Starfield:Companion - Andreja/Story SG03Scene

Quest:	COM_Companion_Andreja
Scene:	COM_Andreja_Story_SG03Scene

Andreja:

"We were talking about the importance of relationships with others."

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"I have been thinking about what we talked about before - the idea of purpose in one's life."

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• [Q+205?]

"You agreed with me that true purpose can be a driving force in life. I found that comforting, but something has been nagging at me since."

• [Q+210?]

"We spoke of the difference between having a purpose and having goals. I believed myself right in the moment, and dismissed what you were saying."

"But thinking more, perhaps I have been arrogant to assume I am right."

• [Q+215?]
  "You told me that fun was important. I assumed you were joking, and dismissed it out of hand."

"But having thought about it, I wonder now if you were right. Or at least, if I were too quick to reject the idea."

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"I have been single-minded in my pursuits. I have always believed the decisions I made were necessary, that there was no other option."

"I have sacrificed much to be where I am now. And... I am starting to wonder if it has been worth it."

...	Player	Response
	You're the only one who can answer that.	I know.
	It doesn't matter. There's no way to change the past.	I am not necessarily asking to change what I've done.
	If it got you here, then it was right.	Thank you. I have always believed... No, hoped that is true.
	It's okay to have doubts. Just don't let them paralyze you.	Doubts have never been something I would consider.
X	We should have this discussion some other time.	Yes, perhaps that would be best.

"I have told you I am not one to discuss my past, and yet..."

"I find myself increasingly compelled to do so, to make sense of myself."

...	Player	Response
	[+Starborn?] You'll tell me when you're ready, and it'll be fine.	Perhaps now is a good time to start, then.
	Whatever you've done, I won't hold it against you.	No, that is not what I am trying to say...
	You don't have to talk about anything you don't want to.	Thank you. I appreciate the reassurance, but I would like to try.
	We've all done things we regret.	I would not presume to think we have had similar experiences. I would hope you would do the same.
	Our past should never define us.	I... am not sure I believe that.

"I promised to provide for my family. That meant working with smugglers to procure supplies we could not acquire any other way."

"I have spent my adult life away from my home, jumping from one planet to the next, living in dangerous conditions, often surrounded by violence."

...	Player	Response
	Everyone's had their share of hardships.	This is true. But I have only experienced my own.
	It's clearly taken a toll on you.	It certainly influenced the way I see the universe.
	Hard to believe your family would put you through that.	We were taught from a very young age that family always comes first, and no price is too great to pay to ensure its survival.

"I was convinced from the beginning that it was unwise to let anyone get too close. I had... maybe not quite friends, but people I cared about. Yet there was always a distance I could not reach across."

"I often find other people complicated and confusing. It seemed easier to not become attached, especially when circumstances meant I might never see them again with no warning."

...	Player	Response
	Going it alone has always worked for me.	[QB305] And yet, here we are. I find we work better together.
	We're social creatures. Life is better when we're surrounded by others.	[QB310] Until now I have disagreed strongly with that idea. But therein lies my concern.
	I've never paid much attention to who else is around.	[QB315] Under different circumstances, I might find that insulting. Perhaps you and I both need to reconsider what is important.

"What I am trying to say is that I now wonder whether it has been the right decision to distance myself from others."

"Being a part of Constellation, traveling with you... I have been questioning a great many things."

...	Player	Response
▲	I'm here for you if you need me.	I appreciate that more than you know. [QE350]
▼	Don't let this get in the way of our mission.	No, of course not. The mission comes first. I suppose we should get back to it, then. [QE350]
	Everybody has baggage. It's how you deal with it that matters.	I suppose this is true. Thank you for listening to me. These are not easy conversations for me. [QE350]
	Keeping things bottled up isn't a good idea.	Yes, I know, which is why I am trying to... to open up about this. I am grateful for your patience, and your willingness to listen. [QE350]