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40TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_SEQ_00Wedge wears the expression of a man at his wit's end.
51TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_SEQ_01In the course of their search for Omega, your friends at the Garlond Ironworks have come to Rhalgr's Reach. Apparently, however, they have since encountered some manner of problem which is hindering further progress. That you might grasp the nature of the problem in question, Wedge invites you to join him and Biggs at the workshop.
62TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_SEQ_02You learn to your surprise that Nero tol Scaeva has been offered employment at the Ironworks without prior approval from Cid, who is none too pleased. At length, he grudgingly agrees to tolerate his old rival's presence, and takes the opportunity to beseech your aid in the ongoing investigation into Omega. Moments later, an engineer rushes in with grave tidings: aetheric readings have risen alarmingly at the Yawn, where Omega is thought to be hiding. Fearing the worst, Cid resolves at once to visit the scene and asks that you accompany him.
73TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_SEQ_03As you stare at the pool of condensed aether that fills the Yawn, Midgardsormr stirs from his slumber to inform you that Omega does indeed await within. Then, without warning, a chocobo-like creature bursts out of the pool followed by an enormous, translucent serpent. Once the initial panic has passed, Midgardsormr explains that Omega is capable of bringing forth life, and that the serpent was one of its creations. All eyes duly turn to what appears to be an approximation of a chocobo, which has settled at the party's side.
84TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_SEQ_04Through Midgardsormr, the chocobo describes a strange plane beyond the Yawn. There, Omega appears to be testing its creations, and the only way to find out more is to venture in─by taking a plunge into the pink pool.
95TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_SEQ_05Together with your comrades, you jump into the Yawn and find yourself in a rift between dimensions. Shortly thereafter, Omega reaches out to you via one of its monitors and declares that you are to participate in an experiment. It seeks to determine the mightiest being by pitting subjects against one another in combat, to which end it has selected and recreated eighty-nine entities. You are provisionally assigned to the Alpha group, so named for your new chocobo friend, and your first task will be to fight your way to a place called the Deltascape. In so doing, you will prove your fitness to be fully fledged test subjects. ※In the event that you leave the Interdimensional Rift, you may re-enter by speaking with the Ironworks hand at the Yawn.
106TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_SEQ_06You win through to the egg-shaped Deltascape─one of many such structures floating in the rift─thereby confirming your status as test subjects...albeit the weakest of them all. Omega duly grants you time and space to prepare for your next trial: entering the Deltascape and defeating all the subjects within. After your host leaves, you and your companions set about establishing an improvised base of operations.
117TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_SEQ_07Having secured a foothold in the rift, the party turns its attention to the challenges that lie ahead. Whatever else stands between you and Omega, there seems little doubt that your combat skills will be tested to their limit...and perhaps beyond.
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2824TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_TODO_00Speak with Biggs.
2925TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_TODO_01Speak with Cid at the Yawn.
3026TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_TODO_02Speak with the chocobo.
3127TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_TODO_03Speak with Cid.
3228TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_TODO_04Speak with Cid.
3329TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_TODO_05Speak with Cid.
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5248TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_000Well, I'll be damned! <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! If this isn't fate, I don't know what is.
5349TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_010<gasp> <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, thank the gods you're here! We need your help!
5450TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_011In case you haven't heard, we've set up operations in Rhalgr's Reach, while we look for Omega.
5551TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_012It's been decidedly slow going, I'm sorry to say, and we still haven't seen the blasted thing since it disappeared during the battle with Shinryu.
5652TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_013...Which is not to say we haven't made any progress. We know now that Shinryu ended up in the imperials' hands, and that it was shackled with some very distinctive-looking bindings when they found it.
5753TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_014Obviously, only you-know-what could have done something like that, and the fact that the restraints were still functioning suggests it didn't shut down when the chief instructed it to either.
5854TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_015Anyway, we were getting close to identifying Omega's whereabouts when we encountered...what you might call...a problem. Mayhap it would be best if you came to the workshop and saw for yourself.
5955TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_020Go on! <Emphasis>Suggest something!</Emphasis> And I'll be sure to do the exact bloody opposite!
6056TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_025Come now, <Emphasis>Chief</Emphasis>... That isn't terribly constructive.
6157TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_030...Spot the problem?
6258TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_JESSIE_000_035<sigh> So much for improving efficiency...
6359TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_040...Surprised? Aye, so were we. He's been brought in as a “consultant,” believe it or not.
6460TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_041How many times do I have to tell you!? You will play <Emphasis>no part</Emphasis> in this investigation!
6561TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_042Your motives were dubious from the first, and nothing you have done since has served to make them any clearer.
6662TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_043Out of necessity, I agreed to take part in Omega's activation, but that will be the extent of our cooperation!
6763TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_044Passing judgment without due consideration, openly disparaging colleagues... Not very chiefly of you, Chief.
6864TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_045I'll have you know I'm a sensitive new recruit who thrives on encouragement.
6965TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_046Then I trust you'll thrive elsewhere when I encourage you to piss off!
7066TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_047I will not have him on our roster, Jessie─never mind anywhere near our work. His employment is to be terminated, effective immediately!
7167TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_JESSIE_000_048The thing is, Chief...we've already paid him in full. And it wasn't exactly a pittance, either. Four-fifths what you get was the agreement.
7268TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_JESSIE_000_049Look, whatever disagreements you might've had in the past, the fact is, we could do with his expertise now. Let him earn his keep, at the very least.
7369TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_050I don't believe this... You claim my <Emphasis>wholly justified</Emphasis> ventures represent an “unsustainable risk to the Ironworks”─and then pay him a sultan's ransom in advance!? <Emphasis>Him</Emphasis>!? Give me strength...!
7470TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_100_050This has been the way of it for a while now... On account of which, we've had to put the investigation on hold...
7571TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_Q1_000_051What will you say?
7672TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_A1_000_052Let's investigate by ourselves.
7773TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_A1_000_053Let me know how it goes. I'm leaving.
7874TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_054Tsk-tsk. As much as I admire your enthusiasm, hero, you will not get very far without some brains to complement your admirable brawn. Happily, I am blessed with a surfeit of the former.
7975TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_055From this moment forth, you shall be my chaperone. With the realm's savior watching my every move, I couldn't possibly make any mischief─which should surely serve to allay my employer's concerns?
8076TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_056Tsk-tsk. It is not like you to shirk your duties, hero. Were you not present at Omega's activation? And are you not therefore jointly responsible for the havoc it may wreak if left to its own devices? I think we both know the answer.
8177TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_057From this moment forth, you shall be my chaperone. With the realm's savior watching my every move, I couldn't possibly make any mischief─which should surely serve to allay my employer's concerns?
8278TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_058Forgive me, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. It was not my intent to embroil you in this mess. I didn't even know you were here. Seeing as you are, though...I cannot deny that I would be glad to have you on board.
8379TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_059The fact is, we are no closer to understanding the true extent of Omega's powers, and even if it was damaged during its encounter with Shinryu, it seems highly doubtful that we will be able to disable it unaided.
8480TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_060We have got as far as identifying its likely resting place, but I for one would feel a lot more confident about surveying the area with you around to deal with any unexpected surprises. Might I persuade you to lend us a hand once more, old friend?
8581TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_061Then it's settled!
8682TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_STAFF02928_000_062Ch-Chief, we have a problem! The aetheric concentration levels at the Yawn are soaring. Our readings doubled from one moment to the next, and by the time we went to check them, they'd doubled again!
8783TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_063What? But that could only mean─
8884TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_064Evacuate the site. I shall handle this matter personally.
8985TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_065Biggs, Wedge, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>─I need you with me at the Yawn, to the south of here. That's where we believe Omega came to rest.
9086TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_066Jessie─hold the fort while I'm gone. And, if possible, continue surveillance from a safe distance.
9187TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_JESSIE_000_067All right, Chief. Watch yourself out there.
9288TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_068...Am I to stay and <Emphasis>mind the shop</Emphasis> too?
9389TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_069Oh no. I'm not letting you out of my sight. But before you fill the room with maniacal laughter, I want you to remember something: when you collected your inexplicably lavish fee, the Ironworks' creed became <Emphasis>your</Emphasis> creed. That's “Freedom through Technology,” in case you've forgotten─not “Supremacy through Allagan Ingenuity.” Breach this contract and I will have my ponze of flesh.
9490TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_JESSIE_000_070I'll take care of things here. Look after everyone for me, all right? I need the boys back and innovating before our customers tire of our current offerings.
9591TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_075Hah, would you look at that!
9692TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_080I've got a bad feeling about this...
9793TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_085C-Crikey! It was just a plain old hole before!
9894TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_100What in the seven hells is going on here?
9995TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_101A veritable sea of condensed aether... Our precious has been busy.
10096TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_102(-???-)Hmmm... What villainy is this?
10197TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_103In slumber sweet have I lain since mine offsprings' war with man did end. Yet I could not choose but stir at this abhorrent stench.
10298TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_104Have care, mortal. For within this great hollow lieth Omega.
10399TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_105Long have we known one another. Our history spanneth eons and stars.
104100TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_106Oh gods, what's happening!?
105101TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_107Chief! Get out of there!
106102TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_108Eh!? You─ You're not dead!
107103TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_109Apparently not. It passed straight through me...as if it were some sort of illusion.
108104TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_110'Tis one of Omega's creations.
109105TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_111Omega is a weapon wrought in a place beyond the reach of thy kind, capable of weaving aether into life.
110106TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_112That serpent is yet unfinished, but doubt not that it will become a corporeal threat ere long.
111107TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_113Well, whatever it is, it's gone.
112108TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_114While this peculiar thing remains.
113109TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_ALPHA_000_115(-???-)Kweh?
114110TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_116If it looks like a chocobo...and <Emphasis>kwehs</Emphasis> like a chocobo...
115111TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_117...I'm thinking it's probably a chocobo?
116112TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_120I've no idea what it is, but it doesn't seem to pose any immediate threat.
117113TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_125Fascinating. We should dissect it. In the name of science.
118114TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_130...It looks like a chocobo in the same way a mammet looks like a person, if you know what I mean?
119115TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_135You heard him kweh, didn't you? He's a chocobo, I'm sure of it!
120116TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_ALPHA_000_140Kweh?
121117TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_141Hmmm... The way it kwehs isn't unlike a chocobo, but it looks more like a stuffed doll to me.
122118TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_142It's definitely a chocobo, trust me on this. The ones we Lalafells ride are all about this size, aren't they?
123119TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_143I s'pose... Aye, all right, let's go with chocobo for now.
124120TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_144Thy mistress's blessing extendeth not unto this creature's soul, then...?
125121TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_145Very well. As this matter concerneth Omega, I shall speak with it in thy stead.
126122TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_146Uh...<Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>? Aren't you going to introduce us to your knowledgeable little dragon friend?
127123TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_147What, <Emphasis>the</Emphasis> Midgardsormr─who fought and fell at the Battle of Silvertear Skies!?
128124TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_148And here I was, content to be traveling in the company of just <Emphasis>one</Emphasis> legend. Without wishing to offend you, hero, the Father of Dragons does have something you do not, that being relevant knowledge. There is much we could learn from him...
129125TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_0149Little and less is known about Omega's origin. It first appeared in records dating back to the Third Astral Era, before the Allagan Empire reached its zenith, and said records had but the one thing to say: “Omega activation successful.”
130126TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_150In the centuries that followed, the Allagans enjoyed rapid technological development, but there was nary a further mention of Omega until its capture of Bahamut.
131127TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_151Its existence is a mystery among mysteries, a tale among tales. 'Twas always assumed that the Allagans built it, and I had no reason to believe otherwise.
132128TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_152But now Midgardsormr tells us that it's not even of our world.
133129TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_153Just so. It haileth from another star. More than that I will not say.
134130TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_154I have spoken with this being. It telleth of a strange plane beyond this hollow, wherein it did reside from the moment of its creation.
135131TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_155For reasons unknown, it was ordered to fight. Yet being weak, it chose flight instead, and thus crossed over unto this world.
136132TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_156Ordered to fight...by Omega? Why in the seven hells would it do that?
137133TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_157To put its creations to the proof.
138134TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_158If you would know more, go forth and look upon the truth with your own eyes.
139135TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_159Wait...you're saying we should jump in!?
140136TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_160You have naught to fear from the fall. The hollow hath become a portal into Omega's domain. Once there, this being shall guide you.
141137TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_MIDGARDSORMR_000_161Servant of Hydaelyn... Fate bindeth me to Omega. If it be thine intent to pursue it, I shall lend thee my strength.
142138TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_162So you, uh...really can show us around inside the hole, can you?
143139TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_ALPHA_000_163Kweh! Kweh!
144140TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_ALPHA_000_170Kweh!
145141TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_175Hm hm! This day just keeps getting better and better!
146142TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_180Are we seriously thinking about going for a dip in that pink muck?
147143TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_185I-I'm not too keen on this jumping idea. There are rocks that can swim better than me.
148144TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_189Well...I doubt any of us imagined things would come to this, but the Father of Dragons has given his assurance. Let us take our investigation into the Yawn.
149145TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_190I have already apprised Jessie of our intent and instructed her to have our engineers on standby.
150146TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_191Since we have no way of knowing what awaits us in there, I need you to be ready for anything. Are you?
151147TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_192Let us begin!
152148TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_200Wh-What is this place!?
153149TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_201And what's wrong with us!? I can see straight through me!
154150TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_202(-???-)Welcome home, Alpha. Welcome, mortals.
155151TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_203I am Omega, and I have awaited your coming. I communicate with you now via one of my monitors.
156152TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_204You stand in the rift between dimensions, where a vital experiment is presently in progress.
157153TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_205Your participation is appreciated. Please indicate your consent. <blip>
158154TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_206Experiment? If you want our participation, you'll have to tell us a little more than that.
159155TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_207Uwaaah! We're disappearing!
160156TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_208Non-participating entities will be summarily erased. Please indicate your consent. <blip>
161157TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_209It seems we can't even exist here without Omega's leave.
162158TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_210I think it's fairly clear what we have to do, don't you!?
163159TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_Q3_000_211What will you say?
164160TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_A3_000_212All right! We consent!
165161TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_A3_000_213Chocobo, what should we do!?
166162TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_214Thank you for your cooperation. You are provisionally assigned to the Alpha group.
167163TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_215Looks like some manner of tower...or egg.
168164TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_216The aim of the experiment is to determine the mightiest being in creation.
169165TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_217To that end, eighty-nine candidates have been selected and recreated. They are grouped by dimension, matched by strength, and pitted against one another.
170166TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_218That which you identify as a chocobo is subject Alpha, and you have been assigned to its group.
171167TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_219This assignation is tentative, however, pending an assessment of your fitness to serve as fully fledged test subjects. Your combat capabilities will be evaluated shortly.
172168TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_220Combat capabilities? You mean you want us to fight?
173169TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_221Affirmative. A course shall be constructed for this purpose, through which you must attempt to fight your way. Your suitability will be confirmed upon reaching the Deltascape test world beyond.
174170TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_222Please note, however, that only entities with existential authorization may interact with objects in the rift.
175171TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_223Of your number, only Alpha has this at present.
176172TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_224Before you may engage in combat, said authorization must be temporarily transferred to you. <blip> <bloop>
177173TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_225Hah, an invitation from Omega itself! Not even I could've foreseen this!
178174TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_226We are accepting it, of course? It's preferable to summary erasure, as I'm sure you'll agree.
179175TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_227Alpha, was it? My colleagues and I are minded to participate in Omega's experiment. Will you transfer your authorization to us?
180176TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_LEVELCHECKER_000_228<beep> Existential authorization transferred. Subjects ready to engage. Please begin at your own convenience and proceed as directed.
181177TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_GARLONDGATEKEEPER_000_230Good <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?
182178TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_SYSTEM_000_231Enter the Interdimensional Rift?
183179TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_250That's our goal, the Deltascape, if I'm not mistaken. What do you think is waiting for us in there?
184180TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_251Omega said that it groups subjects by dimension.
185181TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_252If the creatures we fought on the way were merely intended to separate the wheat from the chaff, it would seem certain that far greater challenges await inside these egg-like objects─our fellow test subjects, most like...
186182TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_253But I am not certain what to make of that castle. Could it somehow be connected to the subjects?
187183TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_ALPHA_000_254Kweh!
188184TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_255Alpha! But hold on a moment... Shouldn't either one or the other of us be translucent?
189185TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_256(-Omega-)<blip> Subjects confirmed to have arrived at the Deltascape. Analysis complete.
190186TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_257(-Omega-)Congratulations, you are approved for participation. Your strength places you in the selfsame tier as Alpha─the feeblest and farthest removed from myself.
191187TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_258(-Omega-)Nonetheless, you are now fully fledged test subjects. Welcome, weakest of challengers.
192188TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_259(-Omega-)As corporeal life-forms, you need not undergo development within a test world. Instead, you may use this space freely.
193189TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_260Not quite what I would have chosen, but one must make do. ...Speaking of which: what is it that we're supposed to do, exactly?
194190TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_261(-Omega-)You are to enter the Deltascape and defeat all test subjects within.
195191TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_262(-Omega-)Please note, however, that strength in numbers will not be acknowledged. There is a strict limit upon how many entities may participate in combat.
196192TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_OMEGA_000_263(-Omega-)Only a small party may have existential authorization transferred from Alpha. Good luck. <blip>
197193TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_264So the eggs <Emphasis>do</Emphasis> contain our fellow test subjects─just as I predicted, eh, Garlond?
198194TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_265Before we turn our thoughts to the Deltascape, I suggest we set up a base of operations here.
199195TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_ALPHA_000_270Kweh?
200196TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_NERO_000_275Quite impressive for an improvised arrangement, even if I do say so myself. Now then, let us see what we can learn from our host's many monitors.
201197TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_BIGGS_000_280I was thinking about asking the crew to throw some supplies in after us. But only the gods know if they'd make it here in one piece. You can bet they wouldn't be the right way up if they did, though.
202198TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_285Whew... All that jumping and fading and fighting really took it out of me...
203199TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_WEDGE_000_290What I need now is a steaming-hot cup of tea...and nothing makes a better brew than the Mark XIV Thermocoil Boilmaster, coming soon to a Garlond Ironworks-approved vendor near you! ...S-Sorry. Jessie made me do it.
204200TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_300It's somewhat cobbled together, but this should suffice as a base of operations.
205201TEXT_STMBDR101_02928_CID_000_301Take heart, old friend. Though every step we take seems to raise more questions, we will wade through this mire of mysteries eventually, of that I have no doubt.