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Scene 1: West Melville Street[]

Shiraton
Well, OBVIOUSLY if you devoltanize something like that you're going to hurt yourself. *fsssh*
Ugh, and we still have a ton of collection work left. *fsssh* What am I going to do about this mess?
Cross
Choice A — Worry: Ask if the xenoform needs any help.
Shiraton
I am flattered you would ask. *fsssh* So many of you humans really are kind.
*fsssh* We Zaruboggan are beginning a new initiative concerning this city's voltant.
Your kind discards it as unnecessary, but it is the source of life for us. *fsssh* This is why we have begun a collection service.
All was going well until my friend decided to devoltanize something called a "hamburger" from that restaurant. *fsssh*
I'm afraid he's out cold. *fsssh* His own fault, really. Even an idiot knows that everything but voltant is swimming with impurities.
Now I'm responsible for collecting more voltant from the people here than I possibly can by myself. Such a bother! *fsssh*
I was just trying to figure out a plan when you arrived.
*fsssssssssh*
I don't suppose you would be willing to help me?
As a resident, you know the city well. *fsssh* With your help, I could be done in no time.
I would really like to make this new initiative succeed, and working together with you would make it even better. *fsssh*
Message
Choice A — Accept: Accept this mission?
Shiraton
*fsssh* So then, you must speak with a doctor named Jeffrey, a recycling operator named Graham, and a Ma-non named Pfeffen.
Please gather voltant from all three of them. *fsssh*
Oh, and be careful when handling it. *fsssh*
*fsssh* Voltant is to you what that hamburger was to my dumb, unconscious friend.
Cross
Choice A — Thank: Express gratitude for Shiraton's disposing of this dangerous substance.
Shiraton
Not at all. *fsssh* It is we who must thank you.
*fsssh* If you did not share your supply of voltant with us, we would not be able to go on living.
Once you have all three loads, please hurry back here with them. *fsssh*

Scene 2: Hangar[]

Jeffrey
Blast! Shiraton's running late, and I really need to get this stuff dealt with soon...
Cross
Choice A — Explain: Tell Jeffrey that you're here in Shiraton's stead.
Jeffrey
Ah, perfect! The cold storage facility is nearly overflowing with used test samples and all kinds of other nasty things.
I'm quite eager to get it all disposed of. ...So here. Take this capsule.
Er, and you're SURE the Zaruboggan can purify all of this toxic material?
Even the Ma-non can't do that, and they possess all manner of advanced technology.
Cross
Choice A — Confirm: Assure Jeffrey that the Zaruboggan will do as promised.
Jeffrey
If so, that's some ability! I'd be curious to watch them at work sometime.
I'll finish up a few things here, then pay Shiraton a visit and see this devoltanizing thing firsthand.
...You say he's by Rosemoss? Ah, excellent. I'll go look for him there.

Scene 3: Central Melville Street[]

Graham
Are you here to pick up that fuel cell for the Zaruboggan? Oh, thank heavens!
I bought a curious alien machine from a BLADE but got more than I bargained for.
The way the fuel cell powering it is designed, one little slip and this whole neighborhood would be uninhabitable.
I didn't know what I was going to do with it.
Here you are. Do handle it carefully now.
...Oh, and do you know a BLADE by the name of Roselle?
She's been asking around about Shiraton and the Zaruboggan. She's rather...persistent.
And when she left, she told me to call her the next time I had something I didn't know how to dispose of. Handed me a business card and everything.
Cross
Choice B — Query: Ask Graham if he'll start going to her instead of Shiraton.
Graham
Never! Not when there are good people like Shiraton eager to do it free of charge.
I wouldn't trust that woman with last night's leftovers, let alone hazardous materials.
If you're headed to see Shiraton, tell him to watch out for that Roselle woman.
I have no idea who she is or what she's up to, but my gut tells me that it isn't good.

Scene 4: Starboard[]

Pfeffen
Er, hello? Are you the human delivering this shipment to Shiraton?
I am very very glad to see you. Things are a bit...interesting right now?
See, I was developing a new weapon, but I accidentally wound up with an extra-lethal poision bomb. ...Chemistry, am I right?
I have no use for it, but it's not really the sort of thing I can just put out with the recycling, you know? I really was in in in quite the bind.
Life is so much easier since Shiraton and his friends started collecting this stuff, don't you think?
Cross
Choice B — Ask about Collections: Inquire about Shiraton's waste-disposal service.
Pfeffen
You humans seem so interested in the Zaruboggan!
A woman named Roselle asked me all about them a little while ago, you know?
But I sent her on her way. I think maybe it's best if curious humans get answers directly from the source?
In any case, please ask Shiraton to to to destroy this bomb for me, okay?
Here you go. I'm so so grateful. So, er, see you around, perhaps?

Scene 5: West Melville Street[]

Jeffrey
Wait! Y-you're Shiraton's helper, right?!
Terrible news! He's been kidnapped!
I came here hoping to get the chance to watch him do his devoltanizing thing.
But when I arrived, he was arguing with a very suspicious woman.
Then all of a sudden, she threw him into a trailer and drove out of the city!
Cross
Choice A — Ask about the Kidnapper: Find out what Jeffrey knows about the woman.
Jeffrey
Not much, although I've seen her in the administrative district a few times.
I think she's a BLADE. Look for a woman with silver hair wearing a Skell pilot suit.
The trailer headed out the east gate and kept cutting east across Primordia.
A crazy stunt like this could undermine the relationship we've managed to build with the Zaruboggan.
Can you head out into Primordia and help Shiraton?

Scene 6: Seaswept Rise[]

Roselle
Hah! That is AMAZING! It's really just like they said.
Poisons? Pollutants? Toxic wastes? All gone! Just...POOF!
The business applications are simply MASSIVE! You can forget about me working another day as a BLADE, I'll tell you that much.
...Hmm? You in the same line of work? Or are you out here on some search mission?
Well, I've got surveying this place covered, so you can hurry up and move along.
Cross
Choice A — Force: Attempt to capture Roselle and rescue Shiraton.
Roselle
Aw, damn! I thought I'd have more time before anyone caught up to me!
Even so, this doesn't change anything. I'm not letting a chance like this slip away.
So if you plan on standing in my way, I'll take care of you here and now!
Looks like I was right to bring the old girl with me. Let's go, Gold Courage!

Scene 7: Seaswept Rise[]

Roselle
Un-REAL! You scrapped my Gold Courage!
Do you have ANY idea how much money I sank into customizing her?!
Shiraton
*fsssssssssh*
Phew! Devoltanization complete. *fsssh*
Er, is something wrong? What is everyone doing here?
*fsssh* Ah! Have you come here with the voltant you collected for me?
Oh, this is an excellent sampling! Just lovely. *fsssh* And it's nice of you to bring it all this way. Thank you so much.
...What's that? You came to rescue me? *fsssh* From Roselle? *fsssh* A kidnapping?! *fsssssssssssh*
No, there's no kidnapping here! Perish the thought! True, we had a bit of a misunderstanding at the start, but no. Everything is fine. *fsssh*
She treated me to a huge supply of excellent voltant.
It was really most generous of her. *fsssh* No, Roselle is a dear friend.
Roselle
Ha! Ha ha ha! Man, what a space cadet.
Though, uh, you heard the guy! No kidnapping here! ...Think we can pretend this never happened?
I'm sorry for attacking you out of nowhere like that. That was totally my bad. Look, I'll even let you in on a piece of the jackpot if you forget it, okay?
So we have a deal? ...Please?
Cross
Choice B — Consider: Tell Roselle that it depends on what the jackpot is.
Roselle
I'm glad you asked!
So New LA produces more hazardous stuff than it can deal with. It's what the Zaruboggan call "voltant," though it's basically just random toxic garbage.
Anyway, people pay good money for someone to come take care of it for them. Really good money.
So we charge them a fortune, collect up the stuff, get the Zaruboggan to deal with it for free, and BOOM! Profit!
It's perfect, right? Guaranteed to make a fortune!
I grabbed this guy so I could get him to process a big pile of the stuff.
But that was super wrong of me. I get that now. I promise not to be so forceful next time.
From here on, this is an aboveboard business and he's an official employee. ...So what do you say? Let me off the hook this once?
I'll make it worth your while! There's good money in turning a blind eye every now and again, you know?
Cross
Choice A — Refuse: Tell Roselle you're reporting her to BLADE on charges of kidnapping.
Roselle
*sigh* I guess this is where this ride ends...
All right, fine. At least let me turn myself in. Maybe it'll help lighten my sentence a little.
Ugh, and it was so close I could taste it. Using these guys to build a company... Making fat stacks...
I would have had a harem of guys clamoring for my affections! Man, this sucks.
Shiraton
Has there been some problem here? *fsssh* I suppose you humans have your share of troubles.
*fsssh* In any case, the new initiative is off to a great start.
New LA has a lot of voltant to give, and I aim to be there to devoltanize the lot of it! *fsssh*
Thanks for your cooperation.
I'm going to head back to the city. *fsssh* Maybe I'll see you there.
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