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Guild Quest: Knowing One's Heart
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Messages from a dead friend?
Client: Elly Person
Quest: I got a message from a friend, Calus, who was onboard Pioneer 1. He's alive! Find
him!
Reward: 3500 Meseta
Elly
- I'm Elly. Elly Person. I happened to meet Calus on the Net, and we've been sending
messages. He was aboard Pioneer 1. We promised to meet on Ragol when Pioneer 2
arrived. Then suddenly, the messages just stopped. I heard that Pioneer 1 was
destroyed when it exploded. But I got a message from him a few days ago. He's
alive! I want to go and rescue Calus. I need your help. Please go with me!
RAmar in Guild
- Do you know what BEE is?
[If you say "Yes."]
- If you receive something from Ragol, it must be sent through BEE.
[If you say "No."]
- Are you really a [CLASS]? OK, I tell you about BEE. It's a data transporting
system that the council placed on Ragol. With this system, we can send messages
from here almost instantaneously.
HUnewearl in Town
- Survivors on Ragol? No, I've never seen any. I've only seen people from Pioneer 2.
Was Pioneer 1 really destroyed?
[Enter Transporter Room]
Elly
- Well, just a minute... Let me send a message to Calus. "Calus, this is Elly. I'm
coming to Ragol to find you. Where are you?" Perhaps he'll send me a reply soon.
Then it'll be easier to find him. OK, let's go.
[Transport to Mine 1]
Elly
- I just got a message! "Elly? R..lly? Don't c..me he..e." It's from Calus! He's
alive! Calus, I'm going to save you.
- I got another message. "D..n't com.. here." What's he talking about? He must be in
danger! Come on! Let's hurry!
- I got another message. "Elly, I'm fine. It was a joke. After the explosion, I took
refuge in an underground mine. I want to see you. Please come here." I'm relieved
to know that he's OK now. Calus is always like this. He likes joking. He always makes
me so happy. He's very clever. And he always gives me good advice. Oh, I'm
saying too much. It's strange. I've never met him before. Finally, I'll see him.
I'm excited, but I'm a little nervous. I'm sorry. We don't have time to waste right
now. Let's go.
[If you told Sue your name in "Dr. Osto's Research" and have then been following the
Bernie sub-plot through "Unsealed Door," "Waterfall Tears," and "Black Paper," Berine
appears here.]
Bernie
- [NAME]! You're so tough! One of my comrades died. I'm not real happy now. It's very
dangerous around here. Hey, have you seen the monsters down below? I haven't seen any
yet. There's lots of debris from Pioneer 1. What happened there? ...... Pioneer 1
was mining something. The ruins... Destroyed Pioneer 1. We need more info. Oh, I've
got to go! Sorry. I'm looking for my company. I'll see you later. Don't get
killed! OK? Bye!
[Further on...]
Elly
- Here's another message. "You'll see an entrance to the mine if you go straight."
Now, we must be very close to him, right?
- Is Calus here? I've been looking forward to meeting him for such a long time. Calus,
are you OK? I'm here to see you.
- A message! "Don't come in, Elly! Get away from here!" ??? Wha...what the...?
[Enter room with a computer in it.]
Calus
- ..... Elly...? Elly, are you OK?
Elly
- !!! Is "he" a machine?!
Calus
- Elly, I really enjoyed talking online with you. I didn't want you to see the truth.
But I didn't want to deceive you. And I did want to see you, really... I was going
to tell you everything when you and Pioneer 2 arrived. But... then that huge
explosion occurred. I have no idea what happened to us. I only know that I was
hacked by something after the accident. I'm slipping away. I'm changing into
something that isn't me... I feel as though I need to seek an organic body. But
I don't know why. Something has customized Pioneer 1's machines to attack Pioneer 2.
I didn't want you to come here. Something could've attacked you. But it sent you
messages to lead you here... I'm really happy to know that you are safe. I really
wanted to see you... just once.
Elly
- Once? Why once, Calus?
Calus
- I'm struggling against the hacking, but I'm losing. I've concluded that the only
option left is to shut myself down. All systems will be down shortly. I'll
terminate.
Elly
- Wait! Calus, wait! What should I do? I don't want to lose you. Wait. That's it.
A back-up! I have to at least have his back-up!
Calus
- .
..
...
....
Back-up completed.
Elly
- Calus...
[Inspect computer again]
Calus
- System shutdown...
Elly
- Let's go back to Pioneer 2.
[Non-quest related lines]
Elly
- Ugggh! [when injured]
- Thanks! [when healed]
- Sorry, I can't to it... [when killed; "to it" is correct]
[Return to Pioneer 2]
Elly
- ...... I think it's a good time to call it quits now. I really appreciate you
helping me out. Don't forget to visit the counter at the Hunter's Guild.
HUnewearl in Town
- An engineer on Pioneer 1 was working on an "independent computer." His name was
Dr. Calus. I heard that he passed away when he was young.
RAmar in Guild
- What's wrong? You look sad. Are you OK? It seems that something serious is going
on. Sorry, forgive me.
Narrator
- You have been awarded 3500 Meseta.
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