...and I realized running a business that preys on people in trouble really isn't ethical.
[k]
＠Oboro
So I've turned over a new leaf. From now on,[sr]I'll be working with you, not against you.
[k]
＠Oboro
Together, I know we can kick all[sr]these bad guys out of our town.
[k]
[charaFace A 12]
＠Oboro
And once we do, we can expand the fluffy ear café,[sr]“Mama's Ears,” into a full-blown franchise!
[k]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 0]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Higekuro
Hey. Are we sure letting her[sr]join the team is a good idea?
[k]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
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[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 7]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]
＠Aoi
Yeah, I think we'd all be a lot better off if we just sold her to the nearest circus.
[k]
[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 16]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Oboro
Oh gosh, how could you say that!?[sr]That's fluffy earist, I'll have you know!
[k]
[charaFace A 15]
＠Oboro
Hearing that sort of hate speech is as bad as punching a delicate flower like me in the face! I won't stand for it!
[k]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 5]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Nagiko
Yeah, you two, be nice. Obochin's one of us now.
[k]
＠Nagiko
She's a valuable member of the team,[sr]and she deserves to be treated as such.
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
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[charaTalk A]
[charaFace D 5]
[charaFace A 6]
[charaFadein D 0.1 2]
[charaFadein A 0.1 0]
＠Oboro
Huh? Where's all that praise coming from? I don't disagree, of course, but even I'm kind of shocked.
[k]
[charaFace D 6]
＠Nagiko
Well, you know...
[k]
[messageOff]
[charaMoveReturn D 250,0 0.4]
[se ad673]
[wt 0.5]
[charaMoveReturn D 250,0 0.4]
[se ad673]
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＠Nagiko
There's just something really nice about having you around.
[k]
[messageOff]
[charaMoveReturn D 250,0 0.4]
[se ad673]
[wt 0.5]
[charaMoveReturn D 250,0 0.4]
[se ad673]
[wt 0.5]
＠Nagiko
Just stroking your ears like this makes all the stresses of the workday seem to melt away...
[k]
[charaFace A 2]
＠Oboro
That sounds exactly like something an office worker would say to their pet after getting home for the day!
[k]
[charaFace A 3]
＠Oboro
Khh... Although, I must admit...[sr]you're surprisingly good at this...
[k]
[charaFace D 0]
＠Nagiko
Hehehe. I didn't spend all that time[sr]taking care of Lady Myoubu for nothing.
[k]
[charaFace D 9]
＠Nagiko
So you like that, huh?[sr]I bet you do! I bet you do!
[k]
[charaFace A 5]
＠Oboro
Th-that's not the point!
[k]
＠Oboro
Be warned that I'm keeping close track of every last stroke, and I'll be billing you accordingly!
[k]
[messageOff]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 1.5]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.5]
[charaTalk depthOn]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 0]
[charaFadein E 0.4 1]
[wt 0.4]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
...[sr]...
[k]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Master...could I speak to you for a moment?
[k]
？1：What's up, Kaorucchi?
？！
[charaFace E 4]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Please don't call me that.
[k]
[charaFace E 0]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
At any rate, there's something I've been[sr]thinking about [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1]in regards to this world.
[k]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
As I recall, Master, you said there have been times when you visited other worlds in your dreams.
[k]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Do you still think that is what is happening here?
[k]
？1：Honestly, I'm not sure.
？！
＠Murasaki Shikibu
...[sr]...
[k]
[charaFace E 7]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
And then there's Sei Shounagon,[sr]who just showed up so suddenly.
[k]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
What do you think could have summoned her here?
[k]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
If this world really is some sort of dream...[sr]then whose dream could it be?
[k]
？1：Maybe yours?
？2：Could it be...yours?
？！
[charaFace E 4]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
...No, Master.
[k]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Even if I did manage to obtain a Holy Grail,[sr]I would never wish for a world like this.
[k]
[charaFace E 0]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Besides, I've heard that Servants don't have dreams...
[k]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
...and my own experiences would seem to bear that out, as I have not dreamed once since I materialized.
[k]
[messageOff]
[charaFadeout E 0.2]
[wt 0.3]
？1：...
？！
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 0.6]
[wt 0.6]
[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 1]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Nagiko
Ooh, what's going on here?[sr]Whatcha guys talking about?
[k]
[charaFace D 17]
＠Nagiko
Think little old me can get in on this action!?[sr]Wooo! It's talking time!
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
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[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 1]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Oh my. Teehee, you're so silly, Nagiko.
[k]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
But we're having a VERY important discussion here,[sr]so would you mind leaving us alone?
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
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[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 6]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Nagiko
Hey, Chan-mas?
[k]
[charaFace D 4]
＠Nagiko
Why's Kaorucchi always giving me the cold shoulder?
[k]
？1：Good question.
？！
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
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[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 0]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Higekuro
I can tell you that. It's 'cause people like us are fundamentally different from people like you.
[k]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
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[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 2]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
(Does that mean he thinks he and[sr]I are cut from the same cloth!?)
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 0]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]
＠Aoi
Okay, okay, that's enough pointless chitchat.
[k]
＠Aoi
We're almost at the next district now.
[k]
[messageOff]
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[wait fade]
[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[scene 20500]
[wt 1.0]
[fadein black 1.0]
[wait fade]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_25 0.1]
[wt 0.5]
[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 0]
[charaFadein F 0.4 -300,0]
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[wt 1.0]
？1：Well, it certainly looks peaceful here.
？！
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 1]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Higekuro
Mmm, the scent of flowers is in the air. And there's no sign of violence or bloodshed anywhere.
[k]
[charaFace B 0]
＠Higekuro
Still, something about this place feels off to me.
[k]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 0]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
There don't seem to be any men around...
[k]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Which is odd, as I'm quite certain we've seen men as part of couples and families in the other districts.
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 5]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Nagiko
Maybe...the happily fulfilled guys all spontaneously combusted or something?
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 2]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Higekuro
Oh man, that would be amazing.
[k]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
＠Citizen A
...I take it this is your first time in this district?
[k]
[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 6]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Nagiko
Oh, there's a guy!
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 0]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Yes, it is.[sr]May I ask who you are?
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_25 1.2]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 0]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Higekuro
Just a moment there, Kaorucchi.[sr]Let me do the talking.
[k]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 4]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Please don't call me that.
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 5]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Higekuro
Hey there, bro. [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1]From the looks of you,[sr]I'm guessing you're one of the lonelyhearts.
[k]
[messageOff]
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[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 0]
[charaFadein H 0.4 1]
[wt 0.4]
＠Citizen A
Every man here is.[sr]Not a single one of us has been able to get any chocolate.
[k]
＠Citizen A
And it's all thanks to those new[sr]things that are all the rage...
[k]
[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 9]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Oboro
Ooh, opportunity alert! Those new things that are all the rage wouldn't happen to be...
[k]
＠Oboro
[f large]Heroic☆Boyfriends
[k]
＠Oboro
...would they?
[k]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
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[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 2]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Nagiko
You know about them, Obochin!?
[k]
？1：I'm already getting a really bad feeling about this...
？！
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 0]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Oboro
Yes, I've heard rumors about them. In fact...
[k]
[charaFace A 4]
＠Oboro
I thought they were going to sell so well that I once came here to propose a collaboration with this district's admin.
[k]
＠Oboro
But she turned me down flat,[sr]without so much as giving me the time of day.
[k]
[charaFace A 8]
＠Oboro
Oh, look, over there.[sr]All those women have them.
[k]
[messageOff]
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[bgm BGM_EVENT_70 1.0 0.5]
[wait wipe]
[charaSet H 1098188500 1 "Female Citizen 3"]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[pictureFrame cut063_cinema]
[charaDepth F 1]
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[charaTalk off]
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[charaSet H 1098120700 1 "Citizen A"]
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[wait wipe]
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[charaTalk on]
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[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Oh, yes. I've seen those before in[sr]someone's room back at Chaldea.
[k]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
I believe they're called, um...body pillows?
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
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[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 2]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Nagiko
What!? Those are pillows!? Well now you got my attention. I'm pretty picky about pillows since I literally wrote the book on them.
[k]
[charaFace D 5]
＠Nagiko
All right, let's see what these[sr]so-called body pillows are like...
[k]
＠Nagiko
...[sr]...
[k]
[charaFace D 2]
＠Nagiko
Hmm... It looks like they're just large pillows[sr]with illustrations of half naked men on them.
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 7]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Er, yes, that's basically what they are.
[k]
？1：Not exactly, but I think I'll just let it slide...
？！
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 7]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Oboro
That's right. Pictures of those hot guys[sr]are all the rage in this district right now!
[k]
＠Oboro
Here, revived handsome heroes and historical figures from all ages gather as a story of the springtime of life unfolds at the local high school!
[k]
[charaFace A 0]
＠Oboro
...At least, that's the plot of the weekly comic featuring them. It's got a bunch of merchandise perfectly tuned to its audience's desires that's given away for free to promote it.
[k]
＠Oboro
Up against a multimedia assault like that, the people of this district probably never stood a chance.
[k]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 4]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]
＠Aoi
Is that really how it works?
[k]
？1：Yup. That's really how it works.
？！
[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 0]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
Er, that's not quite my point. Matters of taste aside, it feels like this is all being taken way too far.
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 0]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]
＠Citizen A
I'll say it is. Those hunky works of art have every woman[sr]here completely under their spell.
[k]
＠Citizen A
And there's no way we can compete with art.
[k]
＠Citizen A
I mean, they're art, and we're[sr]just regular guys, you know?
[k]
＠Citizen A
So that's why none of us have been able to get any chocolate anymore...
[k]
＠Citizen A
(Sigh) Looks like it's going to be another year of third-class citizen life for all of us...
[k]
[charaFadeout H 0.1]
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[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 5]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Higekuro
This is horrible... Just horrible...
[k]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 1.2]
＠Higekuro
But this godlike consumer targeting didn't happen by accident. This...was the work of a pro.
[k]
＠Higekuro
Whoever this district's admin is,[sr]they're not gonna go down easy...
[k]
[messageOff]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[charaSet F 1098189000 1 Yugao]
[charaSet G 98084000 1 "Lonelyheart Police 1"]
[charaSet H 98084000 1 "Lonelyheart Police 2"]
[wt 0.3]
＠???
Haaa haaa![bgm BGM_EVENT_5 0.1][sr]Hahahahaaa!
[k]
[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 2]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Nagiko
Wh-what was that!?
[k]
＠Nagiko
Don't tell me that was this district's admin laughing!?
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 7]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
(First Aoi...then Oboro...)
[k]
＠Murasaki Shikibu
(I wonder who the third is going to be...)
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
＠???
That's right! That's exactly right![sr]3D husbandos are relics of the past!
[k]
＠???
The women of this district have transcended the need for exasperating real-life romance!
[k]
[messageOff]
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[charaPut J 1]
[charaEffect J bit_talk_10_LowLevel_green]
[wt 0.2]
[charaTalk I]
[charaFace I 0]
[charaFadein I 0.4 1]
[wt 0.4]
＠???
Thus begins the dawning of a new age!
[k]
[messageOff]
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[charaFace F 2]
[charaFadein F 0.1 1]
[wt 0.1]
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[wt 1.0]
[charaSet I 98084000 1 "Lonelyheart Police 3"]
[charaTalk on]
[se ad186]
[charaEffect F bit_talk_41]
＠???
The age of Heroic☆Boyfriends as invented by me,[sr]the great Yugao!
