Setting - A Tavern Somewhere
Nina: What a relief. I finally feel like myself again.
Goopy: Goop!
Roly: Occasional rest is vital. You should take the opportunity to recuperate whenever you can, [Hero Name].
???: Would you look at that! I can hardly believe my eyes!
Roly: Query: Is there a reason why this human is salivating at the sight of me?
???: You... are OLD! Ancient, even. I bet you're programmed to do all sorts of things!
Roly: An astute analysis in just one glance! My sensors indicate we have encountered an exceptional individual, [Hero Name]!
???: Drat! I see this machine has already become attached to you. Oh well——so much for persuading you to part with it!
Roly: Correct! Our bond cannot be broken for any price!
Nina: How do you know what Roly is? Who...are you?
???: Oh, where are my manners? I completely forgot to introduce myself.
Sela: My name's Sela. A pleasure to meet you!
Sela: I'm a traveling merchant. I journey across land and sea, stopping in every town and city along the way.
Sela: I've seen everything the world has to offer, so I know what I'm dealing with when I see it.
Sela: Anyway, to business. [Hero Name], I need you to lend me your strength!
Roly: [Hero Name]'s strength?
Sela: That's right! I know a powerhouse when I see one, and your friend here is the real deal! You see...
Sela: Word has it that a certain someone has their sights set on some ancient relics known as guardian stones.
Nina: Guardian stones?
Sela: Indeed. So could because they were said to work as lucky charms.
Nina: Roly? Does that ring any bells?
Roly: Error! Confound my capacitors! My memory bank data appears to be corrupted.
Roly: All I am able to ascertain is that it was not a rare artefact in its time——many similar items existed
Sela: Roly's definitely a capable machine. That's the thing——there are plenty of them around.
Sela: I don't think they do anything special, but some collectors are weirdly obsessed with them.
Sela: Maybe because they're ancient and small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Makes 'em easy to collect.
Nina: As interesting as these stones sound, where does [Hero Name] come into this?
Sela: Don't worry. I was just getting to that part!
Sela: My investigations have revealed that there are tons of guardian stones in a nearby ruin.
Sela: I'd like to comb that ruin for them but...
Sela: ...the place is crawling with mechanised monsters!
Sela: And if that's not bad enough, there's supposed to be a rather powerful monster lurking in its depths.
Sela: As I'm sure you've noticed, I'm no warrior. I couldn't take on a monster if my life depended on it.
Sela: But that doesn't mean I'm going to let this chance pass me by!
Sela: That's where you come in! Who better to go into the ruin but a capable adventurer like yourself?
Roly: Any ruin is a piece of cake for [Hero Name]!
Roly: Although, something is sending my alarm bells ringing.
The splashscreen after
Roly's final line of dialogue.
