Vincent the Innocent's dialogue

4 1 1 7 8 0 170 3 0,11,0,1,0 0,11,0,2,0 0,11,0,3,0 1 0,11,0,7,0 I'm sorry, I don't have time. Let me pass. 1 1 0 Time. You talk to me of time. I have more time to contemplate my betrayal than your tiny lifetime. You discompassionate dog. Vi1_170 0 1 0 171 1 0,11,0,2,0 1 0,11,0,7,0 I'm an.....opportunist from the outside world. I've come for the grail you see. And yes, I will hear you out. 1 1 0 The thieves. It has come to that time already then. But you will hear me? At last. (BREAK) Listen well, for I swear to you my innocence. (BREAK) Malik was the one, so convincing, insidious. He said that The Lord was an illusion, that his Maal was the only truth. That only the worship of grailstone was right. That it lifted the Byzantines to greatness, out of this hell. (BREAK) In the stronghold he prepared for us, he had many tablets from those that dwelt here before, deciphered, translated. Slowly, he divided us, sowing seeds of mistrust. Forcing us to work on isolated projects for him, telling us that Tobias had sworn slow deaths for us all and was constantly trying to invade the area. (BREAK) All I did was use his grailstone on plants, to make food for the armies he promised us he'd raise above ground. (Almost crying) But when he deserted us and Tobias captured us, one of the others sold me for their own survival. I didn't know. I tell you I didn't know. One of the experiments was on Claude. To turn him into...Horror. It was horror when I saw what was left of him. I told them it wasn't me. But they would have none of it. They tortured me for weeks, but I wouldn't confess. Even if I hadn't been innocent, they would have had nothing from me. (BREAK) Eventually, they tired and before my freshly dead eyes, they broke open my head and fed my brains to a hungry Theo. Then they powdered my skull and bones and ground them into the rock of this place so that my spirit could never leave with my remains. (By now he is openly weeping) Since then I have awaited the one person who will believe me and give me their blessing and the name of my true tormentor. The one that cast his own crime upon my head. Perhaps God will then let me sleep at last. (BREAK) Well, you have heard the truth. Do you believe me innocent? Vi1_171 0 0 0 172 1 0,11,0,1,0 1 0,11,0,7,0 I may listen... If you answer some questions first. 1 1 0 (Weary) Very well. Ask away. But you had best be prepared to listen to me in turn. Vi1_172 0 0 1 11 3 173 2 0,11,0,1,0 0,11,0,2,0 1 0,11,0,7,0 Perhaps. If you can tell me how to get through that door and what that inscription means. 1 1 0 Very well. The gargoyle represents the monster of a man's sin. Those condemned were brought here to beg forgiveness by purging the sin with an offering of the eucharist. (BREAK) But for me, it was a trick. I offered up the wafers and just as I did so, they cut my head from my body. I was condemned to the eternal torment of being an example they said. As for the inscription, all I know is that there is some way by which the three most senior knights could pass through the door into a shrine beyond. And now I've told you, I suppose you will leave. All I ask is that you listen to me with an open mind and help my poor, cursed soul. Vi1_173 0 0 0 174 0 1 0,11,0,1,0 Yes. I do. 1 1 0 You do. (BREAK) You actually believe me? Oh thank God. Thank God. But why this faith? (sudden intensity) Do you know who it was that betrayed me? Vi1_174 0 0 1 11 1 175 0 1 0,11,0,1,0 I've never heard such a lot of pathetic whining in all my life. Why don't you just admit your guilt? 1 1 0 You dare to mock me. I'm innocent. Why should the innocent suffer while the evil laugh. What have I done God. (BREAK) Would that this were real. Vi1_175 0 1 0 176 0 1 0,11,0,1,0 I'm not sure. What can you offer as proof of your good nature? 1 1 0 I can offer another way past this door. But you must find the name of the one who did this to me, else I have nothing with which to bargain. But hurry, the strain of staying visible is great and though awareness of my death means I can somehow remember things vaguely, if I sleep again, you will have to convince me this meeting was not a dream. If I know his name I may sleep forever at last. Vi1_176 0 0 1 11 2 A 0 0 DO NOT DISPLAY 1 1 0 Wait stranger. Who are you? (BREAK) No matter. Whoever you are, you may not pass until you have heard me. (BREAK) Yes. I am dead (Bitter) My name is Vincent. I was murdered falsely for crimes I had no part in. Will you hear me out with a just ear and an open mind stranger? Vi1_A 0 0 0 1A 0 9 0 177 2 0,11,1,3,0 0,11,1,4,0 0 No. I'm sorry I don't. 1 1 0 Find out. Find out and I will tell you another way into the shrine that stands before you. Give me peace. Vi1A_177 0 1 0 178 2 0,11,1,3,0 0,11,1,4,0 1 0,9,3,1,0 Yes. It was Tallum. I found a note in Guy's seat in Edgar room begging forgiveness from him. It seems that under the influence of Malik, he cared little for anyone, but came to his senses later. 1 1 0 (suffused with calm and relief. His head hangs) Thank you friend. Thank you. (becoming vague and distant) Tell Tobias. If you see him. But now friend, you have quietened my torment, so I will tell you of another way into that shrine. I was responsible for making the master key for it. The secrets of that lock were known only to myself and Philip, who designed it. Not even Malik knew. And I went over to his faction before completing it, so Tobias thinks it never finished. It is hidden in the great clock in the dining hall. (BREAK) At last I can rest. Vi1A_178 0 1 0 182 2 0,11,1,3,0 0,11,1,4,0 0 I believe it was Geffrye. 1 1 0 (roars) What? You think me a fool. It was one of Malik's followers. Tobias told me that much. Besides who else could it be. (BREAK) You lying dog. Vi1A_182 0 1 0 183 1 0,11,1,4,0 0 I think it was Tallum. 1 1 0 That's possible. How can you be sure of this? Vi1A_183 0 0 0 184 1 0,11,1,3,0 0 It was Edgar. 1 1 0 That's possible. How can you be sure of this? Vi1A_184 0 0 0 185 2 0,11,1,3,0 0,11,1,4,0 0 It was Lurka. 1 1 0 (roars) What? You think me a fool. It was one of Malik's followers. Tobias told me that much. Besides who else could it be. (BREAK) You lying dog. Vi1A_185 0 1 0 186 0 2 0,11,1,3,0 0,11,1,4,0 Erm....He told me so himself. 1 1 0 Your hesitation betrays you liar. Vi1A_186 0 1 0 187 0 2 0,11,1,3,0 0,11,1,4,0 Tobias told me. 1 1 0 Why would he do that, surely he would know you might come and tell me. Vi1A_187 0 1 0 188 0 2 0,11,1,3,0 0,11,1,4,0 Geffrye told me. 1 1 0 Why would he do that, surely he would know you might come and tell me. Vi1A_188 0 1 0 1B 0 2 0 179 0 0 OK. I'll try and find out. 1 1 0 (The ghost vanishes) Vi1B_179 0 1 0 180 0 1 0,9,3,1,0 It's OK. I already know it was Tallum. I found a note in Guy's seat in Edgar rooms begging forgiveness from him. It seems that under the influence of Malik, he cared little for anyone, but came to his senses later. 1 1 0 (suffused with calm and relief. His head hangs) Thank you friend. Thank you. (becoming vague and distant) Tell Tobias. If you see him. But now friend, you have quietened my torment, so I will tell you of another way into that shrine. I was responsible for making the master key for it. The secrets of that lock were known only to myself and Philip, who designed it. Not even Malik knew. And I went over to his faction before completing it, so Tobias thinks it never finished. It is hidden in the great clock in the dining hall. (BREAK) At last I can rest. Vi1B_180 0 1 0 2 0 29 0 101 0 0 What can you tell me of Sir Guy? 1 1 0 He was a good knight. Strong enough to resist the seductive methods of persuasion employed by Malik. Vi2_101 0 0 0 102 3 0,1,3,1,0 0,9,4,0,0 0,5,5,1,0 1 5,434 Do you know anything about alchemical experiments that were conducted in the temple? 1 1 0 Not much. I was aware that there was an alchemist within the temple. But I had nothing to do with him or his experiments. Vi2_102 0 0 0 11 0 0 What can you tell me about the rest of this place? 1 1 0 I feel sure many years have passed since my death. The temple may well have changed much since then. I feel my advice may send you astray. Better I say nothing. Vi2_11 0 0 0 12 0 0 What can you tell me about grailstone? 1 1 0 I was on a spying mission for Malik once and I saw Tobias leave the temple. He was gone for enough time to have passed a night outside. This proved to us that he has a secret store of grailstone somewhere. Vi2_12 0 0 0 13 1 3,2 7 5,312 5,446 0,8,1,18,0 0,3,4,17,0 0,9,4,12,0 0,11,3,25,0 5,321 I heard mention of someone called Geffrye. What can you tell me about him? 1 1 0 He is a lapdog to Tobias. He pretended disgust when I was being tortured and made a show of advising Tobias to let me die. But I did not trust him. (BREAK) He was about to name my true tormentor; my betrayer; but soon obeyed when Tobias suggested he remain silent. Vi2_13 0 0 0 15 0 0 There are dangerous animals down here. What are they? How did they get here? 1 1 0 They were already here when we first entered the cave. Hellspawn, I have always thought them. Vi2_15 0 0 0 16 0 0 Have you spoken to any others like me? 1 1 0 I think I spoke to one, but I have lost concentration and not been here since then. The memory is so vague. I think he laughed at me. Vi2_16 0 0 0 162 0 4 0,8,1,8,0 0,8,1,10,0 0,8,1,17,0 0,2,1,11,0 Do you know anything about agents amongst the knights working for an outside power? 1 1 0 There was an attempt on the grail made by some sailors. Ewatt and myself believed they would not have got as far as they did without help, but Tobias would not speak to us on the matter. Vi2_162 0 0 0 181 0 1 3,2 What can you tell me about Geffrye? 1 1 0 He is a lapdog to Tobias. He pretended disgust when I was being tortured and made a show of advising Tobias to let me die. But I did not trust him. (BREAK) He was about to name my true tormentor; my betrayer; but soon obeyed when Tobias suggested he remain silent to further punish me. Vi2_181 0 0 0 19 4 5,445 0,7,3,8,0 0,7,3,11,0 5,326 1 5,316 I found a parchment that mentioned the Templar's plans to infiltrate the Scottish Freemasons. Did they succeed? 1 1 0 Answer text missing! Vi2_19 1 0 0 20 3 0,10,1,8,0 0,1,3,9,0 0,7,3,9,0 1 0,6,0,10,0 What do you know about the ghost by the old well? 1 1 0 Ah, yes, Niamh. She was a pictish sacrifice that I suspect long outlived the heathen tribe that sent her down here before she died. (BREAK) I felt so sorry for her in her innocence. If I only I had known I was fated to share her fate. Vi2_20 0 0 0 22 0 1 6,70 There's some kind of creature in the waters here. I've never seen anything like it. What was it? 1 1 0 I know not. I saw it attack Odro once, but he managed to beat it off. Vi2_22 0 0 0 23 3 0,7,1,0,0 0,7,1,1,0 0,7,2,0,0 12 5,447 0,10,1,27,0 0,4,2,14,0 0,1,3,14,0 0,3,4,33,0 0,9,4,12,0 0,3,4,17,0 5,318 5,435 0,2,1,25,0 0,11,1,1,0 0,11,2,1,0 I've heard mention of someone called Philip. What can you tell me about him? 1 1 0 He was one of the traitors, that like me, followed the false hope of Malik when we became disillusioned by Tobias. I suppose he is dead too. Vi2_23 0 0 0 24 4 5,316 0,7,3,11,0 0,7,3,8,0 5,445 1 5,447 I read something in a parchment I found about 'brothers above ground.' Can you tell me anything about this? 1 1 0 Answer text missing! Vi2_24 1 0 0 26 1 0,9,4,12,0 0 Tell me about the guardians. 1 1 0 The dissolution of our fellowship was a tragedy. But Malik was right about one thing. Tobias is insane, with his visions and vanity. A pity though, that we couldn't see Malik was far more crazed. Vi2_26 0 0 0 27 0 0 Can you give me any clues to help me get to the grail? 1 1 0 I feel sure many years have passed since my death. The temple may well have been changed much since then. I feel my advice could send you astray. Vi2_27 0 0 0 37 0 6 3,10 0,7,3,32,0 0,4,2,14,0 0,3,4,7,0 0,3,4,17,0 5,438 What can you tell me about Tallum? 1 1 0 An extraordinary fighter. He was a strange man. His religious fervour in Christian worship changed so quickly to an equally fervent worship of Malik's devil god Maal. I think life in this place destroyed everything in his mind and all that was left to hold it together was worship. Vi2_37 0 0 0 48 3 0,7,3,20,0 0,5,5,20,0 0,3,4,24,0 3 5,353 5,445 5,346 Who is Baphomet? 1 1 0 A manifestation of God that I wish would appear to me and release me from this torment. Vi2_48 0 0 0 53 1 5,435 9 5,345 0,10,1,26,0 0,8,1,9,0 0,5,5,7,0 0,9,4,5,0 5,320 5,331 5,332 0,2,1,7,0 Do you know who Cobweb is? 1 1 0 Answer text missing! Vi2_53 2 0 0 54 0 3 0,7,1,0,0 0,7,1,1,0 0,7,2,0,0 What can you tell me about Philip? 1 1 0 He was one of the traitors, that like me, followed the false hope of Malik when we became disillusioned by Tobias. I suppose he is dead too. Vi2_54 0 0 0 60 0 4 0,5,1,0,0 0,5,4,14,0 0,5,7,2,0 5,346 Lurka's an odd little creature. What do you know about him? 1 1 0 He was always more intelligent than the other slaves. He survived all his fellows. I think he sees himself as some kind of vizier to Tobias. Vi2_60 0 0 0 65 0 7 5,447 5,345 0,8,1,15,0 5,320 5,332 5,435 0,2,1,11,0 What can you tell me about the Prieure? 1 1 0 They were our sister order. The extent of their treachery became clear when they made an attempt on the grail. Before that, when news reached us of their withdrawal from sight at the time of the Templars fall, we believed them to just be protecting themselves. Vi2_65 0 0 0 66 6 0,7,3,26,0 0,9,4,21,0 0,5,5,25,0 0,1,3,25,0 0,2,1,20,0 0,11,3,22,0 1 5,322 Do you know if the pasture cavern is still accessible? 1 1 0 No. Long collapsed. Vi2_66 0 0 0 67 0 5 5,323 5,330 0,7,3,2,0 0,1,3,30,0 0,5,5,30,0 What more can you tell me about Malik? 1 1 0 He escaped this place. A place that has become hell itself. The perfect house for the devil we finally recognised him to be. What an irony. Vi2_67 0 0 0 68 1 0,1,3,27,0 3 5,323 0,7,3,27,0 5,325 Can you tell me where Malik's court is? 1 1 0 It is lower than this level of the temple. You will have to pass the ziggurat to reach it. Vi2_68 0 0 0 69 0 6 5,326 5,346 0,1,3,13,0 0,10,9,0,0 5,435 5,437 What can you tell me about the 'vision of the holy thief'? 1 1 0 Malik convinced us of Tobias' madness in this. But you are here. So perhaps the likes of Geffrye and Guy were right to hold fast to him. But I doubt it. A madman with visionary powers is still a madman. Vi2_69 0 0 0 80 0 0 Tell me more about Tobias. 1 1 0 He was once a great man. Pure and filled with humility he made a fitting leader for the guardians. (BREAK) But then the grailstone changed him. His mind sucked in knowledge. We all became in awe of him, believing he would become far more than even he already was. But his vanity increased with his knowledge and brought with it the kind of petty, vengeful vanity that led him to the inquisition of we poor fools that followed Malik. Vi2_80 0 0 0 81 0 11 0,7,1,2,0 0,7,1,3,0 0,9,0,4,0 0,9,0,5,0 0,7,3,13,0 0,7,3,24,0 0,4,2,14,0 0,4,4,4,0 0,1,1,0,0 0,3,4,17,0 0,9,4,12,0 What do you know of Edgar? 1 1 0 He was close to Malik. I suspect he may be the one that betrayed me. Vi2_81 0 0 0 999 0 0 Listening to you speak, I've come to the conclusion you must have been a good man. But I'm afraid I don't know who the real traitor was. But if I find out I will tell you. 1 1 0 You do. (BREAK) You actually believe me? Oh thank God. Thank God. Please return then stranger and free me of this torment. Vi2_999 0 1 0