Credits=
Tilesets - Anilmky, Juno, nerferd_
Colorgrades - xolimono
Stylegrounds - nerferd_, the_gb, citrea, Bissy, ricky67
Decals - bryse0n, Spooooky, Flagpole1up, tobyaaa


Prickles_OdysseyOfSand=Mariana's Odyssey
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_1_TheEmptiness=The Emptiness
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_1_TheEmptiness_A_start=Dunes
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_1_TheEmptiness_2a_wallbounce=Sunrise
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_1_TheEmptiness_B_start=Thornbush Infestation
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_1_TheEmptiness_2a_cassette1=Endless Song
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_1_TheEmptiness_remix=(Endless Desert Mix)
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_1_TheEmptiness_remix_artist=Prickles
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_1_TheEmptiness_A=Sealed in sand
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_1_TheEmptiness_B=Endless desert
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_1_TheEmptiness_remix_album= Mariana's Odyssey B-Sides
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_1_TheEmptiness_postcard=You can {# F94A4A}Save and Quit{#} if you ever need a break. Exhaustion is deadly, especially in an environment like this.


Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple=Spirit Temple
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_A_start=Entrance
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_2a_zipspirits=Haunted Hallways
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_3a_lobby=Disturbance
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_B_start=Freaky Foyer
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_2a=Rectangles
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_3a=Drop Party
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_4a=Spirit Song
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_5a=Heartbit
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_remix=(Tunnel Vision Mix)
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_remix_artist=Prickles
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_A=Quarry of the mind
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_B=Tunnel vision
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_remix_album=Mariana's Odyssey B-Sides
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_2_SpiritTemple_postcard=Remember the {#00E436}Green rule{#}!{n}{n}If something is {#F9FF81}green{#} and is not grass, don't hesitate to dash into it!

Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove=Mirage Grove
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_A_start=Evening
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_2a_lake=Mirage
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_3a_annoyance=Intervention
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_B_start=Midnight
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_2a=Ghosts
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_3a=Unvaporized
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_4a=Midnight Song
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_remix=(Hollow Moon Mix)
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_remix_artist=Prickles
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_A=Lost wanderer
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_B=Hollow moon
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_remix_album=Mariana's Odyssey B-Sides
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_3_MirageGrove_postcard=Remember to bring your own water!{n}{n}Lost Souls' Desert has no water sources.{n}If you see one, please run away immediately.

Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers=Terracotta Towers
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_A_start=Breeze
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_2a_properspringing=Fortresses
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_3a_spire=Scattered
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_B_start=Windswept
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_2a=Flying Machines
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_3a=Peace
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_4a=Towering Song
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_remix=(Unbroken Mix)
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_remix_artist=Prickles
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_A=Shattered
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_B=Unbroken
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_4_TerracottaTowers_postcard=Stay close to walls!{n}{n}Even without direct contact, wind will not affect you when you are really close to a wall.

Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau=Suneater Plateau
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_A_start=Grounded
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_2a_base=Cliff Face
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_3a_top=Sunset
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_4a_end=Memorial
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_B_start=Sediment
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_2a=Fading Sun
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_3a=Top Of The World
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_4a=Sunset Song
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_remix=(Fading Sun Mix)
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_remix_artist=Prickles
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_A=Moment of clarity
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_B=Fading sun
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_5_SuneaterPlateau_postcard=Did you know?{n}{n}You are still believing.

Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent=Desert Descent
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_A_start=2000M
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_2a=1600M
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_3a=1200M
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_4a=800M
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_5a=400M
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_6a=Heart Of The Sandstorm
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_B_start=2000M
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_B2a=1600M
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_B3a=1200M
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_B4a=800M
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_B5a=400M
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_B6a=Heart Of The Desert
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_remix=(Arcturus Beaming Mix)
Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_remix_artist=The Crane Wives (remix by Prickles)
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_A=Beyond the darkness
poem_Prickles_OdysseyOfSand_6_DesertDescent_B=Arcturus beaming

OOS_A=Chapter Complete
OOS_B=B-Side Complete
OOS_C=C-Side Complete
OOS_FC=Ultimate Clear!

MARIANA={# F94A4A}Mariana{#}
MARIANA_L={# F94A4A}mariana{#}
MARIANA_U={# F94A4A}MARIANA{#}
MARMAR={# F94A4A}Mar-Mar{#}

MERRYANAPOU={#ff78c2}{~}Part of You{/~}{#}
MERRYANAPME={#ff78c2}{~}Part of Me{/~}{#}

ABADONNA={# F9FF81}Abadonna{#}
ABBY={# F9FF81}Abby{#}

OOS_WAVEDASH=WAVEDASH
OOS_WALLBOUNCE=WALLBOUNCE
OOS_REVWAVE=REVERSE WAVEDASH
OOS_FOOST=BOOST CONTROL
OOS_DREAMHYPER=DREAM HYPER
OOS_ULTRA=ULTRA

HEARTBOSS_NAME=SANDSTORM HEART

OOS_MEMORIAL=
--SUNEATER'S MEMORIAL--
This memorial is dedicated to
the souls lost in the darkness

OOS_PROLOGUE_GRANNY=
[MARIANA left sad]
Hey, is this the entrance to{n}Lost Souls' Desert?
[GRANNY right normal]
Just a few steps from here, I think.
[MARIANA left sad]
Thanks. I'll be off in a bit.
Climbing up the stairs{n}was already exhausting.
[GRANNY right laugh]
If the entrance was that hard,{n}I doubt you'd survive the Desert.
[GRANNY right normal]
You really think you're ready?
[MARIANA left upset]
...
I'm not here to weigh risks, old lady.
If an old crab like {~}you{/~} can{n}survive out here, I think I'll be fine.
[GRANNY right normal]
Well, good luck then.
I'm surprised other people are here too.
This isn't really a tourist spot.

OOS_EMPTINESS_END=
[MARIANA left sad]
Here I am. The Spirit Temple.

[MARIANA left sad]
If this place has spirits inside, maybe it has hers in there too?
...
[MARIANA right upset]
Set aside your fears, {+MARIANA}.
I'm doing this for her.{n}For {+ABBY}.
[MARIANA left distracted]
It will all be worth it.

OOS_TEMPLE_ROCK=
{0.7}
[MARIANA left fear]
ROCK!
[MARIANA left distracted]
...
Oh, okay.

OOS_TEMPLE_ROCKSPIRIT_OUT=
{>> 0.3}{~}DUDE GET OUT OF MY PATH{/~}{>>}

OOS_TEMPLE_ROCKSPIRIT=
[SPIRIT]
{>> 0.3}{~}
great. now i have to set those up again.
{/~}{>>}

OOS_TEMPLE_MERRYANA=
[MERRYANA right normal]
Whoa, slow down now.
You don't wanna disturb the spirits.
[MARIANA left angry]
You idiot! Watch where you're going!
[MARIANA left sad]
Who the hell are you?
[MARIANA left fear]
Wait, are you... me?
[MERRYANA right happy]
Well, I'm a {+MERRYANAPOU}.
[MARIANA left sad]
Right.
[MERRYANA right normal]
{+MARIANA}, this is like, what, your 7th expedition already?
You have got to stop stressing about this.
[MARIANA left angry]
Stop stressing about what, exactly?
[MERRYANA right sad]
Finding a way to "save" {+ABADONNA}?

[MARIANA left angry]
Oh no, no, no. We are {*}not{/*} doing this right now.
I am not leaving until I find any leads to any method to bring back {+ABBY}!
[MARIANA left upset]
Tell me, what {+MERRYANAPME} are you?
Why would a {+MERRYANAPME} want to stop looking for {+ABBY}?
[MERRYANA right happy]
Well, firstly, I'm the less miserable part.
[MERRYANA right sad]
The part you keep pushing away.
[MARIANA left upset]
I clearly do not need you, then.
[MARIANA left angry]
Piss off.

OOS_MIRAGE_FAKEWIFE=
[MARIANA left fear]
!!!
[MARIANA left fear]
{+ABBY}?!
Is that you?
But, I thought you were.... gone..?

[ABBY right normal flip]
...
...?

[MARIANA left sad]
{+ABBY}..? You look... exhausted.
Are you okay?

{trigger 0 zoom in}
[ABBY right normal flip]
I hate you, {+MARMAR}.

[MARIANA left fear]
Wh.. what?

{trigger 1 get up}

[ABBY right normal flip]
It's all your fault, {+MARIANA}.
You were nothing but a burden to me.

[MARIANA left fear]
Huh?! {+ABBY}? What's going on?
{+ABADONNA}? What's wrong?{n}Please tell me whats happening!

[ABBY right normal flip]
I wish all my suffering was yours.
I wish I never met you.

[ABBY right aurafarm]
{>>0.5}I never{0.6} loved you{0.3} one {0.2}bit.{>>}

{trigger 2 transform}

OOS_MIRAGE_HEART=
[MARIANA left sadder flip]
I should try to move on.
But, the thought of it feels like{n}I'm somehow forgetting about her.
As if she meant nothing.
No, I can't.
I don't deserve the luxury of peace.
If I had just done something...
She'd still be here.

OOS_MIRAGE_PREBOSS=
[MARIANA left angry]
What did you do to her?

[MERRYANA right sad]
Vaporized them...?

[MARIANA left angry]
You monster!
How the hell could you do this?{n}Without hesitation?

[MERRYANA right sad]
I just stopped a Mirage Demon from killing you.
Where's my thanks?

[MARIANA left angry]
No "{+MERRYANAPME}" would ever dare lay a finger on {+ABADONNA}.

[MERRYANA right sad]
I think it's really obvious that it's not her.

[MARIANA left sadder]
I know. But...
...

[MERRYANA right normal]
{+ABADONNA} is not going{n}to chase and kill you.

[MARIANA left sadder]
Look, just get out of here.
I don't need you.

[MERRYANA right sad]
That's not true.
[MERRYANA right normal]
I know you don't want to be here.
Come on. Please.

[MARIANA left angry]
I said get out!

OOS_MIRAGE_ENDBOSS=
[MERRYANA right sad]
You've gone mad, {+MARIANA}.
You have done nothing but wander aimlessly.
[MERRYANA right cry]
Please, hear me out.
You don't need to keep doing this.
I know you don't want to.
Nothing is going to come out of this.

OOS_TOWERS_GRANNY=
[GRANNY right normal]
Well, hello there.
Seems like you're taking the shortcut too.

[MARIANA left sad]
What are you doing here?

[GRANNY right normal]
I'm just on my way to the Plateau.
I could take the route way down below...
But I'd like to experience this with as much authenticity as possible.

[MARIANA left sad]
I see.
I'm surprised you're still standing.

[GRANNY right mock]
The world's thrown worse at me before.
[GRANNY right normal]
By the way, tea's just done heating up.
You should take some for the road.

[MARIANA left upset]
A hot drink on a hot day?
Are you mad?

[GRANNY right laugh]
As opposed to what?
Chewing on the teabag?

[MARIANA left upset]
Whatever. I'll grab some.
[MARIANA left sad]
Thanks.

OOS_TOWERS_REST=
[MARIANA left sad]
I should drink this tea.
This is a fine spot to rest, anyways.

OOS_TOWERS_NIGHTMARE=
[NONE]
The sounds of the river are soothing.
But your heart, it beats with fear.
Beyond the bushes, beyond the trees...
Beyond the darkness...
You hear a gentle back-and-forth rocking...
Like a heavy object tied to a tree.
You find th{trigger 0 cutoff go to crash}

OOS_TOWERS_MISSINGCAS=
[NONE]
Hey! Prickles here.
There.. is no cassette room. Yet!
During the final days of Campaign Contest, I asked someone if they could work on a special Cassette Block Manager.
This would allow for a "cassette block zone".
This means that when the player steps inside, the cassette blocks start cycling...
..and the music changes.
Because of the way this map is structured (check debug map if you want to) that would be necessary to have the cassette "room".
As of writing this (19/02/2026, 4:21 AM, GMT+8), it's not yet done.
So, for now, here's the cassette.
Keep an eye out for updates!
Though realistically, I will probably pester you in your twitch chats (for judges)

OOS_TOWERS_END=
[MARIANA left sad]
That {+MERRYANAPME}...
She's only gonna get in my way.
I have to get rid of her.
[MARIANA left sadder]
...
[MARIANA left sad]
The gap from here to the top of the plateau isn't that large.
I could probably make it.

OOS_SUNSET_MISSINGHEART=
[NONE]
The stage is missing its music.
You can sing, but there are no hearts to fill with joy.
Maybe if you come back next time, you can show world your talent.
(Come back at a future update for this minigame!)
(For now, you can simply collect the heart for the Full Clear.)
(Yes, that's right. There was supposed to be a minigame here.)

OOS_SUNSET_PREBOSS=
[MERRYANA right cry]
I just want you to be happy again.
i just want to help.
But you just keep hurting me{n}and pushing me away.

[MARIANA left sad]
All I deserve is pain.
I will suffer until I bring her back.

[MERRYANA right yell]
{*}SHE'S {0.5}DEAD!{/*}
{*}SHE'S {0.5}NOT {0.4}COMING {0.4}BACK!{/*}
[MERRYANA right cry]
I'm sorry.
{+MARMAR}, please. Listen to me.

[MARIANA left sad]
The only way we get out of this is with you gone.
I'm going to kill you.
I will make sure you never get in my way again.

[MERRYANA right sad]
Oh, {+MARIANA}.
I'm supposed to be the happy and hopeful {+MERRYANAPOU}.
[MERRYANA right cry]
How have you broken me so bad?

OOS_SUNSET_MID_A=
[MERRYANA right yell]
I won't let you do this to yourself!

OOS_SUNSET_MID_B=
[MERRYANA right yell]
This is not how we fix this!

OOS_SUNSET_MID_C=
[MERRYANA right cry]
Why won't you listen to me?

OOS_SUNSET_MID_D=
[MERRYANA right cry]
Why did it have to come to this?

OOS_SUNSET_END=
[MERRYANA right sad flip]
You can never kill me, {+MARIANA}.
As long as you live, I am {+MERRYANAPOU}.

{silent_trigger 0 Music starts}

[MARIANA left upset]
Then we both die.
I don't care anymore.

[MERRYANA right sad flip]
That's not what I meant.
[MERRYANA right normal flip]
I am your hope, your joy, your love.
[MERRYANA right sad flip]
You deny yourself these, and yet{n}you desire them so badly.
Why?
Clearly, you still care.

[MARIANA left sad]
I guess I did care before.
I'm just jealous of what you are.
That you have the audacity to be thinking about "hope" or "happiness".
I'm mad that you can just let go of {+ABBY} like that.

[MERRYANA right normal flip]
I miss her too.
But we can't just be stuck here.
You have a life to live, {+MARIANA}.
Being nice to yourself{n}doesn't make you selfish.
In fact, that's what she would want for you.
Right?

[MARIANA left sad]
I failed her.
I don't deserve anything.

{trigger 1 Madeline puts hand on Badeline}

[MERRYANA right sad]
There was nothing more you could do.
If anyone was going to help {+ABBY}, it had to be herself.
[MERRYANA right cry]
I don't want you to...
...end up like her.

[MARIANA left sad]
Why even bother? It's over.
i'm pathetic. I can't even kill myself. I'm too much of a coward.

[MERRYANA right sad]
I wouldn't call it cowardice.
[MERRYANA right happy]
I'd call it being hopeful instead.
And you were just unaware.

{trigger 2 Badeline calms down}

[MERRYANA right normal]
Let's wait until the evening,{n}then get out of this desert.
A bit of stargazing.

[MARIANA left sad]
You want to go stargazing?

[MERRYANA right happy]
Yeah! :D

[MARIANA left upset]
Alright. I'll entertain you this one time.

OOS_SUNSET_ENDING=
[MERRYANA left sad]
Whatever you're going through right now,{n}it will never ever go away.
It remains a part of you.
[MERRYANA left normal]
But maybe, everything else in life gets so big,{n}that it becomes tiny in comparison.
[MERRYANA left happy]
Be a person again, {+MARIANA}. Live life again.
[MARIANA left sad]
I didn't know I was this wise.
[MERRYANA left normal]
Oh, well, you kinda always were.
It's just that you only started{n}listening to yourself now.

OOS_DESCENT_CHP2=
[MARIANA left sad]
I haven't properly looked at the night sky in a while.
The sky remains just as pretty.

[MERRYANA right normal]
The Moon and her Stars await you every night.
If you think you haven't found a reason to go on...
Let it be this, for now.
Alright?

[MARIANA left sad]
I'll try my best.

OOS_DESCENT_CHP3=
[MARIANA left sad]
I'm nervous to go back here.
[MARIANA left fear]
What if there are more Mirage Demons?

[MERRYANA right normal]
Should be early enough for them to not come.
[MERRYANA right happy]
Besides, I'm here for you this time.
Vaporizing them is so satisfying.

OOS_DESCENT_CHP4=
[MARIANA left sad]
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to die.

[MERRYANA right sad]
It would hurt a lot, methinks.

[MARIANA left sad]
I guess that makes sense.
...
[MARIANA left upset]
I'm sorry, what {+MERRYANAPME} says methinks?

[MERRYANA right sad]
Perchance.

[MARIANA left angry]
We can't just say perchance!

OOS_DESCENT_CHP5=
[MERRYANA left happy]
We're almost out of here!

[MARIANA right sad]
I can't see the entrance from here.
This doesn't look good...

OOS_DESCENT_CHP6=
[MARIANA left fear]
This sandstorm is too strong! It's ripping the desert apart!

[MERRYANA right yell]
Hey, look! Up there!

{trigger 0 focus on heart}

[MARIANA left angry]
We gotta follow that thing!
It must be responsible for this sandstorm!

OOS_DESCENT_SEGFAULT=
[NONE]
Hey, Prickles here again.
Sorry for breaking this intensity, but this is needed.
Caution must be advised when proceeding.
Save and Quit before you go into the room.
There's this nasty little bug that causes what they called a "segfault".
It's not consistent, you'll probably be fine?
I don't know how to fix it.
If it does happen to you, sorry in advance.
It kind of breaks the flow, but it is what it is.
Though, "segfaults" are a memory issue right?
Maybe it's just a skill issue on my laptop's part.
Also, dont debug into the next room.
Hopefully this'll be fixed when B-Sides come.

OOS_EPILOGUE_START=
[MARIANA left sad]
It's going to be difficult to start living normally again.
[MARIANA left sadder]
I'm not sure I can even do this.

[MERRYANA right normal]
You survived the worst torture that you've brought upon yourself.
[MERRYANA right happy]
I have high hopes in you.