Frei (Oracle)/Dialogue

* Ep 2
* Endings
* Ep 3
* Heaven's Gate

## First Time Charlotte talks to Frei

*The Oracle tries to find a form*

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*Frei introduces himself*

* Ahem.
* Hello there.
* Apologies for that little speech test.
* Your language is a bit tricky, but I'm a fast learner.
* Don't look so surprised! It's simply the form your mind gave us.
* Seems like despite your initial bravado you're subconsciouslly afraid of us.
* So I took a more masculine form, although the concept of gender does not apply to us.
* Fell free to refer to us as "Frei" from now on, if you feel like it.
* After all, our appearance right now is one of a male Pythia.
* Technically, you are.
* However, the fact that we'll meet the next time you go to sleep, and the next time after that remains.
* I slumber by day and wake up by night.
* Isn't it easier for you to talk to me this way?
* You look sullen.
* A pity.
* Were you friends?
* Acquaintances?
* A complete stranger, then. Should it matter?
* You are sorrowful now that she's gone, but you couldn't care less during her lifetime.
* Have you ever had a conversation?
* "What can a miserable person like me can talk about with someone this perfect?"
* Thinking that, you gave up completely.
* That's the same as being indifferent.
* Only so that you'd be honest with yourself.
* I'm afraid I cannot understand that.
* If that person wasn't important to you up until this moment, why do you feel down?
* No, even worse, you feel obligated to feel sad.
* Deep inside, you have no reason to be. Why not be true to yourself?
* Empathy, huh...you humans have a rather twisted understanding of it.
* If death of some specimen you weren't involved with bothers you, then why not bawl your eyes out whenever you see a piece of meat on your plate?
* That animal must've suffered a lot more than some minsunderstood teenage girl just to make your supper delicious, no?
* "It's not the same", you'll say!
* But in the end it is. You're all animals, yet your kind puts yourselves above all.
* Oh my, what a plot twist!
* Who would've known that the concept of empathy applies only to your fellow humans!
* Ah, it truly never ceases to amaze me how you humans love to make a mountain out of a molehill.
* Hmm~ Do you really think it was always this way?
* That all Pythias willingly gave up their very egos for the sake of becoming one with everybody?
* Stay in the fog if you wish to. Isn't it safer like that?
* Although I would love to converse more, it looks like it's time for you to open your eyes.

### After Charlotte speaks with Umbrella Man

* Welcome back, miss Wiltshire.
* Is that so.
* Well then, I won't burden you with conversations.
* Instead, how about a bedtime story?
* Ah, and- don't stand so far away.
* Come sit beside me.
* Is that so?
* Well, there's no helping it.
* It's all a dream, remember? So make yourself at home.
* Now, back to the story. Do you know the "Tale of the Ink and Paper Princess"?
* In our land during the pre-Oracle era, it was part of a psychology test.
* It was made to be unfinished, and the one who read it had to write the ending themselves.
* It's surprising how much one can learn about another person just by having them write a few sentences!
* Want to listen to my own version?
* So much for free will, right? Well then.
* A pitiful ink-black princess that looked for minds alike who ended upon prison of Paper Kingdom.
* But the story didn't end here. Time passed, and Paper Princess herself came to visit the prisoner.
* The two became acquaintances shortly after, and Ink Princess was freed from imprisonment.
* Ink Princess taught Paper Princess writing, and no paper int he city was blank anymore.
* They obtained power known as "knowledge".
* Paper Princess couldn't be happier.
* Yet, having spent so much time with Ink Princess, she became stained in Ink Princess's pitch-black color.
* Day by day, Paper Princess became more and more soaked in jet-black ink...
* ...until she was indistinguisable from the Ink Princess herself.
* That would be the end of the story.
* She fell asleep, huh.
* By the way...
* Hello there, "mr Seth".
* Is that how miss Wiltshire calls you?
* Fufu. What a joke.
* You must be thinking that you're in control.
* What are you even here for, I wonder?
* You aren't even supposed to exist in this world.
* Ah, I know. You must be looking for answers.
* But I'm afraid you won't be getting any.
* Because you see, miss Wiltshire is an unreliable narrator.

## Day 2

*Frei shows off the Mind Library*

* Rise and shine!
* As you can see, I've done some rearrangements in this place. Hasn't it become lovely?
* I'll do something about the fog, too.
* Also, I've brought you clothes.
* Put your hands up...
* ...and voila!
* Now we're one of a kind! Haha!
* Yes?
* Let's call it a Mind Library.
* You see, memories are stories from the past that we retell to ourselves.
* Once they're gone, you're no longer the person you used to be.
* But I'm drifting away from the point.
* Stories are meant to be kept in books, right?
* Many books make a library.
* There, you can find every memory, every feeling, every action you've made or considered making - all possibilities are written down right here!
* Some stories are better off being forgotten, however.
* I've selected a variety of especially interesting memory journals for you.
* Feel free to read them if you feel like it.
* Even if your memory is still fresh, I believe your Puppeteer will be delighted to know more about people you've been associated with.

*Interacting with the piano*

* Want to try it?

### After Charlotte has finished all of the memories

* Perhaps you would like to join me in reading, miss Wiltshire?

*If you accept Frei's offer*

* Alright.
* I'm re-reading an anthology of Greek myths.
* Have you read the story of Hades and Persephone?
* They say that Hades, the God of the Underworld, captured the beautiful Persephone, the Goddess of springtime.
* But I believe it was Persephone who captured Hades, and his heart and mind belonged to none other than her since the moment they met.
* Which was quite rare for a Greek god, considering.
* Even though the pomegranate seeds Persephone urged her to return to Underworld for half a year, she was allowed to live on the surface for the rest of the time.
* Just like you come back here only during the dream state.
* Or is this comparison too much of a stretch? I do tend to get carried away with words.
* Oh my. Seems like someone's fallen asleep already.
* Sleep well, princess.

*If you refuse Frei's offer*

* Alright. I won't bother you, then.
* Sleep well, princess.

## Day 6

### After Being Attacked in the Locker Room

*Charlotte wakes up*

* ..shire. Wake up, sleepyhead.
* Finally awake, I see?
* Just look at this warped reality bubble! The universe is expanding!
* Not this time. You're perfectly awake.
* Do believe me, I'm as puzzled as you are.
* They say "going through the looking glass" is the classic symbol for dissasociating from reality.
* Does that apply to you, too?
* Oh well. Maybe I'm teasing you too much?
* Anyhow.
* It doesn't look like we'll be leaving anytime soon. I wish there was something to read.
* Might as well be.
* So, what shall we do? Feeling adventurous yet?

*Investigating the puzzles*

* Hmm, isn't that Cattell's intelligence test?
* Seems fairly easy.
* Then I'll leave it to you.

*After investigating Mirror 2: Individuality*

* So that's the boy you've modeled my appearance after. Curious.
* Who knows?
* I barely possess any memories of my life before I woke up in your mind.
* This is why you can trust me, miss Wiltshire.
* I am not your enemy.

*After investigating Mirror 3: Decomposition*

* ...
* You know, miss Wiltshire.
* I had a thought there.
* Which may have been also your thought, but that's beside the point.
* Maybe mr Honikker started distancing himself from you because he became afraid of you?
* Is that so. Then, perhaps "afraid" is a strong word.
* He's just not sure it's you anymore.
* You turned into a lump of meat before his eyes. Wouldn't anyone have suspicions?
* *Frei sighs.*
* It's all because you took pity on me.
* And now you're doomed to face the consequences.
* That's all there is.

### Going to Sleep

*Playing the piano*

* Wonderful! You're getting better!
* Mm?
* Why yes, ink is poisonous.
* Because of love, of course.
* It's the sole reason in fact.
* It seems there is a fundamental lacking in your understanding of "love", miss Wiltshire.
* You see, the final and the sole goal of love is the loss of individuality.
* The ultimate death of ego.
* To love is to sacrifice your ego in order for two to become one.
* To mold your thoughts, beliefs, hobbies and character traits into one.
* That is why Paper Princess became the same as Ink Princess.
* They became one of a kind.
* Unless you're willing to give up your ego for somebody else's sake, you can't claim that you've known love.
* You know...
* I find the concept of loss of individuality rather fascinating.
* For it requires the greatest sacrifice of all for an individual.
* Oh my.
* Looks like it's about time you woke up.

## Day 25

### Dead Magcats

* Pets aren't allowed here. You knew that, didn't you?
* So nobody is responsible for what may happen to them.
* I WAS the Oracle, miss Wiltshire.
* Everything that defined me as the Oracle has perished.
* I do not bear memories of my past nor do I possess extraordinary powers.
* Therefore, I am the Oracle no more.
* It is you who defines me right now.
* However, it still greatly exhausts you.
* If you use even a pint of my energy consciously, your life systems will collapse, just like last time.
* And returning dead back to life is no laughing matter.
* As long as you reject me, we will eventually drain each other and perish.
* When we merge, however, we shall obtain great power.
* The question is, are you willng to give up your ego for the sake of someone or die an individual?
* Think about it.
* Poor little things.
* Let's give them a proper burial, shall we?

### Refusing C's Offer

*Frei begins to chastise Charlotte*

* My sides...
* Couldn't you be any more dramatic?
* Acting all high and mighty, yet you've been saying it all for your own sake!
* The one who doesn't want to die is--
* You, miss Wiltshire.
* Despite all the self-harm, all the big dreams and fantasies about self-sacrifice and what not...
* You still want to live your pathetic life until the very end!
* Just admit it.
* That you're afraid to die.
* Deep down, you don't actually believe there's a place like heaven up above, do you?
* Even worse, there's nothingness awaiting you.
* You'll die only to achieve complete solitude in empty space of an afterlife.
* Not even your beloved Seth will be there for you.
* Why would they stay with you when they're bored to death when there are no quests to complete?
* Admit it, even your Puppeteer is with you only as long as they're entertained!
* I want you to be honest with yourself.
* We both know it, right?
* That everyone only wants to use you.
* But why should it matter?
* You have me, miss Wiltshire.
* Even in cold embrace of death, I won't leave you.
* There's nothing to be afraid of.
* You should've let this boy die already--

*Charlotte strangles Frei*

* I just...want you...to open your eyes.
* Look. Can't you see this boy is... dying to disappear for good?
* He doesn't...want...to be saved...
* He opened...up to you...and look what you've done.
* You're the cruel one, miss Wiltshire.

### A reluctant Charlotte goes to sleep

*Interacting with Frei at the bookshelf*

* Frei closes a memory book he was reading when he sees me.
* Long time no see, miss Wiltshire!
* Look, don't make such a sour face.
* I want to make up with you.
* I've been doing some cleaning lately.
* If I can't be of help in the real world, I figured I'd help clear up your mind, at very the least.
* Look. Hasn't it become less foggy?
* Right?
* You see, I've read in your memory journals that you were lamenting the fact that your mind had become foggy over the years.
* And I figured it's in my power to aid you!
* You might not notice the changes immediately, but they will soon take place.
* Frei lightly embraces me, nuzzling my hair.
* Don't worry about a single thing, miss Wiltshire.
* You will soon see that this world is not worth staying in.
* Sweet dreams, princess.

## Day 31

### Rooftop Bullying

* Shouldn't you call for help? Miss Wiltshire.
* Who was the one to teach you that?
* Was it your mother?
* "Be a good girl"
* "Good always wins in the end"
* "If you'll be kind, others will be kind to you"
* "Violence is bad"
* All your life you're being manipulated by others.
* All because you care too much about opinions.
* Because you want to be loved by everyone.
* And when things don't go your way, you find excuses.
* Don't you have any pride?
* There are things worse than getting beaten up.
* Going through such humiliation when all you have to do is take my hand and everything that's unfair will perish.
* No.
* We both know that's a cheap lie.
* In fact, you want somebody to save you, very much so, but dare not ask of it.
* Because you deem yourself unworthy.
* No response, huh?
* So, where are your so-called friends when you need them the most?
* Is that so.
* Just so you know. Even if your friends abandon you.
* Even if your mother abandons you.
* Even if the whole world abandons you.
* I'll always be by your side.
* Please keep that in mind.

### The Night before the Trial

* Oh. You're awake, miss Wiltshire.
* Your mind, of course. Where else can you be?
* Can't you see? It's our good old Mind Library...
* Lying in shambles.
* You've accepted me into your mind.
* How much closer could we get?
* Yes?
* Will an old memory journal do?
* Very well.
* Choose one. "Memory of a yellow ribbon" or "Memory of a graveyard"

*Choosing the memory of a yellow ribbon*

* It's a memory of Umbrella Man.
* It's quite short, so I might as well read you another one.
* Memory end.
* As I promised, there's another one. You've already seen a fragment of it, though.
* "A Memory of My First Dress"
* Memory end.

*Choosing the memory of a graveyard*

* It's a memory of Bennett.
* Memory end.
* Say, what kind of dreams did you have before I appeared?
* Hmm~
* What were they like?
* Not moving a muscle to do anything just because you're told not to...what a dependent way to live your life.
* How pitiful.
* Yet fascinating.
* Although I'd love to continue our conversation, I'll leave you to rest now.
* After all, the Trial is coming.
* Sleep well, miss Wiltshire.

## Endings

### Black Ending

* Well, looks like it's the end.
* Now you're going to become a corpse too, miss Wiltshire.
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* I've been a walking corpse for a long time.
* It was you who kept me alive.
* I cannot leave your side, and I never will.
* I'll be with you till the very end, until we completely decay.
* Come here. I won't let them have their way with your body and mind.
* Good night, my princess.
* Now we can finally rest.

### Grey Ending

`* Wait, miss Wiltshire.
* Something's off.
* There's no data in this vessel.
* There's no soul inside.
* What I am saying is that it's a lump of meat lying on the table.
* It's not a person.
* I do not tell lies, miss Wiltshire.
* We were too late.`

### White Ending

* I knew you would say that.
* You still want to become a tragic hero for everyone's sake, right?
* A boy who put himself above all the living things.
* A girl who loathed herself so much she rised her self-confidence at your cost.
* All your imaginary friends.
* Your father who abandoned you long ago.
* Your mother who never comes to visit.
* You loved them all, didn't you.?
* Even though I was always there for you, you chose all of them over me in the end.
* So pitiful, aren't we?
* Now then, come here.
* Let us repaint the world in your colors.
* Consume me whole.

### Epilogue

*White Society Ending*

* ...iltshire.
* Miss Wiltshire.
* It's time for us to go.
* Stargazing, of course!
* No, everything's for real this time. Promise?
* Come now. Take my hand.
* Let's leave this story together.

### Interlude: Alone

* Doing someone's homework again, miss Wiltshire?
* You do know that it's not your obligation to do it, don't you?
* Ah, so that's why you couldn't turn them down?
* Because they said you're "friends"?
* No. Of course not.
* Miss Wiltshire is a very earnest girl, after all.
* Too gullible for her own good.
* You see, what your so-called "friend" used was a keyword.
* A "password" that doesn't mean anything.
* You heard it and immediately thought of the meaning you had for it.
* You may have thought the other person meant, "I want to help and understand you," but in reality they meant, "I want to use you for my own needs".
* Sure, they could've been honest with you, but would you be doing this for them if you knew the truth?
* Right?
* But that doesn't make them evil per se.
* If they were the main character, I'm sure the viewers would understand their way of thinking.
* The true evil lies in muddled words, miss Wiltshire.
* Remember that.
* You know that's not true, miss Wiltshire.
* You just want someone to make you feel better about yourself.
* Even if it's someone you despise.
* But don't worry.
* I know a-a-all the words you want to hear.
* You may feel like you're never doing enough...
* But in reality you're always doing your best, aren't you?