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-===== Internationale =====
+====== Internationale ======
+[{{ :agents:profile:internationale.png?280}}]
+> //Internationale is one of the best all-round operatives I've ever seen, but she's held back by an unfortunate abundance of social concern. If used correctly, she's the bedrock upon which you can build a winning team; just don't ask her about the plight of the global proletariat.// \\ ---[[:agents:Central]]
-This article is a stub.
+Maria Valdes, known as **Internationale**, is an [[:agent]] employed by [[:Invisible]]. She can be selected at the [[:loadout|start of the game]] in either her [[#on-file]] or [[#archive]] variation.
+===== On-file =====
+> //An ex-airborne scout in the Free Cuban Army, Valdes went underground after the re-annexation of Havana. Several years of freelance action against Corporate interests led to a considerable bounty on her head, and she joined Invisible for the chance to pay it off. Her tactical prowess is legendary, but her conscience can be a liability on and off the field.//
+<WRAP agent infocard>
+^  Inventory: | [[:weapons:Neural Disruptor]] | {{:agents:portrait:internationale.png?168}} | {{ :agents:bodyanim:int1.png |}} |
+^  Augment: | [[augments:Wireless Emitter]] | ::: |::: |
+^  Skill: | [[:skill#Hacking]] 2 | ::: |::: |
+^  Age: | 36 | ::: |::: |
+^  Tagname: | Freedom Fighter | ::: |::: |
+^  Hometown: | Havana((According to the game's source code.)) | ::: |::: |
+^  Years of service: | 8((According to the game's source code.)) | ::: |::: |
+</WRAP>
+===== Archive =====
+> //During her work as a freelancer in the years following Havana's re-annexation and the San Francisco Accord, Internationale became a legend in the anti-Corporate underground. According to classified documents, she once cost [[:corporations:Sankaku]] over 50 million credits in a single week of subversion and sabotage.//
+<WRAP agent infocard>
+^  Inventory: | [[:weapons:Neural Disruptor]] | {{:agents:portrait:archive_internationale.png?168}} |{{ :agents:bodyanim:int1.png |}} |
+^  Augment: | [[augments:Network Siphon]] | ::: |::: |
+^  Skill: | [[:skill#Hacking]] 2 | ::: |::: |
+^  Age: | 27 | ::: |::: |
+^  Tagname: | Freelancer | ::: |::: |
+</WRAP>
+===== Character =====
+Some of Internationale's back-story is described in her [[:lore:datalogs#Internationale|datalog]].
+==== Quotes ====
+At the start of a mission:
+  * "Take what you can. They won't miss it."
+  * "Each according to their means!"
+  * "Time to strike one for the good guys!"
+  * "Can we do this without collateral damage, maybe?"
+  * "These corporate pigs make me sick."
+  * "Remember, the guards are just doing their job."
+  * "Look around. All of this is built on the backs of average working people."
+When rescued:
+  * "They won't even know until we're gone."
+Final words:
+  * "Arise, ye wretched of the earth!"
+  * "I have but the feeble strength of one."
+  * "A new world will be born from the ashes of the old!"
+  * "Can't you see? The bosses keep us apart!"
+++++Banters: |
+> **Internationale:** ...And after the collapse of the system of global capital the masses will rise up and...
+> **Decker:** Oh look, we're here.
+> **Internationale:** Right. I'll tell you the rest later.
+> **Decker:** Goody. I can't wait.
+> **Decker:** Another day. Another pile of garbage to chew through.
+> **Internationale:** Were you born this cynical?
+> **Decker:** No, but I'm a quick learner.
+> **Internationale:** I can't believe you used to work for these people.
+> **Decker:** The money was good.
+> **Internationale:** Is that all that matters to you?
+> **Decker:** Of course not. They had a good dental plan, too.
+> **Decker:** You really think we're doing any good?
+> **Internationale:** I wouldn't be here if I didn't.
+> **Decker:** Whatever helps you sleep at night.
+> **Internationale:** Do you regret any of your academic work? Your discoveries help prop up our oppressors.
+> **Dr. Xu:** I just make the tools. I'm not responsible for their use.
+> **Internationale:** That's a rather convenient attitude.
+> **Dr. Xu:** I don't hear you complaining when you use your wireless scanner.
+> **Dr. Xu:** Can I borrow your scanner for a second?  I think I might be able to extend its range.
+> **Internationale:** I don't know. How certain are you that you won't damage it?
+> **Dr. Xu:** About 40%.
+> **Internationale:** Don't touch my stuff.
+> **Internationale:** When is the last time you saw a tree?
+> **Dr. Xu:** My desk back at the university was an antique. I think it was made of real wood.
+> **Internationale:** That doesn't count. That's a dead tree.
+> **Dr. Xu:** You need to be more specific with your questions.
+> **Dr. Xu:** This is the 21st century. I don't see how your 19th century philosophers are relevant any more.
+> **Internationale:** Human nature doesn't change. We're still just people.
+> **Dr. Xu:**  Even Sharp?
+> **Internationale:** Well, most of us, at least.
+> **Shalem 11:** You can see things at a distance, right?
+> **Internationale:** Certain patterns of electronic interference, yes.
+> **Shalem 11:** Hmmm. It would be better if you could see targets. More useful.
+> **Internationale:** Violence isn't always the answer.
+> **Shalem 11:** No, not always. But most of the time it works well enough.
+> **Internationale:** You made a lot of money working as an assassin, didn't you?
+> **Shalem 11:** Yeah, I did alright. I was the best, and my fees reflected that.
+> **Internationale:** Did it help you sleep at night?
+> **Shalem 11:** With that much money you don't need to sleep at night.
+> **Shalem 11:** You wear your politics on your sleeve. That puts you at a tactical disadvantage.
+> **Internationale:** It's worth it. Global revolution is the most important issue facing the world today.
+> **Shalem 11:** Uh. Right. Just don't let it get in the way of the mission.
+> **Nika:** If you grab the target's wrist like this, you get much more leverage for the throw.
+> **Internationale:** Thank you. I've always had trouble with that move.
+> **Nika:** Ne za chto. It is only physics.
+> **Nika:** I will take care of the physical resistance. You target the digital assets.
+> **Internationale:** Affirmative. But I can take care of myself in a fight, if I need to.
+> **Nika:** I believe that you believe that.
+> **Internationale:** You were a bodyguard before this, were you not?
+> **Nika:** That is correct.
+> **Internationale:** It must have been demeaning to prioritize another's life ahead of your own for money. How did that feel?
+> **Nika:** A bit like working for Invisible.
+> **Internationale:** Tell me, who assembled your latest implant? Who mined the ore that went into its components?
+> **Sharp:** Your obsession with the downtrodden is a waste of time. The only thing deserving of respect is power.
+> **Internationale:** Because some day they might stop. And then you'll know their power.
+> **Sharp:** Why would I care?
+> **Internationale:** Can we try not to hurt anyone this time?
+> **Sharp:** I don't even understand that question.
+> **Sharp:** How many workers would it take to bring down an Akuma drone?
+> **Internationale:** It depends. If the workers at the Sankaku assembly plant voted to unionize, they could-
+> **Sharp:** Nah. I would just take one. But you'd have to throw him at it really hard.
+> **Sharp:** I'm a self-made man. Literally.
+> **Internationale:** But don't you recognize the structural biases that have allowed you to pursue your goals at the expense of others?
+> **Sharp:** Oh yeah, those. Those are great. I should try to make more of those.
+> **Internationale:** I want a new partner.
+> **Internationale:** You were involved in the anti-corporate movement when you were younger?
+> **Prism:** Sigh. I don't want to talk about it.
+> **Internationale:** But we should talk about it! You could have used your fame as a platform for changing public consciousness!
+> **Prism:** Wow --- where were you when I was looking for a new agent? My guy just wanted me to take big roles in popular 'vids. Clearly I was misled.
+> **Prism:** So what do you do for fun?
+> **Internationale:** I enjoy reading. I particularly enjoy early 20th century proletarian novels. Have you read Upton Sinclair?
+> **Prism:** Oh, I'm sorry,  you must have misheard. I was asking about 'fun', not.. whatever you were talking about.
+> **Prism:** I found this pamphlet slipped under my door. Is it yours?
+> **Internationale:** "Corporate Hegemony and the Praxis of Action". A classic! I must have dropped it. You can borrow it if you'd like.
+> **Prism:** That's OK. You can have it back.
+> **Internationale:** Are you sure? It's really eye-opening!
+> **Prism:** I've never been more sure of anything in my life.
+> **Internationale:** I really respect what you did for your people back in Dublin.
+> **Banks:** Thanks. But anyone would have done the same, given the circumstances.
+> **Internationale:** Have you actually talked to any of the other agents?
+> **Banks:** Maybe you're right. I *am* something special.
+> **Banks:** How do your ear nubbins work?
+> **Internationale:** They're synesthetic couplers. They let me hear radio waves, so I can sense equipment from a distance.
+> **Banks:** Since the accident I hear things too! Like how angry the floor gets when you walk on it!
+> **Internationale:** That sounds... useful.
+> **Banks:** Do you know Robin Hood?
+> **Internationale:** Of course. It was one of my favourite stories as a girl.
+> **Banks:** No, not the story. The person. I could introduce you, if you'd like. I think you'd get along smashingly.
+> **Internationale:** Your headaches, are they getting better?
+> **Banks:** A bit, I think. But I may just be getting used to them.
+> **Internationale:** If there's anything I can do..
+> **Banks:** There isn't. But thank you for your concern.
+++++
+These can also be found on the [[:lore:banters|agent banters]] page.
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