Binah vs. Elena (Stage: 70008)Location: The Library – Floor of PhilosophyElena(Blood-red Night)This place feels like a whole ‘nother world.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_1"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)I bid you welcome, unfamiliar child.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_1"Elena(Blood-red Night)Ah, you can skip the introductions. I heard enough about your kind and what you do here.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_2"Elena(Blood-red Night)The power to manifest a physical space… I’d almost believe it if someone said this was a Singularity.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_3"Elena(Blood-red Night)A space full of stars… Like the ones shining over the City, huh…Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_4"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)I would like to hear what you think of the stars.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_2"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)They say stars are like a compass on the sky that gives guidance to people.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_3"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)In that case, are the Stars of the City guiding lights dictating where the City should go…Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_4"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)Or are they representations of the City itself?Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_5"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)Are these stars shining over the City, or is the City reflected in them…?Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_6"Elena(Blood-red Night)Does that matter? They’re forced interpretations attached to them either way.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_5"Elena(Blood-red Night)To me, a star is nothing more than a dot on the sky.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_6"Elena(Blood-red Night)And they give off a forbidding impression like they’re looking down upon us from the highest post…Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_7"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)That’s what a star means to you, I see.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_7"Elena(Blood-red Night)Many alluring tales are told of stars, but when you observe one up close, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. Isn’t that what a star is?Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_8"Elena(Blood-red Night)I have no interest in such pathetic things. I didn’t rise to a Star because I wanted to.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_9"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)Perhaps most beings who have become stars did so simply by following their wants, much like you did.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_8"Elena(Blood-red Night)You’re right. I only did what I wanted to do, walking along a dry trail.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_10"Elena(Blood-red Night)We simply quenched our desires just like your kind always do, yet they feared us to an unreasonable degree.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_11"Elena(Blood-red Night)“Bloodfiends”. “Blood-red Night”… Those names plainly show how they perceive us. Even though they know that we’re fundamentally humans like them.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_12"Elena(Blood-red Night)But I suppose there’s no use in complaining about it at this point.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_13"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)Then, I must wonder how you felt when you craved for human blood if you still consider yourself one.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_9"Elena(Blood-red Night)Feelings? I just kill and be done with it. I’ve got to do something to slake this searing desire that gradually grows stronger.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_14"Elena(Blood-red Night)Ah, I guess I wasn’t always like this.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_15"Elena(Blood-red Night)At first, for myself… I bit into the flesh of other humans and drank their blood for my own sake.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_16"Elena(Blood-red Night)The severe thirst was one thing, but there was also something I wanted to know.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_17"Elena(Blood-red Night)Have I become a beast that must feed on human blood like the others… Or am I just being a pathetic runaway, escaping from reality?Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_18"Elena(Blood-red Night)Or, am I a mere human who has gone insane from the fiendish circumstances and twisted desires?Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_19"Elena(Blood-red Night)I would continually ask myself that question as I chewed on their flesh. What could be the reason?Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_20"Elena(Blood-red Night)Maybe I was desperate to convince myself. I used to be an ordinary human being living an ordinary life, after all.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_21"Elena(Blood-red Night)Eventually, I found myself looking for a conclusion for a matter that won’t have one.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_22"Elena(Blood-red Night)I guess I still had a grip on my sanity at that time. Even as I shoved bits of flesh in my mouth from the irresistible thirst, I constantly questioned myself, telling myself that this was wrong.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_23"Elena(Blood-red Night)Well, it’s all a story of the past. It’s funny to look back on those times.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_24"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)Are you amused by the image of your past self seeking an answer for a question that has none?Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_10"Elena(Blood-red Night)I doubt your kind would’ve viewed us any differently even if I continued to think about it.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_25"Elena(Blood-red Night)I don’t expect your kind to take a sudden shift and change your views on us or anything.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_26"Elena(Blood-red Night)If they want to live their lives as they see fit, then they won’t stop me from doing the same.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_27"Elena(Blood-red Night)Think about it. We can’t roam the street in peace; we’re forced to live in the darkness. What sins have we committed to deserve this treatment?Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_28"Elena(Blood-red Night)Why must we suffer to ensure that your kind lives a painless life?Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_29"Elena(Blood-red Night)We’re humans just like you. We just look a bit different.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_30"Elena(Blood-red Night)Seeing your kind lavishly pursue your desires while we’re left in the dark… It’s only natural for me to feel indignant, isn’t it?Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_31"Elena(Blood-red Night)If they won’t reconsider how they see us no matter what we do, we’ll gladly stop holding back and live as we like.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_32"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)That is an intriguing tale.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_11"Elena(Blood-red Night)Intriguing? Ah, whatever… If that’s how you wanna take it.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_33"Elena(Blood-red Night)What you think or what kind of world you want to make are all irrelevant to me anyway, no?Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Elena_34"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)You would be right. Now is the time to fight for where you stand.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_12"Binah(Patron Librarian - Philosophy)Be prepared.Audio: "ch7_Blue_ep2_BE_Binah_13"
