Lady Black Claw

Lady Black Claw is an NPC on Penacony, located in Penacony Grand Theater.
==Profile==
(To be added.)
==Location==
==Voice Lines==
;(Version 1)
:: "For Harmony to endure, The Family must cleanse itself of the corrupt and vile."
;(Version 2)
:: "How much longer must we wait for the narrow-minded Order to be wiped out?"
==Dialogue==
;(First interaction)
:Lady Black Claw: Pleasure to meet you, Trailblazer of the Astral Express.
: Am I that famous now?
: Are you looking for an autograph? Not today...
:Lady Black Claw: It seems my intel was spot on. You do have a rather... humorous manner of speaking.
:Lady Black Claw: When I was a kid, I kept asking folks from my parents' generation to tell me tales of the Nameless' cosmic adventures. You were basically my childhood heroes... I never imagined I'd be able to speak to you face-to-face like this.
:Lady Black Claw: Ah... Unfortunately, The Family needs me. I still have a mission to do. If it weren't for that, I'd leave this job in a heartbeat and travel with you on the Astral Express.
: You'd be welcome aboard!
::Lady Black Claw: Ha, looks like you are the real deal — Congratulations, you are no longer under suspicion.
: I can't call the shots. You'll have to ask the conductor.
::Lady Black Claw: The conductor... Ha, looks like you are the real deal — Congratulations, you are no longer under suspicion.
: Did you just trick me?
: What suspicion? Is this your mission?
:Lady Black Claw: Hehe. These are special times, so please bear with me. Things have been tense recently. The Hounds' noses have been sharper than ever.
:Lady Black Claw: There won't be any trouble so long as you don't say or do anything foolish. I hope you enjoy your time in Penacony.
;(Continue to dialogue options below)
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;(If Lady Black Claw's Emotion is set to Calm)
:Lady Black Claw: I'm happy to have you keep me company... I would have been bored to tears scouting here all alone.
:Lady Black Claw looks at you pleasantly, but the way the arc of her lips is constantly frozen in the same smile sends shivers down your spine.
;(Continue to dialogue options below)
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;(If Lady Black Claw's Emotion is set to Angry)
:Lady Black Claw: They tried to divert the torrent that is Harmony... with that little trick. That was a serious overestimation of their strength.
:Lady Black Claw has this profound smile on her face as if in anticipation of how you are going to react. It looks like Clockwork isn't taking effect. The strength of "Family members" sure is terrifying.
;(Continue to dialogue options below)
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;(If Lady Black Claw's Emotion is set to Happy)
:Lady Black Claw: Shhhh. The remnant of Order is up to something again.
:Lady Black Claw's gaze goes right past you and is locked on a distant spot... But no one's there.
;(Continue to dialogue options below)
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;(If Lady Black Claw's Emotion is set to Sad)
:Lady Black Claw: Neat little trick there... If I could use that tactic of yours, my interrogations would probably be way easier.
:Lady Black Claw whistles casually. You can't see a hint of sadness in her. How could she have detected the Clockwork?
;(Continue to dialogue options below)
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: Wanna chat?
::Lady Black Claw: You bet. That'll be the perfect cover. Chat to your heart's content.
:: What are you doing?
:::Lady Black Claw: Resorts, travel, dates, enjoying life, or hunting down a Pepeshi who can fly... Which one is more believable?
:::Lady Black Claw: I've prepared a hundred answers to this question, but none of them would really suit you. That said, I suppose I could talk with you a bit... since you experienced the Grand Theater incident firsthand.
:::Lady Black Claw: I trust you have already encountered Order — or should I say the Oak Family. They betrayed the Great One and must be punished accordingly. However, they are still scuttling somewhere in the dreamscape, while we are in the process of... tightening the surrounding net one step at a time.
:::Lady Black Claw: Questioning the Great One and having an overwhelming desire for control are all signs of Order's influence. If anyone around you exhibits those signs, please let me know. The reward will be worth your while.
:: About Order.
:::Lady Black Claw: The Great One absorbed Ena of Order. Consequently, that fallen Aeon left behind a dissonance in our harmonious music. It is like some kind of curse that transcends time and space and has hung over The Family's head for ages.
:::Lady Black Claw: Though those old fools never gave their underlings any thought, ignoring them will cause the wound to fester... just like it is now. If the Harmony's power is to remain eternal, then every last trace of that old wound must be excised.
:::Lady Black Claw: Anything beyond that... I can't tell you. That little story was an exclusive service. Don't tell anyone else.
:: I guess this isn't who you really are...
:::Lady Black Claw: Of course not. Changing your personality to fit the person you're with is a trait a Hound agent must have.
:::Lady Black Claw: Don't be disappointed that I'm not honest enough... I'm positive you wouldn't want me to handle you with the same attitude I come at traitors with.
:: That's all for now.
: Goodbye.
::Lady Black Claw: I look forward to meeting you again.
===Clockwork===
: Activate Clockwork
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:::Lady Black Claw: What else could we talk about... Ah, I know. Have you heard of the Moment of Serenity? If we have the opportunity, I can take you to check it out. You can see the jail on the Nightmare's edge and meet some interesting... people.
:::Lady Black Claw: There was this guy who's been in jail for two Amber Eras. Can you guess why? He was constantly spouting off obscenities and insulting The Family... He paid no heed to our warnings, so our only option was to ask him to live somewhere else to avoid riling people up.
:::Lady Black Claw: Even now he still insults The Family every day. His disrespectful tirades filled at least ten books. Maybe he's under the impression that he can insult us to death... Hehe.
:::Lady Black Claw: Oh, yeah. Then there's this other special person. She declared that she created a perfect form of society and was pushing the idea wherever she went. She even snuck into the Grand Theater and planned to take to the stage during intermission to give her spiel...
:::Lady Black Claw: Then there's my favorite. He wanted to shoot a horror film so badly that he tamed and trained 39 memes. So, this fierce-looking group headed to the Blue Hour and caused a big scene... They truly made an immersive horror film.
:::Lady Black Claw: You think they were harmless, right? Well, as for those that weren't so harmless... Hehe, we won't chat about that in the Dreamscape.
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:::Lady Black Claw: My scale degree goes far beyond the average Family member. I may not know what Path your little trick drew power from, but... that trifling ability merely bounces off of me thanks to the power of Harmony.
:::Lady Black Claw: It makes me think of that one time when a Memokeeper fought me for three hundred rounds and shockingly couldn't even disturb a single bit of my memory. In the end, the Memokeeper and I became sworn sisters... I haven't made up a name yet, but all you need to know is that I am incredible.
::;(First time)
::::Lady Black Claw: Harmony's united choir imbues us with strength but also dilutes our emotions. Except for strong emotions, that is. For example, how I am happy to be speaking with you...
::::Lady Black Claw: Here! Take this money. Think of it as some cash from a friend. Go out and spend big while you are here in Penacony!
::::The way Lady Black Claw expresses anger is... certainly unique.
:::;(Obtain either or )
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:::Lady Black Claw: If these people are using Order to achieve their own desires, then they can never amount to anything. The truly scary ones are those who think they are saving the world.
:::Lady Black Claw: They label all of their evil deeds as justice and start believing it is basically the same as Harmony's vision.
:::Lady Black Claw: If we aren't vigilant, the seeds of disloyalty will take root in The Family... Ripping off their disguise and exposing the truth of their wickedness is easier said than done, though.
::;(First time)
::::Lady Black Claw: He's looking this way. Sorry to keep you waiting, dear classmate. Here's the SoulGlad you wanted.
::::Lady Black Claw hands you the SoulGlad while gazing into the distance. A nearly imperceptible smile crosses her lips.
:::;(Obtain )
::;(Subsequent interactions)
::::Lady Black Claw: But... once I catch the very last rat, everything should stay clean for a while, hehe.
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:::Lady Black Claw: Let's chat about some people who've committed crimes. It just so happens a Dreamweaver got arrested a few days ago. That should be a decent topic of conversation.
:::Lady Black Claw: There was the Grand Theater incident that happened before. Those traitors who had been lurking in the shadows for so long caught wind of what was going on and took action. The Dreamweaver was one of them.
:::Lady Black Claw: He created a self-destruction device in the dream construction project he belonged to — yes, that's illegal, I know — He wanted to use the explosive to extort The Family so that we'd give him a testing field for Order. He wanted a place where he could be king and get all the believers to live there.
:::Lady Black Claw: Unfortunately for him, he never got the chance to squeeze The Family. His plan fell apart. Do you know how his little scheme got exposed? His "allies" sold him out. They felt he wasn't after Order at all, so they approached us directly.
:::Lady Black Claw: This group... They believe in the same Order, and yet they assume that their own ideal is the only Order out there. They're so pitiful.
::;(Obtain , first time only)
==Trivia==
* Lady Black Claw is one of the few NPCs whose emotions are unaffected by Clockwork.
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