NPCThe girl dressed in expensive clothes raises her sad little face to you and says in a serious voice, "Hello."
YOU"Who are you and what are you doing here?"
NPC"Hiding." She hesitates for a moment. "I thought I was going to cry, and I didn't want anyone to see. I... my name is Adelia Bellardo. It's my grandpa in there, in the box."
YOU"Who are you and what are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where are your parents?"
NPC"My dad is Kas Bellardo. He's with the guests. And my mum ran away, they told me she hates Dad and Grandpa. I guess she hates me too, I don't know. It was a long time ago, I don't even miss her anymore. I miss Grandpa... He was the nicest." She presses her lips together and lets out a quiet, very unchildlike sigh.
YOU"Who are you and what are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where are your parents?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Have you ever heard the name Fidelio?"
NPC"It's someone my dad is very mad at. But Dad is always mad at everyone — at Grandpa, Mum, Daggen, Chaplain..."
YOU"Who are you and what are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where are your parents?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Have you ever heard the name Fidelio?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your grandfather ever mention the word repentance to you?"
NPC"He did. That word kept appearing in our house, and nobody knew who wrote it. It used to make Grandpa happy when I was little. He always smiled when he saw it! But then... later, when I was a little bigger and Grandpa was already old... it stopped making him happy. He was sad. He would just sit there and stare at nothing. And after that, when he got sick..." She stops, her big eyes glistening with tears.
NPC"When he got sick, the writing started to scare him. More and more of it appeared. 'Repentance, repentance, repentance.' Even in his bedroom! One time, he pointed at that word... and said something... something very weird... About dead eyes. And about cobras going to class."
YOU"Who are you and what are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where are your parents?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Have you ever heard the name Fidelio?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your grandfather ever mention the word repentance to you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Someone left some strange words in the book of remembrance, as if they were from Fidelio. That wasn't your doing by any chance?"
NPC"Ha. That would've been a funny prank!" Her eyes light up a little. "But I don't play pranks. It was someone else. Maybe Fidelio did it, very quietly? Or maybe it was someone who's not on the list, but also someone nobody would suspect?"
YOU"Who are you and what are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where are your parents?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Have you ever heard the name Fidelio?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your grandfather ever mention the word repentance to you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Someone left some strange words in the book of remembrance, as if they were from Fidelio. That wasn't your doing by any chance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I must take my leave. Goodbye."
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YOU"I must take my leave. Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
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NPCHer last phrase stirs your memories. No, this naive child's tale has nothing to do with reptiles... "Class," "cobras"... It seems her mind has distorted her late grandfather's words — he must have been talking about a voidship. More specifically, about a Cobra-class destroyer.
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AbelardAbelard, who was looking at her with sympathy, narrows his eyes. "What did you say? Cobras going to class? Are you sure this is what your grandfather said?"
NPC"Of course I'm sure. When Grandpa was ill, I sat with him, and this one time he just started talking about cobras. I was sad, but it was also a little funny. 'Cobra, get to class!' he said."
AbelardAbelard strokes his beard. "Perhaps this is the old Navy officer in me talking, but I am almost certain he wasn't talking about a snake, but a Cobra-class destroyer. 'Cobra' going to 'class,' you see?"
NPC"Hmm... maybe?"
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YOU"Someone left some strange words in the book of remembrance, as if they were from Fidelio. That wasn't your doing by any chance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I must take my leave. Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your grandfather ever mention the word repentance to you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Someone left some strange words in the book of remembrance, as if they were from Fidelio. That wasn't your doing by any chance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I must take my leave. Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Have you ever heard the name Fidelio?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your grandfather ever mention the word repentance to you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Someone left some strange words in the book of remembrance, as if they were from Fidelio. That wasn't your doing by any chance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I must take my leave. Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
NPC(sequence)
ArgentaArgenta's face softens. She reaches out and gently strokes Adelia's head. "The tears will pass, Adelia. The tears will pass, the strength will return, and your courage will never leave you."
NPCAdelia tries to smile, then just nods seriously.
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Kibellah"If you do not wish to be parted from your forefather, then sever his head, embalm it, and put it in your bed." Kibellah's voice sounds mundane, like she is explaining the most basic things. "Speak to him before you go to sleep and after you wake up, and that way he will stay with you."
NPC"Wh-what?" Adelia shrinks away fearfully, looking to you for protection.
Idira"Don't listen to the lady. The lady is nuts. Like, properly off her rocker. Listen to your elders, eat your breakfast, and don't cut off your grandpa's head."
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YOU"Where are your parents?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Have you ever heard the name Fidelio?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your grandfather ever mention the word repentance to you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Someone left some strange words in the book of remembrance, as if they were from Fidelio. That wasn't your doing by any chance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I must take my leave. Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
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NPCThe girl raises her serious and sad eyes to you.
YOU"Who are you and what are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where are your parents?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Have you ever heard the name Fidelio?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did your grandfather ever mention the word repentance to you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Someone left some strange words in the book of remembrance, as if they were from Fidelio. That wasn't your doing by any chance?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I must take my leave. Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above