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Synopsis:

Emperor resumes psychic connection to player once Raphael is done with them and has offered them his deal.

How to trigger:

Find Raphael at the SC upstairs and enter his room and finish the initial conversation

73.
GROUP_Emperors
: There you are.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
- 44.
  GROUP_Emperors
  : I thought I'd lost you. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
  - 115.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Something was blocking me from hearing your thoughts.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    54. [Jump] Jump to Node 13 (1)
    
    121. Player: I know - I was worried.
    
    18.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Me too. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    80.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : It's concerning that something could come between us like that, especially when we are so close to the elder brain. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    Link to Node 61
    
    119. Player: I'm just glad to have you back.
    
    90.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : And I, you.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    Link to Node 80
    
    116. Player: It was nice to have a moment of peace and quiet.
    
    106.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : I can understand that - there's reprieve in solitude. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    23.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : But it's concerning that something could intervene like that, especially when we are so close to the elder brain.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    61.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Do you have any idea what it was?MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    13. Player: It was Raphael.
    
    57.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Raphael? Well - thank you for your honesty. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    50. [Jump] Jump to Node 53 (1)
    
    78. Player: It was the elder brain - it was trying to take hold of me. Roll (Charisma, Deception) vs 25 (0)
    
    11. [RollResult] True
    
    96.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Then the situation is worse than I thought.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    77.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : If it read your thoughts, it knows exactly what your intentions are. And it is already plotting counter-moves to stop you. <br>MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    15.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : We must press on. I will bolster your mental defences. Let us hope that allows us to regain some of our lost advantage before it finds you. MINDMELD, TELEPATHYWYR_RaphaelTango_Event_EmperorLeaves
    End
    
    68. [RollResult] False
    
    9.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : A blatant lie.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    43.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : You're trying to deceive me. But why? MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    82.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Someone must have intervened. Someone you don't want me to know about.^devnoteMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    37.
    Narrator
    : *You feel the touch of the Emperor's mind peeling at the edge of yours, trying to gain access, and succeeding.*WYR_RaphaelTango_State_EmperorReadPlayersMind
    
    105.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Raphael.^devnoteMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    53.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Of course. I should have known the devil would come sniffing.MINDMELD, TELEPATHYGLO_Emperor_Knows_RaphaelInvolvement
    
    26.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : The stench of impending chaos is irresistible to them.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    124.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : And what did he want with you? MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    112. Player: He offered me a deal. WYR_RaphaelTango_Knows_WantsCrown
    
    52.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : How very gumptious of him.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    79.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : What were the terms of this deal?MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    135. Player: He offered me the means to free Orpheus in exchange for the Crown on top of the brain.WYR_RaphaelTango_Knows_WantsCrown
    
    58. [Jump] Jump to Node 65 (1)
    
    60. Player: That's between me and Raphael.
    
    2. [Jump] Jump to Node 14 (1)
    
    69. [Jump] Jump to Node 6 (1)
    
    24. [Jump] Jump to Node 46 (1)
    
    88. Player: He knows how to free Orpheus.
    
    38.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : How interesting. No doubt he impressed upon you the need to do so. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    126.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : And what did he want in return for this knowledge?MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    4. Player: The Crown that the brain is wearing. WYR_RaphaelTango_Knows_WantsCrown
    
    95. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 47
    
    65.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Tell me you turned him down?^devnoteMINDMELD, TELEPATHYGLO_Emperor_Knows_RaphaelWantsCrown
    
    125. Player: Say nothing.GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal
    
    87.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Tell me you turned him down.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    81. Player: Glance away.
    
    Link to Node 1
    
    10. Player: It was a good deal, all right?
    
    1. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (1)
    
    27. Player: I turned him down.GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDealRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 20 (0)
    
    108. [RollResult] True
    
    39.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : [TagAnswer] WYR_RaphaelTango_State_PlayersLiedDeal
    
    75. [Jump] Jump to Node 89 (1)
    
    66. [RollResult] False
    
    19. [Alias] WYR_RaphaelTango_State_EmperorReadPlayersMind = False
    
    Alias to Node 42
    
    Link to Node 107
    
    17. [Alias] WYR_RaphaelTango_State_EmperorReadPlayersMind
    
    Alias to Node 91
    
    107. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 48
    
    94.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : You promised him THE CROWN?MINDMELD, TELEPATHYGLO_Emperor_Knows_RaphaelWantsCrown = FalseGLO_Emperor_Knows_RaphaelWantsCrown
    
    93.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : I was absent for one moment...^devnoteMINDMELD, TELEPATHYGLO_Emperor_Knows_PlayersTookDeal
    
    130.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : If there is one thing you can be certain of, it is that the devil will come to collect.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    140.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : But that is your problem. I will not let you put our survival at risk. I have Orpheus well under control. Stay away from him.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    129.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Now come - we have an elder brain to destroy. ^devnoteMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    End
    
    49. Player: It was a good deal. I accepted. GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal
    
    35. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (1)
    
    132. Player: I turned him down. GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal = False
    
    110. [Jump] Jump to Node 89 (1)
    
    0. Player: I don't see how that's any of your business.
    
    14.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : I see.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    42.
    Narrator
    : *You feel the touch of the Emperor's mind peeling at the edge of yours, trying to gain access.*WYR_RaphaelTango_State_EmperorReadPlayersMind = False
    
    131. Player: Open your mind to it. You have nothing to hide.
    
    48.
    Narrator
    : *Its thoughts slide into yours, turning through them like fingers, sifting for answers... which it finds.*
    
    133.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : [TagAnswer] GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal
    
    127. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (1)
    
    123.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : [TagAnswer] GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal = False, WYR_RaphaelTango_Knows_WantsCrownGLO_Emperor_Knows_RaphaelWantsCrown
    
    83.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : You rejected the offer.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    89.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Good. I'm glad. But be careful.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    Link to Node 21
    
    128.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : [TagAnswer] GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal = False, WYR_RaphaelTango_Knows_WantsCrown = False
    
    7.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : You really don't know.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    20.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Then we must be very careful. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    21.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : The devil is like a cockroach - no matter what you do to it, it will always come back.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    109.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : I doubt this will be the last time you are approached. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    59.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : I trust that you will continue to remember who is really on your side.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    137.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Without my protection, you cannot defeat the elder brain. You cannot even get close to it. No matter what the devil whispers in your ear.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    End
    
    97. Player: You're the one who's always talking about trust. If you trust me, you'll stop this right now.
    
    Link to Node 30
    
    33. Player: Here's an idea - you stay out of my head and I'll stay out of yours. GLO_Daisy_State_TriedToReadMind
    
    30.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : That is... a fair request.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    41.
    Narrator
    : *You feel its presence withdrawing from the fringes of your awareness.*
    
    55.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : I shall respect your privacy on this occasion. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    122.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : But know that if you have jeopardised our mutual project, I will be forced to reconsider our alliance.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    118. [Jump] Jump to Node 129 (1)
    
    103. Player: Get out of my head or I'll throw the Astral Prism into the Hells. GLO_Daisy_State_TriedToReadMind = False
    
    72.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : And risk becoming enthralled to the elder brain?MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    63.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : You wouldn't dare.^devnoteMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    Link to Node 55
    
    91.
    Narrator
    : *Again - the Emperor pries at the boundaries of your thoughts, invasive, curious.*WYR_RaphaelTango_State_EmperorReadPlayersMind
    
    31. [Jump] Jump to Node 42 (2)
    
    25. [Jump] Jump to Node 27 (1)
    
    64. [Jump] Jump to Node 136 (1)
    
    34. Player: I'm not telling you.
    
    134. [Jump] Jump to Node 14 (1)
    
    6. Player: Does it matter? I said no. GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal = False
    
    71.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : I'm glad you had the sense to turn him down. But it certainly does matter.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    5.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Anything that threatens our alliance, threatens our chances of defeating the elder brain.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    36.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : So I ask again - what were the terms of the deal he offered you? MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    102. Player: He wanted the Crown the brain is wearing, and offered me the means to free Orpheus. WYR_RaphaelTango_Knows_WantsCrownGLO_Emperor_Knows_RaphaelWantsCrown
    
    29.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : An horrendous deal.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    32.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Just imagine - a crown of sufficient power to dominate an elder brain atop a devil's head. You would be trading one apocalyptic event for another.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    76.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Thank you for telling me. And for rejecting him. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    101.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : And now we must be doubly on our guard.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    22. [Jump] Jump to Node 21 (1)
    
    136. Player: I don't know, I didn't wait to find out. WYR_RaphaelTango_Knows_WantsCrown = False
    
    3. [Alias] WYR_RaphaelTango_State_EmperorReadPlayersMind = False
    
    Alias to Node 42
    
    99. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 48
    
    117.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : You're telling the truth.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    85. [Jump] Jump to Node 89 (1)
    
    28. [Alias] WYR_RaphaelTango_State_EmperorReadPlayersMind
    
    Alias to Node 91
    
    Link to Node 99
    
    8. Player: That's between me and the devil.
    
    67. [Jump] Jump to Node 14 (1)
    
    46. Player: Does it matter? I turned down his offer. GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDealRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 20 (0)
    
    98. [RollResult] True
    
    40.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : You did?MINDMELD, TELEPATHYWYR_RaphaelTango_State_PlayersLiedDeal
    
    16. [Jump] Jump to Node 89 (1)
    
    139. [RollResult] False
    
    70. [Jump] Jump to Node 14 (2)
    
    86. Player: He wants the Crown that's on the brain.WYR_RaphaelTango_Knows_WantsCrownGLO_Emperor_Knows_RaphaelWantsCrown
    
    47.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Giving a devil what he wants sounds like a brilliant idea.^devnoteMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    104.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : And what did he offer you in return for bringing it to him?MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    62. [Jump] Jump to Node 60 (1)
    
    92. Player: The means to free Orpheus.
    
    74. [Jump] Jump to Node 65 (1)
    
    114. [Jump] Jump to Node 6 (1)
    
    100. [Jump] Jump to Node 46 (1)
    
    51. [Jump] Jump to Node 136 (1)
    
    111. [Jump] Jump to Node 60 (1)
    
    141. Player: Pretend to be clueless.Roll (Charisma, Performance) vs 25 (0)
    
    84. [RollResult] True
    
    138.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : You didn't feel it?MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    45.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : Then perhaps my protection - but I was sure... never mind.MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    56.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : We must press on. I will bolster your mental defences and make sure this doesn't happen again. MINDMELD, TELEPATHYWYR_RaphaelTango_Event_EmperorLeaves
    End
    
    120. [RollResult] False
    
    113.
    GROUP_Emperors
    : You play the fool, and you play it poorly. You know something. MINDMELD, TELEPATHY
    
    12. [Jump] Jump to Node 43 (1)