Marie
Hey... What's happened to you?
I never would've thought you'd think yourself so venerable just because you're the niece of a merchant.
Jack
...
Heileen
Who is that man?
Marie
I think he's the man your uncle wants you to marry.
Heileen
What!?
Marie
C'mon, I was joking!
He's one of those indentured servants...
You know how it works, right?
I don't see the harm in asking about it.
Marie
What a surprise since. I thought you'd know since you're Otto's niece.
These are people who want to enter the New World, but can't pay for the trip themselves.
They're usually the scum of society...
To get to the New World, they enter a contract with a merchant or a captain of a ship that transports them.
Once thye arrive, their contract is auctioned off.
They're then trated like slaves by their *employers* until the deadline.
Heileen
So... They're slaves from here?
Marie
Well, to some extent, yes. The contracts typically last several years.
At the end of the contract, the employer must give them a sum of money or land to cultivate so they can make a living on their own.
Heileen
Well... I never would've thought I would meet someone like that.
They're a bit scary...
Marie
Indeed. Not exactly the kind of person I'd like to be alone at night with!
Otto
Why? Well first, because you've been living with me since you were ten-years-old and you've never ONCE gone with me anywhere.
And second: Because it's about time that you move your lazy butt outside of Liverpool!
Marie
<laughing> Your uncle is right!
Otto
Now excuse me, I'm keeping captain Adam waiting.
Heileen
But... Uncle, what about my luggage?
Otto
What? It's all still there on the pier,
Heileen.
Heileen
Yes, I know, but they're heavy...
Otto
I don't care! Next time
don't bring useless baggage with you!
Marie
Wow... I don't recall your uncle being like
that.
What a gentleman.
Heileen
Yes...
Apparently we just got a quest, and this is the Quest screen.
We get 2 points for every quest we find, and 3 for each one we solve. This somehow translates into extra events and stuff.
This game's grammar... so bad...
*Monologue*
Ugh! Otto... That man will face my retribution! Yes, that's it... I'll shame him in front of an entire crowd! He deserves it!
Good... Let the butthurt flow through you...
*Monologue*
She waves to us.
Lora
Hello~ darlings!
*Monologue*
Lora. My uncle's mistress...
He's never married, and often used to pay visits to brothels.
But since he met her a few years ago, he seems to have been "loyal" to her...
I can't stand her, but to be fair she's always very kind to me, regardless of the fact that I'm always trying to avoid her.
Marie
<whispering> ...Who is she, Heileen?
Marie
<laughing> Yes, half-naked indeed! But do you know her?
Heileen
Well, she is sort of an... "entertainer" that my uncle frequently...
Marie
Oh!
Otto?
I didn't think he would mingle with
that kind of people
Lora
It's a pleasure to see you again, Heileen! You get more beautiful every day!
Are you ready to board the Cat's Dream?
Heileen
Uh, is that what the ship is called? That's a funny name...
*Monologue*
The humiliation, the floundering with my words, being flustered out of my mind...
This is why I don't like being with her!
You're pretty whiny, you know...
Lora
Oh, look at you! What a nice dress! And your cute face...
You have
such marvellous azure eyes!
*Monologue*
A pity it's not a man giving me all those compliments...!
Lora
I wonder how many men will be after you! You do have a boyfriend, right?
*Monologue*
I can see John getting closer from behind her... My heart's starting to pound wildly...