$94-01-53-06-2-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 98106900 1 Gorgon] [charaSet B 98001000 1 Mash] [charaSet C 4027001 1 "Altria Alter"] [charaSet D 1098116400 1 Ishtar] [charaSet E 5032000 1 Nero] [charaSet F 5030001 1 "Caster of Storytelling"] [charaSet G 1098117200 1 Helena] [charaSet H 7029000 1 "Oda Nobunaga"] [charaScale A 1.01] [scene 45100] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] @Gorgon Cheese.[sr]Her weakness...is projectile cheese. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.5] [scene 44500] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_27 0.1] ?1:...You're kidding... Right? ?2:Is this supposed to be Greek humor...? ?! [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 12] [charaFadein B 0.4 1] [wt 0.2] @Mash For a second, I was thinking the same thing... [k] [charaFace B 0] @Mash But it's true. According to legend,[sr]it actually was a hunk of cheese that killed Medb. [k] @Mash After Medb killed her sister, her nephew took it upon himself to avenge his mother. [k] @Mash One day, while she bathed, he launched a hunk of cheese at her with a sling, and it went right through her head... [k] [charaFace B 8] @Mash Some hard cheeses CAN be tough as rocks... I'm not sure even my shield would be able to deflect them... [k] ?1:Cheese, huh... ?2:Celtic cheese is hardcore... ?! [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_27 2.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.5] [scene 45100] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] [se ad104] [seStop ad104 2.0] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.4 1] [charaShake H 0.04 4 4 3.0] [wt 0.2] [wt 2.0] [charaFadeout H 0.4] [wt 0.4] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 10] [charaFadein C 0.4 1] [wt 0.2] @Altria Alter Let us ignore this one as she rolls on the floor laughing and answer me this: Are you certain this will kill her? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Ishtar ...Well, I definitely think it's possible. [k] @Ishtar If that kind of cause-and-effect fate is engraved upon her existence, it would result in a rule she cannot escape. [k] @Ishtar It wouldn't even matter how strong the Prison Field is, because while it may be able to neutralize attacks, it can't do anything about that sort of thing. [k] [charaFace D 3] @Ishtar Still... Cheese, huh...[sr]I almost feel sorry for her. [k] @Ishtar If I'd gone out like that, I'd have to wipe out humanity to get out from under the sheer humiliation... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Nero Hmm... I understand how important the element of surprise is in assassination, of course, but still... Cheese...? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Caster of Storytelling I knew it. People can die in all kinds of ways,[sr]even from things that seem harmless. How dreadful... [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Helena At any rate, let's say that we can kill Medb by bonking her on the head with some cheese. [k] @Helena She obviously knows what her weakness is,[sr]so she'll almost certainly be guarding against it. [k] [charaFace G 4] @Helena In all the time we've been here,[sr]Medb has rarely shown herself to prisoners like us. [k] @Helena And when she does, she makes sure to surround herself with so many Celtic warriors who could block any airborne cheese projectiles or the like. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 2] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Gorgon Correct. She may be lax about the prison when it comes to anything that isn't the barrier, but she always makes sure that she herself is well protected at all times. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Ishtar So, ideally we want to take our shot when her guard is down. Where and how does Medb usually spend her time? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 2] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Gorgon She usually seems to stick to the warden's office. It's the room on the top floor of the building that looks like a palace; you can see it from the courtyard. [k] @Gorgon I don't know how she spends most of her time. All I know is that she always takes a shower in her office at the same time every day. [k] @Gorgon Even if she's in the middle of whipping or riding prisoners in the courtyard, she'll always drop whatever she's doing to return to her office at that time. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 5] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Helena I see. So that means there's one time every day when we can always be certain of where she'll be. [k] @Helena ... [k] [charaFace G 0] @Helena Of course, as prisoners, there's no way we could go to the warden's office ourselves. But we do have a decent number of chances to go out to the courtyard. [k] @Helena In which case...wouldn't it be possible to snipe her from there? Her bathroom must have at least one window, right? [k] [charaSet B 3029002 1 Minamoto-no-Raikou] [charaSet C 5025001 1 Edison] [charaSet E 2011001 1 "Nikola Tesla"] [charaSet F 5011001 1 Babbage] [charaSet H 2023000 1 "Professor M"] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Professor M It sounds interesting in theory, but I have my doubts about its practicality. In a situation like that, the single most important thing we would need is measurements. [k] @Professor M The distance from the firing point to the target, the angle, the weight of the payload, and so on... Everything is ruled by numbers. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 5] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Helena Yes, we'd certainly have to run a lot of calculations. And while Medb's nephew may have gotten away with a sling, we'd probably have to build a small-scale catapult. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Minamoto-no-Raikou My apologies for asking the obvious, but...isn't that all something we would be able to do, one way or another? [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou After all, there are a number of people here who excel at calculations and invention. [k] [messageOff] [wipeout rectangleStripRightToLeft 0.5 1] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.5] [charaSet B 7029000 1 "Oda Nobunaga"] [charaSet G 6028001 1 Nitocris] [wipein rectangleStripLeftToRight 0.5 1] [wait wipe] [charaTalk off] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.4 1] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout H 0.2] [wt 0.1] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.4 1] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout F 0.2] [wt 0.1] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.4 1] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout C 0.2] [wt 0.1] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.4 1] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout E 0.2] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.4 1] [wt 0.2] @Professor M Of course, I have already made all the necessary calculations. That is precisely why I have doubts, as there is still one thing we lack. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Edison As shady as this gentle-criminal may be, I have a much easier time agreeing with him than I do with that half-witted alternating current eccentric. [k] @Edison He is right. I believe there is still one person that we lack. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Nikola Tesla Indeed. The direct current ogre here may be a fool, numbers are numbers, no matter who comes up with them. [k] @Nikola Tesla At the very least, we would indeed need one more person. [k] @Nikola Tesla One who not only possesses the same calculative abilities as we do, but who also knows the precise dimensions and details of the prison's structure. [k] @Nikola Tesla We have not been imprisoned here for very long. While it may be theoretically possible for us to acquire all the data we would need for such a shot on our own, we simply don't have enough time. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 7] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Nitocris So, basically, we need to find someone as smart as you three, who also knows the prison inside and out? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Gorgon ...Heh. Hahahaha! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Oda Nobunaga Oh, I know what that laugh means! [k] @Oda Nobunaga You're pretending to be happy about seeing us go to desperate, doomed lengths to escape... [k] @Oda Nobunaga ...all while secretly planning to give us 100% reliable information out of the kindness of your heart! [k] [charaFace B 0] @Oda Nobunaga I've got to say, you're really rocking some pretty high level “moe” here! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Gorgon ... [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaSet C 6018000 1 "Mysterious Racer X"] [charaSet E 1031001 1 Fran] [charaSet G 5032000 1 Nero] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth B 2] [charaDepth C 1] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.2 56,0] [charaMove C 0,0 0.2] [wt 0.1] [se ad7] [seVolume ad7 0 0.5] [se bac13] [charaShake B 0.05 5 5 0.4] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.4] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] @Mysterious Racer X Sorry about how dense my partner is. [k] @Mysterious Racer X As an ace Saber with a much higher social IQ, I'll keep her in check for you, so don't let her stop you. [k] @Mysterious Racer X Man, now that there's no race to focus on,[sr]I really don't have much to do... [k] @Mysterious Racer X Guess I'll just have to bide my time and wait for a chance to catch this new Saber off guard. (Staaare) [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Fran (She's staring...really hard...) [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Professor M Hmm, this is not a good sign. [k] @Professor M That self-proclaimed heroine is eyeing my dear daughter much the same way a snake would a frog, or would a butcher a plump pig. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Babbage ...If things take a turn for the worse, make sure you hide out inside my body. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 8] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Fran Okay... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Ishtar So, uh, Gorgon. Just pretend all that never happened and answer me this: Do you have any idea where we could find someone like that? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 2] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Gorgon ...Very well. I have only heard rumors about them, but there are supposedly other prisoners here besides me that are kept in special solitary confinement cells. [k] @Gorgon One of them is a cunningly dangerous criminal who is kept deep beneath the prison and is monitored at all times. [k] @Gorgon Yet even in confinement, they still know all there is to know about this prison...or so the rumors say. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Nero Is that so... I did not think such prisoners existed.[sr]Can we reach them from here? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 3] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Gorgon Why you... How dare you ask me for directions as though I have nothing better to do than provide them to you!? [k] [charaFace A 2] @Gorgon Still, I suppose I can't have you thinking I don't know, so I'll at least tell you the general direction. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Gorgon Perhaps you'll find them if you keep digging that way, and perhaps you won't. [k] @Gorgon I look forward to seeing you return here in failure again! [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 0.3] [wt 0.3] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_4 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Ishtar Nicely done, nicely done♡ A heading should be enough for us to make this work. Now let's go ahead and set a new destination for our tunnel-digging race... [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.4] [wt 0.5] [wipeout rectangleStripUpToDown 0.4 1.0] [wait wipe] [imageSet A cut037_fks 1] [imageSet B cut037_bvk 1] [imageSet C cut037_mrk 1] [imageSet D cut037_nob 1] [imageSet E cut037_nro_sor 1] [imageSet F cut037_ntc 1] [imageSet G cut034_back01 1] [imageSet H cut034_grg00 1] [charaScale A 1.01] [charaScale B 1.01] [charaScale C 1.01] [charaScale D 1.01] [charaScale E 1.01] [charaScale F 1.01] [charaScale G 1.01] [charaScale H 1.01] [charaDepth G 1] [charaDepth H 2] [scene 45200] [wt 0.5] [wipein rectangleStripDownToUp 0.4 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaTalk off] [se ad73] [charaFadein A 0.1 -50,-150] [charaMove A 1,-201 0.2] [wt 0.15] [se ad73] [charaFadein B 0.1 50,-250] [charaMove B -1,-199 0.2] [wt 0.15] [se ad73] [charaFadein C 0.1 -50,-250] [charaMove C 1,-199 0.2] [wt 0.15] [se ad73] [charaFadein D 0.1 50,-150] [charaMove D -1,-201 0.2] [wt 0.15] [se ad73] [charaFadein E 0.1 0,-150] [charaMove E 0,-201 0.2] [wt 0.15] [se ad73] [charaFadein F 0.1 0,-250] [charaMove F 0,-199 0.2] [wt 0.15] [wt 1.0] [charaFadein G 0.1 0,-200] [charaFadein H 0.4 0,-200] [wt 1.0] @Ishtar Your next checkpoint is the solitary confinement cell where this dangerous criminal is being kept! [k] @Ishtar Remember, this is still a race. I expect to see you all digging your fastest as you try to beat the other teams. [k] @Ishtar Okay, just one more leg to go.[sr]It's time for some more tunnel-digging fun! [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_4 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]