>>5202601>>5202895>>5204736You move to vacate Pedro from the premises, to avoid further emotional damage, but Beryl continues her story.
"I-It was the day the messenger came - when I had to return from the battlefield. An artillery shell... My children, my children - they're gone, with my home..." It's subtle, but you don't hear the otherworldly wailing anymore. Time to get Pedro out the room. "She hurts like I hurt" you hear Pedro say.
"Surely you've done good deeds, afterwards? As a way of atonink for your past?" You hear Borges from the inside.
"Yes, yes... I quit the army and joined the Church of the Eternal End afterwards. But the Eternal Empire won, and I am sent here..." Beryl turns to you, putting her bone mask back on. "The sisters suggested me to wear this mask, as a reminder. I guess I'd have to thank you for calming me down. You're right, it doesn't matter if my god is real or not - as long as I believe..."
It was at this moment that Petunia enters the room. "Uh, awkward moment. Is this why Pedro is crying buckets in the hallway?"
She gets closer to you. "Anyways, handsome, I got some info from the logs. If you could come over here for a sec?"
>CHOOSE>□ Make sure Beryl and Pedro's fine before continuing>□ Vacate the awkward premises immediately>ALSO CHOOSE TWO>□ Info about a method of tranquilizing deities>□ Info about location of an engram data crystal>□ Info about the protective equipment the builders use>□ Info about the sub-layer of reality under (overlaid over?) Gongalla>□ Info about the Eternal Empress' involvement 