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Rachniqueen Dialog

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Conversation key
ice60_rachniqueen_dlg
Package
Rift Station — Streamed subarea — Design, gameplay, and Kismet logic BIOA_ICE60_12_DSG
BIOA_ICE60_12_DSG_LOC_INT.pcc
Organization
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RachniqueenThis one. Serves as our voice. We cannot sing. Not in these low spaces. Your musics are colorless.E0 · string 84076 · transition 1291:-13 choices
AgreeChoice 1

Wheel

I don't understand you.

Shepard says

Musics? What?

File location
Response
Reply R0, from link 1
Wheel string
84236
Spoken string
84211
RachniqueenYour way of communicating is strange. Flat. It does not color the air. When we speak, one moves all.E1 · string 84078
Urdnot WrexThis is going to be a fun conversation.E2 · string 84079 · conditional 415:-1
RachniqueenWe are the mother. We sing for those left behind. The children you thought silenced.E5 · string 84080
RachniqueenWe are rachni.E6 · string 855894 choices
Ashley WilliamsThis is gonna be a fun conversation.E3 · string 94092 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: We are the mother. We sing for those left behind. The children you thought silenced.
Continues at: We are the mother. We sing for those left behind. The children you thought silenced.
RachniqueenOur kind sing through touchings of thought. We pluck the strings, and the other understands. She is weak to urging.E7 · string 84081
RachniqueenShe has colors we have no names for. But she is ending. Her music is bittersweet. It is beautiful.E8 · string 84082
RachniqueenYou are not in harmony with those who hoped to control us.E12 · string 84084 · conditional 2567:1 · transition 2102:-1
RachniqueenWhat will you sing? Will you release us? Are we to fade away once more?E25 · string 101539
Urdnot WrexThere are acid tanks rigged up on that thing. Set them off. Millions of my ancestors died to put these things down. Don't let them come back.E26 · string 84085 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: They made a mistake. They let the krogan go too far. This is a chance for us to atone. She has done nothing to us.Continues at: Commander, there's some old grudges in the galaxy. Grudges humans should stay out of. If we kill her, we kill the entire race.Continues at: She's the last of her race, Commander. We don't have the objectivity to judge her.Continues at: If you kill her, you consign an entire race to death. We should let the Citadel Council decide her fate.Continues at: We'd be making a whole race extinct. I don't want that on my conscience when I go to the final judgment.
Ashley WilliamsCommander, I don't trust this thing. We know its kind are killers. The tank is rigged with acid. I recommend using it.E27 · string 84086 · conditional 415:-1 · transition 2815:-1
Continues at: They made a mistake. They let the krogan go too far. This is a chance for us to atone. She has done nothing to us.Continues at: Commander, there's some old grudges in the galaxy. Grudges humans should stay out of. If we kill her, we kill the entire race.Continues at: She's the last of her race, Commander. We don't have the objectivity to judge her.Continues at: If you kill her, you consign an entire race to death. We should let the Citadel Council decide her fate.Continues at: We'd be making a whole race extinct. I don't want that on my conscience when I go to the final judgment.
Garrus VakarianThe rachni were a threat to the galaxy. Those tanks are filled with acid. If she gets out of hand, they dissolve her.E28 · string 84087 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: They made a mistake. They let the krogan go too far. This is a chance for us to atone. She has done nothing to us.Continues at: Commander, there's some old grudges in the galaxy. Grudges humans should stay out of. If we kill her, we kill the entire race.Continues at: She's the last of her race, Commander. We don't have the objectivity to judge her.Continues at: If you kill her, you consign an entire race to death. We should let the Citadel Council decide her fate.Continues at: We'd be making a whole race extinct. I don't want that on my conscience when I go to the final judgment.
Tali'Zorah nar RayyaLook. 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.E29 · string 84088 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: They made a mistake. They let the krogan go too far. This is a chance for us to atone. She has done nothing to us.Continues at: Commander, there's some old grudges in the galaxy. Grudges humans should stay out of. If we kill her, we kill the entire race.Continues at: She's the last of her race, Commander. We don't have the objectivity to judge her.Continues at: If you kill her, you consign an entire race to death. We should let the Citadel Council decide her fate.Continues at: We'd be making a whole race extinct. I don't want that on my conscience when I go to the final judgment.
Kaidan AlenkoCommander. Those tanks on her enclosure? They're acid. Strong enough to dissolve any living creature. They must have installed them for a reason.E30 · string 84089 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: They made a mistake. They let the krogan go too far. This is a chance for us to atone. She has done nothing to us.Continues at: Commander, there's some old grudges in the galaxy. Grudges humans should stay out of. If we kill her, we kill the entire race.Continues at: She's the last of her race, Commander. We don't have the objectivity to judge her.Continues at: If you kill her, you consign an entire race to death. We should let the Citadel Council decide her fate.Continues at: We'd be making a whole race extinct. I don't want that on my conscience when I go to the final judgment.
RachniqueenThe children we birthed were stolen from us before they could learn to sing. They are lost to silence.E13 · string 84143 · transition 2102:-1
RachniqueenEnd their suffering. They cannot be saved. They will only cause harm as they are.E14 · string 841444 choices
RachniqueenThe sky is quiet now. Our mothers' songs are lost. And those who slew us now walk to meet the same fate.E9 · string 85948
Urdnot WrexWe're not gonna die, bitch.E10 · string 98825 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: You are not in harmony with those who hoped to control us.Continues at: The children we birthed were stolen from us before they could learn to sing. They are lost to silence.
Continues at: You are not in harmony with those who hoped to control us.Continues at: The children we birthed were stolen from us before they could learn to sing. They are lost to silence.
RachniqueenNo. We were locked away here. The children are beyond our songs. They have been lost to silence.E11 · string 84083
Continues at: You are not in harmony with those who hoped to control us.Continues at: The children we birthed were stolen from us before they could learn to sing. They are lost to silence.
RachniqueenOur elders are comfortable with silence. Children know only fear if no one sings to them. Fear has shattered their minds.E17 · string 102873
Kaidan AlenkoMakes sense. A baby left alone in a closet until he's sixteen won't be sane.E18 · string 102874 · conditional 415:-14 choices
Liara T'SoniI understand. A child left alone in a closet until she is sixteen would not be sane.E19 · string 102875 · conditional 415:-14 choices
Tali'Zorah nar RayyaMakes sense. A baby left alone in a closet until she's sixteen won't be sane.E20 · string 102876 · conditional 415:-14 choices
Ashley WilliamsMakes sense. A baby left alone in a closet until she's sixteen won't be sane.E21 · string 102877 · conditional 415:-14 choices
Garrus VakarianMakes sense. A baby left alone in a closet until he's sixteen won't be sane.E22 · string 102878 · conditional 415:-14 choices
Liara T'SoniThey made a mistake. They let the krogan go too far. This is a chance for us to atone. She has done nothing to us.E31 · string 84090 · conditional 415:-1
RachniqueenYour companions hear the truth. You have the power to free us, or return our people to the silence of memory.E36 · string 840956 choices
AgreeChoice 1

Wheel

I won't kill you.

Shepard says

I won't destroy your entire race. You'll go free.

File location
Response
Reply R56, from link 1
Wheel string
158941
Spoken string
84158
Urdnot WrexAre you stupid? Your people didn't fight these bastards, so maybe you don't get it!E52 · string 84107 · conditional 415:-14 choices
AgreeChoice 1

Wheel

I won't commit genocide.

Shepard says

Are we any better if we kill them all?

File location
Response
Reply R58, from link 1
Wheel string
102897
Spoken string
84160
Urdnot WrexDo what you want. My people will clean up this mess later. Just like we did for the salarians.E54 · string 84110 · conditional 415:-1
RachniqueenYou will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.E58 · string 84116 · transition 2323:-1
Continues at: Entry 59 — no spoken line
Ashley WilliamsIf this had happened in Tokyo, or Armstrong, or on the Citadel, the death toll would be...E55 · string 84111 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
InvestigateChoice 2

Wheel

You're right. She dies.

Shepard says

You're right. I can't let the queen live.

File location
Response
Reply R61, from link 2
Wheel string
84275
Spoken string
84167
Transition
State 4034, parameter -1
RachniqueenWe will not embrace the great silence!E51 · string 84130 · transition 2324:-1
DisagreeChoice 3

Wheel

They could be a powerful ally.

Shepard says

I'd like to have the rachni on our side in the future.

File location
Response
Reply R62, from link 3
Wheel string
84274
Spoken string
84164
Continues at: Do what you want. My people will clean up this mess later. Just like we did for the salarians.
Ashley WilliamsIf you can trust them to stay there.E56 · string 84113 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
Ashley WilliamsThere's a reason their kind were hunted to extinction. It's better to be safe than let a dangerous race loose.E53 · string 84108 · conditional 415:-14 choices
AgreeChoice 1

Wheel

I can't accept that.

Shepard says

Are we any better if we kill them all?

File location
Response
Reply R58, from link 1
Wheel string
84273
Spoken string
84160
Continues at: Do what you want. My people will clean up this mess later. Just like we did for the salarians.Continues at: If this had happened in Tokyo, or Armstrong, or on the Citadel, the death toll would be...Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
InvestigateChoice 2

Wheel

You're right. She dies.

Shepard says

You're right. I can't let the queen live.

File location
Response
Reply R61, from link 2
Wheel string
84275
Spoken string
84167
Transition
State 4034, parameter -1
Continues at: We will not embrace the great silence!
Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
InvestigateChoice 2

Wheel

Your survival

Shepard says

Are you a survivor from the war? A clone?

File location
Response
Reply R39, from link 2
Wheel string
84257
Spoken string
84231
RachniqueenWe do not know. We were only an egg, hearing Mother cry in our dreams.E37 · string 84096
RachniqueenA tone from space hushed one voice after another. It forced the singers to resonate with its own sour yellow note.E38 · string 84097
RachniqueenThen we awoke, in this place. The last echo of those who came out from the Singing Planet. The sky is silent.E39 · string 840986 choices
AgreeChoice 1

Wheel

I won't kill you.

Shepard says

I won't destroy your entire race. You'll go free.

File location
Response
Reply R56, from link 1
Wheel string
164233
Spoken string
84158
Continues at: Are you stupid? Your people didn't fight these bastards, so maybe you don't get it!Continues at: There's a reason their kind were hunted to extinction. It's better to be safe than let a dangerous race loose.Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
DisagreeChoice 5

Wheel

You die here, by my hand.

Shepard says

Make your peace with the galaxy. The rachni are a dead race.

File location
Response
Reply R46, from link 5
Wheel string
84270
Spoken string
84176
Continues at: No! Stop feeling and think. Even if you disagree with asari morals, you must see she could be an ally.Continues at: We can't exterminate them. Not without the Council's approval. Genocide is one of the reasons we fought the krogan-- ah...Continues at: Commander. Genocide is way beyond the scope of our mandate here.Continues at: Is our kind so frightening? You would seek our silence if you cannot muffle our songs? If you cannot have us as your obedient claws?
DefaultChoice 6

Wheel

I'll free you.

Shepard says

I won't destroy your entire race. You'll go free.

File location
Response
Reply R56, from link 6
Wheel string
84269
Spoken string
84158
Continues at: Are you stupid? Your people didn't fight these bastards, so maybe you don't get it!Continues at: There's a reason their kind were hunted to extinction. It's better to be safe than let a dangerous race loose.Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
InvestigateChoice 3

Wheel

Your plans

Shepard says

If I let you live, would you attack other races again?

File location
Response
Reply R42, from link 3
Wheel string
84259
Spoken string
84155
RachniqueenNo. We-- I do not know what happened in the war. We only heard discordance, songs the color of oily shadows.E40 · string 84105
RachniqueenWe would seek a hidden place to teach our children harmony. If they understand, perhaps we would return.E41 · string 841066 choices
AgreeChoice 1

Wheel

I won't kill you.

Shepard says

I won't destroy your entire race. You'll go free.

File location
Response
Reply R56, from link 1
Wheel string
164234
Spoken string
84158
Continues at: Are you stupid? Your people didn't fight these bastards, so maybe you don't get it!Continues at: There's a reason their kind were hunted to extinction. It's better to be safe than let a dangerous race loose.Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
DisagreeChoice 5

Wheel

You die here, by my hand.

Shepard says

Make your peace with the galaxy. The rachni are a dead race.

File location
Response
Reply R46, from link 5
Wheel string
84270
Spoken string
84176
Liara T'SoniNo! Stop feeling and think. Even if you disagree with asari morals, you must see she could be an ally.E44 · string 84122 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: What's the matter? Are the asari looking for a new species to cuddle up with?Continues at: Is our kind so frightening? You would seek our silence if you cannot muffle our songs? If you cannot have us as your obedient claws?
Garrus VakarianWe can't exterminate them. Not without the Council's approval. Genocide is one of the reasons we fought the krogan-- ah...E46 · string 84124 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: You want to learn about genocide, Vakarian? I'll take you to a krogan obstetrician's office.Continues at: Is our kind so frightening? You would seek our silence if you cannot muffle our songs? If you cannot have us as your obedient claws?
Kaidan AlenkoCommander. Genocide is way beyond the scope of our mandate here.E48 · string 84128 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: Our mandate is "whatever's necessary." If you don't have the guts to follow through, quit.Continues at: Is our kind so frightening? You would seek our silence if you cannot muffle our songs? If you cannot have us as your obedient claws?
RachniqueenIs our kind so frightening? You would seek our silence if you cannot muffle our songs? If you cannot have us as your obedient claws?E50 · string 841292 choices
DefaultChoice 6

Wheel

I'll free you.

Shepard says

I won't destroy your entire race. You'll go free.

File location
Response
Reply R56, from link 6
Wheel string
84269
Spoken string
84158
Continues at: Are you stupid? Your people didn't fight these bastards, so maybe you don't get it!Continues at: There's a reason their kind were hunted to extinction. It's better to be safe than let a dangerous race loose.Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
DisagreeChoice 5

Wheel

You die here, by my hand.

Shepard says

Make your peace with the galaxy. The rachni are a dead race.

File location
Response
Reply R46, from link 5
Wheel string
84270
Spoken string
84176
Continues at: No! Stop feeling and think. Even if you disagree with asari morals, you must see she could be an ally.Continues at: We can't exterminate them. Not without the Council's approval. Genocide is one of the reasons we fought the krogan-- ah...Continues at: Commander. Genocide is way beyond the scope of our mandate here.Continues at: Is our kind so frightening? You would seek our silence if you cannot muffle our songs? If you cannot have us as your obedient claws?
DefaultChoice 6

Wheel

I'll free you.

Shepard says

I won't destroy your entire race. You'll go free.

File location
Response
Reply R56, from link 6
Wheel string
84269
Spoken string
84158
Continues at: Are you stupid? Your people didn't fight these bastards, so maybe you don't get it!Continues at: There's a reason their kind were hunted to extinction. It's better to be safe than let a dangerous race loose.Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
Kaidan AlenkoCommander, there's some old grudges in the galaxy. Grudges humans should stay out of. If we kill her, we kill the entire race.E32 · string 84091 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: Your companions hear the truth. You have the power to free us, or return our people to the silence of memory.
Tali'Zorah nar RayyaShe's the last of her race, Commander. We don't have the objectivity to judge her.E33 · string 84092 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: Your companions hear the truth. You have the power to free us, or return our people to the silence of memory.
Garrus VakarianIf you kill her, you consign an entire race to death. We should let the Citadel Council decide her fate.E34 · string 84093 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: Your companions hear the truth. You have the power to free us, or return our people to the silence of memory.
Ashley WilliamsWe'd be making a whole race extinct. I don't want that on my conscience when I go to the final judgment.E35 · string 84094 · conditional 415:-1 · transition 2816:-1
Continues at: Your companions hear the truth. You have the power to free us, or return our people to the silence of memory.
RachniqueenYou should not sing of them in grey and violet. We would have stilled them ourselves.E43 · string 1028806 choices
AgreeChoice 1

Wheel

I won't kill you.

Shepard says

I won't destroy your entire race. You'll go free.

File location
Response
Reply R56, from link 1
Wheel string
166923
Spoken string
84158
Continues at: Are you stupid? Your people didn't fight these bastards, so maybe you don't get it!Continues at: There's a reason their kind were hunted to extinction. It's better to be safe than let a dangerous race loose.Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
DisagreeChoice 5

Wheel

You die here, by my hand.

Shepard says

Make your peace with the galaxy. The rachni are a dead race.

File location
Response
Reply R46, from link 5
Wheel string
84270
Spoken string
84176
Continues at: No! Stop feeling and think. Even if you disagree with asari morals, you must see she could be an ally.Continues at: We can't exterminate them. Not without the Council's approval. Genocide is one of the reasons we fought the krogan-- ah...Continues at: Commander. Genocide is way beyond the scope of our mandate here.Continues at: Is our kind so frightening? You would seek our silence if you cannot muffle our songs? If you cannot have us as your obedient claws?
DefaultChoice 6

Wheel

I'll free you.

Shepard says

I won't destroy your entire race. You'll go free.

File location
Response
Reply R56, from link 6
Wheel string
84269
Spoken string
84158
Continues at: Are you stupid? Your people didn't fight these bastards, so maybe you don't get it!Continues at: There's a reason their kind were hunted to extinction. It's better to be safe than let a dangerous race loose.Continues at: You will give us the chance to compose anew? We will remember. We will sing of your forgiveness to our children.
Urdnot WrexWhat's the matter? Are the asari looking for a new species to cuddle up with?E45 · string 84123 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: Is our kind so frightening? You would seek our silence if you cannot muffle our songs? If you cannot have us as your obedient claws?
Urdnot WrexYou want to learn about genocide, Vakarian? I'll take you to a krogan obstetrician's office.E47 · string 84127 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: Is our kind so frightening? You would seek our silence if you cannot muffle our songs? If you cannot have us as your obedient claws?
Urdnot WrexOur mandate is "whatever's necessary." If you don't have the guts to follow through, quit.E49 · string 102881 · conditional 415:-1
Continues at: Is our kind so frightening? You would seek our silence if you cannot muffle our songs? If you cannot have us as your obedient claws?
Urdnot WrexGreat. Bugs are writing songs about you. Mark my words. You'll regret this.E60 · string 84120 · conditional 415:-1