$94-01-88-08-3-1 [soundStopAll] [scene 51200] [charaSet A 2022000 1 "Altera Santa"] [charaSet B 3032001 1 Ereshkigal] [charaSet C 98104300 1 "Nergal's Malice"] [charaSet D 1098122300 1 Dumuzid] [bgm BGM_EVENT_24 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.4 1] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [fadein white 0.5] [se bac251] [wt 0.4] [se bac254] [wait fade] [charaShake C 0.05 2 4 1.5] [fadeout white 0.5] [wait fade] [fadein white 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 0.3] [wt 0.2] @Nergal's Malice Gwaaaaaaaaa!!! [k] @Nergal's Malice Why!?[sr]Why is this woman able to use my Authority so well!? [k] @Nergal's Malice No... Why did I ever give her my Authority!? Does this mean I've forgotten the humiliation I endured?[sr]The hatred and resentment I felt in defeat? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Dumuzid You were the only one fixated on that Authority.[sr]But there's hardly any sense pointing that out now. [k] @Dumuzid You are the malice that was born from your battle with Ereshkigal, so you don't know what happened afterward. [k] @Dumuzid Nergal was an arrogant god, but that arrogance was tinged with generosity. [k] @Dumuzid Nergal did not begrudgingly submit to his victor. [k] @Dumuzid He willingly handed over his Authority to the goddess who defeated him, as a friendly gesture of respect. [k] @Dumuzid But you never knew that, because you were left behind and forgotten. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Nergal's Malice That cannot be true...[sr]It cannot! I refuse to accept it! [k] @Nergal's Malice The underworld is a land of suffering, of humiliation![sr]It should be a world ruled by fear and lamentation! [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_24 3.0] @Nergal's Malice Just like me! That is how I have always been.[sr]If the underworld was like that too, then... [k] @Nergal's Malice ...then both it and I could have remained a part of humanity's mythology forever...! [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [charaSpecialEffect C enemyErasure] [se ad42] [wait charaSpecialEffect C] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.4 1] [wt 0.8] @Dumuzid I understand how you'd see it that way.[sr]But I'm afraid you're the only one who does. [k] @Dumuzid It's sad when one simply cannot understand, isn't it, Nergal? [k] @Dumuzid You've been that way since the Age of Gods, which is also why you never had many friends. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.6] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [scene 10000] [fadein black 0.1] [wait fade] [wipeout circleIn 0.1 0.1] [wt 0.5] [se ade55] [seStop ade55 1.0] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [scene 51100] [wt 0.5] [se ade59] [seStop ade59 1.0] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 11] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] [se ad416] [wipein rectangleStripDownToUp 0.5 0.5] [wait wipe] [wt 1.5] ?1:...(Gasp!) ?2:We're back at the top of the abyss! ?! [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] @Ereshkigal I-I'm impressed you managed to make it back up here on your own. You must be a pretty good swimmer. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Altera Santa I can't say it was as easy for me... I can't believe I couldn't use my rainbow rail underwater... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @Dumuzid There's only so much sheep can do, you know. If you want to get around the seabed, you should look for a dolphin, or a Heroic Spirit with a submarine. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Ereshkigal Wait, Dumuzid!? You're really here!? [k] [charaFace B 6] @Ereshkigal I guess I wasn't seeing things after all...[sr]But, why do you look like that? [k] [charaFace B 24] @Ereshkigal Wait a second... That's the Authority I always wanted, isn't it!? So you stuck me with serpents and gazelles and kept sheep for yourself, huh!? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Dumuzid It's all about affinity.[sr]Serpents and gazelles simply take to you. [k] @Dumuzid At any rate, we're running out of time faster than a sheep loses its flavor. [k] @Dumuzid In a few minutes, this descent into the underworld will be over. And with time to spare before Christmas, too! [k] @Dumuzid Once the date rolls over to December 24,[sr]we shall all go back to our own times. [k] @Dumuzid Chaldea will return to December of 2019, and the underworld will return to December one year prior. [k] @Dumuzid Of course, the time difference won't matter if you choose to stay here, but if you did... [k] @Dumuzid [%1] would either be stuck in the underworld forever, or emerge to find [&himself:herself] much older or much younger. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Ereshkigal R-really!?[sr]Wait, what time is it now... 11:30 p.m.!? [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 3.0] @Ereshkigal That gives us hardly any time at all! We finally have a chance to see each other again, and I don't even know what to say! [k] ?1:It's okay, Ereshkigal. ?2:...You're right. It's a real shame. But... ?! [messageOff] [wt 0.8] [charaFace B 13] [bgm BGM_EVENT_74 0.1] [wt 1.5] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Dumuzid ...I can see from your smile that you know this isn't the end, [%1]. [k] @Dumuzid You're right. This is not goodbye forever.[sr]I can see you're very smart. [k] @Dumuzid True, even after all your hard work, you won't be leaving with a reward from Ereshkigal... [k] @Dumuzid ...nor will the underworld be throwing a party in your honor. That's just not the sort of place it is. [k] @Dumuzid But...the bonds you've forged here are greater than anything more earthly. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Ereshkigal ...You're right. Since I did break my oath, I was planning to give up this avatar and go back to being my old, gloomy self... [k] [charaFace B 19] @Ereshkigal But if I just said goodbye now, after everything you've done for me, I really would be a failure as a goddess. [k] @Ereshkigal You saved me. You've more than paid me back.[sr]From now on, I can hold my head high... [k] @Ereshkigal ...and continue to help you as this Spirit Origin...the Ereshkigal you know. [k] [charaFace B 1] @Ereshkigal Call it a Chaldean bond! [k] [charaFace B 11] @Ereshkigal I'll do my best to[line 2]oh, um, I mean, depending on how your adventure goes, we'll still have plenty of chances to see each other! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Dumuzid Exactly. Though I'm afraid you will have to wait another year before you can be summoned. [k] @Dumuzid I'm sure it will be dull and torturous, but at least you will have something to look forward to. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 11] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Ereshkigal I-I know that. I'm a goddess, remember?[sr]I'm not gonna go jumping the gun. [k] @Ereshkigal I can wait here for another year, no problem![sr]...Although... [k] [charaFace B 18] @Ereshkigal ...you calling for me and me running to your aid are different things. So, if you ever need help, even if it's not “you” you... [k] [charaFace B 25] @Ereshkigal ...I promise I'll be there. [k] @Ereshkigal I'll show up looking super awesome, and be your totally amazing goddess of victory. [k] ?1:I know. [charaFace B 11] @Ereshkigal Hey... Why're you so confident about that?[sr]Now I'm getting kind of nervous... [k] @Ereshkigal (Don't tell me I'm the type who screws up when it counts? I'll start practicing in front of a mirror every day as soon as I get back to my temple...!) [k] ?2:(Think back and laugh a bit) [charaFace B 10] @Ereshkigal Wh-what's so funny!?[sr]I'm gonna do a great job, okay!? [k] [charaFace B 12] @Ereshkigal No, wait. Messing up is one thing,[sr]but if I embarrass myself as much as Ishtar did... [k] @Ereshkigal J-just don't give up on me, okay!? And if worse comes to worst, just pretend you didn't see anything...! [k] ?! [charaFace B 3] @Ereshkigal ...Anyway, we don't need to talk about the future now. [k] @Ereshkigal ... [k] [charaFace B 4] @Ereshkigal I really thought I wouldn't mind disappearing.[sr]After all, there was something I valued more than myself. [k] @Ereshkigal ...So I figured, as long as that was safe, it wouldn't matter if I was gone. [k] @Ereshkigal No... Even if I did disappear, I thought your world would be just fine without me. [k] @Ereshkigal ...But honestly, I was really anxious. [k] @Ereshkigal Even if nothing ended up changing, I wasn't sure if those unchanging things would remember me. [k] @Ereshkigal Which is why... [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.2] [charaFace B 19] [wt 0.8] @Ereshkigal ...I'm so happy you came all the way to the abyss just for me. [k] @Ereshkigal Thank you...for being you. [k] @Ereshkigal Thank you for staying true to what you think is right, no matter who you meet or what happens to you. [k] [charaFace B 26] @Ereshkigal No... No present[line 2]no matter how grand or extravagant[line 2]could ever make me happier. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.3] [wipeout rectangleStripLeftToRight 1.0 0.5] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 0] [wt 0.5] [wipein rectangleStripRightToLeft 1.0 0.5] [wait wipe] @Altera Santa ...What a wonderful smile.[sr]That alone made this whole journey worthwhile. [k] @Dumuzid Right you are. It's embarrassing, even as a sheep.[sr]But, it's all part of Christmas. [k] @Dumuzid Even a young girl who has always had trouble expressing herself gets to experience a little happiness. [k] [charaFace A 1] @Altera Santa Indeed. ...I know now that Christmas is warm, heartfelt...good civilization. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Altera Santa Although...there is still one thing I don't understand. What was YOUR objective, Doomzy? [k] @Altera Santa You hated the underworld just like Nergal did. [k] @Altera Santa Well...I suppose your grudge should be against Ishtar and Ereshkigal. They're the ones who took your power and your life, after all. [k] @Altera Santa So why did you help Ereshkigal? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Dumuzid You misunderstand me, beautiful Altera. [k] @Dumuzid I am Dumuzid. I don't take sides. Yes, Ereshkigal may have worked me to the bone, and punished me relentlessly... [k] @Dumuzid ...but I still owe her a debt. [k] @Dumuzid And, yes, Ishtar made my life hell...but I don't exactly hate her. [k] @Dumuzid I don't really see a problem with the fact that I once held a, uh, Goddess Downfall Appreciation Sale... [k] @Dumuzid ...and so I can't really blame Ishtar for making me take her place. [k] @Dumuzid Yes, I may have experienced great pain, and begged and pleaded for mercy, but I don't bear them any ill will. [k] @Dumuzid That's just how we gods think.[sr]What matters is that it all works out in the end. [k] @Dumuzid And this turned out very much to my liking.[sr]Though it is a shame that I wasn't able to save Nergal. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 0] @Altera Santa I see. I knew I was right to trust you, sheep. I always thought there was something different about you. [k] @Dumuzid Not at all. I was blessed to find such a wonderful partner. In fact, I think I'm falling in love with you. [k] @Dumuzid If only you didn't have those marks on your body, we could have “collaborated” in the best sense of the word. [k] @Altera Santa I see you're just as fickle as your myths made you out to be. [k] @Altera Santa Tell me then, where does Ereshkigal rank on your scale? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [messageOff] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] @Dumuzid ...[sr]...Good question. [k] @Dumuzid Ereshkigal has often lamented how there are no flowers to be found anywhere in the underworld... [k] @Dumuzid ...but if you ask me, there IS one beautiful flower here. And it's much closer than she realizes. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_74 3.0] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 1.2] [charaFace A 7] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 2.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.5] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_73 0.1] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Dumuzid ...Now, as lovely as it would be to end on that note, I believe it will soon be tomorrow for us? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 11] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Altera Santa Oh, right! Master![sr]We need to escape from the underworld right away! [k] @Altera Santa Quick, get on Zerco, before it becomes the 24th! Hurry! [k] ?1:I-I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying! [messageOff] ?2:Well... See you around, Ereshkigal! [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 25] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] ?! [wipeout rectangleStripDownToUp 0.5 0.5] [wait wipe] [se ade220] [wt 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [scene 50700] [wt 0.5] [seStop ade220 0.7] [wt 1.5] [wipein rectangleStripDownToUp 1.0 0.5] [wait wipe] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Altera Santa Did you finish saying your goodbyes?[sr]Are you certain you have no unfinished business? [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.5] [charaFace A 1] @Altera Santa I see. ...Yes, that is a lovely promise.[sr]That is exactly how Christmas should be. [k] [charaFace A 5] @Altera Santa Very well then, hold on tight, Master. We're going to break out of the underworld at Mach speed. [k] @Altera Santa But before we do that, I have a message for the underworld as well. [k] [charaFace A 7] @Altera Santa ...I don't know what I was thinking. I've been here all this time, and still haven't said the most important words of the season. [k] @Altera Santa One could hand out all the presents in the world, and they would still be wasted without these words. [k] @Altera Santa Would you mind saying them with me?[sr]I don't think I'm quite up to it on my own. [k] [charaFace A 13] @Altera Santa Ho ho ho.[sr]Are you ready, Master? [k] @Altera Santa What is the most important message to spread at this time of year? [k] ?1:What else...? ?! ?1:Merry Christmas! ?! 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