$94-04-59-07-1-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 5034000 1 Oboro] [charaSet B 25001000 1 Murasaki] [charaSet C 6031001 1 Yugao] [charaSet D 4013001 1 Aoi] [charaSet E 2040000 1 Nagiko] [charaSet F 5042000 1 "Murasaki Shikibu"] [charaSet G 4008001 1 Higekuro] [cameraMove 0.1 0,0 1.01] [effect bit_sepia01] [scene 52900] [pictureFrame cut063_cinema] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1] [wt 0.5] @ Empress Fujiwara-no-Teishi. [k] @ Though she and her husband, Emperor Ichijou, loved one another, political machinations had their way... [k] @ ...and she eventually met a tragic end. [k] @ At the time, people believed her death would lead to the ascent of her cousin and uncle, Second Empress Fujiwara-no-Shoushi and Fujiwara-no-Michinaga, respectively. [k] @ But that is not what happened. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 1.0 0.5] [wait fade] [scene 10001] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 1.0 1.0] [wait fade] @ Even after her death, Teishi's presence[sr]wasn't truly gone from the imperial court... [k] @ ...thanks to a book that kept her memory alive with depictions of her in all her noble splendor: [k] @ “The Pillow Book”. [k] @ Sei Shounagon's work omitted any description of how Teishi died during a period of pain, worry, and grief... [k] @ ...and painted a picture of her as a beautiful saint defined by her boundless love. [k] @ So it was, that the people she left behind continued to yearn desperately for the lost saint depicted in The Pillow Book. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 1.0 0.5] [wait fade] [scene 10000] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 1.0 1.0] [wait fade] @ As far as Michinaga was concerned,[sr]that must have been a curse indeed. [k] @ And in that case, I have to wonder... [k] @ What did Sei Shounagon truly hope to accomplish? [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 1.5] [wait fade] [effectStop bit_sepia01] [scene 32000] [wt 1.5] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 11] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50] @Oboro Oh? What brings you out here, Lady Murasaki? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 0,-50] @Murasaki Nagiko promised she would read a book to me... [k] @Murasaki ...but it looks like they're talking[sr]about something important right now. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 0,-50] @Yugao Looks pretty obvious to me that Nagiko's getting chewed out for something... [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 0,-50] @Aoi So? I'm sure they can work things out on their own.[sr]Now come on, let's go have some tea. [k] [messageOff] [se ad95] [seStop ad95 1.5] [charaMove D -50,-50 0.4] [charaFadeout D 0.4] [wt 0.8] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 8] [charaFadein B 0.1 0,-50] @Murasaki Hey, wait for me. [k] [messageOff] [se ade172] [seStop ade172 1.5] [charaMove B -50,-50 0.4] [charaFadeout B 0.4] [wt 1.5] [wipeout rectangleStripRightToLeft 1.0 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 1.0] [wait wipe] [pictureFrame] [wt 0.5] [wipein rectangleStripLeftToRight 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [wt 0.3] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 16] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Gotcha... I had no idea.[sr]It must've been real hard for you, Kaorucchi. [k] [charaFace E 1] @Nagiko But I'm glad you came to me for advice. [k] @Nagiko After all, what are friends for if not helping[sr]each other out at times like this? [k] [charaFace E 6] @Nagiko Amirite? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu No, you are not “rite.” [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 1.2] [charaFace F 5] @Murasaki Shikibu Also, I still haven't said anything. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 2] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Oh, right![bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] [k] ?1:I was wondering what the heck she was reacting to! ?! [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] [wt 0.2] [se ade413] [shake 0.1 1 3 0.3] [wt 0.5] @Murasaki Shikibu Listen to me very closely. [k] @Murasaki Shikibu I am not here to ask you for advice. [k] @Murasaki Shikibu I am here to share my hypothesis[sr]on this recent string of events. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 15] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Heh... Looks like you're really[sr]serious about this, Kaorucchi. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 1.5] [charaFace E 2] @Nagiko So I'll try to listen as seriously as I can! [k] ?1:You mean you have to make an effort just to listen? ?! [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu Ahem. [k] [charaFace F 5] @Murasaki Shikibu The names Aoi, Oboro, [bgm BGM_EVENT_90 0.1]Yugao,[sr]and Murasaki all have something in common. [k] @Murasaki Shikibu Perhaps you've already realized what that is, Master? [k] ?1:Um...aren't they all characters in “The Tale of Genji”? ?! [charaFace F 7] @Murasaki Shikibu That's right. [k] @Murasaki Shikibu Aoi-no-Ue...[sr]Oborozukiyo... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu Yugao...[sr]Wakamurasaki... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu In “The Tale of Genji,” those women endured cruel treatment at the hands of male society, but here, women with their names are oppressing men instead. [k] @Murasaki Shikibu Since we got here, I've wondered why this world's creator chose to make a world as twisted as this. [k] [charaFace F 5] @Murasaki Shikibu And now, at long last, I've come to[sr]see the real reason this world exists. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Really? What is it? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu It's... [k] ?1:Yeah? ?! [charaFace F 2] @Murasaki Shikibu It's...! [k] @Murasaki Shikibu It's to get under the skin of Murasaki Shikibu,[sr]the author of “The Tale of Genji”! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_90 0.3] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace E 11] @Nagiko Chan-mas? [k] ?1:Hang in there, Nagiko! ?! [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu That's right. I suspect whoever made this world[bgm BGM_EVENT_90 0.1][sr]sees “The Tale of Genji” and its creator... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu ...as symbols of Lady Shoushi and[sr]Lord Michinaga's glorious reign. [k] @Murasaki Shikibu That's why they used the power of a Holy Grail to twist this into such a horrible farce: [k] [charaFace F 2] @Murasaki Shikibu So that they could mock “The Tale of Genji” and its author and enjoy laughing at both from behind the scenes! [k] [charaFace F 5] @Murasaki Shikibu ...[sr]... [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_90 0.5 0.2] @Murasaki Shikibu Um, are you really listening to me? [k] ?1:Sure, I'm listening... ?! [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_90 0.5 0.5] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 15] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Man, that's pretty sharp of you, Kaorucchi. True, I could definitely see harassment as the motive for this place. [k] @Nagiko ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace E 11] @Nagiko No, sorry, actually, I can't.[sr]That just sounds screwy to me. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_90 0.5 1.0] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu Don't be ridiculous. I-if this hypothesis proves correct, the most likely culprit is... [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Yeah? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu ...You, Nagiko. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Huh? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu A-are you sure that,[sr]underneath that oblivious expression... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu ...you aren't secretly laughing at me,[sr]even as we speak? [k] @Murasaki Shikibu ...Speaking as Sei Shounagon, that is. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 14] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Y-yikes! What's that look for, Kaorucchi!?[sr]You're freaking me out here! [k] [charaFace E 2] @Nagiko Like I told you before, I'm done being Sei Shounagon![sr]I hung up that hat a long time ago! [k] @Nagiko I don't have any problems with or resentment against Murasaki Shikibu at all! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu But... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu ...you still have a lot of affection for Lady Teishi,[sr]do you not? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu Aren't you angry with Lord Michinaga[sr]for what happened to her? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 16] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Well, honestly... [k] @Nagiko ...no, not really. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_90 1.5] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace F 0] @Murasaki Shikibu I, um, I see... Very well then. [k] @Murasaki Shikibu In that case, I have to say that...um... [k] [charaFace F 4] @Murasaki Shikibu I was, well...[bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1]completely, unquestionably in the wrong. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace F 7] [wt 1.0] [charaFace F 6] @Murasaki Shikibu Please, just forget I ever brought this up.[sr]I'm so sorry! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 14] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Say whaaa!? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu I believe you when you say you[sr]don't bear them any ill will. [k] [charaFace F 2] @Murasaki Shikibu B-besides...I was just bluffing to begin with! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 3] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko You sure? 'Cause for a moment back there, you looked like the killer from one of those slasher movies. [k] ?1:Gee, tell us how you really feel. ?! [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu ...[sr]... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu And, also...I wanted to apologize to you[sr]for my rude behavior thus far. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Murasaki Shikibu Nagiko... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu You're very different from the image of[sr]Sei Shounagon I've long held in my mind. [k] [charaFace F 4] @Murasaki Shikibu So, um...I just want to say that...I'm sorry.[sr]For how I've been treating you... [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Huh? [k] [charaFace E 8] @Nagiko Aww, it's totally fine.[sr]Don't worry about it! [k] @Nagiko Sure, I was a little taken aback when I read all the shade you threw at me in your diary... [k] [charaFace E 7] @Nagiko ...but I'm not mad about it or anything.[sr]TBH, I loved how ridiculously unapologetic it was. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 0.4] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu ...What? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 8] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Aw c'mon, you know![sr]“The Diary of Lady Murasaki”! [k] @Nagiko I thought Izumicchi was seriously gonna bust a gut laughing when she came and showed it to me! [k] @Nagiko Yeah, I was kind of like “Did this bitch really just...” when I first read it, but now[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu No, that's not what I meant... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu When... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu ...did you realize... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu ...that I-I was Murasaki Shikibu? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Huh? [k] @Nagiko You mean we weren't doing the whole[sr]spill-our-guts-to-each-other thing just now? [k] @Nagiko ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace E 8] @Nagiko I guess not, huh? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu When. [k] @Murasaki Shikibu Did you realize. [k] @Murasaki Shikibu Who I am? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 11] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko W-wahahaha![sr]Well, uh probably around... [k] [messageOff] [wipeout circleIn 1.5 1] [se ade84] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [scene 20305] [cameraFilter gray] [pictureFrame cut063_cinema] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 2] [charaFadein F 0.1 0,-50] [wt 1.5] [wipein circleIn 1.5 1] [wait wipe] [wt 0.5] @Murasaki Shikibu In modern parlance, the phrase that best describes my true opinion of her work would be, “Oh NO she didn't!” [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.2] [wipeout circleIn 1.5 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [cameraFilter normal] [pictureFrame] [scene 32000] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 1.5] [wipein circleIn 1.5 1.0] [wait wipe] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] @Nagiko ...then, I'd guess? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 2] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu G[messageShake 0.05 4 4 0.2]aaah!!! [k] [messageOff] [charaShake F 0.05 3 3 0.4] [charaMove F 0,-50 0.4] [charaFadeout F 0.4] [wt 0.2] [se ad144] [wt 0.2] ?1:Murasakiii!? ?! [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.4 0,-50] [charaMove F 0,0 0.4] [charaShake F 0.05 3 3 0.4] [se ad77] [seStop ad77 0.7] [wt 0.4] @Murasaki Shikibu I... What have I been doing all this time...? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko I didn't say anything before 'cause I figured you wanted to keep it a secret... [k] [charaFace E 1] @Nagiko But hey, at least now we've both got[sr]everything out in the open, right? [k] @Nagiko So maybe now we can be besties[sr]who tell each other everything? [k] [charaFace E 7] @Nagiko What do you say? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 3] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu Ab...solutely... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu ...n-n-no way in hell! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 15] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Hmm, gotcha. [k] ?1:You can't rush these kinds of things. ?2:Looks like that part's gonna take some more time... ?! [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 0.3] [shake 0.02 5 5 1.2] [se ad609] [seVolume ad609 0 0.6] [seStop ad609 1.5] [wt 1.7] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 2] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu !? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ad55] [seVolume ad55 0 0.1] [seVolume ad55 0.5 1.0] [wt 0.8] [seStop ad55 0.2] [se ad533] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein G 0.4 -50,0] [charaMove G 0,0 0.4] [wt 0.4] @Higekuro Hey! You the only ones here!?[bgm BGM_EVENT_48 0.1][sr]Where're the others!? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ad59] [seVolume ad59 0 0.3] [seVolume ad59 0.5 1.0] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.4 1] [wt 0.2] [seStop ad59 0.2] [wt 0.2] @Aoi What the hell, Beard!?[sr]What was that just[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaDepth A 1] [charaDepth B 3] [charaDepth C 2] [charaTalk off] [charaFace A 7] [charaFace C 5] [charaFace B 10] [se ad55] [seVolume ad55 0 0.1] [seVolume ad55 0.3 1.0] [wt 0.2] [charaFadein A 0.4 -300,0] [charaFadein B 0.4 1] [charaFadein C 0.4 300,0] [wt 0.4] [seStop ad55 0.2] [wt 1.0] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 5] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Higekuro Good, you're all here. I'll tell you what's going on later. Right now, you all need to get ready to fight. Like, now. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 2] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Nagiko Oh? What's going on? Somebody having a fight!? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 5] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Higekuro Yeah, you could say that... [k] @Higekuro It looks like the final boss came[sr]looking for us of her own accord. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_48 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]