Simulated Universe
You sit at the card table across from a one-eyed dealer whose metal prosthetic legs are intertwined with the legs of the Nildis table. His torso runs through a hole in the center of the table with a pinball circling his waist.
He moves his eyeballs to look at you before bowing at you gentlemanly. Next, the dealer distributes the chips and shuffles the cards gracefully with his ten mechanical arms.
“There is a certain chance that you will unfold the most wonderful memory of the world.” The dealer deals a stack of cards to you and adds, “However, you might also reveal some mysterious affairs that aren't supposed to be made known. If you are unlucky, the consequences will be dire.”
You: Flip the card.[1]
Lightfish
Simulated Universe
You open your eyes to see a gigantic lightfish swimming past you. There are magnificent corals under the water of Alepine Islands, and their reefs are swaying. You reach your hand toward the starlight fragments drifting in your surroundings…
Simulated Universe
You have obtained 1 Curio.
“Do you want to draw more cards?”
Failure.
Simulated Universe
You are in a deep slumber. The air is stuffy, and your forehead is covered with beads of sweat. As hard as you try, you are unable to wake up. Just then, a voice comes from the sky and whispers to you in your dream, “… The Stellaron… will fulfill… any wish of yours…“
“I'm very sorry.” Your memory has been interrupted. You look up at the dealer, whose ten arms twist together, forming a spinning matrix and making bullets by converging the gravitational waves. [Enter battle.]
You: Give up. Risk management is important.