$94-04-59-02-1-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 2040000 1 Nagiko] [charaSet B 5042000 1 "Murasaki Shikibu"] [charaSet C 4008001 1 Higekuro] [charaSet D 98114600 1 Citizen] [charaSet E 98084000 1 "Lonelyheart Police 1"] [charaSet F 98084000 1 "Lonelyheart Police 2"] [scene 10800] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko A Servant? As in with a capital “S”? What's that? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu Uh... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko I know my memories are all kind of fuzzy... [k] @Nagiko And I have no idea why I'm here in this foreign country I've never seen before... [k] [charaFace A 17] @Nagiko But it's not like any of that's slowing me down,[sr]so who cares!? Wahaha! [k] ?1:She's certainly, um, free-spirited, isn't she...? ?! [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 5] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu It's not that, Master.[sr]She just isn't thinking. About anything. [k] ?1:What about your Taizan Commentary Fest? ?2:Maybe your Taizan Commentary Fest could help us out? ?! [charaFace B 4] @Murasaki Shikibu ...[sr]... [k] @Murasaki Shikibu I'm afraid not, Master. [k] @Murasaki Shikibu I've tried to use it numerous times, but it seems like it just doesn't work in this world. [k] @Murasaki Shikibu Maybe the fact that it's a dreamworld has something to do with it... [k] ?1:I see... ?! ?1:Oh well, if you can't use it, you can't use it. ?! @Murasaki Shikibu I swear, all those times it showed up just when I didn't want it to, and now that we could use it, it's nowhere to be seen... [k] [charaFace B 6] @Murasaki Shikibu (Sigh) I really do need to train more... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko Hey, hey! [k] @Nagiko So what should I call you two? [k] [charaFace A 9] @Nagiko You know a lot about me from when I was still writing as Sei Shounagon. Have we met before or something? [k] ?1:This is Mura[line 2] ?! [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu M[messageShake 0.05 4 4 0.2]y name is Kaoruko! I'm just an ordinary[sr]college student who loves to read! [k] [charaFace B 6] @Murasaki Shikibu I only knew about you because I happened to have read “The Pillow Book” once! I-I-I've never actually met you before! [k] @Murasaki Shikibu I-i-isn't that right, Master!? [k] ?1:Uh, yeah, right. ?! [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko Is that so...? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu U-ulp... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 15] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko Kaoruko... Kaoruko... I've got it.[sr]I'm gonna call you Kaorucchi. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu Kaoru...cchi? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko And you, Master, are gonna be Chan-mas! [k] ?1:...Chan-mas. ?! [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu Kaorucchi... Kaorucchi...[sr]So I'm Kaorucchi, huh... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Head Bandit Okay, you two, we're here![sr]Welcome to our hideout. [k] [charaFace C 5] @Head Bandit Oh, I guess you can come along too if you want, high school girl. Just make sure you stand in the corner quietly and don't try any funny business, all right? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 12] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko Why're you being so mean to me?[sr]What'd I ever do to you? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 2] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Head Bandit You mean besides the jump kick to the face!? Just be glad we're not tying you up and throwing you in the back with the rest of the dangerous animals! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [scene 32001] [wt 1.0] [se ad525] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] ?1:What is this place? ?! [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Head Bandit Just a little bar we started hanging out in after the owner ran away and abandoned it. [k] [charaFace C 1] @Head Bandit I can't serve alcohol to minors, of course, but otherwise, feel free to make yourselves at home. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko Ooh, dibs on the sofa! [k] [messageOff] [charaMove A 0,-5 0.3] [wt 0.15] [se ad144] [seVolume ad144 0 0.3] [seStop ad144 0.3] [se ad183] [seVolume ad183 0 0.5] [wt 0.3] @Nagiko Hey Beardie, can I get a nice cold soda over here? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Head Bandit For one thing, you're getting WAY too comfortable.[sr]For another, don't call me “Beardie.” [k] [charaFace C 0] @Head Bandit Oh, come to think of it,[sr]I never did introduce myself, did I? [k] [charaFace C 1] @Head Bandit Right... Ahem. Nice to meet you, you two.[sr]You can call me Higekuro. [k] ?1:...Higekuro...as in “Beardblack”? ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 7] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu Higekuro...? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Higekuro Some people around here think I'm some kind of delinquent middle-aged man, but we've agreed to disagree about that. [k] @Higekuro Me and my colleagues here have taken it upon ourselves to do battle with real bad guys. We're basically the chosen warriors[line 2]the last guardians, if you will. [k] ?1:So...you're not pirates? ?! [charaFace C 1] @Higekuro Huh? Pirates? What are you on about? Who's heard of pirates lubbing it up on land? Nobody, that's who! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu I guess this Lord Teach really is a different person from the Lord Teach at Chaldea. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Higekuro So what about you two? What's your story? Thanks to our scuffle, I can tell you know your way around a fight. [k] ?1:Well... ?! [messageOff] [wipeout rollRight 1.0 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 1.0 0.5] [wait wipe] [wt 1.5] [wipein rollLeft 1.0 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [wt 0.4] @Higekuro Huh... So you came here from another world, did you? [k] @Higekuro We talking getting spirited away? Isekai'd? Using your modern-day knowledge to give your ordinary ass all sorts of advantages in this new world? [k] @Higekuro That sort of thing popular in[sr]your world lately or something? [k] ?1:Not just lately. It's been around since ancient Rome. ?2:Only since the time of ancient Rome. ?! [charaFace C 5] @Higekuro Really? Humanity's something else, eh? Can't believe we've been fighting culture wars for that long... [k] [charaFace C 1] @Higekuro Anyway, don't worry, I'm familiar with these kind of stories. It's just like a summer fling, only with adventure instead of romance, right? [k] [charaFace C 0] @Higekuro So, if we take you at your word... [k] @Higekuro ...then I guess that means[sr]you aren't working with them. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko Hey, Beardie.[sr]Beardie. Beardie! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Higekuro Huh? Weren't you listening to me?[sr]Didn't you hear me introducing myself? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko Who is this “them” you last[sr]guardians (lol) are fighting? [k] @Nagiko Do they have anything to do[sr]with why you brought us here? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Higekuro ...[sr]... [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 1.5] @Higekuro That's right. Now that I've seen how strong you guys are, I want to ask for your help. [k] ?1:Tell us more. ?! [charaFace C 5] @Higekuro First off, [bgm BGM_EVENT_5 0.1]this city's divided into five districts. [k] @Higekuro Each district is run by an administrator, and let me tell you, these admins are all real pieces of work. [k] @Higekuro They all run around doing whatever the hell they please like they own the place, not just run it. [k] @Higekuro The worst part is...they don't even see us as human. [k] @Higekuro If they did, they'd never be capable of such cruelty! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu Oh my, that sounds terrible.[sr]What did they do, Lord Higekuro? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 3] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Higekuro (Ahh, Kaorucchi...[sr]You're like an angel come down from the heavens...) [k] [charaFace C 0] @Higekuro They came up with a seriously[sr]messed up custom, is what. [k] @Higekuro And we can't get rid of it on our own,[sr]which is why we need your help. [k] [charaFace C 2] @Higekuro Our goal is to rid the world of the most twisted holiday ever... [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_5 0.3] [fowardEffect bit_talk_41] @Higekuro Valentine's Day!!![se ad186] [k] ?1:... ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [fowardEffectDestroy bit_talk_41] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu ...[bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1][sr]... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko Oh, yeah, I know what that is. I don't know[sr]WHY I know, but I know I know, you know? [k] @Nagiko Valentine's Day is a holiday where[sr]girls take chocolate and... [k] @Nagiko ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace A 11] @Nagiko Uh...throw it in the face of the guy they like to challenge them to a duel. Yeah. [k] @Nagiko And since it's all dishonorable to refuse one of these duels, the guys gotta choose to either kill their opponent or love them forev[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu Stop. Just...stop. [k] ?1:Really reaching for a laugh there. ?! [charaFace B 2] @Murasaki Shikibu Besides, we already know what Valentine's Day is![sr]That has nothing to do with why we were speechless! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 1.5] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Higekuro Yeah, I only wish things were that easy.[sr]No, Valentine's Day here involves[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.2] [se ad4] [seVolume ad4 0 0] [seVolume ad4 1.0 0.2] [wt 0.5] @??? [line 3], [line 3]!!! [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko Huh... Anyone else hearing that commotion outside? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu It sounds like some sort of argument...[sr]What would you like to do, Master? [k] ?1:Let's go check it out. ?! [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Higekuro ...[sr]... [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [seStop ad4 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [scene 10800] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_5 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @Citizen A Wait! Valentine's is still a ways away, right!? [k] @Citizen A I promise I'll find some chocolate before the[sr]fourteenth! Please, I just need a little more time! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth E 2] [charaDepth F 1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace E 0] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein E 0.4 0] [charaFadein F 0.4 2] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk E] @E:??? Hahahaha! Do you really expect us to believe that!? [k] @E:??? You had a whole year to prepare for this day![sr]If you couldn't attract anyone by now, you never will! [k] [charaTalk F] @F:??? Exactly, losers! [k] @F:??? The only thing guys like you are good for[sr]is doing whatever guys like us tell them to! [k] [messageOff] [wipeout rectangleStripRightToLeft 1.0 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_5 1.0 0.5] [wait wipe] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.5] [wipein rectangleStripLeftToRight 1.0 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_5 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko What's with those guys?[sr]They're being real jerkfaces. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Higekuro Those guys...are the Lonelyheart Police. [k] ?1:The lonely what now? ?! @Higekuro They track down poor saps who don't[sr]get any chocolate and punish them. [k] @Higekuro As far as guys like us are concerned,[sr]they're basically grim reapers. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu I, um... Oh goodness, I don't even know what to ask about first, but for the moment... [k] [charaFace B 0] @Murasaki Shikibu What does this punishment involve? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Higekuro In this city, it's a crime to be unpopular and single. If you can't attract a girl, no chocolate for you. [k] @Higekuro And any guy who fails to get himself some chocolate by February 14 is sentenced to being a Lonelyheart: [k] [charaFace C 2] @Higekuro A third-class citizen who has to pay heavy taxes, undertake forced back-breaking labor, and is subject to all kinds of restrictions on their livelihoods! [k] @Higekuro And they have to live through[sr]that hell for at least a year! [k] ?1:Is there no love in this world anymore? ?2:This is awful even for a dystopia. ?! [charaFace C 3] @Higekuro Oof... That got me right in the feels. I'm so glad you understand. If I didn't know better, I'd swear you and I've known each other for years. [k] [charaFace C 0] @Higekuro Uh, but I digress. [k] @Higekuro Rumor even has it that every year, some poor saps are taken to the central district, where they're never seen again. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_5 1.5] @Higekuro That's just what life is like here in this city...[sr]And now, you know the truth about Valentine's Day. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko Gotcha. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_3 0.1] [charaFace A 2] @Nagiko Well then, I'm gonna go greet them with a dynamic entry: flying kick to the face. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu W-wait! [k] @Murasaki Shikibu Just because we now know what's going on in this city doesn't mean we should just rush in! It could be dangerous. [k] ?1:No, we should go. In fact, we have to go. ?2:I can't allow oppression like this. ?! [charaFace B 6] @Murasaki Shikibu ! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 15] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Nagiko Heh. Now that's what I'm talking about.[sr]I knew you and I were birds of a feather. [k] [charaFace A 17] @Nagiko There's just something about arrogant holier-than-thou types that really makes you wanna throw hands! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 5] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Murasaki Shikibu ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace B 2] @Murasaki Shikibu All right, I understand. We certainly can't stand back and do nothing when we see someone in trouble! [k] @Murasaki Shikibu If this is what you've decided, Master,[sr]then I'll be with you every step of the way! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_3 0.4] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]