Bakerlon Crystal Research: Nocturnal Shadows
Overview
- Stage Cost: None
- First Clear Rewards:
Commemorative Etiquette Ticket x500
Guide
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Script
Exhibition Room
The doctor needs your help. Go find him.
You: Dr. Miller, you were looking for me?
Dr. Miller: Yes, there are a few things I need you to check.
You: Eh?
Dr. Miller pauses for a moment before explaining.
Dr. Miller: In analyzing the data previously obtained, I realized that light also had some effect...
Dr. Miller: Although the shadows usually appear at night, there are also anomalies during the day.
You nod, recalling the strange thing that happened in the dining carriage.
Dr. Miller: So I wanted to do a comparison experiment to observe the effects of light.
Dr. Miller: Early this morning, I placed some Bakerlon crystals in the utility room.
Dr. Miller: I checked and recorded them at noon, afternoon, and dusk...
Dr. Miller: But the data is very complicated, which will require some time to analyze. I'll have to trouble you to check on it at night.
You: No problem. Leave it to me.
Corridor of the Luxury Suites
Check out the storage room.
Vyn: [Player]? What are you doing here so late at night?
You: Dr. Miller was looking for me...
You spend a few minutes explaining the situation to Vyn...
Vyn: I see.
You: Speaking of which, what are you doing here, Dr. Richter?
Vyn: A crew member informed me that a passenger was getting agitated...
Vyn: The conductor heard that I am a psychiatrist and asked me for assistance. I just finished with that passenger's psychological consultation.
You: How's the passenger doing?
Vyn: Good. The emotional changes originate from the long train ride and strange phenomena.
Vyn: He will be much better after he rests and stays away from the current environment.
You: I'm glad to hear that.
Vyn pauses for a moment and turns the topic to you again.
Vyn: So... are you on your way to check the situation in the utility room?
You: Yeah.
Vyn: Allow me to accompany you. The conversation with the passenger has left me wide awake.
You: All right.
Staff Storage
Another shadow has appeared in the storage room. Check it out.
Reaching the utility room, a shadow floating in a corner immediately catches your attention.
You: Dr. Richter! There's a shadow here... It's the first time I've seen it here.
???: Booru babi... Tooruda...
You: Eh? It's speaking... but in an entirely different manner than the other shadows.
You: It can even be described as completely unintelligible...
Vyn: I believe it's trying to search for its younger sister.
You: You can understand it?
In the face of your surprise, Vyn simply adjusts his glasses.
Vyn: Although the language it speaks is not native to Bakerlon, it is one of the common languages on the continent.
Vyn: I came across it while reading some literature and found it fascinating, so I learned about it briefly.
You: (Despite what he says, this level of understanding is still remarkable...)
Just then, the shadow speaks again.
???: Booru babi... biru... *Sobs*
You: I wonder what it's saying now...
Vyn: It sounds like... the younger sister was swallowed by a wild beast.
You: What!?
Vyn: If I understand correctly, it is saying "Don't bite my sister" and "Let her go"...
You: Well...
You are about to say, "Can we help it?" But your words falter as soon as they reach your throat...
The shadow in front of you is clearly not a real "person."
Even if you wanted to help it... There is no way to do so.
Vyn: ...
Vyn doesn't say anything, gently you on the shoulder instead.
You can see the same emotion brewing in his eyes.
You: ...
You look at the small shadow floating slowly in the air, filling your heart with sadness.
It takes a few minutes for your emotions to calm down.
Vyn: Are you feeling better now?
You: Yes...
You: Let's go, Dr. Richter. We have more important matters to attend to.
Vyn nods. The two of you head inside the utility room and look around...
Investigate the situation in the storage room with Vyn.
You: Basically, other than the shadow in the utility room... there doesn't seem to be anything special.
Vyn: We should take a closer look in case we missed something.
You: Yeah.
You and Vyn spend another half an hour taking detailed notes of the situation in the utility room.
You: Dr. Miller put the small crystal inside the cabinet, so no one could see it.
Vyn: Perhaps it is also part of Dr. Miller's strategy, to not make his experiments too obvious.
You: Yeah, people come here from time to time...
Vyn: Will you be returning to the exhibition?
You: Yeah, I need to talk to the doctor.
Vyn: I shall head back first then. I need to record the passenger's inquiry and give it to the conductor.
You: Thanks, Dr. Richter.
Tell the doctor everything that happened in the storage room.
You: Dr. Miller!
Dr. Miller: Miss [Player], you're back. How did it go?
You: Well, it's like this...
After hearing your explanation, Dr. Miller frowns, deep in thought.
Dr. Miller: Hmm... It seems the comparative experiment yielded results, but it wasn't what I expected...
Before you can ask any more questions, Dr. Miller looks back up at you.
Dr. Miller: After my preliminary assessment, light does affect the anomalies, causing them to display different characteristics.
You: Eh?
Dr. Miller: You see, generally speaking, the shadows on the train are not all the same.
Dr. Miller: Most say something clearly that we can understand... There's just no word order or reason.
Dr. Miller: But now there are shadows speaking in a different language.
Dr. Miller: And that happens to coincide with my comparison experiments on light conditions...
You nod thoughtfully as Dr. Miller explains.
You: That seems to be the case.
At this point, Dr. Miller seems lost in his own analysis, muttering to himself.
Dr. Miller: But to be more accurate... I still need to put data together for analysis.
Dr. Miller: Would it be different in other places? Hmm... I need to control the unity of variables...
Dr. Miller: Yes... I'll have to ask the crew members if there are other spare rooms similar to the utility room...
You: (The doctor is completely immersed in his own world...)
You: (I'll ask him about it tomorrow.)
