“O-oh...wow... It's real. It must be able to travel between dreams and reality at will.”
[k]
[charaTalk C]
[page]
“...All cats can do that.”
[k]
[charaFace C 8]
[page]
“...Ah...”
[k]
[messageOff]
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[bgm BGM_EVENT_6 0.1]
[charaSet E 1098120400 1 ???]
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[charaFilter E silhouette 00000000]
[charaTalk E]
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[charaFadeout E 0.1]
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[charaTalk on]
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[charaTalk E]
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[wt 1.2]
＠???
...Phew.
[k]
＠???
I can't believe she projected her mind all the way out here. That girl's just full of surprises.
[k]
＠???
I would have gotten lost on the way here[sr]if my friend hadn't shown me the way.
[k]
＠???
Hmm... It looks like I'm either too late,[sr]or things have already wrapped up neatly...
[k]
[messageOff]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[se ad494]
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[charaSet E 1098121600 1 ???]
[charaDepth E 3]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
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[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[charaTalk C]
[charaPut G -256,0]
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[charaFadeTime C 0.1 0.9]
[page]
“...Carter.”
[k]
[charaFace D 1]
[charaTalk D]
[page]
“...You must be here to pick up Abigail.”
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[charaPut G 0,1024]
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[charaSet E 1098120400 1 "Cosmic-Traveling Gentleman"]
[charaDepth E 3]
[charaFilter E silhouette 00000000]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Cosmic-Traveling Gentleman
...Indeed I am.
[k]
＠Cosmic-Traveling Gentleman
I'll have to bring her back without waking her,[sr]since she only just fell asleep.
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[charaTalk C]
[charaPut G 0,0]
[charaFace C 4]
[charaPut C 1]
[charaFadeTime C 0.1 0.9]
＠
“Y-yes. Please do that...”
[k]
[charaFace C 0]
＠
“...C-Carter? Can I ask you something...?”
[k]
[charaPut G 0,1024]
[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[charaTalk on]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFilter E silhouette 00000000]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Cosmic-Traveling Gentleman
...Of course.
[k]
＠Cosmic-Traveling Gentleman
But do make it quick, if you don't mind. We don't have long before the stars shift out of alignment.
[k]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[charaTalk C]
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[charaFace C 0]
[charaPut C 1]
[charaFadeTime C 0.1 0.9]
＠
“A-Abby's a priestess...for the outer god with the power of...the silver key...”
[k]
＠
“She's a m-miracle who will one day awaken from her rosy slumber...and become the ultimate gate...”
[k]
[charaFace C 4]
＠
“She's also a threat...like a v-valve sealing the hull...of the boat th-that is the world...”
[k]
＠
“In which case...”
[k]
＠
“...is that ancient one standing at...the mouth of the well Abby's d-destined form...?”
[k]
＠
“Or is she...doomed to become[sr]one w-with my outer god...?”
[k]
[charaFadeout C 0.1]
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[charaTalk on]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFilter E silhouette 00000000]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]
＠Cosmic-Traveling Gentleman
Hmm...
[k]
＠Cosmic-Traveling Gentleman
Well, as I told the Chaldeans,[sr]that all depends on Abby.
[k]
＠Cosmic-Traveling Gentleman
Not to say that I don't have[sr]my own part to play, of course.
[k]
＠Cosmic-Traveling Gentleman
It is incumbent on me to make sure she retains her heart and stays a friend of humanity, no matter how far she may travel.
[k]
＠Cosmic-Traveling Gentleman
Then she'll keep dreaming about those she cares for, like you two, even if you're only ephemeral concepts.
[k]
[messageOff]
[charaFadeout E 1.2]
[wt 1.8]
[charaTalk D]
[charaPut G -256,0]
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[charaFace D 0]
[charaPut D 0]
[charaFadeTime D 0.1 0.9]
[charaFace C 0]
[charaPut C 2]
[charaFadeTime C 0.1 0.9]
[page]
“...Hmm. All right.”
[k]
[charaFace C 6]
[charaTalk C]
[page]
“I see...”
[k]
[charaFace D 2]
[charaTalk D]
[page]
“Even as [&he's:she's] suffering devastating injuries while fighting for humanity's survival from the pits of hell...”
[k]
[page]
“...my Master is doing [&his:her] best not to lose sight of [&himself:herself]...”
[k]
[charaFace D 1]
[page]
“And that's why [&he:she] needs memories that remind [&him:her] of what it means to be human. Sometimes, that means [&he'll:she'll] need warm, therapeutic dreams.”
[k]
[charaFace D 3]
[page]
“Huh... That sounds like something a musician would say, now that I hear it spoken aloud.”
[k]
[charaFace D 1]
[page]
“At any rate...that goes for you, too.”
[k]
[charaFace C 8]
[charaTalk C]
[page]
“...Huh...? Me...?”
[k]
[charaTalk D]
[page]
“You shouldn't be shy about asking the person you love for what you want, especially in a dream of all places.”
[k]
[page]
“That's a privilege only afforded to young ladies, after all.”
[k]
[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 5]
[page]
“I... S-stop it...[sr]I'm...just a concept, right...?”
[k]
[charaFace C 3]
[page]
“I...I swear...you're still...s-such an idiot...”
[k]
[messageOff]
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[fadeout black 1.5]
[wait fade]
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[wt 2]
[scene 10111]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1]
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[scene 10310 0.7]
[wt 0.7]
＠
Next Day – Elevenses
[k]
[charaSet D 6012001 1 Sanson]
[charaDepth D 3]
[charaTalk on]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace D 0]
[charaFadein D 0.4 0]
[charaFace B 0]
[charaFadein B 0.4 2]
[wt 0.1]
＠Robin Hood
...Sounds like one helluva dream.[sr]But hey, we all have weird dreams from time to time.
[k]
[charaFace B 5]
＠Robin Hood
Not to mention we had clear skies last night for the first time in friggin' forever. No surprise you might've had a dream or two as a result.
[k]
[charaFace B 4]
＠Robin Hood
I mean, the nicer the weather is,[sr]the better you feel, yeah?
[k]
＠Sanson
...There was also an unusual[sr]security detail last night.
[k]
[charaFace B 0]
＠Robin Hood
There was, wasn't there. I did a shift for it myself, but luckily, we didn't run into any trouble.
[k]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 8]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Abigail
...Oh my, is that true...?
[k]
[charaFace A 3]
＠Abigail
I slept so soundly last night... I had no idea!
[k]
[charaFace A 4]
＠Abigail
I think I went and visited Master's room at some point...but when I woke up, I was back in my own...
[k]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 1]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Sanson
What did you dream about, Abby?[sr]If you don't mind, I'd love to hear about it.
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 4]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Abigail
...Okay. If you insist.
[k]
[charaFace A 4]
＠Abigail
I'm afraid I don't remember[sr]it all that clearly, but...
[k]
[charaFace A 1]
＠Abigail
...I dreamed I saw my old friend,[sr]from the village I grew up in.
[k]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 1]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
＠Sanson
The village you grew up in, hm?[sr]Oh, I presume you mean Salem?
[k]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 0]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Robin Hood
...
[k]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 1]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Abigail
...Yes, that's right.
[k]
＠Abigail
She was a beautiful girl, with long, pure white hair.
[k]
[charaFace A 4]
＠Abigail
I, um, can't seem to remember much else about her...
[k]
[charaFace A 1]
＠Abigail
...but I still remember the mystical aura she had.[sr]She was like a fairy who came from the stars.
[k]
＠Abigail
I think, maybe...we might[sr]even have been best friends.
[k]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 1]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Robin Hood
...Yeah. I'm sure you were.
[k]
＠Robin Hood
The kind of pals who'd hide frogs in each other's teacups, or have horse shit fights out in the fields.
[k]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 5]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
＠Abigail
R-Robin! Don't say bad words like that![sr]Of course we'd never do that sort of thing.
[k]
[charaFace A 3]
＠Abigail
I told you, we were both well-behaved young girls.[sr]We'd go to church together on Sundays...
[k]
＠Abigail
...spell our names using the[sr]shells we found at the seashore...
[k]
[charaFace A 1]
＠Abigail
...or sew quilts and just talk to[sr]each other in our secret hideout...
