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Family Argue Dialog

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Conversation key
sta20_family_argue_dlg
Package
Citadel Presidium — Streamed subarea — Design, gameplay, and Kismet logic BIOA_STA20_02B_DSG
BIOA_STA20_02B_DSG_LOC_INT.pcc
Organization
Conversation graph; additional records grouped by speaker

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SarahI don't care what you think, Michael! It's my decision!E0 · string 138517
MichaelI know you're hurting, Rebekah, but don't let your grief hurt your baby, too!E1 · string 1385183 choices
AgreeChoice 1

Wheel

Is there a problem?

Shepard says

Can I help with anything?

File location
Response
Reply R1, from link 1
Wheel string
138592
Spoken string
138552
MichaelPerhaps you can talk some sense into her.E2 · string 138527
SarahI don't need anyone to "talk sense" into me, Michael! I'm not undergoing the treatments!E3 · string 138528
MichaelMy sister-in-law here is pregnant, and she's refused to let the baby undergo gene therapy in utero.E4 · string 1385293 choices
SarahMy husband, Jacob, died from a rare heart condition several months ago.E5 · string 138530
MichaelThere's a chance that the baby could develop the same heart condition, but routine gene therapy can eliminate it.E6 · string 138531
SarahA very small chance, Michael. And extranet reports say the therapy could harm the child!E7 · string 138532
MichaelIt's less dangerous than the genetic enhancements that every soldier in the Alliance receives!E8 · string 138533 · transition 5722:-15 choices
InvestigateChoice 2

Wheel

Chance of Disease

Shepard says

What are the chances that your child will develop the heart condition?

File location
Response
Reply R13, from link 2
Wheel string
138604
Spoken string
138578
SarahAccording to the doctors, there's a one-in-fifty chance. And if my baby develops the condition, medical treatments are available.E12 · string 138537
Continues at: Which are nowhere near as effective as simply getting the gene therapy!
DisagreeChoice 3

Wheel

Never mind.

Shepard says

Forget it. I don't have time for this.

File location
Response
Reply R38, from link 3
Wheel string
138599
Spoken string
138565
SarahWho asked you, anyway? Forget it, Michael. I'm leaving.E32 · string 138525
DefaultChoice 4

Wheel

Get the treatment.

Shepard says

For what it's worth, I think you should consider undergoing the therapy.

File location
Response
Reply R15, from link 4
Wheel string
138605
Spoken string
138581
SarahI don't care what you think! Who are you, anyway? It's my child. It's my decision.E14 · string 1385407 choices
InvestigateChoice 4

Wheel

Danger of Therapy

Shepard says

What are the chances that gene therapy could hurt the baby?

File location
Response
Reply R10, from link 4
Wheel string
138603
Spoken string
138575
Continues at: One in three hundred at most.
AgreeChoice 5

Wheel

Let her choose.

Shepard says

It's Rebekah's child, Michael. I think you should honor her decision.

File location
Response
Reply R26, from link 5
Wheel string
138606
Spoken string
138553
MichaelDamn it, she's not choosing! She's acting blindly out of grief!E23 · string 1385487 choices
InvestigateChoice 4

Wheel

Danger of Therapy

Shepard says

What are the chances that gene therapy could hurt the baby?

File location
Response
Reply R10, from link 4
Wheel string
138603
Spoken string
138575
Continues at: One in three hundred at most.
SarahBut extranet articles say there could still be long-term complications we don't know about!E10 · string 138535
SarahDon't you understand? If my baby is that one in three hundred, I'll always wonder if I... if I killed my baby for nothing!E11 · string 1385365 choices
InvestigateChoice 1

Wheel

Danger of Therapy

Shepard says

What are the chances that gene therapy could hurt the baby?

File location
Response
Reply R10, from link 1
Wheel string
138603
Spoken string
138575
Continues at: One in three hundred at most.
MichaelWhich are nowhere near as effective as simply getting the gene therapy!E13 · string 1385395 choices
InvestigateChoice 1

Wheel

Danger of Therapy

Shepard says

What are the chances that gene therapy could hurt the baby?

File location
Response
Reply R10, from link 1
Wheel string
138603
Spoken string
138575
Continues at: One in three hundred at most.
SarahI had to watch Jacob die! I can't risk causing the death of my child, as well!E15 · string 1385413 choices
DisagreeChoice 1

Wheel

Then do the safe thing.

Shepard says

Your husband's death wasn't your fault. But if you refuse the therapy, your child's death could be.

File location
Response
Reply R17, from link 1
Wheel string
138613
Spoken string
138583
SarahDon't you understand? I can't lose this baby! This... this is all I have left of him.E17 · string 138543
MichaelAnd you and that baby are all I have left of Jacob! I can't lose you, either of you. Not after this.E18 · string 138544
SarahThen why didn't you say that instead of yelling at me? E19 · string 138547
MichaelI was scared. I'm sorry.E20 · string 139819
Continues at: If it means that much to you, if you trust that it's the right thing, I'll do the therapy.
SarahBut what if it ends up killing a child who would never have developed the condition? What then?E16 · string 1385423 choices
SarahIf it means that much to you, if you trust that it's the right thing, I'll do the therapy.E21 · string 139820
MichaelOf course it is! I'm the closest thing to a father this baby is going to have!E24 · string 1385493 choices
DisagreeChoice 1

Wheel

It's not your baby.

Shepard says

Is this about keeping the baby safe, or is this about you losing your last link to your brother?

File location
Response
Reply R28, from link 1
Wheel string
138626
Spoken string
138555
MichaelThis baby is the only thing my brother.... It's all I have left of him. I need to know that the baby's safe.E26 · string 138519
SarahIt's all I have left too, Michael.E27 · string 138520
MichaelI just want Jacob's child to be safe. I want to give him that much.E28 · string 138521
SarahWe will. I promise.E29 · string 138522
MichaelHow dare you? I'm trying to do what's best for the baby!E25 · string 1385503 choices
SarahI don't have to listen to this any more, Michael.E31 · string 138524

Additional dialogue records

Sarah2 lines
Thank you so much. I guess we needed an outside person to talk some sense into both of us.

String 139821 · 1 known context · Export #79 · Raw speaker rp114_sarah

Thank you for talking with us. I appreciate it.

String 138523 · 1 known context · Export #79 · Raw speaker rp114_sarah

Michael1 line
Damn it, Rebekah!

String 138526 · 1 known context · Export #79 · Raw speaker rp114_michael