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*'''Ikora:''' Maya is draining radiolaria down into the planet. Delve into Nessus to find out why.
*'''Ikora:''' Maya is draining radiolaria down into the planet. Delve into Nessus to find out why.
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*'''Ikora:''' Descend into Nessus, Guardian. The Vex are still a threat.


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*'''Osiris:''' Sundaresh's plans involve massive amounts of radiolaria. Find out what you can, Guardian.
*'''Osiris:''' Sundaresh's plans involve massive amounts of radiolaria. Find out what you can, Guardian.
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*'''Osiris:''' Sundaresh may have escaped us, but her Vex remain at her command. We must continue to weaken her forces.


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*'''Saint-14:''' Sundaresh thinks we cannot stop her plans for the radiolaria. Hah! Well, she is wrong!
*'''Saint-14:''' Sundaresh thinks we cannot stop her plans for the radiolaria. Hah! Well, she is wrong!
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*'''Saint-14:''' Maya Sundaresh's forces are still moving beneath the surface of Nessus. Go, break some Vex!


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*'''Osiris:''' I will speak to him when he is ready. Not before.
*'''Osiris:''' I will speak to him when he is ready. Not before.
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*'''Osiris:''' Who gave radiolaria such a mundane title? "Vex milk"! As though it's only a byproduct of the Vex.
*'''Osiris:''' It is not a byproduct. It is the Vex. We forget that at our peril.


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*'''Saint-14:''' Or the Fallen in the hands of the Conductor.
*'''Saint-14:''' Or the Fallen in the hands of the Conductor.
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*'''Osiris:''' Radiolaria is a living substance. It has its own motive power, to the extent that any single cell can.
*'''Osiris:''' Now those cells, have a greater degree of independence.
*'''Saint-14:''' Any that disagree, will be swept over the falls just the same.


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*'''Osiris:''' Which is to say, continue making your way deeper, Guardian.
*'''Osiris:''' Which is to say, continue making your way deeper, Guardian.
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*'''Osiris:''' With or without the Conductor, the Vex she altered will continue expanding their influence throughout Sol.
*'''Saint-14:''' The Vex were powerful foes even without her meddling. This I admit.
*'''Saint-14:''' But we are even more powerful. This I declare!


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*'''Ikora:''' But I'd suggest, bracing for the worst.
*'''Ikora:''' But I'd suggest, bracing for the worst.
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*'''Ikora:''' The Conductor has left an indelible mark on the Vex.
*'''Osiris:''' If she withdraws her influence, what will they do with their increased individuality?
*'''Osiris:''' That is the question we most want to answer. And the question we are least capable of answering.


''Finally, the fireteam reach Kalliks in a large cavern, where it has imprisoned a large Vex Mind.''
''Finally, the fireteam reach Kalliks in a large cavern, where it has imprisoned a large Vex Mind.''
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*'''Osiris:''' They have been unleashed on our system. May our vigilance never falter.
*'''Osiris:''' They have been unleashed on our system. May our vigilance never falter.
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*'''Saint-14:''' Misraaks is too… busy. But I had to shoo Eido away! I think she is excited at the idea of another adventure.
*'''Saint-14:''' Her time chasing pirates with Drifter was… enlightening.
*'''Saint-14:''' I told her that the Conductor and the Vex are still a threat, and that I could not let my friend's daughter risk her life because she is bored.
*'''Saint-14:''' She said she was not bored, and just wants to help. Well, I said, she can help us from the Tower and the Eliksni Quarter.
*'''Saint-14:''' That's why we do what we do. There may be new dangers, but we still have the safety of the Last City.


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*'''Saint-14:''' Thank you, Ikora. I know that you're right, but… hmm. Thank you.
*'''Saint-14:''' Thank you, Ikora. I know that you're right, but… hmm. Thank you.


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*'''Saint-14:''' Hmm, I wonder where Eramis and House Salvation are. I thought she would be chasing the Echo just like House Dusk.
 
*'''Ikora:''' I'm sure she'll resurface. Losing support from the Witness and Xivu Arath most likely made her too vulnerable to take action.
 
*'''Ikora:''' Her House has lost enough people to attrition and defectors. Joining her was a risk, and plenty of Eliksni are seeing the outcome.
 
*'''Saint-14:''' Will Misraaks welcome these House Salvation defectors?
 
*'''Ikora:''' I hope so. We gain nothing through retribution. I think the Kell of Light knows that.
 
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*'''Saint-14:''' How is Crow settling in as Hunter Vanguard? Is he being good bird?
 
*'''Ikora:''' He's doing well. He stepped into the role with grace. In truth, this just codified something he'd already been doing.
 
*'''Ikora:''' Crow struggled when he first came to the Tower, no doubt. But now it can't function without him.
 
*'''Ikora:''' He tells me Cayde gave him everything he needed to do the job. I suspect it involved a dare.
 
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*'''Ikora:''' I can only assume the Conductor isn't able to command anything unconnected to the Vex radiolaria.
*'''Ikora:''' I can only assume the Conductor isn't able to command anything unconnected to the Vex radiolaria.
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