$03-00-09-11-4-0 [soundStopAll] [enableFullScreen] [charaSet A 1098124500 1 "Da Vinci"] [charaSet B 1049000 1 "Senji Muramasa"] [charaSet C 5045001 1 Altria] [charaSet D 1050000 1 Barghest] [scene 120200] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [se ad492] [wt 2.5] [seStop ad492 1.0] [wt 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_112 0.1] [wt 1.0] ?1:Well, this has been a day of extremes. ?2:One minute we're fighting, the next we're enjoying a veritable feast. ?! [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Whoa, these gnocchi are so good! I love how versatile potatoes are, no matter what world they come from! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 19] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Senji Muramasa These oysters are amazing, too! [k] @Senji Muramasa I was a little shocked when they came out on that huge plate piled up to the ceiling, but damn if I couldn't eat these things forever! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 5] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Altria Don't let the fancy presentation fool you. It's not nearly as impressive as it looks. [k] @Altria Just look at all those meat pies dominating the table. There must be enough here to cover Gareth's entire shield. That makes pretty clear how vain Baggie is. [k] @Altria She's obviously trying to break our concentration by overwhelming us with quantity and flourishes. Won't work on me though. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.7] ?1:So, you're not aware that you're taking a[csr]bite of meat pie even as you speak? ?! [wt 0.2] [cueSe SE_21 21_ad1106] [cueSeVolume 21_ad1106 0 0.2] [cueSeStop 21_ad1106 0.7] [se ade162] [seStop ade162 0.7] [wt 1.5] [charaFace C 9] @Altria Oh man. This IS really good... [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest There. I changed back to my usual armor now that I'm done with both fighting and cooking. [k] @Barghest I do hope you like the food. I apologize that I couldn't make anything more than these simple dishes. [k] @Barghest Normally I would have had my chefs do the cooking, but I had to give them a leave of absence as part of my house arrest. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 18] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] ?1:You mean...you made all this yourself? ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest That's right. But it's nothing too impressive. [k] @Barghest I merely imitated flour-based human culinary techniques and drilled them into me. [k] @Barghest It's a far cry from the gourmet cuisine they serve in Camelot. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 8] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Altria H-huh, is that so? I didn't think you Tam Lin were so...domestic. [k] @Altria It must be hard being the lord of a hick town like this if you have to do your own cooking. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 10] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest Hm? I don't understand. Shouldn't everyone who plans to get married someday be able to do all manner of housework? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaShake C 0.04 2 2 0] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 35] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] ?1:Oookay, let's not go down that path any further.[csr]Besides, we have other things to talk about. ?2:Ahem! Everything was great, but I think we should get down to business. ?! [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_112 1.0] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaShakeStop C] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest Indeed. Now that we've come this far, I will be completely frank with you. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] @Barghest I want to keep the residents of Britain safe. That is why I pledged my horn to Her Majesty. [k] @Barghest But...Her Majesty does not share that goal. In fact, she is actively working to worsen the Great Calamity. [k] @Barghest She cares only for Faerie Britain itself, not the fae who inhabit it. [k] @Barghest So, here is my proposal to you, Child of Prophecy. [k] @Barghest If you mean to ring the Bells of Pilgrimage so that you may truly save Britain, I am willing to fight for your cause. [k] @Barghest If need be, I will even rise up against the queen herself during the battle of Camelot that is now sure to come. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Altria ...You're serious about this, aren't you? [k] @Altria I don't mind having you on board, but what about your pride as a knight? [k] @Altria You really want to join our side, even after you destroyed the human ranch and burned down the Welsh forest at the queen's command? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest That's right. Even if it is too little, too late, I still wish to join you. [k] @Barghest As to my crimes, you are welcome to convene a court martial after the battle of Camelot. [k] @Barghest Rest assured that I will expect no mercy. I will accept whatever punishment fits my crimes. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 11] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Senji Muramasa ... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest But first, I want you to promise me one thing. [k] @Barghest [%1], Da Vinci, you have both said it is possible for Faerie Britain's residents to immigrate to Proper Human History. [k] @Barghest If that is true, and you two are willing to tolerate faeries living among you... [k] @Barghest ...then I would ask that you please give the matter some thought. [k] @Barghest Her Majesty has already told me that our Britain is what is known as a Lostbelt[line 2] [k] @Barghest A world that was meant to disappear to make way for Proper Human History. [k] @Barghest ...I believe it. I have no doubt that this Britain should never have come to exist. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 24] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Da Vinci ...What makes you say that, Barghest? [k] @Da Vinci You want to protect Britain, right? So why do you think it should never have existed? Aren't those two ideas mutually exclusive? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 9] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest ...Because we fear this land. Every one of us. [k] @Barghest I suspect you could ask any faerie in the land, and they would give the same answer. [k] [charaFace D 0] @Barghest At any rate, under Queen Morgan's reign, every faerie will perish by the end of the year. [k] @Barghest I naturally have no notion of what our lives would be like under the Child of Prophecy's reign. [k] @Barghest But if there should be faeries who, under her reign, wish to move outside the world, I hope you would take them in. [k] @Barghest ...If worse comes to worst,[sr]and this Britain really does disappear... [k] @Barghest I could ask for nothing more than to have the faeries born here live on in your world. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 24] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 0.7] ?1:What do you think, Technical Advisor? ?! [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 1.0] [charaFace A 14] [wt 1.5] [charaFace A 0] [bgm BGM_MAP_73 0.1] @Da Vinci I think it's a great idea. In fact, I can't come up with a single reason to refuse. [k] @Da Vinci The Storm Border is big enough to hold up to five hundred refugees. [k] @Da Vinci They would have to live there until we resolve the Bleached Earth Phenomenon, of course... [k] @Da Vinci But as long as they're okay with that, they should be able to get by in the Border just fine. [k] @Da Vinci Besides, this is exactly what the Storm Border was designed for. It's a modern-day Noah's ark. [k] @Da Vinci While there aren't very many of them, there have been a few vessels like that in Proper Human History. They served as literal lifeboats to preserve the future of the species they carried. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Senji Muramasa Five hundred ain't a whole lot compared to the faerie population at large, though. You gonna be okay with that, Barghest? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 11] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest ...Yes. Saving even a small number is far better than failing to save anyone. [k] @Barghest As long as you remember this promise[line 2]no, my wish...then I will gladly become a filthy turncoat for your cause. [k] @Barghest ...Of course, I am sure Sir Gawain would think poorly of me for this. [k] @Barghest However briefly I used his name, I admit the very idea of betraying one's lord must be unthinkable to him. [k] ?1:Gawain would have some choice words for you,[csr]but he'd also be proud of you. [charaFace D 9] @Barghest I-I see. So he really would scold me... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 24] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Da Vinci But I have to ask: Are you sure about this, Barghest? Never mind the politics. Are you sure you can trust us, your enemies? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ?2:...Are you really sure about this? ?! [charaFace D 1] @Barghest I'm sure. You said something like this[sr]before yourself, [%1]. [k] @Barghest Even if the world is about to disappear, you didn't want to let what might come tomorrow ruin today. [k] [charaFace D 11] @Barghest ...And you were exactly right. Instead of worrying what might happen tomorrow, I should focus on what I can do today. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [bgmStop BGM_MAP_73 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_139 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 30] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Altria (Sigh) All right. I can't possibly turn you down at this point. [k] @Altria Forgetting for a moment how in the world I'm going to explain this to Oberon... [k] [charaFace C 6] @Altria Tam Lin Barghest, if you really want to help the Child of Prophecy, you can do so in Camelot. [k] @Altria Once the fighting there begins, you're to refrain from attacking the Round Table Army. That part is absolutely nonnegotiable. [k] @Altria Aside from that... Well, if you feel like neutralizing some of the queen's army for us, I'm not going to stop you. [k] @Altria Anyway, those are my only instructions.[sr]Any thoughts, Barghest? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest ...I'm surprised you didn't ask me to open the castle's gates from the inside for you. Did I not say you need not hold back on my behalf? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Altria I know, but I just don't trust you enough to rely on you for something so crucial. [k] @Altria All you have to do is fight within your means.[sr]We can break down the gates ourselves. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 8] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest ...Good point. If I were lying, you would certainly be in dire straits if you trusted me to open the gates for you. [k] @Barghest You've made the right choice... But I must admit, I didn't expect you to be so severe. [k] ?1:Personally, I don't think it's gonna come to that. ?! [messageOff] [wt 0.5] ?1:By the way, on a much lighter subject... ?! @Barghest Yes? I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_139 0.7] ?1:Could you introduce us to your significant other? ?! [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth A 2] [charaDepth C 1] [charaDepth B 3] [charaFace A 19] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [charaFace C 3] [charaFadeinFSL C 0.1 -320,0] [charaFace B 16] [charaFadeinFSR B 0.1 320,0] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_94 0.1] [charaTalk on] @Da Vinci Yeah, I'd love to meet them, too![sr]We heard all about it in town. [k] @Da Vinci They say you come back to Manchester all the time just so you can spend time with your new squeeze! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 3] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest ...It's not “all the time.”[sr]I just come here as often as I can. [k] [charaFace D 7] @Barghest Besides, he's not my significant other at all.[sr]He's just a human boy I take care of. [k] @Barghest I only love the strong. [k] @Barghest I would never even dream of taking a lover as weak, incapable, and devoid of a future as him. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 16] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Senji Muramasa You sure about that? They say love is blind for a reason. You could just as well end up falling in love with the last person you'd suspect. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 6] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest I-I could? ...I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that Proper Human History's culture is so...advanced... [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_94 1.0] [charaFace D 4] @Barghest But, um, I digress. [k] @Barghest Adonis is very weak. He's been sickly all his life.[sr]He's currently recuperating here in my mansion. [k] @Barghest While he was very excited to meet you when I told[sr]him about you, [%1]...I'm afraid he's been struggling with an unrelenting coughing fit recently. [k] [charaFace D 0] @Barghest And I haven't been able to get him the medicine he needs thanks to the imminent Great Calamity. [k] @Barghest So I want to at least let him get all the rest he needs. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaFace D 11] @Barghest That said...I would be very grateful if you could come here to meet him after the battle at Camelot. [k] @Barghest I may not be able to come back myself, but I know you would all get along very well. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 27] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Altria ... [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 7] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Senji Muramasa Gotcha. Sorry for the uncouth request. [k] @Senji Muramasa I guess faeries aren't the only[sr]people you want to keep safe. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 13] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest Of course not. I may not hesitate to discipline uneducated humans, but even that is no more than the basic training humans need to survive in this world. [k] @Barghest Faeries and humans are two halves of one whole. You cannot treat them separately. Protecting faeries means doing the same for humans. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Well, this has been a really productive talk.[sr]I'm glad we stopped by Manchester. [k] [charaFace A 19] @Da Vinci I think this has been a good respite for you too, Altria. You must've enjoyed getting to talk with an old faerie friend of yours, right? [k] @Da Vinci Sure, you might've been acting huffy, but you clearly also enjoyed the meat pies, seeing how you ate so many. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 3] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFace C 29] @Altria A respite!? Hardly! This wore me out even more than acting the part of the Child of Prophecy around the Round Table Army! [k] @Altria Now, if we're done here, let's get going already! We still have to make it to the Lake District by nightfall! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 10] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest The Lake District?[sr]...I see. So you're going to Orkney. [k] [charaFace D 0] @Barghest There may not be very many mors up north, but each individual mors there is stronger than what you are accustomed to. [k] @Barghest And those in the Lake District are especially strong at that. Be careful out there. [k] ?1:Thanks for the heads-up. ?2:Got it. See you later then. ?! [charaFace D 9] @Barghest ... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 23] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Da Vinci What is it, Barghest? Still got something on your mind? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest ...Yes. I was just thinking about the relationship between Master and Servant you told me about during our meal. [k] @Barghest Her Majesty has told me about Servants as well. [k] @Barghest Servants are spirit beings that are retrieved from the chronicle of human history... A place beyond time known as the Throne of Heroes. [k] @Barghest They come into being when their Master summons them for a particular purpose. [k] @Barghest These Servants then stay by their Master's side, and should their Master die, they vanish. [k] @Barghest ...Do I have that all correct? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Pretty much, yep. Why? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 2.0] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 8] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest ...Then it doesn't make sense. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 12] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Senji Muramasa What? That a Servant'd obey a Master when the Master's weaker? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 6] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest I've wondered about that too, but no, that isn't what I'm talking about now. [k] [charaFace D 0] @Barghest ...I'm talking about Beryl Gut. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] @Barghest He claims that Queen Morgan is a[sr]Servant he summoned himself... [k] @Barghest But Queen Morgan has never called Beryl Gut her Master. [k] @Barghest And above all, he only came to Faerie Britain a few months ago, while Morgan has been queen for over two thousand years. [k] @Barghest That's what doesn't make sense. Her Majesty was alive and well long before this man came along. [k] @Barghest Unless... Is it possible to summon a Servant version of a currently living person? [k] ?1:I've never heard of anything like that before, but maybe... ?2:Honestly, I've been wondering about that, too. ?! [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 24] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Da Vinci I can think of one possibility. [k] @Da Vinci There have been a few cases where the future forms of Heroic Spirits with exceptionally complex histories have been summoned in the present day while their original selves were still alive. [k] @Da Vinci And since in Proper Human History, Morgan was known to have three separate personalities, it could be that one of them was summoned here. [k] @Da Vinci But of course, if that were the case, it would also mean there are two Morgans here in Faerie Britain. [k] @Da Vinci I don't suppose you've seen any signs of a second Morgan, or even heard rumors to that effect? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Barghest No, I haven't. There is only one Queen Morgan, and she is not a Servant. [k] @Barghest I have served Her Majesty for two hundred years. I am absolutely certain she is a faerie. [k] @Barghest That's why I wished to ask you about this. [k] @Barghest Is this Beryl Gut truly Morgan's Master? 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