>>5729813You stand there for a few more moments processing what you’ve heard–what she believes. Pepper slowly lowers the shotgun to her side, but she doesn’t stow it. She’s… you stammer in disbelief, you know there’s <span class="mu-i">gas</span> leaks in this mine, right? She must be-
“Got a mask right here, chief.” She sighs as she pulls one of the missing <span class="mu-s">GAS MASKS</span> out from her pocket, “I’m as lucid as lucid can be. And I’m not leaving this island until I have enough dirt to bury <span class="mu-s">HAUSER PHARMACEUTICALS</span> for <span class="mu-i">good</span>.”
You’re flabbergasted. So that’s it, huh? She’s just gonna do all this crap with monsters and slashers stomping around? On her <span class="mu-i">own</span>?
“And where do you think they all came from, huh?” She asks as she gestures to the machinery around you, “All the secrecy, the genetic altering, that email you had me <span class="mu-s">DELETE</span>... this is not a friendly company, Diesel, and if you’re going to be working for the girl who wants to take the wheel rather than dissolve the whole damn thing, well…” The girl punctuates her sentence with a shake of her head, “... then I don’t-”
You don’t <span class="mu-i">WANT</span> that, you repeat! It’s more complex, but-
“Alright, Diesel,” Pepper interrupts as she crosses her arms, “Tell me then: what <span class="mu-i">IS</span> your goal here exactly? Why are you chasing me to the bottom of a mine? Why are you helping Mina? What’s stopping you from just waiting this all out inside that cozy bunker?”
A frown appears again on her bloodied face. “Because from what I’ve seen so far you’re just motivated by whoever promises you the most sexual favors…” As quickly as her scowl appears, it dissipates. “... but I know you’re better than that. I just met you tonight and…” Catching herself mid-sentence, the girl adopts a resolute expression again.
“Tell me, Diesel. What are you <span class="mu-i">really</span> after tonight? And don’t even <span class="mu-i">THINK</span> of lying.”
… well?
>YOU AREN’T GONNA PLAY WITH THIS. SHE WANTS YOU TO LEAVE? YOU’LL LEAVE.>I WANT TO GET A CONFESSION FROM MR. HAUSER!>I WANT TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH BEHIND ALL THIS!>I WANT TO SAVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN!>I WANT TO GET WITH A CUTE GIRL, ALRIGHT?>I DON’T KNOW, HONESTLY!>WRITE-IN! 