From 1685925797f1e3c729601a770ea8b2296e488092 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nutbuster Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:51:22 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] 13C Story Revision FINAL BLACK LABEL PLUS R ARRANGE EDITON --- ...13C.fang-and-anon-go-to-beach-and-prom.rpy | 621 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 315 insertions(+), 306 deletions(-) diff --git a/game/script/13C.fang-and-anon-go-to-beach-and-prom.rpy b/game/script/13C.fang-and-anon-go-to-beach-and-prom.rpy index d0223b6..560e9a5 100644 --- a/game/script/13C.fang-and-anon-go-to-beach-and-prom.rpy +++ b/game/script/13C.fang-and-anon-go-to-beach-and-prom.rpy @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ label chapter_13C: "The back of the dress trails down the stairs behind her." - "Can’t say I’d imagined she’d ever willingly wear one of these." + "Can't say I'd imagined she'd ever willingly wear one of these." window hide window auto @@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ label chapter_13C: A "Your dress looks great, Lucy." show fangmom neutral flip with dissolve: xalign 1.4 - LM "Oh, doesn’t it?" + LM "Oh, doesn't it?" - LM "When I got the school’s email, I knew right away that the precious little getup I saw shopping the day before would be just perfect, and I even got Nasers’ outfit while I was at it!" + LM "When I got the school's email, I knew right away that the precious little getup I saw shopping the day before would be just perfect, and I even got Nasers' outfit while I was at it!" show fang with ease: xalign -0.7 show anon prom neutral flip with ease: @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ label chapter_13C: LM "Oh, hush. The two of you look just like your Father and I when we met at a school dance!" - "We all look at Nasers’ rather colorful getup for a moment." + "We all look at Nasers' rather colorful getup for a moment." "It was somehow still less loud than his usual jacket." @@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ label chapter_13C: LM "Oh yes, I remember it fondly. Right dear?" - "Lucy’s father hasn’t moved from his seat." + "Lucy's father hasn't moved from his seat." - LD "I don’t know.{w=0.2} Do I?" + LD "I don't know.{w=0.2} Do I?" LM "Oh yes, I remember you in that snazzy zoot suit." @@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ label chapter_13C: show fang c prom neutral with dissolve - "I’m trying to create the mental image." + "I'm trying to create the mental image." - "Nope, can’t do it." + "Nope, can't do it." "That look her Dad is giving me…" - "It’s saying ‘You’ll be upgraded to a {i}putter{/i} if you never speak of this to anyone.’" + "It's saying ‘You'll be upgraded to a {i}putter{/i} if you never speak of this to anyone.'" "I can see where Fang gets her temper from now." @@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ label chapter_13C: "I glance at Naser, who seemingly resigns himself to countless more photos." - A "Uhh… I think we’re going to be late if you take any more pictures." + A "Uhh… I think we're going to be late if you take any more pictures." "Both Lucy and Naser nod in agreement to that." - LM "Oh, just a couple pictures! You’ll be able to show these when your own children are going to prom!" + LM "Oh, just a couple pictures! You'll be able to show these when your own children are going to prom!" "A bit early to think of something like that." @@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ label chapter_13C: LM "Oh Lucy, there's a string coming out of your dress! Where are the scissors?" - N "I’ll get them! Anon, come with me." + N "I'll get them! Anon, come with me." A "Why, I don't even live here?" - N "It's uh… {w=0.2}the scissors are kept on the top shelf and I can’t reach!" + N "It's uh… {w=0.2}the scissors are kept on the top shelf and I can't reach!" - "She pushes me towards the kitchen, I don't even know how Naser doesn’t catch on to what she’s doing." + "She pushes me towards the kitchen, I don't even know how Naser doesn't catch on to what she's doing." stop music fadeout 1.0 play music "audio/OST/The Top of the Social Ladder.ogg" fadein 1.0 scene kitchen @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ label chapter_13C: show naomi prom angry flip at sright with fade - A "What’re you up to, Naomi?" + A "What're you up to, Naomi?" "She pinches the bridge of her nose and exhales slowly." @@ -125,19 +125,19 @@ label chapter_13C: N "I had to call him out on it that he was slacking on his school duties, behaving like a crass idiot like you, JUST like you. What have you done to them both?" - A "The only thing I’ve ‘done’ is support her. I didn’t do it for you or your stupid plan." + A "The only thing I've ‘done' is support her. I didn't do it for you or your stupid plan." A "I just want to have a good time with Lucy without any more bullshit." - N "Anon, I swear to God almighty, if my night with Naser is ruined because of Lucy’s-" + N "Anon, I swear to God almighty, if my night with Naser is ruined because of Lucy's-" show naomi prom happy flip with dissolve - "Naomi’s sneer vanishes, replaced with her usual false smile." + "Naomi's sneer vanishes, replaced with her usual false smile." N "But okay!" - N "Of course! You two deserve it after everything you’ve done." + N "Of course! You two deserve it after everything you've done." - "Suddenly I feel another tug on my arm, this time Fang’s mom dragging me back into the middle of the room." + "Suddenly I feel another tug on my arm, this time Fang's mom dragging me back into the middle of the room." scene home fang night show anon prom neutral flip at acenter show fangmom neutral at fmleft @@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ label chapter_13C: A "Fine but we really should get going if we want to-" - LM "Just a couple! I can even send these ones to your parents, I bet they’re just as proud of you as we are of Lucy and Naser!" + LM "Just a couple! I can even send these ones to your parents, I bet they're just as proud of you as we are of Lucy and Naser!" scene home fang night show anon neutral prom at acenter show fang c prom happy at sleft with fade - "I’m sure they’re just as surprised that I’m actually going to prom." + "I'm sure they're just as surprised that I'm actually going to prom." "Posing with Lucy is nice, but I make sure to be extra careful where my arms go in front of her dad." window hide @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ label chapter_13C: LM "Oh fine, make sure to have fun at prom!" show anon prom neutral with dissolve - "I glance over and Lucy’s dad catches me dead in the eyes." + "I glance over and Lucy's dad catches me dead in the eyes." show fangdad unimpressed flip at nright with easeinright: xalign 1.2 @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ label chapter_13C: scene nascar night with fade "The ride in the NasCar is awkward and uneventful." - "Naser didn’t chuck his jacket to the backseat as a divider, so Lucy and I can sit next to each other this time around." + "Naser didn't chuck his jacket to the backseat as a divider, so Lucy and I can sit next to each other this time around." Nas "I heard that Spears might be giving a little musical number tonight." @@ -270,11 +270,11 @@ label chapter_13C: Nas "What, you want to hear him sing some opera?" - A "I’d certainly pay to see him try." + A "I'd certainly pay to see him try." Lucy "Good lord, no. My ears take enough abuse from him during the school day." - Nas "He won’t be singing, but we did get Reed to be a DJ for the night." + Nas "He won't be singing, but we did get Reed to be a DJ for the night." Nas "His only condition was that he got to wear that mascot costume, which is rather odd, but whatever." @@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ label chapter_13C: show anon prom neutral: xalign 1.1 yalign 0.1 with fade - "Pulling into the school’s parking lot by the gym, I take in the view." + "Pulling into the school's parking lot by the gym, I take in the view." "The students strung up various strings of lights along the overgrowths of vines around the school." - "The line to get in isn’t too long, and it only takes a few minutes to get inside." + "The line to get in isn't too long, and it only takes a few minutes to get inside." "Inside is about as well decorated as outside." "Those nerdy little chinese lanterns are strung about from wall to wall." @@ -318,16 +318,16 @@ label chapter_13C: with fade N "Oh! Oh! They go with my dress!" - "Wow, it’s almost like the person who planned the entire event has insider information on the decor?{w=0.2} Color me surprised." + "Wow, it's almost like the person who planned the entire event has insider information on the decor?{w=0.2} Color me surprised." Lucy "Mumbling." "Fuck." - Nas "I think I’ll hit up the catering first." + Nas "I think I'll hit up the catering first." Nas "What about you guys?" - A "I’ll pass, I can’t afford any fancy food." + A "I'll pass, I can't afford any fancy food." show naser prom neutral show naomi prom neutral show fang c prom neutral flip @@ -351,15 +351,15 @@ label chapter_13C: show fang c prom happy flip with dissolve - "The thought of being able to eat like an actual human for once already pushed Naser’s apology out of my mind." + "The thought of being able to eat like an actual human for once already pushed Naser's apology out of my mind." - A "In that case, I’ll go get food for both me and Lucy." + A "In that case, I'll go get food for both me and Lucy." A "Waddaya want?" Lucy "Uhh, get me the closest thing they have to barbecue." - N "Oh, Naser if you’re getting food too, could you get me a plate of kappamaki." + N "Oh, Naser if you're getting food too, could you get me a plate of kappamaki." "Wrong country." @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ label chapter_13C: A "Ow." - Nas "Looks like we’re playing waiters for a bit." + Nas "Looks like we're playing waiters for a bit." A "Seems that way." scene prom with fade @@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ label chapter_13C: with dissolve "I follow him to the food table." - "I don’t even recognize most of these dishes." + "I don't even recognize most of these dishes." "I get a heaping plate of seven or eight different dishes for Lucy, and pick out a steak for myself, grabbing a few nice looking sandwiches from the other end of the table." @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ label chapter_13C: Nas "You got everything?" - A "Don’t got drinks." + A "Don't got drinks." Nas "We can always do a return trip." @@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ label chapter_13C: "He suddenly stops halfway through and I have to catch myself from dropping the plates." - A "What’s wrong?" + A "What's wrong?" "Naser gestures forward." scene prom @@ -424,17 +424,17 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "I-I uh…" - N "Oh, come on, you’re in need of new friends right now, right? Why don’t we-" + N "Oh, come on, you're in need of new friends right now, right? Why don't we-" - A "Heyyy, we’re back, and we have food." + A "Heyyy, we're back, and we have food." "Naomi turns her attention to the plates Naser and I are carrying." N "Oh! Naser, did you get the sukiyaki?" show fang c prom sad flip with dissolve - Nas "Oh, guess I forgot, sorry. I’ll go run and get it." + Nas "Oh, guess I forgot, sorry. I'll go run and get it." - N "That’s fine! I was getting to be friends with Lucy and-" + N "That's fine! I was getting to be friends with Lucy and-" window hide window auto hide fang with easeoutleft @@ -475,17 +475,17 @@ label chapter_13C: "Our principal strides over to us, signing off a few papers on a clipboard he has." show fang c prom neutral with dissolve - Sp "Lucy, there you are. That ‘surprise’ you wanted is about ready." + Sp "Lucy, there you are. That ‘surprise' you wanted is about ready." Lucy "Surprise?" Sp "Yeah, the one you filed papers for a few weeks back." - Sp "Everything’s ready for it." + Sp "Everything's ready for it." A "Is the surprise you giving an opera number?" - Sp "I’m on a pretty tight schedule tonight, Anon, don’t have a lot of time for jokes." + Sp "I'm on a pretty tight schedule tonight, Anon, don't have a lot of time for jokes." Sp "Follow me." scene black with fade @@ -498,9 +498,9 @@ label chapter_13C: with fade A "You signed up for something?" - Lucy "I don’t think so…" + Lucy "I don't think so…" - Sp "Alright, you’re on in ten or so minutes." + Sp "Alright, you're on in ten or so minutes." show fang c prom shock with dissolve "Lucy freezes." stop music fadeout 1.0 @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "..." - T "We have all the instruments ready, I brought in a regular guitar for you to play, I don’t mind!" + T "We have all the instruments ready, I brought in a regular guitar for you to play, I don't mind!" T "We can play whatever you want!" @@ -558,9 +558,9 @@ label chapter_13C: Ro "It was a group effort!" - St "We’re here to help, right?" + St "We're here to help, right?" - Ro "We’ve noticed Lucy’s been struggling by herself!" + Ro "We've noticed Lucy's been struggling by herself!" "The expectant stares of the trio snap Lucy from her stupor." window hide @@ -579,12 +579,12 @@ label chapter_13C: show rosa prom closed flip with dissolve - "Rosa and Stella look as though they’re only just now thinking this was a bad idea." + "Rosa and Stella look as though they're only just now thinking this was a bad idea." show anon prom neutral show trish prom sad flip with dissolve - "Trish’s smile melts from her face." + "Trish's smile melts from her face." stop music fadeout 1.0 play music "audio/OST/ballad_of_the_boot.ogg" fadein 1.0 A "What were you thinking?!" @@ -593,13 +593,13 @@ label chapter_13C: T "Anon, please tell me, is Fang fine?" - A "She {i}was{/i} fine, Trish. Now look what you’ve done." + A "She {i}was{/i} fine, Trish. Now look what you've done." A "Where do you think you're going?" "Trish tries to leave but I manage to grab her shoulder." - T "I'm-I’m going after her!" + T "I'm-I'm going after her!" Ro "Wait, Anon!" hide trish with easeoutleft @@ -609,9 +609,9 @@ label chapter_13C: A "She most definitely is NOT, Rosa." - A "God dammit, why’d you have to pull this stunt {i}today{/i} of all days?" + A "God dammit, why'd you have to pull this stunt {i}today{/i} of all days?" - A "Couldn’t you have tried this bullshit any other time?!" + A "Couldn't you have tried this bullshit any other time?!" Ro "Who are you to say I didn't? I've been talking to Lucy for a while trying to get her to make amends with Trish." @@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ label chapter_13C: T "What are you talking about, Fang?" - T "Come on, let's play! This’ll be VVURM DRAMA’s biggest show to date!!" + T "Come on, let's play! This'll be VVURM DRAMA's biggest show to date!!" Lucy "I!{w=0.1} Don't!{w=0.1} Want!{w=0.1} To!" @@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ label chapter_13C: A "Rosa, Stella. Take a look around. At this current situation." play music "audio/OST/Many Such Cases of Being So True.ogg" fadein 1.0 - A "Once you realize what you’re doing, please just leave us alone and don’t bother us for the rest of the night." + A "Once you realize what you're doing, please just leave us alone and don't bother us for the rest of the night." "The two shut up and sheepishly back away a few steps." @@ -738,19 +738,19 @@ label chapter_13C: T "What, are you two flaking on me as well?!" - Ro "Trish, I’m thinking An-on’s right here… {w=0.2}We shouldn’t be intruding on their special night…" + Ro "Trish, I'm thinking An-on's right here… {w=0.2}We shouldn't be intruding on their special night…" St "Er, yeah, my reading was wrong, soo…" show anon prom neutral flip with dissolve - T "I can’t believe you two!" + T "I can't believe you two!" - T "Fang, we’re playing now. I’m not asking again." + T "Fang, we're playing now. I'm not asking again." show trish prom angry flip with dissolve - "She takes hold of Lucy’s forearm and moves to take her back to the stage by force." + "She takes hold of Lucy's forearm and moves to take her back to the stage by force." show anon: xalign 1.0 show trish: @@ -775,9 +775,9 @@ label chapter_13C: A "Try again another time." - "She yanks her hand away from me in disgust, glancing between Stella and Rosa’s disappointed stares and Fang’s baleful leer." + "She yanks her hand away from me in disgust, glancing between Stella and Rosa's disappointed stares and Fang's baleful leer." - T "I guess that’s it then." + T "I guess that's it then." hide trish with easeoutright "She backs off into the crowd." @@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ label chapter_13C: A "It's alright. You won't see anyone else anymore tonight." show fang c prom soft smile with dissolve - "Lucy’s chuckle is choked back as she offers me a strained smile." + "Lucy's chuckle is choked back as she offers me a strained smile." Lucy "There, I did it again, I ruined everything for everyone again." @@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "I need to go to the bathroom." - A "It's ok. I’ll go get some water or something while you’re in, won’t take a minute." + A "It's ok. I'll go get some water or something while you're in, won't take a minute." Lucy "Yeah, sure." @@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ label chapter_13C: with fade "I watch her enter the restroom and reenter the gym." - "Think there’s lemonade and stuff by the food tables." + "Think there's lemonade and stuff by the food tables." show trish prom neutral flip at sright with easeinright T "Hey, you." @@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ label chapter_13C: show trish prom sad flip with dissolve - A "Maybe this could’ve been sorted out, but not today." + A "Maybe this could've been sorted out, but not today." A "You're doing more harm by staying here, though. I advise that you stay clear of her for now." @@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ label chapter_13C: A "You good?" show fang c prom happy flip at sright with easeinright - Lucy "Yeah! Fuck! Splashing your face with water works wonders, I’m good to go." + Lucy "Yeah! Fuck! Splashing your face with water works wonders, I'm good to go." "I look at the crowd gathering around the stage." @@ -904,24 +904,24 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "Yeah. Fresh air sounds pretty good right now." - "I hold my hand out and Lucy’s hand links with it." + "I hold my hand out and Lucy's hand links with it." stop music fadeout 2.0 play ambient 'audio/effects/nightLoop.ogg' fadein 2 scene outside school night show anon prom neutral at acenter show fang c prom happy at sleft with fade - "Walking out of the stuffy gymnasium we’re met with the cooling evening air." + "Walking out of the stuffy gymnasium we're met with the cooling evening air." - "I feel all the tension leave my body as Lucy’s body presses close to my side." + "I feel all the tension leave my body as Lucy's body presses close to my side." A "Cold?" - Lucy "A little. I’m uh… not used to wearing these things." + Lucy "A little. I'm uh… not used to wearing these things." "My hand leaves hers. Before Lucy can balk I wrap my arm around her." - A "How’s this?" + A "How's this?" Lucy "I can one up this." @@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "Nah, we can walk home…" - "It’s a fifteen minute walk to her neighborhood, which is filled with comfortable silence for most of the way." + "It's a fifteen minute walk to her neighborhood, which is filled with comfortable silence for most of the way." "I guess Lucy is as glad as I am to put everything that happened tonight behind us." @@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ label chapter_13C: stop ambient fadeout 1 "As we round the corner past the bus stop, I let out an audible groan as my eyes land on a particular cart." - "It’s that same hot dog vendor from before, illuminated under a street light in the same spot." + "It's that same hot dog vendor from before, illuminated under a street light in the same spot." "She notices us almost immediately and begins wildly waving." @@ -951,23 +951,23 @@ label chapter_13C: show tracy neutral: xalign 1.1 with dissolve - SV "Well if it isn’t my favorite skinnie! And you brought your lady friend!" + SV "Well if it isn't my favorite skinnie! And you brought your lady friend!" - A "It’s like ten at night, you can’t get that many customers this late, right?" + A "It's like ten at night, you can't get that many customers this late, right?" - SV "Hey, you’re here, aren’cha?{w=0.2} Now what can I get for you two lovebirds? Nothing says date night like some steamin’ hot franks!" + SV "Hey, you're here, aren'cha?{w=0.2} Now what can I get for you two lovebirds? Nothing says date night like some steamin' hot franks!" - A "I think we’re good, we were just on our way back and-" + A "I think we're good, we were just on our way back and-" "{i}*GRRRRRRRRRLLLL*{/i}" show fang prom neutral with dissolve - "Fang’s face glows bright red as she grasps her stomach." + "Fang's face glows bright red as she grasps her stomach." - Lucy "Er… we left before we could eat, didn’t we?" + Lucy "Er… we left before we could eat, didn't we?" A "Oops. Well, nobody ever misses Prom food, right?" show tracy tease with dissolve - SV "Prom?!{w=0.2} Oh man, I was the life of the party at mine! Tell me you kids got Reef City’s dumb mascot?" + SV "Prom?!{w=0.2} Oh man, I was the life of the party at mine! Tell me you kids got Reef City's dumb mascot?" "We shake our heads." @@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ label chapter_13C: "More shaking." - SV "Seriously? {i}Please{/i} tell me you egged the principal’s car." + SV "Seriously? {i}Please{/i} tell me you egged the principal's car." A "No, we, er…" @@ -983,25 +983,25 @@ label chapter_13C: show tracy unimpressed with dissolve "The vendor winces, but just as quickly puts on her smile." - SV "Ooh, that’s a bummer. You know, prom was where I discovered hot dogs were my true calling." - SV "They could be yours too, y’know." + SV "Ooh, that's a bummer. You know, prom was where I discovered hot dogs were my true calling." + SV "They could be yours too, y'know." show tracy neutral with dissolve - A "{cps=*0.6}Riiiight{/cps}. I don’t think it will be." + A "{cps=*0.6}Riiiight{/cps}. I don't think it will be." - Lucy "Look, can we just like, get some food? Our night’s been a fuckin’ wash." + Lucy "Look, can we just like, get some food? Our night's been a fuckin' wash." - SV "Night’s still young, though." + SV "Night's still young, though." "I listen to the sizzling meat as we wait." - SV "Look kids, Prom? It’s not that special if you ask me." + SV "Look kids, Prom? It's not that special if you ask me." SV "What makes something special is on you. For me I think back to the shit I can actually remember." - SV "Carfe’s a helluva drug." + SV "Carfe's a helluva drug." - SV "I’m getting off-topic. Point is, the night isn’t over yet." + SV "I'm getting off-topic. Point is, the night isn't over yet." "She motions to the table for us to sit at." @@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ label chapter_13C: SV "Make it something worth remembering." - SV "I’m gonna start packing for the night though, so that’s enough chatter from me." + SV "I'm gonna start packing for the night though, so that's enough chatter from me." A "Thanks." @@ -1019,11 +1019,11 @@ label chapter_13C: "Lucy and I sit at the plastic folding table with our artery-clogging grease tubes." - Lucy "Dad grills these sometimes, but I’ve never had one that wasn’t just ketchup and mustard…" + Lucy "Dad grills these sometimes, but I've never had one that wasn't just ketchup and mustard…" - Lucy "Actually, I can’t even tell what’s all on this, there’s so much junk dumped on." + Lucy "Actually, I can't even tell what's all on this, there's so much junk dumped on." - A "They’re just plain chili-cheese dogs." + A "They're just plain chili-cheese dogs." A "Been a hot minute since I had one, figured why not?" @@ -1041,53 +1041,53 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "Whatever we do, I want to get out of this dress first." - Lucy "It’s freezing." + Lucy "It's freezing." A "Think your dad will let us watch some movies or something?" Lucy "Dunno, maybe. We only have cop movies and hunting documentaries, though." - A "I’m down for it." + A "I'm down for it." stop music fadeout 2.0 play ambient 'audio/effects/nightLoop.ogg' fadein 2 scene home fang outside night show anon prom neutral flip at acenter show fang c prom happy at sleft with fade - "After finishing we wave goodbye to the vendor and start down Lucy’s neighborhood." + "After finishing we wave goodbye to the vendor and start down Lucy's neighborhood." - "Oddly enough there’s no cars in the driveway when we arrive." + "Oddly enough there's no cars in the driveway when we arrive." A "Your folks get groceries this late at night?" Lucy "They probably took the opportunity to go on a date themselves." - Lucy "Don’t remember the last time they took the occasion though. Been maybe… Three years?" + Lucy "Don't remember the last time they took the occasion though. Been maybe… Three years?" "Lucy kicks over a rock in the walkway and gets the key taped under it." A "Your parents put it there instead of under the doormat?" - Lucy "Nah, I put this here. They don’t know about it." + Lucy "Nah, I put this here. They don't know about it." Lucy "Get kicked out for the night one too many times, you find ways back in on your own." "Lucy stretches when we walk in." stop ambient fadeout 2 scene home fang night with fade - Lucy "I’ll change back into normal clothes, hang here a while, kay?" + Lucy "I'll change back into normal clothes, hang here a while, kay?" show anon prom neutral flip at aright with dissolve "I nearly sit in my normal place on the couch when I notice the armchair." "The now vacant armchair." - "That’s for Lucy’s Dad only." + "That's for Lucy's Dad only." "Oh how it calls to me…" show fang happy at sleft with dissolve - Lucy "{i}Phew{/i}, that’s better." + Lucy "{i}Phew{/i}, that's better." Lucy "... Anon?" @@ -1099,19 +1099,19 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "Anon, get out of there before you leave your scent." - A "Scent? You can’t be serious." + A "Scent? You can't be serious." - Lucy "Hey, it’s your head on the line." + Lucy "Hey, it's your head on the line." Lucy "Naser sat there once and he ended up with a new scar." "Suddenly, I find myself seated in my normal spot after all." - Lucy "Think they actually are on a date. If that’s the case the house is ours for at least an hour." + Lucy "Think they actually are on a date. If that's the case the house is ours for at least an hour." - A "Oh, sweet. We gonna raid your dad’s liquor cabinet then?" + A "Oh, sweet. We gonna raid your dad's liquor cabinet then?" - Lucy "He doesn’t have one. Mom won’t let him." + Lucy "He doesn't have one. Mom won't let him." "Damn it. He really is whipped." @@ -1129,16 +1129,16 @@ label chapter_13C: "Double damn it. Thought I managed to get out of that." - "But the look in Lucy’s eyes…" + "But the look in Lucy's eyes…" "I nod my head." - Lucy "Yes!{w=0.2} I’ve always wanted to try out mom’s lights." + Lucy "Yes!{w=0.2} I've always wanted to try out mom's lights." stop music fadeout 1.0 play music "audio/OST/its_footloose_now.ogg" fadein 1.0 "The music playing from the stereo sounds positively ancient." - "Probably one of her parents’ CDs. If it even uses CDs." + "Probably one of her parents' CDs. If it even uses CDs." A "Wait what was that about lights?" @@ -1161,22 +1161,22 @@ label chapter_13C: "Shit I just remembered." - A "Just so you know, I can’t dance." + A "Just so you know, I can't dance." - A "And I mean, I REALLY can’t dance." + A "And I mean, I REALLY can't dance." - A "Like, quadraplegic with down syndrome can’t dance." + A "Like, quadraplegic with down syndrome can't dance." A "But-" - Lucy "Yes! I’ve been waiting since forever!" + Lucy "Yes! I've been waiting since forever!" show fang blacklight happy at scenter: xalign 0.3 show anon prom blacklight neutral flip: xalign 0.7 with ease - "Her hand clasps mine, and Lucy doesn’t seem bothered at all with how moist my palms are." + "Her hand clasps mine, and Lucy doesn't seem bothered at all with how moist my palms are." "We move to the impromptu dance floor hand in hand until we manage to find an open space." @@ -1188,11 +1188,11 @@ label chapter_13C: "Both of her arms wrap loosely around my neck." - "Lucy’s body is pressed against mine, the contours of her lithe frame fitting very well with mine." + "Lucy's body is pressed against mine, the contours of her lithe frame fitting very well with mine." - "Oh hey, those alarms aren’t broken." + "Oh hey, those alarms aren't broken." - "My left hand lands on her hip too and now I can’t stop thinking about how Lucy molds against my body near perfectly." + "My left hand lands on her hip too and now I can't stop thinking about how Lucy molds against my body near perfectly." Lucy "J-just follow my lead, okay? Mom gave me some lessons." @@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ label chapter_13C: A "Sorry!" - Lucy "Nonono. Don’t worry." + Lucy "Nonono. Don't worry." Lucy "Just uh…{w=0.3} slowly, okay?" @@ -1259,36 +1259,36 @@ label chapter_13C: "As the night goes on, the dance becomes more natural." - "In the light of the various strobes I’m able to relish the moment being this close, face to face." + "In the light of the various strobes I'm able to relish the moment being this close, face to face." "Whenever one of the lights passes directly through her eyes they glow with the luster of cut amber, and her diamond pupils soften." "There's no one else in the room right now.{w=0.2} Just us." - A "You think it’s going well?" + A "You think it's going well?" Lucy "What?" A "Our Prom night." - Lucy "It didn’t go as planned…{w=0.2} but I like where it’s taken us." + Lucy "It didn't go as planned…{w=0.2} but I like where it's taken us." - Lucy "I wouldn’t rather be anywhere else right now." + Lucy "I wouldn't rather be anywhere else right now." A "Me neither." - "The last song slowly fades away, leaving us in a comfortable silence in each other’s arms." + "The last song slowly fades away, leaving us in a comfortable silence in each other's arms." show fang: xalign 0.3 show anon: xalign 0.7 with ease - "Under the blacklights I can fully take in Lucy’s beauty." + "Under the blacklights I can fully take in Lucy's beauty." - "I felt humbled that she’d consider this horrible night to have still gone well." + "I felt humbled that she'd consider this horrible night to have still gone well." - "Lucy’s eyes become lidded as she leans in towards my face." + "Lucy's eyes become lidded as she leans in towards my face." "I meet her half-way, our mouths melding together." @@ -1311,9 +1311,9 @@ label chapter_13C: xalign 0.65 show naser happy flip at nright with dissolve - "The sun bears down on us in an atmosphere that’s more water than air." + "The sun bears down on us in an atmosphere that's more water than air." - "Somehow, I feel like I’m the only one feeling the heat right now." + "Somehow, I feel like I'm the only one feeling the heat right now." "But the jacket stays on." @@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ label chapter_13C: ease_cubic 0.7 ypos 1.3 hide chillicheesefries with dissolve - "Lucy tosses a forkful of the chili cheese fries onto Nasers’ shirt." + "Lucy tosses a forkful of the chili cheese fries onto Nasers' shirt." show naser rstained shocked with Dissolve(.22): xzoom -1.0 @@ -1355,15 +1355,15 @@ label chapter_13C: Nas "Fr-{w=0.3} gah-{w=0.3} sh-{w=0.3} no!" - Lucy "Relax, you’re wearing another anyway. How and why I still don’t know." + Lucy "Relax, you're wearing another anyway. How and why I still don't know." - Nas "It’s for conditioning! Can’t stop my training routine even in the off-season." + Nas "It's for conditioning! Can't stop my training routine even in the off-season." - Lucy "Naomi isn’t even here leering over you like always." + Lucy "Naomi isn't even here leering over you like always." show naser rstained neutral with dissolve: xzoom -1.0 - A "I’m dying here in just one jacket, how are you even alive?" + A "I'm dying here in just one jacket, how are you even alive?" show naser rstained explanatory with dissolve: xzoom -1.0 @@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ label chapter_13C: show naser fullystained explanatory with dissolve: xzoom -1.0 - Nas "Hey whoa, don’t finish that thought. Gimme." + Nas "Hey whoa, don't finish that thought. Gimme." "I shuffle my plate to him and rest my elbows on the picnic table." show naser fullystained happy with dissolve: @@ -1409,16 +1409,16 @@ label chapter_13C: show tracy neutral flip at sleft with easeinleft: xalign -0.4 - "A familiar voice, chock-full of cheeky energy, alerts me to her and her food cart’s arrival." + "A familiar voice, chock-full of cheeky energy, alerts me to her and her food cart's arrival." show anon neutral flip: xalign 0.7 show fang neutral flip behind anon with dissolve - SV "Well, if it isn’t my favorite high school sweethearts! {w=0.5}Haven’t seen the two of you in quite a spell now!" + SV "Well, if it isn't my favorite high school sweethearts! {w=0.5}Haven't seen the two of you in quite a spell now!" - SV "How are you two doing? What’cha been up to since graduation!?" + SV "How are you two doing? What'cha been up to since graduation!?" show fang considering flip with dissolve Lucy "Oh you know, the usual. Dreading the future as an adult, trying to figure out what to do for a living. Stuff like that." @@ -1427,64 +1427,64 @@ label chapter_13C: SV "You just gotta let go of your expectations and see where life takes you!" show fang neutral flip with dissolve - A "Lucy makes it sound worse than it is. We’ve only been out of school for like three months." + A "Lucy makes it sound worse than it is. We've only been out of school for like three months." SV "Only three months? Gosh, I could've sworn a lot more time had passed since then!" - "Now that’s something I can wholly agree with. These last few months have felt like years to me, both in good and bad ways…" + "Now that's something I can wholly agree with. These last few months have felt like years to me, both in good and bad ways…" - SV "So…{w=0.5} you two have any plans now that you’re both adults?" + SV "So…{w=0.5} you two have any plans now that you're both adults?" stop music fadeout 3.0 show fang sad flip with dissolve - "The vendor’s words, without realizing it, strike a very specific and very sore chord with Lucy." + "The vendor's words, without realizing it, strike a very specific and very sore chord with Lucy." show fang very sad flip with dissolve "She suddenly wraps her arms around herself and shuts her eyes." "Before I can move to reassure Lucy, the street vendor notices the error of her words." - SV "What’s wrong, sug? Was it something I said?" + SV "What's wrong, sug? Was it something I said?" - Lucy "N-no. I-{w=0.5}It’s nothing…" + Lucy "N-no. I-{w=0.5}It's nothing…" show naser fullystained sad with dissolve: xzoom -1.0 show tracy unimpressed flip with dissolve "The street vendor gives Lucy a raised eyed look." show tracy neutral flip with dissolve - SV "Now sug, I can tell when someone’s upset,{w=0.3} and you,{w=0.2} right now, are upset." + SV "Now sug, I can tell when someone's upset,{w=0.3} and you,{w=0.2} right now, are upset." - SV "So what’s got you down all of a sudden?" + SV "So what's got you down all of a sudden?" "Lucy hesitates on hearing the words." - "She takes a second to seemingly think about what she’ll say next before letting out a sigh." + "She takes a second to seemingly think about what she'll say next before letting out a sigh." - Lucy "It’s just…{w=0.5} things are changing so quickly. A-and… {w=0.5}and it feels like I’m losing everything that I’ve come to love recently…" + Lucy "It's just…{w=0.5} things are changing so quickly. A-and… {w=0.5}and it feels like I'm losing everything that I've come to love recently…" "Lucy shoots me a loving gaze before returning her attention to the street vendor." - Lucy "Th-there’s also… {w=1.0}the fact that I…{w=1.0} I’ll be so alone…" + Lucy "Th-there's also… {w=1.0}the fact that I…{w=1.0} I'll be so alone…" show tracy tease flip with dissolve SV "You, alone? What about that hunk of a boyfriend standing next to you right now?" - "I do my best to try and hide the blush that’s no doubt forming on my cheeks." + "I do my best to try and hide the blush that's no doubt forming on my cheeks." - Lucy "H-he’s…. {w=1.0}I-I mean…" + Lucy "H-he's…. {w=1.0}I-I mean…" show fang sad with dissolve "Lucy lets out another sigh, this one more on the frustrated side." - A "I’m... {w=0.5}actually leaving tomorrow..." + A "I'm... {w=0.5}actually leaving tomorrow..." show tracy neutral flip with dissolve - SV "Oh!{w=0.3} Oh, my bad, I didn’t mean to uh…" + SV "Oh!{w=0.3} Oh, my bad, I didn't mean to uh…" A "Joined the military." - "I hadn’t wanted to bring this up here, on the last date Lucy and I could have." + "I hadn't wanted to bring this up here, on the last date Lucy and I could have." - Lucy "Yeah, he’ll be gone… {w=1.0}And…" + Lucy "Yeah, he'll be gone… {w=1.0}And…" Lucy "I… {w=1.0}I cut off contact with some…{w=0.5} people…" @@ -1492,17 +1492,17 @@ label chapter_13C: "Lucy gives the street vendor a sad nod." - Lucy "I don’t really have any plans for the future." + Lucy "I don't really have any plans for the future." Lucy "I…{w=0.5} they always seemed to change and I could never decide... " - "The street vendor gives my girlfriend a soft, understanding look as she places down her tongs and walks around her food cart so that she’s standing side by side with Lucy." + "The street vendor gives my girlfriend a soft, understanding look as she places down her tongs and walks around her food cart so that she's standing side by side with Lucy." show tracy: ease_cubic 0.4 xalign 0.0 - SV "I lost contact with my old highschool friends as well, so don’t go thinking anything’s your fault." + SV "I lost contact with my old highschool friends as well, so don't go thinking anything's your fault." - SV "From what I see here, you still have what’s most important." + SV "From what I see here, you still have what's most important." "She gestures to me and then to Naser, who looks up from the remains of my leftovers like a deer being caught in headlights." @@ -1512,21 +1512,21 @@ label chapter_13C: show naser fullystained surprised at nright with dissolve: xzoom -1.0 - SV "Anyway, don’t fret about friends or people you’ve lost along the way." + SV "Anyway, don't fret about friends or people you've lost along the way." show naser fullystained unimpressed with dissolve: xzoom -1.0 - SV "I know it can be hard, but that’s not the end of the world. You still have your health. You still have your youth. You still have your family!" + SV "I know it can be hard, but that's not the end of the world. You still have your health. You still have your youth. You still have your family!" "The street vendor turns her gaze back to me and gives me a smile." show naser fullystained happy with dissolve: xzoom -1.0 - Nas "You haven’t managed to scare me off all these years, why’d I stop now?" + Nas "You haven't managed to scare me off all these years, why'd I stop now?" - SV "Oh, look at me getting sentimental like I’m my grandma!" + SV "Oh, look at me getting sentimental like I'm my grandma!" - SV "I shouldn’t be gushing like this, your situation is probably much more complex than I think." + SV "I shouldn't be gushing like this, your situation is probably much more complex than I think." show fang neutral flip show tracy: @@ -1534,14 +1534,14 @@ label chapter_13C: with dissolve Lucy "No, no, that helps…" - Lucy "You’re right." + Lucy "You're right." show fang happy with dissolve Lucy "I still have lots of people here for me." "The street vendor seems satisfied with the answer." show fang happy flip with dissolve - SV "Don’t get distracted by the what if’s, the should-have’s, and the if-only’s. Only the things that you choose for yourself are the truth of your world." + SV "Don't get distracted by the what if's, the should-have's, and the if-only's. Only the things that you choose for yourself are the truth of your world." window hide window auto @@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ label chapter_13C: ease_cubic 0.5 xalign -0.2 "The street vendor gives Lucy a pat on the shoulder before returning to the helm of her food cart, which she wheels around with surprising dexterity." - SV "Hey. If you ever feel alone and need to chew someone’s ear off with your woes, me and my delicious hotdogs are always available!" + SV "Hey. If you ever feel alone and need to chew someone's ear off with your woes, me and my delicious hotdogs are always available!" window hide window auto @@ -1607,13 +1607,13 @@ label chapter_13C: play music "audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg" fadein 1.0 Lucy "..." - "I’ve already shipped everything important back home and donated the books." + "I've already shipped everything important back home and donated the books." - "Even the T.V.’s gone." + "Even the T.V.'s gone." "All that remains is the basic commodities the place came with." - "...But with Lucy here, it doesn't feel nearly as depressing as I thought it’d be." + "...But with Lucy here, it doesn't feel nearly as depressing as I thought it'd be." show fang: ease_cubic 1.0 xalign 0.0 show anon behind fang with dissolve @@ -1634,12 +1634,12 @@ label chapter_13C: hide anon hide fang with dissolve - "We curl together on my bed, staring at Lucy’s phone app boot up." + "We curl together on my bed, staring at Lucy's phone app boot up." show fangphonevideocall galleryapp1 with dissolve "The summer was well spent, Lucy and I got to go all over town." - "A well documented series of escapades, from local Farmers’ Markets to a guided tour through a docked warship." + "A well documented series of escapades, from local Farmers' Markets to a guided tour through a docked warship." "Lucy and I share frequent quips and anecdotes about our experiences." @@ -1648,9 +1648,9 @@ label chapter_13C: "Unwelcome familiar faces that quickly get swiped past." - "As we keep swiping past older photos I can see something in Lucy’s eyes." + "As we keep swiping past older photos I can see something in Lucy's eyes." - "I find it hard to describe, a mix of sorrow and longing and something I can’t put my finger on." + "I find it hard to describe, a mix of sorrow and longing and something I can't put my finger on." A "Lucy?" window hide @@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "I have at least two other phones with pictures in them…" - Lucy "I don’t think I’ll ever look through those now." + Lucy "I don't think I'll ever look through those now." Lucy "Or maybe I'll do it when I really feel like letting go was the best decision." @@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ label chapter_13C: hide anon with easeoutright "I move to the kitchen, and look through my minifridge." - "There isn’t much left, just some green onions, a few pieces of beef, and five eggs." + "There isn't much left, just some green onions, a few pieces of beef, and five eggs." window hide window auto @@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ label chapter_13C: "After a minute of searching, she comes across two cups of PachyMan Ramen just a week shy of their expiration dates." show fang happy at sleft with easeinleft - Lucy "I’ve discovered a new recipe!" + Lucy "I've discovered a new recipe!" window hide window auto @@ -1722,13 +1722,13 @@ label chapter_13C: hide fang with dissolve play music "audio/OST/Appreciating the Atmosphere.ogg" fadein 3.0 - "The meal prep doesn’t take too long for two adults." + "The meal prep doesn't take too long for two adults." - "It isn’t the most filling of dinners, but it would hold us over quite nicely until morning." + "It isn't the most filling of dinners, but it would hold us over quite nicely until morning." "With our feast finished, and with nothing else to do now that all my stuff is packed and shipped off to Rock Bottom, Lucy and I just return to my bed." - "I close my eyes for a bit, trying to get lost in my girlfriend’s warm embrace." + "I close my eyes for a bit, trying to get lost in my girlfriend's warm embrace." window hide window auto @@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ label chapter_13C: ease_cubic 0.3 xalign 0.5 "Suddenly, I feel a jab on my ribs." - "I look down at Lucy, who’s poking at my chest." + "I look down at Lucy, who's poking at my chest." A "Uh, Lucy… {w=0.5}what are you doing?" @@ -1751,16 +1751,16 @@ label chapter_13C: A "Making sure of what?" - Lucy "You know… {w=0.5}that you’re all healed up." + Lucy "You know… {w=0.5}that you're all healed up." - A "Lucy… {w=0.5}it’s been five and a half months since the accident. I think I’m pretty healed by this point." + A "Lucy… {w=0.5}it's been five and a half months since the accident. I think I'm pretty healed by this point." show fang: ease_cubic 0.3 xalign 0.6 ease_cubic 0.3 xalign 0.5 pause 0.7 repeat - "Lucy doesn’t stop poking me." + "Lucy doesn't stop poking me." "If anything, she increases the ferocity of her pokes, going not just for my chest, but also for my stomach and my armpits." @@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ label chapter_13C: ease_cubic 0.2 xalign 0.5 pause 0.2 repeat - "I try to be stoic, but I can’t help but giggle as Lucy turns into a literal tickle monster." + "I try to be stoic, but I can't help but giggle as Lucy turns into a literal tickle monster." show anon: ease_cubic 0.35 xalign 0.7 @@ -1789,10 +1789,10 @@ label chapter_13C: "Finally, I hover a finger over her snoot, a mischievous grin spreading over my lips." show fang surprised with dissolve - "Lucy’s eyes widen." + "Lucy's eyes widen." - Lucy "Anon…{w=0.5} Don’t you dare…" + Lucy "Anon…{w=0.5} Don't you dare…" "I let out a giggle as I poke her snoot." @@ -1812,13 +1812,13 @@ label chapter_13C: "That seems to do it, and Lucy pulls me closer to her, wrapping me in a tight and warm hug." - "I return the embrace, tempted to resume my tickling assault, but far too comfortable in my ptero gf’s embrace to care about anything else in the world." + "I return the embrace, tempted to resume my tickling assault, but far too comfortable in my ptero gf's embrace to care about anything else in the world." "As our laughter dies down, it comes to my mind that this might be the last time I get to hold her like this." - "I’m going into the Army tomorrow." + "I'm going into the Army tomorrow." - "I’m going to get shipped off to Raptor Jesus knows where… And there’s a good chance I might not be coming back…" + "I'm going to get shipped off to Raptor Jesus knows where… And there's a good chance I might not be coming back…" "It brings my situation into a somber light..." @@ -1828,13 +1828,13 @@ label chapter_13C: "Her heartbeat greets me." - "It is soft yet hastened, like it’s trying so desperately to come off as calm and relaxed when it knows what terrible future awaits." + "It is soft yet hastened, like it's trying so desperately to come off as calm and relaxed when it knows what terrible future awaits." "A heartbeat I may never again hear…" "It almost breaks my own heart." - "I can feel Lucy’s hands trace along my shoulders and across my neck to cup my face." + "I can feel Lucy's hands trace along my shoulders and across my neck to cup my face." "Her angelic hands ever so gently guide me to look into her eyes." @@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "Boop!" - "Her smile widens to a playful grin and I can’t help but join in." + "Her smile widens to a playful grin and I can't help but join in." "Such a beautiful sight to behold..." @@ -1859,28 +1859,28 @@ label chapter_13C: scene emptyroomday show anon neutral flip at acenter with fade - "All in all, it isn’t that bad a night at all." + "All in all, it isn't that bad a night at all." "..." play music "audio/OST/she_fucks_human_men.ogg" fadein 2.0 "I woke up absolutely spent." - "I’m covered in feathers, and Lucy’s ambrosia scent hangs heavy over the bed sheets." + "I'm covered in feathers, and Lucy's ambrosia scent hangs heavy over the bed sheets." - "Lucy’s already awake, and she’s bathed before me." + "Lucy's already awake, and she's bathed before me." - "Now she’s rummaging through my fridge for whatever food we have left." + "Now she's rummaging through my fridge for whatever food we have left." hide anon with easeoutleft play sound "audio/effects/showerLoop.ogg" fadein 1.0 "Rather than waste time asking the obvious, I decide to hit the shower." scene black with fade - "As the water strips away last night’s scents off me, I get to thinking how Lucy must be feeling right about now." + "As the water strips away last night's scents off me, I get to thinking how Lucy must be feeling right about now." "I imagine what tomorrow will be like, not just for me but also for Lucy." - "How, suddenly, she’s about to have another big change thrust upon her life." + "How, suddenly, she's about to have another big change thrust upon her life." "The third or fourth one this year...." @@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ label chapter_13C: "...Only to have him go so abruptly..." - "I'm surprised she hasn't gone insane after all she’s endured." + "I'm surprised she hasn't gone insane after all she's endured." stop sound fadeout 1.0 scene emptyroomday @@ -1912,7 +1912,7 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "You know, it's weird. There's not enough pictures of you in here…." show fang happy flip with dissolve - Lucy "Hold on, let’s fix that!" + Lucy "Hold on, let's fix that!" scene emptyroomday show anon smiley at acenter @@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@ label chapter_13C: with fade "We go silent again for maybe a minute or two." - "The overbearing silence’s broken when Lucy lets out a heavy sigh." + "The overbearing silence's broken when Lucy lets out a heavy sigh." show fang: ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.6 @@ -1942,19 +1942,19 @@ label chapter_13C: stop music fadeout 5.0 - "I can’t help but let out a heavy sigh of my own." + "I can't help but let out a heavy sigh of my own." A "Today, I'll get on a bus and it'll be a Michael Tarpit movie for a few years." A "I honestly never thought these last few months were ever gonna end…" - "There’s a heavy silence between Lucy and me for a few seconds." + "There's a heavy silence between Lucy and me for a few seconds." A "It... {w=0.5}It still feels wrong to me, you know?" - A "That I'm still too ‘new’ at this boyfriend stuff." + A "That I'm still too ‘new' at this boyfriend stuff." - A "That I’ll never get the hang of it." + A "That I'll never get the hang of it." A "That if only I had a few more months of practice… maybe I could be better at it..." @@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ label chapter_13C: ease_cubic 0.33 xalign 0.6 "Lucy lightly punches me on the shoulder." - Lucy "That’s bullshit, and you know it!" + Lucy "That's bullshit, and you know it!" Lucy "If anything, I'm the boring one!" @@ -2006,11 +2006,11 @@ label chapter_13C: "Emotions warred across her face as she tried to form coherent words." - Lucy "I-I can’t...{w=0.5} can’t stop wondering what you saw in me back then..." + Lucy "I-I can't...{w=0.5} can't stop wondering what you saw in me back then..." - Lucy "And all this time we've been hanging out, I still can’t comprehend why you stuck around us--me!" + Lucy "And all this time we've been hanging out, I still can't comprehend why you stuck around us--me!" - "I consider for a moment, and a memory smashes it’s way to the forefront of my thoughts..." + "I consider for a moment, and a memory smashes it's way to the forefront of my thoughts..." "{i}Glancing at her for a moment, the expression on her face sort of reminds me of something.{/i}" @@ -2030,9 +2030,9 @@ label chapter_13C: show anon: ease_cubic 1.1 xalign 0.25 - A "For the longest time, I didn’t know who I really was or what I wanted to be…" + A "For the longest time, I didn't know who I really was or what I wanted to be…" - "I tighten my grip on Lucy’s hand and stare deep into her eyes." + "I tighten my grip on Lucy's hand and stare deep into her eyes." A "Lucy whatever you want to do-" @@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ label chapter_13C: "The two of us wanted so badly to avoid the subject, and yet here I was dredging it up and twisting the metaphorical knife deeper into the wound." show fang sad flip with dissolve - A "I’m sorry… {w=0.5}I didn’t mean to bring her up..." + A "I'm sorry… {w=0.5}I didn't mean to bring her up..." Lucy "..." @@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "Oh Anon, what's wrong? Please stop crying because you remembered the projector incident!" - A "War flashbacks? I won’t go to war for at least a month after I pass boot camp. Assuming I pass it, that is." + A "War flashbacks? I won't go to war for at least a month after I pass boot camp. Assuming I pass it, that is." "Lucy raises an eyebrow." @@ -2101,14 +2101,14 @@ label chapter_13C: show fang shocked flip with dissolve pause 0.3 show fang hiding flip with dissolve - "Lucy’s eyes widen in horror as she facepalms and falls back on the bed." + "Lucy's eyes widen in horror as she facepalms and falls back on the bed." show fang very sad flip with dissolve Lucy "...Fuck...{w=0.5} I might have said too much…" Lucy "I already ruined our last day together with stories from when I was just a shit person..." - "Lucy’s eyes start to shimmer." + "Lucy's eyes start to shimmer." show anon neutral with dissolve A "Hey! It's fun to compare!" @@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ label chapter_13C: "Lucy picks herself up and gives me a narrowed-eyed stare." show fang sad flip with dissolve - Lucy "You just ‘like’ me?" + Lucy "You just ‘like' me?" show fang very sad with dissolve "Her eyes droop, and so do her shoulders." @@ -2145,7 +2145,7 @@ label chapter_13C: pause .5 "I try to hold us both upright, but the awkward angle and the unevenness of the bed eventually causes us both to fall back into bed." - "The world really disappears when we're like this. Something I’m infinitely glad for..." + "The world really disappears when we're like this. Something I'm infinitely glad for..." Lucy "Anon...{w=0.5} do you like me better the way I was before…" @@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@ label chapter_13C: "Our foreheads touch." - "She grabs my face with both her hands, all the while looking at me like I’m the most precious thing in her life." + "She grabs my face with both her hands, all the while looking at me like I'm the most precious thing in her life." "All I want to do is bring her closer to me." @@ -2208,7 +2208,7 @@ label chapter_13C: play music "audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg" fadein 2.0 "Naser somehow manages to defy our expectations by being late for once." - "But that’s good, as it gives Lucy and I a chance to spend the next ten minutes gathering the last of my belongings and trashing what I couldn’t take." + "But that's good, as it gives Lucy and I a chance to spend the next ten minutes gathering the last of my belongings and trashing what I couldn't take." "With the apartment cleaned and cleared, I leave the keys on the kitchen counter, sparing one last look at the place I called home for the last few months." @@ -2224,55 +2224,46 @@ label chapter_13C: show anon neutral at acenter with fade - "Naser isn’t here yet, so we end up standing by the apartment lobby with nothing but our thoughts." + "Naser isn't here yet, so we end up standing by the apartment lobby with nothing but our thoughts." "A part of me thanked Naser for his lateness." "It gave Lucy and I some more time together." - "Lucy’s the first to speak up and break the silence between us." + "Lucy's the first to speak up and break the silence between us." Lucy "...What am I going to do when you're gone?" show anon neutral flip at acenter with dissolve - "Lucy’s words surprise me, but I’m ready with an answer this time." + "Lucy's words surprise me, but I'm ready with an answer this time." - A "You'll make the right choices." + A "You'll make it, Lucy." A "You're the only smart person I know." show fang unimpressed with dissolve "Lucy gives me a deadpan look." - Lucy "I’m being serious here, Anon." + Lucy "I'm being serious here, Anon." - A "So am I, Lucy." + A "So am I." - A "You're a goddamn Intellectual!" + A "You're capable of so much!" show fang considering with dissolve "Lucy bashfully turns her head away, appreciating the compliment." - Lucy "You know, the guys in the army aren't the smartest lot." + Lucy "Thanks. But what about you?" - A "I'll manage." + Lucy "You barely survived the stairs." - Lucy "I don't know if I'm supposed to be jealous or fearful." - - show fang happy with dissolve - "Lucy begins snickering." - - Lucy "They're gonna send you back in a shoebox!" - - Lucy "Hahahahahahaha!" - - "I can’t help but roll my eyes at Lucy’s words." + "I can't help but roll my eyes at Lucy's words." A "Thanks for having *so much* faith in me..." "Subconsciously, I let out a sigh." - A "I know you’ll have plenty of fun getting back to your own life, especially since there’s no semester in the fall to hold you back." + A "I know you'll have plenty of fun getting back to your own life, especially since there's no semester in the fall to hold you back." Lucy "Eh, the mosh pits will not be as entertaining without you fumbling around awkwardly in them." @@ -2287,11 +2278,17 @@ label chapter_13C: A "..." + "A sobering thought races to the forefront of my mind." + show anon sad flip with dissolve A "...We might not see each other again..." + "The possibility that-" + A "I don't want to hold you back or make you waste life waiting for me..." + "Lucy got better, so I should too..." + A "But...{w=0.5} I'll never forget you, Lucy..." A "Never." @@ -2305,68 +2302,87 @@ label chapter_13C: #I hate google docs, this is “” a mistake Lucy "Fuck... that hurts like hell..." - Lucy "I’m the one who’s supposed to barge in and break us up!" + Lucy "It's not like that at all." - Lucy "Not You..." + Lucy "You..." - Lucy "But..." + Lucy "I..." Lucy "..." - A "Lucy...{w=0.5} it’s okay..." + "She struggles to find the words, her beautiful face marred by her warring emotions." - "Lucy lets out a loud sigh." + A "Lucy...{w=0.5} it's okay..." - Lucy "...I’ve never told this to anyone other than Trish..." + "I take her hand gently in mine, which seems to settle her thoughts at last." + + "At last Lucy let's out a soft sigh." + + Lucy "When I laid on you all that bunch of bullshit, when I opened up to you on the roof, my baggage..." + + Lucy "You thought the worst of me, didn't you?" + + Lucy "All the questionable and weird shit I must've done back then that resulted in 'me'?" + + A "I thought I could be the better man and not judge you." + + A "That was still 'You' though, that I came to care for." Lucy "..." - Lucy "There was this guy I dated back in my freshman year." + Lucy "It's all in the past then." - Lucy "He was...{w=0.5} only one who was interested in my plain and dull ass." + "The painful tone in her voice makes my heart ache." - Lucy "We only lasted a few months though." + A "Lucy, you're still you." - Lucy "I...{w=0.5} up driving him away with all my..." + "She looks really conflicted on the inside, like she's been holding back something..." - Lucy "..." + Lucy "Anon... I..." - show fang angry with dissolve - "Lucy grits her teeth in anger." + Lucy "Please, just know it doesn't matter now, alright?" - Lucy "I fucked it all up by dumping my baggage!" + Lucy "I hate what I did SO MUCH, I'm willing to pretend absolutely NONE OF THAT happened, I--" - Lucy "Every time, I fucked it all up by dumping my baggage, or by being some social retard!" + "Her voice cuts out as she chews on her bottom lip." - "Lucy covers her face with her hands." + "She's afraid her memories will be painful... but for me?" - Lucy "After he broke up with me, no one else would even consider dating me." + Lucy "That whole 'discovering myself' quest that led me into talking and hanging around people like Trish..." - Lucy "I became that weirdo everyone avoided!" + "Her voice is a hiss, as if she's spitting venom with these words." - Lucy "..." + Lucy "The gender, pronoun shit... no wonder high school sucked, no one would ever come near me and stick around to see where it went..." - Lucy "...Eventually, I gave up on dating altogether..." + Lucy "I was so shitty to everyone that 'didn't get it'." + + Lucy "And the people that begged me to be like them, they didn't care about me either." + + "She growls. Tears threaten to fall from her eyes." + + Lucy "It was always a competition to see who had the worst baggage, and I always lost, because I never had it that bad!" + + Lucy "And I insisted SO MUCH on this... this 'thing'!" #TODO: Choreography kino here 2 - "Lucy lets out a sob." + "Lucy finally lets out a sob." Lucy "Anon...{w=0.5} I never wanted to dump all my baggage on you..." - Lucy "It's wasn’t right!" + Lucy "It's wasn't right!" - Lucy "It's...{w=0.5} wasn’t right..." + Lucy "It's...{w=0.5} It..." Lucy "..." #TODO: Choreography kino here - "I move to place a hand on Lucy's shoulder." + "I draw her closer, my hand rubbing the space between her wings soothingly." A "Lucy...{w=0.5} It's okay..." A "You can let it all out." - "Lucy takes a deep breath." + "Lucy buries her face in my shirt and takes a deep breath." show fang anguish show anon concerned flip @@ -2377,34 +2393,27 @@ label chapter_13C: Lucy "Naser might have known... {w=0.5}and he suffered so much because of it..." - Lucy "I can't imagine just how much more my parents would've hated if they'd known the real truth." + Lucy "I think my parents also knew too... and I made them suffer so much for no real reason..." - Lucy "So just forget it." + Lucy "..." - Lucy "It was an obsession." + Lucy "Fuck." - Lucy "One I was convinced would make me happy." + Lucy "I was so blind to what I was doing to everyone around me for so long." - Lucy "But it was never meant to be." + Lucy "And to think I was so convinced that being that... thing... would make me happy!" - Lucy "I… {w=0.5}I was just an ungrateful bitch..." + Lucy "But it was never meant to be..." - show fang hiding with dissolve - "Lucy lets out a groan and facepalms." + Lucy "...I really was just an ungrateful bitch..." - Lucy "I don't know if I'll ever live this shit down!" + "Lucy's hand squeezes mine as tight as she can muster, causing some discomfort." - Lucy "Anon, please say you don't think less of me now I've told you all this..." + "At last she leans her head back, offering me a watery smile." #felt like - Lucy "I'm more than all that!" - - Lucy "I wanna show it to everyone that matters to me!" - - "I reach out and grab Lucy’s hand, squeezing it as tight as I can without causing her discomfort." - - "I consider saying something, but I ultimately decide against it." + "I accept it though, she needs this." show fang sad with dissolve - "Instead, I only stare deeply and softly into Lucy’s citrine eyes." + "I look deeply into Lucy's citrine eyes, returning my most comforting smile back." play sound "audio/effects/tireSqueal.ogg" fadein 3.0 show anon neutral with dissolve @@ -2416,11 +2425,11 @@ label chapter_13C: "I motioned for her to keep it." - "Something told me that where I was going, I wouldn’t be needing money." + "Something told me that where I was going, I wouldn't be needing money." stop sound fadeout 1.0 - "Soon as the car comes to a complete stop, it’s driver disembarks, all the while munching on the remains of a delectable-looking hot dog." + "Soon as the car comes to a complete stop, it's driver disembarks, all the while munching on the remains of a delectable-looking hot dog." show naser explanatory flip at nright with easeinright - Nas "Sorry I’m late guys. Decided to stop by Tracy’s hot dog cart to get something to eat, but she took a bit longer than usual." + Nas "Sorry I'm late guys. Decided to stop by Tracy's hot dog cart to get something to eat, but she took a bit longer than usual." show naser happy flip with dissolve "Naser chomps on the last of this meal and licks his fingers clean with a satisfied smile." @@ -2435,12 +2444,12 @@ label chapter_13C: "We both know what needs to happen next." - "Doesn’t make it any less painful…" + "Doesn't make it any less painful…" scene nascar day with fade "Without another word, Lucy and I get in the back of the NasCar." - "Naser, without a moment of hesitation, floors the gas pedal, and he flies off down Skin Row’s small streets." + "Naser, without a moment of hesitation, floors the gas pedal, and he flies off down Skin Row's small streets." "A part of me bids my old neighborhood - shitty as it was - a final farewell." @@ -2472,7 +2481,7 @@ label chapter_13C: A "Yeah?" show naser neutral flip with dissolve - Nas "Uhh… {w=0.5}you’re gonna be gone for a while." + Nas "Uhh… {w=0.5}you're gonna be gone for a while." A "... Yeah." @@ -2480,18 +2489,18 @@ label chapter_13C: Nas "..." - Nas "So uh…{w=0.5} rifleman or infantry or whatever it’s called?" + Nas "So uh…{w=0.5} rifleman or infantry or whatever it's called?" A "Huh?" show naser explanatory flip with dissolve - Nas "What’re they gonna make you do? Something like digging ditches? N-not to come off as rude or anything." + Nas "What're they gonna make you do? Something like digging ditches? N-not to come off as rude or anything." "I sigh and shake my head." show naser neutral flip with dissolve "At least he was starting to catch his poor words now." - A "I mean, yeah, I’ll be doing that too. But they had me take an ASVAB test. They want me to do some more mechanical stuff." + A "I mean, yeah, I'll be doing that too. But they had me take an ASVAB test. They want me to do some more mechanical stuff." A "I think the code thing was 12K…{w=0.5} 19K?" @@ -2504,12 +2513,12 @@ label chapter_13C: show naser neutral flip with dissolve A "Anyway, I decided something more up my alley." - "It’s kind of like shitposting. But more official. I think." + "It's kind of like shitposting. But more official. I think." pause 0.5 show naser explanatory flip with dissolve - Nas "What’s shitposting?" + Nas "What's shitposting?" A "N-nevermind.{w=0.5} The number thing is 46R." @@ -2519,27 +2528,27 @@ label chapter_13C: "Before the silence could set in again Naser speaks up, his voice carrying a tone of relief." show naser considering with dissolve - Nas "I’d been meaning to say for a while." + Nas "I'd been meaning to say for a while." show naser neutral flip with dissolve Nas "Thanks, Anon. I mean it." - Nas "I didn’t know what I was doing for a while." + Nas "I didn't know what I was doing for a while." - Nas "If you didn’t take the hit and get us together at Moe’s, I’d still be feeling sorry for myself like some loser." + Nas "If you didn't take the hit and get us together at Moe's, I'd still be feeling sorry for myself like some loser." - Nas "Honestly… {w=0.5}I’d still be that scared little kid stressing over being something I didn’t need to be." + Nas "Honestly… {w=0.5}I'd still be that scared little kid stressing over being something I didn't need to be." - A "I didn’t do much at all, it was Moe and Rosa really." + A "I didn't do much at all, it was Moe and Rosa really." - A "It was you and Lucy that patched things up. And I’m glad you guys made amends." + A "It was you and Lucy that patched things up. And I'm glad you guys made amends." show naser happy flip with dissolve "Naser gives me a surprised look, but he smiles and nods." "We hear the unmistakable roar of a city bus overpowering the other cars as it turns onto the street." - "It’s still a few lights away though, so Naser gets back in the drivers’ seat to leave Lucy and I alone." + "It's still a few lights away though, so Naser gets back in the drivers' seat to leave Lucy and I alone." show fang sad at sleft with dissolve "Lucy had come back at some point. I was kind of happy she kept quiet to give me and Naser our moment." @@ -2636,11 +2645,11 @@ label chapter_13C: "I caught her in mid-motion, crying in Naser's shoulders." scene sidewalk with dissolve - "And then the bus rounds a corner and they’re gone." + "And then the bus rounds a corner and they're gone." play music "audio/OST/ballad_of_the_boot.ogg" fadein 2.0 scene black with dissolve - "Vanished from each others’ lives." + "Vanished from each others' lives." scene white show anon neutral flip at acenter