Asika

Asika is an NPC on Penacony, located in Dream's Edge in The Family's Construction Authority.
==Profile==
Asika is a professor of dream construction technology at Penacony Paperfold University College.
==Story==
Asika was once an architecture professor in the Charon-Targin System Alliance, and an instructor in the department of architectural design ad Herzinger Targin Memorial University.
For the school's 500th anniversary celebration, he led the design of the Herzinger Auditorium with a thirty thousand person capacity. At the time, he was heavily influenced by mannerist teachings, and he was obsessed with making overly complex and non-user-friendly buildings.
However, in order to create this great work, he sacrificed a lot of elements that a building was supposed to have, including a set level of safety. This led to the disaster of the Herzinger Auditorium collapse, causing the casualties of nearly twenty thousand students and teachers. Since then, he has hated himself to his core and hated this blind worship of the "art of architecture."
==Location==
==Missions and Events==
==Voice Lines==
;(Version 1)
:: "Dreams introduce us to uncharted architectures, not to insurmountable constructions."
;(Version 2)
:: "When crafting Dreamscapes, always be wary of the shifting point of reference."
==Dialogue==
;(First interaction)
:Asika: Architecture is not an art, nor should it be. Only those with low capability are obsessed with "art" because they do not have the capacity to utilize "technology."
: Fair enough.
: That's a little extreme.
:Asika: I see you've overheard me talking to myself. How embarrassing.
:Asika's face shows absolutely no signs of embarrassment.
:Asika: I'm very pleased that you feel this way. The majority of organic lifeforms love to extol and obsess over this "art" that does not even exist, so as to cover up their technological incompetence. You are not the same as them.
:Asika: My apologies. My use of words was a little harsh. I do not intend to mock you or other organic lifeforms... If I have offended you, please accept my sincere apologies.
:Asika: It's just that my organic lifeform students just don't understand what I'm teaching them. It has lit a fire in my stomach, and I could not help but blurt out these harsh words.
:Asika: Of course "art" is important. It's just... There is no way that "art" exists as an independent characteristic; it is merely an aesthetic landscape that is naturally produced as the result of a function.
:Asika: My apologies. I always end up lecturing people like this. Of course, if you do not take offense, I would like to continue our discussion.
;(Continue on to dialogue options below)
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;(Subsequent interactions)
:Asika: In truth, there is no evidence that states that organic lifeforms are "more romantic" or "have a greater understanding of art" than the inorganic. Many people just choose to attack my identity as an Intellitron as they do not have a way to refute this view.
: Then let's discuss.
::Asika: Alright. I am very happy to communicate with you.
:: What do you do?
:::Asika: I was once an architecture professor in the Charon-Targin System Alliance. Now I am a professor of dream construction technology at Paperfold Academy.
:::Asika: Normally, after I finish work in the Moment of Sol, I come to Golden Hour to relax by myself.
:::Asika: An architect and a Dreamweaver, the two jobs have no intrinsic difference. Although there are many differences in the methods of construction, to us designers, the work is the same.
:::Asika: However... The dreamscape is a place of greater freedom. Many conceptual buildings that originally would have never made it further than a blueprint are completely possible in Penacony.
:::Asika: I have never thought that it's a good thing. This allows Dreamweavers in Penacony to fall into the bad habits of "focusing on ideology" and constructing a load of non-user-friendly garbage structures.
:::Asika: For example... What if there's a switch that could turn off gravity and allow people to walk along walls? Is this function useful? Is it fun to get wrapped up in this nonsense?
:::Asika: Though I fear that it will not be easy for me to reverse this trend of pretentious aesthetics alone.
:: Are your students that bad?
:::Asika: Bad? They're not. They're all excellent young people. It's just that... my students and I may be the epitome of mutual torment.
:::Asika: I hate that they spend their days chasing artistic ideas that are based on nothing and overlook the fact that the innate nature of architecture is practicality. They also hate that I will not allow them to go and freely chase their dreams.
:::Asika: In their eyes, I am just a classic Intellitron professor, inflexible, outdated and incapable of understanding the pursuits of organic lifeforms... They're like characters out of some organic-supremacist film that looks down on Intellitrons.
:::Asika: But they do not understand me, nor architecture. Perhaps... I do not understand them well enough, either.
:::Asika: Ah... I just wish that they will not truly hate me.
:: I have things to do, bye!
:::Asika: Farewell, my lovable friend.
: I have things to do, bye!
::Asika: Farewell, my lovable friend.
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;(If Asika's Emotion is set to Angry)
:Asika: If I'm honest, I think about quitting my job at Paperfold Academy every day. People in the dreamscape are even more unrealistic than those outside. Sometimes, I want to beat them for their ideas, then drag them into a dark room and beat them until they abandon their dreams entirely.
: I have things to do, bye!
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;(If Asika's Emotion is set to Happy)
:Asika: I am only able to continue my teaching position at Paperfold Academy due to this burning passion. I find no joy in my work anymore. It is only when I come to Golden Hour to relax that I can feel some of this long-lost happiness.
: I have things to do, bye!
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;(If Asika's Emotion is set to Sad)
:Asika: People actually misunderstand me... I have not always been a rigid old pedant. I used to be an extremely enthusiastic young architect. It is precisely because I have lived as this kind of architect that I know it does not work.
: I have things to do, bye!
===Clockwork===
: Activate Clockwork
::
:::Asika: I'll be frank. I do not hold many "great" architects in high regard. They use bizarre methods of thought which are full of illogical decisions that mistake effect for cause.
:::Asika: Take my fellow professor at Paperfold Academy, for example: Chief Gru — former member of the Intelligentsia Guild. She always stressed the need for us to break away from the "direct narrative nature of architectural language" and create a kind of "metaphorical architectural language."
:::Asika: When Chief Gru designed the Taikiyan Stadium, she quoted classic architectural works to explain her artistic thought process.
:::Asika: "A rebuttal against the origin of maximalism for five Amber Eras," "An analysis of non-capital capital competition and their intrinsic antimony"... It was so convoluted that even an Intellitron like myself would struggle to memorize it.
:::Asika: But, in the end, did anyone care about her "artistic theories"? No. People only cared about the extremely illogical locations of the toilets within the large stadium and the unsafe design of the court.
:::Asika: IPC later fixed these problems themselves without consultation. Chief Gru is still mad to this day, saying that IPC ruined art. It's ridiculous.
::
:::Asika: I imagine that sounds terrible? But it is my truth! Ah... I truly wish that they will come to understand, it is not that their Professor Asika could never understand their "art"!
:::Asika: But if they just wish to focus on art, they should become artists! The dream construction department does not need all these unrealistic Dreamweavers!
:::Asika: Just what is the "art of architecture"? It's simple! "A building is a type of machine"!
:::Asika: Then, what is the "art of machinery"? What does the most beautiful spaceship look like? An exterior design that eases navigation, a body constructed from a sturdy and safe material, a low-emission and high-efficiency imaginary intra-kinetic engine... A ship like this is the most practical and the most beautiful, is it not?
:::Asika: Perhaps a spaceship is too complicated for you. Let me talk about something you're more familiar with — a toilet. Though I have never used one, I understand what the most important facets of a toilet are. Comfort, cleanliness, and convenience. Let's imagine the perfect toilet that implements the principles of practicality!
:::Asika: It would have an ergonomic, streamlined seat that offers the comfort of a throne. Its surface would be coated with an inert bio-porcelain that is always free of odors and dirt. It would be fused into the bathroom wall to leave no corners for bacteria to thrive.
:::Asika: I imagine that the designer of such a toilet would never have the word "artistic" cross their mind, yet this toilet would without a doubt be a work of art. In terms of aesthetics, it is undoubtedly perfect!
:::Asika: Buildings are a type of machine! Something that is completely suited to use by organics is naturally beautiful. There is no need for people to flip the process on its head in a meaningless search for artistic beauty! This "art" that they pursue is merely some unrealistic hypothesis!
:::Asika: The "art of architecture" that these pitiful architectural masters have spent their entire lives striving to conceive is not even equal to a simple toilet!
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:::Asika: Honestly, I still enjoy designing buildings. I like being an architect and a Dreamweaver.
:::Asika: I am also in no way opposed to humans pursuing "art." I am just opposed to architects and Dreamweavers widely mistaking what is truly important.
:::Asika: There is one principle that should be remembered at all times — "Form must always follow function." If you can realize this principle, functionality will naturally bring out the beauty of the form. I have never once seen a building that was "functional but ugly."
:::Asika: In truth, as an Intellitron, I have a terrible temper and sometimes I am unwilling to properly communicate with my students. If we could communicate properly, perhaps they would understand that I mean well.
:::Asika: Ah... Perhaps one day in class, when I am in as fine a mood as I am now, I should be able to discuss the topic properly with them.
:::Asika: It is just a shame that the moment I arrive at the school, my voltage starts to rise and I imagine it will not be easy to find such an opportunity, haha.
::;(Obtain )
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:::Asika: I think I mentioned to you before, I was a university professor when I was in Charon-Targin. I was an instructor in the department of architectural design ad Herzinger Targin Memorial University.
:::Asika: For the school's 500th anniversary celebration, I led the design of an auditorium with a thirty thousand person capacity. At the time, I was heavily influenced by mannerist teachings, and I was obsessed with making overly complex and non-user-friendly buildings.
:::Asika: The Herzinger Auditorium was my proudest work at the time. However, in order to create this great work, I sacrificed a lot of elements that a building was supposed to have...
:::Asika: For example... a set level of safety. It really was just a little safety precaution that I sacrificed, just a tiny one... I am not a madman, so I would never completely forsake safety.
:::Asika: But just a little sacrifice in safety led to nearly twenty thousand students and teachers... Ah... I can't bring myself to talk about it. You can look it up for yourself: "The disaster of the Herzinger Auditorium collapse." There are a number of documentaries detailing it.
:::Asika: After the incident, many people came to my defense. They said that it was not my fault; they said that it was the construction company's fault, and they'd made a mistake when selecting materials... But I knew very well, that this was my mistake.
:::Asika: Since then, I have hated myself to my core and hated this blind worship of the "art of architecture"... This path we plotted killed so many people.
::;(Obtain )
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