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YOU"I think I'll leave now."
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OutcastThe mutant bares the black stumps that are his teeth. "We'll gut you and trade what you have on you for a pile of scran. Hey, outcasts, come on up if you want a share in the spoils!"
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Entry point 2 of 7
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YOU"I think I'll leave now."continues where this line first appears above
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Entry point 3 of 7
OutcastThe outcast licks his lips and you see a tongue studded with small, underdeveloped teeth. This is no disease, but an obvious mutation.
YOU"For what crime did you kill this man?"
OutcastGrinning, the leader spits out, "For the crime of wealth. That dead bastard had rations and fuel cells. We'll trade them for porridge."
YOU"For what crime did you kill this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am the Lord Captain of this ship. On your knees, insolent scum!"
OutcastThe outcasts look at one another and burst into hoarse, gurgling cackles. "The Lord Captain in our shithole! And I'm Saint Drusus, and here's my rigalia!" The man exposes an armpit riddled with boils.
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CassiaCassia lets out a faint sigh, hastily covering her face with her hands. "Gracious Emperor... Why are we talking to these horrible people?"
AbelardAbelard attentively holds out a snow-white handkercher to her. "I fear, Lady Cassia, that these and many other questions will be left unanswered."
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ArgentaArgenta towers over the freak, looking immaculate and unaffected. "Even meeting wretched heretics such as this brings me joy. Wiping out even a drop of corruption is still a worthy deed."
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YOU"What are you? Mutants? Invalids?"
Outcast"Mould-eaters. Outcasts. Folk who have no place even among the lowest of the low. Some were born that way, some were driven out to keep them from spreading the contagion. The Foreman won't let us near the vat, the enforcers try to shoot us on sight. As if it's our fault that we were born in a terrible place... We are worms in the rotten belly of this ship, fodder for disease."
YOU[Give a coin] "I can see that no one ever shows you any kindness."
OutcastHe grabs the throne and tests it with his teeth. "Don't expect thanks — you gave it to me freely, got it?"
YOU"For what crime did you kill this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am the Lord Captain of this ship. On your knees, insolent scum!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What are you? Mutants? Invalids?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Give a coin] "I can see that no one ever shows you any kindness."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You need medicine and food. I shall have them brought to you."
OutcastThe man bares his teeth malevolently. "Will you now? We know your kindness — you'll douse us with poison and leave us to die. So we don't sully your ship."
YOU"For what crime did you kill this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am the Lord Captain of this ship. On your knees, insolent scum!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What are you? Mutants? Invalids?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Give a coin] "I can see that no one ever shows you any kindness."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You need medicine and food. I shall have them brought to you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Whisper] "I just want you to know: you have been showered with blessings that others can only dream of."
Outcast"What the..." The man breaks off, and then his ugly face spreads into a sly grin, and his numerous sores begin to fill with pus. "It's true, isn't it? Yes... Someone is watching over us, keeping us safe. How did I not realise it before?"
Outcast"If we're blessed, then we can live in this hole. We can live... and share our blessings." The mutant's gaze lingers on you, his eyes glistening with slime. "Thank you."
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YOU[Attack] "You are sentenced to death for committing murder on my ship."
OutcastThe mutant bares the black stumps that are his teeth. "We'll gut you and trade what you have on you for a pile of scran. Hey, outcasts, come on up if you want a share in the spoils!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "The ship will be a little cleaner without you."
OutcastThe mutant bares the black stumps that are his teeth. "We'll gut you and trade what you have on you for a pile of scran. Hey, outcasts, come on up if you want a share in the spoils!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I think I'll leave now."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Whisper] "I just want you to know: you have been showered with blessings that others can only dream of."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are sentenced to death for committing murder on my ship."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "The ship will be a little cleaner without you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I think I'll leave now."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You need medicine and food. I shall have them brought to you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Whisper] "I just want you to know: you have been showered with blessings that others can only dream of."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are sentenced to death for committing murder on my ship."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "The ship will be a little cleaner without you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I think I'll leave now."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am the Lord Captain of this ship. On your knees, insolent scum!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What are you? Mutants? Invalids?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Give a coin] "I can see that no one ever shows you any kindness."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You need medicine and food. I shall have them brought to you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Whisper] "I just want you to know: you have been showered with blessings that others can only dream of."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are sentenced to death for committing murder on my ship."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "The ship will be a little cleaner without you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I think I'll leave now."continues where this line first appears above
OutcastThe longer you stare at the man, the more deviations from the human form you detect. Wretches such as this, disfigured by genetic abnormalities and disease, are the perfect breeding ground for true corruption.
YOU"For what crime did you kill this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am the Lord Captain of this ship. On your knees, insolent scum!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What are you? Mutants? Invalids?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Give a coin] "I can see that no one ever shows you any kindness."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You need medicine and food. I shall have them brought to you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Whisper] "I just want you to know: you have been showered with blessings that others can only dream of."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are sentenced to death for committing murder on my ship."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "The ship will be a little cleaner without you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I think I'll leave now."continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 4 of 7
Outcast"Oh, you'll leave. But without your boots. And your weapons. And maybe a piece or two of your flesh." He leers mockingly. "Didn't anyone ever tell you it's dangerous to poke your nose into the pestilence pit?"
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Entry point 5 of 7
OutcastYou detect a note of hysteria in the vagrants' laughter. The fingers of many are convulsively trembling. And there is something in the fearless way they look at you, an indifference to death... too strange and unnatural.
YOU"For what crime did you kill this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am the Lord Captain of this ship. On your knees, insolent scum!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What are you? Mutants? Invalids?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Give a coin] "I can see that no one ever shows you any kindness."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You need medicine and food. I shall have them brought to you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Whisper] "I just want you to know: you have been showered with blessings that others can only dream of."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are sentenced to death for committing murder on my ship."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "The ship will be a little cleaner without you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I think I'll leave now."continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 6 of 7
OutcastFrom the vagrants' mouths comes the most repulsive laughter you have ever heard.
YOU"For what crime did you kill this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am the Lord Captain of this ship. On your knees, insolent scum!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What are you? Mutants? Invalids?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Give a coin] "I can see that no one ever shows you any kindness."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You need medicine and food. I shall have them brought to you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Whisper] "I just want you to know: you have been showered with blessings that others can only dream of."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are sentenced to death for committing murder on my ship."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "The ship will be a little cleaner without you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I think I'll leave now."continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 7 of 7
OutcastThe specimens before you must be the most repellent inhabitants in the compartment — they are covered in sores and bald patches glistening with pus, and the stench of unwashed bodies brings a tear to your eye. One of them glowers at you and grunts, "Wotcha want?"
YOU"For what crime did you kill this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am the Lord Captain of this ship. On your knees, insolent scum!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What are you? Mutants? Invalids?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Give a coin] "I can see that no one ever shows you any kindness."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You need medicine and food. I shall have them brought to you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Whisper] "I just want you to know: you have been showered with blessings that others can only dream of."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are sentenced to death for committing murder on my ship."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "The ship will be a little cleaner without you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I think I'll leave now."continues where this line first appears above