HAROLD.MSG

{100}{}{You see Harold.} {101}{HROLD0}{ Spare change, old friend, old pal? Can you help a poor mutant down on his luck? [Cough]} {102}{}{Yeah, here's $25. Good luck to you.} {103}{}{How about $5.} {104}{}{Sorry, don't have any money on me.} {105}{}{Keep away from me!} {106}{}{Uhhh?} {107}{HROLD1}{ Geez. You're worse off than I am, friend. Luck to you.} {108}{HROLD2}{ Oh, kind of ya, friend. Very kind. You know, if I could clear the gunk out of there, you, just might find a tear in Old Harold's eye.} {109}{}{Why is that?} {110}{}{You're welcome.} {111}{HROLD3}{ [Cough] Rest of the Hubbers' been picking on me like a bad booger since I came back to town. I can't leave, though. When the deals are done [wheez] it's still my home.} {112}{}{What happened to you?} {113}{}{Who are the Hubbers?} {114}{}{Hope things get better. See you around.} {115}{HROLD4}{ Well, after the Great War, my Vault was one of the first to open. [Takes a deep breath] Whew. Long time.} {116}{}{Tell me more about those days.} {117}{}{No, no. I meant what happened to change you?} {118}{HROLD5}{ All started with the sirens. I was young, but ohh, I do remember that. Lotta terrible years followed. And I remember walking outta the Vault late one morning.} {119}{}{What did you do then?} {120}{}{Where was your Vault located?} {121}{}{Do you realize how old that makes you?} {122}{HROLD6}{ You know, [cough] I'm not real sure anymore. West, I think. Uh wait - east? Ooh I don't know. [Hacking cough]} {123}{}{What did you do then?} {124}{HROLD7}{ Well, I was a trader. Did pretty good making a circuit between survivors. Lost a lotta good people, though. [Coughs]} {125}{}{How?} {126}{HROLD8}{ Gangers got'em. Scavengers attacking the caravans. And mutants, son of a dog, if they weren't springing up like rabbits with a mission. [cough] Had to have an army of guards with, just to do a deal.} {127}{}{Didn't the guards help?} {128}{}{Where were the mutants coming from?} {129}{HROLD9}{ Course they helped, ya bonehead! Just too damn many to handle!} {130}{}{How did you survive the mutant attacks?} {131}{HROLD9A}{ Didn't. Got killed. [Laughing cough] Love that joke.} {132}{}{Uh, yeah.} {133}{HROLD10}{ Everywhere! Hell, seemed like you couldn't fart without hitting one. But mostly in the northwest.} {134}{}{Did you explore that area?} {135}{}{Why didn't you just avoid the area?} {136}{}{You farted northwest?} {137}{hrold10a}{[Laughs] Pretty good...Noo...} {138}{HROLD11}{ We mounted an expedition. God, Richard. Richard Grey. Led a small group of us up there.} {139}{}{Richard Grey?} {140}{}{Where exactly did you go?} {141}{HROLD12}{ Needed to see what was there. Maybe stop whatever was churnin them boogers out. We thought we were prepared. Were we wrong.} {142}{}{What did you do?} {143}{HROLD13}{ I can't remember the route or anything. But I am damn sure it was northwest, though...I think.} {144}{}{Is there a shorter version of this story?} {145}{}{What about your leader?} {146}{HROLD14}{ Richard Grey was a doctor. Little older than me, and friend was he smart. He found the source.} {147}{}{And what was that?} {148}{HROLD15}{ I like telling it my way. Short version will cost you 25 extra, friend. Which will it be?} {149}{}{Ok, long it is.} {150}{}{Short.} {151}{}{Short, but I don't have the cash.} {152}{}{How about neither, you old fart?} {153}{HROLD16}{ Well, you seem like an okay sort. I'll speed it up a bit.} {154}{}{Thanks.} {155}{hrold16a}{Lying to a poor old mutant. What's the world coming to? [cough]} {156}{hrold17}{Little light on funds, huh?} {157}{hrold17a}{My way or walk away. Your choice, friend.} {158}{}{Walking.} {159}{}{OK. Long it is.} {160}{HROLD18}{ Some sort of old military base. We lost a lotta folks getting in there.} {161}{}{How did you know this base was the cause?} {162}{}{What were you running up against?} {163}{HROLD19}{ Robots and such. Lot of'em. Damn surprised they was still running after all this time, what with the war and all. Whooa boy they tore us a good one.} {164}{}{What did you do once you got past the robots?} {165}{HROLD20}{ Because it was like someone went bargain shopping at mutantland! Geez! Cheaper by the dozens! Can't figure any other reason except that being the factory.} {166}{}{Did you examine the base closely?} {167}{HROLD21}{ We got pretty far inside. Wasn't a lot of us left by then. Grey, me and couple of others.} {168}{}{And then?} {169}{HROLD22}{ One of them robots got Francine. Mark was wounded, sent him back to the surface. Then it was just me and Grey.} {170}{}{What ever happened to Mark?} {171}{}{What happened then?} {172}{HROLD23}{ To this day, I don't know. He never made it back here, and...well I...couldn't face the wasteland again, so I...I never looked.} {173}{}{What about you and Grey?} {174}{HROLD24}{ We made it to some sort of central core, like a plant of some sort. That's when it happened.} {175}{}{What?} {176}{HROLD25}{ A robot crane crashed into us. Last I saw of Grey, he was flying through the air in-into some sort of acid bath. I was in bad shape and...well I passed out.} {177}{}{How did you survive?} {178}{}{And you never saw Grey again?} {179}{hrold25a}{Didn't. Got killed...[Laughs then coughs] God, I love that joke.} {180}{}{Yeah, I can tell.} {181}{HROLD26}{ Well, I have no idea. Woke up in the wasteland, barely hanging on. Got lucky and some traders I knew found me days later. Good thing, since I was already changing. They brought me here, and here I've been since.} {182}{}{How did you mutate?} {183}{}{Quite a great story. Thanks.} {184}{hrold26a}{Well...Thanks for letting me tell it.} {185}{}{So that was the short version?} {186}{hrold26a}{Well. . . thanks for letting me tell it.} {187}{hrold26b}{For me it was.} {188}{HROLD27}{ No, you idiot! I just said I never saw him again, didn't I?} {189}{}{How did you survive?} {190}{HROLD28}{ All's I know, is it was something inside that base.} {191}{}{Do you think it could have been radiation?} {192}{}{Sorry, tough break. Thanks for the story.} {193}{HROLD29}{ How the hell should I know? Grey would've known if anybody could. [sigh] Anyway, that's how the deal went down.} {194}{}{Thanks for the story.} {195}{HROLD30}{ Yeah, about a century or two in dog years.} {196}{}{What?} {197}{HROLD31}{ Nevermind, that was from my time. I'm cranky, old and I've been that way ever since I changed.} {198}{}{What did you do before this happened to you?} {199}{HROLD32}{ Well, I got mutated. Sure wasn't born this ugly. Happened when we tried to find out where all the mutants were coming from.} {200}{}{What happened?} {201}{HROLD33}{ It's in the past. Probably should stay that way.} {202}{}{Please tell me what happened, it may help me now.} {203}{}{Have it your way.} {204}{HROLD34}{ Well, if you put it that way. I guess it couldn't hurt.} {205}{}{Thanks.} {206}{HROLD35}{ No, no. It's too painful, even now. Thanks for the help, friend. Good luck to you.} {207}{HROLD36}{ You're in the Hub, right? People who live in the Hub? Hubbers. Get it? [cough] Sheesh! Thanks for the help and good luck...think you're gonna need it.} {208}{HROLD37}{ You're as bad as the rest of them. [Wheezing cough]} {209}{HROLD38}{ Oh well, thanks anyway. [cough]} {210}{HROLD39}{ Hey, can you help me out, friend?} {211}{}{Yeah, here's $25.} {212}{}{Take $5.} {213}{}{Don't bug me.} {214}{}{Uhhh?} {215}{HROLD40}{ Hey, 'preciate it! Gotta admit, when I first saw you, [cough] I figured you might hassle me.} {216}{}{Why do you say that?} {217}{}{Nah, not me! Have a good one.} {218}{HROLD41}{ Oh, hey, it's you again.} {219}{}{Here's $20, if you need it.} {220}{}{Hi.} {221}{}{Uhh?} {222}{hrold42}{Just putting me on, huh?} {223}{HROLD43}{ Anything I can do for you?} {224}{}{Heard any good words recently?} {225}{}{I need info on the Deathclaw, and I hear you're the man.} {226}{}{What's your story?} {227}{}{Nope} {228}{hrold43a}{The whole thing? Well...} {229}{HROLD44}{ Oooh, well thanks. Hope it wasn't too much of a strain. [coughs]} {230}{HROLD45}{Oooh, that thing. Friend, that is nightmare city. Why the hell you asking about that?} {231}{}{Gonna kill it.} {232}{}{If it catches up with me, I want to know what to do.} {233}{HROLD47}{Okay. Well, it's like a damn big man, is what it is. Got spikes and claws that can cut through the heaviest armor. But don't let the size fool ya, it's quick.} {234}{}{Any weaknesses?} {235}{HROLD49}{Well, from what I've heard, maybe whack it in the head? I'd try the eyes. 'Course, there's a problem there.} {236}{}{What kind of problem?} {237}{HROLD50}{You can't look at 'em! It is said the Death Claw can hypnotize just by lookin'. Then it walks up and "boom", you're et!} {238}{}{Great, thanks.} {239}{HROLD51}{Good luck to you...you're gonna need it.} {240}{}{Could be.} {241}{HROLD52}{You don't want to know about the Death Claw, and I ain't gonna be the one to tell ya.} {242}{HROLD53}{Well, heard one of Decker's men has somebody from the Brotherhood of Steel trapped in Old Town.} {243}{}{Thanks.} {244}{HROLD54}{I don't believe this one, but some say an army of mutants is on the way. [cough]} {245}{}{Thanks.} {246}{HROLD55}{Leave me alone. [cough]} {247}{}{I want to talk to you.} {248}{}{Here's some cash.} {249}{HROLD56}{Well, I don't wanta talk to you. Go away!} {250}{HROLD57}{Don't want your money. Go away. [cough]} {251}{hrold200}{As much as I love trading, I don't have anything to exchange. [cough]} {252}{hrold201}{I need to sleep for a while. I'm kinda tired.} {253}{hrold202}{You might want to be more careful. [cough] I've heard that you've wasted several people recently.} {254}{hrold203}{Umm...Decker's looking for you. He wants to talk. [cough]} {255}{hrold204}{All I got is clothes and freedom, and the latter's debatable.} {256}{hrold300}{Brilliant guy. A doctor and philosopher. Long ago he lead the expedition where I got changed into a mutant.} {257}{hrold301}{Who? Is he some sort of sex therapist? I could use one, you know.} {258}{hrold302}{Mutants. Doesn't matter what they call themselves.} {259}{hrold303}{Oh, him. He leads the Thieves Circle. Thinks he's Robin Hood. [cough] He's alright, I guess.} {260}{hrold304}{I've seen religions come and religions go, and I hope this one goes. Soon.} {261}{hrold305}{Yeah, I came from a Vault. Too many people, not enough food and water. But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you?} {262}{hrold306}{Horrible. The world just went insane. Long ago, but I'll never forget it. Never.} {263}{hrold307}{[Cough] Trouble. Nothing but trouble.} {264}{hrold400}{Well, like I said...} {265}{}{Nothing, thanks.} # # {266}{HROLD0}{Spare change, old friend, old pal? Can you help a poor mutant down on his luck? [Cough]} {267}{HROLD0}{Spare change, old friend, old pal? Can you help a poor mutant down on his luck? [Cough]} {268}{HROLD2}{Oh, kind of ya, friend. Very kind. You know, if I could clear the gunk out of there, you, just might find a tear in Old Harold's eye.} {269}{HROLD2}{Oh, kind of ya, friend. Very kind. You know, if I could clear the gunk out of there, you, just might find a tear in Old Harold's eye.} {270}{HROLD35}{No, no. It's too painful, even now. Thanks for the help, friend. Good luck to you.} {271}{HROLD35}{No, no. It's too painful, even now. Thanks for the help, friend. Good luck to you.} {272}{HROLD39}{Hey, can you help me out, friend?} {273}{HROLD39}{Hey, can you help me out, friend?} # # {1000}{}{Richard} {1001}{}{Master} {1002}{}{Ghouls} {1003}{}{Loxley} {1004}{}{Cathedral} {1005}{}{Vault} {1006}{}{War} {1007}{}{Decker} {1008}{}{Grey} {1100}{hrold300}{Brilliant guy. A doctor and philosopher. Long ago he lead the expedition where I got changed into a mutant.} {1101}{hrold301}{Who? Is he some sort of sex therapist? I could use one, you know.} {1102}{hrold302}{Mutants. Doesn't matter what they call themselves.} {1103}{hrold303}{Oh, him. He leads the Thieves Circle. Thinks he's Robin Hood. [cough] He's alright, I guess.} {1104}{hrold304}{I've seen religions come and religions go, and I hope this one goes. Soon.} {1105}{hrold305}{Yeah, I came from a Vault. Too many people, not enough food and water. But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you?} {1106}{hrold306}{Horrible. The world just went insane. Long ago, but I'll never forget it. Never.} {1107}{hrold307}{[Cough] Trouble. Nothing but trouble.} {1108}{hrold300}{Brilliant guy. A doctor and philosopher. Long ago he lead the expedition where I got changed into a mutant.}
 * 1) TRANSLATION NOTE: The following groups of  lines are identical in English,
 * 2) but they differ in foreign translations. The first line is for the case of the
 * 3) player-character masculine ("my friend" will be masculine); the second line is
 * 4) for the case of the player-character feminine ("my friend" will be feminine).
 * 1) Harold's Tell-Me-Abouts