3,785
edits
m (Text replacement - "Compelled Collective" to "Nessian Schism") |
VoidShadow (talk | contribs) |
||
Line 41: | Line 41: | ||
*'''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. | ||
''Or alternatively'' | |||
*'''Ikora:''' Descend into Nessus, Guardian. The Vex are still a threat. | |||
''Or alternatively'' | ''Or alternatively'' | ||
Line 49: | Line 53: | ||
*'''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. | ||
''Or alternatively'' | |||
*'''Osiris:''' Sundaresh may have escaped us, but her Vex remain at her command. We must continue to weaken her forces. | |||
''Or alternatively'' | ''Or alternatively'' | ||
Line 57: | Line 65: | ||
*'''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! | ||
''Or alternatively'' | |||
*'''Saint-14:''' Maya Sundaresh's forces are still moving beneath the surface of Nessus. Go, break some Vex! | |||
''Or alternatively'' | ''Or alternatively'' | ||
Line 107: | Line 119: | ||
*'''Osiris:''' I will speak to him when he is ready. Not before. | *'''Osiris:''' I will speak to him when he is ready. Not before. | ||
''Or alternatively'' | |||
*'''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. | |||
''Or alternatively'' | ''Or alternatively'' | ||
Line 113: | Line 131: | ||
*'''Saint-14:''' Or the Fallen in the hands of the Conductor. | *'''Saint-14:''' Or the Fallen in the hands of the Conductor. | ||
''Or alternatively'' | |||
*'''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. | |||
''Or alternatively'' | ''Or alternatively'' | ||
Line 171: | Line 197: | ||
*'''Osiris:''' Which is to say, continue making your way deeper, Guardian. | *'''Osiris:''' Which is to say, continue making your way deeper, Guardian. | ||
''Or alternatively'' | |||
*'''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! | |||
''Or alternatively'' | ''Or alternatively'' | ||
Line 179: | Line 213: | ||
*'''Ikora:''' But I'd suggest, bracing for the worst. | *'''Ikora:''' But I'd suggest, bracing for the worst. | ||
''Or alternatively'' | |||
*'''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.'' | ||
Line 233: | Line 275: | ||
*'''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. | ||
''Or alternatively'' | |||
*'''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. | |||
''Or alternatively'' | ''Or alternatively'' | ||
Line 260: | Line 314: | ||
*'''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. | ||
'''Or alternatively''' | ''Or alternatively'' | ||
*'''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. | |||
''Or alternatively'' | |||
*'''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. | |||
''Or alternatively'' | |||
*'''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. |
edits