$03-00-06-09-4-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 1098191200 1 Adele] [charaSet B 1098191300 1 Macarios] [charaSet C 1017001 1 Musashi] [charaSet D 98002000 1 Fou] [charaSet E 8001410 1 Mash] [charaSet F 9005001 1 Holmes] [charaSet G 1098128200 1 Caenis] [charaSet H 1098191700 1 "East District Children"] [charaSet I 1098191800 1 "East District Children"] [verticalImageSet J scene88100 1] [charaScale J 1.51] [charaSet S 5009000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [scene 92100] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [se ad904] [wt 1.8] [se ade186] [seVolume ade186 0 0] [seVolume ade186 1.0 1.0] [wt 2.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_62 0.1] @Adele Initiating God Destroyer Alliance[sr]Base underground transfer. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [se bac363] [wt 0.8] [se ade127] [seVolume ade127 0 0.0] [seVolume ade127 0.7 0.5] [shake 0.04 0 2 0.5] [wt 0.7] [shake 0.04 0 2 1.0] [wt 0.7] [wt 1.5] ?1:Huh? ?! ?1:Are we moving the entire base? ?! [shakeStop] [seStop ade186 3.0] [seStop ade127 3.0] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Yeah. Why? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Whoooa, everything's shaking![sr]Is this what riding an elevator's like? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios This base was originally an all-purpose maintenance vehicle for the underground infrastructure. You know, the kind that goes around fixing whatever needs it. [k] [charaFace B 9] @Macarios We could also walk along the underground corridors, but[sr]they're really hard to navigate, and it would take forever. [k] [charaFace B 0] @Macarios Of course, if you're willing to spend a few days to get to our destination, it could work. What do you want to do? [k] ?1:Let's just stick with moving the whole base. ?2:Yeah, let's not even bother with walking. ?! @Macarios Good call. [k] @Macarios Besides, Sister and I wouldn't even be able to contact[sr]you in the East District if we stayed here. [k] @Macarios Anyway, it shouldn't take us long to get there at this[sr]rate. Just be careful you don't lose your footing. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Man... I never would've even thought[sr]to try moving this entire place! [k] @Musashi It sounds like it's old hat to you guys,[sr]but Olympian tech is pretty amazing to me. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_62 1.0] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios It's Atlantis, not Olympus. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 9] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi ? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] @Macarios Atlantean, I mean. At least, that's[sr]what I've heard; I don't know if it's true. [k] [charaTalk A] @Adele They say our ancestors originally came to Olympus from the continent of Atlantis about ten thousand odd years ago. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] [charaFace A 4] @Adele It's also why we think the second machia may[sr]have played a part in Atlantis's destruction. [k] @Adele Unfortunately, we don't know anything for sure, as all[sr]the records pertaining to that time were lost long ago. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Fooou, faaaaaau! [k] ?1:The continent of Atlantis? [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash Th-that's right. It's believed to be a continent[sr]that once existed in the Atlantic Ocean. [k] @Mash It's one of Proper Human History's[sr]most well-known legends. [k] ?2:As in, the mythical continent? [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash Yes, that's right. The continent of Atlantis is one[sr]of Proper Human History's most well-known legends. [k] ?! [charaFace E 0] @Mash It was once a prosperous empire rich in natural resources, but over time, its people lost all respect for the gods and the rule of law... [k] @Mash ...so the gods punished them by flooding the entire[sr]empire and sinking the continent into the sea. [k] @Mash At least, that's how the ancient Greek philosopher Plato described it in his two dialogues, Timaeus and Critias. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Fooou. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash It's one of many flooding legends that have been passed down through different civilizations, like Mesopotamia. [k] @Mash The flooding of Atlantis is said to have taken place some time around 9000 B.C., but[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes But the theory of continental drift claims otherwise. [k] @Holmes If we assume that all our current continents were originally a single giant landmass, then there's no place where a mythical lost continent could fit. [k] [charaFace F 8] @Holmes ...At least, that was the operating theory as of a hundred years or so ago. That said, I doubt the discovery of plate tectonics has done much to advance Atlantis's cause. [k] @Holmes Furthermore, given that there have been exactly zero discoveries of any Atlantean artifacts, the sole historical record we have for its existence is Plato's writings. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Holmes However, that still leaves one question unanswered. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 12] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash R-right.[sr]What if the continent of Atlantis really did exist... [k] @Mash ...but in a way that was completely unlike[sr]any other continent we know about? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes I can't deny it's a possibility. [k] @Holmes Especially now that we know it is possible for something[sr]to exist without leaving behind a single trace. [k] @Holmes Namely, the realm of Mystics. [k] @Holmes And that's not all. There's also the very act[sr]of using magecraft to materialize a Servant. [k] @Holmes While the existence of most things can be proven with physical evidence and written records, the same cannot be said of Mystics. [k] @Holmes In which case[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash Right. If what Adele and Macarius told[sr]us about the mechanical gods is true... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Precisely. [k] @Holmes The gods of Olympus could have arrived on the continent of Atlantis long ago, thereby bringing civilization to prehistoric peoples. [k] [charaFace F 9] @Holmes Though of course, in that case, those events would be more akin to the work of Jules Verne than they would Plato's Timaeus and Critias. [k] [charaFace F 10] @Holmes Good grief. I can practically see Sir Doyle's face grinning in delight. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFace E 1] @Mash As in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the prestigious author[sr]who immortalized your exploits in novel form!? [k] @Mash I've read every book he ever published! [k] @Mash And I've seen the movie versions![sr]Well, at least all the ones you're in, Holmes! [k] @Mash I still remember the first time I saw the[sr]Granada version like it was yesterday... [k] ?1:Wow, Mash, you're practically glowing! [charaFace E 6] @Mash ...Ah. [k] [charaFace E 3] @Mash I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get carried away. [k] ?2:It's fun to gush about something you love, isn't it? [charaFace E 3] @Mash ...Yes, it is. Thank you, Master. [k] ?! [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Hahaha. You're too kind, Ms. Kyrielight. I only hope I get a chance to tell Sir Doyle what dedicated fans he has. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Holmes Now then, back to the subject of Atlantis...[sr]This has been a most fascinating discussion. [k] @Holmes Depending on when this Lostbelt first came about, this could mean that the mythical continent of Atlantis truly did exist on our Earth. [k] [charaFace F 6] @Holmes ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace F 0] @Holmes If the same were true in Proper Human History...there would surely still be some trace of physical evidence pertaining to the continent's sinking. [k] @Holmes Indeed, such an event would have affected the topography of the entire planet. No doubt someone would also have discovered something along paleomagnetic lines as well. [k] @Holmes And yet, in Proper Human History, there is not one piece of evidence that the continent of Atlantis ever existed. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Fooou... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 10] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes ...No evidence of the continent's existence, hmm. [k] [charaFace F 9] @Holmes Haha, by Jove, that's it! It may not be a proverbial[sr]smoking gun, but we've got collateral evidence right here! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash Holmes? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Ah yes, I beg your pardon. This is still only a hypothesis, but I do believe I've solved the riddle. [k] @Holmes If we assume that the legendary continent of Atlantis[sr]truly did exist in Proper Human History... [k] @Holmes ...then we can now say with a fair degree of certainty[sr]what it truly was. It's really no great mystery at all. [k] @Holmes Take a look around.[sr]Where are we standing right now? [k] ?1:On a floor... [charaFace F 8] @Holmes Indeed we are.[sr]But what is that floor a part of? [k] ?2:Oh, right! Olympus! [charaFace F 8] @Holmes Precisely. [k] ?! [charaFace F 7] @Holmes As you all know, we are currently standing on a small[sr]part of the Interstellar Mountainous City of Olympus. [k] @Holmes And what, pray tell, is the[sr]nature of Olympus's existence? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash ...Oh! I get it now! Olympus isn't a natural landmass.[sr]It's a mysterious, enormous, artificial structure! [k] @Mash It's essentially a virtual continent built inside a supernatural hollow space, and with advanced technology well beyond the scope of Proper Human History... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Right you are, Ms. Kyrielight. Granted, this is a most preliminary theory that may well change as more information comes to light. Nonetheless... [k] [charaFace F 1] @Holmes Hahahaha, I must say, I never dreamed this adventure of ours would involve me deducing the existence of Atlantis! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Ohhh, nooow I get it! Mostly! [k] [charaFace C 6] @Musashi Basically, Olympus and Atlantis are both pretty impressive, yeah? Totally got it. [k] [charaFace C 8] @Musashi Well, mostly. I mostly got it. [k] [charaFace C 3] @Musashi I definitely, absolutely, mostly totally got it.[sr]...Yup. [k] ?1:If you say so, Musashi. ?2:Somehow, I'm still not convinced you really get it, Musashi. ?! [messageOff] [charaFace C 9] [wt 1.2] [charaFace C 0] @Musashi By the way, Adele and Macarios,[sr]there's something I've been meaning to ask you. [k] @Musashi It's about the underground infrastructure[sr]we're using for transport as we speak. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Adele Sure. What is it? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi You said this whole underground area was safe 'cause[sr]it used to be Hades's domain or something, right? [k] @Musashi I was just curious what the full story there was. Hades is one of the gods who was killed in the fourth machia, right? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] @Adele Yes, that's right. [k] @Adele All the gods who fought for coexistence between human and god were defeated and destroyed during the Olympia Machia... [k] @Adele ...and Hades was one of them. [k] [charaTalk B] @Macarios After the war, Zeus ended up taking over[sr]the domains of every god they defeated. [k] @Macarios That, along with enslaving Poseidon, gave him full control over the entire sea of Atlantis... [k] @Macarios ...but it was a different story for Olympus's[sr]underground infrastructure. [k] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] @Adele Hades decided to take his own life...and the resulting[sr]explosion sealed off his underground domain. [k] @Adele Thanks to that, the underworld became a dark[sr]zone that nobody could easily touch. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Adele ...Nobody except those who were allied with Hades and the faction fighting for coexistence. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Now I gotcha. That explains it. [k] @Musashi I always found it strange how an all-powerful god like[sr]Zeus knows everything that happens on the surface... [k] @Musashi ...but can't seem to do anything when[sr]it comes to this underground area. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] @Macarios It's pretty much down to luck[sr]that things worked out this way. [k] @Macarios As ships, Hades and Zeus were both[sr]based off of the Titan Cronus. [k] [charaTalk A] @Adele As gods, that put them in the same class of deity.[sr]So even when Zeus became omnipotent[line 2] [k] [charaTalk B] @Macarios He'd still need to allocate almost all of his power[sr]to see everything going on in the dark zone. [k] @Macarios And right now, Zeus is using most of his magical energy to keep Olympus and Tree of Emptiness Magellan up and running. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 6] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Then...you're saying that is a weakness[sr]we can take advantage of? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Adele That's right.[sr]We believe that's where our hopes for victory lie. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ade127] [seVolume ade127 0 0] [se ade186] [seVolume ade186 0 0] [seVolume ade127 1.0 1.0] [seVolume ade186 1.0 1.0] [se ad594] [wt 3.0] [seStop ade127 1.0] [seStop ade186 1.0] [shake 0.03 0 4 0.4] [wt 0.8] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Fou! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash Oh. Everything just shook again. [k] @Caenis Nn... [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 9] [charaFadein G 0.4 0,-20] [charaMove G 1 0.6] [wt 0.6] @Caenis (Yawwwn)... Damn, I must've fallen asleep.[sr]We there already? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Yeah, the base is done moving along the underground.[sr]Let's go up to the surface. [k] @Macarios We'll be going with you this time,[sr]since this is a covert mission. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Fooou! [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [se adm21] [charaMove D -50,0 0.4] [charaFadeout D 0.4] [wipeout rectangleStripLeftToRight 0.4 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaTalk off] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth A 4] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth D 6] [charaFace A 0] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] [wt 0.5] [wipein rectangleStripRightToLeft 0.4 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.4 170,-100] [charaMove D 130,-100 0.4] [wt 0.3] [se ad7] [charaFace A 3] [charaShake D 0.02 3 3 0.4] [charaShake A 0.02 3 3 0.4] [wt 0.8] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk A] @Adele Eek! F-Fou! [k] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] @Macarios Ah! There you go again! Didn't I tell you not[sr]to jump on my sister, you big squirrel!? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Mmm. A cute boy, a cute girl, and a cute[sr]animal, all together. You love to see it. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 4] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Caenis ...That thing's not really a squirrel, right? [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [scene 92400] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [se ad800] [wt 1.0] [seStop ad800 0.1] [wt 0.4] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 9] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Caenis All right, try not to get yourselves killed out there. [k] @Caenis There's no way in hell I'm gonna play pretend, so you guys can knock yourselves out acting like the idiots you are. [k] @Caenis I'll hang around in my spirit form in the meantime,[sr]and pop out if things turn violent. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Fou? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Caenis What? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash Um... What do you mean by play pretend? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth A 3] [charaDepth B 5] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] @Adele Oh, yes. It means you need to be careful about your choice of words on the surface, or Zeus's scans will catch you. [k] ?1:Oh yeah, you said something about that back when we fought Demeter... ?2:So that's why we need to watch what we say up there? ?! @Macarios That's right. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Adele Now then, we need to get our cover story straight.[sr]Let's see... [k] @Adele Okay, I think I've got it.[sr][%1], Mash, Musashi... [k] @Adele You three will be our distant relatives[sr]from the very edge of the South District. [k] @Adele As for you, Holmes... Um... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes No need to worry about me.[sr]I'll stay close by in my spirit form as well. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Ooh, I call the oldest sister role! Hehehehe, I always[sr]wanted a couple of cute siblings of my own. [k] ?1:Guess you'll be my other big sister then, Mash. ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash Y-you mean, you want me to be the middle child!? [k] [charaFace E 3] @Mash I, um... I was kind of hoping I[sr]could be the youngest child... [k] @Mash ...and you could be my big [&brother:sister], Senpai... [k] ?1:Okay, let's go with that then. [charaFace E 8] @Mash Phew. [k] ?2:You got it, little sister. [charaFace E 21] @Mash R-right! [k] ?! [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes I presume there's a risk our conversations may be[sr]eavesdropped upon on the surface, Macarios? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Basically. You catch on quick, don't you? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 9] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes It has been said. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios It's not really eavesdropping, though. It's more like[sr]he's openly listening to everything anyone says. [k] [charaFace B 4] @Macarios They say it's because Zeus himself watches over[sr]everything we humans do. That he's protecting us. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 12] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash I see. So you live in a state of constant surveillance. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Fooou. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Zeus might be able to see everything that happens aboveground, but he can't actually tell individual people apart. [k] @Macarios It's just like how we humans can't tell individual ants apart. Or, well, that's about how I think it works. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 6] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Oh? Fascinating [k] @Holmes That would certainly seem to lend credence to the A.I.'s belief that Zeus is exceptionally powerful, but not truly omnipotent. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios However, his hearing's a different story. He listens to every single conversation people have on the surface. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 6] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes ...You mean he's able to meaningfully hear and comprehend the utterances of ten million people down to the sentence simultaneously? [k] [charaFace F 0] @Holmes I can scarcely imagine what such immense data processing capabilities must be like. Small wonder he had so little difficulty traveling the universe. [k] @Holmes Such incredible multipurpose functionality would certainly make him appear omnipotent, even if he is not truly so. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Well, he's not a god for nothing.[sr]Not to mention, this is Zeus we're talking about. [k] @Macarios He does a bunch of things that'd be[sr]impossible for humans to pull off. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Fou, fou. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Most impressive. It sounds as though he's essentially[sr]Olympus's one-god ECHELON program. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Oh, I've heard of that! That was a kind of super[sr]surveillance system a few countries colluded on, right? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Hahaha. No, Ms. Miyamoto, ECHELON was never anything more than an urban legend. It's no different than the purported devil at the crossroads, or a serial killer hiding under your bed. [k] [charaFace F 9] @Holmes Then again, perhaps the devil at the crossroads is more of a Mystic than ECHELON? Well, no matter. It's still the same broad category. [k] @Holmes But the same is not true for Zeus. His surveillance mechanisms and control devices are unabashedly present in all aspects of life here. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace F 8] [wt 1.0] [charaFace F 0] @Holmes I took Olympus for a utopia, but in fact, the control its government wields over its people is far greater than any we've yet seen in a Lostbelt. [k] @Holmes No wonder the division between the coexistence and ruling factions was so great that it led to a full-blown machia. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] @Macarios ...You're starting to understand[sr]what things are like here. [k] [charaTalk A] @Adele ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi So, think we can get going now?[sr]Oh good. [k] [charaFace C 1] @Musashi Then let's get this great summoning circle[sr]operation underway! Everybody ready? [k] @Musashi Seeing how those soldiers we ran into last time[sr]all looked like they came from the East District... [k] @Musashi ...I'm guessing we'll be in for an especially rough[sr]time around here, so let's be ready for that. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] @Adele Thank you, Musashi. [k] @Adele But we were actually hoping to stop by our house before[sr]we begin the operation in earnest, if that's okay. [k] ?1:You have a house here? ?2:You two used to live here? ?! [charaFace A 4] @Adele Oh, um, actually...[sr]We forgot something there and we need to get it. [k] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] @Macarios Yes, we have to postpone the start of this mission.[sr]I'm sorry. We should've told you sooner. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 9] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Oh? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 8] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Caenis Ugh, seriously? Screw that noise. I'm takin' a nap. Wake me up when you finish whatever stupid crap you're going to do. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi So you're going to camp out here just like that!?[sr]Then again, I guess I'm not one to talk. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Caenis What are you, stupid? Don't you know it's dangerous[sr]for a woman to camp out by herself? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 8] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Ahaha, really?[sr]You're really going to lecture me on that? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash Um, Adele?[sr]Can I ask what it is you forgot at your house? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios It's something we're all going to need.[sr]The last time we used it... [k] @Macarios ...we messed up the timing,[sr]and our whole squad got wiped out... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash !!! [k] @Mash Your entire squad...! [k] ?1:Okay. Got it. ?2:No problem. Let's start by getting this thing you forgot. ?! [charaFace E 1] @Mash Right, Master! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Fou! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [scene 92500] [charaFadein J 0.1 20,750] [wt 2.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] [charaFadeout J 1.5] [wt 2.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_116 0.1] [cameraMove 1.0 80,-30 1.2] [wt 1.8] [cameraMove 2.0 -80,-30 1.2] [wt 2.5] [cameraHome 1.2] [wt 2.0] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash So this is Olympus's East District... [k] @Mash There are so many statues as big as skyscrapers here! [k] @Mash And the city itself is so elaborately designed... [k] @Mash Yet it's also filled with a real gentle[sr]sense of beauty everywhere I look... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Adele Well you're going to see giant statues in the art district. Hehe, is this your first time coming to this part of town? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash (...Oh, right!) [k] [charaFace E 0] @Mash (I have to assume that our old backstory about[sr]being from the countryside won't work anymore.) [k] [charaFace E 1] @Mash Uh, no, of course not. But it has been long enough[sr]that I couldn't help but get a little worked up. [k] ?1:True, they really are impressive statues. ?2:It's always impressive to see them again after a long absence. ?! @Mash Right! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Woof. Fou. Woof. (Special Translation: Don't mind me.[sr]Just your ordinary, everyday doggo here.) [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 13] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 2] @Mash Who's a good boy, Plato?[sr]Yes, you are. Yes, you are. [k] @Fou Woof, woof! [k] @Mash (Good. It doesn't look like anyone is paying[sr]Senpai and me any special notice.) [k] @Mash (Da Vinci's disguise kits must[sr]still be working as intended.) [k] @Mash (It seems like they're affecting Musashi too,[sr]just like we hoped. So far, so good.) [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 2] @Musashi It's been a long time since you've been here too,[sr]hasn't it, Plato? Come on, who's a good boy? [k] [charaShake D 0.05 3 3 0.5] @Fou Fooou... [k] [charaFace C 2] @Musashi Hey! What's with the cold shoulder!? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Come on, enough playing around.[sr]Our home sweet home isn't much farther from here. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi 'Kaaay. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] @Macarios Why don't we head back to the house and take a breather before we look around the city? You guys could use one after all the hard work you've been doing. [k] @Macarios Plus, I think Sister here has been looking[sr]forward to cooking something for you. [k] [charaFace B 4] @Macarios Can't say I'm especially looking[sr]forward to it myself, but... [k] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] @Adele Macarios. [k] [charaTalk B] @Macarios ... [k] [charaTalk A] @Adele Macarios? [k] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] @Macarios ...Okay, okay, I want to have your cooking for[sr]the first time in a long time, too. Happy now? [k] [charaFace B 8] @Macarios I swear, a few hundred years without cooking anything,[sr]and now you can't wait to get in the kitchen. [k] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] @Adele Well of course. You know we haven't seen our distant[sr]relatives in forever. We have to make them feel welcome. [k] @Adele Right? [k] [charaTalk B] @Macarios Yeah, yeah. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Uuu, fowow! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 10] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Aah! What's gotten into you, Plato? I was just watching a couple of beautiful people doing a little back and forth. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Frrrrrr... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 14] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash Stop that, Plato.[sr]You know it's rude to growl in public. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] @East District Children [charaTalk S] Hey! It's Macarios! [k] @East District Children [charaTalk S] Look, Adele's here, too! [k] [messageOff] [se bac343] [seVolume bac343 0 0] [seVolume bac343 1.0 0.7] [wt 0.6] [charaTalk off] [charaFace H 1] [charaFace I 1] [charaFadein H 0.4 0] [charaFadein I 0.4 2] [wt 0.4] [seStop bac343 0.1] @East District Children Hey, yeah! They're both back![sr]Oh man, it's been so long! [k] @East District Children Ooh, they've even got a dog with them! At least,[sr]I think that's a dog, right? It's so cute! [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Frrrrrr... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace H 0] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 2] @East District Children Where've you guys been all this time? Oh, yeah,[sr]you're traveling all around Olympus now, right? [k] @East District Children I think you went to the South District last, yeah? [k] [charaFace H 2] [charaFace I 2] @East District Children It looked like things were pretty bad down there. [k] @East District Children Are you two okay? Did you get caught in the cross fire? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] @Adele We're fine, thank you. But it was scary[sr]seeing the city there in such disarray. [k] [charaTalk B] @Macarios ...You guys been doing okay while we've been away? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk off] [charaFace H 1] [charaFace I 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 2] @East District Children Oh yeah! We've been having ambrosia[sr]every day, so we're doing great! [k] @East District Children How about you two? Have you been okay? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Yeah, we're fine, thanks. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 7] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash (So this ambrosia is still being distributed,[sr]even now that Demeter is gone...) [k] @Mash (Does this mean Zeus has taken over Demeter's role, even while he's still pouring magical energy into Olympus and the Tree of Emptiness?) [k] @Mash (Just how much magical energy[sr]does he actually possess?) [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace H 0] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 2] @East District Children So did you guys see the Chaldeans while you were in the South District? [k] @East District Children They're demons who want to destroy our world, right?[sr]Did they look really scary? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Beats me. We never saw them, so we have no idea. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace H 0] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 2] @East District Children They say one of them's got a demonic,[sr]bloodred mark on [&his:her] right hand! [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash (We disguised Senpai's Command Spells too[sr]this time, so we should be okay. I think...) [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace H 0] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 2] @East District Children So who are these people? Are they your friends? [k] @East District Children Are you guys from the south?[sr]Did you see the Chaldeans, [&guy with the black hair:lady with the red hair]? [k] ?1:Nope, I didn't. [charaFace H 2] [charaFace I 2] @East District Children Aww. [k] ?2:Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. [charaFace H 4] [charaFace I 4] @East District Children Whoa, really!? You saw them!? [k] @East District Children Oh, wait. Maybe you didn't see them? Which is it!? [k] ?! [charaFace H 2] [charaFace I 2] @East District Children ...Hey, those Chaldeans aren't gonna come here, right?[sr]I don't want all of us to die. [k] @East District Children I hate them.[sr]I wish there were no such thing as bad people. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_116 1.0] ?1:...Yeah. Me too. [charaFace H 1] [charaFace I 1] @East District Children But it's okay! We'll be fine! [k] @East District Children Even if they do show up here,[sr]our dad'll take care of 'em! [k] @East District Children 'Cause you know what?[sr]Our dad's a soldier! Pretty cool, right! [k] @East District Children Stupid Chaldeans. I hope Dad kills them all. [k] @East District Children Yeah! They should just die and leave us alone! [k] ?2:They're unbelievable, that's for sure. @East District Children It's really scary knowing they're out there, isn't it? [k] @East District Children Stupid, evil, scary Chaldeans... [k] @East District Children They should all just die and leave us alone![sr]Queen Europa said so, too! [k] ?! [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 9] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi ...Hmm. I don't know if I agree with that. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace H 2] [charaFace I 2] [charaFadein H 0.1 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 2] @East District Children Huh? [k] @East District Children But Chaldeans do bad things.[sr]That makes them bad guys, right? [k] @East District Children Queen Europa even said so in her address. [k] @East District Children And if they're bad guys, then they[sr]should definitely die. Simple as that. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_95 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi See, I think “they're bad, so they should die”[sr]might be a little too simplistic. [k] @Musashi If nothing else, I think it'd be good for us[sr]to find out why they are the way they are. [k] @Musashi Like, are they really destroying the world? [k] @Musashi Are they really so evil that they deserve to die? [k] @Musashi Who knows? Maybe they've got their own good[sr]reasons for doing what they're doing. [k] @Musashi Maybe there's some larger truth driving their[sr]actions that we have to come to terms with. [k] [charaFace C 12] @Musashi And... [k] @Musashi ...maybe they don't want to be here taking on Olympus, but they are anyway because they think it's the right thing to do. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace C 13] [wt 1.0] [charaFace C 6] @Musashi It's worth your while to imagine things like that, you[sr]know? Especially since it doesn't cost you anything☆ [k] ?1:... ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace H 2] [charaFace I 2] [charaFadein H 0.1 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 2] @East District Children Nnn...[sr]Nnn... [k] @East District Children That's pretty tough... [k] @East District Children If that was the case...I don't[sr]know how I'd feel about it. [k] @East District Children Yeah. Me neither. [k] @East District Children ...But wait, hang on. [k] @East District Children It's still bad to do bad things, even if[sr]you've got a reason for doing them, right? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash ... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Yeah, that's true. You're not wrong there. [k] @Musashi But don't forget: there's nobody in the[sr]whole world who never makes any mistakes. [k] @Musashi People can't always make all the right choices. Sometimes, to stop evil, you have to let go of being good a bit. [k] [charaFace C 1] @Musashi And when you do,[sr]the important thing is to be honest with yourself. [k] @Musashi You can't just rationalize your actions away by[sr]telling yourself you had no other choice... [k] @Musashi ...or that what you're doing is somehow right. [k] @Musashi I know if I was up against someone who was under no illusions that they were doing something wrong for what they sincerely believed were the right reasons, I wouldn't want to kill them just because they were “bad.” [k] @Musashi I'd want to know why they made a choice like[sr]that[line 2]what motivated them to do it. [k] [charaFace C 7] @Musashi And while I was at it... I'd want other people to know how they felt, too. At least, that's what I think. What about you two? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace H 2] [charaFace I 2] [charaFadein H 0.1 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 2] @East District Children ... [k] ?1:(Musashi...) ?! ?1:(Is that why[line 2]) ?! [messageOff] [charaFace H 4] [charaFace I 4] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_95 1.0] [se ad901] [seVolume ad901 0 0.2] [wt 0.7] [se ad901] [seVolume ad901 0 0.2] [wt 0.8] [charaFace H 2] [charaFace I 2] [wt 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] @East District Children Ah! That's our alarm. [k] @East District Children Sorry. We have to go home now. [k] [charaFace H 0] [charaFace I 0] @East District Children Bye! [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi See you later. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] @Macarios Later. [k] [charaTalk A] @Adele Goodbye. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk off] [charaFace H 1] [charaFace I 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 2] @East District Children Byyye! [k] [messageOff] [se bac343] [seVolume bac343 0 0.7] [seVolume bac343 1.5 0.1] [charaFadeout H 0.4] [charaFadeout I 0.4] [wt 1.0] [seStop bac343 0.5] [wt 0.8] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios ...What was that all about? Why were you[sr]getting so worked up over a couple of kids? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi What do you mean, kids?[sr]Aren't they, like, ten thousand years old? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Heh, guess you got me there. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Woof! Woof! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] @Macarios Settle down, you.[sr]Come on, let's go already. [k] @Macarios If those kids' curfew alarms are any indication,[sr]it'll probably be sunset soon. [k] [charaTalk A] @Adele See that residential tower next[sr]to the statue of Aphrodite? [k] @Adele Macarios and I live there,[sr]in apartment 5203 on the fifty-second floor. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [scene 92300] [wt 1.0] [se ad902] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [cameraMove 1.0 50,0 1.1] [wt 1.5] [cameraMove 1.5 -50,0 1.1] [wt 2.0] [cameraHome 1.0] [wt 1.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_116 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash (It's so spacious!) [k] @Mash (Does this mean they're upper class? No, wait. The whole concept of a monetary economy doesn't exist here.) [k] @Mash (And since they also have nothing in the way of jobs or professions, I don't see how they could have class-based distinctions like “commoner” or “aristocrat,” either...) [k] ?1:It's so big! ?2:So you two have all this space all to yourselves? ?! [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] @Macarios This place is pretty average. People who really care about the size of their homes might choose somewhere bigger... [k] @Macarios ...but this is usually the kind of apartment you[sr]get unless you have a big family or something. [k] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] @Adele Please, have a seat and make yourselves at home.[sr]I'll go get us some juice. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi 'Kaaay. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Woof! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios ...All right. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [se ade160] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash (There! He just snapped his fingers!) [k] [charaFace E 0] @Mash (That's the sign we agreed on to let Holmes know[sr]it was okay to come out of his spirit form.) [k] @Mash (The Olympians might have found his outfit strange...) [k] @Mash (...but Zeus shouldn't be able to tell the difference.) [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut F 1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaSpecialEffect F appearanceReverse 1 1.5] [se ad595] [wt 2.0] @Holmes I do beg your pardon for the intrusion.[sr]I hope my footsteps weren't too loud? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Don't worry, nobody'll notice footsteps. Just don't break into song or anything; our neighbors aren't too fond of that. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash (I see. If Zeus were also monitoring the number of people making footsteps in a given room, he would notice something was strange when that number suddenly increased out of nowhere.) [k] @Mash (But if I'm understanding this right,[sr]it looks like footsteps are beneath his notice...) [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ad337] [wt 0.4] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [seStop ad337 0.1] @Adele Here you go. [k] @Adele I'm afraid it's not freshly squeezed,[sr]but it's still nice and cold. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 9] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Thank you, Adele. Most kind of you. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Don't mind if I do![wt 0.5][charaFace C 7][sr](Glug, glug, glug...) Ahh, that hit the spot! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Fou Woof! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Adele Yes, yes, don't worry, Plato.[sr]I've got a shallow bowl of juice for you, too. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se adm21] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [charaMoveReturn D 0,30 0.6] @Fou Wouf! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 9] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Yummy! The sweetness doesn't overstay its welcome,[sr]and it's got just the right amount of tartness. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Adele Hehe. Thank you very much. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 8] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Not at all. Thank you for the lovely drink.[sr]I won't soon forget this flavor, I assure you. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Holmes Now then, before we go over whatever it is you two forgot, I need to ask you a more personal question. [k] @Holmes Tell me, Adele and Macarios,[sr]may I ask where the rest of your family is? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] @Macarios ...[sr]... [k] [charaTalk A] @Adele ...They died in the Olympia Machia. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Killed? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Yeah. Our mom and dad supported Athena and Ares, so. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash Oh... [k] ?1:I'm sorry we brought up such a painful subject. ?2:You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to. ?! [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Macarios Relax, it's fine.[sr]This was thousands of years ago, remember!? [k] @Macarios And besides, it's not like our family's all gone![sr]We still have you guys! [k] @Macarios There's nothing taboo about discussing the machia.[sr]It's basically like extolling the gods' victories. [k] [charaFace B 0] @Macarios ...Besides, Sister and I weren't part of the[sr]coexistence faction, like Mom and Dad were. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 12] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash (He's lying.) [k] @Mash (He and Adele were both part of the coexistence[sr]faction during the fourth machia.) [k] @Mash (But he's assuming Zeus is listening in, and being careful not to say anything that would arouse suspicion.) [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 4] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 150,0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -150,0] @Adele Ugh, guys certainly do love talking[sr]about the machia, don't they? [k] @Adele Anyway, it's getting late, so we should probably have[sr]dinner soon. You'll help me, right, Macarios? [k] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] @Macarios Yeah, yeah. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 13] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Mash I'll help too. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Then I'll help by playing with Plato![sr]Here, boy! Come on, boy! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [charaShake D 0.02 3 3 0.4] @Fou Grrrrrr. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Musashi Aww, come on. Why're you growling at me? [k] ?1:Let's all help them make dinner. ?2:If you don't help, you don't eat, Big Sister. ?! [charaFace C 3] @Musashi Ahaha, I should've seen that one coming.[sr]Okay, I'm in. Besides, it looks like fun! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Adele Thank you, everyone. Hehe, I can tell this is going to be the most fun we've had at dinner in a long time! [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_116 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]