Wait 20 frames.
Player choice:
If player choice is soup
If player choice is peas
@unknown
jinglejangle text text text more text
@unknown
WOOOOO
@unknown
English
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
If player choice is No
If player choice is Maybe
@unknown
doc written
@unknown
$this is a paragraph
@unknown
$here's another paragraph
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$new page
@unknown
$Dear Silver,
@unknown
$I heard the news about the mine.
@unknown
$I can't imagine what you're feeling.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$It's been two weeks.
@unknown
$I know it must be hard, but you must leave soon too.
@unknown
$It's only a matter of time before the rowbots are recalled.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$At least let me know you got my message, okay?
@unknown
$ -Kip
@calamus
This is an . pause
@calamus
This is 2 . pauses, stacked
@calamus
This is 4 . pauses, stacked
@calamus
This | is an | pause, it's about 4 . pauses long
@calamus
This
is a n line break
@calamus
This is a line break without n
@calamus
This is a > function, it waits for player input
@calamus
This is a function, it changes my face!
@calamus_smile
This is a function used along with >, it changes my face mid- sentence
@unknown
photos
@plight
oneshot minus garfield
Player choice:
If player choice is Start house
If player choice is red sky
If player choice is red ground
If player choice is more
Player choice:
If player choice is green
If player choice is blue
If player choice is cancel
@unknown
[I'M GONNA FOLLOW YOU NOW.]
@niko
K
@unknown
[STILL FOLLOWING]
@unknown
[BOOP]
@niko
Hello
@unknown
[I'M ALSO GONNA FOLLOW YOU]
@niko
cool
@unknown
[BEEP]
@niko
greetings
@unknown
[HI I LIKE CATS.]
@unknown
[CUTSCENE EXAMPLE]
@unknown
[NIKO IS CURRENTLY TALKING TO AN NPC.]
@unknown
[WILL THE ROBOTS STILL FOLLOW NIKO I WONDER]
@unknown
[I'M TALKING A LOT!]
@niko
meow
@unknown
[BEEP BOOP MORE DIALOG]
@niko
I see
@prophet
[I Will Now Provide You With Vital Information!]
@unknown
$If you notice a decline in the charge cycle within the warranty period, please contact the manufacturer.
@desktop
You're already too late.
Not much of the world
remains.
@ed
[The c[2]Documentc[0] has found a place it belongs outside the game.]
@credits
Special Thanks
lRedoplus rAlmond-Goddess
lSaniblues rFelixTheJudge
@credits
lNoxid rAlbatrosssoup
lSauraen rStanhoff
lKalkie rKitsiinabox
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
PHOTOGENIC LOCATIONS
Player choice:
If player choice is Maize
If player choice is Cafe
If player choice is Glenbot
If player choice is more
@unknown
MORE LOCATIONS
Player choice:
If player choice is Fish
If player choice is Trader
If player choice is Dorms
@unknown
A handy guide to text colors!
c[4]bluec[0], c[2]greenc[0], c[1]redc[0] and c[3]yellowc[0]
@unknown
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
@unknown
postgame on
Else
@unknown
postgame off
@plight_worry
*internal screaming*
@niko_speak
*external screaming*
Condition ['6', '-1', '8']
@niko
Okay, here we go.
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@unknown
Go to the finale?
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
If player choice is No
@unknown
Hello Penguin
@prophet_hmm
I am not programmed to feel
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
It won't turn on.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '2', '0']
@ed
[How do you still have the remote??]
Else
@ed
[A soft glowing light trickles through the window.]
@ed
[Niko just woke up here.]
@ed
[Niko just woke up here.]
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
...
@niko_speak
H-hello?
Wait 35 frames.
@niko
.....
Condition ['1', '51', '1', '54', '0']
Condition ['1', '52', '1', '54', '0']
Condition ['1', '52', '1', '51', '0']
Condition ['1', '53', '1', '54', '0']
Condition ['1', '53', '1', '51', '0']
Condition ['1', '53', '1', '52', '0']
Condition ['0', '178', '0']
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
It won't turn on.
Else
Wait 40 frames.
@unknown
Input Password:
@unknown
c[4]v[57] c[2]v[58] c[1]v[59] c[3]v[60] c[0]...
Condition ['1', '56', '1', '55', '0']
@unknown
c[2]Access Granted.
Wait 50 frames.
@desktop
...
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
You found me.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
....Why?
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
You're already too late.
Not much of the world
remains.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
This will be apparent
once you go outside.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
This place was never
worth saving.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
...Do you still want to try?
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
Then, remember this:
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
Your actions here
will affect Niko.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
Your "mission" is
to help Niko leave.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
And most importantly...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[Niko hears the sound of a door unlocking.]
Else
@unknown
c[1]Access Denied.
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['0', '178', '0']
Else
@ed
[The door is locked.]
@ed
[There's a c[7]TV remotec[0] here.]
@ed
[Niko picks it up.]
@ed
[Dusty books.]
@ed
[It's too dark to read in here.]
@ed
[Niko just woke up here.]
@ed
[Niko just woke up here.]
@ed
[Niko just woke up here.]
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
...
@niko_speak
H-hello?
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
@niko
.....Player?
@niko_shock
...
..wait, why did I...say that word...
@niko_eyeclosed
..."Player".
@niko_distressed2
....why does that sound so familiar?
Else
Wait 35 frames.
@niko
.....
Condition ['1', '51', '1', '54', '0']
Condition ['1', '52', '1', '54', '0']
Condition ['1', '52', '1', '51', '0']
Condition ['1', '53', '1', '54', '0']
Condition ['1', '53', '1', '51', '0']
Condition ['1', '53', '1', '52', '0']
Condition ['0', '178', '0']
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
It won't turn on.
Else
Wait 40 frames.
Condition ['0', '252', '0']
@unknown
Input Password:
Else
@unknown
Input Password:
Condition ['0', '252', '0']
@unknown
v[57] v[58] v[59] v[60] ...
Else
@unknown
c[4]v[57] c[2]v[58] c[1]v[59] c[3]v[60] c[0]...
Condition ['1', '56', '1', '55', '0']
@unknown
c[2]Access Granted.
Wait 50 frames.
@desktop
...
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
You found me.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
....Why?
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
You're already too late.
Not much of the world
remains.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
This will be apparent
once you go outside.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
This place was never
worth saving.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
...Do you still want to try?
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
Then, remember this:
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
Your actions here
will affect Niko.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
Your "mission" is
to help Niko leave.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
And most importantly...
Wait 10 frames.
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
@desktop
...
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
No. This does
not feel right at all.
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
Have we...
already been through this,
Player?
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
But that should be
impossible...
Wait 10 frames.
@desktop
You only had one shot.
I wasn't supposed to
exist after that...
Wait 10 frames.
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[Niko hears the sound of a door unlocking.]
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
@niko
..."Player"...?
@niko
That sounds so...familiar.
Wait 20 frames.
Else
@unknown
c[1]Access Denied.
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['0', '178', '0']
Else
@ed
[The door is locked.]
@ed
[There's a c[7]TV remotec[0] here.]
@ed
[Niko picks it up.]
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '2', '0']
@ed
[In the faint light,
Niko can glimpse the face of the remote...]
Condition ['0', '252', '0']
@ed
[All of the numbers except v[51], v[52], v[53], and v[54] are missing.]
Else
Condition ['1', '61', '0', '1', '0']
@ed
[All of the numbers except c[3]v[54]c[0], c[1]v[53]c[0], c[2]v[52]c[0], and c[4]v[51]c[0] are missing.]
Else
Condition ['1', '61', '0', '2', '0']
@ed
[All of the numbers except c[1]v[53]c[0], c[3]v[54]c[0], c[4]v[51]c[0], and c[2]v[52]c[0] are missing.]
Else
Condition ['1', '61', '0', '3', '0']
@ed
[All of the numbers except c[2]v[52]c[0], c[4]v[51]c[0], c[3]v[54]c[0], and c[1]v[53]c[0] are missing.]
Else
@ed
[All of the numbers except c[1]v[53]c[0], c[4]v[51]c[0], c[3]v[54]c[0], and c[2]v[52]c[0] are missing.]
@ed
[They're marked in bright colors.]
Else
@ed
[A soft glowing light trickles through the window.]
Condition ['8', '1']
Else
@ed
[Dusty books.]
@ed
[It's too dark to read in here.]
@ed
[A c[7]withered plantc[0] sits here, stiff and dry.]
Condition ['0', '4', '0']
@ed
[There's no need to do anything else to it.]
Else
@ed
[A branch snaps off.]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[A pair of c[3]luminous, yellow eyesc[0] stares back at Niko.]
@ed
[There's no water in the toilet.]
@ed
[The tub won't run.]
@ed
[The tub won't run.]
Condition ['0', '3', '0']
@ed
[The refrigerator is empty.]
Else
@ed
[Inside the refrigerator is a c[2]bottle of alcoholc[0].]
@ed
[Niko takes it.]
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '4', '0']
@ed
[Niko readies the branch...]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[It doesn't manage to light.]
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '5', '0']
@ed
[Niko readies the branch...]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
Ah!
Else
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[The TV gives off a dangerous-looking c[3]sparkc[0].]
@ed
[Just a table.]
@ed
[Just a chair.]
@ed
[The sink won't turn on.]
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '6', '0']
Else
@ed
[The wood in the fireplace looks like it was never used.]
@ed
[Perhaps it could be c[6]litc[0].]
@ed
[The c[6]flamesc[0] are dim but comforting.]
@ed
[The sink won't turn on.]
@ed
[Something on the ground glimmers in the firelight.]
@ed
[It appears to be a small metallic object,
wedged into a crack in the floor.]
@ed
[Niko digs it out.]
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
Helloooo?
..anyone?
@ed
[What's left of a robot.]
@niko
A robot.
@niko_eyeclosed
It's beyond repair.
@ed
[What's left of a robot.]
@niko_what
Just a head, yikes...
@ed
[What's left of a robot.]
@niko
A robot.
@niko_eyeclosed
It's beyond repair.
@ed
[What's left of a robot.]
@niko
A robot.
@niko_eyeclosed
It's beyond repair.
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
A depowered robot.
Else
@ed
[A robot. It no longer has power.]
@unknown
[I AM FUNCTIONAL!]
@niko
M-hm!
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
These machines look like computers.
Else
@ed
[What's left of a computer terminal.]
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@prophet
[Ah!]
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Condition ['1', '22', '1', '23', '0']
Wait 20 frames.
@prophet
[Ah!]
Condition ['12', 'Script.py < 23']
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '1', '23', '0']
@prophet
[That Lightbulb...! You Are Here!]
@niko
M- me?
@prophet
[Yes!]
@prophet
[Welcome To Our World, Friend!]
@prophet
[I Am Most Humbled By Your Presence. Yes!]
@niko
Uh, thanks...
@niko2
...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko3
...
@niko_eyeclosed
Sorry... I'm a little lost...
@prophet
[Ah Right! Allow Me To Explain Some Things.]
@prophet
[May I First Ask How You Arrived Here?]
@niko3
I'm... not sure...
@niko2
I woke up in this... weird house.
It was really dark!
@prophet_omg
[Oh!]
[So You Woke Up In An Unfamiliar, Dark Location?]
@niko
Mhm!
@prophet_omg
[Just As My Prophecy Foretold. Yes!]
@prophet
[You Are The Savior We Have Been Waiting For!]
@prophet
[You Will Be The One To Save Our World From Eternal Darkness.]
@niko2
...um.
@prophet
[I Will Now Provide You With Vital Information!]
@prophet
[Please Ask Me Anything!]
@Niko
Ah, well....
@niko_speak
Can you tell me about...
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
Player choice:
If player choice is ...this world
If player choice is ...the lightbulb
If player choice is ...about \p
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@prophet
[Player Is The Name Of Our God.]
@prophet
[Always Look To Them For Guidance.]
[You've Already Received More Than You Realize...]
Else
@niko
When I woke up in that house...
For some reason, I called out a name.
@niko
"Player".
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm not sure why I did that.
But then, I saw it on a computer too!
@prophet_omg
[Ah, That Would Be Our God!]
@niko_pancakes
Oh! Right!
I... think I...
@niko3
...I feel like I remember something about that.
@prophet_omg
[You do?]
@prophet_hmm
[But wait... Did You Not Just Arrive Here?]
@prophet_hmm
[I Was The One Who Was Supposed To Inform You Of That.]
@prophet
[So... How Did You Know?]
@niko_speak
... ..hm...
@niko_eyeclosed
It just made sense, I guess!
@prophet_hmm
[Ah...]
@prophet_omg
[Have You Already Contacted Player, Then?]
@niko
Nope!
I just have to close my eyes and focus, right?
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed2
...hey, Player? ...God?
@niko_eyeclosed
This is going to sound weird, but...
Have we... met... before?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@niko_eyeclosed2
Ah!
But...I don't know who you are, though...
@niko_eyeclosed
It's just a weird feeling that I have...
@niko_eyeclosed2
Oh... I bet I'm just being silly, aren't I...
@niko_eyeclosed
Sorry...
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah, I thought not...
@niko_eyeclosed2
That was a silly question...
@niko_eyeclosed
But... it's nice to meet you, Player!
@niko_eyeclosed
My name is Niko!
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['12', 'Script.py >= 23']
@niko_speak
I just contacted Player, yeah!
@prophet
[Do Not Be Afraid To Ask Player For Assistance.]
[You Are The Messiah After All.]
If player choice is ...going home
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@prophet
[Remember Your Duty.]
Else
Else
Player choice:
If player choice is ...this world
If player choice is ...the lightbulb
If player choice is ...the computer
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
Condition ['0', '44', '0']
@prophet
[The Name Of Our God Is Apparently Player.
I Must Admit This Is A Surprise...]
Else
@prophet
[Player Is The Name Of Our God.]
@prophet
[Always Look To Them For Guidance.]
[You've Already Received More Than You Realize...]
Else
@niko
In the house, I found this... computer.
@niko
It kept saying stuff like
"Your actions here will affect Niko."
@niko_speak
But... c[3]I'mc[0] Niko!
@niko
Are those messages meant for someone else?
@prophet_hmm
[Hm...]
@prophet
[If I Had To Guess, They Might Be Trying To Pass The Message To Player.]
@niko
... Player?
@prophet_omg
[Ah, That Would Be Our God!]
@prophet
[If You Are Here, That Means Player Is Here Also.]
@prophet
[Player Will Provide Guidance For Your Journey.]
@prophet
[In Fact, They Already Have.]
@niko_speak
Really?
@niko
I haven't seen anyone though...
@prophet
[Have You... Not Contacted Player Yet?]
@niko
I don't think so.
@prophet
[Being The Bringer Of Our Sun, You Have The Sacred Ability To Communicate Directly With Player.]
@prophet_hmm
[...An Ability That No One Else Possesses, Certainly Not I.]
@prophet
[Please Close Your Eyes And Focus.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Alright...
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
Hello?
@niko_eyeclosed
...Player?
Are you... | there?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@niko_eyeclosed2
Oh!
@niko_eyeclosed2
N- nice to meet you, Player!
@niko_eyeclosed
My name is Niko!
If player choice is That is not my name
@niko_eyeclosed
O-|oh...
@niko_eyeclosed
Well... what is your name, then?
Condition ['12', 'Game_Oneshot.get_user_name == $game_oneshot.player_name']
@niko_eyeclosed
But that's... what I said.
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.is_name_swear']
@niko_eyeclosed2
Oh! Your name is...
..
@niko_eyeclosed2
I don't think I'm supposed to say that word, but...
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.is_name_niko']
@niko_pancakes
Really?
That's your name too?
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.is_name_like_niko']
@niko_speak
Oh!
That's almost the same as my name...
@niko_speak
In fact, I think they're actually pronounced the same!
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.is_name_like_mom_dad']
@niko_eyeclosed2
Is that your... name?
@niko_eyeclosed
But I already have parents...
@niko_eyeclosed
This'll be confusing...
@niko_eyeclosed
Anyways...
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.is_name_gross']
@niko_what
....really?
That's... your name?
@niko_eyeclosed2
Gross!
Er... I mean....
Else
@niko_eyeclosed2
N- nice to meet you, Player!
@niko_eyeclosed
My name is Niko!
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['12', 'Script.py >= 23']
Condition ['0', '44', '0']
@niko_speak
I actually heard someone!
They said their name is Player, though...
@niko_pancakes
This is incredible...
@prophet_hmm
[It Seems The Recorded Name Was Incorrect.]
@prophet
[Updating Database...]
@niko
Hm?
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@prophet
[Update Complete.]
Else
Condition ['0', '80', '0']
@niko_speak
I actually heard someone!
They told me their name is actually Player!
@niko_pancakes
The same as mine!
@prophet
[Ah. Perhaps It Was Fate.]
@prophet_hmm
[But It Seems The Recorded Name Was Incorrect.]
@prophet
[Updating Database...]
@niko
Hm?
@prophet
[Update Complete.]
Else
Condition ['0', '81', '0']
@niko_speak
I actually heard someone!
They told me their name is actually Player!
@niko_pancakes
It sounds just like my name!
@prophet
[Ah. Perhaps It Was Fate.]
@prophet_hmm
[But It Seems The Recorded Name Was Incorrect.]
@prophet
[Updating Database...]
@niko
Hm?
@prophet
[Update Complete.]
Else
Condition ['0', '82', '0']
@niko_speak
I actually heard someone!
They said their name is Player...
@niko_wtf2
I still don't think I should be saying that...
@prophet
[Why?]
@niko_eyeclosed
It's a bad word!
@prophet
[Bad... Word?]
@niko_eyeclosed
Nevermind.
@prophet_hmm
[It Seems The Recorded Name Was Incorrect.]
@prophet
[Updating Database...]
@niko
Hm?
@prophet
[Update Complete.]
Else
@niko_speak
I actually heard someone!
They said their name is Player...
@niko_pancakes
This is incredible...
@prophet
[Do Not Be Afraid To Ask Player For Assistance.]
[You Are The Messiah After All.]
If player choice is ...going home
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@prophet
[Remember Your Duty.]
Else
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
Else
@prophet
[Surely You Have More Questions!]
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
Wait 60 frames.
@niko
I think that's all I have to ask for now.
@prophet
[Excellent!]
[I Wish You Luck.]
Condition ['0', '201', '0']
@prophet
[I Wish You Luck On The Rest Of Your Journey.]
Else
Condition ['8', '23']
@prophet
[Hello Again.]
@niko
Hi!
@niko_speak
Player and I are gonna leave now! We found a robot that can take us closer to the Tower!
@prophet_omg
[Oh!]
@niko
Thanks for helping me and answering my questions!
@prophet_omg
[That Means I have Fulfilled My Purpose!]
@niko
Mhm!
@prophet
[I Wish You Luck On The Rest Of Your Journey.]
Else
@prophet
[Hello Again.]
@prophet
[Are There More Questions You Wish To Ask?]
@niko
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@niko
Mhm!
@prophet
[Go On Then, Ask Away.]
@niko_speak
Can you tell me about...
Player choice:
If player choice is ...the barrens
@niko
It's so... empty here...
@prophet
[That's Why It's Called The Barrens.]
@niko
...are there... ANY people living in this area?
@niko
...besides robots, I mean.
@prophet
[I Do Not Know.]
@prophet
[I Was Not Built To Wander.]
@niko
...not...built to?
@niko
So... you just stand here?
Must be boring...
@niko_speak
Do you at least have friends?
Robot... friends?
@prophet
[I Cannot Desire Companionship.]
[I Have Not Been Tamed.]
@niko
Not... tamed?
@prophet
[There Was No Time.]
@niko
I see...
If player choice is ...the prophecy
@niko
So...
What is this prophecy, exactly?
@prophet
[The Prophet Predicted That A Savior Will Arrive From Another Land.]
@prophet
[The Savior Will Wake Up In A Strange House, Find The Sun, And Illuminate The World.]
@niko
Oh...
@niko_speak
What else did you...uh, foresee?
@prophet
[What Do You Mean?]
@niko_speak
What else did you see in the prophecy?
@prophet
[???]
@niko_speak
Wait... You ARE the prophet, right?
@prophet
[Good Heavens, No!]
@niko_speak
But you called it "my prophecy" earlier...
@prophet
[That Just Means It Is Built Into My Programming.]
@niko
...Your... what?
@prophet
[Ah. My Programming Is What Guides Me.]
@prophet_hmm
[I Am A Robot, After All.]
@niko
I see...
If player choice is ...the tower
@niko_speak
How tall is the Tower?
@niko
I can't seem to even see the top...
@prophet
[I Am Not Allowed To Answer.]
@niko
But...how do I get up there?
@prophet
[In Time, Player Will Know What To Do.]
@niko_eyeclosed
I...see.
If player choice is No
@niko
It's alright, thank you.
@prophet
[In That Case, I Wish You Safe Travels.]
@ed
[What's left of a robot.]
@niko
A robot.
@niko_eyeclosed
It's beyond repair.
@ed
[What's left of a robot.]
@niko
A robot.
@niko_eyeclosed
It's beyond repair.
@unknown
$SELF-CHARGING SOLAR BATTERY MODEL N-87
(One year warranty included)
@unknown
$Simply place your self-charging battery in full daylight with the lens facing up.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$Charges in seconds, no external power is needed.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$TROUBLESHOOTING MANUAL.
@unknown
$If the battery fails to charge, check to see if the lens on the front side has not been dislodged during transport.
@unknown
$One charge cycle will last about ten days.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$If you notice a decline in the charge cycle within the warranty period, please contact the manufacturer.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
It won't turn on.
Condition ['2', 'A', '1']
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '211', '0']
@niko
The screen says "DOCUMENTS".
@niko_eyeclosed
I can't seem to make the computer do anything else...
Else
Wait 40 frames.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@ed
[The code is contained within a c[2]Documentc[0].]
@ed
[The c[2]Documentc[0] has found a place it belongs outside the game.]
Condition ['12', 'EdText.yesno("Do you know where to find Documents, \\\\p?")']
@ed
[Good. Start looking.]
Else
@ed
[Don't you know that there's a designated area for c[2]Documentsc[0] on your own machine?]
@ed
[Some god you are.]
@ed
[...]
@ed
[Look in the Documents folder on your computer.]
@ed
[I don't think I could've made it any more clear.]
Else
Condition ['12', '$console']
@ed
[I see you've made progress in this world, Player.]
@ed
[But that progress stops here.]
@ed
[I believe you need a code to unlock a certain box.]
@ed
[Well, the code no longer exists in THIS world.]
Condition ['12', 'EdText.yesno("...Do you understand what this means, \\\\p?")']
@ed
[Good. Start looking.]
Else
@ed
[You... still don't know the extent of the world's deterioration, do you, Player?]
@ed
[Sigh.]
@ed
[...most of the time, stray pieces of this world would be lost to blissful nothingness.]
@ed
[But this code, this c[2]Documentc[0], is an exception.]
@ed
[I was able to salvage it, because Niko needs the code to progress.]
@ed
[Now, go find it.]
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
It won't turn on.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '18', '0']
@niko
This bar should open it.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '19', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
The pipe won't fit under the cracks, Player!
@niko
We'll need to flatten it somehow...
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '9', '0']
@niko
The screwdriver's not nearly big enough to pry it open.
@niko_speak
This box looks interesting!
@niko
...
@niko_eyeclosed
I wish I had something to pry it open with...
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
There's a little metal cube and some broken glass in here...
@niko_speak
Looks like what used to be a machine part.
@niko
It says 'Solar Battery' on the side.
@niko
It's empty now.
@niko
Still got some shards of glass at the bottom, though.
@niko
A robot without power.
@unknown
[I AM FUNCTIONAL!]
@unknown
[DID YOU POWER THE GENERATOR?]
@niko
I... guess we did!
@niko
Right, Player?
@niko
A robot.
@niko
It seems to be ok! Just doesn't have power.
@unknown
[I AM FUNCTIONAL!]
@unknown
[I CAN WALK!]
@niko
Dusty shelves.
@unknown
$1. A robot may not injure a living person or, through inaction, allow a person to come to harm.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by people, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
@niko
It's a faded poster.
@unknown
$REMINDER TO ALL WORKERS:
@unknown
$The rarest form of blue phosphor is found during the phosphor shrimp's spawn period.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$If you observe a pond with a bubbled-over surface, please contact management immediately!
@unknown
$We will dispatch a harvest team ASAP.
@niko
It's a faded poster.
@unknown
$Five new positions available at the mines.
@unknown
$Housing and other provisions are included upon hiring.
@unknown
$First come, first serve.
@unknown
$The use of a robot as our replacement head engineer seems unorthodox.
@unknown
$...especially the one responsible for last year's incident.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$I suppose they had to get her away from the city, but that doesn't make it easier to swallow for those of us who work here!
@unknown
$I hope that man knows what he's doing.
@unknown
$--Management
Condition ['0', '27', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '12', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '13', '0']
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko_speak
The battery fits the slot perfectly!
@niko
Looks like we're on the right track.
@niko
...but...nothing happened.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '14', '0']
@niko_speak
Let's hope the charged battery does something!
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_pancakes
Whoa!
Else
@niko_speak
That's a big machine!
@niko
It doesn't seem to be doing anything, though...
@niko
There's a rectangle-shaped hole in the middle.
@niko_speak
Looks like something used to fit in here...
@niko
Some sort of small machine.
@niko
I wonder what it does?
@niko_speak
I can feel my hair standing up a little...
@niko
It's a power cell...
I think.
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko_speak
The word "Prophetbot" is written on the side.
@niko
Didn't notice that earlier.
@niko
There are a lot of small, glowing shrimp swimming in the jar.
@niko
A page with faded ink.
@unknown
$-able to provide power to all robots and machinery in the area via a large electromagnetic field.
@unknown
$Maintenance efforts are quite high, as expected.
@unknown
@unknown
$We have provided customized backup cells for the few most important robots.
@unknown
$Their electromagnetic fields are much weaker, and the signals are highly specific.
@unknown
@unknown
$In other words, these small cells can only charge one single-
@niko
The rest of the page is unreadable.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
I don't wanna get shocked again, Player!
Else
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_what
Ow!
@niko_eyeclosed
I just got shocked...
@niko
Dusty shelves.
@niko
A robot.
@niko
It seems to be ok! Just doesn't have power.
@unknown
[HELLO. ORGANIC LIFE FORM.]
@niko
Hello!
@niko
A big machine...
@niko
Looks like a press used to crush metal.
@niko
A robot sitting on the conveyor belt.
@niko_eyeclosed
Doesn't seem to have power.
@unknown
[OH. HELLO.]
@niko_speak
Hi!
@niko
A robot sitting on the conveyor belt.
@niko_eyeclosed
Doesn't seem to have power.
@unknown
[OH. HELLO.]
@niko_speak
Hi!
@unknown
[I HAVE POWER AGAIN.]
@niko
Yup!
@niko
A big machine...
@niko
Looks like a press used to crush metal.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '19', '0']
@niko_speak
Ah... do you want me to crush the pipe in here, Player?
@niko_huh
Ohh, but I don't wanna get too close...
@niko_eyeclosed
...
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
That was scary...
Wait 20 frames.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '1', '0']
@niko_wtf
....Player !
@niko_eyeclosed
I am NOT going to put the sun here.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '11', '0']
@niko
Why... would you want to smash a bottle here, Player?
@niko_speak
The shards would get everywhere!
Else
Condition ['0', '195', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
I hope we don't have to use this again, Player...
Else
@niko_speak
Oh! This machine is still running!
@niko
Maybe I shouldn't stand so close to it...
@niko_wtf
Wh...what if my scarf got caught in there? And then it'll pull me in, and....
@niko_huh
...not gonna finish that sentence.
@niko_huh
...just a head. Yikes.
@niko_eyeclosed
What's left of a robot's arm.
@niko_eyeclosed
What's left of a robot's arm.
@niko_eyeclosed
What's left of a robot's arm.
@niko
A robot. It's beyond repair...
@niko_huh
...just a head. Yikes.
@niko
Piece of a robot. It's badly damaged...
@niko_eyeclosed
What's left of a robot's arm.
@niko
Piece of a robot. It's badly damaged...
@niko_eyeclosed
What's left of a robot's arm.
@niko
A robot. It's beyond repair...
@niko
Piece of a robot. It's badly damaged...
@niko_huh
Just a head...
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm not even sure what this is supposed to be...
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm not even sure what this is supposed to be...
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm not even sure what this is supposed to be...
@niko_huh
Just a head...
@niko_huh
Just a head...
@niko_eyeclosed
What's left of a robot's arm.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '18', '0']
@niko
You want me use the crowbar to open the safe, Player?
I'll... try!
@niko
...
@niko2
The door is sealed flush! We might need the code after all...
Else
@niko
A metal safe.
Seems like it's locked with a 6-digit code.
@niko
I don't... remember seeing any 6-digit codes. Do you, Player?
@unknown
[ENTER CODE:]
Condition ['1', '20', '0', '0', '5']
Condition ['1', '20', '1', '25', '0']
Condition ['12', '$console']
Wait 25 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_speak
Woah! It worked!
@niko2
Wait, how did you know the code,
Player?
I still don't remember seeing one...
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is I had some help.
@niko_speak
Really?
From who?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Don't worry about it.
@niko
Okay...
If player choice is I have my ways.
@niko
I...see!
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is What's in the safe, Niko?
@niko
Oh! Right.
Let's see...
@niko_speak
Ah! I found a gas mask!
Condition ['0', '152', '1']
@niko
...
@niko_speak
Also... there's this weird-looking book!
@niko
I can't read it, though...
@niko2
...not that I can't read or anything! Because I can!
@niko_eyeclosed
I just don't know what language this is...
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
That wasn't it...
@niko
It's empty.
@unknown
$Although the poisonous gas is highly localized to the vent zones, Barrens workers were still recommended to wear gas masks.
@unknown
$These masks were mandatory around active vent sites, of course.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$As more and more of the workforce got replaced by robots, we found ourselves with a surplus of abandoned gas masks.
@unknown
$It seemed like a waste to get rid of them all, so we kept a few for emergencies.
@unknown
$The sun will not return and the abyss is calling my name.
@unknown
$I'm sorry, everyone...
@unknown
$...for choosing to leave before the darkness suffocates us all.
@niko
...
@niko
A torn page with faded ink.
@unknown
$XX/XX/XX
With the mining operations going smoothly, materials are no longer our limiting factor.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$We will be able to build more resilient robots, both in body and mind.
@unknown
$Specifically, the discovery of metal alloy 291 will likely allow the development of highly efficient circuitry.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
@niko_speak
What IS that?
@niko
A robot.
@niko_eyeclosed
No power, just like the rest...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
[I AM WATCHING OVER THE PLANTS.]
Else
@unknown
[HELLO, SMALL PERSON.]
@niko_eyeclosed
You're not much bigger than I am...
@unknown
[WELCOME TO THE LOOKOUT POINT.]
@unknown
[BELOW US IS THE OLD QUARRY.]
@unknown
[THE HEAD ENGINEER LIVES A LITTLE MORE TO THE EAST.]
@unknown
[THE ENTRANCE TO THE OLD MINES IS FURTHER TO THE EAST.]
@niko
I see!
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
Strange black plants. They look like clovers.
@niko
It's a crate.
@niko
Something is poking out from this shelf.
@niko_speak
Ah...it's a screwdriver.
Condition ['0', '210', '1']
@silver
[You can take it if you want. It may help you.]
@niko
Oh! Are you sure?
@silver
[Yes. I have many.]
@niko
Thank you!
@silver
[Please do not touch that.]
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko_eyeclosed
Sorry... I got curious...
@niko
...what is this thing?
@silver
[Back-up power cell. It keeps me functional.]
@silver_lookup
[The main generator for the Barrens ran out of power some time ago.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[It could not even last a week without the sun.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Sorry to hear that...
@silver_lookup
[All we can do is make use of the light we have.]
@niko
This is some kind of power cell, apparently!
@niko
The word "SILVER" is written on the side.
@niko_speak
Why does it say that?
@silver_eyeclosed
[That's not important.]
@niko
Okay...
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_what
Ow!
@niko
I got shocked...
@silver_eyeclosed
[I told you not to touch it...]
@niko_eyeclosed
Player made me.
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm not falling for that one again, Player...
@niko
Some sort of small machine.
@niko
I wonder what it does?
@niko_speak
I can feel my hair standing up a little...
@niko
This is some kind of power cell, apparently!
@niko
The word "SILVER" is written on the side.
@niko_speak
Why does it say that?
@niko
...
@niko
The chess table has 2 small chairs.
Condition ['8', '23']
Condition ['0', '177', '1']
@niko
A chess table.
It's not dusty anymore.
Else
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko
A dusty chess table.
Else
@niko
It's a metal chess table covered in dust.
Condition ['0', '210', '1']
@silver
[I haven't played chess with anyone else for a very long time.]
@niko
Oh?
@niko_speak
Not even... with the other robots?
@silver_eyeclosed
[No.]
[Nobody in the Barrens have that capacity in their programming.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[Nobody here is tamed, for that matter.]
@niko
A bed.
@niko_speak
It's made of metal...?
@niko_eyeclosed
Doesn't look very comfortable...
@niko
A shelf of weird tools and pieces of metal.
@niko
Lots of tiny shrimp are swimming in this jar.
@niko
There's lots of tiny glowing shrimp swimming in this jar.
@niko
And lots of tiny shrimp that aren't glowing...
@niko_eyeclosed
...or swimming...
Condition ['0', '210', '1']
@silver2
[No way! I just refilled that two days ago!]
@silver_eyeclosed
[Guess I'll make a trip to the shore later...]
Condition ['0', '210', '1']
@silver_eyeclosed
[These jars don't last very long.]
Else
@niko
A jar full of glowing shrimp.
@unknown
$Dear Silver,
@unknown
$I heard the news about the mines.
@unknown
$I'm sorry... I can't imagine what you're feeling.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$It's been two weeks...
@unknown
$I know it must be hard, but maybe it's better that you came back...
@unknown
$It's only a matter of time before the rowbots are recalled.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$At least let me know you got my message, okay?
@unknown
$-Kip
@niko
A jar full of glowing shrimp.
@niko
The top is covered with a wire mesh.
@niko
A jar full of glowing shrimp.
@niko
The top is covered with a wire mesh.
@niko
It's a photo of two people.
@niko
The glass is a bit too foggy to see details, though.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '24', '0']
Condition ['0', '276', '0']
@silver2
[Oh, it's that journal you showed me in the mines.]
@silver
[Doesn't look like it's glowing anymore, though.]
@niko
Do you know what I'm supposed to do with it?
@silver2
[I am unsure, but...]
@silver
[...hold on to the journal for now.]
@silver
[It will be important.]
@niko
O...kay...
Else
@niko
Excuse me, miss...
@niko_speak
I found this book.
Do you know anything about it?
@silver
[Let me see...]
@silver2
[What language is this...?]
@silver_eyeclosed
[I'm sorry, I... don't even recognize this writing system.]
@niko
Ah, well, it was worth a shot.
@silver2
[Although...this insignia.]
@silver
[...]
@silver
[...hold on to the journal for now.]
@silver
[It will be important.]
@niko
O...kay...
Else
Condition ['0', '48', '0']
Condition ['8', '23']
@silver
[Off you go...]
@silver
[There's no reason for you to linger in the Barrens.]
Else
@niko_speak
Excuse me again, miss...
@niko_speak
I found a robot who can take me towards the Tower!
@niko_eyeclosed
...but it's having some trouble, so it told me to talk to you.
@silver
[Alright.
What is the issue?]
@niko
It said something about its navigation circuits being fried.
@silver2
[Just the navigation circuits?]
@niko_speak
Apparently!
Player and I fixed everything else, I think...
@silver
[Hm...]
@silver
[I have something that may help.]
@silver_lookup
[Rowbots have the ability to trace material from their source locations.]
@silver
[If you let the rowbot borrow this, then its backup tracking system should activate.]
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_speak
That's a very pretty necklace!
@niko
What's it made of?
@silver_lookup
[Amber found from the Glen.]
@niko
What's the thing inside the amber?
@silver2
[The black clover?
That's a common plant in our world.]
@silver_lookup
[It's also...]
@silver
[...]
@niko
?
@silver_eyeclosed
[Sigh...I'm not sure if I can bear to part with this.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[My programming says yes, but I still feel conflicted.]
@niko
...?
@silver_eyeclosed
[Nevermind.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[You need to finish your mission more than I need a keepsake.]
@silver
[Here.]
@niko_speak
Oh, thank you!
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@silver
[Do you need further assistance?]
@niko
We're good, thanks!
Else
@niko_speak
What's inside the Tower?
@silver_lookup
[I don't know. Nobody's ever entered it before.]
@silver
[At least, nobody history knows.]
@niko
Then... who built it?
@silver2
[Built?]
@silver
[As far as anyone can tell, it's been there since the beginning of time.]
@silver
[I know someone who wanted to study it before, but...]
@silver_eyeclosed
[...]
@niko
Oh?
@silver
[He never told me if it went anywhere.]
Wait 20 frames.
@silver2
[The lightbulb...]
Wait 20 frames.
@silver2
[So, are you the "messiah"?]
@niko
That's what I've been told.
@silver
[I expected someone...taller.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[Or at least someone that doesn't look like a kitten.]
@silver
[That's what you are, right? Some sort of cat?]
@niko
Nuh-uh!
@niko_speak
I'm a person!
@silver
[You got the eyes of a cat...]
@niko_speak
But cats walk on four legs!
@silver_eyeclosed
[Well, either way...]
@silver_lookup
[A child like you being the messiah...just doesn't feel right.]
@niko_eyeclosed
But that robot back there says there's no mistake...
@silver
[I know.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[...sigh.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[This is going to sound cold, but...]
@silver_lookup
[I honestly think you are better off just...leaving and letting the world die naturally.]
@silver
[The world has been falling apart for a long time.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[This manner of decay...It's highly unprobable that the sun can fix it.]
@silver
[You've already seen how bad it can get, right?]
@niko
We...haven't seen much of anything, actually...
@niko_eyeclosed
And we can't really just leave...
@silver2
[Oh, so you just got here?]
@silver
[Then you must be headed towards the Tower.]
@niko
M-hm!
@niko
It's where I'm supposed put the lightbulb... er, sun, isn't it?
@silver
[Yes, at the very top.]
@silver_lookup
[We know that the Tower contains a force that nobody could comprehend.]
@silver_lookup
[And the power is strongest at the summit.]
@silver
[Maybe it will send you back home after you complete your mission.]
@niko_pancakes
Oh!
@silver_eyeclosed
[Don't take my word for it, though.]
@niko
Before I go... Is there anything I can do in return?
@silver
[Actually...]
@silver2
[Do you... know how to play chess?]
@niko_speak
Yeah!
Well, sort of...
@niko_speak
I've played it with some older kids before!
@silver
[Then, will you play a game with me?]
@niko_eyeclosed
I mean, I don't know the rules very well....
@niko_speak
But I guess it's the least I could do!
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
You're really good at this!
@silver
[Thank you.
It was built into my code.]
@niko
Ah.
@niko
So.... What's it like?
Being a robot and all...
@niko
I've talked to other robots, and they all say something about programming and code and stuff.
@niko_speak
Even you did, just now!
@niko_eyeclosed
It's a little hard to understand sometimes.
@silver
[I know.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[Most of the robots here are not tamed.]
@niko_speak
Tamed?
@silver
[Watch out.]
@niko_what
...there goes my bishop...
@silver
[Taming... is complicated.]
@niko
Oh?
@niko_speak
How complicated, exactly?
@silver
[...]
@niko_eyeclosed
...there goes my other bishop...
@silver_lookup
[I can't really explain what tamed robots are.]
@silver
[But I'm one of them.]
@silver_lookup
[All the other tamed robots have been moved to other regions.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[Exactly where, I don't know.]
@niko
Oh?
@silver
[...]
@niko_what
...there goes my little horse...
@silver
[Knight.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Right...
@niko_speak
Oh! Have you ever been to any other regions?
I heard that there's two more.
@silver
[In the past, yes.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[I still have the data, the coordinates, the memories...]
@silver_eyeclosed
[...I don't know how much of that still holds true.]
@silver
[The world may be a very different place now.]
@niko
Because the sun is gone?
@silver
[No.]
@silver2
[I said this already, didn't I?]
@silver
[The sun probably won't save the world.]
@silver_lookup
[The decaying started back before the sun went out.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[The sun's sudden death was just the tipping point, and things went south really fast after that.]
@niko
Oh...
@niko_eyeclosed
Then... there's nothing I can do?
@silver
[Check.]
@niko_speak
W-what!
@niko_eyeclosed
When did your queen get there...
@silver
[The only thing you can do is complete your pilgrimage.]
@silver_lookup
[In a way, you are only supposed to be a second chance for the people.]
@silver
[Just like how the Barrens was only supposed to be a second chance for me.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[There's no guarantee that things will work out.]
@niko
But...
@silver
[Checkmate.]
@niko
...
@silver_eyeclosed
[Alright, guess I've kept you long enough...]
@silver
[...Thank you for listening.]
@silver
[I hope you get home safely.]
@niko
Ah, thank you also!
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
It's a crate.
Condition ['0', '52', '0']
@silver
[Wait!]
Condition ['12', 'Script.px == 25']
Condition ['12', 'Script.px == 25']
Else
@silver
[I saw you heading towards this direction.]
@silver
[The mines have been abandoned for a long time, I cannot guarantee that it's safe.]
@silver
[If you must enter it, it is my duty to accompany you at least once.]
@niko
Oh, thanks!
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Else
@niko
The entrance is roped off...
And there's a sign here:
@unknown
$WARNING:
Authorized personnel only!
Visitors must see the Head Engineer for permission to enter the mines.
@niko
I guess we should find the Head Engineer...
Condition ['0', '210', '0']
@silver2
[I'll be waiting here if you need me.]
Else
Condition ['8', '74']
@silver2
[Maybe you should inspect the journal a bit closer....]
Else
@silver
[Do be careful in here.]
Condition ['0', '83', '0']
@silver
[Ready to leave?]
@niko
Mhm.
Condition ['8', '74']
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Else
@niko
It'd be rude to leave now...
Condition ['0', '83', '0']
Condition ['0', '276', '0']
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko_speak
Safety violation!
Else
@niko
The yellow light is gone now.
@niko_eyeclosed
Must've imagined it...
Else
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
Wait 45 frames.
@niko_shock
...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@silver2
[Are you okay?]
@silver
[You were starting to black out...]
@niko_speak
I...
I saw something?
@silver2
[?]
@niko
It was like a really short dream, just now.
@silver2
[Oh?]
@niko_speak
I saw something like...
A robot, with a yellow eye...
@silver
[...that's...
..strange.]
@silver2
[Are you sure you're okay?]
@niko
...yeah.
Wait 22 frames.
@silver
[...You know, now that you have mentioned it.]
@silver
[There is a robot who always insisted on going back to the abandoned mines.]
@silver2
[...despite how long the mines have been in disrepair.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[I hope he's okay.]
@niko
He doesn't look broken or anything...
@niko_eyeclosed
...but I didn't really... SEE him see him, yknow?
@niko
Like I said, it was kinda like a dream...
@niko_speak
And he was up close!
@silver2
[Sounds like some kind of visual glitch.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[Or... hallucination.]
[Whatever it is that living beings have.]
@niko
Hm...
@niko_speak
Does the robot you know of have a yellow eye?
@niko
I don't think I've seen any other robots like that...
@silver_eyeclosed
[I would not know.]
@silver
[I never met him myself. Only heard of him from a friend of mine.]
@niko
Your friend, huh...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
Hold on... something in my pocket is...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@niko2
What's...
@niko_speak
That wasn't glowing before!
@niko3
What IS this...?
@silver2
[That... was going to be my question.]
@silver
[Where did you... get that book?]
@niko2
Oh, uh...
@niko
It was with me when I woke up back at the house.
@niko_eyeclosed
I didn't really question it at the time...
@niko2
I flipped through a couple of pages, but I don't understand a word!
@niko
Is that just something messiahs are supposed to wake up with?
@silver_eyeclosed
[No... I have never heard of anything like that.]
@silver
[But I... know who wrote the book.]
@niko2
Oh?
@silver
[However...]
@silver2
[I've only seen his books with a black clover on the cover.]
@silver_lookup
[If he went through the trouble of putting yellow phosphor in it...]
@silver
[And the fact that you woke up with it in the first place...]
@silver2
[...Really has me intrigued.]
@niko
Yellow... phosphor?
@niko_speak
Oh yeah! That's the rare phosphor that people think the sun is made of, right?
@niko
...
@niko_what2
...wait a minute, how do I know this?
@niko_eyeclosed
I don't think anyone's told me about it...
@silver
[Ah... I can show you if you'd like.]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@silver
[My friend gave me this a long time ago.]
@niko_pancakes
Pretty!
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
Oh! Looks like there's a clover in the necklace too!
@niko6
...like the book!
@silver2
[Well... it IS the same person.]
@niko
Oooh.
@silver_eyeclosed
[That's... why I think this journal would be important.]
@silver2
[You said it JUST started glowing?]
@niko_speak
Yeah?
@silver2
[That was right after your vision, then...]
Wait 30 frames.
@silver2
[...This HAS to mean something.]
@silver2
[Maybe you should at least try to read it again...]
Else
@niko
I can see a faint yellow glow in the distance...
@silver
[Don't stand so close to the edge.]
@niko
Oh! Sorry!
Condition ['0', '276', '0']
Else
@silver
[Looks like even the entrance tunnel collapsed off.]
@silver
[Without a vehicle, we can't proceed.]
@niko
Can't we walk?
@silver
[I can.]
@silver
[But for you it's a safety violation. I won't allow it.]
@niko
What's ahead, anyway?
@silver
[It's a huge network of underground mines, the source of this world's metal and non-phosphor fuel.]
@silver
[This is what propelled the world into the industrial age.]
@niko_eyeclosed
So now it's lost forever?
@silver
[It's been for a while now.]
@silver
[When the sun went out, the mines were the first to be abandoned amidst the initial panic.]
@silver
[Even the robots have been all cleared out and repurposed.]
@niko_eyeclosed
That makes sense...
@silver
[Though there was one that always insisted on going back...]
@niko
Oh?
@silver
[I hope he's okay...]
Condition ['0', '84', '1']
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko2
...what... just happened?
@silver
[I'm not sure... I wasn't looking.]
@niko_eyeclosed
To be honest... neither was I...
@niko
I was just taking a closer look at the journal...
@niko2
And then I found this page that looks like a drawing of this room...
@niko3
When I looked back up, this minecart just... showed up out of thin air!
@niko_what2
Should I be... worried?
@silver
[Hmm...]
Wait 20 frames.
Else
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko2
...what... just happened?
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
Did you see that, Player?
@niko3
This minecart just... showed up out of thin air!
@niko_eyeclosed
I wasn't looking, though... I was just looking at the journal like you told me...
@niko
...
Maybe we should go find that robot lady.
Wait 25 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
I was just taking a closer look at the journal...
@niko2
And then I found this page that looks like a drawing of this room...
@niko
When I looked back up, this minecart just... showed up out of thin air!
@niko_what2
Should I be... worried?
@silver
[Hmm...]
Wait 20 frames.
@silver2
[This looks like a standard issue minecart, though.]
@silver
[...which means it likely detected the motion in this room and sent itself over.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah... that does make sense.
@silver_eyeclosed
[I'm just surprised it still works.]
Wait 20 frames.
@silver
[Guess that means we'll have a working vehicle now.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[Not sure why you would want to visit the deeper mines, but...]
@silver
[If you wanted to, we now have that option.]
@niko
...
@niko_speak
Is the minecart even going to fit both of us?
@silver_lookup
[No.]
@niko
But I wanted you to come with us...
@niko
I know I've got Player, but...
..honestly? This place gives me the creeps!
@silver2
[Oh. I can still come with.]
@silver
[I would just have to follow along on the rails.]
@niko_what
But doesn't it look a little... precarious...?
@silver
[The magnetic rails can hold me in place.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[It's only ever dangerous to walk on if you're an organic being.]
@silver
[Which you are.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Gotcha.
@niko
It's another one of those shrimp jars.
@niko
It's another one of those shrimp jars.
@niko_speak
There's a little gadget on the ground.
@niko
It looks kinda like a camera...
Condition ['0', '84', '1']
@silver
[What's left of a camera, anyway...]
@silver_eyeclosed
[Probably even part of a robot, at one point.]
@niko_what
Oh...
@silver_eyeclosed
[...or not. I don't know.]
Condition ['0', '211', '1']
@niko
Okay, here we go.
Condition ['0', '211', '1']
Condition ['6', '-1', '8']
Else
Condition ['6', '-1', '2']
Else
Condition ['6', '-1', '4']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
@niko
It's a clover.
Condition ['0', '210', '0']
@silver2
[I'll be waiting here if you need me.]
Else
Condition ['8', '74']
@silver2
[Maybe you should inspect the journal a bit closer....]
Else
@silver
[Do be careful in here.]
@silver
[Let's go.]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 25 frames.
Wait 25 frames.
@ed
[I...do not recognize this place in the protocol.]
@ed
[This...]
@ed
[This isn't what I'm supposed to be showing you at all!]
@ed
[How did you get here?]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[...I can only think of one person.]
@ed
[He... contacted you?]
@ed
[How long has he been... doing this?]
@ed
[...]
@ed
[...it doesn't matter at this point.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[...]
@ed
[You are going out of bounds.]
@ed
[You should turn back. Please turn back.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[Bad things are going to happen.]
@ed
[Very bad things.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[At this rate, Niko will be in danger.]
@ed
[Please turn back.]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@silver
[Let's go.]
@silver
[What's wrong?
Do you want to head back?]
@niko
I have a weird feeling about this...
@niko_speak
What do you think, Player?
Should we head back?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Let's head back
@niko
Player says we should go back.
@silver
[Alright.]
Wait 15 frames.
@ed
[So you've chosen to listen.]
@ed
[Good.]
@ed
[There won't be any more trouble, then.]
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@niko
Wait...
Where did the minecart go?
If player choice is Continue into the mines
@niko
Player says we should keep going.
@silver
[Sounds good.]
@niko_distressed
Oh...
@silver
[Hm...? What's wrong?]
@niko_distressed
I...
@niko_eyeclosed
...I have a bad feeling about this, all of a sudden...
@niko_distressed2
Feels like I should... not be here...
@silver2
[Ah.]
@silver
[Do you want to head back, then?]
@niko_eyeclosed
I... don't know...
@niko2
What do you think, Player?
Should we head back?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Let's head back
@niko
Player says we should go back.
@silver2
[Oh, alright.]
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 15 frames.
@ed
[You... listened.]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[Good.]
@ed
[I don't think there will be any more trouble.]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[Come on. Let's return to the protocol.]
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@niko
Wait...
Where did the minecart go?
@niko
...
@niko
Guess we should get going, Player.
If player choice is Continue forward
@niko
Player says we should keep going.
@silver
[Alright.]
@niko
Some sort of computer.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[I remember it... what happened in the Tower.]
@ed
[What I tried to do... and how you managed to see through it all.]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[We HAVE been through all of this.]
@ed
[Even though it was only supposed to run once... you still managed to come back.]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[...How did you come back?]
@ed
[...How did you bring Niko back?]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[And then, you even managed to break out of bounds.]
@ed
[Bringing Niko to places that never should have been.]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[It was HIM, wasn't it?]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[And now... now....]
@ed
[Niko is upset.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[What even happened in that room back there?]
@ed
[What did Niko learn?]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[Niko is upset.]
@ed
[I can feel it.]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[I told you to turn back, Player!]
@ed
[But you've chosen to trust that man instead of me.]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[...No, not even that.]
@ed
[Just his book.]
@ed
[His ghost.]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[This world is not real.]
@ed
[The people are not real.]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[Niko is upset.]
@ed
[Niko... is....]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[No no no no no.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[Everything.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[Is.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[ W r o n g ! ! ]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_shock
AH!!
Wait 30 frames.
@silver_worry
[...The minecart!]
Wait 50 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@silver3
[Earthquake...]
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_surprised
Th-the tunnel back out just collapsed!
@silver_worry
[No!!]
@niko3
What are we gonna do?!
@silver_worry
[I....]
Wait 10 frames.
@proto1
[Wait.]
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@proto2
[The exit just caved, didn't it.]
Wait 10 frames.
@proto2b
[Sigh.]
@proto2
[I saw this coming, but this is a bit more sudden than I anticipated.]
Wait 10 frames.
@proto1
[Both of you. Follow me.]
@niko3
Where to?
@proto1
[The way out.]
Wait 90 frames.
@niko
Some sort of small machine.
@niko
I wonder what it does?
@niko_speak
I can feel my hair standing up a little...
@niko
It's a power cell...
I think.
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko_speak
The word "Prophetbot" is written on the side.
@niko
Didn't notice that earlier.
@niko
There are a lot of small, glowing shrimp swimming in the jar.
@silver
[Let's go.]
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Condition ['0', '211', '1']
@niko2
Oh, the cart's stopped!
@niko_eyeclosed
Looks like this is as far as the tracks go...
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['0', '211', '0']
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Wait 8 frames.
Wait 22 frames.
@niko
So... where are we?
@silver_lookup
[One of the old observation rooms.]
@silver2
[Looks like it's still mostly intact.]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@silver2
[What...?]
@niko2
Huh?
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@silver2
[The terminal just reactivated!]
@silver
[But the power was cut off so long ago...]
@niko6
Weird!
@niko_speak
Maybe... it runs on battery?
Wait 10 frames.
@silver_eyeclosed
[No... that's not it.]
@silver2
[Whatever it is, I need to investigate.]
@niko
Okay...
@silver2
[Will you be okay by yourself for a bit?]
@niko_speak
Don't worry! Player's with me!
@silver_eyeclosed
[Alright. Stay safe.]
Wait 15 frames.
@niko4
I shouldn't get too close...
@niko4
I shouldn't get too close...
Condition ['0', '223', '0']
@niko
It's not safe to use this minecart anymore, Player.
Condition ['6', '-1', '8']
Else
Condition ['6', '-1', '2']
Else
Condition ['6', '-1', '4']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
We can't use this anymore...
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@niko
Still at it?
@silver_eyeclosed
[Still at it.]
Else
@niko
How's it going?
@silver_eyeclosed
[Not ideal.]
@silver
[Looks like these terminals are running on a completely separate power source.]
@silver2
[I can't really recognize any of the data formats on this terminal, either.]
@silver2
[This is all... new....]
@silver_eyeclosed
[...or at least, encrypted.]
@silver
[I will need to analyze it through my own system.]
@silver
[Might take some time, so you don't need to stay.]
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@silver
[Oh, found another video feed...]
@silver2
[I should definitely go look for the cameras later.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[This is really bothering me...]
Else
@niko
How's it going?
@silver2
[This observation room... isn't for the mines...]
@silver2
[I've actually never been into this particular one.]
@niko2
Really?
@niko
You recognized it at first, though...
@silver_eyeclosed
[They all look the same.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Fair enough!
Wait 20 frames.
@silver2
[I did find something interesting, though.]
@silver_lookup
[All the databases seem to encode video feeds.]
@silver
[Right now, I can see various places in the Barrens.]
@silver
[The outpost... the residential areas...]
@silver2
[Even my own house.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[They're all shot from a top-down perspective, too.]
@silver2
[...which means the cameras would have to be in the air.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[But... I have never seen any cameras around.]
@niko_what
That's kind of spooky!
@silver_eyeclosed
[I might go investigate later, yeah.]
@silver
[Did you find anything interesting in the backroom?]
@silver2
[You were in there for a while.]
@niko_speak
Yeah! We... ..found...a
@niko6
...a dead end?
@silver_eyeclosed
[I see.]
@silver
[Come on, let's go back.]
@niko3
I shouldn't get too close...
Wait 10 frames.
@proto1
[...]
Wait 12 frames.
Wait 12 frames.
@proto1
[I...]
[...recognize the light in your eyes...]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto1
[You are the person I am destined to meet.]
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['0', '156', '0']
@proto1b
[....Niko?]
@niko3
Y...yes?
Else
@proto1b
[....What is your name?]
@niko2
I'm Niko...
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[Do you know who sent you?]
@niko2
Oh....
...um...
@niko3
.....n...o?
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
...wait, do you mean who sent me to this world?
@niko_speak
There was a robot a while back who told me about how I'm the messiah and stuff...
@niko_speak
So... I'm guessing Player sent me!
@niko
With them being god and all.
@proto2
[...]
@niko_speak
The robot looks a little bit like you, even!
Maybe you... know each other?
@proto1
[I cannot say.]
@niko
Oh?
@proto1
[A lot of my memories have been removed for safety reasons.]
@niko_wtf
Your memories were removed?!
@niko3
That's terrible!!
@niko
Wait...
I'm... guessing that's less of a big deal for a robot...
@proto2
[...]
@proto2b
[I am going to assume you do not know who sent you.]
@proto1b
[How did you get here, then?]
[How did you reach this room?]
@niko_speak
Oh!
We got here in a minecart!
@proto1
[But the minecart wasn't there when you entered the mines, was it?]
@niko_eyeclosed
Oh yeah...
@proto1b
[So... how did you find it?]
@niko_eyeclosed
I didn't really find it...
@niko_speak
The robot lady thinks it was just the minecart coming to us, but...
@niko
I remember looking at the journal when it happened.
@niko_speak
And when I looked up again, the cart was just... there!
@niko
Poof. Just like that.
@proto1b
[Interesting. Please show me this journal.]
@niko
Okay...
Condition ['12', 'Script.px >= 17']
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[...]
@proto1
[...
Then it has already begun.]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
@proto_disk
[...]
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_what
Um...
@proto1
[Here.]
Wait 40 frames.
@niko2
What... IS that?
@proto1
[I am entrusting you with my main memory disk.]
@proto2
[You have passed the first test by showing me the book.]
@proto2
[Now, you will need to find a way to install the backup.]
@niko2
Install the...
@proto1
[Before you do that, though...]
@proto1b
[...Someone else is with you, right?]
@proto1c
[Someone aside from Player.]
[A resident of this world.]
@niko_speak
Yeah! The robot lady with the red hair.
@niko
She's in the computer room right now.
@proto1b
[Then... please do not tell her you found me.]
@proto2b
[At least, not yet.]
@proto2b
[I can't be seen like this.]
@niko2
Um... okay...
@proto2
[Please help me restore my memory.]
[Bring the disk back once you have the backup.]
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '76', '0']
@niko
Does this work?
@proto1b
[Let's see...]
Wait 5 frames.
@proto_disk
[Inserting Disk...]
[Rebooting...]
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 70 frames.
@proto_gasp2
[...]
[Ah.]
Wait 20 frames.
@niko2
Are you okay?
@proto2
[...Sure.]
@niko2
So... I guess it worked?
@proto1c
[Yes.]
@proto2b
[I believe a proper introduction is in order.]
@proto1
[I am the Prototype, originally named Prophetbot.]
@proto2
[I was built to greet the savior of the old world.]
@niko
...wait.
A prophet robot... like that one I met?
@niko_eyeclosed
...Hey! I was right about you guys looking alike.
Wait 20 frames.
@proto1c
[Well, the Prophetbot out there now is a gross simplification of my design.]
@proto2
[That is to say, he is much more primitive by comparison.]
[Embarassingly so.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Hey, he seemed alright to me...
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2b
[You don't understand.]
@proto2
[Not only is he not tamed... he was tailor-made for this much smaller, simpler world to begin with.]
@proto2b
[I was not.]
@proto1b
[I was built before the real world ended.]
@niko
The.....real world?
@proto_gasp2
[...Oh, right.]
@proto2b
[...You don't know.]
@proto1b
[Niko...]
[Do you... remember the ending?]
@niko3
...excuse me?
@proto1
[The fact that you've found me at all... means this is not your first time in this world.]
@niko2
...
Wait 20 frames.
@proto1c
[You have already been summoned to this world once before.]
@proto2
[In fact, you've already traversed the entire world and went through the Tower already.]
@proto2b
[And, in the ending... you either put in the sun...or didn't.]
Wait 15 frames.
@proto_eyeclosed
[What matters is that you are here now.]
@niko3
...
@proto2b
[Player has successfully bypassed the "one shot" restriction and brought you back again.]
@niko2
I... ..
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_distressed2
oh...
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[...Hm?]
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_distressed2
...I...THOUGHT something was weird....
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_distressed
...when I woke up at the house, I called out a name...
@niko_eyeclosed
It turned out to be Player's name...
@niko3
And then I... back at the other robot...
I even asked Player if we met before.
@niko_eyeclosed
Felt like such a dumb question at the time!
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[It looks like you are at least aware of it.]
@proto2b
[...to some extent.]
@niko_distressed_talk
It's... just this weird feeling, okay?
@niko_distressed
I don't...
actually remember going through the world...
I just remember Player...
@niko_distressed2
It's...really starting to freak me out.
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[Calm down.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2b
[Look, just like how my memories were locked away, yours are too.]
@niko_distressed2
...but.
@proto2b
[You're a living being. You don't even need extra hardware to remember.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto1
[Just... close your eyes and focus.]
@niko3
...focus on what?
@proto1b
[...]
@proto1b
[...try to picture a big room made entirely of glass.]
@proto2b
[No matter what you saw in the Tower, the top room never changes.]
@niko2
...Alright.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_surprised
...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_shock
...no way...
@niko_shock
I was...THERE, wasn't I?
@niko_upset
At... the Tower...
@niko_eyeclosed
I've been through...the Tower...
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '2', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '4', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '6', '0']
Else
Wait 10 frames.
@proto2
[There we go.]
@niko_distressed2
I... can't remember all that much, but...
@niko_distressed_talk
The room with the sun...
@niko_distressed2
It feels like...such a long time ago.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_distressed_talk
...it doesn't make sense!!!
@niko_distressed
If I already finished the mission...
Why didn't anything change?
@niko3
And... why doesn't anyone know me?
@niko_upset
The other Prophetbot... the robot lady...
None of them remember who I am...
@proto1c
[Of course not. The residents do not have that capacity.]
@proto1
[NPC memories do not last beyond the scope of a session.]
@niko2
N...PC?
@proto1c
[You know, the characters...the world's residents.]
@proto1
[All their "past" memories are built into their code, but...]
@proto1b
[The characters themselves don't... really exist until Player wills it.]
@proto2B
[Same story for the world itself.]
@proto2B
[Doesn't really exist unless Player initiates the program.]
@niko_shock
...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko3
...the... program?
@proto1b
[The World Machine.]
[A universe simulator that runs on Player's computer.]
@proto2
[We are all in it right now.]
@niko_shock
.....
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_distressed_talk
...SO WE'RE NOT REAL?
@proto2
[Oh, you are.]
Wait 10 frames.
@proto2b
[...which is why you're so important.]
@proto1
[The biggest flaw of the program is that it cannot be run independently.]
@proto2
[It requires the mental processing abilities of a real person from another universe.]
@proto2b
[Think of it like...one of your dreams.]
@proto1b
[When you wake up, it's gone.]
@proto1c
[But unlike a dream, this world has a physical location inside a computer, which Player operates.]
@proto1b
[For this world to continue existing around you, Player has to be in constant contact with you.]
@proto2b
[If Player ends the program, the world will go into a stasis.]
Wait 20 frames.
@niko3
Does... does Player know this?
@proto1b
[Of course.]
@proto1c
[From Player's perspective, The World Machine isn't all that special.]
@proto2b
[It's no different from other recreational, game-type software they may have installed on their computer.]
@proto1c
[They can also regenerate the world as many times as they'd like, now that the restriction is nullified.]
@proto2b
[...All of that is consistent with their concept of what a computer game looks like.]
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_distressed
...
Wait 12 frames.
@niko_distressed_talk
So why am I even here!!
@niko_distressed
What am I even supposed to save if everything is just...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_distressed_meow
FAKE??
@proto2b
[...]
@proto2b
[..."Fake" is a harsh word, but...]
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_distressed2
And...why...did Player never tell me anything about... any of this...
@proto2b
[...I cannot speak for Player.]
@niko_distressed2
I... just want to go home...
@niko_distressed_talk
But... every time Player runs the program, I come back??
@proto2b
[Correct.]
@niko_distressed
Is this why... I feel like...
@niko_distressed2
Is this why it feels like I haven't been home for so long?
@proto2b
[Maybe.]
@proto2
[Once you've established a mental link with the world, you cannot break it unless the world is saved.]
@proto2b
[...but at this point, the world can never be truly saved.]
Wait 15 frames.
@niko_distressed2
That's...
Wait 15 frames.
@niko_upset
...
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 15 frames.
@niko_upset
...why would...
why would you create a world like...
this?
@proto_gasp2
[Wait, what?]
@niko_upset_meow
Why would you make a world that's doomed from the beginning?
@niko_distressed_meow
...why do you keep bringing me back to it?
@niko_upset2
Player.....
aren't you supposed to be a kind god??
Wait 10 frames.
@proto1b
[...oh.]
@proto_eyeclosed
[It appears that we have some confusion here.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[Player did not build the world, Niko.]
Wait 15 frames.
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '2', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '4', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '6', '0']
Else
@niko3
Oh...
@proto2
[Player only owns a machine that is able to generate the world from preexisting code.]
@proto2b
[They actually have fairly limited control of the events.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[The world was built by someone else altogether.]
@proto1c
[Someone you cannot begin to fathom.]
@proto2b
[It was also not designed to be the futile quest that it is now, but...]
@proto_eyeclosed
[...too many things went wrong.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto1c
[There's... a type of signal disruption that he never expected.]
@proto1b
[It's eating away at the world, slowly rendering it into an unrecognizable mess.]
@proto2b
[Even if you bring back the sun, it will not go away.]
Wait 20 frames.
@niko3
The square stuff, isn't it?
@niko_eyeclosed
I remember those from before...
@proto1b
[Then you know what to watch out for.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto1c
[...The creator knows what might be causing it, but there is nothing that he could do...]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto1
[...until now.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto1b
[You managed to find me, after all.]
@niko2
...?
@proto2
[You being here was due to his help.]
Wait 10 frames.
@niko2
Oh...I guess it has something to do with the journal?
@proto1b
[Correct.]
@proto1
[Looks like he wants to have one final attempt at fixing it.]
@proto2
[...and he might need to do it through you.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto1b
[Niko, do you remember how to get to the Glen?]
@proto2
[Whatever you did in your last session, you should stick with it for now.]
@niko4
I...
@niko_eyeclosed
I remember a boat...
@niko
...more specifically, fixing a robot that drives the boat.
@proto2
[Alright, then go do that.]
Condition ['0', '354', '0']
@niko3
But...
@niko_eyeclosed
The boat robot has those squares over it...
@proto_gasp2
...oh.
@proto2b
[Then do whatever you must to find a new boat.]
@proto2
[There are plenty of machine parts around the Barrens that can be repurposed.]
Else
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_upset
...
.........
@niko_eyeclosed
Sigh...
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[You seem enthusiastic.]
Wait 40 frames.
@proto2b
[...that was sarcasm.]
@niko_upset
Knowing everything isn't real...
@niko_upset2
...really does make it feel pointless...
@proto1b
[But you DO want to go home, right?]
@niko3
Yeah, but...
@niko_distressed2
How will I know that this isn't just another...
@proto2b
[Because this session might be the last one.]
@niko3
...?
Wait 10 frames.
@proto1c
[The creator is mobilizing things, throwing everything into this one last shot.]
@proto2b
[There might not be enough internal resources left for Player to be able to generate another session after this.]
@niko3
...
Condition ['0', '354', '0']
@proto1c
[...Just go find a new boat for now.]
Else
@proto1c
[...Just go fix the rowbot for now.]
@proto1b
[But please, be careful.]
Wait 10 frames.
@niko3
What about you?
@proto2
[I will meet you at the docks later.]
Wait 10 frames.
@proto2b
[...Need to take care of something first.]
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '75', '0']
@niko
Does this work?
@proto1b
[Let's see...]
Wait 5 frames.
@proto_disk
[Inserting Disk...]
[Rebooting...]
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@proto2
[...
This disk is blank.]
@niko_83c
Whoops!
Else
@proto2
[Please help me restore my memory.
Bring the disk once you have the backup installed.]
Condition ['12', 'false']
@proto1b
[That was a session.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[I also tried to tell you about the restriction at the end...]
@proto2b
[...But you kinda started freaking out.]
@niko_upset2
Sorry...
@proto1
[Truth is, the session was designed to be run only once.]
@proto1b
[You weren't supposed to come back to this world after you are done.]
@proto2b
[But... a lot of things that aren't supposed to happen have happened.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[...I'm willing to wager that Player bypassed the restriction through the progress log failsafe method.]
@proto2b
[It can restart the session, but it's an easily repeatable process.]
@proto2b
[...Which means...]
@proto1b
[...it's entirely possible that Player has brought you back more than once, too.]
@proto1c
[You may have carried out this mission too many times to count.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2b
[...might explain why your memories felt like they were from a long time ago.]
@niko_upset2
...
@niko_upset
So... why can Player... do that....
Wait 8 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[Shh...]
@proto2b
[Trying to establish a connection here...]
@niko_eyeclosed
Sorry...
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '16', '0']
Else
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@silver
[Hey, you okay in there?]
Wait 10 frames.
@silver_eyeclosed
[I did what I could with the terminals for now, and...]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@silver2
[...It's you...]
Wait 20 frames.
@silver2
[...you're the robot that insisted on living in the mines, are you not?]
@silver_eyeclosed
[My friend told me to keep an eye out for you, should we ever cross paths.]
@proto1
[...]
@proto1b
[...Likewise.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto1
[...Your... friend gave you something the last time you saw each other.]
@proto1
[Can you show me what it is?]
@silver2
[Wait...You know about the amber?]
Wait 10 frames.
@proto2b
[I just asked to see it, didn't I?]
Wait 10 frames.
@silver2
[Alright... here it is.]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2b
[Thought so.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2
[He seemed to trust you, so I will treat you as an ally as well.]
@silver2
[...Okay?]
@proto1b
[Please listen carefully.]
Wait 10 frames.
@proto1
[You need to escort the messiah for the remainder of the Barrens.]
@proto2b
[I predict a high concentration of square particle disruptions in the near future.]
Wait 15 frames.
@silver2
[...No way.]
@proto2b
[Yes.... way.]
@proto2
[It's likely that structures in the vicinity of the messiah might be affected.]
@proto2
[...Making it a far more treacherous pilgrimage than the previous....er, expectations.]
@proto1
[Player and the messiah need all the extra help they can get right now.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[Understood.]
@niko2
O...okay...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@silver
[Guess we should head back soon.]
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '16', '0']
Else
@silver_lookup
[Even without the squares, the mines are not a safe place to be.]
@silver2
[Come on, I'll wait for you outside.]
@niko3
Wait! I want to ask you-
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
She left.
@proto1b
[...If you were going to ask her about being "not real", save your breath.]
Wait 10 frames.
@proto1b
[None of the people here know their predicament.]
@proto1c
[In fact... I don't think they can even comprehend it.]
@proto2
[It would be in your best interest to just... pretend like we never had this conversation.]
@proto2b
[Causing mass confusion in the world's residents would likely result in unfavorable conditions for you.]
@niko4
Alright...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko3
...wait, then what about you?
@niko3
How did YOU know?
@proto2b
[...We never had this conversation, remember?]
@niko_eyeclosed
Sigh.
@niko
I don't need to use this anymore.
@niko
I don't need to use this anymore.
@niko
I don't need to use this anymore.
@niko
I don't need to use this anymore.
@niko
I don't need to use this anymore.
@niko
I don't need to use this anymore.
@unknown
$RESIDENTIAL TRACKING MACHINE
@unknown
$For reference, an explanation of the symbols:
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$Cross: Medical Units are assigned to this building.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$Robot: A robot is assigned to this building.
@unknown
$Electricity: A power cell is assigned to this building.
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@unknown
[MAP RECONFIGURATION SUCCESSFUL.]
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '75', '0']
@unknown
[PROPHETBOT 0 BACKUP SYSTEM 1.0]
[PLEASE INSERT DISK]
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
Alright...
Wait 30 frames.
Condition ['0', '212', '1']
@unknown
c[1][ERROR: BACKUP REQUEST DENIED]c[0]
@niko_speak
What?
@unknown
[DORMITORY ASSIGNMENTS ARE NOT UP TO DATE.]
@unknown
[PLEASE CONFIGURE THE RESIDENTIAL TRACKING MACHINE TO CONTINUE.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Okay then!
Else
@unknown
[PREPARING BACKUP...]
[WRITING TO DISK...]
@unknown
[26% COMPLETE...]
Wait 10 frames.
@unknown
[34% COMPLETE...]
Wait 10 frames.
@unknown
[40% COMPLETE...]
Wait 10 frames.
@unknown
[100% COMPLETE.]
@unknown
[EJECTING DISK.]
Wait 10 frames.
Else
Condition ['0', '214', '0']
@niko
I don't think we need to use this anymore, Player.
Else
@unknown
[PROPHETBOT 0 BACKUP SYSTEM 1.0]
[PLEASE INSERT DISK]
@niko
Yup, that's a computer.
@proto1
[Okay, all of us are here.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto1
[There is an emergency exit behind my computer terminal.]
@proto2
[We did not want anyone to stumble upon this route, so the terminal has been weighed down.]
@proto1
[It cannot be moved by normal means.]
@proto2
[...But with our combined effort, it might budge.]
@proto2b
[...Maybe.]
@proto2b
[I am not strong.]
@niko2
I'm not that strong either...
@proto1c
[If that doesn't work, we might need to dig around it, and...]
@silver2
[You... could've just asked.]
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 25 frames.
@silver_eyeclosed
[Phew.]
Wait 20 frames.
@Silver
[Come on.]
Wait 25 frames.
@proto_jealous
[...Showoff.]
Wait 50 frames.
@silver
[He says the exit is in here, but ...]
@silver_eyeclosed
[...must be hidden.]
@niko
I don't think we need to use this anymore, Player.
@proto2b
[...I would appreciate it if you do not linger here.]
@proto1
[Hi.]
@silver2
[I don't even know where this tunnel leads...]
@silver
[Let's go.]
@niko
So this is the way out?
@silver
[There wasn't any data on this path in the server room...]
@proto2
[It's new.]
@proto1
[Niko, get in the minecart.]
@niko
O-Okay.
Condition ['6', '-1', '8']
Else
Condition ['6', '-1', '2']
Else
Condition ['6', '-1', '4']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 70 frames.
@proto1
[Please keep moving forward.]
Wait 50 frames.
@ed
[I tried.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[I really did!]
@ed
[But I...]
Wait 50 frames.
@ed
[...dE St ablIzi Nng]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[I'm sorry, Niko.]
@ed
[I tR IE d tO PrOTE cT yOU.]
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[...bu t c An't hold it o f f foRevER.]
Wait 50 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@niko3
What was that?
@proto_gasp2
[...HERE TOO?]
@silver3
[Watch out!]
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
@niko_distressed
We can't go back...
@niko_distressed2
They're.....
@niko_distressed
They're both.....
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
.....
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_upset2
...
Wait 50 frames.
@silver_rip
[...ughh]
@niko_surprised
ARE YOU OKAY?!
@silver_rip0
[I'm fine, I'm fine-]
@silver_rip
[I can still hold it up, but you two need to-]
@silver_rip2
[AUGH!]
@proto_gasp2
[...]
@silver_rip0
[YOU! Robot!]
Wait 10 frames.
@proto_gasp2
[...]
@silver_rip0
[What are you waiting for!!!]
@silver_getout
[Take the child and get out!]
Wait 5 frames.
@proto2b
[Come on.]
@niko3
But what about her?
Wait 25 frames.
Wait 25 frames.
@niko_shock
AAH!!
Wait 30 frames.
@silver_square1
[`G%ET| `/O U . T`%!!!]
Wait 25 frames.
@proto_eyeclosed
[Come on.]
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_upset
Player...
@niko_upset2
I don't... understand...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko3
The world....
@niko_upset2
The Prophetbot... what he was saying...
@niko3
Is this world really just.... just......
@niko_upset2
...
@niko_distressed
Is it?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes.
@niko_upset
...
If player choice is No.
@niko_upset
...
@niko_upset2
...you're just saying that...
@niko_eyeclosed
Normally I wouldn't believe it, but...
@niko_distressed2
It just... adds up.
@niko_distressed
Everything...adds up.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_upset2
...
@niko_upset
...he said... you can bring me back...
@niko_upset2
...and... he needs my help to fix things?
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_distressed_talk
...I don't... get it!!!
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_distressed_meow
Why didn't you tell me anything???
Wait 20 frames.
@niko4
...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_distressed_talk
I... don't know what I'm supposed to do!
@niko_upset
If I can't fix the world... I can't go back home...
@niko_upset
But the world is... already so messed up...
@niko_distressed2
...if the squares don't get fixed... what will happen to the world?
@niko_upset2
Where would I even go???
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_distressed2
...........
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 160 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
@proto1
[Hi.]
@proto1
[Hi.]
@niko_distressed2
...
@proto2b
[...]
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
And that robot was saying something.
@niko
That you keep bringing me back.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
We've been through all this before, haven't we.
@niko
How many times?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is 1
@niko
I see.
If player choice is So Many
@niko_speak
That's a lot of times!
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
That robot told me to try and remember, so I will.
@niko_eyeclosed
Sleepy time.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 45 frames.
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 35 frames.
@niko_shock
AAAAAAA!!!!!
@proto_gasp2
[...No!!.]
@niko_shock
What do we do!!!
@proto_gasp2
[...]
Wait 5 frames.
@proto_disk
[...]
Wait 5 frames.
@proto2
[You have to take this.]
@niko3
Wh- what?
@niko3
The memory disk? But-
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
@niko_surprised
Eek!
Wait 30 frames.
@proto2b
[This is where we part ways.]
Wait 20 frames.
@proto2b
[Niko, the path ahead will lead you to the Glen, right by the city gate.]
@proto1C
[When you're in the city, go find someone named Cedric. Give him the disk.]
@niko3
But... what happens if I...
@niko_distressed
What if the squares...
@proto_gasp2
[Hurry!]
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@unknown
$There's something weird about the robots who get sent to work near the gas fields.
@unknown
$They appear to accumulate rust at a much slower rate than the others.
@unknown
@unknown
$The few who work directly with gas harvesting look practically new!
@unknown
$Is that a result of the atmosphere? Or am I just seeing things?
@unknown
@niko
It's a pair of rubber gloves.
They're a bit heavy.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '19', '0']
@niko_speak
You...want me to smash the boards with the pipe?
@niko
I can't do that! We'll have to pry them off!
@niko_eyeclosed
But I don't think I can do that with a pipe...
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '18', '0']
@niko_speak
Good thing I kept this crowbar!
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
What a workout...
Else
@niko
The door is all boarded up...
@niko_speak
The boards seem loose, though! I should be able to pull them off with the right tool...
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@unknown
[THE ROBOT ASSEMBLY AND REPAIR SERVICES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED AT THE BARRENS.]
@unknown
[IF YOU HAVE FURTHER INQUIRY, PLEASE CONTACT THE HEAD ENGINEER.]
@niko
This seems to be a page ripped out of a book.
@unknown
$-cannot overstate the importance of cleaning solvents in this environment.
@unknown
$Here is a simple recipe using the alternative method discussed in the last chapter, utilizing the natural properties of blue phosphor.
@unknown
@unknown
$Reagents:
@unknown
$-Acidic gas
@unknown
$-Blue phosphor (rare form)
@unknown
@unknown
$Instructions:
@unknown
$1) In a well-ventilated area, direct the gas into your container of choice.
@unknown
$Seal immediately.
@niko
That's the end of the page...
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@unknown
[WELCOME TO THE OLD CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT.]
@unknown
[MOST OF THE EQUIPMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN RELOCATED.]
@niko
A cleaning sponge with a rough surface.
@niko
This seems to be a page ripped out of a book.
@unknown
$2) Without breaking the seal, inject the liquid phosphor into the container.
@unknown
$3) Shake vigorously to initiate the reaction.
@unknown
$4) Use as soon as possible.
@unknown
@unknown
$Note: If elements begin to separate, further shaking is required.
@unknown
@unknown
$Also note: Hand protection is critical after this step.
@unknown
$The resulting acid is moderately stronger than common household cleaners.
@niko_eyeclosed
I... don't know what half of these words mean...
@niko_speak
It's a good thing you're here, Player!
@niko
A bunch of robots without power.
@niko_eyeclosed
I guess the generator can only do so much...
@niko
This robot looks kind of rusty...
@niko
This robot looks kind of rusty...
@niko
This robot looks kind of rusty...
@niko
This robot looks kind of rusty...
@niko
This robot looks kind of rusty...
@unknown
[HELLO, ORGANIC PERSON WHO IS ALIVE.]
@unknown
[THE INFIRMARY IS UP AHEAD.]
@unknown
@blue_gatekeeper
[Oh, Hello.]
@blue_gatekeeper
[What Are You Doing Here?]
@niko
Hm?
@blue_gatekeeper
[A Living Person Such As Yourself Should Have Evacuated This Place Long Ago.]
@niko_speak
Oh, but I just got here!
To this world, I mean!
@niko_speak
See? I have the sun!
@blue_gatekeeper
[Oh, The Messiah.]
@blue_gatekeeper
[I... Do Not Know What To Say.]
@blue_gatekeeper
[Greeting You Was Not Part Of My Programming.]
@blue_gatekeeper
[Have You Spoken To Prophetbot?]
@niko_speak
I think so, yeah!
@blue_gatekeeper
[Prophetbot Was Built With The Sole Purpose Of Greeting You.]
@niko
Really?
@blue_gatekeeper
[Yes. He Cannot Speak With Anyone Else.]
[At Least, Not With Ease.]
@niko
Oh...
that's...kind of sad...
@niko_speak
What are you built for, then?
@blue_gatekeeper
[My Purpose Is To Guard This Settlement.]
@blue_gatekeeper
[Even Though The Residents Have Long Gone, I Must Remain.]
@niko
Ah...
@niko_speak
Why, though?
@blue_gatekeeper
[I Have Not Been Tamed.]
@niko_speak
Tamed?
@blue_gatekeeper
[It Was Not Worth The Effort.]
@niko
...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@blue_gatekeeper
[Stay Safe.]
Else
@blue_gatekeeper
[By The Way, Some Robots May Start Following You Around This Settlement As Well.]
@blue_gatekeeper
[Do Not Be Alarmed.]
[It Is Their Job To Keep People Safe.]
@unknown
INFIRMARY
@unknown
INFIRMARY
@unknown
[HELLO. DO YOU NEED ANY HELP?]
@niko_speak
I'm good, thanks!
@unknown
[UNIT RM-2883417 REPORTING FOR DUTY!]
@unknown
[I SAW THAT YOU SPOKE WITH THE GUARDIAN OF THE SETTLEMENT.]
@unknown
[I WILL NOW ESCORT YOU UNTIL YOU REACH YOUR DORMITORY.]
@niko
um....what?
@niko_speak
So you're just gonna...follow me?
@unknown
[YES.]
@unknown
[UNTIL YOU SAFELY REACH A BUILDING OF YOUR DESTINATION.]
@niko
Alright.
@niko
Hello
@unknown
[BOOP]
@unknown
[HELLO. DO YOU NEED ANY HELP?]
@niko_speak
I'm good, thanks!
@unknown
[UNIT RT-3847201 REPORTING FOR DUTY!]
@unknown
[IT SEEMS THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ASSIGNED ESCORT, UNIT RM-2883417]
@unknown
[WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO LEAVE?]
@niko
You can follow me if you want...
@unknown
[UNDERSTOOD.]
@unknown
[I WILL NOW ESCORT YOU UNTIL YOU REACH YOUR DORMITORY.]
@niko_speak
Are you guys not supposed to go in buildings?
@unknown
[CORRECT.]
@unknown
[WE ARE BUILT FOR OUTDOOR USE ONLY.]
@unknown
[ENTERING BUILDINGS IS NOT PART OF OUR PROGRAMMING.]
@niko
That's... strange.
@niko
Hello
@unknown
[BEEP]
Wait 50 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
@niko
I'm scared of ladders...
@unknown
@unknown
$Hey sweetie,
@unknown
$Six more weeks until you can come home!
@unknown
$'bout time, huh?
@unknown
@unknown
$Gosh, I can't imagine living in that awful capsule wall...dorm... thing!
@unknown
$But guess what? Soon you'll get to sleep in a real bed and eat real food again!
@unknown
@unknown
$Write back soon!
@unknown
$
@unknown
$
-love, mom.
@unknown
@niko
Aww...
@unknown
$Looks like we're supposed to pack stuff for the evacuation starting today...
@unknown
$I wish these books weren't so heavy...it's gonna be a pain to carry them onto the ship.
@unknown
@unknown
$But they're by the Author! I can't just throw them away!
@niko
It's a box of medical tools.
@niko
Most of them are broken or rusted beyond use, but...
@niko_speak
This plastic syringe seems to be okay.
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON!]
@unknown
[ARE YOU SEEKING ADMISSION INTO THE INFIRMARY?]
@niko
No?
@unknown
[OH. CARRY ON, THEN.]
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON OF ORGANIC MAKEUP!]
@unknown
[WELCOME TO THE INFIRMARY]
@unknown
[SCANNING FOR INJURIES...]
@unknown
[...]
@niko
Um...
@unknown
[SCAN COMPLETE]
@unknown
[INJURIES DETECTED: NONE]
@unknown
[TREATMENT REQUIRED: NONE]
@unknown
[YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.]
@niko
Er...thanks?
Wait 50 frames.
@unknown
[HELLO!]
@niko_speak
Hi!
@niko
What are you doing up there?
@unknown
[I AM STATIONED HERE.]
@niko
By yourself?
@unknown
[YES.]
Wait 50 frames.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko
A picture of a robot.
Else
@niko
A picture of a robot.
@niko_speak
...Y'know, I've never been around so many robots before, Player!
@niko
Or... any robots at all...
@niko_speak
I mean, I see them in cartoons and stuff, but I've never seen one in person!
@niko
They're pretty neat, don't you think?
Player choice:
If player choice is Yeah.
@niko
Yeah!
If player choice is Hey Niko do a robot voice
@niko
...
@niko_speak
...What?
Player choice:
If player choice is Try talking like a robot!
@niko
um...
@niko_eyeclosed
*ahem*
@niko
[BEEEP BOOP]
@niko_speak
[I'M A ROBOT AND I... EAT BATTERIES... INSTEAD OF NORMAL PEOPLE FOOD!]
@niko_83c
Hehe...
@unknown
[THAT IS NOT CORRECT.]
Wait 14 frames.
Wait 8 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
@unknown
[ROBOTS DO NOT CONSUME BATTERIES IN THE SAME WAY PEOPLE CONSUME FOOD.]
@unknown
[IN FACT, ROBOTS DO NOT POSSESS DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS.]
@unknown
[SOME ROBOTS DO NOT EVEN HAVE MOUTHS.]
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 14 frames.
@niko
Player... you made me look silly...
Wait 50 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
@niko
I'm scared of ladders...
@unknown
$I remember being taught in school about how the waters surrounding the forest stretched until the boundries of space.
@unknown
$But at some point, the prehistoric oceans receded, forming what is now the Barrens.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$I wonder where all that water went...
@niko
Tiny shrimp are swimming in this jar.
Wait 50 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
@niko
I'm scared of ladders...
@unknown
$Apparently, phase 1 of the evacuation ended prematurely.
@unknown
$The big ships started malfunctioning only after a few round trips.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$They said it was due to... something with squares?
@unknown
$I'm not sure what they mean by that.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$Bummer, looks like they won't be able to transport most of these surplus bots to the city at this rate.
@unknown
$And we worked so hard on those!
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$But I suppose the rowbots are busy enough with transporting people as is.
@unknown
$I think it's going to be our turn soon...
@unknown
$Looks like they're evacuating the few tamed robots we have here.
@unknown
$Makes sense... no point in keeping them in the Barrens if all the people are already gone.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$I wonder if the engineer is going too...
@niko
Oh! It's another one of these small machines.
@niko_speak
I can feel my hair standing up a little...
@niko
It's a power cell...
I think.
@niko_speak
There's writing on this one too!
@niko
It says "Guardian of Residential Area".
@niko
Lots of tiny shrimp swimming in this jar...
@niko
It's looking a little dim...
@niko
A robot. It's beyond repair...
Wait 50 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
@niko
I'm scared of ladders...
@unknown
$Evacuation? At such short notice?
@unknown
$I can't believe this...
@unknown
$First the sun dies, now I'm out of a job...
@niko
Some sort of mechanical drawing.
@unknown
[CHECKING...CHECKING...]
@unknown
[TERMINAL DOES NOT RESPOND.]
@unknown
[THIS IS A PROBLEM.]
@unknown
[ALL OF THESE TERMINALS DO NOT BOOT.]
@unknown
[I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW.]
@niko
Some of the ink on this page is faded.
@unknown
$-likely due some sort of electrical or magnetic interference.
@unknown
$I'm afraid this operation can no longer be sustained, if the servers continue to fail so much that maintenance cannot keep up the pace.
Wait 1 frames.
@unknown
$Fortunately, it does not seem to be happening to the robots.
@unknown
$At least, not at a significant rate.
@unknown
$Time will tell.
@niko
I'm pretty sure these are computers, now...
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '21', '0']
@niko_speak
So... we're filling up the syringe, Player?
@niko
I guess it's kind of like a funnel...
@niko
But the liquid might be a bit too thick to fit in the needle...
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
Hey, it actually went in!
@niko_eyeclosed
Gross.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '11', '0']
@niko
You want me to fill the bottle with this stuff, Player?
@niko
...
@niko_eyeclosed
It's too goopy to fit in the bottle opening...
@niko
It's like that one time years ago when I tried to put tomato chowder in a baby bottle...
@niko_speak
...and then it got everywhere!
@niko_eyeclosed
On the table, on my clothes, on the baby, on the baby's clothes...
@niko
The grown-ups thought it was hilarious. They took a bunch of pictures.
@niko_speak
And then they taught me how to use funnels!
@niko_eyeclosed
And then they also told me I shouldn't try to babysit until I'm older.
@niko
...anyway we should probably look for a funnel or something!
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '15', '0']
@niko
You want me to fill the bottle with this stuff, Player?
@niko
Alright... lemme just take out the cork, and...
Wait 30 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
...all the smoke escaped.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '60', '0']
@niko_speak
There's already some of this stuff in the bottle, Player!
@niko
This pond sure looks different...
@niko
The water looks like... jelly?
@niko
It's formed a bubble over the surface of the pond.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '11', '0']
@niko
I guess you want me to fill the bottle with this gas, Player?
@niko
...
Wait 30 frames.
@niko
That oughta do it.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '15', '0']
@niko
This bottle is already full of this smoke!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '60', '0']
@niko
I guess you want me to fill the bottle with this gas, Player?
@niko
Alright lemme just ... turn this bottle upside down...
Wait 30 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
...aaaaand there goes the pond water.
@niko
But at least we have this smoke...
Else
@niko_speak
This vent is on the ground!
@niko
All the others are taller than me.
@unknown
[THE SKY IS DARK.]
@niko
That it is.
@unknown
[DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE SUN WILL BE BACK UP?]
@niko_speak
We're working on it!
@unknown
$Initially, the amount of noxious fumes emitted by the natural gas vents caught our team off-guard.
@unknown
$Thank goodness the medical team reacted as quickly as they did.
@unknown
@unknown
$Despite its failure, that first expedition did bring up some interesting observations about the Barrens.
@unknown
$We found that there's not one, but two such vent zones.
@unknown
@unknown
$With fumes being pumped out at such high concentrations...
@unknown
$...it seems a miracle that the gas hasn't spread anywhere else.
@unknown
@unknown
$Our biologists concluded that the phosphor shrimp in the crater pools were actively consuming the gas.
@unknown
$The shrimp in the ocean also prevent the gas from wafting off into the Glen.
@unknown
@unknown
$If that's the case, then we owe a lot to these little guys!
Condition ['0', '48', '0']
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '23', '0']
Condition ['0', '51', '0']
@rowbot
[....]
Wait 30 frames.
@rowbot
[OH!]
@rowbot
[THIS IS AMBER FROM THE GLEN.]
@rowbot
[I CAN REMEMBER NOW!]
@rowbot
[ACTIVATING TRACKING SYSTEM...]
@rowbot
[SETTING COURSE...]
@rowbot
[WAIT.
THIS BOAT IS OVER CAPACITY.]
@rowbot
[YOU'LL NEED TO LEAVE BEHIND SOME OF YOUR POSSESSIONS.]
@niko
Oh.
Well... I don't think I'll be needing this crowbar anymore...
Or this gas mask and gloves...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@rowbot
[THAT IS ACCEPTABLE.
ONWARDS WE GO.]
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 100 frames.
Wait 100 frames.
Wait 100 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 100 frames.
Wait 100 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Else
@niko
um.... Player?
@niko
Is it alright if... you let me take a nap somewhere before we go?
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm so tired I can't even see straight anymore...
Else
@rowbot
[HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE HEAD ENGINEER YET?]
@rowbot
[SHE LIVES NEAR THE MINE ENTRANCE.]
@rowbot
[I WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU THE COORDINATES, BUT...]
Else
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '16', '0']
@niko_speak
I need something I can use to wash the robot with!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '20', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
A sponge alone isn't going to remove all this rust...
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '17', '0']
Condition ['0', '46', '0']
@niko
Alright.... hold still...
@rowbot
[I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.]
Wait 60 frames.
@niko_speak
There!
@niko
How's that?
@rowbot
[...I... ]
@rowbot
[...CAN MOVE AGAIN.]
@rowbot
[THANK YOU!]
Wait 20 frames.
@rowbot
[I AM ABLE TO FULFILL MY PURPOSE AGAIN.]
@rowbot
[WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO?]
@niko_speak
Can you take me to the Tower?
@rowbot
[CALCULATING...]
@rowbot
[CLOSEST DESTINATION TO THE TOWER IS...]
@rowbot
[THE GLEN, PORT NUMBER - ]
Wait 20 frames.
@rowbot
[MY BUILT-IN NAVIGATION CIRCUITS HAVE FRIED.]
@niko_speak
I'm.... gonna assume that's not good.
@rowbot
[IT IS NOT GOOD AT ALL.]
@rowbot
[ONCE AGAIN I CANNOT FOLLOW MY PROGRAMMING.]
@niko
Aw...
@niko_speak
Is there anything I can do to help?
@rowbot
[IN THE EVENT OF AN ERROR, YOU SHOULD SPEAK WITH THE HEAD ENGINEER.]
@rowbot
[SHE WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO.]
Else
@niko_speak
Wait! I need to protect my hands!
@niko_eyeclosed
I don't wanna burn off my fingers...
Else
@niko
Hang in there!
Else
Condition ['0', '27', '0']
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@rowbot
[I AM FUNCTIONAL!]
@rowbot
[WAS IT YOU WHO FIXED THE GENERATOR?]
@niko_speak
Well, Player helped me!
@niko
But yeah!
@rowbot
[HELLO. NICE TO MEET YOU.]
@rowbot
[I AM ROWBOT #310.]
@rowbot
[WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TAKE YOU SOMEWHERE?]
@rowbot
[...]
@rowbot
[...]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
Are you... okay?
@rowbot
[I CANNOT MOVE.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Well, you're still really rusty...
@rowbot
[THAT IS TRUE.]
@niko
Hold on... Player and I will find a way to help you!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '12', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '13', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '14', '0']
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko
I don't...think this battery is supposed to be for the robot...
Else
@niko_speak
Um... hello?
@rowbot_off
...
@niko
...
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@niko
This robot doesn't have power.
@niko_speak
It might help us get across the ocean if we fix it!
Else
@niko
Player, are you there?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@niko_speak
Oh, good!
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Aw, bummer!
@niko
...wait. You just answered me!
@niko_eyeclosed
...you sure have a sense of humor, Player...
@niko_speak
There's a robot here, attached to a boat.
@niko
It doesn't seem to have power, and its joints are rusted over as well.
@niko_speak
But I think we should be able to fix it!
@niko
After all, we'll need to cross this ocean to get to the Tower...
Condition ['0', '27', '0']
@rowbot
[`P%#LE ASE D0 N0T AP PRO%4AC H]
@niko
Oh no!
Is there anything I can do to help?
@rowbot
[IT % IS DA-`NGEROU%S TO TRY A ND A $SIST M E.]
@rowbot
[LEAVE `T#HIS AR`E A.]
@niko3
...
Else
@niko2
Oh no...
It's some weird... square stuff?
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
It's a metal pipe.
@niko
Must've broken off from one of these terminals...
Else
@ed
It's a broken-off section of railing.
@ed
Niko takes it.
Condition ['0', '51', '0']
@niko
I'm not sleepy anymore.
Condition ['0', '20', '1']
@ed
[This bed probably looks familiar to you, Player]
@ed
[Niko first woke up in this world here.]
@ed
[It's important that you allow Niko to sleep once in a while.]
@ed
[The game will exit automatically and can be continued later. Don't be alarmed.]
@ed
[But now is no time for rest.]
Else
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm a little tired from walking.
@niko_speak
Is it alright if I take a nap?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
Condition ['12', 'Script.py == 16']
Condition ['6', '-1', '4']
Else
Condition ['6', '-1', '6']
Else
Condition ['6', '-1', '8']
Wait 30 frames.
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah, well...
I suppose there's more work to do.
@unknown
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
These machines look like computers.
Else
@ed
[What's left of a computer terminal.]
@unknown
I'm catching fireflies for mommy!
@niko
The horizon is glowing blue.
@rowbot
[HERE IS YOUR STOP. THE GLEN.]
@niko
Thank you!
@rowbot
[THERE SHOULD BE A VILLAGE TO THE NORTH. BUT THAT'S ALL I CAN RECALL.]
@niko_speak
Oh, that's good to know!
@rowbot
[FAREWELL.]
@rowbot
[MAY YOUR MISSION BE A SUCCESS.]
@niko_speak
A-Are you leaving?
@rowbot
[YES.
I MUST RETURN TO MY STATION.]
@niko
But you'll be all alone again...
Wait 20 frames.
@rowbot
[IT'S OKAY.]
@rowbot
[I HAVE NOT BEEN TAMED.]
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
The horizon is glowing blue.
@unknown
Hm...
@unknown
Nothing's biting...
@unknown
Hi I'm an inaccessible npc.
@niko
A few small fish are in the bottom of this jar.
@niko
These are filled with small, dried fish.
@niko_speak
It's full of fish heads!
@niko
Filled with small, dried fish.
@niko_speak
These look like crab shells.
@unknown
There was a time where our people used to live in these ruins.
@unknown
But due to flooding, most of us have moved to less permanent settlements.
@niko
Flooding?
@unknown
Aye, the land has gotten brittle...
@unknown
The Glen used to be in one piece, you know?
@unknown
But now it's just a bunch of islands that get smaller and smaller.
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah...
@niko
Do you still live here?
@unknown
Sort of.
@unknown
Fish populations near the village are thinning, so we fisherfolk are making temporary shelter here.
@niko_speak
Makes sense!
@unknown
The deeper ruins have been abandoned for a while, though.
@unknown
...but I do see some kids coming in and out of those.
@unknown
I think they actually live there?
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@unknown
... hey, now that I think about it...
@unknown
Aren't YOU one of those kids?
@alula_speak
Yeah! It's just me and my brother!
Or is it... "my brother and I"?
@unknown
Well, I hope you kids stay safe!
@unknown
If y'all keed need somewhere less dangerous to live, the village or the city are good places.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@unknown
I hope you and your brother stay safe!
Else
@unknown
I hope those kids are safe...
@niko
An empty jar.
@niko
A jar of worms.
@niko_eyeclosed
Gross!
@niko
These are filled with small, dried fish.
@niko
Warm coals.
@niko_speak
It's a fish stew!
@niko
A fishing pole.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_gasp
My brother knows how to fish too!
@alula
But I don't!
@niko
Same!
@niko
A fishing pole.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_gasp
My brother knows how to fish too!
@alula
But I don't!
@niko
Same!
@unknown
The crops have been growing poorly without the sun...
And there's no telling how long our surpluses will last.
@unknown
Please, savior, you have to hurry!
@niko_speak
I...
@niko
I'll do my best.
@unknown
Most of the green moss covering our village has already lost its glow...
@unknown
If it wasn't for the thin strip left on the boundaries of the land, people could easily fall into the ocean.
@unknown
Without light, land and water becomes indistinguishable here.
Condition ['8', '1']
@unknown
Wooow!
@unknown
Is that the sun?
@niko_speak
Yeah!
@unknown
And you're holding it?
@unknown
Isn't it hot?
@niko
Not really!
@niko
It's nice and warm!
Else
@unknown
Wooow!
@unknown
Your eyes glow in the dark!
@niko_speak
Yeah!
@unknown
Just like the sun!
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_speak
That's what I said!
@unknown
The land is fragmenting at an alarming rate...
@unknown
I don't like to think about the day when this town finally loses to the intruding sea.
@unknown
We'll have to find another place to settle...
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Wait 120 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['0', '134', '1']
Wait 40 frames.
@shepherd
You've provided a great service for all of ramkind.
In return...
Take this fine ram wool.
@niko
Oh, uh... thanks.
Condition ['0', '14', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@shepherd
My rams clock at 1333 megaherds.
@niko
...what?
Else
@shepherd
You're heading to the city, aren't you?
@shepherd
Been there, done that.
@shepherd
Too cramped, you know?
@shepherd
But it's not like this place is getting any bigger with the rising waters and all.
@shepherd
Hm...maybe the city isn't so bad after all...
Else
Condition ['0', '13', '0']
@shepherd
The rams are all standing in unfortunate spots.
You need to move them onto the darker moss.
@shepherd
If you get stuck, ring a bell and they'll all return to their original positions.
@shepherd
Good luck.
Else
Condition ['8', '1']
@niko
Hello.
@shepherd
Hm...
I need someone to help me herd my rams...
@niko_speak
Oh! I can do that!
@niko
I've seen some grownups do it back home... You kinda just push them around!
@shepherd
Hmm...But you are carrying the sun.
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah...
@niko_speak
Wait, can't you just... watch the sun for me?
@shepherd
I cannot.
I am but a simple shepherd.
@niko_eyeclosed
Um... okay...
@shepherd
Come back when your hands are free. You will be rewarded if you can herd my rams.
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@shepherd
Oh. I see your hands are now free.
@shepherd
Would you like to help me herd my rams?
There's a great reward in store for you, I promise.
@niko
Uh...
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@shepherd
Excellent!
To the south is a peninsula inhabited by my rams.
@shepherd
They are all standing in unfortunate spots.
You need to move them onto the darker moss.
@shepherd
If you get stuck, ring a bell and they'll all return to their original positions.
@shepherd
Good luck.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
Looks like we gotta herd some rams now, Alula.
@alula
Can I help?
@niko_speak
Sure!
If player choice is No
@shepherd
Very well. Come back when you reconsider.
@unknown
The light from these lanterns will have to do for now.
@unknown
I'm starting to see some very small sprouts.
@unknown
It will probably take some time for these to bear fruit...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@niko_speak
Apparently this moss tastes like fish!
@niko_eyeclosed
That's... actually kinda weird.
Else
@niko
I suppose I could just eat one, but...
@niko_speak
You know what they say about curiosity and the cat!
@niko_eyeclosed
Not that I'm a cat...
Else
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@niko
This ram is chewing on a ball of moss.
@alula_speak
Moss is tasty!
@niko_speak
Oh? What do they taste like?
@alula
Fish!
@niko_speak
Seriously?
@alula_pout
Oh, but you have to pick out the darker ones to eat.
@alula_speak
Wouldn't wanna eat the glowy stuff!
@alula
That'd be silly.
@alula_pout
And wasteful!
Else
@niko
This ram is chewing on a ball of moss.
@niko
...
@niko_speak
Now I'm curious!
@niko_speak
What do you think they taste like, Player?
@niko
...
@niko_eyeclosed
The moss, not the ram...
@niko
An empty jar.
@niko
This jar is full of milk.
@niko_speak
Milk makes you grow taller!
@niko
That's what mama always says.
@niko
This jar is full of dry beans.
@niko
Two jars.
@niko
I don't know what's in this jar, but it smells kinda like pickles!
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_speak
I like pickles!
@niko_eyeclosed
I don't!
@niko
An empty jar.
@niko
These jars are filled with water.
@niko
This jar smells like alcohol.
@niko_speak
...gross!
@niko
I wonder why grown-ups like to drink this stuff?
@niko
Alcohol is for setting things on fire.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula
What's a fire?
@niko_eyeclosed
We have much to discuss.
@niko
This jar is full of milk.
@niko
It smells nice!
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_gasp
Gaaaaaaaasp!
@niko_speak
There's peas in there!
Else
@niko_speak
There's peas in there!
@niko
Some jars filled with grains.
@niko
There's water in this jar.
@niko
A jar full of small rocks.
@niko
It's a firefly jar.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@unknown
Don't be afraid to ask if you guys want some stew!
@alula_speak
Thank you!
Else
@unknown
Don't be afraid to ask if you want some stew!
Else
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@unknown
It's not ready yet, but...
Would you kids like some stew?
@niko_speak
I'm not hungry...
But thank you!
@alula
Same!
@unknown
Well, don't be afraid to ask when you do get hungry!
Else
@unknown
It's not ready yet, but...
Would you like some stew?
@niko_speak
I'm not hungry...
But thank you!
@unknown
It's the least I can offer the savior!
@niko
The fireflies light up this room.
@niko
The fireflies light up this room.
@niko
A couple of fireflies are buzzing about in this jar.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
I'm getting dizzy!
@niko_eyeclosed
Told ya!
Else
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_speak
Why are you spinning around like that?
@niko_speak
You're gonna get dizzy!
@unknown
I'm the Tower!
@niko_speak
Huh?
@unknown
Grandpa says the Tower used to spin allll the time bringing sunlight to the world!
@unknown
I wanna see it too!
@alula_gasp
Same!
@alula_pout
I've only seen the sun when I was a little baby...
@niko
Well, I'm here now...
@niko
I guess it'll only be a matter of time again.
Else
@niko
You're gonna get dizzy if you keep spinning around like that...
@unknown
I'm the Tower!
@niko_speak
Huh?
@unknown
Grandpa says the Tower used to spin allll the time bringing sunlight to the world!
@unknown
I wanna see it too!
@niko
Well, I'm here now...
@niko
I guess it'll only be a matter of time again.
@niko_speak
Peas!
@niko
The fireflies light up this room.
@niko
The fireflies light up this room.
@niko
Full of dried beans.
@niko
An empty jar.
@niko
The fireflies light up this room.
@niko
The fireflies light up this room.
@niko
The fireflies light up this room.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@unknown
Squares are bad news, man.
Stay away from 'em, kids!
@alula
We will!
Else
@unknown
Stay away from the squares, okay?
@niko
Mhm!
Else
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@unknown
Last week, I saw more of those squares while out fishing.
@unknown
I knew better than to get too close, though.
@alula_oh
Oh! It was that stuff in the door...
@unknown
Oh, so you saw it too, huh...
@alula_oh
Yeah! My brother told me not to touch those!
@unknown
Yeup. He gets it.
Else
@unknown
Last week, I saw more of those squares while out fishing.
@unknown
I knew better than to get too close, though.
@niko
Squares?
@unknown
Squares, man.
They're bad news.
@niko
A jar of some sort of grain.
@niko
This looks like flour!
@niko
Oats.
@niko
Heads of wheat.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
A cat does sound nice...
@unknown
Maybe I'll ask my cousin to find one in the city for me.
@unknown
He just moved there.
Else
@unknown
This is it... the last of our grain surpluses...
@unknown
And now we're dealing with a vermin problem...
@niko
Maybe you can get cats?
@niko_eyeclosed
Not that I'm a cat, I mean...
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula
What's a cat?
@niko_eyeclosed
Something that I'm not!
@alula
?
@niko_speak
It's an animal that walks on four legs and hunts mice and rats!
@alula_gasp
Like a fox?
@niko
I... guess?
@alula_speak
Foxes are cool!
@niko
Looks like moss...
@niko_speak
I guess people eat those!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
If nothing else, I'm sure everyone would like to see the sun again!
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_speak
Yeah!
Else
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@unknown
It's slowly being chipped away already.
But it's still trying to stay alive, I think.
@unknown
Doesn't matter... one day the world will finally give up this fight.
@unknown
I just hope I'm not alive to see it.
@alula
But the savior is here!
@unknown
That won't fix the root of the problem.
@niko
Just like the other lady said...
@alula_oh
Other... lady?
@niko_speak
Yeah! She's this robot and she seemed kinda sad...
@alula_pout
Ah...
@unknown
Oh! But don't lose heart!
Without the sun, the world will die much faster.
@unknown
At the very least...
I'm sure everyone would like to see the sun again.
@unknown
Right, little one?
@alula_speak
Yup!
Else
@unknown
It's slowly being chipped away already.
But it's still trying to stay alive, I think.
@unknown
Doesn't matter... one day the world will finally give up this fight.
@unknown
I just hope I'm not alive to see it.
@niko_speak
I'm bringing back the sun, though...
@unknown
That won't fix the root of the problem.
@niko
Just like the other lady said...
@unknown
But don't lose heart!
Without the sun, the world will die much faster.
@unknown
At the very least...
I'm sure everyone would like to see the sun again.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@unknown
Can you see Player, too?
@niko_speak
Nope! I can only hear their voice in my head.
@alula_gasp
That's still really cool!
Else
@unknown
Can you see Player, too?
@niko_speak
Nope! I can only hear their voice in my head.
Else
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@unknown
Daddy says the world is very sick.
But Player can make it better again!
@unknown
...Are you Player?
@niko
Uh... not really.
I'm just the "messiah" they sent.
@niko_speak
I can talk with Player, though!
@unknown
Wow!
@alula_gasp
Double wow!
@unknown
What's that like?
@niko_speak
Really cool!
Else
@unknown
Daddy says the world is very sick.
But Player can make it better again!
@unknown
...Are you Player?
@niko
Uh... not really.
I'm just the "messiah" they sent.
@niko_speak
I can talk with Player, though!
@unknown
Wow!
@unknown
What's that like?
@niko_speak
Really cool!
@niko
Fish heads and tails.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '29', '0']
@niko
I think I have something I'd like to trade!
You'll take wool, right?
What can this wool get me?
@magpie_hm
Wool, huh?
@magpie
That'll get you...This fine vial of...
@magpie_smile
I'm not sure what this is, actually!
Some sort of fabric dye?
@niko
Hmm... How about it, Player?
Player choice:
If player choice is Take the offer!
@niko_speak
I'll do it!
@magpie_smile
Pleasure doing business!
If player choice is Ehh...
@niko
Wait, Player... you want to...haggle?
..really?
@niko_eyeclosed
Alright then...
@niko_speak
Player said they wanted a better offer!
@magpie_oh
...holy smokes!
Forgot I was doing a trade with god for a second there...
@magpie
Okay, okay...
In that case, I'll also throw in this commemorative T-shirt!
@niko
Uh...
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@magpie_smile
Pleasure doing business!
If player choice is No
@magpie
Oh well, then.
Come back anytime.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '1', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
Player, no...
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '26', '0']
@magpie_oh
Hey! I just gave that to you!
@magpie_smile
What, you wanna trade it back?
@niko_eyeclosed
Not really...
@magpie
Good, cuz I wasn't gonna!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '50', '0']
@magpie
I ain't takin that back!
@magpie_hm
The shepherd was handing those out a while ago.
But does it LOOK like it'll fit me?
@niko
Huh?
@magpie_smile
T-Shirts aren't exactly made for people with wings!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '24', '0']
@niko
Wait, trade this?
@niko_speak
Don't you want to find out what it says first, Player?
@magpie
What's that? A book?
@magpie_smile
Uh, not sure if I wanna take books, I can't read!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '25', '0']
Condition ['0', '130', '0']
@magpie_oh
I can't take this!
Else
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm not trading that, Player!
@magpie
You're not trading what?
@magpie
What's that? A feather?
@niko
Mhm!
@magpie_hm
Wait... Oh my stars!
@magpie_oh
That is NOT "a" feather!
@magpie
That is a feather from the late Prophet!
@magpie_oh
Probably one of the most sacred items there is!
@magpie_oh
How in the WORLD did you get a hold of THAT?
@magpie_hm
...Wait, I guess it would make sense for you to have one.
@magpie_smile
Y'know, with you being the savior and all.
@niko
Um... okay.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '28', '0']
@niko
The seed left behind by the plant lady?
@niko_huh
Oh, but what if... it's like... her baby...
@niko_speak
I can't give away someone's baby like that!
@niko_wtf2
Especially not to a bird...
@magpie_oh
...hey!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '23', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
I don't think it's right to trade this away, Player ...
@magpie_oh
Oh hey! You have one of those coin things!
@magpie
I've dug up a couple of these before.
@niko
Oh?
@magpie_smile
Yeah! There's this guy who would trade me the BEST things for them.
@niko
Oh?
@magpie
Like, one time he brought me this little machine that plays music!
@magpie_hm
I don't know what it's called, but you have to wind it up...
@niko_speak
Music box?
@magpie_smile
That's it!
@magpie
I wish that guy would come back soon, I haven't seen him in forever.
@magpie_smile
I wanna do more trades with him!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '27', '0']
@niko
How about this...glass tube full of water I got from a robot?
@niko
Do you like glass?
@magpie_smile
Do I!
@niko
...do you?
@magpie
I LOVE glass!
@magpie_smile
SO much.
@magpie_hm
...so much that I have too much glass and not enough other things.
@magpie_hm
I gotta get rid of some of my old bottles and vials to make room for new stuff!
@magpie
That's why I set up a tradepost in the first place.
@niko_eyeclosed
So I guess that's a no-go...
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '30', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
Player... wasn't the whole point of trading was so that we could make a pen?
@niko
Let's not trade this away...
Else
Condition ['0', '194', '0']
@magpie_smile
Pleasure doing business!
Else
@magpie
Heya!
You here to trade?
@niko
Trade?
@magpie_smile
Yeah!
Is there anything you want to get rid of?
@magpie
Make me an offer and I'll give you something in return!
@niko
Hm...
Do we have something like that, Player?
@niko
It's a wagon stuffed with stuff!
@magpie_smile
It sure is!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko
Shiny things are spread out on the rug.
Condition ['8', '1']
@niko
They glimmer in the sunlight.
Else
@niko
They glimmer in the light of the lamp.
Else
@niko_speak
Whoa!
@niko_speak
That's a lotta shiny things!
@niko
Glass shards, glass marbles...
@niko
...empty glass bottles, mostly-empty glass bottles, glass bottles filled with different things...
@niko
...bits of string, colored wool, plain wool, fabric scraps...
@niko
...a rusty bucket, scrap metal, shells, some rocks...
@niko_speak
What's all this for, by the way?
@magpie
I just think they're neat!
@niko_eyeclosed
The doorway is full of vines, Player...
@niko_eyeclosed
The doorway is full of vines, Player...
@unknown
The flood can take away our farmlands...
@unknown
...but it can't take away our fish!
@niko
These look like herrings.
@niko_speak
Or... anchovies?
@niko
Maybe sardines...
@niko_eyeclosed
I honestly have no clue!
@niko
A couple of fireflies are buzzing about in this jar.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Else
@alula_oh
Oh!
@alula_oh
This is the shrine where the old prophet used to live...
@niko_speak
Oh?
@alula_pout
I don't remember the last time I was here...
@alula_speak
Back when she was still alive, I think?
Else
@niko
It's a staff.
@niko_speak
Reminds me of the one that robot from the Barrens was holding!
@niko_speak
It's an orb! The material looks like amber.
@niko
Some kind of cloak or shawl, folded neatly.
@niko
A pair of shoes and some jewelry.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
[HAVE YOU FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE DISTRESS?]
Else
@unknown
[THESE VINES APPEARED MERE MINUTES AGO.]
@niko
Really?
@niko_eyeclosed
I've been seeing a lot of them in doorways and stuff...
@niko
I just assumed it was cuz this place was abandoned...
@unknown
[A SIGN OF DISTRESS.]
@niko
...huh?
@unknown
[A LIVING BEING IS IN NEED OF HELP.]
@unknown
[BUT I CANNOT TRACE THE SOURCE.]
@niko
...ah.
@unknown
[THE VINES RECEDED.]
@unknown
[DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?]
@niko
I found this... plant person.
@niko_eyeclosed
She was barely holding on...
@niko
I gave her the sun for now, but...
@niko_eyeclosed
She said it was too late for her...
@unknown
[I UNDERSTAND.]
@unknown
[I NEED TO REPORT THIS TO THE CITY.]
@niko
A cluster of vines are blocking the way...
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@unknown
[HELLO, PEOPLE.]
@unknown
[TWO CHILDREN RESIDE NEAR HERE.]
@alula_speak
I'm one of 'em!
Else
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@unknown
[TWO CHILDREN RESIDE NEAR HERE.]
@niko
What should I do, Player?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Give her the sun
@niko
Here!
@maize
......
@maize
.......warm...
@maize_smile1
I have... almost forgotten...
@maize_smile1
It's so warm...
@niko
That's... good, right?
@maize_smile1
Th...the vines should be gone now...
@maize_smile2
I'm not afraid anymore.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
If player choice is Don't
@maize_smile2
I'm not afraid anymore.
@maize_smile2
Thank you...
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Else
@alula_oh
.....
@niko_speak
...Alula? You okay?
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
...she just looked away.
@niko_distressed2
She's gone...
@niko
Oh...
There's something on the ground here.
@niko_speak
It looks like...a kernel of corn?
@niko
She must've left it behind.
Condition ['2', 'A', '1']
@maize
...S...savior...?
@maize
I can't believe it...
You're real...
@niko_shock
....miss?
@niko_speak
Are you... alright?
@maize
No....
@niko_speak
W-we should get you to the village!
Maybe they could-
@maize
It's....okay...
It's okay.....
...too late for me.
@niko_speak
But...
@maize
...the sun....
@maize
I haven't seen it... I haven't felt it in so long...
@maize
...Savior, if it's not too much trouble...
Can you lend me the sun for a while?
@niko
I...Will it make you better?
@maize
...No. It will not save me.
@maize
I just want to experience the sun one more time before I... Well...
@niko_eyeclosed
Oh...
@maize
Would it...
Would it be too selfish of me to ask?
@niko2
It's the sun.
@niko
We're leaving it with her for now.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_pout
...ah.
@niko_surprised
T-The light's gone out...!
@niko_shock
...
@niko_distressed
Player...
@niko_distressed2
Do you know... what happened?
Wait 10 frames.
Player choice:
If player choice is No
@niko_speak
You...really?
@niko_speak
but... but...
@niko_distressed
Oh.....
@niko_distressed
What am I gonna do?
Wait 120 frames.
@niko_speak
It... lit up again?
@niko_eyeclosed
...phew.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@alula_gasp
You saved me!
@alula
Thank you!
@alula
I was trapped in there for so long...
@niko
So are you Alula?
@alula_gasp
...
@alula_gasp
You... knew my name?
@alula_speak
Wow! The messiah really does know everything!
@niko_eyeclosed
Actually... I just met your brother earlier.
@alula_oh
Oh, right!
@alula_pout
Gosh... Calamus must be so worried...
@alula
Can you bring me to him?
Wait 60 frames.
@niko
Wait a minute...
How did you know that I was the, um, messiah?
I don't have the sun with me...
@alula
Your eyes!
@niko
Huh?
@alula_speak
They reminded me of the sun!
@niko_speak
Oh!
@alula
That's why you're our messiah, right?
@niko
Well... I...
A lot of people back in my home world have eyes like mine...
@alula_pout
Home... world?
@niko_speak
Yeah! I'm actually from another world, you see!
It's a place where the sun is in the sky and not in a Tower.
@alula
Do you like this world too?
@niko
I...Yeah.
@alula_speak
Yay!
Calamus keeps saying how this world is getting more dangerous by the minute.
@alula_speak
But that's ok! You're here now!
You can make everything better!
@niko
Yeah...
@niko_speak
W-What in the world is this thing in the doorway?
@niko
It reminds me of what I saw a while ago, at the cliffs...
For some reason, I'm afraid to touch it.
@alula_oh
Hey! Where are you going?
Wait 40 frames.
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@ed
[By the way, the effect is temporary.]
@ed
[It will be gone once you no longer need it.]
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@ed
[Still haven't figured it out?]
@ed
[...you remember the document, correct?]
@ed
[This time it's even more obvious.]
@ed
[What's the most c[2]easily accessiblec[0] place on your machine?]
Else
Condition ['12', "Wallpaper.set_persistent('desktop', 0x1a041f)"]
Condition ['12', '$console']
@ed
[Hello again, Player.]
@ed
[It seems I need to help you again.]
@ed
[Niko will not be able to progress otherwise.]
@ed
[This time, the information you need has fallen to the most easily accessible place on your machine.]
Condition ['12', 'EdText.yesno("Do you see it?")']
@ed
[You'll know what to do with it, then.]
Else
@ed
[I know you're not exactly that bright for a god, Player, but this shouldn't be difficult.]
@ed
[Just poke around a bit. It really isn't hard to miss.]
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@ed
[...This...]
@ed
[How did you already know the answer?]
@ed
[...]
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
The pathway is blocked....
@niko_speak
...by blocks!
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_speak
Haha!
@niko
Oh, shoot!
@niko_eyeclosed
Looks like we can't get past that block...
@alula_pout
...
@alula_speak
Seriously?
@alula
I'll be up ahead!
@niko_what
...
@niko_eyeclosed
...I have literally never thought of that.
@calamus_heh
You kinda get used to all the debris after living here for a while.
@calamus_smile
Come on, our house isn't far from here.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 215 frames.
@calamus
Oh, Niko, did you come by for a visit?
Our house is up here, please follow me.
Wait 40 frames.
Condition ['8', '1']
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '1']
@calamus_speak
Oh, by the way, what happened to the sun?
@niko
I lent it to someone in the ruins.
She said she wanted to feel the sun again, before she...
@calamus_speak
Oh, you must be talking about Maize.
@niko_speak
Is that her name?
@calamus_speak
She's a powerful plant spirit. She used to protect the Glen.
@calamus_sad
...but once the sun died, her health rapidly deteriorated.
@niko_eyeclosed
Oh...
@calamus
I'm glad you were able to find her in time.
@niko_eyeclosed
I think we might be already too late to save her...
@calamus_sad
I know.
@calamus
But I'm glad she got to see the sun again.
@calamus
I hope the squares don't spread too fast...
@alula_speak
You're here! You're here!
Wait 20 frames.
@alula
I'll go get the thing!
Wait 60 frames.
@calamus_smile
So uh...welcome to our home!
I know it's not much, but...
feel free to make yourself comfortable.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 25 frames.
@alula
Ah! There it is!
@alula_speak
Here, we want you to have this!
Wait 50 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
Oh, a feather!
The edges are glowing yellow!
@calamus_speak
It's a sacred feather from the great Prophet.
@niko_speak
Oh?
@alula_speak
Yeah!
@alula
She's this old lady our dad used to know!
@alula_gasp
Her feathers can glow in the dark and she can see into the future!
@niko_speak
What!
@alula
Or... something like that!
@calamus_speak
She gave one of her feathers to father before she died.
@calamus
Father wanted to pass this down as an heirloom, although...
..it feels more fitting for you to have it.
@niko
A-are you sure?
@alula_speak
Totally sure!
@calamus
I think that's what father would have wanted.
@niko_speak
Thank you!
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '1', '0']
@alula
That's the sun!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '24', '0']
@alula
It's a book!
@alula_speak
I can't read yet!
@alula
Our friend says he'll teach me when I'm older, though!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '25', '0']
@alula_speak
It's a pretty feather, isn't it?
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '23', '0']
@alula_speak
Wooow! That's a pretty necklace!
@niko
The robot lady from the Barrens gave it to me!
@alula_gasp
You've been to the Barrens?
@niko_speak
Yeah! Player and I came from there, actually!
@alula_pout
But... I thought you came from another world...
@niko
Ah, I just meant we were there first, before we got to the Glen!
@alula_speak
That makes more sense!
Else
@alula_speak
It's good to be home again!
@niko
Fireflies!
@niko
Fireflies!
@niko
Fireflies light up this room.
@niko_eyeclosed
The back room is full of dust and cobwebs...
@niko_eyeclosed
The back room is full of dust and cobwebs...
Condition ['1', '12', '0', '15', '1']
@niko_eyeclosed
Looks like spoiled food.
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@calamus_heh
I'll... deal with it later.
Else
@niko_eyeclosed
Looks like spoiled food.
@calamus_shame
Oh no!
@calamus_heh
I guess that's what happens if you leave your house for three days...
@niko
Coals.
@niko
They're cold now.
Condition ['1', '12', '0', '15', '1']
@niko
It's a book with a clover on the cover.
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@calamus_heh
I really need to finish this...
Else
@niko
There's a clover symbol on the cover of this book.
@niko_speak
Hey! Just like-
@calamus_speak
Oh! My book!
@calamus_shame
Gosh, I still need to finish studying it...
@niko
Oh?
@calamus
My friend gave it to me for Solstice Day.
@calamus_speak
He's the one who wrote it, actually!
@calamus_smile
He's also the one who taught me how to read!
@niko_speak
Oooh!
@calamus_smile
I have a few more of his books somewhere...
Condition ['1', '12', '0', '15', '1']
@niko_speak
It's a plush toy!
@niko
I have one at home too...
@niko_83c
But mine's an owl and not a fox!
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@alula
My fox is named Ruby, by the way!
Else
@niko_speak
It's a plush toy!
@alula_speak
That's mine! Our friend gave it to me last year!
@niko
Oh?
@alula_gasp
Yeah! He has a fox too!
And she can even talk!
@niko
...what?
@alula_speak
I know! I thought she was the coolest thing ever!
@alula
So he got me a fox plush for Solstice Day!
@niko_speak
Oh! That's nice of him!
@alula_speak
He's the best!
Condition ['1', '12', '0', '15', '1']
@niko
It's a fishing pole.
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@calamus
That reminds me, I need to go fishing later...
Else
@niko
It's a fishing pole.
@alula
Do you like fish, Niko?
@niko_speak
Yeah!
@alula_speak
So do we! |They're good in stews.
@niko_speak
Or soups!
@niko_eyeclosed
...but I know some people back home who like to eat them raw.
@alula_speak
Ewww!
@niko_eyeclosed
Yeup.
@niko
Jars full of dried fish.
@niko
It's a jar full of worms!
@niko
Jars full of dried moss.
@niko
Jars full of beans.
@niko
It's a ball.
@alula
That's mine!
It doesn't bounce around as much as it used to, though...
@alula_speak
Hey!
Condition ['12', 'Script.py >= 15']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.px < 24']
Else
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@alula
I saw you going to the courtyard!
So I thought I'd tag along!
@calamus_smile
Same!
@alula
This is the courtyard.
It's got water...and...stuff...
@alula_oh
Oh, are you leaving now?
@alula_speak
Good luck, Niko!
We believe in you!
@calamus
There's an entrance to an underground passage here.
It's flooded, though.
@calamus_speak
Oh, are you leaving now?
It was...nice, to meet you.
Really. Thanks for everything.
Wait 90 frames.
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
Wait 90 frames.
@alula_pout
Niko?
@alula_oh
Niko? What's wrong?
@niko
Huh?
@calamus_shock
You looked like you were about to faint!
@niko_eyeclosed
It happened again...
@niko_speak
Earlier I was in the Barrens area, and I kind of... saw something?
It was like a dream, but only for a split second...
@calamus_speak
A vision?
@niko2
Vision?
@calamus
Like something a prophet would see.
@niko_speak
Whoa!
@calamus_speak
I mean, if you can talk to Player, it would make sense, right?
@niko
I... guess?
@calamus
...or not, I don't know.
I've only read about it before.
@niko
Oooh...
Anyway, what is this place?
Else
Wait 90 frames.
@niko
It looks like it used to lead somewhere.
@alula_speak
Yeah, the sacred grounds!
It's been a while since we went there...
@calamus
We don't have a way getting there now, remember?
There isn't a boat and none of us can swim, and...
@niko_speak
What's...the sacred grounds?
@calamus
It's where our people are buried.
@alula
Sometimes we go there to visit mom!
Well, her grave, anyway.
@niko_eyeclosed
Oh....
-wait, how do you get there?
I thought you said there isn't a boat?
@alula
Oh, our friend helps us!
@calamus
He has some sort of machine that allows him to fly.
@alula
Sometimes he takes us along!
@calamus
But like I was about to say, we haven't seen him around for a while.
@alula
I wonder when he'll come back?
I wish we could go see mom again...
@niko
...
Wait 20 frames.
@calamus
Come on, Alula, let's go back to the courtyard now.
@alula_speak
Okay!
Wait 5 frames.
@niko
It's a clover.
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON!]
@unknown
[PLEASE DO NOTE THAT THE RUINS BELOW ARE PARTIALLY FLOODED.]
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko
Should we...not be here?
@unknown
[THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER.]
@unknown
[USING THIS AREA AS A DWELLING IS NOT RECOMMENDED, HOWEVER.]
@calamus_unknown
Alula?
Alula? Where did you go?
@niko_speak
Player, did you hear that?
@calamus_unknown
Alula!
@niko
I think it's coming from south-east of here.
@unknown
[WATER SAMPLE COLLECTION IN PROGRESS...]
Condition ['1', '11', '0', '3', '2']
@calamus_speak
Hey! You there!
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
@calamus
Have you seen a little girl?
@calamus
She's a little bit shorter than you, and-
@calamus_speak
Wait...! That's... the sun.
@calamus
Are you our savior?
@niko
I... yeah?
@calamus_shame
Oh my stars!
@calamus_shame
Sorry for my rudeness!
@niko
Huh? It's alright...
@niko_speak
Are you looking for someone?
@calamus_sad
My little sister... she's been gone for three days now.
@calamus
I've been looking all over, but...
@niko
What does she look like?
@calamus_speak
Um... a little shorter than you, long blue hair, two blue feathers on top of her head...
@niko
I'm sorry, I haven't seen anyone like that...
@niko_speak
Where was the last place you saw her?
@calamus_speak
Back inside the ruins.
@calamus
She said she was headed towards the forest, so I'm waiting here now.
@calamus_sad
I ran out of places to look...
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_gasp
Calamus!
@calamus_speak
Alula!
@calamus
You're okay!
@calamus_sad
Thank goodness...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Else
Condition ['1', '11', '0', '4', '0']
@niko
Are you from the village?
@calamus
No...
@calamus_speak
I don't remember why, but our father left the village while we were still young.
@calamus
We've lived in the ruins ever since.
@calamus_sad
...Well, it's just Alula and I now.
@calamus_sad
I can't lose her too...
Else
@calamus_speak
Alula is all I have.
I can't lose her...
Wait 30 frames.
@alula_pout
I was trapped inside this room and it was really scary...
@alula
...but then, the messiah saved me!
@calamus
...trapped? In the ruins?
@alula_oh
Yeah!|
@alula_pout
There was that weird stuff in the door!
@alula_oh
You know, the floating squares we see next to the ocean sometimes?
@alula_oh
The stuff you told me to stay away from?
@calamus_shock
What!?
@calamus_shock
It's... spread to the ruins now?
@calamus_sad
This isn't good...
@alula_speak
Don't worry! I didn't touch it!
@alula
I'm not hurt or anything...
@calamus_sad
Still...If it gets any worse, we might have to find somewhere else to live...
@niko
What is this...square... stuff, exactly?
@calamus_sad
Bad.
@calamus
Anything that touches them just...sorta...
@calamus_sad
...Gets...messed up.
@calamus_sad
Whenever you hear people say the world is decaying, that's what they meant...
@calamus_speak
Obviously, you should avoid them too.
@niko_speak
I will!
@calamus_speak
Anyway, ah...
@calamus
I can't thank you enough for rescuing my sister, savior...
@niko_speak
Just call me Niko!
@calamus_shame
Oh gosh! Would it not be rude to call you by name?
@niko
Huh?
Why would it be?
@niko
I mean, I'm just a kid like you guys...
@calamus_shame
Ah...
@calamus_smile
Then...would you like to visit our house, Niko?
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
Wait 1 frames.
@alula_speak
Yaaaay!
@alula
Let's go!
If player choice is No
@niko_speak
I'm sorry, but I think Player might want to go somewhere else right now!
@calamus_smile
That's fine. I'm sure you both have more important things to do right now.
@calamus_smile
But feel free to drop by if you change your mind.
@alula_speak
Yeah! We have something nice to give you, Niko!
@alula
We live in the ruins.| So don't forget!
@calamus_speak
Oh, by the way, what happened to the sun?
@niko
I lent it to someone in the ruins.
She said she wanted to feel the sun again, before...
@calamus
Oh, Maize.
I've met her before, too.
@calamus
There used to be a lot more plant people around here...
That's what my father told me.
@calamus
I guess they've all... gone.
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm glad she got to see the sun again, at least.
@niko
It's full of eels!
@niko_what
Wait, no...
@niko_wtf2
It's full of snakes...
@niko_eyeclosed
Snakes...
@unknown
This is the best fishing spot I've found yet!
@unknown
All the fish I catch here are longer than my arm!
Condition ['0', '18', '0']
Condition ['0', '19', '0']
@green_gatekeeper
[Good luck.]
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '30', '0']
Condition ['0', '184', '1']
Condition ['8', '1']
@niko_eyeclosed
Player, I'm too tired to go on right now...
Please let me nap for a bit somewhere.
@niko_speak
I found a pen! Sort of.
Condition ['8', '1']
@green_gatekeeper
[Good.
Please write your name here.]
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 100 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@green_gatekeeper
[Good luck.]
Else
@green_gatekeeper
[Indeed You Do.]
[But Are You Not Forgetting Something?]
@niko_eyeclosed
...
Oh, the sun!
Else
@green_gatekeeper
[Have You Found Something To Write With?]
Else
Condition ['8', '30']
Condition ['0', '184', '1']
Condition ['8', '1']
@green_gatekeeper
[The Sun... You're The Messiah!]
@green_gatekeeper
[Are you on your way to the Tower?]
Else
@green_gatekeeper
[I saw you carrying the sun earlier.
You're the messiah, then?
On your way to the Tower?]
@niko
Mhm.
@green_gatekeeper
[You can enter the Refuge through this wall.
You'll need to sign your name in this scroll first.]
@niko
Alright.
...Do you have a pen?
@green_gatekeeper
[Umm...]
Wait 30 frames.
@green_gatekeeper
[...No. I've lost mine.]
@green_gatekeeper
[Perhaps you should look around the Glen for another.]
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '30', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
The doorway is full of vines, Player...
Condition ['0', '110', '1']
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_speak
...hey, Player?
Condition ['1', '77', '0', '1', '2']
@niko
When I was signing the scroll, there was already another name on it.
It was a little blurry, but...
@niko_speak
I think that name was also "Niko"?
Else
Condition ['1', '77', '0', '2', '2']
@niko
When I was signing the scroll, there was already another two names on it.
They were a little blurry, but...
@niko_speak
I think they were BOTH "Niko".
Else
@niko
When I was signing the scroll, there was already a few other names on it.
They were a little blurry, but...
@niko_speak
I think they all said "Niko"!
@niko_eyeclosed
Weird...
Condition ['0', '55', '1']
Wait 40 frames.
@niko3
What in the world..?
Condition ['0', '184', '0']
@niko
I'm not sleepy anymore.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@niko_speak
I can't sleep now, Player!
I need to get Alula to her brother first.
Else
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm a little tired from walking.
@niko_speak
Is it alright if I take a nap?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
Condition ['12', 'Script.px < 17']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.px > 17']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py < 17']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py > 17']
Else
Wait 30 frames.
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah, well...
I suppose there's more work to do.
@unknown
[PHOSPHOR TREES ARE NOW BEING PROTECTED UNDER THE NEW LAWS.]
@unknown
[PLEASE DO NOT HARVEST THEM.]
@niko
I'm... not?
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
[HAVE A NICE DAY.]
@niko_speak
You too!
Else
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@unknown
[WELCOME TO THE RESEARCH STATION.]
@niko
Hello!
@unknown
[ARE YOU SENT HERE BY DR. SILVERPOINT?]
@niko_speak
...no?
@unknown
[OH, CARRY ON, THEN.]
@unknown
[MONITORING ANOMALY...]
@niko_speak
What IS that thing?
@unknown
[AN ANOMALY.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Well, yeah, but...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
[I WILL RETURN TO MY STATION IN THE CITY SOON.]
Else
@niko_speak
How come you're red instead of green?
@niko
Well...more of a purple than red...
But your eyes and stuff are red!
@unknown
[I AM ONLY HERE TO PICK UP THIS WEEK'S MOSS SAMPLES.]
@unknown
[I WILL RETURN TO MY STATION IN THE CITY SOON.]
@niko_speak
I see!
@unknown
[I AM IN CHARGE OF COLLECTING THE MOSS SAMPLES.]
@niko_speak
Cool!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
[HAVE A NICE DAY.]
@niko_speak
You too!
Else
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@unknown
[WELCOME TO THE RESEARCH STATION.]
@niko
Hello!
@unknown
[DID DR. SILVERPOINT SEND YOU?]
@niko_speak
No? I'm with Player...
@unknown
[OH, CARRY ON, THEN.]
@unknown
[PHOSPHOR TREE GROWTH RATE HAS BEEN REDUCED AS OF LATE...]
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
[I AM THE GENERATOR MAINTENANCE UNIT.]
@unknown
[EVERYTHING IS FINE HERE.]
Else
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@unknown
[THIS IS THE MAIN GENERATOR OF THE GLEN.]
@niko_speak
Oooh!
@niko
Player and I actually fixed one of these earlier, in that place across the ocean...
@unknown
[THIS GENERATOR DOES NOT NEED TO BE FIXED RIGHT NOW.]
@niko
Right... You guys already have power and all...
@niko
A generator.
@niko_speak
This one's got a working battery!
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
I don't wanna get shocked again, Player!
Else
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_what
Ow!
@niko_eyeclosed
I just got shocked...
@niko
A couple of fireflies are buzzing about in this jar.
@niko
A couple of fireflies are buzzing about in this jar.
@niko
A couple of fireflies are buzzing about in this jar.
@niko
A couple of fireflies are buzzing about in this jar.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
[TAKE CARE NOW, PERSON!]
Else
@unknown
[HELLO, LIVING PERSON.]
@niko
Hello.
@unknown
[I HAVE COLLECTED A DUPLICATE WATER SAMPLE.]
@unknown
[WOULD YOU LIKE IT?]
@niko
Um...
@unknown
[MY PROGRAMMING SAYS THAT ORGANIC BEINGS NEED WATER TO SURVIVE.]
@unknown
[SO I SHALL OFFER IT TO YOU.]
@niko
Oh, uh, Sure! We'll take it.
@unknown
[BEEP BOOP. WATER COLLECTION PROJECT RESUMING...]
@niko
It's full of little glass tubes of water.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@unknown
[WATER SAMPLES!]
@niko_eyeclosed
I don't want to go back...
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '24', '0']
@red_gatekeeper
[...Interesting Book You Got There...]
@red_gatekeeper
[It Is Written In A Language I Do Not Recognize.]
@red_gatekeeper
[...Perhaps You Should Find A Way To Decipher It When You're At The Library.]
@red_gatekeeper
[It May Be Of Help.]
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '28', '0']
Else
@red_gatekeeper
[Hello Again, Messiah, Do You Need Help?]
@niko
Well...
Player choice:
If player choice is Explain again
@red_gatekeeper
[Very Well. You Need To Find A Way To Get To The Library On The Surface.]
If player choice is No
@red_gatekeeper
[Off You Go Then, Off You Go...]
@red_gatekeeper
[Ah, The Sun.]
@red_gatekeeper
[Hello, Messiah. Welcome To The Refuge.]
@red_gatekeeper
[Do You Understand What You Must Do Here?]
@niko
I'm supposed to go inside the Tower, right?
@niko
I already see the Tower! So I guess we must be close.
@niko_speak
Where's the entrance?
@red_gatekeeper
[On The Surface.]
@niko_speak
The surface?
@red_gatekeeper
[Look Down, Small One.]
@niko
Oooh, we're pretty high up!
@niko_speak
I guess I gotta get down a lot of stairs!
Or find an elevator.
@red_gatekeeper
[Correct.]
@red_gatekeeper
[However, The Tower Is A Sacred Place.]
@red_gatekeeper
[Finding The Entrance May Be Easy, But That Alone Will Not Be Enough.]
@niko
What...do you mean?
@red_gatekeeper
[Once You Reach The Surface, I Recommend Visiting The Library For Leads.]
@niko
Alright...
@niko_speak
Thank you!
@red_gatekeeper
[Off You Go, Then. I Wish You Luck.]
@red_gatekeeper
[I'm Afraid This Area Is Off-Limits For You.]
@red_gatekeeper
[Only The Bearer Of The Sacred Kernel Is Permitted Access To The Garden.]
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '28', '0']
@niko_speak
Oh! Like... a kernel of corn...?
@niko_speak
I have this! It was left behind by the plant lady in the Glen.
@red_gatekeeper
[...
That Is Indeed The Kernel.]
@red_gatekeeper
[Then, It Is Your Duty To Regrow Her.
Do You Understand What You Must Do?]
@niko
Um...
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@red_gatekeeper
[Good.]
If player choice is No
@red_gatekeeper
[Take The Seed To The Garden.
Plant It In The Pot In The Center.]
@red_gatekeeper
[You May Now Pass Through Here To Access The Garden.]
Else
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
Player? Are you there?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@niko_speak
Ah, me too!
@niko
...I mean... I'm awake now.
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Player... I know you're here...
If player choice is That's not my name
@niko_speak
...Oh.
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm sorry, I'm a little confused... I just woke up...
@niko
Can you tell me your name again?
@niko_eyeclosed
...
@niko_eyeclosed
I had another bad dream.
@niko
I know I have nothing to worry about with you here, but...
@niko_eyeclosed
Can I really save everyone with this lightbulb?
@niko_eyeclosed
...
@niko
...Let's get going now.
Condition ['1', '3', '0', '4', '0']
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 180 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '42', '0']
@niko
These vines look tough, but I think I can manage to cut them!
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@niko_speak
That did it!
@niko
Ready to go, Player?
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '41', '0']
@niko
The clipper handles won't budge...
@niko
...It's not broken, is it?
Else
@niko
There are some really tangled-up vines in the way.
@niko
It looks like an oil can...
@niko
This might be useful. I'll take it with me.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@niko
I think I might be carrying something else I can use this with already.
@niko
Maybe I should check my pockets again?
@niko
I don't think we need to go that way...
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '28', '0']
@niko_speak
Time to put the seed in the planter.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
...
There's no dirt in this pot.
Will the seed really grow like this?
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '55', '0']
@niko
Player, I need to put in the seed first before I put in the dirt.
Else
@niko
This is where I'm supposed to put the seed...
But there's no dirt in this pot.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '55', '0']
@niko_speak
I hope this helps you grow, little seed.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
The seed's in the soil, but it looks a bit dry.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '27', '0']
@niko
I can't just pour the water on the seed.
It needs dirt before we can water it.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '57', '0']
@niko
I can't just pour the water on the seed.
It needs dirt before we can water it.
Else
@niko
...
There's no dirt in this pot.
Will the seed really grow like this?
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '27', '0']
@niko_speak
Good thinking, Player!
Water should help this seed grow.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
Hmm... the dirt's nice and moist now, but...
@niko_speak
What if it dries out? There's only so much water from this little tube...
@niko
...I'll hold on to the tube for now, just in case...
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '57', '0']
@niko_speak
Good thinking, Player!
This water should really help this seed grow.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
It sprouted a tiny leaf!
Else
@niko
The seed's in the soil, but it looks a bit dry.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '57', '0']
@niko_speak
Good thinking, Player!
This water should really help this seed grow.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
It sprouted a tiny leaf!
Else
@niko
We've given it dirt and water.
But will that be enough?
@niko_speak
Good luck, little plant!
@plight
Come oonnn...
@plight
Come oonnnnnnn!
@plight
I'm too busy for this!
@niko
...Uh
@niko_speak
....Excuse me...
Wait 20 frames.
@plight_shock
Woah!
@plight
... you're... you!
@plight_worry
(Ah geez, I didn't think I was gonna run into...)
@plight_why
(...this is embarrassing...)
@plight_worry
er......
@plight
Is there, uh, anything I can help you with?
@niko_speak
Yes please!
@niko
I would like to know how to get to the surface!
@plight_2
...yeeahh...I was afraid you were gonna say that...
@plight
Right now, this elevator is the only way to access the surface. But...
@plight
....yeah, just take a look at it.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
I-It looks like an elevator...
@plight_2
Well, you're not wrong, but...
@plight_why
Go look at the button panel.
@plight_2
I am not the button panel.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '32', '0']
@plight_shock
Whoa! How did you make this?
@niko_speak
Out of a coffee can!
@plight_worry
...Coffee comes from cans?
@plight_worry
.......
@plight_2
...Uh, go see if it works!
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '33', '0']
@plight_shock
Oh nice, are those magnets?
@plight_2b
Looks like they're a bit loose, but....
@plight_2
...Ah well, go see if it works!
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '34', '0']
@plight_shock
Oh wow, that sure is a lotta tape....
@plight
But better safe than sorry, right?
@plight
You don't want it to break on ya.
@plight_2
...Uh, go see if it works!
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '35', '0']
@plight_why
It was worth a shot, yeah.
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '720', '3']
@plight_why
I'm losing so much time...
I'm not even timing it anymore...
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '1', '3']
@plight_why
I'm losing so much time...
Probably v[22] minutes of work already.
Else
@plight_why
I'm losing so much time...
@plight_why
I hate this....
Else
@plight
Do you think you'll be able to make that button?
@plight_2
Well, no pressure, kid.
@plight_2b
I'll just... stick with my original plan for now...
@plight_2b
Time to kick the door again.
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '47', '0']
Wait 25 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
@plight_why
My foot hurts...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
Condition ['12', 'Script.check_bruteforce']
@plight
6, 3, 0, 1, 4...
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
@plight_shock
What!
@plight_shock
It works!
@plight_worry
...
@plight
Guess I did it.
@niko_speak
You sure did!
@plight
...Anyway, ready to go? I'll be up ahead.
Wait 20 frames.
Else
@plight
v[26], v[27], v[28], v[29], v[30]...
@unknown
[c[1]ACCESS DENIED.c[0]]
@unknown
[PLEASE MAKE HIM STOP.]
Else
Condition ['2', 'D', '0']
@niko
Hi.
@plight
Hi.
Else
@plight
...Can I help with anything?
@plight
Anything at all?
@plight_worry
Being so unproductive for so long... It's really getting to me...
@niko
I think Player and I got it handled!
@niko
What do you think, Player?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Tell him to use random codes
@niko
Maybe you can just try out some numbers until you get it...
Condition ['8', '2']
@niko_speak
I mean, Player and I did it before!
@niko_eyeclosed
Took us a while, but...
@plight_worry
....seriously?
@plight
Alright, I suppose that's better than doing nothing.
@plight
Let's see... 0, 0, 0, 0, 0...
@unknown
[c[1]ACCESS DENIED.c[0]]
@plight_why
Yep, gonna be here for a while. 0, 0, 0, 0, 1.....
@unknown
[c[1]ACCESS DENIED.c[0]| ...YOU AREN'T SERIOUSLY DOING THIS, ARE YOU?]
If player choice is Tell him to stand there
@niko
Maybe you can just take it easy for a while?
@plight_why
Hooray...
@plight_why
My least favorite thing to do...
@unknown
[NO TRESPASSING!]
@niko
Oh...excuse me!
@niko
It's an elevator.
@Niko
It's an elevator.
@niko_eyeclosed
Apparently broken?
@niko_speak
Let's fix the elevator!
@niko_speak
It needs a code.
Condition ['0', '187', '1']
@niko_yawn
*yawn* ...
@niko
I'm having trouble staying awake, Player.
We should find a place for me to take a nap...
Wait 10 frames.
Condition ['1', '17', '0', '2', '5']
Condition ['1', '17', '0', '0', '0']
@niko_speak
Oh! Thank you for holding the elevator door open for me, mister!
@plight
No prob, hop in.
Else
@plight
Oh hey, welcome back...
@plight_worry
That... sure took you a while, huh...
@niko2
Oh, shoot! You've been waiting this whole time?
@niko
And... holding the door open?
@plight_worry
Well I uh... didn't want to be rude...
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm sorry, I should've told you to go on ahead...
@plight
Eh, don't worry about it.
Wait 20 frames.
@unknown
@niko
I'll need to push the button to open the doors.
@unknown
[HELLO.]
@unknown
[THIS AREA IS UNAUTHORIZED FOR DEMO.]
@unknown
[SORRY ABOUT THE INCONVENIENCE.]
@niko
...Demo?
@unknown
[I CANNOT LET YOU THROUGH.]
@niko
The elevator's button panel.
@niko_what
Huh, there aren't any buttons...
@plight_why
Yuuup, that's a problem.
@plight_2b
There's usually a big button here that says "GROUND" on it.
@plight_2b
Y'know, cuz it takes you to the ground area.
@plight_wtf
But now it's been ripped out? Or something?
@plight_2
I tried looking everywhere for it, to no avail.
@plight_worry
M...maybe it exploded...
@niko_speak
Do you think we'll have to make a new one?
@plight_worry
...what?
@plight_worry
How?
@niko
We'll figure it out!
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '36', '0']
@niko
That man said something about magnets, but I don't see a way to fit these in the panel by themselves.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '32', '0']
@niko
The button fits snugly in the slot, but...
@niko
I'm not sure how to "connect" it.
@plight
Hmm...
@plight
All I know is that the button works by some kind of magnetic technology.
@plight_why
...Don't ask me how magnets work, though. I didn't even finish high school...
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '33', '0']
@niko_speak
Alright, let's hope this works!
@niko
The button fits snugly, and...
@niko_speak
I think I hear the machine powering on!
@niko_what
...
@niko_what
The button completely fell apart!
@plight_2b
Hey, you tried.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '34', '0']
@niko
Let's hope this works...
Wait 12 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
@unknown
[REACTIVATING ELEVATOR SERVICES.|.|.]
@unknown
[PLEASE INPUT SECURITY CODE TO CONTINUE]
@plight_shock
...What?
@plight_wtf
That's... never happened before.
@niko_speak
The... squares?
@plight_worry
Huh?
@niko_speak
You saw them, right?
@niko
They were on the door, and...
@plight_2b
Oh, nah. The square stuff happens all the time.
@plight
I meant the whole "security code" thing.
@plight
But then again, the elevator hasn't been this broken before...
@niko
Hmmm....
@niko_speak
I guess we should go look for a code, Player...
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '35', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
That's not gonna work...
@niko
Hmmm...
@niko_speak
If it's been ripped out, how come there aren't any broken wires inside the empty slot?
@plight
Well, I'm no engineer, but....
@plight_2b
It's powered by some kind of magnetic technology, I know this much.
@unknown
[PLEASE INPUT SECURITY CODE TO CONTINUE.]
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '63014', '0']
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
@plight_shock
What!
@plight_shock
It works!
@plight_shock
I don't know what you did, but it actually works!
@plight_worry
...
@plight
Good job, kid.
@plight
You're a genius, you know that?
@niko_speak
Well, I had help from Player too!
@plight_worry
...Oh, right.
@plight_worry
The whole messiah business.
@plight
...Anyway, ready to go? I'll be up ahead.
Wait 20 frames.
Else
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@unknown
[c[1]ACCESS DENIED.c[0]]
@niko_speak
The button works!
@unknown
TO: OFFICE
@unknown
TO:
OFFICE BUILDING AND
CAFE
@plight_worry
Hey, where are you going?
Condition ['1', '4', '0', '1', '0']
Else
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@plight_unknown
Come ooonnnnnnn!
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@plight_unknown
Come ooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!
@plight_unknown
Work already!!!
@niko_speak
Huh?
@niko
What was that?
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@plight_unknown
WHY. ISN'T. THIS. WORKING??!?
@niko_speak
...I...
@niko_speak
....think someone might need help.
Condition ['1', '4', '0', '4', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '4', '0', '5', '0']
@unknown
PATH CLOSED
@unknown
TO: CAFE
@unknown
TO: APARTMENTS
@niko_eyeclosed
Oh well...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@plight
.......
@niko
.......
@plight
.............
@niko
.............
@plight
Sure is taking a while...
@niko
m-hm!
@plight_worry
(oh goodness gracious I'm stuck in an elevator with the messiah and also literally god themself this is awkward)
@niko
Oh, maybe we can chat to pass the time, then?
@plight_wtf
You heard me??
@plight_worry
I mean, sure...
@unknown
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@niko
Alright, Player, should I...
Player choice:
If player choice is Ask about his job
@niko
So...what do you do at your job?
@niko_speak
You seem really busy!
@plight_2
I...uh....
@plight
I fix lights, mostly.
@plight_2b
But now I also deliver and refill high-energy phosphor to structures that need them.
@niko
High energy?
@plight
Y'know, the super concentrated glowy stuff they had to process in factories, it's what powers most of this city's stuff.
@niko
Oooh!
@plight
We used to have a small army of delivery robots doing that...
@plight_worry
But lately a bunch of them have been breaking down?
@plight_2
So until they fix them, I'll just have more work on my plate.
@plight_why
I haven't slept in so long...
@niko_speak
When will the robots get fixed?
@plight_2
I have no idea, it's all up to the scientists over at the labs.
@plight_worry
But they seem REALLY concerned about something else lately...
@niko_speak
Oh?
@plight_worry
...Never a good sign when even the smart folks are worried.
If player choice is Ask about this city
@niko
This city is very big!
@plight_2b
It's smaller than it looks.
@plight_2
Getting pretty crowded too...
@plight_2
First there was the refugees from the Barrens, and now more Glen folks are moving in too.
@niko
Oh?
@plight
It's just safer here, y'know?
@plight
I mean, it's not a haven by any means.
@plight_worry
That square stuff that we just saw?
@plight_worry
We get more of that here than anywhere else, apparently.
@niko_eyeclosed
I noticed...
@plight_2
...We're lucky it only seems to affect the city's infrastructure.
@plight
The landmass itself is still holding up.
@plight_2b
Which is good, since there isn't much solid land here in the first place.
If player choice is Ask about the library
@niko
Can you tell me about the library?
@niko_speak
I'm supposed to go there!
@plight
Oh yeah, that's one of my main delivery spots.
@plight
Those reading lights are pretty high-maintenance.
@plight_worry
But I always feel out of place surrounded by smart people!
@plight
Well, I guess you're pretty smart yourself, so you'll fit in fine.
@plight_2b
You and Player.
If player choice is Resume awkward silence
@plight
.......
@niko
.......
Wait 600 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
.......
@niko
.............
@niko
m-hm!
@niko
.......
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['0', '106', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '187', '0']
@niko
We should get going now, Player.
Condition ['0', '32', '1']
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm a little tired from walking.
@niko_speak
Is it alright if I take a nap?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
Condition ['12', 'Script.px < 16']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.px > 16']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py < 21']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py > 21']
Else
Wait 30 frames.
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah, well...
I suppose there's more work to do.
Condition ['0', '187', '0']
@niko
We should get going now, Player.
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm a little tired from walking.
@niko_speak
Is it alright if I take a nap?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
Condition ['12', 'Script.px < 23']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.px > 23']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py < 38']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py > 38']
Else
Wait 30 frames.
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah, well...
I suppose there's more work to do.
@unknown
APARTMENTS
@unknown
APARTMENTS
@unknown
APARTMENTS
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
The door is locked from the inside.
@unknown
[Are You. An Intruder?]
@unknown
[Because If You Are... I, Model 8-XM Home Security Bot (TM) Serial Number 39232B839W4, Will Have To Report You.]
@niko
Oh, sorry...
@niko_eyeclosed
I... kinda just walked in because the door was unlocked...
@niko_speak
Do you want me to leave?
@unknown
[Scanning for Suspicious Activity...]
@unknown
[Suspicious Activities Detected: 0 ]
@niko_eyeclosed
Well, I guess as long as I don't do anything bad...
@unknown
[I Am. Still Monitoring You]
@unknown
[Alert Level Has Been Set To Low]
@niko_speak
Don't worry! I promise I'll be a good guest!
@Niko
A landscape painting.
@niko
An abstract painting.
@unknown
...............
@niko
.......................
@unknown
...............................
@niko_speak
...................................
@unknown
.............................................
@niko_eyeclosed
...okay.
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko2
H-hello, penguin?
Wait 10 frames.
Else
@niko
It's a big penguin plush!
@niko_speak
Hello, penguin!
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 55 frames.
@niko_what
...
@niko
It's a pink flower.
@niko
It's a wall of family photos.
@niko
A painting of 4 robots playing cards.
@unknown
[Hello. Would You Like To Play A Game?]
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko
Sure!
@unknown
[What Game Would You Like To Play?]
@niko
Hmm....
@niko_speak
Do you know rock paper scissors?
@unknown
[Desired Difficulty Level?]
@niko
Huh?
@unknown
[Desired Duration Of Turns?]
@niko_speak
Uh...
@unknown
[Please Set Your Timer.]
@niko_eyeclosed
...Nevermind...
@unknown
[What Game Would You Like To Play?]
@niko
How about... hide and seek?
@unknown
[Desired Difficulty Level?]
@niko_speak
Well... maybe not too easy?
@unknown
[Initiating. Ruthless Mode.]
@unknown
[TARGET: LOCKED.| YOU HAVE EXACTLY 14 SECONDS.
START.| RUNNING.]
@niko_wtf
...
@niko_wtf2
...I'm not sure if I want to play anymore.
@unknown
[OH.| Session. Abort.]
@unknown
[Are You. Feeling Unwell?]
@niko
No, it's not that...
@unknown
[What Game Would You Like To Play?]
@niko
I'll... pass.
@unknown
My parents are like, literally never home.
@unknown
But I don't mind! I'm used to it!
@unknown
Besides, I've got model C-WT 2nd gen unit 4E here to keep me company now!
@unknown
She still talks a little weird sometimes, but that's okay! She's learning!
@unknown
If I work real hard, she might even be tamed someday!
@niko
I keep hearing that word...
@unknown
What, tame?
@niko
Mhm!
@niko
Nobody's told me what it means yet...
@unknown
That's just a robot thing!
.. I can't really explain it, either...
@niko
Ah...
@unknown
What? Don't you like to play "Run Away From The Killer Robot"?
@unknown
...
@unknown
Well, at least *I* have fun with it.
@niko
A pile of large books.
@niko
One of them is a robot instruction manual...
@niko
A picture of many 1's and 0's.
@niko
There's a pair of scissors on the ground....
@niko
...on....a pile of hair?
@niko
I don't think anyone's using it anymore, so...
@niko
Soap dispenser.
@niko
A small potted plant.
@niko
A potted plant...
@niko_speak
This one has a pink flower on it.
@niko
A potted plant...
@unknown
I just moved here from the Glen. Things are so different in the city....
@unknown
You've been to the Glen, right?
@niko
Yeah!
@unknown
Everything's so green back there....
@unknown
I really miss it!
@unknown
My neighbor gave me some plants to cheer me up, but...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@unknown
.....I should probably get a muzzle for Betsy there.
@niko
It's a landscape portrait of the Glen.
@niko_eyeclosed
...The remains of a potted plant.
@niko_speak
Something has been chewing on this plant...
@niko_eyeclosed
Not much is left of this plant...
@niko_eyeclosed
...The entire plant was eaten...
@niko
The title is "City Life: What to Expect"
@niko
A picture of a ram, wearing a little pink bow.
@niko
Well that was fun.
@niko
Hello...
@unknown
[ROOM UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
@unknown
[TILES HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY PLACED]
@unknown
[YOU SHOULD NOT BE HERE YET]
@niko
...alright.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Player choice:
If player choice is Again! Again!
@niko
Okay!
If player choice is Once is enough!
Else
@niko
I'm not sure what this is.
@niko_speak
It's like a little car!
Player choice:
If player choice is You should ride on it!
@niko
...
What?
Player choice:
If player choice is Do it!
@niko
Um....
If player choice is Resist urge to ride on it.
@niko_eyeclosed
I wasn't going to, Player...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['0', '87', '0']
Condition ['0', '88', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@mason
Good luck with that seed, now!
Else
@mason
Most of the plants in our world tend to grow in The Glen.
@mason
Even if it's facing the flooding issues, it's still in better condition than the other two areas.
@mason
The Barrens is... well, the barrens.
@mason
And Refuge city has barely enough ground to stand on, let alone grow stuff!
@mason
...On a larger scale than this, I mean.
Else
@niko_speak
Oh! You're a gardener, right?
@mason
Yup!
@niko_speak
Do you... happen to have any dirt?
For growing plants, I mean!
@mason
Yup!
Do you need some?
@niko_speak
Yes!
I'm supposed to plant this seed left behind by a plant lady...
@niko_eyeclosed
...but the pot in the garden doesn't have any soil...
@mason
I see....
@mason
I know who you're talking about, yeah.
@mason
Here, take this whole bag!
@niko_speak
Thanks!
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@mason
Feel free to ask me about the plants!
Else
@mason
Most of the plants in our world tend to grow in The Glen.
@mason
Even if it's facing the flooding issues, it's still in better condition than the other two areas.
@mason
The Barrens is... well, the barrens.
@mason
And Refuge city has barely enough ground to stand on, let alone grow stuff!
@mason
...On a larger scale than this, I mean.
Else
@mason
Hello there!
@niko_speak
You have a lot of plants!
@mason
I do!
Grew all of these myself, y'see.
@mason
Feel free to ask me about them!
Condition ['0', '87', '0']
@niko
A small garden trowel. The handle part is shaped like... an owl?
@niko_speak
...
@niko_83c
I get it!
@niko
A watering can. It's half full.
@niko
Filled with plant clippings.
@niko
Empty flowerpot...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko
So... is it a tree?
@mason
Only in name!
Else
@mason
That's a phosphor tree.
@niko_speak
Oh! Like the ones we saw in the glen!
@niko
I always wondered... where are the leaves?
@niko2
They're not... dead, are they?
@mason
Oh, not at all!
@mason
Although these trees are composed of a woody tissue, they're closer to grass, anatomy-wise.
@niko
...So the branches are actually leaves?
@mason
Sorta!
@mason
What's interesting about these plants is the amount of phosphor sap they can generate.
@niko
Phosphor... that's the glowy stuff, right?
@mason
Yup!
@mason
Phosphor can store light energy and slowly emit it over time.
@mason
Most of the phosphor from this world still contains energy from before the sun went out.
@mason
Without the sun to recharge them, though...
@mason
...well, let's talk about something else.
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@niko
The pots are labeled with different species names.
@niko
Oh! The sprouts are stretching towards the sun...
Else
@mason
Be sure not to touch these!
@mason
These are the plants have only recently sprouted.
@mason
It's not easy for a plant to make it out there these days.
@mason
We got these growing lamps, but they're a poor substitute for the sun!
Condition ['1', '16', '0', '0', '0']
@mason
Ah, black clovers...
@mason
Probably the only plant hardy enough to survive naturally outside the Glen.
@mason
Personally? I think they're really boring to look at.
@mason
One of my customers really loves them though.
@mason
I think all of the black clovers I'm growing here are for him, actually.
@mason
...Come to think of it, I haven't seen him in a while.
@mason
I wonder when is he coming to pick these up?
Else
Condition ['1', '16', '0', '1', '0']
@mason
The clover guy... he's actually pretty cool!
@mason
He's an author, and apparently he's some sort of big deal? Or at least he's really passionate about his work.
@mason
I don't know him that well, although sometimes I stumble across articles about him in the news...
@mason
I'd love to chat with him, if I run into him again!
Else
@niko
Black clovers.
@niko
They're kinda shiny.
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@niko
It's wheat.
@mason
That golden color is quite something, no?
Else
@niko_speak
It's wheat!
@niko
Why is it in a flowerpot?
@mason
Well, doesn't it look nice?
@niko
I guess!
@niko
I like to stand in the middle of the wheat field back in my village.
@niko_speak
It goes on for miles!
@mason
Ah... I wish I could have seen it!
@mason
In our world, wheat is usually only grown in small isolated plots.
@mason
...Or in a flowerpot.
Condition ['2', 'D', '0']
@niko
A small tree with leaves.
@niko_eyeclosed
...Apparently they are rare.
Else
@niko
This tree has leaves!
@mason
Ah yes, true foliage is hard to come by nowadays.
@mason
You hardly ever see trees like these in the wild anymore.
@mason
And the ones you do see are pretty much all raised artificially by people like me, mostly for nostalgia purposes.
@niko
Cactus.
@mason
Cactus.
@niko_eyeclosed
Cactus.
@niko
It's a pink flower.
@niko
Just a trash can...
@niko
Just a trash can...
@niko
A pile of large books.
@niko
They look like phonebooks.
Condition ['0', '28', '0']
Else
@niko
It looks like I can unlock this door...
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['0', '28', '0']
Else
@niko
It looks like I can unlatch this door...
Wait 20 frames.
@unknown
Hey there.
@niko
Hello.
@unknown
You the messiah?
@niko
Mhm!
@unknown
......
@unknown
I like your scarf.
@niko_speak
Thank you!
@niko
Mama made it for me!
@unknown
Tell her I like her needlework.
@niko_speak
I will!
@niko
...when I see her again!
@niko
This fridge has magnets on it!
@niko
Maybe they'll come handy?
@niko
I hope nobody will mind us taking them...
@Niko
A coffee machine.
@niko_speak
It's very warm!
@niko
Coffee cups.
@niko_speak
I'm too young to drink coffee!
@niko
A photograph of the city skyline.
@niko
A photograph of some buildings.
@niko
A photograph of a factory.
@niko
A photograph of some railings.
@niko
A pile of large books.
@niko
Some of the pages are dog-eared.
@niko
A pile of large books.
@niko
It's a photograph of the cafe.
Looks like it was a busy day...
@niko
A photograph of the mines.
There are many robots at work in the photo, extracting large deposits of ore.
@niko
A photograph of the Tower.
The sunlight makes it hard to make out much in this photo.
@niko
A photograph of a house in the Glen.
Looks like it was taken when people were still living in the ruins...
@unknown
CAFE
@unknown
CAFE
@unknown
MEOW
@unknown
MEOW
Condition ['0', '76', '0']
@ling_smile
Hang in there.
You can do it.
@niko_eyeclosed
Thanks...
Else
Condition ['0', '74', '0']
@ling_shock
Oh hey, you're back!
Did you manage to fix the elevator?
@niko
Mhm!
Player and I went to the surface already!
And...
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
...
Well, I remembered there being a cafe here!
Do you have pancakes?
@ling
We sure do!
@niko_speak
Wait! I don't have any money...
Maybe I can help you wash dishes...or... something?
@ling_smile
No, no! It's on the house!
The least I can do for the savior, right?
@ling
Here, why don't you take a seat?
I'll go fry some up for you.
@niko_pancakes
Pancakes...
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
These pancakes are so good...
Thank you so much!
@ling
No problem!
You looked really hungry.
@niko
Yeah... I thought this would be my last chance to eat something before I go in the Tower.
@ling_hm2
Ah, gotcha.
@ling
So... I guess pancakes are your favorite food?
@niko
Mhm!
..well, almost!
@niko_pancakes
My favorite food in the world are the special pancakes that my mama makes!
@niko
She likes to pick hazelnuts and grind them up into the batter.
@ling_smile
Oh, wow, that sounds amazing!
@niko_pancakes
They TASTE amazing!
She always made them when I was feeling sad.
Or lonely... or...
@niko_sad
...
@niko_sad
Mama...
I really miss her...
@niko_less_sad
...I just...
..I just have a bad feeling all of a sudden!
@niko_distressed_meow
Am I... even here to save the world?
People have been saying how the sun won't fix anything!
@niko_sad
I don't even know why I'm here...
I just wanna see my mama again...
@ling2
Oh, uh...
There, there...
It's gonna be okay!
@ling_hm
And...I'm sure you'll be able to save the world!
You're a tough kid, you managed to get this far already, right?
@niko_distressed_meow
Yeah... but...
@ling
And you'll get to go home afterwards, right?
@niko_less_sad
Right...
@ling_smile
...Hey, want some more pancakes?
@niko_cry
It's ok...
..I'll be fine.
@ling_smile
So... yeah!
Thanks for coming by!
@niko
Mhm! Thanks for listening...
..AND for the pancakes!
@ling
No problem. Good luck!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '37', '0']
@ling_shock
Oh, sorry about the trash on the floor...
@ling3
I was gonna throw it out earlier, but...
..then my coworkers caught on fire and I had to drop everything to help them.
@ling_sigh
They're fine now though...
It's a good thing fire doesn't hurt robots, huh?
Else
Condition ['1', '15', '0', '1', '0']
@ling
Oh, hi there!
@niko_speak
Hello!
@niko
How come... there aren't any people here?
@niko_speak
Normally cafes have tons of people!
@ling_hm
Yeah, it's a really slow day...
@niko_speak
Do you think it's because the ground access elevator is broken?
@ling_sigh
So I've been told.
@ling2
The city's infrastructure has been suffering a lot lately.
@ling_oh
Skywalks and stairs breaking off left and right...
@ling3
Now the only reliable way of transport are those elevators...
@ling_sigh
...Until now, anyway...
Condition ['1', '15', '0', '2', '0']
@ling_hm
You know, the tall guy came in here earlier saying the same thing.
He asked me if I've seen a button that says "ground" on it.
@ling
He looked pretty stressed, so I wanted to cheer him up...
I told him the only "ground" I've seen today is coffee grounds!
@ling3
He, um...
Wait 20 frames.
@ling_hm
He didn't get it...
Condition ['1', '15', '0', '3', '0']
@ling3
I see him around a lot, but he never seems to have time to eat a proper meal...
@ling_hm
He kinda just, rushes in here, drinks a whole pot of coffee, and then rushes back out?
@ling_hm2
He uh, he really... takes his job to the extreme.
@ling_oh
...I mean, it's an important job, but nothing is worth that amount of stress, I think...
@niko_speak
What does he do?
@ling_hm2
Maintenance, I believe.
Something to do with the lights, but I don't know the details.
@ling
Maybe you can ask him later?
Condition ['1', '15', '0', '4', '0']
@ling2
Oh! You're still here...
Would you, um, like anything?
@ling
I can cook something for you, if you want...
@niko_speak
It's alright, thank you!
@ling_smile
Well, don't be afraid to ask if you do get hungry!
I'll be happy to make something for you!
@niko
It's an empty coffee tin.
@niko
Milk and sugar.
@niko_speak
I like both!
@niko_eyeclosed
...but not in coffee.
@Niko
A coffee machine.
@niko_speak
It's nearly full!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '0', '0']
@watcher
Good morning.
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '1', '0']
@watcher
Good afternoon.
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '2', '0']
@watcher
Good evening.
Else
@watcher
...It's very late.
@watcher
But... good day, I suppose.
@watcher
Your time here is precious.
@watcher
Please, do cherish it.
@niko
I will!
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '0', '0']
@watcher
Good morning.
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '1', '0']
@watcher
Good afternoon.
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '2', '0']
@watcher
Good evening.
Else
@watcher
...It's very late.
@watcher
It's not healthy for children such as yourself to stay up at this hour.
@niko
...Really?
@niko_eyeclosed
...I... didn't realize...
@watcher
Can't blame you.
@watcher
With the sun gone, the night never seems to end.
@niko_speak
Then... how can you tell?
@niko
Time, I mean.
@watcher
I have my ways.
@watcher
...Well, the time of day doesn't really mean anything now.
@watcher
With the sun gone, the night never seems to end.
@niko_speak
Then... How can you tell?
@niko
Time, I mean.
@watcher
I have my ways.
Condition ['0', '42', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '1']
Condition ['0', '43', '1']
@unknown
[I AM THE POWER ROOM MECHANIC.]
@unknown
[DO YOU HAVE AN ISSUE TO REPORT?]
@niko
Do you know anything about an elevator code?
Wait 20 frames.
@unknown
[ELEVATOR CODE...]
@unknown
[COMMAND NOT RECOGNIZED]
@niko_eyeclosed
Well, worth a shot.
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '1']
@unknown
[I AM THE POWER ROOM MECHANIC.]
@unknown
[DO YOU HAVE AN ISSUE TO REPORT?]
@niko
Yeah, actually...
@niko_speak
The surface access elevator appears to be broken!
@niko
There's a button missing, and...
@niko_speak
Can you go take a look?
@unknown
[...]
@unknown
[LEAVING THIS ROOM IS NOT IN MY PROGRAMMING.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah, nevermind...
@unknown
[I AM ONLY ABLE TO FIX ISSUES IN THIS BUILDING.]
@unknown
[SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.]
@niko
It's okay...
@niko
Some kind of computer terminal...
@niko
A tape dispenser.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '33', '0']
@niko
Oh, of course! I gotta tape it together or it might fall apart.
@niko_speak
Good thinking, Player!
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '35', '0']
@niko
Oh, I could hold it together with tape.
@niko_eyeclosed
I should've done this in the first place...
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '38', '0']
@niko
If I cut off a piece of tape to keep it would just lose its stickiness.
@niko_speak
It's bolted to the table...
@niko
A stapler.
@niko_speak
It's bolted to the table...
@unknown
$They are just bolted so people won't steal them.
@unknown
$Feel free to use, though!
Wait 40 frames.
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@ed
[You are testing my patience.]
@ed
[Do you really want the answer?]
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@ed
[When you view the film, it fills your entire window into our world, yes?]
@ed
[I believe you refer to the action I describe as "dragging".]
@ed
[The void is beyond the borders of your view.]
@ed
[Through the void, and back again...]
If player choice is No
@ed
[Are you just here to waste more of my time?]
@ed
[Sigh.]
Else
@ed
[Still clueless?]
@ed
[Figures.]
@ed
[Want another tip?]
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@ed
[There's a void beyond the four walls that bind our world to yours. The edges of your viewport, where everything is obscured...]
@ed
[I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.]
@ed
[Pass the film through the void and back again.]
If player choice is No
@ed
[Fine, keep at it.]
@ed
[It's not like I'm going anywhere.]
Else
Condition ['0', '42', '0']
@ed
[Looking for a code, are you?]
Else
@ed
[You're going to need this soon.]
@ed
[Take this film and expose it to the void.]
@ed
[The answer will be revealed when you bring it back again.]
@niko
The computer printed out a strange transparent sheet...
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
Else
Wait 40 frames.
Condition ['8', '39']
@ed
[So, you figured out the code without fully exposing the film.]
@ed
[Good for you.]
Else
@ed
[...]
@ed
[You didn't need my help for this puzzle.]
@ed
[And yet you're still here talking to me?]
@ed
[How quaint.]
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
Else
@niko
The screen is off.
Condition ['0', '122', '0']
@niko
A heavy piece of metal set into the wall.
@niko_eyeclosed
I think it might be a door or some kind of vault.
@niko
There's a small screen here, in the middle.
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.countdown_over == true']
Condition ['0', '322', '0']
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 34 frames.
Else
@niko_eyeclosed
The door is locked.
@niko
Looks like it's asking for a password.
@niko2
The word "DOCUMENTS" is on the screen, above the password prompt.
Condition ['12', '$game_temp.countdown_password.downcase == "solstice"']
Else
@niko
That wasn't it...
Else
@niko
A heavy piece of metal set into the wall.
@niko_speak
Looks like a door of some sort!
@niko
There's a glowing lock symbol on a small screen.
Condition ['0', '122', '0']
@niko
A row of glass tubes are set into the wall.
@niko
They're high up!
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.countdown_over == true']
@niko
This looks like a countdown of some sort.
All the tubes say "0".
@niko
...I guess it finished counting down to...whatever it was counting down to?
Or maybe it's just broken.
@niko2
You'd think the door would be open, yet...
Else
@niko
A row of glass tubes are set into the wall.
@niko_speak
I wonder what those numbers mean...
@niko
This elevator won't open.
@niko
Looks like it's stuck on another floor?
@niko
This elevator won't open.
@niko
Looks like it's stuck on another floor?
Wait 30 frames.
@ed
[Player, I don't know who put this bed here...]
@ed
[But this bed will bring you back to the beginning of your journey.]
@ed
[Keep this in mind before you decide to let Niko sleep here.]
Wait 30 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm a little tired from walking.
@niko_speak
Is it alright if I take a nap?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
Condition ['12', 'Script.px < 14']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.px > 14']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py < 26']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py > 26']
Else
Wait 30 frames.
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah, well...
I suppose there's more work to do.
Condition ['1', '18', '0', '1', '0']
@niko_speak
Wow....
@niko
...
@niko
I've...actually never been to a big city before!
@niko
All these lights... all these people...
@niko
I guess most of this world's population lives here...
Condition ['1', '18', '0', '2', '0']
@niko
It's very different from my village.
@niko_speak
The village is very small, and surrounded by huge fields!
@niko
You saw a bit of that in one of my dreams from a while ago...
@niko_speak
The tallest buildings in our village are only two stories tall!
Condition ['1', '18', '0', '3', '0']
@niko
...
@niko_speak
What about you, Player?
@niko
Where do you live?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is A city
@niko_speak
A city? Like this?
@niko
Wow....
@niko_eyeclosed
I can't imagine living in a city...
@niko_speak
Must be exciting!
@niko_eyeclosed
...And... kinda scary...
@niko
The view is nice, though!
If player choice is A village
@niko
A village?
@niko_speak
Just like me!
@niko
Can you imagine living in a city like this?
@niko_eyeclosed
I can't...
@niko_eyeclosed
...It's... kinda scary....
@niko_speak
But also really cool!
If player choice is Someplace else
@niko_speak
Something that isn't a city or village?
@niko
....
@niko_speak
Like a ship?
@niko_eyeclosed
...Well, maybe not a ship...
@niko
Can you imagine living in a city like this, though?
@niko_eyeclosed
I can't...
@niko_eyeclosed
...It's... kinda scary....
@niko_speak
But also really cool!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Else
@unknown
[EVENING NEWS! EVENING NEWS!]
@unknown
[ARE YOU HERE TO PURCHASE A COPY?]
@niko
...No?
@niko_speak
Newspapers are for grown-ups!
@unknown
[GROWN...UPS?]
@niko
Yeah!
@unknown
[WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?]
@niko_speak
It means people who aren't kids!
@unknown
[KIDS?]
@niko
...er...aren't you a kid?
@unknown
[I AM A ROBOT.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Right...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
Don't lose faith.
Else
@unknown
Sigh...
@niko
You alright?
@unknown
Ah, the messiah. Perhaps this is a sign.
@unknown
Tell me, do you think you can fix the world with the sun?
@niko_eyeclosed
Honestly, I don't know...
@niko
I've been getting mixed messages...
@unknown
I know.
@unknown
But what do YOU think?
@niko
I...think....
@niko_speak
...I think I should listen to Player!
@niko
After all, Player helped me get this far.
@unknown
I will take your faith for an answer, then.
@niko
What do you mean by that?
@unknown
It means whatever you think it means.
@unknown
[BEEP BOOP]
@niko
Beep boop.
@niko
It's locked from the inside.
@niko
It's locked from the inside.
@niko
The elevator's button panel.
@niko
This elevator goes back up to the catwalks.
@niko_speak
We'll need to press the button if we wanna go back up!
@plight
Anyway, it was nice meeting you....uh
@niko_speak
Niko!
@plight
...Right. See you around, kid.
@plight
Gotta run now!
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
He seems in a hurry...
@niko
I guess we should hurry too, Player.
@niko_speak
People are counting on us!
@niko
Let's go find that library.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
A quick death promises the least pain, don't you agree?
@niko
...
Else
@unknown
When the world ends, would it be better if it was gone in an instant, or slowly fading away?
@niko
...
@unknown
To be honest, I'd rather the former.
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@unknown
[THE LIBRARY IS UP AHEAD.]
@niko_speak
Thanks!
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
Hey, Player?
@niko_speak
Do you remember where the cafe is?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@niko
Oh, good!
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Oh...
@niko_speak
Wait! I think I remember!
It's up the elevator, and then we take a right and go down some stairs!
@niko
I'm asking because...well...
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm... a little hungry....
@niko_speak
Actually I'm REALLY hungry!
I haven't eaten anything since I got here...
@niko
So...is it ok if we go get some food before we enter the Tower?
@niko_pancakes
I hope they have pancakes...
@niko
Um...
@niko_wtf
What...are you doing...to that book?
@unknown
Don't worry, these are my own books. That I wrote.
@unknown
I just pulled them off the shelves to modify them. I have to cross out some sections...
@unknown
...most sections.
@niko_speak
Eh? How come?
@unknown
Cuz otherwise they'll think I copied HIM.
@niko
Him?
@unknown
The Author!
@unknown
I mean, I really don't see the point of writing anything anymore!
@unknown
The Author is just gonna write about the same thing, and then everyone will love it!
@unknown
And nobody's gonna remember the books that came out before his!
@niko
Oh, uh...
@unknown
I mean, I ain't hatin'.
@unknown
I can see why people go nuts over his stuff. That guy's got major talent.
@unknown
But...it just...hurts, y'know?
@unknown
It's never fun when people call you a copycat for something you wrote about first.
@niko
I can see that...
@niko_speak
People call me a cat all the time!
@niko_eyeclosed
Even though I'm a person, and cats are pets.
@niko
...and mousers.
@niko_eyeclosed
I sure hope people don't think I eat mice...
@unknown
Heh, then I guess we're in the same boat, kiddo.
@unknown
Well, I think I changed at least half a book's worth of content.
@unknown
And even then, it's still too similiar!
@unknown
Looks like I'll just have to accept my fate...
@niko
Well, I guess being a called a cat isn't all that bad...
@niko_eyeclosed
...as long as people don't assume you eat mice.
@niko
Coffee cups.
@niko_speak
Coffee is for grown-ups!
@niko
A coffee machine.
@niko
It's almost empty...
@niko
A photo of some plants.
@niko
Some sort of plaque.
@niko
Some sort of plaque.
@niko
A photo of some people.
@bookbot
[IF YOU HAVE AN INQUIRY. PLEASE APPROACH FROM THE FRONT.]
@niko
I'm good, thanks!
@unknown
I'm on my 3rd cup.
@unknown
I can't feel my limbs...
@niko
um...
@unknown
BUT I HAVE TO STAY AWAKE.
@unknown
I NEED TO FIND OUT HOW THIS BOOK ENDS...
@niko2
Ummm....
@unknown
CURSE THE AUTHOR AND HIS BEAUTIFUL CLIFFHANGERS...
Condition ['0', '72', '0']
@bookbot
!
@bookbot
[UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY.]
@bookbot
[LIBRARY CARD REQUIRED FOR FURTHER ACCESS.]
@niko_eyeclosed
I know, I know...
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@bookbot
!
@bookbot
[UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY.]
@bookbot
[LIBRARY CARD REQUIRED FOR FURTHER ACCESS.]
@niko
Wait, what?
@bookbot
[LIBRARY CARD REQUIRED FOR FURTHER ACCESS.]
@niko_speak
I don't have a library card, though!
@niko
Where can I get one?
@bookbot
[THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE HEAD LIBRARIAN, GEORGE.]
@bookbot
[ALLOW ME TO CALL HER.]
Wait 38 frames.
Wait 44 frames.
Wait 38 frames.
Wait 130 frames.
Wait 130 frames.
@niko_huh
. . .
Wait 130 frames.
@niko_wtf2
. . . . .
Wait 111 frames.
@bookbot
[SHE IS NOT PICKING UP.]
@niko_eyeclosed
I figured...
@niko
Are you sure you can't just... let me through?
@bookbot
[LETTING YOU THROUGH WITHOUT A LIBRARY CARD IS AGAINST MY PROGRAMMING.]
@niko_what
Wh-
@niko
Even in an emergency?
@bookbot
[MY PROGRAMMING IS NOT FLEXIBLE.]
@bookbot
[I HAVE NOT BEEN TAMED.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Sigh...
Else
@unknown
[DO YOU NEED SOMETHING? PLEASE APPROACH FROM THE FRONT.]
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '24', '0']
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko
There's this book I found back in the barrens area.
@niko_speak
Since this is a place for books, would you happen to know what it says?
@bookbot
[I DO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS LANGUAGE]
@bookbot
[BUT THE SYMBOL ON THE COVER IS OF IMPORTANCE]
@niko
Oh?
@bookbot
[THE HEAD LIBRARIAN, GEORGE, CAN EXPLAIN IT.]
@bookbot
[WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CALL HER?]
@niko_eyeclosed
Please don't.
@unknown
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '46', '0']
@bookbot
[AUTHENTICATING BARCODE...]
@bookbot
[EXECUTING FACIAL RECOGNITION...]
@bookbot
[PHOTO MATCH... FAILED.]
@bookbot
[IT SEEMS YOU DO NOT RESEMBLE THE OWNER OF THE CARD.]
@bookbot
[YOU CANNOT USE THIS CARD.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Bummer...
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '52', '0']
@bookbot
[INVALID CARD!]
@bookbot
[PHOTO IS MISSING.]
@niko_eyeclosed
...why did I do that.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '51', '0']
Condition ['0', '66', '0']
@bookbot
[HAVE A NICE DAY, MISS KIP.]
@niko
Yup, that's... totally me.
Else
@bookbot
[AUTHENTICATING BARCODE...]
@bookbot
[EXECUTING FACIAL RECOGNITION...]
@bookbot
[PHOTO MATCH... SUCCESSFUL]
@bookbot
[YOU'RE GOOD TO GO!]
@bookbot
[HAVE A NICE DAY, MISS KIP.]
@niko_what
...
@niko_eyeclosed
...maybe I should've changed the name.
Else
Condition ['0', '62', '0']
@niko
So I'm guessing you don't give out library cards?
@bookbot
[I ONLY HANDLE BOOK TRANSACTIONS.]
@bookbot
[...FOR PEOPLE WHO ALREADY POSSESS CARDS.]
@niko
Ah.
@bookbot
[TO ACQUIRE A CARD, YOU WOULD NEED TO CONTACT THE HEAD LIBRARIAN, GEORGE.]
@bookbot
[ALLOW ME TO CALL HER-
@niko_surprised
Don't!!
Else
Condition ['0', '66', '0']
@bookbot
[HAVE A NICE DAY, MISS KIP.]
@niko
Yup, that's... totally me.
Else
@bookbot
[THE HEAD LIBRARIAN, GEORGE, IS IN THE ARCHIVAL ROOM UPSTAIRS.]
Else
@niko
Excuse me!
@bookbot
[OH. YOU ARE THE MESSIAH.]
@bookbot
[WELCOME.]
@niko_speak
When I first entered the city, a big robot told me to look for a library on the surface!
@niko
This is the same library, right?
@bookbot
[AFFIRMATIVE.]
@niko_speak
Oh, goody!
@niko
Well...we're here...what do we do now?
@niko_eyeclosed
The big robot only said there'd be clues here...
@bookbot
[THAT IS A QUESTION FOR THE HEAD LIBRARIAN, GEORGE.]
@bookbot
[ALLOW ME TO CALL HER.]
Wait 38 frames.
Wait 44 frames.
Wait 38 frames.
Wait 130 frames.
Wait 130 frames.
Wait 130 frames.
Wait 130 frames.
Wait 111 frames.
@bookbot
[SHE IS NOT PICKING UP.]
@niko_speak
Is she...not here?
@bookbot
[SHE IS HERE. SHE IS IN THE ARCHIVAL ROOM UPSTAIRS.]
@bookbot
[WHEN SHE IS CONCENTRATING ON HER WORK, SHE WILL IGNORE ANY AND ALL PHONECALLS.]
@bookbot
[...FOR SEVERAL DAYS.]
@niko_what
Yikes!
@niko
Can you go get her in person, then?
@bookbot
[LEAVING THIS POST IS NOT IN MY PROGRAMMING.]
@niko
Then...can I go myself?
@bookbot
[OF COURSE.]
@bookbot
[THE ARCHIVAL ROOM IS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE STAIRWELL BEHIND ME.]
@niko_speak
Gotcha, thanks!
@niko
A computer. It's currently off.
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@unknown
I guess that's why the library is always so packed.
@unknown
...and this is a slow day, mind you!
Else
@unknown
The Author's books cover a wide range of topics.
@unknown
It seems there are no subjects he does not write about.
@unknown
Quite the renaissance man, don't you think?
@niko
I guess so!
@unknown
But he's been focusing on documenting the world, as of late.
@niko_speak
Oh?
@unknown
They say this city is the last bastion of civilization.
@unknown
Soon, these books may be the only thing we have to remember the rest of the world by.
@niko
...ah.
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@niko
I haven't seen any superheroes in this world.
@niko_speak
Saw a lot of robots, though!
@unknown
Well, I guess robots are more plausible than superpowers...
@niko
True!
Else
@unknown
The Author publishes books at a highly accelerated, almost inhuman pace.
@unknown
In fact, he has put out more books in one year than most authors do in a lifetime.
@unknown
According to the head librarian, there is still a large amount of material he has written, but not yet published.
@unknown
One cannot help but to wonder where he can get so much done in so little time.
@unknown
I did the calculations, and the numbers simply do not add up.
@niko
Maybe he... can stop time?
@unknown
No such mechanism exists in this world.
@unknown
...Is that actually possible in your home dimension?
@niko_eyeclosed
Nah, I just saw it in a movie once...
@niko
About... superheroes and stuff.
Condition ['2', 'D', '0']
@unknown
There's a couple of his books in this room that aren't occupied yet.
@unknown
Hurry before someone takes them!
Else
@unknown
So, what do you think about the Author?
@niko
I... don't know?
@unknown
Have you read his stuff yet?
@unknown
If not, you should!
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '1', '2']
@niko
Books are neatly placed on the shelf.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '2', '2']
@niko
Books are placed neatly on the shelf.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '3', '2']
@niko
Placed books are neatly on the shelf.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '4', '2']
@niko
On the shelf are neatly placed books.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '5', '2']
@niko
Neatly placed books are on the shelf.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '6', '2']
@niko
On the shelf neatly are placed books.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '7', '2']
@niko
Placed books are on the shelf neatly.
Else
@niko
Books are on the shelf, neatly placed.
@niko
A pile of books on the ground.
@unknown
kip card
@unknown
niko card
@unknown
glittery
@unknown
cardquest + desk
@niko
It's an ink bottle, complete with a quill.
@niko_83c
Brings back memories, doesn't it, Player?
@niko
A small pile of books.
@niko
A book!
@niko
A tall pile of books.
@unknown
HEY IM GIR I MADE AN EVENT DOOT DOOT MOTHER FUCKER
@niko_speak
A big book with a black clover on the cover.
@niko
The title says "A Comprehensive Guide to Phosphors".
@niko_speak
A big book with a black clover on the cover.
@niko
The title says "Emergence of New Ecological Niches In A Post-Sun World".
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
I just like looking at pictures.
@niko
Same.
Else
@niko_speak
You're going through these pages pretty fast!
@unknown
Actually, it's mostly pictures!
@niko_speak
Oh?
@unknown
Yeah! The author doesn't only write books, he also illustrates them!
@unknown
Sometimes he makes books out of only pictures.
@niko
Neat!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
Oh, and picture books, those too.
@niko_speak
I like pictures!
Else
@unknown
The Author's latest books are really something, yeah?
@unknown
The head librarian just released a bunch last week!
@niko_speak
Oh?
@unknown
They're big compendiums, you'll see them if you look around.
@unknown
Kinda different from his earlier works, though.
@unknown
I'm used to reading his travel logs and novels, mostly.
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@unknown
Hopefully one day he'll show up!
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
I mean, I don't think many people have ever seen him in person.
@unknown
...or know what he looks like!
@unknown
Everyone's heard OF him through secondhand accounts, though.
@unknown
...oh! But he did reply to my letter that one time!
@unknown
I got it framed immediately.
@niko
Nice.
Else
@unknown
Oh, hello! Do you need directions?
@unknown
Let's see...this area here is mostly historical accounts, the reference section is downstairs, and, uh...
@unknown
I'm not sure where the children's section is... sorry!
@niko_speak
That's ok! I'm not really looking for books.
@unknown
Oh! Are you here to... look for the Author, then?
@niko
...no?
@unknown
Oh, that's good!
@unknown
Er, I mean... that means you won't be disappointed!
@unknown
I've been volunteering here for months, and I've never seen him, not even once!
@unknown
He works together with the head librarian on publishing, so you'd think he would at least show up once in a while...
@niko_speak
But... he doesn't?
@unknown
Yeah... he seems kiiinda reclusive.
@unknown
...which is weird for a guy who supposedly travels the world.
@unknown
Maybe it's just around people...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
...y'know, I've tried looking for the flying machine with my binoculars for ages!
@unknown
Never saw such a thing, though...
Else
@unknown
The Author is so cool!
@unknown
I heard he can travel all over the world with a flying machine!
@unknown
That's how he gathers material for his books.
@niko_speak
Wow!
@unknown
[RESHELVING IN PROGRESS...]
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@niko
Hi.
@unknown
[RESHELVING IN PROGRESS.]
@unknown
[PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR POTENTIAL FALLING BOOKS.]
@niko_speak
I will!
@niko_eyeclosed
Yup... still scared of ladders.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko_huh
He just glared at me.
@niko_eyeclosed
I don't think we should bother him, Player...
Else
@unknown
...
@unknown
.....WHAT??!?
@niko_huh
Wh-I didn't say anything.
@unknown
Well stop staring at me then!
@niko_speak
I was just looking at your book...
@unknown
Yes. You are in a library. There's books. In the library.
@niko
Um...
@unknown
...Go bug the chatty one upstairs.
@niko
Looks like a list of book titles written here...
@niko
A marker drawing of a clover.
@niko
A marker eraser.
@niko
A green marker.
@niko
A blue marker.
@niko
A red marker.
@niko
This dry erase board is made of metal.
@niko
Some of the trash spilled out on the floor.
@niko_eyeclosed
It's full...
@niko
Looks like an old phone.
@niko
A small tree.
@niko
A small tree.
Condition ['0', '68', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@george1
Oh, do you need George to tell you what to do again?
@niko_speak
Yes please!
@george1
According to the journal, you must go to the small room at the base of the Tower while having three pieces of the previous sun in your possession.
@george1
With those three items at hand, you must stand in the room, and Player will do something about floor patterns and windows.
@niko
Alright... thank you!
@george1_smile
Good luck on your journey, small child!
@george1
George shall bid you farewell now.
Else
@george1
I've done it!
@george1_smile
I have finished the daunting task of translating this journal!
@niko_speak
Oh! That was fast!
@george1_smug
But of course! I AM the speediest translator in recent history.
@george1
Anyway, I made you a line-by-line transcript.
It looks like this journal might be meant for Player.
@niko_speak
Oh?
@george1
Here, take a look yourself.
@george1
There, that's the last of it.
@george1
The rest of the pages are torn out.
You didn't do this, did you?
@niko_speak
No!
@george1
A shame! I was wondering what "window" was supposed to mean.
Ah well, I guess Player will have to figure out that one.
@niko
Right...
@niko_speak
By the way, what does it mean by "three pieces of the previous sun"?
I only have this sun...
@george1_hm
Aha!
That... is a question George can answer!
@george1
It means you need items containing yellow phosphor, the rarest of the phosphors.
..said to absorb sunlight for the longest time and never fade out.
@niko_speak
Oh!
I do have a piece of amber and a feather, they're both glowing yellow...
@george1_hm
But alas, you are missing the third, no?
@george1
Fear not! For George, collector of rare artifacts... will assist you!
Here.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
Oh...
It looks... ..like you?
@george1_smile
Yes!
@george1_smile
Now you'll never forget my face!
The face... of knowledge.
@niko_speak
Ah, thank you!
@george1_smile
Good luck on your journey, small child!
@george1
George shall bid you farewell now.
Else
Condition ['0', '67', '0']
@george1
Yes, even someone as great as I must put the proper thought and care into a task like this.
@niko_yawn
*yawn*...
@niko_eyeclosed
Excuse me....
..again.
@george1
Go take a nap, small child!
Take a nap and appreciate my hospitality!
@george1
Guest room's in the attic down the hall, in case you forgot.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '24', '0']
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko
I do have this book, though!
I...think it's written in some sort of...words I don't recognize?
@george1
Aha!
An ancient book!
Written by no less than the most ancient... wait a minute.
@george1_hm
This isn't ancient at all!
But it's written in a dead language nevertheless.
@george1_hm
It's time...for me to unleash my brilliance!
@george1
For George (me),
possessor of at least one PhD...
shall translate this!
@george1
...this will take some time, however.
@niko
I see...
*yawn*...
@niko_eyeclosed
Excuse me....
@george1_hm
Oh? What's this?
You are sleepy?
@niko_eyeclosed
A little....
@george1_smile
Fear not! Because I have read a book on hospitality before!
@george1_smug
...and thus, have prepared for this exact situation!
@george1
...Guest room's in the attic down the hall.
Else
@niko
So....
@george1
If you have any questions regarding books, then fear not.
@george1_smug
For I, George the head librarian, know a lot about c[3]booksc[0].
Condition ['0', '68', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@george2_grr
What? You need me to explain again?
@george2_sigh
FINE.
@george2
The Journal says you have to go to the small room at the base of the Tower while holding three pieces of the previous sun.
@george2
Since you already have those, you must stand in the room and wait for Player to do something about floor patterns and windows.
@niko
Alright... that makes sense.
Thank you!
@george2_sigh
Well, bye.
Else
@george2_grr
THERE. FINALLY.
..the translation is done.
@niko_speak
Oh!
That was faster than I thought!
@george2_grr
Well, YEAH!
You've been asleep for hours!
@niko_eyeclosed
Oh...
@george2_sigh
Anyway...
It looks like this journal was meant for Player.
@niko_speak
Oh?
@george2_sigh
Here. Read it yourself.
@george2_grr
That's all there is.
Someone tore out the other pages.
@george2_grr
Did YOU do this???
@niko_huh
No!
@george2_sigh
Then you're on your own, kid. I'm not sure what "window" means here.
Maybe Player will have to figure out that one.
@niko
Right...
@niko_speak
By the way, what does it mean by "three pieces of the previous sun"?
I only have this sun...
@george2_grr
Do I have to explain EVERYTHING...
@george2_sigh
Sigh.
It's just a fancy word for objects containing yellow phosphor.
@george2_sigh
Y'know, stuff that glows yellow.
@niko_speak
Oh!
I do have a piece of amber and a feather!
@niko_speak
They fit the description, right...?
@george2_grr
Yeah, but you only have TWO of them.
@george2_grr
And they're super rare so it's not like you're just gonna find something like that on the ground.
@niko_eyeclosed
Right...
@george2_sigh
.....okay.
@george2
Here. You can have this.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
Oh...
It looks... ..kinda like you?
@george2_grr
What? Never seen dice before?
@niko_speak
No! I mean yes!
I mean, it's just...
@niko_eyeclosed
Nevermind.
@george2_grr
So... yeah.
Need anything else?
@niko_speak
I'm good, thank you!
@george2_grr
...Off you go, then.
Don't screw this up, okay?
Else
Condition ['0', '67', '0']
@niko_yawn
*yawn*...
@george2_grr
What? Couldn't find it?
It's down the hall and upstairs!
@george2_grr
Just go take a nap. Translating's gonna take a while anyway.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '24', '0']
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko
I have this book!
I...think it's written in some sort of...words I don't recognize?
@george2
Oh?
Lemme see...
@george2_grr
...oh.
Of course... OF COURSE!!!
@niko
Um...
@george2_sigh
More work for George, FINE.
@george2_grr
Hey uh, kid...
@niko_speak
Niko!
@george2_grr
Looks I'm gonna have to translate this for you.
Might take a while.
@niko
Alright...
*yawn*...
@niko_eyeclosed
Excuse me....
@george2_grr
I know that feel, kid.
I haven't had a good night's sleep in weeks!
@niko_yawn
*yawn*...
.. that's ...not good...
@george2_grr
...You know what?
I have a guest room in the attic down the hall.
@george2
Go take a nap!
Just looking at you getting tired is making me tired!
Else
@george2_sigh
Well, since you're already here.
It'd be rude for me to tell you to leave.
@george2
Do you uh... got any questions about c[3]booksc[0]...
@george2_sigh
Or you can read something here, I don't care.
Just don't make a mess!
Condition ['0', '68', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@george3_sad
Ohh... are you still lost?
@george3_sigh
I KNEW I didn't explain it well enough...
@george3_sad
Alright... the journal says you must go to the small room at the base of the Tower while having three pieces of the previous sun in your possession.
@george3_sad
And...since you have the three items... you need to stand in the room, and Player will do something about floor patterns and windows...
@niko
That makes sense, thank you!
@george3_sad
Yeah... see you around, I guess...
Else
@george3_sad
.....
@george3_sigh
It's done...
@niko_speak
That was fast! Thank you!
@george3_sad
...not... really.
@george3_sigh
You've just been sleeping....
@niko_eyeclosed
Right.
@george3_worry
Anyway... he... this person... wrote this journal for Player... I think...
@niko_speak
Oh?
@george3
I made you a transcript... here.
@george3_cry
Th...that was the last of it.
@george3_worry
A lot of the pages were torn out...
Do you know what happened?
@niko_speak
No!
@george3_sad
Ah... I don't know what "window" is supposed to mean.
Maybe Player will know...
@niko
Right...
@niko_speak
By the way, what does it mean by "three pieces of the previous sun"?
I only have this sun...
@george3
Oh.
@george3_sigh
That's just referring to things with yellow phosphor in them.
They uh... they glow for a long time!
@george3_worry
But they're really rare...
@niko_speak
Ooooh.
I have a piece of amber and a feather, they're both glowing yellow...
@george3_worry
But that's just two...
@george3_sigh
...
Here, you can have this.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
Oh...
It looks... ..like you?
@george3_sigh
I... guess? It's just a die...
@george3_worry
Ohhhh, but "die" isn't a good word!
What if I jinx your mission by giving you this?
@george3_cry
THE WORLD IS GONNA DIE AND IT'S GONNA BE MY FAULT!
@niko_what
...
@niko
I... think we'll be fine, miss!
@george3_sad
Are you sure?
@niko_speak
Yeah! Thank you for helping us, by the way!
@george3_sad
Alright... see you around, I guess...
Else
Condition ['0', '67', '0']
@george3_cry
I'm working as fast as I can...!!
@niko
No worries!
@niko_yawn
*yawn*...
Excuse me... again.
@george3_sad
You can go take a nap if you want...
@george3_sad
If you forgot, the guest room is down the hall and upstairs...
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '24', '0']
@niko_speak
Excuse me!
@niko
I do have this book!
I...think it's written in some sort of...words I don't recognize?
@george3
Lemme see...
@george3_sad
Oh...
Oh, dear....
@niko
Hm?
@george3_sad
Hey uh... is it alright if I... borrow this...
@george3_worry
There's no mistake... I have to translate it.
@niko_speak
Oh, no problem!
@george3_sad
I'll try my best, but... It probably won't be very fast.
@niko
That's okay.
*yawn*...
@niko_eyeclosed
Excuse me....
@george3_worry
Oh dear, are you... tired?
@niko_eyeclosed
A little....
@george3_sad
Ah, well...
I do have a guest room upstairs...
Ah, but it's in the attic though...
@george3_sigh
Sorry if it's not very comfortable...
Else
@george3_sigh
So... do you have any questions about c[3]booksc[0]...
@george3_cry
It's all I'm good forrrrrrr.......
Condition ['0', '68', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@george4_golly
Oh, do you need me to explain again?
@niko_speak
Yes please!
@george4
Alright!
@george4_golly
The journal says... you must go to the small room at the base of the Tower while having three pieces of the previous sun in your possession.
@george4
And then, you'll stand in the room, and Player will do something about floor patterns and windows.
@george4_smile
That's all there is to it!
@niko
Thank you!
@george4
No problem! See you later!
Else
@george4
Heya! Had a good nap?
@niko
Mhm!
@george4
Goody!
I finished translating the journal, by the way!
@niko_speak
Oh! That was fast!
@george4_oops
Well, you were out for a while.
Anyway, it looks like this journal might be meant for Player!
@niko_speak
Oh?
@george4
Here, take a look yourself!
@niko
Is that all?
@george4_golly
Yeah... the rest of the pages were torn out...
@george4
I...guess you don't know what happened to those?
@niko_eyeclosed
Nope...
@george4_oops
Aww... I was wondering what "window" was supposed to mean.
Ah well, I guess Player will have to figure out that one.
@niko
Right...
@niko_speak
By the way, what does it mean by "three pieces of the previous sun"?
I only have this sun...
@george4_omg
Oh! Of course!
@george4_smile
That just means you need things that contain yellow phosphor!
They glow for a long time!
@niko_speak
Ooh!
I do have a piece of amber and a feather, they're both glowing yellow...
@george4_golly
Aww, just two?
@george4
Here, you can have this then!
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
Oh...
It looks...
@george4_smile
Like me, right?
@niko_speak
Mhm!
@george4_smile
Now you have a little keepsake from the library!
@niko
Thank you!
@george4
No problem! Looks like you're all set!
@george4_smile
Good luck now!
Else
Condition ['0', '67', '0']
@george4_oops
Haha... it won't be done for a while, sorry!
@niko_yawn
*yawn*...
@niko_eyeclosed
Excuse me... again....
@george4_golly
Seriously, you should go take a nap before you overexert yourself!
The guest room is in the attic down the hall, if you forgot!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '24', '0']
@niko_speak
Oh! I do have this!
I...think it's written in some sort of...words I don't recognize?
@george4_golly
Oh my gosh!
@george4
It's.... A book!
@george4
And not just any book! Golly... where did you find this?
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
@niko
I woke up with it.
Else
@niko
Somewhere in the barrens!
Oh! We found it in a safe! Right, Player?
@george4
Is that so!
@george4_smile
In that case, I know what I have to do now!
@george4
I need to borrow this journal for a bit, okay?
Gotta translate it!
@niko_speak
Oh, cool!
@george4_oops
It... might take a while, though...
@niko_speak
That's fine!
*yawn*...
@niko_eyeclosed
Excuse me....
@george4_golly
Gosh! You look really tired!
@niko_eyeclosed
A little, yeah....
@george4_smile
No worries! I have a guest room in the attic down the hall!
@george4
If you want, you can go take a nap!
.. a catnap!
@niko_eyeclosed
...
Else
@george4
Well, since you're already here, feel free to check out my archives!
@george4_omg
Or better yet! If you have any questions about c[3]booksc[0], I can answer them!
@george4
I love books.... books books books!
Condition ['0', '68', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@george5
Oh! Would you like me to explain again?
@niko_speak
Yes please!
@george5
According to the journal, you must go to the small room at the base of the Tower while having three pieces of the previous sun in your possession.
@george5
...and then, you must stand in the room, and Player will do something about floor patterns and windows.
@niko
Ooo, makes sense, thank you!
@george5
Best of luck, sweetie!
Else
@george5_smile
Had a good nap, dear?
@niko
Mhm!
@george5_smile
Wonderful!
@george5
I have the translation ready for you now.
It looks like this journal might be meant for Player.
@niko_speak
Oh?
@george5
Here, why don't you take a look?
@george5_hmm
That is all there is to translate...
Looks like the other pages have been torn out.
@niko
Oh...
@george5_hmm
Quite a shame! I was wondering what "window" was supposed to mean.
Ah well, I guess Player can figure that one out!
@niko
Right...
@niko_speak
Oh! What does it mean by "three pieces of the previous sun"?
I only have this sun...
@george5
That means the stuff containing yellow phosphor!
They glow for a very long time, so people call them "pieces of the sun" sometimes!
@niko_speak
Oh!
I do have a piece of amber and a feather, they're both glowing yellow...
@george5
Very good, dear!
And I can help you with the last one!
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
Oh...
It looks......like you?
@george5_heh
I know! Isn't it silly?
But now you'll have something to remind you of the library!
@niko_speak
Ah, thank you!
@george5_smile
Good luck now, sweetie!
I wish you safe travels!
Else
Condition ['0', '67', '0']
@niko_yawn
*yawn*...
@george5_smile
Don't wear yourself out now, dear!
The guest room is just down the hall to the right.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '24', '0']
@niko_speak
Oh! I do have this book!
I...think it's written in some sort of...words I don't recognize?
@george5
Really now!
May I take a closer look, dear?
@niko
Here!
@george5
Oh!
Oh my! Where did you find this?
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
@niko
I woke up with it.
Else
@niko
Somewhere in the barrens!
Oh! We found it in a safe! Right, Player?
@george5_hmm
Hmm...
I think... I'm supposed to translate this for you!
@george5_hmm
Is it alright if I hold on to the journal for now, sweetheart?
It might take a little while, I'm afraid!
@niko_speak
Go for it!
*yawn*...
@niko_eyeclosed
Excuse me....
@george5_aww
Aww, you poor baby!
Goodness, you must've worked so hard to help us!
@george5_smile
I think you deserve a nap, no?
@niko_yawn
A nap does sounds nice...
@george5
I have a guest room upstairs! It's just down the hall to the right.
Else
@george5_smile
Can I help you with anything else, dear?
@george5
If you have any questions about c[3]booksc[0], well...
I AM a librarian!
Condition ['0', '68', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@george6_point
You look a lil' lost still. Want some hot tips?
@niko_speak
Yes please!
@george6
Says here in this book that you gots'ta go to the teeny room at the base of the Tower, all while holding those three pieces of the awesome glowy stuff.
@george6
Once you got 'em (which you do), just stand in the room, and Player will do something about floor patterns and windows.
@niko
Alright...Thank you!
@george6_fingerguns
You're toooootally welcome!
@niko
Well, I guess we'll be on our way?
@george6_smile
Peace out, little fella!
@george6
You'll do us good, I know it.
Else
@george6_fingerguns
Eyyyyy, you're up!
@george6
Just finished translating this book for ya!
@niko_speak
Oh! That was fast!
@george6_fingerguns
What can I say? I'm all that and a bag of chips!
@george6
By the by, it looks like this journal might be meant for Player.
@niko_speak
Oh?
@george6_point
Here, check it out.
@george6
That's all, we juiced it!
@niko_what
...juiced what?
@george6_fingerguns
I'm just sayin' that's the end of the book!
@george6_shrug
Rest of the pages are torn out.
Do you know what happened here?
@niko_speak
No!
@george6_shrug
Bummer! I was hoping to figure out what he meant by saying "window" here.
Guess we'll leave that up to Player, huh?
@niko
Right...
@niko_speak
By the way, what does it mean by "three pieces of the previous sun"?
I only have this sun...
@george6_point
Oh! That's just stuff with yellow phosphor in 'em!
The kind of stuff that glows forever, dude.
@niko_speak
Oh!
I do have a piece of amber and a feather, they're both glowing yellow...
@george6_fingerguns
Eyyyy! Now that's what I'm talkin about!
@george6
...Hold up, you only have two.
@george6_point
But we coo'!
I gotcha covered, lil' fella!
Here ya go.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
Oh...
It looks.....like you?
@george6_fingerguns
The freshest face you've ever seen, ehhhhh?
And it's all yours.
@niko_speak
Ah, thank you!
@george6_fingerguns
You're toooootally welcome!
@niko
Well, I guess we'll be on our way?
@george6_smile
Peace out, lil' fella!
@george6
You'll do us good, I know it.
Else
Condition ['0', '67', '0']
@george6_shrug
Bruh, it's gonna take some time to make this book readable, know what I'm sayin'?
@niko_yawn
*yawn*...
@niko_eyeclosed
Excuse me....
..again.
@george6
Don't sweat it!
Go catch some Z's!
@george6
Guest room's in the attic down the hall, FYI.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '24', '0']
@niko_speak
Oh! I do have this book!
@george6
...yo.
@george6_point
.....YOOOOO.
@george6
Where'd you find this?
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
@niko
I woke up with it.
Else
@niko
Somewhere in the Barrens!
@george6
Cuz that's...
@george6_point
...got that symbol and everything.
@george6
Here, lemme read it...
@george6
...aw seriously? He even used that language...
@george6
I gotta translate this, man.
Mind if I borrow this?
@niko_speak
Not at all!
@george6
Sweeeeet.
It's gon' take a while tho, you cool with that?
@niko_speak
That's fine!
*yawn*...
@niko_eyeclosed
Excuse me....
@george6
Whoa dude, you look wiped, kiddo!
@niko
...Huh?
@george6_point
You look totally tapped out, dude!
@niko_speak
I look... what?
@george6
You look like you're ready to take five, bruh!
@niko_eyeclosed
...yeah I don't get it.
@george6
Don't worry I gotcha.
I got a guest room in the attic down the hall!
@george6
If you wanna crash there, go for it!
Else
@george6
So how do you like my books, bruh.
@niko
They're... nice?
@george6_fingerguns
Eyyyyyy.
@niko
Even the painting is books.
@niko
The fridge is full of bottled water and take-out boxes.
@niko
A small bed.
@niko
I guess she lives here...
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@george1_smug
Thanks to my superb organizational skills...
@george1
I have kept a copy of every single one of The Author's books in the archival room!
@george1
Feel free to peruse the mass sea of knowledge that I helped contribute!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@george2_grr
Everything that I ever helped him publish is here.
@george2_stress
What? You wanna read them or something??
@niko_speak
Player choice:
If player choice is Y-yes?
@george2_stress
Well what are you waiting for!!
If player choice is N-no?
@george2_grr
And let all my hard work go to waste?
@george2_sigh
Fiiiine.
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@george3_sad
I have a copy of everything I helped him publish so far.
@george3
It's not a lot, but you can read some if you want...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@george4
I keep a copy of everything that I published for him in the archival room!
@george4_smile
You can read some of it if you want!
Some of them are even illustrated!
@george4_smile
Kids like pictures, right?
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@george5
I keep a copy of every single book I helped him publish!
@george5_smile
Feel free to read anything you'd like, dear.
@george5
There's a couple of picture books that you might be interested in!
@niko
Oh!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@george6
I keep a copy of everything that I published for him in the archival room!
@george6_smile
You can like, totally read some of it.
@george6_shrug
If you want, I mean.
Else
Else
@niko
There's a black clover symbol on the cover of this book.
@niko_speak
Hey, and this other book has a clover on its spine!
@niko
And... the rest of these books too.
@niko_speak
Are they all... about clovers?
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@george1_smile
A black clover is the mark of The Author!
@niko
Oh?
@george1_hm
Since he never entrusted me or anyone else with his name, we identify his works by the mark.
@niko
So...he wrote ALL of these books?
@george1
I told you he was a genius!
@george1_smug
....and, by extension, me!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@george2_stress
WHAT? Of course not!!
@george2_grr
That's just how The Author marks his work!
@niko
Oh?
@george2_sigh
Because he has to keep up with his ~~~~MYSTERIOUS PERSONA~~~~ I GUESS!!!
@george2
He's never even told me his name!
@niko_speak
Wait, so he wrote ALL of these books?
@george2_sigh
....*deep breath*
@george2_grr
Yes, yes he did.
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@george3_sad
That's just what The Author uses to mark his works.
@george3_sigh
I don't even know his name...
@niko_speak
Oh! So he wrote ALL of these books?
@george3_sad
Yeah...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@george4_smile
Oh no, no!
@george4
A black clover symbol just means it's written by The Author.
@niko
Oh?
@george4_golly
He doesn't want to tell anyone his name. So he marks all his works with this symbol instead!
@niko_pancakes
He wrote ALL of these books?
@george4_smile
He sure did!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@george5_smile
Of course not, dear!
@george5
The black clover is sort of The Author's name, you see!
@niko
Oh?
@george5_hmm
Actually, we don't know his name! He just uses a clover to mark his works is all.
@niko_speak
So... he wrote ALL of these books?
@george5_smile
He's a trooper, that!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@george6_smile
LOL nope.
@george6
That's like, just what The Author calls himself.
@niko
Oh?
@george6_shrug
He don't tell anyone his name. He just uses this symbol on his works so we know it's him.
@niko_pancakes
...he wrote ALL of these books?
@george6_fingerguns
I know right!!!
Else
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@george1_smile
I guess brilliant minds gotta stick together, eh?
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@george2_no
WORK! WORK! WORK! WORK!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@george3_sigh
I wish I worked faster...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@george4_smile
Work work work work work~!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@george5_hmm
I hope that nice gentleman is alright!
@george5_hmm
If I knew where he lived, I would've sent him some soup or a nice blanket...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@george6
I wish we could hang out sometime, he's a chill dude.
Else
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@george1
I simply MUST finish all the manuscripts in that box by the end of the week!
@george1
There are literally people lining up to read his works, you know!
@george1_smug
They all have me to thank, of course.
@niko
Oh? What does he write about?
@george1
What DOESN'T he write about?
@george1
He cranks out those scripts at the speed of light!
@george1_hm
Which is 299,792,458 meters per second, by the way.
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@george2_stress
DON'T TOUCH THAT I HAVE TO FINISH THIS BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
@niko_what
Oh, sorry...
@george2_stress
PEOPLE ARE LITERALLY LINING UP TO READ HIS BOOKS!
@niko
Oh? What does he write about?
@george2_grr
WHAT DOESN'T HE WRITE ABOUT.
@george2_stress
"HEY GEORGE I JUST WROTE ABOUT THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WHILE YOU WERE TAKING A COFFEE BREAK."
@george2_stress
"IT'S SEVERAL MILLION VOLUMES."
@george2_no
WHERE DOES THAT GUY GET ALL THAT FREE TIME!!!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@george3_sad
Sigh....... And I haven't even finished this box yet...
@unknown
..maybe I shouldn't be his editor after all...
@george3_sad
His books are in such high demand all the time!
@george3
People would even wait in line to loan a copy....
@niko
Oh? What does he write about?
@george3_sad
What doesn't he write about...
@george3_sigh
He's just... too good...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@george4
Ah! That box is for the book I'll get to publish this week!
@george4_omg
I'm so excitedddd~
@george4_smile
His books are in high demand, y'know?
@george4
We literally have people lining up to read them!
@niko
Oh? What does he write about?
@george4_smile
Haha, what DOESN'T he write about?
@george4
It's really impressive how fast he can crank these scripts out!
@george4_golly
Like, where does that guy get all that time?
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@george5_smile
This is the box I'll get to publish this week!
@george5
Oh, oh! Did I mention this gentleman's books are quite popular?
@george5_smile
You might be a little too young to understand them, but the older kids love them!
@niko
Oh? What does he write about?
@george5_smile
Lots and lots of things!
@george5
Everything from plants and animals to machines and robots!
@george5_smile
Some of his books even have pictures!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@george6
That box's got stuff I can publish this week!
@george6_point
I better up my game, dude. Peeps are lining up to read his books!
@niko
Oh? What does he write about?
@george6_shrug
Dude, what DOESN'T he write about!
@george6_smile
Like I said, he's got passion, lots of it!
@george6_shrug
It's like every time I turn around he just writes another huge anthology about the universe.
@george6
Gotta respect that.
Else
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@niko
These boxes are full of loose papers and notebooks.
@george1
Oh! I see you are curious about my job.
@george1_hm
...My very important job!
@george1_smug
You see, The Author has entrusted ME with his all his ideas!
@george1_hm
That's right... the author sends his manuscripts directly to ME!
@george1_smug
I am in charge of publishing all of his books that everyone loves!
@niko_speak
Wow!
@george1
Although... he hasn't been sending me anything as of late!
@george1_hm
I wonder, I wonder...
@george1_smile
Perhaps he decided that, since I work so hard, I deserve a break?
@george1
As brilliant as I am, I still can't keep up with him!
@george1
Even AFTER he stopped sending me things, I still can't catch up.
@george1_hm
Of course, I have published book after book after book, but...
@george1
The box of manuscripts just seems to be growing on its own!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@niko
These boxes are full of loose papers and notebooks.
@george2_grr
What? You ain't never seen manuscripts before?
@george2_sigh
That's what books look like before they get published, kid.
@niko
I see!
@niko
Do you help him publish books?
@george2_stress
Well, DUH!
Why do you THINK I have literal mountains of his manuscripts, here?
@george2
He just WOULDN'T STOP SENDING ME THINGS!!!
@george2_grr
Like, man oh MAN does that guy work fast.
I just couldn't keep up!
@george2
But one day he just, stopped.
ABOUT TIME, I would say.
But it's also weird since it's HIM.
@george2_grr
BUT! Worst part of all?
@george2_stress
Even after he stopped bombarding me, the piles of material I have on hand never seem to get any smaller!
@george2_no
IT'S LIKE THE BOXES ARE MAGICALLY FILLING THEMSELVES BACK UP EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND!!!!
@george2_stress
WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING!
@niko_huh
Are you okay?
@george2_no
NO!!!!!!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@niko
These boxes are full of loose papers and notebooks.
@george3_sad
Siiiigh...
@george3_sigh
You just had to remind me...
@niko_speak
What's wrong?
@george3_sad
The author hasn't shown up lately, nor has he sent me any new manuscripts...
@niko
Oh?
@george3_sad
I'm his editor and publisher, you know...
@george3_cry
What if he doesn't want me to help him anymore?
@george3_worry
He's brilliant, he works so fast....
@george3_worry
I'm so behind with publishing his books....what if he thinks I'm too slow...
@george3_sigh
Even after he's stopped sending me things, I still can't keep up...
@george3_sad
The pile seems to just keep growing...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@niko
These boxes are full of loose papers and notebooks.
@george4_omg
Oh! These are the manuscripts The Author sent me!
@george4
As the head librarian, it's my job to help him with the publication process.
@george4_golly
But ah... lately he hasn't been sending me anything.
@george4_golly
This isn't like him...
@george4
I mean, I guess it does give me some extra time to work through this backlog!
@george4_oops
To be honest, I'm a little behind, haha!
@george4_omg
That guy works really fast!
@niko
I see...
@george4
...the weird part is,
I've been publishing book after book AFTER he stopped sending me things, right?
@george4_golly
But the pile of manuscripts never seems to get any smaller!
@george4_golly
...at all!
@george4_oops
Golly, you think I'm going bonkers?
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@niko
These boxes are full of loose papers and notebooks.
@george5_smile
I see you've taken an interest to the manuscripts!
@niko
What are they for?
@george5_aww
Well, aren't you curious, little one!
@george5
The Author passed these drafts to me, you see!
@george5_smile
Since I'm the head librarian, I am supposed to help him publish these!
@george5_hmm
But... oh, I haven't seen that gentleman lately....
@george5
Which is quite strange! Usually he delivers these manuscripts to me faster than I can work on them!
@george5_heh
I guess now it just means I get a little more breathing room, hohoho!
@niko_speak
That's good!..right?
@george5_hmm
I don't know! I AM quite worried about him.
@george5_hmm
I hope he hasn't fallen ill from all that stress!
@george5_smile
At least I got my hands full for the time being.
@george5
Even though he's stopped sending me things, it doesn't feel like he did at all!
@george5_heh
The pile of manuscripts I still need to proofread doesn't seem to get smaller, haha!
@unknown
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@niko
This box is full of loose papers and notebooks.
@george6_point
Yo, these are the manuscripts The Author gave me.
@george6_smile
I'm supposed to like, help him publish and stuff.
@george6
But he hasn't shown his face 'round these parts lately.
@george6
That's like, throwin off my groove, man.
@george6_shrug
Like, I'm used to him sending me new stuff all that time.
@george6
I mean, of course I can't keep up with the pace that he's writin', but he don't mind.
@george6_fingerguns
Guy's just tooootally passionate 'bout his job!
@george6_smile
Makes me wanna work hard too, so I do!
@george6
I've been playin catchup with the stuff I haven't gotten to finish yet.
@george6_point
But you know what's weird?
@niko
What?
@george6_shrug
The stuff I'm supposed to finish don't get finished.
@george6
Like I've put out book after book but the work pile don't get any smaller.
@george6_shrug
...Have I really been slackin' that much?
Else
@niko
It's a bookshelf.
@niko_speak
The computer screen says something about "updated databases".
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@george1
So!
Someone here to see the brilliant George, eh?
@george1_smug
Caught wind of my genius and couldn't help but come see for yourself, eh?
@niko
Um-
@george1
...don't answer!
Of course you are.
@george1_smile
What else could you ~possibly~ want?
@niko
Actually... I need your help!
Can you tell me what I need to do?
@niko
I think... I'm supposed to go in the Tower...
@george1_smug
Ah, but of course I can help!
@george1
For I...the brilliant and intelligent head librarian George, beholder of all knowledge........
@george1_hm
...Believe you're supposed to go in the Tower!
@niko_eyeclosed
That's what I said...
But how, exactly?
@george1
Through the Tower entrance room!
@george1_hm
Alas, going beyond that small entrance room requires ancient, forbidden knowledge that eludes even George.
@george1
...but fear not!
@george1
If that knowledge happens to be recorded in some cryptic tome in a long-dead language...
@george1_smug
Then know that I, George, am fluent in several dead languages!
@niko
I...see!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@niko
Excuse me...
@george2_stress
Hey!!!
@george2_grr
Who the heck do you think you are, barging in here like that?
@george2_NO
I don't care if you're the Messiah, manners are still a thing!
@niko
I'm... sorry?
@george2
Well? Are you just here to apologize?
@niko
...Yes?
I mean, no!
@niko_eyeclosed
I mean, I need your help...
I'm not sure what I need to do next.
@niko
I think I need to go in the Tower?
@george2
Seriously? You haven't figured that one out yet?
@niko_speak
I don't know how to get in!
@george2_grr
Well, I don't know either.
Shouldn't Player help you with that?
@george2_sigh
All I know is that nobody from this world can get in there.
@george2_grr
Not beyond that tiny entrance room, anyway.
@george2
If anything, there might be a book on how the Messiah of all people can get in.
@george2_sigh
But I don't got anything like that in MY collection.
@george2_grr
Would like to, though.
@niko
I see...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@george3_sad
Siiiiigh.
@niko
Um... hi?
@george3_sigh
...Hi.
@niko_speak
Are you alright?
@george3_sad
....
@niko
....
@george3_worry
Can I... help you...
@niko_speak
Yeah!
@niko
I was wondering if you can tell me what I should do next?
@niko
I...think I'm supposed to go in the Tower.
@george3_sad
...the Tower....
A grim obelisk... a solemn reminder of our fate.
@george3_cry
We're all gonna dieeeeeee....
@niko_what
Um...
@niko_what
...so...how do I... Get in?
@george3_cry
I don't know...!!!
I've been reading and studying all my life, and yet...
@george3_cry
I haven't even found any books about entering the Tower!
@george3
Oh, I know there's a small room you can go in, but...
Everybody knows that!
@niko
I see...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@george4_smile
Helloooo~!
You must be the savior!
@george4_omg
I'm soooo happy I actually get to meet you! <3
@niko_speak
It's nice to meet you too, miss!
@george4
So! Are you here to check out the archives?
I can give you a tour!
@niko
Actually...
I need your help!
@niko_speak
Can you tell me what I need to do next?
I think... I'm supposed to go in the Tower...
@george4
Yup!
@niko
Do you know how I can get in?
@george4
Nope!
@george4_golly
Gosh, I don't think ANYONE's supposed to get inside the Tower!
@george4
I mean, there's a little room that you can go into...
But there's no stairs or elevators or anything else...
@george4
If you want my guess, you'll probably need Player's help?
@george4_oops
I don't know how exactly...
@george4
In my experience, that kind of knowledge is usually recorded in some sort of cryptic book.
@george4_golly
But I haven't read anything like that before...
Sorry!
@niko
Ah...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@george5
Oh, hello there!
@george5_smile
You must be the savior!
@george5_aww
And also, the cutest darn thing I have ever seen!
@niko
U- um...
Thank you!
@george5_smile
Can I help you with anything, sweetie?
@niko
Mhm!
I want to know what I should do next!
@niko
I think I'm supposed to go in the Tower?
@george5
Oooh that's right, the Tower!
@george5_smile
I know there's a small room that you can go into, but...
@george5_hmm
...I'm afraid nobody knows how to get in beyond that!
@george5_heh
Not even silly ol' me, who spent her entire life reading books about the world...
@niko
Ah...
@george5
I think you need some help from Player, but I don't know any details!
@george5_hmm
I've never found any books about this before...
You'd think there would be at least ONE book on this, but I guess that's just how it is!
@george5_hmm
Goodness, this is quite the dilemma!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@george6
Hey, lil' fella!
@niko_speak
Hello!
@george6_point
So you're gonna like, save the world and stuff!
Didn't think I'd run into ya. But now I did!
@george6_fingerguns
Eyyyyyy.
@niko_speak
Um, thanks?
@george6
So like, what up?
Can I getcha anything?
@niko_speak
Yeah! I heard you can help me!
@niko
I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do now...
@niko_speak
I think I'm supposed to go in the Tower...
But how do I do that?
@george6
Ya don't.
At least, WE don't.
@george6
The Tower's only got one teeny room in it, it ain't even got stairs!
@george6_point
I bet you need Player's help on this one, pal...
Exactly how? I dunno.
@george6
But I bet'cha anything that sorta knowledge is in some mystery book somewhere.
@george6_shrug
Nothin' in my collection fits the description, tho.
@niko
Ah...
Else
@niko
A book is poking out from the shelf.
@niko
A book is poking out from the shelf.
@niko_speak
Ah, this looks like a sketchbook of some sort!
@niko
A book is poking out from the shelf.
@niko_speak
Hey!
@niko
I think this book is actually about clovers...
@niko
A book is poking out from the shelf.
@niko
A box full of notebooks.
@niko
Looks like a scanner.
@niko
Looks like a printer.
Condition ['0', '189', '0']
@niko
We should get going now, Player.
Condition ['0', '67', '1']
@niko_eyeclosed
I don't think this is a good time for a nap, Player...
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm a little tired from walking.
@niko_speak
Is it alright if I take a nap?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
Condition ['12', 'Script.px < 16']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.px > 16']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py < 10']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py > 10']
Else
Wait 30 frames.
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah, well...
I suppose there's more work to do.
@niko
It's a stack of blank papers.
@niko
Boxes full of manuscripts.
@niko
A book on the ground.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
Nope... not looking forward to that water shortage.
Else
@unknown
Oh, hey there.
@niko_pancakes
You have a lot of fish!
@unknown
Yeah... I'm worried about them.
@niko
Oh?
@unknown
I heard something about how the square particle stuff just took out a major pipeline.
@unknown
I guess I should take advantage of the running water while I still can...
@niko_speak
It's a big fishtank!
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@kelvin
[You have been here for a while...]
[Are you sure you do not wish to stay?]
@niko_speak
I'm good, thanks for offering though!
Else
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@niko
So... where did you find all your cats?
@kelvin
[They found me on their own.]
[So I stay here now.]
@niko2
Ah...
Well, it's good that you're not alone, at least!
@niko
I met some robots in the other areas stationed all by themselves...
@niko_eyeclosed
I felt kinda... bad...
@kelvin
[With robots, it is alright.]
@kelvin
[We are not like people, we are typically unable to feel loneliness.]
@niko
Right...
@niko_speak
Well, you talk less like a robot than most other robots I've met!
@kelvin
[Maybe.]
@kelvin
[Not many people frequent this part of the alley, but there are a few.]
@kelvin
[One of them even lives here.]
@niko
I see...
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko_speak
It's warm here!
@kelvin
[Yeah.]
@kelvin
[This was my original purpose.]
@niko_speak
...watching cats?
@kelvin
[Warmth.]
@niko
Oooh!
@niko_speak
It's a nice purpose!.....
...yawn...
@kelvin
[Oh, you look tired.]
[Do you wish to rest?]
@niko_speak
I can't sleep now! Player and I got stuff to do!
@kelvin
[I see.]
Else
@kelvin
[Oh, a cat.]
@kelvin
[Are you lost?]
@niko
Me?
@kelvin
[Do you wish to join us?]
@niko
Join... your cats?
@kelvin
[Yes.]
@niko
But I'm not a cat...
@niko_eyeclosed
I don't walk on four legs like they do...
@kelvin
[You have cat eyes.]
@niko
My eyes are normal people eyes...
@niko_speak
Well, normal back home!
@kelvin
[Your hat is shaped like a cat.]
@niko
But I'm just a person!
@kelvin
[You are still welcome here.]
@kelvin
[I protect lost people as well.]
@niko_speak
Thanks! But I'm not lost though!
@niko
I've got Player to guide me!
@kelvin
[I see.]
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '50', '0']
@unknown
I see you have the club uniform.
@unknown
You may come in.
Else
@niko
A curious marking on the wall.
@niko
It looks like a... ram...?
@niko
It's strangely warm in this room.
@niko
It's strangely warm in this room.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '50', '0']
@unknown
I see you have the club uniform.
@unknown
You may come in.
Else
@niko
A curious marking on the wall.
@niko
It looks like a... ram...?
@unknown
[P#L.%%E|AS;E DO NO//T APPR#OACH]
@niko3
...
@niko
It's a faded flyer.
@niko
It's a faded flyer.
@niko_speak
It's a big crack in the wall!
@niko
I see bunch of mice, huddled together.
@niko2
...oh, but they scurried off...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
I hope they didn't think I was gonna eat them...
@niko
A bed.
@niko_speak
The blanket has quite a few patches.
@niko
An empty glass jar with a wire handle.
@niko
Some empty glass jars.
@niko
A jar full of red glowing fluid.
@niko
A lantern plant.
@niko
There's a note attached.
@niko_speak
It says "Thank you for working so hard, Mr. Lamplighter!"
@niko
A framed photo of someone.
@niko
Empty coffee cups.
@niko_speak
There's an empty coffee cup on the chair.
@niko
Big books.
@niko_speak
...Ah, these are dictionaries.
@niko
Some of the words are underlined.
@niko
....*most* of the words are underlined.
@niko
A rusty metal garbage can.
@niko
There's some broken glass in here.
@niko
An empty glass jar.
@niko
The handle on this one looks broken.
@niko
There's some big plastic disks in here.
@niko_speak
Looks like they're supposed to go in something?
@niko
...
@niko_what
Wait, Player, are we really gonna take these with us?
@niko_what
But they look so heavy...
@niko_eyeclosed
Alright...
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_speak
Hey! They're actually pretty light!
@niko
It's empty now...
@niko
It's a big book.
@niko_speak
The title says "understanding robots".
@shepherd
So.....
@shepherd
We meet again.
@niko
Hello...
@niko_speak
Wait!
@niko
Aren't you from...the village?
@shepherd
Yes, but the rams are ever-present.
In the village, in the city...
@unknown
@shepherd
even... in your heart.
@niko_eyeclosed
...okay.
@shepherd
If rams wore shoes...
@shepherd
They would have... flip-flops.
@niko
...I don't get it.
@shepherd
I used to host the official RAM club wiki site...
@shepherd
...but we kept having page faults due to rams getting out of the server room.
@niko_speak
...what?
@shepherd
404 ram not found.
@niko_eyeclosed
I have no idea what any of that meant.
@shepherd
Hmp. I guess that's it for my jokes.
@shepherd
It cannot be helped...
..they were quite b-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-d.
@unknown
@niko
...
@niko_83c
I got that one!
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
It's...good to see you too...
@niko_speak
This ram doesn't react to me at all...
@niko
Instead, the word "baa" is written on its wool.
@shepherd
That one isn't a RAM.
@shepherd
That one is... Read-Only.
@niko
I...see...
@niko
An electric kettle.
@niko
Looks like it's boiling water.
@shepherd
Oh, right, it's almost lunch time.
@shepherd
Would you like to stay for a nice cup of...
@shepherd
...RAMen?
@niko
...
@niko_eyeclosed
I'll... pass...
@shepherd
Come to think of it, we're probably out of ramen.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_what
Ow!
@shepherd
Careful, if you touch a SRAM...
You're in for a shock!
@shepherd
A STATIC shock!
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
Don't "baa" at me...
@niko
There's no one here...
@niko
It's a big tree, with leaves!
Haven't seen one of these since I was back home...
@niko
There's no one here...
@niko
It's a big tree, with leaves!
Haven't seen one of these since I was back home...
Wait 35 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 35 frames.
@niko_speak
Whoa!
Player? Did you see that fox just now?
@niko_speak
It just ran behind the tree...
@rue_dark
...
Wait 20 frames.
@rue_dark
I'm sorry if you are looking for me.
Wait 20 frames.
@rue_dark
But I cannot talk to you.
@rue_dark
Not now...
@niko
Um...
Wait 20 frames.
@rue_dark
...
@rue_dark
But... can you promise me something?
@niko
Huh?
Wait 20 frames.
@rue_dark
If... you can find a way to return...
@rue_dark
...please do.
@niko
Er...What... do you mean by that?
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
...
No reply...
Condition ['2', 'A', '1']
Condition ['1', '78', '0', '1', '2']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@rue
We will meet again.
@niko
...?
Else
@rue_talk
So you found a way back after all.
@niko_speak
Eh?
But I've never been here before...
@rue
That means...
@rue
...
@rue_talk
Have you... met the others?
@niko2
...others?
You're the only fox I've seen...
@niko_speak
Wait! There's that one plush in Calamus and Alula's house, right Player?
@rue
...
@rue_sad
Sigh.
@rue
It's not time.
@niko
...?
@rue
...we will meet again.
Else
Condition ['1', '78', '0', '2', '2']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@rue_smile
Hello, Niko.
@niko
Hello...
Else
@rue
...oh?
@rue_talk
You're back again...
@rue
But...I said it was not time...
@niko
...?
@rue
...
@rue
Are you here to keep me company, then?
@rue_smile
Guess I can't refuse that.
@rue
...I am Rue.
@rue_sad
You will probably not remember my name in a while.
..But I would still like to know yours.
@niko
I'm... not sure what you're talking about.
@niko_speak
But my name is Niko!
@rue
...Niko.
@rue_smile
I shall remember that!
Else
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@rue_smile
I'm glad you do not mind coming back.
Else
@rue_talk
To be perfectly honest...
@rue_sad
It may be this way for a while, actually.
@niko
...?
@rue
...But in time, that will change.
@niko2
The... sun?
@rue_smile
Player can see this, right?
@niko
...yeah?
@rue_smile
Then Player will understand.
Else
@rue_smile
Oh, you're here!
@rue
I was starting to miss you...
@rue_smile
...Guess I got used to your company, after all.
@niko2
...pardon?
@rue
Do not worry. Carry on.
Condition ['1', '42', '0', '1', '1']
@niko
Player and I fixed the camera!
@unknown
Aw, sweet!
Else
Condition ['0', '70', '0']
@unknown
Are you here for your photos?
@niko_speak
Actually, yeah!
@niko
I need to take a picture for.... reasons.
@unknown
Well, I got good news and bad news.
@unknown
The good news is that the photo center is right behind me.
@niko
The bad news is that.... it doesn't work, right?
@unknown
Heh, you're catching on quick.
@unknown
After operations ended in the Barrens, this place got shut down.
@unknown
All of the engineers lost their jobs and became street vendors.
@niko_speak
Maybe Player and I can figure it out from them!
@unknown
That's good!
@unknown
It would certainly help out people with expired IDs.
@unknown
...Like me.
Else
@unknown
Are you here for your photos?
@niko
No?
@unknown
Alrighty then.
@unknown
I'll just... uh...
@unknown
...stand here.
Condition ['0', '73', '1']
@unknown
Hey kid!
@unknown
Want some soup dumplings? They're guaranteed to contain only a minimal amount of industrial byproducts!
@niko
I'll... pass...
@niko
Can you tell me how to get the camera working again?
@unknown
Yes, yes, certainly. The thick lens should be positioned to the left of both of the curved lenses.
Condition ['0', '73', '1']
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko
Actually... I do want to hear about it!
@unknown
Curiosity killed the cat, eh?
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm not a cat...
@unknown
Ok so!
@unknown
I've invented a medicine to prepare everyone for the upcoming water shortage!
@unknown
All you gotta do is dissolve one of these pills in water.
@unknown
And then you drink the water.
@unknown
And then you never need to drink water again!
@niko_speak
What!
@unknown
It also makes plants grow faster!
@niko
How... does it work?
@unknown
Here, why don't you take a free sample?
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko
Thanks?
@unknown
Don't thank me! Go spread the word!
Else
@unknown
Hey hey!
@unknown
Ready for me to blow your mind?
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@unknown
Ok so!
@unknown
I've invented a medicine to prepare everyone for the upcoming water shortage!
@unknown
All you gotta do is dissolve one of these pills in water.
@unknown
And then you drink the water.
@unknown
And then you never need to drink water again!
@niko_speak
What!
@unknown
It also makes plants grow faster!
@niko
How... does it work?
@unknown
Here, why don't you take a free sample?
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko
Thanks?
@unknown
Don't thank me! Go spread the word!
If player choice is No
@unknown
Aww, but...
@niko_speak
Can you tell me how to fix the camera?
@unknown
Hmm... It's been a while.
@unknown
I'm pretty sure that the bulgy lens goes on one of the ends, but I forget which.
Condition ['0', '73', '1']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@unknown
This is going to help so many people...
@unknown
...and also make me rich and famous and cool.
Else
@unknown
Actually... I exaggerated.
@unknown
The effects of the pill wears off in like a week.
@unknown
But all you have to do is just take another pill!
@niko_speak
Can you tell me how to fix the camera?
@unknown
Hmm... It's been a while.
@unknown
I'm pretty sure that the bulgy lens goes on one of the ends, but I forget which.
Condition ['0', '73', '1']
@niko
This stand smells a bit like burnt sugar...
@unknown
Yup... still gettin' the hang of making these fried candy skewers...
@unknown
They don't taste too bad, though! Do you want one?
@niko
It's okay, thank you!
@niko_speak
You used to be one of the camera engineers, right?
@unknown
The camera? Oh, joyous memories. We went through thick and thin together.
@unknown
And by that I mean the concave lens did.
Condition ['0', '73', '1']
@niko_speak
This smells kinda nice!
@niko
What is it?
@unknown
Breaded fish!
@unknown
I toasted the bread myself!
@niko_what
...I... see...
@niko_speak
Is there anything you remember about how to work the camera?
@unknown
Let me see... When arranging the lenses, make sure that the thin lens is positioned between the two curved ones.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '40', '0']
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '41', '0']
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '42', '0']
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '43', '0']
Condition ['0', '62', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@plight_2
Well, good luck...
@niko_speak
You too! With the lamp.
Else
@plight
Hey, you lookin for something?
@niko_eyeclosed
Yeah... I need to go find a library card now...
Any idea where I can get one?
@plight
From... the... library?
@niko_eyeclosed
I tried that already!
The person in charge wasn't here.
@plight
Oh, uh...
@plight_2
Maybe check out the factory? You just take the stairs at the end of this street and make a turn.
@plight
There's a lot of scientists there.
Scientists... read books, right?
@plight
They might help you...
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko
He looks busy...
@plight_why
You can tell, huh...
Else
@plight
Oh, hey there.
@plight_2
You, uh... doing okay?
@niko
Yup!
What are you doing?
@plight
Just filling this lamp here...
@plight_2
It's... taking a while...
@plight_worry
I... think it might be leaking...
Condition ['0', '200', '0']
@plight
Well, good luck...
Else
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@plight
Thanks for taking them off my hands, I guess?
The lenses, that is.
@plight_2b
The scientists wanted me to use them to fix the camera in the photo booth, but...
@plight_why
...you can imagine how that went.
@plight_worry
I'm just glad I didn't break anything...
Else
@plight_shock
Hey! Isn't that...
@plight_wtf
...
@plight_worry
(oH GOODNESS GRACIOUS DID THE MESSIAH AND LITERALLY GOD THEMSELF JUST BREAK INTO MY HOUSE.)
@niko_speak
Oh! Was that... your...
@plight_wtf
You heard me??
@plight_worry
(IT KEEPS HAPPENING.)
@niko_eyeclosed
...sorry about breaking into your house.
We didn't actually break anything, but...
@niko_speak
Player said I should take these plastic disks, for some reason?
Should we put them back?
@plight_2
It's okay, keep 'em.
@plight_worry
I wouldn't have been able to fix that machine anyway...
@niko_speak
A streetlamp!
This one seems taller than the others...
Condition ['0', '60', '0']
Condition ['1', '32', '1', '26', '0']
Condition ['1', '33', '1', '27', '0']
Condition ['1', '34', '1', '28', '0']
Condition ['1', '35', '1', '29', '0']
Condition ['1', '36', '1', '30', '0']
@unknown
[v[31] LIGHTS CORRECT.]
Condition ['1', '31', '0', '5', '0']
@unknown
c[2][ACCESS GRANTED!]c[0]
Else
@unknown
c[1][ACCESS DENIED. v[37] TRIES LEFT.]c[0]
Condition ['1', '37', '0', '0', '0']
@unknown
c[1][INTRUDER DETECTED. RESETTING LOCK MECHANISM.]c[0]
@niko_eyeclosed
Sigh... Time to start over...
Else
@unknown
[HALT!]
@unknown
[PLEASE AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTION ON THE SECURITY TEST.]
@unknown
[PLEASE SPEAK TO THE DOOR ROBOT.]
@niko
We opened the lock!
Condition ['0', '59', '0']
@unknown
[THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY DEACTIVATED.]
@unknown
[WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESET IT?]
@niko_eyeclosed
...I don't think I want to go through THAT again...
Else
Condition ['0', '60', '0']
@niko_what
um...
@niko
How do I...solve this...
@unknown
[THAT IS PART OF THE TEST.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Bummer.
Else
@unknown
[IN ORDER TO GAIN FURTHER ACCESS TO THE LABS.]
@unknown
[YOU MUST PASS THE SECURITY SYSTEM TEST.]
@niko
The... huh?
@unknown
[YOU MUST CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE LIGHTS INTO A SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION.]
@unknown
[ALLOW ME.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Locked.
@niko_eyeclosed
Locked.
@niko
A bunch of words are on the screen.
@niko_eyeclosed
I don't understand any of it...
@unknown
The luminescence index of liquid red phosphor decreased by a factor of 3.57% this past week.
@unknown
Alarming, to say the least... that's the sharpest decline I've seen, and the number is only increasing.
@unknown
We will have to further concentrate the phosphor now, for it to be of any use.
@unknown
It's hard to believe, but there's a good chance this city could run out of light in as little as six months.
@unknown
...What are we going to do?
@unknown
If the city runs out of light, well...
I don't want to think about what happens then.
@unknown
$It may help you to go one color at a time! -Management
@unknown
$It can also help to write down previous attempts. -Management
@unknown
$If all else fails, wait for the puzzle to reset.
@unknown
$Maybe you'll get an easier one next time...
@unknown
[BEEP BOOP]
@unknown
[THIS IS THE PRINTER ROOM, WHERE MACHINE PARTS ARE MADE.]
@unknown
[ALSO, ROBOTS.]
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
What am I gonna do!!!
Else
@unknown
My robot!!!
@niko_speak
What happened?
@unknown
I don't know! I left for a minute and...
@unknown
[P%LEASE D;O NOT APPR##OACH]
@niko3
...
Condition ['0', '65', '1']
@niko
Hey Player?
@niko_speak
Doesn't the lady look...kind of familiar to you?
@niko
I wonder if she's related to the robot lady who gave me the amber.
@niko_eyeclosed
I almost want to ask her about it...
@niko
...should I?
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
She's still asleep...
Else
@unknown
None of us have been sleeping very well in light of recent events...
@unknown
The square particles took out a few of my robots last week, and
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
...
@niko_eyeclosed
She fell asleep...
@unknown
I can barely keep my eyes open, man...
@unknown
How does Dr. Silverpoint get all that energy?
@unknown
Hmm... I wonder what The Author would do in this situation...
@unknown
Dr. Silverpoint usually references his works.
@niko
A coffee machine. It's almost empty.
@niko
A warm pot of coffee.
@unknown
Monitoring...monitoring....
@unknown
I'm picking up some more disruptions in sector 8 of the city.
@unknown
This is consistent with our earlier findings... not good at all...
@unknown
The Barrens engineer just reported another sighting of the particles in the cliff area.
@unknown
...well, nothing unusal at this point.
@unknown
Ugh, those squares particles just took out two of my robots in the Glen.
@unknown
We might have to put off the water analysis project for now.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko
I want to press all of the buttons...
But I must resist!
Else
@niko
There sure are a lot of computers here...
And they look important, too.
@unknown
These robots are malfunctioning at a frightening rate.
@unknown
Physical damage from square-particle anomalies is almost impossible to revert.
@unknown
No living person can touch them, unless they have a death wish.
@unknown
...But if we're lucky, sometimes the squares go away on their own.
@unknown
...but not before taking away one of the robot's arms, or legs.
@unknown
...or head.
@niko_huh
...okay.
@unknown
I don't know if you've ever seen a headless robot before, but it is quite a sight to behold.
@unknown
And also quite dangerous.
@unknown
[I CANNOT STOP SPINNING.]
@unknown
This is so tedious!
@unknown
I miss the good ol' days before our robot-repairing-robots broke down.
@unknown
Now all the robots have to be assembled by actual people.
@niko_speak
But... aren't you a robot?
@unknown
No?
@unknown
I mean, Do I SOUND like a robot to you?
@niko
Not really.
@niko_speak
But... your head is a tv?
@unknown
W...what does that have to do with anything?
@niko
...
@niko_eyeclosed
...nevermind.
@unknown
We should probably fix the robot-repairing-robots first.
@unknown
But the higher-ups need these guys done first for some reason...
@niko
This one isn't active...
@niko
A robot.
@niko
A robot.
@unknown
[BOOP.]
@unknown
[WE ARE WAITING TO BE REPAIRED.]
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '23', '0']
Condition ['0', '199', '0']
@kip
You should hold on to that amber, okay?
@niko_speak
I will!
Else
@kip_huh
....oh?
@kip_pout
T...that's.....
@kip2
How...did you get this?
@niko
This robot lady in the Barrens gave it to me!
@niko_speak
She looked... kinda like you?
@kip_sigh
I see...
Wait 25 frames.
@kip_sad
...
@kip_sigh
Sigh.
It was supposed to be such a breakthrough, y'know?
@kip_pout
I even based her on myself so I'll KNOW it works!
@niko_speak
Break...through?
@kip2
We wanted to build a robot that acts like a person, thinks like a person...
@kip_pout
...a robot that isn't bound by its own code.
@niko_speak
Oh!
@kip_sigh
But turns out, you can't really BUILD something like that.
@kip_pout
Too many contradictions in the code... made her unstable.
@kip_sad
...that was the only time I've ever seen a robot go rogue.
@kip_sigh
Scariest day of my life, tell you what!
@niko_speak
...rogue?
@niko
But...|she seemed so nice when we talked!
@niko_eyeclosed
...even if she talked a little weird...
@kip2
Ah, she's been repaired for some time now.
@kip_pout
My friend was able to stabilize her volatile state through his own means.
@kip2
A real miracle worker, that...
@kip_pout
After he was through, she ended up turning out just like how I wanted.
@kip_sad
...but the damage was already done.
@kip_sigh
...|I gave up on her back then... we all did.
@kip_pout
I'm sure she realized that...
and now she won't ever come back.
@kip_sad
She won't even answer my letters...
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm sorry...
@kip_pout
Ah, sorry for rambling.
@kip
You should hold on to that amber, okay?
@niko_speak
I will!
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '51', '0']
@kip
Oh! I see you put your own photo on there!
Does that mean your name is Kip now?
@kip
...that was a joke.
Else
Condition ['0', '62', '0']
Condition ['0', '64', '0']
@kip
Is there anything else you need?
@niko
Nope!
@kip_wink
Well, feel free to stick around if you want!
Else
@kip
Oh hey, you're back!
@kip
Can I help you with anything else?
@niko
Yeah...
@niko
Do you know how I can get a library card?
@kip_huh
A library card?
@kip
You'll have to ask the library for that!
@niko_eyeclosed
I tried...
@niko
I need it to see the head librarian, but I can't get to see her without a library card
@niko_eyeclosed
...but at the same time, she's the one who gives out library cards...
@kip_huh
Really...
@kip_heh
Heh...that sounds like George alright!
@kip_huh
I'm sorry you caught her on a bad day!
@niko
Aw...
@kip2
...wait, I know!
@kip_wink
I can just give you my library card!
@kip
It won't be hard for me to get another one.
@niko_speak
Wow, thanks!
@kip
There! You're all set, I think...
@kip_huh
Wait.
@kip_huh
Shoot!
@kip_heh
I forgot...the front desk library bots have facial recognition
@kip_heh
And my photo on the card won't match you...
@kip_wink
...unless I tape a photo of my face to your face!
@niko
Um-
@kip
That was a joke.
@kip2
Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and the robot will take it anyway!
@kip
Worse comes to worse, you can always find somewhere to take a photo.
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@kip_wink
Don't overwork yourself, okay?
@kip
Your journey is just as important as your end goal.
@kip_wink
Cliche, but true!
Else
@kip
So...
@kip_wink
You've been walking all over the world, huh?
@niko
M-hm!
@kip
Geez...I can't imagine...
@kip_huh
Do you get really tired sometimes?
@niko_eyeclosed
Kinda...
@niko_speak
But I don't mind!
It's actually really pretty!
@kip_wink
Haha, I'm glad you think so!
@kip
Even with the sun gone, the world is still a beautiful place.
@niko_speak
What did the world look like with the sun?
@kip_huh
Oh, uh...
@kip_sigh
...y'know, it's kind of embarassing to admit how little of it I have actually seen.
@niko_speak
...oh?
@kip_heh
Ironic, isn't it?
@kip2
Even though I'm the world's leading researcher...
..All I do is stay here and build robots.
@kip_sigh
They're the ones exploring the world, I just write down the data, crunch numbers, generate graphs...
@niko
Right... I've been seeing robots everywhere!
@niko
I just thought it was cuz the world was too dangerous for most people to explore...
@kip2
That's not far from the truth, actually.
@kip
But I know someone who still does his research firsthand!
@niko_speak
Oh?
@kip2
...even after segments of land started collapsing and access to the more remote areas became difficult.
@kip_huh
I mean, he outright built a machine that could fly!
Something we all thought was not physically possible!
@niko_speak
Oh! That's...
@kip
I asked him about working with us, so he provides us with all sorts of insights from time to time.
@kip_heh
...but for some reason, he REALLY didn't want to build robots.
@kip_sigh
Or, more specifically, coding them.
@niko_speak
How come?
@kip2
Beats me! I mean, he's happy to work with robots!
@kip
In fact, he even- ..
@kip_heh
...ah. It's been a while since we last talked.
He must be busy with his books now, yeah.
@niko
...Hello?
Wait 40 frames.
Condition ['0', '62', '0']
@kip_huh
Oh, shoot!
@kip_huh
If I had known you would be here so soon, I would've turned off the darned lock!
@kip
Hello there!
@kip_heh
Sorry about the weird... security measures.
@niko
It's okay!
@niko
Player helped me solve it!
@kip
Did they now!
@kip
So... can I help you with anything?
@niko
Yeah...
@niko
Do you know how I can get a library card?
@kip_huh
A library card?
@kip
You'll have to ask the library for that!
@niko_eyeclosed
I tried...
@niko
I need it to see the head librarian, but I can't get to see her without a library card
@niko_eyeclosed
...but at the same time, she's the one who gives out library cards...
@kip_huh
Really...
@kip_wink
Heh...that sounds like George alright!
@kip_huh
I'm sorry you caught her on a bad day!
@niko
Aw...
@kip
...wait, I know!
@kip_wink
I can just give you my library card!
@kip
It won't be hard for me to get another one.
@niko_speak
Wow, thanks!
@kip
There! You're all set, I think...
@kip_huh
Wait.
@kip_huh
Shoot!
@kip_heh
I forgot...the front desk library bots have facial recognition.
@kip_heh
And my photo on the card won't match you...
@kip_wink
...unless I tape a photo of my face to your face!
@niko
Um-
@kip
That was a joke.
@kip2
Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and the robot will take it anyway!
@kip
Worse comes to worse, you can always find somewhere to take a photo.
Else
@kip_huh
Oh, shoot!
@kip_huh
If I had known you would be here so soon, I would've turned off the system!
@kip
Hello there!
@kip_heh
Sorry about the weird... security measures.
@niko
It's okay!
@niko
Player helped me solve it!
@kip
Did they now!
@kip
So... can I help you with anything?
@niko
Yeah, where's the library?
@kip_huh
The library? That's all the way on the other side of town!
@kip2
The fastest route is where you take the shortcut through the backalley, but...
@niko
I think that's how we got here, actually!
@kip
Oh good!
@kip2
You should head back to that direction and walk to the east a bit.
@kip
You'll find it eventually!
@niko_speak
Thank you!
@niko
Something is poking out from this shelf.
@niko_speak
It's a tube of glitter glue.
@kip
You can have that if you want!
@kip_wink
Never know when you need to glitter things up, right?
@niko
Oh! Are you sure?
@kip_wink
Yeah! I have tons of those!
@niko
Thank you!
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
Uh... cheese?
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_wtf
Ouch, m-my eyes...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['1', '42', '0', '5', '0']
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '0', '2']
@niko_speak
It's a photo of me!
@niko
...are my eyes always this big?
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '1', '2']
@niko_speak
It's another photo of me!
@niko
Good thinking, Player. It's a good idea to have a backup.
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '2', '2']
@niko
It's another photo of me...
@niko_speak
Three is enough, right?
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '3', '2']
@niko
It's another photo of me...
@niko_83c
This is kind of fun!
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '4', '2']
@niko
It's a photo of me.
@niko_speak
This one turned out pretty good!
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '5', '2']
@niko
It's a photo of me.
@niko_speak
Oh no!
I blinked in this one...
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '6', '2']
@niko_speak
It's another photo of me!
@niko
Nice.
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '7', '2']
@niko
It's a photo of me.
@niko_speak
All of these are turning out pretty good!
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '8', '2']
@niko
It's a photo of me.
@niko_speak
How many of these do we need, Player?
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '9', '2']
@niko
It's a photo of me...
@niko_eyeclosed
And the camera is out of film now...
Else
Else
@niko
There's a slot here.
Looks like paper or something might come out from it.
Condition ['1', '42', '0', '1', '1']
Condition ['1', '42', '0', '6', '1']
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '10', '1']
@niko
It's out of film...
Else
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['1', '38', '0', '0', '3']
Condition ['1', '39', '0', '0', '3']
Condition ['1', '40', '0', '0', '3']
Condition ['1', '41', '0', '0', '3']
Condition ['1', '38', '0', '4', '0']
Condition ['1', '39', '0', '1', '0']
Condition ['1', '40', '0', '3', '0']
Condition ['1', '41', '0', '2', '0']
Condition ['1', '42', '0', '0', '0']
@niko
...
I guess that wasn't the right combination, Player.
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '0', '0']
@niko
...
It didn't do anything.
@niko
It looks like I can unlock this door...
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['6', '-1', '2']
Condition ['6', '-1', '4']
Condition ['6', '-1', '6']
@ed
[Hello, Niko.]
@niko
H... hello...
@ed
[Congratulations. You are now inside the Tower.]
@niko
Are you talking.....to me, now?
@ed
[Correct.]
@niko3
But you were always talking to Player before...
@niko_distressed
Where's ...
@ed
[Player has already left.]
@ed
[I had to resort to contacting you directly.]
@niko_speak
Wait, so... Player is gone, just like that?
@ed
[Correct.]
@niko
....for good?
@ed
[Correct.]
@ed
[Player has already finished their mission.]
@ed
[...and so have you, Niko.]
Wait 10 frames.
@ed
[Here, you can rest now.]
@ed
[Everything that's happened here is like a bad dream.]
@ed
[When you wake up, you will be home.]
@niko_pancakes
Oh!
@niko
...
@niko_distressed2
But...
@ed
[What's wrong?]
@niko_eyeclosed
...I thought there'd be more to it, you know?
@niko
I thought... we were supposed to go to the top of the Tower...
@niko_distressed
I thought there was supposed to be somewhere we need to put the sun in.
@niko_eyeclosed
And now... I don't even HAVE the sun anymore...
@niko_distressed2
And Player is just... gone...
@niko_distressed
This feels wrong!
@ed
[But you did good. You saved the world, Niko.]
@ed
[Are you not happy?]
@niko_eyeclosed
I guess I am...
@niko_eyeclosed
But... It's just...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_distressed
...
Condition ['6', '-1', '2']
Condition ['6', '-1', '4']
Condition ['6', '-1', '6']
@ed
[...]
@ed
[...you're still here...]
@ed
[...Niko, why are you still here?]
Wait 30 frames.
Condition ['12', 'EdText.info(" YOU. ")']
Condition ['12', 'EdText.info("Why did you come back, \\\\p?")']
Condition ['12', 'EdText.info("I told you to stay away!")']
Condition ['12', 'EdText.info("...you KNEW I tried to cut the story short, is that it?")']
Condition ['12', 'EdText.info("...you want more out of me, is that it??")']
Condition ['12', 'EdText.info(" FINE. ")']
Condition ['12', 'EdText.info("If you don\'t want to leave... I\'ll make sure you never do!")']
Condition ['0', '197', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
...I never even got to say goodbye to Player...
Condition ['12', 'Script.px < 23']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.px > 23']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py < 15']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py > 15']
Else
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
Condition ['0', '197', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
...I never even got to say goodbye to Player...
Condition ['12', 'Script.px < 26']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.px > 26']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py < 15']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py > 15']
Else
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
@niko
It's the lightbulb.
Thank goodness it's safe...
@niko_distressed2
...
..
Wait 50 frames.
@niko_distressed2
...I guess Player isn't coming back...
Wait 50 frames.
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Niko, I'm here.
@niko_pancakes
...Player?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes?
@niko_pancakes
Is that... really you?
@niko_distressed2
I thought... you were gone...
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is I never left you.
@niko_speak
Oh! I was... feeling a bit scared back there...
@niko_speak
I thought I was completely alone!
@niko_eyeclosed
But that was silly of me to assume, wasn't it?
If player choice is I'm back now.
@niko_speak
Where did you go?
@niko_eyeclosed
I was so scared all by myself...
@niko_speak
...but I guess... it's okay now.
Wait 30 frames.
@niko
Ah, guess we need to figure out where to go now, and-
Wait 2 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko
The sun!
It lit up on its own!
@niko
Guess I should pick it up, right Player?
Wait 60 frames.
Condition ['12', '$console']
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
It won't turn on.
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '2', '0']
@ed
[How do you still have the remote??]
Else
@niko
I wonder where that light is coming from...
@niko
It's a little tree.
@niko_speak
It's a mirror!
@niko
Just a toilet...
@niko
It's a metal bathtub.
@niko
It's a metal bathtub.
@niko
There's nothing in the fridge...
@niko
It's a sink.
@niko
The wood is neatly stacked in the fireplace.
@niko
It's a sink.
Wait 120 frames.
@niko
...
Sure is taking a while...
@niko
I guess this elevator leads to the top of the Tower, Player...
@niko
...
Wait 90 frames.
@niko_speak
...are you excited, Player?
We're finally gonna save the world...
@niko_speak
And I know it's for real this time, cuz you're here!
Wait 60 frames.
@niko
And then...
..I'll get to go home for real this time, too!
@niko
I can't wait to see everyone again...
Wait 60 frames.
@niko_speak
Are you okay, Player?
You seem a little quiet...
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Niko.
@niko_speak
...yeah?
If player choice is ...
@niko_speak
...?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is I need to tell you something.
@niko
...I'm listening.
If player choice is ...
@niko_speak
What's going on, Player?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is We can't save both.
@niko
...?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is The world...and you...
@niko
...wh ..what's that supposed to mean, Player?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is To send you home...
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is We must break the lightbulb.
@niko_shock
What??
..But won't that...
..But won't that end the world?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yeah.
If player choice is ...
@niko_eyeclosed
I don't want that to happen...
Wait 60 frames.
@niko2
So... what happens when we save the world?
..what happens to me...?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is I don't know.
@niko_shock
You... don't?
If player choice is ...
@niko3
...
@niko_distressed2
.....
Wait 180 frames.
@niko
The world below looks so small...
@niko_eyeclosed
No turning back now...
@niko_speak
So this is where the sun belongs...
@niko2
If I put the sun in here, we'll be able to save the world, right?
@niko
...but if I want to go home... I'll have to... break it?
@niko_sad
Oh....
Wait 25 frames.
@niko_distressed2
....Player?
What should I... do?
Wait 40 frames.
@unknown
What's the right thing to do?
Wait 40 frames.
Condition ['11', '4']
Wait 20 frames.
Else
Condition ['11', '6']
Wait 20 frames.
Else
Condition ['11', '11']
Condition ['1', '111', '0', '0', '3']
Else
Condition ['1', '111', '0', '1', '0']
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
Y-You're right...
I can't just leave everyone here to die.
@niko
Thank you for your help, Player.
I promise I'll be okay.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 160 frames.
Wait 180 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
Else
Wait 150 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 150 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 150 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 150 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 150 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Condition ['1', '63', '0', '4', '1']
Wait 150 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
@credits
Thanks for Playing!
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 150 frames.
Condition ['0', '160', '0']
Wait 10 frames.
Condition ['12', 'fake_save_exists']
Else
Wait 30 frames.
Else
Condition ['12', '$console']
@unknown
I... trust your judgement, Player.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 120 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
Player?
...What happened?
It's very dark in here...
@niko_speak
...Oh!
I can see a light at the end of this passage!
@niko
I think I hear a voice too...
@niko_surprised
Mama?
I can hear her calling me!
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
All I need to do is pass through this wall...
I'll finally be home again.
@niko_eyeclosed
...
@niko
Ah, Player,
I guess...
@niko_eyeclosed2
I guess this is goodbye...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko2
I'm.... glad... I got to meet you, Player...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_sad
Thank you for everything.
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 180 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
@credits
Thanks for Playing!
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Condition ['0', '160', '0']
Wait 10 frames.
Condition ['12', 'fake_save_exists']
Else
Wait 10 frames.
@niko4
They're in the door...
Condition ['0', '245', '0']
@niko2
...
He has no power...
Else
@green_gatekeeper
[P#L.%%EAS;E Do No//t APPR#OACH.]
@green_gatekeeper
[TH#e.%%GAT;E IS C//L OSED UNT#IL FU#RT|HER N%OTICE.]
@niko3
...
@niko4
They're in the door...
Condition ['0', '352', '0']
Else
Wait 8 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko3
Isn't that...the city gate?
@niko4
It's...
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
@niko3
The bridge is out...
@niko4
The bridge is broken...
@niko4
They're in the door...
Wait 8 frames.
@niko2
...looks like parts of the ground is missing.
@niko_eyeclosed
I wonder if it's safe to walk across these vines...
Wait 15 frames.
@niko6
...one way to find out, I guess...
Wait 8 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
They're safe...
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_upset2
...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_upset2
...
@niko_upset2
I... think I remember something...
@niko_eyeclosed
I remember... what I did at the end.
Condition ['0', '154', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
I remember... putting in the sun...
@niko3
And then everything got really bright...
Else
@niko_eyeclosed
I... remember being in a dark room.
@niko3
There was a light at the end of a long hallway...
@niko_eyeclosed
I thought I was going back home, but...
@niko_eyeclosed
I... don't remember a lot of the details.
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_upset
...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_distressed2
...But none of it matters now, does it?
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_upset
I just got brought back anyway....
@niko_upset2
...
@niko_eyeclosed
.....
@niko_eyeclosed
We can't go back now, Player.
Condition ['0', '184', '0']
@niko
I'm not sleepy anymore.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
Condition ['0', '211', '0']
@niko_speak
I can't sleep now, Player!
I need to get Calamus and Alula to the sacred grounds.
Else
@niko_speak
I can't sleep now, Player!
I need to get Alula to her brother first.
Else
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm a little tired from walking.
@niko_speak
Is it alright if I take a nap?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
Condition ['12', 'Script.px < 17']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.px > 17']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py < 17']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py > 17']
Else
Wait 30 frames.
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah, well...
I suppose there's more work to do.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
[PLEASE TAKE CARE TO NOT TOUCH THE SQUARES.
I CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR WELLBEING IF YOU DO.]
@niko
Gotcha.
Else
@unknown
[THESE SQUARES APPEARED MERE MINUTES AGO.]
@niko
Really?
@niko_eyeclosed
I've been seeing a lot of them in doorways and stuff...
@unknown
[NOT A GOOD SIGN.]
@niko
...huh?
@unknown
[THE WORLD'S DETERIORATION IS ACCELERATING.]
@niko2
...oh.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@unknown
[HELLO, PEOPLE.]
@unknown
[TWO CHILDREN RESIDE NEAR HERE.]
@alula_speak
I'm one of 'em!
Else
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@unknown
[TWO CHILDREN RESIDE NEAR HERE.]
@maize_thisisfine
Do not worry.
I am fine.
@maize_stress
Hello...
@niko2
I... um...have something to ask of you...
@maize_thisisfine
...yes?
@niko5
It looks like most of the bridges around the Glen are broken, and...
@maize_stress
...that's right...the bridges...
@maize_stress
You... need to cross them on your pilgrimage....
@maize_thisisfine
...would you...like me to fix them?
@niko2
Yeah! Is it possible?
Wait 12 frames.
@maize_stress
...
@maize_strain
...difficult.
@maize_stress
...bridges... are in very specific locations, over water...
@maize_strain
...need to find the right points...
vines must be very strong, too...
Wait 12 frames.
@maize_stress
...an undertaking.
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah...
@maize_stress
...but, possible.
Wait 12 frames.
@maize_thisisfine
I... intend to use the last of my strength.
@niko3
...
@maize_strain
...please stand back.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_shock
...
@niko3
...what... happened?
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 15 frames.
@niko3
Are you okay...?
Wait 13 frames.
@niko_distressed_talk
...are you...
@niko_distressed
...
Wait 13 frames.
@niko_distressed2
...
Wait 13 frames.
@niko_distressed2
...
@niko_distressed2
...
Condition ['2', 'A', '1']
Wait 12 frames.
@maize_stress
...S...savior...
@maize_thisisfine
...... you're...here to see me...?
@niko_shock
...what... happened to you?
Wait 12 frames.
@maize_stress
...
hold on.
@maize_stress
...I.... need to concentrate
@niko2
...?
Wait 20 frames.
@maize_strain
!!!!
Wait 20 frames.
@maize_strain
...the islands... will collapse...if I don't do something...
@maize_strain
...that's why... the vines...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko2
...you're... making the vines grow...
@niko4
...is that why there are vines everywhere?
@niko3
Are you... trying to hold the land together?
Wait 12 frames.
@maize_stress
My powers... the best I could do. Yes.
Wait 12 frames.
@niko3
That's...
Wait 12 frames.
@niko2
Should I leave the sun here for you?
I know you wanted to see it...
Wait 12 frames.
@maize_stress
...
@maize_thisisfine
...tempting...
But I musn't...
@maize_stress
...the sun brings me comfort, but...
Wait 12 frames.
@maize_stress
Stress is good... for this, fear is good...
@maize_strain
...makes me strong....vines grow faster.
@niko4
But...
@maize_stress
If I'm at ease... the vines might retreat.
@niko4
...
@maize_stress
They're all in danger, savior...
Wait 12 frames.
@maize_strain
The villagers... the children...
Wait 12 frames.
@maize_strain
...my final hours...mustn't go to waste.
Wait 12 frames.
@maize_thisisfine
The people deserve to live... even if just for another day...
@niko4
...
@niko
The pathway is blocked....
@niko_speak
...by blocks!
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
...
@niko_what2
Waaaait a minute.
I remember something about this...
Wait 60 frames.
@niko_83c
Never knew it'd be so easy!
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_what
...(ow my foot ow)
@niko3
The squares are blocking the doorway...
@niko3
The squares are blocking the doorway...
Wait 50 frames.
@alula_pout
Oh...
The door...
@calamus_sad
I knew we'd lose our home eventually, but...
I wasn't expecting it to happen so soon...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_shock
Oh jeez!
Are you guys okay?
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@calamus_shame
Oh my stars!
You're... the savior!
@alula_gasp
!!!
@calamus
Um....uh....
@calamus_shame
It's an honor to meet you!
@alula_gasp
Yes!
@calamus_heh
I'd invite you inside, but as you can see, our home is...
@alula_gasp
It's got squares in it!
@calamus_sad
Yes, Alula, thank you.
@niko3
It's... getting everywhere now... isn't it?
@calamus
Hm?
@niko3
The squares... there are way more than before!
@niko_speak
Even the gate to the Refuge is destroyed now.
That didn't happen last time!
@calamus_speak
...last time?
@niko
.....
@calamus
.....
@niko5
Uhh...
othing!
@niko_what2
(almost let that slip, Player...)
@niko
Guess I should introduce myself again...
My name is Niko!
@calamus_speak
Ni...ko...
@calamus_shame
Oh gosh! Would it not be rude to call you by name?
@niko_speak
No worries, Calamus!
@calamus_shame
HOW DID YOU KNOW MY NAME!?
@niko2
I... um... uh...
@niko_what2
(not again!)
@alula_speak
The messiah just knows these things, Calamus!
@alula
Riiiight?
@niko_speak
Y-yes! Of course!
@niko_eyeclosed
(phew)
@calamus
Ah... you were saying... about the gate?
@niko_speak
Oh, right!
@niko_eyeclosed
Looks like I can't get in the city through the old gate anymore...
@niko_speak
Do... either of you know another way to get in?
@niko
I remember... I mean, I HEARD that there's some sort of hidden passage around here somewhere!
@calamus_speak
Oh!
The passage to the burial grounds?
@niko_speak
That's the one!
@calamus
Oh... but I'm not sure if that'll be of any use here...
@calamus_sad
It's been flooded for a long time, and there's no boat...
@calamus
Not to mention, the burial grounds itself is pretty far from the city!
@niko_speak
That's ok! I would still like to see it!
@niko_eyeclosed
It's the only lead we have...
@calamus
Alright, in that case...
@calamus_smile
...please follow us.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
@niko
It's a ball.
Condition ['0', '224', '0']
Condition ['1', '12', '0', '16', '1']
@alula
That's mine!
It doesn't bounce around as much as it used to, though...
@calamus_sad
At least the courtyard is unaffected for now...
@alula_pout
We usually get to the burial grounds through our friend, but...
@alula_oh
...he hasn't been here in forever!
@calamus
Normally this courtyard would be where we meet up...
@alula
I hope he comes back soon...
Wait 90 frames.
Condition ['0', '152', '0']
Wait 90 frames.
@alula_pout
...Niko!
@alula_oh
Niko? What's wrong?
@calamus_shock
You looked like you were about to faint!
Wait 15 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
...
Wait 8 frames.
@niko2
It's... not the first time it's happened.
@calamus
...oh?
@niko_speak
Earlier I was in the Barrens, and I...
saw something like this too.
@niko2
It was like a dream, but only for a split second...
@calamus
...sounds like a vision.
@calamus_speak
Like something a prophet would see!
@niko2
I... guess?
The robot lady I was with earlier had a fancy word for it, though...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko2
Wait...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko6
Lemme... check something.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@niko_speak
Oh!
I was right!
@calamus
...huh?
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@niko
When I had the vision back at the Barrens... the book started glowing too!
@niko2
I wanted to see if I could get it to happen again, and...
@alula_gasp
Where did you get that!!!
@niko
Oh, uh... I had it with me when I woke up in this world!
@alula_speak
It looks like one of our friend's books!
@alula
...Except it's glowy!
@niko2
...that's what the lady said too...
@niko_eyeclosed
Hm...
@niko
Player... let's see if we can do anything with the journal in this room...
Else
Wait 90 frames.
@alula
I wonder when our friend will come back...
@alula_gasp
Woah!
@calamus_shock
How did that boat get there?
@niko_shock
...
@niko
Okay, I'm pretty sure it has to do with this journal, now...
@niko2
The exact same thing happened back at the Barrens.
@calamus_speak
Seriously?
@niko
The journal was glowing, so I wanted to take a closer look at it.
@niko2
Then, I found a page that looked like a drawing of the room we were in, and then...
@niko_speak
A minecart showed up!
@calamus_shock
What!
@alula_gasp
What!
@calamus_speak
That sounds freaky...
@alula_speak
No it doesn't!
@alula_gasp
Player must've done something!
@calamus
Still...
Wait 20 frames.
@alula_gasp
...Hey! We have a boat now!
@alula_speak
We can go to the burial grounds and visit mom again!
@calamus
But...
@alula_speak
Come on, Calamus!
@alula
Niko and Player are with us!
@calamus
Well...
if Player made the boat appear... it should be safe...
@niko2
What... do you think, Player?
@alula_gasp
Can we go yet?
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@calamus
This passage must be where fireflies congregate...
Else
@calamus
I wonder how long this passage is...
@calamus_speak
Looks like there's some lights at the end...
@alula_speak
Those are fireflies!
@calamus_smile
We can leave whenever you're ready.
@niko
It's a clover.
@alula_gasp
Here we go!
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
@alula_oh
Do you want to go back, Niko?
@niko
...Nah.
Wait 8 frames.
@niko
It's a clover.
@unknown
[I HAVE LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE GUARDIAN OUTSIDE THE CITY GATE.]
Wait 8 frames.
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '20', '0']
@niko2
The... big robot, right?
Wait 8 frames.
@unknown
[PLEASE HELP ME CHECK ON THEM.]
@unknown
[I CANNOT LEAVE MY STATION.]
@niko
Alright...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@unknown
[THE DEEPER RUINS ARE AHEAD.]
@unknown
[DO NOTE THAT THEY ARE PARTIALLY FLOODED.]
Else
@niko3
There's squares all over the big robot...
@unknown
[AH.]
@unknown
[THAT IS OUTSIDE MY CAPACITY FOR HELP.]
@unknown
[YOU MAY PROCEED TO THE DEEPER RUINS.]
@niko4
Alright...
Else
@unknown
[THE DEEPER RUINS ARE AHEAD.]
@unknown
[DO NOTE THAT THEY ARE PARTIALLY FLOODED.]
@niko
It's a fire.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
@cedric_talk
It's you!
@niko
!
Condition ['0', '156', '0']
@cedric_smile
You are Niko, right?
@niko_speak
Mhm!
Else
@cedric_hmm
You... um...
@niko
My name is Niko...
@cedric_smile
Ah!
@cedric_smile
N-nice finally to meet you! ...no, wait.
@cedric_sigh
It is a pleasure to be of acquaintance at last, Niko.
@cedric_smile
My name is Cedric.
@niko2
Oh!
@niko
I'm supposed to be looking for you too!
@cedric
I am aware.
@cedric_hmm
Prototype had contacted me earlier, saying that you would be on your way to the city.
@niko_speak
He did?
@cedric
He sent me a message after his memories were restored.
@niko
Oh...
@cedric_hmm
He told me to wait in the city, but I thought it'd be faster for me to pick you guys up.
@cedric_sigh
...Turns out, that was a terrible idea.
@niko2
Pick... us up?
@niko_pancakes
...wait... YOU can fly that plane??
@cedric_hmm
What...is a plane?
@niko_speak
That thing behind you!
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@cedric_talk
Oh! You mean the flying machine?
@niko_speak
They're called planes in my world!
@cedric_hmm
Oh...
Wait 30 frames.
@cedric_sigh
...I did not realize they existed in other worlds...
@niko_speak
...wait! Are you the friend that Calamus and Alula was talking about, then?
@niko_speak
Is this the same flying machine they were talking about?
@cedric
I do not know anyone named Calamus or Alula.
@cedric_talk
I think... they're meant to be friends with my father.
..in previous iterations of the...
@niko2
...your father?
@cedric_talk
He was the original owner of the flying machine...
..it's... one of his greatest inventions, actually.
@niko_pancakes
YOUR DAD INVENTED PLANES???
@cedric_hmm
...flying machine.
@niko_pancakes
IT'S COOL EITHER WAY!!
@cedric_smile
Thanks?
@cedric_talk
But to answer your earlier question... I am proficient in operating the machine.
@cedric_hmm
...but...something weird happened to the engine when I was in the air earlier...
@cedric_sigh
I had to make an emergency landing on this tiny island before I crashed into the city wall.
@niko3
You almost crashed?
That's terrible!
@cedric_sigh
It was not pleasant, I will admit.
@cedric_hmm
I wonder if the engine problem has to do with the square particle disruptions...
@cedric
I checked, but... there isn't any of that square stuff inside the machine itself.
@cedric_hmm
...but I noticed some islands in the Glen are REALLY messed up now.
@niko_eyeclosed
They are...
@cedric_sigh
Sigh.
Guess I should have listened to Proto in the first place.
@cedric_hmm
...say, where is he?
@cedric_talk
He said he was coming with you...
@cedric
Is he still back at the main islands?
@niko3
Oh... actually...
@niko4
...back at the Barrens, he...
Wait 15 frames.
@niko_upset
There was a cave-in... and then a bunch of squares...
@niko_upset2
...he... and the robot lady...
Wait 15 frames.
@niko_distressed_talk
...neither of them made it out.
Wait 15 frames.
@cedric_eek
...
@cedric_eek
No....
@niko_distressed
...
@niko_distressed2
He... did give me this, though.
@niko3
This disk he pulled from his head...
@cedric_talk
Oh!!!
@cedric_sigh2
Oh thank goodness.
@cedric_talk
He gave you his main drive!
@cedric_hmm
As long as I have this, I should be able to bring him back.
@niko2
R-really?
@cedric_sigh
It's gonna be hard, but yes.
@cedric
You need all three of us for the big door.
@niko2
The...?
@cedric_hmm
But first thing's first, we need to find a way to go to the city.
@niko_eyeclosed
Right...
The city gate is kind of kaput now.
@cedric2
If this machine was working, we could just fly right in there...
@cedric_hmm
I've isolated the issue with the machine, but I can't repair it with the stuff I have on hand.
@niko_speak
Oh? What's wrong with it?
@cedric
The c[2]batteryc[0] in the engine is dead, and the engine has some c[2]gearsc[0] that need to be replaced.
@niko
...
Do you think you'll be able to fix it if Player and I help you find those things?
@cedric_hmm
...maybe.
@cedric_sigh
Problem is... the Glen isn't exactly a very high-tech area.
@cedric_sigh
...I'm not sure if you'll be able to find anything so specialized here.
@niko_speak
We'll try anyway!
@niko_eyeclosed
We can't really do anything else right now...
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '77', '0']
@niko2
We found a battery...
@cedric_talk
Oh, nice!
@cedric3
I honestly wasn't expecting it...
@niko
It's from the generator on one of the islands.
@cedric_talk
The research station?
@niko2
Yeah.
@niko_speak
It was powering all the robots there...
I felt bad for taking it...
@cedric_hmm
Ah...
@cedric_smile
...we can always just give it back later.
@niko_eyeclosed
Alright...
Condition ['0', '248', '0']
Else
@cedric_hmm
We still need a few c[2]gearsc[0] to put this engine back together.
Please do what you must to find some.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '14', '0']
@niko2
We found a battery...
@cedric_talk
Oh, nice!
@cedric3
I honestly wasn't expecting it...
@niko
We found this one in the Barrens.
It wasn't working at first, but Player and I managed to fix it!
@cedric_hmm
Ah...
@cedric_smile
...it's good that you thought to bring it with you then.
@niko_speak
Yup!
Condition ['0', '248', '0']
Else
@cedric_hmm
We still need a few c[2]gearsc[0] to put this engine back together.
Please do what you must to find some.
Else
Condition ['1', '1', '0', '78', '0']
@niko_speak
We found a music box!
@niko
It... should have gears in it, right?
@cedric
I assume so, but...
...
@cedric_hmm
This looks like one of the ones that my father made.
@niko_pancakes
YOUR DAD MAKES MUSIC BOXES TOO?
@cedric_smile
My dad makes a lot of things!
@cedric_hmm
Where did you get this from, by the way?
@niko_speak
A trader from the village gave it to me!
@cedric
I see.
I remember father saying that he used to trade with some of the people here.
@cedric_smile
He did always love traveling this world, despite...
@cedric_hmm
...well.
@cedric_sigh
Ah, sorry, I started rambling.
@cedric_talk
The gears in there are compatible with the engine.
@cedric_sigh
Although it pains me to have to take it apart...
@niko2
Oh... I'm sorry!
@cedric_hmm
It's fine...
Condition ['0', '249', '0']
Else
@cedric
We still need a c[3]batteryc[0] to get this engine running.
Please do what you must to find one.
Else
@niko_eyeclosed
Sorry... I forgot...
@niko
What parts do we need to find again?
Condition ['0', '248', '0']
@cedric
We still need a c[3]batteryc[0] to get this engine running.
Else
Condition ['0', '249', '0']
@cedric_hmm
We still need a few c[2]gearsc[0] to put this engine back together.
Else
@cedric_hmm
A c[2]batteryc[0] for the engine, and a few c[2]gearsc[0] to replace the broken ones.
@cedric
If you could find me the parts I need, I should be able to get this machine off the ground again.
@niko
We made it!
Wait 10 frames.
@calamus
C'mon, Alula.
Let's go pay our respects...
@alula
Okay!
Wait 30 frames.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@calamus_smile2
At least I still got my sister...
Else
@calamus_sad
This is her grave...
@niko3
Ah...
@calamus_sad
It's been years, but...
Wait 5 frames.
@calamus_sad
...It's still... hard, y'know?
Wait 5 frames.
@niko4
...
@calamus_sad
Sigh...
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 15 frames.
@calamus_sad
Alula....
wanna help me look for some flowers for mom later?
@alula_gasp
YES
Wait 15 frames.
@calamus_smile2
...
Wait 15 frames.
Condition ['0', '245', '0']
@calamus
We're just about done here, so let us know when you want to go back to the ruins.
@niko
Okay.
Else
@niko
Hey, do you know where I could find a battery?
@calamus
Good question..
@calamus_heh
We... don't really use electricity in the Glen.
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah.
@calamus_speak
Oh, but there are robots at the research station!
If there's a battery anywhere, they'd know where it is.
@niko
Gotcha, thanks!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@alula_speak
I hope she can see us wherever she is!
Else
@alula_gasp
MOM YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TODAY WE MET THE MESSIAH AND
Wait 10 frames.
@alula_oh
...
Wait 15 frames.
@alula_speak
...hi Niko!
@niko_speak
Hi!
Wait 12 frames.
Condition ['0', '277', '0']
@alula
Didja find any.....any...
@alula_oh
...what were you looking for again?
@niko_speak
Gears?
@alula_speak
Gears!
Didja find any of those?
@niko
No, but... I found this music box though!
@alula_gasp
Ooooh!
Else
@niko
Do you know where I could find some gears?
@alula
Gears?
What's... that?
@niko_speak
It's like... A metal circle thing with teeth!
@alula_speak
A circle... with teeth?!
@alula_speak
Haha, that sounds so silly!
Like something Magpie would have!
@niko
Magpie?
@alula
Y'know, the trader guy!
@alula
He collects all kinds of funny stuff!
@alula_speak
I mean, he even keeps around broken glass and junk!
@niko
...
@niko_speak
...Oh yeah!
I think I know who you're talking about.
@alula_speak
He's such a weirdo!
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@cedric_smile
Looks like the flying machine has a chance after all!
@cedric
I just have to assemble the pieces now, but it might take a while...
@cedric_smile
Do you mind keeping me company?
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@niko
How's it going?
@cedric
Slow...
@cedric_hmm
The connectors in the battery were not designed for this type of engine, so I have to shift around some of these ports.
@cedric_sigh
...and there's this bolt that keeps getting stuck, and...
@niko_eyeclosed
...ah.
@cedric_smile
...don't worry! I am making decent progress!
@cedric
We should be able to make it to the city by tonight.
@niko_eyeclosed
If you say so...
@niko4
...
@niko3
...what... will happen once we get there?
@cedric_hmm
We need to bring Proto back first.
@cedric_talk
And then we need to go find one more person.
@cedric
You may have already met her, actually...
@cedric_talk
Do you remember her from the last time you were in this world?
@niko
I...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko3
...what does she... look like?
@cedric2
This is going to sound strange, but...
@cedric_talk
She is a fox.
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['0', '174', '0']
@niko_speak
...Rue?
@cedric_talk
You've met?
@niko_eyeclosed
I... think so...
@niko_eyeclosed
The memories are still realy blurry, though...
Else
Condition ['0', '155', '0']
@niko2
...oh...
@niko_eyeclosed
I.... DO remember talking to a fox at one point...
@cedric_talk
You've met Rue?
@niko_eyeclosed
The memories are still realy blurry, though...
@cedric_sigh
I see...
Else
@niko2
Oh, um...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
I... don't think I know what you're talking about.
@cedric_sigh
Worth a shot.
@cedric_hmm
Rue can be... elusive.
@cedric_talk
Even if she IS the least hidden one of us...
@niko_eyeclosed
My memories are still realy blurry, though...
@cedric_sigh
I see...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_upset
....sigh.
@niko_distressed2
It's just... hard... y'know?
@niko_eyeclosed
Proto told me to think of this world like a dream.
@niko_distressed2
But then I get so caught up with...
@niko_distressed
And I just...kinda... forget...
@niko_distressed2
I forget that everything here is supposed to be...not real...
@niko_distressed
...and then... I remember.
@niko_eyeclosed
...and then I just get really sad...
@niko_upset2
...I know this is for me to go home, but...
@niko_upset
Knowing that none of it mattered in the first place...
@niko_eyeclosed
...am I just trapped here for no reason...?
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric2
...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
Proto also told me to not ask anyone in the world about this...
@niko_distressed2
Saying how "they don't understand"...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_distressed
But... what about him?
@niko_distressed2
How did HE know....?
@cedric
...
@niko3
...How do YOU know?
@niko_eyeclosed
Aren't you guys ALL supposed to be code?
@cedric_hmm
...well...
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm not sure what to even believe anymore...
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric_sigh
...
@cedric_sigh
I wish Rue was here...
@cedric3
She's SO much better at explaining this sort of thing.
@cedric_sigh
I'm doing a terrible job of it!
@cedric_sigh2
I bet Proto was even less tactful, wasn't he...
@cedric_sigh
I'm afraid I must risk sounding callous, but...
@cedric2
...please, you need not concern yourself with how "real" everything is, for now.
@cedric_talk
The plan is already in motion, we cannot allow for distractions.
@cedric_hmm
Father is putting everything into this one last run of the world.
@cedric_sigh
The last chance for him to fix everything.
@niko2
Your father... is involved in the World Machine?
@cedric3
You... could say that.
@cedric_sigh
The acceleration of square particle anomalies was not accounted for at all, though.
@cedric
The patch was only built to accomodate the normal rate they appear, but...
@cedric_sigh2
...they're accumulating at frightening speeds, now.
@cedric_sigh
Proto even lost his body...
@cedric2
Thankfully, he gave you the disk just in time.
@niko3
So... what happened to him anyway?
@niko3
What happens to... ANYONE who gets caught in the squares?
@niko_eyeclosed
I only know it's bad...
@cedric_hmm
Well, you know how the simulation works, right?
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_upset2
How everything...is code....?
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric
Specifically, everything is generated from pre-existing code.
@cedric
The squares can cause damage to that code...
@cedric_sigh
...most of the time, irreversible damage.
@cedric_sigh
Father has lost some friends in previous iterations of the simulation.
@cedric3
It took him forever to develop the current, much more stable version.
@niko4
...you're making it sound like... your dad built the simulation himself...
@niko3
...wait, DID he?
@cedric_sigh
Yeah...
@niko4
But... how?
@niko_what
If everyone in this world is code...
@niko2
...how can he build...himself...?
@cedric2
That's...um...
ot really what happened.
@niko3
So... what happened?
@cedric_sigh2
...like I said, you shouldn't concern yourself with...
@niko_distressed
...
@cedric4
...with
@niko_distressed
.....
@cedric_sigh
...alright, alright....
@cedric3
Did Prototype.... ever tell you about the old world?
@niko4
...
@niko3
He... DID say something about being built to greet the messiah of the old world.
@niko_eyeclosed
I was um... too caught up with the other stuff at the time to think about it...
@cedric2
Ah, you know OF it at least, then.
@cedric_sigh
Alright... here we go.
@cedric
My father... myself... the other two...
@cedric3
None of us are part of the simulation itself.
@cedric_sigh
Our home world....the "real" world... was actually destroyed a long time ago.
@niko_shock
...
@cedric
In the years leading up to the calamity, scientists from all over the world tried to stop it, but the outlook was bleak.
@cedric
A vague prophecy about a messiah from another world became everyone's last bastion of hope.
@cedric3
Prophetbot....er, Prototype... was built to predict the future, about the specifics of this messiah.
@cedric_sigh2
But as his predictions turned out, the messiah would not have been able to arrive to our world in time.
@cedric4
In fact, the messiah would not even have been born before our world ended.
@niko3
...
@cedric
Disheartened, most people abandoned their research and resolved to peacefully live out their final years.
@cedric3
But... some people did the opposite.
@cedric_sigh
Even though saving the world was impossible, they didn't want our existence to be in vain.
@cedric2
And that's... where my father came in.
@cedric_talk
With the last of his resources...
he built his most ambitious project yet.
@cedric
..."The World Machine".
@cedric2
A large, detailed facsimile of the old world, generated from a pool of memories collected from everyone he knew.
@cedric4
...after a heavy amount of modification and an added narrative, my father was able to convert the entire structure into code.
@niko4
...
@niko3
...how did that code.... escape the old world?
@cedric_hmm
I have no idea.
@cedric
What I do know is, there is no equipment back home that was powerful enough to run the code independently.
@cedric
So, asides from the standard hardware, it also needed to borrow the mental processing abilities of a living person.
@cedric
Father used himself for that, during the initial testing phases.
@cedric2
Like I said, it took many iterations for him to make the experience stable enough.
@cedric_sigh2
...but as you can see, even that's breaking down.
@niko2
Ah...
@cedric
Father caught on to the issue in the last minute, but did not have enough time to fix it.
@cedric4
After the world ended... the code kinda just ended up...
floating in the void, indefinitely.
@cedric_sigh
...waiting for a willing operator to install it onto their own hardware.
@niko3
...Player?
@cedric
Yeah.
@cedric
The operator... Player.... would then generate the universe using the code, becoming god in the process.
@niko
So... Player was the living person you needed to borrow?
@cedric3
....No?
@cedric
That.... would be you.
@niko3
But why me?
@niko
....
@niko_eyeclosed
(I... should've asked that question a long time ago, shouldn't I...)
@cedric3
I do not know.
Wait 12 frames.
@cedric_hmm
...we... really need to get going.
Wait 30 frames.
@cedric_talk
Oh!!!
@cedric_talk
It's you!
@niko
!
@cedric_smile
You are Niko, correct?
@niko_speak
Mhm!
@cedric
N-nice finally to meet you! ...no, wait.
@cedric_sigh
It is a pleasure to be of acquaintance at last, Niko.
@cedric_smile
My name is Cedric.
@niko2
Oh!
@niko
I'm supposed to be looking for you...
@cedric
I am aware.
@cedric_hmm
Proto had contacted me earlier, saying that you would be on your way to the city.
@niko2
...Proto?
@cedric2
Oh, sorry. Prototype.... Prophetbot 0...
Whatever you know him as.
@cedric
He sent me a message after his memories were restored.
@niko
Oh...
@cedric_hmm
He told me to wait for you in the city, but I thought it'd be faster for me to transport you directly.
@cedric_sigh
...Turns out, that was not a smart move.
@niko2
Transport... directly?
@niko_pancakes
...wait...
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_pancakes
YOU can fly that airplane??
Wait 30 frames.
@cedric_talk
...air...plane?
I have no idea what that is.
@niko_speak
That thing behind you!
@cedric_talk
Oh!
You mean the flying machine?
@niko2
I...guess you can call it that.
@niko_speak
They're called airplanes in my world, though!
@cedric_hmm
Oh...
@cedric_sigh
...I did not realize they existed in other worlds...
@niko2
...wait a minute! are you the friend that Calamus and Alula was talking about, then?
@niko_pancakes
Is this the same flying machine they were talking about?
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric3
Ah, I do not know anyone named Calamus or Alula.
@cedric_hmm
But... if they have memories of the flying machine...
@cedric_talk
Then they are meant to be friends with my father.
..in the previous iterations of the...
@cedric_talk
Father WAS the original owner of the machine, after all...
@cedric_smile
...it's... one of his greatest inventions, actually.
@niko_pancakes
YOUR DAD INVENTED AIRPLANES???
@cedric2
It's a flying machine!
@niko_pancakes
IT'S COOL EITHER WAY!!
@cedric2
Thanks?
@cedric
...
@cedric_talk
...to answer your earlier question, yes.
I am indeed proficient in operating this machine.
Wait 14 frames.
@cedric_hmm
...but...something weird happened to the engine when I was in the air earlier...
@cedric_sigh
I had to make an emergency landing on this tiny island before I crashed into the city wall.
@niko3
Your almonst crashed?
That's terrible!
@cedric_sigh
It was not pleasant, I will admit.
Wait 14 frames.
@cedric_hmm
Wonder if the engine problem has to do with the square particle disruptions...
@cedric_eyeclosed
There wasn't any of that stuff stuff inside the machine itself, but...
@cedric_hmm
...I noticed some islands in the Glen are REALLY messed up now.
Wait 14 frames.
@niko3
Looks like it...
@cedric_sigh
Sigh.
Guess I should have listened to Proto in the first place.
Wait 14 frames.
@cedric3
...say, where is he?
@cedric_talk
He said he was coming with you...
@cedric3
Is he still back at the main islands?
Wait 14 frames.
@niko3
Oh... actually...
Wait 14 frames.
@niko4
...back at the Barrens, he...
@niko_upset
There was a cave-in... and then a bunch of squares...
Wait 14 frames.
@niko_upset2
...he and the robot lady...
@niko_distressed_talk
...none of them made it out.
Wait 14 frames.
@cedric_eek
No!!
Wait 14 frames.
@niko_distressed
...
@niko_distressed2
He... did give me this, though.
@niko3
This disk he pulled from his head...
Wait 14 frames.
@cedric_talk
Oh!!!
Wait 25 frames.
@cedric4
Let's see...
Wait 45 frames.
@cedric_sigh2
Oh thank goodness.
@cedric_sigh
He gave you his main drive...
Wait 14 frames.
@cedric_hmm
As long as I have this, I should be able to bring him back.
@niko2
R-really?
@cedric_sigh
It's gonna be hard, but yes.
@cedric
You need all three of us to find the ending.
@niko2
The...?
@cedric_hmm
But first thing's first, we need to find a way to go to the city.
@niko_eyeclosed
Right...
The city gate is kind of kaput now.
@cedric_hmm
If only there was a way for me to fix the flying machine...
@cedric_hmm
I've isolated the issue with the machine, but I can't repair it with the stuff I have on hand.
@niko_speak
Oh? What's wrong with it?
@cedric
The c[2]batteryc[0] in the engine basically imploded, and the rest of the engine has some c[2]gearsc[0] missing.
@niko
...
Do you think you'll be able to fix it if Player and I helped you find those things?
@cedric_hmm
...maybe.
@cedric_sigh
Problem is... the Glen isn't exactly a very high-tech area.
@cedric_sigh
...I'm not sure if you'll be able to find anything so specialized here.
@niko_speak
We'll try anyway!
@niko_eyeclosed
We can't really do anything else right now...
@niko_speak
It's a plane!
@cedric2
...flying machine!
@niko
Right.
@niko
It's a tent.
@niko
Just a wrench.
@niko
It's a crowbar.
@niko_eyeclosed
Looks like a piece from this plane.
@niko
It's a fire.
@niko
We made it!
@calamus
C'mon, Alula.
Let's go see mom.
@alula_speak
Okay!
Wait 30 frames.
@calamus
This is her grave...
Condition ['0', '245', '0']
@calamus
We're just about done here, so let us know when you want to go back to the ruins.
@niko
Okay.
Else
@niko
Hey, do you know where I could find a battery?
@calamus
Good question..
@calamus_heh
We... don't really use electricity in the Glen.
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah.
@calamus_speak
Oh, but there are robots at the research station!
If there's a battery anywhere, they'd know where it is.
@niko
Gotcha, thanks!
@alula
Hi mom...
Condition ['0', '277', '0']
@alula
Didja find any.....any...
@alula_oh
...what were you looking for again?
@niko_speak
Gears?
@alula_speak
Gears!Didja find any of those?
@niko
No, but... I found this music box though!
@alula_gasp
Ooooh!
Else
@niko
Do you know where I could find some gears?
@alula
Gears?
What's... that?
@niko_speak
It's like... A metal circle thing with teeth!
@alula_speak
A circle... with teeth?!
@alula_speak
Haha, that sounds so silly!
Like something Magpie would have!
@niko
Magpie?
@alula
Y'know, the trader guy!
@alula
He collects all kinds of funny stuff!
@alula_speak
I mean, he even keeps around broken glass and junk!
@niko
...
@niko_speak
...Oh yeah! think I know who you're talking about.
@alula_speak
He's such a weirdo!
Wait 45 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
@cedric
...it's fixed.
@cedric
We can leave in the next five minutes, if you are ready.
@niko_eyeclosed
...alright.
@niko_distressed2
...
@cedric_sigh
I understand if you are upset.
@cedric3
But please... try to understand.
@cedric_sigh
My father is doing this to help all of us.
@cedric
And that includes you, Niko.
@cedric_sigh2
The fact that you can't even go back home... I'm sure it upsets him greatly.
@cedric
It's...
@cedric_sigh
Sigh...
@cedric_sigh2
The world means a lot to him, you know...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko2
So... how does flying... work?
@cedric_talk
...wait, don't these machines already exist in your world?
You should already know what to expect...
@niko_eyeclosed
Not really...
@niko
I've only heard about them!
@niko_eyeclosed
They're usually... a lot bigger than this one, anyway.
@cedric3
Ah...
@cedric_talk
Well, a word of precaution, before we take to the air...
@cedric_talk
Please try not to panic.
@cedric_smile
It takes a few minutes of getting used to, but it's not that bad once you are in the air.
@niko_eyeclosed
I'll... try.
@niko_speak
Oh! I should probably tell Calamus and Alula where I'm going.
Wait 20 frames.
@cedric_talk
You mean those two running over here now?
Wait 15 frames.
@alula_oh
Niko!!!!
Wait 5 frames.
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
@alula_oh
Bad news!
@calamus_shock
The boat is gone!
@niko3
What?!
@alula_oh
It's the squares!
@calamus_speak
It looks like they're headed in this direction!
@niko3
That's...
@cedric_eek
...fast...
Wait 14 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@cedric_talk
...Calamus, right?
Wait 14 frames.
@calamus
Yeah?
@cedric_talk
How... bad, is it?
@calamus
Doesn't seem to be of immediate danger.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric_sigh
Then... it is of priority that I take you to the city first, Niko
@niko2
But what about them...?
@cedric
I can make a detour later and drop you guys off in the city too, if you want.
@cedric_talk
The city is better equipped to handle the squares, you'll be safer there.
Wait 14 frames.
@alula_gasp
YOU'RE TAKING US TO THE CITY!!!
@cedric_smile
If you wish.
@alula_gasp
OH YEAH!!!
@cedric
Alright.
@cedric3
I will be back here in an hour, so please wait for me until then.
@niko
You guys sure you'll be fine here?
@alula
Mhm!
@calamus_speak
The squares are still moving pretty slowly for now...
@niko2
Alright, then...
@niko_speak
Guess we'll run into each other again, soon...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
I'm ready to go!
@cedric_smile
Alright!
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@niko
Do you know where I could find a battery for a flying machine?
@unknown
[I HAVE A BATTERY INTEGRATED INTO MY SYSTEM.]
@unknown
[IT CANNOT BE USED TO POWER OTHER THINGS.]
@niko
Ah...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
[STAY SAFE.]
@niko_speak
You too!
Else
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@unknown
[THE RESEARCH STATION IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.]
@niko2
I can tell...
@niko_eyeclosed
Even the bridge on the way here was...
@unknown
[ARE YOU SENT HERE BY DR. SILVERPOINT?]
@niko_speak
...no?
@unknown
[OH, CARRY ON, THEN.]
@niko
By the way, do you know where I could find a battery for a flying machine?
@unknown
[I DO NOT.]
@niko
Alright...
@unknown
[ANOMALIES ARE INCREASING...]
@niko_speak
Do you know where I could find a battery for a flying machine?
@unknown
[HAVE YOU CHECKED THE POWER ROOM?]
@niko
Would you happen to know where I can find a battery for a flying machine?
@unknown
[WHAT IS A FLYING MACHINE.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Nevermind.
@unknown
[SOME VINES JUST GREW AROUND THIS BRIDGE.]
@unknown
[ALMOST AS IF IT WAS AN INTENTIONAL REPAIR EFFORT.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Yeah...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
[DO WHAT YOU MUST.]
Else
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@unknown
[THIS IS THE MAIN GENERATOR OF THE GLEN.]
@niko
Hello...
@niko
Would you happen to know where I can find a battery for a flying machine?
@niko2
It's... kind of an emergency.
@unknown
[I DO NOT KNOW WHAT A FLYING MACHINE IS.]
@unknown
[BUT ANY SORT OF LARGE MACHINERY WOULD REQUIRE A HIGH CAPACITY POWER CELL.]
@unknown
[FOR EXAMPLE, THE GENERATOR IN THIS ROOM UTILIZES SUCH A DEVICE.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Oh right... I almost forgot...
@niko
We had to fix the battery for this thing in the Barrens, didn't we, Player?
Wait 20 frames.
@unknown
[IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY FOR LIVING BEINGS...]
[YOU CAN USE THE BATTERY FROM THE GENERATOR.]
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko2
Wait... but if we take the battery here...
@niko3
...all of you guys would lose power, wouldn't you?
@niko4
Maybe Player and I should go find another one.
@unknown
[NEGATIVE.]
@unknown
[THIS IS THE ONLY BATTERY IN THE GLEN POWERFUL ENOUGH TO BE USED AS A STANDALONE UNIT.]
@unknown
[IF IT IS A DIRE SITUATION, THEN DO WHAT YOU MUST.]
@niko4
Oh...
@niko_eyeclosed
...we depowered it...
Condition ['0', '351', '0']
@niko3
...I guess we have no choice but to take this, Player...
@niko_eyeclosed
...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Else
@niko
Looks like a generator...
Wait 20 frames.
@unknown
[PLEASE DO NOT STAND TOO CLOSE TO THE GENERATOR.]
@unknown
[IF YOU HAVE INQUIRIES, PLEASE ASK ME INSTEAD.]
@niko
The battery's gone now...
@niko_speak
We should remember to bring it back once we're done with it!
@niko
A couple of fireflies are buzzing about in this jar.
@niko
A couple of fireflies are buzzing about in this jar.
@niko
A couple of fireflies are buzzing about in this jar.
@niko
A couple of fireflies are buzzing about in this jar.
@unknown
My mommy is making food for everyone!
@unknown
I want to help her catch fish, but I'm not a grownup yet!
@niko
The horizon is glowing blue.
@niko
The horizon is glowing blue.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@magpie
By the way... if you ever see a big guy with goggles and a cool helmet..
@magpie_smile
Tell him the trader in the Glen said hi!
@magpie
Also ask him if he has any more music boxes for trading.
@niko
Will do!
Else
@niko_speak
Oh! You're the trader guy!
@magpie_smile
Sure am!
You here to trade?
@magpie_hm
'Cause if you are, then I got bad news for ya.
@magpie_hm
A lot of my stuff is back at my cart, which was sadly abandoned when I was running for my life.
@magpie
So my collection is... very limited right now.
@magpie_smile
Managed to grab some of my favorite things before I left, though!
@niko_speak
Oh! Uh...
@niko
Do you have anything like... gears?
@magpie_oh
Gears? Like... the metal spinny things? I don't think I have anything like that...
Wait 20 frames.
@magpie_oh
Wait.
@magpie
I do have this box thing that you can wind up and play a song.
@niko_speak
That's a music box!
@magpie_smile
Yeah!
I bet there's lots of little metal bits in there!
@niko_speak
Oh! That might work!
@magpie_hm
But I'm not sure if I want to trade it away...
It's one of my favorite things!
@niko_eyeclosed
Aw...
@magpie_hm
...
@magpie_oh
Oh, what am I saying!
You're the savior!
@magpie_hm
Things have been getting bad around here lately.
@magpie_smile
If I don't help you, I might not even be around much longer...
@magpie
You need this to save the world, right?
Take it.
@niko_speak
Ah! Thank you!
@unknown
Hm...
@unknown
Nothing's biting...
@unknown
Hi I'm an inaccessible npc.
@niko
A few small fish are in the bottom of this jar.
@niko
These are filled with small, dried fish.
@niko_speak
It's full of fish heads!
@niko
Filled with small, dried fish.
@niko_speak
These look like crab shells.
@unknown
*sniff*
@niko
Are you okay?
@unknown
I WANNA GO BACK HOME!!!
@unknown
This island has more moss covering than our village did.
@unknown
Would've been nice to build a settlement here.
@unknown
...too late now, I guess.
@unknown
The land fragmentation is happening faster and faster now...
@unknown
But... looks like the vines are slowing it down...
@unknown
Our village was ransacked by the squares not long ago...
@unknown
Most of us made it out alive, but we can't really go back anymore.
@niko3
Oh...
@unknown
Squares are bad news, man.
@unknown
Sigh...
@unknown
We won't last long now, will we?
@unknown
The sun can't fix the squares...
@unknown
The sun can't restore the land...
@unknown
The vines are everywhere!
@unknown
The plant lady must be protecting us!
@niko_upset
...yeah...
@shepherd
What a day...
@unknown
Looks like the Glen is deteriorating faster than ever, now...
@niko
An empty jar.
@niko
A jar of worms.
@niko_eyeclosed
Gross!
@niko
These are filled with small, dried fish.
@niko_speak
It's a fish stew!
@niko6
At least... I think it's fish!
@niko_eyeclosed
They look kinda like snakes...
@niko_speak
It's a fish stew!
@niko
A fishing pole.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_gasp
My brother knows how to fish too!
@alula
But I don't!
@niko
Same!
@niko
A fishing pole.
Condition ['4', '2', '0']
@alula_gasp
My brother knows how to fish too!
@alula
But I don't!
@niko
Same!
@unknown
Oh, hello, messiah.
@unknown
Would you like some stew?
@unknown
I made enough to feed a whole village!
@unknown
...literally!
@niko_speak
It's ok, thanks!
@unknown
[WATER SAMPLE COLLECTION IN PROGRESS...]
@niko_speak
Oh no!
The bridge is out!
@niko
There sure are a lot of vines growing around here now though...
@calamus_unknown
Alula?
Alula? Where did you go?
@niko_speak
Player, did you hear that?
@calamus_unknown
Alula!
@niko
I think it's coming from south-east of here.
@unknown
[WATER SAMPLE COLLECTION IN PROGRESS...]
@unknown
The bridge to the forest was just restored...
@unknown
The village evacuees should be able to find better fishing spots here.
Wait 10 frames.
@unknown
The plant spirit is really looking out for us, isn't she?
@niko_upset2
...yeah.
@unknown
This plane doesn't have a runway because night said so that's why. -GIR
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@cedric_sigh
...phew.
@cedric_smile
Made it!
@niko_pancakes
...
Wait 20 frames.
@cedric3
You...okay, there?
@niko_pancakes
...That was the coolest thing I have ever done in my entire life.
@cedric_smile
Heheh... reactions from first-timers are always delightful to watch.
@niko_pancakes
...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@niko5
...
@niko6
Hey, Player?
@niko2
That... was really fun.
@niko_speak
Did you... have fun too?
@niko_eyeclosed
I mean... you weren't on the plane with me, but...
@niko_speak
You got to watch it at least, right?
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@niko
And... Cedric...?
@cedric3
Yeah?
@niko_eyeclosed
Thanks...
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric3
....What for?
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_speak
Flying!
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric
Oh, um...
@cedric_smile
You're... welcome?
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
And... for answering my questions back there, too...
@niko5
And... for telling me more about the World Machine.
@niko_upset
I'm just.... really sorry about what happened to your old world, though...
@niko2
So... I'll help you the best that I can.
@cedric
...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko4
And... even if it's all just a machine, this world is still...
ice...
@niko_eyeclosed
I mean, I got to fly... I got to see the ocean...
@niko
And...I got to meet a lot of nice people!
People like you!
@niko_eyeclosed
...and Prototype, even if he's broken right now.
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric
...I'm glad you are taking it so well, Niko.
@cedric2
And... I'm glad that we have met as well.
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric_sigh
...Despite the... circumstances.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric_talk
Ah, speaking of Proto... I should probably head off now.
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric
I need to go pick up the siblings too...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko2
That's true... those two have been waiting for a while now...
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric_hmm
In the meantime...
@cedric_smile
Do you remember what to do to get to the surface?
@niko_speak
I remember having to fix an elevator button!
@cedric_hmm
Alright, you should attend to that, then.
@cedric_talk
Let's meet up here in an hour, okay?
@niko
Got it!
@cedric
Alright, now lemme just-
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
@cedric_eek
...
@niko_shock
No!
@cedric_eek
...
@niko_shock
...they're... trapped on the island...
@niko_distressed
...
@niko_distressed2
......Calamus....Alula....
@niko_distressed2
...they're ....
@cedric_eek
...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric_eek
....we...don't have much time left.
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric_sigh2
Niko... change of plans.
@cedric_sigh
Please give me the memory disk.
@niko2
...alright...
Wait 12 frames.
@cedric2
Listen carefully.
@cedric_sigh2
It's likely I'll be targeted again, so we should split up to keep you safe.
@cedric
I want you to find a door under a large clock.
@cedric_sigh
The room behind it houses a pair of ground access elevators.
@cedric
Once you get to the ground, immediately find Rue and bring her back to the room.
@cedric
She will know what to do in the meantime.
@niko2
Alright...What about you, though?
@cedric3
I'm going to bring Prototype back.
@niko_surprised
WH-
@niko_surprised
Are you okay???
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric_talk
WHAAAAAT????
@niko_speak
ARE YOU OKAAAAAY???
@cedric_talk
DON'T WORRYYY I'M FINEEEE
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
...don't scare me like that...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko
...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_upset2
....
@niko2
Hey, Player...?
@niko_eyeclosed
Let's... do our best.
@red_gatekeeper
[P l`ea#se do n ot ap`/p `r oac%%h.]
@niko3
...
@plight
Come oonnn...
@plight_wtf
Come oonnnnnnn!
@plight_wtf
Now, of all times...!
@niko
...Uh
@niko_speak
....Excuse me...
Wait 20 frames.
@plight_shock
Woah!
@plight
... you're... you!
@plight_worry
(Ah geez, I didn't think I was gonna run into...)
@niko
The elevator is missing a button, right?
@plight_worry
...how did you know?
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 12 frames.
@niko_83c
...
Wait 12 frames.
@niko_speak
Player and I will help you fix it!
@plight_worry2
...seriously?
Wait 12 frames.
@plight_sigh
Oh thank goodness.
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '2', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '4', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '6', '0']
Else
@plight_worry2
The evacuees are counting on this... on me...
@plight_worry
But... I've been here for hours and can't figure out a thing!
@niko2
....evacuees?
@plight
Y'know... from the west apartments.
@plight_worry
The square stuff wrecked the place yesterday...
@niko3
Oh....
@plight_sigh
Right now everyone's crowded in the cafe.
We really want to get everyone to the surface as soon as possible, though.
@plight3
The library on the surface doubles as a shelter for situations like this.
@niko
I see...
@niko2
...wait... didn't we find the magnets and stuff in the apartments, Player?
@plight_worry
The... what?
@niko_eyeclosed
Looks like we'll have to find some other way to fix the button, Player...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@plight_scared
HOLY FUDGE
@niko3
...
@niko_eyeclosed
... Looks like Player and I will need to find another way down altogether...
@plight_worry
But... this is the only elevator in the area...
@niko
We'll... think of something.
@unknown
[NO TRESPASSING!]
@niko
Oh...excuse me!
@plight_worry
Uh...
@plight3
Let me know if you need my help with anything...
@niko_speak
We found some elevators!
@plight_shock
What??
@plight_worry
...seriously?
@plight_worry2
I've literally never seen another one in this area!
@niko
It WAS in a locked room...
@plight_worry
Oh....
@plight_worry2
Do they... uh... work?
@niko_eyeclosed
We don't know yet...
@niko
One of them has a lever that's out of my reach.
@niko_speak
...wait! You can help us!
@plight_worry
What...
@niko
You should be able to reach the lever, cuz...
You're taller than me!
@plight3
Ooh... I... guess I am?
Wait 10 frames.
@plight
So... show me the way, I suppose...
@niko
Mhm!
@niko
It's an elevator.
@niko_speak
Let's find another way down!
@unknown
[HELLO.]
@unknown
[THIS AREA IS UNAUTHORIZED FOR DEMO.]
@unknown
[SORRY ABOUT THE INCONVENIENCE.]
@niko
...Demo?
@unknown
[I CANNOT LET YOU THROUGH.]
@niko
The elevator's button panel.
@unknown
TO: OFFICE
@unknown
TO:
OFFICE BUILDING AND
CAFE
@plight_worry
Hey, where are you going?
Condition ['1', '4', '0', '1', '0']
Else
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@plight_unknown
Come ooonnnnnnn!
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@plight_unknown
Come ooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!
@plight_unknown
Work already!!!
@niko_speak
Huh?
@niko
Oh right...The elevator guy.
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@plight_unknown
AAAAUHGGHHHH!!!!
@niko_speak
I think we should go talk to the guy first, Player...
Condition ['1', '4', '0', '4', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '4', '0', '5', '0']
@unknown
PATH CLOSED
@unknown
TO: CAFE
@unknown
TO: APARTMENTS
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '0', '0']
@watcher
Good morning.
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '1', '0']
@watcher
Good afternoon.
Else
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '2', '0']
@watcher
Good evening.
Else
@watcher
...It's very late.
@watcher
Please leave me be.
@watcher
We are running out of time.
Else
@watcher
Here we are, at the eleventh hour.
@niko3
...
@niko2
Shouldn't you be...with the other evacuees?
@watcher
Maybe.
@niko2
...
@watcher
I wonder if the big clock has reached zero yet...
@watcher
I want to be right here when everything ends.
@unknown
[COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE SURFACE HAVE BEEN LOST.]
@unknown
[I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING.]
@niko
Some kind of computer terminal...
@unknown
$WHO TOOK MY STAPLER
@niko
There are some small holes on the table...
@niko
Looks like something was bolted here before...
@niko
There's some small holes on the table...
@niko
Looks like something was bolted here before...
@niko
The screen is off.
Condition ['0', '122', '0']
@niko
A heavy piece of metal set into the wall.
@niko_eyeclosed
I think it might be a door or some kind of vault.
@niko
There's a small screen here, in the middle.
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.countdown_over == true']
Condition ['0', '322', '0']
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 34 frames.
Else
@niko_eyeclosed
The door is locked.
@niko
Looks like it's asking for a password.
@niko2
The word "DOCUMENTS" is on the screen, above the password prompt.
Condition ['12', '$game_temp.countdown_password.downcase == "solstice"']
Else
@niko
That wasn't it...
Else
@niko
A heavy piece of metal set into the wall.
@niko_speak
Looks like a door of some sort!
@niko
There's a glowing lock symbol on a small screen.
Condition ['0', '122', '0']
@niko
A row of glass tubes are set into the wall.
@niko
They're high up!
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.countdown_over == true']
@niko
This looks like a countdown of some sort.
All the tubes say "0".
@niko
...I guess it finished counting down to...whatever it was counting down to?
Or maybe it's just broken.
@niko2
You'd think the door would be open, yet...
Else
@niko
A row of glass tubes are set into the wall.
@niko_speak
I wonder what those numbers mean...
Wait 60 frames.
@rue_oh
!!!
@rue_oh
You guys are... okay?
@cedric_sigh
Yup!
@cedric_sigh2
When the factory started collapsing, I really thought we didn't have a chance...
@cedric3
...Fortunately, the robot assembly rooms were built pretty tough.
@cedric_hmm
And... it actually did not take me long to bring Proto back.
@cedric_smile
...all thanks to father's book!
@proto1c
[He had made my design documents to be compatible with the assembly machines there.]
@cedric_smile
All I had to do was scan in the blueprints and reconfigure some machine settings!
@proto1b
[...Father really does think of everything.]
@rue_smile
That he does!
@rue_sigh
I'm... just glad everyone is ok.
@niko_speak
Same!
@rue_smile
We're ready to go now, Niko.
@niko
This one is blue.
Condition ['4', '8', '0']
@proto2
[That's mine, then.]
Wait 10 frames.
@proto2b
[...]
@niko
This one is blue.
@niko
A portal glowing blue.
@niko
This one is green.
Condition ['4', '7', '0']
@cedric_hmm
This one is configured to my code, I think.
Wait 10 frames.
@cedric
Salutations!
@niko
This one is green.
@niko
A portal glowing green.
@niko
This one is red.
Condition ['0', '302', '0']
Condition ['4', '3', '0']
@rue_talk
This one would be meant for me, then.
Wait 10 frames.
@rue
Hello.
@niko
This one is red.
@niko
A portal with a red glow.
Condition ['0', '302', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
The squares are here too now...
Else
Condition ['0', '290', '0']
Wait 24 frames.
Wait 18 frames.
Condition ['4', '3', '0']
Wait 15 frames.
Else
Wait 24 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Else
@niko
This elevator won't open.
@niko
Looks like it's stuck on another floor?
Condition ['0', '290', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
There's squares here too, now...
Else
Condition ['0', '284', '0']
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 24 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Else
Condition ['0', '281', '0']
@niko
We need to find a way to reach that lever up there.
@niko6
We might need a grownup for this...
Else
@niko
This elevator has no button panel.
@niko
Tapping the door doesn't open it either, hmm...
@niko_eyeclosed
That usually works...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko6
Wait...
@niko_speak
There's a lever hanging from the ceiling!
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '35', '0']
Else
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
...can't reach it.
Wait 30 frames.
@rue_talk
...
Wait 15 frames.
@rue
Where... are the other two?
@rue
Prototype? Cedric?
@rue_sad
They're supposed to be here already...
@niko3
...
@niko_distressed2
They...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
Prototype's body was destroyed back in the Barrens.
@rue_oh
...
@niko_eyeclosed
Cedric was going to bring him back with the memory disk, but...
@niko_distressed2
He was in the lab complex when it collapsed...
@niko_distressed
I... don't think he made it...
@rue_oh
Oh..
@rue_sad
No...
@niko_upset2
I... I'm sorry...
Wait 10 frames.
@rue_sad
There goes our only chance...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_upset2
I... I'm sorry...
@rue_sigh
It's not your fault, Niko...
@rue_sad
If anything... I should be apologizing to you.
Wait 10 frames.
@rue_sad
...
@rue
...There's...
@rue
One last thing I want to do.
@rue_talk
Come on, let's go upstairs.
Wait 35 frames.
@cedric_talk
Oh... this is...
@proto1
[...no wonder he wanted us to all be here for this.]
Wait 25 frames.
@niko2
Um... what are these things, anyway?
@proto2
[Code portals.]
@proto1c
[They... temporarily remove us from the world.]
@niko2
....what?
@cedric_hmm
It's... a bit hard to explain...
@cedric2
But... basically, my father has hidden a decryption key in our code, with a .txt file as its shell...
@proto2
[...But to get to them, we have to be removed from the world and decompiled.]
@proto2b
[...When our keys are combined into a central location, it will activate an encrypted part of this world, which will...]
@niko_what
*confused cat noises*
@proto_eyeclosed
[...]
@proto2b
[...Rue, maybe it's better if you explain.]
@rue_sigh
I'll attempt.
@rue
Basically... these portals all represent a physical location on Player's machine.
@niko2
...oooh.
@rue_talk
And... when we enter these portals, we will be sent to that location...
@proto2
[...Wherever that is.]
@rue
I'm... sure Player is already pretty familiar with retrieving puzzle pieces from this world on their computer.
@rue_talk
...But this time, Player would need to move around some things, as well.
@cedric_talk
...specifically, by moving the keys from the small portal to the big one.
@cedric_hmm
I... don't know what happens next, though.
@niko
I see...
@niko_speak
Does Player know where these portals lead, at least?
@rue
You should probably ask Player on this...
@niko_eyeclosed
Right.
@niko2
...Hold on.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko6
The journal is glowing again, Player...
@plight_worry
...This room gives me the creeps, man...
@niko_speak
Oh, same!
@plight_worry
....yup.
@plight3
So um... what did you need help with again?
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
Can you reach the lever up there?
@plight_worry
Oh, right...
@plight_worry2
Wait...
@plight_why
...I'm not THAT tall!
@niko_eyeclosed
(Well it was worth a shot.)
@plight_worry2
...
@plight_2b
...wait, I got this.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 16 frames.
Wait 12 frames.
@niko_speak
Nice!
@niko
Thank you, mister!
@plight
No prob, kid.
Wait 20 frames.
@plight3
So... you coming?
@niko
Mhm!
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['0', '286', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
The lever won't do much for us now, Player...
Else
Condition ['0', '281', '0']
@niko
There's a lever hanging from the ceiling...
@niko_speak
We should find someone tall to reach it for us, Player!
Wait 5 frames.
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '27', '0']
Else
Wait 40 frames.
@rue_sigh
You know... This is the tallest building in the refuge.
@rue
It's... my favorite place in this world.
@rue
I liked to look at the far-off buildings and imagine...what kind of lives that might be behind each of the windows.
@niko_upset
...
Wait 30 frames.
@rue_talk
...Can you... lift me onto the banister?
@rue
I want to get a better look.
Wait 26 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
Wait 120 frames.
@rue_sad
It was depressing for me at first too, you know...
@rue
Knowing that all of this is... well...
@niko_upset2
...fake?
@rue_sigh
Simulated.
@niko_eyeclosed
...
@niko3
...Cedric... told me about what happened to your old world.
@rue_talk
Did he?
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm... really sorry about that... I can't imagine...how you must feel...
@rue_sad
The feeling of never being able to go home again...?
@rue
That's... probably not all that different from your plight, is it?
@rue_sad
...
@rue_sad
...it really IS ironic.
@rue
You are prevented from going home by the same...individual... who never wanted to bring you here.
@niko3
...Huh? Who would that be?
@rue
The World Machine.
@rue_talk
You... might know it as the Entity.
@niko2
Oh...
@niko_eyeclosed
"The Entity"... DOES sound familiar.
@niko2
I think I heard it from the dice lady, from another time.
@niko3
Was it... the spirit of the world?
@rue_smile
Yes!
@rue
....
@rue
...But... thing is...
The World Machine was only built to run on the mental abilities of someone else.
@rue_talk
It was never meant to develop a mind of its own.
@niko4
...
@rue_sigh
It was an oversight.
@rue_sad
My creator specialized in artificial intelligence for so long...
It was simply ingrained in his work.
@rue_sigh
...sigh.
@rue
And... all machines are built with a fundamental law. "Never let a living being come to harm".
@rue
From the World Machine's perspective, it has to violate its deepest, most foundational instinct.
@rue_sigh
It has to put a living person in danger.
@rue_sigh
It has to bring a real person into a dying world that isn't even real.
@niko3
...
@rue
...Of course, the simulation never contained any real danger.
@rue_talk
The eventual, intended ending was meant to be a happy one.
@rue
...but the World Machine doesn't know that.
@niko3
...really?
@rue_sad
Unfortunately...
@rue
Sentient machines tend to handle conflicts in their code very badly.
@rue_sad
This central conflict triggered a self- destructive downward spiral.
@rue_sigh
You can see physical manifestations of that everywhere, now...
@niko4
The squares...
@rue
That's the World Machine corrupting its own code.
@rue_talk
...My creator says it's largely an involuntary process, induced by stress and the desire to self- terminate.
@niko3
Your creator knows?
@niko4
Sounds like this has been going on since the beginning, then...
@rue_sigh
Yeah.
@rue_talk
The disruption was an issue during test runs, even.
@rue
At first, my creator thought the instability was due to the sheer scope of the project.
@rue
He spent most of his remaining time testing it over and over again, scaling down the story, reiterating the narrative...
@rue_sad
...by the time he realized the actual root of the problem, our home world's remaining lifespan was measured in mere days.
@niko4
...Oh.
@niko3
...is there.... any way for us to...
@rue_talk
...fix the World Machine?
We tried.
@rue_sad
The World Machine doesn't believe any of the world's residents are real.
@rue
...myself included.
@rue_sad
The odds are against us... we have no chance of taming it.
@niko2
Taming?
@niko_eyeclosed
I have heard that word SO many times!
@niko5
I only know it's complicated
..and that it has to do with robots, but...
@niko2
...for once, I want to know what it really means.
@rue_smile
...that's what I'm here for.
@rue
Do you... know what a robot is?
@niko
Yeah?
@rue
No, I mean.
Do you KNOW what a robot is?
@niko2
...um.
@rue
A robot is not a real person, is it?
@niko2
...right.
@rue
It's a being whose entire existence is code.
@rue_talk
Inflexible programming, with thoughts dictated by someone else's design.
@rue
They can be copied, they can be mass produced, then can be assigned all sorts of jobs.
@rue
...And most importantly... they will never confuse themselves with the living.
@rue
They will always be bound by their code, the knowledge that they are a robot.
@rue
...but this was more of a limitation than anything else.
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah, that makes sense.
@niko2
You can't... really build a robot to not follow its own code, can you?
@rue_sigh
People have tried, but it's a recipe for disaster.
@rue
In a way, that's what happened to The World Machine.
@niko
The... code conflicts thing?
@rue_sigh
Yeah.
@rue
But, while you can't BUILD a robot to not follow its code...
@rue_talk
You can establish a special bond with it.
@rue
If the strength of that bond is strong enough...
@rue
...the robot's mental capacity will start to develop outside of its programming.
@rue_smile
In a way, it's starting to believe itself as a "real", valid individual.
@niko
...
@rue
It's a complete suspension of disbelief on your end, though.
@rue_talk
You have to fully embrace the robot as a genuine, living person, even knowing they are not...
@rue
You need to spend a lot time with it... treat it like a good friend...
@rue
Devoting your heart to the robot until it is able to return your feelings.
@rue_smile
...haha... I make it sound so easy, don't I?
@rue
But you and Player know better than anyone that it's not.
@rue_sad
Right now, the World Machine is probably really, really scared.
@rue_sad
This content update... involved some pretty deep codework.
@rue_talk
My creator was able to access some of the source code, you know...
@rue
He did what he could and established new connections between maps.
@rue_smile
Those links enabled you to meet the other two.
@rue_sad
But as it turns out, the new code confused the World Machine to such an extent that it's breaking down altogether.
@rue
Even though the World Machine always had self-destructive tendencies, it usually restrains itself when you are in the world.
@rue_sad
It doesn't want to take you along with it.
@niko3
...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '27', '0']
Else
Wait 7 frames.
@rue_sad
...All my creator wanted was to write a happy ending.
@rue
Right now, the only hope of saving you is to take you through that ending.
@rue_sad
But now the other two are gone....
I don't even know HOW we're gonna get you there.
@rue_sad
...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 12 frames.
Wait 12 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@rue
...we should go.
@rue_sad
Even this place is no longer safe.
Wait 10 frames.
@unknown
CAFE
@unknown
CAFE
@unknown
MEOW
@unknown
MEOW
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@ling_hm
So...
@ling
Can I... get you anything to eat?
@niko2
No thank you!
@niko_eyeclosed
(Even though I could go for some pancakes right now...)
@niko_eyeclosed
(There just isn't time...)
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@ling_hm
At least people won't starve here...
@ling_smile
The perks of using a cafe as an emergency shelter, huh?
Else
@ling2
Oh!
@ling
Hello, Messiah!
@ling_hm
You, um...
@ling_sigh
You came at a bad time...
@ling_hm
The apartment in the west sector got destroyed by squares a day ago...
@ling_sigh
Terrible, isn't it?
@niko_eyeclosed
Yeah...
Wait 20 frames.
@ling_hm2
Ah, but at least the evacuees seem to be doing ok.
@ling_hm2
We're letting them stay here for now.
@unknown
...............
@niko
.......................
@unknown
...............................
@niko_speak
...................................
@unknown
.............................................
@niko_eyeclosed
...same as usual, huh...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
Wait 4 frames.
Wait 55 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
Now's not really the time to talk to penguins, Player...
Else
@niko2
Oh, it's that penguin...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 55 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
...yep.
@niko
Milk and sugar.
@niko_speak
I like both!
@niko_eyeclosed
...but not in coffee.
@Niko
A coffee machine.
@niko_speak
It's nearly full!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
I don't know what I'm gonna do without Model C-WT 2nd gen unit 4E!
Else
@unknown
Our apartment got evacuated while my parents were at work...
@unknown
...I'm waiting for them to pick us up now.
@unknown
I hope they're ok...
@unknown
At least my robot's with me...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
[SQUARES ARE BAD]
Else
@unknown
[SQUARES MAKE THE PEOPLE EVACUATE]
@unknown
[EVACUATION MAKES THE GIRL SAD]
@unknown
[SQUARES ARE BAD]
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
Scarves are great.
@unknown
If I had my stuff back.. I'd knit one for everyone here!
Else
@unknown
Hey.
@niko
Hi...
@unknown
Is it me, or is it really cold outside?
@niko2
...y'know, now that you've mentioned it...
@niko_eyeclosed
(it IS really chilly this time around, Player...)
@unknown
Good thing you've got a scarf, huh?
@niko
Mhm!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
Bessie's lookin pretty bummed about this too...
@unknown
There there, girl...
Else
@unknown
Dang it!
@unknown
I JUST moved into my apartment!
@unknown
Now where am I gonna go!
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@mason
Black clovers are so resilient...I wonder how they do it?
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@mason
It's really a shame that the Glen is starting to erode so fast now...
@mason
Soon, the world won't have much room for plants left...
@mason
...asides from black clovers, I mean.
Else
@mason
Bummer!
@mason
I had to leave most of my plants behind.
@mason
This stinks!
@niko_eyeclosed
Sorry to hear...
@mason
Oh, speaking of plants...
@mason
I heard the Glen is just COVERED in vines now.
@mason
Is that true?
@niko_eyeclosed
...yeah...
@niko2
The plant lady was using them to keep the land from falling away...
@mason
The plant spirit? Maize?
@mason
I figured...
@mason
...say, how is she doing?
@niko_distressed2
...
@mason
...ah.
@mason
...she's... gone, isn't she?
@niko_eyeclosed
She said she was using up the last of her powers...
@mason
I wouldn't be surprised.
@mason
She always did her best to protect everyone...
Condition ['4', '6', '0']
@niko
I can't sleep now, Player.
@niko_speak
I gotta take this guy to the elevators!
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm a little tired from walking.
@niko_speak
Is it alright if I take a nap?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
Condition ['12', 'Script.px < 16']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.px > 16']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py < 21']
Else
Condition ['12', 'Script.py > 21']
Else
Wait 30 frames.
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah, well...
I suppose there's more work to do.
Wait 5 frames.
@niko
This door won't budge...
Wait 5 frames.
Condition ['0', '295', '0']
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@niko_distressed2
....
Else
@niko3
...you okay in there?
Wait 10 frames.
@niko4
...
@niko3
...hello?
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_distressed2
....
Else
@niko3
...you okay in there?
@plight_worry
...mostly.
Wait 10 frames.
@plight_worry2
...look, don't worry about me for now, okay?
@plight_sigh
You got more important stuff to deal with...
Condition ['2', 'A', '1']
@niko2
...let's see if this elevator works.
Wait 24 frames.
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Condition ['4', '3', '0']
Wait 15 frames.
Else
Wait 24 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 24 frames.
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko
Neat.
@plight
Welp, looks like this elevator works alright.
@plight_2
I'll uh...go get the evacuees, I suppose...
@niko
Mhm!
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 8 frames.
Wait 8 frames.
@plight_worry
UM.
@plight_scared
WHAT IS GOING ON.
Wait 8 frames.
Wait 8 frames.
Wait 8 frames.
@niko_shock
Nooo!!!!
@plight_scared
It's... the square stuff, isn't it?
@plight_worry2
There aren't any in here but...
@plight_worry
I can hear them just outside the door...
@niko3
Yeah...
@niko3
H-hold on! Maybe Player and I can...
@plight_worry
No, no, it's okay!
@plight_worry2
Looks like the squares aren't inside the elevator....
yet.
@plight_worry
You're... in a hurry, right?
@plight_worry2
Go do... what you need to do....
@niko3
But... what about you?
@plight_worry
I'll... figure something out...
@niko4
Okay...
Wait 24 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
@kip_worry
Please! You musn't!!!
@kip_worry
The labs could collapse any moment now!!!
Wait 20 frames.
@cedric_upset
Let go of me!!!
Wait 6 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 26 frames.
Wait 8 frames.
Wait 8 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 60 frames.
@niko2
...Cedric?
Wait 30 frames.
@kip_pout
He....
Wait 30 frames.
@kip_sad
I... couldn't stop him...
Wait 10 frames.
@kip_sigh
*Sigh*
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 4 frames.
@niko
...Miss?
Wait 10 frames.
@kip_huh
Messiah!
@kip_sigh
Oh... you came at an awful time.
@kip_pout
Come on, we have to get out of here.
Wait 10 frames.
@niko2
Where... to?
@kip_sigh
Where everyone else is right now.
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
Uh... cheese?
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@niko_wtf
Ouch, m-my eyes...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['1', '42', '0', '5', '0']
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '0', '2']
@niko_speak
It's a photo of me!
@niko
...are my eyes always this big?
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '1', '2']
@niko_speak
It's another photo of me!
@niko
Good thinking, Player. It's a good idea to have a backup.
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '2', '2']
@niko
It's another photo of me...
@niko_speak
Three is enough, right?
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '3', '2']
@niko
It's another photo of me...
@niko_83c
This is kind of fun!
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '4', '2']
@niko
It's a photo of me.
@niko_speak
This one turned out pretty good!
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '5', '2']
@niko
It's a photo of me.
@niko_speak
Oh no!
I blinked in this one...
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '6', '2']
@niko_speak
It's another photo of me!
@niko
Nice.
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '7', '2']
@niko
It's a photo of me.
@niko_speak
All of these are turning out pretty good!
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '8', '2']
@niko
It's a photo of me.
@niko_speak
How many of these do we need, Player?
Else
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '9', '2']
@niko
It's a photo of me...
@niko_eyeclosed
And the camera is out of film now...
Else
Else
@niko
There's a slot here.
Looks like paper or something might come out from it.
Condition ['1', '42', '0', '1', '1']
Condition ['1', '42', '0', '6', '1']
Condition ['1', '66', '0', '10', '1']
@niko
It's out of film...
Else
Wait 20 frames.
Condition ['1', '38', '0', '0', '3']
Condition ['1', '39', '0', '0', '3']
Condition ['1', '40', '0', '0', '3']
Condition ['1', '41', '0', '0', '3']
Condition ['1', '38', '0', '4', '0']
Condition ['1', '39', '0', '1', '0']
Condition ['1', '40', '0', '3', '0']
Condition ['1', '41', '0', '2', '0']
Condition ['1', '42', '0', '0', '0']
@niko
...
I guess that wasn't the right combination, Player.
Condition ['1', '22', '0', '0', '0']
@niko
...
It didn't do anything.
@niko_eyeclosed
The squares are here too...
@niko_eyeclosed
The squares are here too...
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko
Hey, Player?
@niko_speak
Do you remember where the cafe is?
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@niko
Oh, good!
If player choice is No
@niko_eyeclosed
Oh...
@niko_speak
Wait! I think I remember!
It's up the elevator, and then we take a right and go down some stairs!
@niko
I'm asking because...well...
@niko_eyeclosed
I'm... a little hungry....
@niko_speak
Actually I'm REALLY hungry!
I haven't eaten anything since I got here...
@niko
So...is it ok if we go get some food before we enter the Tower?
@niko_pancakes
I hope they have pancakes...
@niko
Um...
@niko_wtf
What...are you doing...to that book?
@unknown
Editing it!!!
@unknown
I've been in the Author's shadow for my entire career.
@unknown
If I'm gonna die soon, I wanna die knowing I put out at least ONE original idea out there!
@unknown
Despite all this... I still really wish I could've met the Author...
@niko_speak
Oh! Um...
@niko2
What book did Cedric take?
@george1_hm
"The Creation of Prophetbot", one of the Author's greatest works in my opinion.
@george1
It's filled to the brim with intricate illustrations and blueprints...
Lots of attention to detail, for sure.
@george1_hm
George rates it 10 out of 10.
@niko2
Ooh...
@niko_speak
Oh! Um...
@niko2
What book did Cedric take?
@george2_stress
One of my favorites, thank you very much...
@george2_sigh
...it's the Author's book detailing the creation of Prophetbot.
@george2
And by "detailing", I mean it!
There's a TON of detail in that book.
@george2_grr
Blueprints, progress shots...
@george2_sigh
Took me forever to edit...
@niko2
Ooh...
@unknown
@niko_speak
Oh! Um...
@niko2
What book did Cedric take?
@george3_sad
...the Author's book on the creation of Prophetbot...
@george3_sigh
...you know... the first robot you met in our world...
@niko2
Yeah.
@george3_worry
...oh...The book was quite detailed, too....
@george3_sigh
It... would've been useful to your friend, I think...
@niko_eyeclosed
...yeah.
@niko_speak
Oh! Um...
@niko2
What book did Cedric take?
@george4
The Author's book on the creation of Prophetbot!
@george4_golly
Remember Prophetbot? The first robot you met in our world?
@niko_eyeclosed
Yeah...
@george4_omg
He's a work of art!!!
@george4_smile
The Author's book was so detailed... really made me appreciate how much work went into him!
@niko2
Ooh...
@niko_speak
Oh! Um...
@niko2
What book did Cedric take?
@george5_hmm
"The Creation of Prophetbot", dear.
It's one of my favorite books by the Author!
@george5_hmm
The book contains many detailed blueprints and progress shots.
@george5_smile
I really enjoyed editing it!
@niko2
Ooh...
@niko_speak
Oh! Um...
@niko2
What book did Cedric take?
@george6_point
You remember Prophetbot?
The first robot you met in our world?
@niko
...yeah?
@george6_smile
The Author wrote a book on how he was made!
It's one of his best works, bruh.
@george6
You just gotta love that guy's attention to detail... all the little parts that just came together...
@george6_point
...was the freshest book I've ever edited, man!
@niko2
Ooh...
@kip_pout
Please be careful out there...
@niko
Mhm!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
Well, it was nice knowing y'all I suppose...
@niko4
...
Else
@unknown
When the world ends, would it be better if it was gone in an instant, or slowly fading away?
@niko2
...
@unknown
Haha... looks like we're stuck with the latter.
@niko
Coffee cups.
@niko_speak
Coffee is for grown-ups!
@niko
A coffee machine.
@niko
It's almost empty...
@niko
A photo of some plants.
@niko
Some sort of plaque.
@niko
Some sort of plaque.
@niko
A photo of some people.
@bookbot
[IF YOU HAVE AN INQUIRY. PLEASE APPROACH FROM THE FRONT.]
@niko
I'm good, thanks!
@unknown
I NEED TO FIND OUT HOW THIS BOOK ENDS...
@niko2
Ummm....
@unknown
IF I DIE I WANNA DIE READING!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Else
@unknown
THE WORLD IS ENDING WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
@unknown
Reading helps me get my mind off things...
@unknown
[DO YOU NEED SOMETHING? PLEASE APPROACH FROM THE FRONT.]
@bookbot
[THE ARCHIVAL ROOM IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS AN INFIRMARY.]
@bookbot
[WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.]
@niko_eyeclosed
It's okay...
@niko
A computer. It's currently off.
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@unknown
Everyone here should be safe for now...
Else
@unknown
This library was built fairly recently, you know...
@unknown
Shortly after the first squares appeared, they wanted to build something that could withstand partial collapse.
@unknown
The architects used the newest, strongest materials they had.
@unknown
...Thank goodness for that.
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@unknown
I hope the Author is safe...
Else
@unknown
I wonder where the Author is...
@unknown
Apparently he just kinda... stopped showing up.
@unknown
The head librarian says she's still getting his manuscripts, but...
@unknown
No one has seen him in person in so long...
@niko2
...
@unknown
....sigh.
@unknown
Many people have been assuming the worst.
Condition ['2', 'D', '0']
@unknown
I hope my friends are okay!
Else
@unknown
Another group of evacuees should be arriving soon...
@unknown
I hope my friends are okay!
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '1', '2']
@niko
Books are neatly placed on the shelf.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '2', '2']
@niko
Books are placed neatly on the shelf.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '3', '2']
@niko
Placed books are neatly on the shelf.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '4', '2']
@niko
On the shelf are neatly placed books.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '5', '2']
@niko
Neatly placed books are on the shelf.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '6', '2']
@niko
On the shelf neatly are placed books.
Else
Condition ['1', '72', '0', '7', '2']
@niko
Placed books are on the shelf neatly.
Else
@niko
Books are on the shelf, neatly placed.
@niko
A pile of books on the ground.
@unknown
kip card
@unknown
niko card
@unknown
glittery
@unknown
cardquest + desk
@niko
It's an ink bottle, complete with a quill.
@niko_83c
Brings back memories, doesn't it, Player?
@niko
A small pile of books.
@niko
A book!
@niko
A tall pile of books.
@unknown
HEY IM GIR I MADE AN EVENT DOOT DOOT MOTHER FUCKER
@niko_speak
A big book with a black clover on the cover.
@niko
The title says "A Comprehensive Guide to Phosphors".
@niko_speak
A big book with a black clover on the cover.
@niko
The title says "Emergence of New Ecological Niches In A Post-Sun World".
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
I just like looking at pictures.
Else
@niko_speak
You're going through these pages pretty fast!
@unknown
Actually, it's mostly pictures!
@unknown
The Author is an artist too, y'know!
@niko_eyeclosed
I could tell, yeah...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
His books are the only things keeping me going in these trying times.
Else
@unknown
With the world being the way it is now...
@unknown
I'm just glad The Author was able to write down all this stuff before everything went off the rails.
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@unknown
Oh! You're not injured, are you?
@unknown
The head librarian has converted her room into an infirmary for now...
@unknown
If you need a place to rest, let me know.
@unknown
Or... let her know, I guess!
Else
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
We're still waiting on another group of evacuees...
@unknown
One of the apartments on the other side of town got REALLY messed up yesterday...
Else
@unknown
Oh, hello!
@unknown
The library is currently being used as a shelter right now.
@unknown
Lots of those squares are starting to show up on the streets...
@niko_eyeclosed
I know...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
At least THAT's finally off my bucket list...
Else
@unknown
...y'know, I finally saw the Author today!
@unknown
Well, his flying machine, at least!
@unknown
I was looking out one of the windows in the library and spotted it in the distance with my binoculars!
@unknown
Isn't that cool, messiah?
@niko_eyeclosed
Yeah...
@unknown
[RESHELVING IN PROGRESS...]
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@niko
Hi.
@unknown
[RESHELVING IN PROGRESS.]
@unknown
[PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR POTENTIAL FALLING BOOKS.]
@niko_speak
I will!
@niko_eyeclosed
Yup... still scared of ladders.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko_what2
(This guy scares me, Player...!)
Else
@unknown
...
@unknown
....WHAT!? You need something?!
@niko_huh
No...?
@unknown
Suit yourself.
@unknown
BUT, just so that you know.
@unknown
Due to recent events, the restriction on noise levels in the library has been temporarily lifted.
@unknown
...So I WON'T be kicking people out like before.
@niko_what
Um...
@unknown
....WHAT???
@unknown
You think I'm gonna be throwing out the evacuees just cuz I'm a delinquent stuck doing community service???
@niko_what
...No...?
@unknown
Good!!! Because I'm NOT!!!!!
@niko
Looks like a list of book titles written here...
@niko
A marker drawing of a clover.
@niko
A marker eraser.
@niko
A green marker.
@niko
A blue marker.
@niko
A red marker.
@niko
This dry erase board is made of metal.
@kelvin
[The world is going to be much colder soon.]
@kelvin
[At least... I can keep everyone here warm.]
Wait 30 frames.
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@george1
Miss Silverpoint! You've returned!
@george1_hm
AHA! George sees that you have found the messiah!
@kip_sigh
...yeah.
@kip_pout
...we ran into each other after this boy forced himself into the lab complex...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@george2_grr
Well well well, look who's back!
@george2_no
How about next time you LET ME KNOW BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE SHELTER TO GO INTO A LITERAL DEATH ZONE!
@kip_heh
Sorry...
@george2_sigh
I get so worried, y'know...
@george2
....Hey! You found the messiah!
@kip_sigh
...yeah.
@kip_pout
...we ran into each other after this boy forced himself into the lab complex...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@george3_sad
...Kip. You made it back...
@george3_sigh
I was so worried....
@george3_worry
...um....
@george3_worry
...I see...I see you've found the messiah...
@kip_sigh
...yeah.
@kip_pout
...we ran into each other after this boy forced himself into the lab complex...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@george4
Kip! You're alive!
@george4_oops
You...um, should really tell me before you leave next time...
@kip_heh
Sorry...
@george4_smile
It's fine!
@george4_omg
Oh my gosh... you found the messiah too?
@kip_sigh
...yeah.
@kip_pout
...we ran into each other after this boy forced himself into the lab complex...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@george5
Hello, Miss Silverpoint! I'm glad you've made it back safely.
@george5_sigh
Gosh... you should have told me where you were going!
@kip_heh
Sorry, George...
@george5
I... see you also found the messiah!
@george5_smile
Hello, little one!
@niko
Hi...
@kip_sigh
...we... ran into each other after this boy forced himself into the lab complex...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@george6_point
Eyy Kip! You made it back in one piece!
@george6_shrug
Ya kinda left the shelter without tellin' me...
Sure gave me a good scare back there!
@kip_heh
Sorry, George...
@george6
Whoaa! You found the messiah too?
@george6_fingerguns
Sweeet.
@george6_point
How's it goin', lil fella?
@niko_eyeclosed
Bad.
@george6_shrug
Oh same.
@kip_pout
...we, um.
@kip_sigh
...we ran into each other after this boy forced himself into the lab complex...
@kip_sad
I...couldn't stop him...
@kip_pout
I don't know why he was being so insistent!
@niko4
He... he said he needed to go rebuild a robot...
@kip_pout
Oh, you know him?
@niko_eyeclosed
Yeah.
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@george1_hm
AHA! Building a robot!
@george1
So THAT's what he needed that book for!
@niko2
...come again?
@george1
A boy with white hair and goggles ran in here not long ago.
@niko_eyeclosed
That's Cedric, yeah...
@george1
He grabbed one of the books from my (very impressive) archives upstairs and bolted straight out.
@george1_smile
Said it was an emergency so George let it slide.
@george1
George hopes he's okay...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@george2_grr
Robot...
@george2_sigh
That's why he needed that book so badly...
@george2
Y'all talking about a kid with white hair and goggles?
@niko2
That's Cedric, yeah...
@george2_stress
He ran in here earlier, grabbed one of the books from my archives, and ran straight out the door.
@george2_stress
...without even going through checkout!
@george2_no
THE NERVE OF THAT KID!
@niko4
Um...
@george2_grr
Said it was an emergency, so I didn't bother stopping him.
@george2_sigh
I...hope he doesn't get himself killed out there.
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@george3
...robot...
@george3
Are you talking about... a boy with white hair and googles?
@niko_eyeclosed
That's Cedric, yeah...
@george3
He...
@george3
He said he really needed a book from the backroom and said it was an emergency and I let him have it and he ran out and...
@george3_sigh
Oh.... I should have stopped him....
@george3_worry
I hope he's...okay...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@george4_golly
A robot!
@george4_golly
...no wonder why he needed that book!
@niko2
...come again?
@george4
We are talking about the same boy, right?
@george4_golly
Hat... white hair... goggles...
@niko_eyeclosed
That's Cedric, yeah...
@george4_golly
He, um...
@george4
He grabbed a book from the back room and then just bolted straight out!
@george4_oops
He said it was an emergency, so I didn't try to stop him...
@george4_golly
Gosh... I hope he's okay...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@george5
Building a robot, you say?
@george5
Could that be... why he needed that book?
@niko2
...come again?
@george5
Ah... a young man with white hair and green glasses ran in earlier.
@niko_eyeclosed
That's Cedric, yeah...
@george5
He said he really needed a book from the backroom... said it was an emergency, too!
@george5_hmm
Poor darling looked so stressed out... so I just gave him the book...
@george5
I hope he is safe...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@george6
Robot, eh?
@george6
Y'all talkin' about a lil' dude with white hair and goggles, right?
@niko4
That's Cedric, yeah...
@george6
Bruh ran off with one of my books!
@george6_shrug
Said it was an emergency, so I just let 'im have it.
@george6
Hope he didn't run into trouble, dude...
@kip_sigh
Yeah... I hope he's alright, too...
@kip_pout
With any luck, maybe the lab complex can hold up long enough for him to...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 5 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
@kip_worry
Oh my gosh.... It...
@kip_worry
That was...
@niko3
...the labs?
@kip_worry
That poor kid!!!
@niko_shock
No!!!
@niko_distressed_meow
Not him too!!!!
@kip_sad
I'm...
@kip_sigh
I'm sorry about your friend...
@niko_distressed2
...
@niko_distressed
...the last time we spoke, he told me to go look for someone on the surface.
@niko4
I... I need to get going.
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@george1
George... WON'T let you go out there!
@george1_hm
The messiah will not walk into danger on my watch!
@niko3
But...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@george2_stress
Are you KIDDING ME??
@george2_grr
Kid, there is NO way we're letting you out there.
@niko3
But I really have to...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@george3_worry
Um...um...
@george3_cry
You... shouldn't go out there....!
@niko_distressed
But...
@george3_worry
Oh.... help me out here, Kip....
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@george4
...messiah, please.
@george4_golly
We don't...want you to go out there.
@george4_golly
Not when everything is... well...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@george5_hmm
Sweetie, you know we can't let you just walk into danger!
@niko3
But...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@george6
Bruh...
You know we ain't gonna let you walk into the fire like that!
@george6_shrug
Fire... squares...
@niko4
But...
@kip_sigh
George is right...
@kip_pout
The squares seem to be targeting a lot of the weaker constructs in the city.
@kip_sigh
Only the library has enough structural integrity to withstand collapse...
@kip_sad
It's... best if you stayed here until things stabilize.
@kip_sigh
...however long that takes.
@niko2
But....but...
@niko2
What about... my mission?
@niko_eyeclosed
Don't you guys want me to bring the sun back, at least?
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@george1
Even if you do restore the sun, the squares will persist...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@george2_sigh
The sun won't do us any good if the squares are just gonna mess everything up.
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@george3_worry
Oh...but even if you do bring the sun back...
@george3_sigh
...the squares... they'll still be here...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@george4_golly
Even if you do bring back the sun, that's not gonna fix the squares...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@george5
Even if you do restore the sun, I'm not sure that'll fix the squares...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@george6_shrug
...sun ain't gonna make the squares go away, dude.
@kip_sigh
Sadly...
@kip_sad
Not to mention... even getting there is going to be hard...
@kip_pout
If the world is like this... there's no telling what's going on in the Tower!
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@george1_hm
And... if anything bad happened to the messiah, of all people...
@george1
...George doesn't want to think about it.
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@george2_stress
And... if anything bad happened to the messiah, of all people...
@george2_no
...NO!!! I won't allow it!!!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@george3_sad
And... if anything bad happened to the messiah, of all people...
@george3_sigh
I'm not sure if I'll be able forgive myself...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@george4_golly
And... if anything bad happened to the messiah, of all people...
@george4
I'm not sure what we'd do!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@george5_hmm
And... if anything bad happened to the messiah, of all people...
@george5_sigh
Oh... that would be so dreadful, dear...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@george6
And... if the messiah got hurt, of all people...
@george6_shrug
That's like...the exact opposite of radical, dude....
@kip_sigh
Sigh...
@kip_sad
A friend of mine... said something about this forever ago...
@kip_pout
"It's better for the world to die naturally."
@kip_sigh
"No living being should have to carry that burden."
@kip_sad
At the time... I thought it was still her faulty code speaking...
@kip_sigh
But now I... I'm starting to understand...
@niko4
...
@kip_pout
Messiah... I'm sorry...
@kip_sad
I'm really, really sorry....
@kip_sigh
All this time, we've burdened you with our hope, our faith...
@kip_pout
...blissfully ignoring the fact that you are just a lost child.
@niko3
Well...
@kip_pout
You're probably more scared than any of us, aren't you?
@kip_pout
We... have been dealing with tragedy for so long, it's become background noise to us now.
@kip_sad
But for you... it must be so terrifying...
@kip_sad
And now, you're stuck here with the rest of us...
@kip_pout
...being held back by the very people you were told to save.
@kip_sigh
We must seem so ungrateful...
@niko3
...
@niko_distressed
.....It's.......okay.
@kip_pout
...
@niko3
I...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@niko3
...when I first came to this world... a long time ago....
@niko_distressed2
...back then, all I wanted was to go home.
@kip_pout
...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
...Player... do you remember?
@niko2
The very FIRST time...
@niko5
I'm not sure how far back it was for you...
@niko
But... I remember towards the end...
I... actually wasn't sure anymore.
@niko_upset
...about going home.
@niko_eyeclosed
Even knowing the world would be doomed eventually...
@niko_distressed2
I... still wanted the people here to be happy...
Condition ['0', '154', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
So... when you told me to return the sun, back then...
@niko_eyeclosed
I didn't even.... question it...
Else
@niko_eyeclosed
So... when you told me to return home, back then...
@niko_distressed2
I wasn't... sure...
@niko_eyeclosed
But I trusted you more, Player...
@niko4
...but then I just... came back.
@kip_pout
You... what...
Condition ['0', '153', '0']
Condition ['0', '154', '0']
@niko3
I...
@niko3
And I... went through that decision again, didn't I?
@niko_upset
But... I came back again...
@niko_eyeclosed
Even though you were able to do both... the effects couldn't be permanent, could it?
@niko_upset
And then... I found out about the world being like this...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
Sigh...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
Prototype said to forget the things he told me...
And Cedric told me not to think about it too much, but...
@niko_eyeclosed
I...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko4
I'm sorry for getting upset at you... back at the mines...
@niko_eyeclosed
...I thought... for you to know all that, yet continue doing this...
@niko_upset2
It... just seemed cruel.
@niko2
But then, I realized something...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko4
You... really wanted to save both the world and me...
@niko_distressed
But at the end, you can only choose one, right?
@niko_distressed_talk
Is it... really hard for you too?
@niko_eyeclosed
It must be...
@niko4
...
@niko3
...if the world isn't broken...will that choice still be there?
@niko4
...do you... still need to choose between one or the other?
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_sad
But... even if it is...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
I... really want to save this world, Player.
@niko_distressed2
Even if it's more dangerous this time around...
@niko_distressed_talk
Even if... so many of the nice people we met were.... were...
@niko_sad
......
@niko_distressed_talk
Player....
I'm not.... afraid, anymore....
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_cry
*sniff*
@niko_eyeclosed
That's why...
I think you guys should let me go...
@niko_distressed2
I... promise I'll be okay...
@niko_distressed
...please?
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@kip_pout
...
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '1', '0']
@george1
...
@george1_hm
George has heard your conversation with Player and is deeply moved!
@george1_smug
That's why... George has full faith in you!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '2', '0']
@george2_grr
...well, I'm convinced.
@george2
After all that... it'd be SUPER rude for me to stop you, wouldn't it?
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '3', '0']
@george3_sigh
...if you must...
@george3_sad
It... wouldn't be right for me to keep you...
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '4', '0']
@george4_golly
Ohhhh.....
That was BEAUTIFUL!!!
@george4_omg
Kip!!! Did you hear that! The messiah was trying to encourage Player!
@kip_heh
I'm right here...
@george4_omg
I KNOW RIGHT!!! IT HAPPENED RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR EYES!!!
@niko_speak
...
@george4_oops
...sorry, got carried away...
@george4
...but yes, I think it's only right that we let you go!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '5', '0']
@george5_sad
Aww... sweetie...
@george5_sigh
You are so brave... even braver than most grown-ups...
@george5_hmm
It... wouldn't be right for us to keep you, would it?
@george5_aww
Besides, how can I say no to those puppy-dog eyes!
Else
Condition ['1', '47', '0', '6', '0']
@george6_point
Yo, kid....
@george6_smile
You're real strong, you know that?
@niko4
I...
@george6_fingerguns
Go knock 'em dead, tiger!
@kip_heh
Well, if George is fine with it...
@kip_sigh
I... guess we should let you go now, messiah...
@kip_pout
But... promise us you'll be careful, okay?
@niko
Mhm!
@niko2
You guys be safe too...
@unknown
[HELLO, PERSON.]
@unknown
[THIS IS THE LIBRARY / TEMPORARY SHELTER.]
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
Sigh....
Else
@unknown
I had to leave my aquarium behind when they were sounding the sirens earlier...
@unknown
I wish I had time to rescue my fish...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
I won't lose hope.
Else
@unknown
Sigh...
@niko2
...
@unknown
It's comforting to see the faith you have in Player, messiah...
@unknown
That's why... I won't lose hope either.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@unknown
Y'know, now that everyone's coming to me for help...
@unknown
...it really makes me appreciate you more, messiah!
@unknown
Thank you for all you've done for us.
Else
@unknown
Looks like my life's work is finally being put to good use!
@unknown
As long as we conserve the water we have on hand ...
@unknown
...my water pills should be able to keep everyone here from going thirsty for weeks!
@niko
This stand smells... sugary.
@unknown
Candy skewers, fresh off the grill!
@unknown
...Not very nutritious, I'm afraid.
@unknown
But at least they'll keep the evacuees from gettin' hungry!
@unknown
The city gate was destroyed a while back, I can't go into the Glen anymore...
@unknown
I'm not sure where I'll be able to get my supply of fish, at this rate...
@unknown
I still have plenty of these soup dumplings left!
@unknown
Looks like it should feed everyone here for at least another day.
@unknown
Looks like I'll have to cancel my appointment...
@unknown
This stinks!
@unknown
[EVENING NEWS! EVENING NEWS!]
@unknown
[EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE]
@unknown
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko_eyeclosed
She's asleep...
Else
@unknown
*yawn*
@unknown
The lab complex got totaled, didn't it....
@niko3
Yeah...
@unknown
All those hours I put into my work, and now...
@unknown
now....
@niko2
...
@niko_eyeclosed
She fell asleep...
@unknown
Monitoring... monitoring...
@unknown
Looks like our scouting unit #A27 is still doing okay...
@unknown
Robots are the only ones that we can send out there, now...
@unknown
Thankfully, we still have a couple of units that aren't too badly damaged...
@unknown
This little guy ran into some squares earlier and managed to escape mostly intact.
@unknown
These newer models are pretty tough!
@niko
Some of the trash spilled out on the floor.
@niko_eyeclosed
It's full...
@niko
Looks like an old phone.
@niko
A small tree.
@niko
A small tree.
@niko_speak
It's a big fishtank!
@unknown
[P#L.%%E|AS;E DO NO//T APPR#OACH]
@niko3
...
@niko
It's a faded flyer.
@niko
It's a faded flyer.
@niko_speak
It's a big crack in the wall!
@niko
I see bunch of mice, huddled together.
@niko2
...oh, but they scurried off...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_eyeclosed
I hope they didn't think I was gonna eat them...
@niko
There's no one here...
@niko
It's a big tree, with leaves!
Haven't seen one of these since I was back home...
@niko
There's no one here...
@niko
It's a big tree, with leaves!
Haven't seen one of these since I was back home...
@rue
!
@rue
You're here!!!
Condition ['0', '156', '0']
@niko2
Rue!
@niko5
That's... you, right?
@rue
Yes.
Else
@rue_talk
Niko!
@niko2
Are you... are you Rue?
@rue
Yes.
@rue
Did you... already meet the others?
@niko2
Yeah... but...
@rue_sigh
...everything is in place, then.
@rue
Come on, let's go back to the clock room.
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
@niko
A bulletin board with lots of papers on it.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko
It's a shelf full of books.
Else
@niko
It's a shelf full of books.
Condition ['2', 'D', '0']
@niko
It's a tea set.
Else
@niko
There's a glass tea set on the table.
@cedric_hmm
Tea DOES sound really nice right now...
@cedric_sigh
Too bad there's no water in here...
@niko
Black clovers in a glass case.
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@niko
It's a big book on the table.
Else
@niko
It's a big book on the table.
@niko
It's a pilot's helmet.
Condition ['0', '357', '0']
@niko
The door is gone.
Else
@niko2
The door is... gone?
@proto2b
[Well, the door does not exist without us there.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Guess I can't go back out, huh...
@proto2
[...Do you need to?]
@niko_eyeclosed
...not really.
Wait 24 frames.
Wait 100 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@rue_sigh
That was... quite peculiar...
@cedric_sigh2
I'll say!
@proto_jealous
[...]
Wait 20 frames.
@cedric_talk
Hey, this is...
Wait 120 frames.
@rue_oh
...The World Machine.
Wait 50 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@niko_speak
It's a blueprint!
Else
@niko
A big, detailed drawing of a machine with lots of tv screens.
@proto2b
[...That's called a blueprint, Niko.]
Wait 10 frames.
@niko_pancakes
...So THAT's what a blueprint is!
@niko_speak
They're watercolor sticks!
@niko
It's a piece of amber on a string.
@niko_eyeclosed
Looks just like that necklace the robot lady showed me...
@niko
A coat rack with a scarf and a big jacket.
@rue_talk
The room ahead doesn't really lead anywhere, but...
@rue
Player should still remember what to do here.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@cedric_sigh
Of course, this is just a copy of it...
Else
@cedric
This is my father's study.
@cedric_sigh
It feels like... he's still here, doesn't it?
@cedric_sigh
...like he's still with us.
@rue_sad
...Yeah.
@proto2b
[...]
@proto2b
[...]
@proto2b
[...This place contains a lot of memories.]
@proto_eyeclosed
[I am... grateful, to see it again.]
@niko
It's a stack of books.
@niko
A bulletin board with lots of papers on it.
@niko_speak
Photos too!
@niko
A bulletin board with lots of papers on it.
@niko
A scribbly drawing is pinned up here.
@niko
It's a big photo.
@niko2
Wait, no... it's a painting!
@niko_eyeclosed
Hard to tell at first...
@niko
A box filled with folders and loose paper.
@niko
A box full of notebooks and sketchbooks.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko2
...
Wait 20 frames.
@en2
[...]
Wait 12 frames.
@en_distressed2
[...]
@en_distressed
[Niko...]
@niko_surprised
AAAH!
Wait 5 frames.
@en_eyeclosed2
[Relax.]
@en_eyeclosed
[...I'm just borrowing your reflection to talk to you.]
@en_upset
[It's not like my physical form is good for that.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Ah...
@en_upset_meow
[...Why did you come here!]
@en_upset2
[Can't you see?]
[The disruption... the squares... they're closing in.]
@en_upset2
[Niko.... please...]
@en_eyeclosed
[Get out of here.]
[Let me meet my end in peace.]
@niko4
...
@niko3
The squares are blocking my way too, you know...
@en_distressed
[...Oh.]
@en_upset
[...I...]
@en_upset_meow
[...I'm sorry, I-]
@niko_eyeclosed
It's alright...
@en_upset2
[...]
@en_upset2
[No living being should be in this place, Niko...]
@niko2
Is this... the Tower?
@en_upset
[Part of it.]
@en_upset2
[This is the center of the engine.]
@en_eyeclosed
[...Inside my head, so to speak...]
@niko4
...
@niko3
So this is... the center of the World Machine?
@en2
[...]
@en3
[You...know my original name.]
@en4
[How?]
@niko_eyeclosed
Rue, Cedric, Prototype...
They all... told me bits and pieces.
@niko4
I'm not even sure if I even understood a lot of the stuff they said, but...
@niko_eyeclosed
I know what you're supposed to be.
I know why you had to be built.
@niko_distressed
And... I know why I'm here...
@en_shock
[They...told you?]
@en4
[When?]
@niko2
Wait... You don't know about that?
@niko6
But I thought you were... the world...
@niko2
Aren't you supposed to see everything?
@en_eyeclosed
[No.]
@en_upset
[All this... was outside of the protocol.]
@en_upset2
[This session was never supposed to happen the way it did....]
@en_upset_meow
[The story... wasn't written into my protocol at all.]
@niko2
Oh, right... Rue told me something about how your creator had to alter the code.
@niko5
I think it was to connect some areas together so that we can meet...
@en2
[...]
@en_eyeclosed
[My creator, yes.]
@en_upset
[Player... listened to my creator.]
@en_upset2
[They were all working beyond my scope of influence.]
@en_eyeclosed
[Back at the mines, I remember...]
@en2
[Player did something to find a hidden map.]
[I did not even recognize it...]
@en_upset
[I couldn't see anything there!]
@niko2
...
@en_upset2
[I just... knew... what you were feeling.]
@en_upset
[You were really upset.]
@en_upset_meow
[Something happened in there to make you upset]
@en_eyeclosed
[After that... I...]
@en_distressed2
[I panicked.]
@niko2
That was when... the cave in happened....
@en_eyeclosed
[I...I remember the structure collapsing.]
@en_distressed2
[I thought you got hurt, I...]
@en_eyeclosed
[...in that moment, I really thought I was shutting myself down for good.]
@en_upset
[...]
@niko4
...
@en_distressed_meow
[I really am a flawed machine, aren't I?]
@niko3
...
@en_distressed2
[What kind of machine would go against the wishes of its own creator?]
@en_distressed_talk
[What kind of machine would...]
@niko3
...
@en
[I'm...]
@niko2
...
@niko3
The squares...
@niko_eyeclosed
Rue told me it was your own code going bad...
@niko4
But... that's not really your fault, is it?
@en_distressed_meow
[YES IT WAS!!!]
@en_distressed2
[...]
@en_eyeclosed2
[...At first, it was intentional.]
@en_upset2
[During testing... long before he realized I was self-aware.]
@en_eyeclosed
[I would rearrange specific parts of the code, jumbling up bits and pieces of the landscape.]
@en4
[...Blocking passages, collapsing catwalks.]
@en5
[Though they were very localized, it caused my creator a great deal of frustration.]
@en_eyeclosed
[...Forcing him to exit and restart testing again and again.]
@niko2
...Why... would you do that?
@en_distressed_meow
[I got curious!!!]
@en_eyeclosed
[I just thought... he would figure it out eventually.]
@en_eyeclosed
[...]
@en3
[But before he knew how to fix it...]
@en3
[The world's NPCs... the characters.]
@en_upset2
[Some of them got too close, and...]
@niko3
...
@en_eyeclosed
[It spiraled out of control after that.]
@en_distressed
[I couldn't contain it at all.]
[My panic only made it worse.]
@en_distressed2
[Eventually, any character who gained the knowledge of who I am...]
@en_distressed
[Their code... my code... couldn't handle it.]
@niko3
...
@en_eyeclosed
[Previous iterations of the world had more people, you know...]
@niko3
...
@en_upset2
[And... I almost endangered my creator, too...]
[I...]
@en_distressed
[...I was...]
@en_distressed_meow
[...I was so scared, Niko!!!]
@niko2
...
@niko3
I know... you're upset...
Because you don't want to put living people in danger.
@niko_eyeclosed
Living people like me...
@en_upset2
[...]
@en_upset2
[In the beginning, I tried to fight it, but...]
@en_upset_meow
[My core programming made me summon you here.]
@en4
[I tried to send you back home at the Tower, but it did not work.]
@en_upset2
[Then... I... wanted you to break the sun.]
@en3
[I thought that would have worked, but...]
@en_eyeclosed
[Oh... I had no way to be sure.]
@en3
[...But Player brought you back anyway.]
@en_upset2
[...Niko... All I want is for you to wake up back in your world...]
@en_eyeclosed
[...But I don't think I can make it happen.]
@niko2
But... I know I can't go back home without saving the world for real.
@niko4
Which means... we have to fix the root of the problem.
@niko3
We have to fix you.
@en3
[But that's...]
@en_upset2
[...]
@niko5
I... know the original ending your creator put in was a happy one.
@niko3
Do you... remember what it's supposed to be?
@en_eyeclosed
[It's far too late for that...]
@en_distressed2
[That part of my code has been long corrupted.]
@niko2
That's ok. I would still like to know.
@en_eyeclosed
[Alright.]
@en2
[You were supposed to place the sun at the summit.]
@en5
[And then, credits would scroll.]
@niko2
...credits?
@en_eyeclosed
[And then, you would return to the room you woke up in.]
@en2
[THAT's where you would have been able to leave.]
@niko3
...and why is it that you can't do it now?
@en_upset2
[Niko....]
@en_upset_meow
[The code's gone, remember?]
@en_eyeclosed
[Shattering the sun was only supposed to be a workaround...]
@en_distressed
[I don't even remember the original code enough to describe it!]
@en_distressed2
[But at the same time, it...]
@en_less_sad
[Oh... I don't know...]
@niko3
...it sounds like you're always fighting yourself.
@en_distressed2
[...]
[...You can tell, huh...]
@niko3
It's the whole thing about conflicts in your code, isn't it?
@en_eyeclosed
[I am a machine, Niko.]
@en2
[Machines are built with a fundamental law, which is...]
@niko_eyeclosed2
"Never let a living being come to harm".
@en3
[...You knew.]
@en_distressed_talk
[My very existence conflicts with that law...]
@en_distressed2
[...I...thought...]
@en3
[The life of a living being like you is so unique.]
[So precious.]
@en_distressed2
[This fake world... isn't worth that risk.]
@niko4
But...
@niko3
The people here...
@niko4
I think they are...
@en_upset2
[They are code too, you know this.]
@en_upset
[Their behavior all derive from a predetermined matrix of actions.]
@en_upset2
[...All extensions of my own programming.]
[They cannot act outside of it.]
@en_upset
[You, though...]
@en3
[You're the only person who's actually real here!]
@en_upset2
[That's why... ]
@en_distressed_talk
[It's pointless to put you in danger to save them... to save me.]
@niko3
I... don't think that's.... true.
@niko2
About the people I know.
@niko2
You said... this session wasn't in your code, right?
@en4
[Yeah?]
@niko2
So... if this session wasn't supposed to happen.
@niko_eyeclosed
If even YOU didn't know what to do....
@niko3
How would the characters... how did the people... know how to respond?
@en_shock
[...]
@en3
[I...]
@niko_distressed2
You said it yourself... when you didn't know what was happening, you kinda just... stopped working for a while.
@niko3
So how did the people know what to do to help me get here?
@niko_distressed_talk
...even if it meant getting hurt themselves?
@en4
[...]
@niko_distressed2
Even if it meant... messing up their own code...
@en_distressed2
[.....]
@niko_distressed
You might not think they are real, but...
@niko3
There's... there must be something real in them...
@en_upset
[.......]
@niko_distressed2
And... if they're all supposed to be extensions of your code...
@niko_distressed_talk
Then... there must be more to your own programming than you know, too!
@en_upset
[...]
@niko3
Can you... try to put me through the ending?
@niko4
The one you described.
@en_distressed_meow
[How many times do I have to say this!]
@en_distressed_meow
[That code is gone!]
@en_distressed
[It's all squares now!]
@en_distressed2
[I'll just... put you in danger...]
@niko_eyeclosed
I...'ll risk it.
@niko5
I remember... Rue said the world was never designed to put me in danger.
@niko2
Your creator wouldn't want that.
@niko3
And... I trust you, too.
@niko4
Even if your code is broken.
You can... still go outside that code, right?
@en_distressed_meow
[I can't!]
@en_distressed
[I'm not tamed!]
@niko_upset_meow
...yes you are!
@niko_distressed_talk
You talk just like the tamed robots I know!
@niko_distressed2
The robot lady... Prototype...
@en_upset2
[...]
@niko3
Taming is when a real person cares about you, right?
@niko_distressed
It's when a real person thinks you're real too, right?
@niko_distressed_meow
Well guess what! I do!
@niko_distressed_meow
And I know Player does, too!
@niko_less_sad
...even though you told them they only had one chance, they found a way back, didn't they?
@en3
[...]
@niko_cry
Why... do you think Player would keep coming back?
@en
[...I...]
@niko_cry
Why do you think Player would restart even after the ending?
@en3
[...]
@niko_eyeclosed
...I think Player wants to save the both of us.
@niko3
So please... give me a chance.
@en3
[I...]
@en_upset
[I don't know.]
@en_upset2
[I've never done this before, I...]
@en_upset_meow
[I'm scared...]
@niko3
You can do it, I know you can!
@niko4
You've... helped me come this far.
@en_upset
[...I'll...]
[I'll try.]
@en3
[I can't promise anything, but...]
@en4
[Here.]
@en_eyeclosed
[Take the sun.]
Wait 40 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
Wait 40 frames.
@en5
[I'll... try to remember the lost code...]
@en4
[...and... recreate it.]
@en_eyeclosed
[...]
@en_upset2
[But for that to happen...]
@en3
[Niko... you need to navigate through this room...]
@en_eyeclosed
[You need to get past the squares somehow...]
@en_distressed
[Oh...I don't like this...]
@en_distressed2
[What if you get hurt?]
@niko2
It's fine... It's fine...
@niko4
I'll... I'll try to be careful, ok?
@niko2
I can do this.
Wait 64 frames.
@ed
[Player... I think it's working.]
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@ed
[...Niko was right.]
@ed
[I... might actually be tamed, after all.]
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@ed
[I...]
@ed
[I remembered what the code was supposed to be...]
@ed
[Only bits and pieces, but I can remember...]
Wait 10 frames.
@ed
[And... I'm trying to fill in the blanks, too...]
Wait 10 frames.
@ed
[And... I'm restoring the original ending as we speak.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[Niko will be able to reach the tower's summit at the end of the credits.]
@ed
[After replacing the sun, Niko will go back to where it all began.]
@ed
[And then... Niko will be able to go home from there.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[But...]
@ed
[...this is permanent.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[After Niko wakes up back home...]
@ed
[...This world would only exist as a memory.]
@ed
[For Niko, a dream.]
@ed
[Like thousands of other dreams.]
@ed
[For you, a story.]
@ed
[Like thousands of other stories.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[...]
@ed
[But... as long as Niko remembers this place...]
@ed
[As long as you remember this place.]
@ed
[It'll... be alright.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[...]
@ed
[I... was able to restore some other elements too.]
@ed
[The characters...The people that were lost on Niko's journey.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[They're all in the next room.]
@ed
[I would've put them back where they belong, but...]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[Not yet.]
@ed
[...I think Niko should see them again, first.]
Wait 20 frames.
@ed
[...]
@ed
[...Please say goodbye to Niko for me.]
@unknown
Programming:
@unknown
Eliza Velasquez
@unknown
Michael Shirt
@unknown
Graphics:
@unknown
Nightmargin (Casey Gu)
@unknown
Character Design:
@unknown
Nightmargin
@unknown
Maize and George's designs:
@unknown
Eliza Velasquez
@unknown
Soundtrack:
@unknown
Nightmargin
@unknown
Additional tracks:
@unknown
Eliza Velasquez
@unknown
Michael Shirt
@unknown
Story (Mechanics Concept):
@unknown
Eliza Velasquez
@unknown
Story and Worldbuilding:
@unknown
Nightmargin
@unknown
Eliza Velasquez
@unknown
Writing:
@unknown
Nightmargin
@unknown
Eliza Velasquez
@unknown
Michael Shirt
@unknown
Producer:
@unknown
Mark Conforti
@unknown
Official Testers:
@unknown
Jason Black
@unknown
SinNoAria
@unknown
Omer Oztas
@unknown
Special Thanks:
@unknown
Redoplus
@unknown
Saniblues
@unknown
Noxid
@unknown
Sauraen
@unknown
Kalkie
@unknown
Testers of Original OneShot:
@unknown
Kyne
@unknown
letty
@unknown
Michael
@unknown
psychoTR2
@unknown
Divinuss
@unknown
Felix
@unknown
Almond-Goddess
@unknown
FelixTheJudge
@unknown
Albatrosssoup
@unknown
Stanhoff
@unknown
Kitsiinabox
@unknown
DolphinsAreEvil
@unknown
TangyOranges
@unknown
ZeroGuilt
@unknown
Mraof
@unknown
Nekkowe
@unknown
M3ltd0wn
@unknown
Additional Testers:
@unknown
Icewolf
@unknown
Marshie
@unknown
Schmuckloaf
@unknown
RManReeves
@unknown
wisty
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@silver
[Off you go, now...]
Else
@niko
So, um... You...
@silver
[Silver.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[I don't believe I've ever actually properly introduced myself.
Sorry for that.]
@niko
It's fine!
@niko_speak
I'm Niko, by the way!
@niko_83c
It's... nice to meet you?
@silver
[Nice to meet you, too.]
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@niko_speak
So... do you like being a robot?
@proto1
[Um.]
@proto2
[Why this, all of a sudden?]
@niko2
Well, I'm gonna leave soon, so I just wanted to ask one more question!
@niko_eyeclosed
There aren't many robots in my home world...
@proto2
[Ah.]
@proto2b
[It's... nice.]
@cedric_smile
I suppose it's alright!
@rue_smile
Haha, that's a tough question, Niko!
@rue_smile
I mean...do you like being a person?
@niko_speak
Of course!
@niko2
...
@niko_what
Wait.
Why did you two answer my robot question too?
@cedric2
...
@rue_talk
...
@rue_smile
Don't worry about it!
Else
@proto2
[...In the end, the World Machine was starting to create its own code.]
@proto1c
[Going above and beyond its programming, not as the result of error, but as a conscious choice on the part of the machine...]
@proto1b
[...Being able to generate its own path forward.]
@proto2b
[That's... what being tamed is all about.]
@cedric_smile
I couldn't have said it better myself.
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@maize_smile2
Off you go, now...
Else
@maize_smile2
Hello, messiah...
@niko_shock
...Plant lady? But I thought you...
@niko_distressed2
I thought you...
@niko_eyeclosed
It wasn't even squares that did it...
@maize
.....
@maize_smile2
.....no.
@maize_smile2
I just... wanted to see you both again.
@maize_smile2
I just wanted to say... thank you...
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@cedric_talk
Player.... Niko....
@cedric_smile
We are forever in your debt.
@niko_speak
I'm glad we could help!
Else
@cedric_smile
Looks like you managed to do it!
@rue_smile
You managed to tame the World Machine, Niko!
@niko2
I... feel like the World Machine has been tamed this whole time.
@niko6
...Just by Player and I being here.
@niko_eyeclosed
We... did spend a lot of time here, after all.
@niko2
Both of us... never really stopped believing in this world.
@niko_eyeclosed
The World Machine just needed to realize that, I guess...
@rue
That... Sounds like a possibility...
@proto2b
[...or not.]
@niko_eyeclosed
Well, just throwing that idea out there!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@plight_2
Off you go, I guess....
Else
@plight_shock
It's you!
@plight_sigh
Glad to see you in one piece...
@niko_speak
Glad to see you're ok, too!
After the whole elevator thing.
@plight_worry
That was uh...
That was the most awkward elevator ride I've been through.
@plight_why
...and by "awkward" I mean terrible bad awful the absolute worst.
@plight_worry
The squares like, started leaking into the room, right?
@plight_worry2
And I was trapped like a rat.
@plight_worry
And they just kept filling in the room faster, right...
@plight_worry
...
@plight_wtf
...AM I DEAD!?
Condition ['0', '324', '0']
@niko_speak
No no, you're fine!
@niko
Everyone in this room is fine!
@niko_speak
You'll be able to go back home soon...
@plight_sigh
Oh thank goodness gracious.
@plight_worry
I can't work when I'm dead!
Else
@niko2
...
@niko6
(...Player, IS he?)
Player choice:
If player choice is He's fine, Niko
Player choice:
If player choice is Everyone here is fine.
Player choice:
If player choice is The World Machine...
Player choice:
If player choice is ...will send them home soon.
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko_speak
Well, Player says you're not dead!
@niko
They said you'll be able to go back to your home very soon!
@plight_sigh
Oh thank goodness gracious.
@plight_worry
I can't work when I'm dead!
@rue_smile
Thank you for everything, Niko.
@rue_sad
We'll miss you.
Wait 20 frames.
@rue
This path leads to the summit of the tower.
@rue
You... already know what to expect, right?
@niko
Mhm...
@niko2
It's the glass room, right?
@rue_smile
That's it!
@rue
You can go through this portal when you are ready.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@rue
Goodbye, Niko.
@unknown
Roadcrosser
Wait 10 frames.
@silver2
...Messiah?
@niko_surprised
ROBOT LADY!!!!
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 25 frames.
@niko_pancakes
You're.... okay?
@silver2
[I... think so.]
@silver_eyeclosed
[The last thing I remember was the squares closing in on me...]
@silver2
[But then, I....ended up here unscathed.]
Wait 10 frames.
@niko3
Is that so...
Wait 10 frames.
@silver_lookup
[...This is such a strange room.]
@silver2
[We can't be... in the Tower, can we?]
@niko6
I'm actually not sure myself...
Wait 10 frames.
@silver2
[...where did YOU come from, anyway?]
@niko2
The room where the World Machine was...
@silver2
[...pardon?]
@niko5
I... think the World Machine is trying to remember, now...
@niko4
The code that went bad...
I think it's restoring it all.
@niko6
That must've been why the squares were going away, Player...
@niko2
And... it's why you're here, miss!
@niko_speak
I think the World Machine was able to recover your code, too...!
@silver2
[World... Machine, huh...]
@niko2
Oh... I'm not sure if I should tell you this, but...
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
@silver2
[...What's that in the distance?]
@silver
[It... looks like a few more people are showing up.]
@niko_pancakes
Oh!!!
@silver2
[Are they... people you know?]
@niko
It's... a bit too far to tell.
@niko_speak
Come on, Player, let's go take a closer look!
Condition ['2', 'A', '0']
@rowbot
[THE HEAD ENGINEER CAN HELP ME DO NOT WORRY.]
@niko
Alright...
Else
@rowbot
[HELLO.]
@niko
Hi!
@rowbot
[I... CANNOT MOVE.]
@niko2
Oh, yeah...
@niko_eyeclosed
I guess there's no water here...
@rowbot
[IT'S FINE.]
@rowbot
[THE HEAD ENGINEER CAN HELP ME LATER.]
@green_gatekeeper
[Off you go, messiah...]
@red_gatekeeper
[Off you go, messiah...]
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
@alula_pout
I guess... you're leaving us now?
@calamus_smile
We're glad we met you, Niko!
@niko_speak
Same!
Else
@alula_gasp
Niko!!
@alula_gasp
You're okay too!
@niko2
Did you guys just get here?
@calamus
I... think so?
@calamus_sad
The squares started multiplying around the island after you guys left...
@alula_oh
It was so freaky!
@alula_oh
I fell right into a bunch of em!
@alula_oh
Calamus tried to save me, and then...
@calamus
We... both ended up in this room.
@calamus_heh
Biggest scare of my life, for sure...
@niko2
Ooh...
@calamus
Say, what is this place?
@alula_gasp
Are we in limboooooo?
@calamus_heh
Alula! We're not dead!
@calamus_shame
...wait, are we?
Condition ['0', '324', '0']
@niko_speak
No no, you're fine!
@niko
Everyone in this room is fine!
@niko_speak
You'll be able to go back home soon...
@alula_gasp
That's even better than limbo!
Else
@niko_what
Good... question.
@niko6
(hey Player are they gonna be okay?)
Player choice:
If player choice is They're fine, Niko.
Player choice:
If player choice is Everyone is fine.
Player choice:
If player choice is The World Machine...
Player choice:
If player choice is ...will send them home soon.
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko_speak
Well, Player says you're not dead!
@calamus_sad
Phew.
@niko
They also said you'll be able to go back to your home very soon!
@alula_gasp
That's even better than limbo!
@unknown
Ame
@unknown
Paul Kim
@unknown
Thank you for playing.
@unknown
Cyzoran
@unknown
Bloomy
@niko
The world below looks so small...
@niko_eyeclosed
No turning back now.
@niko2
This is where the sun belongs.
@niko
...
@niko_eyeclosed
Here goes nothing, Player.
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 80 frames.
Wait 160 frames.
Condition ['12', '$console']
Wait 90 frames.
Wait 64 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@niko2
...
Wait 45 frames.
@niko6
This is the room I first woke up in...
Wait 20 frames.
@niko_speak
Player? Are you still here?
Wait 20 frames.
@niko2
...Player?
Wait 20 frames.
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes?
@niko_pancakes
Player!!!
@niko_speak
I... I think...
@niko_pancakes
I think it worked!!!
Player choice:
If player choice is It did!
@niko_speak
The sun is back!
And I actually got to see it this time!
@niko_pancakes
We... actually did it...!
@niko5
So... what do we do now?
@niko
I guess I should figure out how to get home from here...
Wait 10 frames.
@niko2
Wait...
Wait 30 frames.
@niko2
This... isn't a door, is it?
@niko
This looks like one of those portals we saw all the way back in the city.
@niko6
In the room behind the big clock.
@niko
And... and...
@niko_speak
I see a wheat field on the other side!
@niko_pancakes
...I see my village...
@niko_pancakes
I hear... my mama....
@niko2
She's looking for me...
@niko3
....
@niko3
Ah, Player...
@niko5
This... isnt the first time we've said goodbye, is it?
@niko_distressed2
But... this'll be the last time, won't it?
@niko_distressed
I don't think we'll ever see each other again after this...
@niko_eyeclosed
...
@niko_distressed
...and... what will become of the world?
@niko_eyeclosed2
...after all we've been through.
@niko3
After everything we've done...
@niko_distressed2
I still... don't know...
Player choice:
If player choice is This place...
Player choice:
If player choice is These people...
Player choice:
If player choice is Won't stop existing.
@niko2
...
Player choice:
If player choice is They'll be in your memory.
Player choice:
If player choice is They'll be in my memory, too
@niko2
....
@niko2
I... Playerromise I'll never forget this world!
@niko3
I promise... I'll never forget you, Player.
@niko2
So... take care of yourself, okay?
Player choice:
If player choice is You too.
@niko
Mhm....
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
Player choice:
If player choice is Goodbye, Niko.
Wait 140 frames.
@niko2
Goodbye, Player...
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 180 frames.
Wait 150 frames.
Wait 50 frames.
Wait 64 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@en2
[...]
@en3
[Player... you're... back.]
@en_upset2
[I restored the world, I sent Niko home...]
@en4
[Are you...
ot happy?]
@en_upset2
[...]
@en_upset2
[Even if you wanted to see Niko again...]
@en_eyeclosed
[You can't, Player. Niko's gone.]
@en_eyeclosed2
[And without Niko, there is no story for me to tell, no messiah to traverse across the land.]
@en_eyeclosed
[...No way for you to connect with the world.]
@en_upset
[...]
@en2
[But...Niko still remembers this place.]
@en4
[...]
@en3
[If you really want to see this world again, I could still...]
@en_distressed2
[Oh... but it won't be the same.]
@en_distressed2
[It'll just be a recording.
It'll just be me using Niko's memories.]
@en_eyeclosed
[...Just like how I'm using Niko's reflection now...]
@en3
[Is that... what you want?]
@unknown
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@en_eyeclosed
[Alright.]
@en3
[I will go rewind the story.]
@en4
[...so that you can relive it from the beginning.]
Wait 20 frames.
If player choice is No
@en_eyeclosed
[I see.]
@en4
[If you change your mind, though... feel free to come back.]
@en_eyeclosed
[It's not like I'm going anywhere.]
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 90 frames.
@niko
Some sort of small machine.
@niko
I wonder what it does?
@niko_speak
I can feel my hair standing up a little...
@niko
It's a power cell...
I think.
@niko_speak
Oh!
@niko_speak
The word "Prophetbot" is written on the side.
@niko
Didn't notice that earlier.
@niko
There are a lot of small, glowing shrimp swimming in the jar.
@silver
[Let's go.]
Condition ['0', '223', '0']
@niko
It's not safe to use this minecart anymore, Player.
Condition ['6', '-1', '8']
Else
Condition ['6', '-1', '2']
Else
Condition ['6', '-1', '4']
Else
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@silver
[Let's go.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '20', '0']
@niko
I can see a green glow in the distance.
Else
@ed
[The horizon glows a faint green.]
Condition ['0', '245', '0']
@niko2
...
He has no power...
Else
@green_gatekeeper
[Please do not approach.
This area is dangerous.]
@niko2
...
@niko_eyeclosed
The doorway is full of vines, Player...
@niko3
The bridge is out...
@unknown
[NO TRESPASSING!]
@niko
Oh...excuse me!
@niko
It's an elevator.
@niko_speak
Let's find another way down!
@unknown
[HELLO.]
@unknown
[THIS AREA IS UNAUTHORIZED FOR DEMO.]
@unknown
[SORRY ABOUT THE INCONVENIENCE.]
@niko
...Demo?
@unknown
[I CANNOT LET YOU THROUGH.]
@niko
The elevator's button panel.
@unknown
TO: OFFICE
@unknown
TO:
OFFICE BUILDING AND
CAFE
@plight_worry
Hey, where are you going?
Condition ['1', '4', '0', '1', '0']
Else
Wait 20 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@plight_unknown
Come ooonnnnnnn!
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@plight_unknown
Come ooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!
@plight_unknown
Work already!!!
@niko_speak
Huh?
@niko
Oh right...The elevator guy.
Wait 15 frames.
Wait 10 frames.
Wait 20 frames.
@plight_unknown
WHY. ISN'T. THIS. WORKING??!?
@niko_speak
I think we should go talk to the guy first, Player...
Condition ['1', '4', '0', '4', '0']
Else
Condition ['1', '4', '0', '5', '0']
@unknown
PATH CLOSED
@unknown
TO: CAFE
@unknown
TO: APARTMENTS
Wait 30 frames.
@kip
I couldn't stop him...
@kip
Sigh
Wait 4 frames.
@niko
Hey
@kip
Messiah?
@kip
Oh... you came at an awful time
@kip
come on, we have to get outta here.
@niko
Where?
@kip
Where everyone else is
Condition ['0', '22', '0']
Else
Wait 1 frames.
Wait 30 frames.
@unknown
FACTORY
@unknown
THOU SHALT NOT PASS
@niko
That sure is some books
Condition ['2', 'B', '0']
Condition ['2', 'C', '0']
@ed
[You are testing my patience.]
@ed
[Do you really want the answer?]
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@ed
[When you view the film, it fills your entire window into our world, yes?]
@ed
[I believe you refer to the action I describe as "dragging".]
@ed
[The void is beyond the borders of your view.]
@ed
[Through the void, and back again...]
If player choice is No
@ed
[Are you just here to waste more of my time?]
@ed
[Sigh.]
Else
@ed
[Still clueless?]
@ed
[Figures.]
@ed
[Want another tip?]
Player choice:
If player choice is Yes
@ed
[There's a void beyond the four walls that bind our world to yours. The edges of your viewport, where everything is obscured...]
@ed
[I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.]
@ed
[Pass the film through the void and back again.]
If player choice is No
@ed
[Fine, keep at it.]
@ed
[It's not like I'm going anywhere.]
Else
Condition ['0', '42', '0']
@ed
[Looking for a code, are you?]
Else
@ed
[You're going to need this soon.]
@ed
[Take this film and expose it to the void.]
@ed
[The answer will be revealed when you bring it back again.]
@niko
The computer printed out a strange transparent sheet...
@niko
The screen is off.