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DISPATCH — EPISODE 8: "SYNERGY" (FINALE)
FULL CINEMATIC TRANSCRIPT WITH TIME-OF-DAY & SCENE HEADINGS
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SCENE 1: SDN DISPATCH FLOOR — THE RED RING ASSAULT BEGINS
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[The SDN Torrance dispatch floor is in controlled chaos. Every screen flashes
red. The Red Ring has launched a coordinated assault across Los Angeles.
Blonde Blazer, fully suited up, coordinates with other SDN branches on her
headset. Robert mans the main dispatch terminal. Galen frantically works the
secondary console. Outside, sirens wail.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0010x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Blonde Blazer: Hey. TPD needs support in Wilson Park, |they're dealing with multiple Red Ring suspects. |Johnny. We're gonna need your eyes on this. |Yup, I'm on it. Just gimme a sec. |No, Steve's on that one. I talked to him in the conference room.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0010x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
[A mascot cat hands Robert a coffee]
Robert: Oh. Thank you. That's uh, you're a lifesaver.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0010x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Blonde Blazer: Wait. Can you say that again? Where is this coming from? Hey, can you go get Lana for me? I need her eyes on this. I don't think this is right.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0010x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Galen: Uhhh, report coming in from the refinery, |multiple augmented villains breaking containment.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0010x_Choice_01Line_004 ===
Blonde Blazer: Dispatch all available heroes in the area.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0010x_Choice_01Line_005 ===
Galen: Boss, we don't have any heroes in the area.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0010x_Choice_01Line_006 ===
Blonde Blazer: Can you handle things here?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0010x_Choice_01Line_007 ===
Blonde Blazer: We're overrun out there and I-- |I just think I need to get out into the field for us to have a shot.
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THE FIRST CHOICE — BLONDE BLAZER LEAVES
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0020a ===
Go.
Robert: Go. We got you covered.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0020b ===
Stay.
Robert: No, no. Blazer, come on you have to stay. |You're the one that everyone listens to.
Blonde Blazer: HEY!
Blonde Blazer: Listen to Robert.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0020c ===
Just come back.
Robert: Yeah, just promise that you come back, okay? |I got enough trauma.
Blonde Blazer: I promise.
[Blonde Blazer exits. The weight of the crisis settles onto Robert's
shoulders. He takes his seat at the dispatch console. Only three heroes are
immediately available: Punch Up, Golem, and Prism. Golem is groggy — he took
a sleep gummy and is now mildly high. The Torrance Meter appears in the
upper left of the screen: a bar representing how much of the city remains
standing. Every failed mission depletes it. If it reaches zero, the city
falls. Robert takes a deep breath and begins.]
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SCENE 1B: THE FIRST WAVE — RALLYING THE TEAM
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=== Gem_Node_8_1_Intro-fea3e5 ===
Blonde Blazer: Robert, see that bar on the top left? That's Torrance, or what's left of it. We need to stop the Red Ring before they wipe us off the map.
Robert: Ugh...
Blonde Blazer: Alright everyone, you should get live updates on the state of the city. Let's kick some Red Ring... ass.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0030x ===
Galen: Oh shit. The tablet.
Blonde Blazer: Keep an eye on the feed.
Royd: My typing not da best, but you look like you could use da help.
Robert: We can use whatever you can give.
Robert: Ah shit. Is this it?
Prism: Whatchoo mean is this it? Bitch you know what time it is?
Robert: Sorry, I didn't mean it like that. |Thanks for getting out of bed or whatever you were up to.
Golem: I take gummies to fall asleep so I might be a little...
Punch Up: You gonna finish your sentence, big man?
Golem: Hm? Oh. Shit. I thought I did.
Robert: Look, we're short handed--
Punch Up: Fuck you.
Robert: But we should have the rest of the team trickling in so we'll have to make due for now. |Lucky for us, we got the best 3 heroes on the roster.
Prism: We all know you'd say the same shit about whoever was here.
Robert: Well, if we all know, then there's no reason to point it out. Look alive. |We just gotta hold it down 'til the cavalry arrives.
Golem: Okay, but just so you all know... |I don't know if I'm making memories right now.
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SCENE 1C: RECRUITING PHENOMAMAN
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0040x ===
Robert: Ah shit... |gimme one sec.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0050a ===
Robert: Ah shit... gimme one sec.
Robert: Phenomaminute... ah fuck! Hey whatsyourname... |Phenomaman? Hey! Phenomaman!
Robert: No I'm good. Thought we talked about the melons.
Phenomaman: Unfortunately, I signed up for the Monthly Melon subscription |to save ten percent on my purchase. |Eleven months remain.
Robert: That's uh-- that's great, you like saving. |So, how about you help save the fuckin' city?
Phenomaman: It does sounds better than 10 percent of eight hundred and twenty two dollars.
Robert: Holy shit that's a lot of money. |Look, doesn't matter, Galen? Can you just help him get into the hero pool.
Galen: Yezzur.
Phenomaman: I save on shipping by delivering it myself.
Galen: That sounds... not worth it.
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SCENE 1D: RECRUITING WATERBOY
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0050b ===
Robert: Hey! Waterboy!
Waterboy: I was not scra--picking. I, there was a zit, on the inside of my nose
Robert: Lookit. Hey, ok. I need you to do something for me.
Waterboy: Oh, yeah I-- what, spill something?
Robert: I need you to be a superhero.
Waterboy: That's not... I mean. I don't do-- what if somebody spills-- |or mess up, I would mess up other people.
Robert: Everything in this city is on fire. |You are the most valuable man in Los Angeles.
Waterboy: No, no, no I can't-- my net worth is barely...
Robert: Hey, HEY. Look at me.
Robert: You can.
Waterboy: Okay.
Robert: Great. Galen?
Waterboy: Okay.
Galen: Yezzur?
Robert: Can we--
Waterboy: Okay!
Robert: You don't gotta keep sayin' it, okay bud. |Can we get the newest Z-Teamer, Waterboy into the hero pool?
Galen: Absolutely. How ya feelin' man?
Waterboy: OKAAAY!
Galen: Hell yeah, bro. You sound okay as fuck.
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SCENE 1E: STRATEGIC SHIFT — NO MORE COMING BACK TO BASE
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[The shift has been running for hours. The team is exhausted, constantly
returning to base between calls. Shroud's strategy is working — spreading
them thin across the city. Robert realizes they need to change tactics.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0060x ===
Royd: Finally get da team to be a team den |they gotta go solodolo when it count da most.
Robert: We're just... failing slower.
Royd: That how it feel brah. They got us spread thin brah. |Hitting us everywhere. Can't get a win no kinda way.
Robert: You're right.
Robert: Hey, listen up. This isn't working. This is what they want. Okay? |To send us to every corner of the city, spreading us thin, forcing us to travel back and forth. |No more coming back to base between calls. |We stay out for as long as we can.
Malevola: So, your plan is for us to get more tired than we already are?
Robert: This is what Shroud does. |He knows our procedure so he's predicting our moves. |So, we need to switch it up and be less predictable.
Robert: Z-Team, what happens today will live on in--
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0065a ===
Flambae: Alright. We get it. |First pattern we break can be the one where you say some inspiring shit or try to at least.
Robert: Affirmative on that. Be careful out there, team.
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SCENE 1F: THE POWER GOES OUT
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[The shift continues for hours. The team has been fighting nonstop across the
city. Robert is about to congratulate them on a string of successes when the
lights flicker — and die. Red emergency lights bathe the room. An automated
voice echoes through the building.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0010-0070x ===
Robert: Hey! Great work team. |Now that is what I'm talking about. |A couple more calls and we're --
Royd: Not good bro.
SDN Security System: Critical systems are down. |Please evacuate the building. |This is not a drill.
Robert: Backup generator?
Royd: Should already be on.
Robert: Chase.
[Robert's first thought isn't about the building — it's about Chase, still
unconscious in the infirmary. If the power's out, his life support could be
compromised. Robert runs.]
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SCENE 2: SDN INFIRMARY / LAB — ROYD CATCHES INVISIGAL
TIME OF DAY: EVENING (Approx. 6:00 PM–7:00 PM)
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[Robert reaches the infirmary to find Royd already there — and he's not alone.
He's wrestling with someone invisible. The figure materializes: Invisigal.
Royd has her in a headlock, zip-tying her to a heavy counter. She's furious.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0010x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Robert: Alright, take care of him.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0010x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Royd: I trusted you, Visi! You were wrong for dis! I defended for you!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0010x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Invisigal: Fuckin' put me down. I didn't do anything!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0010x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Royd: No! No! I caught you! I caught you red-handed!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0010x_Choice_01Line_004 ===
Invisigal: You think I'd let you catch me if I was doing that? Use your head!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0020x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Royd: I trusted you, Visi! You wrong for dis! I defended for you!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0020x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Invisigal: Fuckin' put me down. I didn't do anything!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0020x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Royd: No! No! I caught you! I caught you redhanded!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0020x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Invisigal: You think I'd let you catch me if I was doing that? Use your head!
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ROBERT INTERVENES
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0030a ===
Stop kicking him!
Robert: Whoawhoawhoa. Come on! Stop kicking him.
Invisigal: I'll stop when he puts me the fuck down!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0030b ===
Let go of her!
Robert: Whoawhoawhoa. Come on! Royd, let her go man.
Royd: No, bruddah. She go nowhere.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0030c ===
What is going on?
Robert: Hey! HEY!
Robert: The fuck is going on?
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THE ACCUSATION
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0040x ===
Royd: She try steal your Mech suit.
Invisigal: Oh, fuck off.
Royd: It break my heart brah, but Visi is a traitor. She played all of us.
Invisigal: That's not what I was doing. I'm trying to help you.
Royd: I trusted you. |Never again.
Robert: Whoawhoawhoa! |Holy shit. Is that the real?
Royd: She bring da keys to steal da car, but I stop her.
Invisigal: You fucking idiots! You need me!
Royd: You brought da Astral Pulse. You already do enough.
Invisigal: You don't know what's coming!
Robert: What are you talking about?
Royd: She bring dem here.
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THE RED RING BREACHES SDN
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[An explosion rocks the building. Gunfire echoes through the corridors. The
Red Ring has infiltrated SDN Torrance. Royd needs to get the power back on.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0060x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Royd: Faka. We undah attack.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0060x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Royd: Watch her. I go get power back.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0060x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Invisigal: You need my help.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0060x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Royd: You helped enough. I going.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0060x_Choice_01Line_004 ===
Robert: No, wait.
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WHAT TO DO NEXT — THE PLAN
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0070a ===
Call Blonde Blazer.
Robert: We need to get Blonde Blazer here. |Call her. She'll know what to do.
Invisigal: That's not gonna work.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0070b ===
Fire up my suit.
Robert: Royd, I need my suit running. It's the only chance we have.
Royd: It's not here, and all we have are the Proto Pulses.
Invisigal: See? How am I supposed to steal a suit that doesn't fucking work? Listen to me.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0070c ===
We need the Z-Team.
Robert: Call in the Z-Team. They're ready to handle something like this.
Invisigal: That's not gonna work.
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INVISIGAL REVEALS WHAT SHE KNOWS
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Invisigal: They have jammers up. You're not gonna be able to call out or call in. |It's why this place isn't already swarming with heroes.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Robert: You sure know a lot about the plan for someone not involved.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Invisigal: Look, they tried to recruit me, of course they did. But I said no.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Royd: Bullshit. Watch her. I go get the power back on.
[Royd exits. Robert is alone with Invisigal, who is still zip-tied to the
counter. The sounds of fighting grow closer.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_004 ===
Royd: I moved your Mecha Man suit to the Rec Room. Here. Take dis.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_005 ===
Robert: We're fighting the Red Ring, Royd. |I'm not walking home from fuckin' yoga.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_006 ===
Royd: All I got, bruddah. Aye. |Don't listen to her kine bullshit, okay? You keep her tied up.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_007 ===
Invisigal: I got some pepper spray you can borrow if that's not enough.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_008 ===
Invisigal: Alright, untie me.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_009 ===
Invisigal: What? Why're you looking--
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_010 ===
Robert: You didn't lie to me, but you didn't tell me the truth.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0080x_Choice_01Line_011 ===
Invisigal: I'd love to sit here and explain it all to you |but a pile of Red Ring assholes are streaming |into the building right now.
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THE CONFRONTATION — WHY SHE HID THE PULSE
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0090a ===
Why didn't you tell me?
Robert: I just don't understand why you wouldn't tell me.
Invisigal: I was worried Shroud would come after you.
Robert: Well, he did.
Invisigal: So if I gave it to you, he'd have the Pulse right now.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0090b ===
I can't trust you.
Robert: I can't trust you. Okay? Flat out. You just admitted to fucking us.
Invisigal: I didn't fuck you. I just didn't let you in on the plan. |If you knew where it was, he'd have beat it out of you |and if I gave it to you he'd have it right now.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0090c ===
You heard Royd.
Robert: You heard Royd, alright? Just sit tight for a minute.
Invisigal: I didn't give it to you cause if you knew where it was, |he'd have beat it out of you |and if I gave it to you he'd have it right now.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0100x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Invisigal: I was-- I was trying to protect you.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0100x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Robert: Yeah, well the internal bleeding I've got from your old boss |isn't making me feel all that protected right now.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0100x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Invisigal: Thumbstick.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0100x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Robert: What?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0100x_Choice_01Line_004 ===
Invisigal: It's his name. Cause he sticks you with-- |they're all fuckin' idiots, Robert, but they're dangerous! |I'm not fucking around. Untie me. He looks stupid but he is a killer.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0100x_Choice_01Line_005 ===
Invisigal: You don't have powers. You need my help. Just, let me help you. Please.
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THE CRITICAL CHOICE — UNTIE HER OR GO IT ALONE
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[A Red Ring thug — Thumbstick — is approaching the room. Robert can hear his
heavy footsteps and muttered cursing. He has seconds to decide.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0110a ===
[Go It Alone]
Robert: I got it. Alright. Wouldn't want it getting awkward |with you having to fight an old buddy of yours.
Robert: If I need your help for anything it's not gonna be for a loser like this.
Invisigal: Sure you don't want that spray?
[Robert grabs the taser Royd left him and moves toward the door alone.
Invisigal remains tied to the counter, helpless. If the player has rejected
all of Invisigal's advances and refused to forgive her, this path is darker.
She will leave after the fight, and the ending will shift accordingly.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0110b ===
[Untie Her]
Robert: Goddamnit. Alright.
Invisigal: What're you?
Robert: I'm looking for something to cut you loose but his toolboxes are locked.
Invisigal: What'd he do that for?
Robert: Oh, I fucking wonder, Visi. |Why would he lock up his tools around invisible criminal thieves?
Invisigal: Robert!
Robert: Oh great. Good.
Invisigal: Are we in kindergarten?
[Robert cuts the zip ties. Invisigal rubs her wrists. She's free. The
footsteps are almost at the door.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0020-0120x ===
Invisigal: The fuck was that?
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SCENE 3: SDN LAB — THUMBSTICK
TIME OF DAY: EVENING (Approx. 7:00 PM)
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[Thumbstick enters, fumbling with a keycard and muttering to himself. He's
trying to break into the lab. He hasn't noticed Robert yet. He's... distracted.
Very distracted.]
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THUMBSTICK'S SOLILOQUY (ALTERNATE VERSION FROM NODE SQ0030)
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0010x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Royd: I trust you, Visi! You wrong for dis! I defended for you!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0010x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Invisigal: Fuckin' put me do down. I didn't do anything!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0010x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Royd: No! I catch you! I catch you redhanded!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0010x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Invisigal: You think I'd let you catch me if I was doing that? Use your head!
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THUMBSTICK'S ENTRANCE
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0010x ===
Thumbstick: Fuck, come on, come on! Fuck, fuck, come on, goddamit! |Come on, come on man. |Oh my god, dammit, come on, why would you even need a key card for this stupid shit. |I hate this place! God, come on, open it. |Come one, fuck! |Alright, alright, fuck it, fuck it, okay. Okay! |Oooooh yeah... God... Oh thank you... |Oh yeah, alright... God, thank you, |fiddle leaf fig brother...
Thumbstick: Why even need this for the--
Thumbstick: Oh my God, just-- fuck. |Fuck it.
Thumbstick: Okay... |alright...
Thumbstick: Ohhhhhhh... god. Thank you... |fiddle leaf fig.
[Thumbstick has urinated on the fiddle leaf fig plant in the corner. He
zips up — badly. His... anatomy... gets caught in the zipper. He doesn't
notice. He's too relieved. Robert and Invisigal stare in shared horror.]
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THE TAKEDOWN
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0020a ===
Stop kicking him!
Robert: Hey, nice juh--
Robert: Nice-- nice job.
Robert: Why are his nuts out?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0020b ===
Let go of her!
Invisigal: HEY THUMBSTICK! BEHIND YOU!
[If Invisigal was untied, she helps take down Thumbstick. If not, Robert
handles it alone with the taser. Either way, Thumbstick goes down hard.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0020c ===
What is going on?
Robert: Hey! HEY!
Robert: The fuck is going on.
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THE AFTERMATH — THUMBSTICK'S... SITUATION
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0030a ===
Robert: The fuckin' fuck!
Robert: Why're his fuckin' balls out to piss?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0040x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Invisigal: Oh, thought that was normal. You mind helping him?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0040x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Robert: Why would you crinkle cut your balls through your zipper |if you don't have-- what're askin' me?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0040x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Invisigal: Can you put his dick away? Feels like the dignified thing to do.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0040x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Robert: Dignified for who?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0040x_Choice_01Line_004 ===
Invisigal: I know the guy a little and it's bad enough he's unconscious...
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ROYD'S RETURN (ALTERNATE NODE PATH)
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0040x ===
Royd: She try steal your Mech suit.
Invisigal: Oh, fuck off.
Royd: It break my heart, but Visi a traitor. She play all of us.
Invisigal: That's not what I was doing. I'm trying to help you.
Royd: I trusted you. Never again.
Robert: No, no don't do that
Robert: Whoawhoawhoa-- Holy shit. Is that the real --
Royd: She bring da keys to steal da car, but I stop her.
Invisigal: You fucking idiots -- you need me!
Royd: You brought da astral pulse. You already do enough.
Invisigal: You don't know what's coming!
Robert: Who? What're you saying?
Royd: She bring dem here.
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THE DICK DILEMMA — A CHOICE OF BASIC DECENCY
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0050a ===
No way.
Robert: No. Absolutely not. No way.
Invisigal: Really?
Robert: What part of not wanting to touch this man's dick and balls |do you think I'm unsure about?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0050b ===
Yeah, alright.
Robert: Fuck! Alright.
Robert: ...piss everywhere.
Invisigal: Thank you. That was very decent of you.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0050c ===
You do it.
Robert: Fuck no. You do it.
Invisigal: What?!
Robert: You know the guy. It's not like--
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0060x ===
Invisigal: Fine! Jesus.
Invisigal: ...that's disgusting.
Robert: Doesn't even bother me.
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INVISIGAL DEPARTS
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0030-0070x ===
Invisigal: Alright, go get your suit.
Robert: Wait, shouldn't we stick together? |Hate it when she does that.
[Invisigal vanishes — turns invisible — and slips away into the chaos of the
building. Robert is alone again. He heads for the Rec Room to find his suit.]
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SCENE 4: SDN REC ROOM — THE MECHA MAN SUIT
TIME OF DAY: EVENING (Approx. 7:15 PM)
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[Robert finds the Mecha Man suit in the Rec Room, exactly where Royd said
it would be. The suit gleams under the emergency lights. Robert suits up.
For the first time since Episode 1, he is Mecha Man again — truly. He steps
outside into the courtyard.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0020x_Choice_00ChoiceText ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0020x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Mecha Man (Robert): Oh. This is the premium package.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0020x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Mecha Man (Robert): Royd, you really outdid yourself.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0020x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Royd: Da man is Mecha again. Jus like ridin' bike, eh?
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SCENE 5: SDN COURTYARD — THE RED RING CONFRONTATION
TIME OF DAY: EVENING (Approx. 7:30 PM)
═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
[Mecha Man steps into the courtyard. The Red Ring has taken control of the
SDN parking lot. Toxic and Armstrong wait for him, flanked by armed goons.
Behind them, something massive stirs in the shadows — a mechanical spider,
Shroud's answer to the Mecha Man suit. Toxic grins.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0020x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Toxic: This is great. |Obviously, the suit doesn't work without the Astral Pulse, so it is really nice of you to bring it to us. |Your dad would be so proud of you if he wasn't dead. |Cause Shroud killed him. Like he's gonna kill you and all your friends.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0020x_Choice_01Line_004 ===
Armstrong: And break their fuckin' arms!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0020x_Choice_01Line_005 ===
Toxic: Right, sure. We can break all their arms right before we kill them. |Super weird crime scene. |Or just give us the pulse and we'll let you live.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0020x_Choice_01Line_006 ===
Armstrong: With broken fuckin' arms.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0020x_Choice_01Line_007 ===
Toxic: Of course.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0020x_Choice_01Line_008 ===
Armstrong: Both arms! Each! Each one gets broken--
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0020x_Choice_01Line_009 ===
Toxic: Everyone gets it. Okay? We see the casts. You're making it weird.
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MECHA MAN'S RESPONSE
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0040a ===
Come and claim it.
Mecha Man (Robert): If you want it, come and claim it.
Toxic: What a fuckin' dork.
Mecha Man (Robert): Wait, why'm I a dork?
Toxic: Oh, you're tellin' me you're not referencing-- who says \"claim\"?
Mecha Man (Robert): I do motherfucker. I'm not referencing shit. |That's a Mecha Man original.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0040b ===
Where's Shroud?
Mecha Man (Robert): Where's Shroud?
Toxic: Where's Shroud? Is that what you're asking?
Mecha Man (Robert): Yeah. That's what I said.
Toxic: Right.
Mecha Man (Robert): What the fuck am I waiting for?
Toxic: Okay, we're good.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0040c ===
You're trash.
Mecha Man (Robert): Last time we met you ended up in a dumpster. |I'm gonna make sure this time you can't walk out.
Toxic: Right. When I tricked you into taking me to your pathetic little lair? |Yeah, cause you were totally in control of that situation.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0040d ===
I shoulda dropped you.
Mecha Man (Robert): I shoulda dropped you on your head when I had the chance.
Toxic: oh, is that what your mom did? To you when you were a baby? |And that's why you're like this? |Stupid idiot.
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
THE MECHA SPIDER ARRIVES
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[The ground shakes. From behind the building, a massive mechanical spider
emerges — Shroud's mech. It's enormous, gleaming black and purple, powered
by something terrifying. Shroud's voice echoes from within.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0050x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Toxic: Crazy, right? It's like, real big but super quiet. So cool.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0050x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Armstrong: So fuckin' cool!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0050x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Shroud: Your dad said he'd help me build a mech |if I helped him build the Astral Pulse. |Just another promise he didn't come through on.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0050x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Mecha Man (Robert): Th-that's what this is all about? |You need it to power your stupid spider shit?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0050x_Choice_01Line_004 ===
Toxic: It's not stupid.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0050x_Choice_01Line_005 ===
Shroud: Come on, kid. Using the Pulse to power a mech |is like plugging your cell phone into a nuclear reactor. |No. I'm gonna use the Pulse to change the world.
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THE PRE-FIGHT BANTER
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0060a ===
Can we skip this part?
Robert: Hey, can we just skip this part? |I don't need to know what you would've done if I didn't stop you--
Robert: --which I'm about to do.
Shroud: --which I'm about to do.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0060b ===
Hard to do when you're dead.
Robert: That plan is gonna be hard to pull off--
Robert: --after I kill you.
Shroud: --after I kill you.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0060c ===
Predict me beating your ass.
Robert: Well, does your little app predict--
Robert: --me beating your ass?
Shroud: --me beating your ass?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0070x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Toxic: Oooew. They don't like that.
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THE MECHA SPIDER FIGHT — QTE SEQUENCE
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[The battle against Shroud's mecha spider begins. The player must complete a
series of quick-time events. These choices are cosmetic but visually
spectacular.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0080a ===
[Twin Energy Blades]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0080b ===
[Missile Flurry]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0090x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Royd: You alright bruddah?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0095x ===
[Cluster Bombs]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0095xL ===
[Plasma Net]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0050-0110x ===
Shroud: Are you trying yet? Or is this just the warm-up round?
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SCENE 6: THE FULL-SCALE BATTLE — HEROES UNITE
TIME OF DAY: NIGHT (Approx. 8:00 PM–10:00 PM)
═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
[The battle spills across the city. The Z-Team — all of them, including
Blonde Blazer and the newly recruited Phenomaman and Waterboy — converge on
the SDN building. What follows is the largest fight in the game. The cut
Z-Team member (Sonar or Coupé) appears as a boss, working for Shroud.]
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
SCENE 6A: BLONDE BLAZER ENTERS THE FIGHT
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0060-0010x ===
Shroud: Slick paint job. Still got that new car shine.
Shroud: You're late. My calculations had you showing up 30 seconds ago.
Blonde Blazer: Sorry... to disappoint.
Shroud: I can't tell you how boring life is without surprises.
Mecha Man (Robert): Well, then it's a good thing I can't even predict |what these idiots are gonna do.
Shroud: What the fuck?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0060-0030x ===
Shroud: It doesn't matter if I'm fighting one or all of you. |The outcome is the same.
Shroud: Are you the best SDN has to offer?
Prism: Miss Blazer!
Shroud: Too slow.
Phenomaman: I hope my saving you from collision was appropriate?
Blonde Blazer: It was... phenomenal.
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
SCENE 6B: INVISIGAL AND MALEVOLA JOIN
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0060-0050x ===
Malevola: You know you're not technically on the team anymore.
Invisigal: Oh great. Well, I'll just go then.
Armstrong: Invisibitch!
Toxic: We never finished our dance Mecha Man.
Mecha Man (Robert): Actually, I got the guy for ya.
Toxic: Wow. |You really think this little fuckin Lucky Charm is a match for me?
Mecha Man (Robert): He's got a special move.
Mecha Man (Robert): See ya!
Shroud: Where'd you come from?
Shroud: I see you.
Blonde Blazer: Robert this isn't working! He knows our next move before we do!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0060-0055b ===
Malevola: Ya know, I definitely had that.
═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
SCENE 7: THE CUT HERO RETURNS — SONAR OR COUPÉ
TIME OF DAY: NIGHT (Approx. 10:00 PM)
═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
[The Z-Team member who was cut in Episode 3 reappears — now working for
Shroud, augmented with Red Ring tech. They're bitter, dangerous, and eager
for payback.]
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SCENE 7A: SONAR — THE BAT'S REVENGE
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[If Sonar was cut in Episode 3, he returns here as a Red Ring lieutenant.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0010x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Sonar: Robert Robertson the turd. |I fucking warned you that cutting me was a big mistake, bucko. |But I guess you're probably realizing that right about now, huh?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0010x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Sonar: Keeping Coupe over me? You are actually so dumb dude. |You know she was stealing toilet paper from the office?
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ROBERT'S RESPONSE TO SONAR
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0020a ===
It wasn't personal.
Robert: You should know, it wasn't personal.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0020b ===
I'm sorry.
Robert: I'm sorry. I really am.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0020c ===
Looks like I was right.
Robert: By the looks of things, I made the right decision.
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
SONAR'S REJECTION OF REDEMPTION
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0030x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Blonde Blazer: Sonar, stop!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0030x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Sonar: Oh look Dad, Mom's home.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0030x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Blonde Blazer: Hey, we're your friends. Please. This isn't you. |Help us stop Shroud and earn your spot back on the Z-team.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0030x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Sonar: No. No I don't think I will. |Cause you know what? Now I'm on the ME-Team. |And if you couldn't appreciate me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0030x_Choice_01Line_004 ===
Sonar: Which is your loss really, |cause these new augments Shroud hooked me up with give me some pretty sweet new moves.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0030x_Choice_01Line_005 ===
Sonar: Wanna see?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0030x_Choice_01Line_006 ===
Mecha Man (Robert): Nope, actually I'm good--
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0030x_Choice_01Line_007 ===
Blonde Blazer: Yeah, no not really--
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SONAR FIGHT QTE — SUCCESS
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0040x_Choice_00ChoiceText ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0060x_Choice_00ChoiceText ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0070x_Choice_00ChoiceText ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0080x_Choice_00ChoiceText ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0090x ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0096x_Choice_00ChoiceText ===
Untitled Sequence
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0100a ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0070-0100b ===
FAIL
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
SCENE 7B: COUPÉ — THE ASSASSIN'S REVENGE
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[If Coupé was cut in Episode 3, she returns here instead.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0010x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Coupé: I've never been more insulted in my life. |You fire me, a literal assassin for some moronic bum fuck bat boy ?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0010x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Coupé: He shits in the parking lot. Did you know that? |Ask the cleaners how much guano they come across.
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
ROBERT'S RESPONSE TO COUPÉ
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0020a_Choice_00ChoiceText ===
It wasn't personal.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0020a_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Robert: Being a professional yourself, you should know, it wasn't personal.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0020a_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Coupé: Well, it's personal for me.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0020b_Choice_00ChoiceText ===
I'm sorry.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0020b_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Robert: Look, I'm sorry, Coupé. I really am.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0020b_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Coupé: Boo fuckin hoo. |You made your bed, now you get to lay in it. Forever.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0020c_Choice_00ChoiceText ===
Looks like I was right.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0020c_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Robert: By the looks of things, I made the right decision.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0020c_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Coupé: Funny. But you might not like how it looks in a minute.
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COUPÉ FIGHT QTE
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0040a ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0040b ===
FAIL
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0050x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Coupé: You're not the boss of me, bitch. |So you don't get to tell me who and who not to murder anymore.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0050x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Blonde Blazer: Hey, we're your friends. Please. This isn't you. |Help us stop Shroud and earn your spot back on the Z-team.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0050x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Coupé: That's where you're wrong. |I thought I had friends, but you made me realize I never actually did. |So now, I'm just doing what's right for me.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0050x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Coupé: Z-Team. What a stupid name.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0050x_Choice_01Line_004 ===
Robert: Come on. Come on.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0050x_Choice_01Line_005 ===
Blonde Blazer: Those wings of hers are a problem!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0050x_Choice_01Line_006 ===
Blonde Blazer: I'll try to get you an opening.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0060a ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0060b ===
FAIL
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0080x_Choice_00ChoiceText ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0090x_Choice_00ChoiceText ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0090x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Blonde Blazer: Robert, now!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0110a ===
SUCCESS
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0110b ===
FAIL
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0120x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Robert: Oh shit.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0075-0130x ===
FAIL
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SCENE 8: THE FINAL STAND — ALL HEROES TOGETHER
TIME OF DAY: NIGHT (Approx. 11:00 PM)
═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
[With the cut hero defeated, the full Z-Team assembles. The Red Ring
lieutenants are being taken down one by one. The battle shifts to the
rooftop where Shroud awaits.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0010x ===
Toxic: My dick, my perfect dick!
Armstrong: Ahhh, fuck!
Invisigal: Calm down, it was your weak hand, so you can still jerk off.
Armstrong: Bitch I'm left handed!
Invisigal: Oh.
Malevola: Maybe if you grip it with the severed one and hold it with--
Malevola: Yeah you know what fair enough.
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
SHROUD'S NEW FORM
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[Shroud emerges from his mech. He has augmented himself with Red Ring tech —
cables and implants glowing purple. He's faster, stronger, more dangerous
than ever. And he's holding something.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0030x ===
Robert: Wait.
Robert: No!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0075x ===
Untitled Sequence
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
CHASE AWAKENS — STARBLAZER RISES
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[Suddenly — a blur of motion. Chase, wearing Blonde Blazer's amulet, appears
on the battlefield. He's alive. He's awake. And he's glowing with the
amulet's power. He's traded his Track Star identity for something new:
Starblazer.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0090x ===
Chase: Shroud's got a new suit now? What the fuck? How long was I out?
Robert: Blazer?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0110a ===
Blonde Blazer: You're not the only one who wasn't born with powers.
Blonde Blazer: My powers come from that amulet.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0110b ===
Blonde Blazer: You're the only one I told about my amulet so I figured he wouldn't see it coming.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0120x ===
Chase: Holy shit, look at you.
Mecha Man (Robert): Look at you.
Chase: Oh shit, yeah, look at me. Shit, no, look out!
Shroud: No... No!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0130b ===
Shroud: Blazer always did have a soft spot for helpless losers.
Punch Up: Fuck off.
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WATERBOY AND PHENOMAMAN'S MOMENT
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0160a ===
Shroud: What the fuck?
Waterboy: I'm helping!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0160b ===
Phenomaman: I'm going to make love to you now.
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
THE FINAL ATTACK — QTE FINISHER
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0180a ===
[Get Over Here]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0080-0180b ===
[Super Spirit Bomb]
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
POST-BATTLE BANTER
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0020a ===
Phenomaman: We fucked them in the face!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0050x ===
Starblazer (Chase): Yachow!. That's it? Let's go again. Anybody want to go again? |You're alive. Nice.
Invisigal: You too. Nice. New... uh... look.
Starblazer (Chase): Why? What happened? I still look good, right?
Mecha Man (Robert): Blonde.
Invisigal: You're like a French soccer player who's going through something.
Starblazer (Chase): STOP!
═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
SCENE 9: THE ROOFTOP — SHROUD'S LAST STAND
TIME OF DAY: LATE NIGHT (Approx. 11:30 PM–Midnight)
═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
[Shroud's mech is destroyed. But he's not done. He grabs something — someone —
from the shadows. Beef. Robert's dog. Shroud holds the squirming, terrified
dog over the edge of the rooftop. His face is twisted with desperation.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0070x ===
Robert: No.
Shroud: Is that... Track Star? Well, that is a surprise.
Starblazer (Chase): Please... Elliot... put him down.
Shroud: Who? This fat fuck? |Like this?
[Shroud dangles Beef over the edge. The dog whimpers. Everyone freezes.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0090x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Shroud: Why's everyone so tense? Don't worry. I'm not gonna drop him. |Cause TrackBlondie there'll just swoop in and catch him anyway. |So, yeah, no. If I'm killing this dog, I'm gonna be sure he dies.
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PLEADING FOR BEEF
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0100a ===
Please don't do this.
Robert: Eli please. Don't do this. You can't.
Shroud: Oh, I definitely can. You should know that by now.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0100b ===
I'll do whatever you want.
Robert: I'll do whatever you want. Okay? Just please don't hurt him.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0100c ===
Hurt him and you die.
Robert: Know this. If you hurt him you will die.
Shroud: No shit.
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
SHROUD'S DEMAND
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0110a ===
Shroud: So, why don't you, |and only you Robert, fly your father's suit |up here and give me |my fucking Astral Pulse. |Oh and if the rest of you could surrender, |that'd be helpful.
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
SHROUD'S MONOLOGUE — THE PLANT
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[Robert flies up to the rooftop in the Mecha Man suit. He's alone with
Shroud. The city burns below them. Shroud smiles — he's been waiting for
this moment for years.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0180x ===
Shroud: Come on out, don't be shy.
Shroud: There he is. So, predictable. |I knew this little sloppy guy, is your weakness.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0190a ===
[If romanced Invisigal]
Shroud: I knew you'd fall for... what is it you call her? Invisigal? |That she'd steal that soft heart of yours like everything else she's robbed. |That's why we planted her here.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0190b ===
[If romanced Blonde Blazer]
Shroud: I knew you'd have feelings for Blazer, who, I prefer as a blonde, but to each their own.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0190c ===
[If mentored Invisigal but didn't romance]
Shroud: I knew you'd take, what is it you call her? Invisigal? |That'd you'd take Invisigal under your wing. Teach her the ways. |Extra credit. |That's why we planted her here.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0190d ===
[If romanced both]
Shroud: I knew you'd fall for them both. |Because you're the only man in the world to be with Blonde Blazer| and think you deserve more.
Shroud: You'd jump at the first chance |to go behind her back with, what is it you call her?| Invisigal? |That's why we planted her here.
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
THE REVELATION
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0200x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Shroud: Yeah, she works for us too. |She gets two paychecks for the same job, look at her.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0200x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Shroud: Aww. She's embarrassed. |So, all that to say, there isn't a thing you can do, that I haven't modeled out. |And once I have the Pulse, I won't need to predict. I'll just know. |So don't fuck around, Robert. Not right now.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0200x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Robert: Same time. I just want a fair exchange.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0200x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Shroud: Just don't be an idiot and try to give me the shitty prototype. |I'm a bad person, but I'm a man of my word. |Give me my Pulse and no harm will come to your stupid dog. |You all hear that?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0200x_Choice_01Line_004 ===
Shroud: I've been through all the game theory on this moment a thousand times. |I'm not steps ahead, I'm miles. So, don't fucking test me.
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THE ASTRAL PULSE EXCHANGE — THE DEFINING CHOICE
═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
[Robert has two Astral Pulses: the real one Invisigal gave him, and the
prototype Royd built. Shroud waits, one hand still holding Beef over the
edge. This choice determines everything that follows.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0210a ===
[Give Him the Astral Pulse]
Shroud: I knew you'd be sensible.
Robert: It's cursed. You should know that more than anyone.
[Shroud takes the real Pulse and inserts it into his cranial implant. Power
surges through him. His eyes glow. For a moment, he seems triumphant — and
then something goes wrong. The power is too much.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0210b ===
[Give Him the Prototype]
Shroud: I knew you'd do this. |Put the real one in my hand or swear to god I will--
Robert: Okay! Okay! I'm sorry!
Shroud: See? Was that so hard?
[Shroud recognizes the prototype as a fake and demands the real one. This is
a false choice — the scene continues to the real Pulse exchange.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0210c ===
[Give Him Both]
Shroud: What the fuck is this, Robert?
Robert: You said you wanted the Astral Pulse. |I gave it to you. One of those is it.
Shroud: They look fucking identical, Robert.
Robert: Look, you're right, I can't outsmart you... |cause you know what? I'm not a smart guy. |So the only way to keep you from knowing what I'm doing |is to not have any idea what I'm doing. |Which is how I feel all the time but, |I trust my gut and I take my best guess |just like you used to do. |Before you plugged all those fuckin' Christmas lights into your head. |Before you were afraid to make your own decisions... Elliot.
Armstrong: Maybe we wait 'til we get home?
Shroud: SHUT THE FUCK UP!
Shroud: Fuck you.
[Shroud, enraged by Robert's gambit and the use of his real name, grabs both
Pulses. He can't tell which is real. He guesses — and jams one into his head.]
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THE PULSE BACKFIRES
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0220x ===
Shroud: Eeeeaeeaaaagghh!
Shroud: That? Wow. That was... worth the wait.
Shroud: You feel that you fuckin' fucks? I told you! I fuckin' told you clowns! |You feel the power? I see it now. I can see it all. |It's all there. Every permutation. Every...
[Shroud's triumph turns to confusion. His face changes. Something is wrong.
The Pulse is overloading his system — or maybe it's the prototype. Either
way, his predictions are failing.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0230a ===
Robert: Uh, oh.
Shroud: Fuck. Wait.
Robert: Just a hunch, but I'm starting to think that you guessed wrong.
Shroud: No. No. It's just a--
Starblazer (Chase): Oh, this is fuckin' hilarious.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0230b ===
Shroud: Outcome.
Robert: Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Hey. Come on.
Shroud: I see it. It's suddenly so clear. |If I let you live, my odds of survival decrease exponentially. |Sorry, kid.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0240x ===
Shroud: This can't be...
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INVISIGAL'S INTERVENTION
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[Shroud raises a weapon, preparing to kill Robert. Time slows. A figure
materializes between them — Invisigal. She's been invisible the entire time,
waiting for her moment.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0250a ===
Shroud: Invisibitch... just in time. Be a dear and help me get this--
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0250b ===
Shroud: Just in time. Be a dear and help me--
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0250c ===
Shroud: This can't be...
Robert: You know, someone has to clean that up, right?
Shroud: You sonuvabitch.
Robert: Don't be mad. You lost. It happens.
Shroud: Sorry, kid... we both lose.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0250d ===
Robert: You don't have to do this. You've already won.
Shroud: I only win if you die.
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THE SHOT
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[Shroud fires. Invisigal throws herself in front of Robert. The bullet tears
through her shoulder. She crumples. Robert catches her.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0260x ===
Robert: Whoa! Fuck! |Visi. What the fuck?
Invisigal: What's the matter, Shroud? Didn't see that coming?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0300x ===
Robert: Nononono!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0320a ===
Shroud: I guess I can still be surprised.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0320b ===
Shroud: Wait--
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THE FINAL CHOICE — KILL OR SPARE SHROUD
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[Shroud is on his knees. His augments are fried. His predictions have failed.
He's just a man now — broken, defeated. Robert stands over him. The man who
killed his father. The man who hurt everyone he loves. Invisigal bleeds
nearby. The choice is his.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0360a ===
[Spare Him]
Shroud: Please...
[Robert lowers his fist. He looks at Shroud — at Elliot — and sees not a
monster but a broken human being. Killing him won't bring his father back.
It won't undo anything. Robert steps back. SDN agents move in to take Shroud
into custody. The cycle of vengeance ends here.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0090-0360b ===
[Kill Him]
Shroud: Please...
[Robert's hands close around Shroud's throat. Years of pain, of grief, of
rage — it all pours out. He squeezes until there's nothing left. Shroud's
body goes limp. Robert has avenged his father. But as he stands over the
corpse, the victory feels hollow. The cost of revenge is written in the
blood on his hands.]
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SCENE 10: AFTERMATH — THE AMBULANCE
TIME OF DAY: LATE NIGHT (Approx. 12:30 AM–1:00 AM)
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[Invisigal is being loaded into an ambulance. Robert, battered and bloody,
sits beside her stretcher. The Z-Team mills around outside, celebrating and
tending to their wounds. The city is saved. The Red Ring is broken. But the
cost is etched into every face.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0010a ===
Invisigal: How am I the one on a stretcher when you look like hammered shit?
Robert: Be that as it may, you did get shot by a gun. |Hospital check is pretty customary after that.
Invisigal: It didn't hit anything. Bullet went straight through.
Robert: Yeah, about that. Quick hero lesson: |when you jump in front of a bullet, you're supposed to actually stop it. |You know? It's kinda the whole point.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0020a ===
Invisigal: The fuck is this?
Robert: Maybe you should let a nice moment be nice every now and then.
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BLONDE BLAZER (MANDY) AND THE Z-TEAM
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0030x ===
Invisigal: Okay. Okay. Chill out, weirdos.
Z-Team: Not a bitch! Not a bitch!
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Are you okay? Do you need anything?
Invisigal: This is-- this is just a precaution.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Look, all of this was a real...
Invisigal: Clusterfuck?
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Shit show. |Actually, I was gonna say poop show |but I'm trying to sound like less of a dork.
Invisigal: It's already working.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I hope the fact that I've always rooted for you makes up for ever doubting you.
Invisigal: It does.
Robert: I don't blame you. I mean look how untrustworthy she looks.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): There's always a home for you here Courtney.
Invisigal: I appreciate that.
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ROBERT AND INVISIGAL — QUIET MOMENT
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0040x ===
Invisigal: I guess your girlfriend's alright.
Robert: She's not my girlfriend.
Invisigal: Then you're an idiot. Cause it's obvious she wants to fuck you.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0050x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Robert: So, here we are.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0060a ===
Thanks, I guess?
Robert: Thanks, I guess?
Invisigal: You're welcome, I guess?
Robert: Really though, I don't know what--
Invisigal: No, no no. Save it. That was enough.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0060b ===
You did it.
Robert: Looks like you did it.
Invisigal: What is the \"it\" you're referring to?
Robert: A lot really. You're not a bitch, apparently. |At least according to them.
Invisigal: Well, what do they know.
Robert: Very little, yeah. |But there's also all that, you know, really heroic shit you did. |Saving my life and all. That was cool. |Does that make you a hero now?
Invisigal: No.
Robert: I think it might though.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0060c ===
Want me to wait with you?
Robert: You want me to wait with you?
Invisigal: That's-- c-come on. Not necessary. |Go, go, celebrate with your team. |It was... a good night.
Robert: Yeah, it was wasn't it?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0070x ===
Invisigal: Told you to believe me.
Robert: Yeah I fucked up.
Invisigal: Yeah you did. But I forgive you.
Robert: Well, I will not forgive myself.
Invisigal: Oh and you shouldn't. Obviously.
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THE KISS — INVISIGAL ROMANCE FINALE
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[If the Invisigal romance path was locked in, she reaches up and wipes
something from Robert's cheek — or pulls him down for a kiss.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0080a ===
Invisigal: Oh, you got something on your--
Robert: Ah, is it blood? I'm a bleeder--
[She kisses him. The Z-Team erupts.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0090a ===
Z-Team: Oooo!
Punch Up: No fucking way.
Flambae: Someone's attracted to Robert. You lock that down Robert because it's never going to happen again!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0100x ===
Robert: Is it still there?
Invisigal: Alright, let's do it.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0100-0110a ===
Robert: Take care of her. Let me know if it's serious.
Invisigal: I will.
Flambae: Holy shit. She took a bullet for Robert... something I would never do.
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SCENE 11: THE PRESS CONFERENCE
TIME OF DAY: LATE NIGHT / EARLY MORNING (Approx. 1:00 AM–2:00 AM)
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[The battle is over. Outside SDN Torrance, a press conference has been
assembled. Chase — now publicly known as Track Star and Starblazer — stands
at a podium flanked by the Z-Team. Reporters shout questions. The cameras
roll live across Los Angeles.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0110-0010x ===
Chase: It was a targeted attack by Shroud and those miserable uh, jerks the Red Ring.
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THE REPORTER'S QUESTION — WHO STOPPED SHROUD?
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0110-0020a ===
[If Invisigal killed Shroud]
Tv Reporter: There's a story out there that Shroud was actually killed by a former SDN employee. Care to comment?
Chase: That, I don't think I can ca...col... uh.
Flambae: Collaborated.
Chase: No. But it is corroborated.
Chase: I cannot corroborate that account of the story but I can say, |that she did us a damn favor cause that Shroud motherfucker had to go.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0110-0020b ===
[If Robert killed Shroud]
Tv Reporter: There's a story out there that Shroud was killed |by not a superhero, but an SDN Dispatcher? |Care to comment?
Prism: Muuuuurrrdaaaaah!
Chase: We cannot confirm or disconfirm this evidence but I can say |that bitch Shroud deserved what he got.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0110-0020c ===
[If Shroud was spared/captured]
Tv Reporter: There's a story out there that Shroud was captured by not a superhero, but an SDN Dispatcher? Care to comment?
Golem: Got 'em!
Chase: That was funny cause he doesn't talk much. |I see you. That was good. |Wait what was the--
Tv Reporter: There's a story out that--
Chase: Oh, oh, oh. Yeah. I can confirm this story is true. |I cannot confirm who this individual is. |I can confirm he's a bad ass motherfucker.
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THE Z-TEAM TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0110-0030a ===
Chase: Oh, shit, can I not cuss?
Tv Reporter: It's fine. We can bleep it out.
Chase: Well, then shit that's the only reason I'm talking. |Point the camera over--
Chase: These are the real heroes right here. |This is the team that thwarted Shroud and the Red Ring.
Malevola: Yeah fuck you, suck a dick!
Tv Reporter: Does your team have a name?
Waterboy: Z-Team!
Z-Team: Z-TEAM!
Chase: These fuckers are the best heroes |in the whole motherfuckin' SDN Netwo--
Tv Reporter: Actually, I'm hearing now we can't bleep the curse words-- |reporting live from SDN Torrance. |Back to the studio.
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SCENE 12: SDN OFFICE — CELEBRATION AND EPILOGUES
TIME OF DAY: EARLY MORNING (Approx. 2:00 AM–4:00 AM)
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[The press conference is over. The Z-Team gathers in the SDN office for a
makeshift celebration. Royd has broken out drinks from the Rec Room. The
mood is exhausted but triumphant. Robert moves through the room, speaking
with each member of his team.]
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SCENE 12A: ROYD — THE ENGINEER'S MOMENT
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0120-0010b_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Royd: We did good eh, bruddah.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0120-0010b_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Royd: Z-Team save da day. |We getchoo return of da Mecha Mans. |Defend SDN's... |choke damage but inokea.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0120-0060a ===
You're amazing.
Robert: No, you did good, my friend. |What you pulled off with that suit is a miracle.
Royd: Nah, nah. It's not da hard part fella. |All you guys do da hard tings.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0120-0060b ===
You should be a hero.
Robert: You ever think about getting out in the field and being a hero?
Royd: Not my ting, bro. I like da work I do. I'm good at it.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0120-0060c ===
Couldn't do it without you.
Robert: I couldn't've done it without you. Seriously. |All the work you put into the suit is what made this possible.
Royd: Nah. Nah. It's not da hard part fella. All you guys do da hard tings.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0120-0070a ===
Robert: Royd, you were throwing those Red Ring fuckers around like graduation caps.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0120-0080a ===
Robert: No doubt... but you were throwing those Red Ring fuckers around like graduation caps.
Royd: Ah, they too small, bro. Too small.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0120-0090b ===
Robert: Well, no, obviously you can do that stuff too. |I saw you were throwing those Red Ring fuckers around like graduation caps.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0120-0100x ===
Robert: No joke, I started to feel bad for them. It was mesmerizing.
Royd: Yep dat was a fun scrap fo sho.
Royd: Get some sleep brah. Lotta clean up tomorrow. |Good job, Mecha Man.
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SCENE 12B: THE CUT HERO — FORGIVE OR FORGET
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[Police are hauling away the captured Red Ring members. Among them is the
Z-Team member who was cut in Episode 3 — Sonar or Coupé. They're in
handcuffs, being led toward a police van. The Z-Team notices.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0020a ===
[If Sonar was cut]
Malevola: Hey hey hey, the Bat in the suit? Yeah. He's with us.
Flambae: Nonononono. Come on. They're with us.
Flambae: You got the wrong bat, man.
Prism: Yeah, that's a founding Z-Team member right there!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0020b ===
[If Coupé was cut]
Punch Up: Whoa, hold on, you got the wrong gal. She's with us.
Flambae: You got the wrong knife wielding assassin wing lady.
Malevola: There must be some mix up. Easy mistake. She looks scary.
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BLONDE BLAZER'S ASSESSMENT
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0030x ===
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): What do you think? Did they earn a pardon?
Robert: Is that my call?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0040a ===
[If Sonar was cut]
Blonde Blazer: You know what, |it could have been. But after all that \"you're a bunch of betas\" talk, |let's let him spend a few months in prison. |Then we'll see how much of an alpha he thinks he is.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0040b_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): You're the one that'll have to work with them... again.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0040c ===
[If Coupé was cut]
Blonde Blazer: You know what, |it could have been. But it wouldn't have mattered. |She thinks we're weak. |Let's not waste time trying to change her mind.
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THE DECISION
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0050a ===
[Forgive]
Robert: Yeah sure, why the fuck not.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0050x ===
[Forget]
Robert: Nah, I'm good. I'm happy with the team we got.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): A delicate balance?
Robert: Yeah, that and I hold grudges.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0060a ===
Robert: Hey! Yeah nope, they're with us!
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0060c ===
Police Officer: Hurry it up!
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SCENE 12C: ROBERT AND MANDY — THE BEER
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[Robert finds Mandy (Blonde Blazer) away from the crowd. She's holding two
beers. Without her amulet, she's just Mandy now — no powers, just a woman
who saved the city through sheer force of will.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0070a ===
Robert: Hey, so, you maybe got an extra one of those?
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I do, actually.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0080x ===
Robert: Really? |I wasn't, I mean-- where'd all the extra beers come from?
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Oh there's a ton of booze in the Rec Room. That's where they got it. |I'm honestly shocked it hasn't turned into an issue.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Shit. No powers.
Robert: I got it. Forced to open beers like a normie.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I'm getting drunk like a normie too. |I've had half a beer and I'm already feelin' it.
Robert: So, is that permanent?
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Nah. He's borrowing it until we can figure out a different solution |for his... issue.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0090a ===
Robert: Right, the whole being on the brink of death issue?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0100x ===
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): That's the one.
Robert: Well, he looks like he'll enjoy it while it lasts.
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THE BIG QUESTIONS
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0110x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): So... do you feel better?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0110x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Robert: Oh, after killing Shroud?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0110x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Yeah, Robert. Why? |Did you kill more than one person today? |Might be worth figuring out the tally.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0120x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): You did a great job... with them. With Invisigal. |She really stepped up... took a bullet for you and everything.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0120x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I wouldn't have put my money on this team being the one to save SDN |but here we are.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0130x_Choice_01Line_000 ===
[If Invisigal killed Shroud and left]
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): It feels so obvious when you look back. |She never bought in did she?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0130x_Choice_01Line_001 ===
Robert: I think there was a chance at some point.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0130x_Choice_01Line_002 ===
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): What do you think Visi's gonna do now?
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0130x_Choice_01Line_003 ===
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I figured she was kind of loner, but she took Shroud's mask. |Not sure how to read that.
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HOW DOES KILLING SHROUD FEEL?
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0140a ===
Nope.
Robert: Nope. Not even a little.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0140b ===
I dunno.
Robert: A little, I guess. I dunno. It was kinda like masturbating.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Okay I really can't wait to see where you take this.
Robert: You know, it felt good when it was happening, |but the second it was over I was instantly filled with shame.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0140c ===
It felt great.
Robert: If I'm honest? It felt fuckin' great.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I'm surprised to hear that but... |I suppose I'm happy for you.
Robert: Thank you.
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SUSPENSION AND THE FUTURE
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0150x ===
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I should let you know that you're suspended |pending an investigation. Just a formality.
Robert: Totally understand.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0160a ===
They deserve to celebrate.
Robert: Yeah. They deserve to be celebrated. |Hopefully it doesn't go to their head.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I wouldn't count on that.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0160b ===
I had plenty of help.
Robert: Listen, I had plenty of help...
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): That's nice of you.
Robert: I had Chase, I had Royd, I had Beef.
Robert: And of course, none of this could've happened |if you didn't get me drunk that night and trick me into this shit. |I have no regrets.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Same.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0160c ===
We're just getting started.
Robert: Getting them to not be assholes to each other is the start, not the end. |A lot left to do.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Yeah well, take tonight to enjoy it. |You can worry about what's left to do tomorrow.
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WHAT WILL INVISIGAL DO NOW?
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0170a ===
Come after me.
Robert: I think she's gonna come after me.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Really?
Robert: Or she expects me to come after her. |She gave me the pulse before she disappeared.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): That's curious.
Robert: Thought so too.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0170b ===
Take over the Red Ring.
Robert: Probably take over the Red Ring, or at least what's left of it.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): It's hard to see it lasting without Shroud engineering everything.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0170c ===
I just hope she's okay.
Robert: I don't know... I just hope she's okay.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Yeah... yeah me too.
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ROMANCE EPILOGUE
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0180a ===
[If romanced Invisigal]
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): That was quite a kiss she laid on you. |Gonna have to talk to HR about that.
Robert: Oh shit. Yeah, I hadn't thought about that--
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I'm joking, Robert. Relax.
Robert: Cool... |so we're good?
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Yeah, more than good. |Make her happy... |cause god knows she's fuckin' miserable.
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0180b ===
[If romanced Blonde Blazer]
Robert: So... |Any plans tonight?
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): You're asking if I have plans for after getting ambushed by Shroud and the Red Ring?
Robert: Was that too weird of a way of asking if you wanted to make out later?
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): No.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): It was perfect.
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THE FINAL MOMENT — MONDAY OFF?
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=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0190x ===
Robert: So, does this mean the team's off Monday?
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I was just trying to figure that out.
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SCENE 12D: CHASE'S EPILOGUE
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[Chase, still glowing faintly from the amulet, approaches Robert. The crowd
of Z-Team members parts for him. He's different now — lighter somehow, the
weight of years lifted by his heroic return.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0200a ===
Z-Team: Robert sucks! Robert sucks! Robert sucks!
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I think you might need to go.
Chase: I need to take this young man if you don't mind.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): By all means.
Robert: That's new.
Chase: You were right, and I was wrong about Visi. |She didn't actually kill me, just almost. |Now, let's see if I can make you throw up.
Robert: Wait, whaaaaaaaaaa--
[Chase grabs Robert and launches into the sky at super-speed. Robert's scream
trails off into the distance.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0200b ===
Z-Team: Robert sucks! Robert sucks! Robert sucks!
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): I think you might need to go.
Chase: I need to take this young man if you don't mind.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): By all means.
Robert: That's new.
Chase: You were right, and I was wrong about Visi... she didn't actually kill me, just almost. Now, let's see if I can make you throw up.
Robert: Wait, whaaaaaaaaaa--
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0200e ===
Chase: Yeah, I owe you an \"I told you so\" about Visi, |but instead I'm just gonna try to make you throw up.
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SCENE 12E: THE TEAM PHOTO
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[The entire Z-Team — every member, including those who were cut and
forgiven — gathers for a group photo. It's chaotic, messy, and perfect.]
=== Gem_Node_SDN_EP08_SQ0130-0230a ===
Z-Team: Super Bowl, Super Bowl
Robert: Oh okay. Yep. Okay
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Wait, wait, wait let me get a picture.
Starblazer (Chase): Nah Blazer come on over here let somebody else take the picture.
Robert: Wait are we taking a picture?
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Yeah. Thanks!
Robert: Are we taking a picture, what's happening?
Starblazer (Chase): Everybody get in here. Come on y'all. Come on.
Mandy (Blonde Blazer): Let's be careful.
Flambae: He's fragile. Careful everybody.
Robert: Woah woah woah. Okay! Instantly painful actually!
[The flash goes off. The image freezes — the Z-Team, battered but unbeaten,
arms around each other, smiling. The screen fades to black.]
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END OF EPISODE 8: "SYNERGY"
END OF DISPATCH — SEASON 1
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SUPPLEMENTARY DIALOGUE — FULL SHIFT SCENARIO CONTENT
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The following dialogue nodes fire during the extended dispatching shift
that comprises the first half of Episode 8. The shift is a single continuous
sequence involving the entire Z-Team roster as it assembles across the city.
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HERO JOINING SCENES
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=== Gem_Node_Blazer_Joins_the_Party-a902e6 ===
Robert: Oh, what the fuck is this...
Blonde Blazer: I've got you.
Robert: Wait a second. Blazer? Slumming it with the Phoenix program?
Prism: Oh damn, Blazer's here?!
Blonde Blazer: What can I say... I'm still not done saving you yet.
Blonde Blazer: It's funny, I see you in trouble and I just can't help myself.
Robert: Well that's great because, I'm in deep shit pretty much constantly.
Phenomaman: Ah, I was not expecting to see my former lover at a time like this.
=== Gem_Node_Phenomaman_Joins_The_Party-ed46ab ===
Robert: Well that's... a lotta ground to cover.
Phenomaman: Greetings and salutations. I have left the company of my far superior team to assist you. You may call me Phenomaman, for that is my name.
Invisigal: Yeah, I think everyone here knows who you are, man.
Waterboy: Ph-Ph-Phemenom-nom-a, b-big fan! I'm... big Phenomamal man fan.
Phenomaman: Is that the wet janitor who shakes violently like a small frightened animal?
Waterboy: Oh my god he knows who I am!
Malevola: Waterboy's very excited to work with you.
Phenomaman: Phenomenal.
=== Gem_Node_Waterboy_Joins_the_Party-cea602 ===
Waterboy: Not to fear- worry. Blazer, uh she said, you were- was- ahem. I'm here to help!
Robert: Alright man don't hurt yourself. Glad to have you on the team.
Phenomaman: Oh! Why if it isn't the SDN janitor.
Waterboy: I-I'm gonna get so wet.
Robert: Fantastic, just do it near the bad guys.
=== Gem_Node_Invisigal_Joins_the_Z-Team-cc170c ===
Invisigal: Hey... need a hand?
Robert: Visi?
Punch Up: Uh uh. You've got quite a lot of explaining to do.
Invisigal: Look, I fucked up. Bad. Really really bad. But, can we please leave the being pissed at me for after we save this goddamn city?
Prism: For real?
Golem: Hey-hey, lay off her man. She's here to help. Let her help.
Robert: No bullshit, we need all the help we can get. Visi, you're back in. On one condition, you fucking survive this so we can all be pissed at you together.
Invisigal: No promises, shit looks pretty bleak out there. But, I'll do my best.
Robert: That's more than enough.
=== Gem_Node_Malevola_is_Late-cf5787 ===
Malevola: Sorry I'm late. Phone was on do not disturb. Anyway, what'd I miss?
Prism: Oh not much, just the end of the fucking world!
Malevola: Good to know. I reckon we're gonna try to put a stop to that?
Prism: Get your ass in gear babe we're putting in some mad OT.
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ROMANCE SCENES DURING SHIFT
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=== Gem_Node_Blazer_Romance_V4-b059c4 ===
Blonde Blazer: Hey Robert. I just need to say something kinda mushy, just in case.
Robert: Are you hurt? What's going on?
Blonde Blazer: I'm really glad you're with us. Seeing you every morning is the best part of my day.
Robert: Really?
Blonde Blazer: Yeah.
Robert: Well. Um. Mandy, honestly, seeing your smile every morning... it's got to be in the top five things of my day, so...
Blonde Blazer: Top five? Really?
Robert: No need to thank me. You earned it.
Blonde Blazer: Well, I think I've got some ideas of how I could climb that particular leaderboard.
Robert: Loving the confidence.
=== Gem_Node_Invisigal_Romance-a1587c ===
Invisigal: Uh Robert.
Robert: Visi.
Invisigal: I'm not good at like sappy shit.
Robert: I had no idea.
Invisigal: If we don't make it... I just wanted to say... can you wipe my hard drive for me? There's some shit on there that really shouldn't see the light of day.
Robert: Heh. Sure.
Invisigal: And thank you. For... trusting me.
Robert: You can thank me personally after we survive this.
Invisigal: Nah, you're only getting it outta me once.
=== Gem_Node_Fancy_Seeing_You_Here-b7da8d ===
Phenomaman: Ah Blazer, you're... looking well.
Blonde Blazer: Same to you Phenomaman.
Phenomaman: I still have your hairbrush--I've been using it to comb my moustache.
Blonde Blazer: Uh, why don't you just--keep that then.
Phenomaman: Robert, Blazer, I am aware that you two have become romantically involved.
Robert: [clears throat]
Blonde Blazer: We're sorry we didn't tell you sooner.
Phenomaman: It is quite alright. In fact, I am happy for the both of you.
Blonde Blazer: Heh. Wow, that's actually very mature of you.
Phenomaman: Be sure not to squeeze him too tight when you make love. His body is quite fragile.
Blonde Blazer: Right... thanks for the tip.
=== Gem_Node_Blessings-daad27 ===
Phenomaman: Robert, Blazer, I am aware that you two have become romantically involved.
Robert: Uh.
Blonde Blazer: We're sorry we didn't tell you sooner.
Phenomaman: It is quite alright. In fact, I am happy for the both of you.
Blonde Blazer: Heh. Wow that's actually very mature of you.
Phenomaman: Be sure not to squeeze him too tight when you make love. His body is still quite fragile.
Blonde Blazer: Right... thanks for the tip.
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"I CAN'T DO THIS" — HERO BREAKDOWN MOMENTS
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=== Gem_Node_I_can_t_do_this__Coupe_-fceee5 ===
Coupé: Robert, I feel... weak.
Robert: Come on, Coupe. We need you to hold it together just a little longer.
Coupé: Need? Funny, I have never been \"needed\" like this before.
Robert: Feels weird right?
Coupé: It does. But, weird, in a good way.
Robert: Think you can fight a little longer?
Coupé: For them? Always.
=== Gem_Node_I_can_t_do_this__Flambae_-bcb6b8 ===
Flambae: Fuck it, whatever, this is too much, Robert. I... might not be strong enough for this.
Robert: Maybe.
Flambae: Ex-fucking-scuse me?
Robert: You heard me. Maybe you're right. Maybe you're not strong enough for this. But... I think you are.
Flambae: Wait. You're doing that reverse psychology thing... and it's working.
Robert: You can kick my ass after this is all over.
=== Gem_Node_I_can_t_do_this__Phenomaman_-efeda4 ===
Phenomaman: Robert, it is time for me to accept that I am not the hero I used to be.
Robert: Come on, Phenomaman. You're the best.
Phenomaman: Not anymore. You would be better off if all of my atoms were obliterated by Xeno-Rays.
Robert: Don't say that. I know we got off to a weird start, but you should know I respect you a lot.
Phenomaman: Even if I'm a foolish immitation of my former self?
Robert: Yeah, I actually like this you better.
Phenomaman: I see, we will have to unpack that at later time when villany is no longer afoot. Forward!
=== Gem_Node_I_can_t_do_this__Sonar_-d5cd3a ===
Sonar: Robbie... I'm not doing so hot.
Robert: Sonar, you've gotta dig deep.
Sonar: I've dug all I can man.
Robert: That sounds like quitter talk. Didn't know Harvard grads were quitters.
Sonar: You fucker... take that back.
Robert: I will after we win.
=== Gem_Node_I_can_t_do_this__Waterboy_-d17000 ===
Waterboy: R-Robert, uh, what if I- I don't think I can do this.
Robert: Yes you can. You've been holding your own out there this whole time.
Waterboy: B-but, there's- we're outnumbered- there's too many.
Robert: Take it one thing at a time. Can you do that for me?
Waterboy: One thing- at- yes. Okay. I can- I'll do that.
Robert: Perfect.
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MAP EXPANDING — CITY SPREADS
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=== Gem_Node_Map_Expanding-f4459b ===
Robert: Ugh... great.
Robert: Well that's... a lotta ground to cover.
Malevola: Because fuck us, right?
Punch Up: Fucking cowshite.
Prism: Oh okay then. I see how it is.
=== Gem_Node_Red_Ring-a45374 ===
Punch Up: Jumping Jesus. Red Ring's swarming all over the fucking city!
Robert: First things first, yes, half the team is missing. Let's fix that, immediately. Next, L.A. is on fire. Okay, we'll work on that. Third thing, fucking Red Ring is oozing out of every crack in this city-
Golem: Damn dog, that's a lotta things.
Robert: It is a lot of things. But nothing we can't handle. So, I need you guys to focus. Shit's only gonna get worse if you don't. You with me?
Golem: I guess.
Robert: Great.
=== Gem_Node_We_re_Doing_It_-d40657 ===
Robert: We might just pull this off.
Flambae: You heard the man, one last push.
Prism: I expect a key to the goddamn city after this shit.
Golem: All gas no brakes baby.
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CONVOY BOSS FIGHT — SONAR DIALOGUE
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=== Gem_Node_Sonar_Convoy-deeef9 ===
Sonar: Yo Z-Team, been a while, miss me?
Robert: Ugh, you've got to be kidding me...
Blonde Blazer: Aaand you brought Red Ring backup. A lot of Red Ring backup.
Malevola: Sonar, what the actual fuck.
Sonar: Guess what Blazer? I'm off the diet plan. Shroud lets me eat whoever I want.
Blonde Blazer: That's not the flex you think it is.
Malevola: Don't worry. Human meat always gave him indigestion anyways.
Blonde Blazer: If we want to save this city, we need to take Sonar down. Without him, the Red Ring will scramble.
Robert: Okay... let's do this.
=== Gem_Node_Sonar_Convoy_Engagements-f07bf5 ===
Sonar: Shroud warned me about this.
Sonar: Shroud was right about you guys, real fucking predictable.
Sonar: I could see you coming a mile away.
Sonar: Send whoever you like, they'll get crushed all the same.
Sonar: Z-Team's gonna stop us? That's rich.
Sonar: I really thought we had something guys.
Malevola: Rule #19 for maximizing your earning potential: Know your worth... and live up to it.
Sonar: Mal... you... you listened to my TedX Encino talk? You said it was dumb.
Sonar: I'm the Alpha. Time I acted like it.
Malevola: That's the most beta shit you've ever said.
Blonde Blazer: Sonar, you don't have to do this.
Sonar: Uh, I know I don't have to. I <Italic>want</> to.
Malevola: I really liked you better with a coke problem.
Sonar: Joke's on you. I still have a coke problem.
Sonar: Yo, Robbie, I want my tie back. So I can, y'know, choke you with it.
Robert: Nope.
=== Gem_Node_Sonar_Convoy_Outcomes-b9ead5 ===
Malevola: For the record, that talk is dumb. But you're not. So I know you're gonna do the right thing.
Malevola: I always knew I could kick his ass... I just never thought I would actually have to.
Malevola: Bloody fucking shame.
Malevola: Shit... he's pretty good. That sucks.
Sonar: Think of this as a growth opportunity. You've got a lot of potential. You just need to unlock it.
Robert: No fucking way. Well done.
Sonar: Oh fuck, stronger than I thought.
Sonar: [Frustrated screech]
Sonar: Oh fuck that guy was really strong.
Sonar: Holy shit, are you guys even trying?
Sonar: You just don't know when to quit.
Sonar: Your KPI's are trash.
Sonar: You know if you give up now, maybe we'll only kill some of you.
Sonar: You really should have given me a raise when you had the chance.
Sonar: Wow, and you guys fired <Italic>me</>. Woof.
Sonar: Have you considered a lateral move?
Sonar: Might be time for a performance improvement plan.
Sonar: Shouldn't have cut me huh?
Sonar: Really makes you wonder what we could have done together doesn't it?
Sonar: Don't you fuckers have some paper to push? Probably a better use of your \"talents\".
Robert: Oh god, I hate you.
=== Gem_Node_Sonar_Convoy_SVOs-fb5b49 ===
Sonar: Where's Blazer? I just wanna talk.
Sonar: Get Blazer down here right now, it's time I gave her some feedback.
Sonar: Too scared to send Blazer?
Sonar: Why don't you send the real boss down here?
Sonar: What's the matter, Blazer can't fight her own battles anymore?
Sonar: Send Coop right now, this is pay back for the handcuffs.
Sonar: I just want Coop, send her through.
Sonar: Gimme Coop, and maybe we let you all live.
Sonar: Hand over the bitch who stole my job.
Sonar: Too bad I've got my shots, woulda loved to give you all rabies tonight.
Sonar: Time for talk is over.
Sonar: You don't deserve me and you never did.
=== Gem_Node_Sonar_City_Attack-d0a534 ===
Sonar: I've always wanted to take over a city, it was on my vision board.
Sonar: You steal my job, my friends, and my fucking livelihood… this is what happens.
Sonar: Visualizing success… and burning this city to the ground.
Sonar: Oh sick, I'll finally get my kill count up today.
Robert: Wow. Look at you.
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CONVOY BOSS FIGHT — COUPÉ DIALOGUE
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=== Gem_Node_Coupe_Convoy-b88db6 ===
Coupé: Hey Z-Team. Get a load of my new friends.
Punch Up: Aw fuck, no way... that can't be... Coop?
Blonde Blazer: Yep. With more Red Ring backup. A lot of Red Ring backup.
Robert: Ugh, you've got to be kidding me...
Blonde Blazer: I'm not mad... I'm just disappointed.
Coupé: Aww... I don't care.
Punch Up: For fuck's sake Coop... why'd you have to go and spread those wings of yours?
Blonde Blazer: If we want to save this city, we need to take Coop down. Without her, the Red Ring will scramble.
Robert: Okay... let's do this.
=== Gem_Node_Convoy_Coupe_Engagements-c1b6fb ===
Coupé: Shroud was right. He knew you'd do that.
Coupé: You think that's enough to stop us?
Coupé: Send your best, won't change anything.
Coupé: Shall I give you despair?
Coupé: I'm really going to enjoy this.
Coupé: Take a good look, it'll be the last thing you see.
Coupé: You just don't know when to quit do you?
Coupé: Punch... it's you. Don't hold back now. Understood?
Punch Up: With you... never.
Coupé: Blazer, I think your team could use a bit more practice.
Blonde Blazer: Thanks for the feedback. It's duly noted.
Coupé: Hey Sonar, wanna see something cool?
Sonar: Boobs? Wait! Not this time.
Malevola: Sonar. Do not fall for this. The boobs are a trick!
=== Gem_Node_Convoy_Coupe_Outcomes-d4d70a ===
Coupé: Are your augments on the fritz?! What the fuck is going on?
Coupé: Get your shit in gear.
Coupé: Get the fuck back up! What the fuck are you doing?!
Coupé: All those augments... for nothing?
Punch Up: Sorry. Love. It's nothing personal.
Punch Up: She always was a hell of a sparring partner...
Robert: No fucking way. Well done.
Coupé: [frustrated grunting]
Coupé: Just... give up already!
Coupé: Grounded? I don't think so.
Coupé: Take a deep breath while you still can.
Coupé: You think that's enough to stop us?
Coupé: What an embarrassing team you've got here.
Coupé: You never could handle me... not really.
Coupé: I was always too good for you.
Coupé: This isn't revenge, it's karma.
Coupé: What a pathetic display.
Coupé: So embarrassing.
Coupé: Looks like I picked the better team.
Coupé: Look at you. You're weak. SDN's made you weak.
Coupé: Don't take it personally. Well, maybe a little.
Coupé: Maybe you should all clock out early.
Robert: Oh god, I hate you.
=== Gem_Node_Coupe_City_Attack-f0e09d ===
Coupé: You fired me. First mistake.
Coupé: You replaced me. Second mistake.
Coupé: You let your guard down. Last mistake.
Coupé: Last chance to call it.
Coupé: It's not me... it's you.
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RESCUE MISSIONS
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=== Gem_Node_Scenario_0__Find_Flambae-c4799d ===
Robert: Wait... someone's tracker is freaking out.
Robert: Hold on team. I just need to narrow down the tracker's location.
Punch Up: Well do that hacking thing that you do!
Robert: Come on...
Robert: Nearly there...
Robert: It was Flambae's.
Prism: Well then what the fuck are we waiting for?
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_1__Rescue_Flambae-fbfe10 ===
Robert: Be careful. We don't know what's going on in the refinery... or what's happening to Flambae.
Punch Up: That fecking hothead better appreciate this.
Prism: Prism to the motherfucking rescue, bae.
Golem: Damn I am trippin' so hard right now.
Malevola: If Flambae's alive, I'm never going to let him live this down.
Prism: Boy, you best not leave my fucking sight.
Flambae: Say less.
Flambae: You found me! Holy shit!
Flambae: Are you fucking kidding me?
=== Gem_Node_Scenarios_2a_2c__Rescue_Sonar-e8747b ===
Robert: Okay, I've got Sonar located, Red Ring's got him trapped by the Yacht Club.
Sonar: Motherfuckers! They put me in a cage!
Malevola: We're not here to put socks on centipedes, let's fucking get a move on.
Flambae: If there's even a hair missing on Sonar's head I'll fucking burn this shit to the ground.
Punch Up: We've had our differences, but I hope he's alright.
Prism: Shit, imma get that freak of nature back if it kills me.
Golem: Yo, Sonar, I'm coming for you baby.
Malevola: Don't be dead you little weirdo.
Malevola: Dude, I'm so fucking glad you're back, the vibe was way off without you here.
Sonar: I <Italic>am</> the team's vibe connoisseur.
Waterboy: F-fear not Sonar, your hero awaits!
Phenomaman: I will show you the meaning of \"rescue,\" which is to save a person.
Sonar: Thanks for saving my life, let's never speak of this again.
Sonar: [choking on water sounds]
=== Gem_Node_Scenarios_2b_2d__Rescue_Coupe-ace9a3 ===
Robert: Looks like they've got Coop over at the Yacht Club...
Coupé: I need... backup... now.
Punch Up: Why'd the fuck they take her there, she hates the ocean!
Flambae: I'll get Coop back, if she's dead we're definitely fucked.
Punch Up: I'm coming for yah Coop!
Punch Up: I'd never let them leave you behind.
Coupé: My thanks friend.
Prism: Be right back, gotta rescue a spooky ass bitch.
Golem: Wait-wait, is Coop spelled c-o-o-p? Or is it like some other shit? I can... I can never remember. I'm high.
Malevola: Baddie to baddie.
Waterboy: S-she's not gonna hurt me- She knows we're coming right?
Phenomaman: She may terrify small children, but she still deserves to be rescued.
Coupé: The Red Ring will soon be the Dead Ring.
Coupé: I fucking hate the ocean.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_3a_3c__Rescue_Waterboy-bc14c4 ===
Robert: The fuck, did they put Waterboy on a train?
Waterboy: Requesting assistance!
Flambae: Are we sure we wanna save Waterboy? Nah, just fucking with you.
Punch Up: Poor lad's probably scared out of his mind.
Prism: Alright I'll go, but if he voms on me imma fuck em up.
Golem: Wetboy, I'm on my way.
Malevola: I'm on my way wetguy.
Sonar: I will actually eat someone if Waterboy's dead.
Coupé: As you wish, Waterboy's as good as back.
Waterboy: I-I will remember this.
Waterboy: [pained groans]
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_3b_3d__Rescue_Phenomaman-e47c93 ===
Robert: Why the fuck did they put Phenomaman on a train?
Phenomaman: A shameful report: I have been apprehended.
Flambae: Not so fucking phenomanal then is he? Nah, I'm just fucking with you. I'm on it.
Punch Up: What a world, little ol me saving Phenomaman.
Prism: Moustached motherfucker's coming home with me.
Golem: Oh. I guess I'm the hero now. Tight.
Malevola: Really feels like he should be the one saving us.
Sonar: Well this is fucking hilarious.
Coupé: How ironic.
Robert: Okay, so how in the fuck did Red Ring capture you?
Phenomaman: I have been handcuffed and out of respect for the handcuffs, I must yield.
=== Gem_Node_MES_Rescues-ba29bd ===
Robert: Shit, signal's split. Can't look for them at the same time... Gotta pick one to track first...
Robert: We won't survive much longer without Coupe...
Robert: Nearly got you Coop...
Robert: Shit... we'll have to find Coupe another way...
Robert: We're gonna need our bat boy.
Robert: We're coming Sonar...
Robert: Dammit, sorry Sonar, that could have gone better.
Robert: Waterboy's come a long way but he can't handle this alone...
Robert: Hang tight Waterboy...
Robert: Welp... that's not great for Waterboy...
Robert: If Red Ring got Phenomaman, he must be in bad shape.
Robert: Come on Phenomaman...
Robert: Well... at least he's superhuman.
Robert: Stay with me...
Robert: Got 'em.
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SHIFT SCENARIOS — MISSION DIALOGUE
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=== Gem_Node_Scenario_5a-bdf6a7 ===
Mr Yao: Isn't this what we pay SDN for? We're not evacuating.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_5b__Evac_order-f6ca9c ===
Brainbook: The mayor is refusing to listen to reason, could you perhaps lend a hand?
Brainbook: I can't believe we had to convince the mayor to evacuate at all, but we did it.
Brainbook: It took him longer than we thought was necessary but... the evacuation is ordered.
Robert: Well, I know who I'm <Italic>not</> voting for...
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_6__Boom_-a403f0 ===
Ricky: Stadium's on fire, we're suspecting explosives. We need backup.
Flambae: You call <Italic>that</> an explosion?
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_6b-d1cc16 ===
Maria: Help! We-we're trapped inside of the stadium!
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_7__Escape_Artist-e18dd1 ===
Youtopia: Get me on my jet. Right. Now. Fuck this shit!
Prism: Escorting some dumb ass fake ass bitch popstar to her private fucking jet. Don't we have bigger fucking problems right now?!
Prism: Girl bye. And don't come back!
Prism: Shit... well, I won't miss her.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_8__Witch_Hunt-edf7a7 ===
Galen: Shit. The DTLA branch are all accusing each other of being Red Ring spies...
Robert: You used to work DTLA right?
Phenomaman: Indeed, we go \"way back\" as you humans say.
Phenomaman: I just had to remind them that it is only together that we can do it together.
Robert: Waterboy, hose 'em down.
Waterboy: Wh-wh- are you sure?
Waterboy: That was a not good first impression... b-but not my best -- worst.
Robert: I didn't mean knock them unconscious, you know what, whatever.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_9__Smile_More-d5742b ===
Galen: Hey, that Red Ring creep, SmileMore, took over the radio station. She's trying to brainwash the citizens.
Sonar: Smilemore is pretty hot but also creepy. Which is also hot.
Coupé: I'll give her something to smile about.
Malevola: She thinks she's cute doesn't she?
Prism: This pick-me-ass-bitch is creepy as fuck.
Invisigal: Oh she's gonna hate me.
Punch Up: Let's see her try to smile with her teeth knocked out.
Flambae: She's brainwashing people? That's adorable. Is it her first day of being a villain?
Golem: Ah dang, Red Ring's got clowns? Shit.
Phenomaman: Not to worry. My brain is immune to all manner of washing.
Waterboy: S-she's smiling like she's happy... but she- she's clearly disturbed. Right?
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_10a__Roadblock-de19f0 ===
Robert: Goddammit. Red Ring's put up a roadblock. Let's fucking tear it down.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_10b__Help_Brickhouse-aee1cf ===
Brickhouse: The fight by the roadblock's weakened the bridge! Guess we'll just have to hold it up ourselves.
Golem: Yeah baby, we're the motherfuckin' bridge now.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_11__Neighborhood_Watch-cddc77 ===
Robert: The fuck... why is the Neighborhood Watch mobilizing against the Red Ring?
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_13__Shopping_Spree-ff1e29 ===
Tina: Requesting backup! We've got several 487s at the mall. Civilians, not Red Ring.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_14__Wheel_of_Misfortune-d045bd ===
Ari: My son and husband-- they are stuck on the ferris wheel!!! Everything is falling into the ocean!
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_15a_15b__We_Meet_Again-f7a919 ===
Galen: Wait... Beefcake... Didn't we fight her last week? She was the one attacking the Freegoes base.
Coupé: We spared her life last time. Let's not make the same mistake again.
Malevola: Did she forget we already kicked her ass?
Invisigal: Oh, yeah, we go way back.
Blonde Blazer: She's gonna turn herself in.
Blonde Blazer: Really thought that was going to work.
Punch Up: Alright, let's settle this once and for all.
Golem: Have you seen the ground lately? Would you like to?
Invisigal: Beefcake's actually a big softie.
Sonar: Not this fucking lady again.
Prism: I can't stand a repeat.
Blonde Blazer: I'll finish her off.
Blonde Blazer: That was weirdly cathartic.
Blonde Blazer: Unbelievable.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_16__Coffee_Run-eb0ee3 ===
Rebecca: Although I understand there are... higher priorities for SDN at this moment, Vanderstenk's girlfriend is demanding a coffee from Santa Monica be brought to VANDCO.
Sonar: That is the longest coffee order I've ever seen in my life.
Coupé: This is an incredible waste of my time.
Malevola: Bruh, people are dying. Bruh.
Prism: We don't got time for this diva ass shit.
Invisigal: This feels like a punishment.
Punch Up: Robert. What the fuck.
Flambae: I hope she likes her coffee scalding.
Golem: Goddamn, this coffee must be an emergency.
Phenomaman: Is this coffee of dire importance?
Waterboy: O-Okay, did I- did I do something wrong? Why am I doing this?
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_17a__Pursue_Red_Ring-a513b1 ===
Ramirez: Red Ring has attacked the Vincent Thomas Bridge and is now escaping on the USS Iowa. Need assistance in the pursuit.
Waterboy: I-I uh didn't know I could... do that. Wow.
Robert: I did. That's why I sent you.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_17b__Bridge_Rescue-e4803b ===
Tay: Help! We're trapped on the bridge!
Phenomaman: All in a day's work.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_18__Get_to_the_Chopper-fbe47c ===
Ashley: Red Ring stole our copter. They're firing down at civilians.
Robert: Jesus Christ, take that copter out now.
Sonar: Yes! I've always wanted to fuck with a helicopter.
Prism: Imma shine my brights in their eyes.
Coupé: I will enjoy watching that helicopter plummet to the ground.
Malevola: Points for creativity, but that won't count for much when they're dead.
Flambae: Fighting fire with fire? Fucking finally, I knew it made sense.
Blonde Blazer: Helicopters are annoying on the best of days.
Phenomaman: I will take back the skies.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_19_1__S-S-S-S-Sewer_Bomb-ea497e ===
Ricky: There's a bomb downtown, we need someone to diffuse it immediately!
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_19_2__S-S-S-Sewer_Bomb-b4482a ===
Ramirez: We've located a second bomb, this time in the southside.
Robert: Send the bomb into space.
Phenomaman: Up, up, and... up some more. [comms static]
Phenomaman: The only casualty appears to be me.
Robert: Absorb the blast.
Golem: I mean shit man, I've never eaten a bomb before but...
Golem: Man, this shit sucked...
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_19_3__S-S-S-S-Sewer_Bomb-a8daad ===
Ricky: A third bomb has been located. Westside.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_20__Defeat_Mindfucker-ad7379 ===
Galen: Red Ring's infiltrated the comms. Someone's messing with our systems!
Robert: Wait, what?
Robert: Uhh...
Robert: Ha... I hate this.
Robert: Huh, it's a path.
Robert: Ha. Can't follow me here can you?
Robert: Hang on... something's wrong with my controls.
Robert: Good night, braindead.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_21__Help_Speedster-de7ccf ===
Pom Pom: Robert, got any Z-teamers nearby? I need help with evacuation!
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_22__Housing_Crisis-ab16c4 ===
Cecil: No, no one's in danger, but we pay good money for this service! What else could possibly be keeping you?
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_23__Lockdown-ac250a ===
Donna: The university's security system was triggered and we've got students locked inside.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_24__Help_Equilibrium-d274f4 ===
Equilibrium: The Red Ring has overwhelmed me. I need immediate assistance.
Equilibrium: Their plan is to attack the Torrance branch directly!
Equilibrium: Ugh... they caught us...
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_25_1__The_Torrance_Terrors-c6c606 ===
Galen: Shit! Red Ring's giving out tech like it's candy. There's a fuckton of gangs wreaking havoc down here!
Robert: Phenomaman, you've gotta handle this.
Phenomaman: You have my word Robert Robertson!
Phenomaman: I gave my word and it is done.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_25_2__Eastside_Gang-b37dce ===
Galen: We've got another gang out here with Red Ring tech.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_25_3__Defeat_Mister_Fister-a203c1 ===
Galen: Found the distributor of the Red Ring tech. It's Mister Fister.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_26__Help_Sweetalker-c3d246 ===
Sweetalker: We need all hands on deck and our trainees are pissing themselves... can someone help me out?
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_26__The_Summoning-a70ab3 ===
Ronaldo: The Cult of Ch'aad is using the chaos to summon their god through human sacrifice!
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_27__Capture_Experiment_1067-d7c88e ===
Lucas: Red Ring just released an experiment from containment... It's a, uh, big thing... with claws.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_27__Return_of_the_Kaiju-dda1cc ===
Ohara: Superhero backup requested! Giant monster on the beach! It's tearing the pier apart!
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_27__Revenge_of_the_Delivery_Bots-c2eb1f ===
Grace: Help! The Delivery Bots are back and they've been... modded?!
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_28__Return_to_Crypto_Night-bd250b ===
Francis: Red Ring's at Crypto Night... Dopple's out there but there's too many, even for him!
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_29__Hospital_Takeover-e4d28b ===
Josie: Red Ring's taken over the hospital, please help, there's patients in there who need us!
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_30__Entrapment-b0aa43 ===
Galen: We've got a plan but we need backup! We could actually turn this around!
Robert: Waterboy, think you can set the trap?
Waterboy: Way ahead- We- I have a puddle plan!
Waterboy: I-I think I helped... but it's still moving...
Robert: You did great, Waterboy.
Robert: Flambae, think you can handle this convoy?
Flambae: Oh I don't know, would you call a \"wall of fire\" handling it? Here we go.
Flambae: Shit. It's still moving. Fuck.
Robert: You slowed it down though. Great job.
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_31__Attack_of_the_Mole_People-e6fc08 ===
Mr Yao: City Hall's in shambles and the Mole People are running rampant, but I won't take this lying down. Is SDN with me?
=== Gem_Node_Scenario_4-b446f6 ===
Grant: There's a suspicious package outside of City Hall. Please send someone to investigate. Bomb squad is tied up.
=== Gem_Node_Shift_28__Defeat_Wormheart-d51d5c ===
Wormheart: All will fear the name Wormheart! Run and cower, citizens, for I am your doom.
=== Gem_Node_Shift_8_1_Outro-d58851 ===
Robert: Alright, gang's all here. Some of you in... worse shape than others.
Waterboy: E-everything hurts... even my socks.
Phenomaman: My pride is hurt and so is my body.
Sonar: My whole life started to flash before my eyes. I won't lie, wasn't great.
Coupé: Red Ring... will pay dearly for this.
Flambae: Damn, you look like fucking shit.
Prism: You just got rescued, do not play with me right now.
Golem: God dangit... I'm sober again.
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ON ASSIGN BARKS — FULL TEAM (SHIFT)
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=== Gem_Node_On_Assign_Barks-a59b96 ===
Sonar: Let's lock in!
Sonar: Serious heat out there.
Sonar: Need some wings?
Sonar: Let's fucking go.
Sonar: High risk, high reward.
=== Gem_Node_On_Assign_Barks-a744d1 ===
Invisigal: I'll do what I can.
Invisigal: Not making any promises.
Invisigal: Cross your fingers.
Invisigal: Fuck it. I'm there.
Invisigal: Holy shit. Yeah, I'm ready.
Invisigal: Lets do it.
Invisigal: Lets get lucky.
Invisigal: Your call.
=== Gem_Node_On_Assign_Barks-bc12ab ===
Punch Up: Holy shitefuck.
Punch Up: Keep 'em coming.
Punch Up: Not in my city.
Punch Up: You're done for.
Punch Up: Still on my feet.
=== Gem_Node_On_Assign_Barks-c2721c ===
Blonde Blazer: Z-Team, on me.
Blonde Blazer: Hold the line.
Blonde Blazer: Like riding a bike.
Blonde Blazer: We can do this.
Blonde Blazer: How can I help?
Blonde Blazer: Yeah, I can do that.
Blonde Blazer: Sure thing!
Blonde Blazer: I'm on it!
Blonde Blazer: Great idea.
=== Gem_Node_On_Assign_Barks-dad3fd ===
Malevola: Holy fuckin' shit.
Malevola: The fuck is going on?
Malevola: Let's rip 'em up.
Malevola: I got these dickheads.
Malevola: Oh did somebody ask for hell-fire?
=== Gem_Node_On_Assign_Barks-e16088 ===
Prism: Step into the light.
Prism: Let's go, bitches.
Prism: You ain't ready for this.
Prism: Who tryin' to step to me?
Prism: We out here.
=== Gem_Node_On_Assign_Barks-f0e6d1 ===
Waterboy: W-what is happening?
Waterboy: This is-- wow. Scary?
Waterboy: Can I-- am I ready for this?
Waterboy: I'll do my-- hardest. Hardest?
Waterboy: If you're sure, I'm-- willing.
=== Gem_Node_On_Assign_Barks-f1590b ===
Phenomaman: Gather on me, Teammates.
Phenomaman: I laugh at death. Ha!
Phenomaman: Villains abound!
Phenomaman: They will know my wrath.
Phenomaman: Fight on, Phenoma-Team.
Phenomaman: [intense] Phenomenal!
=== Gem_Node_On_Assign_Barks-f1b169 ===
Golem: We're crushin' it, baby.
Golem: Still ready to rock, baby.
Golem: Not in Torrance.
Golem: Bitch. Get. Out.
Golem: Holding strong.
=== Gem_Node_On_Assign_Barks-fa0961 ===
Flambae: This fuckin' rules.
Flambae: Now we're talking.
Flambae: Lemme fry somebody please.
Flambae: Make way for me.
Flambae: I got this shit.
=== Gem_Node_On_Assign_Barks-fb5ea3 ===
Coupé: Yeah, let's go again.
Coupé: Don't blink.
Coupé: Any last words?
Coupé: Rest is for the weak.
Coupé: Your nightmare has arrived.
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ON ENGAGEMENT BARKS
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=== Gem_Node_On_Engagement_Barks-a4b298 ===
Waterboy: W-woah! Th-that's a lotta ground to cover.
=== Gem_Node_On_Engagement_Barks-ad006c ===
Malevola: Ugh, I hate that part of town. And all parts of all other towns also.
=== Gem_Node_On_Engagement_Barks-c29169 ===
Phenomaman: Did you know that every time the city grows, it becomes larger?
=== Gem_Node_On_Engagement_Barks-cbf857 ===
Prism: Oh dang, I didn't know we had it like that.
=== Gem_Node_On_Engagement_Barks-d2e987 ===
Blonde Blazer: Wherever I'm needed most.
Blonde Bl
