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100 You see a tough-looking old mutant. |
101 You see Zaius, the mine foreman. |
102 On closer examination, you see a tough old mutant with a pickaxe and miner�s helmet. |
103 You the new guy in town? |
104 Eek, oog og! |
105 New! Me! Town! |
106 That�s right. |
107 Yeah, rolled in a little while back. |
108 No, genius, I�ve been living here all along and you never noticed me. |
109 Heard you�re having a little trouble with the mine. |
110 What can you tell me about this place? |
111 Ummm� riiiight. Tell you what. Here�s a couple of dollars. Head on down to the saloon and get yourself something to drink. |
112 Yagga? Ogg? Gronk! |
113 Can�t understand you, pal. Why not head on down to the saloon? Hell, maybe Francis will arm-wrestle with you. |
114 Wessle? O-KAY! |
115 Right. Well, I�m Zaius. Now that we�re introduced� You any good with your hands? We�ve got a problem with our air purifier on the lower level of the mine, but we haven�t got the parts to fix it or the protective gear to avoid being overwhelmed by the radon gas that's been building up. |
116 I�m not too good. Sorry. |
117 Not too shabby. What�ll it take? |
118 Well, I�ll hope that you enjoy your stay here in Broken Hills. |
119 (more) |
120 Ha. Ha. Funny. Nothing better than a smart guy to solve a problem. |
121 Smarter than anyone else in this shithole town. |
122 Oh? There�s a problem? What is it? |
123 The main problem here is that you�re an idiot. |
124 That�s me. Smart guy. What�s your problem? |
125 Our air purifier�s broken. It�s on the bottom level. We�ve got no parts, and we�ve got no protective equipment. Without the parts, we can�t fix it. Without the protection, the radon gas�ll nail us. Are you any good with your hands? |
126 I�m all right. |
127 No. Not really. |
128 You again, eh? |
129 Ork! Ooo! Ug ug! |
130 Hi! HIIIII! Me (name)! |
131 Pal, I already gave you some money. Go bother someone else, eh? |
132 Hi again. Why not go check out� umm� the bank in town? I�m sure there are plenty people there who�d love to talk to you. |
133 Well, if you ever happen to think of a way, let me know. |
134 Really? Would you do it for me� and, more importantly, for Broken Hills? |
135 What�s in it for me? |
136 Sure, I�ll do it. |
137 Not right now. |
138 Izzat so? Well, my brainy friend, why not fix the air purifier down below? You�ll need the parts, and you�ll need to find a way to breathe the gas. Until you can show me you can do that, I think I�ll just assume the only thing smart about you is your mouth. |
139 What�s in it for me? |
140 Sure, I�ll do it. |
141 Are you kidding? |
142 The main problem is that I�m an idiot. I�m repeating this because I don�t believe that your asshole just spouted something that sounded like words. Get out of my sight, maggot. |
143 Aside from the jerks who keep harassing me, the problem is the air purifier in the mine. It�s busted, and we don�t have the protective gear to breathe the radon and we don�t have the parts to fix it. You can, though, right? Because you�re so smart? |
144 What�s in it for me? |
145 Sure, I�ll do it. |
146 Are you kidding? No way. |
147 . How's that sound? |
148 Like shit. I want more. |
149 Sounds good to me. |
150 Forget it. I�m out. |
151 Great! You�ll need the parts, of course. Go to New Reno and look for Renesco. He�s got tools lying around the shop. Tell him Zaius sent you. Tell him that I said, "The canary�s kicked the bucket." I don�t know where to get protective equipment for the gas. I suppose you could go in without any but you'll be hurting. Again, thank you. |
152 No problem. Bye. |
153 No? Well, if you should change your mind, you know where to find me. |
154 Sure thing. Bye. |
155 it is, then. Take half now. I�ll give you the other half when you�re done. Go to New Reno and look for Renesco. He�s got tools just lying around his office. He should be able to help you with the parts. |
156 See ya. |
157 Sorry. That�s the limit. Take it or leave it. |
158 I�ll take it. |
159 I�ll leave it. |
160 Fine. Leave it, then. No thanks. |
161 Whatever. |
162 Hi, friend! |
163 Oh, good. It�s you again. |
164 Howdy. |
165 Y�know, I knew those bastards Franc, Manson, Jacob, and Aileen had it out for us. Well done! So� |
166 I hope you�ve given some thought to giving the ore back to the town� so� |
167 Thanks for selling the ore. It�s not like we couldn�t use it or anything. So� |
168 Thanks so much for returning that ore. You don�t know how hard we work for that stuff. |
169 What do you want now? |
170 Can you tell me about the town? |
171 I hear you�re having trouble with the mine. |
172 How�re things? |
173 You get along all right with the humans? |
174 You changed your mind about trying to fix the mine yet? |
175 What�s in it for me? |
176 Sure, I�ll do it. |
177 Not right now. |
178 No. |
179 How�s it coming? I hope you�re going to take care of this soon� |
180 It�s coming along all right. |
181 I�m a busy man. I haven�t gotten around to it yet. |
182 I should be able to let you know soon. |
183 You�ve got the parts? Great� I hope you�ve got some protective gear. The fumes can take you down. |
184 I�m ready to go. |
185 I�ll be going soon. |
186 You�ve got the parts? Great� I hope you�ve got some protective gear. The fumes can take you down. |
187 I�m ready to go. |
188 I�ll be going soon. |
189 You�ve fixed it? Excellent! Say, I know you were doing this for free, but� I couldn�t let you do that. So me and the guys got together and got you this. It�s a combat shotgun. Good luck. And thank you. |
190 No problem. Thanks! |
191 You�ve fixed it? Excellent! As agreed, here�s the remainder of what we owe you. Thank you again. |
192 You bastard. You�re going to die now. |
193 Good, good. Please hurry, though� our town needs what we get out of here. |
194 Sure thing. See ya. |
195 Don�t rush me. I�m a busy man. Jerk. |
196 Well, I�m sorry, Mr. High and Mighty, but I think that the town�s survival might be a little more important. Hurry it up, will you? |
197 Bite me. I�ll get it done. See ya. |
198 That�s the last straw. Goodbye, dead man. |
199 Please hurry. The mine is our town�s lifeblood. |
200 All right, all right. |
201 Well, the best person to talk to about that would be Marcus, over at the bank, or Steve, the greeter for the town. |
202 Hmm. All right, thanks. |
203 I�ll go ask them, then. |
204 I�d have to say they�re all right. Still� they could always be better. |
205 Heh. Thanks for all the information. |
206 Well, as the mutants are not only getting old and senile -� the gas keeps them young, or something -� I�d have to say things are pretty good. I mean, we don�t want to kill everyone, and as far as I can tell, the humans don�t think too poorly of us. �Course, that�s not including the humans from the other places around here� now those are some bastards. |
207 All right, thanks. Bye. |
300 . How's that sound? |
301 . How's that sound? |
302 $ |
381 I�m a busy woman. I haven�t gotten around to it yet. |
382 Don�t rush me. I�m a busy woman. Jerk. |
383 Well, I�m sorry, Mrs. High and Mighty, but I think that the town�s survival might be a little more important. Hurry it up, will you? |
400 I've got a note with your name on it. Found it on a dead woman in the tunnels. Would you care to comment? |
401 Hey, I just received the note. Go talk to Francis about it, all right? He's the one who wrote it. |
402 If you had a hand in killing those people, I want to know about it. |
403 All right. See ya. |
404 No! We're just protecting ourselves from the conspiracy. Marcus believes in law and evidence, and even though he knows these people are dangerous, he doesn't know who they are- and he's too honorable to plant evidence. My part is keeping Francis restrained from all-out revenge. |
405 Sounds too tidy. I'm going to check this out with Francis. |
406 I knew Francis couldn't handle exposure. He knew the risks of what he did, but I guess he didn't figure on ever being caught. He'll be all right eventually. I hope the same will be true of Broken Hills. |
407 I hope so too. I have some questions. |