10 S

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10_S
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Production Privateer 2: The Darkening
Type Cinematic Mission
Series Lord Mike Vonx
Disc CD3
Run Time 1m29s
Previous ANHUR_T
Choice A Well why not? Money's money.
Choice B Nahh... I don't like this political stuff.
Scenes 344-347
Locations Lord Vonx's Apartment


10_S is a cinematic mission cutscene from Privateer 2: The Darkening. It is part of Lord Mike Vonx. It is accessed by traveling to Lord Vonx's Apartment on Anhur after the player has received an e-mail. The player must choose whether or not to attack Vonx's shipment.

Choice A: Well why not? Money's money.       Choice B: Nahh... I don't like this political stuff.


Transcript

LEV ARRIS: Vonx?

LORD MIKE VONX: That is I.

LEV ARRIS: It's, uhm, it's Lord Vonx, isn't it? I, I, I've seen you on the holo.

LORD MIKE VONX: I don't stand on ceremony at home, or many other places. Sit down, man.

LEV ARRIS: So, how can I help you?

LORD MIKE VONX: I have word of an arms shipment which will be making its way from Hephaestus to Anhur. It must be destroyed.

LEV ARRIS: Why?

LORD MIKE VONX: Because the arms being trans-shipped are intended for the civil war on Karaktikus. If they reach that planet, thousands of people will die who need not do so. That strikes me as reason enough. You and your ship come well spoken of. Will you take the comission? The price is 8,000, paid to you on confirmation of the destruction of that shipment. Gun camera shots will be sufficient.

LEV ARRIS: 8,000 is a lot for one ship.

LORD MIKE VONX: It's not a lot for saving 8,000 lives or so. Which it will.

Characters

Speaking

Betacam

A pair of Betacam SP tapes recovered from Digital Anvil have provided high quality versions of much of Privateer 2: The Darkening's Main Plot. These cuts are not final and digital effects are missing.

Origin Museum VHS

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

Script

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

(Player receives the following e-mail from Lord Mike Vonx:

SC.343 ARRIS (COMPUTER GENERATED: NO VIDEO)

NEED TO TALK TO YOU RE: BUSINESS ARRANGEMENT SOONEST
PLEASE COME TO 48639 ARMATURE, IRNGATE, AMUR 339454
VONK)

When the player goes there:


SC.344 INT. VONX'S APARTMENT

A handsome place, well-appointed, the home of a
(futuristic) patrician. Tastefully decorated, spacious.


SC.345 ON THE DOOR

As LORD MIKE VONX answers the chime: a balding, good-
looking, cheerful man. Arris is standing there at the
door.

ARRIS
Uh, 'Vonx'?
VONX
That's I. Come in, ser.


SC.346 THE TWO OF THEM

Arris looks around him, impressed: then at his host again.

ARRIS
It's Lord Vonx, isn't it?
I've seen you on the
holo.
VONX
I don't stand on ceremony at
home. Or many other places.
Sit down, man.


SC.347 WIDER

They sit. Vonx leans forward: very no-nonsense, no time
wasted.

ARRIS
How can I help you?
VONX
I have word of an arms shipment
which will be making its way
from Hephaestus to Anhur. It
must be destroyed.
ARRIS
Why?
VONX
Because the arms being trans-
shipped are intended for the
civil war on Caractacus. If they
reach that planet, thousands
more people will die who need
not do so. That strikes me as
reason enough.
(beat)
You and your ship come well
spoken of. Will you take the
VONX(CONT...)
commission? The price is eight
thousand, paid to you on
confirmation of the destruction
of that shipment. Gun-camera
shots will do well enough.
ARRIS
Eight thousand is a lot for
blowing one ship.
VONX
It's not a lot for saving eight
thousand lives or so. Which it
will.
CHOICE 1:
     ARRIS
      CHOICE 2:
     ARRIS
Well, why-not? Money's money. Naaah...I don't like
this political stuff.