$94-01-50-03-1-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 5025001 1 Edison] [charaSet B 2011001 1 "Nikola Tesla"] [charaSet C 98001000 1 Mash] [charaSet D 5023001 1 Helena] [charaSet E 9005001 1 Holmes] [charaSet H 5009000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [cameraMove 0.1 0,-25 1.0] [scene 10204] [wipeFilter cinema 0.5 0] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] @A:Lion Summer... [k] @B:Gentleman Summer... [k] @A:Lion The beach... [k] @B:Gentleman Swimsuits...! [k] [charaTalk off] [charaFace A 2] [charaFadein A 0.3 300,-50] [charaFace B 2] [charaFadein B 0.3 -300,-50] [charaMove A 256,-50 0.1] [charaMove B -256,-50 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] @Gentleman & Lion [fontSize large][messageShake 0.05 5 8 0.6]The summer event season is here! [k] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] @Edison I've been waiting for this moment! Last year's barbecue tournament may have ended in a draw, but this year will be different! [k] [charaFace B 5] @Nikola Tesla A draw? I see you still refuse to face reality.[sr]I quite handily won that tournament! [k] [charaFace A 0] @Edison Oho, so you remember our match last year, you oddball? I don't know what else I should have expected from the man who showed up at the beach wearing a suit. [k] @Edison What a truly bizarre idea that was. What was in your head to make you wear such a tight suit? Was it all you could afford? Did it remind you of your boyhood? [k] [charaFace A 5] @Edison Regardless, it's sad to see one so lacking in fashion sense! It almost makes me wish I could share my all-weather suit with you! [k] @Nikola Tesla If anyone here has made foolish, bizarre choices in their manner of dress, it is you. Since you seem to have forgotten, let me refresh your memory. [k] @Nikola Tesla Our venue was a barbecue on the beach! We competed fiercely to prove which of us was the superior cook, even as the blazing sun cooked us in turn! [k] [charaFace A 1] @Edison Of course I remember that much, you fool! I also remember how I missed my chance to try Japanese beef! [k] [charaFace A 4] @Edison But that's my only regret![sr]Why, you ask? WHY!? [k] [charaFace A 5] @Edison Because in the end, you turned pale and had to have Ms. Blavatsky nurse you back to health, all because you were a vegetarian! [k] [charaFace A 2] @Edison What a right fool you looked! Though I will say you did look quite comfortable, using her lap as a pillow! Some gentleman you are! Wahahahaha! [k] [charaFace B 2] @Nikola Tesla Do you ever shut that oversized mouth of yours, you overly litigious furball!? That does nothing to change the fact that victory was mine on paper! [k] [charaFace A 5] @Edison What did you say!? [k] @Edison That does it! This year, I will prove one irrefutable fact to you on the beach! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 2] [charaScale A 1.4] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-85] @Edison [fontSize large]I'm the king of the barbecue! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaScale A 1.0] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 2] [charaScale B 1.4] [charaFadein B 0.1 0,-60] @Nikola Tesla [fontSize large]Bring it on, you mangy plebeian! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.7] [wait fade] [charaFadeout B 0] [charaScale B 1.0] [wipeOff] [fadein black 0.5] [wait fade] ?1:They're fighting again! [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 12] [charaFadein C 0.4 1] @Mash S-so I see. Fortunately, they're only arguing about barbecue for the moment... [k] @Mash But if they were to fight over something serious,[sr]it could threaten the entire Command Room... [k] ?2:It's great to see them getting along so well. [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.4 1] @Mash I...can't say it looks that way to me. [k] [charaFace C 13] @Mash But then, you may be right. They may sound upset,[sr]but it's not as though they've come to blo[line 2] [k] ?! [messageOff] [wipeout rectangleStripRightToLeft 0.5 1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 0.5] [wait wipe] [cameraMove 0.1 0,0 1.0] [charaFadeout C 0] [charaTalk off] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0 1] [wt 0.2] [wipein rectangleStripLeftToRight 0.5 1] [wait wipe] [bgm BGM_EVENT_3 0.1] @Edison Hrn! [k] [charaMoveReturn A -30,0 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0 1] [charaPut H 20,190] [charaEffect H bit_talk_13] [wt 0.1] [se bac9] [charaShake B 0.05 3 3 0.3] [wt 1.0] [charaFace B 5] @Nikola Tesla Take that! [k] [se ad61] [seStop ad61 2.5] [charaEffect B bit_talk_lightning_02t] [wt 2.0] [charaEffectStop B] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut B 1200,1200] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash Uh... [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_3 0.4] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.4 1] @Helena Stop that! What do you two think you're doing!? [k] [charaFace D 5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] @Helena Just because it's summer doesn't mean anything goes. How many times do I have to tell you to use your words, not your weapons? [k] @Helena You two should be ashamed of yourselves, quarreling like children. If that's how you'll behave, then you can take it outside! [k] [charaFace D 0] @Helena ...But don't take that to mean it's okay to fight as long as you do it outdoors, you hear? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @B:Gentleman (& Lion) ...I'm sorry.[sr]Perhaps the summer heat HAS gotten to me. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena That's more like it.[sr]What a good boy you are. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @A:Lion (& Gentleman) I'm sorry you had to see that...[sr]I think I'll go give myself some time to cool down... [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 0.7] [charaFadeout A 0.7] [charaMove A 300,0 1.0] [wt 0.7] [wt 0.3] [charaTalk off] [charaFadeout B 0.7] [charaMove B -300,0 1.0] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash What a skilled mediator you are, Helena. [k] [charaFace C 13] @Mash The moment you glared at them,[sr]they turned meek as little kittens! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena Kittens, huh. Is that some form of modern slang?[sr]I guess they ARE like a couple of cute kittens. [k] ?1:I see you keep your cool even in summer, Helena. @Helena Hmm, I guess I do. [k] ?2:No wonder you're everyone's mom[line 2]er, big sister. [charaFace D 1] @Helena Haha, you can call me a mom if you want.[sr]I don't care about my age anymore. [k] ?! [charaFace D 0] @Helena I guess I'm just not mentally young enough to run around with all these youngsters anymore. [k] @Helena Compared to most Servants, I lived a very long life,[sr]so if anything, I feel like a granny! [k] ?1:So you're a grandmotherly girl? ?2:So you're a girlish grandmother? ?! [charaFace D 1] @Helena Hehe, I know, you wouldn't think it to look at me, but I really am an old lady. [k] ?1:Uh-huh. Sure you are. ?2:I find that hard to believe. ?! [charaFace D 0] @Helena Yeah? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 0] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 2] @Mash Mentally young...? [k] [charaFace C 12] @Mash You certainly do look young, though.[sr]Could it be that... [k] @Mash ...you still retain all your memories from when you were alive? [k] @Helena You got it. I remember everything from my life,[sr]including my old age, as if I'd never died. [k] [charaFace C 0] @Mash So then, your Servant form IS the real Helena Blavatsky, from when you were at the end of your life? [k] @Helena Sure is. [k] @Mash But then...how come you don't look your age? [k] [charaFace D 1] @Helena Haha, good question. You see[line 2] [k] ?1:Don't heroes always materialize in their prime? ?2:Isn't that the case for you too, Helena? ?! [charaFace D 0] @Helena Hmm, well, yes and no. [k] @Helena Did I never tell you before that this is how I always looked? [k] @Helena I put on my granny form whenever I went out in public,[sr]but in private, I usually looked like this. [k] [charaFace C 6] @Mash You mean, you used magecraft?[sr]Isn't that[line 2] [k] @Helena Yup. And I'm pretty sure I was in my prime in my twilight years. [k] [charaFace D 4] @Helena I put a lot of energy into writing my book. Though I was frustrated almost all the time about how I couldn't manage to complete it. [k] @Helena ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena ...Oops. [k] [charaFace D 1] @Helena Ahaha! Here I've been trying to be all vague about my mental age, and now I've just come out and said it! [k] @Helena Hehe. Well, I guess it's simplest to just say that I'm a lot older than I look! [k] ?1:R-really? ?2:I still find that hard to believe. ?! [charaFace D 0] @Helena Hmm. Really? [k] [charaFace D 1] @Helena ...Hehe, I see.[sr]Thanks. I'll take that as a compliment. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [messageOff] [se ad8] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 1] [charaFadein E 0.4 1] @Holmes Good day, everyone! [k] @Holmes I just saw Mr. Edison and Mr. Tesla hanging their heads in shame out in the hallway. [k] @Holmes I presume that once again Madame Blavatsky has succeeded in putting paid to one of their petty feuds. [k] [charaFace E 5] @Holmes And I can see that from there the topic turned to her seemingly unflappable calm... [k] @Holmes In turn, she went on to reveal quite on her own that she is much older in mind than she is in body. [k] @Holmes Furthermore[line 2] [k] @Mash (Y-you really are amazing, Holmes! I can't believe you picked all that up from a cursory glance!) [k] [charaFace E 0] @Holmes That's very kind of you, Ms. Kyrielight, but I'm afraid I merely happened to overhear your conversation. Now, here is the real problem. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash There's a problem? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 0.7] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Holmes There is indeed.[sr]After all, [%1], you said yourself... [k] [charaFace E 6] @Holmes What she claims is difficult to credit, is it not? [k] @Holmes That while she may possess a calm and grown-up demeanor, seeing her as an old woman, even if only in mind, is something you cannot do. [k] ?1:Nope, I can't. ?2:She does give off a mothe[line 2]uh, sisterly vibe, though! ?! [charaFace E 0] @Holmes There you have it, Madame Blavatsky.[sr][&He:She] simply does not believe you. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_5 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena ! [k] [charaFace D 2] @Helena ...Mr. Holmes! [k] @Helena There are some things one should never, ever say! [k] [messageOff] [se ad39] [charaPut H 0,-150] [charaScale H 1.4] [charaEffect H bit_talk_17] [wt 3.0] [wipeout rightToLeft 0.4 1] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout D 0] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop H bit_talk_17] [wipein rightToLeft 0.4 1] [wait wipe] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash H-Helena!? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 6] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Holmes My my, it seems I've truly stepped in it this time. How terribly foolish of me. [k] @Holmes Ah, would you look at that. I have urgent business far from here that I must attend to posthaste, so I leave you two to deal with Madame Blavatsky. Good day! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.4] [charaMove E -64,0 0.2] [se ad59] [seStop ad59 1.0] [wt 0.5] [se ad8] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash Ah! [k] ?1:He just ran away! ?2:No fair, Holmes! No fair! ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena ... [k] @Helena ...You don't believe me? [k] @Helena You don't believe me...[sr]You don't trust me. [k] @Helena You don't believe me... You don't trust me...[sr]You think I'm a fake... A phony... A fraud... [k] @Helena Is that what you think of me?[sr]Is that how you see me? [k] [charaFace D 4] @Helena (Mumbles indistinctly) [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 15] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash P-please calm down, Helena. I don't know why Holmes was so strangely adamant about that. [k] @Mash But Senpai never said [&he:she] doesn't trust you.[sr][&He:She] just said that to express [&his:her] surprise. [k] ?1:I'm sorry, Helena. ?2:I do believe you, I promise! ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena (Mumbles indistinctly) [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 12] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash ...Helena? [k] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth C 1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.4 572,0] [charaMove A 480,0 0.5] @Edison She can't hear you any more. [k] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.4 -572,0] [charaMove B -480,0 0.5] @Nikola Tesla Indeed. “Don't believe me,” “don't trust me,” “fake,” “phony,” “fraud,”... Those words remind her of a painful past. They still cut very deep indeed. [k] @Nikola Tesla Especially when spoken by those for whom she feels great affection. [k] @Edison Poor thing. She must be flashing back to how the Society for Psychical Research used to revile her when she was alive. [k] [charaFace A 5] @Edison As far as Ms. Blavatsky is concerned, those words are nothing less than a curse! In Eastern terms, they are akin to poking a sleeping dragon! [k] @Edison Essentially, whenever she feels something that reminds her of the SPR, she is immediately overwhelmed! [k] [charaFace C 15] @Mash Uh, th-thank you both for explaining what's going on! [k] [charaFace C 12] @Mash So then, Helena must have already suffered from those memories when Senpai mentioned that earlier. [k] [charaFace B 5] @Nikola Tesla Indeed. And then Sherlock Holmes came and dealt the final blow. He is nothing if not skilled in the art of psychological warfare. [k] @Edison Thus, she suffered not one such blow, but two! [k] @Nikola Tesla Indeed! Two is far greater than one! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena (Mumbles indistinctly) [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_5 0.4] @Helena ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 480,0] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 -480,0] @Mash Is it over? [k] [charaFace A 5] @Edison No, not yet! [k] [charaFace B 5] @Nikola Tesla Here it comes! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena Wa... [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_27 0.1] [charaFace D 3] @Helena [fontSize large][messageShake 0.05 5 8 0.3]Waaahhh! [k] [charaFace D 2] @Helena So that's how it is, huh? Fine! You want to call me a fraud? I'm a fraud! A magician! A conjurer! [k] @Helena You say there's no such thing as Mahatma?[sr]Fine, I'm sure there isn't! [k] ?1:Please calm down! ?2:I didn't say anything about Mahatma! ?! @Helena It's not like anyone else in the whole world has any idea what I can see and hear! Waaah! [k] [messageOff] [wipeout rightToLeft 0.7 1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_27 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaFadeout D 0] [wt 0.5] [wipein rightToLeft 0.5 1] [wait wipe] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 15] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_1 0.1] @Mash I-I think...she's experiencing a complete nervous breakdown! [k] @Edison I was afraid that might happen... [k] @Edison It's not often she becomes so completely overwhelmed and breaks down, but it HAS happened before... [k] [charaFace B 0] @Nikola Tesla She is a wonderful woman, full of pride and intelligence in abundance. But as with any feeling person, she can only take so much. [k] @Nikola Tesla This is what generally happens when she is pushed beyond her limits. And regretfully...we haven't helped matters by depending on her so much. [k] @Edison We certainly haven't.[sr]I feel terrible for my part in this. [k] [charaFace B 5] @Nikola Tesla Wait. Come to think of it, where did that[sr]deerstalker hat-less detective disappear to? [k] @Nikola Tesla If he hadn't stuck his pipe where it didn't belong,[sr]this would never have happened. [k] [charaFace A 5] @Edison Grrr! You're right! This is entirely his fault![sr]Where did Sigerson-slash-Holmes get off to!? [k] [charaFace B 2] @Nikola Tesla I'll try searching for him with my radio waves... Damn, no luck. Cursed Holmes! He must have long since made himself scarce! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Edison ...Grrr. Then I suppose we have no choice. [k] @Edison You and I have seen this sad sight before. Given the circumstances, it falls to us to set matters right, much as we did once in life. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 5] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Nikola Tesla I don't recall cooperating with you in any prior capacity, you mangy plebeian. But for now, I will humor you and your delusions. [k] [charaFace B 0] @Nikola Tesla We do indeed have no choice but to join forces and speak to her. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_1 0.3] [wt 0.4] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @Edison Indeed... Ahem. Helena. Helena. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena ... (Sniff) What is it? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1] @Edison You must not get carried away. [k] @Nikola Tesla You must not let yourself become isolated. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena ...[sr]... [k] @Helena ... (Sniff) Isn't that... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @Edison Yes. That is what you once told us. There are indeed things in this world that cannot be reached or seen. [k] @Nikola Tesla It is true. Not everyone can see them,[sr]nor can everyone reach them. [k] @Nikola Tesla You don't need to bear the brunt of every criticism slung your way in silence, but you don't have to respond with anger either. [k] @Nikola Tesla ...Isn't that right? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena ... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @Nikola Tesla Besides, it pains me deeply to see you so upset, my lady. [k] [charaFace A 1] @Edison Naturally, that goes for me as well.[sr]We want nothing more than for you to be happy. [k] ?1:That's true. [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 12] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash ...Helena. [k] ?2:I really am sorry if I upset you. [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 8] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash (I-I don't think you have anything to apologize for, Senpai...) [k] ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena ... (Sniff) ... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @Edison (Good, we're almost there![sr]Just a bit more should do it!) [k] [charaFace B 5] @Nikola Tesla (I know that! But we've gone as far as conventional methods can take us! We need something else that can take her mind off of things...) [k] [charaFace A 0] @Edison (Y-yes, you're right.[sr]What else could we... Hm?) [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.2] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 0.3] [cameraMove 0.2 -80,50 1.2] @Edison (What's that poster there?) [k] [messageOff] [wipeout rightToLeft 0.4 1] [wait wipe] [cameraHome 0.0] [charaTalk B] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] [wipein rightToLeft 0.4 1] [wait wipe] @Nikola Tesla (Let's see.[sr]“Come Have Fun Restoring a Singularity!”?) [k] @Edison (“Get ready to rev your summer engines in the[sr]Ishtar Cup!”) [k] [charaTalk off] @Gentleman & Lion (A race, huh...) [k] [charaFace A 5] [charaFace B 5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_4 0.1] @Gentleman & Lion (That's it! A race!) [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Nikola Tesla By the way, Ms. Blavatsky! Now that it's summer, what would you say to taking part in a race!? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena ... (Sniff) A race? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Edison There's nothing like a good race! Once you feel the wind blowing through your hair, you can forget all your troubles, my lady. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @Nikola Tesla Indeed, there truly is nothing like a good race.[sr]For once, I agree with you wholeheartedly. [k] [charaFace A 1] @Edison And why wouldn't you?[sr]For one thing, they also make for great movies. [k] [charaFace B 1] @Nikola Tesla Indeed. I'm especially partial to the Thunderdome Rally. It's the best. [k] [charaFace A 5] @Edison Hahaha, has your skintight suit cut off the circulation to your brain? Everyone knows the best kind of race is a Cannonball-like one! [k] [charaFace B 2] @Nikola Tesla What was that...!? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 12] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash Um, please try to stay calm, you two...[sr]You were doing really well. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena ...Heh. [k] [charaFace D 3] @Helena Thanks for helping me snap out of it, guys.[sr]You too, Mash, [%1]! [k] @Helena I should know better than to fly off the handle like that at my age. Ugh, I'm so embarrassed. Just forget everything you saw here, okay? [k] ?1:Will do! ?2:Already done! ?! [charaFace D 1] @Helena Thanks! [k] [charaFace D 0] @Helena Now, what's this about a race? [k] [charaFace D 1] @Helena A race, huh... Yeah, it might not hurt to do something like that for a change of pace! It might even be a good way to blow off some steam! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Edison Excellent! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Nikola Tesla Agreed. Besides, summer only comes once a year.[sr]You have every right to enjoy yourself now and then! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena Yeah. You're right.[sr]Okay, I'll do it! [k] @Helena And there's no time like the present![sr]Mahatma Change! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaDepth C 9] [charaDepth A 8] [charaDepth B 7] [charaTalk off] [charaFace C 2] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @Gentleman & Lion & Mash Mahatma Change!? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] [charaDepth D 8] [charaDepth H 9] [charaPut H 0,-100] [charaScale H 0.7] [se ad29] [flashin once 0.1 0.3 FFFFFFAF FFFFFF00] [charaEffect H bit_talk_30] [cameraMove 1.0 0,-20 1.2] [fadeout white 2.0] [wait fade] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [charaScale H 1.0] [charaEffectStop H bit_talk_magicalchange_front] [wt 0.7] [charaChange D 2028001 1 fade 0] [cameraHome 0] [fadein white 2.0] [wait fade] @Helena ...What do you think? I tried changing my class so I'd have a more 21st century summer look! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 12] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Mash !? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Nikola Tesla Wha... [k] ?1:That swimsuit doesn't look too 21st century to me! ?2:She actually changed classes... She's an Archer now! ?! [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Edison I didn't know we could change classes so easily![sr]Wait, hold on. This can't be right! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Nikola Tesla Oh, pay it no heed. That's just how it is with these sorts of events. Not that I would expect a mangy plebeian like you to know that, of course. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena Now let's see... Hmm.[sr]It looks like you need a partner for this race. [k] [charaFace D 4] @Helena Aw man, now what am I going to do.[sr]I already Mahatma Change'd my class... [k] @Helena But my Kumara Wheel is only big enough for one. The mobile lab I use as a Caster can carry more than one person at a time, but... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @Nikola Tesla Hehehe. [k] @Edison Not to worry! We were the ones to suggest this race to you in the first place. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Edison Naturally, you will have our full cooperation! [k] [charaFace B 0] @Nikola Tesla Precisely. There may be plenty of Heroic Spirits more powerful, but there are none who could prepare a custom vehicle nearly so quickly as the two of us! [k] ?1:There could be, for all you know. ?2:...I'm not so sure about that. ?! @Edison Right then. We've no time to waste! We shall build the Supportive Direct Current Thunderdome at once! [k] @Nikola Tesla Not a bad name at all, at least for a mangy plebeian! But I am afraid we shall call it the Supportive Alternating Current Thunderdome! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaScale A 1.3] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Edison Direct Current. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaScale A 1.0] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 5] [charaScale B 1.3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Nikola Tesla Alternating Current. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaScale B 1.0] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena ...What about the Supportive DC/AC Thunderdome? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 5] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @Gentleman & Lion [fontSize large]Done! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Helena Great.[sr]Okay then, let's go have ourselves a great race! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace A 2] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFace B 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 0] @Gentleman & Lion [fontSize x-large]Will do! [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_4 1.5] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]