Inquisitor Renquist Beta Questioning Scout Jemmeny of Shadow

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... oh ... my eyes ... my eyes ... I-- → [[It's the nerve-eater poison, scout-sergeant Jemmeny. Eyesight is always the first to go.|areyouconcorde]]

Ah. Guess ... you shouldn't have ... poisoned me, then. → [[Yes, well. My overeager executioner will be promptly dealt with. But we still have time, the Cygnian nerve-eater is a patient poison. Now, I already know that your Commander Heisencroft is planning to strike our Library of Flayed. But as you erased your quantship log upon arrival in this system, what I still don't know is this: From where did you translocate, scout-sergeant? Where is your cowardly commander hiding out?|naivedenyanswer]] → [[(LIE) Quite. So let's spend our time wisely, shall we? Tell me where he is, or I send my strike team to visit your pregnant little wife on that quaint, little homestead on Polaris 6. Oh yes, we know exactly where she is.|naivelieprovecoordinates]]

My ... confession, Father? Certainly, y-yes please. Thank you ... S-strange, I would ... have thought the ... Light's Inquisitors would be ... -hgh- ... attempting to extract ... information from me, b-but ... but they just ... just poisoned me ... → [[Hmm, yes. Probably a mistake on their executioner's part, one he will doubtless never repeat. Let us spend your remaining time, wisely; why don't you just tell me freely of that which weighs most heavily upon your soul. Starting, perhaps, with your most recent such encumbrances?|dishonesttruewillbereborn]] → [[(LIE) Ah yes, unfortunate, that. They must not have much use for you, then, unless some imbecile of their number made a hasty, quite unforgivable blunder when he-- ... Ah, no matter. Your confession, my son. Now, the Shrouded Liturgy requires me first of all to ask of you the whereabouts of your good Commander Heisencroft.|dishonestsafeaspossible]]

He ... is ... my Commander ... in Shadow. You think I'd ... betray him ... -hngh- ... to you? → [[Starting to smart a little, isn't it? Trust me, it gets worse. But you know, I could provide you with a more merciful end ...|naivetruemercifulend]] → [[(LIE) Either him or your pregnant little wife on that quaint, little homestead on Polaris 6. Oh yes, we know exactly where she is.|naivelieprovecoordinates]]

Hah. I need no other mercy than knowing that you've failed to find him. → [[(LIE) Oh yeah? But do you know who we have found? Your pretty, pregnant sweetheart on that quaint, little homestead on Polaris 6. Oh yes. We know exactly where she lives.|naivelieprovecoordinates]] → [[(LIE) Really? So, ah, you don't need any mercy for your, pretty, little ... wife, is it? On Polaris 6? Oh yes. We have her location down pat.|naivelieprovecoordinates]]

... N-no ... p-prove it. What are her ... -hnh- ... coordinates? → [[Heh ... Well, you got me. We couldn't glean her precise location from the holophoto in your cockpit, but trust me: We will locate her soon enough. So quickly now, which will it be? Your expecting sweetheart or your cowardly commander Heisencroft, who dispatched you on your silly, fated mission?|naivetruemidpoint]] → [[(LIE) This again? I see the nerve-eater is already beginning to affect your memory. I do not intend to repeat my answer ad infinitum. Quickly now, before it takes your vocal chords: Which will it be? Your expecting sweetheart or your cowardly commander Heisencroft, who gave you directly into the Light's clutches?|naiveliemidpoint]]

B-because ... -hgh- ... b-because I w-want ... to save my ... -hnh- ... my wife! → [[Very well, scout of Shadow, I believe you.|shot]] → [[No. Tell me the truth.|naiveliemidpoint]] → [[(LIE) Try harder, scout. I know you're lying.|naivelieknowlying]]

It's ... I'm sorry, must be ... must be the poison ... affecting my memory. What ... what was the ... -hnh- ... question? → [[Oh, for the Light's sake! Where is Heisencroft, your Commander in Shadow, hiding out?|naivetruenohint]] → [[(LIE) Erasing your memory, more like, because you just finally answered my question after all your attempted obfuscations. No? Don't remember? Not to worry, our strike force is already en route to take him out.|naivelieyourelying]]

On the ... the third moon of Danaab 4. → [[Very well, scout of Shadow. The Light thanks you for your service.|shot]] → [[How can I trust you?|naivetruehowtrust]] → [[(LIE) This again? We have eyes on Danaab 4's third moon, scout-sergeant. I know you're lying.|naivelieknowlying]]

You're ... lying ... → [[Then tell me where he is! Or we will find your wife and subject her to a slow, agonizing death to rival your own!|naivetruemidpoint]] → [[(LIE) Am I? Thank you, scout of Shadow, for your service to the Light.|lyingenroute]]

You ... won't find her ... Not before ... my Commander ... in Shadow ... takes you out. So now ... if you do not mind ... I'd like to get on ... with my slow and agonizing death. → [[No! You ... you don't know the pain you're in for!|naivetrueknowpain]] → [[(LIE) You don't have to, you know. Because I might just have an antidote.|naiveliepremidpoint]]

I ... -hgh- ... I ... His ... his encampment ... it's on ... -hgh- ... on the ... on Danaab 4's ... third moon. That ... is where his ... attack will be coming from. → [[How can I trust you?|naivetruehowtrust]] → [[(LIE) We've got eyes Danaab 4's third moon, simpleton! I know you're lying. Now try again. For the sake of sweet, little Mrs Jemmeny.|naivelieknowlying]]

Oh, I can ... bear it ... as long as it's only ... mine. → [[What? No, come on! Scout-sergeant Jemmeny, you can't ...|naivetruesilence]]

→ [[No, you ... Hey! Hey, wake up!|naivetruewakeup]]

→ [[Oh, come on!|naivetruegodddamnit]]

→ [[Gods damnit.|naivetrueguards]]

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→ [[LIEUTENANT! Have ... have this cleaned up.|willbeall]]

BLAM → [[Never let it be said that I don't repay trust in its kind. LIEUTENANT! Have this cleaned up.|uhsir]]

Uh ... sir? → [[Yes, lieutenant Lambda? What is it?|nomoon]]

Uh ... sir, Danaab 4 only has two moons, sir. ... Sir? → [[Uh, right. Of ... of course it does.|willbeall]]

No ... you're lying ... you said your strike force ... -hnh- ... was en route ... → [[(LIE) It is.|towhere]]

Heh ... heh ... -hnh- ... to ... where ... exactly? → [[Why don't you tell me?|dishonestlieend]] → [[(LIE) You know to where.|nowhere]]

Heh ... heh ... nowhere ... -hnh- ... then ... → [[Nowhere? Why would you think ... Ah. Aha. En route.|oneplace]]

Hh ... w-what ...? → [[En route. That was what gave it away, wasn't it? So what is a place to which our strike force could not possibly be en route, hm? Personally, I can think of only one.|theyrehere]]

... no ... → [[He's here, isn't he? He has infiltrated this very hubship.|dnascan]]

... n ... plea ... → [[LIEUTENANT LAMBDA! DNA scan all personnel. One will refuse, he will be sedated and taken here. Now as for you, scout of Shadow ...|thankyou]]

... -hnh- ... → [[... thank you for your service to the Light. Where would you like the bullet? Are you a head man or a heart man?|naiveliechoice]]

... hh ... heart ... → [[Hmm. You know what, I think I'll save my ammo. Enjoy your slow, agonizing death, scout-sergeant Jemmeny. And know that the first thing I'll be demanding of our next esteemed prisoner of Shadow, is a certain set of coordinates to certain homestead on Polaris 6.|end]] → [[BLAM|end]]

I ... I am sorry, Father ... -hgh- ... his ... location is ... classified ... I even purged ... -ngh- ... my quantship's logs ... immediately upon translocating ... -hnh- ... into this system. To protect Commander Heisencroft ... and the ... -hnh- ... plan. → [[Ah, I see. Well. Then please, just tell me freely of that which weighs most heavily upon your soul. Starting, perhaps, with your most recent such encumbrances?|dishonesttruewillbereborn]] → [[(LIE) Yes, yes, the plan. Which I am, of privy to. He's planning to strike the Light's Flayed Library, yes? Very bold, very bold. However, ah, if ... if you are to be reborn in Her shadow, my son, the, ah, the Shrouded Lady does require you to, ah, entrust her with certain secrets.|dishonestlienotmysecrets]]

Well ... I am ... -hnh- ... dying ... so there's that. But I have given my life in service ... of my Commander and ... the Shrouded Lady and ... I know ... I will be reborn ... -hgh- ... in Shadow ... -hnh- ... Won't I ... Father? → [[Honestly? I doubt it.|dishonestmidpointtruth]] → [[(LIE) Certainly, certainly, my son ... But the Shrouded Lady is concerned for your Commander Heisencroft, is he ... is he safe?|dishonestmidpointlie]]

-hgh- ... They ... are not my secrets ... Father. They are ... military secrets, secrets ... -hnh- ... belonging to the Shadow Forces, and hence already ... to the Shrouded Lady Herself. → [[Right. Right you are. A sound point. Hmm. Well. Then please, my unfortunate soldier of Shadow, just tell me freely of that which weighs most heavily upon your soul. Starting, perhaps, with your most recent such encumbrances?|dishonesttruewillbereborn]] → [[Hmm. I'm sure Commander Heisencroft greatly values your discretion. Tell me: Do you believe the Shrouded Lady does as well?|dishonestmidpointtruth]]

W- ... what ... are you saying ... -hnh- ... F-father ...? → [[That there is no rebirth in Shadow, soldier, and Commander Heisencroft knows it. No Shrouded Lady in the antimatter void to offer her martyrs another go at life. It's nothing but a tale woven by Shadow's highborn to lessen its lowborn soldiers' fear of death.|dishonesttruthshadowlie2]] → [[(LIE) Well, ah ... even here in this hubship's dungeon, news reaches me. Of the war, of so many of our frontline systems recently falling to the Light. Now, there is, isn't there, some danger that the very system upon which you left Heisencroft, whichever it may be, is among them. And, well. I doubt that the Shrouded Lady will grant rebirth in Shadow to one who displays such disinterest in his exalted Commander's fate.|persistent]]

The Shrouded Lady ... knows that he is. Surely you ... would know that ... Father? ... Unless ... Oh. You're not Father Concorde ... -hfgh- ... are you? → [[Who do you think I am?|whoareyou]] → [[(LIE) I ... Yes! Yes I am! Now quickly, before the nerve-eater claims you, tell me where he is!|dishonestlienoyourenot]]

-nfh- ... no ... you're not ... -ngh- ... → [[-sigh- All right, I'm not Father Concorde.|whoareyou]] → [[(LIE) No! No no no, I am Father Concorde and I am telling you the truth, please, please you have to believe me! Now tell me where Commander Heisencroft is!|dishonestlieend]]

You ... -hgh- ... are ... -hnh- ... an inquisitor ... of the Light. → [[I am. Renquist Gamma is my name, and storied and relentless my devotion to the truth. Unlike your commander Heisencroft and his fellow Shadow highborn.|dishonesttruthid]] → [[(LIE) No, my son, I was ... I was merely testing you, of course I am Father Concorde of Shadow! Now quickly, before the poison claims you, tell me where commander Heisencroft is!|dishonestlieend]]

Heh ... I see ... persistent ... but unconvincing. You're not ... Father Concorde ... are you? → [[Who do you think I am?|whoareyou]] → [[(LIE) Yes! Yes I am Father Concorde of Shadow! Now quickly, before the poison claims you, tell me where Commander Heisencroft is!|dishonestlienoyourenot]]

No ... I ... -hgh- ... I don't ... believe you ... → [[Have you ever seen any of Shadow's highborn in battle? Guess why not.|dishonesttruthheisencroftcharge]] → [[(LIE) Scout-sergeant Jemmeny, do you honestly believe that I, a Dark Father of Shadow, would lie about something like that?|dishonestlienotconcorde]]

... but ... no ... Commander Heisencroft ... this time ... he is p-personally leading the ... -hgh- ... charge ... → [[M-hm. And what's so special this time, do you think, hm? Why would he feel the need to personally lead his lowborn soldiers' attack on the Light's Library?|dishonesttrutdontread]]

... I ... ... He ... ... He is ... here ... -hgh- ... aboard this very ... -hngh- ... hubship. → [[Really? How exquisite. LIEUTENANT LAMBDA! DNA scan all personnel. One will refuse, you will have him sedated and brought here. Now as for you, scout of Shadow ...|dishonesttruththankyouagain]]

... -hnh- ... → [[... thank you for your service to the Light. Now where would you like the bullet? Are you a head man or a heart man, as it were?|dishonesttruthchoice]]

... hh ... heart ... → [[Hmm. You know what, I think I'll save my ammo. Enjoy your slow, agonizing death. And know that the cause you are dying for, is and was always a lie.|end]] → [[BLAM|end]]

Who--who's there!? Fa– ... father Concorde? → [[Oh no, unfortunate soldier of Shadow. I am Renquist Gamma, Inquisitor of the forces of Light. And I believe that you know something I need to know.|naiveid]] → [[(LIE) Yes ... yes indeed, my brave, blinded son of Shadow. I am Father Concorde, they captured me as well. Now quick, before the poison claims your tongue, let me take your confession.|dishonestid]]

... N-no ... → [[Oh yes. He needs to make certain that you destroy the Library of the Flayed without first falling for the unfortunate temptation to read any of it. Tell me, scout-sergeant Jemmeny ... is this really the sort of man you want to spend your agonizing death protecting? Or would you rather I gave you a more merciful end?|dishonesttruthheisencrofthere]]

... Are ... are you all right, sir? → [[(LIE) Uh ... Yes. Thank you, lieutenant. That ... that will be all.|dismissed]]

... Sir ... are you sure you're-- → [[DISMISSED, lieutenant!|sigh]]

→ [[-sigh-|rightthen]]

→ [[Oh, blessed Photonia. How in the Halo do I report--|gunfire]]

... what? You're ... -hfh- ... you're lying ... → [[(LIE) If you could see my face, scout Jemmeny, you would know that I am not.|naiveliemidpoint]] → [[(LIE) Really? Well, then I'll make sure they tell her that she dies to serve nothing but your distrust.|naiveliemidpoint]]

blam blam blam blam → [[What the--what's going on out there? ... Hello?|heisencroftsoon]]

Well, well, well, Inquisitor Renquist Gamma of the Light. There you are. → [[... Hulius Heisencroft ...?|comewithme]]

It seems that both our reputations precede us, Inquisitor. Now come along, let's hijack ourselves one of your lovely landing craft and take it for a wee jaunt. Because I'm going to need you to open a certain library door for me. → [[... Oh bugger.|end]]

What ... what are you ... -hgh- ... talking ... about? → [[Tell me, scout Jemmeny ... why do you think Heisencroft is so hell-bent on destroying the Inquisition's Library of the Flayed? |dishonesttruthshadowlie]] → [[Your target here, the Library of the Flayed; Heisencroft wishes to destroy it because its records prove that there is no rebirth in Shadow. No Shrouded Lady in the antimatter void to offer her martyrs another go at life. It's nothing but a tale woven by Shadow's highborn to lessen its lowborn soldiers' fear of death.|dishonesttruthshadowlie2]]

... b-because ... it contains ... all the lies ... of Light? → [[No, scout Jemmeny. Because it contains extensive, hard-won evidence that for centuries, your highborn have been lying to you. Yes, the flayed records prove it: There is no rebirth in Shadow, soldier. No Shrouded Lady in the antimatter void to offer her martyrs another go at life. It's nothing but a tale woven by Shadow's highborn to lessen its lowborn soldiers' fear of death.|dishonesttruthshadowlie2]]

No ... not if you ... truly were one. → [[Heh. Well, you're half right. I'm not Father Concorde, I am an Inquisitor of the Light. But I am telling the truth about your religion. It's all a lie your highborn tell you keep you dying for them. Think about it: Have you ever seen any of them in battle? |dishonesttruthheisencroftcharge]] → [[(LIE) Then you know I am telling the truth, my son.|dishonestliedontbelieve]]

... No ... -ngh- ... you're not ... telling the truth ... because you're ... -hgh - ... not Father Concorde. → [[Heh. Well, you're half right. I'm not Father Concorde, I am an Inquisitor of the Light. But I am telling the truth about your religion. It's all a lie your highborn tell you keep you dying for them. Think about it: Have you ever seen any of them in battle? |dishonesttruthheisencroftcharge]] → [[(LIE) No! No no no, I am Father Concorde and I am telling you the truth, please, please you have to believe me! Now tell me where Commander Heisencroft is!|dishonestlieend]]

– hgh - ... n- ... nice ... tr- ... ... -hkh- → [[What--... Jemmeny? Jemmeny, what-- ... Oh no.|naivetruesilence]]

Hello indeed. → [[Who--who goes there?|heisencroftenters]]

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