Little Researcher

Theo, how many times have I told you? Stay away from Charons! Nothing good ever comes from them!

Miss {$XiAoTag(Value_1,Value_2)$|Purr:Sibylle}, Miss {$XiAoTag(Value_1,Value_2)$|Purr:Sibylle}, over here!

Hey, we meet again!

Guess what? I did a bit of digging after we parted ways, your real name is Vita, isn't it? Seriously! Lying to a kid like me, shame on you!

Anyway... sorry about last time. My mum's just... really scared of Charons.

When we got home, she wouldn't stop going on and on: "Charons are lazy by nature," "born criminals," "dangerous and untrustworthy"...

Most grown-ups say the same stuff. But... the more I thought about it, the less it made sense!

I really want to understand Charons better... but either I get too nervous to talk to them, or they just don't want to talk to me. So... could you tell me more about them?

How about I show you? I've got a camera. You can take some photos to look back on and think about later.

Really? Thank you so much!

See these worn-out little stalls? They're set up before dawn every single day. That's how most Charons make a living. If you get to know them, they might even give you a little discount.

They look... tired. And everyone seems to be working really hard...

This is where most of the Charons in Icelake live.

Hmm... the houses look really run-down... Ah! I've seen that man before, the grumpy-looking one helping his neighbour fix the roof! And those kids, they're playing the exact same games we play back in the inner city!

I get it now... It's not like what Mum says at all. Sure, some Charons are rude or mean... but we've got plenty of Solas like that too.

Aside from the horns... I don't really see much difference between Charons and Solas at all.

It's so obvious once you take a little time to actually observe... So why do people stick to the wrong ideas, even when the truth is right in front of them?

Hmm... is that so...? Wow... the world's even more complicated than I thought. I guess... there are some problems even research can't solve...

...Well, I'll think about all that later. Now, since you've brought your camera, let's go snap some photos of that pretty house up north too. Uh, what was it called again... Hypnos' House? Yeah! See you there!

Hey, you made it~! Hehe, I've peeked in before, the people living here were all young Charons, not much older than me. After everything I learned today... I... I really want to talk to them!

Vita, would you come with me?

...

They... might not be able to talk right now.

Huh...? Oh... okay...

Um... can I at least knock? Maybe they just happen to have some free time!

...Actually, there's no one left inside. The house is empty now.

Huh? But... I saw them not long ago, there were loads of older kids in the house!

They... they moved away.

Oh... when will they be back?

I'll think about what I wanna ask while I wait! I've got tons of questions for that lady in green! And that scary grumpy man... uh... maybe I'll skip him.

...They're not coming back.

What? Why not? Did the soldiers kick them out? Or maybe they moved to another city? That's good though, right? To move somewhere warmer, with more interesting things to study...

Wait... are you... crying!? Aww... hey, it's okay! There, there... don't cry...

I, I'm fine... It's just... the owner of the inn, Henrik... he was a really good doctor. He left with his assistants, they went south, to find a cure for a terrible disease. Because he wanted to help a lot of people.

A terrible disease? What kind of disease?

...It's called the Deterioration. It's a sickness that only affects Charons. There's no cure yet. And it brings a lot of pain... to a lot of people.

No cure? Really!? But the doctor lady I know once told me there are loads of brilliant alchemists in the Alchemy Academy, and they're always working on cures for all kinds of illnesses Solas get...

So... those alchemists... they're not going to help Charons?

But that's not right... How can they just turn their backs on them? Charon or Sola, everyone suffers when they get sick!

...Mm. I've made up my mind! Maybe research can't change how people think... but it can help find a cure for that disease, right?

I want to help cure it too! Just like that doctor you told me about, I'll study hard and save lots and lots of people!

The Alchemy Academy already has tons of alchemists working to help Solas... but I, Theo, will be the first alchemist who helps Charons!

Could you write down the name of that disease here? I want to remember it.

"Deterioration"... I'll remember it.

Thank you, Vita, for telling me all this! I've learned so much today.

Let's both keep working hard! You're already amazing, I bet you'll become the greatest Phoxhunter in all of Icelake! And then everyone will see that Charons can be incredible too!

Deal.

Deal!

Vita, lovely to see you again! I'm trying my best to learn new things every day, let's keep at it!

Theo, how many times have I told you? Stay away from Charons! Nothing good ever comes from them!

Miss {$XiAoTag(Value_1,Value_2)$|Purr:Sibylle}, Miss {$XiAoTag(Value_1,Value_2)$|Purr:Sibylle}, over here!

Hey, we meet again!

Guess what? I did a bit of digging after we parted ways, your real name is Vita, isn't it? Seriously! Lying to a kid like me, shame on you!

Anyway... sorry about last time. My mum's just... really scared of Charons.

When we got home, she wouldn't stop going on and on: "Charons are lazy by nature," "born criminals," "dangerous and untrustworthy"...

Most grown-ups say the same stuff. But... the more I thought about it, the less it made sense!

I really want to understand Charons better... but either I get too nervous to talk to them, or they just don't want to talk to me. So... could you tell me more about them?

How about I show you? I've got a camera. You can take some photos to look back on and think about later.

Really? Thank you so much!

See these worn-out little stalls? They're set up before dawn every single day. That's how most Charons make a living. If you get to know them, they might even give you a little discount.

They look... tired. And everyone seems to be working really hard...

This is where most of the Charons in Icelake live.

Hmm... the houses look really run-down... Ah! I've seen that man before, the grumpy-looking one helping his neighbour fix the roof! And those kids, they're playing the exact same games we play back in the inner city!

I get it now... It's not like what Mum says at all. Sure, some Charons are rude or mean... but we've got plenty of Solas like that too.

Aside from the horns... I don't really see much difference between Charons and Solas at all.

It's so obvious once you take a little time to actually observe... So why do people stick to the wrong ideas, even when the truth is right in front of them?

Hmm... is that so...? Wow... the world's even more complicated than I thought. I guess... there are some problems even research can't solve...

...Well, I'll think about all that later. Now, since you've brought your camera, let's go snap some photos of that pretty house up north too. Uh, what was it called again... Hypnos' House? Yeah! See you there!

Hey, you made it~! Hehe, I've peeked in before, the people living here were all young Charons, not much older than me. After everything I learned today... I... I really want to talk to them!

Vita, would you come with me?

...

They... might not be able to talk right now.

Huh...? Oh... okay...

Um... can I at least knock? Maybe they just happen to have some free time!

...Actually, there's no one left inside. The house is empty now.

Huh? But... I saw them not long ago, there were loads of older kids in the house!

They... they moved away.

Oh... when will they be back?

I'll think about what I wanna ask while I wait! I've got tons of questions for that lady in green! And that scary grumpy man... uh... maybe I'll skip him.

...They're not coming back.

What? Why not? Did the soldiers kick them out? Or maybe they moved to another city? That's good though, right? To move somewhere warmer, with more interesting things to study...

Wait... are you... crying!? Aww... hey, it's okay! There, there... don't cry...

I, I'm fine... It's just... the owner of the inn, Henrik... he was a really good doctor. He left with his assistants, they went south, to find a cure for a terrible disease. Because he wanted to help a lot of people.

A terrible disease? What kind of disease?

...It's called the Deterioration. It's a sickness that only affects Charons. There's no cure yet. And it brings a lot of pain... to a lot of people.

No cure? Really!? But the doctor lady I know once told me there are loads of brilliant alchemists in the Alchemy Academy, and they're always working on cures for all kinds of illnesses Solas get...

So... those alchemists... they're not going to help Charons?

But that's not right... How can they just turn their backs on them? Charon or Sola, everyone suffers when they get sick!

...Mm. I've made up my mind! Maybe research can't change how people think... but it can help find a cure for that disease, right?

I want to help cure it too! Just like that doctor you told me about, I'll study hard and save lots and lots of people!

The Alchemy Academy already has tons of alchemists working to help Solas... but I, Theo, will be the first alchemist who helps Charons!

Could you write down the name of that disease here? I want to remember it.

"Deterioration"... I'll remember it.

Thank you, Vita, for telling me all this! I've learned so much today.

Let's both keep working hard! You're already amazing, I bet you'll become the greatest Phoxhunter in all of Icelake! And then everyone will see that Charons can be incredible too!

Deal.

Deal!

Vita, lovely to see you again! I'm trying my best to learn new things every day, let's keep at it!

Theo, how many times have I told you? Stay away from Charons! Nothing good ever comes from them!

Miss {$XiAoTag(Value_1,Value_2)$|Purr:Sibylle}, Miss {$XiAoTag(Value_1,Value_2)$|Purr:Sibylle}, over here!

Hey, we meet again!

Guess what? I did a bit of digging after we parted ways, your real name is Vita, isn't it? Seriously! Lying to a kid like me, shame on you!

Anyway... sorry about last time. My mum's just... really scared of Charons.

When we got home, she wouldn't stop going on and on: "Charons are lazy by nature," "born criminals," "dangerous and untrustworthy"...

Most grown-ups say the same stuff. But... the more I thought about it, the less it made sense!

I really want to understand Charons better... but either I get too nervous to talk to them, or they just don't want to talk to me. So... could you tell me more about them?

How about I show you? I've got a camera. You can take some photos to look back on and think about later.

Really? Thank you so much!

See these worn-out little stalls? They're set up before dawn every single day. That's how most Charons make a living. If you get to know them, they might even give you a little discount.

They look... tired. And everyone seems to be working really hard...

This is where most of the Charons in Icelake live.

Hmm... the houses look really run-down... Ah! I've seen that man before, the grumpy-looking one helping his neighbour fix the roof! And those kids, they're playing the exact same games we play back in the inner city!

I get it now... It's not like what Mum says at all. Sure, some Charons are rude or mean... but we've got plenty of Solas like that too.

Aside from the horns... I don't really see much difference between Charons and Solas at all.

It's so obvious once you take a little time to actually observe... So why do people stick to the wrong ideas, even when the truth is right in front of them?

Hmm... is that so...? Wow... the world's even more complicated than I thought. I guess... there are some problems even research can't solve...

...Well, I'll think about all that later. Now, since you've brought your camera, let's go snap some photos of that pretty house up north too. Uh, what was it called again... Hypnos' House? Yeah! See you there!

Hey, you made it~! Hehe, I've peeked in before, the people living here were all young Charons, not much older than me. After everything I learned today... I... I really want to talk to them!

Vita, would you come with me?

...

They... might not be able to talk right now.

Huh...? Oh... okay...

Um... can I at least knock? Maybe they just happen to have some free time!

...Actually, there's no one left inside. The house is empty now.

Huh? But... I saw them not long ago, there were loads of older kids in the house!

They... they moved away.

Oh... when will they be back?

I'll think about what I wanna ask while I wait! I've got tons of questions for that lady in green! And that scary grumpy man... uh... maybe I'll skip him.

...They're not coming back.

What? Why not? Did the soldiers kick them out? Or maybe they moved to another city? That's good though, right? To move somewhere warmer, with more interesting things to study...

Wait... are you... crying!? Aww... hey, it's okay! There, there... don't cry...

I, I'm fine... It's just... the owner of the inn, Henrik... he was a really good doctor. He left with his assistants, they went south, to find a cure for a terrible disease. Because he wanted to help a lot of people.

A terrible disease? What kind of disease?

...It's called the Deterioration. It's a sickness that only affects Charons. There's no cure yet. And it brings a lot of pain... to a lot of people.

No cure? Really!? But the doctor lady I know once told me there are loads of brilliant alchemists in the Alchemy Academy, and they're always working on cures for all kinds of illnesses Solas get...

So... those alchemists... they're not going to help Charons?

But that's not right... How can they just turn their backs on them? Charon or Sola, everyone suffers when they get sick!

...Mm. I've made up my mind! Maybe research can't change how people think... but it can help find a cure for that disease, right?

I want to help cure it too! Just like that doctor you told me about, I'll study hard and save lots and lots of people!

The Alchemy Academy already has tons of alchemists working to help Solas... but I, Theo, will be the first alchemist who helps Charons!

Could you write down the name of that disease here? I want to remember it.

"Deterioration"... I'll remember it.

Thank you, Vita, for telling me all this! I've learned so much today.

Let's both keep working hard! You're already amazing, I bet you'll become the greatest Phoxhunter in all of Icelake! And then everyone will see that Charons can be incredible too!

Deal.

Deal!

Vita, lovely to see you again! I'm trying my best to learn new things every day, let's keep at it!

Theo, how many times have I told you? Stay away from Charons! Nothing good ever comes from them!

Miss {$XiAoTag(Value_1,Value_2)$|Purr:Sibylle}, Miss {$XiAoTag(Value_1,Value_2)$|Purr:Sibylle}, over here!

Hey, we meet again!

Guess what? I did a bit of digging after we parted ways, your real name is Vita, isn't it? Seriously! Lying to a kid like me, shame on you!

Anyway... sorry about last time. My mum's just... really scared of Charons.

When we got home, she wouldn't stop going on and on: "Charons are lazy by nature," "born criminals," "dangerous and untrustworthy"...

Most grown-ups say the same stuff. But... the more I thought about it, the less it made sense!

I really want to understand Charons better... but either I get too nervous to talk to them, or they just don't want to talk to me. So... could you tell me more about them?

How about I show you? I've got a camera. You can take some photos to look back on and think about later.

Really? Thank you so much!

See these worn-out little stalls? They're set up before dawn every single day. That's how most Charons make a living. If you get to know them, they might even give you a little discount.

They look... tired. And everyone seems to be working really hard...

This is where most of the Charons in Icelake live.

Hmm... the houses look really run-down... Ah! I've seen that man before, the grumpy-looking one helping his neighbour fix the roof! And those kids, they're playing the exact same games we play back in the inner city!

I get it now... It's not like what Mum says at all. Sure, some Charons are rude or mean... but we've got plenty of Solas like that too.

Aside from the horns... I don't really see much difference between Charons and Solas at all.

It's so obvious once you take a little time to actually observe... So why do people stick to the wrong ideas, even when the truth is right in front of them?

Hmm... is that so...? Wow... the world's even more complicated than I thought. I guess... there are some problems even research can't solve...

...Well, I'll think about all that later. Now, since you've brought your camera, let's go snap some photos of that pretty house up north too. Uh, what was it called again... Hypnos' House? Yeah! See you there!

Hey, you made it~! Hehe, I've peeked in before, the people living here were all young Charons, not much older than me. After everything I learned today... I... I really want to talk to them!

Vita, would you come with me?

...

They... might not be able to talk right now.

Huh...? Oh... okay...

Um... can I at least knock? Maybe they just happen to have some free time!

...Actually, there's no one left inside. The house is empty now.

Huh? But... I saw them not long ago, there were loads of older kids in the house!

They... they moved away.

Oh... when will they be back?

I'll think about what I wanna ask while I wait! I've got tons of questions for that lady in green! And that scary grumpy man... uh... maybe I'll skip him.

...They're not coming back.

What? Why not? Did the soldiers kick them out? Or maybe they moved to another city? That's good though, right? To move somewhere warmer, with more interesting things to study...

Wait... are you... crying!? Aww... hey, it's okay! There, there... don't cry...

I, I'm fine... It's just... the owner of the inn, Henrik... he was a really good doctor. He left with his assistants, they went south, to find a cure for a terrible disease. Because he wanted to help a lot of people.

A terrible disease? What kind of disease?

...It's called the Deterioration. It's a sickness that only affects Charons. There's no cure yet. And it brings a lot of pain... to a lot of people.

No cure? Really!? But the doctor lady I know once told me there are loads of brilliant alchemists in the Alchemy Academy, and they're always working on cures for all kinds of illnesses Solas get...

So... those alchemists... they're not going to help Charons?

But that's not right... How can they just turn their backs on them? Charon or Sola, everyone suffers when they get sick!

...Mm. I've made up my mind! Maybe research can't change how people think... but it can help find a cure for that disease, right?

I want to help cure it too! Just like that doctor you told me about, I'll study hard and save lots and lots of people!

The Alchemy Academy already has tons of alchemists working to help Solas... but I, Theo, will be the first alchemist who helps Charons!

Could you write down the name of that disease here? I want to remember it.

"Deterioration"... I'll remember it.

Thank you, Vita, for telling me all this! I've learned so much today.

Let's both keep working hard! You're already amazing, I bet you'll become the greatest Phoxhunter in all of Icelake! And then everyone will see that Charons can be incredible too!

Deal.

Deal!

Vita, lovely to see you again! I'm trying my best to learn new things every day, let's keep at it!