Scripted Events (Burial at Sea)

Scripted Events in Burial at Sea are deliberate situations created by the game designers that occur throughout Rapture and Columbia, and serve to advance the narrative without playing an important role in the game's story. During these events, the characters may perform unique actions or say original dialogue separate from the normal character models. This article is meant to chronicle the conversation and animation of individuals who are too minor to warrant their own page.

Baby Carriage Mother
Premise: A mother hums a lullaby for her baby.

Location: Near the Rapture Tribune kiosk and the staircase

Character: Female Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Woman: [Humming Brahms' "Lullaby"]

Booker's Competitive Acquaintance
Premise: A German man wonders why Booker DeWitt hasn't been gambling on Horse Races with him lately.

Location: By the large windows

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "DeWitt, was ist loswhat's up [sic]? Ain't you playin' the ponies no more? You too good for the boys at the track now?"

Rapture Tribune Salesman
Premise: The salesman greets Booker when he approaches his kiosk.

Location: The Rapture Tribune kiosk

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Afternoon."

Couple on a Bench
Premise: A man wonders why Booker approaches him.

Location: Market Street, on a bench next to a the Rapture Tribune kiosk

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man:"Yes?"

Shoeshine Customer
Premise: A brusque man getting his shoes shined wonders why Booker approaches him.

Location: At the shoe shine kiosk

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * "Whatta ya want? An autograph?"

Giddy Couple
Premise: An interracial couple enjoy each other's company.

Location: Immediately outside Sinclair Spirits

Character: Male and Female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Man: [Laughter]
 * Woman: [Laughter]

Sinclair Spirits Bartender
Premise: The bartender comments on Andrew Ryan's drive.

Location: Sinclair Spirits, behind the counter

Character: Male Rapture Citizen, Booker DeWitt

Voice: Normal


 * Man 1: "Ryan's a big fish in an awful small pond, you ask me!"
 * Booker: "Anything you say, pal."
 * Man 1: "If I was running things, I'd say, 'Why just one city? Why not two? Hey, why not three?"

Newspaper Reader
Promise:A man reading a newspaper wonders why Booker approaches him.

Location: At the Rapture Tribune News Vendor

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Can I help you?"

Ladies Day Out #1
Premise: Two ladies have a discussion about ambition and love.

Location: At a table near the large windows across from Sinclair Spirits

Character: Female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Woman 1: "If we were all made from common clay, then Einstein would have remained a patent clerk. It's our responsibility to strive…"
 * Woman 2: "Hear, hear."

Round Two:


 * Woman 1: "Well, I love him for who he is, not for what he does for me…"
 * Woman 2: "If you ask me, philosophy should stop at the bedroom door."

Magnate Man
Premise: A man enjoying an issue of Magnate magazine and a cigar does not wish to be bothered by Booker.

Location: At a table near the large windows across from Sinclair Spirits,

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "What?"

Considerate Woman
Promise: A woman offers her condolences to Booker, knowing about Sally.

Location: At a bench past Sinclair Spirits

Character: Female Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Woman: "I heard about your little friend. Such a shame."

Concerned Woman
Premise: A woman comments about Booker's dour disposition.

Location: At a bench in front of the window to The Satyr Lounge

Character: Female Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal

Files:


 * Maggie May: "He looks so sad…"

Ladies Day Out #2
Premise: Two ladies having a discussion about philosophy, longevity, and entitlement.

Location: By the stairs

Character: Female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Woman 1: "Edward thinks the way to my heart is philosophical transcendence. He's brilliant. If I wanted brilliant, I'd go to bed with a book."
 * Woman 2: "You're just trapped by the petit-bourgeois notions of romance, aren't you?"
 * Woman 1: "Take it whatever way you will. But a girl wants what a girl wants."

Round Two:


 * Woman 2: "Beauty fades. The mind is eternal."
 * Woman 1: "Tell that to my grandfather. The man thinks he's got feathers and a beak."

Round Three


 * Woman 1: "Some people just aren't deserving of love…"
 * Woman 2: "Deserves? Nobody deserves anything. It's warfare, my dear. Winner takes it all. If you didn't know that, then why the hell did you get in that bathysphere in the first place?"

Smug Couple
Premise: A couple quietly enjoy each other's company

Location: Immediately outside The Satyr Lounge

Character: Male and Female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Man: [Laughter]
 * Woman: [Laughter]

Current Events Discussion: Frank Fontaine
Premise: A trio discuss Ryan's recent takedown of Fontaine.

Location: The Little Wonders Educational Facility plaza, by the advertisement

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man 1: "Just a matter a' time before Ryan's goons round up anybody talks bad about 'Im… I mean &mdash; jus' look what happened ta Frank Fontaine…"

Little Sisters Instructor
Premise: A teacher teaches basic directions to a platoon of Little Sisters.

Location: Outside Little Wonders Educational Facility

Character: Female Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Woman: "Red means stop! Green means go. This is the rule all little girls know."

Little Wonders Bouncer
Premise: A doorman keeps all unwanted visitors out.

Location: Immediately outside Little Wonders Educational Facility

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal

File:


 * Dan: "Hey! Keep movin', buddy…"

Allen and His Friends
Premise: A trio discuss work and leisure.

Location: The Little Wonders Educational Facility plaza, by the stairs

Character: Male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Allen: "Compromise? Is that why we came to Rapture? I could compromise in Red Hook."
 * Man 2: "We're just men and women, Allen. You hold yourself to that standard, you'll never be happy."
 * Allen: ""In what country is there a place for men like me? Men who refused to say 'yes' to the doubters and the parasites?""
 * Man 2: "Yes, yes. But even Andrew Ryan takes a vacation."

Impatient Man
Premise: A man waits for a package to arrive from a Pneumo Tube.

Location: Jet-Postal Substation

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "C'mon, c'mon… We haven't got all day."

Current Events Discussion: Big Daddies
Premise: A couple converse about the Big Daddies.

Location: 907 Market Street plaza, by the window

Character: Female and male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Woman: "What do they even look like under those suits?!"
 * Man: "Whatcha mean? Aren't they just some kind of machine?

Round Two:


 * Woman: "Look &mdash; What's the green light for?"
 * Man: "I seen one with the light turned yellow… and I don't want to be around when it turns red."

Philosphy: Democracy
Premise: A trio discuss voting rights.

Location: 907 Market Street plaza

Character: Male and female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Well, I say you should have to prove you're properly versed on a topic before you're allowed to vote on it… Otherwise it's just a knee-jerk response from the uninformed… Does more harm than good."
 * Woman: "Who would judge that? A system like that invites abuse…"
 * Man: "Having a 'benevolent dictatorship' takes care of that."
 * Woman: "Benevolence isn't human nature…"

Impertinent Man
Premise: Residents frustratedly wait while the elevator is repaired.

Location: 907 Market Street lobby

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Get ON with it! Do you have ANY IDEA how valuable my time is?!"

Philosphy: Exceptionalism
Premise: A trio discuss the ability to surpass expectations when seperated from the "Parasites."

Location: 907 Market Street plaza

Character: Male and two female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Woman 1: "Everyone wants to cut the tallest flower up there. Do something exceptional?! Those parasites resent it… condemn it… or worse yet? Take credit for it themselves."
 * Woman 2: "Nice finally consorting with the equally talented, eh? [laughs] Getting recognized properly… Being part of something bigger…"

Round Two:


 * Man: "The Great Chain's only as strong as its weakest link."

Woman on a Bench
Premise: A woman wonders why Booker approaches her.

Location: Outside 907 Market Street, on a bench

Character: Female Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Woman: "Are you lost?"

Current Events Discussion: The Radar Range
Premise: A couple discuss one of Rapture's newest inventions.

Location: The Andalusian Arms plaza, in front of the advertisement for Fontaine's

Character: Female and male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal

Files: , ,


 * Abigail: "He works for Ryan's security firm… I got it first-hand."
 * Abe: "Cooks a fella from the inside out? Is the damn thing a weapon, or an oven?"
 * Abigail: "Works with minnie rays… Or &mdash; or microwaves… Oh, I can't remember… All I know is it sounds dreadful"

Philosophy: Self-Reliance
Premise: A trio discuss the benefits of one's own capability rather than relying on others.

Location: The Andalusian Arms plaza, by the waterfall

Character: Female and male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal

Files:  ,  ,  ,  ,


 * Abby: "The meek can go ahead and "inherit the Earth" for all I care… I'm fine right here in Rapture…"

Round Two:


 * Aaron: "Either Frederick takes what he needs, or he's always going to be a hostage to fortune. What's the difference between one who relies on fate… and a beggar?"
 * Abby: "Now you sound like Ryan."
 * Aaron: "Good!"

Handsy Couple
Premise: A couple affectionately enjoys each other's company.

Location: The Andalusian Arms plaza, seating area

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: [Laughter]

The Bellhop
Premise: A bellhop prevents DeWitt from travelling further into the building.

Location: The Andalusian Arms lobby

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal

Files:  ,


 * Levi: "DeWitt?! The house dick sees you &mdash; he toss you out on your ass again."
 * Levi: "Got some nerve showing your face around here pal."

Splicing for Pleasure
Premise: A man puts his ADAM-enhanced moves on a woman.

Location: The Andalusian Arms plaza, by the stairs

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Ya know, sweetheart, I'm spliced up particular to pleasing a woman"

Round Two:


 * Man: "You just say the word, I'll show you what I mean."

Friendly Man
Premise: A man kindly greets Booker.

Location: By the elevator

Character: Male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Hello, old bean."

Houdini Waiter
 Premise: A waiter uses his powers to serve customers and shares an interesting insight with Booker. Location: Le Temps Perdu Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal Serving Costumers:
 * Waiter: "Refreshments Sir, Madam?"
 * Waiter: "Need a light?"
 * Waiter: "Want some ice?"
 * Waiter: "Freshen your glass?"

Round Two:


 * Waiter: "You wanna understand people? Tend bar. You'd be surprised how many problems all these super men and women have. It's a wonder half of them get out of bed in the morning."



Anti-Catholic Man
 Premise: A man vents his frustrations about an Italian acquaintance of his.

Location: Le Temps Perdu

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal

File:


 * Aron: "I went through basics with him. Decent sort &mdash; but the Italians… "Papa" this and "Papa" that. They can't take a crap without a papal dispensation."



Ashamed Mother
 Premise: A mother watches her heavily intoxicated adult son in shame.

Location: Le Temps Perdu

Characters: Female and male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Woman: "Well, I suppose I shouldn't have drank so much when I was pregnant, clearly… No changing it now…"



Le Temps Perdu Costumers
Premise: A woman discusses various subjects with her company.

Location: Le Temps Perdu

Characters: Female and male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Woman "He gets that from his father… No one from my side of the family was ever so… lackadaisical…"

Round Two:


 * Woman "It's hard to have standards…"

Round Three:


 * Woman "Take it easy on the wine there, Ronald &mdash; this ain't communion…"

Round Four:


 * Woman "I always said, "Find someone with prospects…" It's not my fault she married a hobo…"

Seated Woman
Premise: A woman sitting at a table wonders why Booker approaches her.

Location: Le Temps Perdu

Characters: Female Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Woman: "Do I know you?"

Pillow Talk
Premise: A man tells a woman about his former love interest.

Location: Le Temps Perdu

Characters: Male and female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "I told her "you want someone to listen to your worries? Buy a puppy… Me?" I got better things to do…"
 * Woman: "I hope that wasn't your attempt at pillow talk, darling."

Tobacco Seller
 Premise: Booker and the seller greet each other familiarly.

Location: The Robertson's Tobaccoria kiosk

Characters: Male Rapture Citizen, Booker DeWitt

Voice: Normal, Troy Baker for Booker DeWitt


 * Schmidt: "Guten Tag.Good Day. [sic]"
 * Booker: "HerrMister [sic] Schmidt…"



Drunk Man
Premise: A drunk man complains about his legal troubles.

Location: Le Marquis D'Epoque

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "I was feelin old Skip Dunphy right… about the aspersions bein made about me… This legal nonsense. What Ryan warned us about… society of lawyers!"



Current Events Discussion: Fontaine Futuristics
Premise: Two citizen argues about Ryan's motives for taking over Fontaine Futuristics.

Location: Near the Information kiosk

Characters: Male and female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal

Characters: Male and female Rapture Citizens


 * Man: "How is Ryan taking over Fontaine's business any different than, say, eminent domain? It's just the hand of government coming down on the individual."
 * Woman: [humph] "Fontaine was a criminal."
 * Man: "By whose standards? Ryan's? I prefer when the judge doesn't profit off the penalty."

Round Two:


 * Woman: "The Great Chain guides all of our efforts… Even if we can't see it, it's there…"
 * Man: "Was it the Great Chain who took over Fontaine Futuristics? Sorry, lady, but I ain't buying."

Booker's Female "Friend"
Premise: A woman is displeased to see Booker.

Location: Sitting by the waterfall next to the stairs near The Golden Rule

Character: Female Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Woman: "Booker…"

Care Taker
Premise: A man asks Booker if he's in the need of something and then wonders is Elizabeth is harassed by DeWitt.

Location: Leaning by the stairs near The Golden Rule

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "You need something, friend?"

Round Two:


 * Man: "This clown bothering you, miss? Say the word, I'll take care of him."

Couple's Forthcoming
Premise: A loving couple discuss their ideals and future.

Location: By the fountain near the information desk

Characters: Female and male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Woman: "I don't have all the flaws and drawbacks other people have.. You know, "emotions"… I'm just a… more perfect machine, I guess…"
 * Man: "Think about what we could accomplish together, you and me… I propose &mdash; a merger…"

Happy Couple
Premise: A couple calmly enjoy each other's company.

Location: Bottom floor, leaning on the fence near the fountain

Characters: Male and female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Man: [Laughter]

Chain Supporter
Premise: A man encourages Booker, a fellow Rapture citizen.

Location: Bottom floor, sitting on the edge of the fountain

Characters: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Keep your hand on the chain, friend."

Waterfall Greeter
Premise: A man greets Booker and Elizabeth.

Location: Sitting by the waterfall next to the stairs near Cohen's

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Afternoon."

Cohen's Critic
Premise: A man criticizes Sander Cohen to his company.

Location: Near Cohen's

Characters: Male and female Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Ugh, 'Contempt's too weak a word… I consider Cohen's work obscene."
 * Woman: "What does Ryan say? 'To the Parasite, that which challenges the mind is obscene.' "
 * Man: " 'And that which picks the pocket is holy.' Yes, Yes. But doesn't mean Cohen can write worth a damn."

Current Events Discussion: Fontaine's Department Store
Premise: A trio of citizens discuss their feelings towards the imprisonment of Fontaine's allies.

Location: Outside The Golden Rule

Character: Male and female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal Round Two:
 * Man 1: "POOF! They're all gone. Ryan, he's the new Houdini."
 * Man 2: "He's got 'em in a department store?"
 * Man 1: "In Fontaine's department store. If I wanted this, I might as well have stayed in Vladivostok."
 * Woman: "Fontaine's thugs were nothing more than a bunch of parasites. Ryan looks out for Rapture."
 * Man 2: "Heh. Ryan looks out for Ryan."
 * Man 1: "And why not? It is the sweat of his brow. We're just the gnats buzzing around, no?"
 * Man 2: "It's temporary."
 * Man 1: "Temporary, just like gulag, Temporary, until someone puts bullet in your head."

Flirting
Premise: A man attempts to chat up a woman using various pick up lines.

Location: By the phone booths

Character: Male and female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal Round Two:
 * Man: "Dr. Steinman told me he uses my picture to judge facial symmetry."
 * Woman: "Ha, Darling, that line actually work at anyone before closing time?"
 * Man: "I'm not looking to be an obstacle to your accomplishments. I'm a modern fella. I just walk next to you and admire your stride."
 * Woman: "Darling, you do know how to talk to a woman."

Sexual Intimacy
Premise: A man defends his line of work to a clearly disgusted citizen.

Location: Large window near the Rapture Records

Character: Male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal Round Two:
 * Man 1: "Sexual intimacy is no different than any other commodity, friend. You sell soybeans. I sell companionship."
 * Man 2: "Ugh, It's disgusting."
 * Man 1: "That's the Bible talking, pal. That's your mother talking. What does Ryan say? Petty morality? You can keep it."
 * Man 1: "You've got a wife? Fine, that's a contract. You got a job? Fine, that's a contract. It's all business of one kind of another. We all have physical needs, but time is a commodity. You want to spend it wooing some woman, well, fare thee well. My clients, well, they got bigger fish to fry."

Current Events Discussion: Frank Fontaine
Premise: Two men argue over their support for Fontaine and Ryan.

Location: On the stairs between Rapture Records and Maison Vosges

Character: Male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal Round Two:
 * Man 1: "Frank Fontaine… Now, there was a straight shooter. One of us."
 * Man 2: "I don't want to follow one of us."
 * Man 1: "You imagine havin' a beer with Andrew Ryan? Probably some teetotaler. Don't trust a man don't drink least from time to time."
 * Man 2: "Ryan understands something fundamental about mankind. We want to be better than we are. That is what separates us from the jungle."

Maison Vosges Sales Man
 Premise: The man behind the counter greets Booker at sight.

Location: Maison Vosges

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: [Italian accent] "Buongiorno, signoreGoodmorning, sir [sic]."



Concerned Mothers
Premise: Two concerned mothers discuss the recent disappearance of young girls

Location: Maison Vosges

Characters: Female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Woman 1: "&mdash; days… Her little girl's been missing for days…"
 * Woman 2: "I'm a complete wreck if Trudy even gets a nosebleed…"
 * Woman 1: "So many children… It can't all be coincidence."

Solitary Man
Promise:A man leaning on a fence wonders why Booker approaches him.

Location: Across from the entrance of Maison Vosges

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Can I help you?"

Current Events Discussion: Andrew Ryan
Premise: Two citizen discuss Andrew Ryan's actions.

Location: Upper floor, near Maison Vosges

Characters: Male and female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Armand: "Fontaine was taken out by Ryan's goons for one reason, and one reason only. He built a better mousetrap."
 * Woman: "Oh, for God's sake, Armand. You wanna get us both rounded up?"
 * Armand: "So you admit it? That Ryan's rounding people up?"
 * Woman: "It was a figure of speech."
 * Armand: "The pot calling the kettle black is a figure of speech."
 * Woman: "I keep my head low and I do my job."
 * Armand: "Like a good German."
 * Woman: "Now, is that a figure of speech?"

Round Two:


 * Armand: "You ever met the man?"
 * Woman: "Used to see him all the time at Eve's Garden, like he was for that show. But then he'd disappear with Jasmine Jolene."
 * Armand: "Well, that makes sense."
 * Woman: "Whaddya mean?"
 * Armand: "If anyone knows anything about disappearing, it would be her."

Elizabeth's Admirers
Premsie: Two men take an interest in Elizabeth and wonders why she's around the likes of Booker.

Location: Upper floor, near the stairs leading from the Jet-Postal station

Character: Male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Man 1: "Why are you wasting your time with that one?"

Round Two:


 * Man 2: "If the smell of Booze starts your engine, I'll arrange us a tour of Worley's Winery."

Current Events Discussion: Peace and Quiet
Premise: A pair discuss Frank Fontaine's employees and cohorts.

Location: Upper floor, across from Artist's Struggle

Character: Male and female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "All that unpleasantness with Fontaine… Seems so far behind us now."
 * Woman: "I hope all of his crowd are enjoying themselves, locked up forever."
 * Man: "Gotta hand it to the old man. Locking up Fontaine's thugs in his own department store… That's poetic justice."

Round Two:


 * Man: "Amazing what a few months' peace and quiet's done for the general mood around here…"
 * Woman: "All them orphanages and poorhouse did was to encourage the takers. Give a man a hand and he'll take an arm…"

Handicapable
Premise: Two friends discuss one's recent handicap.

Location: By a bench near the Jet-Postal Station

Character: Male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Dimitri: "How am I gonna get work with my leg all busted up like this? Foreman says I should have been more careful."
 * Arlen: "Something'll turn up. Adversity breeds opportunity, that's what Ryan says."

Round Two


 * Dimitri: "Dimitri not asking for handout. Just a leg up."
 * Arlen: "You'll forgive me if I can't see the difference."
 * Dimitri: "It's my leg, Arlen… Doc says it'll never straighten out… Can't climb ladder if knees won't bend."
 * Arlen: "Wasn't the foreman who pushed you off the roof, pal. We start expecting someone else to carry us, then Rapture's gonna become a city of cripples."

Hair Critic
Premise: A woman comments on Booker's haircut

Location: The Watched Clock Plaza, near the locked maintenance door.

Character: Female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Woman: "Whatever that barber did to you, I hope he's retained a capable attorney."

Current Events Discussion: Mistreated
Premise: A couple discuss their acquaintance's opinion.

Location: The Watched Clock Plaza, on a bench outside the diner

Characters: Female and male Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Woman: "To what possible end? They can't BOTH be right."
 * Man: "If she feels strongly about how Fontaine's people were treated, she's more than welcome to hop a bathysphere to that department store and join them."

Sea Slug Observers
Premise: Two citizen watch the Sea Slugs on the other side of the window.

Location: The Watched Clock Plaza, by the windows

Characters: Male and female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Ugly little buggers, aren't they?"
 * Woman: "How do they work?"
 * Man: "Something about stem cells…"
 * Woman: "What's a stem cell?"
 * Man: "Who do I look like? Brigid Tenenbaum?"

Writer
 Premise: A man thinks out loud as he writes at the diner.

Location: At a table in The Watched Clock

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "That's… what… the Parasite want… you to believe… grey! There's no such thing as grey! There's good… There's bad. And nothing between the poles!"

Round Two:


 * Man: "Hmm… Now that's a manifesto."



Current Events Discussion: Prisoners
 Premise: A woman express her thoughts about the department store prisoners to her friends.

Location: At a table in The Watched Clock

Characters: Female Rapture Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Irene: "I understand why Ryan wants to lock Fontaine's men up in that department store, but why on Earth should we have to feed them? Isn't a prisoner just another parasite?""
 * Woman: "Whatcha want to do, Irene? Hang them all?"
 * Irene: "Hm. You said it, not me."



Kitchen Staff
<section begin=Kitchen Staff /> Premise: A pair of disgruntled waiters chat while on a smoke break.

Location: The Watched Clock, kitchen

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Ken Levine

File:


 * Carson: "Tip? I don't think these supermen know the meaning of the word…"

<section end=Kitchen Staff />

Displeased Chef
<section begin=Displeased Chef /> Premise: Chef believes Booker to be another customer who's dissatisfied with his food.

Location: The Watched Clock, kitchen

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal
 * Man: "Another one? You got an issue with my food, pal, you're welcome to put on an apron."

<section end=Displeased Chef />

His Muse Shall Not Be Mocked
Premise: Cohen punishes two dancers who fail to reach his standard.

Location: Center of reflecting pool.

Character: Male and Female Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal
 * Rosemary: "Please!"
 * Greg: "SANDER, FOR GOD'S SAKE!"

All They Ask Is…
Premise: Cohen's audience demand Booker and Elizabeth dance.

Location: All of Cohen's

Character: Male and Female Rapture Citzen

Voice: Normal Crowd: *"A Dance! A Dance! A Dance! A Dance! A Dance!…" (This continues and gets increasingly louder until Booker agrees to dance)

Freeze Tag Splicers
<section begin=Freeze Tag Splicers /> Premise: A Frosty flees two Splicers hunting him for his Plasmid.

Location: Fontaine's Station

Character: Frosty, Early Splicer male models, Thuggish Splicers

Voice: Normal

Files: ,
 * Male Splicer: "I want the frosty one! GET ME THE FROSTY ONE!"
 * Male Splicer: "No! Come back! I want the frosty! Want it! Want it!"

<section end=Freeze Tag Splicers />

Bird Feeder Splicer
Premise: A deranged Splicer feeds seed to the "birdies", which are in reality, dead rats.

Location: The Pavilion's first floor.

Character: Early Splicer female model, Leadhead Splicer. Ingame files have her sharing a name with the fussy waitress below: Shirley Womack.

Voice: Normal

Files:  ,
 * Female Splicer: "There little birdies. Eat up. It's good for you, you know!"
 * Female Splicer: "I never heard of birds that don't like seeds! What's… what's the matter with you… do you think it's poison?"

Table for Four Splicers
Premise: A quartet of starving Splicers try to gain entry to The Daily Bread.

Location: Menswear, just outside The Daily Bread.

Character: Early Splicer Male models, Early Splicer Female models, Leadhead and Thuggish Splicers

Voice: Normal

Files:
 * Male Splicer: "Come on… just let me in ok?"
 * Male Splicer: "Fontaine, he said we're all equal down here now, all in the same boat."
 * Male Splicer: "I just want a taste of some high-class food!"

Frosty's Gang
<section begin=Frosty's Gang /> Premise: A Frosty Splicer keeping guard over the bottle of Old Man Winter instructs his subordinates.

Location: Rapture on Ice

Character: Frosty Splicer.

Voice: Normal

Files:
 * Ray Lardner: "Nobody gets even a sip unless I say so! you got it? Anyone comes near that bottle without permission is a DEAD MAN!"

<section end=Frosty's Gang />

Papa Splicer
Premise: A Splicer chases Sally into a vent.

Location: Housewares tram station

Character: Early Splicer Male model, Leadhead Splicer

Voice: Normal

Files:
 * Male Splicer: "C'mon outta there! Papa's got all sorts of plans for you!"
 * Male Splicer: "Now, you come out and take your medicine!"

Play-mate Splicers
Premise: Mickey and his friends try to coax Sally out of a vent using toys and candy, so they can harvest her.

Location: Electronics

Character: Early Splicer Male models, Leadhead Splicers

Voices: Normal

Files:,  ,
 * Mickey: "C'mon love… Ol' Mickey just wants to give you a little squeeze. You don't want to disappoint your old uncle, now do ya?"
 * Male Splicer: "You come outta there! Ain't no fair keeping that tasty ADAM locked up in your stomach! Ain't no fair!"
 * Mickey: "Quiet, ya yeg. She comes out for the honey, not the vinegar."

Friendly Waitress Splicer
<section begin=Friendly Waitress Splicer /> Premise: A waitress has some chitchat with the dead bodies at the tables.

Location: The Bistro at Fontaine's first floor.

Character: Early Splicer Female model, Leadhead Splicer. Ingame files give her name as Shirley Womack as well.

Voice: Normal

Files:  , ,, ,


 * Female Splicer: "Oh, sorry, honey! I have been "in the weeds" this entire shift!"
 * Female Splicer: "Oh, that's just terrific! Oh, the two of you. Oh, and a doctor, no less. Now, you be sure to bring me some pictures of you in the gown, now, y'hear?"
 * Female Splicer: "Cup a'Joe, sweetie? Oh, would you like to hear today's specials or are you already decided? We got a real fine Key lime pie! We serve it nice and cold. Nice-and-cold."
 * Female Splicer: "Well, there's the peach cobbler, which is a personal favorite, or… or the &mdash; Neapolitan ice cream, which &mdash; which all the kids now seem to love. Um… But if you ask me, I'd go for the layer cake…"
 * Female Splicer: "Oh, will you CLOSE YOUR MOUTH?! No one wants to watch you eat! You're getting FLECKS of spittle EVERYWHERE! No one wants to watch you eat!"

<section end=Friendly Waitress Splicer />

Free Candy Splicers
Premise: A Splicer has made a trail of candy from a vent to a box trap, in an attempt to capture Sally for his girlfriend, and is now waiting in frustration.

Location: Customer Service

Character: Early Splicer Female model, Early Splicer Male model, Leadhead and Thuggish Splicers

Voice: Normal

Files:,  ,


 * Female Splicer: "It's not working! Where is she?!"
 * Male Splicer: "C'mon… my baby needs you! Get outta there! What's wrong with you?! Ain't you got no heart?!"

Toys Barricade Splicers
Premise: Two Splicers are concerned about the barricaded Toys department.

Location: Customer Service

Character: Early Splicer Male models, Leadhead Splicers

Voice: Normal. Splicer One is listed as Doctor Radegast

Files:,  ,


 * Doctor Radegast: "More! It's not enough! That giant son of a bitch will walk right through that!"


 * Male Splicer: "What if there's still a service door? Or… or a fire exit?!"


 * Doctor Radegast: "We'll seal it up! Lock him away forever!"

Wedding Bells Splicer
<section begin=Wedding Bells Splicer /> Premise: A deeply disturbed Splicer acts out her dream wedding to a crowd of mannequins.

Location: Bridal

Character: Early Splicer Female model, Leadhead Splicer

Voice: Normal

Files: ,
 * Female Splicer: "Oh, isn't everything just wonderful? The food, the band… Even your parents are behaving!"
 * Female Splicer: "Really? You mean it? I tried so hard to reduce to fit into this gown. I just wanted to look Beautiful for you."
 * Female Splicer: "I knew right away, silly, right there at the Kashmir. You were sitting with that horrible girl, oh, what was her name? And I said to myself… soon he'll be sitting with me."

<section end=Wedding Bells Splicer />

Rat-Scaring Splicer
<section begin=Rat-Scaring Splicer /> Premise: Splicer try to frighten and lure Sally out of a vent using pony-size rat hoax, so he can harvest her.

Location: Bookstore

Character: Early Splicer Male model, Leadhead Splicer

Voice: Normal

Files:,  ,
 * Male Splicer: "Listen, honey! You know there're rats in there! The size a' ponies. Have you seen them? I bet they seen you."
 * Male Splicer: "How much you weigh, sweetie? About 40 pounds? You know, they got rats in there double that."
 * Male Splicer: "Hey, once them rats get a taste for little girls… It don't stop…"

<section end=Rat-Scaring Splicer />

Paris
Note: Every person in Paris (except for Elizabeth and Sally) speaks French in the game.

Pointillist Greater
Premise: Elizabeth and a painter greet each other.

Location: Outside Restaurant La Poche du Temps

Character: Elizabeth, an imaginary version of the painter Georges Seurat

Voice: Normal, Courtnee Draper for Elizabeth


 * Elizabeth: Bonjour, Monsieur Seurat.
 * Georges Seurat: Hello, Miss Elizabeth. Nothing good to paint today!

Play Date Request
Premise: A young girl asks Elizabeth to play with her and Elizabeth kindly declines.

Location: Outside Œuvers Distinguées, by the clown

Character: An imaginary version of Cosette from Les Misérables, Elizabeth

Voice: Normal, Courtnee Draper for Elizabeth


 * Cosette: "Come play with us, Elizabeth!"
 * Elizabeth: "I'm sorry, Cosette. Next time, I promise."
 * Cosette: "Aw, too bad!"

Œuvers Distinguées Shopkeeper
Premise: A shopkeeper presents his store while Elizabeth asks for a specific book.

Location: Inside Œuvers Distinguées

Character: Male Columbia Citizen, Elizabeth

Voice: Normal, Courtnee Draper for Elizabeth


 * Man: "Every book you could ever want! And reasonably priced, too!"
 * Elizabeth: "Do you have "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton?"
 * Man: "I'm sorry, cherie, but that has not been written yet."

The Le Triomphe maître d'hôtel
Premise: The head waiter of Le Triomphe greets Elizabeth as she walks by the restaurant.

Location: Outside Le Triomphe.

Character: Male Columbia Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "Hello, mademoiselle."


 * Round Two


 * Man: "Good morning, Elizabeth!"


 * Round Three


 * Man: "How are you?"

Le Triomphe Loving Couple
Premise: A couple enjoying wine at Le Triomphe greets Elizabeth as she walks by the restaurant.

Location: At Le Triomphe outdoor seating.

Character: Male Rapture Citizen and female Columbia Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Couple: "Hello!"

Le Triomphe Romantic Couple
Premise: A man recites his love to his wife.

Location: At Le Triomphe outdoor seating.

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Man: "I may require directions, because I've become lost in your eyes."

Eiffel Tower Observers
Premise: A man and a woman observes the Eiffel Tower.

Location: By the drystane near the stairs to L'Oiseau au La Cage?

Character: Male and female Columbia Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Woman "It looks so much better in reality, does it not?"
 * Man: "If you ask me, some things are best kept in dreams…"

L'Oiseau au La Cage? Vendor
Premise: The vendor at L'Oiseau au La Cage? asks promotes his birds and cages.

Location: By the L'Oiseau au La Cage? stand.

Character: Male Columbia Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Bird Vendor: "The bird or the cage! The bird or the cage! Why not have both?"

Lockpicking Splicer
Premise: A Splicer struggles with unlocking a door in Ryan the Lion Preparatory Academy and talks continuously to his friend Henry, unknowing that Elizabeth has knocked him out.

Location: Ryan the Lion Preparatory Academy, first class room.

Character: Early Splicer Male model, Thuggish Splicer

Voice: Normal

Files:,  ,  ,
 * Male Splicer: "Children are clay, Bradburn! It's up to us to see they become Grecian urns and don't return to mud. Get them young enough? You can mold them for life!"
 * Male Splicer: "Henry! Fetch that black label Lacas &mdash; the 12-year-old single malt! Let's discuss this like men."
 * Male Splicer: "Henry!"

Empathy Lecture Splicer
Premise: A former teacher at Ryan the Lion Preparatory Academy, now an insane Splicer, recites her imaginary class on empathy.

Location: Ryan the Lion Preparatory Academy, Cafeteria.

Character: Early Splicer Female model, Leadhead Splicer

Voice: Normal


 * Female Splicer: ""Where is your empathy?" asks Peter the Parasite, while he picks your pocket. Do you know this word “empathy”? You'll find it in the dictionary, under “L-I-E.”"

Singing Atlas Follower
Premise: A prisoner sings a pro-Atlas song while playing the guitar ("Why Can't I Have a Slice of That Pie?"/"The Pie Song").

Location: Exit Plaza, outside Bathyspheres DeLuxe.

Character: Male Columbia Citizen or male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Korby Lenker


 * Atlas Follower: (Singing) "Ryan rewards those who are strong and able. Well I work hard just puttin’ food on the table. And If the good life is dessert then I gotta ask why. Why don’t I have a slice of that pie? Why, oh why, can’t I have a slice of that pie? If Ryan can have it why can’t I? Why can’t I have a slice of that pie? Atlas got a secret - You’re not in this alone. Got a helping hand for you - y' ain't just - on your own We stick together, won’t put up with their lies. Then we’re all gonna have slice of that pie. Why, oh why, can’t I have a slice of that pie? If Ryan can have it why can’t I? Why can’t I have a slice of that pie? Why not throw in your lot - with someone's - gotcher back? Cause Atlas's the only one who can get Rapture - back on track. Ryan talks a good game like any suit and tie But his promise of opportunity's just pie in the sky. Hey! Why, oh why, can’t I have a slice of that pie? If Ryan can have it why can’t I? Why can’t I have a slice of that pie? (Speaking to himself) "I'm hungry..." (Continues singing) why can’t I have a slice of that pie? Why can't I have a slice of that pie?"

Bathysphere Salesman Splicer
Premise: A Splicer tries to convince one of his imaginary costumers to sign a contract for a bathysphere.

Location: Bathysphere Sales Office, Bathyspheres DeLuxe

Character: Early Splicer Male model, Leadhead Splicer

Voice: Normal

Files:,  ,  ,  ,


 * Male Splicer: "In the market for a personal bathysphere? Ha, I got just the thing."
 * Male Splicer: "The Tiger Shark! It's top a'the line! And, as luck would have it, steeply discounted at present."
 * Male Splicer: "Mmmhmm, mmhmm. Finest man-made materials: Naugahyde seats &mdash; laminated panelin' &mdash; French bronze! All the latest plastics. It's nice, huh? Look at it!"
 * Male Splicer: "Let's step into my office and we can draw the contract… Huh?"
 * Male Splicer: "Ahhh, all that nonsense you heard about asphyxiation? Desperate and irresponsible slander from the competition!"
 * Male Splicer: "Well, you &mdash; well &mdash; Not for you? OK, O-Ok… No need to get sore, pal. I wasn't sayin' you're some kinda cheapskate or nothin'… I SAID THERE'S NO NEED TO GET SORE!"

Talent Portion Splicer
Premise: A former Beauty Contestant imagines herself back on stage.

Location: Bathyspheres DeLuxe Showroom

Character: Early Splicer Female model, Leadhead Splicer

Voice: Normal

Files:,  ,
 * " Yes, sir, that's correct, sir. I'm representing Olympus Heights, hope I do you all proud, gang."
 * "For the talent portion, I've chosen a song that's ever so dear to my heart, suggested by my dear, sweet mother…"
 * [Singing] "Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile. While you've a Lucifer to light your fag, smile, boys, that's the style, (Forgetting the lyrics) What's the use of worrying? It never was worth while. So, pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile."

Anticipating Musician Splicer
Premise: A Splicer listens to the radio, anticipating one of his songs to impress one of his imaginary friends and is outraged to hear Elizabeth's song You Belong to Me instead.

Location: Service Bay, Changing Room

Character: Early Splicer Male model

Voice: Normal

[A Rapture Radio broadcast is heard] [The Rapture Radio DJ announces the song] [You Belong to Me starts to play]
 * Splicer: "OK &mdash; wanna hear my latest number? It's coming up next… Gonna knock your socks off, I tell ya."
 * Splicer: "This is it! This is it!"
 * Splicer: "Hey, that's not it… Nepotism. Payola! That's what this is! Who do they know? Whose pillow they fluffin'?"

TV Watching Splicer
Premise: A Splicer remembers his son while watching the static on a TV.

Location: Service Bay Lobby

Character: Early Splicer Male model

Voice: Normal

Files:,  ,  ,  ,
 * "Hey, Junior! Come on here and watch this!"
 * "All right… you pay attention. Now, that's Andrew Ryan on that screen. Ryan got the formula! You trust your old dad on this one."
 * "Oh, my little lamb… Where's my boy? Where's my boy! I don't know where my boy is!"

Purge
Premise: A gunfight breaks out between Ryan Security and the prisoners.

Location: Bathyspheres DeLuxe Showroom

Character: Early Splicer Male model, Ryan Security model (Soldier)

Vocie: Normal

Files: ,


 * Splicer: "It's Ryan's goon squad!"
 * Soldier: "Wade in, boys. Time to get your hands dirty!"

Searching Ryan Security
Premise: A member of Ryan Security hunts for Elizabeth while another plans an assault on Atlas' remaining group, as he executes two Splicers.

Location: Manta Ray Lounge

Character: Ryan Security model, (Soldier and Houdini)

Voice: Normal

Files: ,


 * Houdini: "There's supposed to be a brunette. Anyone Seen her? Look around!"
 * Soldier: "The rest of Atlas' crew are barricaded up that elevator shaft. When the back up arrives, we'll go in and take them out easy."

Forced Clean-up
Premise: Two Vox Populi members have turned the tables on the upper class citizens, forcing them to scrub the floor.

Location: Factory Docks, outside the Office of Jeremiah Fink.

Characters: Male Vox Soldiers and male Columbia Citizens

Voice: Normal


 * Male Vox 1: "As written in The People's Voice: "Such is the fate of all hoarders and exploiters. Those who had all, will have nothing. Those who idled, shall toil.""
 * Male Vox 2: "Say it!"
 * Founders Crowd: "Long live Daisy Fitzroy! Long live the Vox Populi! The cause justifies all actions against us. It is our time to serve."
 * Male Vox 2: "Again! Like you mean it!"
 * Founders Crowd: "Long live Daisy Fitzroy! Long live the Vox Populi! The cause justifies all actions against us. It is our time to serve."

Social Movement or Thieves
Premise: Two Vox Populi members jump out of a Security Zeppelin, to discuss their stolen cargo and the true motive of the Vox movement.

Location: Factory Docks, on the Hovercraft near the Zeppelin (The player has to enter the Zeppelin to trigger the script).

Characters: Male and female Vox Soldiers

Voice: Normal


 * Male Vox: "Oh, aren't you up on your high horse? Nothin' wrong with lining our own pockets with scratch. After all, we're riskin' our lives here."
 * Female Vox: "We're supposed to be a social movement &mdash; not a den of thieves. Or have you forgotten why we started all this?"

Contractors
Premise: While looking for supplies one of two Vox members read out a Fink Manufacturing contract, while the second one comments on it, while he moves a crate.

Location: Office of Jeremiah Fink.

Characters: Female and male Vox Soldiers

Voice: Normal


 * Female Vox: "“We abide neither dilly-dalliers nor malingerers. Address your promptly or find your contract terminated and living quarters reassigned.” Bastards!"
 * Male Vox: "My living quarters got reassigned, all right. I'm sleeping in Fink's bed tonight!"

Vox Cleaner
Premise: A Vox Populi member complains about the smell from the state of the Factory after the uprising and asks for "assistance".

Location: Fink MFG Research Laboratories, by the statue.

Characters: Male Vox Soldier

Voice: Normal


 * Male Vox: "Jesus, it's ripe in here… Say, somebody, uh, fetch me a millionaire to clean this mess up!"

Animal Lover
Premise: A Vox member is confused by the gorilla inside the glass chamber.

Location: Imprinting Studies, Hermetic Chambers (After the quarantine has been deactivated by pulling the lever).

Characters: Male Vox Soldiers

Voice: Normal


 * Male Vox: "What is that… some kind of monkey? Who knew Fink was an animal lover?"

Whistler
<section begin=Whistler /> Premise: One of Atlas' followers mockingly whistles Rise, Rapture, Rise.

Location: Artemis Suites, Rapture Tribune Kiosk

Character: Male Rapture Citizen

Voice: Normal


 * Roland: [Whistling "Rise, Rapture, Rise"]

<section end=Whistler />

Behind the Scenes

 * Most of the Splicers will continue with the idle of a respective Splicer persona (see: Early Splicers) after their scripted dialog is completed.
 * The line said by the "Concerned Woman" is reused from a woman at the Fairgrounds in BioShock Infinite.