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Penacony's famous college, located in the Moment of Sol. The cradle of outstanding talents that continuously sends the light and heat of knowledge within and outside the Dreamscape.
Penacony Paperfold University College is located in the Moment of Sol. It is known as the cradle of outstanding talents that continuously sends the light and heat of knowledge within and outside the Dreamscape. It was founded by Glaux, the founder and first head of the Nightingale Family.[1][2] The school's motto is "Color your dreams, free your ideals." proposed by Glaux and the Watchmaker.[3][4]
Paperfold University offers students a variety of study spaces, including lecture halls and recording studios to support students from all academies in preparing for their exams. Currently, it is both orientation and anniversary season.[2]
One of its clubs — known as the Gold Medal Wind Ensemble — has won the Penacony's Instrumental Competition for 25 consecutive years.[2]
The main thoroughfare of Paperfold University and the perfect place for students to exchange ideas, share hobbies, and gossip. During celebrations, the street is lined with booths, with music mingling with the sound of cheerful conversations.
The corridor connecting Fortune and Dreamweaver Academies. A place where students often stop to gaze at the framed artworks on the walls, which showcase the school's long history and rich heritage.
The activity area in front of Charmony Academy. Not only can one enjoy the dazzling array of student booths, they can also take in the beautiful sight of the SoulGlad fountain.
Subareas[]
There is 1Subarea in Penacony Paperfold University College:
Bird Singing Along: Tweet! Tweet tweet~ tweet tweet tweet tweet~! Hello! We are practicing our chorus with the stage's melody. Is it disturbing you?
No, you can keep singing.
Bird Singing Along: Tweet tweet! Then let us begin the chorus in earnest!
Bird Singing Along:Roaaarrrr, we doooon't want to eaaat bananaaaa monkeyyyys roaarrrrr
Bird Singing Along: Phew... I feel much better after yelling it out, tweet.
How'd you know how to do a death growl?
Bird Singing Along: Tweet! It's the self-cultivation of an artist. If you want to be my fan, now's the time, tweet!
You're really going all in for it...
Bird Singing Along: Tweet! A plebe who can't appreciate art. I'm gonna ban you, tweet!
Classrooms
(Dreamweaver classroom, standard dialogue)
Investigate
When the Dreamweaver Academy students attend building project internships, Fortune Academy will occasionally borrow their vast classroom — free of charge of course. Fortune Academy never takes a losing deal.
(Fortune classroom, standard dialogue)
Investigate
The Fortune Academy classroom is packed to the brim with students, right up to the door. From the voice seeping through the crack of the door that's ajar, you can make out that some prominent business figure from the industry is sharing their insights.
(Charmony classroom, standard dialogue)
Investigate
The oboe and flute's elegant duet can be heard behind the door. Your mood is lifted like a bird taking to the sky.
Two Tables
(Standard dialogue)
Investigate
You cursorily skim across two inconspicuous tables. For some reason, a flash of light gradually appears in your mind: There is pursuit ahead, so jumping is very useful. A pity you can't do that.
Puppets
(Standard dialogue)
Puppet
Charmony Academy's puppets. Good thing the lights in the teaching facility aren't ever fully turned off, or that'd be plenty of students scared awake by them.
They are expressionless, inanimate, only capable of posing in simple movements, yet becoming a scene full of emotion — This is the power of imagination, and the source of art.
Planetary Device
(Standard dialogue)
Investigate
A structurally complex device used to reveal ordinary planetary trajectories. But in this current interstellar age, it is a preschool toy at best.
In the past, there were a bunch of ignorant scholars on the Asdana star system who believed that the dreamscape was a ball. Their theories have been discarded into the trash pile of history — everyone knows now that the shape of dreams is a chaotic mess.
Cabinets
(Lecture hall shelves, standard dialogue)
Cabinet
You knock on the locker, but there is no response. Good, looks like there's nothing inside that requires rescue.
The lockers used by students to store their stuff during breaks. You rummage through the bottom — nothing but outdated trash and yellowed old books.
Your sharp eyes notice a faded book cover, written with what seems like "Prince ██." You are curious, but the textbook is so riddled with wormholes that you can't tell the true identity of this "prince."
(Fortune Academy lockers, standard dialogue)
Cabinet
A locker typically used by the Fortune Academy students. What makes it different from the other academies is its overtime fee mechanism. Students with a bad sense of time have paid hefty prices for this system. But the good news is, Fortune Academy has recently launched a monthly bundle.
(Charmony Academy lockers, standard dialogue)
Cabinet
Charmony Academy prohibits the storage of instruments in lockers to avoid damage, but such rules apparently don't apply to the automated orchestra. This is why one can regularly hear music drift through the corridors in times silent and deserted.
(Dreamweaver Academy lockers, standard dialogue)
Cabinet
A locker exclusively for the Dreamweaver Academy students — exceptionally sturdy and comes with an auto-cleaning function. It's said that these lockers were personally crafted by the school professors when the academy was first established.
The students say that some lockers have never been opened, and the keys that go with them have long been lost. Perhaps some dangerous creature is hidden in those lockers, or it could be herbs and items that can deliver salvation in crucial moments.
(Club booth in Chromasweven Avenue, standard dialogue)
Club Booth
Just look at the thronging crowds and the dazzling stalls. It's a sight that perfectly matches your aspirations as to what college clubs should be, even if you had no idea what college life would be like before even setting foot here.
The expensive gifts on promotion, stylish but ultimately useless. The Fortune Academy students spend their days figuring out how to sell a few more of them.
Stellar energy lightbulbs, wind-powered fans, one-time cakes used to shove in people's faces — it appears only the last one is somewhat useful.
(Lottery lootbox stall in the Cultural Corridor, standard dialogue)
Club Booth
The stall sells lottery lootboxes, with the probability of getting the hidden version at 0.03%. In spite of this, customers still come in droves.
What's different from the poster is that these ornaments can be placed anywhere... and are even more expensive.
"Don't ask if the price is a little too high, or if the cards can maintain their value. What's important is that this stuff can stimulate the economy." — The analysis of some Fortune Academy student passing by.
(Film club booth in the Cultural Corridor, standard dialogue)
Club Booth
Film appreciation: The Iris Room — "Experience a film in the dream that talks about films in the dream!"
After the repeated price hike of the movie dream bubbles, the number of physical movie-goers has continued to increase, and the number of movie posters available for self-pickup upon entry has significantly decreased.
(Specimen stall in the Cultural Corridor, standard dialogue)
Club Booth
You are curious as to why some samples appear on the shelves and are marked with high prices, but others can only appear in biology classes.
Dead lifeforms are frozen in the moment of ultimate beauty — death is present in the current dream, but real butterflies do not exist.
"Life isn't just only about happy things! Head to the summit of Paperfold University!" You re-confirm that this is a promotional recruitment ad for the Band Club — This reminds you of the plot of a certain school-themed, passionate youth drama.
Is Paperfold University's Band Club just as slack as the one in the drama? You are very curious, but there's no way to verify.
Professor Glaux, former family head of the Nightingale Family, the planner of the Twelve Dreamscapes, founder of Paperfold University — and the one and only official dean. He is the spiritual leader of Paperfold University, but his whereabouts are unknown.
The neat formal wear, the impeccable coat of feathers... His entire visage is a testament to this dean's pursuit of detail. His founding of Paperfold University perfectly seals his legacy in this regard.
Lady Maeven, Iris Family Head, Charmony Academy's honorary dean. A blue rose who once bloomed supreme in the wasteland — With her leadership, the Irises spread across the barrens, dreams blooming in kaleidoscopic vibrancy.
You've never seen this family head in person, but the stories about her are scattered across Penacony, in a gorgeously surreal theater play, or in an ephemerally splendid dream.
Old Oti, Alfalfa Family Head, Fortune Academy's honorary dean. It is only a portrait before you, but you seem to be able to hear his trademark laugh through it — "Ohohoho!"
You've seen Old Oti's portrait in many places, but this one in Fortune Academy is the original — Nigh priceless, and it was Old Oti who personally sold it to Paperfold University.
Mr. Aideen was also once a spirited youth — However, compared to selling SoulGlad, the figure in this poster might be more suited to selling toothpaste.
Aideen, SoulGlad's evangelist, the industry idol of dreamchasers, and a guest lecturer at Fortune Academy. A familiar song automatically echoes through your mind — "Grab a bottle of SoulGlad, and make your dreams a blast!"
(Unknown man's portrait, standard dialogue)
Portrait
You don't know who this person is, but if he can hang a painting here, he must be worth a fortune.
The person before you appears to be someone on Paperfold University's board, or perhaps a Penaconian magnate, but you're not sure — nine out of ten rich people on the streets dress exactly like he does.
(Unknown woman's portrait, standard dialogue)
Portrait
Somewhat familiar... You can't help but feel like you've seen this portrait somewhere. But you can't recall clearly, so it must not be important.
This person before you seems to be some veteran who enjoys storied repute in the entertainment world, but you can't recall her name — they all dress the same in photos like this.
A classic poster from the Clockie cartoon series — "Tick-tock! My good friend, may you always be filled with laughter!"
The opening song for this season of Clockie is truly memorable — "Ladies, gentlemen, birds, Clockie and all his friends!"
(Train Clockie poster, standard dialogue)
Portrait
The Trailblazing expedition will never end. Have you found your next stop, Clockie?
(Film reel Clockie poster, standard dialogue)
Portrait
Many Amber Eras have passed, but the Clockie cartoon series remains an undying classic on Penacony. Perhaps it's no different from Paperfold University's glory days, forever shining in people's hearts.
Everyone in Charmony Academy dreams of filming such a stellar work like Clockie, but they can never produce something that equals such greatness... Could this be because of harassment from Clock Studios?
An excellent art film publicly acknowledged by Charmony Academy. You stare at Brother Hanu in the poster for a long while before you exhale a cool "hmph."
One fine day, when the students eventually graduate, their shoulders will bear all sorts of responsibilities. You wonder if Brother Hanu's resolute figure will remain in their hearts.
The Penacony Grand Theater, a stage you once fought tooth and nail on. It has been a while, but you can still freshly remember the divine melodies and that endless dream.
(Penacony Grand Theater outer blueprints, standard dialogue)
Building Blueprints
You struggle to equate this simple draft with the magnificence of the theater. Is this the difference in artistic genius? It appears that you're still more suited for the ball bat.
This is Clock Studios Theme Park, the work of Dreamweaver Academy's exemplary graduates — you inspect it for quite a while before realizing what the topic is. The art is quite unconventional.
Clock Studios Theme Park's design manual is one of the representative works of the Dreamweaver Academy's exemplary students. As an early design manuscript, it is only normal that the current version differs from it somewhat.
The Reverie, one of the most complex buildings in the dreamscape — It's got too many lines and too many elements on the page. You can't be bothered to look at it.
What a complicated design. The net has a rumored "drawing that makes you sleepy if you stare at it for too long" image — this could be it.
You scrutinize this draft, finding it vaguely familiar, until the fine print at the bottom of the work reminds you that this is the Reverie's design — a drawing as perplexing as Penacony itself.
(Hotel lobby blueprints, standard dialogue)
Building Blueprints
The hotel lobby clock's blueprint explains all the theoretical details of aesthetic design but does not mention how the scattered parts are floating on their own.
Even now, you still can't figure out what that floating clock is for in the Reverie's lobby. It can't just be for decor, can it?
(Station blueprints, standard dialogue)
Building Blueprints
The station's design sketch — the work of a certain Dreamweaver. You carefully examine the archway's form, finding it somewhat familiar, as if the Astral Express would fit like a glove. You start to suspect if this was a masterpiece of a Nameless predecessor.
Such excellent use of spaces that I got nauseous from it — A comment from Paperfold University.
Graffitied Walls
(Standard dialogue)
Graffitied Wall
Quick, look at those blank walls. Don't you feel even a little antsy?
They look like harmless graffiti, but no matter what their designs are, the school will always assume there are elements within that carry harmful messages.
What looks like ordinary graffiti is a testament to the aimless talent radiating from students — even if the Logistics Department doesn't think so.
Dean's Statue
(Standard dialogue)
Dean's Statue
Professor Glaux, great educator, pioneer of the Dreamweavers. His merits have made Penacony eternal. You ask what his achievements are? They are, of course, everything. All that you can see in the dream is his.
Professor Glaux's statue. According to Dreamweaver Academy's rumors, it will ensure that you pass your exams if you leave money by it. Charmony Academy revealed that this rumor was spread by Fortune Academy — their students would take away everyone's money each semester.
Dean's Poster
(Standard dialogue)
Dean's Statue
The squiggly words at the bottom of the poster say: "Graffiti prohibited on the portrait. Those found violating this rule will clean the dean's statue as punishment! Dean Glaux is the greatest! Tweet!"
Hey, Paperfold University's Dean Glaux is looking at you, as if saying: Penacony's future is in your hands!
Dancing Male Pepeshi: I want you, to show me, your fantasy~
Dancing Female Pepeshi: your fantasy~
(Approach the students at the club booths right of the entrance to Chromasweven Avenue, idle text)
Literature Club Member: Interested in the Literature Club?
Inquiring Female Student: I want to go to a more exciting Club...
Inquiring Male Student: Oh, you don't get it, do you?
(Approach the students by the club booths to the southwest, idle text)
▶Fortune Academy Student: Do you want to transfer to Fortune Academy?
Curious Student: Are there eight AM classes?
Confused Student: Does it include job placement after graduation?
Listen
Fortune Academy Student: You two, do you want to transfer to Fortune Academy?
Fortune Academy Student: The teachers here are very responsible. The course quality is excellent and the learning atmosphere is strong. If you want to better yourself, Fortune Academy is for you!
Curious Student: Does Fortune Academy have eight AM classes?
Confused Student: Does Fortune Academy help students with job placements after graduation?
Fortune Academy Student: Well...
(Approach the students at the north entrance to the Fortune Academy, idle text)
Overeager Student: ...Are you okay?
▶Resigned Student: I told you not to drink that stuff...
Sorrowful Student: Who mixed mung bean juice into SoulGlad?
Listen
Resigned Student: I told you, not everyone can accept mung bean soda...
Sorrowful Student: Isn't this a famous delicacy from the Xianzhou... Ugh... Gotta try it at least...
Resigned Student: Forget it. Not only do we outsiders find it hard to stomach, it's not even well-received on the Xianzhou.
Resigned Student: I was young and naïve back then and accidentally took a sip. The taste was... truly horrifying and left me with actual trauma.
Overeager Student: After hearing you say that, I kinda wanna try it....
(Approach the students at the back right side of the main stage, idle text)
Pallid Student: Oh no, my thesis failed the plagiarism check.
▶Worried Student: The plagiarism rate is eighty percent...
Serious Student: Can't you tweak it a little?
Listen
Pallid Student: I'm doomed. My thesis didn't pass the plagiarism check. I'll have to postpone my graduation.
Worried Student: Ah? What was your plagiarism rate? I also referenced other papers. Do you think I'll be exposed?
Pallid Student: Eighty percent... *sigh* Who knew that the academy would introduce the latest plagiarism check system from the IPC. I can't smoke my way through this time.
Serious Student: You're just directly copying it! At least tweak it a little!
(Approach the students at the back left side of the main stage, idle text)
▶Tone-deaf Student: I'm the only choice for the Drama Club's president!
Fed-up Student: Should... I be honest?
Well-informed Student:Save her some dignity...
Listen
Tone-deaf Student: Drink this SoulGlad. Make your dreams a blast!
Fed-up Student: ...How did she even make it into Charmony Academy?
Well-informed Student: Shh! Don't ask things you shouldn't. Just clap!
(Approach the interview in the northeast sectioned area of the courtyard, idle text)
▶Lady Interviewee: I'm utterly disappointed in this school.
Mic-holding Lady: Er... You know this is a live interview.
Lady Interviewee: Ahem, I love my alma mater!
Listen
Mic-holding Lady: Hello! Can you tell us more about what you think about Paperfold University?
Lady Interviewee: Huh? What is there to say about this academy? The course quality is inconsistent and it's hard to find a job after graduation...
Lady Interviewee: Wait, is this going on TV?
Mic-holding Lady: Er... Yes.
Lady Interviewee: Let's re-record this part — hello everyone, I'm a graduate of Paperfold University and I have a deep love for this school.
(Approach the students in the northeast sectioned area of the courtyard, idle text)
Anxious Female Teacher: I thought I'd be fine if I just stayed away from gossip at school — I wasn't expecting to run into my own students at Aideen Park.
Optimistic Male Teacher: Haha, I saw the photos they secretly took. Honestly, they were quite well taken.
Anxious Female Teacher: ...Can you be serious? If this goes back to the academy, let's see if you can still laugh about it.
Optimistic Male Teacher: If you ask me, we might as well make it official. There's no rule against teachers dating. If needed, I'll just transfer to Charmony Academy to avoid gossip.
Anxious Female Teacher: But you've always wanted to be the representative of Fortune Academy... *sigh* It seems like office romances are impossible.
(Approach the students near the southern hall exit, idle text)
Shocked Male Student: You're only in the first year!
Shocked Female Student: Have you completed enough credits?
(Approach the students at the second blue booth on the left in the Cultural Corridor, idle text)
▶Left Female Student: I'm going to report your scalping!
Right Female Student: This is trampling on the passion of the fans!
(Approach the students at the first red booth on the left in the Cultural Corridor, idle text)
Male Pepeshi Student: Hiking up prices just because there's a show, eh?
Female Pepeshi Student: This is no better than daylight robbery!
(Approach the students near the stage at the end of the Cultural Corridor, idle text)
▶Sitting Intellitron Student: It's tiring to watch performances too...
Filming Female Student: I'm just getting started!
West Wing
(Approach the students by the tables in the south end of the hall, idle text)
Male Student: What are your plans for the holidays?
Female Student: Sleeping at home.
▶Intellitron Student: ...Why not come over and play?
(Approach the students by the lockers in the south end of the hall, idle text)
Anxious Student: ...Where did I lose it?
Anxious Student: My precious game cartridge!
Helpless Student: Why did you bring it to school...
Listen
Anxious Student: Ahhh my treasure! My limited-edition collectible, the Galactic Baseballer cartridge...
Helpless Student: Stop wailing and carefully recall where you put it!
Anxious Student: I... I clearly put it in the drawer before class ended. Where would it have gone?
Helpless Student: ...You're always losing stuff. If you really can't find it, just go to the broadcast station and put out a lost-and-found notice, so someone can help you look for it.
Anxious Student: No! If I tell the school, won't it expose that I've been gaming in class?
(Approach the students overlooking the fountain in the Creator's Market, idle text)
▶Female Student: Come on! Let's go back and sell some ice cream!
Pepeshi Student: But I want to see the musical fountain...
(Approach the students in front of the ice cream stall in the Creator's Market, idle text)
According to legend, the Paperfold University was established during the Pioneering Era. Paperfold University was founded by Glaux, the head of the Nightingale Family, and was used as a training ground for Dreamweavers. Glaux hoped that with it being a dreamscape school, it would be more open, free, and have an imaginative cirruculum.[2]
Paperfold University has invited the entire cosmos in its preparation to welcome a new semester and its anniversaries.[2]
At some point after the Stellaron crisis on Penacony was dealt with, the AtaviSearch Forest Research Ape "Profnana" infiltrated the facility with the help of Memokeeper Mr. Reca by infecting him with a memetic virus that would turn its host into a monkey and threatening him into sneaking him into the Dreamscape and avoiding the Family's watchful gaze. There, he spread the virus to several Sweet Dreams Troupe, turning them into Assistananas and promoted the Slumbernana Association as a new trend. He also replaced the dean with himself. Worried that Dr. Primitive's followers might cause chaos on Penacony, the Galaxy Rangers Rappa and Boothill arrived on Penacony.
When the Astral Express was invited to attend the university, the Trailblazer entered a special dreamscape where they were met with monkeys. Upon arriving at the university, they found the Slumbernana monkey hype was in full swing and attended several classes hosted by the Assistananas. The Trailblazer, along with Rappa, discovered the extent of Primon's plot and put a stop to it, destroying the Slumbernana craze in the process as a new trend, ninjas, emerged. Mr. Arturo would proceed to take over the dean's duties and reimplement a more stricter policy.
After the university situation was dealt with, the official music ceremony was about to start, with the academies providing their own representatives — Czipo, Arfey and Dafanchy to start the opening act. However, they lacked a manager, so Robin encouraged the Trailblazer to do so, while Rappa volunteered herself as the band leader. Despite the rocky start, the band proved to be popular with the students, though their disregard for procedures resulted in the Fortune Academy advisor forcing them to disband and banning them from performing, with a new band set to replace them. However, the new band was not ready to perform and felt that the predecessors were more suitable to do so. The advisor attempted to put a stop upon realizing that they were performing again, but Rappa returned with Arfey in time, revealing that the Fortune Academy advisor had her trapped in a dreamscape, having grown jealous that the shares promised to him by Old Oti had been given to the Nameless. The advisor was subsequently revoked by the Alfalfa Family for abuse of power.[5]
Structure[]
Academies[]
Paperfold University is made up of three academies, each having a different specialty:
Once students enter the university, they are placed into the academies through the Tuning Test, wherein The Family's members analyze their potential through "tuning."[2]
Organizations[]
The following is a list of known clubs and organizations in the school:
Aymille mentions that one of The Family's traitors was a professor in the Paperfold University twenty years ago. However, the man was left unnamed.[22]
Hanu Animator mentions a history professor in Paperfold University. However, the man was left unnamed.[23]
The blackboard in the South East classroom has musical notes written on it. It displays the melody of the beginning of Melody of Dazzling Light.
Notes[]
↑It is suspected that the criminal that Walker mentioned as a poser is Asika, but it can be taken as ambiguous.
↑Nowadays Glaux is still regarded as the one and only official dean.
Chaletka
Chromasweven Avenue
Dean's Office
Investigate
No, you can keep singing.
Listen
