Kamila: *sigh* I can't believe Christmas Eve is almost over. It's 11:56 right now, which means there are only four minutes left. Lynne even promised she'd give me a present...

Missile: Now! Let the game begin!

Sissel: Sure, let's go.

Missile: Um, about your "powers," basically, you can possess and manipulate things. And since you're a ghost, you can possess with the Ghost button!

Sissel: (The Ghost button? Guess I should give it a touch and see.)

[Ghost]

Sissel: Whoa!

Missile: This is the Ghost World. Right now, you're possessing a telephone. But you should try possessing other things! Give the top screen a glance whenever you want to see how to do something!

[Jump to drawer/umbrella]

Missile: Ooh, looks like you managed to possess something else! Now let's see what you can do with it!

Sissel: Manipulate it, you mean?

Missile: Yup, and to do that, you first have to return to the land of the living. This time, the Back button is your ticket out of the Ghost World.

Sissel: (Better give that Back button a touch, I guess.)

[Back]

Missile: Okay! Next comes the Trick button! That's how you manipulate the thing you're possessing!

[Trick]

Sissel: So that was me just now, eh? I manipulated that with my powers...

Missile: That makes you the Master of the Dead!

Sissel: Which is something I'd rather NOT be the master of, thank you very much.

Missile: Anyway! We've gotta get Miss Kamila her present before midnight!

Sissel: Speaking of present, where exactly is it?

Missile: Umm, well, all I know is that it's a wooden box... ... Oh, hey! I've got an idea! Why don't we take a look around this room and see if we can't find it?

Sissel: "Look around"...? We can do that?!

Missile: Sure, it's easy! All you have to do is slide the screen, in your case.

Sissel: Slide the screen, eh?

Missile: Or just use [d-pad] -- it does the same thing!

Sissel: (Guess I should try looking for this "wooden box" of a present...)

Missile: Now! The game is afoot!

[If you read Kamila's thought bubble during the tutorial]

Kamila: Lynne even promised she'd give me a present... I guess work is keeping her busy. Oh, I know! I'll listen to some music!

Missile: Sissel! It's nice of you to listen to her, but time's still passing us by! It's important to listen to others, but if we can't make any progress, then...

Sissel: (Possess and manipulate, eh? "Ghost," and then "Trick"...) If I want to use my "powers of the dead," I'm going to have to use those buttons. (As they say, everything starts with a touch!)

[Manipulate - phone]

Sissel: I can't use the phone lines in this "Trial Version." Maybe I should touch Ghost and try possessing something else.

[Dialog bubble]

Missile: Now! Let's give Miss Kamila her present!

Sissel: You said it's a wooden box of some sort, right? But I have to get it before I can get it to her.

Missile: You know what I do when I'm in a jam? I roll around and around. Then again, I do that even when I'm not, which is pretty much most of the day!

Sissel: (The only things rolling here are my eyes... Besides, I'd rather slide the screen to take a look around. Better get going.)

[Manipulate - umbrella] (to drop headphones in tank)

Kamila: How did I manage to do that? Lynne just bought those headphones, too... How about if we tell her you did it, Missile?

[Dialog bubble]

Sissel: There, now the little lady won't be able to listen to her music.

Missile: That's a really terrible thing you just did, Sissel.

Sissel: How am I supposed to answer when you're glaring at me like that? (It looks like I can change the outcome of events with some good timing. I'd better keep that fact nugget in mind...)

[Manipulate - door] (to hit Missile, while Kamila is getting headphones)

Missile: Wh-what do you think you're doing?!

Sissel: Oh, uh... sorry, Missile. It's just that when I see something small and puntable...

Missile: Do I look like a football to you?!

Sissel: (These powers are more fun than I thought...)

[Manipulate - door] (to hit rat after dropping a donut)

Missile: Wow! You sent that thing flying!

Sissel: I like to keep things tidy. Heh heh.

Missile: Well, you'll never catch me near that door! Nope, no way!

Sissel: (Just great... Now that he's said that, it makes me want to "tidy" him up too.)

[Manipulate - door] (When Missile is next to it after Kamila comes to quieten him down)

Sissel: (Ha ha! I did it!)

Missile: You know, you're not making a friend out of me by gloating in my face...

Sissel: Ah, sorry, Missile. For some reason, I just really, really wanted to send you flying.

Missile: That's all right. It's better that you did it on purpose than by accident. Just don't do it again, okay?!

Sissel: (What was that all about? He sure let me off the hook lightly...)

[Manipulate - donuts. Let Missile bark at the rat.]

Kamila: Missile! You know you're not supposed to bark like that!

Missile: Whenever I heroically bark like that... Miss Kamila always comes to praise me and my bravery!

Sissel: ......... That wasn't exactly "praise" she was giving you, Missile.

Missile: Huh, really? But I thought it was... I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

Sissel: (But no one is entitled to their own facts...)

[Manipulate - donuts.] (after one has fallen)

Sissel: Huh? (I can't make another donut fall.)

Missile: Hmm, what do we do now? Without that donut, the squeaky guy won't come, and I won't bark!

Sissel: Yeah, and the barking part is your favorite, right? (Hmm... it looks like only one donut will fall.)

[Manipulate - star ornament]

Missile: Whoo! I just love barking!

Sissel: And causing the little lady trouble, it seems.

Missile: Say what you will, but... ...barking runs through my veins! It's like music to my ears! It's something we dogs take a lot of pride in, you know.

Sissel: (You'd do well to throw that pride away, in this case... But before you do, I wonder if I can use that "noise" to my advantage somehow?)

[Manipulate - latch]

Sissel: That thing I just made drop... That was the "wooden box," wasn't it?

Missile: Yeah, I think so!

Sissel: Which means that's the "present," I guess.

Missile: Ooh! Great job! You really did it, Sissel!

Sissel: (Now all we have to do... ... is give it to the little lady somehow...)

(Clock chimes)

Missile: Oh, no! That's the clock! Once it chimes twelve times...

Sissel: ... Our time's up, eh? (Can I still make it, or am I already too late?)

Missile: Don't give up yet! You never know, so keep on trying!

(Time runs out.)

Missile: Sorry, Sissel, but it looks like we're out of time.

Sissel: That final stroke of midnight was our time limit, eh?

Missile: Let's try possessing and manipulating other things and see how they work!

Sissel: (Sounds like a plan. I should give it another shot from the beginning.)

(Time runs out after restart.)

Sissel: Time can be such a harsh mistress, as can her servant, the time limit.

Missile: Well, if you still can't find the present, I suggest taking a look around!

Sissel: You mean the whole "slide the screen" thing? (Or that [d-pad] thing...)

Missile: Yeah! And I'm sure you can create a path for yourself by manipulating things!

Sissel: (This is no time to be picky -- I've got to give possessing everything I can a try!)

[Rewind]

Sissel: Guess I'd better rewind the clock again and see if I can pick up any others clues.

[Return to Title]

Sissel: This isn't the end of the "Trial Version," but maybe I just need a break?

(Alternate dialog if you let Kamila put her headphones on)

[Manipulate - donuts.]

Sissel: Bark too loudly much?

Missile: I can't help it! It's the squeaky guy's fault! If I don't make a stand, he'll walk all over me!

Sissel: That's besides the point... But I guess no matter how much of a racket you make, she won't hear you. (All because of those headphones.)

Missile: Miss Kamila's off in her own world, huh?

Sissel: Not unlike a certain furball I know...

[Manipulate - star ornament]

Sissel: I'm speechless... I can't believe the little lady can't hear any of this noise.

Missile: Whenever she puts those red things on, that's it! I can call her name until my throat is sore, but she never hears me!

Sissel: (That bad, huh...?)

Missile: To be perfectly honest... I hate those red things!

Sissel: In that case, I guess I should shut this ornament off...

[Time runs out after you drop the present and play the ornament]

Sissel: Darn, I thought I had it...

Missile: But you couldn't get Miss Kamila to even look your way, could you?

Sissel: Well, what do you expect with those headphones sitting on her head?

Missile: Yeah, once she puts them on, Miss Kamila turns "invincible" in a sense.

Sissel: (I guess, first and foremost, I have to do something about those headphones.)

Missile: Remember, if you ever find yourself thinking, "I messed up!" I recommend giving [Rewind] a touch!

(End alternate dialog)

[Manipulate - ornament] (after dropping present)

Kamila: What's this? It looks like a music box. Oh, I just knew Lynne got a present for me!

Sissel: Looks like we made it this time around.

Missile: Yeah, we brought a smile to Miss Kamila's face.

Sissel: While bringing one to yours, too, it seems, Missile.

Missile: It's all thanks to you, Sissel!

Sissel: Thanks, but now I've got to go.

Missile: You do?! But you just got here! Um, Sissel...? Do you think... we'll ever see each other again?

Sissel: Sure, I don't see why not. Especially if you happen to die again.

Missile: Really? Well, just in case we don't, I'll... I'll... I'll never forget you!