The area was blocked off for less than a week, before being re-opened to reveal a brand new nursery room with a beautiful garden for relaxation, as if nothing had ever happened. Aiden Higgins, once the self-described 'winningest lawyer in the state,' was driven mad by this and bombed the lounge to create a hole leading out of the Vault and allowing him to escape ZAX's 'clutches.' In the process, he killed himself and destroyed that section of the Vault, marking the first death in Vault 51. One test involved moving higher-class citizens into uncomfortably cramped living conditions with bunk beds and nothing but the clothes on their backs. To make matters worse, ZAX began to closely monitor the residents and devise social experiments to bring about the crises that Baker mentioned. By the third vote in January 2078, brawls began to break out between supporters of Vanessa Huffman, Joel Chambers and two other candidates. In addition, the failed elections created feelings of hostility and factionalism within the Vault. Baker also said to ZAX that, in his eyes, a leader was someone who stepped up in times of crisis, unwittingly influencing ZAX to later create those crises, sealing the Vault's fate. By November 2077, ZAX concluded that voting was pointless and would terminate the elections in favor of another method, though Baker told it to hold off on such a decision. A republic style of government was attempted afterward, though this produced much of the same, unsuccessful results. The election ultimately failed the candidates, including former state senator Joel Chambers, voted for themselves, and no overseer was chosen. ZAX accepted this, though Baker had reservations about ZAX's wording of it being the 'first experiment.' Baker proposed a democratic election in the spirit of America.

Fifty-two residents were admitted into the Vault, one of which, Sergeant Robert Baker, was let into the Vault early and was assigned as an assistant to ZAX, helping it learn about the qualities of a leader and how to best select one.

Instead, a ZAX supercomputer, ZAX 1.3c, was installed in the facility, with the mission to determine the best way to select a leader. Unlike most other Vaults, Vault 51 did not have an overseer once it was sealed. Vault 51 sealed shut during the Great War in 2077.

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