Datamining the Trilogy (AKA Things That Were Cut)

Arrival's consequences.

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<id>592229
<position>21567
<data>Shepard, the task force grounded you for your own good.


<id>592230
<position>21568
<data>The batarians were calling for your head, and the Council might've given it to them.


<id>592231
<position>21569
<data>Sometimes, personal sacrifice is the only way to achieve a greater success.


<id>592234
<position>21572
<data>Done? This war is just starting.


<id>592236
<position>21573
<data>Fair enough, but you can see why they'd want to protect you.


<id>592237
<position>21574
<data>You're an asset. To all of us.


<id>592238
<position>21575
<data>We've been friends too long to mince words.


<id>592239
<position>21576
<data>If we're going to win this war, we need you.


<id>592242
<position>21579
<data>I know why they did it, and I probably needed the rest, anyway.


<id>592243
<position>21580
<data>But nothing. I've been fighting a long time. Sacrificed more than most.


<id>592244
<position>21581
<data>Sometimes you're just done.


<id>592246
<position>21582
<data>Don't lecture me on sacrifice. I've given so much, I'm not even sure who I am anymore.

Paramour the amour out of Kaidan!

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<id>591980
<position>21545
<data>[TEMP] Kaidan comes to see Shepard in the captain's quarters.


<id>591981
<position>21546
<data>[TEMP] They talk about the impending danger, which leads to declaration of each others feelings.


<id>591982
<position>21547
<data>[TEMP] The romance culmination begins.

<id>592048
<position>21559
<data>[TEMP] Shepard wakes up next to Kaidan. They discuss the meaning of Shepard's dream.


<id>592049
<position>21560
<data>[TEMP] They are interrupted by a call saying the Fifth Fleet has arrived.

Wait, what? DISCUSS THE MEANING OF SHEPARD'S DREAM?

Alternative mission for Kasumi. You know, because she is a criminal thief criminal lawbreaker criminal.

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<id>592554
<position>21687
<data>{TEMP_:Kasumi thanks Shepard for the data. Promises to return once she has sprung her friends from their prisons.}


<id>592555
<position>21688
<data>{TEMP_layer meets Kasumi in a bar to talk about old times. Kasumi asks for Shepard's help in locating some of her skilled companions who are in various prisons around the galaxy. Shepard must use his security access and reputation to get into the Alliance mainframe.}


<id>592556
<position>21689
<data>{TEMP_:Kasumi talks to Shepard as he approaches the security station.}


<id>592557
<position>21690
<data>{TEMP_:Kasumi congratulates Shepard on getting the data from the security station.}


<id>592558
<position>21691
<data>{TEMP_hepard has to persuade or intimidate an Alliance represenative to allow access to the mainframe. Shepard needs access to download the data Kasumi needs.}


<id>592559
<position>21692
<data>{TEMP_:Kasumi thanks Shepard for erasing the first checkpoint and gives some advice.}


<id>592560
<position>21693
<data>{TEMP_:Kasumi thanks Shepard for erasing the second checkpoint and gives some advice.}


<id>592561
<position>21694
<data>{TEMP_:Kasumi thanks Shepard for erasing the third checkpoint and asks he return to the Tech market.}


<id>592562
<position>21695
<data>{TEMP_:Kasumi thanks Shepard for his help. She will now go and gather he friends and get ready to help whnever he needs her special skills.}


<id>592563
<position>21696
<data>{TEMP_:Kasumi has returned and asks for Shepard help in erasing records of her friends from Alliance computers because they have all travel locked down. By erasing their records, they will be able to move freely. She gives him a pice of tech that will erase the file, enter a new ID and erase his tracks.}

Dialogue for it:

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<id>595951
<position>23141
<data>Commander Shepard, so good to see you again. Freshly escaped from prison, and back to saving the galaxy I hear.


<id>595952
<position>23142
<data>Of course you are. It's actually why I called. I think I can help out, but I'll need a little of that Shepard magic first.



<id>595953
<position>23143
<data>Destroyed the graybox


<id>595954
<position>23144
<data>Kept the graybox


<id>595955
<position>23145
<data>I knew I could count on you. Damsels in distress are your speciality.


<id>595956
<position>23146
<data>Hear me out, Shepard. I need your help, in return, I help this war.


<id>595957
<position>23147
<data>That little job we pulled with Hock grabbing Keiji's Graybox, made the headlines. Well, the underground, shady-type headlines.


<id>595958
<position>23148
<data>Let's call them uniquely-skilled opportunists.


<id>595959
<position>23149
<data>I tried to stay anonymous. But once you're known, you're known.


<id>595962
<position>23150
<data>It was protective custody, but yes, I'm working on a plan to stop the Reapers.


<id>595963
<position>23151
<data>Does this have anything to do with Keiji's Graybox?


<id>595964
<position>23152
<data>This must be important, you normally work solo. How can I help?


<id>-2146887683
<position>23153
<data>-1


<id>595966
<position>23154
<data>I don't have time for games, Kasumi.


<id>595969
<position>23156
<data>By friends you mean partners. And be useful, you mean criminals.


<id>595970
<position>23157
<data>Understandable. What did they want?


<id>595971
<position>23158
<data>How does this concern me?


<id>595974
<position>23160
<data>Secret intel?


<id>595975
<position>23161
<data>What do you need?


<id>595976
<position>23162
<data>Is this critical?

Finding Rila.

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<id>594208
<position>22454
<data>{We see the grotesque Reaper machine an unconcious Rila is curelly strapped into. It looks painful.}


<id>594209
<position>22455
<data>There's Rila!


<id>594210
<position>22456
<data>Shit. Next time I get excited about an asari planet, someone slap me.


<id>594211
<position>22457
<data>Will do. C'mon, let's get her down.


<id>594212
<position>22458
<data>We'll get her out of there.


<id>594213
<position>22459
<data>Let's get her out of there.


<id>594214
<position>22460
<data>Let's get her out of there.


<id>594215
<position>22461
<data>We'll get her down. Somehow.


<id>594216
<position>22462
<data>*That's* how the Reapers make asari into foot soldiers?


<id>594218
<position>22464
<data>That poor girl. She's how they Reapers have been making an army?


<id>594219
<position>22465
<data>She is unconcious, but alive.


<id>594220
<position>22466
<data>By the... What have the Reapers *done*?


<id>594222
<position>22468
<data>*That's* how the Reapers have been making asari into monsters?


<id>594223
<position>22469
<data>They always exploit a conquered species. Even its genetic castoffs.


<id>594225
<position>22471
<data>Looks unplesant. Maybe it's good that she's not concious.

Arguing with Vendetta. This is interesting: a later revision where Javik is no longer the Catalyst, BUT Dark Energy is still in play.

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<id>594477
<position>22499
<data>Unlikely at this late stage. A single race can't hope to deploy the Crucible on their own. It takes a united front.


<id>594478
<position>22500
<data>Do you? The natives of this planet have made thousands of attempts to access my databanks over the centuries with limited success.


<id>594479
<position>22501
<data>Have they shared that information with the other races of your time?

<id>594481
<position>22503
<data>We haven't used it for conquest, either.


<id>594482
<position>22504
<data>Revealing its nature is to risk the enemy capturing it.


<id>594483
<position>22505
<data>What makes you different than the hundreds of cycles that have failed before you?


<id>594486
<position>22508
<data>Neither. It is to analyze the current cycle's probability of success. Our own cycle had conceded defeat by this point.


<id>594487
<position>22509
<data>This cycle has not. They have earned the right to try. Tell us about this Catalyst.


<id>594488
<position>22510
<data>You clearly have not, even in the face of certain extinction.


<id>594490
<position>22512
<data>Your probability of victory is remote. Your remaining time is better spent preserving knowledge for the next cycle.


<id>594491
<position>22513
<data>And your hesitation is a discredit to the memory of our race. The soldiers of this cycle do not lack resolve.


<id>594492
<position>22514
<data>Tell us about the Catalyst. *Now*, machine.


<id>594493
<position>22515
<data>But if you wish to continue fighting, I will not hinder you.


<id>594494
<position>22516
<data>It is a recent enhancement for channeling dark energy. You can't deploy the Crucible without it. You must -


<id>594496
<position>22518
<data>Which we have!


<id>594500
<position>22522
<data>You have to give us a chance. Tell us what the Catalyst is.


<id>594502
<position>22524
<data>Everything we've accomplished ends today if you won't help us.


<id>594503
<position>22525
<data>So tell me: did they program you to win or to surrender?


<id>594507
<position>22529
<data>We're still alive. Which makes us the only choice you've got -- unless you want to keep talking about it every 50,000 years.

Promises made:

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<id>595293
<position>23049
<data>There is a place on Tuchanka known only to the females. It is the final resting place for every infant the genophage has stolen.


<id>595294
<position>23050
<data>I go there from time to time, and make a promise to their spirits:


<id>595295
<position>23051
<data>They will not be forsaken. They will have a chance to live one day.

Our other original new crewmate: Greg Cortez

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<id>597223
<position>23210
<data>We haven't had a chance to speak since leaving earth. Captain Greg Cortez. I'm your XO.


<id>597224
<position>23211
<data>Permission to speak freely, ma'am?


<id>597225
<position>23212
<data>Permission to speak freely, sir?


<id>597226
<position>23213
<data>The tribunal were fools to ground you. We've always needed you in the sky.


<id>597227
<position>23214
<data>I've never been one for rank or politics, but I believe in the chain of command, and you are the captain of this ship.


<id>597228
<position>23215
<data>We've got a war to win and I'm here to support you to the fullest extent of my abilities.


<id>597229
<position>23216
<data>The Normandy was being retrofitted by a skeleton crew when we took her out of dry dock. I don't believe you had a chance to tour her properly yet.


<id>597230
<position>23217
<data>May I debrief you on her status?


<id>597231
<position>23218
<data>She may not be as pretty as you left her six month ago, but all critical systems are online and fully functional.


<id>597232
<position>23219
<data>If you need anything, please see me or our communications officer. This is Service Chief Sharon Allers.


<id>597233
<position>23220
<data>Ready for duty, Commander.


<id>597234
<position>23221
<data>I'll let you tour the ship at your leisure. Commander. Chief.


<id>597235
<position>23222
<data>A fellow Captain? Why the salute?

Lessuss was originally called Messix.

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<id>599508
<position>23821
<data>I'm sending out a distress call from Messix. Please, we need help.


<id>599509
<position>23822
<data>The Reapers came. They're forcing people in our Monastery to... they've created something terrible. Monsters.


<id>599510
<position>23823
<data>If anyone hears this, enter through the Monastery's east gate. I will try to unlock it.


<id>599511
<position>23824
<data>And if you come... I am afraid you must come armed.


<id>599513
<position>23826
<data>An occupied asari world. The Reapers turned it into a staging ground.


<id>599514
<position>23827
<data>They've sent thousands of asari prisoners to Messix. Even I haven't been able to find out what's done with them.

Cronos station included a sub-mission to track extant Cerberus Fleets

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<id>603240
<position>24251
<data>Tracking you inside. Good work.


<id>603241
<position>24252
<data>Access to the base's central network is one level below. Path of least resistance may not be the most direct. Proceed as you see fit. Timyns out.


<id>603242
<position>24253
<data>Shepard, intelligence couldn't provide decisive insight into enemy deployment, but they're certain this LZ is your best bet to penetrate without being noticed.


<id>603243
<position>24254
<data>No such luck, sir -- we got company!


<id>603244
<position>24255
<data>Scrath that--we've been noticed!


<id>603245
<position>24256
<data>Not the case. We're made.


<id>603246
<position>24257
<data>So much for that -- enemy sighted!


<id>603247
<position>24258
<data>Shepard, our presence has been detected.


<id>603248
<position>24259
<data>Tell intelligence they got it wrong.


<id>603249
<position>24260
<data>Proximity of enemy confirmed. Engagement inevitable.


<id>603250
<position>24261
<data>Damn it! I'll get outta your way, Shepard. Good luck.


<id>603251
<position>24262
<data>Commander Shepard, good, you're on approach to the Cerberus base. No resting on past glory, Shepard--to me, you're only as good as this mission.


<id>603252
<position>24263
<data>Heard about your legendary attitude. From one hard ass to another, Commander, that won't fly with me for long.


<id>603253
<position>24264
<data>This base is the rally point and launch site for all Cerberus' fighter squadrons in this system. You'll go in and load a remote access virus into the base's computer network so we can track the Cerberus fleet.


<id>603254
<position>24265
<data>Once you've touched down, I'll be able to point you in the right direction. Go get 'em, Commander.


<id>603256
<position>24266
<data>Network interface is right there.


<id>603257
<position>24267
<data>One of your team has to integrate the R.A. virus, while you hold off the enemy. Stay sharp, it's gonna get hairy.


<id>604102
<position>24449
<data>Shepard, that was a thing of beauty. With the Cerberus network tapped, we'll always be one step ahead of them. You and your team will be commended.


<id>604103
<position>24450
<data>Well, you went above and beyond securing those VI codes. It's going to make a difference in the final fight.


<id>604104
<position>24451
<data>It's encouraging to find out all the hype about you isn't overblown. Timyn's out.


<id>604105
<position>24452
<data>Timyns out.


<id>604106
<position>24453
<data>Looks good at this end. Virus is online and insinuated. Now get your team out of there.


<id>604107
<position>24454
<data>Commander Shepard, I'm detecting signals coming from VI cores near your location. If you bring me the central core, I could extract the Cerberus squadron codes and devise counter measures.


<id>604108
<position>24455
<data>That would give us a great advantage in space engagements. Your call Shepard, but I'd say it's well worth the additional risk.


<id>608432
<position>26183
<data>Commander Shepard, I'm detecting signals coming from VI cores nearby. If we can acquire the central core, I could extract the Cerberus squadron codes and devise counter measures.

Recruiting Ken and Gabby. This scene is almost the same in the final game too; even voiced; simply unused.

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<id>606091
<position>24968
<data>[Shepard walks up behind Ken and Gabby who don't see him approaching]


<id>606092
<position>24969
<data>Shepard! It's you! You're alive.


<id>606093
<position>24970
<data>I told you so. Nothing can take down Shepard.


<id>606094
<position>24971
<data>We heard about the Reapers on earth, and Cerberus decides to screw you too? I can't believe we worked for them.


<id>606095
<position>24972
<data>Don't worry. We don't anymore.


<id>606096
<position>24973
<data>After the alliance locked you up and impounded the Normandy, Cerberus recalled the whole crew.


<id>606097
<position>24974
<data>But we slipped away. We were there for you, for the Normandy, not for them.


<id>606098
<position>24975
<data>And there was something creepy about those recall orders. Just didn't feel right.


<id>606099
<position>24976
<data>She's got good intuition.


<id>606100
<position>24977
<data>And now it's time to pay them back. Right in thier daddy bags.


<id>606101
<position>24978
<data>Let us join you, Commander. We'll serve on whatever ship you fly. We want to help.


<id>606102
<position>24979
<data>That's hurts, Shepard. We're as Cerberus as you. Nearly our whole time with them was under your command.


<id>606103
<position>24980
<data>And that's were we belong. We'll serve on whatever ship you fly. Please trust us.


<id>606104
<position>24981
<data>The Normandy? You've got her back! Fantastic.


<id>606105
<position>24982
<data>I missed her so. Thank you, Shepard. We'll see you onboard.


<id>606106
<position>24983
<data>Oh. Ok. I guess we'll be here if you ever change your mind.


<id>606107
<position>24984
<data>We don't really have anything else to do.


<id>606108
<position>24985
<data>Shepard! Have you reconsidered? Let us join your team.

Jack teaches class.

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<id>608979
<position>26325
<data>A true simultaneous attack is a myth. One biotic will always be faster than the other, even by fractions of a second.


<id>608980
<position>26326
<data>But the window to exploit any attack can last long enough for an exponential effect, especially in the case of a singularity.


<id>608981
<position>26327
<data>You will rarely be exploiting a stationary target. That is why we practice on targets already being lifted, pulled, or slammed.


<id>608982
<position>26328
<data>Questions? Yes, Leisha.


<id>608983
<position>26329
<data>Why lift and pull targets when multiple warps keep the opponent stationary and they're more lethal?


<id>608984
<position>26330
<data>We always train for multiple opponents. That means throws and pulls to keep all targets unable to direct fire.


<id>608985
<position>26331
<data>When a target is in the air, his only concerns are landing and standing. In that time, you get to work.


<id>608986
<position>26332
<data>Remember ROBE?


<id>608987
<position>26333
<data>Resistance, opportunity, balance, evasion.


<id>608988
<position>26334
<data>Yes. Here we're denying opportunity. You can't hammer target one and have no attention on target two. He'll shoot you every time.

And we're done for the night. Have a good one!

Shield planning GUI? Can you find something more specific?

Your sometimes such a tease..

I'm scrubbing the files in a linear fashion so I don't miss anything, that's why everything I post is so wildly out of order - that's how it's located in the game (same applies to the final version, too). Once I'm done with everything, I'll try to compose a by-game-chapter list of stuff if I have the strength and/or will to do it.

Even better than that, imagine actually using all those fleets/ships you go to all the trouble of putting together, and "your choices mattering™"...

I can't believe they cut that Kai Leng dialogue. He would have been a much more credible villain than the joker we had.

Well, considering what we had, anything else would have been better without lifting a single finger anyway

@Noelemahc : Damn, with all the things you've datamined from the game, it's almost as if what we had in the end labelled as "Mass Effect 3" was something like 10% of the entire REAL game, like a mere game demo... It's almost depressing
No wonder the game weighs much more than what it actually contains, with all the (better than what we got) things they've cut from it...

Nah, it actually weighs that much because of how much video it has. You know how I love to complain about pre-rendered videos in games that can render far better graphics on their own. Oh, and also unused textures. And voiceovers. Did I mention voiceovers yet? Gonna have to do a run at voiceovers some time after this is done.

Moar tomfoolery from the test scripts.

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<id>614531
<position>28031
<data>Welcome to the procedural foley test! Woo hoo! Dance party!


<id>614534
<position>28034
<data>Alright, let's see a dance and hear the foley!


<id>614535
<position>28035
<data>I'm leaving!


<id>614536
<position>28036
<data>Okay, you do a dance but I'm not watching! Can I still hear the foley?


<id>614537
<position>28037
<data>I'm gonna do a dance! Where the foley is at?


<id>614538
<position>28038
<data>Okay, now I'm shy! I'm gonna dance but DON'T LOOK!


<id>614540
<position>28040
<data>Here's Kaidan Dancing. He's a quiet Dancer.


<id>614541
<position>28041
<data>Here's EDI Dancing. She's a loud dancer.


<id>614542
<position>28042
<data>This Cerberus guy isn't a henchman. Watch him clank around!


<id>614543
<position>28043
<data>Turns out Joker's been faking this whole time! Look at him dance! So quietly!

I've never heard these during the Kalross scenes on Tuchanka, even though I guess I should have?

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<id>615652
<position>28545
<data>Shepard, the salarian wants to know what's taking so long. Says you're losing a step.


<id>615653
<position>28546
<data>Shepard still formidable by human standards. Merely suggested age as excuse for tardiness.


<id>615654
<position>28547
<data>(over radio) Shepard, you stopping to smell the flowers?


<id>615655
<position>28548
<data>(over radio) It's just a few rachni and a thresher maw! Get over here!


<id>615656
<position>28549
<data>(over radio) On the contrary, a flower on this planet would most likely be carnivorous.


<id>615657
<position>28550
<data>(over radio) And then you can save me from this weird little talking lizard-man.


<id>615658
<position>28551
<data>Shepard, we don't have a lot of time.


<id>615659
<position>28552
<data>Patience. Shepard experiencing cellular decay due to age. Human body delicate.


<id>615660
<position>28553
<data>Auditory response excellent, however.


<id>615662
<position>28555
<data>Patience. It's a chance to study thresher maws in their natural environment.


<id>615663
<position>28556
<data>Really? Because I think there's one over there... go have a look.

Some kid on the Citadel:

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<id>615690
<position>28577
<data>Come on, dad, admit it, you secretly support Cerberus, don't you?


<id>615691
<position>28578
<data>What? What are you doing? Please, uh, don't listen ot him, he's just lashing out. I assure you, I think Cerberus is evil.


<id>615692
<position>28579
<data>It's so boring here. I wish Cerberus had won and taken over the Citadel.


<id>615693
<position>28580
<data>Keep your voice down! Uh -- heh -- I'm sorry for my son's outburst.

Someone talking on the comms...

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<id>615727
<position>28589
<data>Listen to me, Mom, I think we can still succeed with what we have left.


<id>615728
<position>28590
<data>And once we're done, we're gonna expect all the compensation. Tell him -- tell _Dad_ the price is the same, it's just split fewer ways. Got it?


<id>615729
<position>28591
<data>No Mom, he didn't make it... No, neither did he...


<id>615730
<position>28592
<data>Yeah, we lost more than half... it was brutal... Maybe you didn't do a good job preparing us for the big bad galaxy, Ma.


<id>615731
<position>28593
<data>Yeah, no problem, Mom, I understand, yup.

Stripper talking to Sheppy Shep.

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<id>615829
<position>28604
<data>Alright, those were some of my best moves. This isn't doing much for my self-esteem, fella.


<id>615830
<position>28605
<data>You must have a lot on your mind.


<id>615831
<position>28606
<data>I'd remember someone as cute as you, you must be new to the Citadel. Here on business... or just pleasure?


<id>615832
<position>28607
<data>Oh, I see, you're the strong silent type. Hmm, okay, I like a challenge.


<id>615833
<position>28608
<data>Uh, excuse me, you paid for this dance, aren't you going to even look at me?

WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN

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<id>616129
<position>28748
<data>We on again for tonight?


<id>616130
<position>28749
<data>Not sure my body can take it.


<id>616131
<position>28750
<data>I'll let you take the lead this time. We can go at your pace.


<id>616132
<position>28751
<data>You were incredible last night.


<id>616133
<position>28752
<data>You act like that's surprising. Aren't I always good?


<id>616134
<position>28753
<data>Oh yeah, but last night you were even better.

Rock... stars...? What?

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<id>616151
<position>28762
<data>[Sings] Because wherever we go, the laws of physics don't flow.


<id>616152
<position>28763
<data>Hah! Sonter, you old dog, how long has it been, forty years? I never would have recognized you!


<id>616153
<position>28764
<data>Good thing that stupid song we wrote is burned in the brain forever!


<id>616154
<position>28765
<data>Hey, you remember the other one...?


<id>616157
<position>28766
<data>Ah yes -- And the lava on Nepheron floats.


<id>616158
<position>28767
<data>The rain on Zorya falls up.


<id>616159
<position>28768
<data>I'm sorry, come again.


<id>616160
<position>28769
<data>The rain on Zorya falls up.


<id>616165
<position>28770
<data>Psst. Hey... hey buddy, over here.


<id>616166
<position>28771
<data>You talking to me?

Debug weaponlist. Not that informative except that they seemed to have intended to keep ALL the ME2 heavy weapons as options.

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<id>616677
<position>28793
<data>Double click the options below to give Shepard the specified weapon.


<id>616678
<position>28794
<data>Assault Rifles


<id>616679
<position>28795
<data>Pistols


<id>616680
<position>28796
<data>SMGs


<id>616681
<position>28797
<data>Sniper Rifles


<id>616682
<position>28798
<data>Shotguns


<id>616683
<position>28799
<data>Heavy Weapons


<id>616684
<position>28800
<data>This section contains Assault Rifles.


<id>616685
<position>28801
<data>This section contains Pistols.


<id>616686
<position>28802
<data>This section contains SMGs.


<id>616687
<position>28803
<data>This section contains Sniper Rifles.


<id>616688
<position>28804
<data>This section contains Shotguns.


<id>616690
<position>28805
<data>This section contains Heavy Weapons.


<id>616691
<position>28806
<data>Avenger


<id>616692
<position>28807
<data>Vindicator


<id>616693
<position>28808
<data>Geth Pulse Rifle


<id>616694
<position>28809
<data>Revenant


<id>616695
<position>28810
<data>Mattock


<id>616696
<position>28811
<data>Collector Assault Rifle


<id>616697
<position>28812
<data>Collector Particle Beam


<id>616698
<position>28813
<data>Phaeston


<id>616699
<position>28814
<data>Falcon


<id>616700
<position>28815
<data>Predator


<id>616701
<position>28816
<data>Carnifex


<id>616702
<position>28817
<data>Phalanx


<id>616703
<position>28818
<data>Talon


<id>616704
<position>28819
<data>Arc Pistol


<id>616705
<position>28820
<data>Shuriken


<id>616706
<position>28821
<data>Tempest


<id>616707
<position>28822
<data>Locust


<id>616708
<position>28823
<data>Scorpion


<id>616709
<position>28824
<data>SMG New 2


<id>616710
<position>28825
<data>Katana


<id>616711
<position>28826
<data>Scimitar


<id>616712
<position>28827
<data>Claymore


<id>616713
<position>28828
<data>Eviscerator


<id>616714
<position>28829
<data>Geth Plasma Shotgun


<id>616715
<position>28830
<data>Graal


<id>616716
<position>28831
<data>Disciple


<id>616717
<position>28832
<data>Mantis


<id>616718
<position>28833
<data>Viper


<id>616719
<position>28834
<data>Widow


<id>616720
<position>28835
<data>Incisor


<id>616721
<position>28836
<data>Raptor


<id>616722
<position>28837
<data>Javelin


<id>616723
<position>28838
<data>Grenade Launcher


<id>616724
<position>28839
<data>Missile Launcher


<id>616725
<position>28840
<data>Avalanche


<id>616726
<position>28841
<data>Cain


<id>616727
<position>28842
<data>Flame Thrower


<id>616728
<position>28843
<data>Arc Projector


<id>616729
<position>28844
<data>Blackstorm


<id>616730
<position>28845
<data>Heavy Weapon New 1


<id>616731
<position>28846
<data>Heavy Weapon New 2


<id>616732
<position>28847
<data>Heavy Weapon New 3


<id>616733
<position>28848
<data>Heavy Weapon New 4


<id>616749
<position>28849
<data>Select


<id>616750
<position>28850
<data>Done

Who's Sommers? And how does Sheppy-kun know him?

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<id>617488
<position>28969
<data>[Sommers goes into detail on a glorious battle they were both in.]


<id>617489
<position>28970
<data>[Sommers tells Shepard that his career has honored them.]


<id>617490
<position>28971
<data>[Sommers exhalts Shepard's kickass career since those days.]


<id>617493
<position>28972
<data>[Sommers gruffly agrees.]


<id>617495
<position>28973
<data>[Shepard says a lot of good men died that day.]


<id>617497
<position>28975
<data>[Shepard feels the adrenaline remembering the glory of the fight.]

Shep had a sidequest from Bailey to find and root out Cerberus spiessss! That's where the weird overheard convos from before show up!

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<id>617536
<position>28983
<data>I have an update for you, Commander.


<id>617537
<position>28984
<data>Based on your reports, we rounded up several Cerberus spies who had been operating on the Citadel since the attack.


<id>617538
<position>28985
<data>They were intelligence-gathering and planning high profile assassinations, but I'm confident every cell has been neutralized.


<id>617539
<position>28986
<data>Some of the people you reported were innocent. Regretably, we might have been a little thorough in our interrogations...


<id>617540
<position>28987
<data>We picked up and interrogated the people you reported as suspicious, but they turned out to be innocent.


<id>617541
<position>28988
<data>We're taking heat from that. People are up in arms over civil liberties being tread upon.


<id>617542
<position>28989
<data>Yes, Commander. In times like these there's enough pain and suffering already.


<id>617543
<position>28990
<data>Yes, Commander. There's just so much suffering already. Hate that we added to it.


<id>617544
<position>28991
<data>The Citadel is more secure now. We have you to thank.


<id>617545
<position>28992
<data>Be well, Commander.


<id>617546
<position>28993
<data>If there are spies placed here, it poses a significant threat. We need every advantage we can get.

<id>617960
<position>29056
<data>Unfortunately, there _were_ Cerberus spies planted here. They've assassinated an asari dignitary then escaped off the Citadel.


<id>617961
<position>29057
<data>I feel like I failed. But there are just too many fronts to this war.

Someone (?) consoles Shep in a dark moment.

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<id>618845
<position>29239
<data>You don't have to do this alone.


<id>618846
<position>29240
<data>You've got an entire crew... a whole army... that's just as scared and angry and worried as you.


<id>618847
<position>29241
<data>And we worry about you too.


<id>618848
<position>29242
<data>You're not fine. I barely know you anymore. You won't let anyone see what you're feeling.


<id>618849
<position>29243
<data>It's not weakness to show them that you care. Or that you're scared too.


<id>618850
<position>29244
<data>Then we can't win. But... if you want these people to fight for you... you've gotta make them believe you're worth following. They need to see a little bit of themselves in you.


<id>618851
<position>29245
<data>You just need a little reminding every now and then.


<id>618852
<position>29246
<data>C'mon. Leave the reports for a while.


<id>618853
<position>29247
<data>Let me remind you.


<id>618890
<position>29281
<data>Did I come at a bad time?


<id>618891
<position>29282
<data>I suppose there aren't many good times these days.


<id>618892
<position>29283
<data>Shepard...


<id>618893
<position>29284
<data>Can we talk?


<id>618894
<position>29285
<data>Hey...


<id>618895
<position>29286
<data>Ow... okay. Enough.


<id>618896
<position>29287
<data>I'm worried about you. The whole crew is worried.


<id>618897
<position>29288
<data>You're not fine. You won't let anyone in. No one's allowed to see what you're feeling.


<id>618898
<position>29289
<data>It's not weakness to show the people who follow you that you care. Or that you're scared. Or angry.


<id>618899
<position>29290
<data>Then we can't win. But... if you want these people to fight for you... you've gotta make them believe you're worth following. They need to see a little bit of themselves in you.


<id>618900
<position>29291
<data>You just need a little reminding every now and then.


<id>618901
<position>29292
<data>Now. Let me really remind you.

Talking to Kahlee Sanders. Includes interesting segments on biotic squads not in full game.

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<id>618976
<position>29321
<data>Sounds like a segregated turian Cabal. Our frontline troops aren't comfortable serving alongside biotics.


<id>618977
<position>29322
<data>We used a similar tactic. With proper coordination and support, our squads could blast enemy vehicles into atoms.


<id>618978
<position>29323
<data>Huh. Kinda creepy, having a whole squad made up of biotics. Guess it'd pack a punch, though.


<id>618979
<position>29324
<data>Interesting. Our commandos never used such tactics. We tend to focus more on small units.


<id>618980
<position>29325
<data>Segregation seems unwise as a long-term solution. Organics require familiarity to overcome fear of the unknown.


<id>618981
<position>29326
<data>You're clearly an AI. What would happen if you tried to integrate into organic society without preparation?


<id>618984
<position>29327
<data>I concede your point.


<id>618985
<position>29328
<data>Must be nice for the students to have a place where everybody doesn't look at 'em funny.


<id>618986
<position>29329
<data>It was, yes.


<id>618987
<position>29330
<data>I hadn't heard... We've been cut off from most news. He's alive?


<id>618988
<position>29331
<data>Good. If we get out of here... Well, just tell him to stay alive.

Development logs from the huskification study on Horizon:

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<id>620303
<position>29749
<data>Entry 5-22-2534: I have streamlined the sorting and classification of test subjects to increase efficiency.


<id>620304
<position>29750
<data>Entry 3-22-6398: The process is a marvel to behold. The conversion solution injected into the subjects is nearly species agnostic in it's effectiveness. The variation we see in the results, while dramatic in appearance, is fundamentally the same at the cellular level.


<id>620305
<position>29751
<data>Entry 4-13-5896: Adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol act as both a catalyst to the first stage of the process, and facilitator in overcoming the immune response to the conversion solution.


<id>620306
<position>29752
<data>Entry 4-25-8653: Pain suppressants were removed from the subject preparation protocols. The were shown to slow the conversion process by introducing minor variations in uptake rate.


<id>620307
<position>29753
<data>Entry 5-10-1078: While I have learned much in speeding the growth and utility of cloned cells, the breakdown of the conversion solution still eludes me.

Reaper... God?

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<id>621389
<position>29838
<data>[TEMP TEXT] The Citadel arms begin to open, revealing the majestic but dire view of the battle for Earth.


<id>621390
<position>29839
<data>[TEMP TEXT] Shepard barely has time to take it in before the Citadel itself begins to morph and change.


<id>621391
<position>29840
<data>[TEMP TEXT] The physical embodiment of the Reaper god unfurls before Shepard, preventing Shepard from progressing in to the level and preparing for the arrival of the Crucible.

MP matches were supposed to end a bit differently.

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<id>625262
<position>30800
<data>That's all of them. Ready for immediate evac. Nice work.


<id>625263
<position>30801
<data>No more enemies inbound. Ready for immediate evac. Good job.


<id>625264
<position>30802
<data>Site secured. Ready for immediate evac. Well done.


<id>625265
<position>30803
<data>Target secured. Prep for dustoff. Good work.


<id>625266
<position>30804
<data>Area secured. Ready for immediate evac. Nice job.

Garrus convinces Sparatus to let Victus move the Turian fleets away from Palaven. In the final game, we learn of this post-facto.

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<id>626923
<position>30945
<data>I hope you know what you're doing, Garrus.


<id>626924
<position>30946
<data>Councilor, you didn't believe me when I tried telling you about Saren years ago. So I'm asking you to trust me on this one.


<id>626925
<position>30947
<data>(grumbles) But advising the Primarch to pull the fleet away from Palaven? This will be on your head if you're wrong.


<id>626926
<position>30948
<data>You better know what you're doing, Vakarian.


<id>626927
<position>30949
<data>Councilor, when I was C-Sec officer here, there was never any hard info. I went on instinct. I've learned to trust it.


<id>626928
<position>30950
<data>(grumbles) But telling the Primarch to pull the fleet away from Palaven? If you're wrong about this, we'll all pay.

Garrus doubts C-SEC was worth it.

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<id>626936
<position>30958
<data>In my C-Sec days, the only time I mixed with politicians was when I was investigating them.


<id>626937
<position>30959
<data>You have no idea.


<id>626938
<position>30960
<data>Then maybe you do.


<id>626940
<position>30962
<data>(idle thinking) Kind of makes you wonder though. We're out there risking everything to preserve a system... that maybe isn't worth preserving.

<id>626942
<position>30964
<data>Well when you put it that way...


<id>626943
<position>30965
<data>But is that enough? Just..managing?


<id>626945
<position>30967
<data>No argument there.


<id>626946
<position>30968
<data>But it shouldn't be.


<id>626947
<position>30969
<data>When I worked for C-Sec, everyone just assumed the system was too complicated, too corrupt to fix, so nobody tried.


<id>626967
<position>30989
<data>Civilization is a work in progress, Garrus.


<id>626968
<position>30990
<data>There hasn't been a year in human history that wasn't violent, corrupt, or both. Enough to make you cry.


<id>626969
<position>30991
<data>The point is we've still managed. We made it this far.


<id>626971
<position>30993
<data>I don't see that we have much of a choice.


<id>626972
<position>30994
<data>The system's not perfect, but I'm damned sure it's better than whatever the Reapers have in mind.


<id>626973
<position>30995
<data>Then it's all academic.


<id>626975
<position>30997
<data>You did, as I recall.

More alien generals offering their ships to Sheppy-chan.

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<id>627143
<position>31052
<data>{TEMP: Garrus' role-playing plot on the Citadel}


<id>627324
<position>31053
<data>Commander Shepard? General Jalla Tok, United Irunian Armed Forces.


<id>627326
<position>31054
<data>The fleet was grounded when the Reapers attacked Irune. Free those ships, and they're at your service.


<id>627430
<position>31057
<data>Sorry about earlier but it's hard to know whom to trust when there are people looking to kill you.

Liara's updates on her relief efforts post-Thessia. Also fumes at the system.

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<id>629218
<position>31244
<data>Relocating Asari refugees. The Citadel's crowded, but I found a small colony still out of the fight that could take them.


<id>629219
<position>31245
<data>I can at least help some of my people while we look for Cerberus.


<id>629220
<position>31246
<data>I'm glad there's something I can do to help my people before we go to Cerberus' base.


<id>629221
<position>31247
<data>It helps fill the time before wringing the Illusive Man's neck.


<id>629222
<position>31248
<data>I've been reading data on Thessia. An estimated 400 million dead, so far.


<id>629226
<position>31249
<data>Even though I was there when it happened, it doesn't feel real. I...


<id>629227
<position>31250
<data>I can't talk about it right now. Let's just concentrate on getting back Sanction.


<id>629230
<position>31251
<data>I can't talk about it right now. But I'm ready to go when you're ready corner Cerberus in their base.


<id>629231
<position>31252
<data>And to wring the Illusive Man's neck.


<id>629232
<position>31253
<data>It's that arrogant conviction he's doing "what's best for the galaxy", even before he was indoctrinated.


<id>629234
<position>31254
<data>I'm sick of that attitude. From him, to the Council, to the krogan and quarians... no one put aside their differences until you came.


<id>629239
<position>31255
<data>I'm disappointed in the galaxy, Shepard. Does that make sense at all?

<id>629244
<position>31257
<data>You really think so?


<id>629249
<position>31258
<data>That's a pleasant thought.


<id>629250
<position>31259
<data>I want to say whatever it takes there can't be another Thessia...


<id>629275
<position>31270
<data>This war brought every species together. We don't have to abandon that once it's over.


<id>629279
<position>31271
<data>Absolutely. Getting everyone working together has been frustrating as hell.


<id>629281
<position>31272
<data>I'll hold him down. We'll take turns.

That legendary afterlife talk with Ashley.

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<id>630328
<position>31295
<data>Hey Commander, I was just about to go look for you.


<id>630329
<position>31296
<data>I have a question for you. I wasn't sure...well, it's not exactly regulation.


<id>630330
<position>31297
<data>Laying there in the hospital, I had a lot of time to think. Lots of stuff going on, lots to try and deal with.


<id>630331
<position>31298
<data>...and thanks for coming by. Hospitals always make me nervous. Something about shuffling off our mortal coil, y'know?


<id>630332
<position>31299
<data>I couldn't wait to get out of there. I hate hospitals. Hate the smell. Hate the colors. Hate the reminder of...the end, Y'know?


<id>630334
<position>31301
<data>Yeah...well, I guess I'll come out and ask; you were dead...weren't you? I mean...really dead. Right?


<id>630335
<position>31302
<data>{Long pause} What did you see? Bright light? Dark tunnel? Anything?


<id>630336
<position>31303
<data>It is what it is, Shepard. There's no right or wrong.


<id>630337
<position>31304
<data>That's hard to believe.


<id>630338
<position>31305
<data>You died! You saw what's next. How can anyone not be curious about that?


<id>-2146853308
<position>31306
<data>-1


<id>630341
<position>31307
<data>What do you mean?


<id>630344
<position>31310
<data>Did you see anything?


<id>630345
<position>31311
<data>Really?


<id>630346
<position>31312
<data>So you don't know.


<id>630347
<position>31313
<data>I guess the big question won't get answered today.


<id>630348
<position>31314
<data>Well, crap. You failed as my life-after-death inside source.


<id>630349
<position>31315
<data>Please don't.


<id>630350
<position>31316
<data>Nothing at all?


<id>630351
<position>31317
<data>What are you afraid of?


<id>630353
<position>31319
<data>What do you mean?


<id>630355
<position>31321
<data>Does it matter?


<id>630357
<position>31323
<data>What's up?


<id>630358
<position>31324
<data>I'm curious. Shoot.


<id>630360
<position>31326
<data>I understand. I've spent more time in hospitals then my own ship.


<id>630361
<position>31327
<data>You...had a question?


<id>630362
<position>31328
<data>So I heard. I couldn't say for sure, but I think so.


<id>630363
<position>31329
<data>That's a big question, Ash. I'm not sure the answer will be what you're looking for.


<id>630365
<position>31331
<data>I was wondering when you would come out and ask me. People haven't really asked.

<id>630368
<position>31333
<data>All right. I'll tell you what I know.


<id>630369
<position>31334
<data>The truth is...I don't remember much.


<id>630370
<position>31335
<data>I remember floating after an explosion in the Normandy pushed me out into space.


<id>630371
<position>31336
<data>There was a sharp pain in my chest. I couldn't breath but could feel air being leeched from my lungs.


<id>630372
<position>31337
<data>I struggled, tried to stop the air from leaking- all pointless...but it doesn't take long before it was all blackness.


<id>630373
<position>31338
<data>I did see a light.


<id>630374
<position>31339
<data>It was the Cerberus lab, Ash. Nothing else. I heard voices, muffled for a bit. The next time I woke up, I had to escape the facility.


<id>630375
<position>31340
<data>I don't know. I'm sorry.


<id>630376
<position>31341
<data>I'm afraid not.


<id>630377
<position>31342
<data>I could dance for you.


<id>630378
<position>31343
<data>To tell the truth, I don't remember anything.


<id>630379
<position>31344
<data>Even with my experience, I don't think I should be answering questions about your beliefs.


<id>630380
<position>31345
<data>When I realized what had happened. What Cerberus had done to bring me back...I panicked. I shut down.


<id>630381
<position>31346
<data>I pushed the fear away just long enough to deal with the Collectors...but it didn't stay away. The time alone in Alliance lock-up I had to confront what I was.


<id>630382
<position>31347
<data>Ash, I don't know if I died and came back...or simply died.


<id>630383
<position>31348
<data>I don't know if this is the Shepard you knew, or some incomplete copy.


<id>630384
<position>31349
<data>I don't know.


<id>630391
<position>31356
<data>I don't want to disappoint you


<id>630392
<position>31357
<data>I'll tell you what I know


<id>630393
<position>31358
<data>Nothing to tell


<id>630394
<position>31359
<data>Is this about your faith?

Random ditty:

<id>631626
<position>31634
<data>You retrieved a memento for Comm Officer Allers from the refugees on the Citadel.


Talking to Aria. Some of the material made it to the final game, some... did not.

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<id>638186
<position>32684
<data>Explain yourself. Quickly.


<id>638187
<position>32685
<data>All I did was bloody some uppity volus' nose. He had it coming, believe me.


<id>638188
<position>32686
<data>We're not on Omega anymore, Nigel. The Citadel is clogged with rules and redtape, and tightasses who care about rules and redtape.


<id>638189
<position>32687
<data>Didn't know you were one of them.


<id>638190
<position>32688
<data>Are you insulting me?


<id>638191
<position>32689
<data>Wha--? No, I--


<id>638192
<position>32690
<data>Because it sounds like you just called me a tightass. Or were you flirting, commenting on my glutes?


<id>638193
<position>32691
<data>Commander Shepard, what wonderful timing. What do you think I should do with Nigel here? He's been my loyal bodyguard for two years but seems incapable of following the simplest orders.


<id>638194
<position>32692
<data>We're trying to blend in here, play nice, let people know we're in the same boat. Only then will the Citadel's eyes start to turn away.


<id>638195
<position>32693
<data>But this clumsy fool can't hold his alcohol and let's some blowhard rattle him. Whips out his illegal firearm and pistol whips him in public.


<id>638196
<position>32694
<data>Probably undermined a month's worth of tap-dancing.


<id>638197
<position>32695
<data>Maybe you're right.


<id>638198
<position>32696
<data>Good point.


<id>638199
<position>32697
<data>Yaaaahhh!


<id>638200
<position>32698
<data>Or maybe not.


<id>638201
<position>32699
<data>Report me.


<id>638202
<position>32700
<data>He brought undue attention to me. C-Sec was suspicious enough already. I need discipline and common sense for as long as I'm stuck on this oversized police station.


<id>638203
<position>32701
<data>No offense, Commander. As law enforcement types go, I wouldn't mind a little attention from you. In fact, I was hoping our paths would cross.


<id>638204
<position>32702
<data>Hadn't you heard? Cerberus invaded, took me out. I... barely got away.


<id>638205
<position>32703
<data>The Illusive Man is now squarely at the top of my shit list. Can't wait to cross him out.


<id>638206
<position>32704
<data>That supposed to be funny? Where should I start?


<id>638207
<position>32705
<data>I'm not Omega anymore, I'm concerned about other people's regulations, and I'm holed up in this poor excuse for a nightclub -- you can't even get Noverian Brandy here.


<id>638208
<position>32706
<data>You're quite the comedian today.


<id>638209
<position>32707
<data>Ironic, huh? Aria T'Loak, the pirate queen of the Terminus system, surrounded by boyscouts.


<id>638210
<position>32708
<data>Truth is, they amuse me, clinging to their illusion of order. But even while they try to stare me down, I know their checking out my ass when I look away.


<id>638211
<position>32709
<data>Hard or easy, I will take it.


<id>638212
<position>32710
<data>Nigel wasn't well-loved. I try to keep my people at each other's throats. That way they don't miss each other when they're gone.


<id>638213
<position>32711
<data>Everyone who works for me is expendable. If they don't know that, they should. Especially now, after all that's happened.


<id>638214
<position>32712
<data>We'll be seeing each other again, Shepard.


<id>638215
<position>32713
<data>I'm working on something that's going to be of serious interest you. When I call, I suggest you come.


<id>638216
<position>32714
<data>You know better, Nigel. The Citadel is clogged with rules and redtape, and tightasses who care about rules and redtape.


<id>638217
<position>32715
<data>So? Since when do you care, Aria?


<id>638218
<position>32716
<data>I don't. As far as I'm concerned, it's business as usual. We just can't be as blunt about it. So when in public, keep that oversized cannon out of sight.


<id>638219
<position>32717
<data>I saw you there, Commander. This may not be Omega, but my time is just as valuable.


<id>638220
<position>32718
<data>With the threat the galaxy faces, I'd say our purposes are entwined now. Namely, living.


<id>638221
<position>32719
<data>Wars make strange bedfellows. I'd urge you to keep that in mind.


<id>638222
<position>32720
<data>So, this glorified boyscout wants me to sit in an overcrowded holding area for weeks and then beg to be allowed into the club?


<id>638223
<position>32721
<data>That wasn't my first conversation with the asari councilor. I've heard some pretty interesting things about you.


<id>638224
<position>32722
<data>Commander Shepard, I was hoping our paths would cross.


<id>638225
<position>32723
<data>The Citadel and its foolish rules. This is the stuffiest place in the galaxy.


<id>638226
<position>32724
<data>Must it?


<id>638227
<position>32725
<data>Well, we can't have that, can we?


<id>638228
<position>32726
<data>I didn't know you were C-Sec's little lapdog. I'm disappointed, Shepard.


<id>638229
<position>32727
<data>Glad you think we're so chummy.


<id>638230
<position>32728
<data>That tough guy routine is pretty sexy.


<id>638231
<position>32729
<data>[Sighs] Get me the asari councilor.


<id>638232
<position>32730
<data>Aria, what do I owe the pleasure?


<id>638233
<position>32731
<data>Ah, Aria is there something you need?


<id>638234
<position>32732
<data>I've been asked to submit to immigration processing.


<id>638235
<position>32733
<data>I see.


<id>638236
<position>32734
<data>And now you've been processed. Is there anything else?


<id>638237
<position>32735
<data>Of course you have.


<id>638238
<position>32736
<data>Done. What else can I do for you?


<id>638239
<position>32737
<data>Nothing, thank you.


<id>638240
<position>32738
<data>Anytime.


<id>638241
<position>32739
<data>My pleasure.


<id>638242
<position>32740
<data>Satisfied?

That's it for now.

Sharon gets cocky!

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<id>639729
<position>33104
<data>The former Cerberus scientists are safe with the Alliance. Brass thinks they'll be a big help on the Crucible.


<id>639745
<position>33120
<data>"Brass" doesn't sound like lab-speak, Lieutenant Allers. That sounds like something military people would say.

<id>639731
<position>33106
<data>You know how fighter pilots get stamps on their cockpits for each kill?


<id>639732
<position>33107
<data>I'm thinking of getting one by the galaxy map. You know, when I analyze the crap out of something.



<id>639744
<position>33119
<data>We'll make a marine out of you yet.



<id>639733
<position>33108
<data>Yeah, well... I guess you're rubbing off on me.

Moar missing Aria lines. You CAN break the Rule #1 of Omega! From... a certain point of view =D @Xenistrasza and @WildOrchid might want to look at this one. And the other Aria one further down in this post.

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<id>640474
<position>33232
<data>We make a good team, Shepard. Maybe someday we'll have another reason to get in bed together.



<id>640500
<position>33258
<data>How about right now?



<id>640475
<position>33233
<data>Indeed.



<id>640499
<position>33257
<data>You know where to find me.



<id>640476
<position>33234
<data>I suppose my preparations to take back Omega can wait an hour or two.



<id>640501
<position>33259
<data>Try four or five.



<id>640477
<position>33235
<data>[Smiles] Everyone, leave us.

More bits from the "chasing down Cerberus stragglers" questline:

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<id>641296
<position>33574
<data>Sir, we're getting additional reports of suspicious activity, this time in the docks. Should I deploy a couple men?


<id>641297
<position>33575
<data>The people are panicked. Since the attack, they see spies around every corner.


<id>641298
<position>33576
<data>C-Sec just doesn't have the manpower to chase every frightened finger that gets pointed.


<id>641299
<position>33577
<data>Yes sir.


<id>641300
<position>33578
<data>Commander Shepard, yes. Commander Bailey's busy addressing other security issues.


<id>641301
<position>33579
<data>Since the Cerberus attack, I've been placed in charge of population control.


<id>641306
<position>33580
<data>And there have been reports of unidentified people milling about restricted areas. My gut says we we should be worried.

More stripper banter for the rooting-out quest.

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<id>641786
<position>33814
<data>Gee, this is so much fun.


<id>641787
<position>33815
<data>Time's up, mac. Either pay or move on.


<id>641788
<position>33816
<data>[Sigh] I just love dancing for losers...


<id>641789
<position>33817
<data>If you want to just sit there and ruminate, it's your money. Weirdo.

Remember that kid and his dad from last post? More of them here.

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<id>641800
<position>33828
<data>Don't apologize, dad. Stop playing the part of the meek stand-up citizen.


<id>641801
<position>33829
<data>What are you talking about? I am not playing a part.


<id>641802
<position>33830
<data>Evil -- so stupid. You and your labels. Maybe the Alliance is evil, ever think of that?


<id>641811
<position>33839
<data>I sure hope this is just a phase, son.


<id>641812
<position>33840
<data>Get used to it -- I'm a rebel.


<id>641813
<position>33841
<data>You really must control your son.


<id>641814
<position>33842
<data>Gee, thank you so much for the advice. You must not have teenagers.


<id>641815
<position>33843
<data>My dad is a Cerberus spy! My dad is a Cerberus spy!

And on the girl talking to her mother...

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<id>641830
<position>33858
<data>Glad you see it my way, Mom.


<id>641831
<position>33859
<data>I plan to make you and Dad will be very happy.


<id>641832
<position>33860
<data>I know he's hard to track down, Mother, that's why he has that oh so adorable nickname...


<id>641833
<position>33861
<data>You just find him and pin him down on the price, otherwise me and the remaining men walk.

And the rock star guys

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<id>641848
<position>33874
<data>Those were the days, my friend.


<id>641849
<position>33875
<data>Come on, buy you a drink.


<id>641850
<position>33876
<data>[Sings] On our way to Omega...


<id>641851
<position>33877
<data>[Sings] Lookin' to get laid...


<id>641852
<position>33878
<data>[Sings] Prostitution's legal...


<id>641853
<position>33879
<data>[Sings] And we just got paid! [Laughter]

Coates helps some kid in London

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<id>643110
<position>34204
<data>Corporal. Take our friend here to the safe house. Get him some food and blankets.


<id>643111
<position>34205
<data>Yessir. C'mon m'boy. I hear they've even got some chocolate back there.


<id>643112
<position>34206
<data>Commander. Bit of mess, this.


<id>643113
<position>34207
<data>Well, you're seeing the worst of it.


<id>643114
<position>34208
<data>We stop them today, maybe they'll stay that way.


<id>643115
<position>34209
<data>Just up there, in the second floor of the building.


<id>643116
<position>34210
<data>I'll be up there shortly.


<id>643117
<position>34211
<data>Still don't know why they chose London to build that damn facility... but it's made the fighting here the worst.


<id>643118
<position>34212
<data>When Anderson showed up, we got a bit of reprieve. But we didn't have much left in us.

Huh. The Briefing Files. This is interesting.

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<id>643146
<position>34240
<data>Shepard, the Reapers are invading Earth. They must be stopped or all sapient life will be exterminated.


<id>643147
<position>34241
<data>We must unite the species of the galaxy to rally an army large enough to stop the Reaper threat once and for all.


<id>643148
<position>34242
<data>I have collected the following dossiers to aid you in our mission.


<id>643149
<position>34243
<data>Salarians. The salarians are a technologically advanced race with supreme intellect. They are brilliant scientists and soldiers.


<id>643150
<position>34244
<data>Krogan. The krogan are a brutal and hostile species. They're some of the most ruthless warriors in the galaxy.


<id>643151
<position>34245
<data>However, krogan females were infected with a bioweapon known as the genophage, making only one in 1000 pregnancies viable.


<id>643152
<position>34246
<data>Turians. Turians are the guardians of the largest military fleet in space and are masters of tactical combat.


<id>643153
<position>34247
<data>Asari. The asari are an ancient race, each one living for over 1000 years.


<id>643154
<position>34248
<data>They are born with an innate biotic gift, allowing them to manipulate space around them with telekinesis.


<id>643155
<position>34249
<data>Cerberus. Cerberus is a privately funded, radical, pro-human organization.


<id>643156
<position>34250
<data>While their current motives are unclear, they appear to be opposing the Systems Alliance.


<id>643157
<position>34251
<data>They should be considered extremely hostile and dangerous.

Originally, to recruit the Blood Pack, you had to secure them a breeding world. Ew. To do that, you had to get an Eldfell-Ashland facility OFF a planet they fancied. Many outcomes, ranging from cutting off support for the facility so the vorcha eat the people, getting EA to evacuate the folks, or making a third party sponsor the evacuation which also nets us WAs. This plot is fully-built, with a complete set of dialogues (with wheels!) for the questgiver and the EA rep named Beverly.

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<id>645096
<position>34728
<data>I doubted Aria when she said it would be you. This already impresses me. She is a a savvy negotiator.



<id>645108
<position>34740
<data>Let's talk brass tacks.



<id>645097
<position>34729
<data>That is a stupid human saying. Why would brass tacks be more direct than tacks made of any other substance?



<id>645098
<position>34730
<data>The Reaper threat puts us all in the same boat. Ally and enemy alike. We have a mutual interest -- staying alive.


<id>645109
<position>34741
<data>I'm listening.


<id>645099
<position>34731
<data>To that effect, I'm courting the Blood Pack. They'll commit to the fleet if I can keep a human ambassador from petitioning the Council to stop a vorcha breeding program on [Planet].


<id>645100
<position>34732
<data>This ambassador is mistrustful of other species. It's going to take a human touch to convince her to walk away. Are you game?


<id>645101
<position>34733
<data>No doubt there's some human settlement on [Planet] that's whining. People hear vorcha and they just get uppity.


<id>645102
<position>34734
<data>But the planet is well-known for producing vorcha that are suited to the Blood Pack's needs, and all that matters is they won't join us unless we do this.


<id>645112
<position>34744
<data>There must be some reason why the breeding program is coming under fire from this ambassador.


<id>645103
<position>34735
<data>So, whatever the ambassador's beef is, she needs to be urged to stick her nose elsewhere.


<id>645115
<position>34747
<data>I'll get more information and decide what's right.


<id>645104
<position>34736
<data>Whatever you say. I hope you grow a pair between here and there.


<id>645117
<position>34749
<data>If we can get the Blood Pack fighting for us, it's worth it.


<id>645105
<position>34737
<data>I love your ability to see the bottom line, Shepard.


<id>645106
<position>34738
<data>The protection of the galaxy ought to trump any other considerations. Right?

Earlier intro to Aria. Seems to account for having a no-import character. She's much more delightfully... Aria.

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<id>647688
<position>35277
<data>You've lingered in my memory since we met on Omega. No small accomplishment. I was hoping ourt paths would cross.


<id>647689
<position>35278
<data>This is Aria T'Loak, human. Once and future queen of Omega.


<id>647690
<position>35279
<data>Put it on simmer, Nygell. Maybe he's taken too many blows to the head to remember, but the Commander and I met on Omega.


<id>647691
<position>35280
<data>I'm glad our paths have crossed again, Shepard. The Reaper threat puts us all in bed together.


<id>647692
<position>35281
<data>Play your cards right, you might find me a very agreeable bed-mate.


<id>647693
<position>35282
<data>This war puts us all in bed together, Shepard. You might find me a particularly pleasant bed-mate.


<id>647694
<position>35283
<data>Better than being dead.


<id>647696
<position>35285
<data>If it'll stop the anhilation of the entire galaxy, you could dip me in mud. Maybe that's how we'll celebrate.


<id>647697
<position>35286
<data>When the time comes I hope you'll rise to the occasion.


<id>647729
<position>35318
<data>If it will help the war, I'm your man.


<id>647698
<position>35287
<data>My man, huh? I like the sound of that. In more ways than one.


<id>647699
<position>35288
<data>Make it fast. I'm not in the habit of wasting time.


<id>647700
<position>35289
<data>Miss T'Loak, Commander Bailey has no--no idea how you and your uh... uh...


<id>647701
<position>35290
<data>[The bodyguard swells menacingly in the officer's face; the guy shrinks back.]


<id>647702
<position>35291
<data>[dry-mouthed]... your, uh, entourage got onto the C-C-Citadel without p--passing through Customs, b-b-but--


<id>647703
<position>35292
<data>That stammer's pretty sexy.


<id>647704
<position>35293
<data>Uh, t-thank you? [smiles]


<id>647705
<position>35294
<data>[does not smile] Get him out of my face.


<id>647706
<position>35295
<data>Shepard, didn't realize you were with this flea.


<id>647707
<position>35296
<data>Men, this is the legendary Commander Shepard. Champion of lost causes.


<id>647708
<position>35297
<data>Yes, Commander!


<id>647709
<position>35298
<data>Well, well. Men, this is the famous Commander Shepard, here to inspire our little friend.


<id>647710
<position>35299
<data>Go ahead, officer, say your piece.


<id>647711
<position>35300
<data>Commander Bailey insists that you submit to immigration processing, just like everyone else.


<id>647712
<position>35301
<data>Does he now?


<id>647713
<position>35302
<data>Yes--yes ma'am!


<id>647714
<position>35303
<data>Uhm... I suppose so.


<id>647715
<position>35304
<data>So nice to have an audience. Pay full price, Shepard, and you can watch me take out the trash later.


<id>647716
<position>35305
<data>Hardly. Omega's been taken by Cerberus. I'm going to take it back, but we can talk about that later.


<id>647717
<position>35306
<data>It's been a while, Aria.

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More random stuff:


<id>650896
<position>36281
<data>Ich bin Commander Shepard und das ist mein Lieblingsstand auf der Gamescom.



The lives betrayed by Sanctuary.

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<id>652729
<position>36515
<data>Shepard, I found some records on one of the refugees. Someone from Earth.


<id>652730
<position>36516
<data>Yes, they talk about fleeing when the Reapers attacked.


<id>652731
<position>36517
<data>And about hearing about Sanctuary while living in a shantytown near Citadel's docks.


<id>652733
<position>36518
<data>Shepard, got some logs from a turian father and his family that just arrived. Must have been after Palaven got attacked.


<id>652734
<position>36519
<data>He used his contacts in the military to smuggle his family out. Transports were overloaded. Sounds like a real mess.


<id>652735
<position>36520
<data>Heard about this place on the Citadel. Almost a myth among the survivors there.


<id>652736
<position>36521
<data>Came here with a few credits hoping to find a place to hide his family.


<id>652737
<position>36522
<data>Shepard, I found some logs from an asari. A matriarch.


<id>652738
<position>36523
<data>It's about the attack on Thessia, how the crisis had caught them unaware. So much panic.


<id>652739
<position>36524
<data>My people have had things a certain way for so long. This change was difficult for them to understand.


<id>652740
<position>36525
<data>She heard about Sanctuary on the Citadel. It sounded safe. It...


<id>652741
<position>36526
<data>Commander, there are many accounts of refugees arriving here.


<id>652742
<position>36527
<data>One can believe anything when hungry and afraid. This place was the last hope for many.


<id>652743
<position>36528
<data>It's the kind of place that will become more and more common as the Reapers move across the galaxy.


<id>652744
<position>36529
<data>Yes, all of them are a lie. Nothing can protect you.


<id>652745
<position>36530
<data>Some records of a family -- arrived not too long ago.


<id>652746
<position>36531
<data>Yeah. Looks like they were on vacation offworld when the Reapers attacked.


<id>652747
<position>36532
<data>That's right. They were on the Citadel when it happened. Lost everything.


<id>652748
<position>36533
<data>Heard about this place soon after, and made their way over.


<id>652749
<position>36534
<data>That's all I found.


<id>652750
<position>36535
<data>Shepard, I've got a girl's journal. She's from Earth. Came by herself.


<id>652751
<position>36536
<data>Yeah... damn, she was only 15 years old. Her folks handed over their life savings to get her off Earth.


<id>652752
<position>36537
<data>Sounds like someone started taking care of her; told her about Sanctuary.


<id>652753
<position>36538
<data>No, that's the last entry.


<id>652754
<position>36539
<data>Commander, got something here. Earth couple.


<id>652755
<position>36540
<data>The guy was doing some business on the Citadel. Wife came along... never been offworld before.


<id>652756
<position>36541
<data>When everything went down on Earth, they were stuck on the Citadel.


<id>652757
<position>36542
<data>Yeah, came here with nothing. Thought they would try their luck.


<id>652758
<position>36543
<data>That's all I got.


<id>652759
<position>36544
<data>Shepard, these are journals of refugees trying to leave their homes to come here.


<id>652760
<position>36545
<data>Some couldn't afford it. Someone must have made a lot of money on transport.


<id>652761
<position>36546
<data>They picked who would go and who would stay. Families were split up. Parents would send their children with strangers.


<id>652762
<position>36547
<data>It sounds horrible.


<id>652763
<position>36548
<data>From Earth?


<id>652765
<position>36550
<data>Must seem like a better deal compared to what they had.


<id>652767
<position>36551
<data>What does it say?

Some of these test lines creep me out.

<id>652951
<position>36608
<data>It's Friday, Friday! Gotta get down on Friday! Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend, weekend.


More bits from unknown places. Shep and Co save some Alliance Marines from a Cerberus Atlas.

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<id>660054
<position>36904
<data>Commander Shepard. Captain Lanks reporting. Admiral Hackett assigned this detail to me.


<id>660055
<position>36905
<data>Quick thinking down here. Your pilot saw the flare and signaled me.


<id>660056
<position>36906
<data>Surprised the hell out of me when that Atlas dropped. Sorry you had to save our bacon.


<id>660058
<position>36907
<data>You made the impossible possible.

More from our friend, the Volus General

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<id>661063
<position>37073
<data>Let me shortcut your misconceptions: we field no ground troops. That's left to our turian allies.


<id>661064
<position>37074
<data>But we do have heavy bombers just itching to fry the Reapers' husks.


<id>661065
<position>37075
<data>The volus have a military?


<id>661455
<position>37095
<data>They started off with strikes against our spaceports, and government installments.


<id>661456
<position>37096
<data>Then it was waves of those batarian husks swarming over everything.


<id>661457
<position>37097
<data>If we don't move soon, we'll loose the bombing fleet to those abominations.


<id>661458
<position>37098
<data>The civil bureau has to figure that out. I can't let the Reapers crush my homeworld's last ships, Commander.


<id>661459
<position>37099
<data>Clear a path for them, and I'll fly them over to your Allied Forces the moment they hit the relays.


<id>661460
<position>37100
<data>State of the art GARDIAN systems, Radson-FTL drives, and enough nuclear firepower to crisp a planet three times over.


<id>661461
<position>37101
<data>Irune can't wait much longer, Commander. Our ships are well worth your time.


<id>661462
<position>37102
<data>What kind of Reaper forces took your homeworld?

And a similar exchange with a Hanar.

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<id>661527
<position>37141
<data>This one wishes to speak to you on an important matter, Commander.


<id>661528
<position>37142
<data>When you have a moment, this one would have your attention.


<id>661529
<position>37143
<data>Commander. This one would like to exchange words beneficial to both of us.

More randomness, seemingly elements for the reporter quest (where Shep works the camera, remember that one?)

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<id>662341
<position>37564
<data>{Temp: The player sees an inspiring scene--A wounded Alliance vet in the hospital rallying a crowd, saying the Reapers days are numbered.}


<id>662762
<position>37583
<data>[Temp: The player sees an inspiring scene--a diplomat arranges for the safe transport of civilians through a hostile war zone.]


<id>662763
<position>37584
<data>[The player sees an inspiring scene-- two civilian merchants plan out ways they can help fund the war effort.]

Our old friend, the lead-in to Retake Omega! It's exactly the same as in the final game, and equally unused.

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<id>663555
<position>37763
<data>The plan to reclaim Omega is taking shape.


<id>663556
<position>37764
<data>But since you're here, let's talk.


<id>663557
<position>37765
<data>I'll be retaking Omega from Cerberus. If you help, all the resources there, including me, are yours for the war.


<id>663558
<position>37766
<data>The actual plan is just about ready. When you are, contact me from your ship.


<id>663559
<position>37767
<data>Now, I'm very busy. Did you need need something?


<id>663560
<position>37768
<data>What do you need from me?


<id>663561
<position>37769
<data>Too bad. Don't be a stranger.


<id>663562
<position>37770
<data>So, what's on your mind, Shepard?


<id>663563
<position>37771
<data>By brute force.


<id>663564
<position>37772
<data>And you'll be one of my brutes.


<id>663565
<position>37773
<data>It's going to be a hell of a mission, believe me.


<id>663566
<position>37774
<data>I'm going to slap Omega right out of the Illusive Man's fat fucking hands.

It seems that Cronos Station was supposed to be run, at least in part, similarly to the Suicide Mission.

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<id>664918
<position>38012
<data>This gui will appear if the player does not take the interrupt.

<id>665238
<position>38077
<data>Front team, payload is delivered. Tech team bugging out!


<id>665240
<position>38079
<data>Enemy reinforcing at will, Commander!


<id>665241
<position>38080
<data>Things are heating up here!


<id>665242
<position>38081
<data>Cerberus on all sides, Shepard!


<id>665243
<position>38082
<data>Enemies pouring in, Shepard!


<id>665244
<position>38083
<data>Enemies pouring in, Shepard!


<id>665245
<position>38084
<data>This party's getting bigger!


<id>665246
<position>38085
<data>They're trying to overrun us!


<id>665247
<position>38086
<data>More pouring in every moment!


<id>665248
<position>38087
<data>Hold tight, front team, virus upload incomplete!


<id>665250
<position>38089
<data>Encryption trickier than expected. We've got a ways to go here.


<id>665251
<position>38090
<data>That will be a pleasure.


<id>665252
<position>38091
<data>My favorite pasttime.


<id>665253
<position>38092
<data>My middle name!


<id>665254
<position>38093
<data>I'm with you, Shepard.


<id>665255
<position>38094
<data>I'm with you, Shepard.


<id>665256
<position>38095
<data>Right behind you, Shepard.


<id>665257
<position>38096
<data>Right behind you, Shepard.


<id>665258
<position>38097
<data>Moving out, Commander.


<id>665259
<position>38098
<data>Virus upload underway.


<id>665260
<position>38099
<data>Tech team at ground zero. Cerberus has cleared out to engage you.


<id>665261
<position>38100
<data> Initiating network interface.


<id>665262
<position>38101
<data>Commander, Richards, with the tech team. We're in place. Waiting for an opportunity to sneak in.


<id>665085
<position>38048
<data>Push! Push forward.


<id>665086
<position>38049
<data> Think we can flank these guys. Watch for it.


<id>665087
<position>38050
<data>Ash?


<id>665089
<position>38052
<data>EDI?


<id>665090
<position>38053
<data>James?


<id>665091
<position>38054
<data>Kaidan?


<id>665092
<position>38055
<data>Garrus?


<id>665093
<position>38056
<data>Tali?


<id>665094
<position>38057
<data>Staggered approach! Try to use cover!


<id>665095
<position>38058
<data>Got to take out that shield generator!


<id>665265
<position>38104
<data>Richards, waiting for your all-clear.


<id>665266
<position>38105
<data>Rally up, team! We here for the duration!


<id>665267
<position>38106
<data>Richards, front team is payload complete -- what's your status?


<id>665268
<position>38107
<data>Understood. Let's cause some more mayhem!


<id>665277
<position>38116
<data>We're on! Dig in, keep them occupied!


<id>665278
<position>38117
<data>We'll keep them busy, Richards.


<id>665279
<position>38118
<data>I'm about to give you one.

The briefing on it shows that it may not have actually been Cronos Station. Maybe Minuteman? Either way, it's obvious it was co-opted into what became Cronos in the final game.

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<id>673959
<position>38564
<data>That's what it's supposed to look like.


<id>673960
<position>38565
<data>The real intent is to cause a disturbance so another team can stealth in.


<id>673961
<position>38566
<data>You draw fire and attention long enough for our techs to upload a remote access virus into the Cerberus mainframe.


<id>673962
<position>38567
<data>When I consider that anyone else I send to do this is sure to end up dead, yes.


<id>673963
<position>38568
<data>I'm told the virus will wreak havoc with their network. Cripple them long enough for us to grab the advantage in this sector.


<id>673964
<position>38569
<data>The stakes are high, Shepard, get it done.


<id>673965
<position>38570
<data>Shepard, here are your mission parameters...


<id>673966
<position>38571
<data>Well-defended Cerberus research facility. Smash and grab, your targets are high tech engineering prototypes.


<id>673967
<position>38572
<data>Not just any raid. The components have rare ingredients that will augment the Crucible.


<id>673970
<position>38575
<data>We're always available for a worthwhile cause.


<id>673971
<position>38576
<data>You consider this good resource management, Admiral?

Warning! If you like Emily Wong, don't read this. It will give you feels. Also uncontrollable rage.

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<id>675590
<position>38753
<data>Sad news tonight out of the Horsehead Nebula. The Alliance dreadnought SSV Ararat has been destroyed, killing everyone aboard.


<id>675591
<position>38754
<data>Among the dead... one of our own, war reporter Diana Allers.


<id>675592
<position>38755
<data>I first met Diana in an exchange program between New York University and U. Serrice on Thessia.


<id>675593
<position>38756
<data>Even then, she was driven; a take-no-prisoners attitude she learned growing up on the human colony Bekenstein.


<id>675594
<position>38757
<data>Before working as a war reporter, Diana covered celebrity news with {X} on Earth.


<id>675595
<position>38758
<data>Diana's calling changed after the geth attack on the Citadel on (date). She joined (X) as a junior war reporter.


<id>675596
<position>38759
<data>Her work speaks for itself. Diana Allers has earned the admiration and respect of her peers.


<id>675599
<position>38762
<data>We remember her and her brave crewmates aboard the SSV Ararat.


<id>675600
<position>38763
<data>The dreadnought met its end in tonight at {time}, after drawing Reaper gunship fire long enough for three other dreadnoughts to ambush the Reaper.


<id>675601
<position>38764
<data>The tactic worked, but at the cost of the Ararat and its 7610 souls tonight.


<id>675602
<position>38765
<data>We thank the deceased and their families for their sacrifice, and we here at FCC News say goodbye to friend and colleague.


<id>675603
<position>38766
<data>This is Emily Wong. Goodnight, and stay strong.

Imma go vent in some dark room now.

Yes Jackie, i feel ya.

Oh the pain, the pain of it all.

@Noelemahc : The one about Emily Wong is indeed something that makes me feel incontrollable rage. So, instead of Emily Wong dying via twitter, we had "overfed hamster's face" Allers dying in a dark corner of space... Seriously, I could sacrifice the whole Bioware employees to Cthulhu (or maybe Yog-Sothoth, undecided yet ) to see that actually happening in ME3.

About the Emily Wong part of the script:

What?! Oh, BioWare... it's like everytime I come here I hate you more and more for gutting this game of all that was good.

Seriously, this is like a punch in the face. We should have had Emily Wong, and had Allers biting space dust. Instead... we got the chipmunk face, overly sexualized, bland hack known as Diana Allers. But I guess BioWare really needed that 10/10 from IGN, didn't they?

The Joker is a better villain. (joking) Anyways, why the hell do you cut that much awesome from the game? Good lord, if we had this instead of the garbage we were given, this could have been easily the best game of all time. And, Mass Effect 3 could have still be 60 bucks like Skyrim and still making money. It's like all the producers and higher ups managed to get hit on the head with crowbars or something. I'm sorry for ranting, but how could you be this utterly stupid for cutting all of this. I know there was a leak, but still. Ugh, such bad business practice and they manage to make money. The world no longer makes sense to me.

I kind of find the "they changed the story because of a leak" theory bullshit. You don't cut this much content because of a leak. People that care will tend to avoid spoilers, and people who don't would have still bought the game anyways. They just ran out of time (thanks to EA) and cut like crazy.