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Dr. Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights Game Script
Version 2.00: 11/7/16
By wave_ts (Magenta Fantasies)
[email protected]
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Legal Notes:
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Copyright (c) 2014 by wave_ts / Magenta Fantasies.
This guide cannot be uploaded to any site without my permission or crediting
me/linking back to this original guide.
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Version History:
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Version 0.01: 8/20/13
I started this FAQ today!
Version 0.50: 9/7/13
It's been almost a month since I started this FAQ, and I have a good sixty
pages written. Chapter 2 and a few cutscenes still need to be scripted, but
everything else I have done. I can't even count the number of times I've
accidentally typed "Marie" instead of Sophie in a lot of the scenes they're
both in. It probably doesn't help that I'm playing Rhythm Thief and the
Emperor's Treasure at the same time, and that also has a character named Marie
who looks a lot like Sophie.
Version 0.90: 12/28/13
Yay! I beat the game today! It really stinks that you can only have two files,
since I'd like to have a completed file, an "almost complete" file so I can
face the last boss over and over again (it's fun!) and a file to get the scenes
from the first half of the game that I missed (I started writing this FAQ
approximately half-way through the game).
At the moment, I have a completed game file and I have an almost-complete game
file (in case I choose to re-watch any cutscenes or fight the final boss
again).
Version 0.90: 1/7/14
First update of the New Year! I've discovered that I can indeed use diacritical
marks, and I will be going back through to add them in. Chances are, I'll miss
a few places, but I'll keep an eye out for them as I go through. The problem is
that sometimes they will get removed after I close out of the file.
Version 1.00: 2/7/14
At last, I'm finished with the script for the main storyline!
Version 1.01: 5/16/14
After a three-month hiatus, I've decided to start working on this script again.
I included seven sub-quests: 17, 22, 24, 30, 31, 36, and 40. I will eventually
include the scripts for all of the sub-quests, but I won't be doing the sub-
quests in numerical order.
Version 1.02: 7/14/14
Also, I have added a few more sub-quests.
Also, happy Bastille Day!
Version 1.03: 5/16/15
I have added more sub-quests. So far I have at least half of them.
Version 1.04: 10/20/16
I have been working on this from time to time, and I completed a few more sub-
quests. I truly do plan to finish this FAQ, but I couldn't tell you when it
will be finished. I alphabetized the Treasure Animatus list only to realize
that it wasn't alphabetized in-game. Oh well. I'm not changing it back.
Version 2.0: 11/7/16
I uploaded the newest version of this guide. Currently I have 34 quests out of
49 completed, and I intend to complete all of them. I can't give a time frame,
but I've set the intention to finish this guide. I also added lots of other
information from the game about places, characters and Treasure Animatus.
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Hiya! My username is wave_ts, but I'd rather go by Magenta Fantasies, as my
username is the remnant of an old in-joke from a long-dead forum and a long-
gone friend, but I digress.
This is my first time writing a FAQ for GameFAQs--well, sort of.
Long ago I wrote a script FAQ for Sonic Rush Adventure but I never figured out
how to get the formatting correct, and I can't find the original files (which
sucks considering I had about 3 /4 of the game script written out), but I
digress.
I found this game purely by chance. I was shopping for Rhythm Thief and the
Emperor's Treasure...actually, I already owned it, but I had a different reason
for looking for it. I challenged myself to see if I could find it in stores
again, since I knew many fans complaining about how it was almost impossible to
find in stores. Not to brag, but I happen to be a master shopper; if it was for
sale, I could find it. As it turned out, I didn't, but in the very last place I
stopped, I found the lone copy of Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights, and
since it looked interesting, I decided to purchase it on a whim.
What I found was a very underrated little gem of a game that doesn't really fit
in any genre with a delightful storyline and some excellent dialogue. This
(along with the lack of any decent Let's Plays) was what inspired the creation
of this game script.
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Table of Contents:
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0.) How to Use this Script [HOWTO]
1.) Prologue/Tutorial [PROTUT]
2.) Chapter 1: A Great Mystery [CH1]
3.) Chapter 2: Saint-Paul Church [CH2]
4.) Chapter 3: Back to Versailles [CH3]
5.) Chapter 4: The Bastille [CH4]
6.) Chapter 5: Sainte-Marguerite [CH5]
7.) Chapter 6: The Final Battle [CH6]
8.) Sidequests [QUESTS]
9.) Miscellaneous [MISC]
10.) Contact Me [CONTACT]
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Anything in asterisks is a side note. These usually indicate actions or
descriptions that aid with the understanding of the script.
Text in quotations refers to captions that appear on the screen (usually for
places) that aren't actually part of the dialogue.
[Sic] indicates a typo or grammatical error that was in the in-game dialogue
that I left intact in this script. Many of these are not actual typos, but
quirks in the dialogue that I marked so I wouldn't change them by accident.
Unfortunately, Plain Text does not allow for the use of diacritical marks, so
there won't be any of those, even though they occur quite frequently in-game.
There is a way of putting them in, but once I close out of the file, they all
disappear.
I apologize for any spacing or punctuation use that doesn't seem right; Word
keeps trying to remove or change my quotation marks and apostrophes, and
sometimes it does undesirable things like add them in where they're not needed.
The parts that are in French are typed verbatim from the game. Generally the
French in this game is quite good, but there certainly are things that I would
have translated differently.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Prologue/Tutorial~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Paris only vaguely knew of the terrible cavern that lay beneath her.
-Victor Hugo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 1: Introduction~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Sophie and Lautrec are crawling through a dark cavern/tunnel with only a
lantern for light.*
Sophie: *panting* Ack. Hrgh!
*gasps as a swarm of bats flies right past her* Aaagh!
Sophie: Tsk. They startled me! Doctor! Doctor? Are you sure about this? I can't
help feeling...we've already been through here.
Lautrec: *takes out a simplistic looking map* Hmm. *traces his finger along the
map, then keeps crawling*
Sophie: *stops crawling* Agh, Doctor, please stop. Ahh, my legs are killing
me...
*Lautrec keeps crawling ahead. Sophie continues. Eventually they reach an area
with a higher ceiling and stand up*
Sophie: Ohhh, it's a dead end.
Lautrec: Hmm? *holds up his lantern to a brick wall and knocks on it. He sets
down the lantern and body slams the wall a couple times*
Sophie: Doctor, doesn't that hurt?
*Lautrec breaks through and falls forward. He shouts in surprise as he nearly
falls into a pit of lava, but some roots just barely catch him.*
Sophie: Doctor! Are you all right?! Here, grab my hand!
*Lautrec grabs her hand*
Sophie: Hrgh! Hrgh!
*with effort, Sophie pulls him back. She stumbles backward and Lautrec stands
up and dusts himself off.*
Sophie: Phew! That was close.
*both look down and inspect the lava*
Lautrec: Blast! That Gustav! This map is utterly worthless!
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 2: Professor Gustav's Discovery~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha!
*~Sud de la France, Arene d'Arles---Arles Amphitheater, Southern France~*
*Gustav stands in front of some reporters, laughing boisterously*
Reporter 1: So, the dig's complete...Professor Gustav?
*Gustav stops laughing and looks at the reporter, who is off-screen*
Reporter 1: To think there was a cavern...beneath the amphitheater!
*The cameras zooms out, revealing Gustav standing on the steps of the
amphitheater surrounded by a large crowd*
Reporter 1: Isn't this a momentous discovery?
Gustav: It's practically the greatest find of our century! Ah ha ha ha ha! A
great discovery such as this one...is far beyond Lautrec's ability!
Reporter 1: Dr. Lautrec? Do you mean that eccentric archaeologist?
Gustav: *gets in the reporter's face* That's right!
*vigorously wraps his arm around the reporter, to the reporter's shock*
That imbecile actually calls himself a doctor!
*points a finger an inch away from the reporter's face*
I'm far better than that fool!
*sweeps the reporter around*
I'm cleverer! Far superior! Both as an archaeologist and an adventurer!
*throws the reporter aside*
Take that, Lautrec! Ah ha ha ha ha ha!
*Cut to Sophie, who is holding a newspaper with a photograph of Gustav on the
front page. She is sitting inside an underground area.*
Sophie: *groans* I know that's what he's saying--look at his face. Oh! It just
makes you want to scream. Right, Doctor?
Lautrec: *looking at a photo with a symbol that looks like a fleur-de-lis* Hmm.
Sophie: Doctor?
Lautrec: *looks up from the photo* Enough, Sophie. You know you must stop
getting yourself so worked up. It's a bad habit of yours.
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Sophie: But he's always saying things like that.
Lautrec: Hrmmmm...No doubt, he did say something to that effect. But if he did,
he would be wrong on two counts.
Sophie: Two?
Lautrec: First, I never claimed to be an adventurer. I'm not some treasure
hunter crawling around caves for fun.
Sophie: That's right. What you seek is far more valuable. Like you always say,
and I always quote...Ahem! "Some say the world's full of mystery, but they're
wrong! It's as if they were looking through a clouded window! Empty-headed
fools! The world is a thing of beauty, built on logic! I solve mysteries and
expose truth to the light of day! That is my purpose, my joy! Adventurers?!
Pfft! Do not compare me to shallow treasure hunters like you!"...right, Doctor?
Lautrec: Hmph!
Sophie: But must you antagonize adventurers by saying it to their faces? That's
why students do not want to work in your lab.
Lautrec: Mind your own business. Let's get to it, Sophie.
*After a puzzle that requires navigating past the police officers under the
amphitheater*
Sophie: So tell me, Doctor, how else would Professor Gustav be wrong?
Lautrec: That goes without saying.
Nico: *peeks out from under Lautrec's hat* Uh-ho!
Lautrec: Hmm. I know, Nico. The police are nearby.
Nico: Eek, eek!
Lautrec: Security is far too lax here. Inspector Godot needs to pull his finger
out.
Sophie: Please, Doctor. Tell me how else Professor Gustav would be wrong.
Lautrec: The point about being cleverer than I, of course. He's the imbecile
for halting his dig here.
Sophie: Are you saying he missed something?
Lautrec: Take a look at this map.
*the map displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: Oh, is that the map that was found at the monastery? The one that
sparked this dig?
Lautrec: The truth is right here if you just open your eyes.
Sophie: It is?
Lautrec: Yes, indeed. Just look!
*the maps folds up like a fortune teller to reveal something else, a path made
up of square tiles*
Sophie: I see.
Lautrec: ... [spoken: Mhm mhm.]
Sophie: Oh...You mean you want me to figure it out.
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Un petit chez soi vaut mieux qu'un grand chez les autres.
English: A little home of one's own is much better than the grand place of
another.
French: Les joies les plus saines sont celles du foyer.
English: The healthiest joys are those of the home.
*after the puzzle*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 3: The Hidden Entrance~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Sophie and Lautrec are walking through a tunnel*
Sophie: N-E-Z..."Nose"? [spoken: "n-e-zed...nose?"]
Lautrec: This is taking forever.
*slams his fist against a stone wall*
Lautrec: Clearly there is something important...hidden beyond this wall. But
they stopped digging before they could find it. What a bunch of fools.
Sophie: *looks around* This wall here? What about this big statue?
*looks at an Anubis statue*
Sophie: Do you think it could be part of the puzzle?
*Lautrec walks past it*
Lautrec: The man who discovered the site of Troy...Heinrich Schliemann...
*picks up an iron rod*
Lautrec: Angry with the Turkish government...because they would not give him
permission to dig...he stood on the hill of Hisarlik and did this!
*walks up to the statue and starts hitting it on the head with the rod*
Sophie: *gasps* Doctor! What on earth are you doing?!
*The statue's head turns and the wall crumbles open, revealing a room with
treasure inside.*
*Lautrec and Sophie peer in. In the center of the room is a blue and gold metal
egg.*
Sophie: Wow! So much treasure! What a fabulous find, Doctor!
Lautrec: Never mind that rubbish. You know what you should be looking for.
Sophie: Yes...Of course, Doctor.
*Sophie hurries to the center of the room where Lautrec is standing. Lautrec
takes out a gold metal device and holds it over the egg.*
Lautrec: Treasure Animatus...Sophie, do you see it?
*Sophie inspects the egg. A turquoise glow surrounds it and a black and
turquoise vaguely ghost-like creature appears from it.*
Sophie: Yes, it's there. It's definitely alive.
Lautrec: I still can't see those monsters...or should I say, guardians,
but...I'll just have to take your word for it.
Nico: Eek! *jumps off Lautrec's shoulder in terror*
Sophie: Don't do anything foolish...or we'll be cursed.
Lautrec: Yes, yes, I know.
*Lautrec brandishes the device*
Lautrec: We must tame the guardian.
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*After taming the guardian*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 4: Treasure Animatus Tamed~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Doctor Lautrec takes the treasure out of the egg and puts it into his bag*
Lautrec: Hmm...
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Sophie: You're taking the goddess figure?
Lautrec: There's no point leaving it here. It will just end up in the hands of
some adventurer...who doesn't understand its true value...or its risks.
Sophie: And the other treasure? Some of it looks quite valuable.
Lautrec: Yes, but it's not alive, is it? I've no time for such rubbish.
Police Officer: *off-screen* Over there! I heard something over there!
Lautrec: We had best leave before they start asking questions.
*Lautrec heads off*
Sophie: Oh! Wait for me!
*Sophie runs off*
Police Officer: *off-screen* I heard a big crash...Ah! That wall's been
destroyed!
*he comes on-screen*
Police Officer: What? I don't believe it! Look at all that treasure!
Inspector Godot: Find something?
Police Officer: Ah, Inspector Godot, look! This wall was destroyed, but it's
revealed a new room.
Inspector Godot: So, we have ourselves an intruder who snuck into the
ruins...made a new discovery, and then vanished without a trace? There's only
one man who could pull off a stupid stunt like that! Lautrec! You won't get
away with this!
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 5: Welcome to Paris~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*~Fin du 19e siecle, Paris---Late 19th century, Paris~*
Newsman: *waving around newspapers* Extra, extra! Prof Gustav's great
discovery!
Man: Yes, I'll take one.
Newsman: *hands the man a newspaper* Thank ya kindly, sir!
*hands out more newspapers*
Newsman: Here's one for you. Secret rooms discovered at the Arles Amphitheatre!
Could this be the greatest archeological find of the 19th century?
*A young woman in a red and white outfit passes by, followed by a tall, slender
man in an orchid suit. The camera follows them until they reach-*
*~Musee d'Histoire naturelle, Paris~*
*The woman stops at the gate, while the man walks on for a few more steps. He
stops and smirks.*
*Cut to:*
*A gold sign on a wooden door reads
"Jean-Pierre Lautrec, Docteur es archeologie"
Captions: "Jean-Pierre Lautrec, Doctor of Archaeology"*
*The door opens and the camera pans up a ladder to a loft. Inside it, Sophie is
sitting, reading a book.*
Lautrec: *off-screen* I never thought I'd find...
*The camera pans right, revealing him sitting at a desk*
..Treasure Animatus outside Paris. Either it was taken there or was placed
there by someone from the start. Curious...
*a book slams off-screen*
Sophie: *off-screen* Oh, this is too much!
*Lautrec looks at her, annoyed. Sophie is clutching the book to her chest and
rocking in her chair.*
Sophie: Oh, D'Artagnan! You're so dashing!
*Sophie blushes. Lautrec gives her a confused look, then softens a bit. Nico
gives him a confused look.*
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Lautrec: I was wondering what you were reading. A work of fiction? It's all
rubbish, if you ask me.
Sophie: "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas is a masterpiece. It's so
dramatic, how the Man in the Iron Mask...turns out to be Louis XIV's twin
brother. A tragic prince, put in an iron mask and imprisoned for life! This
book reveals a long-hidden historical truth.
Lautrec: There are many theories on the true identity of the Man in the Iron
Mask...but that one is the least plausible. I could give any number of reasons,
but most notably...a child born to the Royal Family could never have
been...kept a complete secret. A royal birth is a momentous event, borne
witness to by many.
Sophie: *sighs* Thank you for ruining a perfectly good story.
*There is a knock on the door*
Sophie: Hmm?
*There is another knock*
Sophie: We don't get many visitors here. You sit right there, Doctor. Your
trusty assistant...um, partner will handle this.
Lautrec: I've no need for assistants!
Sophie: I'll be right there!
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*Sophie climbs down as a ladder as the knocking continues*
Sophie: Just a moment! I'm coming!
*She runs over to the door and opens it. There stands the young woman from
earlier, with a blank expression. Sophie looks a bit confused, then looks up at
the man.*
*The man gives Sophie a look, and Sophie looks a bit confused again.*
Sophie: *opens the door* Please, come right in!
*They go inside. The man gives Sophie a long look from feet to head, almost as
he's checking her out, then tips his hat slightly with a smirk.*
*Sophie looks confused and a little unnerved as the man walks off.*
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??? (the woman): ...
Sophie: Um, can we help you?
???: ...
Lautrec: ...
??? (the man): Jean-Pierre Lautrec, Doctor of Archaeology, I presume?
Lautrec: Yes, that would be me. And you are...?
Vidocq: I'm Jacques-Marie Vidocq...a professor at the Sorbonne University. And
this is Marie. She has a job for you. Something quite important.
Lautrec: A job? For me? I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place. I'm not some
kind of detective or adventurer.
Marie: ...
Lautrec: Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm quite busy.
Marie: P-Please...
Lautrec: Hmm?
Marie: Help me, Dr. Lautrec. Please...
Lautrec: Help you? With what?
Marie: Please, you're my only hope.
Lautrec: I still don't understand. If you are in trouble, you had best go to
the police. I could introduce you to a half-baked inspector I know.
Vidocq: Dr. Lautrec, please allow me to explain.
Lautrec: Hmm?
Vidocq: You see, she has a puzzle that only you can solve. You enjoy such
things, no?
Lautrec: [spoken: Hmph.] ...
Vidocq: She wants to show you something. Come now, Marie, show it to the good
doctor.
*A box with some pieces inside it appears on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Hmm...what a curious little gadget you have.
Vidocq: It's been in her family for several generations. It's quite valuable,
both culturally and historically. I'm presently studying it at the university.
Lautrec: Well, then there's no need for you to come here to the...Musee
d'Histoire naturelle, is there?
Vidocq: But I'm at the end of my rope, I'm afraid. And Marie insisted we come
see you.
Sophie: What is it, anyway? It looks like a puzzle That's been taken apart.
Vidocq: If I could just put it back together...I'm sure it would be clear, but
I haven't had much luck. After all, it's really old, and some parts are
missing. But Marie was sure Dr. Lautrec could do it.
Sophie: Well, Doctor? What do you think?
Lautrec: Hrmm...I've no interest in cultural or historical value. But I do find
the gadget quite intriguing. Let's see if I can put it back together.
*after the puzzle, which requires you to put together the gadget*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 7: The Gadget~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Dr. Lautrec puts the cap into place on the gadget and holds it up. It looks
like a brown old-fashioned pistol with a blue and white symbol on the sides.
Marie and Sophie watch with interest.*
Sophie: Is it some kind of pistol?
*Lautrec continues inspecting the gadget*
Vidocq: I see...Marie was certainly wise...in recommending that we come here to
see you.
Lautrec: The power of logic will bring any and all truths to light. No mystery
is unsolvable.
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*the gadget displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: That's a strange symbol. It looks like a lily or a sword.
Lautrec: It's based on the fleur-de-lis...an emblem of the French monarchy.
Perhaps this belongs to someone of the royal line?
*the handle of the gadget appears on the bottom screen*
Sophie: Oh, look. There's an inscription here. Um...I can't read it. Is it
Latin?
Lautrec: No, Gaulish. Let me see, here..."The life of the noble yet pitiful
man. Seek the flying castle."
Sophie: "The life of the noble yet pitiful man. Seek the flying
castle."...What's that supposed to mean?
Lautrec: Who knows? I've never heard anything like it before.
*The gadget displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: Well, never mind that. What do you think this is? It's shaped like some
kind of pistol.
Lautrec: Looks to me like a Laterna Magica--an image projector. But it's
missing its reflector at the moment.
Sophie: You mean it won't work? How disappointing...Wait, don't we have a
mirror we could use That's in the lab?
Lautrec: No ordinary mirror will do.
Vidocq: Oh? And why would that be?
Lautrec: Simple. This projector is unnecessarily complex. That you must piece
it together is a clue itself. Only a chosen few were meant to use it. I believe
it is some sort of decryption device.
Sophie: A decryption device?!
Lautrec: No doubt it uses a special decryption reflector, too.
Vidocq: A special reflector? And what might that be?
Lautrec: Hrmm...If I had made this, I would have used a diamond.
Sophie: A diamond? You mean, the precious stone?
*a blueprint of the gadget appears on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Diamonds have the highest refractive index of all minerals. All light
that enters is reflected back out. That's one reason a diamond sparkles so
brilliantly. The way it is cut affects the way it reflects light...and how it
forms an image. If you cut glass or another mineral into the same shape...it
still wouldn't form the same image as a diamond. And that has to do with its
superior refractive index.
Vidocq: So this gadget won't decrypt anything without a diamond?
Lautrec: Precisely. A most ingenious decryption device.
*the gadget displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: A decryption device that uses a diamond. My, my...
Lautrec: And judging by the size...it looks to be intended for quite a large
diamond, too. One rivalling the national treasures of France. What mysteries
might this gadget unravel? Oh well. No point in theorizing any further.
Vidocq: Ha ha ha...I must say, I'm quite impressed, Doctor.
*a blue diamond appears on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Ah! That's...!
Sophie: Is that a diamond?! It's huge! Not only that, it's alive! It's quite
weak, but it's a Treasure Animatus, without a doubt!
Vidocq: Treasure what-a-matus?
Lautrec: That's quite enough, Sophie. Ahem...Yes, that diamond should do the
trick. Now all we need is a cryptogram to decipher.
Vidocq: I just happen to have one of those, too.
*the cryptogram, a cog with a stained glass middle with the same fleur-de-lis
symbol on it, displays on the bottom screen*
Vidocq: An adventurer found this plate in Pinerolo prison. It was with other
trouble in an egg-shaped treasure chest. But the man who opened the chest
dropped dead on the spot.
Sophie: Of course! You can't just go around touching Treasure Animatus--
Lautrec: *clears throat* ...
Sophie: Oh, right! Sorry...L-Look! The mark on the plate! It's the same lily
symbol That's on the projector!
Lautrec: It looks like it would fit just in front of the lens.
Vidocq: Well, let's hurry up and see what it shows.
*French text displays on the top screen*
Sophie: Ah! It works! Let's see...
*the same text displays on the bottom screen:
On passera par Lancellade, ou l'on ne fera qu'un demy-tour, et apres l'avoir
considere, on en sortira par en bas.*
Sophie: "Upon passing the Encelade, we do proceed round a distance the halfway
of that...and having considered it, thereupon we emerge from the way that lies
lowest." The message has different typefaces here and there. What does it mean?
Vidocq: The Encelade...Ring any bells?
*the top screen returns to normal*
Lautrec: No, it doesn't. But it must be a secret worth keeping. After all, it
involves the use of the Hope Diamond. No doubt it's some great treasure of
state. Perhaps, the great hidden treasure of Louis XIV. Or, perhaps, the
scandal of the century. One that would've rocked the Royal Family to its core.
Sophie: The "Hope Diamond"? You mean that legendary cursed jewel?
Lautrec: Precisely.
*the Hope Diamond appears in the bottom screen*
Lautrec: A 69.03-carat, VS1-clarity, blue diamond. It was found on the Deccan
Plateau in southern India...and was eventually purchased by Louis XIV. Called
the "French Blue", it was the most precious...of all the Bourbon dynasty's
treasures. Blue diamonds of that size are a rare find, after all. It's now
owned by the Hope family...but I heard it was stolen just the other day.
Vidocq: ...
Lautrec: Don't tell me you found that diamond in Pinerolo, too. Now, how about
you tell us who you're really are?
Vidocq: *laughs softly* ...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 8: Vidocq's True Colors~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Vidocq pulls out a gun and points it at Marie and Sophie. Lautrec frowns.*
Vidocq: Bravo. What amazing powers of deduction, Lautrec. It seems like it took
you a mere 5 minutes to figure out...what took me 20 long years of hard work.
Dr. Lautrec, I really must bow to your intellect. However...I think I've heard
enough.
*Two men burst through the door. One, Jean, is tall and thin with blond hair,
and the other, Paul, is short and fat with brown hair. Both are wearing white
suits with black and red accents. The short one points his large gun at Marie
and Sophie.*
Marie: Eek!!!
Sophie: Wha-What's this?!
Jean: Whoa, no false moves there, my little ladies. It'd be a waste to shoot
you two.
Paul: That's right! No false moves!
*He approaches Marie and tries to grab her arm, she pulls away*
Marie: No! Don't touch me!
Paul: Duh, sorry. I didn't mean...
Jean: Paul! What is wrong with you?!
*Paul turns around, blushing slightly*
Paul: Aw, c'mon. I didn't wanna hurt such a...pretty girl.
Sophie: Now, Nico!
*Paul looks at Sophie in confusion.*
*Nico pops out of Lautrec's top hat, which is on a nearby hanger and jumps at
Paul's face*
Nico: Eeeeeek!
*Paul falls back as Nico hits his face. Marie, Sophie and Vidocq look on*
Paul: Ouch! Hey! Ooh!
*Lautrec kicks his desk forward into Vidocq, pinning him against the wall. He
rushes forward and punches out Jean and grabs his top hat*
Lautrec: Run for it!
*Sophie and Marie run out. Paul looks up from the ground*
Paul: Hey!
Vidocq: What's wrong with you two?! Just get after them now!
Jean and Paul: Yes boss, right!
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 9: The Chase~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Lautrec, Marie and Sophie run out of the Musee d'Histoire naturelle*
*Lautrec starts a car, Sophie and Marie climb into it, and they quickly drive
off*
*Sophie looks behind her*
*A cloud of dust and smoke appears above the bushes. Seconds later, a car
bursts through.*
Sophie: My...What was that?
Lautrec: Ha! That is a most fascinating vehicle!
Sophie: Doctor, please! This is no time to admire...Aagh!!!
*The car speeds up and careens down a road. The other car follows, crashing
into a few stands along the way.*
Jean: *throws a sheet off his head* Watch where you're going, Paul!
Paul: Duh, just relax, Jean. We're gonna catch up!
*The car speeds up*
Jean: Come on! You're not getting away!
*Jean and Paul shout as they catch up to Lautrec, Marie and Sophie. They hit a
fruit'stand and fruit goes flying. Nico grabs a banana out of the air and
starts eating it.*
*Sophie looks back at Paul and Jean. They're catching up. She looks at Lautrec*
Sophie: Doctor! They are gaining on us!
*Lautrec speeds up*
Jean: Heh! It's over!
*Lautrec drives through a construction site as Jean and Paul pursue, shouting*
Sophie: Oh no...Doctor!
*Lautrec goes in reverse until he is next to Jean and Paul. He takes Nico's
banana*
Nico: Eek!
*Lautrec throws the banana into the large exhaust pipe*
Jean: Oh! What're they doing?
*smoke starts pouring out of the exhaust pipe*
Jean: What's wrong, Paul?!
Paul: Huh? Eh?! Look out, look out!!!
*With a large puff of smoke, the car stops.*
*Lautrec drives past*
Marie: See you later!
Lautrec: Good day.
Jean: Stupid car!
*Not far out of the construction site, Lautrec stops.*
Lautrec: Looks like we're safe for the moment.
Sophie: Phew...That was close. Marie...Are you--
*Marie is cringing in the backseat, shivering. Sophie and Nico look back at her
in pity*
Lautrec: Let's find somewhere where we can catch our breath.
*Lautrec starts up the car again.*
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 10: Le Repaire~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*~Palais Garnier, Paris---The Paris Opera~*
*The camera goes around the opera house, then pans down, showing...*
*...Le Repaire, a small, seedy-looking yet cozy tavern underneath, where Marie,
Sophie and Lautrec sit.*
*Milady, a beautiful woman in a purple, black and white dress and a mask pours
tea. Sophie casts a side glance over at Marie, who looks downcast. A man in
purple, Claude, sits at another table, and takes a puff from his pipe. At
another table, Lautrec looks over a book.*
*A cup of tea is slipped onto the table. Marie looks up at Milady.*
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Marie: ...
Sophie: We're safe now. Not just anyone's allowed into Le Repaire. This
tavern's only for adventurers. It's a bit grimy, and the barmaid has a sharp
tongue...but don't let it bother you.
Milady: Such colorful language, Madame. Still tagging along with Monsieur
Lautrec, I see? Ladies from good families should marry young, no? You don't
want to be an old maid now, do you Madame?
Sophie: Milady, didn't I ask you to stop calling me Madame?!
Claude: Well, well. Arguing already, are we, ladies? Doesn't suit them pretty
faces of yours. And you're scaring your friend there.
Sophie: Oh, sorry, Marie. Are you feeling a little better now?
Marie: Yes. Thank you.
Sophie: Who were they? And why were they trying to kill us?
Marie: Good question.
Claude: Trying to kill you? That doesn't sound too good. Up to the usual fun
and games, are you?
*Lautrec appears, reading a book*
Claude: Hey, Doc! That recent damage to the ruin in Arles? Godot thinks you're
behind it. Says he'll get you thrown in prison once he gets some proof. And,
starting tomorrow, he's putting you under 24-hour watch.
Lautrec: Hmph! Let him think and do as he pleases. Anyway, I'd welcome an
increased police presence. I don't want those ruffians coming anywhere near my
lab again.
Claude: You got a point there. But you know how that Godot hates adventurers.
Who knows what he'll end up doing to you?
Lautrec: I've said it many times. I am not an adventurer.
Claude: What? After all those underground adventures of yours?
Marie: Excuse me...What do you mean by "adventurer"?
Claude: You're kidding me. Well, I suppose a straight-laced lady like you
wouldn't know.
*a picture of a newspaper displays on the bottom screen*
Claude: Adventurers are explorers. Explorers that investigate the mysteries
beneath Paris.
Lautrec: Nothing but a bunch of rogues, if you ask me.
Claude: The great Victor Hugo once said, "The Paris underground is an abyss.
Everywhere you look, sewers, mines, catacombs...twisting and turning in all
directions. A maze stretching into the bowels of the earth. All right here,
under our feet. Amazing treasures sometimes turn up down there.
Sophie: People even find maps to those treasures. But no one knows who drew
them.
Claude: With treasure maps in hand...adventurers head down to the world of
darkness...in search of fame and riches. That's what we adventurers are all
about!
Lautrec: There! Found it!
*an open book displays on the bottom screen*
Claude: Found what? What have you been looking for over there anyway, Doc?
Sophie: Let me see. "The tour itinerary for the gardens of Versailles"?
Claude: The official route the Sun King wanted everyone to take...through the
gardens he'd built, right?
Sophie: The Sun King?! You mean Louis XIV?!
Lautrec: The tour itinerary is officially entitled, "Maniere de montrer les
jardins de Versailles."
*A map of the gardens displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: It details the best route for viewing...
*A map of the gardens with highlighted paths displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: ...the immense gardens at the Palace of Versailles. By following its
26 paragraphs exactly...you can view the entire gardens in a single trip.
Sophie: My, my. He really must have loved his gardens.
Lautrec: The 15th paragraph says..."pass by the Encelade and then go halfway
round. After viewing that, exit via the lowest way.
Sophie: Doctor! That's--!
Lautrec: The Encelade is one of the fountains at the gardens of Versailles.
"Encelade" is the name of a giant from Greek mythology. The cryptogram sounded
like some sort of directions. I thought of this itinerary, and it turns out I
was right.
Claude: A new mystery to solve and treasure to find, eh?
Lautrec: Who knows? It may be the royal treasure of the Bourbon dynasty.
Claude: The secret treasure of Louis XIV! After a big catch yet again.
Lautrec: I'm not surprised an attempt was made on our lives. At any rate, let's
head on over to Versailles! We might just find a clue there!
Sophie: Versailles?! Hurray! It's such a beautiful place!
Lautrec: Pull yourself together! We have serious work to do!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 11: Chateau Vidocq~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*~Chateau Vidocq, Environs de Paris---Vidocq Castle, Outskirts of Paris~*
*the camera pans down, revealing more of a castle on a hill at night.*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vidocq: Idiots! Imbeciles!
Paul: Yikes!
Jean: ...
Vidocq: They got away?! Well go and find them! And make sure you get that
diamond and gadget back!
Paul: Duh, b-but, Boss, we got no idea where they went.
Jean: And for some reason...the police are watching the doctor's lab.
Vidocq: Excuses, excuses! Paul, your uncle was of immense service to me...I
never expected his boys to be so utterly incompetent!
Paul: But my uncle was a union executive. Oh, it's not fair to compare--
Vidocq: Stop wasting time and find them, you useless idiots! There's nothing I
hate more than incompetence!
Paul: Duh! Yes, Boss! Right away, Boss!
*Paul runs off*
Jean: ...
Vidocq: Curse you, Lautrec! You won't get away with this!
*outside Le Repaire*
Lautrec: Well then, shall we head to the Palace of Versailles?
Sophie: Yes, let's. Oh dear, where was it again?
Lautrec: Southwestern Paris. About 10 kilometers out of the 15th district.
Sophie: Hmm...Okay, let's head southwest and see what we find! Is everyone
ready?
Marie: ...
Sophie: Don't fret, Marie, the doctor's here after all!
Marie: You're right.
Lautrec: It's settled then. Off we go.
*at Versailles*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 12: Versailles~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*The camera zooms out on the front gate of Versailles, then cuts to the
fountains, then shows a bird's-eye-view of the fountains*
*~Chateau de Versailles, Pres de Paris---The Palace of Versailles~*
*Sophie and Nico run out of a building down to the steps to the fountains and
stop. Marie and Lautrec are behind them.*
Sophie: So these are the gardens of Versailles?
*zoom out showing the gardens in front of Sophie*
Sophie: *spreads her arms out, Nico follows suit* They're huge! *puts her hands
on her hips, Nico follows suit* Now I finally know why the Sun King was so
proud of them.
Nico: Eek!
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Lautrec: It was Andre Le Notre's crowning masterpiece. Le Notre was the
greatest French landscape architect...and principal gardener to Louis XIV. It's
said that the Sun King was jealous when he saw...the garden Le Notre had
designed for Nicolas Fouquet...Superintendent of Finances at the time. So, he
plotted Fouquet's downfall and then had...Le Notre design the gardens of
Versailles for himself.
Sophie: What a terrible story. But I understand his envy.
*the cryptogram displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Well, we're not here to sightsee. Let's go right to paragraph 15 on
the tour itinerary. And that would be the Encelade Fountain.
*once you get close to Encelade Fountain*
Lautrec: By the way, I neglected to ask...Who is that Vidocq fellow?
Marie: Yes, well, he's a distant relation of mine. Apparently our families were
closer a generation ago. Ever since he heard about that projector gadget...he's
been pestering me to investigate it. So, I thought you might be able to help.
Lautrec: Why me?
Marie: Dr. Lautrec...You don't even remember me?
Lautrec: Are you saying we've met before?
Marie: Oh, never mind. Please just forget I said anything.
Lautrec: Hrmm...
Sophie: Uh, Doctor! What are you two doing?! We have work to do!
*at the Encelade Fountain*
*a small map of the area around the fountain displays in the bottom screen*
Sophie: And here we are, the Encelade Fountain. What do we do next?
Lautrec: Well, let's try following the directions.
*after solving the puzzle the first time*
Sophie: It ends here. I didn't notice anything special.
Lautrec: Hmm. And no new cryptograms indicating where to go next.
Marie: Maybe we're in the wrong place?
Lautrec: No, this is where we should be. Hrmmm...Let's take a look at that
cryptogram again, shall we?
*the cryptogram displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: There are different typefaces here and there. It would appear as if
that's some sort of hint, but...Hrmm...Let's walk the route again, paying
closer heed to the cryptograms.
*if you solve it incorrectly*
Lautrec: Hrmm...That's not it. There are different typefaces here and there. It
would appear as if that's some sort of hint.
*after solving the puzzle*
Lautrec: Oh, I see. So that's how the puzzle works.
Sophie: Did you figure it out, Doctor?
*a small map of the area around the fountain displays in the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Yes, I did. Here, take a look at the gardens map. Now, I'll draw the
route we walked...while following the official gardens tour itinerary.
*a small map of the area around the fountain displays in the bottom screen; now
it shows the path taken in the puzzle*
Lautrec: Next, I'll take the route I drew...and place it over the cryptogram.
Then, when I project the superimposed images...
*the path taken in the puzzle displays over the cryptogram*
Sophie: S-T-P-A-U-L?
Lautrec: Saint Paul...The Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis. Ha ha ha! Yet another
truth revealed! Another glorious triumph of the mind! There's no mystery I
can't unravel!
Marie: Hee hee! Oh, Doctor, you haven't changed a bit.
Sophie: ...
*in Le Repaire*
Lautrec: The cryptogram pointed to the Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis...a church
in Paris's [sic] 4th district. You wait here, Marie. I fear they may strike
again.
Marie: Yes, but I...
Sophie: Just wait here. I'm sure the doctor and I will find the treasure!
Milady: Just a moment, Monsieur. The guardian beneath the Eglise Saint-Paul-
Saint-Louis is powerful. You can't tame it with the Treasure Animatus you now
bear. You must first seek out more powerful Treasure Animatus.
Lautrec: Well now, this involves Treasure Animatus, does it? You seem to know a
fair bit about such things.
Milady: Hee hee. I have my moments.
Lautrec: Hrmmm...How do you propose we acquire said Treasure Animatus?
Milady: Simply complete a quest. Le Repaire is the favored haunt of
adventurers.
*a small stack of maps displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: This is where they get the treasure maps they need to go on quests.
There are many deep, dark labyrinths beneath Paris. Treasure maps are the key
to finding their entrances. And deep within those labyrinths...
*silhouettes of Treasure Animatus display on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: ...rest magnificent Treasure Animatus.
Milady: That's right, Monsieur. You can only carry three Treasure Animatus with
you at a time. So if you wish to battle a powerful guardian spirit...you must
go on quest after quest...slowly building up your collection of powerful
Treasure Animatus.
Lautrec: Hrmmm...
*the menu screen for Le Repaire displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: It's quite simple. Just visit Le Repaire and choose "Quests". Do that,
and I'll hand you the treasure map you'll need for your quest.
Sophie: We COULD go and see the Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis first. I think
that would be a valid strategy too.
Lautrec: Hrmmm...What to do, what to do...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 2: Saint-Paul Church~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[CH2]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*at the Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis*
Sophie: Well, this is the Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis. The royal treasure's
here?
Lautrec: Actually, treasure may not be what we're looking for.
Sophie: There's an unusually large crowd over there.
Inspector Godot: Look sharp, men!
Sophie: Huh?! Th-That's Inspector Godot shouting!
Inspector Godot: Listen good. Those lawless rogues are lurking underground...I
just know it. Filthy adventurers! Show 'em no mercy! Arrest 'em on the spot and
haul 'em back aboveground.
Sophie: Seems they have this area under surveillance today. They must already
have men underground, too. We'd better be careful in case they see us.
*once you find the labyrinth entrance*
Sophie: Doctor? Doctor! Oh. Where did he disappear to now?
Lautrec: Stop dilly-dallying and get over here. Look at this.
Sophie: Oh, it's another one of those lily marks. What was it again? A fleur...
Lautrec: De-lis, most definitely. This is the entrance. See? A secret door
leading down underground. Let's go.
Sophie: Doctor, with the Treasure Animatus we currently have...we don't stand a
chance against the guardians up ahead.
Lautrec: You can see the guardians in that cavern up ahead?
Sophie: Well, no. But I do feel them. I feel a strong power emanating from
within the labyrinth. Perhaps we should head back to Le Repaire? Milady was
saying something about solving other mysteries before continuing...I think I
must concur. We need stronger guardians.
*if you try again without completing Quest 1*
Lautrec: De-lis, most definitely. This is the entrance. See? A secret door
leading down underground. Let's go.
Sophie: Doctor, with the Treasure Animatus we currently have...we don't stand a
chance against the guardians up ahead. Perhaps we should head back to Le
Repaire?
*if you come back after completing Quest 1*
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leading down underground. Let's go.
Sophie: Doctor, with the Treasure Animatus we currently have...
*Sophie gives her usual Treasure Animatus spiel*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera.
English: Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
French: Apres la pluie, le beau temps.
English: After the rain, fair weather.
French: A quelque chose malheur est bon.
English: Misfortune is good for something.
*Sophie and Lautrec walk up to a door*
*the door displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: Another puzzle to solve? It's one after another down here.
Lautrec: Someone's trying to keep intruders out, but who?
Sophie: I'm not much help with the mental puzzles, eh, Doctor? I know how to
solve puzzles, of course! Just not as well as you. I can help with the more
physical puzzles, you know. And of course, I can see guardian spirits, too.
Such a strange power may come in handy down here.
Lautrec: Would you mind keeping quiet?
Sophie: *looks upset* Oh... Um, Doctor? Do you think I talk too much?
Lautrec: Yes. Far too much.
Sophie: *with a sigh* Yes, of course. You like the quiet type, don't you?
That's why you're always so nice to Marie, isn't it?
Lautrec: What on earth are you going on about?
Sophie: *looks annoyed* Oh, never mind!
Lautrec: That's fine by me.
*Sophie and Lautrec descend into a futuristic grayish room with a square-tiled
floor and turquoise streaks on the walls.*
Sophie: Hmm? The walls around here look different than before.
Lautrec: Indeed. Archaeologically, this should be an older stratum. For some
reason, however, it looks quite modern. No, make that "futuristic." What IS
this place?
*they walk into the room and stop in astonishment as two people in purple robes
and white and red masks appear.*
???: Who goes there?!
Sophie: Aaagh! Where did they come from?!
???: You shall not pass, surface dwellers! I swear on my honor, you shall not
pass. To arms!
Lautrec: I think we can assume they won't listen to reason. Run!
*Lautrec flees*
Sophie: Good idea!
*Sophie flees*
???: Halt, knaves!
*Lautrec and Sophie are pursued, then they run up the stairs. They keep running
until they are no longer being followed. Lautrec and Sophie stop to catch their
breath.*
Lautrec: I think we lost them.
Sophie: *panting* Who were they, anyway?
Lautrec: I couldn't say. Their faces were hidden by iron masks.
Sophie: Iron masks make a fun story...but not when they're after you.
Lautrec: Did you notice the fleur-de-lis emblems on their capes? They may be
guarding the very thing we seek.
*upon approaching the room with the final Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: No, Doctor! Stop, please!
Lautrec: Hmm? What's gotten into you, Sophie?
Sophie: There's Treasure Animatus up ahead. But its guardian spirit is
powerful.
Lautrec: Well, now, that IS exciting.
Sophie: Yes, but you'll place us in great peril if you're not careful. The
guardian of the treasure here is a bit different. It's completely enraged, or
perhaps it's better to say...it's heartless and unthinking.
Lautrec: Hrmmm...Shall we proceed? Or shall we go back for now?
*Two buttons come up: "Proceed" and "Go Back"*
*If you press "Go Back"*
Lautrec: Let's return later when we are better prepared.
*If you press "Proceed"*
*Lautrec walks through the door*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 14: The Untamable Guardian~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Lautrec and Sophie walk into a room. A huge fleur-de-lis on the wall is
glowing, and beneath it is a pedestal with Treasure Animatus.
Lautrec: This is as far as we go.
*the camera pans forward onto the Treasure Animatus*
Lautrec: So, is that the treasure?
*The Treasure Animatus starts to glow blue. A pink glow appears above it, and
grows until a dragon-like guardian appears. It roars at Lautrec and Sophie.*
Sophie: Yes, Treasure Animatus. It's a bit different than normal, mind you!
Lautrec: I find it telling...that this case involves Treasure Animatus. *turns
to Sophie* Now, to tame the beast!
*they both turn around to face the guardian*
Lautrec: Let's get to it, Sophie!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sophie: It appears to be a Terrestrial spirit. Doctor, this guardian is unlike
the rest. I fear it will not work with us, even if we tame it.
Lautrec: Are you suggesting we must extinguish it?
Sophie: Yes. Let's give this everything we've got!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 15: The Next Step~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*The Treasure Animatus case opens, revealing a plate. Lautrec reaches in and
takes it out.*
Lautrec: This plate...It's just like the one Vidocq had.
Sophie: Meaning...we can decrypt it with that gadget?
Lautrec: Perhaps. Let's try.
*Lautrec loads the plate in, then aims the gadget at the wall. It displays a
paragraph of text.*
Lautrec: Another paragraph of the gardens tour itinerary.
Sophie: So the Sun King's treasure...is in the next place we have to find?
Lautrec: Who knows? We may just find another mystery.
*Lautrec and Sophie turn around at the sound of footsteps*
Lautrec: Hmm...?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Jean and Paul walk in*
Jean: Hmph. Finally found you, Lautrec.
*Paul looks around*
Paul: Duh, hey, where's that pretty little belle?
Jean: Focus, Paul. We have work to do. Now, any last words?
Sophie: Oh, you're those men who work for Vidocq. How did you know we were
here?
Jean: Wasn't easy. We searched high and low and asked all around. Finally,
someone said they saw you at the opera house. So we went to have a look.
Paul: Duh, yeah. Someone even sold us this here map.
*a piece of paper with writing and a kiss on it displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: "Look for the lily of the Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, my dears."
What in the world?!
Lautrec: *sigh* Milady's doing, no doubt.
Jean: Enough talk. Paul, you get Lautrec!
Paul: Duh...Me? I'd rather get the girl.
Jean: I told you, leave your feelings out of your work. Now, get Lautrec!
Paul: That's not what I meant. He's got a monkey in his hat. I hate monkeys!
Whaddaya say we switch, Jean?
Jean: You think I want to deal with that nasty beast? Especially after what it
did last time?
Sophie: You two really don't like Nico, do you? Well, he's not in the doctor's
hat right now.
Paul: Duh, he's not? Really?
Sophie: Mm-hmm. And that precious piece of treasure in your bag? He's already
stolen it.
*Paul looks angry. There's the sound of footsteps and the screen goes white*
*a picture of Paul and Jean opening up their bag in shock displays on the top
screen*
Paul: Huh...?! Ah! It's true! The treasure's gone!
Jean: What?! Look at me, Paul! Are you sure that it's gone?! Oh, blast! Where's
that thieving monkey?!
Paul: Duh...Don't look like he's anywhere 'round here. Hey, you two, where did-
-?
*the screen goes white again*
Paul: Duh, huh? They're gone.
Jean: That little lady tricked us again. First back at the lab, and now here.
Paul: I like meek and mild girls the best!
Jean: I think I'm in love.
Paul: Uh-oh...
*at Le Repaire*
Marie: Dr. Lautrec! Are you all right?!
Lautrec: We're absolutely fine. But we did encounter some very curious fellows.
Marie: Curious?
Sophie: Yes, they wore armor and iron masks. And they had sharp talons, too.
Claude: Ah, you'll be meaning the Underdwellers.
Sophie: The Underdwellers?
Claude: Yes. Been living underground since who knows when. They're not supposed
to be down there under Paris, just like us adventurers. But they've made their
home there.
Sophie: Underground? How could they live in such a place?
Claude: Granted, it isn't a very pleasant existence...but then again, they're
quite an eccentric lot.
Marie: *looks upset* ...
Lautrec: Hrmm...The Underdwellers, eh? Anyway, Marie, I take it you were fine
here?
Marie: Oh, yes, fine. Although Vidocq's men turned up.
Claude: Yes, we were enjoying the opera at the time. But I had eyes and ears
all around the place.
Sophie: But what's your story, Milady? Why did you sell them that map?!
Milady: In case you've forgotten, I'm a map dealer. What's wrong with selling
maps to paying customers?
Sophie: What's wrong?! We're supposed to be on the same side!
Milady: I don't choose sides, Madame. I merely sell maps to those who need
them.
Sophie: Tsk. How could you?!
Milady: If you let buffoons like that get the better of you...what can you
possibly hope to achieve? Isn't that right, Monsieur Lautrec?
Lautrec: Hrmm...I suppose you have a point there.
Milady: Hee hee. Now, Monsieur, if you have a moment...there's someone who'd
like to meet you. Come along.
Lautrec: Me? I wonder who it could be.
Sophie: It's not that no-good Vidocq character again, is it?!
Milady: No, not him. Actually, it's the Phantom of the Opera. The REAL Phantom
of the Opera, that is.
Sophie: Huh?! The real Phantom of the Opera?
Claude: The mystery man who lives under the opera house. Always hides his face
under a mask. Some say he's a vengeful monster...Others say he's some sort of
enchanted creature and opera lover. Always thought it was just a baseless
rumor, myself.
Milady: Who knows? At least he claims to be the real thing. Well, Monsieur?
Lautrec: Phantom of the Opera? I've no time for such nonsense. Still, who knows
what secrets such a man may be hiding? Very well. I shall meet this so-called
Phantom.
Milady: Hee hee. I was hoping you'd say that.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 16: The Secret of the Opera~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*a light shines down a set of stairs into a dark room. Lautrec climbs down,
followed by Sophie.*
Sophie: It's, um... kind of creepy down here.
Lautrec: *blows out his candle* Feel free to go back up if you don't like it.
*Lautrec walks down, Sophie frowns at him. He, Sophie and Marie walk a little
farther until they see a hall lit by candles. Lautrec sets down his candle and
the three walk down it.*
???: I bid you welcome.
*Lautrec, Sophie and Marie gasp. The camera pans around a huge open room with a
fleur-de-lis on the floor. Candles line the walls, and there are steps leading
up to a fleur-de-lis-shaped throne. Many Knights of the Iron Mask stand around
it.*
*An old man in a purple and white outfit gets out of the throne and genuflects.
The Knights of the Iron Mask follow suit.*
*Marie, Lautrec and Sophie gasp softly.*
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Sophie: Huh?! It's those masked knights again! The ones we saw under Saint
Paul's.
Lautrec: And I take it you're the one who summoned me--The masked man who lives
beneath the opera house...the Phantom of the Opera.
The Phantom: Call me that if that is thy wish...but I go by another name.
Lautrec: Another name?
*the fleur-de-lis symbol displays on the bottom screen*
The Phantom: Indeed, Knight of the Iron Mask! And these are my men. We are the
Knights of the Iron Mask!
Lautrec: The Knights of the Iron Mask?!
*A man stands alone in the spotlight on a stage. The set is designed to look
like a prison.*
Man in the Iron Mask: Oh! I've been imprisoned since the day I was born. They
moved me from Pinerolo to Ile Sainte-Marguerite...but nothing changed. Stone
walls, a stone floor, and iron bars... They are the only world I have ever
known. And now, I waste away here in the Bastille!
*the stage disappears*
Man in the Iron Mask: No one even knows I exist! Oh, Lord! What did I do to
deserve a fate such as this?
*in the present*
The Phantom: The Man in the Iron Mask. His true identity has long been spoken
of in whispers. The twin brother of King Louis the XIV [sic]...The illegitimate
son of Cardinal Mazarin and Anne of Austria...The son of the Duke of
Buckingham, the Turkish Emperor...General Vivien de Bulonde, Mattioli the
Italian diplomat...Eustache Dauger...But they are all mere fabrications...meant
to conceal the truth.
*the fleur-de-lis symbol displays on the bottom screen*
The Phantom: The real Man in the Iron Mask, or should I say..."Men in the Iron
Masks," stand before you. We guard the underground by order of His Royal
Majesty!
Lautrec: His Majesty? You mean, Louis XIV?
The Phantom: The one and only. His Majesty formed our order and gave us his
command. But enough of our history. Please, continue.
Lautrec: I believe you know something about what we're looking for?
The Phantom: Indeed, I do. For it is that which we, the Knights of the Iron
Mask...have been guarding from our very formation. It is our very purpose. Some
would say it is Paris itself.
Sophie: Paris itself?
The Phantom: Dost thou have the courage to approach that truth?
Lautrec: Are you trying to discourage us from seeking it?
The Phantom: If thou wert asked to stop, wouldst thou?
Lautrec: ...
The Phantom: I ask thee to halt. Then we shall return to our eternal slumber.
Marie: ...
Lautrec: In truth, you're only making me want to continue our quest all the
more.
The Phantom: We are the Knights of the Iron Mask--the rightful servants of the
Royal Family. We shall continue to stand guard until our duty is fulfilled. And
we shall oppose all who would interfere with its fulfillment. Come no further,
unless thou desirest to know all.
Lautrec: I'm not sure I understand. Are you friend or foe?
The Phantom: Perhaps it is best if thine understanding is incomplete. We shall
stand guard till he who can relieve us of our duty appears. He who has the
sagacity to unravel all mysteries...and the courage to bear the truth.
Marie: Pardon me, but have you...Have you been upholding this duty all this
time...?
The Phantom: For many generations.
Marie: ...
Lautrec: What is this duty you speak of? And spare me further riddles.
The Phantom: I shall say no more. I merely wish to meet with thee, and it has
been done.
Lautrec: I can't divine your purpose, but, mark my words...I WILL unravel every
last mystery before I'm through. Then shall I bear witness to the truth.
Understand?
The Phantom: We shall see.
*at Le Repaire*
Marie: ...
Milady: Welcome back, Monsieur. Enjoy your little talk with the Phantom?
Lautrec: Milady...What exactly are you up to? That you're selling maps right
atop their stronghold...can be no mere coincidence. What exactly are you luring
adventurers here to search for?
Milady: Think what you may...but I simply supply maps to those who need them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 3: Back to Versailles~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[CH3]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*After arriving at Versailles-King's Garden*
Sophie: So I just draw the suggested route onto the cryptogram, right?
Lautrec: That's right. Solve it with the same logic as before.
Sophie: *sighs* ...
Lautrec: What's the matter?
Sophie: It's this cryptogram... "Upon strolling upon the causeway betwixt the
springs two...we do circle round the larger of the ponds."...Does this mean
there's more than one lake? Is this really the right place?
Lautrec: The smaller lake is the "Mirror Fountain", below. The larger one is no
longer a lake, having been filled in in 1817...in order to build the King's
Garden.
Sophie: I see.
Lautrec: Which makes our next route clear as day, no?
*Solve the puzzle*
Puzzle Text:
On passera sur la chaussee ou il ya a des jets aux deux costez, et l'on fera le
tour de la grand piece; quand on sera au bas, on fera une pause pour considerer
les gerbes, les coquilles, les bassins, les statues et les portiques.
*The word you get from the bolded letters is "Bastille" *
Sophie: Bastille...The Bastille prison!
Lautrec: More precisely, its ruins. Well, we have our next clue. Let's go.
Marie: Excuse me...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 17: Nico Runs Off~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nico: *appears from under Lautrec's top hat* Eeeeeek! *Jumps off his head and
runs right past Marie and up a tree*
Sophie: Augh!
*high up in the tree, Nico stops on a branch and scratches himself*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sophie: What s gotten into Nico? Did he spot some fruit in that tree?
Lautrec: He normally behaves...but curiosity gets the better of him sometimes.
Sophie: I'll get him down, Doctor. I'm pretty good at climbing trees.
*Sophie runs off*
Lautrec: No, Sophie. Wait.
Marie: Let me...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 18: Sophie's Attempt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sophie *at the base of the tree*: Relax. Allow your humble assistant to assist
you.
Sophie: *she slips as she tries to climb it and falls* Auuuuugh!
*Sophie rubs her rear in pain, as Lautrec shrugs and shakes his head.*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lautrec: That's a challenging tree. I've seen many a child try it and fail.
Sophie: Thanks for warning me. Ooh...Ouch...
Lautrec: I did say "wait".
Marie: Excuse me, Dr. Lautrec.
Lautrec: Yes? What is it, Marie? Are you frightened?
Marie: No, it's just...I wish to join you this time! I got you into this, so
let me help you any way that I can.
Sophie: Much as we appreciate the thought...it's dangerous underground. What
with those masked knights and Vidocq's men...
Lautrec: And what about you, Sophie? Perhaps you had best stay behind, too.
Sophie: But Doctor, I'm your trusty assistant! And I'm more than capable!
Marie: As am I.
Nico: Eek? Eek?!
Marie: Watch this. *runs off*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 19: Marie the Acrobat~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Marie jumps up from branch to branch until she reaches Nico. She picks him up
and jumps down to the ground from the top branch.*
*Sophie and Dr. Lautrec look at her in shock.*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Marie: I'm fond of acrobatics. And I've had plenty of practice.
Sophie: My goodness...I'm at a loss for words.
Lautrec: That was no empty boast, I see. Such skills may come in handy.
Marie: I will do my very best to be useful!
Sophie: ...Um, Doctor? Might I also come in handy in some way?
Lautrec: Hmm? What's gotten into you, Sophie? You're acting--
Sophie: Just forget it. Forget I ever mentioned it!
Lautrec: Hrmm...Sophie, you are a mystery I have yet to unravel.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 4: The Bastille~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[CH4]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*At the Place de la Bastille*
*After finding the mark in the Place de la Bastille*
Sophie: This is where the Bastille once stood.
*after deciding to go underground*
Marie: Excuse me...Dr. Lautrec, Sophie?
Sophie: Marie! What're you doing here?
Marie: ...This IS about the garden mystery, isn't it? Since it involves me, I,
um...
Lautrec: Very well, then. Come along, you two.
*after going underground*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: L'arbre tombe toujours du cote ou il penche
English: Trees always fall the way they lean.
French: Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop.
English: Chase away the natural, and it comes back at a gallop.
French: Le renard change de poil, mais non de naturel.
English: The fox may change his coat, but not his nature.
*Lautrec, Sophie and Marie walk into the next chamber. Up ahead are Jean and
Paul. Paul is wielding a large steaming gun.*
Jean: There you are, Lautrec. Hand over the gadget and diamond.
Paul: Duh, yeah, hand 'em over. We're not gonna hurt you.
Jean: Don't tell 'em that, Paul! We're trying to scare them!
Paul: But Mama always said it's not nice to hurt girls.
Jean: That goes without saying. *cough* We're gentlemen, after all. That's
why... *sputter* this sort of work...*choke*
*steam starts flowing from the gun*
Jean: Hey, Paul, what's with all that steam? Seems like more than usual.
Paul: Duh, I'm trying to stop it, but nothing's working.
Jean: Fix it, you idiot!
Sophie: Looks like they're pretty busy. Shall we?
Lautrec: Yes, we should leave. I don't like where this is going.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 20: An Unpleasant Surprise~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Paul keeps punching the gun. Eventually it stops steaming.*
Paul: Hm? Who fixed this?
*more steam starts coming out and Paul starts to lose hold of the gun*
Paul: W-Whoa!
*Lautrec, Sophie, Marie, and Nico start coughing and covering their eyes*
Lautrec, Sophie, Marie and Nico: *cough*
Sophie: *peeks up* ?!
Paul: Duh! No! No! It won't shut off!
Jean: Curse that piece of rubbish!
Paul: *falls over and drops the gun* Uuch! [sic]
*as the gun hits the floor, parts of the floor light up.*
Lautrec: Hm?
*The glow grows brighter. Holes open up in the floor and it starts to fall
apart. Sophie, Lautrec and Marie try to keep their balance.*
Sophie: Aagh!
Marie: *falls down* Ah...Aaaaaaagh!
*Lautrec grabs her hand and tries to pull her up*
Lautrec: Marie!
*The ground gives way and he falls through*
Sophie: Doctor? Doctor! Doctor!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 21: Separated from Sophie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Lautrec and Marie have fallen into a different part of the labyrinth. Lautrec
gets up, rubs his eyes and looks up at the hole in the ceiling.*
*Marie gets up, groaning.*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lautrec: Hrmmm...Seems we've had quite a fall.
*Lautrec turns to look at Marie*
Lautrec: At least we escaped serious injury. Marie, are you all right?
Marie: Yes, I'm fine...thanks to you, Doctor.
Lautrec: I didn't do a thing.
Marie: No, you grabbed my hand as I fell. You don't know how happy that made
me.
Lautrec: Hmm? Why should that have made you so happy?
Marie: Because, Doctor, you're always there for me.
Lautrec: Of course I am.
Marie: Really?
Lautrec: Well, I can't have you go missing. At least not before I solve that
mystery of yours.
Marie: Oh...Is that all?
Lautrec: Why? Should there be some other reason?
Marie: Oh, Doctor, it's just like you to say that. You said almost exactly the
same thing back then.
Lautrec: Back when?
Marie: Back when I was but a child. I'd borrowed my mother's brooch without
asking...only to have it hidden away by some spiteful boy. It was you who found
it for me, Doctor. You don't remember?
Lautrec: Hrmm...I've no memory of such an event.
Marie: Oh well...It was a good 10 years ago, after all. But I remember. You
searched with all your might. And you said the same thing even then. You said
you had to solve that mystery of mine.
Lautrec: I see...So that's why you brought that gadget to me. A reasonable
decision on your part, I suppose...although some elements of it seem
irrational.
Marie: What do you mean?
Lautrec: What do you seek at such great peril? Riches? Glory?
Marie: ...
Lautrec: Oh...So you'd rather not say.
Marie: Forgive me.
Lautrec: Hrmm...Very well then. Let's get on with solving the problem at hand.
We won't be getting back up the way we came.
Marie: I agree. It doesn't look possible.
Lautrec: Then our next move is quite simple. We move forward.
Marie: Hee hee. That's exactly what I was thinking.
Lautrec: So then, you're not frightened?
Marie: Not as long as you're with me, Doctor. But I am worried about Sophie.
Lautrec: Oh, her? She'll be fine. Probably already exploring the area. I'm sure
we'll meet up with her soon enough. Now, let's hurry.
Marie: You have great confidence in her, don't you?
Lautrec: Confidence? Well, I wouldn't go as far as that. Let's just say she's
easy to read. Simple thinking makes for simple actions, after all.
Marie: Hee hee...Oh Doctor, you're terrible! But I do envy her.
*After solving two puzzles*
Marie: Dr. Lautrec, that glowing object up ahead...What could it be?
Lautrec: Hrmm...Treasure Animatus, perhaps. Shall we continue or shall we go
back for now?
*Two buttons come up: "Proceed" and "Go Back"*
*If you press "Go Back"*
Lautrec: Let's return later when we are better prepared.
*If you press "Proceed"*
*Marie and Lautrec enter a room with Treasure Animatus in it.*
Lautrec: Hmm? That there...
*Lautrec takes out his Tres-O-Matic*
Lautrec: Yes, there can be no doubt. It is Treasure Animatus. But without
Sophie, that's about all I can't tell. I don't know if I can tame it on my
own...but I'll just have to try. All right, Marie, if you would step back,
please!
*After the Treasure Animatus battle*
Marie: You did it, Doctor.
Lautrec: Yes, but by the skin of my teeth. Hrmm. I didn't expect it to be so
difficult without Sophie.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 22: The Youngest Knight~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Lautrec and Marie are walking through a cavern*
Marie: Doctor, doesn't this place look familiar?
Lautrec: The same as under Saint Paul's...Careful. *starts looking around*
Those masked knights may be near.
*from behind them comes the sound of footsteps*
???: Halt!
Marie: *gasp* Oh...
*she and Lautrec spin around. From the back we see a pair of gladiator sandaled
legs.*
*A thin knight with bushy blond hair in a small baggy cloak and an iron mask
stands there.*
Marie: Look...This one's different.
*she and Lautrec lean forward.*
Marie: Definitely smaller.
*the camera pans back, revealing the knight is about two-thirds Marie's
height.*
*the knight steps back*
Knight of the Iron Mask: You dare call me "small"?! Maiden, thou shalt pay for
such mockery!
Lautrec: *crosses his arms* But you do seem a bit young...to be a knight, don't
you think?
Knight of the Iron Mask: Young, you say?! You knave! *charges towards Lautrec
and Marie* Prepare to die!
*He jumps, but Marie and Lautrec move out of the way. He hits the stone floor
and turns around a moment later.*
Knight of the Iron Mask: Ack! I'm down! But not for long! *jumps forward again*
Lautrec: *rolls his eyes* Hrmmm...Oh, Nico?
*Nico pops out of Lautrec's top hat*
Nico: Eeeeek!!! *lands on the knight's face*
Knight of the Iron Mask: Ahhh, what's with the monkey?! *staggers around*
That's not fair! *falls backward* Aaagh!!!
*His mask falls to the side. Lautrec and Marie lean in closer. The knight looks
up with his face uncovered, revealing him to be a young boy.*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lautrec: I knew it. He's but a child. Listen, child, there's something I'd like
to ask you.
Rodo: I am not a child! My name is Rodo, Knight of the Iron Mask!
Lautrec: Rodo, eh? Then tell me, what is a child--I mean a knight...like you
doing in a place like this?
Rodo: It's my duty to guard the treasure...till the world's rightful king
appears!
Lautrec: The world's rightful king? What's that supposed to mean?
Rodo: The legitimate heir to the French Bourbon throne, what else?! The true
king of France is the rightful ruler of this world! One day, our lord will come
and we shall pledge our fealty!
Marie: *sighs* ...
Lautrec: The Bourbon throne, you say? Everyone knows the French Bourbon dynasty
vanished over 50 years ago.
Rodo: No! The Bourbon dynasty yet lives! A king of Bourbon blood will rule this
world one day. And till that time, his knights will fight on! That's what my
father taught me!
Marie: They even have little kids in on it...
Rodo: Stop calling me "little"! I'm a valiant knight. Ouch!
Marie: What's wrong? Oh dear, you've hurt your arm.
Rodo: 'Tis but a scratch to a knight such as...Ow!
Marie: I'm afraid all I can do here is bind the wound.
*a picture of Marie wrapping up Rodo's arm displays on the top screen*
Rodo: ...Fair maiden, thou art a kind soul despite thine insults. And you smell
nice, too. Er, I mean...Oh, nothing. Thou may pass, for a knight must also know
mercy.
Rodo: Now go, before my father comes and starts asking questions!
*Marie and Lautrec walk off. As Lautrec reaches the entrance, Marie turns
around, and he does too.*
Marie: Um...Sir Rodo...Take good care of yourself.
*Marie and Lautrec head into the next room.*
Marie: *sighs* ...
Lautrec: Marie, I believe I've solved that mystery of yours at last.
Marie: What? My mystery?
Lautrec: The blood of the House of Bourbon flows in your veins.
Marie: ...
Lautrec: From the moment you showed me that decryption device...I suspected you
were of the royal line. And your odd reaction to the Knights of the Iron
Mask...was no doubt because of the sense of responsibility you felt toward
them, [sic]... due to your royal heritage. With this in mind, the Phantom's
words make sense. He spoke to you, not me, when he asked if you were
prepared...to inherit the Bourbon throne and become King of the World.
Marie: You are really something, Doctor. It's true. The blood of the Bourbon
family flows in my veins.
Lautrec: I knew it! But even so, what meaning does that have for you...in this
day and age?
Marie: Yes, well, France did see the Bourbon dynasty's end a long time ago. But
my royal blood still binds me...Or should I say, us.
Lautrec: You mean those who would use you? Men such as Vidocq? But couldn't you
flee? Why not simply leave France? It's a wide world. No one would ever find
you.
Marie: Even if I fled or lost my life...my sister or others of the family line
would suffer the same fate. I must put an end to it now. To flee would solve
nothing.
Lautrec: ...
Marie: And what about those Knights of the Iron Mask? Except for a very
few...they live their entire lives underground, and die there, too. When their
numbers dwindle...children are brought in from who knows where...only to live
and die in the dark depths. They suffer the same fate as the famous Man in the
Iron Mask--forever imprisoned deep underground behind cold stone walls. They
are still bound by a power that no longer exists. Don't you find that tragic?
Lautrec: I see...So, at the end of this mystery lies the treasure...The
treasure necessary to restore the Bourbon line to the French throne. Is that
why you seek it? To become this "true monarch of France" that the knights
await?
Marie: ...Let us go, Doctor. The treasure can't be far now.
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Quand la corde est trop tendue, elle casse.
English: Pull a rope too tight and it will break.
French: Il faut lier le sac avant qu'il ne soit plein.
English: Tie the bag before it is full.
French: L'exces en tout est un defaut.
English: Excess in anything is a fault.
*Lautrec and Marie walk into the next room*
???: Hellooo!
Lautrec: Hmm? Those voices...
*Sophie runs up to them*
Sophie: Doctor! I thought I'd never find you! Wait a moment...What's going on
with you two?! Is this an awkward moment? What happened while I was gone?!
Lautrec: What do you mean, "What's going on?" We were simply having a
conversation. But what of you? What are you doing with those two rapscallions?
Sophie: They're my prisoners.
*Jean and Paul appear tied up*
Sophie: I tied them up while they were knocked out...after their gun exploded.
Paul: Duh, I'm just happy that other pretty little belle is okay.
Jean: Now that you've found your friends, can we be on our way?
Sophie: What? You're not going to lead us back to the surface?
Jean: We ARE supposed to be enemies, you know. Oh well. I admit, I do like that
attitude of yours.
*in the next room*
Lautrec: The final room, is it? And that looks like Treasure Animatus.
Sophie: Please, Doctor, do be careful. I sense another powerful guardian...like
the one we encountered at the Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis.
Lautrec: Then we must extinguish it.
Sophie: Let's give this everything we've got!
*After you encounter the final Treasure Animatus*
*the cryptogram, a cog with a stained glass middle with the same fleur-de-lis
symbol on it, displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: This pattern...It appears to be another cryptogram.
*[some text displays on the top screen]*
Lautrec: I expected as much. Another part of the gardens tour. Luckily for me,
I brought along the gardens map. Now, let's see...
*the map displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: What's this? "Entering the Colonnade, to the center we go..." This must
refer to the circular plaza down here. "Then halt do we to view Guidi's
sculpture..." Huh? What's that?
Lautrec: The "Fame Reviving the History of Louis XIV". Domenico Guidi's work.
It was moved to the Neptune Fountain, and is no longer here. But there's no
question about the "Royal Avenue" part. It's the path that cuts through the
center of the gardens...running from the Latona Fountain to the Apollo
Fountain. That basically spells it out for us.
*after a puzzle that requires you to map out the path in the gardens*
*it spells out Fort Royal, which is displayed on the top screen*
Marie: Ile Sainte-Marguerite...
Lautrec: It seems we now have our next destination.
Marie: So we'll have to wait for the treasure of Louis XIV? I'm disappointed,
but at the same time, a bit relieved.
Lautrec: ...
Marie: Doctor?
Lautrec: Yes?
Marie: If I...end up becoming the Queen of France...will you...stay by my side?
Lautrec: ...
Sophie: *gives Marie a dirty look* ...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 5: Sainte-Marguerite~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[CH5]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 23: Kidnapped~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*It's twilight. In front of a large stone building, a manhole in the background
opens up.*
*a hand pushes the manhole aside and Sophie pops out with Nico on her head.*
Sophie: Whew, back at last!
*Close-up on a group of black-booted people running*
*While Sophie is catching her breath, Lautrec helps Marie out. All three look
up.*
*The police are surrounding them with guns pointed.*
Inspector Godot: No more false moves, Lautrec!
*He moves through the police line to the front*
Inspector Godot: How about you hand over the missing diamond...I know you
pilfered?
*Sophie stands up while Lautrec helps Marie up*
Sophie: Inspector Godot!
Marie: Please wait, Inspector Godot! I know who the diamond's thief is--
*close-up on the fangs in a roaring mouth*
???: *howl*
*everyone looks up at the roof*
Inspector Godot: What on earth was that?!
*A huge beast with a white body and red markings and long white hair roars in
front of the moon. A red gem is embedded in its chest.*
???: *howl*
*Close-ups as Sophie, Inspector Godot, Lautrec and Marie turn to look*
*zoom out on the building as the police look up at the roof*
*Vidocq smirks. He is now wearing a small mask and a maroon cloak. To his right
is the beast.*
???: *howl*
Sophie: Ah! That jewel embedded in its chest! I-It's... Treasure Animatus!
*Lautrec and Marie look up intently*
*Paul and Jean are climbing up a ladder from underground.*
Paul: Duh, it's the boss!
Vidocq: Go, Sang Maudit!
Sang Maudit: *howl*
*Sang Maudit jumps off the roof. When it lands, it creates a huge cloud of
dust.*
*Paul and Jean run towards the building*
Paul and Jean: *coughs and spits*
Inspector Godot: Men take aim! Fire!
*He points. The police shoot, but Sang Maudit is unaffected by their bullets.
It leaps forward, knocking them away.*
Policeman: Argh!
Policeman 2: Urgh!
*Sang Maudit keeps pushing through. One of the policemen shoots and hits the
gem.*
Sang Maudit: *howl*
*Vidocq smirks*
Paul: *off-screen* Boss!
*Vidocq looks a little surprised, and looks down. Paul is waving frantically.*
Paul: You're here to save us, yeah?!
Vidocq: Aghh, I'm done with you useless idiots. Begone!
Paul: Huh?! Oh...Boss!
*Inspector Godot shoots Sang Maudit. It howls as a bullet strikes the gem in
its chest.*
Sang Maudit: *howl*
*Sang Maudit bares its teeth at Inspector Godot*
Sophie: Doctor! Let's go!
*She, Marie, and Lautrec run off. Inspector Godot glances over his shoulder,
then turns around fully.*
Inspector Godot: Stop, wait! Lautrec! Wait!
Sang Maudit: Grrrrr!
*Sang Maudit gets close to Inspector Godot before he can shoot it, and it
punches him. He goes flying into the gate as Lautrec and co. run to it.*
Inspector Godot: Umph! Argh...
Lautrec: Inspector!
*Lautrec, Marie and Sophie turn around.*
Lautrec: It seems like we're the intended target here.
Sang Maudit: *howl*
*It charges forward as Lautrec, Marie, and Sophie flinch.*
Marie: Aaaaaaagh!
*Sang Maudit jumps back to the roof with Marie under one arm*
Lautrec: Marie!
*Sang Maudit lands next to Vidocq, who takes the gadget out of Marie's
backpack. He brandishes it and smirks.*
*A blimp approaches in the sky. Sophie gasps*
Vidocq: *snickers*
*A ladder descends from the blimp, and Vidocq grabs hold of it as it takes
off.*
Vidocq: Au revoir, Lautrec!
*Sang Maudit jumps after him*
Vidocq: Ah ha ha ha ha ha!
*The blimp flies off with Vidocq holding on to the ladder. Lautrec watches as
it disappears into the late evening sky.*
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*at Le Repaire*
Sophie: I really hope Marie's all right.
Lautrec: I doubt he would harm her. She is of royal blood.
Jean: But Vidocq's mad. Who knows what he's capable of?
Paul: Why'd the boss have to go and do that to us?
Sophie: Wait...What are you two doing here, anyway?
Jean: Once again, your harsh words warm the cockles of my heart.
Lautrec: I'm guessing Vidocq fired them.
Paul: Duh, that's right! Wasn't that a mean thing to do?!
Sophie: Well, you HAVE gone from one blunder to another.
Claude: In any case...we can't leave the princess with those miscreants.
Lautrec: He's right.
Claude: Royal treasure or true king or whatever it is...It's going to be on Ile
Sainte-Marguerite, right? Then that's where the miscreants are headed as well.
Lautrec: That would be the most logical conclusion, yes.
Sophie: They're probably taking Marie there, too! Quick, Doctor, let's go!
*a map of Ile Sainte-Marguerite displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: Then you'll be needing this map, right, Monsieur? You can have it today
for the special price of...free!
Claude: Well, well. What a pleasant surprise. Thought you weren't taking sides?
Milady: I don't care for men who drag women off by force.
Paul: So you're gonna go and save that pretty belle? Let us help, too!
Sophie: You?! But you were working for that no-good Vidocq!
Jean: True, we WERE. During the monarchy, our ancestors served his. And that
relationship has lasted until now. But we can't be associated with a man like
that anymore.
Paul: Duh, yeah! And the belle must be really sad stuck with him. That's why
you gotta let us join you! We can help save her!
Claude: I'd like to help, too, if you'll have me. Be a lot more help than those
two, I'd wager. Doubt I'd be much use against that monster, though.
*a picture of Sang Maudit displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: That jewel in his chest...He must have been cursed by Treasure
Animatus.
Claude: That's what happens when you go messing with living treasure. A
cautionary tale for all adventurers...
Sophie: It's also possible that someone embedded it there.
Lautrec: If it is truly Treasure Animatus...perhaps we can weaken it through
taming.
Sophie: I never thought of that! It just might work!
Lautrec: Then we must prepare treasures of great power before we go.
Sophie: Well, Ile Sainte-Marguerite awaits! So let's get moving!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 24: En Route to Fort Royal~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*a train rides across the French countryside as a flock of sheep looks on.*
*A map displays, with the locations marked with dots. First Paris appears, then
a red arrow leads to Dijon, then Lyon*
*Sophie is leaning out the window of the train*
Sophie: *singing* La, la, la, la... *turns and looks back at Lautrec, who is
looks uncomfortable* Ahhh, such refreshing wind!
Lautrec: It's cold.
*Sophie frowns and stares at him for a moment, then sticks out her tongue.*
Sophie: Bleh!
*Lautrec looks confused for a moment, then sighs.*
*In another set of seats, Nico is laying on top of a pile of bananas, while
Paul eats one. A pile of banana peels lies on the floor, and Jean is sleeping
on the other bench.*
*Claude, who is standing on the back of the train, exhales from his pipe.*
*On the map, the arrows turn purple, moving from Lyon to Marseille to Cannes.*
*The caboose of the train disappears down a hill, and the camera pans across
the countryside to the sea.*
*On the map, an island displays.*
*~Fort Royal Ile Sainte-Marguerite, Cote d'Azur---Fort Royal Ile Sainte-
Marguerite~*
*zoom in on the island*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*At Fort Royal*
Sophie: So this is Fort Royal.
Claude: A prison on a lonely island...Scary. You think we can actually get into
this place?
Lautrec: If we're to believe Milady's map, we need not enter the prison.
*the map displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: But I hardly think we'll find what we want with the map alone. First
we should go--
Sophie: Ah, there! Look, Doctor! It's that symbol again!
Paul: Duh, huh?! You found it already?!
Lautrec: No mysteries to solve first? How disappointing.
Sophie: You could at least say thank you once in a while!
*inside the labyrinth, a few chambers in*
*Sophie and Lautrec walk in to a large chamber and see a figure clad in a
magenta robe with a pointy top and a mark that looks like a fleur-de-lis
printed on the chest.*
Sophie: Look! The Knights of the Iron Mask?!
*the knight looks around*
Lautrec: No, these look slightly different.
*a close-up on the marking on the chest appears on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: And the emblems on their capes are different, too.
*as the knight looks around, Lautrec and Sophie hurry behind a wall*
Lautrec: It's the same one Vidocq had. Perhaps they serve him?
*the mark displays on the bottom screen; it looks a little different than the
usual fleur-de-lis mark*
Paul: Oh, them? They're the Knights of the Holy Mask.
Sophie: Knights of the what?
Jean: All we know is they pledge their loyalty to Vidocq.
Lautrec: Well, whatever they are, they don't appear to be friendly.
*solve a shape puzzle*
Sophie: Doctor, there's something up ahead. Could it be Treasure Animatus?
No...I'm sensing something different.
Lautrec: Hrmmm...Shall we proceed? Or shall we go back for now?
*Two buttons come up: "Proceed" and "Go Back"*
*If you press "Go Back"*
Lautrec: Let's return later when we are better prepared.
*If you press "Proceed"*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 25: Sang Maudit~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Lautrec and Sophie enter a chamber followed by Jean and Claude.*
*Sang Maudit lands in front of them and roars as the floor glows with a blue
fleur-de-lis pattern.*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sang Maudit: *howl*
Paul: Yikes! There it is again!
Claude: Yup. That's a real live monster all right!
Lautrec: All right, let's give the Treasure Animatus a go.
*after the first part of the battle*
Sang Maudit: *howl*
Sophie: Hurray! It seems to be working, Doctor!
Sang Maudit: Grrr...Grrrrr...
*Sang Maudit changes form. Its new form is*
Sophie: No good, Doctor! It moved. If we don't do something...!
Lautrec: It seems we'll have to do some rearranging! I'm counting on you,
Sophie!
*after the battle*
Jean: Ack! It got away!
Lautrec: Leave it be. That beast is not the reason we're here.
Claude: You got a point there, Doc. Right! Let's keep moving!
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Charite bien ordonnee commence par soi-meme.
English: The proper order of charity is beginning with oneself.
French: Il faut laver son linge sale en famille.
English: One should wash one's dirty clothes at home.
French: Il faut bien faire et laisser dire.
English: You should do good and let them say what they will.
*after the final puzzle*
Lautrec: Hm. There's somebody up ahead.
Sophie: Doctor, we must proceed with caution here.
Lautrec: Shall we go on? Or shall we go back for now?
*Two buttons come up: "Proceed" and "Go Back"*
*If you press "Go Back"*
Lautrec: Let's return later when we are better prepared.
*If you press "Proceed"*
*Sophie and Lautrec walk into a cavern where Vidocq and Marie are standing.*
Marie: Dr. Lautrec?!
*Vidocq turns around and Sophie and Lautrec run forward, followed by Claude,
Jean and Paul.*
Sophie: Marie! Vidocq, you scoundrel!
Vidocq: I've been waiting for you, Lautrec. What took you so long?
Lautrec: What do you mean, you've been waiting for me?
Vidocq: No matter. It seems you've brought some uninvited guests...
Jean: Vidocq! We're done with you! Better say your prayers!
Vidocq: Don't be so hasty. Or don't you want to know your next destination?
Now, look at this. This is where you go.
*a cryptogram displays on the bottom screen*
*the bolded letters in the text spell out "Pinerolo"*
Vidocq: Pinerolo prison, where I found the first cryptogram.
Lautrec: Pinerolo...?
Vidocq: There was nothing else there...but you're welcome to go and look for
yourselves.
Lautrec: Our next destination is the starting point of it all? But that means--
Sophie: We're right back where we started from.
Claude: I don't get it. You're saying we've been played?
Lautrec: No, I'm not. It simply means we made a mistake somewhere.
Vidocq: Let's hope so. Now, I have a proposition. We've both come to a dead
end. So, how about we join forces to solve this mystery?
Sophie: Oh, right. How convenient for you! There's no way we'd ever work with
you!
Vidocq: Ah...Such an unreasonable attitude. Very well, then...
*a group of Knights of the Holy Mask run in and form a line, blocking the exit*
Sophie: Aaagh!
Paul: Duh, Knights of the Holy Mask! A whole bunch of 'em!
Vidocq: Now, about that proposition of mine...Care to rethink your answer?
Claude: This isn't a proposition. It's blackmail!
Vidocq: Oh, I suppose, if you want to split hairs...Well, Lautrec?
Lautrec: Hrmmm...We've visited every place we were supposed to visit. In short,
the information we need must already be in our hands. That means we must
carefully analyze everything once more. Let's see...
Vidocq: Ah, I knew you would see reason, Lautrec.
*Lautrec starts thinking*
Sophie: Um, Doctor...?
*Lautrec ignores her*
Sophie: Uh-oh. Faced with such a challenging mystery...he's slipped
irretrievably into puzzle-solving mode...
Claude: By the looks of him...he's blind to anything else going on around him
now.
Vidocq: That's fine with me, as long as he solves the mystery...and leads me to
where the treasure lies. The true king's treasure...hidden by those infernal
Knights of the Iron Mask!
Claude: The Knights of the Iron Mask?
Sophie: Are they connected with the knights who serve you?
Vidocq: Ahhh, while we're waiting for Lautrec to figure it out. [sic] I may as
well give you a brief history of the knights.
Claude: *sarcastically* Oh, goody. I can barely contain myself.
Vidocq: The two orders were once once...but there was a schism during the time
of Napoleon. Most of the knights pledged fealty to the Royal Family...but there
were those who favored the emperor. They wanted the treasure to go to this new
ruler...for the sake of a stronger France.
Claude: Come to think of it...Napoleon DID order extensive searches of the
Paris underground...
Vidocq: Yes, that is what our ancestors tell us. But Napoleon didn't find
anything...for he wasn't the true king. So we were expected to wait for the
coming of the true king. What foolishness! You saw the wretched state of the
knights, did you not? They live in darkness...waiting to die like that prisoner
of legend. That's why the Knights of the Holy Mask broke away. There is no need
to wait. I'll take the treasure and become the true king myself!
Sophie: Oh! Enough already! There's a big difference between those masked
knights...and the legendary Man in the Iron Mask.
Lautrec: What was that?
Sophie: Aaagh! Don't startle me like that, Doctor!
Lautrec: Sophie, what did you just say?
Sophie: "Don't startle me like that, Doctor"?
Lautrec: No, before that.
Sophie: "There's a big difference between those knights...and the legendary Man
in the Iron Mask"?
Lautrec: Yes! The legendary Man in the Iron Mask! Now I see!
Sophie: Huh? What are you talking about, Doctor?
Lautrec: The gadget's inscription, Sophie. Remember?
*flashback; Sophie and Lautrec now appear in Lautrec's lab*
Sophie: "The life of the noble yet pitiful man." "Seek the flying
castle."...What's that supposed to mean?
*end flashback*
Lautrec: Who do you suppose the "noble yet pitiful man" is? It's the Man in the
Iron Mask! After all, he spent half his life imprisoned...his face bound in an
iron mask. "Pitiful," indeed. His true identity is still unknown...but that's
not important right now. What's important is that we know 4 locations from his
story: Three prisons, and the place that he was buried.
*A man stands alone in the spotlight on a stage. The set is designed to look
like a prison.*
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Man in the Iron Mask: Oh! I've been imprisoned since the day I was born. They
moved me from Pinerolo to Ile Sainte-Marguerite...but nothing changed. Stone
walls, a stone floor, and iron bars... They are the only world I have ever
known. And now, I waste away here in the Bastille!
*in the present*
Lautrec: The three places he was imprisoned...and the Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-
Louis...
Claude: ...The place he was believed to have been buried.
Lautrec: It started at Pinerolo...and then went to Saint Paul's, and the
Bastille...
Vidocq: And now here at Ile Sainte-Marguerite. Which brings us back to
Pinerolo.
Lautrec: But if you look at the life of the Man in the Iron Mask...the order is
different.
Sophie: So we should put the 4 locations in chronological order? That would be
Pinerolo, Ile Sainte-Marguerite...the Bastille, and...the place he was
buried,[sic]...the Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis. But now what?
Lautrec: Yes, something about the cryptograms has bothered me.
*a picture of the first cryptogram zoomed in displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: This cryptogram spelled out S-T-P-A-U-L...but the letters R and O were
left over. I had thought those were simply dummy letters...to make it harder to
solve. But what if the extra letters were the real secret?!
Sophie: Oh, I see what you mean! We should revisit all the cryptograms in
order!
*a picture of the most recent cryptogram zoomed in displays on the bottom
screen*
Sophie: Let's see, for Pinerolo prison, we have P and O...
*a picture of the third cryptogram zoomed in displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: For Ile Sainte-Marguerite, I, N, and T...
*a picture of the second cryptogram zoomed in displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: For the Bastille, Z and E...
*a picture of the first cryptogram zoomed in displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: And for the Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, R and O.
*a picture of all the letters strung together displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Put them together and what do you get?
Sophie: P-O-I-N-T-Z-E-R-O... "Point zero"?!
Lautrec: Right. And if I had to name a "point zero" in Paris...it would
be...Notre Dame! Therefore, our next destination is Notre Dame...located on the
Ile de la Cite--the very heart of Paris!
Paul: Duh, I don't get it.
Jean: Don't you see? The square in front of Notre Dame!
Paul: [spoken: Uhh] I still don't get it.
Claude: That's the starting point for all roads in France. Distances are
measured from the zero kilometer point...the square facing Notre Dame.
*Vidocq claps*
Vidocq: Bravo, Lautrec. You've just solved the riddle for me.
Jean: Why'd you tell him, Lautrec?! Are you mad?!
Lautrec: I cannot help it. I find clues and unravel mysteries. That's simply
what I do.
Sophie: But you didn't have to blurt it out like that.
Vidocq: I'm so grateful, but now I've no further use for you.
Sang Maudit: *howl*
Paul: Yikes! It's back!
Vidocq: Kill them. I'm off to Notre Dame to become the true king.
*Marie comes on screen*
Vidocq: Come along, Princess.
Marie: I'm not going anywhere with you, Vidocq.
Vidocq: You'd rather stay here and be Sang Maudit's next meal?
Marie: I'd rather die with Dr. Lautrec than go with you!
Vidocq: Very well then. You ARE expendable, after all. A princess of the blood
may have boosted my standing...but I suppose I can do without. Au revoir, ma
cherie. And good riddance, Lautrec!
Sang Maudit: *howl*
Lautrec: If we could just tame him again...
Sophie: Not with all these knights around.
Claude: We'll take care of them! You just focus on that beast!
Jean: If we can't help at a time like this...then what did we come along for,
eh?!
Paul: Yeah! We can help! Yaaargh!!!
Lautrec: All right, Sophie, it's up to us to tame the beast!
*if you lost to Sang Maudit*
Sang Maudit: *howl*
Sophie: No mistakes this time, right, Doctor?!
Lautrec: Absolutely. Let's finish what we started. You ready?!
Sophie: As ready as I'll ever be!
*after the battle*
Sophie: Claude, are you all right?
Claude: "All right" isn't exactly the words I'd use. I can barely move.
Paul: Duh, we sure took a beating.
Claude: Doc, you three go on ahead. We'll follow once we've recovered. And the
king's treasure, or whatever the devil it is...Don't let that fool lay a finger
on it!
Lautrec: The true king's treasure...We'd best hurry to Notre Dame. All roads
lead there.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 6: The Final Battle~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[CH6]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*once the symbol is found*
Sophie: Where could the entrance be...? Ah! There, Doctor! That must be it!
Lautrec: Hrmm...It appears Vidocq has already gone in.
Marie: Then we must hurry!
*Sophie gives her usual "with the Treasure Animatus we currently have..."
spiel*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 26: Beneath Notre Dame~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Close up of Marie's shoes moving down stone steps. She looks off to the side.*
*The camera pans out, revealing a narrow spiraling stone staircase with an
abyss in the center. The walls are lined with containers that look like
Treasure Animatus.*
Lautrec: What a curious descent. What do you suppose it's for?
Sophie: Now I know what a chimney sweep feels like.
Lautrec: Be careful now. One false move and it'll all be over.
Marie: *distantly* Coming...
*Bird's eye view of the staircase and its spirally descent*
*Lautrec and co. walk up to a large door with a fleur-de-lis on it. He reaches
forward and opens it up.*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*a couple rooms inside the labyrinth*
*Lautrec, Sophie and Marie walk into a room. A Knight of the Iron Mask spots
them.*
Knight (Iron): Intruders?! Here?! Perhaps this heralds the coming of the true
king! I'd best report this to headquarters at once!
*The Knight runs past Lautrec, Sophie, and Marie and exits*
Sophie: Isn't he supposed to guard this place?
Lautrec: The true king's treasure must lie ahead.
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Qui seme le vent recolte la tempete.
English: Who sows the wind reaps a tempest.
French: Chien qui aboie ne mord pas.
English: A barking dog does not bite.
French: L'argent est un bon serviteur mais un mauvais maitre.
English: Money is a good servant but a poor master.
*in the final room of the labyrinth*
Sophie: Doctor...
Lautrec: Yes, I know. Our destination lies ahead.
Sophie: Please, do be careful!
Lautrec: Hrmmm...Shall we proceed? Or shall we go back for now?
*Two buttons come up: "Proceed" and "Go Back"*
*If you press "Go Back"*
Lautrec: Let's return later when we are better prepared.
*If you press "Proceed"*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 27: The Flying Castle~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Lautrec, Marie and Sophie walk out onto the edge of an abyss*
Lautrec: *looks up* ...Amazing.
*A huge hanging structure is above them*
Sophie: Well, what is this place?!
Lautrec: Ys...The lost city of legend...
Sophie: Ys?
Marie: Is this the place of the true king's treasure?
Lautrec: It might be so.
Sophie: [spoken, but not in-text] Hmm.
Lautrec: All right. Let us make for those ruins at the top.
Sophie: But why up there?
Lautrec: "Seek the flying castle." That is what the inscription must have
meant.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*in the throne room*
Vidocq: I didn't think you'd make it this far. You never cease to amaze me,
Lautrec.
*a pile of Treasure Animatus surrounded by the Knights of the Holy Mask is
displayed on the bottom screen*
Sophie: Ah! Those are the treasures we found! That scoundrel must've stolen
them from the lab!
Vidocq: I thank you for your service to the true king of France--unwilling
though it may have been.
*The Phantom and a Knight of the Iron Mask appear*
The Phantom: What is the meaning of this? Is the true king returning? Wh-
What...?!
Vidocq: Well, well. The Granddad of the Opera and his tin can knights. Here to
witness the coming of the true king of France? Very well then. Place the final
pieces of treasure!
Knight (Holy): Yes, sir!
*the sound of something turning on plays*
Vidocq: Good, good. It seems to work with the other treasures, too...but the
treasures of Louis XIV have the greatest power.
* an altar-like structure displays on the bottom screen. On its sides are
hollows, each containing a Treasure Animatus.*
Sophie: Those treasures are all Treasures [sic] Animatus. And powerful ones, at
that. But the one in the middle is the most powerful of all.
Vidocq: This machine will activate once I've set the Hope Diamond in place.
Lautrec: Machine? Are you saying that that is a machine?
Vidocq: It was built by an ancient people...lost in the sands of time. I know
not how it works, but I do know how to use it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 28: The True King's Treasure~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Vidocq walks up to the machine with a Treasure Animatus container in hand. He
puts it into a niche in the machine, the only one that doesn't have another
Treasure Animatus in it, then laughs as the Treasure Animatus starts glowing.*
*Vidocq looks up as a beam of light fires out the top of the machine, causing
the patterns in the ceiling to glow blue. The circular panels in the ceilings
flip around, showing pictures of places.*
*The fleur-de-lis mark on the ground beneath where Vidocq is standing starts
glowing and spins around. The Knights of the Holy Mask back off.*
Vidocq: See? Now I have become the true king!
*the camera zooms out, revealing five massive guardian spirits behind him.*
Vidocq: Behold! The absolute power of France's true ruler!
*He fires a beam of light from the gadget at one of the pictures. The pedestal
glows intensely, and Sophie and Marie shield their eyes.*
*The guardian spirits roar as the machine glows even brighter.*
Vidocq: Go forth!!!
*The pedestal emits a beam of light up towards the ceiling. It swirls up the
entrance that Lautrec and co. went down earlier. A huge light blue dragon-like
guardian flies by and goes into the sky. It roars, then zooms off. It crashes
into a forest and creates a huge burst of lightning. Seconds later, it creates
an explosion of light followed by a tornado.*
*back in the Flying Castle*
Vidocq: It's a bit off-target, eh? A problem with the targeting control,
perhaps?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vidocq: We'll just keep adjusting it till we get it right. At least we know it
works.
Marie: Such terrible power...
Vidocq: Terrible? No! It is magnificent! With power such as this...nobody would
dare invade France! And we can extend our borders as far as they will reach!
Then I shall not only be King of France...but King of the World!
Sophie: Vidocq! Stop this insane contraption this instant!
Vidocq: Ha ha ha! Surely you jest. I'm just getting started! I must fire a
salute to the new King of the World! Another two or three shots, at least!
Sophie: No! Listen to me! The guardian spirits are enraged!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 29: Vidocq's Undoing~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*The guardian spirits roar as they fight amongst themselves. There's a burst of
darkness, followed by a rainbow light as the guardians morph into a combined
spirit.*
*Sophie ducks down and covers her ears as the combined spirit roars.*
Sophie: Aaagh! What's that?!
*She looks up at the spirit once it stops roaring.*
Vidocq: Uh, guardians?! Ha ha! What nonsense do you speak?
*he turns around and walks back towards the pedestal*
Vidocq: Now where next? ...Ah, yes. I'm thinking Berlin.
*Sophie stands up. Vidocq is standing right in front of the combined spirit.*
Sophie: Look out!
*The spirit opens its immense jaws and bites down on Vidocq. The gadget drops
from his hand, and the Knights of the Holy Mask panic as Vidocq collapses.*
Sophie: He was attacked by the guardian... I doubt he survived against one so
strong...
*The combined spirit roars and radiates light. Everyone reacts as the room
shakes around them*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Marie: What now? If this machine destructs...
Lautrec: Yes, if a cannon of such power were to explode...I fear Paris itself
would be wiped from the map. But I believe we could tame that guardian...What
do you think, Sophie?
Sophie: Huh? Umm...maybe...But it IS quite powerful.
Lautrec: Be that as it may, there is no other choice. We simply must try.
Sophie: Right! Let's give it our best shot, Doctor!
Marie: Let me help! We must save the people of Paris before it's too late!
*Final Boss Battle*
*If you lose*
Sophie: Doctor, we must not fail this time!
Marie: We must save Paris!
Lautrec: All right, we can do this! Let us tame the beast!
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*If you win*
Sophie: Almost! It's been severely weakened!
Lautrec: By my estimation, this should be the final--Hmm?!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 29: Lautrec's Confession~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*The floor starts to shake beneath Sophie and Lautrec, and Sophie falls through
the floor.*
Sophie: Aaaaaaagh!!!
Lautrec: Sophie!
*Lautrec grabs hold of Sophie's arm.*
Sophie: Doctor!! Doctor, forget about me! The guardian, quick!
Lautrec: I will not abandon you. I couldn't live without you!
Sophie: Huh? *looks astonished, then smiles* Hmm...Doctor...
Lautrec: Marie!
*Marie turns around and catches a red gem.*
Lautrec: You must put that final jewel in its place!
Marie: I will!
*She presses it into the ground nearby and it starts to glow. The combined
spirit roars as the light overwhelms it. When the light fades, it has
disappeared, too. The light in the ceiling fades to nothing, and the camera
pans down to Lautrec, Sophie and Marie.*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lautrec: It seems to have stopped.
*a huge gold and white spirit appears*
Great Guardian: Thou art the true king--or, shall I say, queen.
Marie: Who...? Me...?
Lautrec: Now I see! The true ruler... The one who can control the guardian of
this machine! Louis XIV could not...so he contrived one elaborate riddle after
another...here in the Paris underground. That would ensure only the most worthy
would find this place.
Great Guardian: O most Royal of Majesties...We shall unleash all of our power
for thy sake. Name thy wish.
Knight (Iron): The true king is a...queen?!
Knight (Holy): The true ruler of France hath returned!
The Phantom: Your Majesty, bestow thy wishes upon us as well.
Marie: What...? Me...?
Lautrec: ...
Marie: Doctor?
Lautrec: Hrmmm...
Marie: Very well. I understand, Doctor.
*Marie faces the Great Guardian and looks up at it*
Marie: Such power doesn't belong in mortal hands. Please, you must seal it
away...forever.
Great Guardian: ... [spoken: "Huh?"]
Sophie: Huh...? But...
Lautrec: Quiet, Sophie.
Great Guardian: Is that thy wish?
Marie: It is.
Great Guardian: So be it...
*there is a reverberating noise*
Marie: Knights of the Iron Mask...Knights of the Holy Mask...I now give my
first and last command as Queen of France. Let this mark the end of the Bourbon
monarchy! Your duty is fulfilled. I thank you for your great loyalty to the
royal line.
The Phantom: What is this?! B-But that means...
Marie: The two orders of knights are hereby disbanded. Go forth! Live happily
as citizens of the surface world!
Sophie: Wait...What? I don't understand what's going on.
Lautrec: As the true king...er...queen, Marie has freed the knights. Freed them
from perpetual darkness and suffering...
The Phantom: I humbly thank Your Majesty...though we be not worthy of such
kindness. My good knights! Hark the royal command. The Knights of the Iron Mask
and Holy Mask are no more! We have been freed!
Knight (Iron): The surface awaits!
*a Knight (Holy) appears*
Knights: The surface awaits!
Rodo: Y-Your Majesty, please pardon my past insolence! I did not fathom thou
wast [sic] the truest of majesties!
Marie: Oh, you're that little knight.
Rodo: Don't call me "little"! Oh...Forgive me, Your Majesty!
Marie: You have nothing to apologize for. You're a knight no more. And I am no
longer queen. The power of the true king has been sealed away for all eternity.
Rodo: Er...I don't really get it...I didn't really understand your command
before, either...Does that mean I can stop talking like a knight, too?
Umm...Your Majesty, er...I mean, Miss...So, you're saying we can go and live
out under the sun now?
Marie: Yes, that's exactly what I meant.
Rodo: Hurray! I've always wanted to explore the surface! But don't tell my
father I said that! This is all thanks to you! I knew you were one of the good
guys! Farewell, and thank you, sweet-smelling maiden.
*Rodo runs off*
Marie: Thank you so very much, Dr. Lautrec. You've saved me once again. You're
my hero! And you always have been, since that day long ago.
Lautrec: I simply reveal the truth by bringing hidden mysteries to light. That
it ended up helping you is thanks only to your own great efforts.
Marie: Oh, Doctor...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 30: Fleeing the Flying Castle~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Nico reaches forward to tap one of the Treasure Animatus cases. The glass
around it cracks, and Nico flinches.*
Nico: Eek!!!
*More of the glass starts to crack*
Marie: *gasps* Huh? They're cracking...
*Nico darts under Lautrec's hat as all of the glass breaks. The ceiling starts
to break.*
Lautrec: It's too dangerous here. Let's make our way to the surface.
*Lautrec, Sophie and Marie start to walk off. Marie looks back at the
collapsing castle.*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 31: A First Glimpse of Sunlight~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*A hill breaks open in a park aboveground. People turn, staring and talking
amongst themselves as the Knights of the Iron Mask walk out. One stops and
takes off his mask, revealing himself as Rodo.*
Rodo: [spoken, but not in-text] Wow!
*Inspector Godot is walking along with some policemen. One of them points.*
Policeman: Over there.
*Inspector Godot turns to look and sees the Knights of the Iron Mask moving in
a line.*
Inspector Godot: Who are these people? *he looks to his left* Hm? Hey! What the
devil's happening?
*Milady and Claude are standing together, and Paul and Jean are not far off.
Inspector Godot goes up to Claude.*
Inspector Godot: I know you're hiding something!
Claude: Hold on, Inspector Godot. We just got here ourselves. How on earth
should we know? But it seems to me...that the Underdwellers are finally free
now. It's such a happy day, no?
*Milady and Claude turn to look at the Knights of the Iron Mask*
Inspector Godot: Ngh...Grr...
Paul: *pointing* Duh, there they are!
*Lautrec, Sophie and Marie come out of the ground.*
Paul: The little belle's safe, too!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Inspector Godot: Now I have you, Lautrec! Disturbing the peace again, are we?
Arrest him! I'll rake him over the coals back at the station!
*Marie approaches Inspector Godot*
Inspector Godot: What's this?! Step aside!
Marie: The Doctor saved me! He's done nothing wrong.
Inspector Godot: Move, or I will have you arrested, too!
*a Knight (Iron) approaches Inspector Godot*
Inspector Godot: What's the meaning of this?! I'll have you all arrested!
Rodo: Leave them alone. We won't let you take them away!
Inspector Godot: What did you just say, you little--?!
The Phantom: Enough. That man is a hero, a defender of France!
*the Hope Diamond, wrapped in a purple cloth, is displayed on the bottom
screen*
Inspector Godot: This is...!
The Phantom: We discovered this down underground. The good doctor helped, of
course.
Inspector Godot: Hmm...You're one lucky man, Lautrec. I'll let you go this
time, but I've got my eye on you!
*Inspector Godot heads off*
Claude: *sarcastically* Bye! I'll be seeing you!
Sophie: Doctor...?
Lautrec: What is it, Sophie? You've been unusually quiet.
Sophie: Is what you said before true?
Lautrec: What did I say?
Sophie: You said you couldn't live without me. Does that mean you...um...you
know...
Lautrec: It MEANS, I couldn't live without you!
Sophie: Really?!
Lautrec: The mystery of Treasure Animatus has yet to be unraveled.
Sophie: *with an annoyed expression on her face* ...Huh?
Lautrec: How do you expect me to tame guardians without you?!
Sophie: Oh, that's what you meant. What was I thinking? You've never said a
romantic word in your life.
Lautrec: Did I say something wrong? You're still one of the greatest mysteries
to me, Sophie.
Sophie: Well, at least you still need me! Don't you, Doctor? That means you
accept me as your assistant!
Lautrec: Hrmm...Yes, yes...I accept you.
Sophie: And that mean I'll always be by your side! Hee hee!
*Lautrec and Sophie head off. Marie appears*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 32: In the News~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*A crowd of people stands around a newsman*
Newsman: Extra, extra! Big earthquake hits London! There's chaos!!
*cut to the exterior of the Musee d'Histoire naturelle*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sophie: There's nothing in the paper about what really happened.
Lautrec: And after I told them the truth about everything! This borders on
criminal.
Sophie: Well, ancient lost cities...and cannons that can strike London from
Paris...sound too far-fetched for most people.
Lautrec: The people choose to ignore the truth I bring to light. How very sad.
Sophie: You didn't say anything about Marie, did you?
Lautrec: The last of the Bourbon line is of no concern to people these days. It
would end up being no more than idle parlor chat.
Sophie: Well, it's probably better this way. I wonder how she's doing?
*there is a knock*
Lautrec: Who could that be? I've no appointments scheduled for today.
Sophie: You sit right there, Doctor. Your trusty assistant...um, partner will
handle this.
Lautrec: "Assistant," yes...but don't start adding "partner" to your title.
Sophie: Coming! Be right there!
*there is the sound of the door opening and someone walking in*
Marie: Good day, Dr. Lautrec, Sophie.
Sophie: Marie?
Lautrec: Hrmm...What can I do for you?
Marie: Um, I wanted to tell you something.
Lautrec: And that would be...?
Marie: I've, um...become an adventurer.
Sophie: You've what?! But why?!
Marie: I disbanded the knights, but some yet remain underground. They live in
hiding, so my command never reached them. And it seems there are more than just
a few. I must go down there myself to make my command known.
Sophie: I see...
Sophie: Sounds like hard work. You sure you'll be all right?
Marie: I have faith in my ability, but...I do have some misgivings. That's why,
um...uh...Dr. Lautrec...will you stay by my side?
Sophie: Huh?!
Marie: I feel so confident when you're with me, and I...Um, I would like you--
Lautrec: The answer is no.
Marie: B-But...Um...So, then...I'm not to your liking?
Lautrec: There's no need for you to even do such a thing. The knights will be
fine without your help. I'll explore every nook and cranny of the Paris
underground. Every mystery it holds shall be revealed. Along the way, I'll tell
any knights I meet that they're free.
Sophie: No, Doctor, that's not what Marie meant.
Lautrec: It's not? Then I'm afraid I don't understand.
Sophie: It was a roundabout way of saying she has feelings for you! Urgh! Why
do I have to explain this?!
Lautrec: I wish you women would simply say what you mean.
Marie: That's all right, Sophie. Dr. Lautrec has let his feelings be known. But
that won't change the way I feel about him. He's still my hero. *sigh*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 33: Marie's Quest Begins~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Marie, Sophie and Lautrec stand on the steps outside the Musee d'Histoire
naturelle.
Marie: Goodbye, [sic] Dr. Lautrec.
Lautrec: It's been a pleasure.
Marie: Could I possibly ask you one last favor?
Lautrec: Hmm? Yes, go ahead.
*Marie turns to look at Sophie and smiles softly.*
Marie: It's about Sophie.
*Sophie looks surprised by this.*
Marie: Please make sure that you watch over her.
Sophie: What?!
*She looks up at Lautrec, who also looks confused.*
Lautrec: Sophie is always at my lab of late. I "see" her every day.
*Sophie stares at him in disbelief. Lautrec appears confused, then turns to
Sophie, who becomes exasperated.*
Sophie: Duh! Hmm? Grr... *hangs head* I've had it. *she looks up at him and
frowns* You thick-headed...!
*Marie looks slightly amused*
Sophie: Will he ever change?
Marie: Farewell.
*Sophie looks up at her*
Sophie: Ohh. *runs over and hugs Marie* Take care, okay?
Marie: I will.
*Sophie goes over to Lautrec and Marie nods before walking off. Marie looks up
at the sky for a moment, then continues on her way.*
*The camera pans up. Inside Lautrec's lab, Nico is sitting near the window
eating something. He swallows it and hops away, as the camera zooms in on the
Eiffel Tower, which is more complete than before.*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Credits roll*
[not spoken, but displayed on the top screen]
Lautrec: *looking through a book* The mystery of the true king of France has
been unraveled, but many a riddle yet sleeps beneath Paris. Help me solve them
all!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~FIN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sidequests~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUESTS]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 1: Rainmaker~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST1]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: All right, here's the map.
Lautrec: Hrmm...
*the map displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: Oh, and, Monsieur. I have a favor to ask.
Lautrec: I'm listening.
Milady: It concerns the treasure from this quest. Might you lend it to me?
Lautrec: What an unusual request. May I inquire why?
*the treasure displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: It is said the Seashell Charm lies within that labyrinth.
Sophie: Seashell charm?
Milady: A young maiden once cast herself into a lake to appease the gods. She
hoped that it would save her famine-stricken village. The shell she clutched in
her hand transformed into a lake spirit...and the spirit flung water high into
the sky, causing it to rain...Or so the legend says. The charm itself was
created with that legend in mind. They say you can make it rain simply by
wishing with it.
Lautrec: Do you have a village you'd like to save from drought?
Milady: As a matter of fact, I do. It's been unusually dry this year. A friend
of mine asked me to get this for them.
Sophie: Wow, this is something new! I've never known you to actually help
anyone, Milady!
Lautrec: I'm only interested in mysteries. I don't mind lending you the
treasure...but nine times out of ten, such legends are but old wives' tales.
Claude: Hang on, people. Aren't you forgetting someone?
Lautrec: Claude...?
Claude: I heard what you're up to and I'd like to help you out! No charge, of
course!
Lautrec: Help us out? Tell me, what's the catch?
Claude: What?! Does a fella need a reason to help people out? But if I had to
devise a reason, well...I'd say I'm a man on a mission.
Sophie: Hm?
Claude: I just feel like finding that treasure is something I was meant to do.
Lautrec: You are no doubt plotting to curry favor with Milady.
Nevertheless, I won't stop you. Do as you please.
Sophie: Here we go again...
Claude: A man always does his best for the sake of love. Isn't that right, Doc?
*outside Le Repaire*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we? Now, I believe
Napoleon Bonaparte once said that.
Sophie: I know he said, "The word 'impossible' is not French." But I didn't
know about that quote.
Lautrec: Well, he was actually borrowing words from La Fontaine...the famous
17th century French fabulist. But the picture here leaves no doubt. This is
about Napoleon.
Sophie: Napoleon?! I'm practically an expert on the subject! I know a lot more
than you might think, Doctor! Just the other day I saw that painting of his
coronation.
Lautrec: Did you? Then answer me this.
*the painting displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: What famous artist painted "The Coronation of Napoleon"?
Sophie: Oh, um... Wasn't it Jacques something-or-other?
Lautrec: No, not Jacques something-or-other. It was Jacques-Louis David.
Sophie: Oh, yes, of course! Jacques-Louis David! The great neoclassical
painter! His works spanned the late 18th to the early 19th century.
Lautrec: Yes, well, you ought to know his name without thinking. Now then,
let's get back to the mystery at hand, shall we?
Sophie: Don't I at least get some credit for remembering?
Lautrec: Did you say something?
Sophie: Tsk! Never mind.
Lautrec: We know it has something to do with Napoleon. Thus a visit to a museum
with paintings of him might be a start...but I think Notre Dame Cathedral would
be more promising. That's where Napoleon was crowned, you know. Then there's
that Egyptian Campaign of his. That makes me think of the Place de la
Concorde...where that Egyptian obelisk stands.
Sophie: What about Rue Bonaparte? It has his name and everything.
Lautrec: That seems a bit too obvious. I suppose we could add it to our list of
candidates, though. But enough talk. We have some exploring to do.
*at Place de la Concorde*
*Lautrec and Sophie walk up to the obelisk*
Lautrec: ... Hrmmm...
Sophie: Did you find anything, Doctor?
Lautrec: Nothing that makes me think we are on to [sic] something. Let us look
elsewhere.
*at Rue Bonaparte*
*talk to the boy with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Excuse me. Is there anything around here that has to do with Napoleon?
Boy: I haven't got a clue.
Sophie: Oh...Well, thanks anyway.
*talk to the old lady with an exclamation mark over her head*
Sophie: Pardon me. Is there anything around here that has to do with Napoleon?
Old Lady: The street name is the same. Eh? Besides that? What would an old
unschooled granny know of such things?
Sophie: Oh, I see. Well, thank you anyway.
*talk to the man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Pardon me. Is there anything around here that has to do with Napoleon?
Gentleman: Nothing I can think of.
Sophie: Oh, I see. Well, thank you anyway.
Sophie: There don't seem to be any leads around here.
Lautrec: Very well. Let's try somewhere else, then.
*at Notre Dame Cathedral*
*talk to an old lady with an exclamation mark over her head*
Sophie: Pardon me! Is there anything around--
Old Lady: Shh! Don't you know what that is over there? It's a sacred place
dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Please leave if you insist on offending the
solemnity here.
Sophie: F-Forgive me...
*the old lady walks off*
*Lautrec appears on screen*
Sophie: Doctor, let's go. It seems there's nothing for us here.
Lautrec: The Virgin Mary...A sacred place...Solemnity...
Sophie: Doctor...? (He must be onto something. I'd better keep quiet.)
Lautrec: Church... Cross... Hrmm... A cemetery, perhaps? Sophie?
Sophie: Yes, Doctor?
Lautrec: That bit about a "live foot soldier"... I doubt it has anything to do
with churches or cemeteries. But what about a "dead emperor"?
Sophie: Umm...Maybe it's referring to a cemetery? You know, crosses,
gravestones, corpses, skeletons...?
Lautrec: By Jove, I think I've got it, Sophie!
Sophie: You do?!
Lautrec: Les Invalides. Come along now, Sophie! Hurry!
*at Les Invalides*
Lautrec: This is the answer right here, Sophie.
Sophie: It is? Umm...I don't understand.
Lautrec: Les Invalides is a hospital and veterans home. They look after wounded
soldiers and retired veterans. I've no doubt "dead emperor" signifies Napoleon.
And even you, Sophie, know he is buried here.
Sophie: He is? Er...I mean, yes, of course I knew that!
Lautrec: Anyway...We have a place with a deceased emperor and...soldiers that
are very much alive. In short...the answer is right in this very place, Les
Invalides! Now, to find a way underground! Come along, Sophie!
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*once you find the labyrinth entrance*
Lautrec: I found it.
*the labyrinth entrance displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: The entrance to the labyrinth must be here.
Claude: I'd say you're spot on. Labyrinth entrances always have this mark.
Sophie: Hey! I think this block is movable!
*there is a grating sound*
*a square opening underneath the fleur-de-lis displays on the bottom screen*
Claude: Now isn't that a turn up?
Sophie: ...
Lautrec: Hm? Sophie, is something the matter?
Sophie: I feel it...I feel a strong power emanating from the guardians in the
labyrinth.
Lautrec: I see.
Sophie: However...
*Sophie gives her usual Treasure Animatus spiel*
Lautrec: Well now, what to do?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cutscene 34: The Labyrinth of Les Invalides~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Lautrec and Sophie carefully climb down the stairs into the labyrinth. Lautrec
holds his lantern out in front of him.*
Lautrec: Hrmm...
Sophie: *gasps*
*They continue down the stairs.*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*in the labyrinth*
Sophie: *looks around* Doctor, isn't this...?
Lautrec: Hrmm...Yes, it's the underground labyrinth shown on this map.
Claude: Hey, Sophie.
Sophie: Yes? Have you noticed something we overlooked?
Claude: Nah, it's just I've been wondering. What do you see in that old stick-
in-the-mud?
Sophie: Hm? What?! What are you talking about, Claude?
Claude: You're rather pretty when I think about it. Another five years and
you'll be my kinda lady.
Sophie: I think I'll pass.
Claude: Urgh, did it suddenly get cold in here or is it just me? Anyway, tell
me, what do you see in him?
Sophie: *stammers* Doctor, I hear some sort of noise. Let's hurry on.
Claude: Ha ha ha! It was just a joke! A joke, I tell you!
Sophie: Doctor, is this fellow really an adventurer? If he is, I've never seen
one so frivolous before.
Lautrec: Hmph. That's because he's not like the average adventurer. As the son
of a wealthy family, he enjoys the good life. And, as such, it's no wonder he's
lacking in a certain seriousness.
Claude: Ha ha! Your tongue's as sharp as ever, Doc!
Sophie: So, you come from a wealthy family, Claude?
Claude: It's true, but don't go spreading the word around. It might stir up all
sorts of freeloaders and gold diggers.
Sophie: But there might be some beautiful belles among them.
Claude: I've no interest in anyone in love with me for my money.
Sophie: Really?
Claude: I'm living incognito, till I find my true love. I've even learned to
blend in with the common man. I AM an adventurer...An adventurer for love, that
is!
Sophie: Doctor, can we go now? This conversation is making my skin crawl.
Lautrec: All right.
*Lautrec and Sophie leave*
Claude: Hey, wait for me!
*after taming the final Treasure Animatus*
*the Seashell Charm displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: The Seashell Charm...Ah [spoken: Ah] It looks just like the legend
says.
Claude: This is great, Doc! With that shell, we can make rain for that dried-up
old village! My true love's right around the corner now!
*at Le Repaire*
Claude: Hello there, Milady. We're back! Did you miss me?!
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back. I trust you had a fruitful
adventure.
Lautrec: As usual, everything went as smooth as silk.
Claude: Milady, feast your eyes on this!
*the Seashell Charm displays on the bottom screen*
Claude: I have the Seashell Charm, see?
Milady: Oh, my! I knew it...I knew you were up to the task, Monsieur Lautrec!
Claude: No, wait, Milady! You're not listening. I was the one who--
Milady: And I heard from the village just a moment ago. They said it had
started to rain!
Claude: Aha! So it really works?! That's some power the Seashell Charm has!
Lautrec: A coincidence, no doubt.
Milady: Thank you, Monsieur. I'm so glad I entrusted you with this quest!
Claude: ...
Sophie: Milady, what about Claude? He's looking a little put out. I mean, he
did...um... Well... he was there, at least. Aren't you going to say something
to him, too?
Milady: Hee hee. Oh, Claude...I appreciate the help.
Claude: Tsk...I must be a masochist...'cause that's another part of you I find
irresistible.
Milady: Hee hee hee.
Sophie: The two of you would make a fine couple. I'm jealous.
Claude: Huh? Yeah, I doubt that'll ever happen between you and the stick-in-
the-mud.
Sophie: You're probably right... *sigh*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 2: An Ancient Flying Ship~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST2]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: Here's the map.
*the map displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: Tell me, Monsieur, have you ever wanted to fly through the air?
Lautrec: As a means of travel, it would be quite effective.
Milady: No, no, what I meant was--Oh, never mind. The location of a piece of a
flying ship is hidden on that map.
Sophie: A flying ship? You mean an airship?
Milady: Who knows? But the most interesting thing is this: The ship is said to
have been built thousands of years ago.
Lautrec: Go on...
Milady: Why, Monsieur, did I finally strike a chord with you? That ship
fragment may be the missing link that proves a certain myth to be true. It is a
piece of a great mystery.
Lautrec: The story is likely to be fake, but the treasure may be alive.
Sophie: As in Treasure Animatus, Doctor?!
Lautrec: Correct. Come now, Sophie.
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: As usual, I have no idea what it means.
Lautrec: Could you be a bit more specific? What is it you don't understand?
Sophie: Everything. The part about a "departed emperor"...The part about
"passing under"...And the part about a "star"...
Lautrec: Hrmm. Yes, but you must consider them one at a time. Once you figure
one out, the rest may fall into place. The question is, which one to start
with?
Sophie: You mean "departed emperor," "passed under," or "star"?
Lautrec: Precisely. Finding the key word or phrase yields the fastest solution.
Which do you think it is, Sophie?
*Three buttons come up: "Departed emperor", "passed under", "star"*
*If you press "star"*
Sophie: Hmm...How about "star"? That word has an air of mystery to it.
Lautrec: Sophie...Your train of logic escapes me sometimes.
Sophie: But there are so many in the night sky...How about the North Star?
Lautrec: The riddle cannot be pointing to a celestial object. That is, unless
you've devised a means to sail the heavens. No, the star we seek is to be found
on the map of Paris.
Sophie: So it's not an actual star? Oh, I know! What about the ballet?
Lautrec: The ballet? What does that have to do with a star?
Sophie: "L'etoile", the word for a ballet company's star dancer!
Lautrec: Hrmm...Now that you mention it...there's a painting by Edgar Degas
entitled "Ballet - L'Etoile".
Sophie? Oh, I know! They perform ballets at the Paris Opera! Let's go see what
we can find there, Doctor!
*Sophie and Lautrec head back into the Palais Garnier*
Milady: Why, if it isn't my favorite spinster. Back from a treasure hunt, are
we?
Sophie: No, not back from one. We're right in the middle of one!
Milady: Is that so? Then you have a treasure map pointing to the Paris Opera?
Lautrec: No, but we believe there might be something here. Can you think of
anything that has to do with an emperor here?
Sophie: Yes, particularly if it also is connected with the ballet!
Milady: An emperor and the ballet...Well, they say Napoleon III came to see the
ballet here. But it's not as if they built a monument to him here. He simply
came to enjoy the ballet, like countless others.
Lautrec: Hmm...Then I doubt this is the right place. And I don't see how
"passed under" would fit in.
Sophie: Still, you never know. Let's go ask the ballerinas about--
Milady: Oh, what a pity...There aren't any here right now. You see, the ballet
is not so popular anymore. In fact, most of the companies have gone overseas to
perform.
Lautrec: Well, I've no intention of traveling overseas. I'd say we ought to
look into something other than "star".
Lautrec: What would you choose to focus on, Sophie?
*Three buttons come up: "Departed emperor", "passed under", "star"*
*If you press "Departed emperor"*
Um... "Departed emperor?" The ambiguous wording caught my eye. It sounds like
he's dead, but it could also mean he left somewhere.
Lautrec: Yes, yes...Rather curious, indeed. But who do you suppose this emperor
might be?
Sophie: Oh, um...Uh...
Lautrec: There's Julius Caesar, the first Roman emperor...the emperors of
Rome's Nerva-Antonine dynasty...and that famous tyrant Nero. Oh, and there's a
long line of Chinese emperors...starting with Qin Shi Huang. Needless to say,
they are all very much dead...giving us any number of possibilities.
Sophie: Oh, no! How will we ever find the right one?
Lautrec: Ah, but here in Paris, there is only one possibility. And that would
be Napoleon I.
Sophie: Tsk. Doctor! You just gave me quite a fright!
Lautrec: There is only one problem. Here in Paris...there are any number of
places associated with Napoleon. That is almost as bad as not knowing which
emperor in the first place. Still, since it specifically says "departed"...we
ought to pay a visit to his grave.
Sophie: Where is Napoleon buried?
Lautrec: Les Invalides. Come along, Sophie.
*Approach a Lady with an exclamation mark above her head*
Sophie: Pardon me. Is there anything related to a star around here?
Lady: A star? Hmm...I can't think of anything like that here.
*talk to the Lady after*
Lady: Are you a detective? You seem to be investigating something.
*Approach an Old Man with an exclamation mark above his head*
Sophie: Pardon me. Is there anything one could pass under around here?
Old Man: Pass under? The archway of a building, perhaps?
Sophie: That doesn't sound like what we want, does it, Doctor?
Lautrec: Indeed. Something so common-place [sic] wouldn't make for much of a
riddle.
Sophie: There don't seem to be any promising clues around here. Shall we try
somewhere else?
Lautrec: No, I think not. As I said before...there are any number of places
associated with Napoleon. Searching them one by one would be horribly
inefficient. So, we must look into a word or phrase besides "departed emperor".
What would you choose to focus on, Sophie?
*If you select an incorrect answer*
Lautrec: We already know there are no leads there.
Sophie: All right, then...
*If you press "Passed under"*
Sophie: "Passed under," perhaps? But that's merely a guess.
Lautrec: No, no, Sophie. I'd say you were on to [sic] something.
Sophie: I am? Really?
Lautrec: One could pass under an arch or gateway, no? That means we are looking
for a place featuring a gateway. Does anywhere in Paris come to mind?
Sophie: Oh, I know, Doctor! The Arc de Triomphe!
Lautrec: Precisely! But there are two...the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile
and...the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. A visit to one of them ought to clear
up this mystery.
Sophie: Well, which one, then?
Lautrec: It is already crystal clear to me, but what do you think?
Sophie: Please, can't you simply tell me, Doctor?
*Two buttons come up: "Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile" and "Arc de Triomphe du
Carrousel"*
*If you press "Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel"*
Lautrec: Very well, then. Let us head to the Louvre Palace. The Arc de Triomphe
du Carrousel is in its courtyard.
*If you press "Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile"*
Lautrec: Very well, then. Let us head there at once.
*At the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile*
Lautrec: Sophie, do you know why this is called the Place de l'Etoile?
Sophie: No, I don't.
Lautrec: Think about it. Streets radiate in all directions from here. On a map,
it looks like a shining star. Hence the name, "Place de l'Etoile" or "square of
the star". The arch wasn't completed while Napoleon yet lived. But his body
passed under it on the way to his burial in Paris.
Sophie: Doctor, that means...!
Lautrec: Yes, the pieces have finally fallen into place. This is where the
departed emperor passed under the star! Now to find the labyrinth entrance...
*in the labyrinth*
Sophie: Doctor, I hear footsteps approaching!
*Gustav emerges from the tunnel*
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! Seems I'm one step ahead of you! I already got the
treasure That's hidden in this labyrinth.
*a scrap of wood displays on the lower screen*
Sophie: B-but...!
Gustav: Disappointed, hmm?
Lautrec: ...
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha! Too frustrated even to speak?! You lost, Lautrec! And that
means...I won! Ha ha ha...Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha!
*Gustav runs off*
Sophie: Th-That no-good, lousy...!
Lautrec: Hmph...All right, Sophie, Let's keep going.
Sophie: What?! But the treasure...It's already...
Lautrec: Did that scrap of wood Gustav had look like treasure to you? In other
words, was it alive?
Sophie: Now that you mention it...
Lautrec: Moreover, it showed no signs of ever being worked by human hands.
Nothing but a piece of driftwood, no doubt.
Sophie: Oh...I see...
Lautrec: So, we keep moving forward. The great mystery still awaits us.
*once you get past the police officers*
Sophie: Doctor, this room is a dead end. Does that mean the labyrinth ends
here?
Lautrec: That imbecile Gustav thought the driftwood here was treasure. The true
treasure, however, has yet to be found. In short, there's a trick to moving
beyond this room. And we, Sophie, are going to find it.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
Lautrec: Here we go!
*Lautrec puts his hand on one of the stones*
Sophie: Wow! A new passage opened up!
Lautrec: Sit tight, my darling mystery, for I now come for you!
*upon finding the final Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: That is Treasure Animatus, without a doubt! And we never would've found
it if you hadn't discovered that passage.
Lautrec: That Gustav has never been able to finish a job. He always looks for
the easy answers, and thereby misses the hidden truth.
Sophie: It sounds as if you've known Prof. Gustav for a long time.
Lautrec: You mean I never told you how we met? The taxidermy mountings the
museum has on display were sent from Gustav's company. And since my lab is
provided by the museum...we, of course, ended up crossing paths a number of
times.
Sophie: Oh, so that's how you know him. I had no idea Prof. Gustav ran a
company! I'm impressed.
Lautrec: Yes, well, these days he has his workers run the company...while he
indulges in his amateurish excavations. But he is a failure, both as a
businessman and as an adventurer.
Sophie: Does he really want to be an adventurer that badly? Enough to neglect
his own company?
Lautrec: Who knows? But enough of Gustav. We have a mystery to solve. Shall we
get to it, then?
*After you tame the Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: Well, That's that! Taming complete!
Lautrec: That was not too bad of a mystery. Now back to Le Repaire we go. Come
along, Sophie.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*At Le Repaire*
Gustav: Bah! Took you long enough! Behold and bear witness to my moment of
triumph!
Milady: Did I keep you waiting long, Prof. Gustav?
Gustav: Never mind that! Tell me what you think!
*a scrap of wood displays on the lower screen*
Milady: It is--without a doubt--plain old driftwood.
Gustav: Wh-What?! That's absurd!
Lautrec: No, you're absurd. See? This is the real piece of the flying ship.
*the Plank of the Jester displays on the lower screen*
Milady: Yes, I'd say That's the real thing. You did it again, Monsieur.
Gustav: Grrrr! How could this have happened?!
Lautrec: Though I've no interest in competing with you...I believe this means I
won. Now, why don't you stop this nonsense?
Gustav: Heh heh...Ah ha ha ha ha! That was just a practice run! Our rivalry
will continue till I've run you into the ground!
Sophie: In other words, you won't stop till you've won?
Gustav: I'll make a great discovery that will turn the world upside-down!
You'll see! Ah ha ha ha ha!
Sophie: How can someone who just lost act so high and mighty? That man really
has a lot of nerve!
Lautrec: Simply ignore him. That's the only way to deal with such fools.
Sophie: All right, but I still don't understand. Why does he go out of his way
to make you his enemy?
Lautrec: How would I know what that lunatic is thinking?
Milady: Think about it, Madame.
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Sophie: Tsk. [spoken: Arrgh!] You just called me "Madame" again! Oh, never
mind...So, you were saying?
Milady: Hee hee. Oh, you are a feisty one, aren't you? Anyway, Prof. Gustav is
quite dashing, despite what you might think.
*Gustav's green top hat displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: And that silk hat perched on his head is his pride and joy.
Sophie: Really? So, he must really be a wealthy businessman.
Milady: One day, a certain lady, who shall remain nameless...told him Monsieur
Lautrec looked better than he did in a silk hat. From that day, Prof. Gustav
has seen Monsieur Lautrec as his sworn enemy.
Sophie: Oh...So that comment is what started it all. I couldn't have imagined a
sillier reason than that.
Lautrec: This "certain lady" wouldn't happen to be you, Milady?
Sophie: Oh?
Milady: Why, Monsieur, you are so very perceptive.
Sophie: What?! It really was you, Milady?! You...You...big trouble-maker!
Milady: Friendly rivalry is a good thing, don't you think?
Lautrec: I don't see what good can come out of competing with that philistine.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 3: Le Repaire Imperiled~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST3]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: Oh, and, Monsieur, might I have a word with you?
Lautrec: I can't say I like the sound of that.
Milady: Well, you DO know Inspector Godot, don't you?
Lautrec: This conversation is over.
Milady: Please, let me finish before you say no.
Lautrec: No good could ever come out of dealing with that fellow.
Milady: Perhaps, but I need your help. Le Repaire is in trouble.
Sophie: In trouble? How?
Milady: Inspector Godot is sniffing at the door. I don't know if someone tipped
him off or what...but I've learned he intends to turn the place upside down.
Sophie: Oh no...
Lautrec: Hmph... His olfactory sense dwarfs his pea-sized brain.
Milady: He's supposed to search the place today...so I'll need you to distract
him somehow. That will give me time to prepare for his visit.
Lautrec: Well, without Le Repaire...solving mysteries WOULD become quite a
chore.
Milady: It would, wouldn't it?
Lautrec: Nevertheless, that isn't nearly enough reason for me to get involved.
Milady: Be that as it may--
Sophie: Oh! Oh! I've just had a wonderful idea!
Milady: You of all people, Madame?
Sophie: Please, I'm trying to help! Now, could you give us two copies of the
same map?
Milady: Yes, of course, but may I ask why?
Sophie: Hee hee hee. You'll see! All right, Doctor, let's go! *walks off*
Lautrec: Whatever you are up to, I suppose it's worth a try. *walks off*
Milady: I'm counting on you, Monsieur.
*Sophie and Dr. Lautrec are outside the Palais Garnier*
Sophie: Oh, no! The Inspector s here!
*Inspector Godot is standing nearby with two officers*
Lautrec: Hmph. Preparing for his search already. It is a fool who rushes his
work.
Sophie: Wh-What're we going to do?! We must lure him away before he goes in
there!
Lautrec: Well, what about that great idea of yours, hmm?
Sophie: [spoken: *sighs*] I thought I'd have more time to prepare!
*Lautrec and Sophie walk past Inspector Godot and his men, who go after them*
Inspector Godot: Got you, Lautrec! You just came from the opera house, didn't
you?!
Lautrec: My comings and goings are my own business.
Inspector Godot: There are rumors of shady goings-on in there. Hmph! Passing
those no-good adventurers information and whatnot...No doubt, you've received
your share, too.
Lautrec: I don't know what you're talking about.
Inspector Godot: Lautrec... You'd better not be up to your usual tricks.
Lautrec: Usual tricks? Stop smearing my good name with ridiculous accusations.
Sophie: That's right!
Inspector Godot: Hmm? What's that there?
*the map appears on the bottom screen*
Sophie: We were simply heading to the location marked here!
Inspector Godot: Wait...That's a treasure map!
Lautrec: ...
Inspector Godot: I've seen such maps many times since I began cracking down on
adventurers. It's a treasure map that shows how to enter an underground
labyrinth! Caught you red-handed, Lautrec! Arrest this man!
Sophie: You're going to arrest him simply because he has a map?
Inspector Godot: Oh, uh... [the "uh" isn't spoken]
Sophie: If you want to catch us in the act...you'll have to solve this map s
riddle before us. Then make your arrest once you catch us red-handed in the
labyrinth!
Inspector Godot: Grrr...! All right, you asked for it! I'll get you before
long! Oh, and I'm confiscating this map, too!
*Inspector Godot and his men walk off*
Sophie: Whew...That was close. He won't be bothering Le Repaire for a while.
Now all we have to do is--
Lautrec: Find the labyrinth and get the Treasure Animatus before him.
Sophie: Why, Doctor, it's as if you read my mind.
Lautrec: Simple thoughts make for a simple read. Your plan is full of holes,
but let's see where it takes us.
Sophie: Fine. Let's just hurry before he beats us there.
Lautrec: That fool couldn't possibly find the treasure before me.
Sophie: You may be right, but still...
Lautrec: Come along, Sophie.
Sophie: Right! We mustn't waste any more time!
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the mystery, shall we? The figure here shows
our destination. That much is clear. Now, think, Sophie. How do you suppose
this figure indicates a destination?
Sophie: Hmm... Well, it could just be a map.
Lautrec: Yes, that would be the most obvious and expedient method.
Sophie: Let's see what we've got...Two distorted triangles with vertices marked
by symbols. Hmm...There's a double circle, a square, and three circles. Oh,
wait...The square symbol isn't a vertex. It's a midway point.
Lautrec: And then there are those numbers...They seem to suggest the length of
the figure s sides. But I don't believe it is a simple matter of their length.
Sophie: I'm afraid I don't follow.
Lautrec: Focus on the bottom triangle. See the numbers? If they were a direct
expression of side length...they would make no sense at all. After all...you
cannot form a triangle with sides of 3, 1, and 1...no matter the unit of
measure.
Sophie: Oh, yes, I see...Or at least, I think I do...
Lautrec: Still, the numbers must express something about the sides. Now, if
this is a map...there is likely a hint to be found on a map of Paris.
Specifically, if it had shapes such as these...I could figure it out in a
flash.
Sophie: Hmm... I don't recall seeing anything like that.
Lautrec: One of these three symbols must mark our destination. And since there
is only one double circle and one square...our destination must be one of the
two. Now, let's try reading this figure as if it were a map again. Its sides
are like roads--the network of streets in Paris. And the three symbols are
places where streets meet.
Sophie: A square, perhaps?
Lautrec: Hrmm...A most excellent deduction, Sophie.
*The map appears on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: We must be looking for a square. But there are any number of squares
throughout Paris. We need to narrow the field a bit.
Sophie: If we only knew the meaning of the numbers and symbol types...
Lautrec: Well, at least we know our destination is a square. Well, Sophie, it
seems we have some squares to visit.
*At any of the round squares*
Sophie: Hmm...There don't appear to be any clues around here.
Lautrec: Hrmm...This square is shaped a bit different from the rest...
Sophie: Paris has many famous squares...Some round, some square.
Lautrec: Precisely. Now we know the reason for the square and circular symbols.
They represent the shape of various Parisian squares. There can be no doubt
now. We are looking for a square.
Sophie: All right, then. Let's go search some others.
*At the Place de la Concorde*
Sophie: Hmm...There don't appear to be any clues around here.
Lautrec: This square is square-shaped...and the roads emanating from
it...Hrmm...
Sophie: Have you thought of something, Doctor?
Lautrec: Sophie, have another good look at the figure. Now, let's focus on the
square symbol near the middle...and the two streets emanating from it. As you
can see, they emanate from slightly different points.
Sophie: Yes, that much is certainly clear.
Lautrec: Well, does it remind you of something? Say, perhaps...the roads
emanating from this square?
Sophie: Really? The roads here run north and south. But that's not how they
look on the figure.
Lautrec: Yes, but try rotating the figure ninety degrees.
Sophie: Ninety degrees? Oh, yes, I see!
Sophie: On top, we have the Avenue des Champs-Elysees ...and on the bottom, the
Rue de Rivoli.
Lautrec: Now, consider the positional relationship of the symbols. The map has
a circle up top, a square in the middle...and a circle below. And a straight
line runs between each of them.
Sophie: So the streets linking the three squares all run straight?
Lautrec: Precisely. And nowhere else in Paris fits so perfectly. The square
symbol on the map is the Place de la Concorde...which is where we now stand.
The circle above it is the Place de l'Etoile. And the circle below it is the
Place de la Bastille. But, perhaps most importantly, there are no clues
here...the location marked by the square symbol.
Sophie: So, if the spot marked by the square isn't what we want...then that
leaves the double circle!
Lautrec: Very good, Sophie. Now that we have our answer, let us head there at
once.
*at the Place de la Madeleine*
Sophie: Hmm...There don't appear to be any clues around here.
Lautrec: One moment, Sophie.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor? Have you thought of something?
Lautrec: Indeed, I have. These numbers here on the map...I know precisely what
they signify.
Sophie: Really?! What?!
Lautrec: Well, we already know the symbols indicate squares...and the figure s
sides are streets. As for the numbers...They most certainly represent those
streets in some manner. But clearly, they are not a direct expression of
length.
Sophie: Wait...You already explained that to me before.
Lautrec: Patience, Sophie, patience...Now, it is not direct length, but a type
of length nonetheless. All we need to know is the unit of measurement. What if
the unit turned out to be the number of streets? Even streets that run straight
can't abruptly change names. If we count the times this stretch of road changes
names...we have a new unit of length, as shown here on the map.
Sophie: Umm...So, take that number seven on the upper right...Does that mean
there are seven streets?
Lautrec: Precisely. There may be but one line between the two squares,
but...there are really seven streets, each with a different name.
Sophie: The bottom triangle must be a big hint, too. It's saying there are
three streets on the long side...and one each on the shorter sides.
Lautrec: Indeed. Now we simply visit the applicable squares on the map.
Sophie: Right! Come along, Doctor!
*at the Place de la Republique*
Lautrec: This right here is our answer, Sophie.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
Lautrec: The map s circles, double circle, and square are Parisian squares. In
addition, the sides of the figure are streets...while the numerals are the
number of streets. The right side of the map is north...and the shape of the
symbols indicates the shape of each square. It is no surprise there is only one
double circle...and it turned out to be the place we were looking for. Now that
we know all that...we can say with certainty that this map points to--
Sophie: Right here! The Place de la Republique!
Lautrec: Precisely. Now, let's find a way underground, shall we?
*after going underground*
*Sophie and Lautrec run into a policeman*
Sophie: Oh no, the police. Doctor, what are we--
Lautrec: Pay no heed. They're always wandering around down here.
Sophie: But doesn't this mean the inspector [sic] knows we're here?
Lautrec: No. A hands-on fellow like Godot would come himself if he suspected.
Sophie: Oh, right...
Lautrec: Now, Let's find the treasure chamber.
*After a puzzle that requires navigating past the police officers*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Le bons comptes font les bons amis.
English: Good accounts make good friends.
French: Les loups ne se mangent pas entre eux.
English: Wolves don't eat each other.
French: On ne prete qu'aux riches.
English: One lends only to the rich.
*After you encounter the final Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: Taming complete! Now let's get going before Inspector Godot arrives.
Lautrec: Excellent idea. To the surface we go.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*on the surface*
*Inspector Godot runs up to Lautrec and Sophie with two police officers with
him*
Inspector Godot: Found you, Lautrec!
Sophie: Oh no! It's Inspector Godot!
Lautrec: Hmph. Took him long enough.
Sophie: This is no time for that, Doctor!
Inspector Godot: Now I have you red-handed! You're under arrest, Lautrec!
Lautrec: Red-handed? I don't understand. We never even entered the underground
labyrinth.
Inspector Godot: What? Er, spare me your pathetic lies!
Lautrec: No, it's the truth, isn't it, Sophie?
Sophie: Hm? Oh, right! We were never underground!
Inspector Godot: You expect me to believe your conspirator's alibi?!
Lautrec: How can you prove it? You DID just arrive, didn't you?
Inspector Godot: Why, you...! Always have an answer for everything, don't you?!
Well, it just so happens I saw you coming out!
Lautrec: We were merely taking a peek inside.
Inspector Godot: More lies! Have you no shame, Lautrec?!
Sophie: Oh, uh...Ha ha...
Lautrec: It's times like these you must be brazen, Sophie.
*a third officer runs up to Inspector Godot*
Inspector Godot: What...?! Blast it!
Sophie: Is something the matter?
Inspector Godot: Another department raided the opera house.
Sophie: What?!
Inspector Godot: They beat me to the punch! This is your fault, Lautrec! Come
on, men. Let's go!
*Inspector Godot and the police leave*
Sophie: Oh, another close call. Do you think Le Repaire is all right?
Lautrec: Who knows? I'm not about to take on another department...but at least
we bought some time. We had better get back now, Sophie.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*At Le Repaire*
Claude: My friends, my friends! Welcome back.
Milady: Well done, you two.
Sophie: Milady! Claude! Are you all right?! We heard the place was searched.
Milady: Yes, but they had to let me off for lack of evidence. We wouldn't have
been so lucky if it had been Godot.
Claude: And that is thanks to you two, buying us some time.
Sophie: It's nice to know our efforts paid off!
Lautrec: As long as nothing has happened to this place...that's good enough for
me.
Milady: Allow me to toast the heroes who saved Le Repaire. I have a special
bottle set aside for such an occasion.
Claude: Heh heh! We did it!
Lautrec: I don't recall you doing anything.
Milady: Madame.
Sophie: What?!
Milady: Thank you. You saved this place.
Sophie: Of course I did! I mean, what would I do without it?! You didn't think
I did it for you, did you?!
Milady: Hee hee. The thought never even crossed my mind.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 4: The Greatest Exhibition~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST4]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: Who or what are "Flora and Fauna"?
Lautrec: Flora is the Roman goddess of flowers and whatnot. Fauna is a half-
human, half-goat guardian deity of animals. These two words have also entered
into our language. Separately, they can be variously defined...but together,
"flora and fauna" mean but one thing...plants and animals.
Sophie: Plants and animals?
Lautrec: Yes, indeed. The terms are used to classify living things.
Specifically, "flora" is the plants of a specific region or period...while
"fauna" is the animal life of a specific region or period.
Sophie: That's all very well, Doctor, but how does that help us?
Lautrec: It doesn't--at least not in and of itself. Now, time for us to sort
out the words we must focus on.
Sophie: What is "the greatest exhibition in Paris" supposed to mean?
Lautrec: At the end of the 18th century...Paris was home to all manner of shows
and exhibitions. A great number were on the Boulevard du Temple. But most were
swept away by Haussmann's renovation of Paris.
Sophie: Shall we start with a visit there?
Lautrec: Hrmm...That's certainly one possibility. Then there is the word
"skeletons"...That brings to mind the Catacombs. That certainly fits the term
"greatest exhibition in Paris"...macabre though it may be, with many skeletons
that "laze about." So it's either the Boulevard du Temple or the Catacombs.
Let's start the search, shall we?
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*at Boulevard du Temple*
*talk to a man with an exclamation point over his head*
Gentleman: Yes? An exhibition, you say? Well, there used to be shows filled
with curious creatures. But it's been rather dull around here of late.
Sophie: You don't say?
Gentleman: Oh, but the Musee d'Histoire naturelle has a zoo. And I hear it has
exotic creatures from foreign lands. Perhaps many animals from those long-gone
shows, too. I'd love to visit it someday. It's certain to be plenty of fun.
Lautrec: "Fun"?! He thinks the museum would be "fun"?! How dare he--
Sophie: Now, now, Doctor! Please calm yourself.
Lautrec: The museum's zoo is not some sort of exhibition for the masses! It's a
place for the serious study of animal life! See that you don't develop the same
misconception, Sophie!
Sophie: Y-yes, Doctor! (Why's he taking this out on me?)
*at the Catacombs*
Lautrec: The Catacombs are a massive subterranean ossuary. Located in what was
once part of a stone mine...its tunnels and chambers are filled with skeletal
remains.
Sophie: Umm...It sure is dark in there. And kind of creepy, too.
Lautrec: A true researcher fears neither the dead nor darkness, Sophie. That
includes bones such as those here. In fact...the Musee d'Histoire naturelle
where I work...has tens of thousands of skeletal specimens. I would never get
any work done if I were afraid of them.
Sophie: *gives him a dirty look* I realize that, but...you can't compare animal
skeletons to human skeletons! And I wouldn't call this an exhibition. It's a
ghastly freak show!
Lautrec: Well, it IS a macabre show of sorts to most people. I doubt few visit
for the purpose of mourning the dead. But none of that really matters...as it
seems there are no clues here. Let us search somewhere else. Come along,
Sophie.
Sophie: Tsk! Doctor, wait for me! Doctor!!!
Lautrec: Just a moment..."Flora and Fauna are worshipped"..."The greatest
exhibition"...Hrmm...
Sophie: What is it, Doctor?
Lautrec: A place where gods are enshrined? A temple? Hrmmm...A sacred
place...And a great exhibition...I suppose that is one way to look at it.
Sophie: Hm? Have you just solved the riddle, Doctor?!
Lautrec: Flora and Fauna...They are personifications of the plant and animal
kingdoms. Where is it that myriad plants and animals have been gathered? There,
men devote their lives to the study of flora and fauna. They practically
worship it. To the common man, however, the place appears as an
exhibit...perhaps the greatest in Paris.
Sophie: Somewhere with lots of plants and animals...and people who study them?
Lautrec: Precisely. Now, Sophie, where do you suggest we go?
*Three buttons come up: "Bois de Boulogne", "Palais Garnier", and "Musee
d'Histoire naturelle"*
*if you press "Bois de Boulogne"*
Lautrec: Were you even listening to what I said? Hmph...Really...Try to think
about it this time.
*if you press "Palais Garnier"*
Lautrec: Were you even listening to what I said? Hmph...Really...Try to think
about it this time.
*If you press an answer again*
Lautrec: Sophie...Did you not already choose that one? Now, try using your head
this time.
*If you press "Musee d'Histoire naturelle"*
Sophie: Lots of plants, animals, and the people who study them...And
skeletons...? As in skeletal specimens?! Ah! The Musee d'Histoire naturelle!
That's the answer, isn't it, Doctor?!
Lautrec: Precisely. Now, let's head over there, shall we?
*at the Musee d'Histoire naturelle*
Lautrec: We finally have our answer. The Musee d'Histoire naturelle. It has all
manner of plants and animals from around the world. Many are so rare that
outside of here...they can only be seen overseas. In that respect, one might
see it as an exposition of sorts...although on the grandest of scales.
"Skeletons" often refers to the museum's skeletal specimens. "Flora and Fauna"
are its plants and animals. And I suppose that, at least in some sense...they
are "worshipped" by the museum's researchers. Hrmm...Quite an interesting turn
of phrase, really. In any case, let's search every nook and cranny around here.
There must be an entrance to the underground somewhere.
*in the labyrinth*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Aux grands maux, les grands remedes.
English: Major illnesses call for drastic remedies.
French: A quelque chose malheur est bon.
English: Misfortune is good for something.
French: Chat echaude craint l'eau froide.
English: A scalded cat fears cold water.
*after the Treasure Animatus battle*
Sophie: We did it, Doctor! We tamed the spirit!
Lautrec: So, mystery solved, eh? It seems anticlimactic somehow. Well, let's go
report back to Le Repaire.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 5: A Curious Shellfish Dish~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST5]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*in Le Repaire*
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
*the map displays on the lower screen*
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: *with a bit of a sigh* Yes, Doctor!
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we? Hrmm...What's all this
about? Butter, flour, sugar, eggs? Then there's this shellfish.
Sophie: Heh...You don't have a clue, do you, Doctor?
Lautrec: Hm? By that, you mean to say that you do? Very well, then. Let's hear
your interpretation.
Sophie: Tsk. Shame on you, Doctor...asking for the answer before you've tried
to figure it out! Ahem! Try using your head a bit more. Hee hee hee.
Lautrec: That's not what I meant, Sophie. It seems you are jumping to
conclusions once more. At any rate, let's get to the riddle-solving, shall we?
Now, then, it is obviously some sort of food...Some sort of cake, I'd say, if
it weren't for the shellfish.
Sophie: Hee hee hee. Go on!
Lautrec: Well, whether it is a food or the ingredients to make it...Les Halles
is as good a place as any to start. I believe the marketplace is near the Rue
Saint-Honore.
Sophie: I see, I see...Then, let's go have a look, shall we?
Lautrec: Still, the way this shellfish is emphasized...I find it a bit curious.
Do they gather shellfish here in Paris? Perhaps in the Seine?
Sophie: Shellfish? I've seen them being gathered near a bridge downstream. I
believe it was the Pont d'Iena.
Lautrec: Then that, too, might be a good place to start.
Sophie: So, it's the marketplace or the bridge...Either one is fine with me.
Hee hee.
Lautrec: It matters not. Let's just get going, shall we?
*at Pont d'Iena*
*talk to an old man with an exclamation point over his head*
Lautrec: I hear they gather shellfish around here.
Old Man: Eh? Shellfish, you say? I suppose you could. Nothing big enough to
eat, but...I've seen kids gathering them for fun.
*talk to a boy with an exclamation mark over his head*
Lautrec: I hear they gather shellfish around here.
Boy: Shellfish? Sure, I've seen 'em. Real small, though. What? Anything unusual
about them? Nope. Look like regular ol' shellfish to me.
Lautrec: It seems we'll find no leads here. We have yet to search Les Halles.
Shall we pay a visit?
Sophie: Hm? Oh yes, we may actually find something there. Come along, Doctor!
*at Les Halles*
Store Owner: Butter, flour, sugar, eggs, and shellfish? Sure, we sell all that.
Lautrec: Yes, yes, but what do you make of this assemblage?
Store Owner: You're asking me if it's some sort of a dish? Hmm...Never heard of
a shellfish recipe like that.
Sophie: It doesn't sound very good, does it? Hee hee.
Lautrec: It seems we'll find no leads here.
Sophie: Neither one was what we were looking for. What now, Doctor?
Lautrec: I know I must rethink the entire riddle. But these five ingredients do
not supply enough information.
Sophie: Doctor...ready to give up yet?
Lautrec: Hrmm...I suppose I have no choice. Besides, I can see you simply
cannot wait to tell me. Well, let's have it. What is the answer to the riddle?
Sophie: Hee hee. It feels great to tell YOU the answer for a change. They're
the ingredients for making madeleines. They're baked in little molds shaped
like shells. That's what the "shellfish" is doing on the map.
Lautrec: Yes, I do recall seeing little shell-shaped cakes before. It is no
wonder that you figured this one out, Sophie. I know next to nothing about
baking sweets.
Sophie: Well, shall we hurry over to where the map points?
Lautrec: So, then, you really know the answer?
Sophie: What do you mean? It's "Madeleine," isn't it?
Lautrec: Yes, but do you realize how many places use that name? In Paris alone
they include the Boulevard de la Madeleine...and La Madeleine, a church in the
Place de la Madeleine.
Sophie: What? Really?
Lautrec: Of course, there is only one right answer...which I, of course, have
already figured out.
Sophie: You are truly amazing, Doctor! So? What is it?
Lautrec: Now, now, Sophie. Try using your head a bit more.
Sophie: Ack...I should've seen this coming. Um...So it's either a street or a
church in a square?
*Two buttons come up: "Boulevard de la Madeleine" and "La Madeleine"*
*If you press "Boulevard de la Madeleine"*
Sophie: It must be the Boulevard de la Madeleine! Or is it...?
Lautrec: Let's go have a look, shall we?
*at Boulevard de la Madeleine*
Sophie: There doesn't seem to be anything of interest here.
Lautrec: Which means this is not the place we're not looking. Let's go search
the remaining location.
*at La Madeleine*
Lautrec: La Madeleine lies at the center of the Place de la Madeleine. A church
surrounded by a square...Does this not resemble the way this map is drawn?
Sophie: Why, yes, it does.
Lautrec: We have found the answer to the riddle. Now, to find the entrance that
leads underground.
*in the labyrinth*
*after taming the Treasure Animatus*
Lautrec: Taming complete. That was not much of a challenge.
Sophie: Yes, but we found the treasure, didn't we?
Lautrec: Hmph! I couldn't care less about that treasure! For me, it is all
about the mystery! Now, back to Le Repaire we go.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 6: If the Heart Did Speak~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST6]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*in Le Repaire*
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
*the map displays on the lower screen*
Milady: Oh, but you're not really interested in the treasure itself, are you?
Lautrec: Can't say that I am.
Milady: Truth be told, I was hoping you would find it and use it.
Sophie: Hmm? What's this? What sort of treasure do you want the doctor to use?
Milady: You stay out of this. You would only end up abusing it.
Sophie: Wh-What's that supposed to mean?! Aren't you going to stand up for me,
Doctor?
Lautrec: Milady, please dispense with the games and say whatever it is.
Milady: Hee hee.
*A picture of a blue round treasure with a spire coming out of it and gold
accents appears on the bottom screen*
Milady: This map is for a treasure that lets you hear people's innermost
thoughts.
Sophie: A treasure that lets you hear people's innermost thoughts? Wait, that
would mean...You could find out what they were secretly thinking and feeling?
Milady: From what I've heard, it's true.
Sophie: It actually lets you read people's minds?!
Lautrec: What a load of rubbish. I've no interest in such things.
Milady: Oh well, I expected as much.
Lautrec: Why would you wish me to use such a thing in the first place?
Milady: I thought maybe you'd discover my true feelings for you.
Lautrec: What nonsense. If you have something to say, just say it.
Milady: Hee hee. You really don't understand women, do you?
Sophie: Innermost thoughts...The doctor's...true feelings...
Lautrec: If it is not Treasure Animatus, it's all yours. You're free to use it
as you please.
Sophie: ...
Lautrec: Is something wrong, Sophie?
Sophie: Hm? Oh, no, nothing. Let's just hurry up and get started, Doctor!
Lautrec: What's wrong with you all of a sudden?
*Outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: There seems to be more to this riddle than the others.
Lautrec: Well, let's start with what seems easiest to understand. "Garden" and
"Andre" bring to mind Andre Le Notre...a famous French landscape architect and
gardener. Just what "narrow promenade" refers to is unclear, but...I suppose it
is a garden of Le Notre s design. As for "queen", a proper hypothesis requires
more data. And "one stride north" must wait till we know where "there" is. So
here's my question for you, Sophie. Which word would best help us solve this
riddle?
*Two buttons come up: "Snake" and "Garden"*
*If you press "Garden"*
Sophie: Hmm...How about "garden"? After all, you already offered a theory about
that.
Lautrec: Hrmm...A reasonable choice. All right, let's start with the Jardin des
Tuileries. It was one of the gardens designed by Andre Le Notre.
Sophie: All right. Let's go!
*at Jardin des Tuileries*
Sophie: Pardon me. Do the words "great garden" and "snake" bring anything to
mind?
Gardener: "Great garden"? How about the Jardin des Tuileries right here?
Sophie: That would make perfect sense.
Gardener: I know everything there is to know about it. The Palais des Tuileries
that once stood here...was designed by French architect Philibert de l'Orme.
The garden is based on a 1664 design by Andre Le Notre. He was also involved in
road improvements. For example, the Grand Cours between the Rond-point...and
the Place de la Concorde. Course now, it's known as the Avenue des Champs-
Elysees.
Sophie: You learn something new every day. Thank you!
Lautrec: Hrmm...
Sophie: Will any of the gardener's information prove useful?
Lautrec: Paris has been remade by countless urban plans. Some streets are
longer, or look entirely different today. Even the Avenue des Champs-Elysees
was once shorter...and went by another name.
Sophie: So it used to be called the "Grand Cours"? And that was extended to
make it what it is today?
Lautrec: That about sums it up, I'd say. The Grand Cours was a big, beautiful,
garden promenade. It must be the "great garden" mentioned in the riddle.
Sophie: Ah! So then, "Andre's work" and "great garden" are...!
Lautrec: Yes, but this is but the first step in this riddle. We'll have to
gather more clues before it's over. But for now, off to the Avenue des Champs-
Elysees we go.
*at Avenue des Champs-Elysees *
Sophie: What can you tell me about the Avenue des Champs-Elysees ?
Lady: Well, I'm not sure if this is what you'd like to know, but...have you
heard of the Queen's Way?
Sophie: No. What's that?
Lautrec: It was a garden, or, more precisely, a carriageway...built on the
decree of Marie de Medici. It stretched westward from the Palais des
Tuileries.
Lady: Yes, that's it. The Queen's Way underwent many changes...before it became
what we know today. It was the origin of the modern-day Avenue des Champs-
Elysees.
Sophie: I see. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Lautrec: Hrmm...The Queen's Way...Hurry now, Sophie. We're off to the Rue du
Faubourg Saint-Honore.
Sophie: Wait! I don't understand! Doctor, come back!
*at Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore*
Lautrec: This is the place to which the riddle was pointing.
Sophie: This street...is the answer?
Lautrec: That's right. Do you still need it spelled out for you?
Sophie: Yes, I'm sorry. Please spell away!
Lautrec: You needn't sound so cheerful about it. In any case, let us analyze
the first line, shall we? The narrow promenade is the Queen's. That's an
obvious reference to the Queen's Way. After all, the Queen's Way is very much
like a promenade . As for "the queen", that would be Marie de Medici...the
woman who ordered the promenade built.
Sophie: I see...
Lautrec: "Andre's work" refers to the renovation of the Queen's Way. Finance
Minister Colbert, the man who ordered the work...used a coat of arms that
featured a snake. Andre Le Notre remade the Queen's Way into the Grand
Cours...which is something like a "great garden". Of course, these days, the
Grand Cours is known as...the Avenue des Champs-Elysees.
Sophie: So the answer is the street "one stride north from there"?
Lautrec: Yes, the street just north of the Avenue des Champs-Elysees. Namely,
the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, where we stand. Come along, Sophie. We have a
labyrinth entrance to find.
*If you press "Snake"*
Sophie: Hmm...How about "snake"? After all, you already offered a theory about
garden, so...
Lautrec: Hrmm...A valid point. Let's start with "snake", then. And what better
place for studying living creatures...than the Musee d Histoire naturelle?
Sophie: All right. Let's go!
*at the Musee d'Histoire naturelle*
Sophie: Pardon me. Do the words "great garden" and "snake" bring anything to
mind?
Scientist: Snake and garden, you say? Hmm...Can't think of anything.
Lautrec: Then how about "narrow promenade"?
Scientist: Ah, Lautrec, my lad. Is this one of your little adventures?
Lautrec: I don't go on adventures. I solve mysteries. If none of this is
ringing a bell...then how about Andre le Notre or Jardin des Tuileries?
Scientist: Hmm...Let me think...Ah! Back to the word "snake". The snake has
long been revered as um, er...Oh, yes! As the mortal enemy of crop-damaging
vermin. That is why it is often used on coats of arms.
Sophie: I'm sorry, but I don't see how that's relevant.
Lautrec: (You need to learn to be a better listener.)
Scientist: As for "garden", I just had a recollection. My memory is a bit
fuzzy, as this is out of my field. But Jean-Baptiste Colbert had a snake on his
coat of arms.
Lautrec: Hrmm...Such information may prove quite useful.
Scientist: Nothing would delight me more. Now, if you would excuse me.
Lautrec: Good day, sir.
Sophie: Thank you for such useful information.
*once the scientist leaves*
Sophie: So, how is a snake on a coat of arms useful information?
Lautrec: Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Minister of Finance under Louis XIV, was partly
responsible for the way Paris looks today. Particularly, the west side of the
Louvre Palace...which lies along the bank of the Seine. Louis XIV so detested
Paris at the time...he refused to even reside here. It is said that Colbert
tried to lure him back with lavish building projects. For instance, the Grand
Cours...which later became the Avenue des Champs-Elysees .
Sophie: The Grand Cours...
Lautrec: That could be considered a "great garden".
Sophie: Perhaps there's a clue over on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees .
Lautrec: Yes, let's go have a look, shall we?
*If you ask another person at the Musee d Histoire naturelle*
Lautrec: We have already looked here. Let's try somewhere else.
*at Avenue des Champs-Elysees *
Sophie: What can you tell me about the Avenue des Champs-Elysees ?
Lady: Well, I'm not sure if this is what you'd like to know, but...have you
heard of the Queen's Way?
Sophie: No. What's that?
Lautrec: It was a garden, or, more precisely, a carriageway...built on the
decree of Marie de Medici. It's stretched westward from the Palais des
Tuileries.
Lady: Yes, that's it. The Queen's Way underwent many changes...before it became
what we know today. It was the origin of the modern-day Avenue des Champs-
Elysees.
Sophie: I see. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Lautrec: Hrmm...The Queen's Way...Hurry now, Sophie. We're off to the Rue du
Faubourg Saint-Honore.
Sophie: Wait! I don't understand! Doctor, come back!
*at Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore*
Lautrec: This is the place to which the riddle was pointing.
Sophie: This street...is the answer?
Lautrec: That's right. Do you still need it spelled out for you?
Sophie: Yes, I'm sorry. Please spell away!
Lautrec: You needn't sound so cheerful about it. In any case, let us analyze
the first line, shall we? The narrow promenade is the Queen's. That's an
obvious reference to the Queen's Way. After all, the Queen's Way is very much
like a promenade . As for "the queen", that would be Marie de Medici...the
woman who ordered the promenade built.
Sophie: I see...
Lautrec: "Andre s work" refers to the renovation of the Queen's Way. Finance
Minister Colbert, the man who ordered the work...used a coat of arms that
featured a snake. Andre Le Notre remade the Queen's Way into the Grand
Cours...which is something like a "great garden". Of course, these days, the
Grand Cours is known as...the Avenue des Champs-Elysees .
Sophie: So the answer is the street "one stride north from there"?
Lautrec: Yes, the street just north of the Avenue des Champs-Elysees . Namely,
the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, where we stand. Come along, Sophie. We have a
labyrinth entrance to find.
*At the entrance of the labyrinth, which either answer will get you to*
Sophie: There! The entrance leading underground! Hurry up, Doctor. Let's head
straight in!
Lautrec: Why so hasty? It's not as if the mystery were going anywhere. Now, if
you would please calm down, I--
Sophie: True, the mystery's not going anywhere. But what if someone gets the
treasure before me--I mean, us?!
Lautrec: ...
Sophie: Wh-What?!
Lautrec: Oh, nothing really. I was simply thinking how you seem far more eager
than normal. Not that it's a bad thing.
*after going underground*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Il n y a pas de fumee sans feu.
English: There is no smoke without fire.
French: Il y a toujours quelque chose de vrai dans les racontars.
English: There is always some truth in the rumors.
French: Bouche de miel, cour de fiel.
English: Mouth of honey, heart of gall.
*after taming the Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: Hurray! We did it, Doctor! We got the treasure!
Lautrec: Hrmmm...That was rather unsatisfying, as far as mysteries go.
Sophie: Um...might I borrow the treasure for a moment?
Lautrec: Why?
Sophie: Why...? Um...I, uh...
Lautrec: Hrmm...
Sophie: Wh-What?!
Lautrec: ...
Sophie: *gulp*
Lautrec: Oh, very well. Do as you please.
Sophie: Th-Thank you, Doctor!
*the screen goes black*
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Why, Monsieur, it seems you found the treasure.
Lautrec: A simple task, when I am on the job. Now, Milady, might I peruse your
archives? There is something I wish to look into.
Milady: My pleasure, they're all yours.
*Lautrec heads off*
Sophie: *sigh*
Claude: Doc give that to you? That's the treasure that lets you hear people s
innermost thoughts?
Sophie: Oh?!
Claude: It's not often he lets you have the treasure you find. But I can't say
I wouldn't wanna try it myself!
Sophie: I'm simply borrowing it, that's all!
Milady: Shame on you, Madame. I had a feeling this might happen. Well? Have you
heard Monsieur Lautrec's innermost thoughts?
Sophie: Huh? I-I... I would never do such a thing.
Claude: Why not? Even I'm interested in what Doc's got stuffed in that brainy
head of his. Of course, what I really wanna hear are your true feelings,
Milady.
Milady: Use that on me and I'd likely die of embarrassment. Now, Madame, stop
pretending you're so high and mighty. Let's hear about Monsieur's innermost
thoughts.
Sophie: I told you, I'd never do such a thing! Not that I'm not a little
interested...It's just, I'm a little scared of what I might find out.
Milady: Oh, my. You say the sweetest things sometimes, Madame.
Sophie: But...!
Claude: A blushing young lady in love. Ah, the innocence of youth...Still, I
can't say I understand what you see in that good-for-nothing.
Sophie: Hey! That's not nice. The doctor may be a bit cold and aloof,
but...Well, he's actually far sweeter than you might think.
Claude: You don't say?
Milady: Oh, come now. What do you really see in him? You met while you were in
college, no? Did you have feelings for him even back then?
Sophie: My college years...Hee hee. So many memories. I have this one story, if
you'd like to hear it.
Claude: You bet I would.
*a picture of a lecture room displays on the top screen*
Sophie: There was a summit for French archaeologists at my school. The doctor
was also in attendance as a guest lecturer. And it just so happened that I was
selected to help him. I was told to read his lecture notes ahead of his
presentation.
Claude: That must've been a tough one. I can never figure out what the devil
he's trying to say. Plus, his handwriting's a tangled mess.
*a picture of Sophie reading through books and books of notes displays on the
top screen*
Sophie: Yes, but I had to read through them at least once. I knew I was in for
an all-nighter. But late at night, when I put his notes closer to the
lamp...they suddenly caught fire.
Milady: Oh dear...
Sophie: I ran to fetch the caretaker, but when we returned...those precious
lecture notes had been reduced to ashes.
*a picture of Sophie curled up crying displays on the top screen*
Sophie: I didn't know what to do. I cried in that classroom all night. When
morning dawned and the doctor arrived...I didn't immediately realize who he
was. He asked me what was wrong when he saw me crying...so I told him how I'd
burnt the doctor s precious notes to ashes.
Claude: You don't say?
Sophie: That's when he said, "No matter. I have them all in my head." He said
that without so much as a hint of anger.
*a picture of a lecture room displays on the top screen*
Sophie: He went on to deliver his lecture without stumbling once. He even
received a standing ovation when he was finished. He was so very dashing.
*the screen returns to normal*
Milady: [spoken: Hmm...] ...
Claude: Hmm...
Sophie: He was so sweet, don't you think?
Claude: How do you reckon?
Sophie: Because he wasn't the least bit angry at my terrible mistake!
Claude: That's only because he didn't need the notes. He had them all in his
head. That's the one and only reason.
Milady: I have to agree with Claude. Even if Monsieur had his notes...I don't
think he would've followed them exactly. He would've said what he liked.
Sophie: There you two go again, finding something negative to say.
Claude: Well, "sweet" isn't exactly the word I'd use to describe Doc.
Lautrec: What's everyone going on about now?
Milady: Nothing you need to be concerned about, Monsieur. Anyway, did you find
the book you were looking for?
Lautrec: I did. You have quite a fine selection here after all. Now, I must
return to my lab at once and delve into the next mystery.
Claude: Hey, Doc!
Lautrec: Yes?
Claude: Stop right there. You've got a spider on your back. Sophie, why don't
you brush it off for him?
Sophie: Where? I can't see anything.
Claude: *in a whisper* Sophie, now's your chance.
Sophie: Hm?
Claude: It's now or never. Put it off now and you might never do it.
Sophie: *in a whisper* Oh, right! Here goes...
*Sophie gets closer to Lautrec, sighs*
Sophie: ...
*the Treasure Animatus displays in the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Well? Did you get the spider?
*Sophie looks shocked, Lautrec walks off, Sophie slumps*
Sophie: *sigh*
Claude: What's wrong?
Sophie: I didn't hear a thing. It must be a fake.
Milady: Oh, that's a shame. I suppose a device such as that is too good to be
true.
Sophie: I'm so disappointed...
Milady: Hee hee. Anyway, I'll let you know the next time I get a good map.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 7: The Littlest Adventurer~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST7]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*inside Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, and you'd better hurry. I've already sold this quest to another
adventurer as well.
Sophie: That's not fair! Are you trying to make us compete against each other?!
Milady: Hee hee. That's how it usually works, you know. But I do try to sell
only to Monsieur Lautrec whenever I can...
Claude: Better learn to live with it, Sophie. I'm always getting maps that are
copies of copies. Almost always end up running into competitors along the way.
Lautrec: It matters not. I always solve the mystery before anyone else.
Claude: Well, now! As overconfident as ever, I see.
Lautrec: And I suppose you have a reason for telling us this, Milady?
Milady: You could say that. The person I sold it to is a boy by the name of
Andre Bouroullec...
Sophie: Andre Bouroullec? You mean of the Bouroullec family of Sant-Emilion?
Milady: So you've heard of him.
Sophie: You sold a treasure map to a little boy?! What were you thinking,
Milady?!
Milady: One adventurer is no different than another. I sell maps to paying
customers. That is my job.
Claude: Seems you know quite a bit about this kid, Sophie.
Sophie: Hm? Oh, um, well...He's an acquaintance, of sorts.
Milady: Right. After all, Chateau Bouroullec makes wine in Bordeaux...and so
does Chateau Volant--home to Sophie just there.
Sophie: How did you know about that?!
Claude: You mean your family owns the Chateau Volant winery?!
Sophie: Um...Yes?
Claude: Well...Chateau Volant hasn't been officially graded...but its wine s
rated highly by people in the know. A rare gem. And to think you're from a
great house like that!
Milady: Why, it seems we have a wine expert here.
Sophie: Well, the wine has nothing to do with me.
Claude: And Bouroullec is a famous chateau, too...although they decline to be
officially graded. I'm starting to think this isn't a coincidence...
Lautrec: Oh, who cares about all that? Now, Milady, how about that map?
Claude: Who cares? We're talking about your assistant here.
Lautrec: Sophie's lineage is of no concern to me. Now then, Sophie, shall we?
Sophie: Oh, yes, of course!
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Sophie: ...
Lautrec: Hmm? What is it now?
Sophie: Andre...He's only 14. Why would he want to become an adventurer?
Lautrec: Ask him the next time your paths cross...which should be soon enough,
considering We're on the same quest.
Sophie: Oh, of course...I just hope he's all right, though.
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: Let's see..."politics," "sun," and "hustle and bustle"...They must be
the key words, but how are they all related?
Lautrec: Hrmm...We must attempt to analyze them one by one. "Sun" immediately
brings to mind the Sun King, Louis XIV. "Politics" may also have some
connection with the Sun King. Based on the progression, the Palais Bourbon
comes to mind. It was originally built for a daughter of Louis XIV...and used
as a place of government. Other candidates include the former Parlement de
Paris...which can be found over on the Boulevard du Palais.
Sophie: All right, Doctor! Let's go see what we can find out!
*at Palais Bourbon*
*talk to a lady with an exclamation point over her head*
Sophie: Do "sun" or "hustle and bustle" bring anything to mind...especially in
relation to the palace here?
Lady: Hustle and bustle? Well, it is a tourist attraction of a sort.
*talk to a man with an exclamation point over his head*
Sophie: Do "sun" or "hustle and bustle" bring anything to mind...especially in
relation to the palace here?
Gentleman: Hmm...No, nothing in particular.
*talk to another man with an exclamation point over his head*
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Sophie: Do "sun" or "hustle and bustle" bring anything to mind...especially in
relation to the palace here?
Gentleman: We could do without hustle and bustle. After all...the assembly
can't function with a lot of noise around.
Sophie: There don't seem to be any good clues around here. It's strange,
though. I mean, there IS a Sun King and politics connection here.
Lautrec: Yes, but it is pointless to remain here any longer.
Sophie: Shall we visit another location associated with Louis XIV, then?
*at Boulevard du Palais*
Sophie: Oh, so this is where the Parlement de Paris once met. How is it
connected with Louis XIV?
Lautrec: You came all the way over here without knowing why?
Sophie: I'm afraid so.
Lautrec: What is Louis XIV's most famous quote?
Sophie: Tsk. Must you always put me on the spot like this?
Lautrec: He said, "I am the State." It was an extremely weighty statement of
royal authority. I don't think it has much to do with our riddle, however. I
must conclude there are no leads to be found here.
Sophie: I agree. I had a quick look around, but I found nothing. Let's see if
we can think of something else. Well, it seems we're fresh out of ideas.
Lautrec: This calls for another careful analysis of the riddle. "First
politics, then the sun. Now, a great hustle and bustle fills it." The "sun" is
Louis XIV. But "politics" comes before that. And "now," the place in question
is full of hustle and bustle. Hrmm...So we can then surmise it was once a
quieter place.
Sophie: Perhaps "hustle and bustle" refers to popular shops or a market?
Lautrec: Yes...Not a bad hypothesis, considering the "now" part.
Sophie: Perhaps the Avenue des Champs-Elysees or Les Halles?!
Lautrec: Slow down. We must consider the rest of the riddle.
Sophie: Oh, yes, of course...Umm...You mean, like...what famous political
figure preceded Louis XIV?
Lautrec: Hrmm...Richelieu and Mazarin immediately come to mind. Richelieu was
Louis XIII's chief minister. He shrewdly sought to centralize royal power.
Mazarin was his successor. He's noted for his tutelage of Louis XIV among other
things.
Sophie: So Mazarin's connected with Louis XIV? Sounds promising.
Lautrec: But in the riddle, "politics" comes before "sun." So, I'd say
Richelieu was the more promising of the two. Mazarin was of the same time
period of Louis XIV, not before.
Sophie: I see...
Lautrec: Now, back to that valuable insight you offered.
Sophie: I had a valuable insight?
Lautrec: Indeed you did. You surmised "hustle and bustle" might refer to
popular shops.
Sophie: Oh, yes, I did, didn't I? Doctor...That face again...Have you already
solved the riddle?!
Lautrec: Heh heh heh heh heh...Indeed, I have, Sophie. First Richelieu, then
Louis XIV, resided there. And now it's a bustling shopping plaza. The answer is
none other than the Palais Royal!
Sophie: Then what are we doing here? Let's go there at once!
*At Palais Royal*
Sophie: Doctor, are you sure this is the answer to our riddle?
Lautrec: Positive. Richelieu once resided here. And he bequeathed it to the
Royal Family upon his death. Louis XIV spent his early days here. Later, Louis
Philippe II, Duke of Orleans...let merchants set up shop in the surrounding
buildings. It's interesting to note that the police were forbidden to enter. It
was more shopping and entertainment quarter than palace.
Sophie: That sounds like a place with "hustle and bustle."
Lautrec: Exactly. So there we have it. "Politics," "sun," and "hustle and
bustle." The answer is the Palais Royal, this very place! Now to find the
entrance that leads underground.
*in the labyrinth*
Sophie: Doctor, look!
Lautrec: Is that Andre?
Andre: Wh-Who's there?
*Sophie appears on-screen*
Andre: Wait, Sophie? What're YOU doing here?!
Sophie: I could ask you the same question! It's too dangerous here! We have to
tell your parents at once.
Andre: No! I'm not going back home!
Sophie: Don't be so stubborn!
*Andre runs off*
Sophie: Wait! We'd better go after him, Doctor!
Lautrec: No need to be so hasty, now. This is the only passage here.
Sophie: He probably didn't even tell his parents where he was going.
*in the chamber with the final Treasure Animatus*
Lautrec: Sophie...that treasure there. Is it alive?
Sophie: Yes, it's Treasure Animatus.
Lautrec: All right then, let's get to the taming, shall we?
*after taming the Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: Doctor, it's Andre!
Andre: *sob* *sniffle*
Lautrec: You there...Boy, are you all right?
Andre: I was so scared.
Lautrec: ...Ah...He must be able to see guardian spirits, too.
Sophie: What?! Really?!
Lautrec: Tell me, boy, did you see a monstrous figure there?
Andre: Mm-hmm...
Sophie: Andre...why are you doing this? Did you tell your parents you were
coming here?
Andre: I'm tired of listening to Papa! I want to make my own decisions and
choose my own life to lead!
Sophie: How can you say that when you almost got yourself killed?!
Andre: B-but...I...
Lautrec: Leave him be, if that's what he really wants.
Sophie: B-but...!
Lautrec: The boy's right. One must be free to choose one's own path. If this is
what he wants, no one has the right to say otherwise.
Sophie: But he's still a child! Now, Andre, how about we leave here together?
Andre: ...
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Welcome back, Monsieur.
*Andre appears on-screen*
Milady: Why, Andre's with you too! And all in one piece, no less.
Andre: ...
*the sound of footsteps is heard*
Nicolas: Andre!
Andre: P-Papa...
Nicolas: I was worried sick about you. Thank goodness you're safe and sound!
When I found out you were gone, I was beside myself. After I hadn't found you
for several days...I was ready to sell the chateau and hire a massive search
party.
Andre: I'm sorry...I didn't mean to worry you like that.
Nicolas: It's all right, son. We'll talk about this later.
*Lautrec comes on-screen*
Nicolas: Dr. Lautrec, I'd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart.
*Sophie comes on-screen*
Nicolas: Why, if it isn't Sophie! I'd forgotten you work for Dr. Lautrec now.
Were you with him when he found my Andre?
Sophie: Oh, um, yes...Nice to see you again.
Nicolas: Well, I suppose I owe you my gratitude, too! My, how grown up you are
now. And so pretty, too.
Sophie: Oh, um...uh...thank you.
Nicolas: The grapes at your chateau are heavy on the vine again this year. You
should go home now and then. Your mother's worried, you know.
Sophie: *sigh*
Nicolas: Don't you think it's time to forgive your mother, Sophie?
Sophie: Yes, sir...
Nicolas: Well, Andre, we'd better be going now.
Andre: Yes, Papa.
Nicolas: Goodbye everyone, and thanks again.
*Nicolas and Andre head off*
Sophie: ...So, Andre was just like me. He simply wanted to get away from home.
Claude: Sounds like you had your reasons, too.
Sophie: Nothing major, really.
*a picture of grapes on the vine displays on the lower screen*
Sophie: It's just, my father was only interested in wine. My mother couldn't
take it anymore, so she left home. I found her years later, but my father had
fallen ill and died by then. Mother blamed herself, but it wasn't really her
fault. She returned to Chateau Volant and started making wine.
Claude: That's a sad tale.
Sophie: I had some really harsh words for her back then. I told her I was going
to Paris, and I haven't spoken to her since.
Claude: *sigh*
Milady: ...My! You certainly were Daddy's little girl, Madame! Now I see why
you always cling to Monsieur Lautrec. You need a father figure in your life!
Sophie: Huh?! N-N-No! You've got it all wrong! Besides, the doctor is nothing
like my father! The doctor's much kinder and far more dashing.
Lautrec: ...
Sophie: Whoops! Forget I just said that!
Lautrec: Zzz...Zzz...
Sophie: Doctor...? You were asleep the whole time?
Lautrec: Hmm? Oh, are you finished talking already? I was so bored, I must have
dozed off.
Sophie: Really? So you didn't hear what I just said?
Lautrec: I've no interest in the old stories and personal histories of others.
Sophie: Not interested...? Oh, I see... *sigh*
Milady: Hee hee hee.
Claude: That's just the sorta man he is.
Lautrec: The mystery before my eyes...that's what's important. I live in the
here and now. No time to look back.
Sophie: The here and now?
Lautrec: Let's be off, if you've finished your little chat. The next mystery
awaits. Come now, Sophie!
Sophie: *somewhat emotionlessly* Yes, Doctor, let's go!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 8: Best-of-Three 1/3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST8]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lautrec: What is this Best-of-Three Showdown all about?
Milady: [spoken: Ah]...About that...
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! Allow me to explain! We're finally going to see who's
the better man, you or me! A showdown, plain and simple! And with a clear
victor!
Sophie: A showdown? What are the rules?
Gustav: Glad you asked! Whoever finds the treasure first wins!
Sophie: You think you can beat us at treasure hunting and riddle solving?
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! How could I possibly lose to a third-rate team like
you?! Ah ha ha ha ha ha!
Sophie: Third rate...?! Why, you...! Doctor, let's accept his challenge!
Lautrec: Don't be absurd. I shall do no such thing.
Sophie: B-But we have to! He's insulting us! Please, Doctor, let's do this!
Lautrec: I've no interest in such a silly challenge.
Gustav: Excuses, excuses. The truth is, you're simply scared. Decline my
challenge and it's my victory by default. Ah ha ha ha ha! I knew I was number
one!
Sophie: Hey, not so fast, mister! We accept your stupid challenge! Come on,
Doctor, let's go!
Lautrec: Egads [sic], woman, stop tugging on me. And don't put words in my
mouth! Hmph. Impetuous fools everywhere I turn.
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: What with "home" being a different color...I'd say that's what we
should be looking for. So, how about we go with one of my ideas for a change?
Lautrec: Hrmm...Very well. Let's hear what you have to say.
Sophie: I believe it's a location related to the French Revolution. "Many heads
did roll" is a reference to the executions. Many people were sent to the
guillotine, right, Doctor?
Lautrec: Well, I doubt the riddle is as simplistic as that, but...I can't as
yet offer a clear counterargument. So, let us adopt your hypothesis for now.
Now, tell me, Professor, where shall we begin?
Sophie: Ahem...Let's pay a visit to the Place de la Concorde...where the
guillotine once stood.
*at the Place de la Concorde*
Sophie: Hmmmm...I thought for sure we'd find a clue here. Maybe it's because
this place is a square, not a "home". Perhaps we should look into the word
"home."
Lautrec: How about visiting where the condemned were held?
Sophie: Wait, I just thought of something. What about "the maiden was driven
from her home"?
Lautrec: Yes, what about it?
Sophie: Could it be Marie Antoinette...the queen who was driven from the Palace
of Versailles?
Lautrec: Hrmm...The queen was ultimately taken from La Conciergerie. And I
suppose some would say she was driven out of prison.
Sophie: Shall we visit the Boulevard du Palais where La Conciergerie stands?
Lautrec: Yes, I suppose we could. But I would add the Place de la Bastille as
another possibility. A prison once stood there, you know.
Sophie: All right. Let's go check them both. Come along, Doctor. Hurry!
*at La Conciergerie*
Gentleman: A maiden who lost her home in the Revolution? I reckon there was
more than one. After all, the French royal family was quite large.
*at the Place de la Bastille*
*talk to an old lady with an exclamation mark over her head*
Old Lady: The Revolution, you say? Even my grandmother recalled little of what
happened.
*talk to a little girl with an exclamation mark over her head*
Girl: The French Revolution? I don't know much about it. Someone was driven out
of somewhere?
Sophie: *sigh* This is harder than I thought it would be.
Lautrec: Shall I lend you a hand, Professor?
Sophie: No, no! Not yet! I know I can do this!
Lautrec: If you insist.
Sophie: ... ... Oh, I give up. Do you still wish to lend me that hand?
Lautrec: Very well, then. Let's start with the first phrase. The French
Revolution idolized reason among other things. This is personified in "Lady
Liberty"...a national symbol of liberty and reason found all over France. The
painting "Liberty Leading the People" is a famous example.
Sophie: Huh?
Lautrec: The painting by Delacroix. "Liberty Leading the People."
*the painting displays in the bottom screen*
Sophie: Oh, yes, that painting in the Louvre Palace! All right, Doctor, let's
head over there now!
*at the Louvre Palace*
Sophie: Is this where we go in?
Lautrec: Yes, let's go have a look.
Sophie: Oh, my. So many famous paintings. It's overwhelming.
*the painting "Liberty Leading the People" displays in the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Indeed it is.
Sophie: Delacroix depicted a goddess-like figure...symbolizing liberty and
reason.
Lautrec: That goddess-like figure is a typical depiction of Marianne. In the
painting, she is leading the people to victory in Paris. Hrmm...I think we're
on to something here. In the days following the Revolution...there were a great
many changes in religious policy. The aim was to ultimately destroy the
Catholic religion. Churches were renamed "Temples of Reason," and...their
Virgin Mary statues were replaced by those of Marianne.
Sophie: So the Virgin Mary statues were removed from churches?
Lautrec: Yes, indeed. Virgin Mary was driven from her "home." We can thusly
surmise that we are looking for a church...one that once featured Virgin Mary
statues.
Sophie: Just a moment, Doctor. The possibilities are endless. It would take all
day to visit each and every one.
Lautrec: Let's have a look at the second phrase, shall we? It says "many heads
did roll." This, along with the removal of the Virgin Mary statues...points to
the French Revolution. In fact, the entire riddle is about the Revolution.
Sophie: I know. I said that at the very start! Shall we consider places related
to executions again?
Lautrec: No, we cannot assume that only people lost their heads. Some of those
Mary statues that were removed did, too. Then there were those statues mistaken
for French kings. They, too, lost their heads. It happened at an immensely
famous church. Surely you know. So, I ask you, which church am I thinking of?
*Three buttons come up: "La Madeleine", "Sainte-Chapelle", and "Notre Dame
Cathedral"*
*If you press "La Madeleine"*
Lautrec: There are indeed Virgin Mary statues at La Madeleine. But their heads
are still very much attached to their bodies. Think, Sophie, think.
*Three buttons come up: "La Madeleine", "Sainte-Chapelle", and "Notre Dame
Cathedral"*
*If you press "La Madeleine" again*
Lautrec: I thought I just told you that was wrong. Try using your head. It's
there for a reason, you know.
*If you press "Sainte-Chapelle"*
Lautrec: You are simply guessing, aren't you? There is a famous Mary statue at
the Sainte-Chapelle...but that is not the place we seek.
*If you press "Notre Dame"*
Lautrec: Hrmm...I must have given too many hints. That's right, Sophie. The
answer is Notre Dame Cathedral.
*at Notre Dame Cathedral*
Lautrec: Our answer is right here, Sophie. Statues of Lady Liberty...the symbol
of reason that "led" the people...were placed here during the Revolution. The
"maiden" Mary was driven from her "home" by antipapists. In her place,
Marianne, or "Lady Liberty," was enshrined. But the people also mistook the
statues of Judean kings...for French kings, and thusly beheaded them.
Sophie: History can be so sad, but we must not forget such tragedies.
Lautrec: I'd like to think we are now on the proper path. Now, then, we have
the riddle's location. All that's left is to find our way underground.
*in the labyrinth*
Sophie: *jumps for joy* We did it! We got here before Gustav did!
Lautrec: Of course we did. That simple-minded fool can't get the better of me.
Now then...
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! Now's my chance!
*Gustav runs down the stairs, pushes past Sophie and Lautrec and runs ahead*
Lautrec: He's been following us the entire time! That sneaky cheat!
Gustav: *from farther ahead* Never let your guard down when I'm around,
Lautrec! Ah ha ha ha ha!
Lautrec: ... After him, Sophie! He won't get away with this!
Sophie: My thoughts exactly!
*in the labyrinth*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: A l'impossible nul n'est tenu.
English: No one is bound to the impossible.
French: On ne peut pas peigner un diable qui n'a pas de cheveux.
English: One cannot comb a devil that has no hair.
*after the puzzle*
*in a different part of the labyrinth*
*Sophie and Lautrec walk in*
Sophie: What's happened here?!
*Up ahead is a huge pile of rocks, blocking the path*
Lautrec: Gustav's doing, no doubt. He's trying to bar our way.
Sophie: That no-good cheat!
Lautrec: We shall just have to find another way in.
Lautrec: There must be another route! If we could just find it--
*Sophie sets her hand on one of the stones, and it moves*
Sophie: There, Doctor! Another passage!
Lautrec: Well, let's see where it leads. Come now, Sophie!
*in the final Treasure Animatus room*
Sophie: It's the treasure room, Doctor! We beat Gustav!
Lautrec: Hrmm. It seems finding that other route has paid off handsomely.
Sophie: It's alive. Treasure Animatus, without a doubt!
Lautrec: All right, then, if you would step back, Sophie.
*After the Treasure Animatus battle*
*Gustav runs in*
Gustav: Lautrec?! How the blazes did you beat me here?!
Sophie: Hmph! Like we would really tell you!
Lautrec: Taming is complete. Victory is mine, Gustav.
Gustav: Grrr!
Lautrec: Had enough yet?
Gustav: Why, you lousy...! I won't forget this!
*Gustav runs off and breaks through a wall*
Sophie: What a horrible nuisance of a man! Why can't he simply admit defeat
like a gentleman?
Lautrec: No matter. Thanks to him, at least we have a shortcut out.
*the wall, with Gustav's silhouette smashed in to it, appears on the bottom
screen*
Lautrec: Just follow that big oaf's path of destruction.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 9: Looking for Love~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST9]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: The day has come when I can finally give you this quest.
Lautrec: What do you mean, "finally"?
Milady: This quest is of special significance. He who completes it will be
worthy of my affections.
Sophie: Pardon?! Is this some kind of joke?!
Lautrec: All right, give me the map.
Sophie: Wh-Wh-What...?!
Milady: Hee hee. I simply can't wait to see where this goes. I trust you are up
to the task, Monsieur?
Sophie: Whoa, whoa, whoa! What's going on here?! You don't really want to win
her affections, do you, Doctor?!
Lautrec: She said it was merely a matter of proving oneself "worthy". But I've
no interest even in that. Solving the mystery here on this map is my only
concern.
Sophie: Yes, b-but...how do I know for sure?
Lautrec: Enough of this pointless drivel. Come along, Sophie.
*Lautrec leaves Le Repaire*
Sophie: D-Doctor! Wait for me!
*Sophie leaves Le Repaire*
Milady: See you soon!
*outside Le Repaire*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: What a difficult riddle. It's both specific and vague at the same time.
What do you suppose "nine" legs of iron refers to?
Lautrec: Well, we know they link the "garden of the immortals"...with the
square plot. "Garden" is self-explanatory, while "plot" is likely a square.
As for "nine legs", that may very well be a road of sorts. Hrmm...A road with
legs...A bridge, perhaps?
Sophie: That makes perfect sense! We should look for a bridge! But what about
"garden of the immortals" and "square plot?"
Lautrec: Hrmmm...Immortals...I've heard that word associated with a place here
in Paris. If I recall, it was a place of learning. And Richelieu once said
something about "immortality." But back to "garden" and "plot" for now. If we
had any candidates, we could go have a look, but...since we do not, let's start
with a bridge hunt, shall we?
Sophie: Umm...Which one shall we start with?
Lautrec: Well, there is no need to check them all. After seeing a few, we ought
to be able to narrow the field.
*at Pont National or another incorrect bridge*
Sophie: Well, Doctor? How about this bridge?
Lautrec: Hrmm...No, this doesn't appear to be it. I don't see nine legs, a
garden or a square plot anywhere.
Sophie: All right. Let's try somewhere else.
*at Pont au Double*
Sophie: Well, Doctor, have you found anything of interest?
Lautrec: No, the question should be, have you?
Sophie: What, me? Well...We've seen many sturdily built bridges.
Lautrec: All right, now take that observation a step further. What are those
sturdy bridges made of?
Sophie: Umm...Some are stone, some are metal, so...Ah! The riddle did mention
"iron"!
Lautrec: Assuming the "nine legs" are bridge arches, then... "iron" must be the
material from which the bridge is made. A number of Parisian bridges are made
of iron. But the very first one was the Pont des Arts.
*at the Pont des Arts*
Lautrec: Well, Sophie, anything noticeable about this one?
Sophie: Umm...Like what?
Lautrec: First of all, the Pont de Arts is an iron bridge. Secondly, it has
nine arches. Hence, we have our "nine" legs of iron.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor! That fits perfectly!
Lautrec: But what do "square plot" and "garden of the immortals" mean? That is
the next part of the riddle we must unravel. Let's have another look at the
map, shall we?
*the map displays in the lower screen*
Lautrec: We know "nine legs of iron" is the link between them. Hrmm...South of
this bridge, we have the Institut de France.
Sophie: Yes, you're right. The Institut de France to the south, and to the
north...the Louvre Palace.
Lautrec: Yes...The Institut de France and the Louvre Palace. I think we're on
to something. Do you know what Richelieu gave to the Academie Francaise...the
oldest of all academies at the Institut de France?
Sophie: Umm...Sorry. I'm afraid history isn't my best subject.
Lautrec: He gave them a seal bearing the words, "To immortality". Henceforth,
academy members were known as "the immortals."
Sophie: Oh, so they're the "immortals" the riddle s talking about!
Lautrec: Precisely. Now where do the "nine legs of iron"...or, rather, the Pont
des Arts, go? The riddle says it links the "garden of the immortals"...with the
"square plot." So, we must find a square plot on one end of the bridge.
Yes...This riddle is as good as solved now.
Sophie: You are amazing, Doctor!
*at the Louvre Palace*
Sophie: The Louvre Palace...Well, let's ask around.
Lautrec: That won't be necessary. Our answer is right here.
Sophie: Is it?
Lautrec: Yes, the Cour Carree, or "square courtyard". It lies on the eastern
edge of the Louvre Palace. And it is most definitely square.
Sophie: So "square plot" refers to right here?! The Louvre Palace?!
Lautrec: Yes, indeed. Now, let's go over what we found. "Nine legs of iron" is
the Pont de Arts...a nine-arch bridge made of iron. Garden of the immortals
is the Academie Francaise...whose members are known as "the immortals." The
academy is part of the Institut de France...which lies south of the Pont des
Arts. "Square plot" is the Louvre Palace where we now stand. It was called the
"Palais des Arts" when the bridge was built. So, the Pont des Arts is a bridge
to the Louvre Palace.
Sophie: So that's why the bridge is called "Pont des Arts"! It's a bridge for
walking to the Palais des Arts. It truly is a "bridge of arts"!
Lautrec: The "there" in the "the legs take you there" is...the Louvre Palace!
That is the answer to the riddle. Now, let's find the way underground, shall
we?
*after going underground*
Lautrec: This most certainly the labyrinth shown on the map.
Sophie: ...
Lautrec: Are you all right, Sophie? You've been awfully quiet.
Sophie: Hmph. Have I? I think you're just imagining things.
Lautrec: Oh, yes, perhaps. Well, shall we?
*Lautrec heads off*
Sophie: No, wait...Tsk. You really don't understand women, do you, Doctor?!
*Sophie heads off*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: A vaillant homme, courte epee.
English: To a valiant man, a short sword.
French: A mechant ouvrier, point de bon outil.
English: There are no good tools for a bad workman.
*after the puzzle*
Sophie: We made it, but...I'm not sure I really want you to tame this one.
Lautrec: Stop stalling. I need you to prepare at once!
Sophie: *sighs* Yes, Doctor!
*After taming the Treasure Animatus*
Lautrec: The spirit has been tamed. Now, to return to Le Repaire.
Sophie: Huh...We really did it...
Lautrec: Stop dawdling, Sophie! Or shall I leave without you?
Claude: Oh, Doc. And Sophie's with you, too?
Sophie: Hello, Claude...
Claude: Why the long face? Didn't get the treasure this time?
Sophie: No, I look this way because we DID get it.
Milady: Welcome back, Monsieur. Did you unravel the mystery?
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel.
Milady: Oh, Monsieur! Your love must be so deep! This means so much to me.
Sophie: Not another step forward, barmaid. I'm warning you!
Milady: Oh, dear...
*Sophie pouts*
Claude: Whoa there, Sophie. She's just playing with you. In fact, she once sent
me on just such a quest. And a right bear of a quest it was. I still don't
["know" is spoken but not in text] what she's up to or how she really feels.
Milady: Hee hee. Claude, you too, have proven your love to me.
Claude: So then, you'll be my belle?
Milady: Well, you are worthy enough, but still...
Claude: See? What did I tell you?
Milady: In Monsieur Lautrec's case, I might really consider it.
Sophie: No, you won't!
Lautrec: That's quite enough. Or will you continue this pointless exchange all
day? I have no intention of becoming anyone's lover.
Milady: Oh, you just broke my heart.
Lautrec: Milady, I know this is your way of finding men. Men of superior
intellect, that is. The only question is, why? What are you up to?
Milady: *sighs* ...
Lautrec: Well, it matters not. The mystery of Treasure Animatus has yet to be
unraveled. But that day will come. And the mystery that is you, Milady...That,
too, shall be unraveled someday.
Milady: Hee hee. I look forward to you unraveling me, Monsieur.
Claude: That's the kind of woman Milady is, Sophie. She has a certain mystery
about her. That's what makes her so alluring.
Sophie: Tsk. Men really are such hopeless creatures.
Milady: Oh dear. You still don't understand, do you? Mystery is like a lady's
makeup. It conceals what's beneath. But then, how would you know, Madame?
You've no luck in love.
Sophie: Mind your own business!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 10: The Illusive Wine~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST10]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*in Le Repaire*
Milady: Here you are. The map to the next piece of treasure.
*the map displays on the lower screen*
Milady: It is rumored to be an illusive, old vintage wine.
Lautrec: Intriguing...By what name is it known?
Milady: That is still a mystery. I don't even know if it is red or white.
Lautrec: You say "old vintage wine," but exactly how old?
Milady: No one knows. Maybe 100 years, or maybe 200 or even 500 years old. All
I know is it's wine that can still be drunk, even after hundreds of years.
Lautrec: Well, I find that hard to believe. No doubt it's more "vintage
vinegar" than "vintage wine." Sounds like a waste of time, since I doubt it's
Treasure Animatus.
*Lautrec walks off*
Sophie: Doctor! Wait for me!
Milady: Just a moment, Madame.
Sophie: Will you stop calling me Madame?! What do you want?!
Milady: Monsieur Lautrec can say what he will, but it is true. That wine really
is still good enough to drink.
Sophie: Really?!
*a picture of a wine bottle's silhouette with a question mark on it displays in
the bottoms screen*
Milady: Hee hee. That's why it's called "illusive." According to legend...the
centuries of aging make it most exquisite. Seeing as Monsieur Lautrec is so
passionate about wine...why not try getting his attention with this illusive
elixir? Whether he'd be interested in an unruly tomboy such as you...well, that
is an entirely different matter.
Sophie: Who are you calling an unruly tomboy?! Still, that DOES sound like a
good idea...Not a bad idea at all!
Milady: So you'll try it? Then good luck winning his heart through his beloved
wine!
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: It's three lines long. That's all I know.
Lautrec: Each line, no doubt, points to a separate location.
Sophie: You mean the answer consists of three locations?
Lautrec: Don't be silly, Sophie. The mid-point between lines one and two is the
answer.
Sophie: Then we should think of a "boot pool" to start with.
Lautrec: Hrmm...That could be interpreted a number of ways. Perhaps somewhere
famous for boots or...something associated with them? But "boot pool" IS a
rather contrived term. It may very well be the heart of this riddle.
Sophie: "Pool" could be a pond, a fountain, or who knows what?
Lautrec: As for "wine" on line two, Montmartre had vineyards.
Sophie: Yes, somewhere around the Avenue de Clichy, wasn't it?
Lautrec: And on the Boulevard de Bercy near the Seine...there are warehouses
for storing wine. It is the epicenter for wine brought into the city.
Sophie: All right, so for line two, we have two possible locations. What about
line one? It's still a pretty wide field. Oh, I know...There's a famous
shoemaker on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees .
Lautrec: We ought not rule it out, but it is tenuous at best.
Sophie: I guess you're right...
Lautrec: In any case, let's proceed with what we have so far.
*at Avenue des Champs-Elysees *
*talk to a girl with an exclamation point over her head*
Sophie: Is there anything around here having to do with boots?
Girl: Umm...There's a famous shoemaker.
*talk to an old lady with an exclamation point over her head*
Sophie: Is there anything around here having to do with boots?
Old Lady: Well, the only thing I can think of is a shoemaker.
*talk to a man with an exclamation point over his head*
Sophie: Is there anything around here having to do with boots?
Gentleman: How about a shoemaker? Can't think of anything else.
Sophie: Hmm...All we have to go on is "shoemaker."
Lautrec: So it would seem. Time for a change in our line of reasoning, perhaps?
What else in this city could "boot" be referring to?
Sophie: Well, it's probably not a shoemaker, so...Hmm...How about a boot-shaped
place or building?
Lautrec: Hrmm...Your idea is heading in the right direction, but...a look at a
map of Paris reveals nothing of the sort. Let's consider something else that is
shaped like a boot.
*at Avenue de Clichy*
*talk to a woman with an exclamation point over her head*
Sophie: Is there anywhere around here associated with wine?
Lady: Hmmm...I'm afraid I don't know much about such things. You'd be better
off asking somebody else.
*talk to a man with an exclamation point over his head*
Sophie: Is there anywhere around here associated with wine?
Gentleman: There used to be plenty of vineyards around here. Won't be long till
they're all gone.
Sophie: Why are they disappearing like that?
Gentleman: They now bring wine into the city over the Seine. There's no need to
grow grapes and make wine here anymore. The days of Parisian wine-making are
numbered.
Sophie: I see...
Gentleman: If it's wine you want, try the Boulevard de Bercy.
Sophie: There doesn't seem to be any useful information here.
Lautrec: That gentleman suggested we try the Boulevard de Bercy. Let's go have
a look, shall we?
*at Boulevard de Clichy*
*talk to a man with an exclamation point over his head*
Sophie: Is there anything around here associated with wine?
Gentleman: There used to be plenty of vineyards around here. Won't be long till
they're all gone.
Sophie: Why are they disappearing like that?
Gentleman: They now bring wine into the city over the Seine. There's no need to
grow grapes and make wine here anymore. The days of Parisian wine-making are
numbered.
Sophie: I see...
Gentleman: If it's wine you want, try the Boulevard de Bercy.
*at Boulevard de Bercy*
*talk to a woman with an exclamation point over her head*
Sophie: Is there anything around here associated with wine?
Lady: I'm only here from the Left Bank to run an errand. I don't know much
about the area. But there's someone who might over by the Place d'Italie.
*talk to a man with an exclamation point over his head*
Sophie: Is there anything around here associated with wine?
Gentleman: This area is where most wine enters the city by boat. It's also
taken over the Pont de Bercy to the Left Bank.
*talk to another woman with an exclamation point over her head*
Sophie: Is there anything around here associated with wine?
Lady: There are wine warehouses all over the Quai de Bercy.
Sophie: It sounds like we might find a lead at the Place d'Italie.
Lautrec: Hrmm...All right, to the Place d'Italie we go.
*If you go and ask in an area you've already been*
Sophie: There doesn't seem to be any useful information here.
Lautrec: Based on what we found out on the Boulevard de Bercy...I'd say we
ought to pay a visit to the Place d'Italie.
*at the Place d'Italie*
*Lautrec and Sophie walk up to a fountain*
Lautrec: A fountain! Now I see!
Sophie: Have you thought of something, Doctor?
Lautrec: Sophie, this square is known as the Place d'Italie. Now, how would you
say the Italian Peninsula is shaped?
*a picture of Italy displays in the bottom screen*
Sophie: Umm...Like a boot? Oh...so that's the "boot"!
Lautrec: Indeed it is! And this riddle is just about solved. Now to pay a visit
to the Boulevard de la Gare.
*at the Boulevard de la Gare*
Lautrec: Our answer is right here.
Sophie: It is?
Lautrec: Why, Sophie, you still haven't figured it out?
Sophie: Forgive me, Doctor...but may I ask how you knew it was this place?
Lautrec: Very well. Let's review what we know step by step. What lies west of
the Boulevard de la Gare?
Sophie: West of here? That would be the Place d'Italie.
Lautrec: Precisely. And what is there in the square?
Sophie: A fountain.
Lautrec: Now, then, what shape is Italy?
Sophie: You mean the country, not the square? Well, the Italian Peninsula is
always compared to a boot.
Lautrec: Right. And that gives us a fountain in a boot. Or, as it is written in
the riddle, the "boot pool."
Sophie: Oh, now I see!
Lautrec: East of the Boulevard de la Gare is the Boulevard de Bercy...the
epicenter for wine brought into the city.
Sophie: "Wine" to the east, a "boot pool" to the west. Oh! The answer to the
riddle is "the way between them"!
Lautrec: Yes, and that would be right here--the Boulevard de la Gare! There
must be an entrance underground around here. And we are going to find it!
*in the labyrinth*
*after taming the Treasure Animatus*
*a picture of the Chalice of the Heavens displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: Huh...That's the "illusive wine"? It's not even bottled.
Lautrec: It appears to be a lidded wine glass. I'd question whether the
substance within is actually wine, however. I will not risk a taste to find
out.
Sophie: What about that symbol, Doctor?
Lautrec: It's the usual fleur-de-lis, which means it must be Treasure Animatus.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Welcome back. I see your quest was a success. Hee hee.
Sophie: Aren't they always?!
Milady: And? Did you try using the wine to entice Monsieur Lautrec?
Sophie: What?! No, I--
Lautrec: What are you two muttering on about?
Milady: I was merely asking if you had found the "illusive wine."
Lautrec: Of course we did. And I unraveled the mystery, too.
*a picture of the Chalice of the Heavens displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: But it turns out it wasn't wine we were looking for. It was a wine
glass.
Milady: Is that so?
Lautrec: Yes, there's a substance inside, but...I have no idea whether it's
wine. It could very well be poison.
Sophie: Mm-hmm, that about sums it up.
Milady: Oh dear, isn't that a shame.
Sophie: I know. It certainly didn't turn out like I'd expected. I thought we'd
enjoy some wonderful wine in a romantic setting--
???: Hold it right there!
*Gustav comes in*
Lautrec: What do you want now, Gustav?
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! I heard you found the illusive wine! Of course, you're
going to share a drink with me too, are you not?
Sophie: Huh?! No, Prof. Gustav, don't!
Gustav: Is that it there?! Well, let's have at it then!
Sophie: Hey!
*a picture of Gustav forcefully and unsuccessfully trying to open the chalice
displays on the top screen*
Gustav: Argh! The blasted thing won't open! Hrgh...! Grrr...! Whoa...! Umph!
Sophie: Oh dear! He fell over! Are you all right, Prof. Gustav?!
Gustav: *panting* It's impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could anyone ever
open this devil of a lid?!
Lautrec: Hmph...All brawn and no brains.
*a picture of the Chalice of the Heavens displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Hrmm...Yes, this must be it.
*the sound of a lid being removed plays*
Milady: It opened!
*a picture of the Chalice of the Heavens displays on the bottom screen; now a
fuchsia liquid is visible inside*
Lautrec: I suspected as much. Look. See the lid's mechanism here? Pressing the
mark on the lid pushes the air out. It's an old vacuum mechanism for an
airtight seal.
Milady: Oh goodness, such amazing technology.
Lautrec: Yes, but I'm sure the wine has spoiled after all this time. Still,
super technologies lost to the ages are not unheard of.
Gustav: Graaagh...! Now that it's open, hand it over!
Lautrec: What do you think you're doing, you great big oaf?!
Gustav: *gulp* *gulp* *gulp* Ahhhhhh!!! Hey, that's good! Ah ha ha ha ha ha!
Lautrec: You rude insensitive fool!
Sophie: He didn't even think twice. Is he going to be all right?
Lautrec: It'd take a lot more than a glass of poison to kill that buffoon!
Sophie: *sigh* I was hoping we'd drink it, just the two of us, tonight.
Milady: Another good plan down the drain. Even I feel your pain, Madame.
Gaining such a man's attention, well...It may require manipulating the strings
of his heart directly.
Sophie: Well, please tell me if you come across the map to such a treasure.
Milady: Hee hee. Oh, don't worry. I will.
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha! A fine wine, indeed!
Lautrec: I've always known it, but...you really are a base, brainless fellow,
aren't you?
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! Don't be such a sore loser, Lautrec!
Lautrec: Hmph...It IS a pity you drank it. But it only motivates me to find the
next fine wine. A deeply flavorful vintage that can only be described as...a
mystery.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 11: Casanova's Just Deserts~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST11]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*in Le Repaire*
Milady: All right, here's the map. But I have a favor to ask. Once you find the
treasure, might you lend it to me?
Lautrec: I've no interest in treasure. I'd readily lend it to you, but for what
purpose?
Milady: These women I know want to teach a certain Casanova a lesson. They
asked me to get something that could help.
Sophie: There's something like that in the labyrinth here on this map?
*The Whip of the Defender displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: A treasure known as the Whip of the Defender lies within its walls. One
lash and its victim won't be moving around for some time.
Sophie: Yikes...Must be painful. Whoever he is, he must've really angered those
women.
*Claude walks in*
Claude: Hello there, everybody! Don't we look absolutely beautiful today! Er,
excepting Doc, of course.
Sophie: *sighs, gives Claude a suspicious look* ...
Claude: Hmm? What's with the piercing stares?
Sophie: Um, Milady? That Casanova you just mentioned. Might it be...?
Milady: Oh, you'll find out soon enough.
Lautrec: Tell me, Claude, how many ladies are you courting at the moment?
Claude: Ha ha! I don't keep count of things like that.
Sophie: *sigh* So my suspicion proves true.
Claude: Huh?
Lautrec: The treasure in the next labyrinth is called the Whip of the Defender.
The perfect thing for immobilizing the enemies of women.
Claude: Enemies of women? How awful! One must always treat the ladies well! You
know, like me!
Sophie: *sigh* Can we go now, Doctor?
Lautrec: All right.
*outside Le Repaire*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: "Emperor" is circled, so it must be a key term. Perhaps it was an
emperor who sought peace?
Lautrec: Not a bad hypothesis. There have been many emperors, especially in
ancient Rome...but here in France, the name "Napoleon" stands out.
Sophie: I wonder if "dressed in red" is an allusion to blood?
Lautrec: Shall we look for a red clock tower on the Rue Bonaparte?
Sophie: But what about "Saint Germain"?
Lautrec: I believe I recall a clock tower at a church by that name...the Abbey
of Saint-Germain-des-Pres. It's located along the Rue de Rennes. The Rue de
Rennes is near the Rue Bonaparte. Let's check both.
Sophie: Perhaps we should also check the Boulevard Saint-Germain. After all, it
has "Saint-Germain" in its name, too.
Lautrec: Very well, let the investigation begin. Let us head to the Rue
Bonaparte first.
*at Rue Bonaparte*
*talk to a boy with an exclamation mark over his head*
Boy: A red clock tower? Sorry. I don't know of any around here.
*talk to him after*
Boy: I don't know anything, so don't bother me with questions.
*at Rue de Rennes*
*talk to a woman with an exclamation mark over her head*
Lady: I don't know of any clock towers on this street.
Sophie: Hmm...No leads around here.
Lautrec: So it would seem. We'll just have to look somewhere else.
*at Boulevard Saint-Germain*
*talk to a woman with an exclamation mark over her head*
Lady: I don't think there's ever been a clock tower here.
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Gentleman: Sorry. Can't say I've ever heard of a clock tower around here.
Sophie: Hmm...No leads around here.
Lautrec: So it would seem. We'll just have to look somewhere else.
*at the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres*
Sophie: So this is the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres...Oh, is that the clock
tower?
*a picture of a clock tower displays in the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Hrmm...A bell tower, to be exact. Their function, however, is
basically the same.
Sophie: But it's not the least bit red. And there doesn't seem to be anything
of note here. What about a statue of Saint Germain dressed in red?
Lautrec: Hrmm...Saint Germain, a person rather than a place? A plausible
argument, I'd say. That, however, opens up new possibilities for candidates.
Sophie: If you had to choose a few, who would they be?
Lautrec: There is Germain, Bishop of Paris, who dedicated the abbey. He was
later canonized as Saint Germain. Other candidates include the Count of Saint
Germain. He might be worth looking into if it's not Saint Germain.
Sophie: Who's the Count of St. Germain?
Lautrec: He is often associated with the occult or the supernatural. Some claim
he had magical powers. Others say he was an apparition.
Sophie: So you think the Count of St. Germain might figure into it? What would
be his connection to "dressed in red"...the letter "n", "Emperor" circled, and
"to peace"?
Lautrec: Hrmm...Perhaps we should try something else. That "n" could mean
"north". Are "peace" and "Emperor" to be found north of a clock tower?
Sophie: How about a road to peace? The Rue de la Paix, perhaps?
Lautrec: Well, "Paix" certainly does mean "peace". And the Rue de la Paix is
north of here. However, I doubt the riddle would be so very obvious. Sophie,
may I see that map again?
Sophie: Here you are, Doctor.
Lautrec: If it's not the Rue de la Paix...then perhaps the Place Vendome? There
is a column there, if I'm not mistaken. Hrmmmm..."Emperor" circled...and a
clock tower to the south...By Jove, I think I've got it, Sophie!
Sophie: Really?!
Lautrec: To the Place Vendome! Quickly, now!
*at the Place Vendome*
Lautrec: This is the answer right here, Sophie.
Sophie: I'm afraid I don't understand, Doctor!
Lautrec: I suppose I shall just have to explain it step by step. "Saint
Germain" refers to the famous count, not the bishop. One legend about the Count
of St. Germain claims that...he lived in the clock tower of the Palais des
Tuileries. Some say a specter dressed in red would appear at the palace. Now,
if we assume "n" is "north", then...north of the Palais de Tuileries we
have...the Rue de la Paix and the Place Vendome.
Sophie: Yes, where we now stand. But what about "Emperor" in a circle?
Lautrec: Please, don't interrupt. Now, then...As you first surmised, the
circled "Emperor" is a key term. It stands for Napoleon's Vendome Column in the
square here. It was patterned after Roman emperor Trajan's Column.
Sophie: Oh, so that's how you figured it all out!
Lautrec: Yes, indeed. Our answer is right here. The Place Vendome! Now, come
along, Sophie. We have an underground entrance to find.
*after going underground*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut.
English: A woman's will is God's will.
French: Plus on a, plus on veut avoir.
English: The more we have, the more we want.
French: L'absence est l'ennemi de l'amour.
English: Absence is the enemy of love.
*after the puzzle*
*Before you encounter the final Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: Doctor! Treasure Animatus!
Lautrec: Hrmm...This was far easier than I anticipated.
Sophie: Are you sure about this? What about Claude?
Lautrec: It it's true, then he's made his bed and now he must lie in it. Now,
let's get on with the taming, shall we?!
*After you encounter the final Treasure Animatus*
Lautrec: The guardian has been tamed. I believe we are done.
Sophie: Yes, and we got the whip, too. Shall we head to Le Repaire?
Lautrec: Yes. Milady, no doubt, awaits.
*outside the Palais Garnier*
*Sophie and Lautrec walk in to see Claude talking with a woman*
Sophie: Isn't that Claude over there?
Lautrec: It seems he never tires of flirting with the ladies. That's how he
chooses to spend his free time. Such an odd fellow.
Sophie: Odd? Look who's calling the kettle black. Still, I suppose Claude does
need to be taught a lesson.
*Claude goes up to Sophie and Lautrec*
Claude: Ah, you're back. You find that whip that defeats the enemy of women?
Lautrec: What, did you forget who I am? Of course I did! See?!
*the Whip of the Defender displays in the bottom screen*
Claude: Well, now. Isn't that a rather elaborate creation?
Sophie: We're heading over to Le Repaire to report back to Milady.
Claude: I'll join you, then. Can't wait to see that enemy of women get his just
deserts!
*inside Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur. I didn't expect you back so soon.
Lautrec: A labyrinth such as that requires hardly any time at all.
*the Whip of the Defender displays in the bottom screen*
Lautrec: And here is the whip you wished to borrow.
Milady: Thank you. Hee hee. Oh, my, it's so thick and heavy.
Sophie: How could a lady even use something so big?
Milady: Good question. Perhaps I should test it first. Oh, Claude, would you
stand over there, please?
Claude: Now, wait a second! I'm always treating the ladies well! That ain't
meant for me!
Milady: No?
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Lautrec: Milady, just who is this Casanova you speak of? It isn't Claude, is
it?
Milady: Why, Monsieur, there's no fooling you, is there? Unfortunately, no. The
women aren't out to get Claude.
Claude: Unfortunately? What's that supposed to mean?
Sophie: Oh, so it wasn't Claude.
Claude: Why would've it been me?
Sophie: How can you even say that? You're always flirting with the ladies!
Milady: He's lucky it's never come back to haunt him--at least not yet. But
keep playing around like that and you WILL pay the price.
Claude: Oh, Milady! You're suggesting that I should settle down? If that's you
really want, I'm all for it.
Milady: Why, what on earth are you talking about?
Claude: My love for you. I've only got eyes for you, Milady.
Milady: Hee hee. It seems you'll never learn. Perhaps you really do need a lash
from this whip.
Sophie: Doctor, I just can't figure those two out.
Lautrec: What do you mean?
Sophie: I can't tell if they're really interested in each other or not.
Lautrec: I couldn't care less about such matters.
Sophie: *sigh* Seems I'm the fool for asking you such a question.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 12: Best-of-Three 2/3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST12]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: Why, Monsieur, are you sure about that quest?
Lautrec: It's fine by me, as long as a profound mystery awaits.
Sophie: Best-of-Three Showdown... Not another contest versus that idiot?!
Lautrec: We've no choice. Besides, once we win, we'll finally be rid of him.
Come on out, Gustav. I know you're eavesdropping out there.
*Gustav smashes through the door*
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! The day's finally come!
Lautrec: You could do us all a favor by just giving up.
Gustav: Don't get so cocky, Lautrec! That first win was nothing but pure luck!
I'll prove my superiority this time! Let the showdown begin! Last one there's a
rotten egg!
Milady: Oh, Prof. Gustav, aren't you forgetting something?
Gustav: Huh? Am I?
Milady: Yes, that door you so heroically smashed down. Please be sure you fix
it on your way out.
Gustav: Oh, um...couldn't it wait till later?
Milady: You think you can defy me and yet remain an adventurer here in Paris?
Gustav: Errr... Ummm...
Lautrec: Come along, Sophie.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor.
Gustav: Hey! You're not allowed to get a head start on me!
Sophie: That's exactly what you just tried to do to us!
Gustav: Oh, uh... Ahem...
Sophie: Bye-bye, Gustav.
Gustav: Curse you, Lautrec! This is by no means over yet!
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: All right. How about those first three words?
Lautrec: "Liberty, equality, fraternity." These three words symbolize the very
essence of France. As for "she," it may point to a place...a place that is the
answer to the riddle. And based off the entire phrase "She is France
itself"...I'd say we're looking for a place that symbolizes France.
Sophie: Sounds good to me. Let's get started.
Lautrec: Patience, Sophie, patience. We must first narrow the field a bit. Now,
consider "liberty, equality, fraternity." It is a motto rooted in the French
Revolution. And one location that symbolizes the Revolution is...the Place de
la Bastille.
Sophie: How about other places that symbolize France?
Lautrec: Well, there are plenty of pre-Revolution locations. Many are
associated with the French royal family. The Louvre Palace is one possibility.
But I do not wish to take a tour of the entire city now.
Sophie: Me, [sic] neither. So, let's start with those places you mentioned.
*at the Place de la Bastille*
*talk to a woman with an exclamation point over her head*
Sophie: Pardon me. Is there anything here that symbolizes France?
Lady: Let me think... Oh, what about the July Column? It's a monument to the
1830 Revolution.
Sophie: Oh, I see. Thank you.
*talk to a man with an exclamation point over his head*
Sophie: Pardon me. Is there anything here that symbolizes France?
Gentleman: Well, the Revolution could be said to have started here. The entire
square itself could be called a symbol of France.
Sophie: Oh, I see. Thank you.
*to Lautrec*
Sophie: Hmm... The July Column and this square itself... They're both symbols
of the French Revolution.
Lautrec: Yes, but we've found no other leads here.
Sophie: Right... So, um... Instead of the Revolution... we need a place
connected with the Royal Family?
Lautrec: Quite likely so. Let us read the riddle once more. Perhaps "she"
points to a person instead of a place.
Sophie: You mean like America's Statue of Liberty? She's a symbol of "liberty,
equality, fraternity."
*a picture of the Statue of Liberty displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Let's try to limit the field to Paris, shall we?
Sophie: Oh, forgive me. Shall we go look somewhere else, then?
Lautrec: One moment, Sophie. Let's think about this. The Statue of Liberty's
head was put on display at the...1878 Exposition Universelle here in Paris. I
believe it was at the Champ de Mars. The Eiffel Tower is now being erected
there.
*a picture of the Eiffel Tower, labeled "Tour Eiffel", displays on the bottom
screen*
Lautrec: Shall we go have a look? There could be some clues there.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*at the Louvre Palace*
*talk to a woman with an exclamation mark over her head*
Sophie: Pardon me. Is there anything here that symbolizes France?
Lady: The Louvre Palace could be considered a symbol of France.
Sophie: Yes, I see what you mean. Thank you.
*talk to an old man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Pardon me. Is there anything here that symbolizes France?
Old Man: Eh? A symbol, you say? Well, the Royal Family is a symbol. They're
long gone, but France is still here, of course. My great granddad use to say-
Sophie: Sorry to interrupt, but I must be off. Thank you for the help!
Old Man: I wasn't done yet. The youth of today... So very rude.
Lautrec: There don't seem to be any leads around here.
Sophie: Hmm... "Liberty, equality, fraternity." Maybe that motto really is the
key to this riddle.
Lautrec: A distinct possibility. Let's pay a visit to the Eiffel Tower, shall
we? Parts of the Statue of Liberty were exhibited nearby...so there may be some
sort of a connection.
*at the Eiffel Tower*
Sophie: Wow... The sheer scale of it impresses me every time.
Lautrec: During the 1878 Exposition Universelle...the Statue of Liberty was
exhibited here. But not the entire statue. Just its head.
Sophie: Nothing here now. I suppose they cleared it all out for the next
exposition. So, what shall we do now?
Lautrec: Nothing here, you say? Well, I, for one, have had an epiphany. The
Statue of Liberty, parts of which were shown here...was given to America as a
gift.
*a picture of the Statue of Liberty displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: So, it is really a stretch to call it a symbol of France. A symbol of
America, perhaps, but not of France.
Sophie: Is there another Statue of Liberty? One that would be a better
candidate?
Lautrec: Not exactly, Sophie. You see, we're not looking for another Statue of
Liberty. We are looking for the model on which it was based. The symbol of
France embodying "liberty, equality, fraternity."
Sophie: A model? Was there ever really someone like that?
Lautrec: Of course! Have you forgotten about Marianne?! If I had to name a
place with one of her best-known statues...it would have to be the Place de la
Republique.
Sophie: All right, Doctor! Let's hurry over there!
*at the Place de la Republique*
Sophie: So, this is our answer, Doctor?
Lautrec: Marianne symbolizes "liberty, equality, fraternity." And her most
famous statue in Paris is right here...the Statue of Republic.
Sophie: I see...
Lautrec: Marianne represents the Republic of France. You could very well say
she is France itself. In short...our answer is right here. The Place de la
Republique! There must be a way underground nearby. Come along, Sophie. We are
going to find it!
*inside the second room of the labyrinth*
*Lautrec and Sophie walk in*
Sophie: Doctor, did you hear that?
Lautrec: It's drawing steadily nearer. It sounds like-
*a crash comes from nearby and Doctor Lautrec and Sophie look shocked*
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! Caught up with you! The walls of this labyrinth are
nothing before my steely muscles!
Sophie: Gustav!
Lautrec: Try using your head once in a while, you stupid ape.
Gustav: Oh, I'm using it! [spoken: Oh, I AM using it!] To ram through these
walls, that is! This labyrinth will crumble liked dried out clay before my
mighty head!
Sophie: That defeats the whole purpose of a labyrinth.
Gustav: You work at a snail's pace, disarming traps and whatnot. But what
choice do you have with those puny bodies of yours? Ah ha ha ha ha ha! Just
call me King of the Labyrinth!
*Gustav quickly exits off-screen to the right with a crash*
Sophie: His method IS the more direct route to the treasure room.
Lautrec: Assuming he even knows where it's located, that is.
Sophie: Hmm? Oh, yes, of course. Who knows where he'll end up.
Lautrec: That big oaf wouldn't realize he was digging to China till he was
there. I'll not be killed along with that fool. We'll stick to our tried and
true methods.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*in the final room*
Sophie: Look, Doctor, Treasure Animatus!
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, it's taming time.
Sophie: Yes, let's hurry before you-know-who comes and--
*there is a loud crash*
Sophie: Too late...
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! I finally found it! Huh?! How did you lot get here
ahead of me?!
Lautrec: And how did you end up here? I was hoping you'd have smashed your way
to the ends of the earth by now.
Gustav: Bah! Do you really take the Great Gustav for a fool?! Well, I did take
a few detours, but here I am now!
Sophie: Yes, but we got here first.
Gustav: Grrrrr. Maybe, but the showdown isn't over yet! You have to actually
lay hands on the treasure to win. *Gustav advances forward*
Sophie: Hmm? Oh, no, don't!
*an image of Gustav's hand grabbing the Treasure Animatus displays in the top
screen*
Gustav: Gah gih gih gih gih gah! *the sound of electricity zapping plays in the
background as Gustav blubbers in pain*
*he looks shocked and electrocuted for a moment, then goes flying backwards off
the left side of the screen*
Sophie: Tsk. See what happens when you don't tame it first?
Lautrec: *sigh* Well, at least we can get to the taming now.
*after taming the Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: You did it, Doctor!
Lautrec: Yes, but such paltry mysteries still leave a lot to be desired.
*Gustav gets up*
Gustav: Ungh... Ah!
Sophie: *sarcastically* Oh, welcome back. You're a tough one, that's for sure.
Lautrec: I already have the treasure, so chalk up one more win for me.
Gustav: What?! No...! This can't be! Wait a minute! I said you have to lay
hands on the treasure! And I touched it first! That means this one was a tie!
Lautrec: So you make the rules up as you go?
Gustav: Our showdown isn't over yet! We'll settle this next time! Ah ha ha ha!
You're lucky I didn't beat you this time, Lautrec!
*Gustav runs off*
Sophie: He really doesn't know when to give up, does he?
Lautrec: At least he didn't say he won. That in itself is a sign of progress.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 15: When the Dead Do Stir~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST15]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*outside Le Repaire*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we? Hrmm...Four lines...I
believe the answer lies in "crossed the river." We know it was the "procession
of the dead" that crossed it. And it seems the reason was because they
"oppressed the belly."
Sophie: Who do you suppose the "dead" are?
Lautrec: They may not be dead people in the literal sense. Still a church or
cemetery would be a good place to start.
Sophie: Well, there are certainly a lot of churches here in Paris. Should we
start with Notre Dame?
Lautrec: Hrm...I see no drawbacks to beginning with Notre Dame. But if we were
to start with a cemetery...we should try the Montmartre Cemetery. It is located
near the Boulevard de Clichy.
Sophie: Either way, let's get moving.
*at Montmartre Cemetery*
Sophie: Do you know anything about a "procession of the dead"?
Old Man: What in heaven's name are you talking about?
Lautrec: Then how about the transport of corpses?
Old Man: Are you asking whether a cemetery has been moved? What a strange
question. I don't recall anything like that happening here. But I believe a
cemetery was moved in the Le Marais district. Now what was its name again?
Sophie: Perhaps we should visit that cemetery in the Le Marais district.
Lautrec: Hrmm...What the old man said has just jogged my memory. I believe a
cemetery next to Les Halles was once moved.
Sophie: Les Halles?
Lautrec: Yes, the central marketplace over on the Rue Saint-Honore.
Sophie: All right. Shall we go have a look?
*at Notre Dame*
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Have you ever heard anything about the dead crossing a river?
Gentleman: Surely you jest. The dead don't move. They're dead!
*talk to a lady with an exclamation mark over her head*
Sophie: Do you know anything about a "procession of the dead"?
Lady: "Procession of the dead"? No, it doesn't ring a bell.
Lautrec: Then how about the transport of corpses?
Lady: Corpses? Oh, I once heard about a cemetery being moved. It was back
during the renovation of Paris. I believe it was a cemetery right next to a
marketplace.
Sophie: Really? Thank you for such good information!
Sophie: I think we've gathered some fine information, Doctor!
Lautrec: Hrmm...I believe we should go to the marketplace Les Halles.
Sophie: Then what are we waiting for?
*at Les Halles*
Sophie: Do you know about a cemetery around here that was moved?
Lady: Oh, you must mean the one that was moved underground. It's across the
river.
Sophie: It seems the cemetery is now underground across the river.
Lautrec: So, it truly was a "procession of the dead." And from here..."across
the river" must refer to the Left Bank of the Seine. Our answer is an
underground location on the Left Bank. A place to which a great number of
corpses was moved. We have all but solved the riddle now.
*at the Catacombs*
Lautrec: We have our answer right here--the Catacombs. It is all spelled out in
the four-line riddle. First we have the "several-year procession of the dead."
That refers to the cemetery being moved. "Belly" helps us figure out which
cemetery. After all, that is the nickname of Les Halles...the central market of
Paris. And next to it was a once-functioning cemetery. It was moved because it
was literally overflowing.
Sophie: I suppose it really was "oppressing the belly," then!
Lautrec: And that brings us to the final resting place of the dead...an
underground ossuary on the Left Bank. It is none other than the Catacombs right
here! Now, there must be a labyrinth entrance here!
*in the labyrinth*
*after taming the Treasure Animatus*
Lautrec: Taming complete. That was not much of a challenge.
Sophie: Yes, but we found the treasure, didn't we?
Lautrec: Hmph! I couldn't care less about that treasure! For me, it is all
about the mystery! Now, back to Le Repaire we go.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any
mystery, are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 16: A Saint Cloaked in Blue~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST16]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*in Le Repaire*
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
*the map displays on the lower screen*
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: *with a bit of a sigh* Yes, Doctor!
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: We're supposed to seek the "hero of the poor" this time?
Lautrec: It would seem so. But I wonder about that second line...
Sophie: You mean, "Depend upon this clue"? Doesn't it mean you can trust the
information in the first line?
Lautrec: That would be the most obvious interpretation. But I think we ought to
start with what we know. Let me think... "A cloak of blue" rings a bell. And
"hero of the poor" brings to mind Christ or a saint. Hrmm... St. Martin wore a
coat of blue...
Sophie: St. Martin?
Lautrec: Yes, he's one of France's patron saints. It is said he gave half of
his blue cloak to a cold beggar.
Sophie: Oh, yes, I recall hearing that when I was a child.
Lautrec: He is also revered as the patron saint of horses. In his early years,
he was a soldier and Christian convert. He later established the first
Christian monastery in France.
Sophie: So you think the "hero of the poor" is St. Martin? Then how about
searching for locations named after him?
Lautrec: Yes, I suppose that is a good way to start. Let's see... There's the
Porte Saint-Martin and... the Boulevard Saint-Martin. Oh, and there's the area
around the Quai de Valmy...which borders the Canal Saint-Martin...
Sophie: All right, Doctor! Let's get to work!
*at Quai de Valmy*
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Gentleman: Saint Martin? That canal over there bears that name. But I don't
think there's anything special about it.
*at Boulevard de la Contrescarpe*
*talk to a lady with an exclamation mark over her head*
Lady: Verdancy? Well, there's plenty of green in parks and forests. Not much
around this canal, though.
Sophie: Nothing that seems like a clue around the Canal Saint-Martin. And no
useful information from the people around here.
Lautrec: Well, at least we know where we need not look anymore. Let's think
about other potential locations.
*at Boulevard Saint-Martin*
*talk to an old lady with an exclamation mark over her head*
Old Lady: Well, St. Martin's Day is on November 11. Eh? What's that? You want
to know more? Well, a ruler of a land must be someone important...especially if
he was a historian, too.
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Gentleman: I've heard about St. Martin, but "the land facing verdancy?" Perhaps
it's a place from which you can see lots of green? But you must forgive me, for
that is all I can guess.
Sophie: Hmm... No good clues here or at Porte Saint-Martin.
Lautrec: It is much too early to concede defeat, Sophie. We must simply
reexamine the riddle for more clues.
Sophie: Shall we continue with places named after St. Martin?
Lautrec: I think not. I say we add a little twist to our strategy. I know of a
place that is associated with St. Martin...and has countless tomes chronicling
French history.
Sophie: Really?! Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry!
Lautrec: Patience, Sophie, patience. You must always look before you leap. Now
then, the place I speak of is...the Conservatoire national des arts et metiers.
*a picture of the Conservatoire national des arts et metiers displays on the
bottom screen*
Sophie: Oh, that place. I always wondered what it was.
Lautrec: It is a place of research and learning. It was founded in a deserted
priory built by St. Martin. In addition to books, it houses a host of other
cultural assets.
Sophie: The Conservatoire national des arts et metiers... Hmm... That's near
the Boulevard Saint-Martin. Let's go have a look!
*at the Conservatoire national des arts et metiers*
Professor: Did you enjoy the Conservatoire national des arts et metiers? Isn't
it a fine place? Our many students learn about science and industry here. Hm? A
green place nearby? You mean, like a garden? The Jardin des Tuileries is in the
area, but not all that close. Then there's the Jardin des Plantes. But if I
were to name the greenest place in Paris...it would have to be the Bois de
Boulogne in the suburbs.
Sophie: Hmm...Well, thank you for all that information. *to Lautrec* No answer
to the riddle around here. *sigh*
Lautrec: Do not despair, Sophie. After all, we just received a quite valuable
lead.
Sophie: We did? Really? Hmm... You mean the Jardin des Tuileries... or the
Jardin des Plantes? Should we go have a look?
Lautrec: Sophie, you left out the most important one. The forest--Bois de
Boulogne.
*a photograph of the Bois de Boulogne displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: You see, if we consider a different "Martin"...one who "ruled the land
facing verdancy"...then we go in an entirely new direction. Hrmm... Oh, yes, of
course! "Depend upon this clue." This means that the answer to the first line
of the riddle...is not the answer to the riddle overall. We are to "depend
upon" the first clue to find the second.
Sophie: Umm... Doctor? I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I don't follow.
Lautrec: The "Martin" of this riddle does not have to be St. Martin! After all,
"Martin" can also be a last name. I would wager you know some Martins yourself.
Sophie: Well, yes. It IS a rather common last name.
Lautrec: Precisely. And there are [sic] no lack of famous Martins. One in
particular is a noted politician and historian. There's even a street that
bears his name. Let us go there now. To the Avenue Henri Martin!
*at the Avenue Henri Martin*
Sophie: Whew... We must be on the very edge of Paris by now. So, is this our
answer?
Lautrec: Yes, indeed it is. The woods are practically right there. They are
known as the Bois de Boulogne.
*a map displays on the bottom screen, showing the proximity of Avenue Henri
Martin and the Bois de Boulogne*
Sophie: Oh, yes. The woods straight down this road. So, are you saying the
"land facing verdancy" is right here?
Lautrec: Why else would I have dragged us all the way out here? Now, then. The
first line of the riddle refers to St. Martin. Known as Martin of Tours...he is
said to have given half his blue cloak to a beggar. Then we have a famous
figure with the last name "Martin." That would be Henri Martin...mayor of the
16th arrondissement of Paris. And this road bears his very name!
Sophie: Now I see! The answer to the riddle is the Avenue Henri Martin. You
never cease to amaze, Doctor!
Lautrec: I'd rather you think for yourself than speak such praise. Experience
comes quickly when you use your head, Sophie. Now, then, let's find the
entrance underground.
*after taming the final Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: Are we done here, Doctor?
Lautrec: We've tamed the spirit, solved the mystery...so the answer is an
unequivocal "yes." *sigh*
Sophie: You seem disappointed.
Lautrec: I need a deeper mystery to stimulate my mind. Perhaps the next
one...One can only hope.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 18: A Noble Request~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST18]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: This quest involves a job from a certain nobleman. The map leads to a
hidden treasure...a treasure he wants delivered to a friend of his.
Lautrec: I am not an errand boy for the wealthy, you know.
Sophie: Now, now, Doctor. You don't care for treasure, anyway...so what does it
matter? Tell me, Milady, what sort of treasure is it this time?
Milady: The Sword of the Silver Wolf. Hee hee. The nobility can be so silly
sometimes.
Sophie: Your laugh is even more fiendish than ever.
Lautrec: A sword, you say? Well, whatever it is, I could not care less. Let's
be off, then. We have all we need to know.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor.
Jean: Oh no. Not them again.
Lautrec: We could say the very same about you two.
Paul: Duh, Milady, we wanted to ask you something. You wouldn't happen to have
a quest involving a sword? The Sword of the Silver Wolf, to be exact.
Sophie: Sorry. We already took that one.
Jean: Well, now, little lady, you and I seem to be bound by fate... But I don't
want to fight you...so I'm afraid I must ask you to cease with that quest.
Lautrec: What are you talking about?
Paul: Never mind that. Just hand it over.
Lautrec: Egads, sir, what is the meaning of this?!
Jean: Duh, this one's ours. Nothing personal.
*Jean runs off*
Sophie: Well, you've just made it personal!
Lautrec: Brutish swine! I've never seen such rude behavior.
Sophie: What will we do now, Doctor? They have our map.
Lautrec: Milady, you can help us, I presume. You plan to sell that map to as
many adventurers as possible, I'm sure. So go and fetch us another. I'm
prepared to pay again.
Milady: Hee hee hee. Well said, Monsieur.
*the map displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: Here you are. Oh, and no need to pay once more.
Sophie: What?! The tight-fisted Milady has turned generous?!
Milady: Be careful. You might cut yourself with that sharp tongue of yours one
of these days. Now, you should get started... Not that those two will find the
treasure, right, Monsieur?
Lautrec: I suppose we should be on our way.
Sophie: All right, Doctor, let's hurry. I don't want to run into them, or, even
worse...have them get ahead!
*outside Le Repaire*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: "Battled, perished, reborn." Hmm... Without the "reborn" part, it would
sound like a general.
Lautrec: I was more thinking along the lines of Buddhist reincarnation...or
perhaps the resurrection of Jesus.
Sophie: I know Jesus died and was reborn, but did he fight?
Lautrec: He fought against many things, such as prejudice and envy. Hrmm... A
place related to a saint or martyr, perhaps?
Sophie: You mean, like a church? Montmartre, "mount of the martyr," would fit.
Lautrec: Let's not forgot the "our nation" part. It is an obvious reference to
France. St. Denis comes to mind in that sense. A patron saint of France, he was
martyred on Montmartre. Montmartre is near the Boulevard de Rochechouart.
There's also the Basilica of St. Denis...
*a map displaying Boulevard de Rochechouart appears on the bottom screen*
Sophie: ...but it's outside the city proper. Then there's the Boulevard Saint-
Denis.
*a map displaying Boulevard Saint-Denis appears on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Very well, then. Let's start with Montmartre and the Boulevard Saint-
Denis.
*at Boulevard de Rochechouart*
*talk to a little boy with an exclamation mark over his head*
Boy: St. Denis? Sure, he's so famous, even I've heard of him. But the only one
I've ever heard of being reborn is Jesus. Or do saints get reborn, too?
*talk to a lady with an exclamation mark over her head*
Lady: It's said that St. Denis was beheaded on Montmartre. And legend has it
that after he lost his head...he picked it up and walked six miles while
delivering a sermon. But that's different from being reborn. Perhaps "reborn"
means a person becoming a saint.
Sophie: Hmm... There don't seem to be any leads around here.
Lautrec: Martyrs and saints... This is becoming quite a challenge.
*at Boulevard Saint-Denis*
*talk to a little boy with an exclamation mark over his head*
Boy: There's a commune north of here named Saint-Denis. I went to the basilica
there with my grandpa a while back. It was a really amazing place. Lots of
French kings are buried there. But I never heard about any of them being
reborn. And St Denis is still as dead as ever...
*talk to an old lady with an exclamation mark over her head*
Old Lady: St. Denis is one of the more popular saints in France. There are
[sic] all manner of legends about him. But I don't recall ever hearing that he
was reborn.
Sophie: Well, Doctor, no obvious clues around here.
Lautrec: Hrmm... We can't seem to find anyone that has been reborn. Perhaps we
are not looking for a martyr or saint. How about if we approach this from a new
angle? Any ideas?
Sophie: Well, there's something about that second line..."marching on
endlessly." We should think about things that march. Perhaps an army? Or even
time, as in "time marches on."
Lautrec: That's it, Sophie! The circle on the map represents a clock!
Sophie: A clock? Is the riddle really as simple as that?
Lautrec: Look at the drawing on the map. A clock makes much more sense, don't
you think? Let's visit some places with clock towers. I know the Eglise de la
Sainte-Trinite has a clock tower.
*a map displaying Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite appears on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: And La Conciergerie had the first public clock in Paris.
*a map displaying La Conciergerie appears on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Let's go see what we can find.
*at La Conciergerie or Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, wherever is visited first*
Lautrec: Hrmmm...
Sophie: What is it, Doctor? Another epiphany, perhaps?
Lautrec: Yes, indeed, although our answer is not here. This did, however, open
my eyes. Do you recall the third line?
Sophie: You mean "our nation"? You said it meant France.
Lautrec: Yes, but we must think of the words that symbolize France. "Liberty,
equality, fraternity." You see, there is a clock that features those very
words. And the words "perished" and "reborn"... fit the place it was installed.
Hurry, now, Sophie! I believe I have this riddle solved!
Sophie: Doctor, wait! You forgot to tell me where we're going!
Lautrec: The Hotel de Ville! That is the answer to the riddle!
*at La Conciergerie or Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, wherever is visited last*
Lautrec: I know the answer. Come along, Sophie. Hurry!
Sophie: Tsk. Slow down, Doctor! I can't keep up!
*at Hotel de Ville*
Lautrec: The Hotel de Ville... It bore witness to the rise and fall of the
Paris Commune. It was burned down as federal forces approached...but it was
rebuilt in 1882 after many years of work. I could not think of a place that
better fits the words... "battled, perished, reborn." As for "marching on
endlessly" written within the circle...do you now know what it is?
Sophie: Yes, Doctor, that clock over there.
Lautrec: Precisely. See the words below it? It is the motto under which our
republic was founded.
*a photograph of the clock is displayed on the bottom screen*
Sophie: "Liberty, equality, fraternity"... Yes, those are the words that
symbolize France, aren't that?
Lautrec: Yes, indeed. And now that we have our answer...let's find the entrance
underground, shall we?
*after finding the entrance*
Sophie: There's the entrance.
*after choosing to go underground*
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we?
Paul: Oh, no! They beat us here!
Jean: Sacre bleu!! You already found the Sword of the Wolf?!
Sophie: No, but we were just about to go searching for it.
Paul: Duh, that's a relief! Did you hear that, Jean?! We're not too late!
Jean: Excellent. Let's start searching!
*Jean knocks over Lautrec and runs off-screen. Paul follows.*
Sophie: Wait, we found the entrance first! Are you all right, Doctor?
Lautrec: No need to worry about me. I'm fine.
Sophie: Well, we can't let them get away with this! Quickly, Doctor!
*in the labyrinth*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Il n'y a pas de roses sans epines.
English: There are no roses without thorns.
French: Le miel est doux, et l'abeille est amere.
English: Honey is sweet, but the bee is bitter.
French: Il n'y a que la verite qui blesse.
English: Only the truth hurts.
*in the penultimate room*
Sophie: Ah! Doctor, it's that Jean and Paul again.
*Lautrec looks puzzled, then walks forward. Sophie follows. Jean and Paul are
standing by the door.*
Lautrec: What ARE you doing?
Jean: I can't seem to figure it out, no matter how hard I try.
Paul: Duh, you mean we're stuck here?
Lautrec: Hmph. If it could be solved by the likes of you... it wouldn't be much
of a mystery.
Paul: What're we gonna do, Jean? We're getting nowhere.
Jean: Argh... This is not good.
Sophie: Doctor, they seem really desperate about this treasure. I wonder why?
Lautrec: That is even less than the least of my concerns.
Sophie: I thought you might say that. I'll ask them myself, then. What are you
two up to?
Paul: Duh, we got our orders straight from the top...that being the bigwig who
owns the map. He said to deliver the sword to a friend of his.
Sophie: I guess he felt uneasy leaving it only to the adventurers.
Lautrec: Well, I can't say that I blame him in that respect.
Jean: We had to start earning money somehow after Vidocq fired us. We'll lose
our place in the Union if we don't do something.
Sophie: Oh, Doctor, I do pity them.
Lautrec: You reap what you sow. Now, enough with this distraction. The mystery
awaits!
*complete a shape puzzle*
Jean: You made it look easy.
Lautrec: Hmph. That was child's play. Come along, Sophie.
Sophie: Y-Yes, Doctor.
Paul: Duh, w-wait, wait! Take us with you!
Lautrec: I think not.
Jean: Just because you have some brains...that's no reason to be so sure of
yourself! Now, Paul, show 'em what I mean!
Paul: Duh, do you mean this, Jean?
*a picture of Paul taking out a strange-looking gun with a bulbous red tip
displays in the top screen*
Sophie: What is THAT?!
Paul: It's my latest invention! The Hostage Tie-O-Matic! Hate to do this to
you, little lady, but Mr. Bookworm? He deserves it!
Jean: Fire at will, Paul!
Lautrec: Hmm?!
*a picture of Paul firing the gun displays in the top screen*
*a picture of Paul and Jean tied up displays in the top screen*
Jean: Sacre bleu! This wasn't supposed to happen!
Paul: Help!
Sophie: ... [spoken: *confused gasp*]
Lautrec: Imbeciles. Come along, Sophie.
*Lautrec runs off*
Sophie: Yes, Doctor.
Jean: N-No, wait! We're sorry! It won't happen again!
Sophie: Why don't you two cool your heads here for a bit? We may help you on
the way out.
*Sophie runs off*
Jean: B-B-But!! Paul, you idiot! This is all your fault!
Paul: Duh... I really blew it again, didn't I?
*in the final room*
Sophie: Doctor, this is it!
Lautrec: You're sure about that?
Sophie: Absolutely sure. This treasure is alive.
Lautrec: Very well, then, it's taming time again.
*after capturing the final Treasure Animatus*
*Lautrec and Sophie leave the final room. Paul and Jean are still tied up.*
Paul: Duh, there they are!
Jean: Please! We need a hand with these ropes!
Lautrec: You've had time to reflect, but maybe not enough.
Sophie: Oh, come now. I think it's about time to free them.
Lautrec: I don't trust these hooligans one bit. They'll probably just cause us
trouble all over again. Leave them.
Sophie: Wait, Doctor. They might end up dead tied up like that.
Paul: Duh, yeah. How about leaving us a knife or something?
Lautrec: Dead? Hrmm... I could do without that on my conscience. Listen, I will
place a sharp object around that bend. Make it that far, and you will be free.
Good luck.
*Lautrec runs off*
Sophie: Doctor! Wait for me!
Jean: Tsk. I knew I didn't like that fellow.
Paul: Duh, let's just hurry up and get round that corner.
Jean & Paul: Hrgh! Nggh! Arrgh!
Jean & Paul: Hrgh! Nggh! Arrgh!
Paul: Phew... Finally made it.
Jean: So where's that sharp object?
Paul: Duh... Oh, there's something shiny over there!
*a picture of the Sword of the Silver Wolf displays in the bottom screen*
Paul: Huh?! Th-this is...!
Jean: The Sword of the Silver Wolf.
Paul: This mean he's giving it to us? Looks like he's not such a bad guy after
all.
Jean: Tsk. Now I dislike him even more.
*aboveground*
Lautrec: This latest quest was quite unsatisfying.
Sophie: Hee hee.
Lautrec: Do I amuse you so? I don't recall telling a joke.
Sophie: I was merely thinking how you have a soft side, too. I mean, you DID
give those two the Treasure Animatus.
Lautrec: As I have told you countless times, I've no interest in treasure. And
giving them the sword means I need not deliver it. They can take it to that
friend of the noble or whomever. I'd prefer no further tedium now that the
mystery is unraveled.
Sophie: Well, whatever your motive, you did the right thing.
Lautrec: I am not so sure about that.
*at Le Repaire*
Sophie: Great... Look who's here.
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! Lautrec's stopped by!
Milady: Welcome back, Monsieur. Was your quest a success?
Lautrec: You could say that. As for the Sword of the Silver Wolf...I gave it to
Jean and Paul.
Gustav: Sword of the Silver Wolf? Sounds pretty valuable. You gone mad, giving
away your hard-earned treasure like that?
Sophie: I've just about had enough of you, mister!
Lautrec: Now, now, Sophie. Pay no heed to that silly man.
Sophie: But, Doctor!
Lautrec: He's really no better than a beast. It's a wonder he can even speak.
Sophie: Don't you think that's a bit harsh?
*Jean comes in*
Jean: Hello there, Lautrec.
Sophie: Oh, Jean. Paul. Did you deliver the sword already?
*the Sword of the Silver Wolf displays on the bottom screen*
Jean: We're giving it back.
Lautrec: What is the meaning of this?
Sophie: Why didn't you deliver it?
Paul: Duh, we were gonna, till we learned the truth. The sword is cursed, and
that noble knew it all along.
Sophie: Cursed?! Is that true, Milady?
Milady: There actually is a legend that says the sword is cursed. There was
once a king who had been betrayed...his face transformed into that of a wolf
through the dark arts. The sword was given to him by a soothsayer he visited.
Long he wandered before returning to his realm...only to find a neighboring
kingdom had reduced it to ruins. In the depths of despair...the wolf-faced king
used the sword to take his own life. The cursed sword made its way to the
neighboring kingdom...where it soon reduced it to dust.
Sophie: Oh, my. What a dreadful story.
Jean: That noble knew the story. And he was gonna give the sword to his so-
called friend...a rival nobleman he hoped to curse.
Paul: We want no part in such ugly affairs! That's why we went back and took it
from him!
Sophie: But I thought you needed the money?
Jean: A man's pride is more important than money.
Sophie: You two aren't so bad after all.
Paul: Heh heh. Well, I'll just put it right here.
Jean: Do with it as you please. Now, if you'll excuse us.
*Jean and Paul take off*
Sophie: Doctor... Do you think this sword really is cursed?
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! A bunch of fools, the lot of you! Abandoning this
valuable treasure due to a rumor? I'll take it off your hands if no one wants
it!
*Gustav steps forward, closer to Sophie*
Gustav: You can thank me later!
Sophie: No, wait...
*a picture of a large yellow spark coming out of Gustav's rear displays on the
top screen*
Gustav: Ouch!!! What the devil?! I just felt a stabbing pain! Does this mean
the sword truly IS cursed?!
*Gustav runs off*
Gustav: Aaaaaaaagh!
*the Sword of the Silver Wolf displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: Um, what just happened? He didn't even take it. It isn't REALLY cursed,
is it?!
Lautrec: A really tasteless joke, if you ask me, Milady.
Milady: Oh dear. You saw that?
Sophie: Saw what?
*a picture of an ice pick displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: An ice pick to his derriere. Almost too quick to see.
Milady: That reminds me. I must disinfect it at once.
Sophie: You poked him with that? That's it? Tsk. Don't scare me like that!
Milady: Hee hee. I was simply guarding the treasure. It belongs with the one
who earned it.
Lautrec: Hmph. I'd just as well have had Gustav take it. But if you insist, I
shall keep it.
Milady: I knew I could count on you, Monsieur. You're not afraid of some silly
old curse, are you?
Sophie: In other words, he can keep treasure that is cursed? You'll take the
rest?
Milady: Hee hee. What do you think? Well, until next time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 18~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 19: An Enigmatic Flower~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST19]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*outside Le Repaire*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: "The Earth moves"?
Lautrec: Do you recall hearing anything like that before?
Sophie: It reminds me of that story about the Inquisition. Didn't someone
say..."And yet it moves," in reference to the Earth? Now, who was that
again...?
Lautrec: That quote is attributed to one Galileo Galilei. There is, however, no
proof he actually ever said that. And I can't think of any major connections he
has to Paris. Copernicus first proposed the theory of heliocentricity...but he,
too, has no major connections I can think of. I still say the riddle is related
to heliocentricity, however...so let us visit the Paris Observatory.
Sophie: Oh, that's on the Rue Denfert-Rochereau, isn't it? But I
wonder...Perhaps there's a simpler explanation.
Lautrec: Simpler explanation? What do you mean?
Sophie: What about a globe? It's a model of the earth that moves.
Lautrec: Perhaps a bit too simplistic, but I won't rule it out yet. There is a
store on the Boulevard de Courcelles that sells globes. And it is actually not
too far from here.
Sophie: But, Doctor, what do you suppose this diagram is?
Lautrec: Hrmm...I've yet to develop a theory. Although I will say it has
geometrical symmetry.
Sophie: It looks like a flower to me. Should we go ask someone at the Jardin
des Plantes?
Lautrec: The garden at the Musee d'Histoire naturelle? Why not? Let us go have
a look.
*at Boulevard de Courcelles*
*talk to a woman with an exclamation mark over her head*
Store Owner: Yes, we have a globe. It's right over there.
*an image of a globe displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: All right, let's give it a spin. Here goes!
Lautrec: Hrmmm...It certainly moves, but...did we learn anything from it?
Sophie: *exhausted* No, nothing at all.
Lautrec: It has nothing to do with the map's diagram, either. It would seem
this line of thought was a waste of time.
*at the Musee d'Histoire nationelle*
Sophie: I never knew the museum had such a large botanical garden.
Lautrec: It was actually built first, but most people don't know that.
Sophie: Let's go ask the man over there if he recognizes this diagram.
Scholar: Is that a flower? Well, my specialty is botany, but...I've never seen
a flower like that before. I know I've seen a diagram like that, however.
Hmm...Oh, yes, an astronomer I know showed it to me.
Lautrec: An astronomer? Please, do tell more.
Scholar: Ah, Lautrec, my lad. Up to your strange games again?
Lautrec: Let's not worry about me. I simply wish to know about this diagram
here.
Scholar: Yes, well, an astronomer I know once showed it to me. But I forget
what he said it was. It isn't my field of study, anyway, so...try asking him
yourself. He should be over at the university.
Lautrec: The university...? Oh, the Sorbonne University? That would be over on
the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
Sophie: All right, let's go.
*at the Paris Observatory*
Observatory Staff: Hm? Oh, yes, I work here. How can I help you? That
diagram...Hmm...I know I've seen it before...
Sophie: You mean this picture that looks like a flower?
Observatory Staff: Yes, I thought that, too, and that jogged my memory. Perhaps
that scholar would recognize it.
Lautrec: And where is this scholar you speak of now?
Observatory Staff: I'm not exactly sure, but he's probably somewhere nearby.
Lautrec: Hrmm...All right, Sophie, let's check the streets nearby.
*at The Sorbonne University*
Sophie: Excuse me. We're looking for a professor of astronomy.
Astronomer: That would be me. Now, how can I help you, Mademoiselle?
Sophie: Can you tell me anything about this flower-like diagram?
Astronomer: That's no flower. It's the path traced by a Foucault pendulum.
Sophie: A Foucault pendulum?
Astronomer: An ingenious experiment by the French physicist Leon Foucault.
Lautrec: His pendulum's swing seems to rotate over time...due to the Earth's
rotation. His experiment was so important because...anyone could clearly see
that the Earth rotates.
Astronomer: That's right. You're quite well-versed in the subject.
Lautrec: There is no science that remains a mystery to me. As the
experiment...his most famous was conducted at the Pantheon.
Sophie: So, is that the answer to the riddle? The Pantheon?
Lautrec: There are many locations with links to Foucault. The Paris Observatory
where he worked...and Montmartre Cemetery where he was buried...Those are two
others that come to mind. What do you think, Sophie?
*Three buttons come up: "Pantheon", "Paris Observatory", "Montmartre Cemetery"*
*If you press "Montmartre Cemetery"*
Lautrec: Montmartre Cemetery, eh? That is near the Boulevard de Clichy. Shall
we?
*at the Montmartre Cemetery*
Old Lady: Foucault's grave? That would be over there.
Sophie: Hmm...Nothing of note at the cemetery.
Lautrec: No clues at the grave itself, either. But I am not surprised. After
all, the riddle IS clearly about the Foucault pendulum...rather than Foucault
himself. It would stand to reason, then...that we ought to look for locations
connected with his pendulum. What do you think, Sophie?
*Three buttons come up: "Pantheon", "Paris Observatory", "Montmartre Cemetery"*
*If you press "Montmartre Cemetery"*
Lautrec: We already know there are no leads there.
Sophie: All right, then...
*Three buttons come up: "Pantheon", "Paris Observatory", "Montmartre Cemetery"*
*If you press "Paris Observatory"*
Lautrec: The Paris Observatory is on the Rue Denfert-Rochereau. Shall we?
*at the Paris Observatory*
Observatory Staff: Yes, Dr. Foucault did work here at the Paris Observatory. He
was our senior physicist...though I never had a chance to meet him in person.
Sophie: There don't seem to be any leads around here.
Lautrec: Well, the riddle IS clearly about the Foucault pendulum...rather than
Foucault himself. It would stand to reason, then...that we ought to look for
locations connected with his pendulum. What do you think, Sophie?
*Three buttons come up: "Pantheon", "Paris Observatory", "Montmartre Cemetery"*
*If you press "Pantheon"*
Lautrec: Excellent choice. Let's head straight there, shall we?
*at the Pantheon*
Lautrec: The riddle's diagram and wording point to one thing...the Foucault
pendulum. And the location that springs to mind for the experiment is...the
Pantheon where we now stand.
Sophie: You know what that means, Doctor!
Lautrec: Indeed I do. This is the answer we've been seeking. And there must be
a way underground around here.
*in the labyrinth*
*after the Treasure Animatus battle*
Sophie: We did it, Doctor! We tamed the spirit!
Lautrec: So, mystery solved, eh? It seems anticlimactic somehow. Well, let's go
report back to Le Repaire.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 20: The Autumn General~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST20]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*outside Le Repaire*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we? I believe this puzzle
involves searching for a "house".
Sophie: Hmm... "The house of the Sun's child"... The "chattering ones"
inhabited it...
Lautrec: Let's analyze the riddle step by step. First of all, who do you think
the "Autumn General" is?
Sophie: Umm...Was there ever a general known by that name?
Lautrec: I trust you know the autumn months...Those of the French Revolutionary </pre><pre id="faqspan-7">
Calendar, that is. The calendar was divided into three-month seasons...but it
was only used for a very brief period. Vendemiaire, Brumaire, and Frimaire were
the autumn months. Now, Napoleon was known as the Vendemiaire General...the
reason being his victory in battle on the 13th of Vendemiaire. So you see,
Napoleon is the "Autumn General" of our riddle. Of course, at the time, he was
not yet a general.
Sophie: *gives Lautrec an annoyed look* ...
Lautrec: The battle itself is known as 13 Vendemiaire and--
Sophie: Please, Doctor...We'll never get started if you keep going on and on
like that.
Lautrec: *looks taken aback* Oh, yes, quite right. Forgive me.
Sophie: You can be so long-winded sometimes. So, we're looking for a place
associated with Napoleon? There are about as many of those as stars in the sky.
Lautrec: Well, let's consider "Sun" in addition to Napoleon. The word "Sun"
immediately brings to mind Louis XIV. So, let's assume for now that Louis XIV
is the riddle's "Sun." Then, we need only search places linked to Napoleon and
Louis XIV. A home and hospital for soldiers built by decree of Louis XIV...and
Napoleon's final resting place. A square built to extol the glory of Louis
XIV's military victories...and which later featured a statue of Napoleon. The
site where Louis XIV had a magnificent garden built...and which Napoleon later
made his imperial palace. They are, respectively...Les Invalides, the Place
Vendome, and the Palais des Tuileries. Of course, the Palais des Tuileries is
no more. The Jardin des Tuileries is all that remains. Now then, where shall we
begin? Let me think...
Sophie: This could take all day! Let's at least walk while we think.
*at the Jardin des Tuileries*
Sophie: Pardon me. Does "house of the Sun's child" ring any bells?
Old Man: It sounds like a reference to Louis XIV, the Sun King. As for the
house of his child, it must be a palace of some sort.
Sophie: Excuse me. Do you know where the "house of the Sun's child" is?
Lady: The house of the Sun's child? Perhaps it's somewhere dreadfully hot?
Sophie: No useful information around here. Any ideas, Doctor?
Lautrec: Well, that old man said it could be a palace. But there are far too
many palaces in Paris. Our only hope is to narrow the field even further.
*at the Place Vendome*
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Excuse me. Do you know where the "house of the Sun's child" is?
Gentleman: That's quite a riddle there. The Sun's house is in the sky, but its
child's house? Hmm...
*talk to another man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Pardon me, sir. Does "house of the Sun's child" ring any bells?
Gentleman: Louis XIV was known as the "Sun King," and he had lots of children.
As for the "house" part, it could be a palace or a mansion.
Sophie: Well, Doctor? Any of your usual flashes of genius?
Lautrec: No, but there were a few things I found curious. Let's continue our
search.
*at Les Invalides*
Sophie: Well, Doctor, this is Les Invalides.
Lautrec: Hrmm...Tell me, Sophie, what do you think about that building?
*a picture of the lower half of Les Invalides' front appears on the lower
screen*
Sophie: The chapel? Hmm... I think it's a magnificent structure.
Lautrec: No, really look at it and think. What do those columns remind you of?
Sophie: Oh, umm...Uh...A Greek temple or something like that?
Lautrec: Precisely.
Sophie: What? It's really that simple?
Lautrec: Let's review the riddle again, shall we? These six circles remind me
of columns--a top view, that is. The ancient Greeks used rows of columns in
their buildings. And I believe "new design" refers to the Corinthian style. Hm?
Sophie? Is something the matter?
Sophie: Oh, no...I was just thinking how you never cease to amaze.
Lautrec: But you, too, noticed how the chapel looks like a Greek temple.
Mysteries cannot be solved by knowledge alone, Sophie. It also takes an
observant eye and intuition. Now then, if we assume these circles are
Corinthian columns...the Pantheon or La Madeleine can be added as candidates.
Sophie: Something tells me it's the Pantheon!
Lautrec: Hrmm...Well, I'd say they both deserve a look.
*at the Pantheon*
Sophie: These Corinthian columns are in a row, as shown on our map. But there
aren't any particular clues in sight. What now?
Lautrec: So those circles on the map look like columns to you, too?
Sophie: Yes...Yes, they do. And they are described as a "new design."
Lautrec: Thank you for that. I can be quite certain now, if even you think so.
Sophie: *angry* What do you mean by that, Doctor?
Lautrec: *taken aback* Only exactly what I just said. Now, let's consider
Napoleon and "the Sun's child," shall we? "Autumn General" was the first term
that caught my eye. I now see it is more than a mere reference to Napoleon. It
must have some other meaning in terms of the riddle.
Sophie: It's a nickname from his victory at the revolt of 13 Vendemiaire. We
know that much. But you think it means something more? Hmm...Perhaps that
period of Napoleon's career? Or maybe a place associated with the revolt?
Lautrec: You might be on to something. The legislature at the time...known as
the Directory, consisted of two branches...the Council of Five Hundred and the
Council of Ancients.
Sophie: Five Hundred? That's so many! Are they the "chattering ones"?
Lautrec: A reasonable assumption. Furthermore, the council was housed in a
certain palace.
Sophie: Did the "Sun's child" once live there, too?
Lautrec: Yes, it was built for a daughter of Louis XIV...The Palais Bourbon! It
is fronted by Corinthian columns...although they were added at a later date.
*at La Madeleine*
Sophie: These Corinthian columns are in a row, as shown on our map. But there
aren't any particular clues in sight. What now?
Lautrec: So those circles on the map look like columns to you, too?
Sophie: Yes...Yes, they do. And they are described as a "new design."
Lautrec: Thank you for that. I can be quite certain now, if even you think so.
Sophie: *angry* What do you mean by that, Doctor?
Lautrec: *taken aback* Only exactly what I just said. Now, let's consider
Napoleon and "the Sun's child," shall we? "Autumn General" was the first term
that caught my eye. I now see it is more than a mere reference to Napoleon. It
must have some other meaning in terms of the riddle.
Sophie: It's a nickname from his victory at the revolt of 13 Vendemiaire. We
know that much. But you think it means something more? Hmm...Perhaps that
period of Napoleon's career? Or maybe a place associated with the revolt?
Lautrec: You might be on to something. The legislature at the time...known as
the Directory, consisted of two branches...the Council of Five Hundred and the
Council of Ancients.
Sophie: Five Hundred? That's so many! Are they the "chattering ones"?
Lautrec: A reasonable assumption. Furthermore, the council was housed in a
certain palace.
Sophie: Did the "Sun's child" once live there, too?
Lautrec: Yes, it was built for a daughter of Louis XIV...The Palais Bourbon! It
is fronted by Corinthian columns...although they were added at a later date.
*at the Pantheon or La Madeleine, which ever you didn't visit first*
Lautrec: The riddle is as good as solved. To the Palais Bourbon!
Sophie: Our quest is almost complete!
*at the Palais Bourbon*
Lautrec: This is the answer right here, Sophie.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
Lautrec: The Palais Bourbon was built for Louise Francoise de Bourbon...a
legitimized daughter of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
Sophie: So that's why the riddle said, "the house of the Sun's child"!
Lautrec: Precisely. Napoleon, the Vendemiaire General, operated out of there.
It also housed the Council of Five Hundred. "Autumn General" points to the
former...and "chattering ones" points to the latter.
Sophie: And "new design" refers to the palace's Corinthian columns.
Lautrec: Based on all that, the riddle must be pointing here...the Palais
Bourbon!
Sophie: Then let's go find that entrance underground!
*in the labyrinth*
*after the Treasure Animatus battle*
Sophie: We did it, Doctor! We tamed the spirit!
Lautrec: So, mystery solved, eh? It seems anticlimactic somehow. Well, let's go
report back to Le Repaire.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 20~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 22: Visions of 3 Years Past~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST22]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: Here's the map. It's all yours.
Lautrec: Thank you.
Sophie: So, what sort of labyrinth is it this time?
Milady: Hee hee. It's--
Claude: Hello there, Doc! Still acting as if adventuring was serious business,
I see!
Lautrec: I don't recall ever becoming an adventurer. I plumb the labyrinthine
depths to confront the mysteries there.
Claude: Ha ha. Or so you say. It's all the same to me! Anyway, been a while
since we worked together, so...how about I join you on your quest--as senior
adventurer, of course!
Lautrec: I don't need your help.
Claude: Did I say anything about help? I'm just gonna join you.
Sophie: So you'll simply watch from the back?
Claude: Oh, you'll end up begging for my help. You'll see.
Lautrec: I could do without your unpleasant company, thank you very much.
Claude: Aw, come on, Doc! What's wrong with having a bit of fun together?
Lautrec: Hmph. Do as you please.
Claude: Doc's still frank to a fault, eh?
Sophie: I was actually a bit surprised. I thought he'd get really angry and say
you couldn't come along. I suppose you two get along pretty well, despite what
he says.
Claude: Oh, do I detect a hint of jealousy there, Sophie? But you're right. Doc
and I, we go way back!
Sophie: I've always wondered about that. I mean, the two of you are like polar
opposites.
Claude: Oh, well, it's like this--
Lautrec: Come, now! How long do you intend to keep me waiting?!
Sophie: Oh, forgive me, Doctor!
Claude: We're coming!
*Claude and Lautrec go off-screen. Sophie follows a couple seconds later.*
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: Do you suppose these figures indicate a place?
Lautrec: Well, the central square IS rather conspicuous. It is, no doubt, the
key, but we still have little to go on.
Sophie: What about "Revolution"? Could it have something to do with the Royal
Family?
Lautrec: A simplistic theory, but if we are going in that direction...the
Palais Bourbon comes to mind. Or perhaps the Louvre Palace...a complex that has
evolved over the centuries. But if we were to consider places tied to the
Revolution, then--
Sophie: How about the Place de la Bastille?
Lautrec: Well, considering we have no concrete leads...perhaps we should start
with the most famous places first. Let's get started, shall we?
*at Palais Bourbon*
Sophie: Wow. It never fails to impress me whenever I see it.
Lautrec: What woman was commonly associated with this palace?
Sophie: Ummm...
Lautrec: You should know that one off the top of your head!
Sophie: Tsk! Why do you always spring questions on me like that?!
Lautrec: Louise Francoise de Bourbon, daughter of Louis XIV. It is said that
her temperament was quite difficult.
Sophie: Are you trying to imply something, Doctor?
Lautrec: And what exactly do you mean by that?
Sophie: Never mind. It's all right, as long as you weren't.
Lautrec: Hrmm...You are making no sense at all, Sophie. There does not seem to
be anything of interest here.
Sophie: I agree. Let's try our luck elsewhere.
*at Louvre Palace*
Sophie: It's so big...
Lautrec: Yes, well, it has grown over the centuries. It was the height of
extravagance...and its current use as a museum is quite justifiable.
Sophie: It's a pity there seem to be no clues to be had.
Lautrec: Hrmm...Let's try some places tied to the Revolution.
Sophie: How about the Place de la Bastille, as I first suggested?
*at the Place de la Bastille*
Sophie: Hmm...Nothing of special note here.
Lautrec: A prison once stood here. It also served as a fortress. But it doesn't
seem to bear any relation to "The Lost Revolution"...
Sophie: "The Lost Revolution"...Hmm...This place we seek...perhaps its
connection to the Revolution has been forgotten?
Lautrec: Or perhaps it only appears to be unrelated...Hrmmm...
Sophie: Hmmm...
Lautrec: ...
Sophie: ...
Sophie: *sigh* All this thinking is giving me a headache. I could really use a
cold drink right now. Doctor, why don't we go--
Lautrec: Will you please be quiet while I am trying to think?! If you are
really so thirsty, try a nearby fountain or river!
Sophie: Tsk. Do you really expect me to drink from such places?! Doctor?
Um...Doctor? Are you feeling all right?
Lautrec: Sophie, you just opened my eyes! I know the answer! To the Place de la
Concorde!
*at the Place de la Concorde*
Lautrec: Our answer is right here, Sophie.
Sophie: Umm...I still don't understand.
Lautrec: Take another look at the map. Now rotate it ninety degrees, so the
shapes are vertical.
*the rotated version of the map displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Do you see anything familiar?
Sophie: Well, umm...
Lautrec: Look closely now. Those double circles mark the position of the
fountains here. Then there is the square figure between the fountains...and the
north bank of the Seine in the heart of Paris.
Sophie: Oh, is this a diagram of the Place de la Concorde?!
Lautrec: Yes, but did you now it was renamed during the Revolution? It was
known as the Place de la Revolution for a time. The name was eventually changed
back...which gives us the "Lost Revolution" of our riddle. The square in the
middle represents the obelisk.
Sophie: If this is it, then let's find the entrance underground!
*after the first puzzle in the labyrinth*
*Lautrec, Sophie and Claude walk into a corridor*
Lautrec: Hrmm...
Sophie: Hmm? Is something wrong, Doctor?
Lautrec: How completely uninspiring! Simplistic mysteries everywhere I turn!
Are there no enigmas worthy of my brilliant mind?!
Sophie: Simplistic? Really?
Claude: Completely uninspiring, eh? Ha, ha. It's like the old days, hearing you
say those words. You haven't changed since the day we met, eh, Doc?
Sophie: Really? So the doctor's always been like this?
Claude: Even back then, he'd walk the labyrinths, shouting, *imitates Lautrec's
voice* "Come now, mysteries, inspire me!"
Lautrec: Hey, you two! Stop with all that blathering!
Claude: Yes, Doc, whatever you say. *more quietly* He's a grumpy one, isn't he?
*normal tone* Hey, I know! Let old Claude handle this! I'll find you a
challenging mystery worthy of your ability!
Lautrec: Don't venture too far ahead and get lost like you used to. I shan't
try to find you this time.
Claude: Ah, Doc! You promised to keep that a secret!
Sophie: It seems that neither of you have changed much at all.
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Les champs ont des yeux et les murs des oreilles.
English: The fields have eyes, and the walls have ears.
French: Les chiens n'aboient qu'a la pleine lune sans se soucier du croissant.
English: Dogs bark at the full moon, but do not worry about the crescent.
*in the final room*
[This scene happened for me in Quest 22. It may happen in whatever you play
first after beating the main story, but for some of the chapters it doesn't.
For example, this scene did not occur when I played Quest 37.]
Lautrec: Whew. The end must be around here somewhere.
Sophie: Yes, but where? Oh, look! Another knight!
Lautrec: Well, there is no point in running away anymore. Sophie, that item
Marie entrusted to us, if you please.
Sophie: Oh, right. Yes, the letter! Coming up!
Knight (Iron): O brave adventurers...that you ventured so far sayeth much of
your skills. But I cannot let you have the treasure.
Lautrec: I am most weary of hearing that proclamation. Now, if you would read
this, my good man.
*a letter displays on the bottom screen*
Knight (Iron): What do we have here? Ah! 'Tis the royal crest! Why, is it
really true? Our duty is fulfilled?! We are free to venture to the world
above?!
Lautrec: Precisely.
Knight (Iron): Oh, 'tis too good to believe!
Lautrec: Go and confirm the matter with your commander. You know, in the opera
house?
Knight (Iron): Very well! I shall do just that! To France, forever and ever!
*the knight runs off*
Sophie: Now we know what to do, right, Doctor? It's far easier than trying to
run away every time!
Lautrec: Yes, but from now on...let's claim the treasure first before freeing
any of them.
Sophie: Really? Why?
Lautrec: Because we cannot risk them taking it when they leave.
Sophie: Oh, I see...So much for the easy way...
*after taming the final Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: That was magnificent, Doctor!
Lautrec: *long sigh* Hmph. Is this all there is to it?
Claude: Aw, cheer up, Doc. You got the treasure, didn't you?
Lautrec: I couldn't care less about such things. My only aim is unraveling
mysteries. Treasure is neither here nor there.
Claude: Haven't changed in that respect, either, eh? So then you wouldn't mind
if I said it was my find?
Sophie: But that's not fair!
Claude: He said he didn't care about the treasure, didn't he? And I'll give it
back later. I just wanna borrow it for a bit.
Sophie: Hmm...So you say, but...
Lautrec: Do as you please. I don't care.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur, you're back...as a trio, no less.
Claude: I just thought I'd run our friendship through a bit of a test.
Milady: Well, how did it go? Did you find the treasure?
Claude: 'Course we did! Look!
*the Candlestick of the Leviathan displays in the bottom screen*
Milady: Oh, my, you really did. That's quite a find.
Claude: Oh, it was nothing for a man like me.
Sophie: Oh, right! Now I get it.
Milady: Hee hee. Reminds me of that day three years ago.
Claude: What day?
Milady: When you tried stealing Monsieur Lautrec's glory.
Claude: Oh...Heh heh. The cat's already outta the bag, eh? It is a punishing
goddess I worship.
Sophie: What happened three years ago?
Claude: How about we save that one for next time? Be seeing you!
*Claude walks off*
Sophie: Now, wait...
Milady: An awkward exit for an awkward moment. Hee hee.
Lautrec: He, too, has not changed in that respect.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 22~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 23: A Goblet to Remember~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST23]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: Here's your next map, Monsieur. Oh, and...it seems this one leads to an
ancient goblet.
Lautrec: Does it, now?
Milady: Doesn't this remind you of that day three years ago?
Sophie: Three years ago? Wait...That does sound familiar. Didn't we hear about
that when we went underground with Claude? Doctor, what happened three years
ago?
Lautrec: Nothing of particular interest.
Sophie: Oh, do tell! Milady? You must know something.
Milady: If Monsieur Lautrec's lips are sealed, so are mine. Hee hee.
Sophie: Tsk! [spoken: Ugh!] Now I want to know even more than before!
Lautrec: *annoyed* Consider this silly topic closed. Now, Sophie, shall we?
Sophie: Yes...Doctor...
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: "Guarded by a black unicorn"..."Garden of the lord-less palace"... Oh,
it sounds so magical and mystical! But where do you suppose we'd find a "lord-
less palace"?
Lautrec: Paris has too many palaces to search them all one by one. So let's
leave that until we've narrowed the field. Now, what else do we have to go on?
Sophie: Well, I suppose another clue is "unicorn." If we're looking for strange
and exotic creatures...the Musee d'Histoire naturelle should be a good start.
Lautrec: Yes, indeed. The Musee de Cluny is another possibility. They have some
famous tapestries featuring unicorns. Perhaps we will find a lead there.
Sophie: The Musee de Cluny is on the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
Lautrec: Then let's get started, shall we?
*at the Musee d'Histoire naturelle*
Lautrec: So, tell me, Sophie...what do you know about unicorns?
Sophie: Umm...They have a single horn on their heads...which is believed to
possess special powers. Oh, and they like maidens.
Lautrec: Yes, their horn is their most prominent feature. They are also quite
fierce...except in the presence of a maiden. Hunters are said to have used
maidens to lure them.
Sophie: People hunted them?! How barbaric!
Lautrec: Well, reputed uses for unicorn horn included cure-alls...and poison
antidotes. It's only natural hunters would seek them. Of course, this is all
storybook poppycock. Everyone knows unicorns are not real.
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark above his head*
Scholar: You're looking for something that looks like a black unicorn? I'm
afraid our museum doesn't have such a specimen.
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark above his head*
Scholar: You're looking for something that looks like a black unicorn? I'm
sorry, but you won't find such a creature here. Why not try the zoo? You can
see a rhinoceros and an elephant there...exotic creatures brought from distant
southern lands.
Sophie: Does the zoo really have such rare creatures?!
Lautrec: Well, they ARE focused on researching rare creatures. In fact, until
only recently...the rhinoceros and elephant were thought to be myths...just
like the unicorn. It was even believed rhinoceros horn had medical
properties...and was an antidote for poison. That is why research on such
animals is so important. Only by dispelling such myths can we prevent animals'
extinction.
Sophie: People actually believed rhino horn had such power? It sounds just like
unicorn beliefs!
Lautrec: In fact, rhinoceroses [sic] may have been the origin of unicorns.
There are all manner of myths about strange creatures...exotic animals found in
lands to the south. The co-mingling of such myths gave rise to the unicorn. Its
body parts from different animals are a vestige of that. Rhinoceros horn is
even sold as unicorn horn at times.
Sophie: Then perhaps "black unicorn" refers to another creature...an animal on
which the unicorn myth is based.
Lautrec: Well, now...That is quite an astute observation, for you.
Sophie: What do you mean, "for you"?!
Lautrec: *looks taken aback* In any case, this calls for a new line of thought.
*if you try to talk to the other man now*
Lautrec: There are no leads here. Let's try our luck elsewhere.
*at the Musee de Cluny*
Sophie: Is this where we go in?
Lautrec: Yes, let's go have a look.
*the screen fades to black briefly*
Lautrec: "The Lady and the Unicorn"...
*a picture of the tapestry "The Lady and the Unicorn" displays on the bottom
screen*
Lautrec: It consists of a series of six tapestries. They were made quite famous
in a novel by George Sand.
Sophie: Oh, yes, of course! But, you know, it's rather curious, if you think
about it...
Lautrec: What is?
Sophie: That there are so many works of art featuring unicorns...but I don't
think I've ever seen one with a black unicorn.
Lautrec: The unicorn was a common motif in the Middle Ages. The creatures were
believed to detest impurity. And they were a favored symbol of purity...both
among royalty and the nobility. Unicorns were often depicted as a white horse
with a horn. Even today, depictions of black unicorns are exceedingly rare.
After all, they are still viewed as a symbol of purity.
Sophie: So, then, there aren't any "black unicorns" here?
Lautrec: Precisely. And pursuing imagery of white unicorns shall get us no
further. Perhaps we should explore the riddle from a different angle.
Sophie: The natural history and art museums were both dead ends. What shall we
do now, Doctor?
Lautrec: When you hit a dead end, you must go back to the data.
Sophie: All right, let's see what we have so far. "Black unicorn" probably
isn't a unicorn in the traditional sense. In fact, it may not even look like a
horse with a horn.
Lautrec: Yes, and we know depictions of black unicorns are rare. We shan't
solve the riddle by chasing a mythical horned horse. We must also consider the
"garden" it is protecting. Gardens are outside, so the place we seek may be
outside, too. Such data is, no doubt, key to finding the "lord-less palace."
Now, to search the palaces of Paris with a fine-toothed comb. Let's start with
the Louvre Palace. Come along, Sophie.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*at the Louvre Palace*
Sophie: Hmm...Doesn't seem to be anything of note here, Doctor.
Lautrec: The "garden" in the riddle is being guarded...which leads me to
believe we'll find a clue in a garden. However, there were none in the Louvre's
garden. Hrmm...
Sophie: I was thinking, Doctor...France no longer has a king. That means all
palaces are "lord-less." But that would mean the riddle makes no sense.
Lautrec: Hrmm... You have a point there, Sophie. "Lord-less palace" must have
some other meaning. Perhaps "lord" is a metaphor for "caretaker" or "owner."
Sophie: Or perhaps it's a palace that wasn't built by royal decree.
Lautrec: The Palais du Trocadero fits that description. It was built for the
1878 Exposition Universelle. So, I could see how one might call it a "lord-less
palace."
Sophie: A palace that's actually an exhibition hall! You've outdone yourself
again, Doctor!
Lautrec: Let's hurry over to the Palais du Trocadero, shall we?
*at the Palais du Trocadero*
Lautrec: So, here we have the answer to our riddle. Built for the 1878
Exposition Universelle...the Palais du Trocadero was to be used as an
exhibition hall. No king ordered its building, nor did a king live there. Thus,
you could truly say it was a "lord-less" palace.
Sophie: So the "black unicorn" that guards the garden is...
Lautrec: The black rhinoceros statue in the garden in front of the palace. In
ancient times...it was believed that rhinoceros horn could neutralize poison.
In short, our answer is right here! The Palais du Trocadero!
Sophie: And that means there's a labyrinth entrance nearby! Quickly, Doctor,
let's find it!
*in the labyrinth*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait.
English: If youth only knew, if old age only could.
French: Les petites causes produisent souvent de grands effets.
English: Small causes often produce great effects.
French: A quelque chose malheur est bon.
English: Misfortune is good for something.
*after taming the final Treasure Animatus*
Lautrec: Another guardian tamed and another mystery solved.
Sophie: You were as impressive as ever, Doctor!
Lautrec: A mystery of this caliber is child's play for me. Now, we must get
back to Le Repaire.
*at Le Repaire*
Lautrec: *annoyed* Oh, Claude. You're here.
Claude: Heard you got a map to a goblet. Sounded sort of interesting, so I
thought I'd come and have a look.
Sophie: Why would you be interested in a goblet?
Claude: Oh, well, it has to do with something that happened three years ago.
Sophie: There it is again. Now I really have to know what happened.
Lautrec: Oh. It's not like you recall that sort of thing.
*the Chalice of the Laurel displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Here, this is the goblet we recovered.
Claude: Oh, no. This isn't the goblet I was expecting.
Milady: Oh, bad luck, you two.
Lautrec: I don't know about Claude, but I don't care one bit.
Claude: There you go again, saying things like that.
Sophie: Excuse me, but...!!!
Lautrec: Hmm?!
Claude: Yikes! What's with the sudden shout, Sophie?!
Sophie: You've been keeping me in the dark long enough! What's all this about a
goblet treasure? And what happened three years ago?!
Lautrec: Nothing that should concern you.
Sophie: Hearing that just makes me want to know all the more!
Claude: Sorry. I can't fault you for being confused.
Sophie: Then tell me what on earth happened three years ago!
Claude: All right, all right. I'll tell you. It was back when Doc and I first
met.
Lautrec: Here we go...
Claude: Back then, I was actually a rather serious adventurer of sorts. So, I
took it kinda hard when I hit a dead end.
Lautrec: In other words, he started drinking too much.
Claude: Shut up and let me tell the darn story!
Claude: Anyway, while drowning my sorrows in wine, I ran into Doc...
*the bottom screen displays "Three Years Ago", while the top screen takes on a
heavy sepia tint. The voices sound louder and the music sounds off-key.*
Claude: You're only interested in mysteries? No need for women or fame?
Lautrec: Right. All I wish for are mysteries that will excite my brain!
Claude: Ha ha! You're a strange one, ain't ya? And just the kind I wanted to
meet! Try solving this one!
*a map with squares and streets marked with a red X displays on the bottom
screen*
Lautrec: So what is this old symbol-riddled scrap of paper?
Claude: It's a map showing some treasure down in the bowels of Paris. But the
way down there is a mystery wrapped in a riddle. If you're so fond of
mysteries, try and solve this one.
Lautrec: Hrmmm...
*the screen fades to black briefly. Lautrec walks back on-screen*
Lautrec: I solved the mystery.
Claude: What...?
Lautrec: Look, I found this in the underground labyrinth.
*half of a goblet displays on the bottom screen*
Claude: *awestruck* That's... the Goblet of Parting! You actually found it?!
Lautrec: As I studied your map back at my lab...I found myself growing more and
more interested. I couldn't resist trying to find that labyrinth's location.
Claude: You're telling me a bookish amateur deciphered the map...then braved
the labyrinth to claim the treasure?!
Lautrec: This is what you wanted, isn't it? Well, go ahead. Take it.
Claude: B-But, it's your find, isn't it? Don't you want to keep it?
Lautrec: As I said before, mysteries are what I seek. I've no interest in
treasure.
*Lautrec walks off-screen*
Claude: Now that's one strange fella.
*the flashback ends*
Sophie: Wow, you're so amazing, Doctor!
Claude: The Goblet of Parting is said to have been broken into two parts. But
nobody's been able to find the other half.
Sophie: So that was the first piece of treasure the doctor ever got, was it?
Milady: Hee hee. But Claude claimed HE got it. Isn't that right, Claude?
Claude: Well, that wasn't a complete untruth. After all, I got it from Doc.
It's just a matter of interpretation.
Sophie: No, it's not.
Claude: Well, in any case...I took a liking to Doc, despite his obvious faults.
Thought we should talk some more, so I went out looking for him. The next time
we met--
Lautrec: Hmph. This is all a waste of time. Come now, Sophie, we're leaving.
*Lautrec walks off-screen*
Sophie: No, wait! I want to hear the rest of the story!
Claude: Don't worry, Sophie. You'll hear part two soon enough.
*Sophie runs off after Lautrec*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 24: Love and Sadness~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST24]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: Here you are, Monsieur, a map tinged with love and sadness.
*the map displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Love and sadness? What do you mean?
*the silhouette of a ring displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: This is a map to a beautiful Emerald Ring. It was crafted for two
lovers who swore eternal love. But the ring was never worn.
Sophie: Why not?
Milady: War tore them asunder, between the land of the living and the dead. And
in raging flames of lost love...the ring was sealed away in a labyrinth's dark
depths.
Sophie: What a romantic yet tragic story.
Lautrec: Such tales are of no consequence to me. My objective is always the
same. Come now, Sophie.
Sophie: *dismayed* Y-Yes, Doctor!
*outside Le Repaire*
*Claude walks up to Lautrec and Sophie*
Sophie: What is it, Claude? You have an unusually serious look on your face.
Claude: I heard everything. That's why I'm gonna join you on this treasure
hunt.
Lautrec: Why? Do you want the ring?
Claude: Heh. Always to the point, eh, Doc? Yes, I want it.
Sophie: Did talk of the ring rouse the adventurer in you?
Claude: No, it isn't like that. Or maybe it is? Hmm... At any rate, I want
Milady to wear that Emerald Ring.
Sophie: Wait, you're not going to...
Claude: Indeed! I'm going to propose!
Sophie: Wow, really?!
Claude: Why are you acting so surprised? Truth be told, I'd rather not go to
all this trouble. A normal ring would suffice in most cases. But she told me
that just any old ring won't do.
Sophie: (spoken: Mmm) That sounds just like her. So, Claude, you really are
serious about Milady?
Claude: Aren't I always serious?
Sophie: What about all those women you're always flirting with?
Claude: It's a gentlemanly ideal to shower lovely ladies with attention. Or was
it... um... a duty?
Lautrec: I've never heard of any duty of that sort.
Claude: Though many a lass shall weep at my loss to Milady...it is inevitable.
My heart already belongs to her.
Sophie: I wonder...
Lautrec: Well, this is of no concern to me. Now, come along, you two. Let's
start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: I'm lost at the first line. What do you suppose it means?
Lautrec: Hrrrm... "The cotton flower planted by two"... Something tells me that
is the key to this riddle.
Sophie: Do you think this refers to an actual cotton flower? Or is it, perhaps,
some place in Paris resembling one?
Lautrec: Hrmmm... I think we ought to start with "cotton." But that "planted"
bit has also piqued my interest.
Sophie: Well, I'm stumped.
Lautrec: In that case, let's focus on "cotton" for now. Perhaps we might
benefit from seeing it in its natural form.
Sophie: Shall we pay a visit to the Jardin des Plantes, then?
Lautrec: Yes, at the Musee d'Histoire naturelle.
*a map displaying the Jardin des Plantes displays on the bottom screen.*
Lautrec: But I don't know if they'll have any live cotton specimens. You see,
their garden started out growing medicinal herbs.
Sophie: Well, we won't know unless we try. Let's go!
*at Jardin des Plantes*
*talk to a man with an exclamation point above his head*
Lautrec: Ah, good day, my lad! We wish to see a cotton plant. Do you have any
here? Preferably one with cotton bolls fully open.
Researcher: Why, yes, I happen to have one with me right here.
*a picture of open cotton bolls displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Hrmmm... So this is where cotton comes from.
Sophie: Did you learn anything, Doctor? I sure didn't...
Lautrec: Indeed I did. The cotton flower does not figure into the riddle.
Perhaps we should focus on the word "cotton" itself.
Sophie: Could it be a place associated with "cotton"?
Lautrec: Hrmmm... We lack the data to make such an inference at present.
Therefore, let's put aside that first line for now. The second line reads,
"Water flows between two." That could be perceived as meaning a river.
Sophie: All right, that makes sense. But then, what about "between two"?
Lautrec: Simple. The banks of a river, or, perhaps, two roads. Then there is
that third line, "Let us climb up the stairs." We must figure out how that fits
in.
Sophie: "Stairs" could be pointing to a tall structure. And if you climb up the
stairs...perhaps they "end there," as in the riddle's destination.
Lautrec: Well, let's start by visiting roads separated by a river.
Sophie: That includes all of the roads on both banks of the Seine. Then there
are the many roads separated by a canal. I wonder if it could be the Quai de
Valmy?
Lautrec: Well, we had best get started. This may take some time.
*at the first, second, third, et cetera road visited*
Lautrec: Well, Sophie. Did you notice anything related to "cotton" or "stairs"?
Sophie: I don't know about "cotton," but...I'm sure we could find some "stairs"
in a nearby building.
Lautrec: No, I don't believe that "stairs" points to a building. There would be
too many possibilities if it did. Hrmmm... It seems this is not the place we're
looking for. This road and the one across the water are not the right pair.
Sophie: All right, then...Let's try somewhere else.
*at Quai de Valmy*
Sophie: Oh, look, Doctor! Stairs!
Lautrec: Yes, I know. The Canal Saint-Martin is what "flows between two."
"Stairs" refers to the canal's nine locks. Locks enable boats to navigate
through changes in elevation. The canal descends from northeastern Paris. Then,
midway through, it goes underground, eventually flowing into the Seine.
Sophie: When you said "river," the Seine immediately came to mind. But "water
flows" could certainly refer to a canal.
Lautrec: Yes, yes... Now I see the true meaning of "the cotton flower." Can you
name the boulevard to the south? Specifically...the one south of the two
streets flanking the canal?
Sophie: That would be the Boulevard Richard Lenoir. Why do you ask?
Lautrec: Because that boulevard is what the first line refers to. It is "the
cotton flower planted by two." "Two" refers to two men...Francois Richard and
Joseph Lenoir-Dufresne. They planted the seeds of the cotton-spinning industry
in Paris. The Boulevard Richard Lenoir was named after them. The "cotton" of
the riddle was the cotton industry...the industry in which the two men were
engaged.
Sophie: Yes, it all makes sense now! All that's left is to "climb up the
stairs" to where "they end." That means we should head in one of two
directions. Towards the Boulevard de la Villette...or the Place de la Bastille.
*a map displaying both locations appears in the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Precisely. The answer to the riddle draws near.
*at the Place de la Bastille*
Sophie: Hmm... This doesn't look like the right place.
Lautrec: Well, of course it's not. After all, the riddle clearly says "climb up
the stairs." However, we just climbed down them. Moreover, "they end there"
does not apply here, either. You and your wild goose chases. Pfft...
Sophie: Please, forgive me, Doctor.
Lautrec: No matter. We shan't be wasting any more time. To the Boulevard de la
Villette--our final destination!
*at the Boulevard de la Villette*
Lautrec: Yes, indeed. Here we have the answer to our riddle. "The cotton flower
planted by two" refers to a boulevard. Namely, the Boulevard Richard
Lenoir...named after Francois Richard and Joseph Lenoir-Dufresne...two men who
brought the cotton industry to Paris. The next two lines, "Water flows between
two," and... "Let us climb up the stairs," point to the Canal Saint-
Martin...which is flanked by two roads and has locks that act as stairs.
Finally, we have "Eventually, they end there"...a direct reference to the
Boulevard de la Villette...the site where the two roads on either side of the
canal end...and our final destination.
Sophie: All right, let's find that entrance underground!
*in the labyrinth*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: On ne peut contenter tout le monde et son pere.
English: One cannot please everyone and one's father.
French: Un de perdu, dix de retrouves.
English: One lost, ten found.
French: Heureux les pauvres en esprit.
English: Blessed are the poor in spirit.
*in the final Treasure Animatus room*
Sophie: There it is, Doctor. And it's--
Lautrec: Alive?
Sophie: Yes, without a doubt, it's Treasure Animatus.
Claude: I've still got no idea what you people mean by that.
Lautrec: No time to explain. Forget that we ever mentioned it.
Claude: So, Milady's ring's inside that egg-shaped thing? Pretty mysterious,
eh? Perfect for Milady.
*Claude walks up to the Treasure Animatus*
Lautrec: Stop! Not one step closer!
*Claude turns around*
Claude: What?! What?!
Sophie: Let the doctor handle the rest.
Lautrec: That's right. Now, if you would step back, please. Treasure Animatus,
heed my call and yield your secrets to me!
*after taming the Treasure Animatus*
Claude: All done?
Lautrec: Yes, there's nothing to fear now.
*the Ring of the Tiger displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Here you go, the ring.
Claude: You sure? I mean, you worked so hard to get it.
Lautrec: Oh, please. You wanted it from the start, so take it, will you? I've
no interest in treasure and no use for rings. It's all yours if you still want
it.
Claude: Oh, I do! Thanks, Doc!
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Why, if it isn't my favorite trio. I trust your adventure went well?
Claude: "Well"? It went perfect! Oh, and, Milady, take a gander at this here
ring.
*the Ring of the Tiger displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: Hee hee. How lovely!
Claude: Yes, lovely, indeed.
Milady: But this ring is tinged with the sorrow of love lost.
Claude: Then you, Milady, are the only one who can change that.
Milady: Pardon me?
Claude: Let's have our love change that sad tale to a happy one. I'd like you
to wear it on your ring finger.
Milady: Hee hee. You certainly have a way with words, Claude. But I'm more old-
fashioned than you might expect. I don't so easily fall for such honeyed words.
I want to hear your feelings in a simpler, more straight-forward manner.
Claude: Huh? You mean, um...
Milady: (spoken: Mmm?) ...
Sophie: Oh, this is so exciting!
Lautrec: ...
Claude: All right. Milady! I, um... I... uh... You are so... er...
*there is a crash in the background and Gustav bursts in*
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! Claude, you here?
Sophie: Oh, not now! He was just getting to the best part!
Gustav: Best part?! Ah ha ha ha ha! I have something better! I'm heading to a
ball held by the daughters of some wealthy family! And they insist I bring you
along, Claude! So I dropped by to find you. I hope you appreciate this!
Claude: *sigh* Why now, of all times?
Gustav: Hmm? Why the long face? You usually jump for joy at offers like this!
Good food, good wine, and beautiful belles all around! But, most important of
all...I understand you may find a hint to that treasure you've been looking
for.
Claude: B-But... right now's not a good--
Milady: Why not go and see what it's all about?
Claude: M-Milady! I would never--
Milady: I know, I know... Don't worry. I will always be here. And I will always
welcome you back when you return.
Claude: Milady... All right, Gustav! Lead the way!
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! That's the spirit!
*Gustav runs off-screen*
Sophie: Huh?! But, Claude!
Milady: *softly* It's all right.
Claude: Well, then, I'll be taking my leave, Milady.
Milady: You do that. I'll see you again soon.
*Claude heads off-screen*
Milady: Hee hee. Well, back to work.
Sophie: Doctor?
Lautrec: Yes?
Sophie: I do so envy what they have between them.
Lautrec: Why?
Sophie: Oh, never mind. You wouldn't understand such things, anyway.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 24~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 26: Roman Holiday for Four~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST26]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*in Le Repaire*
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: "The four who traveled to Rome." Oh, how I would just love to visit
Rome. Doctor, why don't we take a trip there someday?
Lautrec: I have no interest in Rome...unless, of course, there are mysteries to
solve there.
Sophie: I knew you'd say something like that.
Lautrec: Hrmm...What is the significance of these travelers to Rome?
Sophie: Why, Doctor, it's so rare for you to be stumped like this. Could they
have been great men of some sort?
Lautrec: Well, they were of means enough to visit Rome...but to name four,
well...
Sophie: If you can't think of anything, then...Hmm...I suppose we'll just have
to visit the three places listed.
Lautrec: Yes, they must be some sort of clue to solving the riddle. And yet...
Sophie: What is it, Doctor?
Lautrec: The Eiffel Tower from the riddle...That a building yet under
construction was included...could mean but one thing. This map must have been
drawn quite recently.
Sophie: Excellent point.
Lautrec: Hrmm...Another mystery to ponder.
*at the Eiffel Tower*
*talk to a lady with an exclamation mark over her head*
Lady: What an impressive tower! Mr. Eiffel's work really is quite amazing. Hm?
Oh, no, I've never heard about him traveling to Rome.
Sophie: I really thought Eiffel would have been one of the four.
Lautrec: Even if he were, we still would have to find the other three. Let's
cross him off our list. The same goes for here. Not a clue in sight...
*at Les Invalides*
*talk to an old man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Old Man: Travelers to Rome? Some of the soldiers recuperating here have been to
Rome.
Sophie: About four or so?
Old Man: Never counted, but there have to be dozens of them.
Sophie: Oh, that many?
Lautrec: Even if we counted only the deceased...there would, no doubt, be more
than four. It does not appear that we shall find any leads here.
*at Palais Bourbon*
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Gentleman: Hm? A connection between the House of Bourbon and Rome? Why, sure
there is. All nobles from distinguished families have ties to Rome. But I don't
know who those four travelers could be.
Sophie: Well, he did at least mention Rome...
Lautrec: Yes, but that alone hardly qualifies as a clue.
*at whatever place you visit last, after talking to all the necessary people*
Sophie: Not one of those three places held any clues. The only saving grace was
that they were close to each other.
Lautrec: Close to each other...Hrmm...Do you suppose that is mere coincidence?
Or perhaps...Hrmm...
Sophie: Yes, Doctor? Have you thought of something?
Lautrec: The three sites we visited may be important for their locations.
Viewing all three would require a suitable proximity.
*a close-up of the map with blue pins highlighting each place appears on the
bottom screen*
Lautrec: So, the four gazing "travelers" must have been somewhere near.
Sophie: And you think that location is the answer to the riddle?
Lautrec: I believe so. Let's focus on likely suspects nearby.
*at the Grand Palais*
Gentleman: I heard this palace has some famous designers. There are four in
all--and each one is a Prix de Rome winner.
Lautrec: The Prix de Rome! That's it!
Sophie: Umm...What's the Prix de Rome?
Lautrec: It is awarded by the Academie des Beaux-Arts. Recipients receive a
scholarship to study in Rome. As for the riddle calling the three structures
"predecessors"...it is due to the fact that this place is the newest of them
all. The riddle must be pointing here. And that means we have an entrance
underground to find.
*after going underground*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: [Un] Pierre qui roule n'amasse pas [de] mousse. [should say "[Un]
pierre" and "pas [de] mousse."]
English: A rolling stone gathers no moss.
French: La clef dont on se sert est toujours claire.
English: The well-used key is always clean.
French: Les paresseux font le plus de chemin.
English: The lazy folk walk the most.
*after taming the final Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: Are we done here, Doctor?
Lautrec: We've tamed the spirit, solved the mystery...so the answer is an
unequivocal "yes." *sigh*
Sophie: You seem disappointed.
Lautrec: I need a deeper mystery to stimulate my mind. Perhaps the next
one...One can only hope.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 26~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 30: The Piercing of Paris~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST30]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*outside Le Repaire*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: "The great sword piercing Paris?" It sounds like a very important clue.
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for you. What is the riddle's "sword"?
Sophie: If it's not an actual sword, might it be something pointed? A tower or
column, perhaps? Oh, what about the obelisk at the Place de la Concorde? That's
certainly pointed.
Lautrec: Hrmm...Yes, I'd say it was rather sword-like. But "stabs through the
heart" is what really intrigues me.
Sophie: Oh, umm...I haven't a clue as to what that might mean. I understand the
"stabs" part, but the "heart" of what?
Lautrec: Well, the riddle says "piercing Paris"...so I suppose the "heart" of
Paris is being stabbed.
Sophie: The heart of Paris? The Ile de la Cite, perhaps? That's really the only
location that comes to mind. The island is known for Notre Dame Cathedral,
so...
Lautrec: Then that makes two potential candidates.
Sophie: Yes, the obelisk at the Place de la Concorde and...Notre Dame Cathedral
on the Ile de la Cite.
Lautrec: Very well, then, shall we?
*at Place de la Concorde*
Sophie: The obelisk of the Place de la Concorde...
Lautrec: Hrmm... Do you see anything heart-like around here?
Sophie: No, Doctor. Nothing here looks as if it were being stabbed. Well, I
suppose we'll just have to look elsewhere.
Lautrec: Yes, let's try our luck at Notre Dame Cathedral.
*at Notre Dame Cathedral*
Sophie: Hmmm...
Lautrec: Well, Sophie? Any new insights you could share?
Sophie: None whatsoever. I don't think the cathedral looks as if it were being
stabbed. I don't think the cathedral is piercing the Ile de la Cite, either.
Lautrec: True, but still...the Ile de la Cite as the "heart" of Paris is a fine
hypothesis.
Sophie: So that means we should search somewhere else on the island?
Lautrec: That is precisely what it means.
Sophie: All right, let's keep looking.
*at Pont D'Arcole*
Lautrec: This cannot be the place we seek. See how the bridge fails to pierce
the island? Let's look elsewhere.
*at Pont Neuf*
Lautrec: Well, Sophie, this does not appear to be the place.
Sophie: But we've barely looked around yet.
Lautrec: Hrmm...It DOES cut across the Ile de la Cite. But I'd hardly call it a
"great sword piercing Paris."
Sophie: So, it must pierce the whole of Paris, not just this island?
Lautrec: Precisely. But it also must not stab through "the back."
Sophie: I see...
*at Boulevard du Palais*
Sophie: Hmm...Is this the "sword piercing Paris"?
Lautrec: Hrmm...I was thinking it was but one part of the "great sword."
Sophie: What makes you think that?
Lautrec: Look around carefully. Now, look even farther, beyond this road. See
how the broad boulevard continues beyond the bridge?
Sophie: Oh, now I see! The "sword piercing Paris"! It's the long stretch of
road piercing Paris north to south! And it includes the stretch of road right
here!
Lautrec: Yes, the place we seek is somewhere along the "sword." Somewhere that
does not go through "the back."
*at Pont Saint Michel*
Sophie: Hmm...Is this the "sword piercing Paris"?
Lautrec: Hrmm...I was thinking it was but one part of the "great sword."
Sophie: What makes you think that?
Lautrec: Look around carefully. Now, look even farther, beyond this road. See
how the broad boulevard continues beyond the bridge?
Sophie: Oh, now I see! The "sword piercing Paris"! It's the long stretch of
road piercing Paris north to south! And it includes the stretch of road right
here!
Lautrec: Yes, the place we seek is somewhere along the "sword." Somewhere that
does not go through "the back."
*at any of the incorrect places*
Sophie: Hmm...This doesn't look like the right place.
Lautrec: Yes, remember that the "sword" does not stab through "the back".
*at Boulevard de Strasbourg*
Lautrec: I believe we have our answer right here, Sophie. First, we have "the
great sword piercing Paris." That refers to the north-south road that cuts
through the city. The "heart" that it "stabs through" is the Ile de la Cite.
"Not the back" means the streets that form the sword...do not stab through the
north side of Paris. And there we have the answer to this riddle...the street
on which the sword ends. That would be none other than the Boulevard de
Strasbourg.
Sophie: Yes, that makes perfect sense!
Lautrec: All that is left is to find the entrance underground.
Sophie: Yes, let's hurry up and find it!
*once in the labyrinth*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Plus on est de fous, plus on rit.
English: The more madmen there are, the more you laugh.
French: L'esperance est le songe d'un homme eveille.
English: Hope is the dream of a waking man.
French: On ne vit pas d'amour et d'eau fraiche.
English: One does not live on love and fresh water.
*after taming the final Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: The guardian's been tamed! The treasure's ours now!
Lautrec: I couldn't care less about treasure or things of that sort. My only
concern is the mystery, and that is over now.
Sophie: Oh, cheer up, Doctor. There's always another quest.
Lautrec: Hrmm...I suppose you're right. Back to Le Repaire we go.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 30~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 31: Three-Key Hero~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST31]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*outside Le Repaire*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: We should probably start with "three keys," huh, Doctor? Once we know
what they are...we should be able to figure out who the "hero revealed" is.
Lautrec: One of the "three keys" is "equality." Hrmm...Sophie, look here at the
first three lines. See the words "liberty," "equality," and "fraternity"? They
bring to mind the Tricolor, the flag of France.
Sophie: Oh, yes, of course. So, does that mean the "hero" is a French hero?
Lautrec: At this point, we lack the evidence to say either way. Anyway, even if
the riddle alludes to the Tricolor...we know not where to go from there.
Therefore, let's put it aside for now, shall we? Now to approach the riddle
from another angle. Hrmm...
Sophie: How about going the other way...figuring out what "three keys" means
based on "hero"?
Lautrec: Yes, go on...
Sophie: Well, when I hear "hero", I immediately think "Napoleon."
Lautrec: His name certainly ranks high among French heroes. Still, there are
countless heroes throughout French history. Shall we limit our candidates to
generals, kings and saints?
Sophie: Hmm... This is only a hunch, but how about Joan of Arc?
Lautrec: Hrmm... One could certainly call Joan of Arc a "hero", but... Well, I
suppose hunches are important, too. So, let's visit places tied to Napoleon and
Joan of Arc. Then again, Paris has few sites with ties to Joan of Arc. Hrmm...
Notre Dame Cathedral is one...though the connection is rather tenuous at best.
Then there is the cathedral where Charles VII was crowned. The ties are
stronger in that case, but it's in Reims, not Paris.
Sophie: Well, for Napoleon, we have the Rue Bonaparte to start with. Then
there's the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile. Those are two we definitely can't rule
out.
Lautrec: So, with Notre Dame Cathedral, that makes three. Very well, then,
let's get started, shall we?
*at Rue Bonaparte*
Sophie: Hmm...I don't see any leads around here.
Lautrec: One could certainly call Napoleon a hero...but once he became
emperor...one can't claim he was fighting for the liberty of the masses.
Besides, he led an army, not a "fraternity". And speaking of
"fraternity"...what do you suppose it means in the context of this riddle?
Sophie: Yes, that's an excellent question, Doctor. Do you think it could be an
important clue?
Lautrec: Yes, that is exactly what I am thinking. All right, then, let's try
another location, shall we?
*at Notre Dame Cathedral*
Sophie: I don't see anything especially clue-like around here.
Lautrec: Well, Joan of Arc wasn't really fighting for "liberty"... And "leading
a fraternity" is too vague to guess at now. Now, "travels the world" could
apply to Napoleon, so...Hrmm...We can eliminate Joan of Arc, at least. All
right, then, let's try another location, shall we?
*at the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile*
Sophie: I had high hopes for this one, but, well...there doesn't seem to be a
clue in sight.
Lautrec: One could say Napoleon "traveled the world"...though mostly limited to
Europe. We can't rule him out. But if there are no clues at the Arc de Triomphe
de l'Etoile...which is, perhaps, his biggest symbol here in Paris, then...we
ought to eliminate Napoleon from our list of heroes.
Sophie: What now, Doctor? We tried all three locations we came up with for
"hero"...but there wasn't a clue to be found anywhere.
Lautrec: Well, we certainly didn't find any direct clues...but it was far from
a wild goose chase. After all, we are slowly but surely fleshing out your
theory. Now, think, Sophie. Has anything else come to mind?
Sophie: Umm...No, nothing whatsoever, Doctor.
Lautrec: Then, you must carefully study the riddle once more.
Sophie: All right...Let's see...Oh, I know! The riddle says "one of the three
keys." Well, we've already been to three locations...so perhaps the riddle
points to somewhere between them! It may also explain "the hero revealed
through three keys"!
Lautrec: There you go again, Sophie, with your fanciful notions. But if--and I
stress, if--you are correct, then...hrmm. The place we seek may be the Pont
Royal or thereabouts. Then again, the Quai Voltaire might also be on the list.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor! Perhaps it's one of those! Let's hurry!
*at Pont Royal or Quai Voltaire, whichever you visit first*
Sophie: Hmmm...No leads here. Well, it seems my theory was wrong after all.
Lautrec: If your theory had been correct...don't you think there would've been
something more written? Something that would help identify the three locations?
When you saw that there wasn't...you should have realized that your theory was
wrong.
Sophie: So, we really do have to identify the "three keys"? Hmmm...The riddle
does emphasize a number of words. Let's see...In order, we have... "hero,"
"liberty," "fraternity," "world," "unity," and "equality." Perhaps we should
choose three of those.
Lautrec: In that case, it would be the three I mentioned at the
start..."liberty," "equality," and "fraternity."
Sophie: Why those three, Doctor? Oh, wait! I know! Is color a key clue?! Three
of the words represent the three colors of the French flag! "Liberty" is blue,
"fraternity" is red, and "equality" is white. That's it, isn't it, Doctor?!
Lautrec: Yes, that is certainly a valid interpretation, but--Wait, I just
thought of something! I hadn't known what to make of "Leading a fraternity"
till now. But replace "a fraternity" with its color, and it finally makes
sense. "Leading a fraternity" becomes "leading red."
Sophie: So, that would give us..."The hero who fights for liberty." "Leading
red, he travels the world." Hmmm...So we need to find a "hero" that fits that?
Lautrec: Precisely. And I know just the one. The great Italian hero Giuseppe
Garibaldi. He is famous for leading his Redshirts, a volunteer force...against
the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Sophie: That makes perfect sense! The answer to the riddle must be the
Boulevard Garibaldi!
Lautrec: No, we must consider the last two lines as well.
Sophie: Oh, yes, I forgot about those. Let's see..."Gather to his side." Hmm...
Does this mean we're to check the area nearby? In any case, we should visit the
Boulevard Garibaldi.
Lautrec: Yes, let's go.
*if you go to the place you didn't visit before*
Lautrec: There is no need to guess any longer. We must visit the Boulevard
Garibaldi. Quickly, now!
Sophie: Oh, yes, of course! Let's go!
*at Boulevard Garibaldi*
Sophie: This isn't the answer, is it? We checked all around, but not a clue
anywhere.
Lautrec: And rightly so, for the answer is nearby, not right here. "Many gather
to his side" is, no doubt, the final key.
Sophie: Nearby? Let's see...We have...the Avenue de Breteuil, the Rue de
Sevres...the Boulevard de Grenelle, and the Rue Lecourbe. Oh, and then there's
the Boulevard de Vaugirard and the Place de Breteuil. Could the riddle be
pointing to one of these?
Lautrec: Yes, the answer we seek must be among them. So, tell me, Sophie, which
one do you think it is? Go ahead. It's your choice.
Sophie: All right, then, let's go have a look.
*at Boulevard de Grenelle or any of the roads*
Sophie: No leads here. Hmm...Come to think of it...a street might not be the
best place for "many" to "gather."
Lautrec: Now that you have realized that, the answer should be clear. Now,
let's see if you can choose correctly this time.
*at Place de Breteuil*
Lautrec: And here we have the answer to our riddle. It is said the color red on
the French flag symbolizes fraternity. The "hero" who fought for
"liberty"...leading men in "red" shirts...and traveling the "world" with the
desire for "unity" was...Giuseppe Garibaldi. He is famous for his Redshirts, a
formidable volunteer force. "Many gather to his side" means a place near
Boulevard Garibaldi. And what better place to gather than a square?
Specifically...the Place de Breteuil.
Sophie: Yes, the riddle must have been pointing here!
Lautrec: Then let's find our way underground, shall we?
*inside the labyrinth*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Il faut puiser tant que la corde est au puits.
English: One must draw water while the rope is in the well.
French: Chacun tire l'eau a son moulin.
English: Everyone draws water to his mill.
French: Trop rire fait pleurer.
English: Laugh too much and you'll cry.
*after taming the Treasure Animatus*
Lautrec: The spirit has been tamed. *sigh* Another mystery that was far too
easy.
Sophie: There's no mystery or riddle too difficult for you, Doctor.
Lautrec: Well, in any case, let's get back to Le Repaire.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 31~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 35: A Conditional Quest~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST35]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: Oh, and about this quest... There are two conditions.
Lautrec: Since that seems to delight you to no end...I imagine they won't be to
my liking.
Milady: Oh, I don't know about that. The first is that my clients want to join
in on the treasure hunt.
Lautrec: Sounds like they have too much time on their hands.
Milady: And the second condition is...that you must sit this one out, Monsieur.
This mystery is to be solved by Marie and Madame alone.
Sophie: Don't call me that! Wait... Just Marie and I? Oh, my goodness!
Lautrec: In short, your clients do not wish the mystery solved?
Sophie: How rude! You might not think so, but I can solve mysteries, too. I've
learned a lot being your assistant, Doctor.
Milady: As for the details, you must speak with my clients.
Sophie: I will! But I wonder who these clients are? And I wonder why they asked
specifically for me and Marie? Oh, I can't wait!
Lautrec: Hmph. Suit yourself. I'll be back at my laboratory.
Sophie: No. Please, wait! Why not secretly follow me in case I need help with a
riddle?
Lautrec: Why should I have to do such tedious work?
Sophie: What's wrong with helping ME for a change?!
Lautrec: Oh, poppycock!
*Lautrec walks off*
Sophie: Tsk! Doctor! [spoken: "Oh, Doctor!"]
*a map picturing the Eiffel Tower displays on the bottom screen*
Milady: My clients are waiting at the Eiffel Tower as we speak. Go, and I'll
tell Marie to meet you there, too.
*outside Le Repaire*
Marie: Oh, Sophie! Over here.
Sophie: Hello, Marie.
Marie: Hee hee. I can't believe the clients requested me to help, too! I want
you to know I shall try my very best!
Sophie: As will I. I can't wait to work with you.
Marie: Where is Dr. Lautrec?
Sophie: Oh, um... about that... It's just you and I this time.
Marie: What? Really?
Sophie: Don't worry. I am his right-hand man...er, woman, after all.
Marie: So no Doctor this time? *sigh*
Jean: Bonjour, my lovely Parisian belles!
Paul: Duh, these are for you!
Marie: Excuse me?
Sophie: Wait... Don't tell me you're the clients Milady mentioned.
Paul: Y-yes, we are.
Marie: Why the flowers?
Jean: It's not nice to question a gift. Although... I find your naivete
strangely alluring.
Marie: Um... Shall we set off, then, now that we're all here?
Paul: Duh, good idea!
Jean: Very well, mademoiselles! Consider us your escorts!
Sophie: This is getting kind of creepy.
Jean: Let's start with the Arc de Triomphe!
*at the Arc de Triomphe*
*a map picturing the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile displays in the bottom screen*
Sophie: Here we are. What mystery awaits us here?
Jean: Heh. The world's greatest mystery lies in your eyes.
Sophie: Tsk. Would you just tell us what the quest is?!
Jean: Oh! Oh, I see it's going to be one of those days, is it? No matter. Even
a naughty little kitten can still be cute.
Marie: Do you mind telling us why we're here?
Paul: Duh, thought you'd never ask! Our favorite cake shop's right here!
Marie: What does that have to do with the mystery?
Paul: Just wanted something to eat before we began.
Sophie: Well, we're not hungry, so let's get on with it.
Jean: Oh, well... Let's see... Next is... The Palais Garnier--the Paris Opera!
*at the Palais Garnier*
Marie: At last! The quest begins!
Marie: So... what are we looking for here?
Jean: Heh heh. You need only look at this, my little kitten.
*four tickets display in the bottom screen*
Sophie: Tickets?
Jean: Tickets to today's performance. It's been receiving rave reviews.
Paul: We had a lotta trouble getting four tickets!
Marie: There's a mystery concealed within the performance?
Jean: Oh, umm... I suppose there could be, but...
Sophie: That's it! What are you two up to?! None of this has anything to do
with the quest so far!
Jean: Oh, what difference does it make? Let's simply enjoy our time together.
Paul: Duh, yeah! I mean, we don't get to go on dates very often.
Marie: You mean this isn't a quest? It's a... date?
Paul: Uh-oh...
Sophie: I can't believe you two. Tricking us into thinking this was a
quest...so Marie would go out with you!
Jean: Not exactly. I was after you, Sophie. But this idiot here had to let the
cat out of the bag.
Paul: Sorry... All I wanted to do was see Marie again.
Marie: Oh, how sweet!
Sophie: Tsk! And here I thought someone really had a quest for me!
Jean: No, no, there really is a quest. I've even found a clue to the mystery.
*the riddle displays on the bottom screen*
Sophie: Then what are we waiting for? Let's solve the mystery and get the
treasure!
Paul: Huh? We're going already? What about our date?!
Sophie: Let's go, Marie! Come on, quickly!
*Sophie runs off-screen*
Marie: Wait, Sophie! Slow down!
*Marie runs off-screen*
Paul: Oh, fiddlesticks! There goes our date!
Jean: *dreamily* *sigh* But isn't it just like her to do that? Quickly, now,
Paul, after them!
Sophie: Ahem... Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Marie: Are you all right, Sophie? You don't seem yourself.
Sophie: I'm simply trying to keep true to Dr. Lautrec's form, that's all. After
all, I AM his assistant. And I've accumulated plenty of experience under his
watch. So just sit back and relax. I'll have this one solved in no time. Now
let's see here... "The elders"... "Way of the angel"... Hmm... Isn't this
riddle a bit light on clues? Hmm... Hmmmm...
Jean: ...
Sophie: Oh, and then there's "house of the gods." Hmmmm...
Paul: ... Duh, what're we gonna do, Jean?
Jean: What do you mean, "what're we gonna do?"
Paul: We gotta help her! I mean, we asked her to go on this quest!
Jean: But she's all fired up to solve this one herself. It would be uncouth to
butt in. But I suppose it can't be helped. *sigh* I don't mean to interrupt,
Mademoiselle, but--
Sophie: What?! Can't you see I'm busy right now?!
Jean: I was just thinking... Perhaps we're ultimately meant to find the "house
of the gods?"
Sophie: Oh, right... The first rule of unraveling a riddle is... to "identify
the main target." The doctor also says..."Make deductions from what you already
know." Hmm... "Way of the angel"... This is likely a street named for an angel.
An obvious choice might be the archangel Saint Michael.
Marie: There's a bridge called the Pont Saint-Michel.
*a map displaying the Pont Saint-Michel appears on the bottom screen*
Sophie: True, but I was thinking of the Quai Saint-Michel...or the Boulevard
Saint-Michel.
*maps of both places appear on the bottom screen*
Sophie: But let's pay a visit to all three in order. After all...a meticulous,
orderly search is the surest path to the answer. Well, let's get started!
Paul: Duh, oh, boy, Jean! I bet she'll solve this one yet!
Jean: Let's not jump the gun, now. We've barely begun.
Sophie: Hurry up, you two. Let's go!
Jean: Yes, Mademoiselle.
Paul: Duh, right behind you!
*at Pont Saint-Michel*
Sophie: Hmm... Nothing particularly noteworthy around here. Perhaps we should
take another look at the riddle. What do you think, Marie?
Marie: About what?
Sophie: The layout of the words here. Do you think it shows the position of
clue locations?
Marie: Yes, well, that would be a natural conclusion, I'd say.
Sophie: If we assume this is the "way of the angel," then...the "house of the
gods" should be to the right of here. But what do you suppose "house of the
gods" means? A church?
Paul: Duh, Notre Dame is right over there. That's a church.
Sophie: ...
Paul: Did I say something wrong?
Sophie: No, I'm just surprised you're being so helpful. Thank you.
Paul: Oh, umm... Uhhh... d-don't mention it.
Marie: Sophie, I don't mean to interrupt, but...
Sophie: What is it?
Marie: I wouldn't equate a church with a "house of the gods." Churches have but
one god...or they might be dedicated to one particular saint.
Sophie: You're right. Very perceptive, Marie. In that case...let's check out
the Quai Saint-Michel, as originally planned.
*a map displaying Quai Saint-Michel appears on the bottom screen*
Paul: ...
Jean: Aw, cheer up, Paul. I'm sure you'll get another chance.
Paul: Thanks, Jean.
Sophie: Now, what are you two going on about?! Let's go, quickly!
*at Quai Saint-Michel*
*talk to a little girl with an exclamation point over her head*
Girl: House of the gods? You mean, like a church?
*talk to an old man with an exclamation point over his head*
Old Man: Elders? Might it be somewhere people like me gather? A large group of
my friends get together at that shop over there. Would you like to join us
sometime?
*talk to a man with an exclamation point over his head*
Gentleman: The way of the angel and the house of the gods? Sounds like another
way to say "heaven" to me.
Sophie: *to Marie* Hmm... No useful information here, either.
Marie: What shall we do now?
*a map displaying Boulevard Saint-Michel appears on the bottom screen*
Sophie: We visit the next site on our list! The Boulevard Saint-Michel!
*at Boulevard Saint-Michel*
*talk to a man with an exclamation point over his head*
Gentleman: House of the gods? Never heard of it.
*talk to a lady with an exclamation point over her head*
Lady: "House of the gods" makes me think of Greek mythology.
Sophie: No good information here, either. Now what do we do?
Jean: Listen, Sophie--if I may call you that? How about we take a break? All
this walking has worn us out.
Paul: Duh, yeah, the Jardin du Luxembourg's right over there. Maybe we'll think
o' something if we go relax in the shade.
Sophie: Take a break before the riddle's solved? I've never heard of anything
so absurd, right, Marie?
Marie: Phew...
Sophie: Marie, are you all right?
Marie: Hm? Oh, forgive me. Did you say something?
Sophie: Oh, you must be tired. I'm sorry for not noticing sooner.
Marie: No, really, I'm fine. It's fun strolling about Paris with you.
Sophie: Forgive me. I was selfishly thinking only of myself... Let's go take a
break in that fabulous garden over there.
Jean: Excellent! We shall escort you beautiful belles there. At the Luxembourg
Palace you can see over there...the Council of Ancients--
Sophie: Stop right there! Did you just say the "Council of Ancients"?!
Jean: Why, yes... Yes, I did.
Sophie: Council of Ancients... They may be "the elders" we seek!
Marie: Let's take a look at the map. If the street here is the "way of the
angel," then...to the left we have the Luxembourg Palace.
Sophie: And to the right... Hmm... The Pantheon...? Yes, that's it! It looks
just like an ancient Greek temple!
*a map displaying the Pantheon appears on the bottom screen*
Sophie: House of the gods must be the Pantheon!
Jean: Really? Let me see the map. Why, yes, I believe you're right.
Paul: Duh, I wanna see, too! Hmmm... Yes, yes, I believe you're right!
Jean: I just said that, you idiot! So, what now, Sophie?
Sophie: It's obvious, isn't it? We go straight to the Pantheon. Oh, but if
you're too tired, Marie, we could rest a bit.
Marie: I don't feel so tired now that we're close to solving the riddle.
Sophie: That's great news! To the Pantheon we go!
*at the Pantheon*
Sophie: Our answer is right here! ...I think. "The elders" is the Council off
Ancients, specifically...Luxembourg Palace. "The way of the angel" lies between
the two. We know it as the Boulevard Saint-Michel. And according to the
riddle's layout...the "house of the gods" is the Pantheon!
Old Man: Is this your first visit to the Pantheon?
Sophie: No, I've been here a number of times before.
Old Man: It was a church dedicated to the patron saint of Paris. But these
days, it serves as a mausoleum. Do you know the origin of the name "Pantheon"?
Sophie: I'm ashamed to say that I don't.
Old Man: It means "every god" in Greek. Doesn't just knowing that make you see
it in a new light?
Sophie: It certainly does! Thank you, kind sir.
Jean: Hey, Paul. You hear that?
Paul: Duh, sure did, Jean! There's no doubt about it!
Jean: No doubt about what?
Paul: That the riddle's been solved!
Jean: Congratulations, Sophie! Well done! You're a genius!
Sophie: Oh, stop, please! You're embarrassing me.
Marie: Congratulations, Sophie! You solved the riddle!
Sophie: Oh, not you, too, Marie. Please stop. But thanks for saying it. You,
too, Jean and Paul.
Jean: Don't be silly! We should be thanking you! After all, we hired you to
solve this one.
Paul: Duh, that's right, little belle. You did a great job!
Sophie: Well, let's start searching for the entrance, shall we?!
*in the labyrinth*
Sophie: The underground labyrinth at last!
Marie: But it's a bit unsettling without Dr. Lautrec, isn't it?
Jean: All right, Paul, it's your moment to shine. You take the lead!
Paul: Wh-Who... me?!
Jean: Yes, you were going to show Marie what you're made of.
Paul: Duh, no, thanks. I'll let you have the moment to shine, Jean.
Jean: Don't worry about me. Now, hurry up and get up there!
Paul: No way, no how! You go, Jean!
Marie: And so another quarrel begins.
Sophie: They really are hopeless, aren't they?
Lautrec: Hmph. This dilly-dallying is driving me mad.
Paul: Yikes! It's Lautrec!
Marie: Doctor!
Sophie: Doctor?! What are you doing here?
Lautrec: A mystery of this caliber is hardly worth the effort...but I came
ahead, anyway, and waited here for you. I've no intention of taming guardians
without you.
Sophie: *touched* Doctor...
Lautrec: Now, let us unravel the riddle so we can get back!
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Qui n'entend qu'une cloche n'entend qu'un son.
English: He who hears only one bell hears only one sound.
French: Ne condamnez personne sans l'entendre.
English: Do not condemn a man without listening to him.
French: Il faut garder une oreille pour l'accuse.
English: One ear must be kept for the accused.
*in the final room*
*After you encounter the final Treasure Animatus*
Sophie: We did it, Doctor!
Lautrec: Hmph. Child's play.
Marie: I'm quite impressed, Dr. Lautrec. It seems you're always there to help
me.
Lautrec: Well, it's not as if that's why I'm here.
Marie: Hee hee. It's just like you to say that. So modest.
Sophie: *incredulously* The doctor... modest? Oh, let's head back, now that we
have the treasure.
*Sophie approaches Lautrec*
Lautrec: Please, Sophie. I can hardly walk. Give me some room.
Sophie: *lightly* Why, Doctor... are you embarrassed? Hee hee hee.
Lautrec: Just don't stand so close to me. It is quite annoying.
*the screen goes black briefly*
Jean: Hey, Paul...
Paul: Duh, what, Jean?
Jean: I think they forgot all about us.
Paul: Lautrec always ends up with the treasure and the girl.
Jean: That no-good bookworm! He ought to be far kinder to my little Sophie.
Paul: My darling Marie... Even she's got eyes for that-- (spoken: Arrgh!)
Jean: Enough... I'm already feeling miserable.
*Jean heads off-screen*
Marie: A job well done, Paul.
Paul: Oh, uh... Marie.
Sophie: And, Jean, I hope you will invite me along again...the next time you
get a map.
Jean: Oh, yes, of course! We'll do it in style next time! Well, it's about time
we were off. Farewell, but I hope not for long, sweet kittens!
*Jean goes off-screen to the left*
Paul: Duh, yeah, and let's have some cake next time, too!
*Paul follows Jean*
Sophie: All right, then. Shall we head back to Le Repaire?
Marie: Let's!
Lautrec: What are you two doing? Come along, now.
Sophie: Such an impatient man... Doctor, wait!
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Welcome back. So, how was your date, Madame?
Sophie: You... what? You knew about that?!
Milady: I simply wished to make those maladroits' dreams come true. And,
besides...is not parrying romantic advances the best part of being a woman?
Sophie: I'd rather you left me out of your strange obsessions!
Milady: As for that item you brought back...it is known as the Dish of the
Peacock...a token of love sent by a man to his beloved...from whom he was torn
asunder. It is a symbol of true love that was never to be. Perhaps it's why
Jean and Paul's love went unrequited.
Lautrec: Such nonsense. This was nothing but a ghastly waste of time.
Marie: But because of it, I was able to see you again, Doctor. And I'm so glad
I did.
Sophie: *gives Marie a suspicious look* Hmm... I-I'm so happy for you.
Milady: I see we have two more maladroit here... Maladroits in love. Hee hee
hee. What about you, Monsieur? Any interest in love?
Lautrec: Oh, spare me your silly questions.
Milady: But I speak of the love between men and women. What greater mystery is
there?
Lautrec: I would hardly call love a mystery. Mysteries can be solved by logic
and reason. The same, however, cannot be said for love. To say otherwise is
pure balderdash.
Milady: *laughs* Is that so? Did you hear that, ladies?
Marie: Heh...
Sophie: Ha ha... *sigh*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 35~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 36: An Adventurer Green~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST36]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: I thought you might choose this one, Monsieur.
Lautrec: What do you mean by that?
Milady: Marie already left to free the knights yet underground.
Sophie: So, she was serious about that. Hope she's all right.
Milady: Monsieur, you should go and check on her.
Sophie: She's right! I mean, as an adventurer, she's inexperienced at best. At
worst, well... We'd better go and help her!
Lautrec: Hmph. I told her I would take care of the matter. Oh, well, if we
must, we must.
Sophie: I knew you'd understand. Let's hurry!
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: What do you suppose "square stones" refers to?
Lautrec: Hrmm... A one-line riddle and some sort of design drawing. The
drawing's arrow likely marks our final destination. But let's start with the
clue "August King". I believe that is a reference to Philip II of France.
Sophie: Philip II?
Lautrec: The seventh king of the House of Capet...he is considered the first
great French monarch. He was called "Philip Augustus" for his great deeds.
"Augustus," or "August," means "venerable," hence "August King." The drawing
below that appears to be some sort of street map.
Sophie: I see...
Lautrec: The only question is, what "decree" does this allude to?
Sophie: Shall we search locations associated with Philip II?
Lautrec: Hrmm... What sites here in Paris would you suggest?
Sophie: Oh, umm... Let me think. Hmmm...
Lautrec: Egads, Sophie! You never know the answer to anything! Philip Augustus
initiated a number of projects in Paris. Some are still even with us today. For
instance--
Sophie: Really? But isn't Philip II from the Middle Ages?
Lautrec: His reign was from the late 12th to the early 13th century.
Sophie: And there're still things from that period here in Paris?
Lautrec: Indeed there are. The Sorbonne University. Philip II helped to found
it. What do you say? Shall we visit the university of the "August King"? We'll
find it over on the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
*at the Boulevard Saint-Michel*
*talk to a lady with an exclamation mark over her head*
Sophie: Can you tell me anything about Philip Augustus's [sic] decrees?
Lady: Philip Augustus? I believe he was a medieval king.
Sophie: Yes, but is there anything else you can tell me about him?
Lady: Try asking someone who knows about such things. Now, if you'll excuse me,
I must run.
Sophie: Oh, of course. Thank you.
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Can you tell me anything about Philip Augustus's decrees?
Gentleman: Decrees?
Sophie: Yes, any royal commands issued by Philip Augustus.
Gentleman: Philip II? He achieved many great things, such as...establishing Les
Halles, the marketplace of Paris...building roads, mainly in the north part of
the Ile de la Cite...and walling off Paris. Those are just a few that I can
think of. But over at the Hotel de Ville...you'll find an expert on the
planning and building of Paris. You should go speak with him if you want to
know more.
Sophie: Philip II was an amazing man!
Lautrec: That he was. Paris wouldn't be what it is today without him. Street
paving and wall building were part of his urban planning. And Les Halles still
flourishes over on the Rue Saint-Honore. This great marketplace is known as the
belly of Paris. Now, then, where to visit next...? We could continue learning
more about the building of Paris...in which case we should visit the Hotel de
Ville. Or we could visit the Les Halles marketplace. Where do you think we
ought to go, Sophie?
*Two buttons come up: "Hotel de Ville" and "Les Halles"*
*If you press "Les Halles"*
Sophie: Hmm... Shall we pay a visit to Les Halles? It apparently dates back
to the time of Philip II. With a history that long, it may hold some
significance.
Lautrec: Hrmm... the marketplace does indeed have a long history. All the
way back to 12th century, to be exact. Even after Haussmann renovated it in
1866...it still served as the "belly of Paris". So, yes, Les Halles is also
part of the building of Paris.
Sophie: Les Halles it is, then!
Lautrec: Hmph...A bit premature to decide just like that. But I suppose we have
to start somewhere.
*If you press "Hotel de Ville"*
Sophie: Hmm...Shall we pay a visit to Hotel de Ville? There's an expert on the
development of Paris there.
Lautrec: That sounds like a good place to start.
*at Hotel de Ville*
*talk to an old man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Excuse me, do you know if anything around here relates to Phillip II?
Old Man: Phillip II? Sorry, I don't know much about him.
Lautrec: That must not be him.
Sophie: I guess if we don't know anything about this expert, we should look
into another lead. Why don't we visit Les Halles?
*at Les Halles*
Sophie: Let's start by talking to the shop owners...Pardon me. I'm interested
in Philip Augustus and the market here.
Store Owner: I believe Philip II was the one who built Les Halles. It's quite
an achievement, as the market continues to this day. But Philip II was
responsible for many other things. Part of his wall still stands near the Place
de la Bastille.
Sophie: Is that so? Thank you for the helpful information!
Store Owner: My pleasure.
Sophie: Doctor! It seems part of Philip Augustus's wall still stands! It's over
by the Place de la Bastille.
Lautrec: Hrmm... A wall can certainly be built of stone...
Sophie: Oh, you mean the "square stones" of the riddle?!
Lautrec: But it's a bit premature to reach that conclusion. After all, the
riddle yet holds other mysteries.
Sophie: You mean the map-like drawing?
Lautrec: Precisely. That drawing may be the key to solving this riddle. But for
now, I'd say we ought to visit the Place de la Bastille.
*at the Place de la Bastille*
*talk to a girl with an exclamation mark over her head*
Sophie: Do you know anything about the wall nearby?
Girl: A wall? I think I've seen an old wall nearby, but...
*talk to a boy with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Do you know anything about the wall nearby?
Boy: The old man who shines shoes here might know.
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Do you know anything about the wall nearby?
Gentleman: Philip II's wall? Can't say that I do.
*talk to an old man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Old Man: A shoeshine for the young lady or you, good sir?
Sophie: Not today, thank you. But I was wondering if you knew about an old wall
nearby.
Old Man: An old wall, you say? Why, yes, I've seen one nearby. It's west of the
square.
Sophie: It seems there's an old wall west of here.
Lautrec: I see...Well, Paris was once centered around the Ile de la Cite. It
was a much smaller city back then...so I'm not surprised the wall is west of
here.
Sophie: So, then, what that old man said was--
Lautrec: Yes, I believe it was true. Since the wall is to the west, let's try
the Rue Saint-Antoine.
*talk to a lady with an exclamation mark over her head*
Sophie: I heard there was an old wall here.
Lady: A wall? Oh, yes, that would be over that way.
*the wall displays on the bottom screen, labeled "Enceinte de Philippe
Auguste"*
Sophie: So... this is Philip II's wall...
Lautrec: So it would seem. Unfortunately, I fail to see how it relates to the
drawing. I can, therefore, only conclude that this is not our answer.
Sophie: B-But... we worked so hard to get this far.
Lautrec: Well, since we are here, we might as well ask around.
*talk to an old lady with an exclamation mark above her head*
Sophie: What can you tell me about Philip II and stones?
Old Lady: Philip II and stones? How would I know? That was many hundreds of
years ago. I'm not THAT old.
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: What can you tell me about Philip II and stones?
Gentleman: Philip II and stones? That would be back in the 12th century. I
don't know if this is relevant, but I feel a deep connection. You see, I am a
street paver. And street paving in Paris dates back to Philip II. The first
paved streets in Paris were by his decree. They say streets were paved in all
four directions...from the Place du Chatelet. In fact, this street right here
was paved way back then. Of course, not one bit of that original work remains.
Lautrec: So, stones were used in Philip II's paving projects.
Sophie: And paving stones are square, just like the riddle says.
Lautrec: The Place du Chatelet is north of the Ile de la Cite...
*the layout of the roads in that area display on the bottom screen*
Lautrec:...near the intersection of the Boulevard de Sebastopol...and the Rue
de Rivoli. If street paving centered there...the Rue Saint-Honore would be to
the west. Hrmm... It's all starting to fall into place. We shall have our
answer shortly.
*at Rue Saint-Honore*
Lautrec: This is our answer, Sophie--the location marked by the arrow.
Sophie: Ummm...I'm afraid I don't understand.
Lautrec: First, we have the riddle text..."The square stones are by decree of
the August King." Below that is a drawing of the street sections that were
paved. The work was done on streets around the Place du Chatelet.
*the layout of the roads in that area display on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: The Place du Chatelet is near the Boulevard de Sebastopol...just north
of the Ile de la Cite. Taking all of that into mind, one can only conclude--
Sophie: Why, of course! To the east is the Rue Saint-Antoine and--
Lautrec: The arrow points to the Rue Saint-Honore. Come now, Sophie! Time to
find the labyrinth entrance!
*in the labyrinth*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: A chaque jour suffit sa peine.
English: Sufficient is the suffering of each day.
French: Rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir a point.
English: Running is pointless. You have to leave on time.
*after going down a flight of stairs farther in the labyrinth*
*Marie is standing in front of a door*
Sophie: Is that...Marie?
*Lautrec and Sophie walk up to her*
Marie: Oh, Dr. Lautrec. Sophie.
Sophie: Having trouble?
Marie: I simply can't figure out how to open this door. I heard that ramming it
from a running start would work, but--
Lautrec: That's how a certain muscle-brained oaf I know would do it. But
conquering a labyrinth is no job for a fledgling adventurer. Wait back at Le
Repaire. We shall handle the rest.
Marie: I cannot let you do that! Those brave knights suffered for centuries
down here...serving my family line. This is the least I can do for them!
Sophie: I understand how you feel...but tenacity alone won't open that door.
Lautrec: Very well, then, you can accompany us. I trust that is to your
satisfaction?
Marie: I would like nothing better, Dr. Lautrec!
Lautrec: Watch carefully and you just might learn something.
Marie: Yes, Doctor, I will! Thank you!
Sophie: Don't watch too carefully, though. You might learn something you wish
you hadn't. Well, let's go!
*farther into the labyrinth*
Marie: Oh, a button? ... Hmm? *pushes button* [that is actually in the game]
*there is a loud crumbling noise*
Sophie: Aaagh! What's happening?!
Marie: Oh no! Maybe if I press it again...
*the noise stops*
Marie: P-Please, forgive me! I saw a button over there, so I--
Lautrec: You ought not fiddle with things you know nothing about.
Marie: But Claude said adventurers must always take risks. And whenever I'm not
sure about doing something...he told me I ought to just do it!
Sophie: Tsk. Claude doesn't know what he's talking about!
Lautrec: Pardon me, ladies. Let's pick up the pace, shall we?!
*in the final Treasure Animatus room*
*Lautrec looks thoughtfully at the Treasure Animatus*
Knight (Iron): *from off-screen* O brave adventurers... *runs closer to the
group* that you ventured so far sayeth much of your skills. But I cannot let
you have the treasure.
Lautrec: Oh, bother it all. Another knight?
Sophie: Marie, can we ask you to handle this one?
*Sophie and Lautrec step aside, and Marie goes to the front of the group*
Marie: Of course! It is why I'm here, after all.
Knight (Iron): Dispense with this idle chatter!
Marie: Please, listen. Your duty has been fulfilled. You are freed from
darkness. Go! Go live in the light!
Knight (Iron): My good lady, dost thou take me for a fool?
Marie: Here, read this letter.
Knight (Iron): That crest...It cannot be. Thou art--
*a letter displays on the bottom screen*
Marie: It is true. I'm the one you knights have been waiting for. So hear me, O
Knight of the Iron Mask. As true heir to the French throne, I command you!
Return to the surface whence your people once came.
Knight (Iron): Then...it is true? We are truly free from thy service?
Marie: Yes. You have served with honor, and for that, I thank you.
Knight (Iron): Oh, joy! To think this day hath come! Your Highness, I am thy
eternal servant, body and soul. I shall rush to thy bidding whenever thou art
in need.
Marie: Oh, um...thank you.
Knight (Iron): Now, I bid thee adieu! To France, forever and ever!
*Marie and co. step aside, and the knight heads out*
Sophie: Whew. You managed to pull this adventure off...especially towards the
end there. You did well, Marie.
Marie: Thank you. And I owe it all to you and Dr. Lautrec.
Lautrec: Finished with the chitchat? Then, let the taming begin.
*Lautrec walks up to the Treasure Animatus*
Marie: Oh, Doctor, you'll never change.
Sophie: Heh heh. See what I mean?
Lautrec: And just what DO you mean?
Sophie: *demurely* Oh, nothing. Nothing at all. Let's begin, shall we?!
*after the Treasure Animatus battle*
Sophie: And...taming complete.
Lautrec: Hrmm. That left something to be desired...But no matter.
Sophie: Tsk. [spoken: "Ohhh"] Doctor, you're always saying things like that.
Marie: Hee hee. You two really do make a wonderful pair.
*at Le Repaire*
Claude: Doc's back! And with a beautiful belle on either side, no less!
Gustav: Ah ha ha ha ha! Kidnapping's a crime, you know!
Lautrec: Don't worry. Unlike you...I'm not an uncivilized brute.
Milady: Welcome back, you three. I trust everything went well?
Marie: Yes, they completed the quest. I witnessed it with my own eyes.
Sophie: And we retrieved the Treasure Animatus as well.
Milady: Oh, that's wonderful. I must congratulate you on that.
*Marie appears on-screen*
Milady: Marie?
Marie: Yes?
Lautrec: ...
Milady: This was your first time, no? The first time you ever delved into a
labyrinth's depths?
Marie: I couldn't have done it without Dr. Lautrec and Sophie. I've still much
to learn as an adventurer. At this rate, I shall never free all the
Underdwellers.
Lautrec: That is exactly why I told you to leave it to me.
Sophie: Here we go again...
Milady: Marie, take one step at a time. Go at your own pace. If freeing them is
to be your calling, you will know.
Claude: How about we have a toast?! To a rookie adventurer heading down a new
path!
Milady: To sharing the pure joy of unraveling another mystery!
*a bottle and glass of wine, along with a platter of cheese and grapes,
displays on the bottom screen*
Gustav: To your--but mostly my--health! Ah ha ha ha ha! Cheers !
*the sound of glasses tinkling plays*
Marie: What fun and trusty friends I've made!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 36~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 38: Encyclopedic Secret~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST38]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*in Le Repaire*
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
*the map displays on the lower screen*
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: *with a bit of a sigh* Yes, Doctor!
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: So, what's the "Encyclopedie" the riddle mentions?
Lautrec: You mean you've never heard of it? The "Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire
raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers"? It was the French response to
an earlier-released English work...requiring the combined efforts of many
intellectuals of the day. So many, in fact, that it may be difficult to narrow
the field.
Sophie: All right, let's go at it from another angle, then. What about "along
the way to the cross" and "west"? Is there a "cross" along the way "west" from
the "Encyclopedie"?
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to narrow the field if it were a crossroads...But I suppose that can wait while
we ponder "round window".
Sophie: Should we search for buildings that have round windows?
Lautrec: A round window or whatnot through which the sun shines. But we must
also keep in mind that it says "at noon". Since the noon sun is directly
overhead...that means the window may very well be on a ceiling.
Sophie: That makes perfect sense! But how does it all fit together?
Lautrec: We must find a building with a "round window". It is between the
"Encyclopedie" and the "cross". I believe our first lead is "Encyclopedie". So
I'd say we ought to pay a visit to the Institut de France. A number of the
authors were graduates of the Institut.
Sophie: The Institut de France? That's over on the Quai de Conti. Well, what're
we waiting for? Let's go!
*at the Institut de France*
*talk to an old man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Pardon me. Do the terms, "Encyclopedie", "round window,"
and..."crossroads" bring anything to mind?
Old Man: That's quite a strange question out of the blue...Well, I suppose you
came to the right place for the Encyclopedie. You see, many figures from the
Institut de France were involved. Diderot, d'Alembert, Montesquieu and
Rousseau, to name a few. It was a great work that compiled the French intellect
of the day. But it was so revolutionary, the authorities banned it for a time.
As for "round windows" or "crossroads," I haven't a clue.
*talk to a woman with an exclamation mark over her head*
Sophie: Pardon me. Do the terms, "Encyclopedie", "round window,"
and..."crossroads" bring anything to mind?
Lady: I haven't the faintest idea. Are they somehow related?
*talk to a man with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Pardon me. Do the terms, "Encyclopedie", "round window,"
and..."crossroads" bring anything to mind?
Gentleman: Hmm...I'm afraid that none of that rings a bell.
Sophie: To think that the "Encyclopedie" could have actually been banned...
Lautrec: Great works often exceed the understanding of the time. Many were
imprisoned in the ensuing suppression.
Sophie: Who? Who was imprisoned?
Lautrec: "What" is the better question, for it was the books themselves.
Perhaps I should have said "seized" rather than "imprisoned."
Sophie: Why would anyone seize such a great work?
Lautrec: The government seized it for fear it undermined the monarchy. The
books were kept in the Bastille...so they WERE imprisoned, in a sense.
Sophie: What a silly story.
Lautrec: Yes, it does seem quite absurd in this day and age. Just a
moment...This is all starting to make sense now. If copies of the Encyclopedie
were really held in the Bastille...then "Encyclopedie" in the riddle is a
metaphor for the Bastille. Perhaps we should look for a crossroads west of the
Bastille?
*at the Place de la Bastille*
Sophie: Well, here we are at the Place de la Bastille.
Lautrec: The Bastille stood here before the Revolution. And it was in there
that the Encyclopedie copies were held. So, the riddle is saying we should look
west of here. I have a feeling we should find a crossroads there.
*at Rue Saint-Antoine*
Sophie: The Rue Saint-Antoine here is west of the Place de la Bastille!
Lautrec: And since the riddle says, "along the way to the cross," then...the
"round window" we seek must be along this road.
Sophie: But it would take forever to check each and every building. Let's ask
someone familiar with the area.
*talk to a little boy with an exclamation mark over his head*
Sophie: Do you have a moment? Do you know of any buildings with a round window
around here?
Boy: Nope.
*talk to a little girl with an exclamation mark over her head*
Sophie: Excuse me.
Girl: Yes?
Sophie: Do you know of any buildings with a round window around here?
Girl: The Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis is famous for that. It has a round
skylight way up on its ceiling.
Sophie: The Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis must be the answer!
Lautrec: Indeed...Let's go confirm our suspicions at once.
*at Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis*
Lautrec: Yes...This is our answer right here, and here is why...After the
Encyclopedie was banned...confiscated copies were stored at the Bastille. West
of there is the intersection where the Rue de Rivoli and...the Boulevard de
Sebastopol cross. That is the "cross" mentioned in the riddle. The "round
window" is between the Bastille and crossroads. "Sun shines at noon" means it
is a window on the ceiling. And the building famous for its ceiling window is
right here! The Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis!
Sophie: But, Doctor, we've already searched down under here. Why would we
explore the exact same cave all over again?
Lautrec: Well, what if there were another cave? Let's see if we can find an
entrance, shall we?
*if you move away from Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis a bit*
Sophie: Wait. The entrance that used to be here...It's gone.
Lautrec: Hrmmm...There is only one logical explanation for this. Somebody is
modifying the quest as they see fit. Let us search for an alternate entrance.
*in the labyrinth*
*solve a crossword puzzle*
Solution:
French: Il faut saisir l'occasion aux cheveux.
English: One must grab opportunity by the hair.
French: On ne peut pas peigner un diable qui n'a pas de cheveux.
English: One cannot comb a devil that has no hair.
French: Ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut.
English: A woman's will is God's will.
*after the Treasure Animatus battle*
Sophie: We did it, Doctor! We tamed the spirit!
Lautrec: So, mystery solved, eh? It seems anticlimactic somehow. Well, let's go
report back to Le Repaire.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 38~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 39: Harpooned~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST39]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*in Le Repaire*
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
*the map displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: *with a bit of a sigh* Yes, Doctor!
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we?
Sophie: Hmm... You spear fish with harpoons. Do you suppose the "it" of the
riddle is a fish?
Lautrec: A most interesting hypothesis, Sophie.
Sophie: But I still can't tell what we should be ultimately looking for. I
mean, which part of the riddle marks our final destination?
Lautrec: A valid question. Nevertheless, the riddle is not without clues.
"Harpoon" is mentioned thrice, each one different. And out of the "tail,"
"belly," and "head"... only the "head" suffers the "mortal blow." That
distinguishes it from the other two, and, thus...it may very well be the
answer.
Sophie: Yes, I see... So then we look for the fish's "head"?
Lautrec: You mustn't jump to conclusions. We know far too little for that. For
instance, what exactly is this fish we seek? "Goes against the flow" makes it
sound like a real live fish. But it could very well stand for a location in
Paris, too. So, the key will be how we interpret our hypothetical fish.
Sophie: Hmm... In that case, we should...umm...visit the fishmongers at the
market on the Rue Saint-Honore? Or...explore along the Seine?
*a map showing Les Halles displays on the bottom screen*
Lautrec: If we explore along the river...let's limit ourselves to bridges for
now.
*a map displaying all the bridges in Paris highlighted by blue pins appears on
the bottom screen*
Lautrec: That would be far quicker than checking every riverside road.
*at Les Halles*
Sophie: Pardon me. Does a fish that "goes against the flow" ring any bells?
Harpoons strike it three times, the head being the mortal blow.
Gentleman: Three times? It sounds like a rather clumsy fisherman to me.
Sophie: Pardon me. Does a fish that "goes against the flow" ring any bells?
Harpoons strike it three times, the head being the mortal blow.
Lady: A fish that goes against the flow? I have no idea.
Sophie: Pardon me. Does a fish that "goes against the flow" ring any bells?
Harpoons strike it three times, the head being the mortal blow.
Old Man: That is preposterous, young lady!
Sophie: What makes you say that?
Old Man: The fish wouldn't have waited around to be harpooned again. It would
have been long gone after the first thrust.
Lautrec: Hrmm... It seems we are NOT looking for an actual fish. I was taking
"goes against the flow" too literally. What do you suppose the riddle is
likening to a fish?
Sophie: Something in a "flow"? An island or a bridge, perhaps?
Lautrec: Yes, yes, not a bad line of thought, for you. I'd say it was worth
looking into.
*at the first bridge visited*
Lautrec: Hrmm... Nothing particularly fish-like about this bridge.
Sophie: Let's try our luck somewhere else.
*at the second bridge visited*
Lautrec: Hrmm... Nothing particularly fish-like about this bridge.
Sophie: Let's try our luck somewhere else.
*at the third bridge visited*
Sophie: *sigh* Can't we take a short break, Doctor?
Lautrec: What? Tired already, Sophie?
Sophie: It's just, it feels as if we're getting nowhere. And I'm getting more
and more discouraged by the moment.
Lautrec: But I believe we are closing in on the answer. The Ile de la Cite is
bridged at three places. Could there be a more obvious clue? The fish is
harpooned in three spots, remember? But enough with this chatter! We have a
riddle to solve!
Sophie: Tsk--Doctor, wait!
*at the first, second third, etc. bridge visited bridging Ile de la Cite*
Lautrec: Hrmm...Any thoughts you would like to share, Sophie?
Sophie: Well, this bridge crosses over to an island--the Ile de la Cite.
Lautrec: Precisely. The Ile de la Cite is bridged at three places. I'd say we
were getting closer to the answer now.
*at Boulevard du Palais*
Sophie: The answer to this riddle is the Boulevard du Palais!
Lautrec: No, I'm afraid not. But a fine guess, nevertheless.
Sophie: It's not?!
Lautrec: The riddle is about a fish going "against the flow." Now, since the
Seine flows east to west...if a fish were to swim against the flow...which
direction would its "head" point?
Sophie: East, of course.
Lautrec: Then I take it you do understand. We are looking for the fish's head!
*at Rue d'Arcole*
Lautrec: And here we have our answer. First of all, the "flow" is the
Seine...the only obvious choice here in Paris. With that in mind...we can
narrow down candidates to things in or over a river. In short, bridges and
islands. Are you still with me?
Sophie: Yes, Doctor.
Lautrec: Now, then, what do you suppose we search for in the "flow?" The answer
is, we search for the fish that was harpooned. Harpooned in three spots--the
"tail," the "belly," and the "head." It's "head" is facing east. Why? Because
the Seine flows west...and the riddle contains the phrase "against the flow."
We also know the "mortal blow" was to the "head." Now, what if our hypothetical
fish were an island? Is there an island on the Seine that is pierced by three
harpoons?
Sophie: Well, the Ile de la Cite has bridges at three places. So if the
"harpoons" are bridges, then--
Lautrec: The Ile de la Cite, with its bridges at three places...is our fish!
And let's not forget, the fish's head is facing east. In short, our answer is
the Rue d'Arcole, right in the head! Now, come along, Sophie. Time to find the
way underground!
*in the labyrinth*
*after the Treasure Animatus battle*
Sophie: We did it, Doctor! We tamed the spirit!
Lautrec: So, mystery solved, eh? It seems anticlimactic somehow. Well, let's go
report back to Le Repaire.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 40: Black Devil~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST40]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*in Le Repaire*
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
*the map displays on the lower screen*
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then, shall we? Come, Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: *with a bit of a sigh* Yes, Doctor!
*outside the Palais Garnier*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we? Two names are
immediately apparent.
Sophie: Yes, Mazarin and Fouquet. But what about "Black Devil"? That's not
someone's name, is it?
Lautrec: No, it is not a name, per se, but it may still refer to someone. Now,
then, let's start with the easiest leads first. Those two names are figures of
authority from the past. The name "Mazarin" brings to mind the Bibliotheque
Mazarine. As for Fouquet, the first things that come to mind are...the Chateau
de Vaux-le-Vicomte and the Fortress of Pignerol.
Sophie: Oh, yes, of course.
Lautrec: Oh, and Fouquet was an advocate at the Parlement de Paris. The
Parlement de Paris no longer exists, though.
Sophie: Umm... So, then, where do we start?
Lautrec: Well, that word "death" piques my interest for some reason. But first,
let's pay a visit to the Bibliotheque Mazarine. We shall find it over on the
Quai de Conti.
Sophie: All right, Doctor, let's go!
*at the Institut de France*
Sophie: Is this the Bibliotheque Mazarine?
Lautrec: Yes, it was once Mazarin's personal library. But it was opened to the
public in 1643...making it the oldest public library in existence.
Sophie: There don't seem to be any leads here.
Lautrec: Hrmm... Yes, nothing here has inspired an epiphany. And there are
certainly no labyrinth entrances to be found.
Sophie: Then this must be a dead end. Where shall we go next?
Lautrec: Fouquet has a connection to the Boulevard du Palais.
Sophie: All right, let's give that a try.
*at the Boulevard du Palais*
Sophie: Is this where the Parlement de Paris used to be? Hmm... Plenty of
people and noise, but not a clue in sight.
Lautrec: Well, with La Conciergerie and the Sainte-Chapelle nearby...and Notre
Dame Cathedral to the east...noisy crowds are a given, but the lack of clues
disappoints.
Sophie: Shall we rethink the riddle from the start? How about the numbers?
Lautrec: The question mark, no doubt, points to our destination...but I've yet
to develop a hypothesis for "death". Perhaps the person the question mark
stands for is dead. But so are the other two, so how could that be significant?
And I fail to see the relation between "3," "10," and "20." They aren't all
multiples, nor are they all divisors. Hrmmm...How utterly confounding!
Perplexing! Baffling!
Sophie: Please, Doctor, get a hold of yourself. You'll never be able to think
straight like that.
Lautrec: Hm? Oh, yes, of course. One cannot make reasonable deductions without
a level head. Right! Time for a fresh start. Back to the laboratory we go!
Sophie: Yes, Doctor.
*at the Musee d'Histoire naturelle*
Lautrec: Right then... Now that we're back at the laboratory...I shall start by
analyzing what we know so far. First, the link between "Mazarin" and "Fouquet."
If we assume it to be that they were both men of power, then...the question
mark may indicate someone who came before them. Hrmm...Richelieu, perhaps? But
what would be the connection between Richelieu and "3"? And between Mazarin and
"20" and Fouquet and "10"...?
Sophie: (I'm afraid I can't keep up with his rapid-fire deductions. Oh, but I
must think of something. Then again...perhaps keeping quiet is better than
blurting out bad ideas.)
Lautrec: ...
Sophie: (Just keep quiet now. Don't say a word. Oh, "The Three Musketeers." I
don't recall leaving this here. I better put it away before the Doctor sees it.
)
Lautrec: Sophie! How can a man think with you hovering like that?!
Sophie: F-forgive me, Doctor! I was just going to put this book away.
Lautrec: "The Three Musketeers"? You really do love Dumas--Ah!
Sophie: Are you all right, Doctor?
Lautrec: Richelieu, Mazarin, Fouquet... Three, twenty, ten... Sophie! You just
saved the day! To the Palais Royal! I think I know the answer!
*at the Palais Royal*
Lautrec: Here, Sophie, we have the answer to our riddle.
Sophie: Oh, umm... we do?
Lautrec: I shall explain it to you step by step. First, the three numbers. The
numbers are a reference to the "d'Artagnan Romances." It is a series of three
novels penned by Alexandre Dumas. The number "3" is for the first novel, "The
Three Musketeers."
Sophie: Oh, that's right!
Lautrec: Finally, something you could be considered an expert in. The second is
"Twenty Years After," the "20" of our riddle. And the third is "The Vicomte de
Bragelonne: Ten Years Later." That would be the "10" of our riddle. "Mazarin"
and "Fouquet" are authority figures therein. With that in mind, the question
mark must be--
Sophie: Richelieu!
Lautrec: Precisely. But we must not forget the "Black Devil". That would be
Dumas's [sic] father, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas. "Death" below the question mark
means Richelieu's place of death...which would be his residence, the Palais
Cardinal. Today, of course, we know it as the Palais Royal. In short, our
answer is right here--the Palais Royal!
Sophie: Yes, Doctor, that makes perfect sense! Now, let's find the way
underground, shall we?!
*in the labyrinth*
*after taming the Treasure Animatus*
Lautrec: Taming complete. That was not much of a challenge.
Sophie: Yes, but we found the treasure, didn't we?
Lautrec: Hmph! I couldn't care less about that treasure! For me, it is all
about the mystery! Now, back to Le Repaire we go.
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any
mystery, are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 40~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Quest 48: Saint Times Three~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[QUEST48]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: All right, Monsieur, take this map.
Lautrec: Hrmm. All right, then. Shall we? Come Sophie, we're off.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*outside Le Repaire*
Lautrec: Let's start unraveling the riddle, shall we? The "Trinity" is a basic
part of Christian doctrine. It means "three in one."
Sophie: So the riddle is referring to a three-in-one saint? And the answer we
seek is the land he watches over? But there are so many places with ties to
saints here in Paris.
Lautrec: The Boulevard Saint-Denis, Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis...the Rue
Saint-Antoine...Hrmm...We've no time to enumerate them all.
Sophie: We'd walk our legs off if we had to visit them all.
Lautrec: Oh, I assure you, the riddle intends to keep our legs intact. The key
lies in the term "trinity", which I just mentioned. Once we ascertain what the
riddle means by "three in one"...we shall have significantly narrowed the
field.
Sophie: But I don't see much of a hint anywhere.
Lautrec: I would concur. So, as it seems we cannot avoid some footwork...let's
visit some sites with "saint" in their names, shall we?
Sophie: *sigh* Yes... Doctor...
*at Boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (or the first location visited)*
Lautrec: Hrmm...This location certainly has "saint" in its name. But I fail to
see what it could be watching over.
Sophie: What do you mean, Doctor? Are you suggesting the answer may not have to
do with a saint?! Perhaps we should focus on the "this land" part of the
riddle!
Lautrec: Now, now, Sophie, let's not be hasty. Let's continue to narrow down
the possibilities.
*at Rue du Fauborg Saint-Honore (the second location visited)*
Lautrec: Hrmm...
Sophie: Why so glum, Doctor?
Lautrec: Following only the "saint" trail hasn't yielded anything so far...
Sophie: What? Shall we go look for something else instead? Something tied to
"trinity", perhaps?
Lautrec: ...But whether or not somewhere linked to a saint is the answer...is
still unclear. I see no option but to continue the "saint" search.
*at Rue Saint-Honore (the third location visited)*
Sophie: Whew...Doctor, please...Can't we take a short rest?
Lautrec: Hm? All tired out, are we?
Sophie: Not knowing where exactly we're to go is so discouraging.
Lautrec: In short, you will only try hard if you know the answer?
Sophie: No, that's not what I meant.
Lautrec: Hrmm...No matter. Let's rest up while we collect our thoughts. Now,
what do you suppose "trinity" means in this case?
Sophie: Oh, um... uh... Doesn't it mean "three in one"?
Lautrec: Certainly. And in Christianity, it has a very specific definition. It
means the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one. In other words, God is
The Father, His Son and His Spirit all at once.
Sophie: Hmm...So rather than three beings in one...it's more like one person
with three different roles?
Lautrec: Precisely. It is not three different things becoming one...but rather
one thing fulfilling three different roles. And if we were to apply that to
place names...
Sophie: We're talking about one person, but three places?
Lautrec: That is some excellent thinking, coming from you, Sophie. Still, there
are many potential answers that would fit. "The trinity" alludes to the
existence of three locations. But since there can only be one answer...we are
looking for a single place...one that a single saint is watching over from
three locations.
*at Boulevard Saint-Denis (fourth or later place visited, regardless of whether
you have actually been there or not)*
Sophie: Whoops, we've already been here.
Lautrec: Indeed. Let's hurry over to where the answer lies.
*at Quai Saint-Michel (sixth place visited)*
Sophie: Huh? This isn't the answer, either?
Lautrec: Of course not. But that does not mean it's entirely wrong. There are
three locations in this area named for Saint Michel. The Quai Saint-Michel, the
Boulevard Saint-Michel...and the Pont Saint-Michel. In short, Saint Michael
(sic) fulfills three roles around here.
Sophie: Now I see!
Lautrec: Well, then, let's hurry over to where the answer lies.
*at Quai des Grands Augustins*
Lautrec: And here we have our answer. "Trinity" means three entities in one
being, but...in this case, we are looking for a single place...one watched over
by a single saint fulfilling three roles. To the north, we have the Pont Saint-
Michel. To the east, the Quai Saint-Michel. And to the south, the Boulevard
Saint-Michel.
Sophie: Saint Michael (sic) is fulfilling three roles all by himself!
Lautrec: And the "land" he is "watching over" from those three directions...is
the Quai des Grands Augustins! Now, then, Sophie, let's find the labyrinth
entrance, shall we?!
*after taming the Treasure Animatus*
Lautrec: The spirit has been tamed. *sigh* Another mystery that was far too
easy.
Sophie: There's no mystery or riddle too difficult for you, Doctor.
Lautrec: Well, in any case, let's get back to Le Repaire.
Sophie: Yes, Doctor!
*at Le Repaire*
Milady: Oh, Monsieur Lautrec, welcome back.
Lautrec: There is no mystery I can't unravel. This latest quest was quite
unsatisfying.
Milady: Hee hee. I knew you would say that. You're not daunted by any mystery,
are you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Quest 48~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Miscellaneous~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[MISC]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Table of Contents:
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9.0.) About [MISC1]
9.1.) Repeated Dialogue [MISC2]
9.3.) Data [MISC3]
9.2.) Data: People [MISC4]
9.3.) Data: Places [MISC5]
9.4.) Data: Terms [MISC6]
9.5.) Data: Treasure [MISC7]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~About~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[MISC1]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This section is for dialogue that reappears in multiple scenes in the game, as
well as information from the journal.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Repeated Dialogue~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[MISC2]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~After pressing the "Quests" button~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~In Chapter 1~~~~
Lautrec: Milady, are you here?
Milady: Oh, Monsieur, welcome.
~~~~In Chapter 1, post-Versailles~~~~
Lautrec: Milady, are you here?
Milady: Oh, Monsieur, I was expecting you to come back.
Lautrec: We'll take you up on your advice. Blindly charging into the fray
doesn't seem very advantageous.
Milady: A wise assessment. You're going up against quite formidable Treasure
Animatus, after all. But you should be well on your way after solving a few
mysteries.
Lautrec: In that case, let us see these mysteries of yours.
Milady: Very well.
~~~~In Chapter 2, before doing Quest 1~~~~
Lautrec: Milady, are you here?
Milady: Oh, Monsieur, I was expecting you to come back.
Lautrec: We'll take you up on your advice. Blindly charging into the fray
doesn't seem very advantageous.
Milady: A wise assessment. You're going up against quite formidable Treasure
Animatus, after all. But you should be well on your way after solving a few
mysteries.
Lautrec: In that case, let us see these mysteries of yours.
Milady: Very well.
~~~~In Chapter 2, after visiting Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis and having to
return to Le Repaire~~~~
Lautrec: Milady, are you here?
Milady: Oh, monsieur...have you not departed for the Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-
Louis yet?
Lautrec: A bit more preparation is in order.
Milady: Better to be safe than sorry.
~~~~In Chapter 3~~~~
Lautrec: Milady, are you here?
Milady: Oh, Monsieur, welcome. I take it at Saint-Paul you found another hint
pertaining to the tour itinerary? Are you not departing for the gardens of
Versailles yet?
Lautrec: A bit more preparation is in order.
Milady: Better to be safe than sorry.
~~~~In Chapter 4~~~~
Lautrec: Milady, are you here?
Milady: Ah, Monsieur, welcome. I take it your next destination is the Bastille?
Are you not departing yet?
Lautrec: A bit more preparation is in order.
Sophie: The Bastille is home to even more powerful Treasure Animatus. Don't
charge in unprepared.
~~~~In Chapter 5~~~~
Lautrec: Milady, are you here?
Milady: Ah, Monsieur, welcome. I take it your next destination is the Ile
Sainte-Marguerite? Make sure to prepare before departing.
Lautrec: I do hope Marie is all right.
Milady: You're going to need all the help you can get. Claude and the lunk-head
[sic] duo say they're more than willing to keep you company. Come back in one
piece, Monsieur.
~~~~In Chapter 6~~~~
Lautrec: Milady, are you here?
Milady: Oh, Monsieur, welcome. It's off to the Notre Dame Cathedral then, is
it? Your final battle... You can never prepare too much. Do be careful.
Lautrec: Time to find out what this true king's treasure really is.
Milady: If I might suggest, I have a few mysteries...that can augment powerful
Treasure Animatus to your arsenal. Do give it some thought.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~When Selecting an Already-Completed Quest~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milady: Oh, so you'll visit this labyrinth again?
Lautrec: Yes, well, we just might find something new. Now, we must be off!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~If you find a sub-quest location early~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I've heard that there is a special scene that will occur if you figure out the
location indicated in a sub-quest early. I have found the locations early
multiple times and even after playing through these sub-quests, I haven't seen
any special dialogue or scenes.
If this is in the game, please contact me (see the information at the end of
the FAQ), ideally with screenshots or a video, or at least a transcription of
the dialogue.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Before Entering a Labyrinth~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lautrec: This is the entrance.
(If you have Treasure Animatus that would have a disadvantageous match-up with
the Treasure Animatus inside the labyrinth)
Sophie: Doctor, with the Treasure Animatus we currently have...the guardians in
this labyrinth will prove particularly tough opponents. It might be wise to
find stronger Treasure Animatus first. What do you think?
Sophie: Doctor, with the Treasure Animatus we currently have...the guardians in
this labyrinth might prove tough opponents. What do you think?
(If you have Treasure Animatus that would have an advantageous match-up with
the Treasure Animatus inside the labyrinth)
Sophie: Doctor, with the Treasure Animatus we currently have...I'd say we stand
a fighting chance!
Sophie: With the Treasure Animatus we currently have...I'd say we'll be just
fine! Let's go!
(If you have Treasure Animatus that would have a very advantageous match-up
with the Treasure Animatus inside the labyrinth)
Sophie: Doctor, with the Treasure Animatus we currently have...I'd say we're
practically home-free! Let's go for it!
Lautrec: Well now, what to do?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Upon Encountering Treasure Animatus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can get any of these lines upon encountering Treasure Animatus.
Lautrec: It appears to be Treasure Animatus. Let's get to the taming.
OR
Lautrec: That treasure...it lives. Let's get to the taming, shall we?
OR
Lautrec: Treasure Animatus...It must be the treasure we seek. Well, Sophie,
let's get on with the taming, shall we?
OR
Lautrec: That's Treasure Animatus, all right. Let's get to the taming, shall
we?
OR
Lautrec: Hmm? Could this be Treasure Animatus?
OR
Lautrec: So that's the treasure we've been after...Time to tame it!
OR
Lautrec: This must be the treasure we're after. Let's get to the taming, shall
we?!
OR
Lautrec: That treasure is alive. We must try to tame it.
OR
Lautrec: It would appear that this is the treasure we seek. Now, all that is
left is to tame it.
OR
Lautrec: That is none other than the treasure we seek. Let's get to the taming!
*After a failed taming attempt*
Lautrec: We will not fail again. We WILL tame it this time!
OR
Lautrec: This time it WILL be tamed! Let's begin, shall we?
Options:
-Commence Taming-
*The battle starts*
-Not Yet-
Lautrec: Let's prepare a bit more before we begin.
*After the battle starts*
Sophie: It appears to be a [humanoid/aquatic/terrestrial/avian/arboreal]
spirit!
I'm counting on you, Doctor!
OR
Be careful, Doctor!
OR
Let's proceed with caution, Doctor!
OR
Do be careful, Doctor!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~If You Extinguish Tameable Treasure Animatus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*a message appears on the top screen*
The guardian spirit in the Treasure Animatus has been extinguished because you
reduced its energy to zero.
Such treasure is no longer considered Treasure Animatus and cannot be used to
tame guardians.
It is, however, possible to revive extinguished guardian spirits.
You will need a resurrection stone, which can be obtained in Milady's Room or
by trading in jewels (Jewel Appraisal) at Le Repaire.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Data~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[MISC3]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here is the text from the in-game section called data. Interestingly, these can
also be accessed in conversations or in certain places on the overworld map by
pressing the Y button. It brings up the data page on words in gold in
conversations, and on places that have an image pop up when you pass by them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~People~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[MISC4]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lautrec:
Jean-Pierre Lautrec, Doctor of Archaeology at the Musee d'Histoire naturelle.
Calm and composed, logical, and incredibly well-read. Gained his professorship
at an early age, thanks to his contributions to many archaeological finds.
Unfortunately, he has trouble communicating with others and has a sharp tongue.
Some might even call him sarcastic. Current passion and raison d'etre is
unraveling the mysteries surrounding Treasure Animatus.
Sophie:
Sophie Coubertin, university student in Paris. Since accepting a part-time job
as Dr. Lautrec's assistant on a certain archaeological project, she has become
a regular fixture at his lab, volunteering her time to help with his work.
Possesses the unique ability to see the guardians that inhabit Treasure
Animatus. Seems to be quite fond of the doctor.
Nico:
A mischievous monkey that lives in Dr. Lautrec's lab. Quite attached to Dr.
Lautrec for some reason, but is not considered a pet. Favorite food is bananas.
Vidocq:
Jacques-Marie Vidocq, professor at the Sorbonne University, or so he claims.
Distant relative of Marie's and scion of an ancient family of nobles. Appears
to be up to no good, with the help of crime syndicate members such as Jean and
Paul.
Vidocq: (post-game)
Jacques-Marie Vidocq, a charlatan who lied about being a professor at the
Sorbonne University. Distant relative of Marie's and leader-cum-mastermind of
the Knights of the Holy Mask.
Vidocq (w/ mask):
Jacques-Marie Vidocq, a charlatan who lied about being a professor at the
Sorbonne University. Distant relative of Marie's and a scion of an ancient
family of nobles. Secret leader of the Knights of the Holy Mask.
Marie:
Marie Beltoise, daughter of impoverished aristocrats. Asks for Dr. Lautrec's
help to discover the secret behind a strange gadget that has been in her family
for generations.
Marie: (after Chapter 4)
Marie Beltoise, a direct descendant of the House of Bourbon. Currently
relegated to the status of an impoverished aristocrat. Visits Dr. Lautrec in an
attempt to escape the same fate that befell her family.
Jean:
Jean Legrand, co-leader of a low-level branch of a crime syndicate. Sworn
brother of Paul Lepetit. The two are practically inseparable. Acts smug and
fashions himself as a ladies' man.
Paul:
Paul Lepetit, co-leader of a low-level branch of a crime syndicate. His uncle
was a high-ranking syndicate executive. Sworn brother of Jean Legrand. The two
are practically inseparable. Fond of machinery, and is constantly inventing new
devices, but they do not always work as expected.
Milady:
Proprietress of Le Repaire, a tavern operating under the Palais Garnier opera
house. Sells treasure maps to the adventurers that gather there. No one knows
her true identity, where she gets her maps, or even what she hopes to
accomplish by selling them.
Claude:
Claude Barraud, an adventurer who plumbs the depths of Paris. One of the few
people who can put up with Lautrec, and actually considers him his friend.
Manages to be both a nihilist and a womanizer.
Gustav:
Gustav Blockenstein, an adventurer who plumbs the depths of Paris. Considers
Dr. Lautrec his archrival, but the doctor couldn't care less. Simple-minded and
prone to solving matters through brute force. Also is owner and president of
Blockenstein S.A., a blue chip company.
Inspector Godot:
Gregoire Godot, venerable chief inspector of the Paris Police. Known as a
reserved and scrupulous figure. Vows to rid the Paris underground of every last
adventurer. Acknowledges Dr. Lautrec as a man of ability, but still cannot
stand him.
The Phantom of the Opera:
Leader of the Knights of the Iron Mask, a mysterious order of knights who live
under the Palais Garnier opera house. Has been guarding some sort of
unfathomable mystery for generations--something he claims is "Paris itself."
The Phantom of the Opera: (post-game)
Former leader of the Knights of the Iron Mask, a mysterious order of knights
who live under the Palais Garnier opera house. Had been guarding some sort of
unfathomable mystery for generations--something he claimed is "Paris itself,"
but Marie freed him and his knights. Now helping the youth of the former
knighthood order fit into daily life aboveground.
Sang Maudit:
Sang Maudit (French for "accursed blood") was once a man, but he was
transformed into a hideous beast when Treasure Animatus was implanted in his
chest for reasons unknown. He has lost every last vestige of humanity but has
gained superhuman strength.
Great Guardian:
The most powerful of all the guardian spirits. Lives in the Flying Castle that
lies in a huge cavern beneath the streets of Paris. Waited ages for the return
of the true king, but Marie sealed away its terrible power for all eternity.
Rodo:
A young member of the mysterious order of knights who live beneath Paris. They
wear iron masks and have razor-sharp talons. Appears to be on an important
mission to protect the underground world in which his order dwells.
Rodo: (post-game)
Former member of the mysterious order of knights who lived beneath Paris. They
wore iron masks and had razor-sharp talons. Since being freed by Marie, he has
been living a normal life among the people of Paris.
Andre:
Andre Bouroullec, only son of the Chateau Bouroullec winery. Friends with
Sophie back in their hometown.
Nicolas
Nicolas Bouroullec, owner of the Chateau Bouroullec winery and Andre's father.
Family friend of the winery run by Sophie's family.
Adventurers:
Common term for the foolhardy souls who plumb the deep, dark caves and caverns
that wind their way under the streets of Paris.
Police Officers (w/ epaulets):
Members of the Paris Police who follow Inspector Godot's orders to the letter.
They share the inspector's zeal for ridding Paris of every last adventurer.
Police Officers (w/o epaulets):
Members of the Paris Police who follow Inspector Godot's orders to the letter.
They share the inspector's zeal for ridding Paris of every last adventurer.
Bandits:
Members of Jean and Paul's branch of the crime syndicate. These unsavory
characters follow their bosses' orders with ruthless precision.
Knights of the Iron Mask:
A mysterious order of knights who live beneath Paris. They wear iron masks and
have razor-sharp talons. On their cloaks, they bear a sword-like mark that
resembles a fleur-de-lis (lily crest).
Knights of the Holy Mask:
A band of mysterious knights who live beneath Paris. They bear an uncanny
resemblance to the Knights of the Iron Mask. On their cloaks, they bear a
halberd-like mark that resembles a fleur-de-lis (lily crest).
Old Man:
An elderly man sporting a magnificent set of whiskers that give him a stately
air.
Old Lady:
An elderly woman who lives in Paris.
Gentleman:
A middle-aged man who works in Paris.
Lady:
A beautiful young woman wearing the flowery fashion of the day.
Boy:
A good-natured boy born and raised in Paris.
Girl:
A quintessential French girl who loves to dress up and eat sweets.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Places~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[MISC5]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile:
A Paris landmark in the middle of the Place de l'Etoile, (now known as the
Place Charles de Gaulle), the Arc de Triomphe is a large arch built to honor
French military victories. Construction started in 1806 at Napoleon's
suggestion and was completed in 1836. It stands 49.54 meters high and 44.82
meters wide. Its walls are decorated with sculptures of Napoleonic battles and
volunteer army units going to war.
Grand Palais:
A luxurious palace constructed for the Exposition Universelle of 1900, the
Grand Palais is now used for exhibitions and other events. In the fall of 2005,
La Nef (a central hall) was reopened as a glass-enclosed exhibition space.
Palais Royal:
After the death of King Louis XIII, this became the home of the queen mother
and the young King Louis XIV, at which time it became known as the "Palais
Royal" ("Royal Palace"). Today, it houses the Ministry of Culture, and is
closed to tourists, but the gardens are freely accessible and are always full
of Parisians relaxing.
La Madeleine:
Completed in 1842, this church was designed in the style of an ancient Greek
temple. Fifty-two Corinthian columns standing 20 meters tall stand all around
the building. The church's bronze doors bear reliefs representing the Ten
Commandments, and the wall by the front entrance features a sculpture of the
Last Judgment. The church's pipe organ, which was built in 1846 and restored in
1927, is sometimes used for concerts.
Notre Dame Cathedral:
A masterpiece of early Gothic architecture, construction of Notre Dame
Cathedral started in 1163 and was completed in 1345. The name "Notre Dame"
means "Our Lady" and refers to the cathedral's dedication to the Virgin Mary.
The three gates in front of the cathedral (the Portal of the Virgin Mary, the
Portal of Saint Anne, and the Portal of the Last Judgment) feature carvings of
biblical stories related to the Virgin Mary, from Christ's birth to the Last
Judgment.
Hotel de Ville:
A French Renaissance-style building that was rebuilt after a fire 120 years
ago, the Hotel de Ville houses the City of Paris's administration. It is said
to be a detailed recreation of the building as it stood in the 17th century. At
Christmas time, the square in front of the building is lavishly decorated.
Pantheon:
A neoclassical church built to celebrate Louis XV's recovery from an illness.
Its crypt is the final resting place of many famed contributors to French
culture, including the writers Voltaire and Victor Hugo. Beneath the central
dome lies the Foucault pendulum, which the famous French physicist [sic] used
to conduct an experiment proving the Earth's rotation.
Musee d'Histoire naturelle:
Located in the botanical garden Jardin des Plantes, the Musee d'Histoire
naturelle (Museum of Natural History) is one of the foremost natural history
museums in the world. Its three-story Grand Gallery features a large number of
dinosaur skeletons and stuffed animal specimens. One of the most famous parts
of the museum in the Grand Gallery of Evolution, which explains the evolution
of living organisms. Other parts include the Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology,
the Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy, and the museum's zoo,
known as the Menagerie. Lautrec works at the museum as a professor.
Eiffel Tower:
A gigantic iron tower constructed for the Exposition Universelle of 1889, the
Eiffel Tower was created by Gustave Eiffel, a specialist in metal bridges.
While at this time many people complained that the tower ruined the Paris
skyline, it is now a popular tourist spot and an internationally recognized
symbol of Paris. It is 324 meters tall, with the first level measuring 57
meters high and the second 115 meters high.
Les Invalides:
A facility for veterans originally built by King Louis XIV in 1676. In the 17th
century, it became a permanent home to approximately 4,000 disabled soldiers.
Napoleon's tomb can be found under the golden dome of the church inside. Nearby
is the Musee de l'Armee (Museum of the Army), which has weapons from around the
world on display, as well as models of fortresses from various periods in
history.
Palais du Trocadero:
The Trocadero was designed by Gabriel Davioud and Jules Bordais for the
Exposition Universelle of 1878. The building was destroyed and replaced by the
Palais de Chaillot for the Exposition Universelle of 1937. (The photograph
shows the Palais de Chaillot.)
Palais Bourbon:
Construction on the Palais Bourbon began in 1722 and was completed in 1728. It
was the palace of Louis XIV's illegitimate daughter, Louise Francois de
Bourbon. It was expanded in 1764 after Louis XV sold it to Louis Joseph, Prince
of Conde. Today, it houses the French National Assembly.
Louvre Palace:
The Louvre Palace was originally a castle, but was transformed into a royal
residence by King Francis I. Today, it is home to the Louvre Museum, which is
internationally known for its collection of art totaling around 300,000 pieces,
including the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo.
Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis:
One of the few baroque churches in Paris, the Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis
was built in the Marais district in 1627 at the order of King Louis XIII, and
served as a symbol of the Jesuits. Originally, the "Saint Louis Church," the
"Saint Paul" part of its name was added after the neighboring Saint-Paul church
was destroyed in 1796. The Man in the Iron Mask is thought to have been buried
in the churchyard.
Palais Garnier (The Paris Opera):
A grand theater made of granite and bronze that was completed in 1875. It is
called the "Palais Garnier" after its architect, Charles Garnier. Since the
construction of the Bastille Opera, the theater has primarily hosted ballet
productions. It is the setting of "The Phantom of the Opera."
Catacombs:
A Roman-era stone quarry used as a burial vault. For many years [sic] starting
in 1785,the remains of the dead who had no one to care for their graves were
brought to the Catacombs from shared graveyards in the city. As many as six
million people are entombed in its tunnels.
Place de l'Etoile:
Now called the "Place Charles de Gaulle," it is known worldwide for the Arc de
Triomphe, which stands at its center. The name "Etoile" ("star") comes from the
shape created by the twelve avenues that converge on the square, which resemble
a star when seen from above.
Place de la Concorde:
The place where King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were guillotined in 1793.
Its name has changed several times, starting with "Place Louis XV," and then
"Revolution Square," before taking its current name "Place de la Concorde"
("Harmony Square"). The obelisk in the square was a gift to King Louis
Phillippe [sic] from the government of Egypt.
Place de la Madeleine:
A square in front of the La Madeleine church in the 8th arrondissement of
Paris. Located near the Place de la Concorde, the Paris Opera, and the Place
Vendome, it is one of Paris' most famous tourist spots.
Place Vendome:
Designed by the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart in the 17th century. The
Vendome Column is topped by a statue of Napoleon. The surrounding square houses
the Hotel Ritz and the luxurious jewelry shop that crafted Napoleon's crown.
Place de la Republic:
3rd, 10th and 11th arrondissements. Marianne, a statue symbolizing the French
Republic, was built in the middle of the square in 1883.
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This square once hosted the Bastille prison, where political prisoners were
held. The demolition of the prison during the French Revolution of 1789 became
a symbol of freedom. The July Column in the center of the square was built in
honor of the Three Glorious Days (July 27, 28, and 29 of 1830).
Place de la Nation:
11th and 12th arrondissements. This was the old east gate of Paris. Formerly
called "Place du Trone" ("Throne Square"), and then "Place du Trone-Renverse"
("Overturned Throne Square"), it got its current name in 1880.
Place du Trocadero:
A square located on the hill of Chaillot in the 16th arrondissement. Measuring
164 meters in diameter, this square houses the Palais de Chaillot, and has a
view of the Eiffel Tower.
Place de Breteuil:
7th and 15th arrondissements. Named after Louis Auguste le Tonnelier, Baron of
Breteuil. Constructed in 1782.
Rond-pont des Champs-Elysees:
A roundabout 164 meters in diameter constructed in 1670 by Andre Le Notre.
Located opposite the Place de l'Etoile, which is connected to the roundabout by
the Avenue des Champs-Elysees.
Place d'Italie:
A large square 200 meters in diameter located in the 13th arrondissement. It
got its current name on December 30, 1864.
Pont-viaduc d'Auteuil:
Now called the "Pont du Garigliano," this spans the lower Seine, which flows
through Paris. When it was still called the "Pont-viaduc d'Auteuil," it had two
floors, allowing the passage of trains on the upper level and vehicles and
pedestrians on the lower level. Was also known as the "Viaduc du Point-du-
Jour."
Pont d'Iena:
A bridge over the Seine. Named after a city in East Germany in honor of a
victory of Napoleon's army there. Imperial eagle sculptures are anchored on the
sides and statues of warriors are arranged at its four corners.
Pont des Invalides:
A bridge over the Seine. While it was originally a suspension bridge, it was
converted to a stone bridge for the Exposition Universelle of 1855. It has
often been rebuilt and expanded due to collapse and subsidence.
Pont de la Concorde:
A bridge over the Seine. It connects the Place de la Concorde and the Quai
d'Orsay. Previously called the "Louis XVI Bridge" and "Bridge of the
Revolution," it received its present name (meaning "Bridge of Harmony") in
1830.
Pont Royal:
A bridge over the Seine. This stone bridge was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart,
one of the architects of the Palace of Versailles, and Jacques Gabriel.
Pont du Carrousel:
A bridge over the Seine. When it was built, its design--combining wood and cast
metal--made it revolutionary both in terms of its technology and artistry.
Today, however, it is made of concrete. The word "carrousel" refers to a parade
of riders on horseback.
Pont des Arts:
A bridge over the Seine. Called the "Bridge of the Arts" because of its
location between the courtyard of the Louvre Palace and the Institut de France.
The Pont des Arts is a pedestrian bridge with stairs on both ends.
Pont Neuf:
A bridge over the Seine. Despite its name, which means "new bridge," this is
actually the oldest bridge in Paris. Countless artists have used Pont Neuf as
their subject.
Pont au Change:
A bridge over the Seine. Called the "Bridge of Change" because money changers
and jewelers once had their shops on the bridge.
Pont Saint-Michel:
A bridge over the Seine. It connects the Ile de la Cite to the Place Saint-
Michel. Named because of its proximity to the Boulevard Saint-Michel and the
Sainte-Chapelle.
Pont d'Arcole:
A bridge over the Seine. Called the "Passerelle de Greve" when it was first
built, it is said that it got its current name in honor of the bravery of a
young revolutionary named Arcole who was killed during the French Revolution of
1830
Pont au Double:
A bridge over the Seine. Its name comes from a "double" denier, the amount of
money which was required at the time to cross.
Pont de Sully:
A cast iron bridge over the Seine. It is actually two bridges that connect the
Ile Saint-Louis to the Left Bank and Right Bank of the Seine.
Pont d'Austerlitz:
A bridge over the Seine. It was built to link the Faubourg Saint-Antoine to the
Jardin des Plantes. Named for Napoleon's victory over the Russo-Austrian army
at Moravia in the current Czech Republic.
Pont de Bercy:
A bridge over the Seine. It connects the Boulevard de Bercy and the Boulevard
Vincent-Auriol. Metro Line 6 now uses the bridge's upper deck.
Pont National:
A bridge over the Seine. It connects the Boulevard Massena and the Boulevard
Poniatowski. It was called "Pont Napoleon III" until 1870.
Boulevard du Palais:
1st and 4th arrondissements. Its name comes from the fact that it is located in
front of the Palais de Justice, which houses several of the major courts in
France.
Rue d'Arcole:
4th arrondissement. Its name comes from the fact that it faces the Pont
d'Arcole.
Boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr:
17th arrondissement. Named after Marquis Laurent Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, Marshal of
France.
Avenue Carnot:
17th arrondissement. Named after Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot, French
general and politician.
Avenue des Ternes:
17th arrondissement. So called because it crosses the old village of Ternes.
Boulevard Berthier:
17th arrondissement. Named after Louis Alexandre Berthier, Marshal of France.
Boulevard Bessieres:
17th arrondissement. Connects the Avenue de Saint-Ouen and Avenue de Clichy.
Named for Jean-Baptiste Bessieres, Duke of Istria.
Avenue de Wagram:
8th and 17th arrondissements. Named in honor of the victory of Napoleon's army
over the Austrians on July 6, 1809.
Boulevard de Courcelles:
8th and 17th arrondissements. Named because of its proximity to the Rue de
Courcelles.
Boulevard Malesherbes:
8th and 17th arrondissements. Named after Guillaume-Chretien de Lamoignon de
Malesherbes, French politician and minister of Louis XV and Louis XVI.
Boulevard Haussmann:
8th and 9th arrondissements. Named after Baron Georges-Eugene Haussmann, French
politician and administrator.
Boulevard des Batignolles:
8th and 17th arrondissements, and 1st and 4th arrondissements. So called
because it runs along the old town of Batignolles.
Boulevard Ney:
18th arrondissement. Named after Michel Ney, Duke of Elchingen, Prince of the
Moskowa, and Marshal of France.
Avenue de Clichy:
17th and 18th arrondissements. Popular shopping avenue leading to Clichy.
Previously called "Chemin de Clichy" ("Clichy Road").
Boulevard Clichy:
9th and 18th arrondissements. Named because of its proximity to the Place de
Clichy, formerly Place de la Barriere de Clichy.
Boulevard de Rochechouart:
9th and 18th arrondissements. Located at the south foot of the hill Montmartre.
Boulevard de la Chapelle:
10th and 18th arrondissements. So called because it runs along the old town of
La Chapelle.
Rue de la Chapelle:
18th arrondissement. This was the main street of the old town of La Chapelle
Saint-Denis.
Boulevard Macdonald:
19th arrondissement. It is part of the "Petite Ceinture" ("little belt"). Named
after Etienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald. [sic]
Boulevard Serurier:
19th arrondissement. Named after Count Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Serurier.
Boulevard Mortier:
20th arrondissement. Formerly part of the Rue Militaire. Named after Edouard
Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier.
Rue de Menilmontant:
20th arrondissement. This is one of the steepest streets of [sic] Paris. There
was formerly a windmill at the top of this street.
Boulevard Lannes:
16th arrondissement. Named after Jean Lannes, Duke of Montebello and Marshal of
France.
Avenue Victor Hugo:
16th arrondissement. Named after Marie Victor Hugo, French poet and politician.
Avenue de la Grande Armee:
16th and 17th arrondissements. Named in honor of Napoleon's Grande Armee (Grand
Army), which made the campaigns of the First Empire.
Avenue de Friedland:
8th arrondissement. Named in honor of the French army's victory over the
Russians on June 14, 1807.
Rue de Faubourg Saint-Honore:
8th arrondissement. On this road there is the Elysee Palace, the Hotel de la
Vaupaliere, and the Saint-Philippe du Roule Church.
Rue de Vaugirard:
6th and 15th arrondissements. Measuring 4,360 meters long, this is the longest
street in central Paris. Home to the former Convent of the Carmelites and the
Luxembourg Palace.
Boulevard de Vaugirard:
15th arrondissement. Since 1896, this has been called the "Boulevard Pasteur,"
after Louis Pasteur, French chemist and biologist.
Avenue du Maine:
14th and 15th arrondissements. Named after the Chateau du Maine.
Boulevard Brune:
14th arrondissement. Named after Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune, Marshal of France.
Boulevard Raspail:
6th,7th and 14th arrondissements. Named after Francois Vincent Raspail, French
chemist and politician.
Rue Denfert-Rochereau:
14th arrondissement. Named after Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, a French
soldier.
Avenue d'Orleans:
14th arrondissement. Connects the Place Denfert-Rochereau with the Boulevard
Brune. Now called "Avenue du General Leclerc."
Boulevard Saint-Jacques:
14th arrondissement. Connects the Rue de la Sante with the Place Denfert-
Rochereau.
Boulevard d'Italie:
13th arrondissement. Connects the Rue de la Sante with the Place d'Italie. Now
called the "Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui."
Boulevard Jourdan:
14th arrondissement. Named after Count Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Marshal of
France.
Boulevard Kellermann:
13th arrondissement. Named after Francois Christophe Kellermann, Duke of Valmy
and Marshal of France. Named on March 2, 1864.
Avenue d'Italie:
13th arrondissement. Connects the Place d'Italie with the Boulevard Massena.
Named on February 26, 1867.
Palace of Versailles:
This was the residence of the kings of France until the revolution. It
symbolizes the grandeur and excess of royalty. A World Heritage site, it
consists over 2,000 rooms and spreads over 67,000 square meters. The gardens
extend over 800 hectares and are adorned with many statues and plants.
Montmartre Cemetery:
Northern Cemetery, also known as "Montmartre Cemetery," was opened on January
1, 1825. It covers 11 hectares. Famous people buried there include Emile Zola,
Michel Berger and Dalida.
Montmartre:
Located in the 18th arrondissement. Monuments such as the Basilica of the
Sacred Heart, the Church of St. Peter and St. John's Church are located there.
One of the most famous tourist spots in Paris.
Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix:
Situated in the district of Menilmontant in the 20th arrondissement. An
impressive church, it is 97 meters long and 78 meters high. The building, the
construction of which began in 1863, replaced a former chapel that was
considered too small.
Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite:
A church located in the 9th arrondissement. Theodore Ballu began its
construction in 1861, and it was completed in 1867. The church extends over a
length of 90 meters and is 34 meters wide. Its bell tower rises 65 meters.
Porte Saint-Denis:
Located in the 10th arrondissement. Erected in 1672 by Francois Blondel, it is
a triumphal arch in honor of King Louis XIV. The monument is 24.05 meters in
height and 25 meters wide.
Quai de Jemmapes:
Located in the 10th arrondissement. Named in honor of a victory of the French
army during the battle of Jemmapes in 1792. Connects the Rue du Faubourg du
Temple with the Boulevard de la Villette.
Elysee Palace:
Built between 1718 and 1722 and located on the Rue Faubourg Saint-Honore, it
has been the home of French presidents since the Second Republic.
Les Halles (the marketplace):
The history of Les Halles begins in 1135 when King Louis VI le Gros ("Louis the
Fat") decided to move the central market from the Place de Greve to the center
of Paris. In 1553, King Henri II expanded the market. Between 1852 and 1870,
the architect Victor Baltard built ten pavilions made of cast iron and glass.
Two others were completed in 1936. Today, it is a shopping district known as
the "Forum des Halles."
Porte Saint-Martin:
A triumphal arch built in 1674 by Pierre Bullet in honor of the victories of
King Louis XIV in Franche-Comte. 18 meters tall.
Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin:
A theater located in the 10th arrondissement. Originally called "Opera de la
Porte Saint-Martin," it was built by the architect Nicolas Lenoir in 1781. This
building was razed by a fire in May, 1870 before reopening in 1873.
Conservatoire des arts & metiers:
Founded by Father Gregoire in 1794, the conservatory is open to all and has
provided a multidisciplinary education since its inception. Officially referred
to in full as the "Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers," it is located
on the Rue Saint-Martin.
Priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs:
The Priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs is a Roman Catholic priory located on the
Rue Saint-Martin in the 3rd arrondissement. It was constructed in 1060, and its
enclosure dates from the 13th century. Home to the Conservatoire National des
Arts et Metiers (National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts) since 1799.
Jardin des Tuileries:
A garden designed by Andre Le Notre in 1664, it spans 280,000 square meters. So
named because of its proximity to tile (tuiles) factories.
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel:
This monument was erected in honor of Napoleon's victories. Its appearance is
inspired by ancient Roman art, such as the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome.
Palais des Tuileries:
Catherine de' [sic] Medici initiated the construction of this palace, which
began in 1564. The palace was destroyed during the Paris Commune in May, 1871,
and its ruins were razed in 1883.
Place du Chatelet:
A square located along the Seine between the 1st and 4th arrondissements. At
its center stands the Fontaine du Palmier, erected in 1808 by Francois-Jean
Bralle.
Wall of Philip Augustus:
Built between 1190 and 1220 during the reign of Philip II Augustus to protect
Paris from foreign attackers. Now virtually none of it remains, and only a
small portion is visible as ruins.
Champ de Mars:
The Champ de Mars is an open garden located between the Eiffel Tower and the
Ecole Militaire in the 7th arrondissement. It hosted various expositions that
took place in Paris in the late 19th century.
Ecole Militaire:
A military academy consisting of many structures located in the 7th
arrondissement. The architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel built it between 1751 and
1768.
Institut de France:
A building in the 6th arrondissement. Its construction was completed in 1688.
The Institut consists of four libraries (the most famous of which is the
Bibliotheque Mazarine), as well as five academies.
Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres:
A church located in the 6th arrondissement. Formerly the Sainte-Croix-Saint-
Vincent Monastery, founded in the Merovingian dynasty. Owes its present name to
the bishop Saint Germain.
Place du Pantheon:
In the 5th arrondissement. Located there are the Pantheon of Paris, the
University of Paris 1, the Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, the church of Saint-
Etienne-du-Mont, the Lycee Henri-IV school, and the office of the 5th
arrondissement.
Musee de Cluny:
Its official name is the "National Museum of the Middle Ages - Thermal Baths
and Hotel de Cluny." Founded in 1843 and located in the 5th arrondissement. Its
collection extends from the Gallo-Roman period to the early sixteenth century.
The Sorbonne University:
Founded in the 13th century, the Sorbonne University is one of the world's
oldest establishments of higher learning. Today, the Sorbonne building is home
to four different universities.
Paris Observatory:
The Royal Observatory designed by Claude Perrault was built in 1667, and later
became the Paris Observatory. The Meudon site was established in 1876.
Sainte-Chapelle:
A chapel built on the grounds of the former royal palace on the Ile de la Cite.
The church was built between 1242 and 1248 to house the Holy Crown and various
other holy relics.
Parlement de Paris:
A French institution dating from the Old Regime. This was the first parliament
created in France. The "Parlement de Paris" was abolished in 1771 by Chancellor
Maupeou before being restored in 1774 by Louis XVI.
La Conciergerie:
Ruins of the former royal palace located on the Ile de la Cite in the 1st
arrondissement. It is the oldest French prison. It stopped functioning as a
prison in 1914 to become a museum.
Ile Saint Louis:
Located in the 4th arrondissement, this is one of two natural islands in the
Seine. Its current name was given in 1725, derived from the name of King Louis
IX, who was known as "Saint Louis." It was formerly called the "Ile Notre-
Dame."
Bois de Boulogne:
Former hunting ground of kings of France. It was once called "Foret de
Rouvray." Converted into a park in 1852. It is located in the 16th
arrondissement and extends over 846 hectares.
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Knights of the Holy Mask:
An extremist group that broke off from the Knights of the Iron Mask. On their
cloaks, they bear a halberd-like mark known as a "fleur d'hallebarde."
Adventurers:
Common term for the explorers who plumb the deep, dark depths below Paris in
search of thrilling adventures and treasures untold.
Underdwellers:
Common term for the mysterious men who dwell in the deep, dark depths below
Paris. Few who catch sight of them ever return to tell the tale.
Underdwellers: (post-game)
Common term for the mysterious men who dwell in the deep, dark depths below
Paris. Recent events have revealed them to be the Knights of the Iron Mask and
Knights of the Holy Mask.
Le Repaire:
A makeshift tavern in a corner of the prop storage area below the Paris Opera's
stage. It has become a frequent haunt of adventurers because its proprietress,
known only as "Milady", sells treasure maps. "Repaire" is French for "hideout,"
or by extension, "den" or "lair".
Gadget:
One of the treasures passed down for generations in Marie's family. It had long
been a jumble of disassembled pieces, but Dr. Lautrec was able to reassemble it
into its proper form. Its purpose was unknown until Dr. Lautrec revealed it to
be a decryption device that uses a special diamond to decipher cryptographic
plates.
Tres-O-Matic:
A device used for measuring the energy emitted by Treasure Animatus. Discovered
in a cave deep under Paris, it is what sparked Dr. Lautrec's serious quest to
seek out Treasure Animatus.
Treasure:
Legends speak of a great treasure-trove buried by persons unknown throughout
the deep, dark depths of Paris.
Treasure Animatus:
Treasure inhabited by spirit-like creatures known as "guardians." These
guardian spirits are the result of an ancient curse meant to protect the
treasure. All who lay hands on such treasure without taming the guardian within
risk a terrible death.
"Animatus" is Latin for "animated," or, by extension, "living," hence the term
"Treasure Animatus," or "living treasure."
Treasure Mortuus:
Treasure Animatus that has lost its power because the guardian within has died.
"Mortuus" is Latin for "dead", hence the term "Treasure Mortuus," or "dead
treasure."
Living:
Term used to describe the state of Treasure Animatus inhabited by a guardian.
Dead:
Term used to describe the state of Treasure Animatus no longer inhabited by a
guardian.
Guardians:
Energy-based spirits that inhabit Treasure Animatus. They are classified into
five types: humanoid, terrestrial, avian, aquatic, and arboreal. No one except
for people from a certain family line can see them.
Caves:
Much of the stone and minerals used in the building of Paris were mined from
under the city itself, leaving a network of underground passages crisscrossing
its deep, dark depths.
Caverns:
Strange caves with bands of glowing light on their walls have been discovered
in the deep, dark depths of Paris. Rumors tell of savage masked creatures that
lurk within.
Flying Castle:
A huge cylindrical structure that juts down from the top of a massive cavern
deep below Notre Dame Cathedral. It is rumored to be the lost city of Ys of
Breton legend. This is the base of the castle, which continues up through the
roof of the cavern toward the surface.
Tame:
An action taken to weaken a guardian inhabiting Treasure Animatus by using
another guardian against it.
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Amber Hair Ornament:
A valuable hair ornament made of amber. Said to have been a precious treasure
of an ancient royal family.
Angel's Hair Ornament:
A hair ornament featuring an angel-wing pattern. Said to convey the inner voice
of those the wearer speaks with.
Axe of the Demon:
An axe featuring the face of a demon told of in ancient legend. Said to have
been used in ghastly rituals.
Axe of the Griffon:
An axe designed to resemble the mythical bird of ancient legend.
Bell of the Great Elephant:
A bell said to have been used to control a giant elephant in an ancient land.
Book of the Golden Ram:
A book featuring a picture of the legendary Golden Ram on its cover. Written in
an unknown ancient language.
Book of the Sea:
A book containing legends and folklore about the sea from around the world.
Book of Verdure:
A chronicle of an ancient empire that was covered in verdant forests. Its
accounts hold many mysteries.
Bunny Hair Ornament:
A hair ornament with the head of a white rabbit, said to be a sacred animal,
carved on its end.
Candlestick of the Leviathan:
A candlestick embellished with an image of a giant sea monster.
Candlestick of the Birdcage:
A candlestick featuring a birdcage-like pattern. Said to have the power to trap
demons.
Chalice of Bear Claws:
A chalice featuring a bear claw design. Said to have been used by the king of
an ancient barbarian tribe.
Chalice of the Heavens:
A chalice featuring a wing design. Contains an illusive old-vintage wine.
Chalice of the Laurel:
A chalice adorned with a laurel leaf motif. Said to have been presented to
tournament champions.
Chalice of the Priest:
A chalice said to have been used in religious rites conducted by the priest of
an ancient dynasty.
Charm of the Boar:
A charm made from a boar tusk. Said to bestow courage upon its bearer.
Charm of the Great Fish:
A charm fashioned in the image of a great fish that legend says saved a royal
city from flood.
Charm of the Prophet:
A charm said to have been carried by an ancient prophet to ward off misfortune.
Coffin of the Waves:
A coffin featuring a picture of a giant fish. So named because it was used to
bury people at sea.
Coral Hair Ornament:
A hair ornament made from coral in ancient times. It has an incredibly
beautiful color.
Crown of the Canary:
A crown featuring a picture of a canary, which is believed to be the symbol of
a royal house from long ago.
Crown of the Frozen Sea:
A crown that brings to mind the icy waters of a frozen sea. An icy cold air
surrounds it.
Crown of Rose Briars:
A crown featuring a rose briar design. The beautiful flower and thorny briar
are images in contrast.
Dish of the Peacock:
A decorative dish designed in the image of a peacock. Said to be a symbol of
true love that was never meant to be.
Drum of the Hound:
A drum featuring a picture of a hunting dog. Said to have been used during
hunts.
Effigy of the Stag:
An effigy of a male deer sporting a magnificent set of antlers.
Feather Charm:
A charm embellished with a colorful feather. Said to have brought good fortune
to the ancient people who bore it.
Flute of Pisces:
A flute decorated with a fish-scale pattern. Said to produce sound even
underwater.
Flute of the Shaman:
A flute that was used in rituals conducted by a shaman back in ancient times.
Gauntlet of Scales:
A gauntlet featuring a fish-scale pattern. Said to enable the control of water.
Gauntlet of the White Horse:
A gauntlet featuring a picture of a white horse that is mentioned in ancient
myths.
Helm of the Dryad:
A helm featuring a tree spirit told of in the legends of an ancient land.
Helm of the Sphinx
A helmet made to resemble a sphinx, a guardian deity from ancient Egyptian
legends.
Horn of the Demon:
A horn carved in the likeness of a demon. It exudes an unnatural aura.
Horn of the Dragon:
A horn said to have been taken by a hero who slew a dragon.
Horn of the Sea Demon:
A horn said to be from a demon that lives deep under the sea.
Lamp of the Black Cat:
A lamp designed to bring a black cat to mind. Said to reveal things that are
normally hidden.
Mad Dog Whip:
A whip embellished with a carving of a mad dog on its handle. Said to drive its
bearer mad.
Mask of the Sun:
A mask adorned with an image of the sun, which was worshipped in ancient times.
It is said to have been used in ancient rituals.
Mirror of the Arabesque:
A mirror embellished with an arabesque pattern. Said to have the power to ward
off demons.
Mirror of the Maiden Saint:
A mirror passed down from ancient times. Said to reflect things of beauty even
more beautifully and unsightly things even uglier.
Mirror of the Raven:
A mirror featuring a design depicting the jet-black feathers of a raven. Said
to be linked with the land of the dead.
Monument of the Pilgrim:
A monument said to have been discovered in a holy land that was a destination
for ancient pilgrims.
Monument of the Winged One:
A monument featuring a picture of a bird-of-paradise that appears in ancient
legends.
Monument of the World Tree:
A monument with a picture of the mythical tree said to connect the heavens,
earth, and underground.
Necklace of the Shaman:
A necklace passed down for hundreds of years by the shamans of a nomadic tribe.
Necklace of Fox Tails:
A necklace embellished with a depiction of foxes. Said to hide its wearer from
demons.
Pitcher of the Lady:
A masterpiece pitcher passed down through the generations of a noble family
ruined long ago.
Plank of the Jester:
Said to be a piece of wood from a flying ship that existed thousands of years
ago.
Plank of the Tree of Life:
A piece of wood from a sacred tree that grew in ancient times. Features a
pattern used in sorcery.
Platter of the Goddess:
A decorative platter bearing a picture of a goddess. Said to symbolize the
earth's bounty.
Platter of the Hydrangea:
A decorative platter bearing a picture of a hydrangea. Said to be a rare
treasure produced by a famed craftsman.
Ring of the Falcon:
A ring with a falcon-eye design. Said to grant its wearer the ability to see a
thousand miles.
Savior Figure:
A bronze figure representing a savior from an ancient myth. Serves as an object
of worship.
Seashell Charm:
A charm made to resemble a spiral seashell. Said to make rain fall if its
bearer so wishes.
Silent Goddess Figure:
A figure representing an ancient goddess. Holds a black pearl in its hands.
Shield of the Defender:
A shield used by a hero who defended an ancient nation against an invasion.
Shield of the Forest:
A shield decorated with a picture of tree leaves. Said to have the power to
charm all who see it.
Sword of the Silver Wolf:
A short sword with a blade designed to look like a silver wolf. Legend says
that it is cursed.
Sword of the Water Demon:
A short sword with a blade designed to look like a fish fin. It glows with a
wet sheen.
Sword of the Wing:
A short sword with a blade designed to look like a bird's wing and said to be
as light as a feather.
Urn of the Leviathan:
An urn designed to resemble a large sea monster. Said to have been recovered
from the belly of the beast itself.
Urn of the Sacred Beast:
An urn embellished with a pattern representing a legendary sacred beast. Said
to have been property of an ancient emperor.
Urn of the Sea Bird:
An urn featuring handles shaped like bird wings.
Urn of Sprouts:
An urn featuring a pattern of sprouts. Said to prevent the decay of whatever is
placed within forever.
Whip of the Defender:
A whip used by a governor-general charged with defending the castle of an
ancient kingdom.
Whip of the Torrent:
A whip with a whirlpool pattern on its handle and a sharp hook on its tip.
Wyvern Figure:
A figure carved in the likeness of the mythical Wyvern.
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