool enough to try him.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lectron Rider: The Lectrons are dangerous but highly organized and loyal to Suzuki Kanon.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Zaibatsu Assassin: An anonymized, off-the-books corporate assassin with lethal skills. Sent by...?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Break: Nefarious and brilliant cyberspace code-hacker and ice-breaker known only by his handle.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Skag Ravine: It's hot, dusty and dry. Oh...there's Skags there, too. Lots and lots of skags.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bandit Ride: Poor handling, lousy shock absorption and no radio - but hey....it has a catapult on it!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Assassin's Blade: It slices and dices. It can even cut through pyscho midgets!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hyperion Underground: This map will get you into the bowels of Hyperion HQ.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Jakob's Weaksauce Shooter: This low-end Jakob's sniper rifle has adequate zoom and gets the job done but offers no bells and whistles.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maliwan L'il Burnee: Small and light, Maliwan's L'il Burnee doesn't pack a punch but catching a psycho on fire might be enough to stop it. Or piss it off.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Phasewalk: Temporarily invisible and invulnerable, phasewalk is a Siren's stock and trade. When the Siren enters or leaves phasewalk, an AOE burst is just icing on the cake.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Boneripper: Compact, capable of throwing a hailstorm of bullets quickly and set for easy reload, the Hyperion Boneripper is the choice weapon for anyone that wants to shoot first and not worry about asking questions later.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ellie: A mechanic with a great reputation for repair and conversions, Ellie can usually hold her own in a fight. She may not be an elite assassin but her widespread scattergun more than makes up for it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Deathtrap: What do you get when a violent mind mixes with technical wizardry? Murder in a can!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Vladof Renegade: The core assault rifle of the Vladof line, you can rarely walk the streets of New Haven without nearly tripping over one.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: 36R-X: Better than the 35R-X. 
  
  Not as good as a 37R-X.
  
  Not even close to the quality of the 38R-SEX (see Scooter for details).
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Outrunner: The Outrunner: vehicle of choice for Vault Hunters across Pandora. One seat in the cockpit and one in the gunner spot, it's equal parts vehicle and mobile gun platform.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Moxxi's Nightcap: Moxxi's latest casino, the Nightcap is the kind of place where Vault Hunters and Old Haven locals can go to unwind and hope to get Moxxi's *ahem* "attention".
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bandits: Roaming packs of bandits can attack from anywhere once you leave the confines of the city. They're just as happy to murder you as they are to take your stuff...but they prefer to do both.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Catch-a-Ride: Scooter's Catch-a-Ride system is the ideal way to get a runner when it works. Trouble is, they rarely work.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Skags!: At least they're just whelps.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Siren: A mysterious female combatant that excels with SMGs and Elemental weapon. A Siren can 'Phasewalk' by shifting into a different dimension and become invisible for a few seconds. Her Phasewalk can damage enemies when she enters or leaves this dimension.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Soldier: A combat veteran who is well suited to using Combat Rifles and Shotguns. The soldier can deploy an automatic Scorpio Turret to attack enemies and provide some cover.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Assassin: A killing machine that can shoot enemies from afar and deploy a holographic decoy while cloaking from view, should a victim need that 'personal touch'.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Berzerker: A meat-shield capable of pounding enemies into pulp with with bare knuckles or blowing them up with devastating explosives.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Psycho: An unstable maniac that will put away the guns and pull out a 2-handed Buzz Axe for a more visceral experience.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mechromancer: A technical wiz that can summon a powerful battle robot to do wetwork and draw fire.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Borderlands Doctor: A self-proclaimed doctor who gets by more on luck than antiquated medical technology and shoddy approaches. The Doc is just as capable of killing as healing.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hunter: A skilled scout, with enhanced Sniper Rifle and Pistol skills. The scout has a cybernetic aerial attack bird drown that can attack enemies from above.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hard to Kill: You can take it. Whatever the beating, you can take it. A bullet might take you down - or just make you angry.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Direct Line to Marcus: Whatever it is — if it’s got an edge or ammo, from katanas to lasers — you have the pull to get it from Marcus with only a little haggling.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Luck of the Zaffords: Things just go your way. Missed shots ricochet into your target. Psychos trip running towards you with dismemberment in mind. Somehow, things just usually fall into place for you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Streetwise: You know the politics and the landscape of the streets and how to get around alive.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Staggering Reflexes: You're speed and agility make you a very hard to hit. Whether you're targeted by a blade or gun, it's going to be hard to bring you down.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Gunzerker: A ranged weapon specialist that can unleash a wild barrage of gunfire by launching into a duel-wielding, gun-waving battle frenzy.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mechanic: Engineer of the popular Catch-a-Ride system and automotive savant, the Mechanic is capable of field repairs and vehicle upgrades.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mad Scientist: Batshit crazy, the Mad Scientist often does completely nonsensical research that occasionally leads to weapon developments. Sometimes, those developments even work.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Moxxi: No...they're not real. No one seems to mind.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: CL4P-TP Charm: Something about you draws Claptraps to your side, eager to be your friend. Menials tasks, opening secure doords - nothing is beneath your robot buddy.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Deadly Accuracy: You’re accurate with blades and bullets. Any weapon is weapon of mass destruction in your hands.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Excellent Driver: Pandoran vehicles are notoriously squirrely and hard to control. A lesser driver may have trouble controlling them at high speeds but not you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Crumpets!!!: When you're friends with Tiny Tina, you'll never run out of crumpets. You don't know what she sees in them but they can give you a boost of energy when you most need it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dude, Should That Be Leaking Green?: That wound is what would best be described as "weeping". You should probably get that looked at.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Skag Ravine: It's hot, dusty and dry. Oh...there's Skags there, too. Lots and lots of skags.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Plan? Anyone got a plan?: Running headlong into the harsh surroundings seems like a good way to die. Maybe there's a better way?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: 9 Toes: Bad-ass bandit leader. He also has three balls.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hyperion Engineer: A master of Hyperion tech, he has the ability to teleport a variety of combat robots into battle. The power armor he wears looks like it could do some damage, too.  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hyperion Security: Hyperion? At Moxxi's? Now? WTF?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ellie: Ellie...Moxxi's infamous daughter. Part human. Part mountain. A whole lotta woman.
  
  Can bullets even pierce that jiggle?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Flynt's Camp: Highly defensible, with plenty of nooks and crannies for bandits to use as ambush points, Flynt's camp isn't exactly inviting. With the right plan, you might just be able to get in and take what you need though. Will it be by cunning or by force?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Captain Flynt and His Crew: Captain Flynt is either going to burn in hell, or you are. Which is it going to be?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cool Under Pressure: No matter how hot a situation is, you react with deadly accuracy and intent.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mechanical Empathy: You can understand machines the same way most people understand each other.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Quick Thinking: Combat medics have to make do. Gear breaks, supplies dry up, man-power gets delayed. But you find a way. It may be ugly, but it'll work. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Easily Distracted: The world is a chaotic place, and there is so much going on around you sometimes that you wouldn't notice a skag if it was chewing your leg off.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Uncharacteristic Recklessness: An accomplished assassin, lately Redd is letting her emotions cloud her judgement.  While discovering emotions is good, it's not so much in the heat of battle.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Just one of the Girls: Trix grew up in this hell hole, she's got family here, and a friend or two to boot. 