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9-3:Reality & Truth
Secure the southern route to the Crater.

Client: Principal
Quest:
We need the souther route to the Crater area secured in order to dispatch our primary advance team.

=Pioneer 2=
--Principals Office--

(Irene)
Thank you for coming [class] [name].
We need you to clear the southern route to the central Crater area.
The Princiapl's survey team requires that this route be secure.
I believe you've already encountered the new creatures of this region.
Ensure that these foes do not pose a further threat to the survey team.
The teleporter has been programmed with the appropriate coordinates.
It will send you down to the southern route to the Crater.
That's it.
Good luck.

(Irene)
Please secure the souther route for the advance team.
This will be a real test of your true prowess.

(Irene)
By the way, about the data you recovered...
It looks like it might have been tampered with.
Oh, I don't believe you had anything to do with it.
Someone must've accessed the terminal before you found the data.
After all, you'd need to have Level 3 clearance to access the data directly.
Still, who could have done it and why?

(Principal)
I'm sorry. But I've got other matters to attend to right now. Besides...
I don't have anything to add beyond what Irene's already explained.

(Principal)
Irene has already told you all there is to know.
I trust that you can handle this.

(Left Scientist)
Thanks for what you did earlier.
Now I can start up my research again.

(Right Scientist)
We're still waiting on the full analysis.
Why have so many of these new creatures appeared so suddenly?
We've got to get some more data.

--Outside Principals Office--

(Lady in shops)
I... I really wanted that... but...
... ... ...
...hey, were you just listening in on me?

(Lady near check room)
There was this cute girl who was hanging out in the Medical Center.
Some soldier relaly had his eye on her.
Guys like that really freak me out.
I'd rather not think about it anymore!

(Scientist near check room)
Photon technology.
Ah, it's one of the greatest subjects one can research!
Come to think of it, that strange light that knocked the meteor off course...
Could it have something to do with Photons?

(Man by Principal's teleporter)
Remember those guys in uniform that I've been talking about?
Now have you heard of an army division known as WORKS?
I wonder who their captain is.

(Boy outsider Hunter's Guild)
Hey, guess what?
Some weird guy with a long cape and a mask came by here.
What kind of freak dresses like that anyway?

(Girl outside Med Center)
So, I heard that there was a nice male hunter who helped clear the way.
They say he was young and seemed honsest, but something was weird.
(Nurse in Med Center)
If you're hurt, head to the Medical Center for aid!
You know, I never see that girl around here anymore.

(Left Soldier to Ragol Teleporter)
New lifeforms are apparently going berserk down on Ragol again.
I've heard that we lack resources to withstand these attacks.
I think we need to brace ourselves for the worst.

(Right Soldier to Ragol Teleporter)
Panic seems to be slowly spreading in the military.
I wonder what new orders my superiors will have for me.

=Crater (Southern Route)=
Cutscene:
After clearing a dark room, Ash appears

(Ash)
Boy am I tired... Looks like I can't always trust my instincts.
I also think I took a wrong turn somewhere.

(Ash)
I was attacked by these creatures and got separated from my team.
I haven't been able to track them down!
I wonder what I should do now.

(Ash)
It's all because of these stupid Astarks...
I tried to keep my distance to avoid their attacks.
But they can take such huge leaps!
Still, there's got to be some limit to how far they can jump...

Cutscene:
After clearing a dark room, Bernie appears

(Bernie)
Hey, maybe you've seen her!
Have you seen a short FOnewearl in purple?
... ...
No? But you saw a purple HUcast?
No, no no! I'm only interested in finding a particular FOnewearl.
Oh, don't worry about it.
Sorry to have bothered you.

(Bernie)
Still, where could she have gone?
I could've sworn that she was right here.
I'm in big trouble...

(Bernie)
Speaking of trouble...
Have you had problems with guns being ineffective around here?
Do creatures like Yowies and Satellite Lizards give you problems?
The trick is that you just can't attack them with guns face to face!
You've got to aim for their backs or sides!
Techniques and melee weapons seem to work fine from any angle, though.
Rangers like me will have the most trouble against these creatures.

Cutscene:
Blue telepipe, Gilliam and Karen appear

(Gilliam)
Entry beyond this point is strictly prohibited.

(Karen)
You've finally arrived.
I knew you would come.

(Karen)
...
...no.
It's nothing.
I didn't mean anything by it.

(Karen)
Father...
Why...?

Cutscene:
Manually take blue pipe...

=Pioneer 2=
--Principals Office--

(Principal)
You've secured us a path? That's great news.
The southern route to the Crater area is key to our plans.
Well, then.
Now maybe we can get a better handle on this mystery.
Thank you.
You've done a good job. Why not take a break, for now?

(Principal)
Was there something else?
You can go and rest now.

(Irene)
You've secured the souther route to the Crater?
That's great news! Thank you.
Now we can send out our advance survey teams.
We owe you all so much for this.
You deserve a break. Go relax.

(Irene)
Did you need something else?
You've been through quite a bit already.
Why don't you go take a break?