$94-05-34-23-1-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 1098158200 1 Sion] [charaSet B 1098158210 1 "Sion Arm Raised"] [charaSet C 1098124500 1 "Da Vinci"] [charaSet D 5002001 1 Gilles] [charaSet E 25005000 1 Voyager] [charaSet F 3043000 1 Erice] [scene 66500] [fadein black 2.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_79 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 15] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @A:Sion A mediator? That does not sound like the divinities from the outer universe I have heard of before. [k] @A:Sion My impression was that there was an insurmountable gap between them and us, one that does not allow any possibility for peaceful discussion. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 24] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Maybe he didn't mean a literal mediator? It could be something like an intermediary catalyst that lets them make use of the gods' very different magical energy, like how an emulsifier lets us mix oil and water. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Gilles Hohoho, you may call it whatever you like. To truly understand would be an act of utter insanity, and one that would require a span of one kalpa of dedication upon that. [k] [charaFace D 0] @Gilles Take the planet Mars as an example. Although it is unfathomably closer to us than the outer universe, the elder one paid it almost no heed whatsoever. [k] @Gilles And yet, there is actually one outer universe being associated with Mars about whom I cannot help but be at least a little concerned. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Don't stop now, man. Keep going. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Gilles Well, Lady Hokusai's divinity, and the divinity in direct opposition to it... [k] @Gilles ...are actually thought to be siblings. [k] @Gilles What's more, these siblings, who are said to get along about as well as cats and dogs, actually have a third sibling deity. [k] @Gilles And it is the third, youngest sibling, who is thought to have some manner of connection to Mars. [k] [charaFace D 4] @Gilles To be perfectly honest, I know next to nothing about this youngest sibling; I do not even know anything about their possible disposition. [k] [charaFace D 0] @Gilles However, assuming these siblings call a certain dim green binary star home, and if my inner stars' guiding light is any indication... [k] @Gilles ...I believe that this mysterious third sibling may be planning to mediate the disputes between the disparate factions of the outer universe. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 11] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Sion Hmm. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 23] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Da Vinci True, if these outer universe gods stopped fighting each other and teamed up to fight us, we'd be royally screwed. [k] [charaFace C 14] @Da Vinci Hmm... [k] [charaFace C 0] @Da Vinci But nah, thinking about it some more, I'm pretty sure we don't have anything to worry about. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Gilles Oh? And why is that? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Because like you said, not even Foreigners can escape the constraints that come with being Servants. [k] @Da Vinci So once they encounter [%1], they won't be able to help but fall for [&his:her] charms. [k] @Da Vinci [&He's:She's] faced everything from irredeemable villains[sr]and crazed Berserkers to demons and evil gods,[sr]and has formed a contract with every one of them. [k] [charaFace C 8] @Da Vinci I get it, too. Being an extraordinary hero makes you appreciate even more how incredible it is for a completely ordinary person like [&him:her] to fight against[sr]impossible odds. [k] @Da Vinci In fact, [&his:her] doing so might even be the best example[sr]of the heights humanity as a whole can strive for. [k] [charaFace C 29] @Da Vinci So I'm pretty sure that once this mediator gets to[sr]know [%1], they'll fall for [&his:her] charms,[sr]form a contract of their own... [k] @Da Vinci ...then turn around and convince the rest of the Foreigner army to follow their lead. [k] [charaFace C 26] @Da Vinci Which means this invasion attempt is basically already a failure. Wouldn't you agree, Caster Gilles de Rais? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 3] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Gilles Hohohohoho! You've certainly got me there! [k] @Gilles What a horrifically hopeful conclusion! Why, it made the very hairs on my heart stand on end! [k] [charaFace D 2] @Gilles Indeed, you're correct! No matter what manner of alliance this wicked god sibling mediator attempts to form... [k] @Gilles ...or even if one of the evil gods from the constellation Piscis Austrinus should take advantage of the mediator's blind spot and attempt to cause Armageddon... [k] [charaFace D 3] @Gilles ...our Master will no doubt find a way to bring them all back peacefully, and [&his:her] exploits in doing so[sr]will be spoken of forever more! [k] [charaFace D 1] @Gilles Ahh, this has truly been a delightful discussion; it has been as bright and bubbly as my beloved golden mead. [k] @Gilles Mmm, I'm feeling inspired now. I think I shall return to my workshop and begin work on a new creation. [k] @Gilles Specifically, I think it is time I made new Jeannes and Foreigners to go with Gilles Doll Rais before the new children arrive... [k] [messageOff] [se ad60] [seStop ad60 1.0] [charaFadeout D 0.4] [wt 0.4] [se ad8] [wt 1.5] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 15] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Sion ...So, did we just go through all that only to loop back around to, “We do not actually have to do anything”? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Probably? But hey, at least we ought to have put the dreamer's mind at ease about Foreigners. [k] @Da Vinci And if that's the part we were meant to play in all this, then we did our job. [k] [charaFace C 29] @Da Vinci And really, let's not forget all the exposition we heard here is just Marshal Gilles being delusional, as ever. [k] [messageOff] [se ad60] [seStop ad60 1.0] [charaFadeout C 0.4] [wt 0.4] [se ad8] [wt 0.7] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_79 1.5] [wt 1.8] [se ad60] [seVolume ad60 0 0] [seVolume ad60 1.0 0.7] [wt 1.0] [seStop ad60 0.7] [wt 0.3] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 1] [charaFadein E 0.4 1] @Voyager Bonsoir.[bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1][sr]Nice night, huh? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @A:Sion Oh, speak of the Foreigner.[sr]What is it, Voyager? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Voyager You sounded like you were talking about something fun.[sr]Was it outer space? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @B:Sion Yes, that is right. We were discussing the bottom of a universe that is also an unfathomable abyss. [k] [charaFace B 15] @B:Sion While we should treat Marshal Gilles's exposition as the delusion that it is, that is merely a matter of camera angles. [k] [charaFace B 12] @B:Sion The fact is, we learned a lot from what he had to say. [k] @B:Sion After all, while what he said is certainly fantastical, it is by no means impossible. [k] @B:Sion There very well could be another universe of the kind he posited. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 1] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Voyager Uh-huh. The universe is big.[sr]I'm sure we don't know everything about it. [k] [charaFace E 6] @Voyager You know, I felt like someone was calling me too. Someone from a distant star, far, far away... [k] [messageOff] [charaMoveScale E 1.05 0.7] [charaMove E 0,4 0.7] [wt 0.7] [se ad7] [charaShake E 0.04 3 2 0.3] [wt 0.6] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth F 1] [charaDepth E 2] [charaScale E 1.0] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 16] [charaFadein F 0.1 -128,0] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 128,0] @Erice There you are![sr]What do you think you're doing here, Voyager? [k] @Erice Do you have any idea how worried I was after you just suddenly floated away like that!? [k] @Voyager Do you want to go near Point Nemo too, Erice? To the rainbow sea, and the gods' banquet? [k] [charaFace F 12] @Erice The gods' banquet? I don't know what kind of signals you've been picking up, but knock it off. Now come on, we need to go back and finish our tokoroten cooking battle! [k] [charaFace F 24] [charaMoveReturn F -128,-10 0.4] [se ad78] @Erice Sorry Voyager was bothering you, Sion! Good night! [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [se ad344] [seVolume ad344 0 0.2] [se ad576] [seVolume ad576 0 0.3] [charaFace F 18] [charaMove F -256,0 2.4] [wt 0.05] [charaMove E 0,0 2.4] [charaShake E 0.1 0 2 2.4] [charaFace E 9] [wt 0.7] [charaTalk on] @Voyager But I want to go to the great Foreigner festival too. Aah, wait, Ericeee... [k] [charaFace F 16] @Erice Oh, hell no. We both know you're tired anyway.[sr]Besides, you're just an honorary Foreigner, right? [k] [charaFace F 17] @Erice In any case, there's something inappropri[line 2]Ahem, I mean, I have a reeeally bad feeling about this! [k] [messageOff] [se ad344] [seVolume ad344 0 0.2] [se ad576] [seVolume ad576 0 0.3] [charaMove F -384,0 2.4] [wt 0.05] [charaMove E -128,0 2.4] [charaShake E 0.1 0 2 2.4] [wt 0.7] [seStop ad576 0.7] [charaFadeout F 0.7] [charaFadeout E 0.7] [wt 1.0] [se ad8] [wt 2.4] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 15] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @A:Sion Hmm. Maybe it is a bad sign that a Foreigner like Voyager who is so inarguably from our world is also being influenced by whatever is going on here? [k] [charaFace A 10] @A:Sion Oh well! Since there is nothing I can do, I think I will just hope that Captain is enjoying himself and go have some dreams of my own! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]