: It can't end at all if you don't...
Oh, I see...
: ...because I hadn't considered this possibility.
: Originally I had it so you teleported into the level on top of the chip, but
: that seemed kinda cheap and weird, so I moved it to the top of the
: platform instead.
Well, the reason why I was asking is that Durandal says with incredible nonchalance (which actually I suppose is more out of hubris than apathy) - "Yeah, I know that bitch sent you to destroy me, but here's my core essence - just do whatever the hell you want with it, I don't care." (I guess this could be construed as Durandal being in his Melancholia stage, but I'm not sure how this matches up with the series of events in M1.)
But what if the player decides to not believe Durandal (especially knowing his self-serving duplicity in the past) and instead forge on ahead with Hathor? That would mean the player not taking the chip, and I'd presume Hathor pinching you on the cheek saying, "Awww, that's my big boy, I knew my little cyborg schnook-ums wouldn't turn against his little 'ol Jjaro dreamboat." - or words to that effect anyway...
