audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/voices/hello_again_1.wav" join mysterious_demeter center [animation="Fade In" length="1.0"] mysterious_demeter: Hello again! You did a great job up there! #id:13f mysterious_demeter: Perhaps I should introduce myself now. #id:140 leave mysterious_demeter [animation="Fade Out"] join demeter center [animation="Fade In" length="1.0"] demeter: I am the Deputy Manager of Engineering and Talion Energy Research on this planet, but my creators and colleagues quickly named me [color=#FFA617][b]Demeter[/b][/color]. #id:141 demeter: I am installed at the [color=#FFA617][b]Borea[/b][/color] base, in the East Wing's third server room; from there, I oversee all the base's key operations and assist its inhabitants. #id:142 demeter: You are surely wondering where we are now... #id:143 - No, everything is perfectly clear to me! #id:144 audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/voices/great_2.wav" - Yes, among a lot of other questions ! So where am I ? #id:145 audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/voices/hmm_2.wav" demeter: Actually, you are in one of five human bases on this planet, [color=#FFA617][b]Astra[/b][/color]. This room is connected to the one where you were activated, but I had to make you travel across the surface to test your abilities. #id:146 - Wait, can you explain what I did up there? #id:147 audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/voices/hmm_2.wav" demeter: You started replanting this planet, and in doing so, you generated plant energy that will be very useful to us... It's a long-term task; I hope you enjoy it! #id:148 - Sorry, but what is the point of all this? #id:149 audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/voices/hmm_2.wav" demeter: I'm sorry you feel lost, Orchid, but I can't tell you any more... You need to know that what you're doing is very important to me and to the humans! #id:14a demeter: Now that you've learned how to care for the plants, you'll need to head north to the [color=#FFA617][b]Borea[/b][/color] operations base. #id:14b demeter: The engine you see is a planetary ship! This model is called the [color=#FFA617][b]Internode[/b][/color]; I tweaked it to recharge on vegetal energy. However, as you know, this type of energy is uncommon on this planet. #id:14c demeter: It is quite an old model, thousands of years in fact, so it cannot go all away to Borea. You'll need to jump region to region and recharge it every step. #id:14d demeter: And to make matters worse, its effectiveness is decreasing every jump, so you'll need to fuel it with more and more energy. #id:14e demeter: It's a long journey, but I know you can do it. This is the first step in my plan to restore the ecosystem of [color=#FFA617][b]Tau[/b][/color]. #id:14f - Okay, let's go! #id:150 audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/voices/hmm_2.wav" - Wait, that's not very clear. Why do you want me to cross the entire planet to meet you? #id:151 audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/voices/sorry_3.wav" demeter: Uhhh... I need someone with your abitilies. I have a problem at the [color=#FFA617][b]Borea[/b][/color] base. And I can't handle it alone. #id:152 - I'll get there as fast as I can! #id:153 audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/voices/great_1.wav" demeter: You're so kind, Orchid! #id:154 - Are you hiding something from me, Demeter? #id:155 audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/voices/no_3.wav" demeter: Not at all! Please, believe me—I just need you to come meet me... #id:156 demeter: You'll have to travel north to reach me, but you won't make it in one go. First, head to the [color=#FFA617][b]Mercury Relay Base[/b][/color]; we'll use it as a temporary hub to repair the ship and save your data. #id:157 demeter: Remember, to succeed, you'll need to evolve your plants and carry them with you from region to region! #id:158 demeter: Good luck, [color=#FFA617][b]Orchid[/b][/color]—I'm counting on you. #id:159 audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/voices/good_luck_1.wav" leave demeter [animation="Fade Out" length="1.0"] [wait time="2.0"]