OurFuture — Rogue Trader Dialogue Archive

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NPCCassia is admiring the magnificence of the stained glass images lit by the dim glow of lumens. Her face is pensive and calm, as if all her concerns have suddenly abandoned their attempts to torture her soul. "[Name]? I did not expect to meet you here at this hour..."

YOU"Are you avoiding me?"

NPC"Just a little." Cassia smiles slyly. "But I am not going to anymore."

NPCCassia looks back at the stained glass. "I come here often. To look at the man who gave Humanity the gift of new stars. A Rogue Trader's fate is akin to that of a Navigator... except more glorious and heroic than ineluctably sorrowful."

NPC"Before long, I, too, shall become one who leads thousands of souls. The head of a great Navigator House. A Novator. The consequences of my rule will affect billions of human lives across the Koronus Expanse... perhaps even the Calixis Sector as well."

NPCCassia's gaze darkens, and you feel a shiver run down your spine. "My duty to the House is to pass on the Orsellio Navigator gene to my progeny. I shall join in marriage with... a Navigator from another family. I shall mother children. Continue the line... And once the warp has completely deformed my body, Cassia Orsellio will disappear, leaving behind naught but her name and the Novator's throne. And if this is the way the world is... then what future can we possibly hope to have?"

YOU"I will be with you through everything, if you will have me."

NPC"Oh, [Name]!" Cassia throws herself into your embrace and holds you tightly, as if afraid that you might vanish into thin air.

YOU[Hold Cassia]

NPCCassia responds passionately, giving in to her feelings for the first time, without fear or second thoughts. "I love you, [Name]. Take me to your chambers. Take me there now."

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YOU"If I do, I don't know how long I'll be able to control myself."

NPC"You don't need to. Now I know exactly what I want..." Cassia puts her hands around your neck, her claws ticklish against your skin. "You, [Name]. Here and now."

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YOU"Until the day duty drives us apart, I see our future together as a fleeting moment. But it is a moment of bliss."

NPC"Oh, [Name]!" Cassia throws herself into your embrace and holds you tightly, as if afraid that you might vanish into thin air.continues where this line first appears above

YOU"None of that matters to me as long as I can be with you. As for whether we have a year or a life ahead of us — is it really all that important?"

NPC"Oh, [Name]!" Cassia throws herself into your embrace and holds you tightly, as if afraid that you might vanish into thin air.continues where this line first appears above

YOU"But I want all of you, body and soul, for myself and forever!"

NPC"Were you not the one who spoke of love in the here and now, [Name]?" Cassia leans forward, but does not dare to touch you.

NPC"I... understand how you feel. Which is why I ask you this, directly and for the last time: will you accept me, knowing that what we have will turn to ash mere moments after blossoming?"

YOU"No. I refuse to resign myself to that."

NPCCassia steps back with a lamenting expression etched on her face, as if something inside her has broken. "I... I love you, but not in the way my books described. For I did not know that love can do more than just lift you up. It can shatter you, devastate, pulverise, and leave nothing but scars in its wake."

NPC"But you know, [Name]... I regret nothing. And I shall never forget the precious moments we spent together." She takes a deep breath and gives you her last tender smile. "I have no more to say, [Name]. I shall see you... later."

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YOU"I will be with you through everything, if you will have me."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Until the day duty drives us apart, I see our future together as a fleeting moment. But it is a moment of bliss."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"None of that matters to me as long as I can be with you. As for whether we have a year or a life ahead of us — is it really all that important?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"So this is your way of casually informing me that you do not intend to remain faithful to me?"

NPC"I... understand how you feel. Which is why I ask you this, directly and for the last time: will you accept me, knowing that what we have will turn to ash mere moments after blossoming?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU[Point at the stained glass] "Have you come to look upon the first among the worthiest? He is not exactly the talkative type."

NPC"Quite true." Cassia smiles warmly at your words. "But the right company makes silence a delight."

YOU"Well, this is my ship, so one should not be too surprised."