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about the cage
More game transcriptions, specifically about The Cage! NieR:Re[in]carnation is so text heavy for a gacha game and the wiki doesn't document it all, so... this deserves its own post.
ABOUT FIO this leads to a separate journal entry! my text dump for Fio...
LOST ARCHIVES
ABOUT FIO this leads to a separate journal entry! my text dump for Fio...
LOST ARCHIVES
LOST ARCHIVES
No. 01 Regarding The Cage's Repair
ANONYMOUS @ All Things Occult
??/??/20?? (Tuesday) 02:31:41.75
Well, this is strange. I was just walking down a corridor in the hospital, and th next thing I know, I'm in this weird...place. It seems to be an ancient temple of some kind, or maybe a tower? Either way, I'm trapped in an old, rundown stone structure, and all I want to know is why?
ANONYMOUS @ All Things Occult
??/??/20?? (Tuesday) 10:16:20.15
So I walked around for a bit and learned there's quite a few of these towers around here. Most are old, but some appear almost new—and the old ones eventually become new if you stare at them long enough. It's like a flesh wound repairing itself, and it freaks me the hell out. This place is NOT normal, and I am very much ready to go home now.
Author: All Things Occult
Alert Level: Monitoring
No. 02 Regarding The Cage's Interior
ANONYMOUS @ All Things Occult
??/??/21?? (Thursday) 04:35:54.20
Hey, so I'm the person who found myself in the crazy tower after leaving the hospital, and right now, I feel like I'm gonna barf. It's been one earthquake after another in this place, and it just will not... Oh no here comes another one someone please call the police call the medics call the army I need help I NEED HELP HELP ME ANYONE HEL
ANONYMOUS @ All Things Occult
??/??/23?? (Monday) 01:01:09.56
Okay, so I figured out what was causing the earthquakes: Apparently there are fireballs (PS: I KNOW, right?) falling from the sky. I thought the towers would all be incinerated, but then a bunch of rivers and waterfalls appeared and the fire vanished. Oh, and after it rained like the dickens for a bit, the tower suddenly turned drier than a desert.
Anyway, here's my working theory: All the fireballs and downpours are some kind of attack (stay with me) from an outside force, and the towers are changing reality in here in order to nullify it. I don't really understand...well, any of it, but I'm actually starting to kinda get used to it. Weird, right? Yeah. Weird.
Author: All Things Occult
Alert Level: Monitoring
No. 03 Regarding The Cage's Capacity
ANONYMOUS @ All Things Occult
??/??/30?? (Sunday) 08:06:24.02
It's me. Person in the tower Been a while since. i posted, so i figured i'd
post and
Out. Still can't get out. Is anyone even reading this? Cause i've been feeling. weird. lately whenever i look at
floors. walls. of this tower, images play in
head i want. home.
want to go home.
ANONYMOUS @ All Things Occult
??/??/30?? (Sunday) 22:14:15.23
As I wandered the tower, I eventually came to realize the truth behind the images that occasionally played in my mind. The scenes of war. Of abuse. Of betrayal. Revenge. Arrogance. Deceit. Love. Hate.
Memories.
They are memories of all humanity's transgressions.
This tower is The Cage that contains all of our sins.
Author: All Things Occult
Alert Level: Intervention Required
No. 04 (currently unavailable in-game)
No. 05 Regarding Doors
4/15/1XX9
Re: Activities carried out by army survey corps.
Discovered doors of varying sizes in the facility, reportedly of a type common overseas. We were unable to open them after countless attempts. Eventually surmised they were bolted from the other side and began an investigation.
One soldier eventually succeeded in opening a door. After questioning, he claimed it simply slid open as he approached, as if it had been waiting for him.
Is someone deliberately controlling when they open?
It's a leap, I know, but after several days of wandering this unusual facility, I am beginning to consider such things.
Tomorrow's objective: Initiate test to see if doors can be destroyed with small explosives.
Author: Bald Soldier
Alert Level: Monitoring
No. 06 Regarding Levers
7/10/1XX9
Army survey corps returning to field camp today. Consider this a consolidated 9-day report.
Finally succeeded in operating the lever we'd been puzzling over. It took five of our strongest men to operate, and we estimate it was not meant for use by a single human. Still, with the path open, we can continue our search for an exit. All troops relieved. Morale improved.
We still have one question regarding the lever: Why is it on this side of the path? If it's meant for defense, it should be on the other side. It's almost as though it is inviting intrusion.
Lost several men due to a fall. More said they spotted something floating behind us.
Query: Are there native residents in this facility? If so, I would very much like to ask for their assistance.
Author: Bald Soldier
Alert Level: Intervention Required
No. 07 Regarding Mechanisms
9/12/1XX9
Our usual writer is unwell today, so I'm taking over. Er, I'm the quartermaster, by the way.
So, have we written about the pedestals yet? They cause strange effects whenever someone touches one.
Speaking of, why is such an ancient structure fitted with all these futuristic fixtures? I mean, even the transporters are an unknown technology. Everyone is afraid of how smart this enemy seems to be, myself included.
Okay, so I'm just spitballing here, but perhaps the transporters were added after the fact to move things that couldn't be carried by normal means? (Er, is this the kind of thing we're supposed to record to begin with?)
Oh, one more thing: When we tried to us one, one of our soldiers was suddenly enveloped in light and then vanished. We've now restricted use of all these things until we can figure out the cause.
Author: Cheerful Soldier
Alert Level: Monitoring
No. 08 Regarding Stairs
11/24/1XX9
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: Intermediary report regarding the stairs, which were previously unevaluated.
The stairs proved to be an even greater source of trouble in our exploration of the facility. We have discovered spiraling staircase, some of which act as bridges between landings. We intend to continue our investigation as best we can while being wary of falling to our deaths.
Some members of the corps believe the stairs were constructed to deliberately funnel travelers around things someone does not want them to see. But in my estimation, the stairs exist to lead people like us who have becomes lost within this facility. My reasoning behind this theory is simple: The door we must proceed through is always at the top of the stairs.
Tomorrow's objectives: Regular meeting with quartermaster, manage other jobs.
Author: Army Survey Corps Captain
Alert Level: Monitoring
No. 09 Regarding Scarecrows and Travelers
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i want to leave
Author:
Alert Level: Disposal Required
No. 10 Regarding Scarecrow Purification
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Author:
Alert Level: Disposal Required
No. 11 Regarding Scarecrow Corrosion
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Author:
Alert Level: Disposal Required
No. 12 (currently unavailable in-game)
No. 13 Regarding Weapon Characteristics
March 5, Keio 77
Starting today, I shall record in this diary all the odd happenings I have come to see and hear.
I am presently in a bizarre ruin called "The Cage" where I find myself working as a guide. A creature in western attire who calls himself "Carrier" has thrust this job upon me. I did not ask for it, nor do I want it.
All those I guide ultimately transform into swords.
"Does this world transform people into swords?" I ask Carrier. "This is not like any world you know," he replies. "You are neither sword nor human."
Author: Pale Man
Alert Level: Monitoring
No. 14 Regarding Weapon Storage
April 23, Keio 77
During my time within The Cage, I have frequently seen swords be carried off to somewhere—the swords which once were human.
"From whence have those blades come?" I ask Carrier. "For what reason are they kept in The Cage?"
"Those are blades forged by Akorde," he replies proudly. "We keep people's sins—their history, one could say—via the swords."
When I inquire about Akorde, Carrier panics. "Oh dear, oh gracious. I have joked too much."
Not long after, Carrier perished. As I stood there in a stupor, a new Carrier appeared as though nothing had ever happened.
Author: Pale Man
Alert Level: Intervention Required
No. 15 Regarding (Ex-)Weapon Owner
June 30, Keio 77
This must be a dream. I remain still in The Cage, leading a man who is the spitting image of myself. Thus do I wield a sword as well, for I am a criminal, bearing sins.
The man speaks, "My home was a prison. I escaped and set fire to a village of folk who worshipped me as the son of god."
I ask, "Did the villagers not give chase when you fled your home?"
He laughs, "I was forever locked within the depths of my dwelling. No villager knew my face."
Once I finish my guidance, I find a Carrier and ask, "Am I also a swordbearer?"
He replies, "That man is a different you."
A different me? What could it mean?
Author: Pale Man
Alert Level: Monitoring
No. 16 Regarding Black Bird Range
Dear Sister,
I found myself alone in a strange place. I can't go home, but I'm not sad, because I've become friends with a bunch of cute black birds. They're everywhere, and some of them even TALK to me! I named one of the ones who talked to me after you, which helps me pretend like you're right here with me.
Still, I wish I could see you for real. I wonder if the witch trials you saw will be here too?
Author: Brunette Girl
Alert Level: Monitoring
No. 17 Regarding Black Bird Flocks
Dear Sister,
I'm still in the castle place. Last time I wrote there was a dark monster here, remember? I was so scared of it—I hated it. But today, I saw something amazing: all the black birds came together and turned into one of the monsters!
I figured since the black birds are my friends, maybe I could be friends with the monster too. But when I asked my best friend that (the bird I named after you), it said I shouldn't. Ha! That bird is JUST like you.
I miss you tons. Are you having fun with the lord you married?
Author: Brunette Girl
Alert Level: Intervention Required
No. 18 Regarding Black Bird Behaviors
Dear Sister,
I can't hold it in anymore. The truth is that I'm scared—I'm SO scared and I want to go home as soon as possible.
This place is like a maze, and the only thing here are a bunch of dark monsters. Some are shaped like people, and the others look like little animals. For a minute I thought maybe I could be friends with them, but I just...I can't. Their eyes are too scary. Staring into them is like staring into a deep and stagnant swamp—and when I noticed the black birds have the exact same eyes as the monsters I got even more scared and...
No. Sorry. I'm...I'm doing great. I'm having so much fun here. I'm having the greatest time! I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm okay.
Author: Brunette Girl
Alert Level: Intervention Required
No. 19 Regarding Black Bird Functions
Dear Sister,
This is my first letter to you in a long time. My head has been so fuzzy lately.
Why did you leave the house again? To go to the witch trials? Because you married a nice lord? Were you training to be a policewoman? I have so many memories now, and I can't remember which ones are real.
But I know the nice black birds showed all of these memories to me. You're always smiling in them.
You're always laughing.
Author: Brunette Girl
Alert Level: Disposal Required