78 S

78_S
Production	Privateer 2: The Darkening
Type	Cinematic Mission
Series	Uncle Kashumai/Alberto Fossa
Disc	CD2
Run Time	2m01s
Scenes	409-419

78_S is a live action cutscene from Privateer 2: The Darkening. It is part of the cinematic missions series of cutscenes. The video plays when you talk to Reggie Bray at the Blessed Brew on Bex. It continues the Uncle Kashumai/Alberto Fossa mission.

• Download: 78_S.mp4

Characters

Speaking

• Lev Arris
• Reggie Bray
• Blessed Bidder #1
• Blessed Bidder #2

25th Anniversary

On May 20, 2020, Privateer 2: The Darkening director Steve Hilliker released The Darkening 25th Anniversary Restoration which featured footage restored from Betacam tapes. The footage has been edited down into a cinema cut but where available it is of much higher quality than the game's files.

• Download: 78_S-P2_25th_ANNIVERSARY_Hilliker_Cut.mp4

Mythic VHS

A VHS tape digitized from the Origin material at EA Mythic indluded versions of edits 78 through 98.

• Download: 78_S-Priv2-Mythic_Tape.mp4

Script

The The Darkening Script Draft 7 used during the game's shooting has been provided by Erin Roberts.

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SC.409 INT. BLESSED BREW BAR-EVENING *

In a dark corner seated around an alcove table are two MEN,
and REGGIE BRAY, a tall, slender, good-looking, cruel-
looking fellow. When the player clicks on BRAY:

SC.410 ON THE TABLE

The men seated at it look up at Arris suspiciously.

REGGIE

You want something, guv'ner?

ARRIS

Yes. In.

REGGIE

In? In to what?

ARRIS

Word gets around, ser. Let's see

what the bidding's about.

SC.411 ANOTHER ANGLE

Reggie and the others eye Arris suspiciously.

REGGIE

We don't recognize you.

ARRIS

You'll recognize the colour of my credits

soon enough. Let's have a look.

SC.412 CLOSE

As, surreptitiously, a small box is produced -- opened. All
the men lean over it.

REGGIE

Not the original. An early

copy, innit?

SC.413 INSERT -- THE BOX

Inside it is a small carved image of a fat creature like a
troll. It has a cup in one hand: the other is raised in
some kind of slightly blitzed-looking benediction.

SC.414 ON ARRIS

As he straightens up again. There is a slightly astonished
look in his eye.

ARRIS

It's the Holy Brewer's Son!

SC.415 WIDER

REGGIE

Start the bidding.

MAN 1

Five.

REGGIE

Be serious or we'll break your legs.

MAN 1

Fifteen.

REGGIE

Better.

MAN 2

Twenty.

ARRIS

Thirty.

They look at him.

SC.416 CLOSER

MAN 2

Thirty-five.

ARRIS

Forty.

They look at him. The first man shakes his head, pushes
back from the table.

MAN 2

Forty-two...

ARRIS

Fifty.

SC.417 REGGIE AND ARRIS

REGGIE

(suspicious)

Fifty creds for this piece of

piss?

ARRIS

I like art. Any other bids?

SC.418 WIDER

The other two men shake their heads. Reggie looks from one of them to the other, then shrugs and pushes the box over to Arris. He picks it up, tucks it away.

ARRIS

You confirm payment?

(On Reggie's nod)

Good. Good night, sers.

SC.419 ANOTHER ANGLE

Arris, as he gets up and heads out.

(After the passage of a little time, player receives e-mail
from Fossa asking to meet him in the Blessed Brew Bar, with
the object. Choices then:)

CHOICE 1:      ARRIS		CHOICE 2:      ARRIS
Why not? Why ask questions? I might as well.		Naah. I want to drink and look at the artwork. And the pretty nuns.

|This whole thing stinks...this
belongs to the church here.
I'm going to give it back. |Might as well do what I
agreed to do.

(If 1:)

To SC 421. Player acquires GOOD points. Fossa, however,
will send the occasional fighter to try to have the player
killed as a result of this double-cross.

(If 2:)