Pirate"My dear Fidelio, leaving already? And you won't even stay to see the old man burn — I mean, laid to rest?"
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."
Pirate"Pardon me. Kas Bellardo. I have the honour of being the only child of the deceased." He sends a mocking salute in the direction of the coffin.
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."
Pirate"If I was the one lying in that box, he wouldn't be crying his eyes out either," Kas bites out with sudden acidity. He takes a moment to calm himself. "A son's feelings are complicated. I wasn't a good son; old Denz wasn't a good father. But I do miss him in my own way, yes. He always seemed timeless to me, not just a bag of meat and ugly ambitions like the rest of us are."
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"
Pirate"Ha ha, ha ha ha, that's hilarious. Even good old Chaplain doesn't tell me to repent — he gave up on me long ago. And my old dad, he gave up on me long before that!" He laughs nervously. "Wait... you mean that 'repentance'? Those stupid ghosts or whatever it was? I'm pretty sure my father did it himself, the senile old kook, or maybe it was my daughter messing around. Where else could those words have come from?"
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"
Pirate"Oh, you don't know? Out of the blue, writing started appearing on a wall in our house, just one word — 'Repentance.' Big, sprawling scribbles, like a child's handwriting. The first one appeared about ten or so years back. The help kept whispering about it being the work of ghosts, woooh! But for some reason the old man didn't want to do anything about it, and he told me not to. The writing amused him somehow. Whenever he'd see 'Repentance' scratched on the wall, he'd just grin."
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"
Pirate"Age. Debauchery. Old wounds. By the end, my old dad was more implant than man. Especially after the assassination attempt — people tried to kill him, you see, about twelve years ago."
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"
Pirate"Well..." He grimaces. "The lawful heir is being robbed of his inheritance. My dear father left his entire fortune, down to the last coin, to some nobody — a certain Fidelio, who hasn't even bothered to come to his funeral. And I'm left with nothing. Do you think it's fair?"
Pirate"You're nobility — you, of all people, must realise just how wrong and unacceptable this situation is. So I thought — maybe you could lend me a hand somehow? For the sake of friendship with the future keeper of the Bellardo fortune — me. And for the sake of justice, of course!"
YOU"Why did your father disinherit you?"
Pirate"As if I know! The old man wasn't a heart-to-heart sort of person. Right up until the announcement of his last will and testament, I had no idea he'd put me in the doghouse."
YOU"Why did your father disinherit you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who is Fidelio?"
Pirate"I have absolutely no idea. Zero. There's a will, there's a name — that's it. Maybe they're my father's by-blow, some brother or sister I never knew I had? Maybe they're a whore who brightened his final days? I get the feeling that old louse Chaplain knows, he's always known more about Father's business than any of us. But he's keeping quiet."
YOU"Why did your father disinherit you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who is Fidelio?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What kind of assistance do you seek from me?"
Pirate"Your Lordship/Ladyship, I've never even been in the presence of a person of your status, let alone talked to one! But I just thought — maybe you can impose your will on the matter of the inheritance? It would be great to find out who this Fidelio is too, true, but that's nothing, that's just my curiosity..."
YOU"Why did your father disinherit you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who is Fidelio?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What kind of assistance do you seek from me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I will consider your offer."
PirateHe bows. "Your Lordship/Ladyship, thank you! I don't know how to thank you for your kindness — but I'll definitely try if it all works out!"
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"
PirateHe forces a smile. "That you were... very close with... ah, forget it! I didn't mean anything by it. Just making conversation."
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"
Pirate"What, am I supposed to die... at my own father's funeral? Ha ha. No, I don't think I will!"
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YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"
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YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
Pirate"Much obliged! And know that I'll make it worth your while. If I get the inheritance, I'll express my gratitude in whatever way I can."
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I want nothing to do with this."
PirateHe slumps a little. "That's that, then... It's just not my day. When is it ever?"
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
Pirate"Put a word in for me, suggest that they go over the will one more time... You're an envoy of House von Valancius, after all, and Footfall respects that name. And, well, it would be nice to find out who this Fidelio is too."
YOU"Why did your father disinherit you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who is Fidelio?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What kind of assistance do you seek from me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I will consider your offer."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I want nothing to do with this."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I will consider your offer."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I want nothing to do with this."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What kind of assistance do you seek from me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I will consider your offer."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I want nothing to do with this."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who is Fidelio?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What kind of assistance do you seek from me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I will consider your offer."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I want nothing to do with this."continues where this line first appears above
Pirate(sequence)
Kibellah"To turn a funeral rite into a stepping stone for one's covetous desires is blasphemy. To dispute the will of the dead is doubly blasphemous." Kibellah's dark eyes seem to burn right through the man, making him swallow nervously and avert his gaze.
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YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
Pirate(sequence)
IdiraIdira turns to you and shakes her head. "It'd be good to take a look at that writing, but if I had to guess — it doesn't sound like warp influence to me. If something really did take up residence in that house, it would've made a bigger splash in ten years. Like a dozen corpses big."
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YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
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PirateA man of indeterminate age turns to you and sighs loudly. You can tell by his breath that he came to the ceremony after indulging in one or two glasses of strong drink.
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
Pirate"Ah, Master/Mistress Fidelio! I've heard so much about you — and here you are at last, in the flesh."
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
Pirate"Your Lordship/Ladyship, it must have been the Emperor's providence that brought you here! Surely a figure as great as yourself won't allow for a terrible injustice to happen!" The man grimaces — it appears that obsequiousness does not come easily to him.
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above
Pirate"Good sir/lady of House von Valancius! I'm ever so glad to see at least one decent person in this crowd..." His eyes narrow. "Can we talk? Support from an envoy of an esteemed dynasty could very much help... to prevent a terrible injustice from happening."
YOU"We haven't been introduced..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You don't seem particularly grief-stricken over your father's death."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your father ever talk to you about repentance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What words are you talking about?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Bellardo die of?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is this 'injustice' that I'm supposed to prevent from occurring?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And what is it that you've heard about me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You know what? All of you pirate scum disgust me. You should not be allowed to walk freely on an Imperium station!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thank you for speaking with me. Goodbye!"continues where this line first appears above