"Consorting Minds" - Ger r y Pugl i ese, 8. 24.

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Variant of Mass Effect 3: Vindications mission Citadel:
Consorting with the Devil (ME3V pg. 186).

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I NT. CI TADEL - DOCKS: HOLDI NG AREA

HOODED ASARI
( whi sper s)
Commander Shepar d- - her e, I must
speak wi t h you. . .

SHEPARD
( war y)
Yes. Who ar e you?

Hooded Asar i r emoves her hood.

SHEPARD
( sur pr i sed)
The Consor t ? Sha i r a, what ar e you
doi ng her e?

SHA I RA
Shhh. Shepar d, pl ease keep your
voi ce down. . . Commander , i t i s most
f or t ui t ous t hat I f i nd you at my
hour of gr eat need.

Sha i r a LOOKS si de t o si de.

SHA I RA ( CONT D)
I ambei ng hunt ed.

SHEPARD
Hunt ed? By who?

SHA I RA
She i s a cagey one, Shepar d, and
can l ur k i n any shadow: an Asar i
named Mor i nt h. She i s an- -

SHEPARD
Ar dat - Yakshi .

SHA I RA
( shocked)
You know of her ? Commander , you
must n t associ at e wi t h
Ar dat - Yakshi . Mor i nt h i s power f ul ,
danger ous- - she l l ki l l you.

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SHEPARD
Rel ax, Sha i r a. Her name came
acr oss my desk- - not hi ng mor e.

SHA I RA
( war i l y)
Then. . . t hen I wi l l t r ust your wor d,
Shepar d, Mor i nt h bel i eves I can
cur e her . . .

SHEPARD
( conf used)
Uh, you l l have t o expl ai n t hat one
t o me. . .

SHA I RA
I ama power f ul woman, Shepar d.
Mor i nt h bel i eves j oi ni ng wi t h me
wi l l cl eanse her of her cur se.

SHEPARD
But t her e i s no cur e f or bei ng an
Ar dat - Yakshi . They r e genet i c
def ect s- - bor n t hat way.

SHA I RA
Exact l y. But she woul dn t l i st en.
She near l y ki l l ed me once, Shepar d,
I have no desi r e t o f al l pr ey t o
her i mpul ses.

SHEPARD
So what do you need f r omme?

SHA I RA
Fi nd her , Commander . I do not wi sh
t o see her ki l l ed, but . . . I do not
val ue her l i f e mor e t han mi ne. I f
she must di e, t hen I wi l l mour n her
l oss- - but I pr ay i t does not come
t o t hat .

Sha i r a st eps f or war d and t ouches Shepar d s hand.

SHA I RA
( sul t r y)
Do t hi s f or me, Shepar d, and you
shal l be r ewar ded. . .

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3.



I NT. CI TADEL - PURGATORY

LOUD musi c. FLASHI NG l i ght s. Peopl e danci ng.

MORI NTH
( si ps her dr i nk)
Shepar d, I di dn t expect t o f i nd
you i n a pl ace l i ke t hi s.

SHEPARD
Funny, t hi s i s j ust t he sor t of
pl ace I d expect t o f i nd you- -
somet hi ng about dar k r hyt hms,
vi ol ent pul ses. . .

MORI NTH
( smi r ks)
Gui l t l y as char ged- - now what do you
want , Shepar d?

SHEPARD
The Consor t , Sha i r a, says you r e
t r yi ng t o ki l l her - - why?

MORI NTH
Damn i t .

Mor i nt h DOWNS her dr i nk.

MORI NTH ( CONT D)
Let me ask you somet hi ng, Shepar d.

Mor i nt h GETS UP.

MORI NTH ( CONT D)
Do you t hi nk I l i ke bei ng l i ke
t hi s, Shepar d. Ar dat - Yakshi
ar e my peopl e s di r t y l i t t l e
secr et - - a secr et t hey woul d
have ext er mi nt at ed. Ha! Even
my own mot her t r i ed t o ki l l
me. . .

SHEPARD
( annoyed)
I mawar e of t hat , Mor i nt h.

MORI NTH
( smar t - al ecky)
And you hel ped me ki l l her . . . t hanks
agai n f or t hat .



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SHEPARD
Now why Sha i r a?

MORI NTH
Consor t s possess gr eat power ,
Shepar d, i f I j oi n wi t h her , her
l i f e f or ce, her . . . l ove wi l l save me
f r omt hi s cur se.

Shepar d SHAKES hi s head di ssappr ovi ngl y.

SHEPARD
Bul l shi t . Mor i nt h, you and I bot h
know your condi t i on can t be
cur ed- - you t ol d me t hat your sel f .
You may have hat ed your mot her , but
she was r i ght - - you know t hat .

Mor i nt h s eye s GLOWwi t h bi ot i c ener gy.

MORI NTH
( anger i l y)
Shepar d! You have no i dea how i t
f eel s t o be despi sed f or si mpl y
bei ng what you ar e- - somet hi ng I
di dn t ask f or .

Mor i nt h get i n Shepar d s f ace.

SHEPARD
The Reaper s woul d beg t o
di f f er - - and bi ot i cs ar en t exact l y
l oved amongst humans, ei t her .

Shepar d s f i st s PULSE wi t h bi ot i c ener gy.

SHEPARD ( CONT D)
Ki l l i ng Sha i r a wi l l accompl i sh
not hi ng but pr ove t hat you r eal l y
ar e a monst er . I s t hat what you
want ?

MORI NTH
Then t el l me. What shoul d I do?
Keep l i vi ng l i ke ani mal - - hunt i ng?

SHEPARD
Mor i nt h, I l et you l i ve because I
saw your power - - your
pot ent i al - - your mot her was a f ool
t o chal l enge t hat . That s why she s
dead, and you r e st andi ng her e.

Mor i nt h nods.

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SHEPARD ( CONT D)
I f you hadn t j oi ned me, I woul d
have never been abl e t o def eat t he
Col l ect or s- - so woul d you pr ef er t o
hunt Reaper s? Hel p me t ake t hem
down.

MORI NTH
( t akes a br eat h)
You r e r i ght , Shepar d. I mbet t er
t han t hi s- - you showed me t hat .

SHEPARD
Good. Cont act Li ar a, she l l make
sur e you get t o ear t h- - wi t h no
quest i ons asked.

MORI NTH
Thanks Shepar d- - agai n.

Mor i nt h wal ks of f .

MORI NTH
( si ncer el y)
And Shepar d, t el l Sha i r a I m
sor r y. . . I never meant t o hur t her .

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I NT. CI TADEL - DOCKS: HOLDI NG AREA

SHA I RA
Commander , di d you f i nd Mor i nt h? I s
she. . . dead?

SHEPARD
( si ncer el y)
She won t be bot her you agai n,
Sha i r a- - t r ust me.

SHA I RA
I see. . . Mor i nt h came t o me a
t or ment ed soul - - even I st r uggl e t o
see beyond Ar dat - Yakshi s
af f l i ct i on- - but t her e i s st i l l
capaci t y f or good i n Mor i nt h.

SHEPARD
( smi r ks)
You r e r i ght .



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SHA I RA
But t hat i s behi nd us
now. . . Shepar d, wi l l you al l ow me t o
gi ve you somet hi ng?

SHEPARD
What ?

SHA I RA
A gi f t of wor ds. . .

Sha i r a st eps f or war d and PRESSES UP agai nst Shepar d.

SHA I RA ( CONT D)
A pur e hear t , a vi r t ous hear t , wi l l
ser ve as a shi ni ng t or ch t hr ough
t he dar kest ni ght . Do not waver
f r omyour hear t s pat h, and you
wi l l f i nd your way i nt o t he embr ace
of t he goddess.

Shepar d smi l es.

SHA I RA ( CONT D)
Thank you, Shepar d. Far ewel l . . .

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