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📍 Jarilo-VI History and Culture Museum

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Topaz

600 years old...

Topaz

Provisional evaluation would value it at approximately 270,000...

Topaz

With 34 of this type of painting...

Topaz

That comes to 9,180,000...

Topaz

Oh! It's you two again. This is the third time today we've run into each other.

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Cherish the moment...

Actually, we sent you a message.

Topaz

Why, of course I will! Meeting friends from the Astral Express is always a moment worth cherishing!

Topaz

Oh, did my Smart-Reply function tell you where I was? It's a system developed by the Technology Department. Pretty neat, right?

Topaz

What do you make of this painting? I'm no expert, but just from the artist's strokes I can tell it's no ordinary piece.

Topaz

It portrays a certain kind of... sorrow, you know? Not your everyday kind of sadness — it runs much deeper than that.

Topaz

It's as if the artist has condensed history into one poignant, but sorrowful image. The artist's brushwork depicts a generation's — no, several generations' hardships...

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Seems like you know your art...

I was thinking the exact same thing.

Topaz

Not at all, the analysis of an aficionado. I wouldn't take my word for it.

Topaz

The Express has visited many worlds. I'm sure the Nameless have a far greater knowledge of such things than myself.

Topaz

Haha, you flatter me! The Express has visited many worlds. I'm sure the Nameless have a far greater knowledge of such things than myself.

Topaz

I suppose what I'm trying to say is, what I'm drawn to isn't the style in which a piece is painted, but its overall value. Its intrinsic value may only be 50,000 credits, but its "added value" might push the total up to 200,000.

March 7th

Ugh... Sorry for crashing your artist party, but we came to talk to you about something else...

Topaz

Oh? A collaboration between our two sides, perhaps?

March 7th

Not exactly. Actually, we—

Topaz

Let's walk and talk — this way!

Attempt a dialogue with Topaz

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Topaz

Most exhibits in this museum are of little value.

Topaz

But with a keen eye, it's possible to find a diamond in the rough, so to speak.

Negotiations failed. Summarize the situation to March 7th

March 7th

So... what now? We spent ages trying to convince her and she didn't move an inch!

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We didn't promise Bronya we'd succeed.

She sort of made sense...

We should keep pestering her.

March 7th

Well, yeah, but she'll be really disappointed...

March 7th

I guess so, but that still doesn't fix Bronya's problem...

March 7th

You sure? I really don't think she'll change her mind.

March 7th

I guess Miss Topaz is just doing her job. And as far as the Express is concerned, I think it'd be unwise to make the IPC our enemy.

March 7th

All these vested interests — so hard to undo any of it... they don't teach this stuff in school. Wait... did I even go to school?

March 7th

Did someone send you a message?

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March 7th

Huh? The IPC are causing trouble in the Underworld? Already?

March 7th

Ugh, seriously? Topaz was just talking about "taking the welfare of the people of Belobog into consideration," and now they're pulling this stunt? You really can't trust these money-hungry IPC suits for a minute!

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Let's go save the day.

Here we go again...

That's right! You can't believe a word they say!

March 7th

Again... I don't think I have it in me to play the hero today!

March 7th

I really did jinx us! I don't think I have it in me to play the hero today!

March 7th

I really did jinx us! I don't think I have it in me to play the hero today!

March 7th

I guess complaining won't get us anywhere. Let's go lend them a hand.