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label chapter_x8:
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#Naomi Arc Two
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scene livingroomdayalt
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show fang nonxmas pendant neutral at sleft:
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xzoom -1.0
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xalign -0.2
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show naomi sad flip at scenter
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with fade
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play music "audio/OST/ballad_of_the_boot.ogg" fadein 1.0
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"I find myself worrying more and more."
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"With the night coming to a close everyone begins to leave Naser’s home."
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"All his old teammates give him congratulatory hugs and back pats on their way out."
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"Even Chet and Stella, who’re the last to leave."
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show fangdad unimpressed flip at sright with easeinright:
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yalign 0.1
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FD "Don’t think you’re getting out of cleaning, missy!"
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show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve:
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xzoom 1.0
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F "{cps=*0.5}UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH{/cps}."
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show naomi considering flip with dissolve
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"I frown a little. After all this time, she still argues with her family?"
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"I was always taught to respect my elders by my parents."
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show fangmom neutral flip at sright with easeinright
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FM "Naomi dear, you don’t have to-"
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show naomi neutral
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with dissolve
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N "I insist, ma’am. I was the one to suggest the party, after all."
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show fangmom neutral
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show fangdad neutral
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with dissolve
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hide fangmom
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hide fangdad
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with easeoutright
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"I continue sweeping the detritus from the floor, making sure to focus on the nooks and crannies."
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show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed with dissolve:
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xzoom -1.0
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show naomi:
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ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.8
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"I try to focus on my task but{cps=*0.075}...{/cps}"
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show naomi unimpressed with dissolve
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"My thoughts keep going back to how odd Naser has been acting."
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show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed:
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ease_cubic 0.7 xalign -0.36
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pause 0.3
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show naomi:
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ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.6
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"When I had to keep Naser out so his family could set the party up he was{cps=*0.075}...{/cps}"
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"Distant{cps=*0.075}...{/cps}"
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"A part of me wants to say it’s just nerves."
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"After all, he’s going away to college."
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"Leaving his home."
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show naomi:
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ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.7
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"Even when I promised him that I’ll be with him so he won’t feel lonely."
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"He felt so stiff when I said that."
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show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed:
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ease_cubic 0.5 xalign -0.1
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show naomi neutral with dissolve
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"I shake my head to clear my mind of these awful thoughts."
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"After all, Naser and I can talk about this once we move in together."
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show naomi happy with dissolve
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show naomi:
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ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.4
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show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve:
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xzoom -1.0
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show fang nonxmas pendant angry:
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ease_cubic 0.5 xalign -0.28
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"Aw, it’ll be as if we’re newlyweds."
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"That thought makes me a little giddy as I push the pile neatly into the dust pan."
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show naser unimpressed flip at nright with dissolve:
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xalign 1.6
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"Yes, in fact maybe we can talk about our plans for our living arrangements now."
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show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed with dissolve:
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xzoom -1.0
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show naomi:
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ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.7
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N "Naser dear, I-"
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show naomi considering with dissolve
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"Huh? Why is he making that face?"
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show naomi explanatory with dissolve
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N "Is something the matter?"
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show naser considering flip with dissolve
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Nas "W-{w=.15}what? N-{w=.15}nah, nothing really."
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show naser:
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pause .6
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"naser neutral flip"
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pause .4
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"naser considering flip"
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repeat
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"He’s looking around the room, but there’s only me, Naser and Lucy here at the moment."
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N "Naser, please, you’ve seemed troubled the entire day. What’s wrong?"
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show naomi neutral
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hide naser
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show naser explanatory flip at nright with dissolve:
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xalign 1.6
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Nas "Nothing! Nothing at all Naomi!"
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Nas "Just uh{cps=*.15}...{cps} ah, damn it{cps=*.15}...{cps}"
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show naser sad flip with dissolve
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"Naser’s shoulders slump down and he heaves out a heavy sigh."
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stop music fadeout 5.0
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Nas "I’ve been uh{cps=*.15}...{cps} Thinking about this a lot, Naomi{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
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Nas "I uh{cps=*.15}...{cps} Wanna take a break{cps=*.15}...{cps}"
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"A break?"
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N "That’s it? I mean, we only just started cleaning and-"
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Nas "No I mean, us."
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show naomi shocked with dissolve
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"What."
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Nas "I think we need a break, Naomi."
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pause 0.5
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"O-oh."
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show naomi sad with dissolve
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"I{cps=*.15}...{cps}"
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N "I see{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
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show naser neckhold flip with dissolve
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Nas "Lucy and Anon are taking one, and I thought-"
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"I gently set the broom against the wall."
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N "Yes{cps=*.15}...{/cps} A break{cps=*.15}...{/cps} I{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
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show naser explanatory flip with dissolve
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Nas "I mean, I wanted to tell you sooner but-"
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N "I understand, Naser. After all, you always have the best ideas."
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show naomi sad at turnaround
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hide naomi with easeoutleft
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show naser:
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ease_cubic 0.4 xalign 0.5
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Nas "Wait, Naomi-"
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show fang nonxmas pendant angry behind naser with dissolve:
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xzoom 1.0
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F "God damn it Naser!"
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play music "audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg" fadein 2.0
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scene home fang outside night with fade
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show naomi sad flip at scenter
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"I slip out the door of Naser’s house."
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pause 0.4
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"A break{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
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pause 0.4
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"A break{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
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"But why?"
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"I’ve done everything right, right?"
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"Been the model girlfriend, right?"
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"I carry myself down the driveway, trying to hold my thoughts together."
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"Spring is about over, but it’s cold."
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"Tears prick my eyes, but I suddenly don’t have the energy to wipe them off."
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"Everything was going wonderfully, but now it’s come shattering down."
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"When I reach the curb I crumple into my knees."
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"I can’t even focus on a single calamitous thought with so many firing through me."
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"The thought of being away from Naser, of things just ending{cps=*.15}...{cps}"
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N "{b}*sob*{/b}"
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stop music fadeout 2.0
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"{cps=*0.05}...{/cps}"
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scene black with fade
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"{cps=*0.2}--Two Years Prior--{/cps}"
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scene office spears
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show naomi unimpressed at sleft
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show spears neutral flip at sright:
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yalign 0.1
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with fade
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Sp "{cps=*.15}...{/cps} And lastly, here is your own desk to work at."
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play sound "audio/effects/anonDeskSlam.ogg"
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"My principal slaps the top of an aged, yet official looking table furnished with a lamp and its own drawers." with vpunch
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"Most students in any school would only ever be seated behind the regular ‘board on some sticks’ model, maybe one with a little cubbyhole built in for binders if the school were old enough."
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"But here I am, one of the lucky few{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
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show naomi: #salute
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linear 0.12 yalign 0.09
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easein_cubic 0.4 yalign 0.0
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N "Thank you sir!"
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"I should feel a lot more excited about winning the election, but{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
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Sp "{cps=*.10}...{/cps} Naomi."
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show naomi shocked with dissolve
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"Uh oh, did he see me sulking?"
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Sp "There may not have been many candidates, nor voters in deciding you should be the class president, but the fact remains that you won."
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Sp "You shouldn’t stress yourself about how things might’ve gone differently if there were a larger voting pool."
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Sp "Don’t go underselling yourself."
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Sp "If you try, you can be good enough."
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N "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
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show naomi neutral with dissolve
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N "Thank you, Principal Spears. I’ll try."
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show spears happy flip with dissolve
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show spears:
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ease_cubic 1.0 xalign 0.4
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"He gives me a warm smile and a pat on the shoulder and leaves to let me get acquainted with the new space."
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hide spears with easeoutleft
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"Looks like there’s already a few forms to fill out{cps=*.15}...{cps}"
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"Oh? There’s a letter in here, too{cps=*.15}...{cps}"
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##fade in cg
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#this one music pops on purpose
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play music 'audio/OST/good faith.ogg' fadein 1.0
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scene naomiletter with fade
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N "It’s addressed to me, specifically?"
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"Oops, I said that out loud."
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"Good thing there’s nobody here{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
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"But then what’s that drumming sound?"
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"Oh dear{w=0.5}, that’s my own feet."
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"What am I getting so worked up over?"
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"It’s probably just a letter of congratulations."
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"Not that anyone other than Spears would even care about-"
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"{cps=*.20}...{/cps}‘Dearest Naomi..’?"
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"Is this a joke?{w=0.5} Who would{cps=*.20}...{/cps}?"
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"My eyes trace the paragraph multiple times before I realize I haven’t actually been reading it."
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"Then all of a sudden it all registers at once."
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"There’s a loud squeal that echoes through the hallway."
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pause 0.5
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"Oh wait."
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"I cover my lips and I feel my entire face heat up."
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"That was me. I hope no one else heard that."
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"But, but, but{cps=*.15}...{cps}"
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pause 0.5
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"Naser is{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
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pause 0.5
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"And I’m just{cps=*.10}...{/cps}"
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"Wouldn’t people look at him funny?"
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"Wouldn’t they look at me funny?"
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"After all, I’m just so...{w=0.5} so{cps=*.25}...{/cps}"
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Sp "{alpha=*0.6}{i}Don’t go underselling yourself.{/i}{/alpha}"
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Sp "{alpha=*0.6}{i}If you try, you can be good enough.{/i}{/alpha}"
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N "{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
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"No, I can do this."
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"For our date!"
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scene office spears
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show naomi happy at scenter:
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parallel:
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ease_cubic 0.4 yalign 0.3
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ease_cubic 0.5 yalign 0.0
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repeat
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parallel:
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ease_cubic 1.6 xalign 0.6
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ease_cubic 1.6 xalign 0.4
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repeat
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with fade
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"I’ll go check out the library for romantic self-help books after school!"
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"I’ll be the perfect girlfriend!"
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"{cps=*.05}...{/cps}"
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stop ambient fadeout 2.0
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stop music fadeout 3.0
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pause 2
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scene black with fade
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pause 1
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return
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