Tiphereth — Episode 5 (Stage: 205005)Location: The Library – Floor of Natural SciencesTiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)…Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_1"Roland(Servant)Lost in thought, are you? What could you be pondering about?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_1"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Long ago, I used to think that my existence didn’t have any meaning. I had no expectations for my life.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_2-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)I just felt obligated… Obligated to live out the life given to me.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_3-01"Roland(Servant)And that’s changed now?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_2"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Enoch was different. He always had his eyes set on the light that seemed so far away.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_4"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)I wondered how he could have such an outlook…Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_5-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)But I think I understand now. It’s expectations that give us the strength to push through hardship.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_6-02"Roland(Servant)Those expectations being…?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_3"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)That we can trust things to become better tomorrow.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_7-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)That my life holds possibilities and significance that could make this world a better place.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_8-02"Roland(Servant)That’s too much optimism for me.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_4"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Natural science is a field of study born out of the urge to understand the inner workings of the world.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_9-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Pure curiosity…Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_10"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Maybe people couldn’t stand the unfairness that came from the inability to understand the world around them.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_11"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)So they began lighting up the world with knowledge; but only few made that advance while others went back into the shadow-filled cave they were in.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_12-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Still too few are in a bright spot where they can see all the laws of nature.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_13-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Most enclosed themselves with darkness yet again… Consuming the results without understanding the process.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_14-01"Roland(Servant)Maybe you guys were right about the whole world being on the wane.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_5"Roland(Servant)This world is full of things they can’t understand even if they tried, so they just close their eyes.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_6"Roland(Servant)It’s gonna carry on just fine with one fewer person anyway.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_7"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)But that’s not what you’re meant to do.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_15-02"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)You can’t keep your eyes shut forever. That’s not the humanity I know.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_16-02"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Humans constantly try to understand… and move toward light.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_17-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)And I’m sure you’re no different.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_18-02"Roland(Servant)Look, I don’t care what you think about humans, but don’t force your generalizations on me.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_8"Roland(Servant)All that’s ahead of me was darkness. There wasn’t a single glimpse of light…Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_9"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)It may seem as if there’s no light. You may think it’s too dark to see anything.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_19-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)But the light is in fact still there…Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_20-02"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)There are many kinds of light, not just one.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_21-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Once you gain the insight to see those other lights, you don’t have to stay curled up in the darkness anymore.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_22-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Though it’s up to you to approach that light or stay in the darkness.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_23-02"Roland(Servant)I’m just too worn out to walk towards any light.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_10"Roland(Servant)Hell, there’s no way I could magically start seeing light that I couldn’t my whole life in the first place.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_11"Roland(Servant)Even if I moved forward, there’s nothing left for me. I don’t have anything I want, either.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_12"Roland(Servant)I don’t wanna have any more expectations.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_13"Roland(Servant)There’s no point doing that. Not in this City…Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_14"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)That’s not true; you will harbor expectations. You just refuse to admit it.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_24-02"Location: ??????The empty husk of a man returns to his home, covered in the blood of strangers.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_15"???Musty air. Gray room. A bit large for one person.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_16"???A mind that feels a bit too empty for a lonely life.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_17-02"???In that unlit room, I lie on the sofa and stare at the ceiling.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_18-02"???Beer cans rolling around the floor. Cigarette ash floating in the air.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_19"???Droplets of water falling from the kitchen tap, plinking in the sink.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_20"???Laughter seeping through the wall.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_21"???The scenery I could’ve been in.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_22"???Scenery I’ve lost.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_23-02"???The room of a man who holds no expectation.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_24"???A room with not a single sign of improvement.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_25"???Every night, I fall asleep without any hope.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_26"???That room, occupied by a single black lump.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_27"???(???)Knock knock~ Are you there, kid with a pitch-black heart?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Iori_1-01"???(???)I bet you’re flopped on your bed after lashing out your anger at some unlucky plebs yet again.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Iori_2-01"???(???)I’m here to make an offer you can’t possibly refuse… Care to give it a listen? Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Iori_3-01"Location: The Library – Floor of Natural SciencesRoland(Servant)You… aren’t even a real human. What makes you think you can talk to me like you know all about people?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_28"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)Because I know. Because I’ve seen it.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_25"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)I’ve seen the struggles of humans who writhed in agony to illuminate the world, to grope their way to light.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_26-03"Roland(Servant)People aren’t as strong as you think. They’re just lumps.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_29"Roland(Servant)And you… You are a copy of that lump, a fake.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_30"Roland(Servant)There’s no meaning to be found anywhere.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_31"Roland(Servant)Hopes are just empty dreams. Expectations will never get you where you want.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Roland_32"Angela(Library Director)Tiphereth, what happened while I was looking away for a moment?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Angela_1-01"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)…It looks like Roland’s mind resonated with this place.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_27-02"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)The emotions were amplified from interactions with the Patron Librarian of each floor and their subject matter.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_28-02"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)That might be why he got ruffled over small things and snapped… It’s only a guess, though.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_29-02"Angela(Library Director)That sounds like a plausible explanation. I unwillingly exposed disorderly sides of myself a few times as well because of that.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Angela_2-01"Angela(Library Director)I’m sure you know how to handle this situation by now, right, Tiphereth? I’m counting on you.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Angela_3"Tiphereth(Patron Librarian - Nat. Sciences)That faint smile on your face… Is this really fun to you?Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Tiphereth_30-03"Angela(Library Director)Well, to an extent, yes…Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Angela_4"Angela(Library Director)I didn’t want to be the only one with a history of making an embarrassing scene, you see.Audio: "ch8_Tiphereth_ep5_Angela_5-02"
