Hallen

[Hallen]

If you need me to

do anything, just

give me a holler.

Bweh heh... hollah~

Thierry? Um...I don't think so. Why don't you go ask Kaci? She might know.

Howdy, howdy~

Welcome to the Airship.

Does that mean you're

one of the crewmen, then?

I don't think we've met before,

and I should be familiar with

everyone working here by now...

Hey...!

If you're on duty,

shouldn't you be in

uniform? I guess you

don't work here after all!

Heh, figured it out myself~

Eh, I need to finish

sweeping this deck. Then,

on my break, I can play a

little game for Apples with

Kaci. That's how I roll, yo.

Ummm... Isn't it obvious?

I'm sweeping the deck. I'm

the youngest crewman, so

I get stuck with the lamest

jobs. But once I'm done, it's

Dice time with Kaci. Oh yeah~

Kaci... You know, the

dealer of the Dice game?

You should try it out: just

roll some dice for a chance

to win some Apples. Hey,

you could get really lucky!

Heh, there's one guy that

won so many Apples from Kaci

that he was able to become

an Apple Merchant. Can you

believe that? Yeah... Kaci

doesn't like him so much...

Oh hey, it's you~

We talked earlier,

didn't we? Yeah...

I'm still here sweeping

this floor. It's gonna

take quite a while.

It doesn't look like

I'm gonna finish this

anytime soon. Hey, do

you think you could do

me a favor since I can't

really leave this joint?

Eh, alright. I guess

I can understand. But

still, I coulda made it

worth your while, if you

know what I mean~

Don't worry, it's not much

work. I'm supposed to deliver

letters from Juno Airport to

the other crewmen, but I don't

got the time. Now, I have

this letter for Kaci here...

Would you go and

deliver this letter

to her for me? It's

from some guy named

Mr. Mawong, her mentor

or something like that.

Hallen gave you

Mawong's letter to

be delivered to Kaci.

Hey, thanks a lot, pal~

You can find Kaci hosting

the Dice game in the Airship.

*Sigh...*

I'm so sick and

tired of sweeping.

It's like I'm some

kinda lame cabin boy.

But... I guess I am!

Oh hey, were you

able to give that

letter to Kaci yet?

I think it's pretty

important, so try not

to take too long, okay?

Hey, thanks for delivering

that letter to Kaci for me.

She wasn't too happy that

I asked a passenger to do

it, but she understood that

I'm totally swamped with work.

Wouldn't you agree

that people should

help each other in

times of crisis?

Wh-what...?

I can't think

that you really

believe that...

Aww, really?

I knew that you'd

feel the same way

I do. You and me, we're

on the same wavelength~

Oh... Hey, I was

going to give you

a little something,

but you're carrying

too much stuff right now...

I know this isn't

much, but I'd like you

to have it. Besides, you

never know what'll come in

handy during an emergency.

Alright then, see you later~

Hey, hey~ How's it going?

I know, I know, I'm supposed

to be sweeping, and I'm not

finished yet, but sometimes,

you know, you just have to

rest and take a break, yeah?

Ahh, busy days like these

remind me of working back

home in Juno with my neighbor,

Gyver. He's a genius inventor,

you know, and sort of like

a hero or role model to me.

Guyver is so brilliant,

he can pretty much make

anything he wants. Someday,

I want to reach his level, and

create things that will help

people and make them happy.

That's pretty much my

life ambition-- you know,

the kind of thing I want to

contribute to the world. Of

course, I doubt I can compare

to the great Sage Varmunt.

Yeah, Varmunt... He's like

one of the greatest Sages in

history. Well, nobody know too

much about him, but 300 years

ago, he was responsible for most ground breaking accomplishments.

Supposedly, he single handedly

revolutionized science. Many of

the machines that are convenient to life today are his inventions.

Sadly, he disappeared from history and no one know how he vanished.

The great Sage Varmunt...

It's a pretty well known

legend in the Schwarzwald

Republic. Anyway, for my

project, I wanted to learn

more about these Airships.

These Airships are so huge

and heavy, and I can scarcely

believe that they can fly. How

is it even possible? Well, if

you could find out for me,

it'd be a really big help.

Hey, have you learned

what makes such a big,

heavy Airship like this fly

for so long in the sky?

Really...?

Are you serious?

So what's the secret?

Tell me, I'm dying to know!

You tell Hallen everything

that you've learned from

Captain Tarlock, but you're

careful not to make any

mention of Ymir's Heart Piece.

So... The propellers are

powered through steam?

That doesn't make sense.

No way, it can't be that simple. Besides, steam has its limits.

Are you sure that's everything?

You reveal what you

learn about the Rune Stone,

an imitation of Ymir's Heart

Piece: Hallen is a well meaning

kid who probably won't use this

knowledge for evil purposes.

A-awesome! So there is

some special magic power

source that helps this Airship

fly! I knew it! Now, what was

it called again? Ah, the

Rune Stone, right?

An imitation of Ymir's

Heart Piece. Now where

have I heard about that

before? Mm, let me think...

You didn't learn anything

about the Airship yet, huh?

Maybe Captain Ferlock might

know something, or any one

of the other Airship captains.

Hopefully, one will tell you...

I know that the secrets of

Airship flight is considered

classified information, but if

anyone can wrest those secrets,

it'll be one of you adventurers. So please help me out here...

So the Rune Stone

is an imitation of just

a piece of Ymir's Heart.

But where have I heard

about that before...?

Oh, that's right!

Kaci told me about a

drunkard that always

mentions Ymir's Heart

when he plays the Dice

game for Apples!

[

(Wait, I met that guy when

I was helping Shinokas. He

was one of the directors of

the Einbroch Laboratory that

had a piece of Ymir's Heart.

It's worth investigating...)

Anyway, it's not much,

but let me give you a little

something for going through

the trouble of learning that

secret information for me...

Aw, nuts...

You don't have

enough room to

receive my little gift.

Please free up more space

in your inventory for me, okay?

Here you go~

I know it's pretty paltry

compared to the rewards

you adventurers usually get,

but hey... It's my thought that

counts, right? See you later~

Hey, why don't you

ask Kaci about that

drunkard that's always

playing her Dice game?

You might learn more about

Ymir's Heart Piece, you know?

Thanks for helping me

out that last time. I guess

learning about the Rune Stone

kinda inspired me to build an

Airship of my own someday...