$94-03-66-09-1-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 4032000 1 Reines] [charaSet B 6039000 1 Gray] [charaSet C 9008000 1 Astraea] [charaSet D 5011001 1 Babbage] [charaSet E 5019001 1 "El-Melloi II"] [charaSet H 98115000 1 Effect] [scene 73800] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.4 1] [se ad67] [wt 0.5] [seStop ad67 0.7] [wt 0.4] @Babbage ...I see. That fits in with my own theory as well. [k] [messageOff] [charaEffect H bit_talk_blight_02] [wt 0.2] [se ade96] [wt 2.3] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop H bit_talk_blight_02] [wt 0.3] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Babbage I've analyzed this paper a bit, and it would indeed seem to have the effects El-Melloi II has described. [k] ?1:I knew you'd come through, Steam King! ?2:Never underestimate robot power! ?! @Babbage A trifling analysis like this is hardly worthy of praise. At any rate, this does seem like it may lead us to the mastermind, but that will take more time. [k] @Babbage In the meantime, I invite you[sr]to wait here in my castle. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Astraea Very well, if you must. [twt 0.7][charaFace C 0]Still, there is one thing[sr]I'd like to discuss before we go any further. [k] @Astraea Why would this mastermind need to implant[sr][%1] with false memories? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [messageOff] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut H 1] [charaEffect H bit_talk_blight_02] [wt 1.5] [charaPut H 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop H bit_talk_blight_02] [wt 0.3] @Babbage Perhaps the paper [&he:she] almost ingested can provide[sr]a clue. Did the memories you saw at the time focus[sr]on any one person or thing in particular, [%1]? [k] ?1:Da Vinci... ?2:Yes. Someone very important to me. ?! [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [messageOff] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] @Astraea What about you, El-Melloi? I don't suppose you[sr]have a theory or two you could share with us? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @El-Melloi II ... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Astraea Is something wrong? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @El-Melloi II Sorry, it's a little odd hearing those words from that face. At any rate, yes, I do have one hypothesis. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Astraea And? Are you going to tell us you're not in the habit of discussing your hypotheses, like a detective might? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @El-Melloi II I have no such compunctions. I'm no detective; I'm a mage. Still, all I can say now is that I don't sense hostility from our opponent so much as I do pity. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [messageOff] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFace B 0] @Gray Huh? You mean, they feel sorry for us? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @El-Melloi II That's just the impression I get, but yes. Of course,[sr]ill intent is hardly a requisite for causing harm. [k] @El-Melloi II If anything, you can much more easily justify hurting others if you believe you're doing so for the right reasons. [k] @El-Melloi II At any rate, I doubt it will be long before our enemy makes a move, so take this time to rest and recuperate. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 0.5] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk off] [charaFace B 0] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 2] [charaFadein E 0.1 0] [wt 1.5] [charaTalk on] [charaFace B 1] @Gray In that case, sir, [bgm BGM_EVENT_94 0.1]let me comb your hair! [k] [charaFace E 3] [charaShake E 0.05 4 4 0.2] @El-Melloi II Huh!? [k] [charaFace B 5] @Gray I mean, just look at how messy it is.[sr]Being a Servant is no excuse for being sloppy. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Reines Hehehe, it's nice to have things back to normal. You should have her polish your shoes while she's at it, brother. [k] ?1:This is normal for you guys? ?2:Can El-Melloi not say no to his own pupil or something? ?! [charaFace A 7] @Reines I guess he manages to take care of himself in Chaldea then. Yeah, when my brother starts leaning on someone, he ends up relying on them for almost everything. [k] @Reines In the Clock Tower, he'd never get[sr]anything done if it wasn't for Gray. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth B 2] [charaDepth E 1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 -150,0] [charaFace B 5] [charaFadein B 0.1 90,0] @El-Melloi II C-cut that out, Reines![sr][twt 0.7][charaMove B 100,0 0.3][se ad7][charaShake E 0.05 3 3 0.2]Gray! Let go of my arm! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_94 1.2] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Reines Wait, hang on! I just realized something else! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Gray Huh? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Reines The whole reason we were summoned[sr]here is because my brother failed! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 3] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFace E 4] @El-Melloi II Well, uh... You know...[bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [k] ?1:What do you mean? ?2:El-Melloi failed? ?! [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Reines It's simple. He would never have had to “die”[sr]unless he was in an extremely tight spot. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Reines Even if he did have a Spirit Origin to spare, separating the two is an incredibly difficult feat. [k] @Reines He could well and truly have died if things had gone wrong. The fact that he went through with it anyway just shows how dire the circumstances were. [k] @Reines So dire that his choices were between[sr]likely death and certain death. [k] [charaFace A 5] @Reines Well, brother? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @El-Melloi II You're...not wrong, but... [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Reines Unlike other Servants, those who were summoned to resolve this have a clear and obvious connection. [k] @Reines Me... Gray... Luvia...[sr]All of us have deep ties to my brother. [k] @Reines But while Gray could reasonably qualify as a Servant,[sr]the same can't be said for Luvia or me. [k] @Reines So it must have been Zhuge Liang's[sr]Noble Phantasm that brought us here. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @El-Melloi II Dispatch Troops, Zhuge Liang's other, EX-rank Noble Phantasm. It follows heroic legends to provide its targets with the abilities they need to succeed. [k] @El-Melloi II In this case, it must have given you and Luvia Spirit Origins that could then be summoned to this Singularity. [k] @El-Melloi II Though, it wouldn't have worked this well if humanity weren't currently in such dire straits to begin with, or without this Singularity's particular circumstances. [k] ?1:So that's why Reines and Luvia became Pseudo-Servants? ?2:Reines and Luvia being summoned here was because of Dispatch Troops? ?! [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Reines So this was all Zhuge Liang's doing, huh.[sr]That explains how Sima Yi and I ended up together. [k] @Reines It's not because we have any connection of our own. It was because our current situation puts us in a state that is close to my brother's own situation. [k] @Reines That must have made it much easier to form the bonds needed for the magecraft to work. It all makes perfect sense once you understand that bit. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Gray Then, that must be why you thought you[sr]were El-Melloi II when you first got here. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Reines Right. I must have been forced into his position[sr]as a result of his Noble Phantasm pulling me in here. [k] @Reines It definitely all adds up neatly. The fact that it all made use of existing connections makes it easy to form a Mystic. [k] [charaFace A 5] @Reines All that said, you got a lot of nerve dragging[sr]us over here just to clean up your mess, brother. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @El-Melloi II I, um... I'm sorry.[sr]I never expected you would be the ones summoned here. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Reines That's so like you, brother. You usually hate relying on anyone else for anything, but you have no trouble asking for help once things really go south. [k] [charaFace A 1] @Reines Of course, I'll still take that over being a heartless fool who would refuse to do the same under similar circumstances. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Gray Yes. I would very much agree with that. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Reines All right, putting all those pieces[sr]together tired my brain out... [k] @Reines ...so I'm going to take a breather while[sr]we wait for Babbage to finish his analysis. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 2.0] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]