$03-00-04-09-3-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 8001410 1 Mash] [charaSet B 1098158310 1 Captain] [charaSet C 98002000 1 Fou] [charaSet D 1019001 1 Rama] [charaSet E 1098124510 1 "Da Vinci"] [charaSet F 23003001 1 Ganesha] [charaSet G 1098123210 1 Goredolf] [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 75200] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Fou Fou fooou? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] ?1:Lakshmi Bai...? ?! [charaFace I 1] @Lakshmi I would like to think that anyone would be a bit embarrassed to recount the history of their own life... [k] @Lakshmi ...no matter how proud of that life they may be. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 14] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci So that's why Holmes has been so unusually quiet... (Sigh) All right then, I guess I'll[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Captain ...Lakshmi Bai is a hero from nineteenth century India known for her role in the Indian Rebellion. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 19] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Oh? ...Hehe, thanks for jumping in, Captain.[sr]Why don't you take it from here? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Captain Despite being born to royalty, she took up a sword and led a small rebel army in order to protect her nation of Jhansi. [k] @Captain She was known far and wide for[sr]her leadership and charisma. [k] [charaFace B 4] @Captain ...At the time, revolts were breaking out all across India, under all manner of different circumstances. [k] @Captain When one small state tried to revolt, the neighboring nations would often end up siding with the British... [k] @Captain ...isolating the rebels and cutting them off from working with like-minded people in other regions. [k] @Captain But the Jhansi rebels managed[sr]to hold out till the very end. [k] @Captain And it was all thanks to their[sr]exceptional leader, Lakshmi Bai. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi ...I wouldn't call myself exceptional. I was just flailing around trying to hold everything together as best I could. [k] @Lakshmi Between Kunwar Singh, Tatya Tope, and many others I could name, there were no end of leaders more talented than me. [k] @Lakshmi All that aside, you sound like you know a lot about our struggle. Are you Indian yourself? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Captain ...I'm nobody. Just another Nameless. It doesn't matter where I'm from. I'm done now. Over and out. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci ...While we're at it, we should probably also go over your Divine Spirit, Lakshmi. [k] @Da Vinci Though I'm sure Ganesha and Rama[sr]know a lot more about her than I do. [k] @Da Vinci In Indian mythology, Lakshmi is known as the goddess of fortune, prosperity, beauty, and[line 2] [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Rama And the consort of Vishnu... Right. That's right! [k] [charaFace D 2] @Rama Then...could it be...? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] [charaFace I 10] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein I 0.1 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 2] [wt 0.5] [se ad173] [charaMove D 200,0 0.5] [wt 0.4] [seStop ad173 0.1] [charaMove I -276,0 0.4] [wt 0.6] [se ad173] [charaMove D 150,0 0.5] [wt 0.5] [seStop ad173] [charaTalk on] @Rama I am an avatar of Vishnu,[sr]and Sita an avatar of Lakshmi. [k] @Rama Sita, are you in there? I'm sure if you are,[sr]I'll be able to feel your presence! [k] [messageOff] [charaDepth D 10] [charaTalk off] [se ad7] [charaMove D 100,0 0.2] [wt 0.2] [charaFace I 2] [se bac245] [charaMoveReturn I -256,0 0.2] [charaShake D 0.05 3 3 0.2] [wt 0.2] [se bac8] [charaMove D 100,-50 0.3] [wt 0.8] [se ad181] [charaShake D 0.05 3 3 0] [charaMove D 100,30 1.0] [charaFace D 4] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk on] [charaFace I 9] @Rama ...Hmm. [k] @Rama I'm guessing this is clear to all of you as well, given that her grip on my skull is strong enough the bones are starting to crack... [k] @Rama ...but unfortunately,[sr]I sense no trace of Sita inside her. [k] [charaFace I 11] @Lakshmi Who is this man, advancing on a woman he's never met before as if to propose to her? Do you mind if I break him? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 15] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash I-I understand how you feel, but please go easy on him! Rama has his own complicated history! [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 0.8] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein I 0.1 -276,0] [charaFadein D 0.1 100,30] @Lakshmi I see... I suppose I can't blame him for misunderstanding. I should have been more precise. [k] @Lakshmi The goddess Lakshmi exists within me more as a power source than anything else. I can barely sense her consciousness at all. [k] @Lakshmi It's almost as though her heart has been implanted in me to provide me with energy. [k] @Lakshmi I doubt my output can measure up to that of an unadulterated Divine Spirit. [k] @Lakshmi So I'm afraid I am not a manifestation of the goddess Lakshmi so much as my core is that of the human, Rani Lakshmi Bai, with small elements of the goddess. [k] [messageOff] [charaShakeStop D] [charaMove D 100,0 0.3] [wt 0.5] [se ad223] [wt 0.5] [charaMove D 256,0 0.6] [wt 1.0] @Rama Then...Sita really doesn't exist inside you,[sr]as I suspected. Right. Of course she doesn't. [k] @Rama Now that I think about it, if she had, I would have sensed her well before you introduced yourself. [k] @Rama But I was not even able to tell that[sr]the deity within you was Lakshmi. [k] @Rama You must have only her divine power[sr]and nothing of her consciousness. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Ganesha Ganesha didn't realize who you were either. [k] @Ganesha Of course, that might be 'cause he was never very close to you, seeing as how you're just as up there in the pantheon as his mom, Pārvatī. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi Ganesha? ...Yes, now that you mention it, I do sense a divine presence inside you...one I would never in a million years have guessed by looking at you. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 3] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Ganesha Yeah, I know, but it's true. Believe me, I've spent pretty much this entire time wishing all this were just some weird joke. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Rama And I am Rama, the King of Kosala. Surely you've heard of me, as well as my beloved Sita? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 6] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi Oh, of course! There's not a soul[sr]in India who doesn't know your name. [k] [charaFace I 8] @Lakshmi Forgive me. I thought you were just an, um, unusually youthful young man who hadn't yet learned how to behave around women. [k] ?1:Maybe now's a good time to share our side? ?! [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Good point. We have a bunch of[sr]things we need to tell you about. [k] @Da Vinci Who we are... How we got here... What we're trying to do... It's a long story, but I hope you'll bear with us. [k] [messageOff] [wipeout rollRight 1.5 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaFace E 7] [wt 1.0] [wipein rollLeft 1.5 1.0] [wait wipe] @Da Vinci ...And I think that about sums it up. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 13] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Goredolf Hold it, hold it! What about me!? [k] @Goredolf I thought you were saving the most important figure in our group for the end so as to make a lasting impression! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 23] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFace E 16] [wt 1.0] [charaFace E 0] @Da Vinci Uh, yes, this is Goredolf Musik, who I absolutely, positively, definitely didn't forget to introduce. Nope. [k] @Da Vinci As you can probably tell from his sheer girth[line 2]I mean, his dignified stature, he's our commander in chief☆ [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 1] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Goredolf Hehe, indeed I am. A stout build is the mark of a true elite, after all! As the commanding officer here, I expect you to treat me with all due respect. [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 0.8] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi I have one question for you. Are you British? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 4] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Goredolf Hm? Uh, no, I'm not. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi What about you? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaSet C 98115300 1 Holmes] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Me? Oh, hehe. That would be telling, hon.[sr]You've got to get to know me better first. [k] [charaFace H 8] @Peperoncino I suppose I can at least tell you that no, I'm not British either. Though I did spend a good bit of time at the Clock Tower. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Hoo boy... Well, there's one last person in our group I should introduce you to. [k] @Da Vinci Sorry Holmes, the jig is up.[sr]You can't keep hiding forever. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes I assure you, I was doing no such thing. I was only waiting for a more opportune moment once things had settled down. [k] @Holmes Good day, Ms. Lakshmi Bai.[sr]Sherlock Holmes, detective, at your service. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi Are you British? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes Yes, I am. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 5] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi ... [k] ?1:...Is that a problem? ?2:Ohhh... ?! [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 13] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci The Indian Rebellion was... Well, it was a war for India's independence against its colonizers, the British. [k] @Da Vinci And since Lakshmi Bai lost her life in that conflict,[sr]I imagine she has some strong feelings about it. [k] [charaFace E 24] @Da Vinci (Though I do get the impression there's someone else here with some connection to that...) [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Captain ... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 12] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci (Oh well, guess it's not my[sr]place to say anything here.) [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes I was only a few years old when that war broke out, so while I can't personally apologize for my country's actions[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 4] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi ...No, it's all right. I'm sorry. That was rude of me. [k] @Lakshmi There is little sense in my asking that.[sr]It's just an old habit... One I can't seem to shake. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes You have nothing to apologize for. It's not for me to say whether you should or shouldn't feel that way. [k] @Holmes Nor is it for me to say whether you should hold onto those feelings, or try to forget them. [k] @Holmes All I can say for sure is that our countries' histories are intertwined. Certainly neither of us can pretend otherwise. [k] @Holmes If this hadn't come up now, [%1] would no doubt have noticed the air of discomfort between us... [k] @Holmes ...and gone on to learn what happened[sr]between our countries for [&himself:herself]. [k] @Holmes ...If there is any meaning to be found by having people from the past come together like this[line 2]besides the role we play as Servants, of course[line 2]I suspect it lies there. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi ...Agreed. I will think of you as no more than a man by the name of Sherlock Holmes. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 1.0] @Lakshmi Besides, under these circumstances,[sr]the more allies we have, the better. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash Then...does that mean you consider us allies? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaSet C 98002000 1 Fou] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi It was difficult to convince the people of Dival of the wrongness of this situation...but once I did, they agreed to work together to forge their own destiny. [k] @Lakshmi Their village here is now the base[sr]for all such like-minded people. [k] [charaFace I 1] @Lakshmi As you are warriors fighting against god, just like us, I would be honored if you fought at our side! [k] ?1:It's a deal! ?! [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Fou Fooou, fou! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaSet C 98115300 1 Holmes] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci I guess the Counter Force must've summoned you too.[sr]Have you been here long? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi Yes. I'd say it's been at least ten days since I arrived. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes Then you must have been caught in the world's recreation a number of times. How did you survive? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Peperoncino God or not, remaking this entire Lostbelt is a major undertaking. [k] @Peperoncino Arjuna wouldn't change how he goes about it just because a Servant's been added to the mix. [k] @Peperoncino So long as he doesn't think of you as unnecessary or defective, I expect he'd just bring you back along with all the other people. [k] [charaFace H 5] @Peperoncino Ugh. It just galls me thinking how[sr]our very survival in this Lostbelt... [k] @Peperoncino ...is completely dependent on his[sr]absurdly arbitrary standards. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Rama It's natural for gods to be somewhat self-centered given their immense power, but Arjuna definitely takes it too far. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Oh, speaking of which, you should know he's already got his eye on us. [k] @Peperoncino So if you join us, you're sure to wind up with the whole “evil” label, and you won't be able to survive the world being remade anymore. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi That's fine. It could only have been a matter of time before he took notice of me anyway. [k] [charaFace I 1] @Lakshmi Besides, you have a way to evade the destruction, yes? So if it comes to that, I'll be counting on your help. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash You mean the Border? Yes, of course you'd be[sr]welcome to join us in there. [wt 1.0][charaFace A 12]...Wouldn't she? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 10] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Goredolf The Border is the last bastion of hope for all of humanity. We can't just go letting any old Servant we meet on it. [k] [charaFace G 0] @Goredolf ...Er, under ordinary circumstances, anyway. But in this case, I suppose we do have a fair handle on her True Name and background. [k] @Goredolf And it would be a shame to lose a valuable ally so soon after finding one... Very well, I'll authorize your entry into the Border in case of emergency. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 1] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Lakshmi ...You have my gratitude. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Goredolf Of course, ideally, I hope to be quite finished with this place long before he even uses that preposterous Noble Phantasm of his again. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Peperoncino You said it, honey. Fortunately, he only ever does that at the end of the Kali Yuga. [k] @Peperoncino So it would be just peachy if we could put a stop to all this before then. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Ganesha So, now that we've got a new ally and all...what's our next step? [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 0.7] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Holmes I've already got something in mind for that. There are risks involved, naturally, but the rewards should be significant. [k] @Holmes Now that we're in the middle of the first, relatively peaceful yuga, and especially now that we have more allies, this would seem to be the perfect time to investigate one thing in particular. [k] ?1:What's that? ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 27] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Hehehe. Remember that thing we've been wondering about ever since we came to this Lostbelt? [k] @Da Vinci It's the biggest, most mysterious thing here by far, and it's got to contain some useful information. Now, we want you guys to finally go and investigate it. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash ...God's Skyboulder! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]