$94-03-22-01-3-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 1037000 1 Beni-Enma] [charaSet B 98001000 1 Mash] [charaSet C 98002000 1 Fou] [charaSet D 5003000 1 Tamamo-no-Mae] [charaSet E 1098161700 1 "Moneyed Monkey"] [charaSet F 2021000 1 "Tomoe Gozen"] [charaSet G 1098161000 1 Sparrow] [charaSet H 7013001 1 Kiyohime] [charaSet I 3011000 1 "Fionn mac Cumhaill"] [charaSet J 5009000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [scene 69800] [fadein black 1.5] [wt 0.5] [se ad492] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] [seStop ad492 0.3] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Beni-Enma I see. So Earth was turned an endless[sr]white after you restored humanity. [k] @Beni-Enma I knew the human realm was tumultuous, but that's well beyond anything I could have imagined. [k] @Beni-Enma And you “Chaldeans” are trying to set things right? [k] [charaFace A 1] @Beni-Enma That's a huge responsibility for someone so young.[sr]I'm impressed, cheep. [k] @Beni-Enma The Enma-tei is primarily an inn for gods.[sr]We don't usually let humans stay here very long. [k] @Beni-Enma But since you two have found your way here[sr]by accident, I can't turn you away now. [k] @Beni-Enma I can't leave the Enma-tei myself, chirp, but I'll do whatever I can to ensure you have a pleasurable time. [k] @Beni-Enma Here, help yourselves to this freshly caught yellowtail sashimi. We also have Japanese seerfish broiled with miso and yuzu, if you'd like some. [k] ?1:It all looks great! Don't mind if I do! ?2:Thank you very much. ?! [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 8] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Mash This is really happening, isn't it... I really am having a meal in a Japanese-style dining room, with tatami mats and everything... [k] @Mash The storied architecture, the fresh, colorful, delicious food wrapped in timeless tradition... [k] [se ad186] [charaFace B 2] @Mash Now I know how Urashima Tarou felt! I'm comfortable declaring this to be the Tamatebako of dining! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Fou Fou, fo fou. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @E:??? Indeed, indeed. I can't even remember the last time anyone ate in the Enma-tei's dining room. [k] @E:??? And for those latest someones to neither be fallen gods, nor monsters claiming to be gods, but humans, well...I've never heard of such a thing. [k] @E:??? Hohoho, life certainly is full of surprises, isn't it?[sr]I haven't seen the Madam have this much fun in ages. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Tamamo-no-Mae Aah! Who are you, and where'd you come from!? Don't you know it's rude to try to take food off someone else's plate!? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @E:??? I only did so in jest, I assure you. Oh, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Moneyed Monkey. [k] @Moneyed Monkey It's been five hundred years now since I first came to the Enma-tei. I enjoyed it so much I extended my stay. [k] @Moneyed Monkey Before I knew it, I had mysteriously forgotten the way back to where I came from. I am but an oddball that decided to live here. [k] @Moneyed Monkey Suffice to say I'm a guest at this inn just like you.[sr]Or at least, I will be until my wallet runs empty. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Beni-Enma I suppose that's one way to put it. [k] @Beni-Enma What actually happened was he used all the money he had to pay for five centuries of accommodations up front, all because he “didn't want to work anymore.” [k] @Beni-Enma So I wouldn't say he forgot the way home so much as he irresponsibly decided to begin his retirement early. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Moneyed Monkey Hohoho. Have you ever cared for a bunch of monkeys before? It's an exhausting endeavor, I assure you. [k] @Moneyed Monkey They only ever do whatever they feel like and leave anything difficult for someone else to take care of. [k] @Moneyed Monkey I had more than enough of that for one lifetime, so now, I would like to live out the rest of my days in peace here at the Enma-tei. [k] @Moneyed Monkey Now come, let me pull up a cushion[sr]and join you as a fellow guest. [k] @Moneyed Monkey Here, young oni, would you care for a glass of Sparrow's Dance, Enma-tei's famous local wine? [k] @Moneyed Monkey Hoho, down it all in one gulp,[sr]and it's just like dying and going to heaven. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 0.5] @Tomoe Gozen No, thank you. I never drink while I am on duty, and besides, I have no tolerance. More importantly, did you say you used to take care of monkeys? [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_72 0.1] @Tomoe Gozen We ran into a group of demonic monkeys attacking a sparrow on the way here. Are they the ones you[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Moneyed Monkey Them!? Perish the thought. Those demonic monkeys[sr]and I may as well be different species altogether! [k] @Moneyed Monkey Those foul apes have been making all sorts of trouble in and around the Enma-tei as of late. [k] @Moneyed Monkey They steal food from the pantry, and valuables from the vault. They attack any sparrow they come across out in the mountains... It's chaos. [k] @Moneyed Monkey As a fellow monkey, I did try to lecture them[sr]on the error of their ways, but to no avail. [k] @Moneyed Monkey They simply ran off again, not even[sr]sparing me so much as a glance. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Beni-Enma Would you please not speak of this, Moneyed Monkey?[sr]I'm trying to make our new guests feel welcome. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_72 0.3] [wt 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Moneyed Monkey Oh, yes, of course. Hoho, I do beg your pardon. [k] @Moneyed Monkey If I hadn't said anything, Madam, you would never have brought it up. Poor taste though it may be, I feel it is important they know what's been taking place. [k] @Moneyed Monkey Besides, these fine people seem capable of handling themselves in a fight. I imagine they must be quite accustomed to performing good deeds on their travels. [k] @Moneyed Monkey Isn't that right, Ms. Fox Courtesan?[sr]Surely you must be a famous Divine Spirit, no? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Tamamo-no-Mae Stop it. I'm just your everyday beautiful shrine maiden fox, a heroine who has never been in a fight in her life. [k] @Tamamo-no-Mae If the inn has problems, the inn's employees can handle them. We're just here to relax and have fun. [k] @Tamamo-no-Mae We're not looking for any trouble.[sr]We're not even here to repair this Singularity. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Beni-Enma Hehe, I see you're still just as[sr]assertive when you need to be, Tamamo. [k] @Beni-Enma Cheep cheep, she's right, Moneyed Monkey. [k] @Beni-Enma I'll take care of the demonic monkeys once I have some spare time, so please be patient until then. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Moneyed Monkey I see... I was hoping to make your life at least a little easier, seeing how you already work too much as it is, but[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Beni-Enma I don't work that hard at all. I enjoy myself each and every day thanks to the other sparrows. [k] [charaFace A 1] @Beni-Enma Now, never mind all that. Would you like another helping, [&Mr.:Ms.] [%1]? Ms. Mash? [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0] @Beni-Enma It must be fate that brought you here. I'd love to hear more stories about the outside worl[line 2] [k] [charaTalk B] [se ade240] [wt 2.0] [seStop ade240 0.2] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] @Beni-Enma ! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ad536] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 1.0 300,50] [charaMove G 256,0 0.5] [wt 0.3] [seStop ad536 0.5] @Sparrow Madam![sr]Madaaam! [k] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 2] [charaFadein A 0.1 0] @Beni-Enma Chirp, what's going on? [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] @Sparrow Bandits! Bandits in the shrine! Chirp chirp, there are three bandits raiding the Tribute Hall even as we speak! [k] @Sparrow They say they're from a place[sr]called “Chaldea,” chiiirp! [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 0.2] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth D 0] [charaDepth F 1] [charaDepth H 3] [charaDepth B 2] [charaTalk off] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.2 -384,0] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.2 -128,0] [charaFace H 2] [charaFadein H 0.2 128,0] [charaFace B 14] [charaFadein B 0.2 384,0] [wt 2.0] [wipeout leftToRight 1.0 0.5] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [scene 10000] [wt 0.1] [wipein rightToLeft 0.1 0.5] [wait wipe] [fadeout black 0.1] [wait fade] [charaSet C 1035001 1 Diarmuid] [charaSet E 1098123200 1 Goredolf] [charaSet J 1098161900 1 "Chief Snake"] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 1] [charaFadein I 0.1 -256,-50] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 256,-50] [wt 0.5] [scene 70000] [wipeFilter cinema 0.5 0] [fadein black 1.0] [wt 0.7] [bgm BGM_EVENT_48 0.1] [wait fade] @Fionn mac Cumhaill Oho. I knew I smelled something good this way.[sr]Feast your eyes, gentlemen! [k] @Fionn mac Cumhaill A veritable mountain of meat, fish, wine, and fruit, along with fixtures I don't quite recognize! [k] @Fionn mac Cumhaill What else could this be but a feast prepared in our honor? What do you think we should do, Diarmuid? [k] @Diarmuid (Munch munch) Hmm...[sr]This fish is good. Really good. [k] @Diarmuid There's plenty of fat, and it's salted to perfection.[sr]Mmm, I need something to wash it down. (Glug glug) [k] [charaFace I 2] @Fionn mac Cumhaill (He's already digging in!? This Saber Diarmuid's practically overflowing with vitality...!) [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 0,-50] @Goredolf Whoa, whoa, whoa![sr]Both of you, hold it right there! [k] [charaFace E 5] @Goredolf I know we've been lost in the mountains for[sr]three days ever since we Rayshifted here. [k] @Goredolf (Since I lost the communicator Sion gave me,) we're all physically and mentally exhausted, and our magical energy is just about gone. [k] @Goredolf As such, I can understand why you would enter a building that appeared before our eyes without a second thought. [k] @Goredolf Especially since nobody responded when we called out, and the back door was already open. [k] @Goredolf And believe me, I want to jump in and feast on this mountain of delicacies we now see before us just as much as you. [k] [charaFace E 18] @Goredolf But even so! Even so! [k] [charaFace E 9] @Goredolf Don't you think it's very likely this[sr]banquet is distinctly not meant for us? [k] @Goredolf It might be the kind of enchanted food you can't put down until you realize you've turned into a pig! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 -256,-50] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 256,-50] @Diarmuid Hahaha, this is delicious! I can't put it down![sr]Here, Fionn mac Cumhaill, you must try this! [k] @Diarmuid This is ramen noodles served with cubed stewed pork![sr]I learned about it in Chaldea! And this pork and veggie stir-fry! I had this in Chaldea, too! [k] [charaFace I 4] @Fionn mac Cumhaill Hm? I don't know about this... It's not that I'm being overly cautious like Goredolf, but[line 2] [k] [charaFace C 1] @Diarmuid Hahaha, come now, surely there is nothing for the captain of the Knights of Fianna to fear! [k] @Diarmuid Here you go. Pork is highly nutritious, easy to digest, and goes well with all sorts of things. As ingredients go, it's a solid B in every aspect. [k] [charaFace C 5] @Diarmuid Go on then, eat up. (Chomping away)[sr]Eat it. (Guzzling wine) [k] @Diarmuid It tastes so good, you'll forget[sr]all about everything else. [k] @Diarmuid You know, my lord, I've thought for a long time now that you have a tendency to overthink things. [k] [charaFace C 1] @Diarmuid We Celts don't need to think.[sr]We merely need to act. Now go on. Go on. [k] [charaFace I 3] @Fionn mac Cumhaill W-well, if you insist that much, I suppose[sr]I can't refuse. All right, I'll have some. [k] [charaFace I 4] @Fionn mac Cumhaill ...Hm? Hmmm? [k] [charaFace I 2] @Fionn mac Cumhaill What the!? I've never tasted anything like it![sr]These ingredients are impossibly sublime...! [k] @Fionn mac Cumhaill This is bad. It's so good I can't stop. My thumb is warning me this is dangerous, but I can't stop! [k] [charaFace I 1] @Fionn mac Cumhaill It is no exaggeration to say there is something divine in this flavor! It can't possibly be evil! [k] @Fionn mac Cumhaill Diarmuid, I would next like to try that sumptuous looking dish over there. Yes, that's it. The great big roast bird with its wings fully spread out. [k] @Fionn mac Cumhaill Perhaps it's a phoenix? Whatever it is, it's clearly been cooked to golden-brown perfection. Would you get me some? [k] [charaFace C 5] @Diarmuid Of course! The more you dig through this mountain of treats, the more unusual delicacies you find! [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 14] [charaFadein E 0.1 0,-50] @Goredolf Nooo! Now the heavens shall wreak terrible vengeance upon us! I had no idea Rayshifts were so dangerous! [k] [charaFace E 5] @Goredolf N-now now, hold it together, Goredolf. Staying cool under pressure is the mark of a capable commander. [k] @Goredolf You're a mage, aren't you? Then you can take stock of this building and determine your current situation. [k] @Goredolf First, there's this mountain of food, and a box with Holy Grail-like power emanating from the inside... [k] [charaFace E 9] @Goredolf This has got to be an offering to Divine Spirits,[sr]a relic that acts as the very heart of this building...! [k] @Goredolf Not to mention that disturbing magical energy flowing into the box every time those two eat something. [k] @Goredolf What if the box ends up exploding? It certainly wouldn't be the first sort of engine trouble I've encountered! [k] [charaFace E 10] @Goredolf I say, you two. [k] @Goredolf That's quite enough. Stop this at once,[sr]before you put my life in further danger. [k] @Goredolf Here, I'll give you this beef jerky I've[sr]been holding on to as a secret last resort. [k] @Goredolf So stop eating that food and[sr]fill yourselves up on this. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ade241] [charaTalk off] [charaFace I 2] [charaScale I 1.1] [charaFadein I 0.1 -256,-50] [charaFace C 2] [charaScale C 1.1] [charaFadein C 0.1 256,-50] [charaShake I 0.05 3 1 0.3] [charaShake C 0.05 3 1 0.3] [se ad492] [wt 0.3] [charaShake I 0.05 3 1 0.3] [charaShake C 0.05 3 1 0.3] [se adm26] [wt 0.7] [charaShake I 0.05 3 1 0.3] [charaShake C 0.05 3 1 0.3] [se adm26] [wt 1.0] [seStop ad492 0.2] [seStop ade241 0.3] [wt 0.5] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaScale I 1.0] [charaScale C 1.0] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth J 0] [charaDepth E 1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 14] [charaFadein E 0.1 0,-50] @Goredolf ...I'm too late. They've both gone full wildman Celt![sr]How does that [&boy:girl] manage to keep them in check!? [k] [charaFace E 5] @Goredolf That does it, I'm getting out of here![sr]I need to at least save myself if we're going to[line 2] [k] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 0] [charaFadein J 0.4 196,-50] [wt 0.4] @J:??? Ooh, what's this? Do we have some new[sr]faces getting a jump on the rest of us? [k] @J:??? A human with a couple of Heroic Spirits at[sr]that! As I live and breathe! [k] [charaFace E 8] @Goredolf G[charaMoveReturn E 0,-40 0.3]aaah![sr]Wh-wh-who are you, and when did you get behind me!? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 0] [charaFadein J 0.1 -256,-50] [charaFace E 8] [charaFadein E 0.1 256,-50] @J:??? Me? Why, I'm Chief Snake. Don't tell me you've never heard of the Enma-tei's three famous freeloaders? [k] @Chief Snake Well, there's no problem.[sr]I just came down here to sneak a teensy bit for myself. [k] @Chief Snake And lucky me, now I get to drink while feasting[sr]my eyes on these two luscious hunks. Mmm mm. [k] @Chief Snake How about you, hon? Maybe you're not hungry,[sr]but surely you can still have a drink or two? [k] [charaFace E 7] @Goredolf H-huh?[sr]Then, does that mean it's all right to eat this food? [k] @Goredolf You're sure it's not poisoned?[sr]We won't be cursed or punished by the gods? [k] @Chief Snake Of course not, silly man. All that matters[sr]is that the offering's been offered up. [k] @Chief Snake The rules say anyone can eat anything[sr]once a day has passed, you know? [k] @Chief Snake Although...there is something strange about the offerings box. This could be pretty bad, in fact. [k] @Chief Snake It might have some not-so-good stuff built up inside it. Could be reeeally bad for those two if it blows up, you know? [k] [charaFace E 15] @Goredolf Y-yes, I was just thinking the same thing. What would you do, Chief Snake, or whatever your name was!? [k] @Chief Snake Me? Why, I'm just a little old snake charmer.[sr]I don't know much about this sort of thing at all. [k] @Chief Snake Still...if it's about to blow up,[sr]wouldn't it make sense to open the lid? [k] [charaFace E 7] @Goredolf That's it? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 7] [charaFadein E 0.1 0,-50] @Goredolf (I thought you were normally supposed [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_48 1.5]to keep things[sr]of that sort closed, but I suppose they do things differently in Japan. Good to know.) [k] [charaFace E 1] @Goredolf In that case, I have this well in hand.[sr]All I have to do is open the lid, you say? Hup! [k] [messageOff] [se ad73] [charaMoveReturn E 0,-70 0.1] [wait charaMove E] [charaMove E 0,0 0.05] [wait charaMove E] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [cameraMove 0.2 -72,0 1.2] [wt 0.1] [charaScale E 0.83] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 1] [effect bit_talk_quickmove] [charaPut E 196,-98] [se ad223] [charaSpecialEffect E appearance 1 0.25] [wt 0.4] @Goredolf A brilliant ten-point landing for the commander![wt 1.0][sr]And now, the opening! [charaFace E 2][cueSe ResidentSE ar3]Bahaha, and now all's right with the world! [k] @Goredolf Now I can dive into these piles of food with no reservations! Lancer! Make sure you save some of that roast phoenix for[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 0] [charaDepth E 1] [charaPut B 1] [charaEffect B bit_talk_radiallight02] [se ad606] [wt 3.0] [charaFace E 13] @Goredolf Huh? Now the box is glowing! Does this mean I'm[sr]going to end up turning into a pig after all!? [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.2] [imageSet J back10001 1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaFadeTime J 0.1 0.0] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 0] [charaDepth E 1] [charaDepth J 2] [charaPut J 0,-200] [charaFadeTime J 1.5 1.0] [se ad39] [wt 2.0] [seStop ad39 0.3] [wt 1.0] [se ade240] [wt 2.0] [charaPut B 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop B bit_talk_radiallight02] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [charaScale E 1.0] [wt 0.5] [fadeout black 1.2] [seStop ade240 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [cameraHome 0.1] [scene 69700] [wt 1.0] [se ad459] [seVolume ad459 0 0.0] [seVolume ad459 1.0 1.0] [wt 1.0] [wipeOff] [fadein black 0.7] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] [wipeout leftToRight 0.5 0.5] [seStop ad459 1.0] [wait wipe] [scene 70000] [wt 1.0] [wipein rightToLeft 0.5 0.5] [wait wipe] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 0.7] [charaFaceFade A 4 0.3] [wt 2.0] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaDepth I 4] [charaDepth C 5] [charaDepth E 6] [charaTalk off] [charaFace I 5] [charaFadein I 0.1 -312,0] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaFace E 18] [charaFadein E 0.1 312,0] [wt 1.0] ?1:What happened here...? ?2:Director Goredolf...! ?! [charaTalk on] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 7] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Goredolf Y-yes?[sr]Oh, if it isn't [%1] and Mash Kyrielight. [k] @Goredolf I see... So you two are all right, too.[sr]I mean, I had a feeling that was the case, but still. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Tamamo-no-Mae Can we catch up later?[sr]What the hell happened here? [k] @Tamamo-no-Mae Plates of food scattered everywhere...[sr]Divine aura fading from this room as we speak... [k] @Tamamo-no-Mae Are you the bandits that broke into the Enma-tei? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 4] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Fionn mac Cumhaill (Gasp)...! How deeply embarrassing. To think I lost control due to such overwhelmingly bright light... [k] @Fionn mac Cumhaill It must have been some ancient curse[sr]overflowing with life and vitality. [k] @Fionn mac Cumhaill Not even a Servant could take it head-on and emerge unscathed... How are you faring, Diarmuid? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Diarmuid My eyes are still recovering, my lord, but I am otherwise unfazed. It helps that I feel nice and full right now, for some reason. [k] @Diarmuid ...Nonetheless, I must apologize for my actions.[sr]Lord Goredolf did warn us, but, the food was just... [k] @Diarmuid And then, when the box started to glow...some fish got caught in my throat... [k] ?1:...Now I see. ?2:I think I get the gist now. ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Tomoe Gozen Do you mean to tell us you all barged in here uninvited and helped yourselves to the offerings!? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 11] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Kiyohime Not to mention messed with the offering box, too. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 4] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Fionn mac Cumhaill I... That's... [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 10] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Goredolf ... [k] [charaFace E 1] @Goredolf Heh. Well, if you only look at the outcome, then yes,[sr]I suppose that's right. Indeed, I did open that box. [k] @Goredolf An offering box, you said it was? Whatever it's called,[sr]I sensed something wicked lurking within. [k] @Goredolf So in order to protect these two, as well as my own safety, I opened it up to vent some of its pressure. [k] @Goredolf Surely there can't be any issue? As you can see, we are all safe, uninjured, and remain distinctly human. [k] [charaFace E 11] @Goredolf As for the food, I will of course be happy to apologize, and to compensate for the loss as best I can with the funds currently available to me. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Sparrow What do you think, Madam?[sr]Cheep cheep, is that okay? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFace A 5] @Beni-Enma ...Sadly, no. It'll take more than an[sr]apology to solve this problem, chirp. [k] @Beni-Enma You have no idea what you've all done. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 7] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Goredolf H-hm? What is it, young lady? Hmm, strange. Despite her stature, she's just as imposing as my head maid. [k] @Goredolf Who is this young lady, [%1]? [k] ?1:She is the proprietress of this inn. ?! [charaFace E 8] @Goredolf She is!?[sr]Then, the tiny madam really does exist!? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Beni-Enma Never mind me, chirp. Right now, I need to[sr]tell you all about the Tribute Hall, so listen up. [k] @Beni-Enma This hall is the heart of the Enma-tei.[sr]It is dedicated to all the different Shinto gods. [k] @Beni-Enma Whenever a guest finishes a stay here and goes home... [k] @Beni-Enma ...it's customary for them to deposit[sr]their gratitude into the box, chirp. [k] @Beni-Enma Now do you understand? That box contained every[sr]“thank you” we collected the previous year. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 4] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Kiyohime The box contained gratitude...?[sr]Wait, you mean that[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Tamamo-no-Mae Kiyohime, shush! She's obviously talking about cold, hard QP! Don't make her spell it out! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Beni-Enma Well, some customers are certainly more grateful than others, but generally, Tamamo is right, cheep cheep. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Beni-Enma Once we've collected a year's worth of gratitude, it's then customary to convert it with ritual prayers... [k] @Beni-Enma ...and offer it up to the gods of Izumo so that the next year will be safe and peaceful. [k] [charaFace A 2] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 2.0] @Beni-Enma But now that you Chaldeans have set it[sr]free, chirp, we can't let you leave... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 4] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Fionn mac Cumhaill Oh? And why is that? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 2] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Beni-Enma Because if we do, the gods will end up punishing you. [k] @Beni-Enma There are two weeks to go until the offering day. If you can't replenish the gratitude that escaped by then, you'll all be turned into pigs. Chirp. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 18] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Goredolf Khh! I knew it! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] @Mash ...This is all so sudden that I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around it, but let me see if I have this straight. [k] [charaFace B 0] @Mash Mr. Goredolf released the magical energy that you planned to offer up to the gods in two weeks... [k] @Mash ...so now, we need to store up the year's worth of gratitude that was lost before those two weeks are up? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Beni-Enma That's right. Believe me, cheep,[sr]I understand that it's a lot to ask. [k] [charaFace A 5] @Beni-Enma I am afraid there is little I can do to help gather the gratitude you lost. It must be gathered by those who lost it and were cursed in the first place. [k] @Beni-Enma If you don't want to turn into pigs, you'll need to find a way to fill the offering box up again. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 10] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Goredolf Hmm, I see, I see. So we need to recover last year's worth of gratitude in the span of two weeks. [k] [charaFace E 9] @Goredolf Surely that's not even possible? Isn't that well out of the bounds of what my limited funds could cover? [k] @Goredolf Besides, how are we even supposed to fill an offering box with gratitude!? Do we need to polish it every morning with a song in our heart or something!? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.0] @Beni-Enma However you fill it is up to you, chirp.[sr]All I can say is this: [k] @Beni-Enma [f large][se ad186]Work.[bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] [k] @Beni-Enma Gratitude is collected from all living things staying at the Enma-tei each and every day. [k] @Beni-Enma If you all work here, you may be able to increase the amount of gratitude by ensuring the other guests are happy and satisfied. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Tamamo-no-Mae Um... Ms. Beni-Enma?[sr]When you say “you all,” does that include us? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Beni-Enma Of course. If you don't do something,[sr]every Chaldean will end up a pig, chirp chirp. [k] @Beni-Enma That goes for you, [%1], Mash, the oni,[sr]the dragon... You'll all turn into pigs together. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Mash S-Senpai too...!? [k] ?1:Me, a p-pig!? ?2:She said you too, Mash!!! ?! [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Beni-Enma Chirp chirp, you are our first new guests in a long while, so of course I never wanted this to happen. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Beni-Enma However, I cannot pay my employees with sympathy. Therefore as a tormentor demon of hell, I'll be as ruthless as I must. [k] @Beni-Enma Toshi, show our new guests to their rooms, chirp.[sr]We can at least let them stay in the nicer ones. [k] @Beni-Enma Well, everyone, whether you all spend the next two weeks as guests or employees is something you'll need to decide for yourselves. [k] @Beni-Enma Now, if you'll excuse me, I need[sr]to get back to our other guests. [k] @Beni-Enma If you decide to work, just let one of the sparrows know. Tamamo and the other Servants can at least chop firewood if nothing else, cheep. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.4] [se ade247] [wt 1.5] [seStop ade247 0.3] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 10] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Goredolf Hmm. This is quite a pickle to start the[sr]new year off with, isn't it, [%1]. [k] @Goredolf Still, we're all on the same team here. What do you say we all work together to make the best of it? [k] ?1:... [charaFace E 6] @Goredolf Hey! Why are you looking away from me!? Are you upset that you need to work over the New Year's holiday? [k] @Goredolf I can certainly understand how you feel, but pouting like a child won't accomplish anything! [k] ?2:(Biting tongue on all sorts of things) You okay with this, Mash? [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Mash Of course! Putting the circumstances that led to it aside, I think this will be a wonderful experience. [k] [charaFace B 13] @Mash I can't imagine anything more fun than working[sr]at a hot springs inn together with you, Senpai! [k] ?! [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] [soundStopAll] [end]