$03-00-09-02-7-0 [soundStopAll] [enableFullScreen] [charaSet A 3047001 1 Percival] [charaSet B 5045000 1 Altria] [charaSet C 1098209600 1 Oberon] [charaSet D 3039000 1 Gareth] [charaSet E 1098124500 1 "Da Vinci"] [charaSet F 1049000 1 "Senji Muramasa"] [charaSet G 1098216200 1 Habetrot] [charaSet H 1098210800 1 "Mini Oberon"] [sceneSet I 120700 1] [charaScale I 1.5] [charaFadein I 0.1 -300,-250] [wt 0.1] [scene 120700] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.4] [charaMoveScale I 1.6 3.7] [se ad60] [seVolume ad60 0 0] [seVolume ad60 0.7 0.5] [charaMove I -330,-300 3.7] [wt 2.5] [seStop ad60 1.0] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.5] [scene 120800] [wt 0.5] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_124 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Percival Welcome to the war room. [k] @Percival We repurposed a room from the bell tower because it gives us a view of all of Londinium. [k] @Percival We've also repurposed the rooms on the floor right below as guest rooms, so I hope you'll find them to your liking. [k] ?1:Thanks, but we have something more important to talk about now. ?! [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Altria Are you serious about taking over Norwich? [k] @Altria I thought the Round Table Army's only enemy was the queen. [k] @Altria What reason could you have to attack anywhere apart from Camelot? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Percival You're right. Normally, such a thing would be unthinkable for us. But we can't afford to ignore what's going on in Norwich. [k] @Percival Your valiant efforts did lead to the destruction of the calamity at Norwich... [k] @Percival ...but the instant the Child of Prophecy left Camelot, Spriggan petitioned the queen for military aid. [k] @Percival He claims that the residents of Norwich now support the Child of Prophecy, and are now traitors to the crown. [k] @Percival He's using the Child of Prophecy as an excuse to massacre faeries and take back his land. [k] @Percival We only learned about this yesterday from a secret correspondence sent by someone calling himself “the Count.” [k] @Percival The queen's forces will probably arrive at Norwich tonight. I doubt we have more than two days to spare. [k] @Percival We've already put out a call for our comrades across the land to come back to Londinium. [k] @Percival As soon as they're all here, we'll set out for Norwich. [k] @Percival Our goal is to occupy Norwich's gate and take control of the city before Spriggan can have his citizens massacred... [k] @Percival ...even if they paint us as barbaric invaders for doing so. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Oberon I don't much like our chances at victory. Norwich's people aren't going to be happy to see us. [k] @Oberon Most faeries just think of the Round Table Army as a gang of militant humans. [k] @Oberon I doubt they'd see much difference between the Round Table Army and Spriggan, really. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Altria ...A gang of human militants... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Gareth ... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 11] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Percival But please, I don't want you all worrying about that. We're the ones who made this call. [k] @Percival This isn't your battle to fight. You're here to recover. [k] [charaFace A 7] @Percival You'll be safe in Londinium. Not even the queen's magecraft can reach you here. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Altria ... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_124 1.0] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Oberon [%1]. [k] ?1:(Oberon...) ?2:(I know how Altria must be feeling right now, too...) ?! [messageOff] [wt 0.5] ?1:(You want me to be the one to say it, don't you?) ?2:(I know I'll regret it if I let this chance go.) ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] ?1:...Let's go ring that bell, Altria. ?! [charaFace B 18] [wt 1.2] [charaFace B 8] @Altria ...Yeah, I guess you're right.[sr][f x-small]...Oh man, this is gonna be rough... [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 8] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_112 0.1] @Altria All right, I understand.[sr]I've made up my mind, too. [k] @Altria Percival, you haven't once asked for my help... [k] @Altria ...and neither did the people of Londinium. All you've done is encourage me and worry about me. [k] @Altria You haven't demanded I save you in return, or anything at all. You've only wished me luck. [k] @Altria So...I'm going to do my part, too. [k] @Altria I can't ring Norwich's bell by myself.[sr]I'm going to need your help. [k] @Altria So please, help me. Help me show everyone that the Round Table Army isn't some gang of militant humans... [k] @Altria ...but comrades of the Child of Prophecy who are[sr]just as intent on saving Britain as she is. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth E 1] [charaDepth D 2] [charaDepth C 3] [charaDepth G 4] [charaTalk off] [charaFace E 36] [charaFace D 17] [charaFadeinFSL E 0.1 0] [charaFadeinFSR D 0.1 2] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaFace G 1] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadeinFSL C 0.1 0] [charaFadeinFSR G 0.1 2] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 16] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFace A 0] @Percival It would be my genuine pleasure, Altria.[sr]...Thank you. [k] @Percival I can't say if this battle of ours will ultimately be for good or for evil... [k] @Percival But I can swear upon this land that we will do our best to make you proud. [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_112 1.0] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_62 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Percival Allow me to fill you in on the makeup of the Round Table Army. [k] @Percival We have one company made up of about four hundred faeries and humans under my command that serves as our main military force. [k] @Percival We also have five platoons of about fifty soldiers each. [k] @Percival Two of the platoons are led by two faerie knights who were part of the queen's army: Auralia and Étoile. [k] @Percival The other three are led by human knights: Kenwood, Landon, and Calwas. [k] @Percival I'll introduce you to everyone later. [k] @Percival We have another five squads made up of like-minded comrades, but they're still in training. [k] @Percival Their instructor is Secretary Maggare,[sr]whom you all met earlier. [k] @Percival Londinium is also home to a large number of civilians, as you saw for yourselves. [k] @Percival They're the ones who handle construction, sewing, cooking, smithing, governance, and education. [k] @Percival It's a lot of work for only three hundred people, but they've all been doing a great job. [k] @Percival Next, I should tell you about the city's reconstruction timetable, and the amount of resources we'll need to procure each month in order to[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 12] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Whoa, whoa, hold on, Percival. Why don't you just tell me all that nitty-gritty stuff later? [k] @Da Vinci Right now, it's probably better if we just focus on the Norwich attack. I mean, see for yourself. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 23] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Gareth (Zzz...) [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 7] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Altria ... (Doing her best to listen politely even though she's barely following along) [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 37] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci See? They hit their limits a while ago. You have to understand, it's only been the eight of us for a while now... [k] @Da Vinci So you really need to ease them into discussions involving the best use of thousands of personnel, you know? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 13] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] [charaFace A 3] @Percival Y-you're right. I'm sorry. [k] @Percival I was just so touched by what Lady Altria said that I didn't realize I was running my mouth. I'm so embarrassed. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 28] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Altria Oh no, that's okay![sr]I get pretty rambly when I'm happy, too. [k] [charaFace B 35] @Altria But, could you just call me “Altria,” like you did before? I don't think I'm ready for “Lady” yet... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Percival Of course, Altria.[sr]All right, let me try this again. [k] @Percival We plan on sending half of my company and three of our platoons to Norwich, so about four hundred soldiers in total. [k] @Percival In the meantime, the Count has gathered a group of anti-queen[line 2]well, anti-Spriggan, really[line 2]MPs and residents in Norwich who are also willing to fight. [k] @Percival I'm told they number about four hundred as well. [k] @Percival So between ourselves and the Count's forces, we should have about eight hundred soldiers. [k] @Percival That's what we'll have to defeat the troops the queen sends from Camelot with. [k] @Percival ...And to help you reach the belltower in Spriggan's castle. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 15] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Senji Muramasa Eight hundred, huh... Ain't much if you're hopin' to take control of both the city and Spriggan's castle. [k] @Senji Muramasa Not to mention we'll be up against faeries, while half of our soldiers are human. You're not worried we might be outclassed? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Percival ...No, I'm not. The Round Table Army uses weapons and tactics that are optimized for fighting faeries. [k] @Percival I have complete faith in our ability to make up for the difference in power. [k] [charaFace A 10] @Percival However, Spriggan's vault castle, as he calls it, will be too much for us to handle. [k] @Percival It's an impregnable iron tower that neither human nor faerie can possibly break through. [k] @Percival So I'd like to ask for your help in infiltrating it. [k] [charaFace A 14] @Percival [%1], Lord Oberon has told[sr]me about your magecraft. [k] @Percival He says that you're capable of summoning warriors in battle that can easily defeat an entire platoon. [k] @Percival We won't be able to break through the vault castle's gate by sheer force. Our only hope is for a small team to sneak inside and open it from within. [k] @Percival It will be a dangerous mission, but would you be willing to accept it? [k] ?1:(Nod) ?2:Don't worry, I'm great at that sort of thing. And so is Altria. [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 29] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Altria Just don't bring up Merlin magecraft now, [%1]! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 1.0] ?! [charaFace A 9] @Percival Thank you, [%1]. With you and Altria[sr]helping, I think we have a real chance of victory. [k] @Percival The platoons we have out on patrol in the south right now will be back by evening. Once they arrive, we'll set out for Norwich. [k] @Percival Ideally, we should be able to arrive under cover of night and take control of the city before Spriggan can react. [k] @Percival I hope you don't mind that I'll be leading the charge once we arrive, Altria. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Altria Not at all. This is your army.[sr]You should be giving the orders. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 9] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 0.6] [charaMoveReturn A 0,-6 0.4] [wt 1.0] [charaFace A 7] @Percival All right, I'll go plan our attack with this new development in mind. [k] @Percival The Count was kind enough to enclose a map with his letter. That should help us secure a route inside. [k] ?1:Man, Count Peperon doesn't miss a trick, does he? ?2:There really isn't anything Count Peperon can't do, is there? ?! [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_62 1.0] [wt 1.2] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaFace A 0] @Percival I expect we'll be leaving in about three hours. Until then, take some time to relax. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 6] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] @Habetrot Gotcha. I'm gonna go pay the textile workshop a visit, then. [k] [charaFace G 5] @Habetrot That pile of unused cloth scraps was downright obscene! [k] @Habetrot I know the weavers must be busy, but you could make so many cute clothes for the children with all that! [k] [charaFace G 1] @Habetrot So I'm gonna go help them out and prove just how dependable old Habbycat can be! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout G 0.4] [se ad59] [seStop ad59 1.0] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 18] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Gareth As for me, I consider myself your[sr]apprentice now, Percival! [k] [charaFace D 11] @Gareth So I'd love it if you could give me more lessons on how to improve my lance skills! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 8] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Percival Of course. Though I'm afraid I can only spare the time until the strategy outline comes in. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Senji Muramasa I'm gonna go give the kids at the smithy some pointers. [k] @Senji Muramasa Far as I can tell, this whole city's only got one decent blacksmith and a bunch of apprentices. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Oberon Hm, guess I better go put in some overtime since I can't help much with the battle. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0] @Oberon Is there anything you'd like me to look into, Percival? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 14] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Percival Yes. I'd like you to see what's happening in Oxford. [k] @Percival Woodwose is the most likely of all the clan heads to lose patience first. [k] @Percival So after Norwich,[sr]I'm guessing he'll be our next major threat. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 9] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Oberon I'm inclined to agree, yes. [k] @Oberon I'll talk to Aurora as well, see if she can keep him occupied for us. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 23] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Aurora? But I thought she only has a self-defense force, not an army. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 10] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Oberon Armies are just one of the tools for fighting a war,[sr]Da Vinci. [k] @Oberon You see, Woodwose has had kind of a thing for Aurora lately. [k] @Oberon So if the woman he wants so much but hasn't given him the time of day suddenly wanted to see him... [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.4] ?1:Wow, that's cold, Oberon... [charaFace C 11] @Oberon Oh, don't worry. Aurora's a lot more...open-minded than you might think. She'll be genuinely happy to show Woodwose some affection. [k] [charaFaceFade C 3 0.2] @Oberon ...No, wait. As kind as she is, she might actually make Woodwose fall hard for her. [k] @Oberon I'd better make her understand being TOO nice to him might lead him on a bit. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.3] [se ad236] [effect bit_talk_magical_pon] [charaChange C 1098210800 2 fade 0.1] [wt 0.5] ?2:You can't just toy with someone's feelings like that! [charaFaceFade C 2 0.2] @Oberon I'm not toying with anyone![sr]If anything, I'm helping him! [k] @Oberon Woodwose has never been lucky in love, so thanks to me, he'll finally get the date he's been dreaming of! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 14] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Gah, I haven't even met this Woodwose guy and I can't help but feel kind of sorry for him. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] [se ad236] [effect bit_talk_magical_pon] [charaChange C 1098210800 2 fade 0.1] [wt 0.5] ?! @Oberon All right, I'm gonna fly over to Salisbury. If all goes well, I'll see you guys again in Norwich! [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 1.0] [cueSe SE_21 21_ad1107] [charaMove C -150,0 0.3] [charaFadeout C 0.2] [wt 1.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Okay, I'm gonna go introduce myself to Secretary Maggare. [k] @Da Vinci What are you going to do, [%1], Altria? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Altria I'm going to take Percival up on his kind offer and take a nap in the room below. [k] @Altria It looks like we have a long nighttime march ahead of us, so I need to rest up while I can. [k] ?1:Good point. I think I'll do the same. [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] ?2:I should probably check in on Redra Bit... [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 37] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Da Vinci Oh, yeah. Last I saw, the kids were packed so tightly around him in the town square, he could barely move. [k] @Da Vinci I imagine he could use some help right about now. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] ?! [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Percival Okay then, everyone, please meet back here in three hours. [k] @Percival Our assault on Norwich begins at sunset. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]