dreadful as morning

“I don't remember this at all. We never had this conversation.” -Dahlia

“It’s just an illusion. This contraption is trying to trick us with falsities.” -MS

“You do have to admit, it sounds like something we'd talk about.” -Dahlia

Daji: A new Element? Who cares about that? There are already enough precious things in the world to cut throats over.

Colossus: Did you strike gold?

Stranger: Good emotions are hard to kill.

Daji: I don't need them. I don't want them. The only thing you can rely on is yourself.

(Devoured by their desire for "gold" and the shadows of their own masks, the cast turn their backs on alchemy.)

"..." -MS

"We need to get out of here." - Dahlia

"I was never treated like a human being. My classmates called me names when they weren't ignoring me, or kicked me in the ribs. You know how happy I when the Shadowscythe killed them? Here, I'm treated like a friend. I… want to be like my friends." -Pilot's Afterimage

"Remember when we landed on that planet where it snowed? The flakes were big enough to knock me down. It was really cold… almost as cold as now. That's right. You don't know what it means to 'be cold.'" -Pilot's Afterimage

"I do now." - Exiled Shadow

"Wait, are you… Oh, please don't cry."

"Hey… Want to know a secret? I was thinking of a new name for you. I hoped I'd get to tell you after the surgeries. It's-"

[Repeating Sequence]

"Remember when we landed on that planet where it snowed? The flakes were big enough to knock me down. It was really cold..."

"My body isn't going to last, so this is it. Let's end on a high note.