Chesed Episode Ⅵ

Chesed Episode Ⅵ
Chapter	Patron Librarians' Stories
Previous	Chesed Episode Ⅴ

The following is the transcript for Chesed Episode Ⅵ, the sixth and final episode of the Patron Librarians' Stories for the Floor of Social Sciences.

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Transcript

Location: The Library - Floor of Social Sciences

 

O sorrow, I have ended, you see, by respecting you,

 

Because I am certain you will never leave me.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

There was a time when I would dismiss my shame and run from it.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

I made up spurious lies to comfort myself.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

A runaway couldn’t be anything more than a runaway. I could never escape from the stigma I branded on myself.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

The shame I felt from things that were out of my hand… It’s inescapable, even for me.

Servant Roland

I don’t attribute the suffering of some strangers to myself.

Servant Roland

That’s that… and this is this…

Servant Roland

Some things just can’t be helped.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

Sure. Let’s say that they were.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

And there’ll be still more things that are inevitable in the future.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

Maybe we can’t change the things that are considered normal right away.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

Even then, we’ll know shame at the very least.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

Simply knowing shame in this society we’re part of will change a lot of things.

Servant Roland

…Just by knowing? There’s no strength to get things done.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

Roland. The fact that one knows is sufficient.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

It might get shelved deep in the back of the mind because life keeps you busy.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

But, it can always be pulled back into the light. As long as you have the will.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

And when you bring it back up… it doesn’t have to be only one time. If you can do it time and time again…

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

Neither you, nor this City… No one could look down on the power it can create.

Servant Roland

Shame, huh… The humiliation that I took part in perpetuating the pain of the City…

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

That’s what I think, anyway.

Servant Roland

I get what you’re trying to say. I admit it.

Servant Roland

Yeah… It’s certainly true. Most aren’t even aware of what they’re doing.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

You really understand me~? I’m touched.

Servant Roland

…Thanks for the coffee.

Patron Librarian - Soc. Sciences Chesed

You’re always welcome~

Trivia

• The lines recited by Roland at the start of the episode are the third stanza of the poem "Prière pour aimer la douleur" by Francis Jammes, using a translation by Chi-young Kim for The Investigation by J.M. Lee. The usage of this poem continues through the story, in episodes where Roland's past is relevant.