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What? The old human man has been watching you? When you look up at him it seems like he can tell you're surprised!
"Yes," the old human man nods his head. "I know all about your troubles with <span class="mu-r">that device</span>. That's why you're here, is it not?"
It seems like he knows about <span class="mu-r">the cutécaptor</span>! You're nodding your head!
"Yeah!"
You look down and back up at the old human man.
"Yes."
The old human man is smiling even more than before! "And what is your name?"
"Ma..."
You look down and then look back up at the old human man.
"Cutémon."
The old human man nods. "That's a very apt name for someone like you. I was called Arda. Well, Cutémon," he glances at you and then looks forward again. "The device ensnares a Cutémon? Then the easiest way to defeat it..." Arda grins and says "...would be to stop being a Cutémon, would it not?"
You look up at Arda but he's still looking down the hallway! You can't tell if he's joking!
Arda glances at you and looks forward as you keep walking. "This may be beyond you." Arda is still looking up the hall! It seems like he's thinking about something! "The incursion... when the aliens invaded our world, we did not know if any humans would survive. The Commandros and Sophemmes were made in our image. It was a way to ensure our own survival, in a way. They would make new generations, if we could not."
"You mean make babies?"
What? You just said that out loud? Even though <span class="mu-r">your cheeks</span> are turning red you look up at Arda and he smiles at you. "Yes. But they did not mix well. That is why there are so few of you left." You walk for a little while and then Arda says "But one of the other Builders thought that it might be possible to transform."
"Transform?"
Arda nods. "To become <span class="mu-r">a human</span>."
Is Arda saying you might be able to turn into <span class="mu-r">a human girl</span>?
Arda stops walking and looks at you. "I'm sorry I had to bring you here. It is the only way out." He gestures at a doorway on the other side of the room. "You can get up to the surface from there."
You look at Arda!
"Come with us!"
"I am afraid I won't be able to do that." Arda looks away. "The machine that kept my thoughts alive was very old. It did not have much power left." He looks at you and says "I chose to use the last of it to bring you and your friend here. I am glad that I did. I am very happy I was able to meet you like this."
You look at where Arda was looking and see <span class="mu-r">a skeleton</span> on a big metal chair! It sort of looks like the chairs Auroara and her sisters were sitting on when you found them!
What? You just noticed the room is a lot darker? When you look around you don't see Arda anywhere!
You and Ramster both look around the room again and then you both look at the skeleton and then look at each other.
>Go back down toward the pirates
>Go up toward the surface
