Clockwork: Mr. McCoy

Clockwork: Mr. McCoy is an Adventure Mission on Penacony. It is part of the Clockwork chapter.
==Start Location==
To start this mission, activate Clockwork and submit to Mr. McCoy in Dewlight Pavilion:
==Steps==
# Talk to Mr. McCoy
# Locate Mr. McCoy's "brother."
# Locate Mr. McCoy's "sister."
# Speak with Mr. McCoy again.
==Dialogue==
:Mr. McCoy: ...And you are?
:Mr. McCoy: I don't remember seeing any VIP guests scheduled to visit. What's all this...
:He cut himself off mid-sentence, slightly lowering his chin so that the light reflecting off his glasses marks his eyes.
:Mr. McCoy: ...Ah, I see. In that case, I'll give tacit consent for anything you want to do here in Dewlight Pavilion, so long as it's nothing out of the ordinary.
: I'll be on my best behavior.
::Mr. McCoy: Really? There's a slight... discrepancy between that statement and what I've been told. It's no matter, though.
::Mr. McCoy: Allow me to introduce myself: I'm McCoy, and I'm responsible for this pavilion while the family head is away.
: So, how high up the totem pole are you?
::Mr. McCoy: My word... Who knew Trailblazers hoping to unite the entire cosmos could be so uncouth? To answer your question: I'm McCoy, and I'm responsible for this pavilion while the family head is away.
:Mr. McCoy: Based on the Dreaming Regulations, Dreamchasers who trespass the Moment of Morning Dew shall be instantly expelled from the Dreamscapes and banned for life from ever staying at The Reverie Hotel. This time, I've elected to make a special exception for you.
:Mr. McCoy: After all, you have hitherto contributed much toward The Family's investigation.
: How did you know?
:Mr. McCoy: Ah... I assumed this was common knowledge with all the information the Astral Express possesses.
:Mr. McCoy: To keep things brief: When a member of The Family walks far enough on the path of Harmony... they gain the power of tacit understanding, allowing information to be exchanged without the need for face-to-face communication.
:Mr. McCoy: So, I know all that you have been through. Perhaps not all of the details, but... enough for me to arrive at my own conclusions.
:Mr. McCoy: However, I still advised you all while in the Dreamscape to abide by the laws as set out by The Family. As for the reason why, I've just demonstrated my explanation: The Family is always watching you.
===Talk to Mr. McCoy===
;(After unlocking the Emo Dial)
:The moment you finish releasing the clockwork, a series of expressions flashed over Mr. McCoy's face: from confusion to a a grimace and then to pain... before finally settling on a look of sadness.
:Mr. McCoy: What... what did you do?
:Mr. McCoy: I... no, I shouldn't be able to remember... I've undoubtedly forgotten...
: Your emotions and memories have been stolen.
::Mr. McCoy: ...Stolen? No, that's not stealing. I... I voluntarily handed over my "sadness"... and all of those painful memories...
: Forgotten something?
::Mr. McCoy: I remember... I... I voluntarily handed over my "sadness"... and all of those painful memories...
:Mr. McCoy: Why... why do you want to make me remember? Who gave you this... this power?
: Stealing emotions is evil.
: We all have to face down bad things in life.
: What happened to you?
:Mr. McCoy: ...
:Mr. McCoy: I... I've always regretted it... I thought doing that — abandoning those memories — would make me feel better... but all it did was make me even sadder.
:Mr. McCoy: The nightmares that tortured me, they never went away... and I even began to forget why exactly I felt such regret.
:
:Mr. McCoy: It turned out that this here was the source of all my pain. I can remember it all, now. No longer shall I stare into this photo without knowing the reason behind why my heart is broken.
:Mr. McCoy: I need some help... reconciling my past.
: I'm the best there is at helping people out.
: Tell me what it is you need.
:Mr. McCoy: Are you really... going to help me? No strings attached, purely just out of sympathy?
:Mr. McCoy: I... apologize for the indifference before. Perhaps they are right and you Trailblazers really do always bring hope to others.
:Mr. McCoy: If it's okay, please could you hold on to this photo — and then go and find my elsewhere in this pavilion. They should... be quite conspicuous.
:
:Mr. McCoy: I haven't the courage to face them myself... so I need your help. I'll explain everything to you once you bring them back.
===Locate Mr. McCoy's "brother."===
;(Talk to Mr. McCoy again, optional)
:Mr. McCoy: If it's okay, please could you hold on to this photo — and then go and find my elsewhere in this pavilion. They should... be quite conspicuous.
:Mr. McCoy: I haven't the courage to face them myself... so I need your help. I'll tell you the whole story .
;(Talk to "Little Brother")
:"Little Brother": McCoy... McCoy...
:(Trailblazer): (This guy... sounds like he's mumbling McCoy's name over and over...)
:(Trailblazer): (Mr. McCoy said he wants me to ... but how?)
:"Little Brother": McCoy... McCoy...
:(Trailblazer): (Try talking with it...)
: Er... Hello?
: Would you mind taking a stroll with me?
:"Little Brother": Payback...
:(Trailblazer): (Payback? What's it talking about?)
:(Trailblazer): (Doesn't sound very good... This guy seems kinda angry.)
:"Little Brother": Payback... payback...
:(Trailblazer): (Rats. Time to get ready for a fight!)
:"Little Brother": 
;(Begin battle against , )
;(After the battle)
:(Trailblazer): (Phew... Never thought things would wrap up like that. I didn't take that guy to be so aggressive...)
:As the "Little Brother" disappears, you feel a warm jet of something streaming into your coat pocket... right where you stashed the photo from Mr. McCoy.
:(Trailblazer): (Huh? This is...)
:
:(Trailblazer): (That's weird. Is that... another person in the photo now?)
:(Trailblazer): (That strange creature just then... Don't tell me it was Mr. McCoy's brother?)
:(Trailblazer): (Mr. McCoy also mentioned his "sister"... Time to check some other places around the pavilion.)
===Locate Mr. McCoy's "sister."===
;(Talk to "Elder Sister")
:"Elder Sister": McCoy... McCoy...
:(Trailblazer): (This "thing"... is probably going to be Mr. McCoy's sister, right?)
:(Trailblazer): (Gotta stay alert... she might just leap up too and attack me out of nowhere.)
:"Elder Sister": McCoy... McCoy...
:"Elder Sister": Wanna eat... Wanna eat...
:(Trailblazer): (Is she saying... she wants to eat something? Can meme monsters feel hunger, too?)
:"Elder Sister": Sour... sweet...
:(Trailblazer): (She doesn't want to be that aggressive... Why don't we give her a little of what she wants?)
;(After submitting )
:This Memory Zone Meme gently takes the soft candy from your hand and then turns away from you...
:The "Big Sister" lets out a few gnashing and gnawing sounds... before falling dead silent.
:A few second later, you hear another ever-so-faint sound... as though someone were quietly sobbing...
:"Elder Sister": Sweet... sour...
:"Elder Sister": When I was young... when I was young...
:"Elder Sister": Wanna go back... wanna go back...
:The "Big Sister" disappears right in front of your eyes, and you feel a warm jet of something streaming into your coat pocket... right where you stashed the photo of Mr. McCoy and his brother. 
:
:(Trailblazer): (There's now another person in the photo...)
:(Trailblazer): (Despite still having no idea of what's going on... that should be it for Mr. McCoy's assignment, right?)
:(Trailblazer): (Let's go back and ask him about what happened.)
===Speak with Mr. McCoy again.===
:Mr. McCoy: Hello there, Trailblazer.
:Mr. McCoy: How are things... with that matter from before?
: All done and dusted.
:Just as you are about to hand over the photo to Mr. McCoy — who's no longer alone in the picture...
:
:...you steal one last fleeting glance at the photo. What's strange is that all three people in the photo are flashing smiles... so warm that they seem a little unnatural.
:Mr. McCoy: Ah...
:Mr. McCoy: You actually did it... Thank you.
:Mr. McCoy: This is how... I can ease the pain a little. Even though it doesn't change a thing... it still gives me a little bit of spiritual comfort.
: Time to tell me what exactly is going on.
:Mr. McCoy: Of course, as I had promised.
:Mr. McCoy: You should have met my brother and sister by now... and you must be confused about why they look like that, yes?
:Mr. McCoy: ...It's all my fault. I was the one that caused them to become such monsters.
: How did it happen?
::Mr. McCoy: ...So you want to know more about how people are turned into memes in their dreams?
: Why did you do this?
:Mr. McCoy: These two in the photo are my little brother John and my sister Jennifer.
:Mr. McCoy: We were all Penacony locals... and all baptized into Harmony when we came of age, becoming members of The Family.
:Mr. McCoy: Jennifer was a gifted dancer who managed to join up with the Iris Family without needing to try very hard. As for John... his journey wasn't so smooth but he still ended up becoming one of the Bloodhounds.
:Mr. McCoy: At first, I thought our lives would go on perfectly like this... We three siblings, walking the paths set out for us by the Great One, each using our strengths to do our bit and build up the Dreamscapes until the end of time...
: But then...
: ...Of course, something unexpected happen.
:Mr. McCoy: I can still remember the day... Back then, I was just a lowly hotel butler who'd never set foot in this pavilion. That day, the family head came and approached me with no notice or warning.
:Mr. McCoy: I still remember how I felt that day. Absolutely terrified... and absolutely thrilled. I remember the family head gently tapping me on the shoulder and making this request of me... a request that made my mind go completely blank.
:Mr. McCoy: He asked me — the elder brother of John's and the younger brother of Jennifer's... to "wipe away their very existences" because they were "traitors to The Family"... because they'd been trying to sell off Family "information" to the IPC.
: And so... so then, you did it?
:Mr. McCoy: ...Yes, because I had no other choice. That order didn't even come from the Oak Family head... but rather from their overlord, the Dreammaster.
:Mr. McCoy: I used... "The Family Way"... to wipe out the very existence of John and Jennifer from the dreamscape once and for all, without a trace.
:Mr. McCoy: Looking back, I barely resisted when it came time to act. Maybe it's because of the anger and the humiliation that I felt, besides all the grief?
:Mr. McCoy: I felt betrayed... because I couldn't understand how they could do that behind my back. We're siblings from the same mother and father... there should be nothing that we keep from each other. No barriers between us. Just like a real "family."
:Mr. McCoy: My loyalty ended up paying off though. The Family head brought me to Dewlight Pavilion and everyone who heard about my... "deeds" was in awe of what I'd done.
:Mr. McCoy: But not long after, I became plagued by haunting nightmares that tortured me. I became too scared to fall asleep. To rid myself of those harrowing shadows, I... I handed over control of my memories. I chose to forget everything.
: But you could never forget.
::Mr. McCoy: Of course I couldn't... of course not.
: You got what you deserved.
::Mr. McCoy: Perhaps... perhaps...
:Mr. McCoy: But at least you've offered temporary solace to my brother and sister... releasing the animosity lingering in those memes.
:Mr. McCoy: In reality, they're still asleep in a never-ending slumber. Perhaps one day, when the Dreammaster considers their sin as being redeemed... perhaps we'll be able to meet again and hold one another...
:Mr. McCoy: ...I've already let enough secrets out of the bag for today. Hopefully, nobody takes a deep dive into my consciousness for the time being. Thank you for your help, Trailblazer... And take this, as it's the least you deserve.
;(Obtain )
;(Talk to Mr. McCoy again, optional)
:Mr. McCoy: Thank you for your help, young lady... However, I must remind you that Dewlight Pavilion is a Family stronghold, it is not wise for outsiders like yourself to remain for too long.
:Mr. McCoy: I still remember the last Dreamchaser to try and infiltrate the pavilion. He ended up... No, you would not want to know.
:Mr. McCoy: Please take care of your affairs and leave as quickly as possible.
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