Bloody Results
| Bloody Results | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Contract |
| Contract Chain | Mentat (Advanced) |
| Contract Group | Settlement - Arrakeen |
| Issuer | Zayn de Witte |
| Repeatable | No |
| Rewards |
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| Added in Version | X.X.X.0 |
NOTE: THIS IS ONLY ISSUED IF YOUR CHARACTER IS ATREIDES-ALIGNED. HARKONNEN CHARACTERS SHOULD REFER TO THIS PAGE INSTEAD.
Return to Thufir Hawat and present him with this minimic film. It contains an analysis of the blood sample data we collected from the Atreides deserters, along with my conclusions.
I look forward to your return. He must see the value in this.
Objectives
- Deliver the Minimic Film to Thufir Hawat
- Return to Zayn de Witte
Findings
Contract item: Zayn's Minimic Film
The film contains details of the deserters' operations in the Hagga Rift and is intended for Thufir Hawat's eyes only.
Dialogue
When receiving mission from Zayn
Player: What's my next step in your plans? ZAYN DE WITTE: Before we progress further, tell me, why do you w-wish to be a Mentat? Player: [1] I desire to serve a Great House [2] I desire power, and mastery of Mentat abilities is the clear path to it. [3] I wish to better understand the universe, to make its secrets less ineffable. [4] I desire excellence, to demonstrate humanity's primacy over thinking machines. ZAYN DE WITTE: (1) I kn-know this desire. To be of use. P-purpose. Guardrails against all the streaming, screaming possibilities firing in our synapses. Over and over. [...] Thoughts radiating in every direction, threatening to pull our molecules apart! To have our potential focused like a laser... the only t-true peace. (2) Your reasoning is sound. Your ends are depressingly m-mundane. (3) Perceiving m-more layers of reality is a worthwhile goal. However, the more strands we pull, the g-greater the gulf of our ignorance becomes apparent. [...] The realization can drive even keen minds m-mad. Only the dim and ignorant suffer the delusion of understanding reality. (4) TODO Player: I see. So what's our next step? ZAYN DE WITTE: I have recorded the blood data from the Atreides defectors, as well as my conclusions, on this minimic film. See that Thufir Hawat receives this. Player: (Accept contract) I'll make sure it gets to him safely. ZAYN DE WITTE: He will see its value. He will see my value. He m-must.
Delivering Minimic Film to Thufir Hawat
THUFIR HAWAT: I'm afraid I am a very busy man. Unless you have something compelling to share, I'll attend to matters of import. Player: I bring you another minimic film with Zayn de Witte's regards. [Delivery Screen] THUFIR HAWAT: I predicted this would happen, though I prayed I was wrong. Let's have it then. THUFIR HAWAT: This is actually quite impressive. Unfortunately, I cannot see myself ever working with a twisted Mentat and former Harkonnen asset. Player: That seems rather narrow-minded. THUFIR HAWAT: He's giving you Mentat training, isn't he? I can tell. We are built on our associations. Do you know whom you associate with? Player: Zayn de Witte is not an easy person to know. THUFIR HAWAT: My files on Zayn de Witte are extensive. Would you like to know more? Player: [1] Tell me what you know about Zayn de Witte. [2] That won't be necessary. THUFIR HAWAT: (1) Zayn entered this world the bastard of a minor Chusuk Lord and the personal maid of the Lady of the House. He was sent away to avoid scandal. [...] Midway through his Mentat training, Zayn was expelled from the school for psychological issues. [...] I suspect the issue stems from his separation from his mother. This would set the tone that would ring throughout his life. [...] Cut off by his father, Zayn lived in the slums of Kaitain. Using his Mentat skills, he organized small groups of criminals into a ruthless cartel. [...] Eventually captured and imprisoned, Zayn awaited execution until he was purchased by the Bene Tleilaxu and brought to Tleilax for "twisting". [...] This twisting involved amplifying several negative emotions, chiefly Zayn's attachment issues. He completed his training. (2) <TODO - Likely skips ahead or ends conversation altogether> Player: Whom did Zayn serve? THUFIR HAWAT: Most recently, he served Glossu Rabban here on Arrakis, until a falling out with Piter de Vries, leading to an arrest. The details remain unclear. [...] However he got there, Zayn found himself on the street, returning to form by organizing small bands of criminal thugs into something greater. Player: That was quite... educational. THUFIR HAWAT: Those are the broad brush strokes of his history. I thought you should know.
When returning to Zayn
ZAYN DE WITTE: I calculated you returning a h-half hour ago. Hmm... Player: About my contract... ZAYN DE WITTE: D-did you show my data to Thufir Hawat yet? Player: Yes. He was impressed, but he will not work with a twisted Mentat. ZAYN DE WITTE: That... does not compute. I d-did everything right. My data was impeccable. Useful. Vital. He's letting emotion taint his logic. [...] Everyone lets emotion corrupt their logic! I do not understand their slavish surrender to the illogical! It d-defies all reason! Player: Are you alright? ZAYN DE WITTE: Y-yes. Of course. I am not pinioned by emotion. I must consider a more extreme stratagem. In the meantime, I owe you training. Player: Alright then. ZAYN DE WITTE: Above all, the Mentat must be a generalist, not a specialist. Specialists are paralyzed by nitpicking and quibbles over commas. [...] The Mentat-generalist brings to decision-making a healthy common sense. They must embrace the broad sweep of what is happening in his universe. [...] Say, "There's no mystery about it, at this moment. This is what we want now. It may prove wrong later, but we'll correct that when we come to it." Player: I understand. ZAYN DE WITTE: Then let us begin... [Time Passes] ZAYN DE WITTE: You continue to be an anomaly of rapid learning.