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＄94-06-88-12-2-0
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[soundStopAll]
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[charaSet A 1098231700 1 Con]
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[wait fade]
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With the third area freed, the Chaldeans thought it best to rest while they could.
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So let's take this opportunity...
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...to review what we know about this island's key figures.
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This serves no greater purpose, and I have no intention of sharing it with anyone. It is merely a mental exercise.
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＠???
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(Besides, it's not as if there's anything better to do right now. Make-work like this is the best way to pass the time.)
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[charaTalk A]
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[lr]We know these creatures as Con.
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While they do have some...quirks, it remains challenging to differentiate them, and consequently, they are not given individual names.
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Some, though not many, of them do exhibit identifiable individual traits and differences.
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The Con exhibit fairly high intelligence and language comprehension but seem to have significant gaps in their knowledge.
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That being said, it seems safe to assume that almost all the Con understand the current situation.
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From that, we can infer that they are disseminating their knowledge among themselves in some manner.
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We do not yet know, however, whether this is intentional or not.
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If it is unintentional, that would suggest the Con have a kind of collective consciousness.
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I wonder if this is a clue to their true nature as a species...
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...but let's put that theory aside for now.
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[charaFadein C 0.4 -60,-200]
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[charaFadeout C 0.4]
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With regard to personality, they exhibit minute individual differences. Generally speaking, the Con are gentle, curious, and unassuming.
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Their favorite activities are sunbathing and play of all sorts. Their least favorite thing is...being eaten, I assume.
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Not that this sets them apart from any other living thing.
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They are not in any way aggressive, but they are still willing to fight to protect themselves.
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But that, too, could be said of many living things.
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Now, from a physical perspective[line 2]
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[charaTalk A]
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[cueSe SE_22 22_ade700]
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[wt 1.2]
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...Oh, right. Any Con who is eaten by a water monster will revive if another Con kills that water monster.
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(But I'm not sure whether that Con's own individual identity is preserved, and I cannot see any way of finding out.)
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On an unrelated note, it seems that, at least on this island, new Con manifest spontaneously.
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They seem to simply spring up from the ground.
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Of course, there are countless permutations of Elementals, as they are the planet's sensory organs, so such manifestations aren't entirely unthinkable...
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...but my instinct tells me these creatures are neither Elementals nor faeries.
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For example, they could be connected to a subterranean plant. Maybe they're even a kind of fungus.
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I've spent a fair amount of time interacting with them now, but I'm no closer to an answer.
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I may be able to get there if I were to build a real workshop and employ every ritual and spell I know...
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...but at the moment, I don't have the drive.
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Doing so would be akin to forcing the answer to a riddle from its teller with Mystic Eyes.
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[messageOff]
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Finally, let's discuss their physical properties.
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The Con are soft to the touch, but with quite an unusual texture and consistency. They are reminiscent of very springy meat.
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While their movement generally tends toward the slow and unhurried, they demonstrate keen agility where necessary.
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Despite their short, stubby limbs, they are able to capably use all manner of tools.
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Their astonishing capacity for learning new things is another indication that they may operate on a collective consciousness.
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If they are all able to share individually acquired skills, this may manifest as truly extraordinary dexterity.
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[se ad110 0.3]
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[se ad77 0.3]
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[charaFace A 6]
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[charaMoveReturn A 0,-54 0.4]
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[wt 1.0]
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Ahh, this tactile sensation... This weight...
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While I understand that they do exist here, the matter of their actual composition is unclear.
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Elementals, fauna, life-forms, concepts, sentience, species, legends, ideals, thoughts...
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With their ambiguous divisions and constituent elements, I am, for reasons I cannot describe, certain about one thing.
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If I were to ■■■■■■ them...the result would be both terrible and beneficial.
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What does that mean?
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＠???
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...There is no mistaking it, I suppose.
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[lr]From the Con themselves, I sense...a vague ominousness.
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An ominousness which, paradoxically, is free of evil.
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＠???
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...
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[lr]In fact, this whole world gives me a similar sense.
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We are being misled. There is something fundamental here we are overlooking.
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That, at least, is the impression I have.
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[messageOff]
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[wt 1.0]
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But, at the present moment, petting the Con is more important. Quite frankly...
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...Hehe.
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[messageOff]
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[lr]It is a little addictive.
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[end]
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