[CONTINUE + 2] INTRO

[foundationmods]

[After so long a trip, you're all finally here. Taken through a hidden passage inside of the very mountain itself, you find yourself standing in front of a field of flowers, growing well due to the open roof above it. If you look up, you can just make out the shimmering colors off of the barrier - looking almost like the shine off of a soap bubble.

Try not to trample on the flowers as you approach the open, purple gate, where it looks as if someone is waiting for all of you just inside. And remember to wear your masks, now that you're here!

...Still, the sight of the yellow flowers waving in the wind....such a cheery sight fills you with determination for what's to come.

Welcome to the Underground.

...Again. The loop happened again, and you're here. Everything is the same.

Someone who was dead is alive again.

...The man, who's name you forgot...You've also forgotten what he looked like.

Not only that, But more monster names have faded from your memory.

Ghost? There was never a ghost in these ruins, or in Waterfall. You have no memory of them.]

Comments

[finalring]

....? I'm...not against the idea, but I think I'm not following completely.

[dereban]

She's went off on her own in the last two loops, remember?

It's possible that she might have found some information or something in those loops because she was utilizing Doppel. Not to mention that because of that, it's easier for her to be more inconspicuous than us. Since we already have the label of 'surface monsters'.

Does that make sense?

[finalring]

Mm, that makes sense. On that note, I've noticed from before that she seems like she is very close to you guys, too. In this mission, however, she seems a lot more solitary. Do you happen to know why?

[dereban]

Myself, Atsushi and Yoshi were with her during the Hotel California mission, so the three of us are probably the closest to her...

And personally speaking, I do consider her a really dear friend. Even if sometimes when I hear her voice, I'm reminded of someone back home.

[seiyuu jokes, am I right]

But... as for this particular mission, I don't know. She's technically not 'alone', since she does have the Doppelganger with her, but - I earnestly couldn't tell you why she decided to go off on her own. Maybe it's because this is all too important and she wants to protect us, or maybe it's something else entirely, I'm not sure.

However - what I am sure about is that she has her reasons. And I trust her.

[finalring]

Ah, please don't misunderstand me. I do believe that she's as trustworthy as the rest of this team. She was the one that healed me, after all.

[ and he will always be grateful for that. ]

I only hope that, when the time comes, she will come to us for help. I don't want her to believe that she's alone in this.

[dereban]

Mmm.

I told her that too, the first time around... that she can rely on us. But maybe being in the shadows when there's an entity that can possess people might be better for now.

[Can you hear the bitterness and anger in her voice? Because it's there, and it's heavy and loaded.]