Gate of Memoirs/Dimensional Survey

Knowing Noel, you're about to embark on yet another survey for him...This time, through time itself.

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	"Remember that you hold not unconsiderable power in your hands." "Remember what you've wished for..." "Choose wisely."

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Music: "Hazama"
	Since your return from your transdimensional jaunt, you've been instrumental in helping out with Noel's new project. With Giselle's help, you compared notes from previous forays across portals... ...while also doing your best to recall your time in that desolate wasteland when you were so suddenly warped away.

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	It had happened so abruptly. Following sudden blips from a long-destroyed Athensphere, Noel's portal bay suddenly flared to life, and that sliver of Void you made contact with—Kranus—almost seemed to beckon you.

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	What greeted you there was someone even more bewildering.
	The familiar visage of a dastardly enemy—indeed, the culprit behind Athensphere's destruction in the first place... ...So different and changed in this alternate world, right down to his name. And yet... Azius...Gazia...Are they one and the same?

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	And then there was the matter of that desolate wasteland you were suddenly thrown into. Where you were assaulted by mockeries of your memories, laid bare before you in such startling detail.
	You seemed to be at the whims of S'eljah, the Queen in Cobalt, even within your own mind, but the entire altercation reminded you strongly of that singular moment you encountered Kranus— shortly after you were portalled to safety by Zenia's device.

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	What did the Queen mean, when she said Athensphere was only "the beginning?"

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Music: "Scrap Stardust"
	A month of tireless work later, Noel excitedly leads you into his lab once more. Around the portal bay, an array of metal rods and odd-looking cylinders are spread out in the circle.
	Noel: There it is, [Summoner]. A solid month's work and theory, crystallized into a glorious physical form!
	Noel: Let me tell you, it was not easy trying to work on such an abstract concept. Noel: But I digress. Giselle, take it away.
	Giselle: So, based on what you've experienced with that "other" Athensphere, Noel and I conclude it's likely an "Echo."
	Giselle: It's a new term we came up with to explain the odd, rippling conundrum that is time and space.
	Giselle: Like real echoes, these "other" worlds reflect the "original" world we've encountered... Giselle: But due to a multitude of reasons, they've become slightly distorted in the process.
	Giselle: Though I wouldn't call Azius a "distortion" per se. Anyone who doesn't immediately try to blow up a world is good in my books.
	Noel: There's more to it than this deceptively simple explanation, of course, but it's the best way we can put it. Noel: Furthermore, these "Echoes" seem to be capable of affecting others within their own timeline.
	Giselle: Think of time as a singular string that splits off into two. Giselle: The one we're currently inhabiting is the "Prime"... Giselle: ...And the one that split off houses the "Echoes." Giselle: They're both from the same origin, but they are independent of each other...For now.
	Giselle: That's our best conjecture, extrapolating from a single data point. Giselle: And that's where you come in.
	You smile wryly, having noticed the padded seat in the center of the refurbished portal bay. That one was for you, wasn't it.
	Noel: Oh, don't look so worried. We're not going to launch you into space again. Noel: Well, not in a manner of speaking...
	Noel turns the seat around and gestures for you to sit, while fiddling with various screens off to the side.
	Noel: Since developing the Echo theory, we've looked into mapping those signals and tried to find a way to match that specific wavelength. Noel: While I would have loved to survey Athensphere's Echo again, it's been elusive so far...
	Noel: It probably has to do with the 'Veil', whatever that is. I'll keep looking into it.
	Giselle: In the meantime, though, we were able to match the signals to Elysia instead, based on existing data. Giselle: Aren’t you curious about what that place will look like as an Echo?
	Elysia... In that timeline, Azius mentioned that Draegar had died. Which means things would be different in that Echo. An Elysia uninvaded...What would it be like?
	Giselle: Well, whenever you're ready, [Summoner].
	Giselle: It won't hurt. That much.

Gate of Memoirs: Memoirs of Grand Quest