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PIP-OS v7.0 (C) 2075 ROBCO INDUSTRIES (TM)
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> INITIATING REMOTE ACCESS LINK...
> SIGNAL STRENGTH: 82%
> ROUTING THROUGH: BIG CHIEF PIP-NODE #07
> CONNECTION SOURCE: FIELD TERMINAL / FREETOWN REGION
> ENCRYPTION HANDSHAKE: VERIFIED
> USER AUTHENTICATION: BIG CHIEF [PRIORITY ACCESS]
> SYSTEM BRIDGE ESTABLISHED — UNIVERSITY NETWORK NODE (ULL-DUPRE-03)
> TERMINAL STATUS: RESTORING ARCHIVAL MODE
> RUNNING BIOS DIAGNOSTIC…
- MEMORY BANKS............... STABLE
- DATA CACHE................. PARTIAL CORRUPTION DETECTED
- AUDIO INDEX................ INTACT
- TEXT ARCHIVE............... RESTORABLE
- POWER SOURCE............... AUXILIARY (PIP-BOY BACKFEED)
- SECURITY LOCKS............. OVERRIDDEN
> STANDBY...
==================== UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE ====================
EDITH GARLAND DUPRÉ LIBRARY — TERMINAL INTERFACE
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SYSTEM STATUS: ONLINE
LAST SYSTEM BACKUP: OCTOBER 23, 2077 — 17:48 CST
TERMINAL ID: ULL-DUPRE-LIB-TERM03
CURRENT USER: <GUEST_LOGIN>
ACCESS LEVEL: RESEARCH / PUBLIC ARCHIVE
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Welcome to the University Archives Terminal
Current Librarian on Duty: Martha L. Pennington
Head Librarian: Edwin H. Corbyn
Archival Specialist: Freida K. Mallory
Technology Coordinator: Jameson P. Clymer
Junior Librarian: Hannah S. Drake
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LIBRARY OVERVIEW:
Located at the heart of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the Edith Garland Dupré Library served as the central knowledge hub before the Great War. The archive housed academic manuscripts, cultural records, and digital repositories including the Cajun & Creole Music Collection, Acadiana Manuscripts, and the Vault-Tec Community Hub access terminal.
System updates halted October 23rd, 2077, shortly before network collapse.
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>> USER LOG: FIELD ENTRY — ARCHIVAL DEEP DIVE
DATE: 11.08.2224 | LOCATION: DUPRÉ LIBRARY — TERMINAL WING
AUTHOR: M. MARCEL JR. (“BIG CHIEF”)
COMPANION FILES: CLANCY / L. BREaux / PINBALL
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We reached the library just as the generators stuttered into silence.
Dust burned in the circuitry; the air still carried ozone.
We returned to the terminals after hours—manual override only.
Clancy watched the ceiling fans spin down. Larry hovered near the power junction, muttering.
Pinball synced the data feeds through my Pip-Boy.
Here’s what we found.
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== PRE-WAR FAMILY REGISTRY: MARCEL / REDWOLF / DEAN ==
>> Compiled from surviving municipal, business, and evacuation records.
>> All cross-referenced through residual university archives.
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> RAY MARCEL SR. (“BIG CHIEF REDWOLF”)
Born 1956 — Died 2022
Funeral director’s son, New Orleans. Choctaw-Creole descent.
Founder of the Big Chief Brand, an independent southern producer of beverages and consumer goods.
Local folklore notes him tending "midnight flames at Tremé graveyards to keep predators at bay.”
Business archives list expansion into snack foods and domestic products before the 2040s collapse.
→ Status: DECEASED | Legacy Founder
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> RAY MARCEL JR.
Born 1984 — Died 2059
Successor to Ray Sr. in the family enterprise.
Described in local letters as “part man, part myth.”
Rumored physical changes near end of life—folkloric Rougarou lineage.
→ Status: DECEASED | Mythic Heir
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> MIKE MARCEL SR.
Born 2009 — Died 2064
Veteran, industrialist, and CEO of Big Chief Soda Co. (2044–2064).
Expanded into agriculture, home appliances, and civil reconstruction contracts.
Personal logs reveal fixation on bayou legends and human transformation.
→ Status: DECEASED | Decorated Military & Corporate Expansionist
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> MIKE MARCEL JR.
Born 2037 — Presumed KIA, 2076
Engineer, scientist, and partial owner of Big Chief Brand.
Affiliated with Wattz Consumer Electronics and ULL Research Division.
Pioneered non-lethal fusion-based weapon systems for urban enforcement.
→ Status: PRESUMED DEAD | Current Operator of Archive Record (Contradiction)
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> DARRYL MARCEL
Born 2053 — Status UNKNOWN
Green Beret, Joint Special Operations Command.
Evacuation record: “D. Marcel, irregular endocrine levels.”
Note: “Eyes burned red before sedation.”
→ Status: MISSING IN ACTION
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| Naomi |
> NAOMI MARCEL
Born 2043 — Last Seen August 2076, Age 34
Evacuee manifest lists destination Houston, no arrival confirmation.
Mother of Jelani Marcel (b. 2066).
→ Status: UNKNOWN | Presumed Deceased
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| Jalen Marcel |
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> CATHERINE MARCEL
Born 2009 — Died 2076
Professor and educator, Lafayette Parish.
Cause of death listed as “pre-existing condition” during mass evacuation.
→ Status: DECEASED
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FIELD NOTES — BIG CHIEF:
The Rougarou bloodline isn’t rumor—it’s lineage obscured.
Suppression patterns suggest government intervention pre-war.
Dean records cross paths near the river-trade routes. Fate sealed the merge.
Samson muttered: “History is never lost—only misplaced.”
Clancy nodded, jaw tight: “Then we walk in their names.”
Larry grunted: “Names are maps. I’ll take the roads.”
We moved on. Next stop: FREETOWN.
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== DEAN FAMILY / FREETOWN TRADING CONCESSION ==
> BEAU DEAN
Born 2012 — Died 2072
Founder of “Beau Dean’s Market” — Lafayette/Freetown Region.
Supplier of trade goods, bayou produce, and mining gear.
Operated river permits across Vermilion Parish.
> JEAN DEAN
Born 2041 — Status UNKNOWN
Heir and merchant. Last known records: “Dean & Sons Trading” license, 2076.
Connected with post-hurricane recovery contracts.
> MABEL DEAN
Born 2044 — Status UNKNOWN
Registrar’s assistant, Lafayette Civic Records.
> CHILDREN OF JEAN & MABEL DEAN:
• JEAN DEAN JR. — Born 2065 (Age 12 in 2077)
• MERCY DEAN — Born 2067 (Age 10)
• MARCY DEAN — Born 2069 (Age 8)
Records end abruptly at 2077. Evac logs fragmented.
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== ASSOCIATED FIELD PERSONNEL: PIP-BOY DATA ARCHIVES ==
> LT. JOHN CLANCY
Born 06.27.2188
Former Enclave field officer. Tactical strategist and recon leader.
Cognitive dissonance symptoms triggered by Vertibird signatures.
Loyal, disciplined, wary of authority.
→ Status: ACTIVE | Allied Operative
> LARRY BREAUX (“THE SWINDLER”)
Born 03.14.2200
Smuggler, tinkerer, compulsive negotiator.
Confirmed bounty on record (Texas Territory).
Currently under conditional truce with RAILROAD asset.
→ Status: ACTIVE | Under Observation
> PINBALL [AI DESIGNATE]
Activated 10.01.2224
Semi-autonomous sensory interface (6th Sense Node).
Functions as environmental scanner, comm node, and tactical interpreter.
→ Status: ACTIVE | Linked to Big Chief Neural Net
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== CAJUN & CREOLE MUSIC COLLECTION (SELECT RECORDS) ==
Nathan Abshire — "Pine Grove Blues"
Iry LeJeune — "Love Bridge Waltz"
Clifton Chenier — "Bogalusa Boogie"
Amede Ardoin — "Les Blues de la Prison"
Canray Fontenot — "Bonsoir Moreau"
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== SYSTEM MEMO ==
“History sleeps beneath the ash, but not forever.
Every name retrieved is a resurrection.”
— Handwritten note, unsigned, dated 10.24.2077
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> ARCHIVE LOCKED
> ALL CHANGES SAVED TO: PIP-BOY MEMORY SLOT 07
> NEXT DESTINATION: FREETOWN — PRIMARY ROUTE 90
> SIGNAL UPLINK: ACTIVE
> USER LOGOUT: BIG CHIEF
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