From 34e71ddf10dfdc72629befeea4fab99c34bc4abe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bowie Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2021 15:33:29 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] rework ch11 Naser beats the hell out of Anon scene --- game/script.rpy | 1 + .../11.school-assignment-and-route-lock.rpy | 5958 +++++++++-------- 2 files changed, 3065 insertions(+), 2894 deletions(-) diff --git a/game/script.rpy b/game/script.rpy index 1f43591..ee5c804 100644 --- a/game/script.rpy +++ b/game/script.rpy @@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ image naomi keikaku flip = im.Flip("naomi/naomi keikaku.png", horizontal=True) image anon shrug flip = im.Flip("anon/emotive set/anon shrug.png", horizontal=True) image fang hug flip = im.Flip("fang/emotive set/fang hug.png", horizontal=True) image naser brooding flip = im.Flip("naser/naser brooding.png", horizontal=True) +image anon concerned flip = im.Flip("anon/base set/anon concerned.png", horizontal=True) # scene flips image moes pizza mirrored = im.Flip("backgrounds/moes pizza.jpg", horizontal=True) diff --git a/game/script/11.school-assignment-and-route-lock.rpy b/game/script/11.school-assignment-and-route-lock.rpy index 402a691..57bb896 100644 --- a/game/script/11.school-assignment-and-route-lock.rpy +++ b/game/script/11.school-assignment-and-route-lock.rpy @@ -1,25 +1,28 @@ label chapter_11: + + play music 'audio/OST/to_swagger.ogg' fadein 1.0 scene room anon day - show fang neutral at sleft - show anon neutral flip at acenter - with fade + with Dissolve(1) + pause .5 "The next day I was about ready to get to school when Fang stopped me at the door." - play music 'audio/OST/to_swagger.ogg' fadein 1.0 "I told her I felt fine, but when I crumbled after she poked my ribcage I decided she had a compelling argument to stay." "Fang and I ended up just watching movies and playing Xrox all day." + pause .5 "I don’t think I’ve ever seen Fang this morose, though." "Didn’t want to pry too much, even if we’re dating now." "Although I have a distinct hunch it’s related to the band and Trish." + pause .5 - scene outside school with fade - + scene outside school show anon neutral at acenter + with fade + pause .5 "Today though, I bit my tongue through Fang’s chest-poke test and she let me go." @@ -29,80 +32,122 @@ label chapter_11: "I know picking up her missed homework will cheer her right up." - "Now that I finally have some time to myself I can properly address something I’ve been meaning too." + "Now that I finally have some time to myself I can properly address something I’ve been meaning to." + pause .5 "The alarms." + pause .5 "{i}*ahem*{/i}" + play ambient 'audio/effects/alarmsirenloop.ogg' fadein .5 + show dimmer_light behind anon with Dissolve(.25) + "A GIRL IS STAYING IN MY HOUSE HOW DID THIS HAPPEN!" + pause .5 + + stop ambient fadeout .5 + hide dimmer_light with dissolve + pause .5 "How did I go from never being in a relationship to having a chick sleep over in less than two days?!" - "Ohhhh fuck if anybody finds out…" + show anon sad with dissolve + "{cps=*.2}Ohhhh {/cps}fuck if anybody finds out{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" "Fang’s Father, Naser, Trish, all collectively splattering me on a wall." + pause .5 "It’s not like I can ask for advice, either!" "The only other people I can ask are all hopelessly single and probably living off government benefits!" "My heartbeat doing Fang’s chest poke test from the inside is a good indicator I need to calm the fuck down." + pause .5 - "Just… get through today and check out some romance manga on the way home." + show anon neutral with dissolve + "Just{cps=*.1}...{/cps} get through today and check out some romance manga on the way home." + pause .5 - scene hallway + stop music fadeout 4 + play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 3 + scene hallway + show anon neutral: + yalign 0.1 xalign 0.7 + with fade + pause .5 "The school is as rowdy as ever." "Somehow, nobody confronts me about the events of two days ago." + pause .5 "Man, the people here move on fast." + pause .5 "Maybe I should take the side route, getting bumped would probably feel like getting gored." "It’s a roundabout way to reach my locker, but I got plenty of time." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - - show naser angry at sleft with dissolve - show anon neutral flip at acenter with dissolve + pause .5 Nas "There you are!" - play music 'audio/OST/punk_revamp.ogg' fadein 1.0 + show anon neutral flip with Dissolve(.25) "I turn to see Naser pushing through the crowd of students towards me." "At least I can talk to him about the whole situation." "Or ask him for advice as well on how to handle Fang." + pause .5 + stop ambient fadeout 3 + play music 'audio/OST/punk_revamp.ogg' fadein 1.0 "Wait." "Naser’s sister, Fang." + pause .5 "The Fang who skipped school and is spending the day at my apartment." "And never went home for the past two days." + pause .25 + show anon concerned flip with Dissolve(.25) "Suddenly I feel like a fish being circled by a very Naser-shaped shark." + "How do I even begin to explain to him?" + show naser angry: + yalign 0.1 xalign -0.8 + show naser: + easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.4 + with dissolve + pause .5 + A "Uh, h-hey, Naser. What’s-" - scene hallway - show naser elbow at scenter + show naser: + easeout_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.3 + pause .5 + hide anon + show naser elbow: + easein_elastic 0.75 xalign 1.1 + with Dissolve(.15) + play sound 'audio/effects/tableslam.ogg' + with hpunch "Naser grabs me by the jacket and shoves me against the wall of lockers." - A "ARGH MY EVERYTHING!" + play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickpunch.ogg' + A "ARGH MY EVERYTHING!" with vpunch - Nas "Where the hell is Fang?" + Nas "{i}Where the hell is Fang?{/i}" A "Woah, hey! I can-" Nas "She ditched with you the other day and hasn’t come home since." - Nas "Do you know what I’ve had to put up with because of you? Everything you do with Fang is my fault for letting it happen!" + Nas "Do you know what I’ve had to put up with because of you? {i}Everything{/i} you do with Fang is {i}my fault{/i} for letting it happen!" Nas "You’re lucky she texted me yesterday, Dad was about ready to file a missing person report for her." @@ -111,6 +156,7 @@ label chapter_11: Nas "You better, before I drag your ass home and make you tell it to my Dad instead." "The terrifying prospect is enough to make me pause." + pause .5 A "Fang is staying at my apartment, but-" @@ -119,49 +165,103 @@ label chapter_11: A "Let me finish! But it was her idea after I fucked up my chest during an express trip down the stairs." A "She wanted to make sure I was alright and wouldn’t take no for an answer." + pause .5 + + show naser angry: + easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.9 + show anon sad flip: + yalign 0.1 xalign 1.4 + with Dissolve(1) + pause .5 "Naser sighs and releases my clothes, but the scowl stays on his face." - show naser angry at sleft - show anon neutral flip at acenter - Nas "Is that all that happened, Anon?" + pause .5 A "I mean, we played some video games but-" Nas "ALL that happened?" A "I don’t think- Oh. OH. We, uh, didn’t DO anything, if that’s what you mean." + pause .5 - Nas "Mmmm..." + Nas "Mmmm{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" - A "I swear! She couldn’t even kiss me because of the stupid bruise…" + A "I swear! She couldn’t even kiss me because of the stupid bruise{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" - Nas "What?!" + play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickbigpunch.ogg' + show naser surprised: + easein_quart 1.5 xalign 0.8 + Nas "What?!" with vpunch + show anon concerned flip behind naser with Dissolve(.25) "Oh look I’m getting shoved into my locker again." + show naser: + easeout_cubic 0.25 xalign 1.4 + show naser angry with Dissolve(.25) + show naser: + easein_cubic 0.25 xalign 0.9 + show anon fear flip: + easein_cubic 0.25 xalign 1.1 + pause .25 + hide anon + show naser elbow: + easein_elastic 0.5 xalign 1.1 + play sound 'audio/effects/tableslam.ogg' + with hpunch + pause .5 + "I hiss in pain as Naser’s fists press me against the locker." - Nas "Why would Fang kiss you?! Anon I swear to Raptor Jesus-" - hide anon - show naser elbow + Nas "Why would Fang kiss you?! Anon I {i}swear to Raptor Jesus{/i}-" A "I told Fang I like her!" + pause .5 "Shit, I said that out loud." + pause .5 - show naser shocked with dissolve - show anon neutral flip at aright + show naser: + easein_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.8 + show anon sad flip: + yalign 0.1 xalign 1.4 + show naser shocked + with Dissolve(.25) + pause .5 "Naser freezes, and the color drains from his face." + pause .5 - hide anon - show naser elbow - + show naser angry with dissolve: + linear 0.05 xalign 0.7975 + linear 0.05 xalign 0.8025 + repeat "Then he shoves me back into the lockers as hard as he can." - A "FUCK!" + show naser: + easeout_cubic 0.5 xalign 1.4 + pause .5 + show naser: + easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.3 + show anon fear flip behind naser: + easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.65 + show dimmer_darker behind naser, anon with Dissolve(1) + pause .25 + show naser: + easeout_back 1 xalign 2.5 + show anon: + easeout_back 1 xalign 2.0 + pause .5 + hide anon + show dimmer_darker: + linear 0.25 alpha 0 + show naser elbow: + easein_elastic 0.5 xalign 1.1 + play sound 'audio/effects/slapsticksuperpunch.ogg' + A "FUCK!" with hpunch + pause .5 "A few students start turning their heads." @@ -170,2908 +270,2977 @@ label chapter_11: unknown "Hey, isn’t that the track team leader?" unknown "He’s beating on that loser from the presentation, right? Hilarious." + pause .5 + + show naser angry: + easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.9 + show anon fear flip: + yalign 0.1 xalign 1.4 + show anon: + easeout_cubic 1 yalign -1.5 + with Dissolve(.5) + play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickwipe.ogg' + hide anon with dissolve + play sound 'audio/effects/anonheadbutt.ogg' + with vpunch + + show naser: + pause .5 + choice: + "naser brooding" with Dissolve(.15) + choice: + "naser angry" with Dissolve(.15) + choice: + "naser annoyed" with Dissolve(.15) + choice: + "naser sad" with Dissolve(.15) + choice: + "naser shocked" with Dissolve(.15) + repeat "I could visibly see Naser’s thoughts process on his face as he finally comprehends our current situation." - #--[/dev/non, have Naser’s facial expression change every half-second on this line] - show anon neutral flip at acenter - show naser shocked - pause 0.5 - show naser smug - pause 0.5 - show naser neutral - pause 0.5 - show naser shocked - pause 0.5 - show naser neutral - pause 0.5 - show naser smug - pause 0.5 - show naser shocked - pause 0.5 + show naser brooding: + yalign 0.1 + with Dissolve(.15) + pause .5 - Nas "No, I…" + stop music fadeout 4 + play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 3 - Nas "..." + show naser: + easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.5 + show naser explanatory flip with Dissolve(.25) + + Nas "No, I{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" + pause .5 - hide naser with moveoutright + show naser annoyed flip with dissolve + Nas "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" + pause .5 + + show naser: + easeout_cubic 1 xalign -0.5 + pause .5 + hide naser with dissolve + pause .5 "He regains control of his legs and hurriedly rushes through the crowd, pushing aside a few students." - play music 'audio/OST/intercept.ogg' fadein 1.0 "One or two classmates glance at me again, then continue on their way." + pause .5 "While I’m checking for any more broken bones my phone buzzes." - show anonphone at scenter with moveinbottom + stop ambient fadeout 3 + play music 'audio/OST/intercept.ogg' fadein 1.0 + show anonphone at scenter with easeinbottom + pause .5 - "{i}Fang: Anyone beat you up yet :V{/i}" + "{i}Fang:{/i}{fast} Anyone beat you up yet :V" + pause .5 - "Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…" + "Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" + pause .5 - "{i}Anon: No. On an unrelated matter, have you spoken with Naser recently?{/i}" + "{i}Anon:{/i}{fast} No. On an unrelated matter, have you spoken with Naser recently?" - "{i}Fang: Told him i was staying here yesterday but havent checked his responses{/i}" + "{i}Fang:{/i}{fast} Told him i was staying here yesterday but havent checked his responses" + pause .5 - "{i}Fang: Why do i need to kill him or something <:V{/i}" + "{i}Fang:{/i}{fast} Why do i need to kill him or something <:V" + pause .5 - "{i}Anon: Not yet. Just thinking it might be a good idea to get in touch with him when you feel like it.{/i}" + "{i}Anon:{/i} Not yet. Just thinking it might be a good idea to get in touch with him when you feel like it." + pause .5 - "{i}Fang: I might feel like it after i stop raiding your fridge{/i}" + "{i}Fang:{/i} I might feel like it after i stop raiding your fridge" - "{i}Anon: Die.{/i}" + "{i}Anon:{/i} Die." - "{i}Fang: >:V{/i}" + "{i}Fang:{/i} >:V" + pause .5 - hide anonphone with moveouttop + hide anonphone with easeoutbottom "Glad to know she’s still holding up." + pause .5 "Shit, now I’m not gonna have enough soda to last the week." "I’ll worry about that when I get home." - scene black with fade - stop music fadeout 1.0 + pause .5 - label naserDrama: + stop music fadeout 4 + scene black with Dissolve(1) + pause .5 - "..." - - scene black with fade + "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" + pause .5 #Naser Drama #THIS SECTION IS SCORE DEPENDENT - + # B: condensed this if-else block for readability if anonscore >= 4 and fangscore >= 4: - #Sorting Things - scene hallway with fade - show anon neutral at acenter with dissolve - "Today needs to end. Now." - - "I have a backpack full of missed assignments, including Mr. Tsuki’s essay on the history of typefaces." - - "Who the fuck cares about typefaces?!" - - "Worst samurai english teacher ever." - - "My ribs are burning as I heave a sigh." - - "At least I can go home now." - - "Where my hot ptero Gee Eff is waiting." - - "..." - - "My hot ptero girlfriend who may or may not be having a mental breakdown in my apartment." - - "And I have no idea what to do with a fucking girlfriend. All those hours of dating simulators have not adequately simulated dating in the least." - - "Just as I exit the main doors of Volcano High my phone buzzes against one particularly bad bruise on my leg." - show anonphone at center with moveinbottom - "Fingers crossed it’s Fang." - - "{i}Naser We need to talk{/i}" - - "{i}Naser Meet me in the auditorium{/i}" - - "I’m going to die." - hide anonphone with moveoutbottom - unknown "You’re gonna die weeb! Naser’s looking for your weeb ass!" - - "... Best to get it over with now." - - "I meander my way to the school’s auditorium." - play music "audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg" fadein 1.0 - scene auditorium - show anon neutral at aleft - "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." - - "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." - - "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." - - "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." - - "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." - - "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." - show naser neutral flip at ncenter with fade - A "You uh… wanted to talk to me?" - - Nas "..." - - "I fold down the seat next to his." - - A "Funny, this is the same seat as the one I was in a few days ago." - - Nas "Hm…" - - A "... Why did you call me here?" - - Nas "Just… Shut up. Let me think." - - "He fixes his gaze at the stage curtains." - - "I can see the gears in his head turning, but his expression is telling me he doesn’t actually know what he wants to do." - - Nas "I shouldn’t have pushed you earlier." - - Nas "Sorry. It was a moment of weakness." - - A "Don’t worry about it, I can take a hit or two." - - "He silently nods." - - Nas "When you told me Fang could kiss you because you told her your feelings… I can’t really describe it." - - Nas "Don’t take it the wrong way, but my mind just screamed at me ‘worst case scenario’." - - A "Why’s that?" - - Nas "Because it’s {i}my{/i} sister we’re talking about here." - - A "So? Fang said she likes me too." - - A "So we’re dating now. I think." - - play music "audio/OST/intercept.ogg" fadein 1.0 - "Naser clamps his hands up to his crest." - - Nas "Dating, even…Sweet Raptor Jesus..." - - A "Why are you so surprised, I told you months ago I liked her, didn’t I?" - - Nas "Yes, you told me {i}you{/i} liked {i}her{/i}." - - Nas "I never expected her to LIKE YOU BACK." - - Nas "Explain yourself, now." - - A "I… I don’t even really know how this happened- I-I mean, I’ve barely even had friends before, let alone something romantic!" - - A "I don’t know how this happened!" - - A "Why would someone, anyone want to go out with {i}me{/i}?! Me, Naser!" - - A "I wouldn’t go out with me!" - - A "I have no idea what I’m doing!" - - "Naser leans back with a hand holding his beak." - - Nas "Oh, man, you’re worse off than I thought." - - Nas "Breathe, man." - - A "I {i}am{/i}. It {i}hurts{/i}." - - Nas "Geez, at this rate I’m going to be more concerned for you than Fang." - - A "Like, thinking about being with Fang, a part of me is fucking exuberant to the point of being higher than Reed. Reed!" - - A "But then I start thinking how I don’t KNOW how to date and get so worried that I feel like I’m going to vomit." - - A "And then there’s my heart beating so hard and the fucking bruise and everything is fuck. Everything is fucking fuck, Naser." - - Nas "BREATHE!" - - "I finally notice the black spots in my vision and gasp." - - "My lungs explode in pain and I falter back against my chair for support." - - A "Is this a panic attack? Naser I think I’m having a panic atta-" - - "My head snaps to the side and a fresh stinging pain blossoms on my cheek." - - "I take the seconds of intense pain to focus and collect myself." - - A "Did you just slap me?" - - Nas "Yes." - - A "..." - - Nas "You calm now?" - - A "Not really." - - Nas "Would another slap help?" - - A "I’m calm I’m calm." - - Nas "You’ve got it bad, Anon." - - A "Got what bad?" - - Nas "You’re in love with Fang." - - A "How is that bad?" - - Nas "Fang. You {i}both{/i} need help at this point." - - A "Now that’s just uncalled for." - - Nas "It’s true. Last thing you need is to be romantically involved." - - A "What if that’s exactly what we need?" - - Nas "Just… Let me get this straight." - - Nas "You have never had a girlfriend before." - - A "Yes." - - Nas "Ever?" - - A "Yes, why?" - - Nas "Aside from being sad, that just makes it really not a good idea to go for what seems like such a… poor combination." - - A "That a challenge?" - - Nas "Wha-are you even paying attention?" - - A "I can be a great boyfriend, just you watch." - - Nas "Oh my g-" - - Nas "..." - - Nas "You know what?" - - Nas "You may be right." - - A "Hm?" - - Nas "Maybe just the thing Fang needs is someone to support her." - - Nas "I clearly can’t do anything, and neither can our parents, or anyone we know." - - Nas "But thinking back to a few days ago… she did shield you from the crowd and get you out of the auditorium." - - Nas "I brushed it off but... it’s clear she cares for you." - - Nas "So you know what Anon? I’ll trust you." - - A "Dowha?" - - "Naser gets up from his seat, motioning for me to follow." - play music "audio/OST/bayside_revamp.ogg" fadein 1.0 - - Nas "I’ll help you get to know Fang a bit better, and in return, you need to keep your promise of being a great boyfriend to her." - - A "I- uh, yeah! Thank you, Naser. Uh, where are we going?" - - Nas "You’re gonna need some supplies." - - scene outside school with fade - - "I follow Naser to the parking lot, where his half-beaten car awaits." - - Nas "Listen up, because this is all I really know." - - A "Wait, should I be taking no-" - - Nas "First thing is you should always have a giant bag of dino-nuggies in your fridge, with her name written on it with a sharpie." - - Nas "Be warned, she counts them. You eat any and it’s all over." - scene nascar day with fade - "I climb into the passenger seat as Naser revs up the NasCar." - - Nas "You’re gonna need some barbecue sauce too. And none of the bargain bin stuff, Fang ONLY likes top shelf dipping sauce." - - "The car violently peels out of the parking lot." - - "Naser continued to rattle off a checklist of do’s and don’ts for Fang, even as he takes me around various stores to stock up." - - Nas "If she ever says she ‘isn’t hungry’, she is lying through her teeth." - - Nas "Most places know what you need if you say ‘my girlfriend isn’t hungry’." - - Nas "Next, either get a good supply of earplugs or say goodbye to your sense of hearing entirely. She can and will stay up until two a.m. listening to music on full blast." - - "Naser tells me more information about Fang than I probably should have known." - - Nas "And lastly, she will rip your shirt at least once. Have spares ready." - - A "What?!" - - Nas "Oh yeah. This is actually my fifth jacket this semester." - - A "I-I see…" - - "So that confirms Naser is just colorblind if he keeps getting these fuckugly jackets." - - A "So… I’ve got your blessing?" - - Nas "IF you help my sister, Anon." - - A "Of course! I’ll be the best boyfriend." - - Nas "You better. Because otherwise it won’t be me next time." - - A "Wha-" - - Nas "Dad needs a new caddy. He’ll probably ask you and then you’ll go missing." - - A "..." - - "Ah. Fuck." - - Nas "Now tell me where your place is so I can drop you off." - - "Naser hesitates when I give him my address." - - Nas "Skin Row? You know I should have figured, but still…" - - "He speeds off in the direction of my apartment with all the grace of a semi truck." - - "Once we reach my neighborhood, his driving gets even more erratic." - - "Never stopping at stop signs and staying just above the speed limit." - - "Paranoid much?" - - "Naser finally comes to a stop in front of my building to let me out." - scene skinrow - show anon neutral at acenter - with fade - A "Thanks for the ride, Naser. And the, er… Fang stuff, too." - - "Naser’s gaze is fixed on the building’s doors instead." - - Nas "So you’re going up to see Fang now, huh…" - - A "You know you can come talk to her with me, if you want." - - Nas "No! I mean, can’t leave my car alone in this neighborhood. Don’t want something to happen to it, right?" - - "He tops it off with a less than genuine laugh." - - A "Naser, your car has more dents than most of the ones around here." - - A "Also, I need help carrying all this stuff." - - Nas "What? There’s like four bags, you can carry it fine." - - A "Not with these crippling injuries." - - A "You slamming me into the locker didn’t help either." - - A "Oww, It’s a {i}miracle{/i} I’m still able to breathe." - - "Naser rolls his eyes." - - Nas "Fine, I’ll carry the crap up. But only for a moment, I don’t want my car getting jacked." - - "He gets all the bags from the backseat and I lead him up the stairs to my place." - - show naser neutral at sleft - - Nas "... Has Fang been doing alright here?" - - A "Probably still a bit rattled." - - A "Wasn’t in the best mood this morning either." - - A "Probably a good idea to not get confrontational or anything, yeah?" - - "Naser nods and I unlock the door." - scene room anon day - show anon neutral flip: - xalign 0.8 yalign 0.1 - show naser neutral flip at nright - show fang neutral flip at sleft - with fade - "I hold the door open for Naser. He hesitates to enter so I look in to see Fang sat on my bed mashing away on The Duke furiously." - play music "audio/OST/punk_revamp.ogg" fadein 1.0 - - show fang shocked with dissolve - - F "Naser?!" - - A "Don’t freak out, he’s just here to- wait." - - A "Why are you playing rockband with a controller?" - - show fang surprised - - F "You mean I was doing it wrong?" - - A "And my account was locked, how did you even get that to start?" - - F "Dude, your password was ‘RAYmba’." - - show fang angry with dissolve - - F "Who cares about that, why’s {i}he{/i} here?" - - "Naser waves dismissively." - - show naser unimpressed flip - - Nas "Well, Anon, you’re welcome for the ride, I’ll just be going now." - show naser neutral - - pause 0.4 - - show fang neutral - - F "-Wait, Naser." - - "He freezes halfway out the door." - - F "... How much do you know?" - - show naser neutral flip - - Nas "Uh… Know?" - - F "About me and Anon." - - Nas "Anon filled me in earlier." - - show fang shocked with dissolve - - F "You what?!" - - A "Fang, don’t worry, he’s cool!" - - F "You weren’t planning on telling Dad I’m here, were you?" - - Nas "... No, I wasn’t." - - F "I’m serious, you can’t tell him, he’d kill Anon!" - - Nas "No, really, I wasn’t going to tell." - - show naser unimpressed flip - - F "Please, Naser, I need to know for absolute sure." - - show naser annoyed flip - - Nas "God damn it, Fang!" - - Nas "Why don’t you trust me with even this?!" - - show fang sad with dissolve - - "Naser inhales deeply and turns towards the door." - - show naser unimpressed with dissolve - - Nas "Sorry. I’m going now. I won’t tell, I swear." - - F "..." - - F "It’s not that I don’t trust you…" - - "He pauses again with his hand on the doorknob." - - show anon neutral - - "Like Spears’ did numerous times in the past, I take hold of Nasers’ shoulder." - show anon neutral flip - "I offer a reassuring smile and nod back towards Fang." - - show anon neutral - - A "..." - - show naser neutral - - Nas "... Then what? Why do you hate me?" - - F "... I don’t hate you…" - - F "Every time I see… those…" - - Nas "Those…?" - - F "Your scars, I mean." - - F "I just remember that day back then." - - Nas "What does that have to do with anything?" - - show fang hiding - - F "I mean, It’s my fault, isn’t it?" - - F "I lied to you, and you got hurt." - - Nas "..." - - F "But it’s like you don’t blame me, even though you should." - - show naser sad with dissolve - - F "Everyone depends on you, you’re the star player at school, but it’s in spite of your family instead of because of it." - - F "You can’t even bring yourself to hate me…" - - Nas "All this time, that’s what this was about?" - - "Fang wipes away a tear with her wing and nods." - - "Naser brushes my hand off his shoulder and turns around." - - show naser sad flip with dissolve - - Nas "I don’t hate you because I don’t blame you for anything, Fang." - - show fang sad with dissolve - - Nas "Back then, we were only kids, I was eleven? Twelve?" - - Nas "I was always thinking I’d done something wrong because of how you acted differently since then." - - Nas "I thought you hated me." - - Nas "I mean, look at all the shit I’ve ruined for you." - - Nas "Band practices, shows, parties, hell, dates even." - - Nas "All I ever do is ruin things for you." - - Nas "And when I did I’d always get told off by Trish." - - "A part of me wants to groan at just the mention of her name." - - show fang very sad - show naser unimpressed flip - - "Oh… I think I did since both Naser and Fang are looking at me." - play music "audio/OST/Appreciating the Moment.ogg" fadein 1.0 - - A "Ahaha…" - - show fang neutral with dissolve - - F "Urgh, way to ruin the moment Anon." - - Nas "Real smooth, man. Real smooth." - - show anon neutral - - A "Oh come on, you two were finally making progress." - - show fang happy with dissolve - - F "Remind me why we’re dating again?" - - show anon neutral flip - - Nas "Hey, he’s your boyfriend. Cut him some slack." - - A "What’s that supposed to mean?!" - - show naser happy flip with dissolve - - "The siblings chuckle lightly at my expense." - - "The things I do for people…" - - "Once the laughter ends Fang looks at Naser." - - F "Look, Naser, for all of Anon’s faults I do like him." - - show fang sad - show naser neutral flip - with dissolve - - F "Which is why I’d rather dad not arrest him and kill him." - - F "I know I haven’t been a good… sibling…" - - F "But I’m begging you here." - - Nas "I told you before, I won’t tell." - - Nas "Just be sure to come home later tonight." - - show fang angry with dissolve - - "Fang hisses and looks away." - - show naser unimpressed flip - - Nas "...You ARE coming home tonight, right?" - - show fang considering with dissolve - - F "Weeeeell…" - - A "What-" - - Nas "WHAT?!" - - show fang happy with dissolve - - F "I need to stay to look after my idiot boyfriend." - - show anon fear with dissolve - - A "I don’t need- AIIIEEE!" - - "Fang withdraws her finger from the bruise on my chest." - - show anon sad with dissolve - - A "FUCK! God, again with the tests?" - - show anon neutral with dissolve - - Nas "What am I supposed to tell dad then? Hell, what have you been telling him?" - - F "That I’ve been staying at Naomi’s place for a group project." - - A "..." - - Nas "..." - - F "Well I can’t say I’m staying at Trish or Reed’s place." - - Nas "But Naomi?" - - F "If I told dad I was staying at Anon’s place in Skin Row what do you think would happen?" - - Nas "...Okay, fair point." - - A "Are you actually okay staying here though?" - - "Fang shrugs and looks away." - - show anon neutral - - F "S’not bad. Just… boring when I’m all alone." - - F "And there’s not much to eat here." - - A "Well let’s fix that last part then." - - "I get a questioning look from Fang as I take one of the grocery bags from Naser." - - "Her eyes instantly lock onto the hefty back of dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets I take out." - - A "You gonna stay for dinner Naser?" - - Nas "I want to but-" - - show fang surprised - show naser shocked flip - with dissolve - - "The loud blaring of a car alarm has Naser drop the rest of the bags onto the floor and rush out the door." - - Nas "Shit! The NasCar!" - hide naser with dissolve - A "Huh… Guess he wasn’t wrong about the carjacking thing." - show anon neutral flip with dissolve - "I turn back to Fang." - - "Whose currently writing her name on the bag of tenders." - - F "Mine." - - A "Fang you can’t hog-" - - F "*hiss*" - - A "Did you just hiss at me?!" - - F "Mine." - - "We ended up watching Top Spear until midnight while Fang hogged her bag of nuggies." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - scene black with fade - "..." - scene outside school with fade - play music "audio/OST/Fuck You I Like This Chick.ogg" fadein 1.0 - "I was ready for an uneventful day of school." - - "In fact I’d be extremely happy if it was." - - "This entire week has been the most dramatic in my life." - - "Even the walk to school was dramatic, with Fang escorting me as if she was Secret Service." - - "In English class I’m still trying to catch up with the rest of the class." - - "In any other class I’d have been caught up, but Mr. Tsuki is an absolute slave driver." - - "My phone buzzes, and I try to tell myself it’s not worth getting distracted." - - "The next question is on Serif’s history, however, and I decide it’s not worth it." - show anonphone at center with moveinbottom - "Fang: Ughh" - - "Fang: Pleeeease tell me your morning is going better than mine" - - "Anon: could be better, why?" - - "Fang: I didnt even think of Trish" - - "Fang: She hasnt seen me in two days and is trying to bother me with band stuff" - - "Fang: Shes reeeaaaally not taking me taking a break well" - - "Anon: oh. you serious about quitting music and all that?" - - "Fang: What :V" - - "Fang: Why would I quit music" - - "Fang: Just taking off from the band for a while" - - "Anon: ah." - - "Fang: Think Trish gets the memo now" - - "Fang: Apparently cold shoulder works wonders on her :V" - - "Anon: you think that’ll work for long?" - - "Fang: No lol" - - "Fang: Will have to make distance at lunch" - - "Fang: Lets eat on the roof or something" - - "Anon: good idea" - - "She doesn’t respond further so I turn my attention back to the assignment." - hide anonphone with moveoutbottom - " ‘{i}Serif fonts can be broadly classified into one of four subgroups: old style, transitional, Didone and slab serif, in order of fir-{/i}-’ Nope." - - "Nope, just writing a review of BIIC: A PostPaleo RPG here." - - "(I passed the assignment.)" - - "After a torturous science period where Fang poked my bruises whenever she got bored lunch came around." - scene cafeteria - show fang happy at sleft - show anon neutral at aright - with fade - "Fang and I got plates of country fried steak and start heading up the stairs, chattering about possibly seeing a movie this weekend." - F "-seemed like a Kong fan." - - A "Did Naser say that?" - - F "Maybe… But c’mon, it looked like it’d be a great movie." - - "Before I can retort I hear footsteps rushing in from behind." - - show trish happy with dissolve: - xalign -0.2 - - show fang neutral with dissolve - - T "Fang! I thought we’d be hanging out in the auditorium. Y’know, like usual?" - - scene hallway - show fang neutral at sleft - show anon neutral at aright - show trish indignant: - xalign -0.2 - with fade - - "Fang doesn’t even bat an eye and continues up the steps." - - hide fang with moveoutright - show trish indignant with move: - xalign 0.3 - - "Trish follows even as Fang starts taking the steps two at a time." - - T "Fang! C’mon!" - - "If the door was still there I’m pretty sure Fang would’ve kicked it open." - - "Instead she quickly turns with a huff and starts to scale the ladder one-handed." - - hide anon with moveoutright - - "Before Trish can climb it I pull myself up the ladder awkwardly." - - "Each step up a rung I need to pause, the rough movements causing bouts of pain across my chest." - - "Trish growls as I take my time climbing up. Halfway up I’m able to hand Fang my tray of food and scale the ladder at a slightly faster snail’s pace." - - "Once I’m at the top I swing my legs onto the ladder, blocking Trish from climbing up too." - - show trish angry with dissolve - - T "Asshole! Let me talk with Fang!" - - A "Know any theaters with easily accessible fire exits?" - - F "You kidding, of course I do." - - A "Sweet, saves me some money." - - T "Anon I swear to fuck!" - - T "Fang, please! Just say something!" - - "I can tell Fang is getting annoyed at Trish not taking the hint." - - F "Trish, I just don’t want to see you right now, okay?" - - T "But… why?! I’m your best friend!" - - F "I still need some time away after what you did." - - T "What about Reed? What about VVURM DRAMA? We can’t perform with just the two of us!" - - F "I think you should leave, Trish." - - T "I think you aren’t thinking straight!" - - T "We {i}need{/i} you to come back to-" - - F "Trish." - - "Her voice is a calm fury, cold and collected and bitter." - - F "I am trying to have lunch." - - F "With my boyfriend." - - F "That you just humiliated in front of everyone barely two days ago." - - F "I am perfectly capable of deciding for myself if I want to take a break." - - F "If and when I want to get back into the band, I will talk to you." - - F "For now, all you’re doing is pissing me off and ruining our lunch together." - - F "Leave." - - show trish sad with dissolve - - "Trish’s jaw hangs open, a barely audible squeak of protest escaping her." - - "She wipes a tear away with her jacket sleeve and shimmies down the ladder." - - T "... Sorry." - hide trish with dissolve - "Fang waits until her footsteps quiet before letting out a sigh." - - scene roof day - show fang sad at sleft - show anon neutral flip at aright - with fade - - F "... That hurt." - - "Fang’s hand finds mine and grasps it." - - "Her grip is feather light, and I can feel her shuddering breath as a shiver in her palm." - - "I offer her silent reassurance, my fingers curling around her hand softly." - - F "Anon, do you think I fucked up?" - - "I consider for a moment." - - "While Trish did mess up, big time, she’s still Fang’s best friend." - - "It wasn’t all malicious. Just… Misguided." - - "Maybe some time apart will help both Fang and Trish." - - "Maybe… but y’know…" - - "I know you can hear this, though." - - "Fang simply rolls her eyes." - - show fang happy with dissolve - - F "Such a dweeb." - - A "Yep." - - "She held my hand the entirety of lunch." - - "Which was nice." - scene black with fade - stop music fadeout 1.0 - "But it made eating my mediocre steak fucking difficult." - - "..." - + jump .SortingThings elif anonscore >= 3 and fangscore <= 3: - #Mending Things - scene hallway with fade - show anon neutral at acenter with dissolve - "Today needs to end. Now." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg' fadein 1.0 - - "I have a backpack full of missed assignments, including Mr. Tsuki’s essay on the history of typefaces." - - "Who the fuck cares about typefaces?!" - - "Worst samurai english teacher ever." - - "My ribs are burning as I heave a sigh." - - "At least I can go home now." - - "Where my hot ptero Gee Eff is waiting." - - "..." - - "My hot ptero girlfriend who may or may not be having a mental breakdown in my apartment." - - "And I have no idea what to do with a fucking girlfriend. All those hours of dating simulators have not adequately simulated dating in the least." - - "Just as I exit the main doors of Volcano High my phone buzzes against one particularly bad bruise on my leg." - show anonphone at scenter with moveinbottom - "Fingers crossed it’s Fang." - - "{i}Naser We need to talk{/i}" - - "{i}Naser Meet me in the auditorium{/i}" - - "I’m going to die." - hide anonphone with moveoutbottom - unknown "You’re gonna die weeb! Naser’s looking for your weeb ass!" - - "... Best to get it over with now." - - "I meander my way to the school’s auditorium." - scene auditorium - show anon neutral at aleft - "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." - - "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." - - "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." - - "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." - - "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." - - "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." - - show naser neutral flip at ncenter with fade - A "You uh… wanted to talk to me?" - - Nas "..." - - "I fold down the seat next to his." - - A "Funny, this is the same seat as the one I was in a few days ago." - - Nas "Hm…" - - A "... Why did you call me here?" - - Nas "Just… Shut up. Let me think." - - "He fixes his gaze at the stage curtains." - - "I can see the gears in his head turning, but his expression is telling me he doesn’t actually know what he wants to do." - - Nas "I shouldn’t have pushed you earlier." - - Nas "Sorry. It was a moment of weakness." - - A "Don’t worry about it, I can take a hit or two." - - "He silently nods." - - Nas "When you told me Fang could kiss you because you told her your feelings… I can’t really describe it." - - Nas "Don’t take it the wrong way, but my mind just screamed at me ‘worst case scenario’." - - A "It’s because I’m human, isn’t it." - - Nas "Just picture the fucked up flipper ba- hey! Anon this is serious!" - - "So much for brevity." - - "Naser’s looking torn up over himself." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg' fadein 1.0 - - A "You blaming yourself for something?" - - Nas "Uh, no… Sort of, I don’t know." - - Nas "I was thinking only of myself, I wasn't being understanding and I just unloaded it all on you." - - Nas "If you and Fang like each other then that's not my problem, right? You're a nice guy, really." - - Nas "If she’s happy then I'm happy, right?" - - Nas "I just want to know if she can forgive me for being harsh on you, I feel like it's one of those things she'd hate me for, right?" - - "Naser’s smile could at best be called fragile." - - A "I wouldn’t worry about it too much right now, she’s under a lot of pressure." - - Nas "... Did something happen to her?" - - A "Because of the stunt Trish pulled she broke off with her and the band." - - A "Now she’s refusing to leave my place out of fear and stress." - - Nas "..." - - A "I’m honestly feeling out of my depth here, there’s really nothing I can do except be there for her." - - Nas "..." - - A "You’re in a much better position to help her, you’re her brother and all." - - Nas "It’s… complicated. You know that. I suck at helping her." - - Nas "Remember earlier this year? That concert? She told me to kill myself and the next day Trish came lashing out at me." - - Nas "Telling ME how my own sibling feels about me. How she'd be better off if I didn't exist." - - Nas "Now you’re here telling me she’s having a mental breakdown, which {i}I{/i} didn’t know." - - Nas "Hell, even Reed tells me how she’s doing sometimes." - - Nas "Fucking hell, Anon, tell me: Why do I gotta hear about how Fang feels from Trish, Reed, and now YOU? What's so POISONOUS about me she can't tell me this shit ''THEMSELF''?" - - Nas "WHY do I aggravate ''THEM'' so much?" - - A "Dude!" - - Nas "Shut up for a second, man. Oh God..." - - "I can only watch as Naser breaks down in front of me, hands on his head in emotional turmoil." - - Nas "..." - - Nas "What did I ever do to her…?" - - if wingStory: - jump wingA - else: - jump wingB - - label wingA: - - A "I-er…" - - Nas "What, do you know?" - - A "I’m thinking the two of you might be in the same boat, actually." - - Nas "Wh-shut up." - - A "She told me a while back… she does want to reconnect with you, but…" - - Nas "She’s afraid of me?" - - A "Herself. She’s been beating herself up ever since that… Thing that happened." - - A "Still thinks you blame her." - - Nas "What thing?" - - "I gesture to one of his scars." - - Nas "What?" - - Nas "You're not serious, it's over THAT shit? From fucking YEARS ago?" - - A "She was in tears when she told me." - - Nas "Holy shit, shut up." - - A "Why don't you ask her yourself?" - - Nas "I told you already, she won’t even glance my direction." - - Nas "..." - - Nas "Why would it be about that? I was just a little retarded kid then. I didn't blame her for one second." - - Nas "Not for one second..." - - "He turns his head aside." - - Nas "You know what happened while I was at the hospital recovering?" - - Nas "She never showed up. I don't know why." - - Nas "Mom and Dad were always there with me but Fang never saw me in the hospital." - - Nas "I wanted to see her the most." - - Nas "I worryingly asked mom and dad every day where Fang was." - - Nas "When I’d get restless, they had to keep telling me Fang was close by in the building, or at home, safe." - - Nas "I didn't cry when I rolled down a cliff and broke every bone in my body, but every night when I was alone in that hospital room I cried like a baby thinking I had disappointed my sister by doing this to her." - - A "You think it's your fault?" - - Nas "Yes! It’s all I do! It’s all I’ll ever do! Ruin my sister’s life!" - - Nas "..." - - jump wingB - - label wingB: - - Nas "Man..." - - Nas "where did it all go wrong?" - - Nas "Do you remember your life four, five years ago?" - - A "Rather not." - - Nas "Things were simpler then though." - - Nas "It was FINE. We hung out, we had movie nights, she'd bring her friends, we all got along." - - Nas "Somewhere in there, shit just changed. Everyone just started talking about herbivores, genres and other shit..." - - Nas "I didn't think of fighting Fang for it, but then she changed her name, started this whole non-binary thing, this pronoun thing took a while to get used to, but I was happy for her at first, going along because I didn't want to step on her toes." - - Nas "I thought she'd be happier, but she only got more and more miserable and distant, I'd try helping her and everything would just get more insufferable everytime." - - Nas "At some point Trish would just talk to me for her, and she would turn unbearable to talk to too." - - A "Trish?" - - Nas "Trish is not a bad girl, Anon. But goddamn if she didn't inculcate in Fang’s head ALL the wrong things." - - A "Well, Fang needs you now to start putting the right things in her head again. Please, help her." - - Nas "Anon, go away. I want to be alone for a second." - - A "What do I tell Fang when I get home?" - - Nas "JUST GO." - - "I sigh, taking one last look at Naser as he sat motionless in the barely lit auditorium." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - scene black with fade - - "Between Naser not being any help and my injuries, my walk home feels like agony." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg' fadein 1.0 - scene skinrow with fade - show anon neutral at acenter - "My knee is back to not liking it when I bend it too much and I’m taking careful breaths again." - - "He was still upset when I left…" - - "Man, I’m two for two now in terms of not being able to do anything." - - "What could I have done more…?" - - "I still have enough strength to get home without any major problems." - scene black with fade - A "Fang? I’m here!" - - "My apartment door is locked..." - - "...And I left my keys inside." - - "Smooth." - - "I bang my fist on the door." - - A "Fang? You in here?" - - F "I’m changing, don’t come in!" - - A "Why?" - - F "What do you mean why? I took a shower you dumbass." - - A "But you wear the same things every day, what are you changing into?" - - A "Wait, you’re not trying on my clothes again are you?" - - "*BANG*" - - "Was that one of her boots?" - - "She seemed pretty cheery when she messaged me earlier, this isn't right." - - A "Why can’t you change in the bathroom?" - - "No response." - - "I rustle the doorknob a bit before hearing it unlock from the other side." - - "As soon as I enter, Fang starts pressing her fingers on all the bruises I had." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/Appreciating the Atmosphere.ogg' fadein 1.0 - scene room anon day - show fang sad at sleft - show anon neutral flip at acenter - with fade - - "Worry is etched onto her face." - - "She’s acting like I'm about to fall over, geez." - - F "You ok?" - - A "Whoa, calm down." - - "That's close enough." - - A "I'm fine, don't worry about me." - - F "Good. I...I'm just a little tired. Think I’ll take a nap." - - "I dropped my things on the corner of the room, went to the kitchen to check the food..." - - A "Very funny." - - "Fang wasn’t joking about raiding the fridge." - - "All the salami is gone." - - "It was good salami too." - - "Guess I need to go out for more." - - "Back in the main room, Fang lies down on my bed." - - A "Are you really that tired? I figured we could go buy groceries..." - - F "No..." - - A "Fine, I'll just go by myself." - - F "Nooooooo." - - A "Don’t worry, I won’t push myself. Only getting a few things." - - F "Anon, please!" - - "She pulls me by my jacket so I’m sitting next to her on the bed." - - "Fang carefully hovers her hands over me, a very different attitude from when she was poking my ribs earlier." - - F "Is your arm still hurting? Don't fucking lie to me." - - A "It doesn't hurt that much, only my other wrist… and knee." - - F "Good." - - scene room anon day with fade - show fangarm with dissolve - - "She lays her head on my arm, very carefully. It was fast becoming her preferred pillow here." - - "In any other situation I would find this cute but I totally lied to her and this hurts like crazy." - - "I'm almost willing to have another go at the stairs if that keeps her from touching me like this." - - F "You don't hate me, do you?" - - "That’s not what I was expecting." - - A "What? Why would I ever hate you?" - - F "Because...it's all my fault, right?" - - F "You didn't deserve all the shit me and the others gave you..." - - F "Maybe we should just… start over?" - - A "Nah, I like what we have now." - - A "Maybe you do need some rest, Fang. I'll be back soon with the groceries." - - "I gently slide my arm out from her grip." - - F "No! God damn it, can't you just stay still for one second? You can't leave me here alone!" - - A "What? I'm just going for groceries, what’s going on?" - - F "I'm fine, I’m just… fucking dizzy." - - A "What did you do?" - - F "Don't leave, please..." - scene black with fade - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/you can_t sage here.ogg' fadein 1.0 - "I hold her by the shoulders. They feel scruffy." - - A "Fang, what happened?" - - F "Don't leave me here all alone..." - - "I catch a speck of red on my hands as they brush against her wings." - - "Oh fuck." - - "Oh god damn it." - - "First Aid kit! I need the First Aid kit." - - "Fang grips my arm tightly as I get up from the bed." - - F "Anon wait!" - - "When I open the bathroom door a wave of humidity from the shower washes over me." - - "A smear of blood on the shower stall wall." - - "A feather behind the toilet." - - "Another stuck to the seat." - - "At least three in the bowl, one of them still has blood in it." - - A "Fang…?" - - "She huddles against the corner of my bed away from me." - - "Now that I look at it, her wings do seem slightly thinner." - - A "You were preening again?" - - "She hesitates for a moment before nodding." - - F "...Yes." - - F "I couldn’t stop doing it… it got really bad, there was blood everywhere." - - F "I spent all day cleaning it up." - - "She looks like she’s on the verge of tears." - - "I don't know what to do." - - A "God fucking damn it." - - F "Fuck. fuck shit." - - A "Fuck." - - "I make us both some microwave dino nuggets and we silently eat on the floor." - - "Groceries will have to wait for now." - - A "You think you’ll be able to go to school tomorrow?" - - F "Nooo…" - - A "But you’ll fall behind in class." - - F "I’ll drop out." - - A "Come on, Fang." - - F "I don’t want to see anyone right now…" - - A "What about Naser? I talked to him earlier and-" - - F "Fuck him." - - A "He can help you..." - - F "He can go die." - - A "Fang, this isn’t healthy. I can’t help you through this alone." - - F "But you're good at it!" - - A "Then take my advice, tomorrow we go to school, you sort this out with him." - - F "Why not just get him to come here today?" - - A "I uh… Don’t think he’ll come to Skin Row." - - A "Why are you so against this? It’s Naser. Naser!" - - "Fang’s head falls and she let’s out a shuddering sigh." - - F "It’s… Trish…" - - F "Trish will probably be there." - - F "I blocked her number..." - - F "She kept messaging me." - - "Shit. I forgot about her." - - "And if she’s been messaging Fang all day…" - - "Trish’s last plan humiliated me in front of the entire school body." - - "And all because I hung out with Fang." - - "The fuck would she pull just to talk to Fang." - - A "Okay, yeah, Trish. Fucking Trish." - - A "Well. What about your parents? Have you even told them you’re here?" - - F "No fucking duh. Dad’s mad. Big shocker there." - - A "And your mom?" - - F "I don’t know." - - A "Maybe she can help then." - - F "Fine, fine. I’ll text her. But I’m not going tomorrow." - - A "Okay." - - "Morosely she withdraws her phone from her pocket." - - "Her fingers tap rapidly at the screen." - - "What feels like an eternity of her writing, erasing, and rewriting a text message ends when she looks at me with eyes filled with worry." - - "I shuffle close to her, arm carefully wrapping over her shoulder." - - "Fang thumbs the send button and sighs." - - F "There, happy?" - - A "Tired actually. So uh, movie may-" - - F "I just want to sleep, Anon." - - "Sleep sounds good." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/Appreciating her Company.ogg' fadein 1.0 - - "Fang gets up first before needlessly helping me up." - - "I consider the option of changing to pajamas but I don’t think Fang would be impressed with my Master Grug onesie." - - "Fang slips into my bed first, her wings carefully laid behind her." - scene wounds16 with fade - "I climb in to the space she left for me." - - "Which she’s quick to invade." - - "Her head settles on my shoulder and her wings once again act as a shared blanket." - - F "Night Anon." - - A "Night Fang." - - "That night, laying together with Fang, I dreamt of us escaping all of our problems." - - "If only." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - scene black with fade - "..." - "Fang refused to leave again this morning." - - "I originally told her I’d have to stay as well since I didn’t want to risk her hurting herself again." - - "She ended up swearing on her guitar she won’t hurt herself again." - - "I’ll need to pick up her assignments for today as well." - - "How did things end up like this?" - - "I can’t do anything about Fang on my own, and Naser…" - - "Isn’t interested in helping, to say the least." - scene outside school - show anon neutral at aleft - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/to_swagger.ogg' fadein 1.0 - St "-you see Fang’s brother beat on Anon yesterday?" - - St "He’s the star of the school, right?" - - Ro "I’ve heard Fang has eloped with An-on, she was not at school yesterday." - - St "If that’s the case he’s changed his mind already. Hey, Anon!" - - "I hadn’t noticed the two on the steps ahead of me." - - "But Rosa noticed me, judging by her waving hand and overly cheerful smile." - - menu: - "Guess I’ll say hi.": - "I’m not in a great mood today, but I should still say hi." - - A "Good morning, Stella. Morning, Rosa." - "Don’t want to talk to them today.": - "Really don’t want to put up with Stella’s overly positive attitude today." - - show stella neutral flip at scenter - show rosa neutral flip at sright - - Ro "Oh, An-on, you do not look so happy. Why?" - - St "Indeed, a dark haze hangs heavy over your heart." - - "Rosa and I give the green stegosaur a flat look." - - A "Don’t worry about it, just dealing with some heavy stuff right now." - - Re "Oh dear." - - St "Did you finish a good series and feel that post-finale depression?" - - A "What? No." - - St "Was it because that one pervy anime got canceled? I wouldn’t have pegged you as a fan of that kind of stuff." - - A "No Stella, it’s not that." - - St "Oh! Is it money related? Do you need money to get Fang a proper ring?" - - A "What?! Why would I need to get Fang a ring?!" - - St "Well I heard from a guy who heard from Mr. Carldewskii who heard from-" - - A "Get to the point Stella." - - St "I heard that you and Fang are getting married." - - A "W-w-w-w-" - - St "I wish you both a happy marriage!" - - St "Come on, I’ll give you a reading here!" - - St "I can tell you how your future life together will be!" - - St "Let me get my cards out-" - - A "Stella! I’m not feeling it right now, maybe later, okay?" - - St "You shouldn’t go about your day without this sort of knowledge, it can really help show your path forward!" - - A "STELLA, I DON’T CARE ABOUT YOUR STUPID READINGS!" - - A "Please, just leave me alone!" - - "Guilt hits me immediately when I see her shirk back." - - Ro "Ay dios mio! An-on! What is the matter with you?!" - - Ro "You are acting just horrible today!" - - A "Sorry, Stella. Just… Don’t worry about it." - - Ro "Please tell us, what has you down?" - - A "Just Fang stuff. You know she hasn’t been showing to school lately." - - A "She’s actually been refusing to leave my apartment." - - St "You mean like-" - - Ro "Now is not the time, Stella." - - Ro "Is it really that bad?" - - A "She... hasn’t been taking recent events well." - - "That’s one way to put it." - - Ro "I do hate to see friends in trouble, I know Fang is a good girl at heart." - - Ro "Please, if there is anything we can do, Stella and I will try to be there." - - "Rosa takes a piece of paper from her bag and hands it to me." - - Ro "My number, An-on. If you do need it." - - A "Thanks, Rosa. I’ll think about it." - - St "Do… you want a reading now?" - - "The school bells interrupt." - - A "Sorry, Stella. Some other time." - - St "Awww." - scene black with fade - stop music fadeout 1.0 - "We all enter the school and split off to our homerooms." - - "In class it feels just like the beginning of the year." - - "All alone." - - "Naomi’s apparently busy with yearbook stuff." - - "Trish and Reed have been ditching math." - - "Not that I care honestly. I just want to get home and make sure Fang is okay." - scene cafeteria with fade - "Time passes so quickly that it’s lunch now and I already have my tray." - - "I didn’t even realize I was walking up the stairs to the rooftop." - scene hallway with fade - show anon neutral at aleft - "My stupor is broken by the sight of Trish and Reed." - - "Worry is etched in both their faces as they approach me." - - "Worry that I do not want to be involved in at all." - - "My feet carry me up the stairs quickly, and away from the two band members." - - "I pass through the broken threshold to the roof and manage to climb the ladder one-handed to the top of the stair enclosure." - scene roof day broken with fade - show anon neutral at aleft - Re "-Doesn’t want to talk to us. See?" - - T "Damn it, where’d that skinnie go!" - - Re "Trish c’mon. You’re actin’ crazy." - - T "It’s his fault Reed! If we can just get him to talk to Fang for us-" - - Re "She doe-" - - T "It’s THEY damn it!" - - show anon sad with dissolve - - "I hear a defeated sigh and retreating footsteps." - - "I feel like Neo after dodging that." - - "Maybe Fang had the right idea about not coming back to school." - - "Who needs it, anyway?" - - "Ugh, no, focus Anon." - - "I hunker down on the rooftop and silently eat my meal." - - "Just need to focus on Fang right now." - scene black with fade - - "For the rest of the day I’m constantly on the lookout to avoid Trish." - - "I want no part in whatever she’s looking for me for." - - "Thankfully I reach the end of the day with no more triceratops-shaped incidents and hurry my way back home." - - "Once I’m free from being intercepted on the school campus, my mind starts to wander back to my conversation this morning." - - "Rosa and Stella seemed pretty willing to help Fang and Naser." - - "But do either of them really understand what’s actually going on? It’s not like this is just some dumb argument." - - "I’m not really sure what either of them could do to help, either." - - "Rosa would just pull something out of the Bible to read, and Stella…" - - "Stella would show them some anime about friendship or something." - - "I guess it couldn’t hurt to talk to them though, right? At the very least they could point me in the right direction." - scene skinrow with fade - "Before long I reach my apartment building, once again lost in my thoughts around Fang." - - "At least I remembered my key this time." - scene room anon day with fade - "Things seem normal enough when I enter." - "Fang is resting in my bed, her chest rising and falling." - - "A quick look in the bathroom shows no gore splattered on the walls." - - "Still, I should check on Fang myself." - - "A closer inspection makes my heart drop like a rock." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/Summertime Synth.ogg' fadein 1.0 - - "Dozens of feathers are strewn about the bedsheets, most of them under Fang." - - "I bite back a scream of frustration." - - "They’re everywhere…" - - "Fang’s wings are folded behind her, but I can’t see the damage at all." - - "I gently lift one to try to see where she hurt herself." - - F "Mmmng…" - - F "Anon?!" - show fang shocked at sleft with dissolve - - "She sits up with a jolt, a dozen feathers sticking to her side." - - F "Oh, shh-" - - "She quickly sweeps the feathers off of her and into a pile behind her." - - F "Y-you’re home!" - - A "Fang, why?" - - A "You swore this morning you wouldn’t start again!" - - F "Th-these aren’t mine! Look!" - - "Fang stretches her wings out. Sure enough, there’s no fresh blood on them." - - A "Then what…?" - show fang sad with dissolve - "My gaze shifts to my pillow." - - "I pick it up and a chunk of down falls out a hole ripped in the side." - - "I glance back to Fang in bewilderment, she’s cast her head aside in shame." - - A "I mean… It’s not self-harm, but… Why?" - - F "W-well, I was looking for something to watch online…" - - F "And, and I was about to see a movie when I got a call." - - F "It said it was Reed, and I remembered what you said yesterday…" - - F "So I got myself ready to talk to him, since it’s what you’d want me to do…" - - F "And…" - - F "...It wasn’t Reed." - - F "Trish used his phone." - show fang hiding with dissolve - F "I just couldn’t stop myself from ripping something, I’m sorry Anon." - - A "Hey." - - show anon neutral flip at scenter - - "I scootch closer to her on the bed and put an arm around her." - - show fang very sad with dissolve - - "She turns and buries her face in my collar." - - A "Don’t worry about the pillow." - - A "I’m more worried about you." - - A "You can’t just hide here forever, you know?" - - F "..." - - A "..." - - A "How about going out for a good meal?" - - A "We’re out of food here anyways." - - A "Are you able to go somewhere if it’s with me?" - - "I feel her head nod against my chest." - - A "I’ll place a reservation at Moe’s, why don’t you clean the feathers off your arms?" - - "She slowly lets go and gets up for the bathroom to get ready." - hide fang with dissolve - stop music fadeout 1.0 - "When the door clicks I call Rosa." - show anonphone at scenter with moveinbottom - Ro "Yes?" - - A "Yeah, I need your help with Fang." - - Ro "I’ll be glad to help as best I can!" - - A "This is a longshot, but…" - - A "Can you get Naser to Dino Moe’s Pizza in Little Trudoon within the hour?" - - Ro "Is that all? Of course I can!" - - Ro "I will go get him now!" - hide anonphone with moveoutbottom - "She hangs up on me." - - "The bathroom door swings open and Fang throws a fistful of down into the kitchen trashcan." - - F "Okay… I’m ready." - - A "Great, think we can catch the next bus in ten minutes if we leave now." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - scene black with fade - "…" - - "For all the heartache and mental anguish I’ve been through these past few days there’s one good thing to come of it." - - play music 'audio/effects/chatter loop.ogg' fadein 1.0 - - "I’m on an actual date!" - - F "Such a dweeb, Anon." - - "I feel my cheeks warm up as Fang’s fingers interlock with mine." - label FangRosaDate: - scene moes pizza with fade - "We’re in Moe’s reception now. In hindsight I should’ve called Moe too." - show fang neutral with dissolve: - xalign -0.2 - show anon neutral at acenter with dissolve - show moe neutral flip with moveinright: - xalign 1.3 - Moe "Aye! My lil Lucy! Back again so soon?" - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/Venetian Values.ogg' fadein 1.0 - "I can feel Fang flinch as her barrel chested uncle hobbles toward us." - - Moe "And you brought Anon! Must be date night den!" - - F "Y-yeah. Date night. Please don’t tell dad." - - Moe "O’ course! I know ole Rip would jus’ keel over." - - A "Thanks Moe." - - Moe "No problem no problem. Nows let’s get you twos settled in. Jerry! Get dat table clean NOW!" - - "We wait a little longer in the foyer as the overworked employee scrubbed the booth table clean." - - Moe "So’s, you two official nows?" - - "I notice a fluffy white wing slowly wrap itself over my shoulder." - - "I now look like I have a feathered cloak hiding my Ptero girlfriend from view." - - A "Y-yeah. We are, Moe." - - "I don’t know if I’m wincing at the awkwardness or the pain from Fang’s claws digging into my hand." - - "Probably both." - - "Moe laughs regardless." - - Moe "In dat case I’ll make sure dat your date night goes perfectly." - - "The old t-rex lead us to our clean table and set about lighting the lone candle there with an extra long barbecue lighter." - - Moe "Dere we go. Don’ worry ‘bout the menu, kids. I’ll set yous up right." - "When I take my seat across from Fang, she gets up to sit next to me and lays her head against my shoulder." - show black with fade - hide moe - hide black with fade - show anon neutral: - xalign 0.3 - show fang neutral flip: - xalign 1.1 - A "Wasn’t expecting it’d be free. Your uncle’s pretty nice." - - F "Yeah, he’s nice..." - - "We sit a while, listening to the soft music playing through the cheap speakers." - - "It only now occurs to me Fang might not like the sudden appearance of her brother." - - A "You holding up so far?" - - F "Heh. I’m not that fragile, come on." - - A "Certainly had me fooled." - - "She bumps her elbow into my side." - - A "Ow." - - "My phone buzzes in my pocket. Probably Rosa." - show anonphone at scenter with moveinbottom - "I discreetly peek at the notification." - - "She’s here already?" - hide anonphone with moveoutbottom - "I crane my neck around to see Rosa enter, dragging a horrified Naser by the arm." - "Suddenly my stomach tightens and I’m having second thoughts." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/Ramo de Rosas.ogg' fadein 1.0 - "Rosa spots me through the lattice and her face lights up." - - "I cover my eyes with one hand and slump in my seat." - - show naser neutral: - xalign -0.4 - show rosa neutral: - xalign -0.4 - with moveinleft - show fang sad flip - with dissolve - - Ro "An-on! Fang! What a happy coincidence to see you two here!" - - Nas "Is- is this what you dragged me here for, Rosa?" - - "Fang’s voice is an angry hiss in my ear." - - F "What did you do?!" - - A "I’m here with you, just give it five minutes." - - F "I am so not buying you a new pillow." - show anon neutral flip with move: - xalign 0.9 - show fang neutral flip with move: - xalign 0.7 - show naser with move: - xalign 0.23 - show rosa neutral with move: - xalign 0.0 - - "Rosa practically shoves Naser into the seat across from me and sits down herself." - - Nas "Rosa I thought you wanted to talk about the gardening club budget!" - - "He’s quick to turn his glare from the latina to me." - - Nas "What’s all this about, Anon?" - - Nas "I told you before, I…" - - Ro "Hush, this was my idea." - - Ro "You were just telling me in the car you were having struggles with your sister." - - Nas "Yeah, but…" - - Ro "Go ahead and try talking to Fang about it." - - "Fang shifts in her seat to get up and I squeeze her hand to get her to stop." - - F "Ngh." - - Nas "..." - - Nas "... Uh… Well…" - - Nas "... I guess I want to say-" - - Moe "ALRIGHT I BROUGHT BREADSTICKS FOR THE LOVELY COUPLE." - play music 'audio/OST/Venetian Values.ogg' - show moe neutral flip at rright with moveinright - - "Rosa slams her head into the table." - - Moe "Whoa, Nasah?!" - - Moe "I sees you’ve finally dumped that strumpet!" - - Moe "I’z told you she was bad for yous, I did!" - - Moe "Do I know how to call ‘em or what?" - - "Moe’s powerful jaw clicks shut when he notices our unenthused stares." - - Moe "... Dis ain’t a double date, ain’t it?" - - A "Thank you for the breadsticks, Moe, but it’s not the best timing." - - "Moe drags over a chair with his tail and sits in it with his tiny arms on the backrest." - - Moe "Nobody tells me nothin’ anymore from your family, you twos, but I got a good idea what this’d be about." - - A "Moe, you really don’t have to-" - - Moe "Don’t think I haven’t noticed how little Lucy there looks." - - Moe "Even little Nasah looks like he’s had the shit kicked outta him." - - Moe "Ol’ Moe can intuit what’s happenin’." - - Moe "As for Nasah’s new lady friend and you, please give us a little privacy." - - Moe "Family matters are best handled by da family." - show rosa neutral at sleft with move - "Fang turns a worried look my way as her claws once again dig into my hand." - - "An old memory flashes in my head." - - "If it worked for Naser…" - - A "It’ll be fine, Fang. I’ll be nearby." - - "I draw her into a hug and my cheek rubs softly against her long beak." - - "I pull away to see Fang with a luminescent blush across her cheek." - show anon neutral at aleft with move - show rosa with move: - xalign -0.3 - "I shuffle out of the booth and stand next to Rosa." - hide moe with moveoutleft - Moe "JERRY! GIT DESE TWO A TABLE AN’ SOME MOZZARELLA STICKS!" - - "The overworked busman brought us to a small table on the opposite end of the restaurant." - - "Guess this isn’t the first time this kind of thing has happened." - scene moes pizza - show rosa neutral at sleft - show anon neutral flip at aright - with fade - - A "So uh… Now what Rosa?" - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg' fadein 1.0 - Ro "Mr. Moe said it best. Family matters are solved by familia." - - Ro "We just sit and wait now." - - "She grimaces as her eyes sweep over the menu." - - Ro "Is there any vegetarian options here?" - - A "Why not the pasta?" - - Ro "I am watching my figure, An-on." - - "I hope Moe can solve this quickly." - - Ro "You know, this is to help you too, An-on." - - "What." - - Ro "You yourself look like you are struggling with something." - - Ro "Let me hear {i}your{/i} troubles, An-on." - - "My troubles?" - - "I look across the room to see Naser and Fang actually laughing with Moe." - - "My heart clenches as I wish I was there with Fang." - - Ro "Is it your new relationship?" - - A "*sigh* That and a hundred other things." - - Ro "Let it out, An-on. There is no need to bottle up these anxieties of yours." - show rosa considering with dissolve - "It was as if a bulwark broke." - - "The words spilled from my lips at so rapid a pace I feared Rosa wouldn’t understand." - - "I told her everything." - - "From how I wound up at Volcano High, all my inner turmoil there, even my romantic failings." - - "Time slipped by as I used this rare moment to finally vent about everything around me." - - "And through it all Rosa simply smiled and nodded." - - "Few times she would speak up, if only for clarification or to offer sympathy." - - "Our meal came and went ignored." - - "I just kept talking and talking until I couldn’t anymore." - - "My throat is so dry now and my voice is hoarse." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/she_fucks_human_men.ogg' fadein 1.0 - "God how long was I talking." - - "Rosa slides out from her chair and steps around it." - - "Her fist rocks my shoulder back harshly." - - show rosa bossy with dissolve - - A "Agh! What was that for?!" - - Ro "For being a stupid boy. Here, drink." - - "I take the proffered glass of water and down it greedily." - hide rosa - hide anon - show rosa hug - with dissolve - - "As soon as I set the cup down a pair of arms wrap around my head." - - "Oh god oh fuck Rosa is actually gonna kill me." - - Ro "You stupid boys. Always hiding away your own pain." - - "Her heavy hand rubs my head gently as she cradles it against her chest." - - Ro "Be sure you tell Fang of this, okay?" - - A "...Okay…" - - Ro "Good. Personally I think you two are absolutely adorable." - - Ro "But my Lord on His cross of rock are you two dumb." - - Ro "Always hiding away these pains you have from the world and your loved ones." - - show rosa neutral at sleft - show anon neutral flip at scenter - with dissolve - - "Rosa loosens her grip around my head and I sneak a glance over towards Fang and Naser." - - "They aren’t trying to kill each other, so they seem to have made some progress." - - "I almost think I just saw Fang actually smile." - - "Right as I turn back to the table, my ears are assaulted by Moe’s Italian shrieking from across the restaurant." - - Moe "AY! YOUS KIDS CAN COME ON BACKS NOW!" - show anon neutral: - xalign 0.2 - show fang happy flip: - xalign 0.6 - show naser happy flip: - xalign 1.0 - show rosa neutral: - xalign -0.4 - show moe neutral flip at rright - "The first thing I notice on the way over is how much more lively Fang and Naser look, like they had regained all of their lost energy." - - "Before I can take a seat Fang gets up and wraps her arms around my head." - - "I almost ask her what the deal is, but I can feel the icy stare she’s shooting at Rosa from here." - - Ro "F-Fang, you know I didn’t mean it like that!" - - "Fang lets out the laugh she was holding in." - - F "I know, just messing." - - "I let out a sigh of relief. Fang’s back to making jokes, that’s good." - - Moe "It’s good to sees ol’ Moe could help to sets things straight. Don’t ever hesistate on coming right backs if yous needs it!" - - Moe "And good job on gettin’ yousself a better half Nasah, she’s a better looker than your old lady friend." - - Nas "Wait, Rosa isn’t my-" - - Nas "Naomi and I are still-" - - Moe "I knows, you’re probably all heart broken about da break up, but dun do it in front of yer new gal, Nasah." - hide moe with moveoutright - "Moe rushes off before Naser can finish his sentence, leaving the four of us alone once again." - - "I promptly take my place in the booth next to Fang, feeling her clawed fingers lock with my own." - - "Rosa on the other hand took a seat a conspicuous distance from Naser, and I’m not quite sure who looks more embarrassed." - scene black with fade - "The rest of the time at Moe’s goes by pretty well, whatever family trick up his tiny sleeve seemed to have worked." - - "Fang is more calm than I’ve seen her in months, Naser is talking and laughing without having to walk through a verbal minefield." - - "From everyone’s mood alone, I feel like a burden is lifted from my shoulders." - - "Dinner is lively, and Rosa offers to take Fang and I home." - - "Fang agrees to return to her place with Naser." - - "She drops me off back at my place, and I return Fang’s backpack to her." - - "After locking the door I collapse on my bed, completely spent." - - "... I forgot to get a new pillow." - - "..." - - scene outside school with fade - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/Appreciating the Atmosphere.ogg' fadein 1.0 - "Fang texts me while I’m walking to school the next day." - - "Fang: i slept like a rock last night lol" - - "Fang: you feeling better too?" - - "Anon: Yeah. Were your parents upset?" - - "Fang: im friggin" - - "Fang: grounded from everything basically forever" - - "Anon: Uh oh." - - "Fang: my mom will forget in like a week lmao :V" - - "Fang: see you in science as always, right?" - - "Anon: Yeah, of course." - - "Anon: What do you plan to do about your missing assignments?" - - "Fang: naser stayed up to help me with them." - - "Fang: i think he did most of it though lol" - - "Warms my heart to see she’s back to normal." - - "Wait, she still hasn’t spoken with Trish." - - "I shouldn’t be worried." - - "But… when she called, Fang…" - show reed explanatory flip at sright with moveinright - Re "Yo, Anon! Wait up!" - - "I instinctively start picking up the pace." - - Re "Wait, man! I need to talk to you about Trish!" - - "Ugh. Well, I don’t have a beef with Reed, can’t hurt to talk." - - A "What?" - - show anon neutral at aleft - show reed sad flip - with dissolve - Re "Trish’s been, like, super beat up over everything that’s happened." - - A "So I’ve heard." - - Re "So, you wouldn’t mind if, uh…" - - A "No, Reed." - - show reed shocked flip with dissolve - - Re "Huh?" - - A "I’m not going to lure Fang into meeting Trish so she can try to fix their abusive relationship." - show reed considering flip with dissolve - "Reed winces." - show reed neutral flip with dissolve - Re "Read me like a book, huh?" - - Re "Come on, man. Trish’ll be better this time, I know it." - - Re "Just give it a chance, what’s the worst that could happen." - - "I hear the desperation in his voice." - - "Hesitating, I sigh and roll my eyes." - - A "...Fine. But I’m going to be there and we’re leaving the split second I can tell it’s not going well." - - Re "Oh man, you’re a lifesaver! Just bring her over into the auditorium for lunch, I’ll make sure Trish doesn’t flake!" - - "Reed excitedly jogs away to his homeroom." - hide reed with moveoutleft - - "That’s the most relieved I’d ever seen him." - - "Guess Trish really is sorry." - - "I give Fang the memo as I duck into class moments before the bell." - - "Fang: i dunno…" - - "Fang: youll be there right? <:V" - - "Anon: Of course I will." - - "Fang: ill try not to get too worked up in anticipation then. :V" - - "I sigh and glance at the clock." - - "I feel like my mood’s been put in a guillotine now." - - "And Trish and Reed are the ones in the black hoods." - - "The anxiety’s returned, making time crawl by so slowly now." - - "Even in science, where Fang and I could at least sit next to each other and talk didn’t alleviate it." - - "But Math…" - - "Mr. Carleciidewski was unconscious at his desk, once again being of no help." - - "Reed is now sitting behind me, and every time I glance back he smiles and nods." - - "Trish is nowhere to be seen." - - "The ticks of the clock’s second hand are a countdown to doomsday and I’m at the epicenter of it." - - "The lunch bell blares loudly and I shuffle out from behind my desk." - scene cafeteria with fade - show reed explanatory flip at rcenter - show anon neutral at aleft - - "A powerful arm wraps around my shoulder, dragging me to the door." - - Re "C’mon man, sooner we get our food the sooner we can put all this behind us." - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/sadist.ogg' fadein 1.0 - "There’s an edge of something to Reed’s voice, making his words sound unnatural." - - "My phone vibrates in my pocket." - - "When I reach for it Reed bumps me." - - Re "Whatcha want for lunch?" - - A "I uh… what’re they serving?" - - "Another buzz in my pocket." - - Re "Well I think it’s mystery meatloaf and pizza today." - - "And another." - - A "One sec-" - - Re "Yo the line’s moving." - - "I’m bumped forward in line by Reed." - - "My phone is vibrating nonstop now." - - A "Reed what’re you-" - - Re "Just trying to get us some grub before we see Trish and Fang. Don’t wanna do this on an empty stomach right?" - - "I get my phone out at last to see-" - - Re "Yo so the pizza right? Let’s get the pizza." - - A "Reed what is with you right now?!" - - "I glance at my phone’s screen to see ten messages all from Fang." - - "Reed pushes me forward and my phone hits the floor." - - A "God damn it Reed!" - - Re "I got it Anon." - - "He scoops up my phone and pockets it." - - Re "Food first, man, c’mon." - - A "Reed seriously what the fuck is up with you!" - - Re "What? Nothing, man, just us two getting some food. Right?" - - A "... Give me back my phone, Reed." - - Re "..." - - Re "......" - show reed considering - Re "Sorry." - - "I drop my tray and make a break down the hall towards the auditorium." - hide anon neutral with moveoutright - hide reed with moveoutright - "Reed is chasing close behind only a few feet behind me." - scene hallway - show anon neutral at acenter - Re "Anon, wait!!" - - "Think I’m managing to outpace him." - - "Just need to turn the corner and it’s on the other end of the hall." - - "I hear Reed’s footsteps get further away, and stop for a split second." - - "Did he give up?" - - play sound "audio/effects/firealarm.ogg" volume 0.3 loop - - "What the fu-?!" - - "Water sprays from the ceiling and the halls are quickly crowded with screaming students running for their lives, the teachers trying fruitlessly to keep them calm." - - "Reed, you dirty bastard!!" - - "I’m shoved aside from all angles by the student body." - - "Just a dozen more feet to the door-!" - - "I finally manage to get my hand on the handle and-" - show reed choke at scenter - hide anon - A "*Glk-!*" - - Re "Sorry, man." - - "He’s got me in a chokehold with one arm." - - stop sound - - Re "Convenient." - - "Reed opens the door with one foot to look in." - - Re "You’ll see, man. It’s all going well." - - "I can only watch the scene before me unfold." - label TrishFangArgument: - stop music fadeout 1.0 - play music 'audio/OST/ballad_of_the_boot.ogg' fadein 1.0 - scene hallway - show trish angry at tleft - show fang sad flip at sright - with fade - - T "{i}WHY{/i} don't you want to talk about it?" - - T "Please talk to me, {i}PLEASE{/i}." - - T "It's been days, didn't you have enough time to think about it already?" - - F "Fuck off from my life, already!" - - T "No, Fang, I won't! I helped you, remember? I wanna keep helping you." - show fang angry flip - F "You USED ME. YOU BETRAYED ME." - - T "I did not! You couldn't deal with yourself, you weren't happy with how things were going." - - T "I HELPED you achieve a new YOU, you've embraced something beautiful, I was proud of you!" - - F "I don't NEED a NEW me-" - - T "I don't UNDERSTAND, would you PLEASE tell ME what's so WRONG?" - - show fang sad flip with dissolve - - F "Please Trish, stop talking to me." - - show trish indignant with dissolve - - T "BUT WHY?" - - F "STOP YELLING." - - T "What about the other guys? What about the band?" - - F "You ruined everything! It was supposed to be fun!" - - show trish unimpressed with dissolve - - T "How? Please tell me." - - F "You just took control of everything, we were doing what you wanted all the time." - - show trish indignant with dissolve - - T "We VOTED to know what to do next!" - - F "And we only did what you wanted!" - - T "Because I THOUGHT you'd be ok with it, if you didn't agree with anything I did then you should've just TOLD ME" - - F "You should have known!" - - F "You're confusing me!" - - show trish fury with dissolve: - yalign 10.0 - - T "IT WAS {i}YOUR{/i} IDEA." - - T "YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WANTED US TO TAKE THE BAND MORE SERIOUSLY- AND I DID" - - T "I WAS JUST DOING WHAT YOU WANTED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE MADE US HAPPIER." - - show fang hiding flip with dissolve - - show trish sad at tleft with dissolve - - F "..." - - T "..." - - "Reed’s chokehold is making my wounds flare up again. Can I just die? Right here?" - - T "You didn't answer about the band, what about Vvurm Drama?" - stop music fadeout 10.0 - show fang very sad flip with dissolve - F "I don't know Trish. It's over, ok?" - - show trish fury with dissolve: - yalign 10.0 - - T "I was HOPING you were just taking a time-off to cool off and RECONSIDER-" - - T "WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOU, FANG?" - - F "I don't know who you are anymore, Trish. You did something that's making me question YEARS of my life- WASTED YEARS." - - show trish fury point with dissolve: - yalign 10.0 - - T "Because of him? That's what it is?" - - T "You're really just gonna THROW AWAY our entire life together, since we were kids - up until now- just as we're about to make it-" - - F "Trish, no, I didn't mean it- I-" - - T "Everytime I offered you a shoulder to cry on, the songs we wrote, the stories we came up with, all gone? Is that it?" - - T "And for fucking what?" - - T "For a fucking bum you met a few months ago? Is this what you want, to become a trailer wife?" - - show fang ear cover flip - - T "To do absolutely fucking NOTHING all day inbetween getting beaten up and feeding little brats to the benefit of some penniless NOBODY?" - - T "I was always here for you, we do EVERYTHING TOGETHER, and THIS is how you thank me? By kicking me out of your life to become a CUM DUMPSTER for this worthless PRION?" - - T "do you NOT see what's wrong here?" - - show trish sad at tleft with dissolve - - T "..." - - T "You told me when the year started you were scared shitless you weren't gonna amount to anything in life." - - T "Are we in this together or not? If not you'll dive headfirst into exactly THAT, you'll be a nobody!" - - T "Remember? I still HAVE THE MESSAGES, LOOK." - - T "You KNOW I'm right. I'm always right!" - - T "Answer me, Fang!" - scene hallway - show reed unimpressed at rleft - show anon neutral flip at aright - with fade - - "Reed lets go of my neck completely." - - "He wordlessly puts his hands in his pockets and withdraws my phone." - - "The phone is dropped limply in my palm and Reed turns away silently." - show reed unimpressed flip at rleft with dissolve - hide reed with moveoutleft - "I only caught a glimpse of it, but I saw the disappointment in his eyes." - - Re "..." - scene hallway - show trish angry at tleft - show fang ear cover flip at sright - show anon neutral flip behind fang at acenter - with fade - "I stand back up and throw the door open." - - "Silence washes over the room." - - "Eventually Fang takes a deep breath and lets it out, before facing Trish again." - - show fang very angry flip with dissolve - - F "Fuck." - - F "Off." - - F "Just fuck off from my life, Trish." - - T "..." - - "Trish shoots me another of those petty glares before dashing out the side door." - hide trish with moveoutright - "Fang folds a seat down and sits in it with her knees to her chest, covering herself with her wings." - show fang hiding flip - show anon neutral - with dissolve - - "I sit next to her and she starts silently weeping into her knees." - - "I reach through the wings and find a hand to hold." - - "The lunch bell comes and goes, as does the tardy bell for music class." - - scene black with fade - - "We ended up ditching the last few classes and just go back to my apartment again." - - "..." - + jump .MendingThings elif anonscore <= 2 and fangscore <= 2: - #Breaking Things - scene hallway with fade - show anon neutral at acenter with dissolve - "Today needs to end. Now." - - "I have a backpack full of missed assignments, including Mr. Tsuki’s essay on the history of typefaces." - - "Who the fuck cares about typefaces?!" - - "Worst samurai english teacher ever." - - "My ribs are burning as I heave a sigh." - - "At least I can go home now." - - "Where my hot ptero Gee Eff is waiting." - - "..." - - "My hot ptero girlfriend who may or may not be having a mental breakdown in my apartment." - - "And I have no idea what to do with a fucking girlfriend. All those hours of dating simulators have not adequately simulated dating in the least." - - "Just as I exit the main doors of Volcano High my phone buzzes against one particularly bad bruise on my leg." - show anonphone at center with moveinbottom - "Fingers crossed it’s Fang." - - "{i}Naser: We need to talk{/i}" - - "{i}Naser: Meet me in the auditorium{/i}" - - "I’m going to die." - hide anonphone with moveoutbottom - unknown "You’re gonna die weeb! Naser’s looking for your weeb ass!" - - "... Best to get it over with now." - - "I meander my way to the school’s auditorium." - play music 'audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg' fadein 1.0 - scene auditorium - show anon neutral at aleft - "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." - - "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." - - "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." - - "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." - - "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." - - "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." - - show naser neutral flip at ncenter with fade - - A "You uh… wanted to talk to me?" - - Nas "..." - - "I fold down the seat next to his." - - A "Funny, this is the same seat as the one I was in a few days ago." - - Nas "Hm…" - - A "... Why did you call me here?" - - Nas "Just… Shut up. Let me think." - - "He fixes his gaze at the stage curtains." - - "I can see the gears in his head turning, but his expression is telling me he doesn’t actually know what he wants to do." - - Nas "I shouldn’t have pushed you yesterday." - - Nas "Sorry. It was a moment of weakness." - - A "Don’t worry about it, I can take a hit or two." - - "He silently nods." - - Nas "When you told me Fang could kiss you because you told her your feelings… I can’t really describe it." - - Nas "Don’t take it the wrong way, but my mind just screamed at me ‘worst case scenario’." - - A "I don’t follow." - - Nas "Like, uh… I told you a while back how I can’t do anything to help my sister." - - Nas "That frustration has just been getting worse." - - Nas "I’m not even sure it’s anything wrong with Fang at this point, like, it might be me getting upset over what I don’t understand… Something like that." - - A "I wouldn’t worry too much about Fang, she tells me she’s fine." - - A "She might come back to school tomorrow, even." - - Nas "She bounces back well." - - A "Still a bit on-edge about everything though." - - A "But that’s her business, right?" - - Nas "Sure…" - - Nas "I still just can’t shake the feeling…" - - Nas "I just can’t find the right words." - - Nas "..." - - A "Does Fang and I going out bother you that much?" - - Nas "It’s not that exactly, but…" - - A "But?" - - Nas "..." - - "I’m lost." - - "Is he asking me to say something for him? That’s dumb." - - "I’m not a mind reader." - - Nas "Er…… I mean…… Ugh…" - - Nas "..." - - Nas "......" - - A "Well, if that’s all, I’m gonna leave. I have homework and stuff to do." - - "Naser sighs." - - Nas "Yeah, sure. Sorry…" - - A "Text me if you figure it out, I guess." - - Nas "Yeah…" - - Nas "See you." - - "Naser looks back ahead at the curtains and doesn’t get up to follow me out of the auditorium." - scene black with fade - stop music fadeout 1.0 - - "..." - scene room anon day with fade - "I fish the key from my backpack and unlock my door." - - "My place is as drab as ever, and Fang is laying in my bed paying close attention to whatever she’s doing on her phone." - - "She looks like she hasn’t slept in days, how long has she been on her phone?" - - A "Yo, I’m home. You feeling better?" - scene room anon day with fade - show anon neutral at aright - "The loud sound of chewing and a thumb up was a good enough reply." - show fang neutral at sleft with dissolve - A "You didn’t really miss anything today." - - A "Mr. Fernsworth basically gave everyone the day off." - - "She finally finishes whatever she raided from my fridge with a massive gulp." - - F "Aaaaah." - - F "Nice, so no homework to catch up on." - - A "So, uh…" - - "C’mon Anon, relationships shouldn’t be this hard." - - A "What’ve you been doing?" - - F "Nothing." - - A "O-oh." - - F "Ate all your salami. Tried playing a game but I don’t know your password." - - "Thank fuck. She didn’t see any Saturnia." - - A "My bad, I guess it slipped my mind to give it to you." - - "What else can I-" - - A "Oh, and Naser wanted me to meet him." - - "Fang looks up from her phone." - - F "He did? Why?" - - A "Yeah, he ended up just mumbling a lot about the two of us, so I left." - - F "Ugh, what a weirdo." - - F "Can’t he stop getting into my business for, like, a week?" - - F "Sickos. Him and Naomi." - - "I sit on the bed next to Fang." - - A "Hey, forget about them." - - A "How about we actually do something fun now?" - - F "Sure. Like what?" - - A "We could play some party games or something." - - F "...Oh…" - - A "Can be something else if you want." - - F "I just thought you were going to say we should go out somewhere or something…" - - A "Er, I’m trying to save money for a new game that comes out in a few weeks, so…" - - F "That’s alright." - - A "Got anything you want to play in mind?" - - F "No, I’m fine watching. Still have a lot to think about, y’know?" - - "I get the feeling I just stuck my foot in my mouth." - play music 'audio/OST/intercept.ogg' fadein 1.0 - - "Or maybe she’s just not telling me something?" - - "Not really my place to pry." - - A "... If you say so." - - "I load up Towervania: Melody of Melancholy , and Fang’s phone buzzes." - - F "Oh, snap." - - F "Something happened, I gotta go." - - A "Someone get hurt?" - - F "No, nothing that serious, but I should still be going." - - F "Don’t want to overstay my welcome here, and all." - - A "Oh, alright." - - "Fang gives a quick hug goodbye and waves as she goes out the door." - hide fang neutral with dissolve - A "..." - - "I return my attention to the game and end up playing until nightfall." - - "..." - scene black with fade - stop music fadeout 1.0 + jump .BreakingThings else: - #>>Doomer, no naser - "..." + jump .PromAnnouncement + + #Sorting Things + label .SortingThings: + + play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 3 + scene hallway + show anon neutral at acenter + with dissolve + pause .5 + + "Today needs to end. Now." + + "I have a backpack full of missed assignments, including Mr. Tsuki’s essay on the history of typefaces." + + "Who the fuck cares about typefaces?!" + + "Worst samurai english teacher ever." + + "My ribs are burning as I heave a sigh." + + "At least I can go home now." + + "Where my hot ptero Gee Eff is waiting." + + "..." + + "My hot ptero girlfriend who may or may not be having a mental breakdown in my apartment." + + "And I have no idea what to do with a fucking girlfriend. All those hours of dating simulators have not adequately simulated dating in the least." + + "Just as I exit the main doors of Volcano High my phone buzzes against one particularly bad bruise on my leg." + + "Fingers crossed it’s Fang." + pause .5 + + "{i}Naser:{/i}{fast} We need to talk" + pause .5 + + "{i}Naser:{/i}{fast} Meet me in the auditorium" + pause .5 + + show anon sad with Dissolve(.25) + "I’m going to die." + + unknown "You’re gonna die weeb! Naser’s looking for your weeb ass!" + pause .5 + + show anon neutral with dissolve + "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}Best to get it over with now." + + "I meander my way to the school’s auditorium." + pause .5 + + play music "audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg" fadein 1.0 + scene auditorium + show anon neutral at aleft + "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." + + "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." + + "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." + + "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." + + "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." + + "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." + show naser neutral flip at ncenter with fade + A "You uh… wanted to talk to me?" + + Nas "..." + + "I fold down the seat next to his." + + A "Funny, this is the same seat as the one I was in a few days ago." + + Nas "Hm…" + + A "... Why did you call me here?" + + Nas "Just… Shut up. Let me think." + + "He fixes his gaze at the stage curtains." + + "I can see the gears in his head turning, but his expression is telling me he doesn’t actually know what he wants to do." + + Nas "I shouldn’t have pushed you earlier." + + Nas "Sorry. It was a moment of weakness." + + A "Don’t worry about it, I can take a hit or two." + + "He silently nods." + + Nas "When you told me Fang could kiss you because you told her your feelings… I can’t really describe it." + + Nas "Don’t take it the wrong way, but my mind just screamed at me ‘worst case scenario’." + + A "Why’s that?" + + Nas "Because it’s {i}my{/i} sister we’re talking about here." + + A "So? Fang said she likes me too." + + A "So we’re dating now. I think." + + play music "audio/OST/intercept.ogg" fadein 1.0 + "Naser clamps his hands up to his crest." + + Nas "Dating, even…Sweet Raptor Jesus..." + + A "Why are you so surprised, I told you months ago I liked her, didn’t I?" + + Nas "Yes, you told me {i}you{/i} liked {i}her{/i}." + + Nas "I never expected her to LIKE YOU BACK." + + Nas "Explain yourself, now." + + A "I… I don’t even really know how this happened- I-I mean, I’ve barely even had friends before, let alone something romantic!" + + A "I don’t know how this happened!" + + A "Why would someone, anyone want to go out with {i}me{/i}?! Me, Naser!" + + A "I wouldn’t go out with me!" + + A "I have no idea what I’m doing!" + + "Naser leans back with a hand holding his beak." + + Nas "Oh, man, you’re worse off than I thought." + + Nas "Breathe, man." + + A "I {i}am{/i}. It {i}hurts{/i}." + + Nas "Geez, at this rate I’m going to be more concerned for you than Fang." + + A "Like, thinking about being with Fang, a part of me is fucking exuberant to the point of being higher than Reed. Reed!" + + A "But then I start thinking how I don’t KNOW how to date and get so worried that I feel like I’m going to vomit." + + A "And then there’s my heart beating so hard and the fucking bruise and everything is fuck. Everything is fucking fuck, Naser." + + Nas "BREATHE!" + + "I finally notice the black spots in my vision and gasp." + + "My lungs explode in pain and I falter back against my chair for support." + + A "Is this a panic attack? Naser I think I’m having a panic atta-" + + "My head snaps to the side and a fresh stinging pain blossoms on my cheek." + + "I take the seconds of intense pain to focus and collect myself." + + A "Did you just slap me?" + + Nas "Yes." + + A "..." + + Nas "You calm now?" + + A "Not really." + + Nas "Would another slap help?" + + A "I’m calm I’m calm." + + Nas "You’ve got it bad, Anon." + + A "Got what bad?" + + Nas "You’re in love with Fang." + + A "How is that bad?" + + Nas "Fang. You {i}both{/i} need help at this point." + + A "Now that’s just uncalled for." + + Nas "It’s true. Last thing you need is to be romantically involved." + + A "What if that’s exactly what we need?" + + Nas "Just… Let me get this straight." + + Nas "You have never had a girlfriend before." + + A "Yes." + + Nas "Ever?" + + A "Yes, why?" + + Nas "Aside from being sad, that just makes it really not a good idea to go for what seems like such a… poor combination." + + A "That a challenge?" + + Nas "Wha-are you even paying attention?" + + A "I can be a great boyfriend, just you watch." + + Nas "Oh my g-" + + Nas "..." + + Nas "You know what?" + + Nas "You may be right." + + A "Hm?" + + Nas "Maybe just the thing Fang needs is someone to support her." + + Nas "I clearly can’t do anything, and neither can our parents, or anyone we know." + + Nas "But thinking back to a few days ago… she did shield you from the crowd and get you out of the auditorium." + + Nas "I brushed it off but... it’s clear she cares for you." + + Nas "So you know what Anon? I’ll trust you." + + A "Dowha?" + + "Naser gets up from his seat, motioning for me to follow." + play music "audio/OST/bayside_revamp.ogg" fadein 1.0 + + Nas "I’ll help you get to know Fang a bit better, and in return, you need to keep your promise of being a great boyfriend to her." + + A "I- uh, yeah! Thank you, Naser. Uh, where are we going?" + + Nas "You’re gonna need some supplies." + + scene outside school with fade + + "I follow Naser to the parking lot, where his half-beaten car awaits." + + Nas "Listen up, because this is all I really know." + + A "Wait, should I be taking no-" + + Nas "First thing is you should always have a giant bag of dino-nuggies in your fridge, with her name written on it with a sharpie." + + Nas "Be warned, she counts them. You eat any and it’s all over." + scene nascar day with fade + "I climb into the passenger seat as Naser revs up the NasCar." + + Nas "You’re gonna need some barbecue sauce too. And none of the bargain bin stuff, Fang ONLY likes top shelf dipping sauce." + + "The car violently peels out of the parking lot." + + "Naser continued to rattle off a checklist of do’s and don’ts for Fang, even as he takes me around various stores to stock up." + + Nas "If she ever says she ‘isn’t hungry’, she is lying through her teeth." + + Nas "Most places know what you need if you say ‘my girlfriend isn’t hungry’." + + Nas "Next, either get a good supply of earplugs or say goodbye to your sense of hearing entirely. She can and will stay up until two a.m. listening to music on full blast." + + "Naser tells me more information about Fang than I probably should have known." + + Nas "And lastly, she will rip your shirt at least once. Have spares ready." + + A "What?!" + + Nas "Oh yeah. This is actually my fifth jacket this semester." + + A "I-I see…" + + "So that confirms Naser is just colorblind if he keeps getting these fuckugly jackets." + + A "So… I’ve got your blessing?" + + Nas "IF you help my sister, Anon." + + A "Of course! I’ll be the best boyfriend." + + Nas "You better. Because otherwise it won’t be me next time." + + A "Wha-" + + Nas "Dad needs a new caddy. He’ll probably ask you and then you’ll go missing." + + A "..." + + "Ah. Fuck." + + Nas "Now tell me where your place is so I can drop you off." + + "Naser hesitates when I give him my address." + + Nas "Skin Row? You know I should have figured, but still…" + + "He speeds off in the direction of my apartment with all the grace of a semi truck." + + "Once we reach my neighborhood, his driving gets even more erratic." + + "Never stopping at stop signs and staying just above the speed limit." + + "Paranoid much?" + + "Naser finally comes to a stop in front of my building to let me out." + scene skinrow + show anon neutral at acenter + with fade + A "Thanks for the ride, Naser. And the, er… Fang stuff, too." + + "Naser’s gaze is fixed on the building’s doors instead." + + Nas "So you’re going up to see Fang now, huh…" + + A "You know you can come talk to her with me, if you want." + + Nas "No! I mean, can’t leave my car alone in this neighborhood. Don’t want something to happen to it, right?" + + "He tops it off with a less than genuine laugh." + + A "Naser, your car has more dents than most of the ones around here." + + A "Also, I need help carrying all this stuff." + + Nas "What? There’s like four bags, you can carry it fine." + + A "Not with these crippling injuries." + + A "You slamming me into the locker didn’t help either." + + A "Oww, It’s a {i}miracle{/i} I’m still able to breathe." + + "Naser rolls his eyes." + + Nas "Fine, I’ll carry the crap up. But only for a moment, I don’t want my car getting jacked." + + "He gets all the bags from the backseat and I lead him up the stairs to my place." + + show naser neutral at sleft + + Nas "... Has Fang been doing alright here?" + + A "Probably still a bit rattled." + + A "Wasn’t in the best mood this morning either." + + A "Probably a good idea to not get confrontational or anything, yeah?" + + "Naser nods and I unlock the door." + scene room anon day + show anon neutral flip: + xalign 0.8 yalign 0.1 + show naser neutral flip at nright + show fang neutral flip at sleft + with fade + "I hold the door open for Naser. He hesitates to enter so I look in to see Fang sat on my bed mashing away on The Duke furiously." + play music "audio/OST/punk_revamp.ogg" fadein 1.0 + + show fang shocked with dissolve + + F "Naser?!" + + A "Don’t freak out, he’s just here to- wait." + + A "Why are you playing rockband with a controller?" + + show fang surprised + + F "You mean I was doing it wrong?" + + A "And my account was locked, how did you even get that to start?" + + F "Dude, your password was ‘RAYmba’." + + show fang angry with dissolve + + F "Who cares about that, why’s {i}he{/i} here?" + + "Naser waves dismissively." + + show naser unimpressed flip + + Nas "Well, Anon, you’re welcome for the ride, I’ll just be going now." + show naser neutral + + pause 0.4 + + show fang neutral + + F "-Wait, Naser." + + "He freezes halfway out the door." + + F "... How much do you know?" + + show naser neutral flip + + Nas "Uh… Know?" + + F "About me and Anon." + + Nas "Anon filled me in earlier." + + show fang shocked with dissolve + + F "You what?!" + + A "Fang, don’t worry, he’s cool!" + + F "You weren’t planning on telling Dad I’m here, were you?" + + Nas "... No, I wasn’t." + + F "I’m serious, you can’t tell him, he’d kill Anon!" + + Nas "No, really, I wasn’t going to tell." + + show naser unimpressed flip + + F "Please, Naser, I need to know for absolute sure." + + show naser annoyed flip + + Nas "God damn it, Fang!" + + Nas "Why don’t you trust me with even this?!" + + show fang sad with dissolve + + "Naser inhales deeply and turns towards the door." + + show naser unimpressed with dissolve + + Nas "Sorry. I’m going now. I won’t tell, I swear." + + F "..." + + F "It’s not that I don’t trust you…" + + "He pauses again with his hand on the doorknob." + + show anon neutral + + "Like Spears’ did numerous times in the past, I take hold of Nasers’ shoulder." + show anon neutral flip + "I offer a reassuring smile and nod back towards Fang." + + show anon neutral + + A "..." + + show naser neutral + + Nas "... Then what? Why do you hate me?" + + F "... I don’t hate you…" + + F "Every time I see… those…" + + Nas "Those…?" + + F "Your scars, I mean." + + F "I just remember that day back then." + + Nas "What does that have to do with anything?" + + show fang hiding + + F "I mean, It’s my fault, isn’t it?" + + F "I lied to you, and you got hurt." + + Nas "..." + + F "But it’s like you don’t blame me, even though you should." + + show naser sad with dissolve + + F "Everyone depends on you, you’re the star player at school, but it’s in spite of your family instead of because of it." + + F "You can’t even bring yourself to hate me…" + + Nas "All this time, that’s what this was about?" + + "Fang wipes away a tear with her wing and nods." + + "Naser brushes my hand off his shoulder and turns around." + + show naser sad flip with dissolve + + Nas "I don’t hate you because I don’t blame you for anything, Fang." + + show fang sad with dissolve + + Nas "Back then, we were only kids, I was eleven? Twelve?" + + Nas "I was always thinking I’d done something wrong because of how you acted differently since then." + + Nas "I thought you hated me." + + Nas "I mean, look at all the shit I’ve ruined for you." + + Nas "Band practices, shows, parties, hell, dates even." + + Nas "All I ever do is ruin things for you." + + Nas "And when I did I’d always get told off by Trish." + + "A part of me wants to groan at just the mention of her name." + + show fang very sad + show naser unimpressed flip + + "Oh… I think I did since both Naser and Fang are looking at me." + play music "audio/OST/Appreciating the Moment.ogg" fadein 1.0 + + A "Ahaha…" + + show fang neutral with dissolve + + F "Urgh, way to ruin the moment Anon." + + Nas "Real smooth, man. Real smooth." + + show anon neutral + + A "Oh come on, you two were finally making progress." + + show fang happy with dissolve + + F "Remind me why we’re dating again?" + + show anon neutral flip + + Nas "Hey, he’s your boyfriend. Cut him some slack." + + A "What’s that supposed to mean?!" + + show naser happy flip with dissolve + + "The siblings chuckle lightly at my expense." + + "The things I do for people…" + + "Once the laughter ends Fang looks at Naser." + + F "Look, Naser, for all of Anon’s faults I do like him." + + show fang sad + show naser neutral flip + with dissolve + + F "Which is why I’d rather dad not arrest him and kill him." + + F "I know I haven’t been a good… sibling…" + + F "But I’m begging you here." + + Nas "I told you before, I won’t tell." + + Nas "Just be sure to come home later tonight." + + show fang angry with dissolve + + "Fang hisses and looks away." + + show naser unimpressed flip + + Nas "...You ARE coming home tonight, right?" + + show fang considering with dissolve + + F "Weeeeell…" + + A "What-" + + Nas "WHAT?!" + + show fang happy with dissolve + + F "I need to stay to look after my idiot boyfriend." + + show anon fear with dissolve + + A "I don’t need- AIIIEEE!" + + "Fang withdraws her finger from the bruise on my chest." + + show anon sad with dissolve + + A "FUCK! God, again with the tests?" + + show anon neutral with dissolve + + Nas "What am I supposed to tell dad then? Hell, what have you been telling him?" + + F "That I’ve been staying at Naomi’s place for a group project." + + A "..." + + Nas "..." + + F "Well I can’t say I’m staying at Trish or Reed’s place." + + Nas "But Naomi?" + + F "If I told dad I was staying at Anon’s place in Skin Row what do you think would happen?" + + Nas "...Okay, fair point." + + A "Are you actually okay staying here though?" + + "Fang shrugs and looks away." + + show anon neutral + + F "S’not bad. Just… boring when I’m all alone." + + F "And there’s not much to eat here." + + A "Well let’s fix that last part then." + + "I get a questioning look from Fang as I take one of the grocery bags from Naser." + + "Her eyes instantly lock onto the hefty back of dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets I take out." + + A "You gonna stay for dinner Naser?" + + Nas "I want to but-" + + show fang surprised + show naser shocked flip + with dissolve + + "The loud blaring of a car alarm has Naser drop the rest of the bags onto the floor and rush out the door." + + Nas "Shit! The NasCar!" + hide naser with dissolve + A "Huh… Guess he wasn’t wrong about the carjacking thing." + show anon neutral flip with dissolve + "I turn back to Fang." + + "Whose currently writing her name on the bag of tenders." + + F "Mine." + + A "Fang you can’t hog-" + + F "*hiss*" + + A "Did you just hiss at me?!" + + F "Mine." + + "We ended up watching Top Spear until midnight while Fang hogged her bag of nuggies." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + scene black with fade + "..." + scene outside school with fade + play music "audio/OST/Fuck You I Like This Chick.ogg" fadein 1.0 + "I was ready for an uneventful day of school." + + "In fact I’d be extremely happy if it was." + + "This entire week has been the most dramatic in my life." + + "Even the walk to school was dramatic, with Fang escorting me as if she was Secret Service." + + "In English class I’m still trying to catch up with the rest of the class." + + "In any other class I’d have been caught up, but Mr. Tsuki is an absolute slave driver." + + "My phone buzzes, and I try to tell myself it’s not worth getting distracted." + + "The next question is on Serif’s history, however, and I decide it’s not worth it." + show anonphone at center with moveinbottom + "Fang: Ughh" + + "Fang: Pleeeease tell me your morning is going better than mine" + + "Anon: could be better, why?" + + "Fang: I didnt even think of Trish" + + "Fang: She hasnt seen me in two days and is trying to bother me with band stuff" + + "Fang: Shes reeeaaaally not taking me taking a break well" + + "Anon: oh. you serious about quitting music and all that?" + + "Fang: What :V" + + "Fang: Why would I quit music" + + "Fang: Just taking off from the band for a while" + + "Anon: ah." + + "Fang: Think Trish gets the memo now" + + "Fang: Apparently cold shoulder works wonders on her :V" + + "Anon: you think that’ll work for long?" + + "Fang: No lol" + + "Fang: Will have to make distance at lunch" + + "Fang: Lets eat on the roof or something" + + "Anon: good idea" + + "She doesn’t respond further so I turn my attention back to the assignment." + hide anonphone with moveoutbottom + " ‘{i}Serif fonts can be broadly classified into one of four subgroups: old style, transitional, Didone and slab serif, in order of fir-{/i}-’ Nope." + + "Nope, just writing a review of BIIC: A PostPaleo RPG here." + + "(I passed the assignment.)" + + "After a torturous science period where Fang poked my bruises whenever she got bored lunch came around." + scene cafeteria + show fang happy at sleft + show anon neutral at aright + with fade + "Fang and I got plates of country fried steak and start heading up the stairs, chattering about possibly seeing a movie this weekend." + F "-seemed like a Kong fan." + + A "Did Naser say that?" + + F "Maybe… But c’mon, it looked like it’d be a great movie." + + "Before I can retort I hear footsteps rushing in from behind." + + show trish happy with dissolve: + xalign -0.2 + + show fang neutral with dissolve + + T "Fang! I thought we’d be hanging out in the auditorium. Y’know, like usual?" + + scene hallway + show fang neutral at sleft + show anon neutral at aright + show trish indignant: + xalign -0.2 + with fade + + "Fang doesn’t even bat an eye and continues up the steps." + + hide fang with moveoutright + show trish indignant with move: + xalign 0.3 + + "Trish follows even as Fang starts taking the steps two at a time." + + T "Fang! C’mon!" + + "If the door was still there I’m pretty sure Fang would’ve kicked it open." + + "Instead she quickly turns with a huff and starts to scale the ladder one-handed." + + hide anon with moveoutright + + "Before Trish can climb it I pull myself up the ladder awkwardly." + + "Each step up a rung I need to pause, the rough movements causing bouts of pain across my chest." + + "Trish growls as I take my time climbing up. Halfway up I’m able to hand Fang my tray of food and scale the ladder at a slightly faster snail’s pace." + + "Once I’m at the top I swing my legs onto the ladder, blocking Trish from climbing up too." + + show trish angry with dissolve + + T "Asshole! Let me talk with Fang!" + + A "Know any theaters with easily accessible fire exits?" + + F "You kidding, of course I do." + + A "Sweet, saves me some money." + + T "Anon I swear to fuck!" + + T "Fang, please! Just say something!" + + "I can tell Fang is getting annoyed at Trish not taking the hint." + + F "Trish, I just don’t want to see you right now, okay?" + + T "But… why?! I’m your best friend!" + + F "I still need some time away after what you did." + + T "What about Reed? What about VVURM DRAMA? We can’t perform with just the two of us!" + + F "I think you should leave, Trish." + + T "I think you aren’t thinking straight!" + + T "We {i}need{/i} you to come back to-" + + F "Trish." + + "Her voice is a calm fury, cold and collected and bitter." + + F "I am trying to have lunch." + + F "With my boyfriend." + + F "That you just humiliated in front of everyone barely two days ago." + + F "I am perfectly capable of deciding for myself if I want to take a break." + + F "If and when I want to get back into the band, I will talk to you." + + F "For now, all you’re doing is pissing me off and ruining our lunch together." + + F "Leave." + + show trish sad with dissolve + + "Trish’s jaw hangs open, a barely audible squeak of protest escaping her." + + "She wipes a tear away with her jacket sleeve and shimmies down the ladder." + + T "... Sorry." + hide trish with dissolve + "Fang waits until her footsteps quiet before letting out a sigh." + + scene roof day + show fang sad at sleft + show anon neutral flip at aright + with fade + + F "... That hurt." + + "Fang’s hand finds mine and grasps it." + + "Her grip is feather light, and I can feel her shuddering breath as a shiver in her palm." + + "I offer her silent reassurance, my fingers curling around her hand softly." + + F "Anon, do you think I fucked up?" + + "I consider for a moment." + + "While Trish did mess up, big time, she’s still Fang’s best friend." + + "It wasn’t all malicious. Just… Misguided." + + "Maybe some time apart will help both Fang and Trish." + + "Maybe… but y’know…" + + "I know you can hear this, though." + + "Fang simply rolls her eyes." + + show fang happy with dissolve + + F "Such a dweeb." + + A "Yep." + + "She held my hand the entirety of lunch." + + "Which was nice." + scene black with fade + stop music fadeout 1.0 + "But it made eating my mediocre steak fucking difficult." + + "..." + + #Mending Things + label .MendingThings: + + scene hallway with fade + show anon neutral at acenter with dissolve + "Today needs to end. Now." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg' fadein 1.0 + + "I have a backpack full of missed assignments, including Mr. Tsuki’s essay on the history of typefaces." + + "Who the fuck cares about typefaces?!" + + "Worst samurai english teacher ever." + + "My ribs are burning as I heave a sigh." + + "At least I can go home now." + + "Where my hot ptero Gee Eff is waiting." + + "..." + + "My hot ptero girlfriend who may or may not be having a mental breakdown in my apartment." + + "And I have no idea what to do with a fucking girlfriend. All those hours of dating simulators have not adequately simulated dating in the least." + + "Just as I exit the main doors of Volcano High my phone buzzes against one particularly bad bruise on my leg." + show anonphone at scenter with moveinbottom + "Fingers crossed it’s Fang." + + "{i}Naser We need to talk{/i}" + + "{i}Naser Meet me in the auditorium{/i}" + + "I’m going to die." + hide anonphone with moveoutbottom + unknown "You’re gonna die weeb! Naser’s looking for your weeb ass!" + + "... Best to get it over with now." + + "I meander my way to the school’s auditorium." + scene auditorium + show anon neutral at aleft + "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." + + "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." + + "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." + + "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." + + "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." + + "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." + + show naser neutral flip at ncenter with fade + A "You uh… wanted to talk to me?" + + Nas "..." + + "I fold down the seat next to his." + + A "Funny, this is the same seat as the one I was in a few days ago." + + Nas "Hm…" + + A "... Why did you call me here?" + + Nas "Just… Shut up. Let me think." + + "He fixes his gaze at the stage curtains." + + "I can see the gears in his head turning, but his expression is telling me he doesn’t actually know what he wants to do." + + Nas "I shouldn’t have pushed you earlier." + + Nas "Sorry. It was a moment of weakness." + + A "Don’t worry about it, I can take a hit or two." + + "He silently nods." + + Nas "When you told me Fang could kiss you because you told her your feelings… I can’t really describe it." + + Nas "Don’t take it the wrong way, but my mind just screamed at me ‘worst case scenario’." + + A "It’s because I’m human, isn’t it." + + Nas "Just picture the fucked up flipper ba- hey! Anon this is serious!" + + "So much for brevity." + + "Naser’s looking torn up over himself." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg' fadein 1.0 + + A "You blaming yourself for something?" + + Nas "Uh, no… Sort of, I don’t know." + + Nas "I was thinking only of myself, I wasn't being understanding and I just unloaded it all on you." + + Nas "If you and Fang like each other then that's not my problem, right? You're a nice guy, really." + + Nas "If she’s happy then I'm happy, right?" + + Nas "I just want to know if she can forgive me for being harsh on you, I feel like it's one of those things she'd hate me for, right?" + + "Naser’s smile could at best be called fragile." + + A "I wouldn’t worry about it too much right now, she’s under a lot of pressure." + + Nas "... Did something happen to her?" + + A "Because of the stunt Trish pulled she broke off with her and the band." + + A "Now she’s refusing to leave my place out of fear and stress." + + Nas "..." + + A "I’m honestly feeling out of my depth here, there’s really nothing I can do except be there for her." + + Nas "..." + + A "You’re in a much better position to help her, you’re her brother and all." + + Nas "It’s… complicated. You know that. I suck at helping her." + + Nas "Remember earlier this year? That concert? She told me to kill myself and the next day Trish came lashing out at me." + + Nas "Telling ME how my own sibling feels about me. How she'd be better off if I didn't exist." + + Nas "Now you’re here telling me she’s having a mental breakdown, which {i}I{/i} didn’t know." + + Nas "Hell, even Reed tells me how she’s doing sometimes." + + Nas "Fucking hell, Anon, tell me: Why do I gotta hear about how Fang feels from Trish, Reed, and now YOU? What's so POISONOUS about me she can't tell me this shit ''THEMSELF''?" + + Nas "WHY do I aggravate ''THEM'' so much?" + + A "Dude!" + + Nas "Shut up for a second, man. Oh God..." + + "I can only watch as Naser breaks down in front of me, hands on his head in emotional turmoil." + + Nas "..." + + Nas "What did I ever do to her…?" + + if wingStory: + jump wingA + else: + jump wingB + + label wingA: + + A "I-er…" + + Nas "What, do you know?" + + A "I’m thinking the two of you might be in the same boat, actually." + + Nas "Wh-shut up." + + A "She told me a while back… she does want to reconnect with you, but…" + + Nas "She’s afraid of me?" + + A "Herself. She’s been beating herself up ever since that… Thing that happened." + + A "Still thinks you blame her." + + Nas "What thing?" + + "I gesture to one of his scars." + + Nas "What?" + + Nas "You're not serious, it's over THAT shit? From fucking YEARS ago?" + + A "She was in tears when she told me." + + Nas "Holy shit, shut up." + + A "Why don't you ask her yourself?" + + Nas "I told you already, she won’t even glance my direction." + + Nas "..." + + Nas "Why would it be about that? I was just a little retarded kid then. I didn't blame her for one second." + + Nas "Not for one second..." + + "He turns his head aside." + + Nas "You know what happened while I was at the hospital recovering?" + + Nas "She never showed up. I don't know why." + + Nas "Mom and Dad were always there with me but Fang never saw me in the hospital." + + Nas "I wanted to see her the most." + + Nas "I worryingly asked mom and dad every day where Fang was." + + Nas "When I’d get restless, they had to keep telling me Fang was close by in the building, or at home, safe." + + Nas "I didn't cry when I rolled down a cliff and broke every bone in my body, but every night when I was alone in that hospital room I cried like a baby thinking I had disappointed my sister by doing this to her." + + A "You think it's your fault?" + + Nas "Yes! It’s all I do! It’s all I’ll ever do! Ruin my sister’s life!" + + Nas "..." + + jump wingB + + label wingB: + + Nas "Man..." + + Nas "where did it all go wrong?" + + Nas "Do you remember your life four, five years ago?" + + A "Rather not." + + Nas "Things were simpler then though." + + Nas "It was FINE. We hung out, we had movie nights, she'd bring her friends, we all got along." + + Nas "Somewhere in there, shit just changed. Everyone just started talking about herbivores, genres and other shit..." + + Nas "I didn't think of fighting Fang for it, but then she changed her name, started this whole non-binary thing, this pronoun thing took a while to get used to, but I was happy for her at first, going along because I didn't want to step on her toes." + + Nas "I thought she'd be happier, but she only got more and more miserable and distant, I'd try helping her and everything would just get more insufferable everytime." + + Nas "At some point Trish would just talk to me for her, and she would turn unbearable to talk to too." + + A "Trish?" + + Nas "Trish is not a bad girl, Anon. But goddamn if she didn't inculcate in Fang’s head ALL the wrong things." + + A "Well, Fang needs you now to start putting the right things in her head again. Please, help her." + + Nas "Anon, go away. I want to be alone for a second." + + A "What do I tell Fang when I get home?" + + Nas "JUST GO." + + "I sigh, taking one last look at Naser as he sat motionless in the barely lit auditorium." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + scene black with fade + + "Between Naser not being any help and my injuries, my walk home feels like agony." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg' fadein 1.0 + scene skinrow with fade + show anon neutral at acenter + "My knee is back to not liking it when I bend it too much and I’m taking careful breaths again." + + "He was still upset when I left…" + + "Man, I’m two for two now in terms of not being able to do anything." + + "What could I have done more…?" + + "I still have enough strength to get home without any major problems." + scene black with fade + A "Fang? I’m here!" + + "My apartment door is locked..." + + "...And I left my keys inside." + + "Smooth." + + "I bang my fist on the door." + + A "Fang? You in here?" + + F "I’m changing, don’t come in!" + + A "Why?" + + F "What do you mean why? I took a shower you dumbass." + + A "But you wear the same things every day, what are you changing into?" + + A "Wait, you’re not trying on my clothes again are you?" + + "*BANG*" + + "Was that one of her boots?" + + "She seemed pretty cheery when she messaged me earlier, this isn't right." + + A "Why can’t you change in the bathroom?" + + "No response." + + "I rustle the doorknob a bit before hearing it unlock from the other side." + + "As soon as I enter, Fang starts pressing her fingers on all the bruises I had." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/Appreciating the Atmosphere.ogg' fadein 1.0 + scene room anon day + show fang sad at sleft + show anon neutral flip at acenter + with fade + + "Worry is etched onto her face." + + "She’s acting like I'm about to fall over, geez." + + F "You ok?" + + A "Whoa, calm down." + + "That's close enough." + + A "I'm fine, don't worry about me." + + F "Good. I...I'm just a little tired. Think I’ll take a nap." + + "I dropped my things on the corner of the room, went to the kitchen to check the food..." + + A "Very funny." + + "Fang wasn’t joking about raiding the fridge." + + "All the salami is gone." + + "It was good salami too." + + "Guess I need to go out for more." + + "Back in the main room, Fang lies down on my bed." + + A "Are you really that tired? I figured we could go buy groceries..." + + F "No..." + + A "Fine, I'll just go by myself." + + F "Nooooooo." + + A "Don’t worry, I won’t push myself. Only getting a few things." + + F "Anon, please!" + + "She pulls me by my jacket so I’m sitting next to her on the bed." + + "Fang carefully hovers her hands over me, a very different attitude from when she was poking my ribs earlier." + + F "Is your arm still hurting? Don't fucking lie to me." + + A "It doesn't hurt that much, only my other wrist… and knee." + + F "Good." + + scene room anon day with fade + show fangarm with dissolve + + "She lays her head on my arm, very carefully. It was fast becoming her preferred pillow here." + + "In any other situation I would find this cute but I totally lied to her and this hurts like crazy." + + "I'm almost willing to have another go at the stairs if that keeps her from touching me like this." + + F "You don't hate me, do you?" + + "That’s not what I was expecting." + + A "What? Why would I ever hate you?" + + F "Because...it's all my fault, right?" + + F "You didn't deserve all the shit me and the others gave you..." + + F "Maybe we should just… start over?" + + A "Nah, I like what we have now." + + A "Maybe you do need some rest, Fang. I'll be back soon with the groceries." + + "I gently slide my arm out from her grip." + + F "No! God damn it, can't you just stay still for one second? You can't leave me here alone!" + + A "What? I'm just going for groceries, what’s going on?" + + F "I'm fine, I’m just… fucking dizzy." + + A "What did you do?" + + F "Don't leave, please..." + scene black with fade + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/you can_t sage here.ogg' fadein 1.0 + "I hold her by the shoulders. They feel scruffy." + + A "Fang, what happened?" + + F "Don't leave me here all alone..." + + "I catch a speck of red on my hands as they brush against her wings." + + "Oh fuck." + + "Oh god damn it." + + "First Aid kit! I need the First Aid kit." + + "Fang grips my arm tightly as I get up from the bed." + + F "Anon wait!" + + "When I open the bathroom door a wave of humidity from the shower washes over me." + + "A smear of blood on the shower stall wall." + + "A feather behind the toilet." + + "Another stuck to the seat." + + "At least three in the bowl, one of them still has blood in it." + + A "Fang…?" + + "She huddles against the corner of my bed away from me." + + "Now that I look at it, her wings do seem slightly thinner." + + A "You were preening again?" + + "She hesitates for a moment before nodding." + + F "...Yes." + + F "I couldn’t stop doing it… it got really bad, there was blood everywhere." + + F "I spent all day cleaning it up." + + "She looks like she’s on the verge of tears." + + "I don't know what to do." + + A "God fucking damn it." + + F "Fuck. fuck shit." + + A "Fuck." + + "I make us both some microwave dino nuggets and we silently eat on the floor." + + "Groceries will have to wait for now." + + A "You think you’ll be able to go to school tomorrow?" + + F "Nooo…" + + A "But you’ll fall behind in class." + + F "I’ll drop out." + + A "Come on, Fang." + + F "I don’t want to see anyone right now…" + + A "What about Naser? I talked to him earlier and-" + + F "Fuck him." + + A "He can help you..." + + F "He can go die." + + A "Fang, this isn’t healthy. I can’t help you through this alone." + + F "But you're good at it!" + + A "Then take my advice, tomorrow we go to school, you sort this out with him." + + F "Why not just get him to come here today?" + + A "I uh… Don’t think he’ll come to Skin Row." + + A "Why are you so against this? It’s Naser. Naser!" + + "Fang’s head falls and she let’s out a shuddering sigh." + + F "It’s… Trish…" + + F "Trish will probably be there." + + F "I blocked her number..." + + F "She kept messaging me." + + "Shit. I forgot about her." + + "And if she’s been messaging Fang all day…" + + "Trish’s last plan humiliated me in front of the entire school body." + + "And all because I hung out with Fang." + + "The fuck would she pull just to talk to Fang." + + A "Okay, yeah, Trish. Fucking Trish." + + A "Well. What about your parents? Have you even told them you’re here?" + + F "No fucking duh. Dad’s mad. Big shocker there." + + A "And your mom?" + + F "I don’t know." + + A "Maybe she can help then." + + F "Fine, fine. I’ll text her. But I’m not going tomorrow." + + A "Okay." + + "Morosely she withdraws her phone from her pocket." + + "Her fingers tap rapidly at the screen." + + "What feels like an eternity of her writing, erasing, and rewriting a text message ends when she looks at me with eyes filled with worry." + + "I shuffle close to her, arm carefully wrapping over her shoulder." + + "Fang thumbs the send button and sighs." + + F "There, happy?" + + A "Tired actually. So uh, movie may-" + + F "I just want to sleep, Anon." + + "Sleep sounds good." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/Appreciating her Company.ogg' fadein 1.0 + + "Fang gets up first before needlessly helping me up." + + "I consider the option of changing to pajamas but I don’t think Fang would be impressed with my Master Grug onesie." + + "Fang slips into my bed first, her wings carefully laid behind her." + scene wounds16 with fade + "I climb in to the space she left for me." + + "Which she’s quick to invade." + + "Her head settles on my shoulder and her wings once again act as a shared blanket." + + F "Night Anon." + + A "Night Fang." + + "That night, laying together with Fang, I dreamt of us escaping all of our problems." + + "If only." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + scene black with fade + "..." + "Fang refused to leave again this morning." + + "I originally told her I’d have to stay as well since I didn’t want to risk her hurting herself again." + + "She ended up swearing on her guitar she won’t hurt herself again." + + "I’ll need to pick up her assignments for today as well." + + "How did things end up like this?" + + "I can’t do anything about Fang on my own, and Naser…" + + "Isn’t interested in helping, to say the least." + scene outside school + show anon neutral at aleft + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/to_swagger.ogg' fadein 1.0 + St "-you see Fang’s brother beat on Anon yesterday?" + + St "He’s the star of the school, right?" + + Ro "I’ve heard Fang has eloped with An-on, she was not at school yesterday." + + St "If that’s the case he’s changed his mind already. Hey, Anon!" + + "I hadn’t noticed the two on the steps ahead of me." + + "But Rosa noticed me, judging by her waving hand and overly cheerful smile." + + menu: + + "Guess I’ll say hi.": + + "I’m not in a great mood today, but I should still say hi." + + A "Good morning, Stella. Morning, Rosa." + + "Don’t want to talk to them today.": + + "Really don’t want to put up with Stella’s overly positive attitude today." + + show stella neutral flip at scenter + show rosa neutral flip at sright + + Ro "Oh, An-on, you do not look so happy. Why?" + + St "Indeed, a dark haze hangs heavy over your heart." + + "Rosa and I give the green stegosaur a flat look." + + A "Don’t worry about it, just dealing with some heavy stuff right now." + + Re "Oh dear." + + St "Did you finish a good series and feel that post-finale depression?" + + A "What? No." + + St "Was it because that one pervy anime got canceled? I wouldn’t have pegged you as a fan of that kind of stuff." + + A "No Stella, it’s not that." + + St "Oh! Is it money related? Do you need money to get Fang a proper ring?" + + A "What?! Why would I need to get Fang a ring?!" + + St "Well I heard from a guy who heard from Mr. Carldewskii who heard from-" + + A "Get to the point Stella." + + St "I heard that you and Fang are getting married." + + A "W-w-w-w-" + + St "I wish you both a happy marriage!" + + St "Come on, I’ll give you a reading here!" + + St "I can tell you how your future life together will be!" + + St "Let me get my cards out-" + + A "Stella! I’m not feeling it right now, maybe later, okay?" + + St "You shouldn’t go about your day without this sort of knowledge, it can really help show your path forward!" + + A "STELLA, I DON’T CARE ABOUT YOUR STUPID READINGS!" + + A "Please, just leave me alone!" + + "Guilt hits me immediately when I see her shirk back." + + Ro "Ay dios mio! An-on! What is the matter with you?!" + + Ro "You are acting just horrible today!" + + A "Sorry, Stella. Just… Don’t worry about it." + + Ro "Please tell us, what has you down?" + + A "Just Fang stuff. You know she hasn’t been showing to school lately." + + A "She’s actually been refusing to leave my apartment." + + St "You mean like-" + + Ro "Now is not the time, Stella." + + Ro "Is it really that bad?" + + A "She... hasn’t been taking recent events well." + + "That’s one way to put it." + + Ro "I do hate to see friends in trouble, I know Fang is a good girl at heart." + + Ro "Please, if there is anything we can do, Stella and I will try to be there." + + "Rosa takes a piece of paper from her bag and hands it to me." + + Ro "My number, An-on. If you do need it." + + A "Thanks, Rosa. I’ll think about it." + + St "Do… you want a reading now?" + + "The school bells interrupt." + + A "Sorry, Stella. Some other time." + + St "Awww." + scene black with fade + stop music fadeout 1.0 + "We all enter the school and split off to our homerooms." + + "In class it feels just like the beginning of the year." + + "All alone." + + "Naomi’s apparently busy with yearbook stuff." + + "Trish and Reed have been ditching math." + + "Not that I care honestly. I just want to get home and make sure Fang is okay." + scene cafeteria with fade + "Time passes so quickly that it’s lunch now and I already have my tray." + + "I didn’t even realize I was walking up the stairs to the rooftop." + scene hallway with fade + show anon neutral at aleft + "My stupor is broken by the sight of Trish and Reed." + + "Worry is etched in both their faces as they approach me." + + "Worry that I do not want to be involved in at all." + + "My feet carry me up the stairs quickly, and away from the two band members." + + "I pass through the broken threshold to the roof and manage to climb the ladder one-handed to the top of the stair enclosure." + scene roof day broken with fade + show anon neutral at aleft + Re "-Doesn’t want to talk to us. See?" + + T "Damn it, where’d that skinnie go!" + + Re "Trish c’mon. You’re actin’ crazy." + + T "It’s his fault Reed! If we can just get him to talk to Fang for us-" + + Re "She doe-" + + T "It’s THEY damn it!" + + show anon sad with dissolve + + "I hear a defeated sigh and retreating footsteps." + + "I feel like Neo after dodging that." + + "Maybe Fang had the right idea about not coming back to school." + + "Who needs it, anyway?" + + "Ugh, no, focus Anon." + + "I hunker down on the rooftop and silently eat my meal." + + "Just need to focus on Fang right now." + scene black with fade + + "For the rest of the day I’m constantly on the lookout to avoid Trish." + + "I want no part in whatever she’s looking for me for." + + "Thankfully I reach the end of the day with no more triceratops-shaped incidents and hurry my way back home." + + "Once I’m free from being intercepted on the school campus, my mind starts to wander back to my conversation this morning." + + "Rosa and Stella seemed pretty willing to help Fang and Naser." + + "But do either of them really understand what’s actually going on? It’s not like this is just some dumb argument." + + "I’m not really sure what either of them could do to help, either." + + "Rosa would just pull something out of the Bible to read, and Stella…" + + "Stella would show them some anime about friendship or something." + + "I guess it couldn’t hurt to talk to them though, right? At the very least they could point me in the right direction." + scene skinrow with fade + "Before long I reach my apartment building, once again lost in my thoughts around Fang." + + "At least I remembered my key this time." + scene room anon day with fade + "Things seem normal enough when I enter." + "Fang is resting in my bed, her chest rising and falling." + + "A quick look in the bathroom shows no gore splattered on the walls." + + "Still, I should check on Fang myself." + + "A closer inspection makes my heart drop like a rock." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/Summertime Synth.ogg' fadein 1.0 + + "Dozens of feathers are strewn about the bedsheets, most of them under Fang." + + "I bite back a scream of frustration." + + "They’re everywhere…" + + "Fang’s wings are folded behind her, but I can’t see the damage at all." + + "I gently lift one to try to see where she hurt herself." + + F "Mmmng…" + + F "Anon?!" + show fang shocked at sleft with dissolve + + "She sits up with a jolt, a dozen feathers sticking to her side." + + F "Oh, shh-" + + "She quickly sweeps the feathers off of her and into a pile behind her." + + F "Y-you’re home!" + + A "Fang, why?" + + A "You swore this morning you wouldn’t start again!" + + F "Th-these aren’t mine! Look!" + + "Fang stretches her wings out. Sure enough, there’s no fresh blood on them." + + A "Then what…?" + show fang sad with dissolve + "My gaze shifts to my pillow." + + "I pick it up and a chunk of down falls out a hole ripped in the side." + + "I glance back to Fang in bewilderment, she’s cast her head aside in shame." + + A "I mean… It’s not self-harm, but… Why?" + + F "W-well, I was looking for something to watch online…" + + F "And, and I was about to see a movie when I got a call." + + F "It said it was Reed, and I remembered what you said yesterday…" + + F "So I got myself ready to talk to him, since it’s what you’d want me to do…" + + F "And…" + + F "...It wasn’t Reed." + + F "Trish used his phone." + show fang hiding with dissolve + F "I just couldn’t stop myself from ripping something, I’m sorry Anon." + + A "Hey." + + show anon neutral flip at scenter + + "I scootch closer to her on the bed and put an arm around her." + + show fang very sad with dissolve + + "She turns and buries her face in my collar." + + A "Don’t worry about the pillow." + + A "I’m more worried about you." + + A "You can’t just hide here forever, you know?" + + F "..." + + A "..." + + A "How about going out for a good meal?" + + A "We’re out of food here anyways." + + A "Are you able to go somewhere if it’s with me?" + + "I feel her head nod against my chest." + + A "I’ll place a reservation at Moe’s, why don’t you clean the feathers off your arms?" + + "She slowly lets go and gets up for the bathroom to get ready." + hide fang with dissolve + stop music fadeout 1.0 + "When the door clicks I call Rosa." + show anonphone at scenter with moveinbottom + Ro "Yes?" + + A "Yeah, I need your help with Fang." + + Ro "I’ll be glad to help as best I can!" + + A "This is a longshot, but…" + + A "Can you get Naser to Dino Moe’s Pizza in Little Trudoon within the hour?" + + Ro "Is that all? Of course I can!" + + Ro "I will go get him now!" + hide anonphone with moveoutbottom + "She hangs up on me." + + "The bathroom door swings open and Fang throws a fistful of down into the kitchen trashcan." + + F "Okay… I’m ready." + + A "Great, think we can catch the next bus in ten minutes if we leave now." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + scene black with fade + "…" + + "For all the heartache and mental anguish I’ve been through these past few days there’s one good thing to come of it." + + play music 'audio/effects/chatter loop.ogg' fadein 1.0 + + "I’m on an actual date!" + + F "Such a dweeb, Anon." + + "I feel my cheeks warm up as Fang’s fingers interlock with mine." + label FangRosaDate: + scene moes pizza with fade + "We’re in Moe’s reception now. In hindsight I should’ve called Moe too." + show fang neutral with dissolve: + xalign -0.2 + show anon neutral at acenter with dissolve + show moe neutral flip with moveinright: + xalign 1.3 + Moe "Aye! My lil Lucy! Back again so soon?" + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/Venetian Values.ogg' fadein 1.0 + "I can feel Fang flinch as her barrel chested uncle hobbles toward us." + + Moe "And you brought Anon! Must be date night den!" + + F "Y-yeah. Date night. Please don’t tell dad." + + Moe "O’ course! I know ole Rip would jus’ keel over." + + A "Thanks Moe." + + Moe "No problem no problem. Nows let’s get you twos settled in. Jerry! Get dat table clean NOW!" + + "We wait a little longer in the foyer as the overworked employee scrubbed the booth table clean." + + Moe "So’s, you two official nows?" + + "I notice a fluffy white wing slowly wrap itself over my shoulder." + + "I now look like I have a feathered cloak hiding my Ptero girlfriend from view." + + A "Y-yeah. We are, Moe." + + "I don’t know if I’m wincing at the awkwardness or the pain from Fang’s claws digging into my hand." + + "Probably both." + + "Moe laughs regardless." + + Moe "In dat case I’ll make sure dat your date night goes perfectly." + + "The old t-rex lead us to our clean table and set about lighting the lone candle there with an extra long barbecue lighter." + + Moe "Dere we go. Don’ worry ‘bout the menu, kids. I’ll set yous up right." + "When I take my seat across from Fang, she gets up to sit next to me and lays her head against my shoulder." + show black with fade + hide moe + hide black with fade + show anon neutral: + xalign 0.3 + show fang neutral flip: + xalign 1.1 + A "Wasn’t expecting it’d be free. Your uncle’s pretty nice." + + F "Yeah, he’s nice..." + + "We sit a while, listening to the soft music playing through the cheap speakers." + + "It only now occurs to me Fang might not like the sudden appearance of her brother." + + A "You holding up so far?" + + F "Heh. I’m not that fragile, come on." + + A "Certainly had me fooled." + + "She bumps her elbow into my side." + + A "Ow." + + "My phone buzzes in my pocket. Probably Rosa." + show anonphone at scenter with moveinbottom + "I discreetly peek at the notification." + + "She’s here already?" + hide anonphone with moveoutbottom + "I crane my neck around to see Rosa enter, dragging a horrified Naser by the arm." + "Suddenly my stomach tightens and I’m having second thoughts." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/Ramo de Rosas.ogg' fadein 1.0 + "Rosa spots me through the lattice and her face lights up." + + "I cover my eyes with one hand and slump in my seat." + + show naser neutral: + xalign -0.4 + show rosa neutral: + xalign -0.4 + with moveinleft + show fang sad flip + with dissolve + + Ro "An-on! Fang! What a happy coincidence to see you two here!" + + Nas "Is- is this what you dragged me here for, Rosa?" + + "Fang’s voice is an angry hiss in my ear." + + F "What did you do?!" + + A "I’m here with you, just give it five minutes." + + F "I am so not buying you a new pillow." + show anon neutral flip with move: + xalign 0.9 + show fang neutral flip with move: + xalign 0.7 + show naser with move: + xalign 0.23 + show rosa neutral with move: + xalign 0.0 + + "Rosa practically shoves Naser into the seat across from me and sits down herself." + + Nas "Rosa I thought you wanted to talk about the gardening club budget!" + + "He’s quick to turn his glare from the latina to me." + + Nas "What’s all this about, Anon?" + + Nas "I told you before, I…" + + Ro "Hush, this was my idea." + + Ro "You were just telling me in the car you were having struggles with your sister." + + Nas "Yeah, but…" + + Ro "Go ahead and try talking to Fang about it." + + "Fang shifts in her seat to get up and I squeeze her hand to get her to stop." + + F "Ngh." + + Nas "..." + + Nas "... Uh… Well…" + + Nas "... I guess I want to say-" + + Moe "ALRIGHT I BROUGHT BREADSTICKS FOR THE LOVELY COUPLE." + play music 'audio/OST/Venetian Values.ogg' + show moe neutral flip at rright with moveinright + + "Rosa slams her head into the table." + + Moe "Whoa, Nasah?!" + + Moe "I sees you’ve finally dumped that strumpet!" + + Moe "I’z told you she was bad for yous, I did!" + + Moe "Do I know how to call ‘em or what?" + + "Moe’s powerful jaw clicks shut when he notices our unenthused stares." + + Moe "... Dis ain’t a double date, ain’t it?" + + A "Thank you for the breadsticks, Moe, but it’s not the best timing." + + "Moe drags over a chair with his tail and sits in it with his tiny arms on the backrest." + + Moe "Nobody tells me nothin’ anymore from your family, you twos, but I got a good idea what this’d be about." + + A "Moe, you really don’t have to-" + + Moe "Don’t think I haven’t noticed how little Lucy there looks." + + Moe "Even little Nasah looks like he’s had the shit kicked outta him." + + Moe "Ol’ Moe can intuit what’s happenin’." + + Moe "As for Nasah’s new lady friend and you, please give us a little privacy." + + Moe "Family matters are best handled by da family." + show rosa neutral at sleft with move + "Fang turns a worried look my way as her claws once again dig into my hand." + + "An old memory flashes in my head." + + "If it worked for Naser…" + + A "It’ll be fine, Fang. I’ll be nearby." + + "I draw her into a hug and my cheek rubs softly against her long beak." + + "I pull away to see Fang with a luminescent blush across her cheek." + show anon neutral at aleft with move + show rosa with move: + xalign -0.3 + "I shuffle out of the booth and stand next to Rosa." + hide moe with moveoutleft + Moe "JERRY! GIT DESE TWO A TABLE AN’ SOME MOZZARELLA STICKS!" + + "The overworked busman brought us to a small table on the opposite end of the restaurant." + + "Guess this isn’t the first time this kind of thing has happened." + scene moes pizza + show rosa neutral at sleft + show anon neutral flip at aright + with fade + + A "So uh… Now what Rosa?" + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg' fadein 1.0 + Ro "Mr. Moe said it best. Family matters are solved by familia." + + Ro "We just sit and wait now." + + "She grimaces as her eyes sweep over the menu." + + Ro "Is there any vegetarian options here?" + + A "Why not the pasta?" + + Ro "I am watching my figure, An-on." + + "I hope Moe can solve this quickly." + + Ro "You know, this is to help you too, An-on." + + "What." + + Ro "You yourself look like you are struggling with something." + + Ro "Let me hear {i}your{/i} troubles, An-on." + + "My troubles?" + + "I look across the room to see Naser and Fang actually laughing with Moe." + + "My heart clenches as I wish I was there with Fang." + + Ro "Is it your new relationship?" + + A "*sigh* That and a hundred other things." + + Ro "Let it out, An-on. There is no need to bottle up these anxieties of yours." + show rosa considering with dissolve + "It was as if a bulwark broke." + + "The words spilled from my lips at so rapid a pace I feared Rosa wouldn’t understand." + + "I told her everything." + + "From how I wound up at Volcano High, all my inner turmoil there, even my romantic failings." + + "Time slipped by as I used this rare moment to finally vent about everything around me." + + "And through it all Rosa simply smiled and nodded." + + "Few times she would speak up, if only for clarification or to offer sympathy." + + "Our meal came and went ignored." + + "I just kept talking and talking until I couldn’t anymore." + + "My throat is so dry now and my voice is hoarse." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/she_fucks_human_men.ogg' fadein 1.0 + "God how long was I talking." + + "Rosa slides out from her chair and steps around it." + + "Her fist rocks my shoulder back harshly." + + show rosa bossy with dissolve + + A "Agh! What was that for?!" + + Ro "For being a stupid boy. Here, drink." + + "I take the proffered glass of water and down it greedily." + hide rosa + hide anon + show rosa hug + with dissolve + + "As soon as I set the cup down a pair of arms wrap around my head." + + "Oh god oh fuck Rosa is actually gonna kill me." + + Ro "You stupid boys. Always hiding away your own pain." + + "Her heavy hand rubs my head gently as she cradles it against her chest." + + Ro "Be sure you tell Fang of this, okay?" + + A "...Okay…" + + Ro "Good. Personally I think you two are absolutely adorable." + + Ro "But my Lord on His cross of rock are you two dumb." + + Ro "Always hiding away these pains you have from the world and your loved ones." + + show rosa neutral at sleft + show anon neutral flip at scenter + with dissolve + + "Rosa loosens her grip around my head and I sneak a glance over towards Fang and Naser." + + "They aren’t trying to kill each other, so they seem to have made some progress." + + "I almost think I just saw Fang actually smile." + + "Right as I turn back to the table, my ears are assaulted by Moe’s Italian shrieking from across the restaurant." + + Moe "AY! YOUS KIDS CAN COME ON BACKS NOW!" + show anon neutral: + xalign 0.2 + show fang happy flip: + xalign 0.6 + show naser happy flip: + xalign 1.0 + show rosa neutral: + xalign -0.4 + show moe neutral flip at rright + "The first thing I notice on the way over is how much more lively Fang and Naser look, like they had regained all of their lost energy." + + "Before I can take a seat Fang gets up and wraps her arms around my head." + + "I almost ask her what the deal is, but I can feel the icy stare she’s shooting at Rosa from here." + + Ro "F-Fang, you know I didn’t mean it like that!" + + "Fang lets out the laugh she was holding in." + + F "I know, just messing." + + "I let out a sigh of relief. Fang’s back to making jokes, that’s good." + + Moe "It’s good to sees ol’ Moe could help to sets things straight. Don’t ever hesistate on coming right backs if yous needs it!" + + Moe "And good job on gettin’ yousself a better half Nasah, she’s a better looker than your old lady friend." + + Nas "Wait, Rosa isn’t my-" + + Nas "Naomi and I are still-" + + Moe "I knows, you’re probably all heart broken about da break up, but dun do it in front of yer new gal, Nasah." + hide moe with moveoutright + "Moe rushes off before Naser can finish his sentence, leaving the four of us alone once again." + + "I promptly take my place in the booth next to Fang, feeling her clawed fingers lock with my own." + + "Rosa on the other hand took a seat a conspicuous distance from Naser, and I’m not quite sure who looks more embarrassed." + scene black with fade + "The rest of the time at Moe’s goes by pretty well, whatever family trick up his tiny sleeve seemed to have worked." + + "Fang is more calm than I’ve seen her in months, Naser is talking and laughing without having to walk through a verbal minefield." + + "From everyone’s mood alone, I feel like a burden is lifted from my shoulders." + + "Dinner is lively, and Rosa offers to take Fang and I home." + + "Fang agrees to return to her place with Naser." + + "She drops me off back at my place, and I return Fang’s backpack to her." + + "After locking the door I collapse on my bed, completely spent." + + "... I forgot to get a new pillow." + + "..." + + scene outside school with fade + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/Appreciating the Atmosphere.ogg' fadein 1.0 + "Fang texts me while I’m walking to school the next day." + + "Fang: i slept like a rock last night lol" + + "Fang: you feeling better too?" + + "Anon: Yeah. Were your parents upset?" + + "Fang: im friggin" + + "Fang: grounded from everything basically forever" + + "Anon: Uh oh." + + "Fang: my mom will forget in like a week lmao :V" + + "Fang: see you in science as always, right?" + + "Anon: Yeah, of course." + + "Anon: What do you plan to do about your missing assignments?" + + "Fang: naser stayed up to help me with them." + + "Fang: i think he did most of it though lol" + + "Warms my heart to see she’s back to normal." + + "Wait, she still hasn’t spoken with Trish." + + "I shouldn’t be worried." + + "But… when she called, Fang…" + show reed explanatory flip at sright with moveinright + Re "Yo, Anon! Wait up!" + + "I instinctively start picking up the pace." + + Re "Wait, man! I need to talk to you about Trish!" + + "Ugh. Well, I don’t have a beef with Reed, can’t hurt to talk." + + A "What?" + + show anon neutral at aleft + show reed sad flip + with dissolve + Re "Trish’s been, like, super beat up over everything that’s happened." + + A "So I’ve heard." + + Re "So, you wouldn’t mind if, uh…" + + A "No, Reed." + + show reed shocked flip with dissolve + + Re "Huh?" + + A "I’m not going to lure Fang into meeting Trish so she can try to fix their abusive relationship." + show reed considering flip with dissolve + "Reed winces." + show reed neutral flip with dissolve + Re "Read me like a book, huh?" + + Re "Come on, man. Trish’ll be better this time, I know it." + + Re "Just give it a chance, what’s the worst that could happen." + + "I hear the desperation in his voice." + + "Hesitating, I sigh and roll my eyes." + + A "...Fine. But I’m going to be there and we’re leaving the split second I can tell it’s not going well." + + Re "Oh man, you’re a lifesaver! Just bring her over into the auditorium for lunch, I’ll make sure Trish doesn’t flake!" + + "Reed excitedly jogs away to his homeroom." + hide reed with moveoutleft + + "That’s the most relieved I’d ever seen him." + + "Guess Trish really is sorry." + + "I give Fang the memo as I duck into class moments before the bell." + + "Fang: i dunno…" + + "Fang: youll be there right? <:V" + + "Anon: Of course I will." + + "Fang: ill try not to get too worked up in anticipation then. :V" + + "I sigh and glance at the clock." + + "I feel like my mood’s been put in a guillotine now." + + "And Trish and Reed are the ones in the black hoods." + + "The anxiety’s returned, making time crawl by so slowly now." + + "Even in science, where Fang and I could at least sit next to each other and talk didn’t alleviate it." + + "But Math…" + + "Mr. Carleciidewski was unconscious at his desk, once again being of no help." + + "Reed is now sitting behind me, and every time I glance back he smiles and nods." + + "Trish is nowhere to be seen." + + "The ticks of the clock’s second hand are a countdown to doomsday and I’m at the epicenter of it." + + "The lunch bell blares loudly and I shuffle out from behind my desk." + scene cafeteria with fade + show reed explanatory flip at rcenter + show anon neutral at aleft + + "A powerful arm wraps around my shoulder, dragging me to the door." + + Re "C’mon man, sooner we get our food the sooner we can put all this behind us." + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/sadist.ogg' fadein 1.0 + "There’s an edge of something to Reed’s voice, making his words sound unnatural." + + "My phone vibrates in my pocket." + + "When I reach for it Reed bumps me." + + Re "Whatcha want for lunch?" + + A "I uh… what’re they serving?" + + "Another buzz in my pocket." + + Re "Well I think it’s mystery meatloaf and pizza today." + + "And another." + + A "One sec-" + + Re "Yo the line’s moving." + + "I’m bumped forward in line by Reed." + + "My phone is vibrating nonstop now." + + A "Reed what’re you-" + + Re "Just trying to get us some grub before we see Trish and Fang. Don’t wanna do this on an empty stomach right?" + + "I get my phone out at last to see-" + + Re "Yo so the pizza right? Let’s get the pizza." + + A "Reed what is with you right now?!" + + "I glance at my phone’s screen to see ten messages all from Fang." + + "Reed pushes me forward and my phone hits the floor." + + A "God damn it Reed!" + + Re "I got it Anon." + + "He scoops up my phone and pockets it." + + Re "Food first, man, c’mon." + + A "Reed seriously what the fuck is up with you!" + + Re "What? Nothing, man, just us two getting some food. Right?" + + A "... Give me back my phone, Reed." + + Re "..." + + Re "......" + show reed considering + Re "Sorry." + + "I drop my tray and make a break down the hall towards the auditorium." + hide anon neutral with moveoutright + hide reed with moveoutright + "Reed is chasing close behind only a few feet behind me." + scene hallway + show anon neutral at acenter + Re "Anon, wait!!" + + "Think I’m managing to outpace him." + + "Just need to turn the corner and it’s on the other end of the hall." + + "I hear Reed’s footsteps get further away, and stop for a split second." + + "Did he give up?" + + play sound "audio/effects/firealarm.ogg" volume 0.3 loop + + "What the fu-?!" + + "Water sprays from the ceiling and the halls are quickly crowded with screaming students running for their lives, the teachers trying fruitlessly to keep them calm." + + "Reed, you dirty bastard!!" + + "I’m shoved aside from all angles by the student body." + + "Just a dozen more feet to the door-!" + + "I finally manage to get my hand on the handle and-" + show reed choke at scenter + hide anon + A "*Glk-!*" + + Re "Sorry, man." + + "He’s got me in a chokehold with one arm." + + stop sound + + Re "Convenient." + + "Reed opens the door with one foot to look in." + + Re "You’ll see, man. It’s all going well." + + "I can only watch the scene before me unfold." + label TrishFangArgument: + stop music fadeout 1.0 + play music 'audio/OST/ballad_of_the_boot.ogg' fadein 1.0 + scene hallway + show trish angry at tleft + show fang sad flip at sright + with fade + + T "{i}WHY{/i} don't you want to talk about it?" + + T "Please talk to me, {i}PLEASE{/i}." + + T "It's been days, didn't you have enough time to think about it already?" + + F "Fuck off from my life, already!" + + T "No, Fang, I won't! I helped you, remember? I wanna keep helping you." + show fang angry flip + F "You USED ME. YOU BETRAYED ME." + + T "I did not! You couldn't deal with yourself, you weren't happy with how things were going." + + T "I HELPED you achieve a new YOU, you've embraced something beautiful, I was proud of you!" + + F "I don't NEED a NEW me-" + + T "I don't UNDERSTAND, would you PLEASE tell ME what's so WRONG?" + + show fang sad flip with dissolve + + F "Please Trish, stop talking to me." + + show trish indignant with dissolve + + T "BUT WHY?" + + F "STOP YELLING." + + T "What about the other guys? What about the band?" + + F "You ruined everything! It was supposed to be fun!" + + show trish unimpressed with dissolve + + T "How? Please tell me." + + F "You just took control of everything, we were doing what you wanted all the time." + + show trish indignant with dissolve + + T "We VOTED to know what to do next!" + + F "And we only did what you wanted!" + + T "Because I THOUGHT you'd be ok with it, if you didn't agree with anything I did then you should've just TOLD ME" + + F "You should have known!" + + F "You're confusing me!" + + show trish fury with dissolve: + yalign 10.0 + + T "IT WAS {i}YOUR{/i} IDEA." + + T "YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WANTED US TO TAKE THE BAND MORE SERIOUSLY- AND I DID" + + T "I WAS JUST DOING WHAT YOU WANTED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE MADE US HAPPIER." + + show fang hiding flip with dissolve + + show trish sad at tleft with dissolve + + F "..." + + T "..." + + "Reed’s chokehold is making my wounds flare up again. Can I just die? Right here?" + + T "You didn't answer about the band, what about Vvurm Drama?" + stop music fadeout 10.0 + show fang very sad flip with dissolve + F "I don't know Trish. It's over, ok?" + + show trish fury with dissolve: + yalign 10.0 + + T "I was HOPING you were just taking a time-off to cool off and RECONSIDER-" + + T "WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOU, FANG?" + + F "I don't know who you are anymore, Trish. You did something that's making me question YEARS of my life- WASTED YEARS." + + show trish fury point with dissolve: + yalign 10.0 + + T "Because of him? That's what it is?" + + T "You're really just gonna THROW AWAY our entire life together, since we were kids - up until now- just as we're about to make it-" + + F "Trish, no, I didn't mean it- I-" + + T "Everytime I offered you a shoulder to cry on, the songs we wrote, the stories we came up with, all gone? Is that it?" + + T "And for fucking what?" + + T "For a fucking bum you met a few months ago? Is this what you want, to become a trailer wife?" + + show fang ear cover flip + + T "To do absolutely fucking NOTHING all day inbetween getting beaten up and feeding little brats to the benefit of some penniless NOBODY?" + + T "I was always here for you, we do EVERYTHING TOGETHER, and THIS is how you thank me? By kicking me out of your life to become a CUM DUMPSTER for this worthless PRION?" + + T "do you NOT see what's wrong here?" + + show trish sad at tleft with dissolve + + T "..." + + T "You told me when the year started you were scared shitless you weren't gonna amount to anything in life." + + T "Are we in this together or not? If not you'll dive headfirst into exactly THAT, you'll be a nobody!" + + T "Remember? I still HAVE THE MESSAGES, LOOK." + + T "You KNOW I'm right. I'm always right!" + + T "Answer me, Fang!" + scene hallway + show reed unimpressed at rleft + show anon neutral flip at aright + with fade + + "Reed lets go of my neck completely." + + "He wordlessly puts his hands in his pockets and withdraws my phone." + + "The phone is dropped limply in my palm and Reed turns away silently." + show reed unimpressed flip at rleft with dissolve + hide reed with moveoutleft + "I only caught a glimpse of it, but I saw the disappointment in his eyes." + + Re "..." + scene hallway + show trish angry at tleft + show fang ear cover flip at sright + show anon neutral flip behind fang at acenter + with fade + "I stand back up and throw the door open." + + "Silence washes over the room." + + "Eventually Fang takes a deep breath and lets it out, before facing Trish again." + + show fang very angry flip with dissolve + + F "Fuck." + + F "Off." + + F "Just fuck off from my life, Trish." + + T "..." + + "Trish shoots me another of those petty glares before dashing out the side door." + hide trish with moveoutright + "Fang folds a seat down and sits in it with her knees to her chest, covering herself with her wings." + show fang hiding flip + show anon neutral + with dissolve + + "I sit next to her and she starts silently weeping into her knees." + + "I reach through the wings and find a hand to hold." + + "The lunch bell comes and goes, as does the tardy bell for music class." + + scene black with fade + + "We ended up ditching the last few classes and just go back to my apartment again." + + "..." + + #Breaking Things + label .BreakingThings: + + scene hallway with fade + show anon neutral at acenter with dissolve + "Today needs to end. Now." + + "I have a backpack full of missed assignments, including Mr. Tsuki’s essay on the history of typefaces." + + "Who the fuck cares about typefaces?!" + + "Worst samurai english teacher ever." + + "My ribs are burning as I heave a sigh." + + "At least I can go home now." + + "Where my hot ptero Gee Eff is waiting." + + "..." + + "My hot ptero girlfriend who may or may not be having a mental breakdown in my apartment." + + "And I have no idea what to do with a fucking girlfriend. All those hours of dating simulators have not adequately simulated dating in the least." + + "Just as I exit the main doors of Volcano High my phone buzzes against one particularly bad bruise on my leg." + show anonphone at center with moveinbottom + "Fingers crossed it’s Fang." + + "{i}Naser: We need to talk{/i}" + + "{i}Naser: Meet me in the auditorium{/i}" + + "I’m going to die." + hide anonphone with moveoutbottom + unknown "You’re gonna die weeb! Naser’s looking for your weeb ass!" + + "... Best to get it over with now." + + "I meander my way to the school’s auditorium." + play music 'audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg' fadein 1.0 + scene auditorium + show anon neutral at aleft + "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." + + "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." + + "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." + + "Some of the lights are off when I get there, but I can make out Naser’s outline sitting alone in the front row." + + "He doesn’t turn to look at me when I enter or walk down the aisle." + + "He’s hunched over with his head resting in his hands, and glances at me from the side." + + show naser neutral flip at ncenter with fade + + A "You uh… wanted to talk to me?" + + Nas "..." + + "I fold down the seat next to his." + + A "Funny, this is the same seat as the one I was in a few days ago." + + Nas "Hm…" + + A "... Why did you call me here?" + + Nas "Just… Shut up. Let me think." + + "He fixes his gaze at the stage curtains." + + "I can see the gears in his head turning, but his expression is telling me he doesn’t actually know what he wants to do." + + Nas "I shouldn’t have pushed you yesterday." + + Nas "Sorry. It was a moment of weakness." + + A "Don’t worry about it, I can take a hit or two." + + "He silently nods." + + Nas "When you told me Fang could kiss you because you told her your feelings… I can’t really describe it." + + Nas "Don’t take it the wrong way, but my mind just screamed at me ‘worst case scenario’." + + A "I don’t follow." + + Nas "Like, uh… I told you a while back how I can’t do anything to help my sister." + + Nas "That frustration has just been getting worse." + + Nas "I’m not even sure it’s anything wrong with Fang at this point, like, it might be me getting upset over what I don’t understand… Something like that." + + A "I wouldn’t worry too much about Fang, she tells me she’s fine." + + A "She might come back to school tomorrow, even." + + Nas "She bounces back well." + + A "Still a bit on-edge about everything though." + + A "But that’s her business, right?" + + Nas "Sure…" + + Nas "I still just can’t shake the feeling…" + + Nas "I just can’t find the right words." + + Nas "..." + + A "Does Fang and I going out bother you that much?" + + Nas "It’s not that exactly, but…" + + A "But?" + + Nas "..." + + "I’m lost." + + "Is he asking me to say something for him? That’s dumb." + + "I’m not a mind reader." + + Nas "Er…… I mean…… Ugh…" + + Nas "..." + + Nas "......" + + A "Well, if that’s all, I’m gonna leave. I have homework and stuff to do." + + "Naser sighs." + + Nas "Yeah, sure. Sorry…" + + A "Text me if you figure it out, I guess." + + Nas "Yeah…" + + Nas "See you." + + "Naser looks back ahead at the curtains and doesn’t get up to follow me out of the auditorium." + scene black with fade + stop music fadeout 1.0 + + "..." + scene room anon day with fade + "I fish the key from my backpack and unlock my door." + + "My place is as drab as ever, and Fang is laying in my bed paying close attention to whatever she’s doing on her phone." + + "She looks like she hasn’t slept in days, how long has she been on her phone?" + + A "Yo, I’m home. You feeling better?" + scene room anon day with fade + show anon neutral at aright + "The loud sound of chewing and a thumb up was a good enough reply." + show fang neutral at sleft with dissolve + A "You didn’t really miss anything today." + + A "Mr. Fernsworth basically gave everyone the day off." + + "She finally finishes whatever she raided from my fridge with a massive gulp." + + F "Aaaaah." + + F "Nice, so no homework to catch up on." + + A "So, uh…" + + "C’mon Anon, relationships shouldn’t be this hard." + + A "What’ve you been doing?" + + F "Nothing." + + A "O-oh." + + F "Ate all your salami. Tried playing a game but I don’t know your password." + + "Thank fuck. She didn’t see any Saturnia." + + A "My bad, I guess it slipped my mind to give it to you." + + "What else can I-" + + A "Oh, and Naser wanted me to meet him." + + "Fang looks up from her phone." + + F "He did? Why?" + + A "Yeah, he ended up just mumbling a lot about the two of us, so I left." + + F "Ugh, what a weirdo." + + F "Can’t he stop getting into my business for, like, a week?" + + F "Sickos. Him and Naomi." + + "I sit on the bed next to Fang." + + A "Hey, forget about them." + + A "How about we actually do something fun now?" + + F "Sure. Like what?" + + A "We could play some party games or something." + + F "...Oh…" + + A "Can be something else if you want." + + F "I just thought you were going to say we should go out somewhere or something…" + + A "Er, I’m trying to save money for a new game that comes out in a few weeks, so…" + + F "That’s alright." + + A "Got anything you want to play in mind?" + + F "No, I’m fine watching. Still have a lot to think about, y’know?" + + "I get the feeling I just stuck my foot in my mouth." + play music 'audio/OST/intercept.ogg' fadein 1.0 + + "Or maybe she’s just not telling me something?" + + "Not really my place to pry." + + A "... If you say so." + + "I load up Towervania: Melody of Melancholy , and Fang’s phone buzzes." + + F "Oh, snap." + + F "Something happened, I gotta go." + + A "Someone get hurt?" + + F "No, nothing that serious, but I should still be going." + + F "Don’t want to overstay my welcome here, and all." + + A "Oh, alright." + + "Fang gives a quick hug goodbye and waves as she goes out the door." + hide fang neutral with dissolve + A "..." + + "I return my attention to the game and end up playing until nightfall." + + "..." + scene black with fade + stop music fadeout 1.0 + #Anouncement - label endingFigure: + label .PromAnnouncement: play music 'audio/OST/to_swagger.ogg' fadein 1.0 + "April first." + "Fang and I have been together for a month now." + if anonscore >= 3 and fangscore <= 4: #tradwife - label tradwife: + # B: this flag should probably be set in the top level script instead $ tradwife = True + "Things are going pretty well. When we discount Trish’s weekly attempt to talk with Fang." "Rosa and Stella have helped with that." @@ -3101,6 +3270,7 @@ label chapter_11: with fade A "Hey Sweet Tooth." + show fang considering flip at sright "Fang groans at the pet name. Honestly that hurt me to say too."