$03-00-04-13-1-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 8001410 1 Mash] [charaSet B 1039001 1 Lakshmi] [charaSet C 1019001 1 Rama] [charaSet D 1098127610 1 Peperoncino] [charaSet E 23003001 1 Ganesha] [charaSet F 98115300 1 Holmes] [charaSet G 1098124510 1 "Da Vinci"] [charaSet H 1098123010 1 Meunière] [charaSet I 98002000 1 Fou] [charaSet J 98115000 1 Effect] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaEffect J bit_talk_10_LowLevel] [scene 74901] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino ...Honestly, I don't think the name on your birth certificate matters that much. [k] @Peperoncino What really matters is what people think of you and what THEY call you. [k] [charaFace D 9] @Peperoncino That says so much more about who you really are than a name in some database ever could. [k] [charaFace D 1] @Peperoncino Just look at all the famous historical figures who aren't known by the names they were given at birth! [k] [charaFace D 3] @Peperoncino You even had some in Chaldea, like Billy the Kid and Blackbeard, right? So there's no reason I can't[line 2] [k] ?1:Nice try. Now spit it out! ?2:Oh just tell us your real name already! ?! [charaFace D 2] @Peperoncino Will you listen to me!? This is important, dammit! [k] [charaFace D 7] @Peperoncino ...Oh, the hell with it.[sr]It's Arou, okay? [k] @Peperoncino My old name is Myourenji Arou. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash Myourenji Arou... So that's your real name? [k] ?1:I had a feeling you were Japanese! ?2:Figures. Where the heck did “Peperoncino” come from...? ?! [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 3] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Hm, so you had your suspicions all along,[sr]did you, [%1]!? [k] @Peperoncino You're surprisingly observant, aren't you?[sr]You little devil, you! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 11] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash I'm impressed you figured that out before I did when I've known Pepe longer, Senpai... I guess I still have a lot to learn about being more observant... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 8] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Anyway, it really doesn't mean anything to me, so I'd rather you just keep calling me Sexy Pepe as always. [k] [charaFace D 3] @Peperoncino In fact, don't even bother calling me that other name, 'cause I won't respond. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] [charaMoveReturn I 15,0 0.8] @Fou Fou fooou.[charaMoveReturn I -15,0 0.8] [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino ...And don't ask me anything else about where I came from or who I was before Chaldea. Besides, there's nothing there that isn't in my Team A profile. [k] @Peperoncino All you need to know is that after I left Japan for the West and started really enjoying my life, one thing led to another, and I ended up getting to know some people at the Clock Tower. [k] [charaFace D 4] @Peperoncino Eventually, Marisbury invited me to Chaldea, saying my combat experience was just what he needed to make up for the academic bent of all the other mages... [k] @Peperoncino ...and now, here we are. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Da Vinci So then, you must've been born to a mage family, right?[sr]Shugendou, was it? [k] [charaFace G 35] @Da Vinci I'd looove to learn more about it, since it's the foundation of Far East magecraft and all. Pleeease? (Puppy dog eyes) [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Don't try to milk the whole little girl appearance thing. It's demeaning. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes I've heard that Shugendou is a mixture of Buddhism and mountain worship unique to Japan. [k] @Holmes Did Marisbury bring you on to serve as Team A's guide...or perhaps an overseer of sorts? [k] @Holmes Survival is crucial when Rayshifting to an unfamiliar location, after all. [k] @Holmes Perhaps it was your job to keep an eye on the others and ensure they could survive even in harsh environments? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 9] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Hehe. I'll say it was something like that and leave it there. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Ganesha I remember you saying something about being able to use Divine Power before. [k] @Ganesha But then, how come the names of the spells you use in battle don't sound anything like Shugendou? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 8] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino That's just 'cause I made them up myself. Traditional Japanese names are just lacking a certain je ne sais quoi. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.5] [charaFace D 3] @Peperoncino ...Anyway, as much as I love me, I'd love a different topic of conversation even more. [k] @Peperoncino Shouldn't we be discussing our next course of action? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_71 0.1] @Rama He makes a good point. Honestly, I don't care what his name is. We should be trying to figure out how we can possibly take down Arjuna. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash Yes... You're absolutely right. [k] @Mash I do think we're on the right track, but I can't help but think we're still missing something crucial... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Lakshmi ...All right, enough stalling.[sr]You've got something in mind, don't you? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash Huh? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 8] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Who, me? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Lakshmi Yes, you. It's obvious you know something, just like you did earlier. It's written all over your face. [k] ?1:(She sure doesn't want for conviction...) ?! [charaSet I 1098123210 1 Goredolf] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 8] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Hehe, you got me. [k] @Peperoncino Daybit really is something else.[sr]I guess this is what you call natural intuition? [k] @Peperoncino “The more godlike a god is, the stronger they are.”[sr]That's it in a nutshell. [k] [charaFace D 9] @Peperoncino And it's exactly what we needed to be reminded of. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 12] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash What do you mean...? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino It couldn't be more basic. Think about it. What makes a god a god? Here, let me put it another way. [k] @Peperoncino Which kind of god do you think is stronger? One nobody's ever heard of, or one everyone believes in and prays to? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Now I see. Basic, indeed.[sr]A fact so elementary that I failed to consider it. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Meunière I can't tell if you're serious,[sr]or if this is just sour grapes... [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino There's something similar for Servants too.[sr]I think it's called a fame bonus? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Ohhh, yeah. Now that you've pointed it out,[sr]it really is a simple problem. [k] [charaFace G 24] @Da Vinci The reason Arjuna is a god here isn't just because he collected every Divinity in this land for himself. [k] [charaFace G 25] @Da Vinci It's also because the people here worship him as a god. [k] @Da Vinci Buuut...what would happen if they[sr]didn't consider him a god anymore? [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_71 1.5] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 10] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Goredolf ...His divine strength would be reduced. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Holmes Precisely, Director. [k] ?1:Umm... I still don't get it. ?! [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut J 1200,1200] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 9] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino It means the fewer people who believe[sr]Arjuna's a god, the weaker he'll become. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 1] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Ganesha Ganesha's super popular, so I don't have any idea what it feels like to have faith in you fade away. No, really. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Rama I see. So this is like asking where I can be a greater hero: the India that knows me, or this India that doesn't. [k] @Rama By virtue of who I am, I can of course be a great hero in either...but there is still bound to be a difference. [k] @Rama If these two versions of me were to throw their Brahmastras at one another... [k] @Rama ...the victor would surely be the one from the India that knows me. And there would definitely be an observable gap between the two. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash Now I get it. So then, how can we get people here to stop believing in Arjuna...? [k] ?1:There's a great place to find out! ?2:We're already heading somewhere where we can figure that out! ?! [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Lakshmi Dival... Then, you're saying my resistance[sr]was not for naught after all? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Not at all! If anything, you already did the hardest work of making our first toehold! I'm super grateful! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] @Lakshmi ...To be honest, I have had my[sr]doubts about my actions here. [k] [charaSet I 98002000 1 Fou] @Lakshmi While I never doubted my conviction that this world was wrong, and desperately needed to be fixed... [k] @Lakshmi ...I did wonder if my efforts here were meaningful, and whether there was anything to be gained by involving the people of this land in my fight. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash ... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 9] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Lakshmi This war I started...people have gotten hurt. [k] @Lakshmi I may be a queen and a commander, but I am not so saintly as I am made out to be. I still have doubts. [k] [charaFace B 4] @Lakshmi I do believe in what I'm doing, but I'm not so naive that I never thought to question it. [k] @Lakshmi I have never forgotten what one of the[sr]locals told me back when this began. [k] [charaFace B 9] @Lakshmi They said what I was doing was meaningless. That I was pointlessly endangering innocents, even getting them hurt. [k] [charaFace B 1] @Lakshmi But...it wasn't meaningless after all, was it? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 9] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino It sure wasn't. Your village is showing us the way forward. Now we just need to keep spreading the gospel, so to speak. [k] [charaFace D 1] @Peperoncino It might not be easy, but your village has proven that these people can change their minds. [k] @Peperoncino Who's to say the same can't happen somewhere else? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Lakshmi ...You're right. Once we get back to Dival, I'll talk to the villagers and ask them to help us spread this movement. [k] @Lakshmi I expect the people of this land will be much more receptive to them than they would be to someone like me. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Sure, but every movement needs a charismatic leader like yourself, y'know? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Lakshmi Oh... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Mash (A movement to get the people here to resist the current state of their world... I know that would help us...but...) [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Peperoncino (Oh... I see you've realized the paradox with this plan, Mashie. Figured you might...) [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 0.7] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Rama Good, our plan of action is set.[sr]Then let's be on our way. [k] @Rama You know, I think I even feel lighter on my feet now. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Ganesha Guh, speak for yourself. All the bad karma I racked up as an unemployed bum is still weighing me down. [k] [charaFace E 1] @Ganesha I wish there was a wagon or something here right now.[sr]It wouldn't even have to have any seats. [k] @Ganesha Really, I don't care what I ride[sr]on as long as I don't have to walk. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] [charaMove I 80,0 1.0] @Fou Fou, fooou! [k] [messageOff] [se adm21] [charaMove I -80,80 0.6] [wt 0.3] [charaFadeout I 0.4] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk off] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth I 2] [charaDepth E 1] [charaFace E 1] [charaFadein E 0.1 -100,0] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.4 250,-40] [charaMove I 150,0 0.4] [wt 0.3] [se ad111] [charaFace E 2] [charaShake E 0.05 2 2 0.6] [wt 0.8] [charaTalk on] @Ganesha Did you just jump on me like I'M the one who should be giving YOU a ride, you weird cat-thing!? Ganesha is no mere pack mule! [k] [charaFace E 1] @Ganesha Do you think you're more important than a god!? I mean, you're really cute so I guess you can ride, but still... [k] @Fou Fou, fou. Kyu? [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 2.0] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]