ArgentaLeaning heavily on an astonishingly battered lasgun held together by a long history of field repairs and providence, Sergeant Vigastes glares daggers at the Commissar with clenched teeth. The sergeant himself looks much like his weapon: the horrible wounds on his arms and chest have been hastily stitched up and tightly wrapped in bandages soaked through with now dried blood.
Argenta"That bloody rotter. Now he's using me as a new symbol for his sham tales — a brave sergeant who escaped the xenos' clutches. The new guys stand there gawking, eating up every word, and all I can do is grit my teeth and think about how many people just like them... just like us... did the same and wound up butchered. I'll take being impaled on stakes over this torture any day."
YOU"Fear not, I will not allow what befell you and your people to ever happen again."
Argenta"The only way to stop it from happening again is to destroy that traitor. He must answer for everything he has done."
Argenta"In any case, Your Lordship/Ladyship, I'm grateful to you and Sister Argenta for saving my life. I hope one day to repay you for taking pity on a man who was as good as dead."
YOU"How did you end up in Commorragh?"
Argenta"I served on a frigate, the Watchman of the Abyss. I got captured by a Drukhari boarding party. They took me to Commorragh and threw me aboard one of their gondolas bound for who knows where. With the last of my strength, I grabbed the pilot and jumped down into the Chasm. The xenos's body cushioned my fall, so, somehow, I survived. That's where the Commissar found me, before betraying me and sending me to die in the arena."
YOU"How did you end up in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me about the Commissar's betrayal. How did you end up in the arena?"
Argenta"I don't know if he's a real Commissar or not, but he's an exceptional liar and sadist. His method was simple: find people on the streets of the Chasm, give them hope that there was a way out of this place, then recruit them to his 'resistance.' A few stirring speeches, food, shelter, a beat-up lasgun — that's all it took for us gullible simpletons to believe we could escape Commorragh."
Argenta"Once he had found enough 'volunteers,' the Commissar sent me and the others on a special mission: to capture a ship for our escape. By an incredible stroke of luck, he got a hold of a portal that conveniently led straight to the docks. That creep. I still remember seeing the smug smile on his face as I entered the portal. As you may have figured, the portal didn't exactly lead to the vessel of our salvation. We were just cattle for his Drukhari cronies, and our misery and shock at having been betrayed was like a tasty snack for them. We fought back as best we could, but..." The sergeant falls silent.
YOU"How did you end up in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me about the Commissar's betrayal. How did you end up in the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why don't you kill the Commissar yourself? Lasguns can be used for purposes other than a makeshift crutch."
Argenta"Just look at me, Your Lordship/Ladyship. I have holes in my arms. My legs can't support my weight. If not for these wounds, that freak would already have a pretty new hole in his head. It's not the dying I'm afraid of, mind you — it's missing the mark."
YOU"How did you end up in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me about the Commissar's betrayal. How did you end up in the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why don't you kill the Commissar yourself? Lasguns can be used for purposes other than a makeshift crutch."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who tended to your injuries?"
Argenta"Sister Argenta offered me first aid, the rest was done by some rookie who barely knew how to stitch. The Commissar turned it into a show of him giving his last stimulant to save a hero of the Imperium. The scumbag." Vigastes spits on the floor and immediately lets out a wet cough.
YOU"How did you end up in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me about the Commissar's betrayal. How did you end up in the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why don't you kill the Commissar yourself? Lasguns can be used for purposes other than a makeshift crutch."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who tended to your injuries?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"When we get out of here, we will dress your wounds properly. The medicae facility on my ship is second to none."
ArgentaHe chuckles mirthlessly. "When we get out, you say? I've heard that one before. That it's possible to escape this place. I believed it, and this is the result. Forgive me, Your Lordship/Ladyship, but I can't seem to muster enough optimism right now."
YOU"How did you end up in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me about the Commissar's betrayal. How did you end up in the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why don't you kill the Commissar yourself? Lasguns can be used for purposes other than a makeshift crutch."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who tended to your injuries?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"When we get out of here, we will dress your wounds properly. The medicae facility on my ship is second to none."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have been avenged. The Commissar will not harm another soul ever again."
Argenta"Thank you, Your Lordship/Ladyship. Now I can die in peace. Except..." Vigastes frowns as he looks at the caged Commissar. "If I may speak freely... Keeping him in a cage, like a xenos... Even a monster like him doesn't deserve to rot in this thrice-damned place. If it were up to me, I would execute him as a traitor and be done with it."
YOU"How did you end up in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me about the Commissar's betrayal. How did you end up in the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why don't you kill the Commissar yourself? Lasguns can be used for purposes other than a makeshift crutch."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who tended to your injuries?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"When we get out of here, we will dress your wounds properly. The medicae facility on my ship is second to none."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have been avenged. The Commissar will not harm another soul ever again."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I wish you luck, Sergeant."
ArgentaVigastes nods, leans on his battered lasgun, and goes back to glaring in the Commissar's direction.
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Argenta"Emperor protect you, Your Lordship/Ladyship."
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YOU"I wish you luck, Sergeant."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have been avenged. The Commissar will not harm another soul ever again."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I wish you luck, Sergeant."continues where this line first appears above
Argenta"Sister Argenta offered me first aid, and the rest was stitched up by one of these unholy maniacs. I suppose I should be glad he wasn't so hopped up on stimulants that he accidentally killed me in the process. That many-armed snake couldn't stop laughing. Whenever I screamed in pain, he told my 'chirurgeon' to slow down to prolong my suffering." Vigastes spits on the floor and immediately lets out a wet cough.
YOU"How did you end up in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me about the Commissar's betrayal. How did you end up in the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why don't you kill the Commissar yourself? Lasguns can be used for purposes other than a makeshift crutch."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who tended to your injuries?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"When we get out of here, we will dress your wounds properly. The medicae facility on my ship is second to none."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have been avenged. The Commissar will not harm another soul ever again."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I wish you luck, Sergeant."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"When we get out of here, we will dress your wounds properly. The medicae facility on my ship is second to none."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have been avenged. The Commissar will not harm another soul ever again."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I wish you luck, Sergeant."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who tended to your injuries?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"When we get out of here, we will dress your wounds properly. The medicae facility on my ship is second to none."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have been avenged. The Commissar will not harm another soul ever again."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I wish you luck, Sergeant."continues where this line first appears above
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Argenta"I swear to you, I knew not what I was condemning you to..."
Argenta"Sister, I'll be honest with you. When I was there, being skewered on spikes like a bug, I cursed your name too. More than once. But when you were pulling me off those spikes, one look at your face was enough to know that you'd been just as much a victim of that sick man's lies as the rest of us. I do not blame you."
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YOU"Why don't you kill the Commissar yourself? Lasguns can be used for purposes other than a makeshift crutch."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who tended to your injuries?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"When we get out of here, we will dress your wounds properly. The medicae facility on my ship is second to none."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have been avenged. The Commissar will not harm another soul ever again."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I wish you luck, Sergeant."continues where this line first appears above
Argenta(sequence)continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me about the Commissar's betrayal. How did you end up in the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why don't you kill the Commissar yourself? Lasguns can be used for purposes other than a makeshift crutch."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who tended to your injuries?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"When we get out of here, we will dress your wounds properly. The medicae facility on my ship is second to none."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have been avenged. The Commissar will not harm another soul ever again."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I wish you luck, Sergeant."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"He will receive his due punishment, Sergeant. You can be certain of that."
ArgentaVigastes summons all his strength to salute you with his hand before slumping back onto the support of his ramshackle lasgun. "I will scorn all my wounds just to give him what he deserves, Your Lordship/Ladyship. Just give the order. I beg of you."
Argenta"In any case, Your Lordship/Ladyship, I'm grateful to you and Sister Argenta for saving my life. I hope one day to repay you for taking pity on a man who was as good as dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You survived. In Commorragh, that is no small feat. You should take some solace in that."
Argenta"You and I must be very different people if you find solace in watching a scoundrel massacre desperate people in your stead."
Argenta"In any case, Your Lordship/Ladyship, I'm grateful to you and Sister Argenta for saving my life. I hope one day to repay you for taking pity on a man who was as good as dead."continues where this line first appears above
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ArgentaLeaning heavily on an astonishingly battered lasgun held together by a long history of field repairs and providence, Sergeant Vigastes stares in bewilderment at the Shriekers and Malice. The sergeant himself looks much like his weapon: the horrible wounds on his arms and chest have been hastily stitched up and tightly wrapped in bandages soaked through with now dried blood.
Argenta"I never would've imagined that I'd escape from the xenos who nearly disembowelled me only to take refuge in the den of different xenos who rub shoulders with heretics."
YOU"What matters is that you are alive and safe."
Argenta"Safe may be too strong a word, Your Lordship/Ladyship, but it certainly feels good not to be dangling from stakes and hooks like a grox carcass. It looks like I'll get to serve the Emperor for another day or two." Vigastes tries to chuckle, which makes him cough up blood instead.
Argenta"In any case, Your Lordship/Ladyship, I'm grateful to you and Sister Argenta for saving my life. I hope one day to repay you for taking pity on a man who was as good as dead. What warms my heart the most, though, is that the Commissar, that traitor, got what he deserved and will not be sending any more desperate people to their deaths."
YOU"How did you end up in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me about the Commissar's betrayal. How did you end up in the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why don't you kill the Commissar yourself? Lasguns can be used for purposes other than a makeshift crutch."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who tended to your injuries?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"When we get out of here, we will dress your wounds properly. The medicae facility on my ship is second to none."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have been avenged. The Commissar will not harm another soul ever again."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I wish you luck, Sergeant."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We are not in a position to pick our allies."
Argenta"'Allies' would be a generous choice of words, Your Lordship/Ladyship. 'Enemies who haven't killed us yet' is a more fitting term in the world of Commorragh."
Argenta"In any case, Your Lordship/Ladyship, I'm grateful to you and Sister Argenta for saving my life. I hope one day to repay you for taking pity on a man who was as good as dead. What warms my heart the most, though, is that the Commissar, that traitor, got what he deserved and will not be sending any more desperate people to their deaths."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"If you are nursing such a grudge against xenos, you are free to leave whenever you wish."
Argenta"A lone cripple won't last long in the Chasm. I don't intend to throw my life away after you have just saved it, Your Lordship/Ladyship. At least here no one is trying to impale me on a stake or pour acid down my throat... yet."
Argenta"In any case, Your Lordship/Ladyship, I'm grateful to you and Sister Argenta for saving my life. I hope one day to repay you for taking pity on a man who was as good as dead. What warms my heart the most, though, is that the Commissar, that traitor, got what he deserved and will not be sending any more desperate people to their deaths."continues where this line first appears above
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ArgentaWith a creak of his battered lasgun, Vigastes struggles to salute you. "Your Lordship/Ladyship."
YOU"How did you end up in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me about the Commissar's betrayal. How did you end up in the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why don't you kill the Commissar yourself? Lasguns can be used for purposes other than a makeshift crutch."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who tended to your injuries?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"When we get out of here, we will dress your wounds properly. The medicae facility on my ship is second to none."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have been avenged. The Commissar will not harm another soul ever again."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I wish you luck, Sergeant."continues where this line first appears above