Time Capsule
After the Cube Palace incident, Omega seemed a little different.
She started smiling more again, and her steps were full of energy.
She still got lost in thought sometimes, but I trusted she'd open up eventually.
And then, one morning...
Mister! Mister! What time will you be home today?
Hmm. Probably around the usual time?
Usual... usual... Okay! Got it!
Oh! But you have to forget Omega asked that, okay?
Be sure to forget!
...That's how the conversation went, but by the time I finished all my overdue work, it was far later than usual.
I returned to the quarters late, completely worn out.
Zzz...
...Huh?
My room looked completely different.
It was much cleaner than it was in the morning, and the walls were clumsily decorated with paper crafts and balloons.
And on the sofa was...
Zzz...
...Omega?
...
*Yawn...*
Hi... Mister...
...
Eghk?! What?!
Why are you sleeping here?
O-Omega wasn't sleeping! Omega was waiting for you...
Uuugh, Omega messed up the timing...
Omega was waiting to surprise you!
But you came home too late, so Omega fell asleep!
...Surprise me?
Yup! Again! Let's do it again!
When Omega says, "Come in!", you open the door, okay?
Hurry! Hurry!
...Omega pushed me out of my room.
After a moment...
Come in!
Ta-da! Omega's surprise party!
Omega cleaned the whole room and decorated it!
Did Omega do great? Omega's helpful, right?
Omega will tell you!
You know? Omega experienced something amazing recently!
Something went "zing," and a new book unlocked in Omega's database!
Omega wanted to look at it with you, so Omega thought really hard!
And Omega finally figured out how!
What is it?
So, by focusing power like this...
Ta-da!
...A projector?
Yup! Made just for Omega.
If Omega places her forehead here like this...
Done! Transfer complete!
Mister! To the sofa! Hurry! Hurry!
I lay on the sofa just like she asked.
Omega snuggled right into my arm.
Okay, let's start!
[Playing Log #128865.]
...Omega. About the promise you made earlier.
Huh? The one where Omega said she'd stay?
Won't you reconsider?
The future will be harsh and frightening. Tougher than you imagine.
We don't know when you'll wake, and even if you do, you might be all alone.
...It's okay. Omega will be fine.
Daddy, you fought a really scary, hard battle, right?
Omega wants to help.
Omega wants to protect the world Daddy fought so hard to save.
But... everyone is worried.
Ehehe, Omega knows.
Omega is loved, right?
So Omega wants to return that kindness.
See, Mister? Omega wasn't left behind because she was useless!
Daddy and everyone were worried about Omega.
But Omega chose to stay behind!
...So that's what happened.
Uh-huh!
...
...Hehe. So anyway.
Omega wants to write a letter.
A letter?
Yup! It's for Omega ten years in the future.
Omega got courage from hearing that old conversation.
Maybe the future Omega might gain courage by seeing Omega from the present, right?
Hi, future Omega!
Did you succeed in the Journey? Did you get all your memories back?
Is Cube Palace still making trouble?
Oh, right! In ten years... maybe you'll like bell peppers—
Omega, stay on topic!
Oh, right! To the point!
...Omega. The future is super scary, right?
Even without knowing everything, Omega already feels lost and uncertain.
So you, future Omega, who knows more, must be even more overwhelmed.
But you know what?
Omega had Daddy, and Mister too.
And lots of friends who cared about Omega.
...Yeah. Omega didn't make the wrong choice.
So hang in there, future Omega!
Whenever you're afraid, watch this again!
...Okay, done!
Your turn now, Mister!
M-me?
Yup! Say something too!
M-me too?!
Uh-huh! It's important!
Future Omega is going to watch this in ten years!
Badump, badump...
Hehe, okay!
Omega will tell you everything, even the hard and scary things!
Omega is loved, so it's okay to do that much!
Eh...
Hey, that's cruel! Poor future Omega!
Don't you have anything else to say?! Huh?
After that, we talked together until Omega fell asleep.
...
...
Objection. I am not. I am in sleep mode.
Do you still believe Omega is weak?
Objection. A single instance is insufficient to revise the evaluation.
...Adjusting evaluation of Omega Control slightly.
Resilience... not extremely low.
You're pretty stubborn too, huh.
Objection.
...
Objection withdrawn.