[Akuma-Kuroi]

Оказывается, на реддите кто-то очень-очень добрый еще год назад выложил архив с субтитрами времен беты. Тонны, тонны текста, Карл! В том числе там есть и то, что планировалось, но в итоговый релиз не вошло или было вырезано во время теста. И файлов там МНОГО

Так навскидку первым выловился личный квест Лорда Скорджа. (первым - потому, что именно на него и ссылались в посте на тумбе, который вел на пост на реддите, в котором была ссылка на архив в доме, который построил Джек)

Личный квест заключался в том, что можно было лишить Скорджа бессмертия. По его собственной просьбе, между прочим
Ну и заодно объясняется как именно он это самое бессмертие получил. И объясняется так, что у меня все больше крепнет хедканон, что Скорджа таки знатно наебали в свое время, а Император ржал над ним все три века
Ритуал был произведен при помощи "древнего ситского артефакта"тм , называемого "Stasis Cell". Интересно, чем это так принципиально отличается от "Stasis Chamber". По словам Скорджа "Stasis Cell" заморозила абсолютно все атомы в его теле в "прерывистом равновесии", обеспечивая его энергией для движения. И уничтожение этой Stasis Cell прервет этот процесс, вернув Скорджу смертность и ощущения.
Касательно прерывистого равновесия - согласно вики, это одна из теорий об эволюции живых существ, также иногда называемая теорией квантовой эволюции. По этой теории эволюция существ, размножающихся половым путём, происходит скачками, перемежающимися с длительными периодами, в которых не происходит существенных изменений.

А дальше начинается самая мякотка. Агента Скорджа (лол, агенты?) находят, где спрятано это устройство, и высылают ему координаты. По прибытии, обнаруживается, что чувство юмора у Императора действительно то еще. К устройству привязан дух некоего Лорда Ирджила (Lord Irjil), ситха, который додумался поднять восстание несколько веков назад, и которого Скордж убил на Коррибане. Теперь, пока Stasis Cell функционирует, Лорд Ирджил остается привязанным к механизву призраком. И этот ситх, хотя и бесится от одного только вида Скорджа, предлагает Рыцарю сделку - Рыцарь не уничтожает устройство, а Лорд Ирджил направляет часть действия устройства на самого Рыцаря. По его словам, провести полную версию ритуала может только сам Император, но даже с ограниченным функционалом Рыцарю достанется часть бессмертия, а сам Ирджил сможет время от времени являться перед ним. И можно согласиться (можно даже при этом уломать Скорджа, что это разумный шаг!).

Часть реплик квеста (часть потому что некоторые переходы от катсцены к катсцене отсутствуют, а некоторые фразы затруднительно рассортировать):

Lord Scourge: I have noticed your... openness to those who ask your aid. Normally, I would say not to waste your time on every slack-jawed beggar who needs a favor done for dubious return. But this time, I find myself in need.

Ask me nicely....

JK: Was that... almost humble? Say "please" and I'll consider it.
Lord Scourge: I will not beg. I have lived with this problem for three hundred years. I can endure it still.

You have only to ask.

JK: I would no sooner turn you away than the next "slack-jawed beggar."
Lord Scourge: The more fool you.

What's in it for me?

JK: You'd be the first to tell me to do nothing for free.
Lord Scourge: True. And there may be benefit to you in this, though I cannot know for certain.
Lord Scourge: The process that keeps me alive is... horrific. It is an ancient Sith artifact, known as the "Stasis Cell". It freezes every atom in my body in a punctuated equilibrium, giving me the energy to move, but not to feel. It is... hard. I am ready for a change.

What change?

JK: Are you asking me to help you die?
Lord Scourge: Die? I could die any time. All the cell does is preserve me from age and disease. Suicide is well within my reach. What I want is to live. The remainder of my days. As any man does.

That sounds awful.

JK: What's the point of life if you can't feel any of it?
Lord Scourge: A surprising view for a Jedi. I thought feeling was what your order seeks to repress.

That's a small price.

JK: What's a little discomfort next to immortality?
Lord Scourge: When there was cause, it was worth the price. Now?
Lord Scourge: The Sith taught me to embrace passions, to indulge the senses, to give in to lust as easily as anger. For three hundred years, I have been trapped in celibacy, with no spice in my food or scent of blood in my kills. I have nearly been a Jedi.

So what are you asking?

JK: Dial back the rhetoric and tell me what you want..

You know nothing of Jedi.

JK: No wonder our strengths continue to surprise you.
Lord Scourge: I have learned not to underestimate you, Jedi. That is why I ask--help me find the cell and destroy it

Doesn't sound so bad.

JK: Sounds rough... until you get to the "three hundred years" part.
Lord Scourge: Do not mock what you do not understand. I am asking a simple question. Will you help me find the cell and destroy it?
Lord Scourge: If it is gone, I will lose the unnatural force that sustains my life and be free to live again. You may even benefit--the Emperor might have bound other servants. This would destroy them, too.

I will help you.

JK: If you are my ally, I'd like you happy. If you're my enemy, I prefer you mortal.

This vessel is unnatural.

JK: Without change, how can one ever turn from the darkness to embrace a new way?
Lord Scourge: That is hardly my goal.

What does this entail?

JK: Does this mean a trip to Dromund Kaas?
Lord Scourge: I do not know where the Emperor stores the cell. That is not something he ever trusted me with.
Lord Scourge: I have set one of my spies to find out. His name is Kratis Gron. We must meet with him in person, on Nar Shaddaa. I would not trust a discussion of this sort to the comm lines.


Встреча с Лордом Ирджилом:

Lord Irjil: You... they called you "the Emperor's Wrath." You killed me!
Lord Scourge: I killed many people.
Lord Irjil: Do you not know me? I am Lord Irjil! You hunted me on Korriban, slew my followers and brought me back for the Emperor to torture!
Lord Scourge: You raised a rebellion. You were a traitor.

You're a traitor, too.

JK: Does everyone who opposes the Emperor deserve to be killed?
Lord Scourge: Should I have worried about whether every target I killed was deserving of his fate?

Can you make amends?

JK: You did much harm in the name of the Emperor. Perhaps it is time to make peace.

Forget this.

JK: Sorry to interrupt your reunion, but is this the Stasis Cell?
Lord Irjil: Is this... a Jedi you travel with? Has the Emperor's right hand finally chosen to make war upon his left? Are you a greater traitor than I ever was? I died in my prime, hardly more than a child! The Emperor bound me to the very item that granted you immortality!

That does seem unfair.

JK: Is there any way we can help him?
Lord Scourge: He has been dead for centuries. You see only a memory of him that remains in the Force.
Lord Irjil: Lies!
Lord Scourge: He has no bearing on our plans.

Do you still want this?

JK: You still wish to see the cell destroyed?
Lord Scourge: More than ever.

Don't you feel sorry for him?

JK: You could have been allies, and instead you destroyed him. He deserved better.
Lord Scourge: I was the Emperor's Wrath for a long time. It did not always feel like just a role.
Lord Scourge: If we destroy the cell, perhaps this poor fool will be released from his suffering with me.

Begone!

JK: We are here for the Stasis Cell, not you.

His immortality was no gift.

JK: We are here to destroy the source of that immortality. It has been as much curse as blessing.
Lord Irjil: A curse! Only one who has never faced death could call eternal life anything but the most precious gift. That man took everything from me. This scrap of existence is all I have. I will not let you take that, too!

Ignore him.

JK: Let's get what we came for.
Lord Scourge: That is the Stasis Cell. Destroy it and I am free.
Lord Irjil: No! You took my life from me! This is all I have left. I will not let you take that, too!
Lord Scourge: You are only a memory. You cannot stop us.
Lord Irjil: It's too late. The Emperor's guardians are here. Let them see your treason and do to you what you did to me!
<...>
Lord Irjil: No... they have failed....
Lord Scourge: We have delayed too long. More will be coming. Let us make an end to this.

Do what you need to.

JK: This is your life. I will not interfere.
Lord Scourge: Thank you.

This vessel must be destroyed.

JK: May this grant peace to both of you.
Lord Irjil: No! You are killing me!
Lord Scourge: Ah! Thank you, Jedi. I'm glad my calculations were correct and that didn't kill me on the spot.

I want to be immortal.

JK: This artifact is too precious to destroy. If you don't want immortality, I'll take it.
Lord Irjil: Yes! I cannot grant you the full ritual, only the Emperor can do that. But I have learned much of this cell in the past centuries. Do not cut my tie to life, and I will share all I can of its power.
Lord Scourge: No! We came here to free me from the cell's control, not subject you to it. There are better ways to seek power.

Fine. I'll destroy it.

JK: You're right. Though it's ironic to have you urging me to resist temptation...
Lord Scourge: Perhaps I should not give you any further opportunity....
Lord Irjil: No! Aaaaah!

We need it. (LS)

JK: What if this is exactly the edge we need to defeat the Emperor?
Lord Scourge: You know my weaknesses, Jedi. Do what you must.
Lord Irjil: Take the Stasis Cell and I will put all of my strength toward bestowing its power upon you. It takes great effort for me to maintain this form. Do not expect to see me often. You will not regret this.

We need it. (DS)

JK: I can't turn down anything that might give me an edge against those jackals who want the Emperor's throne.
Lord Scourge: I have lived without sensation for so long. I can wait until the galaxy is under control. Do what you must.
Lord Irjil: Take the Stasis Cell and I will put all of my strength toward bestowing its power upon you. It takes great effort for me to maintain this form. Do not expect to see me often. You will not regret this.

I don't care what you think.

JK: This isn't the first or last time we'll have different agendas. Don't think this is about you.
Lord Scourge: I will not make that mistake again.
Lord Irjil: Take the Stasis Cell and I will put all of my strength toward bestowing its power upon you. It takes great effort for me to maintain this form. Do not expect to see me often. You will not regret this.


Если артефакт был уничтожен:
Lord Scourge: It is strange to feel again. Were my senses always this sharp? I feel each hair move against my arm. I taste every spice in my food. Thank you for giving this back to me.

You're welcome.

JK: I'm glad your suffering is over.

Does it change anything?

JK: You understand how precious life is now; are you any more loathe to take it?
Lord Scourge: You will not change me, Jedi.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

JK: Now you can die like the rest of us.
Lord Scourge: Indeed. But not until I have lived.