#PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT THEM SO MUCH RAAAH

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A little older redwood art :D

[definitelynotshouting]

Hello I’m here!!

Raaah I meant to talk about the latest chapter sooner but I kept forgetting :,))

But anyway! This chapter really hit home for me and I really resonate with Grian, and I feel so SO scared for him at the same time. The idea that he’s so dead set on hurting himself so badly and mumbo has no idea - along with the rest of the hermits - is very scary, and very effective.

And the fact that they’ve already witnessed him trying to hurt himself in such a way and they’re all trying to cope with that is so. It’s so good. The way you show how each person is dealing with Grian’s attempt is so good because you’re showing them all experiencing different forms of grief.

Mumbo yelled because he was afraid. Tango is trying to help Grian any time he can. Scar is trying to make him laugh. X is dead set on finding a way to save him. Pearl is upset with him. It’s such a good way of showing that grief can manifest in so many different ways, and no one is perfect- they do things like yell because they’re scared, or overstep because they want to help. No one prepares you for grief, and you do an amazing job of showing that.

I can’t express how badly I want to hold Grian’s hand. To me he feels like such a lost soul that feels there’s no hope for him. I have so much sympathy for this depiction of him.

It feels so.. “doomsday” to me?? If that makes sense? The way Grian talks about wanting to go outside and experience the sun and the grass and the sky for one last time before he leaves for good. I feel the bittersweet feeling he must be feeling; not wanting to hurt his friends’ feelings but simultaneously feeling like there’s no other option for him and he just has to do this, so he wants to have a good last day.

It pains my heart so much but in a good way- this is all extremely /pos I cannot express that enough. I think it’s so impressive that you’re able to capture such intense feelings through writing- that’s seriously incredible and if what I’m feeling when reading your story is what you’re after; you’re doing an amazing job!

Ok, I don’t want to overwhelm you so I’ll stop there- but needless to say I’m super excited to see where this story goes and I hope you’re doing well <3

- binge reader

BINGER READER ANON MY HEART....... ohhh this is such a sweet ask and im so unwell abt it /pos

Words cannot express how happy i am that you're resonating so hard with my fic 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 i feel so honored to be touching people's lives with this, i literally dont know how to articulate how much messages like these mean to me. And im just!!!! So pleased that you like what im doing with all these varying depictions of grief!!! From the start i truly wanted to explore different reactions and what i felt these characters would do when placed in such a fraught and urgent situation, and im indescribably glad im hitting the mark on what ive been aiming for.

Its been really enriching for me to explore all these myriad reactions to grief; i remember when i first wrote Mumbo in chapter 3, i was a bit worried about the potential reception-- but it felt so right to let him express his fear through anger. And with Pearl, ive loved taking a deep dive into her own fear and trauma and letting it play out in front of Grian during this situation. Literally everyone is so fun to dive into for all the reasons you've said-- Tango is in fix-it mode, Xisuma is pinning all his efforts on one desperate hope, and Scar is deflecting and trying to buy as much time as possible just to keep Grian alive a little longer. Their various reactions are so important to me, especially in how, like you said, nothing truly prepares you for grief-- and it often manifests in unconventional ways. Its been a real treat to depict that, and its something that i feel has some overlooked merit in the emotional realism department that im glad im able to bring to the table

Im truly so touched by this commentary, so don't worry about overwhelming me!!! Im just so genuinely happy people are getting so much out of my writing, its all ive wanted for such a long time, and finally being able to really reach people with it is a dream come true❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[thatsuccessfulpokemontrainer]

Full disclosure your guys actually drive me insane (pos) I always get hyped when they post something especially when it's offscreen, OH and the thought you put into their designs is awesome, and and god they make me emotional I get mad and sad and happy with them they feel so real (maybe that's why you get such weird anon hate, people forget they aren't real :P) Sprite and Beedrill are my favorite but I honestly like all of your Ocs and am excited to see more of the project: morelia viridis arc and. raaah. I need to make my other oc blogs active specifically so we can interact again wahaha. Sprite and Shilo are too alike and clash so much, it's fun

AAAhh thank you so much.

Its so insane to me that other people care and feel things about my characters and stories and stuff like.... what.... whatt the hell what the fuckkkkkk /pos

[sungbeam]

THIS IS SUCH A HARD QUESTION!!! I rlly rlly loved Swing My Way, but im SUCH a sucker for Off the Record... The best ship you've written for MMMM I lowkey can't pick, this one either but I think CM!Y/N and Changmin are sUCH a win!!! Something I remember vividly from reading one of your fics THE DANCE SCENE IN OFF THE RECORD... the imagery was absolutely incredible and just loved that the thing that brought the lovers together led to their first kiss... What made me the most emotional after reading the presence fic u wrote for beomgyu... god the subtle sadness,,, hurt my soul SO good... What I like the most about your writing How defined you make the universes in ur fics! liu honestly felt so grounded, and it makes reading the continuity rlly easy across fics. A fic i'm excited for you updating/posting OUGH this is so hard to choose, im probably most hype for The Reveal and Hot Commodity rn.... just seeing the small snips in each of the other fics makes me SO tempted to know and read... but then i remember u haven't written them out to post yet and im like "oh." A character/ship I didn't enjoy/think about as much before you wrote about them Surprisingly Hyunjae and Chanhee! Esp after reading Simple Gifts,,, like ive always seen Chanhee more of like... bestie energy but that fic did a complete 180 for me and i was like "DAMN OK! Cute as fuck!" A fic of yours that i've re-read Any time u've done sr or reposted others' reactions, i don't notice until ive reread the fic and gotten to the tags at the bottom lmao If i've ever shared/talked about your fic to someone else OH i wish. im mostly sitting in private squealing and reacting where no one can see me...

AHH oh my gosh 🃏 anon !!! thank you so much for ur lovely ask :'))) it's so nice to hear from u again !!

omg i think i would be biased to say i agree w u that i liked cm!yn and cm 🤧🤧 but all of them are self-inserts for me 🤣 im so glad u liked otr and swing my way tho :')) im always so nervous when i release fics if people will like them or how i portrayed everything </3 THE DANCE SCENE AND THE PRACTICE ROOM KISS (´Д⊂ヽ i am actually so happy i thought of that for their first kiss skfbkefnkf i just knew their first was gonna be the catalyst to get them to finally talk abt /that/ elephant in the room LOL

rAAAH presence....... me and that fic are kinda love-hate in away (_ _;) she almost didn't make the cut, but im soo so happy that u found comfort in it!! hearing that always makes me happy i posted it <3

NOOOO STOPSJFBJDNF AHAHHAH cuz i also forget sometimes that i haven't written the fic and i wanna say something related to the plots but no one would get it :')))) THEY'LL BE WRITTEN EVENTUALLY THO ISTG

omg simple gifts 🫂 my baby 🫂 my unplanned masterpiece skfnenfbnf lol that sounds like she was like an unplanned pregnancy 💀 low-key she was ANYWAYS—

HELLO I LOVE U THANKS FOR RE-READING SO MANY THINGS EVEN THO ITS LIKE ON ACCIDENT LOWKEY 🤣😭 sending hugs and kisses !!! 💖

[themadlostgirl]

Abandoned (2)

*Doubt comes in*

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It felt like I was walking into a trap as I ventured into the jungle in search of the music. For days it had been calling out to me, bidding me to follow it. Now here I was doing just that. I tell myself I’m doing this to end the music. If I stop the music then I’ll stop forgetting. Simple as that.

The deeper into the forest I went though the more my confidence wavered. The music was getting steadily louder and more hypnotizing. My steadfast march turned idle like I was taking a leisurely walk. The grip on my sword slackening. I hadn’t even realized I sheathed it again until the music suddenly stopped.

My senses started to return and panic began to set in. I was in the middle of the jungle in the dead of night with no recollection of how I got there or how to get back to my hut. How could I be so careless? I’m smarter than this! Okay. Deep breath. Don’t panic. All I needed to do was start backtracking. I must have left a trail, I just needed to find it.

If I did that though then what would have been the point of me coming out here in the first place? I came out here to stop the music for good. It must have stopped because I was close. I needed to keep going. With a deep breath I turned back around and searched high and low for anything or anyone that could be playing the music. Not exactly easy since everything was shadows.

“There in the field stood a flower rare. Its petals bright with beauteous flair. Along came a bee buzzing through the air. And sat on the flower without a care.” A voice in the shadows spoke and from them emerged Pan, “Then the flower closed and became a snare. The moral of this story I now will share. Even pretty things can cause a scare.”

“Aren���t we a little old for nursery rhymes?” I wrapped my hand around the hilt of my sword.

“Never.” He grinned.

“Is it you?” I asked, “Are you the one that makes the music every night?”

“Oh, so you can hear it. Good. You never moved from your camp on the beach so I was wandering if you could yet. How long have you been able to hear it?”

“A few weeks. Why?”

“And you held out this long. Gotta say, I’m impressed.” He pulled a set of pan pipes off his belt. “These are enchanted. Only certain people can hear the music when I play it. The music itself has interesting side effects.”

“What people? What side effects?”

He brought the pipes up to his lips and played a short tune. Immediately the melody wrapped around my brain and the world around me softened out of focus. When he stopped I blinked as if waking from a daydream. He smiled at me.

“The music attracts those that feel unloved and unwanted. It softens the heartache of such a sad life, erases all the bad memories. All you have to do is let it in.”

“But I--I’m not--I’m not unloved or unwanted! I don’t want my memories erased!”

“If you can hear the music then I have to say different. Ever since your father left you’ve been spiraling further and further down. Wondering when he’s gonna come for you. Holding onto a useless hope that you’re ever gonna see him again. But you know the truth, don’t you? All the evidence adds up but you’d rather hold onto a childish hope than accept it.” He circled me like a beast of pray. Even in the dim light of my lantern I could make out the wheels turning in his head. “You’re lost, spitfire. So helplessly lost.”

The flame of my lantern blew out casting everything into darkness. I drew my sword listening for any snap of a twig or breath of air that indicated he was near.

“Boo.” His voice whispered in my ear.

“Raaah!” I swung and my blade hit another. Pan had blocked the hit with a dagger.

“Quick reflexes, swordfish. But mine are quicker.” He disappeared again.

“Come on out and face me like a man you codfish!” I shouted.

“Who wants to be a man? Grown ups have such little fun.” I tried to pinpoint his voice but it seemed to echo from all directions. “But us, the young blood, we can make games out of anything. Just like we are now.”

“This isn’t a game, Pan.” I growled. “If I get the chance I’ll run you through.”

“No you won’t. Want to know why?” My lamp flickered back to life and Pan stood before me just inches away from the tip of my blade. “Because you’re having fun.”

I lunged the sword at him and he side-stepped it with ease making me stumble forward.

“There is such fire and fight in you. It’s been bottled up and suffocating on that ship. Now you’re free.” He kicked me to the ground. “Free as you are, you still don’t know what to do with yourself. My poor little Lost Girl.”

“I’d rather tie boulders to my bootstraps and throw myself into the mermaid lagoon before I became part of your dumb crew.” I spat, shooting back to my feet. “I came here to stop that infernal music and I plan to just do that. Either by destroying those pipes or by killing you. I don’t care which.”

“The only way you’ll destroy these pipes is if you pry them from my cold dead hands.”

“Then I guess that only leaves us with one option.”

“I suppose it does.” He grinned wider. Like the prospect of dying was thrilling to him. “To die would be an awfully big adventure. I look forward to it. The first move is yours, swordfish.”

With that he was gone.

That bilge-sucking, arrogant, underhanded, codfish! This was not some game! What was it going to take to get that through his thick skull?! Maybe a knife to the eyesocket. I gathered my lantern from the ground and turned around. The path I had taken here was much clearer than it had been earlier.

Another trick of Pan’s.

I came here to stop the music and I think I may have just made things between Pan and I worse. Before he left me alone but now he thought there was fun to be had with me. A part of me wanted to continue my mission and charge further into the jungle until I hunted down Pan again and fight till the last breath. The more rational part of me told me to pick my battles carefully.

I turned around and took the path back to my camp. I would deal with Pan tomorrow after I had devised a new plan.

Storming his camp wasn’t a good idea for multiple reasons. One, I didn’t know where it was. Two, even if I did know where it was the Lost Boys would outnumber me twenty to one. My only hope was to get him alone but I didn’t know when that could be. The only time I’ve met him alone is when it was on his terms. He had either drawn me in or showed up on his own. If I wanted the upper hand I’d have to take him alone and by surprise.

For that to work though I’d have to know his pattern of movement. He has to have one. There’s no way he’s around Lost Boys all the time. But to learn his patterns I’d have to track him down and try not to be detected while I spied on him. That in itself was another headache seeing as how he could appear and disappear in the blink of an eye. I could be tracking him for hours and then he’d blink away to the other half of the island and I’d have to track him down again.

Maybe a betrayal? Pretend to want to be part of his camp and get him when his guard is down. No, that wouldn’t work either. Not only would Pan’s trust take too long to obtain but if I started acting nice now he’d know I was planning something. What am I supposed to do?

At the very least I should find out where his camp is. I don’t know if he moves it but I can’t see why he would since there are no enemies on the island. None except for me. I don’t see him moving his entire camp because I came upon it though.

In the morning as the first light of the sun started to creep up over the horizon I gathered my things and ventured into the jungle. I had no idea how long it may take but I wanted as much time as possible before any of the Lost Boys woke up. I didn’t know a lot about Pan and his Lost Boys outside of what papa and the crew mentioned but I did know that they stayed up very late. So early morning was probably not their friend.

I was hiking through the jungle for maybe a good two hours before I noticed paths naturally leveling out around me. Well worn, some even had fresh tracks in them. I was getting close to the camp. I followed along the path until I noticed a break in the dense forest of trees. Sticking to the morning shadows and creeping as quietly as I could I got closer. I stepped over a tripline and scanned the ground for any other traps or alerts that may have been set up.

This was it, Pan’s camp. Lost Boys were abundant and all soundly asleep either in tents, swinging in hammocks, or passed out on the ground. The remains of what looked to be a bon fire sat in the middle of the camp. I crept around the perimeter searching the faces for Pan’s but I couldn’t spot him. Was he in one of the tents?

Best not to go looking. I knew where the camp was now, that was enough for today. I should get out of here before the boys wake up. I made not of the way to get back as I retreated to my own camp on the beach. Maybe if I can find Pan while he and the boys are asleep then I could get him. It was bad form to attack someone while they’re sleeping but this boy had already taken so much from me. I didn’t care about bad form anymore.

I hunted down some breakfast on my way back to my camp and sat down to relax. I stared out over the ocean praying that I would see the Jolly Roger come sailing out over the horizon. As long as I watched though it remained the same.

I pulled out my pocketwatch and clicked it open again, listening to the metronomic ticking sound it issued. He has to be coming for me. He has to.

The next few days I spent getting up early before any of the boys awakened and hiking back to scope out the camp. No matter how many times I went or how hard I looked I could never spot Pan among them. Did he sleep somewhere else? Why? Wouldn’t he want to be with his camp in case of an emergency?

This was useless. I wasn’t gaining any new information and it was clear that Pan wasn’t here. I’d have to think of something else or else try to find where he does rest his head if not in his camp. With a sigh I turned around back towards my own camp and check the traps I set. I never had much use for snares on a ship but I was thankful that papa taught me now. Not a whole lot of wildlife was on the island outside of birds, frogs, snakes, and a whole lot of bugs. There were some boar but they were very inland so most of my food came from fishing. Hopefully something good had taken the bait I put out.

I checked the traps and felt my stomach constrict when they turned up empty. I guess it was berries for breakfast...again. I never thought I would miss cook’s dried herring jerky so much.

I grabbed a pouch and wandered back into the jungle. I was trying to forage for more than a handful of berries when I felt a small chill go up my spine. Someone was watching me. I slowly reached for my dagger and turned around.

Pan was standing behind me looking bored. “Really?” He gestured to the dagger I had aimed at him, “Aren’t we past this yet?”

“What do you want?”

“Hungry?” He held up an apple. “Probably more filling than a handful of berries.”

“And the price?” I raised an eyebrow.

“No price.” He tossed me the apple and I caught it. “I figured you might be hungry.”

“What brought on this unexpected generosity?” I cut off a slice with my dagger. “Hoping to get on my good side?”

“What if I am?” He pulled out another apple for himself. “Would that be so terrible?”

“Wasn’t it a couple of nights ago that you looked forward to me trying to kill you? Why would you want on my good side? Doesn’t that ruin your little game?”

“Can’t play the game if you die of starvation.” He shrugged. He knelt down next to me studying me from a distance. “Also, seeing as how you won’t make a move in this game I’m getting bored.”

“You don’t know what I may be planning, Pan.” I don’t even know what I’m planning.

“Oh no, I know what you’re planning. Isn’t it bad form, even for a pirate, to do someone in while they’re sleeping? Very bad form, Lady Jones. I’m a little disappointed really.”

“I--” There’s no way he could know that! “How did--”

“You’re up at the crack of dawn every day scoping my camp. You’re more than welcome to come by at a normal time for people to be awake if you’d like. We have plenty of food to share.”

“You knew?!” I fumed. I thought I had been so quiet and clever! No one had ever spotted me. No one had ever been awake. How could he have possibly have known unless... “The reason I never saw you sleeping…”

“If it makes you feel any better it was an accident that I came upon you that first day. I woke up earlier than I expected and saw you skirting the perimeter of the camp. I thought about scaring you or something like that but I wanted to see what you would do. Then you didn’t do anything and that was boring.” He groaned with a great roll of his eyes, “The next day and the day after that you kept coming back and not doing anything. I left out food close to the perimeter to see if you’d try snagging it but you didn’t. I never would have thought the daughter of pirates would be so frustratingly cautious. Shouldn’t recklessness be part of your blood or something?”

“I’m not dumb enough to charge into situations and conflicts blind. Reflexes and being able to adapt to a tough situation are one thing, researching and planning is another. I’m not in an immediate life and death situation so I prefer to be methodical.”

“Life and death, huh?” He turned the apple core over in his hands. “Let’s test that, shall we?” He chucked the apple core at my head. I ducked out of the way just in time.

“What was--” He charged at me with his dagger and I rolled out of the way. It was too early for this!

“Come now, spitfire!” He grinned like the devil, “Life and death situation, what are you gonna do?”

“I’m going to kill you is what!” I pushed to my feet and unsheathed my sword.

“Sword versus a dagger?” He asked as I took a swing at him, “Isn’t that a little unfair?”

“Coming from the boy with magic.”

“I’m not using magic now.” He teleported behind me and prodded his dagger at my back, “But thank you for reminding me.”

“Don’t.” I thrust my blade behind me making Pan jump out of the way. “You know if any real harm comes to me then my father will have your head.”

“I doubt that.” He scoffed. The dagger in his hands grew until it was a sword the same size as mine. “Do you still believe he’s coming for you?”

“I know he is.” We moved over the terrain of the jungle fighting blade to blade. The metallic sound echoing over the otherwise quiet island. The area around us grew more open and the ground softer as we stepped out onto the beach. My footing was less sure here but then Pan’s had to be too.

“You really do not want to face the truth do you?” Pan sighed. “He left you, swordfish. Your rum drunk father left you here to rot.”

“No! You’re lying!” I let my anger fuel me as I started to regain ground and go on the offensive.

“I’m not.” Pan blocked my attacks with a frustrating ease, “You wanna know how I know that he isn’t coming back for you? How I know he abandoned you here?” He twisted my blade around and knocked it from my hands. “He left because I told him to.”

“What?” I stared down the sheen of the blade he had pointed at me.

“I told him that if he abandoned you here on the island then him and the rest of his crew could go free.” Pan said.

“No.” I shook my head, “It’s another lie. You’re trying to trick me.”

“No tricks here, swordfish.” He held up his hands and the sword shrunk back to that of a dagger that he put on his hip, “I swear on my life. I came to him with an offer. A trade: you for freedom.”

I tried to go for my sword but Pan kicked it further away. My hands fisted into the sand. “Even if you are telling the truth why would you want me?” I demanded “You could have asked for anything. Why me?”

“Well at first it was because I thought that it would be funny. Hook giving up his precious daughter would cause him the most pain after all.” Pan chuckled, “But then I imagined how much fun it would be having you around. I only ever got to meet you once but you had such fire in you. Needless to say I was not disappointed. I am having so much fun with you.”

“Cause that’s what it always comes down to with you.” I said, “Everything is a fun game. You might think that but I sure don’t! These mind games you play are not fun and I will not give into them. You really think I would believe that my own father would trade me away to someone like you?”

“You should. Cause he did.” Pan looked past me further down the beach where my camp was set up. “I never thought that he’d actually do it but I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised. Adults are so disappointing, especially parents. Selfish enough to sell their own children off to make their lives easier.”

He spoke with a malice that bordered on vengeful. I think that was the first time I had ever seen him look truly angry. As quickly as it came upon him it left to be replaced with his cocky smile. “Consider yourself lucky. You could have ended up somewhere much worse than here.”

He waved his hand and a sack was now in his hands. He tossed me it and I almost fell back with the weight. Inside was a variety of food. “Since you’re too stubborn to come to the camp for food this should last you a couple of days. Have a nice morning, Lady Jones, think about what I’ve said.”

Then he was gone again.

I took the sack of food back to my camp and happily munched on some boar jerky within. I looked around at my camp with a growing sense of doubt. Papa...he wouldn’t trade me for freedom. He wouldn’t.

Would he?

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6-2 Innocent Sister: One More Serena

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Reminder that these are copied straight from XD Unlimited itself, so any grammatical weirdness, mistranslations, and/or mischaracterizations are not my doing.

Nastassja: "How are you feeling after that, Serena?"

Serena: "I feel a lot better, thanks to everyone's help."

Nastassja: "That's wonderful to hear. Don't forget to thank all the kind people who helped you."

Serena: "Okay, Mom."

Nastassja: "Nothing seems to be wrong with you, but would you mind taking a few tests before the experiment?"

Serena: "Tests?"

Nastassja: "I say test, but really we're just going to have a look at your phonic gain and vital signs in the simulator."

Serena: "Of course. I'll prove that I'm all better now!"

Nastassja: "I'm sure you will."

Nastassja: "Dr. Adolf, you'll be in charge of monitoring Serena's condition in the simulator." [1]

Dr. Adolph: "Understood. Everything's ready to go."

Serena: "I'll show you what I can do!"

Serena: "So? How was I?"

Serena: "I think I made one little mistake in there, but I wasn't too bad, right?"

Nastassja: "You did just fine. Seeing these numbers so soon after your recovery is very reassuring."

Serena: "What do you think, Dr. Adolf?"

Dr. Adolph: "......"

Serena: "Doctor?"

Dr. Adolph: "Your numbers were within the expected range. I couldn't see any issues."

Serena: "In that case, if I had done just a little better, I would have gotten even better results. Maybe I--"

Dr. Adolph: "I'm going to go and prepare the experiment."

Serena: "Umm..."

Serena: "Did I do something to annoy Dr. Adolf?"

Nasassja: "Don't worry, it's nothing like that."

Nastassja: "He was the one who spent the most time helping you recover, so he's still rather tired."

Serena: "Oh, I see. In that case, I'll be sure to thank him the next time I see him."

Nastassja: "That sounds like a good idea."

Hibiki Tachibana: "Take this!"

Genjuro Kazanari: "What's the situation on the ground?"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "We are currently engaging the Noise."

Genjuro Kazanari: "Evac of the surrounding areas is almost complete. We're lucky they only appeared in the outskirts."

Maria: "And Gjallarhorn?"

Genjuro Kazanari: "We'll look into that later. Just focus on the Noise for now!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Roger that. Yaaah!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "You know what, Tsubasa-san? I like large servings of food, but not large servings of Noise!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Naturally, Tachibana."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "So, let's make sure we stop their invasion right here, right now!"

Maria: "You said it!"

Maria: "Hey, have we ever had this many Noise appear after a Gjallarhorn alert?"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Not that I can remember, no."

Hibiki Tachibana: "I knew something felt weird this time!"

Chris Yukine: "This is one crazy situation we've got here!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Well, at least there're enough wielders to balance it out. We'll just have to cut every last one down!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "That's right. Don't let a single one get away!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "Hey guys, there's another mob of them coming our way!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "There are so many of them. We have to stand our ground!"

Maria: "This is quite concerning... Let's finish them off quickly and head back to HQ!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "Yeah!"

Sakuya Fujitaka: "The wielders are holding the Noise off at the outskirts."

Aoi Tomosato: "Looks like there's a lot of them, but they've got things under control."

Sakuya Fujitaka: "The wielders have the upper hand, and as long as it stays that way, the current evac should be fine."

Genjuro Kazanari: "Good to hear. I always worry about what the Gjallarhorn alerts may bring."

Aoi Tomosato: "Those girls have always gotten through tough times in other worlds. Have a little faith."

Elfnein: "If there was only a way to observe the destinations beyond the gates beforehand..."

Sakuya Fujitaka: "I guess even alchemists aren't too good at observing parallel worlds, huh?"

Aoi Tomosato: "Commander!"

Genjuro Kazanari: "What happened?!"

Aoi Tomosato: "I'm detecting a huge energy signal out there! Wh-What on earth..."

Sakuya Fujitaka: "Comparing waveform patterns! I'm putting it up on the monitor!"

Sakuya Fujitaka: "What?! My goodness!"

Elfnein: "Impossible..."

Genjuro Kazanari: "It's... Nephilim?!"

Maria: "Yaaah!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "One more! Hyaaah!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Wait, there's still one left!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "What the hell is that?!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "That's not a Noise! I-It's..."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "It can't be... But that shape!"

Maria: "Nephilim?!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "What on earth is it doing here?"

Chris Yukine: "I guess nothing's impossible in parallel worlds, huh?"

Maria: "That thing must be what set off Gjallarhorn."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "It could be a side effect of whatever's going on in the parallel world."

Maria: "If that thing came from the other side, I can't imagine things are going well over there!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "So there are worlds where it's still running wild?!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Are we gonna have to fight it again?!"

Chris Yukine: "We kicked its ass before, you know! We're just gonna have to do it again!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Good point! Nothing's gonna get past us, not even Nephilim!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Yeah, we're much stronger now than we were back then!"

Chris Yukine: "Our normal attacks work just fine. This shouldn't be any harder than the Karma Noise we just beat!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "This thing is no problem for my fists! Hyaaah!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "It's starting to slow down! Kiri-chan!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Let's do this, Shirabe!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Raaah!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "How d'you like this?!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Ugh! It's putting up a fight!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "And that was our best attack!"

Maria: "Shirabe! Kirika!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Keep your distance! It may just be a reflection of the full thing, but it's still a complete relic!"

Chris Yukine: "Then how about a ranged attack?!"

Maria: "It didn't connect?!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "It just..."

Chris Yukine: "Faded away..."

Genjuro Kazanari: "Excellent job dealing with the Noise, everyone."

Genjuro Kazanari: "As I'm sure you all know, there was a Gjallarhorn alert."

Aoi Tomosato: "The energy signal we picked up happened to be an exact match for the Nephilim from the Frontier Incident."

Chris Yukine: "Sounds about right. I'm kinda peeved it got away from us, though."

Maria: "Yes, that was Nephilim, all right..."

Elfnein: "In Genesis, the Nephilim are described as fallen giants, wiped out by the great flood summoned by God."

Elfnein: "I heard that that particular Nephilim was employed during the Frontier Incident."

Genjuro Kazanari: "We think the appearance of its reflection was a sign that Nephilim is appearing near this gate's location."

Elfnein: "If this abnormality isn't resolved soon, it will almost certainly materialize the next time it appears here."

Maria: "In that case, I'd like to be deployed on this mission!"

Maria: "Whatever's going on over there, that thing was F.I.S.'s mistake and I'm partly responsible for it."

Maria: "I have to be the one to bear this burden!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Maria..."

Kirika Akatsuki: "You're not trying to make up for the Frontier Incident, are you?"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "If that's so, I'm coming with you."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "It can't hurt to have someone with plenty of experience fighting Nephilim."

Maria: "Thank you, Tsubasa."

Hibiki Tachibana: "Do you mind if I come along as well?"

Chris Yukine: "I mean, I'm just as experienced, but... I guess I'll let you kick its ass."

Genjuro Kazanari: "There's a good chance that another new threat is waiting to strike."

Genjuro Kazanari: "So, I'll leave this mission to Maria-kun, Tsubasa, and Hibiki-kun given their experience in parallel worlds."

Miku Kohinata: "If Hibiki's going, then so am I! The policy is to leave behind three wielders for our world, right? So then--"

Genjuro Kazanari: "I know just how much you worry about Hibiki-kun, but I'm afraid that's a no-go."

Miku Kohinata: "You can't..."

Genjuro Kazanari: "I know you were briefly a wielder once, but you were wielding a Shenshoujing that no longer exists."

Genjuro Kazanari: "Remember, Gjallarhorn-related matters are of absolute secrecy. Every detail of our activities is recorded."

Genjuro Kazanari: "I can allow you to train, but it would be reckless of me to let you participate in missions."

Genjuro Kazanari: "However similar this case may be to your last one, we can only deploy you when absolutely necessary."

Genjuro Kazanari: "Please try to understand."

Miku Kohinata: "But..."

Hibiki Tachibana: "Miku. I want you to be here to welcome me home, and if it comes to it, make sure our world stays safe."

Miku Kohinata: "Hibiki..."

Hibiki Tachibana: "I've got Tsubasa-san and Maria-san with me. I'll be fine!"

Miku Kohinata: "...I understand. I'll be waiting. But you have to let me know the MINUTE you get back, okay?"

Hibiki Tachibana: "I will! Thanks, Miku!"

Maria: "A forest? What on earth..."

Hibiki Tachibana: "This forest sure is dense. H-Hey! Look up at the sky!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "The moon is damaged! That means--"

Maria: "The Lunar Attack already took place in this world."

Maria: (So what has the F.I.S. here done with Nephilim, then?)

Tsubasa Kazanari: "What was that?!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "Let's go check it out!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "What is this place? A research facility, maybe?"

Maria: "What? It couldn't be--"

Scientist: "Wh-What the hell are you doing here?!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "We need you to tell us what's going on here."

Scientist: "I can't! You have to get out of here or you'll all die!"

Maria: "I think we've heard enough. I know exactly why he's acting this way!"

Scientist: "H-Hey! Don't go in there!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "An explosion from inside!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "Then I'm going to punch my way in! Hyaaah!"

Maria: "Th-That's..."

Serena: "......"

Maria: "Serenaaaaaaa!"

Serena: "Huh? Maria-nee-san... Is that you?!"

Notes:

[1] They tend to spell his name "Adolf" in the dialogue while they label him Adolph. I won't point it out every time in this part because it happens so often