(2) Meeting with Sarif | Whispers of Conspiracy Deus Ex: HR Guide

Last update: 01 February 2017

As you probably remember, in order to get to the Sarif's office you have to use any elevator #1. Right after leaving the elevator, a game will automatically start a conversation with Bill Taggart #2, the founder of the pro-humanist group Humanity Front. Whether you act aggressively or held back your emotions towards him doesn't really matter (same as a final choice of whether to let him go or get some more info from him).

You can also use the opportunity and talk to Isaias Sandoval, who is in the same room #1. You can ask him about his friend, who was suffering from augmentations, but you won't learn any details. After these conversations are over, head to the Sarif's office #2.

Approach Sarif and start the conversation. If you've already talk to Pritchard, pick a security breach as a subject. A game will again force you to carefully choose behavior options. A Social Enhancer augmentation would be very helpful here, because you could know the psychological profile of Sarif and monitor the persuasion level. A proper way of conversation will make a bar changing into green, while wrong decisions make it more orange. Do not worry if you do not have augmentation mentioned above, because negotiations might be successful even without it. We can't unfortunately provide you with a proven method because despite choosing same behavior options on subsequent attempts to play negotiations, Sarif may behave in very different way. So it is important to read every dialog line connected with behavior option. You must also remember about what you want to get and all negotiations have to be focused on the final effect.

You can drag Sarif on your side when you repel his tries to change the main subject - a security breach in company's firewall, thanks which an enemy hacker was able to hack in. David may use many tricks here, talking about Megan Reed for example. You must stay calm of course when he does such things. You must also convince your boss, that you do not want to be aggressive but only solve a case of main data leak. An ultimate goal of this conversation might be obtained by choosing proper behavior options: Refocus and Placate. If you succeed, Sarif will tell you that he made this breach for a private detective, who was ordered to investigate past of Sarif Industries employees. David will promise to share information about Jensen, warning him however that some facts may negatively surprise him. An alternative way to hold this conversation is to use C.A.S.I.E Social Enhancement Augmentation in order to activate pheromones (Z key). In this case you should use a personality type Alpha option. Jensen would successfully blackmail Sarif with promise that he'll leave company if he won't get the whole truth.

Reward: 2000 experience points.

Despite the fact, that the optional goal of this quest is already complete, it would be good to immediately review information mentioned by Sarif. In order to do this return to Jensen's office and start interaction with the right computer terminal #1. There are three new messages and you'll learn some interesting details about the main character. When you try to leave the office, Pritchard #2 will stop you again. He will tell you that he continues to track down the hacker who broke into the system.

Return to Sarif's office and talk to him again. This time your next task will be a subject of the conversation. Sarif will send you to China, because that is where a trail from Barret leads to. Note that you've received a special corporate passport, allowing you to get to the futuristic Hengsha.

Reward: 1000 experience points.