Snakemouth Lab
1. Entrance
[Overworld Spy, before putting in Peculiar Gem]
Vi: Seriously? A door behind the door?
Kabbu: Whatever is in here, the Roaches sure wanted to keep it hidden.
Leif: ...…
[put the Peculiar Gem in]
[haven’t shown Neo the gem]
Kabbu: The stone worked! This place must hold clues to your past, Leif!
[if you’ve shown Neo the gem]
Kabbu: Neo was right! This place must hold clues to your past, Leif!
Leif: Rhskg, bbtukdertan wfdyik.
Vi: Uh, yup! Ready to go in?
Leif: Nje trahbj..
Kabbu: Err, is that a yes?
Leif: ...Rik
Vi: Oi, isn't this lasting way too long?
Leif: …
Leif: ...S-Sorry. You're not wrong. The place's intense.
Kabbu: Let's prepare properly. A place this well guarded must have its own set of dangers.
Vi: Hopefully a treasure or two, too!
Leif: What matters is finally finding our answers...
[Overworld Spy, after putting in gem and before completing lab]
Leif: Msetr jantgb vi?
Vi: Woah. You alright? There's gotta be some important stuff in there!
[Overworld Spy, after fighting Zommoth]
Leif: Must we truly come back here?
Vi: It'll be quick, ok? It's just to make sure we didn't miss anything.
Kabbu: You can wait for us here, Leif. Do not force yourself.
Leif: It's not that big of an issue. Let's not stay too long, though...
2. Transition
[first entrance]
Leif: Rfkajen twhan nmethfkd na.
Kabbu: (...I'm starting to worry.)
Zombeetle: GRLRWARRFGGH!!!
Zombee: Mjarkhs!!!
Zombeetle: Grlfhank ytreikunb!!!
Vi: W-What the heck!?
Kabbu: A Bee...and a Beetle!? In this place!?
Leif: ...
Leif: Sueska, trghjnbm ruhaakjn!
Zombee: Qerjlsk? ...Rbaljae!!!
Zombeetle: RBIJLENLJ!!!
Kabbu: Leif, you...you get them?
Vi: That language, is it…
Leif: They won't listen. Ready up!
[post-battle]
Vi: This is wrong. It feels way wrong!
Leif: What could this mean? Why can we understand them...!?
Kabbu: Don't jump to any conclusions! We...we must delve deeper, and find the truth.
Leif: ...Right. Let's move on.
Vi: That's a super huge gap. Even if I carried ya, doubt we'd make it…
Leif: Mmm... We have an idea.
Vi: Nice!
Kabbu: Er, is it safe?
Leif: They'll probably melt out. We'll have to be quick.
Vi: Not a problem!
Textbox: Leif can now create icicles! Press |button,5| twice to create an icicle that will fall downwards!
Textbox: Leif can now also use the Ice Rain skill in battle!
[Overworld Spy]
Leif: Qerjlsk rbaljae..."Who goes there...Intruder!"
Vi: It's a real language, huh. I thought you were just mumbling and stuff.
Kabbu: Of course it is. No one can mumble that creatively!
Leif: (They sure know how to take the edge off things.)
Sign: Non roaches, stay out. This is your first and final warning.
3. Middle Room
[Overworld Spy]
Kabbu: Such a colossal facility's been hiding in plain sight…
Vi: Well, the trapdoor was a pretty good distraction.
Leif: The artifact kept explorers distracted, too.
Leif: But we're here now. Time to unearth this place's secrets.
Notes: "These crystals store incredible amounts of data. We can study subjects even if they expire…"
Roach Scientist Projection: Even though these crystals preserve data...that is not true immortality, is it?
Roach: We can't latch onto the sapling anymore. We must find a way to become eternal on our own...!
Sign: Containment Offices ahead. Wear protective equipment at all times.
4. Platform Room
[Overworld Spy]
Leif: This room makes us a bit nostalgic...With the platforms going up and down.
Vi: Climbing hills, trees, castles...we just keep going up, huh.
Kabbu: I don't think that's what he meant…
Roach Scientist Projection: This is my last message...It isn't safe anywhere but here. We were...proud and reckless.
Roach: Food will not last long. To think it'd end like this...
5. River Puzzle
[Overworld Spy]
Vi: What's this place supposed to be?
Kabbu: Is that a containment cell...?
Leif: The water's moving with a lot of force. Maybe we can use it to find our way inside.
Notes: "Subject ZBVi:3 is displaying disturbing behaviour. I'll go check it out personally."
Notes: "wE cANT feEl oUr L,e,g.nmm,S.sN........"
6. Geyser Room
[Overworld Spy]
Kabbu: This is quite a lot of water!
Vi: And there's a bunch of pipes...does science use that much water?
Leif: Who knows. But it looks like the perfect playground for our Icicle magic.
7. Switch Puzzle
[Overworld Spy]
Leif: The "test subjects" sure caused the roaches a lot of trouble.
Vi: The roaches caused the subjects a lot of trouble too…
Kabbu: Even so, they refused to stop their research...
Papers: "The test subjects damaged the power core, so we've gotta rely on the backup generator. Make sure to direct power to the pipes."
Roach Scientist Projection: Hmm. Through crystals and bio-organisms, we've channeled frost and blight magic.
Roach: If we could create thunderous spells as well, it would bolster our productivity!
8. Pressure Plate Room
[Overworld Spy]
Vi: ...I don't get it.
Leif: It seems those pillars can transfer energy if placed right.
Kabbu: We'll have to take note of what pillars get raised by which plates!
9. Before Boss
[Overworld Spy, before fighting Zommoth]
Leif: S-Something's up ahead... We're not sure if we should go…
Kabbu: Have courage, Leif! Your answers could be at hand!
[Let’s talk]
Venus: Leif... You're here, aren't you? I hope you find your answer.
Notes: "Stop now? Preposterous. We're about to create something above the gods...!"
[Overworld Spy, post-battle]
Leif: We'd prefer if we didn't return to that room...
(minibubble) Vi: ...
(minibubble) Kabbu: ...
[secret room, inspect each of the three individual monitors]
Textbox: Guardian: M-001 "Mars" Age: 361 Status: Stable
Textbox: Guardian: V-012 "Venus" Age: 358 Status: Stable
Textbox: Guardian: P-183 "Pluto" Age: 34 Status: Stable
10. Boss Room
[Overworld Spy, before boss]
Leif: This feeling...Everyone, let's search every corner of this room.
Leif: There's something...We can feel it.
[examine projector by door, before boss]
Textbox: Seems to be broken.
[walk by tank]
Leif: This tank…
Kabbu: Has it triggered any memories!?
Leif: N-No, we're sorry.
Vi: After all we did to get here!?
Leif: There's a lot of weird things in this facility.
Leif: It's...worrying. But mostly just raised more questions.
Vi: Mmm, you think the last Queen built this place in secret?
Leif: No. That's absolutely impossible.
Leif: You remember we were scouting Snakemouth? This is probably what she was investigating.
Leif: ...If only we hadn't messed up, we could have reported this cruel facility.
Kabbu: It wasn't your fault!
Leif: Let's make our way back. There's lots to think about.
[examine floor leaves]
Textbox: "From all the fools that happened to fall here, moths seem to be the best hosts. It seems they have a better body suitable for magic."
Textbox: "Maybe we should go out and try to get some more of them."
[walk to door, after checking tank]
Kabbu: W-What is that!? Something's coming!
Leif: ...My, Rkejrs-s-sibling!? Kjdrira, mebsrgr...!!!
Kabbu: Sibling!? Leif, did you say sibling!?
Vi: T-That doesn't make any sense!
Leif: ...AAAAAAAARRGH!!!
Kabbu: Vi! Ready your beemerang! We must protect Leif!
[battle]
Vi: I-It's charging up!
Kabbu: We must strike quickly!
[after Leif blocks attack]
Vi: P-Phew! You took your time!
Leif: I...I have no siblings! As if I could be related to this beast!
Kabbu: Leif, are you okay? You're...
[post-battle]
Leif: I...I am...
Vi: Hey, calm down! You're acting weird!
Kabbu: Did that monster spark your memories?
Textbox: Playing Log Footage 2048-B…
Roach 1: It's a failure. Yet another one…
Roach 2: Disgusting. If it keeps up like this, our research…
Roach 1: Sigh. Throw it out with the others. We should call it a day...
Leif: A failure... That's right, I...
Textbox: Playing Security Footage 3851-AZD...
Leif: We...We really did pass away in Snakemouth Den.
Vi: Eh? But you're here with us!
Leif: It's not me, Leif. It really is...Us.
Leif: I am also...a Zommoth prototype.
Vi: …
Kabbu: …
Leif: Muse, Elizant I, and everyone…
Leif: They are people "Leif" held so dearly…
Leif: While he was in the Spider's cocoon, at some point... I…
Leif: I wanted to care for them too. And before I'd realized…
Leif: I started believing I was "Leif", too...
Kabbu: It goes without saying, after everything we've seen, that this facility researched cordyceps.
Kabbu: But everything we've found in here is cruel and heartless.
Vi: Uh, yeah. But not you! You're like, a pretty cool dude!
Leif: Am I? Or was "Leif" a cool dude?
Vi: Err...I don't really know…
Vi: But you didn't know us before, right? We still became good friends, though.
Vi: So uh, "You" or "Leif"...why not both?
Leif: ...Are you seriously trying to make it that simple?
Leif: That's...so like you, Vi.
Kabbu: It's true though, isn't it! You've chosen to take Leif's mantle!
Kabbu: So to us, you're Leif anyways!
Leif: Give me a break! I am not Leif!
Leif: I am nothing but some...thing... Something that thinks it is him.
Vi: We never knew Leif anyways, so it's ok!
Leif: That's messed up. What about his family...?
Kabbu: Do you still care for them? Do you...care about us?
Leif: …
Leif: ...Well, yes. We're very grateful for everything. And...it's been fun.
Kabbu: You don't have to decide right now how you feel.
Kabbu: Truth be told, this is an unbelievable scenario.
Kabbu: But you're our friend! It's okay!
Vi: Yeah! It's not like you were faking or anything!
Leif: ...…
Leif: That's right, we...never faked anything.
Leif: …
Leif: Let's go. We have a lot to think about, if we're going to meet our family.
Vi: Take it easy, okay?
Kabbu: We'll listen when you decide what to do!
Leif: Thank you. Let's get out of here.
Textbox: Head back to the Ant Kingdom?
Textbox: Yes
No
[Overworld Spy, post-battle]
Leif: Zommoth...We...I…
Leif: …
Leif: We can't bear being here. Let's go, please.
(minibubble) Vi: ...
(minibubble) Kabbu: …