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That's why... even the byproduct... can be very... dangerous!

Olivia, I can't fight and give a lecture at the same time.

Sometimes I wish I had one of those devices like in Joyce's brain. That way, I could tell you stuff with just a thought.

Well then, let me ask another question.

How do we stop this experiment?

I know you put a lot into it, and I understand your loyalty to Dorothy. But...

Enough, Olivia, you're reminding me of my sister again.

The project is important to me, but something's clearly not right with Dorothy... did you think I was the kind of person who can't get my priorities straight?

I... just... need... to... think.

I haven't spent enough time here. I wish I pestered Dorothy more...

...The caster.

What?

Elena, if the things before us are products of Originium Arts, where is the caster?

It's not Dorothy controlling them. They're just there by her side.

The missing Pioneers...

The one place in the lab that Dorothy is most hesitant to show us.

Use your Originium Arts, Elena! Aim behind her!

Max power, right?

Starlight rains from the sky, catching everybody's attention for an instant.

Even the strange silver entities.

No, not there!

You shouldn't have done that, Elena.

I... I can't stop... what's going on?

It's like my limbs aren't my own... how much is that equipment worth? Never mind... got to hold on...

It's not just us. Even the Pioneers...

An earthquake?

Hang in there!

Star... stars...

Joyce... Olivia... I can't keep my hold on her...

I'm losing sensation in my hands!

A-Arts...!

Never thought the day would come when I would be giving myself electric shocks...

Electric?

Electricity can interfere with Originium Arts effects...

Did you say that this research is focused on vibration?

Yeah... and?

Sand.

Sand's everywhere in the lab. On us, too... so small we never even noticed.

Keep looking for the test subjects, Elena!

I'll stop Dorothy.

Sir, the reagents have been loaded.

Good. We're going to Site 359.

You're going there personally?

Did I not make myself clear?

Er, I just thought there were enough staff there already...

Tell me, why is it that the more important an experiment is, the more times it has to be repeated?

Er... to avoid errors?

Because an important result must be absolutely reliable.

Is Director Franks not reliable?

Dorothy? She is driven by her emotions, and achieved great things because of them.

But her emotions may also become a weakness, at key moments.

What about Elena?

I hope you grow faster than her.

She is motivated, but too inexperienced. She may not be able to make the best possible decision without my advice.

There's only one person at Rhine Lab whom I trust implicitly—me.

Dr. Silence...

*Cough*... hello, Director Franks.

How did you come this far? I thought the vibration membrane would cut off nerve signals to your limbs.

I'm a physician. I know the human body a little better than you do.

I'm sorry. I know it must be uncomfortable.

The experiment will be complete in just a little bit. I'll set you free when we're done.

And then...?

Is it really worth the damage that's being done?

Look at the people who are struggling right now.

Don't... give... up!

Grab... my... hand!

Those focused on the future tend to ignore what's happening in front of them.

I've seen many people like that at Rhine Lab.

But Director Franks... Dorothy... you're not like them.

There are tears in your eyes when you look at Sonny and the other Pioneers.

I can feel their pain.

But which is worse? A moment of pain, or an eternity of pain?

The life they lead is a quagmire, Dr. Silence.

I want to pull them up, give them the same chances that you and I once had.

A drowning man may struggle even more when he feels someone pulling him.

But is that really him refusing help?

The bog has choked them, but I hear their cries for help. I've extended my hand, and I'm not about to pull it back now.

But you need to stop.

Your drone... when did you...?

While you were talking.

I've seen many places since I left Rhine Lab, some of them even worse than this sand-filled lab of yours.

A physician knows how to keep her equipment clean at all times.

Still...

Dorothy... she won't even think about giving up...

(My hands are getting number.)

(Another shock? I'll probably fry my nerves.)

...Light.

Light? My Arts? You didn't use to love my Arts show this much, Joyce.

Stars... bright...

Far away.

Where are you looking... what are you looking at?

No, what really matters isn't what you're looking at...

It's what you know... what did you learn that Olivia and I didn't?

Home...

In the light.

Huh?

You... you're moving?

Wait, you were unconscious... that's why the vibration membrane didn't affect you as much.

The direction you're pointing...

That's the direction the silver constructs are gathering in.