Neony

Neony is an NPC on Penacony, located in Clock Studios Theme Park Screening Area Entrance.
==Profile==
(To be added.)
==Location==
==Voice Lines==
;(Version 1)
:: "A dream where the streets are paved with Alfalfa Coins, and the sky is filled with starlight..."
;(Version 2)
:: "Does delusion shine through reality, or does reality shatter delusion?"
==Dialogue==
;(First interaction)
:Neony: What do I do... How about I just go get my fortune told? Or should I head to the main street to catch a Spring Loader?
: Get your fortune told?
::Neony: For my job. I coincidentally ran into a Foxian from Xianzhou, and she's the real deal. Just that her fee is a bit dear...
: Spring Loader?
::Neony: Yeah, get it to throw a die for me, and make my choice from the number thrown...
:Neony: Hey... Wait! It's destiny that we encountered each other. How about you give me a couple of suggestions? I'll take your silence as consent...
:Neony: Lemme ask, if you had two choices in front of you: To be a carefree and highly paid employee, or chase your dream through hardships in the name of freedom. Which would you choose?
: A highly paid employee sounds good.
::Neony: Ah, you feel that way too... That's true... We all have to learn to be more realistic about our life goals.
: Freedom forever, obviously!
::Neony: He, you feel that way too... That's right... Even if dreams have long been corrupted by money, we should never abandon our pursuits...
: Can't I just be an average lazy bum?
::Neony: ...Can you at least have a little ambition? Meh, forget I ever asked.
:Neony: Thanks for your help, but this matter is of utmost importance to me. I still have to ponder on it properly...
;(Continue on to dialogue options below)
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;(If Neony's Emotion is set to Calm)
:Neony: You're back... So, willing to spend some time to listen to my woes?
: Do you need to talk?
::Neony: Sure, not like I can make a decision on the fly anyway...
:: So what kind of employee are you?
:::Neony: Me...? I'm a dream bubble artist. Ha... Amazing, isn't it? When these two words "artist" and "employee" do not seem related at all...
:::Neony: But in reality, if we lost the support and management from corporations, our so-called "art" would be nothing but unsalable commodities.
:: What is your dream?
:::Neony: Dream... My dream is to have such a day — when people talk about my works, they would not deliberate its sales nor discuss its box office, but to seriously analyze and rationally study it, to delve into it and understand its content and meaning, and to find the true "me" hidden within...
:::Neony: But I also know that's just the talk of a lunatic dreamer, haha.
:: That's it for today.
:::Neony: It's fine. I also need some time to percolate on my decision.
: That's it. Bye-bye.
::Neony: How about I just toss a coin? Nah, that's not serious enough...
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;(If Neony's Emotion is set to Angry)
:Neony: All that talk about how "hard work begets rewards"... Ha, only a fool would believe such lies!
: That's it. Bye-bye.
::Neony: How about I just toss a coin? Nah, that's not serious enough...
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;(If Neony's Emotion is set to Happy)
:Neony: Even so, I still have a dream...
: That's it. Bye-bye.
::Neony: How about I just toss a coin? Nah, that's not serious enough...
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;(If Neony's Emotion is set to Sad)
:Neony: Those who drum on about "good wine needs no bush" either have experienced survivor bias or haven't been beaten up by the brutalities of reality yet...
: That's it. Bye-bye.
::Neony: How about I just toss a coin? Nah, that's not serious enough...
===Clockwork===
: Activate Clockwork
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:::Neony: I... was a dream bubble artist of small renown, with my representative works being Patent Leather Puppet and Space Hamster, The Thirteenth Moment, and Meme's Picnic...
:::Neony: I'm sure you've noticed from these names that my artistic expression is a little... All right, to most people, it might be overly... abstract and avant-garde.
:::Neony: I didn't think too much of that. I once firmly believed that art should be thus, until... I left the Iris Family of my own accord.
:::Neony: My style didn't change, but my fame suffered greatly... Praises of the past became review bombs, and they ridiculed me, mocked me, and considered my art utterly worthless.
:::Neony: I am now somewhat... lost. I'm still me, but without the Iris Family's name, I don't seem to be "me" anymore...
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:::Neony: Those flavor-of-the-month indie dream bubble artists... you think their works are really one-of-a-kind? Perish the thought. They simply lucked out and rode the wave of popularity.
:::Neony: Honestly, it wouldn't be that hard if I really wanted to return to the Iris Family fold. Even if my recent works were lambasted, my influence and fan base are still intact. I'm still more cost-effective than building up a newbie with a similar style.
:::Neony: Anyway, I'm still of some value to them in my current state... They've always been excellent at resetting an artist's career and creating some new hype for them anyway. It doesn't cost that much to them.
:::Neony: It's a cage, but at least I'll be clothed and fed... I see no downside to this deal, so why am I struggling with this decision... Ha, ha...
:::Neony: So what if I can't take it lying down? So what if I possess exceptional talent... When money and power become insurmountable barriers, how can the so-called "art" even preserve its purity!?
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:::The man gazes, entranced, at the Hamster Ball Knight's poster on the wall. His lips are parted into a contented grin.
:::Perhaps, in his fantasies, he has overcome the obstacles to become a free man and achieved his dream...
:::You walk away quietly so as not to disturb his daydream inside the dream.
::;(Obtain )
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:::Neony: I once naively thought that, as an artist, all I need to do was to pour my creativity into my work and flaunt my artistic talent.
:::Neony: Not until I wormed my way out of my gilded cage did I realize that a piece had to be more than just exciting and unique to receive attention and adoration.
:::Neony: When you lose a team that did everything for you, you have to pay attention to market trends and Family policies, stringently manage your resources and production timelines, personally promote yourself and manage your sponsors and network. You even have to spend huge amounts of effort on combating copyright disputes...
:::Neony: Now that I think of it, I was so dumb in the past... The shadows of finance and power are always pulling the strings behind the glamor of the art world. Who would be able to survive with just passion?
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