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Espionage

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Given by: Mallene Calis in the Port Hanshan Hotel
Location: Noveria
Requirements: Spectre status

1 - Questionable Ethics
You are solicited by Mallene Calis, an Armali employee looking to obtain corporate secrets from Rafael Vargas, the Binary Helix salesman on the other side of the lobby. She wants you to pose as a potential client and distract him long enough for her to crack into his personal network and learn if Binary Helix has been infringing on the copyrights of her employer. You can refuse the task outright, or change your mind after initially accepting.

+8 Paragon - "Not this time."
+2 Paragon - "This is wrong."

2 - Talking to Vargas (Optional)
The goal here is just to keep the conversation going for as long as possible. Mallene suggests you try get him distracted or off topic. When her device beeps, simply excuse yourself from the conversation and leave. You also have the option to tell Vargas what you were asked to do.

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MANIPULATING VARGAS

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There are four sets of responses in the conversation with Vargas after you identify yourself and ask to hear the sales pitch:

"That's correct." [1 Charm]
"That's irrelevant." [1 Intimidate]

"Muscle degeneracy?" [8 Charm]
"Not good enough." [6 Intimidate]
"What about pain immunity?"
"Small improvements."

"What about distribution?" [11 Charm]
"Don't rip me off." [9 Intimidate]
"Sounds reasonable." -> Vargas realizes you aren't a serious buyer
"That seems high."

"Know of any?" [12 Charm]
"I don't care." [11 Intimidate]
"You sound guilty."
"Not everything I do is legal."

After these responses Mallene's device will beep.

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3 - Return to Mallene (Optional)
Go back and speak with Mallene and tell her what happened. If you turned her in, you can lie and say that the device worked, or you can admit what you did. Either way, the assignment is complete.

+2 Renegade - "It's done."
+2 Paragon - "I told him about you."
+9 Renegade - "[LIE] It's done."
+500 Credits - "Thanks." / "Good." / "That will do."
+750 Credits - "That's all?" [2 Charm]
+750 Credits - "More." [4 Intimidate]

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Smuggling

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Given by: Opold in the Port Hanshan plaza
Location: Noveria
Requirements: Spectre status

1 - The Hanar's Request
In the Port Hanshan plaza you can find a Hanar named Opold. He wants you to use your Spectre status to sneak a package through port security. Using Charm or Intimidate you can get him to tell you who the package is for, but he won't tell you what it is. He assures you that the contents pose no threat to anyone in the port.

+0 Paragon - "See it my way." [6 Charm]
+0 Renegade - "Tell me or I won't help." [4 Intimidate]

2 - The Package
If you accepted the assignment, head back to the Normandy to collect the package. You now have a few choices. You can return the package to Opold for the promised payment, which ends the assignment. You can also decide to keep the package for yourself, which adds an upgrade item to your inventory. Going this route doesn't prevent you from using Opold as a store, but the hanar's buyer--a krogan named Inamorda--will be upset enough to ambush you in the docking bay. You can also cut out the middleman and sell the package directly to Inamorda at the hotel for some extra credits. Finally, you have the option of going directly to administrator Anoleis and informing him about the smuggling operation in exchange for a garage pass that will let you leave the port.

+2 Renegade - "I'm in." / "Agreed."
+250 Credits - "It is." / "Deal." / "Cheap bastard."
+500 Credits - "You needed me." [5 Charm]
+500 Credits - "I hope that's a joke." [6 Intimidate]
+500 Credits - "I'm in."
+750 Credits - "This is worth more." [6 Charm]
+750 Credits - "Be serious." [4 Intimidate]
+200 Credits - "Thanks." / "That will do." / "About time."
+200 Credits - "I'll keep the upgrade." [7 Charm]
+200 Credits - "The upgrade is mine." [7 Intimidate]