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100 You see an old grubby man with stringy hair. |
101 It's the guy they call Saltbeef Bob |
102 He's got about three teeth and a face criss-crossed with the little veins of a drunkard. He smells bad too. |
103 Howdy, stranger! |
104 Gruh? |
105 Who are you? |
106 Name's Bob. Saltbeef Bob, yep. How about you? |
107 What'd you say your name was again, stranger? I'm Saltbeef Bob. |
108 [Player name] |
109 Saltbeef? What kind of name is that? |
110 What are you doing here? |
111 That's a right fine name, yep. Say, you wouldn't have a drink on ya, pardner? |
112 Yes. |
113 No. |
114 Get away from me, you stinking bum! |
115 Well, there warn't no need to be rude about it. Just wanted a little sip, see. Steady my nerves... |
116 Hoo-wee! Sounds like you got yerself some mighty fine hooch there! Say, hows about sharing a little? Just a little sip. |
117 Drink! Good! |
118 Grrrg! |
119 Easy, pardner! Can't blame a man fer asking, can ya? I'll just leave you be then. |
120 (Gulp, gulp, gulp) Aaaahhhh! That's right fine of you, stranger! Fine person, indeed. Kind a man should have as his pardner. (Gulp) Did I ever tell you about the time I made my big strike? |
121 No? |
122 Hey, quit drinking all my booze! |
123 Rahhhg! |
124 It was back in '78 and me and Bessie - best 'bot a man ever had - we was u-ra-ni-um prospecting west o' here. We hadn't turned up a rad's worth o' beans when all of a sudden five - no, I'm sure it was ten - deathclaws jumped us. |
125 They fought like hellcats. I fired so much I melted down my rifle barrel and was going at 'em knife to claw when old Bessie finally fused her last circuit board. Well, I tried to save her, but it warn't no use. Finally had to cut and run, keeping 'em off with rocks all the way. |
126 Well, things looked bad when I stumbled into this cave. Thought I was a goner fer sure. Figured it was their lair - but I had me my torch so I went inside. Hoo-wee, it was a deep cave. And that's when I saw it. |
127 It was a great big door, like them kinds you see in the old video flics. Big and made o' steel. An on it was carved a great, big 13! |
128 I knew I'd found it, the mother lode, the Vault 13. I sat right down and made me a map. Damn near died getting out o' there, past them deathclaws and then the sun o' the desert and no water. |
129 By the time I staggered into Shady Sands, I was mostly dead. Took me to the doc and fixed me up, but that doc stole my map. I knows it and that's all I gots to say. |
130 (Continue) |
131 Tarnation, it's a good and honest name, is what it is! The boys let me do some cooking around here and if you weren't such a tinhorn you'd know that and know to respect yer elders. |
132 Sorry, old-timer didn't mean to rile you. |
133 Well bite me, old timer! |
134 Rile me? Rile me! You ain't seen me riled yet! Now jes' git outta my sight before you gets me really upset! Gwan! Git! |
135 Well bite me, too! Now yer talking. Don't take no lip from nobody, pardner! Say, you got any hooch on ya? Just a little sip? |
136 Yes. |
137 No. |
138 Get away from me you, stinking bum! |
139 Hee, hee, hee! It's mine now, pardner. You'll jes' have to find yer own! |
140 Boss let's me stay here. I run this stable! Do a little cleaning, keep a square camp. |
141 Saltbeef? What kind of name is that? |
142 Pleased to meet you. I'm |
143 Hell and thunder, you again? Git yer scrawny ass outta my sight! |
144 Bite me! |
145 You're a fiesty one, old timer |
146 Damn right I am! You don't have a little drink on you, do you now? Fer an old man. |
147 Yes. |
148 No. |
149 Get away from me you stinking bum! |