I found you, Master. Heh heh heh. I've always been good at finding things, and even better at finding people![wait tVoice]
[k]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V050]
Hehehe, I've all but succeeded now.[sr]Valentinus's trial was no match for me![wait tVoice]
[k]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V060]
I first learned of this peculiar custom about a week ago. They said it originated in Rome, and is now celebrated worldwide.[wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 0]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V070]
I see. Chocolat, huh![wait tVoice]
[k]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V080]
...But I also heard that, for example in your birthplace, it's primarily used to convey one's secret feelings for another.[wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 4]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V090]
And I thought that meant I couldn't take part in it,[sr]since Ruggiero might be out there somewhere...[wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 0]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V100]
But then, I had a revelation![wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace B 1]
[charaPut B 240,0]
[charaFadeTime B 0.4 0.75]
[charaMove B 300,0 0.4]
[charaFace A 0]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V110]
“Your feelings for one don't invalidate your feelings for another. I am speaking directly to your mind now. This is Merlin, by the way.”[wait tVoice]
[k]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V120]
“In Chaldea, Valentine's is also an occasion to express our appreciation and gratitude to someone.”[wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace B 2]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V130]
“In other words...”[wait tVoice]
[k]
[messageOff]
[charaFadeout B 0.4]
[wt 0.4]
[charaFace A 0]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V140]
Well, there's so many people who have helped me here.[sr]There's you, Master... Lord Merlin...[wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 4]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V150]
And while he may not exactly be...helpful very often,[tdelay 1 3.5 1][charaFace A 0][delay -][sr]there's also Stolfo...not to mention everyone else who I'll be fighting alongside![wait tVoice]
[k]
[delayStop 1]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V160]
And then there's the staff...and[sr]everyone in the kitchen...![wait tVoice]
[k]
[messageOff]
[charaFace A 1]
[wt 1.2]
[charaFace A 2]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V170]
How could I tell you, and all of them, that I wouldn't be taking part in this custom? This is a crucial test. There are so many people I want to show my appreciation to![wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 4]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V180]
Although... Chocolat, huh.[wait tVoice]
[k]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V190]
I'm used to camping out on my journeys,[sr]and I think I'm a pretty decent cook...[wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 2]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V200]
...but making sweets is a much more difficult challenge![wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 0]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V210]
So, in the end...[wait tVoice]
[k]
[messageOff]
[charaFace A 3]
[wt 1.5]
[charaFace A 1]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V220]
...I signed up for Lady Boudica's confectionary class on the double, and just managed to finish in time. Ahem.[wait tVoice]
[k]
？1：Confectionary class...
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V230]
Lord Emiya and Lady Cat were holding classes, too.[sr]They each had their own spin on chocolat making.[wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 1]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V240]
I learned so much![wait tVoice]
[k]
？2：Plot twist: I was in that class too.
[charaFace A 3]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V250]
You were!? Oh my goodness, I feel so silly now.[sr]I didn't even notice you were there...[wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 4]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V260]
Th-then, does that mean you already know what I made...?[wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 2]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V270]
...No. No! You couldn't possibly know that![wait tVoice]
[k]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V280]
I haven't told a single other soul! I even only gave Lady Boudica the general idea of what shape I was going for![wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 3]
[charaShake A 0.05 2 2 0.3]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V290]
O-oh no, I said shape...![sr]A-at any rate![wait tVoice]
[k]
？！
[charaFace A 1]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V300]
Here, Master. Thank you for all the amazing help you've given me![wait tVoice]
[k]
[messageOff]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.2]
[se bas2]
[charaFace H 0]
[charaFadein H 0.5 0,-70]
[wt 2.0]
[charaFadeout H 0.4]
[wt 0.5]
？1：They're adorable!
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 1]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V310]
Thank you! I made them to look like my Hippogriff![wait tVoice]
[k]
？2：Whoa, it's Hippogriff!
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 1]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V320]
Yes, that's right![wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 4]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V330]
...Huh? Master, how did you know about Hippy...?[wait tVoice]
[k]
[charaFace A 1]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V340]
Ah.[wait tVoice]
[k]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V350]
You've seen him in Stolfo's Noble Phantasm,[sr]haven't you! Now it makes sense...[wait tVoice]
[k]
？！
[charaFace A 0]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V360]
Master, let me just say again...[sr]Thank you. For everything.[wait tVoice]
[k]
＠Bradamante
[tVoice ValVoice_303600 0_V370]
I'm so proud to be here fighting for you.[sr]Together, I know we can take back our world![wait tVoice]
