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[charaSet E 2039000 1 "Nightingale Santa"]
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@Aśvatthāman
Aw crap! I ran outta Santa Power!
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@Aśvatthāman
...Wait. Why'd I wanna be Santa again?
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@Fuuma Kotarou
I think that takes us more into existential questions than we really have time for...
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@Caesar
Hahaha.
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@Caesar
Well, that's easy enough, Aśvatthāman.
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@Caesar
It's because I was using my own Santa Power to...encourage you towards that end.
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@Aśvatthāman
So you were using me? Huh!?[sr]Is that what you're saying?
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@Caesar
Well, yes, I suppose you could put it that way.
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@Caesar
But think back on your experiences, and be honest:[sr]Didn't you enjoy being Santa Claus?
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@Aśvatthāman
Hell no I...
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@Aśvatthāman
...[sr]...
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@Aśvatthāman
You know what? I did!
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@Aśvatthāman
Being Santa was a ton of fun!
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@Aśvatthāman
I especially liked how the audience got all excited whenever I transformed, though I still don't know why!
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@Sakata Kintoki
Hey, there ain't a red-blooded male around who hasn't dreamed about bein' a transformin' superhero at least once.
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@Sakata Kintoki
...Huh? What about my Golden Huge Bear armor?
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@Sakata Kintoki
That is a thing, but everyone knows the big mecha is second place compared to bein' able to TRANSFORM!
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@Fuuma Kotarou
I can technically transform, but it's not anywhere near as cool as when you do it.
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@Aśvatthāman
Don't be so hard on yourself, Fuuma Kotarou.[sr]We're still us, no matter what we look like.
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@Aśvatthāman
So be proud of what you got, dammit!
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@Fuuma Kotarou
O-okay!
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@Aśvatthāman
So what do you transform into, anyway?
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@Fuuma Kotarou
A grotesque, red-skinned monster about two-hundred and sixteen centimeters tall.
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@Fuuma Kotarou
I can still think when I'm in that form, but I can't pull my punches anymore since I'm basically half-mad.
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@Aśvatthāman
Ah, that's no problem. There were guys with transformations like that back in my day, too!
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@Fuuma Kotarou
You don't say!
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@Sakata Kintoki
(“No problem” my ass. If Raikou ever catches Kotarou like that, his head'll be on the floor faster than you can say “golden”...)
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@Caesar
Well, Nightingale? Did you learn anything from our little tête-à-tête?
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@Nightingale Santa
...No. [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1]If anything, I feel like I now[sr]understand Santa Claus less than ever.
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@Nightingale Santa
Other Santas provide children with hopes,[sr]dreams, candy, and gifts.
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@Nightingale Santa
But if I were Santa Claus,[sr]the only thing I would offer is medicine.
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@Nightingale Santa
I have no idea what the right answer is. I can't even see a way for me to figure out what it could be.
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@Caesar
Ah, my dear Nightingale. It seems there is one thing you still have yet to realize.
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@Nightingale Santa
Huh?
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@Caesar
Let's say you come across two patients. One is suffering from external injuries, the other from pneumonia.
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@Caesar
What would you do?
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@Nightingale Santa
Well, first I'd determine which patient is in greater need of medical assistance...
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@Nightingale Santa
Then I would stitch up the trauma victim's wounds or administer medicine as needed...
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@Nightingale Santa
!
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@Caesar
There you go.[bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1]
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@Caesar
Just as no two patients have the same needs,[sr]no two children have the same wants.
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@Caesar
As long as you understand that, I have no doubt you will go on to be an excellent Santa Claus!
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@Aśvatthāman
Huh?
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@Aśvatthāman
Does that mean the person who made us all Santas isn't this year's Santa?
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@Caesar
No, they are not. Though they do excel at enticing others towards Santadom.
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?1:Hold up. There's a person turning people into Santas?
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@Caesar
Indeed there is.
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@Caesar
I was under the impression that Ms. Nightingale had met with the same misfortune as us, but perhaps I was mistaken?
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@Nightingale Santa
...Yes, you were.[sr]I don't recall ever meeting anyone like that.
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@Nightingale Santa
I don't even remember when or how I became Santa Claus.
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@Mash
So who is this person you're talking about, Caesar?
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@Caesar
Hahaha, surely you can think of any number of individuals at Chaldea who could be responsible for a mishap like this.
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@Caesar
...A great number, come to think of it.
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?1:I wouldn't even know where to begin making up a list of suspects...
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@Caesar
That being said...
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@Caesar
...I suspect you may already have a firm image of this latest caper's culprit in your head, Master.
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@Caesar
Picture someone who loves festivals and parties... Someone who has yet to show their face in all this commotion.
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@Caesar
Add a few more conditions to narrow it down further, and I'm confident you'll soon see what's really going on here.
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?1:I see...
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@Caesar
All right, everyone, if you're still looking for the perfect present, the Caesar Company will be happy to assist.
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@Caesar
And if that perfect present should be for the lad(ies) in your life, Cleopatra will get you fixed up in no time!
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@Aśvatthāman
By the way, there's something I've been meaning to tell you guys for a while now.
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@Sakata Kintoki
Yeah?
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@Fuuma Kotarou
What is it?
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@Aśvatthāman
You know my name? Aśvatthāman?
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@Aśvatthāman
It's not Aśvatthā Man. It's Aśvatthāman, one word.
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@Both
[f large]IT IS!?!?!?
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@Fuuma Kotarou
I can't believe it... All this time, we thought[sr]Aśvatthā stood for something really cool![charaMove B 256,-70 0.5][se ad144][seVolume ad144 0 0.8][seStop ad144 0.8]
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@Sakata Kintoki
Yeah... Somethin' awesome,[sr]special, and golden...![charaMove D -256,-70 0.5][se ad144][seVolume ad144 0 0.8][seStop ad144 0.8]
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@Aśvatthāman
Well, sorry to disappoint. “Aśvatthāman” just means something along the lines of “horse neighing.”
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@Both
AWESOME!
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@Aśvatthāman
Ah, don't give me that. 'Sides, your names mean “evil wind” and “golden time,” right? That sounds pretty awesome to me!
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@Paris
Okay! I've made my decision!
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@Paris
I was taught long ago never to[sr]disobey older girls or nurses...
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@Paris
...so since Nightingale is both,[sr]I have to go with her!
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@Paris
...Huh? It's already over?
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@Paris
Nightingale's not even here anymore?
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@Apollo
...[sr]...
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@Apollo
You need to learn to be more decisive.
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@Paris
...(Sniff)
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@Nightingale Santa
Is something wrong, [&Mr.:Ms.] [%1]?
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?1:Just enjoying flying by umbrella.

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@Nightingale Santa
...I see. I'm glad to hear that.
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@Nightingale Santa
Still, we have been up here for quite a while now.[sr]Let's take a little break.
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?2:It's a little scary, being up here for so long.

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@Nightingale Santa
I see. I am sorry about that.
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@Nightingale Santa
Since changing into this dress, whenever that happened, I have found there is something about flying by umbrella that is oddly appealing to me...
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@Nightingale Santa
Even so, I will take us down to land.
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@Nightingale Santa
Master, could I talk to you about something?
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