Scenario:Nier - Beyond the Thirst
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Beyond the Thirst
With life back to normal on the Grandcypher, Nier barely eats anything and seems to be distancing herself from the crew. Though the crew she killed in the spherical world was fake, doing so left her with a deep emotional scar. Later Nier fumbles on an assignment and reacts negatively when (Captain)'s hand touches hers.
Thanks to the crew's effort, the Sky Realm is now safe from the threat of the Inchoate World.
Life soon returns to normal for (Captain) and company.
Nier: Thank you for the meal.
Lyria: Huh? Are you finished eating, Nier? You hardly touched your food...
Nier: I'm not feeling very hungry...
Lyria: But you didn't eat much yesterday either.
Nier: I... suppose not...
Vyrn: You know, Nier, you're not lookin' too well right now.
Vyrn: Your face looks kinda pale, bloodless even.
Nier: I'll be okay... I'm just... recovering from a bit of fatigue.
Vyrn: Hope you're right.
Nier: I do appreciate the concern... Thank you.
Lyria: Nuh-uh, we're just doing our part as friends!
Vyrn: Yeah, what she said!
Nier: Friends...
Lyria: Nier?
Nier: It's nothing. I'll be heading back to my room now...
Nier bows at the crew before returning to her private quarters.
Lyria: I wonder if Nier's okay. She hardly eats anything, and she's been spending so much time in her room lately...
Vyrn: Almost seems like she's tryin' to create some distance between us.
Vyrn: Which is weird considerin' you couldn't pry her away from (Captain) before.
Vyrn: I dunno why, but she's gotten more distant somehow.
Lyria: Yeah... Also, she turns pale sometimes when looking at us.
Lyria: How did things get like this...
(Captain) and company look toward the door Nier disappeared off to, concern filling their eyes.
Choose: Let's just leave her be for now.
Vyrn: Yeah. If things get outta hand, her primal's bound to let us know anyway.
Lyria: True... Death cares very deeply about Nier.
Lyria: But we should do our part to keep her in mind too!
The others nod in agreement.
Back in her room, Nier collapses onto the bed with a grimace.
Death: My beloved, are yoo well? Does it hurt anywhere?
Nier: I'm okay... I'm just a bit tired.
Death: So yoo say, but...
Nier: I appreciate the concern, but really, I'm okay.
Nier: My beloved...
Nier: Hey, Death? The crew... They were worried about me too, weren't they?
Death: Yes, my beloved, they most certainly were.
Nier: I know it's not ideal to make others worry, but... that makes me so happy.
Nier: I've never had anyone care for me without some ulterior motive until now.
Nier: As much as I want to be around them...
Nier: To feel (Captain)'s presence...
Corrie: Save me, Sister!
Nier: ...!
No! Stop!
No! Stop!
Nier: ...
Nier: Ngh... No, no, no! Please, anything but that!
Nier: I care for you all in the crew from the bottom of my heart!
Nier: I don't open up to just anyone! You're special!
Nier: Please don't leave me all alone! I need you!
Death: Calm yourself, my beloved!
Death pulls Nier in tight for an embrace.
Nier gazes at her with a pleading look.
Nier: Hey, Death? You won't toss me aside, will you? We're going to be together, right?
Nier: Forever and ever?
Death: Most certainly, my beloved. Yoo and I are forever.
Nier: ...
Death: Perhaps yoo could use some rest?
Nier: You're right...
Death pushes Nier down onto the bed and pulls a blanket over her.
Nier: Hey, Death? Can I ask you for a favor?
Death: Yes, my beloved?
Nier: Won't you stay beside me until I fall asleep?
Death: Yes, gladly.
Nier: Thank... you...
Nier's expression is one of relief.
She soon falls into a deep sleep.
Days later...
The crew busts into a bandit hideout as part of an assignment.
Bandit 1: Urk!
Lyria: Lend me your strength, Yggdrasil!
Tree roots take the shape of ropes and bind the bandits.
Vyrn: There, that's the last of 'em.
Lyria: Yeah. Now to just hand them over to the authorities.
Bandit 2: Damn you! I'm gonna take you with me if it's the last thing I do!
Seeing an opening, another bandit leaps out from the shadows.
His knife closes in on the captain.
Nier: Watch out, (Captain)!
Nier casts a spell to defend the captain.
But she turns pale in the next moment and plops to the ground.
Death: My beloved, leave this to me.
Death emerges between (Captain) and the bandit.
She parries the knife and swiftly cleaves through his body.
Bandit 2: Gyah!
After confirming his demise, Death turns to (Captain).
Death: Koo kee kee kee kee, I'd do anything for my beloved's happiness.
Death: Are yoo okay, Nier?
Nier: Ah... Ahh... I-I'm so sorry!
Nier: Sorry, sorry, sorry!
Looking paler than ever, Nier begs (Captain) for forgiveness.
With a smile, the captain urges her not to worry.
Nier: B-but...
Vyrn: We came out in one piece, so it's all good!
Vyrn: You okay yourself, Nier? Having trouble gettin' up?
Nier: Y-yes, I'm fine... The strength's just drained from my feet at the moment.
Nier: Th-thank you, (Captain).
The captain lends Nier a hand.
But the moment she makes contact, she turns ashen-faced and knocks the captain's hand aside.
Nier: Ah...
Nier: I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!
Nier: No! No! No! That's not what I meant to do...
Nier: I love you so much, (Captain)... I mean it...
Nier: You said I'd be okay with anyone, but that's not true!
Nier: You're the only ones who've ever saved me without some ulterior motive...
Nier: Considered my feelings... Accepted and loved me from the bottom of your hearts...
Nier: That's why—
Lyria: Nier, please calm down!
Vyrn: Whoa! How 'bout we take it down a notch!
Death: Rest easy, my beloved. I am beside you.
Nier appears to be half-mad as the tears come pouring out.
Death offers her an affectionate hug.
Nier: Death?
Death: My beloved, have yoo collected yoor wits?
Nier: Y-yes...
Nier: I'm sorry, (Captain)... for suddenly losing control like that...
Lyria: Um... Do you realize you've been acting a little strange lately, Nier?
Lyria: We're always happy to talk if something's on your mind—
Nier: Nuh-uh... Really, everything's okay with me...
Nier forces a smile on her ashen face.
The crew can't help but feel somewhat apprehensive.
Beyond the Thirst: Scene 2
Nier's condition gets progressively worse with each passing day.
Nier: ...
Nier's face is blanched as she seems to struggle with every breath she takes.
(Captain) and company look on with concern.
Lyria: Um... Nier, maybe you can pay a visit to the doctor if you're not feeling well.
Lyria: And we'll gladly come along too so that you won't have to be alone.
Vyrn: Yeah, you look like you could really use a checkup.
Nier: I'll be okay... It's just a lack of sleep... I'll be going back to my room now—
Nier begins to sway before suddenly slumping to the ground.
Lyria: Nier!
Nier: Really, I'm fine... I'm just feeling a bit light-headed...
Nier: Wh-wha...
Vyrn: What's wrong, Nier?
Nier: I can't feel my legs...
Choose: I'll carry you to bed.
Nier: ...!
Nier: No! Get away from me!
Nier: Ah, I mean... I don't mind your touch in the least, (Captain)...
Nier: Really, I mean it.
Nier: I'd even be open to offering all of myself to you, (Captain)... That's truly how I feel.
Nier: But just... not now. I don't know what I'd do with myself if that were to happen...
Nier turns pale as a ghost as her body begins to tremble.
Vyrn: Huh? Whaddya mean?
Nier: Well...
Lyria: Um, maybe we can continue this talk later? Nier could really use some rest right now.
Death: Leave my beloved to me.
A shriek rings out from Nier's chest.
Dark miasma pours out of the Evoker's chest and converges to take the shape of Death.
Nier: Thank you, Death.
The primal sweeps up Nier and carries her to her room.
The others follow behind them.
Nier is lying on her bed now.
The crew continue watching her with concerned looks in their eyes.
Lyria: You mentioned lack of sleep earlier, Nier. Has something been on your mind?
Nier: Um... Well...
Vyrn: Could that be why you've been feelin' sick all this time?
Nier: ...
Nier nods ever so slightly.
Lyria: Would you be willing to tell us about it, Nier?
Lyria: Sometimes... Just sharing your feelings can make you feel better.
Lyria: And besides, we want to do what we can to help you.
Nier: B-but I wouldn't want to trouble you...
Choose: It's no trouble at all.
Vyrn: Yeah. That's what friends are for, right?
Nier: Th-thank you.
A smile forms on Nier's lips, then she begins relaying her thoughts.
Nier: I've been having the same dream whenever I fall asleep lately.
Nier: What happens in it is so terrifying that I can't stay asleep... It's more like I can't sleep at all.
Vyrn: A nightmare so bad that you can't get some shut-eye, huh?
Nier: It's a dream where I kill you all...
Nier: Back in The World's sphere, you were all there.
Nier: Um, I guess it would be more correct to say your fake clones were there.
Nier: And I killed them...
Lyria: Wha...
The crew is shocked to hear about what happened in the sphere.
Vyrn: Yeah, that's pretty messed up...
Lyria: How awful... I can't believe he toyed with your feelings like that.
(Captain) and company are flabbergasted to learn about the trauma that Nier faced in the sphere.
Vyrn: Wait, is that why ya went blank all of a sudden when we fought those bandits?
Nier: Mm-hm. I had flashbacks of the time I killed you in the sphere...
Nier: And I was afraid of the same thing happening if I used my magic.
Nier: That's why I froze up...
Vyrn: Also explains why you've been distancing yourself from (Captain)...
Nier: I didn't want (Captain) to die from my touch...
Nier finally reveals what's been bothering her all this time.
The crew isn't quite sure how to react.
Nier: I'll do anything, (Captain)... I'll take any request you might have.
Nier: Just please don't abandon me...
Choose: Let me give you a hug.
(Captain) offers the Evoker a gentle embrace.
Nier: Why... Why won't you say anything?
Nier: Do you plan on abandoning me after all?
Nier: So you'd get rid of me when it's not convenient for you anymore, just like the others who tossed me away...
Nier casts a specter-like glare at the crew.
Lyria: N-no! We care too much about you to—
Nier: No, no, no! I don't want to be forsaken anymore!
Nier: If you're just going to dispose of me, I'd rather—
Lyria: Nier, please calm down! I promise we would never abandon you!
Vyrn: Yeah! We'd never do that to a pal!
Nier: But... But... I can't... trust you.
Nier: Because the others who cast me aside also said the same thing.
Nier: Why... Why do you reject me?
Nier: What can I do to remain by your side? Tell me...
Death: My beloved, mortal love is ever-shifting.
Nier: Ah...
Nier: I see what you mean...
Nier: I can solve the problem by making our love eternal before things can change.
Nier: Then I can be with the crew forever.
Nier: We'll never be apart...
Nier: Haha. I love you all so much.
Nier: We have every reason to make this love last forever.
Lyria: Nier, what are you saying—
Nier: Now, Death.
Nier: Hahaha... My love with (Captain) and the crew has been made eternal.
Nier: Nothing can tear us apart now, (Captain).
Your choice failed to resonate with the Evoker.
Her troubled heart demands some words of comfort.
The End
Withdrawing from quest.
Reconsider your decision and seek out another future.
Choose: I'd never abandon you.
Nier: I want to trust you, (Captain)...
Nier: But I'm finding it impossible to forget what the other you said in The World's sphere...
Nier clutches her own body and begins shaking.
Nier: You said you didn't want to be with me anymore... That you hate me...
Nier: Everyone else who ever claimed to love me all said the same thing in the end...
Nier: Before tossing me aside...
Nier: So you're no different from them after all. I guess I—
Lyria: That's not true!
Vyrn: Yeah! Have some faith in us, Nier!
Nier: ...
Lyria: Why don't we rest for a bit? After all, fatigue tends to give you negative thoughts!
Vyrn: Yeah. Even I get a bit lonely when I'm all worn-out from a cold.
Nier: Okay...
(Captain) slowly tucks Nier into bed.
Lyria: We'll be returning to our rooms now. After all, you wouldn't be able to rest if we stayed here.
Lyria: If anything comes up, feel free to let us know.
With that, the crew leaves Nier to her rest.
Conceding that a good night's rest may be what she needs right now, Nier drifts off to sleep.
Nier: Please, no! I'm so sorry!
Nier: I'll do anything! Just don't cast me away!
Nier bolts upright in a panic.
Nier: Huff... Huff... That was... just a dream?
Her sigh of relief lasts but a moment, for her face twists out of shape as tears begin to flow from her eyes.
Nier: No, no... Please... Someone save me...
Death: My beloved... Are yoo okay?
Nier: Death... What should I do?
Death: Do yoo wish to remain with the crew?
Nier: Yes, of course... I want to be with them forever...
Death: Then let us cloak them in our love.
Death: That way, they will be ours forever.
Nier: ...
Nier: I suppose you're right... I couldn't ask for anything more...
Nier puts on an ominous grin as she stands beside the sleeping (Captain) that night.
Nier: (Captain)... I love you so, so much...
Nier: Let's be together forever, okay?
Your choice failed to provide closure to the Evoker.
Her troubled heart demands a promise.
The End
Withdrawing from quest.
Reconsider your decision and seek out another future.
Choose: I promised you. Remember?
Lyria: Yeah! We promised to travel together to help you find a new perspective on life!
Nier: Can I... Can I really trust you on that?
Nier: You'll be by my side forever?
Lyria: Absolutely!
Nier: Thank you.
Lyria: Why don't we rest for a bit? After all, fatigue tends to give you negative thoughts!
Vyrn: Yeah. Even I get a bit lonely when I'm all worn-out from a cold.
Nier: Okay...
With a nod, Nier lies down on her bed.
Lyria: We'll be returning to our rooms now. After all, you wouldn't be able to rest if we stayed here.
With that, the crew leaves Nier to her rest.
Nier: Eek! Please don't toss me to the wayside!
Nier bolts upright with a piercing shriek.
Nier: Huff... Huff... It was that dream again...
Nier: Mng... Why does it make me so uneasy? Will I never feel at ease again?
Nier: The crew just promised me we'd always be together too... Then why...
Nier lets the tears flow as she clutches her own shaking body.
Death: Koo kii koo kee kee kee. My beloved, a verbal promise has no binding power.
Death: If yoo wish to ensure an everlasting bond with the crew, an indelible scar would do the trick.
Nier: Yes... A scar as proof... That'd work...
Nier: (Captain).
Sensing a presence in the stillness of the night, the captain awakens.
Nier flashes a mischievous smile as she straddles the captain.
Choose: Wh-what brings you to my room?
Nier: Hey, (Captain)? You know how you promised we could always be together?
Nier: Well, I get nervous just thinking that the promise is only verbal...
Nier: That's why I need a scar on you.
Nier: It'll be proof that the promise is real, that I can believe in it...
Nier: A permanent scar on each of us should work...
Nier: Ready, (Captain)?
Nier pushes the captain back onto the bed.
Your choice failed to resonate with the Evoker.
Her troubled heart demands a firm promise given shape.
The End
Withdrawing from quest.
Reconsider your decision and seek out another future.
Nier: Uh-huh...
Nier interlaces her own fingers with the captain's.
Nier: It's a promise, (Captain).
Nier: If you break it, I...
Choose: I promise in the name of Death.
Death: Koo kii koo kee kee kee. My beloved, I shall be yoor witness.
Death: If the crew should upset yoo in any way, I will be sure to give them a swift demise.
Death: Yoo have nothing to fear.
Nier: Death... (Captain)...
Nier can feel the captain's grip around her fingers tighten in response.
Lyria: Nier, I want to do a pinky promise too!
Vyrn: Me three!
Nier: Yes, a pinky promise...
Nier sheds joyous tears at the crew's words.
The others are relieved to see her in a better mood.
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Beyond the Thirst: Scene 3
Unable to sleep, Nier appears at the captain's quarters in the middle of the night and asks if she can sleep there. After getting a good night's rest beside (Captain), she looks at the captain with a blissful expression. Realizing her deep feelings for the crew, she vows to be with (Captain) forever.
Vyrn: We're off to our own rooms now. Take it easy, Nier.
Lyria: If anything comes up, let us know right away.
Nier: Th-thank you.
With that, the crew respectfully bows and leaves Nier to her rest.
Conceding that a good night's rest may be what she needs right now, Nier drifts off to sleep.
In the stillness of the night, (Captain) awakens to a knock on the door.
The captain goes over to see who it is.
Nier: Um, (Captain)... I'm sorry, were you... asleep?
Nier: I couldn't sleep...
Nier: I thought my fears were gone when the three of you made your promises to me...
Nier: But I'm still afraid I might have that dream again if I sleep alone.
Nier: I hope you don't mind, (Captain)... if we sleep together tonight...
Nier: I feel so much more relaxed when you're next to me, (Captain).
Nier: Th-thank you. This is nice.
Flashing a smile, Nier slips under the covers next to the captain.
Nier: Mm, your scent makes me feel so safe.
The Evoker inches closer to the captain.
Nier: Can I... ask you for a favor, (Captain)?
The captain readily nods.
Nier: Is it okay if we hold hands?
The captain affectionately grasps Nier's hand.
Nier: Your hand is so warm, (Captain).
Nier: Warm even when I touch it...
Nier: I think I can finally have a good night's rest...
Nier: Good night, (Captain).
With a peaceful expression on her face, the Evoker drifts off to sleep.
The captain, too, does the same.
Nier: Mng... It's morning...
Nier: Where am I? Yesterday, I...
Nier: Ah, I went to bed with (Captain)...
Nier: (Captain) kept a promise with me... Ehehe, how sweet.
Nier grins at the warm, soft touch of the captain's hand, joined with her own.
Death: My beloved, are yoo well? Are yoo in pain?
Nier: Nuh-uh, I'm okay. It's all thanks to the crew.
Death: Good. I'm glad to hear yoo say that.
Nier: I'm sorry for making you worry too, Death.
Death: ...
Nier: Huh? Why are you looking at me like that, Death?
Death: Are yoo feeling... happy, my beloved?
Nier: ...
Nier: Mm-hm, you could say that.
Nier gently runs the fingers of her other hand through the captain's hair.
Nier: I can tell they really love and accept me.
Nier: I understand that now from the bottom of my heart.
Nier: I was uneasy this whole time...
Nier: Fearful that the crew would abandon me just like all the other people did.
Nier: I realize I was mistaken the whole time...
Nier: (Captain) and the others care too much about me to ever toss me aside. I know that now.
Death: I see.
Nier: Death, I don't want to lose the crew to anyone...
Nier: I'll do anything, even put my life on the line, to make them like me more...
Nier: I truly feel that way.
Death: My beloved, yoo mean to say yoo've found someone yoo truly care for?
Nier: Yes...
Nier: Previously, I sought acknowledgement from just about anyone.
Nier: I'd do anything for people to look my way.
Nier: But it's different this time...
Nier: I've never harbored these feelings of deep affection toward any particular person up until now...
Nier: Death... You would call this love, wouldn't you?
Death: Happy! So happy! My beloved has found true love!
Death: Yet resentful! So resentful! My beloved belongs to me alone!
Nier: But I love you too, Death.
Nier: Our existences are bound. So you should know more than anyone else how I feel.
Death: Certainly. I know full well how much yoo care for me...
Death: My dearest beloved. But yet...
Nier: Don't worry, Death. You and I will always be together.
Nier turns to the captain next.
Nier: (Captain), I love you so, so much.
Nier: That's why in sickness and in health...
Nier: I hereby vow to love and cherish you for all time.
Nier's clothes transform as if in response to her pledge.
Nier: Hehe... I'll never, ever let go of you, (Captain).
Nier's grin is filled with both hysterical madness and intimate affection.
The crew remains oblivious to the new feelings that have arisen within her heart.
Feelings so sublime yet insane...
That no one can predict what sort of conclusion awaits at the end of it all.
One can only wait and see...