Part 12

Looks like everything is coming to a head. It's time to clean up the mess you left in the middle ages.




I managed to take pictures of Eike when he was blinking a LOT in this chapter.





There's an atelier to the east of town, the home of the artist Eike is such a fan of.




She's gone local! She's sepia toned and everything! Those eyes used to be blue.




You BETTER be. Was it so goddamn hard to come up with an excuse to walk away from her in a conversation? But nooooo, it would be rude to say, "Hey, I gotta run," or, "Look behind you, there's a flying monkey!" And it WASN'T rude to activate a time machine and float into the air in front of her, huh?

I just feel so tired, you know? It's draining, doing all the chores.
That's facinating. Please continue talking, and pay no attention as I ESCAPE INTO THE PAST.




First clue? Every station on her earbud radio was playing gospel chants.



Except for the asphalt.





Does anyone remember this? I think the sum total effort Eike put out looking for her was giving up smoking. He only came now because he wanted the red stone.

It's an odd flaw in his character, the way he treats Dana.




See? Rude as hell, all of a sudden. Where's the kitten dispensing gentleman we saw earlier?





A woman's place is in the kitchen. She's happy because she's found her own place in life.



You reeeeeally shouldn't.





She looks like the squire's daughter? So the squire looks like her father, huh?

Who lives in the squire's house in the future, anyway?





Penicillin, corrective lenses, television, comfortable shoes, world travel, lice-free bedding, and teeth just don't do anything for her.

Margarete would beat the shit out of Dana.



She's an orphan, too?






Awwwwwwk-ward.




Wern't you listening, dude? She just said no.







That's awful neighborly of you, ma'am.




It contains the secrets of immortality.




And now... game altering choice!



Which I made for you. If you select the "Take care" answer, you can't get ending E, but the Let's Go Back answer leaves ending D or E open to you.





It's the world's timeline.




Guess she wasn't as OK with her situation as she said.











Cure albums! You won't be able to listen to emo music in the past! No black eyeliner, no slick leather pants... can you really feel victimized by Eike in the past?





It's not like you're going to cash it, what do you care how much it's for?




DUDE! Tact! Pretend you care, at least!






Well, we have the red stone! Is this the fabled Philosopher's stone, containing the secrets of immortality and artificial life? Or is it, in fact, a sugar crystal dyed a funny color by a spilled raspberry parfet? Given that it was found on the floor of a cafe.

What was it DOING there?

Anyway! Now we have a fork in destiny. We can respect Dana's wishes to remain in the past, or we can try to look for something to convince her to return to the future. Whichever path we take, then it's time to deliver the red stone to Dr. Wagner.

But be warned! The choice made here will decide Eike's fate. He can live the life of a fool, not knowing the hard truths about those arround him. Or he can gain understanding of his life, and his parents--but that information will not make him happy.

Knowledge or Happiness?

Choose!