$91-70-39-01-1-0 [soundStopAll] [enableFullScreen] [charaSet A 7039001 1 Galatea] [charaSet B 7028000 1 Bunyan] [charaSet C 5004001 1 "Nursery Rhyme"] [charaSet D 3026000 1 "Jeanne Alter Santa Lily"] [charaSet E 7039001 1 "Center Galatea"] [charaSet F 1098155400 1 Blackbeard] [charaSet G 5043000 1 Asclepius] [charaSet H 2005001 1 Atalante] [imageSet I cut049_frame03 1 1] [charaSet J 98115000 1 Effect] [imageSet K back10000 1 1] [charaScale K 1.05] [sceneSet L 50001 1] [charaScale L 1.5] [scene 10000] [se ad218] [seVolume ad218 0 0.5] [seStop ad218 4.0] [bgm BGM_MAP_81 0.1] [wt 2.0] @ The roar of the waves crashing into shore fades to the whisper of their retreat out to sea. [k] [seVolume ad218 1.0 0.2] @ It sounds like the steady breathing of a goddess. [k] [messageOff] [cueSe SE_21 21_ade575] [cueSeVolume 21_ade575 0 0.1] [cueSeVolume 21_ade575 2.0 0.3] [wt 2.0] @ The man working the chisel feverishly chips away at his sculpture. Rhythmically. Undisturbed. [k] @ There is no pain here. No suffering. The only wish is that the tapping of the chisel never cease. [k] @ It is an eminently peaceful scene. No hints of war or acrimony can be found here. [k] @ The only miracle here is the slight warming of such cold material. [k] [messageOff] [wt 2.5] @ That is the scope of this tiny world. [k] @ The hero of this story wields no weapons, defeats no enemies. [k] @ This is simply the story of what he did to demonstrate the baffling depths of his love... [k] [messageOff] [cueSeStop 21_ade575 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_MAP_81 2.0] [wt 2.0] [scene 135200] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth D 8] [charaDepth B 7] [charaDepth A 6] [charaDepth I 3] [charaDepth J 2] [charaDepth E 1] [charaPut J 1] [charaEffect J bit_talk_curtain03_depth] [charaFadein I 0.1 0,-360] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [charaEffectStop J bit_talk_curtain03_depth] [wait charaEffect J] ?1:(It's starting.) ?! [bgm BGM_EVENT_25 0.1] @Storyteller Long, long ago, in a faraway land, there lived a king named Pygmalion. [k] [messageOff] [charaScale B 0.6] [charaScale D 0.6] [charaScale C 0.6] [charaScale A 0.6] [charaScale F 0.6] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadeinFSL D 0.4 -350,-240] [wt 0.5] @Jeanne Alter Santa Lily Excuse me,[charaMoveReturnFSL D -350,-230 0.3] I have a question! How far is “far,[sr]far away?” Where is this place? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 8] [charaFadeinFSL B 0.4 -350,-240] [wt 0.5] @Bunyan Is it America?[charaMoveReturnFSL B -350,-230 0.3] Maybe it's America! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadeinFSR A 0.4 350,-240] [wt 0.4] @Galatea No, it is not America. It's an island nation known as Cyprus. [k] @Galatea It was located on the eastern edge of an inland sea in what is now called the Mediterranean. [k] [messageOff] [scene 31501 1.0] [wt 1.0] @Galatea It had lovely temperate weather and lush greenery, which made it a very pleasant place to live. [k] @Galatea ...Granted, I can't say how it compares to other lands, since I never lived anywhere else... [k] @Galatea But I always thought it was lovely. [k] [charaDepth C 8] [messageOff] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadeinFSL C 0.4 -350,-240] [wt 0.4] @Nursery Rhyme Teehee. Your sentiments are just as lovely as your face. [k] @Nursery Rhyme I'd love to go there on a picnic someday. I wonder if all the other statues would be glad to see us? [k] @Galatea Of course they would. You're welcome to visit anytime. I'd be glad to show you around. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [messageOff] [scene 135200 1.0] [wt 1.0] @Storyteller Pygmalion was a wonderful king, but he was so despondent about the state of his relations with women that he grew to despise them. [k] @Storyteller He swore up and down that he would never marry for so long as he lived. [k] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadeinFSL B 0.1 -350,-240] @Bunyan Why not? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] @Storyteller Um... Good question... (Glance) [k] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadeinFSR A 0.1 350,-240] @Galatea I don't know exactly why. All I can say is that he[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [charaDepth F 7] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 11] [charaFadeinFSL F 0.4 -350,-240] [wt 0.4] @Blackbeard Hold up! Hooold up! Give the guy his privacy, will you!? [k] [charaFace F 10] @Blackbeard It'd be one thing if he was an irredeemable villain, but he was just a nice king who didn't wanna settle down, right? [k] @Blackbeard He must've gone through some real tough times when he was growing up. I can picture them all too well... [k] [charaFace F 3] @Blackbeard All those 3D women tearing his pure, innocent heart to pieces with their stares, their whispers...their snickering... [k] [charaFace F 1] @Blackbeard Ahh, poor Pygmalion-senpai. He had it so hard! [k] @Blackbeard So stop reopening old wounds and leave the poor guy's heart alone! [k] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] @Galatea I don't...quite understand what you're saying, but I appreciate your concern for King Pygmalion's honor, Lord Blackbeard. [k] @Galatea All right, let's leave that part a mystery and continue with the story, please. [k] @Galatea I can't speak to that aspect of King Pygmalion either... [k] @Galatea ...but I can say with certainty that it has no bearing on this story's accuracy, either. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_25 1.0] @B:Storyteller Understood. Very well then... Ahem. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [scene 114300 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [wt 1.0] @Storyteller King Pygmalion was also an exceptional sculptor. [k] @Storyteller So one day, he decided to sculpt his ideal woman in place of a real one. [k] @Storyteller ...And what a spectacular sight she was. [k] @Storyteller His work was seamless. Even the gods would stand in awe at her perfect form. [k] @Storyteller Her skin was as smooth and beautiful as any real woman's, and her gaze was so deep and piercing she seemed to be truly alive. [k] @Storyteller Here, see for yourselves... [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.4 0,-50] [charaPut J 1] [charaEffect J bit_talk_diremond_dust] [cueSe SE_21 21_ade588] [cueSeVolume 21_ade588 0 0.5] [charaEffectStop J bit_talk_diremond_dust] [cueSeStop 21_ade588 2.5] [wt 2.5] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 3] [charaFadeinFSR A 0.1 350,-240] [wt 1.0] @Galatea ...You're too kind. [k] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadeinFSL F 0.1 -350,-240] @Blackbeard Wooo! Ga-la-te-a! Ga-la-te-a! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] @B:Storyteller As King Pygmalion spent more and more time with the statue... [k] @B:Storyteller ...be began to fall truly, deeply in love with it. [k] @B:Storyteller He held its hand as if it was a real woman. He lost himself in its soulful eyes. [k] @B:Storyteller He whispered heartfelt professions of his love. [k] @B:Storyteller He began dressing it in beautiful clothes, and adorning it with the finest jewels and accessories in all of Cyprus. [k] @B:Storyteller He even gave it a pillow and laid it down to sleep next to him. Eventually, he began telling those around him that the statue was his wife. [k] [charaDepth I 2] [charaDepth K 3] [charaPut K 1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 10] [charaFadeTime K 0.2 0.5] [charaFadeinFSL F 0.1 -350,-240] @Blackbeard (That's beautiful, Pygmalion. You're an inspiration to us all... Dammit, if only I'd paid Cyprus a visit back in the age of pirates!) [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeout K 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaDepth J 2] [charaDepth I 3] @B:Storyteller Such was the king's devotion to the statue that... [k] @B:Storyteller ...he began to wish it was a real, human woman. [k] @B:Storyteller However... [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadeinFSR A 0.1 350,-240] [wt 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [charaDepth G 8] [charaDepth H 7] [charaDepth L 1] [charaFadeinFSR L 0.1 280,-150] [wt 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] @Storyteller King Pygmalion's feelings continued to grow, much to his detriment. [k] @Storyteller He could no longer bring himself to eat. He could no longer get a restful night's sleep. [k] @Storyteller Over time, he became more and more emaciated, but his love for his statue never faltered. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 1.0] [messageOff] [charaScale G 0.6] [charaScale H 0.6] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 5] [charaFadein G 0.1 0,-350] [charaMove G 0,-240 0.3] [se ad7] [wt 0.3] @Asclepius Emaciated? [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1] @Asclepius I may simply be passing by, but I cannot just continue on my way, having heard that. [k] @Asclepius Were his loss of appetite and sleep deprivation the only causes? Did he have any other symptoms? [k] @Asclepius We can't rule out the possibility that he developed a rare disease. What else can you tell me about[line 2] [k] @B:Storyteller Ah, please, Doctor, you mustn't interrupt. I mean, I'm normally very grateful for doctors, as they reduce one's risk of dying, but, um... [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadeinFSL H 0.4 -190,-240] [wt 0.4] [charaTalk off] [se adm69] [charaShake G 0.05 2 2 0.3] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk on] @Atalante I understand you are in the middle of an important ritual. My apologies for the interruption. Do not pay this idiot doctor any mind. [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [se ad1049] [charaMove G -80,-240 1.0] [charaMoveFSL H -270,-240 1.0] [wt 1.2] [charaMove G -170,-240 1.5] [charaMoveFSL H -360,-240 1.5] [wt 0.5] [seStop ad1049 0.8] [charaFadeout H 0.8] [charaFadeout G 0.8] [charaTalk on] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 1.0] [wt 1.0] @Storyteller ...Very well then, getting back to our story... [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.5] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [scene 85400] [charaSet G 1098225500 1 Aphrodite] [charaSet H 5030001 1 Scheherazade] [charaDepth G 1] [charaDepth B 7] [charaDepth C 8] [wt 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_116 0.1] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] @Storyteller It was then that Cyprus began preparations for its annual Aphrodisia festival in honor of Aphrodite. [k] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadeinFSR A 0.1 350,-240] @Galatea If I may, it's said that after Aphrodite was born from sea-foam... [k] @Galatea ...she eventually washed up on Cyprus. [k] @Galatea That is why the island came to enjoy Lady Aphrodite's blessing and protection. [k] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadeinFSL B 0.1 -350,-240] @Bunyan So that place always had a deep connection to her, huh? Hmm. I wonder what that entails... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] @Storyteller Despite his poor health, King Pygmalion worked diligently to prepare for the festival. He lit incense, held ceremonies, and made magnificent sacrifices. [k] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadeinFSL C 0.1 -350,-240] @Nursery Rhyme Sacrifices? You don't mean[line 2] [k] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadeinFSR A 0.1 350,-240] @Galatea Don't worry. He used pigs and cattle, not humans. [k] [charaFace C 0] @Nursery Rhyme Phew. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] @Storyteller Then, during the festival itself, King Pygmalion prayed fervently to Aphrodite. [k] @Storyteller Or perhaps Aphrodite took notice of his wish while looking down on the festival from high up on Mt. Olympus. [k] [messageOff] [scene 106800 0.5] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.4 0,-50] [wt 1.5] @B:Storyteller King Pygmalion's wish was simple. He asked for his pure, all-consuming love to be returned to him... [k] @B:Storyteller ...by transforming his beloved statue into a human woman. [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [wt 0.5] [charaFaceFade G 6 1.2] [wt 2.0] [charaTalk on] @B:Storyteller ...And so, the goddess Aphrodite granted his wish. [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_116 1.0] [charaFadeout G 0.4] [wt 1.0] [scene 114300 1.0] [charaDepth E 1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 1.0 0,-50] [wt 2.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_45 0.1] @B:Storyteller The king returned to the statue and gave it a gentle kiss, just as he had countless times. [k] @B:Storyteller But then, wonder of wonders, he felt warmth where before there had been only cold stone. [k] @B:Storyteller Astonished, the king embraced the statue more fully, and felt it yield in his arms with all the softness of a human woman. [k] @B:Storyteller He touched the statue's body over and over, scarcely believing his own senses. [k] @B:Storyteller But there could be no mistaking it. Blood now pumped through the statue's veins. Breath now passed its lips. [k] @B:Storyteller It[line 2]she, was alive. [k] @B:Storyteller Overcome with joy, the king gave her another kiss. [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaFaceFade E 3 1.0] [wt 2.0] [charaTalk on] @B:Storyteller As their lips touched, the statue's eyes fluttered open, her cheeks flushing... [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaFaceFade E 1 1.0] [wt 2.0] [charaTalk on] @B:Storyteller ...and she joyously returned the king's gaze. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_45 1.0 0.4] [wait fade] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [scene 115200] [wt 0.5] [fadein black 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_45 1.0 1.0] [wait fade] @Storyteller Soon after, the two were married, and then were blessed with a son and a daughter. [k] @Storyteller They named their son Paphos, and to this day, there is a city in Cyprus which bears his name. [k] @Storyteller And so, their union blessed by the gods, the couple lived happily ever after... [k] @Storyteller The end. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [charaPut J 1] [charaEffect J bit_talk_curtain01] [wt 3.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_45 1.0] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [branchQuestNotClear lblNotClear01 3000303] [scene 105900] [branch lblConf01] [label lblNotClear01] [scene 105600] [label lblConf01] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [charaEffectStop J bit_talk_curtain01] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [charaScale B 1.0] [charaScale D 1.0] [charaScale C 1.0] [charaScale A 1.0] [charaScale F 1.0] [charaDepth C 6] [charaDepth B 5] [charaDepth F 4] [charaDepth D 3] [charaFace F 10] [charaFace B 8] [charaFace C 1] [charaFace D 6] [charaFadeinFSL F 0.4 -400,0] [charaFadeinFSL B 0.4 -110,0] [charaFadeinFSR C 0.4 120,0] [charaFadeinFSR D 0.4 380,0] [wt 2.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [se ad521] [wt 1.0] ?1:(Applaud enthusiastically) ?! [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_147 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 10] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Blackbeard Oh man, I'm tearing up so much I can't even see (my life choices)... I don't think I've ever felt this way before! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @Scheherazade I'm sorry I did such a poor job telling your story. [k] @Scheherazade I did my best to honor what you told me and fill in the details, but I may have taken a few too many dramatic liberties to be entirely accurate. [k] @Scheherazade I hope you can forgive me... [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Galatea Please, don't be sorry. I thought that was wonderful. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Galatea All right, everyone. [k] @Galatea I specifically asked Lady Scheherazade to refrain from describing King Pygmalion's appearance. [k] @Galatea But since she told his story in such great detail, I think you can all picture him for yourselves. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth C 5] [charaDepth B 4] [charaDepth D 3] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 6] [charaFadeinFSR D 0.1 300,0] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadeinFSL B 0.1 -300,0] [wt 0.5] @Jeanne Alter Santa Lily I can![charaMoveReturnFSR D 300,10 0.3][wait charaMove D] [k] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 8] @Bunyan Me too![charaMoveReturnFSL B -300,10 0.3][wait charaMove B] [k] [charaTalk C] @Nursery Rhyme He looks like a very kind older gentleman to me![charaMoveReturn C 0,10 0.3][wait charaMove C] [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] @Blackbeard Hell yeah! He strikes me as a dangerously dapper Casanova, just like the one I see in the mirror every day! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Galatea And as you all picture him in your minds now, I too can see him quite clearly. [k] @Galatea In fact, since I featured in the story myself, I can see him even more clearly than you. [k] @Galatea What's more, I can once again feel my heart fluttering with the same fiery love I felt for him back then. [k] [charaFace A 1] @Galatea ...Lady Scheherazade, I must thank you again for telling my story. [k] @Galatea Though I could never forget what happened, it was my hope that hearing the story told from another's perspective would help me see them in a new, clearer light. [k] @Galatea I'm happy to say, I think I was successful in that. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Scheherazade ...Then, does that mean[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] [charaMoveReturn A 0,-5 0.4] [wt 1.0] [charaFace A 5] @Galatea Yes. [k] @Galatea I'd like to give it a shot. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_147 1.5 0.4] [wait fade] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [scene 114300] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_147 1.5 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] ?1:Is it okay for me to be here? [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Galatea Of course. [k] ?2:Are you sure I won't get in your way? [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Galatea Not at all. [k] ?! @Galatea In fact, as my cherished Master, I would be grateful if you were to stay and watch over me. [k] @Galatea I think it will help me draw out what power my Spirit Origin is capable of producing. [k] @Galatea ...Servants are meant to be with their Masters. [k] @Galatea That is why their true talents shine brightest when they fight at their Master's side. [k] [charaFace A 1] @Galatea Isn't that how it works? [k] ?1:...Yeah, it is. ?! [charaFace A 0] @Galatea Although this battle is very personal to me, it is also tied to my reason for existing. [k] @Galatea I was always going to have to face it sooner or later. [k] @Galatea So please...let me fight this battle, Master. [k] @Galatea And if it's not too much to ask, I would also ask you to fight at my side. [k] ?1:...Okay. You got it. ?2:All right, I'll stick with you to the end. Good luck! ?! [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_147 1.0] [charaFace A 1] @Galatea Thank you, Master. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_63 0.1] [charaFace A 0] @Galatea All right, let me make sure I have everything one last time. [k] @Galatea Materials: check. Tools: check. My concentration remains stable at peak levels. [k] @Galatea Aphrodite Unit engaged. All systems green. [k] [charaFace A 5] @Galatea Everything seems to be in order. [k] @Galatea All right...I'm going to start sculpting. [k] @Galatea And I'm going to pour all my love into the work, just as he did for me. [k] [charaFace A 2] @Galatea Here goes! [k] [messageOff] [charaEffect A bit_talk_41] [blur motion 0.3 4 10 0.5 0.6 0.05 100] [charaMoveScale A 1.2 0.2] [charaMove A 0,20 0.2] [cueSe Servants_104900 m42903] [wt 1.0] [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_63 0.5] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]