Emotions will be displayed as: text {emotion} (*) in script will indicate writer's notes. Note: // dialogue taking up one line is the Soldier's / Player's dialogue (Left in for more context) Note: This script is from the beta so there might be some weird things going on and there might be changes to the dialogue in the future Rex is a young adult female who is part of the Leaves. She is an archer and tactician. She is a big sister type and is very analytical and cold sometimes. She loves the stability of peace and normality. Here she is suspects Yusanu and discovers something that might shatter that stability. Yuman is a young adult male, he is more laid back, confident, friendly, and enthusiastic. He should be able to sound more casual/make small talk. Sui is a young adult female who is part of the Leaves. She is usually shy/awkward and struggles to control her emotions and magic Mora is a male adult, he is Sui's brother and a member of the Leaves. He rarely gets upset or angry and should sound warm, using a lot of sounds in his dialogue. Zeph is a young adult male who is part of the Leaves. He is very optimistic and trusting and is not nervous normally, he has a stutter. Syndra is a female senior, she was once a loyal soldier to the crown and is now the leader of the resistance group the Leaves in the Wind. She is wise and cares a lot about the younger members of the Leaves, treating them as her children. She should sound more motherly and is willing to die for her children's safety. Quill is an older adult male, should sound more wise and can sound more commanding/like a leader. He is the leader of The Steel Feather and acts as the father of the three brothers Yuman, Yusanu and Yulie. Yulie is a young adult male, He is more analytical and prioritizes his family's safety. Yusanu is a young adult male who is part of the Leaves. He is a friendly guy and is very self-sacrificing. Here we discover his connection with Sovereign Soosu in order to keep his friends and family safe. Sparkles is one of the golems made by Soosu. Glitter is one of the golems made by Soosu. Sovereign Soosu is a prodigy inventor responsible for Fruma's Industrial Age, helping to improve efficiency and advancing technology. She also likes to build golems on the side. She is more cutesy and childlike. She seemly wants to leave her service as Sovereign but her plans go wrong. Here towards the end she is broken as her dreams are shattered and she is left resentful and tired. Sovereign Zhiraok is male adult, he frequently uses mathematical and calculating dialogue and hopes to restore his house's honor and reputation by proving himself worthy to Her Majesty. Flowers literally has one line that is just silence so prob don't need to cast unless in other quest or have actual dialogue somewhere. Her Majesty is a female adult, here she is very cold as she is disappointed in Soosu's performance regarding a very important project. Jiro is a loyal member of the Steel Feather. He is more cautious. Rex: ...what. Where is it? W-where is it?! {confusion, panicked} Yuman: Yo, yo, chill! What's going- {concerned/surprised} Rex: My bow, Yuman! Where is it? WHERE did you put it?! {angry/panicking} Yuman: Hey, hey, relax, jeez! It's over here, on the meeting table! It fell off your bed in the early morning, so I figured I'd put it somewhere safe! {reassuring} Yuman: I didn't, like, snatch it off ya or anything! Sorry, man! My bad. I forgot you got like this. {apologetic} Rex: ... {tense/silence} Rex: Sorry. For shouting at you. I... don't know what came over me. {apologetic} Yuman: Hey, it's all good! I get grouchy too when one of my bros moves my stuff without tellin' me! 'Kay, well, maybe not that grouchy, but- I sorta get it, is what I mean. {lighthearted/reassuring} Rex: Mmh. Did I ever tell you about it back when I was staying here? {normal} Yuman: Nah, don't think you ever did. You were still keepin' everyone an arm's length away back then, so I didn't want to push my luck. {casual} Rex: Right... right. It's not even that big of a deal. My bow's just... important to me. {thinking, serious} Rex: Yes, I know I look silly walking around with the bulky thing all day! But I can't afford to lose it. I need it. I can't explain why, but I do. {defensive/serious} Yuman: Nah that's cool, man! If we're talkin' silly, just take a look at me! I fight using my GUITAR! How d'you get sillier than that? {playful/lighthearted} Rex: Pff, ha! What, do you just play bad music until your enemies give up? "Please, stop, I can't bear it! The melody's too discordant!" {teasing} Yuman: Hahahah! That'd be fun, I should try that! But nah, I just club 'em with it. Yus stuck some metal plates in, so it hurts more and doesn't break! {casual, concerned} Rex: Wow. You're right, that's way sillier than what I do. I've got to tell Zeph about this. {serious} Yuman: Woah, hey! You don't gotta do that, let him think I'm cool! But, uh, jokes aside. Feeling better? {casual, concerned} Rex: I am. Thanks, Yuman. {grateful} Yuman: Good! Cool, then you should wake up the rest of your gang. Quill said he'd be over soon, wanted to talk to you about something. {friendly} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sui: Ughhhhhhhh. What. Is. It. {groggy, irritation} Rex: Morning, Sui! She's not exactly a... morning person. Guess I forgot to warn you! {sheepish/casual} Sui: Grrrrr. {annoyed/growling} // Uhh... good morning? Sui: Hm. {sleepy/acknowledging} Sui: I'm hungry. {sleepy} Sui: Why'd you wake me up? Um, this early. {tired/confused} // Quill wanted to talk to us. Sui: Hm! {alert} Sui: ... {thinking} Sui: Um... is he... expecting me to, ha, prepare, breakfast? Oh, no... {anxious} Rex: It... probably isn't that. {uncertain} Rex: And there she goes. Well, no stopping her anxieties now! Might as well just let her get it out of her system. {resigned} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mora: *yaaaawn* {sleepy} Mora: Good morning to you, soldier, Rex. {polite} // Slept well? Mora: Surprisingly so, yes! These beds were much more comfortable than I had anticipated... {surprised} Mora: However... hm. I appear to have been afflicted with repeating night terrors. {thinking} Mora: Reality is setting in, in a sense. Returning to the Auburn Forest now is out of the question. We cannot come home until the deed is done. {somber} Mora: It does weigh on me a little. We have made new friends and allies here, but this is the furthest away I have ever been from home. {admitting} Rex: Hm. I know the feeling, Mora. If it helps, it never really goes away, but it becomes... lighter. Easier to deal with. {reassuring} Mora: Hoho! It does not especially, no. But I appreciate the sentiment. I am glad to have my family here with me. {gratitude} Mora: But enough of that! I heard Quill was coming over? I had best freshen up before he arrives. I will join the rest of you later. {normal} // Quill's coming over. Mora: Ah, yes, I had overheard! I assume he has some work for us then. {normal} Mora: Allow me to go freshen up, and then I will join you. {polite} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zeph: Zzzzzzzzz....... {sleeping} Zeph: Hrrk..... f-f-five more minutes, m- s- Synd- Zzzzzzzzz..... {sleepy/mumbling} Rex: This child... {amusement} Rex: Okay, he's slept enough. What do you think, should I shoot him? {casual} Rex: Pfft! Ha, kidding. It wouldn't work anyway, he's stubborn enough to just roll over and keep sleeping. {casual} Rex: Hm, what can we try... oh, I know. {thinking} Rex: Oh, wow, these sure are some nice shiny and rare trinkets! Gosh, if only Zeph were awake, he'd love these. What a shame! {baiting} Zeph: HUH! N-no, wait, I- I- I'm awake, where are- sh-sh-show me the t-trinkets, I want to see- {panicked/excited} Zeph: Ack! Ow... m-my head... {groggy/pained} Zeph: There aren't an-any tr-trinkets, are there. {disappointed} Rex: Nope! But I like the enthusiasm. {playful/teasing} Zeph: Ugh... wh-why are you w-waking everyone up, anyway? I d-didn't think we had an-anything planned today.. {confused/complaining} // How'd you sleep? Zeph: O-oh! Uh... I- I- I- I slept... fine. G-g-good, even! Yeah! {awkward} Rex: Uh-huh. {skeptical} Zeph: H-hey! What's that s-s-supposed to mean!? {defensive} Rex: You got in bed super late! And you know how I know that? Because your snoring only started waking me up after that! {mocking} Rex: I kept waking up thinking it was thundering outside, that's how loud it was! {exaggerating} Zeph: Wh-what?! N-n-no, that's not- Soldier, b-back me up here! I- I wasn't sn-snoring loudly, right? {embarrassed} // I was fast asleep, I didn't hear a thing. Zeph: S-see! It couldn't have been th-that bad. {relieved} Rex: Or maybe the soldier needs to sleep lighter! Next thing you know, an enemy's gonna sneak up on you at night, and you're not gonna hear it because you're too used to Zeph's loud snoring! {teasing} // I thought we were under attack! Zeph: Oh my g-gods... the whole station m-must have heard me! {mortified} Rex: It better have been just the station! Next thing you know, the crown's going to raid this hideout, and they would've only found it because your snoring echoes around Timasca every night! {teasing} Zeph: You guys are such b-bullies... {pouting} // Anyway, Quill's coming over. Zeph: Oh! W-wonder what it's about. Do you- {curious} Zeph: Do you think h-he's mad about my mistake? {worried} Rex: You heard him yourself, stupid. He wasn't mad! He thinks you did the right thing! {reassuring} Zeph: B-but... Still! Ugh. I'll have to go freshen up b-before he's here then! {nervous} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex: And that leaves one more. Hm... {thinking} Rex: Soldier, you should let me wake her. {cautious} // Why? Rex: She's... kind of like Sui, but more intense? In the way she's, y'know. Military trained. {explaining} Rex: So it's probably better if I do it since I know what I'm dealing with! {confident} Rex: Something like that! {awkward/confident} Rex: You know, you'd think she'd wake up at the crack of dawn with her military background... but nope. {amused} Rex: Alright, wish me luck! {playful} // Good...luck? Rex: Ow! {pained} Syndra: Rex! What are you doing? {sharp/annoyed} Rex: I thought I'd be prepared for it, but nope... {pained/regretful} Rex: We thought you were asleep, Syndra! I was coming up to wake you! {explaining} Syndra: Well... I'm awake. Quill is stopping by, right? {acknowledging} Rex: Yeah... how'd you know? {confused} Syndra: I've been awake for a while, Rex. I heard you talking about it downstairs! {normal} Syndra: And here I thought I was a morning person... {casual} // Is she not a morning person? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quill: Ah, hello! Good morning to you all. {greeting} Everyone: Good morning, sir! {respectful} *I think everyone includes Rex, Mora, Zeph and Sui* Quill: Oh, dear. What is with all the formality this morning? {amused/confused} Rex: Well, Yuman told us to be up and ready since you were coming- {explaining} Mora: -so, naturally, the assumption was made that you had a mission for us- {explaining} Zeph: -o-o-or that w-we had done something wrong... {worried} Sui: Like! Not, um, preparing breakfast! {anxious} Quill: ... {processing} Quill: Pahaha! Goodness, that was a lot all at once. Syndra, are they typically like this? {amused} Syndra: They're not usually this snappy, no. But between meeting the brothers and experiencing the Roughworks, they're probably getting swept up in their emotions. {calm/explaining} Quill: Ah... I understand, don't worry. But no, I'm not here to assign you all a mission, nor to scold you, or anything else of the sort. {reassuring} Quill: I simply wanted to offer you all a starting sum of tickets for the shops. I'd meant to give them yesterday, but in the chaos I forgot to. {explaining/apologetic} Quill: The ticket system is used to ration out food and other items to people that need it. You'll receive a weekly allowance of tickets to spend on whatever you'd like, in addition to this starting sum. {explaining} Quill: Of course, basic amenities are free of charge if you're part of our community. Wouldn't want any of our members to sleep on the tracks, after all! {explaining/reassuring} Sui: So... I baked bread for, um, no reason? {awkward/slightly disappointed} Quill: I fear so, haha! Do not worry, you will not be forced to do work here. {lighthearted, reassuring} Quill: And, besides, if I wanted you to cook for us, I would have let you know well in advance. {calm/explaining} Zeph: I mean... I w-wouldn't mind some fr-fresh bread... {hopeful} Sui: Nope! It's all mine! {stubborn} Quill: Ah, one more thing. I wanted to point you all towards the training yard- Zeph, I believe you have been there already? {casual} Zeph: Y-yes. {acknowledgement} Quill: I believe the brothers should be there right now. If you're to be working with us, it would be best to get used to each other's fighting styles. {explaining} Quill: Why don't you go join them there, while Syndra and I discuss further matters? {normal} Syndra: You all go and meet up, now. I have much to discuss with Quill. {firm} Rex: Training's a pretty good option, all things considered. Let's go before I forget how to string my bow! {casual} Sui: Mmmmm. That bread was really tasty... {content} Sui: Maybe once we're done training, I should bake another loaf... {thinking} Zeph: The re- reason I got to bed s- so- so late tonight was be- because I'd been up late tr- training... {explaining/embarrassed} Zeph: I only ha- have a f- fl- flicker of magic... I don't want it to sn- snuff out. {insecure} Mora: Ah, to train first thing in the morning! {energetic} Mora: It's no smithing, perhaps, but still a fantastic way to work up a sweat! {cheerful} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yuman: ...do you really gotta head out there again? {concerned/frustrated} Yulie: You know contracts are rare, man. I have to take what I can get. {explaining} Yuman: Why's it always gotta be you and Yus heading out?! For once- for once, man, take care of yourself! {worried/frustrated} Yulie: I- {hesitant} Rex: Are we interrupting something? {awkward} Yuman: Uh, yeah, a little-! {annoyed} Yulie: No, this can wait. Did Quill send you over? {normal} Mora: Indeed he did. He suggested we get to know each other's fighting styles! {explaining} Yulie: Not a bad idea. Yuman and I would be happy to show off what we can do, right? {acknowledging} Yuman: ...yeah, man, sure. {reluctant} Yuman: Well, Zeph, the soldier, and I've already been through it! Some cool moves from you both! Man, getting to see a cursed one in action was awesome... {excited} Sui: ...it was? {surprised/uncertain} Yuman: Yeah! Like, I'd hear all the stories, and think... man, having those kinds of powers sounds so cool. Sometimes I wished I could have em! Without, uh, being evil, of course. {casual} Yulie: You'd be even harder to deal with if you did, bro. But on that subject- Quill said something about you all practicing... what was the word he used... "magic?" {teasing, curious} Yuman: What?! Ey, princess, why didn't you show anything off the other day? {excited/curious} Zeph: O- oh, I- I- I- {flustered} Yulie: Don't be insensitive, Yuman. It isn't something people just... pick up. {lecturing} Yulie: From what little I've heard from Quill, it can take years of study to master a blessing... so I wouldn't be surprised if they couldn't even make a spark! Uh, no offense. {rational} Zeph: W- well... maybe we'll s- sur- surprise you! {determined} Yusanu: Ha, think you're the only ones with hidden talents? I've got a trick or two up my sleeve too! {confident} Yuman: Bro, you don't have sleeves... {deadpan} Yusanu: It's an expression, dumbass. Like you're one to talk. Why are you half-naked? {mocking} Yuman: To show off my abs? Obviously. Anyway, soldier, why don't you decide who goes first? {confident/shameless} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yusanu: Who, me? Sorry, but I'll sit this one out until you're all done. {casual} Yusanu: Got to save the best for last, right? Heh. {cocky} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yulie: I suppose it's my turn. {calm} Yulie: I'll say, I'm not as... direct... as Yuman. But I can hold my own in a fight. {confident} Rex: A ranged weapon, huh? {curious} Yulie: I mean... yeah? Yusanu made this thing for me, and he calls it the Electric Blaster. {casual/explaining} Yulie: It's also able to fire a much larger blast with way more power, but that does make it less... precise. {explaining} Yulie: That's all from me. Next one! {confident} Yulie: Dang, I think I overloaded it. I'll have to put it through a charge cycle... {disappointed} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yuman: Lemme show you just what I can really do, man. {confident} Yuman: Watch and learn, princess. Not every day you get to see me shred. {confident/bragging} Yuman: Alright, let's rock! {excitied} Yuman: And wait for it... {dramatic} Yuman: But wait! That's not all! {excited} Yuman: My Sonic Boomer can help out with defense too! I'm no one trick pony - I can cover every genre of combat! {proud} Yuman: And bam! That's it from me and Sonic Boomer for today. {dramatic} Yuman: Who's next? {challenging} Yuman: Couldn't even make a spark, eh? {teasing} Yulie: Alright, alright! I've been proven wrong. {amused/compromising} Yuman: So. Impressed yet? {smug} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mora: Very well! This is as good an opportunity as any to show off my progress! {entusiastic} Mora: Although I am proficient in combat with my hammer, that is... standard. So, allow me to show my magic instead, as that is what I have been training! {proud/explaining} Mora: ...oh, dear. I did not expect it to have become so powerful! It seems I must still master control over it... {surprised/concerned} Mora: I apologize for the damage I have caused. If you would ask for compensation, I would gladly provide it. {apologetic} Yusanu: Eh, don't worry about it. It's just a training room. Besides, all this junk in here doesn't even work anymore. {casual/reassuring} Mora: What a relief. {relieved} Yuman: Yo, that was badass, man! Your curse is awesome. {excited} Mora: Is it! I suppose it is, haha! I am glad to have had the opportunity to learn to use it. {sheepish} Mora: That is all, then. Who will go next? {casual} Mora: To see my powers growing this clearly... {thinking} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sui: Do I, um, have to? {reluctant} Yuman: Come on, man! Show us what you've got! {encouraging} Sui: ...okay. I've tried to, um, practice a bit, now that I'm... yeah. {uncertain, explaining} Sui: I haven't fully developed it, but, I have this new skill... {explaining} Sui: Okay! I'm going to try it! {building confidence} Zeph: W- woah! It's like you ma- made that out of n- n- nothing! {surprised} Sui: ...ugh! It takes so much concentration... even a word makes me fail... {strained, tired} Sui: Also. It's not, um, out of nothing. {correcting, explaining} Sui: It's like... there's an ocean of swirling energy, all around me. If I can get a bit, in, like... a bucket, I can use it. But... I don't know how to get it without, um, falling into it and getting overwhelmed. {awkward, explaining, slightly embarrassed} Sui: ...does that, um, make sense? {awkward, hopeful} Zeph: Uh... n- not- not really, but- {awkward, gentle} Sui: Let me try again! {determined} Sui: Come... on... do it!! {strained, determined} Yuman: Woah!! {shocked} Mora: Sui!! Are you alright? {concerned} Sui: I... I'm fine. No, even... more than that... {realizing} Sui: It's like... I finally felt this power's ebb and flow, not just... it pouring out, I... {excited, explaining} Sui: ...ah! Is everyone fine? You... you all seem fine. Okay... {concerned, relieved} Sui: I think... I think that's all from me. {uncertain} Sui: It's like there's ripples gently spreading within me... {soft, reflecting} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zeph: It's my t-turn, huh? {nervous, embarrassed} Zeph: So... I w-want to first say that I've been c-coming here every night. {earnest} Zeph: I was e-embarrassed that I just didn't g-get it. {frustrated} Zeph: I mean, j-just look at how fast your m-magic developed, Mora! {self-conscious} Zeph: And you, S-sui! You are a natural, a-after all. {envious} Rex: I still don't know any form of magic. Why feel so embarrassed? {reassuring} Zeph: Rex, you don't even n-need magic to be a valuable asset! You're the best archer in the w-world! {admiring} Zeph: I don't h-have that skill! My blade skills a-aren't good enough! You've h-had to save me time and time a-again. {self-critical} Zeph: And soldier, I felt like I had l-let you down after all the k-knowledge you had given me. {guilty, saddened} Yusanu: I may not have talked to you a lot, Zeph. But from what I know of the science behind magic, you don't have to blame yourself for not getting it. {calm reassuring} Yusanu: A lot of people study magic their whole lives. I'm sure you'll get there eventually. {encouraging} Zeph: Thank y-you, Yusanu. However, I think I f-finally figured it out... {grateful, hopeful} Yuman: Yo! Where'd he go? {shocked} Zeph: I think I'm finally g-getting this magic thing somewhat down! {excited} Zeph: I will n-not stop practicing! N-not until I can m-m-match you all! {determined} Zeph: I'll h-have to come back here a-again tonight! {energized} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex: Oh, my turn? {casual} Rex: So. Magic, curses, blessings... whatever you want to call it, it hasn't worked for me. It just doesn't... click. {casual/explaining} Mora: Ah, not to worry, Rex! Even without it, none in the province could match your accuracy with a bow. {reassuring} Zeph: Y- yeah! And if you d- did get magic, it'd j- jus- just be unfair for the rest of us! {playful} Rex: Yeah, yeah, sure. Either way, I've been practicing a new technique... let's see if I can pull it off. {casual, confident} Yulie: ...are you sure that's not magic? {skeptical} Rex: Yep! I just place every arrow on the string at once, which lets me shoot at a much larger area! {explaining} Yulie: But... how'd you manage to hit each arrow right on target?! That's... insane! {astonished} Rex: Ha. Go on, keep praising my skill. That was actually the first time I tried that many arrows at once... glad it worked out! {smug} Yulie: The... first... You said you'd practiced it, man! What do you mean that was the first time?! {flabberghasted} Rex: Yeah? I practiced theoretically. In my head. Keep up, Yulie. {teasing} Rex: Okay, so, who's next? {casual} Rex: I'll have to add arrows until my bowstring runs out of space next time... {thinking} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yusanu: Alrighty! Let's see... where to start... {thinking} Yusanu: Oh, you have gotta be... again?! Really?! Ugh! {annoyed} Yusanu: Yulie, Yuman, can you check the tunnels for any intruders? {serious} Yulie: If you need us to. Keep us updated, would you? {calm} Yusanu: Sure. Get the others to help you, I gotta run and check on things! {urgent} Mora: Of course we can help, just tell us what to do! {eager} Rex: The soldier and I actually have some important tasks Syndra needed done!! Will you be okay without us? {casual} Yulie: We will. It shouldn't be too hard for us, anyway- just routine check ups. {calm} Yuman: Yep, yep! Alright guys, follow papa! {playful, confident} Zeph: Wh- what? Ugh... put some c- cl- clothes on, a- at- at least. {embarrassed, annoyed} Yuman: Ha! Getting flustered, eh? {teasing} Rex: Wait for them to leave... {normal} Rex: Okay! They're gone. {focused} // What was that? Rex: I needed a way to get everyone else out of here so we could talk! {explaining} // Syndra didn't give us any tasks. Rex: Yeah, obviously! It was the best excuse I could come up with in the moment. {casual} Rex: So, look. Yusanu's been really hard to get a read of! He's barely ever around- I'm honestly surprised he even showed up today! {concerned} Rex: But anyway, when you and Zeph headed out with Yuman during the last alarm, I wanted to check in with Yusanu and see what he was up to. {explaining} Rex: But guess what? He was gone! Walked into his workshop and never walked out. Isn't that weird? {suspicious} Rex: I don't know what it means, and I don't know if he's a risk to us or not. But what I do know is that he's suspicious! {serious, determined} // Why ask me and not anyone else? Rex: Because they'd all probably tell me not to do anything impulsive right now. Which isn't even true, I've thought this plan out extensively! {defensive, slightly frustrated} Rex: Come on, meet me outside his workshop! I just want to look. If it's nothing, then it's nothing! But I don't think it's nothing. {serious, worried} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex: Any signs of him? {urgent} // Not yet! Rex: See? I told you! He's just... gone. {worried, thinking} // It seems empty. Rex: Sure does, huh. {careful} Rex: Not even a trace... Seems like I wasn't distrustful for nothing. But how? {thinking} Rex: He has to have gone somewhere! He couldn't have just... vanished. {certain, speculating} Rex: There has to be something else going on here! Do you see why I suspect him now? {worried} Rex: Let's snoop around a bit and make sure he's not posing a threat to us. {determined} // Yeah, this seems off. Rex: I'm glad you feel that way. Makes me feel less... horrible... about it. {relieved, slightly guilty} Rex: I guess we can be horrible people together, then. {lighthearted, joking} // I don't like this... Rex: I get it, trust me. They've taken us in and given us a place to stay, and now... {thinking, guilty} Rex: If we're wrong, if I'm wrong, then we both might get thrown out. {serious} Rex: The blame will land squarely on us both. I really hope that even if we are kicked out, the rest can still stay here... {concerned, resolved} Rex: ...no time to dwell on that. He must have left the workshop through an exit somewhere. Let's look around and see what we can find. {focused} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex: Aha! And you thought I was just being paranoid. {smug} // I didn't say that. Rex: But you were thinking it, I could tell! {teasing} // You were! Rex: Okay, fine, maybe a little. But I was right to be! {defensive} //If you're reading this note, please turn around! //These vents are broken, and were blocked off for a reason. Proceeding further will be dangerous! //Please, trust me on this. -Yusanu Rex: That's confirmation. Though, not like we needed it... {thinking} Rex: Let's keep moving! {determined} Rex: Hmm... the door's shut. {thinking} Rex: Yusanu's really pulling out all the stops to make sure nobody follows him! {suspicious} Rex: Too bad we're persistent, though. There's got to be some way to open it, we just need to find it! {determined} Rex: Whatever you did seems to have worked, the door's open! {impressed} Rex: Wait up! {calling out} Rex: Dead end? No, I see something on the other side... {confused} Rex: How do we get across? I guess you could try to use your magic... but I don't want you to put yourself at risk just cause I dragged you along for this. {concerned} Rex: Think, Rex, think! {frustrated} Rex: Oh! Yusanu has to have taken this way, there aren't any other options. So, there's a trick to it... {thinking, determined} Rex: Look, over there! Do you see the button on the other side? I bet he uses it to close off this path whenever he takes it. {explaining} Rex: It's a good thing you have the best sharpshooter in all of Fruma on your side! A shot like that is nothing to me. {confident} Rex: Just a moment... need to line it up... just right... {focused} Rex: Got it! Oh, that's more precarious than I expected. Be careful! {relieved, concerned} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex: ...okay, why are we right outside the Sovereign's mansion?! {shocked} Rex: This place is so heavily guarded, and he just has a secret tunnel directly to the front door?! {disbelief} Rex: Okay... okay, okay, okay. Calm. {steadying herself} Rex: We can't just leave it here, obviously, but we're definitely not getting through the front door... {thinking} Rex: Look, up there. The arch connects to the main structure, and probably has a way inside. {observing} Rex: Maybe we can get up by climbing up this building over here! {thinking, slightly excited} Rex: ... Hey, stay on your guard. We don't want to get caught in here. {cautioning} Rex: Though... it's kind of quiet in here. Weird. {uneasy} Rex: Okay. Okay okay. That's a lot of buttons. {overwhelmed} Rex: So these two say up and down... over here it looks like a list...? Office, Workshop, Quarters, Workshop 2, Roof Workshop... And why is there a lever? It's not even labeled. {analyzing} Rex: Ugh, I can never figure out Roughworks machines. Always overly complicated... {frustrated} Rex: Well, what about you? Any thoughts? {hopeful} // We should go up. Rex: Okay. Sure! As good a suggestion as any. {agreeing} Rex: ...so, which one of these is up? {confused} // Push all the buttons? Rex: Okay. Thanks for the input. I'm... not going to do that! That sounds like an awful idea- has Zeph been rubbing off on you? {annoyed} Rex: And I thought one of him was bad enough... {exasperated} Rex: Oh, whatever! Let's just try something. {resigned} Rex: ...uh. What's- {uncertain} Rex: What's going on?! {alarmed} Rex: That was... I don't want to talk about it. {unsettled} Rex: Wait! Soldier, quietly, come look at this. {hushed} Rex: Shoot, they're coming this way! Follow me! {urgent} Rex: Hey! Get back. {urgent} Sparkles: Did you also see that? {nervous} Glitter: I'm sca-a-a-a-a-a-ared! {whining} Sparkles: What if it's a GHOST?! {panicked} Glitter: N-O-O-O!!! Mother w-o-o-o-ould know what to do! {distressed, desperate} Rex: ...let's just... go. {awkward} Rex: Those "guards" don't seem very normal, do they? Isn't this supposed to be the Sovereign's mansion? {confused} Rex: They didn't even see us... oh, whatever. Let's keep moving. {uneasy} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yusanu: Why did you call me here again so soon? I was just here yesterday. {confused} Sovereign Soosu: Oh, don't play dumb! Dead soldiers! Killed on the job! Sound familiar?? {accusing} Yusanu: Uh... {awkward} Sovereign Soosu: Well, it better! Again - dead soldiers!! We had an agreement, Yus, and you've clearly gone and broken it! {annoyed, disappointed} Yusanu: I- I know. And I'm sorry that it happened. But- it happened while I was here, working! What do you expect me to have done about it?! {apologetic, frustrated} Sovereign Soosu: Hmph! You're smart, aren't you? Smart enough to be able to grasp the fundamentals of conductivity and electrical currents! You could have found a way. {blaming, disappointed} Sovereign Soosu: It's such a shame... you were one of my favorites, Yus. And now you've really let me down. {cold, threatening} Yusanu: ...I know. I- I'll find a way to fix it. Tell me what to do, and- and I can. Whatever I need to- so I can keep them safe- I'll, I'll do it. {desperate} Sovereign Soosu: Oh, Yus, you're so silly. There's nothing you can do to fix this now. The damage is done, and nobody around here will shut! Up! About it!!! {mocking, furious} Sovereign Soosu: I let you live in that abandoned trainyard because I thought you'd be quiet. But this isn't quiet! I can't focus now that everyone is- {angry, irritated} Sparkles: MOTHER! MOTHER! {urgent} Glitter: A GHO-O-O-OST! SPARKLES HEARD A GHO-O-O-O-OST! WHAT DO WE-E-E-E DO??? {panicked} Sovereign Soosu: Ugh! Not now!! Can't you see mommy's busy?! {angry/frustrated/annoyed} Yusanu: ...Oh. I liked those two... {disappointed} Sovereign Soosu: ...They'll be fine. I'll just bring them back later! {casual, unsettling} Sovereign Soosu: You know, they've been getting better and better at replicating human behavior! My latest constructs were at an estimated 86.3% accuracy- {excited, focused} Sovereign Soosu: ...Um. Where was I... {thinking} Sovereign Soosu: Right! Here's what you can do for me, Yus. This isn't going to go away. I need someone to pin this on, so they'll all shut up and move on from it! {calm, manipulative} Sovereign Soosu: Especially that loudmouth from the north! Would it kill him to leave me alone and stop meddling in my business?? {frustrated} Sovereign Soosu: Don't answer that. Look, this is the only way. You need to hand over whoever is responsible for this whole thing. That's the only way we can keep our peace and keep being friends. {calm, coercive} Yusanu: Wh- you can't be serious! I can't do that, Soosu! You- you really expect me to give up one of my friends or family?! {shocked} Sovereign Soosu: No, Yus, what I expected from you was to keep your "friends and family" quiet! But we're past that point now. Something needs to happen. {annoyed, threatening} Yusanu: I-... I understand. I need to think. I'll... I'll let you know soon. {resigned} Rex: What is he doing?! Sneaking around, meeting with the Sovereign?! {angry, disbelief} Rex: We need to cut him off. I'm not letting him get away with this. Follow me, quickly! {determined} Rex: Come on {urgent} Rex: Come on! Let's see if we can cut him off before he enters the tunnel! {urgent} Rex: Okay. This is as good a place as any to hide out and wait... {focused} Rex: I can't believe this! I can't believe him! How long has he been doing this? {betrayed} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yusanu: I... uh, I'll see you guys later, I... guess. {awkward} Rex: Here he comes! {urgent} Yusanu: Ahh! {startled} Yusanu: What are y- {confused} Rex: Not a word, Yusanu. You are in no position to be asking questions! {angry} Rex: Secretly meeting with the Sovereign? Really? Are you insane?! {angry, betrayed} Yusanu: You- you... followed me... oh, no... no no no, no... you weren't seen, were you? You're going to ruin ev- {panicked, realizing} Rex: We're going to ruin everything?! And not you, the guy always sneaking off to meet the Sovereign?! {angry} Yusanu: You don't understand! The only reason we're safe down there is BECAUSE I struck a deal with her!! {frustrated} Rex: You WHAT?! {furious} Yusanu: I work as her assistant in her workshop, help her with whatever projects she's working on, and in exchange she allows us to live in the station! {explaining} Yusanu: As long as we don't cause any trouble with soldiers, at least- which, might I remind you, you people caused? So don't- don't act like... {defensive} Rex: Oh my god, you idiot. How long were you planning to keep this a secret? Were you ever going to tell anyone? {disappointed} Yusanu: I- {ashamed} Rex: You were just gonna let it sit until, inevitably , someone was going to piss off the soldiers? Because, trust me, that would have happened eventually. With or without us. {lecturing, frustrated} Yusanu: ...it seemed safer this way. {defensive} // Are you going to hand one of us over? Yusanu: Ack! You- you heard that part too? {surprised, sheepish} Rex: Duh? {casual} Yusanu: Ughhh.... I don't know! I don't know. I don't want to, obviously! You're all good people, and it'd break every single one of our guidelines to throw someone out like that! {conflicted} Yusanu: But... I don't think I have a choice. The Steel Feather's safety is on the line, and I could fix it by just- just- handing someone over, but- I- I can't. I can't do that. {distressed, conflicted} Rex: Okay. You were doing what you thought was right. I can understand that. But this - keeping secrets, following their rules - it was never going to end well! {firm} Rex: We can get past this choice by doing what we were already doing - trying to take down the crown! If we succeed, there won't be any more risk for you all. {convincing} Yusanu: ...but- {uncertain} Rex: This is your chance to make it right, Yusanu! You have information. Tell us what you and the Sovereign were working on. Is it important? {pressing} Yusanu: ...I don't know much about... what it is. I know it's not a weapon, at least- Soosu was clear on that. It's... an important assignment from the Queen. {uncertain} Yusanu: It's- it's strange. Very, very strange. It uses science that sounds... impossible. I think we're building over an existing device, something the Queen already had. {explaining} Yusanu: Soosu... she's stressed about the project. She needs to get it done, but it- it seems like an impossible task. There's something on the line for her. {concerned/explaining} Rex: ...mysterious device, important to the crown... got it. Soldier, Yusanu- we need to steal it. If it's important to the crown... whatever it does, it's better if they don't have it. {thinking, determined} Yusanu: Wh- what?! You can't be serious! We can't just- {shocked} Rex: We can, and we should! The Sovereigns aren't your friends, Yusanu, they're complicit in and responsible for everything wrong with Fruma!! {intense} Rex: If we can hurt them, then we can hurt the crown. And if we can hurt the crown... we might actually stand a chance. {driven} Yusanu: ...okay. Okay, fine! You're right. You're... right. {resigned} Yusanu: I can get you to it. Uh... how did you get in, anyway? {curious} Rex: We'll show you. Come on, back in we go. {focused} Yusanu: ...this had better be worth it. {uncertain} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yusanu: Right, we'll need to be fast. Soosu tends to spend most of her time in the workshops... {thinking} Rex: What if she shows up? {serious} Yusanu: I... would probably be fine. But if she sees you two, then... {explaining, uneasy} Rex: So don't get caught, got it. I'm guessing we wouldn't stand a chance fighting her? {casual} Yusanu: No!! No, no, absolutely not. Her blessing... I haven't seen her use it in combat, but knowing what it can do... {worried/warning} Yusanu: Being able to mold matter... it means more than just putting together machines. So... {warning} Yusanu: It won't come to that. Come on, let's get going. {resolved/determined} Yusanu: Alright, before we descend - Soosu has a bunch of golems walking around her workshop. {explaining} Yusanu: They're more... uh, advanced than Sparkles and Glitter. If they see us, they'll sound the alarms. So don't get caught! {serious, warning} Yusanu: How did you two even manage to find me? {confused} // We pushed buttons till it worked. Yusanu: Really? I'm... surprised the system held together long enough for that. {taken aback} Rex: Look, it's not our fault this... thing doesn't come with an instruction manual! {defensive} Yusanu: Ha! Okay, it's a little hard to figure out. You have to pick the destination, then hit up or down, and then pull the lever to turn it on! Simple. {teasing, explaining} // We... went up? Yusanu: That... sounds right, but the way you say that is concerning. What actually happened? {concerned} Rex: Ugh, it doesn't matter what happened. What matters is this stupid box is overly complicated and annoying! {annoyed} Yusanu: Okay, okay! It is... a little hard to figure out. You have to pick the destination, then hit up or down, and then pull the lever to turn it on! Simple. {explaining} Yusanu: ...I chose the music, by the way. {serious} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex: It's... unique! {sarcastic} Yusanu: ...I {caught off guard, embarrassed} Yusanu: Oh... I forgot how much of a mess it was down here. {embarrassed} Yusanu: Alright! That's our goal, over there. {focused} Yusanu: It's the most important sector of Soosu's workshop. {explaining} Rex: And you're sure she won't be coming down here? {uncertain} Yusanu: Uh... mostly. 90% sure. We should be fine today, if we move quickly. {uneasy} Rex: How do you know? {inquiring} Yusanu: The festival's coming up, so she has a lot to handle. She'll be busy cleaning up the other workshops, building whatever contraptions she needs for this year's festival... that sort of stuff. {explaining} Yusanu: She only comes down here for the big projects. Well, or when she needs to let out some steam. But she doesn't have anything going on today, so... we're safe. {explaining} Rex: ...if you say so, Yusanu. Still, I'd rather be out of here quickly. {skeptical} Yusanu: Yeah... same. Let's take the device and go. {agreeing} Rex: A-another golem? Should we turn back? {nervous} Yusanu: Oh, hey, it's Flowers! That's Soosu's favourite golem! Wonder why he's sleeping here and not on his Flowersbed, though. ... I wasn't the one that named that. {lighthearted, curious} // You collectively decide that leaving Flowers be is probably best for everyone involved. Yusanu: And there it is... looking at it like this, it really is impressive. {in awe} Rex: Again, you really don't know what this is for? And more importantly, which of us will carry it out? {questioning} Yusanu: I'd say until we're in the clear, The soldier should carry it. And no... I really, absolutely do not. Every time I've asked Soosu to elaborate, she's just blown me off. {normal} Rex: Well. Whatever this is, it can't be any good if the Crown wants it. Soldier, are you ready? {serious} // Let's go. Yusanu: Wait. Do you also hear that sound? Are those footsteps? {alert} Rex: Can't be anything else - and there's two pairs of them. So Soosu is here, but with whom...? {serious} Sovereign Zhiraok: ...are you sure this is the best idea? Dividing your attention between the discussion, and your...projects... It hasn't worked out in the past. {concerned} Sovereign Soosu: Well, you know, Zhiraok, not eeeveryone seems to have the time to drop everything and leave their region. Sometimes, we have a job to do. {casual} Sovereign Soosu: Ah, there you are, Flowers! Wakey wakey, sleepyhead - you've got some guarding to get back to! {cheerful} Sovereign Zhiraok: Awareness, Soosu! A bit of warning before you stop like that? {serious} Sovereign Soosu: Hm? Ah, sorry, sorry, but an unexpected run-in with a close friend is just sooo nice! Surely there's space somewhere in your mind to know that, hmm? {teasing} Sovereign Zhiraok: Soosu... This is a solved problem! How many times have I told you that? ...Alright, look, that's a tangent. What I really need to tell you- {serious} Rex: Soosu's here? And with Zhiraok, of all people?! We have to get out, now! {urgent} Yusanu: Yeah, but I bet Soosu's got Flowers on high alert! Don't use your magic, and whatever you do, don't get spotted! {urgent, warning} Sovereign Zhiraok: ...you're smart enough that I shouldn't need to reiterate this! I know you are! Please, take the problem seriously! {frustrated} Sovereign Zhiraok: A set of criminals is in your quadrant, the Cursed behind the Torann massacre is with them, they're infil- {warning} Sovereign Soosu: Oh my god, Z, I get it!!! All you do is yap yap yap yap YAP!!! Give me some room to think!!! {irritated} Sovereign Soosu: Bla bla criminals, bla bla cursed one, et cetera et cetera et cetera!!!! Yes, I know how important it is! Flowers, hold this steady for me, won't you? {dismissive} Sovereign Soosu: Wait- What's that, Flowers? Intruders?! Right by the device room?! {alarmed} //Now's your chance to get past - go! Sovereign Zhiraok: Speak of the cursed - what are YOU doing here?! {angry} Sovereign Zhiraok: As long as your focus is on the solutions, not your... But, Soosu, I haven't heard anything from you. There was key information I had to learn offhand! {concerned} Sovereign Zhiraok: One of your commanders summarized the topic for me. I should've heard it from you! So...what's your angle? It feels like you're ignoring the issue. {pressing} Sovereign Zhiraok: ...Soosu? Soosu, are you listening? I asked you a question! {annoyed} Sovereign Soosu: Hm? Yeah, yeah, sure. Hey, could you fetch me some bolts? {dismissive} Rex: Hello, we're meant to run! Are you even taking this seriously?! {urgent, annoyed} Sovereign Zhiraok: ...fine, sure- But please, we have to round this out, Soosu. You have to get involved. {resigned} Flowers: ... {mechanical sounds/electrical sounds} Sovereign Soosu: Oh, right, about Flowers. Could you go check if his body picked up any parts while walking that I could use? {casual} Sovereign Zhiraok: ... {disbelief} Sovereign Zhiraok: I knew letting you work in here was irrational. There's such a greater sum of problems than your toys! You're acting like a child, but you aren't one! {frustrated} Sovereign Zhiraok: I know you can do such good work if you just apply yourself! Why are you just ignoring a high-ranking defector and a Cursed exponentiating each others' threat?! {lecturing} Sovereign Soosu: Do you think you're better than me, Zhiraok? {cold} Sovereign Soosu: Oh, look at Soosu, always so inattentive and clueless, always ignoring the needs of her district, always cooped up in her laboratory. {mocking} Sovereign Soosu: Who even cares about the work she does? The projects she's assigned?! Who even cares that she knows, she knows, she KNOWS!!!! {mocking, furious} Sovereign Soosu: ...Hm! Maybe you are better, Z. If you weren't, maybe we wouldn't be here right now!! {bitter} Sovereign Zhiraok: I... ... ...I'm sorry Soosu. That...that wasn't my angle, I didn't mean t- {apologetic} Sovereign Soosu: But you did! Hand me cog C-5, would you? {sharp} Sovereign Zhiraok: ...alright. I just want to reach the end of this sequence as fast as possible. {resigned} Sovereign Soosu: That makes two of us. I'm working on it. You can stop bugging me about it!! {irritated} Sovereign Zhiraok: ...maybe I should've been paying more attention. I didn't realize her project was putting so much weight on your shoulders. And I promised to help, too... {regretful} Rex: What are you doing?! {alarmed} Yusanu: You'll get us found out! {urgent, reprimanding} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex: ...what was that?! What were they DOING there?! {alarmed} Yusanu: I- I- I don't know! A surprise visit? I didn't... I didn't think... {nervous} Rex: So, "letting off some steam", huh?! Oh, sure, bring Sovereign Zhiraok along with you!! Why not!!! {angry} Rex: We almost got caught! We- oh god, we... we almost got caught... {shaken} Rex: ...what are we doing? Why did- why did we do that? That was so... {disbelief} Yusanu: You're asking ME?! Yeah, Rex, why did we do that?! {frustrated} Rex: Stop. Just... stop, for a second. I need to... think. {overwhelmed} Rex: ...damn it. Damn it, damn it, damn it! Stupid, impulsive... ugh!! {frustrated} Yusanu: Uh... Rex, are you- {concerned} Rex: No, I... I'm not. I'm sorry, I- I should know better by now... {apologetic} Rex: It... doesn't matter. It's too late to take it back. We can... we can use it as a trump card. Yusanu, please tell me you can figure out what it is. {resigned, hopeful} Yusanu: I... I don't know. I never got to work too closely with it, so... I have no idea what it is. If I work with it, maybe I can get somewhere. But... {uncertain} Rex: Good enough, I guess. Come on, let's get back. I need to... find Mora. And you need to tell everyone what you've been up to. {firm} Yusanu: ...so just hiding what we did today isn't an option? {sheepish} Rex: And let it come back to bite us later down the line? No thanks. Let's go. {firm} Yusanu: Really, Rex, are you... alright? I don't think I've ever seen- {worried} Rex: Don't. Don't push it. Not right now. {tense} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yuman: Hey! You three, where the heck have you been all day?! {annoyed} Yusanu: I- I can explain- {nervous} Mora: Yes, it's rather curious! I happened to speak to Syndra, and apparently there were no such "important tasks" assigned to you! She seemed rather clueless about the whole matter! {feeling slightly betrayed} Mora: ... Oh, Rex... what happened? {concerned} Rex: You know what happened, Mora. I- I messed up. Again. {ashamed} Yuman: Huh? What do you mean, agai- {confused} Mora: Ah, Yuman, would you mind taking Yusanu along with you to go tell the others we'll be a little late to the meeting? I believe there will be some additional news today. {calm} Yuman: Uh... sure, I guess. Yus, can you tell me what's up while we walk? {uncertain} Yusanu: ...yeah, sure, Yuman. {uneasy} Mora: ...well, how bad is it? {serious} Rex: It's... bad. We stole something important from the Sovereign's workshop. It's... a long story. Yusanu should tell his part of it. But... {tense} Mora: I see. I apologize, Rex, I should have been more attentive. {apologetic} Rex: No! No, it's not your fault, I should have- I should have known I was being impulsive, I... I wasn't thinking straight. {guilty} // What are we talking about? Mora: Ah. Of course, you don't know. I should have informed you the last time this happened... {reflecting} Mora: Rex has these... ah, "moods," sometimes, wherein she gets... overly excitable and impulsive. Many a time have they led her into trouble. {explaining} Rex: Ugh, I should know better by now! Especially here, especially now, when... {frustrated} Mora: Well, what is done is done, and nevertheless, we must press on. Let's join the others for the meeting. Syndra has something important to tell us. {composed} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Syndra: There you are! Mora, Rex, what's going- {curious} Quill: Syndra, I believe that can wait. We've, ah, held up dinner long enough, I believe. If everyone is here, we should begin. First- Yusanu, what was it you had to tell us? {formal} Yusanu: ...sigh. Before I begin, I need to make it clear- I was doing what I thought was best for the Steel Feather. {serious} Yuman: Yeah, man, good start... really instills confidence. {sarcastic} Yusanu: Yuman, please... let me get through this. Don't interrupt. {serious} Yusanu: So. So, so, so... The... the reason the crown has left us alone down here is because I have been working with Sovereign Soosu. {tense/admitting} Yulie: You WHAT?! {shocked} Rex: Hey! Let him speak. {firm} Yusanu: The reason we've been able to stay under the radar for so long is because of this, Yulie. {defensive} Yusanu: The reason we can live here, leave our home, make use of the city's electricity... it's because of my collaboration. {explaining} Yusanu: She said she saw potential in me. Told me that if I helped her in her workshops, then... then you all would be safe down here. {earnest} Yusanu: I didn't tell anybody because I knew you wouldn't get it. You'd think it was stupid, and risky, and a bad idea. Working with... with someone responsible for our problems. {ashamed} Yusanu: And I knew it was risky. I did. But I thought that if I were to mess up, only I would be punished. You all would be safe. {regretful} Quill: ...now. I understand emotions are running high right now. I would ask everyone to take a step back, think through it logically, and remain c- {calm} Yulie: Are you insane, Yusanu?! Of all the secrets you could have been keeping- {angry} Yuman: Hey, bro, leave him alone. {defensive/calm} Yulie: No, I don't think I will! Is that what the alarms were about? How long has this been going on? What was running through your head when you decided- {furious} Yuman: As if you haven't been doing the same thing this whole time! Trying to put all the weight on your own shoulders, not getting help from anyone else!! {frustrated} Yuman: So- so, y'know, I'm a little mad. He should have talked to us about it! But... he's telling us now. He's asking for help now. {honest} Yulie: ... {conflicted} Rex: Unfortunately, it gets worse. {serious} Yulie: How?! {angry} Yusanu: After yesterday's run-in with the soldiers... Soosu is demanding I hand over whoever's responsible. I... I can't do that. {tense} Yusanu: Rex and the soldier caught me talking to her today. That's why... that's why I'm telling you. {guilty} Rex: ...yeah. I convinced him to stop working with her, and to tell you all about it. {serious} Rex: We also... stole an important gadget she and Yusanu were working on. Something the Queen was very invested in. {tense} Yusanu: I don't know what it is or what it does. I don't know what it's for. All I know is that the Queen needs it finished. It's all she's had Soosu working on for... months. {uneasy} Yusanu: I'll try to figure out what it is in my spare time. Maybe it'll help us! I... hope it will. {hopeful} Yusanu: Yulie, Yuman... I owe you a better apology. I can talk to you in private later, but... right now, we should continue with the meeting. {apologetic} Yusanu: Ow... yeah, I deserved that. {pained} Syndra: ...that was certainly a lot. Fortunately, angering the Sovereign may not ultimately matter. If all goes according to plan... the crown will fall at the end of the festival. {serious} Syndra: My goal, as always, has been to find a way to destroy the crown's influence and to free our province. I believe this upcoming festival is an opportunity to do just that. {determined} Syndra: During the Crown Festival, Her Majesty will die. {cold} Quill: Settle down, everyone, settle down! Please, allow Syndra to continue. {authoritative} Syndra: It will not be easy. But if we strike when her guard is down, and catch her by surprise, I believe it is possible. {focused} Syndra: I'll be splitting you all into several groups, and will assign tasks that must be completed before the festival. {strategic} Syndra: The decision Quill and I have come to is that I alone will be going for the kill. That way, if anything goes wrong... no one else faces the consequences. {resolute} Syndra: I'll go over the details tomorrow. I think... we've had enough excitement today. Please, hold your complaints until then, as well. {calm} Quill: Ahem. Yes, indeed. I suppose we should be getting to dinner, as well. {formal} Quill: Yuman... this may be unfair of me to ask, but would you be willing to play us a song tonight? We will not have many days left together. {gentle} Yuman: Yeah... yeah, man, of course. I can do that. {soft} Quill: Then let us enjoy the remainder of our company! {warm} Yuman: Hey, everyone! Man, uh... small crowd today, huh? {awkward} Yuman: Oh, man, is that Jiro I see? Hey, man! I didn't, uh... expect to see ya. {surprised} Jiro: Huh? Why not? {neutral} Yuman: Uh, just, you didn't seem super happy with me after... after yesterday. With the- soldier thing. {uneasy} Jiro: ... Oh! Yeah. No worries. Water under the bridge. {reassuring/casual} Yuman: If... if you say so! Don't think you've heard this one before, so tell me how you like it! {nervous} Yuman: But first... Yus. Yusanu. Look, I... I'm not one to hold grudges. So I don't need any more apologies from you! I get it. {earnest} Yuman: I just... want you to trust us more, 'kay? You and Yulie both, haha! 'Cause... I want to help! {explaining} Yuman: I had a think, and yeah. It sucks you didn't tell us. But your deal with Soosu- it saved us! Gave us a home, gave us a future! {sincere} Yuman: So... this song's dedicated to you. Hope you like it. {gentle} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sovereign Soosu: No... no no no no no, where is it, where IS IT?! I can't... I need to find it, I- {panicked} Her Majesty: Not a good look, Sovereign. {cold} Sovereign Soosu: EEP! Y- your Majesty, I- I- I wasn't expecting you until... tomorrow. Wh- what're you doing here? {startled, nervous} Her Majesty: My schedule freed up, so I decided to check in early. Is something wrong, Sovereign? {calm, probing} Sovereign Soosu: Um... I- {nervous} Her Majesty: Don't bother. How incompetent must you be, to have lost it from your own workshop?! {sharp} Sovereign Soosu: I- I- I don't understand how, my golems haven't been disturbed! They didn't detect anything! {defensive, panicked} Her Majesty: Perhaps if you focused more on efficiency instead of playing around with your toys, this could have been prevented. {condescending} Sovereign Soosu: I'll- I'll fix this, I promise! I promise I promise I promise, I can fix it! I can... I can restart! I still have all the research notes, and I- {desperate} Her Majesty: Enough. I have been lenient with your performance maintaining your district, because I had faith there would be results. {authoritative} Her Majesty: Restarting the Resonance Weaver project... it cannot be done. That artifact I entrusted you with... that magic is a lost art. It cannot be replicated. {stern/cold} Sovereign Soosu: N- no, I have the notes, I- I know how it works, I can do it, just- just give me a chance! I can fix this! {pleading} Her Majesty: I must prepare for the festival. I will expect your presence there, as usual. Please... clean yourself up before that. {dismissive} Her Majesty: Sovereign. {commanding} Sovereign Soosu: Y- yes? {fearful} Her Majesty: Consider our agreement null. You have failed me. You will continue your service as Sovereign indefinitely... with your blessing intact. {cold} Sovereign Soosu: ...what? No- no, no no no, you- you can't, you can't, you can't!!!! {distressed/heartbroken} Sovereign Soosu: AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! {screaming/pain/anguish}