＄03-00-06-09-1-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 1098123300 1 Koyanskaya] [charaSet B 1098190000 1 Aphrodite] [charaSet C 1098127610 1 Peperoncino] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 3] [charaDepth A 5] [charaDepth C 7] [scene 92601] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_75 0.1] ＠ Even as I gaze up at the sky... [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] ＠ ...I know nothing I see there[sr]will ever excite me again. [k] ＠ I'm not reminded of cheeky Artemis when I see the moon, nor do I think of aggravating Apollo when I see the sun. [k] ＠ Even the stars are just fixed points of light. And I couldn't care less about Father Zeus's attempts to string them together into constellations. [k] ＠ As far as I'm concerned, the sky is nothing[sr]more than a vast inky expanse... [k] ＠ ...filled with lifeless spheres of flame[sr]that blink in and out of view aimlessly. [k] ＠ When was it that I stopped sensing[sr]Father Zeus's love in the starry sky? [k] ＠ When was it that the night sky began[sr]to feel so far away to me? [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] ＠ When was it... [k] ＠ ...that I became a cold, lifeless machine? [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] ＠ When was it...[sr]that I lost the love I once felt in my heart? [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_75 1.5] [wait fade] [scene 91400] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] ＠ Great Orbital Shrine Olympia Dodona. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.5] [scene 91600 1.5] [wt 2.0] ＠ Machina Corridor. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [se ade74] [seVolume ade74 0 0] [seVolume ade74 1.0 1.0] [wt 2.0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 25] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [seStop ade74 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_90 0.1] ＠Koyanskaya (Sigh) I swear, Beryl really knows how to make a girl[line 2]I mean, a stunning beauty work. [k] ＠Koyanskaya I'm glad he introduced me to a new client, of course... [k] [charaFace A 20] ＠Koyanskaya ...but I certainly wasn't expecting[sr]a contract on this scale. [k] ＠Koyanskaya Toilet paper, airplanes, and everything in between[line 2]basically, anything I can find that comes from Proper Human History is a tall order, even for me. [k] ＠Koyanskaya I still can't believe I ultimately agreed to deliver an entire department store[line 2]fully stocked with both merchandise AND salesclerks, no less. [k] [charaFace A 25] ＠Koyanskaya Ugh, I'm exhausted. I've never wanted[sr]to go on a vacation so badly before. [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Koyanskaya Not that I can afford to take one now, given what things are like at my chosen vacation spot. [k] ＠Koyanskaya To think that mighty Olympus, home base[sr]of mechanical gods and Crypters alike... [k] ＠Koyanskaya ...would already have lost one of its key Divinities? [k] [messageOff] [se ade74] [wt 1.5] [seStop ade74 0.1] [wt 0.4] [charaFace A 17] ＠Koyanskaya So much for this being the greatest Lostbelt of all.[sr]What an absolute joke this place turned out to be. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] ＠Aphrodite Teehee. Teeheeheeheehee.[sr]And what might you be, hmm? [k] ＠Aphrodite You were wailing too loudly to be talking to yourself, and your voice was too irritatingly shrill to be the growling of an insipid beast. [k] [charaFace B 5] ＠Aphrodite Whichever it was, I don't want to hear another word, you Lycaon painted wolf. Remember, you are in the presence of a god, so you are to conduct yourself accordingly. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Koyanskaya Oh my, I'm so terribly sorry.[sr]I do hope you can forgive me. [k] ＠Koyanskaya Had I known there was a god here, and one prone to something so base as eavesdropping to boot, I'd have spoken more softly. [k] [charaFace A 17] ＠Koyanskaya Oh, wait, I'm sorry. Perhaps I have it all wrong. Perhaps you're simply distraught over losing one of your mechanical comrades? [k] ＠Koyanskaya In that case, I really must apologize.[sr]I would never want to offend a customer, after all. [k] [charaFace A 25] ＠Koyanskaya I would understand perfectly if we were talking about one of the Twelve Olympians from Proper Human History who'd already lost the Aletheia they received from Primordial Chaos... [k] ＠Koyanskaya But seeing how, here in this Lostbelt, you're all still completely static mechanical gods who never even heard of panta rhei... [k] ＠Koyanskaya Well, I simply never would have dreamed you'd feel[sr]anything in the way of pity for a fellow goddess... [k] [charaFace A 29] ＠Koyanskaya ...who was so careless as to let[sr]mere humans get the better of her. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Aphrodite Well, well. [k] ＠Aphrodite You ARE a funny one, aren't you? [k] ＠Aphrodite I've never heard a woman speak so defiantly towards me before. At least, not when they were aware I'm the goddess of love and beauty. [k] ＠Aphrodite You're one of the gods from a foreign land, right?[sr]I can certainly see how well you fit in with Limbo. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Koyanskaya That's very kind of you to say.[sr]But I'm afraid I must correct you on one thing. [k] [charaFace A 8] ＠Koyanskaya I may be an Alter Ego Servant... [k] ＠Koyanskaya ...but I am not one of the[sr]Foreign God's three Disciples. [k] ＠Koyanskaya Our arrangement is purely professional.[sr]Our mutual interests just happen to align. That's all. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Aphrodite Oh, really? Then whose Servant are you? [k] [charaFace B 6] ＠Aphrodite Oh, right. Come to think of it, I think I've heard about Servants who weren't summoned by anyone in particular. [k] ＠Aphrodite Somebody once warned us that there were seven evil Spirit Origins that materialized on their own, without anything or anyone calling for them. [k] [charaFace B 9] ＠Aphrodite Hmm. I wonder who it was? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 16] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Koyanskaya Rasputin, most likely. [k] ＠Koyanskaya He does so enjoy giving out warnings that seem nonsensical at first but turn out to be surprisingly helpful in the end. [k] [charaFace A 9] ＠Koyanskaya Still, that particular warning doesn't have[sr]anything to do with me! Not yet, anyway! [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Koyanskaya Nor, I'm sure, does the omen of a beast have[sr]anything to do with you, O beautiful Venus. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Aphrodite ...Heh. [k] [charaFace B 1] ＠Aphrodite Ahahahahahaha! Nice, very nice.[sr]You really are funny, aren't you? [k] ＠Aphrodite We've never had anyone like you in Olympus before. [k] [charaFace B 6] ＠Aphrodite Like Limbo, you don't even try to hide your wicked nature...but you...you don't sneer just to sneer, hm? [k] ＠Aphrodite I like you. What's your name? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] ＠Koyanskaya Tamamo Vitch Koyanskaya.[sr]But please, just call me Koyanskaya, Venus. [k] [charaFace B 0] ＠Aphrodite Very nice. I like the way you call me by[sr]my other Proper Human History name too. [k] ＠Aphrodite You know, I think you and I have a lot in common. Don't you think we could be at least something close to friends? [k] [charaFace A 22] ＠Koyanskaya Close to friends? Absolutely.[sr]But are you sure that's a good idea? [k] [charaFace B 6] ＠Aphrodite What do you mean? [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Koyanskaya Well, word has it that the gods of Olympus[sr]protect all humans fairly, you see. [k] ＠Koyanskaya Word also has it that you show extra favor to the Ancients[line 2]the descendants of intelligent beings from a bygone continent. [k] [charaFace A 16] ＠Koyanskaya Some even say that you, well, love them. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Aphrodite Oh, that. [k] ＠Aphrodite True, Demeter did like to talk about love this and love that, but I've never gone in for that stuff with humans. [k] [charaFace B 9] ＠Aphrodite After all, I only oversee love.[sr]I don't engage in it. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Koyanskaya Oh my. I see you're just as beautiful on[sr]the inside as you are on the outside. [k] [charaFace A 17] ＠Koyanskaya So you only oversee love without engaging in it, hmm? Hehehe. How very interesting... [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Koyanskaya Some gods in Proper Human History also liked to protect humans, while others liked to possess them, but I never heard of one who liked to keep humans as pets. [k] ＠Koyanskaya While I can't say I share your particular tastes... [k] [charaFace A 22] ＠Koyanskaya ...I do have to agree that you and I both appreciate the finer points of cruelty. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_90 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [scene 92000] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] ＠ In the Hanging Gardens. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] ＠Peperoncino I didn't overhear your whole conversation, but it certainly sounded like you two were getting along swimmingly. [k] ＠Peperoncino I take it you and Koyanskaya are[sr]really hitting it off then? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Aphrodite Who asked you, Crypter? What business is it of yours who I do or do not get along with? [k] ＠Aphrodite Anyway, never mind that.[sr]There's something I've been meaning to ask you. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 7] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] ＠Peperoncino Me? You have a question for me? [k] [charaFace C 4] ＠Peperoncino Normally, I'd be more than happy to expound at length about love...but I have a feeling my more modern sensibilities would be a tad too cruel for an ancient god like yourself. [k] ＠Peperoncino Can I ask if you're, you know,[sr]up-to-date on the latest beauty standards? [k] [charaFace B 0] ＠Aphrodite Up-to-date? [k] ＠Aphrodite Why exactly would I need to update my standards?[sr]I already AM beauty. [k] [charaFace B 6] ＠Aphrodite Beauty is my domain, so I and I alone decide what is beautiful in this world. [k] ＠Aphrodite All you humans need to do is comply with my aesthetics.[sr]Do that, and you'll be happy and well. [k] [charaFace C 4] ＠Peperoncino ...Spoken like a true god. [k] ＠Peperoncino You make a good point.[sr]Some gods are kind, while others are strict. [k] ＠Peperoncino I guess you're your strict self today, huh? Not that I've ever seen so much as a hint of your kind side. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFace B 6] ＠Aphrodite Fortunately for you, I'm curious enough to overlook your insolence. At least this time. [k] ＠Aphrodite Remember? I said I had a question for you. [k] ＠Aphrodite Tell me, human who calls himself Peperoncino:[sr]How does it feel to have lost your Lostbelt? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Peperoncino ...[wt 0.5]Huh? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Aphrodite Teehee. That IS what happened, isn't it? You lost[sr]the entire ancient land of India, just like that! [k] ＠Aphrodite So I can't help but be curious about how impossibly[sr]incompetent you must be to allow a miracle like that! [k] [charaFace B 0] ＠Aphrodite You know, I was really looking forward to[sr]invading the other Lostbelts with Zeus. [k] ＠Aphrodite I wanted to kill the tsar of those humans who turned themselves into Demonic Beasts... I wanted to kill the goddess who kept those human breeding grounds running for thousands of years... [k] [charaFace B 6] ＠Aphrodite I wanted to utterly destroy that uppity[sr]emperor who claimed to be a Zhenren... [k] ＠Aphrodite And I wanted to mash your head into paste, along with that insolent syncretic god who ate up all those other gods. [k] [charaFace B 8] ＠Aphrodite But now... (Sigh) [k] [charaFace B 4] ＠Aphrodite Chaldea's destroyed them all before we[sr]had the chance. It's SO disappointing. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] ＠Peperoncino You're right. I have no one to blame for my loss but[sr]myself. I'm sorry I couldn't live up to your expectations. [k] [charaFace B 9] ＠Aphrodite Hmph. Here I thought you'd either cower in fear or blow up in anger, but you didn't do either. You're no fun, Pepe. [k] [charaFace C 4] ＠Peperoncino Well, it's a fact, and you can't argue with facts. That[sr]goes for both your godlike aspirations and my own failure. [k] [charaFace C 0] ＠Peperoncino But I suppose there is one thing I'd like to say in response. To be clear, these are just my honest thoughts. There's no deeper motive here. [k] [charaFace B 6] ＠Aphrodite Well? What is it? [k] [charaFace C 4] ＠Peperoncino You're not very attractive, are you? Your Proper Human[sr]History mythological counterpart was much more charming. [k] ＠Peperoncino I always knew of Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty, though as Zeus's daughter, she also acted as the god of death at times. [k] ＠Peperoncino Her body was the Platonic ideal of the female form, and I also suspect that Ishtar, the Sumerian goddess of Venus, had some influence on her divine manifestation. [k] ＠Peperoncino But in your case, at least as you are now, well... [k] [charaFace B 0] ＠Aphrodite ...Go on, Pepe. Tell me, how do I seem to you? [k] [charaFace C 0] ＠Peperoncino Hmm. Speaking strictly personally... [k] [charaFace C 4] ＠Peperoncino I've always known Aphrodite to have two distinct sides[sr]to her Divinity, but I can only see one side to you. [k] [charaFace B 5] ＠Aphrodite Never mind the rigmarole. Just spit it out already.[sr]How do I seem to you, Pepe? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Peperoncino ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace C 0] ＠Peperoncino Well, unlike your Proper Human History self... [k] [charaFace C 7] ＠Peperoncino ...you don't seem like you'd[sr]ever choose to marry Hephaestus. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Aphrodite ...Is that so? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 9] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Peperoncino That's not to say that certain aspects of you aren't just like your counterpart in Proper Human History, though. [k] ＠Peperoncino Do you know about the Trojan War? The war fought[sr]between Grecian allies and the kingdom of Troy? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 8] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Aphrodite A war fought solely between humans? Who cares? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 9] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Peperoncino You were partially responsible for it, even in Proper[sr]Human History. You won over Prince Paris of Troy and offered the Trojans your protection, along with Apollo and the other gods. [k] ＠Peperoncino Ultimately, your actions led to a massive[sr]war that brought all of Troy to ruin. [k] ＠Peperoncino Your self from Proper Human History never[sr]wanted things to turn out that way, but[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Aphrodite She didn't? [k] ＠Aphrodite Well then, she's nothing like me at all. [k] [charaFace B 6] ＠Aphrodite I'd never think twice about destroying a human[sr]nation or two. In fact, I'd enjoy it! [k] ＠Aphrodite And when I was done,[sr]I'd give the survivors a big smile. [k] ＠Aphrodite I'd give them my condolences on the difficult time they endured, and encourage them to do better next time! [k] ＠Aphrodite Then I'd tell them I'd give them a reward[sr]depending on how hard they worked. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace B 0] [wt 1.2] [charaFace B 1] ＠Aphrodite And when there was only one human left standing,[sr]I'd give them a genuine smile! [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]