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| ==Transcript== | | ==Transcript== |
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| ===Introduction=== | | ===Introduction=== |
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| *'''Osiris''': Most still rally around Xivu’s Celebrants, extensions of her will. | | *'''Osiris''': Most still rally around Xivu’s Celebrants, extensions of her will. |
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| *'''Mara Sov''': But a great many wander aimless. That incremental separation of their masters making them lost, drawn by beings of focused intent. I am one such being. | | *'''Mara Sov''': But a great many wander aimless. That incremental separation of their masters |
| | making them lost, drawn by beings of focused intent. I am one such being. |
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| *'''Osiris''': Interesting. We should speak in person. | | *'''Osiris''': Interesting. We should speak in person. |
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| *'''Riven''': Your desires have so often come second to your duty, Guardian. What would you wish for? Wealth? Freedom? An escape from your troubles? What would you sacrifice to have it? | | *'''Riven''': Your desires have so often come second to your duty, Guardian. What would you wish for? Wealth? Freedom? An escape from your troubles? What would you sacrifice to have it? |
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| *'''Osiris''': I've heard Ahamkara bones whisper to me from across the Tower. How is it that Riven is silent?
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| *'''Mara Sov''': Projecting her spirit was akin to lighting a flame; the wick only burns for so long.
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| *'''Osiris''': So she is truly gone?
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| *'''Mara Sov''': Yes, as Taranis before her, she gave herself to wish prosperity for her kind.
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| *'''Osiris''': That… could be a very dangerous wish.
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| *'''Mara Sov''': We don't have to make an enemy out of fear. Let us see what they become.
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| *'''Petra Venj''': So, Riven's really gone?
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| *'''Mara Sov''': Yes. Her power may linger, but not her spirit. I will safeguard her children. Whatever comes of that, I will answer for.
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| ''Or''
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| *'''Petra Venj''': A new clutch of Ahamkara.
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| *'''Osiris''': A temptation for future Guardians, to be sure. But then, why do any of this, if not to give later generations the chance to make their own mistakes?
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| *'''Petra Venj''': Best of luck to the Vanguard.
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| ''Or''
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| *'''Petra Venj''': My queen, if I could speak candidly?
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| *'''Mara Sov''': Should I be concerned?
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| *'''Petra Venj''': We've helped the Guardians secure the future of the Ahamkara, and made amends if there were any to be made. But what's to stop the new clutch from repeating the disaster on Venus?
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| *'''Mara Sov''': The Guardian, I would hope. Us, if we're able. But without cause, I won't condemn the next generation to their ancestor’s fate.
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| *'''Mara Sov''': I saw you speaking with Crow before he departed. You're on good terms.
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| *'''Petra Venj''': He was giving me a message for you, actually. A dream — or a memory. He wasn't sure. He said he'd made a wish to undo all that pain he had caused… and that's why Glint found him.
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| *'''Mara Sov''': Noble, if not reckless. How perfect for him. Obviously, he made no such wish… or it must never have been granted.
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| *'''Osiris''': Queen Mara. Any news of your brother?
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| *'''Mara Sov''': I can still feel Crow's presence. Distant… but unmistakable. There is a labyrinth between us. But I will chart a course in time.
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| *'''Osiris''': I have been giving much thought to these halls and the Vex Network. Perhaps they have more in common than we'd expect.
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| *'''Mara Sov''': An intriguing thought. Go on.
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| *'''Osiris''': What is a simulation if not a machine's wish? A projection of what might be, were certain parameters to be altered.
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| *'''Mara Sov''': And you posit that by imposing those simulations upon us, the Vex seek to reshape reality as if they were Ahamkara.
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| *'''Osiris''': Admittedly, it's a bit of a stretch. But imagine what the Vex could achieve, if they could only wish as we do.
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| *'''Mara Sov''': Do you truly mean to return to your Techeun training?
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| *'''Petra Venj''': I do. I was never the best student, but… I've learned to be patient.
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| *'''Mara Sov''': I have faith in you, Petra. Your stubbornness will see you through.
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| *'''Petra Venj''': [chuckles] Yes, my queen.
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| *'''Osiris''': Petra, the recursions in the Dreaming City's curse — are they absolute?
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| *'''Petra Venj''': Researching it, are you? [sighs] Nothing breaks the loop. Those who remain here are doomed to repeat it.
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| *'''Osiris''': Then why remain? Why not evacuate the city and reclaim it another day?
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| *'''Petra Venj''': Osiris… how long were you in the Infinite Forest? How many timelines did you brave in search of Saint?
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| *'''Osiris''': I… I see what you mean. My apologies.
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| *'''Petra Venj''': None required. We love this city. And we will fight for it until the bitter end.
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| *'''Petra Venj''': It was Riven's magic that built the Dreaming City. Maybe we should have known it was a gift she was always going to take back eventually. Next time around, we'll just have to build a home for ourselves.
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| *'''Petra Venj''': I wonder what else is out there… hidden away from us. Protected from us, maybe.
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| *'''Osiris''': In time, we'll be able to focus on more than survival. I believe that.
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| ==Gameplay== | | ==Gameplay== |