

Chekhov's Gunman: She's first encountered during the first scene of the game's prologue (she helps Catherine to give birth to the Lone Wanderer), but she only enters the plot during a later part of the main quest (in "Scientific Pursuits").Asian and Nerdy: Her name implies an Asian heritage, her character model uses the "Asian" race, and she's a brilliant scientist.Her cold aloofness to the Lone Wanderer afterwards is presumably because she finds his death even harder to cope with because of the Lone Wanderer's remarkable resemblance to him. Thus James's Heroic Sacrifice and the subsequent occupation of the Purifier by the Enclave breaks her spirit. All Love Is Unrequited: Word of God says she was in love with James, but put aside her emotions when he got married, instead deciding to put her focus on science.Adults Are Useless: Forces the Lone Wanderer to take point during the escape from Project Purity, since despite being only nineteen and fresh out of a Vault, the Wanderer's the only one present with any combat experience.They consistently have a larger amount of caps than the other shops in Rivet City.LYONS! I know you're in there, I know you can hear me! You open this goddamn door right now! (cue door opening)

This means that if Flak is enslaved by the Lone Wanderer for Paradise Falls, Flak 'N Shrapnel's in the Marketplace will still be open. Flak and Shrapnel share their store's inventory, so buying or selling from either one of them will update both of their stocks. He can sell the Lone Wanderer ordnance and repair the Lone Wanderer's weapons. Together with his partner Flak, he runs the Flak 'N Shrapnel's weapons store in the Rivet City Marketplace.

At Flak’s request, he tries hard to not be rude when he’s behind the counter of the shop, but he’s finding it difficult. However, he’s usually rude and insulting to everyone else. He gets along with Flak because they share a fascination with guns. He spends his days in the store with Flak, selling merchandise. Shrapnel, 50, is grizzled and rough around the edges, but he has long since left his Raider days behind. 3 Interactions with the player character.
