Curie



CVRIE (short for "Contagions Vulnerability Robotic Infirmary Engineer", dubbed Curie by Dr. Kenneth Collins) is a companion (as a modified Miss Nanny model) in Fallout 4.

Background
Curie began as a Miss Nanny robot intended for use in the secret partition of Vault 81 as a lab assistant. Only a handful of the vault's scientific staff were working in the vault when the Great War hit, which led Dr. Kenneth Collins to modify the robot and give it greater operational freedom so that it could conduct its own experiments.

Dr. Collins programmed a custom feminine personality derived from history's famed intellectuals such as Marie Skłodowska Curie, Immanuel Kant, and Albert Einstein, added a French-accented voice (based on a woman Collins had a relationship with while studying in Paris in the 2040's), and christened his creation "Curie", an acronym based on the robot's original designation (CVRIE). As Curie began taking on greater responsibilities, Dr. Collins insisted that the other scientists treat her as they would a human, and even set aside a terminal for her personal use, an act of kindness that initially bewildered Curie, but which she later came to appreciate. Through her work and interaction with the scientists, Curie gradually developed a degree of self-awareness and independence that surprised even Dr. Collins.

When the scientists eventually succumbed to old age, Curie curated their remains, storing the bodies of two in empty lockers and cremating the third according to his wishes. For decades, Curie took on their research alone and in 2204 completed Vault 81's original initiative: she perfected a panacea capable of curing every disease that afflicted humanity. Unfortunately, she was still beholden to her programming and was incapable of leaving the secret partition without express authorization from a Vault-Tec employee. For 83 years, she waited idly for Vault-Tec security to arrive, watching the escaped mole rats that had been used as test subjects run free.

When Curie was finally discovered by the Sole Survivor in 2287, she elatedly handed over the last remaining unexpired dose of the cure and decided to travel with the Survivor in order to seek out new research opportunities in the Commonwealth. Eventually, she realized that her Miss Nanny body and programming lacked the inspirational spark that all great scientists had, and requested the Sole Survivor to help her transfer her mind and memories into a human body so that she could achieve more as a scientist.

Quests

 * Hole in the Wall: Curie has access to the cure Austin needs, although she will only give it once all the nearby Mole Rats are terminated.
 * Emergent Behavior: Curie wants a human body to be a better scientist.

Other interactions

 * Curie will occasionally give the player stimpaks.
 * Like most other companions, she will make comments regarding the player's actions and the places visited or about the Commonwealth in general.
 * Curie will request to leave if she enters Vault 81, but her affection level will not change.
 * Curie is a potential candidate for romance, an option that unlocks after reaching the highest level of affinity.

Effects of player's actions

 * Curie can be let out from her laboratory. In addition, she can become a synth if the player character asks Doctor Amari in Memory Den to transfer her memory into a synth body (quest Emergent Behavior).
 * Upon becoming idolized by Curie, she will tell about a breakthrough she has made with mutfruit, and give the Combat Medic perk, which heals the Sole Survivor for 100 Hit Points once a day when falling below 10% health.
 * Curie's affinity towards the player character won't increase any further from the value 499 before the quest Emergent Behavior is completed, even if the game states that "Curie loved that".

Notable quotes

 * (When engaging in combat)
 * (When giving the player a stimpak)
 * (When deciding to trade)
 * (After killing an enemy) Reference to the third book of the Hyperion series by Dan Simons, Endymion.
 * (Upon entering Vault 81)
 * During her third approval talk (even if the Sole Survivor hasn't flirted with her.)
 * (When romanced with the "Start a relationship" option)
 * (When sleeping with romanced Curie nearby)
 * (When nearby an enemy)
 * (When entering power armor)
 * During her third approval talk (even if the Sole Survivor hasn't flirted with her.)
 * (When romanced with the "Start a relationship" option)
 * (When sleeping with romanced Curie nearby)
 * (When nearby an enemy)
 * (When entering power armor)

Appearances
Curie appears only in Fallout 4.

Behind the scenes
Curie's name is a reference to Marie Skłodowska Curie, the physicist and chemist that discovered radioactivity, as well as the first person and only woman in history to earn 2 Nobel prizes in two different categories.

Bugs
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