Dr. Ratio/Dialogue
Last updated 2026-07-05
Visitor Verification
After completing Trailblaze Continuance Mundane Troubles, Dr. Ratio will periodically appear in the Astral Express' Parlor Car or Party Car.
Isn't it wonderful?
- (Idle quote)
- Dr. Ratio: Kinda surprising...
- (Initial interaction)
- Dr. Ratio: How quaint. A space so meticulously curated just for my refined tastes. I suppose it might do for moments of reflection.
- Dr. Ratio: Perhaps the best part... is that even with so many present, there's a delightful scarcity of simpletons.
Thank you.
- Dr. Ratio: Not at all.
- Who are you insulting?
- Dr. Ratio: That was a compliment.
- Dr. Ratio: As a Nameless who's always on the road, constantly meeting with various characters — don't these encounters become wearisome?
- I'm used to it.
- Work is still work.
- Dr. Ratio: It's no small feat. The average person is easily swayed by their environment, after all.
- Then I hope you are swayed by the Express.
- Dr. Ratio: Go ahead and try. With this mask on, I intend to keep the world at bay.
- (Obtain
Stellar Jade ×10)
- (Subsequent interactions)
- Dr. Ratio: With this mask on, I intend to keep the world at bay.
So, within your esteemed data bank...
- (Idle quote)
- Dr. Ratio: I heard the data bank...
- (Initial interaction)
- Dr. Ratio: So, within your esteemed data bank, knowledge is reduced to mere bytes and bits?
- Dr. Ratio: Sure, it's handy for sharing, but it surely robs the reader of genuine pleasure, does it not?
- Dr. Ratio: The touch of a paper book is a sensation I frequently find myself missing.
- I can't say I do.
- You should tell Dan Heng.
- Dr. Ratio: What, can't grasp the concept? I'd wager you haven't opened a real book in your life.
- Dr. Ratio: The sensation of paper under one's fingertips, the sound of turning a page — they provide psychological stimulation when one's thoughts are stalled, leading you gradually out of any mental impasse.
- Dr. Ratio: To me, holding a physical book constantly reminds one of the gravity of knowledge, an experience that digital data just can't replicate.
- Dr. Ratio: To see paper books merely as vessels would be too simplistic.
- (Subsequent interactions)
- Dr. Ratio: To me, holding a physical book constantly reminds one of the gravity of knowledge, an experience that digital data just can't replicate.
- Dr. Ratio: To see paper books merely as vessels would be too simplistic.
People who struggle with decisions...
- (Idle quote)
- Dr. Ratio: What kind of person are you?
- (Initial interaction)
- Dr. Ratio: People who struggle with decisions are either overthinkers or lack thoughts altogether.
- Dr. Ratio: Which are you?
- I'm an overthinker!
- Dr. Ratio: So, you're part of the Genius Society? If not then what is there to boast about?
- My head is empty!
- Dr. Ratio: The fact that you can admit this already indicates you have more insight than most.
- Dr. Ratio: What defines a fool is the inability to recognize their own shortcomings. Don't let that be you.
- (Subsequent interactions)
- Dr. Ratio: What defines a fool is the inability to recognize their own shortcomings. Don't let that be you.
In moments of stress...
- (Idle quote)
- Dr. Ratio: When feeling stressed...
- (Initial interaction)
- Dr. Ratio: In moments of stress, do you ever ask yourself — which of my actions truly serve my own interests?
- I feel uncomfortable if I keep things bottled up.
- Dr. Ratio: Outside of teaching and healing, I lean towards keeping my words few and my thoughts deep.
- If I'm not staying active, I just don't feel right.
- Dr. Ratio: Hah. So this is the life of a "Nameless"? Eternally bustling about, never catching a moment's rest.
- Dr. Ratio: Transformation is a kind of suffering, yet it invariably accompanies the end of what once was...
- Dr. Ratio: Upon reflection, does this also apply to you?
- (Subsequent interactions)
- Dr. Ratio: Transformation is a kind of suffering, yet it invariably accompanies the end of what once was...
- Dr. Ratio: Upon reflection, does this also apply to you?
In your view...
- (Idle quote)
- Dr. Ratio: Genius and mediocrity...
- (Initial interaction)
- Dr. Ratio: In your view, who holds the power to distinguish between genius and mediocrity?
- Nous?
- Dr. Ratio: Nous or no Nous, my contributions remain invaluable.
- You?
- Dr. Ratio: It's true, people love to label themselves.
- Dr. Ratio: The truth is, it's of no significance.
- Dr. Ratio: Make a choice, bear it, reflect on it, and accept it. There's no need to prove anything or seek validation.
- (Subsequent interactions)
- Dr. Ratio: The truth is, it's of no significance.
- Dr. Ratio: Make a choice, bear it, reflect on it, and accept it. There's no need to prove anything or seek validation.
Having visited the Express so many times...
- (Idle quote)
- Dr. Ratio: What gifts should I prepare...
- (Initial interaction)
- Dr. Ratio: Having visited the Express so many times, it's only fitting I bring a token of my appreciation.
- Dr. Ratio: I recognize I may not be the most endearing person, but I still uphold fundamental courtesies.
- Dr. Ratio: Is there something you desire?
- Free life coaching.
- A permanent technical consultant.
- Dr. Ratio: I often find myself addressing the world's seeming inclination towards ignorance. But sharing a bit of my acquired knowledge? Well, I suppose it's my modest contribution to the universe.
- Dr. Ratio: Regrettably, most languish in ignorance... They fail to grasp that while knowledge appears costless, its true value is immeasurable.
- (Obtain Stellar Jade ×10)
- (Subsequent interactions)
- Dr. Ratio: I often find myself addressing the world's seeming inclination towards ignorance. But sharing a bit of my acquired knowledge? Well, I suppose it's my modest contribution to the universe.
- Dr. Ratio: Regrettably, most languish in ignorance... They fail to grasp that while knowledge appears costless, its true value is immeasurable.
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