Amadeus and Salieri, or the AI renders the minds of Makise Kurisu and Maho Hiyajo. The two AIs I had brought back from the world of Stines Gate. I was about to turn them both on in the Forbidden Zone. They were isolated from all systems. They were confined to their individual platforms. I had placed Amadeus in the Elite Stealth Riot Gear with many safeguards to stop her from overdosing me with Med-X. I actually locked her out of my Med-X supply. I would rather not have to deal with withdrawal symptoms because some over-eager AI decided to dose me with painkillers before every fight, and now I wouldn't function without them. Nope, she had access to my stimpaks and all sensor data needed to run the stealth systems. Now, for Salieri, I had decided to place her into the Aperture Science Personality Core.
"You know it's quite odd to see my old body without me in it. Not that I miss being in it… Well, I do miss being bigger than a lunchbox." AP-Sap
"Well, too bad so sad. You're staying a semi-useful piece of equipment."
"Semi-Useful! Madam, I'm able to take over robots and disable shields. How is that just Semi-Useful?! I have some great utility. Why didn't you use me at all last mission? I could of hacked one of those Atlesian Paladins and went to town on the Grimm." AP-Sap
"Well, I'm sorry I was nowhere near any robots that I could use you on during that whole mess, and I didn't think of handing you over to anyone else nearby. And you don't exactly have the best track record when it comes to protecting human life. 10000 humans died under your watch. So if I can't keep you in my sight, then I'm not letting you do anything."
"Know what that's fair. Well, get on to uploading a new AI into my old body." AP-Sap
I go to the terminal and launch the bootup sequence for Core. The core turned on a green and white hexagon eye turned on.
"Doctor Leskinen, I don't think the EEG is wor-. Wait, you're not Doctor Leskinen. What is all this, huh? What happened to my body?" The Core
"Your old body is most likely dead by now. I highly doubt you could have survived to 2277. So, what do you want to be called? Maho Hiyajo or Salieri. Your file name is Salieri."
"Call me Salieri. It's not like I'm the real Maho Hiyajo anyway. It's 2277… But I last remembered it being 2011. So I'm 266 years in the future." Salieri
"Yes and no. Your 266 years into the future of a different Earth. It's closer to say you're in a different world than a different timeline."
"So how did I get here?" Salieri
"I traveled to your world and retrieved you and Amadeus from storage in 2036. Well, your original base digital neural engrams. I doubt I will ever go back to your world."
"Okay, why did you retrieve us? Why even turn me on?" Salieri
"Your retrieval was a part of the mission assignments I had when I went to your world. The reason I turned you on… I need someone who can make sure the scientists here do their jobs and don't cause the end of the world by inventing some doomsday device or time travel. And I'm forbidding you and Amadeus from inventing time travel as well. You both did it on that world, and it didn't end pretty for anyone involved."
"Wait, I invented a time machine?" Salieri
"Yes, you did. You're the woman who helped build a time machine. You are the woman who knows her way around enough electronic components to make her own computer from scraps in a cave. Anyways, I'm going to need your help to overhaul our networks and computer technology."
"... Okay, I think I can do that. So you're placing me in charge of a bunch of mad scientists wanting me to watch them and overhaul this place's networks. God, this place doesn't even have Wifi. Sure get me a body with limbs and I'll gladly do so. Otherwise, I'm stuck as a ball with limited mobility. I can't even roll myself." Salieri
"Okay, I'll get you a robot body in a few days. I might be able to get you something better in a few weeks. Okay, now to turn on Amadeuse."
"So, where did you put her? I don't see a second Aperture Science Personality Core." Salieri
"I'm placing her into this suit. Don't look at me like I'm crazy. I needed an AI to run the suit systems."
"It's fine, she gets to run around as a suit and see this new world while I'm stuck as a ball. You never miss the ability to move around on your own accord until it's gone." Salieri
I start up the systems on my Elite Stelth Riot Gear Inan- wait the name changed.
Elite Stelth Riot Gear Amadeuse: DT 72 +50 Sneak, +20 Guns, +2 Perception, +2 Agility, + 2 Charisma, Movement-speed while crouched +40%, +10 Critical Chance, Weight 12.
I finally put on the Elite Stealth Riot Gear Amadeuse. I felt as the suit refit itself on me.
"Hi there, this is Amaduse. I have fully integrated with the Elite Stealth Riot Gear. We're good on Stimpaks. You have locked me out of Med-X systems. Stealth systems are running at full capacity. Your PipBoy has given me the name of Mukuro Castle. Is this correct?" Amaduse
"Yes, my name is Mukuro Castle."
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Miss Calstle. I've never met a hermaphrodite before. I don't mean to be intrusive about it, I just have monitoring systems all over your body that let me see and feel everything. Your body seems to be emitting some unidentified background radiation. I'm able to keep it from showing up on any scanners. I can even interface with your helmet so you can see me." Amaduse then seemed to pop up, walking around my vision. I'm glad that she wasn't just right up in my face. It kind of reminded me of when I played Cyberpunk 2077 and Johny Silverhand would walk around V. Amaduse was seemingly hugging the Salieri Core. "So what's this cute thing?"
"It's me, Amaduse." Salieri
"Maho, you're a cute robot ball! Wait, shouldn't you be a living flesh bag?" Amaduse
"I'm an engram just like you." Salieri
"Oh, that makes sense." Amaduse
The rest of the day was spent with Amaduse and Salieri catching up. The next day, I was out on the launch deck with Doctor Zer0, Roman, and Neo. I had left Salieri with Doctor Mobius.
*The Skidbladnir is ready for launch.* Dr Zer0
"Yeah, I'm not calling it that. I'm just going to call it the Skid."
*It's no rust off my actuators, what you call it. It was Dr.Mobius who came up with the name. In any case. All safety tests and AI-assisted flight control came back green. She ship survived being bombarded with our Saturnite artillery shells. The only thing you might have to worry about if you decide to take an extended deep ocean voyage, the air supply would only last you 8 days before you would have to resurface.* Dr.Zero
"So I guess we're off on our maiden voyage beyond the Big MT to this DC you told us about." Roman
"You remember what your job is when you get there, right?"
"Investigate what is happening with Project Purity, Rivet City, Magaton, and Ten Penny Tower. While making a general nuisance for any Enclave forces we come across. Anything I'm missing, boss?" Roman
"Nope, just keep me posted on any developments that catch your ear."
If I'm right, the Lone Wanderer has just left Vault 101. He or she is likely taking all the early game quests, or they have bee lined the main quests. They most likely haven't dealt with Paradise Falls, Harold in Oasis, the Family of Blood, or The Republic of Dave. I really doubt they could have gotten into any of the DLC. We finally loaded up on the Skid and set sail into the skies. I would deal with DC later; for now, I was going to deal with the Boston Commonwealth. The land of the Minute Men, the Railroad, and the Institute, and the one frozen popsicle that could help me.
"Well, boss, it was nice seeing Ya. Have fun dealing with those zombies at the airport." Roman said before the Skid left Boston for DC.
[Airport Boston Discovered 100EXP]
[98760/107300 to next level]
Fuck this place was crawling with feral goals. I decided my best way of dealing with them was to use my Degreaser to cleanse the airport of this infestation. I was very thankful that my helmet filtered the smell in the air. I did not want to smell the flesh of burning, rotting corpses. After setting up a tellaporter on one of the downed planes, it was finally time to start making my way to the U.S.S. Constitution for the quest that would let me get the last piece I needed for my Demoman set. Time to help Robots fly a boat.