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quotes from me2 & me3
ME2 QUOTES
That's close enough.
Can't be too careful with dead Spectres. That could be anyone wearing your face. (I'd almost pay to see that. But it's not an option. You want to talk, you get scanned.)
Depends on the questions.
[laughs] I am Omega. But you need more. Everyone needs more something and they all come to me. I'm the boss, CEO, queen if you're feeling dramatic. It doesn't matter. Omega has no titled ruler and only one rule. Don't fuck with Aria.
If you forget, someone will remind you. (And on your ship that would matter. Here, we entertain my preferences.) So, what can I do for you?
Everything that's worth knowing. I don't usually give it out freely. Information is power. Mundane things you can find yourself. Take a walk in a back alley or buy one of the mercs a drink. Better yet, talk to the entertainers. They give great tours. Just don't waste my time.
Your death was downplayed but hardly what I call a secret. I had to make sure it was really you. You could have been anyone. Anything. Whatever you need will come out on its own. I'm curious, but Omega doesn't really care about you.
You and half of Omega. You want him dead, too?
He thinks he's fighting on the side of good. There is no good side to Omega. Everything he does pisses someone off. It's catching up to him.
(Really? Well, aren't you interesting?)
Interesting. You're going to make some enemies teaming up with Archangel. That's assuming you can get to him. He's in a bit of trouble right now.
(The local merc groups have joined forces to take him down. They've got him cornered but it sounds like they're having trouble finishing him off. They've started hiring anybody with a gun to help them.)
The local merc groups are recruiting anyone with a gun to help them take down Archangel.
(You might have luck going in with the mercs.) They're using a private room for recruiting...just over there. I'm sure they'll sign you up.
Not as much as I'd like. He showed up here several months ago and started causing all sorts of problems. If you make your own laws, which everyone here does, he makes life difficult. He's reckless and idealistic. But he seems to know enough to stay clear of me.
Blue Suns, Eclipse, Blood Pack. They're Omega's major players. Unless they're at war you'll never see them together. But one thing they hate more than each other is Archangel.
I don't have time for hate. But I distrust them all equally. For now I'm happy just to let them kill each other.
See if you still feel that way when the mercs realize you're here to help him.
You've got all the time in the world. Archangel? Not so much.
The salarian doctor? Last I heard he was trying to help plague victims in the quarantine zone. I always liked Mordin. He's as likely to heal you as he is to shoot you.
Used to be part of the salarian special tasks group. He's brilliant and dangerous. Just don't get him talking. He never shuts up. If you really need to find him, take a shuttle to the quarantine zone. No guarantee they'll let you in, of course.
Yes. Just try not to bring the plague back with you.
That's as privileged as information gets. I have many friends and enemies I keep at varying distances. I don't count you among either. We'll see how useful you prove. Short answer: mind your own damn business.
You're reaching back centuries, Shepard. Long before anything that should matter to you.
No reason. From your perspective. But there are plenty of people out there with long memories. I've had a few careers. A few names. Commando training, mercenary-leanings. I've kept what was valuable and dropped the baggage.
I lean toward a particular type of work. It tends to encourage professional rivalry. Sometimes you'd rather disappear then be forced to kill someone.
I have nothing to fear on Omega. That doesn't mean I want to broadcast my past to the galaxy. You'd be surprised how long some entities can hold a grudge. This little exercise with Patriarch, a footnote. Not even the first krogan I've pissed off.
I've always been important even if others didn't recognize it. So yes, I had money to start this operation. I also had creditors that thought they were more entitled to it. I let them chase a ghost. Or several. It's relatively easy to outlive a salarian. But not their record keeping.
Better luck next time.
Do you need something else?
What do you need?
You do that.
Maybe I'll be here.
I don't ask.
Let me see. Interesting. Would someone like to tell me how this information slipped the net? [Throws datapad at batarian. lolol]
Thanks for the heads-up, Shepard. Looks like I'll have to do a little cleaning in my organization.
P: Word has it that Patriarch's krantt took out the Blood Pack assassins himself. Funny, I didn't know he had a krantt.
I see. Well. Maybe I should watch my back, then.
R: I heard my old friend Patriarch died. Went out in a blaze of glory. You wouldn't know anything about that, would you?
That wasn't your decision to make. His life belonged to me. How he was, I'd almost forgotten he was a krogan. You gave him the death he deserved.
Hmm...Well, no one would dare cross him with such a powerful krantt standing up for him. It's not what I asked... but you got the job done. You've done a lot for me, Shepard. Let me return the favor. We're sending you coordinates to a cache on a uncharted world. You want it, it's yours.
Look at you. So proud.
No catch. I don't need it, and I don't want it to go to waste. Whatever you find is yours to deal with.
Our history is Omega's history. Long, bloody, and always ending in my favor. The details...are complicated. When I arrived, Omega was lawless. A land of...opportunity. I built alliances, and destroyed the fools who wouldn't get in line. Which was most of them. But Patriarch, he was something different. A powerful friend.
We were allies for hundreds of years. I suppose he decided that was long enough.
No. He cast the first stone. It wasn't a surprise when he turned. He controlled the muscle. My people contributed more subtle action -- espionage, politics, assassination. Fortunately for me, his men had become accustomed to certain...benefits of working with asari.
That's cute. No, I took advantage of certain...skills my people try to downplay.
Krogan nature made it easy for us to take advantage. Patriarch's men abandoned him in droves. In the end, we fought face to face on this very spot. The toughest fight of my life. But of course, I won.
I found it humorous. He wanted power, and we pretended he had it with a word that doesn't exist for my people. I eventually found a certain respect for the title. And the man.
I did. A trophy and an example. Whenever someone thought about taking me on, I pointed them to Patriarch. Dignity is one of the few commodities not available on Omega.
As I said, he was a powerful friend before he tried my patience.
Why don't you find a nice girl to keep you warm in the meantime? You look like you need to loosen up a little.
I knew it. Nothing leaves a body quite so...empty...as an Ardat-Yakshi does.
Why would I? She hasn't tried to seduce me. Her last victim was a young girl. Pretty thing. Lived in the tenements near here. That's where I'd start looking.
Good luck finding her. Better luck catching her.
ME3 QUOTES
'Subject: Meet me in Purgatory
From: Aria T'Loak
I have a proposition for you, Shepard. You won't want to pass it up. I'm in a nightclub on the Citadel called Purgatory. Don't make me wait too long.
Aria'
Lady: So you admit you and your thugs are here illegally.
Yes. And it only took C-Sec three weeks to figure it out.
I don't think so. Sheerk, get me the asari counselor.
I'm being asked to submit to immigration processing.
Nothing, thank you.
I think we're done here. Enjoy the show, Shepard?
I guess so. I hate this place. So sickeningly uptight.
Cerberus stole Omega from me. The Illusive Man is now squarely at the top of my shit list. He will pay for every second I've spent in this bureaucratic hellhole.
Deceit. Distraction. And a big fucking army. They lured me away from Omega and ambushed me. I escaped, but Cerberus had already laid siege. By the time I could launch an assault, they were too entrenched.
Glad to see we think alike.
And that day is coming.
I'll take Omega back, but I'll get to that. You're here because I have a proposition.
The way I see it, if you don't defeat the Reapers, we're all dead. Won't matter where I'm sitting. It's in my interest to help you.
On Omega, I kept the Blood Pack, Blue Suns, and Eclipse in check. Now they're running amok. Nobody wants that. Unite them under my rule, and you will have a powerful and ruthless force for your war. I've laid the groundwork with all three groups. I just need you to close the deals.
Now that's a bottom-line I can respect.
They already have guns, Shepard. I'll make sure they point them at the Reapers. I'm trying to help you. Why don't you think it over?
Meet with Narl, my agent who's dealing with the Bloog Pack. The Blue Suns leader is incognito here on the Citadel-- he'll be expecting you. And I already have a deal with Jona Sederis, the Eclipse leader. You just have to get your friend Commander Bailey to let her out of jail.
Bailey respects you. Lean on him. I think a united force of professional mercs is worth it, don't you? It's always a pleasure, Shepard. Let me know if you want to talk later.
Look who's here. So what's on your mind, Shepard?
I hope this isn't a social visit -- you still have work to do around here.
Narl will explain it. If we're going to work together, Shepard, you need to trust me. At least a little.
Their leader, Darner Vosque, is a twisted little criminal. I expected his demands to be unreasonable, but it turns out he's the biggest pushover of them all. Talk to him. I'll let you be the judge. Call me if you need to.
I've already leaned on the Council, Bailey is in direct defiance of their order. So talk to him, one boy scout to another. Chain of command and all that crap. Take him to dinner, talk dirty to him. Whatever works.
That supposed to be funny? Let's see-- I've lost Omega. I got C-Sec eyes all over me, and I'm holed up in this poor excuse for a nightclub. Can't even get Noverian Rum here. In other words, I'm in hell.
I think I'm going to employ violence. I'm going to slap Omega right out of the Illusive Man's greedy little hands.
I'm sure.
We'll be seeing each other soon, Shepard.
So do it.
You're quite the comedian today.
Don't be a stranger.
What is it, Shepard?
Can you be more specific?
Who cares what Vosque wants? What he needs is for Oraka to stop disrupting his operations. I figured you'd talk to Oraka, see if you can get him to lay off. And if he won't listen to reason, call me, and I'll take care of it.
The distinction is that I'm giving you the chance to save his life.
Ah, Shepard. You think you know me so well.
Vosque needed to see you, needed to realize who he's dealing with. Plus, if I have to suffer that scumbag staring at my tits one more time, I might have to kill him.
That I'm going to sleep with him? We all have our delusions.
Well, it was worth a try.
The Blue Suns, Blood Pack, and Eclipse are in my pocket. I'll send them to war when you're ready for them. Is there anything on your mind?
With Gryll in charge, we're all systems go. It's his voice, but my words. Couldn't have asked for a better puppet. The Blood Pack have committed 2,000 vorcha to the cause. They'll make up the bulk of the army.
Getting General Oraka off the Blue Suns' back did the trick. Vosque still thinks he'll be getting me on mine. Idiot. But he's committed his veteran soldiers to me. In turn, I commit them to you.
A ton of mechs. And elite troopers for stealth operations.
P; Sayn has turned out to be more malleable than Jona Sederis ever was. My control of Eclipse runs even deeper than I expected. You surprised me by taking such agency in the matter.
R; Jona Sederis may be insane, but she runs a tight ship. She still wants you dead, but she won't defy me.
An army that's willing to fight dirty...to do the things your respectable militaries won't do. Eclipse mechs and vorcha legions are excellent candidates for vanguards in any ground offensive. Well worth the little song and dance I had you perform, I'm sure.
intro; http://youtu.be/WFpJnmtZvEg?t=55s
past; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lvOf9MDWSY&feature=related
reunion; http://youtu.be/mlWUxaBYW4E?t=40s
That's close enough.
Can't be too careful with dead Spectres. That could be anyone wearing your face. (I'd almost pay to see that. But it's not an option. You want to talk, you get scanned.)
Depends on the questions.
[laughs] I am Omega. But you need more. Everyone needs more something and they all come to me. I'm the boss, CEO, queen if you're feeling dramatic. It doesn't matter. Omega has no titled ruler and only one rule. Don't fuck with Aria.
If you forget, someone will remind you. (And on your ship that would matter. Here, we entertain my preferences.) So, what can I do for you?
Everything that's worth knowing. I don't usually give it out freely. Information is power. Mundane things you can find yourself. Take a walk in a back alley or buy one of the mercs a drink. Better yet, talk to the entertainers. They give great tours. Just don't waste my time.
Your death was downplayed but hardly what I call a secret. I had to make sure it was really you. You could have been anyone. Anything. Whatever you need will come out on its own. I'm curious, but Omega doesn't really care about you.
You and half of Omega. You want him dead, too?
He thinks he's fighting on the side of good. There is no good side to Omega. Everything he does pisses someone off. It's catching up to him.
(Really? Well, aren't you interesting?)
Interesting. You're going to make some enemies teaming up with Archangel. That's assuming you can get to him. He's in a bit of trouble right now.
(The local merc groups have joined forces to take him down. They've got him cornered but it sounds like they're having trouble finishing him off. They've started hiring anybody with a gun to help them.)
The local merc groups are recruiting anyone with a gun to help them take down Archangel.
(You might have luck going in with the mercs.) They're using a private room for recruiting...just over there. I'm sure they'll sign you up.
Not as much as I'd like. He showed up here several months ago and started causing all sorts of problems. If you make your own laws, which everyone here does, he makes life difficult. He's reckless and idealistic. But he seems to know enough to stay clear of me.
Blue Suns, Eclipse, Blood Pack. They're Omega's major players. Unless they're at war you'll never see them together. But one thing they hate more than each other is Archangel.
I don't have time for hate. But I distrust them all equally. For now I'm happy just to let them kill each other.
See if you still feel that way when the mercs realize you're here to help him.
You've got all the time in the world. Archangel? Not so much.
The salarian doctor? Last I heard he was trying to help plague victims in the quarantine zone. I always liked Mordin. He's as likely to heal you as he is to shoot you.
Used to be part of the salarian special tasks group. He's brilliant and dangerous. Just don't get him talking. He never shuts up. If you really need to find him, take a shuttle to the quarantine zone. No guarantee they'll let you in, of course.
Yes. Just try not to bring the plague back with you.
That's as privileged as information gets. I have many friends and enemies I keep at varying distances. I don't count you among either. We'll see how useful you prove. Short answer: mind your own damn business.
You're reaching back centuries, Shepard. Long before anything that should matter to you.
No reason. From your perspective. But there are plenty of people out there with long memories. I've had a few careers. A few names. Commando training, mercenary-leanings. I've kept what was valuable and dropped the baggage.
I lean toward a particular type of work. It tends to encourage professional rivalry. Sometimes you'd rather disappear then be forced to kill someone.
I have nothing to fear on Omega. That doesn't mean I want to broadcast my past to the galaxy. You'd be surprised how long some entities can hold a grudge. This little exercise with Patriarch, a footnote. Not even the first krogan I've pissed off.
I've always been important even if others didn't recognize it. So yes, I had money to start this operation. I also had creditors that thought they were more entitled to it. I let them chase a ghost. Or several. It's relatively easy to outlive a salarian. But not their record keeping.
Better luck next time.
Do you need something else?
What do you need?
You do that.
Maybe I'll be here.
I don't ask.
Let me see. Interesting. Would someone like to tell me how this information slipped the net? [Throws datapad at batarian. lolol]
Thanks for the heads-up, Shepard. Looks like I'll have to do a little cleaning in my organization.
P: Word has it that Patriarch's krantt took out the Blood Pack assassins himself. Funny, I didn't know he had a krantt.
I see. Well. Maybe I should watch my back, then.
R: I heard my old friend Patriarch died. Went out in a blaze of glory. You wouldn't know anything about that, would you?
That wasn't your decision to make. His life belonged to me. How he was, I'd almost forgotten he was a krogan. You gave him the death he deserved.
Hmm...Well, no one would dare cross him with such a powerful krantt standing up for him. It's not what I asked... but you got the job done. You've done a lot for me, Shepard. Let me return the favor. We're sending you coordinates to a cache on a uncharted world. You want it, it's yours.
Look at you. So proud.
No catch. I don't need it, and I don't want it to go to waste. Whatever you find is yours to deal with.
Our history is Omega's history. Long, bloody, and always ending in my favor. The details...are complicated. When I arrived, Omega was lawless. A land of...opportunity. I built alliances, and destroyed the fools who wouldn't get in line. Which was most of them. But Patriarch, he was something different. A powerful friend.
We were allies for hundreds of years. I suppose he decided that was long enough.
No. He cast the first stone. It wasn't a surprise when he turned. He controlled the muscle. My people contributed more subtle action -- espionage, politics, assassination. Fortunately for me, his men had become accustomed to certain...benefits of working with asari.
That's cute. No, I took advantage of certain...skills my people try to downplay.
Krogan nature made it easy for us to take advantage. Patriarch's men abandoned him in droves. In the end, we fought face to face on this very spot. The toughest fight of my life. But of course, I won.
I found it humorous. He wanted power, and we pretended he had it with a word that doesn't exist for my people. I eventually found a certain respect for the title. And the man.
I did. A trophy and an example. Whenever someone thought about taking me on, I pointed them to Patriarch. Dignity is one of the few commodities not available on Omega.
As I said, he was a powerful friend before he tried my patience.
Why don't you find a nice girl to keep you warm in the meantime? You look like you need to loosen up a little.
I knew it. Nothing leaves a body quite so...empty...as an Ardat-Yakshi does.
Why would I? She hasn't tried to seduce me. Her last victim was a young girl. Pretty thing. Lived in the tenements near here. That's where I'd start looking.
Good luck finding her. Better luck catching her.
ME3 QUOTES
'Subject: Meet me in Purgatory
From: Aria T'Loak
I have a proposition for you, Shepard. You won't want to pass it up. I'm in a nightclub on the Citadel called Purgatory. Don't make me wait too long.
Aria'
Lady: So you admit you and your thugs are here illegally.
Yes. And it only took C-Sec three weeks to figure it out.
I don't think so. Sheerk, get me the asari counselor.
I'm being asked to submit to immigration processing.
Nothing, thank you.
I think we're done here. Enjoy the show, Shepard?
I guess so. I hate this place. So sickeningly uptight.
Cerberus stole Omega from me. The Illusive Man is now squarely at the top of my shit list. He will pay for every second I've spent in this bureaucratic hellhole.
Deceit. Distraction. And a big fucking army. They lured me away from Omega and ambushed me. I escaped, but Cerberus had already laid siege. By the time I could launch an assault, they were too entrenched.
Glad to see we think alike.
And that day is coming.
I'll take Omega back, but I'll get to that. You're here because I have a proposition.
The way I see it, if you don't defeat the Reapers, we're all dead. Won't matter where I'm sitting. It's in my interest to help you.
On Omega, I kept the Blood Pack, Blue Suns, and Eclipse in check. Now they're running amok. Nobody wants that. Unite them under my rule, and you will have a powerful and ruthless force for your war. I've laid the groundwork with all three groups. I just need you to close the deals.
Now that's a bottom-line I can respect.
They already have guns, Shepard. I'll make sure they point them at the Reapers. I'm trying to help you. Why don't you think it over?
Meet with Narl, my agent who's dealing with the Bloog Pack. The Blue Suns leader is incognito here on the Citadel-- he'll be expecting you. And I already have a deal with Jona Sederis, the Eclipse leader. You just have to get your friend Commander Bailey to let her out of jail.
Bailey respects you. Lean on him. I think a united force of professional mercs is worth it, don't you? It's always a pleasure, Shepard. Let me know if you want to talk later.
Look who's here. So what's on your mind, Shepard?
I hope this isn't a social visit -- you still have work to do around here.
Narl will explain it. If we're going to work together, Shepard, you need to trust me. At least a little.
Their leader, Darner Vosque, is a twisted little criminal. I expected his demands to be unreasonable, but it turns out he's the biggest pushover of them all. Talk to him. I'll let you be the judge. Call me if you need to.
I've already leaned on the Council, Bailey is in direct defiance of their order. So talk to him, one boy scout to another. Chain of command and all that crap. Take him to dinner, talk dirty to him. Whatever works.
That supposed to be funny? Let's see-- I've lost Omega. I got C-Sec eyes all over me, and I'm holed up in this poor excuse for a nightclub. Can't even get Noverian Rum here. In other words, I'm in hell.
I think I'm going to employ violence. I'm going to slap Omega right out of the Illusive Man's greedy little hands.
I'm sure.
We'll be seeing each other soon, Shepard.
So do it.
You're quite the comedian today.
Don't be a stranger.
What is it, Shepard?
Can you be more specific?
Who cares what Vosque wants? What he needs is for Oraka to stop disrupting his operations. I figured you'd talk to Oraka, see if you can get him to lay off. And if he won't listen to reason, call me, and I'll take care of it.
The distinction is that I'm giving you the chance to save his life.
Ah, Shepard. You think you know me so well.
Vosque needed to see you, needed to realize who he's dealing with. Plus, if I have to suffer that scumbag staring at my tits one more time, I might have to kill him.
That I'm going to sleep with him? We all have our delusions.
Well, it was worth a try.
The Blue Suns, Blood Pack, and Eclipse are in my pocket. I'll send them to war when you're ready for them. Is there anything on your mind?
With Gryll in charge, we're all systems go. It's his voice, but my words. Couldn't have asked for a better puppet. The Blood Pack have committed 2,000 vorcha to the cause. They'll make up the bulk of the army.
Getting General Oraka off the Blue Suns' back did the trick. Vosque still thinks he'll be getting me on mine. Idiot. But he's committed his veteran soldiers to me. In turn, I commit them to you.
A ton of mechs. And elite troopers for stealth operations.
P; Sayn has turned out to be more malleable than Jona Sederis ever was. My control of Eclipse runs even deeper than I expected. You surprised me by taking such agency in the matter.
R; Jona Sederis may be insane, but she runs a tight ship. She still wants you dead, but she won't defy me.
An army that's willing to fight dirty...to do the things your respectable militaries won't do. Eclipse mechs and vorcha legions are excellent candidates for vanguards in any ground offensive. Well worth the little song and dance I had you perform, I'm sure.
intro; http://youtu.be/WFpJnmtZvEg?t=55s
past; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lvOf9MDWSY&feature=related
reunion; http://youtu.be/mlWUxaBYW4E?t=40s