Greg

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GregPsst. Hey, you. Come here.
MeWhat is it?
GregOn your way to the city? And really busy, too.
Greg(slimily) Listen. You look like a smart guy to me. I bet you'll go far in life.
GregYou're certainly nobody's fool. I could see that right away.
GregSay, you'd probably like to earn a couple of gold coins, wouldn't you?
MeI've got to be going.
Greg(annoyed) So you won't help me. I'll remember that, pal. We'll meet again.
MeWhy not?
GregYou'll have to forgive an ignorant old seaman, I'm a stranger in these parts and I don't really know all the rules.
GregSo I had to find out the hard way that traveling strangers aren't welcome in the harbor city.
Greg(exaggerated self pity) Now I'm standing here with no idea how I'm supposed to get into the city.
GregI have some extremely important business to conduct and my client won't tolerate a delay, you see?
GregYou'll help me find a way to get past the city guard, won't you?
MeYou don't look like someone who has gold.
Greg(exaggerated modesty) Well, I certainly don't move in the same circles as a gentleman like you.
GregBut you won't refuse my small contribution to your surely considerable fortune, will you?
GregWell, what do you say? Can I count on you?
MeCut the crap. Tell me what you want.
GregYou see? That's exactly what I mean.
GregNobody gets anywhere with you just by using pretty words.
GregI knew it. I'm dealing with a tough businessman here.
GregYou're a businessman, and certainly interested in a small addition to your purse, aren't you?
MeAre you hiding from someone?
GregOf course not. What nonsense. I just enjoy standing among the trees so the wind won't blow right into my face.
GregBut what about you, now? Do you want the job?
MeAbout the city guards ...
GregYes? Got an idea?
MeThey should let you pass if you're wearing these farmer's clothes.
GregThat's just what I need. Man, I knew I could count on you.
Greg(maliciously) Nobody will bother me disguised as a local yokel. Ha ha.
GregExcellent. You did really well. Here's your promised reward.
Me(annoyed) What? 50 measly gold coins? You can't be serious.
Greg(patronizingly) Gold isn't everything, my friend. Take them for now.
GregI have the feeling that we'll be seeing one another soon.
GregAnd who knows? Maybe I'll return the favor. Look after yourself.
MeI'll have to think about it first.
Greg(seriously) All right. But hurry up about it. I've got no time to lose.
MeI have a pass for the city.
Greg(cynically) Oh, I see. I'm supposed to act like I'm a citizen of the town, or what?
Greg(annoyed) Take a look at me, boy. Nobody is going to believe that.
MeYou could get into the city as a herb gatherer.
Greg(annoyed) What? Do I look like I'd be picking flowers in the woods?
MeWhat about bribery?
Greg(roguishly) Well, if that worked for me, I'd have tried it already.
MeOne more thing ...
Greg(arrogantly) Listen, kid. I've got important things to do right now.
Greg(threatening) We'll talk again later. Got it?
GregLook who just turned up.
GregThe farmer boy.
GregThe fellow who brushed me off so blatantly. So we meet again, eh?
Greg(angry) I thought you wanted to help me. Instead, you just slipped away.
GregYou thought I'd be stuck there forever, didn't you?
GregIt just goes to show. Help yourself or no one else will help you. But I won't let you get away with it again.
GregYou're just in time.
MeWho are you, anyway?
GregThat's none of your business.
GregIf I wanted to tell you who I am, I'd have done it already, got it?
GregI'm looking for a fellow. He isn't anywhere to be found in the city, and these losers here don't have a clue either.
GregHe's thin, dark-haired and usually wears red armor.
GregAs far as I know, he used to be a prisoner in the colony. I think his name starts with a 'D'.
MeWhat do you want from me?
MeAre you still having problems with the city guards?
Greg(threatening) I'll GIVE you problems, you punk.
GregIt could be that that's his name. I'm not sure.
GregI'll probably only know when I see him.
MeAnything else?
Greg(angry) Yeah, you big mouth. There is something else.
GregI need weapons. I need provisions. Gold wouldn't be bad either.
MeI can't help you.
Greg(angry) Oh. You don't WANT to.
GregThis is the second time you've left me hanging.
GregLet me give you some good advice: Be careful that we don't meet again.
GregI'll remember that. You can count on it.
MeGold? We all want gold.
GregCould be. And what would you do with it? Drink your way through it in the tavern or blow it in the brothel if I'm any judge.
MeAnd you have a better plan, eh?
Greg(angry) You would crawl under a rock if you knew all I've done.
GregSo none of that cheek, or I'll shut your big mouth for you.
MeDidn't you find a weapons dealer in the city?
GregYou can't be serious! They only have junk.
MeHere's 10 gold coins.
Greg(laughs) You poor sucker, you can keep your dough. I have a better idea.
GregThere's a cave not far from here! I've been around here before, and I buried my stuff in a few places.
GregThe cave is too dangerous for me alone. I want you to help me with it.
MeWeapons? The mercenaries have weapons.
GregInteresting. I heard that the fat farmer Onar had hired the boys.
Greg(laughs) Not too bad for a landlubber.
GregNot a bad idea. Maybe I really should pay them a visit.
MeProvisions? You're in a tavern.
GregThe stupid barman won't hand anything over unless you pay him for it.
MeI don't know anyone who meets that description.
GregI might have known.
MeYou're talking about Diego.
MeIs his name maybe Dexter?
MeLet's visit the cave.
GregCome with me.
Greg(commanding) What are you waiting for? Go inside and get the stuff.
GregAll right, friend. Here's the cave.
GregAnd here's a pick for you.
GregI buried the stuff somewhere in there. X marks the spot.
MeWhat about you, then?
GregSomeone has to guard our backs. And now, in you go.
GregWhat took you so long? Found anything yet?
MeNo.
GregTrying to yank my chain, are you?
Me(acting innocent) There was nothing THERE.
GregDamnit. I knew it. Those vultures were faster than me - again.
GregOh well. Never mind, kiddo. Gotta go. Catch you later.
GregLet's see. There's an islet in the small lake with the two waterfalls. One of my caches should be there.
GregThere are two more spots where I buried something further up, in the high pastures.
GregOne spot is behind the farm up there, and the other one's next to the entrance to the pass by the waterfalls.
GregThere are stairs leading down from the fields of the farmer up there to those of the landowner.
GregThere's another cache in the hollow where the stairs end.
MeYes. I dug up a small bag of gold.
Greg(greedily) Give it here.
MeHere you are.
MeThere were 25 gold pieces in it. Here, take them.
GregGreat. So they're still there.
GregYou're not all that useless after all.
GregOkay, listen. I've buried even more. And I want you to get it for me.
GregI'll wait for you at the crossroads by the landowner's fields. Don't fail me. You'd regret that, buster.
MeI don't have it any more.
GregBullshit. Do I have to beat it out of you, then?
MeWhere exactly did you bury your stuff again?
MeOne more thing ...
GregFirst, get me the stuff I buried. Then we can talk.
GregI'm grateful that you helped me. But that doesn't make us friends, if you get my drift.
GregWe've been gabbing too much already.
GregLook, if it ain't Mr. Unreliable.
MeHow are things?
GregSo-so. Those mercenaries aren't much help, really.
GregI had expected them to have a little more guts at least.
GregBut they're just a bunch of braggarts and loudmouths, if you ask me.
GregSo what about those things I buried? Have you found them yet?
MeNo, not all of them.
GregThen hurry up, will you? It can't be all that difficult.
MeWhat was your business with the mercenaries?
GregI already told you. I'm looking for this fellow in red armor.
GregBut the idiots here have no idea what I'm talking about.
MeI take it you're looking for someone named Dexter.
GregDamnit. How would I know the fellow's name?
MeIt was just a thought.
MeI know where you can find him.
Greg(surprised) Really? TELL ME!
MeNot far from here.
MeHe seems to be the leader of an evil gang of bandits.
Greg(sneering) HAH. Yep. That's him.
GregI knew the old landlubber had holed up here somewhere.
GregNow all I need to do is scour all the hideouts and ratholes around here.
GregI'll find that bastard - don't need your help for that.
MeMaybe we should go see him together?
GregI've still got a bone to pick with him. I can handle that by myself.
Greg(loudly) Where is that swine?
MeWho? The captain? He's right here.
Greg(loudly) Then get out of my way.
Greg(angrily) Now where did he go?
MeHe was here.
Greg(commanding) Well, go and find him then!
GregAh. Dexter has bought it, right?
MeLooks like he's dead.
GregNone too soon, either. Go check out what he's got on him.
MeDexter carried nothing but this letter.
GregShow me that thing.
GregAw, damnit. That doesn't help me at all.
GregWe shouldn't have just let him croak like that.
GregYou wouldn't happen to know how to cross those mountains in the north-east of Khorinis?
MeMaybe through an underground tunnel. The Water Mages are currently studying a portal which leads to the mountains in the north-east.
Greg(angrily) What's this nonsense?
Greg(mockingly) Bah. Water Mages. Can't you come up with something better?
MeNo.
Greg(with a resigned sigh) So I'm stranded here.
GregDexter was my last hope.
MeWhat did you want from Dexter?
GregI've come from beyond the mountains in the north-east of this island. And I want to go back.
GregI had hoped that the bastard would know how to get there without a ship.
MeWhat is there beyond those mountains?
GregYou had better not try to go there.
GregThose are rough lands. A wimp like you wouldn't last long.
MeI saw a pirate named Skip near the port.
GregThat moron. I waited there for 3 days. So why's he coming so late?
GregOnce I get my strength back, I'll give him what for.
MeI found your buried things.
GregThen you should be carrying about 100 gold coins, a golden chalice, a silver dish and an amulet, and they're all mine. Give them here.
MeHere's your stuff.
MeA bag with 100 gold coins.
Me100 gold coins.
MeA golden chalice.
MeA silver dish.
MeAnd an amulet.
GregVery good. You're lucky that you weren't dumb enough to simply take the stuff and run.
GregHere's your share of the booty.
MeI don't happen to have it on me.
GregThen get me those things before I get mad.