Encounter/Story

This is the exclusive story that comes with Encounter.

Type of stage: Dialogue

*Roy, the medical examiner, pressed the button. He was going to contact the victim Ashley's family.*
**Roy:** We need you to talk to us at the forensic examination center.
*He was doing everything by the book.*
**[Player]:** But I have to go to Trasburg now.
*Roy was surprised to hear the girl mention the very city he was currently in.*
**Roy:** Did you find any leads?
*Upon learning the girl wanted to be part of the investigation, he began to feel worried.*
**Location: Office**

*The call ended, and Roy flipped through the dossier once again.*
*Ashley's sister [Player] was the sole family member recorded in her file.*
*A familiar sense of uneasiness began to eat at Roy. He felt bitter moments seeping back into his mind.*
**Roy:** (This girl lost the only family she had left...)
*Roy thought about picking the girl up at the airport, even though he didn't know when she would arrive.*
**Location: Trasburg**

*In the end, Roy did something even more ridiculous.*
*He stood in front of the fountain at the airport, waiting for a stranger who might not even arrive.*
*He tried to kill time by going over old meeting records, but he wasn't in the mood to read.*
*Roy witnessed too much death. He knew better than anyone that someone could act irrationally when left alone.*
*Sometimes, people will give everything they have in pursuit of something uncertain.*
**Roy:** (At the very least, he couldn't let her go it alone. Not when it involved a case like this.)
*Fortunately, just one flight in the morning and one in the evening from where the girl was to Trasburg.*
**Roy:** (If he didn't end up meeting [Player] in the morning, then he'd simply wait until evening...)
*Suddenly, Roy had a new worry. Even if the girl arrived at the airport, how could he run into her?*
*Roy took out his tablet to check the flight information again.*
*This was the first time he had done something so spontaneous.*
*Suddenly, Roy's thoughts were interrupted by someone slamming into him. What he held fell and scattered.*
**Roy:** I'm sorry.
*Roy immediately apologized, only to see a face that looked even more guilty than his.*
*Gradually, he realized who had just bumped into him.*
*The person he had been waiting for was now in front of him.*
*Roy found her clumsiness amusing.*
*But Roy felt his face heating up when he noticed the girl look down at his tablet, which was still on.*
*Luckily, nothing had broken during the fall.*
*Now didn't seem like the proper time to introduce himself. He didn't know what to say.*
**[Player]:** Sorry, are you the medical examiner who called me yesterday?
**Roy:** ???
*Roy was surprised to hear the girl know who he was.*
*What followed surprised him even more.*
*The girl had correctly guessed that he had come to the airport for her and that he had been looking up directions.*
*Is that girl's sister a detective, too? Roy looked at the young girl in front of him.*
*After confirming the identity, the girl was in a hurry to carry on the investigation.*
**Roy:** (I may not be too sad if I focus on the investigation.)
*As Roy thinks, he goes to the theatre with [Player].*

### Transcript

**Location: Hill Theater**

**[Player]:** What should we do next? Just return home?
*The truth behind Salome's incident came to light. It was finally time to discuss Ashley's death with [Player].*
*Roy went over the plan he had made in his head earlier.*
**Roy:** It's your first time in this city, so I think you haven't been to Relic Park?
**Location: Ruins Park**

*Roy sat with the girl in the park and explained everything about the case as the sunset.*
*He obtained no useful information, which was no surprise.*
But [Player]'s inventive replies helped Roy relax.
**Roy:** It's just like that relic over there. Although its origin remained unknown to date,
**Roy:** As long as it is there, research will be ongoing, and there is hope that the truth will be out one day.
*Roy felt [Player] and he, were a lot alike. He was trying to comfort himself just as much as her, if not more so.*
*At Roy's suggestion, [Player] stood at the edge of the cliff and screamed.*
*Roy knew she had a tough road ahead of her.*
**Roy:** (Maybe uncovering the truth is easier with someone else.)
*Under the setting sun, Roy fixed his eyes on the girl, until she eventually noticed his staring.*
**Roy:** (Nice view, isn't it?)
*Satisfied with his excuse, Roy shifted his gaze to the ruins.*
*[Player] said that she wanted to take photos of the ruins, and was snapping photos endlessly.*
*Clumsy was the first word that popped into Roy's mind.*
*She came to Trasburg alone without thinking, and insisted on joining the investigation into Salome's case.*
*Yes, [Player] was clumsy.*
*However, her recklessness was inspiring to those around her.*
*She was na?ve, but was willing to fight for what was right. She could make a difference.*
*Looking at her as she fiddled with her camera, Roy decided he would help this girl.*
*Roy took the camera and adjusted the settings.*
* *The whirring sound of the lens zooming in and out was soothing.*
	+ *Roy tried hard to focus on that sound, for he knew the girl was looking at him.*
* *The best photos are those that capture moments in time and turn them into special memories.*
	+ **Roy:** (I'd better take more pictures and let her pick her favorite.)

*As expected, the girl thought highly of the photos. It was as if gloominess would not stay where she was.*
*He looked forward to seeing more of the person behind the clumsiness.*
*The sun was setting. Tomorrow would be a brand new day.*