$94-01-49-01-1-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 9005001 1 Holmes] [charaSet B 9005001 1 "For Holmes' Expression Change"] [charaSet C 98001000 1 Mash] [charaSet D 98001000 1 "For Mash's Expression Change"] [charaSet H 5009000 1 "Dummy for Effect"] [scene 11010] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 2.0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 0.7] [bgm BGM_EVENT_1 0.1] @Holmes Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. [k] @Holmes I am Sherlock Holmes, world-renowned investigator, and the world's only consulting detective. [k] [charaFace A 5] @Holmes I am both the origin and a conglomeration of the very concept of a detective, and I represent all those who shine light on the truth. [k] @Holmes I shall have the pleasure of leading you to new mysteries and new truths. [k] @Holmes In consequence of a variety of very particular circumstances, I have manifested as a Servant and have, for the time being, taken up residence in Chaldea. [k] @Holmes I cannot claim to be utilizing my detective skills to their utmost...but I am still myself, unchanged. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Holmes The only difference now is that rather than my accustomed seat in my room situated in 221B Baker Street, I presently find myself on Chaldea's multipurpose sofa. [k] [wt 0.5] [charaFace A 4] [wt 1.5] @Holmes ...Or so I say. [k] @Holmes I gather that for some of you, this is our first meeting, while there are others among you who have long been familiar with my history and skills. [k] @Holmes If you are the former... Hmm, let's see...simply think of what you are about to witness as memories from the shadows of the future. [k] @Holmes ...or a dream, if you like. Though, lamentably, I am unable to intervene in dreams. [k] @Holmes Which is to say: this is not a dream. [k] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth A 1] [messageOff] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.7 1] [wt 2.0] [charaFadeout A 0.4] [wt 1.2] @Holmes Now then. Let us begin. [k] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0 1] [charaFadeout B 0] @Holmes Have you ever read the most excellent and famous detective mysteries that feature Sherlock Holmes as their main character? [k] @Holmes Each features the detective solving various mysteries, set in the 19th and 20th centuries. [k] @Holmes The stories are frequently adapted to film and other media. Surely you have at least heard of them. [k] @Holmes ...And so, seeing me manifest here as Holmes, one imagines you wondering: [k] @Holmes “Was Sherlock Holmes an actual individual?[sr]Wasn't he a man of fiction?” [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.5] [charaFace A 5] [wt 0.5] @Holmes Indeed. Curious. Very curious. [k] @Holmes Am I the manifestation of the character in the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? [k] @Holmes Or did the great detective Holmes really exist, and were the stories based on the events of his life? [k] @Holmes ...In other words, were the stories written by Sir Conan Doyle adapted from the biography by Watson? [k] @Holmes This must be a great puzzle to you all as well.[sr]I had meant to bring this up one of these days. [k] @Holmes This time around, the story is not about the Incineration of Humanity, nor its restoration. [k] @Holmes The story is about yours truly. [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_1 1.0] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout A 0] [scene 10204] [wt 1.0] [se ad8] [wait se ad8] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0 1] [fadein black 0.3] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] @Mash Good morning, Senpai.[sr]Did you get a good night's rest? [k] ?1:Morning, Mash. [charaFace C 1] @Mash Yes, hello. [k] ?2:I rested well. Thanks. [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth D 5] [charaDepth C 1] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.7 1] [wt 2.0] [charaFadeout C 0.4] [wt 1.2] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0 1] [charaFadeout D 0] ?! [charaFace C 0] @Mash It appears Mister Holmes has something to discuss with us this morning. Something about the battle simulator for training... [k] [se ad95] [wt 1.0] [seStop ad95 1.0] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [charaSet A 9005001 1 Holmes] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.7 50,0] [charaMove A 1 0.5] @Holmes Good morning, [%1].[sr]You have arrived at precisely the moment I anticipated. [k] @Holmes As Miss Kyrielight mentioned, I would like you to accompany me to the simulator for an experiment. [k] [charaFace A 6] @Holmes The item I requested from Sir Babbage has finally been completed. I would like you to try it out. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash An item, you say? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Holmes An explanation would be a simple thing, but it would be far better to experience it. [k] @Holmes It's not Rayshifting per se, so there's no need to be nervous. I would, however, advise you not to let your guard down. [k] @Holmes Some battle is to be expected, of course.[sr]Let us begin. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.4] [wt 0.5] [se bac233] [seVolume bac233 0 0.7] [seStop bac233 0.4] [wt 1.0] [se ad15] [wt 0.4] [se ad15] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 2] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash Um, excuse me, Mister Holmes! Senpai hasn't finished changing into the proper Mystic Code...! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Holmes Yes, I have already accounted for that and made the necessary adjustments. This is not a standard Rayshift, so it is easy enough for me to control such minor details. [k] [charaMove A -50,0 1.0] [charaFadeout A 0.4] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [se ad15] [wait se ad15] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFace A 6] @Holmes Now, let us begin. Begin simulation! [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 1.0] [fadeout black 2.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout A 0] [scene 43900] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaSet C 99502600 1 Mash] [wt 1.0] [charaPut H 1] [charaEffect H bit_talk_10] [wt 0.1] [se ad13] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_5 0.1] @Mash Senpai. Senpai, can you hear me? [k] [charaFace C 13] @Mash Good, we're connected. I'm glad.[sr]This feels more like a Rayshift than a simulation. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.3] [charaFace C 7] [wt 1.0] [charaFace C 12] [wt 0.7] @Mash So where...exactly is this place? [k] ?1:Did the simulator always have a stage like this? ?2:This seems familiar... Or maybe not so much... ?! @Mash Well, it doesn't ring a bell to me. [k] [charaFace C 7] @Mash Normally, the simulator creates stages based on locations we've visited in Rayshifts. [k] [charaFace C 6] @Mash But, this is...wireframe...? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] @Holmes To use the parlance of science fiction, you might call it cyberspace. In that it is virtual reality, it's not much different from the simulator... [k] @Holmes But behold! Thanks to the program that Sir Babbage created, we are inside Chaldea's computer system! [k] ?1:So in the end, it's cyberspace. [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaPut H 1] @Mash Inside the computer system!?[sr]Does that mean you two are digitized? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Holmes Correct. Though, only our consciousnesses in this case. The technology necessary to digitize the physical body has still yet to be created. [k] [charaFace A 4] ?2:This place really does seem familiar... [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaPut H 1] @Mash Senpai? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ?! @Holmes Allow me to explain. The Simulator you normally use to train contained a curious mass of data within the mainframe's internal memory. [k] @Holmes I lent my aid to the staff in an effort to remove it... [k] [charaFace A 5] @Holmes But it has given us quite a fight. And so, I requested the mathematical genius Sir Babbage to help us out. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 0] [charaFace C 12] [charaFadein C 0.1 2] [charaPut H 2] @Mash Um, wouldn't it have been easier for Babbage to work on it himself...? [k] [charaFace A 0] @Holmes I wanted to see for myself.[sr]Certain aspects of the venture tickled my fancy. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Holmes So I asked Sir Babbage to do the impossible task of creating a program to hack in. [k] ?1:I see? @Holmes Do you understand now? [k] [branch select01_end] ?2:So what's the point of me and Mash being here? [branch select01_02] ?! [label select01_02] [charaFace A 4] @Holmes Ah, solving mysteries... While I certainly derive a certain satisfaction from solving them myself without anyone ever knowing... [k] [charaFace A 0] @Holmes I had the opportunity to invite you along and took it so that I might provide a bit of commentary while I went about solving this mystery. [k] @Holmes And I simply could not do that were I alone, now, could I? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaPut H 1] @Mash So...because you wanted to comment on it... Well, it is true that when a great detective solves a mystery, an audience is an absolute necessity! [k] [charaFace C 1] @Mash We have front row seats to Mr. Holmes's commentary, Senpai! [k] ?1:Yay! ?2:That's cool and all, but it's REALLY early... ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Holmes Indeed. And there is also the possibility of battle. I am not entirely certain that my new Spirit Origin can handle it alone. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaPut H 1] @Mash A new Spirit Origin? [k] [charaFace C 7] @Mash Mister Holmes...didn't you mention that you manifested as a Caster? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Holmes Well, you'll soon see. [k] [label select01_end] [charaFace A 0] @Holmes Now then. Let's proceed, shall we?[sr]The node with the data mass in question is ahead. [k] [charaFace A 4] @Holmes I would have liked to appear immediately in front of the data mass, but the target node is well-protected. [k] ?1:Protection? ?2:So it's the usual you-know-what...? ?! [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_5 0.2] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [messageOff] [wt 0.5] [se ad21] [seVolume ad21 0 0.4] [wt 1.0] ?1:An all-too-familiar howl! ?2:I knew it! ?! [bgm BGM_EVENT_3 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 2] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaPut H 1] @Mash Senpai, I'm detecting an enemy! [k] [charaFace C 6] @Mash ...Huh? But you're inside Chaldea's mainframe... [k] @Mash You're in a computer...and yet I’m detecting a response from an enemy that actually has magical energy!? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Holmes Ah, as expected. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaPut H 1] @Mash Mister Holmes!? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Holmes While we are indeed in the simulator, I should warn you that the battle we now face will be more real than a simulation. [k] @Holmes Any injuries you sustain will likely affect your physical body in reality. Proceed with caution. [k] ?1:We'll be fine. ?2:Yep. Saw this coming. ?! @Holmes Ah, that is certainly reassuring. Let us hold nothing back. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [messageOff] [wt 0.5] [shake 0.05 5 4 1.0] [se ad21] [wt 1.2] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 2] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaPut H 1] @Mash ...Target approaching rapidly! Please be careful, Senpai! [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_3 0.4] [fadeout black 0.5] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]