$94-08-79-17-3-0 [enableFullScreen] [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 1020300 1 Lancelot] [charaSet B 7047002 1 AAA] [charaSet C 1098199300 1 Mash] [charaSet D 2008300 1 Tristan] [charaSet E 1098274400 1 "Altria Caster"] [charaSet F 1007400 1 Gawain] [charaSet G 1098276000 1 Chloe] [charaSet H 1098275300 1 "Suzuka Gozen"] [charaSet I 1098274600 1 "Local Ancient Spirit"] [charaSet J 1098272410 1 Oberon] [sceneSet K 197201 1] [sceneSet L 134100 1] [sceneSet M 198100 1] [charaSet N 7047002 1 AAA_Effects] [imageSet O cut502_frame 1 1] [charaSet X 98115000 1 Effect] [scene 198100] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_MAP_41 0.1] ?1:I see. So you didn't steal this Singularity so much as confiscate it. ?2:Wandjina, the great spirit... ?! [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Lancelot So that's what happened. Just what I would expect from (someone who resembles) King Arthur. I can scarcely imagine what it must have taken to accomplish all that. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Lancelot However, there's one thing I still don't understand. Why did you also impose a tyrannical law banning all genres but one? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @AAA Yes, about that... It seems I made an error in judgment. [k] @AAA Although legends of Wandjina still exist, there are very few descriptions of what she was like. [k] @AAA The only thing we knew for certain about her was that she hates conflict. [k] @AAA One reliable account states that she used to continually say to all this island's creatures: [k] @AAA “You mustn't fight with one another. Getting along well with everyone else is the best way to lead an easy life.” [k] @AAA So I tried restricting the doujin market to a single genre. I thought having a common theme would prevent conflicts from arising. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 12] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash ...Well, I suppose working in the same genre would eliminate the kind of competitive mindset and ideological differences we often see between clubs. [k] @Mash But I'm afraid Oberon is right. That rule doesn't do anything to address the fundamental problem. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_MAP_41 1.5] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 18] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @AAA ...Huh. The Faerie King said that, did he? [k] ?1:A-anyway, we agree that the genre restriction was a bad idea, so let's move on! ?2:Uh, why don't we move on to another question? ?! [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_79 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 10] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Tristan I've got something to ask. Who is Yaraändoo, exactly? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @AAA She is Wandjina's proxy. [k] @AAA I tried talking to Wandjina myself, but she simply does not understand the languages of Earth. [k] @AAA But she had an earnest wish to understand humans better. [k] @AAA So I recreated and summoned a being that could serve as a vessel for her. [k] @AAA One whose Spirit Origin had the highest possible affinity with spirits like her, which would in turn allow her to see the island from a human perspective. [k] @AAA That being was Yaraändoo: the Southern Cross that serves as a waypoint for travelers. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash I see. Since Cnoc na Riabh is a faerie, it was easier for her to harmonize with a spirit than it would be for a human Heroic Spirit. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Tristan Then, does that mean the woman we've been calling Yaraändoo is actually Wandjina herself? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 12] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @AAA No. She is still Cnoc na Riabh. [k] @AAA She willingly chose to become Wandjina's eyes and sealed away her memories of herself... [k] @AAA ...but her personality, disposition, and everything else about her remain Cnoc na Riabh. [k] @AAA Through Yaraändoo, the great spirit Wandjina bore witness to your lives. [k] @AAA Furthermore, although Cnoc na Riabh does not exist in Proper Human History, I was the one who personally chose to entrust this task to her. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Altria Caster ... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 2] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Gawain So where is Yaraändoo[line 2]or rather, Cnoc na Riabh now? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @AAA Now that she has remembered Yaraändoo is actually just an imaginary spirit, her mind has come to completely embody Wandjina's will. [k] @AAA It's just like what happened with Giant Chloe, which was a development I absolutely did not foresee. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 9] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Chloe I was kind of hoping we could all just forget that happened... [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @AAA If you can defeat Ceasunnos, the third and greatest calamity, then Cnoc na Riabh should return to her senses, at least temporarily. [k] @AAA But that still won't solve the problem. [k] [charaFace B 12] @AAA I decided to hold ServantFes to prove to Wandjina... [k] @AAA ...that her wish for everyone to get along hasn't been forgotten. [k] @AAA I also prepared a reset function as an emergency backup in case I failed to do so. [k] @AAA As I have thus far failed, I've had to reset the festival several times now. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Suzuka Gozen Yeah, yeah. So that's what the “we are all responsible” part was about. [k] [charaFace H 20] @Suzuka Gozen But, like, since there's three calamities trying to mess things up, isn't ServantFes wrecked no matter what we do? [k] @Suzuka Gozen Like, what are those things, anyway? It's not like you came up with them, right? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @AAA I think this will answer those questions. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_79 1.0] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [scene 146100] [subCameraOn 3] [charaLayer B sub #A] [subCameraFilter #A through] [charaScale B 1.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 18] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [subRenderFadeinFSR #A 0.1 400,-150] [charaLayer J sub #B] [charaLayer K sub #B] [charaLayer X sub #B] [charaLayer I sub #B] [charaLayer O sub #C] [subCameraFilter #B mask cut359_mask24] [subCameraFilter #C through] [subRenderDepth #A 1] [subRenderDepth #B 2] [subRenderDepth #C 3] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth K 1] [charaDepth L 1] [charaDepth I 2] [charaDepth J 3] [subRenderScale #B 0.9] [charaScale O 1.175] [charaScale K 0.9] [charaFadein K 0.1 -150,100] [charaPut X 0,300] [charaEffect X bit_sepia01_depth_fs] [charaFadein O 0.1 -110,-240] [subRenderFadein #B 0.1 -110,-240] [subRenderFadein #C 0.1 0,0] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk off] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_MAP_57 0.1] [charaScale I 0.6] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.4 50,150] [wt 0.4] @Local Ancient Spirit Oh my... What grace. What elegance. To think I would see a creature like you in this day and age! [k] @Local Ancient Spirit Tell me the truth. Are you our king? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaFace J 7] [charaFadein J 0.1 0,200] @Oberon Me? Nah. I'm seriously no king. [k] @Oberon I just came to check this place out because it seemed like it was full of grudges and resentment. Done with that, so I'm leaving. [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 50,150] @Local Ancient Spirit Oho, I knew it! At long last, we've been granted a new king! [k] @Local Ancient Spirit This calls for celebration! For a festival! Listen, everyone! This man is our new king. [k] @Local Ancient Spirit Please, my liege, undo the seal binding the cave. We feel so bad for the humans these days that we can hardly rest. [k] @Local Ancient Spirit There must be a great cleansing. A cleansing so thorough it is only three steps removed from extinction. [k] @Local Ancient Spirit Please, my new king, let me introduce you to Wandjina. Wandjina's powerful curses are incredible. [k] @Local Ancient Spirit When unleashed, they will bring about righteous retribution. They will give form to the humans' wickedness and exact divine justice. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaFace J 6] [charaFadein J 0.1 0,200] @Oberon Were you listening to me!? I just refused because no one's here! Why would you think I[line 2] [k] [charaFace J 4] @Oberon Ah. [k] [charaFace J 2] @Oberon It's because I said I'm no king, isn't it? Dammit, I messed up. Of course that kind of statement's gonna get twisted. [k] [charaFace J 1] @Oberon All right, I'll play along for a little bit. So, where do you want me to go? What is it you want to show me? [k] [messageOff] [bgm BGM_MAP_57 1.5 0.4] [cameraMove 1.5 20,0 1.1] [subRenderMoveScale #B 0.972 1.5] [charaMoveScale O 1.269 1.5] [subRenderMove #B -60,-250 1.5] [charaMove O -60,-250 1.5] [subRenderMoveScale #A 1.08 1.5] [subRenderMoveFSR #A 450,-160 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [cameraHome 0.1] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout K 0.1] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [charaFadeout O 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaLayer J normal] [charaLayer K normal] [charaLayer X normal] [charaLayer I normal] [charaLayer B normal] [charaLayer O normal] [subRenderFadeout #A 0.1] [subRenderFadeout #B 0.1] [subRenderFadeout #C 0.1] [charaScale J 1.0] [charaScale I 1.0] [charaScale B 1.0] [scene 134100] [charaPut X 1] [wt 1.0] [se ad452] [wt 0.5] [fadein black 1.5] [seStop ad452 1.5] [bgm BGM_MAP_57 1.5 1.0] [wait fade] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Local Ancient Spirit It seems you've done this sort of thing before, my liege. [k] @Local Ancient Spirit It took all our strength to destroy that barrier, but you broke through it easily. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 3] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Oberon Oh, you mean that Bounded Field protecting the cave? Yeah, that was nothing. Especially since I know whose magecraft it was. [k] @Oberon So? What's in here, anyway? [k] [messageOff] [scene 196301 1.0] [charaFadeout J 1.0] [wt 2.0] @Local Ancient Spirit This. To tell the truth, there is much we do not know about Wandjina, ourselves. [k] @Local Ancient Spirit I think she still has much to learn about the world. [k] @Local Ancient Spirit So she needs a guide to teach her about the world. [k] @Local Ancient Spirit We were hoping that, with your kingly wisdom, you could come up with a plan to convey Wandjina's feelings to the humans. [k] [messageOff] [scene 134100 0.8] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 1] [charaFadein J 0.8 1] [wt 1.2] @Oberon Okay, that's a much bigger ask than I was expecting. Ugh, what a pain. [k] [charaFace J 4] @Oberon But, I guess the air here's not too bad. [k] @Oberon Wandjina, spirit of air. I'll admit, it's gotta suck being ignored for so long. [k] [charaFace J 12] @Oberon ...So, she's got something important to say. She wants a form everyone can see. And that form has to reflect people's hopes, huh. [k] [charaFace J 4] @Oberon My day self's a lot better at this kinda stuff. [k] @Oberon In my current mood, the best I can come up with are things like the three calamities, or that stupid benevolent god Cernunnos...[wt 1.0][bgmStop BGM_MAP_57 1.5] Ah. [k] [messageOff] [scene 196301 0.8] [charaFadeout J 0.8] [wt 2.0] [se ad241] [cueSe SE_21 21_ade631] [shake 0.05 2 2 1.5] [scene 196300 1.5] [wt 0.7] [seStop 21_ade631 0.4] [wt 0.8] [seStop ad241 0.5] [wt 2.0] [scene 134100 0.8] [charaFace J 8] [charaFadein J 0.8 1] [wt 2.0] [charaFace J 9] [bgm BGM_EVENT_146 0.1] @Oberon Whoopsie. Thaaat might've been the wrong thing to say. [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Local Ancient Spirit Magnificent. [k] @Local Ancient Spirit So these are the forms our warnings will now take before they descend upon the humans, yes? [k] @Local Ancient Spirit Ah, Faerie King. Our Spirit King. From this day forth, you shall forever be known as our greatest leader, the Dark Faerie King. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 6] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] @Oberon Whatever you do, don't spread that name around! I mean it! [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_146 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [scene 198100] [charaEffectStop X bit_sepia01_depth_fs] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 1.0] [charaPut X 1200,1200] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_79 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 15] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @AAA And there you have it. [k] [charaFace B 8] @AAA Still, even without Oberon's help, it was only a matter of time until the seal on that cave was broken, and there's a chance things would have gone even worse without him. [k] @AAA So I decided to interpret these events as him helping us by giving the calamities easy forms for us to understand. I therefore refrained from punishing him. [k] ?1:Oh, I'll be taking care of that later. ?2:(I guess in one sense, you could say he's a victim himself...) ?! [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 14] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Chloe Hawaltria...Wandjina...and the three calamities... [k] [charaFace G 12] @Chloe This does answer all of those questions, but we're no closer to knowing what to do about them. [k] @Chloe I guess it just all comes back to making sure ServantFes's a success? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 15] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @AAA Indeed. While I am still absolutely certain that eliminating conflict by restricting books to the Altria genre was a perfect way to go... [k] @AAA ...I will also admit that it seems to have ultimately backfired. [k] [charaFace B 12] @AAA So, now that things have come to this, the Normalization Committee will revert the rules to those of the previous ServantFes. [k] @AAA The rest is up to you. Please, I beg of you... [k] @AAA ...find a way to grant Wandjina's wish and make ServantFes succeed without conflict. Doing so will bring an end to this Singularity. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Altria Caster An endeavor free of conflict? I don't think anything like that exists anywhere in the world. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Suzuka Gozen Hey, even putting that problem aside, we've also gotta stop these calamities. [k] @Suzuka Gozen The First Calamity's fire. If we don't stop it, it'll burn down the woods, so the printer won't be able to print new books! [k] @Suzuka Gozen The Second Calamity's all about storms. If we don't stop it, it'll get the event canceled due to “inclement weather.” [k] @Suzuka Gozen So then, what's the Third Calamity? And like, for that matter, didn't Morgan say the Second Calamity was her doing? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @AAA Morgan simply grasped the situation on the island the instant she arrived and elected to make use of the Second Calamity for her own selfish ends. [k] @AAA I swear, who does she think she is, with her Bristin and all that Lady of the Water stuff? [k] @AAA I do hope you all won't give evil Altriafaces like her too much of your time. [k] [charaFace B 0] @AAA But I digress. You wanted to know more about the Third Calamity, yes? [k] @AAA The Third Calamity is Wandjina's grief itself. [k] @AAA It is an overreaction to conflict that will ultimately result in the destruction of both sides... [k] [messageOff] [charaDepth B 2] [charaDepth M 3] [charaDepth N 4] [charaScale M 1.3] [charaScale N 1.2] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_79 2.0] [charaFadein M 0.6 0,-330] [charaFadein N 0.6 1] [charaMoveScale M 1.35 1.5] [charaMoveScale N 1.25 1.5] [charaMove M 0,-340 1.5] [charaMove N 0,15 1.5] [wt 2.0] [charaFadeout B 0.4] @AAA The Curse of Gatekeeping. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout M 0.4] [charaFadeout N 0.4] [wt 0.4] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 6] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Chloe No way.[bgm BGM_MAP_36 0.1] That's almost too dark for words... [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 32] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Suzuka Gozen Gatekeeping? What is that? Do you know, Chloe? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Chloe Yes. It's not exactly how it's used in fandom circles... [k] @Chloe ...but in the simplest terms, it's refusing to accept fellow fans of something because of minor differences of opinion. [k] @Chloe I'd say those feelings definitely qualify as a curse. No wonder Ceasunnos is drawn to them... [k] [charaFace G 7] @Chloe The calamities aren't what's setting this island on fire! [k] @Chloe Paper shortages, storms, artists who miss their deadlines... None of those ultimately matter. [k] @Chloe The real problem is the clash between our feti[line 2]er, souls. The roots of conflict that everyone, attendee and artist alike, has deep within them... [k] @Chloe The feelings that drive us to try and make something better than anything else, or to stan a particular fandom harder than anyone else... [k] @Chloe It's the desire to compete with their fellow fans that's been sending ServantFes up in flames! 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