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Conversation
Greeting (1)
You find an old man, wandering the abandoned streets, gathering firewood from the twisted trees. He looks up at you, surprised.
"Don't get many visitors around here, but I suppose there's a reason for that. Reason for everything, after all. What brings you here?"
Greeting (2)
Oh, welcome back. Don't see many people once, see even fewer twice.
Have you decided you need something here after all?
Greeting (3)
Thanks for helpin' me out, my little girl really needs it. I hope… I hope it's enough.
Greeting (4)
Thanks so much for helpin' us out. It'd mean the world to me if you could find that.
Greeting(5)
Thank you, thanks ever so much. What's mine is yours. And I'll take you right under the wall if you want.
| 1 | To get into the Slags | ||
| 1 | What brings you here? | ||
| 1 | Can I help you? | See "Can I help you?" | I'll help Purification? Nevermind |
| 1,2 | I'll help | See "I'll help" | End of conversation |
| 1,2 | Purification? | See "Purification?" | I'll help Nevermind |
| 1,2 | Nevermind | See "Nevermind" | End of conversation |
| 1 | No time for questions | nothing | End of conversation |
| 2 | To get inside the Slags | See "To get inside the Slags" | What do you want? No thanks |
| 2 | What do you want? | See "Can I help you?" | I'll help Purification? Nevermind |
| 2 | No thanks | nothing | End of conversation |
| 2 | To learn about you | See "To learn about you" | I need to get into the Slags Can I do anything to help? Sucks to be you Good day |
| 2 | I need to get into the Slags | See "To get inside the Slags" | |
| 2 | Can I do anything to help? | See "Can I help you?" | I'll help Purification? Nevermind |
| 2 | Sucks to be you | See "Sucks to be you" | End of conversation |
| 2 | Good day | nothing | End of conversation |
| 2 | To help you | See "Can I help you?" | I'll help Purification? Nevermind |
| 2 | No | nothing | End of conversation |
| 3 | Tell me about it | See "Tell me about it" | End of conversation |
| 5 | Let's go not outside the Slags | See "Let's go (out)" | End of conversation |
| 5 | Let's go when outside the Slags | See "Let's go" | End of conversation |
| 5 | Let's go when inside the Slags | See "Let's go (in)" | End of conversation |
| 3,5 | Who are you? | See "Who are you?" | End of conversation OR You reading button sailing stories |
| 6 | You reading button sailing stories | See "Sailing Stories" | You need to stop, That's creepy, 'Okay, bye', or Nope |
| 6 | That's creepy ** | See 'That's creepy' | You've got to stop OR Okay, bye |
| 6 | You've got to stop | See 'You've got to stop' | How'd I know then?, OR nevermind |
| 6 | How'd I know then? | See 'How'd I know then?' | End of conversation |
| 4 | Got it right here** yes | See "I've got it right here (really)" | End of conversation |
| 4 | Tell me about yourself | See "Who are you?" | End of conversation |
| 3 | Let me in! | See "Let me in!" | End of conversation |
| 3 | I've got it right here not | See "I've got it right here (not)" | End of conversation |
| 3,4 | I'm on it | nothing | End of conversation |
| 5 | Who are you? | See "Who are you? (post antidote)" | End of conversation |
| 5 | You're welcome | nothing | End of conversation |
| 6 | Nope | See 'Nope' | End of conversation |
1 First time (from Outside the Slags)
2 When you return
3 After agreeing to get him the antidote
4 ???
5 After getting the antidote
6If you are a servant of the mask
To get inside the Slags
I know a way, but there's a catch. Always is, isn't there? Heh. Dog eat dog world, sad to say.
I'd love to help, but I can't just be goin', lettin' everyone through… Migard watches, you know. They're careful and canny.
It'd take someone pretty special to guide through.
To learn about you
Well, you can call me Larry, all my friends do… the ones I have left, I suppose. Think I'm the last survivor in these parts 'sept my little girl.
The 'Event' tore us up somethin' terrible. Now its just us in all these buildin's.
Sucks to be you
Yup, sure does.
Can I help you?
My daughter, light o' my life since my wife passed away… she's got a terrible case of Slags poisoning. I thought she'd be okay, with the purification, but she just keeps gettin' worse.
I hear Midgard makes it not far from here and stores it up by the Docks. Might be able to get some there.
I'll help
Thanks for takin' a look. I understand if you can't find anything… it's been a long time lookin'.
Purification?
Hmmm… yeah. Guy callin' himself Lo came by, showed us how to purify the water.
Wasn't enough for my buttons, though. Poor thing.
Nevermind
Alright, well, fend for yourself then. It's a dog eat dog world, 'specially past the gates.
Tell me about it
I don't know how they make it or what it is, but I heard some Midgard folks sayin' they've got a cure for what ails my little girl. I need you to find it.
Here's what I do know. They make it in the lab up the street, but don't leave it there for long, might not even have any.
They said they store it 'up by the waterfront,' so I'm thinkin' the old docks.
Who are you?
Oh, I'm nobody special. We've lived here for years, but a few years ago… there was a huge explosion… 'the Event' the scientist called it.
Lots of us stayed here, ready to make our stand. Not so many left now… just me, so far as I know. Me and my little girl.
The air, the ground, the lake… it's all poison. We died one by one until someone, guy called Lo, figured out how to clean up the water at least.
Helped me… not my little button, though. She's not doin' so good.
Let me in!
No means no. I can't let just anyone in and I'm not choosin' without the cure. You understand?
I've got it right here (really)
You… you got it! Now she can live! Thank you so much!
You're always welcome here. I'll take you through any time!
I've got it right here (not)
Naw, that's not it. I'll know it when I see it, promise you that.
(or, with MBR antidote in inventory:)
You mean this MBR antidote? Naw. That did it for a while, but it's just not strong enough anymore. There's a special Slags Antidote they make.
Not sure if they even store it at that lab, just make it and ship it off to the warehouse. I'm not the only one lookin' for it.
Other people, corps… but nobody's gonna help my little girl but me. Well, me and you.
Let's go (out)
I'd… love to. But you're not anywhere close, are you?
Let's go
Sure thing, friend. You're welcome here any time.
Let's go (in)
Yeah, yeah, c'mon out! Don't know why you'd go down there anyway.
(Or, with Hel)
Sure thing, come on up. You're welcome any time, of course.
And your friend can come too, not a problem at all. Your friends are my friends, after all.
Hel moves cautiously as you exit the Slags. Once you're all the way out she peels off the containment suit and motions you over.
"Alright let's split up. I'm going to the restaurant in Southside Loki has been haunting. Meet me there once you're sure Midgard isn't following you."
Sailing Stories
How… how'd you know I even read?
I mean, yeah… read her an old book of sailin' stories my grandma left with us. It's from way back, before the war.
That's Creepy
What? They're perfectly good stories.
Don't want her growin' up and being all squeamish! She needs to get some good learnin' in if she's gonna keep up.
You've got to stop
That's crazy talk! Crazier than me, even.
You might want a bit o' that antidote for yourself too. Lots o' folks who drank the water and breathed the air went crazy, but my little buttons isn't doin' any piratin'.
How'd I know then?
I… crazy stuff. Alright, I'll stop readin' them too her.
You're still crazy. I guess I just forgot the world's gone crazy, too.
Midgard and their goddamned experiment… everythin' went to hell after that.
You found: book of sailing stories
Nope
Naw. I told you I stopped and I stopped.
I'm readin' her nice, harmless books now. No problems.
Who are you? (Post antidote)
Oh, you know me, don't go pretendin' otherwise. You saved my little button!
But I do have a story, I suppose, if you wanna hear. Couple years back, I was a janitor at one of the big plants around here. Made all sorts of crazy chemicals for OmniTech and Midgard.
Then there was 'the Event.' Funny how they can call something so important something so dumb. That's people for you.
Anyway, whole place went to hell. Things started crawling out of the crater… nobody talked about it, but we all have nightmares 'til the day we die.
Then everythin' was poison. That's what happened to my little button. Growin' up here was so hard on her, but I think she's gonna do all right.
Contact
Larry is a contact available as soon as you begin the Slags Quest. He gives the quest Slags Antidote.
Sources
Visiting the Mostly Abandoned Ruins in Outside the Slags.
