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label chapter_8:
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scene black with fade
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#Study Session
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"{cps=*0.2}-- A Few Weeks Later --{/cps}"
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play music 'audio/OST/Bayside Bumming it.ogg' fadein 1.0
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scene bandroom with fade
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"Things have cooled off since the concert back in February."
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pause .5
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"There’s no major events coming up, so the days have gotten longer."
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"The weather has started to warm up as well."
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pause .5
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"Each morning I’ve been walking through a thick blanket of fog that always dissipates by lunchtime."
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"It’s a drastic shift compared to the hot/cold binary of fly-over life."
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"Maybe I should ditch the jacket soon…"
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"No, there’s no way I’m showing the world just how much of a lanklet I am."
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"Even if it means being grilled alive."
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show fang happy at sleft with dissolve
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F "Geez, {w=0.3} Anon, you look like you’re dying right now."
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show anon neutral flip at aright with dissolve
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A "The sun… {w=0.5} can go… {w=0.5}fuck itself…"
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"Fang chuckles and pats my back as I lean over my desk."
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"On second thought, tank tops seem cool. Reed is usually wearing one."
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show jingo at sleft with easeinleft
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jingo "Alright class, the Principal’s got something to say, then you’ll be leavin’ early."
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hide jingo with dissolve
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"With that we were all directed to the auditorium."
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stop music fadeout 2
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play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' fadein 2
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scene auditorium with Fade(1, .5, 1)
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"We didn’t have assigned seating, so I immediately thought of sitting with Fang."
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"Knowing better than to look through the ocean of students, I follow my nose to Reed."
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"The fetid raptor was sitting in the very last row with Trish."
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show reed sunglasses at scenter with dissolve
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Re "YOOOOO!"
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"Reed’s bellow easily eclipses everyone else."
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"I wave back, hurrying past my awestruck classmates to claim my rightful throne."
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Re "‘Ey guys… saved ya some seats."
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"I take a glance over to see Trish pouting."
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T "Fuck, he found us."
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"The last students trickle in through the doors and take their seats."
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hide reed with dissolve
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"Mr. Carldewskii takes the stage with an electronic mic."
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show carldelewski at scenter with easeinright
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carl "Alright, frickin’ settle down kids. We got a special frickin’ announcement from the frickin’ principal."
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stop ambient fadeout 5
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carl "We got frickin’ midterms coming up soon, and he frickin’ feels the need to give all of you a frickin’ pep talk."
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"The audience collectively groans."
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"Fang and Trish throw their heads back."
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play music 'audio/OST/we just turned on the microphone in our programmers_ house.ogg' fadein 1.0
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"On cue, Principal Spears takes the stage."
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"Mr. Carldewskii holds the microphone out to him but gets ignored."
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"The student body covers their ears in preparation."
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window hide
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window auto
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hide carldelewski with dissolve
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show spears neutral at scenter with easeinleft
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show spears angry with Dissolve(.25)
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play sound 'audio/effects/spearYellRumbleVoice.ogg'
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Sp "ALRIGHT YOU LITTLE PUNKS." with vpunch
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Sp "LIKE THE MAN SAID, WE HAVE MIDTERMS TO DEAL WITH IN JUST A FEW WEEKS."
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Sp "AND I DON’T WANT TO SEE ANY OF YOU SLACKING, ONLY THE BEST EFFORTS WILL BE ALLOWED."
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Sp "THESE SCORES MAY NOT AFFECT YOUR OVERALL GRADE, SO MANY OF YOU MAY DECIDE TO DISREGARD THEM."
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Sp "IT’S A WEAK MINDSET LIKE THAT THAT CAN AND WILL TRAP YOU!"
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Sp "THESE TESTS ARE FOR YOU TO SEE IF YOU’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK OR NOT!"
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Sp "I EXPECT YOU ALL TO ACE THESE EXAMS BECAUSE VOLCANO HIGH IS THE BEST SCHOOL THERE IS!"
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Sp "AND I TEACH THE BEST STUDENTS THERE ARE, HERE AT VOLCANO HIGH!"
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Sp "ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?"
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"Judging by the dead silence, there wasn’t any."
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window hide
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window auto
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show spears neutral flip with dissolve
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pause 1.0
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hide spears with easeoutleft
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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"The principal gives a single approving nod and exits stage right."
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show carldelewski at sright with easeinright
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carl "Alright you kids, you’re free to frikin' go."
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hide carldelewski with dissolve
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play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' fadein 1.0
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"With that the sea of students begins to funnel out of the auditorium."
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"The four of us wait until the auditorium is half empty before getting up and making our way to the door."
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play music 'audio/OST/The Hunt for more (You)s.ogg' fadein 2.0
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stop ambient fadeout 1
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scene outside school
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show anon neutral at acenter:
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xalign 0.5
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xpos 0.4
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show fang neutral at sleft:
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xalign 0.5
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xpos 0.2
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show trish neutral flip:
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xalign 0.5
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xpos 0.9
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show reed neutral flip:
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xalign 0.5
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xpos 0.75
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with fade
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"Our motley crew make it to the front lawn of the school and Reed falls flat on his back in the freshly mowed grass."
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show reed happy flip with Dissolve(.25)
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#The ultimate jank
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#show reed neutral with dissolve:
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# xpos 0.0
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# ease_cubic 1.0 xpos 0.5
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# pause 0.1
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#show reed neutral at scenter with easeinleft:
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# xalign 0.0
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# ease_cubic 1.0 rotate -90 yalign -0.5
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Re "Later guys."
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window hide
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window auto
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show reed happy flip:
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yalign 0.23
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easeout_quad .5 rotate 90 yalign -0.01 ypos 0.5
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pause .15
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hide reed with Dissolve(.25)
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play sound 'audio/effects/anonGardenFall.ogg'
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with vpunch
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pause .5
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#hide reed with dissolve
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#show fang neutral at sleft with easeinleft:
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# xalign -0.2
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#show anon neutral at acenter with easeinleft
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# # xalign 0.3 yalign 1
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#show trish neutral at tcenter with easeinleft
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#This was Reed's original exit, which is contradicting the narrative
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# show reed neutral flip at sright
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# hide reed neutral flip with easeoutleft
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#show trish neutral at tright with move
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#show trish neutral flip with dissolve
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#show anon neutral at acenter with move
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show trish:
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ease_cubic 1.0 xpos 0.8
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show anon:
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ease_cubic 1.0 xpos 0.5
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show fang:
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ease_cubic 1.0 xpos 0.3
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"His breathing becomes a rumbling snore."
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T "So Fang, you actually gonna study?"
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F "Mmmm…"
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T "We can go to the library, there shouldn’t be anyone there."
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A "Eh, I don’t think I’m allowed there anymore. Wasted too much bandwidth."
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"Fuck using my own data to pirate all these games I’ll probably never play."
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T "I wasn’t asking you, {w=0.2} douche."
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F "I kind of just wanna go home."
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T "{cps=*0.4}...Kay{/cps}… Talk to ya later Fang."
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F "Yeah…{w=0.4} Later…"
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T "Fuck you Anon."
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A "I didn’t even do anything this time!"
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show trish neutral with Dissolve(.25)
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hide trish neutral flip with easeoutright
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"Tch. Fuck her."
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A "Whatever.{w=0.3} See you Monday, Fang."
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window hide
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window auto
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show anon neutral:
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easeout_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.6
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pause .5
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"Before I can turn away Fang’s hand catches the sleeve of my unnecessary sweater."
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show anon neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
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F "A-actually…{w=0.3} I was thinking…"
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A "Hmm?"
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"Fang’s grip loosens on my arm, leaving her hand to rest on my forearm."
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F "Wanna like, study at my place? I uh… kinda need help… with science."
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A "S{cps=*0.4}uuurrrree{/cps}waaait. Wouldn’t your dad make me into a hunting trophy?"
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F "I don’t think you’re that good of a catch."
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"Ow.{w=0.3} My ego."
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F "Besides, he’s working a late shift tonight and my mom should be out clothes shopping or something.{w=0.3} Again."
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"It’s okay Anon, you’re just going to Fang’s house."
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"Alone."
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pause 0.5
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"♪ Just the two of us. ♪"
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"Bill Withers shut the fuck up holy fuck AAAAAAAA."
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A "Okay then. So how are we gonna get to your place?"
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F "Shit! The bus! We can make it to the last one if we run!"
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"OH GO FUCK YOURSELF BILL WITHERS."
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window hide
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window auto
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show fang neutral flip at sleft with dissolve
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hide fang neutral flip with easeoutleft
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hide anon neutral with easeoutleft
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stop music fadeout 2
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scene black with fade
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"We make a mad dash to the last bus."
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"I’m sweating like hell by the time we get there, made worse by the fact I’m still wearing my jacket."
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"Still must not take off."
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"Must not expose skeleton arms."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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play music 'audio/ost/Appreciating the Atmosphere.ogg' fadein 1
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scene home fang day with dissolve
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pause .5
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"After a little while of being simultaneously fried alive and bathed in sweat, we finally make it to Fang’s place."
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"I obviously thank the bus driver again."
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"Wait.{w=0.3} Alone with Fang?{w=0.3} At her place?"
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"Bill Withers begins to blare inside my head again. God just fuck off, FUCK."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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F "Come on, Anon. We can study in my room."
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"Fang’s room?"
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play ambient 'audio/effects/alarmClicheLoop.ogg' fadein 2
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pause .5
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"Oh, man, it’s been a while since I’ve noticed the alarms."
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stop ambient fadeout 2
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A "S-sure! Lead the way."
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"Fang climbs the steps while I trail behind, weary of any hidden fathers laying in wait to ambush me."
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scene black with fade
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"She holds a door open to a pitch-black room, and I tentatively step in."
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F "Aaaaah, home sweet home."
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scene fangroom with dissolve
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"Fang flips on the lights and I’m not quite sure what I expected."
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"The black walls are covered with various band posters, the spaces in between covered by what I assume are lyric ideas written in chalk."
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"A few guitar stands and a keyboard in the corner below a non-binary flag hanging on the wall."
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"Fang throws her bag off to the side and picks up a guitar, strumming a few chords."
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"I plant my hands in my pockets nonchalantly, looking around for a chair or something."
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show fang neutral at sleft
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show anon neutral flip at aright
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with dissolve
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F "Just sit on the floor, dweeb."
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A "Wow, not even a beanbag chair?"
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A "What kind of lazy teenager are you?"
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F "The kind that has expendable guitars in arm’s reach."
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A "Fair enough."
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"I use my backpack as a makeshift backrest."
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A "What’s the guitar for, anyways?"
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F "Playing music."
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A "I mean, aren’t we supposed to be studying?"
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A "Or are we doing music first?"
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hide anon
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hide fang
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show fangguitar
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with dissolve
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F "Uhm… This is just how I get ready for studying."
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F "Strumming along puts me at ease."
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"Fang picks up a spare guitar pick from a shelf."
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"She begins playing a short riff that I recognize from one of VVURM DRAMA’s songs, smiling and relaxing as she goes on."
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"Like my own personal concert."
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"When the song is finished, Fang gives an expectant glance my way."
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"I smile and give a tasteful nod."
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F "You wanna try?"
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"Fang takes off the guitar strap and extends it for me to play."
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"I’m not sure what she expects me to do but I could give it a shot."
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"Though aren’t we supposed to be studying for midterms?"
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Sp "{i}{alpha=0.5}THESE SCORES MAY NOT AFFECT YOUR OVERALL GRADE, SO MANY OF YOU MAY DECIDE TO DISREGARD THEM.{/alpha}{/i}"
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Sp "{i}{alpha=0.5}IT’S A WEAK MINDSET LIKE THAT THAT CAN AND WILL TRAP YOU!{/alpha}{/i}"
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Sp "{i}{alpha=0.5}THESE TESTS ARE FOR YOU TO SEE IF YOU’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK OR NOT!{/alpha}{/i}"
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"..."
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stop music fadeout 2.0
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"Is it really alright to slack off?"
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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menu:
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"Play The Guitar":
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jump LetFangPlayGuit
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"Get to Studying":
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jump GetStartedOnStudy
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label LetFangPlayGuit:
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$ fangscore += 1
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"What the hell."
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play music 'audio/OST/Appreciating the Moment.ogg' fadein 1.0
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A "Er… why not."
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"I take the guitar from her hands and put the strap on, letting its weight hang from my shoulder."
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"Fang hands me the pick and I aimlessly strum the guitar, the mess of a noise sounding a far cry from her elegant playing."
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play sound "audio/effects/badA.ogg"
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"Well I tried."
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F "Here, like this."
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"Fang grabs another guitar and motions me to copy her hand movements."
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"I try to mimic her hands on the fretboard but it feels like my fingers are twisting into pretzels."
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F "Not like that, your hand’s gonna get cramped as fuck like that."
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"Fang sets her guitar down on a stand and comes over to me."
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F "Holy fuck no wonder you sound like a horny cougar."
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A "Wait, like the cat or-"
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F "Here, like this."
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"Her hand covers mine as she tries to readjust the position of it."
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F "No like- {w=0.3}Gah stop fighting back!"
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A "Ow hey- {w=0.3}Quite tha- {w=0.3}OW!"
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F "Oh my fuck, Anon. Just relax your hand!"
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play ambient 'audio/effects/alarmKlaxonLoop.ogg' fadein 2 volume 0.5
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"I would if I could but the god damned alarms weren’t freaking me out!"
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stop ambient fadeout 2
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pause .5
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F "UUUUUUUURG… Hold on."
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A "Wha-"
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"Fang walks behind me."
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pause 0.5
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F "Don’t turn around!"
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A "Why-"
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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"She’s standing right behind me!"
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window hide
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window auto
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hide fangguitar with dissolve
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show fanganonguitar
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with dissolve
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"She’s standing RIGHT THE FUCK BEHIND ME!"
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"Her body presses against my back and her arms come around, each of her hands taking my own and guiding them into proper position."
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"..."
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"{cps=*0.5}AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA{/cps}"
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play music 'audio/OST/Dragging on and on....ogg' fadein 1.0
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F "Anon, are you paying attention?"
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A "Y-yeah! Totally!"
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"I hope my voice didn’t just crack."
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"Fang’s hands move mine along the neck of the guitar."
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F "Alright, try these chords."
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"Her fingers press mine down, holding down the strings in an awkward position."
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F "Then this."
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"My hands are slid down closer to the base of the neck and too close to my crotch."
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F "And then finally this."
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"My fingers are shifted back up to the middle of the fretboard."
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F "Try that out, Anon."
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"Fang let’s go of my sweaty hands. She doesn’t move from behind me though."
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"I try and replicate the movements."
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"The first strum sounds… not bad…"
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"The second note is horrendous. I blame my pants."
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"And the last chord comes out alrightish."
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F "Now do it all together."
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"I repeat the pattern and it comes out all sounding alrightish."
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F "Again."
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"Oh hey, that didn’t sound too bad now."
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F "You’re getting it now."
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A "Am I? I have no clue what these chords are?"
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"I keep strumming, each time progressively sounding better and better."
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F "Now try playing chords of your own."
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A "My own..? I thought you were showing me how to play a song."
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F "I’m teaching you how to play guitar you dork."
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"I reposition my fingers and try something new, producing several more horrid sounds from the instrument."
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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"My pinky slides off the fretboard and when I strum again a strange look appears in Fang’s eyes."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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label musicalchoices:
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menu:
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"Slap the guitar":
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play sound "audio/effects/badA.ogg" volume 0.5
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F "Pfft hahahaha, wow you suck at this."
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jump musicalchoices
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"Try Something Cool":
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play sound "audio/effects/badB.ogg" volume 0.5
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F "Wow that was really pretty."
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A "Really?"
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F "Pretty shit."
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jump musicalchoices
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"Keep it simple":
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play sound "audio/effects/goodA.ogg" volume 0.5
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F "Hmm. Interesting, keep going."
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menu:
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||
"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?"
|
||
|
||
"I oblige, and repeat notes several times."
|
||
|
||
"Fang’s tail starts wagging along with my strumming, turning into her usual metronome."
|
||
pause 1.0
|
||
|
||
F "...Wait..."
|
||
window hide
|
||
window auto
|
||
|
||
hide fanganonguitar with dissolve
|
||
show fangguitar with dissolve
|
||
"She takes the guitar from me and sits on the edge of her bed, toying with the chord I was strumming."
|
||
|
||
F "I...{w=0.3} I think I’ve figured that song out, Anon."
|
||
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."
|
||
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
"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 1.0
|
||
hide dimmer_light behind fangguitar with dissolve
|
||
"The music had stopped but her own emotions warred on."
|
||
window hide
|
||
window auto
|
||
|
||
hide fangguitar with dissolve
|
||
show fang hiding at scenter with dissolve
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
"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,"
|
||
|
||
"That part was ejected. {w=0.2}{i}Forcibly{/i}."
|
||
hide fang
|
||
show fanganonhug
|
||
with dissolve
|
||
|
||
"Fang gasps as I wrap my arms around her."
|
||
|
||
F "A-Anon-"
|
||
|
||
"The frailty of her voice makes my heart ache."
|
||
|
||
A "The song was amazing, Fang."
|
||
|
||
"It truly was. Because it was her. Her heart and soul were carried within it. Her very being."
|
||
|
||
"My heartfelt words reached her."
|
||
|
||
"The dam burst."
|
||
|
||
"She felt like a porcelain doll in my arms. Tears of sorrow and relief stain my shirt and wet my chest."
|
||
|
||
F "Thank you...{w=0.2}thank you...{w=0.2}thank you..."
|
||
|
||
"Unlike the rooftop Fang’s voice was a weak mumble, broken by hiccups and uneasy breaths."
|
||
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
"I let her move away, choosing to sit next to her on the soft mattress."
|
||
window hide
|
||
window auto
|
||
hide fanganonhug with dissolve
|
||
show anon neutral at acenter:
|
||
xalign 0.3
|
||
#yalign -0.4
|
||
show fang happy flip at sright:
|
||
xalign 1.2
|
||
#yalign -0.45
|
||
with dissolve
|
||
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
"Relief."
|
||
|
||
F "God Anon, that’s twice now..."
|
||
|
||
A "My bad. How are you feeling?"
|
||
|
||
F "...I don’t know..."
|
||
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
A "Can you teach me?"
|
||
|
||
F "W-wha-"
|
||
|
||
A "The song. Can you teach it to me?"
|
||
|
||
"She looks at the guitar and then me. Her surprise slowly turns to happiness."
|
||
|
||
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 1.2
|
||
"When she comes back Fang sits closer than before, our shoulders together."
|
||
|
||
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’."
|
||
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
F "You’re no StegoSlash, buuuuut... 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?"
|
||
|
||
"...Not telling her about my shitposting needs…"
|
||
|
||
A "That’s the best I can do I guess."
|
||
|
||
F "Hmmm…"
|
||
|
||
"Fang’s fingers trace along the strings of her waiting guitar."
|
||
|
||
F "How bout a jam session?"
|
||
|
||
A "J-jam session?"
|
||
|
||
"Not that kinda jam session. {w=0.2}Fuck."
|
||
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 1.3
|
||
pause .75
|
||
# 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'
|
||
show fang unimpressed flip:
|
||
easein_cubic 0.5 xpos 1.2
|
||
show guitarpick:
|
||
subpixel True
|
||
xanchor 0.5 yanchor 0.5
|
||
xpos 0.65 ypos 0.5
|
||
linear 0.15 xpos 0.46 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
|
||
A "I know, I know, sorry, geez!"
|
||
|
||
show anon neutral with dissolve
|
||
A "But, really though. What was the deal with that?"
|
||
pause 0.5
|
||
show fang neutral flip with dissolve
|
||
F "{cps=*0.4}... It’s just{/cps}… Something that I did sometimes."
|
||
|
||
A "What, play pretend? {w=0.3} 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."
|
||
|
||
F "Sometimes I do miss it, though."
|
||
|
||
F "Being someone new, trying to figure everything out again…"
|
||
|
||
Re "{i}{alpha=0.5}Fang wasn’t Fang.{/alpha}{/i}"
|
||
|
||
"Hmmm…"
|
||
show fang happy flip with dissolve
|
||
F "Anyways, go ahead and just try playing."
|
||
|
||
"She reaches over and plucks a string on the guitar I'm holding."
|
||
|
||
A "Just whatever comes to mind?"
|
||
F "Yeah. Just try and play whatever."
|
||
stop music
|
||
"And then…{w=0.3} All hell broke loose."
|
||
window hide
|
||
window auto
|
||
# hide fanganonhug with dissolve
|
||
show fang shocked flip with dissolve:
|
||
ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 1.5
|
||
show anon neutral flip with dissolve:
|
||
ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.65
|
||
show fangdad neutral at sleft with easeinleft:
|
||
yalign 0
|
||
#show anon concerned with dissolve
|
||
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…"
|
||
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
"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
|
||
show fangdad with move:
|
||
ease_cubic 0.2 xalign 0.2
|
||
|
||
show fang sad flip with dissolve
|
||
show fangdad at sleft
|
||
show anon concerned at scenter
|
||
with move
|
||
pause 0.2
|
||
show fangdad flip at scenter
|
||
show anon concerned flip at sleft
|
||
with dissolve
|
||
pause 0.2
|
||
hide fangdad
|
||
hide anon
|
||
with easeoutleft
|
||
pause 0.1
|
||
show black with fade
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
"PTERO-CLAWS HURT LIKE CRAP, MAN."
|
||
|
||
scene home fang outside with fade
|
||
|
||
FD "The next time I catch you alone with my daughter, I will use your head as a rubix cube."
|
||
window hide
|
||
window auto
|
||
|
||
show anon fear flip at acenter
|
||
show fangdad unimpressed flip behind anon at sright
|
||
with easeinright
|
||
|
||
show anon neutral flip with dissolve
|
||
show fangdad unimpressed at sright with dissolve
|
||
hide fangdad unimpressed with easeoutright
|
||
"He gives me a shove off the porch and I hear the door slam behind me."
|
||
show anon neutral with dissolve
|
||
|
||
stop music fadeout 1.0
|
||
"I can hear her father’s raised voice from here."
|
||
|
||
"Sheesh… {w=0.3}guy needs like…{w=0.3} all the chill pills…"
|
||
|
||
"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
|
||
show anon neutral flip with dissolve
|
||
hide anon neutral flip with easeoutleft
|
||
|
||
scene skinrow with fade
|
||
show anon neutral at acenter with dissolve
|
||
play music 'audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg' fadein 1.0
|
||
"Shit. And things were getting…"
|
||
|
||
"Getting…"
|
||
pause 0.5
|
||
"Argh, {w=0.3} I dunno."
|
||
|
||
"But like, after Fang’s song she was…"
|
||
|
||
"Fucking hell, why are emotions so fucking difficult."
|
||
|
||
"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…{w=0.3} something…"
|
||
|
||
"How do I fucking contextualize it."
|
||
|
||
"In the moment I thought I knew."
|
||
|
||
"Holding her in my arms…"
|
||
pause 0.5
|
||
"*Bzzz bzzz*"
|
||
|
||
"A text? Shit, that’s rare."
|
||
window hide
|
||
window auto
|
||
|
||
hide anon neutral with dissolve
|
||
show anonphone at scenter with easeinbottom
|
||
|
||
"Fang: Hey"
|
||
|
||
"Fang: About earlier"
|
||
|
||
"Fang: Thanks"
|
||
|
||
"Fang: For like hanging out"
|
||
|
||
"Fang: And sorry about dad"
|
||
|
||
"There was a pause, the animated ellipsis showing Fang was writing something longer."
|
||
|
||
"Fang: About that song. I wanna work on some lyrics for it."
|
||
|
||
"Fang: So like how about we hang out again and write some?"
|
||
|
||
"I consider my response thoroughly."
|
||
|
||
"Anon: Sure"
|
||
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
"Fuck…{w=0.3} I wonder…{w=0.3} 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."
|
||
|
||
"Maybe?"
|
||
|
||
"..."
|
||
|
||
stop music fadeout 2
|
||
scene black with fade
|
||
|
||
"{cps=*0.2}-- Two weeks later --{/cps}"
|
||
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
"But I wouldn’t have it any other way."
|
||
|
||
"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 1.0
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"And the fact I was able to play guitar, even shittily, was enough."
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"..."
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if anonscore >= 3 or fangscore >= 3:
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"Fang seemed proud of the fact that I was able to play well enough to get a passing grade."
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"Or rather proud of herself that she was that good of a music teacher."
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"Her way of ‘congratulating’ me was to hip-check me right into my locker, only to apologize while laughing her ass off."
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"Actually, the whole ordeal made me remember I had this old music program installed on my computer."
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"It’s incredibly outdated, but free is free."
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"Several hours of decade old tutorials later I finally start cobbling together a loosely musical sounding rhythm."
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"I couldn’t find a reverb option, so I just overlaid the same instruments with a lower volume where I wanted it."
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"People probably won’t notice."
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"I’m starting to get why Fang likes doing this sort of thing."
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"It’s sorta like just the act of creating something and being able to say ‘I made this’."
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"Exporting the file and uploading it to a music site, I await my audience to start amassing before me."
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"See, I already have a comment!"
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"{i}Never make anything again. Ever.{/i}"
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"Ah, just a day in the life of an underappreciated artist."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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return
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label GetStartedOnStudy:
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"No, I should focus more on my midterms."
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A "I’d rather get started with studying, actually."
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"Fang lowers her arm with the guitar in rejection."
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hide fangguitar
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show fang neutral at scenter
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show anon neutral flip at aright
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with dissolve
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A "Cmon, Fang. You know I can’t afford to waste my time here with all the money my family’s spent already."
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F "Yeah, yeah. You only got this one shot and all."
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F "{cps=*0.5}Ffffffffffiiiiine{/cps}. What’re we doing first?"
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A "Ehh, why not science first since that’s your hardest subject."
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play music 'audio/OST/Those Other Two Weirdos.ogg' fadein 1.0
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F "Ugh. Got a textbook?"
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A "What happened to yours?"
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F "Tried throwing it at Naser and it flew over the cliff."
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A "H-how? Why?"
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F "I dunno, felt like it."
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F "You got a textbook or not?"
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A "Yeah…"
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"I retrieve the tome from my backpack, science is easily the heaviest thing in there."
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A "So, what? We take turns reading it?"
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F "Too slow. Let’s just huddle and read it together."
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A "Why not just switch it back and forth?"
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F "Don’t feel like it. We reading or not?"
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"Fang sits beside me on the ground, her oversized beak obscuring a good portion of the side of the page in my peripheral vision."
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"I can feel the prickle of her feathers barely brushing against my back."
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F "We’re on chapter sixteen,{w=0.3} right?"
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A "Eighteen. Are you even paying attention during class?"
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F "What do you think I hang out with you for?"
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"We read about electric currents in silence for a few minutes."
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"How do I know when she’s done so I can turn the page?"
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"..."
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A "..."
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F "..."
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A "You done?"
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F "Oh, I wasn’t reading it."
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A "Argh, fuck you."
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||
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F "Ha, you wish."
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pause 0.5
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"Don’treadintothat."
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A "If I read the first page out loud, would you read the second?"
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||
|
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F "Sure, sure."
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||
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"Fang leans back onto the floor, hands behind her head."
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F "Get started already."
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A "Ugh."
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hide fang with dissolve
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A "In conductors, electrons are free to move around and flow easily. This is not true for insulators, in which the-"
|
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|
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F "*{cps=*0.4}SNNNRRRRRRRRRK{/cps}*"
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A "...Electrons are more tightly bound to the nuclei (which we'll discuss next). When current is applied, electrons move-"
|
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F "*{cps=*0.4}SNNNRRRRRRRRRK{/cps}*"
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A "Dammit Fang, I’m trying to read to you here, cut that out."
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F "*{cps=*0.4}SNNNRRRRRRRRRK{/cps}*"
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|
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"She really did pass out!"
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"Hmm…"
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A "Fang, seriously, get up or I’ll poke you."
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F "*{cps=*0.4}SNNNRRRRRRRRRK{/cps}* mmmrrrrfooouurmooooreminuuuutes."
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A "Don’t think I won’t Fang! These guns are cocked and loaded!"
|
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F "*{cps=*0.4}SNNNRRRRRRRRRK{/cps}*"
|
||
|
||
"Target locked."
|
||
|
||
"Weapons hot!"
|
||
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||
"Battery 1!"
|
||
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||
show fang angry at scenter with dissolve
|
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F "AAAAAAAAGH! THE FUCK?!"
|
||
|
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A "Quit falling asleep during class."
|
||
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F "It’s my room, I’ll do what I want."
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||
|
||
A "Come on, I’m trying to take this ser-"
|
||
|
||
FM "I’M HOOOOOOME!"
|
||
|
||
show fang shocked with dissolve
|
||
|
||
F "Oh no."
|
||
|
||
FM "Luuuuucy?{w=0.3} Naaaaser?{w=0.3} Are you here?"
|
||
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||
FM "I got your favorite, dino nuggies!"
|
||
|
||
show fang surprised with dissolve
|
||
|
||
F "Those're for Naser."
|
||
|
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A "Suuure."
|
||
|
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show fang neutral with dissolve
|
||
|
||
FM "Helloooo?{w=0.3} Anyone home?"
|
||
|
||
"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."
|
||
|
||
FM "Sweeeetie?{w=0.3} Naseeeer?{w=0.3} Oh, I guess he must be bowling with Moe again."
|
||
|
||
show fang sad with dissolve
|
||
|
||
F "Anon, you need to leave now."
|
||
|
||
FM "Lucy, are your headphones in again?"
|
||
|
||
F "I’ll open the window, just jump!"
|
||
|
||
A "This is the second floor!"
|
||
|
||
F "Broken bones are better than-"
|
||
|
||
show fangmom neutral at fmleft with easeinleft
|
||
|
||
FM "OH Lucy, there you are! I didn’t realize your boyfriend was over to visit!"
|
||
|
||
"WHAT."
|
||
|
||
show fang hiding with dissolve
|
||
|
||
"Fang’s hands cover her bright red face."
|
||
|
||
"I wasn’t aware their beaks got red too."
|
||
|
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F "Moooooooom! He’s not-{w=0.3} 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."
|
||
|
||
F "Not what YOU said!"
|
||
|
||
FM "Oh, sweetie, that’s no way to talk to your mother. Especially in front of a guest."
|
||
|
||
"The tiny Ptero turns to me with an apologetic smile."
|
||
|
||
FM "Since you’re here, why don’t you stay for dinner?"
|
||
|
||
"Something tells me Fang’s dad would make me the dinner."
|
||
|
||
"Beef Strog-Anon does not sound palatable to me."
|
||
|
||
F "Actually he was just leaving. Now."
|
||
|
||
FM "Oh but I wanted to show him your baby pictures!"
|
||
|
||
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!"
|
||
|
||
"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 with dissolve
|
||
"Well it IS kinda cute…"
|
||
|
||
"Before I can open my mouth, Fang jabs me in the ribs."
|
||
show fang angry with dissolve
|
||
|
||
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
|
||
|
||
#show anon neutral flip at acenter
|
||
#show fang angry flip at sleft:
|
||
# xalign 1.3
|
||
#with dissolve
|
||
|
||
show fang angry behind anon:
|
||
ease_cubic 0.7 xpos 0.9
|
||
pause 0.5
|
||
|
||
show anon fear flip
|
||
show fang angry flip
|
||
with Dissolve(.25)
|
||
|
||
show anon:
|
||
easeout_cubic 1 xpos -0.2
|
||
show fang:
|
||
easeout_cubic 1 xpos -0.3
|
||
|
||
#hide anon fear flip
|
||
#hide fang angry flip
|
||
#with easeoutleft
|
||
|
||
pause .5
|
||
show fangmom flip with Dissolve(.25)
|
||
|
||
scene black with fade
|
||
|
||
FM "Well I hope you enjoyed spending time with my little tooth fairy, Anon!"
|
||
|
||
FM "You’re welcome back ANY time you’d like!"
|
||
|
||
"I manage a weak wave as Fang continues to rush me towards the door in embarrassment."
|
||
stop music fadeout 3
|
||
|
||
play ambient 'audio/effects/outdoorLoop.ogg' fadein 2
|
||
scene home fang outside with fade
|
||
|
||
"We reach the front door and she quickly turns back inside."
|
||
|
||
F "{cps=*1.3}OkaybyeseeyouatschoolAnon.{/cps}"
|
||
|
||
show anon neutral flip at aright with easeinright
|
||
"I hear the door slam behind me and am left alone on the porch."
|
||
|
||
"Well that was…{w=0.3} interesting."
|
||
|
||
"Guess I’ll go wait at the bus stop."
|
||
|
||
"Does Fang’s mom really think I’m her boyfriend?"
|
||
|
||
"I know we spend a lot of time together…"
|
||
|
||
"Fang seemed REALLY quick to deny that though."
|
||
|
||
"Does it mean anything?"
|
||
|
||
"*Bzzz bzzz*"
|
||
|
||
"A text? Shit, that’s rare."
|
||
|
||
window hide
|
||
window auto
|
||
|
||
hide anon with dissolve
|
||
show anonphone at center with easeinbottom
|
||
|
||
"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"
|
||
|
||
"Anon: ten bucks"
|
||
|
||
"Fang: I have my dad on speed dial"
|
||
|
||
"Anon: five bucks"
|
||
|
||
"Anon: lol jk"
|
||
|
||
"Fang: gobble a knob"
|
||
|
||
"Anon: see you monday."
|
||
|
||
"Fang: see ya"
|
||
|
||
window hide
|
||
window auto
|
||
hide anonphone with easeoutbottom
|
||
|
||
"The bus hasn’t gotten here yet."
|
||
window hide
|
||
window auto
|
||
pause .5
|
||
|
||
show tracy neutral at scenter with dissolve
|
||
|
||
SV "Yo, you’re that kid with the date from before, ain'tcha?"
|
||
stop ambient fadeout 2
|
||
play music 'audio/OST/Tracy was fired from her real job.ogg' fadein 1.0
|
||
|
||
A "Huh?"
|
||
|
||
"I flip around to see the street vendor from a few weeks ago."
|
||
|
||
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…"
|
||
|
||
show tracy tease with dissolve
|
||
|
||
SV "You just get back from another date?"
|
||
|
||
A "What? No, it was a study session-{w=0.4} 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 with dissolve
|
||
|
||
SV "You WHAT."
|
||
|
||
A "Hm?"
|
||
|
||
SV "Kids these days…{w=0.3} She was coming onto ya, dummy!"
|
||
|
||
"{cps=*0.5}Oooooooohh.{/cps}"
|
||
|
||
"Fuck."
|
||
|
||
A "...Oh."
|
||
|
||
show tracy tease with dissolve
|
||
|
||
SV "Still, point stands."
|
||
|
||
A "What’s that?"
|
||
|
||
show tracy neutral with dissolve
|
||
|
||
SV "I was right!{w=0.3} HA!"
|
||
|
||
SV "By the way, that wasn’t your ride, was it?"
|
||
|
||
"I look back to see the tail end of the city bus rounding the corner onto the next street."
|
||
|
||
SV "Next one comes in forty-five minutes."
|
||
pause 0.5
|
||
A "...Shut up and gimme a Danger Dog."
|
||
|
||
show tracy tease with dissolve
|
||
SV "Well, {i}someone{/i} knows their franks."
|
||
SV "Comin’ right up."
|
||
|
||
"..."
|
||
|
||
stop music fadeout 1.0
|
||
scene black with fade
|
||
"{cps=*0.2}-- Two weeks later --{/cps}"
|
||
|
||
play music 'audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg' fadein 1.0
|
||
|
||
"I’m looking over my final grades for this semester."
|
||
|
||
"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,{w=0.3} 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."
|
||
stop music fadeout 1.0
|
||
"My GPA was secured at least for whatever the fuck I decide on."
|
||
|
||
"..."
|
||
window hide
|
||
window auto
|
||
pause .5
|
||
|
||
return
|