$94-01-53-09-1-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 2023000 1 "Professor M"] [charaSet B 5025001 1 Edison] [charaSet C 5032000 1 Nero] [charaSet D 6018000 1 "Mysterious Racer X"] [charaSet E 1098117200 1 Helena] [charaSet F 4027001 1 "Altria Alter"] [charaSet G 1031001 1 Fran] [charaSet H 6028001 1 Nitocris] [scene 45110] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_5 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 0.2] @Professor M Our calculations were perfect. [k] @Professor M The cheese's shape and weight, the elevation,[sr]the initial speed, the timing, the execution... [k] @Professor M We tested our design extensively to eliminate all design flaws and possibility of error before arriving at our final iteration. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Professor M It was a feat of mathematical and engineering genius,[sr]so let us hold our heads high, my fellow scientists. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Edison [fontSize large]It's not fair! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 8] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Nero Umu, I know all too well how you feel,[sr]lion-headed King of Inventions. [k] [charaFace C 5] @Nero We did our very best, made no mistakes, yet we were still ultimately defeated in a surprisingly low-tech way... [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Mysterious Racer X That was an amazing back-facing roundhouse.[sr]I could swear I even saw a shock wave on impact. [k] @Mysterious Racer X Since there was nothing Sabery about her kick, I have nothing but praise for it! I do have to wonder, though: Is that sorta thing trendy with queens these days? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Helena The Medb we've seen in this Singularity does strike me as being a little different from the one we've seen before. [k] @Helena It's almost like she's been optimized to protect her[sr]land or something. [charaFace E 5]Then again... [k] @Helena ...it may just be that any Celtic woman could pull[sr]off something like that if she trained hard enough. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Altria Alter Regardless, the fact remains that we failed to clean her up. That's our greatest problem. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 4] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Fran Uh. We couldn't beat her... (Sad) [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 6] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Nitocris You're not going to say you're glad she didn't die, are you? [k] [charaSet A 5030001 1 "Caster of Storytelling"] [charaSet D 7029000 1 "Oda Nobunaga"] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Caster of Storytelling Yes, in some circumstances, witnessing the death of another can be unpleasant for me, as it can cause me to think of my own death... [k] @Caster of Storytelling ...However, such is not the case with sniping, as it does not bring my death to mind. As such, I typically would not care one way or the other. [k] [charaFace A 5] @Caster of Storytelling However, since the survival of this queen has a direct effect on our own chances at living or dying, it would seem I do not have the luxury of indifference. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 0] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 2] [wt 0.2] @Oda Nobunaga Now that we've failed to cheese her, she'll be much more alert than she was before. We should assume we won't get another shot at taking her out. [k] @Oda Nobunaga Oh, she'll also probably start trying to root out the culprits and make an example of them. You know, grisly executions and such. Pretty standard stuff with your typical tyrannical despot. [k] [charaFace D 1] @Oda Nobunaga I've had my fair share of attempted assassinations,[sr]so believe me, I know what I'm talking about! [k] @Oda Nobunaga You should have seen Sugitani's shooting event.[sr]Talk about dangerous! [k] [charaFace D 0] @Oda Nobunaga Course, it didn't change the fact I[sr]still ended up Honnoji-ed in the end! [k] [messageOff] [charaFace A 4] [charaMove A -312,0 0.4] [wt 0.4] [wt 1.5] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 8] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Nero I, too, understand how difficult it is to[sr]assassinate someone who has her guard up. [k] [charaFace C 6] @Nero The only course of action available to us is to wait for her to lower her guard, whether it takes months or years. [k] [charaSet A 3029002 1 Minamoto-no-Raikou] [charaSet B 1098116900 1 Enkidu] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Minamoto-no-Raikou But...how will I protect public decency this[sr]summer if I am locked away the entire time? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Helena So, essentially...we've completely failed[sr]and lost our chance to assassinate her. Great. [k] @Helena ...Which means we've lost our one and only[sr]chance to get rid of the Prison Field. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 4] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Fran Uh... [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Enkidu I was surprised too. So much so that I even[sr]looked up from the book of the gods. [k] @Enkidu But I'm not surprised that your assassination attempt failed. What I am surprised by is Medb's self-control in overcoming her weakness. [k] @Enkidu I thought she was the type to trust her natural abilities so much that she would never bother with further training, but clearly I was wrong. [k] @Enkidu It turns out she's the sort who is willing to do whatever she has to in order to overcome her flaws. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 8] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Nitocris So it would seem... I had the wrong idea about her too. As the ruler of a kingdom myself, I have to give her credit where credit is due. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Minamoto-no-Raikou Yes, I suppose you're right about that.[sr]And now, unfortunately, it seems our hands are tied. [k] @Minamoto-no-Raikou After all, the only way to get around the[sr]Prison Field is to assassinate Medb. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Enkidu You mean you're not all trying to take[sr]over this prison for yourselves? [k] [charaFace B 1] @Enkidu How very pacifist of you. I didn't realize that all you wanted was a way to remove the barrier. [k] [charaFace B 0] @Enkidu Hmm, if that's so, there is still a way to remove it.[sr]All you need to do is follow the right steps. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_5 0.2] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 7] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Fran ... [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 8] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Altria Alter ...Hm? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Oda Nobunaga Hold up, hold up, hold up![sr]What did you just say? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 2] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Helena There's another way to remove the Prison Field?[sr]One that doesn't involve killing Medb? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Enkidu Hahaha, of course there is, guitarist and girl who's learning to swim. Like any mechanical creation, it can be turned off. [k] @Enkidu Of course, assassinating Medb would have just sidestepped all that entirely and gone straight to tearing down the whole prison. [k] @Enkidu But if all you want is to get rid of the barrier, then you simply need to make the appropriate arrangements. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Nero How did we not see this sooner!? This calls all that we know into question! That cursed snake woman must have lied to us again! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Enkidu So somebody else told you that killing Medb was the only way to get rid of the barrier, huh. Given the crudity of that particular method, I have an idea of who it was. [k] [charaFace B 0] @Enkidu Still, I don’t think you could have done anything differently. I'm the only one here who knows about this. [k] @Enkidu As I may have mentioned before, there are some things only those of us born of the earth can grasp. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Minamoto-no-Raikou So then...how DO we go about disabling the Prison Field? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Enkidu I sense the barrier's origin in a stone located somewhere high above the ground. [k] @Enkidu It seems to be a control device. And because of how powerful the barrier it emits is, its control spell is actually quite simple. [k] @Enkidu I don't see any supplementary power units anywhere, so I think that just turning this device off should let you shut down the barrier. [k] [charaSet H 5022001 1 Sanzang] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 4] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] @Sanzang A stone located high up off the ground? I wonder if it's anything like the Five Elements Mountain on top of Wukong? [k] @Sanzang Or maybe it's more like a floating boulder from the Heavenly Realm? Buuut, um...I don't think I saw anything like that outside. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Enkidu It could be something that's made out of stone. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Nero Something made out of stone?[sr]But we did not see anything like... [k] @Nero ... [k] [messageOff] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 1.0 0.5] [wipeout circleIn 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.5] [scene 44900] [wipein circleIn 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [cameraMove 2.5 -96,-64 1.3] [wait camera] [wt 1.0] [wipeout rectangleStripDownToUp 0.4 1.0] [wait wipe] [cameraHome 0.1] [wait camera] [scene 45000] [wipein rectangleStripUpToDown 0.4 1.0] [wait wipe] [wt 3.0] [wipeout circleIn 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [wt 0.5] [scene 45110] [charaSet A 5025001 1 Edison] [wipein circleIn 1.0 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 1.0 0.95] [wait wipe] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth C 4] [charaDepth H 3] [charaDepth A 1] [charaDepth D 2] [charaFace C 2] [charaFadein C 0.1 -128,0] [charaFace H 2] [charaFadein H 0.1 -384,0] [charaFace A 2] [charaFadein A 0.1 160,0] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 384,0] [wt 0.2] @All [fontSize large]That's it!!! [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaTalk on] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]