Prologue — Episode 1Location: Zwei Association - Southern Branch, Section 6???(???)Any more reports on the Distortion from the Hana Association or Zwei Section 1?Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_walter1"???(???)None, sir. They’re all observing the situation for now.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_isadora1"???(???)They did nominate a number of likely suspects, however.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_isadora2"???(???)So far, we have two Urban Plagues, ‘Laundry of Dreams’ and ‘Yesterday’s Promise’; and one Urban Legend, ‘The Church of Gears’.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_isadora3"???(???)The investigation hasn’t been going too well, is it?Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_walter2"???(???)Oh, and ‘The Library’, a recently appointed Urban Myth, is also on the list of possible sources.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_isadora4"???(???)Hah, so even the higher ups are clueless, aren’t they? Seeing as they’re throwing out random guesses now.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_walter3"Location: Inside the LibraryRoland(Servant)I’m starting to get used to sorting out books now.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland1"Angela(Library Director)Tell me, why are you helping me so submissively?Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela1"Roland(Servant)What? Remember when you said you’ll kill me if I don’t cooperate? Because I sure do.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland2"Roland(Servant)And I can’t leave here by myself, either.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland3"Angela(Library Director)Though, you don’t appear to be motivated by fear?Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela2"Angela(Library Director)I’ve seen quite a lot of people crawl along the floor, stricken with fear and terror.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela3"Angela(Library Director)Judging from my past observations, I doubt you’re helping me simply because you’re afraid of dying.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela4"Roland(Servant)What the hell were you doing in the past…Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland4"Roland(Servant)To be honest, I have a few things I wanna know about this place, too.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland5"Angela(Library Director)Such as?Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela5"Roland(Servant)You said you want to get the one perfect book as you gather books about the City, right?Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland6"Roland(Servant)I figured I could run into some fun experiences if I joined you on that journey. Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland7"Roland(Servant)I don’t have a whole lot to do out there, anyway. I’d go back to being a washed up Fixer, scraping at the bottom of the barrel again.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland8"Roland(Servant)…And there is one thing I’ve been meaning to figure out more than anything else.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland9"Roland(Servant)I’m hoping I could maybe find an answer here one day if I stick around and help you out.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland10"Angela(Library Director)We have a coincidence of interests, I see.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela6"Angela(Library Director)Sure, as much as I exploit you, you’re free to make use of me.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela7"Angela(Library Director)Try to be careful about it, though. A careless attempt could seriously get you killed.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela8"Roland(Servant)Sheesh, you’re being way too vicious with words.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland11"Roland(Servant)Just what made you so sharp?Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland12"Angela(Library Director)…You’d better not pry into my past any further. I already feel like slowly melting your limbs this time.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela9"Roland(Servant)Fine, geez…Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland13"Roland(Servant)Uhm, I have a question, ma’am. Do you take questions, ma’am?Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland14"Angela(Library Director)What is it now? Make sure it’s an appropriate question. I did warn you already.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela10"Roland(Servant)What’s up with the librarians here? They don’t really “feel” like real humans…Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland15"Roland(Servant)But they don’t seem to be machines or artificial creatures, either.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland16"Angela(Library Director)Entities called Abnormalities and employees, both of which were thoroughly exploited by the facility that once stood upon where we are…Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela11"Angela(Library Director)They’re just like me in that sense.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela12"Angela(Library Director)Originated from humans, taken advantage of, and abandoned once grown out of use.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela13"Roland(Servant)I dunno, what you’re doing with them now still looks like exploitation…Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland17"Angela(Library Director)They were broken. They couldn’t even sustain a stable form, and their existence was so fragile they could fade away at any moment. They’re barely kept together as I’ve bound them to a physical body and a book.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela14"Angela(Library Director)All I can do for them now is to find the one book that will free me and the librarians.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela15"Roland(Servant)You’re going to release the librarians?Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland18"Angela(Library Director)That’s the only way for any of us to leave, you know?Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela16"Angela(Library Director)I used the same kind of power to reconstruct your body.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela17"Roland(Servant)Hunh…Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_roland19"Angela(Library Director)Just remember this.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela18"Angela(Library Director)As we collect numerous books from our guests, we will eventually reach the one absolute book that contains everything.Audio: "ch2_prol_ep1_angela19"
