Scenario:Mariah - Atonement
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Atonement
(Captain) and the crew reunite with the spear wielder, Mariah. They're worried about the way she endangers herself to make amends for her past mistakes, so they invite her to the crew. She agrees to join, hoping to prove herself useful.
After arriving in a certain town, the crew decides to head for the Knickknack Shack to take on a mission.
Riffraff: Hahaha... Come on, girlie. Why not have a little fun with us?
Woman: Get away from me! I have things to do, so let me through!
Vulgar Man: Huh? Tryin' to leave before the fun even starts? You're comin' with us!
Woman: Aaah! Let go! What are you doing?
Vyrn: Uh-oh, that woman's in trouble! We need to teach those thugs a lesson!
Vyrn: Hey, dummies! Wait... Who's that?
???: Not so fast, boys. You're obviously upsetting the lady. Let her go.
Vulgar Man: That'll be the day! Why don't you mind your own business?
Lyria: Huh? Isn't that Mariah? You remember her, right? She defeated that primal beast with us before.
The woman stopping the thugs is none other than Mariah, a spear-wielding warrior who once fought alongside the crew.
Mariah had been driven mad by the power of a sealed primal beast and ended up killing her older sister.
She loathed the primal beast after that, even going so far as to break its seal so she could slay it with her own hands.
But after realizing that her actions unleashed a calamity upon others, she decided to help put the beast's seal back in place.
Mariah: Why don't you guys stay out of her business? Didn't you ever learn to play nice with others?
Vulgar Man: Just shut up already! And—Ouch! My arm! She's ripping my arm off!
Mariah: Didn't you have an errand to run, ma'am? Leave this to me and get out of here!
Woman: Um... Right! Thank you!
Riffraff: Damn you! You'll regret that! Get her, boys!
Lyria: Oh no! There are way too many of them! We need to help her!
Vyrn: You punks hear that? We're comin' for ya!
The crew joins forces with Mariah to defeat the men.
Mariah: Wow, fancy seeing you here! It's been too long, (Captain)!
Lyria: I can't believe you, Mariah! There were way too many of those guys for you to fight alone! You could have been hurt!
Mariah: Maybe, but that lady was in trouble. I couldn't just ignore her.
Lyria: That's true, but still...
Mariah: Besides, you guys came along, and all's well that ends well, right?
Mariah: So what brings you all to town, (Captain)?
Vyrn: We're on our way to the Knickknack Shack to take on a mission.
Mariah: Really? That's what I was doing. My travel funds have just about bottomed out.
Lyria: Huh? But weren't you protecting some scholars at a historal research institute, Mariah?
Mariah: Yeah... But after everything that happened, I quit my job as a guard.
Mariah: I may have been under the influence of primal beast's power, but that doesn't change the fact that I fought my sister and took her life...
Mariah: And when I broke that beast's seal, I caused so much trouble for the people of Cizierma. I'm looking for a way to make up for that.
Lyria: So that's what you've been up to.
Lyria: But the people of Cizierma aren't actually angry with you. Try not to worry about it too much.
Mariah: Haha. You and the people of that island are so kind.
Mariah: But you don't need me getting all sentimental. Let's head for the Knickknack Shack, (Captain)!
Vyrn: Hey! Wait up, Mariah!
Sierokarte: Hello, everyone! You came along just in time!
Lyria: Really? What happened, Siero?
Sierokarte: A horde of violent monsters has built a den close to the town.
Sierokarte: Would you be willing to go on a mission to eliminate them?
Lyria: I see... That sounds pretty serious! (Captain), this mission—
Mariah: Monster hunting, right? Got it. I accept!
Lyria: What? But you can't! There are way too many of them to go on your own, Mariah!
Mariah: It's all good! I dealt with plenty of groups of monsters while guarding the scholars.
Lyria: But this mission might not be the same!
Lyria: It almost seems like you're deliberately putting yourself in danger.
Sierokarte: I'm afraid I agree. I can't send anyone looking for trouble out on any missions!
Mariah: Um... That wasn't my intent. Is that really what it looked like?
Choose: You should take better care of yourself.
Mariah: Should I? But just think about how much trouble my recklessness caused.
Mariah: The least I can do is try to help others.
Mariah: What's that? You're worried I'll get hurt, (Captain)? So you want me to join your crew?
Choose: Just looking at you worries me.
Mariah: Hm... Maybe I was getting just a little ahead of myself.
Mariah: In my haste to make up for what I did, I ended up making you guys worry.
Mariah: What? You want me to join your crew so you can keep an eye on me?
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Lyria: I'm with you, (Captain)! I'd like for Mariah to join the crew too!
Lyria: Don't you understand, Mariah? If you keep this up, you'll end up lying in a ditch somewhere.
Mariah: Won't I get in the way, (Captain)? What's that? Leaving me on my own would be even more of a burden? I see...
Mariah: So you don't want me to throw my life away... You know, Aster told me the same thing back on Cizierma.
Mariah: That was never my intent, but maybe I don't value my life as much as I should these days.
Mariah: I'll never be able to make amends with this attitude. I'll only dishonor my sister, who put her life on the line to save me.
Mariah: I'm sorry for making you worry. And thank you!
Mariah: Your crew, huh? Tell you what, I'll help you with this mission, and you can let me join if you think I'm useful.
Mariah: I'm sorry for being so much of a bother. I guess I better show you what I'm made of!
Vyrn: We already know how strong you are, but I'm sure it's fine with the captain if that's what you want. Right, (Captain)?
Sierokarte: Then the monster request is all yours! Here's the map!
Vyrn: Whoa! The location is practically right on top of the town! If we don't do somethin' fast, people are gonna get hurt!
Mariah: (All I ever did was worry my sister, and yet she thought only of me in the end...)
Mariah: (I wonder if she's still worrying about me where she is? I'm so sorry, sis...)
Mariah: (But it looks like I might be able to make some reliable friends. Maybe they'll set me straight if I ever take the wrong path again.)
Mariah: (Keep watching me, sis. I'll do my best to make you proud.)
Mariah: Okay, let's go! Time to clean up this mess and put the townsfolk at ease!
Lyria: Yeah! They're counting on us!
The death of Mariah's sister still casts a shadow over her thoughts and drives her down a path toward redemption.
Will she find a release from her anguish at the end of her journey with (Captain) and the crew?
With her regrets, her spear, and a few new companions, Mariah takes her first steps into a brave new world.