Stellar Jade x 100, Trailblaze EXP x 600, Credit x 70000, Traveler's Guide x 8, Key of Knowledge x 6, "Cosmic Sacrifice for Love" x 1, "A Gentleman's Fantasy" x 1, Achievements <Wormageddon>
Talk to Pom-Pom
π Astral Express Parlor Car
Pom-Pom messages you: The big spring cleaning day aboard the Express is coming really soon! Pom-Pom seems really excited. Go to the Express to check it out once everything's ready.
Pom-Pom
Wow! {NICKNAME}, you're finally back β and just in time for the Express's grand spring cleaning!
Pom-Pom
{NICKNAME}, have you ever heard of a "Washtopia"? It's a place where space vehicles can stop to rest β there are plenty of them throughout the universe. They're close enough together that you can travel between them without even activating a warp device.
Options
You want me to help with the spring cleaning?
Phew, so the Washtopia can take care of the spring cleaning...
Pom-Pom
That's what Pom-Pom used to think... but it's not that simple!
Pom-Pom
Washtopias only clean the exterior of the train β and they do a great job, too! However, the seats, rooms, windows β all the nooks and crannies inside the Express... we have to do those ourselves!
Pom-Pom
{NICKNAME}, since you only just got back, why not take a little rest and chat with the Crew? Once you're ready, come find Pom-Pom and we'll prepare to depart.
Options
I'm ready. Let's go.
A rest sounds good.
Pom-Pom
Okay! I'll be waiting!
Activation Conditions:C2000801I0==1
Options
Success
Set out for the Washtopia
Pom-Pom messages you: Turns out there are a whole heap of Washtopias across the universe! Once you're ready, let's go!
System
After some time...
March 7th
I bet Argenti would think these fireworks were really... beautiful.
March 7th
We didn't know him very long, but he was a pretty nice guy.
March 7th
...
March 7th
Tsk, I hope he made it...
Pom-Pom
The Express managed to escape the crisis, but Pom-Pom still feels a little sad... Pom-Pom wonders what happened to Argenti.
March 7th
*sigh* Velite just left the Express too β he looked really upset. I guess he didn't know what Argenti was thinking, either...
Himeko
The Knights of Beauty are made up of individuals who are used to traveling through the cosmos alone... they are difficult to understand, and the starry sky is their home. Perhaps this firework show is a symbol of his honor.
March 7th
But the fireworks...
Pom-Pom
...And the starry sky...
March 7th
...He didn't see it...
Himeko
He has his own goals... and struggles. After all, the Aeon of Beauty has likely already fallen.
March 7th
Huh? You mean Idrila β the one he wouldn't stop talking about? But... he said he'd find them... and fulfill his duty to protect them.
Himeko
The fact that Idrila has fallen is tacitly acknowledged by some Knights of Beauty. Naturally, there are others who don't want to believe it... like the one you met. He probably thinks that Idrila is simply missing β hiding somewhere beyond the reach of mortals.
Himeko
{NICKNAME}, the crisis is over, and our unexpected guest has left, but I think there's still something we should talk about.
Himeko
...In your opinion, what is beauty?
Options
A lover's eyes.
All fun and no work!
Obsessively watching cats eat food.
That which exists between the Crew...
Himeko
They must be beautiful eyes.
Himeko
Sounds like a wonderful life β I'm sure many have dreams of that.
Himeko
Haha, you have a wild imagination.
Himeko
Oh? That's a good answer.
Himeko
Beauty takes many forms, and different people have different answers... I wonder what exactly it is that the Knights of Beauty are pursuing through the cosmos.
Himeko
Let's assume that Argenti finds the "missing" Idrila. Will he be able to recognize THEM with his human eyes? Or, obsessed with his version of "THEM," will he turn a blind eye and not even see THEM for who THEY are?
March 7th
Mm... It did seem like he had a kind of... tunnel vision. And it sounded like he was holding himself to unreachable standards to attain his dreams.
March 7th
I didn't quite wrap my ahead around him... I guess if we're ever back in Belobog and see a red-headed knight shouting into trashcans β "Idrila, are you in there!? Idrilaaaa!" ...I won't be surprised.
March 7th
But, so what? I still think he was a nice guy, even if he was a bit weird...