The Mist of Dark Alleys

Teahouse Commission is a Hearsay Commission in Booastrum District. It unlocks after collecting Pixel Fairy Tale pages 3, 5, and 9.

Pre-Commission Dialogue

After unlocking the Interboo system, hints will appear on-screen when the player is near a puzzle containing a Torn Picture Book Page. These hints do not appear when opening the commission schedule, but they appear on the map with the icon and display a description when selected. The pages can be collected in any order. Kabka's dialogue changes in each location depending on whether the player has already met him or not.

[Restricted Area] CCD

Mysterious Visitor

You'll need to find and activate the elevator on the third floor first to reach the hidden area on the second floor.

(Idle): Gloomy Bangboo: En-neh.. (What do I do now...)

(Talk to Gloomy Bangboo, optional): Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn... Ehn-ne... (Wait... did I just get played...?); What happened?; Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne-enn-nhe? En-nhe-ne-en-nhe. (Ever heard of the "Puzzle Elevator"? It's been blowing up lately as an urban legend. I came here specifically to check it out.); Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne-en-neh-ehn-nuh, ehn-ne, enn-ne-nhe-ehn-ne. (Word is there's a hidden space on the second floor, but you can't get there using the regular stairs. You gotta find a way to get to the elevator from the third floor, then ride it down to the second floor.); Gloomy Bangboo: Enn... ehn-ne... (But...I didn't realize until I actually went there..); The legend is false?; No such space?; Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne-ne, ehn-nhe! (If that was it, I'd just let it go. The real problem is the elevator is broken!); Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne-ehn-nhe.. (Can't even get down. Forget about the legend and the space...); Maybe there's a way to fix the elevator.; Gloomy Bangboo: Enn, ehn-ne-ehn-ne... Ehn-ne-enn-ne-ne-ehn-ne... (Ugh, it's not like l'm a repairman... If only someone could fix the elevator on the third floor and go check if the second floor even has a hidden space...)

(Approach "A Door That Won't Open" on the second floor, optional): Fairy: Hidden spacial structure detected nearby. Stay sharp.

(Interact with "A Door That Won't Open", optional): ???: Ehn... na...; (Hm? Am I hearing things, or is there a Bangboo in there?); (I'm curious about what's in this room, but the door won't open from this side. Let's look around for another way in.)

Find and activate the elevator on the third floor

(Restricted Area) CCD

(Approach the elevator to the hidden area): Fairy: Hidden spacial structure detected nearby. Stay sharp.

(Ride the elevator to the hidden area)
(Ongoing): ???: En-nah... nah... (...Can't... give up now...); (ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): I just heard something weird nearby. Is that a Bangboo?

Chat with the Bangboo

(Restricted Area) CCD

(Idle): Kabka: Ehn... en-nhe... (The picture book... gotta keep looking...)

(Talk to Kabka)

(If this is the first encounter)

???: Ehn-ne... nhe... en-ne-en-ne-nuh... Ehn-ne-ehnn-ne... (Hi... there... Ugh... I'm too exhausted to even say hi. So tired... running out of batteries...)

???: Enn-neh... en-nhe... (...The great story hasn't been found yet — am I gonna end up as scrap metal here...?)

(Charge it with a phone power bank.)

???: Enn... ehn-enn-ne! (Whoa! What's this? It smells like cheap, pre-made electricity, but it could probably save my life!)

???: Ehn-ne! Ne, ehn-ne ehn-ne! Ehn-ne-ehn-ne-ne? (Back in action! Good Samaritan, you've saved me twice now — seriously, thank you again! Wait, hold up... Now that I get a good look at you, aren't you that New Eridu guest the ESD brought to the island?)

That's right, it's me!

Who are you, little thing?

???: Ehn-ne... enn-nuh! (Little thing? Oh, what a painfully accurate description! A tiny little creature wandering the CCD until the batteries died... clearly the sort of thing fate itself can't even be bothered to notice!)

Kabka: En-neh, enn-neh. (My apologies, honored guest. My name is Kabka. Though I work for the merchant association, I much prefer to think of myself by another title — resident playwright at the Spotlight Theater.)

Kabka: Enn-neh-ne, enn-nuh! (I'm on the hunt for a legendary piece — a true masterpiece that'll blow up Roscaelifer on the completion anniversary!)

And that means...

You snuck into the CCD looking for inspiration?

Kabka: Ehn-ne, en-en? (No, no, you misunderstood. I'm looking for a work that already exists. Have you heard of "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"?)

Kabka: En, ehn-ne-ehn-nuh. (Back when Roscaelifer was first built, that picture book was beloved by the Bangboo. But as the years passed, it quietly faded away.)

Kabka: Ehn-ne-ne, nhe! (Still, I recently heard that fragments of it may survive in some of the city's old terminals!)

Kabka: Ehn-ne-ehn-nuh! (Honored guest, could you lend me a hand? The terminal I'm looking for is just somewhere here! I only want to find the data for this book. And if you find anything else good, it's all yours!)

Alright, deal.

Just call me (‍Wise / Belle‍).

Kabka: Ehn-ne-ehn-ne! (Okay, (‍Mr. Wise, / Miss Belle,‍) let's get going then.)

(If the player has already met Kabka)

Kabka: Ehn-ne... nhe... en-ne-en-ne-nuh... Ehn-ne-ehnn-ne... (Hi... there... Ugh... I'm too exhausted to even say hi. So tired... running out of batteries...)

Kabka: Enn-neh... en-nhe... (...The great story hasn't been found yet — am I gonna end up as scrap metal here...?)

(Charge it with a phone power bank.)

Kabka: Enn... ehn-enn-ne! (What's this? It smells like cheap, pre-made electricity, but it could probably save my life!)

Kabka: Ehn-ne! Ne, ehn-ne ehn-ne! Ehn-ne-ehn-ne-ne? (Back in action! Good Samaritan, you've saved me twice now — seriously, thank you again! Wait, hold up... Now that I get a good look at you, isn't this (‍Mr. Wise? / Miss Belle?‍))

Shh, shh, keep it down.

Where do you think you are, huh?

Kabka: En-ne... Ehn-ne-nhe. (Good point... Breaking into the CCD just to hunt down some picture book pages? They'd probably force me into early retirement for that.)

Kabka: Ne-nuh? (But wait, what're you doing here?)

I... I got my legit way in.

Kabka: Enn-neh! (Ooh, a valued guest from the External Strategy Department — as expected!)

M–Mind your own business, kid.

Kabka: En-nuh! (Oh man, my bad for running my mouth!)

Kabka: Ehn-nah-nah, ehn-nah-nah! (Oh yeah, I picked up intel on an old terminal nearby. Should be just ahead — let's go find "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince" together!)

Alright, let's go.

Look for the terminal containing fragments of the picture book

(Restricted Area) CCD

(Ongoing): Fairy: Master, I have marked the target terminal's location for you.; (ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): Kabka, follow me.

(After decoding the Torn Picture Book Page)

(If this is the first encounter)

Kabka: Enn, ehn-ne... (Ah! Just as I thought — there's a picture stored on this terminal! Let me see...)

Kabka: Ehn-nah... Ehn-nah-nah! (Such a retro style, such an obscure story... That's right, that's it! This is definitely "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"!)

Only one page?

It's kinda hard to follow.

Kabka: Ehn-ne... en-nuh. (Uh, just... there are too many missing pages.)

Kabka: En-nah, en-en-nah. (I heard that "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince" is over a dozen pages long, and tells the story of the brave Bangboo Prince and his friends defeating the evil miser Bangboo King to claim the treasure.)

Kabka: Uhn-ne, en-en-nuh. (On this page we found a white little bird and a purple little bird. Looks like they're the companions who fought alongside Bangboo Prince.)

The Prince concealed the Bangboo identity...

Did people hate Bangboo in the story?

Kabka: Ehn-nah, ehn-ehn-nah. (Hmm... maybe it's because in the story, the evil bad guy is the Bangboo King.)

Kabka: Ehn-nuh, uhn-neh... (But just thinking about the Bangboo being disliked in this story, I can't help but feel sad too...)

Hey, it's just a story.

Bangboo are all super cute!

Kabka: Enn, en-nhe. (Thanks for the kind words, (‍Mr. Wise. / Miss Belle.‍))

Kabka: Ehn-uhn-ne-nhe? (You seem quite interested in the story too. In that case... if either of us happens to run into more pages someday, shall we exchange what we find?)

No problem!

Deal!

Kabka: Ehn-ne! Enn-nuh! (Thank you! I'm going straight back to tell everyone at the theater the good news. Who knows! Maybe one day we can bring the whole thing to the stage!)

Kabka: Ehn-nhe-ne! (And if you ever need me, come find me at the Spotlight Theater. I'll sneak out of here now, so don't worry. See you!)

(If the player has already met Kabka)

Kabka: En, en-neh... (There's an image saved on this terminal! Let me check it out...)

Kabka: Ehn-nah... Ehn-nah-nah! (Whoa, talk about lucky — it's "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"! Totally worth the risk sneaking into CCD!)

Good thing you found it.

Just don't go infiltrating the CCD next time.

Kabka: Enn-neh... (Okay, don't worry. It definitely won't happen again...)

Kabka: En-neh, en-ehn-nuh. (The pages we found this time should be from the earlier part of the story.)

Kabka: Ehn-nah, ehn-ehn-nah. (Bangboo Prince met the white little bird and the purple little bird, and they became companions in the quest to defeat the Bangboo King.)

The Prince concealed the Bangboo identity...

Did people hate Bangboo in the story?

Kabka: Ehn-nah, ehn-ehn-nah. (Hmm... maybe it's because in the story, the evil bad guy is the Bangboo King.)

Kabka: Ehn-nuh, uhn-neh... (But just thinking about the Bangboo being disliked in this story, I can't help but feel sad too...)

Hey, it's just a story.

Bangboo are all super cute!

Kabka: Enn, en-nhe. (Thanks for the kind words, (‍Mr. Wise. / Miss Belle.‍))

Kabka: En-ehn, en-neh-nuh! (Now that I've found the missing pages from the picture book, I can head back satisfied! Don't worry, I'll sneak out quietly! Catch ya later!)

Kabka gives a tiny wave, and quietly tiptoes away...

(Receive Polychrome ×40, Interboo Coins ×150)

[Restricted Area] Energy Hub

Cloud Detective

Scope out the room through the camera and look for any useful intel.

(Idle): Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne... (There's nothing here...)

(Talk to Gloomy Bangboo, optional): Gloomy Bangboo: Enn... ehn-ne-en-nhe, neh-ne-en-neh... (Well... maybe there's another way as there's one last area unchecked. But I can't get over there — east side of the Shiyu Pillar...); Are you looking for something?; Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne-enn-nhe, ehn-ne-ehn-ne-ne, enn-nhe. (I'm looking for the legendary "Dimensional Floorboard" — rumor has it there's a special tile somewhere around here, and if you find it, it'll unlock the entrance to a secret space.); Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne-enn-ne-ehn, enn... (But I've swept everywhere and there's no special floor anywhere... I haven't been played, have I...?); East Shiyu Pillar?; Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne, enn-nhe, en-nhu! (Yes, I can share with you the exact spot. If you can access the place, go check it out!); Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne, ehn-neh-ehn... enn-neh-ne. (But that's all I got. I don't even know what to do with this dimensional floorboard... Or maybe you can scan the device there and find something new.); Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne-enn-nhe, en-ne-ne! (But you won't find anything. I've searched a bunch of times already and came up empty!); What does this "Dimensional Floorboard" look like?; Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne-enn-nhe-ne, nhe... Nhe! Ne-ne-ne-ne-ne! (Apparently the most obvious feature is that the color is different from the other floors, it... Ah, ahhhh! The color — aaaaaah!); What's wrong?; Having a system crash?; Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne-enn-nhe! Ehn-ne-enn-ne, ehn-ne-ne! Ehn-ne! (No wonder I couldn't tell the difference! Looking back now, the footage my drone captured... it was in black and white! Black! And! White!); Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne-enn-nhe, ne-nhe! (If we use the drone base under the Key Shiyu Tower, we might just find that board!); Gloomy Bangboo: Enn... ehn-ne-enn-nhe, nhe-ne-ehn-ne-enn-nhe! (Ugh... just realized — why is the drone I paid big bucks for only showing black and white?! Forget the floor, that's not important right now. I need to haul myself back to Clink Market and demand a refund!)

(Talk to Gloomy Bangboo again, optional): Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne-enn-nhe, nhe-ne... (If you can go to East Shiyu Pillar and scan the device there, you may find something really useful...); Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne-en-ne, nhe, ehn-ne! (Go ahead and try your luck if you want. Humph, who knows — maybe it'll be black and white too!)

Head to the Shiyu Pillar on the east side and gather useful intel

(Restricted Area) Energy Hub

(Access the camera): Routine Sensor Report; Energy Management Center discovered a special floor; There's a hidden space beneath the floor

Storage Bay Control Panel

Energy Management Center drone is on standby

Location: Junk pile under the stairs

Handwritten Logs

Drones can detect special floors

The color's different from the other floors...

(After scanning all three objects)

Pilot a drone to find the special floor of the Central Shiyu Pillar

(Restricted Area) Energy Hub

Cloud Detective

Based on the intel we've gathered, the Central Shiyu Pillar should have some kind of special flooring. Send in the drone and check it out.

(Open the floor with the drone)

Chat with the Bangboo

(Restricted Area) Energy Hub

(Ongoing): ???: ...Enh-na... nah..; (ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): (‍Huh?Huh?Text for Wise / Hm?Hm?Text for Belle‍) What's that sound?

(Idle): Kabka: Ehn... en-nhe... (The picture book... gotta keep looking...)

(Talk to Kabka)

(If this is the first encounter)

???: Enn... nuh... (...Yeah, the marker on the map should be pointing to this spot...)

???: Ehn-ne! (Alright, this time I'm definitely gonna find a great story!)

Who are you?

What're you sneaking around for?

???: En-nhe-ne! (Waaaah! Who–Who's there?!)

???: Enn-ne... Ehn-nhu-ne! (Wait, hold up... Aren't you that New Eridu guest the ESD brought to the island?)

Don't change the subject.

Who are you? Now, talk!

???: Ehn-ne, enn-ehn-ne! (Ah, wait, you got it all wrong. I'm not some sketchy boo!)

Kabka: En-neh, enn-neh. (My apologies, honored guest. My name is Kabka. Though I work for the merchant association, I much prefer to think of myself by another title — resident playwright at the Spotlight Theater.)

Kabka: Enn-neh-ne, enn-nuh! (I'm on the hunt for a legendary piece — a true masterpiece that'll blow up Roscaelifer on the completion anniversary!)

And that means...

You came all the way to the Energy Hub looking for inspiration?

Kabka: Ehn-ne, en-en? (No, no, I'm looking for a work that already exists. Have you heard of "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"?)

Kabka: En, ehn-ne-ehn-nuh. (Back when Roscaelifer was first built, that picture book was beloved by the Bangboo. But as the years passed, it quietly faded away.)

Kabka: Enn-ne-ne, nhe! (But I happened to hear that some of Roscaelifer's old terminal devices still have fragments of that book stored in them!)

Kabka: Ehn-ne-ehn-nuh! (Honored guest, could you lend me a hand? The terminal I'm looking for is just up ahead! I only want to find the data for this book. And if you find anything else good, it's all yours!)

Alright, deal.

Just call me (‍Wise / Belle‍).

Kabka: Ehn-ne-ehn-ne! (Okay, (‍Mr. Wise, / Miss Belle,‍) let's get going then.)

(If the player has already met Kabka)

Kabka: Enn... nuh... (...Yeah, the marker on the map should be pointing to this spot...)

Kabka: Ehn-ne! (Alright, this time I'm definitely gonna find a great story!)

Kabka!

It's you again!

Kabka: En-nhe-ne! (Waaaah! Who–Who's there?!)

Kabka: En-neh... En-ne-nhe! (Oh, it's you, (‍Mr. Wise! / Miss Belle!‍) You startled me there.)

If you're here, then that means...

Kabka: Ehn-nah-nah! (Yup, you guessed right! There should be a really old terminal device nearby, and there's a good chance it's got a torn page from "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"!)

Kabka: Ehn-ne? (Wanna come check it out with me?)

No problem, let's go!

Look for the terminal containing fragments of the picture book

(Restricted Area) Energy Hub

(Ongoing): Fairy: Master, I have marked the target terminal's location for you.; (ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): Seems pretty close. Kabka, come with me.

(After decoding the Torn Picture Book Page)

(If this is the first encounter)

Kabka: Enn, ehn-ne... (Ah! Just as I thought — there's a picture stored on this terminal! Let me see...)

Kabka: Ehn-nah... Ehn-nah-nah! (Such a retro style, such an obscure story... That's right, that's it! This is definitely "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"!)

Only one page?

It's kinda hard to follow.

Kabka: Ehn-ne... en-nuh. (Uh, just... there are too many missing pages.)

Kabka: En-nah, en-ne-enh. (I heard that "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince" is over a dozen pages long, and tells the story of the brave Bangboo Prince and his friends defeating the evil miser Bangboo King to claim the treasure.)

Kabka: Ehn-nhu, ehn-en-nhu. (This torn page must be from the very beginning of the story. The Bangboo Prince is hunted down by the evil king, so he disguises himself and flees the kingdom...)

Never thought this book...

...Got such brutal stuff in it.

Kabka: Ehn-ne, en-ehn-ne. (Actually, it's not quite what I imagined either. I thought it'd be some exciting, action-packed adventure story.)

Kabka: En-ehn-ne-nah. (Besides, as a Bangboo myself, it's hard to imagine Bangboo having such intense hatred for each other... But I guess that's just dramatic exaggeration.)

Kabka: Ehn-ne, ehn-enn. (Too bad there are a lot of missing pages right now. Hard to piece together the full story.)

True. Makes me keep thinking about it.

Kabka: Ehn-uhn-ne-nhe? (You seem quite interested in the story too. In that case... if either of us happens to run into more pages someday, shall we exchange what we find?)

No problem!

Deal!

Kabka: Ehn-ne! Enn-nuh! (Thank you! I'm going straight back to tell everyone at the theater the good news. Who knows! Maybe this time we can bring the whole thing to the stage!)

Kabka: Ehn-nhe-ne! (And if you ever need me, come find me at the Spotlight Theater. See you!)

(If the player has already met Kabka)

Kabka: Ehn, en-neh... (Let me see... Nice, the picture saved here is definitely a page from "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"!)

Kabka: Ehn-nhu, ehn-en-nhu. (This torn page must be from the very beginning of the story. The Bangboo Prince is hunted down by the evil king, so he disguises himself and flees the kingdom...)

Stuff in this book...

...Can be pretty harsh.

Kabka: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne-en-nhe. (Yeah, those pages we collected before had that same sad vibe to them.)

Kabka: En-ehn-ne-nah. (Honestly, as a Bangboo myself, it's hard to imagine Bangboo having such intense hatred for each other... But I guess that's just dramatic exaggeration.)

Kabka: Enn, ehn-ne-neh! (Anyway, we teamed up again and found another part of this book! Something to celebrate!)

Yes! We did!

Kabka: Ehn-ne, ehn-ehn-ne! ((‍Mr. Wise, / Miss Belle,‍) I'll be heading back to the theater now. See you next time!)

Kabka vanishes in a flash...

(Receive Polychrome ×40, Interboo Coins ×150)

[Hollow] Sunken Corridor

Echoes of the Corridor

Looks like there's an Ether fissure behind the door. Find the terminal to open the door.

(Idle): Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne... (It's gone...)

(Talk to Gloomy Bangboo, optional): Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn... Ehn-ne... (Wait... did I just get played...?); What's wrong?; Gloomy Bangboo: Enn, ehn-ne? (Hey, you ever heard the legend of the "Speed Monster"?); Gloomy Bangboo: Ehhn-ne-en-ne, en-ehn-nuh! Ehn-nah-na-en. (Legend has it that a monster from another dimension lurks nearby — powerful and lightning-fast! If you can stay hot on its tail, you just might slip into a mysterious hidden realm.); Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne-ehn-nhe-ne, ehn-nhu... (I've been standing guard here forever just to verify this legend, and I've found...); Nothing here?; The "Speed Monster" never showed up?; Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn, ehn-ne-ne-nhe! Ehn-ne-uhn-ne! (No, the monster was here! But the legend never said anything about it running down the tracks like this!); On the tracks?; Gloomy Bangboo: En, ehn-ne! Enn-neh-ne! Ehn-ne-en-nhe! (Yeah, those tracks — I saw it with my own eyes. It was zooming in reverse at full speed. Way too fast. No Bangboo could ever keep up with that!); Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne... en-nhe-enn-ne! (Ugh... what a waste of time... Sneaking into a secret area by following it along the tracks? Yeah, like that was ever gonna happen!)

(Talk to Gloomy Bangboo again, optional): Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn... ehn-ne-ehn-nhe... (I knew it... I totally got played by that legend...); Gloomy Bangboo: Ehn-ne-en-nhe-enn-ne! (Sneaking into a secret area by following it along the tracks? Yeah, like that was ever gonna happen!)

Unlock 3 terminals to open the door

(Hollow) Sunken Corridor

(Go through the fissure after unlocking the terminals)

Chat with the Bangboo

(Hollow) Sunken Corridor

(Ongoing): ???: Nha-nhu... nha... (...Help... Help...); (ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): Hm? Is that a Bangboo I hear nearby?

(Idle): Kabka: Ehn... en-nhe... (The picture book... gotta keep looking...)

(Talk to Kabka)

(If this is the first encounter)

???: Enn-ne... nehh... (...Someone... please help me...)

???: Enn-neh... en-nhe... (...The great story hasn't been found yet. I can't just get killed by Ethereals...)

Are you okay?

Why you hiding out here all alone?

???: Ehn-nah ehn-nah! (Huh, an Ethereal just spoke. Lady Sunbringer, do Bangboo get hallucinations before they die too?)

???: En, neh-uhn! Ehn-neh! (Huh, wait, you're human, an actual living human! Wait, now that I look closer, you're that new guest the ESD brought to the island from New Eridu!)

That's right, it's me!

Who are you, little thing?

???: Ehn-ne... enn-nuh! (Little thing? Oh, what a painfully accurate description! A tiny little creature scared to death in the Hollow... clearly the sort of thing fate itself can't even be bothered to notice!)

G–Get to the point!

Kabka: En-neh, enn-neh. (My apologies, honored guest. My name is Kabka. Though I work for the merchant association, I much prefer to think of myself by another title — resident playwright at the Spotlight Theater.)

Kabka: Enn-neh-ne, enn-nuh! (I'm on the hunt for a legendary piece — a true masterpiece that'll blow up Roscaelifer on the completion anniversary!)

And that means...

You're looking for inspiration in a dangerous place like this?

Kabka: Ehn-ne, en-en? (No, no, I'm looking for a work that already exists. Have you heard of "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"?)

Kabka: En, ehn-ne-ehn-nuh. (Back when Roscaelifer was first built, that picture book was beloved by the Bangboo. But as the years passed, it quietly faded away.)

Kabka: Enn-ne-ne, nhe! (But I happened to hear that some of Roscaelifer's old terminal devices still have fragments of that book stored in them!)

Kabka: Ehn-ne-ehn-nuh! (Honored guest, could you lend me a hand? The terminal I'm looking for is just up ahead! I only want to find the data for this book. And if you find anything else good, it's all yours!)

Alright, deal.

Just call me (‍Wise / Belle‍).

Kabka: Ehn-ne-ehn-ne! (Okay, (‍Mr. Wise, / Miss Belle,‍) let's get going then.)

(If the player has already met Kabka)

Kabka: Enn-ne... nehh... (...Someone... please help me...)

Kabka: Enn-neh... en-nhe... (...The great story hasn't been found yet. I can't just get killed by Ethereals...)

Kabka?

It's you again!

Kabka: Ehn-nah ehn-nah! (Huh, an Ethereal just spoke. Lady Sunbringer, do Bangboo get hallucinations before they die too?)

Kabka: Enn, ehn-ne! Ehn-nhe! (Wait, hold up — isn't that (‍Mr. Wise?! / Miss Belle?!‍) Thank goodness I ran into you here!)

Don't tell me you're...

...Looking for picture book pages in a place like this?

Kabka: Ehn-ne-ehn, ehn-ehn. (Exactly! I heard there's a really old terminal device up ahead. Good chance it still has some fragments of"The Adventures of Bangboo Prince". [sic])

Kabka: Uh-nuh, neh. (But things went south right off the bat, and I got trapped here by an Ethereal.)

Come on, I'll take you to find that book.

Kabka: Ehn-ne-ehn-nuh! (Really? Thanks so much! Lemme show you the way — this way!)

Look for the terminal containing fragments of the picture book

(Hollow) Sunken Corridor

(Ongoing): Fairy: Master, I have marked the target terminal's location for you.; (ProtagonistProtagonistWise / Belle): Alright, let's head over.

(After decoding the Torn Picture Book Page)

(If this is the first encounter)

Kabka: Enn, ehn-ne... (Ah! Just as I thought — there's a picture stored on this terminal! Let me see...)

Kabka: Ehn-nah... Ehn-nah-nah! (Such a retro style, such an obscure story... That's right, that's it! This is definitely "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"!)

Only one page?

It's kinda hard to follow.

Kabka: Ehn-ne... en-nuh. (Uh, just... there are too many missing pages.)

Kabka: En-nah, en-en-nah. (I heard that "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince" is over a dozen pages long, and tells the story of the brave Bangboo Prince and his friends defeating the evil miser Bangboo King to claim the treasure.)

Kabka: Ehn-ne, en-en. (Judging from this page, we're probably already in the second half of the story, right? Bangboo Prince's already got the treasure.)

Kabka: Ehn-ne-ne? (But why does this drawing seem kinda sad?)

A sick star... not even the Prince can heal it.

Definitely not your typical fairy tale.

Kabka: En, ehn-nhe. (Hmm, looks like I'll need to track down more pages to get the full story here.)

Kabka: Ehn-uhn-ne-nhe? (You seem quite interested in the story too. In that case... if either of us happens to run into more pages someday, shall we exchange what we find?)

No problem!

Deal!

Kabka: Ehn-ne! Enn-nuh! (Thank you! I'm going straight back to tell everyone at the theater the good news. Who knows! Maybe this time we can bring the whole thing to the stage!)

Kabka: Ehn-nhe-ne! (And if you ever need me, come find me at the Spotlight Theater. See you!)

(If the player has already met Kabka)

Kabka: En, en-neh... (There's an image saved on this terminal! Let me check it out...)

Kabka: En-ne... En-ne-ne! (Awesome! The art and style match the torn pages we found earlier. It's "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"!)

Great!

The story's coming together a bit more.

Kabka: Ehn-ne, en-en. (Judging from this page, we're probably already in the second half of the story, right? Bangboo Prince's already got the treasure.)

Kabka: Ehn-ne-ne? (But why does this drawing seem kinda sad?)

A sick star... not even the Prince can heal it.

Will this story have a happy ending?

Kabka: Ehn... Ehn-ne. (I think so... At least that's what I hope.)

Kabka: Ehn-ne, ehn~ (But all in all, today's adventure was totally worth it! Thanks for the help, (‍Mr. Wise. / Miss Belle.‍) Catch ya next time~)

Kabka vanishes in a flash...

(Receive Polychrome ×40, Interboo Coins ×150)

Steps

Head to the theater and talk to Kabka
Head to the Beckford Street station late night to meet Kabka
Ride the weird air bus with Kabka
Enter the hidden space with Kabka
Examine the note on the wooden box
Search for nearby clues
Check the terminal containing fragments of the picture book

Dialogue

Head to the theater and talk to Kabka

Kabka's got something to say outside the theater. Go check in with him.

Booastrum District

(Talk to Kabka): Kabka: Ehn-ne, en-ehn-ne. ((‍Mr. Wise,Mr. Wise,Text for Wise / Miss Belle,Miss Belle,Text for Belle‍) you're here! That's great, I was worried I wouldn't be able to find you through "Interboo" before.); Didn't expect to hear from you.; You seem like you need me for something urgent?; Kabka: Ehn-ne, ehn-en. (Actually, it's about "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"!); Kabka: Enn, ehn-ne-en-nuh! (Yesterday, while flipping through those three torn pages we found, I accidentally discovered that each of these images hides a mysterious number!); Kabka: Enn-neh-ne, neh! (When I pieced the numbers together, I realized it's actually coordinates — somewhere in Booastrum!); Oh? That sounds kinda suspicious.; Wanna go check it out?; Kabka: Ehn-ne, en-nhe. (Yes! But given how many times I've been trapped before, I figured I'd better run it by you first.); Kabka: Ehn-ne, en-neh... (And the location of those coordinates... it looks like you can only get there by taking the nighttime ghost bus...); Ghost bus?; What's that?; Kabka: Ehn-ne-ne, ehn-nuh. (It's a bus from an urban legend in Booastrum.); Kabka: Enn, neh-ne-uhn. (Everyone says that at late night, a mysterious bus arrives at Beckford that can take passengers to their "destined ending."); I see.; Alright, let's go check it out together.; Kabka: Ehn-ne, enn? (You... you agreed? Just like that? Aren't you scared?); You're not scared either, are you?; Kabka: Ehn-ne, ehn-en. (Actually, I'm a little scared... but the second I think about how it might be connected to "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince," my logic core just suspends all fear processes...); Kabka: Nhe-ne, ehn-nhe. (I really want to understand the full picture of this work! Because I can't shake the feeling that... it's not just a story — it's more like some forgotten memory.); Likewise.; Let's go seek out the truth together.; Kabka: En! Ne-neh-ehn! (Thanks! Let's meet up tonight at Beckford bus stop!)

Head to the Beckford Street station late night to meet Kabka

You made plans to meet Kabka late night in front of the station on Beckford Street. Go meet him when it's about time.

Booastrum District

(Talk to Kabka): Kabka: Nhe-na. ((‍Mr. Wise,Mr. Wise,Text for Wise / Miss Belle,Miss Belle,Text for Belle‍) you're here.); Kabka: Ehn-ne-nhe. (It's almost time for the legendary ghost bus to show up. Let's wait here together.); After waiting at the station with Kabka for about twenty minutes, you see a bus cut through the night and quietly pull in...; Kabka: Ehn-ne... Nhe! (Wait, the buses aren't even running this late — yet... yet there's actually one coming?!); Whoa, the ghost bus is actually real!; (Isn't this really just a regular night shift?); Kabka: En-nhe-nuh! (Let's hop on!); Alright, let's go.

Ride the weird air bus with Kabka

Hop on a wild air bus ride with Kabka — but where's this thing actually headed?

Booastrum District

(Idle): Kabka: Ehn-ne-ehn-ne... (This is nothing like the buses I used to take...); Kabka: Ehn-ne-en... (Just where is it taking us anyway...)

Kabka: Enn, ehn-ne. (Hey, look, (‍Mr. Wise / Miss Belle‍)! There's a station up ahead I've never seen!)

Enter the hidden space with Kabka

The bus pulls up to a stop—looks like there's a hidden spot up ahead. Check it out with Kabka.

Booastrum District

(Get off the bus)

Kabka: En-nuhh! (Whoa, there really is a hidden platform here!)

Kabka: Ehn-ne... nehh! (Let me check the coordinates I decoded earlier... Strange, apparently it's in this area, but that location is outside the city structure on the map.)

Kabka: Ehn-ne? (What's going on? Does that place not exist?)

Maybe the map's got it wrong?

Let's check out the area first.

Kabka: Ehn-ne, ehn-nhe. (Yeah, guess that's our only move. Let's roll — head to the closest spot near those coordinates and check it out.)

(Ongoing): Kabka: En... nah. (This place gives me the creeps... Good thing (‍Mr. WiseMr. WiseText for Wise / Miss BelleMiss BelleText for Belle‍) is here with me.

(Approach the locked door): Kabka: Ehn-neh... (The door up ahead won't budge... Gotta find a way to open it.)

(After unlocking the door and going through the doorway): Kabka: Ehn-ne... enn-nuh. (Let me check the map... Go this way. We should be able to get the closest spot possible.); Kabka: Ehn, ehn-nhe-nhu... (Huh, sounds like there's some rustling nearby. It's coming from that hallway over there...)

Kabka: Ehn-nah! (Whoa, whoa, a suspicious shadow over there!)

It's a long, dark shadow...

With Bangboo ears too.

Kabka: Ehn-ne? Nhe. (Hmm, Bangboo ears you say? But whole thing doesn't look like a Bangboo.)

And it doesn't look human either...

Kabka: Ehn-ne... enn-nhe-ne... (Wait, wait — is this some kind of monster...? This is bad. That direction... that's exactly where we need to go to find those coordinates...)

What do we do?

Bail on this adventure?

Kabka: Enn-neh! Ehn-nhe! (I... I won't give up! I'm gonna crack the secret behind those coordinates!)

That's all I needed to hear.

I'll keep you safe.

Kabka: Ehn-nah! (Thank you, (‍Mr. Wise. / Miss Belle.‍))

Examine the note on the wooden box

There's a slip of paper on the wooden box — looks like it might hold some important Clues...

Booastrum District

(Ongoing): Kabka: Ehn-ne-nah. (The shadow's gone...); Kabka: Enh-na? (Huh? Is that something on the crate up ahead?)

(Interact with the Paper on the Box): Paper on the Box
Seeker of the past, this is not the ending the world was hoping for
Seeker of the past, this is not a secret for mortals to bear
Step close? Stay away?
Keep it in mind? Leave it behind?; Kabka: Ehn-neh! ((‍Mr. Wise,Mr. Wise,Text for Wise / Miss Belle,Miss Belle,Text for Belle‍) look, there's a note here!); This paper looks fresh.; Like it was left here pretty recently.; Kabka: Ehn-ne? Enn-nhe... (Could this have been left by that shadow earlier? I can't shake the feeling that whatever's written here... it's trying to tell us something...); Let's just keep going.

Search for nearby clues

There are still some clues nearby that haven't been checked out. Give the area a thorough search.

Booastrum District

(Interact with the Scattered Papers): Scattered Papers
Seeker of the past, this is not the burden a hero should bear
Seeker of the past, this is not the fate a hero should bear
Step close? Stay away?
Keep it in mind? Leave it behind?; Kabka: Ehn-ne! (This piece of paper... looks just like the one I found earlier! The content's pretty similar too...); Kabka: Enn-neh? (But what's it actually trying to say?); Let's seek out those mystery coordinates first.; Kabka: Enn-ne. (Yeah, you're right. Let's go.)

(Interact with the Paper on the Box): Paper on the Box
Seeker of the past, look for the place nowhere to be found
Seeker of the past, unravel the mysteries lost to time
Over here
Over here; (The writing on the paper changed... like it's acknowledging we've been on the right trail this whole time.); ("The place nowhere to be found"... sounds like the impossible coordinates we got. And "the mysteries lost to time"... could it be referring to the missing "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince"?); (Share the ideas with Kabka.); Kabka: Ehn? Ehn-ehn? (Wait... you mean someone knows we're searching for "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince," and now they've given us the green light?); Very likely.; I think we're getting close to the answer.; Kabka: Nhe? Ehn-ne! (Let's get moving then!)

(Approach the marked location): Kabka: Ehn-ne, uhn-ne! ((‍Mr. Wise,Mr. Wise,Text for Wise / Miss Belle,Miss Belle,Text for Belle‍) look, there's a pile of cardboard boxes up ahead!); Kabka: Nhe-ne, ehn-nhe! (There's another piece of paper here, but nothing's written on it.); Try to open the cardboard boxes.; You lift the stack of cardboard boxes in front of you, and as expected, they're empty. But underneath the boxes, there's some beat-up old terminal...; Kabka: Whoa, it's... it's an ancient terminal! Could there be a page from "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince" on it too?; Check it out quick!

Check the terminal containing fragments of the picture book

Check the terminal containing fragments of the picture book.

Booastrum District

(After decoding the Torn Picture Book Page)
(Receive Polychrome ×40, Interboo Coins ×150)

Kabka: Enn, ehn-ne-nhe-nuh... (But unlike the ones we found earlier, this one doesn't have a page number...)

Kabka: Ehn, en-ne? (Why's that?)

Kabka: ...

Kabka?

Hey, hey, can you hear me?

Kabka: Enn! En-ehn-nhu-ehn. (Ah, my apologies, (‍Mr. Wise! / Miss Belle!‍) Thinking about what's on this picture made my logic core overheat a bit.)

Perhaps when we find other pages...

...We could unlock its secrets.

Kabka: Enn, ehn-ne. (Yeah, you're right. There's still pages from "The Adventures of Bangboo Prince" we haven't found yet.)

Let's keep seeking them out together!

Kabka: Enn-neh! (Yeah! We'll definitely find all the pages!)

Kabka: Ehn-ne, ehn-ne-nhe. (Doesn't look like there are any more clues around here. Let's head back for today.)

You leave this mysterious area with Kabka. However, in corners you don't know about...

???: ...

(Commission complete)

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	The Mist of Dark Alleys
Chinese (Simplified)	暗巷迷雾
Chinese (Traditional)	暗巷迷霧
Japanese	暗い路地に迷めく霧
Korean	어두운 골목의 짙은 안개 Eoduun Golmogui Jiteun An'gae
Spanish	La bruma de los callejones oscuros
French	La brume des ruelles sombres
Russian	Тёмный и туманный переулок Tyomnyy i tumannyy pereulok
Thai	หมอกปริศนาในตรอกมืด
Vietnamese	Sương Mù Hẻm Tối
German	Nebel in der Dunkelgasse
Indonesian	Kabut Lorong Gelap
Portuguese	Névoa do Beco Sombrio

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