Story Episodes |
3.5-9: A Restaurateur’s Mild Fathoms - Part 1[]
Played before entry to Story Dungeon 3.5-9
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DANTE |
<You know we only have two chances left, right, team?> |
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DANTE |
<How about we start with Meursault’s, made by following the formula to a tee?> |
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DANTE |
<Right, we have something that looks like an actual serving, so that’s a good start.> |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
Gagaga… Gigigi… Gugugu… |
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DANTE |
<“I had to ruminate on this dish for a long time. It was an excellent serving in all tangible ways—the smell, the taste, the presentation. Yet, I felt that it was still missing something I couldn’t quite describe with words.”> |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
Gegegeh… Gogogo… |
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DANTE |
<“And that… was professionalism as a cook. An ironic smidgen of a blemish within perfection…”> |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
…… |
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DANTE |
<“That is why this dish cannot get a pass, unfortunately.”> |
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ISHMAEL |
He suddenly started sounding like a posh judge… |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Someone tug the mask off that blighter’s head. The only thing distorted ‘bout him might be his crooked attitude. |
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MEURSAULT |
…Je m’avoue vaincu.[1] |
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MEURSAULT |
Nevertheless, I hold no regrets over this battle. |
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DANTE |
<At least the chickens aren’t bum-rushing us this time.> |
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DANTE |
<It looks neat. Nothing too fancy, but still simple and clean.> |
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DANTE |
<What are these couple of needles on the dish for, Outis? They look like a clock’s hands.> |
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OUTIS |
They are a simple decoration I added in tribute to you, Executive Manager. |
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DANTE |
<Ooo…! I’d give bonus points if I could.> |
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ISHMAEL |
Ugh… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
!!! |
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Owner’s Momma |
You’re such a mess! What are you doing with that freaky mask on your head? |
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Owner’s Momma |
Back in your momma’s day, we grinned and bore with all sorts of nonsense! How are you gonna live through this unforgiving world if you get all heartbroken over something so small? Get it together already… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
Oh, mother… |
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DANTE |
<Now’s our chance! The Distortion or whatever on him is weakening!> |
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SINCLAIR |
Look at this! Some kind of door has appeared next to him! |
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SINCLAIR |
Should we go through it? |
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RODION |
What made Outie’s dish stand out anyway? |
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OUTIS |
Let us march, soldiers. May we see the end of this. |
3.5-9: A Restaurateur’s Mild Fathoms - Part 2[]
Played before entry to final node of Story Dungeon 3.5-9
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DANTE |
<I’m having visions I’ve never seen before!> |
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DANTE |
<These must be his memories.> |
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FAUST |
They might be recollections that he partially had lost due to the shock. |
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Bodhisattva Chicken’s Manager |
Phew… I’ve finally found it. I thought he’d keep his top-secret recipe locked up tight and away, but he was using it as a trivet to eat ramen…! |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
I—Is that my restaurant’s recipe? How did you get your hands on it? |
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Bodhisattva Chicken’s Manager |
I sent a spy. Did you really think a part-timer willing to come in an hour early to help with prep on minimum wage would actually exist? |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
But why— Why would you…! |
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Bodhisattva Chicken’s Manager |
I had no choice! If I don’t meet the quota HQ demands from me, my restaurant will be shut down! |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
The… The recipe’s still in my head! Two spoons of sugar! One and a half spoons of soy sauce, then add minced garlic… |
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Bodhisattva Chicken’s Manager |
It’s no use—I’ll have it burnt in the concept incinerator. Any trace of the recipe will be gone, including the memories in your head. |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
NOOOOOOO!! |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
Two spoons of sugar! One and a half spoons of soy sauce… |
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Bodhisattva Chicken’s Manager |
Like I said… You should’ve shut down your restaurant when I warned you! |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
Two… S-Sugar… No, was it sugar? I can’t remember a thing… |
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RYŌSHŪ |
I never liked that pest. Knew he was rotten from all the N.S.O.P. signs plastered over his walls. |
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ISHMAEL |
If it was put in the concept incinerator… That recipe is as good as gone… |
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GREGOR |
What’s a concept incinerator ab— |
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GREGOR |
…Nevermind, Ishmael. Your face tells me I don’t wanna ask about it. |
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ISHMAEL |
Pardon? |
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YI SANG |
The concept incinerator… |
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YI SANG |
It is a trusted method of permanently erasing a technology. |
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YI SANG |
For instance… It has the ability to make it as if Miss Faust never invented Mephistopheles. |
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HONG LU |
Does it turn things back in time? |
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YI SANG |
No, not quite. It simply… is oblivionized, as though the brain had never conceived it. |
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YI SANG |
Any documentation, photography, the tiniest bits and parts of its composition, and even Miss Faust’s own memories will be dimmed and obliterated. |
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FAUST |
The effectiveness and range of the incineration will depend on the price of the product. |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
It’s true…! I can’t remember if the marinade was based on pepper or soy sauce… How much sugar or salt I should put… Nothing’s left in my head! None of my customers can remember how it tasted! |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
There’s no use in trying at this point…! It’s all useless… |
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OUTIS |
Hmph, you’re soft-hearted. Eunbong’s? You should do away with that tacky name and give your restaurant a better title. |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
Eunbong is my mother’s name… |
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SINCLAIR |
Oh… |
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RYŌSHŪ |
T.W.H. |
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OUTIS |
…I suppose tacky can also mean a friendly warmth. |
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OUTIS |
The problem is still your weak will! |
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DANTE |
<Just… Why are you so eager to start fights…> |
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OUTIS |
Come! I will fix that helpless attitude of yours! |
3.5-9: A Restaurateur’s Mild Fathoms - Part 3[]
Played after clearing of Story Dungeon 3.5-9
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
…Running this chicken joint, I had forgotten something important… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
That’s right, the chicken I wanted to cook… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
…was something that even my mother could enjoy. |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
Something to please her extremely particular palate… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
No, wait… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
I knew all along. |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
The real reason momma wouldn’t eat chicken… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
…is because we couldn’t afford to feed the whole family… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
It’s why… we always had a stash of coupons at home… Ten of them could be exchanged for a free chicken… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
My mother would keep collecting them for me… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
You did all that to feed me a chicken you wouldn’t eat… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
Hm? |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
Oh. |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
These are pizza coupons. |
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Owner’s Momma |
Son, your momma… |
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Owner’s Momma |
She liked… pizza better… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
Agh… My head… |
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DANTE |
<He’s gone back to normal.> |
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OUTIS |
That was a sound plan. The carrot and stick approach. It’s an effective tactic often employed in military operations. |
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ISHMAEL |
That… was a plan? I don’t see how it was any different from your usual bawling out and striking first… |
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OUTIS |
It was subtle, and this roo— strapping young lad caught my hint and followed well. |
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SINCLAIR |
T—Thank you, Captain Outis! |
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DANTE |
<You almost called him “rookie”, didn’t you?> |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
I can’t thank you enough. I think I’m ready to start anew. |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
It wasn’t the recipe I needed… As long as I remember to cook from the heart for those I care about… even if it comes in the shape… of a pizza… I know my customers will still appreciate theirearnest servings. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Oi, your rival promised us a lifetime vouch for free chicken. What do you have? |
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RODION |
I… thought I’d be stuffing my face with drumsticks of countless flavors by now… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
It’s nothing much, but please take this… |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
It’s an invaluable treasure of mine, there’s nothing else like it… |
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DON QUIXOTE |
Could we accept such a rarity from thee? |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
I wouldn’t have been able to reopen my restaurant without yourhelp… So I insist, please take it as your reward. |
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DON QUIXOTE |
…And thus, we had resolved the Distortion and claimed our spoils! |
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Vergilius |
…… |
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DON QUIXOTE |
Pray tell, pray tell! Are you perhaps speechless with astonishment at the glory of our tale?! |
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Vergilius |
“We then embarked to Eunbong’s” was where I tuned out. |
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DON QUIXOTE |
That means you have heard nary a word! |
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Vergilius |
Why should I bother listening to your embellished drivel whenFaust’s report will fill me in on all the details I need? |
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RODION |
C’mon now, Donqui. Forget about this sourpuss and gather ‘round so we can open the box. Heeheehee. |
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RODION |
I wonder what’s inside~ |
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Eunbong’s Bar & Fryers Owner |
“Meet Bongy, the one and only doll of our mascot. I made it hoping it’d see use one day, but I’m glad to be giving it as a gift of gratitude. ^0^/” |
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RODION |
No way… This can’t be it. Maybe he hid something in the plush’s belly? |
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DANTE |
<He didn’t seem like the kind of person to do that…> |
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GREGOR |
Was probably trying to get rid of it and we were there to take it, eh? |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Let’s toss this thing in that concinerator. |
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Charon |
Charon likes this passenger. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
What’s there to like about— |
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Charon |
It’s got eyes and nothing else. |
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Charon |
It’s nice. |
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Vergilius |
…Alright. That’s that, then. Keep the doll. |
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MEURSAULT |
That is an incorrect assessment as the doll has a torso and limbs. |
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Samjo |
Yes, Chief Dongrang. The Distortion has been resolved. I confirmed it with my own eyes. |
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Samjo |
They did seem somewhat unreliable at first, yes… But, I believe it should be okay to speak with them. Yes, I’ll bring them over now. |
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Bodhisattva Chicken’s Manager |
W—What now of all things? |
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Samjo |
I… dislike sentences that lack a subject. |
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Bodhisattva Chicken’s Manager |
Once that restaurant reopens, we’ll lose our customers… Then I’ll miss the quota, and… |
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Samjo |
You should have started looking for a way to live the moment you put the stolen recipe in a concept incinerator. |
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Samjo |
Haven’t you ever heard the saying: “If you rob a house, make sure the homeowner never realizes it”? |
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Bodhisattva Chicken’s Manager |
I… I don’t know anything about… I didn’t… |
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Samjo |
Yes, of course you wouldn’t; I just made that up. Remember it well next time. |
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Samjo |
I’ll see you around. |
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Samjo |
I have visitors that need greeting. |
- ↑ French; roughly "I accept my defeat".