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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SEQ_00Shale wishes for a moment of your time.
21TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SEQ_01The machine rampages have caused much strife and heartache, and while there have since been no new incidents to report, Gulool Ja warns that his renewed control over the now-disarmed soldiers may be temporary at best. Calyx, the mastermind behind the attacks, seems capable of commandeering Alexandria's machines at will. Sphene recalls what she can of the genius engineer from her age, and attempts to make sense of his declared motivations for “improving” mankind. While Preservation did indeed contribute to Alexandria's growth and development in centuries past, Calyx's fixation on creating Endless has led to untold suffering. He must be stopped─but if you would foil his schemes, Shale laments that you will first need to find him. To that end, Geode suggests a patrol to survey the streets and search for information which may help lead you to your elusive enemy.
32TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SEQ_02You reconvene on the street outside the Neon Stein, where Geode considers the uneasy faces of his countrymen. Bolstered by Sphene's faith in Alexandrians to decide a course for the future, he turns his full attention to the task at hand. While Krile and Sphene will patrol the west of the recreation zone, you and Geode look to question citizens in the east.
43TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SEQ_03Geode is ready to begin your patrol and speak with the people you meet along the way. He suggests paying special attention to those appearing overwhelmed or overly excited, in the hopes that they might yield more useful details about the current situation. ※You must be accompanied by Geode to complete this task. Speak with him again should you become separated.
54TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SEQ_04You make your way through the recreation zone and speak with several residents about the recent attacks. Geode then muses that there was one factor in their stories you all neglected to consider previously: that the victims may not have been wearing regulators. With this suspicion in mind, you take to the streets to speak with the locals once more.
65TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SEQ_05Your specific line of questioning leads to the confirmation that people without regulators were almost certainly being targeted. Armed with this new information, you look to rejoin Krile and Sphene at the agreed rendezvous point.
76TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SEQ_06After sharing your findings with the others, you recall another familiar detail in the story you heard from Malachite. Bodies had gone missing from several sites where citizens died in both the outskirts and recreation zones, and in their place were found strange piles of dust. As you make plans to investigate further, a panicked Gulool Ja contacts you with a plea for help, fearing that the residential radii have come under attack. You hasten to the apartment buildings and find hostile mechanical soldiers assaulting the residents. No sooner have you saved one citizen than you hear a commotion coming from Isadora and Milos's quarters. Upon entering, you find the aftermath of Wayakkwe's battle with a murderous drone, but the wounded Oblivion member urges you to tend to Isadora first. Sphene puts her retrained magicks to work, healing the critically injured mother and comforting the distraught Milos. The worst appears to have passed, but Wayakkwe remains visibly shaken...
87TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SEQ_07Her own wounds now mended, Wayakkwe asks after her Oblivion comrade. Recalling the scene from the lobby, a distraught Sphene shares his unfortunate fate...
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2524TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_TODO_00Speak with Geode outside the Neon Stein.
2625TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_TODO_01Speak with Geode and have him accompany you.
2726TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_TODO_02Gather information while Geode is accompanying you.
2827TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_TODO_03Gather more information while Geode is accompanying you.
2928TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_TODO_04Speak with Krile while Geode is accompanying you.
3029TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_TODO_05Speak with Wayakkwe.
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4948TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_000_001If you have a moment, Player, Geode wants to take stock of the current crisis.
5049TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_100_001Oblivion may be lacking the finer details in certain areas, so we'd like you to lend your perspective to the conversation.
5150TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_002Sorry to drag you into our meeting, but we need to get a better handle on the threats Alexandria is facing right now.
5251TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_110_002Not at all. Much has happened since the state funeral, and a clearer idea of where things stand would be beneficial for us as well.
5352TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_000_002First things first, then─let's discuss the state of the machine malfunctions.
5453TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_000_003Every single sector reported instances of sentries attacking citizens without provocation, and vehicles suddenly becoming unresponsive to controls.
5554TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_100_003And while these malfunctions were resolved fairly quickly, they nevertheless resulted in a considerable number of injuries and deaths...
5655TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_WUKLAMAT_110_003But you haven't heard anything about new incidents since then, right?
5756TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_120_003Right. No additional reports have been logged, as far as I know. That's the good news.
5857TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GULOOLJA_000_004The bad news is, I tried to take control of the soldiers when they started hurting people, but they wouldn't listen to me─even though I have the king's authority.
5958TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GULOOLJA_000_005Once things calmed down, I was finally able to make them give up their weapons. But...if it happens again, I don't know if they'll ignore me like before.
6059TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_006The King of Resolve's authority is about the highest there is. Who is this man that can override it with such impunity?
6160TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_100_006Calyx... He lived in the age of the Storm Surge, as I did.
6261TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_110_006Lest you forget, he was known for his advancements in electrope technology, and it was he who established Preservation for the purpose of furthering his research.
6362TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_120_006The wasting disease which afflicted him, however, was said to leave him scant years left to live... He must have chosen to undergo conversion into an Endless, that he might continue his efforts into the present day.
6463TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_130_006Preservation's early goals seemed noble enough─exploring treatments for levin sickness, designing Everkeep's core system, that sort of thing.
6564TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_140_006Why harm the people he was ostensibly trying to help...?
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7069TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_011I do not pretend to fully understand Calyx's motivations... Only that he appeared incensed by what he saw as mankind's failings.
7170TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_012He asserted that the strategy of adapting our species through generational succession was outdated; that evolution now requires us to forsake bodies of flesh in favor of eternal preservation.
7271TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_000_013We've already seen how he's employed the simulant to convince Alexandrians that Endless conversion is their only hope for survival.
7372TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_100_013Eternal life is “assured” for the five thousand who register their neo regulators...
7473TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_110_013But this is merely one part of Calyx's greater plan.
7574TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_120_013He wants the key to interdimensional fusion. With that relic in his possession, he will draw aether from the reflections, and expand his efforts to create Endless a thousandfold.
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7978TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_000_018If we mean to foil Calyx's schemes, then our only option is to determine where he's hiding and put him down.
8079TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_000_019Which, unfortunately, is easier said than done. I've been scouring the terminal we found in the depths of Everkeep, but I've failed to uncover even the slightest trace of his activities.
8180TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_100_019Give me a little more time, though, and I'm sure I can sniff him out.
8281TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GULOOLJA_000_020I'll help you!
8382TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_020While Gulool Ja and Shale are working on that, I think I'm going to take a look around town.
8483TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_110_020I want to make sure no new problems have cropped up, as well as search for any information that might lead us to Calyx.
8584TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_120_020You're welcome to come along. Another “malfunction” could happen at any time, and I'd be glad to have some brawlers at my back.
8685TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_130_020Count me in!
8786TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_140_020Raha and the others are helping Oblivion patrol the other levels of the keep, so shall we stick to the streets of Solution Nine?
8887TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_150_020Sounds like a plan. Thanks, you two, I appreciate the company!
8988TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_000_021
9089TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_WUKLAMAT_000_022I have to speak with the city's administrators about bringing in the Landsguard. I want our soldiers around to protect those who're moving to Tuliyollal.
9190TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_WUKLAMAT_000_023Alphinaud and Alisaie will be joining me for the meeting, so the three of us can cover that sector as soon as we're done!
9291TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_024If I may...
9392TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_025I'd like to join Player's group, if you'll have me?
9493TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_025The more mouths to ask questions, the merrier. As long as you're aware of the dangers.
9594TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_026Thank you! I'll do my best not to be a burden.
9695TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_000_027I'm more worried about you, Geode. Don't do anything stupid.
9796TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_028Pfft, you'll change your tune once we get back with the goods on Calyx. Then the drinks are on you!
9897TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_029Come on, let's continue this outside.
9998TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_000_030Good luck with your patrol, and take your time. We can do without Geode until you're done with the old sot.
10099TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SHALE_100_030Ah, sorry. Just when I think I've internalized better manners, talking with Geode brings back all the old bad habits.
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102101TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GULOOLJA_000_040I wish I could grow up faster... There'll be so much more I can do when I'm bigger like you.
103102TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_000_045The city looks as though it's regained a sense of normalcy. Alas, the people will not soon forget recent events...
104103TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_046I will do my utmost to ensure the happiness of Alexandria and its people...
105104TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_047...Sorry, I was off in my own little world! Shall we get started?
106105TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_Q1_000_000What will you say?
107106TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A1_000_001The people seem uneasy.
108107TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A1_000_002Are *you* all right, Geode?
109108TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A1_000_003Let's see what there is to see!
110109TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_048They do, and can't say as I blame them.
111110TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_049Me...? I'm well enough, given the circumstances.
112111TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_049Right you are. It's time we took some action.
113112TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_110_049It was the queen's fondest wish that her subjects remain shielded from the horrors of death. And so they were for the longest time.
114113TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_120_049Then, the moment mortality once again becomes an unavoidable fact of life, they're greeted with an outbreak of bloody violence.
115114TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_130_049Many are bound to give the Endless alternative serious consideration.
116115TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_050Indeed, and I do not blame them for that. It is only natural that such thoughts should come to mind.
117116TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_051What I cannot forgive is the way Calyx wields fear and misery to manipulate people into making that choice.
118117TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_100_051No one─not Calyx, nor anyone else─should dictate how we cope with the specter of death.
119118TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_110_051As one who lived as an Alexandrian, I wish to put the choices for this country's future back into the hands of its citizens.
120119TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_120_051And you think we can handle that responsibility? After everything you've seen of us?
121120TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_130_051It is what I've seen that has convinced me you can.
122121TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_140_051I awoke four centuries later to find our people living and laughing beneath Alexandria's banner. Though surprised and bewildered, I was overjoyed to see it so. You all deserve to be happy...
123122TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_150_051...Well, then.
124123TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_160_051We'd best not let you down!
125124TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_170_051Now, I suggest we move as a group─we don't know if or when a battle might find us.
126125TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_000_052Oh. I believe someone came prepared for just such an eventuality.
127126TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_000_053Is that the grimoire you retrieved from the old castle?
128127TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_100_053Yes, my parents gifted it to me when I was a child. They were adamant that I should learn to protect the things important to me.
129128TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_110_053I was fortunate enough to have a tutor in the arcane arts, so I lay claim to some small measure of skill.
130129TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_120_053If that's the case, it might be better if we split into two groups after all. 'Twould certainly be more efficient for information gathering!
131130TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_054I, uh... I guess that makes sense?
132131TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_055The two of you can take the west side of the recreation zone, then.
133132TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_055Player and I will take the east.
134133TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_000_056Very well. We shall end our patrol in the plaza just past True Vue and await you there.
135134TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_000_060I'll keep my eyes and ears open. Any information could be helpful, no matter how seemingly insignificant.
136135TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_065My grimoire is inlaid with electrope in a manner which augments arcane power. It should prove a useful tool.
137136TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_070Let's do the rounds, then. We'll see what's what, and chat to the people we meet along the way.
138137TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_071Pay special attention to anyone who looks overwhelmed or overly excited. Hopefully that will earn us a tidbit or two we didn't know before.
139138TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_Q2_000_000What will you do?
140139TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A2_000_001Talk.
141140TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A2_000_002Part ways.
142141TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A2_000_003Nothing.
143142TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_077I'm guessing you would've preferred to go with Sphene and Krile, but I'm afraid you're stuck with me. I grow on people, though, I promise.
144143TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SYSTEM_100_077Are you sure you wish to part ways with Geode?
145144TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_078Need to step away? Fair enough. I'll wait for you outside the Neon Stein.
146145TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_079Ready to head out again?
147146TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_079Shall we go find Krile and Sphene, then?
148147TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A2_000_005**Discuss True Vue.
149148TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_080Ah, the memories... I used to drink around here all the time.
150149TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_110_080I made sure not to overdo it when I had work the next day, but once we were past the busy season─or when the ladies weren't amenable to my company─well... You'd have to scrape me off the street outside in the morning. Or afternoon.
151150TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_120_080The worst I ever got was on what should have been the worst day of my life...if only I could remember it. I was still wearing a regulator back then.
152151TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_130_080It was also the day I first met Shale, although I guarantee she's forgotten it completely.
153152TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A2_000_006**Discuss the hover cargo.
154153TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_081It was once my job to deliver goods by hover cargo. That's why I know a fair number of names and faces throughout the city.
155154TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_082The little ones who'd jump for joy when I brought them packages... The old lady who'd always greet me with a smile... I'd hate for anything bad to happen to them.
156155TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CITIZENA05364_000_083<sigh>
157156TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CITIZENB05364_000_084There, it's done!
158157TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_DEPRESSED05364_000_085You look familiar...
159158TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SYSTEM_000_086You may learn something of interest here. Return with Geode at your side.
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168167TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CITIZENA05364_000_091Are the sentries and air-wheelers safe to be around now?
169168TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CITIZENA05364_000_092I just know it's going to happen again...and maybe next time I'll be the one who dies in a horrible accident.
170169TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CITIZENA05364_000_093I *need* a neo regulator. Becoming Endless is the only way─even Queen Sphene said so!
171170TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CITIZENA05364_000_094But how to get one...? Maybe I can convince someone who's unsure to give me theirs.
172171TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CITIZENB05364_000_095What has me in such a fine mood, you ask?
173172TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CITIZENB05364_000_096Well, I've just registered my new regulator. I was leery of becoming nothing but memories at first, but now that I've gone through with the registration, I've never felt more at ease!
174173TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CITIZENB05364_000_097Also, once it was done, the regulator displayed the current numbers. Of the five thousand slots available, over thirty-eight hundred have already been filled.
175174TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CITIZENB05364_000_098So if you're still hesitant, you've not much time to make your mind up. Mark my words, friend: when there's only a few slots left, it's going to get *very* ugly.
176175TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CITIZENB05364_000_099We'll be seeing fights over neo regulators in the very near future. Should you get one, I suggest you register right away.
177176TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_DEPRESSED05364_100_100You want to hear my story? While I appreciate you offering a sympathetic ear, there's not much to tell...
178177TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_DEPRESSED05364_100_101If you must know, a good friend of mine died when those machines went crazy. His air-wheeler dropped right out of the sky, and he didn't survive the crash.
179178TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_DEPRESSED05364_100_102Damn fool wasn't wearing a regulator... I know that's not so strange these days, but he'd never bothered with one.
180179TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_DEPRESSED05364_100_103He was at peace with the idea of dying someday, and I thought I understood what that meant. Until it happened...
181180TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_DEPRESSED05364_100_104We used to forget people after they died. No memories. No grief. I'm not sure if we'd be better off if that was still the case.
182181TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_110Player, a word?
183182TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_110_110I feel like there was a new factor in these stories we've heard. One we hadn't considered during our discussion with everyone in the Backroom...
184183TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_Q3_000_000What will you say?
185184TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A3_000_001That people are still deathly afraid?
186185TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A3_000_002That fights are likely to break out over the neo regulators?
187186TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A3_000_003That a victim of the violence wasn't wearing a regulator?
188187TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_111That's a point of concern, don't get me wrong, but I think we were acutely aware of it already...
189188TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_112The fact that nearly four thousand people have registered is worthy of its own report. But are you sure there wasn't anything else...?
190189TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_113Yes, that's it!
191190TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_114The vast majority of residents have always worn regulators, so it's not a detail we'd normally think about. With the supply of souls cut off, though, more and more people have been going without them...
192191TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_115We need to look into the casualties from the recent attacks, and check whether or not they were equipped with regulators.
193192TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_116Let's ask around on the street over to the east. It was pretty chaotic at the time, but maybe we'll find eyewitnesses who can help us confirm if this was a pattern or not.
194193TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CLEANERS05364_000_117I'm too scared of the sentries to clean anywhere near them...
195194TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_MACHINE05364_000_118Hello, how are you today? Please let me know if I may be of service.
196195TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SYSTEM_000_118You may learn something of interest here. Return with Geode at your side.
197196TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_119Aside from Oblivion members, only a handful of people used to go out and about without regulators. How times have changed.
198197TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CLEANERS05364_000_120You wish to know if the people who died in the machine rampage were wearing regulators?
199198TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CLEANERS05364_000_121I'm sorry, but I was assigned to clearing away debris. I didn't see any of the deceased.
200199TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CLEANERS05364_000_122No bodies were present by the time I arrived, so I assume the ushers had already done their work...
201200TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CLEANERS05364_000_123I do remember there being patches of white dust scattered about that were quite a chore to clean up, but nothing else worthy of mention.
202201TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_CLEANERS05364_000_124It's terrifying to think that death might be waiting for us around every corner. But what can you do but keep working and hope for the best...?
203202TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_MACHINE05364_000_125Hello, how are you today? Please let me know if I may be of service.
204203TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_MACHINE05364_000_126...City-wide casualty data unavailable. Government officials are currently processing reports from all affected zones.
205204TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_127Can you narrow it down to the recreation zone, then? You must have some estimates on hand?
206205TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_MACHINE05364_000_128Recalibrating parameters. Injured: Eighty-seven individuals. Casualties: Nineteen individuals.
207206TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_MACHINE05364_000_129Casualties equipped with regulators: Zero.
208207TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_MACHINE05364_100_129Please remain calm: I am under orders to ensure the safety of our citizens. In the unlikely event of another mass malfunction, I will act to subdue any affected machines.
209208TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_110_129...Player. I think it's time we rejoined Krile and Sphene.
210209TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_120_129I was half-joking with my boast to Shale, but we may have stumbled upon something major here. We should share our findings and keep pursuing this avenue of inquiry.
211210TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_130_129Didn't Krile say to meet them in the plaza just outside of True Vue? Let's get going.
212211TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_140_129We've finished our patrol as well. Did it not seem that more people wanted neo regulators than before...?
213212TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_150_129...Is Geode not with you?
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215214TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_160_129Come on, we should meet Krile and Sphene at the plaza. Can't say I'm thrilled to have Shale owe me a drink over something like this...
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228227TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_100_130Oh? Did Geode have something else to attend to?
229228TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SYSTEM_110_130You should have Geode accompanying you before sharing your findings.
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232231TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_000_132So, essentially, you're saying that the people who were killed by malfunctioning machines weren't wearing regulators!?
233232TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_132Well, the numbers are still tentative, and only apply to that one zone. We don't know how they'll stack up against the overall data, but...this is definitely more than a coincidence.
234233TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_110_132I think it's safe to say that anyone who had removed their regulator was a priority target.
235234TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_133Now that you mention it, the person I was treating for injuries wasn't wearing one either...
236235TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_100_133But, why? Why are they being targeted over everyone else?
237236TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_000_134Based solely on the lack of a neo regulator, we cannot judge if a person has no desire to become Endless, or if they simply failed to acquire one of the limited devices.
238237TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_100_134But those who wear no regulator at all...
239238TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_110_134They have clearly rejected the old system of using souls to revive themselves.
240239TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_120_134Put another way, they have chosen to live their lives in the knowledge that death is an inevitability.
241240TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_130_134The chances that such resolute people would wish to become Endless are far lower, I would imagine.
242241TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_140_134And so Calyx has chosen those least likely to accept his vision as victims to stoke fear and panic...
243242TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_135But there was no need to kill anyone!
244243TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_136With the way things were, the people were already fearful enough─he could have found five thousand willing citizens without all this madness!
245244TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_100_136You make a good point. Perhaps this sowing of terror is in service to another scheme, or he had some other need for the lives he's taken...
246245TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_Q4_000_000What will you say?
247246TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A4_000_001What of the dust found at various sites?
248247TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_A4_000_002Could something have been done to the victims?
249248TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_137Right, the sanitation worker's story. She saw no bodies, but mentioned piles of white dust...
250249TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_100_137I wonder... What about that sanitation worker's story? She saw no bodies, but mentioned piles of white dust...
251250TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_138Dust, but no bodies? Now where have I heard that before...
252251TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_100_138Do you recall when we went to save Erenville from the sentries in the outskirts? That usher Malachite told us much the same thing.
253252TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_MALACHITE_110_138(-Malachite-)When I arrived, I found no body. Only a pile of dust, which the wind quickly scattered.
254253TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_MALACHITE_120_138(-Malachite-)Confused, I questioned the residents, but none knew what had become of it.
255254TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_139That both stories speak of missing remains is suspicious enough, but the shared mention of this dust is too much to ignore.
256255TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_100_139In that case, we should confirm if this substance was present at other sites, and attempt to ascertain its nature.
257256TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_110_139Following this thread may lead us not only to an explanation for the missing bodies, but also the intent behind Calyx's murderous actions.
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260259TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GULOOLJA_000_142(-Gulool Ja-)Player, we need your help! I've lost control over the soldiers in the residential area. They might be trying to hurt people again.
261260TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GULOOLJA_000_143(-Gulool Ja-)Oblivion members are on their way now, but are you close enough to join them?
262261TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_GEODE_000_144Dammit! Our new investigation will have to wait... Let's go!
263262TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_145She should recover in due course. I'm glad we arrived when we did...
264263TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_MILOS_000_150When I was sick and couldn't move, my mother was always at my side, always keeping me company. And I'm going to do the same for her!
265264TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_KRILE_000_155I'll take care of this gentleman. Go and check on Isadora and Milos!
266265TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_SOLUTIONRESIDENT73_000_160Why...? Why is this happening...?
267266TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_WAYAKKWE_000_170Forgive me, I was reckless... You shouldn't have had to waste time tending my wounds as well.
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269268TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_WAYAKKWE_000_172Did you see our other comrade back there? He stayed behind in the lobby, but I heard the sounds of fighting...
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273272TEXT_KINGMI101_05364_ORIGINALSPHENE_000_176He... I am sorry. He must have fallen protecting the residents...