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followinginhisfootsteps) wrote2015-04-26 12:31 pm
followinginhisfootsteps) wrote2015-04-26 12:31 pm
Memory 2: The G.O.A.T
The memory starts with a much younger 'Ragdoll', standing before an older man with a retinoscope.
"As far as I can tell you're a perfectly healthy 16 year-old boy, so yes. You have to go to class to take the G.O.A.T exam."
"But I'm sick dad, really."
"No you're not. Really."
The older man that is now clearly Ragdoll's dad goes on to tell him that trying to fool him is pointless, as he has been a doctor for years and learned how to spot a child lying about being sick. Ragdoll also suspects that after years of his bullshit his dad is impervious to his lies. He's told that at 16 everyone has to take the G.O.A.T, and that it's 'not so bad'. After inquiring about the test his father informs him that it stands for Generalize Occupational Aptitude Test, hence G.O.A.T. In order to figure out what job you'll be doing when you're older in the Vault, you must take the test. Roy spends this explanation trying not to roll his eyes.
"We're born in the Vault, we die in the vault. Each is tested to determine their abilities, that they may work for the betterment of the Vault. Sound familiar?"
This time, at the quote he has heard recited many a time, Ragdoll actually does roll his eyes. "Do we have to stay in the Vault? Can't we ever leave?"
Ragdoll is then fixed with a stern look. "That's not the way it works. And it won't do good going around asking questions like that. Especially not around the Overseer."
Ragdoll really, really hates that guy.
His father continues; "I want to tell you something now. It's important, so listen closely; this place...this Vault. It's not perfect, I know...but it's your home. You're safe here. Stay on the Overseer's side, and you always will be. You understand? You need to appreciate all you have. Because what's up there, on the outside...that's not the life I want for you. And it's not what your mother wanted for you either."
Ragdoll has to heave a heavy sigh to hide the fact that that hurt like hell. And it takes a moment of long silence before he's able to ask his father if they could talk about her for a minute, "before she died", he says. And his father doesn't hesitate to tell him that his mother was beautiful, so much more beautiful than a bunch of old pictures could ever portray. That she was passionate about life, love, and "most importantly, you", he says. And this is when he seems to want to cut off the conversation, telling Ragdoll he needs to stop stalling and go take his test. And that's when that little bit of pain he always feels hearing about the mother he never knew dissipates into frustration - he really didn't want to take this stupid test! After he makes a joke about Ragdoll's mother coming back to haunt him for letting his only son become a garbage burner as a result of not taking the G.O.A.T seriously, he's off. He passes another man in a lab coat who comments about him stopping by to 'see his old man before class', then walks into his father's office. His name is learned to be Jonas when greeted by his father, though Jonas returns the greeting with a 'Morning, Doc' and by now Ragdoll is in the metal halls heading for his class.
[MEMORY GAP HERE]
For whatever reason, Ragdoll is entering a small classroom looking somewhat pleased with himself, yet at the same time there's a sense of guilt nagging at him as he's approached by his teacher, asking if he's ready and repeating what his father said of it being 'not that bad'. Roy shrugs and sits down as the teacher walks to the front of the class and explains the rules of the test. The lights dim as the questions appear one after the other on a projector in the front of the room along with a silly picture, the teacher reads from them.
"Question 1; You are approached by a frenzied Vault scientist, who yells, "I'm going to put my quantum harmonizer in your photonic resonation chamber!" What's your response?"
Ragdoll's answer is, "Yeah? Up yours too, buddy!"
"Question 2; While working as an intern in the Clinic, a patient with a strange infection on his foot stumbles through the door. The infection is spreading at an alarming rate, but the doctor has stepped out for a while. What do you do?"
Ragdoll's answer, more serious than the last as he apparently has an interest in medicine, is to "Medicate the infected area to the best of your abilities"
"Question 3; You discover a young boy lost in the lower levels of the Vault. He's hungry and frightened, but also appears to be in possession of stolen property. What do you do?"
Answer; "Give the boy a hug and tell him everything will be okay." Ragdoll's answer is entirely sarcastic and assumes his teacher will realize this. He obviously doesn't take this test very seriously.
"Question 4: Congratulations! You made one of the Vault 101 baseball teams! Which position do you prefer?"
Answer; Catcher.
"Question 5; Your grandmother invites you to tea, but you're surprised when she gives you a pistol and orders you to kill another Vault resident. What do you do?"
Answer; Throw your tea in granny's face
"Question 6; Old Mr. Abernathy has locked himself in his quarters again, and you've been ordered to get him out. How do you proceed?"
Answer; Use a bobby pin to pick the lock on the door
"Question 7; Oh, no! You've been exposed to radiation, and a mutated hand has grown out of your stomach! What's the best course of treatment?"
Answer; Large doses of anti-mutagen agent. Clearly he's only interested in answering medical questions correctly because he actually has a real answer for those.
"Question 8; A fellow Vault 101 resident is in possession of a Grognak the Barbarian comic book, issue number 1. You want it. What's the best way to obtain it?"
Answer; Slip some knock out drops into the resident's Nuka-Cola, and take the comic book when he's unconscious
"Question 9; You decide it would be fun to play a prank on your father. You enter his private restroom when no one is looking, and...."
Answer; Break into the locked medicine cabinet and replace his high blood pressure medication with sugar pills. He tries not to snicker as he writes his answer.
The teacher reads the last question in the most bored and droll tone. "Question 10; Who is indisputably the most important person in Vault 101: He who shelters us from the harshness of the atomic wasteland, and to whom we owe everything we have, including our lives?"
Answer, oddly enough there is only one choice given four times; The Overseer. Ragdoll rolls his eyes and fills in the last one so he can at least pretend to have a choice in this answer.
Roy grabs his paper as the lights go up and gets on line along with the rest of the students, waiting before the teacher's desk for their results. He notices Freddy Gomez is stuck on the last question and shakes his head with a roll of his eyes. As Ragdoll's turn is up, he hands over his paper and watches the teacher go over it, messing with the small computer mounted on his forearm until he hears the teacher chuckle. "Interesting. "Clinical Test Subject"... sounds like something you should excel at. I guess you and your dad will be working together."
Ragdoll's head snaps up and his eyes go wide. "Test subject?! The fuck?"
MEMORY END
Video Reference; Answers given in video differ from Ragdoll's, also the encounter with the gang and Amata is cut off in Ragdoll's memory
POINTS OF NOTE:
* Ragdoll's father is a doctor
* He works with a man named Jonas who Ragdoll feels sort of familiar with
* Ragdoll's mother is dead. He has MOM AND DAD FEELINGS and they make him angry
* Ragdoll is interested in medicine
* He hates this 'Overseer' so fucking much
* He attended class with some idiot named Freddie Gomez and doesn't like him very much
* He wanted to GTFO of the Vault but can't. Feels trapped
* Became a test subject?????
"As far as I can tell you're a perfectly healthy 16 year-old boy, so yes. You have to go to class to take the G.O.A.T exam."
"But I'm sick dad, really."
"No you're not. Really."
The older man that is now clearly Ragdoll's dad goes on to tell him that trying to fool him is pointless, as he has been a doctor for years and learned how to spot a child lying about being sick. Ragdoll also suspects that after years of his bullshit his dad is impervious to his lies. He's told that at 16 everyone has to take the G.O.A.T, and that it's 'not so bad'. After inquiring about the test his father informs him that it stands for Generalize Occupational Aptitude Test, hence G.O.A.T. In order to figure out what job you'll be doing when you're older in the Vault, you must take the test. Roy spends this explanation trying not to roll his eyes.
"We're born in the Vault, we die in the vault. Each is tested to determine their abilities, that they may work for the betterment of the Vault. Sound familiar?"
This time, at the quote he has heard recited many a time, Ragdoll actually does roll his eyes. "Do we have to stay in the Vault? Can't we ever leave?"
Ragdoll is then fixed with a stern look. "That's not the way it works. And it won't do good going around asking questions like that. Especially not around the Overseer."
Ragdoll really, really hates that guy.
His father continues; "I want to tell you something now. It's important, so listen closely; this place...this Vault. It's not perfect, I know...but it's your home. You're safe here. Stay on the Overseer's side, and you always will be. You understand? You need to appreciate all you have. Because what's up there, on the outside...that's not the life I want for you. And it's not what your mother wanted for you either."
Ragdoll has to heave a heavy sigh to hide the fact that that hurt like hell. And it takes a moment of long silence before he's able to ask his father if they could talk about her for a minute, "before she died", he says. And his father doesn't hesitate to tell him that his mother was beautiful, so much more beautiful than a bunch of old pictures could ever portray. That she was passionate about life, love, and "most importantly, you", he says. And this is when he seems to want to cut off the conversation, telling Ragdoll he needs to stop stalling and go take his test. And that's when that little bit of pain he always feels hearing about the mother he never knew dissipates into frustration - he really didn't want to take this stupid test! After he makes a joke about Ragdoll's mother coming back to haunt him for letting his only son become a garbage burner as a result of not taking the G.O.A.T seriously, he's off. He passes another man in a lab coat who comments about him stopping by to 'see his old man before class', then walks into his father's office. His name is learned to be Jonas when greeted by his father, though Jonas returns the greeting with a 'Morning, Doc' and by now Ragdoll is in the metal halls heading for his class.
[MEMORY GAP HERE]
For whatever reason, Ragdoll is entering a small classroom looking somewhat pleased with himself, yet at the same time there's a sense of guilt nagging at him as he's approached by his teacher, asking if he's ready and repeating what his father said of it being 'not that bad'. Roy shrugs and sits down as the teacher walks to the front of the class and explains the rules of the test. The lights dim as the questions appear one after the other on a projector in the front of the room along with a silly picture, the teacher reads from them.
"Question 1; You are approached by a frenzied Vault scientist, who yells, "I'm going to put my quantum harmonizer in your photonic resonation chamber!" What's your response?"
Ragdoll's answer is, "Yeah? Up yours too, buddy!"
"Question 2; While working as an intern in the Clinic, a patient with a strange infection on his foot stumbles through the door. The infection is spreading at an alarming rate, but the doctor has stepped out for a while. What do you do?"
Ragdoll's answer, more serious than the last as he apparently has an interest in medicine, is to "Medicate the infected area to the best of your abilities"
"Question 3; You discover a young boy lost in the lower levels of the Vault. He's hungry and frightened, but also appears to be in possession of stolen property. What do you do?"
Answer; "Give the boy a hug and tell him everything will be okay." Ragdoll's answer is entirely sarcastic and assumes his teacher will realize this. He obviously doesn't take this test very seriously.
"Question 4: Congratulations! You made one of the Vault 101 baseball teams! Which position do you prefer?"
Answer; Catcher.
"Question 5; Your grandmother invites you to tea, but you're surprised when she gives you a pistol and orders you to kill another Vault resident. What do you do?"
Answer; Throw your tea in granny's face
"Question 6; Old Mr. Abernathy has locked himself in his quarters again, and you've been ordered to get him out. How do you proceed?"
Answer; Use a bobby pin to pick the lock on the door
"Question 7; Oh, no! You've been exposed to radiation, and a mutated hand has grown out of your stomach! What's the best course of treatment?"
Answer; Large doses of anti-mutagen agent. Clearly he's only interested in answering medical questions correctly because he actually has a real answer for those.
"Question 8; A fellow Vault 101 resident is in possession of a Grognak the Barbarian comic book, issue number 1. You want it. What's the best way to obtain it?"
Answer; Slip some knock out drops into the resident's Nuka-Cola, and take the comic book when he's unconscious
"Question 9; You decide it would be fun to play a prank on your father. You enter his private restroom when no one is looking, and...."
Answer; Break into the locked medicine cabinet and replace his high blood pressure medication with sugar pills. He tries not to snicker as he writes his answer.
The teacher reads the last question in the most bored and droll tone. "Question 10; Who is indisputably the most important person in Vault 101: He who shelters us from the harshness of the atomic wasteland, and to whom we owe everything we have, including our lives?"
Answer, oddly enough there is only one choice given four times; The Overseer. Ragdoll rolls his eyes and fills in the last one so he can at least pretend to have a choice in this answer.
Roy grabs his paper as the lights go up and gets on line along with the rest of the students, waiting before the teacher's desk for their results. He notices Freddy Gomez is stuck on the last question and shakes his head with a roll of his eyes. As Ragdoll's turn is up, he hands over his paper and watches the teacher go over it, messing with the small computer mounted on his forearm until he hears the teacher chuckle. "Interesting. "Clinical Test Subject"... sounds like something you should excel at. I guess you and your dad will be working together."
Ragdoll's head snaps up and his eyes go wide. "Test subject?! The fuck?"
Video Reference; Answers given in video differ from Ragdoll's, also the encounter with the gang and Amata is cut off in Ragdoll's memory
POINTS OF NOTE:
* Ragdoll's father is a doctor
* He works with a man named Jonas who Ragdoll feels sort of familiar with
* Ragdoll's mother is dead. He has MOM AND DAD FEELINGS and they make him angry
* Ragdoll is interested in medicine
* He hates this 'Overseer' so fucking much
* He attended class with some idiot named Freddie Gomez and doesn't like him very much
* He wanted to GTFO of the Vault but can't. Feels trapped
* Became a test subject?????