Convince Coleridge that Presper deceived them

Convince Coleridge that Presper deceived them was going to be a quest in Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 by Black Isle Studios. It is located in B.O.M.B.-001.

Background
Convincing Coleridge that Presper deceived them about the New Plague and instead gave him and his men a virus that would eventually kill Coleridge and his NCR guards. This news will get Coleridge to turn on Presper. It also clears the way for the PC to re-target the missiles, if he wants, without opposition.

Walkthrough
If the player is captured, walks in on unexpectedly, or is noticed fiddling with the targeting computer, Presper will initiate dialogue and get the ball rolling. If the PC is "persuasive" enough, he can convince Coleridge that Presper was not honest about giving a lighter strain of the New Plague to Coleridge and his men. Instead, Presper injected Coleridge and his men with a virus that would slowly kill Coleridge and his men, guaranteeing neither he, or his men, would ever enjoy the "brave new world" Presper had planned. This information does not sit well with Coleridge, and he will shoot Presper in the face. He will then set B.O.M.B.-001 to self-destruct and exit via the escape pods, giving the PC three minutes to settle affairs (re-target missiles, dance a jig, get in an escape pod, etc.)

Character type completion breakdown

 * 1) Combat Boy - Convincing Coleridge will take a bit of the Persuade skill, maybe > 50. Having this skill will present more convincing dialogue options to throw Coleridge's way.
 * 2) Diplomacy Boy, Science Boy, Stealth Boy - If he doesn't have Persuade > 50, then he's not much of a Diplomacy Boy and needs to be ridiculed incessantly at Duck & Cover.

Source

 * B.O.M.B.-001 design document