User:Blood Ox/Dialogue/The Loyalists

This page documents all dialogue unique to the mission The Loyalists.

Cecelia's Welcoming
 "Please! No! I-- Oh, it's you, Corvo. Thank the stars. We all though you'd been killed.

Except for Samuel. He seemed sure you had survived.

I saw him on the river shortly before the killing began. He was smart enough not to come ashore, but I'll bet her's still out there. Looking for you is my guess." 

Low chaos
 "At first, Pendleton said it was time for our bonus. Havelock stood behind them, and at the signal he shot them each in the back of the head, just like the target drills he used to. Lydia barely had time to scream.

I would be dead too, except Wallace told me I wouldn't be getting anything. Pendleton kept apologizing, saying that no one could ever know about the things they'd done. Martin was drinking and seemed sad.

The Admiral was about to shoot Callista, then he mumbled something about owing her uncle, Captain Curnow, a debt." 

 "They said it was time for Sokolov and went off to his cage. I don't know what happened after that." 

Conversation between two Watch Lower Guards
Guard 1: "What a day, huh?"

Guard 2: "Gonna be a great party tonight. I was only a kid at the last coronation."

Guard 1: "If we even make it to tonight. Will you look at this mess?"

Guard 2: "Relax, one of the officers said he was dead. Poisoned and thrown in the river. If you ask me, he's long gone. Threw the mask in the river, pffft, left town."

Guard 1: "That's what a rational person would do, not this guy. You have to understand the criminal mind. I hear they had to hide the Kaldwin girl from him the whole time they were working with him. I heard they locked him in a cage and only let him out at night."

Guard 2: "Criminal mind, huh? So what's he doing now?"

Guard 1: "Waiting. He's probably watching us right now. With that crazy mask on, creeping closer, and closer, ever closer, until...."

Guard 2: "Cut it out! What's so impressive about Corvo, anyway. Who's he gone up against? A couple of High Overseers, a couple of noblemen? He could never stand up to men with our training."

Guard 1: "Well, now I do hope he shows up. I want to see you run crying for the cover of the tallboys out back."

Guard 2: "Like you were, the other night?"

Guard 1: "What was I supposed to do, stand there and get hit by rocks?"

Guard 2: "They were just kids."

Guard 1: "They were a gang! I hope Lord Regent Havelock sends the tallboys in to level the place. It's gonna be a new era."

Guard 2: "Having a ten-year-old on the throne isn't going to cure the plague."

Guard 1: "High Overseer Martin says it will. He says we were cursed when the Empress died by Corvo's black magic, and the rats are never going to leave until we had a real Kaldwin back. He says the Outsider follows Corvo around."

Guard 2: "There's some curse on this city, that's for sure. I'm still trying to forget working in the Flooded District."

Guard 1: "Don't remind me. Before we go I'm gonna stash a few bottles of wine from the cellar. Take 'em out of here with us."

Guard 2: "Just make sure Corvo's not hiding down there first. Maybe you're right about that guy."

Piero and Sokolov bond while hiding
Piero: "It's refreshing to converse with someone on my own level."

Sokolov: "I couldn't agree more. Your expulsion from the Academy was a crime against natural philosophy itself."

Piero: "Which you might have pointed out at the time. But it's pointless to hold a grudge. I want to ask you -"

Sokolov: "- about the elixir, yes. And I need to discuss your tonic. Why have you not tried the homeopathic solution?"

Piero: "And where am I to find the subjects? I cannot recruit from the prisons as you do. But it's forced me to work with another agent derived from -"

Sokolov: "- the river krusts, yes, I'd guessed as much. But I think our approaches may reinforce each other. This is what we've been lacking thus far."

Corvo meets Piero and Sokolov
Sokolov: "Corvo, good to see that you still breathe. This city would not be the same if you were not with us. I've completed Piero's work on an arc pylon, but only just."

Piero: "With this device we can send a powerful electrical signal through the nervous system, merely rendering our enemies unconscious. Or they can be reduced to ashes. I have attuned it so that we will be safe from the functions of the device. It will only trigger in the presence of our enemies. This arc pylon is more powerful than the older design. It will function at a greater range, striking down our foes, while ignoring us. I need my final sequence, which is recorded in the blueprint for this device. Havelock was inspecting it before - the killing started. Return the blueprint to me. It was in his bedroom before he left. Hopefully it's still there."

Piero: "You may navigate the fields of battle with ease, but Sokolov and I are not gifted in the same way. Without the arc pylon it is only a matter of time before they put an end to us. We can get this device working, or you can go out and remove our enemies one by one, whichever you think is best."

Guards in Corvo's room
Officer: "Update?"

Guard: "Our men are still trying to penetrate the workshop. Closed up tight. We think Piero Joplin's inside. That crackpot natural philosopher."

Officer: "There is evidence that Anton Sokolov was held here against his will for some time. We can't determine what happened to him. I'll be my commission he's in that building with Piero Joplin. If so, arrest him. But I do not want him harmed until I can get to the bottom of all this. Careful. The place may be boobytrapped, and I want him alive. What else?"

Guard: "Yes sir. The servants were all executed shortly before we arrived. Looks like a naval cutlass, and a small-bore pistol. Looks like Corvo ran amok before he left."

Officer: "Turn this building inside out. And it goes without saying, this area is sealed."

Guard: "Stilt walkers at all points."

Officer: "And stay vigilant. Corvo's the most dangerous man in the Empire now, and he has no where else to go."

Guard: "Never thought he'd bother us again. I guess he holds a grudge."

Giving Piero the blueprint
Piero: "Astonishing!"

Piero: "The Arc Pylon is complete! Now to activate it!"

Sokolov: ''""With this device we can send a powerful electrical signal through the nervous system, merely rendering our enemies unconscious. Or they can be reduced to ashes."''

Piero: "What is your opinion, Corvo?"

Piero: "All is ready, Corvo. All that remains is plugging in a whale oil tank to power it. Will you do the honors?"

Sokolov: "When this arc pylon is charged no one will dare come near us."

Piero after the arc pylon his discharged
"Amazing. Simply amazing. It functioned beyond my greatest expectations. It defies description. A device like this will ensure Dunwall's security for a century!"

Talking to Callista in the tower
 "Corvo! I can't believe you're alive! They killed everyone, Corvo! They killed everyone to cover it all up, then they took Emily with them and they left! I couldn't do anything to protect her. Please find her! Make her safe.

All his talk of being an honorable military man, but Havelock will use Emily like a puppet, to his own advantage.

Something changed in the Admiral as soon as the Lord Regent died. It had been building up. Martin was acting strange, going quiet if any of us were near. Whispering late into the night with Havelock and Pendleton while you were out doing the real work.

I think they realized they were one step away from holding the same position the Lord Regent had. And worried they'd be held accountable for what they did here, at the 'Loyalists'.

They would have killed me, too, but Havelock spared me. Out of respect for my uncle, I believe.

Please, talk to Samuel and the others. Someone most know where they were going. Find Emily. She's suffered through so much and she's got no one else on her side except you.

Samuel set this here in case you returned. You can use it to call him, and he said he'd come quickly. Hopefully there's a place he can dock where the watch won't see him." (Cecelia actually finishes the sentence and "call him" and begins a new one with "He said")

Meeting Samuel
 "Thought I'd find you here. It never pays to bet against you, does it?

I saw the signal. I knew you'd be back, Corvo. I knew it.

We'll need to get out of here soon. The Admiral controls the military now. Martin's High Overseer. And Pendleton's in favor with the aristocracy and Parliament. They need Emily, of course, but if Havelock senses that it's all about to fall down around him, who knows what he's liable to do." 

Emily's location unknown
"I'll wait for you as long as I can. This place gives me the creeps now. Havelock's lost his mind."

Asking Piero for equipment

 * "I'll do what you want, but ask quickly!"
 * "What can I make for you? This may be the last time. Anything?"
 * "I'll make what you need, as long as I have the necessary materials."

Cecelia

 * "Emily was there when the killing started, poor child. I hope she hid her eyes. The Admiral said that Martin was right - I guess they'd talked about it. And they started to worry that they'd get executed for all that they'd done, going after the Lord Regent and his allies. I suppose it's why they poisoned you too."
 * "I thought Lydia would squeal on me at the end. She just told Havelock to screw himself, and died."
 * "Lydia is the only one who ever showed me any kindness."
 * "I don't think the Admiral actually knew I existed."
 * "I can hide here for as long as it takes. Seems that no one is safe when a man is that close to a prize like the throne."

In the workshop

 * "We need that blueprint. With that we can complete the job!"
 * "Bring us the blueprint. We're in need of you again, sir."

On the roof

 * "Well Corvo, I hope we can be considered colleagues again. You were condemned, I was kidnapped - men like us rise above such things. As to the good Admiral, I believe men such as Havelock start with high-minded intentions. Some with Martin, and maybe even Pendleton, though I suspect he was just lazy. But no one is prepared for the sheer seductive influence of being so close to real power."
 * "Once you start ordering people killed to get your way, everything else is [a] mere detail."
 * "I return to my work now, and you to yours. Killing people, I mean. I sincerely hope it goes well."
 * "This Piero of yours - a strange mind. But then, my own is strange as well."
 * "If there is a cure to the plague, I believe we will find it. The old Empress would have liked that. She was a strange one. Stranger, I think, than you ever knew. But such things are past. And this new Empress, she's a strange one too."
 * "I wish you peace, Corvo, along with all the delights you can wring from the world."

In the workshop

 * "All we need is that final sequence. The blueprint. This thing promises to be extraordinary. Even I do not know its full capabilities."
 * "Cure the watch. They flood in here like rats. Now that they know where we are the harassment will never cease."

On the roof

 * "We once discussed a system of signals to be used in Emily's tower for communication across the river. I wonder if he remembers that."
 * "Goodbye, Corvo. I wish to apologize for what was done to you. It seems that holding all the pieces and standing a step from the throne change something in the others. Something I don't understand. Don't underestimate Havelock, Corvo. He'll be waiting." (this is activated by interacting with Piero and selecting "Goodbye")

Callista

 * "Now that you've eliminated the City Watch I can find my way out of here, but there's no way I can help Emily the way you can. I saw Samuel [out] on the river earlier. I'm sure he'll take you where you need to go. One last trip, I expect."
 * "I had one job. Take care of Emily. I tried as best I could."
 * "Go after Emily. I'll be fine. I really can't believe they did this. But if they were willing to kill to get what they wanted, I guess they'd be willing to do anything."
 * "Havelock is a power-hungry bastard. I can't stand the thought of her in his dirty hands. He knew you wouldn't let him use her."
 * "I guess the Admiral had a change of heart. And maybe Martin helped him along. Pendleton just went with them, that coward."
 * "I can't go with you. I'll be okay here, just go."

Samuel

 * "Best not to linger. Let's go where we can do some good."
 * "Let's go before we're found."
 * "Come on. Who knows what's happening over there?"
 * "Are you ready yet?"