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 *'''Ikora:''' Maya's Vex are taking over Nessus from the inside out. It's destablizing the entire planet. Be careful, Guardian.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Ikora:''' The Vex here are still following Maya's instructions. She might be gone, but the Vex aren't. Yet.
 ''Or alternatively''
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 *'''Osiris:''' We know what Sundaresh seeks to accomplish with the planet's radiolaria. We must halt its flow.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Osiris:''' Engaging with the Vex deep within Nessus yields important information. Continue your exploration, Guardian.
 ''Or alternatively''
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 *'''Saint-14:''' We cannot allow the Conductor's plans to proceed. The Vex are draining radiolaria. We will destroy them.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Saint-14:''' The Vex are still up to no good here, even without the Conductor. Cut off the flow of radiolaria!
 ''Or alternatively''
 *'''Failsafe (Cheery):''' Vex infrastructure has been co-opted by the Conductor! Do what you do best, Captain.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Failsafe (Cheery):''' Continued study of the radiolaria will grant us important data! Please proceed into the planet's mantle.
 ''Delving deep into Nessus, the fireteam eliminates Vex and Shadow Legion to traverse across the cave.''
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 *'''Ikora:''' Whatever it takes to keep the Echo out of their hands.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Ikora:''' I'm not seeing any changes at this level… But there's no telling what may have been worked below.
+*'''Saint-14:''' Between Failsafe and the Guardian, Nessus will not go without its sentinels!
 ''Or alternatively''
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 *'''Ikora:''' There is meaning to every shape, if we can only find the right approach to their geometry.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Osiris:''' With all this radiolaria still flowing underground, it is possible the surface of Nessus may fully drain at some point.
+*'''Osiris:''' I-I must study Vex replication. They may be replenishing the surface even now.
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 *'''Ikora:''' We'll find the answer. Soon.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Saint-14:''' This view… it reminds me of the Infinite Forest.
+*'''Osiris:''' The Vex build from templates. But their patterns may change.
+*'''Osiris:''' As yet, we cannot predict what changes the Conductor will inspire in them.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Saint-14:''' Osiris, I didn't want to compare our experiences. But now, I truly understand what you endured with Savathûn.
+*'''Osiris:''' It was an experience I never wanted you to share.
+*'''Saint-14:''' Yes, yes, we both would sacrifice ourself for each other. But we did not have to... We survived.
+*'''Osiris:''' We did.
 ''Or alternatively''
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 *'''Ikora:''' I'm sure we'll soon find out who's taken over.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Ikora:''' Yirix was behind the plot to assassinate Zavala when he signed an armistice with Empress Caiatl.
+*'''Ikora:''' The Psion went to ground when the plot was discovered. But now…
+*'''Ikora:''' We thought she had allied with Calus. But it seems like she had her own plans from the start.
+*'''Ikora:'''The Shadow Legion are leaderless Cabal clones. Taking control of them would have been trivial for Yirix.
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 *'''Osiris:''' They could soon adapt and respond. So too must we.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Osiris:''' It wasn't just Sundaresh looking for her lost love. In Chioma Esi's logs on Neomuna, she spoke of wanting to find her Maya again.
+*'''Osiris:''' She entered the VexNet to do so. And after everything she experienced, Esi let go and allowed it to subsume her.
+*'''Osiris:''' I had assumed it was out of shame or guilt. She did not intend for her logs to be found.
+*'''Osiris:''' But perhaps it was the same desire that inspired Sundaresh. A moment of happiness, preserved forever.
+*'''Osiris:''' She never found it. I can only hope that other copies of Chioma Esi did.
 ''Or alternatively''
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 *'''Ikora:''' You coming back didn't open any old wounds, Saint. It healed them… and not just for Osiris.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Saint-14:''' [sighs] I cannot comprehend what Maya Sundaresh did to Chioma. I-I don't understand how her love could have been so twisted.
+*'''Ikora:''' Hm, Maya didn't want her wife back. She wanted an extension of herself. Someone she could control… or didn't need to control.
+*'''Saint-14:''' That is not love.
+*'''Ikora:''' No. It is not.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Saint-14:''' The Echo is lost. Will we ever be able to recover it from the radiolaria?
+*'''Ikora:''' I don't know… My Hidden are searching, but I don't expect them to find it.
+*'''Saint-14:''' And if there are others?
+*'''Ikora:''' All we can do is stay vigilant, and prepare for the unexpected.
+*'''Saint-14:''' Always bracing for a danger we cannot know. I had hoped, there would be a time beyond danger.
+*'''Ikora:''' One day, Saint. Vigilance and preparation are important… But so is hope.
+''Or alternatively''
+*'''Saint-14:''' What would have happened if Maya had found the Chioma who agreed with what she was doing? The one who would stand with her.
+*'''Ikora:''' Maya would have never found that Chioma.
+*'''Osiris:''' Even if such a woman existed, there would always be some flaw, some friction that would make Maya reject her again.
+*'''Ikora:''' And when Maya did find the one she said she wanted, the one she killed other Chiomas for, she rejected her anyway.
 ''Or alternatively''
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 *'''Osiris:''' I imagine she views that information as immaterial. She's not concerned with Neomuna. She seeks the Golden Age, before its founding.
 *'''Osiris:''' She has a singular goal and will pursue it without distraction.
 '''(Mission Ends)'''