＄94-01-88-02-1-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 2022000 1 "Altera Santa"] [charaSet B 3027000 1 Medusa_First] [charaSet C 3027001 1 Medusa_Second] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] [scene 50800] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] ＠Altera Santa We are sinking through the underworld's night sky... Strange and even contradictory as that might seem,[sr]I find it rather beautiful. Almost poetic. [k] ＠Altera Santa And there's this dark gold dust. I doubt it serves as currency here, but it IS tinged with magical energy. [k] ＠Altera Santa I bet I could make a lot of presents if I collected it.[sr]It's like this world was made for Christma[line 2] [k] [charaFace A 8] ＠Altera Santa What's wrong, [%1]? I thought you would be happier now that we've finally reached the first gate. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 1.5] ？1：I mean, just take a look around. ？2：This isn't anything like the underworld I know! ？！ [charaFadeout A 0.4] [messageOff] [wt 1.2] [cameraMove 0.8 -40,-0 1.1] [wait camera] [wt 0.8] [cameraMove 1.2 40,0 1.1] [wait camera] [wt 0.8] [cameraHome 0.8] [wait camera] [wt 0.8] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Altera Santa I see from your expression that you are wondering why this place is so “rocking.” [k] ＠Altera Santa Let's see, what did he say to do in these situations...[sr]Oh, right. I need to read this letter. [k] [messageOff] [charaMove A 0,-15 0.4] [wt 0.4] [charaMove A 5,-15 0.2] [se ad77] [seVolume ad77 0 0.6] [wt 0.2] [charaMove A -5,-15 0.2] [wt 0.2] [charaMove A 5,-15 0.2] [wt 0.2] [charaMove A 0,-15 0.2] [wt 1.0] [charaMove A 0,0 0.5] [wt 0.5] [charaFace A 13] ＠Altera Santa Ahem-hem. Ho ho ho![sr]Listen well, young [%1]. [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “Christmas has never been bigger here!” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “Why, you ask? Because our underworld is merging with Chaldea's accumulated knowledge.” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “And why is THAT happening?[sr]I'm afraid that is a secret, so no specifics!” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “But I cannot hide anything from Santa Claus,[sr]so I will tell you what I can.” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “I took the liberty of paring things down to the basics to save time.” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “Now that the oath of the goddess is broken, the underworld has gone crazy! Even the very concepts of time and place are all wonky!” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “This is all Chaldea's fault, so it should be fixed if we blow Chaldea up.” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “But that would be so much trouble, so a plague is a nice compromise. It's also a more reasonable and, dare I say, economical use of godly power.” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “I basically want to get rid of everyone who knows about Kur. Does that sound okay to you?” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “Please forward all your thoughts, concerns, or complaints to the underworld temple. I will happily respond to each with a present.” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “Re-sheep-fully Yours” [k] [charaFace A 6] ＠Altera Santa ... [k] ？1：... ？！ [charaFace A 9] ＠Altera Santa What a wonderfully comprehensible letter.[sr]I knew I could count on the spirit of Christmas. [k] [charaFace A 6] ＠Altera Santa ...There you have it, [%1].[sr]Now you know our great secret. [k] ？1：What do you know about that letter's writer? ？2：Does that letter say anything else? ？！ ＠Altera Santa Let me see...[sr]Yes, it DOES say something else. Here it is. [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “PS - At this time of year, the underworld is narrow and deep, not wide and shallow.” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “This means that its seven gates are now seven layers, and at the very bottom, beyond even the seventh layer, lies something truly special...” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “...the ocean of pure water that serves as the root of Sumerian myth. Originally called 'the Abzu.' Today people often refer to it as 'the abyss.'” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “In the dark reaches of its depths lies the underworld's temple...” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “Anyway, that's where the Queen of Kur is, and Chaldea won't cool down until she's defeated.” [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “So if you want to save Chaldea,[sr]you should head for the abyss.” [k] [charaFace A 8] ＠Altera Santa ...There you have it. It sounds like this Queen of Kur person is the problem. [k] ？1：So...Uruk in Abyss, eh? [charaFace A 9] ＠Altera Santa You really wanted to say that, hm? I understand. [k] ？2：So, the abyss is below the underworld? [charaFace A 8] ＠Altera Santa There's a proviso included here. [k] ＠Mysterious Letter “It'll help to think of it as the underworld existing right in the center of the abyss.” [k] ＠Altera Santa So, I suppose that would mean there's a shallow abyss, and a deep abyss...? [k] ＠Altera Santa I must say, navigating the weird spaces of the Age of Gods is a bit beyond me... [k] [charaFace A 1] ＠Altera Santa Getting around is so much simpler on the surface. Up there, it's easy to tell how close or far you are from something when you're just walking about. [k] ？！ [charaFace A 6] ＠Altera Santa At any rate, now we know exactly where we need to go.[sr]Any other questions? Ask, and I shall answer. [k] ？1：Okay, I think I understand now. So, uh...about you... ？！ ？1：What does all this have to do with you? ？！ [messageOff] [charaFace A 3] [wt 1.2] [charaFace A 8] ＠Altera Santa I am here for the dream collaboration of the Mesopotamian underworld and Christmas. Together, we have crossed mythological lines all at once! [k] [charaFace A 6] ＠Altera Santa Santa was never connected to the underworld at all. Actually, neither were the Huns, now that I think about it... [k] ＠Altera Santa No matter! Wherever there are people crying out for presents, there must be a Santa to deliver them. Or, that's what I was told... [k] ＠Altera Santa At any rate, I have presents I need to deliver to the abyss, so I will go with you. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 3.0] ＠Altera Santa ...I would like to tell you more,[sr]but I can already see the first gate. [k] ＠Altera Santa Be on your guard, [%1]. There's a gatekeeper here, just like I heard there would be. [k] [messageOff] [wipeout rightToLeft 0.7 1] [wait wipe] [se ad60] [seVolume ad60 0.1 0.6] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [scene 50901] [wt 1.0] [seStop ad60 2.0] [wipein leftToRight 1.2 1] [wait wipe] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.7 1] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_1 0.1] ＠Gatekeeper I'm amazed to see intruders so brazen as to attack from the sky. Are you idiots, or just braindead? [k] ＠Gatekeeper Whichever it is, this is where your journey ends.[sr]Kur is full of souls, and the living are unwelcome. [k] ＠Gatekeeper If you wish to continue on, you will have to die. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 3] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Altera Santa ...So, to enter here you must be nothing more than a soul. I didn't know that... No wonder it's so cold. [k] [charaFace A 9] ＠Altera Santa Still, a Heroic Spirit essentially IS a soul, so I should be fine. As for [%1] here... [k] ＠Altera Santa [&His:Her] soul is so courageous [&he:she] may as well have actually died at least once, so [&he:she] should be fine, too. [k] [messageOff] [se ad60] [charaFadeout A 0.4] [wt 1.5] [seStop ad60 0.5] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 5] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 0.1] ＠Gatekeeper Halt, intruders. I'm not here to judge your souls.[sr]All I care about is whether you're alive or dead. [k] ＠Gatekeeper [&He's:She's] a living human, and you're a Servant who hasn't been defeated. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_1 3.0] ＠Gatekeeper You have no right to pass, nor have you met the conditions to open this gate. [k] ？1：I think I had to answer some questions here... ？2：This is that goddess game show thing, right? ？！ [charaFace B 3] ＠Gatekeeper ...I see you do know your way around here.[sr]That's certainly good. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_5 0.1] [charaFace B 5] ＠Gatekeeper Unfortunately, that premise is no longer the one on which these gates operate. [k] ＠Gatekeeper It is no longer a question of fairness, which is a trial that anyone could potentially succeed in. [k] ＠Gatekeeper Now there is a single condition that must be satisfied to open this gate: something must be sacrificed. [k] ＠Gatekeeper Do you understand? If you wish to proceed from here, you must either suffer defeat at my hands, or... [k] ？1：...Or? ？2：...(Gulp) ？！ [messageOff] [wt 0.8] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_5 1.0] [wt 0.4] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth B 2] [charaDepth C 1] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.4 1] [charaFadeout B 0.4] [se ad110] [wt 1.2] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk C] ＠Gatekeeper Or give me a present. [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1]Do that, and I would be[sr]willing to make an exception and open the gate. [k] ？1：...Pardon? ？！ [charaFace C 1] ＠Gatekeeper I said, give me a present. [k] ＠Gatekeeper Christmas is all the rage in the underworld right now.[sr]I even hear that Santa Claus is coming to town. [k] ＠Gatekeeper And surely Santa must have butter cake, the most amazing of all treats in Uruk. [k] [charaFace C 5] ＠Gatekeeper If you don't, then go home and stop wasting my time. [k] ？1：(...How's your stock of butter cake, Santa?) ？2：(...Aww, little Ana grew up so much...!) ？！ [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.4] [se ad77] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 13] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] ＠Altera Santa Ho ho ho. Then this is your lucky day, for I am Santa. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Gatekeeper ...I see. I thought that might be true,[sr]but I didn't want to believe it... [k] ＠Gatekeeper I'm ashamed of you, [%1]. [k] ＠Gatekeeper I expected Chaldea to have a much better Santa than...this... [k] [charaFace C 0] ＠Gatekeeper Still, as long as the presents are good, I suppose it doesn't matter if Santa's an oddball. [k] ＠Gatekeeper Yes. The quality of the presents is far more important to Christmas than the quality of the Santa. [k] ？1：Well don't just come out and SAY it! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Altera Santa Yeah. Santa has feelings too, you know. [k] ？2：I think someone just got her name on the naughty list. [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 13] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Altera Santa Hmm. I suppose this means even Santa has a dark side. [k] ？！ [charaFace A 6] ＠Altera Santa All right, I see how it is. I didn't expect to meet someone awaiting a present so soon, but no matter. [k] [charaFace A 2] ＠Altera Santa Very well. Ready your weapon, Little Black Riding Hood. Santa Claus is fair to all! [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 1.0] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_3 0.1] ＠Altera Santa I shall see for myself whether you are worthy to receive a present from Santa! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_3 0.4] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]