It began with a name. Sitting square at a table with little more than silence hanging in the space between them, Helen’s gaze rolls over the other with a hesitance that isn’t like her. Her can-do attitude seems too aggressive in the moment, though, and she opts for a quiet tone of voice; the MOM tone.
❝ My name is Helen Parr. ❞ she urges without sitting back. ❝ What is your name? ❞
How she’d come to be in this position, Anais still wasn’t sure. If there was one thing the thief prided herself on, it was her discretion-- and yet, somehow, she’d not only been seen near the scene of the crime, but hauled off the police station and confined to an interrogation room. One lone light hung above the old and worn table, emitting a faint buzzing noise that she just couldn’t quite tune out.
❛ My name is of no concern, ❜ she replied, a thick French accent peppering her words. ❛ Will you tell me why I am here? I ‘ave done nothing wrong. ❜
Anais can be found in the lockup at DIAMOND CITY. When you first meet her, she’s being confronted by a member of Diamond City’s security team, who insists that she stole money from them, and says they’re only holding her until they can toss her out of the city. You can take him at his word and condemn Anais for stealing, or stand up for her and offer to pay the caps needed to bail her out. Should you choose to FORK OVER THE CAPS, she’ll thank you and offer her services for free. If you DO NOTHING, you can eventually find her in GOODNEIGHBOR, where you can still employ her, for a fee.
As a companion, Anais grants you +2 TO ENDURANCE AND AGILITY.
Anais liked that.
- stealing / pickpocketing / lockpicking
- selflessly agreeing to help those in need
- establishing settlements
- using / crafting chems ( before personal quest )
Anais loved that.
- offering aid to children / families
- returning the Deathclaw’s egg to its nest
- refusing Bullet’s offer and bringing Billy Peabody home
- helping Bobby De Luca kick his addiction ( after personal quest )
Anais disliked that.
- using / crafting chems ( after personal quest )
- eating corpses
- taking/offering bribes
- requesting payment for pre-discussed deeds
Anais hated that.
- siding with Wolfgang at the Drumlin Diner
- killing innocent people
- accepting Dr. Chamber’s offer and killing Amelia Stockton
- taking the cure for yourself in Vault 81
Once Anais ADMIRES YOU, she’ll open up to you and admit that, in her younger days, she used to be nothing but trouble -- taking every chem in the book, selling herself for caps, etc. It wasn’t until she met her husband, Timothy, that she got clean. The two settled down to make a life together, and ended up having two wonderful sons.
However, just over ten years later, she returned home to find their bodies littering the living room of their house. Her youngest, Nathaniel, died her in arms, but not before telling her the name of the man that had led the raider gang -- Stag. Unfortunately, after her family’s demise, she relapsed and fell back into her chem addiction.
She now seeks revenge on the man that killed her family, hoping that gathering information from various people around the wasteland will bring her one step closer to finding him.
[ Quest Added: Hell Hath No Fury ]
Anais will eventually mention that she overheard a rumor regarding a gang of raiders in a nearby factory. Killing all of them will lead you to a small room, where you can confront another raider and ask him about Stag’s whereabouts. He and his cronies can be found in a secluded junkyard, where you’ll have to fight your way to the big man himself.
Upon reaching Stag, he’ll give you an offer -- 2000 CAPS to let him walk free. From here, the player has two options.
ONE -- Refuse his offer and kill Stag, after which you can loot his safe and steamer trunk.
TWO -- Take the offer and betray Anais. She will immediately attack you, and you’ll be forced to kill her.
If you chose to kill Stag, Anais will reward you with a unique weapon, ★ Poisoned Thorn. When equipped, the wearer gains +20% TO MELEE. Any hits with this weapon CAUSE THE ENEMY TO BLEED.
When you become IDOLIZED by Anais, she grants you an additional, permanent perk -- RISEN FLAME, which grants you an extra 30 POINTS OF HP. In addition, you do an extra +25% DAMAGE AGAINST RAIDERS.
Crossing Lines | Sergeant Eva Vittoria >> I know the pain of losing your family and feeling helpless. Both of my parents were murdered. That’s why I do what I do.
security guards rush aimlessly ( like chickens sans their heads, she notes ) in search of a priceless artifact -- a jewel, a well-preserved ruby -- long since missing from the now empty display case. a lone eye watches from afar as the uniformed men curiously retrieve the item left inside -- a single black rose, beautiful but deadly. one thorn pricks at its offender’s finger and draws a dab of blood from beneath the torn skin. the faintest of smiles makes light of the men’s frowns, then parts before a small earpiece speaker to utter three words--
