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| *[[Kenji Setou]] | | *[[Kenji Setou]] |
| |prev = [[Context/Transcript|Context]] | | |prev = [[Context/Transcript|Context]] |
| |next = [[False Cadence/Transcript|False Cadence]] or '''Game Over''' | | |next = [[Farewell/Transcript|Farewell]] |
| }}HISAO: "Hurry, Lilly!" | | }}HISAO: "Hurry, Lilly!" |
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| HISAO: "I... don't really want to go into it. It's late." | | HISAO: "I... don't really want to go into it. It's late." |
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| | KENJI: "Okay. That's cool. If you ever want to talk about it, I'm, you know, here." |
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| KENJI: "Okay. That's cool." | |
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| KENJI: "If you ever want to talk about it, I'm, you know, here."
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| NARRATOR: "I look at him for a moment before surrendering my stern front and awkwardly scratching the back of my neck, embarrassed by my standoffish response to him." | | NARRATOR: "I look at him for a moment before surrendering my stern front and awkwardly scratching the back of my neck, embarrassed by my standoffish response to him." |
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| HISAO: "Thanks, Kenji." | | HISAO: "Thanks, Kenji." |
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| KENJI: "Hey, it's cool. That's what friends are for, right?" | | KENJI: "Hey, it's cool. That's what friends are for, right?" |
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| HISAO: "Yeah, you're right. Um, seeya." | | HISAO: "Yeah, you're right. Um, seeya." |
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| | NARRATOR: "I open the door to my own dorm room and close it behind me as he quickly waves me off. The solid thud the door makes against the door frame sounds out a final call for the life I've led since coming to Yamaku. I just stand in my darkened room, fruitlessly attempting to work out what I should do from this point onwards. Just what should I do...?" |
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| NARRATOR: "I open the door to my own dorm room and close it behind me as he quickly waves me off." | |
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| NARRATOR: "The solid thud the door makes against the door frame sounds out a final call for the life I've led since coming to Yamaku."
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| NARRATOR: "I just stand in my darkened room, fruitlessly attempting to work out what I should do from this point onwards."
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| NARRATOR: "Just what should I do...?"
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| $ renpy.music.set_volume(1.0, 0.0, channel="ambient")
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| #**************************************************************************************************
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| label en_L29: FAREWELL
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| scene bg school_scienceroom
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| NARRATOR: "As class ends, I simply rest my head on my hand and stare out of the window to pass the time."
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| $ renpy.music.set_volume(0.5, 0.0, channel="music")
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| n "\n\nIt's been a few days since Lilly told me her plans. I haven't been to our ordinary lunchtime haunt since then, not that there would be much point."
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| n "Hanako's been busy with the newspaper club she's newly joined, and has even begun talking in class with Naomi every now and then."
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| n "Even Lilly, aside from the fact that a meeting between us would've been awkward in any case, has been run off her feet with class representative duties as the summer holidays approach."
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| n "And now, they're just about here. With the end of today's bell, the summer holidays will have begun."
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| n "\n\n\nI suppose that all I'll end up doing will be visiting my parents for the duration and lazing about my old home, now that my previous plans are entirely askew."
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| n "\n\nMeanwhile, Akira and Lilly will be en route to Scotland, to live out the rest of their lives there."
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| n "No matter how hard I try to rationalize the idea that once the summer holidays begin, my life will return to the way it was, it simply refuses to happen."
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| n "Everyone's moving on with their lives. Lilly's rejoining her family, Akira's moving up in her father's business, Hanako's gaining new friends and hobbies, and even Yuuko's moving ahead with her university aspirations."
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| n "Even I'm moving forward, in the end. With the marks I've gotten so far in Yamaku, much less after such a rocky beginning, the path to get into teaching science as a career seems straightforward."
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| n "\n\nI suppose I should at least be happy about that much, but it doesn't really seem to help."
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| MISHA: "Hicchan~!"
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| NARRATOR: "I quickly stop my ruminating and turn to face the bubbly voice beside me, putting on the most upbeat expression I can muster."
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| NARRATOR: "As expected, Shizune stands flanking her. I have a sneaking suspicion they want something from me."
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| HISAO: "Hey Misha, Shizune. What's up?"
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| MISHA: "Well~..."
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| MISHA: "Shicchan and I were thinking~..."
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| MISHA: "Since we're just two poor little girls that need help with all the work we've been given just before the holidays begin~..."
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| HISAO: "Sure, I can help."
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| MISHA: "But Hicchan, we're really nee—"
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| show misha perky_confused
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| MISHA: "What?"
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| NARRATOR: "I think I broke Misha."
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| NARRATOR: "Even Shizune raises an eyebrow at her accomplice's shuddering stop in her tracks."
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| MISHA: "So you'll help us, Hicchan?"
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| HISAO: "I just said I would, didn't I?"
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| NARRATOR: "It's hardly like I have anything better to do. Maybe helping them with their work will help take my mind off the situation."
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| NARRATOR: "Misha seems genuinely ecstatic with my response, but Shizune's expression is clouded and difficult to read. I find myself quickly averting my eyes from her own, as it almost looks like a face of pity. No doubt, it must just be my imagination."
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| NARRATOR: "This is hardly the first time I've been in the student council room. Indeed, I've found myself down here often, either to help Lilly with class rep work, or to sort out one thing or another with the Student Council itself."
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| NARRATOR: "Now, though, it's quite a different place."
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| NARRATOR: "Papers and folders are strewn across every table in the room, only a solitary little black laptop atop a single desk sticking out from the mess."
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| NARRATOR: "It looks positively ancient, and I'd guess it has been valiantly serving its task in archiving information for years and years."
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| show sc_comp:
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| HISAO:de sc_comp
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| HISAO: "So, what needs doing? This looks like a lot to do."
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| show misha hips_smile at twoleft
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| show shizu behind_frown at tworight
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| NARRATOR: "Shizune's expression becomes determined as she signs. It's a worrying look."
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| show misha hips_grin
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| MISHA: "Everything, Hicchan!"
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| NARRATOR: "My worry was well placed."
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| HISAO: "Everything... you say?"
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha sign_smile
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| MISHA: "What's left on the desks is what needs to be done."
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| show misha perky_smile
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| MISHA: "It all needs to be digitally recorded, which is what the laptop is for."
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| HISAO: "And I'm guessing that I'll be the one doing this?"
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha hips_smile
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| MISHA: "Shicchan says she saw you with the computers in the library a few days ago, and that you seemed really good with them~."
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| NARRATOR: "Good with computers? I can touch-type, I guess, but it still seems like an overestimation of my skills."
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| HISAO: "I was just typing up homework..."
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| HISAO: "Wait, Shizune was watching me do that?"
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| show shizu adjust_smug
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha sign_smile
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| MISHA: "One must know their allies before they can know their enemies, of course~."
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| show misha cross_grin
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| MISHA: "Wow, that's pretty wise..."
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| NARRATOR: "For once, it's not very hard to work out who said what."
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| NARRATOR: "Nonetheless, it doesn't seem worth fighting over. Sitting at a computer doing some typing hardly seems onerous, as far as tasks to help Shizune and Misha go."
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha perky_smile
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| MISHA: "Besides, it will help to take your mind off things~."
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| HISAO: "Take my mind off things? Take my mind off what things?"
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| show misha perky_confused
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| NARRATOR: "Misha's face goes blank as she translates this for Shizune, though the latter's response is only to glance away towards the window after briefly signing."
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha sign_smile
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| show shizu basic_normal2
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| NARRATOR: "Misha's face quickly returns to a smile as she translates back. She was confused, I guess, but Shizune is harder to pin down."
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| show misha cross_smile
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| MISHA: "I was just thinking you may like to get your mind off the exams, of course~."
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| HISAO: "Either way, we may as well get into it sooner rather than later. I'll go along with you."
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| show misha hips_smile
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| MISHA: "That's the spirit, Hicchan~!"
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| #hi "Even if it is, I don't really see how we're going to get all this done in one lunchtime."
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| #show misha hips_grin
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| #mi "Oh, that? We have next period off. Once we finish we can go home for the holidays~."
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| #hi "You managed to get off last period? But that's when all the students will be helping to pack up the tables and chairs for the term."
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| #show misha sign_smile
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| #show shizu behind_smile
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| #with charachange
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| #"As Misha translates what I say, Shizune proudly puffs her chest and gives a victorious beaming grin. It makes me wonder just how much leverage she has over our teachers."
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| #"I feel somewhat guilty over this, but we are going to be doing work of some kind, after all."
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| NARRATOR: "And that's the fifth spreadsheet compiled and saved. Time for the next month's..."
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| NARRATOR: "After a little bit of fussing around, we all managed to get a bit more organized."
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| NARRATOR: "Shizune's been gathering up the loose sheets and, thankfully, sorting them into a neat pile next to me. Meanwhile, Misha's been handling the manual writing work, her girly pink pen leaving its unmistakable mark on paper after paper."
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| NARRATOR: "Once I got myself into a rhythm, this really wasn't so bad. Shizune and Misha also seem to be in the swing of things, wordlessly communicating as they go about their business with fervor."
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| NARRATOR: "I periodically glance at the sheet beside the laptop, apparently a list of student names and matching addresses, as I dutifully enter the data written on it. I don't pay a lot of attention to what I'm typing in until I reach about midway down the page."
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| NARRATOR: "Hakamichi... class 3-3... Huh. Her family home is in Saitama."
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| NARRATOR: "My idle curiosity is ended abruptly as three light taps can be heard rapping on the door."
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| NARRATOR: "Misha quickly skips over to check who it is, tapping Shizune's shoulder on the way past to let her companion know what's happening."
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| MISHA: "Ah, you're here~."
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| HISAO: "Hmm? Who is it?"
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| NARRATOR: "With a slight pause to enter Shizune's data into the file along with all the others, I look up to check who's at the door."
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| show misha hips_grin at center
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas at left
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| NARRATOR: "...Lilly?"
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| NARRATOR: "After giving a cursory nod to Misha in greeting, she perks her head up in her trademark manner."
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| show lilly basic_surprised_cas
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| LILLY: "Is that Hisao?"
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| NARRATOR: "She's pretty darned good at working out my voice from the smallest of phrases nowadays."
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| HISAO: "Yeah, it's me. Um... hey."
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| show lilly basic_reminisce_cas
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "The atmosphere feels slightly awkward as she bows. Neither of us knows quite how intimate we should be around each other, given she's leaving in just a matter of hours."
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| NARRATOR: "This is a fact that, thankfully, neither the oblivious Misha nor the hardworking Shizune pick up on."
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| HISAO: "So... you've got work to do as well?"
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| show lilly basic_sleepy_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Unfortunately. I arrived as soon as I could, but my class held me up with a surprise farewell party, and I had to get changed."
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| NARRATOR: "I glance down at the laptop's clock. It's pretty much the end of lunchtime, so I'm guessing Lilly managed to wrangle the last period off as well."
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "I take it Shizune is here as well?"
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| play music music_shizune fadein 3.0
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| show shizu behind_blank at right
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha cross_smile
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| MISHA: "Of course!"
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| show shizu adjust_smug at right
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha sign_smile
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "And I've been here during all of lunchtime as well!"
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| NARRATOR: "That last comment was really not needed. Shizune's baiting Lilly into another argument, I can feel it."
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| show lilly basic_displeased_cas
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| LILLY: "I'm sorry I can't be as hardworking as you, Shizune. I'll endeavor to hire more lackeys to do my work in future, I assure you."
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| NARRATOR: "And Lilly just took the bait, escalating things further."
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| show shizu basic_frown
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha hips_frown
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "But aren't you the one always outsourcing work to your classmates~?"
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| show lilly basic_listen_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "The difference is that they choose to help, unlike your tyrannical grip on your own class."
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| show shizu behind_frown
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| with charachange
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha cross_smile
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "Tyranny works~! Even if we did things differently, we still got the same results, right~?"
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| show lilly basic_displeased_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "This is school, not a police state. You will have to remind me when you were appointed class monarch, I'm afraid."
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| show shizu cross_angry
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| with charachange
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha cross_frown
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "You have to seize power, it's not as good if it's just handed to you~! But I guess you wouldn't really understand that, right~?"
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| show shizu adjust_angry
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| with charachange
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha hips_smile
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "You'll also have to remind me when monarchs were elected into their positions~."
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| NARRATOR: "Lilly positively bristles at this. Shizune's two-hit combo forces her onto defense."
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| show lilly basic_displeased_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Yet for all your vaunted power, you cannot get one person to help you without forcing him."
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| show shizu behind_frustrated
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| with charachange
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha sign_smile
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "But Hisao volunteered~! He's such a hard worker, he's doing this instead of meaningless socialization, right~?"
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| show lilly basic_listen_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Is that so. Hisao?"
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| NARRATOR: "Ah, this is bad. I've really ended up between a rock and a hard place."
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| NARRATOR: "As much as it may pain me to do this, the truth has at least a chance of stopping this argument here and now."
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| HISAO: "It's okay, Lilly, they didn't harass me to come or anything."
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| show lilly basic_displeased_cas
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "Lilly gives me a disapproving grimace, silently radiating her strong feelings of displeasure in my general direction."
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| NARRATOR: "She can be quite scary when she wants to be, though thankfully that isn't often."
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| show shizu cross_angry
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| with charachange
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha hips_frown
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "Hicchan, you make that sound like it's a regular occurrence~..."
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| HISAO: "It isn't?"
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| HISAO: "In the end, it doesn't matter so long as everything's getting done at a good pace. Let's just get this work over with so we can go home."
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| HISAO:de shizu
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| with charaexit
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| HISAO:de lilly
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| with charaexit
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| HISAO:de misha
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| with charaexit
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| NARRATOR: "Shizune snorts derisively and gets back to marking off the sheet in front of her, while Lilly sighs and finds her way along the room with her hand following the filing cabinets lined along the wall."
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| NARRATOR: "This would mark the only time I've managed to successfully defuse one of these situations, but the grudging ceasefire built around mutual fear and respect makes this feel more like the Cold War than any real peace."
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| NARRATOR: "I can't take all the credit though; Lilly's leaving has surely affected Shizune to some extent, to make her give up so easily."
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| show bg school_council at center
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| with charamove
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| show lilly basic_listen_cas at center
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| with charaenter
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| NARRATOR: "Moments before getting back to my work, I notice Lilly reaching up to grab something from above a filing cabinet. I almost offer to help, but her height gives her ample ability to take it down safely."
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| show lilly basic_displeased_cas:
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| ypos 1.15
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| with dissolvecharamove
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| NARRATOR: "Once she sets the strangely shaped device on the desk beside me, I realize just what it is... sort of... as she takes the old green covering off and sits down."
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| show brailler:
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| alpha 0.0 xalign 0.5 yanchor 0.5 ypos 0.7 subpixel True
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| easein 1.0 ypos 0.5 alpha 1.0
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| with Pause (1.0)
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| NARRATOR: "At first glance it seems to be an old metallic blue typewriter, but it doesn't take me long to realize it's far from ordinary."
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| NARRATOR: "It has far fewer keys than expected, and those it has show no lettering printed on them. Only the shadows cast by the tiny Braille dots on them give a hint to the thing's purpose."
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| HISAO: "Blind typewriter?"
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas
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| with None
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| show brailler:
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| alpha 1.0 xalign 0.5 yanchor 0.5 ypos 0.5 subpixel True
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| easeout 1.0 ypos 0.7 alpha 0.0
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| with Pause (1.0)
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| HISAO:de brailler
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| with None
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| LILLY: "Oh, this? Well, you're not far off."
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| LILLY: "It's normally called a Perkins Brailler, but it's basically a typewriter for the blind, yes. It presses Braille into the page rather than text, which is why it has fewer keys."
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| HISAO: "Huh... that's really neat."
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| show lilly basic_cheerful_cas
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "She gives a lighthearted grin at my curiosity over it. I have to admit that it appeals to my sense of novelty."
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| HISAO:de lilly
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| with charaexit
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| NARRATOR: "Without further ado, we each get back to our allotted tasks. The loud clunking of the mechanics in Lilly's Brailler and the tapping of the laptop's old and weary keyboard quickly fill the room."
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| NARRATOR: "It's a nice atmosphere, really. Everyone knows what they have to do, and Lilly and I get to sit beside each other and exchange the odd word as we work away."
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| NARRATOR: "Nostalgic. That's what it feels like."
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| NARRATOR: "It's pleasant, but just slightly stained with the knowledge that our time together is nearing its end."
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas:
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| center
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| ypos 1.15
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| with charaenter
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| LILLY: "Excuse me, Misha?"
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| show bg school_council at bgleft
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas:
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| twoleft
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| ypos 1.15
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| with charamove
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| show misha hips_smile at tworight
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| with charaenter
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| NARRATOR: "To properly address her, Misha bounces over from the filing cabinet she's peering into, in spite of Lilly's lack of sight. For a moment I think it strange, but then realize it's exactly what I do."
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| MISHA: "What's up?"
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Could you ask Shizune where the attendance records for class 3-2 are? I think they've been moved."
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| show misha hips_grin
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "Okie dokie!"
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| HISAO:de misha
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| with charaexit
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| stop music fadeout 8.0
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| NARRATOR: "And with that, she flitters off to Shizune, who's working at a table behind us."
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| NARRATOR: "Lilly's familiarity with the council room, and the efficiency with which she works, remind me that she, Misha and Shizune used to all work together in the Student Council."
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| NARRATOR: "Maybe this is a fitting end for her stay in Yamaku; working away just like she used to, surrounded by those she loves and, at least, liked."
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| NARRATOR: "I look up, getting taken off-guard by Shizune sorting through a drawer, rather than Misha."
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| show shizu behind_blank at tworight
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| with charaenter
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| NARRATOR: "Sure enough, she plucks out a manila folder, entirely blank save for the just barely visible bumps on its front, and holds it in front of Lilly."
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| NARRATOR: "Lilly's hand flits over it to check what it is, her fingers feeling out the dots of braille and confirming it's what she asked for."
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Thank you, Misha."
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| NARRATOR: "No reply."
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| show shizu behind_smile
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "No reply, that is, save for an odd grin... no... smile... on Shizune's face."
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| show ev lilly_sheets:
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| truecenter
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| zoom 1.05 subpixel True
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| easein 10.0 zoom 1.0
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| with whiteout
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| NARRATOR: "A couple of seconds pass before Lilly clicks that it isn't Misha behind her, but Shizune. Her momentary look of surprise is replaced by a slightly bashful smile."
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| NARRATOR: "For a few moments, the room is all but still and silent."
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| NARRATOR: "Eventually, though, Shizune strides back to her workstation and Lilly begins typing once again."
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| NARRATOR: "It only lasted a handful of seconds in all, but it feels like years of communication were made up for in that one silent exchange."
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| scene bg school_council_ss at right
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| with shorttimeskip
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| play music music_tranquil fadein 3.0
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| HISAO: "There, finished."
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| NARRATOR: "I lean my head back and rub my eyes to try and work away their weariness. Staring at that small and rather poor screen's taken its toll."
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas_ss:
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| center
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| ypos 1.15
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| with charaenter
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| LILLY: "Excellent timing; the only thing left is to file these away and I'll have my workload finished as well."
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| HISAO: "Good. I can pack up the Brailler and put it away while you do that."
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| show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas_ss
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Thank you, Hisao."
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| HISAO: "Misha, are you and Shizune far from being done?"
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| NARRATOR: "I look around for the two as I replace the cover over the Brailler, only to see them waiting at the door. I guess they must be waiting for us."
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| scene bg school_council_ss at left
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| show misha hips_smile_ss at center
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| show shizu behind_blank_ss at right
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| show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas_ss at left
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| with shorttimeskip
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| NARRATOR: "With a minimum of wasted time, we file and pack up everything that remains and join them."
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| HISAO: "Thanks for waiting, you two."
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| show misha hips_grin_ss
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "We couldn't just take off without you, Hicchan, you've been a great help!"
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| show shizu behind_smile_ss
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "Shizune nods approvingly, pleased with my efforts."
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| HISAO: "I guess... that's the last class representative work done and over with, then."
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas_ss
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "That's right."
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| show misha perky_sad_ss
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "I'll miss you, Lilly. I think it was fun working with you."
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_ss
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Thank you, Misha. It's been good working with you... and Shizune."
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| show shizu basic_normal_ss
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "Shizune thinks for a moment before formulating her response. It's not that she often communicates without thinking, quite the opposite, but this time it's even more considered than usual."
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| show shizu adjust_smug_ss
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| with charachange
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha perky_confused_ss
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "Misha looks a little surprised before passing on the message."
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| show misha hips_smile_ss
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "Shizune says... you'd better do your work over there better than you did it here."
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| show lilly basic_giggle_cas_ss
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "Far from taking offense, Lilly giggles into her hand."
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| show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas_ss
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "If that's the case, then please tell Shizune to give those still here a little more understanding in the future."
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| NARRATOR: "Competitive until the last. Maybe Shizune and Lilly aren't so different after all."
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| show shizu behind_smile_ss
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| with charachange
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| SHIZUNE: "..."
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| show misha hips_grin_ss
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| with charachange
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| MISHA: "Shicchan says that she'll be checking to make sure you live up to your end of the promise."
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| show lilly basic_cheerful_cas_ss
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Then that's how it will be."
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas_ss
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "I'd better be off, then. Goodbye, Shizune. Goodbye, Misha."
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| show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas_close_ss
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| with characlose
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| LILLY: "Hisao?"
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| NARRATOR: "Lilly takes a hold of my arm in hers, there being no need for a cane if I'm here to guide her. With a nod of farewell to the two, we set off out the door and make our way to the school grounds."
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| NARRATOR: "As I turn to wave goodbye to them, I notice Shizune's gaze lingering on Lilly. They may annoy each other, but family bonds aren't easily broken."
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| scene bg school_courtyard_ss
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| with locationskip
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| HISAO: "Got all your papers sorted, then?"
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| show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas_ss at center
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| with charaenter
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| LILLY: "Yes, they've all been filled out and handed in."
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| HISAO: "On top of things as always, aren't you?"
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_ss
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| with charachange
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| stop music fadeout 4.0
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| NARRATOR: "She gives an earnest smile at the compliment, but it feels as if her happiness is just a veneer over the fact that she's fully aware of how much she's leaving behind."
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| NARRATOR: "It reminds me of how she was like when I first met her; always smiling, always that little bit aloof, always that little distance away from everybody."
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| NARRATOR: "Even now, she still maintains that air around many others, especially those she's not close to. I had hoped that our time together would have changed that fact."
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| scene bg school_gardens_ss
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| with locationchange
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| NARRATOR: "Our pace slows, the two of us coming to a halt in the all but empty school gardens."
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_ss at center
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| with charaenter
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| LILLY: "Hisao? Is something the..."
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| play music music_comfort
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| show lilly basic_surprised_cas_close_ss
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| with vpunch
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| NARRATOR: "Lilly's words are cut short as I turn and wrap my arms around her, pulling her tight. I may not usually be given to such impulsive actions, but I just want to be close to her, even if it's the last time I'll be able to."
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| NARRATOR: "All the other students have retreated to their dormitories and homes, only the ruffling of leaves in the breeze making any sound whatsoever."
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| show ev lilly_touch_cas
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "As I draw back, I can see she has dropped her carefully maintained smile."
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| NARRATOR: "Her hand hesitates, wanting neither to leave nor to stay on my features."
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| NARRATOR: "She is putting up a brave show, but her slight trembling gives her away. Lilly may be able to control herself well, but even she can't hold her composure together now."
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| NARRATOR: "This is the woman I've come to love, but also the one who in all too short a time will leave the country forever."
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| LILLY: "I'm sorry, Hisao."
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| HISAO: "It's okay. You've got your own life to lead, after all."
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| scene bg school_girlsdormhall
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| with shorttimeskip
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| NARRATOR: "We walk up the hallway in the girls' dormitory hand in hand, our emotions by now largely quelled. Nevertheless, our hands grip each other's much more tightly than before."
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| NARRATOR: "Faint, muffled voices can be heard from Lilly's room, the origins of which aren't difficult to guess."
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| scene bg school_dormlilly
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| show hanako invis at tworight
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| show lilly invis at twoleft
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| with locationchange
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas at twoleft
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| show hanako emb_downsad:
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| xpos 0.4 xanchor 0.5
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| with dissolvecharamove
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| show lilly basic_surprised_cas
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| with vpunch
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| NARRATOR: "The moment she opens the door, Hanako bursts through and wraps her arms around Lilly, taking her very obviously by surprise."
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| HANAKO: "Lilly! Lilly!"
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| show lilly basic_oops_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Ha-Hanako...?"
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| show hanako emb_downtimid
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| with charachange
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| HANAKO: "I'm going to miss you... Lilly..."
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "As expected, she's on the verge of tears. Lilly gently rubs Hanako's hair with her hand in response, then pulls back and gives a warm, reassuring smile."
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| show akira invis:
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| right
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| ypos 1.15
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| with None
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| show akira basic_lost at right
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| with dissolvecharamove
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| NARRATOR: "Looking beyond Hanako, Akira can be seen getting up from the side of Lilly's bed and scratching her head."
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| show akira basic_smile
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "Her eyes turn from Lilly and Hanako to me, a stilted, weak smile hanging on her face. I try to return a more genuinely happy look, but the result is probably just the same."
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| show akira basic_boo
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| with charachange
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| AKIRA: "So, everything set? Managed to hold back from killing Shizune?"
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| show lilly basic_giggle_cas
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "The comment draws an amused giggle from her sister."
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| LILLY: "Yes, I have everything in order, and yes, I managed not to. Have you packed everything you need?"
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| show akira basic_smile
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| with charachange
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| AKIRA: "Got the two bags right here, but there's still some stuff left at the Hakamichis' home. I can pick that up while we wait there for tomorrow evening's flight, though."
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| NARRATOR: "Akira gives the two large black traveling bags on the floor a hearty pat. She probably came to help pack and make sure everything was in order on Lilly's end, before going together with her."
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| show hanako cover_worry at center
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| with dissolvecharamove
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| HANAKO: "Lilly... will you be okay... over there?"
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| show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "I'll be all right, I assure you. I'll have Akira looking after me as well, and you know that she's reliable."
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| show hanako basic_worry
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| with charachange
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| HANAKO: "But..."
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Don't worry, Hanako. I have your phone number after all, so we can stay in touch. With Akira's help, I could send you things over the Internet as well."
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| show akira basic_boo
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| with charachange
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| AKIRA: "Hey, don't use me just because you won't learn how to use a computer."
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| show lilly basic_giggle_cas
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| show hanako basic_smile
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "Hanako and Lilly both giggle briefly, the mood lightening ever so little."
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| show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "That goes for you too though, Hisao. I promise I'll contact you once I'm in Scotland."
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| HISAO: "I know. I'll be looking forward to it."
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| NARRATOR: "Her offer may be kind, but we both know that this is tantamount to breaking up. Neither of us has any illusions as to how well we'd manage a long-distance relationship."
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| NARRATOR: "With nary a word of prompting, the four of us begin the long, solemn walk to the school gate."
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| scene bg school_gate_ni at bgleft
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| with shorttimeskip
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| NARRATOR: "The numerous lamps scattered around the Yamaku grounds fail to do much more than provide pinpoints of light in an otherwise dense darkness."
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| NARRATOR: "A car parked on the road just outside the school grounds comes into view, its shining black exterior reflecting the dimly lit lamps of Yamaku. I call out to Akira in an effort to alleviate a bit the heavy atmosphere."
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| HISAO: "That your car? What kind is it?"
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| show akira basic_smile_ni at center
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| with charaenter
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| AKIRA: "Don't know much about cars, do you? It's a Lancer Evo. Solid and speedy."
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| NARRATOR: "Well, it's not as if her comment on my knowledge is off the mark. I've never really taken an interest in them."
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| show akira basic_resigned_ni
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "She gives a small sigh."
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| show akira basic_lost_ni
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| with charachange
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| AKIRA: "She's been good. Pity I have to part with it tomorrow, just like the summerhouse. You guys were the last to visit it before it changed hands."
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| NARRATOR: "Turning back from my rather faulty attempt at smalltalk, I glance at Hanako and Lilly, following behind us."
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| show akira basic_lost_ni at tworight
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| show bg school_gate_ni at center
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| with charamove
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| show hanako emb_downtimid_ni:
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| xpos 0.4 xanchor 0.5
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_ni at twoleft
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| with charaenter
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| NARRATOR: "By rights, Hanako should be leading Lilly, but it's rather definitely the other way around as she clings tightly to Lilly's arm."
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| NARRATOR: "It's a depressing sight."
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| show akira basic_resigned_ni
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| with charachange
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| AKIRA: "So... I guess this is it."
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| show lilly basic_reminisce_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Indeed."
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| NARRATOR: "Although the time for everyone to say their farewells is now, nobody really wants to take the first step. It's as if the longer nobody speaks, the better the chances of them simply not leaving."
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| show hanako emb_downsad_ni
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| with charachange
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| HANAKO: "Lilly... do you really have to go?"
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| show lilly basic_concerned_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "I'm sorry, Hanako. I won't be leaving you forever, though; I can still call you. Hisao will still be here as well."
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| NARRATOR: "I nod, but Hanako just clutches all the tighter to Lilly's arm."
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| NARRATOR: "After spending so long without anyone to call family, it must be excruciating to have to say goodbye to the one person that was as close to a mother as anyone could have been in her life."
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| show lilly basic_sad_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "Lilly lets out a long, sad breath. All Akira and I can really do is stand by quietly on the sidelines, since the only person that can solve this would be Lilly herself."
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| NARRATOR: "Eventually, Lilly pulls her arm from Hanako's grip and holds both of her shoulders gently, a much more decisive way of address than I've ever seen Lilly take with her."
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| show lilly basic_reminisce_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Hanako, remember when we first met?"
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "When you entered my room for the first time after overhearing my consoling of a friend, you didn't say a single word for the entire night. Even as I poured you tea and talked, you sat silently and simply listened to what I said."
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| LILLY: "It took many quiet meetings like that before you began to open up to me, but as you began to, I felt some of the happiest moments I've ever felt."
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| show lilly basic_sleepy_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "I didn't become your friend because I pitied you, Hanako. I became your friend because I knew you were hiding not just from me, but from everyone."
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| LILLY: "Your ambitions, personality, interests, tastes... I didn't know any of them, and neither did anybody else."
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "As you showed yourself to me though, I began to realize the person that you were, and became sure that our meeting was a very special moment."
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| show hanako emb_blushtimid_ni
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| with charachange
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| HANAKO: "But I..."
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| NARRATOR: "Lilly cuts her words short as she brings her hand to Hanako's head and brushes her fringe to the side, gently pressing her lips to Hanako's forehead."
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "As she pulls her head back, leaving Hanako all but speechless and her eyes moist, Lilly beams a wide smile."
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| LILLY: "I believe you are a very beautiful person, Hanako, and I am certain that you will become a strong and confident woman."
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| LILLY: "You are a very dear friend, and someone whom I love very much. Just like Hisao, I will never forget you for as long as I live."
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| show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "I may be leaving, but you have your own life here to lead. Just as I do, you have your own friends and hobbies, and your own hopes after graduation. I want you to devote yourself to them, even after I'm not around any more."
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "That is why I think you will be okay. Because you are your own self, with your own life. You yourself proved that to me."
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| show hanako emb_downtimid_ni
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "Hanako lowers her head in embarrassment, but nods as she does so."
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| HANAKO: "I... I understand..."
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| HANAKO: "I know I have to say goodbye... I know you have to go your own way..."
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| show hanako emb_smile_ni
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| with charachange
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| HANAKO: "But... thank you, Lilly. For everything."
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| show lilly basic_reminisce_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Thank you, Hanako. Will you be okay?"
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| NARRATOR: "There are a few seconds of silence before the answer comes."
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| show hanako cover_smile_ni
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| with charachange
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| HANAKO: "I will."
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "Lilly smiles, undoubtedly at least partly in relief."
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| show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "That makes me very happy, then. Goodbye."
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| show hanako basic_bashful_ni
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| with charachange
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| HANAKO: "Goodbye... Lilly."
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "And farewell to you as well, Hisao."
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| HISAO: "Goodbye. I'll miss you."
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_close_ni
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| with characlose
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| NARRATOR: "She pauses for a moment before walking up to me. Her right hand, outstretched in front of her, takes a hold of my shoulder."
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| NARRATOR: "Her left hand slowly and daintily reaches towards my face, taking my cheek in her palm."
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| show lilly basic_smile_cas_close_ni
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "For a while she simply holds my face, her fingers just slightly moving to take in its contours. Usually her hand would be warm when doing such a thing, but the night air's given her skin a cool edge."
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| NARRATOR: "I'm not sure how long we stay like this, her clouded eyes pointed just below my own as she wears a wistful, almost distant smile. Eventually, though, I take her cold hand in mine."
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| NARRATOR: "It's difficult to do so, but with a slight sigh I gently remove her hand from my cheek."
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| HISAO: "I hope you have a long and happy life, Lilly, no matter where you might go."
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_close_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Thank you. I'll make sure to."
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| NARRATOR: "She takes a long, trembling breath before turning slightly towards Akira's direction."
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| show lilly back_sad_cas_close_ni at twoleft
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Akira..."
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| show akira basic_lost_ni
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| with charachange
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| AKIRA: "Okay."
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| show hanako basic_bashful_ni at left
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| show lilly back_sad_cas_ni at center
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| show bg school_gate_ni at right
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| with dissolvecharamove
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| NARRATOR: "With a nod, she takes Lilly's hand and begins to guide her to the car parked outside the gates. They both walk slowly and deliberately, as if their movements had been rehearsed in advance."
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| NARRATOR: "It's strange to feel like this now, watching somebody leave Yamaku. The feeling of unease I have now reminds me of the first time I walked through those black wrought iron gates, that always looked far too pompous for what they were."
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| NARRATOR: "As they leave, all of us know full well that our lives are irreversibly changing. I'd always told myself that I just have to take life as it comes, but everything's changing so fast, so suddenly."
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| NARRATOR: "In the end, Lilly's an irreplaceable part of the lives of both Hanako and I."
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| NARRATOR: "The noise of Akira opening the passenger door for Lilly brings me out of my thoughts, her hand waving back as Lilly gets in."
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| show akira basic_smile_ni
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| with charachange
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| AKIRA: "Seeya guys! Take care of yourselves!"
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| show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_ni
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| with charachange
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| LILLY: "Goodbye Hanako, goodbye Hisao!"
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| show hanako cover_smile_ni
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "Hanako's hand quickly shoots up, her face brightened by her enthusiastic farewell."
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| HANAKO: "Goodbye Lilly! Goodbye!"
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| HISAO: "See you, Akira, and goodbye Lilly!"
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| HISAO:de lilly
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| HISAO:de akira
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| with charaexit
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| NARRATOR: "The door shuts as we all put on our best happy farewell faces, Akira getting in the car herself and starting it up in short measure."
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| NARRATOR: "Lilly's hand can just be seen waving through the tinted windows, both of our hands waving high as well."
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| NARRATOR: "Just as every other time I've done such things, I can't quite work out precisely why I, or Hanako, wave to her given that she'd never see us doing so. But it doesn't matter."
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| NARRATOR: "Even after that black, shiny car goes down the hill and disappears into the dark night, we carry on waving and seeing Akira and Lilly off."
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| stop music fadeout 5.0
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| NARRATOR: "And then... they're gone."
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| show bg school_gate_ni at center
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| show hanako basic_normal_ni at center
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| with dissolvecharamove
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| NARRATOR: "A strange stillness takes over as our hands return to our sides."
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| NARRATOR: "I don't quite know what I should do or how I should feel. In the end, we just stand there silently staring down at where the car disappeared from sight."
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| HANAKO: "Goodbye... Lilly."
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| show hanako basic_normal_close_ni
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| with characlose
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| NARRATOR: "All I can do in response to her quiet, mournful goodbye is to place a hand on her shoulder."
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| show hanako basic_distant_close_ni
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| with charachange
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| NARRATOR: "She looks at me for a few moments before looking back down the hill, secure in the knowledge that I'm still around for her."
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| NARRATOR: "What we'll do from now doesn't seem all that uncertain. We all have our own ambitions now, just as Lilly said."
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| NARRATOR: "But even so, it feels like there's a certain missing part in both of our lives now. Something that can never be replaced."
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| # Bad End means the path ends here
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| window hide Dissolve(1.0)
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| $ suppress_window_before_timeskip = True
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| scene black
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| with Dissolve(2.0)
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| <p style="text-align:center;">'''Next Scene: [[Something/Transcript|Something]]'''</p> | | <p style="text-align:center;">'''Next Scene: [[Farewell/Transcript|Farewell]]'''</p> |
HISAO: "Hurry, Lilly!"
LILLY: "I'm moving as fast as I can!"
NARRATOR: "I can barely make out Lilly's voice over the deafening pounding of the rain. Even though I dislike pulling her around, the situation calls for it. I turn forward, my free hand over my head in a futile attempt to keep at least my hair dry. My vision seems to be in grayscale. This really is rotten weather for summer, and the last kind of climate I'd want for a date. A pity. I'd even checked the weather forecast beforehand, one of the very few times I've ever done so, only for it to say that Sunday afternoon would be fine. Looking to Lilly, her shoulders are by now completely drenched, with her right hand holding tightly to mine and her left gripping her retracted cane. This horrid downpour came on just as we were between our destination and Yamaku, so we decided to try rushing the rest of the distance rather than doubling back. Entirely unused to running this fast, Lilly's using all her concentration just to avoid tripping over."
LILLY: "Hisao, do you know where we're going!?"
NARRATOR: "Even she's reduced to shouting to try and be heard over the combined noise of the wind and the rain."
HISAO: "The Sha—"
NARRATOR: "The rest of my voice is completely drowned out by an even heavier burst of rain."
LILLY: "The what!?"
HISAO: "The Shanghai!"
LILLY: "How far is it!?"
HISAO: "It shouldn't be far now!"
NARRATOR: "It doesn't take long before I call out to her once again."
HISAO: "It looks like we're safe, it's just up ahead!"
NARRATOR: "I quickly pull up to a stop just in front of the familiar exterior, the lantern outside still giving off its reliable glow, and wait for Lilly to catch her breath before going in."
HISAO: "Ladies first."
NARRATOR: "The tiny bell inside rings out when I hold the door open for her, a smile and a polite nod being my reward before entering myself. As I step in behind her and wipe my feet, only a quick glance is necessary to notice the distinct lack of activity. The Shanghai doesn't seem to get much in the way of patronage, and today is no different. Only a couple of tables are occupied. Summoned by the bell's ringing, a most expected person comes to greet us."
YUUKO: "Welcome to the Shanghai!"
NARRATOR: "Yuuko looks chipper today. Trying to predict her moods is pretty hard, but it's a nice change from the norm."
LILLY: "Hello, Yuuko."
HISAO: "Hey."
YUUKO: "Good afternoon, you two."
NARRATOR: "She takes a deep bow, somewhat taken aback as she rights herself again and gets a better look at us."
YUUKO: "What happened to you? You both look..."
NARRATOR: "Her eyes drift towards the glass of the door behind us."
YUUKO: "Oh. Oh dear."
HISAO: "We're inside now, at least. I think that's the most important thing."
LILLY: "It's nice and cozy. You're lucky to be working inside today."
YUUKO: "It has been nice and quiet. I like days like this. Oh wait, um, sorry... is there anything you'd like?"
LILLY: "French vanilla tea, please."
HISAO: "I'll have the same."
YUUKO: "Right. Coming right up."
NARRATOR: "She quickly skitters off with a determined look on her face, trying very hard not to forget our orders. If nothing else, she is at least dedicated to her jobs. I lead Lilly to an empty seat before the two of us settle down. As usual, there's a large difference between my exhausted flopping down into my seat and Lilly's delicate sliding into hers, her cane set beside her. For a while I just idly watch the rain falling outside. The occasional person runs down the street trying to stay as dry as possible, hands often tightly gripping a rain-soaked umbrella. Lilly sits just as quietly as I, her eyes closed as she intently listens to all that's happening. It's a comfortable, relaxing silence that exists between us; just the type that we'd so often shared together in the past months. For Lilly, at least."
NARRATOR: "I can't help replaying the words of her sister in my mind, at times contrasting them to both our time spent together since I entered Yamaku, and to the way we've been since we started dating. No matter how much I try, I can't work Lilly out. It's as if the harder I try to second-guess her emotions and her potential decision, the more difficult it becomes to reach a clear conclusion. It makes me doubt whether I'd ever really understood her. In the end, I'm going to have to ask, even though I very much want to avoid doing so."
LILLY: "You seem quiet today, Hisao."
HISAO: "Really?"
LILLY: "You seemed so enthusiastic about taking me out on a date, I'd assumed you had something specific you wanted to do."
HISAO: "No, not really. Just wanted to spend some time with you."
LILLY: "Is that so..."
HISAO: "Fine. There was one thing."
NARRATOR: "A little grin finds its way onto Lilly's face, her knowing full well that she's bested me. It makes what I want to say all the more awkward."
HISAO: "It was just... Akira and I were talking."
LILLY: "Oh?"
HISAO: "What's with that tone?"
LILLY: "You two do seem to get on well, don't you?"
HISAO: "Well, I do think she's a pretty cool person to talk with. It'd be nice if any of the teachers were anything like her."
LILLY: "“Cool...”"
NARRATOR: "For a moment I try to place her tone of voice, my mouth curling into a smirk as I realize it."
HISAO: "You're not jealous, are you?"
LILLY: "I'm not jealous!"
NARRATOR: "After her teasing me over such a thing on our first date, I don't feel too bad having a little laugh at her expense this time around. As we settle down though, it's only a minor distraction from the real point of why I brought Lilly here."
HISAO: "Don't worry, it was mostly just everyday stuff. That said, there was something Akira mentioned that I wanted to talk to you about. When you went to see your family in Inverness a while back, she said..."
LILLY: "Akira told you about my family's summons, hasn't she?"
NARRATOR: "Seconds tick by while I try to read Lilly's face, an odd mixture of feelings written on it. She seems annoyed, but also somewhat confused."
YUUKO: "Um... here..."
NARRATOR: "Yuuko tentatively slides our drinks onto the table, her presence oddly small. As she walks back to the counter after a quick, polite nod, I realize the air between me and Lilly is thick and our expressions are both somewhat pensive."
LILLY: "Even though she says I should lead my own life, she still interferes at the worst times..."
HISAO: "I don't think you should blame Akira here. She's just looking out for you, and it's not like I can't understand her concern over this."
NARRATOR: "Lilly's irritation gives way to an awkward, and largely unsuccessful, attempt to mask her feelings. She really doesn't deal well with being cornered on personal topics."
LILLY: "I know, but... I just wanted some more time. I knew you'd have figured it out eventually, but..."
HISAO: "You were intentionally hiding this from me? For how long were you planning to do so?"
LILLY: "As I said, I simply wanted more time to think it through. I wanted to be sure of my decision before telling you."
HISAO: "What did you decide to do, in the end?"
NARRATOR: "I know what I want her to say, but an awful feeling refuses to leave my gut."
LILLY: "My family does dearly want me to return to them, and Akira will be going as well. I could still teach as a career, whether it be here or there."
HISAO: "So... you're going. How long have you known? I already know you were asked when you first went to Scotland, about a month ago."
LILLY: "Some... time."
NARRATOR: "My frustration very nearly boils over. The fact that she's done this affects me more than it should. For her to not only be leaving but to have been actively hiding her own plans from me, and after seeming for so long to be the one solid pillar of support and reliability I could depend on... It feels as if the foundation underneath me is suddenly shifting drastically, much faster than I can adapt to. Perhaps this isn't so much frustration as sheer unease."
HISAO: "Lilly..."
LILLY: "I'm sorry, I just... I wanted to think this through completely. I wasn't trying to take advantage of you, please—"
HISAO: "I know, Lilly. I know. This is just really sudden. I guess this means that once you go, we'll be breaking up?"
NARRATOR: "For one of the few times I've seen since I met her, she's genuinely lost for words. She doesn't look surprised, no doubt because the fact had dawned on her once she became sure of her decision, but rather, she appears genuinely unsure of how to deal with the situation now that it's in front of her."
LILLY: "W-we could try pursuing a long-distance relationship. They're getting more and more common these days, after all..."
NARRATOR: "Even as she says it, the tone of her voice gives away that she doesn't truly believe what she's saying. Lilly is far too old-fashioned to be able to cope with a relationship without any kind of physical presence, and even I am, to an extent. All we would ever be to each other would be a voice from the other side of the world. In the end, trying to rationalize everything is futile. Any attempts to try and connect what's happening with the future or past just seem to get more difficult the more I concentrate. Those quiet moments when we just walked side by side, the precious time we spent with Hanako and Akira, the casual chatter we had during lunchtimes, the times we made love, the confessions of our feelings to each other... All pointless. All just a fleeting moment in our young lives."
HISAO: "We're just two children pretending to be adults, aren't we?"
NARRATOR: "A long, long silence hangs in the air between us. The noise of the other patrons drinking and talking only makes the situation feel more strange and disconnected. Lilly's face remains low, her dejected expression clouding it."
LILLY: "I'm sorry, Hisao."
NARRATOR: "A simple apology, and no more. She's left entirely without any further response or comment. With a long sigh, I gather what's left of my thoughts and ask the final question I have for her."
HISAO: "When will you be going?"
LILLY: "I'll be leaving with Akira, so it'll be a little less than a week."
HISAO: "The beginning of summer holidays?"
LILLY: "Just a little afterward, yes."
NARRATOR: "Her tone is unusually slow and steady, her apologetic and depressed mood all the more written to her face as she tries to hide it in her voice. In the end, I can't even keep my promise of going to Tanabata with her before she leaves. I look down, seeing my face reflected in the by now lukewarm cup of neglected tea sitting in front of me. I really thought I'd left this kind of expression behind. For a while I just stare down into the still surface, trying to sort through my emotions to get at what course of action I should take, whether it be right now or in the future. But, just as before, the effort is wasted."
NARRATOR: "I glance up to see Lilly gently sipping her cooled tea without complaint, her face drawn and shoulders slumped. She looks to be deep in thought too, a strangely cold atmosphere coming between us as we isolate ourselves to mull things over. Even as Lilly's cup slowly empties, mine remains untouched. It's a long time before I notice the rain dying down outside and the few other patrons of the Shanghai having left. The chill of the rapidly darkening evening permeates the dormitory hallways. While trudging down the corridor to my room, I see an unwelcome movement from up ahead."
NARRATOR: "Sure enough, the opening of the door opposite mine heralds the arrival of a bespectacled Kenji."
KENJI: "Hey man, what's... Woah dude, you look awful, I think. You okay?"
NARRATOR: "He really has a knack for making any situation better."
HISAO: "I... don't really want to go into it. It's late."
KENJI: "Okay. That's cool. If you ever want to talk about it, I'm, you know, here."
NARRATOR: "I look at him for a moment before surrendering my stern front and awkwardly scratching the back of my neck, embarrassed by my standoffish response to him."
HISAO: "Thanks, Kenji."
KENJI: "Hey, it's cool. That's what friends are for, right?"
HISAO: "Yeah, you're right. Um, seeya."
NARRATOR: "I open the door to my own dorm room and close it behind me as he quickly waves me off. The solid thud the door makes against the door frame sounds out a final call for the life I've led since coming to Yamaku. I just stand in my darkened room, fruitlessly attempting to work out what I should do from this point onwards. Just what should I do...?"
Next Scene: Farewell
