Past of the Past
Last updated 2026-08-09
Past of the Past is a Trust Commission for Remielle Dan in Booastrum District.
Steps
- Read Remielle's DM
- Watch the videotape with Remielle
Gameplay Notes
- This commission can be completed at any time of day.
Dialogue
(WiseWise /
REPLYSure
What did you need?
As the Manager of a well-known video store, you must have quite the collection of rare films?
I'm sure you'll choose something I like
Besides...
Maybe our tastes are closer than you'd think?
REPLYI've got an idea
I know what you'd like to watch
Oh? you sound very confident
You really think you know me so well?
REPLYJust wait and see
Satisfaction guaranteed
Alright then, I'll take you up on that~
- (Idle)
- Remielle: I'm looking forward to it.
- (Talk to Remielle)
- Remielle: Hey, long time no see.
- Remielle: I couldn't resist finding out what kind of movie you'd recommend, so I rushed right over.
The following is recorded in the Partner Archive
The Forgotten PastStory Description: With Remie, you watch "This Is How I Am," a retro documentary that holds a unique significance for many and stirs up memories of the past for Remie.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Wait, I only (receivedreceived /
gotgot) your message a few minutes ago. How did you get here so fast...? Don't tell me you actually flew here? - Remielle: You are a sharp one. I flew straight from Central Park to Amber Hall... I'm afraid quite a few people saw me along the way.
- Remielle: Don't look so worried~ I'm only teasing. Surely a wanted criminal would not parade openly through the streets. I just happened to be nearby, so I dropped in.
- Remielle: Alright, back to the topic. So, what type of film does our manager with refined taste think I would like?
Something nostalgic.- How about an old film?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (How about an old, nostalgic film? More precisely, "This Is How I Am." For the record, it's one of the titles that best reflects our store's unique selection.How about an old, nostalgic film? More precisely, "This Is How I Am." For the record, it's one of the titles that best reflects our store's unique selection. /
How about a nostalgic old film? More specifically, "This Is How I Am." It's actually one of the titles that best represents our store's taste.How about a nostalgic old film? More specifically, "This Is How I Am." It's actually one of the titles that best represents our store's taste.) - And it turns out you haven't seen it yet.
- It should make up for the time you missed it.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): You never got the chance to see it because Gravity Cinema wasn't showing it, right? (Consider this an opportunity to make up for that missed chance.Consider this an opportunity to make up for that missed chance. /
This is the perfect chance to make up for that.This is the perfect chance to make up for that.) - Remielle: Oh? It seems you've really done your homework...
- Remielle: Although, now that I think about it... I must have seemed like a villain to you back then, right?
- Remielle: Even so, I am still a little upset. A certain detective who disrespects other people's privacy needs to be taught a lesson.
- You can't blame me for that.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Back then, you would appear without warning and vanish without a trace. You kept us guessing, cloaked yourself in mystery, and led us on quite a chase... If you look at it that way, aren't you actually the one to blame?Back then, you would appear without warning and vanish without a trace. You kept us guessing, cloaked yourself in mystery, and led us on quite a chase... If you look at it that way, aren't you actually the one to blame? /
Back then, you'd pop up out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly. You kept us guessing, acted all mysteriously charming, and had us chasing after clues left and right... So if you think about it, weren't you the one to blame?Back then, you'd pop up out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly. You kept us guessing, acted all mysteriously charming, and had us chasing after clues left and right... So if you think about it, weren't you the one to blame?) - Remielle: Oh? Turning the tables on me? In that case, this sharp-tongued manager deserves a little punishment. Let me see... Your punishment shall be sitting through this entire film with me~
- You finish watching "This Is How I Am" with Remielle.
The film's nostalgic images fade into the soft melody of the ending credits, leaving behind little more than a lingering echo of that bygone era.
For a long while afterward, the world before your eyes seems veiled in that same muted golden glow. - Remielle: Well? I'm curious to hear your thoughts.
- I've seen this movie many times.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Sorry to disappoint, but I don't think I can really put my thoughts into words. I've dragged Belle into watching this film with me countless times. It's proof that the old world once existed. It feels so distant, yet strangely vivid at the same time.Sorry to disappoint, but I don't think I can really put my thoughts into words. I've dragged Belle into watching this film with me countless times. It's proof that the old world once existed. It feels so distant, yet strangely vivid at the same time. /
Sorry to disappoint, but I don't think I can really put it into words. I've watched this movie with my brother more times than I can count. It's proof that the old world once existed... and just like that world, it always feels distant and hazy, yet somehow vividly real.Sorry to disappoint, but I don't think I can really put it into words. I've watched this movie with my brother more times than I can count. It's proof that the old world once existed... and just like that world, it always feels distant and hazy, yet somehow vividly real.) - Remielle: Hm... I actually think that's a very fitting reaction.
- Remielle: Because the movie holds a special meaning and carries precious memories for you and your sibling, it becomes difficult to put your impressions into words.
- Remielle: That era is something you hold close to your heart and miss often... That alone is enough for me to understand.
- Remielle: To me, it's unfamiliar and fascinating, practically an entirely new world.
- Remielle: After all, the world I knew was slowly worn away by time, long before the Hollows ever appeared.
- Remielle: Speaking of which, a first-generation Void Hunter should very well be an ancient figure to you. Watching an old film with a person of the past must feel pretty strange, no?
- Remie...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): A person of the past? Remie... (why put it that way?why put it that way? /
don't say it that way.don't say it that way.) New Eridu is our city — and it's your city, too. - (ProtagonistProtagonist): It was rebuilt from the ruins of Eridu. (The traces of your existence haven't disappeared, and neither have the things that mattered...The traces of your existence haven't disappeared, and neither have the things that mattered... /
The traces you left behind haven't disappeared... and neither have the things that mattered.The traces you left behind haven't disappeared... and neither have the things that mattered.) - (ProtagonistProtagonist): Like... Like, uh...
- Remielle: Heh. So even our well-informed manager doesn't know much about the world that long ago. Don't trouble yourself over it. I would rather not hear such melancholic words.
- Remielle: It's all right. I have long since accepted that this city has already forgotten that world — and I along with it...
- Remielle: Ever since I woke up, I've been learning all about this new era. I pick things up quickly. After all, I was quite the genius in the old days, y'know.
- Really?
- I don't believe you.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Really? But you (didn't even knowdidn't even know /
don't even seem to knowdon't even seem to know) about things like teamilk or Nitro-Fuel. - Remielle: Even geniuses have their limits. After the old capital fell, society and culture became vastly different from the past. I haven't had time to understand it all yet.
- Remielle: By the way, calling someone out when she's feeling down isn't a very nice habit, don't you think?
- Oh, okay.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Oh, alright. Sorry about that. I swear to this first-generation Void Hunter that I'll turn over a new leaf.Oh, alright. Sorry about that. I swear to this first-generation Void Hunter that I'll turn over a new leaf. /
Oh, okay. My bad. I swear to this first-generation Void Hunter, I'll turn over a new leaf.Oh, okay. My bad. I swear to this first-generation Void Hunter, I'll turn over a new leaf.) - Remielle: Good. I watched the film I wanted, and got a promise from you, too. I'll see you next time, then~
- (Ask her to stay.)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Wait, Remie... Could you stay (with mewith me) a little longer?
- Remielle: What's wrong? Is my mischievous Proxy reluctant to let me go? Or... are you hatching some little scheme?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Could you tell me about the old days? (You know a lot about me and my world, yet I barely know anything about you. It feels... a little unfair.You know a lot about me and my world, yet I barely know anything about you. It feels... a little unfair. /
I mean, you know me and the world I live in, but I barely know anything about you. It feels a little unfair.I mean, you know me and the world I live in, but I barely know anything about you. It feels a little unfair.) - Remielle: Ah, it seems our Proxy is not only knowledgeable, but quite eager to learn. Alright, then I shall grant this small wish of yours.
- Remielle: Let me think... how should I begin...? Ah, I got it!
- Remielle: Long, long ago, there was also a video store on the street where I lived.
- Remielle: Unlike your video store, every film there was blurrier than the last, but I still enjoyed visiting it after missions.
- Remielle: I had little choice, really. Think about it: stories were far more precious and rare then than they are now.
- Remielle: Then, turn right from the video store entrance and pass three... maybe four streets, and there was the most fashionable clothing shop in the city.
- Remielle: It sold the most beautiful fashion any girl could dream of, and I always eagerly joined the crowd.
- Remielle: Eventually, the store owner even started advertising the place as "Void Hunter-approved." Come the holidays, I bet it was so packed that even a Void Hunter couldn't step foot through that door.
- As you listen to her captivating stories of the past, it feels as if only a few minutes have passed, and yet as if a century has gone by...
A vanished era begins to flow once again through her words. Those distant days have not faded into dust. Instead, they are as vivid and bright as this very moment. - Remielle: Whew~ Well then, after such a long story, is your curiosity satisfied?
- Remielle: Now it's your turn to be honest. Why did you want to hear all these old stories?
- Remielle: After all, a certain someone has already peeked into my memories. That should make you one of the people who know me best in this world, right?
- (Tell her the truth.)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (I wasn't intentionally keeping it from you.I wasn't intentionally keeping it from you. /
I wasn't trying to keep it from you.I wasn't trying to keep it from you.) Besides... you've been hiding how you really feel, (too,too,) haven't you? - (ProtagonistProtagonist): You're not (nearlynearly) as laidback as you appear to be. I just thought... maybe it would help to have someone who could listen to you. Or maybe I was (projectingprojecting /
leaning intoleaning into) my own feelings. Sorry... - Remielle: (whispering) ...Hmph... My dear partner in crime, sometimes it's better to be a little less perceptive.
- ?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Huh? (Did you just say something? If you're upset, I sincerely apologize.Did you just say something? If you're upset, I sincerely apologize. /
Remie, did you just say something? If you're upset, I promise I'll apologize.Remie, did you just say something? If you're upset, I promise I'll apologize.) - Remielle: No, it's nothing. And since you're being so sincere, I'll let you off this once.
- Remielle: As compensation, I would like the highest-tier membership card. A considerate, generous manager like you wouldn't refuse that, right?
- Thank you for your patronage.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Thanks for your patronage... Haha, looks like this month's earnings will barely (be enough tobe enough to) cover the electric bill.
- (Remielle can now promote the video store.)
- (Talk to Remielle again, optional)
- Remielle: Even if I can rent the tapes for free, I don't have anything to play them on at home... Sigh... What a dilemma.
- How about...
- Watching it at our place?
- Remielle: Hehe, I knew you'd say yes.
- I knew it...
- Fell for it again...
- Remielle: I hope you'll keep taking good care of me, kindhearted Manager~
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Past of the Past |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 过去的过去 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 過去的過去 |
| Japanese | 過去の過去 |
| Korean | 지나간 과거 Jinagan Gwageo |
| Spanish | El pasado del pasado |
| French | Le passé du passé |
| Russian | Далёкое прошлое Dalyokoye proshloye |
| Thai | อดีตของอดีต |
| Vietnamese | Quá Khứ Của Quá Khứ |
| German | Vergangenheit der Vergangenheit |
| Indonesian | Masa Lalu yang Telah Berlalu |
| Portuguese | O Passado Remoto |
Change History
Released in Version 3.1 - The Long Goodbye