從這篇開始,FO4的避難所會開始正式出現
今天這篇是我目前為止翻的最累的一篇,感覺比之前翻的那幾篇都還卡還難懂
有可能是因為我沒碰過FO4,所以完全不知道這避難所在幹嘛的
正史:Fallout 1/2/3/New Vegas/4,以及所有衍生漫畫
半正史:Fallout Tactics、Fallout Warfare、Official Fallout Game Guides
非正史:上面沒提到的
=======================================
Vault 75 75號避難所(Fallout 4)
https://fallout.gamepedia.com/Vault_75
Vault 75 is one of the Vaults constructed by the Vault-Tec Corporation. It is
located in Malden, Massachusetts, in the basement of Malden Middle School.
75號避難所位於麻州莫爾登、莫爾登中學的地下室。
Background 背景
Mission 任務
“
WASHINGTON DC - In response to growing national concern for the safety of our
children in the event of a nuclear attack, Vault-Tec officials have
cooperated with local government in Malden, Massachusetts to provide
subsidized enrollment fees for any families wishing to sign up for residency
in Vault 75. The newly-opened Vault is attached directly to Malden's
Elementary School, ensuring a swift evacuation should an attack come during
class time.
華盛頓DC─為了回應國民對於小孩面對核攻擊的安全疑慮,Vault-Tec已經和麻州莫爾登
政府協調,以對那些想取得75號避難所居住權的家庭們資助註冊費。75號避難所就位於莫
爾登中學旁邊,這樣能確保如果攻擊在上課時間出現的話,學生們能立刻撤退到避難所內
”— Official press release 官方報紙
The authorized special discounts and subsidies for qualifying families were
only extended to families meeting the following requirements: One or more
enrolled family members are children under the age of 15, enrolled children
attend public school within the township of Malden, Mass. and it includes no
more than two adults per qualifying child. Although they permitted the
individual enrollment of children for families which couldn't afford to also
enroll a parent or guardian. Of course this was just all a front for another
grand, unethical experiment.
能拿到官方補貼的家庭必須符合以下條件:家庭成員至少要有一個15歲以下的兒童、小孩
要在莫爾登的公立學校就讀、大人小孩比不得超過2:1。官方對那些小孩取得補貼但大人
無力負擔自己的費用的家庭也允許一名家長或保母獲得補貼,但這一切當然又是避難所不
人道實驗的一部分。
In reality, the Vault was commissioned by the United States military to
experiment on children to breed battle-ready super-soldiers who would obey
orders without a second thought. Built as a long term sealed environment, it
was envisioned as a laboratory focusing on human genome improvement through a
combination of selective breeding, hormonal treatments, genetic modification,
and an accelerated generational cycle, under the command of an Overseer with
a military background. Researchers and science staff were isolated from test
subjects (88 dwellers in total), who were disposed of at 18 years of age
unless used to replenish research staff or for breeding the next generation
of Vault-dwellers.
事實上,美國軍方要用這個避難所來把小孩培養成隨時能上戰場、且對命令完全服從的超
級士兵。他們打算把長期密封的避難所當成人類基因進化的實驗室,在有軍方背景的監督
命令之下,進行一系列血統挑選、激素療法、基因調整和基因循環加速的實驗。研究者和
科學家的居住地點會和88名測試目標分開孤立18年,除非他們需要補充研究人員或要扶養
下一代的避難所居民。
Operations 行動
Upon activation of the Vault on October 23, 2077, the future Vault dwellers
were admitted to the Vault and underwent standard admission protocols:
Verification, decontamination, and other necessary measures to ensure their
general health. Per experimental guidelines, children under the age of 17
were taken to the atrium to meet the Overseer and undergo orientation,
including introduction to caretaker robots and sleeping facilities. Other
residents were taken to the holding area and executed by the security staff.
The same fate awaited those children who refused to be separated from the
parents and remained in the bulkhead area.
在2077年10月23號,避難所居民終於能進去了,並經歷一系列的標準程序:確認身分、消
毒、和其他做身體健康的程序。作為實驗前置,17歲以下的小孩被帶到中庭和監督見面並
聽他介紹像是管理機器人和睡眠設施之類的東西,家長則被帶到等候區並被保安人員殺光
,那些不願和家長分開而在隔壁等候的小孩也被殺死。
The project began a week after the Great War. With the parents and young
adults culled, the Vault started with a sizable pool of residents and a
capable, if morally bankrupt Vault-Tec staff. The two groups were intended to
stay isolated from one another, particularly from physical contact, with one
exception: The Overseer was required to participate directly in routine
storytimes each evening to establish themselves as a paternal figure to the
children and help them cope with distress in the early days of internment (in
addition to the standard Vault-Tec Childcare consolation protocols). In order
to achieve the mission outlined by the Army and Vault-Tec, the Overseer
followed six directives:
實驗計畫在大戰開始後一個禮拜啟動,在家長等人被殺光後,避難所剩下一大群小孩和一
小群能幹但道德破產的Vault-Tec人員。這兩群人在各種方面上都是互相孤立的,除了一
個例外:監督必須在每晚的故事時間和小孩一起參與,以使自己在小孩中建立起父親的形
象,並幫他們面對前面失去家人的苦痛(這是根據標準Vault-Tec小孩照護程序)。為了
達成軍方和Vault-Tec給他的任務,監督遵守六個原則:
1. Residents aged 18 and older must be removed from the general population
annually.
每年都會把18歲以上的成員排除在一般居住者之外
2. Residents who have exhibited genetic promise are to be preserved for
genome harvesting and reintegration.
擁有高度基因潛力的居民的基因會被採集,,並讓基因透過胚胎回到社會
3. Residents of average genetic promise but high intelligence and docility
may be recruited to the Research staff at Overseer discretion.
基因潛力一般但高智商且高順從性的居民,監督能酌情考慮使其加入研究團隊
4. All other Residents to be removed must be culled.
該殺的就殺掉
5. Research staff is responsible for cultivating embryo replacements to
maintain consitent resident population numbers.
研究團隊必須要培養替代用的胎兒以維持居民人口
6. Vault 75 is to remain sealed until an all-clear order is issued by
Vault-Tec.
75號避難所在收到由Vault-Tec發出的「一切已安全」的信號之前都保持密封
In order to determine genetic promise, residents were subjected to an intense
training regimen and carefully balanced diet in order to develop their
physical traits and combat skills. Their aptitude was carefully determined
using a battery of tests, including strenuous exercises, schooling in the art
of war, and simulated combat in a specially constructed gun range. In order
to maintain control over the test subjects, they were indoctrinated with
fairy tales placing them as heroes-to-be, intended to save the surface world
(Uptopland) and make it a happy and safe place for all. As can be seen in the
directives, the reality was far cry from this ideal picture.
為了判斷基因潛力,居民每天都有緊密的訓練以及仔細均衡的飲食,以鍛鍊他們的身體和
格鬥技巧。研究人員用一系列的測驗來仔細評斷他們是否合格,包括體能測驗、戰爭學、
和用特殊槍械進行的模擬戰鬥。為了控制受試者,他們不斷被灌輸講述英雄事蹟的童話,
堅信自己要保護地表世界並替所有人創造快樂又安全的生活環境。不過事實當然相差甚遠
To begin with, testing would only cease in the effect of cardiac arrest or
death. Residents over the age of 18 would be removed from the population by
means of a "graduation" ritual, presented by the staff as a ceremonial rite
of passage, sending them topside to aid the surface in reestablishing
civilization. Outgoing subjects were removed one by one from the main living
area and taken to the secure staff area, where their fate was determined by
their rating. Ratings were an aggregate encompassing physical, intellectual
and social prowess. Those with an Excellent or Superior score would be taken
to the genomics lab for harvesting, euthanized by a fake vaccination. Their
genetic material would be used in a new generation of test subjects, created
by in vitro fertilization. Subjects with an Excellent or Superior rating in
intelligence and high docility would be selected to replenish the ranks of
the staff. Everyone else would be killed.
測試開始後,除非遇到心臟病發或死亡事件否則不會停止。超過18歲的居民會透過「畢業
」儀式從群眾之中被帶走,儀式中監督會告訴他們要準備出去地表以幫助重建文明。這些
人會一個接一個被帶進保安區,並根據他們的評等決定他們的命運。評等是根據他們的體
能、智力和社會性而決定,被評為卓越或優良的人會被帶去基因實驗室採集基因,並以疫
苗接種的名義安樂死,他們的基因會以體外胚胎培育的方法用來創造新一代的受試者。而
在智力和服從性方面被判定為卓越或優秀的人會被挑選以補充研究團隊,其他人則會被殺
The replenishment of the science staff by relying on the resident pool was
anticipated by the designers. Candidates meeting the criteria were selected
at the discretion of the Overseer and the Chief Scientist. Those who did not
agree were disposed along with inferior graduates. Those who did were
separated from the general population in junior research positions, such as
Observation deck or transcription duties, for a period of at least 15 years
to prevent test subjects from recognizing them. They would undergo strict
training in a variety of science disciplines, with many quickly developing a
sense of maturity separating them from their peers. Of course, for security
reasons, they were not informed of the precise nature of the experiments
taking place in the Vault, with most still believing they were creating
warriors to help protect the surface.
這個實驗的設計者當初已經預料到研究團隊會需要靠居民來補充,因此達到標準的候選人
還要由監督和首席科學家決定是否讓他加入。有意見的人會被殺,沒意見的會離開原本的
居民,被分派到初階研究職位,像是觀測職或是實驗副本記錄職。他們會在這些職位坐上
至少15年,以避免這些人自己又重新搞集會結社。他們會受到嚴格的科學紀律訓練,讓他
們盡早成熟並使他們跟同儕分開。當然為了安全,他們不會被告知避難所實驗的真面目,
他們大多數仍然相信他們在創造保衛地表的戰士。
Collapse 崩潰
The experiment continued for years, with new generations of soldiers being
bred, tested, and harvested or disposed of. The children continued to believe
they were being trained to become heroes, saving the people of the surface
from monsters and bandits. They ran the combat simulation, learning firearms,
shooting holographic targets, like lab rats in a giant maze. The scientists
were slowly engineering their own demise. The last genetic harvest under
Chief Scientist Gibson brought in exceptional genetic material. "Only" 74% of
graduating test subjects were disqualified as inferior, with the remainder
harvested and one recruited for the scientific staff. Many of vital organ
initiatives paying dividends, meeting goals thought a decade off. The
children were strong, fast, resistant to pain, with increasing resistance to
cardiac arrest under duress, with the only problem highlighted by Gibson
being aggression levels; The latest group of graduates suffered from a high
incidence of psychological breakdown. The proposed solution included
including stronger tranquilizers in the food supply, but it would be a cause
of too little, too late.
實驗進行了好些年,新世代的士兵被養育、被測驗、被採集或被處置。孩子們仍然相信他
們訓練是為了成為保護地表人們免於被怪獸和土匪侵犯的英雄。他們模擬戰鬥、學習使用
武器、射擊全息目標、就像是在巨大迷宮裡的白老鼠。科學家們自己也在緩緩的世代交替
,最後一次基因採集由首席科學家Gibson執行,而這次結果特別好,「只有」74%的受試
者無法畢業,其他人的基因都得到採集,還招募了一個新人進科學團隊。很多重要器官的
發展都達到了十年前所設下的目標,小孩們變得更強壯、跑的更快、很能忍受痛苦、在脅
迫壓力下引發心臟驟停的機率也變小了。唯一讓Gibson擔心的問題,是這批畢業生很容易
心理崩潰。他建議在食物裡面加入更強的鎮定劑,但這方法不僅作用太小,也太晚了。
Washington was the only science staff recruit from the graduation class,
selected due to his good problem-solving and critical thinking skills, as
well as his high susceptibility to suggestion. Although the Overseer viewed
his attachment to the younger population as a problem, Gibson dismissed these
concerns, assigning him to the observation deck and planning to keep him in
the dark until he was ready to be accepted as a full researcher. For the time
being, he would oversee aerobic tests and handle manual labor, like
incinerating the remains of the inferior graduates. He did not notice the
nature of the incinerated material. This negligence would also result in him
failing to report the scheming of two of his fellow peers: James S. and Rohit
L.
該屆畢業生中唯一被招募進研究團隊的人叫做華盛頓,被選中的原因是因為他有良好的解
決問題和批判性思考能力,以及對於暗示的高敏感性。儘管監督認為他對年輕居民太過親
近是個問題,但Gibson沒有理會,讓他做觀測職並打算在他準備好成為全職研究者之前都
不要露面。隨著時間過去,他開始監看有氧訓練和處理例行事務,像是焚燒無法畢業的人
的屍體。他沒沒注意到那些屍體跟他一樣是畢業生,也無法預見他兩個前同儕的計謀:
Jame S.和Rohit L.。
The two lab assistants were part of the test subject population, in charge of
the gun range. Working on the range aroused their suspicions about the two
started to prepare an insurrection. Washington's negligence allowed them to
mess with the combat trial system allowed them to continue unhindered, slowly
stockpiling ammunition from the range to create improvised explosives.
Rohit's plan was to dispose of the Overseer and any helpers they might have.
The discovery of laboratory notes lost by Supervisor Bissell only spurred
them to intensify work on breaking out of the Vault. After recruiting the
rest of the residents, they were almost ready for the attack, even if they
had to face Superiors or robots on the way. Once they ensured the youngest
kids were out of harm's way, coordinating with Alma L. to keep them occupied
during the attack, they breached the secure door leading into the restricted
section. The scientists could not fight back, with many killed at their work
stations. The children were free, however, their fates are unknown.
這兩人是實驗室助手,同時也是受試者,負責靶場事務。他們在靶場工作時對整件事起
了懷疑,並開始準備發動一場起義。華盛頓的疏忽使他們能混淆戰鬥試驗系統,旁若無人
的慢慢從靶場偷彈藥回來以製作臨時的爆裂物。Rohit的計畫是要幹掉監督和所有可能的
協力者,而找到監工Bissel遺失的實驗室筆記後更使他們決心要破壞這個避難所。在招募
了剩下的居民後,就算要面對大人或機器人,他們也準備要發動攻擊了。他們讓Alma L.
確保最小的孩子們的安全後,便突破安全門衝進以往居民進不去的地方。科學家們毫無抵
抗之力,幾乎都在自己的崗位上被殺。小孩們自由了,但他們往後的命運不為人所知。
Gunners 槍手
The fate of the Vault itself is, however. With the Gunners expanding their
operations throughout the Commonwealth, Vault 75 became an obvious choice for
a strongpoint once they located it. Renovating the systems and clearing much
of the debris that remained in place, the garrison began to convert it into a
proper military bunker. In 2287, they are in the process of clearing out the
children's toys and other remnants of the experiment, while bringing in
weapons and Gunner equipment to fortify the Vault.
75號避難所本身的命運倒是為人所知。當槍手在聯邦區拓展他們的勢力時,一發現75號避
難所就立刻選上它。在修復裡面的系統和清除殘骸後,槍手就開始把避難所轉化為軍事堡
壘。2287年時,他們正在清理小孩們的玩具和其他實驗的殘餘,並把武器和設備帶進來強
化避難所。
=======================================
光看the vault wiki的敘述的話,這個避難所實驗也太多可以吐嘈的地方了
首先,現行監督掛了怎麼辦?監督跟研究人員不一樣,會在小孩面前現身的
要是他哪天因為意外死了,那研究員大爺們要怎麼生出一個不會讓人起疑的監督過去?
然後,我不知道華盛頓來幹嘛的,有必要特別提起他嗎?
Jame S.和Rohit L.偷彈藥做爆裂物搞起義啥的,好像跟他完全沒關係吧
前面說華盛頓對同儕很親近的梗也沒用到,我還以為反叛會是他主導的咧
還有最後一屆畢業生很容易精神崩潰的梗好像也沒用到吧
起義的發生原因又不是因為小孩集體精神崩潰,是因為有白痴亂丟筆記被找到
到底是怎樣?
當然也有可能是我英文太差,有地方有所誤解
也有可能是這篇講的還不夠仔細
請大家指正我的翻譯內容,感謝