Cosmic Star
Stellar Jade x 50, Trailblaze EXP x 350, Credit x 80000, Traveler's Guide x 5, Refined Aether x 5, Lost Crystal x 5, Clock Credits x 360, Achievements <East of Eden>
Locate a specific celebrity within the Golden Hour
According to the Sweet Dream Times's reports, a certain deceased superstar has appeared in Penacony.
Intrigued, you decide to catch a glimpse of this "superstar."
Intrigued, you decide to catch a glimpse of this "superstar."
Listen to what Clockie has to share
Clockie expresses concern about Lesley Dean's state. Maybe you should have a talk with him.
Clockie
Tick tock! There was something off about that person!
Options
You mean Lesley?
You mean the people crowding that man?
Clockie
Yes, that's him!
Clockie
What are you talking about? I clearly mean the one that gave you an autograph!
Clockie
My instincts are razor-sharp! That person is missing something... As soon as someone is missing something, they can no longer be called a complete person! Tick tock!
Clockie
An incomplete person, how terrible! {NICKNAME}, we have to think of a way to help him!
Talk to the staff at the hotel in reality
All of a sudden, Lesley Dean becomes overwhelmed by a whirlwind of disorienting emotions, and he tells you that he has forgotten how to return to reality.
He desperately needs help. Return to reality and consult the hotel staff for guidance.
He desperately needs help. Return to reality and consult the hotel staff for guidance.
Options
Lesley Dean needs help.
Alley
Huh? Lesley Dean? I know that name...
Alley
I remember! Isn't that the name of that superstar that passed away? When you say he needs help, you mean...
Options
Explain the situation to Alley.
System
You explained Lesley Dean's situation to Alley... Naturally, you excluded a few "details," for your own sake.
Alley
This is not good... A client clearly experienced an irregularity, to the point that they would describe it as "forgetting how to wake up..."
Alley
I shall inform the Blood... Ah, I shall inform a member of The Family's staff. I'm sure they will handle this situation appropriately.
Alley
Thank you very much for providing this information, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}.
{NICKNAME}
(Was Alley about to say "the Bloodhound Family"?)
{NICKNAME}
(I have a bad feeling about this. I should return to the dream and check in on Lesley.)
Help Lesley Dean and ensure his safety
For some reason, Lesley Dean is being pursued by the Bloodhound Family. Help him resolve this issue.
Annoyed Bloodhound
...Who is this?
Indifferent Bloodhound
It does not matter. Interfering with Family enforcement is a breach of the Dream Agreement. They must be removed along with the anomaly.
⚔️
CombatLesley Dean
I am in your debt, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}! If you had not rescued me, I don't know what they would have done to me.
Lesley Dean
Before you arrived, I overheard them mention a room number — Room 1007. Could that... Could that be the hotel room that I entered the dream from?
Lesley Dean
Also... Also they kept saying something about a "dream anomaly." What on earth could that mean?
Lesley Dean
I don't know how to wake up and can't remember the room number I entered the dream from. Maybe there is something wrong with me...
Options
Maybe they were here to wake you up?
Lesley Dean
Really? I wouldn't be so certain... If that were the case, why would they have been so violent? The Family would not normally treat guests in such a way.
Lesley Dean
I... I must confess to you, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}... I am very scared. I am scared that I will be faced with a terrifying reality when I awaken. I am also afraid to lose the consciousness that I have now.
Lesley Dean
At least now, I can see, hear and sense the world around me... Who knows what kind of changes my body has undergone in reality?
Lesley Dean
Even if I know that this is a dream... So what? This dream world is realistic enough for many people to become immersed and feel alive, is it not?
Options
With every dream comes an awakening.
Are you not curious about what's happening in reality?
Lesley Dean
You're right, but...
System
Lesley falls silent for a moment. He lowers his head slightly, as his slender eyebrows droop. His eyes that radiate warmth and greatness become hidden from sight as his handsome face becomes half-devoured by the blue shadows.
Lesley Dean
...It would be a lie to say that I was not concerned with my real self in the slightest.
Lesley Dean
I still remember that last time I met you in the dream, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}... I said I wanted to "save myself."
Lesley Dean
However, after you left, I calmed down and began to think in greater depth... I began to question whether or not this fantasy of mine really needed to be shattered.
Lesley Dean
I have everything that I could need here. Everything that I lost in the real world has been given to me once more in this dream.
Lesley Dean
Dreams and reality, truth and falsehoods... Must we separate them so clearly? I am willing to believe that the person you see before you is my true form... I don't wish to believe that in reality. I am nothing but a deformed body, covered in scars.
Options
We all have to face reality eventually.
It is your life, your decision.
Lesley Dean
Thank you... You really are a dear friend.
Lesley Dean
...
System
Lesley raises his head. Inside his lax gaze, you catch a glimpse of determination.
Lesley Dean
Room 1007... Perhaps you could find time to take a look at what happened in there?
Lesley Dean
If you happen to learn of the truth... I shall leave it up to you whether to share it with me or not.
Lesley Dean
Right now, I find myself wracked with incessant anxiety. I cannot bring myself to calm down and carefully consider my future. You are my savior, so I trust your judgment.
Lesley Dean
For now, I should find a discreet corner and lay low. I don't want to find myself in trouble again...
Talk to the janitor to gather clues about Lesley Dean
It turns out that Lesley Dean has been gone for some time, and the person in the Dreamscape was created by his fans struggling to accept his death.
A startled janitor appears behind you. Perhaps she knows something...
A startled janitor appears behind you. Perhaps she knows something...
Talk to Lesley Dean
You have helped Lesley Dean in freeing the people who created him, and now he has no regrets.
Talk to him and conclude this bizarre journey.
Talk to him and conclude this bizarre journey.
Talk to Lesley Dean's fans to gather more information
One of Lesley Dean's fans is crying for help. Talk to her to get more information.
Pepeshi Fan
It's Lesley — Someone is trying to take Mr. Lesley away!
Pepeshi Fan
These thugs came out of nowhere and came rushing down the street. They just took him away without saying a word... They ran that way!
Pepeshi Fan
I'm begging you. You have to help him!
Complete Cocona's Emo Dial
The shopkeeper Cocona appears to be lacking a crucial mood. Try to restore it to its completion together with Clockie.
Clockie
Tick tock! There was something off about that person!
Options
You mean Lesley?
You mean the people crowding that man?
Clockie
Yes, that's him!
Clockie
What are you talking about? I clearly mean the one that gave you an autograph!
Clockie
My instincts are razor-sharp! That person is missing something... As soon as someone is missing something, they can no longer be called a complete person! Tick tock!
Clockie
An incomplete person, how terrible! {NICKNAME}, we have to think of a way to help him!
Seek assistance from Giovanna the dream nurse
Cocona seems to have fallen into an abnormal mental state after she regained the mood of sorrow. Giovanna, the dream nurse at the hotel in reality, should be able to provide aid.
Lesley Dean
Ah...
Pepeshi Fan
...Mr. Lesley? What's wrong?
Human Fan
Do you feel unwell? No, things like that shouldn't happen inside a dream...
Lesley Dean
...
Lesley Dean
My apologies, everyone. I suddenly feel... I do not know how to put it into words, but... I feel terrible.
Lesley Dean
I do not wish to rain on your parade, but I think I may need a little... space.
Intellitron Fan
Are you tired...? Shall we leave it here for today? We have pestered you enough already.
Human Fan
I agree. I'm so sorry, Mr. Lesley. I hope that you feel better soon!
System
Lesley Dean's brow scrunched up, and he began to twitch gently. Your actions seemed to have cast him into some unknown pain and sadness. Seeming to have sensed your presence, he forced himself to open his eyes.
Lesley Dean
...You're still here, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}... My apologies. I don't know what is happening to me...
Options
What's wrong?
Describe how you feel to me. Let me help you.
Lesley Dean
Just now, suddenly and without warning, it felt like... Like I'd been struck with a bullet that tunneled through my chest, leaving an invisible hole.
Lesley Dean
When it went through my chest, my existence seemed to lose all sense of reality. I started to feel like I'd never even been alive.
Lesley Dean
All the memories in my mind suddenly seemed completely false... It was as if someone had forcibly implanted them inside me, like they didn't belong to me at all.
Lesley Dean
How should I explain this feeling? It was like... Like I had been cast into a corridor of paintings, all of these paintings recording my past experiences...
Lesley Dean
...But no matter how vivid the scenery was in the picture, I still felt like a complete outsider... Like an onlooker trespassing in this gallery.
Lesley Dean
Perhaps all of those images that were recorded did actually happen, but I just cannot seem to connect these memories to the person that I am now.
Lesley Dean
Perhaps I have spent so long reveling in Golden Hour that the boundaries between dreams and reality are starting to blur...
Options
You should seek help.
This is a bad sign.
Lesley Dean
...Who should I go to?
Lesley Dean
It may well be... But I don't know who I can ask for help.
Lesley Dean
I... I know this may sound a little scary {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}... But I fear I may have forgotten how to "wake up."
Options
What do you mean?
I'll try talking with The Family.
Lesley Dean
It's... well, I'm literally stuck in this place and totally clueless about how to leave this dream.
Lesley Dean
That could work. How strange! Never before had I had the idea of saving myself...
Lesley Dean
"Reality, it is so frail and fleeting that a single breeze can scatter it like a dandelion in the wind."
Lesley Dean
This was one of my lines in the movie Ancient Dreams of Distant Stars. It feels very appropriate in my current situation.
Lesley Dean
{F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}! If you can move freely between dreams and reality, would you be able to consult with a Family representative in the real world?
Lesley Dean
I do not wish to spend the rest of my days submerged in a dream, giving my all to play the part of someone else's shadow... I can imagine nothing more tragic.
Lesley Dean
{F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}, I wish to save myself. Will you help me?
Cocona
Deep breaths, Cocona, deep breaths. It's working hours now. You've got to get it together... When you wake up, when you wake up, it'll all be fine...
Cocona
Just like before, deep breaths, deep breaths... Don't cry...
Cocona
You just have to get through this...
{NICKNAME}
(Uh-oh, the situation's getting out of control...)
Options
Hang in there, Miss Cocona —
I'll get the dream nurse right now!
Cocona
Just got to wait till the light appears over the horizon... Till then...
Return to Cocona
Bring the special drink from Giovanna back to Cocona and try to get her to drink it.
Options
Lesley Dean needs help.
Alley
Huh? Lesley Dean? I know that name...
Alley
I remember! Isn't that the name of that superstar that passed away? When you say he needs help, you mean...
Options
Explain the situation to Alley.
System
You explained Lesley Dean's situation to Alley... Naturally, you excluded a few "details," for your own sake.
Alley
This is not good... A client clearly experienced an irregularity, to the point that they would describe it as "forgetting how to wake up..."
Alley
I shall inform the Blood... Ah, I shall inform a member of The Family's staff. I'm sure they will handle this situation appropriately.
Alley
Thank you very much for providing this information, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}.
{NICKNAME}
(Was Alley about to say "the Bloodhound Family"?)
{NICKNAME}
(I have a bad feeling about this. I should return to the dream and check in on Lesley.)
System
Cocona is still standing there, trying her best to smile. Fine beads of sweat emerge on her forehead. Some passing guests notice the strangeness and start to murmur and point at her.
Cocona
Welcome, esteemed guest. I am the shop owner here, Cocona. How may I assist you?
Options
Cocona, it's me.
Cocona
Ah, it's you... I'm all fine now. Thank you for your assistance...
Cocona
Back then... I was just momentarily shocked. I never thought I had forgotten so many things. Look, I'm all recovered... I'm able to work just like before.
{NICKNAME}
(Miss Cocona has suddenly returned to normal...)
{NICKNAME}
(But I still feel like something's off... Better chat with her some more.)
Options
I brought the Soulheal Special Mix.
Cocona
Thank you... but I don't need such a thing any longer.
Cocona
I'm very happy to remember the events that happened in the past... Even if they brought back unhappy memories.
Cocona
They're all bygones... I used to be trapped in my hesitation, afraid to move forward... But now, I think I've finally found a way to resolve it all.
Cocona
I'm truly happy, {F#madam}{M#mister}... I really am truly happy.
Options
You sure you're really all right?
Why not drink the special drink first?
Cocona
I've never felt this good before... Please don't worry about me.
Cocona
I've already found my final solution... Don't worry. Everything will turn out fine.
Cocona
If there's nothing else, I'd better get back to work.
Cocona
I really miss the gentle breeze and grass in real life... I really want to find a quiet, soft meadow, lie in it, and doze off...
Options
Take the day off today.
I'll take a walk with you.
Cocona
I can't. It's work hours now. I can't simply leave my station.
Cocona
But... if you really wish to help, I do have a request to ask of you.
Cocona
I lost something at the hotel in the Dreamscape: It was a record. Could you help me bring it back? You look like... you have a mighty air about you — you definitely won't be intimidated by those strange incidents going on in the hotel.
Cocona
As for the reward, you don't have to worry... I'll pay whatever it takes. Money has no meaning to me anymore.
Options
I'll help you get it back.
You should drink the special drink first.
Cocona
Thank you for your kindness.
Options
But you must first drink the special drink.
Cocona
...Okay, if it will make you happy. Please give it to me.
Options
Deliver item
Cocona
Look, I've drank it all. Now, please rest easy and go.
NotFound:203010105
Cocona
...Okay, if it will make you happy. Please give it to me.
Options
Deliver item
Cocona
Look, I've drank it all. Now, please rest easy and go.
NotFound:203010105
Retrieve the record Cocona lost
Cocona left a record at the hotel in the Dreamscape, and you promised to retrieve it for her.
Pepeshi Fan
It's Lesley — Someone is trying to take Mr. Lesley away!
Pepeshi Fan
These thugs came out of nowhere and came rushing down the street. They just took him away without saying a word... They ran that way!
Pepeshi Fan
I'm begging you. You have to help him!
Cocona
I lost something at the hotel in the Dreamscape: It was a record. Could you help me bring it back? You look like... you have a mighty air about you — you definitely won't be intimidated by those strange incidents going on in the hotel.
Cocona
As for the reward, you don't have to worry... I'll pay whatever it takes. Money has no meaning to me anymore.
Lesley Dean
Who are you? What do you want? This... This is a dream. You can't take things you steal in a dream back to reality with you!
Annoyed Bloodhound
Are you certain this is the anomaly?
Indifferent Bloodhound
I am certain. His existence here has already violated multiple conditions in the Dream Agreement.
Annoyed Bloodhound
Understood. Begin the removal process.
Lesley Dean
Wh—What are you doing?
{NICKNAME}
(This is bad... I have to stop them!)
Cocona
I lost something at the hotel in the Dreamscape: It was a record. Could you help me bring it back? You look like... you have a mighty air about you — you definitely won't be intimidated by those strange incidents going on in the hotel.
Cocona
As for the reward, you don't have to worry... I'll pay whatever it takes. Money has no meaning to me anymore.
Use the record to enter Cocona's inner world
This record seems to hold special significance for Cocona. Perhaps you can use it to enter her Synesthesia Dreamscape.
Annoyed Bloodhound
...Who is this?
Indifferent Bloodhound
It does not matter. Interfering with Family enforcement is a breach of the Dream Agreement. They must be removed along with the anomaly.
Cocona
...
System
Cocona's eyes stare at the record, oblivious to everything around her. It's as if she's been completely devoured by her dejection.
Find Cocona
You have pulled Cocona back from the precipice of danger. Go check on her.
Lesley Dean
I am in your debt, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}! If you had not rescued me, I don't know what they would have done to me.
Lesley Dean
Before you arrived, I overheard them mention a room number — Room 1007. Could that... Could that be the hotel room that I entered the dream from?
Lesley Dean
Also... Also they kept saying something about a "dream anomaly." What on earth could that mean?
Lesley Dean
I don't know how to wake up and can't remember the room number I entered the dream from. Maybe there is something wrong with me...
Options
Maybe they were here to wake you up?
Lesley Dean
Really? I wouldn't be so certain... If that were the case, why would they have been so violent? The Family would not normally treat guests in such a way.
Lesley Dean
I... I must confess to you, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}... I am very scared. I am scared that I will be faced with a terrifying reality when I awaken. I am also afraid to lose the consciousness that I have now.
Lesley Dean
At least now, I can see, hear and sense the world around me... Who knows what kind of changes my body has undergone in reality?
Lesley Dean
Even if I know that this is a dream... So what? This dream world is realistic enough for many people to become immersed and feel alive, is it not?
Options
With every dream comes an awakening.
Are you not curious about what's happening in reality?
Lesley Dean
You're right, but...
System
Lesley falls silent for a moment. He lowers his head slightly, as his slender eyebrows droop. His eyes that radiate warmth and greatness become hidden from sight as his handsome face becomes half-devoured by the blue shadows.
Lesley Dean
...It would be a lie to say that I was not concerned with my real self in the slightest.
Lesley Dean
I still remember that last time I met you in the dream, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}... I said I wanted to "save myself."
Lesley Dean
However, after you left, I calmed down and began to think in greater depth... I began to question whether or not this fantasy of mine really needed to be shattered.
Lesley Dean
I have everything that I could need here. Everything that I lost in the real world has been given to me once more in this dream.
Lesley Dean
Dreams and reality, truth and falsehoods... Must we separate them so clearly? I am willing to believe that the person you see before you is my true form... I don't wish to believe that in reality. I am nothing but a deformed body, covered in scars.
Options
We all have to face reality eventually.
It is your life, your decision.
Lesley Dean
Thank you... You really are a dear friend.
Lesley Dean
...
System
Lesley raises his head. Inside his lax gaze, you catch a glimpse of determination.
Lesley Dean
Room 1007... Perhaps you could find time to take a look at what happened in there?
Lesley Dean
If you happen to learn of the truth... I shall leave it up to you whether to share it with me or not.
Lesley Dean
Right now, I find myself wracked with incessant anxiety. I cannot bring myself to calm down and carefully consider my future. You are my savior, so I trust your judgment.
Lesley Dean
For now, I should find a discreet corner and lay low. I don't want to find myself in trouble again...
System
You've found it... Room 1007, the room that Lesley Dean mentioned.
System
It is possible that the truth behind the Cosmic Star lies behind this door. Perhaps, he has fallen into a deep sleep from which he cannot wake.
Options
Knock.
System
*Knock, knock*
System
...
System
No answer.
Options
Try to open the door.
Go and search for an attendant...
System
You sense that something is not right. If something were to happen to a great man like Lesley Dean, The Family would not likely just ignore it.
System
Wait... Something isn't right. If something had happened to a great man like Lesley Dean, The Family would not likely just ignore it.
System
Considering the way The Family treated Lesley Dean inside the dream, getting them involved may not be a good idea... That's if they haven't already taken action.
Options
Turn the door handle.
System
You try turning the door handle, with only a paltry amount of hope in your heart.
System
The door is unlocked... But there is no guest to be found sleeping inside.
{NICKNAME}
Let's go in and investigate...
Return the record to Cocona
You have retrieved a worn record. You can now take it back to Cocona.
System
There is a movie playing on the television. Quick cuts and dazzling special effects quickly overwhelm your senses.
System
After a series of shocking scenes featuring exploding warships, a close-up of Lesley Dean's handsome face takes the screen.
System
It seems that he's playing a warship pilot... Likely a heroic figure that played a critical role in the long-drawn-out Interstellar Energy War, someone whose name people remember well.
System
You see his name in the subtitles — "Captain Cromwell." In this tense showdown, he seems to be engaged in a war of words with a sly IPC elite.
Options
Watch attentively for a while.
There are more important things to do.
Captain Cromwell
"...This has nothing to do with the price IPC have offered. The Sixth Fleet's position on this matter cannot be changed by price, for it goes against our values."
IPC Rep
"I understand that you value your contracts and your honor. But I implore you to think carefully about this... Are you sure that the people on your ship share your firm beliefs, Captain?"
IPC Rep
"You have no family, no children, no one to be concerned for... So, you battle for your beliefs. You would even take them to your grave. But what about them? Do they feel the same?"
IPC Rep
"You imagine yourself a martyr and a hero, but do not forget... When it comes down to it, you are no more than just a group of mercenaries, warmongers that settle matters for credits. Do not think the afterlife has a place for you, captain."
Captain Cromwell
"I have never believed in life after death, Mr. Thompson. Nor do I think that you believe in these ideas that you spout."
Captain Cromwell
"You do not understand me, let alone the men by my side. There is one thing that you should have understood by now..."
Captain Cromwell
"...The reason that I am the person sitting here in discussion with you is not because I am the so-called captain, but because I am the only person that can withstand your obsession with money. Honestly, it's taking all of my strength not to spit in your face."
Captain Cromwell
"I will give you five minutes to take your paper scraps and get lost back to your ship. Tell the IPC directors, the Sixth Fleet shall visit Pier Point one day..."
System
There is a stack of pictures of Lesley Dean on the hotel room floor, and some of them have his personal autograph on them.
System
Would someone really carry this many pictures on their person? You can't help but ask yourself. Maybe this Cosmic Star is just self-obsessed?
System
At first, you could not understand why paper checks would still exist in a world like Penacony.
System
But, having read what was written on the paper, you understood: Having this string of numbers printed on each note especially was a sign of The Family's dwindling patience.
System
The guest staying in this room is already nearly two weeks behind on payments... It seems that The Family's attitude in treating overdue guests is more lenient than you imagined.
System
Is Lesley Dean's situation already so dire that he can no longer afford the room fee? This would not be surprising, as news about stars going bankrupt pops up in the Interastral Peace Broadcast almost daily...
System
There is an envelope lying in the bottom of the dream device, with no signatures or markings on it.
System
You slide your fingers inside the already torn open envelope and pull out a yellow-tinged letter.
System
The letter is covered in dense, scribbled writing... It took a while for the Synesthesia Beacon to be able to translate it.
📖
Lesley Dean's Rebirth Project{NICKNAME}
(There is a lot of information in here. Let's summarize the main points...)
{NICKNAME}
(The person that lives here is not Lesley Dean. The real Lesley Dean died long ago... However, his memories have been preserved as memoria.)
{NICKNAME}
(A group of Lesley's fans had found a way to pool their funds and purchase his memories, taking it with them into Penacony.)
{NICKNAME}
(Then, they entered the dream as a group and connected their individual consciousness networks to recreate the image of Lesley Dean through the Synesthesia Dreamscape.)
{NICKNAME}
(The Lesley that I met in the dream, though infused with the memories of that Cosmic Star, was nothing more than just a fabricated fantasy...)
{NICKNAME}
(So, the owner of this room must be...)
???
...Who... who is in that room!?
Ask Giovanna about Cocona's situation
You have returned from Cocona's inner world, only to find that she is nowhere to be found. Giovanna the dream nurse may know something.
Panicked Cleaning Lady
Who... who are you!? The gentleman living in this room should have been... Ahem, he should have already checked out of this room?
Panicked Cleaning Lady
Did... Did I forget to lock it after I finished cleaning?
Options
Where did the guest in this room go?
Panicked Cleaning Lady
This gentleman has already left Penacony. He...
Panicked Cleaning Lady
I heard that this client was forced to leave as he was behind on his room fees. He had been in Penacony for a very long time... But he didn't look like a rich man to me.
Panicked Cleaning Lady
Many people are willing to pay any price to experience the "Dreamscape." They go as far as to spend every penny to their name just to be in Penacony...
Panicked Cleaning Lady
Honestly, this is not my first time seeing a client like this, and I have not been here overly long.
Panicked Cleaning Lady
Um, I have told you everything I can... If you don't mind, could you please leave this place? I need to hurry up and tidy this room. There are other guests that wish to move in.
{NICKNAME}
(The client in this room was forced to leave having exhausted all of their savings.)
{NICKNAME}
(With the letter I read before, I could assume that they were one of the fans that assisted in reconstructing the image of Lesley Dean inside the dream.)
Giovanna
Can't find her? You mean...
System
You tell Giovanna what you saw, and what happened with Cocona...
Giovanna
Ah... I see.
Giovanna
Don't be too upset. Stuff like this happens all the time in the Dreamscape.
Giovanna
Some give themselves completely to beautiful dreams, and toss away unneeded distractions. There are also few — like Cocona — who can never really blend in.
Giovanna
Thank you for the news. I will handle the subsequent affairs. I hope this matter won't affect your mood during your stay here.
Giovanna
Oh, that's right... That store can't be left empty. I'll contact the Alfalfa Family to have someone take over the store.
Giovanna
Please don't worry. The Family will ensure that your shopping experience at the Golden Hour will not be inconvenienced.
Lesley Dean
You've returned, {NICKNAME}.
Lesley Dean
I was hoping that I could muster more of a friendly attitude, but I don't know why... I have been feeling dazed and nauseous since what happened before. I just cannot seem to muster any energy. I hope you can understand...
Options
Do not worry.
I think I know why...
Lesley Dean
In my hometown, we believe that the ability to be empathetic to others is a gift bestowed by the gods... I would wager that this is a gift you have had since birth?
Lesley Dean
The fact that you have come back to see me, does this mean... That you have come to some understanding of my situation in reality?
Lesley Dean
Please, tell me the truth, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}.
Lesley Dean
I... I think I am ready to accept it... No matter how hard a reality it is to accept.
System
You tell Lesley the truth: He is just a fantasy created by a group of crazed fans, and the true Cosmic Star has long since passed.
Lesley Dean
...
Lesley Dean
You mean...
Lesley Dean
I... don't actually exist?
Lesley Dean
...
System
Lesley's once glistening eyes suddenly lose their brilliance, as his face fades from the color of golden wheat to pale, then to pure white.
System
Veins on either side of his graceful neck begin to protrude as his pulse becomes visible to the naked eye. You suddenly realize that this moment of despair weighs on him as heavy as a century of suffering.
System
But his downtrodden demeanor does not last long. Just as the last glint of light is about to fade from his eyes, a new flame kindles in his pupils.
Lesley Dean
Thank you, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}. The truth was extremely important to me.
Lesley Dean
I understand now... why those memories that were supposed to belong to me felt so distant and strange. I finally understand.
Lesley Dean
I am the Lesley Dean that exists inside other people's ideals, yet I am far from being the man himself. The reason for my existence is to take his place, but I could never become him.
Lesley Dean
Many people are still paying a price to maintain the existence of this body of mine. They are paying with their finances, their time, their lives... and even their "selves."
Lesley Dean
However, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}, I wish to know... Do you think that treasuring the memories of someone who has already passed is worth such a lofty price to the living?
Options
It is not, not at all.
That is up to them to decide.
Lesley Dean
I knew you would feel the same as I do.
Lesley Dean
So, I do not wish to sit idly by. It was not my personal will that I would appear in this place... Though I could not decide when I "came," I would like to make my own decision on when I "go."
Lesley Dean
You are correct. This is their own decision. But... But I do not wish to sit idly by.
Lesley Dean
It was not my personal will that I would appear in this place... Though I could not decide when I "came," I would like to make my own decision on when I "go."
Lesley Dean
{NICKNAME}, would you help me once more? I wish to summon the people that created me.
Lesley Dean
No matter how sweet the dream, delving in too deep will only lead to suffocation. I should help them face their realities.
Lesley Dean
{NICKNAME}, would you help me once more? I wish to summon the people that created me.
Lesley Dean
No matter how sweet the dream, delving in too deep will only lead to suffocation. I should help them face their realities.
Return to the store to search for Cocona
Giovanna's ambiguous statement has left you perplexed. Return to the store and take another look.
Lesley Dean
This is, this is my...
Lesley Dean
No, that's not right... This is a world constructed by Lesley's followers. This is where they created "me."
Options
This is the so-called "Synesthesia Dreamscape."
It seems so real.
Lesley Dean
Being in this place, I feel like I am looking into a mirror. However, what this mirror reflects is my internal organs. It allows me to see my own soul up-close.
Lesley Dean
But if I look closely, all you can see is a void... A true soul cannot be simply created from thin air.
Lesley Dean
My apologies. I am complaining without just reason. It is time for us to go and liberate those souls that truly do exist.
System
What stands before you is a simple hotel room door. However, you have a strong feeling that what lies behind this door is far from a simple room.
Lesley Dean
Robert, that is the name of the master of this space?
Lesley Dean
Let's go inside, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}. I am prepared to face my creator.
Options
Push open the door.
Robert's Best Friend
Great news, Robert! Green-Ear Josey got a hold of a source for Ancient Dreams of Distant Stars!
Robert
For real? Where'd he get that!? Is it hi-def?
Robert's Best Friend
It's 16k res. At least that's what he said... Well, you want to rent it?
Robert
I... I don't have any money at all. My mom cut off my allowance ever since she caught me secretly renting tapes last time...
Robert's Best Friend
What!? What's wrong with liking movies? Plus, this is Lesley Dean's debut work! Your mother has no taste at all.
Robert's Best Friend
Don't worry. I'll cover it this time. Come to my place after school next time and we can watch it together.
Robert
Thank you, Harry...
Lesley Dean
Robert... I feel like our senses were linked for a moment then...
Lesley Dean
His home planet is an impoverished land that has been under IPC sanctions ever since the Interstellar Energy War. The only way that they are able to watch movies is by renting tapes from smugglers at a high price.
Lesley Dean
Harry is Robert's best friend, and he's like an older brother to him. I can sense that Robert relies on him greatly...
Lesley Dean
Let's keep watching, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}.
Robert's Mother
You need to accept reality, Rob. Harry... Harry is not here anymore.
Robert
We... We still have so many films we haven't watched together.
Robert
Purple Rain... Harry's favorite movie is Purple Rain. We promised, one day we would meet the real Lesley Dean and get an autograph from him...
Robert's Mother
...Wake up, Rob. We live in a world without hope. These concepts of "interstellar travel" and "cosmic star" have nothing to do with us.
Robert's Mother
I am trying to keep you from those things because...
Robert
No! I don't want to hear it! I want to leave this place... I want all of this to be gone!
Robert
You don't understand what makes something beautiful! None of you understand, only he does...
Lesley Dean
Harry...
Lesley Dean
...Harry, so optimistic, ever strong, but also so ill-fated... to have his life cut short by an accident at his age...
Lesley Dean
Having lost his best friend, Robert was on the verge of collapse. He felt anger and rage towards everything around him. Just injustice and despair. So, he began to search for a way to escape, in doing so... He found "me."
Lesley Dean
Let's keep watching, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}.
Listen to what Clockie has to share
Clockie seems to have realized the abnormalities in Cocona — Talk to him, and see what he has observed.
System
A picture of two people together, Robert and Lesley Dean.
System
Lesley's face is adorned with the expression you would expect from a huge star: Bright, confident, and just the right amount of pride.
System
Standing next to him, Robert appears dry and plain... He is by no means unattractive. It's just that standing next to the great Lesley Dean in his prime, he seems unremarkable in comparison.
System
Robert's mouth is slightly upturned at the corners, as if he is trying his hardest to give a satisfactory smile to the person behind the camera, but his empty eyes betray him... He is drowning.
Lesley Dean
Robert was able to leave his hometown, albeit using methods that he would not easily share with others.
Lesley Dean
He began a journey of losing himself, trying to find the Lesley Dean that exists in his ideals. What he never realized was... Though he thought he had been fighting back all this time, he was really just running away.
Options
Running away?
Harry...
Lesley Dean
Running away from the shadow that kept him trapped... Running away from the truth that his best friend had died. He thought that if he only found me and fulfilled their dream, then the dark shadow of their past would disappear.
Lesley Dean
His lost friend has been haunting him this whole time. He thought that if he only found me and fulfilled their dream, then the dark shadow of their past would disappear.
Lesley Dean
He locked himself in a world of only "Lesley Dean." He could not bring himself to face the true source of his suffering.
Lesley Dean
However, when this bubble that gave him a place to hide suddenly burst... He no longer knew where to go.
Lesley Dean
So, that's why he went into this "undertaking"... Giving up on himself to maintain a false ideal.
Options
What do you think we should do?
Lesley Dean
We have to make Robert remember... We have to make him remember that light he once had in his life.
Lesley Dean
In this story, "I" am no more than a scapegoat. We have to allow Harry to become Robert's star once more.
Lesley Dean
Please, help him, {NICKNAME}.
Cocona
I'm sorry... for providing you with an unsatisfactory shopping experience.
Clockie is acting all anxious as if some drastic change has occurred in Cocona — Quickly, go talk to him.
System
Gently, you remove the picture of Robert and Lesley from the table and replace it with that of two young childhood friends.
System
You are aware that no matter how much noise you make in this space, it is unlikely to have any real effect on Robert... But you still wish to complete this operation gently and carefully.
Cocona
Thank you... Tonight, I will fall asleep while listening to it... Even better if I don't ever wake up.
System
There is a clip of Lesley Dean being interviewed by a famous talk show host playing on the television.
System
You cannot hear their conversation clearly, but you can see two people with beaming smiles... Their dancing eyebrows and upturned smiles are proof that their joy is not manufactured in any way.
Options
Turn off the television.
System
The moment you press the switch on the television, Lesley Dean's soothing voice comes to a sudden stop and echoes into the void around you, before disappearing entirely. The silence that now covers this spiritual space suddenly feels like a deafening clamor.
System
You feel a little lonely on Robert's behalf. But, for the sake of his life, he must bear and process this loneliness by himself.
Lesley Dean
That... Should be enough, right?
Lesley Dean
Even if the beginning of this process is painful, I hope that he can recall his childhood friend and remember who is truly important to him.
Lesley Dean
As for whether to move forward or continue to wallow, we cannot make that decision for him. But at least we have given him an opportunity to truly face what he feels inside.
Options
I hope that he can reclaim his life.
How would we test the results?
Lesley Dean
There may be a way for us to test the results.
Lesley Dean
I think there is only one way.
Lesley Dean
The greater the effect of our results, the weaker the foundation of this body should become. When the time comes, I should be able to feel the effects our actions have brought...
Lesley Dean
Let's go, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}. There are others awaiting us.
System
Robert remains in place, silent.
System
You hope that he will see his awakening.
Lesley Dean
Jillian... That must be this fan's name?
Lesley Dean
Let's go, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}. Let's see what has happened to her.
Options
Push open the door.
Lesley's Projection
Lesley Dean is perfect. He has no flaws, absolutely none.
Options
Destroy the fantasy.
Lesley Dean
Sorry to disappoint you, Ms. Jillian... But no one is perfect.
Lesley Dean
My shortcomings and weaknesses are piled up high in a corner that you just cannot see. I have made too many mistakes in my life to count, and they have all become meticulously hidden skeletons in my closet.
Lesley Dean
But, they are all a part of me. I cannot shy away from their existence. I hope that everyone's imperfections can be understood... After all, if we live under a magnifying glass every day, sooner or later we will be incinerated by the rays of the sun.
Lesley's Projection
Lesley Dean is perfect. He has no flaws, and he...
Lesley's Projection
Anyone who slanders the name of Lesley Dean is my enemy. They are villains that must be eradicated!
Options
Destroy the fantasy.
Lesley Dean
It is not easy to differentiate between criticism and slander. I have been lost in the waves of these two voices before, too... This is a life-long lesson, one that I never fully grasped even until the end.
Lesley Dean
But I did come to understand one thing: Those slanderous voices outside had not been a personal attack on me for a long time. They gradually evolved into a vicious cycle of perpetual opposition... A battle that was destined to never have a victor.
Lesley Dean
I no longer care about this baseless slander, Ms. Jillian... I just want to bring this cycle of sadness and malevolence to an end.
Lesley's Projection
Anyone who slanders the name of Lesley Dean is my enemy. They are villains, and they...
Lesley's Projection
I love him deeply. I love him. I love him so much.
Options
Destroy the fantasy.
Lesley Dean
I'm sorry, Ms. Jillian... But this is not love.
Lesley Dean
People who do not love themselves always misinterpret the meaning of the word "love." "Love" is something that everyone must sense within themselves... But you gave up on yourself long ago. You chose obsession instead.
Lesley's Projection
I love him deeply. I love him. I...
Lesley's Projection
I would give anything for him. My money, my life, my ideals.
Options
Destroy the fantasy.
Lesley Dean
Such heavy emotions... What do you expect as a response to this, Ms. Jillian?
Lesley Dean
A person who could abandon everything for their idol... Including the very cornerstone of human life, "dignity"... If I am frank, someone like this... They only fill me with fear.
Lesley Dean
No one should live a life like this... You should work to try and reclaim the things in life that are truly yours, Ms. Jillian.
Lesley's Projection
I would give anything for him. My money, my life, my...
Jillian
Jillian looks toward you, her face awash with loss and bewilderment.
Jillian
But she nodded slightly thereafter as a gesture of gratitude toward you. From this moment on, her life began anew.
Lesley Dean
I wonder what kind of life this woman has lived. Let's go, {NICKNAME}.
Lesley Dean
...Wait, "Flora"...
Options
Do you know her?
What a beautiful name.
Lesley Dean
They must just be someone with the same name, surely? Sorry, this name just seemed to rouse Les— my memories...
Lesley Dean
Let's go, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}. We must be quick. I don't know how much longer this body can hold on...
Options
Push open the door.
Lesley Dean
Flora... It's really her!
Options
Who is she?
Lesley Dean
She's Les— my former assistant.
Lesley Dean
But why would she... I never thought that she would have such a strong obsession. There must be more than meets the eye here...
Lesley Dean
Let's get closer and take a look, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}.
Agent
Mr. Dean! Come, come, let me introduce you! This is Flora, our company's most promising young worker! From today forth, she will be your personal assistant!
Flora
Les— Mr. Dean, hello! I look forward to learning from you in the future.
Lesley Dean
It's a pleasure, Ms. Flora! You really are a charming young lady! I'm sure we will work wonderfully together!
Agent
Mr. Dean, I will have Flora accompany you for tomorrow's shoot so she can get used to the working environment... You don't mind, do you?
Flora
I... I will work my hardest. I will not let you down.
Flora
Mr. Lesley, are... Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?
Lesley Dean
...
Lesley Dean
...
Flora
...Mr. Lesley?
Lesley Dean
...I'm not hungry.
Flora
But you haven't eaten anything all day...
Lesley Dean
I told you I'm not hungry! Can you not hear?
Flora
...
Flora
...The shoot was scheduled for 10 AM tomorrow. I will contact the crew and have them push it back.
Flora
Please make sure you get some rest this evening, Mr. Dean. Goodnight.
Flora's Friend
What's wrong, Flora? Why are you crying...?
Flora
*sobs*
Flora's Friend
Don't keep this bottled up. You can tell me anything...
Flora
...
Flora
I... I'm fine! I'm honestly fine...
Flora's Friend
Lately, you... you've been looking sad. Did something happen at work?
Flora
...I'm honestly fine, Lisa. Don't worry about me.
Flora
Ah, didn't you mention a cake store that you like before? How about we go and check it out this afternoon?
Flora
...
Lesley Dean
...Why are you so quiet all of a sudden? Give us a smile! Where's that bubbly, happy Flora we know and love gone?
Flora
I... I've told you everything I needed to. Now... At this crucial juncture, I'm not even sure what to say...
Lesley Dean
Ah... I see.
Lesley Dean
Flora... You know, don't you? After this tour, I will be switching agencies.
Flora
...
Flora
Of course I do, Mr. Dean. But at least for today, I am still your assistant...
Lesley Dean
I was wondering, would it be possible...
Lesley Dean
...
Flora
...Mr. Dean?
Lesley Dean
...
Lesley Dean
...Forget it. It's nothing. Don't worry about it.
Lesley Dean
Every adventure must come to an end some day. Take care of yourself, Flora.
Flora
...
Flora
...Thank you. You take care of yourself, too.
Flora
May we meet again... Mr. Dean...
Lesley Dean
...
Options
People's emotions are complicated.
You really were such a jerk.
Lesley Dean
That they are, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}.
Lesley Dean
I agree, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}... I agree.
Lesley Dean
In life, is there anything more painful than "missing a chance"?
Lesley Dean
This is all my fault... I was slow, unreasonable... obnoxious.
Lesley Dean
Thankfully, it seems fate has gifted me a second chance. Though my body no longer remains, I still have the opportunity to change something in this way.
Lesley Dean
...I wish to speak with Flora, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}. I will not miss out again this time.
Lesley Dean
She must not waste her life on a memory... These wounds that were once caused by Lesley Dean, I will now sew them shut myself.
Lesley Dean
...
Lesley Dean
{F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}, I have realized something.
Lesley Dean
May I share it with you?
Options
I'm listening.
Lesley Dean
There was a moment just now... I suddenly felt like all of the problems that had been bothering me before were no longer important.
Options
Yes?
Was it Flora that helped you realize this?
Lesley Dean
I think so.
Lesley Dean
"Who am I"... This question has been following me since the moment I first took this form.
Lesley Dean
When I was reading Flora's memories, I felt like I was inside a painting for the first time. Her words and emotions truly shook my heart.
Lesley Dean
At that moment, I finally believed: I no longer need to doubt my own existence. I am an extension of the life of Lesley Dean.
Lesley Dean
I am composed of Lesley Dean's memories, along with people's ideas and impressions of him. I have started to feel... That these two things are enough to form a person, to make me, me... I no longer need this hollow body to prove my existence.
Lesley Dean
Thank you, {F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}. Without your help, I would never have been able to do any of this alone.
Lesley Dean
Let us leave this place. I'm feeling... tired.
Pepeshi Fan
What's going on? Mr. Lesley was just standing here just a second ago... Then he just suddenly disappeared?
Intellitron Fan
Was he woken up by someone in reality? That's happened to me before.
Pepeshi Fan
Tsk, that's the worst thing about the Dreamscape! You never know if the person you're talking to is just going to suddenly be woken up and disappear.
Human Fan
My autograph, it's only half finished... Ah, I'll get it done next time. I wonder when Mr. Lesley will next enter the dream?
{NICKNAME}
(The client in this room was forced to leave having exhausted all of their savings.)
{NICKNAME}
(With the letter I read before, I could assume that they were one of the fans that assisted in reconstructing the image of Lesley Dean inside the dream.)
{NICKNAME}
(I wonder if this will affect Lesley in any way... I should return to the dream and check on him.)
Lesley Dean
Right now, I find myself wracked with incessant anxiety. I cannot bring myself to calm down and carefully consider my future. You are my savior, so I trust your judgment.
Lesley Dean
For now, I should find a discreet corner and lay low. I don't want to find myself in trouble again...
Lesley Dean
{F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}! If you can move freely between dreams and reality, would you be able to consult with a Family representative in the real world?
Lesley Dean
I do not wish to spend the rest of my days submerged in a dream, giving my all to play the part of someone else's shadow... I can imagine nothing more tragic.
Lesley Dean
{F#Ms.}{M#Mr.} {NICKNAME}, I wish to save myself. Will you help me?
Pepeshi Fan
I'm begging you. You have to help him!
Panicked Cleaning Lady
Um, I have told you everything I can... If you don't mind, could you please leave this place? I need to hurry up and tidy this room. There are other guests that wish to move in.
Lesley Dean
Sorry, as you can see, I'm a little... busy. If you're interested, perhaps we could talk properly a little later?
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