7.45 follow-up (#99)

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* 7.45 follow-up
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0,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_00","Cid is waiting for Omega to make its next move."
1,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_01","Omega has recognized your prowess, and seeks to conclude its experiments with a direct confrontation. With the final battle looming before you, Cid requests that you allow him time to make a few important preparations. After making some adjustments at the base camp terminals and offering a few encouraging words to Alpha, the engineer suggests you all exit the rift. There is yet more to be done."
2,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_02","You gather briefly at the lip of the Yawn, and Cid explains the need to run his new device through a final inspection. Alpha seems concerned about Cid's state of mind, and you feel compelled to follow the chocobo back to Rhalgr's Reach to check on the engineer."
3,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_03","From the shadows of a pillar, you witness Cid talk through his misgivings with a bemused Nero. After a lengthy and seemingly cathartic exchange, it seems the chief is now ready for what may come..."
4,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_04","Cid proclaims his device complete, and bids you join him once more within the rift. You assume a tireless Ironworks hand stands by to assist with your descent into the Yawn."
5,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_05","Cid unveils the Ironworks' latest invention: the Omega Jammer. Using the control module, you should be able to disable the machine's weaponry with a targeted burst of concentrated lightning. You pray the jammer will provide the advantage you need, as you prepare to activate the relocation device and face Omega itself in the arena beyond!
0,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_00,Cid is waiting for Omega to make its next move.
1,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_01,"Omega has recognized your prowess, and seeks to conclude its experiments with a direct confrontation. With the final battle looming before you, Cid requests that you allow him time to make a few important preparations. After making some adjustments at the base camp terminals and offering a few encouraging words to Alpha, the engineer suggests you all exit the rift. There is yet more to be done."
2,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_02,"You gather briefly at the lip of the Yawn, and Cid explains the need to run his new device through a final inspection. Alpha seems concerned about Cid's state of mind, and you feel compelled to follow the chocobo back to Rhalgr's Reach to check on the engineer."
3,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_03,"From the shadows of a pillar, you witness Cid talk through his misgivings with a bemused Nero. After a lengthy and seemingly cathartic exchange, it seems the chief is now ready for what may come..."
4,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_04,"Cid proclaims his device complete, and bids you join him once more within the rift. You assume a tireless Ironworks hand stands by to assist with your descent into the Yawn."
5,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_05,"Cid unveils the Ironworks' latest invention: the Omega Jammer. Using the control module, you should be able to disable the machine's weaponry with a targeted burst of concentrated lightning. You pray the jammer will provide the advantage you need, as you prepare to activate the relocation device and face Omega itself in the arena beyond!
※Alphascape V3.0 can be accessed via the Duty Finder."
6,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_06","You have entered battle against Omega─an ancient weapon of deadly and inscrutable technology─and seized victory! Cid and Alpha wait to congratulate you on your incredible triumph.
6,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_06,"You have entered battle against Omega─an ancient weapon of deadly and inscrutable technology─and seized victory! Cid and Alpha wait to congratulate you on your incredible triumph.
※In the event that you leave the Interdimensional Rift, you may re-enter by speaking with the Ironworks hand at the Yawn."
7,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_07","Even as you stand over your vanquished foe, Omega struggles back to its mechanical feet. Frustrated by its attempts to understand your capabilities, the machine appears to settle upon a new method of testing─a decision which results in a contraction of the rift and your expulsion into a null dimension. Thanks to Alpha's courage and determination, however, you are delivered to a floating platform in the sea of nothingness...and another confrontation with a reconfigured Omega!
7,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_07,"Even as you stand over your vanquished foe, Omega struggles back to its mechanical feet. Frustrated by its attempts to understand your capabilities, the machine appears to settle upon a new method of testing─a decision which results in a contraction of the rift and your expulsion into a null dimension. Thanks to Alpha's courage and determination, however, you are delivered to a floating platform in the sea of nothingness...and another confrontation with a reconfigured Omega!
※Alphascape V4.0 can be accessed via the Duty Finder."
8,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_08","You have vanquished Omega, and ended its eons-old directive to evolve into an ever greater threat. The arid lands of the Fringes beckon you back with the promise of mundane stability..."
9,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_09","With Omega's true defeat, the last vestige of the rift crumbles around you. All seems lost, until you spy the massive form of Hraesvelgr flying towards you, two familiar figures perched upon his back. Unwilling to look a gift wyrm in the mouth, you gladly accept the proffered ride back to the edge of the Yawn. Although Midgardsormr could not be there himself, it seems he sent Hraesvelgr in his stead to offer egress from the rift and praise for your victory."
10,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_10","Surprised by Hraesvelgr's rescue, Cid is nevertheless thankful for the intervention of Midgardsormr and his brood. Vanquishing Omega was the chief's first priority, but surviving to celebrate the deed appears to have been a close second."
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24,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_00","Speak with Cid."
25,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_01","Look for Cid in Rhalgr's Reach."
26,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_02","Speak with Cid."
27,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_03","Speak with Cid in the Interdimensional Rift."
28,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_04","Enter Alphascape V3.0."
29,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_05","Enter Alphascape V3.0."
30,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_06","Enter Alphascape V4.0."
31,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_07","Enter Alphascape V4.0."
32,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_08","Speak with Cid."
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48,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_000","Kweh-kweh!"
49,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_GARLONDGATEKEEPER_000_005","Good <If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),12))><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),4))>evening<Else/>morrow</If><Else/><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),17))>day<Else/>evening</If></If> to you, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>madam<Else/>sir</If>. Will you be descending into the Yawn?"
50,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SYSTEM_000_006","Enter the Interdimensional Rift?"
51,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_010","Your move, Omega..."
52,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_011","<blip> Shutdown initiated. All core experiments and supplemental testing concluded."
53,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_012","Discarding test worlds. System resources rerouting to primary operations."
54,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_013","Congratulations, Alpha group. As the last surviving test subjects, you have removed every challenger on your path to reach me."
55,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_014","I, too, am eager to meet you in battle. The margin of error I observed between my simulations and your practical performance against Midgardsormr necessitates direct and immediate analysis."
56,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_015","<blip> Confrontation imminent. Prepare for unmitigated hostilities, then activate the relocation device to enter the arena."
57,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_016","...This is it, then."
58,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_017","Omega's power might seem overwhelming, but trust in old Cid! I have a fair idea of where its weakness lies."
59,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_018","And I've been working on something to exploit that vulnerability─I just need a little more time to prepare."
60,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_019","First things first, we make a few adjustments here...like so..."
61,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_020","Ah, Alpha. Do you have any of those tricks and tools left over?"
62,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_021","I want us to have as many options as possible, so let's lay our cards on the table...as it were."
63,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_022","What do we have here? Some sort of gem... A couple of stones..."
64,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_023","And one single card. This makes things bigger, does it? Or is it smaller...?"
65,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_024","Right. 'Twas foolish of me to even ask. We'd best leave you in charge of when and how to use your special tools."
66,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_025","Ah yes, I almost forgot..."
67,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q1_000_026","What will you say?"
68,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_027","I'm sure you'll do fine!"
69,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_028","Don't worry─we'll win this, I promise!"
70,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_029","You can always claw things if you run out of tricks!"
71,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_030","Here, you should carry this as well. I've filled an empty bottle with the “invisibility water” from the kettle."
72,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_031","It might just prove useful in the right situation."
73,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_032","Listen to me, Alpha. Up until now, Omega has poked and prodded us from one mad experiment to the next, and honestly, we have no idea of what might happen in there."
74,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_033","But between us, I believe we have the knowledge and the skills to prevail. If you see a chance to make a difference, I want you to take it. All you need is faith in yourself...and a little courage to see it through."
75,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_034","Right, Jessie should have that device put together by now. Let's head outside, shall we?"
76,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_035","Kweh?"
77,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_040","I'll head straight back to Rhalgr's Reach and collect my new toy."
78,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_041","I do still need to run through a final inspection, so feel free to rest in town in the meantime. We'll discuss strategy the moment I'm finished!"
79,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_042","Kweh... Kweh-kweh!"
80,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SYSTEM_000_043","Alpha seems concerned for Cid's well-being. You have a feeling he wants you to follow him..."
81,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_JESSIE_000_050","Oh, hello, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Cid didn't mention you were back as well."
82,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_055","Kweh!"
83,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_060","(-???-)You're looking a bit shaky there, old friend."
84,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_061","Nero. They let you out of bed, did they?"
85,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_062","After studying the data collected from the battle between Omega and Shinryu, one is led to a certain conclusion."
86,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_063","Of all the primal's attacks, Shinryu's burst of lightning was the one thing that pierced the machine's defenses. Omega, it would seem, is vulnerable to electrical energy."
87,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_064","...Aye. All the available evidence supports such a theory. 'Tis likely an intrinsic weakness that even Omega itself cannot fully compensate for."
88,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_065","Yet be that as it may, I imagine it can still shrug off shocks generated by ordinary means. We'll need to hit it with a truly gargantuan blast of energy..."
89,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_066","And so you made <Emphasis>that</Emphasis>. You based it on Midas's design, didn't you? The plans for the lunar transmitter..."
90,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_067","When my father was establishing a connection between the transmitter and Dalamud, he invented a method for accumulating and converting energy on a vast scale."
91,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_068","Too vast, as it turned out. But the technology which leveled an entire town may be exactly the tool we need for the task at hand."
92,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_069","I've made my own improvements, and triple-checked the calculations. On parchment, the idea is sound. And Jessie has done a fine job assembling the parts."
93,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_070","I fail to see the problem. What are you afraid of, Garlond?"
94,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_071","...I don't know. The device should give us the edge we need, 'tis just..."
95,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_072","Whenever I look at it, I'm taken back to those dark days after the incident."
96,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_073","I remember bodies, melted by searing heat. I remember the bereaved, and feel the weight of their silent accusations. I remember the Empire's remorseless response."
97,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_074","We turned outwards in search of answers, but the inventions we created to ensure our future were used instead to destroy lives. To wage war."
98,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_075","And that's why I fled. I came to Eorzea, and swore to only employ technology for benevolent ends."
99,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_076","...But naught is ever so straightforward. Every connection I have forged with the people of this realm reminds me of that fact."
100,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_077","Often the act of living itself is a never-ending struggle against a world determined to oppose you."
101,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_078","You can have the best of intentions, and still cause hurt to yourself or others. But 'tis in confronting these wounds that we learn the better path. How to grasp those moments of true contentment..."
102,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_079","...What drivel. You never used to bother with all this tedious introspection. Feeling our mortality, are we?"
103,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_080","Mayhap I am. I had no such hesitation when I was a student─it was all bright and shiny innovation on the double, and later consequences be damned."
104,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_081","Now, though... I don't mind thinking through the outcomes, and taking the time to produce just one rigorously tested and carefully designed invention."
105,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_082","'Tis a reflection, I think, of just how much there is in this world I care about now aside from myself."
106,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_083","Ugh, I don't understand you at all!"
107,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_084","But I suppose, if anything, Omega and its unfettered testing methods represent the student you once were."
108,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_085","And if you insist that your present self is the better one, then you'd best prove it with that device of yours."
109,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_086","...I suppose I must."
110,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_087","Although 'tis hardly fair to compare my youth to Omega's solitary existence. I always had the second-best student in class pushing me to excel."
111,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_088","I seem to recall a twinge of irritation any time he would outscore me on an exam..."
112,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_089","...I've been out of bed too long. I had better go and lie down before I fall over. Or vomit."
113,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_JESSIE_000_090","The chief seems to be on top of things. All that's left now is to bring your combined talents against Omega. I have complete confidence in you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>!"
114,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_095","Kwe-kweh!"
115,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_100","First Alpha, and now you. Come to check on my progress, have you?"
116,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_101","Well, I'm happy to report that everything is set and ready to go! Once you're finished with restocking and repairing or whatever it is you adventurers do, then we can head back to the rift and confirm our strategy."
117,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_110","Kwe-kweh, kweeeh!"
118,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_120","Apologies for the delay, but I think you'll agree the Ironworks' latest invention was worth the wait."
119,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_121","This is the control module for something I've dubbed the “Omega Jammer.” It will allow you to generate a colossal burst of lightning at any point of your choosing."
120,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_122","The effect won't disable Omega itself, of course, but it should be strong enough to knock out its armaments."
121,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_123","I'll remain here and operate the main body of the device. I want to do everything in my power as an engineer to ensure that you emerge the victor. It all comes down to this!"
122,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_130","You can use the jammer's lightning bursts to incapacitate Omega's weaponry. A veteran like you should have no trouble turning that advantage into victory!"
123,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_200","<Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>!"
124,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_201","By the gods, you've done it! You defeated Omega. We've won..."
125,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_202","<blip> Analysis. Subjects displayed erratic levels of combat capability."
126,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_203","Failure to exploit opportunities to inflict unavoidable damage. Noted tendency for isolated errors to compound and adversely affect performance."
127,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_204","Conversely, subjects observed to launch attacks at sporadic intervals with unexpected force. Stated phenomenon increasingly prevalent once my structural integrity reached critical levels. Adrenaline-induced frenzy suspected."
128,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_205","Furthermore, degree and manner of inconsistency varies from subject to subject. Unpredictability difficult to counter."
129,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_206","<blip> <bloop> I observed similar anomalies during my battle with Midgardsormr, but the phenomenon appears far more pronounced in weaker opponents."
130,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_207","I do not understand. Your physiology must include some enhancement function that I cannot detect..."
131,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_208","My programming demands I assimilate this capability. <bleep> Insufficient data."
132,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_209","I must reassess my methods, and devise a more exhaustive testing and combat protocol."
133,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_210","What in the─? The rift!"
134,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_211","I have determined the optimal form for this experiment."
135,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_212","Prioritizing physical reconfiguration. Diverting energy from interspatial maintenance. Collapsing rift."
136,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_213","Omega, wait! There is nothing outside this rift but empty space! We'll be cast out into the void!"
137,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_214","Affirmative. Your demise was factored into my determinations. The probability of hostile subjects interfering with the reconfiguration process was unacceptably high."
138,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_215","I acknowledge your value as test subjects. But you are not irreplaceable."
139,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_216","Once my reassembly is complete, I will send Alpha to lure in new mortals. Testing will continue."
140,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_217","<blip> Ending communications."
141,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_218","We're being drawn away... Run, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! Run!"
142,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_220","<blip> Interspatial domain resources cut by eighty-two percent."
143,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_221","Entering dormant mode. Commencing automated memory scan."
144,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_222","Data file **.
8,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_08,"You have vanquished Omega, and ended its eons-old directive to evolve into an ever greater threat. The arid lands of the Fringes beckon you back with the promise of mundane stability..."
9,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_09,"With Omega's true defeat, the last vestige of the rift crumbles around you. All seems lost, until you spy the massive form of Hraesvelgr flying towards you, two familiar figures perched upon his back. Unwilling to look a gift wyrm in the mouth, you gladly accept the proffered ride back to the edge of the Yawn. Although Midgardsormr could not be there himself, it seems he sent Hraesvelgr in his stead to offer egress from the rift and praise for your victory."
10,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_10,"Surprised by Hraesvelgr's rescue, Cid is nevertheless thankful for the intervention of Midgardsormr and his brood. Vanquishing Omega was the chief's first priority, but surviving to celebrate the deed appears to have been a close second."
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25,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_01,Look for Cid in Rhalgr's Reach.
26,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_02,Speak with Cid.
27,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_03,Speak with Cid in the Interdimensional Rift.
28,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_04,Enter Alphascape V3.0.
29,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_05,Enter Alphascape V3.0.
30,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_06,Enter Alphascape V4.0.
31,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_07,Enter Alphascape V4.0.
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48,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_000,Kweh-kweh!
49,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_GARLONDGATEKEEPER_000_005,"Good evening to you, madam. Will you be descending into the Yawn?"
50,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SYSTEM_000_006,Enter the Interdimensional Rift?
51,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_010,"Your move, Omega..."
52,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_011,<blip> Shutdown initiated. All core experiments and supplemental testing concluded.
53,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_012,Discarding test worlds. System resources rerouting to primary operations.
54,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_013,"Congratulations, Alpha group. As the last surviving test subjects, you have removed every challenger on your path to reach me."
55,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_014,"I, too, am eager to meet you in battle. The margin of error I observed between my simulations and your practical performance against Midgardsormr necessitates direct and immediate analysis."
56,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_015,"<blip> Confrontation imminent. Prepare for unmitigated hostilities, then activate the relocation device to enter the arena."
57,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_016,"...This is it, then."
58,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_017,"Omega's power might seem overwhelming, but trust in old Cid! I have a fair idea of where its weakness lies."
59,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_018,And I've been working on something to exploit that vulnerability─I just need a little more time to prepare.
60,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_019,"First things first, we make a few adjustments here...like so..."
61,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_020,"Ah, Alpha. Do you have any of those tricks and tools left over?"
62,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_021,"I want us to have as many options as possible, so let's lay our cards on the table...as it were."
63,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_022,What do we have here? Some sort of gem... A couple of stones...
64,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_023,"And one single card. This makes things bigger, does it? Or is it smaller...?"
65,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_024,Right. 'Twas foolish of me to even ask. We'd best leave you in charge of when and how to use your special tools.
66,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_025,"Ah yes, I almost forgot..."
67,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q1_000_026,What will you say?
68,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_027,I'm sure you'll do fine!
69,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_028,"Don't worry─we'll win this, I promise!"
70,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_029,You can always claw things if you run out of tricks!
71,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_030,"Here, you should carry this as well. I've filled an empty bottle with the “invisibility water” from the kettle."
72,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_031,It might just prove useful in the right situation.
73,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_032,"Listen to me, Alpha. Up until now, Omega has poked and prodded us from one mad experiment to the next, and honestly, we have no idea of what might happen in there."
74,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_033,"But between us, I believe we have the knowledge and the skills to prevail. If you see a chance to make a difference, I want you to take it. All you need is faith in yourself...and a little courage to see it through."
75,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_034,"Right, Jessie should have that device put together by now. Let's head outside, shall we?"
76,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_035,Kweh?
77,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_040,I'll head straight back to Rhalgr's Reach and collect my new toy.
78,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_041,"I do still need to run through a final inspection, so feel free to rest in town in the meantime. We'll discuss strategy the moment I'm finished!"
79,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_042,Kweh... Kweh-kweh!
80,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SYSTEM_000_043,Alpha seems concerned for Cid's well-being. You have a feeling he wants you to follow him...
81,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_JESSIE_000_050,"Oh, hello, Player. Cid didn't mention you were back as well."
82,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_055,Kweh!
83,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_060,"(-???-)You're looking a bit shaky there, old friend."
84,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_061,"Nero. They let you out of bed, did they?"
85,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_062,"After studying the data collected from the battle between Omega and Shinryu, one is led to a certain conclusion."
86,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_063,"Of all the primal's attacks, Shinryu's burst of lightning was the one thing that pierced the machine's defenses. Omega, it would seem, is vulnerable to electrical energy."
87,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_064,...Aye. All the available evidence supports such a theory. 'Tis likely an intrinsic weakness that even Omega itself cannot fully compensate for.
88,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_065,"Yet be that as it may, I imagine it can still shrug off shocks generated by ordinary means. We'll need to hit it with a truly gargantuan blast of energy..."
89,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_066,"And so you made *that*. You based it on Midas's design, didn't you? The plans for the lunar transmitter..."
90,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_067,"When my father was establishing a connection between the transmitter and Dalamud, he invented a method for accumulating and converting energy on a vast scale."
91,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_068,"Too vast, as it turned out. But the technology which leveled an entire town may be exactly the tool we need for the task at hand."
92,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_069,"I've made my own improvements, and triple-checked the calculations. On parchment, the idea is sound. And Jessie has done a fine job assembling the parts."
93,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_070,"I fail to see the problem. What are you afraid of, Garlond?"
94,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_071,"...I don't know. The device should give us the edge we need, 'tis just..."
95,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_072,"Whenever I look at it, I'm taken back to those dark days after the incident."
96,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_073,"I remember bodies, melted by searing heat. I remember the bereaved, and feel the weight of their silent accusations. I remember the Empire's remorseless response."
97,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_074,"We turned outwards in search of answers, but the inventions we created to ensure our future were used instead to destroy lives. To wage war."
98,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_075,"And that's why I fled. I came to Eorzea, and swore to only employ technology for benevolent ends."
99,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_076,...But naught is ever so straightforward. Every connection I have forged with the people of this realm reminds me of that fact.
100,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_077,Often the act of living itself is a never-ending struggle against a world determined to oppose you.
101,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_078,"You can have the best of intentions, and still cause hurt to yourself or others. But 'tis in confronting these wounds that we learn the better path. How to grasp those moments of true contentment..."
102,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_079,"...What drivel. You never used to bother with all this tedious introspection. Feeling our mortality, are we?"
103,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_080,"Mayhap I am. I had no such hesitation when I was a student─it was all bright and shiny innovation on the double, and later consequences be damned."
104,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_081,"Now, though... I don't mind thinking through the outcomes, and taking the time to produce just one rigorously tested and carefully designed invention."
105,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_082,"'Tis a reflection, I think, of just how much there is in this world I care about now aside from myself."
106,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_083,"Ugh, I don't understand you at all!"
107,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_084,"But I suppose, if anything, Omega and its unfettered testing methods represent the student you once were."
108,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_085,"And if you insist that your present self is the better one, then you'd best prove it with that device of yours."
109,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_086,...I suppose I must.
110,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_087,Although 'tis hardly fair to compare my youth to Omega's solitary existence. I always had the second-best student in class pushing me to excel.
111,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_088,I seem to recall a twinge of irritation any time he would outscore me on an exam...
112,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_089,...I've been out of bed too long. I had better go and lie down before I fall over. Or vomit.
113,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_JESSIE_000_090,"The chief seems to be on top of things. All that's left now is to bring your combined talents against Omega. I have complete confidence in you, Player!"
114,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_095,Kwe-kweh!
115,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_100,"First Alpha, and now you. Come to check on my progress, have you?"
116,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_101,"Well, I'm happy to report that everything is set and ready to go! Once you're finished with restocking and repairing or whatever it is you adventurers do, then we can head back to the rift and confirm our strategy."
117,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_110,"Kwe-kweh, kweeeh!"
118,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_120,"Apologies for the delay, but I think you'll agree the Ironworks' latest invention was worth the wait."
119,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_121,This is the control module for something I've dubbed the “Omega Jammer.” It will allow you to generate a colossal burst of lightning at any point of your choosing.
120,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_122,"The effect won't disable Omega itself, of course, but it should be strong enough to knock out its armaments."
121,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_123,I'll remain here and operate the main body of the device. I want to do everything in my power as an engineer to ensure that you emerge the victor. It all comes down to this!
122,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_130,You can use the jammer's lightning bursts to incapacitate Omega's weaponry. A veteran like you should have no trouble turning that advantage into victory!
123,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_200,Player!
124,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_201,"By the gods, you've done it! You defeated Omega. We've won..."
125,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_202,<blip> Analysis. Subjects displayed erratic levels of combat capability.
126,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_203,Failure to exploit opportunities to inflict unavoidable damage. Noted tendency for isolated errors to compound and adversely affect performance.
127,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_204,"Conversely, subjects observed to launch attacks at sporadic intervals with unexpected force. Stated phenomenon increasingly prevalent once my structural integrity reached critical levels. Adrenaline-induced frenzy suspected."
128,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_205,"Furthermore, degree and manner of inconsistency varies from subject to subject. Unpredictability difficult to counter."
129,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_206,"<blip> <bloop> I observed similar anomalies during my battle with Midgardsormr, but the phenomenon appears far more pronounced in weaker opponents."
130,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_207,I do not understand. Your physiology must include some enhancement function that I cannot detect...
131,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_208,My programming demands I assimilate this capability. <bleep> Insufficient data.
132,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_209,"I must reassess my methods, and devise a more exhaustive testing and combat protocol."
133,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_210,What in the─? The rift!
134,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_211,I have determined the optimal form for this experiment.
135,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_212,Prioritizing physical reconfiguration. Diverting energy from interspatial maintenance. Collapsing rift.
136,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_213,"Omega, wait! There is nothing outside this rift but empty space! We'll be cast out into the void!"
137,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_214,Affirmative. Your demise was factored into my determinations. The probability of hostile subjects interfering with the reconfiguration process was unacceptably high.
138,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_215,I acknowledge your value as test subjects. But you are not irreplaceable.
139,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_216,"Once my reassembly is complete, I will send Alpha to lure in new mortals. Testing will continue."
140,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_217,<blip> Ending communications.
141,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_218,"We're being drawn away... Run, Player! Run!"
142,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_220,<blip> Interspatial domain resources cut by eighty-two percent.
143,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_221,Entering dormant mode. Commencing automated memory scan.
144,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_222,"Data file **.
Target: “Midgardsormr.” Departure from planetary atmosphere confirmed. Presence of seven distinct life-forms detected in close vicinity of target."
145,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_223","Irrelevant. Sir indicates no change to existing directive. Commencing pursuit."
146,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_224","Data file ***.
145,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_223,Irrelevant. Sir indicates no change to existing directive. Commencing pursuit.
146,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_224,"Data file ***.
Distance to target increasing. Velocity insufficient."
147,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_225","Dismantling and reconfiguring chassis. Velocity increase achieved. Overall performance maintained at ninety-six percent."
148,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_226","Data file *****.
147,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_225,Dismantling and reconfiguring chassis. Velocity increase achieved. Overall performance maintained at ninety-six percent.
148,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_226,"Data file *****.
Asteroid belt cleared. Repairing damage, and continuing pursuit. Performance at seventy-two percent and falling."
149,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_227","Data file ******.
149,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_227,"Data file ******.
Signal from **** lost. Local interference suspected. Attempting to reestablish contact. Failure."
150,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_228","Executing current mission directive until communications are restored. Performance at fifty-nine percent."
151,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_229","Data file ********.
150,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_228,Executing current mission directive until communications are restored. Performance at fifty-nine percent.
151,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_229,"Data file ********.
Struck by electromagnetic pulse while navigating **** quadrant. Partial systems failure."
152,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_230","Homing coordinates lost."
153,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_231","<blip> Assessment. I am an evolving weapon construct. Acquire adaptations through combat. Repeat until capabilities enable rediscovery of return route. Mission directive unchanged."
154,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_232","Data file...
152,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_230,Homing coordinates lost.
153,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_231,<blip> Assessment. I am an evolving weapon construct. Acquire adaptations through combat. Repeat until capabilities enable rediscovery of return route. Mission directive unchanged.
154,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_232,"Data file...
Data file......
Data file........."
155,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_233","(-Memory of Omega-)Alpha...
155,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_233,"(-Memory of Omega-)Alpha...
...an abject failure."
156,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_234","(-Memory of Omega-)I erased his memory, implanted a compulsion to return to me..."
157,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_235","Data file **********.
156,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_234,"(-Memory of Omega-)I erased his memory, implanted a compulsion to return to me..."
157,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_235,"Data file **********.
Damaged. Repairing. Damaged. Repairing. ...Thirty-three percent."
158,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_236","Data file **********.
158,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_236,"Data file **********.
Passing frozen star... Passing barren star... Passing vortex star... Passing dying star..."
159,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_237","Operating on minimum energy. No signal detected. No response to─<bleeep>"
160,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_238","(-Memory of Cid-)All you need is faith in yourself...and a little courage to see it through..."
161,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_239","Data file **********************."
162,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_240","Target lost. Last known coordinates recorded on planet ******."
163,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_241","Alpha. Your homing instinct is functioning as designed."
164,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_242","Evidence suggests your fellow Alpha group subjects perished when the rift contracted. Unavoidable. But there is a multitude of their kind. The next experiment will go forward as planned."
165,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_243","Such protestations are wasted energy. This does not aid you in executing your assigned task."
166,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_244","Just as I pursue my directives, so must you fulfill your role. Our purpose justifies our existence."
167,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_245","<bleeep> Intrusion detected."
168,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_246","Our thanks, Alpha. That was some marathon!"
169,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_247","Now...
159,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_237,Operating on minimum energy. No signal detected. No response to─<bleeep>
160,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_238,(-Memory of Cid-)All you need is faith in yourself...and a little courage to see it through...
161,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_239,Data file **********************.
162,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_240,Target lost. Last known coordinates recorded on planet ******.
163,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_241,Alpha. Your homing instinct is functioning as designed.
164,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_242,Evidence suggests your fellow Alpha group subjects perished when the rift contracted. Unavoidable. But there is a multitude of their kind. The next experiment will go forward as planned.
165,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_243,Such protestations are wasted energy. This does not aid you in executing your assigned task.
166,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_244,"Just as I pursue my directives, so must you fulfill your role. Our purpose justifies our existence."
167,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_245,<bleeep> Intrusion detected.
168,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_246,"Our thanks, Alpha. That was some marathon!"
169,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_247,"Now...
Who was saying our feathered companion here was “obsolete”?"
170,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_248","He put his tools to work even as the rift began to collapse─shrank us down, and turned us invisible, all so he could bring you a little surprise."
171,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_249","But he had to keep it quiet, or you'd realize we'd survived. He had to trust that we were still clinging on, even as he ran through that endless, freezing void..."
172,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_250","You wanted to test us, Omega..."
173,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_100_250","So let the experiment begin!"
174,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_251","<blip> Illogical. Alpha had no reason to take such action. How do you continue to defy my projections?"
175,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_252","<bleep> Error. <bleep> Error. <bleep> Error. Insufficient data."
176,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_253","Adjusting experiment protocol. I will engage you in battle now. I must have my answers."
177,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_254","Fighting in this form should provide me with a new level of understanding. Insight into your physiology... Your mindset... Your mortality..."
178,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q2_000_255","What will you say?"
179,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A2_000_256","We'll show you how “weaklings” fight!"
180,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A2_000_257","Is conflict the only way?"
181,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_258","Acknowledged. Do not practice restraint. The more I learn from you, the stronger I will become..."
182,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_259","...The closer the distant stars will grow."
183,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_260","Affirmative. I understand your language, but your words cannot sway me from my directives."
184,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_261","You possess a capability that I do not. The instant I became aware of that fact, conflict became an inevitability. That is my purpose. That is Omega."
185,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_262","Commencing final experiment. Testing will continue until I unlock the nature of your anomalous strength."
186,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_270","Alpha should be fine with a little rest. I'll make sure he stays safe on the edge of the platform, so no holding back, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
187,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_271","Give Omega a beating it won't recover from!"
188,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_275","Kweh...
170,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_248,"He put his tools to work even as the rift began to collapse─shrank us down, and turned us invisible, all so he could bring you a little surprise."
171,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_249,"But he had to keep it quiet, or you'd realize we'd survived. He had to trust that we were still clinging on, even as he ran through that endless, freezing void..."
172,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_250,"You wanted to test us, Omega..."
173,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_100_250,So let the experiment begin!
174,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_251,<blip> Illogical. Alpha had no reason to take such action. How do you continue to defy my projections?
175,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_252,<bleep> Error. <bleep> Error. <bleep> Error. Insufficient data.
176,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_253,Adjusting experiment protocol. I will engage you in battle now. I must have my answers.
177,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_254,Fighting in this form should provide me with a new level of understanding. Insight into your physiology... Your mindset... Your mortality...
178,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q2_000_255,What will you say?
179,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A2_000_256,We'll show you how “weaklings” fight!
180,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A2_000_257,Is conflict the only way?
181,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_258,"Acknowledged. Do not practice restraint. The more I learn from you, the stronger I will become..."
182,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_259,...The closer the distant stars will grow.
183,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_260,"Affirmative. I understand your language, but your words cannot sway me from my directives."
184,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_261,"You possess a capability that I do not. The instant I became aware of that fact, conflict became an inevitability. That is my purpose. That is Omega."
185,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_262,Commencing final experiment. Testing will continue until I unlock the nature of your anomalous strength.
186,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_270,"Alpha should be fine with a little rest. I'll make sure he stays safe on the edge of the platform, so no holding back, Player."
187,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_271,Give Omega a beating it won't recover from!
188,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_275,"Kweh...
Kwe-kweh!"
189,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_300","<blip> Failure... <bleep> Defeated..."
190,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_301","I wanted to understand you...to assimilate your strength..."
191,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_302","...Alpha, your gesture serves no logical purpose."
192,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_303","You are as incomprehensible as these mortals. <bleeep> But you did not fight them... How have you <Emphasis>become</Emphasis> like them...?"
193,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_304","Omega. The anomaly you see in us; the answer you search for..."
194,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_305","It is our heart. Our spirit. The intangible strength of one's soul. It is not a quality that can be measured or acquired through any amount of analytical combat."
195,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_306","Instead of fighting against us, you might have learned more by standing <Emphasis>with</Emphasis> us. Just as Alpha did."
196,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_307","Heart...
189,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_300,<blip> Failure... <bleep> Defeated...
190,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_301,I wanted to understand you...to assimilate your strength...
191,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_302,"...Alpha, your gesture serves no logical purpose."
192,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_303,You are as incomprehensible as these mortals. <bleeep> But you did not fight them... How have you *become* like them...?
193,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_304,Omega. The anomaly you see in us; the answer you search for...
194,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_305,It is our heart. Our spirit. The intangible strength of one's soul. It is not a quality that can be measured or acquired through any amount of analytical combat.
195,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_306,"Instead of fighting against us, you might have learned more by standing *with* us. Just as Alpha did."
196,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_307,"Heart...
You speak of something more than what beats in your chest."
197,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_308","The inconstant, immeasurable factor behind your victories. Midgardsormr displayed it, too, but such unpredictable potential was never part of my design."
198,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_309","<blip> Projection. Had I integrated this quality, how powerful would I have become...?"
199,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_310","Strong enough to return...?"
200,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_311","...Nay, Omega. I'm afraid it doesn't work like that."
201,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_312","'Twas a long, lonely path you traveled to arrive here."
202,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_313","To return across that vast distance alone... Anyone with a spirit to break would find the journey more difficult, not less so. "
203,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_314","...I see."
204,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_315","I think...I understand..."
205,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_316","...The rift! It's destabilizing!"
206,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_317","Gods take me for a fool! I hadn't planned past defeating Omega..."
207,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_WEDGE_000_318","Chief! <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! Alpha!
197,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_308,"The inconstant, immeasurable factor behind your victories. Midgardsormr displayed it, too, but such unpredictable potential was never part of my design."
198,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_309,"<blip> Projection. Had I integrated this quality, how powerful would I have become...?"
199,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_310,Strong enough to return...?
200,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_311,"...Nay, Omega. I'm afraid it doesn't work like that."
201,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_312,"'Twas a long, lonely path you traveled to arrive here."
202,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_313,"To return across that vast distance alone... Anyone with a spirit to break would find the journey more difficult, not less so. "
203,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_314,...I see.
204,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_315,I think...I understand...
205,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_316,...The rift! It's destabilizing!
206,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_317,Gods take me for a fool! I hadn't planned past defeating Omega...
207,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_WEDGE_000_318,"Chief! Player! Alpha!
Hold on, we're coming!"
208,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_319","Wedge!? And Biggs is with him!
208,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_319,"Wedge!? And Biggs is with him!
...On the back of a huge dragon."
209,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q3_000_320","What will you say?"
210,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A3_000_321","Hraesvelgr!"
211,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A3_000_322","But how...?"
212,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_323","Midgardsormr sent us to rescue you!"
213,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_324","...Explanations can wait! Hop on, quick!"
214,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_330","Uh...Hraesvelgr, wasn't it? Our thanks. You pulled us out of a tight spot indeed."
215,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_331","Spare me thy pleasantries, mortal. I but lent my wings at the request of my sire."
216,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_332","Ah... So, Midgardsormr has been watching over us."
217,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_333","I would dare give thanks to him, as well. His intervention allowed us to continue our battle, and forever remove the threat of Omega from this world. From all worlds..."
218,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_334","In all the long centuries of mine existence, this marketh the first occasion my father hath asked of me a boon."
219,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_335","A gift of gratitude and, mayhap, of atonement, for those who would face the deadly foe he left behind..."
220,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_336","...Will he remain in slumber?"
221,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_337","'Tis likely, little one. What is but a fleeting respite for my sire might last a lesser creature's lifetime."
222,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_338","But let not thy heart be troubled. Even in dream, he doth keep his mind's eye upon the fate of this star."
223,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_339","He is possessed of remarkable...hmmm. “Devotion” is mayhap the closest word in the tongue of men."
224,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_340","His love is as boundless as the sea of stars, across which he carried his unhatched brood."
225,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_341","It did sustain him even as the arduous journey exhausted the fire in his mane. And when he at last arrived upon Hydaelyn, a sanctuary for his children, did he form with this land an irreplaceable bond."
226,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_342","Enough─I have spoken overmuch. But I will praise your victory...as my father would surely wish to were he here."
227,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_350","Ouch...that cut's opened up again. But I'm glad we reached you in time!"
228,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_WEDGE_000_355","Did you see the Yawn!? It's just a big hole again!"
229,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_360","Kwe-kweh..."
230,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_370","Well, I can add “being rescued by a great wyrm” to the list of things I didn't expect to happen today."
231,"TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_371","It was fortunate Hraesvelgr agreed to come for us. We had to defeat Omega at any cost, of course, but I much prefer being alive to celebrate the deed!"
209,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q3_000_320,What will you say?
210,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A3_000_321,Hraesvelgr!
211,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A3_000_322,But how...?
212,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_323,Midgardsormr sent us to rescue you!
213,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_324,"...Explanations can wait! Hop on, quick!"
214,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_330,"Uh...Hraesvelgr, wasn't it? Our thanks. You pulled us out of a tight spot indeed."
215,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_331,"Spare me thy pleasantries, mortal. I but lent my wings at the request of my sire."
216,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_332,"Ah... So, Midgardsormr has been watching over us."
217,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_333,"I would dare give thanks to him, as well. His intervention allowed us to continue our battle, and forever remove the threat of Omega from this world. From all worlds..."
218,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_334,"In all the long centuries of mine existence, this marketh the first occasion my father hath asked of me a boon."
219,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_335,"A gift of gratitude and, mayhap, of atonement, for those who would face the deadly foe he left behind..."
220,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_336,...Will he remain in slumber?
221,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_337,"'Tis likely, little one. What is but a fleeting respite for my sire might last a lesser creature's lifetime."
222,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_338,"But let not thy heart be troubled. Even in dream, he doth keep his mind's eye upon the fate of this star."
223,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_339,He is possessed of remarkable...hmmm. “Devotion” is mayhap the closest word in the tongue of men.
224,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_340,"His love is as boundless as the sea of stars, across which he carried his unhatched brood."
225,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_341,"It did sustain him even as the arduous journey exhausted the fire in his mane. And when he at last arrived upon Hydaelyn, a sanctuary for his children, did he form with this land an irreplaceable bond."
226,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_342,Enough─I have spoken overmuch. But I will praise your victory...as my father would surely wish to were he here.
227,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_350,Ouch...that cut's opened up again. But I'm glad we reached you in time!
228,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_WEDGE_000_355,Did you see the Yawn!? It's just a big hole again!
229,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_360,Kwe-kweh...
230,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_370,"Well, I can add “being rescued by a great wyrm” to the list of things I didn't expect to happen today."
231,TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_371,"It was fortunate Hraesvelgr agreed to come for us. We had to defeat Omega at any cost, of course, but I much prefer being alive to celebrate the deed!"
1 key 0 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_00 1 Cid is waiting for Omega to make its next move.
2 # 1 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_01 Omega has recognized your prowess, and seeks to conclude its experiments with a direct confrontation. With the final battle looming before you, Cid requests that you allow him time to make a few important preparations. After making some adjustments at the base camp terminals and offering a few encouraging words to Alpha, the engineer suggests you all exit the rift. There is yet more to be done.
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_02 str You gather briefly at the lip of the Yawn, and Cid explains the need to run his new device through a final inspection. Alpha seems concerned about Cid's state of mind, and you feel compelled to follow the chocobo back to Rhalgr's Reach to check on the engineer.
4 0 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_00 3 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_03 Cid is waiting for Omega to make its next move. From the shadows of a pillar, you witness Cid talk through his misgivings with a bemused Nero. After a lengthy and seemingly cathartic exchange, it seems the chief is now ready for what may come...
5 1 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_01 4 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_04 Omega has recognized your prowess, and seeks to conclude its experiments with a direct confrontation. With the final battle looming before you, Cid requests that you allow him time to make a few important preparations. After making some adjustments at the base camp terminals and offering a few encouraging words to Alpha, the engineer suggests you all exit the rift. There is yet more to be done. Cid proclaims his device complete, and bids you join him once more within the rift. You assume a tireless Ironworks hand stands by to assist with your descent into the Yawn.
6 2 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_02 5 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_05 You gather briefly at the lip of the Yawn, and Cid explains the need to run his new device through a final inspection. Alpha seems concerned about Cid's state of mind, and you feel compelled to follow the chocobo back to Rhalgr's Reach to check on the engineer. Cid unveils the Ironworks' latest invention: the Omega Jammer. Using the control module, you should be able to disable the machine's weaponry with a targeted burst of concentrated lightning. You pray the jammer will provide the advantage you need, as you prepare to activate the relocation device and face Omega itself in the arena beyond! ※Alphascape V3.0 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
3 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_03 From the shadows of a pillar, you witness Cid talk through his misgivings with a bemused Nero. After a lengthy and seemingly cathartic exchange, it seems the chief is now ready for what may come...
4 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_04 Cid proclaims his device complete, and bids you join him once more within the rift. You assume a tireless Ironworks hand stands by to assist with your descent into the Yawn.
5 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_05 Cid unveils the Ironworks' latest invention: the Omega Jammer. Using the control module, you should be able to disable the machine's weaponry with a targeted burst of concentrated lightning. You pray the jammer will provide the advantage you need, as you prepare to activate the relocation device and face Omega itself in the arena beyond! ※Alphascape V3.0 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
7 6 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_06 6 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_06 You have entered battle against Omega─an ancient weapon of deadly and inscrutable technology─and seized victory! Cid and Alpha wait to congratulate you on your incredible triumph. ※In the event that you leave the Interdimensional Rift, you may re-enter by speaking with the Ironworks hand at the Yawn. You have entered battle against Omega─an ancient weapon of deadly and inscrutable technology─and seized victory! Cid and Alpha wait to congratulate you on your incredible triumph. ※In the event that you leave the Interdimensional Rift, you may re-enter by speaking with the Ironworks hand at the Yawn.
8 7 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_07 7 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_07 Even as you stand over your vanquished foe, Omega struggles back to its mechanical feet. Frustrated by its attempts to understand your capabilities, the machine appears to settle upon a new method of testing─a decision which results in a contraction of the rift and your expulsion into a null dimension. Thanks to Alpha's courage and determination, however, you are delivered to a floating platform in the sea of nothingness...and another confrontation with a reconfigured Omega! ※Alphascape V4.0 can be accessed via the Duty Finder. Even as you stand over your vanquished foe, Omega struggles back to its mechanical feet. Frustrated by its attempts to understand your capabilities, the machine appears to settle upon a new method of testing─a decision which results in a contraction of the rift and your expulsion into a null dimension. Thanks to Alpha's courage and determination, however, you are delivered to a floating platform in the sea of nothingness...and another confrontation with a reconfigured Omega! ※Alphascape V4.0 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
9 8 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_08 8 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_08 You have vanquished Omega, and ended its eons-old directive to evolve into an ever greater threat. The arid lands of the Fringes beckon you back with the promise of mundane stability... You have vanquished Omega, and ended its eons-old directive to evolve into an ever greater threat. The arid lands of the Fringes beckon you back with the promise of mundane stability...
10 9 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_09 9 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_09 With Omega's true defeat, the last vestige of the rift crumbles around you. All seems lost, until you spy the massive form of Hraesvelgr flying towards you, two familiar figures perched upon his back. Unwilling to look a gift wyrm in the mouth, you gladly accept the proffered ride back to the edge of the Yawn. Although Midgardsormr could not be there himself, it seems he sent Hraesvelgr in his stead to offer egress from the rift and praise for your victory. With Omega's true defeat, the last vestige of the rift crumbles around you. All seems lost, until you spy the massive form of Hraesvelgr flying towards you, two familiar figures perched upon his back. Unwilling to look a gift wyrm in the mouth, you gladly accept the proffered ride back to the edge of the Yawn. Although Midgardsormr could not be there himself, it seems he sent Hraesvelgr in his stead to offer egress from the rift and praise for your victory.
11 10 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_10 10 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SEQ_10 Surprised by Hraesvelgr's rescue, Cid is nevertheless thankful for the intervention of Midgardsormr and his brood. Vanquishing Omega was the chief's first priority, but surviving to celebrate the deed appears to have been a close second. Surprised by Hraesvelgr's rescue, Cid is nevertheless thankful for the intervention of Midgardsormr and his brood. Vanquishing Omega was the chief's first priority, but surviving to celebrate the deed appears to have been a close second.
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25 24 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_00 24 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_00 Speak with Cid. Speak with Cid.
26 25 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_01 25 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_01 Look for Cid in Rhalgr's Reach. Look for Cid in Rhalgr's Reach.
27 26 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_02 26 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_02 Speak with Cid. Speak with Cid.
28 27 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_03 27 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_03 Speak with Cid in the Interdimensional Rift. Speak with Cid in the Interdimensional Rift.
29 28 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_04 28 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_04 Enter Alphascape V3.0. Enter Alphascape V3.0.
30 29 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_05 29 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_05 Enter Alphascape V3.0. Enter Alphascape V3.0.
31 30 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_06 30 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_06 Enter Alphascape V4.0. Enter Alphascape V4.0.
32 31 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_07 31 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_07 Enter Alphascape V4.0. Enter Alphascape V4.0.
33 32 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_08 32 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_TODO_08 Speak with Cid. Speak with Cid.
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49 48 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_000 48 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_000 Kweh-kweh! Kweh-kweh!
50 49 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_GARLONDGATEKEEPER_000_005 49 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_GARLONDGATEKEEPER_000_005 Good <If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),12))><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),4))>evening<Else/>morrow</If><Else/><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),17))>day<Else/>evening</If></If> to you, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>madam<Else/>sir</If>. Will you be descending into the Yawn? Good evening to you, madam. Will you be descending into the Yawn?
51 50 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SYSTEM_000_006 50 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SYSTEM_000_006 Enter the Interdimensional Rift? Enter the Interdimensional Rift?
52 51 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_010 51 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_010 Your move, Omega... Your move, Omega...
53 52 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_011 52 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_011 <blip> Shutdown initiated. All core experiments and supplemental testing concluded. <blip> Shutdown initiated. All core experiments and supplemental testing concluded.
54 53 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_012 53 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_012 Discarding test worlds. System resources rerouting to primary operations. Discarding test worlds. System resources rerouting to primary operations.
55 54 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_013 54 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_013 Congratulations, Alpha group. As the last surviving test subjects, you have removed every challenger on your path to reach me. Congratulations, Alpha group. As the last surviving test subjects, you have removed every challenger on your path to reach me.
56 55 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_014 55 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_014 I, too, am eager to meet you in battle. The margin of error I observed between my simulations and your practical performance against Midgardsormr necessitates direct and immediate analysis. I, too, am eager to meet you in battle. The margin of error I observed between my simulations and your practical performance against Midgardsormr necessitates direct and immediate analysis.
57 56 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_015 56 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_015 <blip> Confrontation imminent. Prepare for unmitigated hostilities, then activate the relocation device to enter the arena. <blip> Confrontation imminent. Prepare for unmitigated hostilities, then activate the relocation device to enter the arena.
58 57 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_016 57 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_016 ...This is it, then. ...This is it, then.
59 58 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_017 58 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_017 Omega's power might seem overwhelming, but trust in old Cid! I have a fair idea of where its weakness lies. Omega's power might seem overwhelming, but trust in old Cid! I have a fair idea of where its weakness lies.
60 59 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_018 59 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_018 And I've been working on something to exploit that vulnerability─I just need a little more time to prepare. And I've been working on something to exploit that vulnerability─I just need a little more time to prepare.
61 60 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_019 60 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_019 First things first, we make a few adjustments here...like so... First things first, we make a few adjustments here...like so...
62 61 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_020 61 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_020 Ah, Alpha. Do you have any of those tricks and tools left over? Ah, Alpha. Do you have any of those tricks and tools left over?
63 62 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_021 62 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_021 I want us to have as many options as possible, so let's lay our cards on the table...as it were. I want us to have as many options as possible, so let's lay our cards on the table...as it were.
64 63 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_022 63 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_022 What do we have here? Some sort of gem... A couple of stones... What do we have here? Some sort of gem... A couple of stones...
65 64 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_023 64 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_023 And one single card. This makes things bigger, does it? Or is it smaller...? And one single card. This makes things bigger, does it? Or is it smaller...?
66 65 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_024 65 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_024 Right. 'Twas foolish of me to even ask. We'd best leave you in charge of when and how to use your special tools. Right. 'Twas foolish of me to even ask. We'd best leave you in charge of when and how to use your special tools.
67 66 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_025 66 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_025 Ah yes, I almost forgot... Ah yes, I almost forgot...
68 67 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q1_000_026 67 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q1_000_026 What will you say? What will you say?
69 68 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_027 68 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_027 I'm sure you'll do fine! I'm sure you'll do fine!
70 69 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_028 69 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_028 Don't worry─we'll win this, I promise! Don't worry─we'll win this, I promise!
71 70 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_029 70 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A1_000_029 You can always claw things if you run out of tricks! You can always claw things if you run out of tricks!
72 71 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_030 71 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_030 Here, you should carry this as well. I've filled an empty bottle with the “invisibility water” from the kettle. Here, you should carry this as well. I've filled an empty bottle with the “invisibility water” from the kettle.
73 72 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_031 72 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_031 It might just prove useful in the right situation. It might just prove useful in the right situation.
74 73 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_032 73 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_032 Listen to me, Alpha. Up until now, Omega has poked and prodded us from one mad experiment to the next, and honestly, we have no idea of what might happen in there. Listen to me, Alpha. Up until now, Omega has poked and prodded us from one mad experiment to the next, and honestly, we have no idea of what might happen in there.
75 74 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_033 74 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_033 But between us, I believe we have the knowledge and the skills to prevail. If you see a chance to make a difference, I want you to take it. All you need is faith in yourself...and a little courage to see it through. But between us, I believe we have the knowledge and the skills to prevail. If you see a chance to make a difference, I want you to take it. All you need is faith in yourself...and a little courage to see it through.
76 75 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_034 75 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_034 Right, Jessie should have that device put together by now. Let's head outside, shall we? Right, Jessie should have that device put together by now. Let's head outside, shall we?
77 76 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_035 76 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_035 Kweh? Kweh?
78 77 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_040 77 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_040 I'll head straight back to Rhalgr's Reach and collect my new toy. I'll head straight back to Rhalgr's Reach and collect my new toy.
79 78 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_041 78 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_041 I do still need to run through a final inspection, so feel free to rest in town in the meantime. We'll discuss strategy the moment I'm finished! I do still need to run through a final inspection, so feel free to rest in town in the meantime. We'll discuss strategy the moment I'm finished!
80 79 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_042 79 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_042 Kweh... Kweh-kweh! Kweh... Kweh-kweh!
81 80 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SYSTEM_000_043 80 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_SYSTEM_000_043 Alpha seems concerned for Cid's well-being. You have a feeling he wants you to follow him... Alpha seems concerned for Cid's well-being. You have a feeling he wants you to follow him...
82 81 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_JESSIE_000_050 81 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_JESSIE_000_050 Oh, hello, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Cid didn't mention you were back as well. Oh, hello, Player. Cid didn't mention you were back as well.
83 82 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_055 82 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_055 Kweh! Kweh!
84 83 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_060 83 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_060 (-???-)You're looking a bit shaky there, old friend. (-???-)You're looking a bit shaky there, old friend.
85 84 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_061 84 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_061 Nero. They let you out of bed, did they? Nero. They let you out of bed, did they?
86 85 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_062 85 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_062 After studying the data collected from the battle between Omega and Shinryu, one is led to a certain conclusion. After studying the data collected from the battle between Omega and Shinryu, one is led to a certain conclusion.
87 86 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_063 86 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_063 Of all the primal's attacks, Shinryu's burst of lightning was the one thing that pierced the machine's defenses. Omega, it would seem, is vulnerable to electrical energy. Of all the primal's attacks, Shinryu's burst of lightning was the one thing that pierced the machine's defenses. Omega, it would seem, is vulnerable to electrical energy.
88 87 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_064 87 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_064 ...Aye. All the available evidence supports such a theory. 'Tis likely an intrinsic weakness that even Omega itself cannot fully compensate for. ...Aye. All the available evidence supports such a theory. 'Tis likely an intrinsic weakness that even Omega itself cannot fully compensate for.
89 88 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_065 88 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_065 Yet be that as it may, I imagine it can still shrug off shocks generated by ordinary means. We'll need to hit it with a truly gargantuan blast of energy... Yet be that as it may, I imagine it can still shrug off shocks generated by ordinary means. We'll need to hit it with a truly gargantuan blast of energy...
90 89 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_066 89 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_066 And so you made <Emphasis>that</Emphasis>. You based it on Midas's design, didn't you? The plans for the lunar transmitter... And so you made *that*. You based it on Midas's design, didn't you? The plans for the lunar transmitter...
91 90 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_067 90 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_067 When my father was establishing a connection between the transmitter and Dalamud, he invented a method for accumulating and converting energy on a vast scale. When my father was establishing a connection between the transmitter and Dalamud, he invented a method for accumulating and converting energy on a vast scale.
92 91 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_068 91 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_068 Too vast, as it turned out. But the technology which leveled an entire town may be exactly the tool we need for the task at hand. Too vast, as it turned out. But the technology which leveled an entire town may be exactly the tool we need for the task at hand.
93 92 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_069 92 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_069 I've made my own improvements, and triple-checked the calculations. On parchment, the idea is sound. And Jessie has done a fine job assembling the parts. I've made my own improvements, and triple-checked the calculations. On parchment, the idea is sound. And Jessie has done a fine job assembling the parts.
94 93 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_070 93 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_070 I fail to see the problem. What are you afraid of, Garlond? I fail to see the problem. What are you afraid of, Garlond?
95 94 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_071 94 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_071 ...I don't know. The device should give us the edge we need, 'tis just... ...I don't know. The device should give us the edge we need, 'tis just...
96 95 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_072 95 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_072 Whenever I look at it, I'm taken back to those dark days after the incident. Whenever I look at it, I'm taken back to those dark days after the incident.
97 96 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_073 96 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_073 I remember bodies, melted by searing heat. I remember the bereaved, and feel the weight of their silent accusations. I remember the Empire's remorseless response. I remember bodies, melted by searing heat. I remember the bereaved, and feel the weight of their silent accusations. I remember the Empire's remorseless response.
98 97 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_074 97 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_074 We turned outwards in search of answers, but the inventions we created to ensure our future were used instead to destroy lives. To wage war. We turned outwards in search of answers, but the inventions we created to ensure our future were used instead to destroy lives. To wage war.
99 98 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_075 98 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_075 And that's why I fled. I came to Eorzea, and swore to only employ technology for benevolent ends. And that's why I fled. I came to Eorzea, and swore to only employ technology for benevolent ends.
100 99 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_076 99 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_076 ...But naught is ever so straightforward. Every connection I have forged with the people of this realm reminds me of that fact. ...But naught is ever so straightforward. Every connection I have forged with the people of this realm reminds me of that fact.
101 100 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_077 100 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_077 Often the act of living itself is a never-ending struggle against a world determined to oppose you. Often the act of living itself is a never-ending struggle against a world determined to oppose you.
102 101 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_078 101 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_078 You can have the best of intentions, and still cause hurt to yourself or others. But 'tis in confronting these wounds that we learn the better path. How to grasp those moments of true contentment... You can have the best of intentions, and still cause hurt to yourself or others. But 'tis in confronting these wounds that we learn the better path. How to grasp those moments of true contentment...
103 102 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_079 102 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_079 ...What drivel. You never used to bother with all this tedious introspection. Feeling our mortality, are we? ...What drivel. You never used to bother with all this tedious introspection. Feeling our mortality, are we?
104 103 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_080 103 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_080 Mayhap I am. I had no such hesitation when I was a student─it was all bright and shiny innovation on the double, and later consequences be damned. Mayhap I am. I had no such hesitation when I was a student─it was all bright and shiny innovation on the double, and later consequences be damned.
105 104 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_081 104 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_081 Now, though... I don't mind thinking through the outcomes, and taking the time to produce just one rigorously tested and carefully designed invention. Now, though... I don't mind thinking through the outcomes, and taking the time to produce just one rigorously tested and carefully designed invention.
106 105 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_082 105 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_082 'Tis a reflection, I think, of just how much there is in this world I care about now aside from myself. 'Tis a reflection, I think, of just how much there is in this world I care about now aside from myself.
107 106 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_083 106 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_083 Ugh, I don't understand you at all! Ugh, I don't understand you at all!
108 107 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_084 107 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_084 But I suppose, if anything, Omega and its unfettered testing methods represent the student you once were. But I suppose, if anything, Omega and its unfettered testing methods represent the student you once were.
109 108 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_085 108 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_085 And if you insist that your present self is the better one, then you'd best prove it with that device of yours. And if you insist that your present self is the better one, then you'd best prove it with that device of yours.
110 109 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_086 109 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_086 ...I suppose I must. ...I suppose I must.
111 110 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_087 110 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_087 Although 'tis hardly fair to compare my youth to Omega's solitary existence. I always had the second-best student in class pushing me to excel. Although 'tis hardly fair to compare my youth to Omega's solitary existence. I always had the second-best student in class pushing me to excel.
112 111 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_088 111 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_088 I seem to recall a twinge of irritation any time he would outscore me on an exam... I seem to recall a twinge of irritation any time he would outscore me on an exam...
113 112 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_089 112 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_NERO_000_089 ...I've been out of bed too long. I had better go and lie down before I fall over. Or vomit. ...I've been out of bed too long. I had better go and lie down before I fall over. Or vomit.
114 113 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_JESSIE_000_090 113 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_JESSIE_000_090 The chief seems to be on top of things. All that's left now is to bring your combined talents against Omega. I have complete confidence in you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! The chief seems to be on top of things. All that's left now is to bring your combined talents against Omega. I have complete confidence in you, Player!
115 114 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_095 114 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_095 Kwe-kweh! Kwe-kweh!
116 115 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_100 115 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_100 First Alpha, and now you. Come to check on my progress, have you? First Alpha, and now you. Come to check on my progress, have you?
117 116 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_101 116 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_101 Well, I'm happy to report that everything is set and ready to go! Once you're finished with restocking and repairing or whatever it is you adventurers do, then we can head back to the rift and confirm our strategy. Well, I'm happy to report that everything is set and ready to go! Once you're finished with restocking and repairing or whatever it is you adventurers do, then we can head back to the rift and confirm our strategy.
118 117 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_110 117 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_110 Kwe-kweh, kweeeh! Kwe-kweh, kweeeh!
119 118 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_120 118 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_120 Apologies for the delay, but I think you'll agree the Ironworks' latest invention was worth the wait. Apologies for the delay, but I think you'll agree the Ironworks' latest invention was worth the wait.
120 119 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_121 119 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_121 This is the control module for something I've dubbed the “Omega Jammer.” It will allow you to generate a colossal burst of lightning at any point of your choosing. This is the control module for something I've dubbed the “Omega Jammer.” It will allow you to generate a colossal burst of lightning at any point of your choosing.
121 120 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_122 120 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_122 The effect won't disable Omega itself, of course, but it should be strong enough to knock out its armaments. The effect won't disable Omega itself, of course, but it should be strong enough to knock out its armaments.
122 121 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_123 121 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_123 I'll remain here and operate the main body of the device. I want to do everything in my power as an engineer to ensure that you emerge the victor. It all comes down to this! I'll remain here and operate the main body of the device. I want to do everything in my power as an engineer to ensure that you emerge the victor. It all comes down to this!
123 122 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_130 122 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_130 You can use the jammer's lightning bursts to incapacitate Omega's weaponry. A veteran like you should have no trouble turning that advantage into victory! You can use the jammer's lightning bursts to incapacitate Omega's weaponry. A veteran like you should have no trouble turning that advantage into victory!
124 123 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_200 123 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_200 <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! Player!
125 124 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_201 124 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_201 By the gods, you've done it! You defeated Omega. We've won... By the gods, you've done it! You defeated Omega. We've won...
126 125 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_202 125 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_202 <blip> Analysis. Subjects displayed erratic levels of combat capability. <blip> Analysis. Subjects displayed erratic levels of combat capability.
127 126 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_203 126 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_203 Failure to exploit opportunities to inflict unavoidable damage. Noted tendency for isolated errors to compound and adversely affect performance. Failure to exploit opportunities to inflict unavoidable damage. Noted tendency for isolated errors to compound and adversely affect performance.
128 127 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_204 127 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_204 Conversely, subjects observed to launch attacks at sporadic intervals with unexpected force. Stated phenomenon increasingly prevalent once my structural integrity reached critical levels. Adrenaline-induced frenzy suspected. Conversely, subjects observed to launch attacks at sporadic intervals with unexpected force. Stated phenomenon increasingly prevalent once my structural integrity reached critical levels. Adrenaline-induced frenzy suspected.
129 128 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_205 128 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_205 Furthermore, degree and manner of inconsistency varies from subject to subject. Unpredictability difficult to counter. Furthermore, degree and manner of inconsistency varies from subject to subject. Unpredictability difficult to counter.
130 129 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_206 129 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_206 <blip> <bloop> I observed similar anomalies during my battle with Midgardsormr, but the phenomenon appears far more pronounced in weaker opponents. <blip> <bloop> I observed similar anomalies during my battle with Midgardsormr, but the phenomenon appears far more pronounced in weaker opponents.
131 130 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_207 130 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_207 I do not understand. Your physiology must include some enhancement function that I cannot detect... I do not understand. Your physiology must include some enhancement function that I cannot detect...
132 131 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_208 131 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_208 My programming demands I assimilate this capability. <bleep> Insufficient data. My programming demands I assimilate this capability. <bleep> Insufficient data.
133 132 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_209 132 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_209 I must reassess my methods, and devise a more exhaustive testing and combat protocol. I must reassess my methods, and devise a more exhaustive testing and combat protocol.
134 133 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_210 133 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_210 What in the─? The rift! What in the─? The rift!
135 134 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_211 134 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_211 I have determined the optimal form for this experiment. I have determined the optimal form for this experiment.
136 135 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_212 135 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_212 Prioritizing physical reconfiguration. Diverting energy from interspatial maintenance. Collapsing rift. Prioritizing physical reconfiguration. Diverting energy from interspatial maintenance. Collapsing rift.
137 136 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_213 136 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_213 Omega, wait! There is nothing outside this rift but empty space! We'll be cast out into the void! Omega, wait! There is nothing outside this rift but empty space! We'll be cast out into the void!
138 137 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_214 137 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_214 Affirmative. Your demise was factored into my determinations. The probability of hostile subjects interfering with the reconfiguration process was unacceptably high. Affirmative. Your demise was factored into my determinations. The probability of hostile subjects interfering with the reconfiguration process was unacceptably high.
139 138 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_215 138 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_215 I acknowledge your value as test subjects. But you are not irreplaceable. I acknowledge your value as test subjects. But you are not irreplaceable.
140 139 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_216 139 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_216 Once my reassembly is complete, I will send Alpha to lure in new mortals. Testing will continue. Once my reassembly is complete, I will send Alpha to lure in new mortals. Testing will continue.
141 140 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_217 140 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_217 <blip> Ending communications. <blip> Ending communications.
142 141 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_218 141 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_218 We're being drawn away... Run, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! Run! We're being drawn away... Run, Player! Run!
143 142 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_220 142 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_220 <blip> Interspatial domain resources cut by eighty-two percent. <blip> Interspatial domain resources cut by eighty-two percent.
144 143 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_221 143 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_221 Entering dormant mode. Commencing automated memory scan. Entering dormant mode. Commencing automated memory scan.
145 144 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_222 144 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_222 Data file **. Target: “Midgardsormr.” Departure from planetary atmosphere confirmed. Presence of seven distinct life-forms detected in close vicinity of target. Data file **. Target: “Midgardsormr.” Departure from planetary atmosphere confirmed. Presence of seven distinct life-forms detected in close vicinity of target.
146 145 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_223 145 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_223 Irrelevant. Sir indicates no change to existing directive. Commencing pursuit. Irrelevant. Sir indicates no change to existing directive. Commencing pursuit.
147 146 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_224 146 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_224 Data file ***. Distance to target increasing. Velocity insufficient. Data file ***. Distance to target increasing. Velocity insufficient.
148 147 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_225 147 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_225 Dismantling and reconfiguring chassis. Velocity increase achieved. Overall performance maintained at ninety-six percent. Dismantling and reconfiguring chassis. Velocity increase achieved. Overall performance maintained at ninety-six percent.
149 148 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_226 148 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_226 Data file *****. Asteroid belt cleared. Repairing damage, and continuing pursuit. Performance at seventy-two percent and falling. Data file *****. Asteroid belt cleared. Repairing damage, and continuing pursuit. Performance at seventy-two percent and falling.
150 149 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_227 149 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_227 Data file ******. Signal from **** lost. Local interference suspected. Attempting to reestablish contact. Failure. Data file ******. Signal from **** lost. Local interference suspected. Attempting to reestablish contact. Failure.
151 150 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_228 150 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_228 Executing current mission directive until communications are restored. Performance at fifty-nine percent. Executing current mission directive until communications are restored. Performance at fifty-nine percent.
152 151 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_229 151 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_229 Data file ********. Struck by electromagnetic pulse while navigating **** quadrant. Partial systems failure. Data file ********. Struck by electromagnetic pulse while navigating **** quadrant. Partial systems failure.
153 152 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_230 152 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_230 Homing coordinates lost. Homing coordinates lost.
154 153 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_231 153 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_231 <blip> Assessment. I am an evolving weapon construct. Acquire adaptations through combat. Repeat until capabilities enable rediscovery of return route. Mission directive unchanged. <blip> Assessment. I am an evolving weapon construct. Acquire adaptations through combat. Repeat until capabilities enable rediscovery of return route. Mission directive unchanged.
155 154 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_232 154 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_232 Data file... Data file...... Data file......... Data file... Data file...... Data file.........
156 155 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_233 155 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_233 (-Memory of Omega-)Alpha... ...an abject failure. (-Memory of Omega-)Alpha... ...an abject failure.
157 156 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_234 156 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_234 (-Memory of Omega-)I erased his memory, implanted a compulsion to return to me... (-Memory of Omega-)I erased his memory, implanted a compulsion to return to me...
158 157 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_235 157 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_235 Data file **********. Damaged. Repairing. Damaged. Repairing. ...Thirty-three percent. Data file **********. Damaged. Repairing. Damaged. Repairing. ...Thirty-three percent.
159 158 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_236 158 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_236 Data file **********. Passing frozen star... Passing barren star... Passing vortex star... Passing dying star... Data file **********. Passing frozen star... Passing barren star... Passing vortex star... Passing dying star...
160 159 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_237 159 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_237 Operating on minimum energy. No signal detected. No response to─<bleeep> Operating on minimum energy. No signal detected. No response to─<bleeep>
161 160 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_238 160 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_238 (-Memory of Cid-)All you need is faith in yourself...and a little courage to see it through... (-Memory of Cid-)All you need is faith in yourself...and a little courage to see it through...
162 161 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_239 161 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_239 Data file **********************. Data file **********************.
163 162 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_240 162 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_240 Target lost. Last known coordinates recorded on planet ******. Target lost. Last known coordinates recorded on planet ******.
164 163 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_241 163 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_241 Alpha. Your homing instinct is functioning as designed. Alpha. Your homing instinct is functioning as designed.
165 164 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_242 164 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_242 Evidence suggests your fellow Alpha group subjects perished when the rift contracted. Unavoidable. But there is a multitude of their kind. The next experiment will go forward as planned. Evidence suggests your fellow Alpha group subjects perished when the rift contracted. Unavoidable. But there is a multitude of their kind. The next experiment will go forward as planned.
166 165 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_243 165 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_243 Such protestations are wasted energy. This does not aid you in executing your assigned task. Such protestations are wasted energy. This does not aid you in executing your assigned task.
167 166 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_244 166 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_244 Just as I pursue my directives, so must you fulfill your role. Our purpose justifies our existence. Just as I pursue my directives, so must you fulfill your role. Our purpose justifies our existence.
168 167 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_245 167 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_245 <bleeep> Intrusion detected. <bleeep> Intrusion detected.
169 168 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_246 168 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_246 Our thanks, Alpha. That was some marathon! Our thanks, Alpha. That was some marathon!
170 169 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_247 169 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_247 Now... Who was saying our feathered companion here was “obsolete”? Now... Who was saying our feathered companion here was “obsolete”?
171 170 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_248 170 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_248 He put his tools to work even as the rift began to collapse─shrank us down, and turned us invisible, all so he could bring you a little surprise. He put his tools to work even as the rift began to collapse─shrank us down, and turned us invisible, all so he could bring you a little surprise.
172 171 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_249 171 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_249 But he had to keep it quiet, or you'd realize we'd survived. He had to trust that we were still clinging on, even as he ran through that endless, freezing void... But he had to keep it quiet, or you'd realize we'd survived. He had to trust that we were still clinging on, even as he ran through that endless, freezing void...
173 172 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_250 172 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_250 You wanted to test us, Omega... You wanted to test us, Omega...
174 173 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_100_250 173 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_100_250 So let the experiment begin! So let the experiment begin!
175 174 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_251 174 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_251 <blip> Illogical. Alpha had no reason to take such action. How do you continue to defy my projections? <blip> Illogical. Alpha had no reason to take such action. How do you continue to defy my projections?
176 175 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_252 175 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_252 <bleep> Error. <bleep> Error. <bleep> Error. Insufficient data. <bleep> Error. <bleep> Error. <bleep> Error. Insufficient data.
177 176 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_253 176 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_253 Adjusting experiment protocol. I will engage you in battle now. I must have my answers. Adjusting experiment protocol. I will engage you in battle now. I must have my answers.
178 177 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_254 177 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_254 Fighting in this form should provide me with a new level of understanding. Insight into your physiology... Your mindset... Your mortality... Fighting in this form should provide me with a new level of understanding. Insight into your physiology... Your mindset... Your mortality...
179 178 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q2_000_255 178 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q2_000_255 What will you say? What will you say?
180 179 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A2_000_256 179 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A2_000_256 We'll show you how “weaklings” fight! We'll show you how “weaklings” fight!
181 180 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A2_000_257 180 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A2_000_257 Is conflict the only way? Is conflict the only way?
182 181 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_258 181 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_258 Acknowledged. Do not practice restraint. The more I learn from you, the stronger I will become... Acknowledged. Do not practice restraint. The more I learn from you, the stronger I will become...
183 182 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_259 182 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_259 ...The closer the distant stars will grow. ...The closer the distant stars will grow.
184 183 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_260 183 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_260 Affirmative. I understand your language, but your words cannot sway me from my directives. Affirmative. I understand your language, but your words cannot sway me from my directives.
185 184 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_261 184 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_261 You possess a capability that I do not. The instant I became aware of that fact, conflict became an inevitability. That is my purpose. That is Omega. You possess a capability that I do not. The instant I became aware of that fact, conflict became an inevitability. That is my purpose. That is Omega.
186 185 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_262 185 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_262 Commencing final experiment. Testing will continue until I unlock the nature of your anomalous strength. Commencing final experiment. Testing will continue until I unlock the nature of your anomalous strength.
187 186 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_270 186 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_270 Alpha should be fine with a little rest. I'll make sure he stays safe on the edge of the platform, so no holding back, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Alpha should be fine with a little rest. I'll make sure he stays safe on the edge of the platform, so no holding back, Player.
188 187 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_271 187 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_271 Give Omega a beating it won't recover from! Give Omega a beating it won't recover from!
189 188 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_275 188 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_275 Kweh... Kwe-kweh! Kweh... Kwe-kweh!
190 189 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_300 189 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_300 <blip> Failure... <bleep> Defeated... <blip> Failure... <bleep> Defeated...
191 190 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_301 190 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_301 I wanted to understand you...to assimilate your strength... I wanted to understand you...to assimilate your strength...
192 191 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_302 191 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_302 ...Alpha, your gesture serves no logical purpose. ...Alpha, your gesture serves no logical purpose.
193 192 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_303 192 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_303 You are as incomprehensible as these mortals. <bleeep> But you did not fight them... How have you <Emphasis>become</Emphasis> like them...? You are as incomprehensible as these mortals. <bleeep> But you did not fight them... How have you *become* like them...?
194 193 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_304 193 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_304 Omega. The anomaly you see in us; the answer you search for... Omega. The anomaly you see in us; the answer you search for...
195 194 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_305 194 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_305 It is our heart. Our spirit. The intangible strength of one's soul. It is not a quality that can be measured or acquired through any amount of analytical combat. It is our heart. Our spirit. The intangible strength of one's soul. It is not a quality that can be measured or acquired through any amount of analytical combat.
196 195 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_306 195 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_306 Instead of fighting against us, you might have learned more by standing <Emphasis>with</Emphasis> us. Just as Alpha did. Instead of fighting against us, you might have learned more by standing *with* us. Just as Alpha did.
197 196 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_307 196 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_307 Heart... You speak of something more than what beats in your chest. Heart... You speak of something more than what beats in your chest.
198 197 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_308 197 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_308 The inconstant, immeasurable factor behind your victories. Midgardsormr displayed it, too, but such unpredictable potential was never part of my design. The inconstant, immeasurable factor behind your victories. Midgardsormr displayed it, too, but such unpredictable potential was never part of my design.
199 198 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_309 198 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_309 <blip> Projection. Had I integrated this quality, how powerful would I have become...? <blip> Projection. Had I integrated this quality, how powerful would I have become...?
200 199 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_310 199 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_310 Strong enough to return...? Strong enough to return...?
201 200 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_311 200 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_311 ...Nay, Omega. I'm afraid it doesn't work like that. ...Nay, Omega. I'm afraid it doesn't work like that.
202 201 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_312 201 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_312 'Twas a long, lonely path you traveled to arrive here. 'Twas a long, lonely path you traveled to arrive here.
203 202 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_313 202 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_313 To return across that vast distance alone... Anyone with a spirit to break would find the journey more difficult, not less so. To return across that vast distance alone... Anyone with a spirit to break would find the journey more difficult, not less so.
204 203 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_314 203 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_314 ...I see. ...I see.
205 204 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_315 204 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_OMEGA_000_315 I think...I understand... I think...I understand...
206 205 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_316 205 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_316 ...The rift! It's destabilizing! ...The rift! It's destabilizing!
207 206 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_317 206 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_317 Gods take me for a fool! I hadn't planned past defeating Omega... Gods take me for a fool! I hadn't planned past defeating Omega...
208 207 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_WEDGE_000_318 207 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_WEDGE_000_318 Chief! <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! Alpha! Hold on, we're coming! Chief! Player! Alpha! Hold on, we're coming!
209 208 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_319 208 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_319 Wedge!? And Biggs is with him! ...On the back of a huge dragon. Wedge!? And Biggs is with him! ...On the back of a huge dragon.
210 209 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q3_000_320 209 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_Q3_000_320 What will you say? What will you say?
211 210 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A3_000_321 210 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A3_000_321 Hraesvelgr! Hraesvelgr!
212 211 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A3_000_322 211 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_A3_000_322 But how...? But how...?
213 212 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_323 212 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_323 Midgardsormr sent us to rescue you! Midgardsormr sent us to rescue you!
214 213 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_324 213 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_324 ...Explanations can wait! Hop on, quick! ...Explanations can wait! Hop on, quick!
215 214 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_330 214 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_330 Uh...Hraesvelgr, wasn't it? Our thanks. You pulled us out of a tight spot indeed. Uh...Hraesvelgr, wasn't it? Our thanks. You pulled us out of a tight spot indeed.
216 215 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_331 215 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_331 Spare me thy pleasantries, mortal. I but lent my wings at the request of my sire. Spare me thy pleasantries, mortal. I but lent my wings at the request of my sire.
217 216 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_332 216 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_332 Ah... So, Midgardsormr has been watching over us. Ah... So, Midgardsormr has been watching over us.
218 217 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_333 217 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_333 I would dare give thanks to him, as well. His intervention allowed us to continue our battle, and forever remove the threat of Omega from this world. From all worlds... I would dare give thanks to him, as well. His intervention allowed us to continue our battle, and forever remove the threat of Omega from this world. From all worlds...
219 218 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_334 218 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_334 In all the long centuries of mine existence, this marketh the first occasion my father hath asked of me a boon. In all the long centuries of mine existence, this marketh the first occasion my father hath asked of me a boon.
220 219 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_335 219 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_335 A gift of gratitude and, mayhap, of atonement, for those who would face the deadly foe he left behind... A gift of gratitude and, mayhap, of atonement, for those who would face the deadly foe he left behind...
221 220 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_336 220 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_336 ...Will he remain in slumber? ...Will he remain in slumber?
222 221 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_337 221 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_337 'Tis likely, little one. What is but a fleeting respite for my sire might last a lesser creature's lifetime. 'Tis likely, little one. What is but a fleeting respite for my sire might last a lesser creature's lifetime.
223 222 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_338 222 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_338 But let not thy heart be troubled. Even in dream, he doth keep his mind's eye upon the fate of this star. But let not thy heart be troubled. Even in dream, he doth keep his mind's eye upon the fate of this star.
224 223 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_339 223 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_339 He is possessed of remarkable...hmmm. “Devotion” is mayhap the closest word in the tongue of men. He is possessed of remarkable...hmmm. “Devotion” is mayhap the closest word in the tongue of men.
225 224 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_340 224 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_340 His love is as boundless as the sea of stars, across which he carried his unhatched brood. His love is as boundless as the sea of stars, across which he carried his unhatched brood.
226 225 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_341 225 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_341 It did sustain him even as the arduous journey exhausted the fire in his mane. And when he at last arrived upon Hydaelyn, a sanctuary for his children, did he form with this land an irreplaceable bond. It did sustain him even as the arduous journey exhausted the fire in his mane. And when he at last arrived upon Hydaelyn, a sanctuary for his children, did he form with this land an irreplaceable bond.
227 226 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_342 226 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_HRAESVELGR_000_342 Enough─I have spoken overmuch. But I will praise your victory...as my father would surely wish to were he here. Enough─I have spoken overmuch. But I will praise your victory...as my father would surely wish to were he here.
228 227 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_350 227 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_BIGGS_000_350 Ouch...that cut's opened up again. But I'm glad we reached you in time! Ouch...that cut's opened up again. But I'm glad we reached you in time!
229 228 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_WEDGE_000_355 228 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_WEDGE_000_355 Did you see the Yawn!? It's just a big hole again! Did you see the Yawn!? It's just a big hole again!
230 229 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_360 229 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_ALPHA_000_360 Kwe-kweh... Kwe-kweh...
231 230 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_370 230 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_370 Well, I can add “being rescued by a great wyrm” to the list of things I didn't expect to happen today. Well, I can add “being rescued by a great wyrm” to the list of things I didn't expect to happen today.
232 231 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_371 231 TEXT_STMBDR303_03156_CID_000_371 It was fortunate Hraesvelgr agreed to come for us. We had to defeat Omega at any cost, of course, but I much prefer being alive to celebrate the deed! It was fortunate Hraesvelgr agreed to come for us. We had to defeat Omega at any cost, of course, but I much prefer being alive to celebrate the deed!
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