I was confused about the whole plot of the game...but I did some research. Well, alot of research, but thanks to that translation at zarathustraDOTcom it wasn't so hard. Here's to those who are utterly confused (like me) Fair warning: SPOILERS. Enjoy.
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Brainstorming
Jr.: It's time we had a conversation about what brought us to this point. You know, us all meeting up by chance. I think not.
Jin: All things considered. There are a lot of coincidences in the world…
Shion: What's wrong? Tryin to cover things up?
chaos: Oh, give him a break. We've all got skeletons in the closet. Isn't that why you brought us here, Jr.?
Jr.: Exactly. Couldn't have put it better!
Ziggy: Yeah, I know.
Jr.: Ay, what was that sly comment?
MOMO: You two are gonna argue again? Honestly, you two need to lighten up.
Jr.: Tell that to him!
Jin: sighs Can we get to the point, Jr.?
Shion: Or do we have to listen to you squabble.
chaos: Oddly, I'd rather hear them fuss, than have to hear you worry about KOS-MOS all the time.
Shion: What!
KOS-MOS: It is true. What am I? A baby? I can take care of myself!
Shion: I never thought you'd say such a thing…
KOS-MOS: I did. Get over it.
MOMO: You don't have to be so heartless…
Jr.: Like Ziggy.
Ziggy: rolls eyes
Jin: I knew it, chaos. By the end of the day everyone's going to be yelling at the top of their lungs.
chaos: I see it coming too, Jin.
Jr.: Alright, alright. I'm gonna be the bigger man and get this discussion started.
Ziggy: nearly laughs
Shion: hopelessly suppress laughter
Jin: snickers
chaos: odd grin sits upon his face
KOS-MOS: couldn't help but smirk
MOMO: puts hands over mouth
Jr.: looks around the room Hey, why does everyone look as if they're gonna laugh?
Ziggy: Come on, Jr. Bigger man?
everyone falls out laughing. reminiscent of a grin forms on Ziggy's face
MOMO: face turns red from torrents of laughter
Jr.: blushes Hey! You know what I mean!
after another minute; laughter subsides
Jr.: As I was saying…
Shion: cracks a silly smile
everyone laughs even louder
Jr.: I give up!
chaos: Alright, Jr., we sincerely promise that we won't laugh anymore.
Jr: looks around room again and heads nod So, anyways draws out word we're here to piece the story together starting with you, old man.
Ziggy: Me?
Jr.: Yeah, you're the oldest one here. snickers
Ziggy: I don't know… maybe we should start with chaos.
chaos: What are you trying to say?
Ziggy: I saw you…before…
Shion: Come to think of it, I'm certain I saw you in one my dreams before I even met you…
Jin: And you haven't aged a bit after 14 years…
MOMO: You are more than what you appear…
chaos: People! I've made this fact quite obvious I believe. But I've saved all yall asses at least once. Just wait until the last installment of Xenosaga!
Jin: Feisty today, aren't we?
Shion: Well, let's not pressure him.
Jr.: Which means, back to you, old man!
Ziggy: Look, the only thing you need to know is that I saved MOMO from the U-tic's clutches.
Jr.: I wasn't born yesterday, old man…
everyone snickers
Jin: Come on, Jr., born yesterday!
everyone bursts out laughing
Jr.: Enough! blushes again
soon everyone gets serious again
Shion: I've been wanting to know the same thing, Ziggy. I mean, if the creators even bothered putting you in the game…
Jin: Yeah.
everyone agrees
Ziggy: Fine, since everyone's so curious, I'll start…
I used to be in the police dpt. Lucky me; I was assigned to the Voyager case…
MOMO: whispers to chaos Was that actually lucky?
chaos: whispers back No he was being sarcastic. Listen closely, MOMO, I doubt he'll repeat himself.
Ziggy: Just as my team nearly got to the bottom of it. We were arrested… I'm sure Yuriev meant to do that.
Jr.: What?
Ziggy: That's right, Jr.
Jr.: So…he was involved with Voyager?
Ziggy: He was essentially the one who recruited him as his assassin. His goals were like everyone else's; he wanted the Zohar. Then came U-DO. It was what drove them both crazy, but Voyager was the one getting his hands dirty…Certain events took place, I'm not sure what exactly, but it resulted in creating the black testament; Voyager.
MOMO: I was just wondering…did you ever find out who Voyager was?
Ziggy: At the last minute. It was…Elrich. Elrich Webber.
Jaws drop
Jin: Wasn't he part of your detachment team?
Ziggy: Yeah, I know, it was the person I least suspected. Although, the signs were pretty obvious, I just never thought…he was capable…
Jr.: Hm. That sucks. You know, with the Zohar around didn't you ever encounter the Gnosis?
Ziggy: No, the Gnosis came about after the Militian Conflict. You should know that.
Jr.: Just testing you.
Shion: If you don't mind…why? Why did Voyager have to kill all those people?
Ziggy: sighs Voyager…he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. You see, he had this disorder; a congenital brain disorder.
Jin: You mean that disorder that impairs the place in your brain where working memories are produced?
Jr.: What? I don't understand?
Ziggy: Of coarse you don't.
Jr.: Look, old man…!
Shion: Stop it you two! He was just getting to the good part! Jr., plain and simple, Elrich lacked the ability to remember.
Ziggy: Yes, but by becoming a slave to the UMN, it allowed him to preserve short-term memories.
Jr.: Okay…
Ziggy: Which also makes him immensely compatible with the network; UMN. He was like an eluding shadow; the perfect one to commit all those murders in the network. It would've been impossible to catch him seeing as he can enter and exit the network at will.
Shion: Makes sense…
Ziggy: A great amount of information is in the UMN, as you all should know. He bit more than he could chew and hacked into the core structure of the UMN…
Shion: Isn't that dangerous? Something like that shouldn't be tinkered with by human hands.
Ziggy: It was pretty stupid of him, but it happened. Which was where he stumbled upon…U-DO. But one cannot truly understand it and for a netholic like him, it was unbearable. He believed it was….the end of the world. Plagued by visions and nightmares of death. Feelings of loneliness….He made some kind of contract with U-DO and part of it was to talk to certain man…Dmitri Yuriev.
Jr.: Why?
Ziggy: He was the first voyager; tormented by U-DO…Supposedly, Elrich thought he himself was giving people rest without them having to see the horrors of death. Salvation in a sense.
Shion: So he took it upon himself…
Ziggy: I'm not so sure if it was him just part of the contract…but what he didn't understand was that he was nothing more than a tool…
Shion: How can you say that!
Ziggy: I'm only telling you as it is, Shion. It may not always be pleasant.
Jin: So…what about the testament.
Ziggy: The U-DO had merely used Elrich and when it was finished his contract was revoked.
Shion: So all those lives…
Ziggy: Was for nothing. His victims' consciousnesses were kept within him. I'm sure those shreds of memories are still with him…
Shion: …trapped.
Ziggy: With his failed contract, it wasn't U-DO which changed him into a testament…someone else was involved…
Jin: And there's yet a bigger picture.
Everyone is silent and take their time to absorb all of the information.
That was only Ziggy's story. Wait until you hear the rest tehe
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