"Interview Incident"

Steps

1. Go find Seth at the Lumina Galleria entrance

Dialogue

 Commission Description

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Seth seems to have stopped outside the front of Lumina Galleria... There's no time like the present — head over and say Hi.

The following is recorded in the Partner Archive

 "Interview Incident"

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Story Description: Seth accidentally accepted a street live interview, but ended up driving the reporter away with his blunders. That being said, some "rules" are not necessarily meant to be understood...

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Seth: Street interview? Me?

Street Reporter: Wow, it seems a hardworking Public Security officer is willing to grace us with an interview! Please listen carefully to the question...

Street Reporter: Are you happy?

Seth: Sure? My name is Seth Low— Wait a minute. I didn't agree to be interviewed by you!

Street Reporter: Relax, buddy! This isn't rocket science! Let's zoom in a bit on our handsome officer. Come on, smile for the camera~

Seth: Huh? *sigh*

Street Reporter: You must not have heard our question clearly, kind officer. We just wanted to ask...

Street Reporter: In New Eridu, where everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, in the prosperous Janus District, and in the dazzling Lumina Square, do you feel happy?

Seth: ...No.

Street Reporter: Wh... Haha, how could that be? As a Public Security officer, surely you must know that we Janus Quarter citizens have always topped the charts when it comes to our happiness index scores...

Seth: Hasn't our ranking been slipping since the second quarter of last year?

Street Reporter: Huh? Ahem, what the officer is trying to say is that we are not to be outdone, despite stiff competition among districts.

Seth: I didn't say that. Speaking from what I know about public security statistics, the case closure rate across the entire Janus Quarter for the last three periods has risen by 1 to 2 percent on average...

Street Reporter: That's right! An uptick in cases closed means a safer Janus Quarter! We're truly making great progress~

Seth: Not really. The increase is actually due to the significant drop in the number of cases handled. The media only pays attention to the number of new cases and case closure rate, but if we look at the average number of cases handled daily...

Seth: ...Hold on, why're you grabbing the mic from me? I haven't finished yet. If we look at the average number of cases handled daily, we can see that the drop in the number of new cases could very well be due to tampering—

Street Reporter: Cut, stop rolling!!!

Street Reporter: Officer, we should be helping each other out here. Why are you making things so difficult for me?

Street Reporter: Since you're such a good-looking guy, I don't mind doing Public Security a favor. So why are you messing with me? Do you have beef with me? Do you want me to lose my job?!

Seth: I don't even know you... Why would I want you to lose your job?

Seth: I haven't finished answering your question. Don't you need to take my picture or something?

Street Reporter: ...

Street Reporter: One of us must have a few screws loose...

The reporter shoots Seth a fierce glare before exiting in a huff with the cameraman, leaving you and Seth staring at each other in bewilderment.

Seth: I'm confused... Why would anyone just call themselves crazy like that?

(I want to laugh... but I have to hold it back...)

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍...Pfft... No, it's nothing. It's just... Seth, you're right... Hahahah......Pfft... No, it's nothing. It's just... Seth, you're right... Hahahah...Text for Wise / ...No, I can't help it anymore... Hahahahaha!...No, I can't help it anymore... Hahahahaha!Text for Belle‍)

Seth: It's funny, right? She asked me a question, wouldn't even let me answer, then stormed off cursing under her breath. Clearly, she has some issues she needs to work through.

Maybe that's not what she meant.

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍That comment was probably aimed at you, but it ended up backfiring. Turns out she's not the sharpest tool in the shed.That comment was probably aimed at you, but it ended up backfiring. Turns out she's not the sharpest tool in the shed.Text for Wise / Umm...I think that comment was actually meant for you, but you've got a point— she kinda ended up burning herself.Umm...I think that comment was actually meant for you, but you've got a point— she kinda ended up burning herself.Text for Belle‍)

Seth: I don't get it. She insists that I answer questions that she won't let me answer. She's definitely the one with the problem.

Seth: But why did she say that I was trying to get her fired? I didn't even want to be interviewed, yet I still answered her question seriously. I was obviously trying to help her out. Why would she accuse me like that?

She didn't like your answer.

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍Sometimes, reporters ask questions only to get the answers they want to hear. She assumed you would play along, seeing as you're a Public Security officer. She didn't expect you would take the interview so seriously, and your answer didn't line up with the one she had in mind.Sometimes, reporters ask questions only to get the answers they want to hear. She assumed you would play along, seeing as you're a Public Security officer. She didn't expect you would take the interview so seriously, and your answer didn't line up with the one she had in mind.Text for Wise / Hmm... She probably already had an answer in mind and assumed you, as a Pubsec officer, would play along. She didn't expect you to be so honest and didn't get the answer she was looking for.Hmm... She probably already had an answer in mind and assumed you, as a Pubsec officer, would play along. She didn't expect you to be so honest and didn't get the answer she was looking for.Text for Belle‍)

Seth: Play along? Why even ask, if you don't want to hear people's answers in the first place...

Seth: ...Am I failing to read between the lines again?

Your answer can't be aired.

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): If all that stuff you were citing was broadcast on TV it might've been a bad look for Public Security...But as a citizen, I'd be more than willing to hear you out.

Seth: ..."A bad look"... Sounds like something that guy would say.

Seth: If I'd gone along with what the reporter wanted, isn't that just acting? Are there some unspoken rules that I'm not aware of?

(Both choices lead to the following)

You're not wrong.

Your straightforwardness is a good thing.

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍It's not your fault. It's everyone else's... Just kidding.It's not your fault. It's everyone else's... Just kidding.Text for Wise / You're not wrong. The world is wrong... Just kidding~You're not wrong. The world is wrong... Just kidding~Text for Belle‍)

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍Seriously though. Some rules may not be right, but people just aren't bold enough to say so. If everyone were as straightforward as you, there might be fewer unjust rules.Seriously though. Some rules may not be right, but people just aren't bold enough to say so. If everyone were as straightforward as you, there might be fewer unjust rules.Text for Wise / But seriously, there's some truth to what I said. The world might be a better place if there were more straightforward people like you, willing to speak their minds.But seriously, there's some truth to what I said. The world might be a better place if there were more straightforward people like you, willing to speak their minds.Text for Belle‍)

Seth: Straightforward? Honestly, I'm more often described as "having difficulty understanding human language"...

Seth: I don't think I was in the wrong either.

Seth: Anyway, thanks for the words of encouragement, Manager...

Don't mention it.

That's what friends are for.

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍Hehe, that's what friends are for.Hehe, that's what friends are for.Text for Wise / Oh, don't mention it! That's what friends are for.Oh, don't mention it! That's what friends are for.Text for Belle‍)

Seth: F—Friends?

Only if you're up for it.

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍If you agree, then we're friends, right?If you agree, then we're friends, right?Text for Wise / Huh? I thought we were friends already... Of course, only if you're up for it.Huh? I thought we were friends already... Of course, only if you're up for it.Text for Belle‍)

Seth: Th—That's fine...

Seth: So we're friends...

I'm hurt.

(ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍Oh man, don't you feel the same way? I feel a little hurt.Oh man, don't you feel the same way? I feel a little hurt.Text for Wise / I'm hurt... Don't tell me you don't feel the same! I thought we were already friends...I'm hurt... Don't tell me you don't feel the same! I thought we were already friends...Text for Belle‍)

Seth: No, that's not it at all! It's just, all so sudden... And I thought...

Seth: ...You're right, we are friends.

Seth: I'll visit you on Sixth Street the next time I get the chance. I—I gotta get back to the precinct now! Bye, Manager!

You watch Seth slink away as if he's on the lam. You've gained another friend in Public Security.

Trust Rank Upgrade to Friendly with Seth Lowell

Trivia

• There's a pun lost in translation. In Chinese, the reporter asks Seth, "你幸福吗？" Nǐ xìngfú ma?, "Are you happy?" which he misunderstands as "你姓符吗？" Nǐ xìng Fú ma?, "Is your surname Fu?"" because they sound the same. Confused, he then responds, "啊？ 我姓洛……" Á? Wǒ xìng Luò……, "Huh? My surname is Lo……"

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