$91-60-38-01-1-0 [soundStopAll] [enableFullScreen] [charaSet A 6038001 1 "Charlotte Corday"] [charaSet B 6038000 1 "Charlotte Corday (First)"] [charaSet C 6012001 1 Sanson] [charaSet D 1038000 1 Jason] [charaSet E 6011001 1 "Jing Ke"] [charaSet F 6014001 1 "Mata Hari"] [charaSet G 2010001 1 Billy] [charaSet H 98021000 1 Man] [charaSet I 1098183600 1 "Demonic Beast"] [imageSet K back10000 1] [scene 10000] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1] @ ...Was I ever truly aware of long stretches of time back when I was alive? [k] @ Did I ever feel incredibly powerless when I thought about them? [k] @ Did I ever think about how far I could go in my life...what I could do and accomplish with it? [k] @ Or whether I could simply lose myself in a common, ordinary, powerless life? [k] @ Let me give you a warning. [k] @ There's nothing wrong with wanting to bring some spark to your life, or to live vivaciously instead of dully. [k] @ There's nothing wrong with wanting to live a life you can be proud of. [k] @ Sometimes, though, that desire can be...twisted into something else entirely before you realize it. [k] @ Sometimes, when you fly too high on the wings of idealism, reality will tear them from you and send you crashing back down to earth. [k] @ Deep down, in the darkest parts of my mind, I find myself thinking: Is that really for the best? [k] @ Here at Chaldea, where countless great heroes gather in fierce competition... [k] @ ...these are the thoughts that sometimes occupy my mind. [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [scene 105900] [wt 1.5] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @Sanson ...Hmm, I see. [k] @Sanson It sounds like you've been feeling guilty, helpless, and like nothing matters. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @Charlotte Corday Maybe it was silly of me to come to you about this... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson Not at all. [k] @Sanson We are both French Heroic Spirits from the same era. There's nothing wrong with leaning on that connection. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday Still, I'm sorry. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]With Master ruled out, there was nobody else I could think of to talk to. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace D 1] [charaPut D 0,0] [charaFadeTime D 0.4 0.5] [wt 0.3] @ I couldn't bring myself to go to anyone who I knew would just shut me down with cold logic. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.4] [wt 0.7] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson So, here's how I see it. [k] @Sanson Heroes like us[line 2]well, I suppose this applies to Anti-Heroes and fairy-tale monsters, too... [k] @Sanson For better or worse, we're inextricably tied to the great tapestry of history. [k] @Sanson Whether we lived out our lives as heroes or died as monsters, we did so because that's what was expected of us. [k] @Sanson Putting to one side the issue of good or bad, there is great strength, wisdom, and willpower to be found in that. [k] @Sanson I used to wonder what business a mere executioner like me had being here, too. [k] [charaFace C 1] @Sanson But once I started looking, it turned out there were other roles I could fill. [k] [charaFace C 0] @Sanson I guess the term for it is “counselor”? [k] @Sanson I'm neither a king, nor a monster. [k] @Sanson I'm just an ordinary human who followed the orders I was given by virtue of being born to a particular bloodline. [k] @Sanson Even so, I still struggled. I kept wondering whether there might be a better way, even if the difference was slight. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday My situation's the opposite. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson ...Yes, that's true. [k] @Sanson You were praised as an angel for assassinating Jean-Paul Marat. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday I'm afraid that's only half right. I wasn't praised for what I accomplished. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson ...Right. [k] @Sanson A person's appearance has nothing to do with what they've accomplished. [k] @Sanson Nonetheless, the fact remains that you were praised as an angel, even though you killed someone. [k] @Sanson ...Honestly, I was taken aback myself. [k] @Sanson A lone woman, with no particular connection to anyone in the nobility... [k] @Sanson ...devising and executing a plan to assassinate so important a figure, without involving anyone else. [k] @Sanson That sort of thing is arguably what has always taken place behind the scenes in assassinations throughout history. [k] @Sanson But other such assassins had power. [k] @Sanson Whether it was power in the form of authority or magical energy, it was, nonetheless, power. [k] @Sanson But you[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday Right. I had nothing of the sort. [k] @Charlotte Corday I just got an idea in my head, and somehow got lucky enough to pull it off. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson You may be right. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday Besides, in the end, what I did was[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]Meaningless. It made no difference whatsoever. No, actually, it would have been better if it HADN'T made a difference. [k] @ Instead, it made things worse. [k] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson Also true. [k] @Sanson Your assassination led to Robespierre's Jacobins seizing control of the government and ultimately beginning what would come to be known as the Reign of Terror. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson ...However, that was[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday I know. Sooner or later, that would have happened regardless. [k] @Charlotte Corday Even without my intervention, I am sure the Jacobins would have done things the same. [k] [charaFace A 4] @Charlotte Corday I was just a convenient foothold for them to stand on. [k] [charaFace A 10] @Charlotte Corday But, if that's true...something doesn't add up. [k] @Charlotte Corday If my actions were ultimately meaningless, what am I doing here? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson ...Good point. [k] @Sanson That is a major contradiction...or at least, that's how you perceive it. [k] @Sanson Whether you created a turning point for history or not... [k] @Sanson ...there's no reason for you to be here. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday Exactly. I'm...not completely useless when it comes to combat. [k] @Charlotte Corday But there are so many better fighters than me. So many Servants better than me in every way. [k] @Charlotte Corday No matter how hard I try, I'll never be able to catch up. No matter how much I learn, I'll always be left behind. [k] [charaFace A 4] @Charlotte Corday For me, that's very...well... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson Painful? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [charaMoveReturn A 0,-10 0.6] @Charlotte Corday ... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson I see. [k] @Sanson I'm afraid just talking to me won't change the sense of powerlessness you're feeling. [k] @Sanson Would you mind waiting here just for a bit? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday Okay, but...why? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson I'm going to think of some other Servants who can help you with your concerns. [k] @Sanson I'm sure they'll be able to help you arrive at an answer you will find satisfactory. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday W-wait! You really don't have to go to all that trouble! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Sanson It's no trouble. Besides, this is important. At least, it is for you and me. [k] @Sanson Okay, wait here. I'll be right back. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.4] [se ad59] [seStop ad59 1.0] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 17] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday H-hey! Come back! Are you serious about this!? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]And so... [k] @ After Sanson put his naturally kind heart to exceptionally good use... [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 1.5] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday How did things come to this...? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 1] [charaFadein E 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @Jing Ke Hey. Sanson said you needed my help? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @Mata Hari He told me the same thing♪ [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 4] [charaFadein G 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @Billy Same. Hmm. Well we got ourselves one helluva motley crew here, eh? [k] @Billy Lookin' a little like he just rounded up whoever was in the area, ain't it? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Hey now, that's not true. We definitely have something in common. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari Frankly, we all failed to achieve what we set out to do. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 5] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Billy ... [k] [charaFace G 4] @Billy Hmm. S'pose you got a point there. I mean, I did wind up dead while I was makin' a getaway... [k] @Billy And that ain't exactly achievin' what I set out to do. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Jing Ke Same for me, of course. Though I did get really close. [k] [charaFace E 2] @Jing Ke ...Really, really, REALLY close! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 2] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Yes, we get it, thanks.[sr]As for me... Well... [k] [charaFace F 1] @Mata Hari I was a spy who kind of just bumbled around from place to place and never did much of note. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Billy So, uh, anywho... [k] @Billy Sanson asked us to accompany you, so here we are. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday I see. But, I don't have anywhere for you to accompany me to, so... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 1] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Jing Ke Oh, don't worry about that. Master told us all to come with [&him:her] to help repair a minute Singularity. [k] @Jing Ke We've got the resources to bring you along too if you want. [k] @Jing Ke What do you say, Corday? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]Of course I couldn't refuse. [k] @ Regardless of how I feel about it, this is exactly what I was summoned for. [k] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday Yes, of course! [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [scene 10000] [wt 0.1] [fadein black 0.5] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] [se ad12] [fowardEffect bit_talk_07_fs] [wt 4.0] [fadeout white 1.0] [wait fade] [scene 10001] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] [scene 107801] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday So, what kind of Singularity are we dealing with this time? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Jing Ke This one's in eighteenth-century France. Here's what Da Vinci told us: [k] @Jing Ke “There's something in this area of France that shouldn't be here at this time.” [k] @Jing Ke “I want you to go to the nearby town, find out what's going on, and put a stop to it.” [k] @Jing Ke And so, here we are. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari So we need to gather information first, huh. Good thing that's one of my specialties. [k] [charaFace F 1] @Mata Hari Okay, I'm off! I'll be back with information soon. [k] ?1:Thanks, Mata Hari. ?! [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Billy All right, we're countin' on ya. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday Oh...then would it be okay if I went along to help? [k] ?1:You're volunteering, Charlotte? ?! @Charlotte Corday I am. [k] [charaFace A 10] @Charlotte Corday I don't know how much help I can be, but...I'd still like to try... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari I see... Okay, looks like it's you and me then. [k] [charaFace F 3] @Mata Hari I'll put together cover identities for us on the way there, so follow my lead, okay? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday Cover identities? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari You know, figure out things like who we are, and how we should act to get people to trust us. [k] [charaFace F 1] @Mata Hari Now come on, let's brainstorm together♪ [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0] [wipeout leftToRight 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 1.2] [scene 20500] [wipein rightToLeft 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [wt 0.4] [bgm BGM_EVENT_94 0.1] @ [lr]And so, Mata Hari and I put together cover identities for ourselves as we walked to the nearby town. [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari There are places where my line of work is well-received, and others where it...isn't. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari It looks like...this town's not especially fond of exotic dancers, but I don't think it shuns us, either. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday What do we do if they do end up, um, shunning you? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 3] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari The best way is to put on a disguise, but there's also another, faster way. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday What's that? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Talk to anyone who breaks off from the crowd. [k] @Mata Hari Whenever people break away from a community, there's always a moment they yearn for companionship. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari If you can track them down, shake their hand, look them in the eye, and steal a kiss from them right then, they're almost guaranteed to fall in love with you. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday ...Seriously? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]I can't think of any other word for it than “amazing.” [k] @ I would never have thought up such a plan, much less been able to put it into action. [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari I guess even if they have some notion they're being deceived, their instincts make it hard to refuse. [k] [charaFace F 1] @Mata Hari Anyway, let's go over it again. I'm a roaming exotic dancer... [k] [charaFace F 3] @Mata Hari And you're my...employer?[sr]Nnn, no, I don't think anyone would buy that. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari No, let's make you a maid-slash-bodyguard. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Charlotte Corday A bodyguard... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]I really don't know if I can pull that off convincingly... [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Don't worry, you'll be fine. All you have to do is stand behind me with a knife. [k] [charaFace F 4] @Mata Hari Hmm. You should probably change your outfit, though. [k] [charaFace F 1] @Mata Hari Oh, and I think we should also come up with a couple of signals. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari If I do this with my fingers, that means I want you to[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [bgm BGM_EVENT_94 0.5 0.5] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [scene 10000] [fadein black 0.2] [wait fade] @ [lr]...I-I hope this goes okay. I hope I can do this! [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_94 1.0] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 1.0] [scene 114900] [wt 1.5] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Can you believe it!? [k] @Mata Hari My boss was actually scared out of his mind to come to this town! [k] [charaFace F 2] @Mata Hari I had no idea he was such a coward! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man Gahahaha! Sounds like a real loser, all right! [k] @Man Then again, it's true this town is[line 2] [k] [charaFace H 1] @Man ...[sr]...Ah, dammit. I shouldn't have said that. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Oh? What's the matter? Is there something I should be worried about here? [k] [charaFace F 4] @Mata Hari If there is, that's a terrifying thought. I'll have to get right back to my boss... [k] [messageOff] [se ad499] [seVolume ad499 0 0.3] [wt 0.2] [se ad499] [seVolume ad499 0 0.3] [wt 0.5] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaFadeTime K 0.2 0.6] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday [f small](Oh, right. That means “whisper to me.”) [k] [charaFadeout K 0.1] [charaFace B 0] @B:Charlotte Corday ...May I speak to you, ma'am? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth F 1] [charaDepth B 2] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 0] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 2] @Mata Hari Oh? What is it? [k] [messageOff] [charaMove B 100,0 0.8] [wt 0.8] @B:Charlotte Corday [f small](How's this?) [k] @Mata Hari [f small](That's perfect. You know, you have a lovely voice.) [k] [charaFace B 9] @B:Charlotte Corday [f small](I, uh... Thank you, but...) [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] @ [lr]What's the point of complimenting me? I mean, not that I don't really appreciate it, but... [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 1.0] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout K 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man H-hey. What're you whispering about? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace F 5] @Mata Hari Never mind! It's nothing to do with you. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_62 0.1] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari Well... I was just thinking that if something's going on here, it might be time to bring in my hunter. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man Your...hunter? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari I hired him as a bodyguard on my travels, and to hunt animals along the way. [k] [charaFace F 3] @Mata Hari My Billy's an absolute wizard with guns, you know. [k] [charaFace F 2] @Mata Hari Why, I'd bet there's not a single wild beast out there he couldn't kill. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man Really? Even...that thing? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]The man's voice was so weak you'd think he was talking to himself. [k] @ And Mata Hari leaped on it without any hesitation. [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari That's right. Even that thing. [k] @Mata Hari There's not an animal out there that can escape my hunter. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari Not even a monster. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man Would it cost money to have this hunter take care of it? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Why, of course. We can't expect a hunter to work for free, now, can we? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man Ha, now I see. So that's your game here. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]...Wow. [k] @ I couldn't believe how the conversation was playing out. [k] @ Mata Hari told me ahead of time that if she said this, the other person would probably respond like that... [k] @ It's unfolding exactly as she predicted. [k] @ But the thing that surprised me the most was the man she was talking to. He had been so guarded before, but now... [k] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man Right. Of course. [k] @Man Why else would a beautiful woman like you come to a run-down old town like this? [k] @Man So, how much're we talking here? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]For some reason, he completely believed that we had come here to exterminate a monster. [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Let's see...[sr]I'd say about...this much. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man That much!? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]Whatever sum Mata Hari had specified must have been exorbitant. [k] @ Based on the man's response, I'd say it was likely half of everything he had. [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari If you feel that's too expensive, why not get everyone else to chip in? You're good at that sort of thing, aren't you? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man I... Well... I suppose... [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]Incidentally, it's not as though Mata Hari thoroughly investigated the town before this conversation. [k] @ She just took a quick look around before going into the tavern. [k] @ Apparently, that was all she needed to figure out who held power in this town. [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 3] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Well, that makes sense. I can't blame you for not wanting to trust us. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari ...All right, how about this? My boss has entrusted me to negotiate payment on his behalf. [k] @Mata Hari What say you pay us half the money up front, and the other half once you're satisfied the monster is dead? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man ...I don't know... [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Well? What do you say♡ [k] [messageOff] [bgm BGM_EVENT_62 0.3 0.5] [wt 0.3] [se ad499] [seVolume ad499 0 0.3] [wt 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_62 0.3 1.0] [wt 0.6] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeTime K 0.2 0.6] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 17] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday [f small](Oh! Another signal!) [k] [charaFadeout K 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaFace B 10] @B:Charlotte Corday ...[sr]...Lady Mata Hari. [k] @B:Charlotte Corday The boss only agreed to let you negotiate the amount. [k] @B:Charlotte Corday I don't think you can decide how we receive payment without his permission... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Oh, don't worry. He'll be fine with this. [k] @Mata Hari Besides, these people are really in trouble, right? [k] @Mata Hari If we contact him to get permission, it could be days before we hear back. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 0.7] [charaFace B 10] @B:Charlotte Corday ...All right. [k] @B:Charlotte Corday As long as you're willing to take full responsibility. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari So, what do you say, hon? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 1] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man ...[sr]...All right. The truth is... [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_62 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 1.5] [scene 20500] [wt 1.5] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday ...[sr]...I guess we have all the information we need now... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Yup! I'm glad it was so easy. [k] [charaFace F 3] @Mata Hari You look kind of shocked. Is something wrong? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday Well, um... I don't quite understand what just happened. [k] @B:Charlotte Corday I thought I was following along with the conversation just fine, but then, before I knew it... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] @ [lr]Yes. Before I knew it... [k] @ Not only had the man given us the information we were needed, but he even paid us for it. [k] @ You'd think we should have been the ones to pay him. [k] @ But then, something flipped in our methods and our goal, and before I knew it, everything was backwards. [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari The goal wasn't to get money out of him. It was to get him to trust us. The money was just a means to that end. [k] [charaFace F 1] @Mata Hari When neither party knows the other, money changing hands is the only way to establish trust. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday But...isn't that being awfully careless on his part? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Not at all. I'm positive he was thinking something along these lines: [k] [messageOff] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 1.0 0.5] [se ad592] [seVolume ad592 0 0.4] [fadeout white 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [cameraFilter gray] [scene 114900] [wt 1.0] [fadein white 1.0] [wait fade] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Man (If they really do kill the monster, make it back in one piece, and don't let down their guard...) [k] @Man (I guess I'll just have to pay up.) [k] @Man (If they really do kill the monster, but they come back barely alive, or if they let down their guard...) [k] @Man (I'll kill them and take the money back.) [k] @Man (If the monster kills them...I'll have someone collect their bodies.) [k] @Man (The monster won't be interested in the money, after all.) [k] [messageOff] [fadeout white 1.0] [wait fade] [cameraFilter normal] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 1.0] [scene 20500] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 1.0 1.0] [fadein white 1.0] [wait fade] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari You see? Out of four possible routes, three of them end with him losing nothing. [k] @Mata Hari If we come back half dead, or let our guard down, he can easily get his money back. If we die, he can still get his money back. [k] @Mata Hari The only way we make it out of there alive is to both kill the monster, and stay on our guard around the townspeople. [k] @Mata Hari So he could never even conceive of the actual truth. [k] @Mata Hari Namely, that our goal is just to kill the monster, and nothing else. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday Wow. That's incredible. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] @ [lr]It's more than incredible. It's astounding. Staggering. Astonishing. [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 3] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari I may not be much use in battle, but I can at least help out with this sort of thing. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday I see... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Incidentally, I took advantage of my looks to seal the deal... [k] @Mata Hari If it had been Billy here instead, I'm sure he'd have gotten the information his own way. [k] [charaFace F 4] @Mata Hari Jing Ke might have a hard time in this land and time period... [k] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari ...but I'm also sure she'd succeed in places where it would be difficult for me to manage. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday I... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Maybe you could do the same. Maybe you couldn't. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]...Maybe this is what Sanson wanted to teach me. [k] @ That there are ways to help other than fighting. [k] @ But...I could never do the kind of things Mata Hari can. [k] @ How could I possibly think otherwise? [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Oh, and one more thing I think you should know. [k] [charaFace F 5] @Mata Hari Things like, “Only you could do that,” or, “You're the only one who could pull that off”? [k] @Mata Hari They might seem great, but actually...no, they're not good at all. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday I see... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari Think about it. [k] [charaFace F 4] @Mata Hari The whole world is hanging by a very thin, fraying thread right now, right? [k] @Mata Hari The situation couldn't be worse. Everything I ever loved, or that anyone else loved, is on the verge of disappearing forever. [k] [charaFace F 5] @Mata Hari So it's up to dead people like us and living people like Master to do our best to fight back. [k] @Mata Hari That's why we can't afford to be particular about who does what. [k] @Mata Hari We need an army's worth of people to fight, with each one ready to step in at a moment's notice to take another's place if needed... [k] @Mata Hari ...so we can protect the one person who's truly irreplaceable. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]...She's right. [k] @ Everything she's saying is dead-on. [k] @ And yet, for some reason, I can feel something welling up in me in response. Something I can't explain. [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari Hehehe, now I see. Logic really isn't what's going to get through to you. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari Maybe that's why Sanson called on us to help. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 12] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday Huh? Um, what do you mean? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari You wanted to push back against what I just said, didn't you? Even though you don't entirely know why. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 17] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday N-no! Th-that's not...true at all... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 3] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari It's okay. I understand. [k] [charaFace F 0] @Mata Hari Yes, what I just said may be important...but that's all it is. [k] @Mata Hari Or to put it another way: it's only important in a general sense. [k] @Mata Hari I'm sure there's something that's even more important to you, personally. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 8] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday Something...more important to me... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari That's right. [k] @Mata Hari Once you understand that, I just know you'll feel more at ease. [k] @Mata Hari Then again, maybe the opposite is true. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] @ [lr]...What do I do now? [k] @ I don't know what it is she's talking about, but oddly, there's one thing I do know. [k] @ What she's telling me, I need to hear. [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari ...Okay, why don't we get to repairing this Singularity? It sounds like we have our work cut out for us, doesn't it? [k] @Mata Hari Let's go back to camp and discuss all this with Master, shall we? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday ...Okay! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 1.0] [scene 107801] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] ?1:So there's a cave further down the woods from here? ?! [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari That's right. At least, according to the information we got. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 5] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Billy The Beast of Gévaudan, huh... But it ain't the real one, right? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari I don't think so... [k] [charaFace F 5] @Mata Hari From what we heard, it's a large, four-legged, man-eating Demonic Beast. [k] @Mata Hari And that could describe any number of creatures besides the Beast of Gévaudan. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday It does make sense for this time period. But, we're also not in Gévaudan, so... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Jing Ke I'm guessing these people heard the rumors of the Beast of Gévaudan and just assumed it was the same one. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 5] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Billy Well, it don't change what we came here to do. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Jing Ke All right, let's figure out our plan of action. We've gotta make sure we know what we're doing ahead of time. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 1] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Billy Right on. [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 1.0] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 1.5] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_62 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Jing Ke ...Okay, let's go over it one more time. [k] @Jing Ke Mata Hari and Corday will be the rear guard, I'll take the front line, and Billy will hold down the middle position. [k] @Jing Ke I'll face the Demonic Beast directly and do my best to lead it towards Billy. [k] @Jing Ke Mata Hari, you draw the monster's attention so it doesn't focus its attacks on me. [k] @Jing Ke Master, you stay in between the mid and rear guard unless things turn dangerous, in which case you fall back while giving us your orders. [k] [charaFace E 1] @Jing Ke Does that cover everything, Master? [k] ?1:...Yup! Sounds good! ?2:What about you, Charlotte? [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday My job is to protect you, Master. [k] @B:Charlotte Corday We need at least one Servant to stay with you, and I'd only get in Jing Ke's way in a close-quarters fight, anyway. [k] ?! [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 1] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Jing Ke Great. Okay, we're almost to the cave now. [k] [messageOff] [cueSe SE_21 21_ad1066] [seStop 21_ad1066 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_62 1.0] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 1.5] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [scene 35010] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] @ [lr]...On a whim, I turn to look up at the sky. [k] @ I thought it was sunny and clear, but apparently, dark clouds came in while I wasn't looking. [k] @ The kind of clouds that make it look like it might rain at any moment. [k] @ It doesn't exactly feel like a bad omen... More like the sky itself is scolding me. [k] @ As though it's saying, “If you don't think things through, you'll always be as gloomy and dark as these clouds.” [k] @ Just what I needed: a meddlesome warning from the heavens themselves. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 1.5] [scene 104300] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [se ad526] [wt 2.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Jing Ke It's here. And it's a monster for sure. [k] ?1:Do you think it's noticed us? [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 5] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Billy If it were a wolf, it'd've sniffed us out soon as we showed up. [k] @Billy And if this thing ain't got the senses to match a wolf, I'm a monkey's uncle. [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ?2:Do we keep going? [charaFace E 5] @Jing Ke ...Pretty sure that's our only option. [k] [charaFace E 4] @Jing Ke Assassins usually prefer to avoid a stand-up fight if we can, but... Oh well. [k] ?! [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.0] [messageOff] [se ad564] [wt 0.7] [charaFace E 5] @Jing Ke Oh! [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_3 0.1] [charaFace E 2] @Jing Ke Here it comes! [k] [messageOff] [se ad73] [fowardEffect bit_talk_quickmove] [charaMove E 0,10 0.3] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.3] [se ad564] [seStop ad564 1.2] [wt 0.5] [fowardEffectDestroy bit_talk_quickmove] [wt 0.2] [se ad1051] [fowardEffect bit_talk_claw_red02 0,0 H] [wt 0.4] [se ad171] [seVolume ad171 0 0.4] [effect bit_talk_x_slash03 0,0 H] [wt 0.3] [se ad82] [flashin once 0.1 0.1 FFFFFFAF FFFFFF00] [wt 0.6] [charaScale E 1.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 1] [charaFadein E 0.1 0,10] [se ad73] [charaMoveScale E 1.0 0.3] [charaMove E 0,0 0.3] @Jing Ke Hey! Over here! [k] [messageOff] [charaEffect E bit_talk_quickmove] [se bac1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.6] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Mata Hari That was amazing, Jing Ke! I've seen professional dancers who can't move half as well! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.6] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 2] [charaFadein E 0.1 0,0] [cueSe SE_21 21_ade553] [charaMove E 0,10 0.3] @Jing Ke Guess it comes from practicing qinggong in my spare time. Hah! [k] [messageOff] [fowardEffect bit_talk_quickmove] [se bac1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.6] [fowardEffectDestroy bit_talk_quickmove] [effect bit_talk_x_slash02] [se ad82] [wt 0.2] [effect bit_talk_x_slash01] [se ad82] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaScale I 1.3] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] [se ad36] [charaMoveScale I 1.0 1.0] [charaMove I 0,0 1.0] [charaEffect I bit_talk_impactlanding] [se ad772] [wt 2.0] @Billy (Too bad Jing Ke's attacks ain't done nothin' to hurt it. If we're gonna put it outta commission...) [k] @Billy (I'll have to use my Noble Phantasm to put a bullet through its eye.) [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] [charaFadeout K 0.1] @Billy All right, Master, I'm countin' on you to give the signal! [k] ?1:Got it! ?! [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 2] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Jing Ke Okay, everyone! Let's do this! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace G 5] [charaFace F 5] [charaDepth G 5] [charaDepth F 3] [charaFadeinFSR G 0.1 256,0] [charaFadeinFSL F 0.1 -256,0] [wt 0.5] [charaMoveReturnFSR G 256,-8 0.4] [charaMoveReturnFSL F -256,-8 0.4] [wt 1.0] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Charlotte Corday ...! [k] [messageOff] [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_3 0.4] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]