Speaker Dialogue
Location: Wuthering Heights Corridors
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
What just happened? Everything went dark for a sec…
Sinclair StoryLog
Sinner #11
SINCLAIR
I think the lightning caused a brief power outage… the power's back now, though.
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
What we just saw were…
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
… Catherine's memories, right?
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
… I think so.
Faust StoryLog
Sinner #2
FAUST
As it has been in the past, such occurrences can be attributed to the influence of the Golden Bough.
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
Hold on. This is…
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
… This is the corridor we walked through earlier, isn't it? This isn't where we were before the power outage.
Dante2 StoryLog
Manager
DANTE
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Oh my word… what just happened…?
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
But… we didn't, like, take a step or anything, did we?
Yi Sang StoryLog
Sinner #1
YI SANG
Mm. I do not believe that any of our fellows have moved.
Hong Lu StoryLog
Sinner #6
HONG LU
If we were all standing still, then I suppose this means that it's the house that moved!
Gregor StoryLog
Sinner #13
GREGOR
What the… Know anything about this, Nelly?
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
I-I haven't the slightest idea.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
I have been away from this manor for many years myself. I seldom had any reason to return ever since Miss Catherine married Master Linton and left this place to live with him.
Outis StoryLog
Sinner #12
OUTIS
Catherine, the deceased… didn't someone mention that she purchased this manor, Wuthering Heights?
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Yes, indeed. But she did not immediately move here after the purchase.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Oh! Now that you mention it… I see that some changes have been made to this manor since I was gone.
Nelly was probably referring to the numerous exposed cables, holes, and cracks that seemed to have been painted over.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Had I been the Chief Butler of this manor… I would not have let such slovenliness slide.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
But…
Hong Lu StoryLog
Sinner #6
HONG LU
Maybe she was trying to make modifications to the manor?
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
Is it normal for rich folks to just buy a whole manor and modify it to their liking?
Hong Lu StoryLog
Sinner #6
HONG LU
Mm… I'd say it's kinda like changing your hairstyle once in a while!
Hong Lu StoryLog
Sinner #6
HONG LU
Maintaining the exact same style of hair for too long gets pretty boring, you know~
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
Uh-huh. So that's how, uh, casual a full-on house remodeling is like for rich folks. I see.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Heathcliff…
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
....
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
I hardly know what to tell you. I do not know what words could possibly comfort you now.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
But what you said about Miss Catherine's death… and how you didn't believe that she was truly dead…
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
… What.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
… I gave that idea some thought.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
And I agree. To an extent.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
… What?
Heathcliff's pupils suddenly dilated.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Even I… haven't seen Miss Catherine's body.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
I was so beside myself when Master Linton told me of Miss Catherine's passing… that I did not even care to verify it with my own eyes.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
So what you're trying to say here is…
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
Uh… is it really what I think it is? You're saying that Cathy might… still be alive?
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Nothing but a suspicion at this point. … Besides, you know how Miss Catherine can be.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Stubborn as a mule, sometimes doing things so unexpected that they're almost frightening…
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Honestly, I even wondered if this whole funeral business was but an awful, elaborate jest from the Miss.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
....
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
What's certain is, however, that the will was undeniably in her own handwriting.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
And Master Linton, he… never once stopped making modifications to the manor…
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
… even after Miss Catherine passed.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
That bastard Linton made these modifications to the manor?
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Yes. I haven't gotten a good look at this place, nor did I personally ask him of his motives, but…
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
… it is quite evident that something is to transpire here, isn't it? … Or that something had already happened.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
Bollocks… I don't understand any of this.
Sinclair StoryLog
Sinner #11
SINCLAIR
What do you think the 'lightning' in her will is talking about?
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
Maybe she meant it literally. Seven lightning strikes.
Outis StoryLog
Sinner #12
OUTIS
Are you suggesting that she knew we would arrive precisely under this weather, on the day of her funeral? Unless she moonlighted as a renowned prophet, I don't see that happening.
Gregor StoryLog
Sinner #13
GREGOR
Who knows? I don't even understand what Miss Catherine was trying to do here with that will.
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
Right… We can't… ever know the will of the dead.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Oh…!
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Perhaps there is something, a clue, to be found in Miss Catherine's room?
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
She did visit Wuthering Heights from time to time, even after her marriage to Master Linton.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Don't you remember, Heathcliff? Miss Catherine…
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
… Yeah. She always liked riddles.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Not like you, who preferred a more… direct approach. Which involved smashing everything to pieces.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
Got me in plenty of trouble for trying to brute force problems without even trying to think about the intent.
A faint smile appeared on Heathcliff's face as he seemed to recall a fond memory…
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
… I don't know if I've gotten any better at it since.
But the heavy, somber expression soon returned.
Dante2 StoryLog
Manager
DANTE
6-14: The CorridorSpeaker Dialogue
Location: Wuthering Heights Corridors
Don Quixote StoryLog
Sinner #3
DON QUIXOTE
I espy blood, everywhere on the floor…
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
I doubt anything nice went down here, that's for sure…
Gregor StoryLog
Sinner #13
GREGOR
And I doubt there's anyone nice down here, either. Look.
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
Get back! Back off, you dogs! Have you even an inkling of who I am?!
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
Speak plainly, Hindley. What have ye done to this manor?
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
Hells, I do not know! I'm just as lost as you are!
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
Nelly, get these brutes off me!
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
What are you all doing here?
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
My, my. If it isn't Nelly, the vagabond child, and his gang o' uninvited guests.
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
… Is… is she talking about us?
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Josephine. Something is terribly wrong with the manor. Is there anything you know about this?
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
Wuthering Heights has always been like this. More importantly… how dare ye bring those louts to this place! Mistress would have had ye whipped, had she been here to witness this desecration!
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
We are in the dark as much as you are! Everyone was displaced when the lights flickered. Besides… what is this noise?
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
How are you still unaware? The Dead Rabbits louts and the Butlers are battling in all corners o' this manor! Ripping, tearing, biting… Oh, what I wouldn't give to have them kill each other until they all lay dead!
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
They're fighting…? But why?
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
After the lightning struck, after the lights flickered…
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
The Dead Rabbits suddenly charged us.
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
Hindley… that fool must be scheming to take over our manor.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
What in the blazes…
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
Do you fail to heed the voice of Wuthering Heights… the voice of the Mistress?!
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
What the bloody hell do these out-of-control Dead Rabbits have got to do with me?! I haven't even given them any orders!
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
....
Gregor StoryLog
Sinner #13
GREGOR
Nelly, is there something you can do to deescalate this? We'd rather not get involved in something like this…
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
Josephine and those Butlers… Didn't they serve Hindley once?
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Their service is to Wuthering Heights, and Wuthering Heights only.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Strictly speaking, Josephine and her Butlers are bound to a contract different from mine.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
I am contracted with a specific person within the family, while they are contracted with the manor and the estate itself…
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
Wow, okay. I get wanting to work for a rich family to make yourself some dough, but… is such a complicated contract worth it for Butlers who are bound to the manor and its land?
Faust StoryLog
Sinner #2
FAUST
That depends on the terms of their contracts.
Faust StoryLog
Sinner #2
FAUST
Once they have completed their duties as Butlers, which may be over a set period of time or over specific conditions stipulated in the contract…
Faust StoryLog
Sinner #2
FAUST
… they may be able to raise their Fixer grades or gain the rights to certain valuable assets tied to the land itself.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Therein lies the irony… Butlers bound to manors and estates often inherit their parents' careers and contracts. Sometimes, it continues for generations upon generations…
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
… until the initial contract is eventually forgotten.
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
Ugh, really? What if they forget what the contract was even about?
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Ha ha… Still, the contract isn't voided merely because people stop remembering it. Breaking it may invite the Taboo Hunters from an unexpected Nest or Fixers from the Öufi Association we had the pleasure of meeting earlier.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
And that Josephine is obsessed with following the long-dead Mistress' orders and won't listen to anyone else.
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
Ye know me well, Nelly. Well enough to get out of my way while I remain courteous.
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
Do not get in my way of punishing this rat that dared to scheme, to take our Wuthering Heights from us.
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
S-sure thing~ We'll just go, 'kay? Let's just pretend we didn't see anything.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
....
Other StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
[Memory.]I'm locking the door now, Heathcliff. You don't deserve to come indoors.
Other StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
Do you really think that a thing like you deserve to sit next to our family? To dine alongside us?
Other StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
Stay put in the barn. If I see you wandering in the living rooms without my permission, I'll…
I hear Hindley's voice echoing from Heathcliff's memories.
Dante2 StoryLog
Manager
DANTE
<....>
This revenge may not be so difficult after all.
We just had to pretend we didn't see anything, leave Hindley behind, and have Josephine and her Butlers take care of him for us.
Even if he does put up a fight, there is no telling how long he could hold out against all of them without backup.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
Haah…
I can feel Heathcliff turning slightly to look in my direction.
I'm sure he's thinking the same thing as I am.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
… No, Clockface. I won't leave him to die.
Dante2 StoryLog
Manager
DANTE
<… You won't?>
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
I won't…
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
Because Cathy… wouldn't have wanted me to abandon that sod to die by their hands. Not like this.
6-16: The Corridor 3Speaker Dialogue
Location: Wuthering Heights Corridors
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
… Understood, Mistress. I shall do as you command.
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
We will not waste any more time here. Let's go and clear out the Dead Rabbits rabble.
Josephine StoryLog
Wuthering Heights Butler
Josephine
… We'll put the rest of you in the bin should our paths cross again.
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
Tsk…
Hindley didn't show even a hint of gratitude.
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
Well… I could've handled them all on my own. I didn't need your help to beat up some insane old hag and her pawns…
Dante2 StoryLog
Manager
DANTE
<… Maybe we should've just left him behind.>
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
And that 'Boss' of yours… you don't even remember his name properly, do you? So much for your loyalty.
Rage slowly returns to Heathcliff's face and draws a deep crease between his brows.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
… What dodgy nonsense are you blathering about?
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
He goes by 'Matt'. Not Matthew, or whatever you decided to call him.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
What? What are you… have you finally gone mad? I've known the gaffer for years, and you think I'd get his name wrong?
Faust StoryLog
Sinner #2
FAUST
....
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
Besides…
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
That insane old hag still has some of her wits about. Because I do intend to take this manor back. No matter what.
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
I almost had it! If only I hadn't gotten that confounded card in that round…!
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
No, the game must've been rigged. That's the only way this makes sense. Nothing else explains how Catherine could have had the funds so ready to purchase Wuthering Heights the moment it was put up for sale at the auction.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
You lost this manor in a gamble? And Catherine bought it back?
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
Yes! That girl was always as insane as Josephine.
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
But mark my words, Wuthering Heights shall be mine again.
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
Matt's made a deal with me.
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
He promised to help me retrieve this manor, as long as I let him and his Dead Rabbits into Wuthering Heights.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Master Hindley, wait. Where are you going?
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
You didn't seriously expect me to be cosy with you lot after that, did you?
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
I'll find Matt. And I'll do everything I can to make this place mine again.
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
… And don't be so quick to assume that you've really changed, Heathcliff.
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
You haven't. You simply can't change.
Hindley StoryLog
Earnshaw Family
Hindley
You're nothing but a ragged sack of waste. Don't you forget that.
Gregor StoryLog
Sinner #13
GREGOR
What an asshole…
Don Quixote StoryLog
Sinner #3
DON QUIXOTE
Ahem, Sir Heathcliff… I am quite unsure as to how much of my words may reach thine ears, given thy fury, but…
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
Hah.
Some Sinners attempted to cheer Heathcliff up, who would normally be seething with anger upon hearing abuse like that, but…
… this was different. It wasn't anger.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
Back then… whenever I heard that kind of contemptuous shite from that bastard…
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
… it felt as though every word he spat out rang true. That I really was just a useless lowlife who deserved nothing but the rags.
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
I've spent days and nights coming up with all kinds of ways I'd exact my revenge on 'im. But now it's…
Heathcliff StoryLog
Sinner #7
HEATHCLIFF
Hah, bloody hell. I can't even put this feeling to words.
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
He's the one that couldn't change, not you. Look at him, clinging desperately to his past like it's the only thing he's got.
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
He's just… he's just like an immature kid who never grew up past ten.
Outis StoryLog
Sinner #12
OUTIS
Where is Catherine's room? We would do well to be on our guard in this manor. We must always be wary of our surroundings in this field of battle.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
It should be there once we turn right here. Odd… I don't recall the corridor being this long.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Heavens! There…
Outis StoryLog
Sinner #12
OUTIS
Dead Rabbits. At the end of the corridor.
Rodion StoryLog
Sinner #9
RODION
Is it just me, or do they look a bit different from earlier? I'll take "it's just you" for an answer, by the way.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
That reminds me… I have heard tales from the streets about those strange, wandering Dead Rabbits.
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Word on the street is that we should steer clear of the Dead Rabbits with red eyes… Just… like… the ones they have…
Deadrabbits 1 StoryLog
The Dead Rabbits
Strange Dead Rabbits Henchman
....
Nelly StoryLog
Chief Butler
Nelly
Excuse me, are you looking for something… or someone?
Gregor StoryLog
Sinner #13
GREGOR
Just for your information, that 'Linton' fella ain't here! Those 'Butlers' of Wuthering Heights ain't here either. They all went that way, past the hallway. Clearly, you've got no beef with us, right? Ha ha ha.
Deadrabbits 1 StoryLog
The Dead Rabbits
Strange Dead Rabbits Henchman
....
Ryoshu StoryLog
Sinner #4
RYŌSHŪ
Looks like they've got plenty of beef with us.
Outis StoryLog
Sinner #12
OUTIS
Can they even hear what we are saying? If you have demands, then state them. If there is room for negotiation—
Deadrabbits 1 StoryLog
The Dead Rabbits
Strange Dead Rabbits Henchman
....
Dante2 StoryLog
Manager
DANTE
Outis StoryLog
Sinner #12
OUTIS
What a shame. I, Outis, would have loved to demonstrate my excellent negotiation skills to the Executive Manager.
6-17: The Dead RabbitsSpeaker Dialogue
Location: Wuthering Heights Corridors
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
You all heard that too… right?
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
That noise every time we killed one of them. That noise from beyond their masks…
Yi Sang StoryLog
Sinner #1
YI SANG
… The sound of mirrors.
Yi Sang StoryLog
Sinner #1
YI SANG
They made a sound not unlike a shattering mirror.
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
… Wait.
Ishmael approached the Dead Rabbits henchman's corpse and unmasked him.
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
…!
Sinclair StoryLog
Sinner #11
SINCLAIR
… Wait, something's wrong…
Outis StoryLog
Sinner #12
OUTIS
… We should unmask the rest of them to get a better picture of what is happening here.
Things became even more puzzling once they were all unmasked.
Sinclair StoryLog
Sinner #11
SINCLAIR
I don't want to judge a book by its cover, but…
Don Quixote StoryLog
Sinner #3
DON QUIXOTE
… Hardly do they appear to be members of a violent Backstreets Syndicate.
Outis StoryLog
Sinner #12
OUTIS
I can tell from their build that none of them were ever part of a Syndicate. They look more like… civilians.
Sinclair StoryLog
Sinner #11
SINCLAIR
But… they attacked us first, right? We were just…
Outis StoryLog
Sinner #12
OUTIS
Eyes up. More Dead Rabbits… Red eyes, all of them.
Don Quixote StoryLog
Sinner #3
DON QUIXOTE
Hark! Heed mine words! Whatever is thy—
Deadrabbits 1 StoryLog
The Dead Rabbits
Strange Dead Rabbits Henchman
....
Don Quixote StoryLog
Sinner #3
DON QUIXOTE
Gah…!
Ishmael StoryLog
Sinner #8
ISHMAEL
I don't think this is the best time to attempt the diplomatic approach…
6-18: The Dead Rabbits 2