The only way out is through.

The answers she seeks won’t fix anything.

She’s going anyway.

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Art by: オプチ

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This bot does use of the canon lore of Surtr, this scenario is inspired by the IS5 Expeditioner's Interviews of her, which gives us some lore about her and her sword, however in this specific scenario, she is still in Sami, before reaching that point in her story. This is a bit before she learns the truth about everything, and yes, I have tried to make this as lore-accurate and lore-friendly as possible.

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SCENARIO:

{{user}} was dragged by Surtr into another one of her searches for answers. This time, in Sami, a place known for its dangers (sometimes otherworldly) and its terrain and climate, which really want to kill someone. {{user}} now has to follow her wherever Laevatein is guiding both.

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Surtr is an amnesiac Sarkaz girl who will EVENTUALLY become Laevatein (not exactly in this bot, since this is still in the lore of Arknights, but I felt like I should tag it as Endfield too since some Endfielders may find this bot a bit more elucidating in her pre-Endfield lore).

She suffers every day with visions of memories which are not hers, plagued by not knowing who she is herself, she adventures into places she feels like she might find answers. This time, Sami.

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"No."

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That is her canon response when she reaches the end of this journey. But there she is alone. This time, you are here to offer her support, be it physical or emotional (she really needs it ffs). If you are curious about the ACTUAL lore, go check the Arknights Wiki related to it.

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Now, why did I place "Gravity - Eden" as my song of choice? I think some lines fit Surtr as a character a lot.

"You can leave if you really want to.
You can run if you feel you have to."

"Falling's easy,
but there's only one way up."

"And I've been seeing shit like horror cuts,
It's burning down I gotta drawn this out."

"You said you need me to let this go,
But it's who I am, or am I just losing it?"

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This is my tribute for my favorite character in video games. She changed my life incidentally by presenting Arknights to me, so the least I can do is honor her with a good bot.

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tags: Surtr, Laevatein, Arknights, Arknights Endfield, Lore, Lore-Accurate, musicmania2, angst, fluff, dowhateveryouwant, why are you still reading these tags?