Today in the CBO
The View from the BMU
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
19 July 2298 – General Atomics Galleria
On certain Tuesdays for the 2297 and 2298 seasons, we will feature one of the settlements where teams in the Boston Minor Union play.
In our eighteenth trip around the BMU, we will go the pre-War shopping center run entirely by robots, General Atomics Galleria.
Robots Be Crazy
According to a terminal entry at the Galleria, "A pre-War relic, the galleria was meant to be a demonstration of what a town's commercial district would look like if it were run entirely by robots. Inhabited only by Mr. Handies and Mr. Gutsies of varying personalities, the location is entirely oblivious to the war.
"Just prior to the war, a grand opening supervisor was meant to arrive, whom [Nate Howard] masquerade[d] as in order to gain further access to the location. A manual password override can be found at the terminal in the back of the bowling alley, while the prior supervisor's password keycard can be found in the director's office to the left of their desk.
"If one reads the myriad of terminals, it can be learned that it is suspected that the previous supervisor was killed by the director, with an advisory that the park should be shut down permanently.
"The various shops around the galleria remain open, but will not operate normally until the grand re-opening event has been officially triggered. Due to errors in the Mr. Handy robots' programming, many interactions can result in the shopkeepers and inhabitants attacking the Sole Survivor, resulting in the destruction of robots that would have otherwise become vendors."
Nate was able to use some acquired hacking skills to tame the robots at the location, eventually turning the shops and bowling alley into a nice escape from Boston in the Commonwealth. Human who settled the area worked as suppliers, bankers, repairers, and other needed services that the robots cannot supply.
The Galleria Attractions
The Control Tower - Get a view of the scenery and interact with the management bots.
General Atomics Outlet - Shopping and souvenirs. Buy your own personal robot here.
Madden's Gym - Get your boxing lessons here. You can even fight the Champ.
Handy Eats - The one and only robot-run restaurant of the Commonwealth.
Back Alley Bowling - A fun distraction from life. Bowl, play billiards, play arcade games, be young.
Fallon's Department Store - One of the newest Fallon's chain stores around the Commonwealth.
Pinelli's Bakery - Donuts, Sweet Rolls, and Cakes: All made by the chef robot, Torte.
Slocum's Joe - One of the few intact Slocum's around the Commonwealth. Still serving hot coffee, jelly donuts, and Slocum's famous Buzzbites.
General Atomics Galleria Park - The only stadium with a robot PA announcer.
