Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007 Video Game)

John Aylward: Dr. Arne Magnusson

Quotes 

• Dr. Eli Vance : [while Alyx is in a back room getting tea, Eli uses the time alone with Gordon to talk about the G-Man and the message he just gave Eli through Alyx]  Unforeseen consequences... Hm.

  [small laugh] 

  Dr. Eli Vance : The last time I heard those words was back at Black Mesa. You had just stepped into the test chamber when he whispered them in my ear. You know who I'm talking about. Our mutual friend.

  [Eli gets up from the couch and looks at a photo of he, his wife, and Alyx when she was a little girl] 

  Dr. Eli Vance : When he brought in that crystal, I knew I... I should have aborted that damned test, but... I didn't. The whole world went to hell that day. And now... Now he's using my little girl. Putting words in her mouth. God... damn it! I should have known when he rescued her it was for his own damn reasons.

  [standing facing Gordon] 

  Dr. Eli Vance : Gordon... there's so much I need to tell you. Between us, we may finally have a chance to--

  [Alyx returns with the tea] 

  Dr. Eli Vance : Oh.

  Alyx Vance : Here you go. Is everything all right?

  [Magnusson enters the room from the main entrance] 

  Dr. Eli Vance : Oh, it's nothing, honey.

  [they sit down] 

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : All right, people - change of plans. There is no way we can launch before those striders are...

  [he sees Alyx and Eli sitting on the couch] 

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : Oh - oh, excuse me if I'm interrupting tea time. I'll just step out until you've finished if that's more convenient.

  Dr. Eli Vance : [aside]  It's all right, honey.

• Dr. Arne Magnusson : [Gordon has just finished practicing using the Magnusson Device on a dead and decomissioned strider]  Had enough? Your car is fueled and ready to go. Now, every building in the valley has its own dispenser port so you'll have ample supply of explosives. Now, I must get back to my rocket, Freeman. I'm relying on you not to squander my trust... or my Magnussons! Oh, and Freeman! If you pull this off, I might just forgive you for that debacle at Black Mesa. You know the one I mean - involving a certain microwave casserole.

• Dr. Isaac Kleiner : [after the rocket launch; Gordon, Eli, and Alyx are headed outside to see the rocket close the Combine superportal]  There should be quite a show. Regrettably, I can't come out with you. Magnusson and I will need to keep a close eye on the rocket's trajectory.

  Alyx Vance : Aren't you gonna see us off?

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : Just as soon as this is wrapped up. I wouldn't dream of letting you go without a proper goodbye!

  Alyx Vance : Okay, I'll hold you to that. You too, Dr. Magnusson.

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : [on a video screen]  Indeed.

• Alyx Vance : [the White Forest alarm goes off again]  Another alarm?

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : Oh, what next in the parade of constant interruptions?

  [into a mic] 

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : Hello? Hello, is anyone there? Anyone?

  [sighs] 

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : False alarms all day - damn crows have been nesting in the tracks. I do not know how I am supposed to concentrate with all of this racket. Freeman - Freeman, you're not doing anything. Make yourself useful and find out what the hell is going on in there.

• Dr. Arne Magnusson : [during pre-launch checks, Alyx and Gordon walk in after a successful defense of the base]  Hold on a moment, Kleiner.

  [he exits the room and comes out into the hall] 

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : Ah, Freeman. Well, I see the Magnusson Device performed flawlessly.

  [Alyx looks at him incredulously] 

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : I feel compelled to thank you, personally, for saving my rocket.

  [Alyx looks at Gordon in disbelief] 

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : So um, thank you. Ahem... Well, that's enough chitchat. I've got a rocket to launch.

  [he returns to the control room] 

  Alyx Vance : [laughs]  Wow, for a minute there I thought you were gonna get a hug.

• Dr. Isaac Kleiner : [doing some checks on the rocket as Gordon arrives in Silo 1 with Alyx and Eli at White Forest]  Everything seems to be in order. I only wonder...

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : The last thing on my mind was submitting it for the Kleiner certificate of approval. Whatever troubles we might have had were the result of staffing and supply deficiencies. And get your cranio-conjugal parasite... AWAY from my nose cone!

  [referring to Kleiner's pet headcrab, Lamarr] 

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : [taken aback]  Now listen here, Magnusson. There's no call for hurtful comments.

• Dr. Isaac Kleiner : [after watching the video from Judith Mossman from a cold location to the north]  Wait a moment... There's something else here.

  [the viewscreen shows a shaky video of a large ship stuck in rocks or ice; Kleiner gasps] 

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : It's... the Borealis!

  Dr. Eli Vance : Good God!

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : Incredible!

  Alyx Vance : What? The Borealis? It's real?

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : Oh yes, quite real, despite its almost legendary stature. Our peers at Aperture Science were at work on a project of some promise, but in their rush to beat Black Mesa for funding, they must have compromised ordinary standards of risk. We heard their research vessel had simply disappeared. Vanished - with all hands... even part of the dry dock! Few believed the Borealis would ever be seen again.

  Dr. Eli Vance : It should have been lost forever.

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : Ah, but now that we've found it, we can use it against the Combine!

  Alyx Vance : Did you ever-

  [is cut off by her dad] 

  Dr. Eli Vance : [to Kleiner]  Use it? That thing has to be destroyed!

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : But think of the advantage for humanity! We can't simply waste all that potential.

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : Hasn't Black Mesa taught you anything? There's no controlling that kind of power!

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : Well yes, there's always a risk, Eli. But my goodness, we have coordinates, blueprints, hailing frequencies... Quite ingenious of Dr. Mossman, to hide it all in the carrier wave.

  Dr. Eli Vance : Well, that means she's still alive up there. But if the Combine catch her, they'll tear out everything she knows. There'll be nothing left of her.

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : But... we don't know for sure...

  Dr. Eli Vance : I won't take that chance! I'm going after her.

  Alyx Vance : Dad!

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : Now, Eli... The only thing worse than Judith falling into their hands would be if they should get a hold of you. She may know the particulars of the Borealis, but you... you know everything about the resistance!

  Alyx Vance : Listen to Dr. Kleiner, Dad. Gordon and I are more than able to handle this. We'll get her back.

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : [on the announcement system]  Kleiner, where are you? Why isn't the decoding finished?

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : Oh fie, the code. Yes, Magnusson, it just needs a little bit longer!

  Dr. Arne Magnusson : If you're waiting for the Combine's go-ahead, they'll soon be here to give it to you in person!

  Dr. Isaac Kleiner : I'll hurry it along, Magnusson. I'll be back as soon as I finish.