References within 'Memory'

## In alphabetic order:

- About the Administrator

*"Until an effective treatment is found, or reinforcements are sent from Heimat, we'll all have to stay strong and do our best to keep the facility secure. Failure is not an option. - Storch Seiben (STCR-S2307)"*

This quote confirms that there is a disease that is affecting certain Replikant units. This is within reality or atleast affecting Replikas at a large scale, thus disporving any of the 'everything being fake' theories.

- Adler's Diary

*"I had a dream tonight. Another memory of my Gestalt life I believe - I was wearing my uniform. There was a young woman, her hair white as snow..."*

Adler's Gestalt, who was likely Nikolai Nguyen, knew Ariane Yeong.

*"In my memory, [engineer-type Replika with an orange chest-piece] was just another member of our staff, but no such Replika was ever stationed on Sierpinski."*

This engineer-type Replika with an orage chest-piece is likely to be Elster, the player Replika or the one that the player plays in the first part of the game. This would mean that Elster was an anomaly and someone who should not be on Sierpinski. This is further expanded upon in a quote about someone checking Adler's memories and stating that such an individual was never on Sierpinski. This would prove certain theories related to the paracausality of Elster, in that she is not tied to reality and may be an 'ghost' of sorts within the facility.

- Alina's Diary (1**→**4)

These diaries confirm several things: Alina Seo was close to Elster and she was also sick with a disease. These diaries also further afirm that the disease is the one that created the monsters that we fight within the game:

*"...[A guard] let out a monsterous scream as she chased me. When I looked back, I saw her face, and now can't forget. It looked like she'd been in some horrible accident".*

Alina Seo might also be turning into a copy of Ariane Yeong. The apearance is shown in Medical Database (Art). This shift can be seen when she describes the effects of the disease on her:

*"...my hair is slowly turning white. I remember my name, I remember my life. But I also remember a different name, a different life, and it feels like the line between her and me is blurring the longer I stay here. - Alina"*

- Angry Note

This short note confirms the issues with the EULR models that was described in Replika Known Issues, Part 1, that being the need for music.

- Ariane's Notes

These notes confirm that Ariane was a companion of a Replika that was a Elster (same as Alina). It also further shows the interest that Ariane had in painting, similar to that which can be seen from the paintings left in the ship.

- Bioresonance Technology and its Limitations

This lore tab describes certain technologies used in the game. Bioresonance, for example, is used for Klimaforming and Induced Gravity. It is also used to create Replikas:

*"The process of duplicating a neural pattern from a Gestalt host to a Replika brain is still not fully understood. How does Synchronicity happen? Why is the duplicated imprefect? What happens to preexisting patterns in the reveiving brain?"*

This process is most likely a copy-paste of a Gestalt (human) consciousness onto a lab-grown brain that is later placed into a metal chasis, which will create a Replika. This would also show why the two main Elsters within the story, those of Alina and Ariane, have similar goals/names/presonalities. The two other main files that refer to Elsters are Replika Overview: LSTR and Replika Known Issues, Penrose Program. These two files show that the prototype Elster that was sent on the Penrose mission was later copied into other units such as the Elster that was a friend of Alina. Since the prototype Elster was subjected to music and love, she became 'corrupted' and the copies made from them were flawed.

- Dream Diary

This diary entry is a cryptic description of either a dream, the descend into madness, or the mutation of the writer. However, the mutation of the writer is one of the more interesting sides of this diary entry.

*"I was a worker in the mines of Leng, when I was consumed by a shapless mass of flesh...My mind joined the collective of flesh, which persists beyond death...I saw a burning eye in the sky above the cloud of Buyan."*

This diary entry mirrors, to some extent, what is described in Falke's Diary in that they also experiences visions of a red eye that were caused by their disease. Upon deaper analysis, one could assume that the red eye is a vision of the progenitor of the disease Ariene who had red eyes (can be seen in Medical Database (Art)). Thus, this would corroborate some theories as to either Ariane's Bioresonance abilities having increased in strength when she became locked in the cryo pod or her becoming a god of sorts after the Penrose crash...

- Falke's Diary

This diary entry is a first person account of Falke's illness and its symptoms. These symptoms include: hallucination of a 'god-flesh' or something that is a representation of the disease progenitor (likely Ariane) and false memories (those of other Replikas or maybe even the first Elster).

*"It feels like my mind has been contaminated, defiled, by another person's memory...Who is that white-haired girl? Why do I long to see her again? Why would she curse me like this?"*

- Kolibri's Note

This note corroborate the analysis of Adler's Diary in which he describes the false memory of seeing something that could have been Elster. This is a symptom of the disease which has some basis in reality as it was indeed part of his memory. It also highlights the very important fact that not a single LSTR unit was ever on Sierpinski meaing that the Elster in Alina's memory could have been a paracausal entity or a hallucination.

*"...when I probed [Adler's] mind, there were memories of an LSTR unit working at Sierpinski. There's no record of that model of Replika ever being deployed here."*

- Kolibri in the Management Office

The Kolibri in the Management Office is undergoing sever mutation due to the disease. This is part of the transformation to the enemy we see in game. Her illusions are the weird fake KLBRs that apear surrounding the real KLBR. The hallucinations that the writer is experiencing, the ones of 'that island' might be symbolic of the corrupted landscape that is the domain of the 'god-flesh'.

*"I've seen [KLBR] and her 'illusions' sitting inside the room, crying... which one is the real one?"*

The KLBR specific mutation can be attributed to the characteristics of the unit described in Replika Overview: KLBR and Replika Known Issues, Part 4. For example, KLBRs are capable of influencing the mind of Replikas and Gestalts, which can be seen ingame as the weird overlay that is present when near one. It is also explained that KLBRs are sensitive to the emotions of others and function as a sort of hive mind emotion amplifier. This would mean that they are like wide range transmitters of the disease as they not only infect other KLBR units but are also capable of infecting Replikants near them.

- Leaving

This message is one of a spy that is described in a letter from KNCR-R16-22 in Message Inbox. The spy has found a white haird girl with Bioresonant powers (which is likely Ariane). It also hints that there is another spy. The only important thing about this letter is that it once again corroborates other sources saying that Ariane had BIoresonance.

- Medical Database (Art)

This database is one of what one could asume were Gestalts of the ingame Replikas. These individuals, who were stationed in Rotfront, are fundemental parts of the story. There are several flashbacks that show use their past. Furthermore, it is highly likely that the whole story revolves around either Ariane Yeong or Erika Itou. First of all, Ariane is know to be a Bioresonant who is the primary cause of the Disease experienced by ingame Replikants. Thus, this database provides crucial information as to much of who certain characters within the story are. Also there are several individuals that can be assumed to be Gestalts of specific Replikas:

* Roswita Fong = KLBR (Replika Overview: KLBR)
* Erika Itou = LSTR? (Replika Overview: LSTR)
* Nikolai Nguyen = ADLR (Replika Overview: ADLR)
* Ariane Yeong = Highly unlikely but maybe FKLR? (Replika Overview: FKLR)

- Message Inbox

Not really vital to the main plot, this series of emails may have been sent by individuals important within the lore. For example, one email may have been sent by Ariane's aunt and another by Itou.

- Operation Penrose

This poster describes the mission that was the catalyst for many of the game events. This mission was the one that Ariane Yeong and Elster both went on, the mission that crashed and that may have caused the disease.

- Patient EULR-S2321