Files
xiashtra 03d949abaf 7.45 follow-up (#99)
* Update cn

* 7.45 follow-up
2026-03-03 21:04:14 -06:00

25 KiB

10TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_00An unperturbed Hildibrand seeks to resume the search for PuPu's comrade.
21TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_01The irrepressible Hildibrand is eager to resume the search for PuPu's missing comrade, and your newest recruit, the clone Brandihild, proposes a brilliant strategy. Instead of pursuing the alien individual, you will investigate saucer sightings, and exclude those you can say with confidence were of PuPu himself. Delion embraces this idea, suggesting a return to his workroom in Radz–at–Han that he and PuPu might sift through old issues of *The Thavnairian Truth* and the many accounts they have received.
32TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_02A process of elimination has determined that the only saucer sighting outside of the regions PuPu visited was reported from Garlemald. The next logical step, it seems, is to journey to Camp Broken Glass, before setting out to find the author of this eyewitness account─an imperial soldier by the name of Numerious.
43TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_03Delion, arriving somewhat late to your rendezvous in Camp Broken Glass, explains that he has spoken with the contingent officers and learned that Numerious was on their duty roster. The editor in chief once again takes the lead, herding your ragtag party towards the imperial soldier's posting at Forum Patens.
54TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_04Although thrilled to be meeting the *Truth*'s editor in chief, Numerious has little to add to his prior bare-bones account. His imperial comrade, on the other hand, relates how he bore witness to the same silvery saucer─before shooting it out of the sky. Using various parameters provided by the artillerist, Brandihild swiftly calculates where the stricken starship most likely crash-landed. Flabbergasted by the clone's mathematical genius, you and your companions take this unexpected advice, and turn your attention towards a point one thousand three hundred and sixty yalms northeast of your current location.
65TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_05A search for the saucer turns up a scorched exterior panel, but no trace of PuPu's friend. The ensuing discussion about the vessel's probable fate is interrupted, however, when a familiar fragrant young stalker rushes over in a panic, desperate to inform you of Nashu's kidnapping. Perpetrated by a henchman of Doctor Lugae, the crime is accompanied by a message, demanding that you─Player─present yourself at the Tower of Babil. Or else. Hildibrand and Godbert naturally disregard these very specific instructions to speed off in the direction of the designated meeting spot, leaving you behind with Delion, PuPu, and a nonplussed Inspector Brandihild.
76TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_06Somewhat late off the mark, you hurry to the specified servicing facility, only to find that the Manderville men have concluded their mortal combat with a heavily modified “Suprae-Lugae.” One can only imagine what spectacular carnage preceded your arrival...
87TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_07Once more reduced to a disembodied head, Lugae nevertheless refuses to admit defeat. He unleashes a deadly nasal laser in your direction, only to have Brandihild intervene, the clone's wondrous geometrical calculations redirecting the beam back to its source. With a little extra assistance from the Mandervilles, this provides you the perfect opening to execute a powerful kick, and send the gleaming skull rocketing away into the distance. A seemingly unharmed and well-rested Nashu then chooses this moment to wander in from an adjoining chamber, and, thus reunited, your intrepid team retires to Radz–at–Han.
98TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_08Scarcely have you set foot back in the city when Hildibrand throws himself wholeheartedly back into the Case of the Silent Correspondent. His exit is mirrored by the equally enthusiastic Nashu and PuPu, with Brandihild belatedly joining in the chase. Godbert, for his part, appears sufficiently inspired to resume his Manderville weaponry endeavor, and invites you to lend a hand should your schedule permit. This leaves Delion, who, despite a complete lack of supporting evidence, remains determined to expose PuPu's cleverly disguised conspiracy. With your help, of course.
109TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_09
1110TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_10
1211TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_11
1312TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_12
1413TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_13
1514TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_14
1615TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_15
1716TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_16
1817TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_17
1918TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_18
2019TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_19
2120TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_20
2221TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_21
2322TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_22
2423TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SEQ_23
2524TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_00Speak with Hildibrand in Radz–at–Han.
2625TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_01Speak with Hildibrand at Camp Broken Glass.
2726TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_02Speak with Delion.
2827TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_03Search for the starship wreckage.
2928TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_04Speak with Brandihild.
3029TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_05Speak with Brandihild.
3130TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_06Speak with Hildibrand in Radz–at–Han.
3231TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_07
3332TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_08
3433TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_09
3534TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_10
3635TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_11
3736TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_12
3837TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_13
3938TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_14
4039TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_15
4140TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_16
4241TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_17
4342TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_18
4443TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_19
4544TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_20
4645TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_21
4746TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_22
4847TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_TODO_23
4948TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_000Blocky, blocky Brandihild!
5049TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_KOYOKOYO_000_001I knew the duplicator had been unstable, but I pushed it to perform anyway. Now look at what I've wrought: not only is this clone a poor imitation of the inspector in form, but in force of personality as well.
5150TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_002Blocky though this inspector may be, that Master PuPu could so easily attempt to replicate a living, thinking being... Alien technology is so advanced, I can scarce differentiate it from magic.
5251TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_003Ohohoho, never a dull moment around the Manderville men!
5352TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_004I am...delighted. To be of assistance.
5453TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_010An unexpected but invaluable addition to our ranks! With our numbers thus bolstered, I say we are ready once more to dive into the fray!
5554TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_011Perhaps, but what of our strategy? We need a new approach...
5655TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_012Ahem...if I may?
5756TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_013Assuming Master PuPu's acquaintance pilots a craft of similar design, then might we not instead attempt to locate the starship? Such a striking vessel will have drawn more attention than the comparatively tiny being in question.
5857TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_014He has a point. The *Truth* receives a large number of reports from readers claiming to have observed unidentified flying objects.
5958TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_015We could review said reports─those that meet the criteria of shiny, silver, and saucer-like, naturally─and then remove instances which we know to have been Master PuPu. That should narrow things down considerably.
6059TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_016Indeed! What a fantastic idea!
6160TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_017Ah...hah hah hah! Just the kind of brilliance one might expect of one's clone. I was about to make the very same suggestion!
6261TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NASHUMHAKARACCA_100_017Well done, Inspector!
6362TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_100_018Ah...hah hah. I hope I've not overstepped my bounds. I am but a shadow of the original, after all.
6463TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_018I have a stack of back issues stored in the workroom I use in the city. PuPu can help me sift through them, and cross off the sightings that were definitely him. Shall we?
6564TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_020Inspector Hildibrand inspected Inspector Brandihild with unexpected introspection... Ouch, I think I just twisted my tongue.
6665TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_OKKAKE_000_021Argh! ...I mean, don't mind me! Just keeping a watchful eye on Miss Nashu. You never know what kind of unsavory knaves are out there!
6766TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_030Dorian has taken Master PuPu to peruse his store of past publications. Let us enjoy a brief interlude until they return with the results of their investigation.
6867TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_031We've finished going through all the back issues.
6968TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_032If we discount the areas we know PuPu to have visited, it turns out that there was only one other sighting of a flying saucer. In Garlemald.
7069TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_033The account itself was sent to me by an imperial soldier named Numerious, who appears to be a loyal fan of the *Truth*.
7170TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_034All the way from the Empire? Your publication has an impressively wide readership.
7271TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_035Our audience has always been universal. After all, the desire to know the unknown transcends all borders and creeds!
7372TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_KOYOKOYO_000_036The saucer was spotted during the imperial war of succession. Beyond that, there were no meaningful details.
7473TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_037Then we must visit this soldier fellow in Garlemald, and wring from him the entire tale!
7574TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_038I agree. This is our only lead, and we've no choice but to follow up on it. To Camp Broken Glass!
7675TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_040C-Cor, it never gets any w-warmer here, does it?
7776TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_050Everyone present and accounted for?
7877TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_051Ah, we appear to be missing Master Delion...
7978TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_052My apologies, but I had a hunch that I thought might save us some time.
8079TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_053I spoke with some contingent officers, you see, and our Numerious is on the roster of allied imperial troops.
8180TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_054That does certainly make things easier. And were they able to point you in the direction of this Numerous chap's posting?
8281TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_055Yes. *Numerious* is currently with his unit, organizing the supply dump at Forum Patens.
8382TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_056We should head over there, and hope he can spare a few moments to talk.
8483TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_100_057...Ugh, the chill here seeps right into your bones. How are you all not shivering in that unseasonal attire?
8584TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_100_058Ohohoho, a Manderville man on a mission feels neither heat nor cold!
8685TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_100_059I'm not sure how one's frame of mind can overcome the reality of frostbite, but then again...reality always seems relative around the Mandervilles.
8786TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_200Hello! Is there a Numerious here? I am Delion, the editor in chief of *The Thavnairian Truth*─I've come to follow up on your eyewitness account.
8887TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NUMERIUS_000_201The editor in chief himself!? What an honor!
8988TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NUMERIUS_000_202I wish there was more to the story, but everything I know was in my submission. I've naught left to tell...
9089TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NUMERIUS_000_203...Unless you've something else to share? Didn't you say you saw the saucer as well?
9190TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_FORMERSOLDIER04718_000_204Oh, I did more than just see it. This was around the time when the fighting with Nerva's faction had escalated into all-out war, you understand.
9291TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_FORMERSOLDIER04718_000_205I'd been assigned to an anti-aircraft cannon, and was actively surveying for enemies when this silver vessel flew into view.
9392TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_FORMERSOLDIER04718_000_206Some new kind of warmachina, I presumed. So I opened fire, and knocked it out of the sky.
9493TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_207“Presumed”? You mean you never got a look at the wreckage?
9594TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_FORMERSOLDIER04718_000_208We were at war. I wasn't about to venture onto the battlefield to indulge my curiosity. It's probably still out there. Somewhere.
9695TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_209We have to find that flying─or should I say, fallen─silvery saucer. Do you have an idea of where it crashed?
9796TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_FORMERSOLDIER04718_000_210Not an exact location, no...
9897TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_211Then we'd best have the gods' own luck. Garlemald's capital region encompasses malms and malms of icy wilderness.
9998TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_212If I may. Do you happen to remember the approximate speed and bearing of the saucer? And the position and firing angle of the cannon?
10099TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_FORMERSOLDIER04718_000_213More or less, I think. An artillerist without a head for numbers wouldn't be long for the profession.
101100TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_214...That should be sufficient, thank you.
102101TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_215I have it! The starship impacted the earth one thousand three hundred and sixty yalms to the northeast of our current location. Give or take a few yalms.
103102TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_216How in the seven hells did you arrive at that conclusion!?
104103TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_217Elementary algebra, my dear Delion. Assuming the craft belonging to Master PuPu's comrade is of similar construction, determining its trajectory is trivial.
105104TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_218Ah...hah hah hah! My brilliant clone, ladies and gentlemen! I was about to offer the selfsame conclusion, but once again, he has beaten me to the punch...
106105TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NASHUMHAKARACCA_100_218Hooray for Inspector Brandihild!
107106TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_100_219Ah...hah hah. I seem to have stolen my progenitor's thunder. My apologies.
108107TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_219One thousand three hundred and sixty or so yalms to the northeast of here! That improves the chances of our search from near hopeless to rather hopeful. Let's go and find this fallen saucer, shall we?
109108TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_230Ah, tut-tut! Silence, please! I must still my mind and quest afield with my senses...
110109TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_KOYOKOYO_000_231Wherever could it be...?
111110TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_232Zzz... Hot soup... Zzz... Blazing hearth...
112111TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_233Oh, to always have such precise coordinates when hunting otherworldly phenomena...
113112TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_234Ohohoho, such an invigorating climate!
114113TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_235Had someone thought to record the wind speed and direction, I might have calculated the crash site to the nearest ilm instead...
115114TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SYSTEM_000_240A pot, half-buried in the snow. Nothing alien to speak of.
116115TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SYSTEM_000_241Although promising at first glance, a closer inspection reveals this debris to be the wreckage of some vanquished warmachina.
117116TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SYSTEM_000_242A scorched and twisted scrap of metal plating. A starship like PuPu's could well have been reduced to a similar state were it hit by artillery rounds...
118117TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_250Oho, what have you found there, Player?
119118TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_KOYOKOYO_000_251An exterior panel!
120119TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_KOYOKOYO_000_252This is from my friend's starship, I am sure of it. Debris from the crash landing...
121120TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_253I see no other pieces in the immediate vicinity, which means the vessel may have weathered the barrage and made good its escape.
122121TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_254Another possibility is that your comrade recovered most of the wreckage...or some as-yet-unknown party did.
123122TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_255You're saying someone may have made off with our cosmic visitor, saucer and all? I say, this is an altogether different kind of “alien abduction.”
124123TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_256Hm? Has anyone seen Nashu...?
125124TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_257Now that you mention it, where *is* my loyal assistant?
126125TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_OKKAKE_000_258H-Help! You have to help! My beloved Miss Nashu has been kidnapped!
127126TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_OKKAKE_000_259Some cad claiming to be an agent of Doctor Lugae came and took her away!
128127TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_OKKAKE_000_260He told me to tell you, and I quote: “If you want your precious companion returned alive, then Player must present herself at the Tower of Babil. Specifically, the magitek servicing facility─don't forget that part.”
129128TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_261The gall! The temerity! The *audacity*! My stalwart aid, spirited away under my very nose!
130129TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_262My apologies, but who are you? A close acquaintance of Nashu, I assume?
131130TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_OKKAKE_000_263Me!? Oh, no. I wish. I mean, uh, I just happened to be passing through...this snowfield. I'm a...snowflake inspector, you see. No two alike and all that. Anyway, enough about me─you need to go and save Miss Nashu!
132131TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_264At last, a chance to stretch my legs.
133132TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_265What say you, my son? Shall we get this rescue mission underway?
134133TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_266Indeed, we shall!
135134TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_267They left without us. Even though this doctor fellow asked for *you* by name. Curious.
136135TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_KOYOKOYO_000_270Forget the missing starship for now! Nashu is in imminent danger!
137136TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_271Another abduction. And yet all I can do is wonder who that odd young man was...and why he smelled so strongly of cheese.
138137TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_280I've collected what evidence remained of the crash, but solving this mystery will have to wait. The Case of the Abducted Assistant calls!
139138TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SYSTEM_100_281You must be a Disciple of War or Magic of level 90 or above to proceed.
140139TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SYSTEM_000_300Meanwhile, at the Tower of Babil...
141140TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_LUGAE_100_301Wee hee hee! All shall fall before Suprae-Lugae! With this new and improved body, revenge will finally be mine...
142141TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_301You will release Nashu this instant!
143142TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_LUGAE_000_302What are you two doing here!? I *specifically* asked for the adventurer! Begone, before I unleash my fury prematurely...
144143TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_303Ohoho, this promises to be a proper battle.
145144TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_304I see no reason to trouble Player. We tackle this menace as father and son─the Manderville men─together!
146145TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_305Agreed!
147146TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_LUGAE_000_306Bah, I'll not waste my appetite for vengeance on the side dishes! Hired thugs, time to earn your pay!
148147TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_307Oho. A little warm-up before the main event.
149148TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_LUGAE_000_308Get! Them!
150149TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_310Now's our chance!
151150TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_311WaaaAAAaaahhhHHHhhh!
152151TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_LUGAE_000_312GaaaAAAaaahhhHHHhhh!
153152TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_313The Manderville men!
154153TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_100_313Victorious again!
155154TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_314Ah... Things seem to be well in hand.
156155TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_LUGAE_000_315(-???-)Wee hee hee! Don't get ahead of yourself!
157156TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_LUGAE_000_316(-Lugae-)There you are, my loathsome nemesis! I saved something special, just for you!
158157TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_LUGAE_000_317(-Lugae-)Noooooooooooooooooo!
159158TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_318<yawn> That was a lovely nap.
160159TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NASHUMHAKARACCA_100_318Oh. Did someone build a magitek servicing facility while I was asleep?
161160TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_319Nicely done, Inspector Brandihild! Once more the clone has put the original to shame!
162161TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_320Inspector, please... I am but a pale imitation of your ideal...
163162TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_321Hah! I knew keeping company with the famous Player would lead me to a worthy challenge. Worthy of breaking a sweat, at least.
164163TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_Q1_000_000What will you say?
165164TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_A1_000_001You've done all the work for me!
166165TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_A1_000_002You've done all the work for me...
167166TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_322Work? This? 'Twas but a playful skirmish compared to your usual do-or-die dilemmas.
168167TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_323Ohohoho, 'twas rude of us not to share a slice of the action! Yet even vaunted champions such as yourself must rest their bodies and let others rise to the occasion from time to time.
169168TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_324The villain is vanquished, and Nashu is returned to us safe and sound. I say we head back to Radz–at–Han to regroup and rethink our position.
170169TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_325Your comrade yet lives, Master PuPu, I am certain of it. Take heart, and let us continue the search.
171170TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_330I remember standing in the snow, and dreaming of being warm...then suddenly, I wasn't cold anymore. Isn't that odd? Maybe I should fall asleep in uncomfortable places more often!
172171TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_OKKAKE_000_331Phew... I don't know what I would have done had Miss Nashu been harmed. Clearly I need to track her comings and goings even *more* closely!
173172TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_340To Garlemald and back have we journeyed, yet this is just the beginning of the Case of the Silent Correspondent!
174173TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_HILDIBRAND_000_341Come, my friends! The shard of saucer we secured shall lead us onwards to new discoveries!
175174TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_342Wait for me, Inspector! I don't know which way is “onwards”!
176175TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_343I...should follow him, shouldn't I?
177176TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_BRADIHILND_000_344W-Wait! Wait for me!
178177TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_345That bracing melee was just what the chirurgeon ordered! A spot of exertion to stimulate the mind, and I find myself ready to grapple with the finer points of forging again.
179178TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_346Your assistance in this historic reproduction of Manderville weaponry would be, as always, most welcome.
180179TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_347A final word from yours truly, if I may?
181180TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_348The complexities of Godbrand's techniques had me flummoxed, I confess, but I do believe this recent spot of exertion has provided just the inspiration I required.
182181TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_349When you are ready to proceed with our endeavor, pray drop a word in Master Gerolt's ear. I shall make myself available forthwith.
183182TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_GODBERT_000_350Until our next meeting!
184183TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_351Thank you for assisting with my investigations, Player.
185184TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_352Once again, our travels were rife with inexplicable phenomena, and yet I am no closer to exposing PuPu's well-concealed conspiracy.
186185TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_DELION_000_353He will slip up one day, though, and you and I will be there to catch him!
187186TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SYSTEM_000_400Meanwhile, somewhere in Thavnair...
188187TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_MYSTERIOUSMAN_000_401(-Mystery Man-)You took my coin and you failed. What audacity that you should return, seeking my largesse once more.
189188TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_LUGAE_000_402(-Lugae-)I deserve your scorn. But I promise you, your plans are in danger so long as that tenacious pest yet lives.
190189TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_MYSTERIOUSMAN_000_403
191190TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_LUGAE_100_403(-Lugae-)I know of a path to victory─a forbidden path. One which demands the manifestation of the divine...
192191TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_MYSTERIOUSMAN_000_404(-Mystery Man-)...You have my attention.
193192TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SYSTEM_000_500Alien friends with strange technology♪
194193TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SYSTEM_000_501Cloning yourself can lead to tragedy♪
195194TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SYSTEM_000_502But sometimes you get♪ What you don't expect♪ A blocky man of quality─Inspector Brandihild♪
196195TEXT_CHRHDB832_04719_SYSTEM_000_503Flat-faced for sure but still sharp as a tack♪