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qev091403_MSG0001 |
Hello, Solan. It's been a while.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0002 |
Sorry, who are you?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0003 |
...Oof.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0004 |
Um, Phog?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0005 |
Ah, yes. Of course. I remember because you have[ST:n ]all the presence of your namesake.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0006 |
Uh, but you didn't remember.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0007 |
Right, well. Apologies. Did you need me?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0008 |
Er, yes.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0009 |
We were attacked by a strange organism in Oblivia.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0010 |
Some new bioweapon from the Ganglion?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0011 |
We're not sure.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0012 |
We brought one back so you could take a look,[ST:n ]if you don't mind.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0013 |
Sounds dangerous. I love it. Let's go take a look.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0014 |
Well then...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0015 |
A cursory analysis rules out the bioweapon theory.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0016 |
It's not Ganglion. Tech level is wrong.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0017 |
Meaning...?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0018 |
No clue.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0019 |
Could be another indigenous Miran species.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0020 |
You know?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0020_2 |
One that lives only in Oblivia?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0021 |
I see...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0022 |
Do you know about all those ruins over in that region?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0023 |
It's possible something in one of them[ST:n ]could help provide us with answers.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0024 |
Why do I get the feeling the rest of my day[ST:n ]is going to be in ruins?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0025 |
A reasonable assumption! Anyway, there are three[ST:n ]likely sites, so you'll want to get on that.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0026 |
I received the data you sent from the ruins.[ST:n ]I'll get started on it now.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0027 |
Hmm...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0028 |
Sorry, but there's only one thing I can say for sure.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0029 |
And that is?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0030 |
It's not a Ganglion weapon. Or native to Mira.[ST:n ]Oh, and it's not from Earth.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0031 |
That was three things, actually.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0032 |
Ah![ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0033 |
Er, Phog? You still with us?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0034 |
I understand it's less than we hoped for, but still...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0035 |
...Brother.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_JNK0010 |
Inquire about Solan |
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qev091403_SEL0011 |
Ask whether Solan and Phog are brothers. |
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qev091403_JNK0020 |
Inquire about Frye |
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qev091403_SEL0021 |
Ask Phog if Frye is his brother. |
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qev091403_MSG0036 |
I think I'd remember a sibling this...colorful.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0037 |
That's right.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0038 |
Frye Christoph is my older brother.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0039 |
It's...a bit of a long story. Do you mind listening?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_JNK0030 |
Accept |
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qev091403_SEL0031 |
Say that you're all ears. |
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qev091403_JNK0040 |
Decline |
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qev091403_SEL0041 |
Tell Phog that you're too busy for soliloquies. |
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qev091403_MSG0040 |
Wow. Okay then.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0041 |
You guys have come this far together—[ST:n ]why not hear the kid out?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0042 |
Um...please?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0043 |
I'll be as brief as possible, but I really want you to hear this.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0044 |
...Right.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0045 |
First, let me apologize for not telling you about this sooner.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0046 |
My brother and I had a huge fight back on Earth.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0047 |
The Christophs are a military family:[ST:n ]Frye, our father, his father, HIS father...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0048 |
But I took after my late mother. I wanted to be an engineer.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0049 |
And though we were different, we were all still close.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0050 |
But that all changed when it came time[ST:n ]to board the White Whale.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0051 |
My father was the only one of us who didn't get a spot.[ST:n ]He stayed behind on Earth.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0052 |
Frye couldn't see how someone[ST:n ]with his experience and rank could be denied.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0053 |
And he raised holy hell about it.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_JNK0050 |
Nod |
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qev091403_SEL0051 |
Say that Frye must have really loved their father. |
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qev091403_JNK0060 |
Scoff |
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qev091403_SEL0061 |
Mock Frye for his daddy issues. |
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qev091403_JNK0070 |
Query |
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qev091403_SEL0071 |
Ask why their father wasn't selected[ST:n ]for the Earthlife Colonization Project. |
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qev091403_MSG0054 |
Oh, yes. Dad was Frye's hero, in most respects.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0055 |
Er, I guess?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0056 |
Frye got the daddy issues, and I got the brother issues.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0057 |
I know it seems strange, but...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0058 |
Anyway, Frye had it wrong. Still does, I assume.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0059 |
Unlike him, I accepted the truth immediately.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0060 |
I had no objection to leaving our father behind.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0061 |
Because that was his choice, you see,[ST:n ]and I wanted to respect his wishes.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0062 |
He said an old man like him[ST:n ]had no place taking someone else's spot.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0063 |
All his life, he'd sacrificed himself to keep others safe.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0064 |
This was no different,[ST:n ]except that it meant we'd never meet again.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0065 |
But Frye wouldn't hear it.[ST:n ]He refused to listen to me or Dad.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0066 |
He's been bitter and distant ever since.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_JNK0080 |
Nod |
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qev091403_SEL0081 |
Say that you understand how he must have felt. |
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qev091403_JNK0090 |
Sympathize |
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qev091403_SEL0091 |
Tell Phog that you know how hard[ST:n ]it must have been for him. |
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qev091403_MSG0067 |
So do I.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0068 |
I'm probably strange for not trying[ST:n ]to change my father's mind, right?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0069 |
I'm just hoping that if I make a name for myself here,[ST:n ]I can speak to Frye as a peer.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0070 |
Maybe then, he'll finally listen.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0071 |
Yes, it was. Thank you.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0072 |
I want us to be close again.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0073 |
I'm hoping that if I keep pushing myself as a BLADE,[ST:n ]I can at least speak to Frye as a peer.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0074 |
Then maybe he'll finally listen.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0075 |
Anyway, I really appreciate your help in all this.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev091403_MSG0076 |
Hmm... I can't make any progress until I have more[ST:n ]to work with.[ST:wait ] |
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qev091403_MSG0077 |
With the data from those ruins in Oblivia,[ST:n ]I may be able to discern what that wreckage was.[ST:wait ] |
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qev091403_MSG0078 |
Please hurry, if you can.[ST:wait ] |