Clockwork: Colleen

Clockwork: Colleen is an Adventure Mission on Penacony. It is part of the Clockwork chapter.
==Start Location==
To start this mission, activate Clockwork and submit to Colleen in Dream's Edge:
==Steps== 
# Talk to Colleen
# Find the trashcan mentioned by Colleen at Aideen Park
# Investigate Colleen's room in the hotel in reality.
# Meet up with Colleen behind the door.
# Return to the Dream's Edge and talk to Colleen.
==Dialogue==
:Colleen: Yo, how is it going? It's me, Colleen — the idea hamster for the Dreamweavers. I've got enough Dreamscape material in my head to fill all of Penacony — you want it, I got it!
:Colleen: I'm a traveling merchant by trade, and fly my ship anywhere I please. You can call me "Captain Colleen."
: ..."Captain"?
::Colleen: Ha, can't tell judging by my outfit, can you?
::Colleen: I admit, this look is indeed a little more bling. But if you don't want to be looked down upon in a place like this, you should pay attention to dressing up... It would freak out the lot of you if I were to wear my usual get-up here.
::Colleen: Just accept this for now — and if we get along well, you'll naturally catch my "professional" side.
: Dreamscape material?
:Colleen: The Dreamscape: basically a remix and reshuffle of people's real life experiences. Someone who never goes outside to touch grass can only dream of whatever boredom that happens around their own little patch of turf.
:Colleen: To make the Dreamscape interesting without being nonsense, The Family had to find a consultant — someone who was very well-traveled.
:Colleen: At first, the best candidate for the job was the Nameless. But unexpectedly, that poor chap Akivili ended up kicking the bucket, and the rest of the gang disappeared without a trace soon after... Without this first-choice option available, a traveling merchant was the most reliable — and so they invited me.
:Colleen: After all, how many people in this universe are worthy of the "Nameless" title?
: What about us aboard the Astral Express?
:Colleen: ...
:Colleen: Hang on, are you... a member of the Astra Express? How are things there right now?
:You share with Colleen an overview of your experiences aboard the Astra Express.
:Colleen: ...That is really touching. I didn't expect that after so many Amber Eras there would still be people walking the Path of Trailblaze.
:Colleen: ...*ahem* I'm sorry. Since you've told me so much about your experiences, I should offer up the same as thanks and tell you a little about myself.
:Colleen: So then, what kind of stories do you like best?
===Talk to Colleen.===
;(After unlocking the Emo Dial)
:Colleen: ...
:Colleen: It felt like... certain things that are lost are returning to me.
:Colleen: Is it anger? It's more than just that... There's a force, one that motivates.
:Colleen: No wonder I've been feeling as though something's missing since I came here — emotion and motivation are intimately connected!
: What's up?
: Are you... okay?
:Colleen: I remember why I came here in the first place, and what I needed to do next...
:Colleen: I was once a Nameless, myself — as you no doubt have guessed. Who else could be free enough to roam around the universe but one of us?
:Colleen: However, I wasn't around for the dawn of trailblazing star rail era; so I had to join a civil organization that was responsible for its own finances.
:Colleen: Compared to those Trailblazers exploring the vast unknown, I was more of a mercenary, getting paid to get things done. I'd argue with my companions daily about how we'd split the profits...
:Colleen: If I'm being honest, this was a far cry from the trailblazing expedition I'd imagine — I can't even call myself a Nameless anymore, either.
:Colleen: So when an opportunity arose, I left the organization and became this loner. Since then, I can go wherever I want, fight whomever I want, and everything feels so free and breezy.
:Colleen: This free-roaming lifestyle brought me a wealth of experience, but I never got to see the legendary spectacle of a group of people working together as one... Maybe it only ever existed in the remote reaches of the past.
:Colleen: I digress... I came to Penacony to meet a colleague, a Nameless with a secret identity — our senior and mentor, the Watchmaker.
: Nobody knows who the Watchmaker is yet, right?
::Colleen: True, but that would make a lot of sense if he was one of the Nameless. I mean, he left behind that inheritance.
: Is there solid proof?
::Colleen: Not yet... but don't you think that would make a lot of sense if he was one of the Nameless? I mean, he left behind that inheritance.
:Colleen: That's an inheritance that attracted attention from all over the world, like a secret treasure at the end of the universe! And to get it, you need to step on the path .
:Colleen: Who else in the world could ever come up with such a romantic idea, but one of the Nameless? Even if it's all a lie, it's still the kind of monstrous lie that can consign your name to the annals of history!
:Colleen: When I learned that this kind of person existed, some kind of fire was rekindled in my heart. This is what the Nameless should be like! I had to meet him in person.
:Colleen: ...But who knew it would be such a huge pain to meet him. You've read the riddle he left behind, right? So ■■■■■■■ puzzling!
:Colleen: Luckily Captain Colleen always has a back up plan: Before coming to Penacony, I got in touch with an informant who's tight with The Family, and asked him to get me some inside intel that might be useful when it comes to solving that riddle.
:Colleen: So my informant tells me, the things were placed in the . I was meant to go and pick the stuff up, but for some reason I hadn't.
:Colleen: I think because I've been a in a dream for so long, I've gradually grown bored and lazy. I can't seem to get excited about anything...
:Colleen: Let's talk about getting back to reality and hiding away... My room's next to the staircase and it's plucking noisy. It so happens that there's a pot of flower right outside — so pungent that it's hard to take. I'm sneezing despite being barely out the door.
:Colleen: So to summarize: I spent a while bored out of my skull, confused, not knowing what to do. When I come back to my senses, I find myself on the hook again, as a Dreamweaver...
:Colleen: I now realized that I can't keep going on like this. If I don't take action, I won't be able to see the truest of the Nameless there ever was!
:Colleen: But there are so many people at the Dream's Edge, it would be too conspicuous for me to visit myself — and this role as a Dreamweaver does have its perks.
:Colleen: So I'd like your help in getting me that stuff.
: What's in it for me?
::Colleen: If you're willing to help, I can share the info with you. Oh, and I can tell you a few secrets about myself, too...
::Colleen: Considering how you might not be interested in either of these things... I can wire you some cash later.
: Leave it up to me.
::Colleen: Sweet! I knew the Nameless are gonna be the most reliable people in the cosmos!
: Let me think about it.
::Colleen: You think it over. I'll just take it as your tactic agreement.
:Colleen: Remember: the things were placed in the .
===Find the trashcan mentioned by Colleen at Aideen Park===
;(Talk to Colleen again, optional)
:Colleen: Remember: the things were placed in the .
;(Immediately after teleporting to Sweet Corner)
:(Trailblazer): Something's off... Is someone watching me?
;(Interact with the trascan)
: Investigate
:(Trailblazer): This must be what Colleen wanted... Let's head back and see her.
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:Just as you're about to leave, a figure blocks your way...
:Colleen: , it's urgent... Please get me that stuff ASAP. I'll explain everything to you later.
: Are you following me?
::Colleen: No time to dwell on that right now!
:;(Obtain , receive after completing the mission)
: What just happened?
::Colleen: There's no time for the whole enchilada right now!
:Colleen: Listen up. I've got a bad feeling that we've...
:...
:(Trailblazer): Colleen... disappeared? Did she encounter something inside the hotel in reality?
:(Trailblazer): I think she said her room was beside the stairwell, and there was a pot of flower by her door... Maybe I should take a look.
===Investigate Colleen's room in the hotel in reality.===
;(Upon going up the stairs)
:(Trailblazer): Is that... Colleen's room? Why are there IPC workers blocking the door?
;(Approach marked location)
:Astute IPC Field Personnel: Hey, don't think you're safe just because you have that device on you. IPC guards have plenty of ways to get in. Surrender now, for the sake of everyone!
:Agitated IPC Security Personnel: Dude, let's wait at the door and see how much that lady can keep up the smugness.
: What happened?
: What are you two doing here?
:Agitated IPC Security Personnel: Where did this gray-haired come from?
:Astute IPC Field Personnel: Hey, don't be so rude to the patrons.
:Astute IPC Field Personnel: We're staff from the IPC, and we're here in Penacony on vacation.
:Astute IPC Field Personnel: Last night, we met the woman in this room and discovered that she bore a striking resemblance to a fugitive on the IPC bounty hunt.
:Astute IPC Field Personnel: For the sake of Penacony's safety, we planned to thoroughly investigate her and try to get a match from her genetic data... but as soon as we tried knocking on the door, we bounced off the repelling shield she'd installed.
:Agitated IPC Security Personnel: Hmph, she's obviously guilty! If she really is innocent, then why wouldn't she let us in?
: There has to be some kind of misunderstanding here.
::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: Misunderstanding? All I know is that there's no misunderstanding about the bounty!
: Perhaps you've got the wrong person?
::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: Even so, she must still submit to our investigations!
: Nobody would just let any stranger into their room...
::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: True... But that's no excuse for refusing to submit to an investigation!
:Astute IPC Field Personnel: If she really is a wanted suspect, then the two of us have pretty much defused a ticking time bomb for Penacony... while making a little bank on the side. And if she isn't, then it would all just be a false alarm. It's a guaranteed way to make a profit!
:Agitated IPC Security Personnel: We'll flush her out today, for sure!
: Leave this up to me.
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: You? What are you going to do about it?
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: Before the bounty is in our hands, we won't just give up this position.
: Speaking of which, you two want the money, right?
::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: Money? Heh, you can say that again...
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: Before the bounty is in our hands, we won't just give up this position.
: What gives you the authority to force someone else like that!?
::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: Well, do you have a better idea? Show us!
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: Before the bounty is in our hands, we won't just give up this position.
: I'm interested in this person, too.
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: Really? Then we're competitors. I'm not gonna let you in on this cash cow that just fell into my lap!
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: I can give you money.
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: Really, how much is that?
:: 500 credits each.
:::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: 500 credit!?
:::Astute IPC Field Personnel: *coughs* This amount is not bad, but it's still not enough to make us give up the investigation...
:::Astute IPC Field Personnel: How about 1,000 credits each, and you promise to drop this entire thing?
::: That's a deal.
::::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: You're frank, I like that. Show me the money.
:::;(Upon unable to pay, return to the time before meeting the IPC workers)
:::;(Upon paying 2000 credits)
::::Astute IPC Field Personnel: The amount is right... You have that much money on hand?
::::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: (Whispering) Boss, this one looks like they might be somebody important. They might even be some bigwig here on vacation.
::::Astute IPC Field Personnel: (Whispering) I know. There's no need for you to tell me in front of .
::::Astute IPC Field Personnel: *coughs* Seeing as the money's been paid, let's go...
::: You dare to negotiate with me!?
::::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: (Whispering) Dude, this one's no pushover, might be someone important. Let's... not clash head-on.
::::Astute IPC Field Personnel: (Whispering) I know. There's no need for you to tell me in front of .
::::Astute IPC Field Personnel: *coughs* We are... amenable to the idea of getting 500 each, as goodwill. So... please pay up?
:::;(Upon unable to pay, return to the time before meeting the IPC workers)
:::;(Upon paying 1000 credits)
::::Astute IPC Field Personnel: The amount is right... Let's g—go...
:: 1000 credits each.
:::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: Really? Deal!
:::Astute IPC Field Personnel: Hey, you agreed to that far too quicky!
:::Astute IPC Field Personnel: *coughs*... It's an impressive number, and we're happy to accept it. But can you really put together all of it?
::;(Upon unable to pay, return to the time before meeting the IPC workers)
::;(Upon paying 2000 credits)
:::Astute IPC Field Personnel: The amount is right... You have that much money on hand?
:::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: (Whispering) Boss, this one looks like they might be somebody important. They might even be some bigwig here on vacation.
:::Astute IPC Field Personnel: (Whispering) I know. There's no need for you to tell me in front of .
:::Astute IPC Field Personnel: *coughs* Seeing as the money's been paid, we shall take our leave. So long!
: Would the IPC consider this an abuse of authority?
::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: (Whispering) Dude, we are here on vacation. Technically, we don't have the authority to force an investigation.
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: (Whispering) I know. You don't have to tell me specifically in front of .
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: *coughs* Although this investigation hasn't been reported to the HQ yet, the IPC will surely express support for our actions...
:: Hilarious! The IPC is willing to risk a fallout with The Family for this?
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: Uh, I...
::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: (Whispering) Dude, makes sense. The repercussions might be too risky for the higher-ups.
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: (Whispering) I know. Can you please not undermine me again in front of ?
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: O—Our behavior is in line with IPC values! What right do you outsiders have to talk like that?
:: If something really does happen, can you two take responsibility?
::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: Dude, makes sense. We can't afford the risk of being the cause of fallout between the IPC and The Family.
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: I—I... *sigh*
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: Fine, fine! Just forget about everything that happened here. We're leaving!
: If you don't, I'll beat you up till you do!
::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: (Whispering) Dude, this doesn't look like a walk in the park... Are they some kind of big shot here on vacation?
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: (Whispering) A wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are stacked against him... Let's get away first.
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: *coughs* ...The IPC has always stood for keeping peace. After a short discussion among us, we have both decide to unanimously let this matter go.
::Astute IPC Field Personnel: But don't think that we're afraid of you... We're just taking into consideration the bigger picture and deciding to de-escalate!
::Agitated IPC Security Personnel: We'll keeping our eyes on you for when you endanger the interstellar peace!
:The IPC workers leave.
===Meet up with Colleen behind the door.===
: Knock
:Colleen: Looks like you've taken care of them — my side shows the danger has gone. Great job, , you've done well.
: Are you okay?
::Colleen: Of course, not a hair on my head was harmed... but I have to admit, their sudden attack really caught me by surprise.
: So why were those two bugging you then? 
::Colleen: It's a really long story... but I have to admit, their sudden attack really caught me by surprise.
:Colleen: Luckily Captain Colleen always has a backup plan: Before going to sleep, I set up my enclosed dimensional force field generator on the door so that the entire room would be impenetrable — not even under laser bombardment!
:Colleen: However, if they kept bugging me outside the door, I probably wouldn't be able to sleep well too... so thanks for your help.
:Colleen: Now that everything's sorted, let's go back to our dreams and keep chatting. See you at the old place.
===Return to the Dream's Edge and talk to Colleen.===
:Colleen: Finally, it's stopped... Is that thing I want still there?
:Colleen: ...Is it just this one thing?
: That's all there was inside the trashcan.
::Colleen: That's not right. Let me see...
: I can't read what's on it.
::Colleen: It might be encrypted. Let me see...
:Colleen: Kissing, washing, hide-and-seek... These sure are diverse.
:Colleen: ...Alright, I've restored the text on it. As agreed, I'll give you a copy to share.
: When am I going to get paid?
::Colleen: Relax. I'll pay you later. First, listen to the secret I'm about to tell you.
: Why was the IPC bugging you?
::Colleen: Good question. Let me tell you why.
: I'm off then.
::Colleen: Ah, relax. I've still got secrets to tell you, remember?
:Colleen: You know, I used to be a Nameless as well, before leaving to strike out on my own. You know all of this — but I omitted the contents of my solo journey.
:Colleen: Take a guess at what I've been up to for those years.
: Working for the IPC?
::Colleen: Me, working for someone? Impossible, let alone for a large conglomerate like the IPC. In fact, I ended up giving them quite the headache...
::Colleen: After all, I am a pirate.
: Did you go back home and work the land?
::Colleen: Hah, that'd be a fate worse than now. Plus, a stable life doesn't suit a Nameless.
::Colleen: I may not be a Nameless any longer, but I've still got the spirit of adventure in my bones.
::Colleen: That's why I became a pirate.
: You're not going to do something bad, are you?
::Colleen: Bad? Perhaps, but that depends on your definition of "bad." However, most people do seem to find me bad...
::Colleen: After all, I am a pirate.
: Aren't you a traveling merchant?
::Colleen: To other people, sure, but I feel like telling you the truth... That's just a convenient disguise.
::Colleen: Really, I'm a pirate.
:Colleen: I've robbed trade vessels, smuggled minerals, and sometimes even peddled precious cargo. But I did it not out of greed, but for the freedom of wayfaring... and to make a little money for traveling.
:Colleen: The IPC put out a small bounty for me on its official site. I'm guessing those two fools came here just for that... I thought some big shot had discovered me right at the start.
:Colleen: Don't worry. Everything I told you before is true: I was once a Nameless, and now I still yearn for adventure. I'm no different from any other traveling merchants, besides the bounty on my head.
:Colleen: As soon as I heard about Penacony, I knew that I had to come here. No matter the cost...
:Colleen: I'm an unfortunate soul, who never got to see the age of heroes trailblazing the universe. I've always been envious and jealous of the real Nameless ones...
:Colleen: But I know that I'm also really lucky. The curtain has yet to fall on the story of this era, and I still have the chance to take part in it and catch a glimpse of the secret universe treasure waiting there in the end.
: Universe treasure?
:Colleen: This is my idea of Trailblaze. I think that there is some kind of precious treasure that exists at the end of all adventure that pays off all the effort you expend along the way.
:Colleen: What's the point of continuous exploration if you know you're not going to get anything in the end?
: Exploration is the main reward, in and of itself.
::Colleen: ...That's a very Nameless answer from you. You still retain your ideals; that's okay.
::Colleen: Despite my ideals being far less glittery now, I still hope that ideal behavior can be rewarded.
: Sounds way too focused on material gains...
::Colleen: Sure, but it's vital to feel rewarded materially.
::Colleen: When we regard something as a guiding principle, the world will develop in whatever direction we pursue. People today tend to choose money — as they have for a long time.
::Colleen: From this perspective, what could stimulate people's desire for exploration more than a secret treasure at the edge of the universe?
:Colleen: Once I've solved the Watchmaker's riddle, I'm going to embark on an adventure of my own. And it could just be the final adventure of my life.
:Colleen: I'm going to look for him — not for money, but to stand before him and see how dazzling the so-called legend really is, and whether it's strong enough to melt even a rat in the gutter like myself.
:Colleen: And those guys who tried to sabotage me, thinking they could stop me by using dirty tricks... whether it's The Family or the IPC, one day, I'll make them pay!
:Colleen: Even the maxims of the universe shall step aside before me!
:Colleen: Oh, by the way — here's the reward I promised. Hold onto that. Even a Nameless has to eat, just like the rest of the mortals.
:Colleen: When everything is done and dusted, let's meet up again at the end of the adventure.
:Congrats on fixing Colleen's Emo Dial, tick-tock!
;(Obtain Achievement Gate to Stars)
;(Obtain )
;(Obtain )
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