Total Recall

Total Recall is the first and only mission in March 7th's Companion Mission chain. It is part of the Vita Infinita chapter that takes place on The Xianzhou Luofu.
==Acquisition==
Complete the and read the messages received from March 7th.
==Steps==
#Receive a message from March 7th
#Head to the Divination Commission and ask for help from Fu Xuan
#Chat with Fu Xuan about how to search for lost memories
#Ask Fu Xuan to place March 7th into the Matrix of Prescience to recall her memories
#Point out the fake Fu Xuan
#Find the "surreal" part of this memory
#Interact with the "abnormality" and regress to an older memory
#Find the "surreal" part of this memory
#Interact with the "abnormality" and regress to an older memory
#Follow Dan Heng and explore your own memory
#Find the "surreal" part of this memory
#Find the "abnormality" in this memory
#Find the "abnormality" in this memory
#Find a way to leave this memory
#Explore your own memory
#Follow the messenger and explore your own memory
==Gameplay Notes==
*This mission requires the use of Fu Xuan, and provides her for use as a Trial character.
==Trial Character==
==Dialogue==
===Receive a message from March 7th===
===Head to the Divination Commission and ask for help from Fu Xuan===
;(Approach Fu Xuan)
:March 7th: Good morning! Is work going well today, master diviner?
:Fu Xuan: I am extremely busy of late. If you have something to ask of me, do not delay.
:March 7th: ...
:Fu Xuan: You were about to say something along the lines of: "How did you know I wanted to ask something?" — but then you remembered who you were talking to and decided not to bother, correct?
: You really do live up to your title.
::Fu Xuan: Of course — I run a dozen hexagrams before I even get around to breakfast. The results are never far wrong.
: Well, the look on her face says it all, doesn't it?
::Fu Xuan: A face is not a reliable instrument of divination. On the contrary, I run a dozen hexagrams before I even get around to breakfast. The results are never far wrong.
:Fu Xuan: Today's divinations threw up some unexpected complications — the hexagrammatic position was vacillating between the water and heaven trigrams. The Matrix of Prescience gave the following interpretation: "You will have three uninvited guests. This is ultimately auspicious."
:March 7th: "Ultimately auspicious..." Wow, sounds pretty good to me — seems like we really were destined to meet today, then.
:March 7th: Y'know... I see you've been using the Matrix of Prescience to divine into Kafka's past. Well, I have a similar request...
:You tell Fu Xuan about March 7th’s memory loss.
:Fu Xuan: Mm, I see. You wish to use the Matrix to relive the past and awaken parts of your memory? Viable in principle, but whether the Matrix is truly capable of achieving this result remains to be seen.
:March 7th: *sigh* I knew it. Things are never simple are they...
: But with Kafka...
::Fu Xuan: Kafka's situation was different.
: Not even the omniscient master diviner can make it happen?
::Fu Xuan: Wh—Who said that? I didn't say it was impossible, I said it was "viable in principle." There is a gap of a million light years between impossibility and viability.
:Fu Xuan: I feel like I must explain in detail the principles behind the Divination Commission's ultimate weapon to avoid any misunderstandings...
:Fu Xuan: The Matrix of Prescience does not allow one to remember anything. It merely collects data in order to infer "past events" — in the same way that "future events" are inferred.
:Fu Xuan: Just as Realm-Keeping Commission officers collect ballistic evidence to recreate the scene of a crime, there are materials from which we can infer the past. These may be items related to the experience, or memories of the people involved.
:Fu Xuan: Miss March's predicament is very different from Kafka's situation, because she doesn't remember what happened in her past.
:Fu Xuan: I am no medical professional... but fortunately I'm very fond of reading! We understand that there are two types of memory loss: One where the memories remain dormant, floating around in the unconsciousness unable to be awakened, and another that involves direct erasure of memories from the brain...
: Unable to be awakened...
::March 7th: Something must have happened when I was frozen in the ice. I bet the memories were freezing and decided to hibernate.
: Somebody erased March’s memory...
::March 7th: Ah!? Who would do such a horrible mean thing!?
:Fu Xuan: Why don't we try using the Matrix of Prescience to determine which situation pertains to Miss March?
:Fu Xuan: Let's begin then by preparing the requisite inference materials. Miss March, your memory is unreliable. To guarantee the Matrix's accuracy, you'll have to provide something related to your past experience... anything will do.
:Fu Xuan: When you're ready, come and find me in the Matrix core.
===Chat with Fu Xuan about how to search for lost memories===
:March 7th: The diviner said I need to provide something from my past experiences...
:March 7th: Hmm, what should it be? How about a Xianzhou souvenir?
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;(Talk to Fu Xuan)
:Fu Xuan: So, have you acquired something from your past? As a Nameless, surely you must have souvenirs from your journeys that could evoke memories?
:March 7th: I've got lots! It's just, I don't know what to choose.
: A ticket stub from the Express...
::March 7th: Ah, proof that I boarded the Express. The conductor gave me this.
::Fu Xuan: Memories from the Astral Express? That should do the trick.
: Your work permit for the space station...
::March's unapologetic smile is displayed on the permit. The note below reads "March 7th, Lv. 1 Researcher".
::You vaguely recall that researcher levels start with two. The only career path this permit opens is one that leads to the bathroom.
::Fu Xuan: Something related to your work. Good.
::Actually, this won't do. She never really worked there.
: Geomarrow ore...
::March 7th: *sigh* So shiny and pretty. I picked up this little guy in Belobog's Underworld.
:: Are you sure it's not radioactive?
:::March 7th: How could something so beautiful be unsafe?
:: We can't just keep lost items... Should we return it to Wildfire?
:::March 7th: They've got loads of it down there. I just chipped off a tiny piece.
::Fu Xuan: I can understand a young girl's fondness for glittering gemstones...
: A cup of Immortal's Delight...
::Fu Xuan: ...
::March 7th: ...
::March 7th: One of my fondest memories on the Xianzhou!
::Fu Xuan: Hmph, no comment... I happen to prefer startaro bubble tea.
: That should be enough...
:Fu Xuan: Is that it? Miss March, are you not able to provide possessions from before you lost your memory?
:March 7th: Before I lost my memory... So, something I don't remember getting? Even then, I couldn't be sure it was from before I lost my memory, right?
:Fu Xuan: It may be strange to you, but to infer the past, I need materials that were pertinent at that time. Could you try recalling some memories again?
:March 7th: From before the memory loss, before the Express...
:March 7th: I'm sorry, Master Diviner! When Himeko found me in the ice, I was stark naked — like a newborn baby. I didn't have any items with me...
:March 7th: ...and before you ask, no, I don't have any of that ice lying around.
:March 7th: It melted away not long after I was rescued.
: ...You sure about that, March?
: ...What about your Six-Phased Ice?
:March 7th: Oh yeah! (Trailblazer), you sure are a smart cookie. My Six-Phased Ice ability must date from before the memory loss. Master Diviner, any ice I create should do, right?
:Fu Xuan: It should indeed, I'll have someone place the material in the base terminal of the Matrix. Miss March, please position yourself in the Matrix core — we may begin our inference whenever you are ready.
:Moments later, the apparatuses of the Matrix come to life with clicks and whirrs. It is time.
===Ask Fu Xuan to place March 7th into the Matrix of Prescience to recall her memories===
;(Talk to Fu Xuan)
:Fu Xuan: The Matrix has cleared diagnostics. Miss March, are you ready yet?
:March 7th: Uhh, I'm pretty sure I should be, almost k—kinda ready to go...
:Fu Xuan: Please be prepared. Not all memories are suitable for reawakening. People carry with them much pain and suffering.
:Fu Xuan: If you're not ready, we can pause the inference process. I would never wish for good intentions to result in harm.
:March 7th: I—I'm okay! Let's do it! Only way to find out is to give it a go!
:Fu Xuan: Very well. I will soon connect you to the Matrix of Prescience Ultima, where the Matrix will read your memories and guide you back into your past.
:Fu Xuan: If you reach a block in your memory, the Matrix will use the data gathered to derive a scenario, and construct a possible past for you.
:March 7th: Got it... Oh, uh, can (Trailblazer) join me, too?
:Fu Xuan: I'm sorry, that would be highly inadvisable. You form the nexus of the Matrix's inference — (Trailblazer) would only introduce redundant data to the system.
:Fu Xuan: In other words, inside the memory palace that the Matrix constructs, the only person you'll be able to count on is yourself.
: You can do it, March!
: ...Can't say I'm filled with confidence.
::March 7th: It's cool, I'll be fine! I'm not a little kid anymore!
:Fu Xuan: Don't worry. I can communicate with you from outside the Matrix and manipulate the recollection process to a certain extent.
:Fu Xuan: Let's begin.
;(Enter Exploratory Excursion March 7th's "Memory")
::Here, long life gave birth to eternal memories, within which contains endless agony.Here, survival instinct condensed communal memories, within which contains endless sorrows.Here, the accumulation of wisdom bred memories of plenty, within which contains endless searches.Here, the of nurtured memories, within which contains .And where memories shatter, nothing exists.
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;(Speak to Fu Xuan to re-enter March 7th's "Memory", optional)
:Fu Xuan: May we proceed?
: Yes.
: Wait.
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:Fu Xuan: The Matrix of Prescience has reconstructed your past. Before you is a space generated from the memories and items you've provided as raw materials.
:Fu Xuan: Are you okay, Miss March?
: I'm all good.
::March 7th: I'm good, everything seems normal...
::Fu Xuan: You have a strong constitution. Most individuals feel nauseous after being presented with the dizzying excess of information provided by the Matrix.
: I'm feeling a little dizzy.
::March 7th: Uhh... My head is spinning...
::Fu Xuan: As expected. Most individuals feel nauseous after being presented with the dizzying excess of information provided by the Matrix.
:March 7th: I must be seeing things. Why are there two Fu Xuans here?
:Fu Xuan: Your eyes are working just fine. One of the Fu Xuans is a projection of me which allows us to communicate with each other at all times. The other Fu Xuan indicates that I existed during this part of your experience.
:March 7th: What experience is this? It looks like the Healer's Market... 
:Fu Xuan: Unless I'm mistaken, this must be the time we broke into the Alchemy Commission.
:March 7th: Really? That can't be right. I remember there were lots of Cloud Knights in the Plaza...
:Fu Xuan: Well, this is just a Matrix inference, remember? Distortions are possible... although the scale of this distortion is surprising...?
:Fu Xuan: Try communicating with the Fu Xuan you see over there, we should hear what the master diviner has to say.
===Point out the fake Fu Xuan===
;(Talk to Fu Xuan With Arms Crossed, optional)
:March 7th: Miss Fu Xuan? Is that you?
:Fu Xuan: Wrong Fu Xuan! Talk to the other one.
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;(Talk to Fu Xuan With Hand on Hip)
:March 7th: Miss Fu Xuan? Is that you?
:Memory-Fu Xuan: If we want to resolve the Stellaron crisis, we must refine the question: What is the crux of the problem? Generally, it is believed that when one seizes on the crux of a problem, the problem will split open like bamboo on the edge of a knife.
:Memory-Fu Xuan: Nobody could have foreseen the catalyzing effect of the Stellaron on the Ambrosial Arbor. As the ancients said, blessings bring about misfortune, and vice versa. nature has its own algorithm, and it is precisely when fate wends betwixt blessing and misfortune that I, a master diviner of masterful proportions, am called on to save the people of the Luofu!
:March 7th: What the heck is she talking about? Master Diviner, did you actually say that at the time? I can't remember.
:Fu Xuan: It would appear that in Miss March's estimation, I'm somewhat of a... blabbermouth.
:March 7th: N—No! Uh — I've always seen you as a... m—masterful master diviner! Hehe...
:Fu Xuan: Despite the obvious distortions in this experience, the base materials from which it is composed are taken from your actual memory — there is no falsehood here. in other words, your subconscious mind thinks that I... talk in tongue-twisters.
:March 7th: Hahaha... Uh, — it's mainly just that I, uh... can't always comprehend the... lofty ideals and, uh... principles you discuss...
:Fu Xuan: Forget it, now is not the time for losing one's temper.
:Fu Xuan: If the inferred experience is distorted, we should focus on filtering out each distortion one by one — otherwise we won't be able to trace your memories back any further.
:March 7th: Umm, this is getting a little complicated... Is there a... simpler explanation?
:Fu Xuan: *sigh* Draw your bow and fire an arrow at that Fu Xuan.
;(Begin battle against )
:March 7th: That freaked me out — I don't like people suddenly deciding to fight me... Now, let's see who's here. Tingyun, Welt, General Jing Yuan... and also (Trailblazer)...
:March 7th: I don't have to fight all of them... right? The Master Diviner was easy-peasy, but I don't think I could take General Jing Yuan...
:Fu Xuan: "Easy-peasy"!?
:Fu Xuan: Hmph... The interference factor creating the distortion here should only have one source. That is, the person present here who shouldn't be.
:March 7th: So, I have to pick someone and clear them of "interference"?
:Fu Xuan: Exactly.
:Fu Xuan: My projection will disappear for the moment so as not to cloud your judgment... If you can hear my voice, then it means I'm watching over you.
:March 7th: You're the best, Master Diviner!
:Fu Xuan: Hmph, I hope the "best" version of me can overwrite the gloriously absurd version that lives in your subconsciousness.
===Find the "surreal" part of this memory===
:March 7th: "The person present who shouldn't be..." Who could that be?
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;(Approach Welt Yang and the Trailblazer)
:Memory-Welt: Don't let off now. Get ready for combat.
:Memory-(Trailblazer): ...
;(Talk to Welt Yang, optional)
:March 7th: Mr. Yang! Hi there!
:Memory-Welt: March, get ready. The next fight is going to be very dangerous.
:March 7th: Huh? Which next fight?
:Memory-Welt: Stay focused. Phantylia is headed for the Ambrosial Arbor — if we don't stop the Lord Ravager, it'll be a catastrophe.
:March 7th: Okay, alright. Got it.
:Memory-Welt: Another thing... The future is what's most important for us. Don't you agree, March?
:March 7th: What?
:Memory-Welt: Dwelling on memories can numb your sense of the present, and inhibit future ambitions.
:March 7th: Mis Fu Xuan, do people in memories always say weird stuff like this?
:Fu Xuan: The distortions we're experiencing are... unorthodox.
: (Clear distortion)
: (Wait)
;(Talk to the Trailblazer, optional)
:March 7th: Hey, (Trailblazer)! Fancy seeing you here.
:Memory-(Trailblazer): ...
:March 7th: Hey, it's fine if you don't want to talk in real life, but this is MY memory, so it's MY rules! Come on, say something!
:Memory-(Trailblazer): Something.
:March 7th: ...Seriously?
:Fu Xuan: We have similar recollections of (Trailblazer).
:Memory-(Trailblazer): Leave your memories in the past — they have no place in the present.
:March 7th: Did you hear that, Master Diviner? Now talking weird...
: (Clear distortion)
: (Wait)
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;(Approach Tingyun)
:Memory-Tingyun: Today there is wine, so let us drink...
:Memory-Tingyun: ...Tomorrow comes worry, let it come tomorrow.
;(Talk to Tingyun, optional)
:Memory-Tingyun: Roll up, roll up! Miss March, would you like to take a look at the latest edition of the Xianzhou Beauty Index? The chance of drawing a Luofu Playboy card is suuuuper high right now~
:March 7th: Miss Tingyun... It's great to see you so happy... but I can't help feeling a little sad.
:Memory-Tingyun: The past is in the past! What is there to feel sad about? Live every day as if it were your last. Don't be sad~
: (Clear distortion)
: (Wait)
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;(If player clears all distortions that are not Jing Yuan)
:Fu Xuan: Must we clear ALL the wrong options...?
:March 7th: It's called perfectionism!
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;(Approach Jing Yuan)
:Memory-Jing Yuan: So sleepy...
;(Talk to Jing Yuan)
:March 7th: General, hello!
:Memory-Jing Yuan: ...
:March 7th: General?
:Memory-Jing Yuan: ...
:March 7th: General Jing Yuan?
:Memory-Jing Yuan: ...
:March 7th: Jing Yuan!!!
:Memory-Jing Yuan: ...
:March 7th: Ugh, what's his deal? Who falls asleep standing up anyway!?
:Fu Xuan: This is clearly your subconscious projecting onto the general...
:March 7th: Ah! I remember now! The general wasn't there when we broke into the Alchemy Commission. Looks like we've found the source of our distortion.
: (Clear distortion)
::Memory-Jing Yuan: March 7th.
::March 7th: Ah!!! You scared me... Why'd you wake up so suddenly?
::Memory-Jing Yuan: Are you not satisfied with your life as it is?
::march 7th: I... I'm satisfied...
::Memory-Jing Yuan: Then why are you obsessing over the past?
:;(Begin battle against , )
: (Wait)
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;(After clearing distortion)
:Fu Xuan: Hm? What is that?
:March 7th: I know what this is! It's a Belobog heater! Umm... Wait a minute, what's a Belebog heater doing at the Healer's Market?
:Fu Xuan: Looks like part of one experience has infiltrated another. A foreign object, so to speak.
:March 7th: "Foreign object"? ...That sounds like a medical issue. Will it require surgery?
:Fu Xuan: No. I believe the object is a sign of the matrix purging distortion. It has managed to trace back to another one of your experiences.
:Fu Xuan: Make contact with the object — let's see if we can jump over into that experience.
===Interact with the "abnormality" and regress to an older memory===
;(Investigate the heater)
:Fu Xuan: Belobog... I've seen that name somewhere in the astral charts.
:Fu Xuan: There are many similar star systems on the Xianzhou trade routes... Unfortunately, all of them lost contact after the appearance of the Antimatter Legion.
:March 7th: Yeah, Belobog is a kind of snowy doomsday city... There are heaters like this all over the place, otherwise people wouldn't survive.
:March 7th: Come on, Master Diviner — I'll give you a whirlwind tour of Belobog.
: (Touch the "foreign object")
::March 7th: ...Uhh, is touching a heater a good idea? This thing is red-hot — what if my hand turns extra crispy...
::Fu Xuan: It's okay, this is a memory space. If something hasn't injured you in reality, then it cannot injure you in memory...
::March 7th: Well, I was never beaten up by Jing Yuan in reality, either...
::Fu Xuan: Enough of that — touch it.
::March 7th: Hey! Don't pull on my hand, I — ow, ow, ow, hot, hot hot!
: (Wait)
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:March 7th: What the actual — that thing was flaming hot! You said things that never happened to me in reality couldn't happen here!
:Fu Xuan: I said that if something hasn't injured you in reality, then it cannot injure you in memory..... I didn't say anything about the sensation of injury.
:Fu Xuan: So this is Belobog? I was expecting it to be cold.
:March 7th: It's freezing... Huh? Master Diviner, aren't you cold? I can't stop shivering.
:Fu Xuan: Hmm, most likely a result of me never having experienced true cold. I'm afraid you'll have to do the shivering by yourself.
:Fu Xuan: On the Luofu, you and I have shared experiences, and so I was able to provide more active assistance... but in Belobog, you'll have to rely on your own judgment to ascertain the source of distortion and get the foreign object to appear.
:March 7th: Yeah, yeah, I get it.
:Fu Xuan: Oh, Miss March, I have one more thing to ask... Have you ever experienced great suffering?
:March 7th: Huh? I don't think so. Why are you suddenly asking me that?
:Fu Xuan: Sometimes people forget extreme memories to protect themselves from suffering...
:Fu Xuan: Perhaps you didn't notice, but in your memories of the Luofu, everyone you met was either hinting or explicitly stating that you should stop trying to remember.
:Fu Xuan: I believe this is most likely your subconscious communicating with you directly... though of course, we cannot rule out that external forces may have interfered with your memory. In the latter case, it is possible that someone decided to leave warnings in your subconscious to prevent you from recalling the truth.
:March 7th: Am I really that important to someone...? I don't think there's anyone who'd go to all the trouble of locking up my memories...
:Fu Xuan: ...And yet, memories are precisely what you seek, no?
:March 7th: Hmm...
:Fu Xuan: I say this to say one thing — are you certain you wish to continue exploring your memories?
:March 7th: You said external forces might be messing with my head, right? That just makes me more curious. Hmph, no one gets away with locking up MY memories! Let's go. I'll show you the way to Goethe Hotel!
:Fu Xuan: Hehe, very well. I must admit that I'm finding the whole matter more interesting by the minute.
===Find the "surreal" part of this memory===
:March 7th: This memory should be from the first day we arrived in Belobog. By the second day, we were wanted criminals already...
:March 7th: "The person present who shouldn't be..." Who could that be?
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;(Approach Gepard)
:Memory-Gepard: Security is in position. Defense increased.
;(Talk to Gepard, optional)
:Memory-Gepard: Miss March 7th, welcome to the Sampo Hotel. I'm Gepard, the security here.
:Fu Xuan: Why would hotel security need to be armed to the teeth? Is there great lawlessness in Belobog?
:March 7th: No, no, no... Gepard is a captain of the Silvermane Guards, just like how the Luofu has its own Cloud Knights captains. I have no idea what he's doing running security at a hotel like this though.
:Fu Xuan: It isn't so surprising. In attempting to pursue the rational, we piece together the unrelated. The result is a seemingly meaningful fantasy — a fantasy called life.
:Memory-Gepard: Excuse me, Miss March. Do you need anything? if there's nothing else, please let me get back to my duty.
:Memory-Gepard: Also, allow me to remind you — you cannot change the past. The future is all that's left for you.
:March 7th: Hmm, that actually does like something he would say...
: (Clear distortion)
: (Wait)
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;(Approach Sampo)
:Memory-Sampo: Welcome to the Sampo Hotel~
:Memory-Sampo: Are you looking for food or accommodation today?
;(Talk to Sampo, optional)
:Memory-Sampo: Miss March, long time no see! Welcome to the Sampo Hotel!
:March 7th: ...Th—The Sampo Hotel? This is Goethe Hotel!
:Memory-Sampo: WAS Goethe Hotel, hehe — now it's the Sampo Hotel! In the autumn of his years, Old Goethe got too old to run this place — so he handed it down to his most trusted young confidant — Sampo Koski!
:Memory-Sampo: And before you get the wrong idea, there was ZERO trickery involved — this was a cherished agreement between gentlemen.
:Memory-Sampo: You see, Old Goethe and I chose to face the future instead of clinging to memories of the past... you should do the same, March.
:Fu Xuan: This blue-haired fellow has an air of deceit about him every time he opens his mouth.
:March 7th: Haha, you don't need a jade abacus to get a feel for Sampo...
: (Clear distortion)
: (Wait)
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;(Approach Pela)
:Memory-Pela: The Goethe Hotel is already history...
:Memory-Pela: Now is the age of the Sampo Hotel.
;(Talk to Pela, optional)
:Memory-Pela: Welcome to the Sampo Hotel, Miss March.
:Memory-Pela: The Sampo Hotel used to be called the Goethe Hotel. After Old Goethe retired, Sampo managed to trick his way into acquiring this place, and renamed it after himself.
:Memory-Pela: Luckily, the high-quality service of the hotel remains undiminished. It's still the best place to stay in the Administrative District.
:Memory-Pela: I should mention — the Sampo Hotel's new slogan is: "Don't think about about the past, strive for your future." Sounds like the kind of ad copy that Miss March would like.
:Fu Xuan: This girl seems quite trustworthy.
:March 7th: That's just the work of my subconscious mind...
: (Clear distortion)
: (Wait)
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;(Approach Bronya and Seele)
:Memory-Bronya: Drink some tea. It's good for what ails you.
:Memory-Seele: This tea's too bitter!
;(Listen to Bronya and Seele)
:Memory-Bronya: The tea service at the Goethe Hotel is first-class... especially this Whale-Tide Spring... They say that an Architect once used the Preservation's power to make camellias bloom on the snow plains, and that this tea is made from those laves.
:Fu Xuan: "Whale-Tide Spring" — isn't that a variety of Xianzhou tea?
:March 7th: My brain must be filling in the blanks... Probably because I never drank any famous tea in Belobog.
:Memory-Seele: ...So bitter... yuck.
:Memory-Bronya: Bitter tea is good for your health!
:Memory-Seele: ...Bitter is bitter! If it tastes like that, it doesn't rally matter how good for you it is.
:Memory-Bronya: There's an old saying in Belobog: "Blessed is he who can eat the bitterest of the bitter."
:Fu Xuan: These experiences are becoming increasingly distorted...
:March 7th: Seems like my subconscious mind has no talent for screenwriting.
:Fu Xuan: I'm not sure your conscious mind does either.
:March 7th: I'm not denying it...
;(Talk to Bronya, optional)
:Memory-Bronya: What an excellent cup of tea! It's a pity not everyone can appreciate its beauty...
:Memory-Bronya: ...much like the gift of forgetting, Miss March. It's bitter at first, but with a gentle aftertaste.
:March 7th: Hmm, this Bronya is... really different from the Bronya I remember.
:Fu Xuan: The force that's distorting this experience... is nearby.
:March 7th: Do you have to make it sound all scary...?
:Fu Xuan: Rest easy, I can guarantee your safety while you're inside the Matrix of Prescience.
: (Clear distortion)
: (Wait)
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;(If player clears all distortions that are not Seele)
:March 7th: Phew, finally... After all that, there's just one option left!
:Fu Xuan: Did you clear every wrong option on purpose?
:March 7th: Nope, just wild guesses.
:Fu Xuan: You're a genius.
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;(Talk to Seele)
:March 7th: Long time no see, Seele~
:Memory-Seele: March? Long time no see... How's everything been going since you left Belobog?
:Memory-Seele: The Express never looked back, it headed straight for the other end of the galaxy... because that was its fate. The same goes for us — we can't return to the past.
:Memory-Seele: March, don't dwell on the past, it won't do you any good. Trust me.
:March 7th: Uh... Got it. Thanks...
:Fu Xuan: ...These warnings are ongoing... The situation is becoming stranger by the minute.
:March 7th: It sure is... *sigh* Let's press on and see what awaits.
: (Clear distortion)
::March 7th: I remember our second day in Belobog was mostly us being hunted down by Silvermane Guards... We didn't meet Seele until way later.
::March 7th: Which means... Seele shouldn't be appearing in this memory. She's the source of the interference.
::Fu Xuan: In which case, we must eliminate her.
::Memory-Seele: Seems like you don't trust me.
::March 7th: I—It's not that I don't trust you... It's just...
::Fu Xuan: An answer is not required. She is merely a mirage hindering your progress.
::March 7th: I understand. Let's do this.
:;(Begin battle against , )
: (Wait)
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;(After clearing distortion)
:Fu Xuan: What's this? Let me see... "Developed on Herta Space Station"?
:March 7th: Seems like this must be the foreign object. The next experience should be meeting (Trailblazer) for the first time — Herta Space Station.
===Interact with the "abnormality" and regress to an older memory===
;(Investigate the monitor)
:Fu Xuan: ...Shame, we didn't get to see the stunning vistas of the snow plains. This hotel lobby must have left a deep impression on you.
:March 7th: Well, waking up after a great sleep in a comfy bed to find out you're a wanted criminal... tends to leave a deep impression.
:March 7th: let's move on to the next stop... Uh, I mean— the last stop. Let's go!
:Fu Xuan: So long as you're ready.
: (Touch the "foreign object")
::March 7th: Phew, I'll take a monitor over a red-hot heater any day...
: (Wait)
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:Memory-Dan Heng: March, wake up — we have to hurry.
:March 7th: Huh? Are we going? What about Miss Fu Xuan?
:Memory-Dan Heng: Fu Xuan? Who's that? There's no time for daydreaming — the space station is in crisis.
:March 7th: Huh? What do you mean...
:Memory-Dan Heng: Come with me.
===Follow Dan Heng and explore your own memory===
:Memory-Dan Heng: Asta said that the Stellaron is stored in that room up ahead... and I’m guessing the Legion might also be interested in its whereabouts.
:March 7th: ...I know this memory! This is before we met (Trailblazer).
:Memory-Dan Heng: Who? March, you're being really weird today... Follow me.
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;(Follow Memory-Dan heng)
:March 7th: Dan Heng? Where are you?
:March 7th: Master Diviner? Can you hear me? Darn it... Something must have gone wrong!
:March 7th: What am I gonna do... Why did Miss Fu Xuan pick the scariest time to vanish...
:Fu Xuan: March... Can you... me ...
:Fu Xuan: I'm getting more and more evidence that your memories have suffered interference... but I don't know where from...
:March 7th: *sigh* Looks like I'll have to do it by myself this time.
===Find the "surreal" part of this memory===
;(Approach Arlan)
:Memory-Arlan: She was the last princess.
;(Talk to Arlan, optional)
:Memory-Arlan: March, if you insist on looking back, you'll find nothing but confusion and chaos.
:Memory-Arlan: You were the last princess and also the last survivor of the diamond world, Adlivun. The planet was burned to an obsidian hellscape the moment Nanook ascended.
:Memory-Arlan: Filled with despair, your parents swaddled you in warm clothing and placed you into an ice ship. As they watched you sink into the turbulent waves of the starscape, they felt a newfound hope.
:Memory-Arlan: You were found and raised by strangers. You are the only savior — the promise of rebirth.
:March 7th: Wait... I wrote that! That's a story I made up about my past!
:March 7th: Great, forget memories, now everyone gets to see my imagination...
: (Clear distortion)
: (Wait)
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;(Approach Asta)
:Memory-Asta: She used to be a Galaxy Ranger.
;(Talk to Asta, optional)
:Memory-Asta: March, have you forgotten your past experiences? Surely your bow there is enough evidence for you.
:Memory-Asta: You were once a Galaxy Ranger engaged in a bitter fighting battle with the remnants of the Swarm. You rescued a planet in the Emerald system that was about to be swallowed by a black hole, smashing through Dr. Primitive's carefully-laid plans.
:Memory-Asta: You were severely wounded during the battle for Vonwacq. The leader of the Rangers encased you in ice to protect you, and waited for you to recover.
:March 7th: My bow... But Himeko made that for me! You're lying...
: (Clear distortion)
: (Wait)
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;(Approach Herta)
:Memory-Herta: She lost her authority as a goddess.
;(Talk to Herta, optional)
:Memory-Herta: March 7th, one of the Nameless aboard the Astral Express.
:Memory-Herta: After being picked up by Himeko, she was freed from the Six-Phased Ice in which she was encased. She lost all memory of the past...
:Memory-Herta: ...because she had no past to speak of. She was an Aeon, and Aeons have no past... From the moment they ascend, the past and future of their existence becomes inundated by their Path.
:Memory-Herta: March 7th's mistake was the loss of the authority of the Aeons.
:March 7th: Could it be...? That never even occurred to me... but I guess it's not impossible!
: (Clear distortion)
: (Wait)
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;(If player clears all distortions that are not Trailblazer)
:March 7th *sigh* Finally, all done... I better meet up with Fu Xuan if I wanna keep going through my memories.
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;(Approach the Trailblazer)
:Memory-(Trailblazer): You are the Nameless.
;(Talk to the Trailblazer)
:Memory-(Trailblazer): March, leave your memories in the past.
:Memory-(Trailblazer): Why do you insist on returning to them? If they were so important to you, wouldn't you have remembered them?
:Memory-(Trailblazer): The moment a Nameless boards the Express, a new life begins. We set out on a new road, never to return.
:Memory-(Trailblazer): Explore, trailblaze, but do not dwell on the past... you'll tarnish the reputation of the Nameless.
:March 7th: ...
: (Clear distortion)
::March 7th: Enough.
::March 7th: You're not (Trailblazer). You're nothing like .
::March 7th: (Trailblazer) would never try and force me to give up something so important to me.
::March 7th: I don't care who you are — disappear right now and let me pass. And don't you ever pretend to be one of my friends again.
:;(Begin battle against , )
: (Wait)
===Find the "abnormality" in this memory===
;(Approach Dan Heng and the Messenger)
:Memory-Dan Heng: Weren't their coordinates sent out from the space station...?
:Memory-Dan Heng: Weak heartbeat and pulse... March, you better do CPR.
:March 7th: This is... the first time we met (Trailblazer)... But (Trailblazer) isn't here...
:March 7th: Who are you? I don't remember you.
:???: I am a messenger of the Garden of Recollection. Miss March, please refrain from looking back upon your past.
:Messenger: Leave the Matrix of Prescience and return to reality. The past is not worth exploring — it will only hurt you.
:March 7th: You're the one who needs to leave. I'm not letting this go.
:Fu Xuan: The Garden of Recollection? Did the send you? Are you the one meddling with my observations?
:Fu Xuan: What do you want with this girl? No matter the nature of your intentions... stealing others' memories like this, deceiving them, blinding them...
:Fu Xuan: I cannot allow that to happen!
:Messenger: *sigh* You leave me no choice but to resort to unconventional means.
:Fu Xuan: Miss March, this might feel uncomfortable, but I'm going to enter your memory world and help you clear out any obstacles.
;(Begin battle against , , )
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;(After battle)
:March 7th: Thanks for your help, Miss Fu Xuan...
:Fu Xuan: Hmph, I promised I'd watch over you. Besides, I've been blessed by the — I will never tolerate efforts to impede the truth.
:March 7th: That person said she was a messenger. The Garden of Recollection... Why would they come after me?
:Fu Xuan: many members of the Garden have their own agenda — it's impossible to confirm anything from a cursory introduction.
:Fu Xuan: This is the Astral Express, no? It would seem that you're nearing the source. The Matrix of Prescience Ultima should start making further calculations soon.
:Fu Xuan: Do you remember where it was exactly that you were discovered?
:March 7th: They... set the ice down in one of the passenger cars — it ended up being my room.
:Fu Xuan: Then let's pass through this carriage and find your room.
===Find the "abnormality" in this memory===
;(Walk down the passenger car towards March's room)
:Welt: Dan Heng, let's crack open this ice block. Perhaps we can still save the girl inside.
:Himeko: Be careful not to harm her...
:Dan Heng: I've got this. Pom-Pom, go and get the first-aid kit.
:Pom-Pom: Going, going, gone!
:March 7th: This must be... when the crew first found me? I don't remember a thing.
:Fu Xuan: Some memories are buried deep within you. It takes time for them to resurface.
;(Investigate door)
:March 7th: What's going on... How come we're back at the start?
:Fu Xuan: It's the messenger. She's interfering with your movements again.
===Find a way to leave this memory===
;(Walk down the passenger car)
:???: Don't look back. Keep going forward.
:???: Don't look back. Keep going forward.
:???: Don't look back. Keep going forward.
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;(Approach Himeko)
:Himeko: This Six-Phased Ice is really weird...
;(Talk to Himeko, optional)
:Himeko: It seemed like that kid was trapped in ice, but the substance doesn't share the same physical properties... How bizarre.
:Himeko: The crystals show at least six structures under differing conditions... "Six-Phased Ice." The galaxy really is an enigma.
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;(Investigate door)
;(Approach Welt Yang and Pom-Pom)
:Welt: I know what to do, but...
:Pom-Pom: Just do what you think is right!
;(Talk to Welt Yang, optional)
:Welt: Of course I hope we can take her in... Or rather, I can offer a conclusion based on the most basic of moral judgments: Now that we've found her, we have to look after her.
:Welt: But naturally, I'm concerned about whether or not this places the Astral Express in any danger...
:Pom-Pom: The Astral Express welcomes everyone! Don't worry — do what you feel is right, and Pom-Pom will take care of the rest.
:Welt: Thanks... I feel more at ease now. I just hope she'll have a good time on the Express and not feel to alienated from the rest of us...
:Pom-Pom: Stop worrying so much! Pom-Pom will say it again: The Astral Express welcomes everyone!
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;(Investigate door)
;(Approach Dan Heng)
:Dan Heng: We're not alone anymore.
;(Talk to Dan Heng, optional)
:Dan Heng: Everyone agreed to take you in... I'm an exile, and by the looks of things, you might not have a home to go back to, either... But here on the Express, nobody is alone.
:Dan Heng: Himeko said that your vitals were all stable... she just didn't know when you'd regain consciousness...
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;(Investigate door)
:Fu Xuan: The interferer has been thwarting your progress this whole time...
:Fu Xuan: Maybe the only way for you to find your past is to take a step back.
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;(Investigate door near Fu Xuan)
:March 7th: "Don't look back. Keep going forward..." I get it! If I do the exact opposite — I'll find my way out! You're a true genius, March.
:Fu Xuan: As soon as you open this door, the Matrix of Prescience will start calculating your past.
:Fu Xuan: Whenever you're ready...
: (Open the door)
::March 7th: Uh... is this my room? I didn't get a chance to tidy up. Don't judge...!
::Fu Xuan: This is your room? That block of ice in the centre... has it always been there?
::March 7th: ...Ice?
::Fu Xuan: This must be the foreign object... Looks like our exploration has reached its final stage. I will confirm one last time — are you sure you wish to keep exploring your past?
::March 7th: Yes... I'm sure.
: (Wait)
===Explore your own memory===
:March 7th: Master Diviner?
:Messenger: She is busy running the Matrix of Prescience Ultima.
:March 7th: You again? What I do with my past is none of your business! Why do you have to make things so difficult!?
:Messenger: *sigh* Please trust the Garden of Recollection. Everything I'm doing is for your protection.
:March 7th: You don't "protect" people by imprisoning them.
:Messenger: We know...
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;(Approach designated location)
:Messenger: If you are truly set on learning about your past... then come with me.
===Follow the messenger and explore your own memory===
:Messenger: I'll show you the origin that you seek.
:Messenger: I hope you will refrain from exploring any further than this. Trust me when I say: nothing good can come of it.
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:
:Messenger: There it is — your origin. Your life unfolds from this point on, full of unique experiences and adventure.
:Messenger: What happened prior is meaningless to you. The value of your life does not lie in what happened in the past, but in the present — and the future.
:Messenger: The eagle returns from an unsuccessful hunt, the sailor avoids the course they know to be dangerous.
:Messenger: And you, my child, should come to learn that the past is just an illusion...
:Messenger: ...but your experiences now will be remembered forever.
:Messenger: It is time to say goodbye... Here — a parting gift for you. I look forward to our next encounter.
:March 7th: Wait! Hold on!
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:March 7th: Ugh... Miss Fu Xuan, why did the simulation just cut off like that?
: Are you okay?
::March 7th: I'm fine... Just a little light-headed is all...
: What happened?
::March 7th: I don't know. Before I could figure out what was going on, it spat me out...
:Fu Xuan: ...And the Matrix of Prescience stopped at precisely the same moment!
:Fu Xuan: March, I lost sight of you once you touched that block of ice. What happened?
:March 7th: It's kinda hard to explain...
:March and Fu Xuan try their best to recount everything that just happened. You also tell them about the Messenger.
:Fu Xuan: So... That mysterious girl was really a messenger of the Glowswather?
:March 7th: Glowswather... You mean Fuli the Remembrance? Are they Aeon connected to my past?
:Fu Xuan: No, it's too early to draw such a conclusion... All I can say is that it was very likely an Aeon that sealed away your memories... but not necessarily Fuli.
:Fu Xuan: When the messenger spoke of "protection", perhaps she meant the following: By sealing away your memories, the Glowswather wasn't attempting to harm you, but to shield you from the memories themselves.
: Looks like we came away empty-handed...
: Sounds like we're still none the wiser...
:March 7th: It's not so bad... At least I know it has to do with the Garden of Recollection, right?
:Fu Xuan: It seems like retrieving memories is beyond the operational spectrum of the Matrix of Prescience Ultima.
:March 7th: That's alright! You've helped me so much already, Master Diviner. I owe you a big one.
:Fu Xuan: Mm... If you'll excuse me, I must organize an inspection of the Matrix... Ugh, fingers crossed there's no damage done.
:March 7th: We'll leave you to it then! (Trailblazer), run — if we broke something there'll be a huge bill to pay!
;(Mission complete)
:;(Visitor Verification)
::;(Fu Xuan has become a visitor to the Express. You might come across Fu Xuan when you return to the Express)
:;(Unlocked Achievement The River Lethe's Taste is Bitter)
===Post-mission===
;(Talk to Fu Xuan, optional)
:Fu Xuan: I must organize an inspection of the Matrix... Ugh, fingers crossed there's no damage done.
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:
;(Talk to March 7th in her room)
:March 7th: Huh, I just found this in my pocket... How did it get there?
: What is it?
:March 7th: Looks like a Light Cone. Didn't that weird voice in the Matrix say something about a parting gift? I guess this is it.
:March 7th: My "origin," huh... I don't know why, but the voice sounded friendly to me.
: I trust your intuition.
::March 7th: Well, guess I'll keep it then!
: I don't know about that...
::March 7th: *sigh* You're too cautious. A gift is a gift — it's rude not to take it!
:March 7th: Jumping through all those hoops in the Matrix was pretty exhausting, but this little gift makes me feel like it was worth it.
:March 7th: I'll have to find time to thank Miss Fu Xuan properly. I really owe her one.
;(Obtain )
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;(Talk to March again, optional)
:March 7th:Hey, the "me" in the Light Cone looks kinda cute, don't you think?
: ...Sure.
::March 7th: Hee-hee, just telling it like I see it.
: Cuter than the real you.
::March 7th: Hmph, don't believe you.
: Not as cute as the real you.
::March 7th: Obviously! How could "Light Cone me" be cuter than actual me?
==Trivia==
*The name of this mission is a reference to the 1990 science fiction film .
*Some loading screens during this mission display messages for March 7th, stating, "Don't look back. Keep going forward."
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