Aideen

Aideen Leeda, also referred to as Mr. Aideen, is an NPC on Penacony, located in SoulGlad™ Scorchsand Audition Venue.
==Profile==
Mr. Aideen is the current owner of the SoulGlad brand, beverage and formula. Aideen Park and Aideen Tokens are presumably named after him.
==Story==
While SoulGlad is said to have originated from a sweet medicinal syrup popular during the Prison Era and invented by a man named Sousa, thus called the Sousa Juice, almost five Amber Eras ago, Aideen, an interstellar traveling merchant, saw the potential in the beverage and purchased the formula. 
Aideen then carbonated the beverage and renamed it "SoulGlad." He also pioneered the school of thought known as "Syrupism," in which he promoted the consumption of SoulGlad as a new kind of lifestyle, creating a commercial miracle. To this day, Dreamchasers still take delight in talking about the story of the enterprise's founder.
To celebrate the upcoming Charmony Festival, SoulGlad announced the launch of a new product — the SoulGlad Sharing Pack. In Mr. Aideen's recent speech, he touched on the rapid development of Penacony and emphasized the need to actively respond to the guests' needs, and that only through that could they seize the opportunities the times had presented and achieve success. 
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;(Version 1)
:: "My dear child, take a break from all that hustle. Come, have a bottle of SoulGlad with me." 
;(Version 2)
:: "Let the fizz wash away your regrets, and the sweetness melt away your sorrows."
==Dialogue==
;(First interaction)
:Aideen: Dear friend, congrats on winning the Scorchsand Festival championship!
:Aideen: I was just like you then — clearing all levels in swathes, leaping and bounding over all obstacles, finally making a name for myself in this desolate Dreamscape.
:Aideen: As time flowed, I went from being an ignorant fledgling to a wizened merchant. Back then, who would even think that a brat would create goods that would take the entire Dreamscape by storm?
:Aideen: Ahem, don't mind me. The old love to reminisce on the past... What's important is the future!
:Aideen: The SoulGlad Enterprise won't simply rest their laurels in the Dreamscape. I have a dream, that in the near future, SoulGlad will be found in even the most obscure corners of the Cosmos. Everyone will have the right to enjoy SoulGlad, regardless of status!
:Aideen: I will work to my final breath to realize such a future.
;(Continue on to dialogue options below)
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;(If Aideen's Emotion is set to Calm)
:Aideen: With the Enterprise' expansion till today, some staff will be made redundant, and with overly complex work flows, it is about time for a restructuring...
;(Continue to dialogue options below)
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;(If Aideen's Emotion is set to Angry)
:Aideen: Bah, the court did not rule Sousa Juice guilty with copyright infringement!
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;(If Aideen's Emotion is set to Happy)
:Aideen: SoulGlad's sales numbers have been rapidly rising recently...
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;(If Aideen's Emotion is set to Sad)
:Aideen: Will I see the day when SoulGlad dominates every corner of the cosmos?
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: Are you up for a chat?
::Aideen: No problem. The old don't have much else besides time. What do you want to talk about?
:: What made you start a company back then?
:::Aideen: That's a long story. I was once an IPC product salesman. Upon hearing that Penacony was flooded with opportunity, I gritted my teeth and resigned from a cushy job that most would die for, ready to bet big in the tide of the Age of Dreaming.
:::Aideen: But it's not that easy earning your keep in dreams. After my first business failed, I had to work as an ordinary transport worker in the Moment of Scorchsand.
:::Aideen: Till one day, I fainted by the roadside from overwork. A kind-hearted stranger fed me a tasty beverage that helped me regain my enthusiasm and dreams... And that was SoulGlad!
:::Aideen: Once I learned about the story behind SoulGlad and the legend of how that saint redeemed the sinners, I was deeply moved. From then on, my resolution was cemented — I was determined to spread SoulGlad and Mr. Sousa's wish to the entire universe!
:::Aideen: I told this dream to the Alfalfa Family, and the virtuous Old Oti sponsored the establishment of my SoulGlad factory. It took umpteen taste tests and countless market trials to create the SoulGlad of today.
:::Aideen: Looking back, it was courage, luck, will... and more importantly, the Harmony's faith and The Family's support that allowed me to walk the path of fortune!
:::Aideen: Ahem, did I move you with my re-telling? I'll do it again the next time you interview me!
:: SoulGlad's origin?
:::Aideen: Heh-heh, never thought the young'uns now would be interested in such a thing. Our huge advertising push certainly didn't go to waste. I'll tell you about it then...
:::Aideen: When Penacony was still a prison, there was a very kind man named Mr. Sousa. He could have worked in the most luxurious restaurant in the universe with his unmatched culinary skill, but he chose to salvage the shells and souls of prisoners in this frontier prison.
:::Aideen: To improve the lives of these criminals, Mr. Sousa concocted SoulGlad using ingredients available in the prison and Dreamleaves, an herb that only exists in the Asdana star system.
:::Aideen: He hoped that this tasty drink would get the prisoners to pine for better days, and quell the uncertainties of imprisonment. This saint's dream was that someday, everyone in the universe would be seated at the same table, happily drinking and sharing SoulGlad.
:::Aideen: But the small-minded IPC was not pleased with Mr. Sousa's sincere dream. They tossed him in prison to be tortured and decimated all the Dreamleaves that were on Enohart. The original SoulGlad would forever be extinct from this universe.
:::Aideen: That was till war broke out. Sousa, who was not proficient in combat, stood together with the prisoners and heroically gave his life in the final battle — to realize his wish for peace.
:::Aideen: And in the trenches of soldiers, at the tables of The Family's banquets, in the history books of Penacony, SoulGlad was ever-present...
:::Aideen: Through the combined efforts of SoulGlad Enterprises and the Alfalfa Family, we managed to regrow Dreamleaves in dreams. His dream will forever exist in dreams... Every gulp of SoulGlad is a toast to this hero's bravery!
:: SoulGlad's future plans?
:::Aideen: Well... With the SoulGlad beverage as our core business, we intend to expand our portfolio into food and beverages, fashion, travel, real estate, and other verticals.
:::Aideen: We will promote SoulGlad across the cosmos using various media channels, heavily investing in key planets to build SoulGlad theme parks, SoulGlad themed apartments, SoulGlad themed hotels, SoulGlad themed fashion plazas...
:: Do you have any advice for the younger generation?
:::Aideen: Young people nowadays, they're different from us back then. They now have opinions, freedom of thought, ideals, but lack resolve. They're usually hesitant when embarking on matters, and give up halfway.
:::Aideen: Look at me — I've never cared about how much money SoulGlad makes. I only care about whether I can deliver SoulGlad's happiness to even more people. This is the essence of the Harmony's spirit.
:::Aideen: Which is why, young people shouldn't just think about making a quick buck. They have to find their composure and contemplate on their beliefs. How much you earn isn't important. It is the reason you work.
::: That's great advice.
::::Aideen: You're an outstanding youngster. You're welcome to work at SoulGlad if the day comes when you don't want to be a Nameless any longer!
::: I advise you not to offer any more advice.
::::Aideen: Heh-heh, this is an iconic quote from my memoir. You won't go wrong listening to me.
:: That's all the questions I have.
: I'll leave you to it. 
::Aideen: Keep it up, young one! Have a sip of SoulGlad if you're ever tired!
===Clockwork===
Clockwork is available upon completion of .
: Activate Clockwork
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:::Aideen: Major groups have their advantages, as well as problems only unique to them.
:::Aideen: I remember when I just opened my SoulGlad factory — anything could be submitted, approved, and rolled out on the same day.
:::Aideen: The current company is now a juggernaut. Every minute detail has to be scrutinized by countless managers. Trying to implement some innovation is as hard as getting into heaven. At this rate, we'll very quickly lose our competitive edge.
:::Aideen: It's time to have a chat with HR on measures of cost reduction and higher efficiency. First on the list is to dismiss the employees with subpar performances!
:::Aideen: Young one, what do you think?
::: Two thumbs up!
::::Aideen: Hahaha, we need more insightful workers just like you!
::: Will retrenched staff get severance pay?
::::Aideen: Severance? Not making them pay for the company's losses is generous enough! But seeing as we need to be on-brand with the Alfalfa Family, we must also express compassion that's aligned with the Harmony...
::::Aideen: Dismissed staff will get three months' pay... in Aideen tokens. That will be more than enough to entertain them till they find new jobs.
::: Doesn't sound it's of much help.
::::Aideen: Then I'll replace all of them at once. Everyone's hankering for a job these days anyway... Success is only possible with a will that has learned loss.
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:::Aideen: Is the Enterprise's Justice Department incompetent? They can't even win such a simple case! When I return, I'm definitely going to take my time optimizing them!
:::Aideen: Similar packaging, similar taste, similar tagline... Unless the judge is blind, it's so obvious Sousa Juice is a 100% copycat of our brand!
:::Aideen: They still have the audacity to claim SoulGlad as copied Sousa Juice, and that they're the true successor of Mr. Sousa's work. Absolute and total hogwash!
::: Are they wrong?
::: This is preposterous!
:::Aideen: Hmph, SoulGlad has always had its fair share of copycats, but none has surpassed us. Our sales will prove it once and for all!
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:::Aideen: SoulGlad Enterprises' cosmic strategy has finally reached a milestone!
:::Aideen: For many years, we have been unwavering in our promotion of SoulGlad to the various worlds in the cosmos. There were many bumps along the journey, over its taste, commercials, local laws, and other problems.
:::Aideen: But the reality has proven that a cosmic strategy is the successful solution, and one in which that we must persist.
:::Aideen: Ever since SoulGlad became the national drink of Penacony, its sales have been climbing higher than ever. This is something that could ironically prove fatal to a company.
:::Aideen: Now, many worlds have slowly begun to accept SoulGlad. SoulGlad Enterprise's sales numbers are about to reach a new high!
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:::Aideen: Time is a merciless mistress. My bones may still be sturdy, but my memory gets worse with each day.
:::Aideen: I haven't been able to remember the names of some things recently. Or I've got my phone in my hand, but wonder where it is...
:::Aideen: *sigh* The doctors tell me that when a person's memory starts fading, he will first forget nouns, then verbs, because verbs are more important than nouns...
:::Aideen: The SoulGlad Enterprise is at a pivotal development phase. We still haven't become the richest soda brand in the universe... nor have we fulfilled Mr. Sousa's ideal!
:::Aideen: I would plead with destiny to allow me to shine bright with whatever I have left before I am extinguished...
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