label chapter_8: #Study Session "{cps=*0.2}-- A Few Weeks Later --{/cps}" window hide window auto pause 0.5 play music 'audio/OST/Bayside Bumming it.ogg' fadein 1.0 scene bandroom with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "Things have cooled off since the concert back in February." "There’s no major events coming up, so the days have gotten longer." "The weather has started to warm up as well." pause .5 "Each morning I’ve been walking through a thick blanket of fog that always dissipates by lunchtime." "It’s a drastic shift compared to the hot/cold binary of fly-over life." "Maybe I should ditch the jacket soon{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" "No, there’s no way I’m showing the world just how much of a lanklet I am." "Even if it means being grilled alive." show fang happy at sleft with dissolve F "Geez, Anon, you look like you’re dying right now." show anon sad flip at aright with dissolve A "The sun{cps=*.1}...{/cps} can go{cps=*.1}...{/cps} fuck itself..." show fang behind anon: ease_quart 1 xalign 0.5 pause 0.25 ease_quart 1 xalign 0.2 "Fang chuckles and pats my back as I lean over my desk." pause .5 "On second thought, tank tops seem cool. Reed is usually wearing one." window hide window auto pause 0.5 show jingo: xalign -0.2 easein_cubic 1 yalign 0.0 xalign 0.0 #at sleft with easeinleft with dissolve pause 0.5 show anon neutral flip with Dissolve(0.25) jingo "Alright class, the Principal’s got something to say, then you’ll be leavin’ early." show jingo: easeout_cubic 1 xalign -0.2 show jingo flip with dissolve hide jingo with dissolve "With that we were all directed to the auditorium." window hide window auto pause 0.5 stop music fadeout 2 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' fadein 2 scene auditorium with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "We didn’t have assigned seating, so I immediately thought of sitting with Fang." "Knowing better than to look through the ocean of students, I follow my nose to Reed." pause 0.5 show reed sunglasses: xalign 0.4 yalign 0.1 show trish neutral behind reed: xalign 0.9 with dissolve "The fetid raptor was sitting in the very last row with Trish." window hide window auto pause 0.5 show reed sunglasses flip with dissolve: xalign 0.6 pause 1 easein_cubic 0.3 yalign 0.2 easeout_cubic 0.3 yalign 0.1 pause 0.5 show reed sunglasses happy flip with Dissolve(.25) Re "YOOOOO!" show trish unimpressed with dissolve "Reed’s bellow easily eclipses everyone else." "I wave back, hurrying past my awestruck classmates to claim my rightful throne." show reed: easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.7 pause 0.0001 show reed sunglasses flip show anon neutral: xalign -0.4 yalign 0.1 easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.1 with dissolve Re "‘Ey guys… saved ya some seats." pause 0.5 "I take a glance over to see Trish pouting." pause 0.5 T "Fuck, he found us." pause 0.5 "The last students trickle in through the doors and take their seats." window hide window auto pause 0.5 hide reed hide trish hide anon with dissolve pause 0.5 "Mr. Carldewskii takes the stage with an electronic mic." window hide window auto pause 0.5 show carldelewski: xalign 1.3 yalign 0.0 #alpha 0.0 easein_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.5 #alpha 1 with Dissolve(0.5) pause 1 carl "Alright, frickin’ settle down kids. We got a special frickin’ announcement from the frickin’ principal." stop ambient fadeout 5 pause 0.5 carl "We got frickin’ midterms coming up soon, and he frickin’ feels the need to give all of you a frickin’ pep talk." pause 0.5 "The audience collectively groans." "Fang and Trish throw their heads back." pause 0.5 play music 'audio/OST/we just turned on the microphone in our programmers_ house.ogg' fadein 1.0 "On cue, Principal Spears takes the stage." show carldelewski: easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.2 show carldelewski flip with dissolve show spears neutral flip with dissolve: xalign 1.2 easein_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.7 "Mr. Carldewskii holds the microphone out to him but gets ignored." # show carldelewski: # ease_quart 0.5 xalign 1.0 # with dissolve "The student body covers their ears in preparation." window hide window auto hide carldelewski with dissolve pause 0.5 show spears angry flip with Dissolve(.25) play sound 'audio/effects/spearYellRumbleVoice.ogg' window show Dissolve(0.0001) Sp "ALRIGHT YOU LITTLE PUNKS." with vpunch pause 0.5 Sp "LIKE THE MAN SAID, WE HAVE MIDTERMS TO DEAL WITH IN JUST A FEW WEEKS." Sp "AND I DON’T WANT TO SEE ANY OF YOU SLACKING, ONLY THE BEST EFFORTS WILL BE ALLOWED." Sp "THESE SCORES MAY NOT AFFECT YOUR OVERALL GRADE, SO MANY OF YOU MAY DECIDE TO DISREGARD THEM." Sp "IT’S A WEAK MINDSET LIKE THAT THAT CAN AND WILL TRAP YOU!" Sp "THESE TESTS ARE FOR YOU TO SEE IF YOU’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK OR NOT!" Sp "I EXPECT YOU ALL TO ACE THESE EXAMS BECAUSE VOLCANO HIGH IS THE BEST SCHOOL THERE IS!" Sp "AND I TEACH THE BEST STUDENTS THERE ARE, HERE AT VOLCANO HIGH!" Sp "ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?" pause 0.5 "Judging by the dead silence, there wasn’t any." show spears neutral flip with dissolve "The principal gives a single approving nod and exits stage right." window hide window auto pause 0.5 stop music fadeout 1.0 show spears: easeout_cubic 1 xalign 1.2 show spears neutral with dissolve hide spears with dissolve pause 1.0 show carldelewski with dissolve: xalign 0.75 easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.5 carl "Alright you kids, you’re free to frikin' go." play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' fadein 2.0 hide carldelewski with dissolve ##crowd leaves #image teacher1 = im.MatrixColor("other/carldelewski.png",im.matrix.brightness(-1)) #image teacher2 = im.Flip(im.MatrixColor("other/farnsworth.png",im.matrix.brightness(-1)), horizontal=True) #image teacher3 = im.MatrixColor("other/jin.png",im.matrix.brightness(-1)) #image teacher4 = im.MatrixColor("other/jingo.png",im.matrix.brightness(-1)) #image student1 = im.Flip(im.MatrixColor("stella/chadshark.png",im.matrix.brightness(-1)), horizontal=True) # obligatory Chadshark cameo #image student2 = im.Flip(im.MatrixColor("stella/stella neutral.png",im.matrix.brightness(-1)), horizontal=True) #image student3 = im.Flip(im.MatrixColor("rosa/rosa shocked.png",im.matrix.brightness(-1)), horizontal=True) #show fang neutral at sleft: # xalign -0.3 #show anon neutral at acenter: # xalign 0.4 #show reed neutral at rcenter #show trish neutral at tright #show teacher1: # xalign 1.0 yalign 0.1 #show teacher2: # xalign 0.8 yalign 0.1 #show teacher3: # xalign -0.1 yalign 0.1 #show teacher4: # xalign 0.5 yalign 0.1 #show student1: # xalign 0.15 yalign 0.1 #show student2: # xalign 0.3 yalign 0.1 #show student3: # xalign 0.6 yalign 0.1 #with dissolve "With that the sea of students begins to funnel out of the auditorium." #show student1: # ease_quart 1.5 xalign -0.5 alpha 0.0 #show student2: # ease_quart 1.5 xalign -0.5 alpha 0.0 #with Dissolve(1.0) #pause 1.0 #hide student1 #hide student2 # pause 0.3 #show student3: # ease_quart 1.5 xalign -0.5 alpha 0.0 #show teacher4: # ease_quart 1.8 xalign -0.5 alpha 0.0 #with Dissolve(1.0) #pause 1.0 #hide student3 #hide teacher4 # pause 0.4 #show teacher1: # ease_quart 1.5 xalign 1.5 alpha 0.0 #show teacher2: # ease_quart 1.8 xalign 1.5 alpha 0.0 #show teacher3: # ease_quart 0.8 xalign -0.5 alpha 0.0 #with Dissolve(1.0) #pause 1.0 #hide teacher1 #hide teacher2 #hide teacher3 #crowd done leaving #pause 1.0 pause 0.5 "The four of us wait until the auditorium is half empty before getting up and making our way to the door." window hide window auto pause 0.5 stop ambient fadeout 2 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 play music 'audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg' fadein 2.0 scene outside school show anon neutral at acenter: xalign 0.5 xpos 0.4 show fang neutral at sleft: xalign 0.5 xpos 0.2 show trish neutral flip: xalign 0.5 xpos 0.9 show reed neutral flip: xalign 0.5 xpos 0.75 with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "Our motley crew make it to the front lawn of the school and Reed falls flat on his back in the freshly mowed grass." show reed happy flip with Dissolve(.25) Re "Later guys." window hide window auto show reed happy flip: yalign 0.238 easeout_cubic .5 rotate 90 yalign -0.01 ypos 0.5 pause .15 hide reed with Dissolve(.25) play sound 'audio/effects/anonGardenFall.ogg' with vpunch pause .5 show trish: ease_cubic 1.0 xpos 0.8 show anon: ease_cubic 1.0 xpos 0.5 show fang: ease_cubic 1.0 xpos 0.3 "His breathing becomes a rumbling snore." pause .5 T "So Fang, you actually gonna study?" F "Mmmm{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" T "We can go to the library, there shouldn’t be anyone there." A "Eh, I don’t think I’m allowed there anymore. Wasted too much bandwidth." "Fuck using my own data to pirate all these games I’ll probably never play." show trish unimpressed flip with Dissolve(0.25) T "I wasn’t asking you, douche." pause .5 F "I kind of just wanna go home." show trish neutral flip with Dissolve(0.5) T "{cps=*0.4}...Kay{/cps}{cps=*.1}...{/cps} Talk to ya later Fang." F "Yeah{cps=*.1}...{/cps} Later{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" show trish unimpressed flip with Dissolve(0.5) T "Fuck you Anon." show anon shrug with Dissolve(0.5) A "I didn’t even do anything this time!" pause 0.5 show trish: easeout_cubic 1 xalign 1.4 alpha 0.0 show trish neutral with dissolve hide trish with dissolve pause 0.25 "Tch. Fuck her." show anon neutral flip with dissolve A "Whatever. See you Monday, Fang." window hide window auto pause .25 show anon: easeout_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.6 easein_back 0.35 xalign 0.65 show fang: pause 0.5 easein_back 0.75 xpos .35 show anon neutral with Dissolve(0.5) pause .5 "Before I can turn away Fang’s hand catches the sleeve of my unnecessary sweater." show anon neutral flip show fang considering with dissolve F "A-actually{cps=*.1}...{/cps} I was thinking{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" A "Hmm?" pause .5 "Fang’s grip loosens on my arm, leaving her hand to rest on my forearm." show fang neutral with Dissolve(0.25) F "Wanna like, study at my place? I uh{cps=*.1}...{/cps} kinda need help{cps=*.1}...{/cps} with science." A "S{cps=*0.3}uuurrrree{/cps}waaait. Wouldn’t your dad make me into a hunting trophy?" show fang happy with Dissolve(0.5) F "I don’t think you’re that good of a catch." pause .5 "Ow. My ego." pause .5 F "Besides, he’s working a late shift tonight and my mom should be out clothes shopping or something. Again." pause .5 "It’s okay Anon, you’re just going to Fang’s house." "Alone." pause 0.5 "♪ Just the two of us. ♪" "Bill Withers shut the fuck up, holy fuck AAAAAAAA." pause .5 A "Okay then. So how are we gonna get to your place?" show fang surprised with Dissolve(0.5) F "Shit! The bus! We can make it to the last one if we run!" "OH GO FUCK YOURSELF BILL WITHERS." window hide window auto show fang behind anon: easeout_cubic 1 xpos 0.0 alpha 0.0 show anon: easeout_cubic 1 xalign -0.2 alpha 0.0 show fang unimpressed flip with Dissolve(0.25) pause 0.25 hide fang hide anon with dissolve pause 0.25 stop music fadeout 2 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "We make a mad dash to the last bus." "I’m sweating like hell by the time we get there, made worse by the fact I’m still wearing my jacket." "Still must not take off." "Must not expose skeleton arms." window hide window auto pause .5 play music 'audio/ost/Appreciating the Atmosphere.ogg' fadein 1 scene home fang day with Dissolve(1) pause .5 "After a little while of being simultaneously fried alive and bathed in sweat, we finally make it to Fang’s place." "I obviously thank the bus driver again." pause 0.5 "Wait. Alone with Fang? At her place?" "Bill Withers begins to blare inside my head again. God just fuck off, FUCK." pause .5 F "Come on, Anon. We can study in my room." pause .5 "Fang’s room?" pause .25 play ambient 'audio/effects/alarmClicheLoop.ogg' fadein 2 volume 0.5 pause .5 "Oh, man, it’s been a while since I’ve noticed the alarms." stop ambient fadeout 3 pause .5 A "S-sure! Lead the way." pause .5 "Fang climbs the steps while I trail behind, weary of any hidden fathers laying in wait to ambush me." window hide window auto pause 0.5 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "She holds a door open to a pitch-black room, and I tentatively step in." pause 0.5 F "Aaaaah, home sweet home." window hide window auto pause 0.5 scene fangroom with Dissolve(1) pause 1 "Fang flips on the lights and I’m not quite sure what I expected." "The black walls are covered with various band posters, the spaces in between covered by what I assume are lyric ideas written in chalk." "A few guitar stands and a keyboard in the corner below a non-binary flag hanging on the wall." pause 0.5 "Fang throws her bag off to the side and picks up a guitar, strumming a few chords." "I plant my hands in my pockets nonchalantly, looking around for a chair or something." show fang neutral flip: xalign 1.1 show anon neutral: xalign 0.1 yalign 0.1 with Dissolve(1) F "Just sit on the floor, dweeb." pause 0.5 A "Wow, not even a beanbag chair?" A "What kind of lazy teenager are you?" F "The kind that has expendable guitars in arm’s reach." pause 0.5 A "Fair enough." pause 0.5 "I use my backpack as a makeshift backrest." pause 0.5 A "What’s the guitar for, anyways?" F "Playing music." A "I mean, aren’t we supposed to be studying?" A "Or are we doing music first?" window hide window auto pause 0.5 hide anon hide fang show fangguitar with dissolve pause 0.5 F "Uhm{cps=*.1}...{/cps} This is just how I get ready for studying." F "Strumming along puts me at ease." pause 0.5 "Fang picks up a spare guitar pick from a shelf." "She begins playing a short riff that I recognize from one of VVURM DRAMA’s songs, smiling and relaxing as she goes on." "Like my own personal concert." pause 0.5 "When the song is finished, Fang gives an expectant glance my way." "I smile and give a tasteful nod." pause 0.5 F "You wanna try?" "Fang takes off the guitar strap and extends it for me to play." "I’m not sure what she expects me to do but I could give it a shot." pause 0.5 "Though aren’t we supposed to be studying for midterms?" pause 0.5 Sp "{i}{alpha=0.5}THESE SCORES MAY NOT AFFECT YOUR OVERALL GRADE, SO MANY OF YOU MAY DECIDE TO DISREGARD THEM.{/alpha}{/i}" Sp "{i}{alpha=0.5}IT’S A WEAK MINDSET LIKE THAT THAT CAN AND WILL TRAP YOU!{/alpha}{/i}" Sp "{i}{alpha=0.5}THESE TESTS ARE FOR YOU TO SEE IF YOU’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK OR NOT!{/alpha}{/i}" pause 0.5 "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 stop music fadeout 2.0 "Is it really alright to slack off?" window hide window auto pause .5 menu: "Play The Guitar": jump LetFangPlayGuit "Get to Studying": jump GetStartedOnStudy label LetFangPlayGuit: $ fangscore += 1 pause .5 "What the hell." play music 'audio/OST/Appreciating the Moment.ogg' fadein 1.0 A "Er… why not." pause .5 "I take the guitar from her hands and put the strap on, letting its weight hang from my shoulder." "Fang hands me the pick and I aimlessly strum the guitar, the mess of a noise sounding a far cry from her elegant playing." play sound "audio/effects/badA.ogg" pause .5 "Well I tried." pause .5 F "Here, like this." pause .5 "Fang grabs another guitar and motions me to copy her hand movements." "I try to mimic her hands on the fretboard but it feels like my fingers are twisting into pretzels." pause .5 F "Not like that, your hand’s gonna get cramped as fuck like that." "Fang sets her guitar down on a stand and comes over to me." pause .5 F "Holy fuck no wonder you sound like a horny cougar." A "Wait, like the cat or-" F "Here, like this." "Her hand covers mine as she tries to readjust the position of it." pause .5 F "No like- Gah stop fighting back!" A "Ow hey- Quite tha- OW!" F "Oh my fuck, Anon. Just relax your hand!" play ambient 'audio/effects/alarmKlaxonLoop.ogg' fadein 2 volume 0.5 pause .5 "I would if I could but the god damned alarms weren’t freaking me out!" stop ambient fadeout 2 pause .5 F "UUUUUUUURG… Hold on." A "Wha-" "Fang walks behind me." pause 0.5 F "Don’t turn around!" A "Why-" pause .5 stop music fadeout 1.0 "She’s standing right behind me!" window hide window auto pause .5 hide fangguitar show fanganonguitar with dissolve pause .5 "She’s standing RIGHT THE FUCK BEHIND ME!" pause .5 "Her body presses against my back and her arms come around, each of her hands taking my own and guiding them into proper position." pause .5 "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause .5 "{cps=*0.5}AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA{/cps}" play music 'audio/OST/Dragging on and on....ogg' fadein 1.0 pause .5 F "Anon, are you paying attention?" A "Y-yeah! Totally!" "I hope my voice didn’t just crack." pause .5 "Fang’s hands move mine along the neck of the guitar." pause .5 F "Alright, try these chords." play sound 'audio/effects/goodA.ogg' fadein 0.5 "Her fingers press mine down, holding down the strings in an awkward position." F "Then this." play sound 'audio/effects/goodB.ogg' fadein 0.5 "My hands are slid down closer to the base of the neck and too close to my crotch." F "And then finally this." play sound 'audio/effects/goodC.ogg' fadein 0.5 "My fingers are shifted back up to the middle of the fretboard." F "Try that out, Anon." pause .5 "Fang let’s go of my sweaty hands. She doesn’t move from behind me though." "I try and replicate the movements." pause .5 play sound 'audio/effects/goodA.ogg' fadein 0.5 "The first strum sounds… not bad…" play sound 'audio/effects/badA.ogg' fadein 0.5 "The second note is horrendous. I blame my pants." play sound 'audio/effects/goodC.ogg' fadein 0.5 "And the last chord comes out alrightish." pause .5 F "Now do it all together." pause .5 "I repeat the pattern and it comes out all sounding alrightish." F "Again." "Oh hey, that didn’t sound too bad now." pause .5 F "You’re getting it now." A "Am I? I have no clue what these chords are?" pause .5 "I keep strumming, each time progressively sounding better and better." pause .5 F "Now try playing chords of your own." A "My own{cps=*.1}...?{/cps} I thought you were showing me how to play a song." F "I’m teaching you how to play guitar you dork." pause .5 "I reposition my fingers and try something new, producing several more horrid sounds from the instrument." stop music fadeout 2.0 "My pinky slides off the fretboard and when I strum again a strange look appears in Fang’s eyes." window hide window auto pause .5 label musicalchoices: menu: "Slap the guitar": play sound "audio/effects/badA.ogg" volume 0.5 F "Pfft hahahaha, wow you suck at this." jump musicalchoices "Try Something Cool": play sound "audio/effects/badB.ogg" volume 0.5 F "Wow that was really pretty." A "Really?" F "Pretty shit." jump musicalchoices "Keep it simple": play sound "audio/effects/goodA.ogg" volume 0.5 F "Hmm. Interesting, keep going." menu: "Jam out hard": play sound "audio/effects/badC.ogg" volume 0.5 F "You {i}really{/i} suck at this." jump musicalchoices "Strum with confidence": play sound "audio/effects/goodB.ogg" volume 0.5 F "That’s pretty good." F "Don’t stop you idiot, keep going." "Keep a soft tone": play sound "audio/effects/badB.ogg" volume 0.5 F "C’mon Anon, you can do better." jump musicalchoices menu: "Press this button or else your mother dies in her sleep": play sound "audio/effects/badC.ogg" volume 0.5 F "Oh come on now, impress me." jump musicalchoices "Try to impress": play sound "audio/effects/badA.ogg" volume 0.5 F "Nah… That’s not it, but you’re getting there." jump musicalchoices "Play something random": play sound "audio/effects/goodC.ogg" volume 0.5 F "I like this." F "Play that one again for me, will you?" pause .5 "I oblige, and repeat notes several times." pause .5 "Fang’s tail starts wagging along with my strumming, turning into her usual metronome." pause 1.0 F "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}Wait{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" window hide window auto pause .5 hide fanganonguitar show fangguitar with dissolve pause .5 "She takes the guitar from me and sits on the edge of her bed, toying with the chord I was strumming." pause .5 F "I{cps=*.1}...{/cps} I think I’ve figured that song out, Anon." pause 0.5 show dimmer_light behind fangguitar with dissolve play music 'audio/OST/Amberlight Brilliance - Demo.ogg' fadein 1.0 "Her tail slaps a simple beat on her mattress as she slowly builds up a rhythm in her strumming." "Her head bobs along, wings relaxing as the guitar’s tone starts picking up." "The song borne from the guitar was mesmerizing." "It started soft, with gentle tumbling trills, a slow jam at first, but eventually it grew into something more." "The crescendo crossing the strings reshaped the music, the transformation into a weightier rock piece was seamless." "More than just fingers and a pick, it was as if Fang put her entire life’s effort into this." pause 0.5 "Thinking back, she must have made countless songs like this, most of them never heard by anyone and left forgotten." "She soon started to hum with the song she was playing, harmony and melancholy blending with the melody." "As Fang poured her very being into that instrument in her hands it dawned on me what this was." "A lyricless ballad." "An instrumental aria." "Musical notes that bore the weight of words she couldn’t define." "All of which sounded beautiful, melding together into a harsh yet intoxicating piece of dissonant serenity." pause 0.5 "Eventually she started to diminuendo, the fading softness of strings and harshness in her humming as she slowly laid the guitar to rest." stop music fadeout 2.0 hide dimmer_light behind fangguitar with dissolve "The music had stopped but her own emotions warred on." window hide window auto pause 0.5 hide fangguitar show fang hiding flip: xalign 1.1 show anon neutral: xalign 0.1 yalign 0.1 with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "Fang sat there, looking down at her guitar realizing she showed me something she had never shown anyone before." "Fang bit back tears, fighting the sob that threatened to spill from her." pause 0.5 "She sets her guitar down and slouches, rubbing her eyes and trying to repress her inner turmoil." "Instinct pushes me to my feet, carrying me forward to the vulnerable girl sat on plush duvets." "All that matters is her." pause 0.5 "The part of me that felt scared at that thought, that wanted to remain isolated in my comfort zone," "That wanted to pretend that no one else mattered," pause 1 "That part was ejected. {i}Forcibly{/i}." window hide window auto pause 0.5 show anon behind fang: ease_cubic 2 xalign 0.5 pause 1 hide fang hide anon show fanganonhug_moving: xalign 0.5 yalign 0.0 with dissolve pause 1 "Fang gasps as I wrap my arms around her." pause 0.5 F "A-Anon-" "The frailty of her voice makes my heart ache." pause 0.5 A "The song was amazing, Fang." "It truly was. Because it was her. Her heart and soul were carried within it. Her very being." pause 0.5 "My heartfelt words reached her." "The dam burst." pause 0.5 "She felt like a porcelain doll in my arms. Tears of sorrow and relief stain my shirt and wet my chest." pause 0.5 F "Thank you{cps=*.1}...{/cps}thank you{cps=*.1}...{/cps}thank you{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 "Unlike the rooftop Fang’s voice was a weak mumble, broken by hiccups and uneasy breaths." pause 0.5 show fanganonhug_moving: ease_cubic 2.0 xalign 0.35 ease_cubic 4.0 xalign 0.65 ease_cubic 4.0 xalign 0.35 ease_cubic 2.0 xalign 0.5 repeat "My embrace is soft as I cradle her, soothing her with slow rocking." "We stayed like this, my arms calming the fragile and spent girl." "I have no clue how long it lasts, but Fang is able to compose herself with time." pause 0.5 "I let her move away, choosing to sit next to her on the soft mattress." window hide window auto pause 0.5 hide fanganonhug_moving show fang happy flip: xalign 1.1 show anon neutral: xalign 0.1 yalign 0.1 with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "Her eyes are puffy and red, and once again her make-up has left tracks of orange and black on her cheeks." "And once again she shares with me that smile." "But this time I can tell exactly what that soft expression means." pause 0.5 "Relief." pause 0.5 F "God Anon, that’s twice now{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" A "My bad. How are you feeling?" F "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}I don’t know{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 "She looks down at the guitar she set aside." "I lean over her lap, carefully taking the instrument by its neck and bringing it to my lap." pause 0.5 A "Can you teach me?" show fang surprised flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "W-wha-" A "The song. Can you teach it to me?" show fang happy flip with dissolve "She looks at the guitar and then me. Her surprise slowly turns to happiness." pause 0.5 F "Sure I can. Hold up a second." hide fang with dissolve "She stands from the bed and goes for another one of her guitars." "Along the way she grabs a shirt off the floor, using it to wipe her face." show fang happy flip at sright with dissolve: #yalign -0.45 xalign 1.1 "When she comes back Fang sits closer than before, our shoulders together." pause 0.5 F "So, for the opener-" play music 'audio/OST/she_fucks_human_men.ogg' fadein 2.0 "After what feels like hours of back-and-forth to learn guitar, my arms feel like they’re about to fall off." "Fang is an unexpectedly patient music teacher." "She ends up correcting the same mistakes I make over and over with little more than ‘dweeb’." pause 0.5 "I ended up calling it quits halfway through the twentieth practice song." "By that point my acoustic screeching turned into something that resembles actual music." pause 0.5 F "You’re no StegoSlash, buuuuut{cps=*.1}...{/cps} not half bad for one lesson." A "I’ll take it. I fuckin’ suck creatively." F "Do you? You made that railgun way back when." A "Ah, that, that was just something I read online." F "Still managed to make it." A "Yeah but that had like, instructions and shit." A "Anything that needs imagination and it’s like I’m an epileptic with downs syndrome." F "Pffft. What about your word play?" pause 0.5 "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}Not telling her about my shitposting needs…" pause 0.5 A "That’s the best I can do I guess." F "Hmmm{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 "Fang’s fingers trace along the strings of her waiting guitar." pause 0.5 F "How bout a jam session?" A "J-jam session?" "Not that kinda jam session. Fuck." pause 0.5 A "So what’s the whole pirate princess thing about?" "She doesn’t have a candle so I’ll be fine." window hide window auto pause .5 show fang unimpressed flip: easein_cubic 0.5 xpos 1.15 pause .65 # play sound 'audio/effects/anonDink.ogg' #show guitarpick with dissolve: # subpixel True # xpos 0.6 ypos 0.6 # #wind up motion going the opposite way? # block: # ease_cubic 0.3 xpos 0.70 play sound 'audio/effects/whoosh.ogg' pause 0.1 show fang unimpressed flip: easein_cubic 0.5 xpos 1.1 show guitarpick: subpixel True xanchor 0.5 yanchor 0.5 xpos 0.65 ypos 0.5 linear 0.15 xpos 0.36 ypos 0.16 rotate -360 easein_cubic 0.4 xpos 0.7 ypos -0.15 rotate -360 pause .1 play audio 'audio/effects/anonDink.ogg' show anon: easein_cubic 0.5 xalign -0.1 show anon fear with Dissolve(.25) pause .5 "A guitar pick bounces off my eye." A "Gah!" F "I told you not to mention that!" show anon concerned with Dissolve(0.25) A "I know, I know, sorry, geez!" show anon: ease_cubic 1 xalign 0.1 show anon neutral with Dissolve(0.25) A "But, really though. What was the deal with that?" pause 0.5 show fang neutral flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}It’s just{cps=*.1}...{/cps} Something that I did sometimes." A "What, play pretend? All kids do that." F "Yeah, but I mean, this was a bit different." F "When I pretended the world seemed so much better." F "So I’d end up doing it for months at a time." F "Years, even." A "But that’s all over now?" F "Yeah." F "Just embarrassing memories." pause 0.5 F "Sometimes I do miss it, though." F "Being someone new, trying to figure everything out again…" pause 0.5 Re "{i}{alpha=0.5}Fang wasn’t Fang.{/alpha}{/i}" pause 0.5 "Hmmm{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" show fang happy flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "Anyways, go ahead and just try playing." "She reaches over and plucks a string on the guitar I'm holding." pause 0.5 A "Just whatever comes to mind?" F "Yeah. Just try and play whatever." stop music fadeout 1.0 "And then{cps=*.1}...{/cps} All hell broke loose." window hide window auto pause 0.25 # hide fanganonhug with dissolve show fang: easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.5 show anon: easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.65 pause 0.0001 show fang shocked flip show anon neutral flip with Dissolve(0.25) show fangdad neutral with Dissolve(0.5): xalign -0.5 easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.0 #show anon concerned with dissolve pause 0.5 FD "What the {b}HELL{/b} are you doing here, Anon?" window hide window auto pause 0.5 #Time for the fun #Have fun making sense of these incredibly number crunched... numbers play sound 'audio/effects/whoosh.ogg' pause 0.1 scene fangroom: linear 0.2 zoom 3.2432432432432432432432432432432 xpos -2510 ypos -146 show fang shocked flip: xpos 762 linear 0.2 zoom 3.2432432432432432432432432432432 xpos -42 ypos -149 show anon neutral flip behind fang: xpos 558 ypos -42 linear 0.2 zoom 3.2432432432432432432432432432432 xpos -704 ypos -285 show fangdad neutral: linear 0.2 zoom 3.2432432432432432432432432432432 xpos -2510 ypos -146 show anonfacecloseup: size(1920,1080) zoom 0.30833333333333333333333333333333665 xpos 774 ypos 45 linear 0.2 zoom 1 xpos 0 ypos 0 pause 0.5 play music 'audio/OST/you can_t sage here.ogg' fadein 1.0 "Yep, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I got in this situation." "Well you see, it all started with me here, in the girl I like’s room. " "I was learning to play guitar, maybe even getting a little good at it!" "Then right out of nowhere, nowhere I tell you{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" "The scariest motherfucker I have ever seen in my life shows up." "Yep, you guessed it, it’s the lady’s dad. No warning or anything!" "And he brought his murder weapon." "My life flashes before me and my first thought is: god my life sucks." "The Fang bits were pretty cool I guess." "I at least hope someone deleted my browser history." pause 0.5 "Anyways, back to the show." window hide window auto pause 0.5 play sound 'audio/effects/whoosh.ogg' pause 0.1 scene fangroom: zoom 3.2432432432432432432432432432432 xpos -2510 ypos -146 linear 0.2 zoom 1 xpos 0 ypos 0 show fang shocked flip: zoom 3.2432432432432432432432432432432 xpos -42 ypos -149 linear 0.2 zoom 1 xpos 762 ypos 0 show anon neutral flip behind fang: zoom 3.2432432432432432432432432432432 xpos -704 ypos -285 linear 0.2 zoom 1 xpos 558 ypos -42 show fangdad neutral: zoom 3.2432432432432432432432432432432 xpos -2510 ypos -146 linear 0.2 zoom 1 xpos 0 ypos 0 show anonfacecloseup: size(1920,1080) linear 0.2 zoom 0.30833333333333333333333333333333 xpos 774 ypos 45 pause 0.5 hide anonfacecloseup FD "Out. {w=0.3}{b}Now{/b}." window hide window auto pause 0.25 hide anon show anon neutral flip behind fangdad, fang: xalign 0.65 yalign 0.1 show fangdad: easein_cubic 0.75 xalign 0.3 pause 0.75 show fangdad: easein_back 1 xalign 0.2 show anon: easein_back 1 xalign 0.5 pause 0.0001 show anon concerned show fang sad flip with dissolve pause .25 show fangdad: easeout_cubic 1 xalign -0.5 show anon: easeout_cubic 1 xalign -0.2 pause 0.0001 show fangdad neutral flip behind anon show anon concerned flip with Dissolve(.25) pause .25 hide anon hide fangdad with dissolve pause 0.5 show black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "It takes all my strength to prevent my bladder from doing its best Stella impression right about now." "I silently head to the door with Judge Dredd to my back, catching a sympathetic glance from Fang on the way out." pause 0.5 "Walking out the front door, I feel my heart stop as his talon-like nails begin to dig into my shoulder." "At that moment I learned a very important lesson." pause 0.5 "PTERO-CLAWS HURT LIKE CRAP, MAN." window hide window auto pause 0.5 scene home fang outside with dissolve pause 0.5 FD "The next time I catch you alone with my daughter, I will use your head as a rubix cube." window hide window auto pause 0.25 show anon fear flip: xalign 1.7 yalign 0.1 easein_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.5 show fangdad unimpressed flip behind anon: xalign 2.0 easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.0 with dissolve pause 0.5 show fangdad: easeout_cubic 1 xalign 1.5 show anon sad flip with dissolve hide fangdad with dissolve play sound 'audio/effects/doorSlam.ogg' pause 0.1 with vpunch "He gives me a shove off the porch and I hear the door slam behind me." show anon neutral with dissolve stop music fadeout 3 play ambient 'audio/effects/outdoorLoop.ogg' fadein 3 "I can hear her father’s raised voice from here." pause 0.5 "Sheesh{cps=*.1}...{/cps} guy needs like{cps=*.1}...{/cps} all the chill pills…" pause 0.5 "Or maybe some Carfe…" pause 0.5 "God dammit Reed." "I turn away from the luxurious home and walk down the pathway to the sidewalk." window hide window auto pause 0.5 stop ambient fadeout 2 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 1 play music 'audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg' fadein 1.0 scene skinrow with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "Shit. And things were getting{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" "Getting{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 "Argh, I dunno." "But like, after Fang’s song she was{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 "Fucking hell, why are emotions so fucking difficult." pause 0.5 "As I wait at the bus stop I decide to break down everything that happened." "We didn’t study at all." "Well, maybe music I guess. Raptor Jesus, Mr. Jingo is a shit teacher compared to her." "But really, all I can think about is how she was after that song." "I saw something{cps=*.1}...{/cps} something{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 "How do I fucking contextualize it." "In the moment I thought I knew." "Holding her in my arms{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 "*Bzzz bzzz*" pause 0.5 "A text? Shit, that’s rare." window hide window auto pause 0.5 show anonphone at scenter with easeinbottom pause .5 "Fang: Hey" "Fang: About earlier" "Fang: Thanks" "Fang: For like hanging out" "Fang: And sorry about dad" pause 0.5 "There was a pause, the animated ellipsis showing Fang was writing something longer." pause 0.5 "Fang: About that song. I wanna work on some lyrics for it." "Fang: So like how about we hang out again and write some?" pause 0.5 "I consider my response thoroughly." pause 0.5 "Anon: Sure" window hide window auto pause 0.5 hide anonphone with easeoutbottom pause 0.5 "Another session like that?" "I think of Fang, standing behind me, guiding my hands again." "My cheeks warm as I recall the feeling of her hands over mine." pause 0.5 "Fuck{cps=*.1}...{/cps} I wonder{cps=*.1}...{/cps} how does she feel about me?" "I mean, she’s shown me so much of her now." "And all the cheek nuzzling." "Just like Naser and Naomi." pause 1 "Maybe?" window hide window auto pause 0.5 stop music fadeout 2 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 "{cps=*0.2}-- Two weeks later --{/cps}" pause 0.5 play music 'audio/OST/Bayside Bumming It.ogg' fadein 1.0 "I’m looking over my final grades for this semester." "My science score is barely passing." "I want to say it’s because of Fang and mine’s ‘study sessions’." "Every time we would try to study it would always become jam sessions or lyric writing." pause 0.5 "Spending more and more time with her was fun." "And seeing this side of her." "It makes me feel so lightheaded, like I’m floating on clouds." "Although the sheet-rope escapes from Fang’s dad were starting to leave serious rugburns on my palms." "As a bonus, I aced Music class." "The midterm was a demonstration." stop music fadeout 2.0 "And the fact I was able to play guitar, even shittily, was enough." "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" if anonscore >= 3 or fangscore >= 3: pause 0.5 play music 'audio/OST/its_footloose_now.ogg' fadein 1.0 "Fang seemed proud of the fact that I was able to play well enough to get a passing grade." "Or rather proud of herself that she was that good of a music teacher." "Her way of ‘congratulating’ me was to hip-check me right into my locker, only to apologize while laughing her ass off." pause 0.5 "Actually, the whole ordeal made me remember I had this old music program installed on my computer." "It’s incredibly outdated, but free is free." pause 0.5 "Several hours of decade old tutorials later I finally start cobbling together a loosely musical sounding rhythm." "I couldn’t find a reverb option, so I just overlaid the same instruments with a lower volume where I wanted it." "People probably won’t notice." pause 0.5 "I’m starting to get why Fang likes doing this sort of thing." "It’s sorta like just the act of creating something and being able to say ‘I made this’." pause 0.5 "Exporting the file and uploading it to a music site, I await my audience to start amassing before me." "See, I already have a comment!" pause 0.5 "{i}Never make anything again. Ever.{/i}" pause 0.5 "Ah, just a day in the life of an underappreciated artist." window hide window auto else: window hide window auto return label GetStartedOnStudy: pause 0.5 "No, I should focus more on my midterms." pause 0.5 A "I’d rather get started with studying, actually." pause 0.5 "Fang lowers her arm with the guitar in rejection." window hide window auto pause 0.5 hide fangguitar show fang unimpressed flip: xalign 1.1 show anon neutral: xalign 0.1 yalign 0.1 with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 A "Cmon, Fang. You know I can’t afford to waste my time here with all the money my family’s spent already." show fang considering flip with dissolve F "Yeah, yeah. You only got this one shot and all." show fang neutral flip with dissolve F "{cps=*0.5}Ffffffffffiiiiine{/cps}. What’re we doing first?" A "Ehh, why not science first since that’s your hardest subject." play music 'audio/OST/Those Other Two Weirdos.ogg' fadein 1.0 show fang unimpressed flip with Dissolve(0.5) F "Ugh. Got a textbook?" A "What happened to yours?" show fang neutral flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "Tried throwing it at Naser and it flew over the cliff." A "H-how? Why?" show fang happy flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "I dunno, felt like it." show fang neutral flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "You got a textbook or not?" A "Yeah{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" show anon: easein_cubic 0.75 xalign -0.1 ease_cubic 0.5 yalign 0.0 ease_cubic 0.5 yalign 0.1 show anon neutral flip with dissolve "I retrieve the tome from my backpack, science is easily the heaviest thing in there." show anon: easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.1 show anon neutral with dissolve A "So, what? We take turns reading it?" show fang unimpressed with Dissolve(0.25) F "Too slow. Let’s just huddle and read it together." A "Why not just switch it back and forth?" F "Don’t feel like it. We reading or not?" #TODO: MOVE FANG CLOSER TO ANON show fang neutral flip behind anon: ease_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.8 with dissolve "Fang sits beside me on the ground, her oversized beak obscuring a good portion of the side of the page in my peripheral vision." "I can feel the prickle of her feathers barely brushing against my back." pause 0.5 F "We’re on chapter sixteen, right?" A "Eighteen. Are you even paying attention during class?" show fang happy flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "What do you think I hang out with you for?" pause 0.5 "We read about electric currents in silence for a few minutes." show fang neutral flip with Dissolve(0.25) "How do I know when she’s done so I can turn the page?" pause 0.5 "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 A "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 F "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 A "You done?" F "Oh, I wasn’t reading it." A "Argh, fuck you." show fang happy flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "Ha, you wish." pause 0.5 "Don’treadintothat." pause 0.5 A "If I read the first page out loud, would you read the second?" show fang unimpressed flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "Sure, sure." "Fang leans back onto the floor, hands behind her head." pause 0.5 show fang: ease_cubic 1 xalign 0.9 yalign -0.4 pause 0.5 hide fang with dissolve F "Get started already." A "Ugh." pause 0.5 A "In conductors, electrons are free to move around and flow easily. This is not true for insulators, in which the-" F "*{cps=*0.4}SNNNRRRRRRRRRK{/cps}*" pause 0.5 A "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}Electrons are more tightly bound to the nuclei (which we'll discuss next). When current is applied, electrons move-" F "*{cps=*0.4}SNNNRRRRRRRRRK{/cps}*" A "Dammit Fang, I’m trying to read to you here, cut that out." F "*{cps=*0.4}SNNNRRRRRRRRRK{/cps}*" show anon: ease_cubic 1 xalign 0.2 pause 0.5 "She really did pass out!" pause 0.5 "Hmm{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 A "Fang, seriously, get up or I’ll poke you." F "*{cps=*0.4}SNNNRRRRRRRRRK{/cps}* mmmrrrrfooouurmooooreminuuuutes." A "Don’t think I won’t Fang! These guns are cocked and loaded!" F "*{cps=*0.4}SNNNRRRRRRRRRK{/cps}*" pause 0.5 "Target locked." "Weapons hot!" "Battery 1!" window hide window auto pause 0.25 show anon: parallel: easeout_cubic 1 yalign -0.5 xalign 0.4 parallel: pause 0.5 linear 0.5 alpha 0 pause 1.25 play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickPunch.ogg' window show Dissolve(0.0) window auto F "AAAAAAAAGH! THE FUCK?!" with vpunch show fang angry flip with dissolve: xalign 0.8 yalign -0.5 easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.1 yalign 0.0 show anon shrug behind fang: xalign 0.3 parallel: easein_cubic 1.3 yalign 0.1 xalign 0.1 parallel: linear 0.5 alpha 1 pause 0.5 A "Quit falling asleep during class." show fang unimpressed flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "It’s my room, I’ll do what I want." show anon neutral with Dissolve(0.25) A "Come on, I’m trying to take this ser-" stop music fadeout 3 FM "I’M HOOOOOOME!" show fang shocked flip with Dissolve(0.5) F "Oh no." pause 0.5 FM "Luuuuucy?{w=0.3} Naaaaser?{w=0.3} Are you here?" FM "I got your favorite, dino nuggies!" show fang surprised flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "Those're for Naser." pause 0.5 show anon grin with Dissolve(0.5) A "Suuure." show fang neutral flip with Dissolve(0.5) FM "Helloooo? Anyone home?" show anon neutral flip with Dissolve(0.5) "I hear footsteps getting progressively closer as Fang’s mother searches for any sign of life in the house." "A door down the hall opens." pause 0.5 FM "Sweeeetie?{w=0.3} Naseeeer?{w=0.3} Oh, I guess he must be bowling with Moe again." show fang unimpressed flip with Dissolve(0.5) play music 'audio/OST/bayside_revamp.ogg' fadein 1 F "Anon, you need to leave now." FM "Lucy, are your headphones in again?" F "I’ll open the window, just jump!" show anon concerned with Dissolve(0.5) A "This is the second floor!" show fang sad flip with Dissolve(0.5) F "Broken bones are better than-" FM "OH Lucy, there you are! I didn’t realize your boyfriend was over to visit!" window hide window auto show fang: easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.2 show anon: easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.4 show fang surprised flip pause 0.0001 show fangmom neutral: xalign -0.5 easein_cubic 1.0 xalign -0.2 show anon neutral flip with dissolve pause 0.5 "WHAT." show fang hiding flip with Dissolve(0.5) "Fang’s hands cover her bright red face." "I wasn’t aware their beaks got red too." pause 0.5 F "Moooooooom! He’s not- what did I say about knocking!" FM "That you and lil’ Nassie need to knock on our door at night when it’s your parent’s ‘special’ time." show fang angry flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "Not what YOU said!" show fangmom unimpressed with dissolve FM "Oh, sweetie, that’s no way to talk to your mother. Especially in front of a guest." show fangmom neutral with dissolve "The tiny Ptero turns to me with an apologetic smile." FM "Since you’re here, why don’t you stay for dinner?" pause 0.5 "Something tells me Fang’s dad would make me the dinner." "Beef Strog-Anon does not sound palatable to me." show fang unimpressed flip with Dissolve(0.5) F "Actually he was just leaving. Now." FM "Oh but I wanted to show him your baby pictures!" show fang shocked flip with Dissolve(0.25) F "Right now in fact! He’s gonna miss his bus!" FM "I have one with me right now!" "She reaches elbow-deep into her purse and pulls out a small flipbook." FM "Oh Lucy, this is my FAVORITE little picture of you and Naser!" show fangmom: easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.0 pause 0.5 "She shoves the photo in my face that I immediately make out as a bathtub with an infant Fang and Naser playing in the water." show fang surprised flip with Dissolve(0.5) "Well it IS kinda cute{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" show anon: pause 0.5 easein_cubic 0.35 xalign 0.36 ease_cubic 0.75 xalign 0.4 show fang: easeout_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.85 easein_cubic 0.75 xalign 1.1 show fang angry flip with Dissolve(0.25) "Before I can open my mouth, Fang jabs me in the ribs." pause 0.5 F "{cps=*1.3}Oh my god mom{/cps}, he doesn’t have time for this!" "Fang pulls me off the ground and begins to push me towards the door." window hide window auto pause 0.25 #show anon neutral flip at acenter #show fang angry flip at sleft: # xalign 1.3 #with dissolve show fang behind anon: easeout_cubic 1.5 xalign -0.7 show anon: easeout_cubic 1.5 xalign -0.7 pause .25 show anon fear flip with Dissolve(.25) pause 0.4 hide fang hide anon with Dissolve(.5) show fangmom flip with Dissolve(.25) pause 0.5 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 FM "Well I hope you enjoyed spending time with my little tooth fairy, Anon!" FM "You’re welcome back ANY time you’d like!" pause 0.5 "I manage a weak wave as Fang continues to rush me towards the door in embarrassment." window hide window auto pause 0.5 stop music fadeout 3 play ambient 'audio/effects/outdoorLoop.ogg' fadein 2 scene home fang outside with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "We reach the front door and she quickly turns back inside." pause 0.5 F "{cps=*1.3}OkaybyeseeyouatschoolAnon.{/cps}" window hide window auto pause 0.5 show anon neutral flip with dissolve: xalign 1.7 yalign 0.1 easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.0 pause 0.5 "I hear the door slam behind me and am left alone on the porch." "Well that was{cps=*.1}...{/cps} interesting." "Guess I’ll go wait at the bus stop." pause 0.5 "Does Fang’s mom really think I’m her boyfriend?" "I know we spend a lot of time together{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" "Fang seemed REALLY quick to deny that though." "Does it mean anything?" pause 0.5 "*Bzzz bzzz*" "A text? Shit, that’s rare." window hide window auto pause 0.5 show anon: linear 0.5 alpha 0 show anonphone at center with easeinbottom pause .5 "Fang: Hey" "Fang: About earlier" "Fang: Sorry about mom" "Fang: Just ignore anything she says" "Fang: Also don’t tell anyone what you saw" "Fang: ANYONE" pause .5 "Anon: ten bucks" "Fang: I have my dad on speed dial" pause .5 "Anon: five bucks" "Anon: lol jk" "Fang: gobble a knob" "Anon: see you monday." "Fang: see ya" window hide window auto pause .5 show anon neutral: xalign 0.5 linear 0.5 alpha 1 hide anonphone with easeoutbottom pause 0.5 "The bus hasn’t gotten here yet." pause .5 stop ambient fadeout 2 play music 'audio/OST/Tracy was fired from her real job.ogg' fadein 1.0 SV "Yo, you’re that kid with the date from before, ain'tcha?" A "Huh?" window hide window auto pause 0.25 show anon: easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.8 pause 0.0001 show anon neutral flip show tracy neutral flip: xalign -0.3 easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.0 with dissolve pause 0.75 "I flip around to see the street vendor from a few weeks ago." pause 0.5 A "You remember me?" SV "Kid, I’ve been working this corner for the better part of two years now." SV "I know how to tell faces apart." SV "Plus, this ain’t exactly the skinnie part of town, y'know?" A "I guess{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" show tracy tease flip with dissolve SV "You just get back from another date?" A "What? No, it was a study session- Why am I telling you this?" SV "Yeah, a {i}‘study’{/i} session." SV "I get ya." A "No, it really was just studying." A "Fang tried to get me to play the guitar, but I made sure to keep on track." show tracy unimpressed flip with Dissolve(0.25) SV "You WHAT." A "Hm?" SV "Kids these days…{w=0.3} She was coming onto ya, dummy!" pause 0.5 "{cps=*0.5}Oooooooohh.{/cps}" pause 0.5 "Fuck." pause 0.5 A "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}Oh." show tracy tease flip with Dissolve(0.25) SV "Still, point stands." A "What’s that?" show tracy neutral flip with Dissolve(0.25) SV "I was right! HA!" pause 0.5 SV "By the way, that wasn’t your ride, was it?" show anon neutral with Dissolve(0.5) "I look back to see the tail end of the city bus rounding the corner onto the next street." pause 0.5 SV "Next one comes in forty-five minutes." pause 0.5 show anon neutral flip with Dissolve(0.5) A "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}Shut up and gimme a Danger Dog." show tracy tease flip with Dissolve(0.5) SV "Well, {i}someone{/i} knows their franks." SV "Comin’ right up." window hide window auto pause 0.5 stop music fadeout 2.0 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 "{cps=*0.2}-- Two weeks later --{/cps}" pause 0.5 play music 'audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg' fadein 1.0 "I’m looking over my final grades for this semester." pause 0.5 "My science score is lower than normal." "I couldn’t study with Fang anymore since the Mother Incident." "She doesn’t want me to be seen by her anymore." "Instead, I’ve been studying at home." "Got a pretty great grasp on the core subjects, too." "In the end, Mr Jingo screwed us over by making music midterm a live demonstration." "Horrid marks there. But I did get things pretty great with math and english." "My GPA was secured at least for whatever the fuck I decide on." stop music fadeout 2.0 pause 0.5 "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" window hide window auto return