48 S

48_S
Production	Privateer 2: The Darkening
Type	Cinematic Mission
Series	Xavier Shondi 2
Disc	CD3
Run Time	1m05s
Choice A	Nah! That's not the way I like to do business.
Choice B	Why Not? This guy's pretty much on the level.
Scenes	323-327
Locations	Surgeon's Blunder Bar

48_S is a cinematic mission cutscene from Privateer 2: The Darkening. It is part of Xavier Shondi 2. It is accessed by selecting Xavier Shondi at the Surgeon's Blunder Bar on Crius after the player has received an e-mail. The player must choose whether or not to defend Shondi's space station.

• Download: 48_S.mp4

Choice A: Nah! That's not the way I like to do business.		Choice B: Why Not? This guy's pretty much on the level.

Transcript

LEV ARRIS: Come on, come on.

XAVIER SHONDI: Hey there, Ser Arris. How's the lady with the wheel treating you?

LEV ARRIS: Not too bad, Ser Shondi, yourself?

XAVIER SHONDI: Lets sit down and I'll give you the demerit. Download this. Got a cargo, ETA very soon. I've got to go rendezvous with it out by the system jump point.

LEV ARRIS: You need someone to fly shotgun for you?

XAVIER SHONDI: Not the cargo, my little mining operation. Some places out here have been getting wiped out lately. I'd hate to have that occuring while I was off taking care of business.

LEV ARRIS: What kind of price are we talking?

XAVIER SHONDI: 5,000. I can't front it to you, unfortunately. Cash flow problems. You'll get it all when I get back, though.

Characters

Speaking

• Lev Arris
• Xavier Shondi

Non-Speaking

• Fark

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: 48_S-P2_25th_ANNIVERSARY_Hilliker_Cut.mp4

Origin Museum VHS

A VHS tape digitized by Joe Garrity of the Origin Museum included versions of edits 7 through 74.

• Download: 48_S-P2_OM_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. 323 INT . SURGEON' S BLUNDER CRIUS - DAY

( COMPUTER GENERATED: NO VIDEO)

When the player clicks on XAVIER SHONDI (assuming he has
successfully completed the earlier mission for Shondi:
otherwise this mission is not offered):

SC.324 ON ARRIS

In the middle of the room with a drink in his hand,
gambling with other drinkers. In b.g. of this group is
FARK, a big man who we will meet again later.

ARRIS

Come on, come on, let's

have it...you owe me two

more!...

SHONDI (0.S.)

Hey there, ser Arris...

how's the lady with the

wheel treating you?

SC.325 WIDER

Arris turns to see Xavier Shondi coming toward him. They
grasp arms.

ARRIS

Aah, not too bad, Ser

Shondi. Yourself?

SHONDI

Let's sit down and I'll

give you a bit of narrative.

SC.326 CLOSE - THE TWO OF THEM

As they sit down together in an alcove.

SHONDI

Download this. Gotta cargo, E.T.A. very

soon. I've got to go rendezvous

with it out by Tschamut jump

point.

ARRIS

Need someone to fly shotgun

for it?

L:: SHONDI

Not the cargo. My little mining

operation. Some places out

here've been getting whacked of

late. Hate to have that occuring while I

was off taking care of business.

SC.327 ANOTHER ANGLE

Arris nods, looking thoughtful.

ARRIS

What kind of price we talking?

SHONDI

Five thousand. -- I can't front

it to you, unfortunately. Cash

flow problems. You'll get it

all when I get back, though.

CHOICE 1:      ARRIS		CHOICE 2:      ARRIS
Naaah...that's not the way I like to do business.		Why not? This guy's pretty much on the level.