Meresti Metro Station

Meresti station is a standard sized underground train station in the Capital Wasteland's Washington D.C. metro system, home to the Family.

Layout
The Meresti metro station is a cleaned up, and slightly modified version of the other stations found throughout the Capital Wasteland. The rail pit has been filled and leveled with debris, then boarded over. Atop the boards and around the platforms, numerous benches, tables, and beds for use by the various followers of The Family have been set up. The benches are placed in rows similar to a church's pews, with the lobby above acting like a chancel from where Vance deliver speeches. All of the groups members can be found here with Vance and his wife Holly looking down on their followers at the platform bellow.

At the northwest side is Karl's shop, above which are the Family's makeshift bedrooms. West lies the hallway leading to the blocked-off exit to the surface. In this hallway are also Vance and Holly's room (electronically locked by a wall terminal) as well as another locked bedroom in which Ian West can be found during the quest Blood Ties.

The station has been completely cut off from the rest of the tunnels. It is accessible only through the Meresti Trainyard or an irradiated underground sewer manhole in Northwest Seneca Station.

Notable loot

 * A copy of Tumblers Today can be found on a table at the guard outpost in the Meresti service tunnel.
 * A mini nuke can be found in the main Meresti Family base on top of an overhang. From where Vance stands on top of the mezzanine facing the common area below, there is an escalator on your left. Stand about half way down the escalator and you can just barely see it on top the overhang at the far end (it's above the work bench). The easiest way to get it by far is to shoot it down with a sniper rifle. It will also come down with a grenade, but this is not recommended as it will go flying and can become very difficult to locate (stack boxes instead). Turning up the brightness of the game may make the nuke a bit easier to spot.
 * A copy of Lying, Congressional Style can be found under the box on top of the train carriage under the place Vance is usually standing, by dropping down onto it from above.
 * Vampire's Edge can be found in the locked (hard) sword cabinet in Vance's room (Vance carries the key).
 * Karl runs a large hidden store which sometimes carries rare items and sells at least 20 scrap metal for the player to give to Walter in Megaton. It is located behind the left main area escalator. He attends the store at night, so extra inventory can be easily stolen during the day.

Related quests

 * Blood Ties
 * I Want to Drink Your Blood

Appearances
Meresti Metro Station appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes
Merești is the name of a commune in Harghita County, Romania, a part of Transylvania. This is fitting considering the overall vampire theme of the events that occur in the vicinity of Meresti Metro Station. Justin, one of the Family, makes note of this.

Bugs

 * The entrance door may become locked behind you. The lock difficulty is average so if you do not have Lockpick 50, the only way to get out is to load from your last save point, so it is wise to save just before you enter.

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