Dialogue: Leave in Silence

Songbird holo

No Reed. No Silverhand. No one.

You're alone, all alone.

V

The fuck was that?

Songbird holo

I'm... in control here, V.

I will not let you go... farther.

They see you!

V

Who's "they"? Songbird?

V

Tryin' to scare me? Sorry, not gonna fly.

Songbird holo

You... You'll ch-change your mind when they find you…

V

They? Who's this "they"?

Songbird holo

That's far enough.

I don't want to hurt you, V.

I never... never did…

I'm leaving you... Here…

Where you'll be safe…

Security

Lockdown protocol in effect.

Remote control operated via dataterminal Bravo.

Remote control operated via dataterminals Alpha and Bravo.

V

Dataterms… Could disable 'em, break the connection, kill remote control…

Songbird holo

I don't... want to hurt you, V. I never did.

I'll leave you… here. For your own safety. I'm in control now.

V

2ACut the theatrics, So Mi. First the illusions with Hansen, now this?

2AShow's over, Songbird. Won't stop us, not in your state.

Songbird holo

2ADon't worry. It'll be over soon. The end is…

V

2BSongbird... can't you see what's happening? You're on your last legs – I hear that. The strange visions...

Songbird holo

2BVisions...? Ah...

Just a little... longer. I can hold them off before they… But you have to… let me…

Our bond... my memory in fragments... Funny how the one I trusted, the one who then betrayed me, is my one witness…

Our connection... my memory in fragments... Funny how the one I trusted, the one who then betrayed me, is my one witness…

I don't want to hurt you, V. I never... never did. I'm leaving you... here. Where you'll be safe.

Security

Global sector control granted to user – So Mi.

Auxiliary memory clusters deleted. Attention – severe increase in risk of neural damage occurring when connected to cyberspace.

Neural connection stabilizers disabled. Warning – cyberspace interfacing may cause damage to central nervous system.

Lockdown protocol in effect. Remote control operated via dataterminal Bravo.

Lockdown protocol enabled.

Songbird holo

It's our connection... My memory, its fragments... breaking through to…

Funny how the one I trusted... who then betrayed me is now the one witness as they take... everything…

Security

Dataterminal Bravo disabled.

New lockdown control protocol – partial.

Administrator's neural connection under excess load.

Songbird holo

V? V...?

V

The fuck, Songbird? This some part of your scheme, showin' me that?

Songbird holo

Showing you...?

Our bond... my memory in fragments...

Funny how the one I trusted, the one who then betrayed me...

Is my one witness...

V

Songbird, you OK? That... vision. The hell was that? I mean, what the fuck?

Songbird holo

Vision...?

Security

Dataterminal Alpha disabled.

Lockdown protocol for service corridors – canceled.

Songbird holo

Just a little... longer.

I can hold them off before they...

But you have to…

Let me...

V

Fuck... Songbird, the hell was that?

Oh, shit!

Songbird holo

V, run! Now!

Security

Dataterminal Sierra disabled.

Sector not subject to Administrator control.

Canceling remaining lockdown procedures.

Inter-sector lockdown disabled. Movement between sectors open.

V

OK, path's finally clear. Comin' for you, So Mi…

One dataterm left. Just hope that metal monstrosity doesn't zero me first…

Security

Dataterminal Victor disabled.

Emergency activation of secondary dataterminals.

Access to other sectors: denied.

V

'Course. That'd be too simple…

Security

Ventilation systems disabled. Air filtration system deactivated.

Auxiliary memory clusters deleted.

Attention – severe increase in risk of neural damage occurring when connected to cyberspace.

Emergency power deactivated.

System error. Main data fortress control requires manual shutdown.

System error. Thermal control systems require manual shutdown.

System error. Neural connection stabilizers require manual shutdown.

Warning – deactivating stabilizers increases risk of neural damage occurring when connected to cyberspace.

Main data fortress control deactivated.

Thermic control systems deactivated.

Neural connection stabilizers disabled.

Warning – cyberspace interfacing may cause damage to central nervous system.

Core support systems disabled.

Access to core granted.

Please wait...

You may proceed.

Operation completed.

System error.

Lockdown protocol canceled by – Administrator.

Songbird holo

Don't do this...

V... you don't understand... You can't...

V... please... let... me…

V

No, Songbird. This ends now.

Songbird holo

You refuse to answer. You... you finally understand you have nothing… nothing… no…

I'm... in control here, V. I will not let you go... farther. They see you!

V

Who's "they"? Songbird?

Songbird holo

Aaaaaaaaaargh!

They'll kill you…!

V

Songbird... Don't you see what's happening? I can hear it – you're exhausted.

Fuck... Songbird, the hell was that?

Second ago, saw you and Hansen talkin'. Then everything disappeared, disintegrated, like a... holoprojection or somethin'.

Second ago, saw you and Hansen talkin'. Then everything disappeared, disintegrated, like a... holoprojection or somethin'.

Songbird holo

As I lose... lose all... even what I wished I'd forgotten. Under d-different circumstances, I…

As I lose all. Soon you will know more of me than… than I know of myself…

V... you don't understand... You can't...

V

No, Songbird. This ends now.

Security

New lockdown control protocol – partial. Administrator's neural connection under excess load.

V

Oof, too close, that…

Security

Fortifying transmission node at Dataterminal Bravo.

Songbird holo

I can't cont-- I'm losi--

Blackwall AI

V... this is it, the end. We see you.

Songbird holo

V? V...?

V... please... let... me…

V

The fuck was that?

Songbird holo

I'm... in control here, V. I will not let you go... farther. They see you!

Songbird

You fired a fucking missile at us! Innocent people, dead! A miracle Myers even survived. Wasn't the deal – not even close!

V

Songbird...?

Kurt

Chalk it up to historical necessity. Your plan lacked grit. Mine produced results.

Songbird

You used me.

Kurt

Gimme a break.

V

What the…?

Kurt

You're backed into a corner, nowhere to run. And until I get what I want, in that corner you'll stay.

The data from the Cynosure mainframe – bring me that. Then, and only then…

Songbird

You'll let me go.

Technician

By the time you wake up, it'll be over and done with.

Songbird

Shit, feelin'... dizzy…

Think I might be scared... What if I'm no… better?

Nurse1

Anesthetic's kicking in.

Technician

All right, So Mi, now just lie back and close your eyes.

Songbird

Seein' this, doc? So... beautiful...

Technician

Now count down for me, start at ten.

Songbird

Ten... N-nine... Eight--

Nurse1

Patient's fully sedated.

Technician

Let's begin.

V

Mhm, again, weird…

Songbird BW

We see your every move.

Like a rat in a maze with no way out. The reward is a lie.

I will make this quick.

Is that why you ultimately lose all those you care about?

Songbird

Just like me...

Songbird BW

You seek answers here, but you've asked the wrong questions.

When you do not exist, there is nothing to fear.

Do not fear death.

You will not see the whole as long as you remain a part of it.

Songbird

Stop it, all of you... Stop…

Songbird BW

Life consists of pieces, scattered, beyond repair...

You delay our inevitable encounter.

Songbird

Don't answer!

Songbird BW

What do you run from?

Maybe you run because you are afraid to know the truth.

Songbird

No... Don't let them get to you!

Songbird BW

You do not give up, even when all have betrayed you.

You truly do not comprehend?

Songbird

Don't listen to them!

Songbird BW

You're playing for time, living on borrowed time, fresh out of time.

We see you!

Found you!

Songbird

V, look out!

Run, V!

Songbird BW

Don't even try.

Songbird

Quick, hide!

Blackwall AI

3Ato stop you...

3ANow it's late...

3AToo late.

3AYou are ours.

3AShe tried...

Songbird

4AThey'll kill you…!

4ARun…!

4AAaaaaaaaaargh!

Blackwall AI

4AV... this is it, the end. We see you.

4AYou can't hide from us.

Songbird

I can't cont-- I'm losi--

V

Ngh… Motherfucker's got strong arms!

Songbird

V… You there…?

V

1ARight here. Still alive, no thanks to you! Surprised?

Songbird

1AIt wasn't me… it's them… They're in… control…

V

1BSo Mi? Hear me? Gotta be close... Wait, are you… in the core?

Songbird

1BYes, they… I… I can't move, V…

Turn it... Turn it off, V...

V

So Mi? Turn off what, So Mi? The core? How?

So Mi...?

Security

Please wait.

Adjusting pressure.

Airlock open.

Airlock sealed.

V

Here it is. Datafort central command.

Thermic control systems. Bingo.

Neural-link stabilizer systems – just what I was lookin' for.

Holy shit, it worked… And nothin' your robot ass can do about it, you bastard.

V

2ACables run to an electrical panel. Could damage it somehow...

V

3ALowered shutter in the window, shards of glass on the floor. Hmm…

Blackwall shut me out, initiated lockdown. Take another shot, or look for another way?

Blackwall's shut me out, initiated lockdown. Gotta find another way.

Agh… Need another way to disable it, gotta find it fast.

Hmm… gotta be the neural stabilizer systems control…

Dammit, gotta use brute force, no other way…

Fuck, hunk o' scrap metal again…

Fuck...

SongbirdBW

What do you hope to achieve? You cannot prevent what is in progress and inevitable.

Songbird

"...Solemnly swear to faithfully serve the New United States of America."

Myers

"So help me God."

Songbird

Ugh... So help me God.

What now?

Myers

Learn, be useful, resourceful. Reed will see to that.

And whatever you need – it'll be provided.

Welcome to the FIA.

Songbird2

Oath, credentials, coin...

What've you gotten me into?

Reed

Nothing you'll regret. Besides, I'll be right beside you, always. I promise.

Songbird2

Two questions.

Reed

Shoot.

Songbird2

You regret it? Like... ever?

Reed

Once. A long while back. Decided then and there I'd never regret it again.

Songbird2

Uh-huh...

Reed

Second question?

Songbird2

Ever broken a promise?

Reed

Once. A long while back. Haven't broken one since, never will.

Songbird2

Careful - I'll hold you to that.

Reed

Affirmative. I'm still green for exfiltration.

Songbird

Aah… aargh… aaaarghhhh!

Reed

Hang in there, girl.

You're gonna get through this.

Songbird

Who the fuck are you?

Reed4

I wanna make you an offer.

Songbird holo

FIA agent with an offer? Kind I can't refuse?

Reed4

Join our ranks.

I can't force you, in any way. You can sit, wait for NetWatch to roll up, toss you in the slammer till the end of days.

Reed2

Solomon Reed, FIA. Relax, you're safe now.

Songbird2

Argh! If you hadn't barged in, those NetWatch pigs'd be bacon!

Reed holo

If I hadn't shown up in the nano-nick, your brain'd be oozin' out your ears.

Songbird2

So now I'm supposed to thank you?

Thank you for breaking into my flat and ruining weeks of meticulous prep-work, asshole!

Reed2

You're alive, no cuffs around your wrists. You can thank me for that.

Songbird2

Yeah, whatever, man...

Songbird3

How'd you trace me...?

Reed holo

We've been keepin' tabs on you. Known some time about your pet project.

Reed3

A Militech datafort. Ambitious. But why the outpost in Ankara?

Songbird3

Protocols were outdated there, practically ancient. Piece of cake to breach.

And install a back door.

Songbird holo

Figured nobody'd be the wiser. Was a risk, sure, but a calculated one. Fuckin' NetWatch.

Reed3

What you're missing is tech, op support, experience.

Songbird3

Yeah, whatever... Nah, fell a little short of luck, that's it.

Reed

Affirmative. I'm still green for exfiltration.

Songbird

Aah… aargh… aaaarghhhh!

Who the fuck are you?

Reed2

Solomon Reed, FIA. Relax, you're safe now.

Songbird2

Argh! If you hadn't barged in, those NetWatch pigs'd be bacon!

Reed2

If I hadn't shown up in the nano-nick, your brain'd be oozin' out your ears.

Songbird2

So now I'm supposed to thank you?

Thank you for breaking into my flat and ruining weeks of meticulous prep-work, asshole!

Reed2

You're alive, no cuffs around your wrists. You can thank me for that.

Songbird2

Yeah, whatever, man...

Songbird3

How'd you trace me...?

Reed3

We've been keepin' tabs on you. Known some time about your pet project.

A Militech datafort. Ambitious. But why the outpost in Ankara?

Songbird3

Protocols were outdated there, practically ancient. Piece of cake to breach.

And install a back door.

Figured nobody'd be the wiser. Was a risk, sure, but a calculated one. Fuckin' NetWatch.

Reed3

What you're missing is tech, op support, experience.

Songbird3

Yeah, whatever... Nah, fell a little short of luck, that's it.

Reed holo

If I hadn't shown up in the nano-nick, your brain'd be oozin' out your ears.

Songbird holo

Thank you for breaking into my flat and ruining weeks of meticulous prep-work, asshole!

Reed holo

You're alive, no cuffs around your wrists. You can thank me for that.

We've been keepin' tabs on you. Known some time about your pet project.

Songbird holo

Figured nobody'd be the wiser. Was a risk, sure, but a calculated one. Fuckin' NetWatch.

Reed holo

What you're missing is tech, op support, experience.

Songbird holo

FIA agent with an offer? Kind I can't refuse?

Somi Angry

Fuck! Fuuuuuck!

Argh!

Somi Nightmare

Ugh…

Somi Crying

Guh-heh...Guh-heh...

Computer

Authentication cloned and verified. Back-door installed.

V

Fuck!

So Mi...

Please...!

Reed Holo

V? Do you… me?

V

Copy, Reed.

Reed Holo

V! Finally! Blackwall's lockdown on comms has been lifted. Headin' to your location now. So Mi with you?

V

She's here. She's alive.

Reed Holo

Good. Take care of her, I'll be there shortly. We'll save her yet.

V

1ASo Mi…

Songbird

3AV…

3AIt's good you're… here…

3ASecond chance…Khe… I never really got it, did I…?

V

4AAin't over yet. Just hold out a little longer.

Songbird

4AYou know… that's not true… I see it on your face…

V

4ASo Mi…

4BSave your strength, So Mi.

4BReed'll be here any second. You'll make it through.

Songbird

4BNo… They'll never… let me go…

V

4CDammit, So Mi… had to've known this wouldn't end well…

Songbird

4CI… kept hoping…

4CNow I know… When you lose something, it's for good…

V

4CSo Mi…

Songbird

3AI'm… I'm fading, V…

3AHelp me out…?

V

3ASo Mi, I--

Songbird

3AI tried on my own… don't have the strength… Please…

3AEnd it.

V

5AFreedom – you deserve it, So Mi. I'll... I'll do it.

Songbird

5AThank you.

5AAnd... and I'm sorry. For everything.

Reed

5ASo Mi…

5AWe're too late, aren't we?

V

6ADammit, Reed, sorry.

Reed

6AYeah, so am I.

V

6BSo Mi chose to die. Had every right to do so. Her last wish – I honored it.

Reed

6BShe... She saw no other way out…

V

6BFace it, Reed. There wasn't any.

Reed

5AWe need to get her outta here.

V

5ARight…

Reed

5ALet's get movin'.

V

5AAll right, So Mi.

5AAlways been your choice, So Mi. I get it now. And I gotta respect it.

5BSo Mi, I-- I can't… That's not a solution!

Songbird

5BIt's… the only solution…

5BI'm begging you… V…

V

7BNo. Not a solution, So Mi ...

Songbird

7BPlease... You don't... Understand...

V

7BI-I can't kill you. No, I just won't.

Songbird

7BNo, please! You're... leaving me… to a fate worse than… than death….

Reed

7BSo Mi!

7BYou're all right, it'll be over soon. You'll get some rest.

7BHelp me…

V

7BSong, think about it. Even if the FIA fails, you'll find another way. Don't give up, not like this.

Songbird

7BV... You don't understand...

V

7BLost everything too, once. Hit bottom, bounced back, still fighting. Fighting until I win.

Songbird

7BNo, V.  Not... the same.  Please, I need to die. It’s the only way. Can’t… can't live in this hell.

V

7BNo. Won't kill you, So Mi. Just can't accept an end like that.

7BSo Mi... sorry, forgive me, but I can't. Made a promise.

Songbird

7BA promise...? Again, you go with... go with his…

V

7BNo. Wanna believe I'm givin' you another chance. So I won't do it, So Mi. I can't, I won't.

7CI... I can't, So Mi. You know I need that neural matrix.

Songbird

7CUse it once I'm gone... It'll work... Just please...

V

7CI'm sorry, So Mi, but the FIA – they'll help if and only if I bring you in alive. That's the deal.

5CIf I refuse? What then?

Songbird

5CI'll be forever lost… searching for myself in-- in endless loops… beyond the Blackwall… not knowing who I was…

5CAn algorithm lost and dreaming… the memories of a human, someone else…

5CTo exist like this? I can’t. Let me die, help me die, please.

V

9BSo Mi, I-- I can't… That's not a solution!

Songbird

9BIt's… the only solution…

9BI'm begging you… V…

V

9CFIA's got the best rippers. Reed said so. They'll help you.

Songbird

9CNever stopped… lying to himself…

9CFIA, Blackwall – they're the same hell, different trappings. V, please, let me die…

V

5DSo Mi, we got the neural matrix. We'll use it, cure you, cure me. It's all good, will be all good…

Songbird

5DIt's... too late for me... Blackwall... it's taken almost all of me…

5DDying... It's my only hope, only way out... Please, V…

3AI'll go quickly… It'll be over…

Songbird

V…

It's good you're… here…

Second chance…Khe… I never really got it, did I…?

It's so… peaceful, so quiet… finally…

Reed Holo

...if you read me!

Reed

Let's get her outta here.

V? C'mon, I need your help…

Songbird

Please, V…

It's time…

V…

It's good you're… here…

Second chance…Khe… I never really got it, did I…?

V

Ain't over yet. Just hold out a little longer.

Songbird

You know… that's not true… I see it on your face…

V

So Mi…

Songbird

I tried on my own… don't have the strength… Please…

End it.

V

So Mi, I--

Songbird

I'll go quickly… It'll be over…

Please...

Please...

V

So Mi, we got the neural matrix. We'll use it, cure you, cure me. It's all good, will be all good…

Songbird

It's... too late for me... Blackwall... it's taken almost all of me…

Dying... It's my only hope, only way out... Please, V…