A Dialog Between Dead Men

A Dialog Between Dead Men is a side quest in Peril on Gorgon. It is activated upon accessing the terminal outside the Secret Hideout in Gorgon Canyon.
==Synopsis==
You found the former hideout of the Secret Society of Super Science Sidekicks, a fan club dedicated to pulp comic hero Archibald Excelsior.
To open the hideout's door, you must find the sidekicks' abandoned labs and search them for clues.
==Walkthrough==
===Comic books===
To complete the quest, four Archibald Excelsior comics must be found, each containing a part of the passphrase.
# Issue 1 is located at Maurice's Research Site at the SMC observatory. It can be accessed by going to OCI Upper Exterior and heading south between the buildings, and then turning west to go through a trap-filled tunnel up to the research site.
# Issue 2 is located at Virgil's Research Site in the Abandoned Mines
# Issue 3 is located at Birdie's Research Site near HIA Facility Rear Exterior.
# Issue 4 is located at Eustace's Research Site in the Waste Processing Ravine near CHEM Lab Lower Exterior.
===Quiz===
Once the comic books have been collected, the passphrase "SPEAK FRIEND AND ENTER" can be entered into the terminal at the Secret Hideout. One must then complete a knowledge quiz about Archibald Excelsior. The answers to the questions can be found by reading the log entries or the description of the comic book issues. The correct answers are the only ones with exclamation marks, and they are as follows:
* In issue #1, THE PLAGUE OF THE MANTI-MEN, what was the name of the Manti-Mastermind's second-in-command whom Archibald defeated in hand-to-claw combat?
** Sissak Sassafrass, Spindle Knight of Olympus!
* In issue #2, ATTACK OF THE CRYSTAL CANIDS, what improvised weapon did our illustrious leader, Archibald Excelsior, use to exterminate King Alpha?
** The skull of King Alpha's own mother!
* In issue #3, INVASION OF THE FLESH-EATING SPRATS, Agent Buff Hardman foiled Archibald's heroic plan to liberate the underground metropolis of Hephaestus from the Sprat Pack by doing what?
** Tricking Archibald with his dastardly Mind Control Ray!
* In issue #4, THE COLOSSUS BENEATH TARTARUS, how did Archibald ignite his signature weapon, the P.E.T., and put the titular giant down for good?
** With a bolt of lightning from above!
Alternatively, with a Hack skill of 150 the Villain Protocol can be enacted, enabling the player to enter the hideout without going through the quiz.
With either method, the hideout door opens, and the unique science weapon, The P.E.T. can be acquired and the quest is completed.
==Quest Stages==
== Additional information ==
* Upon completion of the quest, the Archibald Excelsior poster will appear in the Captain's quarters onboard the Unreliable.
Category:Side Quests (Peril on Gorgon)
ru:Диалог мертвецов