History VideoGame / CatsAndTheOtherLives

* RedHerring: Early on it looks like some of the family members are involved in the mysterious cult which Bernard has been alluded to be a part of. In one scene [[spoiler:Dawn]] announces the resurrection of Cassandra Blackwell is imminent. [[spoiler:Turns out, Cassandra is Dawn's character's name in [[DungeonsAndDragons D&D]] and unrelated to the mysteries of the house.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: No one knows what really happened to Thomas Mason after he went missing and while most of the mysteries are answered in the game, this one never is. Karl mentions to Addy that closure only happens in stories and in this case the family never learned what happened to him, but the worst can be assumed considering the effort and resources that were put into looking for him.

* BastardAngst: Dawn suffers from bits of this.

** Loraine is arguably one of the biggest antagonists in the game towards Aspen when he needs to be moving around the house. But Lorraine also suffers from dementia and believes she is having conversations with [[spoiler:Bernard, whom she is furious for his actions in the past and going out to build a failed commune cult in the middle of Death Valley and the subsequent loss of her son, Thomas.]]

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Aspen is this to multiple characters, but most of all Aspen is this to, surprisingly, [[spoiler:Shannon. The last person you might expect this to apply to, since she is rather cold to the cat. But she still cares for Aspen who comforts her when she is considering selling the house and down in the dumps.]] Shannon is also shown to connect emotionally to a painting featuring a mother cat and her kittens and even calls Aspen ''Darling'' when she wants him to leave to go outside. And [[RageBreakingPoint she does not take kindly to losing Aspen to the pound in Chapter 3 at all (not helping it happened right in front of her) and becomes defensive, even getting in a fight with Dawn.]] When Aspen reappears again, weak, she breaks down, cradling him and her hair, which she has been keeping neat throughout the game, is messy. She was worried she'd lost him like she lost Thomas]].

* NotNowWereTooBusyCryingOverYou: Kinda. [[spoiler:Aspen's meows after he returns to the house, after escaping the pound's van are intially ignored in favour of Shannon calling them out over the phone]]. And when a fight breaks out between the family, it's up to Aspen try and get through to them.

* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Will. On account of being a small child, but his notion that Aspen is seeing things and discovering the mysteries of the house is correct.

* UncertainDoom: Aspen is noted to be quite an old cat at the start of the game and many characters make reference to his age and how Aspen will die soon. [[spoiler:That said, during the epilogue of the game, the family reconciles and is getting ready to leave the house behind. It is not known where Aspen will end up after the house is sold and since his owner Bernard is dead, but the members of the family seem to care about him. It is also possible that Aspen died in the end peacefully in his sleep, with the game's conclusion. The fact that Aspen's abilities to jump and move have also become limited during the ending and him seeming more exhausted than ever may support this. It is left ambiguous whether Aspen has died or not, but it is heavily implied.]]

** Uriel Mason also applies due to his SmallRoleBigImpact in shaping Bernard Mason into the man he became and perpetuating generational trauma.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: While pretending to be a "[[ParanormalInvestigation paranormic investogator]]", Will accuses Aspen on spying on the family and even seeing ghosts. At certain times he takes to following the cat around the house, complete with his very own, rather amusing theme.

* HellIsThatNoise: As Aspen, you will frequently hear noises, banging and muttering, that you must investigate the source of.

* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is prone to this due to her implied dementia and he regression to past events. [[spoiler:We learn the context in Chapter 2. Thomas Mason ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune in Death Valley, which failed. Bernard returned home, and Lorraine chewed him out for it, demanding that he find her son. She continues this to the present day, even reciting full conversations between herself, Uriel, and Bernard. At times Lorraine becomes a ghostly memory and relives the moment after the police suggests she focus on her surviving children.]]

* RedHerring: Early on it looks like some of the family members are involved in the mysterious cult which Bernard has been alluded to be a part of. [[spoiler:Dawn]] in one scene announces the resurrection of Cassandra Blackwell is oncoming. [[spoiler:Turns out Cassandra is Dawn's role-playing name in DND and unrelated to the mysteries of the house.]]

* SpeechImpediment: Addy suffers from one but her mother Shannon shows hints of this too.

* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Will. On account of being a small child but his notions that Aspen is seeing things and discovering the mysteries of the house are correct.

We Shall Walk the boundless fields of Aaru. \\

''Cats and the Other Lives'' is a point-and-click adventure game created by Cultic Games.

After the death of the patriarch of the Masons, Bernard Mason passes. His family return to their childhood homes to settle matters once and for all.

The game follows a point-and-click adventure game and the family cat, Aspen and explore the family's past along with the trauma, hopes and mysteries that have been kept over the years.

* AffairBlameTheBastard: While we never really learn about Lorraine's perspective regarding Dawn, Shannon does not take to her half-sister that well. [[spoiler:It reaches a breaking point, which Shannon alludes to in an argument where Dawn smashes a bottle towards Shannon. It also doesn't help that Dawn was only found out by her father when her mother died of cancer when she was young, barely a year after Thomas went missing, whom Shannon blamed herself for.]]
* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: [[spoiler:Dawn's roleplaying character Cassandra Blackwell]] has many familiar characteristics with her actual real-life counterpart, but [[spoiler:Murray's character Murraegh Ironson takes the cake, as he alludes to heavily in his backstory with Murraegh's son dying from a disease. Which Dawn catches on.]]
* AwfulWeddedLife: While it is difficult to assume the rest of their marriage as they got older, [[spoiler:Lorraine and Bernard's marriage was one. Especially considering how Lorraine regresses back to painful memories of their marriage together and why she lashes out at Aspen]]. And while not as bad as that marriage, [[spoiler:Jonathan and Shannon are also considering getting a divorce]].

** Loraine is arguably one of the biggest antagonists in the game towards Aspen when she needs to be moving around the house. But Lorraine also suffers from Dementia and believes she is having conversations with [[spoiler:Bernard, whom she is furious for his actions in the past and going out to build a failed commune cult in the middle of Death Valley and the subsequent loss of her son, Thomas.]]

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Aspen is this to multiple characters, but the most Aspen is to is surprising to [[spoiler:Shannon. The last person you might expect this to apply since she is cold to Aspen. But she still cares for Aspen who comforts Shannon when she is considering selling the house and down the dumps. Shannon is also shown to connect emotionally to a painting featuring a mother cat and her kittens and even calls Aspen ''Darling'' when she wants to leave to go outside and [[RageBreakingPoint she does not take to losing Aspen to the pound in Chapter 3 at all (not helping it happened right in front of her) and becomes defensive, even getting in a fight with Dawn.]] When Aspen reappears again, weak she breaks down, cradling him and her hair which she has been keeping neat throughout the game is messy. She was worried she lost him like she lost Thomas]].
* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events. [[spoiler:We learn the context in Chapter 2. Thomas Mason ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune in Death Valley which failed. Bernard returns home, and Lorraine grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son. She continues this in the present day, even reciting full conversations between herself, Uriel, and Bernard. At times Lorraine becomes a ghostly memory and relives the moment after the police suggests she focus on her surviving children.]]
* MeaningfulName: Aspen, the cat. Stated very early on. All of Aspen's ancestors have been named Aspen by Bernard, but also of the symbolism attached to Aspen trees. They are often left out to help the deceased to rebirth, [[spoiler:which is even referenced somewhat in the achievement Back from The Dead after you save Liam from his suicide attempt]], and are noted frequently in the game for its ability to clone itself.
* MistakenIdentity: PlayedForDrama and Justified due to her dementia. Lorraine thinks Aspen is [[spoiler:Bernard at times due to her recollecting past events and lashes out on Aspen as a result]].
* NotNowKiddo: More like Not Now Cat. [[spoiler:After Liam's attempted suicide, attempts to draw Dr Jonathan's Carmichael's attention fail due to this initially.]]
* NotNowWereTooBusyCryingOverYou: Kinda. [[spoiler:Aspen's meows after she returns to the house, after escaping the Pound's van are intially ignored in favour of Shannon calling them out over the phone and when a fight breaks out between the family. It's up to Aspen try and get through to them.]]

** Uriel Mason also applies due to his SmallRoleBigImpact in shaping Bernard Manson into the man he is and perpetuating generational trauma.
** Beth Manson Carmichael is the daughter of Shannon and Jonathan who is in college and isn't at the funeral or in the house during the game. Still, tensions exist between her sister and mother with their calls, texts and general conversations together.
** And in a semi-literal sense, most of the family members' memories appear like ghosts for that matter at some point.
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:Murray]] has one a broken wooden humanoid trinket which he tries to keep Aspen from. [[spoiler:It's revealed when creating his roleplaying character Murraegh it is one of the last possessions his son made for him.]]
* UncertainDoom: Aspen is noted to be quite an old cat at the start of the game and many characters make reference to that and how Aspen will die soon. [[spoiler:That said, during the final epilogue of the game, the family reconciles and getting ready to leave the house behind. It is not known where Aspen will even end up after the house is sold and her owner Bernard is dead but there are clearly members in the family willing to look after Aspen, like Shannon and Dawn possibly. It is also possible that Aspen died at the end peacefully in her sleep with the game's conclusion. This can be supported by Aspen's abilities to jump and move have also been limited during the end and Aspen seems to be more exhausted than ever. It is left ambiguous whether Aspen has died or not but it is heavily implied.]]

** In Chapter 1 after attempts to get a wooden statue from [[spoiler:Murray, he suddenly kicks Aspen to get it back and sobs afterwards, cradling it close]].
** Near the end of Chapter 2, [[spoiler:after a family argument and accidentally slapping his wife you enter the bathroom window and see Liam in a bathtub of his own blood]].

** In Chapter 3, [[spoiler:Karl Henninger says this to Bernard picture frame while alone.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: No one knows what really happened to Thomas Mason after he went missing and while many of the mysteries are answered in the game. This one never is. Karl mentions to Addy that closure only happens in stories and in this case the family never learned what happened to him but the worse can be assumed considering the effort and resources that were put into looking for him.

* ShockingMoments:
** In Chapter 1 after attempts to get a wooden statue from [[spoiler:Murray. He suddenly kicks Aspen to get it back and sobs afterwards, cradling it close.]]
** Chapter 2. [[spoiler:Liam's Attempted Suicide.]]

* WhamShot: Near the end of Chapter 2, [[spoiler:after a family argument and accidentally slapping his wife you enter the bathroom window and see Liam in a bathtub of his own blood]].

* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events. [[spoiler:We learn the context in Chapter 2. after Thomas Mason ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune in Death Valley which failed. He returns home, and Lorraine grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son. She continues this in the present day, even reciting full conversations between herself, Uriel, and Bernard. At times Lorraine becomes a ghostly memory and relives the moment after the police suggests she focus on her surviving children.]]
* MeaningfulName: Aspen, the cat. Stated very early on. All of Aspen's ancestors have been named Aspen by Bernard, but also of the symbolism attached to Aspen trees. They are often left out to help the deceased to rebirth [[spoiler:this is even referenced somewhat in the achievement Back from The Dead after you save Liam from his suicide attempt]] and are noted frequently in the game for its ability to clone itself.

* NotNowWereTooBusyCryingOverYou: Kinda. [[spoiker:Aspen's meows after she returns to the house, after escaping the Pound's van are intially ignored in favour of Shannon calling them out over the phone and when a fight breaks out between the family. It's up to Aspen try and get through to them.]]

->
''Leaving the material sheath behind us,

We Shall Walk the boundless fields of Aaru.


Unburnt by the blinding flames of vanity,

We shall find the Carven Path.


Released from the illusions of the Usurper,

We shall taste the everlasting peace.


Bearing our breasts to the blades of contempt,

We shall find our rightful place among kin.


Cleansed of the spectre of great,

We shall replace this tyranny with the guiding light.


In the end,

We shall become,

* AffairBlameTheBastard: While we never really learn about Lorraine's perspective regarding Dawn. Shannon does not take to her half-sister Dawn that well. [[spoiler: It reaches a breaking point, which Shannon alludes to this in an argument that Dawn smashes a bottle towards Shannon for. It also doesn't help that Dawn was only found out by her father when her mother died of cancer when she was young. Barely a year after Thomas went missing, whom Shannon blamed herself for. ]]
* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: [[spoiler: Dawn's roleplaying character Cassandra Blackwell]] has many familiar characteristics with her actual real-life counterpart but [[spoiler: Murray's character Murraegh's Ironson takes the cake as he alludes heavily in his backstory with Murraegh's son dying from a disease. Which Dawn catches on.]]
* AwfulWeddedLife: While it is difficult to assume the rest of their marriage as they got older, [[spoiler: Lorraine and Bernard's marriage was one. Especially considering how Lorraine regresses back to painful memories of their marriage together and why she lashes out at Aspen.]] And while not as bad as [[spoiler: Bernard and Lorraine's. Jonathan and Shannon are also considering getting a divorce.]]

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Poor, poor Mason children. [[spoiler: They just wanted their dad back after he left to try and start a utopian commune in Death Valley. Thomas left to try and find him and while Bernard did come back. Thomas never did. ]]
* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Masons. BIG TIME. Granted, they try and work through their issues but this still applies.
* BilingualBonus: Several. Señora Mercedes Núñez often talks in GratuitousSpanish in her conversations to the family, even explaining the meanings behind them on occasion. When Farrah is alone in the bedroom, after you discover her visa is failing, she mutters in Arabic to herself. And while Murray's is a throwaway line in Chapter 2. He mentions the Irish term for St Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) correctly with a night he had.
* BirdsOfAFeather: Why Murray got hired by Bernard. [[spoiler: Both of them lost their sons.]]

* CatsAreMagic: Considering Aspen's ability to see events from the past. This applies.

* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler: A complicated example. Attempted defector from decadence. Bernard Mason, after learning the extent of his father's work and by extension his family and gradually became completely disillusioned by his actions. It's why he and other idealists attempted to start a utopian cult in Death Valley. After that failed, he returned home after Thomas' disappearance]]
* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler: The Pound which netted Aspen suddenly in Chapter 3 in front of Shannon and Murray.]]
* EpicFail: [[spoiler: To say the plans for Aaru went badly was an understatement. Then again the plans were shortsighted. Building far away from most of civilisation and in a humid desert environment was never going to turn out well. A dead city indeed.]]

** Murray's attachment to his wooden figurine so much so that he [[spoiler: would kick Aspen away from it just to keep it safe, but this is due to the fact it is [[TragicKeepsake the last remaining possession his son made for him.]]]]
** Loraine is arguably one of the biggest antagonists in the game towards Aspen when she needs to be moving around the house. But Lorraine also suffers from Dementia and believes she is having conversations with [[spoiler: Bernard, whom she is furious for his actions in the past and going out to build a failed commune cult in the middle of Death Valley and the subsequent loss of her son, Thomas.]]

* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler: Shannon says this nearly word for word after an emotional breakdown, confessing she encouraged Thomas to leave to find Bernard.]]
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Aspen is this to multiple characters but the most Aspen is to is surprising to [[spoiler: Shannon. The last person you might expect this to apply since she is cold to Aspen. But she still cares for Aspen who comforts Shannon when she is considering selling the house and down the dumps. Shannon is also shown to connect emotionally to a painting featuring a mother cat and her kittens and even calls Aspen ''Darling'' when she wants to leave to go outside and [[RageBreakingPoint she does not take to losing Aspen to the pound in Chapter 3 at all (not helping it happened right in front of her) and becomes defensive, even getting in a fight with Dawn.]] When Aspen reappears again, weak she breaks down, cradling him and her hair which she has been keeping neat throughout the game is messy. She was worried she lost him like she lost Thomas.]]
* MadnessMantra: Lorainne is frequent to this due to her implied dementia and regressing to past memories and events [[spoiler: we learn this context in Chapter 2. When after Thomas Mason ran away to find his father, Bernard, after he attempted to start a commune in Death Valley which failed. He returns home, and Lorraine grills him out for it, demanding that Bernard find her son. She continues this in the present day, even reciting full conversations between herself, Uriel, and Bernard. At times Lorraine becomes a ghostly memory and relives the moment after the police suggests she focus on her surviving children. ]]
* MeaningfulName: Aspen, the cat. Stated very early on. All of Aspen's ancestors have been named Aspen by Bernard, but also of the symbolism attached to Aspen trees. They are often left out to help the deceased to rebirth [[spoiler: this is even referenced somewhat in the achievement Back from The Dead after you save Liam from his suicide attempt]] and are noted frequently in the game for its ability to clone itself.
* MistakenIdentity: PlayedForDrama and Justified due to her dementia. Lorraine thinks Aspen is [[spoiler: Bernard at times due to her recollecting past events and lashes out on Aspen as a result]]
* NotNowKiddo: More like Not Now Cat. [[spoiler: After Liam's attempted suicide, attempts to draw Dr Jonathan's Carmichael's attention fail due to this initially.]]
* NotNowWereTooBusyCryingOverYou: Kinda. [[spoiker: Aspen's meows after she returns to the house, after escaping the Pound's van are intially ignored in favour of Shannon calling them out over the phone and when a fight breaks out between the family. It's up to Aspen try and get through to them]]
* OnceMoreWithClarity: Considering the game's themes and gameplay, it's natural this would occur. One example of this is a conversation between Bernard and Murray with Bernard being angry at Murray for not completing the winter garden in time. [[spoiler: When in actuality, it was because Shannon was coming, and both had plans to raid the cellar to mix drinks.]]

* PassedInTheirSleep: [[spoiler: Possibly what happened to Aspen in the end.]]
* PetTheDog: Pet the Cat. Several of the Masons pet Aspen throughout the game. Notably after receiving a [[spoiler: recording from Aspen, Dawn hugs her tightly.]] The other person worth of note is [[spoiler: Shannon, who first has Aspen in her lap when she is considering listening to her husband and selling the house or keeping it and secondly, a major moment when she breaks down after discovering Aspen is alive and found, hugging her fiercely.
* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Shannon]], who is known to be collected, and sensible and chides Addy for swearing, reaches it over the phone after [[spoiler: the pound illegally took Aspen in front of her, citing the eight inches from private property rule and then having lost Aspen.]] She retorts on the call.
--> [[spoiler: ''Shannon'':]] [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]] your eight inches rule.
* RedHerring: Early on it looks like some of the family members are involved in the mysterious cult which Bernard has been alluded to be a part of. [[spoiler: Dawn in]] in one scene announces the resurrection of Cassandra Blackwell is oncoming. [[spoiler: Turns out Cassandra is Dawn's role-playing name in DND and unrelated to the mysteries of the house.]]

** In Chapter 1 after attempts to get a wooden statue from [[spoiler: Murray. He suddenly kicks Aspen to get it back and sobs afterwards, cradling it close.]]
** Chapter 2. [[spoiler: Liam's Attempted Suicide.]]
* Shoutout: After tricking Will by hiding the second time he references [[ParaNorman

* SpiderSense: Aspen has one to detect memories of the past, mice, birds [[spoiler: and critically Liam's dying gasps after cutting his wrists]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: [[spoiler: Dawn and Murray's]] roleplaying characters show suspicious similarities with their real-life counterparts.
* TheAlcoholic: Liam Mason. When the memory of his father appeared in Chapter 1, he didn't recognise Liam without a bottle in his hand.

* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: Murray]] has one a broken wooden humanoid trinket which he tries to keep Aspen from. [[spoiler: It's revealed when creating his roleplaying character Murraegh it is one of the last possessions his son made for him]]
* UncertainDoom: Aspen is noted to be quite an old cat at the start of the game and many characters make reference to that and how Aspen will die soon. [[spoiler: That said, during the final epilogue of the game, the family reconciles and getting ready to leave the house behind. It is not known where Aspen will even end up after the house is sold and her owner Bernard is dead but there are clearly members in the family willing to look after Aspen, like Shannon and Dawn possibly. It is also possible that Aspen died at the end peacefully in her sleep with the game's conclusion. This can be supported by Aspen's abilities to jump and move have also been limited during the end and Aspen seems to be more exhausted than ever. It is left ambiguous whether Aspen has died or not but it is heavily implied. ]]

* WhamShot: Near the end of Chapter 2, [[spoiler: after a family argument and accidentally slapping his wife you enter the bathroom window and see Liam in a bathtub of his own blood.]]

** In Chapter 3[[spoiler: Karl Henninger says this to Bernard picture frame while alone]]
--> ''Goodbye [[spoiler: [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove my love.'']]]]

* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: [[spoiler: Dawn's roleplaying character Cassandra Blackwell]] has many familiar characteristics with her actual real life counterpart but [[spoiler: Murray's character Murraegh's Ironson takes the cake as he alludes heavily in his backstory with Murraegh's son dying from a disease. Which Dawn catches on.]]
* AwfulWeddedLife: While it is difficult to assume the rest of their marriage as they got older, [[spoiler: Lorraine and Bernard's marriage was one. Especially considering how Lorraine regresses back to painful memories of their marriage together and why she lashes out at Aspen.]] And while not as bad as [[spoiler: Bernard and Lorraine's. Jonathan and Shannon are also considering getting a divorce.]]
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Poor poor Mason children. [[spoiler: They just wanted their dad back after he left to try and start a utopian commune in Death Valley. Thomas left to try and find him and while Bernard did come back. Thomas never did. ]]

** Loraine, arguably one of the biggest antagonists in the game towards Aspen and moving around the house, suffers from Dementia and believes she is having conversations with [[spoiler: Bernard, whom she is furious for his actions]]

* ParentsAsPeople: Bernard Mason, Shannon Carmichael [[InsistentTerminology Mason]] and Dr Jonathan Carmichael are particular examples of this but the adult Masons in general.
* PetTheDog: Pet the Cat. Several of the Masons pet Aspen throughout the game.
* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Shannon]] who is known to be collected, sensible and chides Addy for swearing reaches it over the phone after [[spoiler: the pound illegally took Aspen in front of her, citing the eight inches from private property rule and then having lost Aspen.]] She retorts on the call.
** [[spoiler: ''Shannon'':]] [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]] your eight inches rule.

* UncertainDoom: Aspen is noted to be quite an old cat at the start of the game and many characters make reference to that and how Aspen will die soon. [[spoiler: That said during the final epilogue of the game with the family reconciling and getting ready to leave the house behind. It is not known where Aspen will even end up after the house is sold and her owner Bernard is dead but there are clearly members in the family willing to possibly look after Aspen. It is also possible that Aspen died at the end peacefully in her sleep with the end of the words of the Aaru poem recited. Aspen's abilities to jump and move have also been limited during the end and Aspen seems to be more exhausted than ever. ]]

* BilingualBonus: Several. Señora Mercedes Núñez often throughs in GratuitousSpanish in her conversations to the family, even explaining on occasion the meanings. When Farrah is alone in the bedroom, after you discover her visa is failing, she mutters in Arabic to herself. And while Murray's is a throwaway line in Chapter 2. He mentions the Irish term for St Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) correctly with a night he had.

* CoolAunt: Dawn is one to Addy. Dawn mentions she works as an indie game developer for a living which Addy finds cool.

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Aspen is this to multiple characters but the most Aspen is to is surprising to [[spoiler: Shannon. The last person you might expect this to apply to but Aspen comforts Shannon when she is considering selling the house and down the dumps. Shannon is also shown to connect emotionally to a painting featuring a mother cat and her kittens, and she does not take to losing Aspen to the pound in Chapter 3 at all (not helping it happened right in front of her) and becomes defensive, even getting in a fight with Dawn. When Aspen reappears again, weak she breaks down, cradling him and her hair which she has been keeping neat throughout the game is messy. She was worried she lost him like she lost Thomas.]]

** In Chapter 3[[spoiler: Karl Henninger to Bernard picture frame while alone]]: Goodbye [[spoiler: [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove my love.]]]]

''"Leaving the material sheath behind us,

All we created."''

''Leaving the material sheath behind us,

All we created.''

"''Leaving the material sheath behind us,

All we created.''"

''Leaving the material sheath behind us,

We Shall Walk the boundless fields of Aaru.

All we created.''

->''Leaving the material sheath behind us,

->''

Leaving the material sheath behind us,

->''" Leaving the material sheath behind us,

All we created. "''

->''"
Leaving the material sheath behind us,
We Shall Walk the boundless fields of Aaru.

We shall become,

[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]

->''" Is the cat just a pet, or does this creature play a more mysterious role in our lives?"''