$03-00-02-11-2-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 1098154110 1 "Village Child (Girl)"] [charaSet B 1098153910 1 "Village Child (Boy)"] [charaSet C 1098123210 1 Goredolf] [charaSet D 8001410 1 Mash] [charaSet E 98002000 1 Fou] [charaSet F 3012001 1 Brynhild] [charaSet G 2031001 1 Napoleon] [charaSet H 98115000 1 Effect] [scene 60700] [charaPut H 1] [charaEffect H bit_talk_41] [se ad543] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [cameraMove 1.0 0,0 1.1] [wt 0.2] [se ad607] [wt 0.3] [seStop ad543 0.2] [wt 0.1] [seStop ad607 0.3] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop H bit_talk_41] [cameraMove 1.5 0,0 1.01] [wt 1.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [se ad580] [wt 1.0] [seStop ad580 0.5] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Napoleon ...Okay, where are we right now? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [se ad15] [wt 1.0] @Mash The old Skagerrak strait... On a map from Proper Human History, this would be part of the sea. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Fou Fou? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaDepth G 10] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 2] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 0] @Mash Oh, yes, Fou, this is the ocean. Or at least,[sr]it would be on a Proper Human History map. [k] [charaFace G 4] @Napoleon But around here... [k] [charaFace G 0] @Napoleon ...it's nothing but frost, snow, and mountains as far as the eye can see, just like most of this Lostbelt. [k] [charaFace D 7] @Mash We've also passed lakes that are nothing more than snowfields now. [k] [charaFace G 0] @Napoleon Guess that just means there's seawater and lakes underneath all this ice and snow[line 2]seawater, in this particular case. [k] [charaFace D 13] @Mash It's uncharted territory for both me and Senpai. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Brynhild This place is relatively warm...[sr]It was much chillier up around Jötunheimen. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Napoleon Oh, yeah, good point. [k] @Napoleon Every bit of this Lostbelt is still covered with snow, but the area from Oslo up to Mt. Galdhøpiggen had a lot of icy mountains as well. [k] [charaFace G 10] @Napoleon Now that you mention it, it was colder around there than it is here, but it still feels strange to call this area “warm” though... [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 12] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Mash That's true. The word “warm” seems[sr]to have lost all meaning here... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 1] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Napoleon Haha, well said.[sr]Hmm... [k] [messageOff] [charaFace G 10] [wt 1.0] [charaFace G 1] @Napoleon All right, I've decided. While we're doing this,[sr]we might as well make a little pit stop! [k] ?1:Pit stop? ?2:Does that mean you've been here before? ?! @Napoleon Something like that. Besides, I'd like to find out as much information as we can. [k] [charaFace G 6] @Napoleon But, since it's getting close to sunset,[sr]why don't we take a break right around here? [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 1.0] [scene 61600] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [se ad512] [wt 2.5] [seStop ad512 1.0] [charaTalk B] [charaFace A 1] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @B:Children It's Napoly-on![bgm BGM_EVENT_92 0.1][sr]The empy-man! [k] @B:Children Hey everyone! The empy-man's back! [k] @A:Children Who's that pretty lady with you? Is she your mate? Maybe she's an envoy! She's so beautiful! [k] @A:Children She's got armor![sr]And a spear! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Napoleon No, no, no, no, she's not my mate! [k] [charaFace G 4] @Napoleon Then again, people in this Lostbelt don't have any concept of love or marriage, so I guess I understand the confusion... [k] [charaFace G 2] @Napoleon Hey! Hey, kid! Leave her alone![sr]Can't you see you're bothering her!? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Brynhild Oh no, I don't mind.[sr]I quite like children. [k] @Brynhild It's lovely to meet you, little ones.[sr]Would you like to play with me? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace A 1] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @Children Yaaay! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 2] @Napoleon ...You sure? [k] @Brynhild Of course. It's no trouble at all.[sr]Besides, don't you need to speak with the adults? [k] [charaFace G 3] @Napoleon Yeah, that I do.[sr]...You're a real considerate lady, aren't you? [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ad54] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 6] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.3] [seStop ad580] @Mash This place is... [k] ?1:It looks exactly like Village 23. ?2:This isn't Village 23...is it? ?! [charaFace D 7] @Mash Napoleon said this was Village 67... [k] @Mash But while the details are a bit different,[sr]the basic structure is exactly the same. [k] @Mash I'd say they're about eighty percent similar.[sr]I wonder if that was intentional... [k] [charaFace D 13] @Mash All that aside, they've been so welcoming to us... [k] @Mash And just look how happy these children are... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace A 0] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @B:Children Hey, are you guys Mr. Napoly-on's friends? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 6] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Mash Uh, yes. I suppose you could say that... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @A:Children Then here![sr]This is for you! [k] @A:Children Mr. Napoly-on always plays with us when he visits,[sr]so we wanna thank his friends, too! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Mash Th-thank you.[sr]These flowers are very pretty. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace A 1] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @B:Children We all grow them together. Sorry they're not the special kind we save for the ordained day! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Mash Please, don't be. I'm very happy to have them. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace D 8] [wt 1.0] [charaFace D 4] [wt 0.5] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 0.1] [se adm21] [charaMoveReturn E 0,10 0.4] @Fou Fou fooou! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace A 1] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @B:Children Whoa, what are you!? Wanna play tag!? [k] [messageOff] [se ad456] [charaMove A 206,0 0.4] [charaFadeout A 0.4] [wt 0.2] [charaMove B -306,0 0.4] [charaFadeout B 0.4] [wt 1.0] [seStop ad456] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] ?1:... ?2:Yeah... I know why we're doing this, but it's still hard. ?! @Mash Senpai... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 1] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Napoleon Whoa, whoa, why the long faces, you two!?[sr]This is your first time here meeting these people! [k] @Napoleon Turn those frowns upside down![sr]Traveling's meant to be fun! [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.2] [se ad660] [wt 0.2] [shake 0.05 4 3 0.2] [wt 0.3] [shake 0.05 4 3 0.2] [wt 0.3] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 12] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Mash N-Napoleon! Do you think you could stop smacking Senpai on the back so hard...? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Napoleon Oh, sorry. Didn't think it was that hard. [k] @Napoleon Anyway, I asked around a bit, and it sounds like it's business as usual here. [k] @Napoleon Nobody's seen any envoys flying around on patrol,[sr]or heard anything about giants acting up. [k] [charaFace G 6] @Napoleon Looks like we're safe for the moment. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 13] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Mash In that case, we should be able[sr]to get a very good night's sleep. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 10] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Napoleon Yup. Only thing is... [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_92 0.3] [wt 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_79 0.1] [charaFace G 0] @Napoleon ...there's a Bounded Field here. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 6] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Mash ...A Bounded Field? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Napoleon It looks like a new one's been put up around the village's gate and surrounding walls. [k] @Napoleon Brynhild's the one who noticed it.[sr]Can't fool a Primordial Rune user. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 10] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] [se ad166] [wt 0.2] [seStop ad166 0.15] @Brynhild ...With apologies for my presumptuousness... [k] [charaFace F 0] @Brynhild ...Yes, I detected a Bounded Field besides the one Scáthach-Skadi put up to protect humans from giants and the cold. [k] @Brynhild It is a powerful field designed to defend against outside enemies, like a great shield or impenetrable fortress. [k] @Brynhild I can't make out the exact spell type, but I do know it is magecraft on a level fitting the Age of Gods. [k] [charaFace F 9] @Brynhild If nothing else, I can tell you it is not based in runes. Which would mean[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 6] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Mash The queen didn't make it... [k] ?1:So, somebody made the Bounded Field here stronger? ?2:Then, who did...? ?! [charaFace F 0] @Mash Yes. Who could have done that? [k] @Mash The only person who sided with the Lostbelt and uses nonrune magic is...Ophelia... [k] [charaFace D 12] @Mash But, that can't be right. [k] @Mash Her specialty is summoning spells,[sr]not Bounded Fields. [k] [charaFace D 7] @Mash Caenis didn't seem to possess a Spirit Origin that was particularly skilled at magecraft, either. [k] @Mash But then, if neither of them did it,[sr]then who could have possibly[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_79 1.0] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ad313] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.4 30,0] [charaMove E 1 0.6] [wt 0.6] [seStop ad313 1.0] @Fou Fou fou![sr]Fooou! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 13] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Mash Oh. Welcome back, Fou.[bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 10] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Napoleon Hmm... [k] [charaFace G 0] @Napoleon Oh well, mulling it over's not gonna get us anywhere! Let's just take it easy here for the rest of the day, then pick things back up tomorr[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut A 1200,1200] [charaEffect A bit_talk_10] [charaPut H 1] [charaEffect H bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [wt 0.3] [se ad13] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] [charaFace C 1] @Goredolf ...Aha! There you are! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 2] @Fou Fou! [k] @Mash Director? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 2] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Goredolf I knew I could do it if I tried! That didn't take long at all! Shadow Border here! I trust you can hear me! [k] ?1:Director!? ?2:We got through again! ?! [charaFace C 1] @Goredolf Hehe, don't be so surprised. It's a miraculous coincidence.[sr]I have no earthly idea how we got reconnected. [k] @Goredolf In this case, my abundant charm played no part whatsoever. Oh, and incidentally, it seems we will only stay connected for a few seconds more at best. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 1] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Napoleon Whoa, who's the pudgy guy!?[sr]Is he that Goredolf you were telling me about? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Brynhild ... [k] [charaFace F 8] @Brynhild (I...can't tell if I should be wary of him or not...) [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 0.3] @A:Meunière Come on, old man, step on it![sr]Tell them what we just found out! Hurry! [k] [charaFace C 8] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 0.5] @Goredolf Oh, right! This is no time for formalities![sr][%1], we have an emergency on our hands! [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_80 0.1] @Goredolf The old Lake Vänern! A group of giants is headed towards the village where Gerda lives even as we speak! [k] @Goredolf There's no way a bunch of children and young adults can fight them off! If the giants force their way inside, they'll kill the whole lot! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [charaDepth G 10] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 2] [charaFadein G 0.1 0] @Mash Oh no! [k] @Napoleon Village 23, huh... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Mash Master! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Fou Fo! Fou! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Goredolf One of our Mystic Code drones only just picked it up! I don't know where you are right now, but you need to get there double time and rescue them! [k] @Goredolf That village may be useless to us as a source of new information now, but it could still easily serve as a base for our allies! You must protect it at all costs! [k] [messageOff] [charaPut A 1] [se ad539] [wt 0.7] [charaPut C 1200,1200] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [charaPut A 1200,1200] [wt 0.5] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 1.0] ?1:What are we waiting for!? ?2:We need to go now! Fast!!! ?! [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 2] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Brynhild Agreed. I cannot stand idly by as giants massacre children. That is not how a proper hero should fight. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Napoleon Come on! The odds are against us making it there in time...but our Grande Armée is nothing if not fast! [k] @Napoleon Private [%1] is right![sr]We move out at top speed, right now! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.8] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_80 0.8] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]