- Officially, of course, I'm in semi-retirement monitoring background radiation somewhere in the Zetan Wastes. Unofficially, I'm very much looking forward to traveling with you.
102. Option - Then we'll keep this private.Player - Understood, doctor. I've never been to the Zetan Wastes, and we have never met.
- In return for my generosity sparing the laboratory, I've been appointed unofficial Protean director. From now on, every experiment, every assay goes through me.
1082. Option - Impressive work, Doctor.Player - That's quite a victory. What do you plan to do with that authority?
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1083. Option - That's not acceptable!Player - You were supposed to shut down Project Protean, not join it!
1084. Option - Your goal all along, no doubt.Player - You got what you wanted: you're out of retirement, with your own organization. How long have you been planning this?
- I believe I've told you everything. If you'll excuse me, I have a great deal of research to catch up on.
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1098. Option - Make sure Protean does good.Player - That's not enough. No more treating people as test subjects--you'll reform Protean, and I'll be watching.
- Precisely. Their research is focused on human-alien genetic splicing. I've studied their files, along with your own physiology, Master Vector, and I've come to a conclusion.
- They'll have files on the Killiks, of course. Ways to hurt Joiners, ways to heal them. I am fully committed to ending Protean, for Vector's sake as well as mine.
729. Option - Just get their location.Player - You've pulled a lot of data on these people. Finish the job.
- Protean researches practical applications of alien biology. You recall the genetically modified assassins who came after me? They're only the beginning.
- Imagine troops spliced with Abyssin genes to enhance healing, or adrenals derived from Gamorrean hormones. Most test subjects don't fare well, but you can see the potential.
573. Option - Then why are they after you?Player - If they're doing research for the military, why bother with an ex-Fixer?
187. Option - Why so interested in me?Player - You chose to join my crew. If you didn't like my methods, you could've found a way out by now. What are you after?