Grace

Grace is an NPC on Penacony, located in Dreamflux Reef.
==Profile==
(To be added.)
==Location==
==Missions and Events==
==Voice Lines==
;(Version 1)
:: "It's only when we're no longer afraid to fall that we truly learn how to fly."
;(Version 2)
:: "In our dreams, dear, that's where we can finally sing our hearts out."
==Dialogue==
;(First interaction)
:Grace: Birds are born with no shackles, then what fetters my fate?
:Grace: This line should be sung gently, like stars slowly lighting up in the night sky, or like a ship slowly setting sail from a moonlit harbor...
:Under the gentle tone of her humming, this familiar melody seems to take on a whole new meaning. As she notices your arrival, she smiles and nods her head to greet you.
: What is it that you were singing?
::Grace: It's a famous piece by Robin, a singer known across the cosmos: If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking.
: Are you a singer?
::Grace: Oh, no. I'm just a retired music teacher.
: Blown away, the white petals~
::Grace: Hehe. You have a lovely voice. The voices of the young are always so full of vitality.
:Grace: Ever since I retired, I have taught children here to sing. I was just preparing a lesson.
:Grace: Children from all over the Asdana star system use dream devices to gather here when they get time. Though they may never have opportunities to receive musical education in the real world, they can sing freely as they please here in the dream.
:Grace: If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking is very popular with the children. Recently, we have been practicing and focusing on every word and syllable, in the hopes that one day the real world will get to hear their beautiful voices.
: I look forward to that day.
::Grace: The children have been improving quickly thanks to everyone's help. They may even be ready for a full recital soon.
: Can I join, too?
::Grace: Of course! Knowledge should flow freely in the dreamscape. Everyone should have the rights and opportunity to receive education.
: Thank you for your hard work.
::Grace: My hard work is nothing really. It is the hard work of everyone in the Dreamscape that has allowed these poor children to receive an opportunity to be educated.
:Grace: The dreamscape may be virtual, but this virtual space has given us the opportunity to traverse distance and come together.
:Grace: Even a bird with clipped wings has the potential to fly in a dream. I will always be watching over them, so that they may see this day.
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;(If Grace's Emotion is set to Happy)
:Grace: The children have been making steady progress, and they all have such amazing potential...
: Are you up for a chat?
::Grace: No problem. It is still too early to arrange a formal rehearsal with the children. What did you want to talk about, youngster?
:: Why do you want to help these children?
:::Grace: If you mean where this idea first originated from, I would say it was likely from when I first came to the Asdana star system.
:::Grace: It was the first time I saw the materialization of a dream. The mysterious Synesthesia Dreamscape connected people from different spaces together to create all sorts of wonders.
:::Grace: Regrettably, the Synesthesia Dreamscape quickly transformed into a dream of indulgence and luxury. It was then that I thought how amazing it would be if everyone was able to gather in a virtual space to share their knowledge and skills.
:::Grace: After I retired, I was finally able to make use of the Dreamscape's functions and provide musical education to impoverished children in the real world.
:: What does the Dreamscape mean to you?
:::Grace: The Dreamscape... For me, it is a supplement to the real world.
:::Grace: In the real world, I lost the ability to move because of a traffic accident. But, in the dream, I am able to traverse vast distances to meet with these children.
:::Grace: However, everything that we do in the dream world is to enrich ourselves in reality... We prepare ourselves in the dream that we may fly higher in the real world.
:: Are there any troubles you've faced along the way?
:::Grace: The price of dream devices, my affliction and symptoms, the children's physical conditions... and even the actions of The Family have a huge influence on our tiny little chorus.
:::Grace: Fortunately, thanks to everyone's help, these challenges did not bring us down. There may be even greater challenges in the future, but I firmly believe that as long as we don't give up, we will be able to make it through safely.
:: That's all the questions I have.
: I'll leave you to it.
::Grace: Then I'll return to prepping for class.
::Grace: Youngster, I wish that you would offer a ray of light to the world after enjoying the sweet dream in the silent embrace of the ocean. Farewell.
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;(If Grace's Emotion is set to Calm)
:Grace: Children should be exposed to other subjects beside music, too.
: I'll leave you to it.
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;(If Grace's Emotion is set to Angry)
:Grace: I have never understood how there are people that can stare a child in the eye while mocking their hard work!
: I'll leave you to it.
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;(If Grace's Emotion is set to Sad)
:Grace: I wonder how much longer I can accompany them...
: I'll leave you to it.
===Clockwork===
: Activate Clockwork
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:::Grace: Art can allow people to better face the various challenges of life, though it cannot directly solve our real-world problems.
:::Grace: In the coming future, I plan to work with other retired teachers to put together a more systematic syllabus.
:::Grace: Youngster, what kind of subjects do you think children are interested in?
::: Subjects that require hands-on experience.
::::Grace: You mean like engineering, gardening, cooking...? You're right. They've been very practical subjects.
::: Subjects that require mental training.
::::Grace: You mean like logic and mathematics...? You're right. That will help them to greatly improve their thinking skills.
::: Maybe they should be taught according to their individual skills?
::::Grace: You may have a point. Children have different talents and excel in different areas. It would be best to utilize their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
:::Grace: It's a shame that we are so understaffed and cannot find any more teachers at the moment.
:::Grace: I hear that the mission of the Intelligentsia Guild has always been to spread knowledge. Maybe I should contact them? Thank you for your thoughts, youngster.
::
:::Grace: There are many people that do not approve of what I am doing. They believe that no matter what you do, a damaged seed can never be cultivated into a great tree.
:::Grace: While I understand their pessimistic outlooks, I don't understand why they would attack a child's self-confidence in front of them like that!
:::Grace: I had a child who worked really hard to gather her courage and sing out loud, yet people laughed at her and told her she was terrible. I have not seen her again since she left.
:::Grace: From the very beginning, my aspiration was not for them to grow into what others see as vast, towering trees. It was for them to be able to enjoy the life of a normal person. That when they were happy or sad, they would be able to think of music and think of those moments full of hope...
:::Grace: Ah... There are people out there that would heartlessly trample even a tiny little hope like this!
::
:::Grace: In reality, all of these children suffer with some kind of disadvantage. Some of them struggle with social interaction, some of them have struggled with their health from a young age... Whatever it is, they are all marginalized people that live in the shadows of society.
:::Grace: Ever since I lost my ability to move in a Spheroid accident, I've come to realize something... What they need more than pity and sympathy is respect and equal treatment.
:::Grace: In the process of training with them, we have encountered countless hardships. Becoming disheartened, giving up, being misunderstood, being rejected... We have even exchanged harsh words... But in the end, they never gave up on all their hard work.
:::Grace: Every time I see them working together, happily immersed in the music and constantly moving towards a better version of themselves... The joy I feel is like I'm watching a miracle unfold before me.
::
:::Grace: Since I was injured, my health has been worsening by the day. Recently, I've been feeling fatigued even when entering the dream.
:::Grace: Even though I'm constantly joking with them about "what if the teacher suddenly disappears one day" during our practices, they always just laugh it off.
:::Grace: Maybe next time I should teach the children some sad songs. This is a life topic that cannot be avoided forever, after all. One day, they will soar toward the sky, and I will fall to the ground...
:::Grace: But it is sadness and tears that make smiles and joy all the more precious. We wrap our sadness and suffering in beautiful packaging and swallow them. That is the power that art can bring us.
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