Three Small Things

Ropp? He's on the bed way inside this medical bay. And please be quiet. Our patients really need to rest.

(Unintelligible mumbling)

He seems to be in great pain... I hope there's something we can do for him.

About a week. We rescued him just outside the Æther Test Site.

A few personal belongings, ID card, gloves ... and that sort of stuff. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Endmin, maybe we should leave for a while...

......

Yeah... I feel like I haven't really helped those who are suffering...

Endmin, if only I were stronger ... or faster ... I could have arrived at the Valley sooner...

Okay, Endmin. I've made up my mind! I'm gonna look for the filter!

You gotta let me do something. I can't just sit around feeling bad and helpless all day.

No. That still sounds sad and depressed —

Alright! I'm doing this because I want to help everyone!

Ah, it's the Endministrator! And Miss Gilberta.

Hold on. You're going in?

For one thing... The site is still quite dangerous. Our rescue teams can hardly carry out their work in there.

But I have to go in and find a piece of very important machinery.

If you insist ... but do you really have to go in there?

Yeah ... well ... since the Endmin said so...

Fine. I'll grant you passage... But as part of our safety precautions, do not stay in there for more than 60 minutes, even if you fail to find your thing. Nothing personal. Just trying to keep you safe.

Endmin, my analyzer can detect residual Blight extracts in the filter. This will give us an approximate location of the device. Andre gave me the analyzer before I left for this search.

The analyzer has identified several potential locations. I'm sending you the data.

Hmm... I think we should look around this place first. Use the scanner. We should find something!

It's getting pretty late. Let's find this thing quickly!

It's here...

The rift really affected the environment. Look at the floating rocks... No one knows when they will start falling back to the ground. The UWST can only seal this place off for now.

We can only pray that time can heal these wounds...

Oh, Endmin, the Blight seems to get worse the deeper we go. There might be enemies active nearby. We'd better be careful.

More enemies might be hiding nearby... Endmin, we gotta keep going!

Hehe. I thought of a clever solution along the way. Alright, Endmin... Close your eyes.

Ah-ah. No peeking. I'm giving you a surprise!

Wherever I look, I see nothing but these horrifying wounds...

This land has been torn apart. People have lost their loved ones, their friends, and even their dreams... Their hearts, too, have been torn into pieces.

This world has always been so delicate and fragile. It's like a fine, downy feather ... and also like a polluted orb of glass...

I'm alright, Endmin.

I was just thinking ... if we fail to value what we have, those sweet moments might slip right through our fingers.

Endmin, I want to...

Oh no, these rocks are coming loose! Endmin, the Æther anomaly is shifting. This place is getting dangerous... We should leave quickly.

Let's go!

Let's get out of here.

Cameras? So, you weren't just running away from the needles because you were scared.

The security guard gave me his old camera. He also told me I'll become a great photographer!

Hngh... But ... I can't even take a proper photo...

What photo should I take...? I don't know...

My rock photos look ugly. My Originium Slug photos look ugly... The long-ears kept jumping around ... and all my photos ended up super blurry...

Maybe try snapping things you like, Carly. It'll be fun!

What do I like...? I like you, Miss Gilberta!

Oh! I like you as well, Carly!

Oh! I wanna do that! But ... all my photos look ugly...

Hmm... Once we take the photo, you'll be super brave and get your injection, okay?

Okay! Photo first! Then we'll head back for the injection!

So... Endmin... Can I ask you for a little favor?

Haha! Liar, liar, pants on fire! You're just the Endmin!

I ... I wanna be in the same photo as Miss Gilberta! That'd be super good!

Carly, if you want pretty photos, why not snap things you like?

And I know you like orange juice, Dozy the Plush, and visiting the gramps and grannies at the Worker Dorms.

We can go around and look for things you like, Carly. Photography is our way of recording beautiful things into snapshots of precious memories.

Beautiful things... Ah! I know what I wanna take a photo of!

I'm gonna get my injection! And I'll take photos of my friends being brave!

Heheh! You're just as brave as your friends, Carly.

Heehee, thank you, Miss Gilberta! And you too, Endmin!

Not really... Ah! No! What I meant was ... I really like photos but...

I ... I was just thinking about what I said to Carly. I told her to find things she likes...

But I'm in a heap of a mess myself... I can't even figure out what to write...

And I never found the courage...

Oh! Nothing! It's just a letter...

Let's ... let's just talk about something else, Endmin. Why don't we look around and see if anyone needs help?

Wow! This is such a pretty photo...

Endmin! Please teach me how to make the photos look pretty like this.