Before the Endless Dream Ends/Story/Promise

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Script

Transcluded Script

This section contains story script that was transcluded from the game with the help of OCR tools to avoid human-made mistakes as much as possible. Generally speaking, it shouldn't be altered unless the in-game equivalent has been changed. Any typos or other errors that are also present in the game are to be retained on the wiki but can be marked via {{sic}}.

Chinese and Japanese romanizations and translations, if present, are unofficial.

Last updated: 12 November 2023

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Captain

Luna Kindred

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The dark cliff, the dark moon.

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I carefully climbed up until a green vine came into my view.

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The vine was wobbly. If I grabbed it, I may be able to climb higher and see the road beneath me, or my weight may snap it and I’d fall into a bottomless pit.

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"Have you ever observed ants?"

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Who was that?

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"Draw a circle around the ants with a stick, and they'll be trapped inside it. Ants that can't find an exit will probably run around in the circle until they’re exhausted.”

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"If you put a stick in the circle, do you think it'd climb out?"

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The vine dangled. It might break off any minute.

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Grab it

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Bypass it

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Do nothing

< Each choice will continue story, but will lead to different dialogue. >

< If [Grab it] was chosen: >

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Grab it, and become a lab rat? At least that would beat wandering aimlessly in the darkness.

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Maybe it'd turn out fine.

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The moment I grabbed it, it broke off as expected, and dragged me into the bottomless pit.

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< If [Bypass it] was chosen: >

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Would grabbing it make a difference? I'm not that gullible.

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I tried to avoid it and felt my way along the dark cliff, but without a footing, I slipped and fell into the bottomless pit.

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< If [Do nothing] was chosen: >

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I sat in place. There was no sight to see, but my tense body relaxed nonetheless.

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The next moment, the dark cliff crumbled. The ending was clearly predetermined.

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< End of the extra dialogue. >

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Luna Kindred

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Is this the Ether Anchor? It looks very plain.

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Luna Kindred

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There's no need to be evasive. I know the gifts of fate have been secretly priced.

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Luna Kindred

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Say it. What do you want me to do?

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Luna Kindred

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"Opens at 11:30 every day and doesn't have a regular closing time. Serves snacks and cocktails.”

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Luna Kindred

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If only we could open a restaurant together.

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Luna Kindred

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Can you cook? I've always wanted to try the black truffle chocolate grilled steak you talked about.

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Luna Kindred

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As for me, I can entertain the guests, and my sister will often help us out. We can call all our friends over after closing on weekends and make ginormous cotton candies together.

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Luna Kindred

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…

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Luna Kindred

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Those two in the eatery look so close. It makes me a bit reluctant to interrupt their conversation.

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After a while, she sighed softly, the wind chimes on the door jingled.

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Luna Kindred

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Hi. Can I order now?

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< Screen fades to black. >

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Unfamiliar scenes flooded into the brain, overloading neurons.

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But was this the time to stop?

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Continue

< The story will continue when choice prompt is selected. >

Luna Kindred

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Sister, celebrate my birthday with me.

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Luna Kindred

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It doesn't matter. If I want, every day is my birthday. I'm going to make up for all the birthdays I didn't get to celebrate with you.

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Luna Kindred

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Tee-hee, let's blow the candle and make a wish together.

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Luna Kindred

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I wish…

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Luna Kindred

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Begone, Theresa.

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Luna Kindred

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Sometimes I fantasize that I had the chance to go to school back then.

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Luna Kindred

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Scribbling on textbooks, eating snacks with friends in class and getting caught, hanging out with them after school and agreeing to see each other tomorrow…

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Luna Kindred

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By the way, what would you do if you found out students were bad-mouthing you behind your back?

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Luna Kindred

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Haha… You're a kind teacher.

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Luna Kindred

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Going to school… Thank you. Someone like me has long since lost the chance to experience it.

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< Screen fades to black. >

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Her fingers had become numb. Only the stinging pain from her heart kept her mind lucid.

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But was this the time to stop?

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Continue

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Continue

< The story will continue when either choice prompt is selected. >

Luna Kindred

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Haaah… So cold.

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Luna Kindred

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lt's so wet on rainy days. I hate it.

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Luna Kindred

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But why are your hands always so warm?

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Luna Kindred

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Do you remember our promise? At that time, I said I'd wait, no matter how long it'd take.

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Luna Kindred

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But now I've changed my mind. I… don't want to see you again.

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Luna Kindred

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This dump is doesn't even have a ceiling. Aren't you cold? You'll be soaked if it rains.

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Luna Kindred

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…

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Luna Kindred

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Oops, I forgot you're sleeping and can't answer me.

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Luna Kindred

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…

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Luna Kindred

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I'm bored. My sister went to work again. I wanted to go with her, but she wouldn't let me.

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Luna Kindred

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But I followed her secretly, hee-hee. Guess what I found out?

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Luna Kindred

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That's right, she's been lying to me.

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Luna Kindred

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I don't understand. She said she'll help me to the end… but it's fine, I'm not mad at all. Even if I'm alone, I can do it.

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Luna Kindred

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I've always been alone anyway.

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< Screen fades to black. >

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The consciousness had reached its tolerance limit. If this continued, it'd eventually—

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Continue

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Continue

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Continue

< The story will continue when any choice prompt is selected. >

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At first, it was a viscous fog.

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The fog faded, revealing a world of bloody red.

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But just keep moving the stiff limbs forward, toward the disjointed sobbing, and one would discover—

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I'm back in that place again.

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I didn't know if I was in a dream.

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I only knew she must be waiting for me.

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The light from street lamps and the moon intertwined in the dark alley, exactly the same as that night.

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The endless waiting felt like a moment. Nothing had changed.

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As if nothing had happened, and everything could be saved.

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< Screen briefly fades and zooms into the background. >

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Fingertips had been numbed by the cold, but the heart beat with a fiery vigor.

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Every step pained like being pierced by a million needles.

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But almost there!

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< Screen briefly fades and zooms into the background even more. >

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The next corner, in the next corner, she would surely be gasping sharply in agony on the cold tiles, just as she remembered.

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And this time, I'll—

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End