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After tourney Good match, Zoë. You won fair and square. (Whisper) Y-yes, you have made that abundantly clear, on several occasions. It will not come to that. I will not fail you. All will be as you have asked, Prophet. The limited trials have yielded interesting results, but a few hundred subjects won t exactly tax the system. And that could take the whole night. I don t understand this. There s no activity on the network, and yet the damn thing is processing data like crazy. Come on, girl. Talk to me. What s wrong with you? Who s inside you? Hmm. All ports are silent, but brain activity is at one hundred percent. These numbers can t be right. I need to double-check them later. I wonder what would happen if we cut it off from the network completely. We re just going around in circles here. We must be missing something. Come. We need to go to the harbour. The paperwork may have been cleared by now, and we must not delay the boat any further. Go back to the hell you came from! (Coughs) (Coughs again) Go ahead upstairs, Apostle. We ve secured this floor. The rebels must be hiding upstairs, Apostle. Go home, citizen. Stop bothering us. You re a persistent one, aren t you? I don t like knowing there are people out there who wish me ill. All I want to do is protect the citizens of this city. I have no desire to kill anyone. I don t know why my brothers complain so much about the weather. I like it cold and dark. It sure beats the heat and humidity of Sadir. I m on duty, citizen. I m keeping an eye on the confiscated contraband, in case someone tries to steal it. I wouldn t put it past the magicals to try something like that. Move along. Nothing to see here. When I m off duty, I like hanging out at the Cat s Whiskers, up on Ayrede Avenue. If you want, you can join me there tonight. I ll buy you a cup of wine. I haven t killed anyone yet. But I definitely will. I mean, that s what us soldiers do, isn t it? We kill the bad people. I ve almost forgotten what Sadir looks like. I hope I ll live to see it again. Any word from Sadir, Apostle? We are eager for any news from the Empire out here on the frontiers. You take this stuff way too seriously. People are always saying how good you are. Well, how come I beat you? I mean, I don t even care about martial arts. Good match. Post-tourney Oh, and don t worry, I haven t spoken to Reza. I m staying out of trouble. Promise. What do you mean? Of course I ve been― After our last conversation, I logged into the house and spoke with Wonkers. He told me you haven t been home for at least a week. Dad... What I don t get is why you had to lie to me. Dad, it s a long story. I had to go away for a little while. So where have you been? I m not doing this over the phone. I m home again now. Ask Wonkers if you want to. Hell, check the cameras if you don t believe me. I don t know what to believe. Was it Reza? Yes...no. I had to help him, but that wasn t the only thing that― I don t think we should talk about this over the phone. When are you coming back? I m still stuck out here. Another couple of days at the very least. Look, I m sorry for lying to you, but I had my reasons. I didn t want you to worry. Well, that backfired. I know. But you don t have to worry about me anymore. I m back, and I m staying put. I ll tell you everything when you get home, okay? Okay. I ll try and speed things up on my end, but― No. No, it s fine. Don t worry about it. Just come home when you can. (Sighs) All right. Take care, Zoë. I ll call you tomorrow. And try to stay out of trouble. Yeah. Bye, Dad. How is she? She s fading away. Reza? Hey. One moment. Rio? Yeah, call me when you re all set up. I m with a friend. Who was that? Well, hello to you too, Zoë. Hello. So who was that? (Laughs) It s good to know that some things never change. It was just business. I m curious, that s all. I m happy you re dating again. It s not a date, it s just― So how are you? I m good. Dad left for Bombay today, so I got the house to myself. I m having a few people over tonight. Party? Officially, it s a...small get-together. By the way, if you have time... I mean, you re welcome to... You can bring anyone you want. It s just a few people. Nothing big. Invite I should invite Reza to the party It s just a few people, nothing big. I m not planning on trashing the house or anything. Don t invite Reza looks preoccupied - I won t invite him to the party I wish I could, but I have some...stuff to take care of. Work stuff. I m really sorry, I wish― Don t worry about it. It s no big deal. Next time, okay? You know, I don t think your Dad has anything to worry about. I ve always been pretty good about covering my tracks, haven t I? Anyway. What s going on with you, Reza? You ve been busy. Working on a story? Neck deep...as usual. I ve gotten about five hours worth of sleep in the last, what, seventy-two hours? Sounds like you re onto something big. It could be. I haven t taken it to the Hand yet. I haven t even talked to Martin about it. I need more background, more research, but it s looking... Can you tell me anything about it? I can t. I m sorry. Come on, not even a hint? Push on This sounds intriguing No problem. I didn t mean to pry. Back off No point in pushing - Reza never talks about the stories he s working on anyway You know I never talk about the stories I m working on. That wouldn t be ethical, and it wouldn t be safe. I know you didn t. You re just being your inquisitive and curious self. I really don t feel like myself anymore. Are you okay? I am. I should be. I don t have any reason to complain. My Dad s been supportive, I have everything I could possibly need, enough money to go anywhere I want... The thing is, I don t really care about anything anymore. I don t have any goals or ambitions. And I hate feeling like this. It s not me. But you ve felt like that for a while, though, haven t you? I mean, it s what you told me when you broke up with― I know, Reza. But I thought it was just a passing phase, and now... I can t even muster up the enthusiasm, or the courage, to go down to Cape Town to visit Katrina and David. What does that tell you? That you re just stuck in a rut. That s all. And it s only been a couple of months since you left Cape Town. You deserve a break. About that party― sorry, small get-together tonight... Invited Good luck with the party― I mean, the get-together tonight. Hey, how are things going on the dating front? Not invited What. If I finish up early, I ll try and stop by. Now it s starting to worry me. Is this how I m going to be feeling for the rest of my life? I feel like I m letting everyone down. I know you re trying to make me feel better. And I appreciate that. But... I don t know. I need more than reassurances at this point. I need something to get me up in the mornings. A direction in life. A purpose. Something to― Shit. Sorry, I have to take this one. No problem. Yeah? (Beat) Thanks. Okay, I ll be back soon. Just stay there. Sorry about that, Zoë. I m a bit stressed today. You were saying? Don t worry about it, I know you ve got stuff to do. Speaking of that, you said on the phone that you wanted to talk. What s up? I need a favour. Sure. I don t have any other plans this afternoon. Of course I ll help him out What kind of favour? I m a bit busy today, what with the party and all. Hesitant It sounds like a lot of work Oh. Of course. I guess I can get someone else to help me out. I mean, it s a quick job. I just need something picked up downtown. Well...I guess I could squeeze it in. What is it? Great. It s nothing big. I just need you to go downtown and pick something up for me. Do you know where the Seshadri Building is located? Mmm, nope. It s not far from the Hub. There s a company there called Jiva, a biotech lab run by a woman named Chang. Helena Chang. All I need you to do is pick up a package from her. She s expecting me, but I don t have time right now, and I need that package as soon as possible. I don t want to use a courier, simply because it s...sensitive material. Chang was quite insistent that I come pick it up in person. I ll send her a message and tell her you re picking it up instead. Is that all right? I mean, you don t mind, do you? Not at all. Seshadri Building, Jiva, Helena Chang, package. As soon as possible. And come to my apartment as soon as you have the package, okay? I ll get the Hand That Bites to pay you for a couple of hours work. Don t worry about it. I m not doing this for the feed, Reza, I m doing it for you. I guess I should get going. And you need to go do...whatever it is you re doing. Business. Top secret stuff. Good. Great. (Beat) Actually, that was a total lie. Terrible. No date tonight. Right. Same thing here. I just don t have...you know. Time. Okay. If you finish early. And if you can endure the gossip and the red wine. The way it s going, we re looking at a real girls night in. I ll keep that in mind. I ll see you in a bit. Thanks again for helping me out, Zoë. Business. I know. I just don t want you to feel awkward talking about that stuff with me. We re past that. Maybe it s a weapon. I got the sense that it was very important they make their deadline. Positive I guess there s still hope From what little I know of the Azadi, they have never previously built such a thing, but it is possible. They have powerful thaumaturgists, these Westlanders. I m sure it s connected to the tower. The chamber appears to be located right below it, and the man I followed from the tower led me there. I shall send word to my blood sister in Irhad. She has connections in the strangest of places. Maybe she knows more. I would also have liked to see this chamber with my own eyes. Perhaps then I would understand more. It reminds me a great deal of Banda magic. They sing to the Earth to dig their tunnels. The Banda songs do not work on rock, but the magic could still be related. I don t see how we re going to win this war, weakness or no weakness. There are too many of them. Negative There s no hope If you give up hope, April-an, then there is none left. We are already dwindling in numbers, and the enemy gains support by the day. Without your guidance and courage, we will lose many more. The Azadi may be too strong to defeat with force, but there are surely alternatives. May the stars guide you, April-an. We will see each other again soon. If the stars shine on us, this new information could well lead us down a new path to victory. Maybe you re right. (Sighs) People depend on us, on me. And I m sure there s still hope. There has to be. And I suspect that their hostility to magic comes from their wish to control it, and their fear that others may know more about magic than they do. Their feet and hands are bound, they are weighed down with metal, and then they are dropped into the ocean. Please, let them be! They carry only medicine and food! So be it. I shall make inquiries in Oldtown in the morning. Bye. Okay. Bye. Noted. I ll make sure to tell you about all my romantic adventures...if they ever happen. It s looking pretty big. I know. I m being nosy. No, you re just being your inquisitive and curious self. Thanks. I really appreciate it. Jesus, Reza...please be okay. "I ll be here when you come back." Please switch yourself off, Lucia. Okay, Zoë. Do you think I ll dream about Reza? Maybe. Yes. I m sure you will. Good. I told you to stay out there! Help! Kano! Open the door! That s it, I ve had enough of you! Get into the elevator. What are you doing? Get into the elevator! You haven t heard from Reza again, have you? Maybe he s heard from Reza? Thank you, Charlie. Thanks That s all for now For what? Listen, feel free to hang out here for as long as you want. Maybe...your friend will stop by again. Um, nothing. Sorry, girl. If he calls, I ll let you know. How long ago did you say you lived at The Border House? The Border House I wonder if Charlie s seen his old home lately Ten years. Why? It must have changed a lot. It was a horrible place. There was one room that looked okay, but the rest of it... Just horrible. Ten year s a long time, girl. The world can change completely in a decade. The story he s working on must have something to do with all of this. It s the only explanation I can think of. Besides, I don t know where to go from here. I might as well head back to Casablanca and wait for Reza to get in touch with me. That sounds like a good idea, girl. How do you feel? A bit woozy. But pretty good, considering. Come on in. Of course. Your thoughts and dreams will open up to me like a book, and I will read them all. I will find out who you are. I will find out what you re doing to me. Don t come near me! Thanks, Jama. Scariest moment of my life since the Collapse...not counting that time I rode the mechanical bull. Never again. Like interference, but not just noise. It was clear, but...distorted. Like a bad dream. So what did you see? It s probably exhaustion, sweetie. You ve had a tough year. You dropped out of school, broke up with Reza, moved back home. All of that s bound to take its toll, no? Anyway. Enough about me. You wanted to show me something? He s not the right guy for me at this point. I mean, I love him to death. He s great. But... It was getting too serious. What I mean is, I was getting too serious. It was just way early for that. And that whole long distance thing was becoming a problem for us. It s pretty ironic that as soon as we re broken up, I move back here, five minutes away from his apartment. Not that it makes a difference. I m just happy we re still friends, and that we re comfortable with each other. You and him are my two best friends. I don t ever want to lose that. Take it! I ll see you later. I mean, spend enough hours in front of the screen, and you re bound to start seeing stuff. But getting back together? Nope. Besides, I don t think he ll be coming to the party. He s been really busy. So...eightish? WSL suppresser software! There was a dead woman in Reza s apartment, and...and the EYE raided his place while I was there. They shot me! I met Reza at the coffee shop yesterday, and he asked me to pick up a package... Do you know what was in that package? Do you need help with anything? The ones they use here in Casablanca - the smaller ones - are often cheaply made, and don t react well when they re exposed to lots of water. Okay! They re shells. Refurbished. I m waiting for an order from WATIcorp, but it s not due until next week. I m sorry. How about the Watillas you sell here? Don t they have brains? No. I was in Reza s apartment, looking for his notebook, when these two girls showed up. They looked like they were twins. No. They didn t even take the notebook. I dropped it on the floor. They must not have noticed it. I think I got really lucky. Was it the EYE? Then they left. Both of them. Without saying a word. It looked like they received a message. I think I left it in Reza s apartment. It says, Venice, Newport. The Fringe. Charlie . That s it. For some reason, that s only got basic encryption...which Reza knows I d be able to quickly crack! Of course! He wants us to read it. What else can I do? It s the only clue I have. Venice, Newport. The Fringe . That s probably where Reza s gone. To see this Charlie person. Great. Thanks, Liv. You re the best. Take care, okay, sweetie? I want you back in one piece. Hey, Zoë! What s up? You look a little pale. It s still in Reza s apartment. I hope. You need to go get it right now! Give it to me, and I ll take a look at it. I want to be more passionate about it, but... Well...thanks for being honest with me. It s nothing. Thank you. You mentioned something about a tournament? Tournament Didn t Jama say something about a tournament? It s just an informal competition between my best students, but if you want to take part in that, you have to show some passion. If you win three fights in a row against me, I ll let you join the tournament. Everyone else worked hard to be included, Zoë. You need to do the same. What do I need to do in order to join the tournament? You need to defeat me three times in a row. Without taking a break. Excellent work, Zoë. You won three times in a row. I ve set up a small tournament today, with my three best students. We re starting in a few minutes. Are you in? When the Syndicate established the EYE, they called me. I became a field operative, working mostly in the anti-corporate terrorism unit. We were based in Kinshasa, but I travelled all over the world. After four years, I got out. Yes. That first year, I only had ten regular students. Now I have almost forty. I like to keep busy. I m in. I m definitely interested I don t really have time. I don t have time I expected as much. Very well, Zoë. You should leave now. We need to get started. Good. Maybe there s hope for you yet. Start warming up. The first match begins shortly. That was nice work, Zoë. I m impressed. I may have to change my opinion of you...if you keep that up. Win I guess I disappointed you by losing. Lose I ll try, Jama. Like I said, I have a hard time getting excited about anything these days. But I ll try. That s all I ask. Good work today, Zoë. I m impressed. Disappointed me? No. You put your heart into this, and even though you lost, you tried your best. I may have to change my opinion of you...if you keep this up. I ll try my best, even though I have a hard time getting excited about anything these days. If you try hard enough, you will succeed. I m happy to see that you put some effort into the tournament, even though you lost. I know that you re working with that horrible, diseased child. Her infection spreads across my web like...like weed in a garden. My beautiful garden. Just like your reporter friend. He went slowly, shrieking, bleeding, crying your name. She...she makes me blind again. Deaf. Lost, trapped...in the dark. I won t let that happen again. I m not going back into the darkness. Never. Never! Never! Never! Stay away from me, you bitch! What are you doing here? How did you get in? I came to talk to you. You ve been on a very long journey. I m glad you finally made it back. How did― You. I ve travelled around the world, but it all comes back to you. Faith...she was your experiment, Jiva s experiment. She is. I mean, she was. But we weren t the ones who made her into what she is today. That was WATIcorp. That was Peats. I wanted Faith to live out her life in peace with a foster family. She didn t have long, and she d been through enough already. They needed a suitable human subject for testing their drug, Morpheus, with DreamNet. So they took Faith away. I know. They put her through hell. I never wanted that. You don t get to make excuses. She was your creation. She was your responsibility. Fair enough. Looking back, I realise it was a mistake to let them take her. But WATIcorp owns us. We don t get to have a say. You re not telling me anything I don t know. Why are you here? Did you bring the EYE with you? The twins? Go ahead, do your worst. I m too tired to care anymore. I m here to ask for your help. My...help? What do you mean? I want to stop WATIcorp from releasing the Dreamer, and I want to stop the Static from spreading any further. You may consider me cruel and uncaring, but I m simply pragmatic. There s nothing to be gained from WATI succeeding with their plans, or the Static causing another Collapse. And I also have...personal reasons for wanting to stop Peats. He has already caused much pain, and he will cause untold damage if his plans are carried out. What makes you think I ll help you with anything? I m not expecting you to help me. But you will help Faith. You won t let her suffer anymore. And you will stop WATIcorp. Even if they hadn t killed your friend― How do you know all this? I planted a bug on you when we first met, Zoë. It s been sending me data at regular intervals. I ve heard everything you ve said. I know everything that s happened. I ve helped you along the way, and now you will help me, because that s the only way you can help Faith, the only way you can avenge Reza and stop WATIcorp. If I do this, I won t stop with WATI or with Peats. You need to be held accountable, too. I m a marked woman. The moment the EYE finds me, I m dead. WATI doesn t want me walking around, telling people what I know. And right now, all I want is revenge for what they ve done to me and to my company. If it means losing everything...so be it. So what is it you want me to do? You need to go into DreamNet and...convince Faith to let go. Once that happens, the network will shut down, and Eingana - Dreamcore - will disconnect from the Wire. Convince Faith... How do I do that? And why me? Because you have a connection with her. I don t know what it is. You seem to share some of her more...esoteric genetic qualities. And she s taken a shine to you. Besides, no one else has been able to find out where in the network Faith - or her residue, her memories - reside. I ve tried, but...it s like she s not actually in there. It s as simple as that. You, on the other hand, have met her. Several times. She s reaching out to you. She needs you. And to help her, you must first help me. How? I ve brought a Dreamer. You go inside, talk to Faith, find a way to make her let go. Whatever she s become - a virus, a ghost in the machine - only she can stop this. If she keeps holding on, if her...influence keeps spreading across the Wire, it will eventually shut down completely. We re talking days, maybe less than that. If she can do that...what is she? I don t know. Like I said, a ghost in the machine. Her body is gone, but her mind... They pumped her full of Morpheus. They murdered her with an overdose. Who knows, maybe there is something as banal as an immortal soul , and that s what s left of her. You re saying she needs to die. She s already dead, Zoë. That s a fact. Whatever s left of her isn t happy in there. She needs to...shut down, move on, whatever you want to call it. And you expect me to ask her to let go, to die? Yes. Because it s the right thing to do. Listen to me, we re running out of time. I need you to make a choice. Either you do this...or I leave, and you never see me again. If that happens... The Wire will break down, causing untold damage. WATIcorp may still succeed in releasing the Dreamer, and Peats plans could still come to fruition. Who is the greater evil here? Him or me? I think you re despicable. You used an innocent person as a test subject. You made her, and then you discarded her. And for what? To research dreams? Still, I won t let the bad guys win. I ve come this far...and I m going all the way. Someone told me not long ago that I lack committment. Well... Connect me to the Dreamer. I m going to give you a highly concentrated dose of Morpheus, more than what you ve received before. It won t harm you, but it will allow you to control your environment. That way, Faith won t be able to push you out again. What do I tell her? How do I make her let go? I don t know. You have to figure that out on your own. This is unknown territory. Are you ready? I m ready. Good luck. And good night, Zoë. I m sorry about this, Zoë, but... I can t let you wake up again. Where s this visitor you told me about? She s out on the terrace, Zoë. She wanted to see the view. She said she misses the sunlight. You re welcome, Zoë. Because I m sad. Are you staying or are you going away again? On your knees! Down on the floor! Now! Reza s notepad... The twins didn t see it. Examine on floor Yes, April? Yes? Thanks for letting us stay here. I know you re taking a big risk by doing that. Support Benrime has done much to help us, and she deserves to hear that I accepted that risk a long time ago, April. I could not simply stand idly by and let the Azadi terrorise my friends and customers. This is my small way of helping the rebels. I m more useful here than I would be with a sword. I just hope that my contribution will have some effect, and that one day our city and peoples will be free again. Heard any news lately, Benrime? News Benrime should know what s going on in the city I hear the Azadi Emissary is worried about rebel attacks on deliveries from the north. They still haven t finished construction on that dreadful tower of theirs. Any other news I should know about? Apparently, with so many soldiers tied up in skirmishes in the north and the east, there will be another contingent coming to the city soon. I understand that their Empresses - the Six - are arriving for the inauguration. It would probably be a bad blow to the Emissary if the tower isn t finished by then. Good. We ll do our best to ensure that the tower remains unfinished. I ve heard that it may contain several thousand soldiers. That will obviously make life more difficult for the rebels. They re not used to the terrain, the woodlands, and the cold. They can send their whole empire for all I care. They will still fail. You should come east with us, Benrime. You ll be safe there, and your skills are needed. East Benrime shouldn t stay in Marcuria. It s not safe They are needed here, too. I do not want to abandon my inn or my customers. Also, fewer and fewer are willing to deal with non-humans. If I leave, who leaves next? Soon, the city will not only belong to the enemy, it will be populated by the Azadi alone. What then of Oldtown and its inhabitants? If no one s left to speak up, I fear the Azadi will simply burn it to the ground...together with everyone inside. So no, April, I need to stay here. This is where I m needed the most. I should be on my way. It s time to leave Very well. Be careful, and may the Balance be with you. I need to run. Very well. Have you heard any other news? Nothing you do not already know, April. I hope you are right, April. Still, it s never a good idea to tempt fate. I hope Brynn hasn t caused any trouble for you. He s a bit hotheaded. Brynn Talk about Brynn Brynn is a lovely boy. He s been courteous and sweet. He absolutely adores you, April. I hope you realise how much you mean to him. You must speak with the Guardian of the Balance. I still see the same girl who walked through that door, a decade past. I m not her anymore. I don t even remember what she was like. Now I m just― So how about it, Benrime? Do you have a cup or four of your mulled wine to spare for an old drunkard? As I remember it, Westhouse, you still owe me money on your tab from before the war. My God, you have the memory of a Stickman, Ms Salmin! I ve honestly missed this place. Seeing as I m still a bit short on cash, you ll have to add this to my tab. But I m coming into some gold tomorrow - old debts repaid - so I ll settle it then. That will be the day the Azadi decide to just up and leave. Money first. Mulled wine after. You re a tough woman, and I respect that. Ah, I have to tell you about this tavern I visited in a town near Altaban... Now! I have business with the innkeeper. Hell, you re probably right. I owed a lot of people money back then... ―which turned out to be fermented pig s blood. He couldn t stand up straight for three days! Southlanders... So you have visited Altaban and Monterba? I ve been further south still, to the Capes...and beyond. I tell you, if you think the winter here is harsh, you should count your lucky stars. There are lands beyond the South Sea that are frozen through both winter and summer. The sun is as cold as the moon down there. Well, I do not intend to leave Marcuria. There s enough foreigners here. No need to travel for months to find more of them... I hope to see you again soon, Ms Ryan. Best of luck to you. I ll be sure to look you up the next time I m in Marcuria. I m sure you will find the White of the Kin. You are April Ryan, after all. Perhaps you should begin your search in Oldtown? You may want to start your search in Oldtown. With any luck, there might even be a Dark People Shadowship docked in Shady Quay. I heard someone mention something about a Dark People Shadowship in Shady Quay, down in Oldtown, but it might have left by now. ―you have seen their empire? I have indeed. They will let anyone enter and stay in their lands, just as long as you respect their customs...and as long as you re human, of course. What is it like? Do they treat their own people as harshly as they do ours? I wouldn t know what the Azadi are like here in Marcuria, but in Sadir they were reserved but friendly. And as a man, I had less freedom than a woman. Still, I encountered no animosity. People took me in, fed me, told me about their history and religion. I learned a lot. Whatever the Azadi have done here, they are not cruel or evil. They do put a lot of faith in their Goddess and their Empresses, yes. But it s heartfelt. Heartfelt... I m sure. And they can have their empire. But what gave them the right to come here and impose themselves on us? I saved his life...or at least I gave him one. He was orphaned, and there was no one to look after him. You did a good thing. But when you save someone s life - especially a child s life - you are also taking responsibility for that life. You may not care much for your own life anymore, April. But for his sake, you need to take care. You need to find something to live for again. I have something to live for. Revenge. Revenge is not enough. And it s just another excuse. So the Azadi have murdered friends and loved ones... For that they must pay. But that is not something to live for, April, nor is it something to die for. What happens when the enemy is banished? What then? There s no point thinking that far ahead. Have you spoken to Chawan about the charms? Chawan Talk about Chawan I did, and they have already been loaded onto the ship. I believe there were fifty of them, enough to get you through the winter. Chawan seems to have changed this past year. There is less anger in him. He seems more concerned with delivering the supplies than murdering Azadi. I think he s found some peace in the swamplands. And there s a woman...Ayela. Ah. I see. It is time he left his past behind. To mourn so many for so long... If anyone has the right to stay angry, it s him. The Azadi took everything from him, killed everyone he loved, enslaved him, and forced him to join their army. And yet he decides to leave his anger behind, and forge a new life for himself. Maybe you have something to learn from him, April. I m not him, Benrime. We all find peace in different ways. And some not at all... What do you make of Na ane? She s not been with us long, but she has proven to be an invaluable asset. Na ane Talk about Na ane An asset ? Is this what you call your compatriots? I have not spoken with her much, but she is a skilled artisan. Her magic is strong. I think she wants to ensure that the Azadi don t proceed any further east. I believe her family holds a high position in Irhad. It would make sense for the Sun Empire to rally their armies now, to halt the expansion, but I think the Emperor still hopes for a peaceful solution. The Six will never accept the hand of a Dolmari ruler. Does the Rose Court think that the Azadi will grant them exemption from their ban on magic? It s naive. And it s dangerous. So it is. But all we can do is plead with them to see reason. If more Irhadians do what Na ane has done, we might change the course of this war. Did you ever think that maybe the reason you saved the world the first time around was because others helped you? Have a nice life, April Ryan. I have more important things to worry about. The cellar is clear! There s no one else in here, Apostle. We ll shut down this place and place the publican under arrest. The publican will be tried for treason in Sadir. For freedom! You can kill me, but we will never stop fighting! Azadi dogs! I ll be back before dawn. Watch your back, Raven. And I won t be able to lead a boat there. The waves make me all sick and disoriented. But hey, no feathers off my bones. If it comes crashing down, I m not the one who ll be needing wings. I m keeping my eyes on you, sister. One wrong move...and bam! You ll feel the wrath of my beak. Cornelius? Damn. Wait up! Great! Let s go. I actually know where the South Gate is, believe it or not. Go We shouldn t waste any more time Actually, Crow, I want to walk around for a bit first. I m not quite ready yet Let s go find Westhouse. Good, cause I m terrible with directions. Which way is south again? That s fine. I ll spend some quality time hunting for crumbs. I think I saw a big, juicy one next to that pile of Elgwan doo-doo. I hope you know where we re going, because I have absolutely no clue. The South Gate market, right? I know where that is. Good, cause I have absolutely no clue. I know up and down, but that s it. If there s one thing I ve learned, when things like this happen, it s almost always fate. If you refuse to cooperate, I ll string you up and put a knife to your belly until either you spill your guts, or your guts spill to the ground. Take care of this one, soldier. He has valuable information that he s very generously agreed to share with us. Bring him to the tower, and wait for me. Sir! Most of the supplies are on board. We re missing a few crates of grains and vegetables, a delivery of potions, and some other bits and pieces. Good. Don t linger too long. The paperwork s already being processed by the Azadi. Those fools! If they only knew what― Shh. Not here. I don t think it s a good idea to tempt fate. Ha, I didn t think you believed in that spiritual claptrap, Raven! Fate? Pah! We make our own destiny. Still... Better to be on the safe side. You don t foresee any problems, then? Everything s in order. This ship s going to the islands...at least according to all the properly stamped and perfectly forged documents. I ll rest easy only when you ve reached safe harbour. What s the hold-up? Why are you still here? Those bloody Azadi... There s one piece of paper they say is missing, and now they re processing everything again. It s a load of crap, of course. They re just looking for any excuse to make life difficult for people. You don t think they re suspicious? Suspicious? Of what? Of course not! We ll be on our way shortly, I guarantee you. Almost certainly before nightfall. I hope so. You re already several days behind schedule. We ll make it up, I promise you. I have some wind magic left in a jar below deck. We ll be on our way shortly, Raven. We re on schedule, Raven. We should be out of here soon, bound for the Bay of Fire. We ll be back home soon, Raven. Don t fret. You ll rest easy soon enough. I ll pay you good money for passage. Pay Everyone wants money We do not crave money, human. Then what do you want? We are here to find new additions to our library. Some day it will be complete, and we can sleep. Until then, we travel, and we collect. I m sure we can come to some sort of understanding. Reason He s a reasonable man, I m sure We cannot. We do not take on passengers. Ever. You did once. A long time ago, I was given passage on one of your ships. Then you were fortunate. It does not happen very often. Do the Azadi know you re docked here? I would think they d frown on your kind. Threaten This might not be the best idea, but I m desperate They do not concern us. The right word in the right ear, and that could change. They might make it difficult for you to leave. We do not need anyone s permission to leave. Our ship can conceal itself to your eyes. I d like to ask for passage again.
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Defense Dream Earth Hunting Nature Neidan Rogue Runes Spirit Storm Warfare [リンク表の編集] 目次 Dreamの特徴 スキルツリー Attributes Sands of Sleep/サンド・オブ・スリープ[1](4sec) Psionic Touch[1]→Psionic Burn[10]Psionic Touch/サイオニック・タッチ[1](0sec) ※AE版で更新あり Psionic Burn/サイオニック・バーン[10] ※AE版で更新あり Psionic Beam/サイオニック・ビーム[40] ※Atlantisで追加 Distortion Wave[1]→Chaotic Resonance[10]→Psionic Immolation[24]Distortion Wave/ディストーション・ウェイブ[1](10sec) ※AE版で更新あり Chaotic Resonance/カオティック・レゾナンス[10] ※AE版で更新あり Psionic Immolation/サイオニック・イモレイション[24] ※AE版で更新あり Lucid Dream[4]→Premonition[10]→Temporal Flux[24]Lucid Dream/ルーシド・ドリーム[4] Premonition/プリーモニション[10] ※AE版で更新あり Temporal Flux/テンポラル・フラックス[24] Phantom Strike[4]→Dream Stealer[10]Phantom Strike/ファントム・ストライク[4](16sec) Dream Stealer/ドリーム・スティーラー[10] ※AE版で更新あり Summon Nightmare[10]→Hypnotic Gaze[16]→Master Mind[32]Summon Nightmare/サモン・ナイトメア[10](60sec) Hypnotic Gaze/ヒプノティック・ゲイズ[16] ※AE版で更新あり Master Mind/マスター・マインド[32] Distort Reality[16]→Temporal Rift[32]Distort Reality/ディストート・リアリティ[16](12sec) Temporal Rift/テンポラル・リフト[32] ※AE版で更新あり Distortion Field/ディストーション・フィールド[16] ※AE版で更新あり Trance of Empathy/トランス・オブ・エンパシー[4] Trance of Convalescence/トランス・オブ・コンバレセンス [16] Trance of Wrath/トランス・オブ・ラス[32] Dream Image/ドリームイメージ[40](140sec) ※Atlantisで追加 おすすめセカンドマスタリー Dreamの特徴 [部分編集] 拡張版(Immortal Throne)で追加された新マスタリー。 スキル的には近接型とキャスター型のハイブリッド、どのマスタリーと組み合わせても相性が良い。 STRとINTが両方上がるので、特化ビルドには向かない。 近接型のマスタリーと組み合わせる場合。 防御面がパッシブで上昇させれる点が良い。 状態異常系のスキルが充実しているので、緊急に回避が必要になる高難易度で生きてくる。 晩成型のマスタリーになる。 キャスター型のマスタリーと組み合わせる場合。 序盤からoverkillのDoTや石化で楽に進める。 Dreamの本領発揮といったところ。 終盤は緊急回避はできるものの、DoTだけでは火力不足が目立つ。 早熟型のマスタリーになる。 AE版では多くのスキルで下方修正を受けた。ただし万能さはそのままなので、ひどく弱くなったということはない。 システム面では電熱火傷ダメージのダメージを伸ばしやすくなったのがプラスか。 スキルツリー [部分編集] 32 ┃ ┃ 24 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ 16 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ 10 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ 4 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ 1 Attributes [部分編集] Lv STR INT Health Energy Lv STR INT Health Energy 1 +2 +2 +35 +8 21 +42 +37 +735 +168 2 +4 +3 +70 +16 22 +44 +38 +770 +176 3 +6 +5 +105 +24 23 +46 +40 +805 +184 4 +8 +7 +140 +32 24 +48 +42 +840 +192 5 +10 +9 +175 +40 25 +50 +44 +875 +200 6 +12 +10 +210 +48 26 +52 +45 +910 +208 7 +14 +12 +245 +56 27 +54 +47 +945 +216 8 +16 +14 +280 +64 28 +56 +49 +980 +224 9 +18 +16 +315 +72 29 +58 +51 +1015 +232 10 +20 +17 +350 +80 30 +60 +52 +1050 +240 11 +22 +19 +385 +88 31 +62 +54 +1085 +248 12 +24 +21 +420 +96 32 +64 +56 +1120 +256 13 +26 +23 +455 +104 33 +66 +58 +1055 +264 14 +28 +24 +490 +112 34 +68 +60 +1090 +272 15 +30 +26 +525 +120 35 +70 +61 +1225 +280 16 +32 +28 +560 +128 36 +72 +63 +1260 +288 17 +34 +30 +595 +136 37 +74 +65 +1295 +296 18 +36 +31 +630 +144 38 +76 +67 +1330 +304 19 +38 +33 +665 +152 39 +78 +68 +1365 +312 20 +40 +35 +700 +160 40 +80 +70 +1400 +320 Sands of Sleep/サンド・オブ・スリープ[1](4sec) [部分編集] 再度攻撃するか持続時間が切れるまで、敵を寝かせる。当たり方はChainLightningのようなspark型。狙った地点・敵を基点に連鎖していく。大抵の敵に効くが、一度攻撃すると睡眠は解ける。 Lv Ene 最大目標数 睡眠/sec Lv Ene 最大目標数 睡眠/sec 1 25 1 2.5-4.0 7 55 4 5.0-8.8 2 30 2 3.0-4.8 8 60 5 5.3-9.6 3 35 2 3.5-5.6 9 65 5 5.6-10.4 4 40 3 3.9-6.4 10 70 6 5.9-11.2 5 45 3 4.3-7.2 11 75 6 6.2-12.0 6 50 4 4.7-8.0 12 80 7 6.4-12.8 Lv 連鎖する距離(m) 連鎖する確率 全て 6 100% Psionic Touch[1]→Psionic Burn[10] [部分編集] Psionic Touch/サイオニック・タッチ[1](0sec) ※AE版で更新あり 左クリックに割り当て、通常攻撃の代わりに使う。RogueのCalculated Strikeみたいなもの。４発目だけ強い。 Total Dmg上昇なので、物理Dmgだけではなく刺突Dmgなども強化される。 素手以外の全ての武器で使用可能。 AE版では素手でも使用可能になった。 Lv 総合ダメージ 生命力ダメージ Lv 総合ダメージ 生命力ダメージ 1 +30% 15 9 +78% 57 2 +36% 19 10 +84% 66 3 +42% 23 11 +90% 76 4 +48% 27 12 +96% 87 5 +54% 31 13 +102% 99 6 +60% 36 14 +108% 112 7 +66% 42 15 +114% 127 8 +72% 49 16 +120% 144 Lv 必要チャージ数 持続時間 Any 3 10sec Psionic Burn/サイオニック・バーン[10] ※AE版で更新あり Psionic Touch時、Demon族特効。範囲内の敵に電撃DoT。Psionic Touchが範囲化するわけではなく、周囲の敵には電撃DoTが入るだけ。 AE版では4秒間の移動速度低下が追加された。 AE版 Lv 電熱火傷ダメージ/4sec ダメージ追加デーモン属 移動速度低下/4sec Lv 電熱火傷ダメージ/4sec ダメージ追加デーモン属 移動速度低下/4sec 1 36 +8% -9% 7 132 +32% -33% 2 57 +12% -14% 8 150 +36% -38% 3 70 +16% -18% 9 170 +40% -42% 4 84 +20% -21% 10 190 +44% -47% 5 100 +24% -25% 11 211 +48% -53% 6 116 +28% -29% 12 234 +52% -58% Lv 範囲(m) Any 3.5 無印・IT版 + ... Lv E.Burn/4sec +%Dmg/Demons Lv E.Burn/4sec +%Dmg/Demons 1 36 +8% 7 132 +32% 2 57 +12% 8 150 +36% 3 70 +16% 9 170 +40% 4 84 +20% 10 190 +44% 5 100 +24% 11 211 +48% 6 116 +28% 12 234 +52% Lv m/R Any 3.5 Psionic Beam/サイオニック・ビーム[40] ※Atlantisで追加 要杖装備。攻撃をレーザーの様に発射する Lv 敵への貫通率 発射速度増加 チャージレベル Lv 敵への貫通率 発射速度増加 チャージレベル 1 10% 10% 0 6 60% 60% -1 2 20% 20% 0 7 70% 70% -1 3 30% 30% 0 8 80% 80% -2 4 40% 40% -1 9 90% 90% -2 5 50% 50% -1 10 100% 100% -2 Distortion Wave[1]→Chaotic Resonance[10]→Psionic Immolation[24] [部分編集] Distortion Wave/ディストーション・ウェイブ[1](10sec) ※AE版で更新あり 地を這う衝撃波を飛ばし、範囲内全ての敵に物理Dmgを与え４秒間全速度を50%下げる。 AE版では速度低下の割合が可変になった。また、1.42でリチャージが5秒→10秒リチャージとなり、後続のパッシブ取得で3秒ずつリチャージが縮むようになった。 ※AE版では物理Dmgが若干落ちているが、更新内容に記載はない。バグ？ AE版 Lv Ene ダメージ 速度低下/4sec Lv Ene ダメージ 速度低下/4sec 1 36 10 15% 9 68 92 50% 2 40 15 21% 10 72 106 52% 3 44 21 26% 11 76 122 54% 4 48 27 31% 12 80 140 56% 5 52 37 35% 13 84 164 58% 6 56 55 39% 14 88 191 59% 7 60 66 43% 15 92 223 60% 8 64 78 47% 16 96 259 60% Lv 攻撃範囲の奥行き 攻撃始端の幅 攻撃終端の幅 Any 16.0 2.0 5.0 無印・IT版 + ... Lv Ene Dmg Lv Ene Dmg 1 36 12 9 68 108 2 40 18 10 72 125 3 44 25 11 76 143 4 48 32 12 80 165 5 52 43 13 84 193 6 56 65 14 88 225 7 60 78 15 92 262 8 64 92 16 96 305 Lv WaveDistance waveStartWidth waveEndWidth 50%Slow Any 16.0 2.0 5.0 4sec Chaotic Resonance/カオティック・レゾナンス[10] ※AE版で更新あり Distortion WaveのDmg強化。ついでにArmor減少も。 AE版ではDmgが絶対値で加算されるようになった。 さらにディストーション・ウェイブのリチャージ時間を3秒短縮するようになった。 AE版 Lv +Cost ダメージ 防御力低下/5sec -リチャージ(sec) Lv +Cost ダメージ 防御力低下/5sec -リチャージ(sec) 1 +8 +16 25 0 7 +17 +102 140 -2.4 2 +10 +23 39 -0.4 8 +19 +120 168 -2.8 3 +11 +33 55 -0.8 9 +20 +140 200 -3.2 4 +13 +42 73 -1.2 10 +22 +163 236 -3.6 5 +14 +56 93 -1.6 11 +23 +186 277 -4.0 6 +16 +85 115 -2.0 12 +25 +215 323 -4.4 無印・IT版 + ... Lv +Cost +%Dmg ReduceArmor/5sec Lv +Cost +%Dmg ReduceArmor/5sec 1 +8 +14% 25 7 +17 +50% 140 2 +10 +20% 39 8 +19 +56% 168 3 +11 +26% 55 9 +20 +62% 200 4 +13 +32% 73 10 +22 +68% 236 5 +14 +38% 93 11 +23 +74% 277 6 +16 +44% 115 12 +25 +80% 323 Psionic Immolation/サイオニック・イモレイション[24] ※AE版で更新あり Distortion WaveがDemon族によく効くようになる。さらに電撃DoTが付加される。 ※AE版の更新内容では電撃DoTが減少したとあるが、スキル説明では変わりがない。バグ？ ディストーション・ウェイブのリチャージ時間を3秒短縮するようになった。 AE版 Lv +Cost 電熱火傷ダメージ/4sec -リチャージ(sec) Lv +Cost 電熱火傷ダメージ/4sec -リチャージ(sec) 1 +18 96 0 9 +82 401 -2.0 2 +26 129 -0.3 10 +90 447 -2.3 3 +34 164 -0.5 11 +95 494 -2.5 4 +42 199 -0.8 12 +99 544 -2.8 5 +50 236 -1.0 13 +102 596 -3.0 6 +58 275 -1.3 14 +104 650 -3.3 7 +66 316 -1.5 15 +106 707 -3.5 8 +74 358 -1.8 16 +108 767 -3.8 Lv ダメージ追加 デーモン属 Any +50% 無印・IT版 + ... Lv +Cost E.Burn/4sec Lv +Cost E.Burn/4sec 1 +18 96 9 +82 401 2 +26 129 10 +90 447 3 +34 164 11 +95 494 4 +42 199 12 +99 544 5 +50 236 13 +102 596 6 +58 275 14 +104 650 7 +66 316 15 +106 707 8 +74 358 16 +108 767 Lv +%Dmg/Demons Any +50% [部分編集] Lucid Dream[4]→Premonition[10]→Temporal Flux[24] [部分編集] Lucid Dream/ルーシド・ドリーム[4] 物理/Electric Burn/VitalityDmgを上昇させる。 Lv 物理ダメージ 電熱火傷/生命力ダメージ Lv 物理ダメージ 電熱火傷/生命力ダメージ 1 +10% +15% 7 +25% +39% 2 +12% +19% 8 +28% +45% 3 +15% +23% 9 +30% +48% 4 +18% +27% 10 +33% +51% 5 +21% +31% 11 +36% +55% 6 +23% +35% 12 +39% +60% Premonition/プリーモニション[10] ※AE版で更新あり 武器攻撃の命中率／回避率が同時に上がる。 AE版では割合上昇が絶対値になった。 AE版 Lv 攻撃/防御アビリティ Lv 攻撃/防御アビリティ 1 +31 6 +111 2 +47 7 +127 3 +63 8 +143 4 +79 9 +159 5 +95 10 +175 無印・IT版 + ... Lv +%Off/DefAbility Lv +%Off/DefAbility 1 +5% 6 +18% 2 +8% 7 +21% 3 +10% 8 +25% 4 +12% 9 +28% 5 +15% 10 +30% Temporal Flux/テンポラル・フラックス[24] Total Speed/飛び道具回避/Slow耐性が上がる。 Lv 総合速度 遠距離攻撃を回避 速度低下耐性 Lv 総合速度 遠距離攻撃を回避 速度低下耐性 1 +2% +3% 8% 6 +12% +15% 28% 2 +4% +5% 12% 7 +14% +18% 32% 3 +6% +8% 16% 8 +15% +21% 36% 4 +8% +10% 20% 9 +16% +23% 40% 5 +10% +12% 24% 10 +18% +25% 45% Phantom Strike[4]→Dream Stealer[10] [部分編集] Phantom Strike/ファントム・ストライク[4](16sec) 近接武器で使用可能。弓・杖・素手は不可。攻撃する対象を選ぶと姿を消して接近（接近・追尾は自動で行われる）。その後、殴りかかる。 攻撃をするまでは不可視になるため、敵はこちらを見失う／ターゲットしてこない。ただし、姿を消して移動中に他の場所へ移動しようとすると、攻撃はせずに姿を現してしまう。その際もCooldownが必要になる。 一応、左クリック登録可。 Lv 総合ダメージ Lv 総合ダメージ 1 +35% 9 +151% 2 +50% 10 +164% 3 +65% 11 +177% 4 +80% 12 +190% 5 +95% 13 +203% 6 +109% 14 +215% 7 +123% 15 +227% 8 +137% 16 +239% Lv EneCost Any 50 Dream Stealer/ドリーム・スティーラー[10] ※AE版で更新あり Phantom Strike範囲化。Dmg上昇、Ene吸収、気絶が付く。 AE版ではDmgが低下した。 AE版 Lv +Cost 最大攻撃数 ダメージ Ene吸収/3sec 気絶 1 +10 3 +103 90 1.5 2 +12 3 +118 135 2.0 3 +14 4 +134 180 2.5 4 +16 4 +151 225 3.0 5 +18 5 +170 270 3.4 6 +20 5 +189 315 3.8 7 +22 6 +209 360 4.1 8 +24 6 +229 405 4.5 9 +26 7 +251 450 4.5 10 +28 7 +274 495 5.1 11 +30 8 +297 540 5.4 12 +32 8 +321 585 5.8 Lv 攻撃角度 Any 360° 無印・IT版 + ... Lv +Cost Target +Dmg EneLeech3sec Stun Lv +Cost Target +Dmg EneLeech3sec Stun 1 +10 3 +171 90 1.5 7 +22 6 +348 360 4.1 2 +12 3 +197 135 2.0 8 +24 6 +382 405 4.5 3 +14 4 +223 180 2.5 9 +26 7 +418 450 4.5 4 +16 4 +252 225 3.0 10 +28 7 +456 495 4.8 5 +18 5 +283 270 3.4 11 +30 8 +495 540 5.1 6 +20 5 +315 315 3.8 12 +32 8 +535 585 5.4 Lv Arc Any 360° Summon Nightmare[10]→Hypnotic Gaze[16]→Master Mind[32] [部分編集] Summon Nightmare/サモン・ナイトメア[10](60sec) 尻尾と蝙蝠の羽がついた目玉を召喚する。 Lv Ene Health Ene 回避 サイオニック・ビーム ドリーム・サージ ダメージ 生命力ダメージ ダメージ 生命力ダメージ 1 150 105 930 34% 8 8 - - 2 154 120 960 35% 12 12 - - 3 158 136 990 36% 16 16 - - 4 162 153 1020 37% 20 20 - - 5 166 171 1050 38% 24 24 37 37 6 170 190 1080 39% 28 28 40 40 7 174 210 1110 40% 32 32 44 44 8 178 231 1140 41% 36 36 48 48 9 182 253 1170 42% 39 39 51 51 10 186 277 1200 43% 42 42 54 54 11 190 303 1230 44% 45 45 56 56 12 194 331 1260 45% 48 48 59 59 13 198 361 1290 46% 51 51 62 62 14 202 393 1320 47% 54 54 65 65 15 206 428 1350 48% 56 56 67 67 16 210 466 1380 49% 58 58 69 69 17 214 507 1410 50% 60 60 70 70 18 218 552 1440 51% 62 62 73 73 19 222 601 1470 52% 64 64 74 74 20 226 656 1500 53% 66 66 76 76 Lv 召喚制限 Any 1 Dream Surge/ドリーム・サージ(4.0sec) Lv Ene 貫通率 ヘルス変換 Any 10 100% 30% Hypnotic Gaze/ヒプノティック・ゲイズ[16] ※AE版で更新あり メアが敵単体を混乱させる。 AE版では3秒間の耐性低下も追加された。 AE版 Lv Ene 混乱/sec 耐性低下/3sec Lv Ene 混乱/sec 耐性低下/3sec 1 72 3.0 6% 7 82 6.0 30% 2 74 3.5 10% 8 83 6.5 34% 3 75 4.0 14% 9 85 7.0 38% 4 77 4.5 18% 10 86 7.5 42% 5 78 5.0 22% 11 88 8.0 46% 6 80 5.5 26% 12 90 8.5 50% 無印・IT版 + ... Lv Ene Confuse/sec Lv Ene Confuse/sec 1 72 3.0 7 82 6.0 2 74 3.5 8 83 6.5 3 75 4.0 9 85 7.0 4 77 4.5 10 86 7.5 5 78 5.0 11 88 8.0 6 80 5.5 12 90 8.5 Master Mind/マスター・マインド[32] メアの使うBuff。メア含むペットにしか効果がない。 Lv 総合ダメージ(Pet) ヘルス/エナジー回復(Pet) Lv 総合ダメージ(Pet) ヘルス/エナジー回復(Pet) 1 +5% +30% 7 +35% +120% 2 +10% +45% 8 +40% +135% 3 +15% +60% 9 +45% +150% 4 +20% +75% 10 +50% +165% 5 +25% +90% 11 +55% +180% 6 +30% +105% 12 +60% +195% Lv Ene 範囲(m) Any 50 15 Distort Reality[16]→Temporal Rift[32] [部分編集] Distort Reality/ディストート・リアリティ[16](12sec) 自分中心範囲攻撃。物理/Vital Dmgを与え、1.5秒気絶させる。 Lv Ene ダメージ 生命力ダメージ Lv Ene ダメージ 生命力ダメージ 1 100 57 45 9 132 168 123 2 104 69 53 10 136 186 136 3 108 80 61 11 140 205 150 4 112 92 69 12 144 225 164 5 116 106 79 13 148 246 179 6 120 120 89 14 152 268 195 7 124 135 100 15 156 291 211 8 128 151 111 16 160 315 228 Lv 範囲(m) 気絶 Any 8 1.5sec Temporal Rift/テンポラル・リフト[32] ※AE版で更新あり Distort Realityに石化、電撃DoT、Ene減少（減少分をHealthDmgに変換）、Demon特攻の効果を追加する。 EpicのAct3くらいまでは、これ１発とTrance of Wrathでほとんどの雑魚は壊滅する。それ以降もPBAoEで持続の長いsnareとして重宝する。 AE版では電撃DoT及び石化時間が減少した。 AE版 Lv +Cost 電熱火傷ダメージ/4sec 15% エナジー流出(n% ダメージ惹起) 石化/sec ダメージ追加デーモン属 1 +3 144 45% 1.5 +27 2 +4 171 60% 1.8 +38 3 +5 200 75% 2.0 +49 4 +6 229 90% 2.3 +60 5 +7 261 105% 2.5 +72 6 +8 296 120% 2.8 +85 7 +9 328 135% 3.0 +97 8 +10 368 150% 3.3 +112 9 +11 406 165% 3.5 +126 10 +12 446 180% 3.8 +141 11 +12 488 195% 4.0 +157 12 +12 531 210% 4.3 +173 13 +12 576 210% 4.5 +190 14 +12 624 210% 4.8 +208 15 +12 672 210% 5.0 +226 16 +12 723 210% 5.3 +245 無印・IT版 + ... Lv +Cost E.burn/4sec 15% EneDrain%convertDmg Petrify/sec +Dmg/Demons 1 +3 216 45% 1.5 +27 2 +4 256 60% 2.0 +38 3 +5 300 75% 2.5 +49 4 +6 344 90% 3.0 +60 5 +7 392 105% 3.5 +72 6 +8 444 120% 4.0 +85 7 +9 492 135% 4.5 +97 8 +10 552 150% 5.0 +112 9 +11 608 165% 5.5 +126 10 +12 668 180% 6.0 +141 11 +12 732 195% 6.5 +157 12 +12 796 210% 7.0 +173 13 +12 864 210% 7.5 +190 14 +12 936 210% 8.0 +208 15 +12 1008 210% 8.5 +226 16 +12 1084 210% 9.0 +245 Distortion Field/ディストーション・フィールド[16] ※AE版で更新あり [部分編集] AE版 殴られたら発動。15秒間、全Dmg減少と反撃Dmg（％ではなく絶対値）。 クールダウンに30秒必要。 AE版では割合のDmg減少も追加された。 Lv ダメージ吸収 %ダメージ吸収 ダメージ反射 Lv ダメージ吸収 %ダメージ吸収 ダメージ反射 1 18 9% 3 7 36 18% 37 2 21 11% 7 8 39 20% 45 3 24 12% 11 9 42 21% 53 4 27 14% 17 10 45 23% 64 5 30 15% 23 11 48 24% 75 6 33 17% 30 12 51 26% 88 Lv 発動率 持続時間 Any 5% 15sec 無印・IT版 + ... Lv DmgAbs. DmgReflect Lv DmgAbs. DmgReflect 1 18 3 7 36 37 2 21 7 8 39 45 3 24 11 9 42 53 4 27 17 10 45 64 5 30 23 11 48 75 6 33 30 12 51 88 Lv Chance Duration Any 5% 15sec Trance of Empathy/トランス・オブ・エンパシー[4] [部分編集] 範囲Buff。与Dmgをヘルス変換＋Dmg反射。 Trance of Empathy[4]、Trance of Convalescence [16]、Trance of Wrath[32]は併用できない。 Lv ダメージ反射 Lv ダメージ反射 1 15% 9 44% 2 18% 10 49% 3 21% 11 54% 4 24% 12 60% 5 28% 13 65% 6 32% 14 71% 7 36% 15 77% 8 40% 16 85% Lv EneCost/sec 範囲(m) ヘルス変換 Any 1 12 3-10% Trance of Convalescence/トランス・オブ・コンバレセンス [16] [部分編集] 予約Ene型範囲Buff。あらゆる種類のDmgを軽減し、HealthとEneの秒間回復量を増やす。 Trance of Empathy[4]、Trance of Convalescence [16]、Trance of Wrath[32]は併用できない。 Lv ダメージ吸収 ヘルス回復/sec エナジー回復/sec Lv ダメージ吸収 ヘルス回復/sec エナジー回復/sec 1 3% +1 +1.0 9 11% +9 +2.6 2 4% +2 +1.2 10 12% +10 +2.8 3 5% +3 +1.4 11 13% +11 +3.0 4 6% +4 +1.6 12 15% +12 +3.2 5 7% +5 +1.8 13 16% +13 +3.4 6 8% +6 +2.0 14 17% +14 +3.6 7 9% +7 +2.2 15 18% +15 +3.8 8 10% +8 +2.4 16 20% +16 +4.0 Lv 予約Ene 範囲(m) Any +100 12 Trance of Wrath/トランス・オブ・ラス[32] [部分編集] 自分を中心に、近くの敵の全耐性を下げる。さらに電撃DoTとスキル封じがつく。 Trance of Empathy[4]、Trance of Convalescence [16]、Trance of Wrath[32]は併用できない。 Lv 範囲(m) 電熱火傷ダメージ/4sec 耐性低下 Lv 範囲(m) 電熱火傷ダメージ/4sec 耐性低下 1 2.8 26 10% 9 4.4 130 26% 2 3.0 38 12% 10 4.6 147 28% 3 3.2 49 14% 11 4.8 163 30% 4 3.4 61 16% 12 5.0 182 32% 5 3.6 73 18% 13 5.2 202 34% 6 3.8 86 20% 14 5.4 222 36% 7 4.0 100 22% 15 5.7 244 38% 8 4.2 115 24% 16 6.0 265 40% Lv EneCost/sec 持続時間 Any 1 1sec Dream Image/ドリームイメージ[40](140sec) ※Atlantisで追加 [部分編集] 自分の分身を召還 Lv 消費Ene 生存時間 追加ライフタイム Lv 消費Ene 生存時間 追加ライフタイム 1 150 10sec 10sec 7 174 17.5sec 18sec 2 154 11sec 11sec 8 178 19.5sec 20sec 3 158 12sec 12sec 9 182 21.5sec 22sec 4 162 13sec 13sec 10 186 23.5sec 24sec 5 166 14.5sec 15sec 11 190 25sec 25sec 6 170 16sec 16sec 12 194 27sec 27sec Lv health Ene ドリームイメージアビリティ Any 2050 1021 384-480ダメージ おすすめセカンドマスタリー [部分編集] Hunting WoodloreとPremonitionの組み合わせで、DefAbiが異常に増加する。 敵の耐性低下や、パッシブ・アクティブスキルでの能力上昇が大きいため、 単体の敵に対してはドギつい殴りダメージが炸裂する。 反面、Huntingの弓ツリーでも取らない限り、有効な複数攻撃スキルが全然ないのが欠点。 Nature Nightmare＋Wolf＋Nymphを範囲Buffで強化しまくる夢のペットビルド。 なんだかネタに走ってる感じもするが、これはこれでぼちぼち強い。 Spirit Dark CovenantやTernionAttackといった強力無比なスキルが魅力。 Ternionは、少ないスキルポイントで杖攻撃を強力にサポート出来るため、 火力の供給スキルとして非常に優秀。 Vision of DeathやDeathchill Auraなど、敵を弱体化させるスキルもあり、 攻撃と防御をバランスよく強化できる。
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BeatStream アニムトライヴ 【びーとすとりーむ あにむとらいぶ】 ジャンル 音楽シミュレーション 対応機種 アーケード 発売元・開発元 コナミデジタルエンタテインメント→コナミアミューズメント 稼動開始日 2015年12月21日 稼働終了日等 2017年3月1日より『ノスタルジア』へ筐体コンバート開始2017年9月1日に稼働完全終了(*1)2017年9月29日にe-AMUSEMENTサービス終了 判定 なし ポイント バラエティ豊かになった収録曲ゲーム性もより多彩に反面前作に比べ中途半端になったコンセプト視認性の悪さやゲーム性など根本的な問題点は最後まで未解決問題点改善に努めてはいたがその甲斐虚しくサービス終了企画面の見通し・詰めの甘さが最後まで足を引っ張る結果に BEMANIシリーズリンク BeatStreamシリーズ BeatStream / アニムトライヴ 概要 新要素、変更点 評価点 賛否両論点 問題点 総評 その後の展開 余談 概要 『BeatStream』のメジャーアップデートバージョン。 「アニムトライヴ」には「アニメとゲームの集合体（tribe）」という意味が込められている。英語で表記する場合は「Animtribe」となる。 新要素、変更点 譜面レベル細分化 Lv9の中で9-と9+、Lv10の中で10-と10+が追加され、さらにその上にLv神が存在する15段階表記となった。それに伴い旧曲のレベル区分も変更されている。 ちなみに、後述の通り「Lv神」となったのは実質「CHERNOBOG」NIGHTMARE譜面のみであった。 ストリームノーツ、ロングノーツ仕様変更 前作では画面の外側を曲線状になぞるタイプ、ジャッジリングを通る放射6方向×内外2方向の直線タイプしかなかったが、今作より画面随所にストリームノーツが出現するようになり、途中で方向転換するストリームノーツも新たに搭載された。 操作性の面でも改善され、上記の曲線・直線タイプについては、前作ではノーツの始点から終点までなぞりきる必要があったのに対し、今作では始点からある程度勢いを付けてシュッと指をなぞるだけで終点までカーソルが滑って移動するようになり、大幅に操作性が易化してとっつきやすくなっている。これにより、前作での右利きプレーヤーが「画面下に出た左から右への曲線ストリームをうまくスライドできない」といった問題が解消された。 ただし方向転換するストリームノーツについては方向転換部分で毎回タッチ判定が行われているため、勢いを付けて滑らせるだけでは途中で引っかかって止まってしまうので、形作られたストリームノーツ通りになぞる必要がある(それでも前作より大幅に簡単ではあるが)。 前作に比べロングノーツを押している際の判定が甘くなり『REFLEC BEAT』シリーズのように押しっぱなし中に指を入れ替えてもコンボ継続できるようになった。 前作ではNIGHTMARE譜面限定だった中央リップルノーツも新曲では全譜面で出現するようになっている。 オンライン対戦の大幅な仕様変更 前作では「プレー開始時に最大8人のマッチングを行い2チームに分かれ、それぞれ自由な選曲でそれぞれのスコアで競い合う」というやや特殊な形式であったが、本作では『SOUND VOLTEXシリーズ』に近い曲ごとのマッチングとなった。 BEAST HACKER条件緩和 第4譜面であるNIGHTMARE譜面を解禁するシステムであるが、前作では「モード利用に条件達成が必要」「解禁条件挑戦と解禁した譜面のプレーは合わせて1プレーに1度まで」「条件達成できなければ永遠に解禁不可」と制限が多かったが、それぞれ「モード解放条件撤廃」「解禁条件への挑戦回数の制限撤廃」「解禁したNIGHTMARE譜面は通常選択可能」「条件達成できなくても条件との差分によりゲージが溜まり、最悪でも20回の挑戦で解禁可能」と大幅に緩和された。 新要素「ハイテンションタイム」 おおよそ楽曲の盛り上がる部分に置かれているゾーン。発動中はノーツ処理時に楽曲ごとに異なる追加エフェクトが表示されるようになる。 ハイスピード設定周り エントリー画面、ロード画面中以外ならいつでもハイスピード設定可能になった。また、プレー中に手が触れてしまって誤作動しないようにロック機能がついた。 画面右下の鍵マークを長押しすることでロックのON、OFFが可能。 Volt、Magneが廃止され楽曲解禁方式が単純明快に 1プレー毎に1曲必ず解禁できる単純でわかりやすいものになった。解禁画面では新たに配信された楽曲がまず表示されるが、画面端の矢印をタッチすることで過去配信の解禁曲ページへ遡ることができる。 ボス曲解禁システム『BEAST CRISIS』 「ハードゲージ」と呼ばれる特殊なゲージでプレーを重ねることで楽曲や追加譜面を解禁するシステム ボス曲やテーマ曲のNIGHTMARE譜面などの解禁の他、前作連動イベントの救済措置としてや、合同イベントの解禁手段としても用いられた。 一部ノートのガイド追加 リップルノート、ストリームノートそれぞれに、出現する1テンポ前に予告が出るオプションが追加された。デフォルトはON。 評価点 コインプレーでも選曲難易度制限なしでプレーできるように 回転率やインカム面に影響していたと思われるが、プレーヤー側にとっては純粋に喜ばしい仕様変更である。 前作に比べバラエティ豊かになった収録曲 楽曲ラインナップに『グラディウス』等コナミレトロタイトルや萌え以外のアニメソング、当時ネタ方面で人気を博したSUPER STAR 満-mitsuru-の「She is my wife」、硬派と萌えの両方の側面を持つ「黒猫ダンジョン」楽曲(*2)等のBEMANI移植曲等を収録。 前作同様アニムトライヴオリジナル曲は全て専用ムービー付き。各アニメ作品OP、ED映像のようなフルアニメーションのムービーは皆無なものの、いずれもクオリティは決して低くない。 譜面多様化によるゲーム性向上 上記の仕様変更によりストリームノーツの操作が簡単になり、『jubeat』シリーズのように曲の歌詞に合わせた譜面や楽曲ジャケット等で見られるその曲を象徴するマークをストリームノーツで形作る譜面が登場するようになったことで、見た目、ゲーム性ともに多彩になった。 楽曲の振付をストリームノーツで再現した「She is my wife」(BEAST)、「Help me, ERINNNNNN!!」(NIGHTMARE)、「Daisuke」(BEAST)等は話題となった。 また、「ハイテンションタイム」の追加もこれに彩りを添えている。 下画面の選曲リスト上において出典アニメ名とそのOP曲、ED曲であるかが表示されるように 「あのアニメのあの曲だ」と一目でわかりやすくなった。 賛否両論点 イメージカラー、デザイン変更により減ったキャッチーさ 今作のデザインテーマは「工場」とのことでそれぞれのキャラクターも黒を基調としたコスチュームとなった作風変更であるが、ぱっと見のキャッチーさは明らかに減っており、BeatStream自体があまり良い印象を持たれていない中でのこの変更は決して追い風になるものではなかったと思われる。 前作でも楽曲解禁画面等で見られたタカハシサンラボの内装がやや殺風景なビジュアルであったが、今作のエントリー画面等で表示される「パイプが張り巡らされた暗闇の中を進んでゆく」といった感じのBGAはさらに無機質感や退廃的雰囲気が増している。 やや狭苦しくなったプレー画面 画面内の左右に曲の進行を表すゲージ(*3)とハイスピード設定メモリが内蔵された装飾が配置されたが、これにより下画面ではムービーの左右が必ず見切れるようになってしまい、人によっては狭苦しさを感じさせるデザインにもなってしまっている。 コナミレトロゲームアレンジ楽曲の実録ムービー これらの楽曲の専用ムービーは、それぞれの原作ゲームのQrispy Joybox氏による実録プレー動画となっている。 各動画は連作になっており(*4)、枠外からビーストキャラクター達による茶々が入るため実況プレイのような雰囲気が楽しめる一方で、実質的には該当ゲームのトライ＆エラーなプレー動画を流しているだけなので賛否が分かれる所である。 特に移植元の機種で専用ムービーのあった『GRADIUS 2012』『Vampire Killer』はムービーが丸ごと差し替えられてしまった形であり、これに対する否定意見もある。 問題点 ムービー特化であるはずなのにやはりどこか至らない点 アニメ映画「クレヨンしんちゃん バカうまっ!B級グルメサバイバル!!」の主題歌やTVアニメ「進撃の巨人」の主題歌(*5)等よりメジャーな作品の楽曲が収録されたが、稼働初期に収録されたアニメソングのうちこれらを含む半数は汎用ムービーとなっていた。後者ならOPの「巨人の弱点である脊椎を急降下しながら切り裂く」シーンを意識した譜面となっているのにあんまりな仕様である。一方、これらは汎用ムービーであったが為にライセンスの問題をクリアしやすいというメリットがあったのか、稼働終了まで楽曲削除されることがなかった…というのは何とも皮肉なものである。 推測の域は出ないが、これらの版権曲は大半がムービーの無いBEMANI別機種にて収録されている(*6)ことを考慮すべきかもしれない。 稼働が進むにつれTVアニメ「おそ松さん」第2期主題歌やTVアニメ「うしおととら」の主題歌(*7)等、メジャー作品の楽曲にもちゃんとOP、ED映像を付けて複数収録していた。決して手を抜いていたわけではない事が窺える。 ただし、前作途中で削除され、今作でも1年で削除された版権曲が存在する。なお、その内「回レ！雪月花」はギタドラやDDRでは映像付きでその後も収録され続けている。 今作移植曲の中にも搭載されているムービーが4 3画面サイズもしくは専用ムービーが存在しない楽曲が半数を占めており、相変わらず本機種が16 9画面のムービー特化な作風であることを考慮していない(*8)。賛否両論点にある「画面左右の装飾でムービーが見切れる」仕様は、これを誤魔化すためのものなのかと邪推したくもなる。 しかも、そこまでやっても筺体上部画面ではちゃんと全画面表示になっており、そもそも誤魔化せていない。 2016年9月14日の「スズキサンプレゼント大作戦」による移植曲配信以降、他機種の人気曲をムービーがあるなしに関わらず手当たり次第移植しだした感があり『ミライダガッキ』稼働末期を彷彿させ先行きが不安視されていたが、その不安はのちに現実のものとなってしまう。 新曲のVOCALOID版権曲3曲には汎用ムービーを使用(*9)、画面の明るさを100%にしても下画面での背景ムービー表示が薄暗いままといった前作の問題点もそのままである。 各種要素の実装の遅さ まず、稼働時点で前作にあった要素が数多く削られている。 解禁システムの簡素化、「BEAST CHALLENGE」(*10)廃止、オンラインマッチング廃止、コースモード廃止、「BEAST HACKER」未開放…といった具合。音楽ゲームの肝となる「楽曲のプレー」以外の要素がほとんど削られてしまったといっても過言ではない。 実害が出たのは「BEAST HACKER」が当初利用できなかったこと。前作で未解禁のNIGHTMARE譜面の無条件解禁などは行われなかったため、2カ月半もの間解禁手段がないという状態に。再開された際もモードそのものに大幅な緩和措置こそあったものの基本は変わっていなかったため、無駄に待たせる必要はあったのか？ということに。(*11) オンラインマッチングについては、前作のシステムがかなり特殊でオフラインモードが実装されるやほとんど最大人数マッチングは発生しないような状況ではあったが、ローカルマッチングの実装までに4カ月、オンラインマッチングの実装はさらに2カ月を要することになった。SDVX同様SKIPが実装されたため結局あまりマッチングはしなかったが。 コースモードの実装までには半年弱の期間がかかった上に、前作にあったテーマ別コースが廃止され事実上の段位認定モードに。 プレーヤーのプレーヤー情報に「ランクネコ」というプレーヤーの腕前の指標となるものがあるが、前作でその基準となっていた「BEAST CHALLENGE」が廃止された関係で、今作ではこのコースモードが基準となることとなった。しかし、コースモード実装以前から「ランクネコ」そのものはプレーヤー情報にあったため、半年近くもの間すべてのプレーヤーが「NO RANK」扱いとなっていた。 また、コース内容そのものもRANK10(*12)ボスに「恋する☆宇宙戦争っ!!」BEAST譜面(*13)はあまりに強すぎるとの声が多い。 解禁システムがシンプルで非常に軽くなったことはそれ自体は評価すべきポイントなのだが、ほかの要素も削られていたため、結果的に本作の薄味さを強めてしまった面もある。ちゃんとした解禁システムを作れなかったわけではない…はず。 あまりゲーム性に貢献しないBEAST CRISIS 「ハードゲージ」という専用ゲージを使用して解禁を進めるモードだが… 「ハードゲージという名称」「100%からスタート」という点でIIDX等のHARDゲージのようなものを想像するかもしれないが、全くの別物。「ミス時の減少量は通常ゲージと同等」「回復量が大幅減」「『(通常ゲージと同じ)70%以上で演奏終了』がクリア条件」「オプションに追加されるわけではなく、解禁終了したら使用不可。専用のクリアマークもなし」といったものであり、IIDXのもののような「ラス殺しへの対抗策」等といった利用方法は不可能。このゲージでプレーすることそのものにはメリットはなく、「解禁を進めるには通常ゲージでギリギリクリアな譜面の選択を控える」という事実上の縛りが加わるだけである。 「BEAST CRISIS」進行中は自動的にこのハードゲージが適用されるため、途中で通常ゲージでプレーしたくなった場合は「BEAST CRISIS」の選択画面に入り、進行を止める操作をしなければならない。通常、ゲージの選択はオプション画面で行うため直感的でなくわかりづらい。 最後まで改善し切れなかった視覚性とゲーム性 プレー中の画面構成については基本的に変化なし。下側3方向の矢印表示に加えジャッジリング（判定ライン）のノーツが来る方向がノーツ接近時に光るようになったが、ノーツが増えてくるとガイド表示としては大してあてにならない。最も役に立つのは低難易度での真上からのノーツ(*14)の予告だろうか。 今作稼働時に追加されたオプションでリップルノートやストリームノートの予告が表示されるものがあるのだが、これが既存プレーヤーには地雷。 リップルノートは結局リズム通りにタッチするため、人もよるがあまり問題はない。 問題はストリームノートの予告で、元から取るタイミングに若干の自由がきき、表示から操作可能までが非常に短いこともあり、「出現→即操作」というのが身についているプレーヤーが多く、予告につられて操作しに行ってしまい、本来その間に取るノートとストリームノート両方を落とすという事態になってしまう。 あくまでオプションなので切ってしまえばいいのだが、これらがデフォルトで「ON」なのも問題。公式が「慣れてるならオフがいいかも」と発言しており、把握していたのであればデータ引継ぎか新規かでデフォルト値を変えるようなことしてくれてもよかったのではないだろうか。 主に高難易度譜面で起こりやすい「譜面ごとに特定のハイスピード値でノーマルノーツとリップルノーツが重なりタッチしても両方Miss判定になってしまう」問題(*15)が前作からそのまま継続している。 「根本に問題があればいくらテコ入れしようと無意味」という失敗例を身をもって証明してしまったと言えるだろう。 稼働終了告知後もコナミオリジナル曲の無条件解禁はなし 下記にある通り2017年9月1日に稼働終了となるのだが、過去にアップデート終了が告知された『ミライダガッキ』、『DanceEvolution ARCADE』のように全コナミオリジナル曲が無条件解禁がされることはなかった。前作に比べ楽曲解禁は重くはないものの、残念な結末となった。ただし、前述の2機種はオフライン稼働に備えて(*16)の措置という側面もあるため一概に比較はできない。 総評 固定ファンが多かったのか稼働開始した次期バージョンの本作。たしかに収録曲とゲーム性は多彩になり問題点の改善もあったものの、前作に比べビジュアル特化という当初のコンセプトはどこかあやふやになった感があり、また前述の改善を以てしても前作での悪評を覆すには至らなかった。 稼働後半年ほどは比較的積極的なアップデートが行われたが、その後も本作は急速に縮小されていった。 極めつけに6th KAC（2016年公表）では現稼働にもかかわらず、選考機種から省かれてしまったのを皮切りにプレーヤー間に広まった懸念は後に現実のものとなり、2017年9月1日の稼働終了、同年9月29日のe-AMUSEMENTサービス終了をもって本機種は終焉を迎えた。 その後の展開 JAEPO 2017にて新機種『ノスタルジア』の着荷予定が2017年3月1日と発表されたのだが、『「ノスタルジア」はBSの筐体をコンバート改造して稼働する』『コンバートしない場合でも最長稼働は2017年8月31日まで、以後起動不能になる』とアナウンスされており、本作は更新打ち切りどころか完全消滅が確定した(*17)。更に本作には、既に更新終了した『ミライダガッキ』や『DanceEvolution ARCADE』のようなオフライン稼働対応キットすら用意されていない。 これらについては、ムービーなどのライセンス問題がネックになったのではないかと推測されている。シリーズを通して改善されることのなかったプレー画面の視覚性と共に企画面での詰めの甘さ故に、手痛いツケを払わされる格好となったと酷評せざるを得ない。 実際、実質的な更新終了日の2017年2月24日以降も「ミカグラ学園組曲」、「オーバーロード」、「NEW GAME!」といった各TVアニメの楽曲群が立て続けに削除された。 また、下記の「BeatStreamのあの曲達がjubeatでも遊べちゃう！」にて「メイビー初恋!? ビスケット☆大作戦」と「夏色DIARY BisCoの思い出（＞▽＜）」それぞれのみjubeatへ移植されていない。 前者はBisCoが歌っているという設定＝声優の洲崎綾を起用している関係(*18)、後者は「BEMANI SUMMER DIARY 2015のED曲である「夏色DIARY」はそれぞれの機種を代表するアーティストがアレンジしたものをそれぞれの機種に限定収録」という方針に起因している。 「メイビー初恋!? ビスケット☆大作戦」については、本作稼働終了から約半年後の2018年1月18日に行われた『SOUND VOLTEX』のBS曲救済イベントにてついに他機種へ移植される事になった。またYouTubeやニコニコ動画では本楽曲が専用ムービーなども含め公式アップロードされており、今後も削除されることはないと予想されている(*19)。 「夏色DIARY BisCoの思い出（＞▽＜）」に関しては歌ものではないコナミオリジナル曲なので版権料等のしがらみがないものの、前述の理由から本機種音源そのままの移植の可能性は低いだろう(*20)。また此方は「メイビー～」と異なりCD音源化もなされている(*21)。 「怪盗BisCoの予告状!!」での悪評が影響したのか、アニムトライヴ稼働時の書き下ろし楽曲や移植曲の新規ムービーの大半は長らく他機種に移植されない状況が続いていた。しかし、『beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ』に「朧」と「打打打打打打打打打打」のムービーが移植された事を皮切りに様々な機種へアニムトライヴ産ムービーや楽曲が移植され始めた。 特に『jubeat Qubell』稼働終盤に開催されたイベント「BeatStreamのあの曲達がjubeatでも遊べちゃう！」では、BeatStreamオリジナル曲ほぼ全てがjubeatへ移植されることとなった。jubeatと本機種は操作性、ゲーム性的に似た部分があるためと思われる。 ただしjubeatにはムービーが搭載されていないため、当然ながら本機種の様々なオリジナルムービーの大半は移植されず仕舞いである。 もっとも、BS以外にムービーを搭載したBEMANIシリーズは、ロックアレンジ縛りのGITADORA、楽曲の自由度は高いがキー音必須かつ不人気曲はオリジナル曲でも容赦なく頻繁に削除を行うIIDX、同じく自由度は高くキー音も不要なものの更新停滞気味のDDR、といったいずれも移植にはあまり向いていない機種なのがネックである。 BeatStream自体のサントラも初代を含めて未だに発売されてない。CD音源化された楽曲も連動イベントなどを通じて他機種に移植された物ばかりである。 なお、BeatStreamオリジナル曲のほとんどは、前述した「メイビー初恋!? ビスケット☆大作戦」と同様にYouTube、ニコニコ動画それぞれにムービーを含めて公式アップロードされており、いずれもゲームサイズ音源をフル試聴できるようになってはいる。 また、モバイル版IIDX『beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE』（2019年12月サービス開始）(*22)でも、BeatStreamオリジナル曲の一部が視聴可能となっている（月定額サービス加入時限定）。 本機種を対象としたFLOOR INFECTION/POLICY BREAKについては、稼働終了まで一度も復活開催が行われなかった。 FLOOR INFECTION解禁曲については、一応BEASTHACKERで未解禁時でもプレーが可能だったが、モードの関係でBEAST譜面でしか挑戦できず、解禁曲のうち「Dynasty」についてはプレーはおろか実機でムービーを見る手段すらも無い状態で稼働終了を迎える事になってしまった。 ただし、FLOOR INFECTION楽曲のムービーは3曲とも公式でアップロードされているため、現在でも閲覧することは可能になっている。 一方、POLICY BREAKの方はBeatStream稼働終了後から約半年後の2018年1月18日より通常のブロック消費で解禁できる措置が取られる事になった(*23)。 余談 上記の『ノスタルジア』稼働直後に、ネット上で本機種プレーヤーがノスタルジアならびに同機種プレーヤーを誹謗中傷する行為がわずかに見られた。 「本機種と同じ筺体を使用している＝ノスタルジアが稼働開始するせいでBeatStreamが終わるはめに」という短絡的かつ的外れな発想によるものと思われ(*24)、奇しくも「怪盗BisCoの予告状!!」開催中にBeatStreamプレーヤーが他機種プレーヤーから白い目で見られていたのとは真逆の構図になっていたと言える。 もちろん、これはBeatStream自体ではなく一部プレーヤー達のモラルの問題だが。 ちなみに『ノスタルジア』側にも「PLEASURE STREAM(*25)」という、あからさまにBeatStreamを意識した様な楽曲(*26)が存在しているのだが、本曲の配信時期がノスタルジア自体の稼働開始直後＝BeatStreamシリーズの実質的な更新終了日であった事からBS側のプレーヤーから「実質的なBeatStreamのED曲」、「BeatStreamの亡霊」と認識されているらしい。 お蔵入りとなったもう一つのLv神譜面。 前述の通り譜面レベルが15段階表記となったアニムトライヴであるが、最高難易度「Lv神」に位置するものがボス曲「CHERNOBOG」NIGHTMARE譜面の他に当初もう一つ存在した。それは『beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle』からの移植曲「恋する☆宇宙戦争っ!!」のNIGHTMARE譜面である。 サウンドディレクターのQrispy Joybox曰く「この譜面を作った理由は社員だけではわからないBeatStreamの限界を見てみたかったから」、「この曲が選ばれたのは過去の最難関の一角であったから」とのことで、ロケテストにて一人でも同譜面のクリア者が出れば本稼働時にオリジナル曲「蟲の住む処」が無条件解禁になるという制作チームからのBeatStream上級者達への挑戦状と言える位置付けであった。最終的なクリアレートは21%。 その後アニムトライヴ稼働を迎え上記の通り「蟲の住む処」が全プレーヤーへ無条件解放されたが「恋する☆宇宙戦争っ!!」NIGHTMARE譜面については一向に解禁、プレー可能となる機会が訪れず、ついにはそのままBeatStream稼働終了を迎えてしまい幻の譜面と化した。 ロケテストは大方の例にもれず撮影禁止であったため今となってはどのような譜面であったかを知るすべはないが、前述の「CHERNOBOG」NIGHTMARE譜面よりも難しいという声が一部で挙がっているあたりにその恐ろしさの一端を窺い知れる。 A応P(アニメ“勝手に”応援プロジェクト) 本機種を語るにはこのユニットの存在が欠かせない。同ユニットは2012年の結成当初は非常にマイナーなアイドルユニットであったが、彼女らの冠番組「A応Pのあにむす！」が本機種とのコラボレーションを行った事による縁からBEMANI側に着目され、その後は大日本鉄倶楽部(あさき 96)が手掛けたTVアニメ「おそ松さん」OPテーマ「はなまるひっぴはよいこだけ」を歌唱した事から大ブレイクを果たす事になった。 知る人ぞ知る存在から有名人に仕立て上げた事から、ビーストは彼女らの「育ての親」として語られている事もあるのだが、件の「おそ松さん」の第2期の放送開始年月が2017年10月とBeatStreamシリーズ自体のオンラインサービス終了後という事になっているのは皮肉としか言いようが無い… 余談だが、このA応Pも2021年3月31日を以ての活動終了が発表されている。
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Well, well. There you are. Tried to trick me, didn t you? No one tricks old Wazza, I ll tell you that for free. Now, come on. Come on! Vinnie finds Zoë The last time I saw this place, it was desolate. Now, there s life everywhere. The Guardian s Realm has really changed. Am not! I ll prove it! She s stirring something in that big cauldron. Examine soup lady far I told you to stay away from there! Second time Hey, get away from there! I m not telling you again! Third time Ah, good. Na ane s already here. Maybe she has some news for me. Na ane said there s an informant waiting for me on the pier. MISSING TEXT Hey she s a rebel leader, yo! She told me I can find the Scorpion on the pier. I should not keep her waiting. I m surprised at how quickly you were defeated... So it seems that you are not unbeatable after all, Apostle. It was an honour to be defeated by you, Apostle. Will all due respect, Apostle, I pray that you will perform better in the field than you did in the ring today. Bad or mediocre performance after The Six could not wish for a better Apostle than you. Your skill with the blade is beyond compare, Apostle. To see you defeated...this is a rare sight, Apostle. The rumours of your skill with the blade are vastly exaggerated... The Word of the Goddess is safe in your hands, Apostle. Let s hope the faithless are more charitable than we were today. I stand humbled before you, Apostle. You were too easy on us, Apostle. Mediocre performance It seems that anyone can become an Apostle these days... No Goddessless heathen is safe from your sword, Apostle! Good performance after Let s hope you re afforded more quarter in the heathen lands than you were here today. Bad or med performance after We may disagree on many matters, but I hold Master Garmon in the highest esteem. He is true of heart, and a faithful friend and teacher. Go right in, Apostle. You are expected. May the Goddess protect you on your Mission, Apostle. Please enter, Apostle. Go with the Six, Apostle. These soldiers are charged with the protection of the Six, and of the Council. It is a great honour to be considered for such a duty. Examine once I believe I have trained with both of these guards myself. The Six, and the Goddess, have entrusted me, their servant and Apostle, with an important mission. Thank God you re here, Liv. I don t know what to do. Reza s disappeared and the EYE s looking for him! I need you to slow down, sweetie. Where have you been? I came over last night, but you weren t home. No one had heard from you, and your mobile was off the Wire. Completely. That s because I was arrested! I don t know what s happened to him or where he is. They asked me all kinds of questions about him. I think he s in serious trouble, Liv. Calm down, sweetie. I m sure he s all right. Take a deep breath, and start from the top. Okay. (Deep breath) Upset Yeah? Oh, hey! ...and when I woke up I was in this strange room in the Syndicate building. Alone. I spent half the night in there. Over and over again, the same questions about Reza, Jiva, the package... They didn t let me go until early this morning. Wow. Zoë, that s...that s so scary. I can t imagine what it was like for you. You must have the worst hangover in history. Wow. Dead girl A datacube. They told me it held sensitive information, but that s all I know. I didn t open it, but they told me it contained a datacube with sensitive information of some sort. It had to be pretty sensitive for the EYE to raid Reza s place. I wonder what it was. This sounds really serious, Zoë. Whatever it was, I don t believe Reza had anything to do with the dead woman. He wouldn t hurt a fly. It must be that story he s working on. Maybe he pissed off the wrong people? Maybe he uncovered something really bad? And now...now I m involved, too. You ll be okay, sweetie. They let you go. Hey, what was the name of that company again? I ll rustle up some contacts, do a bit of digging, see if anyone s got the lowdown. Jiva. And the woman s name was Helena Chang. I ll send out some feelers on the old network, see what I can come up with. It has to ring someone s bell. We ll figure this thing out, Zoë. And, you know, I m sure Reza s fine. He s been in trouble before. He knows his way around those Syndicate goons. Well, I don t know about that. See, I got this message from him through Wonkers. It was automatically triggered because he didn t check in for twenty-four hours. They would. You re not meant to go snooping around there, Zoë. The EYE means business. Reza s in trouble and he needs my help. I have to get those notes. Can you help me? I don t know about that. I got a message from him through Wonkers. It was automatically triggered because he didn t check in for twenty-four hours. Sure you wanna go back there, sweetie? You don t mess with the EYE. Those battlesuits aren t Halloween costumes. Besides, his flat s probably been sealed by now. Reza s in trouble, and he needs my help. There must be something you can do. No Reza If you re absolutely sure...yeah. I can get you through an EYE seal, but we ll need to upgrade your mobile. What if I m arrested again? I don t need to get charged with possession of illegal software on top of everything else. Don t worry, I ll mask the hack. Anyone checks your mobile, all they ll find are some new avatar masks. What do you want? Fluffy bunny rabbits or cuddly koala bears? Surprise me. Get Hack Done. You re good to go. But Zoë? Promise me you ll be careful, okay? And give me a call if you need help with anything...or get yourself into trouble. No trouble. And I ll definitely call you if I need help. Thanks, Olivia. You re the best. Sweetie, I m sending you into EYE territory equipped with an illegally modified mobile. I m either your best friend or your worst enemy. I disabled the seal on Reza s apartment using your hack, but it turns out they ve got a spider watching the place. What kind of spider? Describe it to me. Um. Four legs, shiny, size of a football? I need more to go on than that, Zoë. Did you see a logo? Not really. I just came by to say hello. Are you okay, sweetie? Just a bit overwhelmed, Liv. But yeah, I m okay. See you later? Sure. Take care, okay? Bye! I took a closer look at the spider. Notice any distinguishing features, like a logo? Checked out spider There was a logo...like a golden lion s head. Asad Robotics. They re based in Mogadishu. They put together some of the best robotics in the world. Probably the S-850 series. I know the EYE ordered several thousands of that one a few years back. Luckily, we cracked the security codes on those a while ago. I ll up the software you need to hack into and disable it to your mobile. Just a sec. Saw it I didn t get a good look at it. Sorry. Okay. There s not much I can do to help you. Didn t see it Well, most basic security spiders aren t that hard to trick. They react to sound and movement, in that order. If you move slowly and don t make any loud noises, you should be able to sneak by it. Wake it up, and you ll have to stay completely still until it goes back to sleep. If you don t, you ll get fried. Is there any way to permanently disable a spider? Aside from hacking? Good question. All right, so move quietly, stay still if it wakes up, find a way to expose it to water. Instructions You re good to go, Zoë. Good to go Okay, but first let me tell you how this hack works. The firewall s got these symbols that are difficult to automatically decipher. Don t ask me why. It s a mystery. All you have to do is match the symbols at the bottom of the screen with the exact same symbols in the matrix - one by one. Match all the symbols, and the codebreaker does the rest. But there s a time limit. Stay connected for too long, and the codebreaker disconnects. That way, you avoid triggering alarms. You can usually reconnect again after a few seconds. So it s almost like a game. Sweetie, it s definitely not a game. There are real people safeguarding the Wire, and most of them aren t particularly friendly. You don t need to tell me that. I ve learned the hard way. Liv? What s up, sweetie? Nothing much. I just stopped by to say hello. I ll see you later, okay? He wanted me to pick up his notes from his flat. I dropped by earlier, but I couldn t get in. They ve sealed the door. The message told me how to find his notebook in his flat. That might give me some idea what s happened to him. Hey, did you see that? Vision See what, sweetie? On the screen. I saw the same thing earlier today. It was like... I don t quite know how to describe it. Mmm, no. Could ve been the Static. It s been getting worse by the day. I even got disconnected from the Wire for a few moments this morning. There s this snowy landscape with a black house...and a little girl who looks like a ghost. And she speaks to me. "Save her, find her". Really, really freaky stuff. Wow. That is scary. I haven t seen that, I definitely would ve remembered. Are you sure you just haven t been watching too many horror movies lately? Don t you start with that, too, Liv. I m already feeling guilty enough as it is. I m sorry, sweetie. I didn t mean anything― No, it s okay. It s me. I don t know what s going on with me. I can barely get out of bed in the morning. I see you all the time, don t I? You haven t abandoned me. No, but that s because it s so easy to come here. If it requires any more effort on my part... And that goes for everything. I m on autopilot. What was that, sweetie? Oh, yeah, that s right. It s something really cool! You re probably right. And I do complain way too much, don t I? I don t want to be the whiny, apathetic Zoë. I want to be me again. Okay. Let s pretend for a second that I haven t a clue what you re talking about. Can do. It s like a...a cloak for your mobile. Want to be invisible? Just tap the screen! Well, actually, you select menu and applications , and then the icon that looks like a penguin, and then activate , but that s like one...two...three... Okay, four taps. Small price to pay, seeing as you re now invisible, right? I don t get it. I m invisible? No, you re not invisible. That s impossible, except with a very, very expensive combat suit, and those things don t hold up to a can of spray paint. What this little hack does is make your mobile invisible to the Eye in the Sky. You re untraceable. The Syndicate can t track your mobile. Mondo cool, huh? That is cool. How does it work? You just, what, wire it to my mobile? Yup. Easy as strawberry pie. Gimme a second, and I ll― Invisible Oops. This is, like, important, sweetie. I m buying a batch of exclusive Ethiopian mobiles directly from the factory, real cheap. So I gotta― I ll hook you up with the software when you come back, okay? You re not going to believe this. I was attacked. Again! Yeah. Just...just a bit shaken. What? Sweetie! Are you okay? I really thought they were going to kill me. One of them slammed me up against the wall, knocked the breath out of me, and... What were they looking for? Did they take anything? Twins Hey, do you have the notebook? Then I came straight here. I need your help with the notes. What? Zoë! Reza entrusted you with the information. You should go get it immediately. No Notepad Okay sweetie, I need time to decrypt this thing. It s got some heavy locks on it...except for the final entry. Newport. That s in North America. The west coast. I wonder what The Fringe is. Maybe he s meeting this Charlie guy at a restaurant? I have to go to Newport. I don t know, sweetie. Maybe you should just give the information to Reza s editor. Let The Hand That Bites handle it. I can t do that. This is Reza we re talking about. He s in trouble. I can t just sit here and wait for him to come back. What if he needs my help? I ll work on decrypting the rest of Reza s notes. We need to figure out what he was working on. It could take a while, so I ll just close up the store. My regulars know how to get in touch. I ll call you as soon as I got something. And the notepad, do you still have it? Give it to me, sweetie, and I ll see what I can do. Here s Reza s notepad. Give notebook Hey, sweetie. What s up? Oh, nothing much. All right! Hey, Liv, I need some help. Okay. Just a sec, and I ll let you know what we re dealing with. Thanks, Liv. Okay. I ll update your mobile now. Oh, and I m also giving you that software cloak we spoke about yesterday. You ll be invisible to everyone. Even me. (To mobile) Tadiyass, Alem! Dehna neh? What kind of animal is that? An ape? It seems almost...human. When I threw the pebble, that creature got distracted for a while. Maybe it could work again? If already thrown There s really no point. If no grubber Those glowing symbols look like they re etched right into the rock. Examine before touch I think each of these symbols play a musical note. Examine after touch Maybe I m supposed to play a sequence of notes...like a melody. But what melody? Examine again after touch There are massive cogwheels and clockwork mechanisms down there. I think they re connected to the waterwheel. It looks like a city, but I think it s deserted. Thank God. All this stuff, it s like something out of a fantasy role-playing game. That must be Clara. She certainly looks the part. Examine before talk close Yup. She s pretty crazy, all right. Examine after talk Crazy Clara. Never has a name been more fitting. Examine again after talk They are ready for me. All I have to do is step into the circle. I think most everyone here works for WATIcorp. This is a one company town, which means that everyone works for WATIcorp. The ticket machine s out of order. Examine after try Employees only, I imagine. Examine after use Hey Olivia. If Zoë just ran Sweetie, what was up with you this morning? You just ignored me! Oh, sorry about that. I was in such a hurry to get to the gym. Don t worry about it. Hey, are you busy now? I wouldn t say that. Why, what s up? I have something I want to show you. Something really cool. Come up to the store, and I ll show you. All right. I ll be there in a few minutes. Hey Liv. What s up? If Zoë said she wasn t busy Where are you? I thought you were gonna pop into the store, but you vanished. I have something to show you. Oops. Sorry about that. I was running really late for the gym. Don t worry about it, sweetie. Do you have time now? Sure. I ll be there in a few minutes. Okay. See ya! I don t know Jawhar very well, but I ve met him a few times. Jawhar. I don t know his last name. Liv s workstation. No network in the world is safe when she gets wired. Olivia s workstation. I really have no idea what that s supposed to be. Refurbished and upgraded bots is a specialty of Liv s. She makes tons of money from that. Those Watillas are probably a lot smarter and more versatile than Wonkers...but I don t care. Wonkers is special. There s a boat down there. It s a waterfall. Why doesn t it hit the wheel? Before waterwheel examine The machine caused the water to be diverted onto the wheel. Examine after waterwheel I sure hope that latter leads out of this place. Examine bottom before It s broken. There s no way to climb up there. It collapsed right under my feet! I m so lucky to be standing here... Examine before first jump It s a long way up...but at least it s going up. That must be a good sign. Examine bottom after What a strange contraption. It...reminds me of something, but I can t put my finger on it. This place must be ancient, but that thing looks as good as new. Solid craftsmanship. It s incredible that something like this has existed underneath Marcuria for so long, without anyone knowing about it. Broken. This looks incredibly advanced, and incredibly old. But there weren t machines in Arcadia before the Azadi came along...were there? That rope is the only way to get from here to there. Hopefully it ll hold my weight. Looks like there are more bridges further down. These caves are massive. There is evidence of someone, or something, living down here. It must be these creatures I keep seeing. I m either stuck here, or I jump across. Examine again before I can jump that thing again, I m sure of it. There s light seeping through, but I can t see anything. Benrime installed that mechanical beer tap to stay on good terms with the Azadi. She hates using it. It keeps breaking down. No heretic will be spared my sword! I ll make the terrorists pay for what they have done to trueborn. Rebel weaponry. Tainted with the blood of many a trueborn, no doubt. My men will bring swift justice to the terrorists who hide in this place. We will never surrender to you, Azadi! Taste my blade, Azadi dog! It seems you ve found us a rebel nest, Apostle. Let s make these terrorists pay for their crimes against the Goddess, Apostle. At least fire looks the same here as it does back home. I mean, that s something. The Journeyman used to be so busy. Nowadays, Benrime s lucky to serve twenty guests in an evening. The bars and taverns near the tower are filled with Azadi. I prefer it here. It s a bit quiet these days, but Benrime still serves the best food and drink in town, no question about it. (Sniffs) The soup smells pretty good, even though I m not hungry. Theres a big cauldron in that cart. Probably some kind of mobile kitchen. Hey, he looks familiar. Where did I see him? This is one of the few places left that looks exactly like it did before the Azadi came. Except for that modern beer tap... The ambience here in the Journeyman sure has changed since my last visit to the city. The Ghetto s full of contraband goods. Once in a while we have to go in there to clear it out. We ll show those damn magicals who s in charge around here. That s right, baby. Play your cards right today, and I might take you for a ride tonight. Oh yeah. Yeah, sweet peach. Name s Iqbal, and I m a man s man. Wanna see my...panty collection? We re so lucky to be living here in Casablanca. This city really prospered after the Collapse, together with most of Africa. My daughter Hana moved home from Europolis last spring. From what she told me, it s not a good place to live. So much violence and pollution. If there s another Collapse, this is the safest place to be. Lots of rich people moved here the last time around. Our system s better able to handle a total breakdown. This is such a nice marketplace. Downtown, there are only malls and franchises. The free flow of capital attracts all kinds of people to Casablanca. Rich people. My kind of people. I m sure someone will figure out what s causing the Static soon, and put an end to it. If the Syndicate can t figure out what s causing the Static, I m sure the Hand That Bites will. They re always on top of these things. My daughter works over on the main campus, across the canyon. She s doing a lot of overtime. I haven t seen her in weeks. I ve been thinking about leaving Wati City and moving to Africa. My options are a bit limited here. Everyone here works for WATIcorp in some capacity. There s zero unemployment. All eyes will be on WATIcorp in the very near future, I m sure. My sister s working on Alchera, but she won t tell me a thing about it. I ve heard that the whole development team is under surveillance. I wish I could find work over on the main campus, but you need to have very specific skills. At the Journeyman, traditional values still hold true, and you re allowed to be who you are. The Azadi, they want everyone to be the same. You know, I ve heard rumours that freedom fighters frequent the Journeyman. I think Benrime might be working with the movement... Back in the old days, this place was filled with laughter, song, and magic. Look at it now. It s a bit sad, isn t it? I don t know why I still come here, since I like to dance and sing. I should try one of the new places down Ayrede Avenue. So maybe there was more poverty and crime before, but at least we were free to speak and believe anything we wanted. The Azadi rarely come in here, except when they re doing inspections, so we can speak freely. I don t come to Marcuria much these days. I don t like what s happening here. Up north, things are the same as always. It s bad enough to move all the non-humans into a ghetto, but to tell me I can t practise my religion in public... Now that s too much. Talking to strangers is bound to cause trouble. I just want to go about my business without rocking the boat. All I care about is the safety of my loved ones. As long as I stay out of trouble, we ll be all right. I don t understand how anyone could talk badly about the Azadi. I think the Azadi are brilliant. I think it s great that the magicals have their own place now. It s more pleasant for everyone. Sadir is the most amazing city in the world! I ve never been there, but I can just see it. Technology everywhere! Truly a city of tomorrow! Technology is the way of the future! One day we ll have steam machines on wheels transporting us where we want to go! Call me insane, but I know it to be true! Conditions in the ghetto aren t bad, all things considered. We got food and water, and there s medicine and herbs for everyone. What we don t have is freedom. They said they were moving us into the ghetto for our own protection. Protection from what? Every other day, the Azadi are raiding the ghetto, confiscating personal belongings and merchandise. It s harrassment, plain and simple. No, no, I don t speak to strangers, that s dangerous, that is. I can t go anywhere else in Marcuria, not without special permission. And I can t go home. There s nothing left of my home. There are so few left of us now. My brothers and sisters have all been killed... Sir. Excuse me. Don t hurt me! Please, I ve done nothing wrong! I m sorry. I ve stayed inside the walls of Oldtown, and I haven t stolen anything from anyone. Please, I just want to stay here and not get in anyone s way. I don t even know why I m still here in Marcuria. I should leave while I have a chance. One day, those gates will be closed...for good. April/Zoë They treat us like animals, the Azadi, locking us up inside the ghetto and restricting our movement. "Four our own protection," my ass. My brother was arrested a few months ago, and I haven t heard from him since. They never told us what he did wrong, or where he is. I could be next... There was already a raid this morning. What do you people want now? There s nothing left here for you to take, Azadi. Nothing except for our lives. If you re not going to arrest me, then leave me alone. This museum s a bit shit, isn t it? And there s only this one room? I can t believe I actually paid good money to come here. I shouldn t have let her drag me up here. She makes the worst choices. I could ve been scuba diving in the Philippines right now. Who cares about that big announcement of theirs. It s all kid s stuff, anyway. Wow, this place is just so amazing. I didn t know technology could be so exciting! I m learning so much right now. What are they gonna think of next? Like, a new Watilla, but with wings? That would be awesome. I m so excited about that new product WATIcorp s coming out with. It s going to be so awesome, I just know it. Maybe it s like a new Watilla, but with wings... Get your ma― Maritime accessories. Eh, everything any discerning sea farer could covet. Oh, my insignificant collection of knick knacks probably wouldn t interest a man of your exalted tastes, good sir. I will do anything I can to assist you, sir, within my limitations. I am, after all, no magician. Just give me your worst, Azadi. For every one of us you strike down, another ten will rise. This war is just getting started. Your goddess can t help you here. You re far from your holy city, Azadi. Another cold and rainy day in Newport...and to make things worse, my arthritis is acting up. I can t afford any procedures. I can t even afford medicine. Not so long ago, these useless hands taught holo-sculpting at VAVA. Did you know that Emma de Vrijer was once a student of mine? She s a really famous sculptress now. They moved VAVA out of Venice, which is ironic. And they downsized every department. Kicked me out with a day s notice. Bastards. It sounds like the worst cliché, but things really were better in the old days. At least for me. The gangs have taken over the entire neighbourhood. And it won t stop here. Soon, it s gonna spread to the rest of the city. Those kids, they usually leave me be. They know that ain t got nothing worth stealing. But once in a while, they beat me up, just to prove that they can. I hope Jama wasn t too hard on you for being late. Again. Hey, you made it! Good for you. Jama s not in the best mood today. If not late Jama can be so strict sometimes. Are you taking part in the tournament today? I d love a chance to go up against you. You re here, like, every day, aren t you? You re taking this too seriously. I m just trying to keep toned, not learn how to, you know, kill people. Jama s pretty cool. I mean, she can be bitchy, and she never, like, gives me a compliment. But... Wait, she s not cool at all. I saw you sparring with Jama. That was pretty cool. You rock. I saw you sparring with Jama just now. You kinda sucked, didn t you? There s no way I m gonna be able to beat you in the tournament. I ll have to settle for second. Or, you know, third or fourth. I m definitely gonna kick your ass in the tournament. I need to work on my kicks. You performed badly today. Jama must be very disappointed. You did well today. Jama must be pleased. I plan on winning this tournament. If tournament Practice and sparring is fine, but real competition separates the winners from the losers. I used to have no trouble getting a date. Nowadays, if you don t wear a uniform, the ladies ignore you. I m thinking about moving back to the Southlands. For one, it s a lot warmer. I hear that Corescent is negotiating with the Azadi for a treaty. If that happens, there might finally be peace in the Northlands. Still no spices, I m afraid. I ran out of money to pay my supplier...but tomorrow s another day! I hope! To Zoë negative The new administration has introduced so many taxes and fees, it s hard to make ends meet down here. Rebel activity in the north has delayed deliveries, so I don t have much left to sell, I m afraid. Say what you will about them, but the Azadi have genuine respect for women. That s a nice change. I can tell that you ve been raised to respect women. You re all such perfect gentlemen. This market used to be a damn sight better before they closed the gate and the harbour, and moved most of the business west of Cold Stone. I was quite the looker in my younger days, and I m sure I would ve turned your head around. It s not that I have a problem with the Azadi...but do they have to take all the women? Maybe I should join the army. I m not getting a date wearing these clothes, that s for sure. Please keep those pesky magicals in the ghetto. Life has become so much more predictable without all this magic stuff going on everywhere. We don t need magic. We got technology now. Magic is chaos, technology is predictable. You look like you get a lot of attention from women. Tell me, is it the clothes, the hair, or just the fact that you re incredibly good looking? Hey there. Can I help you with anything? Anything at all? You re a handsome one. Would you like to visit me at the tavern tonight? I work as a serving girl, and I wear a really low dress... You look like a real man. There are too many farmers around here. They smell bad. I don t know how Irhad feels about the Azadi, but I m sure they could work something out. We don t need another war. Now that the Tyren are gone, there s finally hope of lasting peace in the Northlands. I hope you understand that we re not a violent people. We only want peace and prosperity for all nations and peoples. As long as you protect us, I don t care about your motives. Are you going north to fight the rebels? Please remember that they only want the best for their people. I m sure you can solve your differences peacefully. There are soldiers everywhere. I don t honestly care about politics, but I d like to be somewhere a little more...laid back. I ve lived in Marcuria for too long. I want to go back south, across the ocean. I m tired of all the noise and the bad weather. I don t quite see how I ll make ends meet, but I m sure something will...pop up. I told my poor, old mother I d be bringing her some firewood and stew tonight, but it looks like she ll have to burn some more furniture and eat the cat. Business is just fantastic! Ever since you helped me out, I ve been blessed with happy customers and a steady supply! You ve brought me good luck and fortune! To Zoë positive Yesterday, I bought my mother a new stove, a fine walking stick, and a glazed gipa. You should have seen the look in her eyes! If I didn t know better, I d say you were a faerie queen, young lady! Why hello there, ma am! What an absolutely wonderful day to be exploring the city! Now, you look like you need to spice up your life. Eh? Get it? Eh? Spice? Life? Wonderful! I don t care whether my customers are Azadi, Dolmari, Northlanders, Southlanders, or anything in between! They re all welcome! Fantastic! That s a terrific coat you have there, sir! Must keep you nice and warm, even in this weather! A lovely day to you, sir. A lovely, lovely, lovely day! I ve tasted some of those spices you Azadi have brought with you from Sadir. Wonderful, exotic stuff! Isn t life grand? South Gate Market is definitely not what it used to be. I m lucky if I see a dozen customers before noon. The added expenses and lack of customers is ruining me. Soon, I ll have to find another way to make money. I ve already paid the vendor license, the stall rental, and the administrative fees, sir. My papers are in perfect order. Please, sir, sales have been bad lately, and I need money for food and rent. I ve already paid my bills. Just ask the market master. There s not much left of today s catch, sir, but I ve managed to put a few oysters aside. They re yours if you want them, sir. We got torsk! We got one torsk left! We re almost out of torsk! Call out Crabs, I ve got two crabs left! Fresh and tasty! Crabs for dinner! Come get em! Last call for fresh fish today, last call! I don t care what people say, as long as the Azadi encourage fair trade, I m happy. There was trouble in the ghetto again this morning. It s really affecting my business, because deliveries can t get through. Anything you can do to stop those rebels would be much appreciated. The rebels are hurting my business with their attacks on convoys. Deliveries are slow, and the quality of the merchandise is lower. Good luck tracking down the rebels, sir. They really are making life miserable for everyone. Oldtown s the best place to buy rare and interesting books. You just need to know where to look. I don t go anywhere without a good book, and I have thousands at home. My wife, she moved out. I think she realised I loved my books more than I loved her. I don t like coming here anymore. Not because of the magicals, but because everyone s so afraid about what s going to happen. I don t live here. I m just visiting. I m just looking for books. I don t usually mingle with magicals. Good day to you. I ll be on my way now. Oldtown s not a bad place to be. If only the Azadi would leave us be, like they promised they would. My friends have all left the city, but I m staying. I m not going back into the caves. I enjoy life in the big city too much to give that up. Personally, I ve always been discriminated against. Actually, this is better, because now the other magicals see me as one of them. I thought you people never ventured in here alone. You don t look like the others. There s something different about you... If you would just try to see things from our perpective, I m sure we could all live together in harmony. What do the Azadi want from us? Why have they stuck us in here? We haven t done anything to them, and we can t help who we are. People here in Marcuria used to respect us Dolmari. The times have certainly changed. We live in constant fear. Sooner or later, I m sure they ll arrest the lot of us, and send us off to... I don t know. Just leave us be. We haven t done you or your people any harm. Why are you harrassing us? We can t help being who we are, any more than you can help being human. I don t understand why you don t like us. Is it the colour of my skin? I ve never used magic to hurt anyone, and I never intend to. My mother is ill. This is the only place where they have the right medicine. Most of the old medicines have been banned from the markets. Oldtown s the only place where I can still find them. The Azadi are banning everything they don t understand. What s that all about? I have a right to be here. The ghetto is open now. I m not up to anything illegal, I assure you. I m just out for a walk. There s no curfew in effect now, is there? If there is, I will leave immediately. Oldtown s getting too crowded. It just wasn t built to house so many people. People here are still trying to live their lives the way they used to, but it s getting more and more difficult by the day. I know that some of my kind have disguised themselves in order to conduct business out in the city. I admire their courage. You d all rather wish we d just disappear, wouldn t you? I can t change who I am. How would you like it if I tried to change you? You can force me to comply, but you can never, ever force me to agree with you. The Azadi can do whatever they wish with me, I will never bow to their goddess. I am only in town for a short visit. I will not stay long. I am better off back home. The Dark People are amazing. They re collectors, and they have a great library containing every book ever written. I ve never minded the magicals. I actually enjoy their company. They re more interesting than humans. As long as I can stand up, I ll keep fighting these invaders. To April/Zoë The Azadi won t be satisfied until all of Arcadia belongs to their empire. I will never surrender. I d rather die than submit to the Azadi. People only agree with you out of fear or ignorance. You have but one argument to support your cause...and it hangs from your belt, Azadi. You can kill my kin, but you can never kill our beliefs. Too many believe that if we only give the Azadi time, they will leave us be. I do not. The Azadi will never leave us be. Our culture is dying in Marcuria. How can anyone stand living here? Your victory will be your downfall, Azadi. You will gain nothing from eliminating us but a world bereft of choice and diversity. The only way to evolve is to keep an open mind. Try keeping an open mind. You will see that we are not so different, you and I. If you do not accept others, you can never truly accept yourself. I d give my right arm - and my left! - to see the fabled library of the Dark People. But they won t let me go with them to their city... Show me a man who reads, and I ll show you a man of reason. Deprive man of literature, and you deprive him of life. I can show you my book if you like, sir. It s not been banned. I m just passing through, sir. Just passing through. I ve yet to read many Azadi books. Could you recommend some for me? My first boyfriend was Zhid. Diversity never hurt anyone. Too bad the Azadi can t see that. The Azadi tell us not to fraternise with non-humans, but I don t care. What are they gonna do? Arrest me? I d tell you what I think of you if I wasn t so afraid of the repercussions. Have you ever had a real discussion with anyone, or do people just tell you what you want to hear all the time? Leave me alone, Azadi. There are plenty of other women in the city who would be happy to serve you. Don t tell me to submit to the Azadi. I won t. Ever. I ll keep fighting the Azadi until the day I die. Should they flee back to their continent, we ll take the war to them, mark my word. Keep your distance, Azadi. I might say something I ll regret. The Static s getting worse and worse. I can t even go to work anymore. Our consoles won t connect to the Wire. I don t know what to do. The office s been closed down because of problems with the Wire, and I m not making any money. Lots of people are afraid. If the Syndicate can t stop the Static, what s going to happen? Why are you approaching me? I m not a trueborn , am I? I thought your kind didn t fraternise with my kind. Have you gone slumming, Azadi? Everyone s talking about the Static these days. I have to admit that I m quite fed up with it already. You know what pisses me off about the Static? Everyone always wants to talk about it, so I have to keep myself updated and watch the news. I hate that. I just hope this Static thing won t interfere with WATIcorp s plans. That new product is supposed to come out this spring, I think. Some people are saying that the Static is going to lead to another Collapse, but I don t think the Syndicate would allow that to happen. I m not afraid of another Collapse. We ll be safe here in Casablanca. We have everything we need. I try not to watch the news. It s always Static this and catastrophe that . Whatever happened to staying positive? Yesterday, I was having my hair re-aligned and we lost Wire contact right in the middle of the procedure. I only got it fixed this morning. How s it look? Show me a man who doesn t care about his hair, and I ll show you a damn fool. I can t get milk anywhere anymore. Apparently, because of the Static, deliveries are slow or non-existent all over the city. Chapter 12 It s not that martial arts needs to be such an important part of your life. But passion is always important. I m sorry, Jama. It just doesn t seem matter as much to me as it used to. I m sorry, Jama. It just doesn t seem to matter as much to me as it used to. But let s leave it at that for now, and get started on today s lesson. I guess I just don t care as much about martial arts as I used to. It doesn t seem as important to me anymore. Then maybe you should consider doing something else with your time. But let s leave it at that for now, and get started on today s lesson. I can t help it. I ve just...lost interest. And not just in martial arts, but in everything. Nothing you do, if done with passion, is pointless. But let s leave it at that, and get started on today s lesson. Every day s exactly the same, and I m not doing anything to change that. There s no school to go to, no job, and I barely spend time with my friends. What s left of them. You re right. I mean, he s my friend, too, and I want to help him. I just don t know if going to Newport is the way to do that. Oh, they re here. The biggest one, they are the Shakespeareans. Stupid names, stupid clothes...very, very big guns. Not so fast. I like you. You got spirit. I want to help. Maybe we can make trade? I don t have anything to trade. All I have is my mobile. No mobile. I got too many already. Cheap. Made in China. Top quality. So what do you want to trade? Please, help me out here.
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CentOS Stream CentOS Streamは、Red Hat Enterprise Linux（RHEL）の次期マイナーリリースを想定し、RHELの開発ブランチのSnapshotとして提供されているLinuxディストリビューション。 Fedoraのアップストリーム開発とRHELのダウンストリーム開発の中間に位置し、ローリングリリースを採用している。 ▲デスクトップ画面（CentOS Stream 8） 各種データ 開発者 The CentOS Project 系統 Red Hat系 開発状況 開発中 初版 2019年9月25日 最新版 8 / ローリングリリース アップデート方式 Yum , DNF パッケージ管理 RPM カーネル Linux デスクトップ環境 GNOME ライセンス GPLほか ウェブサイト https //www.centos.org/ 概要 CentOS Streamは開発ブランチではあるものの、将来のRHELに含まれる予定のソフトウェアが各種のテストを通過した場合のみパッケージが更新される、安定志向のディストリビューションとなっている。 CentOS Streamはローリングリリースを採用しており、RHELのようなマイナーリリース（8."2"や8."3"など）は存在せず、従ってリポジトリには最新のパッケージしか含まれない。 一方でメジャーバージョンは区別されており、例えばCentOS Stream 8で日々のパッケージの更新を続けても、CentOS Stream 9にアップグレードされることはない。 CentOS Streamはローリングリリースであるため、バージョンや機能セットを固定して維持したい場合には向かず、RHEL向けの開発を行うユーザーや新規のソフトウェアを積極的に利用したいユーザーに向いている。 パッケージの互換性維持の方針はRHELに準ずる。 CentOSとの違い 従来のCentOSはRHELのダウンストリームであったが、CentOS StreamはFedoraのアップストリーム開発とRHELのダウンストリーム開発の中間に位置する。 これにより、RHELのPublic Betaがリリースされるより先に、将来のマイナーリリースに対してコミュニティのユーザーや開発者がアクセスすることで、フィードバックによりRHELのマイナーリリースに貢献することができる。 CentOS Streamでは従来のCentOSと違い、直接RHELに対して修正リクエストを投げることができる。 開発者・利用者からのフィードバックを受けつけ、素早く対応するための窓口としての役割が期待されている。 リリース CentOS Streamではローリングリリースが採用されており、マイナーリリースは存在しない。 メジャーバージョンは現在8のみがリリースされており、今後もRHELに合わせてリリースされるものと推測される。 バージョン リリース日 サポート期限（EOM） 主な変更点 8 2019年9月25日 2024年5月31日 CentOSの終了とCentOS Stream移行 2020年12月8日にThe CentOS Projectは、現行の「CentOS 8」の開発を2021年末をもって終了し、今後はアップストリームである「CentOS Stream」の開発に注力すると発表した。(*1) CentOS公式ブログではCentOS 8終了後の移行先として最善の選択肢はCentOS Streamであるとしているが、CentOS StreamはRHELの開発ブランチでこれまでのCentOSとは異なり、2029年までを予定していたCentOS 8のサポート期間が大幅に短縮されたことなどから、コミュニティのメンバーからは不満の声が上がっている。(*2) また、新しいRHELクローンとして、CentOSの共同創設者であるGreg Kurtzer氏が「 Rocky Linux 」を、CloudLinux社が「Project Lenix」を発表している。(*3)(*4)(*5) Project Lenix改めAlmaLinuxは、8.3が2021年3月30日にリリースされた。 外部リンク CentOS 公式サイト 脚注に記載されているウェブサイトへのリンク CentOS 8の提供は2021年で終了、今後はCentOS Stream開発に注力 | マイナビニュース CentOS終了にコミュニティからは非難の嵐、CentOSの設立者が新プロジェクトの発足を発表する事態に - GIGAZINE CentOSに代わる新しいRHELダウンストリーム「Rocky Linux」が正式に発足 - GIGAZINE CloudLinuxが「CentOS」の代替目指すプロジェクト「Lenix」--年間100万ドル超投資へ - ZDNet Japan CloudLinux、「CentOS」の代替OS「AlmaLinux」の一般提供を開始 - ZDNet Japan コメント欄 コメント欄の利用に関してはコメント欄の利用を参照して下さい。 本ページに無関係な内容のコメントは一律して削除されます。Wiki運営に関してはWiki運営掲示板にお願いします 。 投稿されているコメントへの返信の際は、必ず返信したいコメント横の○にチェックを入れて返信して下さい。 + 上記の内容を守れる方のみご利用ください。 上記の内容を守れる方のみご利用ください。 コメントログ作成 - 名無しさん (2021-05-15 07 23 00) 名前 コメントログ
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Jawhar. Alien the Cat , Liv s store. She sells mobiles, robots, gadgets, and all kinds of semi-legal software. We bought this place back in 2213...I think. Olivia de Marco. Liv amongst friends. She probably has a million different aliases on the Wire. Liv. She s got about a million screens, and hook-ups to every service there is, but I don t think she ever watches anything. Liv s workshop. It looks like a war zone. Total chaos. I m afraid I ll crush something if I go in there. Liv s workshop is back there. Okay, so I can t fix either of these. They re totally fried. Do you have any replacement parts? I have a power source here somewhere. Hold on. That should work just fine. But I don t have a processing crystal in stock, I m afraid. If you can t fix this one, then what about Lucia s memories? The data s continuously backed up to a separate crystal. You can use any Watilla brain you want. Okay. I ll have to figure it out myself. Thanks so much, Liv. No way. Those things are loaded with nanites. I m probably being paranoid...but something feels off about her. I should be able to climb up there. The lab is filling with some kind of gas. The pod s here. Examine present Downtown Casablanca. Impressive skyline. I can almost see my house from here. Well, actually, that s the other direction. But, you know, I could. The pod s gone. Examine gone It s the call button for the elevator pod. Examine panel The call button doesn t work. Examine panel out of order He s right outside. He s as short as he is loud. You cannot miss him. After that, you will only need to follow Ayrede Avenue until you reach the South Gate. Well, you look like you need all the help I can give you, child. Hiya. Out for a jog? Yup. Well, I m actually heading down to the gym for a quick work-out before lunch. Um, yeah, I m running a bit late. You should hurry. Jama won t be happy. I know, I know. I m on my way. All right, I ll see you there! We get dinner from Sushi-ya at least once a week. So I spend a few hours at Moca Loco every day. What s the big deal? I never knew they sold Bingo! Caffeinated baby food here. That stuff is tasty. Everything looks so good. The new issue of Aeons has an article about the Collapse. I should check that out at some point. Corporate Weekly has an interview with that WATIcorp woman, Gilmore. Looks like they re about to announce something pretty big soon. Magazines. I ve never seen that thing on. Jama doesn t watch anything. And doesn t Jama always keep that screen switched off? This is getting a bit freaky... Hey, weren t you supposed to be there already? I don t know their names, but they live in the neighbourhood. Um, what am I doing with these kids? What would I say to them? Stay in school ? Talk to boys Jama s studio is on the top floor. That s where my gym is. I ve been going pretty much every day since I moved back, and I feel a lot healthier. And lighter. My gym is in that building. I don t like those old, elevated freeways. They should move all the traffic underground, just like they ve done downtown. The door is open. That s really strange. The EYE s put a clamp on the door. Examine bolted I don t think Reza s home. Knock I think...she s dead. What the hell is that thing? I m not touching it. Olivia would probably know how to disable that...that horrible thing. It s got some sort of logo on it. A golden lion s head. I ll need to stay super quiet, especially if I wake it up. Otherwise...zap. Not pleasant. I saw it happen to a guy at a concert once. Examine sneak Olivia wired me the software I need to disable the spider. All I need to do is establish a remote connection with my mobile. Examine hack Okay. Let s try this. If I screw it up, I ll have to find some other way to disable the spider. Damn. I screwed up. The spider s going to alter its security codes now. Yes! I did it! The spider s been disabled! That was intense. I m so proud of myself. Zoë one, spider zero. Examine dead Let s try this again. Shit, it s scanning the room! I need to stay completely still. Examine scanning It s heading straight for me! Examine alerted Sorry, Lucia. This belongs to Wonkers. Remove brain again Lucia...? Swordfish Hiya, Zoë! Please, please let this work... That s the password, Zoë! He keeps a notepad in his safe. It contains information about the stories he s currently working on. Follow me, Zoë. I ll open the safe for you. Lucia s shut down again. Probably some kind of safeguard Reza s installed. Examine after safe Reza s Watilla. Her name s Lucia. The shower control panel. Hmm, it s not like Reza to make his own bed... I m not particularly tired. It s a top-of-the-line Swedish power shower, complete with a surround sound system. Maybe I could get the spider in here... Examine spider The music s on. This ought to attract the spider. Examine music Um, no. Reza likes it dark in here. Bathroom door. Oh...my God. She s...cold. Oh no, not again. What the hell is going on? Those are...those are EYE commandos. Downstairs. (Gasps) Aaah! Fried Hey. Hey! What are you doing here? Who are you? Please, no― Don t... What...just happened? Who were they? There must be security cameras in all the rooms. Maybe...maybe I just had to leave. Quickly. Hey, you got yourself a VIP booth? Convenient, cause I brought some friends along, and they d love to say hello. In private. Can you help me get back to my world? No, I cannot. It s too dangerous. But I can point you in the direction of someone who might be able to help you. You will need to enter Oldtown. They call it the magic ghetto these days, after our protectors rebuilt the wall. The entrance to the ghetto is across the square. The gate is usually open, but right now the soldiers are conducting a raid. Where do I go once I m on the inside? Seek out an artisan of the magic craft. Their skills have been mostly outlawed by the Azadi, except inside the ghetto. Hey. Hey! What the hell are you doing? Help! Kano! Kano! Let me out! I― I don t understand. Please...what do you want with me? Find April Ryan! Hurry, Zoë. Hurry! But what do― Two weeks earlier I guess you received the message. Don t worry, Reza s probably okay, but he needs you to do him a favour. Olivia will know how to open it. Success Yes! That was too easy. Not too bad for a first attempt. Finally. I definitely need more practice. He never leaves the apartment unlocked. This is weird. Crap. All right, it s not like I expected to get it in one try. Failure This isn t easy. I ll have to try again. This is really hard. Maybe I should call Olivia and ask her to help me? Tainted ―static s getting worse by the hour. Parts of the Wire are down. Can you hear me? Nice. Chilly, but nice. What s going on? In the meantime, you ll need to find a way inside the corporate campus. Okay, that s good. I should get going. Oh, and Olivia? Don t be silly― The connection s deteriorating, sweetie. I ll get back to work and ring you up as soon as I have something. Bye! If he s not on the Wire, he must be at work. Either that or the Static s messing things up. We ll have to bet on the former, since I m already heading into the lion s den. Where exactly does he work? Don t know. I could dig into the WATI databank, but it might trigger some alarms. And we don t want to trigger any alarms, sweetie. I do know that Rio Kuroki worked as a systems analyst in biotech, and that Cavanaugh s in software. Okay. I will find him. I have to find him. I ll keep digging, and I ll send you a message if I find any more info on the guy. We should stick to just messages from now on. Good luck, sweetie. And be caref― Shit, agents have locked on! Gotta run― My name s Zoë. What s yours? Uh? Oh! I m Riko, miss Zoë-san. Nice to meet you, Riko. That doesn t sound very nice of Ren. But then Ren met this girl, and he left me here by myself. Now Obaasan and Hiro are at the museum, and I don t have a ticket! He likes girls. More than he likes me, anyway. Well, honey, that s men for you. Can t you just call your grandma? I tried, but I can t get through, and since the machine is broken, I can t buy a ticket. So now I have to wait here until they come back. Do you know how to get to the museum? Maybe she knows how I can get to the museum? Sad She looks so sad Hmm? Oh! Yes, you have to ride the cable car. But you need a ticket to do that. The ticket office is closed on Sundays, and the machine is broken, so you can t. Where can I buy a ticket? When s your grandma coming back? I don t know. Obaasan really wanted to go to the museum, and she s very slow sometimes...so maybe at closing time? I have to go now, Riko. I need to get going Oh! Thank you for chatting with me, miss Zoë-san. Maybe I ll see you later? Bye, Riko. Oh! Bye! I managed to get hold of an extra ticket for you. That s not for several hours. You ll catch a cold. Oh! Really? Thank you so much, miss Zoë-san! Now I can go to the museum to find Obaasan and Hiro! Thank you so much! Thank you! And in just a few months, WATI will unveil a revolution in home entertainment with the most exciting new product in our two hundred year history This is a great time to be part of our ever-expanding happy family! The future of entertainment is WATI bright! ―should be here by now... I see. Uh, so what happened? Cable car. Right there. The museum s on the other side of the canyon. Museum He probably knows how to get to the museum Who did you think I was? Someone He thought I was someone else? She s late. She s not usually... Ah, who am I kidding. She s not coming. We were supposed to go to the museum today, Yuriko and I. She s my fiancé. I can t wait for her anymore. I have to go. Tell her what s going on at work, ask for her advice. If you include her, it ll bring the two of you closer together. Didn t I see that same cat yesterday? What a pathetic performance! You boys might make warriors some day! Bad Good Garmon has been my mentor and guide for as long as I can recall. He saw potential in me when I was just a motherless boy. For that, I will always be grateful to him. Examine first Meeting So there it is, my story. It sounds pretty unbelievable, I know. Parts of it still feel like a dream to me. But it did happen, all of it. I helped send Faith on her way, the Static is gone, things are back to normal - all should be well with the world. She s dead, Chawan. Dead! Mmm, one moment. Mhm. Pardon me. The dust here isn t any good for my lungs. I represent the tower. I am told you have a prisoner. Tut-tut! We don t use that word here. They are our guests, until your people come to pick them up. I wish to speak with this prisoner. Mmm. So I see. Am I to understand that you have all the paperwork in order? The Emissary insists that I should speak with your prisoner. Now. Mmm. I will never understand this blatant disregard of a proper bureaucratic process. But as you wish. Guard? If you please? There she is, all ready to be, mmm, interviewed. I shall be alone with her. I beg your pardon? No, no, that s not how things are done here. Local laws apply, and they are abundantly clear. "During interrogations, an independent body must be present to ensure the legality of said process." And I am that independent body. I am here to― Mmm. Please. A moment. The tower shall hear of this. I m sure it will. Carry on. I take it she will be loaded onto the next airship bound for Sadir, yes? I don t think she is a spy. Or a witch. Does your opinion make a difference? Guilty or not, they all go across the sea to be, mmm, tried. Do they not? I think she should be released. No-no-no, that is quite, quite impossible. She has been left in my care, and in my care she shall remain...until she s sent off to Sadir. Those are the laws. And so you shall. Good day, then. My best to the tower and your, mmm, mistress. Good day to you. Good day Yes? May I help you? (Clears his throat) The Tower. The supreme authority of the Azadi Empire in the Northlands. I am Apostle Alvane, personal envoy of the Six. I don t know what any of that is. I don t know anything. I haven t done anything. She keeps saying that. She s a bit whiny, this one. The warden butts in Do not interrupt. Please. By the Mo-Jaal s―! You stand accused of being a spy. You will be transported to Sadir, our capital, at our earliest convenience, where you will be tried as a spy. Mmm. I m not a spy! Then what are you? A witch? You were spotted practising magic. Very close. Go to other side of Crossroads, find Via Milano. Go through tunnel to Florence Square, and there you are. Other side of Crossroads. You follow? Today it s green. I m most grateful, petal. Ye ve earned yourself a silver star in Blind Bob s book. That s a, wossname, old chestnut round these parts. Still as true as the sky is green. Potions! Herbs! Curiously shaped cookies! Everything a wizard, witch, or warlock may require! At your service, m lady. What may I do for― Wait. I know you. Where do I know you...from... April! April Ryan! Uh, well― How lovely to see you! Say what? It s been too long, my dear. Too long! Uh, yeah. I guess it s been...long. What have you been up to? This and...that. How lovely. Me, I m rehabilitated. Rehabilitated? How so? Rehabilitated? How can an evil wizard be rehabilitated? That s nice, but I don t have time to chat. Don t care I couldn t care less about how or why he was rehabilitated Why, of course. You re a busy woman! Off to save the world again, hmm? Not so much, no. Being soundly walloped by you was the best thing that s ever happened to me! Really. Oh yes. It gave me perspective. Time to think. When I finally escaped that confounding device, I joined WWWA. Uh... Wicked Witches Warlocks Anonymous. It s a marvellous support group for wizarding professionals. It helped tremendously to find others who shared my...affliction. Affliction? A desire for evil deeds and world domination. Your basic EDWD syndrome. I see. And now...? Cured! I m free of my desire to conquer and control, and I m happy to be a simple merchant. And published author. I guess that s a...a good thing. Still, if there s anything I can do to help? Anything at all? Just say the word. I actually do need some help. I hate to say it, but I do need his assistance It is. It is indeed! So, April Ryan, is there anything I can do to help repay what you did for me? Using only the finest organic ingredients! Elgwan bladders! Rat tails! Dung! Hold on. Benrime needs the spices right now. You can just give them to me, and I ll deliver them for you. Why, yes. Yes! I could give the spices to you. What a wonderful idea! There are dozens of them! Aah! Uhh! I m hit! By the Six, they re everywhere! Goddess help me... Rebel scum! Hah! Everything else is secondary. And we do not engage the enemy within scouting distance of the city. Marcuria. When things returned to normal, we were too busy putting our own lives back together, and by the time we started looking for her again― April was gone. Vanished. If it hadn t been for the things she d told us, I would have simply believed that she was another victim of the Collapse. Maybe Reza s tried to contact me. I m going to try his mobile again, and check in with my friend Olivia back in Casablanca, in case she s heard from him. How did you get into town? Conversation We took the jet. I just don t trust the trax these days. Tell me about it. This Static thing is getting out of control. Why doesn t the Syndicate do something? I ve heard it s solar storms... That s bullshit. I m telling you, it s a global conspiracy. Digital terrorism, electronic warfare, that sort of thing. Solar storms? No fucking way. Really? So who s behind it? Who knows? That s why it s called a conspiracy. It s like the dark days of the Collapse all over again. Jesus, don t remind me. My stocks hit rock bottom back then. Took years to rebuild business. So are you staying over tonight? I know what you mean. Lost my first billion during the Collapse. Let s pray that never happens again. Screw praying. I m not Manichaean. Let s drink to it instead! I hope not. I m looking to hook up. Shouldn t be too hard. Got your eyes on anyone? Not yet. There s nothing here. The tasty ones don t show up until after two. I guess we re in for a long night. Okay with me. I m buzzing. The synth will keep me going until midday tomorrow. I m having coffee with Reza at Moca Loco today. Liv wants to see me in her shop. I wonder what she wants... I should get this package to Reza ASAP. He said he ll be in his apartment. He s got a LOT of explaining to do, that s for sure! I can t believe what he s gotten me involved in. Venice, Newport The dog seems used to the train. It didn t even bat an eyelid, despite the racket. That is Charlie. And those two girls...? Maybe this used to be Charlie s room. But why did the little girl point to his closet? What s his connection to all of this? Winter I...don t... Where am I? What is this place? 何が…何だか…。私はどこにいるんです？ ここはどこですか？ How did you get here? Go back the way you came! Quickly! You cannot stay! どうやってここに来た？ 引き返せ！ 早く！ ここにはおれんぞ！ I don t...know how to go― 私には…その方法が― It is here. (Beat) What have you done? What have you done? ここにある。(Beat) おまえは何をした？ 何をしたんだ？ What do you mean? What― どういう意味です？ いったい― Benrime? Visitor. What are you on about, Brynn? She s standing right next to you. Hello, dear. Thank you. Again. You watch yourself out there. Don t get in the way of the Azadi soldiers. If they knew whence you came... I ll be careful. Bye. You be careful, dear. Very well, dear. I do believe that you are as lost as you seem to be. But I was told that you...that Minstrum― Like I said, there are none left. I didn t know that. I don t know anything. I was just told that...that Magda could help me. And who, pray tell, told you that? But be discreet. Like I said, there are ears. Everywhere. I will. Thank you. So in order to get home, I need to go to the magic ghetto? You will have to wait until they open the gates again. Into Oldtown, yes. But you will need to wait until the raid is over. Very well, dear. Come back if you change your mind. Very well, dear. Freedom! Hah! Freedom for who? From what? It s not like the Azadi are keeping us imprisoned. I― But, I― Not a day goes by without them troublemakers making...trouble for the rest of us. Uh, I mean the Six. I don t worship no Mo-Jaal. Never heard of the bugger. Ahem. Ye gods― I mean, goddess . There s only one, blessed be her name, etcetera. You are so annoying. Listen to me! I just spoke with the spice merchant at the South Gate market. Well, he sent me to pick up a delivery of, um, Mrs Mulllins Mixed Spices . He ll have to wait until they reopen the ghetto, just like everyone else. You can ignore me all you want, but I m not leaving. If you think you re having a bad day, you should try mine on for size. I mean, by the grace of the Six - blessed be their names - if you ll leave me be, I ll give you the bloody spices! And now, for the love of the goddess, and for the sake of my sanity, let me be miserable in peace! Absolutely. Won t bother you again. Thank you. You see, the thing is...I don t actually have any spices at all this morning. They close the ghetto down, search the buildings for criminals and contraband...a sort of spring cleaning, if you will. Last thing I remember, I was at The Fringe. I was going upstairs to make a call, and then... Black. When I first came here, I refused to believe what my eyes and ears were telling me. You re in Arcadia. Look, Zoë, I d let you go, but I don t want you walking around out there asking questions, drawing attention to yourself. You got problems, you figure them out. That s what I had to do. What if something big is going down, and― May the stars guide you and light your way, April-an. They claim to shun magic, even though this technology of theirs relies on it. Maybe the tower is such a device, a magical machine. Um, to pick up the spices? Ah, yes! Wonderful! Fantastic. Your assistance is much appreciated, young lady. I ll have them sent right up. Fantastic. Next! Saves me from having to deliver them, doesn t it? Fantastic! No problem, none at all. Except... In fact, I m the exclusive distributor of Mrs Mullins in Marcuria! Best spice mixes in the Northlands! Or any lands! This is the only store that carries Mrs Mullins Mixed Spices in Marcuria, I m afraid. Right! Well, the Azadi have set aside a section of Oldtown for the magicals. So what about the ghetto? He ll be up Burrow Crook, right below the Journeyman Inn. You can t miss him. Ask him for Mrs Mullins Mixed Spices . He ll try and get some money from you, but the order s been paid for already. Come right back here with the spices, and I ll give you Benrime s order. Wonderful! Fantastic! Hmm? Who? Benrime? Oh, yes! One pouch of Mrs Mullins Mixed Spices for the best mulled wine in Marcuria! You re welcome. Now, about Benrime s order...? Did you find my man? And the spices? Did you get the spices? Hmm? Don t you worry, I ll figure something out. I m...I m sure of it. Wonderful. Fantastic. (Sighs) I am a very, very bad person. The Azadi are probably quite reasonable, I would think. Quite, quite reasonable. Yes. Mmm. Wonderful. We can work around this, I m sure. What s next for WATI s favourite toybot? We aren t telling, but the future sure looks WATIrrific! With its complex emotional response system and friendly demeanor, the Watilla is a beloved friend and companion for billions of children and adults. Crazy as a turnip, Clara is. But she s also got a scoutwing s eyes. She knows more than she lets on. Oh, thanks, petal. You ve made a theoretically blind man happy. Don t you mean commodity ? No. Commode. Information s where I keep my valuables, see? For starters, you seem to be chummy with Benrime, the innkeeper. Mind it s made with Mrs Mullins Mixed Spices . Anything else is a waste of hot wine. Alms! Alms for a poor old blind bastard! Beggaring So cold, so hungry, so blind. Alms! Don t mind me, good sir or madam! I m just a poor old blind bastard with nowhere to go and nothing to eat. Make a donation to the welfare of old Blind Bob, and ye ll receive yer award in the afterlife of your choice! Excuse me, what s through this gate? I haven t stepped forward. You re in violation of Azadi martial law regarding loitering. Move along. Okay. Fine. I won t loiter. Blessed be the Goddess, blessed be the Path, blessed be the Word, blessed be the Mission. My baby, my baby, gone, gone, gone. And then you turn into a spook. "Clara has been bad, she must be punished!" No more. Please, no more... "Sleep now, beautiful. Everything will be better in the morning. I m sorry, flower. I m sorry." "You ll never have friends, you ve been bad!" Mmm. Saltnut soup. Our favourite. You ask her nicely, I m sure she ll give you a cup, too. Take good care of your baby, okay? He s a beautiful pet. I m almost starting to think that those stories Charlie told me about April Ryan are true. If you ever need anything, come see me. I ll help you the best I can. Where did you say I could find Blind Bob again? Yes, child? Mulled wine. He wants mulled wine, made with, uh, Mrs-something-or-other spice mix. Mrs Mullins Mixed Spices . For a beggar, Blind Bob is quite particular. And be sure to mention that I m not happy he did not make his delivery as scheduled. Wait, how do I get to the market? The quickest way would be through Oldtown, but they have closed it off this morning. You will have to go the long way around. Walk east, towards the tower. When you get to the tower square go south. That will take you onto Ayrede Avenue, which leads all the way down to the South Gate. East, then south. Okay. Thank you. How come everyone speaks English here? English If this is a different world, why does everyone speak English? Eng...lish? No, child, we speak Alltongue. As do you. All-what? Alltongue. Na ven. It is the common tongue of our world. But we re speaking English now...right? No. Na ven is a magical tongue. It is learned quickly by those who know how to listen. Really? So...what, I can speak a magical language? That s incredible. Incredible? No, it is quite ordinary, child. I have so many questions about this place, I don t even know where to start. Questions I have a million questions about this place You should start with Minstrum Magda, like I told you, child. Okay. I will. Kill them! These are not men, they are Daemons! Goddess take my soul... The Six have called, boy! You must answer. Kian must go Do not linger here while the Six are waiting! Do you want to lose your head, boy? What are you still doing here, you brainless fool? Heed the call of your Empresses! What is this place? Who are you? State your name and CID number for the record. Look, I don t― The datacube was inside a package. I wasn t supposed to open it, but I did. Opened package Didn t open package I didn t want to be carrying something illegal, so I looked inside. It was just a datacube. That datacube contains highly sensitive information. I didn t know. I was just delivering a package. I ll take her to that Indian― Thank you so much for your help. You saved our relationship. Thank you. Hi, Charlie. It s Zoë. You must hurry! Go! Now! Evil! No, no, I can t. Me? I can t even find a good date for myself. We ll just have to make it a girl s night in, then. Later! Open this door right now! What are you doing? Kano! Kano! Gone, gone, gone... "Never fraternise with spooks, Clara. They can eat your soul." My baby is gone, gone, gone. All gone, all gone. "No, please no! It burns!" "Pretty thing, pretty thing." No. Please, no. My friend. Be advised, Temiz is now our prime target. He may be considered armed and dangerous. I found your lighter. And there was...blood. Everywhere. I m not about to give up on you, but I need to know that you re not... I need to know that you re okay. Talk to you soon. Bye. What s inside? That s the ghetto. It s not a good place for humans. I d stay away if I were you. Why s it closed? We re cleaning out the trash and confiscating contraband. The magicals don t have any respect for the law. Okay, fine, so I don t have much of a choice. But if you re lying to me...I ll scream. I can scream pretty loud. Raven will be pleased that we bagged us a spy. Careful, Chawan. She s a screamer. Who are you? What do you want? So who gave you the idea to seek out Magda in the first place? All profits go to the refuge. We shelter and feed the homeless and the penniless. Theoretically Blind Bob was the one who led me to Clara. He said she would know where Magda was. See, the innkeeper at the Journeyman, she was the one who told me to talk to Magda. I will try and assist you with any questions that you may have, and maybe even point you in the right direction.
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Bravo. That s a very convincing speech, Apostle , but the fact is that you re an enemy assassin, and you re in our city. I do not believe that the Goddess, in her infinite wisdom, would want us to do what we are doing. When we last met... Your words awoke something inside of me, lifted a veil from my eyes. I have never questioned my mission - or my faith... Yet now that I meet you again, I find myself torn between the truth I have always known...and the truth that you know. I am. Only...only I believe that the Goddess has brought me here for another reason. Brought me to you. Sorry, I don t believe in destiny or divine intervention. I believe that some things are meant to happen. Call it destiny, call it the will of the Goddess or whatever higher power you worship...or call it chance. But you cannot call it a coincidence. So, what, you think I m just going to let you walk out of here now that you ve seen the light ? I― I don t know what to think anymore. I only wish to...speak with you. To understand. To open my heart and mind to a new truth. I think the Goddess speaks to me. To me directly, and not to those who would interpret it to mean what they want it to mean. That my path - a path I have never even considered questioning - may be one that leads into darkness instead of light. How are things going? Please, let me explain. I m an Apostle. We are...missionaries. We bring the Word of the Goddess to unbelievers. As for the silent majority... Well, who wants to rock the boat when there s food on the table, a roof over your head, and a job to pay the bills? But ask those who are no longer allowed to speak their minds, to walk the streets, or to practise their religion. What do you think they ll say? Ask a Sentinel minstrum - if you can find one – what they felt when you levelled their holiest shrine to the ground to make room for your tower. Good luck finding a place to eat. You really should try the Riverwood Tavern in Oldtown. Why else would She bring us together first in Marcuria, and now here? If you came here to find enlightenment, Azadi, you ve definitely come to the wrong person. The name is Kian, mistress, and I came here for less peaceful reasons. You re planning on turning against your own people? I cannot take up arms against those I have sworn to protect, but I intend to return to Sadir and tell the Six - our Empresses - the truth of what goes on here. Because it is not right, it is not the will of the Goddess, and it is a betrayal of all I have learned to be true and just. But why? I still don t understand. But I understand now. I see how you have been wronged by us, and I wish to help undo the damage. Call it faith. I thought I was losing it, but I was wrong. My faith is strong. It was just misplaced. Look, I... I guess I owe you a name, don t I? I m April. April. I m happy to make your acquaintance. I don t have an easy time trusting anyone, Azad― Kian. But I m starting to believe that you re the real thing, an honourable man. I hope so. I still don t understand why you re here, though. And I don t understand why Na ane told me that you re― It s tight and uncomfortable, but it conceals me, and it makes some humans look at me with admiration. And I understand why now. This body is so constricting, so small, so fragile. Soft and beautiful and pleasurable, but a prison for the soul. Good luck, sister. Live well. You deserve it. You ve earned it. Jeepers, this place has changed a lot! It used to scare the crap out of me, and now it s sort of...fluffy. With an edge. The Guardian s out there. I guess I should go alone. I m not arguing. Knock yourself out. I ll wait here...unless that portal thingy starts closing, in which case it s bye-bye Guardian s Realm, hello comfortable reality. Don t worry. I ll be back soon. Forget about asking me to come with you. I don t like those big pillars of light. They re never safe to be around. I m staying right here, thank you very much. Come on, Crow. Let s go. So did you find what you were looking for? I did. Good! I love happy endings. Ah, another adventure complete! Well played, partner. Time to go back and gorge ourselves on roast gipa and ice ale! I apologise. You re most welcome here, traveller. I want to be myself again. When I fell asleep on the airship on my way here, I didn t disappear. And you re one of them. All right, okay, fine, I ll be a good fowl and pretend everything s just...peachy. You didn t even bother to look me up after you were done doing...whatever it is you needed to do. And don t think I m not angry at you, or that I ve forgiven you...because I am, and I haven t! Our schedule must be upheld, or there will be grave consequences for everyone. Commander. Why this sudden interest in Apostle Alvane? Hello, Zoë. It s good to see you again. Are you crying? Hey. No...no, I m just... Yeah. I m crying. Oh, I see. Why? I m definitely staying. Good. That makes me happy. I like it when you re here. By the way, you have a visitor, Zoë. A...visitor? Yes. She asked me questions. What kind of questions? The difficult kind. The kind I can t answer. About you and about your father. Where is she now? She s out there. She wanted to see the view. I told her she should wait for you, but she didn t listen to me. And your soldiers, they ve made the Northlands safe against our enemies, and Marcuria s streets secure to walk at night. As long as you re human, of course. I m embarrassed to say there are even those who are happy you ve rounded up all the non-humans and stuck them in a ghetto. I believe that you have misjudged our intentions, but you speak with such passion and conviction, it would be wrong of me to simply dismiss you. You two, get ready to leave. You can t delay the boat any longer. When are you going to let us go on a mission again? I ll see you at home, guys. Safe journey, and guard those supplies well. Hm. It is no business of ours. And she is right. We already have a mission. I know, but she s always had a lot on her mind, and she hasn t been this way before. There s something going on that she s not telling us, I m sure of it. I m sorry. I m in a hurry. That girl, Zoë, she s― What s wrong with her? She s in Friar s Keep, Benrime. What? By the Balance... How did that happen? I don t know, and right now I don t care. I need to get her out of there before they ship her off to Sadir. The poor child! But why are you here asking me for food when she needs your help? Because I need to make a delivery to the prison. It s the only way to get inside. Oh! Of course, one moment. Here you are, April. That ought to get you inside. Well? Don t waste any time, go rescue her! Go! Are you still here? You must go rescue that poor girl from Friar s Keep! That s it, I m going out there. We will make our way to safety, and regroup. But first we have to help her escape. For Raven! No, Brynn! Over here... Nothing to see here, citizen. Move along. First time Every time Best fish in town! Fresh out of the water! The South Gate s closed. If you re looking for the harbour, use the West Gate. Those rebels are causing trouble for everyone. Why can t they just leave us be and go back to the caves they came from? Half the businesses around here have had to close down. The taverns, too. I really miss The Salty Seaman. Best nuts in Marcuria. Maybe I should just face reality and pay for a stall over by the west gate. It ll cost me an arm and a leg, but I m not making ends meet here. Are you looking for anything in particular? We ve had some trouble getting wares in from the north, what with those damn rebels and all. I m not used to the cold. Where I come from, it s warm all year round. I ll be happy when my six years are up. Die, rebel scum! My Faith makes my blade invincible! I left her world behind a decade ago. I swore to never go back, and...and now I can t, even if I wanted to. Trust me, it s not impossible. You took a chance when you killed those soldiers back then, and it paid off, didn t it? I m alive, and I m on your team. It was risky, but it was the right thing to do. I m proud to be guarding this symbol of our infinite power and wisdom. There s never been a tower like this one anywhere in the world. Not even in our holy city of Sadir! Feel free to walk around and admire the tower, citizen, but only Trueborn can come inside. I sure hope I get sent somewhere warmer during my next cycle. I m freezing. The tower will be finished soon, and I ve heard that the Six are coming all the way from Sadir to attend the opening ceremonies. Hello, beautiful! Care to join me and my friends at the barracks tonight? I can promise you a good time. Why would anyone in their right mind be out in this cold? Go home and warm yourself by the fire, woman! The curfew begins at midnight. Make certain you re home by then. Be careful at night, citizen. It s hard to tell friend from foe, and we have to be cautious with these rebels about. I enjoy working nights. It s so calm and peaceful, a man can hear himself think. What is it with you Northlanders? How can you stand this biting cold and incessant darkness? The tower s closed, citizen. Come back in the morning, and make sure to bring your papers if you hope to be let inside. I have no need for politics. As long as there s bread on the table and a roof over our heads, I ll be thankful. Without the Azadi, we d all be Tyren stew by now. I m not saying I approve of everything the Azadi have done, but I like their style! One day I d like to visit this city the Azadi keep speaking of, Sadir. If it s anything like this tower, it must be the most beautiful city in the world. Alarm! Rebels! Need some help here! We got an intruder! Help...me! Come quickly! Alarm! I wish I d been posted to guard the tower instead of this desolate corner of the city... I wonder what my betrothed is doing right now. She lives in Tahran. She told me she ll wait for me, even though I ll be here for many years. The local girls are very friendly. I guess you like men in armour? Guard 1 Nothing much happens around here. Once in a while, a magical tries to leave the ghetto without permission, but that s about it. Guard 2 I heard there was another rebel attack not too long ago, somewhere in the forest to the northeast of here. Do you think they re planning an attack? Guard 1 Kian Are you chasing the Scorpion, Apostle? He killed two of my friends while they were on patrol in the east. I hope you catch him. He s a Goddessless Daemon. Guard 2 Kian It s good to know that the Six think enough of us to send an Apostle all the way out here. Our Commander, with all due respect, has done nothing to catch the Scorpion. Everyone s talking about it around the campfires. My arse is itching... I d actually prefer to go on a raid in the north rather than standing around here all day. I ve spoken with a soldier, and he told me that when I turn fourteen, I can sign up with the Azadi army and travel to Sadir for training! My Mum doesn t want me hanging around with the Azadi, but I don t care. I think they re brilliant! Aren t these steam machines wonderful? They make life so much easier! So what if they break down once or twice a day? No pain, no progress! I ll be importing more machines from Sadir, and soon Marcuria will move into the modern age of steam technology! It s such a nuisance with these checkpoints. It didn t used to be like this. How will I ever get this book to the library on time? I have to say that I disapprove of some of the changes the Azadi have made. Why don t they trust us to run this city on our own? It s not that I have anything personal against the magicals, but it s better for all of us that we keep them separated from us humans. I have to say that I think the Dolmari smell strange. Have you ever been to the ghetto? It really is a filthy place. I really don t wish to have any opinions about anything whatsoever. It s bound to cause trouble. I want to live a quiet life with my family, and I do not wish to get into trouble by talking to anyone about anything. Cold Stone Gate is closed, citizen. You ll have to come back later. Cold Stone Gate s still closed, citizen. You ll have to take the long way around. I ll get out of your way, sir. I m sorry, sir. Semban Landas the name, steam technology is my game. At your service, sir. Thanks for pulling us out of the dark ages and into the enlightened age of steam technology, sir! Move along, citizen. Sadir must be a great city. No unauthorised magic, no non-humans, and ruled by women? Maybe I could go there some day... Tell your people that we Marcurians are happy to have you here! My Mum told me not to talk to strangers...but I don t listen to her anymore, because she doesn t like you Azadi. When I grow up, I m going to be a soldier, and I ll come with you to fight the rebels! I don t mind the soldiers at all. Their business is none of my business. You do whatever it is you need to do, and I won t bother you. Please, sir, I really don t want to get involved in anything. I have a family to look after. Go home and go to bed, citizen. It s late. I told you, the ghetto s closed. Well, I require a warm drink and a soft maiden. The subject is improving after a prolonged illness. She s responding well to stimuli, and appears to be in good spirits. The Shakespeareans control Venice. I think the EYE has given up on us. I ve met Othello, the leader of the Shakespeareans. He may be short, but he s really intimidating. Lady, are you stupid or just deaf? You shouldn t be here. Not that I care, but you re just begging to be kidnapped. Othello s boys are everywhere. If I could leave, I would. But where am I gonna go? I don t even have an EYE ID. They won t let me past the checkpoints. I m trapped here with all the rest. The only way I m leaving Venice is in a bodybag. If I m lucky. When I get my name, life s going to get so much better. I can take care of my Mom and my sister. I had a wife and kids once, but they...vanished. Just like so many others. What happened that day? I can t stop thinking about it. If I could go back to that day ten years ago, maybe I could ve done something to help them. But it s too late now. They re gone. Everyone s saying they had it better before the Collapse. Me, I had it just as rough. No difference. If I wanted to, I could leave Venice, move uptown. But why would I do that? Down here, I got freedom and fresh air. That s all a man needs. You think just cause you got proper clothes and clear skin, you re better than us? The Syndicate can t help you if you get into trouble down here. I have nothing left to live for. I used to own an art gallery here in Venice. Now look at me. My gallery was really famous, but fame gets you nowhere when the world falls to pieces. One day I was the owner of Roma Gallery, the next I was living on the street together with thousands of others. Are you insane, walking around here asking questions? You won t last the day, little girl. You got any food on you? A cashcard? Maybe some Raptures? Nothing? I like that jacket and those shoes. Maybe I should just take them? What are you gonna do, call for help? Consider yourself lucky to be here. We have a very select clientele. This is the best job I ve ever had. I make more in tips in a single weekend than I used to get paid in a month. The place s pretty quiet until midnight. That s when the VIP s and the vampires start showing. By three o clock, we re pretty crowded. You won t find a more exclusive cocktail lounge than The Fringe. Our guests travel halfway across the world to party here. So who do you think will win the election? What, as the new Syndicate head? That s already been decided. The election s just for show. Really? I thought the whole point of the Syndicate was more transparency and accountability. Right. And the EYE s totally nonpartisan. Come on, what kind of world do you think we live in? The corporations control the Syndicate, not the other way around. It s all just a front. Wow. That s so interesting. So what do you do? I m on the Bingo! board of directors, and I own a lot of stock in Asad Robotics. Really? So...do you want to take me home tonight? Maybe. We ll see who else shows up. You probably recognise me from Colonists. I had a recurring role as a single mother with a dark secret last fall. Everybody loved me. I don t talk to people below my social stratum. Who on Earth are you wearing? It s so...base. Don t tell me that trash is coming back in style. I come here to mingle with equals, not to converse with commoners. Most of the people who come here are so dull. Rich, powerful, beautiful - dull. Hi. Wow, you ve got a toned ass. Where did you have it molded? Hey, beautiful. Wanna ride on my rocket? I ll take you to heaven and back in one night. I m thinking about donating all my money away and moving to the Australian outback. They still got some of that left, don t they? That coat is just so vulgar. Where did you get it, at Trisha West s? It must ve cost a fortune to look so cheap. I m really jealous of your hair. Who made it? It looks completely real. I must get the name of your weaver! I m thinking about donating all my money and moving to the Australian outback. They still got some of that left, don t they? I can t begin to tell you how refreshing it is to see a new face. Every night, the same people show. It s like purgatory, with cocktails. Where s your Goddess now? The cowards are using magic! For the Six! For Sadir! ...can t...breathe... Help me! Please, join me. The future of our Empire rests on his shoulders now... (Yawns deeply) ...mhmm? What the― Hey, what are you doing? By the Balance, I m sleepy. What? Hey, stay there! ...blasted Warden, I ll have him know... ...try to slip one past me, eh... ...infernal flying machines... Can t keep...my eyes...open... (Snores) (Snores loudly) (Humming some more) Not on my watch, you don t! Settle down, you! And put those trousers back on! Disgraceful... If your Mum could see you now, she d be horrified. Horrified! Stand right there, the gentleman wishes to speak with you. Come on, back to your cell with you. You have no idea who this enemy is who hunts you? Enemy Who is this enemy? I feel it searching with dark eyes, reaching out for me with sharp talons. It wants to eat me up. But why? Why would anyone want to kill the Draic Kin? So that there s nothing left to challenge it. So that it can run free amongst mortals. So that it can devour, undisturbed. But don t worry about me. I m safe here. It can t touch me now. W-where did she go? What did you do to her? Did you use magic on her? I didn t do anything to her, funny bird. She left this place on her own. But...but she just vanished! I know. Isn t it fascinating? There s no one else like her. She s special. I ve never met a human girl who hasn t been special. For all I know, they ve all got strange powers and important destinies. I just hope she s okay. Most interesting. Who s there? Hello? Funny bird, is that you? Oh. I didn t...see you. Are you looking for something? Wait, no, what are you― The first BunnyBot was ten feet tall and weighed more than three hundred kilograms. I m alive... I m alive! Mommy? I love you! Nooo... I love coming to the museum. It s so clean and quiet. But I don t much care for the exhibits. They re too garish. I wanted to bring my grandson along for some culture, but he doesn t appear to be enjoying himself. I say his parents are to blame. They are too soft. My other grandson, Ren, is watching my granddaughter Riko. They didn t want to come to the museum today. I don t understand why. Good morning, Zoë. Having my coffee. The train s not leaving until one o clock, so I thought I d sleep in for a change. Dad? What are you still doing home? Train? What train? The train for Bombay. Bombay? Good Lord, Zoë. Did you forget already? We spoke about it on Tuesday. I m going on a business trip to Bombay. Remember? Oh. Bombay. Right. I thought that was next...wait, is today Thursday? How pathetic is that. I don t even know what day it is anymore. Well, at least you re up before noon. That s something. Um...I m going to the gym. Remember gym So, do you have any plans this morning? I mean, what s left of it? Forgotten gym See? You still have passion for something. I guess I ll scan the wanted ads. That always helps put things into perspective, seeing all the jobs I don t qualify for. It s either that or scan the wanted ads and get depressed about all the jobs I don t qualify for. If you feel that way, why don t you go back to school? Dad. Don t start. I m sorry, Zoë, but you re obviously not happy here either. Change your major. Biotech s not the only thing Cape Town s got to offer. We ve had this discussion already. I wish it was that easy. Don t you think I miss having direction and ambitions? Now, I m just... Hell, why not change university? I ll help you. In fact, Bombay s got a great school for bioengineering. I could stop by while I m there. I just don t know what I want. Can you please understand that? I need time. Fine, I won t push. I m happy to have you home, Zoë. I just hate to see you like this. So do I, Dad. So do I. I should hurry. I was supposed to be at the gym already. Have a nice trip, okay? I ll be late for the gym if I don t hurry I ll leave you to your coffee. Have a nice trip, okay? It s time to go It could take a while, depending on how the inspections go. And I have some...other business to take care of in Bombay. So you don t know when you ll be back? Asked about trip So you re not sure when you re coming back? Asked about trip and work Wait, so when are you coming back? Didn t ask anything No. But call me if there s anything. I might not pick up - corporation rules - but I ll call you back. I promise. Really? What is it? Oh, just...work stuff. There are several biotechs headquartered in Bombay, and I need to take some meetings. I m not sure yet. It could take a while, depending on― Oh, it wouldn t interest you. If there s anything, give me a call. If I don t pick up right away, I m probably in a meeting or inside a secure facility. I ll call you back as soon as I can. Call me if there s anything. If I don t pick up right away, it means I m in a meeting or inside a secure facility. I promise I ll call you back as soon as I can. Bye, Dad. Bye bye, sweetheart. Be good, okay? Yeah, yeah. So what s happening in Bombay? Bombay I wonder what Dad s doing in Bombay We re signing a contract with a new biotech outfit, and they need me to do another on-site evaluation. Oh. That sounds...really, really boring. I thought you wanted to do more lab work. How s work going? Work I should ask about work Are you okay? You know, I can t remember the last time you asked me about my job. Hey, I m trying to be a concerned daughter. Some credit? Of course. I m sorry. Work is...good. The promotion s keeping me very busy. I ve noticed. We haven t had a sit-down dinner together since Christmas Eve. I know, sweetheart. I m sorry about that. Listen, how about this. I promise I ll cook for you when I get back from Bombay. Ooh, spaghetti! I was thinking more along the lines of salad... Ugh. No. Are you trying to tell me I need to lose weight? Spaghetti it is. So, about work... Anything new? Work again I should ask some more about work Aside from this trip? No, not really. It s all pretty boring stuff. Come on, I studied bioengineering, too. Don t forget that. I know exactly how boring it can be. (Laughs) That s true. I keep forgetting that my beautiful and talented daughter thought it was a good idea to follow in my footsteps. Don t have to worry about that anymore. I m the beautiful and talented drop-out daughter now. Breaking with tradition, in true Castillo fashion. I did. I do. This is what happens when you get a promotion. Serves you right for having ambitions. So when are you coming back? I m not actually sure. It could take a few days, it could be as much as two weeks. Really? Two weeks? I have the house to myself for― I mean, I have to be alone for two weeks? Yes. And we talked about this on Tuesday as well. Oh. Sorry. My mind s just...elsewhere. I ll say. Buy me something in Bombay? Something exotic? An alarm clock, maybe? Funny. Listen, Dad, would you mind terribly if I had a few people over tonight? Party I need to tell Dad about the party I m having tonight You re asking me if you can have a party? No. Not a party. More like a, uh, a soirée. Ah, right. I m guessing there won t be any boys or alcohol at this soirée ? There definitely won t be any drugs. How s that? You know how to put things into perspective, Zoë. All right. When did you ever need my permission anyway? I know how to play you, Dad. That s what daughters do. Bye. Or send me a message. Just...something. Anything. Bye. Clothes? I m telling you right now, no daughter of mine is going out dressed like that. Mmm, no. I don t think so. What? Coffee and newspaper, Zoë... Zoë bothering Dad Quiet time. Gotcha. Underwear, Zoë? Crap. I keep forgetting. Mobile? Dammit! What s up? I m still having my coffee and I m trying to read the newspaper... Oh. Sorry. I wasn t thinking. I ll leave you alone now. Gym? Right. Gym. Bye, Dad! Have a safe trip! Dad in shower Bye, sweetheart! Bye, Dad. Have a safe trip, okay? Dad having coffee I will. Bye, sweetheart. Joke Make light of it We just don t talk about it much. Serious It s no laughing matter Zoë, we never talk about it. When were you ever interested in my job? I don t know. Forget it. I m just trying to be nice. Gesture appreciated, Zoë. Work s going well. My promotion s keeping me busy. I ve noticed. We haven t sat down together for dinner since Christmas Eve. I m sorry. I just want to settle in, get on top of things. They ve given me a lot of responsibility. I know, I know. Don t worry about it, okay? I m glad things are going well at work. You re so good at martial arts, I m completely jealous. Chatter Too bad I can t come to the party tonight, but Aleks wanted to stay in and, um, watch a movie. I think Aleksander s going to ask me to move in with him. I really like him, but he s got chubby fingers, so I m not so sure... I should really practice more, but I don t think I have the patience for it. I admire your focus and commitment, Zoë. I just don t understand all this fuss about freedom and democracy . What s so different about Marcuria now that the Azadi run things? It smells the same to me. Zoë/April The Azadi Goddess seems as good a deity to worship as any other. My philosophy has always been to worship all of them. That way, no matter what, you re safe. Are you married? My great-grandson runs a tailor shop on the west side. He doesn t know any girls...though he does have a number of young and handsome male friends. Goodness me, you re a fine, strapping lad. If I were seventy years younger, I d take you dancing, gossipmongers be damned! Kian I don t know why these rebellious youngsters have to go and cause you so much trouble. They should settle down and raise families instead. Ho, stranger! I have a great-great-granddaughter who just turned sixteen a week ago. She may not be much to look at, but she has a good heart, and she d make a stout wife. I don t mind the soldiers. They ve made the streets safe for an old woman like me. What a strapping lad you are. I m sure your mother must be very proud of you. I try not to worry about the Static. Worst comes to worst, we could live without the Wire...right? You re not supposed to be here! Who the hell are you? She s getting agitated. We need to calm her down. The core s definitely reacting to external stimuli...but what? This doesn t look like the normal spikes, and there s absolutely no activity on DreamNet. What s eating her? Good question. Whatever it is, it s serious. I ve never seen her like this. You two are staying put. I want a full update once the lockdown has been lifted. Yes, Ms Gilmore. If this Static thing escalates, the Syndicate will have to do something. They can t just ignore it forever. I broke it off. It wasn t real. I mean, I loved him, he loved me, that part was real. But the rest of it... I was pretty naíve. What happened? What? No, I don t. I m completely over him. Just friends. I m spoken for. Unfortunately. Plus, I can tell you ve still got a thing for him. I had our whole future planned out. Kids, cat, a loft downtown, my own business, stay-at-home husband... The whole nuclear family thing. Zoë? Where have you been? I ve been...travelling. Why, what s up? There have been people asking for you. Syndicate people. EYEs. Oh. Yeah. Long story. Look, I m not going to pry or anything, but they seemed pretty serious. Is everything okay? Yes. Sort of. Nothing to worry about, Karen. Thanks. Okay. Can I get you a latte on the house? Raincheck? I m just not in the mood for coffee right now. You got it. Help! I ll let you know if those Syndicate guys come by again. Hi, there. Changed your mind? No. I m just here to torture myself. Those cookies smell really good. You can have one, if you want. I shouldn t. I ll just ruin my appetite. Thanks, though. No, I m good. Thanks. Ooh, I see. No, nothing like that, I m afraid. I wish. That s too bad. Want a latte to help you wake up? I can make it a double. Later, maybe? So... Dry air No. Nothing. Sorry. (Clears throat) Have a nice day! They are waiting, Apostle. Please, Apostle, I was told to bring you immediately. I beg you, Apostle, you must present yourself to the Six. They are waiting. Zoë? It s me. Where are you? Dad? I m...out walking. Is it raining there? Uh, no, I m in a store. They ve got this annoying ambient soundtrack. Are you still in Bombay? I am. Listen, I got a strange call from someone. He said he was with the EYE, and he asked me about Reza. What s going on, Zoë? I don t know, Dad. Did he say anything else? Lie Reza s disappeared, and the EYE s after him. Truth It appears he s wanted for questioning in connection with a crime. Have you spoken with him? What? Why? Some story he s working on... It s all bullshit, he hasn t done anything wrong. He s being framed, Dad. Still, Zoë, be careful. You don t want to mess with the Syndicate. If Reza contacts you― Not since Thursday afternoon. Be careful. You don t want to get on the Syndicate s bad side. If Reza contacts you― I m not going to betray him. He s my friend. I m not asking you to betray him. Like I said, just be careful. I know Reza wouldn t want you to get into any trouble because of him. Good. Will you be all right? Do you want me to come home? No! No, there s, uh, there s no need to come home, Dad. I m fine. I mean, what could possibly happen to me here in Casablanca? Well, it seems I ll need to stay here for a while. The evaluation s taking longer than expected, and there are some...complications. That s okay. Stay as long as you need to. I m keeping myself busy. All right, sweetheart. I m late for a meeting. Take care, I ll talk to you soon. Love you, Dad. I love you, too. Bye. It s me. I ve been calling you for a couple of days now, but you re not picking up, and you haven t replied to any of my messages. You have one new message from... Dad. What s going on? Where are you? Please call me as soon as you get this. I m getting worried. Okay? Bye. Hello Zoë. I m sorry, but I m currently away from my phone. Leave me a message, and I ll call you back as soon as I can. Hey, Dad. Look, I m sorry for not calling you back sooner. I m... I ve been so lazy. All I do is sleep and hang around the house. Big surprise, right? I hope things are going well for you in Bombay. You don t have to call me back, not unless it s important. I m perfectly fine. Very bored, but fine. Love you. Bye. Dad? My God, Zoë. You have not been an easy person to get a hold of. Where have you been? Home. Casablanca. Around. Sorry, I...I didn t think you d be so worried. Worried? That s an understatement. And you don t have to lie anymore, I know you haven t been home. Thank God. Finally. I m starving. What are you doing out of your cell? You re not going anywhere! I ve been posted here solely to assist and to advice the local Watch. Warden Murron is an asset to this facility and to the Empire. He will be properly rewarded by the Emissary when the time comes. The warden told you to deliver the food. So deliver the food. What are you still doing here? Go upstairs and deliver the food. You re really starting to annoy me. Spices! Get your spices! Spices! We sell Mrs Mullins Mixed Spices! Not right now, but usually! I have nothing to sell, but I m shouting nonetheless! Spices! We got spices! Get your Mrs Mullins here! Spices! We re all out of spices! Buy now, and I ll deliver tomorrow! Maybe! Selling Reserve your spices for delivery tomorrow! Or next week! Serving all your spice needs, we ve got spices! Mrs Mullins! Best there is! Spice up your life! Best spices in Marcuria! Take care, okay? Stay here and stay in that disguise. It suits you. Sorry. Just clearing my throat. Dry air. Sorry. Oh. (Clears throat again) (Sighs) Sorry. The air― Dry. Mm-hmm. Almost there. (Sighs exasperatedly) I can t believe I beat you, Zoë! That s the first time ever. You must be having an off-day.