Starfield:Companion - Andreja/Story SG05 QuestIntro

Quest:	COM_Companion_Andreja
Scene:	COM_Andreja_Story_SG05_QuestIntro

Andreja:

"It has been a relief to be honest with you about my past. I appreciate your willingness to listen."

"But talking about this, remembering all those years, has brought back some... unsettling memories."

...	Player	Response
	I'm here for you, if you need someone to listen.	Thank you. That means a great deal to me.
	You don't have to talk about it if it's uncomfortable.	That is exactly why I feel it important. I... need to work through this.
	I'm starting to wonder if you ever had a day of fun in your entire life.	I suppose it depends on how one defines 'fun'. Particularly when measured against being cast into eternal shadow for disobeying the Great Serpent.
	You have memories of House Va'ruun that aren't unsettling? I'm surprised.	You did not grow up on my world, or as part of my culture. I would not expect you to understand. I would, however, expect you to be a bit more respectful. And this... It is not about that. It is something else.
X	I'd like to discuss this, but not right now. Let's talk later.	I suppose, if we must.

"I have told you that I spent many years coordinating with smugglers along the edges of the Settled Systems."

"There were men and women I worked alongside closely, and over time I established relationships. They were not of the Promised, but I considered them friends."

...	Player	Response
	[-INVALID?] Even us heathens can be worth getting to know. [+Andrea_Update1 > 0?] There was a time when I wasn't Promised, and I'm not so bad. We're around, for sure.	Yes, I have found that to be true. It was, and is, still a surprise.
	You sound surprised.	Yes, very. It was not what I was expecting.
🗣︎	[-Andrea_Update1?] What do you mean, "Promised"?	It describes the people of House Va'ruun: we who have been promised to serve the Great Serpent, now and forever. In exchange, he promises to care for us when he returns to his domain.
🗣︎	[+Andrea_Update1 > 0?] Is that standard practice?	There are only so many of us out in the Settled Systems, and we operate independently. The less we know about each other, the less of a risk any of us might be. There is little choice but to rely on outsiders to maintain supply chains.

"You must understand, I was raised to believe that those who do not follow the Great Serpent do not matter, for they are lost. Their fate is fixed... and grim."

"And yet, here were these men and women with hopes and dreams, delights and aversions."

"It felt like a small betrayal of my people, of House Va'ruun, but I cared for my friends. And then I lost them."

...	Player	Response
	It's never easy losing a friend.	It is not something I have much experience with.
	That must have been terrible.	It was. In ways I did not understand at the time. And so it has bothered me ever since.
	We've all lost people. It happens.	I know. It is not the only loss I have experienced, but this... It felt different.

"It was so sudden. We had met on a remote planet to transfer cargo, and Zealots appeared in force seemingly out of nowhere."

"There was barely time to react. So many were cut down immediately."

"I believe my years of training saved me, got me moving when others faltered. I retreated to my ship immediately, but I left them all behind."

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"Eren Bascolm and Jaeda Huang. They were my friends, and I abandoned them. And in the years since, I have never looked for them."

...	Player	Response
	If they're half as strong as you, they've gotten by.	I have no doubt. They were resourceful. Still, how badly were their lives damaged by that moment?
	You're worried that they blame you for leaving them.	No... Maybe... I don't know. It all happened so fast, and I've had so much time since then to replay it in my head, wonder if I should have done things differently.
🗣︎	How long has it been?	Ten years. I was immediately reassigned to another role, light years away.
🗣︎	You've never checked up on them?	No. I told myself it was because I never had the time, but in truth I was scared of what I'd find.

"In my time getting to know you, I have thought more and more of all this. How little sense it all made. How I never really knew what happened, or what became of my friends."

"My connection to you has reminded me what it means to trust someone, to be there for them. And I can no longer live with not knowing."

"I need to finally pursue this. I would like you with me when I do. I do not know what we will find, but I know it will be easier with you at my side."

...	Player	Response
	If it will ease your mind, I'm in.	I am not sure I will find any comfort in it, but I think it is important nonetheless.
	Sure, I've got nothing better to do today.	Your enthusiasm is infectious. This is important to me, you know? I hope you can take it seriously.
	[Flirt] I would do anything for you, Andreja.	Thank you, that is... I'm sorry, I am not used to someone being so considerate on my behalf.

"I am not sure where they might be now, but I believe we should begin the search in Akila City. That is where I last saw Eren Bascolm."