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Here’s Rim’s version of certain scenes in Chapter 24. Please read the main post first.
Firstly, this is after Cliff debriefs everyone over what happened in Antarctica.
[Tower, Briefing Room]
(Chris, hurry up.)
(I know!)
Rim, don’t fall and hurt yourself again.
I’m fine!
(Chris! Watch it!)
Uwaa. Kyaa!
[Rim trips and falls]
Right on cue. I got ya. There’s a big gap between when you’re piloting and not.
I’m sorry. Ah, Cliff, wait up.
[She catches up to Cliff]
Cliff, where’s my brother!? What happened?
I told you he’s safe. Why are you panicking?
B-because…
Rim, you’re a bit…embarrassing. You need to be smarter.
R-right… Sorry, Quess.
Josh was injured in the battle with Ruina. His life isn’t in danger and he’ll be fully recovered in about a month. He pushed himself too hard. I’m sorry. Thanks to him, I’m able to be here.
(So Umbra is that strong… At least he’s safe.)
(But he’s still seriously injured!)
(True, but Chris… Don’t forget about Uso and Marbet. Be content that he’s safe.)
(I know, but…)
…Are you alright? It feels like your thoughts are a bit confused. Is that normal?
Eh? Ah, well, I’m a bit upset…
(Quess and the others really do feel for us, don’t they.)
This is what Rim says when your units are deployed.
(Liana…)
(I know. He’s nearby. However…)
(Yeah… I didn’t notice it the other day, but that guy doesn’t seem to want to fight.)
(Ventus… What the hell is going on…)
Who the hell are those guys? Dammit, I better hurry up, kill that crow, and get out of here…
When Glacies’ reinforcements arrive, this is Rim’s version.
…All that possess a soul, all that inhabit a body of flesh, shall be guided down the path of destruction, unto the depths of anguish. All for the "King of Ruin".
What? Enemy reinforcements!?
That’s…
Glacies.
…There. He’s here, close by. Chris, are you ready?
(Yeah… It’s fine. I feel the same. It won’t be like the other day.)
This is Rim’s secret related scene. It occurs after you get a certain number of kills on the map.
Dammit… Where are you? You’re watching, right? Answer me!
(Ventus! Please, we… Strega, please find him. Use his fragments that are within us.)
Where are you, Ventus!!
(...You. I knew it was you….)
(Ventus!?)
Guh… W-what!?
This is… Oh no, Rim! Don’t increase the “Symptahia’s” output any further! Cut the system!
SECRET ALERT - RIM
Cut the system
>Do not cut the system
To fulfill this secret, do not cut off the system. The consequences of this choice will be reflected in the next two chapters.
Uwaaaaaa! This is…
(V-Ventus…right?)
(Kuh… How strong… The resonance between your souls and mine is strengthened by this system.)
(Ventus… What do you mean?)
(I know you girls understand. We feel each other’s presence more strongly. You are inside me.)
(We’re inside you…)
(So then, by any chance, is this… your heart…?)
(...)
(Why… Ventus, you’re one of the Melior Esse of the Ruina, right!? But why…is there not even a trace of the will to fight or destroy in your heart? I refuse to believe that all you want for yourself is to disappear.)
(I am… a failure to the others. I wasn’t given freedom for my own created life, not even to die. My life and death are both under the “King of Ruin’s” spell.)
(A curse of life and death…?)
(That’s right… I’m similar to you both, but different.)
(Ventus…)
(Ventus… You said the same thing before, that we’re similar. How? What are you talking about!?)
(I see… You don’t understand yourself, do you? We are both those with a given soul…)
(What… Do you mean…)
(I was given a false body and soul, created from a human. That is what the Melior Esse, those who work for the “King of Ruin”, are. You were given a perfect soul in a perfect human body. That’s the difference between us.)
(A human body and soul…?)
(Father…? Is that what Cliff was talking about? So I, no, we are…)
(It’s not something to worry about. Even if you have two souls, you’re still a human being.)
(Mmm. No way…)
[A Flash of light]
Ugh, what!?
(It’s no use. The “King of Ruin” noticed. You both… Me…)
W-wait, Ventus!!
[A Flash of light]
Ventus!?
(...He’s gone…)
Rim, Rim! Are you alright!?
Rim… Who was that? What were you talking about?
Quess… I’ll talk to you later. Right now, I have to fight…
In the post battle dialog, this is Rim’s version of the scene on the Ra Cailum.
[Ra Cailum, Officer’s Quarters]
(Ventus… The created Melior Esse…)
(...He said he was given a soul. A false soul… Hey Liana, is that why his heart was so empty? Why…)
(That’s what he said. Us and him, we’re connected through our mech. At least we know why he’s here and that he’s hollow. He wants to become nothing, for his existence to just disappear. He’s not even sad…)
(That means he wants to die… But he’s still living, so…)
(Chris, two things are certain. First, he’s waiting for us, so we’ll definitely see Ventus again.)
(Yeah… Liana, what’s the other thing?)
(One of us, no, maybe even both, are the same as him. Not a real person, but was added later. Someone with a soul… a heart. Maybe dad did it. Even bro and Cliff don’t know.)
(Yeah… That’s… not good.)
(It’ll be fine, Chris. It’s probably me. That’s probably why our mech has the “Sympathia” system. Because of me.)
(No way…)
(If you think about it, the only time I can take control is when we’re piloting it. It explains a lot.)
(Liana… Stop it. I don’t like this. If you keep piloting it, you will…)
(I’ll keep piloting it. I’ll pilot it and meet Ventus. I want to know who I am. And what will become of me. And what’s going on in Antarctica right now. Maybe we’re the only ones who will know…)
(B-but…)
(It’s fine. Nothing will happen to you, Chris.)
(Liana…)
And finally, this is Rim’s version of the closing scene amongst the Ruina
[?????]
Tch, you useless failure. I’m sending you to Contagio. I don’t know what will happen, but I hope you’ll become useful.
…
(Contagio… I’ll probably be put into some kind of system and be unable to move. Cliana… Come to me. You and me…)