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📍 Jarilo-VI Backwater Pass

Vessel of Mediocrity (I)

Mysterious Girl

...

Mysterious Girl

How can I get out of here...

Options

Hey, are you lost?

What are you doing here all by yourself? It's not safe.

Mysterious Girl

...Lost?

Mysterious Girl

I'm not lost, {F#ma'am}{M#sir}. Don't worry about me! He said nothing bad can ever happen so long as I listen to him.

Mysterious Girl

...Not safe?

Mysterious Girl

It's plenty safe here, {F#ma'am}{M#sir}. Don't worry about me! He said nothing bad can ever happen so long as I listen to him.

Options

Who's "he"? Your dad?

Is "he" talking nonsense? We are in the Fragmentum...

Mysterious Girl

Dad? No, nope. He's important, but he's not my dad...

Mysterious Girl

Fragmentum...? No, this is our shopping street. He said this is the busiest spot in all of Belobog.

Cyrille

Oh, he also mentioned that it's polite to always introduce yourself. So, my name is Cyrille, and it's nice... an honor, I mean, to meet you.

Options

{NICKNAME}. come with me.

I have to get you out of here, Cyrille.

Cyrille

{NICKNAME}... What a strange name.

Cyrille

Sorry, it's not polite to say that. He said... gotta be polite, to everyone, at all times.

Cyrille

{F#Ma'am}{M#Sir}, don't you want to tell me your name?

Cyrille

Oh... that's okay. Don't worry. He said... gotta be polite, to everyone, at all times.

Cyrille

I can't go with you, {F#ma'am}{M#sir}. I have to find a way to get out.

Options

What are you saying... I don't understand.

I can't just leave a little kid like you here all alone.

Cyrille

I'm sorry. I'm not like my sister... My sister is smart, and can explain everything to you.

Cyrille

Don't worry. Even if he's not there, my sister is with me. She'll take care of me.

Cyrille

I have to find a way to get out... Where on earth did I go wrong?

{NICKNAME}

(This little girl named Cyrille seems to be fixated on that spot the whole time...)

{NICKNAME}

(Could it be that her idea of "getting out" is connected to these boxes?)

Options

I'll help you sort out these boxes.

Cyrille

For real? That'd be great! But I shouldn't bother others with my own business...

Cyrille

Mmm... but I've been here for such a long, long, long time. Maybe if someone helps me, I can get out...

Cyrille

If it won't be a bother to you, {F#ma'am}{M#sir}... Could you help me out?

Solve an Armory Box puzzle

Talk to Cyrille

Vessel of Mediocrity (I)

Cyrille

{F#Ma'am}{M#Sir}... you are amazing! I've been here for so long but never could figure out how to solve this...

Cyrille

But... why? Why can't I get out still...

Options

I don't get it... Where are you trying to go?

You just have to follow me...

Cyrille

{F#Ma'am}{M#Sir}, don't you get it? It's hard for me to explain... If only either he or my sister were here...

Cyrille

...No, I can't leave this place. If only either he or my sister were here... they'd be able to explain everything to you...

{NICKNAME}

(This girl is not making any sense at all... Perhaps she's been somehow traumatized?)

{NICKNAME}

(Don't be too tough on this child. Be patient, and go along with what she's saying for now.)

Options

Can you tell me "his" name?

Your sister... why isn't she with you?

I just want to help you. No need to get scared.

Cyrille

He... he's a really really important person... to me.

Cyrille

People only like my sister... That's no surprise since my sister is smart and pretty. All this time, he's the only one who's willing to play with me... He thinks I'm very special.

Cyrille

She... she... I don't know where she is.

Cyrille

She's always so busy, and there're always so many people around her... people that I don't know. She is so caring and kind... but when she gets busy, she doesn't have time for me.

Cyrille

Thank you, {F#ma'am}{M#sir}. Maybe if I try once more... I'll be able to get out.

Options

Hmm... okay. But how do we try once more?

But there's nothing here anymore...

Cyrille

Look! Over there...

System

You blink, and then...

Solve an Armory Box puzzle

Talk to Cyrille

Vessel of Mediocrity (I)

Cyrille

That's another puzzle solved, {F#ma'am}{M#sir} — you're so smart!

Cyrille

But... nothing's changed though. I'm still stuck here... and can't get out.

Options

Just hold on tight to me, and I'll get you out of here.

(Try to grab onto Cyrille's hand)

Cyrille

...Really? Can you really get me out of here?

Cyrille

Uh...

System

You reach out and try to grab her pale, slender wrist.

System

However, just before you reach her, a huge force repels your hand — followed by a tingling sensation, then a numbing burn.

System

A force is preventing you from taking Cyrille away... Based on this feedback, you understand it is trying to tell you to stop trying, or face more pain.

Options

What's going on...

How are you this powerful?

Cyrille

Huh? What happened...?

Cyrille

Huh...? What are you talking about...

Cyrille

So, you can't help me either? Even if you've found a way to solve the puzzle...

Cyrille

That's okay, {F#ma'am}{M#sir}. Don't be sad. It's not your fault. I'll wait for him to come back... He always knows how to fix things.

Options

I'm going to find help. You wait here.

Let me try again.

Cyrille

...Don't bother, {F#ma'am}{M#sir}.

Cyrille

...Don't worry, {F#ma'am}{M#sir}. I don't want to hurt a kind person like you again.

Cyrille

I'll keep on working hard and try to get out on my own. He said only hardworking kids deserve praise.

Cyrille

Bye-bye {F#ma'am}{M#sir}. Hope you have fun on the shopping street.

{NICKNAME}

(That girl... and those Armory Boxes that kept showing up... What the heck is going on here?)

{NICKNAME}

(Maybe it's some kind of reality distortion in the Fragmentum? But that kid was of flesh and blood, and not some kind of hallucination...)

{NICKNAME}

(Got to find someone to help. Someone who understands this weird stuff... and I can only think of him.)

Find Sampo in the Underworld

📍 Jarilo-VI Boulder Town

Vessel of Mediocrity (I)

Cyrille

{F#Ma'am}{M#Sir}, you're still here? All good, don't worry about me...

Cyrille

I'll work hard and try to get out on my own...

Sampo

Mhm... mhm...

Sampo

Wow, I sure hit the jackpot this time around! That guy with the robot arm isn't competing — yes! That's so much more wiggle room...

Options

What are you babbling on about there?

What wiggle room?

Sampo

...Argh, don't scare me like that! This ol' heart of mine is really weak, y'know...

Sampo

Ahem, don't worry... You know me, it's just business! This time I promise it's got nothing to do with you guys.

Sampo

Anyway... To what do I owe the pleasure, this time? You've gone through all the trouble to find me here, so you must have something urgent, right?

Options

It's a matter of life and death...

Well, actually, this matter is a bit strange...

Sampo

...What? Is someone getting seriously injured? Shouldn't you ask Natasha for help instead?

Sampo

Something this big happens, and your first thought is to find... me? Now that's what I call an ironclad friendship! Tell me, my dear old friend — I'll do anything for you as long as it's within my capabilities!

Sampo

...Huh? Is there really something out there that even you've never come across before?

Sampo

And your first thought is to find... me? Now that's what I call an ironclad friendship! Tell me, my dear old friend — I'll do anything for you as long as it's within my capabilities!

System

You tell Sampo about your chance encounter with Cyrille at Backwater Pass...

Sampo

Oh... Are you sure it wasn't some kind of hallucination induced by sleep deprivation?

Sampo

So uh, this thing... ah, how about — let's not look into it any further? If you're having problems sleeping, then Natasha will have something for you...

Options

You've promised to help me. Don't go back on your word.

Are you worried that it's not profitable?

Sampo

This... ah, I'm just saying stuff on impulse...

Sampo

Mmm? O—of course not. Don't paint me as such a greedy mercenary...

Sampo

Hey, the most important thing in this line of business is the customer's trust... alright. I'll go with you and take a look.

Sampo

Are you sure you weren't hallucinating? I'm telling you, Natasha has all kinds of medicines for you. Anything!

Options

Stop wasting your breath...

Don't let me down...

Sampo

Um... Okay, I got it! Enough chitchat. Let's go.

Go find Cyrille back at Backwater Pass

📍 Jarilo-VI Backwater Pass

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Move

Sampo

...

Options

...

Sampo

Mmm...

Options

(Keep silent)

Could it really be insomnia...?

Sampo

Can you, like, say something?

Sampo

Well, then, I will say it out loud for you. You are definitely suffering from hallucinations due to a lack of sleep!

Sampo

I told you so. My diagnoses have always been accurate!

Sampo

So... hmm, there's no little girl to begin with. And no Armory Boxes, either. You just made everything up out of thin air, right?

Sampo

But... since we're affected by the Fragmentum here, you're not completely to blame. It's just how weird this place is — and to tell you the truth, I've seen all kinds of strange stuff in the Fragmentum. You'll get used to it soon enough.

Sampo

...Well, if there's nothing else going on, I'll be heading back to Boulder Town. I've still got some unfinished business with Scott. Wait... eh? What's this?

Sampo

...What's this? Someone left some notes behind. They look old.

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An Old Diary

Sampo

I don't see anything special... There's no treasure map or secret code words. Nothing of value. You can hold onto this if you want.

Sampo

Mmm, then I'll be heading out, my valued patron! Here's hoping your insomnia improves. Make sure you're fully awake next time you come and see me!