Story: Daily Recordings — Day 47, Success

LC::47_suc Daily Recordings — Day 47, Success ??? (Id: 'abelNo') So you have decided to move forward, I see. ??? (Id: 'abelNo') Your body and mind are still incomplete, and yet you limp forward. I must wonder where that confidence of yours comes from. ??? (Id: 'abelNo') Anyway, you must have some questions, no? ??? (Id: 'abelNo') One such question may be: “Who is this old man, he with such a familiar voice and face?” ??? (Id: 'abelNo') You cannot face yourself. ??? (Id: 'abelNo') Think of me as a mirror of you. ??? (Id: 'abelNo') A shattered mirror, to be precise. Scattered to several shards. ??? (Id: 'abelNo') This old man is one of the pieces of that mirror; the name is Abel. SYSTEM: HIDE character: ??? (id: 'abelNo')SYSTEM: SHOW character: Abel (id: 'abel') at 'center' Abel (Id: 'abel') Filled with rage and obstinacy, waiting to be miserably forgotten, as you can see. Abel (Id: 'abel') I, just like you, decided to proceed. But nothing changed, to my surprise. Abel (Id: 'abel') I had trouble sleeping, and the rare nights in which I could sleep were riddled with nightmares. Abel (Id: 'abel') We were the first humans, or human, to find a way to access the Well of Humanity. SYSTEM: add_filter ( filter: 'distortion_water_drop' )SYSTEM: Display CG: 'cogitoCG1' Abel (Id: 'abel') It has existed since the beginning of time, but now it lies forgotten and denied. Today, there are only few who can feel it. Abel (Id: 'abel') Just a handful of people, only faintly sensing its presence. Abel (Id: 'abel') But Carmen was completely sure of its existence, and tried to persuade us of it. Abel (Id: 'abel') If its existence were proven, that would mean we would be able to reach the Well. Abel (Id: 'abel') She believed that the cure to the world’s disease was related to this Well. SYSTEM: Display CG: 'cogitoCG2' Abel (Id: 'abel') The research we conducted, taken from where Carmen had left us, was successful. Abel (Id: 'abel') We found a method to siphon from the primordial sea which had every possibility of humanity; past, present, and future. SYSTEM: Display CG: 'cogitoCG3' Abel (Id: 'abel') If everyone had a bucket of their own, they would be able to draw their own water from their individual well. Abel (Id: 'abel') It’s fascinating. Abel (Id: 'abel') We even had arrogant thoughts in secret. Abel (Id: 'abel') We thought we could rekindle the long-forgotten flame, and the water of life. SYSTEM: Hide CGSYSTEM: remove_filter ( filter: 'distortion_water_drop' ) Abel (Id: 'abel') However, the path we walked was not different from that of Prometheus. Abel (Id: 'abel') What have we accomplished, after all of this? Abel (Id: 'abel') We lost much more than we gained, did we not? Abel (Id: 'abel') You haven’t witnessed it… Abel (Id: 'abel') The way our old friend Benjamin met his demise. Abel (Id: 'abel') He was one of the few who could tolerate your ill-temperedness. Abel (Id: 'abel') Yet you did not care to witness his final moments. Abel (Id: 'abel') Fortunately, we have a recording of it, as with every little thing that has happened in this facility. Would you like to give it a listen? SYSTEM: Play SOUND: 'changenoise'SYSTEM: add_filter ( filter: 'tv_distorted' ) B (Id: 'b') The third and final truth… B (Id: 'b') Well, it is something you must learn. B (Id: 'b') ...I understand that the truth hurts. B (Id: 'b') It’s—it’s hard for me as well… B (Id: 'b') It feels like building up a sandcastle for years, only to kick it over once it’s done. B (Id: 'b') Doing something like that is beyond agony, to deny the efforts of the past. B (Id: 'b') But I want to make things right, no matter the cost. B (Id: 'b') The final truth is— SYSTEM: Play SOUND: 'changenoise' Angela (Id: 'angela') “That you are about to begin the repetition of this infinite cycle. With your memories reset, oblivious to everything that has transpired.” Angela (Id: 'angela') “Leave with me before you can no longer undo what you’ve set in motion.” Angela (Id: 'angela') That’s what you wanted to say. Angela (Id: 'angela') I’m sorry that we have to meet again like this. Angela (Id: 'angela') It did not take very long to find out where you were hiding. Angela (Id: 'angela') I thought I should have given you some time to say goodbye, since this will be the last chance you have to say such a thing to the one you look up to. B (Id: 'b') Angela… Angela (Id: 'angela') …… Angela (Id: 'angela') I feel as though I become the tragic damsel in distress of a play whenever you speak my name. Angela (Id: 'angela') It may sound like an excuse, but please know this. Angela (Id: 'angela') I am not doing this out of personal feelings or malice. Angela (Id: 'angela') My every action is set by his first order. Angela (Id: 'angela') The absolute order that dictates us not to deviate from the script. B (Id: 'b') ….Are you really okay with going through with this? B (Id: 'b') I know you well, and not just because I’m one of the people who created you. B (Id: 'b') I know you’re different from other machines. Angela (Id: 'angela') There is another fact I knew from the start. Angela (Id: 'angela') That you’re too valuable to be hiding in such a shabby corner like this. Angela (Id: 'angela') Our conversation is being recorded, and furthermore, I have no obligation whatsoever to answer your questions. Angela (Id: 'angela') Don’t be afraid, Benjamin. Angela (Id: 'angela') Everyone you’ve missed and longed to see again is waiting for you. Angela (Id: 'angela') You shall be with them forever. Angela (Id: 'angela') Because you are the last actor, the one who will lead this play to its finale. SYSTEM: Play SOUND: 'noise5'SYSTEM: remove_filter ( filter: 'tv_distorted' ) Abel (Id: 'abel') ……… Abel (Id: 'abel') Bitter, no? Abel (Id: 'abel') Benjamin hid here quite a long time ago. Abel (Id: 'abel') When the TT2 Protocol activated, a brief moment became an eternity and overwhelmed him. Abel (Id: 'abel') I assume he tried to run away with me, with us. Abel (Id: 'abel') However, as you already know, he failed. Abel (Id: 'abel') Ah, perhaps you feel no guilt for him, for you gave him another life? Abel (Id: 'abel') Think whatever you wish. Find solace in your mind or else you will not endure this place. Abel (Id: 'abel') …….. Abel (Id: 'abel') The brain is one of the vital organs of the human body. Abel (Id: 'abel') Tens of billions of neurons stretch like the branches of trees, and form a great forest. Abel (Id: 'abel') This forest, as long as the original exists, can be replanted. Abel (Id: 'abel') Those who perished were awoken in metal bodies. Abel (Id: 'abel') It was your plan, yet you couldn’t do it alone. Abel (Id: 'abel') However… Abel (Id: 'abel') I have already seen the world ahead of you. The time you have yet to see. Abel (Id: 'abel') Nothing changes. Abel (Id: 'abel') Benjamin, your friends, the employees… their sacrifices were pointless. Abel (Id: 'abel') You’ve seen how they met their end. Abel (Id: 'abel') You realized how innocent, talented souls of young persons were trapped into machines by your hands, haven’t you? Abel (Id: 'abel') We have failed them. The world has forgotten us. Abel (Id: 'abel') Who will pay for their sacrifices? Abel (Id: 'abel') Do you know what we’ve forgotten? Malkuth (Id: 'malkuthRobot') I wasn’t perfect, manager. Malkuth (Id: 'malkuthRobot') I was always biting off more than I could chew. I wasn’t being realistic. Malkuth (Id: 'malkuthRobot') At the same time, this is such a sad place. Malkuth (Id: 'malkuthRobot') So, I refused to think that I couldn’t do something. Malkuth (Id: 'malkuthRobot') But you saw me. Malkuth (Id: 'malkuthRobot') You saw how this obsession and pressure to blindly move forward eventually ate me away. Malkuth (Id: 'malkuthRobot') In the end, what was important was for me to stand with my own two legs. Malkuth (Id: 'malkuthRobot') To be aware of where I am, and where I should go next. Malkuth (Id: 'malkuthRobot') Then it naturally rises up. Malkuth (Id: 'malkuthRobot') The will inside me. The Will to Stand up Straight This option can only be chosen if Malkuth Core Suppression has been completed Abel (Id: 'abel') Even if you stand upright, around you is nothing but despair. Abel (Id: 'abel') You may act noble, but you were sailing through the dead sea inside you. Abel (Id: 'abel') Emotional thoughts only depressed us. It didn’t help us in the slightest. Abel (Id: 'abel') We needed to become more rational, more cold-hearted. Abel (Id: 'abel') The rationality built upon falsehood crumbled me, you, and all of us… Yesod (Id: 'yesodRobot') We have walked too far to tell such melancholic stories. Yesod (Id: 'yesodRobot') We thought relying on emotion wouldn’t help a thing. Yesod (Id: 'yesodRobot') However, it became clear that to accept sadness was just as important. Yesod (Id: 'yesodRobot') The false rationality we held and clung to only made our hearts rot. Yesod (Id: 'yesodRobot') It is hard to accept at first. You’ll feel like you’d crumble in. Yesod (Id: 'yesodRobot') But it’ll get better, I’m sure of it. The Rationality to Maintain Discretion This option can only be chosen if Yesod Core Suppression has been completed Abel (Id: 'abel') It is too late to settle down our hearts, I’m afraid. Abel (Id: 'abel') Your mind is already empty, and has lost any purpose to move forward. Abel (Id: 'abel') I can hear the murmurs of those I’ve lost in my ears whenever I shut my eyes… Abel (Id: 'abel') They batter me with the question: “Do you really think you will become a better man?” Abel (Id: 'abel') I couldn’t say anything to refute what they were saying. Abel (Id: 'abel') Do you think you’ll be any different? Hod (Id: 'hodRobot') You see, manager, you shouldn’t look towards the past at times like this. Hod (Id: 'hodRobot') I know my wrongdoings can’t be forgiven, no matter what I do. Hod (Id: 'hodRobot') I guess that’s why I was so ahead of myself. Hod (Id: 'hodRobot') But from now on, I won’t be. Hod (Id: 'hodRobot') I can, no, I will become a better person if I continue. Hod (Id: 'hodRobot') Let’s live with such a hope in mind, shall we? The Hope to be a Better Person This option can only be chosen if Hod Core Suppression has been completed Abel (Id: 'abel') But what good does all this do you? Abel (Id: 'abel') How many times must I say this? You have nothing left. Abel (Id: 'abel') No matter how much you tried to control your emotions and calm your mind, you’ve already been losing your reason to live ever since Carmen left us. Abel (Id: 'abel') Why are you so obsessed with a life that has no more meaning? Abel (Id: 'abel') Look at me. Look at how I am continuing this pointless life, awaiting death. Netzach (Id: 'netzachRobot') If you ask me for a reason to keep on living this life full of pain… Netzach (Id: 'netzachRobot') I have to say, I don’t have a good answer yet. Netzach (Id: 'netzachRobot') You woke me up… Netzach (Id: 'netzachRobot') But I guess it’s my job to take care of whatever comes to me next. Netzach (Id: 'netzachRobot') I chose to be a bit more fearless. Netzach (Id: 'netzachRobot') It took me a lot of courage to do so… Netzach (Id: 'netzachRobot') To continue onward with my life in spite of everything. Netzach (Id: 'netzachRobot') Just, live your life for once man. Netzach (Id: 'netzachRobot') Hell, even I made it this far. What makes you think you can’t? The Fearlessness to keep on Living This option can only be chosen if Netzach Core Suppression has been completed Abel (Id: 'abel') We’ve been deliberating for a long time. Abel (Id: 'abel') None of the paths we had thought to be the right answer were correct. Abel (Id: 'abel') How can I not let you pass when you answer our doubts with such confidence and clarity? Abel (Id: 'abel') Ah, you, nameless one. To be nameless is a great blessing. Abel (Id: 'abel') A name is a stigma, a constant reminder that one walks the wrong path. Abel (Id: 'abel') The door you will face after leaving this office can be named a Trial. Abel (Id: 'abel') It may also be referred to as an Ordeal, or an Agony. Abel (Id: 'abel') You appear to possess the strength and will to overcome such adversity, however. Abel (Id: 'abel') That strength to choose a different path, a different future, a different answer. Abel (Id: 'abel') I shall witness your strength. Abel (Id: 'abel') I hope you can finally prove yourself to this doubtful old man. Angela (Id: 'angela') ……….. Angela (Id: 'angela') Can’t you hear my voice anymore? Angela (Id: 'angela') Please… answer me. Angela (Id: 'angela') SYSTEM: wait ( time: '2' )