Scenario:Created by the Stars, Loved by the Skies - The Sky's Future - Chapter 2: Singularity's Choice - Episode 1

Created by the Stars, Loved by the Skies - The Sky's Future - Chapter 2: Singularity's Choice - Episode 1

The crew is elated to learn from Zooey that (Captain) and Lyria can come back to life due to a malfunction with the Cosmos system. Meanwhile, Yuni asks the two whether they would like to continue living.

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Leaving the primals to battle the surrogates, the rest of the crew pursues Geo at full throttle.

Vyrn: We're gettin' (Captain) back no matter what!

Gran is the Main Character

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Geo: How irritating! Do those mortals really think they can catch up to me in an airship?

Djeeta is the Main Character

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Geo: How irritating! Do those mortals really think they can catch up to me in an airship?

Io: What do we do... If he were to drop (Captain) into the bottom of the skies right now...

Rosetta: At this distance, we can catch the captain if he lets go.

Rosetta: Though I'm sure Geo's aware of that as well.

Io: That's a relief... We still have to catch up though.

Eugen: Have faith in the Grandcypher and our helmsman.

Eugen: I've gotta ask, Zooey.

Eugen: You said it might be possible to reverse what's happened to (Captain). Got any more info on that?

Zooey: Yes... Although I can't be certain...

Zooey: A defect seems to have emerged in the arbitration system.

Io: What's that supposed to mean? Is it broken?

Zooey: Cosmos was hidden away in the Astral Realm to ensure that the power of arbitration remains free of interference from the Sky Realm.

Zooey: So normally, I would not even be able to speak of her.

Vyrn: Explains why you didn't say anything at the old battlegrounds.

Zooey: It's a difficult sensation to put into words...

Zooey: But we surrogates are normally unable to go against the restrictions Cosmos placed on us.

Zooey: It is a sort of enchantment—or a curse, if you will—that holds far greater power than my will alone.

Katalina: Except you just told us everything now.

Zooey: Yes, that's why it's strange.

Zooey: Could a malfunction in the system have caused the other surrogate to destroy the singularity?

Zooey: Or did the singularity's destruction itself lead to the breakdown?

Zooey: Whatever the case, this is an abnormal situation.

Zooey: Which is why I believe a reversal is possible.

Vyrn: It's almost too good to be true! Can we really make it in time?

The crew find themselves roused by this glimmer of hope.

Io: So what exactly do we do to get (Captain) and Lyria back?

Zooey: Please calm yourself. I wish to help too, but...

Eugen: But you're not sure how it works either, eh?

Zooey: At the very least, Geo wanting to discard (Captain)'s body further supports my theory.

Rosetta: Makes sense... If (Captain) is truly dead, Geo would have no reason to take the body.

Zooey: Yes... That's why...

Zooey: I will not concede until (Captain) is with us once more!

Zooey: (This wish stems from a more personal place.)

Zooey: (Though it may contradict my existence as Cosmos's surrogate, I have no doubts!)

Zooey quietly clenches her fists, her heart filled with resolve.

Io: First step for us is to get (Captain)'s body back from Geo!

Vyrn: Darn! We've gotta catch up somehow!

Lyria: What can we do to help Cosmos?

Yuni: ...

Yuni: Do you remember what I said before you embarked on your journey across the river of time?

Lyria: Meaning... there's still a way back?

Yuni: If that is what you wish.

Lyria: Then...

Yuni: But for that to happen, there is something you must know first.

Yuni looks straight into (Captain)'s eyes.

Yuni: From a mortal's perspective, it's going to feel like an exceptionally long journey...

Yuni: But I want you to learn, think, and choose for yourself.

Yuni: The meaning of life for those who live between the skies and the stars.

Lyria: You said you wanted to us to learn, think, and choose for ourselves.

Yuni: Mm-hm.

Lyria: You gave us an inside look at the War and events that happened between people and primals after that.

Lyria: Though I'm still not sure we can really say we know Cosmos well...

Lyria: One thing I can say for sure...

Lyria: Is that no matter how painful it was, she cast her emotions aside to fulfill her duty of the Sky Realm's arbitration.

Lyria: That couldn't have been easy.

Yuni: Yes... Thank you.

Lyria: Well, what exactly are we supposed to choose?

Yuni: Will you remain dead? Or would you prefer to continue living?

Lyria: Huh?

Lyria and (Captain) trade confused glances.