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616 lines
16 KiB
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# Chicxulub Gutterlane
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label chapter_x1:
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stop music fadeout(3)
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scene black with Dissolve(2)
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pause 1
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play music 'audio/ost/prized bowling shoes.ogg' fadein 0.2
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"It’s a cool autumn’s evening and for some reason I’m squeezed in a car against Moe and Naser."
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"Fang’s dad was driving, and the passenger seat was taken up by a tote bag holding the family's ancient bowling balls."
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pause .5
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"Every time he looked in the rear view mirror I swear his gaze lingered on me for just a second before returning to the road."
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"The only consolation is that if I don’t live to see the next day, it wouldn’t be because he didn’t have his priorities straight while on the road."
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pause .5
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"The drive couldn’t have lasted for more than fifteen minutes, but it felt like a good couple of hours."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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scene parkinglot with Fade(1, 0, 1)
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pause .5
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"When we finally pulled into the parking lot, I step out to stretch my legs while Moe and Naser continued to catch up."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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show anon neutral:
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yalign 0.1 xalign -0.4
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show anon:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.2
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with dissolve
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pause .5
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"Naser was having a blast listening about how Fang and VVURM DRAMA knocked it out of the park at Moe’s."
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"Moe was even wearing the apron Trish sold him to our little gathering."
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show anon neutral flip with dissolve
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A "Uhh{cps=*.1}...{/cps} Moe, why are you wearing that outside, miles away from the restaurant kitchen?"
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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show moe alt flip:
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yalign 0.0 xalign -1.0
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show moe:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.6
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with dissolve
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pause .5
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Moe "It’sa part o’ ma look, if I ain’ts wearin’ an apron I jus’ don’t feel right."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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show fangdad neutral behind anon:
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yalign 0.1 xalign -0.1
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show fangdad:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.7
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with dissolve
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pause 1
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FD "Well, folks, we’re here."
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show anon neutral with dissolve
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FD "Black Hole Bowling."
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pause .5
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Moe "It’s been a while, why ole’ Rip n’ me used ta come ’ere err’y weekend when we was your age."
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FD "And with my weekend off I figured I’d take the next generation for a game or two."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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show naser considering behind fangdad:
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yalign 0.1 xalign 0.5
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show naser:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.7
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with dissolve
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pause .5
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Nas "Surprised you brought Anon along, Dad."
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Nas "That’s pretty unlike you."
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show fangdad unimpressed with Dissolve(.25)
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FD "It {i}was{/i} just going to be the three of us{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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FD "But the {i}missus{/i} thought it would be a {i}grand{/i} idea for him to come along."
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pause .5
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"Moe made an odd hand motion with his tiny limbs."
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"It only made sense when he added a whip crack sound with it."
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pause .5
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FD "Quiet you. I’d have your ass in bars before you’d even know it."
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Moe "We both knows ya won’t. C’mon kids, ole Moe needs the extra hands to git on his lucky shoes."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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show moe:
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easeout 1 xalign 1.0
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pause .5
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hide moe with dissolve
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pause .5
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show fangdad:
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easeout 1 xalign 1.0
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pause .5
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hide fangdad with dissolve
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pause .5
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"I ended up having to carry the tote bag of bowling balls inside."
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show naser happy flip with dissolve
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Nas "You’re not going to make a {i}cripple{/i} carry all those, right?"
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window hide
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window auto
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show naser:
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easeout_cubic 1 xalign 2.5
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pause .5
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hide naser with dissolve
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pause .5
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show anon unimpressed with Dissolve(.25)
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"Struggling to not fall over or snap in half like a skin-colored twig, I lugged the bag over."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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show anon:
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easeout_cubic 1 xalign 1.0
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pause .5
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hide anon with dissolve
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pause .5
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scene bowlingalley with Fade(1, 0, 1)
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pause .5
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"After we got a lane and I placed the balls on the rack, Fangs’ father and I sat in the benches while Naser and Moe went to get some snacks."
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"I slouch back in my seat and rest my eyes a bit."
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pause .5
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"Man, those bowling balls were heavy."
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"We parked pretty far away, too, so I had to carry them a good quarter mile or so."
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"At least the benches here are clean."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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show fangdad neutral:
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yalign 0.2 xalign 0.75
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show anon neutral:
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yalign 0.1 xalign 0.2
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with Dissolve(1)
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pause .5
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"Sitting here with{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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"Fang’s father{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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pause .5
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"Alone."
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show fangdad neutral flip with dissolve
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"My eyes widen as Mister Aaron and I face each other."
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show fangdad happy flip with dissolve
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"I feel my blood turn to ice as a look of malevolent glee spreads across his face."
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FD "So, Anon{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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FD "We haven’t had a real heart-to-heart yet, have we?"
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A "Haha, really? We’ve spoken before back at your house, haven’t we sir?"
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FD "True, but here we can really have some good ol’ Man Talk, you know?"
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A "I-I see."
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pause .5
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"Fang’s Mother isn’t here, and Moe’s probably dropped his order twice already."
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"Please come back soon."
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FD "You been getting along well with everyone so far, huh?"
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FD "Dear Lucy, Naser. Even my old buddy Moe."
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FD "Hear you’re a fast learner in his kitchen."
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"I swallow hard as I manage a nod."
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"The inside of my mouth felt like the center of the Sahara while my shirt was practically glued to my back from my sweat."
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pause .5
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FD "You know I do actually know a bit about humans, I do."
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FD "In my line of work you need to deal with all types, you know."
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FD "I read this {cps=*.4}{i}reeeeaaaal{/i}{/cps} interesting thing the other day."
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pause .5
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FD "Apparently, dinosaurs and humans have a different amount of bones."
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FD "Makes sense when you think about it, but I guess it never occurred to me."
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A "Uh, y-y-yeah. It k-k-kinda does, doesn’t it?"
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FD "Anyways, the article goes real in-depth about it."
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FD "Do you know the minimum number of bones a human needs to survive?"
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pause .5
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FD "I do. Real nifty piece of information, right?"
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pause .5
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A "Ye-yeah, pretty cool!"
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pause .5
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"He holds up a hand and points to his wrist."
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FD "So apparently, absolutely none of these are vital to-"
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show naser neutral:
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yalign 0.1 xalign -1.0
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show naser:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.7
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with dissolve
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Nas "Here you go Anon."
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"Naser drops a pair of old shoes into my lap."
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show naser unimpressed with Dissolve(.25)
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Nas "I asked for caveman size, but this was all they had, sorry."
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"Thank you Naser, thank you! If these weren’t rentals I’d enshrine them in my home and pay them respect every day for the rest of my life."
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show naser neutral with Dissolve(.25)
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Nas "What’re you guys up to?"
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show moealt:
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yalign 0.1 xalign 2.3
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show moealt:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.7
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with dissolve
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Moe "Terrorizin’ the poor kid, I bet."
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"Moe sets a tray of fountain drinks and snack foods on the table with his grabby claw hands."
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Moe "Ya know, Rip, jus cause yer in-law made ya piss yer britches don’t means ya gots ta do the same ta the kid."
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show fangdad neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
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FD "No clue what you’re talking about."
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Moe "Sure, Rip, sure."
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show fangdad unimpressed flip with Dissolve(.25)
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FD "Let’s just play already."
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pause .5
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"Eager to escape his clutches I bolted for the console and started entering our names."
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window hide
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window auto
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show anon:
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easeout_cubic 1 xalign -0.5
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pause .25
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show anon neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
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hide anon with dissolve
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pause .5
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scene black with Dissolve(1)
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pause .5
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"Fang’s dad was up first, and for some reason his solid flesh-tone ball seemed a lot newer than the others."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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scene bowlingalley
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show fangdad neutral:
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yalign 0.1 xalign 0.0
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with Dissolve(1)
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"He made a show of inserting his clawed fingers into each of the holes while making sure I had a real good angle."
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"He even oriented the ball so that the holes lined up into a little screaming face."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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show fangdad:
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easeout_back 0.5 xalign 0.5
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easein_quart 1 xalign 0.8
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pause .25
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play sound 'audio/effects/whoosh.ogg'
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queue sound 'audio/effects/strike.ogg'
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pause 2.5
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show fangdad happy with Dissolve(.25)
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Nas "Wow pops, another strike!"
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FD "S’all in the form, Naser."
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show fangdad neutral flip with dissolve
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FD "If ya picture the pins as something you {i}really{/i} despise{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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"His eyes linger on me for a moment."
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pause .5
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FD "You can put some real force into it and {w=.2}{nw}"
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show fangdad:
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easein_back 0.75 xalign 0.7
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extend "{i}BAM{/i}."
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pause .5
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"I think I just made bam in my pants."
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pause .5
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Moe "Sheesh Rip. Give it a break for a bit."
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"Yes. Maybe two bits even."
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window hide
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window auto
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show fangdad:
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easeout_cubic 1 xalign -0.4
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pause .5
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hide fangdad with dissolve
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pause .5
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Moe "Alrights Anon, yer up."
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"I nod and get up from my seat."
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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show anon neutral:
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yalign 0.1 xalign -0.2
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show anon:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.2
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with dissolve
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pause .5
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"The ball I’ve got is borrowed from the bowling lane, it’s logo making creative use of the finger holes."
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"A shame the only one they had left was a size too small and my fingers barely fit."
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pause .5
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"I heft the smaller ball and take my cues from all my best attempts in Ninpebble Stick Bowling."
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"Lining up the shot I look down the lane at the pins."
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show anon pissed
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show dimmer_light behind anon
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with dissolve
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"Using Rip’s advice I picture Naomi’s face on the pins."
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"Sorry not sorry Naser."
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show anon:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.1
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pause .25
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easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.2
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"With a big wind up that threatens to pull my arm from it’s socket I launch the ball."
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stop music fadeout 4
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"Right into the back of my foot."
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window hide
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window auto
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show anon:
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easeout_back 0.5 xalign 0.5
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easein_elastic 1 xalign 0.8
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pause .25
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play sound 'audio/effects/whoosh.ogg'
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pause .2
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play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickbigpunch.ogg'
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show anon fear
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with hpunch
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pause 1
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show anon:
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easein_elastic 1 xalign 0.3
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show anon foot with Dissolve(.25)
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A "SONOFAWHOREFUCKINGCUNT. "
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play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickpunch.ogg'
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extend "GODDAMNMOTHERFUCKINGSHIT. " with vpunch
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play music 'audio/ost/fuck you I like to shitpost.ogg'
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show anon:
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easein_elastic 1 xalign 0.5
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show white:
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alpha 0
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linear 0.1 alpha 1
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linear 0.4 alpha 0
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play sound 'audio/effects/slapsticksuperpunch.ogg'
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extend "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-{nw}" with vpunch
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A "-UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-{nw}"
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A "-UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKING SHITCUNTASSHOLEFUCK!"
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show anon:
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easein_cubic 0.25 yalign 0.2
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easeout_cubic 0.4 yalign 0.1
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repeat
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A "OF ALL THE MOTHERFUCKING BULLSHIT TO FUCKING HAPPEN IN MY GOD FORSAKEN LIFE HOW THE FUCK DOES THAT HAPPEN!"
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A "FUCKING LEAF EATER BALL FUCK MY LIFE OW GOD MOTHER FUCK DAMN!"
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A "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS FUCKING TOM AND JERRY BULLSHIT HOW THE FUCK DOES THIS FUCKING HAPPEN!"
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A "DON’T JUST STAND THERE AND GAWK YOU JACKASSES GET A FUCKING FIRST AID BOX OR SOMETHING FOR FUCKS SAKE! YOU USELESS FUCKING ASSHOLES HOLY SHIT THIS HURTS LIKE HELL!"
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A "AAAAAA FUCK MY FUCKING FOOT I THINK I BROKE MY FUCKING FOOT!"
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show anon:
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easeout_cubic 0.4 yalign 0.1
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A "GOD DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!"
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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show anon:
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easein_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.7 yalign 0.1
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show anon sad
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hide dimmer_light
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with dissolve
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pause 1
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"When I finally stop to catch my breath I realize all eyes in the building are on me."
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"Naser has his phone set on me."
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"Even Fang’s father is staring with a dumbfounded look on his face."
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"I break out into a sweat again, eyes darting to find the nearest bathroom."
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pause .5
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"Moe gestures to Mister Ripley."
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Moe "That beats your record, don’t it?"
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"An attendant throws his hands in the air."
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Attendant "It does! It’s a new record!"
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pause .5
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"All at once all the patrons of the bowling alley burst into cheers and applause."
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show anon:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.95
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show anon concerned flip with dissolve
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A "Wha?"
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show fangdad happy:
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yalign 0.1 xalign -0.1
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show fangdad:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.35
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with dissolve
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pause .5
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FD "That was a full six minutes you were going off."
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show naser happy:
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yalign 0.1 xalign -1.0
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show naser:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.3
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with dissolve
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Nas "The recording is seven minutes and thirty-three seconds, actually."
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show moe alt flip:
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yalign 0.0 xalign -1.0
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show moe:
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easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.7
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with dissolve
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pause .5
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Moe "The last record was only five minutes and some change."
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show anon unimpressed flip with Dissolve(.25)
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A "That’s nice and all but MY FOOT IS STILL FUCKING BROKEN!"
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Nas "Does it even still hurt?"
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A "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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show anon neutral flip with dissolve
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A "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}Huh{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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pause .5
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show fangdad neutral with Dissolve(.25)
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FD "I tried to do a trickshot, ended up tripping Moe and{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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"He waves a finger around the hole in his crest."
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Moe "I still got the metal plate in my head, too."
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"Moe knocks a fist against the bottom of his skull, a metallic thump echoing out."
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pause .5
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Attendant "The manager’s approved a reward for beating out the twenty-year-old record!"
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A "Oh, cool, a bowling ball of my own?"
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Attendant "Those shoes you’re wearing, they’re yours."
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pause .5
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"Naser stifles a cough."
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pause .5
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A "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}Thanks{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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Moe "Either way, we should probably get a first aid kit."
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show naser considering with Dissolve(.25)
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Nas "Think I saw one by the entrance, let’s go get it."
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window hide
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window auto
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show moe:
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easeout_cubic 0.5 xalign -1.0
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hide moe with dissolve
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show naser:
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easeout_cubic 1 xalign -1.0
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show naser neutral flip with dissolve
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hide naser with dissolve
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pause .5
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"The two go hunting for the first aid kit, and I am left alone with Mister Ripley again."
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"I don’t really care anymore right now, I’m just worn out."
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pause .5
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FD "Y’know{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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"Here we go."
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FD "I didn’t know you had it in you."
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pause .5
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A "Had what in me?"
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FD "Me."
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pause .5
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A "Pardon?"
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FD "Seven minutes straight, no regrets, no holding back, and with a single breath."
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FD "I can see a young me in you, Anon."
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pause .5
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FD "And I can also see what my daughter sees in you."
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FD "A strong will, and an iron lung."
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pause .5
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A "O-oh, thank you, sir."
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pause 1
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A "Does that mean you’re okay with-"
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FD "You set foot near second base I’ll finish the job that bowling ball couldn’t."
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A "Understood."
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pause .5
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show fangdad happy with Dissolve(.25)
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FD "Good talk."
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FD "Next time, we oughtta go fishing together."
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A "Next time?"
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FD "Yeah{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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FD "Next time."
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stop music fadeout 4
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window hide
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window auto
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pause .5
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scene black with Dissolve(2)
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pause 1.5
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return
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