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Tali
This initial LE1 page is generated from the explicit Henchman_Tali plot-data group (element 9223).
Personal story
Mentioned Normandy Stolen
Not Sleeping
Loyalty quest
Tali's Pilgrimage
Conversation Count
Conversation Count 1
Plot Bools 4591 · element 9224
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Set_Conversation_Count_1_True(transition 2844, element 9233)
Conversation Count 2
Plot Bools 4592 · element 9225
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Set_Conversation_Count_2_True(transition 2845, element 9234)
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Ready_for_Conversation_2(conditional 1659, element 17210)
Conversation Count 3
Plot Bools 4593 · element 9226
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Set_Conversation_Count_3_True(transition 2846, element 9235)
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ready_for_conversation_3(conditional 1660, element 17211)
Conversation Count 4
Plot Bools 4594 · element 9227
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Set_Conversation_Count_4_True(transition 2847, element 9236)
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Ready_for_conversation_4(conditional 1661, element 17212)
Tali Plot
Tali plot active
Plot Bools 4595 · element 9228
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Set_Tali_plot_active_True(transition 2848, element 9237)
Tali plot complete
Plot Bools 4596 · element 9229
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Set_Tali_plot_complete_True(transition 2849, element 9238)
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Tali_plot_not_resolved(conditional 1744, element 17633)
Has Tali's plot item
Plot Bools 4597 · element 9230
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Tali is princess
Plot Bools 4599 · element 9232
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Set_Tali_is_princess_True(transition 2853, element 9242)
Tali refused
Plot Bools 4600 · element 9243
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Set_Tali_refused_True(transition 2854, element 9244)
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Tali_plot_not_resolved(conditional 1744, element 17633)
Related actions
Time Has Passed
Romance
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Major story involvement
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Dialogue
584 distinct lines in 158 conversations. Search all dialogue records. Open a conversation below to read its lines.
Banter Questions Dialog2 lines
Huh.
Hmm.
Tali'Zorah nar Rayya Dialog165 lines
Checking up on me, Shepard? Don't worry; I'm still here. But as soon as we stop Saren, I'm gone. My Pilgrimage can't wait forever.
We're fugitives on the run. Very exciting, Shepard.
I wonder what the Council would do to us if we got caught?
You don't know my father. Stealing ships is a capital offense among my people. He'd probably want to execute us himself.
I hope you're right.
Good point. Was there something else you wanted to talk about?
That doesn't make me feel any better. Let's talk about something else.
Shepard, I need to talk to you. It's important.
You know the data you took from those geth control nodes? The information you uploaded to Alliance control? I want a copy of it.
Please! You don't understand what this could mean to my people!
Those files have information that could be vital to our efforts to understand the geth. It could be the key to helping us reclaim our homeworld!
Not right away. I'll stay with you as long as it takes to stop Saren. But my people need this!
Not right away. We will need to study it. It could take years. But it will give us new insight into how the geth have changed and evolved over the past centuries.
My people--I--owe you a great debt. One I can never repay.
The only thing I can offer in return is what you already have: my solemn promise to stay with you until Saren and his geth armies are defeated.
Thank you, Shepard.
Maybe even decades. But it's worth the time. This information will give us new insight into how the geth have changed and evolved over the past centuries.
Right. I'm sure the Alliance will have no problem turning it over to my people. Governments are always eager to work with the Migrant Fleet.
You're looking out for your own people. I understand that. I just wish it wasn't at my people's expense.
Don't worry. I'll still do everything I can to help you stop Saren. But as soon as this mission is over, I must resume my Pilgrimage.
Your ship's amazing, Shepard. I've never seen a drive core like this before. I can't believe you were able to fit it into a ship this small.
I'm starting to understand why you humans have been so successful. I had no idea Alliance vessels were so advanced!
A month ago, I was patching a makeshift fuel line into a converted tug ship in the flotilla. Now I'm sitting on board one of the most advanced vessels in Citadel space.
I have to thank you again for bringing me along. Traveling on a vessel like this is a dream come true for me.
We're on the same side here. My people have more reason to hate the geth than anyone, remember?
But you can't blame me for being a little excited. I never dreamed I'd get a chance to travel on a ship as advanced as the Normandy.
It comes with being a quarian. The Migrant Fleet is the key to the survival of my people. Ships are our most valuable resource.
But we don't have anything like this. We make do with cast-offs and second-hand equipment. We just try to keep them running for as long as we can.
Some of the Fleet's larger vessels date all the way back to our original flight from the geth.
They're constantly being repaired, modified, and refitted. They aren't pretty, but they work. Mostly.
We've tried to make ourselves as independent as possible on the flotilla. Grow our own food, mine and process our own fuel.
But some things we just can't make on our own. A patch to maintain the hull integrity requires raw materials we just don't have. That's why our Pilgrimages are so important.
No problem. What do you want to talk about?
I know why I'm here. I'll do whatever I can to help you stop Saren and drive his geth armies back beyond the Veil.
Oh. Hello, Shepard.
Never mind. It's nothing. I'll be fine.
I don't know. Your ship is amazing, and your crew's been really great to me. Especially your chief engineer. But I just sort of feel... out of place.
The Normandy runs so smooth it feels like we're not even moving. And the engines are so quiet. How do you sleep at night?
Back on the flotilla, the last thing you want to hear is silence. It means an engine's died or an air filter's shut down.
I guess you don't have to worry about that here, but old habits die hard.
But it's more than just the silence. This ship feels so empty; it's like half the crew is missing.
Back home, I couldn't wait to go on my Pilgrimage. I couldn't wait to get away from the crowds. Now that I'm out here, I kind of miss them.
That's true. I'm starting to wonder if that's what the Pilgrimage is really about. It's given me a whole new perspective on my people and our culture.
You're probably right. We quarians spend our whole lives traveling, but we really never leave home. The Pilgrimage has given me a whole new perspective on our culture.
You know, there's always a few who go on their Pilgrimages and never return. I always assumed something bad happened to them, but maybe they just wanted a different life.
I could never abandon my people, Shepard. I will go back eventually. But we have to stop Saren first. Otherwise, I might not have a home to go back to.
Don't worry, Shepard. I know what's at stake. If we don't stop Saren, I won't have a home to go back to. I'll be ready when you need me.
Don't worry. Like I said, it's nothing. I'll be there when you need me.
Shepard. I'm glad you're here.
I'm sleeping much better now. I guess I'm getting used to how quiet your ship is.
I think I was a little homesick before. But I'm feeling much better now.
I still think a lot about my Pilgrimage, though. I know Saren's our top priority. But with all the worlds we go to, I was hoping to find something to bring back to the flotilla.
Yes, but it cannot just be some derelict ship my people can use for salvage. It has to be more than that. There's a lot expected of me.
I won't. You have my word on that. But I'm not going to just give up on my search. The Fleet needs the resources we find on our Pilgrimages.
Usually, people bring back something like a derelict ship we can use for salvage. But I need something bigger! There's a lot expected of me.
It's my father. He's the senior member of the Admiralty Board. He's one of only five people who can overrule the decisions of the Conclave for the good of the Migrant Fleet.
My father is responsible for the lives of seventeen million people -- our entire race is in his hands. And I'm his only child.
No, it doesn't work that way. My father's position isn't hereditary. I'll probably never serve on the Admiralty Board myself.
Officially, I'm just the same as any other citizen. But it doesn't work that way in practice. People have always treated me differently because of who my father is.
I probably had it easier than most growing up. But it's not all good. People like my father have enemies. And they're not above using me to get to him.
I know that! I wasn't saying...
See? This is why I don't tell people about my father. It always sounds like I'm bragging. Worse, it gives people this impression that I can never live up to!
My people place a high value on family and ancestry. There's an unspoken expectation that I'll live up to my father's example.
I guess I'm just tired of people judging me because of who my father is.
Everyone's waiting for me to do something great on my Pilgrimage. Something that will forever change our lives for the better.
If I don't, it's like I failed. And that reflects badly on both me and my father.
Yes... I know. But you have to understand quarian culture. We're a very insular society. The events beyond the flotilla don't much matter to the average citizen.
Our greatest dream is that one day, we'll return to our homeworld and drive out the geth. But even if we stop Saren, that's not going to happen.
There's still millions of geth behind the Veil. Until they're gone, our exile will continue.
Something that would help us better understand the geth. They've changed significantly since the exile; they've continued to evolve.
We've done our best to study them, but it's not easy. They're very reclusive. Until recently, they never went beyond the borders of the Veil.
And all the geth we run into now are under Saren's control. We'd need to find geth operating on their own. Independently.
But I don't want this to get in the way of our mission, Shepard. First, we stop Saren. Then I'll worry about my own problems.
Understood, Shepard.
It feels like we're getting near the end, doesn't it, Shepard? With Saren, I mean.
You'll find the Conduit before he does. I know you will. You have to.
And after this is all over, when my Pilgrimage ends and I go back to my own people, I'll be proud to say I was a part of it.
You've been good to me. A lot of people treat quarians like second-class citizens. They just want us to go back to our fleet and disappear.
But you've treated me just like everyone else on your crew. Like an equal. That means a lot. And it says something about you.
Whatever happens, I just want to say thank you for that.
Yeah, I get that feeling, too. But I know you can handle whatever he throws at us. And I'll be right here if you need my help.
But you're the only one doing anything about it. You and your crew.
You took me on board and made me feel like I belonged. Not too many people would do that with a quarian.
That won't happen for a while yet. I'll be right here any time you need me.
Don't worry. You can always count on me.
Understood. I just had to get that out there. And I'm still right here if you need me.
Hey, Shepard. You need something?
When my people reach maturity, we leave our birth ships and seek acceptance with a new crew. It's necessary to maintain genetic diversity among the fleet.
But no ship wants to accept someone who will be a burden on them. So, to prove our worth, we embark on a Pilgrimage.
We set out alone, leaving the flotilla and our families behind us. We only return once we have found something of value we can bring back to the fleet.
This is presented as a gift to the captain of the respective ship we wish to join. If the gift is accepted, we are welcomed into the crew.
That doesn't happen often. Most captains are eager to increase the size of their crew. It increases their own standing in our society.
Even when a gift is not particularly valuable, the captain usually accepts it out of a sense of tradition. However, there is a stigma to presenting a sub-standard gift.
It's not the best way to make a good impression on a new community. Most Pilgrims don't return until they find something worthwhile.
It's not like they just cast us out. Before we leave, we are given lessons in how to survive outside the flotilla, and given gifts to help us on our journey.
We also receive implants to fight off sickness and disease. Generations of living in an isolated and highly controlled environment have left our immune systems weaker than most.
By the time we leave the fleet, we are well-equipped for the Pilgrimage. This is a rite of passage for all quarians. If it were dangerous, our numbers would suffer.
Virtually every Pilgrimage ends with a triumphant return and the ritual presentation of the gift to one of the fleet's captains.
Our lives aren't easy. Resources are scarce and we are constantly on the move. Everything we do must in some way contribute to the continuation of the Migrant Fleet.
There are seventeen million quarians in the flotilla, and each of us relies on the others for survival. The bonds among my people are strong.
Unfortunately, we have had to surrender many of the freedoms and civil liberties other species take for granted.
Well, it's illegal for parents to have more than one child. If our population grows too much, it would strain our resources to their breaking point.
Of course, we also can't allow our numbers to become too few. If our population is in decline, the rule against single births is temporarily repealed.
In extreme cases of population decline, incentives are even offered to encourage multiple births. Though the Conclave hasn't had to take such measures in nearly a century.
The Conclave is our civilian branch of government. Each ship can elect a representative to serve on the Conclave and make decisions that affect the fleet as a whole.
On matters that affect an individual ship, however, the captain has the final say. It's a tradition that dates back to the early days when the fleet was governed by martial law.
Fortunately, most captains nowadays are smart enough to have an elected council from their crew to give them advice and guidance.
In practice. The Conclave and the respective council for each ship tend to set the rules that govern our daily lives. But in theory we are still under military jurisdiction.
The five top-ranking military officials in the fleet serve on the Admiralty Board. These five have the power to overrule any decision by the Conclave in case of emergency.
To do so requires unanimous agreement among the Admiralty. And they can only do this once. After that, the entire Board must resign their posts.
It's a safeguard that's served us well. In nearly three centuries, the Admiralty Board has only overruled the Conclave four times.
I doubt I can tell you anything you don't already know. It's been almost three centuries since they drove my people into exile.
All I know is the story of their origins: what they were when we created them, and how they turned on us.
The geth were originally created to serve as an automated manual labor force. Initially, their intelligence was as limited as any VI.
Over time, we made small modifications to their programming to allow them to perform more varied and complex tasks, bringing them closer and closer to true AI status.
This wasn't true AI research. We may have been skirting the bounds of the law, but we never did anything that was actually illegal.
The changes were so insignificant, so gradual, that we were able to control them. Or so we thought.
But one thing we underestimated was the power of the neural network. A million geth thinking simultaneously created an inherently unstable matrix.
Many of the geth's logic systems were designed to work in concert with other nearby geth. Basically, the more of them you have in a group, the smarter they are.
No, nothing like that. They cannot share sensory data or information. Their programming cannot handle that much simultaneous input.
Each geth maintains an individual awareness and identity. The neural network only operates on a process-based level. It's basically the synthetic equivalent of a subconscious.
But when they're in close proximity, they can coordinate low-level functional processes, freeing up more capacity for original or independent thought.
I'm probably over-simplifying. The geth are incredibly advanced and complex creations. All you need to know is that they get smarter when they gather in large numbers.
As we built more and more geth, their effective intelligence became more sophisticated, more abstract.
One day, a geth began to ask its quarian overseer questions about the nature of its existence. Am I alive? Why am I here? What is my purpose?
As you can imagine, this caused a near-panic among my people.
The geth were created to engage in mundane, repetitive, or dangerous manual labor. That's fine for machines, but it won't satisfy a sentient being for long.
The geth were showing signs of rudimentary self-awareness and independent thought. If the geth were intelligent, then we were essentially using them as slaves.
It was inevitable the newly-sentient geth would rebel against their situation. We knew they would rise up against us. So we acted first.
A general order went out across all quarian-controlled systems to permanently deactivate all geth. The geth responded to this order violently.
We had no other choice! The geth were already on the verge of revolution. By acting quickly, we had a chance to end the war before it began.
The hope was that most of the geth would still be little more than machines, incapable of organized resistance. But they had progressed much further than anyone anticipated.
The war was long and bloody. Millions upon millions of quarians died at their hands. In the end, we were forced to flee our own homeworld.
We feared the geth would pursue us, but they never came beyond the Veil. Now we drift through space, exiles searching for a way to reclaim what was once ours.
We made a mistake when we created the geth in the first place. But we didn't make a mistake when we went to war against them.
If we had not acted, they would have wiped us out! They're a synthetic life-form. They have no use for organics. None!
Why do you think they cut themselves off from the rest of the galaxy? Why do you think they've killed every organic being who's ever tried to contact them?
What does that tell you? The geth are not innocent victims in all this.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get so worked up. Most quarians tend to have pretty strong opinions about the geth.
You really think things would be any different if we'd waited for them to act first? The geth are not innocent victims in all this.
They're the enemy. They want to destroy us. Not just the quarians -- all organic life. That's why they've joined up with Saren. And that's why we have to stop him.
Like what?
It wasn't easy growing up as the daughter of one of the Admiralty. Even before he joined the Board, he was a prominent figure. People looked to him for leadership.
He had to set an example, and he expected the same of his daughter. Plus, he was pretty strict. A military man through and through.
He never allowed me to settle for anything less than excellence. As a kid, I sometimes felt like he was pushing me too hard.
But now I'm old enough to appreciate what he taught me. The world doesn't owe us anything. If we want something in life, we have to earn it.
Mother was around, but she always seemed to kind of blend into the background. Almost like she was overshadowed by my father. He tends to do that to people.
She passed on about five years ago. Some airborne virus that swept through the fleet. Happens sometimes when the filters start to break down.
I think my father took it pretty hard. After she was gone, he became even more focused on his work. I think that was his way of dealing with the grief.
Like I said, it wasn't easy. My father's not the kind of person you bond with. And he wasn't around all that much. Too busy.
People counted on him, and he took his duties seriously. Even when he was around, he always seemed a bit distant. Like his mind was always somewhere else.
Come to think of it, I can't ever remember seeing him smile. Not once. It's like he was always weighed down by all that responsibility.
I mean, I know he cares about me, but he never really showed it. Not in the usual way. I guess the best thing I can say about my father is that I respect him.
See you later.
I could get used to living like this.
I love this place -- the crowds, the action. It's great!
Why would anyone want to live here?
If my people found an uninhabited world like this, they'd just keep on looking.
I've never seen snow before. Can't say I'm impressed.
I don't like it here. Too muggy.
This place gives me the creeps.
Saren's got to be close now!
I'm here, Shepard.
Ready when you are.
With you all the way.
Dr. Saleon Without Garrus2 lines
We know what kind of work you do here, doctor.
Garrus will be upset he wasn't here to deal with the doctor himself.
Combat Banter 00 Dialog2 lines
Take out those hostiles!
Now is not the time!
Banter 00 Dialog3 lines
Quickly, before it's too late!
Saren is trying to take control of the Citadel!
We have to stop him before he brings back the Reapers!
Banter 01 Dialog1 line
Don't worry about me, Shepard. Quarians are used to making spacewalks. It comes in handy if we have to make repairs on our ships.
Choice Dialog7 lines
Are you sure about this, Shepard? Human casualties will be very high if you send your fleet in now.
This is bigger than humanity. Sovereign's a threat to every organic species in the galaxy!
True. That's why you can't waste reinforcements trying to save the Council. You must hold them back until the Citadel arms open up and the human fleet can go after Sovereign!
I hope the Council appreciates this.
Let the Council die to save the galaxy. A tough decision. I hope you made the right choice.
Quick! Open the station's arms. Maybe the fleet can take Sovereign down before he regains control of the station!
See if you can open a communications channel.
Saren2 Dialog2 lines
Looks like Saren got more than he bargained for with those upgrades.
He's dead.
Administrator Anoleis Dialog6 lines
I'm so glad you've decided to help us.
Yes, of course he is.
Excuse me, his what?
Commandos? Odd that you shouldn't mind their presence.
Let him be stubborn, Shepard. I'm sure someone else here is willing to help us.
I had no idea we were so troubling to your bottom line.
Banter 00 Dialog2 lines
My people have dealt with the corporations on Noveria in the past. They pay well, and they don't ask any questions.
From all I've heard, blizzards are quite common here.
Giannaparasini Dialog2 lines
Lorik is offering a lot of money. A pass can open one door. Credits can open many.
If Lady Benezia is here, it might be wise to bring Liara along. She knows her mother better than we do.
Kairastirling Dialog1 line
You're here off-duty, breaking the law for bribe money. You expect us to feel bad for stopping you?
Lorikquiin Dialog2 lines
The Board was already investigating Anoleis. They're concerned about the worm in their own fruit.
Males of all species have strange ideas of what asari are like.
Mallenecalis Dialog1 line
What's your interest in Binary Helix? They do genetics work.
Rafaelvargas Dialog1 line
I'll keep that in mind.
Trig02 Maeko Greet Dialog2 lines
Home is a state of mind.
I'll be behind you. That armor's in good condition?
Trig09 Maeko Post Garage Dialog2 lines
If I were to guess, the Matriarch packed them in the shipping containers she arrived with.
The same thing that happens to all species, Captain. Evolution.
Trig11 Si Guards Dialog1 line
How do you rate your confidence in that? Ninetieth percentile? Is a 10% chance of death acceptable?
Trig12 Garage Ambush Dialog1 line
I'd say these are what the Matriarch had in the crates.
Banter 00 Dialog2 lines
The appeal of winter wears thin very quickly.
I'm wearing an environmental suit, and I'm still freezing.
Ice Hmf Mira Dialog1 line
Turn off the heat, and hope the cold puts whatever you've unleashed to sleep. Nice.
Trig01 Krogan Sniper Dialog1 line
There's a krogan up there!
Trig03 Sentry Face Dialog1 line
Why are the turrets facing the wrong way?
Trig04 Mira Off Dialog1 line
A backup power system, Shepard. Must be for the station mainframe.
Trig05 Airvents1 Dialog2 lines
What was that?
Animals? Wind? This place is in bad shape.
Trig06 Mira Welcome Dialog1 line
We'll need to get the reactors back online.
Trig09 Coolant Clue Dialog1 line
The He3 fuel line's cut.
Trig13 Salarian Suicide Dialog2 lines
He killed himself because he was part of whatever happened here?
He might disagree. Many salarians believe in a "wheel of life." I believe your people call it "reincarnation."
Trig15 Krogan Decon Dialog1 line
I could bypass the door. It looks like the trams to the subsidiary stations are beyond it.
Trig19 Rachni Encounter Dialog2 lines
I've never seen anything like them.
I've never seen anything like them. Maybe someone in the labs knows.
Hanolar Dialog1 line
I've heard that word before.
Matriarch Dialog1 line
Knowing the relay's coordinates isn't enough. We need to know where to go from there.
Rachniqueen Dialog3 lines
Makes sense. A baby left alone in a closet until she's sixteen won't be sane.
Look. Those tanks? Acid. Strong enough to kill anything, no matter its biology. They wouldn't have installed that if they weren't afraid of the consequences of her getting loose.
She's the last of her race, Commander. We don't have the objectivity to judge her.
Talinsomaai Dialog1 line
Let me guess. Saren, the Spectre?
Trig04 Lab Ambush Dialog1 line
I thought she seemed odd.
Trig10 Lab Exit Dialog1 line
She killed the guard, Shepard. Just for being in her way.
Mira Dialog2 lines
Who would have those codes?
Important safety tip: don't hit big red buttons.
Tartakovsky Dialog1 line
She must be at Rift Station, then.
Trigger Dialog6 lines
I believe that is our target.
There must be a way to disable that gun.
That must be the salarian camp.
Looks like an alarm hub over there. Might take the heat off.
There's an alarm hub over here. It may be useful if we're detected.
Ready to move on your word, Shepard.
Banter 00 Dialog1 line
This world is beautiful. Too bad it's been contaminated by Saren and his geth.
Captainupdate Dialog1 line
Ready, Shepard.
Trigger Dialog3 lines
A geth flyer. It appears to be refueling.
Perhaps we should prevent it from attacking the other teams.
Curious. The geth certainly wanted to keep us away from that outpost.
Banter 00 Dialog2 lines
This place is an abomination. Saren's research must be destroyed.
The salarians are counting on us, Shepard. We can't let them down.
Kro Docdroyas Dialog1 line
Saren's not here. You get to deal with us.
Sal Psyrana Dialog2 lines
You helped him and you didn't even know why?
I believe you enjoyed that, Shepard.
Slv Fanatic01 Dialog1 line
Something's not right here, Shepard.
Slv Mindless01 Dialog6 lines
These look docile. Their minds are gone.
Are you sure, Shepard? At best they might hurt themselves. If there is any sense left in them, they might be directed to harm us.
Very well. At least the blast will eventually end it.
It's safest, but I would prefer they be put out of their misery.
It's what I would want.
It is all that we can do for them.
Sovereign Dialog9 lines
There's nothing we can do here. Ideas, Shepard?
I get the feeling something bad is about to happen.
What is that? Some kind of VI interface?
I don't think this is a VI...
The Protheans vanished 50,000 years ago. You couldn't have been there. It's impossible!
Cycle? What cycle?
They're harvesting us! Letting us advance to the level they need, then wiping us out!
Shepard! Are you okay?
Shepard, look over here. It's another beacon. Like the one on Eden Prime.
Trigger Dialog7 lines
I hope they're ready for this.
We've got access to base security. We can cut the alarms from here. Maybe even trigger alarms on the far side of the base.
It'll clear the guards out for us, but they might be too much for the salarian teams to handle.
Salarians? Right. The captain said he had lost some of his regiment.
They were indoctrinated. What's going on in this place?
This must be where they're researching the cure for the genophage.
Fair enough. If we stop stragglers from spreading the word to additional teams, we should be able to handle things.
Trigger Dialog3 lines
That turret could punch some nasty holes in the Normandy.
Looks like they're sending reinforcements.
More geth. In the elevator.
Trig02 Base Fallback Dialog1 line
Trying to knock down the front door seems stupid. Maybe we could find a side window?
Asariscientist Dialog1 line
Any idea how we get out of this place?
Banter 00 Dialog2 lines
My people have searched many generations for a world to call home. If we landed here, we'd just keep searching.
Even the geth wouldn't want to live in this heat.
Party Comment1 Dialog1 line
It looks like this cavern formed around the ruin. After it was built.
Party Comment2 Dialog1 line
This is fascinating. It is not like the Citadel's architecture at all.
Trig02 Mining Laser Dialog1 line
The focusing lenses are still intact. I bet we can get this working again.
Trig04 Elevator Ride Dialog3 lines
Saren's looking for the Conduit. You're a Prothean expert. He probably wants you to help him find it.
What the hell was that?
He needs to move faster.
Banter 00 Dialog2 lines
My people once tried to find this world. We hoped we could settle here. But we didn't know it would feel so... unwelcome.
We shouldn't be here. Not us. Not the geth. Not Saren.
Trig Door00 Dialog4 lines
We have to get inside this bunker before Saren finds the Conduit!
There's no way we're getting past that door with brute force.
Saren found some way to open it. There must be some kind of security override somewhere in this complex.
We'll have to find some way to get it up and running again.
Trig Door01 Dialog1 line
Looks like shutting down the security system wasn't enough. We'll have to restore the power if we want this door to open.
Trig Door03 Dialog2 lines
Okay, who votes we take the vehicle into the creepy, underground bunker?
Good idea. The firepower will come in handy.
Armatures Active Dialog3 lines
Those armatures out there look like they're up and running again.
When we disengaged the lockdown, the automated defense system must have kicked in and reactivated them.
This might work to our advantage. If the Prothean defense programs are controlling them, the armatures might actually see the geth as invaders.
Security System Done Dialog3 lines
Come on. Saren's already got a headstart. We have to go find him before he reaches the Conduit.
Unless he's already found it. Then we're just walking into a trap.
That's a chance we'll have to take.
Security System Start Dialog3 lines
This place still has power. It must be running off its own generator.
I bet this is the command center for the entire complex. Saren's troops must have sealed the doors from here after he went inside.
We'll have to figure out how to disengage the security lockdown if we ever want to get inside that bunker.
Trig A Dialog2 lines
What is this? Some kind of defense bunker?
Probably. The Protheans could have used this elevator to deploy reinforcements to protect the rest of the complex.
Trig Armature Dialog3 lines
What do you think the geth are doing with those armatures?
Looks like they hooked them into the Prothean maintenance bays to make repairs. The security lockdown must have deactivated them.
I just hope they don't suddenly become active again.
Trig Bc Dialog3 lines
That thing wasn't flashing before. What's going on?
It must have activated when we disengaged the security lockdown. Looks like some kind of operations pod.
The Protheans probably used it to control the automated defenses.
Trig D Dialog2 lines
It's a massacre out there! The armatures are wiping out the geth!
They're being controlled by the station's automated defense programs. They're attacking anything that isn't Prothean. If we go out there they'll attack us too.
Watcher Dialog5 lines
Hold on... something's happening.
Sounds like some kind of message. But I don't recognize the language.
It's probably in Prothean. This recording must be 50,000 years old. No wonder we can't understand it.
Incredible! The Cipher must have transferred an understanding of the Prothean language into your mind.
What's it saying? Can you make out anything useful?
Trig A Dialog3 lines
Please! Try to remember why we're here. Saren, the Conduit, the fate of the entire known galaxy?
I thought Saren would have set some kind of trap or ambush for us. They must have been in too much of a hurry.
Or we just haven't run into it yet.
Trig B Dialog5 lines
What are all those things on the wall? Some kind of containers?
They look like stasis pods. The Protheans probably tried to keep themselves alive through cryogenic freezing.
Something must have gone wrong, though. This bunker became their tomb. The pods are dead... and so is anyone inside.
All of them? There must be hundreds of those pods.
What was Saren expecting to find here? There's nothing left but corpses.
Trig C Dialog3 lines
I don't think Saren's behind this.
What's happening?
It's a trap! Saren must have set an ambush!
Watcher Dialog6 lines
Looks like some kind of VI program. Pretty badly damaged.
Wait a minute. How come I can understand you? Why aren't you speaking the Prothean language?
There were hundreds of stasis pods out there! You just shut them down? You killed them?
I bet they didn't tell the "non-essential" staff about this contingency.
Wait. Where's the Citadel's master control unit? I've never heard of anything like that.
Nothing's happening. Downloading that data file must have burned the system out.
Conduit Dialog2 lines
There! The Conduit! It's incredible!
We don't have time to admire the view. We have to get through that relay... and these geth aren't going to make it easy on us.
Caleston Done Dialog5 lines
I'm not familiar with that world.
The relay's in the Terminus Systems. They're not fond of Alliance ships over there. Or Spectres.
And then there's the Cipher. I'm not sure what that other asari did to you, but she did something.
When was the last time you ate? Or slept? Dr. Chakwas should take a look at you.
And her biotics will come in handy when the fighting starts.
Feros Done Dialog2 lines
Forget it. The Mu Relay's inside the Terminus Systems. Alliance ships are not welcome there. Neither are Spectres.
I'm not familiar with that planet.
Ilos Approach Dialog1 line
The descent angle's too steep!
Noveria Done Dialog3 lines
We can't follow him! That relay's inside the Terminus Systems. They're not fond of Alliance ships over there. Or Spectres.
Benezia helped us in the end. Maybe Liara will, too. At the very least, we should head for the Artemis Tau cluster to find her.
Of course, Shepard. I was only trying to help.
Virmire Done Dialog3 lines
Forget it. The Mu Relay's inside the Terminus Systems. Alliance ships are not welcome there. Neither are Spectres.
I'm not familiar with that planet.
But how are we going to find him? Or the Conduit?
Triggers Dialog2 lines
According to these data logs, the survey team unearthed some kind of alien technology.
I've heard of this. Machine cultists. The survey team must have unearthed some alien technology that turned them into mindless fanatics.
Data Module Dialog3 lines
This is the surveillance drone. But where's the data module?
Over there! That... thing has it!
No weapons! We could damage the data module!
Triggers Dialog4 lines
Over there! Don't let the geth catch him!
He dropped the data module!
It's a miracle the data module's still intact. Joker should be able to transmit this info to Alliance Command.
That was a little extreme, wasn't it?
Comatose Dialog6 lines
Looks like that machine is keeping him alive.
I'm not seeing any brain activity on the readouts. He's dead. This body is just an empty shell.
You're right. Better to just leave him be for now.
It's your decision, Shepard. But maybe we should wait until we know more about what's going on before we do anything.
It's your call, Shepard. But nobody wants to be kept alive by machines.
You did the right thing, Shepard.
Trig Bodies Dialog1 line
Keelah...
Triggers Dialog5 lines
Looks like this vessel was abandoned.
Most of the systems are shut down. It's just running on basic life support.
Somebody set that trap. The whole place could be wired.
What was that? Is there somebody else on this ship?
Watch out!
Mariedurand Dialog1 line
This isn't the first time we've seen this. Will your unit be all right here?
Trig01 Supplies Dialog4 lines
According to this, they received a supply ship just two days ago. The rachni must have attacked since then.
One moment. These things are drones, dispatched at irregular intervals from different depots. To reduce the likelihood of tracking.
I have it. This one came from Argos Rho.
Whoever programmed that freighter didn't take any pains to scrub or alter their data.
Datalog Dialog1 line
A rachni experiment gone awry. Again.
Sp108 Diplomat Dialog2 lines
You wanted your sister dead?
I'm glad you're not my sister.
Trap Dialog1 line
We've got to get in there before they execute the chairman!
Engine Triggers Dialog4 lines
That's all of them, Shepard. Let's nudge this rock onto a new course.
We've got control of thruster alpha.
We've got control of thruster beta.
We've got control of thruster gamma.
Party Triggers Dialog7 lines
I think there's someone behind that door, Shepard. Maybe one of the engineering staff?
We've got fourty-five minutes to do this, Shepard.
We've got fifteen minutes to get control of the engines, Commander.
Ten minutes, Shepard. We should hurry.
We've got five minutes left. Whatever we're going to do, do it fast.
Two minutes to the red line, Shepard.
One minute, Shepard. We have to go!
Triggers Dialog6 lines
Weird. I expected one of these outposts to be the main base of operations for this incursion.
Hold on. This receiver's picking up some kind of transmission. Based on the signal strength, I'd say it's coming from inside this star cluster.
It must be a message from the primary geth base. We can use the signal to lock onto its location and go eliminate them!
Three more outposts to go.
Two outposts done. We're halfway there.
Just one more outpost left.
Triggers Dialog6 lines
According to the log files, the ship was out near the Perseus Veil. Looks like they found some kind of alien artifact.
They brought it on board and then... this is really weird, Shepard. They plotted a course straight into the Perseus Veil. Like they wanted the geth to find them.
The entries don't make a lot of sense after that. It's like the captain's mind was falling apart. I don't see anything about how they got back into human territory.
Husks. The ship's probably crawling with them.
I don't think we're going to find any survivors.
The geth turned them into husks and left the ship where someone would find it. Trying to show us what happens to anyone who goes into the Veil.
Triggers Dialog5 lines
What happened to this colony?
I've got a bad feeling about this...
How horrible. The entire colony must have been... transformed.
These logs place the blame for this on a group called Cerberus, whoever they are.
Cerberus. Should've known they were behind this.
Distress Call Dialog3 lines
Looks like the signal's coming from that wreckage.
Careful, Shepard. I've got a bad feeling about this.
Geth! It's a trap!
Gate Dialog2 lines
I don't see any way in. Let's leave them alone.
I bet we can hack the door open.
Major Kyle Dialog1 line
Your pilot can have an Alliance Command patrol pick Major Kyle up. I just hope you know what you're doing, Shepard.
Mastermind Dialog2 lines
Seismic charge. Someone did that on purpose.
What do we do now, Shepard?
Trig01 Mine Dialog4 lines
The signal's coming from a mine?
A trap. It has to be.
I agree. The probe didn't crash. Someone moved it here.
All right, Shepard.
Trigger Dialog1 line
Alliance soldiers. Looks like they were lured here by the distress beacon.
Triggers Dialog5 lines
Looks like Cerberus has other bases on this world, Shepard.
I wonder what Cerberus horrors we'll find at the next base.
Shepard, over there. It's Admiral Kahoku.
Cerberus must have tracked him down.
One last stop to make, Shepard. We owe Kahoku that much.
Sp Follower Interject Dialog31 lines
Is it true humans stopped using the biotic implants you were fitted with, Lieutenant?
That makes sense. What use is harnessing that power if it causes more harm than good to your people?
Biotics are rare among quarians. I don't believe I've seen anyone except the asari with your strength, Lieutenant.
The worlds we abandoned when the geth revolted serve as just such an example. It is a reminder of our mortality.
My people are wanderers, not military leaders. All this fighting seems strange. It must be more familiar for you, Chief Williams.
Is it common for human women to be front-rank fighters, Chief Williams? I know that salarian women do not serve in the military.
On the flotilla, we don't have the luxury of sexism. We need the best hands for every available job.
It's necessary, Chief Williams. Even if it comes to a full-scale war, someone has to provide food to eat and a home to return to.
Do you ever regret leaving Citadel Security to pursue Saren, Garrus?
I'm pleased that the imminent destruction of all organic life has improved your career opportunities.
Garrus--if you do not mind me asking--how do you feel about hunting a turian?
Things are different among my people. There are so few of us. We are expected to be loyal, even when it is difficult.
How so? The Normandy is built for stealth, not combat.
If it comes to a fight, I'd prefer a flotilla ship. It's easier to trust what you've worked on yourself.
How can you fight your own people, Wrex? There aren't that many of you left.
Wrex, forgive the impertinence, but you are not like the krogan described in the stories on the flotilla.
Do krogan size up everyone for a fight, even friends and allies?
With all this exploration of Prothean culture, this must be like a survey for you, Liara.
Yes. Most of the technology I had hoped to bring back to the flotilla has subsequently attempted to kill us.
Your biotic skill is extremely impressive, Doctor T'soni. Is that typical among asari?
And the asari are the most advanced race on the Council. I wonder if all Citadel races will eventually be natural biotics.
You must welcome civilization after so long a time in the Prothean ruins.
The ship I grew up on was always full of noise and people. The solitude of a dig site would drive me crazy.
The geth killed billions and forced us from our homeworld. Most quarians believe we have paid properly for our mistake.
As the turians are properly contrite for releasing the genophage upon the krogan?
Do the krogan talk about starting a foolish war that resulted in the turians sterilizing your people?
No. Living in the clean environment of the flotilla has weakened our immune systems. The environmental suits protect against diseases.
Many think less of quarians for traveling in the flotilla, and for creating the geth. They see us as scavengers, little better than thieves.
I am glad that some still remember the contributions my people have made.
It is necessary, Chief Williams. Even if it comes to a full-scale war, someone has to provide food to eat and a home to return to.
Your biotic skill is extremely impressive, Doctor T'Soni. Is that typical among asari?
News Vid Dialog9 lines
If the evidence is worth trying to kill me for, I hope it is sufficient to motivate the Council.
A lone quarian with no credentials? The Council would laugh me out of the chambers. That is, if Saren hadn't killed me by then.
Whatever we find, be cautious. If this were simply an automated trap, Saren would have triggered it as well.
If this were simply an automated trap, Saren would have triggered it. What do you think this is?
Just like my people. But they also gave us a chance to save ourselves. We must hurry!
It's tragic. For all their great achievements, the Protheans lost everything, just like my people. Even their last plan failed.
At least the geth are a known quantity. Who knows what the beasts in the tunnels are like?
This is going to be bad, isn't it? Fai Dan said there was no cover out there.
A lone quarian with no credentials? The Council would laugh me out of the chambers. That is, if Saren hadn't killed me by then.
Banter 00 Dialog3 lines
So much empty space. A thousand of my people could live here and hardly even see each other.
They built a lake on a space station! I can't even imagine the resources needed to maintain it.
My people used to have an embassy here. But after we created the geth, we were no longer welcome.
Banter 01 Dialog1 line
The krogan rebelled against the Council, yet they have a statue on the Citadel. And we quarians still live as outcasts.
Banter 02 Dialog1 line
The Protheans obviously understood the aesthetic value of the mass relays. Something we quarians have learned to appreciate during our wanderings.
Executor Dialog1 line
You expect us to believe none of your officers are corrupt?
Terra Firma Dialog2 lines
What happened at the mass relay was a misunderstanding. If you saw a child about to touch a gun, wouldn't you stop them?
Next you're going to ask for a picture together with Shepard. So you can show people how close you are to the military.
Trig Ai Machine Dialog3 lines
This is it. I'll see if I can find out where those stolen credits are going.
Or not.
How can you say that to this thing? You know it will turn on us!
Xeltan Dialog1 line
You are mistaken. See this if you don't believe us.
Banter 00 Dialog2 lines
When I first arrived on the Citadel, I spent nearly three hours being questioned by the officers here before they would let me enter the wards.
Quarians aren't too popular with Citadel Security. They think we're all beggars and thieves.
Banter 01 Dialog1 line
The Normandy is amazing, Shepard. It's an honor to be among her crew.
Chellik Dialog2 lines
Always thinking ahead, Detective?
Just buy the weapons? That's it?
Jahleed Dialog3 lines
It's a shame, but you should have considered the consequences before you acted.
Chorban? Wasn't that the salarian who asked us to scan the keepers?
I've met some dangerous scientists in my time.
Banter 00 Dialog3 lines
A few of my people have visited here on their Pilgrimage. But their descriptions of the wards hardly do them justice.
I love this place! The crowds, the action -- it's great!
I could get used to living like this.
Banter 01 Dialog1 line
This music is... interesting. I wonder if I can find a copy to bring back to the flotilla?
Banter 02 Dialog1 line
Dancers are highly respected among my people. But I get the feeling these women are not held in high esteem.
Black Market Dialog1 line
Things have changed, Morlan.
Chorban Dialog3 lines
What makes the data so valuable?
Your lies are catching up with you. We spoke with your friend, Jahleed.
What about the volus? What should we do with him?
Dr. Chloe Michel Dialog2 lines
He spoke of someone named Banes.
What about your captain?
Jax Dialog1 line
That looks right.
Jenna Dialog1 line
She puts on a brave face.
Rita Dialog1 line
And yet, you seem less than pleased.
Schells Dialog2 lines
You could put your talents to better use.
You were cheating, though, weren't you?
Septimus Dialog4 lines
Then why create rumors and lies about this woman?
It would be more productive than sitting here.
Why would he think such a thing?
Are we going to give up just like that?
Trig 02 Jennas Contact Dialog1 line
That was odd. What was he trying to tell us?
Trig Ai Conv1 Dialog1 line
Someone rigged this machine to funnel credits their way. I'll run a trace.
Trig Ai Conv2 Dialog1 line
Looks like they bounced their signal off a relay. I'll trace the new signal.
Trig Ai Conv3 Dialog1 line
Another relay! Whoever it is, they're somewhere on the Presidium.
Banter 00 Dialog1 line
We've tried to create organic environments back on the flotilla. But we lack the space for anything as grand as this.
Banter 01 Dialog2 lines
Three hundred years ago, the geth drove my people into exile. We asked the Council to wipe the synthetics out, but they ignored our pleas.
Maybe if they'd listened, we wouldn't be here now.
Captain Dialog2 lines
That's a restricted area patrolled by armed guards. How are you going to get in?
He won't just stand by while you use his computer.
Council Spectre Induction Dialog2 lines
I thought the ambassador would be a little more grateful. He didn't even thank you.
Right behind you, Shepard.
Unc Banter 00 Dialog3 lines
You lead, I'll follow.
I'm right here.
Ready whenever you are.
Banter 00 Dialog2 lines
These people are brave, but the geth are relentless. My people know this better than anyone.
These colonists may not have much, but this is their home. They will fight to the death to defend it.
Calanthablake Dialog1 line
I see no major injury, but something must be causing her pain.
Iannewstead Dialog2 lines
This one is no longer fit. We should leave him.
Watch out!
Machadoyle Dialog1 line
Her discomfort seems very real. Constant threat will do that.
Trig Command Post Dialog2 lines
The transmitter is helping them communicate. We must destroy it.
That's it. I think we've managed to stop them.
Trig Skyway Warning Dialog1 line
Traveling on foot seems unwise.
Trig Valves Dialog2 lines
This valve looks like part of a large system. There are likely others we need to activate as well.
There. That did it! The system is active.
Trig Wrongway2 Dialog1 line
If you wish me to follow, I will, Commander, but we are headed the wrong way.
Trigger Dialog12 lines
A good view of where we need to go.
The geth ignored these beasts. Their only targets were the colony survivors.
The geth will be back. Update Fai Dan, but don't take long. We should roll out the vehicle and find where the geth are bunkered.
And now to the geth base. Expect heavy resistance.
Fai Dan will be interested in the other survivors. As leader, I would be.
As you would have it, Commander Shepard.
What about the nerve grenades we acquired? We could potentially incapacitate the colonists.
It's a shame there is no other way. Their actions are not their own.
That thing was not one of the colonists. No amount of infection could have done that.
They definitely want to keep us from the ship. We've got to move one of those cargo blocks.
There's the target, Shepard. Can you make sense of the controls?
They are bunkered around the Borealis. We'll have to move one of its cargo blocks once we're topside.
Banter 00 Dialog2 lines
In all our wanderings, my people have never come across any creature like this!
Is this thing a plant or an animal? Or something in between?
Thorianasari Dialog4 lines
She tried to manipulate Saren. But in the end, her plan backfired.
What was that? Shepard, are you all right?
You look a little unsteady, Shepard. Perhaps you should return to the Normandy.
Then whatever it is, we cannot let him have it.
Trig 01 Entry Dialog7 lines
All right, we just need to find this creature and determine what it... what it....
That is the cutting for the assayer. Now we just have to....
Keelah, what is that?
We must find a weak spot on the creature before more copies of the asari show up!
Over here, Commander! Definitely something different in this area.
It is hurting, Commander Shepard. We're on the right track.
It seems it has learned more than speech from the commando. Biotics too.
Banter 00 Dialog2 lines
The geth have brought ruin to this world. As they do to every world.
This city was once a marvel of Prothean technology. Now it's nothing but a graveyard.
Gunman Dialog1 line
What is it about you that makes people assume we enjoy being in harm's way?
Juliannabaynham Dialog2 lines
They live, though the geth have devastated their colony.
We might be able to adapt a concussion grenade to deploy it.
Radiochatter Dialog5 lines
We're receiving a weak comm signal. I can't pinpoint its location through the geth interference.
More chatter, Commander Shepard. I still can't get a fix on the location.
Dealing with the geth is more important.
Whoever that is, they must be close to have seen us.
We seem to have caused some concern.
Banter 00 Dialog1 line
I doubt anyone's still alive in here. The geth are very thorough.
Banter 01 Dialog2 lines
The layout of this room reminds me of the temples my people used to build. Do you think the geth were using it for religious services?
The geth blur the line between organic and synthetic life. It's natural to assume they seek understanding from a higher power.
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The geth use these claws to anchor their ships to the sides of buildings.
It will be difficult. We can check the other claws for weaknesses, but the geth are very thorough.
Same as before. We don't have the ordnance to blow this claw. Let's keep looking.
This is interesting, Commander Shepard. A containment lab of some kind.
Very good! The field barring the exit will be down. Now we can go deal with this Thorian creature.
Not much force across the whole system. Is there some way to isolate it on a single door?
Jeff “Joker” Moreau Dialog1 line
I hope that ship was full of those geth bastards!
Lizbeth Dialog1 line
Thorian? What is that, exactly?
Trigger Dialog5 lines
Resistance will be extremely heavy once we are inside.
Typical geth deployment. We'll need another route in.
A one-way drop, Shepard.
This area seems almost... serene. Typical geth pantomime of organic behavior.
Lizbeth probably ran for the exit when the power fell and the fields dropped.
Vi Dialog2 lines
It's no wonder they were behaving so oddly.
Your pilot should be warned.