$94-03-50-35-4-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 1098163710 1 Kama] [charaSet B 1098164000 1 "Matsudaira Nobutsuna"] [charaSet C 1098163900 1 "Tokugawa Goredolf_Upside Down"] [charaSet D 3030000 1 Pārvatī] [charaSet E 1098163800 1 Kasuga-no-Tsubone] [charaSet F 99502600 1 Mash] [charaSet G 1098158220 1 Sion] [charaSet H 1098158230 1 "Sion_Arm Raised_Transmission"] [charaSet I 5030001 1 Scheherazade] [charaSet J 5009000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [scene 72402] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_72 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 14] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kama I expect it won't be much longer now before I hear[sr][&him:her] breaking down into an ugly cry. [k] @Kama ...Any moment now. [k] @Kama ...Any moment now. [k] [charaFace A 21] @Kama Ugh, [messageShake 0.02 3 3 0.6]what's TAKING so long!? How long does a Beast[sr]have to wait to get a breakdown around here!? [k] [charaFace A 8] @Kama Oh, whoops, that just slipped out. I guess I got a little carried away, now that I'm so close to being fully mature. [k] [charaFace A 9] @Kama I'm just going to keep my expectations low, stick to being my usual downer self, and love the world while I continue to sneer at it. [k] [charaFace A 11] @Kama Now stop staring at me, Nobutsuna.[sr]It's distracting. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk off] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] [charaFace C 2] [charaFadein C 0.1 2] [charaMove C 265,10 0.7] [wt 0.8] [charaMove C 247,-3 1.2] [wt 1.3] [charaMove C 256,0 0.8] [wt 1.5] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kama Why don't you have a drink and keep Upside-Down Chubs company while he floats there? [k] @Kama This is a crucial moment. I don't want him fading in and throwing me off my game with some stupid remark. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Matsudaira Nobutsuna (C[messageShake 0.02 3 3 0.3]ough, cough)... [wt 0.5]As you wish, my lady. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kama Come to think of it, you've been a very good assistant, haven't you? You've done everything I asked of you without a single complaint. [k] @Kama Once I've achieved my goal, I'll make sure to reward you with lots of extra love... [k] [charaFace A 16] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_72 1.0] @Kama Wait. Is it getting brighter over there...? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [cameraMove 1.4 -72,0 1.2] [wt 0.8] [charaPut J 500,70] [charaEffect J bit_talk_radiallight01] [wt 2.0] [cameraHome 1.0] [wt 1.4] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 16] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Kama What is that light?[sr]I don't remember ever...[wt 0.6][charaFace A 17] Huh!? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] @??? [charaTalk B] Yes, that's right.[sr]I'd forgotten something very important. [k] @??? [charaTalk B] I am Kasuga-no-Tsubone. My name will always be spoken alongside the Tokugawa Ooku. [k] @??? [charaTalk B] So if I'm here now, this place MUST be the Ooku...! [k] [messageOff] [se ade242] [flashin once 0.1 0.3 FFFFFFAF FFFFFF00] [scene 72403 0.1] [wt 1.5] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 17] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [scene 10000] [wipeOff] [charaSet B 6014001 1 "Mata Hari"] [charaSet C 98110000 1 "Yagyu Tajima-no-kami"] [charaSet J 5009000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [wt 1.0] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaEffect J bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 10] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Pārvatī You want me to let go of you...? I-I can't do that![sr]You're nothing more than a soul right now. [k] @Pārvatī The only thing still holding you to this world is my Spirit Origin. [k] @Pārvatī If I let go of you now, you'll...! [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth E 0] [charaDepth D 1] [wt 0.25] [fowardEffect bit_talk_tornado02] [se ad80] [seVolume ad80 0 0.5] [wt 0.3] [charaSpecialEffect D erasureReverse 1 0.3] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.2 1] [wt 0.1] [seStop ad80 0.3] [wt 0.5] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone It's all right. I have no intention of dying just yet. [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone I simply realized there are some[sr]things I can only do as a soul. [k] ?1:Like what? ?! [charaFace E 5] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone Kama used other people's souls[sr]to build this Ooku of depravity. [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone So as a soul myself, it stands to reason that I can rebuild this place into what the Ooku should be. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 15] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash Huh!? What do you mean by that, Tsubone? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 12] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone I can't explain it logically.[sr]I just have a feeling that I can do it. [k] [charaFace E 13] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone Maybe it's because this formless universe is connected to the Ooku labyrinth, a place that does have a form. [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone For whatever reason, I feel like it would be easy to turn this formless place into something more...solid. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 14] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Sion True, that is the same thing Kama is doing. The logical underpinnings are sound. If you say you can do it, I am willing to believe you. [k] [charaFace G 15] @Sion But...I am afraid you do not have anywhere near the amount of raw power necessary. [k] @Sion There is only so much you can do as a single soul. To be frank, it would be impossible to fight back against this universe on your own. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 13] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone I know. Which is why I also have[sr]a request to make of you two. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 0] [charaDepth I 1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 2] @Scheherazade Us...? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 13] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone Lady Scheherazade, I would like you to tell me a story of how Kasuga-no-Tsubone should truly be. [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone A heroic story that depicts her as the powerful, ferocious, absolutely undisputed ruler of the Ooku. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 2] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Scheherazade ...! [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 13] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone After that, Lady Mata Hari, I would like you to take[sr]the mind control technique you used to make[sr][&Lord:Lady] [%1] believe [&he:she] was intoxicated... [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone ...and use it to make me believe that I am like the Kasuga-no-Tsubone in Lady Scheherazade's story. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Mata Hari So, you want me to brainwash you into being like the Kasuga-no-Tsubone in a larger-than-life story? [k] @Mata Hari Hmm... Yeah, I think I could do that. Since you're only a soul, I'm sure you would feel the effects directly. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 8] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Sion So you want to use Noble Phantasms[sr]as a form of mental Self-Modification? [k] [charaFace G 0] @Sion No, wait. Now that I think about it, it is very possible that Scheherazade's Alf Layla Wa-Layla could have an effect on you as well. [k] [charaFace G 6] @Sion After all, you would be telling a story about a person directly to that person's soul! [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Scheherazade That's true.[sr]I can't be sure what will happen until I try... [k] @Scheherazade ...but I might just be able to infuse her with magical energy, similar to a partial summon. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Sion ...It is definitely worth trying. [k] @Sion There is no way that a human soul could not be affected by a Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm like this. [k] [charaFace G 5] @Sion But on the flip side...you will also no longer be able to maintain your original form if you do this. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone That's all right.[sr]I know there are risks. [k] ?1:... ?2:Are you sure you want to do this? ?! [charaFace E 1] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone Now, now, don't give me that look. [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone A wet nurse is supposed to take care of her charges.[sr]I am honored to be able to help! [k] [charaFace E 0] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone You don't let your emotions control you, and you know to look at the big picture when giving orders. You really would make an excellent general. [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone What a good [&boy:girl] you are. (Pat, pat) [k] [messageOff] [charaMoveScale E 1.1 0.5] [charaMove E 0,10 0.25] [wt 0.25] [wt 0.8] [charaMoveReturn E 0,1 0.5] [wt 0.55] [charaMoveReturn E 0,1 0.5] [wt 1.0] ?1:... ?! [charaMoveScale E 1.0 0.5] [charaMove E 0,10 0.25] [wt 0.25] [charaMove E 0,0 0.25] [wt 0.6] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash ...If that's your decision, Master,[sr]I'll do everything I can to help. [k] @Mash Is there anything else any of you need? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Scheherazade Well...it would be nice if you could give me a little more time. “The Story of Kasuga-no-Tsubone” is not one I can tell quickly. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth E 0] [charaDepth D 1] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 0.25] [fowardEffect bit_talk_tornado02] [se ad80] [seVolume ad80 0 0.5] [wt 0.35] [charaSpecialEffect E erasureReverse 1 0.3] [charaFace D 9] [charaFadein D 0.15 1] [wt 0.05] [seStop ad80 0.3] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk on] @Pārvatī I think I can do something about that. I'll put up a Bounded Field that can slow time inside it a little bit. [k] @Pārvatī Though I'm afraid I can only extend it about as far as my hands can reach, so you'll have to get very close to take advantage of its effects... [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 15] [charaPut E 0,0] [charaFadeTime E 0.4 0.6] [charaMove E 180,0 0.4] [wt 0.7] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone (You're willing to help, Lady Par?[sr]You didn't seem to like this idea earlier...) [k] [charaFace D 4] @Pārvatī I still don't.[sr]It's dangerous, you know. [k] [charaFace D 0] @Pārvatī But I can see how serious you are about this, even being aware of the risks. I can't say no to that. [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [wt 1.5] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Yagyu Tajima-no-kami Lady Fuku, it pains me to ask you to take on this monumental task, knowing full well you are not a warrior... [k] [charaFace C 4] @Yagyu Tajima-no-kami ...but regretfully, even with all my mastery over the sword, I cannot take your place... Forgive me. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth E 0] [charaDepth D 1] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.25] [fowardEffect bit_talk_tornado02] [se ad80] [seVolume ad80 0 0.5] [wt 0.3] [charaSpecialEffect D erasureReverse 1 0.3] [charaFace E 7] [charaFadein E 0.2 1] [wt 0.1] [seStop ad80 0.3] [wt 0.5] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone What are you saying, Lord Munenori?[sr]You have your own invaluable role to play here! [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone I'm counting on you to handle that! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 5] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Scheherazade Right. I don't know how long it will take to finish the story...though I don't expect it will take a thousand and one nights. [k] @Scheherazade At any rate, while I am telling it,[sr]I would like you to keep Master safe. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Yagyu Tajima-no-kami It shall be done, even if it should cost me my life. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth D 0] [charaDepth E 1] [charaFace E 7] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 0.25] [fowardEffect bit_talk_tornado02] [se ad80] [seVolume ad80 0 0.5] [wt 0.35] [charaSpecialEffect E erasureReverse 1 0.3] [charaFace D 7] [charaFadein D 0.15 1] [wt 0.05] [seStop ad80 0.3] [wt 0.5] @Pārvatī ...All right, no time like the present.[sr]Both of you, come stand next to me. [k] ?1:I'll be here, waiting. ?! [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Yagyu Tajima-no-kami Indeed. Take this time to rest and recuperate. [k] @Yagyu Tajima-no-kami Of course, I know you are sitting on a flying carpet while Lord Genie holds you in place by your shoulders... [k] @Yagyu Tajima-no-kami ...so I expect it may be difficult[sr]for you to fall asleep... [k] ?1:I'll try zen meditation, like you. ?! [charaFace C 1] @Yagyu Tajima-no-kami A fine idea. Such endless darkness as this may provide the perfect setting for clearing one's mind. [k] @Yagyu Tajima-no-kami Perhaps this will end up being good training for you... [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 3] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mash Did...did Yagyu just make a joke? [k] @Mash No, wait, it's possible he really believes that.[sr]I just can't tell...! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 1.5] ?1:(Either way, I already feel better.) ?2:(I'm just going to try and wait without thinking about anything...) ?! [wipeout leftToRight 1.5 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.5] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [fadeout black 0.1] [wait fade] [imageSet A cut106_trans 1] [charaScale A 1.01] [wt 2.5] [wipein rightToLeft 0.1 1.0] [wait wipe] [fadein black 0.1] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Yagyu Tajima-no-kami ...It would seem they are done. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 0] [charaDepth I 1] [charaDepth D 2] [charaTalk off] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.4 0] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.4 -64,0] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.4 2] [wt 2.0] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_82 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 8] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Sion These readings...[sr]It worked, didn't it!? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Pārvatī It did.[sr]Kasuga-no-Tsubone already left me. [k] [charaFace D 4] @Pārvatī Although, she's still just a[sr]formless spirit right now... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone Oh yes, I'm here. I'm now Kasuga-no-Tsubone, the woman whose name is truly synonymous with the Ooku. [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone I am the one who founded the Ooku as a place to hold Tokugawa together. I am its undisputed ruler, the one who comes to mind whenever anyone thinks of the Ooku! [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone It's a little embarrassing to say things like that about myself, but no matter! Now then, where should I begin? [k] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 6] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Sion Good question. How about you start with light, then give us a floor! That should be more than enough until we can manage to weaken Kama! [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone [charaTalk E] Understood! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_82 0.5] [wait fade] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaEffectDestroy J bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [scene 10000] [wt 0.1] [fadein black 0.5] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [charaScale J 0.5] [charaPut J 0,-150] [charaEffect J bit_talk_radiallight02] [se ad39] [seVolume ad39 0 0] [seVolume ad39 2.0 1.0] [wt 2.0] [se ad592] [seStop ad39 0.3] [fadeout white 0.3] [wait fade] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop J bit_talk_radiallight01] [scene 72402] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-200] [wt 0.1] [fadein white 0.3] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone The universe? An endless void? Absolutely not! I won't have it! This place...is Kasuga-no-Tsubone's Ooku! [k] [messageOff] [charaMoveScale A 2.0 1.0] [charaMove A 0,-400 1.0] [wt 1.4] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone Yes, that's right.[sr]I'd forgotten something very important. [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone I am Kasuga-no-Tsubone. My name will always be spoken alongside the Tokugawa Ooku. [k] @Kasuga-no-Tsubone So if I'm here now, this place MUST be the Ooku...! [k] [messageOff] [se ade242] [flashin once 0.1 0.3 FFFFFFAF FFFFFF00] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [scene 72403 0.1] [wt 1.0] [charaSet A 1098163710 1 Kama] [charaScale A 1.0] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 17] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 1.5] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] [soundStopAll] [end]