Until Your Memory Fades (I)

Until Your Memory Fades (I) is Part A in Alexandrina's Agent Story "Until Your Memory Fades". To unlock this, the player must be Inter-Knot Level 36 and has already completed The Midnight Pursuit (B). The player will then enter Immersive Storytelling upon entering the mission.
==Dialogue==
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: Leave it to me!
: Don't worry, I see it!
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:: By the way, I need to go out for a bit after this level.
: You go. I'll watch the store.
: You go. I'll put handle your part in the next level too.
:: Right, but Rina messaged me and said that she might bring a special customer to the store. If I'm not back by then...
: Don't worry, I'll take care of it.
: I'll take care of it. I'm not going anywhere.
:: Thanks! Then I'll leave it to you. Just call me if there's an emergency.
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;(Cutscene "Finding a Smile" plays)
:Rina: Good afternoon, dear gui— Ah, no, I suppose I should call you "O' Great Manager" here.
: Oh, uhh... Welcome!
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: Can I help you with anything?
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:Granny Leisha: It's not here, Rina. I'll go check the shelves back there!
:Rina: Oh, well... Alright, oh, the shelves have hard edges; be careful not to bump into them and hurt yourself.
: Who's the old lady?
::Who's the old lady? Is she looking for something?
:Rina: My apologies, I forgot to introduce you. That's my client, Granny Leisha. I'm helping her look for a special sort of sweetcake.
: Sweetcake?
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:Rina: I don't believe so... It's not just a sweetcake. According to Granny, it's a "sweetcake with a silly smile."
:Granny Leisha: Rina! The silly sweetcake isn't on the shelves either. I'll check under the counter!
:Rina: Okay, Granny, but please don't disturb the other customers.
:Rina: She can't quite tell me what this "silly sweetcake" is, but she really wanted to come to Sixth Street to search for it, so I thought I'd try my luck at your store...
:Granny Leisha: I just can't find it! Rina! I can't find the silly sweetcake anywhere!
:Rina: Please calm down, Granny. I'm here to help.
:Granny Leisha: Okay~
:Rina: Do you have any movies about silly, smiling sweetcakes, Manager?
: I don't think so...
::We've got a lot of silly comedies, but none about sweetcakes... I can't imagine what that'd look like...
:Granny Leisha: It's a sweetcake that thiiiis big, all around and chubby, and it's so funny when it giggles! Where did it go...?
:Rina: We spent the morning looking in the dessert stores, and none of them had a sweetcake that was thiiis big. "Silly sweetcake" might refer to something... round, that looks like it's smiling?
:Rina: Well, we're out of dessert stores, so I'll take her to the toy shops this afternoon.
: Speaking of toys...
::You just reminded me, "round" and with a "silly smile..." That sounds like Mr. Panda at the coffee shop.|You just reminded me, "round" and with a "silly smile..." That sounds like Mr. Panda at the coffee shop!
:Rina: Ooh, a glimmer of hope~ I rarely come to Sixth Street, so I'm not very familiar with the area. Thank you for your suggestion, Manager. Come on, Granny Leisha, let's head over.
:Granny Leisha: Rina... I can't walk anymore... My legs hurt, and my mouth is dry...
:Rina: We have been walking for hours... Granny, why don't you rest here a while?
: Leave Mr. Panda to me!
::Mr. Panda isn't far away, I'll go take a picture. I'll show it to Granny and she can decide if it's the sweetcake she's looking for. 
:Rina: Thanks for your help~ I'll stay here and look after Granny while you're gone.
;(Cutscene ends)
===Take a photo of Mr. Panda in front of the coffee shop.===
;(Talk with Granny Leisha, optional)
:Granny Leisha: I'm tired... my legs feel dry, and my mouth is sore...
:Rina: I can tell that you're tired. You're having a hard time speaking.
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;(After taking the picture)
:(The picture of Mr. Panda's silly smile is taken. I should bring it back to and the .)
===Bring the photo to Granny Leisha at the video store===
;(Talk with Granny Leisha)
;(Cutscene "Unexpected Assessment" plays)
:Rina: The bottom layer is vegetable and ham sandwiches, the middle layer is fresh-out-of-the-oven butter scones, and the top layer is low-sugar fruitcake.
:Granny Leisha: Wow...
:Rina: For tea, I have prepared rose tea and red tea. Do you take it with milk and sugar, Granny Leisha?
:Granny Leisha: Wow!
: A three-layered dessert platter!
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: What extravagant afternoon tea!
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:Rina: Ah Manager, you're back just in time. Please come and enjoy Rina Specialty Afternoon Tea"~
:Rina: Due to the situation at hand, I was unable to make anything myself, so these were all carefully selected from nearby shops while helping Granny look for the sweetcake.
: That's a relief!
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:Granny Leisha: Mhm... Hmm... Sweetcake's... picture...
: Oh, right, the photo.
::Oh, right, I took a photo of the silly sweetcake, is this it, Granny?
:Rina: What do you think, Granny Leisha? Does it look familiar?
:Granny Leisha: Hmmm... Nope, this isn't it. I'm looking for... the drooling sweetcake!
:Rina: Huh? I thought you were looking for the silly sweetcake?
:Granny Leisha: No, it's the drooling one... No, no, no, I'm looking for the loud-mouthed sweetcake. The whole corridor can hear it when it cries!
:Rina: I understand. Well, don't worry, I'll help you find whatever kind of sweetcake you're looking for. Manager, can I have a word? I owe you an explanation.
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:Rina: First of all, please allow me to express my thanks and apologize for any inconvenience. You see, this lady isn't just any client... she's my evaluator.
:Rina: I participate in the New Eridu Housekeeping Association's assessment each year on behalf of Victoria Housekeeping. This time, my assessment for the "best service of the year"...
:Rina: Is to serve Leisha Christie. Yes, Granny Leisha.
:Rina: I had a general idea of what the service would entail as I've participated in previous years, but this time's a little different.
:Rina: Granny Leisha didn't ask for any housekeeping services. She just keeps asking me to help her find sweetcakes.
:Rina: This test is trickier than I had expected. She might deliberately be giving me a difficult challenge... But I'll take care of things myself, I wouldn't want to affect your business.
: It's okay. There's not much going on with the store...
::It's okay. There's not much going on with the store. 
: Let me keep helping.
::It's okay. There's not much going on with the store. 
:Rina: Really? That'd be great. You're an amazing guide, both in and outside the Hollows.
:Rina: Then let's cover all corners of Sixth Street and capture photos of any "suspicious sweetcakes" that fit the criteria~
;(Cutscene ends)
===Take photos of various "sweetcakes" on Sixth Street===
;(After taking a photo of Rina)
:Rina:Hmm? Manager, why did you suddenly take a photo of me? Is there a clue on me?
: I just want to test whether my phone has a good camera.
::Rina: I see. It looks like there's nothing wrong with your phone's camera~
: I'm just looking for inspiration.
::Rina: I see... are you thinking of taking photos of Drusilla and Anastella? I've left them with Granny Leisha to be on standby.
:Rina:Have you decided where you want to go next, Manager? Let's not waste your camera's battery this time~
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;(After taking a picture of Howl)
:Rina: Does this puppy at the newsstand... meet the requirements?
: Drooling... loud voice...
::Rina: I see. It does meet the requirements of drooling and loud, but it doesn't look like a sweetcake at all...
:: I couldn't stop myself from taking photos...
:::Rina: I see. As soon as you picked your camera, it got excited and started posing. I guess it would be difficult for anyone to resist the urge to take photos of it~
:::Rina: Let's keep this photo then. Even if it's not what Granny Leisha wants, we can't let this puppy's enthusiasm go to waste, right?
: I couldn't stop myself from taking photos...
::Rina: I see. As soon as you picked your camera, it got excited and started posing. I guess it would be difficult for anyone to resist the urge to take photos of it~
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;(After taking a picture of General Chop)
:Rina: I get what you're saying... but don't you think it's a little rude? The manager of this noodle shop seems quite serious, so I think he would get angry if you say he looks like a sweetcake.
:Chop: Hey! What are you saying about sweetcake? I can hear you!
: We're looking for a loud sweetcake...
: We're looking for a drooling sweetcake...
:Chop: I saw someone point a camera at me! , you were taking a photo of me, right? Why would you take a photo of me when you're looking for something like that? don't tell me you think I... You guys really...
:Rina: I'm sorry! We don't mean any harm... Please allow me to...
:Chop: You've found the right person!
:Rina: Huh?
:Chop: How'd you know I was cooking up a new menu? I guess there's no point in hiding it now that I've been busted... That's right! I am perfecting Waterfall Soup's first fried sweetcake snack! But I can't quite figure out how to make it special enough...
:Chop: Those loud sweetcakes that you mentioned just then are a great idea! If you want sweet cakes to make a sound, you have to fry them up.
:Chop: Fresh out of the pan and sizzling in the hot oil! I'll call them... Screaming Lava Sweetcakes!
:Chop: No no... I need more than just hot oil. How about some spices... Let's see, gotta dump a ton of chili in there to make the diners scream just like the sweetcakes! and then...
:Rina: I'd love to keep listening, but it seems like it'd take quite a long time...
:(It's better to leave.)
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;(After interacting with the gacha machine}
:Rina: Are you trying to take a photo of the Gacha in the machine? Do they meet the requirements... loud, love to laugh, and drool...
: That depends on what's inside the Gacha.
: Anything is possible since it's a Gacha.
:Rina: I see! Granny Leisha could be looking for something on or inside the ball and not the ball itself... That's another way of looking at it~
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;(After taking a picture of Buy, Ask, and Give Change)
:Rina: These three... When they talk to any clerk separately, it doesn't feel like they are very loud.
:Rina: However, when the three of them talk at the same time, the sound of them always saying "En-nha nu!" all the time is quite... shocking~
: Looks like you've dealt with them often, too.
: Looks like you often come to the Convenience Store.
:Rina: Well, 141 has chain stores in many places after all. I always get the feeling that the functions of the three of them can be integrated into one Bangboo. Maybe they were divided into three to highlight the features of 141.
: Can your two Bangboo be integrated into one?
::Rina: No~ My style is to have one Bangboo on my left and one Bangboo on my right.
: Can Drusilla and Anastella combine?
::Rina: Combine? That sounds very attractive. If combining was possible, then they could temporarily fuse in battle to become stronger... Ah, this isn't the time to think about that. Let's focus on taking photos first~
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:(You've taken photos of all the sweetcakes that you can, double-checking that there's nothing missing... those little roly-poly blobs... what if it's not limited to a round shape...?)
:(Oh yeah, the one at the music store might count, too! Go over now!)
===Take a photo of the "sweetcake" in front of the music store===
;(After taking pictures of the music store)
;(Cutscene "Sweetcake Search Patrol" plays)
:Rina: Is there really anything here that fits the criteria of a sweetcake? It's round, and it makes a lot of sound... Oh, it's a record~
:Rina: This music store has impeccable taste. The collection is... Ah, this record, just looking at the cover reminds me of something interesting...
: Is it a good song?
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: Does it bring back fond memories?
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:Rina: Both. There was an incident during the recording of this album. One of the performers quit temporarily. My job was to save the day and perform in her stead.
:Rina: That was a challenging job~ Can you guess which instrument I was in charge of?
: Given your personality, I'd say... the violin?
::Given your personality, I'd say... the violin?
: Based on the way you fight, I'd guess...the piano?
::Based on the way you fight, I'd guess...the piano?
:Rina: The~ electric~ guitar~
: I'd never of [sic] guessed!
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: Is that something all maids learn?
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::Rina: There's only one skill a maid must master — that's fulfilling her master's wish.
:Rina: Right, we've taken pictures of everything we can think of. Let's go back to Granny Leisha. Her sweetcake keeps changing form, but I don't mind it much.
:Rina: The Housekeeping Association's assessments were always the same in the past. Either a normal service job or going into a Hollow to deal with Ethereals.
:Rina: Finding something made-up is unexpected, but at least it's creative. Let's hope these photos contain the sweetcake Granny wants.
;(Cutscene ends)
===Find Granny Leisha at the video store===
;(Interact with Granny Leisha)
;(Cutscene "Waves Arise" plays)
:Granny Leisha: Ohhh! You're back! Rina and... Rina's little sidekick!
: I'm not a sidekick!
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: Please call me !
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:Rina: Sorry, Manager Belle. please allow me to apologize on her behalf. Okay Granny, we have the pictures. Are any of these the loud sweetcake?
:Granny Leisha: Hmmm... Mhm, no. none of these are the sweetcake. The one I'm looking for...
:Granny Leisha: Ohhh! I remember now! Waves! The sweetcake was floating on white waves, up and down... Yes, that's it! It was a white wave sweetcake! Just like the one always floating around you, Rina!
:Rina: I'm glad to hear you like my Bangboo, but they're not "sweetcakes." They're my trusted companions, with their own names.
:Rina: For example, this little blonde Bangboo with bangs is called Drusilla. If I hadn't turned on silent mode earlier, it would certainly be making a fuss about how the sweetcake has changed yet again by now~
: Yeah, why has it changed again...
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: What could the wave sweetcake be?
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:Fairy: Master, if I could interrupt...
:Fairy: By combining the keywords "Leisha Christie" and "Waves," I have found a news article about an incident involving a "Miss Metropolitan" beauty pageant dropout.
:Rina: That voice just now...
: It was the smart voice on my phone!
::It's the smart voice assistant on my phone! Don't worry about it!
::Rina: Oh~ Well, that's a very thoughtful AI assistant~ Of course, I understand, it's your little secret. Further inquiry would go against Victoria housekeeping's rules of etiquette.
: I've been practicing ventriloquism!
::I... I've been practicing ventriloquism! I'm good, right!
::Rina: Oh really? So the sound comes out of the pocket where your phone is. How extraordinary~
::Rina: Of course, I understand, it's your little secret. Further inquiry would go against Victoria housekeeping's rules of etiquette.
:Rina: In any case, it's a timely tip. Let me check the news, I should be able to find it on my phone "Miss Metropolitan dropout... Here we go, and it's actually a news article from 41 years ago.
:Rina: On the night of the highly anticipated finals, top contender Leisha Christie, favored to win, suddenly drops out, conceding her Crest of Waves.
:Rina: I see. So the Crest of Waves is a round crystal trophy awarded to the winner.
:Rina: There's also a photo of the dropout attached. If I compare it... Mhm, it's true.
:Rina: I never would have expected the housekeeping evaluator would be the star of such a contest. What a mysterious lady.
:Rina: Hmm... The sweetcake floating up and then down, it must refer to Granny losing the trophy... If that's the case, it's easy — we simply need to bring her the Crest of Waves trophy.
: Easy?
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:Rina: The competition is held every year, even now. I just happen to have participated last year...
: Wait, you participated?
::Wait, Rina, you participated in "Miss Metropolitan"?
:Rina: Yes. The competition was divided into many sections, such as singing, acting, painting, cooking... Can you guess which I took part in?
: I'd guess something unexpected... like painting!
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: Something unlike you... like cooking!
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::Rina: Why is cooking unlike me...? I'm a little curious, but never mind, I'll tell you~
:Rina: The answer is... aaaall of them~ Actually, that year's competition was in urgent need of a makeup artists, so I stepped in to help. It was quite busy, but still an enjoyable experience!
: Who could have guessed that!
::Who could have guessed that! I feel like I've been tricked...
: I feel like I've been tricked..
::Who could have guessed that! I feel like I've been tricked...
:Rina: Oh, I was just teasing you. Please don't mind me.
:Rina: But because of that, I know the competition organizers, so asking them for a commemorative trophy shouldn't be a problem.
:Granny Leisha: Rina, can you find my wave sweetcake?
:Rina: Don't worry, Granny. I'll find it for you, whatever kind of sweetcake it is.
:Rina: It's getting late. I'll take her home first. You should get some rest too. Thank you again for your help.
;(Cutscene ends)
===Talk to Wise/Belle===
;(Interact with )
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: Yes, it's all done now...
: Yup. She's a livewire granny, that's for sure...
:: Judging by your reaction, you must've had a tiring day then. No wonder Rina called you a "special guest"!
: Running around everywhere can tire you out.
: Shooting photos on the streets is tiring work.
:: What a pity I wasn't there and couldn't help out... Have a good rest, . If I'm around the next time when Granny comes by, you tag out and let me entertain her for a while!
: Take a Break (Leave Story)
;(Agent Story Complete)
;(Agent Story can now be replayed in Video Archive)
==Trivia==
*The name of the mission could be a reference to the book "Before Your Memory Fades: A Novel", written by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.
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