Prologue — Episode 2Location: Inside the Library???(???)Wake up.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela1"Roland(Intruder)Gasp! Huff, huff… My legs! My arms!! Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland1"Roland(Intruder)…Wait, they’re all intact again?Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland2"???(???)You should be able to swing your arms and walk again.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela2"???(???)And I made a few readjustments to your body to make it a bit easier to use. Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela3"???(???)Although you did trespass on my Library, I also took your limbs away without your consent, so I’m giving you these as an apology.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela4"???(???)I’m quite patient and generous, you see.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela4_1"Roland(Intruder)Patient, my ass… Am I really supposed to be thankful for this?Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland3"Roland(Intruder)And the, uhh… your warning isn’t in effect anymore, right?Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland4"???(???)Nope, not anymore. I had a few thoughts while you were knocked out.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela5"???(???)And here’s my conclusion: You’ll help me out here.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela6"Roland(Intruder)What? Huh? Do Syndicates these days kidnap people this way, too? Or, is this one of the Wings?Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland5"Roland(Intruder)I heard rumors that they abduct test subjects from here and there for Singularity research.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland6"Roland(Intruder)An acquaintance of mine apparently began jumping between dimensions as a side effect of one of those experiments…Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland7"Roland(Intruder)Sigh… My life really is an unlucky mess.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland8"???(???)This is a library. I don’t know the “Syndicates” you’re talking about, but this place isn’t a Wing at least.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela7"Roland(Intruder)Doesn’t really matter. Whatever the case, I’m trapped here and you’ll exploit me, right?Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland9"???(???)Yes. I am letting you live for two reasons.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela8"???(???)First, I need an analysis of how you could enter this place uninvited.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela9"???(???)Sending you back or neglecting you without knowing the reason could pose a significant threat to the Library.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela9_1"???(???)Well, it’s not like you can leave without my permission anymore.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela10"???(???)Second, from now on, I will collect books about the City in search of the one absolute book.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela11"???(???)And I want you to help me with this process.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela12"???(???)Since you are a resident of the City, I expect you to be helpful in various ways.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela13"Roland(Servant)…I knew this would happen to me someday. People would disappear without a trace, only to be found as chunks of flesh much later…Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland10"Roland(Servant)I used to laugh at those poor folks for being careless and unlucky, but now I see it has nothing to do with carelessness or anything, huh. Just happens without a moment’s notice…Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland11"???(???)Don’t be too concerned about your life. You are not allowed to die here unless I permit you to.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela14"Roland(Servant)Dammit, so this was a crazy laboratory sort of deal.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland12"Roland(Servant)Do you, like, shove random stuff like corn kernels and clockwork into people’s stomachs and turn them into walking popcorn-spewing popcorn-machine-men or something?Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland13"Roland(Servant)This has got to be the worst… I’d much rather die and be over with it all…Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland14"???(???)If you spout such nonsense one more time, I’ll gladly turn you into a human popcorn machine as you so wish.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela15"???(???)I’ve already gone through so many cycles of bullshittery, responding to every bit of meaningless rubbish. Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela16"Roland(Servant)Sorry, ma’am…Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland15"???(???)Let me introduce myself properly.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela17"Angela(Library Director)My name is Angela. I am the head librarian and director of this library.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_angela18"Roland(Servant)Ange…la… That’s a good name.Audio: "ch1_prol2_ep1_roland16"
