[ Dokja is finally at the end of these stores, much like the end of his rope. Joonghyuk comes out of this endeavor with only some scrapes from glass and other objects that they were flinging around. To match the memory, a couple of little glass specks crumble under his soles... He closes the distance.
You think back to some of your earliest engagements with Kim Dokja.
Niah matches his steps beside him, sword flicked out to the other side to discard of any debris that latched on in their little chase.
Han Sooyoung yells at you as you approach her and a wounded Kim Dokja. You have every intention to win this scenario, even if it means taking their lives. She makes her last plea in Dokja's stead.
You hesitate...
""̸T̶e̸l̶l̴ ̶m̴e̸,̷ ̸just which idiot ̶w̸o̵u̴l̷d̸ ̵t̷h̶r̶o̷w̸ ̶his life away ̵b̴e̷c̵a̸u̶s̸e̷ ̵a̴ ̶character ̴f̸r̸o̴m̶ ̶a̶ ̵story ̸i̵s̸ ̶a̴b̷o̴u̸t̶ ̷t̶o̵ ̶die?̶"̷
If Kim Dokja cared so much about you and your comrades, why did he keep throwing his life away? Once upon of time, Joonghyuk saw it as a sign of his devotion to them, that they can trust him, but when those deaths hit the double digits, he started to wonder if this Salvation isn't just a curse.
You hear Han Sooyoung ask the big question on this subway cart with an open door... All of your comrades have already existed, so it is only you three left. Paranoid. Anxious.
“We are getting off together, right?”
You look to Kim Dokja.
“̵O̸f̵ ̷course.̵” He says. ̴“̵W̷e̶ ̸s̵h̴o̵u̶l̴d̵.̸”̵
Niah picks Jin up like he usually does without a skip in his step. Joonghyuk, however, keeps his blade out, now pointed to the other man's throat. ]
Do you not have anything to say?
[ He gives Dokja time to answer as the last short tidbit plays.
You've been jogging around the Yoo Joonghyuk-Kim Dokja Industrial complex all morning, passing by familiar faces... It is the end of the scenarios and there's not much for you to do. Everyone is adjusting to everyday life being normal, but it isn't normal. There's something missing.
When you speak to Han Sooyoung about it, she agrees, though she's a pragmatic and realistic individual. Bringing Kim Dokja back, half of him stuck behind that large wall... The Final Wall is a place they can never return to.
You tell her there is an opportunity—through regression.
[ Your stigma is evolving! ]
They only need to regress and do the Scenarios all over again to reach the Final Wall. To bring Kim Dokja home.
[ 'Regression' has evolved to 'Group Regression.' ]
For Kim Dokja, you would regress one more time... You will. Even if his words tell you not to, that it won't be better the next time, a world without him is too much for you and your comrades. You all want to be happy, with him.
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Do you not have anything to say?
[ He gives Dokja time to answer as the last short tidbit plays.Does he have nothing he wants to say? ]