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After link to the oldest house, it began stabilizing independently and much faster than we anticipated. See, we've never seen a place of power get damaged in this way before. Certainly not to this extent. Its recovery is well, it's incredible. But we don't know if it'll ever be the same again. So, it's safe. I canled the evacuation. Everyone can return to work. Of course, with the Hedron now in our dimension, our situation is well, precarious. It's hard to believe it's a headron. I grew up thinking they were friendly. Even Darling thought they wanted to protect us.
Oh, you're looking at this the wrong way. I don't think we mean anything to it. See, paranal entities don't adhere to human emotions or relationship dynamics. We can't assume they are remotely similar to us in any way. The Hedron is here to destroy the H. We have documented evidence of a largecale conflict between these two forces. Slidescape 36 may have just been one of many dimensions consumed by their war. We're just collateral. Can it be killed? In theory, yes. I mean, we know Hedron can die, but killing one is another task entirely. If you're asking my opinion, well, before joining the FBC, I thought reality is governed by immovable laws of
physics. But, as you know, that's [__] Of course. See, the funny thing is that whenever a new scientific theory is proven, it often disproves a previously established truth that was accepted for years, decades even. Is the point, anything is possible. But Dylan, I need to ask you about Jesse. Do you think she The Hedron wouldn't be here unless something happened to Jesse, right? It doesn't matter. This can't be the end. I agree. Jesse has an affinity with the hedgeon. That's possible that could offer some amount of protection. You know, we can't jump to conclusions one way or the other. Trust your sister to
survive impossible odds. She's the strongest director we've ever had and certainly the most stubborn. No, she can't be dead. She isn't. Jesse means a lot to you, doesn't she? I care about your sister very, very much. And we can't let her down. The readings indicate the Hedron has tethered itself to our world. Disrupting these links seems to damage the Hedron. As things stand right now, Dylan, you're our only shot at survival. It's a lot of shitty things in the world, but it's worth protecting.
I can do it. I'll sever the Hedron's links to our dimension, and then I'm going to kill it. You'll have the FPC's full support going forward. Anything and everything you need. Now, I'm sending some research balloons up to better understand the patterning going on above us. Next time you head up the elevator, find a balloon and I'll get in touch. I may be able to help. Thank you for trusting me. You deserved better from the FBC, Dylan. From all of us. I think it's time we remove your mobile containment device. But we never should have.
No, there's still hiss inside of me. If I get too close to the hedron or the lynx, the hiss could take over. It's better we have an insurance policy. Now, the hiss inside of you does seem to react to the Hedron's presence. We'll leave it on if that's what you want. Dylan, I'm sorry for so much of what the FBC has done to you. If we survive this, I'll try to make it up to you somehow. Hey, Pope. Oh, hi, Dylan. Are you all right? I shouldn't have sent Gris and her team into the underpass. They wanted to go. I had reservations, but I gave in. I'm responsible for what happened.
You know, when I was promoted to head of research, I was ecstatic, [snorts] but I never wanted to be director. Chris and her team were heroes and they won't be forgotten. I'll make sure of that. But we've lost so many. Anyway, no pun. Do you know where Dr. Darling is? Oh, right. Uh, no. I guess I wouldn't have told you when you were locked in containment. Uh, well, Dr. Darling disappeared a long time ago, shortly before the uh they invaded the oldest house, and we have no idea where he is.
Thanks for letting me know, Dylan. For what it's worth, Dr. Darling's lack of ethics during your training was inexcusable. I know. Yeah, I wouldn't mind finding Darlin and doing a [clears throat] little oop. Your head popped off. Hey, Dylan. Order in the field office. Is you're some kind of hero now? Speaking of, swing by the watchtowwer. I've got something I need you to handle. just below, but I don't see any way down.
All right, I need to figure out where I'm going. So, the headdrawn links reach the unknown. Sever the link near the pattern e. Okay. Yep. Okay. So, this is kind of what I thought. You know, we're going back around. We're hitting all the links that tracks. Oh, no. Oh, all the links are in the unknown. I thought we were going back to the Yeah, those are that's all stuff in the unknown. Um, Let's find a fast travel and get back down there. It's like there's there's side stuff and I want to do it, but at the same time, um I am like t-minus 24 hours until I'm supposed to have a review for this done. And if I can finish a playthrough before review and then just like stream
some side content for fun, that would be ideal. So, we're gonna keep we're going to keep focusing on uh I'm keep focusing on stuff for now. There's lots of side content I could do, but at the same time, it's like I just ran into that boss and I beat it, you know? So, that's kind of my thing. And I'm like, well, you know, part of me is like, oh, I should push um I should push some side content. And the other part is like, well, like, yes, but at the same time, we did beat that boss. So, if we're, you know, if we're able to take down a boss, even though it's a skull, I think I keep pushing. If I run into a thing where it's like,
"Holy [__] this is way too hard." Then yeah, we're just going to, you know, we'll take time and do a bunch of side content to get releveled up. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Now I'm doing this wrong. Make it back to where Pope was. Forgot that I like walked out of the thing near Pope. So, I should be able that like weird extradimensional closet that I uh that I exited from. [__] Oh my god. I get so lost in this place, dude. Hang on. Security check. No, I want to go No the [__] It's not what I said. So I don't want to go there.
I even I should have just put a [__] marker. I even checked the map and then it was like, "No, we're actually not going that way. Oh, come on. How do I get me up there? Extra dimensional floor is locked. Roof access. Executive sector. Uh, I guess let's try executive still think we can stay on top of this mess. I mean, it's a hedge. How far do you think? Oh, this is just where I was. Multiple generations of I really just like that where it's like, oh yeah, there's no map here. But like there is a map. There's not a map for
this area, but there's still a larger map that I would like to get access to right now. Okay. Uh, reach the unknown. You know what? Hang on a second here. All right. I went back to confirm what I uh how I got here. So, one, we're going to try the elevator. I'm going to try going to the roof. I'm going to see. I don't think the roof is what I need, but I'll maybe we'll try that. If roof does not work, then we're going to go all the way back down to testing and we'll get back to the headron uh the way I originally got there.
Nope. This is going through testing, isn't it? Okay, we'll go this way. It's longer. It's a longer route, but uh I know for a fact this will get me there. So, let's just do this. This is where I went before, but it's not working now, dude. Oh, come on. Classrooms. Main observation central. Executive. [__] How do I get back, bro? God damn it. This [__] game. Hang on. All right, we are back. You should see a research balloon nearby.
It was This is set up the probe relays in their indicated positions. So, uh, ma'am, want to explain one more time for Dylan's sake what exactly we're doing here? I'm detecting a knot of sorts in the pattern nearby. Well, actually, multiple knots. Now, we need to map the patterning happening above us. And I think if we can release the knots in the right locations using throws, the pattern will shift somewhat predictably. If I'm right, we can build a bridge of sorts to get Dylan across to the other side. If we're successful, Dylan, there'll be more balloons you'll need to find. I'll track your location and
contact you when you're close. We've set up a map kit, too, in case it helps. I have an idea how we can use these patterned knots to our advantage. Maybe in a much bigger way. Give me this before I ever have to navigate here again. ran around so much [__] I was like, "Is it this way? No, it's this way. No, this way. No. I don't know where the [__] this stupid thing wants to go, dude. No. Oh, you little [__] Damn it, dude. [__] oldest house.
I mean, it's like a hot and cold system, but it this could be drastically better. Keep an eye upwards still. And relatively speaking, something's changing. That's not very bridge-like. I mean, I'm not going to complain about the rock track, but I really hope this isn't about to [__] me in the ass with copyright claims. Remedy is usually pretty good about having original music, though. It's weird seeing the oldest house from above. Looks kind of cool. Pretty. It would make a good photograph.
Maybe next time we should send you over the camera for the archives. Also, so I can see what you're seeing. Sounds nice. You sure a drawing wouldn't do it justice? Not this. Not the way I'd want to capture it. I mean, I'm seeing red flashes, but I don't think any of those flashes are what I'm looking for. let's change perspective here. There's the main one. Blinking red. One is there. Main is
I think that was it. Wait, wait. I thought I saw it and then I got disoriented. Um, I had it. I was staring at it and I was like, "Oh, I got to go this way." And then I lost it. Um, so one was there, one was there. It was like over this way, I thought. Fired. Jesus Christ, dude. There we go. Let's get ourselves a little map. Zoe, I've set up all the map kits the FBC dropped around the city. Okay, there's an Apex. There's an ability barrier, a gravity well, an activated gravity well in the unknown zone. Fast travel door, which I got.
Another fast travel door, which I'd like to get. Another fast travel door that's over there. Um, I need to remove my five, six, there's a one. Never did get that. Um, three and four. You should have full coverage of every zone. Oh, right. I saw those were coming online. Hero ctographer could hardly contain his excitement. Good job. Here we go. Tell the FBC the rangers assigned to the map kits finished the job. I'm not sure anyone's going to believe that, but okay, sure. Whatever you want.
[screaming] Like my damage and my healing are both really good considering this thing is a skull. It's kind of crazy just cuz the last time I was fighting Skulls was like, I need to get the [__] out of here. I got no business here. And now that was a skull apex. Like if the build's just I think it's just a matter of my build is online. That's the big difference now. My build is online. I have a ton of healing and energy and as long as I'm not like standing in [__] lasers, I can pull it off now. This is all too far. This is definitely No. Come to me. Come on. Nope. No chance. No shot. Let's go. All right. Uh um let's see. So I can't get Well, no. It shows an arrow. It says, "Hey, you go this way. You go this way
to get there." That's the hedron. That's the major hedron. Um hang on a second. I think I get there from you. Come on. No. Come on. We're so close. Oh, [__] I think I can get it, though. I really do think I can get it now that I've seen it. Hang on. Run. Jump. Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. One more try. Oh man, we can almost get there if I Wait a minute. I need uh I need energy. Hold it. No, I don't. Jump. And now dash. Jump. And [groaning] do that. Jump. No. I thought I got an extra jump out of doing it. [__]
I swear I just did that in testing. Didn't I do like jump dash headron dash? See jump dash headron jump dash. Yeah, [screaming and groaning] jump dash headron jump. No, it's not happening there. Weird. All right. Um well, let's go to one and two. But regardless, we have made it back to the unknown. Let's at least make it over to one of them. Can't have whole episode just be my ass figuring out how to navigate over here to New York. Well, what's throwing me off is it seems like I need to go here and then from there I can fall to that and then that could take me back to here
maybe. I don't know. I mean, I'm looking at the arrows and that's kind of what I'm I'm that's the takeaway I have right now. Um or hang on. Like I need to fall to that. I think Oh no. What are you doing? What are you Not the fall I wanted. Man, I see something like a pattern that I can possibly I'm going to one Can I like fall into that? Can I pattern myself over there? I don't think that's a thing. No, that has something to do with it cuz look, if I can get over to that then there's little things that I hop across to get over there. That would mean I have to get to that which that connects to whatever the
[__] Yeah, that. Okay, never mind. That's dictating the line. That's the line that I'm seeing right now. Yes, but it's just showing that there is a flow of matter going from point A to point B. It's not giving me a path to traverse over to there. Wait, wait, wait, wait. This might be Come on. Come on, bro. Come on. It was right [__] there. Let me have it. [screaming] [groaning] You're nearing another link, Dylan.
I know, Zoe. Research says the pattern barrier has started expanding rapidly. 1 millm in 2 hours. And now some folk have reported to the field hospital with odd symptoms. Looping thoughts. Amnesia. Someone was found walking in circles. Come on. Let me [__] have it, you Everyone's getting right there. They mentioned they mentioned the balloons would help me, but This is Maybe I need to figure out there and then maybe I ride the thing over. I don't [__] know, dude.
Yeah, cuz that's a research balloon. Yeah, I think that is it. I think I need to get the research balloon and then I fall. So, let's go here. Okay, hold on minions. Attack it. Get the [__] off of me, dude. I'm not here for you. Hang on. I need to All right. Come here, [__] You want to [__] do this? [screaming] Oh [__] All right. Where was the balloon that I popped? That was over here. I thought it was here. Oh, no wait. It was here. I warped. Yes, it's right there. Okay. So, we'll go to this should reorient me to be able to get to the balloon.
Okay. Um, I see one of the things over there. One of them is the red thing over there. Where is the other? Where? Let's find it before I go. That is one of those annoying ass elites. I guess I can place this and then I'll go contend with the annoying ass elite. he is eliminated. We got you. I mean, it's got to be somewhere that's easy enough to just breach cuz you can't travel. I can't warp between [__] while I'm carrying these. It has to be something that I can just kind of jump towards. Where are you, beautiful bastard? Come on. Not seeing any. That one was there.
Just the wide. Why? Here, let me just drop you for now. I know you're going to fall if I drop you cuz we're on the ceiling. Okay. Um, No, [__] reset as soon as I started jumping forward. Damn it. Where are you? I really wish the like considering how integral this like hot cold thing is to solving the stuff of this area. I really wish it like Oh, hey. Yeah, you're going this way. Like it seems like it's starting extremely late. Like we're just red everywhere I'm looking. It's just red. No, wrong way. We're like, okay, where the [__] is the right way, bro? like give me the smallest of hints. You could literally be like that.
Just go that way, see what you find, and I would take it. But we're getting [__] nothing. And I'm just left wandering around holding this [__] thing. And it reset again. Son of a [__] All right. Um, has to be close cuz as soon as we start jumping too far, it resets the object. There, there, there, there, there, there, there. Tucked away. Okay. Where was my uh where's my thing? All right. Now, where did it go? Where the [__] did it go? Where was he? Not you. It was on the It was um was like this way.
Wow. Look at that. I wish you could see what we're seeing down here or that I can see what you are. Another is releasing is hello Shepherd Berry of Luca. Ice red from his table. Do you go around about uh where is this? Shepherd, you've painted blonde. Ice red loose's premium pet. Fred, did you just call me a pingpong? Yes, pingpong. I hooved you. Go round about fastening me to leave. What? You bravely are a pingpong shepherd. Right. Zoe. Who was that on the radio just now? Damn, dude. His shields are [__] brutal.
Probably just caused some influence or something. Tell me if it happens again. think I need to beat these guys to get out of here. Oh yeah, let's fight right Oh, yes, yes, yes. Yeah. All right. Red laser of doom [__] up his shields, you know. Come on back down. Come on over here. [groaning] That was some pretty clutch uh clutch as [__] laser right there. How you like that infestation? There would suck if you burnt. Oh no, we're not playing with you. His infected. Come this way.
Come on. Yeah, I love how I'm just like, "Yep, this is now an environmental battle. Oh, come on. I got to play smart. This is so [__] risky right now. Oh god. Those are all exploders, I think. Dude, the heal uh get your health by having your summons close is honestly [__] good. Trying to think if I would switch anything out. I feel like I'm not really paying attention to this, but at the same time, I feel like I'm I'm taking advantage of this without even realizing it. like I'm just using my combat abilities and they
happen to be free because I'm dodging so much. You're amazing. Um, and I really like this too because it's like [__] I can spend to get the summon and get the health back. It's very synergistic, but I really want to put on the uh That was [__] sketch city, dude. Holy [__] Thank God for the laser. I re I need I desperately need a way to contend with uh his shields. Submit to the H. does us you credit. [groaning] How did you know the hiss would take me over? Why didn't you tell me it was here all along?
[groaning] But then why try to keep me out of the fault? Are you listening? All right. Um, enemies affected take more damage. Yes. And then less damage for each summon. Yes. Cool. Is there anything in here for his shields? Let me take a look. See like stuff I don't got. Um, we got balter from combat. That wouldn't be bad. Rush lasts longer. Kind of like that. Cleansing enemies stay faltered. Oh [__] 20% less damage. We got to get that for sure. So we got to go here and then that killed by summons. We got to get that.
What? Hold on, dude. knight as active is marked for vengeance making them take 50% more damage hitting enemies do I respspec well in terms of skill points I would get one two three Four. Five. No. Five. That's huge. I want Yeah. [__] I really want those. But I've gotten so much stuff. That's good. Like I don't really like I don't want to lose that. I don't I mean I could get by without you. You're not really being used at all. Um what else could I lose? I think I just wait. I don't think I respect. I think I wait and I add the additional stuff. There's successive melee bonus damage, hitting an enemy from behind, dodge and falter.
Like that's all good [__] Wave attacks deal extra damage to his shield. That's what I need. And I don't have ordered images yet. So, boop. Using the switch attack after glaive attack deals 50% more. So, that's my like swap to hammer. Boom. Cool. I'm hoping that works out cuz that's that's the biggest thing that's [__] me up right now. Pattern thought. Next crush attack. After damaging an enemy with a combo, finisher charges instantly. Pattern thought. Do I need pattern thoughts for this? No, I need ordered images.
10. Jesus. I just got to figure out what enemy drops ordered images. That's all I need. Ordered images. Nothing else that's new here. All right, so we're we're making good progress in the unknown. Huge pain in the ass to navigate this area. Um but we're looking good. So, let's close out here. I'll catch y'all with more
