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SERGEANT NPC CONTACT
The Lodge is located on the hills near the town, large and strange. It contrasts a lot when compared to the rest of the town -- its gray and white walls are quite the change from the vibrant and colorful Cartesio, the plants and bushes that are planted on the lower levels of the Lodge only make the contrast more obvious. There are many windows, but no matter how much you look you don't see anyone passing behind them. If you didn't know better you'd think it was completely empty.
But it isn't empty. The Sergeant is there.
You won't get too far into the Lodge before you encounter the Sergeant. There he is in the lobby, standing in front of a door that leads deeper into the building. No matter at what time you come or what you do, he'll always be there, reading self-help books, or with a mirror, practicing his next speech/confrontation. When he's not facing all of you at once, he seems to be easier to talk with.
Want to bother him?
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Welcome. What's it this time?
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[ And it would be rude of her to ask while they're working. And she's not sure how to approach them now that they've been acting like... the way they have. ]
Umm, I wanted to ask something really important. But if you can't-- we can talk about something else. About Rean-san... [ Worry traces her voice, and her hands clutch at her chest, nervous. She's not asking for herself. ] ... did you do something to him?
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Other than that he's intact.
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That makes her heart sink a little bit; the idea of memories getting erased doesn't entirely sit well with her. After the erase card, which did similar things-- not to mention the Final Judgment, which would have done the same...
She hopes she can find a way to restore those lost memories of his. ]
Was he... the only one?
[ Her voice trembles a little, as if she's scared to hear the answer. She's certain that she didn't feel his presence. He shouldn't be here, still. But not only him.
If any of the others were left here, too... she's not sure how she feels about that. She might not have necessarily close to any of them, but she feels for them. She wants them to have returned to their ordinary, daily lives. ]
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[Despite Sakura having made overtures towards finding out more about the Sergeant, one fact doesn't change:
The Sergeant is not a good person]
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[ She's quiet, for quite a bit, a little contemplative. ]
If I ask, would you tell me why? Or is that... something you can't tell me?
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[ In a way, that's a relief. But on the other hand, she's still concerned. ]
Were you going to do it to us three, too? Were we supposed to...
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[ He's not wrong. She doesn't want to stay. Her very special person is... he's not here.
He's back in Japan. ]
... I see. So that's why. Thank you, at least. For being honest.
[ Even if she's not happy about it, not really. ]
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You were thinking about someone back at home, weren't you?
[He's pretty sure who, but yeah, if there's a reason for Sakura to have to return to Japan he can guess who it is]
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Humans are adaptable. I'm sure they'd miss them, but they'll also adapt to the situation and learn to endure it.
[...]
...and if they don't, I'd be willing to lend a hand to make it easier.
[Erasing memories, he means]
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If all you needed was people to do this, you didn't have to bring in new people...
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[Which, you know, actually works. The Sergeant is a horrible person, but he does have empathy. He simply doesn't let it stray him from his work]
Look, I know what I'm doing. You have absolutely no reason to trust me, but I didn't keep them around out of malice or anything like that. Seriously.
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[ She doesn't know if she wants to trust those words. And he's right that she has no reason for it. ]
Then... why? Even if you didn't keep them around because of that, you didn't- [...] There was no need to erase their memories.
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[Clearly, having memories of the past group made Rean behave differently than he'd have otherwise]
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[ Her stance seems to be firm on that, at least. ]
Or at the very least.... they all needed to be able to make their own decisions. Whether they'd go home or not. What they would do. If they wanted to move on-- it had to be a choice that they could make for themselves.
If-- [...] If I could have done something- anything, to help this place, to help this place out... even though Syaoran-kun and the others would have missed me. I would have at least stayed. To help. But that would have been my choice.
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Life is unfair!
Life doesn't let you take choices, Sakura! You coming here wasn't your choice. I'm not letting any of you have a choice, either. Your only options are to do what I say, or stay in this town for the rest of your lives. And for the few of you that'll get to leave, I'm pretty sure you won't have any choices about anything you want to do in the future.
Life is just a series of events you have to go through, you don't have a choice!
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Are you saying that because you've never had a choice, Sergeant-san? It's true that maybe there are times when you don't have a choice, but that isn't the case all the time. If they were simply a series of events that have to be gone through-- I think there's a lot of things that I would have done differently.
I probably wouldn't have... [...] I won't choose either of those options that you're offering, then. I'm going to make my own decisions. I'm going to be the one that shapes my own future. If I can't change your mind about that, that's fine, but I believe in that.
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[It'll be tragic, Sakura, he's sure of that]
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