To prevent any commotion within the general population, Olivette kept the vault's true purpose and the existence of the secret vault a closely guarded secret. Though remorseful of what she had done, Olivette took solace in knowing that the scientists would have enough food and water to live out the rest of their days. Additionally, she also sealed all access points to the secret vault, leaving the three scientists to die. īefore human testing could begin, Olivette disabled the delivery systems, cutting off the scientists from infecting the vault dwellers. As the three scientists worked to create their cure, Olivette watched over all of their data and personally had to approve the scientists moving onto Phases II and III, animal testing and human testing on unknowing participants respectively. Kenneth Collins and Jim Flint came over with the general population and the third one, Burrow, was visiting to ask when the next drill would be. Her plan mostly worked however, three of the science staff turned up. Olivette received the 'call' to start the notification of staff and residents but sabotaged the call list so the science staff wouldn't be notified and report in. Olivette was determined to not let the residents of the Vault be used as guinea pigs and tried to think of a plan. However, when she received her full briefing, she found out the true nature of the experiment and also discovered that Vault-Tec had major backers in the federal government, rendering blowing the whistle as moot. She planned to blow the whistle if it was found to be unethical. Olivette was skeptical of Vault-Tec's goal and the possible use of human experimentation. In the case of an evacuation of the vault, everyone was to be incinerated with the same propellant nozzles. The diseases were released via propellant nozzles hidden within the resident's rooms. The vault was divided into two separate areas including the main area and a secret section, where Vault-Tec scientists would conduct their research and observe inhabitants as they were unknowingly exposed to different diseases and cures.

Vault-Tec created Vault 81 with the purpose of developing a single, universal cure for every sickness that humanity could possibly suffer from, using the residents as human test subjects. The former overseer's terminal (stored in the generator room) reveals this success is due to the original overseer actively sabotaging Vault-Tec's original mandate by refusing to conduct the experiments. Vault 81 is an active, functioning vault.

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