＄94-07-36-05-3-0 [enableFullScreen] [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 1098154800 1 Goredolf] [charaSet B 99502600 1 Mash] [charaSet C 6026300 1 "Yan Qing"] [charaSet D 5043300 1 Asclepius] [charaSet E 1054000 1 Gareth] [charaSet F 6043000 1 Ortlinde] [charaSet G 6044000 1 Hildr] [charaSet H 6045000 1 Thrúd] [charaSet I 28003000 1 "Lady Avalon"] [charaSet J 1098243000 1 Erice] [charaSet K 98115000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [charaSet L 1098243200 1 Scáthach-Skadi] [charaSet M 6045300 1 Rindr] [charaSet N 6044300 1 Rún] [charaSet O 6043300 1 Irs] [charaSet P 4045001 1 Caenis] [charaSet Q 5021001 1 "Cú Chulainn"] [charaSet R 98002000 1 Fou] [sceneSet S 159600 1] [charaScale S 1.3] [charaSet T 10010300 1 "Ashiya Douman"] [imageSet U back10000 1 1] [charaScale U 1.4] [charaSet V 98115000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [charaSet W 11002300 1 "Count of Monte Cristo"] [charaSet X 11002300 1 "Count of Monte Cristo_Silhouette"] [charaFilter X silhouette 00000080] [charaPut V 2000,2000] [charaEffect V bit_sepia01_depth_fs] [charaPut K 2000,2000] [charaEffect K bit_talk_10_LowLevel_depth] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth U 1] [charaDepth S 2] [charaDepth L 1] [charaDepth B 1] [charaDepth K 2] [charaDepth W 3] [charaDepth X 4] [charaDepth R 3] [charaDepth I 4] [charaDepth T 5] [charaDepth J 3] [charaDepth F 6] [charaDepth H 5] [charaDepth G 4] [charaDepth O 4] [charaDepth M 5] [charaDepth N 6] [charaDepth Q 6] [charaDepth P 2] [charaDepth D 4] [charaDepth E 4] [charaDepth C 5] [charaDepth A 7] [scene 159600] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadein S 0.6 100,-250] [charaMove S 110,-250 0.8] [charaFace T 0] [charaFadeinFSL T 0.6 -70,0] [charaMoveFSL T -60,0 0.8] [wt 0.8] ＠Ashiya Douman Goodness. Everyone was in such high spirits when they disembarked earlier.[bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [k] ＠Ashiya Douman And now you're already back, and so very dour? This is quite the surprise. [k] [charaFace T 4] ＠Ashiya Douman And that's not even mentioning that they have returned with the three Valkyries who are, as I understood it, our enemies. [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaMove S 60,-250 0.8] [charaMoveFSL T -150,0 0.8] [charaFace I 4] [charaFadeinFSR I 0.8 280,0] [charaMoveFSR I 200,0 0.8] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk I] ＠Lady Avalon Hmm. Just look at their faces. Whatever happened out there must have been serious. [k] ＠Lady Avalon I wish we could join them...but it's probably better to keep our distance right now. [k] [charaTalk T] [charaFaceFade T 15 0.3] ＠Ashiya Douman Very well, then. Let us merely observe quietly from the sidelines. [k] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 5] ＠Lady Avalon (Stare) [k] [charaTalk T] [charaFace T 14] ＠Ashiya Douman My, oh my. It would seem I am the one being observed. [k] [charaTalk I] ＠Lady Avalon Obviously. Did you not hear me say I was going to keep an eye on you? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk R] [charaFace R 0] [charaFadeinFSR R 0.1 200,0] ＠Fou Fou! [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaFace T 16] [wt 0.8] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 1.0 0.5] [wipeout rightToLeft 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout T 0.1] [charaFadeout R 0.1] [wt 1.0] [wipein leftToRight 1.0 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf All right, so what's this all about? [k] [charaFace A 12] ＠Goredolf What in the world is going on? [k] ＠Goredolf You told us Skadi is dying? Even though she has a Holy Grail? [k] ？1：When did she start losing so much magical energy? ？2：How long has this been going on? ？！ [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk N] [charaFace N 4] [charaFadein N 0.1 1] ＠Rún ...Basically from the beginning. [k] [charaFace N 10] ＠Rún Lady Skadi summoned us right after this Singularity was formed. [k] ＠Rún She then sent out enough magical energy for most of the Servants at Chaldea to manifest physical forms, called them here to the Arctic Circle, and[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [fadeout white 0.5] [cueSe SE_22 22_ad1177] [seVolume 22_ad1177 0 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 1.0 0.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [charaFadeout S 0.1] [charaPut V 1] [pictureFrame cut063_cinema] [scene 126500] [wt 0.5] [fadein white 1.0] [wait fade] [charaPut K 0,0] [charaTalk L] [charaFace L 12] [charaFadein L 0.1 0,-50] ＠Scáthach-Skadi I would like you all to create the paradise of your dreams. [k] ＠Scáthach-Skadi On my own, I can do nothing. But with all of you here, helping... [k] ＠Scáthach-Skadi I declare here and now that I shall establish the ultimate paradise in the North Pole. I shall call it... [k] ＠Scáthach-Skadi ...[wt 0.8][charaFace L 2]Arctic Summer World! [k] [charaFace L 11] ＠Scáthach-Skadi Don't hold back! Enjoy all that summer has to offer! [k] ＠Scáthach-Skadi For summer is here to stay! Forever! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout white 0.8] [wait fade] [charaPut K 2000,2000] [charaPut V 2000,2000] [charaEffectStop V bit_sepia01_depth_fs] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [pictureFrame] [scene 159600] [wt 0.5] [fadein white 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 1.0 1.0] [wait fade] [charaTalk O] [charaFace O 0] [charaFadein O 0.1 1] ＠Irs After that, Lady Skadi did everything she could to give the area managers as free a hand as possible. [k] ＠Irs She said they could do anything they wanted with their areas, and placed no limits on their use of magical energy. [k] [charaFadeout O 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Yes, we heard as much before, but[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Asclepius Heroic Spirits given so much freedom are bound to use truly excessive amounts of magical energy. [k] ＠Asclepius Minute Singularity or no, I expected a Holy Grail would be sufficient for the attendant need of magical energy. [k] ＠Asclepius That seems not to be the case here, though. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk N] [charaFace N 4] [charaFadein N 0.1 1] ＠Rún Each area constantly consumes massive quantities of magical energy. The Holy Grail alone simply couldn't handle it... [k] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Asclepius Let me guess. She needed another source of magical energy, and needed it soon. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 23] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice Another source? [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.5] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Gareth But, there's only one Holy Grail here, right? So, the only other source of energy would be... [k] ？1：...Skadi herself. ？！ [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_MAP_36 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 24] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice What!? But...but that's... [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf She's accounted for the deficit of magical energy with her own? A-and for a Singularity THIS big!? [k] [charaFace A 18] ＠Goredolf Even for a god, the sheer scale of such a feat is mind-boggling... But, why would she push herself that hard!? [k] ＠Goredolf Surely she must have foreseen that this situation wasn't sustainable. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk O] [charaFace O 4] [charaFadein O 0.1 1] ＠Irs ...[sr]... [k] ＠Irs ...Every single day, she insisted that she wanted to make this the most fun place in all the world for each and every visitor. [k] ＠Irs “No matter what it takes”... [k] [charaFadeout O 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 10] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice I wonder why she felt she had to go so far. [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk O] [charaFace O 4] [charaFadein O 0.1 1] ＠Irs We don't know what Lady Skadi is usually like, so we can't say for sure... [k] ＠Irs ...but we think there must be a reason for this. [k] ？1：... ？！ [charaFadeout O 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 4] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] ＠Rindr We tried to tell her that she couldn't keep this up forever, but she wouldn't listen to us. [k] [charaFace M 10] ＠Rindr In fact, she went even further, using runes to make her magical energy connections to each area permanent. [k] ＠Rindr We thought we could at least go around observing each area ourselves so she wouldn't need to use any more magical energy than strictly necessary, but... [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk N] [charaFace N 4] [charaFadein N 0.1 1] ＠Rún But she gets weaker by the day... [k] ＠Rún She didn't even have a single bite of the Golden Shaved Ice we brought her. [k] ＠Rún If something doesn't change soon, I'm afraid she'll... [k] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 4] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice You're really worried about her, aren't you? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_MAP_36 1.5] [charaTalk N] [charaFace N 4] [charaFadein N 0.1 1] [wt 0.4] [charaMoveReturn N 0,-7 0.8] [wt 1.0] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Gareth Well of course they are. Skadi's their Master, after all. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 10] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] ＠Rindr Yeah, she is. To the three of us... [k] ＠Rindr ...she's our Master in these modern times...and she reminds us so much of the Skadi we knew. [k] [charaFace M 12] ＠Rindr She's also strange, mysterious, and even gives off the same aura as Father's runes. [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 10] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice Sounds complicated. [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk O] [charaFace O 10] [charaFadein O 0.1 1] ＠Irs I don't know about that. No matter what else she may be, she's always been someone we can look up to. [k] [charaFadeout O 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk N] [charaFace N 11] [charaFadein N 0.1 1] ＠Rún I think “parent” is probably the closest human term for it. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout N 0.4] [wt 0.3] [charaTalk off] [charaScale N 1.1] [charaScale J 1.1] [charaFadein S 1.0 0,-250] [charaFadein N 1.0 -250,0] [charaFace J 10] [charaFadein J 1.0 250,0] [wt 1.6] [charaTalk on] [charaFace J 4] ＠Erice So, she's like your mother? [k] [charaFace N 0] ＠Rún ...Yes. She is. [k] [charaFace J 35] ＠Erice ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace J 34] ＠Erice Isn't there anything we can do to help her, Dr. Asclepius? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout S 0.6] [charaFadeout J 0.6] [charaFadeout N 0.6] [wt 0.7] [charaScale N 1.0] [charaScale J 1.0] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.8] [charaFace D 0] ＠Asclepius Hmm. All I can say for certain right now is that she'll die if she keeps going like this. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 24] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice !!! [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk Q] [charaFace Q 4] [charaFadein Q 0.1 1] ＠Cú Chulainn Sounds about right. [k] ＠Cú Chulainn Once she runs out of magical energy, she'll disappear down to her Spirit Core. There won't even be anything left of her on Chaldea's Spirit Origin graph. [k] [charaFadeout Q 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace F 5] [charaFadeinFSL F 0.1 -380,0] [charaFace H 5] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] [charaFace G 5] [charaFadeinFSR G 0.1 380,0] ＠Three Sisters !!! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk P] [charaFace P 9] [charaFadein P 0.1 1] ＠Caenis Oh, come on. It can't be that big a shock. You know Servants bite it if they run out of magical energy. [k] [charaFadeout P 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Asclepius Not how I would choose to phrase it, but accurate nonetheless. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 1.5] ？1：So what's the good news, Asclepius? You don't sound like it's all over. ？2：I notice you haven't said there's nothing we can do for her. ？！ [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [charaFace D 1] [bgm BGM_MAP_64 0.1] ＠Asclepius Oh, no. Treating her is most definitely possible, and the course of treatment couldn't be clearer. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 1] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Gareth Really!? There's something we can do for her!? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 3] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice What a relief... [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Asclepius In human terms, Skadi is essentially donating blood to keep other people alive. Unfortunately, she's donating her entire supply. [k] ＠Asclepius So our first step must be to halt the ongoing transfusions. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk P] [charaFace P 7] [charaFadein P 0.1 1] ＠Caenis Ahh, I gotcha. [k] [charaFadeout P 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Asclepius Simple, yes? That is to be expected; I am explaining in terms even a moron can understand. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk P] [charaFace P 19] [charaFadein P 0.1 1] ＠Caenis The hell'd you just say? You want a piece of me, you geeky little shit!? [k] [charaFadeout P 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Asclepius No. I was merely stating a fact.[sr]Moving on. [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Asclepius More precisely, we have to sever the magical energy bypasses connecting Skadi to each area as quickly as possible. [k] ＠Asclepius I suppose it is actually quite simple. Perhaps I needn't have dumbed down my explanation. Apologies. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk P] [charaFace P 9] [charaFadein P 0.1 1] ＠Caenis Bastard... One of these days, that mouth of yours is gonna get you into some real trouble, you know that? [k] [charaFadeout P 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf You say it's simple, but...is it? You mentioned something about runes too, didn't you? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Asclepius Yeah, I did. She probably used Primordial Runes to forge the connections, which means we can expect them to be well-protected. [k] ＠Asclepius And that means we'll need... [k] ＠Asclepius Can you guess? [k] ？1：...The Holy Grail? ？！ [charaFace D 1] ＠Asclepius Simple, right? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk Q] [charaFace Q 1] [charaFadein Q 0.1 1] ＠Cú Chulainn There you have it. Once we nab the Holy Grail, this whole Singularity'll go away on its own. [k] ＠Cú Chulainn And what's more, the princess'll be no worse for wear when it's all over. Couldn't be simpler, right? [k] ＠Cú Chulainn When there's a problem, dealing with it at the source is almost always the fastest, easiest way to handle it. [k] [charaFace Q 0] ＠Cú Chulainn Of course, the Holy Grail is the biggest pain in the ass itself. [k] [charaFadeout Q 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Gareth Huh? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 24] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice Wait. You don't mean[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk Q] [charaFace Q 0] [charaFadein Q 0.1 1] [wt 0.6] [bgmStop BGM_MAP_64 1.5] ？1：Don't tell me. ？！ ？1：...The Holy Grail isn't in that castle, is it? ？！ [charaFace Q 4] [wt 0.4] [charaMoveReturn Q 0,-6 0.8] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout Q 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf A-are you serious!? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [effect bit_talk_06_b3] [se ade153] [wt 1.5] [charaFace X 0] [charaFadein X 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [seStop ade153 0.4] [effectStop bit_talk_06_b3] [wt 1.0] [charaFace W 5] [charaFadein W 0.1 1] [charaFadeout X 0.8] [wt 1.6] [bgm BGM_EVENT_129 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaFace W 6] ＠Count of Monte Cristo Kuha... [k] [charaFace W 1] ＠Count of Monte Cristo Kuhahahahaha! [k] [charaFace W 6] ＠Count of Monte Cristo So you finally made it. It's about time you showed up. [k] [charaFadeout W 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 15] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice Wah! Now what!? [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 10] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Gareth Oh, that's just the Count of Monte Cristo. He likes to pop out of the shadows like this now and then. [k] [charaFace E 10] ＠Gareth It's too bad the younger Heroic Spirits like Nursery Rhyme weren't here to see this. They'd have gotten a real kick out of it! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk W] [charaFace W 0] [charaFadein W 0.1 1] [wt 0.6] ？1：The Count of Monte Cristo! ？2：You know where the Holy Grail is? ？！ ＠Count of Monte Cristo Heh. [k] ＠Count of Monte Cristo I don't see everything under the sun. But what I do see, I never forget. [k] [charaFace W 5] ＠Count of Monte Cristo The queen does not have the Holy Grail in her possession. And what's more, this location we are in now is merely a strange sacred land. [k] ＠Count of Monte Cristo You are not seeking a castle, but a tower. [k] ＠Count of Monte Cristo I haven't yet determined who or what is pulling the strings in all this, but I know we will find them at the tower. [k] [charaFace W 6] ＠Count of Monte Cristo Kuhaha. What's more, this divine tower is impervious even to my black flames! Whatever lies there must be a formidable foe indeed! [k] [charaFadeout W 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 23] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice Hm...? [k] ＠Erice (Trying and failing to understand what he's talking about.) [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 10] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Gareth (No earthly idea what he's talking about.) [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk W] [charaFace W 5] [charaFadein W 0.1 1] ＠Count of Monte Cristo The first thing you must do is get the truth from the Lostbelt King. [k] [charaFace W 0] ＠Count of Monte Cristo Of course, I suspect she will have trouble breathing so much as a single word at the moment. [k] [charaFadeout W 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Yan Qing Hey, Count? Could you maybe just, like...tell us what you wanna say like a normal person? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk W] [charaFace W 6] [charaFadein W 0.1 1] ＠Count of Monte Cristo Kuhahaha! [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [wt 0.5] [effect bit_talk_06_b3] [se ade153] [wt 1.5] [charaFace X 0] [charaFadein X 0.8 1] [wt 0.2] [charaFadeout W 0.3] [wt 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_129 2.0] [se ad343] [charaMove X 0,-50 0.3] [charaFadeout X 0.4] [seStop ade153 0.4] [wt 0.5] [seStop ad343 1.2] [effectStop bit_talk_06_b3] [wt 1.8] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 16] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice H-he's gone. [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 16] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Gareth Nnn. What WAS it he wanted to say, anyway? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_71 0.1] [charaTalk Q] [charaFace Q 0] [charaFadein Q 0.1 1] ＠Cú Chulainn He said the Holy Grail isn't in that castle, and that there might be a hidden mastermind behind all this. [k] [charaFadeout Q 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk P] [charaFace P 12] [charaFadein P 0.1 1] ＠Caenis Wait, you understood all that garbage? Huh. This is me, impressed. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout P 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk Q] [charaFace Q 0] [charaFadein Q 0.1 1] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout Q 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaScale D 1.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFadein S 0.6 -100,-250] [charaMove S -110,-250 0.8] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadeinFSR D 0.6 70,0] [charaMoveFSR D 60,0 0.8] [wt 0.8] [charaTalk on] ＠Asclepius Mastermind... [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Asclepius Now I see. So that's what that was all about. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.6] [charaFadeout S 0.6] [wt 0.7] [charaScale D 1.0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Huh? Now what are you talking about? What was WHAT all about? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Asclepius I was wondering why Skadi used the language she did earlier. [k] ＠Asclepius Some of her word choices were curiously passive for a decision she'd supposedly made herself. [k] ＠Asclepius Remember what she said? [k] ？1：Yeah... You might be right. ？2：Uh... What was it again? ＠Asclepius You forgot? [k] ？！ ＠Asclepius She didn't say SHE decided. She said it WAS decided. [k] ＠Asclepius Which leads nicely into my next question.[sr]New Valkyries! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] ＠Hildr Hey! Watch the “new” and “old” talk! [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 8] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] ＠Rindr Y-yes? [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Asclepius Did Skadi make this eternal Singularity of her own volition? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 4] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] ＠Rindr Um... [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk N] [charaFace N 4] [charaFadein N 0.1 1] ＠Rún N-no, I don't think she did. [k] [charaFace N 10] ＠Rún Whenever she talked about making this world into a land of eternal summer, which was often... [k] ＠Rún ...Lady Skadi always looked like she was having the time of her life. [k] [charaFace N 4] ＠Rún But, when she mentioned how it was...decided, like she did earlier... [k] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 8] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Ortlinde ...[sr]... [k] ＠Ortlinde She didn't seem to be having fun at all, did she? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk N] [charaFace N 4] [charaFadein N 0.1 1] ＠Rún Right. [k] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk P] [charaFace P 9] [charaFadein P 0.1 1] ＠Caenis So, what? Queenie didn't just do all this on a whim 'cause she found a Holy Grail? [k] ＠Caenis You think someone else talked her into it? [k] [charaFadeout P 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf It seems so. You there, Caster. You know the queen well. What do you make of all this? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk Q] [charaFace Q 0] [charaFadein Q 0.1 1] ＠Cú Chulainn ...Pretty much the same as you have. [k] ＠Cú Chulainn There's a powerful will behind all this, and I'm pretty sure it ain't the princess's. [k] [charaFadeout Q 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 3] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf N-nn. I'd rather you didn't read my mind without permission. [k] [charaFace A 10] ＠Goredolf But...yes. That is more or less what I was thinking. [k] ＠Goredolf It's been some time since we first registered her Spirit Origin, and we have a decent understanding of her personality by now. [k] ＠Goredolf She's a goddess, yes, but she's far more compassionate than most gods mages are familiar with. [k] ＠Goredolf It could be because she's originally from Scandinavia, or perhaps because she's originally from a Lostbelt. That, I can't say. [k] ＠Goredolf Still, if we read into all the ambiguous stuff she's been saying... [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_71 1.5] [charaFace A 7] ＠Goredolf ...it seems very likely to me that she hasn't simply gone mad with the power of the Holy Grail. [k] ＠Goredolf Instead, it looks as though she's been charged with running this Singularity by the Grail's true owner. [k] ？1：I agree. ？！ [charaFace A 0] ＠Goredolf I see. [k] [charaFace A 14] ＠Goredolf Dammit, Scáthach-Skadi, why couldn't you just tell us this yourself!? Why play the damn villain!? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk Q] [charaFace Q 4] [charaFadein Q 0.1 1] ＠Cú Chulainn I'm guessing because someone convinced her it'd be more dramatic. [k] ＠Cú Chulainn She's always valued other people's opinions way too much, even when she really shouldn't. [k] ？1：Yeah, she can be earnest to a fault. ？2：And she's not very used to back-and-forth conversation, either. ？！ [charaFadeout Q 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk P] [charaFace P 10] [charaFadein P 0.1 1] ＠Caenis Man, for such a powerful chick, she sure sucks at dealing with the simple shit. [k] [charaFadeout P 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf That's not how I'd put it, but I do agree! [k] ＠Goredolf Misunderstandings rooted in vague wording are a tradition dating back to Shakespeare[line 2] [k] [charaFace A 6] ＠Goredolf Well, no. Even back to the Age of Myth! But she doesn't have to keep the tradition alive even today, dammit! [k] [messageOff] [wipeout rectangleStripRightToLeft 0.8 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.5] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [sceneSet L 109000 1] [charaScale L 1.3] [charaSet W 5007001 1 Shakespeare] [charaSet X 5005001 1 Andersen] [pictureFrame cut063_cinema] [charaDepth L 2] [charaDepth W 3] [charaDepth X 4] [scene 109000] [wt 0.5] [se ade394] [wipein rectangleStripLeftToRight 0.8 1.0] [wait wipe] [wt 0.4] [charaFadein L 0.6 100,-250] [charaMove L 110,-250 0.8] [wt 1.0] [se ad7] [charaTalk W] [charaFace W 5] [charaFadeinFSL W 0.1 -60,-60] [charaMoveFSL W -60,-50 0.2] [wt 0.2] ＠Shakespeare (Gasp!) [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_146 0.1] [charaFace W 4] ＠Shakespeare For a brief moment, it felt as though someone were about to criticize my work, only to ultimately reverse course. [k] [messageOff] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaMove L 60,-250 0.8] [charaMoveFSL W -150,-50 0.8] [charaFace X 1] [charaFadeinFSR X 0.8 280,-50] [charaMoveFSR X 200,-50 0.8] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk on] ＠Andersen Hahaha! Any halfway decent writer ought to be used to criticism by now! Don't waste your time thinking about it! [k] [charaFace W 1] ＠Shakespeare A fair point! [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [wt 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_146 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout W 0.1] [charaFadeout X 0.1] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [imageSet L back163000 1 1] [charaScale L 1.5] [charaTalk on] [pictureFrame] [scene 159600] [wt 0.5] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_82 0.1] ＠Asclepius All right, let's make sure we have everything straight. [k] ＠Asclepius Recovering the Holy Grail will solve all of our problems here. [k] ＠Asclepius Taking possession of the Holy Grail will immediately sever Skadi's magical energy connections to each area and the Singularity should fade away on its own. [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth L 7] [charaDepth D 5] [charaDepth O 5] [charaFadein L 0.4 -150,-200] [wt 0.4] ＠Asclepius However, we won't find the Holy Grail in her castle. [k] [messageOff] [charaMoveScale L 1.7 1.3] [charaMove L 180,-480 1.3] [wt 1.5] ＠Asclepius According to that Avenger, it's being kept in a tower[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaFace O 10] [charaFadein O 0.1 1] ＠Irs It's called the Arctic Tower. It's located deep inside Arctic Summer World, and it, uh, towers over everything else. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout L 0.4] [wt 0.4] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk O] ＠Irs It's protected by seals in three areas, including the Demonic Ice Castle. We'll need to break all three if we're going to get in! [k] ？1：Oh good, more seals! ？！ [charaFadeout O 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Then we know what we need to do. We'll start by freeing this area. [k] [charaFace A 4] ＠Goredolf So, uh, how do we do that? Do we need to meet another sales goal? ...[wt 1.0][charaFace A 12]How do we go about doing that? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk N] [charaFace N 0] [charaFadein N 0.1 1] ＠Rún Oh, and one more thing! This area's seal is synchronized with the castle's gate! [k] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 16] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] ＠Erice Then that's perfect for us, isn't it? [k] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Asclepius Yes, it is. Skadi is my patient. She needs urgent care. [k] ＠Asclepius So the sooner we break that seal, the sooner we can pry open the castle gate. Let's go, Master! [k] ？1：Got it! ？！ [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth B 6] [charaDepth J 5] [charaDepth E 4] [charaPutFSR K 300,0] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadeinFSR B 0.1 300,0] [charaFace J 1] [charaFadein J 0.1 1] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadeinFSL E 0.1 -300,0] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut K 2000,2000] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadeinFSL F 0.1 -380,0] [charaFace H 5] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] [charaFace G 1] [charaFadeinFSR G 0.1 380,0] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaFace P 12] [charaFadeinFSL P 0.1 -400,0] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadeinFSL A 0.1 -150,0] [charaFace Q 0] [charaFadeinFSR Q 0.1 150,0] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadeinFSR C 0.1 400,0] [wt 1.5] [charaFadeout P 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout Q 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaDepth O 5] [charaDepth M 4] [charaDepth N 3] [charaFace O 0] [charaFadeinFSL O 0.1 -380,0] [charaFace M 0] [charaFadein M 0.1 0,0] [charaFace N 1] [charaFadeinFSR N 0.1 380,0] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout O 0.1] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [wt 0.1] ＠All Yeah! [k] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk P] [charaFace P 12] [charaFadeinFSL P 0.1 0] [charaFace Q 0] [charaFadeinFSR Q 0.1 2] ＠Caenis All right then, how 'bout we go check out that tower? This Arctic Circle place was pretty much all ocean before, yeah? [k] ＠Cú Chulainn Oh, right. You have the Authority to cross the seas, don't you? [k] ＠Cú Chulainn I've got a few tricks of my own as well. [k] ＠Cú Chulainn I doubt we'll be able to sneak inside the tower, but we should at least be able to scope out its surroundings. [k] ？1：Thanks for the help and the advice, you two! ？！ [charaFace P 11] ＠Caenis No problem. Later! [k] [messageOff] [wipeout leftToRight 1.0 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_82 1.0 0.5] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout P 0.1] [charaFadeout Q 0.1] [wt 0.5] [wipein rightToLeft 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaTalk off] [charaFadein S 0.8 100,-250] [charaMove S 110,-250 0.8] [charaFace T 7] [charaFadeinFSL T 0.8 -250,0] [charaMoveFSL T -240,0 0.8] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadeinFSR I 0.8 250,0] [charaMoveFSR I 260,0 0.8] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk T] ＠Ashiya Douman Oho, it seems their business is concluded. Then I think I shall return to keeping an eye on the ship. [k] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 1] ＠Lady Avalon And I'll return to keeping an eye on YOU. [k] [charaTalk T] [charaFace T 3] ＠Ashiya Douman ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk R] [charaFace R 0] [charaFadeinFSR R 0.1 260,0] ＠Fou Fooou... [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_82 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]