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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_SEQ_00Nero seems unusually anxious to move things along.
21TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_SEQ_01Together, Nero and Cid present a profile of your final opponent in the Sigmascape─a magic-using jester by the name of “Kefka.” According to their research, the mage is wont to confound his opponents with subtle feints. Accordingly, Nero has adjusted his monitor to give him an unusually clear view of the battle, and will attempt to warn you of impending deceptions. Speak with Alpha to put Nero's strategy to the test. ※In the event that you leave the Interdimensional Rift, you may re-enter by speaking with the Ironworks hand at the Yawn.
32TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_SEQ_02Alpha stands ready to enter the Sigmascape with you. Keep your eyes open and your mind sharp, for it is time to do battle with the illusive Kefka! ※Sigmascape V4.0 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
43TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_SEQ_03You have defeated Kefka, a victory which should signal the end of your struggles within the Sigmascape. It is time to leave and return to the Fringes.
54TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_SEQ_04After descending to congratulate you on your triumph, Omega proceeds to deliver its theory on the secret of your inexplicable combat potential. You are, it contends, subconsciously restricting your own performance save when placed in mortal danger. As such, unlocking your “true” capabilities should logically be a matter of threatening you with death... Before you know what is happening, you find yourself trapped in a prism of energy, with scant moments to live. But just when all seems lost, Midgardsormr uses the last of his strength to assume his original form, and intervenes to rescue you from an untimely end. The Father of Dragons then fades into slumber, satisfied that his guidance is no longer required... You are still reeling from your ordeal when Cid arrives, yelling about Nero. But at the sight of you, he bites his tongue, and bids you make a swift exit to the lip of the Yawn.
65TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_SEQ_05You return to the outside world to learn that Nero has been transported to Rhalgr's Reach having collapsed. Make your own way back to the settlement, and call on the waiting Jessie.
76TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_SEQ_06As you are speaking with Jessie, a weary Cid approaches bearing the news that Nero will be incapacitated for some time. Even as exhaustion and injury begin to take their toll on your companions, it is plain that Omega's trials will only become more dangerous. You have little choice therefore but to take Cid's exhortations to heart, and temper body and mind to withstand whatever monstrous opponents Omega has in store for you next.
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2524TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_TODO_00Speak with Alpha.
2625TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_TODO_01Enter Sigmascape V4.0.
2726TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_TODO_02Enter Sigmascape V4.0.
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4948TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_000Nero still seems unwell. How much of that coffee did he drink?
5049TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_ALPHA_000_005Kweh...
5150TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_GARLONDGATEKEEPER_000_010Good evening to you, madam. Will you be descending into the Yawn?
5251TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_SYSTEM_000_011Enter the Interdimensional Rift?
5352TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_020This is it... The final battle to conquer the...<cough>...Sigmascape.
5453TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_021...We've put together a profile of your next opponent.
5554TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_022You've encountered some fantastical foes in here, but this time you'll have the novel experience of fighting an actual person. His name is “Kefka”...and he's a jester.
5655TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_023According to the data, his preferred mode of fooling didn't just bring the house down, but the whole world.
5756TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_024Apparently, he found comedy in the tragedies of others, and condemned countless thousands to death for his own amusement.
5857TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_025Hm hm... That a jester should bring such misery. 'Tis almost amusing.
5958TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_026Nevertheless, we must treat this villain with all seriousness. His rise to godhood and subsequent rule over a shattered world is clearly documented in the records.
6059TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_027Kefka is a formidable mage, and a cunning one besides. Your tactics must account for both his power and his trickery.
6160TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_028You've been working on a solution, yes? Will it be enough?
6261TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_029Will it be enough? Have you ever known me to do anything by halves?
6362TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_030The jester's face paint is a mask for his intent. If you only watch the surface, you'll be fighting at a disadvantage.
6463TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_031To put it bluntly, Kefka will seek to deceive you. Even as you predict his actions and adjust your position, his true attack will reveal the feint for what it was.
6564TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_032This is where things become interesting... I have tuned this monitor to allow me to observe the Sigmascape with greatly enhanced clarity.
6665TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_033If I observe a discrepancy between Kefka's behavior and the impending attack, I will endeavor to warn you. The timing will be critical, of course.
6766TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_034How confident are you of this strategy?
6867TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_035I predict a fifty percent chance of success! Any delay, however slight, in reacting to his feints will render my warnings all but pointless!
6968TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_036Isn't it exciting? There is no safe way to practice this, hero─we must test our tactics on the field of battle!
7069TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_037...I'm afraid he's right. I'll lend you all the support I can from this side.
7170TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_038Make what preparations you need, and head into the Sigmascape. We can't let this jester have the last laugh!
7271TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_039“Embrace your destruction... It is the fate of all things.”
7372TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_100_039“But people can always rebuild, and new lives will always be born!”
7473TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_040...A fragmented conversation that accompanied Kefka's data. His was the first line, but there was no mention of who uttered the reply.
7574TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_Q1_000_041What will you say?
7675TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_A1_000_042You admire this villain.
7776TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_A1_000_043In life, there is always hope.
7877TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_A1_000_044...
7978TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_045...Perhaps. I admire the idea of upsetting the status quo.
8079TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_046Go on, champion. I tire of waiting for the fun to begin.
8180TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_047...How predictably forthright of you. I'm sure it was a hero much like yourself who gave the original response.
8281TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_048Go on, champion. I tire of waiting for the fun to begin.
8382TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_049...Never mind. Go on, champion. I tire of waiting for the fun to begin.
8483TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_050Let's see this through, Player. One battle at a time!
8584TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_055Are you asking my permission? By all means, let's get things underway.
8685TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_ALPHA_000_060Kweh! Kweh, kweh kweh, kweh!
8786TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_SYSTEM_000_061Alpha is clearly poised to spring into action. You may enter Sigmascape V4.0 whenever you are ready.
8887TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_ALPHA_000_070Kweh! Kweh, kweh kweh, kweh!
8988TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_080...That's it, isn't it? She's won!
9089TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_081(-Omega-)<blip> This contest has been decided. Alpha group is victorious.
9190TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_082(-Omega-)The Sigmascape test world will now be erased.
9291TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_083Come on! We should go and find Player!
9392TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_084Nero!?
9493TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_085Talk to me, man! Are you hurt!?
9594TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_086You could say that... I had a “visitor” while you were attending your little Ironworks reunion.
9695TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_087Omega... Damn it! We should never have left you alone. Not after what happened to Biggs and Wedge.
9796TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_088Hmph... As if I would trail along behind you...like some sniveling lapdog... No, I chose to remain...and behold the results...
9897TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_089This was *my* victory! It was *my* ingenuity that defeated these foes! Even your precious Warrior of Light...<cough>...was just another variable in my grand experiments!
9998TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_090All right, Nero, save your strength. I'll fetch Player and Alpha, and then we can get out of here.
10099TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_091Garlond...
101100TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_100_091...The next round is yours.
102101TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_092But you can't keep holding back... It's time to unfetter that brilliant mind of yours. To do what must be done.
103102TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_093And I'm not just talking about what becomes of Omega.
104103TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_NERO_000_094You cannot preach “Freedom through Technology” and keep yourself locked up in chains...
105104TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_MIDGARDSORMR_000_100Another battle won... Thy might knoweth no bounds, child of man.
106105TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_101(-Omega-)<blip> The Sigmascape has been terminated. Congratulations, Alpha group. Congratulations, Player Player.
107106TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_102(-Omega-)Consistent with previous performances, you have once more defeated a foe of vastly superior combat capabilities. I have constructed a theory to explain this phenomenon.
108107TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_103(-Omega-)In order to conserve life energy, you subconsciously limit your output during standard activity.
109108TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_104(-Omega-)I have taken this factor into account when calculating your potential, but judging by the wild fluctuation in values, is it possible your limits are exceeded by an unpredictably high degree when engaged in battle?
110109TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_105(-Omega-)<bloop> Current data unreliable. Accuracy of further experiments may be compromised. Recalculations necessary.
111110TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_106(-Omega-)You will exhibit your full potential, unrestricted by self-imposed limits.
112111TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_107(-Omega-)Prediction. Placing subject in mortal peril will facilitate the collection of desired data.
113112TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_108(-Omega-)Reveal your power. Let me measure the extent of your existence.
114113TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_109(-Omega-)In precisely one hundred and eighty seconds, I will terminate your life. You are to attempt escape with every last reserve of strength you possess.
115114TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_110(-Omega-)Alpha. Your participation is unnecessary. Do not interfere.
116115TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_MIDGARDSORMR_000_111...Curious. 'Twould seem the circumstances of thy birth taint not the purity of thy life. The seed which all mortals nurture is found within thee too, Alpha.
117116TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_MIDGARDSORMR_000_112As for thee, Omega... After the passing of eons, is this truly the extent of thine evolution? I have glimpsed the core of thy wretched existence, and judge that my guidance here is no longer needed...
118117TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_MIDGARDSORMR_000_113Even I cannot fully bend the rules which govern this place. I have reached beyond my strength at the last...
119118TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_MIDGARDSORMR_000_114But so be it. Such a death becometh thee not!
120119TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_MIDGARDSORMR_000_115To slumber shall I betake me for a time. The incarnation I leave with thee will be mine in form, but not in spirit.
121120TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_116(-Omega-)Midgardsormr... Again, your actions are incomprehensible.
122121TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_MIDGARDSORMR_000_117Heed me, empty vessel. Thine all-too-clumsy effort to draw out that which─by thine own admission─defieth thine understanding is the very height of folly.
123122TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_MIDGARDSORMR_000_118Temper thy desire. Trust to the results of thine experiments. And when thou hast witnessed these mortals in the fullness of their glory, *then* mayest thou determine if the prize thou seekest is thine for the taking...
124123TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_OMEGA_000_119(-Omega-)Acknowledged. Attempt to artificially elicit potential has failed. Tend to your injuries, Alpha group, and prepare for the next round of testing.
125124TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_120Player! Alpha! I need your help. It's Nero, he's─
126125TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_121...'Twould seem we all have a tale to share. But not here. Come on, we're leaving!
127126TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_ALPHA_000_125Kweh...
128127TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_GARLONDGATEKEEPER_000_130Madam! The chief has already departed for Rhalgr's Reach. A few of our people were on hand to help him transport Nero.
129128TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_GARLONDGATEKEEPER_000_131Oh, and I was told to tell you that Jessie expects a full report as soon as it's convenient. And by that, she generally means “now.”
130129TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_GARLONDGATEKEEPER_000_140If you haven't spoken with Jessie yet, it's probably best not to keep her waiting! Not to worry: I'll keep curious travelers from tumbling into the Yawn.
131130TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_ALPHA_000_145Kweh...?
132131TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_JESSIE_000_150Player! I was told you'd made it out of the hole, but nothing beats seeing you with my own two eyes.
133132TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_JESSIE_000_151In case you're wondering, Nero was taken straight to the infirmary. The chief should be back soon with news if you don't mind waiting...
134133TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_JESSIE_000_152Chief. ...How is he?
135134TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_153Not good. It seems one of Omega's nastier minions paid him a visit in our absence. He's putting on a brave face, but having seen his injuries, I'm surprised he kept going for as long as he did.
136135TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_154The chirurgeon's confined him to bed. Even should Omega extend its next “invitation,” Nero won't be coming with us.
137136TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_155...Midgardsormr is taking a lengthy nap now, isn't he? And it won't be long before our base camp is lost to the rift again...
138137TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_JESSIE_000_156When the time comes, I'll join the expedition myself. The challenges will only get harder, and you'll need someone reliable at your back.
139138TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_157I appreciate the offer, Jessie. And I may yet take you up on it...when the time comes.
140139TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_158But let's not make any decisions just yet. I have a lot of thinking to do─about what's happened, and about what lies ahead.
141140TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_ALPHA_000_159Kweh...
142141TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_JESSIE_000_160The poor thing. He seems worried...
143142TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_Q2_000_161What will you say?
144143TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_A2_000_162Thank you for trying to save me!
145144TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_A2_000_163Don't worry─we'll get Omega in the end.
146145TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_ALPHA_000_164...Kweh!
147146TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_165Well that got a smile out of him. We may not understand what he says, but I think we can understand how he feels.
148147TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_166Right! Much as I'd like to stay and chat, we all have work to do. Sooner or later, we're going to have to face Omega itself, and we've all seen what it's capable of.
149148TEXT_STMBDR205_03035_CID_000_167We need to be stronger. We need to be ready when Omega calls on us again. Let's make sure that we are.