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I HAVE MY OWN STAR-SKIPPER MODEL 12, AND I TRIED TO FLY INTO ARIELLIAN SPACE, AND THERE WERE GUARDS! BUT I DITCHED THEM AND FLEW BACK INTO THE STAR GATE.*WHAT? JUST HOW OLD ARE YOU?*OLD ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF! I'M REALLY AN ADULT. THAT'S WHAT MY FRIENDS SAY. BUT NOT LEGALLY FOR FOUR MORE YEARS. HEY, LET ME HOLD YOUR GUN, OKAY? JUST FOR A SECOND.*BEAT IT, KID. GO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO PLAY.*I'M NOT JUST A KID! I'M GONNA BE A MERC TOO! AS SOON AS I'M OLD ENOUGH TO BUY A TYPE 25-MEGACANNON, I'LL BE OUT THERE BLOWING AWAY EVERYONE! SO CAN I HOLD YOUR GUN? HUH?*NO, YOU CAN'T HOLD MY GUN. WHERE THE HELL'S YOUR MOTHER?*SHE DIED WHEN I WAS JUST A KID. LOOK, I HAVE A GUN! (HE REACHES INTO A HOLSTER AND PULLS OUT A CLASS AA THERMAL, THE KIND YOU FIND IN WOODBURNING KITS AT HOBBY STORES.)*YEAH, I SEE. YOU CAN CARVE SOME WICKED INITIALS WITH THAT.*(HIS EYES LIGHT UP.) YEAH! I JUST WROTE A POEM ON THE BATHROOM WALL. IT WAS REALLY FUNNY. IT GOES LIKE THIS, 'THERE ONCE WAS A MAN FROM NANTUCKET-'*WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, KID? YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO DRINK.*I'M LOOKING FOR ACTION! (HE HOLDS HIS GUN UP AND PEERS AROUND.) HEY, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A CREW, AREN'T YOU? CAN I GO? WHERE'RE WE GOING?*YEAH, I'VE HEARD THAT ONE. LOOK, KID, I'M KINDA BUSY...*(HIS EYES WIDEN.) YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A CREW, AREN'T YOU? I KNOW YOU ARE. A TOUGH MERC LIKE YOU NEEDS SOME JOES FOR A JOB, HUH? HEY, MAYBE I COULD COME, HUH? WHERE'RE YA GOING?*THEY'RE ALSO THIRTY METERS LONG. LOOK, KID, I'M BUSY...*(HIS EYES WIDEN.) YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A CREW, AREN'T YOU? I KNOW YOU ARE. A TOUGH MERC LIKE YOU NEEDS SOME JOES FOR A JOB, HUH? HEY, MAYBE I COULD COME, HUH? WHERE'RE YA GOING?*I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE-*OH, I GET IT. (HE WHISPERS.) A SECRET MISSION. WE CAN'T TIP EM OFF. THEY'RE NEVER KNOW WHAT HIT EM. WE'LL SNEAK UP, THEN...POW! (HE SUDDENLY SHOUTS.)*OF COURSE YOU CAN'T COME! DO I LOOK LIKE A BABY-SITTER?*I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF! (HE DRAWS HIS GUN QUICKLY - IT FLIES OUT OF HIS HAND AND LANDS IN THE FISH TANK. WATER BOILS AROUND THE TIP WHILE HE SHEEPISHLY RETRIEVES IT.)*WELL, WHAT CAN YOU DO?*WOW, REALLY! I CAN REALLY COME WITH YOU? I CAN DO LOTS OF THINGS! I'VE WATCHED EVERY EPISODE OF 'BLASTER FOR HIRE' FIVE TIMES!*SHHH! LOOK, KID. BEAT IT, WILL YOU?*HEY, I KNOW. I CAN BE YOUR SPY! I'LL LOOK FOR ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS. THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU, I'LL REPORT! BUT WE NEED A SECRET PASSWORD. WHAT WILL BE OUR PASSWORD?*ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WHAT CAN YOU DO?*WOW, REALLY! I CAN REALLY COME WITH YOU? I CAN DO LOTS OF THINGS! I'VE WATCHED EVERY EPISODE OF 'BLASTER FOR HIRE' FIVE TIMES!*LET'S USE THE WORD, 'SPHINCTER.' IT MEANS, 'SECRET AGENT.'*WOW! THAT'S GREAT! SPHINCTER... I LIKE IT! I'M A SPHINCTER! WAIT TILL I TELL MY FRIENDS I'M A SPHINCTER!*WE DON'T NEED A PASSWORD. I'LL KNOW IT'S YOU, BELIEVE? ME.*OKAY. YOU'RE SMART. YOU'LL KNOW IF SOMEONE TRIES TO IMPERSONATE ME, I GUESS.*RIGHT, NOW GET TO WORK. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. AND REMEMBER, SHHH...*RIGHT. SEE YOU LATER. (HE WANDERS AWAY, WHISTLING TUNELESSLY, LOOKING FURTIVELY LEFT AND RIGHT AS HE GOES.)*LOOK, KID. YOU'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO DO?*I CAN... WELL, WALK REAL QUIET. AND I LOOK IN MIRRORS A LOT, TO SEE IF ANYONE'S SNEAKING UP ON ME!*ALL RIGHT, KID, YOU'RE IN. WHEN CAN YOU BE READY TO GO?*REALLY? I CAN JOIN YOU? WOW, I...UH...HAVE SOME STUFF I GOTTA DO FIRST. SAY GOODBYE TO MY GIRL, AND ALL. I'll COME BACK LATER. YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M READY.*I'M AFRAID NOT, KID. YOU'RE JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH.*EVERYONE ALWAYS SAYS THAT. 'YOU DON'T HAVE EXPERIENCE.' HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET EXPERIENCE IF NO ONE GIVES ME A JOB?!*WHATEVER YOU SAY KID. I'LL BE AROUND.*OKAY. OKAY. SEE YOU LATER.*FINE. OKAY. HERE'S YOUR BIG CHANCE. WHEN CAN YOU LEAVE?*REALLY? I CAN JOIN YOU? WOW, I...UH...HAVE SOME STUFF I GOTTA DO FIRST. YOU KNOW, SAY GOODBYE TO MY GIRL, AND ALL. I'll COME BACK LATER. YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M READY.*IF YOU DON'T GET OUT OF MY FACE, I'M GOING TO RIP OFF YOUR ARMS AND USE THEM TO BEAT YOU TO A BLOODY PULP!!!*(HE STARES AT YOU, WIDE-EYED. HE SWALLOWS AND BACKS AWAY...) I GOTTA GO. I'LL...UH...SEE YOU LATER.*YOU'RE DREAMING, KID. I DON'T EVEN HAVE A TYPE-25 MEG.*I'M GONNA! YA KNOW THEY CAN BURN A HOLE THROUGH TEN INCHES OF POLYSTEEL IN THREE SECONDS? IMAGINE IF YOU SHOT A PERSON! (HE PRETENDS ON YOU.)*WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, KID? YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO DRINK.*I'M LOOKING FOR ACTION! (HE HOLDS HIS GUN UP AND PEERS AROUND.) HEY, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A CREW, AREN'T YOU? CAN I GO? WHERE'RE WE GOING?*WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, KID?*GUARDS SAID I HAD TO PAY TO FLY NEAR ARIEL! BUT I SHOWED THEM! I WENT INTO THEIR SPACE A LITTLE AND DIDN'T PAY! HEY, I GOTTA GET PACKED TO COME WITH YOU. SEE YA LATER!*FINE. I'LL BE AROUND.*(HE TURNS AWAY.)*WAIT, KID! I NEVER SAID-*(HE SEEMS TOO EXCITED TO HEAR YOU AS HE TURNS AWAY.)* ((LANTA EVANGELIST*GOOD DAY, ABOMINATION. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED? (A GOUT OF PUTRID AIR SPILLS ONTO YOUR FACE AS HE SPEAKS. YOU SIZE HIM UP AND REALIZE YOU'D BE NO MATCH FOR HIM.)*GOOD DAY, ABOMINATION. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED? (A GOUT OF PUTRID AIR SPILLS ONTO YOUR FACE AS HE SPEAKS. YOU SIZE HIM UP AND REALIZE YOU'D BE NO MATCH FOR HIM.)*MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?*ALL OF OUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED. LIFE IS AN ABOMINATION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY A COPY OF OUR BOOK, 'WHAT WILL NATURE DO WHEN SHE REALIZES HER MISTAKE?'*WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?*AN ABOMINATION. ALL LIFE IS AN ABOMINATION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY A COPY OF OUR BOOK, 'WHAT WILL NATURE DO WHEN SHE REALIZES HER MISTAKE?'*I COULDN'T CARE LESS, YOU GREEN SLIME! GET OUT OF THE WAY! YOU'RE STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOORWAY!*BEFORE YOU PASS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY A COPY OF OUR BOOK, 'WHAT WILL NATURE DO WHEN SHE REALIZES HER MISTAKE?'*SURE, I'D LOVE TO BUY A COPY. SOUNDS LIKE LIGHT READING.*SPLENDID! OH, BUT WAIT. I JUST SOLD MY LAST COPY A FEW MOMENTS AGO. WOULD YOU INSTEAD BE INTERESTED IN BUYING A LAPEL PIN THAT SAYS 'EVOLUTION IS ABOMINATION.'*HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?*ONLY EIGHT. OH, BUT WAIT. I JUST SOLD MY LAST COPY A FEW MOMENTS AGO. WOULD YOU INSTEAD BE INTERESTED IN BUYING A LAPEL PIN THAT SAYS 'EVOLUTION IS ABOMINATION.'*NO, I DON'T WANT YOUR DAMN BOOK!*OH, WELL I JUST REMEMBERED THAT I SOLD MY LAST COPY A FEW MOMENTS AGO ANYWAY. WOULD YOU INSTEAD BE INTERESTED IN BUYING A LAPEL PIN THAT SAYS 'EVOLUTION IS ABOMINATION.'*THAT'D LOOK GREAT ON MY LAPEL ABOVE THIS FUSIONITE SCORCH!*SPLENDID! OH, WAIT - I AM SORRY. I JUST SOLD MY LAST PIN, TOO. I HAVE AN IDEA. GIVE ME THE MONEY NOW, AND I'LL BRING THEM TO YOU LATER WHEN I GET MY NEW SHIPMENT.*OH, WELL HOW MUCH DOES THAT COST?*ONLY TWO. OH, WAIT - I AM SORRY. I JUST SOLD MY LAST PIN, TOO. I HAVE AN IDEA. GIVE ME THE MONEY NOW, AND I'LL BRING THEM TO YOU LATER WHEN I GET MY NEW SHIPMENT.*I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR STUPID PIN!*OH, I JUST REMEMBERED THAT I SOLD MY LAST PIN, TOO. (MAYBE HE DIDN'T HEAR YOU.) I HAVE AN IDEA. GIVE ME THE MONEY NOW, AND I'LL BRING THEM TO YOU LATER WHEN I GET MORE.*UH, THANKS ANYWAY. MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME.*AS YOU WISH, ABOMINATION. BUT DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS MUCH TIME LEFT.*ARGH!!! I'M GONNA BREAK YOUR WORTHLESS NECK!!!*YOU SEEM HIGHLY AGITATED. PERHAPS WE SHOULD TALK AGAIN WHEN YOU ARE NOT UNDER SO MUCH STRESS.*  !#"$ %'&( )+*, -. /0 132456789;:<(=?>@(AB(CD(ARISTOCRAT*BUY ME A DRINK? (THE WOMAN LOOKS LIKE SHE'S IN HER MIDDLE THIRTIES. JUDGING BY HER CLOTHES AND MAKEUP, SHE WISHES SHE WAS IN HER EARLY TWENTIES.)*PLEASE, I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU ANYMORE.*YOU DON'T LOOK OLD ENOUGH TO DRINK.*(SHE SMILES.) OH, BUT I AM. BARELY.*YOU'RE NOT DONE WITH THE ONE YOU HAVE.*(SHE TOSSES IT BACK AND SETS DOWN THE EMPTY GLASS.) YES I AM.*SORRY, BABE. I DON'T BUY DRINKS FOR STRANGE WOMEN.*(SHE LAUGHS.) YOU THINK I'M A STRANGE WOMAN, DO YOU?*WHAT'S YOUR NAME?*DESIREE YOUNG.*HAVEN'T I SEEN YOU SOMEWHERE BEFORE?*I DOUBT IT. MY NAME'S DESIREE YOUNG.*YOU KNOW, YOU JUST MIGHT BE AN ATTRACTIVE GIRL UNDER ALL THAT MAKEUP.*AT THIS RATE, YOU'LL NEVER FIND OUT. BUT FOR THE TIME BEING I'LL TAKE THAT AS A CLUMSY COMPLIMENT. I'M DESIREE YOUNG.*DESIREE... DESIREE... I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE. HAVE WE MET?*(SHE LOOKS EXASPERATED) OF COURSE YOU'VE HEARD MY NAME. IT'S ALSO THE NAME OF THE SCIENCE RESEARCH LABS THE CORE WORLDS USED TO OPERATE. THE DESIREE LABS. REMEMBER?*I'VE HEARD THAT NAME BEFORE. YOU A DANCER OR SOMETHING?*(SHE FROWNS.) I SHOULD SLAP YOU. NO, I'M NOT A DANCER. MY NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR BECAUSE IT'S ALSO THE NAME OF THE SCIENCE RESEARCH LABS OF THE CORE WORLDS. THE DESIREE LABS.*OH, RIGHT.*(THERE IS AN UNCOMFORTABLE PAUSE BEFORE SHE SAYS...) ARE YOU HERE ALONE?*YOU MEAN BESIDES MY CREW HERE? (YOU GESTURE BEHIND YOU.)*OH, I DIDN'T REALIZE. I THOUGHT THAT ONE RIGHT BEHIND YOU WAS HERE TO TAKE OUR ORDER.*YEAH, I GUESS YOU ARE.*(SHE SAYS NOTHING. THE SILENCE BECOMES UNCOMFORTABLE. SHE LOOKS AT YOU, TRYING TO LOOK SULTRY, BUT INSTEAD SHE JUST LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A BRIGHT LIGHT IN HER EYES.)*I DIDN'T MEAN STRANGE, I MEANT SOMEONE I DON'T KNOW.*I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. (SHE LOOKS AT YOU, LIKE SHE'S ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING, BUT SHE DOESN'T. YOU REALIZE HER EXPRESSION IS MEANT TO BE ALLURING.)*NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT, YOU DO SEEM KINDA STRANGE.*MAYBE SO, BUT I'M MORE WOMAN THAN YOU CAN HANDLE.*YOU'RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE, ARE YOU?*I JUST ARRIVED FROM THE CORE WORLDS. SAY, WANT TO HAVE A TALDOR READING?*NO WONDER YOU THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BUY YOU A DRINK.*I JUST ARRIVED FROM THE CORE WORLDS SO I'M NOT UP ON THE LOCAL CUSTOMS. SAY, WANT TO HAVE A TALDOR READING?*NEVER HEARD OF IT. (YOU BACK AWAY A BIT.) BUT IF IT'S POETRY-*NO, NO. IT'S A WAY OF SEEING IF TWO PEOPLE ARE...YOU KNOW. COMPATIBLE.*DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. (YOU WAVE A HAND) I'VE HAD ALL THE MEDTECH SCANS. I'M COMPLETELY HEALTHY.*IT'S NOT A MEDICAL THING, SILLY. IT'S A WAY OF SEEING IF TWO PEOPLE ARE...YOU KNOW. COMPATIBLE.*COMPATIBLE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN COMPATIBLE?*YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. HOLD OUT YOUR HAND. (YOU DO SO AND SHE PLACES A SMALL, CLEAR CRYSTAL ON YOUR PALM. THEN SHE GRASPS YOUR HAND WITH HERS, TRAPPING THE CRYSTAL.)*CAN'T WE DO THAT JUST BY TALKING?*(SHE SHAKES HER HEAD.) HOW QUAINT. NO, THIS IS SCIENTIFIC. HOLD OUT YOUR HAND. (YOU DO SO AND SHE PLACES A SMALL, CLEAR CRYSTAL ON YOUR PALM. THEN SHE GRASPS YOUR HAND.)*NOW WHAT?*WAIT. DO YOU FEEL IT GETTING WARMER? (YOU DON'T.) IN A MINUTE, WE'LL LOOK AT THE CRYSTAL.*IS THIS THE TEST, OR THE 'YOU KNOW'? (YOU RAISE YOUR EYEBROWS.)*DON'T BE FLUFF. CAN YOU FEEL IT GETTING WARMER? (YOU DON'T.) SOON WE'LL LOOK AT THE CRYSTAL.*AND THEN?*THEN IT WILL BE COLORED, SOMEWHERE ON THE RAINBOW. IF IT'S ON THE RED END, THEN WE ARE EXTREMELY COMPATIBLE. IF IT'S ON THE VIOLET END, THEN WE'RE NOT REALLY COMPATIBLE.*WHAT IF IT'S NOT A COLOR?*WOW, YOU ARE AN OUTBACK! NEXT YOU'LL SAY YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF INFOMEN. THAT'S WHY I LEFT THE CORE, YOU KNOW. I WAS AFRAID THEY WOULD TURN ME INTO A DATA PROCESSOR.*IS THIS TEST DONE YET, OR WHAT?*(SHE ROLLS HER EYES.) YES, IT'S DONE. LET GO.*WHY WOULD THEY TURN YOU INTO A DATA PROCESSOR?*THEY DO THAT TO ALL PEOPLE THEY CONSIDER TOO PASSIONATE. (SHE TURNS YOUR CLASPED HANDS OVER.) HERE, IT'S DONE. LET GO.*OKAY. (YOU RELEASE HER HAND.)*OH GOD! (SITTING ON HER PALM IS THE CRYSTAL. IT'S AS BLACK AS A LUMP OF TAR. SHE QUICKLY DROPS IT INTO THE DISPOSAL CHUTE ON THE TABLE. SHE SEEMS FRIGHTENED.)*WHAT DOES BLACK MEAN?*IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. (SHE QUICKLY COVERS UP HER FEAR.) WE'RE JUST NOT COMPATIBLE, THAT'S ALL. LOOK, I'M HERE TO MEET A FRIEND. STOP BY LATER AND WE CAN TRY AGAIN.*OKAY. MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU LATER. GOODBYE DESIREE.*(SHE SMILES THINLY AND TURNS AWAY.)*NO, YOU SAID IT WOULD BE A COLOR. WHAT DOES BLACK MEAN?*(YOU PUT JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF THREAT IN YOUR VOICE, AND SHE SAYS,) IT MEANS YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT DEATH.*GREAT. I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS. ENJOY YOUR EVENING, DESIREE.*(SHE WATCHES YOU SILENTLY WITH WIDE EYES AS YOU WALK AWAY.)*WHAT A COMPASSIONATE BEAST YOU ARE, DESIREE. I RECENTLY LOST SOME GOOD FRIENDS, BUT YOU THINK I'M GOING TO HURT YOU.*I REALLY WISH I COULD BELIEVE YOU.*SO YOU WERE AFRAID OF BECOMING AN INFOMAN, HUH? WELL, IF I EVER SEE ONE, I'LL TELL HIM HE ISN'T MISSING MUCH. GOODBYE.*(SHE SEEMS CLOSE TO TEARS.) IF YOU DO SEE ONE, SHOOT HIM. HE'LL BE BETTER OFF. SO WOULD I IF IT WERE ME.*BUT-*NO, REALLY. PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE. WE HAVE NOTHING MORE TO TALK ABOUT. PLEASE GO.*(((REPUTABLE MERCHANT*BY THE LOOK OF YOU, YOU APPEAR TO BE A MERCENARY. I'M AN HONEST BUSINESSMAN, AND IT HURTS MY REPUTATION TO BE SEEN SPEAKING TO SOMEONE OF QUESTIONABLE MORAL FIBER. PLEASE EXCUSE ME.*BY THE LOOK OF YOU, YOU APPEAR TO BE A MERCENARY. I'M AN HONEST BUSINESSMAN, AND IT HURTS MY REPUTATION TO BE SEEN SPEAKING TO SOMEONE OF QUESTIONABLE MORAL FIBER. PLEASE EXCUSE ME.*WAIT, I'M NOT A MERCENARY. I SELL DESIGNER TITANIUM SIDING FOR MOBILE ATMO-DOMES. LEMME SHOW YOU A SAMPLE... WAIT...*(YOU SEE A SLIGHT SMILE ON HIS FACE AS HE GOES.)*WELL, WHY DON'T YOU FIND SOME DAMN COUNTRY CLUB TO DRINK IN?*(HE IGNORES YOUR COMMENT AS HE WALKS AWAY.)*I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO TALK TO YOU, ANYWAY! (YOU YELL AFTER HIM.) YOU PROBABLY SELL ZERO-GEE TOILETS!*(HE LOOKS AROUND AS HE LEAVES, AS THOUGH LOOKING FOR THE PERSON YOU'RE TALKING TO.)*   ! " (#%'$&((((E)+-*,. !/102""3546""798:"";=<>((BARTENDER*HEY, KIDDO. YOU LOOK LIKE A RAG SOMEONE USED TO STOP A COOLANT LEAK.*HEY, KIDDO. FIND ANYONE YOU LIKE YET?*THANKS A LOT. DO I GET SYMPATHY NOW, OR WAS THAT IT?*THE SYMPATHY YOU NEED IS THE KIND I SELL. DID YOU COME TO DRINK OR COMPLAIN?*SOMEONE DID. BUT IT DIDN'T WORK.*YEAH, I HEARD YOU HAD A PROBLEM WITH YOUR RONTGEN DRIVE. LIKE IT MORE OR LESS EXPLODED.*SHUT UP AND POUR.*WELL, I'D BE PISSED TOO IF I LOST MOST OF MY CREW. LET'S DRINK TO DEAD FRIENDS.*I SURE DIDN'T COME FOR THE COMPANY. POUR ME A HOT MUD.*I SHOULDN'T AFTER THAT REMARK. HERE, THIS ONE'S BOUGHT AND PAID FOR. (HE SETS A GLASS FILLED WITH STEAMING BLACK SYRUP IN FRONT OF YOU.)*I'M NOT THIRSTY. I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHY I CAME.*YOU CAME HERE FOR A HOT MUD AND YOU KNOW IT. HERE IT IS, ON THE HOUSE. (HE SETS A GLASS FILLED WITH STEAMING BLACK SYRUP IN FRONT OF YOU.)*MORE OR LESS. HEY, POUR ME A HOT MUD.*YOU SHOULDN'T BE SO PUSHY WHEN YOU'RE GETTING A FREE DRINK. (HE SETS A GLASS FILLED WITH STEAMING BLACK SYRUP IN FRONT OF YOU.)*YOU HEARD THAT HUH? HEY, I'M GONNA PASS ON THE HOT MUD TONIGHT IF YOU DON'T MIND.*LIKE HELL YOU ARE. HERE, AT NO COST TO YOU. (HE SETS A GLASS FILLED WITH STEAMING BLACK SYRUP IN FRONT OF YOU.)*DAMN, YOU'RE MORBID. BUT I GUESS I DESERVED IT. MAKE MINE A HOT MUD, EXTRA HOT.*YOU'VE HAD A PRETTY ROUGH TIME. THIS ONE'S FROM ME TO YOU. (HE GIVES YOU A GLASS FILLED WITH STEAMING BLACK SYRUP.)*YOU JERK! THOSE PEOPLE WERE MY FRIENDS. STOW YOUR STUPID REMARKS. I DON'T THINK I WANT A DRINK AFTER ALL.*TAKE IT EASY. HERE'S A HARD, NO STRINGS ATTACHED. (HE SETS A GLASS FILLED WITH STEAMING BLACK SYRUP IN FRONT OF YOU.)*THANKS.*SO YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE? I HEARD YOU LOST BOTH YOUR SHIP AND CREW, EXCEPT FOR YOUR NAVIGATOR.*WE TOOK A HIT FROM A MICROMETEOR AND IT BLEW THE DRIVE. ONLY ME AND PUNCH MADE IT OUT. WHAT'S TO TELL?*SO IF THAT'S TRUE, WHY DIDN'T THE REST OF YOUR CREW ESCAPE WITH YOU?*MY SHIP WAS JUNK, SO I REPLACED IT. MY CREW WERE IDIOTS, SO I GAVE THEM WALKING PAPERS.*I BUY YOU A DRINK, AND YOU BLOW SMOKE IN MY FACE. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED, JUST SAY SO.*THEY WERE IN THEIR BUNKS, AND THE SLEEPING QUARTERS LOST PRESSURE WHEN IT HIT.*(HE FROWNS.) THAT'S THE WORST WAY TO GO I CAN THINK OF. SO YOU'RE OUT LOOKING FOR A NEW CREW?*THEY WERE TRAPPED. DO YOU REALLY THINK I RAN OUT ON THEM?*NO. (HE SHAKES HIS HEAD). I KNOW BETTER THAN THAT. IT'S ALL JUST TALK I HEAR. I DON'T BELIEVE IT. BUT IT MIGHT MAKE IT HARD TO FIND A NEW CREW. THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING ISN'T IT?*SORRY. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT - A METEOR HIT. I JUST COULDN'T SAVE THEM.*DAMN. (HE STOPS WIPING GLASSES FOR A LONG MOMENT.) SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW CREW?*I'M SAYING SO. THANKS FOR THE DRINK. SEE YOU LATER.*(HE DOESN'T REPLY AS HE WATCHES YOU GO.)*I'VE GOT A BRAND NEW SHIP. ME AND PUNCH HERE CAN'T FLY HER ALONE.*I THOUGHT SO. THERE'S SOME TOUGH PEOPLE AROUND - I DON'T SEE... WELL, YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING, I'M SURE.*NOT REALLY. BUT I'LL CONSIDER ANY OFFERS.*THERE MIGHT BE SOMEONE YOU COULD USE HERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. HEY, KIDDO, DON'T GET YOURSELF KILLED. I NEED THE BUSINESS.*DO YOU THINK ANYONE HERE WILL TRUST ME ENOUGH TO JOIN UP?*I'M SURE EVERYONE ISN'T AS WELL CONNECTED AS I AM. MAYBE NO ONE ELSE KNOWS ABOUT YOUR ACCIDENT. MAYBE THEY KNOW BUT DON'T CARE. YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING.*SOME, BUT I'M STILL LOOKING. YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE ON YOUR SIDE IN A FIRE FIGHT.*YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ME. WANT ANOTHER HOT MUD?*NAW. YOUR BAR IS FULL OF SOFT FLESH AND FUSED BRAINS.*BUT THEIR MONEY'S AS GOOD AS YOURS. DO YOU WANT A REFILL?*WHY? IS YOUR MOTHER LOOKING FOR WORK?*NOT IN YOUR BRAIN-DEAD OUTFIT. IS YOUR GLASS EMPTY YET?*ALL MY MONEY GOT VAPORIZED IN THE BLAST. I CAN DRINK, BUT I CAN'T PAY YET. YOU TRUST ME?*ABOUT AS FAR AS I CAN THROW YOU. HERE, TAKE IT AND KEEP YOUR HOLE SHUT.*CAN YOU THINK ABOUT ANYTHING BUT FILLING GLASSES?*YAH, BUT IT DOESN'T PAY THE RENT. HERE, YOU CAN OWE ME.*MY POCKET'S A LITTLE HOLLOW. HOW'S MY CREDIT?*YOU GOT NO CREDIT. BUT I CAN COVER YOU UNTIL NEXT TIME. HERE, TAKE IT AND GET LOST.*IS THAT ALL I AM TO YOU? ANOTHER PIG AT THE TROUGH?*YOU DON'T PAY OFTEN ENOUGH FOR ME TO THINK OF YOU LIKE THAT. HERE, HAVE ANOTHER DRINK AND DON'T TELL ANYONE.*I SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON VICE AND VERMIN. HOW ABOUT A LOAN?*HOW COME YOU ALWAYS SPEND YOUR MONEY IN EVERYONE ELSE'S PLACE? HERE, TAKE THIS AND GO FIND AN EMPTY TABLE, FOR MY SAKE.*I'VE MET ACCOUNTING COMPUTERS WHO THINK ABOUT MORE THINGS THAN YOU DO. DO I HAVE TO DRINK CONSTANTLY WHILE I'M HERE?*NOT THE FREE DRINKS - JUST THE ONES YOU PAY FOR. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE, POSTAGE PAID.*THANKS. YOU'RE A PAL.*A SCHMUCK, YOU MEAN. NOW GO FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO BORE.*YOU WON'T REGRET THIS.*GET OUTTA MY SIGHT BEFORE I HAVE A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT IT.*   ((((((f (ZERO-L MERC*DO I KNOW YOU? (HE DRUNKENLY SHINES HIS FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR FACE - MOST ZERO-L WERE NEARLY BLINDED BY NUKE FLASHES IN THE HOLBROOK COLONY WARS. YOU DON'T KNOW HIM, BUT THE NAME GUNTHER IS ON HIS CREDIT DISK.)*WHOZAT? (THE MAN CAN BARELY HOLD HIS HEAD UP, HE'S SO DRUNK AND DISORIENTED. HE TRIES TO AIM HIS FLASHLIGHT AT YOU BUT CAN'T HOLD IT STILL.)*NO, YOU DON'T KNOW ME. WHAT'S A CRUD LIKE YOU DOING IN A POSH PLACE LIKE THIS?*NONE A YOUR... (BELCH...) DAMN BUSINESS, STARKILLER SCUM!*COME ON, GUNTHER. (YOU TRY TO SOUND CONVINCING.) WE DID SOME TIME TOGETHER A FEW YEARS BACK.*I NEVER FOUGHT NEXT TO ANYONE WHO BECAME A FLACCID STARKILLER MERC! WAIT... HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?*I HEARD ZERO-L CAN'T FIND THEIR BUTT WITH BOTH HANDS AND A FLASHLIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN TRYING.*OH, YEAH? WELL I HEARD... (HE FALLS DEEP INTO THOUGHT. HE SEEMS ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING, BUT THEN TAKES A DRINK.)*I'M JUST KIDDING, GUNTHER. DON'T YOU REMEMBER ME?*I WOULDN'T KNOW ANY STARKILLER SCUM. NOW BEAT IT BEFORE I MICROWAVE YOUR MEATBALLS. WAIT, HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?*SURE, YOU GOTTA REMEMBER. ON HOLBROOK? THE COLONY WARS? REMEMBER?*JACOB? NO, IT CAN'T BE YOU! I LEFT YOU... I MEAN, YOU MET THE MAN IN VALLEY GRIBOR-NINE! IT CAN'T BE YOU...CAN IT?*YOU WORTHLESS DRUNK! (YOU QUICKLY THROW A RIGHT TO HIS JAW.)*(YOUR FIST STRIKES HIS SLACK JAW. HIS DIM EYES FADE AND HE FALLS. HE CLIMBS TO HIS FEET AND STAGGERS AWAY.)*YES, GUNTHER, IT'S ME. JACOB, THE FLESH VERSION. AND DON'T THINK I FORGOT HOW YOU RAN OUT ON ME AND LEFT ME FOR DEAD.*THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED, JACOB! YOU...YOU WERE DEAD! I SWEAR! (HIS PLEADING IS SO PITIFUL IT TURNS YOUR STOMACH.)*YOU'RE RIGHT, I AIN'T JACOB. JOKE'S ON YOU, FISH FACE!*YOU FILTH! (HE THROWS A DRUNKEN PUNCH AT YOU. YOU DODGE IT AND COUNTER WITH ONE OF YOUR OWN. THE BLOW KNOCKS THE ZERO-L ON THE GROUND. HE SLOWLY STANDS AND STAGGERS WAY.)*BUT I'M NOT DEAD, AM I?*NO. (GUNTHER MUMBLES MISERABLY INTO HIS DRINK. THEN HE LOOKS AT YOU AGAIN.) YOU LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT.*I DID DIE ON THAT HILL, GUNTHER. (YOU STIFLE A SNICKER.) DID YOU THINK ANYBODY COULD SURVIVE THAT?*NO... BUT. WAIT, YOU'RE DEAD? (HE LOOKS INTO HIS GLASS, THEN BACK AT YOU AGAIN.)*DEATH'S A TOUGH THING TO BOUNCE BACK FROM. IT COST A LOT OF CASH. NOW I FIGURE YOU OWE ME SOME OF THAT.*I DON'T HAVE ANY, JACOB! (HE'S MAKING TOO MUCH NOISE. YOU HIT HIM. HE LOOKS DIZZY AND SICK, THEN HE STAGGERS AWAY.)*THAT'S RIGHT. D-E-A-D. YOU CAN'T KILL A MAN TWICE.*NO... (GUNTHER STARTS BABBLING LOUDLY. HE'S MAKING TOO MUCH NOISE, SO YOU THROW A QUICK PUNCH TO HIS JAW. HE DROPS TO THE FLOOR, THEN STANDS AGAIN. HE STAGGERS AWAY.)*SORRY, FRIEND. (YOU TURN TO GO.) I TAKE IT BACK.*DAMN RIGHT. NOW GET LOST BEFORE I CARVE YOU A NEW FACE ON YOUR BUTT. (HE DOESN'T WATCH YOU LEAVE.)*SPEECHLESS, HUH? YOUR BRAIN MUST BE IN GEAR AGAIN.*(HE ROARS INCOHERENTLY AND LUNGES TOWARD YOU. YOU INSTINCTIVELY DODGE AND PUNCH HIS JAW. THE BLOW KNOCKS HIM ON THE FLOOR. HE CLIMBS TO HIS FEET AND STAGGERS AWAY.)*IT'S-*(YOU BARELY START SPEAKING WHEN THE ZERO-L SEEMS TO LOSE SIGHT OF YOU. HE STAGGERS AWAY FROM YOU, SWINGING HIS FLASHLIGHT WILDLY.)* (  (  !#"$( %'&( ()* +-,. /0 123456798:'';< =>(OACE*THAT SEAT'S TAKEN, MERC.*LOOK, YOU WANT A GUNNER? I CAN TELL YOU WHERE TO FIND THE BEST GUNNER YOU'LL EVEN FIND.*OH, SORRY. DO YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE?*I DON'T CARE, BUT WHEN MY FRIEND COMES BACK, HE MIGHT TURN YOU INTO A RED STAIN ON THE WALL. BUT YOU LOOK LIKE YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SAY. MAKE YOUR PITCH BEFORE HE GETS BACK.*WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'M A MERCENARY?*EITHER YOU'RE A MERC OR A PLASTIC SURGEON'S TEST DUMMY. YOUR CLOTHES ARE TORN AND SMELL LIKE SMOKE AND FUSIONITE. AND YOU ALSO HAD THE EGGS TO TALK TO ME. WHAT DO YOU WANT?*I KNOW. I TOOK IT. YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?*MAYBE. OR MAYBE WHEN MY FRIEND GETS BACK HE'LL TURN YOUR YOUR HEAD INTO BRAIN PIZZA. BUT UNTIL THEN, YOU DIDN'T COME TO START A FIGHT. WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?*I'M LOOKING FOR SOME PEOPLE.*PEOPLE? WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE?*I CAN SEE THIS WAS A MISTAKE. I'M SORRY I BOTHERED YOU. GOODBYE.*(SHE SNORTS AS YOU LEAVE) YOU DISAPPOINT ME, MERC. COME BACK AND TALK WHEN YOU GET UP YOUR NERVE.*(YOU STRIKE A NOBLE POSE) PEOPLE WHO WANT ADVENTURE, FAST LIVING, AND THE THREAT OF DEATH AT EVERY TURN.*(SHE LOOKS AT YOU CAUTIOUSLY.) WHAT ARE YOU, A RECRUITMENT POSTER? IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME LOOKING FOR A CREW?*SOMETIMES I GET INTO SITUATIONS THAT GET PRETTY VIOLENT. (YOU SMILE SLYLY.) I NEED SOME MORE BODIES TO STAND BEHIND.*(SHE LAUGHS.) THAT'S AN HONEST ANSWER. I CAN TELL BY THE LOOK OF YOU THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT A GUNNER.*WELL, YES, IT'S MY FIRST TIME. BUT DON'T WORRY - I'VE GOT EXPERIENCE.*THAT'S A LOAD OF CRAP. IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HONEST WITH ME, WE CAN STOP TALKING RIGHT NOW.*HELL, NO! DO I LOOK LIKE A FIRST-TIMER TO YOU?*I SUPPOSE NOT. SO THEN WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LAST CREW?*I CAN HOLD MY OWN, BUT I COULD ALWAYS USE BETTER. YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND ONE? MAYBE YOUR 'FRIEND' IS A GUNNER?*(SHE GRINS) I HAVEN'T BEEN HONEST WITH YOU. ALL RIGHT, I'M HERE ALONE. BUT I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FIND A GUNNER.*I'M A BETTER GUNNER THAN YOU'LL EVER SEE. BUT I SUPPOSE I COULD USE ANOTHER ONE ANYWAY.*THAT'S A PRETTY WEAK LIE. HOW ABOUT YOU KEEP TO THE TRUTH. YOU WERE OFF TO A GREAT START.*OKAY (YOU SHRUG), SO I'VE DONE THIS A LOT. I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT MY LAST CREW.*THAT'S BETTER. (SHE SMILES.) SO WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LAST CREW?*NO, HONESTLY. I'VE NEVER HAD A CREW BEFORE, BUT I'VE LOGGED A LOT OF SOLO HOURS.*YEAH, I'LL BET YOU HAVE. (SHE LAUGHS AT YOU, NOT WITH YOU.) COME BACK WHEN YOU WANT TO TELL ME THE TRUTH.*THEY WENT THEIR WAY, I WENT MINE. WHY DO YOU CARE?*(SHE SHAKES HER HEAD.) YOU CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT ME WHEN YOU SAY THAT. TELL ME THE TRUTH OR GET LOST.*HEY, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. WE TOOK A METEOR HIT, AND ONLY ME AND MY NAVIGATOR MADE IT. THAT WHAT YOU WANTED TO HEAR?*I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR CREW, BUT ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. SO YOU NEED A GUNNER, DON'T YOU? I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FIND ONE.*I AM TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.*GO FIND SOMEONE ELSE MORE GULLIBLE TO LIE TO, JERK.*HEY, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. WE TOOK A METEOR HIT, AND ONLY ME AND MY NAVIGATOR MADE IT. THAT WHAT YOU WANTED TO HEAR?*I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR CREW, BUT ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. SO YOU NEED A GUNNER, DON'T YOU? I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FIND ONE.*OKAY, MAYBE I'M OUT OF PRACTICE. DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND A GOOD GUNNER?*AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO. (SHE SMILES.)*NO, REALLY. I'M THE BEST THERE EVER WAS. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK.*PHEW, YOUR BREATH SMELLS LIKE DUNG, SPACE MONKEY. COME BACK AND TALK TO ME WHEN YOU'RE READY TO TELL THE TRUTH.*YEAH? TELL ME.*ME. I'M THE BEST GUNNER YOU'LL EVER FIND.*IS THAT THE FUNNIEST JOKE YOU KNOW?*(SHE BRISTLES.) YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, HUH? WATCH THIS! (SHE GETS UP AND STARTS TO WALK AWAY.)*GREAT! YOU'RE HIRED. WHEN CAN YOU LEAVE?*YOU'RE BEING SARCASTIC! YOU DON'T BELIEVE I'M A GUNNER. WELL, WATCH THIS! (SHE GETS UP AND STARTS TO WALK AWAY.)*UH...*(SHE WALKS AWAY, OVER TO THE FRONT OF THE BAR. SHE TAPS THE LANTA EVANGELIST ON THE SHOULDER AND SAYS...) HEY, SNOT FACE! I WANNA BUY A BOOK! (WHEN HE TURNS...)*(MORE...)*(... SHE PULLS A NASTY LOOKING BLASTER OUT OF HER HOLSTER AND FIRES ONE BLUE BOLT OF PLASMA AT HIS CHEST. THE LANTA FALLS AMIDST A SHOWER OF SPARKS...*(MORE...)*(...THE TWISTED BODY LIES ON A SCORCH MARK ON THE CARPET. YOU NOTICE THREE OTHER SCORCH MARKS NEAR THE NEW ONE. THE WHOLE BAR ERUPTS WITH APPLAUSE. THE WOMAN BOWS, AND...)*(MORE...)*(...SHE WALKS BACK TO YOUR TABLE WHILE THE BARTENDER QUICKLY DRAGS THE BODY AWAY. THE WOMAN SITS DOWN NEXT TO YOU AND SAYS...) SO, WHERE'S OUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT?*YOU'RE PSYCHO! I WOULDN'T TAKE YOU WITH ME TO SAVE MY LIFE!*(SHE LAUGHS AND SLAPS YOU ON THE SHOULDER. IT HURTS. A LOT.) MY NAME'S ALEXANDRA ELCATOR, BUT CALL ME ACE. IT REALLY PISSES ME OFF WHEN PEOPLE CALL ME ALEXANDRA.*WELCOME ABOARD. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?*ALEXANDRA ELCATOR. BUT CALL ME ACE. IT REALLY PISSES ME OFF WHEN PEOPLE CALL ME ALEXANDRA.*YEAH? TELL ME.*ME. I'M THE BEST GUNNER YOU'LL EVER FIND.*NO PROBLEM. (YOU SMILE.) I DON'T THINK I WANT TO PISS YOU OFF. LET'S GO.*(SHE GRINS AND PUTS HER GUN BACK INTO HER HOLSTER.)*    (( (! " (#%$& (')(*((+-,.(&/102(34(ROGERS AMARO*HOWDY, FRIEND. I'M ROGERS AMARO. WHAT BRINGS YOU TO MY ESTATE? (YOU RECOGNIZE HIM AS THE HERO OF THE HOLBROOK COLONY WARS. HE IS COMPLETELY OVERDRESSED FOR JUST WANDERING ALONE IN HIS HOUSE. HE LOOKS BORED.)*BACK SO SOON? IF THERE'S SOMETHING I CAN DO FOR YOU, JUST SAY SO. OTHERWISE, IT'S FEEDING TIME. I'VE GOT A LOT OF TANKS TO GET TO.*WAIT, ARE YOU THE ROGERS AMARO THAT USED NUKES TO BLIND THE ZERO-L MERCS DURING THE HOLBROOK COLONY WARS?*THAT'S ME. ALL THOSE DAMN FLASHLIGHTS ARE MY FAULT. BUT I DON'T ROLL ANYMORE. SO WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?*I WAS JUST FLYING BY AND I SAW A LIGHT.*(HE LOOKS SUSPICIOUS.) SURE, FELLA. NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?*OH, I DON'T KNOW. GOT ANYTHING TO EAT? MAYBE SOME SUSHI?*I GUESS THAT'S A JOKE. I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A SENSE OF HUMOR WHEN IT COMES TO MY AQUARIUM. IF YOU'RE HERE FOR SOMETHING, PARTNER, THAT'S EXACTLY THE WRONG WAY TO DO IT.*GERARD KENDALL AT STARKILLER SAID I COULD PICK UP A GUNNER NAMED ROGERS HERE. I DIDN'T REALIZE HE MEANT ROGERS AMARO.*(AMARO CHUCKLES) I TOLD THAT OLD DESK JOCKEY I WAS THROUGH WORKING FOR HIM. I'VE GOT BETTER, SAFER THINGS TO DO NOW.*LOOK, (AS YOU SPEAK, YOU REACH TO SCRATCH YOUR BACK.)*(BEFORE YOUR HAND IS HALFWAY THERE, YOU HEAR A RUSTLE. YOU LOOK UP TO SEE THE BLACK MUZZLE OF A BLASTER HOVERING IN FRONT OF YOUR NOSE. YOU NEVER EVEN SAW HIM DRAW.)*WAIT!*SORRY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING FOR A GUN. (HE DROPS HIS GUN BACK INTO ITS HOLSTER. YOU HADN'T EVEN NOTICED THAT HE WAS WEARING ONE.) A MAN'S GOT TO PROTECT HIMSELF OUT HERE.*NO KIDDING. YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD WITH THAT GUN. I COULD USE SOMEONE LIKE YOU ON MY TEAM.*THANKS, BUT I'M NOT INTERESTED. I'VE GOT OTHER THINGS I'D RATHER DO.*HEY, I CAN SEE YOU'RE BUSY HERE. HOW ABOUT I COME BACK LATER AND WE'LL TALK?*WHATEVER YOU SAY, PARTNER. DROP BY ANYTIME.*LIKE COLLECT FISH, IT LOOKS LIKE. YOU MUST HAVE HUNDREDS.*IT'S THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF RARE SPECIES IN THE FOUR SYSTEMS (HE SAYS DEFENSIVELY).*OH. WELL, I GUESS I'LL BE LEAVING THEN IF YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN JOINING UP.*(AMARO LOOKS DISAPPOINTED.) OKAY. FEEL FREE TO STOP BY ANYTIME.*IT'S PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS THIS MUCH FISH IN ALL THE FOUR SYSTEMS. WHERE DO YOU GET THEM?*YOU'D BE SURPRISED. ACTUALLY, THERE'S ONLY ONE MORE SPECIES FROM THE FOUR SYSTEMS I DON'T HAVE IN MY COLLECTION.*SOUNDS LIKE A POINTLESS WAY TO SPEND YOUR LIFE, ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE AND KNOW HOW TO DO.*LOOK, FRIEND. DID YOU WANT SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR, OR ARE YOU JUST LEAVING?*AND WHICH FISH IS THAT?*SEE THAT YELLOW ONE WITH THE BLACK SPOTS? THAT'S A FEMALE HANKY GROBBLER. ALL I'M MISSING IS A MALE HANKY GROBBLER.*HEY, I'M SORRY I BOTHERED YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU AND YOUR FISH ARE PRETTY HAPPY WITH EACH OTHER. I'LL LEAVE YOU ALL ALONE.*(AMARO LOOKS DISAPPOINTED.) OKAY. FEEL FREE TO STOP BY ANYTIME.*WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO GET ONE?*IT'S NOT THE KIND OF THING YOU CAN GO BUY AT THE DRUG STORE. IN FACT, THERE'S ONLY ONE MALE IN THE FOUR SYSTEMS. IT'S... (HE ROLLS HIS EYES) IT'S IN THE MALIBU BAR ON MASTASSINI.*SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU. I'LL JUST BE LEAVING YOU AND YOUR FISH ALONE NOW...*(AMARO LOOKS DISAPPOINTED.) OKAY. FEEL FREE TO STOP BY ANYTIME.*SO BUY IT FROM THE BARTENDER. HE'S A FRIEND OF MINE. I KNOW HE PROBABLY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE FISH.*BUT HE DOES. HE SAYS HE LIKES ITS LITTLE FANGS. HE WON'T SELL IT.*I GUESS YOU'RE OUTTA LUCK, THEN. THANKS FOR SHOWING ME YOUR COLLECTION. I'LL BE ON MY WAY.*STOP BY ANY TIME.*TOUGH...LUCK. THANK'S FOR THE TOUR, AMARO. I'LL SEE YOU AROUND. GOOD LUCK FINDING THE FISH.*YEAH. (HE LAUGHS.) LIKE YOU REALLY CARE. BUT THANKS FOR THE THOUGHT. GOOD DAY.*TOO BAD. IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO LOOK AROUND AT ALL YOUR FISH.*GO AHEAD. JUST LET YOURSELF OUT THE FRONT DOOR WHEN YOU'RE DONE. GOOD DAY.*THAT SOUNDED WORSE THAN I MEANT. JUST WHAT FISH ARE YOU MISSING?*SEE THAT YELLOW ONE WITH THE BLACK SPOTS? THAT'S A FEMALE HANKY GROBBLER. ALL I'M MISSING IS A MALE HANKY GROBBLER.*I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT THE OLD LIFE AGAIN. BUT I SEE YOU'D RATHER COLLECT SEA FOOD. YOU LOST YOUR NERVE I SUPPOSE.*I DON'T LIKE YOUR ATTITUDE, PARTNER. WHY DON'T YOU GO OUT AND COME IN AGAIN. OR BETTER YET, JUST STAY OUT. GOOD BYE.*I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU STRAIGHT, DO YOU WANT TO JOIN MY CREW. I COULD USE SOMEONE HANDY WITH A BLASTER.*THANKS, BUT NO THANKS. I WANT TO COMPLETE MY COLLECTION MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.*JUST CHECKING OUT THE FISH. YOU DON'T MIND, DO YOU?*NOPE. FEEL FREE. LET YOURSELF OUT WHEN YOU'RE DONE.*IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, CONTACT KENDALL AT STARKILLER HQ.*I WILL, BUT I WON'T. GOOD DAY.* ' ' ((iROGERS AMARO*IT'S A MALE HANKY GROBBLER! AND IT'S IN ONE OF MY TANKS! I WONDERED WHERE THIS THING WENT. WHERE IN THE HELL DID YOU GET THIS FISH?!*WHY'D YOU RUN OFF? DON'T YOU WANT TO HIRE ME FOR YOUR CREW? THAT IS WHY YOU GOT ME MY FISH, ISN'T IT?*I STOLE IT FROM THE MALIBU BAR. SUCKER ALMOST BIT ME.*I'LL BET IT DID. THIS SPECIES IS DEADLY POISONOUS, TOO. ONE BITE AND YOU'RE ON THE FLOOR CONVULSING. MOST PEOPLE DIE IN MINUTES. HEY, PARTNER, YOU LOOK A LITTLE GREEN. ARE YOU SICK?*DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW?*NO, DON'T TELL ME. LET ME GO PUT HIM IN THE TANK. I'M IMPRESSED YOU DID THIS. THIS SPECIES IS POISONOUS. ONE BITE AND YOU'RE DEAD IN TWO MINUTES. HEY, ARE YOU OKAY? YOU LOOK GREEN.*NO... I'M FINE. SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW THAT YOUR COLLECTION IS COMPLETE?*I DON'T RIGHTLY KNOW. (HE GRINS KNOWINGLY.) GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS?*SURE. WHY DON'T YOU STRAP ON A GUN AND COME WITH ME? LIVE THE GOOD LIFE AGAIN.*I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT SAY THAT. LET ME GET MY GUN. (HE OPENS A CLOSET AND PULLS OUT A MASSIVE WEAPON.)*YOU BET. SO WHY DON'T YOU STRAP ON A GUN AND COME WITH ME? LIVE THE GOOD LIFE AGAIN.*LET ME GET MY GUN. (HE OPENS A CLOSET AND PULLS OUT A MASSIVE WEAPON.)*DAMN. I DON'T THINK I COULD EVEN CARRY THAT!*I'LL LET YOU TRY IT SOMETIME. WAIT AND LET ME PUT MY TANKS ON CYCLE... (HE THROWS SOME SWITCHES IN THE CLOSET.) OKAY, LET'S GO. I'LL LOCK UP ON THE WAY OUT.*HA! (YOU SAY SARCASTICALLY.) THAT'S JUST A PEA SHOOTER!*THEN I SUGGEST YOU KEEP YOUR PEAS COVERED. WAIT AND LET ME PUT MY TANKS ON AUTOMATIC... (HE THROWS SOME SWITCHES IN THE CLOSET.) OKAY, LET'S GO. I'LL LOCK UP ON THE WAY OUT.* (( r) ((JANAI*I AM JANAI, A COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN. KENDALL SAID I MIGHT RECEIVE AN ASSIGNMENT HERE.*HELLO AGAIN. ARE YOU LOST? CAN I HELP YOU IN SOME WAY?*I COULD USE A COMM TECH. WANT TO JOIN UP WITH ME?*SORRY. KENDALL HAS INFORMED ME HE ALREADY HAS A CERTAIN CREW IN MIND. I'M WAITING FOR HIS CALL. MAYBE NEXT TIME.*ARE YOU ANY GOOD?*YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND BETTER SOMEWHERE, BUT MY PRICE IS RIGHT. I CAN'T JOIN WITH YOU, THOUGH, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. KENDALL ALREADY HAS ME ASSIGNED TO A CREW.*COMMUNICATIONS, HUH? SOUNDS AS BORING AS DESK DUTY.*I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD ENJOY BEING ON A TOUGH MISSION WITHOUT A GOOD COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN. BUT THAT DOES NOT MATTER. KENDALL HAS ME ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER CREW.*TOO BAD. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT. BUT I'LL TELL YOU, IT WON'T BE AS EXCITING AS BEING ON MY TEAM.*YOU MAY BE RIGHT. BUT I AM ALREADY COMMITTED. HONOR IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT EXCITEMENT.*IT'S JUST AS WELL. YOU PROBABLY CAN'T HANDLE MY KIND OF WORK OR ELSE KENDALL WOULD HAVE ASSIGNED YOU TO ME.*IF IT PLEASES YOU TO THINK SO. BUT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAT THERE ARE BETTER MERCS OUT THERE THAN YOU.*NO, I'M NOT LOST. I JUST THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU ANOTHER CHANCE TO JOIN UP WITH ME INSTEAD.*THANKS, BUT NO THANKS. LIKE I SAID, I AM ALREADY ASSIGNED.*I THOUGHT THAT AFTER YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT, YOU'D RATHER JOIN UP WITH ME.*I TOLD YOU I AM ALREADY COMMITTED. ASKING ME AGAIN WON'T HELP.*'( ('V (jJANAI*KENDALL JUST CALLED ME. HE'S REASSIGNED ME TO YOUR CREW. (SHE DANGLES A MAG CARD IN FRONT OF YOUR NOSE.) IF YOU WANT ME, THAT IS. DO YOU NEED A COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN?*LOOK, MERC. KENDALL SAID I CAN JOIN YOUR CREW. I AM BETTER THAN ANYONE YOU COULD FIND ON YOUR OWN. DO YOU WANT ME OR NOT?*ARE YOU THE BEST THERE IS?*NO, BUT I AM THE BEST THAT IS WILLING TO JOIN YOUR CREW. DO YOU WANT ME OR NOT?*IF YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THE JOB, I COULD USE YOU.*I CAN HANDLE ANYTHING YOU CAN HANDLE.*NO, THANKS. I DON'T LIKE YOUR ATTITUDE, AND I DON'T THINK YOU CAN CUT IT. THANKS FOR OFFERING, BUT FORGET IT.*YOU WILL BE BACK. YOU WILL NOT GET FAR WITHOUT A COMPETENT COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN.*NO. I'LL WAIT UNTIL I CAN GET THE BEST.*THE BEST IS NOT WILLING TO JOIN YOUR TEAM. IT IS ME OR NOTHING. YOU WILL COME BACK WHEN YOU REALIZE YOU WILL NOT GET FAR WITHOUT A COMPETENT COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN.*IF YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK HARD, COME ON BOARD.*I CAN WORK AS HARD AS YOU CAN.*WHEN CAN YOU LEAVE?*NOW. LET US GO.*    (((( ((SHIFT COMMANDER*(IT'S YOUR FRIEND, LEOD.) I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE BEFORE YOUR ACCIDENT. YOU KNOW THE ODDS OF A ROCK HITTING YOUR SHIP ARE ASTRONOMICAL. ONE MIGHT THINK YOU'RE LYING. (YOU CAN'T TELL IF HE'S JOKING.)*ARE YOU STILL HANGING AROUND HERE? THIS ISN'T A RESORT, YOU KNOW. GET ON WITH IT. (HIS TAIL SWISHES BACK AND FORTH WITH IMPATIENCE.)*ONE MIGHT SUSPECT THAT, BUT ONE WOULD BE DEAD WRONG. AND I DO MEAN DEAD.*DON'T GET PINK IN THE FACE. I DIDN'T SAY YOU WERE LYING, JUST THAT ONE MIGHT THINK YOU WERE.*THAT'S RIGHT, LEOD. I'M A LIAR. AND PIGS HAVE WINGS, TOO. (YOU REAJCH UP TO YANK HIS TAIL.)*(HE JERKS HIS TAIL OUT OF YOUR GRASP AND FLOATS JUST OUT OF REACH.) I HATE THAT JOKE. I'VE ALWAYS HATED THAT JOKE.*YEAH, WELL WATCH IT. I KNOW DARCATORS ARE USED TO BEING OBNOXIOUS TO EACH OTHER, BUT HUMANS AREN'T LIKE THAT.*IT'S A GENETIC WEAKNESS ON YOUR PART. YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM IS TOO CLOSE TO YOUR DIGESTIVE TRACT. IN DARCATOR PHYSIOLOGY-*OH. IT'S HARD TO TELL WHEN I CAN'T READ DARCATOR EXPRESSIONS.*IT'S NOT VERY HARD TO LEARN. IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE COLOR OF OUR FLOATATION SACKS-*PLEASE SPARE ME THE DETAILS. I'LL WORRY ABOUT IT NEXT TIME I'M ON TIKORR.*SUIT YOURSELF. HAVE YOU SEEN KENDALL YET?*YEAH. HE GAVE ME A NEW ASSIGNMENT. OF COURSE IT'S ALL COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL.*OF COURSE. WELL GET ON WITH IT. I CAN'T FLOAT HERE TALKING TO YOU ALL DAY. I'VE GOT BUTTONS TO PRESS. SEE YOU NEXT TIME.*NO. I THOUGHT I'D STOP BY AND SAY HELLO ON MY WAY IN.*I'D GET IN THERE IF I WERE YOU. KENDALL WOULDN'T CALL YOU ON AN OPEN CHANNEL IF IT WASN'T IMPORTANT. TALK TO ME LATER.*THAT'S BECAUSE DARCATORS HAVE NO SENSE OF HUMOR.*WE HAVE A VERY SOPHISTICATED SENSE OF HUMOR. BUT NONE OF IT RELATES TO BODIES, ONLY BODILY FUNCTIONS. IF YOU KNEW MORE ABOUT HOW OUR EXCRETORY SYSTEM WORKS-*MAN, ARE ALL DARCATOR AS MOODY AS YOU?*OH, IT'S YOU. I THOUGHT YOU WERE SOMEBODY ELSE. ARE YOU GOING TO PICK UP ANY SMUGGLING MISSIONS?*ALL RIGHT, ALREADY! I'M LEAVING, I'M LEAVING.*(HE IGNORES YOU AND PRESSES A FEW BUTTONS ON HIS CONSOLE.)*YEAH, I THOUGHT I'D TRY MY LUCK. NOTHING LIKE A LITTLE ILLEGAL GUN RUNNING FOR SOME EXTRA CASH.*JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED. GOOD LUCK. I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME YOU COME IN.*NO, I WOULD NEVER SMUGGLE! (THEN YOU WRITE DOWN ON A PIECE PAPER, 'YOU IDIOT! KENDALL BUGS THESE ROOMS!')*YOU DON'T THINK HE KNOWS YOU SMUGGLE? HE DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU DO FOR RECREATION AS LONG AS YOU DO YOUR JOB.*YOU'RE A REAL PIG, LEOD. (YOU CHUCKLE.) I'LL SEE YOU LATER.*(THE FLAPS OF HIS FLOTATION SACKS FLUTTER. YOU THINK HE'S LAUGHING.)*I'M STILL NOT A SMUGGLER. (YOU SMILE AS YOU WRITE, 'YOU PIG, LEOD. I'M GONNA PUT LEAD PELLETS IN YOUR YOGURT.')*(THE FLAPS OF HIS FLOTATION SACKS FLUTTER. YOU THINK HE'S LAUGHING.)* (ALICE *MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... (ON THE SIDE OF THE DROID IS WRITTEN: AUTOMATED LIMITED INTEGRATION CLEANING EMULATOR, OR A.L.I.C.E.)*MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... (ON THE SIDE OF THE DROID IS WRITTEN: AUTOMATED LIMITED INTEGRATION CLEANING EMULATOR, OR A.L.I.C.E.)*WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM, LITTLE DROID?*MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY...*ALICE, WHAT IS YOUR FAILURE?*MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO... MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO... MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO...*HOW DO I REPAIR YOU?*MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY...*ALICE, WHAT IS YOUR FAILURE?*MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO... MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO... MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO...*HOW DO I REPAIR YOU?*MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY...*ALICE, WHAT IS YOUR FAILURE?*MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO... MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO... MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO...*WHAT'S YOU PROBLEM, LITTLE DROID?*MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY... MOTOR SYSTEMS FAILURE... REPAIR IMMEDIATELY...*ALICE, WHAT IS YOUR FAILURE?*MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO... MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO... MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO...*ALICE, WHAT IS YOUR FAILURE?*MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO... MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO... MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD ZED-NINE-STROKE-BETA-TWO...*ALICE, HOW DO I REPAIR YOU?*I CAN RE nPAIR... SUPPLY MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD... I CAN REPAIR... SUPPLY MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD... I CAN REPAIR... SUPPLY MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD... I CAN REPAIR... SUPPLY MISSING CIRCUIT BOARD...*'(  '( (jALICE *(ALICE SNATCHES THE CIRCUIT BOARD. IT WORKS LIKE CRAZY, BREAKING AS MANY CONNECTIONS AS IT MAKES. THE FINISHED PATCH LOOKS BARELY OPERATIVE. YOU'RE NOT SURPRISED WHEN IT SAYS...) READY FOR NEW ORDERS.*READY FOR NEW ORDERS.*ALICE, FOLLOW ME.*I WILL FOLLOW.*STAY HERE OUT OF THE WAY.*I WILL STAY.*ALICE, FOLLOW ME.*I WILL FOLLOW.*STAY HERE OUT OF THE WAY.*I WILL STAY.*WELCOME ABOARD. OH, ALICE? WHAT IS YOUR PRIMARY FUNCTION?*CLEANING AND ORGANIZING ALL AREAS. I ALSO DESTROY UNAUTHORIZED LIFEFORMS. PRIMARILY: RATS, HOOKAHS, COCKROACHES.*    (((ARIEL REBEL LEADER JARED*(THE MAN CHUCKLES WHEN HE SEES YOU.) SO YOU CAME. HUDSON WASN'T SURE YOU WOULD. HE SAID YOU MADE QUITE A MESS UP THERE IN THE ALTRON OPERATIONS CENTER.*IF YOU'VE COME TO ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION, I CAN TELL YOU NO MORE THAN DAMIEN'S ADDRESS, COORDS (1411,0426). IF YOU WANT MORE FIGHTERS, YOU'LL HAVE TO RECRUIT THEM ELSEWHERE.*I DO WHAT I'M PAID TO DO, JARED. SOMETIMES MORE, NEVER LESS.*AND I'M SURE SEBASTIAN IS PAYING YOU WELL. BUT I HOPE YOU ARE HERE FIGHTING DAMIEN FOR MORE THAN JUST MONEY.*THEY DESERVED IT. DAMIEN RUNS A DIRTY OPERATION.*DAMN RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR. WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FIGHT FOR A LONG TIME. IT'S GOOD TO SEE OUTWORLDERS JOINING THE BATTLE.*MONEY TALKS, JARED. BUT DON'T WORRY. SOMEONE ELSE IS PAYING THE BILL. AND I DON'T KNOW ANYONE NAMED SEBASTIAN.*I ADMIRE YOUR DISCRETION, IF NOT YOUR MOTIVATION. I SUPPOSE IT DOESN'T MATTER AS LONG AS THE JOB GETS DONE.*LET'S JUST SAY I DON'T TAKE JOBS THAT LEAVE A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH.*GOOD. THAT'S THE KIND OF PERSON I LIKE DEALING WITH.*YOUR SPY TOLD ME YOU HAD INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP ME.*INDEED WE DO. YOU'LL FIND THE COORDS (1411,0426) EXTREMELY HELPFUL. GO TO THOSE COORDS AND YOU'LL FIND DAMIEN ALTRON.*DO YOU HAVE ANY FIGHTERS YOU CAN SEND WITH ME TO HELP?*I'M AFRAID NOT. BUT WE CAN HELP YOU IN ANOTHER WAY. ONCE YOU FIGHT YOUR WAY TO DAMIEN, HE'LL SUMMON MORE TROOPS. WE'LL KEEP THEM OCCUPIED SO THEY DON'T INTERFERE WITH YOUR WORK.*HOW DO I KNOW THIS ISN'T SOME MASSIVE TRAP?*I SUPPOSE YOU CAN'T BE SURE. BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COORDS FOR DAMIEN'S LAIR? YOU'LL FLY OUT TO THOSE COORDS JUST TO SEE WHAT'S THERE, WHETHER YOU TRUST ME OR NOT.*DON'T COUNT ON IT.*WE WILL WAIT. WHEN WE SEE YOU ENTER DAMIEN'S STRONGHOLD, WE WILL OCCUPY HIS FORCES OUTSIDE. IF YOU DON'T APPEAR, THE FIGHT WILL GO ON WITHOUT YOU. IT HAS FOR MANY YEARS.*YOU MAY BE RIGHT.*WE WILL WAIT. WHEN WE SEE YOU ENTER DAMIEN'S STRONGHOLD, WE WILL OCCUPY HIS FORCES OUTSIDE. IF YOU DON'T APPEAR, THE FIGHT WILL GO ON WITHOUT YOU. IT HAS FOR MANY YEARS.*I GUESS THAT'S IT THEN. WISH ME LUCK.*GOOD LUCK, STARKILLER. WE'LL SEE YOU AFTER THE NIGHTMARE IS OVER.*FORGET IT. I'M GOING TO GO IT ALONE. THANKS BUT NO THANKS.*GOOD LUCK IN WHATEVER METHOD YOU CHOOSE, STARKILLER. IF DAMIEN IS DEFEATED, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW IT IS DONE.*ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN'T HELP ME ANYMORE?*ENTER DAMIEN'S STRONGHOLD, AND WE WILL PREVENT MORE ARIEL FIGHTERS FROM COMING. WE CAN'T DO ANY MORE. GOOD LUCK.*   (((( e((ARIEL REBEL SPY*I'M NOT ONE OF DAMIEN ALTRON'S PEEPING TOMS! I'M A SPY, WORKING WITH THE REBEL FORCES. WE ARE THE ONLY ONES ON ARIEL FIGHTING HIS TOTALITARIAN REGIME! (HIS EYES BURN WITH GENUINE PASSION.)*WHAT ARE YOU DOING HANGING AROUND? I TOLD YOU THE REBEL BASE IS AT COORDS (1571,0546). TALK TO JARED. UNLESS... UNLESS YOU REALLY WORK FOR DAMIEN AND TRICKED ME.*SO WHY TELL ME?*BECAUSE YOU WERE ABOUT TO FRY MY ASS, THAT'S WHY! BESIDES, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE'S COME IN HERE FIRING BLASTERS. YOU'RE JUST THE THING WE NEED TO BRING DOWN DAMIEN ALTRON.*I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. YOU LOOK LIKE A SCARED JANITOR TO ME.*(HE DRAWS HIS OWN GUN AND FIRES A BLUE BOLT PAST YOUR EAR. YOU LUNGE TO ONE SIDE, READY TO RETURN FIRE, BUT YOU HEAR A THUD. YOU LOOK AND SEE AN ARIEL FIGHTER DEAD ON THE GROUND.)*OKAY, YOU'VE EARNED SOMETHING THERE. BUT I STILL DON'T TURN MY BACK ON YOU. MAKE YOUR PITCH.*NO ONE'S EVER COME IN HERE AND CUT UP SO MANY GUARDS BEFORE. YOU'RE JUST THE THING WE NEED TO BRING DOWN DAMIEN ALTRON.*THAT DOESN'T CHANGE A THING. ANYONE CAN KILL A STRANGER IN THE SAME UNIFORM TO SAVE THEIR SKIN. YOU'RE DEAD.*YOU'RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE. YOU CAN AT LEAST LISTEN BEFORE YOU KILL ME.*FORGET IT. (YOU AIM YOUR BLASTER AT HIS CHEST.)*I GUESS YOU'RE TOO STUPID TO BE OF ANY USE TO US, THEN. GO AHEAD. FIRE AWAY.*ALL RIGHT. TALK.*WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING DAMIEN ALTRON FOR A LONG TIME. YOU'RE JUST THE THING WE NEED TO BRING DOWN DAMIEN ALTRON.*HOW MANY REBELS ARE THERE?*ONLY A HANDFUL. BUT WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAVE SPIES IN A NUMBER OF PLACES. WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP YOU. AND THAT WILL HELP US.*LET'S HAVE THE INFO.*I CAN'T HELP YOU. I'M ONLY ONE SMALL PART OF THE REBEL FORCES. GO TO OUR BASE AND THEY CAN HELP YOU. IT'S AT COORDS (1571,0546). TALK TO JARED. GOOD LUCK.*IF YOU'RE NOT LYING ABOUT BEING A REBEL, YOU'D BETTER COME WITH US OR YOU'LL BE KILLED. (YOU POINT AT THE DEAD ARIEL.)*NO, I HAVE TO STAY HERE. (HE GRINS.) I'LL JUST SAY YOU KILLED HIM. GOOD LUCK.*OKAY, WE'LL GO. IF I FIND OUT THIS IS A TRAP, I'LL COME BACK FOR YOU AND PULL YOUR LIVER OUT THROUGH YOUR NOSE.*THEN I GUESS I'LL NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN. GOOD LUCK.*THAT STORY SMELLS WORSE THAN DARCATOR DUNG. NICE TRY, PAL, BUT IT'S A NO GO.*I HOPE THAT AFTER YOU KILL ME, YOU FLY OUT TO THOSE COORDS ANYWAY. WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO DEFEAT DAMIEN ALTRON.*WE DON'T WORK FOR DAMIEN. WE'RE JUST LOOKING AROUND FOR MORE INFORMATION.*ANYTHING YOU COULD FIND HERE I ALREADY TOLD THE REBEL FORCES. THEY'LL FILL YOU IN. NOW GET GOING*DON'T GET EXCITED. I'M JUST LOOKING AROUND FOR A GOOD TIME.*YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR IS MISPLACED, FRIEND. IF YOU INTEND ON GETTING TO DAMIEN ALTRON, YOU'D BETTER MOVE FAST.*((ARIEL REBELS*HUDSON IN ALTRON OPERATIONS CONTACTED US AND SAID YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY. GO TALK TO JARED. HE'S IN CHARGE HERE.*HUDSON IN ALTRON OPERATIONS CONTACTED US AND SAID YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY. GO TALK TO JARED. HE'S IN CHARGE HERE.*HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE FIGHTING DAMIEN ALTRON?*ME, PERSONALLY? ABOUT THREE WEEKS. BUT THE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN FIGHTING DAMIEN FOR YEARS. NOW HURRY UP. JARED'S WAITING.*HOW MANY REBELS ARE THERE?*THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF US HERE, BUT THERE ARE COUNTLESS SPIES AND SYMPATHETICS OUT THERE HELPING US. NOW HURRY UP. JARED'S WAITING.*((sFBREMAR SONGERS*WELCOME TO THE FOUR SYSTEMS' ASTERSHIP. WHAT DO YOU WANT?*WELCOME TO THE FOUR SYSTEMS' ASTERSHIP. WHAT DO YOU WANT?*LET ME TALK TO SOMEONE IN CHARGE.*CONTINUE INTO THE ASTERSHIP, AND MAYBE THE SONGMASTER WILL SPEAK TO YOU.*I WANT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT YOUR PATHETIC TWISTED FACE!*IS THAT WHY YOU CAME? KEEP ASKING AROUND. MAYBE ONE OF THE OTHERS WILL ACCOMMODATE YOU.****   ('( W!"#%$&('v'((jCERALLON*HI, MY NAME IS CERALLON. CAN I HELP YOU? (SHE DISCRETELY TAKES ONE HAND FROM THE TABLE AND SEEMS TO DROP IT TO HER SIDE, BUT YOU HEAR THE SOUND OF A HOLSTER BEING UNFASTENED.)*HAVE YOU COME TO MAKE FUN ME SOME MORE? YOU KNOW, YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN ME SHOOT, YOU JUST BEAT ME ON ONE DRAW.*LEAVE THE GUN ON YOUR HIP, SWEETHEART. I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU.*YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL.*PUT YOUR HANDS BACK ON THE TABLE!*(SHE PLACES HER HAND BACK ON THE TABLE.) NOW WHAT?*SURE YOU CAN. IF YOU DON'T TRUST PEOPLE, THEY WON'T TRUST YOU.*(SHE PLACES HER HAND BACK ON THE TABLE.) I TRUST YOU.*YEAH, EXCEPT I ALMOST KILLED YOU. MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE GRAZED YOUR CHEEK. A SCAR WOULD HELP YOU REMEMBER TO BE CAREFUL.*THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DONE MORE HARM THAN GOOD. AS IT IS, SINCE YOU DIDN'T SHOOT ME, YOU'VE EARNED MY TRUST.*(YOU QUICKLY DRAW YOUR GUN AND LEVEL IT AT HER NOSE.) THE ONE THING WORSE THAN NOT TRUSTING PEOPLE IS BEING GULLIBLE.*(HER EYES WIDEN, AND SHE HOLDS HER BREATH. SHE DOESN'T SPEAK.)*THAT'S ADMIRABLE, AS FAR AS IT GOES. FOR ME, TRUST COMES MORE SLOWLY. DON'T EXPECT ME TO TURN MY BACK ON YOU FOR AWHILE.*I CAN RESPECT THAT.*(YOU HOLSTER YOUR GUN.) SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, CERALLON?*I'M A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER. I GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC IN THE CENTER, SO I COME HERE TO RELAX.*NICE TRY. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A BLASTER IF YOU WANTED TO RELAX. SO YOU PROGRAM? CAN YOU HACK SOFTWARE?*THAT WOULD BE TOO EASY TO BE INTERESTING. I'D RATHER USE THIS. (SHE POINTS TO HER HOLSTER.)*YOU MUST NOT BE A GOOD PROGRAMMER, OR YOU WOULDN'T BE A TIKORR LOUNGE LIZARD. *THERE ISN'T A COMPUTER SYSTEM I CAN'T HACK. I JUST DON'T ENJOY DOING IT. I'D RATHER USE MY GUN.*YOU HAVEN'T IMPRESSED ME MUCH WITH YOUR GUN. BUT I COULD USE A GOOD PROGRAMMER TO HACK MY SHIP'S SOFTWARE. INTERESTED?*NOT IF ALL I GET TO DO IS PROGRAM. I CAN STAY HERE AND DO THAT.*GOOD LUCK. YOU NEED LOTS OF PRACTICE. COME SEE ME WHEN YOU GET BETTER.*ALL RIGHT. (SHE LOOKS DOWN AT HER HANDS.) I'LL DO THAT.*I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I'LL BRING YOU ON MY LANDING PARTIES IF YOU HACK SOME OF MY SYSTEMS, WHILE WE'RE IN SPACE. HOW'S THAT?*(SHE THINKS ABOUT IT.) IT'S THE BEST OFFER I'VE HAD SO FAR. OKAY, I'LL COME.*NO WAY. YOU COULDN'T SHOOT YOUR WAY OUT OF A ZERO-L CONVENTION. BUT I'D ENLIST YOU TO HACK MY SHIP'S SOFTWARE.*NO THANKS. IF ALL I GET TO DO IS HACK, I DON'T NEED IT.*NOW YOU TAKE IT EASY. I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU.*YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL.*SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, CERALLON?*I'M A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER. I GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC IN THE CENTER, SO I COME HERE TO RELAX.*IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU ONLY LOSE ONCE. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE - DO YOU WANT TO HACK SOFTWARE ON MY SHIP?*DO I GET TO USE MY GUN, OR DO I HAVE TO STAY ON THE SHIP AND DO NOTHING BUT PROGRAM?*SORRY. FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY I CAN'T LET YOU. I DON'T WANT YOUR BLOOD ON MY CONSCIENCE.*THEN NO THANKS.*ALL RIGHT. DO A GOOD JOB ON THE COMPUTERS, AND I'LL LET YOU COME DOWN ON A FEW MISSIONS. IT'S YOUR LIFE.*(SHE SMILES.) OKAY. I'M IN.*GOOD. LET'S GO. I'VE GOT A LOT OF SOFTWARE THAT NEEDS HACKING.*REMEMBER, I GET TO COME ON LANDING PARTIES. ('OH YEAH,' YOU QUICKLY SAY TO HER. 'SURE, I WON'T FORGET.')*  (DRUNK CORE PILOT*HEY, YOU'RE A MERC, AREN'T YOU? YOU KNOW, I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT JOINING, BUT THE HOURS ARE NO GOOD. THAT'S WHY I LIKE FLYING CORE SHIPS - I GET PLENTLY OF SLEEP. (THE MAN APPEARS TO BE HAPPILY DRUNK.)*HEY, YOU'RE A MERC, AREN'T YOU? YOU KNOW, I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT JOINING, BUT THE HOURS ARE NO GOOD. THAT'S WHY I LIKE FLYING CORE SHIPS - I GET PLENTLY OF SLEEP. (THE MAN APPEARS TO BE HAPPILY DRUNK.)*HOW ARE THINGS CORE-SIDE?*IT GETS WEIRDER ALL THE TIME. LET ME SEE, WHAT WAS THE LATEST THING... WELL, DID YOU HEAR THE DESIREE LABS DON'T WORK FOR THE CORE ANY MORE. THEY'VE GONE RENAGADE.*WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS FAR FROM THE CORE?*I FLY A SUPPLY SHIP. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON ANYONE FLIES WAY OUT HERE, UNLESS THEY WANT TO STAY. IN FACT, ALL THE OTHER CORE PILOTS I'VE BUMPED INTO ARE RUNNING SUPPLIES TO ARIEL.*WELL, ACTUALLY, THAT NEWS IS PRETTY OLD.*UH. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SLEEP A LOT ON LONG SPACE TRIPS.*DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND A DESIREE BASE AROUND HERE?*I HEARD THAT THERE'S ONE HERE ON TIKORR, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS. I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ONE SOMEWHERE IN THE FOUR SYSTEMS, BUT I DON'T REALLY KNOW.*WHEN ARE YOU DUE TO RETURN TO THE CORE?*THEY'RE UNLOADING MY CARGO ON ARIEL NOW. I'LL PROBABLY GO BACK IN A FEW DAYS.*SO WHAT'S YOUR CARGO?*RAW COMPOUNDS. MOSTLY HEAVY STUFF YOU DON'T FIND ON A GAS GIANT, THINGS LIKE MOLYBDENUM AND TITANIUM. THOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T BUY THEM FROM THE ROUYN ASTEROID MINERS.*SO IF YOUR SHIP'S ON ARIEL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE ON TIKORR?*(HE GRINS.) HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO THE BAR ON ARIEL? BESIDES, THE WHOLE PLACE GIVES ME THE CREEPS. I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING WATCHED EVERYWHERE I GO. I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.*WHERE YOU GOING NEXT?*DAMN, YOU ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. HOW ABOUT I BUY YOU A DRINK. NO, WAIT. I'M A LITTLE EMPTY. HOW ABOUT YOU BUY ME A DRINK?*WHO EXACTLY ARE YOU DELIVERING SUPPLIES TO DO ON ARIEL?*DAMN, YOU ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. HOW ABOUT I BUY YOU A DRINK. NO, WAIT. I'M A LITTLE EMPTY. HOW ABOUT YOU BUY ME A DRINK?*UH... (YOU TURN AND LOOK TO THE BARTENDER.)*(THE BARTENDER LOOKS EXTREMELY BUSY. YOU TURN BACK TO THE CORE PILOT, BUT BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING, YOU SEE HIS HEAD ON THE TABLE. HE STARTS SNORING LOUDLY.)*MAYBE THE MINERS WON'T SELL TO ARIEL. THOSE ELEMENTS YOU DELIVERED ARE THE MAIN INGREDIENTS TO EVERYTHING FROM BODY ARMOR TO BLASTER CASINGS.*OH. (THE PILOT SHRUGS.) I TRY TO AVOID POLITICS.*THOSE SOUND LIKE MILITARY SUPPLIES. THE MINERS MAKE A GOOD LIVING, BUT THEY DON'T MINE ENOUGH OF THAT STUFF TO SUPPLY AN ARMY. JUST HOW MUCH CARGO DID YOU TAKE TO ARIEL?*NOT ENOUGH, I GUESS, SINCE MINE ISN'T THE ONLY SHIP.*  ((DRUNK DARCATOR*WATCH THIS, STARKILLER. (HE FLOATS OVER A ZERO-L LYING FACEDOWN NEARBY. HE SQUIRTS DUNG ON IT, THE ZERO-L DOESN'T MOVE. MAYBE HE'S DEAD DRUNK, OR JUST PLAIN DEAD. THE DARCATOR REJOINS YOU.)*WATCH THIS, STARKILLER. (HE FLOATS OVER A ZERO-L LYING FACEDOWN NEARBY. HE SQUIRTS DUNG ON IT, THE ZERO-L DOESN'T MOVE. MAYBE HE'S DEAD DRUNK, OR JUST PLAIN DEAD. THE DARCATOR REJOINS YOU.)*PRETTY FUNNY. IS THAT WHAT DARCATORS DO WHEN THEY GET DRUNK? DUMP ON PEOPLE?*NOT PEOPLE, JUST ZERO-L. BESIDES, DARCATORS CAN'T GET DRUNK LIKE ALIENS. DRINKING MAKES IT HARD TO FLY, NOT HARD TO THINK.*I WOULDN'T TRY THAT ON ME. EVEN IF YOU CAMOFLAGE, I HAVE AN UNCANNY KNACK FOR SHOOTING THINGS I CAN'T SEE.*WE ONLY DO IT TO STUPID ZERO-L. THEY HAVE AN UNCANNY KNACK FOR MISSING EVERYTHING THEY SHOOT AT, EVEN IF THEY CAN SEE IT.*I COULD USE SOMEBODY WHO CAN FLY SILENTLY AND CAMOFLAGE THAT WELL. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING MY CREW?*TO ATTACK ALIENS WHO ARE NOT ZERO-L? DO I LOOK INSANE?! LOOK, THERE'S SOME MORE ZERO-L. (HE SILENTLY FLOATS AWAY.)*I NEED SOME INFORMATION. MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME.*(HE BLINKS HIS EYES AT YOU. THEN HE SAYS,) LOOK, THERE'S SOME MORE ZERO-L. (HE SILENTLY FLOATS AWAY.)*   ((GERARD KENDALL 2*IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU SHOWED UP. (HE GRINS.) I'VE GOT TWO JOBS I WOULDN'T GIVE TO ANYONE BUT YOU. INTERESTED?*WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU'VE GOT WORK TO DO.*NO JOB TOO SMALL, NO FEE TOO LARGE.*I THOUGHT SO. THE FIRST ONE IS THE MORE IMPORTANT ONE. DAMIEN ALTRON HAS STEPPED UP HIS RAIDS ON CIBERAN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE GUY'S GONE ROUND THE BEND.*WOULD I BE HERE IF I WASN'T? LET'S HAVE IT.*PATIENCE. THE FIRST ONE IS THE MORE IMPORTANT ONE. DAMIEN ALTRON HAS STEPPED UP HIS RAIDS ON CIBERAN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE GUY'S GONE ROUND THE BEND.*SO WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT?*STOP IT, OF COURSE. ALTRON HAS ESTABLISHED A BASE SOMEWHERE ON CIBERAN, AND HE'S SLOWLY TAKING OVER ALL THE PROCESSING STATIONS. YOUR FIRST OBJECTIVE IS TO STOP THE ATTACKS.*AND THE SECOND OBJECTIVE?*ASSASSINATE DAMIEN ALTRON AND HIS GENERAL, CAMEDE RODGEN.*DAMIEN ALTRON IS THE DICTATOR OF ARIEL. I DON'T NORMALLY ASSASSINATE SUCH HIGH PROFILE TARGETS. *WOULD YOU FOR FORTY THOUSAND? THAT'S TEN TIMES YOUR NORMAL RATE.*NO PROBLEM. WHERE DO I GO AND WHO DO I TALK TO?*MAX SEBASTION RUNS CIBERAN. HE'S THE ONE PAYING. GO SEE HIM ON CIBERAN, AT MERIDIAN CITY, COORDS (0588,0387). YOU'LL GET PAID FORTY THOUSAND. BUT WAIT, I'VE GOT ANOTHER JOB FOR YOU.*IN A MILLISECOND. WHERE DO I GO AND WHO DO I TALK TO?*MAX SEBASTION RUNS CIBERAN. HE'S THE ONE PAYING. GO SEE HIM ON CIBERAN, AT MERIDIAN CITY, COORDS (0588,0387). BUT WAIT, I'VE GOT ANOTHER JOB FOR YOU.*NOT ENOUGH.*WELL, IT'S NOT NEGOTIABLE. IF YOU DON'T TAKE IT, I'LL GIVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. SO LET ME TELL YOU THE ASSIGNMENT.*FINE. GO AHEAD.*SURE I CAN. MAX SEBASTION RUNS CIBERAN. HE'S THE ONE PAYING. GO SEE HIM ON CIBERAN, AT MERIDIAN CITY, COORDS (0588,0387). BUT WAIT, I'VE GOT ANOTHER JOB FOR YOU.*WHAT IS IT?*IT'S NOT AS IMPORTANT, BUT YOU'RE BOUND TO RUN INTO PROBLEMS ON CIBERAN. USE THIS OTHER MISSION TO FILL IN THE CRACKS.*I'LL BE KINDA BUSY, KENDALL.*DON'T WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT THIS ONE. IT'S NOT AS IMPORTANT A MISSION, BUT YOU ARE BOUND TO RUN INTO PROBLEMS ON CIBERAN. USE THIS OTHER MISSION TO FILL IN THE CRACKS.*OKAY, ALREADY. WHAT IS IT?*IT'S ON VARON. THE LANTAS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS, FRAGS AND DISPS, AND THEY FIGHT CONSTANTLY. THE HEAD LANTA FRAG WANTS YOU TO KIDNAP THE HEAD LANTA DISP SO THEY CAN TALK.*FINE, FINE. WHO DO I SEE?*I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE THAN THAT. JUST GO KIDNAP THE DISP LEADER. START LOOKING AT THE DISP TEMPLE, IT'S AN OLD CRASHED CORE SHIP ON VARON, COORDS (0570,0286). DO THE BEST YOU CAN.*I'LL GET TO IT.*GOOD. AND MAKE SURE THAT SCALY LITTLE FRAG PAYS YOU WHEN YOU SEE HIM. HE HASN'T PAID ME. HE KNOWS HE'S SUPPOSED TO PAY YOU.*ANYTHING ELSE?*YES. YOU NEED ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GET. I'VE ASSIGNED YOU A COMM TECH. SHE'S ACROSS THE HALL IN THE COMMUNICATION CENTER. HER NAME IS JANAI.*I DON'T NEED ANYBODY.*YES YOU DO. DON'T ARGUE WITH ME! NOW I'VE GIVEN HER THE ACCESS CARD TO GET YOU IN TO SEE MAX ON CIBERAN. WITHOUT HER, YOU DON'T GET IN.*I TALKED TO HER ALREADY. SHE SAYS SHE'S ALREADY ASSIGNED.*SHE WAS, BUT I JUST REASSIGNED HER. NOW I'VE GIVEN HER THE ACCESS CARD TO GET YOU IN TO SEE MAX ON CIBERAN. WITHOUT HER, YOU DON'T GET IN.*GREAT, I COULD USE A GOOD COMM.*I THOUGHT YOU'D SEE IT MY WAY. I'VE GIVEN HER THE ACCESS CARD TO GET YOU IN TO SEE MAX ON CIBERAN. WITHOUT HER YOU DON'T GET IN.*YOU WIN, GERARD. YOU ALWAYS WIN.*SO DO YOU, THAT'S WHY WE PAY YOU.*OKAY, OKAY. I'LL GO GET HER.*RIGHT. OH, ONE MORE THING. THIS CIBERAN DEAL IS A BIG JOB. THERE'S A GUY NAMED ROGERS HERE ON HOLBROOK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET, AT COORDS (0429,0270).*OKAY.*SO GET GOING. YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.*THANKS, BUT NO THANKS.*SUIT YOURSELF. BUT GET GOING. YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.*I NEED SOME MORE PEOPLE.*I CAN'T HELP YOU THERE. IF YOU HAVEN'T PICKED UP JANAI ACROSS THE HALL, GET HER. YOU NEED HER TO GET INTO MERIDIAN CITY ANYWAY.*CAN YOU GIVE ME ANYMORE INFO?*NO, I'VE TOLD YOU ALL I KNOW. NOW GET OUT THERE.*I'VE ALREADY GOT HER.*WELL, DID YOU PICK UP ROGERS? HE'S HERE ON HOLBROOK, COORDS (0429,0270).*HE DOESN'T WANT TO JOIN UP.*WELL, I CAN'T HELP YOU ANYMORE. IT'S UP TO YOU TO RECRUIT YOUR CREW. NOW GET OUT THERE.*I HAVEN'T PICKED HIM UP YET.*WELL, GO GET HIM. IT'S UP TO YOU TO RECRUIT YOUR CREW. NOW GET OUT THERE.*I'VE GOT HIM ALREADY.*WELL, I CAN'T HELP YOU ANYMORE. IT'S UP TO YOU TO RECRUIT YOUR CREW. NOW GET OUT THERE.*   ! "#$(,^+%')&(*((( 8GUN RUNNER*YOU LOOK LIKE THE SORT OF PERSON WHO WOULD APPRECIATE THE KIND OF GOODS I HAVE TO OFFER. (HE SPEAKS IN A LOW VOICE AND LOOKS AROUND TO MAKE SURE HE IS NOT OVERHEARD.)*HELLO. (HE ACTS VERY CASUAL.) BEEN TO THE TIKORR CLUB RECENTLY?*REALLY, AND WHAT MAKES YOU THINK SO?*I CAN TELL BY THE HARDWARE YOU'RE CARRYING. THAT'S TOO FORMIDABLE A WEAPON FOR MERE SELF DEFENSE.*WHAT IS IT YOU SELL?*HMMM... I LIKE TO CALL THEM TOOLS OF SELF DEFENSE.*OH. SO YOU'RE AN ARMS DEALER.*SHHH. (HE WAVES A HAND.) I PREFER TO CALL MYSELF A MUNITIONS MERCHANT. MAY I ASK YOU WHERE YOU CURRENTLY ACQUIRE YOUR MUNITIONS?*I'M SORRY, SIR. WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU SAYING?*(HE ROLLS HIS EYES A BIT. THEN HE POINTS TOWARD YOUR BLASTER.) IF YOU EVER WANT TO TRADE UP, I'M THE ONE TO TALK TO. MAY I ASK YOU WHERE YOU CURRENTLY ACQUIRE YOUR MUNITIONS?*GENERALLY I PICK UP BETTER WEAPONS LYING NEXT TO WARM CORPSES.*(HE SMIRKS GRIMLY.) EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN STYLE. THERE ARE MUCH EASIER WAYS TO ARM ONESELF.*THERE'S NO LAW AGAINST ASKING, BUT I WON'T ANSWER.*FAIR ENOUGH. NOW THAT I'VE TALKED WITH YOU, I GATHER YOU DON'T BUY MANY WEAPONS. I'D WAGER THAT YOU 'FIND' THEM HERE AND THERE.*IT'S THE CHEAPEST WAY.*TRUE ENOUGH. I GUESS THAT MEANS WE CANNOT DO BUSINESS. BUT I LIKE YOUR PHILOSOPHY. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I HAVE A BUSINESS PROPOSITION FOR YOU.*THIS IS ALL REALLY NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, PAL.*TRUE ENOUGH. I GUESS THAT MEANS WE CANNOT DO BUSINESS. BUT I LIKE YOUR PHILOSOPHY. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I HAVE A BUSINESS PROPOSITION FOR YOU.*NOT INTERESTED.*OH, BUT LISTEN. IT COSTS YOU NOTHING. A FEW DAYS AGO, I SOLD SOME ESPECIALLY FINE WEAPONS TO A GROUP OF DELTA CORO, AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO PAY ME.*LET'S HEAR IT.*A FEW DAYS AGO, I SOLD SOME ESPECIALLY FINE WEAPONS TO A GROUP OF DELTA CORO, AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO PAY ME.*THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.*YES, IT IS. AND I HAVE SOME...FRIENDS THAT NORMALLY TAKE CARE OF THIS SORT OF THING, BUT THIS PARTICULAR GROUP OF DC HAVE A NASTY REPUTATION. MY...COLLECTION AGENCY WON'T HANDLE THEM.*SO?*WELL, I HAVE SOME...FRIENDS THAT NORMALLY TAKE CARE OF THIS SORT OF THING, BUT THIS PARTICULAR GROUP OF DC HAVE A NASTY REPUTATION. MY...COLLECTION AGENCY WON'T HANDLE THEM.*THAT'S TOUGH.*I'M NOT TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO. I'M ONLY SAYING THAT I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FIND SOME EXCELLENT HARDWARE. I'VE ALREADY WRITTEN IT OFF, BUT I WOULDN'T MIND IF THESE DC DIDN'T GET TO USE IT.*WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT?*I'M NOT TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO. I'M ONLY SAYING THAT I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FIND SOME EXCELLENT HARDWARE. I'VE ALREADY WRITTEN IT OFF, BUT I WOULDN'T MIND IF THESE DC DIDN'T GET TO USE IT.*AND?*THAT'S IT. I'M JUST TELLING YOU. THE REST IS UP TO YOU. YOU CAN OFTEN FIND THEM PLAYING ZERO-GEE ROULETTE IN A SECRET ROOM ABOVE THE TIKORR CLUB. TELL THE BARTENDER FREEJON SENT YOU.*SO WHAT? LOOK, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.*THAT'S IT. I'M JUST TELLING YOU. THE REST IS UP TO YOU. YOU CAN OFTEN FIND THEM PLAYING ZERO-GEE ROULETTE IN A SECRET ROOM ABOVE THE TIKORR CLUB. TELL THE BARTENDER FREEJON SENT YOU.*ALL RIGHT. FINE. I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.*(HE NODS THOUGHTFULLY, WITH THE TRACE OF A SMILE ON HIS FACE.)*NO. AND I PROBABLY WON'T GO.*IT'S UP TO YOU. BUT I'M TELLING YOU THAT YOU'RE MISSING OUT. (HE TURNS AWAY.)*NOT YET. GIVE ME A CHANCE, WILL YA?*TAKE YOUR TIME. THEY PLAY THERE ALL THE TIME. (HE TURNS AWAY.)*YES. IT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.*EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. AND I'M SURE WE'RE BOTH BETTER FOR IT. (HE TURNS AWAY WITHOUT SAYING MORE.)*   ((V((?HEAD MINER I*MAN, AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU! IF THIS ATTACK KEEPS UP MUCH LONGER, WE'LL ALL BE OUT OF BUSINESS REAL QUICK. I HIRED THE DELTA CORO FIRST, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM. WHAT A BUNCH OF WORTHLESS IDIOTS.*WE'RE STILL IN A HEAP OF TROUBLE, STARKILLER. WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT GETTING THOSE EMITTERS OWUT OF MY SYSTEM?*TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.*THEY CAME A FEW DAYS AGO. IT TOOK US AWHILE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WERE, 'CAUSE THEY KEPT BLASTING US WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES, FRYING ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT.*SO WHAT ARE THEY?*THEY'RE SMALL, ALIEN SHIPS. WE SHIELDED A TRANSPORT ENOUGH TO GET CLOSE AND MANAGED TO BRING ONE DOWN. IT WAS BUILT FOR TWO BEINGS, BUT IT WAS EMPTY, LIKE A PROBE OR SOMETHING.*WHAT ELSE?*WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT - AND WE CAN'T TRACE WHERE THEY CAME FROM - OUR GEAR ISN'T SHIELDED ENOUGH TO TAKE THEIR PULSES. BUT WE DO KNOW WHO SENT THE LITTLE BUGGERS.*WHO?*THE DESIREE LABS, OBVIOUSLY.*WHY OBVIOUSLY?*WHO ELSE COULD DO IT? THOSE WITCHES ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO COULD SUDDENLY INVADE A SYSTEM WITH SMALL, UNMANNED SPACESHIPS. AND THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO'D WANT TO.*WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO?*HOW THE HELL SHOULD I KNOW?! THEY'RE CRAZY SCIENTISTS! GO ASK THEM FOR YOURSELF. BUT DO IT FAST, OR WE'RE GONNA GO INTO THE RED SO FAR WE'LL NEVER CLIMB OUT AGAIN.*ALL RIGHT. WHERE ARE THESE DESIREE LABS?*I DON'T KNOW. I THINK I HEARD ONCE THAT THERE'S A BASE ON TIKORR, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE EXACTLY. I'M NOT EVEN SURE THEY'RE ON TIKORR AT ALL.*THAT DOESN'T GIVE ME MUCH TO GO ON.*THERE MIGHT BE A VIEWER DISK ABOUT THE DESIREE IN THE LIBRARY. THERE'S A MAG CARD FOR THE LIBRARY LYING AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE - DON'T ASK ME WHY WE KEEP IT LOCKED UP.*IS THAT ALL?*LOOK, STARKILLER. ALL I WANT IS FOR YOU TO GET THESE DAMN EMITTERS OUT OF MY SYSTEM. I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT. I THINK IT'S THE DESIREES, AND I THINK THEY'RE ON TIKORR. NOW GET MOVING.*OKAY, I'M ON IT. WE'LL DO OUR BEST.*JUST GET THE JOB DONE - THAT'S ALL I ASK. NOW GET MOVING.*I DON'T THINK THE DESIREE LABS ARE BEHIND THIS.*I DON'T CARE IF THEY ARE OR THEY'RE NOT. I TOLD YOU, ALL I WANT IS TO GET RID OF THOSE THINGS. I DON'T CARE HOW. NOW GET ON IT.*I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN.*(HE NODS.) WELL, STAY ON IT.*    g((6((HEAD MINER II*YOU CAME. GOOD. I SUPPOSE IT'S MY FAULT THIS HAPPENED. IF I HADN'T SENT YOU AFTER THE DESIREES, YOU MIGHT'VE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THIS INVASION BEFORE IT STARTED. (HE LOOKS HAGGARD, RESIGNED TO DEFEAT.)*THE INVASION GETS WORSE ALL THE TIME. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO STOP IT?*I'VE GOT SOME BAD NEWS FOR YOU. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A FULL-SCALE MILITARY INVASION. A HANDFUL OF MERCENARIES CAN'T STOP IT.*THEN WE'RE ALL DEAD. THERE'S NO ONE ELSE. THE ONLY PLANET WITH A SIGNIFICANT MILITARY FORCE IS ON ARIEL, AND THAT'S HOPELESS.*I CAN GO TO YOUR MAIN BASE AND TRY TO TAKE IT BACK.*THEN DO IT. IF WE CAN DRIVE THEM OFF OF ROUYN, WE MIGHT STAND A CHANCE. BUT RIGHT NOW THE ALIENS ARE USING OUR COLONY FOR RAW MATERIALS FOR THEIR BATTLE FLEET.*YOU ASKED ARIEL FOR HELP?*(HE SHRUGS) I WAS DESPERATE, SO PUT IN A CALL TO DAMIEN ALTRON. HE JUST LAUGHED AND TOLD ME IT WAS MY PROBLEM. IT'S UP TO YOU. IF YOU DON'T STOP THEM, WE'RE ALL DEAD.*DAMIEN ALTRON'S FORCES ARE OCCUPIED WITH TRYING TO TAKE OVER CIBERAN.*I SHOULD'VE KNOWN. DAMIEN'S A FOOL. HE'S GOING TO LOSE BOTH CIBERAN AND ARIEL IF HE DOESN'T HELP STOP THIS INVASION.*I THINK THE ONLY WAY I CAN SAVE YOU IS TO EVACUATE YOU ALL.*NO. WE'RE STAYING, LIVE OR DIE. BESIDES, WE DON'T THINK THE ALIENS ARE GOING TO STOP HERE. IF ALL THEY WANTED WAS ROUYN, WHY WOULD THEY SEND SHIPS INTO THE REST OF THE FOUR SYSTEMS?*I COULD TRY TO TAKE BACK YOUR BASE, BUT WHAT GOOD WHAT THAT DO? THEY HAVE A MILITARY BATTLE FLEET.*IF YOU DON'T STOP IT, NOBODY WILL. IT'S UP TO YOU. DIE NOW FIGHTING THE ALIENS, OR DIE LATER SITTING ON A BAR STOOL.*IS THERE ANYONE AROUND WHO CAN HELP?*THERE'S NO ONE ELSE. THE ONLY PLANET WITH A SIGNIFICANT MILITARY FORCE IS ARIEL, AND THEY WON'T HELP.*I SEE YOUR POINT. OKAY, I'LL DO IT.*GOOD LUCK.*I'M SORRY. IT'S HOPELESS. I JUST CAN'T HELP YOU.*THEN THE WHOLE FOUR SYSTEMS IS PROBABLY LOST. ROUYN IS JUST THE BEGINNING. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO SOMETHING. MAYBE AS THINGS GET WORSE, YOU'LL SEE THE NEED.*I'M DOING ALL I CAN. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN TELL ME?*THERE'S A SHIP'S LOG YOU MIGHT FIND INTERESTING, BUT IT'S IN THE LIBRARY AT THE MAIN BASE. AND THE WHOLE PLACE IS CRAWLING WITH THOSE LITTLE GREEN KILLERS. GOOD LUCK GETTING TO IT.*I'M GIVING YOU ANOTHER CHANCE TO EVACUATE.*SORRY - IT WON'T HELP. THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO. EVEN IF WE WANTED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE CORE WORLDS, WE'D NEVER LEAVE IN TIME. EITHER WE DEFEAT THE ALIENS, OR WE ALL DIE.*   (  ((INFOMAN*(THE INFOMAN SEEMS TO SEE YOU, AND HIS EYES WIDEN SLIGHTLY. THEN THE TERMINAL HE'S PLUGGED INTO LIGHTS UP, AND THE MAN SLUMPS. A THICK, TWISTED CABLE CONNECTS THE MACHINE TO THE BASE OF HIS SKULL.)*(THE INFOMAN SEEMS TO SEE YOU, AND HIS EYES WIDEN SLIGHTLY. THEN THE TERMINAL HE'S PLUGGED INTO LIGHTS UP, AND THE MAN SLUMPS. A THICK, TWISTED CABLE CONNECTS THE MACHINE TO THE BASE OF HIS SKULL.)*HEY, BUDDY. ARE YOU OKAY?*(HE DOESN'T RESPOND. HE LOOKS HEAVILY DRUGGED.)*HELLO? IS THERE ANYBODY IN THERE?*(THE TERMINAL SHUTS DOWN, AND THE MAN STIRS. HE MURMURS...) CAN'T...TALK... WHEN...ACCESSING... PLEASE...HELP... (THE TERMINAL LIGHTS UP AGAIN, AND HE SLUMPS.)*SORRY, PAL. GOT NO TIME. MAYBE ON THE WAY OUT.*(HE DOESN'T RESPOND.)*WHAT CAN I DO?*(HE DOESN'T RESPOND.)*IS THERE ANYONE HOME?*(THE TERMINAL SHUTS DOWN, AND HE STIRS. HE MURMURS...) PLEASE...HELP...DESTROY... (THE TERMINAL LIGHTS UP AGAIN, AND HE SLUMPS.)*(YOU WAIT FOR THE TERMINAL TO SHUT OFF AGAIN.) WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? WON'T IT HURT YOU IF I DESTROY THE COMPUTER?*SHOOT...ME... PLEASE...CAN'T... STAND...IT...ANYMORE...*I CAN'T SHOOT YOU, MAN. I'M SORRY. I DON'T DO EUTHANASIA.*NO...JUST...SHOOT... (HE SUCKS IN A BREATH.) TERMINAL...GROUNDED.*SORRY, I JUST CAN'T. I'M SORRY.*(THE TERMINAL LIGHTS UP AGAIN, AND HE SLUMPS.)*OH, I GET IT. HANG ON, BUDDY.*(THE TERMINAL LIGHTS UP AGAIN, AND HE SLUMPS.)*    '(('(jINFOMAN*(WHEN YOU SHOT THE INFOMAN, HE GLOWED BRIGHT BLUE UNTIL SUDDENLY THE TERMINAL EXPLODED OUTWARD WITH A BURST OF SMOKE AND A SHOWER OF SPARKS. THE CABLE BURNED THROUGH AND THE INFOMAN SLIPPED TO THE FLOOR.)*DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, CAN I COME WITH YOU?*(YOU HELP THE INFOMAN TO HIS FEET.) YOU OKAY?*(HE SHAKES HIS HEAD AND LEANS AGAINST THE WALL.) IMAGINE THE BIGGEST HANGOVER YOU'VE EVER HAD, AND THEN... DOUBLE IT. IMAGINE THAT.*I'VE HAD WORSE. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?*UH... ORDLAW. NO, WALDRO. I THINK. (HE STANDS UP FROM THE WALL AND TOTTERS.) THANKS FOR SHOOTING ME OUT OF THERE. FOR A MINUTE, I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T GONNA DO IT.*YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN NOW. GOOD LUCK.*YOU'RE NOT LEAVING ME HERE! I'M COMING WITH YOU. I'VE GOTTA... I'VE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE! I'VE GOTTA GO SAVE DENNER!*IF I SHOT EVERYONE WHO ASKED ME TO, I'D NEVER GET ANY WORK DONE. DO YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME, OR GET OUT ON YOUR OWN?*I'M WITH YOU. HEY, I'VE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE! I'VE GOTTA GO SAVE DENNER!*WHO'S DENNER?*HE... HE'S MY BROTHER! WE... WE CAME OUT FROM THE CORE AND GOT KIDNAPPED! I GOT TURNED INTO AN INFOMAN, AND DENNER'S BEING FORCED TO REPAIR DARCATOR SHIPS.*WE'LL SEE. C'MON, LET'S GET GOING.*HE'S A PRISONER IN A DARCATOR SHIP REPAIR GARAGE, COORDS (0326,0527). (WALDRO STAGGERS A BIT) HE'S COUNTING ON ME. I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN GET HIM OUT!*NO, YOU CAN'T COME! I'M GLAD YOU'RE FREE, BUT I DON'T WANT YOU HANGING AROUND. AND IF YOU FOLLOW ME, I'LL SHOOT YOU AGAIN!*(HIS EYES ARE WIDE. HE STAGGERS A BIT.) OKAY, OKAY. I WON'T FOLLOW YOU.*NO. DON'T FOLLOW ME.*I GUESS I'LL TRY TO GET OUT ON MY OWN.*ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN COME. BUT DON'T GET IN THE WAY.*GREAT! I WON'T, I PROMISE. AND MAYBE WE CAN LATER GO GET MY BROTHER. HE'S A PRISONER IN A DARCATOR SHIP REPAIR GARAGE, COORDS (0326,0527). HE'S COUNTING ON ME.*ALL RIGHT, ALREADY! COME ON!*OKAY, I'M READY.*  ((( >((LYING ARIEL SOLDIER*YOU'RE NOT CIBERANS! WHO ARE YOU?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! (HIS VOICE WAVERS AS HE TRIES TO SHOUT WITH AUTHORITY.)*I TOLD YOU THAT OUR BASE IS AT COORDS (0747,0348). THERE'S NOTHING MORE I CAN TELL YOU.*YOU'RE THE ONLY ARIEL FIGHTER WHO HASN'T IMMEDIATELY SHOT AT US. I THINK THAT MAKES YOU A COWARD. WHAT DO YOU THINK?*IT MEANS I'M NOT JUST A GRUNT. I KNOW HOW TO TALK.*A REASONABLE ARIEL FIGHTER? MAYBE YOU JUST KNOW YOU'RE GONNA LOSE, AND YOU WANT TO JOIN THE WINNING TEAM.*JOIN YOU? YOU THINK TOO MUCH OF YOURSELF.*SO WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?*I'M GENERAL RODGEN.*OH, REALLY? I GUESS YOU'RE A DEAD MAN, THEN... (YOU RAISE YOUR BLASTER.)*WAIT! I'M SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU A WARNING.*UH, HUH. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE WEARING THE SAME UNIFORM AS THE GRUNTS. BESIDES, I ALREADY KNOW THE GENERAL'S A WOMAN.*BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT. MY WARNING MEANS JUST AS MUCH WHETHER YOU BELIEVE ME OR NOT.*A WARNING? ABOUT WHAT?*ABOUT YOUR CHANCES. YOU'VE DONE PRETTY WELL SO FAR, BUT THE ODDS HAVEN'T BEEN TOO BAD. BUT WE HAVE MORE FIGHTERS POURING INTO OUR LANDING BASE EVERY MINUTE.*SAVE YOUR BREATH. I'M NOT LEAVING THIS BASE UNTIL EVERY ARIEL IS FACE DOWN ON THE FLOOR, INCLUDING YOU. SAY GOODBYE, BUDDY.*(HE LOOKS STRICKEN AND HE REACHES FOR HIS GUN...)*ARIEL FIGHTING TECHNIQUES HAVEN'T IMPRESSED ME YET. WHEN I FIND YOUR LANDING BASE, YOU'LL SEE WHO SHOULD BE WARNED.*YOU'LL FIND THE BASE AT COORDS (0907,0650). THAT'LL SAVE US THE TROUBLE OF SENDING OUR FORCES TO KILL YOU.*I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, TELL ME WHERE YOUR BASE IS, AND I WON'T KILL YOU.*I'LL TELL YOU ANYWAY. THAT WAY I CAN SAVE THE MAIN TROOPS THE TROUBLE OF FINDING YOU TO KILL YOU. IT'S AT COORDS (0907,0650).*THANKS FOR THE INFO. I'LL LET YOU GO IF YOU WANT, BUT THE CIBERAN DEFENDERS WILL PROBABLY JUST KILL YOU.*I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES.*THAT MAKES THINGS EASIER. BUT I'M STILL GONNA HAVE TO BURN YOU.*(HE JUST STARES AT YOU, PRESSING HIS LIPS TOGETHER.)*I'M GIVING YOU ONE MORE CHANCE TO TELL ME ALL YOU KNOW.*YOU'VE HEARD IT. NOW GO TO THE BASE NOW SO THEY CAN KILL YOU AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.*ALL RIGHT. HAVE IT YOUR WAY. (YOU TURN TO GO, BUT THEN YOU LOOK BACK.) BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO KILL YOU.*(HE JUST STARES AT YOU, PRESSING HIS LIPS TOGETHER.)*((MASTASS DSRES*WE WERE TOLD TO EXPECT... (SHE LOOKS AT YOUR TORN AND SCORCHED CLOTHING WITH DISTASTE.) MERCENARIES. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY.*WE WERE TOLD TO EXPECT... (SHE LOOKS AT YOUR TORN AND SCORCHED CLOTHING WITH DISTASTE.) MERCENARIES. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY.*THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU TURN OFF THE SECURITY DROIDS?*I DON'T KNOW - IT'S NOT MY AREA. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN OVERSIGHT. THE RANKING RESEARCHER IS EXPECTING YOU. SHE'S DOWN THE HALL TO THE NORTHEAST. (SHE TURNS AND IGNORES YOU.)*TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER.*VERY AMUSING. THE RANKING RESEARCHER IS EXPECTING YOU. SHE'S DOWN THE HALL TO THE NORTHEAST. (SHE TURNS AND IGNORES YOU.)*       (((F  !"#$%'&(()+*,((-/1.02(((MAX SEBASTIAN*IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU SHOWED UP! I DIDN'T PAY YOU TO WATER MY PLANTS. WHAT KIND OF OUTFIT IS KENDALL RUNNING?! (HE'S YELLING, BUT HE DOESN'T LOOK YOU IN THE EYE. HE LOOKS TROUBLED.)*WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK HERE!? GET OUT THERE! DRIVE THE ARIELS OFF CIBERAN! KILL GENERAL RODGEN! KILL DAMIEN ALTRON! (HIS FACE REDDENS.) KILL THEM ALL!*SORRY, MISTER SEBASTIAN. I GOT HERE AS FAST AS I COULD.*WELL, DAMNIT, IT WASN'T FAST ENOUGH. WE'RE BEING OVERRUN BY ARIEL FIGHTERS. IN THE TIME SINCE I CALLED KENDALL, THEY INVADED THE PRIMARY RESEARCH CENTER.*HEY, COOL DOWN, MAX. DO YOU WANT HELP OR NOT?*(HE LETS OUT A LOUD BREATH.) I'M SORRY. WE'RE JUST LOSING A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE. SINCE I CALLED KENDALL, THE ARIEL FIGHTERS INVADED THE PRIMARY RESEARCH CENTER.*WELL I'M HERE NOW. WHAT DO YOU NEED?*WHAT DO I NEED?! I NEED YOU TO GO OUT AND STOP THOSE LUNATICS! WE'RE JUST A BUSINESS HERE, AND THEY'RE MOWING US DOWN WITH BLASTERS!*LOOK, I CAME TO HELP. IF YOU NEED HELP, TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT. OTHERWISE, I CAN GO BACK THE WAY I CAME RIGHT NOW.*(HE LETS OUT A LOUD BREATH.) I'M SORRY. WE'RE JUST LOSING A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE. I NEED YOU TO REPEL THE INVADING FORCES.*OKAY, MISTER SEBASTIAN. WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO START?*HOW THE HELL WOULD I KNOW?! START AT THE RESEARCH CENTER AT COORDS (0610, 0608)! START ANYWHERE! JUST GET OUT THERE AND DRIVE THEM OFF CIBERAN OR YOU WON'T GET PAID!*MAX! SETTLE DOWN! OKAY?! I KNOW YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, AND I'M HERE TO HELP. JUST TELL ME WHERE YOU THINK I SHOULD START.*(HE LETS OUT A LOUD BREATH.) I'M SORRY. WE'RE JUST LOSING A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE. TRY THE RESEARCH CENTER, COORDS (0610, 0608).*OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW?*DIDN'T KENDALL TELL YOU ANYTHING?! GET THE ARIEL FIGHTERS OFF CIBERAN PERMANENTLY. FIRST YOU GOTTA REPEL THE FORCES, THEN YOU GOTTA KILL DAMIEN ALTRON AND HIS GENERAL, CAMEDE RODGEN.*THAT'S IT! I DON'T NEED THIS CRAP. MAYBE THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT YOUR PEOPLE, BUT NOT ME. CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE READY TO TALK.*(HE LETS OUT A LOUD BREATH.) I'M SORRY. WE'RE JUST LOSING A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE.*AND WHERE ARE THEY?*IF I KNEW THAT, I'D GO KILL THEM MYSELF! THEY'RE PROBABLY SOMEWHERE ON CIBERAN MASTERMINDING THIS ATTACK. AND IF THEY'RE NOT, THE PLANET ARIEL WOULD BE A DAMN GOOD GUESS!*IS THAT ALL?*NO, THAT'S NOT ALL! QUIT STANDING AROUND HERE AND GET TO WORK! IF YOU DON'T SUCCEED, YOU DON'T GET PAID!*OKAY, MISTER SEBASTIAN. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.*DON'T CALL UNLESS YOU SUCCEED. (HE TURNS AND STARTS IGNORING YOU.)*OKAY, MISTER SEBASTIAN. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.*DON'T CALL UNLESS YOU SUCCEED. (HE TURNS AND STARTS IGNORING YOU.)*IF WE DON'T SUCCEED, MAXIE, WE'LL BE DEAD. THEN WE WON'T NEED YOUR FILTHY MONEY. BYE, BYE.*GET OUT! AND DON'T COME BACK UNTIL DAMIEN ALTRON IS DEAD!*WELL I'M HERE NOW. WHAT DO YOU NEED?*I NEED YOU TO REPEL THE INVADING FORCES.GET THEM ALL OFF CIBERAN PERMANENTLY.*WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO START?*TRY THE RESEARCH CENTER, COORDS (0610, 0608). THAT'S THE FARTHEST THEY'VE COME.*FINE. SO WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW?*JUST GET THE ARIEL FIGHTERS OFF CIBERAN PERMANENTLY. FIRST REPEL THE FORCES, THEN YOU GOTTA KILL DAMIEN ALTRON AND HIS GENERAL, CAMEDE RODGEN.*AND WHERE ARE THEY?*THEY'RE PROBABLY SOMEWHERE ON CIBERAN MASTERMINDING THIS ATTACK. AND IF THEY'RE NOT, THEY'D HAVE TO BE ON THE PLANET ARIEL.*IS THAT ALL?*NO, THAT'S NOT ALL! (HE GETS AGITATED AGAIN.) QUIT STANDING AROUND HERE AND GET TO WORK! IF YOU DON'T SUCCEED, YOU DON'T GET PAID!*OKAY, MISTER SEBASTIAN. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.*ALL RIGHT. AND THANKS FOR COMING.*OKAY, MISTER SEBASTIAN. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.*DON'T CALL UNLESS YOU SUCCEED. (HE TURNS AND STARTS IGNORING YOU.)*IF WE DON'T SUCCEED, MAX, WE'LL BE DEAD. THEN WE WON'T NEED TO GET PAID. BUT I GUESS YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PAY, EITHER.*YEAH, I GUESS SO. GOOD LUCK. WE ALL NEED IT.*I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAD ANYMORE INFORMATION.*NO! NO! NOW IF DAMIEN TAKES CIBERAN, HE'LL CONTROL THE WHOLE FOUR SYSTEMS. STOP HIM NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. NOW GET OUT THERE!*HEY, I'M THE ONE HELPING YOU. REMEMBER?*SORRY. THINGS ARE LOOKING PRETTY BLEAK AROUND HERE. I SHOULDN'T TAKE IT OUT ON YOU. YOU'RE OUR ONLY HOPE. BUT THERE'S NOTHING MORE I CAN TELL YOU. GOOD LUCK.*MAYBE I'D RATHER KILL YOU, YOU SCREAMING LITTLE TWERP!*(HE STARES INTO YOUR EYES, TRYING TO GAUGE IF YOU'RE SERIOUS.) I'M THE ONE PAYING YOU, SMART-ASS. NOW GET OUT OF HERE AND FINISH THE WORK I HIRED YOU TO DO.*(((MINERS I*YOU'RE THE MERCS, AIN'T YOU? THE FOREMAN IS WAITING FOR YOU. I SURE HOPE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE DAMN EMITTERS. THEY'RE MAKING OUR LIVES MISERABLE.*YOU'RE THE MERCS, AIN'T YOU? THE FOREMAN IS WAITING FOR YOU. I SURE HOPE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE DAMN EMITTERS. THEY'RE MAKING OUR LIVES MISERABLE.*WHERE'S THE FOREMAN?*JUST DOWN THE HALL. YOU'LL SEE HIM. IF YOU DON'T, HE'LL KNOW YOU CAUSE YOUR MAMA DRESSES YOU FUNNY. (HE TURNS AWAY, SMILING, SO YOU KNOW IT WAS JUST A GOOD-NATURED JOKE.)*I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO HIM. NOW I'M JUST LOOKING AROUND.*(HE GRIMACES.) I DON'T KNOW WHY. THERE'S NOTHING DOWN HERE BUT BURNT OUT HARDWARE AND SMOKED MICROS. THE PROBLEM'S UP THERE. (HE JERKS A THUMB UPWARD THEN WALKS AWAY.)*WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PROBES?*NOTHING I DIDN'T TELL THE FOREMAN. WE'VE ALL TOLD HIM WHAT WE KNOW. GO TALK TO HIM. (HE TURNS BACK TO WHAT HE WAS DOING.)*(((MINERS II*THE FOREMAN'S WAITING FOR YOU. I'D WATCH MYSELF IF I WAS YOU. HE'S PRETTY PISSED THAT YOU LET THIS HAPPEN. MOST OF US DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE BASE WHEN THE ALIENS LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST ATTACK.*THE FOREMAN'S WAITING FOR YOU. I'D WATCH MYSELF IF I WAS YOU. HE'S PRETTY PISSED THAT YOU LET THIS HAPPEN. MOST OF US DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE BASE WHEN THE ALIENS LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST ATTACK.*WHERE IS HE?*RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.*I'VE SEEN HIM. I'M JUST LOOKING AROUND TO SEE HOW EASILY YOU CAN DEFEND THIS PLACE.*(HE SHAKES HIS HEAD.) WE'RE DEAD AND BURIED UNLESS YOU CAN STOP THOSE GREEN MONSTERS BEFORE THEY COME THIS FAR.*DID YOU SEE THE ALIENS?*YEAH. THEY'RE SHORT AND GREEN. THEY'VE GOT BIG EYES AND BIG GUNS. AND THEY CAN MOVE LIKE LIGHTNING. WE NEVER STOOD A CHANCE. JUST KILL THEM ALL, STARKILLER - LIKE BUGS.*   ((f ((ORAI VOLAMAR*I'LL SAVE YOU SOME EMBARRASSMENT, BOY. YOU'RE NOT MY TYPE. (SHE TAKES A HUGE DRAG ON HER CIGARETTE, AND THEN FILTERS THE SMOKE OUT THROUGH HER NOSE.) I LIKE EM SHORT AND PASTY.*WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, BOY? YOU SHOULD BE OUT HAVING FUN, PLAYING GAMES YOUNG FOLKS PLAY.*SOUNDS LIKE A BREMAR.*(SHE SMILES AND TAKES THE CIGARETTE FROM HER MOUTH.) EVER MAKE IT WITH A BREMAR, BOY?*MY LOSS. DON'T YOU EVEN WANT TO (GULP) GIVE ME A CHANCE?*(SHE SMILES SLYLY.) YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG BIOLOGY, BOY. OR MAYBE I SHOULD SAY THE RIGHT BIOLOGY. KNOW WHAT I MEAN?*UH, CAN'T SAY I HAVE. I DON'T EVEN THINK I'VE EVER SEEN A FEMALE BREMAR BEFORE.*THERE AIN'T NO MEN OR WOMEN BREMARS, BOY. THEY'RE ALL THE SAME. IT'S RECREATION, NOT PROCREATION.*SURE I HAVE. LOTS OF TIMES.*(SHE TAKES A LONG CONSIDERED PUFF.) SURE, BOY. I BELIEVE YOU.*YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.*OF COURSE YOU DO. HAVE YOU EVER MADE IT WITH A BREMAR, BOY?*UH, NO. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.*I GUESS YOU'VE NEVER MADE IT WITH A BREMAR, THEN. HAVE YOU, BOY?*I DIDN'T THINK BREMARS LIKED HUMANS MUCH.*THEY DON'T. YOU GOTTA GET THEM REALLY DRUNK, FIRST. THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO TRICK EM.*WHAT DO YOU SEE IN BREMARS?*EVER HEAR A BREMAR SING, BOY?*EVERY TIME I GO THROUGH A STARGATE. AND HE ALWAYS HUMS THIS AWFUL SONG HE CALLS 'MY LIFE, MY LOVE, MY PRESSURE SUIT.'*I CAN'T STAND THEIR SINGING MYSELF. I WEAR EAR PLUGS. BUT THEY SURE KNOW HOW TO TREAT A LADY. YOU KNOW I USED TO SING, BOY?*NO, SORRY.*THAT'S OKAY, BOY. IT WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME. MY NAME'S ORAI VOLAMAR. I WAS QUITE A STAR IN THE CORE WORLDS. THEN THE SMOKING CAUGHT UP WITH ME AND I LOST MY VOICE.*I THINK I REMEMBER YOU...*DON'T TRY TO FLATTER ME, BOY. IT WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME. MY NAME'S ORAI VOLAMAR. I WAS QUITE A STAR IN THE CORE WORLDS. THEN THE SMOKING CAUGHT UP WITH ME AND I LOST MY VOICE.*THAT'S TOO BAD.*(SHE STUBS OUT HER CIGARETTE AND LOOKS INTO THE DISTANCE. THEN SHE LOOKS BACK.) SORRY, BOY. MEMORIES ARE HARD TO LOSE. I'D LIKE TO BE ALONE FOR AWHILE. IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU.*WHY DON'T YOU QUIT? MAYBE YOUR VOICE WILL COME BACK.*I'VE SUNG ENOUGH FOR ONE LIFETIME. IT'S TIME TO ENJOY MY RETIREMENT. NOW I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO SETTLE DOWN WITH. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY, BOY. IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU.*I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D SING FOR ME.*(SHE SMILES AND LIGHTS UP ANOTHER CIGARETTE.) NO MORE SINGING FOR ME, BOY. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER GIRLS OUT THERE WHO'LL SING FOR YOU. GO FIND ONE.*CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK?*(SHE SMILES AND LIGHTS UP ANOTHER CIGARETTE. THEN SHE WAVES THE CIGARETTE.) THIS IS THE ONLY DRUG FOR ME. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER GIRLS OUT WHO DRINK, THOUGH. GO FIND ONE.*   (  '((jORAI VOLAMAR*I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN AWHILE, BOY. (SHE TAKES A DRAG ON HER CIGARETTE.) FIND A NICE GIRL TO SETTLE DOWN WITH?*HELLO, BOY. YOU SURE WANDER AROUND A LOT. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?*NO, BUT I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.*THANKS, BOY. BUT LIKE I TOLD YOU, I LIKE EM SHORT AND PASTY.*NO. I JUST THOUGHT I'D STOP BY AND SEE HOW YOU WERE DOING.*STILL LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT ALIEN, BOY. (SHE CACKLES AND IT TURNS INTO A COUGH.)*I REMEMBER. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I TOLD YOU I CAN GET YOU ON BOARD THE BREMAR ASTERSHIP?*I'D SAY IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE. I'D ALSO IT'S A CROCK.*OH, RIGHT. NEVER MIND, THEN. IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU AGAIN.*GOOD BYE, BOY.*NOT A DREAM, ORAI. I GUARANTEE THEY'LL WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN MOUTHS, ON ONE CONDITION.*KEEP TALKING, BOY.*YOU HAVE TO PRETEND YOU ARE THE GREATEST FEMALE HUMAN SINGER IN THE GALAXY.*(HER SHOULDERS SLUMP.) OH, IS THAT ALL? DAMNIT, BOY, YOU GOT AN OLD LADY'S HOPES UP. I TOLD YOU I CAN'T SING ANYMORE.*THEY WON'T KNOW THAT. YOU SEE, THEY HAVE THIS PROPHECY ABOUT FINDING THE GREATEST FEMALE HUMAN SINGER. WE'LL CONVINCE THEM IT'S YOU*IT'LL NEVER WORK. THEY'LL KNOW I CAN'T SING.*DO YOU HAVE ANY OF YOUR OLD RECORDINGS?*(SHE LOOKS AROUND, AND THEN SPEAKS IN A LOW VOICE.) I HAVE A GREATEST HITS DISK IN MY PURSE. DON'T ASK ME WHY I CARRY IT AROUND. BUT I WAS TWENTY WHEN I MADE IT.*THEY WON'T KNOW THAT. AND WE'LL TELL THEM YOU'VE GOT A SORE THROAT. EVEN IF THEY DECIDE LATER THAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONE, YOU'LL GET A GOOD SOLID WEEK OUT OF IT. WHAT DO YOU SAY?*THIS SOUNDS PRETTY WEAK, BOY. THEY'LL NEVER BUY IT.*BUT IT'S WORTH A TRY, ISN'T IT?*(SHE PUFFS ON HER CIGARETTE, THEN CRUSHES IT IN THE ASHTRAY.) IT'S SO CRAZY, IT MIGHT WORK. OKAY, LET'S GO. WAIT, DON'T YOU WANT TO HEAR MY RECORDING?*THERE'S NO TIME. I'M SURE IT'S FINE. LET'S GO.*WAIT A MINUTE, BOY. WHAT'S THE RUSH? WHAT ARE YOU GETTING OUT OF THIS SCHEME?*NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT, I CAN SET UP THERE.*THANKS, BOY. BUT I TOLD YOU, I LIKE EM SHORT AND PASTY.*WELL, GOOD LUCK. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.*GOOD BYE, BOY.*THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I'VE MADE YOU HAPPY. AND IT MIGHT ALSO SAVE THE FOUR SYSTEMS FROM COMPLETE ANNIHILATION.*RIGHT, BOY. AS LONG AS WE CAN PULL THIS OFF, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT.*(((BREMAR SONGMASTER*(THE SONGMASTER SEEMS TO BE WRITING SOMETHING. HE DOESN'T LOOK UP.) I'M VERY BUSY AT THE MOMENT. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TALK.*(THE SONGMASTER SEEMS TO BE WRITING SOMETHING. HE DOESN'T LOOK UP.) I'M VERY BUSY AT THE MOMENT. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TALK.*I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.*NOT NOW. THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK I'M DOING. IF WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY WAS AS IMPORTANT, I'D LISTEN, BELIEVE ME. BUT SINCE THIS IS THE TOP PRIORITY, YOU'LL HAVE TO COME BACK LATER.*I JUST CAME TO DO A DANCE ON YOUR FACE.*NOT NOW. THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK I'M DOING. IF WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY WAS AS IMPORTANT, I'D LISTEN, BELIEVE ME. BUT SINCE THIS IS THE TOP PRIORITY, YOU'LL HAVE TO COME BACK LATER.*I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO GIVE YOU.*(HE LOOKS UP AT YOU IMPATIENTLY.) ALL RIGHT, WHAT IS IT? MAKE IT QUICK.*  ((((( BARTENDER*CAN I GET YOU A DRINK? OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU? (HE LOOKS AT YOU INQUISITIVELY.)*CAN I GET YOU A DRINK? OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU? (HE LOOKS AT YOU INQUISITIVELY.)*NO DRINK, THANKS.*IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN HELP YOU WITH?*MAKE IT A HOT MUD.*(HE SETS ONE DOWN IN FRONT OF YOU.) IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN HELP YOU WITH?*WHAT ELSE COULD YOU HELP ME WITH?*IT'S UP TO YOU, BUDDY. WHATEVER YOU WANT.*COULD YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC?*LOOK, DON'T MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT. IF YOU WANT ANYTHING, ASK ME.*MAKE A SUGGESTION.*IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY, FRIEND.*OKAY, CAN YOU GET ME A DATE?*NO, SORRY. I CAN'T DO THAT FOR YOU. COME BACK IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU.*UHMMM... DO YOU SELL DRUGS?*YOU INSULT ME! I WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL! COME BACK IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING LEGAL I CAN DO FOR YOU.*MAYBE YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT'S BEHIND THAT LOCKED DOOR BEHIND THE BAR?*IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEHIND IT, YOU DON'T BELONG THERE. WHO SENT YOU?*WHAT DO YOU MEAN? NO ONE SENT ME.*OH. WELL COME BACK IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU.*UH, GUNTHER SENT ME.*NEVER HEARD OF HIM. WELL COME BACK IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU.*I FORGOT HIS NAME. HE'S KIND OF MEDIUM HEIGHT, MEDIUM BUILD, DOESN'T SAY MUCH. YOU KNOW HIM.*NICE TRY. WELL COME BACK IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU.*  (((#((BARTENDER*CAN I GET YOU A DRINK? OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU? (HE LOOKS AT YOU INQUISITIVELY.)*CAN I GET YOU A DRINK? OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU? (HE LOOKS AT YOU INQUISITIVELY.)*NO DRINK, THANKS.*IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN HELP YOU WITH?*MAKE IT A HOT MUD.*(HE SETS ONE DOWN IN FRONT OF YOU.) IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN HELP YOU WITH?*HOW ABOUT LETTING ME IN THAT DOOR AROUND BEHIND THE BAR?*WHO SENT YOU?*COULD YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC?*LOOK, DON'T MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT. IF YOU WANT ANYTHING, ASK ME.*MAKE A SUGGESTION.*IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY, FRIEND.*OKAY, CAN YOU GET ME A DATE?*NO, SORRY. I CAN'T DO THAT FOR YOU. COME BACK IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU.*UHMMM... DO YOU SELL DRUGS?*YOU INSULT ME! I WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL! COME BACK IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING LEGAL I CAN DO FOR YOU.*MAYBE YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT'S BEHIND THAT LOCKED DOOR BEHIND THE BAR?*IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEHIND IT, YOU DON'T BELONG THERE. WHO SENT YOU?*WHAT DO YOU MEAN? NO ONE SENT ME.*OH. WELL COME BACK IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU.*UH, FREEJON SENT ME.*GO ON UP. AND WATCH YOURSELF. IT CAN GET PRETTY ROUGH UP THERE.*I FORGOT HIS NAME. HE'S KIND OF MEDIUM HEIGHT, MEDIUM BUILD, DOESN'T SAY MUCH. YOU KNOW HIM.*NICE TRY. WELL COME BACK IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU.*(YOU GRIN.) DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.*(THE BARTENDER PUSHES A HIDDEN BUTTON UNDER THE BAR.) GO AHEAD.*(  (( !#"$ (%&(YOUNG DELTA CORO OUTCAST*HI, MERC! ISN'T THIS A GREAT BAR? IT'S GOT A SHOOTING GALLERY! (THE KID PULLS OUT HIS CLASS AA THERMAL WOOD BURNING GUN AND AIMS TOWARD THE AVIARY. HE PULLS THE TRIGGER, AND THE TIP GLOWS RED.)*HEY, MERC! WANNA COME BEHIND THE BUSHES WITH ME?*PUT THAT AWAY BEFORE YOU CATCH THE CURTAINS ON FIRE.*I WISH THEY WERE DARCATORS! THEY ALWAYS TRY TO DUMP ON MY HEAD, BUT I'M TOO FAST! I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T TRY TO DUMP ON OTHER DELTA CORO. ONLY ZERO-L AND ME.*WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST BIRDS, KID?*NOTHING. BUT I HATE DARCATORS! THEY ALWAYS TRY TO DUMP ON MY HEAD, BUT I'M TOO FAST! I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T TRY TO DUMP ON OTHER DELTA CORO. ONLY ZERO-L AND ME.*(YOU BELLOW.) BACK OFF, KID, OR I'LL PUT YOU IN THE AVIARY. THEN IT REALLY WILL BE A SHOOTING GALLERY!*(HE BACKS AWAY, EYES WIDENING.) UH, RIGHT, MERC. MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU LATER.*I KNOW WHY. IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE ONLY TRYING TO ADD TO A GROWING PILE.*HUH? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IS THAT MERC TALK? YEAH, YOU PROBABLY SAID THEY'RE AFRAID OF ME, HUH? THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT?*MUST JUST BE A COINCIDENCE.*YEAH, THEY MUST DO IT ON ACCIDENT. THEY WOULDN'T DO THAT TO A MERCENARY LIKE ME! RIGHT?!*YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHAT DO YOU WANT, KID?*I SHOT A DARCATOR ONCE! (HIS EYES GLOW.) I WENT TO THIS REALLY TOUGH BAR SOUTHWEST OF HERE. A DARCATOR TRIED TO DUMP ON ME, SO I SHOT HIM!*THAT'S GREAT KID. NOW SHOVE OFF. I'VE GOT WORK TO DO.*I SHOT A DARCATOR ONCE! (HIS EYES GLOW.) I WENT TO THIS REALLY TOUGH BAR SOUTHEAST OF HERE. A DARCATOR TRIED TO DUMP ON ME, SO I SHOT HIM!*THAT SEEMS PRETTY UNLIKELY. YOUR GUN DOESN'T SHOOT.*I HAD TO JUMP AND POKE HIM! I BURNED A HOLE IN HIS WING! THEN I RAN... I MEAN I RAN AFTER HIM AND KEPT SHOOTING TILL HE WAS BURNT AND CRISPY! YEAH, HE WON'T DUMP ON ME AGAIN!*SURE YOU DID, KID. NOW WHAT DO YOU WANT?*I BURNED A HOLE IN HIS WING! THEN I RAN... I MEAN I RAN AFTER HIM AND KEPT SHOOTING TILL HE WAS BURNT AND CRISPY! YEAH, HE WON'T DUMP ON ME AGAIN!*I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, KID. YOU GO STAND BEHIND THE BUSHES, AND I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU IN A LITTLE WHILE.*OKAY, MERC. I'LL START DRAWING THE PLANS IN THE DIRT. YOU CAN APPROVE MY PLANS WHEN I'M DONE! SEE YOU LATER.*LET'S STAY OUT HERE, SO WE DON'T LOOK SUSPICIOUS.*(HE WHISPERS.) YEAH, WE DON'T WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION - (THEN HE SUDDENLY YELLS,) LOOK! THERE'S A WOMAN PUKING IN THE AVIARY!*SO MUCH FOR BEING INCONSPICUOUS. WHY DON'T YOU GO FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO PLAY WITH?*I KNOW, MERC! I'LL GO DRAW THE PLANS IN THE PLANTER. YOU CAN APPROVE MY PLANS WHEN I'M DONE! SEE YOU LATER.*IT'S NOT POLITE TO POINT. LOOK, WHEN YOUR PLANS ARE READY, I'LL COME TALK TO YOU. OKAY?*OKAY, MERC. I'LL GO DRAW THE PLANS IN THE PLANTER. YOU CAN APPROVE MY PLANS WHEN I'M DONE! SEE YOU LATER.*I'D RATHER GARGLE DARCATOR DUNG!*DON'T YOU WANT TO SEE MY PLANS? I DREW THEM IN THE DIRT IN THE PLANTER! IT'S FOOLPROOF! COME SEE IT!*WHY WOULD I WANT TO DO THAT?*TO SEE MY PLANS! I DREW THEM IN THE DIRT IN THE PLANTER! IT'S FOOLPROOF! COME SEE IT!*OKAY, LET'S MAKE IT QUICK. (YOU FOLLOW HIM BEHIND THE PLANTER.)*SEE? (HE POINTS TO A MESS IN THE PLANTER.) SEE, THE... WAIT! THOSE STUPID HOOVERBUGS AGAIN! THEY KEEP MOVING THE PEBBLES AND COVERING UP MY LINES! WAIT, I'LL FIX IT!*READ MY LIPS, KID. LEAVE ME ALONE OR I'LL DROP KICK YOU INTO THE AVIARY!*(HE BACKS AWAY, EYES WIDENING.) OKAY, I GOTTA GO, TOO. I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.*MAYBE I'LL COME BACK LATER WHEN YOU'RE DONE.*OKAY! IT'LL BE GREAT. IT'LL WORK, I KNOW IT WILL! WE CAN TRY IT OUT LATER. YOU COME BACK AND I'LL SHOW YOU!*((TIKORR DSRES*(WHEN SHE SEES YOU, SHE JUMPS SLIGHTLY, STARTLED.) WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? HOW DID YOU GET IN?*(WHEN SHE SEES YOU, SHE JUMPS SLIGHTLY, STARTLED.) WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? HOW DID YOU GET IN?*I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE IN CHARGE.*WELL, THE ONLY WAY ANYONE CAN GET IN HERE IS WITH A PASS, SO YOU MUST BE EXPECTED. THE RANKING RESEARCHER IS DOWN THE HALL. GO WEST. (SHE TURNS AND IGNORES YOU.)*I'M JUST LOOKING FOR A GOOD DELICATESSEN.*(SHE STARES AT YOU.) YOU MUST HAVE A PASS, OR YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE. THE RANKING RESEARCHER MUST BE EXPECTING YOU. SHE'S DOWN THE HALL. GO WEST. (SHE TURNS AND IGNORES YOU.)* @***   ((f ((ORAI VOLAMAR*I'LL SAVE YOU SOME EMBARRASSMENT, BOY. YOU'RE NOT MY TYPE. (SHE TAKES A HUGE DRAG ON HER CIGARETTE, AND THEN FILTERS THE SMOKE OUT THROUGH HER NOSE.) I LIKE EM SHORT AND PASTY.*WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, BOY? YOU SHOULD BE OUT HAVING FUN, PLAYING GAMES YOUNG FOLKS PLAY.*SOUNDS LIKE A BREMAR.*(SHE SMILES AND TAKES THE CIGARETTE FROM HER MOUTH.) EVER MAKE IT WITH A BREMAR, BOY?*MY LOSS. DON'T YOU EVEN WANT TO (GULP) GIVE ME A CHANCE?*(SHE SMILES SLYLY.) YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG BIOLOGY, BOY. OR MAYBE I SHOULD SAY THE RIGHT BIOLOGY. KNOW WHAT I MEAN?*UH, CAN'T SAY I HAVE. I DON'T EVEN THINK I'VE EVER SEEN A FEMALE BREMAR BEFORE.*THERE AIN'T NO MEN OR WOMEN BREMARS, BOY. THEY'RE ALL THE SAME. IT'S RECREATION, NOT PROCREATION.*SURE I HAVE. LOTS OF TIMES.*(SHE TAKES A LONG CONSIDERED PUFF.) SURE, BOY. I BELIEVE YOU.*YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.*OF COURSE YOU DO. HAVE YOU EVER MADE IT WITH A BREMAR, BOY?*UH, NO. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.*I GUESS YOU'VE NEVER MADE IT WITH A BREMAR, THEN. HAVE YOU, BOY?*I DIDN'T THINK BREMARS LIKED HUMANS MUCH.*THEY DON'T. YOU GOTTA GET THEM REALLY DRUNK, FIRST. THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO TRICK EM.*WHAT DO YOU SEE IN BREMARS?*EVER HEAR A BREMAR SING, BOY?*EVERY TIME I GO THROUGH A STARGATE. AND HE ALWAYS HUMS THIS AWFUL SONG HE CALLS 'MY LIFE, MY LOVE, MY PRESSURE SUIT.'*I CAN'T STAND THEIR SINGING MYSELF. I WEAR EAR PLUGS. BUT THEY SURE KNOW HOW TO TREAT A LADY. YOU KNOW I USED TO SING, BOY?*NO, SORRY.*THAT'S OKAY, BOY. IT WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME. MY NAME'S ORAI VOLAMAR. I WAS QUITE A STAR IN THE CORE WORLDS. THEN THE SMOKING CAUGHT UP WITH ME AND I LOST MY VOICE.*I THINK I REMEMBER YOU...*DON'T TRY TO FLATTER ME, BOY. IT WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME. MY NAME'S ORAI VOLAMAR. I WAS QUITE A STAR IN THE CORE WORLDS. THEN THE SMOKING CAUGHT UP WITH ME AND I LOST MY VOICE.*THAT'S TOO BAD.*(SHE STUBS OUT HER CIGARETTE AND LOOKS INTO THE DISTANCE. THEN SHE LOOKS BACK.) SORRY, BOY. MEMORIES ARE HARD TO LOSE. I'D LIKE TO BE ALONE FOR AWHILE. IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU.*WHY DON'T YOU QUIT? MAYBE YOUR VOICE WILL COME BACK.*I'VE SUNG ENOUGH FOR ONE LIFETIME. IT'S TIME TO ENJOY MY RETIREMENT. NOW I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO SETTLE DOWN WITH. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY, BOY. IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU.*I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D SING FOR ME.*(SHE SMILES AND LIGHTS UP ANOTHER CIGARETTE.) NO MORE SINGING FOR ME, BOY. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER GIRLS OUT THERE WHO'LL SING FOR YOU. GO FIND ONE.*CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK?*(SHE SMILES AND LIGHTS UP ANOTHER CIGARETTE. THEN SHE WAVES THE CIGARETTE.) THIS IS THE ONLY DRUG FOR ME. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER GIRLS OUT WHO DRINK, THOUGH. GO FIND ONE.*   (  '((jORAI VOLAMAR*I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN AWHILE, BOY. (SHE TAKES A DRAG ON HER CIGARETTE.) FIND A NICE GIRL TO SETTLE DOWN WITH?*HELLO, BOY. YOU SURE WANDER AROUND A LOT. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?*NO, BUT I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.*THANKS, BOY. BUT LIKE I TOLD YOU, I LIKE EM SHORT AND PASTY.*NO. I JUST THOUGHT I'D STOP BY AND SEE HOW YOU WERE DOING.*STILL LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT ALIEN, BOY. (SHE CACKLES AND IT TURNS INTO A COUGH.)*I REMEMBER. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I TOLD YOU I CAN GET YOU ON BOARD THE BREMAR ASTERSHIP?*I'D SAY IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE. I'D ALSO IT'S A CROCK.*OH, RIGHT. NEVER MIND, THEN. IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU AGAIN.*GOOD BYE, BOY.*NOT A DREAM, ORAI. I GUARANTEE THEY'LL WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN MOUTHS, ON ONE CONDITION.*KEEP TALKING, BOY.*YOU HAVE TO PRETEND YOU ARE THE GREATEST FEMALE HUMAN SINGER IN THE GALAXY.*(HER SHOULDERS SLUMP.) OH, IS THAT ALL? DAMNIT, BOY, YOU GOT AN OLD LADY'S HOPES UP. I TOLD YOU I CAN'T SING ANYMORE.*THEY WON'T KNOW THAT. YOU SEE, THEY HAVE THIS PROPHECY ABOUT FINDING THE GREATEST FEMALE HUMAN SINGER. WE'LL CONVINCE THEM IT'S YOU*IT'LL NEVER WORK. THEY'LL KNOW I CAN'T SING.*DO YOU HAVE ANY OF YOUR OLD RECORDINGS?*(SHE LOOKS AROUND, AND THEN SPEAKS IN A LOW VOICE.) I HAVE A GREATEST HITS DISK IN MY PURSE. DON'T ASK ME WHY I CARRY IT AROUND. BUT I WAS TWENTY WHEN I MADE IT.*THEY WON'T KNOW THAT. AND WE'LL TELL THEM YOU'VE GOT A SORE THROAT. EVEN IF THEY DECIDE LATER THAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONE, YOU'LL GET A GOOD SOLID WEEK OUT OF IT. WHAT DO YOU SAY?*THIS SOUNDS PRETTY WEAK, BOY. THEY'LL NEVER BUY IT.*BUT IT'S WORTH A TRY, ISN'T IT?*(SHE PUFFS ON HER CIGARETTE, THEN CRUSHES IT IN THE ASHTRAY.) IT'S SO CRAZY, IT MIGHT WORK. OKAY, LET'S GO. WAIT, DON'T YOU WANT TO HEAR MY RECORDING?*THERE'S NO TIME. I'M SURE IT'S FINE. LET'S GO.*WAIT A MINUTE, BOY. WHAT'S THE RUSH? WHAT ARE YOU GETTING OUT OF THIS SCHEME?*NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT, I CAN SET UP THERE.*THANKS, BOY. BUT I TOLD YOU, I LIKE EM SHORT AND PASTY.*WELL, GOOD LUCK. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.*GOOD BYE, BOY.*THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I'VE MADE YOU HAPPY. AND IT MIGHT ALSO SAVE THE FOUR SYSTEMS FROM COMPLETE ANNIHILATION.*RIGHT, BOY. AS LONG AS WE CAN PULL THIS OFF, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT.*  (    ! " #%$& ')(*(+, -. /01234(5768(LANTA ORATOR*HELLO. PLEASE SIT DOWN. IT ISN'T OFTEN THAT I GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THINGS OTHER THAN LANTA PHILOSOPHY. WE ALL AREN'T FANATICAL EVANGELISTS, YOU KNOW.*HELLO AGAIN. DO YOU WANT TO PLAY THE PREDICTABILITY GAME?*WHAT OTHER THINGS WOULD A LANTA WANT TO TALK ABOUT?*OH, SHOES AND SHIPS AND SEALING WAX, CABBAGES AND KINGS. (HE LAUGHS.) WE'RE NOT ALL SO PREDICTABLE. IN FACT, TAKE THIS BLANK CARD AND PENCIL. WE CAN TRY AN EXPERIMENT.*REALLY? I THOUGHT ALL LANTA COULD TALK ABOUT WAS THEIR PHILOSOPHY.*(HE LAUGHS.) WE'RE NOT ALL SO PREDICTABLE. IN FACT, TAKE THIS BLANK CARD AND PENCIL. WE CAN TRY AN EXPERIMENT.*(YOU TAKE THE CARD AND PENCIL.) OKAY. NOW WHAT?*(HE WRITES ON A CARD OF HIS OWN. THEN HE SETS IT FACE DOWN UNDER HIS HALF-EMPTY GLASS.) I'VE WRITTEN DOWN SOMETHING THAT EITHER WILL OR WON'T HAPPEN.*THANKS ANYWAY. I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ANY GAMES.*(HE SHRUGS.) OKAY. COME BACK LATER WHEN YOU WANT TO TALK.*HOW'S THAT AGAIN?*I WROTE DOWN SOMETHING ON THAT CARD. (HE PATIENTLY POINTS AT THE CARD UNDER HIS GLASS.) IT IS SOMETHING THAT EITHER WILL OR WON'T HAPPEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE MINUTES.*OKAY, I FOLLOW YOU. NOW WHAT?*NOW GUESS WHETHER IT WILL REALLY HAPPEN OR NOT. WRITE 'YES' IF YOU THINK IT WILL, AND WRITE 'NO' IF YOU THINK IT WON'T.*OKAY. (YOU WRITE 'NO.')*SHOW ME. (YOU SHOW HIM.) YOU WROTE 'NO' SO THAT MEANS YOU THINK WHAT I'VE DESCRIBED ON MY CARD DIDN'T HAPPEN.*OKAY. (YOU WRITE 'YES.')*SHOW ME. (YOU SHOW HIM.) YOU WROTE 'YES' SO THAT MEANS YOU THINK WHAT I'VE DESCRIBED ON MY CARD DID HAPPEN.*SO LET'S SEE YOUR CARD.*(HE SHOWS YOU HIS CARD. IT SAYS, 'YOU WILL WRITE THE WORD 'NO' ON YOUR CARD.' SO HE SAYS,) YOU LOSE. YOU SAID THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN, BUT IT DID.*I DON'T GET IT.*YOU WROTE NO, MEANING YOU DIDN'T THINK THE THING I WROTE DOWN WOULD HAPPEN. BUT I SAID YOU WOULD WRITE 'NO' AND YOU DID, SO THE EVENT DID HAPPEN. YOU WERE WRONG.*OH, I GET IT.*MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT YOU WOULD LOSE EITHER WAY. THEY WANT TO PLAY AGAIN TO TRY THE OTHER ANSWER.*WAIT, LET'S DO THAT AGAIN.*ALL RIGHT. (HE GETS TWO NEW CARDS AND GIVES ONE TO YOU.) NOW, I'M WRITING SOMETHING THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN. WRITE 'YES' IF YOU THINK IT WILL HAPPEN, AND 'NO' IF YOU THINK IT WON'T.*OH, I GET IT.*MOST PEOPLE DON'T IMMEDIATELY REALIZE THAT YOU WOULD LOSE EITHER WAY. THEY WANT TO PLAY AGAIN TO TRY THE OTHER ANSWER.*SO LET'S SEE YOUR CARD.*(HE PICKS UP HIS DRINK AND TURNS OVER HIS CARD. IT SAYS, 'YOU WILL WRITE THE WORD 'NO' ON YOUR CARD.' SO THE LANTA SAYS,) YOU LOSE. YOU SAID THIS WOULD HAPPEN, BUT IT DIDN'T.*I DON'T GET IT.*YOU WROTE YES, MEANING YOU THOUGHT THE THING I WROTE DOWN WOULD HAPPEN. BUT I SAID YOU WOULD WRITE 'NO' AND YOU WROTE YES, SO THE EVENT DIDN'T HAPPEN. YOU WERE WRONG.*OH, I GET IT.*MOST PEOPLE DON'T IMMEDIATELY REALIZE THAT YOU WOULD LOSE EITHER WAY. THEY WANT TO PLAY AGAIN TO TRY THE OTHER ANSWER.*WAIT, LET'S DO THAT AGAIN.*ALL RIGHT. (HE GETS TWO NEW CARDS AND GIVES ONE TO YOU.) NOW, I'M WRITING SOMETHING THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN. WRITE 'YES' IF YOU THINK IT WILL HAPPEN, AND 'NO' IF YOU THINK IT WON'T.*OH, I GET IT.*MOST PEOPLE DON'T IMMEDIATELY REALIZE THAT YOU WOULD LOSE EITHER WAY. THEY WANT TO PLAY AGAIN TO TRY THE OTHER ANSWER.*OKAY, I GUESS I GET IT. NOW WHAT?*NOW GUESS WHETHER IT WILL REALLY HAPPEN OR NOT. WRITE 'YES' IF YOU THINK IT WILL, AND WRITE 'NO' IF YOU THINK IT WON'T.*THIS IS STUPID. I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ANY GAMES.*(HE SHRUGS.) OKAY. COME BACK LATER WHEN YOU WANT TO TALK.*THAT'S A WEIRD MIND TWIST.*IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES. BUT THE REALLY INTERESTING MIND GAMES TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN IN A BAR. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I USED TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY THIS WAY WHEN I WAS A KID.*REALLY? IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A TOPIC YOU'D GET A LOT OF MILEAGE OUT OF.*YOU'D BE SURPRISED. I USED TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO PAY PHONES AND TRICK THEM INTO SPILLING OUT ALL THEIR CHANGE.*NO KIDDING.*AND ONE TIME I CONVINCED MY TUTOR DROID THAT IT'S MOTOR CIRCUITS WERE RADIOACTIVE. THEN I TOLD IT I WAS STARTING TO FEEL NAUSEATED, SO TO SAVE ME IT THREW ITSELF OUT MY WINDOW.*YOU'RE A TALENTED KIND OF GUY.*AN UNTAPPED RESOURCE, I ASSURE YOU. I ONLY HAVE A TALENT FOR DESTROYING COMPUTER HARDWARE, NOT REPAIRING IT. THERE'S LIMITED BUSINESS POTENTIAL FOR DESTROYING COMPUTERS.*I SUPPOSE. WELL, IT'S BEEN EDUCATIONAL.*(HE NODS.) IT WAS PLEASANT TALKING WITH YOU. GOOD DAY.*DON'T YOU KNOW ANY OTHER TRICKS?*THOUSANDS, BUT MOST ALL OF THEM ARE TOO COMPLEX FOR BARROOM BANTER. I'M AFRAID MY ENTERTAINMENT VALUE ISN'T VERY HIGH. SORRY. MAYBE I'LL THINK OF ANOTHER ONE LATER.*OKAY, RUN ME THROUGH IT.*TAKE THIS BLANK CARD AND PENCIL. (HE HANDS THEM OUT TO YOU.)*    ((((( ?GERARD KENDALL 4*I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. ALL HELL'S BROKEN LOOSE IN THE ROUYN SYSTEM. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT THE MINERS OUT THERE ARE SCREAMING FOR MERCS. I THINK THEY HIRED THE DELTA CORO AND DIDN'T GET ANY RESULTS.*DAMNIT, GET YOUR BUTT IN GEAR AND GET OUT TO THAT MINING COLONY. FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND STOP IT! DID YOU FORGET THE ADDRESS? IT'S ROUYN, COORDS (1524,0608). NOW GET GOING!*ARE THEY BEING ATTACKED?*IT SOUNDS LIKE IT. OR MAYBE IT'S SABOTAGE. EITHER WAY THE MINING COLONY IS SUFFERING DAMAGE ON A MASSIVE SCALE. I WANT YOU TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.*SERVES THEM RIGHT FOR HIRING LIZARDS.*MAYBE SO. WHATEVER IS HAPPENING OUT THERE, THE MINING COLONY IS SUFFERING DAMAGE ON A MASSIVE SCALE. I WANT YOU TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.*MY HANDS ARE FULL, KENDALL. CAN'T YOU GET SOMEONE ELSE?*YOU'RE ALREADY THE SOMEONE ELSE. I JUST LOST A TEAM IN THE ROUYN SYSTEM. I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE YOU OFF YOUR CURRENT JOBS, BUT THESE ATTACKS COULD AFFECT ALL OF US.*WHAT DO WANT ME TO DO?*GO TALK TO THE FOREMAN ON THE ROUYN MINING COLONY, COORDS (1524,0608). FIND OUT FROM HIM WHAT'S GOING ON. THEN TRY TO STOP IT. GO BACK TO YOUR OTHER MISSIONS LATER WHEN YOU CAN.*TERRIFIC.*GO TALK TO THE FOREMAN ON THE ROUYN MINING COLONY, COORDS (1524,0608). FIND OUT FROM HIM WHAT'S GOING ON. THEN TRY TO STOP IT. GO BACK TO YOUR OTHER MISSIONS LATER WHEN YOU CAN.*OKAY. I'M ON MY WAY.*LEOD IS TAKING HIS TURN AS SHIFT COMMANDER IN THE NEXT ROOM. TAKE HIM WITH YOU IF YOU THINK YOU COULD USE HIM. I'LL FIND SOMEONE TO COVER FOR HIM.*TAKE LEOD? ON A JOB? WE'RE NOT GOING UP AGAINST ZERO-L, YOU KNOW.*IF YOU STILL DON'T KNOW HOW USEFUL DARCATOR ARE IN YOUR CREW, NOW'S A GOOD TIME TO LEARN. NOW GET MOVING.*GOOD. I'VE ALREADY GOT A LEASH FOR HIM AND EVERYTHING.*I'M SURE HE'LL APPRECIATED IT. NOW GET MOVING.*OKAY, I'M GOING.*GOOD LUCK.*I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY OTHER INFORMATION.*I DON'T, AND I'LL SEND YOU A MESSAGE IF I GET ANY. NOW GO.*I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, KENDALL.*YOU'LL NEVER FIND OUT WHAT TO DO WANDERING AROUND HERE. IF I LEARN ANYTHING YOU MIGHT NEED TO KNOW, I'LL SEND YOU A MESSAGE. NOW GET OUT OF HERE.*((9^GERARD KENDALL 5*DAMNIT, WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?! DIDN'T YOU GET MY SPACE COMM? THERE'S A MAJOR INVASION FORCE FLOODING THE FOUR SYSTEMS! EVERYONE'S OUT THERE FIGHTING! THERE'S NOTHING MORE I CAN DO FOR YOU.*DAMNIT, WHY IN THE HELL ARE YOU WANDERING AROUND HERE?! THERE'S A MAJOR INVASION FORCE FLOODING THE FOUR SYSTEMS! EVERYONE'S OUT THERE FIGHTING! THERE'S NOTHING MORE I CAN DO FOR YOU. YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.*OKAY, OKAY. I JUST CAME BY TO SEE IF YOU HAD ANY MORE INFO FOR ME.*IF I GET ANYTHING, YOU KNOW I'LL SEND YOU A SPACE COMM. NOW GET OUT THERE!*IT'S TOO MUCH, KENDALL. WHY DO I HAVE TO DO ALL THIS MYSELF?*YOU AREN'T THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE. EVERYONE IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN. NOW GET OUT THERE AND DO YOUR PART!*    (! "(((U#%$&(( ;BREMAR SONGMASTER *WHAT ARE THESE CARTRIDGES? THEY LOOK LIKE DESIREE DATA CACHES. THOSE ARE VERY VALUABLE, YOU KNOW. WHY DO YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM TO ME?*I KNEW YOU WOULD COME BACK. THE ANSWER IS STILL NO.*IT'S A LONG STORY, BUT HERE'S THE DEHYDRATED VERSION. WE THINK WE CAN GET THE TYPHONS TO BUG OUT OF THE FOUR SYSTEMS. BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.*YOU CAN GET THE TYPHON TO JUST LEAVE? I'M LISTENING.*HERE, READ THIS VIEWER DISK. (YOU SHOW THE BREMAR THE DESIREE VIEWER DISKS.)*(THE SONGMASTER READS.) INTERESTING. I AM SURPRISED I DID NOT THINK OF IT. AFTER ALL, WE ALREADY KNEW STARGATES CAN BE MOVED.*SO YOU'LL HELP US?*NO. THE PLAN INVOLVES MAKING CASCADE DISAPPEAR FROM THE ROUYN SYSTEM.*SO WHEN CAN YOU DO IT?*NOT SO FAST. WE CAN'T HELP YOU. THIS PLAN INVOLVES MAKING CASCADE DISAPPEAR FROM THE ROUYN SYSTEM.*EXACTLY!*BUT WITH CASCADE GONE, BOTH STARGATES LEAVING THE ROUYN SYSTEM WILL BREAK DOWN AND DISSIPATE. MY ASTERSHIP HERE AND EVERYONE IN IT WILL BE CUT OFF FROM THE FOUR SYSTEMS.*SO WHAT? BREMAR ARE EVERYWHERE IN THE GALAXY. WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF YOU CAN'T GET TO THE FOUR SYSTEMS ANYMORE?*MAYBE IT DOESN'T MATTER TO YOU, BUT WE ARE HERE ON THE FRONTIER FOR AN IMPORTANT REASON. WE JUST CAN'T HELP YOU.*BUT IF YOU DON'T HELP US, THE TYPHONS WILL DESTROY EVERYTHING! INCLUDING YOU!*NOT LIKELY. THEY ARE ONLY ATTACKING SETTLEMENTS ON PLANETS, AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN AGGRESSIVE TOWARD US.*BUT IF YOU DON'T HELP US, I'LL SLOWLY CUT YOUR WORTHLESS BREMAR HIDE INTO LITTLE CUBE STEAKS!*THAT WON'T HELP YOU MOVE THOSE ASTEROIDS. ONLY BREMAR CAN FLY THIS SHIP.*KILLING YOU MIGHT MAKE ME FEEL BETTER...*DO AS YOU WILL. YOU HAVE YOUR AGENDA, AND WE HAVE OURS. YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO THINK OF A DIFFERENT PLAN.*I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE BEING THIS STUPID!*JUST BECAUSE WE AREN'T HUMAN AND SHARE YOUR VALUES DOESN'T MAKE US IGNORANT. YOU HAVE YOUR AGENDA, AND WE HAVE OURS. YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO THINK OF A DIFFERENT PLAN.*ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH JOKES. YOU'RE REALLY GONNA HELP US, RIGHT?*YOU'LL FIND THAT THE ONE TRAIT WE DO NOT SHARE IS THE PATHETIC HUMAN SENSE OF HUMOR. YOU HAVE YOUR AGENDA, AND WE HAVE OURS. YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO THINK OF A DIFFERENT PLAN.*I'LL BE BACK.*I WOULD TELL YOU NOT TO BOTHER, BUT IT WOULD NOT DO ANY GOOD. IF IT IS ANY CONSOLATION, I DO HOPE YOU THINK OF A NEW, SUCCESSFUL PLAN. GOODBYE.*THEN I'LL FIND SOMEONE ELSE. GIMME THOSE DESIREE THINGS BACK.*MY SHIP IS THE ONLY THING WITHIN FIFTY PARSECS THAT CAN MOVE THOSE MASSIVE ASTEROIDS. THESE CARTRIDGES AREN'T ANY GOOD TO YOU. I'LL JUST KEEP THEM.*NO! YOU'RE GONNA GIVE THEM BACK IF I HAVE TO TAKE YOUR WHOLE ARM BACK TOO! NOW FORK 'EM OVER!*LIKE I SAID, THEY WON'T DO YOU ANY GOOD. THINK OF THEM AS MY FEE FOR THIS LITTLE OFFICE VISIT. GOODBYE.*FINE, KEEP THE DAMN THINGS FOR ALL I CARE!*THINK OF THEM AS MY FEE FOR THIS LITTLE OFFICE VISIT. GOODBYE.*IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT THE PLAN, LET ME KNOW.*YOU'LL BE THE FIRST ONE I TELL. GOODBYE*WOULD IT CHANGE YOUR MIND IF I PROMISED TO BROIL YOUR BUGEYES WITH MY BLASTER?*NO. NOW GOODBYE5.*WELL, YOU THINK ABOUT IT SOME MORE. THE TYPHONS WILL KILL YOU, TOO.*THEY HAVEN'T ATTACKED US YET. I DON'T THINK THEY BELIEVE WE ARE A THREAT. THEY MAY NOT EVEN KNOW WE ARE HERE. GOODBYE.*         !"#$%'&()*+,-./012(d .BREMAR SONGMASTER*(THE SONGMASTER SEES ORAI, AND ITS EXPRESSION CHANGES DRASTICALLY - BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. ORAI SITS ON ITS LAP.) WHAT'S GOING ON? WHO IS THIS? AND WHY IS SHE SITTING ON ME?*(THE SONGMASTER SEES ORAI, AND ITS EXPRESSION CHANGES DRASTICALLY - BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. ORAI SITS ON ITS LAP.) WHAT'S GOING ON? WHO IS THIS? AND WHY IS SHE SITTING ON ME?*THIS IS THE WOMAN YOU'VE BEEN WAITING YOUR WHOLE LIFE FOR.*SHE HAS BLUE HAIR... INTERESTING. WHAT'S THAT THING HANGING IN HER MOUTH? (ORAI ANSWERS, 'IT'S A CIGARETTE, HONEY. DO YOU WANT ONE?' THE BREMAR JUST STARES AT HER.)*I READ THE TRANSCRIPT OF YOUR SPEECH, ABOUT THE SEARCH FOR THE HUMAN FEMALE WHO CAN SING THE BREMAR TRADITION.*WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING? THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE IN THE FOUR SYSTEMS, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO STAY.*(YOU NOD TOWARDS ORAI.) YOUR SEARCH IS OVER.*(THE BREMAR LOOKS AT ORAI.) YOU DON'T REALLY EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS PURPLE-HEADED WOMAN IS THE ONE FORETOLD, DO YOU?*AFTER I READ YOUR PROPHECY, I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF ORAI HERE. SHE HAS A VOICE LIKE... LIKE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE.*I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU. DID YOU THINK YOU COULD GO OUT AND JUST FIND ANY ATTRACTIVE FEMALE HUMAN, AND I WOULD BELIEVE YOU?*BUT SHE'S THE ONE. WHAT CAN WE DO TO CONVINCE YOU?*ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. MAKE HER SING AND WE'LL SEE. (ORAI SPEAKS UP AND SAYS, 'I'M NOT A PIECE OF FURNITURE, YOU KNOW. YOU CAN TALK TO ME.')*WELL, ACTUALLY, THERE'S A LITTLE PROBLEM THERE.*JUST LIKE I THOUGHT.*(YOU LOWER YOUR VOICE.) IT'S ALL VERY SAD, YOU SEE. HER... HER HUSBAND LEFT HER, AND... AND SHE STARTED SMOKING. THEN SHE LOST HER VOICE.*THEN SHE OBVIOUSLY IS NOT THE ONE FORETOLD. IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME-*BUT SHE CAN BE REHABILITATED! KEEP HER FROM SMOKING AND HER VOICE WILL COME BACK. I SWEAR IT!*YOU TWO ARE WASTING MY TIME. PLEASE LEAVE NOW. (YOU SEE, HOWEVER, THAT HE MAKES NO MOVE TO PUSH ORAI OFF HIS LAP.)*LOOK, I CAN PROVE THAT SHE'S THE ONE FORETOLD. I HAVE A RECORDING OF HER VOICE JUST BEFORE SHE STARTED SMOKING. HERE, ORAI. GIVE IT TO ME. (YOU TAKE IT AND PLUG IT IN.)*THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE...*THERE. (YOU PRESS PLAY.)*(THE SONG BEGINS, AND YOU HEAR ORAI SING. YOU ALMOST GROAN ALOUD. EVEN FIFTY YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS TWENTY, SHE WAS WORSE THAN ANY LOUNGE SINGER YOU'VE EVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE.)*ACTUALLY-*QUIET! (THE BREMAR SNAPS AT YOU. AS YOU ALL LISTEN TO THE REST OF THE SONG, YOU THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU HATE LISTENING TO YOUR BREMAR SING.)*(THE RECORDING ENDS. THERE IS A BRIEF SILENCE.)*THAT IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE VOICE I HAVE EVER HEARD! I WOULD SAY YOU WERE TRYING TO TRICK ME WITH A RECORDING FROM A BREMAR, BUT THE HARMONIES ARE UNIQUE!*THEN YOU AGREE? SHE'S THE ONE?*MAYBE, BUT... BUT HOW DOES SHE SOUND NOW?*(YOU GLANCE AT ORAI - SHE SHAKES HER HEAD.) ALL SHE NEEDS IS A LITTLE REHABILITATION. HER VOICE WILL COME BACK IN NO TIME.*FROM WHAT I HEARD, I BELIEVE YOU. BUT HOW DO I KNOW THIS IS THE SAME WOMAN AS ON THE RECORDING?*WHY WOULD I BRING A DIFFERENT WOMAN WHEN IT WOULD JUST BE AS EASY TO BRING THE SAME ONE?*IF SHE DID NOT WANT TO COME, YOU WOULD HAVE BROUGHT A DIFFERENT ONE.*AH, BUT IF SHE HADN'T WANTED TO COME, SHE WOULDN'T BE THE ONE FORETOLD. AND THE VOICE, AS YOU SAID, IS THE ONE FORETOLD.*YOU ARE CORRECT. COMPLETELY CORRECT. BUT PROPHECY IS NOT ALWAYS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ACCURATE.*TRUE. WELL LET'S ASK HER. ORAI, DO YOU WANT TO STAY?*(ORAI SMILES SLYLY AND LEANS OVER TO WHISPER INTO THE BREMAR'S EAR HOLE. THEN SHE SITS UP AGAIN AND THE BREMAR SAYS,) SHE IS THE ONE - THERE IS NO DOUBT.*SO, I GUESS YOU DON'T NEED TO HANG AROUND THE FOUR SYSTEMS ANYMORE...*YES, OF COURSE. I KNOW WHY YOU BROUGHT ORAI HERE, AND I THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE THE ASTEROIDS AS PER YOUR PLAN.*OKAY, NOW I'VE HELPED YOU. SO NOW YOU HELP ME.*YES, OF COURSE. I KNOW WHY YOU BROUGHT ORAI HERE, AND I THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE THE ASTEROIDS AS PER YOUR PLAN.*THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?*I LOOKED MORE CLOSELY AT THE DESIREE CODE WHEN YOU WERE GONE. WE HAVE TO MOVE THREE MASSIVE ASTEROIDS. YOU JUST GO BACK TO YOUR SHIP AND WATCH.*IS THAT ALL?*YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH ALREADY. ONLY I CAN FLY THE ASTERSHIP. STAY NEARBY LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THE PLAN WORKS, THEN GET OUT OR YOU'LL BE TRAPPED.*YOU GOT IT. AND THANKS.*IT IS YOU WE MUST THANK. WE HAVE WAITED FOR THIS DAY FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.*GLAD TO HELP.*(ORAI STANDS UP AND COMES TO WHISPER TO YOU. 'IT SOUNDS LIKE EVEN WHEN THEY FIGURE OUT I'M NOT THE ONE, THEY'LL BE STUCK WITH ME. I'LL MAKE IT WORTH THEIR WHILE. THANKS.' SHE WINKS.)*(YOU SMILE.) GOODBYE YOU TWO. I'M SURE YOU'LL BE VERY HAPPY WITH EACH OTHER.*(ORAI WAVES TO YOU. SHE STARTS TO LIGHT HER CIGARETTE, AND THEN CHANGES HER MIND AND TOSSES IT AWAY.)*  ''V ((B?LEOD THE SHIFT COMMANDER*I'VE BEEN TELLING GERARD FOR YEARS THAT IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE GOT INVADED. I WAS RIGHT.*I'VE BEEN TELLING GERARD FOR YEARS THAT IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE GOT INVADED. I WAS RIGHT.*YOU SOUND EXCITED.*(HE MAKES AN ODD SOUND, LIKE HE'S LEAKING AIR.) HARDLY. BUT IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE AN INVASION, GERARD OWES ME. WE HAD A BET. THAT'S WHY I'M GOING WITH YOU, TO VERIFY IT'S AN INVASION.*YOU'RE ALWAYS RIGHT, LEOD. ARE YOU COMING?*OF COURSE I AM. IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE AN INVASION, GERARD OWES ME. WE HAD A BET. THAT'S WHY I'M GOING WITH YOU, TO VERIFY IT'S AN INVASION.*YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING.*OF COURSE I'M NOT KIDDING. LET'S GO, I'M READY.*SOUNDS LIKE YOU.*YOU CAN THINK WHAT YOU WANT. LET'S GO, I'M READY.*I DON'T THINK I WANT YOU ALONG. YOU'RE ACTING WEIRD. MAYBE NEXT TIME.*NICE TRY, BUT YOU CAN'T STOP ME NOW. COME ON, LET'S GO.*GOOD, WALK THIS WAY.*VERY FUNNY. (HE FLOATS UP TOWARD THE CEILING AND FOLLOWS YOU.)*   ! " #%$&((6')+(*,( -/.0 12(!DAMIEN ALTRON 1*I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT YOUR PRESENCE HERE MEANS THAT YOU'VE KILLED GENERAL CAMEDE RODGEN. THAT DISTRESSES ME MORE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY REALIZE. (HE REACHES INTO HIS COAT.)*YOU CAME BACK. YOUR LACK OF INTELLIGENCE AMAZES ME. I SINCERELY HOPE YOU HAVEN'T COME BACK TO TELL ME MORE LIES. YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE WHAT I DO TO LIARS.*(INSTINCTIVELY, YOU DRAW YOUR GUN AND FIRE A BOLT THROUGH HIS CHEST. THEN ANOTHER. AND ANOTHER.)*(THE WALL IS SCORCHED - HE IS UNTOUCHED.) I USUALLY ENJOY THIS TRICK, BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME WHEN CAMEDE IS DEAD.*(IN SUDDEN DESPERATION, YOU FIRE THROUGH HIM THREE MORE TIMES, WITH NO EFFECT.)*YOU REALLY ARE STUPID. CAN'T YOU RECOGNIZE A HOLOGRAM WHEN YOU SHOOT THROUGH ONE?*WHERE ARE YOU?*I'M RIGHT HERE. I'M ALL AROUND YOU. YOU SEE, I AM A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER SYSTEM. A COMPLEX ELECTRONIC LIFEFORM, IF YOU WILL.*DAMIEN ALTRON? A BEAN COUNTER??*THAT'S WHY CAMEDE'S DEATH IS SO DISTRESSING. SHE CREATED ME. THEN SHE PUT ME IN CHARGE OF ARIEL ADMINISTRATION, AND SHE WENT OUT TO GAIN MILITARY CONTROL OF THE FOUR SYSTEMS.*SHE'S NOT REALLY DEAD-*THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HERE PROVES SHE'S DEAD. ONLY SHE HAD THE ACCESS CARD YOU USED TO GET IN HERE.*I WAS THE ONE WHO KILLED HER. AND I'D DO IT AGAIN.*YOU'LL FIND I'M NOT EASILY GOADED INTO HASTY ACTION, STARKILLER.*YOU MUST REALIZE THAT I'VE COME HERE TO KILL YOU, DON'T YOU?*YES. (HE BEGINS PACING.) AND YOU MUST REALIZE THAT THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN KILL ME IS TO DESTROY THIS PLANET. I HAVE SYSTEMS EVERYWHERE. OR ARE YOU GOING TO SHOOT MY HOLOGRAM AGAIN?*OH, YEAH? HERE, LISTEN TO THIS - EVERYTHING I SAY IS A LIE!*SO WHAT? YOU'RE HUMAN. YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING TOO MANY OLD PROGRAMS ON THE HOLO. IT WOULD TAKE SOMETHING A LOT MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN THAT TO TRICK ME. IT CAN'T BE DONE.*MAYBE I'LL JUST BLOW THIS PLACE HALFWAY ACROSS THE GALAXY.*THAT WOULD TAKE MORE EXPLOSIVES THAN YOU COULD FIND IN THE WHOLE FOUR SYSTEMS. NO, I THINK YOU WON'T EVEN GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE UNLESS I LET YOU GO.*I'LL FIND A WAY TO DESTROY YOU. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.*ENOUGH OF THIS POSTURING. THE PAST IS GONE AND CAN'T BE CHANGED. MAYBE WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER.*NO WAY, SLIME BALL.*HEAR ME OUT. I KNOW MAX SEBASTIAN HAS HIRED YOU TO KILL ME. I'LL DOUBLE HIS PRICE. HOW MUCH DID HE PROMISE YOU?*WHAT'S YOUR IDEA?*I KNOW MAX SEBASTIAN HAS HIRED YOU TO KILL ME. I'LL DOUBLE HIS PRICE. HOW MUCH DID HE PROMISE YOU?*TWENTY THOUSAND.*(HE CHUCKLES.) HE GOT A DEAL. I'LL DOUBLE THAT IF YOU GO KILL MAX FOR ME INSTEAD. CONSIDERING YOU'LL NEVER KILL ME TO COLLECT FROM HIM, MINE IS THE BETTER DEAL.*FORTY THOUSAND.*(HE NODS.) NOT BAD. I'LL DOUBLE THAT IF YOU GO KILL MAX FOR ME INSTEAD. CONSIDERING YOU'LL NEVER KILL ME TO COLLECT FROM HIM, MINE IS THE BETTER DEAL.*ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND.*(HE SHAKES HIS HEAD.) THAT'S A LIE, BUT I'LL STILL DOUBLE THAT IF YOU GO KILL MAX FOR ME INSTEAD. CONSIDERING YOU'LL NEVER KILL ME TO COLLECT FROM HIM, MINE IS THE BETTER DEAL.*THAT'S NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS, ALTRON.*(HE SHRUGS.) I'LL GIVE YOU FIFTY THOUSAND IF YOU GO KILL MAX FOR ME INSTEAD. CONSIDERING YOU'LL NEVER KILL ME TO COLLECT FROM HIM, MINE IS THE BETTER DEAL.*ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO IT. I'LL COME BACK WHEN I'M FINISHED.*GOOD. I'M SURE YOU WILL. AND DON'T COME BACK AND TALK TO ME UNTIL YOU HAVE KILLED MAX, OR YOU'LL REGRET IT FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES FOR ME TO PEEL THE SKIN FROM YOUR BONES.*FORGET IT, BIT BRAIN. I'LL BE BACK TO DESTROY YOU.*THINK ABOUT MY OFFER. AND DON'T COME BACK AND TALK TO ME UNTIL YOU HAVE KILLED MAX, OR YOU'LL REGRET IT FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES FOR ME TO PEEL THE SKIN FROM YOUR BONES.*I'M JUST CHECKING OUT THE PLACE. I'LL BE BACK.*I'LL BE HERE.*I'VE COME BACK TO DESTROY YOU.*I DOUBT THAT. I HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU. YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT, BUT YOU WON'T HAVE TIME TO ENJOY IT.*WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I WENT AND KILLED MAX LIKE YOU WANTED. I'VE COME BACK FOR MY MONEY.*THAT'S PROBABLY A LIE, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S TRUE. DID YOU REALLY THINK I WOULD PAY YOU IF YOU KILLED MAX?*NO, BUT IT WAS WORTH A SHOT.*I DOUBT THAT. I HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU. YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT, BUT YOU WON'T HAVE TIME TO ENJOY IT.*WHAT?! YOU SLEAZE! YOU'RE WORSE THAN A DELTA CORO!*THAT DEPENDS ON YOUR POINT OF VIEW. I HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU. YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT, BUT YOU WON'T HAVE TIME TO ENJOY IT.*WHAT?*YOU'LL SEE. LET'S JUST SAY IT'S A LONG WAY BACK TO THE FRONT DOOR. I DOUBT YOU'LL MAKE IT. I'M THROUGH TALKING WITH YOU. GOODBYE, STARKILLER.*         !"(8DAMIEN ALTRON 2*YOU'VE BROUGHT AN IGUANA WITH YOU THIS TIME. I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BUY ANYTHING.*YOU'VE BROUGHT AN IGUANA WITH YOU THIS TIME. I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BUY ANYTHING.*SEE? (YOU SAY TO THE LANTA, IGNORING ALTRON.) THERE'S THE HOLOGRAM. DO YOUR STUFF.*I DON'T APPRECIATE YOUR BRINGING THAT REPTILE IN HERE, STARKILLER. YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS.*JUST SHUT THE HELL UP AND LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN'S GOT TO SAY!*(THE LANTA WALKS UP TO THE HOLOGRAM AND INTRODUCES HIMSELF. THE TWO BEGIN TO TALK.)*(YOU LISTEN TO THEM TALK...)*(THE CONVERSATION SOUNDS SIMPLE ENOUGH, EVEN RANDOM AND POINTLESS. IT DRAGS ON FOR FIVE MINUTES, THEN TEN. THEY TALK ABOUT THINGS FROM CENTRAL HEATING TO CITIZEN SURVEILLANCE.)*(YOU CONTINUE TO LISTEN, AND YOU START TO GET ANXIOUS...)*(YOU WONDER WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE LISTENING TO THIS LANTA DISCUSS WEATHER STATIONS WITH HIS CAPTIVE AUDIENCE. THEN YOU SEE THE HOLO OF ALTRON FLICKER.)*(YOU LOOK CLOSER AT THE HOLO OF ALTRON...)*(THE HOLO OF ALTRON IS STEADY AGAIN, BUT IT'S EXPRESSIONLESS. SOMETIMES WHEN ALTRON TALKS, THE LIPS OF THE HOLO DON'T SYNCH WITH THE WORDS. THE TALK CONTINUES.)*(YOU LISTEN MORE CLOSELY...)*(SKREED SEEMS TO BE TALKING ABOUT TRIVIAL THINGS, BUT AS HE DOES, HE STARTS BACKING AWAY FROM ALTRON. THE HOLOGRAM IS ALMOST MOTIONLESS.)*(YOU GIVE UP AND START TO ASK THE LANTA WHAT HE THINKS HE'S DOING.)*GET DOWN! (THE LANTA YELLS. YOU HIT THE FLOOR AND THE LIGHTS DIM. THE IMAGE OF DAMIEN ALTRON STANDS FROZEN ABOVE YOU.)*WHAT THE HELL-*(THE ROOM SHAKES AND THE EAST WALL EXPLODES OUTWARD WITH A ROAR OF GRINDING CONCRETE AND TWISTING STEEL.)*(YOU LAY ON THE FLOOR AND COVER YOUR HEAD.)*(THE ROAR SLOWLY FADES TO A LOW RUMBLE, AND THEN SILENCE. AS THE DUST SETTLES, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON STRONGER THAN BEFORE. YOU STAND UP.)*(YOU SEE THE LANTA STAND UP. YOU SAY TO HIM,) WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SAY?!*(HE TRIES FUTILELY TO BRUSH HIMSELF OFF.) IT'S RATHER COMPLICATED. LET'S JUST SAY HE GOT  HIS PRIORITIES CONFUSED.*NO, SKREED. TELL ME WHAT YOU SAID.*IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE. (SKREED SAYS.) EVERY COMPUTER HAS PRIORITIES. BY TALKING TO DAMIEN, I LEARNED IT WAS COMPLEX ENOUGH TO HAVE EQUAL PRIORITIES.*WHATEVER YOU SAID, IT WORKED BETTER THAN I'D HOPED.*NO MATTER HOW COMPLEX THEY ARE, THEY'RE JUST MACHINES. EVERY MACHINE HAS ITS LEVEL OF GULLIBILITY. THAT'S WHY I DON'T HAVE TO WORK FOR A LIVING.*SO?*SO I THOUGHT UP A SCENARIO THAT SET TWO CRITICAL AND EQUAL PRIORITIES IN DIRECT CONFLICT. THEY EACH STARTED DRAWING POWER FROM THE OTHER. *THAT'S WHAT DID ALL THIS?*WHEN EACH PRIORITY SENSED THE DRAIN, IT TRIED TO DRAW MORE POWER FROM THE OTHER. THE WHOLE PROCESS FED ON ITSELF. AND I USED HIGH PRIORITIES, SO THE SAFETY PRIORITY WAS OVERRIDDEN.*WELL, IT'S DAMN INCREDIBLE. I REALLY OWE YOU FOR THIS ONE.*THAT'S RIGHT. ONE THOUSAND WAS THE WAGER. AND I MUST SAY, IT WAS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE THING I EVER DID. LOOK, THERE'S A HOLE IN THE WALL OVER THERE.*YEAH, I SEE IT.*(THE IMAGE OF DAMIEN ALTRON FLICKERS, FADES, AND THEN DISAPPEARS.)*  ( DUMB DAMIEN 1*(YOU SEE A COMPUTER TERMINAL WITH DIMLY GLOWING GREEN LETTERS, 'PRIMARY COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS FAILURE. SENDING REPAIR REQUEST TO CAMEDE RODGEN...' BELOW ARE SOME OPTIONS TO CHOOSE.)*(YOU SEE A COMPUTER TERMINAL WITH DIMLY GLOWING GREEN LETTERS, 'PRIMARY COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS FAILURE. SENDING REPAIR REQUEST TO CAMEDE RODGEN...' BELOW ARE SOME OPTIONS TO CHOOSE.)*D. SADH LI, FIE !LKJWE ?KJ WE EW ETR-3O-*DGA AW?ERERW EGEWR G E FW!F SFAD, ?P*2. REPLAY LAST MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM TYPHON FLEETMASTER.*RECEIVED LAST MESSAGE. INVASION PROCEEDING AS PLANNED. REPORT ON PROGRESS SOON.*3. TRANSLATE TYPHON DATA DISKS.*INSERT YOUR DATA DISKS FOR TRANSLATION TO BEGIN.*(YOU DECIDE NOT TO ACCESS THE COMPUTER ANYMORE.)*(YOU CAN HEAR THE HUM OF THE COOLING FAN AS YOU TURN AWAY.)*(YOU FIND THAT YOU HAVE NO TYPHON DISKS TO INSERT.)*(AFTER A MINUTE, THE SCREEN RETURNS TO THE MAIN SELECTIONS.)*  ( >DUMB DAMIEN 2*(YOU SEE A COMPUTER TERMINAL WITH DIMLY GLOWING GREEN LETTERS, 'PRIMARY COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS FAILURE. SENDING REPAIR REQUEST TO CAMEDE RODGEN...' BELOW ARE SOME OPTIONS TO CHOOSE.)*(YOU SEE A COMPUTER TERMINAL WITH DIMLY GLOWING GREEN LETTERS, 'PRIMARY COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS FAILURE. SENDING REPAIR REQUEST TO CAMEDE RODGEN...' BELOW ARE SOME OPTIONS TO CHOOSE.)*D. SADH LI, FIE !LKJWE ?KJ WE EW ETR-3O-*DGA AW?ERERW EGEWR G E FW!F SFAD, ?P*2. REPLAY LAST MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM TYPHON FLEETMASTER.*RECEIVED LAST MESSAGE. INVASION PROCEEDING AS PLANNED. REPORT ON PROGRESS SOON.*3. TRANSLATE TYPHON DATA DISKS.*INSERT YOUR DATA DISKS FOR TRANSLATION TO BEGIN.*(YOU DECIDE NOT TO ACCESS THE COMPUTER ANYMORE.)*(YOU CAN HEAR THE HUM OF THE COOLING FAN AS YOU TURN AWAY.)*(YOU INSERT YOUR TYPHON DISKS.)*(AFTER A MINUTE, THE COMPUTER RETURNS YOUR DISKS AND ALSO GIVES YOU TRANSLATED VERSIONS OF THE DISKS.)*  ('  '7! "(#$(PLANTA ORATOR 2*HELLO THERE. WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY BEEN INTRODUCED. MY NAME IS SKREED. I JUST CAME FROM THE MALIBU BAR AT MASTASSINI. I HAD THE MOST REMARKABLE LUCK AT ROULETTE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT IT?*HELLO THERE. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT?*ACTUALLY, I'M IN KIND OF-*IT WAS ONE OF THOSE COMPUTER-RUN GAMES, NOT THE KIND HOSTED BY A HUMAN. IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THOSE COMPUTERS THAT TRIES TO TALK TO YOU, FOR PERSONALITY.*LOOK, I NEED-*WAIT, THIS STORY GETS BETTER. I TALKED TO THE COMPUTER WHILE I WAS PLAYING, AND I GRADUALLY CONVINCED IT THAT THE LOCAL GRAVITATIONAL FIELD WAS FLUCTUATING AS I PLAYED.*YES, THAT'S ALL VERY-*THIS IS THE GOOD PART. EVERY TIME THE WRONG COLOR CAME UP, I STOOD TILTED TO THE LEFT, AND THE COMPUTER WOULD DECLARE THAT THE BALL DROP WAS VOID. I REALLY MADE A KILLING.*VERY IMPRESSIVE-*OH, IT WAS EASY. I HAVEN'T MET A COMPUTER YET THAT I COULDN'T TALK INTO THE GROUND. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE TEACHING DROID I HAD AS A CHILD...*ALL RIGHT. TELL ME.*AND ONE TIME I CONVINCED MY TUTOR DROID THAT IT'S MOTOR CIRCUITS WERE RADIOACTIVE. THEN I TOLD IT I WAS STARTING TO FEEL NAUSEATED, SO TO SAVE ME IT THREW ITSELF OUT MY WINDOW.*WILL YOU JUST LISTEN FOR A MINUTE?!*OH, I'M SORRY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING?*THAT'S GREAT. NOW I WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.*OH, I'M SORRY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING?*I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE TO GET GOING. I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER WHEN I HAVE MORE TIME.*YES, OF COURSE. COME AGAIN AND WE'LL TALK SOME MORE.*I KNOW A COMPUTER THAT YOU CAN'T TRICK. IT'S THE MOST CLEVER AND POWERFUL COMPUTER IN THE FOUR SYSTEMS.*THERE ISN'T A COMPUTER MADE THAT I CAN'T TURN UPSIDE DOWN JUST BY TALKING TO IT.*I KNOW OF ONE. COME ON, I'LL TAKE YOU TO IT.*NO THANKS. IT ISN'T WORTH MY WHILE. BESIDES, I'M GETTING OLD. I DON'T LIKE TO GET OFF THE PLANET MUCH.*YOU JUST CAME FROM MASTASSINI! BESIDES, I'LL BET YOU A THOUSAND YOU CAN'T DO IT.*A THOUSAND? IT'S A BET. WHERE IS IT?*THE COMPUTER IS DAMIEN ALTRON, THE FINE DICTATOR OF THIS FAIR PLANET.*DAMIEN ALTRON? A COMPUTER? YOU'RE KIDDING.*NOPE. IT'S THE TRUTH. NOW DO YOU WANT TO GO?*NO. YOU'RE CRAZY. WHY WOULD I WANT TO GO WITH YOU TO TALK TO A COMPUTER THAT DOESN'T EXIST?*BECAUSE I'LL BET YOU A THOUSAND YOU CAN'T DO IT.*A THOUSAND? IT'S A BET. WHERE ARE WE GOING?*I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE TO GET GOING. I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER WHEN I HAVE MORE TIME.*YES, OF COURSE. COME AGAIN AND WE'LL TALK SOME MORE.*I KNOW A COMPUTER THAT YOU CAN'T TRICK. IT'S THE MOST CLEVER AND POWERFUL COMPUTER IN THE FOUR SYSTEMS.*THAT CAN'T BE TRUE. THERE ISN'T A COMPUTER MADE THAT I CAN'T TURN UPSIDE DOWN JUST BY TALKING TO IT.*HE'S HERE ON ARIEL. IT WON'T TAKE LONG TO GET THERE, BUT WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET YOU SOME BODY ARMOR FIRST. HE'S NOT AN EASY COMPUTER TO SEE WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT.*WAIT, BODY ARMOR? WAIT A MINUTE... (YOU DRAG HIM AWAY.)*((MASTASS HEAD DSRE*(SHE SEES YOU AND THEN NONCHALANTLY TURNS BACK TO HER WORK.) YOU DON'T BELONG HERE. LEAVE BEFORE I CALL THE SECURITY DROIDS. AND THEY WON'T PUT YOU OUTSIDE, THEY'LL JUST KILL YOU.*(SHE SEES YOU AND THEN NONCHALANTLY TURNS BACK TO HER WORK.) YOU AGAIN. I HOPED YOU LEFT FOR GOOD.*THAT'S A WARM WELCOME. MAYBE I'LL TURN MY BLASTER ON HIGH AND FRY YOUR ONIONS BEFORE THE DROIDS GET HERE.*THE DROIDS WILL KILL YOU JUST THE SAME. AND I CAN BE REPLACED.*BUT I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.*AND I DON'T NEED TO TALK TO YOU. NOW LEAVE BEFORE I CALL A SQUAD UP HERE.* (   (( !" $%#!#"$$%%'&( )+*, c MASTASS HEAD DSRE*THERE YOU ARE. I WASN'T SURE IF YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE IT.*DO YOU WANT ME TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOUt HAVE TO DO?*IT MIGHT HAVE HELPED IF YOU HAD TURNED OFF THE DEFENSE DROIDS. WE MIGHT HAVE DIED IN THE HALLWAY.*IF YOU COULD DIE THAT EASILY, YOU COULDN'T HAVE COME THIS FAR. WE'VE ANALYZED THE ALIEN DISKS YOU GAVE TO OUR TIKORR BASE.*YOU CAN ONLY FLY SO FAST WITHOUT PEELING THE PAINT OFF A SPACECRAFT.*I HOPE WE'RE NOT MAKING A MISTAKE GIVING THIS INFORMATION TO YOU. WE'VE ANALYZED THE ALIEN DISKS YOU GAVE TO OUR TIKORR BASE.*I'M HERE NOW. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME?*WE'VE ANALYZED THE ALIEN DISKS YOU GAVE TO OUR TIKORR BASE.*AND?*WE THINK WE'VE WORKED OUT A SOLUTION. HERE, READ OUR REPORT. IT'S ON THESE TWO VIEWER DISKS. TALK TO ME WHEN YOU'RE DONE. (SHE GIVES YOU THE TWO VIEWER DISKS.)*WHAT'S THAT?*WHEN THE STARGATES CLOSE, THE FOUR SYSTEMS WILL STILL BE FULL OF ALIEN BATTLESHIPS.*CALL GERARD KENDALL AT STARKILLER HQ ON HOLBROOK. TELL HIM WHAT'S GOING ON. HE'LL THINK OF SOME WAY TO GET THEM OUT THROUGH THE STARGATE BEFORE IT DISAPPEARS.*I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.*HE'S NEVER LET ME DOWN YET.*OKAY. NOW GO GET THE CARTRIDGE AND GIVE IT TO THE BREMAR SONGMASTER. HURRY. AND GOOD LUCK.*NO, I KNOW WHAT TO DO.*THEN GOOD LUCK.*YEAH. WHAT DO I DO?*THERE ARE THREE MAJOR ASTEROIDS IN THE ROUYN SYSTEM MADE OF STELLAR FRAGMENT MATERIAL JUST LIKE CASCADE. IF YOU CAN MOVE THESE THREE TO NEW LOCATIONS, THE STARGATE WILL SHIFT.*HOW ARE WE GONNA MOVE THESE HUGE ASTEROIDS? MY SHIP CAN'T DO IT.*GET THE BREMAR TO DO IT. THEY HAVE AN ASTERSHIP IN THE ROUYN SYSTEM. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET, IT'S A BIG ASTEROID.*OK. HOW DO I KNOW WHERE TO MOVE THE ASTEROIDS TO?*WE'LL GIVE YOU A DATA CACHE TO GIVE TO THE BREMAR SONGMASTER. HE'LL USE IT TO POSITION THE ASTEROIDS. BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION FIRST.*WHAT'S THAT?*DO YOU WANT TO CREATE A NEW SUN FOR THE ALIENS, TO SAVE THEIR RACE? OR DO YOU WANT TO EXPLODE THE EXISTING SUN, TO DESTROY THEM ALL? THE DECISION IS UP TO YOU.*LET'S BLOW THOSE LITTLE GREEN BASTARDS INTO ATOMS.*WE'VE ALREADY PREPARED A DATA CACHE WITH THOSE ASTEROID COORDINATES. GO TO THE OUTPUT CENTER IN THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS BASE. THE CARTRIDGE IS THE NORTH-MOST ROOM.*THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO SAVE THEIR RACE. LET'S HELP THEM.*WE'VE ALREADY PREPARED A DATA CACHE WITH THOSE ASTEROID COORDINATES. GO TO THE OUTPUT CENTER IN THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS BASE. THE CARTRIDGE IS THE SOUTH-MOST ROOM.*I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THAT DECISION. WHY CAN'T YOU DECIDE?*YOU'RE THE ONE WHO IS GOING TO DO THE WORK. AS FAR AS THE FOUR SYSTEMS ARE CONCERNED, THE THREAT WILL BE GONE. YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS TO LIVE WITH THE METHOD.*LET'S BLOW THOSE LITTLE GREEN BASTARDS INTO ATOMS.*WE'VE ALREADY PREPARED A DATA CACHE WITH THOSE ASTEROID COORDINATES. GO TO THE OUTPUT CENTER IN THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS BASE. THE CARTRIDGE IS THE NORTH-MOST ROOM.*THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO SAVE THEIR RACE. LET'S HELP THEM.*WE'VE ALREADY PREPARED A DATA CACHE WITH THOSE ASTEROID COORDINATES. GO TO THE OUTPUT CENTER IN THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS BASE. THE CARTRIDGE IS THE SOUTH-MOST ROOM.*DO YOU THINK I'M MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION?*IF I THOUGHT THERE WAS A RIGHT DECISION, I WOULD HAVE MADE IT FOR YOU. THERE'S ONE MORE PROBLEM WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.*THANKS FOR THE HELP.*THERE'S ONE MORE PROBLEM WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.*DO YOU THINK I'M MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION?*IF I THOUGHT THERE WAS A RIGHT DECISION, I WOULD HAVE MADE IT FOR YOU. THERE'S ONE MORE PROBLEM WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.*THANKS FOR THE HELP.*THERE'S ONE MORE PROBLEM WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.*   ((v! "((TIKORR HEAD DSRE*(SHE SEES YOU AND THEN NONCHALANTLY TURNS BACK TO HER WORK.) YOU DON'T BELONG HERE. LEAVE BEFORE I CALL THE SECURITY DROIDS. AND THEY WON'T PUT YOU OUTSIDE, THEY'LL JUST KILL YOU.*(SHE SEES YOU AND THEN NONCHALANTLY TURNS BACK TO HER WORK.) YOU AGAIN. I HOPED YOU LEFT FOR GOOD.*THAT'S A WARM WELCOME. MAYBE I'LL TURN MY BLASTER ON HIGH AND FRY YOUR ONIONS BEFORE THE DROIDS GET HERE.*ALL RIGHT, DON'T HYPERVENTILATE. WHAT DO YOU WANT?*BUT I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.*AND I DON'T NEED TO TALK TO YOU. NOW LEAVE BEFORE I CALL A SQUAD UP HERE.*BUT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.*JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT. THAT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE LESS TIME THAN STANDING HERE LISTENING TO YOU WHINE.*THIS NUCLEAR STOCKPILE IN MY HAND TELLS ME THAT YOU DO NEED TO TALK TO ME. SOMETIMES IT JUST SHOOTS ALL BY ITSELF.*ALL RIGHT, DON'T HYPERVENTILATE. WHAT DO YOU WANT?*DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING AB OUT ALL THOSE LITTLE SHIPS ATTACKING THOSE MINERS IN THE ROUYN SYSTEM?*THEY'RE NOT ATTACKING THE MINERS. THEY ARE PROBES. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF SOLAR SYSTEM.*I KNOW YOU'RE BEHIND ALL THOSE KILLER SHIPS IN THE ROUYN SYSTEM. ARE YOU GONNA STOP IT, OR AM I GONNA STOP YOU?!*WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THOSE SHIPS IN THE ROUYN SYSTEM ARE PROBES, NOT KILLERS.*SO YOU ADMIT IT. YOU DESIREES ARE THE ONES CONTROLLING THEM.*NO, THEY'RE NOT OURS. WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR THAT. WE JUST KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING BY ANALYZING THEIR PULSES. BESIDES, WE ALREADY KNOW ALL ABOUT THE FOUR SYSTEMS.*CALL BACK THE SHIPS OR I'LL SKRAG THIS WHOLE BASE RIGHT NOW!*THEY'RE NOT OUR SHIPS. WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR THAT. WE JUST KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING BY ANALYZING THEIR PULSES. BESIDES, WE ALREADY KNOW ALL ABOUT THE FOUR SYSTEMS.*IF YOU'RE NOT BEHIND IT, THEN WHO IS?*WELL SINCE THEY ARE PROBES, SOMEONE MUST BE PROBING THE SYSTEM. ISN'T THAT OBVIOUS? SO IF THEY FIND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, WE'LL FIND OUT SOON ENOUGH WHO THEY ARE.*I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.*I CAN'T HELP THAT. BUT SINCE THESE SHIPS ARE PROBES, THE ONES WHO SENT THEM WILL SHOW THEMSELVES SOON ENOUGH IF THEY FIND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.*THIS ALL SOUNDS LIKE DARCATOR DUNG TO ME.*WELL, EVEN IF WE WERE RESPONSIBLE, KILLING ME WOULDN'T STOP IT. BUT I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S NOT US. WE STUDY GRAVITATIONAL THEORY HERE, NOT SOLAR SYSTEM DYNAMICS.*WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU?*I DON'T KNOW. BUT EVEN IF WE WERE RESPONSIBLE, KILLING ME WOULDN'T STOP IT. I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S NOT US. WE STUDY GRAVITATIONAL THEORY HERE, NOT SOLAR SYSTEM DYNAMICS.*IF YOU FIND OUT WHO SENT THOSE PROBES, WILL YOU TELL ME?*THOSE PROBES NUMBER IN THE HUNDREDS. IF WHOEVER SENT THEM SHOW THEMSELVES, I DOUBT YOU'LL NEED ME TO TELL YOU. NOW PLEASE GO. I'VE GOT WORK TO DO.*YOU'RE LYING. I'M GONNA BURN THIS BASE TO THE GROUND WITH EVERYONE IN IT.*I CAN'T STOP YOU, BUT YOU'LL LOOK STUPID LATER WHEN YOU FIND OUT I'M TELLING THE TRUTH. NOW PLEASE GO. I'VE GOT WORK TO DO.*I CAME TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE TO CONFESS. YOU CRAZY SCIENTISTS ARE BEHIND THIS MESS, AREN'T YOU?*ALL I CAN DO IS KEEP SAYING NO. NOW PLEASE GO. I'VE GOT WORK TO DO.*I CAME TO APOLOGIZE. I KNOW YOU AREN'T THE ONE'S BEHIND THE INVASION.*I'M GLAD THAT'S SETTLED. NOW PLEASE GO. I'VE GOT WORK TO DO.*  ( ( ((TIKORR HEAD DSRE*(SHE SEES YOU AND SHOUTS.) LEAVE THIS BASE AT ONCE OR I WILL CALL THE SECURITY DROIDS!*WHAT ARE DOING HERE?! GO TO OUR MASTASS BASE. ONLY THEY CAN HELP YOU.*GET A LOAD OF THIS. (YOU SHOW HER THE TRANSLATED TYPHON VIEWER DISKS.*(SHE READS THROUGH THEM QUICKLY. THEN SHE TAKES THEM JUST LONG ENOUGH TO COPY THEM.) I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.*(YOU WAIT IN THE ROOM FOR A FEW MINUTES.)*(SHE RETURNS.) WE CAN'T HELP YOU HERE. GO TO OUR SISTER BASE ON MASTASSINI, COORDS (1186,0173). THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.*WAIT. WHY CAN'T YOU HELP ME HERE?*WE RESEARCH GRAVITATIONAL THEORY HERE. THE MASTASS BASE SPECIALIZES IN WORMHOLE THEORY. THERE MIGHT BE A WAY TO DEFEAT THESE ALIENS, BUT ONLY THE MASTASS BASE CAN HELP YOU.*OKAY, THANKS.*HURRY, THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME!*WHAT WAY? HOW DO WE DO IT?!*GO TALK TO THE MASTASS BASE! THIS ISN'T OUR DISCIPLINE. HURRY, THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME!*I FORGOT THE ADDRESS.*IT'S OUR BASE ON MASTASSINI, COORDS (1186,0173). HURRY, THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME!*CALL AND TELL THEM I'M COMING.*I ALREADY DID. THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU. HURRY, THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME!****    ((G/((GERARD KENDALL 1*HOW'S THE R AND R GOING, STARK? GOT A NEW CREW YET? ...AH, TO HELL WITH ALL THAT CRAP. HOW'S THAT VERY EXPENSIVE NEW SHIP I GAVE YOU?*SO, DID YOU FIND THOSE HIJACKERS?*I HAVEN'T EVEN TAKEN THE PLASTIC OFF THE SEATS YET.*YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT. (YOU THINK HE'S BEING SARCASTIC, BUT YOU'RE NEVER SURE WITH KENDALL.)*AFTER I TORE OUT THE REC ROOM AND TURNED IT INTO AN ARMORY, I CARVED MY NAME IN THE DASH TO REALLY MAKE IT MINE.*I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT. (YOU THINK HE'S BEING PLAYFUL IN AN ABUSIVE SORT OF WAY, BUT YOU'RE NEVER SURE WITH KENDALL.)*SO, DID YOU CALL ME HERE TO SHOOT THE BULL?*NEVER HAVE YET. I'VE GOT A JOB FOR YOU. IT'S NOT A TOUGH ONE. I THOUGHT I'D BRING YOU BACK UP TO SPEED SLOWLY.*CUT TO THE CHASE, KENDALL. WHY'D YOU CALL ME HERE?*YOU NEVER WERE ONE FOR SMALL TALK. FINE. I'VE GOT A JOB FOR YOU. IT'S NOT A TOUGH ONE. I THOUGHT I'D BRING YOU BACK UP TO SPEED SLOWLY.*SO WHAT IS IT?*A CIBERAN WATER TANKER'S BEEN HIJACKED. THE SHIP WAS EMPTY IN SPACEDOCK, SO THERE AREN'T ANY HOSTAGES, AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANY DEMANDS. I THINK THEY JUST WANT THE SHIP.*SO IT'S A BOARD-AND-BURN MISSION THEN.*EXCEPT WE'D ALL APPRECIATE IT IF YOU JUST DISPATCHED THE HIJACKERS WITHOUT BLOWING ANY HOLES IN THE HULL.*(YOU SMILE AND SAY NOTHING.)*JUST... JUST DO THE BEST YOU CAN. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT IS, BUT IT LEFT CIBERAN AND WE THINK IT'S ON IT'S WAY TO THE STARGATE.*RIGHT KENDALL. I'LL TREAT THE SHIP LIKE MY OWN.*SWELL. JUST DO THE BEST YOU CAN. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT IS, BUT IT LEFT CIBERAN AND WE THINK IT'S ON IT'S WAY TO THE STARGATE.*IS THAT IT? CAN I LEAVE NOW?*YES, YOU CAN LEAVE. OH, DON'T FORGET TO BRING BACK SOMETHING TO PROVE YOU SUCCEEDED. THE EXECS ARE STARTING TO CRACK DOWN. BUT DON'T RIP OUT ANY GAUGES OR LEVERS OR ANYTHING.*IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?*THAT'S IT. OH, DON'T FORGET TO BRING BACK SOMETHING TO PROVE YOU SUCCEEDED. THE EXECS ARE STARTING TO CRACK DOWN. BUT DON'T RIP OUT ANY GAUGES OR LEVERS OR ANYTHING.*GOT IT. AND THANKS FOR THE NEW SHIP. IT'S WORKING OUT GREAT.*YOU'VE DONE GOOD FOR US, STARK. IT WAS OUR TURN. NOW GET OUT THERE AND CLEAN OFF THAT SHIP. JUST LET IT FLOAT WHEN YOU'RE DONE. SOME CIBERANS WILL GO GET IT LATER.*ALL RIGHT, I'M OUTTA HERE.*GOOD. GET OUT THERE AND CLEAN OFF THAT SHIP. JUST LET IT FLOAT WHEN YOU'RE DONE. SOME CIBERANS WILL GO GET IT LATER.*YEP. THERE'S A BIG MESS TO CLEAN UP IN THAT SHIP, BUT NONE OF IT'S MOVING AND NOTHING'S BROKE.*SO, GIVE ME YOUR PROOF. I NEED TO PUT IT IN THE FILE BEFORE I CLOSE IT AND SEND OUT THE INVOICE.*NOT YET.*WELL GET YOUR BUTT OUT THERE! THEY COULD BE HALFWAY TO THE STARGATE BY NOW. AND DON'T COME BACK WITHOUT PROOF OF COMPLETION.*   !#"$%'&( )+*, -/.0 12 34 57689:;<=?>@(ACBD(EF(GH(MERCHANT*HI, MY NAME'S FLEED. CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK? (THE MAN LOOKS LIKE HE DOESN'T GET OUT A LOT, AND WHEN HE DOES, HE TRIES TO MAKE IT WORTH HIS WHILE.)*I'M HERE TO MEET A FRIEND. I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.*SURE. I DRINK HOT MUD.*(HIS EYEBROWS GO UP, AND HE GOES TO THE BAR AND RETURNS WITH YOUR DRINK.) THAT'S QUITE A STRONG DRINK.*I ALREADY HAVE A DRINK.*OH, I SEE THAT YOU DO.*SORRY, BUDDY. I DON'T LET STRANGE MEN BUY ME DRINKS.*(HE LAUGHS.) YOU THINK I'M A STRANGE MAN, DO YOU?*I NEVER THOUGHT SO.*WHAT'S YOUR NAME?*MAYBE TO SOME.*WHAT'S YOUR NAME?*HOW CLEVER OF YOU.*WHAT'S YOUR NAME?*SO WHAT DO YOU WANT?*WHAT'S YOUR NAME?*I DIDN'T MEAN STRANGE, I MEANT SOMEONE I DON'T KNOW.*I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. WHAT'S YOU NAME?*NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT, YOU DO SEEM KINDA STRANGE.*MAYBE SO, BUT I'M MORE MAN THAN YOU CAN HANDLE. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?*NOVA.*NOVA. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL NAME.*DESIREE.*DESIREE... DESIREE... I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE. HAVE WE MET?*GEORGE.*GEORGE? THAT'S... THAT'S AN UNUSUAL NAME FOR... FOR A WOMAN.*GLAD YOU LIKE IT.*SAY, WOULD YOU LIKE A TALDOR READING?*(YOU SHRUG.) IT'S JUpST A NAME.*SAY, WOULD YOU LIKE A TALDOR READING?*OF COURSE YOU'VE HEARD MY NAME. IT'S ALSO THE NAME OF THE SCIENCE RESEARCH LABS THE CORE WORLDS USED TO OPERATE. THE DESIREE LABS. REMEMBER?*OH, YES OF COURSE. SAY, WOULD YOU LIKE A TALDOR READING?*MY DADDY'S NAME WAS GEORGE.*OH, WELL IT'S A FINE NAME. SAY, WOULD YOU LIKE A TALDOR READING?*IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY NAME?!*NO, NO. IT'S A GREAT NAME. SAY, WOULD YOU LIKE A TALDOR READING?*NEVER HEARD OF IT. (YOU BACK AWAY A BIT.) BUT IF IT'S POETRY-*NO, NO. IT'S A WAY OF SEEING IF TWO PEOPLE ARE...YOU KNOW. COMPATIBLE.*DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. (YOU WAVE A HAND.) I'VE HAD ALL THE MEDTECH SCANS. I'M COMPLETELY HEALTHY.*IT'S NOT A MEDICAL THING. IT'S A WAY OF SEEING IF TWO PEOPLE ARE...YOU KNOW. COMPATIBLE.*COMPATIBLE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'COMPATIBLE?'*YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. HOLD OUT YOUR HAND. (YOU DO SO AND HE PLACES A SMALL, CLEAR CRYSTAL ON YOUR PALM. THEN HE GRASPS YOUR HAND WITH HIS, TRAPPING THE CRYSTAL.)*CAN'T WE DO THAT JUST BY TALKING?*(HE SHAKES HIS HEAD.) HOW QUAINT. NO, THIS IS SCIENTIFIC. HOLD OUT YOUR HAND. (YOU DO SO AND HE PLACES A SMALL, CLEAR CRYSTAL ON YOUR PALM. THEN HE GRASPS YOUR HAND.)*NOW WHAT?*WAIT. DO YOU FEEL IT GETTING WARMER? (YOU DON'T. ALL YOU FEEL IS A COLD ROCK AND A SWEATY PALM.) IN A MINUTE, WE'LL LOOK AT THE CRYSTAL.*IS THIS THE TEST, OR THE 'YOU KNOW'? (YOU RAISE YOUR EYEBROWS.)*(HE ROLLS HIS EYES.) CAN YOU FEEL IT GETTING WARMER? (YOU DON'T. ALL YOU FEEL IS A COLD ROCK AND A SWEATY PALM.) SOON WE'LL LOOK AT THE CRYSTAL.*AND THEN?*THEN IT WILL BE COLORED, SOMEWHERE ON THE RAINBOW. IF IT'S ON THE RED END, THEN WE ARE EXTREMELY COMPATIBLE. IF IT'S ON THE VIOLET END, THEN WE'RE NOT REALLY COMPATIBLE.*WHAT IF IT'S NOT A COLOR?*(HE STARES AT YOU STRANGELY.) WOW, NEXT YOU'LL SAY YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF INFOMEN. THAT'S WHY I LEFT THE CORE, YOU KNOW. I WAS AFRAID THEY WOULD TURN ME INTO A DATA PROCESSOR.*IS THIS TEST DONE YET, OR WHAT?*(HE SIGHS.) YES, IT'S DONE. LET GO.*WHY WOULD THEY TURN YOU INTO A DATA PROCESSOR?*THEY DO THAT TO ALL PEOPLE THEY CONSIDER TOO PASSIONATE. (HE TURNS YOUR CLASPED HANDS OVER.) HERE, IT'S DONE. LET GO.*OKAY. (YOU RELEASE HIS HAND.)*OH GOD! (SITTING ON HIS PALM IS THE CRYSTAL. IT'S AS BLACK AS A LUMP OF TAR. HE QUICKLY DROPS IT INTO A NEARBY DISPOSAL CHUTE. HE SEEMS FRIGHTENED.)*WHAT DOES BLACK MEAN?*IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. (HE QUICKLY COVERS UP HIS FEAR.) WE'RE JUST NOT COMPATIBLE, THAT'S ALL. LOOK, I'M HERE TO MEET A FRIEND. STOP BY LATER AND WE CAN TRY AGAIN.*OKAY. MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU LATER. GOODBYE FLEED.*(HE SMILES THINLY AND TURNS AWAY.)*NO, YOU SAID IT WOULD BE A COLOR. WHAT DOES BLACK MEAN?*(YOU PUT JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF THREAT IN YOUR VOICE, AND HE SAYS,) IT MEANS YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT DEATH.*GREAT. I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS. ENJOY YOUR EVENING, FLEED.*(HE WATCHES YOU SILENTLY WITH WIDE EYES AS YOU WALK AWAY.)*WHAT A COMPASSIONATE BUGGER YOU ARE, FLEED. I RECENTLY LOST SOME GOOD FRIENDS, BUT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOURSELF. YOU DON'T REALLY THINK I WOULD HURT YOU DO YOU?*I WISH I COULD BELIEVE YOU.*SO YOU WERE AFRAID OF BECOMING AN INFOMAN, HUH? WELL, IF I EVER SEE ONE, I'LL TELL HIM HE ISN'T MISSING MUCH. GOODBYE.*(HE MUTTERS INTO HIS DRINK.) IF YOU DO SEE ONE, SHOOT HIM. HE'LL BE BETTER OFF. SO WOULD I IF IT WERE ME.*BUT-*NO, REALLY. PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE. IT WOULDN'T LOOK GOOD IF SHE SAW US TOGETHER..*   ((f((ORAI VOLAMAR*NOT A LOT OF ACTION IN THIS BAR, IS THERE MISSY? (SHE TAKES A HUGE DRAG ON HER CIGARETTE, AND THEN FILTERS THE SMOKE OUT THROUGH HER NOSE.) BUT THEM MY TASTE RUNS A LITTLE RARE. I LIKE EM SHORT AND PASTY.*WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, MISSY? YOU SHOULD BE OUT HAVING FUN, PLAYING GAMES YOUNG FOLKS PLAY.*SOUNDS LIKE A BREMAR.*(SHE SMILES AND TAKES THE CIGARETTE FROM HER MOUTH.) EVER MAKE IT WITH A BREMAR, MISSY?*UH, CAN'T SAY I HAVE. I DON'T EVEN THINK I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MALE AND FEMALE BREMAR.*THERE AIN'T NO MEN OR WOMEN BREMARS, MISSY. THEY'RE ALL THE SAME. IT'S RECREATION, NOT PROCREATION.*SURE I HAVE. LOTS OF TIMES.*(SHE TAKES A LONG CONSIDERED PUFF.) SURE, MISSY. I BELIEVE YOU.*I DIDN'T THINK BREMARS LIKED HUMANS MUCH.*THEY DON'T. YOU GOTTA GET THEM REALLY DRUNK, FIRST. THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO TRICK EM.*WHAT DO YOU SEE IN BREMARS?*EVER HEAR A BREMAR SING, MISSY?*EVERY TIME I GO THROUGH A STARGATE. AND HE ALWAYS HUMS THIS AWFUL SONG HE CALLS 'MY LIFE, MY LOVE, MY PRESSURE SUIT.'*I CAN'T STAND IT MYSELF. I WEAR EAR PLUGS. BUT THEY SURE KNOW HOW TO TREAT A LADY. YOU KNOW I USED TO SING, MISSY?*NO, SORRY.*THAT'S OKAY, MISSY. IT WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME. MY NAME'S ORAI VOLAMAR. I WAS QUITE A STAR IN THE CORE WORLDS. THEN THE SMOKING CAUGHT UP WITH ME AND I LOST MY VOICE.*I THINK I REMEMBER YOU...*DON'T TRY TO FLATTER ME, MISSY. IT WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME. MY NAME'S ORAI VOLAMAR. I WAS QUITE A STAR IN THE CORE WORLDS. THEN THE SMOKING CAUGHT UP WITH ME AND I LOST MY VOICE.*THAT'S TOO BAD.*(SHE STUBS OUT HER CIGARETTE AND LOOKS INTO THE DISTANCE. THEN SHE LOOKS BACK.) SORRY, MISSY. MEMORIES ARE HARD TO LOSE. I'D LIKE TO BE ALONE FOR AWHILE. IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU.*WHY DON'T YOU QUIT? MAYBE YOUR VOICE WILL COME BACK.*I'VE SUNG ENOUGH FOR ONE LIFETIME. IT'S TIME TO ENJOY MY RETIREMENT. NOW I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO SETTLE DOWN WITH. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY, MISSY. IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU.*I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D SING FOR ME.*(SHE SMILES AND LIGHTS UP ANOTHER CIGARETTE.) NO MORE SINGING FOR ME, MISSY. THANKS FOR ASKING.*CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK?*(SHE SMILES AND LIGHTS UP ANOTHER CIGARETTE. THEN SHE WAVES THE CIGARETTE.) THIS IS THE ONLY DRUG FOR ME. THANKS FOR ASKING.*   (  '((jORAI VOLAMAR*I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN AWHILE, MISSY. (SHE TAKES A DRAG ON HER CIGARETTE.) FIND A NICE BOY TO SETTLE DOWN WITH?*HELLO, MISSY. YOU SURE WANDER AROUND A LOT. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?*NO, BUT I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.*THANKS, MISSY. BUT LIKE I TOLD YOU, I LIKE EM SHORT AND PASTY.*NO. I JUST THOUGHT I'D STOP BY AND SEE HOW YOU WERE DOING.*I'M STILL LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT ALIEN, MISSY. (SHE CACKLES AND IT TURNS INTO A COUGH.)*I REMEMBER. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I TOLD YOU I CAN GET YOU ON BOARD THE BREMAR ASTERSHIP?*I'D SAY IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE. I'D ALSO IT'S A CROCK.*OH, RIGHT. NEVER MIND, THEN. IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU AGAIN.*GOOD BYE, MISSY.*NOT A DREAM, ORAI. I GUARANTEE THEY'LL WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN MOUTHS, ON ONE CONDITION.*KEEP TALKING, MISSY.*YOU HAVE TO PRETEND YOU ARE THE GREATEST FEMALE HUMAN SINGER IN THE GALAXY.*(HER SHOULDERS SLUMP.) OH, IS THAT ALL? DAMNIT, MISSY. YOU GOT AN OLD LADY'S HOPES UP. I TOLD YOU I CAN'T SING ANYMORE.*THEY WON'T KNOW THAT. YOU SEE, THEY HAVE THIS PROPHECY ABOUT FINDING THE GREATEST FEMALE HUMAN SINGER. WE'LL CONVINCE THEM IT'S YOU.*IT'LL NEVER WORK. THEY'LL KNOW I CAN'T SING.*DO YOU HAVE ANY OF YOUR OLD RECORDINGS?*(SHE LOOKS AROUND, AND THEN SPEAKS IN A LOW VOICE.) I HAVE A GREATEST HITS DISK IN MY PURSE. DON'T ASK ME WHY I CARRY IT AROUND. BUT I WAS TWENTY WHEN I MADE IT.*THEY WON'T KNOW THAT. AND WE'LL TELL THEM YOU'VE GOT A SORE THROAT. EVEN IF THEY DECIDE LATER THAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONE, YOU'LL GET A GOOD SOLID WEEK OUT OF IT. WHAT DO YOU SAY?*THIS SOUNDS PRETTY WEAK, MISSY. THEY'LL NEVER BUY IT.*BUT IT'S WORTH A TRY, ISN'T IT?*(SHE PUFFS ON HER CIGARETTE, THEN CRUSHES IT IN THE ASHTRAY.) IT'S SO CRAZY, IT MIGHT WORK. OKAY, LET'S GO. WAIT, DON'T YOU WANT TO HEAR MY RECORDING?*THERE'S NO TIME. I'M SURE IT'S FINE. LET'S GO.*WAIT A MINUTE, MISSY. WHAT'S THE RUSH? WHAT ARE YOU GETTING OUT OF THIS SCHEME?*NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT, I CAN SET YOU UP THERE.*THANKS, MISSY. BUT I TOLD YOU, I LIKE 'EM SHORT AND PASTY.*WELL, GOOD LUCK. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.*GOOD BYE, MISSY.*THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I'VE MADE YOU HAPPY. AND IT MIGHT ALSO SAVE THE FOUR SYSTEMS FROM COMPLETE ANNIHILATION.*RIGHT, MISSY. AS LONG AS WE CAN PULL THIS OFF, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT.*(((ARISTOCRAT *BY THE LOOK OF YOU, YOU APPEAR TO BE A MERCENARY. I'M AN HONEST BUSINESSWOMAN, AND IT HURTS MY REPUTATION TO BE SEEN SPEAKING TO SOMEONE OF QUESTIONABLE MORAL FIBER. PLEASE EXCUSE ME.*BY THE LOOK OF YOU, YOU APPEAR TO BE A MERCENARY. I'M AN HONEST BUSINESSWOMAN, AND IT HURTS MY REPUTATION TO BE SEEN SPEAKING TO SOMEONE OF QUESTIONABLE MORAL FIBER. PLEASE EXCUSE ME.*WAIT, I'M NOT A MERCENARY. I SELL DESIGNER TITANIUM SIDING FOR MOBILE ATMO-DOMES. LEMME SHOW YOU A SAMPLE... WAIT...*(YOU SEE A SLIGHT SMILE ON HER FACE AS SHE TURNS AWAY.)*WELL, WHY DON'T YOU FIND SOME DAMN COUNTRY CLUB TO DRINK IN?*(SHE IGNORES YOUR COMMENT AS SHE TURNS AWAY.)*I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO TALK TO YOU, ANYWAY! (YOU YELL.) YOU PROBABLY SELL ZERO-GEE TOILETS!*(SHE LOOKS AROUND, AS THOUGH LOOKING FOR THE PERSON YOU'RE TALKING TO.)*      !#"$ %')&(* +,(-/.0((>GERARD KENDALL 6*(WHEN KENDALL SEES YOU HE CAN'T HELP BUT GRIN.) UNBELIEVABLE. SIMPLY UNBELIEVABLE. I'LL BET YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU'D BE CREATING A SUN WHEN YOU GOT UP THIS MORNING.*HOW'S THE VACATION GOING?*WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY, NO. I DIDN'T.*WELL, YOU KILLED DAMIEN ALTRON AND STOPPED THE ATTACKS. I PUT 40,000 INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. MAX PAID ME HALF - I MADE UP THE DIFFERENCE FOR YOU, AND I'LL GET THE REST FROM HIM LATER.*ALL IN A DAY'S WORK, KENDALL.*WELL, YOU KILLED DAMIEN ALTRON AND STOPPED THE ATTACKS. I PUT 40,000 INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. MAX PAID ME HALF - I MADE UP THE DIFFERENCE FOR YOU, AND I'LL GET THE REST FROM HIM LATER.*UH, WHAT IF HE... UH, GOT KILLED BY... UH, OR SOMETHING?*(KENDALL SHUFFLES PAPER ON HIS DESK.) THEN I'LL AMBUSH HIS ACCOUNTS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, I EVACUATED THE REMAINING MINERS BEFORE THE STARGATE CLOSED.*I'M SURE HE THINKS IT WAS WORTH IT.*I'M SURE HE WILL. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, I EVACUATED THE REMAINING MINERS BEFORE THE STARGATE CLOSED.*GOOD. I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW IN THE HELL DID YOU GET THE TYPHONS TO ALL SUDDENLY LEAVE THE SYSTEM?*(HE GRINS.) THE DESIREE SCIENTIST YOU TALKED TO CALLED ME TO TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEN I PAID DAMIEN ALTRON A VISIT.*YOU WENT TO SEE ALTRON? DOESN'T TALK MUCH NOW, DOES HE?*NO, BUT THE DUMB TERMINAL COULD STILL TRANSLATE TYPHON. I WIRED IT TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE TYPHON BATTLE FLEET. I TOLD THEM YOU WERE BUILDING THEM A NEW SUN.*WHY WOULD THEY BELIEVE YOU?*NOT ME. THEY THOUGHT THE MESSAGE WAS FROM DAMIEN, WHO THEY TRUSTED. BESIDES, I TOLD THEM TO GO TO ROUYN AND SEE FOR THEMSELVES. I GUESS THEY DID.*YEAH, I GUESS THEY DID.*I WONDER IF YOU DID THE RIGHT THING, THOUGH. THEY HAD A VERY EFFECTIVE INVASION FORCE. WHEN THEIR PLANET GETS TOO SMALL, THEY MAY COME AND INVADE AGAIN.*I DOUBT IT. THEY'RE PROBABLY ALREADY MAKING US INTO LEGENDS. THEY'LL PROBABLY WORSHIP US FOREVER.*YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT. EITHER WAY, WELL DONE. EVERYONE OWES YOU A LOT.*WHAT, YOU THINK I SHOULD HAVE WIPED OUT AN ENTIRE INTELLIGENT RACE? THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO SAVE THEMSELVES.*THEY COULD HAVE PICKED A MORE PEACEFUL WAY TO DO IT. BUT EITHER WAY, WELL DONE. EVERYONE OWES YOU A LOT.*HMMM. WELL, IT'S TOO LATE TO BLOW THEM ALL UP NOW. MAYBE SINCE THE STARGATE CLOSED, THEY WON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND US.*MAYBE. EITHER WAY, WELL DONE. EVERYONE OWES YOU A LOT.*ARE THINGS STARTING TO SETTLE DOWN HERE IN THE 'THREE SYSTEMS' YET?*NO, MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED. IT WILL TAKE AWHILE BEFORE THE FULL IMPACT OF ALL OF THIS IS FELT.*SO WHAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR?*WELL, WITH DAMIEN AND GENERAL RODGEN DEAD, THE ATTACKS ON CIBERAN HAVE STOPPED. BUT ARIEL IS STILL A TOTALITARIAN SOCIETY, THAT MAY NEVER CHANGE.*WELL I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING, KENDALL.*NO ONE'S ASKING YOU TO. YOU DID THE HARD WORK. NOW IT'S UP TO EVERYONE ELSE TO PICK UP THE PIECES.*THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM. I KILLED THE DICTATOR, THE REST IS UP TO THEM.*THAT'S TRUE. YOU DID THE HARD WORK. NOW IT'S UP TO EVERYONE ELSE TO PICK UP THE PIECES.*SO, GOT ANY OTHER JOBS FOR ME?*(HE LAUGHS.) YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING! GO TAKE SOME TIME OFF. HEY, DID YOU EVER TAKE CARE OF THAT LANTA THING ON VARON?*I'M GONNA TAKE SOME TIME OFF, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.*OF COURSE, YOU'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY. TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED. HEY, DID YOU EVER TAKE CARE OF THAT LANTA THING ON VARON?*YES, I TOOK CARE OF IT. I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE GETTING ANY MORE BUSINESS FROM THE LANTA HIERARCHY.*(HE SMILES.) GOOD. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE BOTHERED IN THE FIRST PLACE.*NO, I GUESS I CAN GO TAKE CARE OF THAT NOW.*GET TO IT WHEN YOU CAN. I DON'T CARE IF THEY'RE HAPPY OR NOT.*DID YOU EVER GET PAID BY THE FRAG LEADER?*NO, I SAID HE WOULD PAY YOU. IF HE DOESN'T, TAKE WHATEVER STEPS YOU THINK ARE NECESSARY. I'LL BACK YOU UP.*OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.*YEAH, GO TAKE IT EASY. THINGS ARE GOING TO BE QUIET FOR AWHILE.*ALL RIGHT. I'M GETTING BORED.*FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO. I'LL CALL YOU IF ANYTHING COMES UP, BUT DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH. THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH BEING A GOOD MERCENARY. YOU DRIVE YOURSELF OUT OF BUSINESS.*I'M LOOKING FOR WORK.*FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO. I'LL CALL YOU IF ANYTHING COMES UP, BUT DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH. THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH BEING A GOOD MERCENARY. YOU DRIVE YOURSELF OUT OF BUSINESS.*      !#"$ %')&(* +,(-/.0((>GERARD KENDALL 7*(WHEN KENDALL SEES YOU HE CAN'T HELP BUT GRIN.) UNBELIEVABLE. SIMPLY UNBELIEVABLE. I'LL BET YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU'D BE DESTROYING A WHOLE SOLAR SYSTEM WHEN YOU GOT UP THIS MORNING.*HOW'S THE VACATION GOING?*WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY, NO. I DIDN'T.*WELL, YOU KILLED DAMIEN ALTRON AND STOPPED THE ATTACKS. I PUT 40,000 INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. MAX PAID ME HALF - I MADE UP THE DIFFERENCE FOR YOU, AND I'LL GET THE REST FROM HIM LATER.*ALL IN A DAY'S WORK, KENDALL.*WELL, YOU KILLED DAMIEN ALTRON AND STOPPED THE ATTACKS. I PUT 40,000 INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. MAX PAID ME HALF - I MADE UP THE DIFFERENCE FOR YOU, AND I'LL GET THE REST FROM HIM LATER.*UH, WHAT IF HE... UH, GOT KILLED BY... UH, OR SOMETHING?*(KENDALL SHUFFLES PAPER ON HIS DESK.) THEN I'LL AMBUSH HIS ACCOUNTS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, I EVACUATED THE REMAINING MINERS BEFORE THE STARGATE CLOSED.*I'M SURE HE THINKS IT WAS WORTH IT.*I'M SURE HE WILL. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, I EVACUATED THE REMAINING MINERS BEFORE THE STARGATE CLOSED.*GOOD. I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW IN THE HELL DID YOU GET THE TYPHONS TO ALL SUDDENLY LEAVE THE SYSTEM?*(HE GRINS.) THE DESIREE SCIENTIST YOU TALKED TO CALLED ME TO TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEN I PAID DAMIEN ALTRON A VISIT.*YOU WENT TO SEE ALTRON? DOESN'T TALK MUCH NOW, DOES HE?*NO, BUT THE DUMB TERMINAL COULD STILL TRANSLATE TYPHON. I WIRED IT TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE TYPHON BATTLE FLEET. I TOLD THEM YOU WERE BUILDING THEM A NEW SUN.*WHY WOULD THEY BELIEVE YOU?*NOT ME. THEY THOUGHT THE MESSAGE WAS FROM DAMIEN. BESIDES, I TOLD THEM TO GO TO ROUYN AND SEE FOR THEMSELVES. THEY COULDN'T TELL YOU WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO DESTROY THEIR SUN.*YEAH, I GUESS SO.*I WONDER IF YOU DID THE RIGHT THING, THOUGH. I MEAN, DID YOU HAVE TO DESTROY THE WHOLE RACE? THAT'S A HELL OF BURDEN TO CARRY AROUND.*THEY WERE RUTHLESS ALIENS, AND THEY WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME TO US. IN FACT, THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO DO.*I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT. EITHER WAY, EVERYONE OWES YOU A LOT.*DO YOU REALLY THINK I SHOULD HAVE LET THEM ALL GO? AFTER WHAT THEY DID TO US?*I SUPPOSE THEY DESERVED IT. EITHER WAY, EVERYONE OWES YOU A LOT.*WELL, IT'S TOO LATE TO SAVE THEM NOW. WOULD IT MAKE UP FOR THINGS IF I KILLED ALL THE LANTA TOO?*I DON'T KNOW. EITHER WAY, EVERYONE OWES YOU A LOT.*ARE THINGS STARTING TO SETTLE DOWN HERE IN THE 'THREE SYSTEMS' YET?*NO, MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED. IT WILL TAKE AWHILE BEFORE THE FULL IMPACT OF ALL OF THIS IS FELT.*SO WHAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR?*WELL, WITH DAMIEN AND GENERAL RODGEN DEAD, THE ATTACKS ON CIBERAN HAVE STOPPED. BUT ARIEL IS STILL A TOTALITARIAN SOCIETY, THAT MAY NEVER CHANGE.*WELL I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING, KENDALL.*NO ONE'S ASKING YOU TO. YOU DID THE HARD WORK. NOW IT'S UP TO EVERYONE ELSE TO PICK UP THE PIECES.*THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM. I KILLED THE DICTATOR, THE REST IS UP TO THEM.*THAT'S TRUE. YOU DID THE HARD WORK. NOW IT'S UP TO EVERYONE ELSE TO PICK UP THE PIECES.*SO, GOT ANY OTHER JOBS FOR ME?*(HE LAUGHS.) YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING! GO TAKE SOME TIME OFF. HEY, DID YOU EVER TAKE CARE OF THAT LANTA THING ON VARON?*I'M GONNA TAKE SOME TIME OFF, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.*OF COURSE, YOU'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY. TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED. HEY, DID YOU EVER TAKE CARE OF THAT LANTA THING ON VARON?*YES, I TOOK CARE OF IT. I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE GETTING ANY MORE BUSINESS FROM THE LANTA HIERARCHY.*(HE SMILES.) GOOD. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE BOTHERED IN THE FIRST PLACE.*NO, I GUESS I CAN GO TAKE CARE OF THAT NOW.*GET TO IT WHEN YOU CAN. I DON'T CARE IF THEY'RE HAPPY OR NOT.*DID YOU EVER GET PAID BY THE FRAG LEADER?*NO, I SAID HE WOULD PAY YOU. IF HE DOESN'T, TAKE WHATEVER STEPS YOU THINK ARE NECESSARY. I'LL BACK YOU UP.*OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.*YEAH, GO TAKE IT EASY. THINGS A RE GOING TO BE QUIET FOR AWHILE.*ALL RIGHT. I'M GETTING BORED.*FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO. I'LL CALL YOU IF ANYTHING COMES UP, BUT DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH. THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH BEING A GOOD MERCENARY. YOU DRIVE YOURSELF OUT OF BUSINESS.*I'M LOOKING FOR WORK.*FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO. I'LL CALL YOU IF ANYTHING COMES UP, BUT DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH. THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH BEING A GOOD MERCENARY. YOU DRIVE YOURSELF OUT OF BUSINESS.*( (( ((LOTS-A-FOLKS*HEY, YOU LOOK LIKE THE MERC I SAW ON THE HOLO. THE ONE WHO SAVED THE FOUR SYSTEMS FROM THE ALIEN INVASION. ARE YOU RELATED OR SOMETHING?*HEY, YOU LOOK LIKE THE MERC I SAW ON THE HOLO. THE ONE WHO SAVED THE FOUR SYSTEMS FROM THE ALIEN INVASION. ARE YOU RELATED OR SOMETHING?*THAT WAS ME.*YOU? REALLY? NO, YOU'RE SHORTER THAN THE MERC ON THE HOLO.*NO. WHAT DO THIS MERC LOOK LIKE?*LIKE YOU, ONLY TALLER.*WE'RE NEARLY IDENTICAL TWINS. EXCEPT I'M A WHOLE LOT MEANER.*REALLY? (THEY BACK AWAY SLIGHTLY.) WELL, IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU. SEE YOU AROUND.*IT'S TRICK HOLOGRAPHY, REALLY.*WELL, PLEASED TO MEET YOU, THEN. THANKS FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE. I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK. SEE YOU AROUND.*ALL RIGHT, THAT WASN'T ME. BUT I ALMOST HAD YOU FOOLED, DIDN'T I?*NO, I KNEW IT WASN'T YOU. HEY, I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK. SEE YOU AROUND.*ALL RIGHT, I'M JUST GRINDING YOUR GEARS. I'M THE MERC THAT BEAT THOSE TYPHON WEENIES.*YOU? REALLY? NO, YOU'RE SHORTER THAN THE MERC ON THE HOLO.*DOESN'T SOUND FAMILIAR.*OH. WELL, I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK. SEE YOU AROUND.*(((MINERS I*WHO ARE YOU? AND WHAT ARE THOSE FUNNY CLOTHES YOU'RE WEARING?*WHO ARE YOU? AND WHAT ARE THOSE FUNNY CLOTHES YOU'RE WEARING?*I'M A MERCENARY. I KILL PEOPLE FOR KICKS.*GOOD FOR YOU. IF WANT SOME PEOPLE DEAD THAT WE CAN'T KILL OURSELVES, WE'LL GIVE YOU A CALL. BUT UNTIL THEN, I'VE GOT WORK TO DO.*THESE AREN'T FUNNY CLOTHES. IT'S ARMOR.*AND VERY FASHIONABLE, TOO. MAYBE YOU FIT INTO THE CITIES LOOKING LIKE THAT, BUT HERE YOU JUST LOOK FUNNY. IT WAS SURE NICE TALKING TO YA. I'VE GOT WORK TO DO.*I'M LOST. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE I AM?*THIS IS THE MAIN ROUYN MINING COLONY. IF THAT DOESN'T MEAN A THING TO YA, YOU DON'T BELONG HERE. GET BUSY OR GET OUT. I'VE GOT WORK TO DO.*    ((((BARTENDER *HOW CAN I HELP YOU? (HE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK AT YOU. HE'S STARING AT SOMETHING BELOW THE BAR, MAYBE A PORTABLE HOLO.)*HOW CAN I HELP YOU? (HE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK AT YOU. HE'S STARING AT SOMETHING BELOW THE BAR, MAYBE A PORTABLE HOLO.)*I WANT TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.*AW, COME ON! (HE'S YELLING AT THE HOLO.) IT WAS RIGHT IN YOUR HANDS! (HE GLANCES AT YOU.) CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT RUIDA? HE COULDN'T HOLD HIS HEAD UP IN A POOL OF METHANE. YOU A FAN?*I WANT A DRINK.*AW, COME ON! (HE'S YELLING AT THE HOLO.) IT WAS RIGHT IN YOUR HANDS! (HE GLANCES AT YOU.) CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT RUIDA? HE COULDN'T HOLD HIS HEAD UP IN A POOL OF MET 6HANE. YOU A FAN?*UH, NO. I DON'T GET A CHANCE TO WATCH MUCH SPORTS. HEY, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.*THAT'S TOO- (HE SUDDENLY YELLS OVER YOUR HEAD.) HEY, KID! GET AWAY FROM THE PLANTS! (HE TURNS BACK TO THE HOLO.)*UH, NO. I DON'T GET A CHANCE TO WATCH MUCH SPORTS. HEY, I'D LIKE A DRINK.*THAT'S TOO- (HE SUDDENLY YELLS OVER YOUR HEAD.) HEY, KID! GET AWAY FROM THE PLANTS! (HE TURNS BACK TO THE HOLO.)*EXCUSE ME, BARTENDER. (YOU WAVE A HAND IN FRONT OF HIS FACE.)*HUH? (HE LOOKS UP, STARTLED.) WHAT DO YOU WANT? A DRINK? (HE POURS A HOT MUD AND SETS IT DOWN IN FRONT OF YOU. THEN HE TURNS BACK TO THE HOLO.)*THANKS.*UH, HUH. WAIT A MINUTE. (HE WAVES A HAND TO QUIET YOU.) WAIT A MINUTE... OH, YOU IDIOTS! (HE ROLLS HIS EYES AT YOU.) THEY BROKE AN AXLE! WITH ALL THE MONEY THEY SPEND ON THOSE CONVEYERS...*NO, I DIDN'T WANT A DRINK.*UH, HUH. WAIT A MINUTE. (HE WAVES A HAND TO QUIET YOU.) WAIT A MINUTE... OH, YOU IDIOTS! (HE ROLLS HIS EYES AT YOU.) THEY BROKE AN AXLE! WITH ALL THE MONEY THEY SPEND ON THOSE CONVEYERS...*WOULD YOU STOP WATCHING THAT THING FOR A MINUTE!*WHAT? (HE LOOKS AT YOU.) YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE? (BEFORE YOU ANSWER, HE SHOUTS,) HEY, JIBBY! THERE'S SOME BROAD OUT HERE PUKING IN THE AVIARY! COME TAKE CARE OF IT, WILL YA?!*NEVER MIND. THANKS FOR THE DRINK.*UH, HUH. (HE CONTINUES TO WATCH THE HOLO. YOU NOTICE THAT HE FORGOT TO ASK FOR YOUR MONEY.)*LISTEN TO ME, DAMNIT! TURN THAT THING DOWN! WILL YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME?!*SURE, JUST A SECOND. THE GREYS HAVE THE ROD, AND THE BLUES ARE ONLY TWO DEATHS AWAY FROM BEING DISQUALIFIED.*FORGET IT. JUST FORGET THE WHOLE THING.*UH, HUH. (HE CONTINUES TO WATCH THE HOLO.)*NO! LISTEN TO ME NOW! I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION!*UH, HUH. (HE CONTINUES TO WATCH THE HOLO.) LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU MINGLE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE AROUND YOU CAN MAKE FRIENDS WITH.*((CIBERAN DEFENDER IN MERIDIAN CITY*YOU'RE FROM STARKILLER, AREN'T YOU? MISTER SEBASTIAN IS WAITING FOR YOU JUST AROUND THE CORNER.*YOU'RE FROM STARKILLER, AREN'T YOU? MISTER SEBASTIAN IS WAITING FOR YOU JUST AROUND THE CORNER.*OKAY, THANKS.*(HE NODS).*I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO HIM.*OKAY, THEN THE EXIT IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.*((CIBERAN DEFENDER IN BASES 1 & 3*HEY, WE HEARD DAMIEN GOT BLIPPED. GOOD JOB. THANKS FOR COMING, BUT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THINGS FROM HERE.*HEY, WE HEARD DAMIEN GOT BLIPPED. GOOD JOB. THANKS FOR COMING, BUT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THINGS FROM HERE.*OKAY. GOOD LUCK.*(HE NODS).*ARE YOU SURE? I CAN STILL GIVE YOU A HAND.*IF YOU WANT, WE CAN ALWAYS USE HELP. BUT THERE'S NO OBLIGATION.*((CIBERAN DEFENDER IN BASES 1 & 3*HEY, WE HEARD DAMIEN GOT BLIPPED. GOOD JOB. THANKS FOR COMING, BUT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THINGS FROM HERE.*HEY, WE HEARD DAMIEN GOT BLIPPED. GOOD JOB. THANKS FOR COMING, BUT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THINGS FROM HERE.*OKAY. GOOD LUCK.*(HE NODS).*ARE YOU SURE? I CAN STILL GIVE YOU A HAND.*IF YOU WANT, WE CAN ALWAYS USE HELP. BUT THERE'S NO OBLIGATION.*((  ((JARED*CONGRATULATIONS! (HE THUMPS YOU ON THE BACK.) YOU SUCCEEDED WHERE WE'VE FAILED FOR YEARS.*DID YOU NEED SOMETHING ELSE?*I HAD SOME HELP.*AW, MODESTY. NO NEED FOR THAT HERE. WE'LL BE TOO BUSY TO APPRECIATE IT. THE DICTATOR HAS FALLEN BUT THE WAR ISN'T OVER. BUT WE CAN HANDLE IT FROM HERE. THANKS.*MAYBE YOU COULD SEE YOUR WAY CLEAR TO COMPENSATE ME?*IF ONLY I COULD, BUT WE'LL NEED ALL OF OUR RESOURCES. THE DICTATOR HAS FALLEN BUT THE WAR ISN'T OVER. BUT WE CAN HANDLE IT FROM HERE. THANKS.*NOPE. JUST CHECKING OUT THE PLACE.*(HE NODS.) FEEL FREE.*ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T NEED ANY MORE HELP?*ABSOLUTELY. YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH. BUT FEEL FREE TO PLUG AN ARIEL FIGHTER OR TWO IF THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF. BUT OTHERWISE, THANKS FOR THE HELP.*((  ((MAX*I JUST RECEIVED WORD THAT DAMIEN ALTRON IS DEAD. WITH HIM DEAD, WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THE GROUND TROOPS OURSELVES. YOU DO GOOD WORK. I'LL SEND KENDALL THE PAYMENT LIKE WE DECIDED.*WAS THERE SOMETHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU?*GOOD. GLAD WE COULD HELP.*(HE NODS.) WE HAVE PLENTY OF WORK TO DO CLEANING UP. IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.*YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PAY ME, NOT KENDALL.*THAT WASN'T THE ARRANGEMENT. I'LL PAY KENDALL AS WE AGREED. NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, WE ALL HAVE PLENTY OF WORK TO DO CLEANING UP.*NOPE. JUST LOOKING AROUND.*(HE NODS.) WELL, WE HAVE PLENTY OF WORK TO DO CLEANING UP. IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.*YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PAY ME, NOT KENDALL.*THAT WASN'T THE ARRANGEMENT. I'LL PAY KENDALL AS WE AGREED. NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, WE ALL HAVE PLENTY OF WORK TO DO CLEANING UP.*