Rosalie stays with Fiona, who is sick. Meanwhile, Rosalie also wants to learn more about Howgarts.
Rosalie: "Hmm..."
Fiona: "(Cough)."
(Meanwhile)
Sophie: "Hmm..."
Marcus: "(Yawns)... Ah... I'm tired."
Lina: "I am as well."
(Meanwhile)
Rosalie: "Hmm..."
Fiona: "Hahhh... hahhh... hahh... (Cough)..."
Rosalie: "Hey Fiona, here are your pills."
Fiona: "Mmm."
She turned around.
Rosalie: "Don't be a child. Come on, this is important."
Fiona: "I don't like these pills. They're bitter."
Rosalie: "Just take them already..."
Fiona: "...Okay."
She sat up slightly, took the pill, swallowed it, and drank some water.
(Gulp!)
Fiona: "Ugh... ghhhh... Bitter..."
Rosalie: "Good."
TV: "Bzzz."
Fiona: "...Mm."
Rosalie: "Don't worry, it's off..."
Fiona: "...You probably think I'm embarrassing now... (Cough)... Sorry."
Rosalie: "No... it's okay, Fiona..."
Fiona: "Hah... Parzival... and Noelle... (Cough)... they were good... but they're dead... even though they were better test subjects than Sophie and me..."
Rosalie: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "...I don't know why I'm still... like this."
She placed a hand on her face.
Fiona: "Hahhh..."
Rosalie: "You don't need to blame yourself. We're human."
Fiona: "Yeah... but if I show weakness... am I really good enough..."
Rosalie: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "Good enough... to help others..."
Rosalie: "I thought you didn't care about other people."
Fiona: "Ugh... mmm... I used to think that... but... I don't know anymore..."
Rosalie: "Hahh... You're actually a nice girl..."
Fiona: "I'm not... I've killed people too..."
Rosalie: "To protect others."
Fiona: "(Cough) (Cough)... Even that... I failed at... look at Naomi... or Cossette, who was in a coma for a year... (Cough)..."
Rosalie: "You should be resting..."
TV: "(Bzzzz)."
Fiona: "That song earlier..."
Rosalie: "Ugh..."
Fiona: "...That song is actually a beautiful song... but when we were children and trapped in that laboratory... it was the worst thing imaginable..."
Rosalie: "...Mm... since we're talking about those experiments... what exactly was Howgarts trying to do?"
Fiona: "Hahhhh... Emotionless humans."
Rosalie: "Ugh!"
Fiona: "He wanted people who showed no emotions. A type of person who focused only on their job. The more emotion someone showed, the harsher he became. As a child... (Cough)... I cried and laughed a lot, so he performed more experiments on me..."
Rosalie: "Emotionless humans..."
Fiona: "Which was impossible, of course. We're human... but he thought he could achieve it... If he started with children, it would become a habit. But instead... those children were traumatized. Some took their own lives, some killed others, and some went insane..."
Rosalie: "Mmm..."
Fiona: "(Cough)... (Cough)... But the final experiment he wanted to accomplish was... a robot."
Rosalie: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "He wanted to create a robot made entirely of flesh and blood, but still a robot. That's why he studied children's emotions so much. He wanted to create a robot with emotions."
Rosalie: "So he wanted to take emotions away from humans... and give emotions to robots."
Fiona: "Exactly... Of course it didn't work. The robots... were still robots. Howgarts became so angry... that he even threw a large crate onto a child's head. I don't need to tell you what happened to that child... (Cough)..."
Rosalie: "How could someone like that work for the Dark Umbrella?"
Fiona: "Those were the old days... under leaders like Lady Natasha. Then Meliodas came... he changed things. And now Ms. Valentine. Ms. Valentine wants to make sure the Dark Umbrella never does anything like that again. Under those two... the Dark Umbrella became much more peaceful... and more human... (Cough)... That's how it is."
Rosalie: "Hmm..."
TV: "Bzzzz."
Fiona: "Hahh... (Cough)..."
Rosalie: "Why do you still work for the Dark Umbrella... even though those experiments scarred you so deeply?"
Fiona: "Hahhh... I used to ask myself the same thing. Why not just leave? At first, I stayed for Cossette because I had no money, no place to sit, sleep, or eat... Then... I met friends... Sophie... Lina... Sternlicht... Chloe... Suspenders... Marcus... I knew some of them longer than Marcus and Sophie, but we didn't see each other for a long time. Now we spend more time together, and Sophie is even on my team. Just like Violet, Lina, and Siegfried..."
Rosalie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "And you..."
Rosalie: "Ugh... I thought you didn't like me."
Fiona: "That's old snow... (Cough) (Cough)..."
Rosalie: "Hmm... Hehehe... You've really changed."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Rosalie: "You show more emotions now... you laugh... cry... show interest... That's a good thing. Lina, Violet, and Sophie seem to like you, and you seem to like them too. That's good."
Fiona: "...All of this is still new to me... Normally, the only emotions I showed were sadness... or boredom."
Rosalie: "That's not a bad thing..."
Fiona: "Mmm... (Cough) (Cough)..."
Rosalie: "Does your stomach still hurt?"
Fiona: "Not always..."
Rosalie: "Why do you take painkillers?"
Fiona: "Hmmm... because of my leg sometimes... or headaches..."
Rosalie: "Hmmm... You should be careful or you'll become addicted."
Fiona: "Maybe I already am. Sometimes I feel like my body causes the pain on purpose so I'll take the pills."
Rosalie: "That's addiction. Your body thinks it needs them... and can't live without them. So it tries to confuse your hormones to make you return to the addiction, whether it's pills or drugs... You should stop."
Fiona: "I will... (Cough)..."
Rosalie: "Get some rest now."
She lay back down.
Rosalie: "Oh... what about that boy Sophie mentioned... Remy?"
Fiona: "Ughh... mmm... There's nothing with him."
Rosalie: "Really? Sophie said you were in love with him."
Fiona: "No... Okay, maybe at first."
Rosalie: "Ughh... Really?"
Fiona: "Yeah... maybe. I'm not sure."
Rosalie: "Hmm..."
Fiona: "But not anymore... He shot me in Eager Brün... and then he even joined the House of the Cursed Children."
Rosalie: "Hmm... I see. So that's how it is."
TV: "Bzzz."
Fiona: "Mmm."
She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
(Meanwhile)
Sophie: "Hmm... What happened here?"
There were bodies everywhere.
Marcus: "This must have been one of the Materazzis' main bases."
Sophie: "And it was probably the Hunters who killed them... but what are they after?"
Lina: "Hmm."
Sophie: "This is... not good. It worries me."
Marcus: "Yeah... The Hunters used to be a group that worked for the government of San Guimares... before King Gonzalo Rodrigeuz, of course."
Sophie: "Hmm... Still strange. Why are they killing Materazzis? What are they looking for?"
Lina: "Hmm."
Marcus: "That is strange indeed... but the Materazzis possessed many valuable things. Maybe that's why."
Sophie: "Yeah... that's possible."
Marcus: "Either way, I don't think it's a reason to panic yet. But once we return, we should definitely investigate further."
Sophie: "Yeah."
Lina: "Mhm."
Marcus: "Fiona and... Theress... I mean Rosalie... should recover soon, right?"
Sophie: "...I think so. One or two days maybe... Are you leaving already?"
Marcus: "Yeah... I'll report this. Who knows... maybe whatever the Hunters are planning is actually dangerous."
Lina: "Mhm."
Sophie: "Okay then... Thanks for the help."
Marcus: "But first I want to visit Rosalie and Fiona."
Lina: "Yes."
Sophie: "Then come with me."
(A few hours later)
Rosalie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "Hahhh..."
Rosalie: "(She's not coughing anymore. That's good.)"
(Knock, knock)
Sophie: "It's me, Rosalie."
Rosalie: "Oh."
She opened the door.
Rosalie: "Ugh."
Marcus: "Well, look at that. She really does seem better. We wanted to check on you and Fiona."
Lina: "I'm glad you're both doing well."
Sophie: "Come in quietly."
They entered.
Marcus: "Ohh... There she is."
Lina: "She's sleeping like a child."
Fiona: "Hahhh... hhhhhhhh... hhhh."
Sophie: "And?"
Rosalie: "When the tape ended... that Bridge song started playing. She had a trauma attack."
Sophie: "Ugh... really."
Marcus: "Hmm."
Rosalie: "Yeah... but she's okay now."
Lina: "Hmm..."
Rosalie: "In some ways, she's not really an adult. She's more like a child."
Sophie: "Yeah... but the important thing is that she's feeling better now. By the way... it seems the Hunters are planning something, though... it could also just be that they wanted to rob the Materazzis. They did have a lot of valuable things."
Rosalie: "I see. Yeah... that could be it."
Sophie: "We'll return to the Dark Umbrella headquarters in Dehl once you two have recovered."
Rosalie: "Okay. Sounds good."