$03-00-04-10-1-1 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 8001410 1 Mash] [charaSet B 98115300 1 Holmes] [charaSet C 98002000 1 Fou] [charaSet D 1019001 1 Rama] [charaSet E 1098124510 1 "Da Vinci"] [charaSet F 23003001 1 Ganesha] [charaSet H 1098127610 1 Peperoncino] [charaSet J 98115000 1 Effect] [charaSet I 1039001 1 Lakshmi] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaEffect J bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [scene 74900] [fadein black 1.0] [se ad667] [seVolume ad667 0 0] [seVolume ad667 1.0 1.0] [wt 0.1] [se ad443] [wt 0.1] [se ad444] [wt 0.1] [se ad133] [wait fade] [wt 2.0] [seStop ad667 0.5] [seStop ad443 0.5] [seStop ad444 0.5] [seStop ad133 0.5] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Ganesha (Huff, huff) Okay, I think that's[sr]enough distance between us and them. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Holmes I never imagined there would be[sr]that many kali gathered there. [k] @Holmes I expected it might be dangerous, but with numbers like that, adding one more to our ranks still won't be enough to fend them off. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 5] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi You don't have to rub it in. I wish my Noble Phantasm were capable of blasting them all away at once, too. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Holmes My apologies; I assure you I was not speaking sarcastically. I was merely reflecting on my failure to foresee a situation like this. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 4] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi I see. That's all ri[line 2]No, I'm sorry.[sr]I was being oversensitive. [k] [charaFace I 0] @Lakshmi ...While we're on the subject, this seems a good chance to tell you this. Naturally, I will do everything in my power to accomplish our mutual goal. I have no intention of holding back. [k] [charaFace I 9] @Lakshmi But I should warn you, for your own safety, you shouldn't expect me to come through when it really counts. [k] [charaFace I 4] @Lakshmi I have never truly been able to accomplish the things[sr]I most wish to do. That is just my lot in life. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Holmes (Well that's a strange opinion to have of oneself. Perhaps her failure to defend her country in life had a traumatic effect on her?) [k] [charaFace B 0] @Holmes ...Be that as it may, there is no doubt whatsoever that you are far more useful in combat than a detective in a remote location. [k] @Holmes So I hope you will continue to[sr]lend [&Mr.:Ms.] [%1] your aid. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi Of course I will.[sr]I would be pleased if you trusted me on that much. [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 0.8] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash At any rate, there really were a ridiculous number of kali there. Lends the impression that it may be even more important to this Lostbelt than we thought. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Rama Indeed. It was as though those kali were there solely to guard the Skyboulder. [k] @Rama The fact that we can no longer see them after putting just a little distance between us and the Skyboulder would only seem to confirm that. [k] @Rama I wonder what this could mean... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 7] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Peperoncino ... [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 14] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci For that matter, we still don't know what those kali demons actually are. [k] @Da Vinci I'm guessing Holmes is probably right in that they're like a virus infecting this world, in opposition of the sacred beasts... [k] @Da Vinci ...but still, we have not the slightest idea what they are, where they come from, or where they go... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Peperoncino I don't know either, but I can say they're not any ordinary kind of creature. [k] @Peperoncino Given that they stick around even after the world is remade, maybe Arjuna uses them as a means to determine who is worth preserving... [k] @Peperoncino ...or maybe they just remain here out of necessity. [k] @Peperoncino If it's the latter, that would mean they're a crucial part of the stage Arjuna uses to run this world. [k] @Peperoncino So, if we defeat him...maybe they'll all just go poof? [k] ?1:I guess this means we've just got to figure out what to do about Arjuna... ?! [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Holmes At least we now know that God's Skyboulder is protected by vast numbers of kali, and can't be approached lightly. [k] @Holmes It may not be much, but it is more than we knew before. [k] @Holmes In the meantime, I suggest we return to Dival and plot our next course of action. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]