I'm not talking natural laws here, either. This is something everyone there truly believes.
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＠Oberon
In Manchester, the weak offer themselves up to the strong, and the strong think nothing of exploiting the weak.
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＠Oberon
The very idea of fighting for their lives never even crosses their minds.
[k]
＠Oberon
Gloucester's fae domain is designed to let the weak and strong coexist on equal footing...
[k]
＠Oberon
But Manchester's is all about letting the strong do whatever they like, the weak be damned.
[k]
＠Oberon
Still, if you're absolutely positive that Barghest won't try to attack you there, then I suppose you could pay her a visit.
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＠Altria
Hmm... Baggie didn't seem like she meant us any harm, but she's also definitely a carnivore...
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＠Altria
So if she did decide to eat us, there wouldn't be anything we could do to stop her?
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＠Oberon
Not really. You know the stories about the Black Dog Duchess, right?
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＠Oberon
Barghest has taken a number of lovers over the years, but none of her relationships have lasted very long.
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＠Oberon
They say she'll marry her then boyfriend and bring him back to her mansion, and by the next day she'll have eaten him whole.
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＠Oberon
The only creatures in all of Britain who eat faeries are the black dogs, and Barghest.
[k]
＠Oberon
She may struggle against her nature, trying to be civilized, but those instincts always win out eventually.
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＠Oberon
There's a reason she's so widely feared. I really can't endorse this plan.
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＠Da Vinci
So that's why she's called the Black Dog Duchess. Come to think of it, Mike said something about her, too:
[k]
＠Da Vinci
“Gawain of Many Loves, Gawain the Glutton. Always hungry, never satisfied, she'll take a lover one day and eat them up the next.”
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＠Senji Muramasa
Hmm. She seemed pretty sincere to me, but I guess that could just be part of her nature as a faerie.
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＠Oberon
Let's forget about Barghest for now. We still have an objective of here, and we should focus.
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＠Oberon
The bell tower's right next to this hall. In fact, we can sneak in there from this terrace.
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＠Oberon
I think it would be best if we handled that now, before the ball ends. Are you ready, Altria?
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＠Altria
...Yeah, okay. After everything else that's happened, I'm not even nervous anymore.
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＠Altria
Come on, [%1].[sr]Let's go ring that third bell!
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＠Oberon
Emigrating, huh. What a clever idea you've had, Barghest.
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＠Oberon
And just after you burned down the Welsh forest, too.
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＠
[lr][align center]– Bell Tower, Third Floor –[align]
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？1：(Looks like that Merlin magecraft finally came in handy.)
？2：(Good. No sign that magical energy's been used anywhere.)
？！
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＠Senji Muramasa
(Nice work with that lock, Altria. You did a helluva job, like a modern-day Nezumi Kozou or Jiraiya.)
[k]
＠Altria
(I don't know who those Proper Human History faeries are, but something about their names tells me that wasn't a compliment.)
[k]
＠Da Vinci
(Now that you mention it, there are lots of faeries who love to play pranks, but I've never heard of one who likes to steal money.)
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＠Oberon
(Of course you haven't. Ordinarily, faeries would never have any need for money.)
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＠Oberon
(It's only because Morgan created currency that faerie society started building banks to keep their property safe, and why lockpicking was developed in the first place.)
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＠Oberon
(It's not easy to open human-made safes with faerie sacraments alone, so now, we have lockpicking.)
[k]
＠Altria
(Merlin said something to that effect, too...something about these skills being useful on a journey like mine.)
[k]
？1：(Was that really Merlin?)
？2：(Come to think of it, I never did ask her about Merlin.)
？！
＠Da Vinci
(Altria, you said Merlin taught you magecraft, right? Did he live in Tintagel, too?)
[k]
＠Altria
(Actually, I've never seen him in person. I only heard his voice whenever I was by myself.)
[k]
＠Altria
(He said he'd been imprisoned by a scary queen, but that he could still teach me magecraft if I didn't mind distance learning.)
[k]
＠Altria
(So that's how I learned the basics of magecraft. Everything else I basically came up with on my own.)
[k]
＠Da Vinci
(I see... That sounds a lot like what happened with Proper Human History's Altria.)
[k]
＠Da Vinci
(By day, her adoptive father taught her the ways of knighthood, and when she was asleep, Merlin taught her what she would need to know to be king.)
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＠Oberon
(Yup. That part is more or less the same here in Faerie Britain, too.)
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＠Oberon
(...Hm? Hang on. Are you all hearing that chatter, too?)
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＠Murian's Voice
That Faerium you saw below was child's play. A fancy illusion, nothing more.
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＠Murian's Voice
But this is Gloucester, the city of trends, brands, and joy. It needs more than a party to liven things up. It needs excitement. Stakes. Pathos. Drama.
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＠Murian's Voice
Which is why I've prepared a once-in-a-lifetime show for all of you to enjoy.
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＠Murian's Voice
This audition will decide the true queen. The winner of this battle will chart Faerie Britain's very future.
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＠Murian's Voice
Now, get ready to howl with laughter and gasp in envy, because it's time for the main event!
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＠Altria
Waah! Where'd all those masked faeries come from!?
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＠Oberon
...I knew it.[sr]I knew you were up to something like this, Murian!
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＠Murian's Voice
Allow me to introduce the contenders once again.
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＠Murian's Voice
Up on the stage now, we have one of the hottest couples in all the land:
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＠Murian's Voice
Tam Lin Tristan, Her Majesty's beloved daughter, and Lord Beryl Gut, Her Majesty's fiancé!
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＠Murian's Voice
Their opponent is the wind of change sweeping across Britain itself, Ainsel's prophesied savior.
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＠Murian's Voice
Altria, the Child of Prophecy,[sr]and [&Lord:Lady] [%1], the foreign mage!
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＠Murian's Voice
It will be here, on this stage, that Tristan and Altria's fated showdown began.
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＠Murian's Voice
And I'm also told that Lord Beryl and[sr][&Lord:Lady] [%1] have an even deeper connection.
[k]
＠Murian's Voice
Can you think of a better matchup? I certainly can't. Now, come to the stage!
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＠Murian's Voice
Whatever I may think, Gloucester's bell will not reject one capable of defeating Tam Lin Tristan!
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＠Masked Faeries
This is amazing! Trust Lady Murian to give us what we didn't even know we wanted!
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＠[FFFFFF]Masked Faeries[-]
Lady Tristan means business this time! That's a traditional combat faerie outfit if ever I've seen one, and I have!
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＠Masked Faeries
Oh my gosh. No matter how many times I see Beryl Gut, there's just something...indescribably wonderful about him...
[k]
＠Masked Faeries
Just look at his limber stature... His strong, muscular limbs... He looks like an expert dancer...
[k]
＠[FFFFFF]Masked Faeries[-]
The Child of Prophecy must be quite the looker too, seeing how she defeated Lord Woodwose!
[k]
＠[FFFFFF]Masked Faeries[-]
I can't wait to see what the savior of Britain looks like!
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？1：Oh crap.
？2：Don't listen to them, Altria!
？！
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＠Da Vinci
It's too late! She's already trying to sneak away! Get back here, Altria! There's no getting out of this now!
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＠Altria
Nooo! Lemme gooo! I can't do this![sr]No, seriously, I CAN'T!
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＠Oberon
Just kick her onto the stage.[sr]It won't matter once she's up there.
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＠Altria
Ooobeeerooon!
[k]
？1：Khh...! (I know how Altria feels!)
？2：What do we do, Muramasa!?
？！
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＠Senji Muramasa
Murian! A stage like this has gotta have a dressing room, right!? Where's it at!?
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＠Murian's Voice
Oh, if it isn't Muramasa. I'm glad to see you're still alive and well. Yes, there is a dressing room behind the stage... What's this about?
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＠Senji Muramasa
Great. Give us a minute.
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＠Senji Muramasa
Hey, [%1]. C'mere a second.
[k]
？1：Hm?
？！
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＠Beryl
Aw man, where'd they go? Are they seriously not gonna fight after we went to all this trouble?
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＠Tam Lin Tristan
Of course not! Nobody in their right mind would ever fight me!
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＠Tam Lin Tristan
This isn't like the last time.
[k]
＠Tam Lin Tristan
There's no rule against magecraft, I'm wearing a muuuch more glamorous outfit, AND I've got you here with me.
[k]
＠Tam Lin Tristan
It's a shame I won't be able to cut that cheeky tongue of hers out, but I can live with watching her run off with her tail between her legs.
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＠Tam Lin Tristan
In fact, I actually feel sorry for her!
[k]
＠Tam Lin Tristan
I mean, can you imagine anything more hilarious than a pathetic low-class faerie being paraded around as the Child of Prophecy, of all things!?
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＠Tam Lin Tristan
You couldn't find anyone more miserable in all of Britain!
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？1：Oh yeah?
？！
？1：We'll just see about that!
？！
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＠Tam Lin Tristan
!
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＠Beryl
Huh!?
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＠Altria
...
[k]
？1：No, no, Altria! Smile!
？2：Stand up straight! No slouching!
？！
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＠Altria
R-right... Okay. Deep breaths. Deep breaths...
[k]
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＠Altria
Well, you've said your bit, Tristan. But what's with that totally obscene outfit!?
[k]
＠Altria
I am Altria, the Child of Prophecy! And on my honor as a Caster, I'm going to ring the Bell of Pilgrimage whether you like it or not!
[k]
＠Altria
Try to get in my way, and I'll cut you AND those tastefully expensive heels down to size!
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＠Tam Lin Tristan
Ha! Kitty's got claws! Still, I didn't think you'd know a decent high heel if it stepped on you.
[k]
＠Tam Lin Tristan
But all this big talk is going to make losing muuuch more embarrassing. I feel sorry for you, sure, but that doesn't mean I'm going to spare you.
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＠Altria
Huh? Wait, you actually think you're stronger than[sr]me?[wt 1.2][charaFace C 12] Oh, now I actually feel kinda bad.
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＠Altria
I really do have nothing but pity for you, you know!
You've had plenty of practice running home and[sr]crying to Mommy, right?[wt 1.1][charaFace C 1] I mean, I'd think so,[sr]since this'll be your second crack at it!
No, it won't! You're the one who's gonna be crying after I tear you apart!
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＠Beryl
Ouch. Tristan can't hold a candle to her trash talk, huh? Guess it's hard to compete with someone who's used to bottling up her frustrations.
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＠Beryl
Anyway, I would have liked to chat with you a little more, [%1], but since this is a two-on-two[sr]battle...
[k]
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＠Beryl
Well, it was never gonna go any other way, right?
[k]
＠Beryl
Personally, this is my very first time fighting a Master, and I'm going up against a seasoned veteran who's defied death more times than I can count, so I plan on treating this as a learning experience.
