Requirements: Must have completed the 'Down the Digestive Tract' quest.
Let's start the tour. There are a few rules we need to follow before we can enter the labs. Wash your hands, pinch yourself to make sure you're not heading into work half hallucinating, and keep you lunch in airtight baggies so you won't spread crumbs around. Uh oh, looks like a few of the researchers' lunches got away from them. Could you bag those marshmallows? That's a euphemism for the Whale Lice.
You and Tara are looking a little green around the gills. No worries, I'm in the same boat. Before the gardens were built, there'd be food shortages from supplies getting lost in transport. We had to resort to eating the safest seafood we could find. Not to worry, everything you ate in the Sunlight Zone was from a Marigold farm. I think the researchers just didn't want to waste the food we already caught, even if they're whale parasites.
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Requirements: Must have completed the previous quest.
The doors to the labs lock when they detect non-human intruders. Which means they lock when I'm around. Dr. Noelle said that bug's been taken care of…I'm sure she meant well. It was a joke she wanted to make us laugh with. The sensors are detecting other lifeforms, likely more ready packed meals that escaped their baggies. This time, could you bag those slippery Lamprey?
If you close your eyes and avoid the teeth, you can pretend that the Lamprey are chewy noodles. Occasionally you get unlucky and bite into a gusher. Whale Lice and Polymelia Lamprey are newly discovered specimens in this region of sea. Fa caught them while she was outside making repairs. They're parasites that live off of a larger creature, possibly a whale. So far, we've only found them floating around without a host.
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Requirements: Must have completed the previous quest.
Where did Dr. Caesar go? We were only getting started, but maybe I was boring him. O-oh well, that's alright. This area of the lab is safe, but you seem alarmed? If you're worried, then we'll find him right away! I think I saw him eyeing exposed patches of stone on the walls. We can check those, and look into Dr. Noelle's old office. He was interested in the Base's structure, and you can find a lot of building documents there.
There he is! It's perfectly okay if he wants to stay in Dr. Noelle's office and look around. With the amount of screening everyone has to go through, Dr. Noelle says it's safer to have us all aware of what we're working on and how safe the Base is. Ah, your friend says there's a possibility that information is planted here to create a false sense of security. No, Dr. Noelle has been so good to us! But…her other offices…
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- Talk to Caesar x1
- Examine Exposed Stone x4
- Click on the blue arrows on Screens 2 and 3
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Requirements: Must have completed the previous quest.
Your friend, Dr. Caesar, got me thinking about the Base's security and structure. Song knows more about Sparagmos than I do, but I want to stop and listen for a moment. The exposed patches of stone are similar to the rocks you found those journal pages on. I need the hall to be quieter so I can really listen. Could you please capture more of the Lice and Lamprey? We need to decrease the noise as much as possible.
It's faint, but I hear it, a soft song from the patches of stone. The voices aren't as loud as the obelisks with the journal pages, barely a whisper. If we take the content of the journal into account…could those elves really be trapped somewhere here? But, the Queen was so kind, she and Song wouldn't hurt them! Though, I did notice something else. The sealife are bunched around the exposed stone. It's attracting them.
Items Required:
- Louse Antennae x6
- Lamprey Tooth x6
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Requirements: Must have completed the previous quest.
I need to tell Song about what we discovered about the Base's structure. And maybe, it's safer to talk somewhere quiet in person instead of over the video channels where Dr. Noelle can hear us. She won't be back for a while, and you need to see the Champions first. Come with me, the lab's doors unlocked after you cleaned away the critters. We'll walk through and talk with Indradeep. He's been helping the Champions with their rehabilitation.
Ah, Aria and her dad need time alone, but Artix and Galanoth left? I saw them yesterday, and we talked a lot. They weren't in a rush to leave. If anything, Galanoth was determined to guard the Base, and Artix wanted to be with Aria and Abel to give moral support. Song definitely doesn't know about this either. Ah, I can't bother her when she's fixing Sparagmos. Indradeep said Iseul delivered a letter? Hm.
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- Talk to Indradeep x1
- Explore the Labs x1
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Requirements: Must have completed the previous quest.
Aria and Yulgar have been arguing a lot because of her injuries. The more you care about someone, the more upset you get when they're hurt. She must be really agitated. The Decay Spirits sent to guard her are acting aggressively. They're powerful Nature Elementals trusted with Aria's safety, and get rowdy when she's upset. Let's calm them down before they knock over any beakers.
Aria's taught me lots about Nature magic, and about the lives linked to its Plane. The Decay Spirits serve Greater Nature Spirits that are concerned over the safety of their Champion and link to mortals. It's still hard for her to communicate with them like she can with the beasts she cared for in Battleon, but they shouldn't be this aggressive. Are they just agitated because Aria's angry right now? Maybe there's something else.
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Requirements: Must have completed the previous quest.
Like with Aria, the Plane of Ice has sent Elementals to watch over Abel, their Envoy. He's stuck in that room, listening to Aria and Yulgar argue. Hopefully, Fa was nice enough to lend him earphones to block out the shouting, but his guards are as agitated as Aria's. Would you please calm the Ice Guardians too? Sorry I can't help much, but Indradeep's really fit! He can lift a few of them for you, and I'll treat you to a song later!
Sometimes I hear Abel muttering in his sleep. "Why me? Why me?" he'll mumble over and over again. I didn't mean to eavesdrop but from what I overheard, the Avatar of Ice cared deeply for Abel, enough to shield him from harm. I understand what that's like. Back when I was alone, I begged for help from anywhere and anyone. But then, people began to be hurt on my account. I felt so guilty. Like their pain was my fault.
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Requirements: Must have completed the previous quest.
We can calm the Spirits and Guardians, but they don't stay that way for long. Actually, they're gathering by the windows. I know it's a bit of a walk, but could we take a look at the windows in Dr. Noelle's office, the medical labs, and the surgery room? If you see anything, point it out. Just be careful if you see a loved one outside. One time I hallucinated that Ti was outside, asking me to go for a stroll with him, but you know…
Caesar said he noticed a shape outside, but was…amused is the right word, I guess. We spotted a strange shape outside the Lab window, and the surgery room window is completely dark. That's strange, the shutters aren't down, and it's still midday so there should be a little sunlight coming through there. I have a bad feeling about this, but Sparagmos should sense when large entities approach the base.
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- Check Office Window x1
- Click on the blue arrow on Screen 4
- Check Lab Window x1
- Click on the blue arrow on Screen 6
- Check Surgery Window x1
- Click on the blue arrow on Screen 7
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Requirements: Must have completed the previous quest.
It wasn't just me! Tara has the same bad feeling, one that's really shaking her up. And she isn't the only one. The Spirits and Guardians are beginning to act even more violently. Would you please restrain them? I'll run and get Tara a glass of water in the meantime. Don't let her jump around too much. She's still hiding how tired she is. Tara shouldn't be ashamed. This environment really isn't meant for us.
Indradeep just tapped me on the shoulder. Aria and Yulgar have calmed down, so we can go meet them. The Spirits and Guardians have settled down for the time being. Maybe we were all imagining things outside the window? I'll call Song about this just in case, but let's get you through that door first. Aria and Abel are going to be so excited to see you! Yulgar…I think it'll be fine if you talk it out too.
Items Required:
- Spirit Restrained x7
- Guardian Restrained x7
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Requirements: Must have completed the previous quest.
We've never been attacked by a sea creature this big before! If we let it swim away, it'll ram us again! The Base will snap in two! Aria and Abel are doing everything they can to hold that big whale in place. Sparagmos hasn't sounded an alarm, and the whale destroyed the emergency escape pods. It's going to take Song a while, but please! Knock the whale out or stall it until the Base can be evacuated!
You scared it off! It's quieted back down for a while now. Come back inside and I'll patch you three up. Song should be checking in with us any moment now. She'll have to stay in the Midnight Zone because of protocol but, there's too much proof now. I need to see the Weapons Division and Sparagmos for myself. Oh Song…
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Requirements: Must have completed the previous quest.
There! On the rock clusters, I see another torn page shoved in a crevice! Fa also helped with construction on this floor, and she didn't see the journal entry while she was out there. Someone had to have placed it there recently. We should grab the page before it gets swept away by the ocean currents and have a read. Tara's spells will keep the water pressure from crushing us.
You scared it off! It's quieted back down for a while now. Come back inside, and I'll patch you three up. Song should be checking in with us any moment now. She'll have to stay in the Midnight Zone because of protocol, but there's too much proof now. I need to see the Weapons Division and Sparagmos for myself. Oh, Song…
Items Required:
- Torn Page Read x1
- Read the Torn Page on Screen 10
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x2