Phantoms of the Past
Last updated 2026-03-26
Phantoms of the Past is an Event Commission and part of the main storyline for When Dreams Remain Unfinished at Port Elpis.
Parts
- Seaside Memories
- Breakdown
Steps
- Complete "Deep Sleep Battle: Troublemaker"
- Assist Yidhari in convincing Captain Morgan
- Reveal the truth to Yidhari together with Lucia
Dialogue
- (Talk to Captain Morgan)
- Captain Morgan: Thanks for helping out with the dock crisis, but business is business. I'm not handing over any shipping intel to a bunch of corporate spies.
- Lucia: You're as hardheaded as the rocks in the Outer Ring. We helped you out of a huge mess, so why won't you trust us?
- Captain Morgan: Sorry, but this concerns the livelihood of hundreds of our brothers. I can't just hand it over to you.
- Port Boy: Wait, corporate spies? Oh, I get it now. No wonder they wanted to help us out.
And what exactly did you figure out this time?- You have never gotten it right.
- Port Boy: You four, the zoo quartet, disguised yourselves as insiders, stirring up chaos at the docks, then pretending to help us, so that you could steal our shipping papers!
- I... I'm really speechless.
- Port Boy: Hmph, still trying to deny it? Don't worry, boss. If they want our shipping papers, they'll have to face my fists first!
- Port Boy: And to think I sincerely invited that canine Thiren fellow to join us... In the end, I put my trust in the wrong person...
- Lucia: What's with you people? Why does everything always have to be settled with fists?!
- Yidhari: Sorry. Looking at it now, I guess I was being a bit stereotypical about them...
- Port Boy: Any brothers still on their feet? Grab your weapons — it's time to protect Boss Morgan!
- Grandpa Gu suddenly rushed in and shouted for both sides to stop the fight.
Seaside Memories
Special Event
"Seaside Memories"
Story Description: Following Captain Morgan's hint, you obtain the schedule for the Darkwater Research Center, but this triggers a memory of what seemed to be Yidhari being abandoned by her parents...
- Grandpa Gu: Everyone, stop fighting! Stop! It's all a big misunderstanding!
- Grandpa Gu: Captain, this is Yidhari, the daughter of the Murphy family. And these are her friends.
- Captain Morgan: Murphy's daughter? Well, that makes her one of us. But I still don't understand — why are you trying to steal Darkwater Research Center's shipping schedule?
- Grandpa Gu: They just want to go there and give Hari's mom, Angel, a birthday surprise.
- Captain Morgan: Huh? After all these fights and everyone getting beat up, it's all just for a birthday? You should've said that earlier...
- So, if we had said it earlier, would you have told us?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): So, if we had said it earlier, would you have just told us?
- Captain Morgan: Absolutely not! Stuff like shipping routes and client info isn't something we just hand out!
- Captain Morgan: Kids, in our line of work, we say, "Protect client privacy like it's your browsing history." Grandpa Gu, you better get them out of here!
- Grandpa Gu: Morgan, what are you doing?! Have you forgotten how the Murphy family helped us before? This young girl only has one wish...
- Captain Morgan: Why'd you have to bring that up? Uh... Anyway... The last ship to Darkwater, "The Angel," is about to depart. Gu, make sure you double check the tickets and verify the passenger information...
- Captain Morgan: No ticket, no boarding. Ahem... You'd better get moving...
- Yidhari: "The Angel"... "The Angel"...
- Grandpa Gu: Wait, did someone see your browsing history...? I mean, don't worry, Captain!
- Captain Morgan leaves after he spoke... Yidhari's expression changes slightly. Following her gaze, a merchant ship's engine begins to rumble, seemingly about to depart.
- (SiblingSibling): (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), the system just detected that a new memory has been triggered. Do you want to take a look? - (Memory Shard: Giving Up added to the Workbench)
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- Memory Shard: Giving Up
- A fragment of Yidhari's memory data extracted from the VR Dream Terminal.
It records Yidhari witnessing her parents talking by the ship's rail at Port Elpis, discussing matters about "giving up."
- Let's take a look.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (AlrightAlright /
SureSure), let's take a look.
- It's a memory of Port Elpis. Yidhari's parents are standing on the "Angel," their faces filled with conflict and sorrow...
- Angel Murphy: I... I'm not sure if this is the right thing to do... Little Hari is such an intelligent child...
- Angel Murphy: I think we might have to give up. Seeing Yidhari like this breaks my heart. I can't do this anymore...
- Wayland Murphy: Dear, giving up can be a solution too. We deserve a better life.
- "The Angel" set sail, and Yidhari's parents slowly faded from sight. The memory ended there... Everyone stood still, at a loss for words.
- Komano Manato: Wait, something doesn't add up! Give up on what?
- Lucia: Hmm, I think I might know what's going on.
- Komano Manato: Let's call Yidhari over to discuss then. She's over there chatting with Grandpa Gu.
- Lucia: No, no, we can't! We need to... reach a consensus first. Some truths may be too hard for her to handle.
- Lucia: It's like piecing together a broken puzzle. Without having the right sequence, these memory shards are just meaningless details.
- Right, the order is important.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Right, the order (in whichin which /
of whenof when) the memories occurred is important. Let me think... the first thing that happened should be... - Pompey saved Yidhari at the edge of the Hollow.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It probably started when Yidhari accidentally wandered into the Hollow, thankfully, she was saved by Pompey...
- Lucia: Yeah, that sounds about right. In terms of the order, it all seems to have started because she got sick in the Outer Ring Hollow.
- Yidhari's parents treated her for Ether corruption.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Yidhari's parents treated her for Ether corruption, but the results were not (goodgood /
promisingpromising). Her mother was very upset about it... - Komano Manato: Hmm, but she was being treated for Ether corruption, so she must have entered the Hollow first... That doesn't seem like the earliest memory. Maybe we should think it over again?
- (Return to choices)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Yidhari's parents treated her for Ether corruption, but the results were not (goodgood /
- Yidhari's parents sailed away.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Yidhari's parents were ready to give up. They boarded the ship and left her behind...
- Lucia: But what were they about to give up? It feels connected to what happened before that. I don't think this is the right memory... Maybe we should keep thinking?
- (Return to choices)
- Lucia: The next memory that happened should be...
- Yidhari's parents treated her for Ether corruption.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Yidhari's parents treated her for Ether corruption, but the results were not good. Her mother was very upset about it...
- Komano Manato: Yeah, Ether corruption is a complicated condition, so it's no surprise that it was hard to treat. But, the next thing must be...
- Yidhari's parents sailed away.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Yidhari's parents were ready to give up. They boarded the ship and left her behind...
- Lucia: But what were they about to give up? It feels connected to what happened before that. I don't think this is the right memory... Maybe we should keep thinking?
- (Return to choices)
- Lucia: The last memory, the one we just collected, shows that Yidhari's parents tried everything, but when nothing worked, they chose to leave her behind and boarded the ship?
- Komano Manato: Wait, isn't there another memory about preparing a birthday gift for her mom?
- Lucia: I think it was probably right when she wanted to give her mom a birthday gift at Port Elpis that she overheard her parents talking about giving up...
- Arrange the order of events in the memories.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The order of the memories is as follows: Yidhari accidentally entered the Hollow and got corrupted. Her parents tried everything to treat her, but it remained ineffective.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Then, on her mother's birthday, (Yidhari'sYidhari's /
Hari'sHari's) parents chose to leave her behind and sailed away, never coming back. Meanwhile, (sheshe / YidhariYidhari) kept waiting, still hoping to celebrate her mom's birthday... - Lucia: Yes, this is the truth I fear Yidhari can't accept... The "past" she's been desperately searching for is the harsh reality of being abandoned.
- Komano Manato: But no matter how severe her Ether corruption was, they shouldn't have abandoned her! And do we really have to tell Yidhari the truth? Even I don't think I could handle that...
- We should go talk to Yidhari.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I feel like we can't hide it forever. Sooner or later, Yidhari will figure it out. Besides, there might have been something else going on back then... Anyway, let's talk to her first.
- (Talk to Lucia and Manato, optional)
- Komano Manato: What do I do... I don't even know how to begin... Lucia, why don't you say something first?
- Lucia: Huh? If you don't know, what makes you think I would know what to say?
- Lucia: At this point, whoever mentioned it should be the one to explain...
- Ehhhh?
- Should I go?
- Komano Manato: Let's go together... Saying something this painful feels a little easier with someone by your side.
- Lucia: Alright, alright, let's go together...
- (Talk to Yidhari)
Breakdown
Special Event
"Breakdown"
Story Description: Everyone deduces that Yidhari had been abandoned by her parents and plans to tell her this "truth." But suddenly, Yidhari has a breakdown, and everyone is cut off from the dream simulation.
- Grandpa Gu: Take this ticket and get going! Didn't Captain Morgan say that anyone without a ticket can't board the ship?
- Yidhari: Thank you... Wait, this is one ticket...
- Grandpa Gu: What's the matter? That's all I can get for you. Your friends will have to stay here for now...
- Yidhari: The boat ticket...
- Lucia: Yidhari! We're back... Sorry, Grandpa Gu, but we need to talk to her alone. I hope that's alright with you.
- Grandpa Gu: No problem, no problem! You kiddos have kiddo stuff to discuss! I understand!
- Lucia: Umm...Yidhari, there's something I'm not sure whether I should tell you...
- Yidhari: I already know...
- I had a feeling you'd figure it out...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Uh... I had a feeling that whatever we can figure out, you'd figure it out too...
- Yidhari: Actually, I've always known...
- Yidhari: I just wasn't ready to admit it...
- Comfort Yidhari
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Just keep calm, we'll find a way to locate your parents!Just keep calm, we'll find a way to locate your parents! /
Uhh... Just stay calm, we'll come up with a way to locate your parents!Uhh... Just stay calm, we'll come up with a way to locate your parents!) - Lucia: Yeah, they might be living somewhere peacefully. Let's wake up first, and then we'll go find them together, okay?
- Komano Manato: It seems there's some misunderstanding with your parents, but it can be resolved. Look at you now, you're healthy and strong, aren't you?
- Yidhari: No, you don't understand... It's all my fault.
- This isn't your fault.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It's alright, don't blame yourself. How could this possibly be (your faultyour fault /
on youon you)? - Yidhari: You don't understand... It was impossible from the very start. I was never going to see them again.
- (SiblingSibling): (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), Yidhari's condition isn't good. Her emotions are fluctuating (all over the placeall over the place / wildlywildly), and the stability of the dream has dropped significantly... - The truth is just too painful for her to handle.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hmm... We don't want to hurt her, but the truth is just too painful.
- (SiblingSibling): (Uh, this isn't good.Uh, this isn't good. /
This is bad.This is bad.) Her dream stability has fallen below the safe level, and I may no longer be able to sync her brainwave signals. - Yidhari: Wake up, (WiseWise /
BelleBelle). Let me face this nightmare on my own... - Komano Manato: Wait, Yidhari, just calm down. We'll find a way to fix this!
- (SiblingSibling): It's not working, (WiseWise /
BelleBelle). Dr. Lydia says we have to wake you all up, or you might suffer mental damage! - Wait, not yet!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Wait, not yet...
- Yidhari: Goodbye, everyone. Thank you for everything you've done for me.
- Lucia: Wait...
The connection to Yidhari's dream was severed, and everyone was pulled back into reality.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Tales from the Docks |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 码头往事 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 碼頭往事 |
| Japanese | 港の旧事 |
| Korean | 부두의 과거 Buduui Gwageo |
| Spanish | Memorias del puerto |
| French | Contes des quais |
| Russian | Истории с пирса Istorii s pirsa |
| Thai | เรื่องราวในอดีตของท่าเรือ |
| Vietnamese | Chuyện Xưa Bến Cảng |
| German | Geschichten vom Hafen |
| Indonesian | Kisah Masa Lalu di Dermaga |
| Portuguese | Memórias do Porto |