PSYNCIN' IN THE MaiN: 2

## Chapters

*-Save Iris!-*
*"To save her, you'll need to give her the fruit of immortality."*
—Somnium description
**PSYNCIN' IN THE MaiN: 2** is a dreamworld featured in *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES*.

It is a Somnium world created from Iris Sagan's dream by the Prototype Psync Machine. Kaname Date entered her Somnium in an attempt to save her life.

## Mental Locks

This Somnium is divided into two parts in total, the first two Mental Locks are located in the **Ikume Shrine** of the ShovelForge theme, and the latter two are located in the **Real Ikume Shrine**. All TIMIEs available throughout Somnium are random, from **Pool MaiN:2**. When the total remaining time is greater than or equal to 3 minutes, there is a 6.67% probability that a negative TIMIE x2 will be given, but the TIMIE types that appear with a 93.33% probability are all types that will bring great help to the player. Types that frequently appear during early progress are [10] or [20].

### Mental Lock #1 - Do something about the beam of light.

After entering this Somnium, the player appears in the ShovelForge themed Ikume Shrine. The objects that can be investigated at this time are: **Iris**, **Egg-shaped Monument**, **Chozuya**, **Iris Unguicularis**, **Arch**, **Pedestal A**, **B**, **C**. A beam of light emerges from the core above Iris and passes through a pedestal. The player must try to place a monument on the base to make it refract - Select *Place on Pedestal* on **Egg-shaped Monument** to do so.

After doing this, the player will carry this Egg-shaped Monument. To complete the pentagram, the player needs to investigate the **Chozuya**, the area through which the refracted light passes. Before coming to **Chozuya**, execute *Stick your hand in it*.

Random TIMIEs obtained during this period may be negative. If x2 TIMIE is obtained, it is necessary to investigate closer objects and execute the option that originally consumed 10s.

In summary, to unlock Mental Lock #1:

* *Place on Pedestal* on **Egg-shaped Monument** (30s, Random) -> *Stick your hand in it* on **Chozuya** (30s[10], [20] or strongest 1/n, Random)

### Mental Lock #2 - Complete the pentagram once more.

After trying to complete the pentagram for the first time, the props in the scene will be reset, and the player must reset the refraction point based on the newly given base to create the pentagram. Chozuya and Iris Unguicularis are destroyed,

A large number of **Pedestals** appear everywhere on the map. Except for **Pedestal (Yellow)**, there are five Pedestals in **Blue** and **Peach** colors, marked as **A**, **B**, **C**, **D**, and **E**. In addition, there are two reappeared **Egg-shaped Monuments**, one in **Blue** and one in **Yellow**; and two **Guardian Dogs**, one in **Blue** and one in **Peach**. Here, the player need to observe which Pedestals should be interacted with and place the Egg-shaped Monument on them, preferably by having them on the minimap to confirm this.

The player can take Monuments from Pedestals that already have them, or investigate empty Pedestals and place Monuments on Pedestals while holding a monument. The correct five bases are: Pedestal **(Blue) A**, Pedestal **(Blue) C**, Pedestal **(Peach) A**, Pedestal **(Peach) C**, Pedestal **(Yellow)**. When a total of five Pedestals on the map are placed by Monuments, the core above Iris will start emitting beam in an attempt to form a pentagram. If any of the refraction points is wrong, all placed Monuments will be fully restored to their original positions.

To complete the pentagram, place the **Blue Monument** on the **Pedestal (Blue) C**, the **Yellow Monument** on the **Pedestal (Yellow)**, take **Peach Pedestal** off from **Pedestal (Peach) B** and place it on **Pedestal (Peach) A**, and Mental Lock #2 will be unlocked.

In summary, to unlock Mental Lock #2 (viable to arrange in any order with three option sequences below):

* *Pick Up* on **Egg-shaped Monument (Blue)** (25s[10], [20] or strongest 1/n, Random) -> *Place Monument* on **Pedestal (Blue) C** (25s[10], [20] or strongest 1/n, Random)
* *Take Monument* on **Pedestal (Peach) B** (25s[10], [20] or strongest 1/n, Random) -> *Place Monument* on **Pedestal (Peach) A** (25s[10], [20] or strongest 1/n, Random)
* *Pick Up* on **Egg-shaped Monument (Yellow)** (25s[10], [20] or strongest 1/n, Random) -> *Place Monument* on **Pedestal (Yellow)** (25s[10], [20] or strongest 1/n, Random)

### Mental Lock #3 - Obtain the fruit of immortality.

Starting from Mental Lock #3, the scene where the player is in becomes the **Real Ikume Shrine**. New inspectable objects here are: **Ashes**, **Chozuya**, **Guardian Dog (Left)**, **Guardian Dog (Right)**, **Arch**, **Bell**, and four **Pedestals**, being identified as **Pedestal (Back Left)**, **(Front Left)**, **(Back Right)**, **(Front Right)** respectively.

To unlock Mental Lock #3, **Chozuya** needs to be investigated. After briefly inspecting its surroundings, the player will find a pickaxe that was brought here from the ShovelForge world. So performing *Dig* on **Chozuya** to finish the move. Completing this action does not give the player any TIMIE. After executing this option, Chozuya will be destroyed.

In summary, to unlock Mental Lock #3:

* *Dig* on **Chozuya** (66s[10], [20] or strongest 1/n)

### Mental Lock #4 - Rescue Iris.

To unlock the last Mental Lock, the only thing you need to do is find **Iris** and choose *Give Fruit of Immortality*. Although this will clear the Somnium directly, this option will consume 150s. If the player wants to keep the remaining time not to reach zero at the end and there is no TIMIE suitable for use, investigate other objects nearby and choose an option that consumes 10s to obtain a TIMIE. The random TIMIE obtained at this time is enough to reduce the time consumed by *Give Fruit of Immortality* to a short enough time.

In summary, to unlock Mental Lock #4:

* *Give Fruit of Immortality* on **Iris** (150s[10], [20] or strongest 1/n)

## TIMIE Pool

The following is the pool of TIMIEs that spawn during PSYNCIN' IN THE PaiN. Certain choices in the Somnium will drop a random selection of TIMIE from this pool, "**Pool MaiN:2**". During the first 3 minutes, there is an 80% chance of a [10] or [20] TIMIE dropping, a nearly 7% chance of a x2 TIMIE, and a 13% chance for a large fraction TIMIE. From 3 minutes to the last 90 seconds, the x2 TIMIE is removed while the large fractions are increased to have a collective 80% chance of dropping, with the exception of the 1/10 TIMIE at 5% and the other [10] and [20] in the low chances. In the last 90 seconds, the chances for a 1/10 TIMIE increased up to 50%, and the remainder TIMIE decrease to a 10% chance each. This particular TIMIE pool contains a slew of useful TIMIEs assorted across its categories, with the x2 only present in the first half and not readily available, and with the best TIMIE constantly increasing to exceedingly likely odds of dropping.

## Objects of Interest

This Somnium is made up of two versions. One version is a ShovelForge rendition of Ikume Shrine, with blocks and glitches all abound. The other version is a realistic rendition of Ikume Shrine, with the appropriate models found throughout. As such, the Objects of Interest will be divided in two, as your actions vary depending on which rendition you're on.

## Hidden Item

* The **hidden item** appears once you arrive at the Real Ikume Shrine, in Mental Lock #3 onwards. It is located inside the shrine, placed where the seed for the fruit of immortality was located.

## Gallery

Front layout of the Ikume Shrine, ShovelForge themeBack layout of the Ikume Shrine, ShovelForge themeMap of the Ikume Shrine, ShovelForge themeThe UFO and The Elite enteredMap of the Ikume Shrine, with the enemies enteredThe Yellow Monument and PedestalA Blue set of Monument and PedestalA Peach set of Monument and PedestalThe ShovelForge world broke downFront layout of the Real Ikume ShrineBack layout of the Real Ikume ShrineMap of the Real Ikume ShrineInterior layout of Real Ikume ShrineThe raining Real Ikume Shrine
## Trivia

* In the original release of *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES* on Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Steam, **PSYNCIN' IN THE MaiN: 2** and PSYNCIN' IN THE MaiN: 1 both contain appearances of THIS MAN through your actions in the Somnium. The dialogue for discovering THIS MAN in MaiN: 2 changes depending on whether you found him in MaiN: 1 or not. Finding him in both instances gives you the achievement "The Dream Wanderer."
	+ The dialogue within MaiN: 2 about THIS MAN changes based on whether the player found THIS MAN in MaiN: 1 in any single timeline run in the story. Even if the player only found THIS MAN in MaiN: 1 when going down Branch BB (Resolution Route) and not when going down Branch BA (Iris Route), the dialogue will still change, and Aiba will react as if she's finding THIS MAN for the second time.
	+ THIS MAN also appears in the Somnium PSYNCIN' IN THE CAPTaiN as an image on one of the bottles in the kitchen top. There's no player input that can have the characters notice THIS MAN, and this appearance of him doesn't contribute to getting the achievement.
	+ In the Game Pass version of *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES*, released for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Game Pass on PC, appearances of THIS MAN is removed from both Somnia. Instead, he is replaced with "Gray", a strange alien face. All lines referencing THIS MAN were removed, and the achievement obtained for Gray is renamed "The Dream Invader" instead.
* The pickaxe that Aiba and Date find is the Lvl. 255 pickaxe that can also be found in PSYNCIN' IN THE MaiN: 1, but only when doing the set of choices that lead to Branch BB (Resolution Route), which is not where PSYNCIN' IN THE MaiN: 2 is located.
* If you examine either of the guardian dog statues, and then examine either statue again, Aiba will say, "This reminds me of Nagito. You should refer to him as Ultimate Lucky Student." This is a reference to Nagito Komaeda from *Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair* and *Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls*, who is one of the characters to bear the title "Ultimate Lucky Student" in the series. The Japanese word for the guardian dog statue is "komainu," which sounds similar to Nagito's last name, "Komaeda."

* Interacting with the arch within the Real Ikume Shrine will have the pair comment on how the shrine appears to be understaffed and not well-maintained. If the state of the arch is similar to how it appears in the real world in present day, it could be an accurate assessment of Ikume Shrine, especially considering the shrine's priest is never seen, only his voice is heard.

## Navigation

Hitomi Sagan • Mayumi Matsushita • Renju Okiura • Mama • Shoko Nadami • So Sejima • Moma Kumakura • Rohan Kumakura • Cyclops Serial Killer

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nagito Komaeda in Danganronpa Wiki