Undine Maintenance Intern
Song needs you and me to do the heavy lifting, and this time I won't shove you into a hole. See? My hands are up, no fingers crossed, and my game console's doing auto-runs. We're here to reconnect the fuel lines to Sparagmos, and I wish I wasn't the one who has the most experience with that. Ugh, fish nibbled on the lines all the time, and I couldn't let anyone help me because they kept breaking bones during the trips. At least you're durable.
Maintenance
Sparagmos' fuel is stored in the Abyssal Zone, and if the tubes break or twist, I'm the one that has to go down and fix it. Don't bother asking about a map. The halls collapse, flood, and clear all the time so I just feel it out. The worst part of it is handling the actual fuel. That stuff's really gross. It looks like oil, but feels like skin, and twitches around like a rat does after it gets caught in a trap. I hate this job, but who else is going to do it?
Staff
Iseul ditched me while you were snooping around the Midnight Zone, and Abel disappeared with her. You can't find them and fix the fuel lines at the same time, so leave that to Mi. The rest of the researchers are working on some science project for Dage, that's strictly to be kept secret from you. Real petty of the guy, but his last name is 'the Evil', so it checks out. Then again, I snuck a peek at the blueprints, and it sounded kind of…
Hallucinations
The hallucinations Kathool's been throwing at us are different from how they were in the Sunlight Zone. They're not as intense, but feel more real. Something's up, and like you said, I don't think your undead buddy has it all under control. Then again, you're doing a lot better than the rest of us. You'd think Kathool would try to knee cap you first, but it's like the squid's being careful about poking you. Think it's winding up for a big punch?
After completing the 'In the Grip of Justice' quest:
Undine Maintenance Intern
I don't…I don't want to let Song die, but I can't reveal my true form. If I do, I might not be able to turn back. Please! Get rid of that Water Elf zombie! Ugh, why does this always happen? I freeze up, and someone else has to take care of everything for me. Because Re, Ti, and La aren't here, Song has to put her life on the line for all of us.
Maintenance
Sparagmos' fuel is stored in the Abyssal Zone, and if the tubes break or twist, I'm the one that has to go down and fix it. Don't bother asking about a map. The halls collapse, flood, and clear all the time so I just feel it out. The worst part of it is handling the actual fuel. That stuff's really gross. It looks like oil, but feels like skin, and twitches around like a rat does after it gets caught in a trap. I hate this job, but who else is going to do it?
Staff
Iseul ditched me while you were snooping around the Midnight Zone, and Abel disappeared with her. You can't find them and fix the fuel lines at the same time, so leave that to Mi. The rest of the researchers are working on some science project for Dage, that's strictly to be kept secret from you. Real petty of the guy, but his last name is 'the Evil', so it checks out. Then again, I snuck a peek at the blueprints, and it sounded kind of…
Hallucinations
The hallucinations Kathool's been throwing at us are different from how they were in the Sunlight Zone. They're not as intense, but feel more real. Something's up, and like you said, I don't think your undead buddy has it all under control. Then again, you're doing a lot better than the rest of us. You'd think Kathool would try to knee cap you first, but it's like the squid's being careful about poking you. Think it's winding up for a big punch?
After completing the 'Together as One' quest:
Undine Maintenance Intern
So you can't freeze time and boil Kathool in Neso? You'll get clapped to heck if the things in the Mana Core decide you went too far. Kay, I know I froze up back there but I'll put the muscle work in when we head for the Trench. You'll see how I really look under this skin, and you're going to hate it a lot more than I do. If it's for Song, Mi, you, and the researchers, then I'll grin and bear it. Actually, I'll skip on the grinning. That's just extra work.
Maintenance
Sparagmos' fuel is stored in the Abyssal Zone, and if the tubes break or twist, I'm the one that has to go down and fix it. Don't bother asking about a map. The halls collapse, flood, and clear all the time so I just feel it out. The worst part of it is handling the actual fuel. That stuff's really gross. It looks like oil, but feels like skin, and twitches around like a rat does after it gets caught in a trap. I hate this job, but who else is going to do it?
Staff
Iseul ditched me while you were snooping around the Midnight Zone, and Abel disappeared with her. You can't find them and fix the fuel lines at the same time, so leave that to Mi. The rest of the researchers are working on some science project for Dage, that's strictly to be kept secret from you. Real petty of the guy, but his last name is 'the Evil', so it checks out. Then again, I snuck a peek at the blueprints, and it sounded kind of…
Hallucinations
The hallucinations Kathool's been throwing at us are different from how they were in the Sunlight Zone. They're not as intense, but feel more real. Something's up, and like you said, I don't think your undead buddy has it all under control. Then again, you're doing a lot better than the rest of us. You'd think Kathool would try to knee cap you first, but it's like the squid's being careful about poking you. Think it's winding up for a big punch?
Part-Time Gardener
Better be careful, hero. Many who have come here, no matter how strong, have been lost forever. I can help you stay alive, though, if you'll do a few favors for me.
- Fa's Quests
After completing the 'Control the Bunnies' quest:
Part-Time Gardener
All this work in making me thirsty. We should have some tea, don't you think?
- Fa's Quests
After completing the 'Big, MEAN Bunnies' quest:
Part-Time Gardener
You might want to check it out anyways. If sticking your hand in every strange crack is the norm for hero-types, you may just find your lost warrior.
- Fa's Quests
After completing the 'What Crack?' quest:
Part-Time Gardener
Head back down into the crack, Hero!
- Go Now - Takes you to Screen 8
After completing the 'OMG What is THAT?' quest:
Part-Time Gardener
Sorry you didn't find what you were looking for. Hey, do you think you can help me beat this level, though?
- Fa's Quests
- Talk to Darkon - Takes you to Screen 9
- Go Find Re
- Talk to Mi - Takes you to Screen 10
Undine Maintenance Intern
All of those alarms made me freeze up. I couldn't do anything but curl up in a corner and swipe through all the old photos I had of La, Ti, and Re. Iseul never came back from her bathroom break, and Mi was busy getting the other researchers to safety. Ugh, I have to get it together! Are you going to the Abyssal Zone next? That place is a nightmare, and I used to live in one so take me with you - I need this.
ShadowSlayers
There are ShadowSlayers doing patrols during the night hours on this floor too. I've seen them arrive at the Sunlight Zone, and thought it was weird that we specifically needed that kind of guard. It coulda been that all the Kathool monsters were similar to the creeps in Darkovia. Now, it's clear. They're here to deal with Undine's prisoners - the necromancers and other freaks being used as test subjects.
Sisters
Song's been really nice to Tara cause she's Victoria's little sister. The Queen gave all of us a new home, and Song a second chance. I haven't seen Song this motivated to help someone since…Darkon. For Tara and Song's sake, Mi and I want Victoria to actually be a good person. Don't stress out. You do what you have to. If they need saving… this time, I'll put my games down and be the one to save them.
Sparagmos
Sparagmos is the security system that blocks Kathool's psychic attacks. I've never seen the thing, but I get that it overheats and needs to be restarted all the time. A lot of my devices freak out like that too. Except, Song slips up sometimes and talks about Sparagmos like it's a…person. How it's holding up, how is it doing, and if it's possible to have Victoria visit it - that sort of thing. Just what is Sparagmos?
After completing the 'Plugging Leaks' quest:
Undine Maintenance Intern
You headed for the cabins first? Good, I can plop down and finish this raid. Yes, I'm talking about my game console. I've done plenty of work already. I'm actually working right now, sitting in front of a panic room so the illusion monsters won't break in. And if you're dumb enough to let the Astravian Illusions slip by and get to Song, I'll crush them before folding you into origami for messing up that bad.
Sea
Re told me to search for a new sky. I went farther than that, and saw the ocean she never reached. And jeez, it's so loud. I couldn't sleep or game in peace because of all the construction. I had to help the humans work. Apparently, I can lift more than thirty men. Their kids think it's cool, and yank on my shirt until I let them play video games with me. They aren't Re…but they hug almost as hard as her.
Construction
I like building games, but it's so boring in real life. That's why I stayed an intern instead of putting on the foreman hat. Ugh, but humans break too easily. Before we arrived, tons of them died trying to reinforce and repair Undine. That keeps Song from sleeping. One time, I had to force her to sleep after a nineteen hour surgery. I hate working, but I'll do the heavy lifting if it lets Song rest.
Illusions
I don't want these Illusions anywhere near Song. But they're not that bad. They could freak her out for a bit, but the soldiers aren't what actually scares her. If we're just talking about Astravia, Song feels guilty over letting her family down. She's worried that she'll be too scared to act again, and let us down too. The thing making these monsters doesn't get that. It's pulling shallow jump scares out of our memories.
After completing the 'Down the Digestive Tract' quest:
Undine Maintenance Intern
The emergency is over right? Great, don't bother me. We hardly get any breaks, and I'm going to have to follow you down to the Twilight Zone after the restrictions get lifted. If something else got broken during the incident, guess who's the only one that can survive the deep sea pressure and fix outer wall damage? Oh well, the others treat me to snacks afterwards. Aria's are good, even if they're vegan.
Sea
Re told me to search for a new sky. I went farther than that, and saw the ocean she never reached. And jeez, it's so loud. I couldn't sleep or game in peace because of all the construction. I had to help the humans work. Apparently, I can lift more than thirty men. Their kids think it's cool, and yank on my shirt until I let them play video games with me. They aren't Re…but they hug almost as hard as her.
Construction
I like building games, but it's so boring in real life. That's why I stayed an intern instead of putting on the foreman hat. Ugh, but humans break too easily. Before we arrived, tons of them died trying to reinforce and repair Undine. That keeps Song from sleeping. One time, I had to force her to sleep after a nineteen hour surgery. I hate working, but I'll do the heavy lifting if it lets Song rest.
Illusions
I don't want these Illusions anywhere near Song. But they're not that bad. They could freak her out for a bit, but the soldiers aren't what actually scares her. If we're just talking about Astravia, Song feels guilty over letting her family down. She's worried that she'll be too scared to act again, and let us down too. The thing making these monsters doesn't get that. It's pulling shallow jump scares out of our memories.
Cosmic Dreamer
Long time no see. Still sore from the shove I gave you back in the Garden? If you’re still sour about that, Re’s dead for good now. Doubt I’ll ever recover from that. I’d say we’re more than even…Well, Re said you were a friend. Maybe you’re one of the last people who will remember who she and the Scale were. It’s going to be a drag but we both have a lot of living to do to keep their memory alive.
Dreams
Don’t have anything in mind for the future or even tomorrow. I let Re or the rest of the Scale figure that out. I also pretended to be sick, and played games on the couch until someone washed my laundry. Ugh, I guess I can’t make Song or Mi pick up after me. We’ll go looking for that blue sky Re talked about. I don’t know what that’s like, I’ve only seen red skies with Re. I can’t be with her anymore, but I’ll live on for her.
Home
Beyond the Garden, I’ve only seen what Astravia is like. Aurola showed me pictures of spots in Greenguard, the coast, and a whole ocean of sand. She hasn’t been that far outside of Astravia either, and got ruffled over not being able to show me pictures of the place I came from. I fell out of the sky so it doesn’t matter much to me. Home is wherever the Scale is anyways.
Retribution
Are you wondering if I’m going to attack you for killing Darkon and making Re disappear? Cripes, that’s a lot of work. I’m about to collapse here and you think I have the energy to pull off a revenge plot? ‘Sides, Re left with a smile because of you. And there’s gotta be people out there wondering who destroyed their homes. If it comes to it, I’ll keep Song and Mi safe from them. That’ll be our problem, so quit nagging.
Undine Maintenance Intern
If you hear the sound of bones snapping or weird gurgles, don't worry. It isn't a hallucination. I'm gearing up to keep Song from doing something stupid like jump into Kathool's beak with a bomb. You better have something good to say to Kathool, because we're getting to that point. That squid's nightmares aren't anything to either of us anymore. Not after Astravia or the Mana Crisis. To me, you, and Song, nothing's worse than reality.
Projects
Pst, you want to hear what Dage is up to besides tinkering around with Sparagmos? I was getting my head together playing games under a desk when I heard Indradeep talking with the other Defense Division researchers about it. Dage is working on a shield of some sort, and doesn't want you to know. The guy hacked off his pinky bones to make it, so it must be some dark ritual stuff.
Missing
No one wanted to bring this up because you and Song have to concentrate on what's happening in the Trench. Mi and Tara are still looking for Abel and Iseul, and we don't think they're just lost anymore. A lot of research is missing, and some of the anti-undead weapon prototypes are gone too. I think Iseul used us as a distraction in the Midnight Zone so she could make off with the books. Hopefully, that has nothing to do with Abel.
Transformation
See my horn? There's more where that came from, and I have to peel it all off every time they grow back. By Lore standards, the real me isn't pretty, but I can put up a better fight this way. A way better fight than the scuffle you and I had at the end of The World. If I can help it, I don't want to go back to the way I used to be, so I'm… depending on you to save us and keep me from going over the deep end.
After completing the 'See You on the Other Side' quest:
Undine Maintenance Intern
Stop looking at me. It's going to take a month or two for me to fix myself in some dark corner of the labs. The researchers are going to freak and get their pitchforks out when they see me, if we somehow manage to last that long. Get up there and turn Neso into a puddle. No, we can't even have that because she's an Elemental Avatar? Who gave her so much power? Ugh, why can't we just get a replacement.
Projects
Pst, you want to hear what Dage is up to besides tinkering around with Sparagmos? I was getting my head together playing games under a desk when I heard Indradeep talking with the other Defense Division researchers about it. Dage is working on a shield of some sort, and doesn't want you to know. The guy hacked off his pinky bones to make it, so it must be some dark ritual stuff.
Missing
No one wanted to bring this up because you and Song have to concentrate on what's happening in the Trench. Mi and Tara are still looking for Abel and Iseul, and we don't think they're just lost anymore. A lot of research is missing, and some of the anti-undead weapon prototypes are gone too. I think Iseul used us as a distraction in the Midnight Zone so she could make off with the books. Hopefully, that has nothing to do with Abel.
Transformation
See my horn? There's more where that came from, and I have to peel it all off every time they grow back. By Lore standards, the real me isn't pretty, but I can put up a better fight this way. A way better fight than the scuffle you and I had at the end of The World. If I can help it, I don't want to go back to the way I used to be, so I'm… depending on you to save us and keep me from going over the deep end.
Fellow Dreamer
Whatever happened in your reality, keep that to yourself. Just a while longer, even if it leads somewhere worse for me, I need to be here with Re for just a while longer.
