Yesod — Episode 3Location: The Library - Floor of Technological SciencesRoland(Servant)Your book delivery is here~ Tidied up my clothes in advance this time too.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland1"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)Oh, greetings, Angela’s lapdog.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod1"Roland(Servant)Come on, still at it with that?Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland2"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)The books you brought me last time were interesting, to say the least. I learned that the technologies employed in the Backstreets were interwoven in a disorderly manner. Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod2"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)From crude equipment made of junk, to clothes woven from antimatter. All kinds of technologies at various levels of advancement can be seen.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod3"Roland(Servant)There’s cutting-edge tech out there, but only few get to benefit from it.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland3"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)I assume wealth is the determining factor.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod4"Roland(Servant)We’re in an era where rich people don’t have to worry about any disease.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland4"Roland(Servant)We have all sorts of cures now, too. Granted you have the cash to buy them.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland5"Roland(Servant)And then we have people playing God with those technologies called ‘Singularities’.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland6"Roland(Servant)What was Lobotomy Corp’s Singularity, by the way? The corp’s gone now anyway, so no one’s gonna sue us for spilling the beans.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland7"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)Aren’t you shameless. I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to tell you.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod5"Roland(Servant)Hey, stop treating me like an idiot. I’m not THAT stupid, you know?!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland8"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)Lobotomy Corporation’s Singularity was physically manifesting the human mind, an abstract concept.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod6"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)Converting human emotions to physical energy, in the same vein as the Library.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod7"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)Human emotions can be interpreted as a complex mass.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod8"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)That mass is built up through experiences. When emotions are heightened enough, a page will be chosen. A spot is reserved for a person’s book; it is a comprehensive manifestation of their ego.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod9"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)As the battle becomes fiercer and the combatants get agitated, the egos will grow intense and allow their mental states to be physically expressed.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod10"Roland(Servant)Physically manifesting the mind, huh~Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland9"Roland(Servant)…Certainly seems similar to the Distortion…Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland10"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)What did you just say?Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod12"Roland(Servant)Oh, nothing. Just a bit of monologue. Anyway, uh, that sure sounds like a Singularity alright. Impressive indeed!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland11"Roland(Servant)You know, makes me wonder. Malkuth said you guys were part of a project that aimed to save humanity, right?Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland12"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)…That is true.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod13"Roland(Servant)What kind of saving was that all about, really?Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland13"Roland(Servant)Make money rain from the sky or something? That’d save everyone for sure.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland14"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)It can’t be compared to such ridiculous nonsense.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod14"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)And you have no right to talk so lightly about the sacrifices we made.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod15"Roland(Servant)Whoa, alright, calm down now. Sheesh, can’t even crack a joke around here.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland15"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)We sought to cure the mind. Carmen was the leader of our research team.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod16"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)She said every person in the City had a diseased mind.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod17"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)And that the disease was so severe, humanity would slowly lead itself to self-destruction at this rate.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod18"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)She described the situation as no better than lemmings willingly jumping into a pit of fire.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod19"Roland(Servant)What? She smells a lot like a shady cult leader according to my tingling Fixer-sense.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland16"Roland(Servant)And everyone agreed to what she said just like that?Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland17"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)And now you’re taking me for a fool. Of course there were quantitative indices to scientifically prove her claim.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod20"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)I suppose it would be useless to describe them to you in detail.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod21"Roland(Servant)Okay, egghead. Setting that aside…Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland18"Roland(Servant)Did you guys succeed with that goal of saving humanity?Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland19"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)You never cease to annoy me. If we succeeded, we wouldn’t be here doing this.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod22"Roland(Servant)Oh, yeah, fair point.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland20"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)The fact that we failed to save humanity is not what makes me upset the most.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod23"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)We have committed countless sins.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod24"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)All in the name of a single righteous purpose: saving humanity.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod25"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)We convinced ourselves that we had no other choice.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod26"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)We performed unethical experiments, and knowingly drove employees to death in Lobotomy Corporation.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod27"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)We tolerated all those vile deeds for a greater good.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod28"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)But all of that is about to be for naught.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod29"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)What will be made of their sacrifices?!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod30"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)All the pain me and my colleagues endured… Angela ruined it all!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod31"Location: Lobotomy Corporation HeadquartersGebura(Disciplinary Team Sephirah)Huff… huff…Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_gebura1"Binah(Extraction Team Sephirah)Fatigued already? What a shame, my employees and I are up for more.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_binah1"Gebura(Disciplinary Team Sephirah)Don’t be ridiculous. I’ll kill you for sure this time.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_gebura2"Yesod(Information Team Sephirah)Binah! Not even you will manage to break through our combined effort.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod32"Binah(Extraction Team Sephirah)You raise a valid concern. It is true, even I cannot stop all of you in such a short time.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_binah2"Binah(Extraction Team Sephirah)We will need to act quickly, Angela.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_binah3"Angela(AI Secretary)I was just about to do something about it.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_angela1"NONE(NONE)Chesed(Welfare Team Sephirah)Aw, shucks! The Qliphoth Deterrence is being lowered. She’s overriding my authority on the system…Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_chesed1"NONE(NONE)Netzach(Safety Team Sephirah)The Abnormalities are breaching…Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_netzach1"Malkuth(Control Team Sephirah)All Sephirot and personnel, please follow my lead!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_malkuth1"Malkuth(Control Team Sephirah)The Control Team will be in command now!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_malkuth2"Malkuth(Control Team Sephirah)Hokma and the Architecture Team, please stop Angela from taking over all the systems!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_malkuth3"Hokma(Record Team Sephirah)Understood.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_hokma1"Malkuth(Control Team Sephirah)Gebura and the Disciplinary Team, please keep Binah at bay!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_malkuth4"Gebura(Disciplinary Team Sephirah)You bet… Leave this to me.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_gebura3"Malkuth(Control Team Sephirah)Hod and the Training Team, provide the employees with the right manual and information!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_malkuth5"Hod(Training Team Sephirah)Attention to all employees! This is a type-X emergency protocol.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_hod1"Hod(Training Team Sephirah)Please act accordingly to the following instructions!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_hod2"Malkuth(Control Team Sephirah)Netzach and the Safety Team, please focus on treating the wounded.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_malkuth6"Netzach(Safety Team Sephirah)Aight. I’ll try to take care of ‘em as quickly as I can.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_netzach2"Malkuth(Control Team Sephirah)Yesod and the Information Team, please identify the weaknesses of the escaping Abnormalities right away!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_malkuth7"Yesod(Information Team Sephirah)I will analyze them all with the utmost precision.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod33"Malkuth(Control Team Sephirah)Chesed and the Welfare Team, please work on restoring the Qliphoth Deterrence as soon as possible.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_malkuth8"Chesed(Welfare Team Sephirah)Will do. This one is my fault, after all…Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_chesed2"Malkuth(Control Team Sephirah)No time to feel guilty, Chesed!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_malkuth9"Malkuth(Control Team Sephirah)Tiphereth and the Central Command Team, please support everyone with your resourcefulness!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_malkuth10"Tiphereth(Central Command Team Sephirah)I was gonna! No need to say it!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_tiphereth1"Binah(Extraction Team Sephirah)It brings me joy to see you all act in such coordination.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_binah4"Binah(Extraction Team Sephirah)Now, try and stop us till the end.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_binah5"Location: The Library - Floor of Technological SciencesYesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)You will never understand. How we desperately struggled to stop her from snuffing out our light.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod34"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)And the guilt we feel from compromising at the end.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod35"Roland(Servant)You’re right, I won’t. All I care about is helping Angela. I want her to achieve her goal, y’know.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland21"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)So you simply want the results, whatever the process may entail.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod36"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)You’re no different from Angela in that you only care about your own well-being.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod37"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)You’re despicable. A typical example of an inhabitant of the City, suffering from the disease of the mind.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod38"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)You use the technologies the City has to offer for your immediate convenience, not knowing or caring about the sacrifices those technologies were built upon.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod39"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)…Not knowing that you’re bringing about your own demise.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod40"Roland(Servant)Oh, so that’s what the whole “diseased mind” thing was about?Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland22"Roland(Servant)I should value the process more than the result? Hah, you were a bunch of dreamers and snobs all along.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland23"Roland(Servant)I bet you’re from one of the Nests.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland24"Roland(Servant)Look, I know better than anyone about the price of those technologies and Singularities.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland25"Roland(Servant)Diseased mind my ass…Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland26"Roland(Servant)And your point about people using Singularities without knowing how they really work?Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland27"Roland(Servant)That’s because they literally have no other option!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland28"Roland(Servant)The corporates have concealed so much the consumers eventually gave up inquiring.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland29"Roland(Servant)Because they’re tired! They’re already too busy sustaining their everyday life!Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland30"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)It appears that I’m not getting through to you.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod41"Roland(Servant)Oh, what a coincidence. I was thinking the same thing, too.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_roland31"Yesod(Patron Librarian - Tech. Sciences)No matter what you say, I do not want to turn a blind eye to this reality nor conform to it.Audio: "ch8_Yesod_ep3_yesod42"
