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The Void Within: Plot Dialogue

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The Void Within; Plot Dialogue

During the plot their were certain instances where dialogue took place off the comic pages that were released. Below is an account of each dialogue that took place throughout the plot.

Chapter 1

June 27, 2024

June 27, 2024 Dialogue
Speaker	Dialogue
Queen Fyora	A council of this magnitude is unprecedented, but we have an urgent matter to attend to. There is more to this than just a rift opening in our sky…
King Altador	As King Skarl here can attest, the widespread reports of shopkeepers turning irreversibly grey and losing motivation to maintain their shops have escalated… now leaving an entire land devoid of colour.
King Skarl	All of Meridell turned Grey overnight! Even my top soldiers, Jeran and Tor, had their strength so sapped from the greyification they could barely lift a sword. I myself can hardly eat these days. And none of the hundreds of paintbrushes I tried could change me!
Queen Amira	Are you why those things are so expensive?
Emperor Yun	A colour that can’t be changed? That’s unheard of!
Queen Nabile	Especially one that debilitates the Neopet after they are painted. Could this grey colour we are dealing with be imbued with some type of magic?
King Hagan	These covert grey attacks started shortly before that hole in the sky appeared. Surely, they are connected.
King Kelpbeard	Sounds to me like someone is laying the groundwork for an invasion…
King Jazan	We should prepare for that possibility. What concerns me is how they pulled it off. An entire land greyed out overnight, the entire populace left in a weakened state…
Queen Fyora	I believe we are dealing with formidable magic indeed. And likely an adversary who should not be underestimated…
King Altador	Could it be our fallen founder? Finally emerging from the shadows after all these years?
King Hagan	Doubtful. This persistent grey doesn’t seem like any magic we’ve seen her use before.
Queen Amira	Perhaps the return of another former foe then… Can we be absolutely certain Dr. Sloth is still secured within the Space Faerie’s Token?
Queen Fyora	I checked some time ago, and Mira has seen no signs of the not-so-good Doctor’s return. However, to be safe, she agreed to investigate some of his old haunts across the solar system just to be sure that none of his followers have set one of his schemes into motion.
King Roo	That rules him out! Any other guesses?
Lord Darigan	Well, I have firsthand experience with malevolent forces that are still roaming Neopia unchecked.
King Skarl	How dare you!
Lord Darigan	I was referring to the phantasmal calamities that poisoned the mind of my trusted general. However, if the shoe fits…
Queen Amira	Please! Our first step should be determining exactly what we are dealing with.
Emperor Yun	I concur. We need more information. To better understand what is happening, and how to fix it.
King Altador	I had the very same thought, which is why I enlisted Altador’s resident magic authority to help us shed some light on this matter. Jerdana will be working closely with Dr Landelbrot to investigate the cause of the rift and greying out of Neopians.
Jerdana	Neither Fyora nor myself are familiar with this magic, so we have the Library Faerie searching through her records to see if anything matches. We could be dealing with ancient sorcery from a long-forgotten age of Neopia.
Dr. Landelbrot	Or perhaps, from an entirely different planet altogether! Based on the unusual frequencies of the gravitational waves Scintilly detected emerging from the rift in the sky, whatever world lies on the other side of that rift operates vastly differently from our own. Why their laws of physics alone might seem paradoxical to us!
Jerdana	Keep in mind these are all just theories. Until we gather enough concrete data, we can’t be sure what we are dealing with.
King Hagan	I assume you two have a plan in mind for uncovering more details about this enigmatic rift?
Jerdana	That we do. Since the rift appeared, Neopians across the globe have reported seeing strange fizzling pieces of an otherworldly substance leaking through the breach. Although they seem to dissipate after 24 hours, Dr. Landelbrot here has been working on a specialised container capable of storing these mysterious fragments for an extended period of time so that we can better study them.
Dr. Landelbrot	Indeed! It took some trial and error, but by reinforcing glass with layers of transparent deepsea polymers that can withstand incredible pressures, I was able to fabricate a chamber that should keep these energy fragments contained for experimentation.
Jerdana	We’ve been referring to these fragments as “void essence” due to their mysterious nature and murky appearance. However, we will need much more before we can make any real headway on our tests.
Queen Fyora	How much of this void essence will we need to collect?
Dr. Landelbrot	For an in-depth analysis of such a foreign substance, we will need to accumulate vast amounts of it so that we can properly test it repeatedly under controlled conditions. It’s difficult to quantify exactly how much with so many unknown variables…
Jerdana	So, essentially, we are going to need A LOT of it.
Queen Amira	The citizens of Sakhmet have always come together to support each other during times of crisis. Could we ask the public to assist us?
Dr. Landelbrot	Now that is an intriguing idea… The rift does seem to be spewing void essence across all of Neopia, so appealing to the masses may be the most efficient way to collect as much as possible.
King Kelpbeard	If we collect enough, could we use it to create a weapon to defend ourselves?
King Roo	Or a game? To cheer us up!
Queen Fyora	First and foremost, is it safe? Do we know if this essence could harm Neopians?
Jerdana	Although we can’t discern much from the rapidly dissipating void essence the good Doctor provided me with, I am confident that it will not pose a threat to any Neopians.
King Hagan	How can you be certain that we don’t need any type of special equipment to handle them?
Jerdana	Because they aren’t meant to be in our world. Thus, they can’t persist here for long.
Dr. Landelbrot	Precisely! This void essence seems to be nothing more than runoff, bits of extra energy leaking through whatever that rift is into our world that dissipates soon after arrival.
Jerdana	Dissolving fast as snowflakes in Moltara.
Dr. Landelbrot	Which is why we needed the Void Essence container! The particles need a vessel to keep them tied to Neopia.
Jerdana	So even if these particles were somehow harmful, they and any magic with them is dissolving faster than they could affect any Neopians. Additionally, I will use shielding enchantments to ensure Dr. Landelbrot is able to experiment on them under safe conditions.
No Speaker	Moment of reflective silence
King Altador	Your meticulous efforts are appreciated Jerdana. As are yours Dr. Landelbrot! It seems your explanations have quelled our fears.
King Skarl	Humph, so now that the experts are focused on the hole in the sky, who’s going to get this grey off of me?
Queen Fyora	Worry not King Skarl, I’ve already sent for some help with our colour conundrum. I suspect we will need some fresh faces to rise to this challenge…

July 1, 2024

July 1, 2024 Dialogue (Faerieland)
Speaker	Dialogue
Tavi	Thought I might find you here.
Baelia	Oh! I’m sorry Tavi… I just-
Tavi	No need to be sorry. Trouble sleeping again?
Baelia	I never feel more awake than when my head hits the pillow. Soon as I close my eyes, my brain decides to worry about everything in existence.
Tavi	Well, you’ve been that way since I’ve known you. Did you have bad dreams… before…
Baelia	Ehm, well-
Naia	Baelia! Tavi! So sorry to intrude so late, but this couldn’t wait until morning.
Baelia	Naia! What’s the matter?
Naia	I’m not entirely sure! But it’s very strange. Unnatural even! They won’t change colours anymore!
Tavi	Woah! It’s okay, Naia, just take a deep breath.
Naia	You’re right. Apologies, this whole situation really has me all wound up.
Baelia	What’s going on Naia?
Naia	You may have heard, but recently, Neopets across the globe have been painted grey while they slept. And now all of Meridell lost colour in the dead of the night while a rift opened up in the sky!
Baelia	Grey?
Tavi	Lost colour?
Naia	Yes! Which is strange in and of itself, but the most mystifying part is… this grey colour, I can’t change it!
Baelia	Even with the Rainbow Fountain?
Naia	Not a bit! No matter how many times we try, the Rainbow Fountain can’t seem to wash off that grey colour…
Tavi	How is that possible?
Naia	It shouldn’t be! I’ve never seen a colour that couldn’t be changed by the Rainbow Fountain. It can return colour to anyone! Well, except for…
Baelia	…a grey faerie.
Naia	Yes, well... I’m sorry Baelia. I know this is an uncomfortable subject for you. It’s just I had no idea where else to turn.
Baelia	What use would I be? I wouldn’t even know where to start.
Naia	A council of Neopian leaders has already been called together and they have Dr Landelbrot investigating the rift in the sky. However, when I asked about how to rid us of this stubborn grey, Fyora herself suggested turning to you!
Baelia	Fyora? I hate to let her down… and I really do wish I could help you, but I can’t even help myself. We’ve been trying for years now, but here I am. Still grey…
Tavi	Supposedly, only a new name can lift the curse that Jennumara placed on her long ago. But, no matter how many names I try calling her…
Baelia	Still grey.
Tavi	Well, maybe this mystery is just what we need! If we can find a way to recolour the Neopians who turned Grey, it might help you too.
Baelia	Nothing else has been working…
Tavi	Come on Baelia, let’s at least try to help.
Baelia	I suppose we couldn’t make things worse…
Naia	Really? That would be wonderful. Something tells me you two are the right ones for the job!
Tavi	I’ll start packing! If we leave now, we can be passing through Brightvale in a few days!
Baelia	Sounds like an awful lot of walking to me…
Tavi	Come on, it’ll be fun! You’ll see, we’ll be in Meridell in no time.
Baelia	Well, you have been trying to get me to hike with you for years…
Tavi	That’s right! And you can’t flake on this one, Queen Fyora’s orders!
Baelia	Okay, okay! I guess I could stand to get out of the house.
Tavi	That’s the right attitude! Come on, let’s get packing!