label chapter_14D:
    #Fast Times at Volcano High

    "{cps=*0.2}-- Five Years Later --{/cps}"
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    play ambient 'audio/effects/outdoorLoop.ogg' fadein 2

    "July seventeenth."

    "Year 201M2025 BC."

    "Volcaldera Bluffs."

    "Weather conditions; hot as tits."

    "The evening sun is boiling hot and I’m reminded of one of the myriad of reasons why I first loathed living here."

    "The sweat dripping in my eyes makes it difficult to see anything five feet in front of me."

    "Like a runt of a tree planted in the sidewalk that I swerve to avoid."

    "The air is hot and humid, and I can feel my body grow heavier as I get closer."

    "I can’t determine if it’s from the sweat soaking my clothes or the welling trepidation inside me."

    "It’s been five years since I’ve seen anyone here."

    "I’ve kept in touch with all of them."

    "But to see them again in person?"
    #renpy is jank so this doesn't do loop all that well buuut
    #play sound "audio/effects/teenageCrowdLoop.ogg" fadein 2.0
    #$renpy.sound.play("audio/effects/teenageCrowdLoop.ogg", loop=True, fadein=2.0)

    $ renpy.music.set_volume(0.8, 8, 'ambient')
    play ambient2 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdMurmurLoop.ogg' volume 1.4 fadein 8.0

    pause 0.3
    "It’s the sounds that reach me first. The chatter of people milling about."

    unknown "Bro"

    unknown "It’s been too long!"

    unknown "It was only five years *Giggle*"

    "I can make out the building now. I use the sleeve of my shirt to wipe the sweat from my eyes and brow."

    "I look at the name written on the arch over the entrance."
    $ renpy.music.set_volume(0.7, 0, 'ambient1')
    stop ambient fadeout 2
    stop ambient2 fadeout 2
    play ambient1 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' fadein 2.0
    scene outside school fog with fade
    "Volcano High."

    A "Still the perfect setting for a horror game.{w=0.2} Or maybe a shitty WAD."

    "The attempt at humouring myself just made me feel more anxious."

    "A check of my phone says I’m thirty minutes early.{w=0.2} Wonderful."

    "I move to the entrance, only to see all of the steps occupied by twenty-somethings waiting."

    show anond neutral at aleft with dissolve

    A "Yo, this the line?"
    show reed future explanatory flip at rright with dissolve:
        xalign 1.15

    Re "Anon?"
    show reed future explanatory flip:
        ease_cubic 1.0 xalign 0.75
    stop ambient1 fadeout 1.0
    play music "audio/OST/Those Other Two Weirdos.ogg" fadein 1.0
    $ renpy.music.set_volume(1, 1, 'ambient')
    $ renpy.music.set_volume(1, 1, 'ambient1')
    $ renpy.music.set_volume(1, 1, 'ambient2')
    "A hobo raptor at the top of the steps pulls his oversized shades down to peer at me."

    Re "Ayyy Anon, what’s up dude?"

    "I immediately recognize his voice."

    A "Hey Reed, what’s happening?"

    A "You seem to certainly have uh{cps=*.1}...{/cps} changed."

    A "Why do you look like uh{cps=*.1}...{/cps} I don’t want to sound rude or anything, but{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"

    A "You look homeless, Reed."

    Re "{cps=*0.5}Whaaaat?{/cps}"

    Re "Duuude, I’m not a hobo! I’m the richest raptor in the world, guy!"

    "I think Reed’s lost it."

    Re "What’d you say, man?"

    A "What?{w=0.2} Nothing.{w=0.1} No idea what you’re talking about."

    A "So, how did you get to become the 'richest raptor in the world'?"

    Re "You wouldn’t believe it, man!"

    Re "See, it all started with{cps=*.12}...{/cps}"

    "Reed proceeds to run his mouth off about a bunch of gibberish."

    "I cannot understand anything he's saying."

    "I think I heard ‘pharmaceutical business’ at one point?"
    pause 0.2

    Re "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}and then I was brought here by the birds, dude."

    Re "So what’ve you been up to, man?"

    Re "You look like you haven’t changed a day."

    A "It’s not as exciting as your story, honestly."

    A "I just went off to college,{w=.1} got my bachelor’s,{w=.1} and now I’m just a sound engineer."

    Re "Sounds pretty sweet, dude."
    show reed future neutral flip with dissolve
    pause 0.5
    "We stand there for a moment in the blazing heat."
    show reed future explanatory flip with dissolve

    Re "Dude, it’s fuckin’ hot out here, you wanna get inside?"

    Re "They got drinks n’ shit!"

    A "Definitely,{w=0.2} I need some air conditioning."

    "We quickly moved along to the gymnasium."
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    scene reunion with dissolve
    A "Man, it really hasn’t changed. Takes me back."
    show anond neutral at aleft
    show reed future explanatory flip at rright:
        xalign 1.15
    with dissolve

    Re "Yeah, takes me back too, man."

    Re "Hold on, have you signed in yet?"

    A "No, didn’t know I had to."

    "Reed gestures to the sign-in table."

    scene black with dissolve
    scene reunion with dissolve

    show anond neutral:
        yalign 0.1
        xalign -1.20
        ease_cubic 2.1 xalign 0.3
    "The clerk is crouched behind the table sorting through a box."

    "I go over to write in my John Hancock and the person behind the counter stands up."

    "My nose is assaulted by the pheronomes of perfumes that probably cost more than a years' salary."

    show naomi future at sright with dissolve
    show naomi:
        pause .1
        ease_cubic 0.3 yalign 0.12
        ease_cubic 0.4 yalign 0.0

    N "Oh!"

    show naomi:
        ease_cubic 0.6 xalign 0.85

    N "Anon,{w=.1} you made it!"

    A "Yeah,{w=.1} I did."

    A "Life been treating you well?"

    N "Oh yes, just last year I moved in with my dear Kanyesaurus."
    pause 0.5
    "What the fuck is this world anymore?"

    A "Real shame about his last presidential run."

    N "Oh,{w=.1} he got over it."

    N "There’s always 2028!"

    N "Presidential yeezys shall rise again, he says."

    "{cps=*0.5}WHAT THE FUUUUCK.{/cps}"

    A "That reminds me, have you seen Naser’s college posts?"

    A "He got top marks on his last exam."

    N "No, I lost touch with him about three years ago."

    A "Oh, sorry.{w=.2} How about work, then?"

    N "I haven’t been working, mostly staying back at home and looking after the kids."

    A "Sounds like you got a pretty good deal going on."

    show anond neutral flip with dissolve

    "I turn around to see a short line forming behind me."

    show anond neutral with dissolve

    A "Sorry to keep you so long, I’ll get out of here."

    N "Thanks for catching up, Anon. When I’m done here we can chat more."
    stop music fadeout 3
    play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdInteriorLoop.ogg' fadein 3

    scene black with Dissolve(0.5)
    pause 1.0
    scene reunion
    show reed future neutral:
        xalign 0.0
        yalign 0.1
    show anond neutral:
        yalign 0.1
        xalign -0.3
    with dissolve
    "I go rejoin Reed and we enter the gymnasium together."

    "The setup is rather similar to that prom night all those years ago, albeit without the foreign decor."

    "Young men and women mingle with small drinks and party foods across the floor."

    Re "Man, those look good.{w=.15} Come over here, I’ll get you a drink, on me."

    show anond:
        pause .15
        ease_cubic 0.90 xalign 0.05
    show reed:
        ease_cubic 0.85 xalign 0.25

    "I follow him over to the minibar.{w=.15} Trish is sitting in one of the seats, huddled over an empty glass."

    window hide
    window auto

    stop ambient fadeout 1
    play music "audio/OST/Ramo de Rosas.ogg" fadein 1.0

    show rosa future flip at sright behind reed:
        xalign 2.3
        easein_cubic 2.0 xalign 1.25
    pause .5

    "Rosa is pouring drinks for the few other drunkards when she spots us approach."

    Ro "Oh!{w=0.2} An-on, it is great to see you after all this time!"

    Ro "Please, sit and talk awhile!"

    A "Trish, glad we found you here!"
    window hide
    window auto

    show anond:
        ease_cubic 0.6 xalign -0.1
    show reed:
        ease_cubic 0.6 xalign 0.15
    show rosa future flip at sright:
        ease_cubic 0.6 xalign 1.35
    show trish future neutral flip at tcenter with dissolve:
        xalign 0.75
    pause .5

    "She looks up from her sulking and her face lights up at the sight of us."

    T "Anon!{w=0.3} It’s been years!"

    A "Trish, Rosa,{w=0.2} glad we found you here!"

    Re "Come on man, we’ve been texting this whole time."

    "Reed flashes two fingers at the barkeeper, who sets out a few glasses."

    A "Yeah, good to see you too."

    A "Why’re you looking so gloomy over here?"

    Ro "She has been telling me about how it is the end of her world."

    T "It’s nothing that serious, just workplace drama."

    Re "What, your employees raise another beef with the concept of horn piercings again?"

    Ro "No, this time it’s with the engraving tools."

    T "They’re telling me people would rather go to the dentist with all the drills we use."

    T "And mostly with my designs for hollowed-out horns."

    "Rosa instinctively rubs her own horn."

    A "H-{w=0.2}hollow?"

    T "Of course, I even got in contact with a sculptor and figured out how to make them whistle in the wind!"

    "Reed leans in to whisper in my ear."

    Re "One of the designs sounds like Road Warrior."

    "I shudder at the image."

    show trish future smug flip

    T "Don’t knock it, my satisfaction rate is a clean one-hundred percent!"

    Ro "The only problem is getting people to be willing to try it."

    A "Sounds like there’s a lot of risk there, yeah."

    T "It’s not even that bloody, I only hire the best."

    A "B-{w=0.2}bloody?"

    T "What, never had a piercing before? Same thing."

    "Reed shakes his head."

    Ro "Anything more than a regular piercing is an abomination before our Lord."
    show trish future unimpressed flip
    "I finish my drink and Reed downs his in one shot, tossing a few dollars on the counter."
    stop music fadeout 2

    "I look up to see the one person I’m most anxious and excited to talk with again approaching."

    play music "audio/OST/That Monochromatic Weirdo.ogg" fadein 1.0
    A "Fang! You’re here!"
    show fang d shock:
        xalign -2.2
        easein_cubic 0.89 xalign -0.65
    show anond:
        ease_cubic 0.8 xalign 0.15
    show reed:
        ease_cubic 0.75 xalign 0.725
    show rosa:
        ease_cubic 0.65 xalign 1.45
    show trish:
        ease_cubic 0.7 xalign 0.875
    with None

    pause 0.0001
    show reed future neutral flip with dissolve
    show anond neutral flip with dissolve

    F "Wha-{w=0.2} I-{w=0.2} dammit Anon,{w=0.2} I told you to stop calling me that!"

    Re "Isn’t that the name Lucy used back in senior year?"

    T "Yeah, I think it was."

    A "Come on, you’ll always be Fang to me."

    "Lucy covers her eyes with her hands."
    show fang d happy with dissolve
    F "You haven’t changed a bit, I swear."
    window hide
    window auto
    stop music fadeout 2
    pause 2

    play music "audio/OST/she_fucks_human_men.ogg" fadein 1.0

    scene black with dissolve
    scene d03 with dissolve

    Re "C’mon, get over here. I’ll order us all another watchamacallit of drinks. It’s on me, the richest raptor in the {cps=*0.3}woooorld{/cps}!"

    "Reed cheerfully throws his arms up as he shouts out a prolonged ‘world’."

    F "Sure, thanks. I can’t have too much though, I’m the event organizer and all."

    A "Sounds like a tough break."

    A "Wait, I thought you were the music teacher here."
    #show fang d neutral with dissolve
    F "I’m getting there. Still working with Mister Jingo until he retires next year."

    F "Until then I’m a teachers’ assistant."

    A "Oh, alright, I see."

    "I take a quick glimpse around the room and fail to see any large ape-man."

    A "I feel like we’re missing someone."

    A "Where’s Spears?{w=.1} I could have sworn he would be here."

    Re "Nah man, he’s gone. I saw him on TV the other day, though."

    A "Was he giving a speech or something?"

    Re "Sort of, he does commercials for car dealerships now."

    Re "He’s built a reputation for his gimmick of wrecking a car every ad he does."

    A "I{cps=*.1}...{/cps} I see."

    "Oh god I thought that was a joke about slamming people into cars."

    "The hours reconnecting with my old friends pass surprisingly quickly, and the time eventually comes for everyone to go home."

    "Lucy excuses herself from the group to go give the closing speech."
    scene reunion with fade
    show anond neutral at aleft
    show reed future neutral flip at rcenter:
        xalign 0.6
    show trish future neutral at tcenter:
        xalign 0.75
    show rosa future flip at sright behind reed:
        xalign 1.3
    with dissolve
    "She goes up onstage and tests the microphone, getting everyone’s attention."

    F "Alright everyone, it’s been a wonderful night."

    F "You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here."

    F "Please start finding your designated drivers or calling up the taxi driver."

    F "We will be locking the doors at three."

    "She puts the mic back on its stand and jumps offstage."

    "Reed pats my shoulder."

    Re "You got a ride home, man?"

    A "I can walk, but thanks."

    show fang d happy:
        xalign -2.2
        easein_cubic 1.11 xalign -0.65
    "Lucy returns to the minibar, where Rosa is waiting with the last of the alcohol."

    T "There it is."

    show trish future neutral flip with dissolve

    Re "Alright, great seeing you guys. I’ll bounce."

    show trish future smug flip with dissolve

    T "We should all meet again for lunch sometime!"

    A "Yeah, absolutely. It’s been forever since I’ve been in town, would love to get a tour of what’s new."

    Re "You got it, man. See ya."
    hide reed future neutral flip with dissolve
    A "Bye, Reed."

    T "Actually, I should get going, too."

    T "I don’t want to get stuck in traffic."

    A "You’ve had the most to drink out of all of us, you gonna be alright?"

    "She raises a smug eyebrow and starts walking to the exit."

    T "See you guys."
    hide trish with dissolve
    Ro "Come visit me too, An-on.{w=.1} Stella and I would love to have you."

    hide rosa with dissolve

    "More people trickle out of the room until it’s just Lucy and I."

    show naomi future at sright with dissolve
    "Naomi gives a thumbs-up to Lucy through the door to signal that everyone else has left."

    F "Thanks, Naomi, couldn’t have organized this without you."

    N "Oh, don’t worry about it! It was nice getting to act like a class representative again."

    show naomi future flip at sright with dissolve
    show naomi:
        easeout_cubic 1.0 xalign 2.75

    "The Plastic Persimmon waves and lets the door swing closed with an echoing *clang*."

    hide naomi

    A "Sooo{cps=*.1}...{/cps} {w=0.1}Just the two of us{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"

    F "Damn you Anon and damn you Bill Withers."

    A "Ha! Still got it."

    F "Yeah yeah."

    "Lucy holds up a plastic bag that *clink*s with each shake."

    F "I was gonna offer you the last of these{cps=*.12}...{/cps} Buuuut{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"

    A "Hey now, let’s not let those go to waste."

    "Her smug grin and laugh says enough."

    A "Rooftop?"

    F "Rooftop.{w=0.3} Now."

    "She leads the way through the darkened school hallways and stairwell."

    scene black with dissolve

    "I can picture all the old posters from my time here along the walls."

    "Oh hey, they finally replaced the door."
    stop music fadeout 3.0
    play ambient 'audio/effects/nightLoop.ogg' fadein 3
    label kino:
    scene roof night with dissolve
    show fang d neutral at sleft
    show anond neutral flip at sright:
        xalign 0.8
    "The door is booted open and the night air has finally cooled down to something breathable now."

    "I turn to the ladder on the side of the stair enclosure and climb up."

    "Lucy hands me the bag and makes her own ascent."

    "From our new vantage point we can see all of the town lit up."

    play music "audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg" fadein 1.0
    "And with the stars above and no moon I would say the view is picturesque."

    F "Oi,{w=.1} you gonna hog the drinks?"

    "I take out a pair of bottles, using one to pop the cap off the other."

    F "Show-off.{w=.2} They’re twist-offs, ya know."

    "To prove her point she takes the capped one and simply twists it’s top off."

    A "Ow.{w=0.3} My ego."

    show fang d happy with dissolve

    F "Pfffft.{w=0.2} Anyways."

    A "A toast!"

    F "To adulthood!"

    A "To stable employment!"

    "We tap our bottles together and chug the sweet ambrosia down."

    F "Aaaaah. I needed this."

    A "Oh?"

    "I’m already handing her a second bottle,{w=.1} knowing that she’ll finish her first with her next chug."

    A "I guess you’ve been busy."

    show fang d unimpressed with dissolve

    F "Dealing with teens is a fuckin’ nightmare."

    F "There’s this one brat, Kenny.{w=.15} The little shit has broken two trumpets already."

    A "Can’t be that bad."

    F "Well you see, it happened during band camp-"

    "Lucy’s rant went on for what felt like an hour."

    "Though judging by the pile of beer bottles,{w=.1} it couldn’t have been more than twenty minutes."

    F "-at the fucking dance of all places."

    A "Snrk."

    show fang d neutral with dissolve

    F "What!"

    A "Sounds like us, honestly."

    F "Bullshit."

    A "For real!{w=.1} You were just as bad!"

    #still -ob
    show fang:
        ease_cubic 0.4 xalign 0.55
        ease_cubic 0.7 xalign 0.0
    pause .3
    show anond:
        pause .02
        ease_cubic 0.3 xalign 0.82
        ease_cubic 0.4 xalign 0.8
    "Lucy’s elbow finds it’s familiar spot in my side."


    F "Nuh uh."

    A "Yeah huh.{w=0.2} {cps=*.5}Faaaaang.{/cps}"

    "She groans and hides her face in her knees."

    F "Why the fuck was I so edgy?"

    A "Trish."

    F "Mrrrr{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.1} Okay, so maybe we were that bad."

    A "That’s life for ya."

    "She sighs and relaxes. Her legs stretch forward and she leans back on her arms."

    F "Yeah{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"

    F "That’s life{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"

    "I mimic her pose and find myself staring at the small dots spreading across the night sky."
    stop music fadeout 5.0

    A "Teacher at your alma mater.{w=.25} Wasn’t really expecting that, ya know."

    F "And you as a sound engineer?{w=0.3} Pffft, I figured you’d be making a sexbot or something."

    A "The self-cleaning subroutine never worked right."
    show fang d happy with dissolve
    "We chuckle together."

    play music "audio/OST/Amberlight Brilliance - Demo.ogg" fadein 1.0
    stop ambient fadeout 5
    A "Hey, Lucy{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"

    "I keep my eyes on the stars, even when Lucy turns to look at me."

    "I can feel heat creep across my face."

    A "I got a contract with a studio here. I’m thinking{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"

    A "Since I’ll be here for a good while, how about we get some dinner sometime."

    A "Y’know{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.1} together{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"

    "I look at Lucy at last."

    "Her face is turned back to the sky, but there’s a dusting of pink across her cheeks."

    F "I would{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.1} I totally would, Anon{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"

    F "But I’ve got work like you wouldn’t believe."
    show fang d neutral with dissolve
    A "O-oh. Well, if it’s too mu-"

    F "However!"

    show fang d happy with dissolve

    "Something covers my hand."

    "I quick glimpse down and I see it’s Lucy’s atop mine."

    F "I’ve got time in the morning."

    F "So how bout breakfasts?"

    "I smile."

    A "Is that a date then?"

    F "I don’t know, is it?"

    "Lucy turns back to me and smiles."

    A "It is, then."

    F "You’re such a dweeb."
    #ENDING 4 THEME GOES HERE
    stop music fadeout 1.0
    A "I know."
    #play music
    play music 'audio/OST/Amberlight Brilliance - Live.ogg' fadein 1.0
    scene d04b with dissolve

    "That didn’t stop Lucy from shuffling closer until our legs were pressed together."

    "That didn’t stop Lucy from leaning her head on my shoulder."

    "I grin and wrap my arm around her shoulder."

    "Feels just like old times, honestly."

    "Like no time has passed since I left Volcaldera Bluff."

    "I guess I never did say goodbye to Volcano High."

    F "Thanks, now my face is forever stuck in a cringe, Anon."

    A "{cps=*.2}...{/cps}Way to ruin the moment Fang."

    F "You ruined it first with your mumbling."

    A "Fix it then."

    F "You ruined it, you fix it."

    A "Fine I will."
    scene black with dissolve
    "My hand cups her cheek gently."

    "Lucy smiles and leans in."

    "Ah, I missed this feeling."

    "Our lips meld together as we embrace just like we were teens again."

    $ quick_menu = False
    scene black with fade
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    window hide
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