Tiphereth — Episode 2Location: The Library – Floor of Natural SciencesTiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Not this… Not that…Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth1"Roland(Servant)Need a hand?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland1"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)I can do all this by myself!Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth2"Roland(Servant)Geez, just looking at the covers of these books makes me dizzy. Did you read ‘em all?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland2"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)…Sort of.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth3"Roland(Servant)…“Quantum Physics”, “Cell Biology”… You wrote some difficult-looking labels on them.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland3"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)It’s hard to recognize the contents of the books here from their title alone.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth4"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)And it’s even harder to find books that are actually readable.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth5"Roland(Servant)Yeah, a lot of ‘em didn’t even have a lot of complete sentences, now that I think about it.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland4"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)The completeness of a book mostly depends on the reader. Though, some are just unstable to begin with.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth6-01"Roland(Servant)Does that “completeness” have something to do with some books disappearing upon reading, while others don’t?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland5"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)I’m not too sure, but I think that has to do with how thoroughly the book was read.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth7-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Once all the contents of a book have been read and understood, it vanishes since it served its purpose.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth8"Roland(Servant)Hey, I heard of something like that… Light can be considered as a particle or a wave depending on how it’s observed, right?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland6"Roland(Servant)Maybe the properties of books can change depending on the reader in the same sense?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland7"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)I don’t know! Stop trying to make weird comparisons with your shoddy knowledge.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth9"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)It probably just inexplicably works like Singularities do. I just roll with it.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth10-01"Roland(Servant)You seem very proud of your ignorance.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland8"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)I don’t pretend to understand things I don’t get. I still make sure to read and manage all the books you send here, though.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth11-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)The same book can show different things each time you read it. Understanding a book completely is a repetitive process, you know?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth12"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)And I don’t want to stay ignorant forever. That’s annoying.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth13-01"Roland(Servant)Different content every time you read it, huh… So that’s why we needed multiple copies of a book.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland9"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)…I still don’t fully get it, but I actually kinda like the properties of light you just told me.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth14"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)The fact that something can change just by looking at it is romantic in a way.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth15"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)And maybe… I held enough meaning for Enoch just by staying at his side?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth16-02"Roland(Servant)Enoch?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland10"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)There were two Tiphereth in the past. Back in my second life, as you and Malkuth put it.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth17"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)And we were together in our first lives, too.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth18"Roland(Servant)Oho~ That your boyfriend? Sounds like you were together for a pretty long time.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland11"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)…Enoch left my side in both of those lives.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth19"Roland(Servant)Damn, got dumped twice? What a shame. Keep your chin up, though. It’s not like a breakup is the end of the world.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland12"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)…Roland, he died.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth20-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)And Enoch wasn’t someone who could be put in such light terms.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth21-01"Roland(Servant)…Oh. Uh, I’m… I’m terribly sorry, miss…Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland13"Roland(Servant)…I, um, apologize for my carelessness.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland14"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)It’s alright. When I bid farewell to Enoch for the second time…Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth22"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)I’m sure he could find the meaning he was looking for.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth23"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)That our lives and sacrifices were not in vain…Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth24"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)We lived in a world where everyone died so easily, but he believed that dying a meaningless death was not what people were born for.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth25-03"Roland(Servant)That’s kinda hard for me to follow. How about you then? Did you find the meaning?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland15"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Maybe? The purpose given to me now is to complete the Light so that it can be used properly.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth26-01"Roland(Servant)Everyone’s been talking about that “light” thing. What exactly is it about?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland16"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)You’ve heard about Lobotomy Corporation’s Singularity, right?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth27"Roland(Servant)Well, yeah, kinda. Technology that physically manifests the mind, was it?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland17"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)That’s right. Those manifestations can also be dissolved back into an indefinite form and seeped into people’s minds.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth28-01"Roland(Servant)Hmm, I guess that makes sense.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland18"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Lobotomy Corp. gathered the light over a long time to cure the ill minds of the City’s denizens.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth29"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Of course, all the while operating as an energy company on the outside.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth30"Roland(Servant)How’d you generate enough energy to stand as a Wing? Pulled it outta people?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland19"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Creatures called Abnormalities were created as a side effect of our Singularity.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth31"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)As we managed them, we learned that they emit a certain form of energy. That’s Enkephalin.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth32"Roland(Servant)What?! Those Enkephalin batteries were made from monster produce?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland20"Roland(Servant)Damn, and I used Enkephalin lighters to smoke, too.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland21"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)From people, to be precise. It’s humans that are turned into Abnormalities.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth33"Roland(Servant)Creatures born out of the human mind, huh.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland22"Roland(Servant)And I’m guessing tons of employees died during the process of managing those creatures?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland23"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)You’re right. It was all part of the “stageplay” Angela mentioned.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth34"Roland(Servant)Quite typical of the City, eh. A company that massacred people with the end goal of curing them. It’s almost like a cliche for all the myths about the Wings at this point.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland24"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)I don’t know a lot about the other Wings, but… They probably aren’t too different, right?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth35"Roland(Servant)Oh, they’re totally the same.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland25"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)That’s the kind of cycle we wanted to break.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth36"Roland(Servant)And the Light being the means to achieve that, huh.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland26"Roland(Servant)Sounds more like you were trying to brainwash people with it or something?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland27"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)It’s not as simple as that!Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth37-01"Roland(Servant)It’s a matter of perspective, really.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland28"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)To be fair, I only know the general outline of things.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth38"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)So I wanna see for myself if those cycles are really happening out there.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth39"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)I don’t really know much about this world, like Angela.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth40-01"Roland(Servant)Leave it to me, Miss Tiph. I’ll bring just the right books for you.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_roland29"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Hmph! Let your actions speak for you, then.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep2_tiphereth41-01"
