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Nervous Man

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Nervous Man, also known as the Glum Man, Frightened Man, and Smiling Man, is a mission-exclusive NPC on Jarilo-VI. He can be found in the Administrative District, behind the Locked Gate next to the Golden Theater, but permanently disappears after the fourth interaction.

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Achievements

There are 1 Achievements related to Nervous Man:

Name Category Description Hidden Version Item Stellar Jade

The Mandela Effect The Memories We Share Contact Belobog's "back alley" Yes 1.0 5

Dialogue

First Encounter

Icon Dialogue Talk Nervous Man
A quiet and foreboding wrought iron fence blocks the way.
Mm, "quiet" isn't the right word to describe it, because at this moment, you seem to hear faint muttering...
"Venture no closer, no closer..." the iron gate seems to say.
Then again, the voice could have come from the nervous man behind the gate. You approach him to ask why on earth he is playing ventriloquist for the gate.
Nervous Man: Venture no closer... to me...
Icon Dialogue Arrow Might I ask why you're talking to yourself?
Icon Dialogue Arrow Belobog's iron gate can talk?
Nervous Man: ...agh! Are you asking me?
Nervous Man: I was simply too nervous to have noticed you... I'm truly sorry!
Icon Dialogue Arrow What're you nervous about?
Icon Dialogue Arrow Are you on the lam?
Nervous Man: Nonono, of course not! I, I've always been a law-abiding citizen...
Icon Dialogue Arrow Am I that attractive then?
Nervous Man: Ha! You, you're a funny one...
Nervous Man: It's, the ba— "back alley"...
Nervous Man: Have you... not heard? So-Some ghostly goings-on have been happening in the "back alley" recently...
Icon Dialogue Talk The "back alley"?
Nervous Man: Ah... are, are you not a resident of this neighborhood?
Nervous Man: The "back alley" is an alleyway behind the theater... It's where we poor people live.
Icon Dialogue Talk Ghostly goings-on?
Nervous Man: I, I'm not too sure about the details...
Nervous Man: I just know that th-they're among us... and they've gotten their hands on some of the residents!
Icon Dialogue Talk You don't have to be this polite with me...
Nervous Man: Oh, ooh! Thank goodness...
Icon Dialogue Arrow Why don't you leave the place then?
Nervous Man: *sigh* ...it's all because of this gate!
Nervous Man: The neighbors and I wish to leave this place too... but we can't seem to get it open at all. All we can do is come out occasionally for some fresh air...
Nervous Man: ...Ah. It's getting late, and I have to return.
Nervous Man: Argh... just my luck! This blasted "back alley"!
The man up ahead mutters some confusing words as his head shakes incessantly, before disappearing into the shadows of the theater.
(Trailblazer): (What a strange man... I wonder if I'll run into him again.)

Second Encounter

Icon Dialogue Talk Glum Man
The familiar wrought iron gate, and a familiar man — the scene felt almost identical to the other time, if not for the deepened creases across the man's brow.
Glum Man: Bah, where on earth did those things come from...
Icon Dialogue Arrow What happened?
Icon Dialogue Arrow The ghostly goings-on again?
Glum Man: ...Who's there!?
Glum Man: Oh, hello, dear stranger. Do you remember me? We've met before...
Glum Man: Oh, it's wonderful to see a familiar face. I was just about at my wit's ends...
Icon Dialogue Arrow Why is that?
Icon Dialogue Arrow Where are the others?
Glum Man: Th—Those friends and neighbors of mine... they've mysteriously disappeared!
Glum Man: I haven't seen them for a long time... no thanks to those "things"!
Glum Man: I hear, that after catching innocent people, th—they will...
Glum Man: And then... they'll... turn into us and then go search out for more unwitting innocents...!
Glum Man: Eyes, nose, mouth... they all look the same, not a speck of difference...
Glum Man: Don't trust them... you must watch out for yourself. Don't trust them...
The man is borderline hysterical, raving manically as he vanishes back into the darkness of the "back alley."
Those eyes of his, quivering from sheer fear — they leave a lasting impression on you.
(Trailblazer): (This is all getting creepy... I wonder if I'll run into him again.)

Third Encounter

Icon Dialogue Talk Frightened Man
It's that man again — the one who claimed he came from the "back alley," the poor fellow harassed by supernatural stuff. You remember him, surely.
His face is gaunt, his eyes bloodshot, most likely from a severe lack of much-needed rest. Even so, he leans against the iron gate, murmuring to himself, as if trying to exert every ounce of leftover strength through gritted teeth.
Frightened Man: Haha... they'll never find me...
Icon Dialogue Arrow Are you feeling okay?
Frightened Man: ...Get away from me!
Frightened Man: Ohh, my apologies... I thought you were...
Frightened Man: ...No, no. How do I know you're not one of them!? Get away!
Frightened Man: Ah... Agh... those cluttered footsteps... and that blasted cackle...!
Frightened Man: They're here... they're here...!
Frightened Man: It's my turn...
Frightened Man: I... I'm next...
The man lets loose an ear-piercing shriek and charges into the unfathomable "back alley," carrying his maniacal laughter with him.
(Obtain Shield (Item) Shield ×20 and Credit Credit ×5000)

Fourth Encounter

Icon Dialogue Talk Smiling Man
An odd man stands stiffly behind the frigid iron gate. His smile is a rigid one.
You think you've seen him before. That, or he has.
Icon Dialogue Arrow Have we met?
Icon Dialogue Arrow You frightened the socks off me the last time...
Smiling Man: Hello! Welcome to Belobog's "back alley"!
His smile is stiff as a board.
Icon Dialogue Arrow You're all right now?
Smiling Man: I've always been all right. Nothing ever happens in the "back alley."
Icon Dialogue Arrow I thought you hated this place.
Smiling Man: I've never hated the "back alley." No one hates the "back alley."
His smile is stiff as a board.
Icon Dialogue Arrow What was going on before, then?
Icon Dialogue Arrow Could you have been... by the thing...
Smiling Man: Listen to me, (mister/miss): the "back alley" wishes to see a bigger Belobog.
Smiling Man: Please open the gate for us!
His smile is stiff as a board.
Icon Dialogue Arrow Of course!
Smiling Man: You're a thoughtful one! The Captain has the key to this iron gate.
His smile is stiff as a board.
(Trailblazer): (I'd better send a message to ask Gepard...)
Character Gepard Icon
Messages
Gepard
Character Trailblazer (Destruction) Icon
(Trailblazer)
Gepard
Character Gepard Icon
Gepard
Something the matter?
Can you help me open the gate?
Character Trailblazer (Destruction) Icon
(Trailblazer)
Can you help me open the back alley gate behind the theater?
They say you have the key.
Character Gepard Icon
Gepard
There's no alley behind the theater.
What back alley?
Your attention is focused on your phone screen when you suddenly feel something off with the man behind the gate...
Yes, you're absolutely positive that he just flashed you an exaggerated, unnerving grin. But when you look up to ask him what exactly is going on with this "back alley," this eccentric man has already vanished.
Icon Dialogue Arrow Impossible!
Smiling Man: Of course, it's all up to you! It's not time yet...
Smiling Man: ...But when the time comes, you will surely not decline.
Smiling Man: I guarantee it.
Smiling Man: But when you raise your head to ask him what exactly is going on with this "back alley," this eccentric man has already vanished.
In your mind, all memories of this "back alley" are seemingly being quickly purged. You already can't recall many details, but of one thing, you are certain...
His smile is stiff as a board.

Other Languages

Nervous Man

LanguageOfficial Name
EnglishNervous Man
Chinese
(Simplified)
不安的男性
Chinese
(Traditional)
不安的男性
Japanese不安がる男性
Korean불안한 남성
SpanishHombre nervioso
FrenchHomme nerveux
RussianТревожащийся мужчина
Thaiชายผู้ไม่สบายใจ
VietnameseChàng Trai Bứt Rứt
GermanNervöser Mann
IndonesianPria Tidak Tenang
PortugueseHomem Nervoso

Glum Man

LanguageOfficial Name
EnglishGlum Man
Chinese
(Simplified)
阴郁的男性
Chinese
(Traditional)
陰鬱的男性
Japanese憂鬱な男性
Korean울적한 남성
SpanishHombre pesimista
FrenchHomme sombre
RussianХмурый мужчина
Thaiชายผู้หดหู่
VietnameseChàng Trai U Sầu
GermanDüsterer Mann
IndonesianPria Suram
PortugueseHomem Melancólico

Frightened Man

LanguageOfficial Name
EnglishFrightened Man
Chinese
(Simplified)
惊惧的男性
Chinese
(Traditional)
驚懼的男性
Japanese怖がる男性
Korean두려운 남성
SpanishHombre asustado
FrenchHomme effrayé
RussianПерепуганный мужчина
Thaiชายผู้หวาดกลัว
VietnameseChàng Trai Hoảng Sợ
GermanÄngstlicher Mann
IndonesianPria Ketakutan
PortugueseHomem Assustado

Smiling Man

LanguageOfficial Name
EnglishSmiling Man
Chinese
(Simplified)
微笑的男性
Chinese
(Traditional)
微笑的男性
Japanese微笑む男性
Korean생글거리는 남성
SpanishHombre sonriente
FrenchHomme souriant
RussianУлыбающийся мужчина
Thaiชายผู้ยิ้มแย้ม
VietnameseChàng Trai Mỉm Cười
GermanLächelnder Mann
IndonesianPria Tersenyum
PortugueseHomem Sorridente

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