'Childhood's Shadow' in Neverness to Everness (NTE): How to Complete the "Miles Apart" Quest

'Childhood's Shadow' in Neverness to Everness is a mission about the past of architect Patty, which is part of the "Miles Apart" series. Switching between the surface and hidden worlds in the anomaly, find memorabilia and try to change the ending of the story.

In the New Herland district, enter the Gold Apple Collection Hall (on the west side of the building). At the "Lights On" point, talk to Iris, interact with the "Lamp" anomaly, and initiate the first incident. Once you reach the exhibition room with a bunch of crates, receive A Switch from "Tungsten" from the lamp NPC.

If you encounter any difficulties during the process or bugs, we advise you to leave the quest area and start it again.

Miles apart

Go outside, follow the light, and talk to the girl on the swing. When she hides in the house, knock on the door several times.

Talk to the builder and Patty

From here on in the story, use A Switch from "Tungsten" to look at the world from a different perspective. It switches between in the afternoon(now) and at night (the past).

In dialogues with a construction worker and a female designer, you learn that she wants to recreate the old furnishings in her childhood home.

Head to the park for inspiration

Go into the alley and run along the linear path to the playground, where you can inspect four attractions in order.

Choose the right type of flowers

Take a wild rose, growing in the corner near the piano in the store.

Are memories always sweet?

Having accepted the architect's invitation to visit her, you hear about her mother for the first time.

Take a look around the inside of the house

After the conversation in the kitchen, use A Switch from "Tungsten" and in the nightly world, approach the girl sitting on the couch.

Once you find yourself outside in front of a locked door, switch to the "day" and go back into the house.

Childhood's Shadow

Explore the architect's house and change the ending of the story.

Obtain the required item to make the memory last

After exploring the first and second floors, find all the objects that hold memories:

• Go up to the second floor, find the bathroom at night and get The Key from a pile of dirty clothes. Use it during the day in Patty's room to open the closet and take the book "The Fox and the Swing" (new).

  

  

• In the past, in the kids' room, pick up a Damaged Red Teddy Bear.
  
• In the present, on the first floor, fix the toy with the help of Toolbox.

  

  

• At night in the kitchen, rip off the refrigerator the sticker with a Cake recipe.
  

Bring Paint Can to Patty

In the past, find a Paint Can in the girl's room on the second floor. Return to the present and talk to the girl outside to receive the final key item in exchange: Patty's Design Draft.

Use the items in another world

At night, before entering the bathroom, pick up the letter for Patty on the nightstand. Once the space changes, follow the long hallway with a light at the end.

If you did something wrong, you can "relive the memory" here and roll back the quest's progress.

In the new dimension, consistently return the items you find to reach the correct ending. When interacting with the floating bed, select The Fox and the Swing (new) book.

Head to the easel and go through the hallway to hand over the next item.

From a glass with brushes and scattered paints, select Patty's Design Draft.

Go to the cake and when asked about adding sugar, give the sticker with the recipe.

Run to the toy one last time and select the Mended Teddy Bear.

Defeat the enemies from childhood

In the distorted space, fight three enemies, then go through the glowing frame.

After defeating several waves of ghost knights in succession, you will be able to talk to the little girl and receive A burnt hair clip from her.

Letter from the past

Return to the house and give the hair pin to Patty who's standing by the TV.

Go to the storage room on the second floor

After the conversation about her mother's death, go up to the second floor. After listening to the girl, switch to the night scene and start a conversation with the girl in the storage room.

Give Patty the letter and talk to her

Find the architect outside during the day. Witness a touching scene and escape the anomaly to earn the "Letter from the Past"(Annulith ×10) achievement from the "Bopp in a Boxx" section.

The burnt hair clip remains in your inventory after the quest is completed, but there's no one to give it to. Patty can't be found in the real world.

Quest Rewards

After completing the mission you will receive:

• annulith ×60;
• Hunter EXP ×400;
• Fons ×15 000;
• Senior Hunter Guide x12;
• Colorless Dye ×12;
• Beetle Coin ×30.

To find the starting points for the rest of the quests, use the interactive map.