Part 213: [a brief aside]
Wow! What a cliffhanger! But before we worry about that, did anyone else think this little snippet of dialogue seemed kinda weird?quote:
Zero told me to stay quiet.
I think he was worried I'd spill the beans on his operation.
He said if I didn't toe the line, he wouldn't just kill me, he'd kill Quark too.
And I agreed, like an idiot, and brought Quark with me.
Just...just so I could see her... Such an idiot...
...
So, that being the case...
Might as well start with this.
I mean, like, what? "Okay Sigma, I'm gonna tell you some stuff because Zero will murder me if I do that!"
Well, it turns out there's some dialogue (and narration) cut from this scene, for some reason. Here's the first chunk in context (cut content is in bold):
quote:
The dead, bleak landscape wasn't a surprise for me... I'd seen it before, in another timeline.
The others hadn't, however, and although I couldn't see their faces through the visors of their helmets, I heard more than a few gasps over the radio.
For a few long moments we just stood there, astonished.
Then I felt something click near my left wrist.
It only took me a second to realize it was my bracelet unlocking.
The suit was actually fairly loose, so with a little work I was able to shake the bracelet off my wrist and into my sleeve.
Oh... My bracelet...
Looks like they're coming off.
Where the hell are we?!
The...desert, I guess...?
And later on:
quote:
Zero told me to stay quiet.
I think he was worried I'd spill the beans on his operation.
He said if I didn't toe the line, he wouldn't just kill me, he'd kill Quark too.
And I agreed, like an idiot, and brought Quark with me.
Just...just so I could see her... Such an idiot...
...
Anyway, our bracelets are off now.
Unless Zero's got some other trick up his sleeve, Quark and I should be safe.
So, that being the case...
I think it's time I told you the truth.
There's a lot you don't know, but...
Might as well start with this.
Why was this tiny snippet of content cut so sloppily out of the script? Who the fuck knows, man.
Anyway, here's one last hidden file I withheld:
Bracelet: 3
This one came from the Pantry. That was on the path to Dio's ending. I guess this technically qualifies as foreshadowing rather than outright spoilers, but it plays a little too fast and loose with the provision of plot information out-of-order to the player, so I sat on it. Anyway, it's never actually outright stated exactly how everyone was given Radical-6, and frankly it doesn't matter very much at this point, but, uh, I guess this is how.
Presumably Akane immunised herself.