{1}{[You see a defeated-looking man who appears older than he may be.]}{[You see a defeated-looking man who appears older than he may be.]}{}{}{}{lf 1 1}
{2}{Umm, excuse me sir? Could you tell me what happened here?}{}{5}{}{5}{}
{3}{You there, old man. What has happened here?}{}{5}{}{20}{al -1}
{4}{You only old guy left in broken town! Ha ha!}{}{-4}{}{5}{}
{5}{[He looks up, startled.] Young man! Now what unfortunate winds brings you to these beautiful ruins? The evil... Do you see it? Really, it overran us just then. Or was it now... wait, years ago? I was -- no no, I'm just a child! Are they still here? HA! Ha haaa! [He begins a long cackle.] I'm Old Joe. [He manages to wheeze out between his mad fits of laughter.] Are you one of them? Are you going to fight them? HA ha, fools...}{[He looks up, startled.] Young lady! Now what unfortunate winds brings you to these beautiful ruins? The evil... Do you see it? Really, it overran us just then. Or was it now... wait, years ago? I was -- no no, I'm just a child! Are they still here? HA! Ha haaa! [He begins a long cackle.] I'm Old Joe. [He manages to wheeze out between his mad fits of laughter.] Are you one of them? Are you going to fight them? HA ha, fools...}{}{}{}{}
{6}{I assure you sir, that you are no child, and that there is nothing else here.}{}{5}{}{10}{}
{7}{[You wonder about his sanity.] I see... I shall be going now. Thank you. }{}{5}{}{25}{}
{8}{Heh! You talk funny old man! Nobody else be here!}{}{-4}{}{10}{}
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{10}{Sure there's no one here. I know that! That is, I saw him leave, the mage -- he went south? Yes… That's right, south. And he never came back… The mayor laughed, laughed! Until we couldn't hold them back anymore... Where did everyone go? I don't want monsters... AAAAH!}{Sure there's no one here. I know that! That is, I saw him leave, the mage -- he went south? Yes… That's right, south. And he never came back… The mayor laughed, laughed! Until we couldn't hold them back anymore... Where did everyone go? I don't want monsters... AAAAH!}{}{}{}{qu 1221 1}
{11}{So there are monsters to fight in the ruins somewhere?}{}{5}{}{15}{}
{12}{I think I should be going now [You back away slowly].}{}{5}{}{-5}{}
{13}{Ooh, I wanna go kill evil! But what south be?}{}{-4}{}{15}{}
{14}{You really talk funny. Heh. }{}{-4}{}{-5}{}
{15}{[He gives you a strange, faraway look.] No, not here! He goes there, there… [He points southwards down the road.]}{[He gives you a strange, faraway look.] No, not here! He goes there, there… [He points southwards down the road.]}{}{}{}{}
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{20}{No, no thing happened here, that's why it all happened here! The mage, he's going south, I saw it. The town, they thought they were safe. Then the beginning ended and that evil... Evils came!!! [He begins to tremble and scream uncontrollably.]}{No, no thing happened here, that's why it all happened here! The mage, he's going south, I saw it. The town, they thought they were safe. Then the beginning ended and that evil... Evils came!!! [He begins to tremble and scream uncontrollably.]}{}{}{}{qu 1221 1}
{21}{Umm. [You try to get his attention, but to no avail.]}{}{1}{}{-5}{}
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{25}{NO!! [He jerks your arm.] That wizard, he's going south, I saw it. The town, they thought they were safe. Then the end began and... THEY'RE COMING!!! [He begins to tremble and scream uncontrollably.]}{NO!! [He jerks your arm.] That wizard, he's going south, I saw it. The town, they thought they were safe. Then the end began and... THEY'RE COMING!!! [He begins to tremble and scream uncontrollably.]}{}{}{}{qu 1221 1}
{26}{Umm. [You try to get his attention, but to no avail.]}{}{1}{}{-5}{}
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{30}{Things, yes. You're coming back to see Old Joe when you come back? Right? Ah yes. You're an adventurer! Ah hahaha!}{Things, yes. You're coming back to see Old Joe when you come back? Right? Ah yes. You're an adventurer! Ah hahaha!}{}{}{}{}
{35}{You have a quest!}{You have a quest!}{}{}{}{}