E3 - Tesla

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[00:15] Haga
    Nikola-san the NPC and
    I have set out on a journey.
[00:19] Haga
    While in the town of Adan,
[00:21] Haga
    we ran into Sakai and Sumida,
    debuggers from a different company.
[00:24] Haga
    They've been abusing debug mode
    to entertain themselves in the game.
[00:29] Haga
    Sumida tried to take us with them by force,
    but we used an in-game bug to best him.
[00:46] Nikola
    Um, Haga-san, what are we...
[00:49] Haga
    That Sakai guy might still be after us.
[00:53] Haga
    We need to be on guard at all times.
[00:56] Haga
    Gotta take it slow. And be careful.
[00:58] Haga
    Very careful.
[01:00] Nikola
    O-Okay.
[01:02] Nikola
    Haga-san, I think I'm starting to understand.
[01:07] Nikola
    I don't know why, but this world
    feels... incomplete in places.
[01:13] Nikola
    And it's a debugger's job
     to find those places, right?
[01:18] Haga
    That's pretty much the idea.
[01:21] Nikola
    You and the other Seekers have a device
[01:24] Nikola
    called a "debugger stone"
    that you use to do your work.
[01:28] Nikola
    It has strange powers,
[01:31] Nikola
    which some people use to do bad things.
[01:33] Haga
    That's right.
[01:35] Nikola
    But you don't use those powers at all, do you?
[01:39] Nikola
    Why is that?
[01:43] Haga
    I'll tell you after we reach
     the Advent Altar. Is that okay?
[01:47] Nikola
    S-Sure.
[01:50] Nikola
    The Advent Altar...
[01:53] Nikola
    That's where Haga-san's companions are.
[03:28] Sign
    Tesla
[03:28] Sign
    Tesla
[03:33] NPC
    Our latest work.
[03:36] Boss
    Let's see...
[03:44] Boss
    Wow!
[03:47] Boss
    Nice job, NPCs!
[03:50] Sakai
    Boss...
[03:51] Boss
    Hm?
[03:52] Boss
    Oh, Sakai-kun! Morning.
[03:55] Boss
    I heard you were late last night.
[03:57] Boss
    Were you and Sumida-kun
     out having some fun?
[04:01] Sakai
    Yeah, um, about that...
[04:06] Boss
    A debugger taking the job way too seriously?
[04:09] Boss
    I didn't know anyone
    was actually still working.
[04:11] Boss
    Why'd you let him get away, though?
[04:13] Sakai
    Well, I may have let my guard down...
[04:18] Boss
    Shall I go talk to him myself?
[04:21] Sakai
    Nah, you don't need to do that!
[04:23] Sakai
    I'm just worried about Sumida-san...
[04:26] Sakai
    Forget him. There's nothing we can do.
[04:28] Sakai
    It's way too risky to search
    outside the in-game areas.
[04:32] Sakai
    R-Right?
[04:33] Sakai
    I'm so glad he didn't order me to find him!
[04:37] Boss
    Anyway, check this out!
[04:40] Sakai
    Oh, got something new?
[04:41] Boss
    Sure do. Wanna give it a taste?
[04:44] Sakai
    Don't mind if I do!
[04:50] Sakai
    That's good! Sweet and sour.
[04:52] Boss
    It's something called garlish.
    Tastes kinda like a Chinese onion.
[04:55] Boss
    My grandma in Matsuyama used
    to send me those all the time.
[05:00] Boss
    I made us all this!
[05:01] Sakai
    Must've been hard
    to get the flavor just right.
[05:04] Boss
    A taste of the real world,
    you know what I mean?
[05:09] NPC
    Well then, we'll be going...
[05:11] Boss
    Say, Sakai, I was about to play NPC darts.
[05:16] Boss
    Care to join me?
[05:17] Sakai
    Sure thing.
[05:18] NPC
    If you'll excuse us...
[05:20] Boss
    C'mon, now. No running away.
[05:26] Boss
    Okay...
[05:28] Boss
    I'll take the first shot.
[05:30] Sakai
    Go right ahead.
[05:32] Boss
    Get over there!
[05:40] Sakai
    Wow, bullseye on the first try!
[05:42] Boss
    No, I was a little off.
[05:44] Sakai
    Well done, well done!
[05:47] Sakai
    My turn next.
[05:49] Sakai
    I haven't played lately, so this is great.
[05:53] Boss
    Hey, that debugger... Haga, was it?
[05:57] Sakai
    Huh? Oh, yeah.
[05:59] Boss
    I feel like he might be trouble.
[06:03] Boss
    Just a hunch.
[06:05] Sakai
    Maybe so, yeah.
[06:07] Boss
    We could catch him when he comes
    here to the castle, but...
[06:12] Boss
    I'd rather deal with him before
    he becomes a problem, you know?
[06:15] Sakai
    Good... point!
[06:25] Nikola
    He said it was half a day away,
    but it's already been three!
[06:31] Haga
    Okay, we're here.
[06:38] Nikola
    What an amazing building!
[06:41] Nikola
    So this is the Advent Altar, huh?
[06:44] Haga
    Yeah.
[06:46] Nikola
    I've never seen ruins before!
[06:49] Haga
    My companions are in the
    dungeon underground.
[06:52] Nikola
    Then let's go there, Haga-san!
[06:54] Haga
    Wait.
[06:56] Haga
    Step back a bit.
[07:04] Haga
    Pattern C, huh?
[07:10] Haga
    It's a maze down here, so stick close, okay?
[07:14] Nikola
    O-Okay!
[07:17] Haga
    This dungeon is a DLC bonus,
    so there are lots of nasty tricks.
[07:23] Haga
    Oh, get down!
[07:24] Nikola
    Huh? Oh, right!
[07:45] Haga
    We'll be okay now.
[07:50] Nikola
    He saw all the traps ahead of time!
[07:52] Nikola
    Wow!
[07:53] Nikola
    Haga-san really is an elite Seeker!
[07:56] Haga
    There are only five enemy patterns,
[07:59] Haga
    and I come here so often
    I've got them all memorized.
[08:03] Haga
    Oh, that reminds me...
[08:05] Haga
    Don't touch the walls.
[08:07] Haga
    There are randomly placed switches
[08:10] Haga
    that will flood the dungeon.
[08:12] Haga
    Also, be especially careful not to...
[08:16] Nikola
    A gold piece!
[08:30] Haga
    You're amazing!
[08:35] Haga
    There are also some monsters
     called Coin Boys.
[08:39] Haga
    They use coins as bait
    and put adventurers to sleep.
[08:42] Haga
    Funny, right?
[08:47] Haga
    Huh? Nikola-san?
[08:50] Haga
    Nikola-san? Nikola-san!
[08:53] Haga
    Nikola-san!
[08:57] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering!
[08:59] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering!
[09:00] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering, Wykirie-sama!
[09:04] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering!
[09:06] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering!
[09:08] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering, Wykirie-sama!
[09:09] Nikola
    Look at all this money I found, Haga-san.
[09:11] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering!
[09:13] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering!
[09:15] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering, Wykirie-sama!
[09:18] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering!
[09:20] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering!
[09:21] Coin Boys
    We make you this offering!
[09:45] Haga
    Are you okay?
[09:47] Nikola
    Y-Yes.
[10:21] Nikola
    Haga-san!
[10:21] Coin Boys
    Wykirie-sama! Wykirie-sama!
[10:22] Haga
    Nikola-san! I'm so glad I made it in time!
[10:25] Haga
    Thank goodness you're safe.
[10:29] Haga
    If they catch you,
    it starts this sacrifice event.
[10:43] Haga
    Off you go!
[10:50] Nikola
    Haga-san!
[10:51] Nikola
    I'm sorry for causing trouble for you!
[10:53] Nikola
    I was blinded by greed.
[10:55] Nikola
    I'm so, so sorry!
[10:58] Haga
    Nikola-san, it's okay.
[11:00] Haga
    It's all good.
[11:02] Haga
    It's fine.
[11:04] Haga
    All right?
[11:06] Haga
    Here.
[11:08] Nikola
    Thank you... Whew.
[11:14] Nikola
    This place is scarier than I thought.
[11:18] Nikola
    I promise I'll be on my best behavior.
[11:23] Haga
    Um, Nikola-san...
[11:26] Nikola
    Oh, I know!
[11:28] Nikola
    Where are your companions?
[11:31] Nikola
    You said they were in this dungeon, right?
[11:34] Haga
    R-Right there.
[11:37] Haga
    Under you.
[11:40] Nikola
    Under me?
[11:52] Sign
     Advent Altar
    
    The Advent Altar is a relic of old times.
    It is a labyrinth crawling with magical creatures
    from the continent as well as cultists.
    Only adventurers who do not value
     their lives go near it.
[11:57] Sign
    Fighters
    
    People who study sword and shield techniques.
    Because there are no skill requirements to join,
    the Clayborne Island warriors' guild has
    the highest number of registered members.
[12:03] Haga
    That's Kuro-chan, one of my companions.
[12:06] Haga
    He got stuck in the geometry
     while teleporting.
[12:10] Haga
    And he's slowly sinking in for some reason.
[12:14] Haga
    The other one is over there.
[12:16] Haga
    Can you see her?
[12:22] Nikola
    Wh-What's happening to her?
[12:24] Haga
    Namiko-san had invincibility turned on
    when she fell into that instakill trap.
[12:31] Haga
    So because she's invincible,
[12:32] Sign
    Revived
[12:33] Haga
    she's stuck in an infinite loop
    of reviving and dying.
[12:33] Sign
    Instakill
[12:34] Sign
    Revived
[12:35] Sign
    Instakill
[12:36] Haga
    I've tried dragging them out and using
    items to help them... All kinds of stuff.
[12:42] Haga
    But nothing has worked.
[12:44] Haga
    For nearly a year now.
[12:48] Haga
    We used to be... That's right.
[12:51] Haga
    We were originally a team of five.
[12:54] (Flashback) Jin
    You'll make your reports
    with these debugger stones.
[12:58] (Flashback) Jin
    They're linked to your ID,
     so don't lose them.
[13:02] (Flashback) Jin
    I'm sure you understand this,
    but use of debug mode is off-limits.
[13:07] (Flashback) Jin
    You need to play the game the same way
    users would or else this is pointless.
[13:11] Haga
    At first, everything was fine.
[13:15] (Flashback) Namiko
    And guess what happened then!
[13:17] (Flashback) Namiko
    Something this big came out!
[13:20] (Flashback) Namiko
    I couldn't believe it!
[13:23] (Flashback) Jin
    Wow. So, what did you do?
[13:25] (Flashback) Namiko
    I beat the stuffing out of it!
[13:29] (Flashback) Suzuki
    I bet you were terrified, Namiko-san!
[13:31] (Flashback) Namiko
    I was not!
[13:33] (Flashback) Haga
    Namiko-san, the second item on this report...
[13:36] (Flashback) Haga
    You need to shorten the summary.
[13:40] (Flashback) Namiko
    You'll rewrite it for me,
    won't you, Haga-chan?
[13:43] (Flashback) Namiko
    Thanks a ton!
[13:45] (Flashback) Suzuki
    Namiko-san uses her "thanks a ton" attack!
[13:48] (Flashback) Haga
    Oh, fine.
[13:50] (Flashback) Namiko
    Kidding, kidding! I was just kidding!
[13:53] (Flashback) Namiko
    I'll do it myself tomorrow!
[13:56] (Flashback) Suzuki
    Haga really does take his job seriously.
[14:00] (Flashback) Haga
    Kuro-chan, why'd you strip?
[14:07] (Flashback) Kurosaki
    I've got all these muscles now,
     so I want to enjoy them!
[14:16] (Flashback) Kurosaki
    Man, this is the best job in the world,
[14:20] (Flashback) Kurosaki
    getting paid to play video games!
[14:24] (Flashback) Haga
    Kuro-chan, don't get the
    wrong idea about that.
[14:29] (Flashback) Haga
    Your job isn't to play games.
[14:32] (Flashback) Haga
    It's working with them.
[14:35] Nikola
    It sounds like they all
    really enjoyed their jobs.
[14:39] Haga
    They did.
[14:41] Haga
    Until one day, Jin-san said...
[14:46] (Flashback) Jin
    We can't log out.
[14:48] (Flashback) Namiko
    What do you mean, we can't log out?!
[14:50] (Flashback) Kurosaki
    Are you saying we're stuck in here forever?!
[14:54] (Flashback) Suzuki
    They're reading our reports, right?
[14:59] (Flashback) Haga
    If it's a bug, let's report it.
[15:01] (Flashback) Suzuki
    I've been including it on the sheets,
    but nothing's come of it.
[15:06] (Flashback) Suzuki
    The emergency code isn't working either.
[15:09] Haga
    After that, everyone except Jin-san and I
[15:13] Haga
    started to use debug mode
    to entertain themselves.
[15:18] (Flashback) Namiko
    Want to fly to Adan and have lunch?
[15:22] (Flashback) Suzuki
    Hey, I think I can go really high
    by messing with this parameter!
[15:27] Haga
    And this is the result.
[15:30] Haga
    Kuro-chan got stuck.
[15:31] Haga
    Namiko-san's in an infinite death loop.
[15:35] Haga
    Suzuki-san disappeared into
    the sky and hasn't come back.
[15:38] Haga
    That's why...
[15:41] Haga
    I'll never use debug mode!
[15:44] Nikola
    So that's it.
[15:45] Nikola
    That's why he's so careful
    about everything.
[15:49] Nikola
    Um, what about the guy
    you called Jin-san?
[15:52] Nikola
    I think he's gone further in the game.
[15:55] (Flashback) Jin
    Haga-chan, I'm going to try
     and clear the game.
[15:59] (Flashback) Jin
    Maybe that will let us log out.
[16:02] (Flashback) Jin
    Would you keep trying ways to see
    if you can rescue the others?
[16:07] (Flashback) Haga
    Okay, I will.
[16:10] Haga
    Do you remember what the
    two guys we met in Adan said?
[16:15] Haga
    That there were people trying
    to beat the game's story?
[16:19] Nikola
    Does that mean they're...
[16:22] Haga
    Yeah.
[16:23] Haga
    It's probably Jin.
[16:26] Haga
    He might be traveling
     with a party he formed.
[16:29] Haga
    I've been trying for almost a year,
    but nothing has worked here.
[16:35] Haga
    So I've decided to move out, too.
[16:39] Nikola
    I see.
[16:42] Haga
    Kuro-chan, Namiko-san...
[16:44] Haga
    I don't know if you can hear me,
[16:46] Haga
    but I'm going to do the story quests,
[16:48] Haga
    so I think I'll be gone awhile.
[16:50] Haga
    But I swear I'll be back to save you!
[16:59] Haga
    Okay, let's get going.
[17:04] Haga
    Nikola-san, the danger has passed...
[17:07] Sign
    Pat
[17:07] Sign
    Pat
[17:10] Haga
    N-Nikola-san?
[17:15] Nikola
    This is Haga's. This is Sumida's.
[17:20] Haga
    Nikola-san, those are important...
[17:28] Haga
    N-Nikola-san?
[17:29] Haga
    Th-That's dangerous! Get down from there!
[17:31] Haga
    No, stay where you are! That's safer!
[17:36] Haga
    Why did she take the debugger stones?
[17:40] Haga
    And how is a villager NPC like her
    able to jump like that?
[17:45] Nikola
    Make something.
[17:50] Nikola
    I'm hungry.
[17:52] Nikola
    Make me a meal.
[18:02] Haga
    Um, Nikola-san, should you
    really be eating that much?
[18:07] Nikola
    This body has little stamina.
[18:12] Nikola
    Take better care of it.
[18:15] Nikola
    Make sure it gets enough food. And sleep.
[18:20] Haga
    Um, I've been wondering...
[18:23] Haga
    Is it possible you're... not Nikola-san?
[18:27] Nikola
    I'm Tesla, a meta AI.
[18:30] Nikola
    I'm borrowing this NPC's body,
     you could say.
[18:34] Haga
    A meta AI?
[18:36] Nikola
    Yup.
[18:37] Nikola
    There are three main types
    of AIs in this game.
[18:42] Nikola
    First, there's a character AI
    defined for each NPC in the game.
[18:48] Nikola
    Next, the navigation AI handles
    things like environmental data.
[18:53] Nikola
    Then there's a meta AI
     that runs the entire game.
[18:58] Nikola
    That's me.
[19:00] Haga
    I-I see...
[19:02] Haga
    But why take over Nikola-san?
[19:05] Nikola
    Because she was the closest
     available NPC to you.
[19:11] Nikola
    If you don't like it,
     I can choose another NPC.
[19:15] Haga
    No, Nikola-san will do fine!
[19:18] Haga
    I see...
[19:19] Haga
    So it was this meta AI
    that revived Nikola-san?
[19:24] Nikola
    The details don't matter.
[19:25] Nikola
    What I want is for you to eliminate
    from the game those foolish debuggers
[19:30] Nikola
    who are using debug mode
    to play around instead of doing their jobs.
[19:36] Haga
    Those foolish debuggers?
[19:37] Nikola**
    If they are not stopped,
    the debugging will never be complete
[19:41] Nikola
    and the game will never be finished.
[19:44] Haga
    I can appreciate that much,
    but what does eliminating them mean?
[19:47] Nikola
    The method is very simple.
[19:50] Nikola
    Take this, and...
[19:51] Sign
    CHOMP
[19:56] Haga
    W-W-W-W-Wait... What?!
[20:02] Nikola
    Don't worry. That was Sumida's.
[20:04] Haga
    That's not what I'm worried about.
[20:06] Nikola
    We'll steal their debugger privileges,
     one fool at a time.
[20:10] Nikola
    You can have yours back.
[20:13] Nikola
    Continue to eliminate
    those foolish debuggers.
[20:18] Haga
    But, why?
[20:21] Haga
    Why me?
[20:23] Haga
    If you're a meta AI, can't you do it yourself?
[20:28] Nikola
    I don't have authorization
    to interfere directly with players.
[20:33] Nikola
    Also...
[20:35] Nikola
    You're the only one in this area who's
    actually doing your debugging job.
[20:42] Nikola
    Haga.
[20:43] Nikola
    Work hard.
[20:49] Haga
    Y-You're back!
[20:51] Nikola
    H-Haga-san?
[20:53] Nikola
    Huh? Weren't we underground?
[20:57] Sign
    URP
[20:59] Nikola
    I feel sick to my stomach.
[21:02] Haga
    You ate too much food.
    And a debugger stone.
[21:10] Haga
    Still... eliminating debuggers, huh?
[21:20] Nikola
    Haga-san has been down since we
    left that underground dungeon.
[21:25] Haga
    Do I have to keep doing stuff like that?
[21:30] Haga**
    I can't hack it.
[21:32] Haga
    I can't!
[21:34] Nikola
    I've gotta do something!
[21:39] Nikola
    Haga-san, look!
[21:42] Nikola
    There's a village!
[21:44] Nikola
    Let's stock up on food there.
[21:47] Haga
    Good idea.
[21:49] Nikola
    We went through most of
    our food yesterday, after all.
[21:51] Haga
    Actually, you went through most of it.
[21:56] Haga
    I knew it! This place isn't on the map.
[21:59] Haga
    There was a location
    I hadn't discovered this close?
[22:03] Villager
    Hey, you there!
[22:06] Villager
    Who are you?
[22:09] Villager
    Where did you come from?
[22:13] Villager
    Don't move!
[22:14] Villager
    Make one wrong move... and you'll regret it!