A Brief History of Thyme/Transcript: Difference between revisions

imported>TheWallflower00
No edit summary
imported>TheWallflower00
No edit summary
Line 5: Line 5:
*[[Lilly Satou]]
*[[Lilly Satou]]
*[[Misha]]
*[[Misha]]
*[[Shizune Hakamichi]]
*[[Hanako Ikezawa]]
*Storewoman
|prev = [[The Day After/Transcript|The Day After]]
|prev = [[The Day After/Transcript|The Day After]]
|next = [[Little Wing/Transcript|Little Wing]]
|next = [[Little Wing/Transcript|Little Wing]]
Line 19: Line 22:
HISAO: "Hmph, let me sleep."
HISAO: "Hmph, let me sleep."


NARRATOR: "After two nights of not being able to sleep at all, the last thing I want is to be woken when I finally manage to."
NARRATOR: "After two nights of not being able to sleep at all, the last thing I want is to be woken when I finally manage to. It may be the last period of class, with a textbook as my pillow, but I'll take whatever sleep I can get by this point."
 
NARRATOR: "It may be the last period of class, with a textbook as my pillow, but I'll take whatever sleep I can get by this point."


MISHA: "See Hicchan, even Shicchan wants you to get up~!"
MISHA: "See Hicchan, even Shicchan wants you to get up~!"
Line 34: Line 35:


NARRATOR: "This is bad!"
NARRATOR: "This is bad!"
play music music_running
scene bg school_scienceroom
show misha hips_grin_close at center
with vpunch


HISAO: "I'M UP!, I'M UP! YOU DON'T... have to..."
HISAO: "I'M UP!, I'M UP! YOU DON'T... have to..."


NARRATOR: "I can feel my face flowering into a scarlet red blush."
NARRATOR: "I can feel my face flowering into a scarlet red blush. The students still in class are sitting bolt upright and staring at the shouting fool who was sleeping just moments before."
 
NARRATOR: "The students still in class are sitting bolt upright and staring at the shouting fool who was sleeping just moments before."


HISAO: "...Dammit."
HISAO: "...Dammit."
play sound sfx_impact2
with vpunch


NARRATOR: "I let my head smack back down on the table with a noticeable thud."
NARRATOR: "I let my head smack back down on the table with a noticeable thud."
show misha cross_laugh_close
with charachange


MISHA: "Wahahahahaha~!"
MISHA: "Wahahahahaha~!"


NARRATOR: "Misha's trademark uncontrolled laughter reverberates through the classroom."
NARRATOR: "Misha's trademark uncontrolled laughter reverberates through the classroom. As I turn my mournful eyes to the bespectacled Shizune beside her, she carefully adjusts her glasses, desperately trying to maintain a look of serious disapproval. Narrowing my eyes, I can see the badly-hidden grin spreading across her face."
 
show shizu invis behind misha:
    center
    xpos 0.95
with None
 
show misha hips_grin_close at twoleft
show shizu adjust_happy at tworight
show bg school_scienceroom at bgleft
with dissolvecharamove
 
NARRATOR: "As I turn my mournful eyes to the bespectacled Shizune beside her, she carefully adjusts her glasses, desperately trying to maintain a look of serious disapproval."
 
NARRATOR: "Narrowing my eyes, I can see the badly-hidden grin spreading across her face."


HISAO: "Et tu, Shizune?"
HISAO: "Et tu, Shizune?"
show shizu behind_blank
with Dissolve(0.3)


NARRATOR: "Shizune looks away quickly as she crosses her arms tightly, barely on the edge of her control."
NARRATOR: "Shizune looks away quickly as she crosses her arms tightly, barely on the edge of her control."
show misha cross_laugh_close
with charachange


MISHA: "Wahahahahahaha~!"
MISHA: "Wahahahahahaha~!"
Line 90: Line 57:


HISAO: "You two..."
HISAO: "You two..."
show misha sign_smile_close
with charachange


MISHA: "Who was the one who slept in class, Hicchan~?"
MISHA: "Who was the one who slept in class, Hicchan~?"


HISAO: "Yeah, yeah, it was me."
HISAO: "Yeah, yeah, it was me."
show misha hips_frown_close
with charachange


MISHA: "Poor Shicchan was having a fit trying to wake you up. Weren't you?"
MISHA: "Poor Shicchan was having a fit trying to wake you up. Weren't you?"
show shizu basic_angry
with charachange


NARRATOR: "I move my eyes back to the standoffish Shizune, who with a single huff of confirmation returns to looking away with her arms crossed."
NARRATOR: "I move my eyes back to the standoffish Shizune, who with a single huff of confirmation returns to looking away with her arms crossed."


HISAO: "Why was Shizune trying to wake me up?"
HISAO: "Why was Shizune trying to wake me up?"
show misha hips_smile_close
with charachange


MISHA: "Shicchan wanted to give you the handouts the substitute teacher gave out while Hicchan was sleeping."
MISHA: "Shicchan wanted to give you the handouts the substitute teacher gave out while Hicchan was sleeping."
Line 117: Line 72:
HISAO: "Handouts?"
HISAO: "Handouts?"


play sound sfx_paper
NARRATOR: "I suddenly find two sheets of paper thrust down in front of my face. Following the hand holding them, I see the still-pouting figure looking down at me with a distinct scowl. I guess I really am in the wrong here."
show shizu behind_frown_close
show misha hips_frown_close
show blanknote at truecenter
with vpunch
 
NARRATOR: "I suddenly find two sheets of paper thrust down in front of my face."
 
show blanknote at Transform(xpos=0.3)
with charamove
 
NARRATOR: "Following the hand holding them, I see the still-pouting figure looking down at me with a distinct scowl. I guess I really am in the wrong here."


HISAO: "...Ah. Um, sorry about that."
HISAO: "...Ah. Um, sorry about that."
stop music fadeout 8.0


NARRATOR: "No dice. Her irritated face still holds. I clasp my hands together and flick my head downwards in apology."
NARRATOR: "No dice. Her irritated face still holds. I clasp my hands together and flick my head downwards in apology."


HISAO: "Very, very sorry."
HISAO: "Very, very sorry."
show shizu behind_frustrated_close
with charachange
show blanknote:
    easeout 0.5 ypos 0.8 alpha 0.0
with Pause(0.5)
HISAO:de blanknote
with None


NARRATOR: "She huffs and simply drops the papers on the desk."
NARRATOR: "She huffs and simply drops the papers on the desk."


HISAO: "Damn."
HISAO: "Damn."
show shizu adjust_angry_close
show misha sign_smile_close
with charachange


NARRATOR: "I look up over my hands to see Shizune and Misha signing frantically to each other, a look of frustration on Shizune's face."
NARRATOR: "I look up over my hands to see Shizune and Misha signing frantically to each other, a look of frustration on Shizune's face."


show shizu basic_angry_close
SHIZUNE: "...!"
with charachange
 
SHIZUNE:ZUNE:  "...!"


NARRATOR: "It looks to be less of a dialogue and more of a tirade, punctuated with sidelong glances at me. To say it's unsettling is an understatement."
NARRATOR: "It looks to be less of a dialogue and more of a tirade, punctuated with sidelong glances at me. To say it's unsettling is an understatement."
Line 167: Line 92:
HISAO: "Um..."
HISAO: "Um..."


show shizu behind_frown_close
NARRATOR: "The two suddenly stop signing and look at me in unison, both having exactly the same look of disapproval. In one fluid motion, Misha's hand suddenly extends high above me and comes rocketing down. Before I can even hope to react, my head is sent bouncing up and down like a jack-in-the-box. I quickly bring my hands to my head, more out of reflex than actual pain."
show misha hips_frown_close
with Dissolve(0.3)
 
NARRATOR: "The two suddenly stop signing and look at me in unison, both having exactly the same look of disapproval. In one fluid motion, Misha's hand suddenly extends high above me and comes rocketing down."
 
scene black
with None
 
play sound sfx_impact2
play music music_running
 
NARRATOR: "Before I can even hope to react, my head is sent bouncing up and down like a jack-in-the-box." with vpunch
 
NARRATOR: "I quickly bring my hands to my head, more out of reflex than actual pain."


HISAO: "Ow! What was that for!?"
HISAO: "Ow! What was that for!?"
scene bg school_scienceroom at bgleft
show shizu adjust_smug_close at tworight
show misha hips_grin_close at twoleft
with openeye


NARRATOR: "I open my eyes to see the two grinning at each other while exchanging an enthusiastic thumbs-up."
NARRATOR: "I open my eyes to see the two grinning at each other while exchanging an enthusiastic thumbs-up."
show misha hips_smile_close
show shizu behind_smile_close
with charachange


MISHA: "Shicchan says she forgives you now, Hicchan~!"
MISHA: "Shicchan says she forgives you now, Hicchan~!"


HISAO: "Could you forgive me with a little less force next time?"
HISAO: "Could you forgive me with a little less force next time?"
show misha cross_laugh_close
with charachange


MISHA: "Wahahahaha~!"
MISHA: "Wahahahaha~!"
Line 207: Line 106:
NARRATOR: "I look at the two with a blank face. Misha and Shizune: one, Hisao: nil."
NARRATOR: "I look at the two with a blank face. Misha and Shizune: one, Hisao: nil."


show shizu adjust_happy_close
SHIZUNE: "..."
with charachange
 
SHIZUNE:ZUNE:  "..."
 
show misha hips_grin_close
with charachange


MISHA: "Oh, Shicchan also says that you should check your student mail more often~!"
MISHA: "Oh, Shicchan also says that you should check your student mail more often~!"


show letter_insert:
NARRATOR: "She produces a bright yellow envelope and hands it over with an exuberant grin. Strange. Who could have written me a letter? Now is not the time and most definitely not the place to find out, though. Giving up on the nap so cruelly stolen from me, I rub my forehead and slowly get up, putting the sheets and envelope in my bag before swinging it over my shoulder. I take a step back and move to depart with a small bow, while Misha clutches her sides laughing and Shizune nods back in a curt farewell. I join the flow of students exiting the open door, and turn the corner into the hallway. ...only to end up face to face with Hanako."
    alpha 0.0 xalign 0.5 yanchor 0.5 ypos 0.7 subpixel True
    easein 1.0 ypos 0.5 alpha 1.0
with Pause (1.0)
 
NARRATOR: "She produces a bright yellow envelope and hands it over with an exuberant grin."
 
NARRATOR: "Strange. Who could have written me a letter? Now is not the time and most definitely not the place to find out, though."
 
show letter_insert:
    alpha 1.0 xalign 0.5 yanchor 0.5 ypos 0.5 subpixel True
    easeout 1.0 ypos 0.7 alpha 0.0
with Pause (1.0)
 
HISAO:de letter_insert
with None
 
NARRATOR: "Giving up on the nap so cruelly stolen from me, I rub my forehead and slowly get up, putting the sheets and envelope in my bag before swinging it over my shoulder."
 
show misha cross_laugh at Transform(yalign=1.0, xanchor=0.5, xpos=0.355)
show shizu behind_smile at Transform(yalign=1.0, xanchor=0.5, xpos=0.615)
with charadistant
 
NARRATOR: "I take a step back and move to depart with a small bow, while Misha clutches her sides laughing and Shizune nods back in a curt farewell."
 
stop music fadeout 3.0
play ambient sfx_crowd_indoors fadein 0.5
 
scene bg school_hallway3
show crowd
with locationchange
 
NARRATOR: "I join the flow of students exiting the open door, and turn the corner into the hallway."
 
$ renpy.music.set_volume(0.7, 0.5, channel="ambient")
 
show hanako emb_downtimid at center
with charaenter
 
NARRATOR: "...only to end up face to face with Hanako."


HISAO: "Woah. Uh, hey Hanako."
HISAO: "Woah. Uh, hey Hanako."
show hanako emb_timid
with charachange


HANAKO: "Good afternoon... Hisao."
HANAKO: "Good afternoon... Hisao."


show hanako emb_downtimid
NARRATOR: "Silence falls between us as busily chatting students pass us by. She's fidgeting constantly, her eyes drawn to her rather unremarkable footwear. I take the bridge of my nose in my fingers while I blink my eyes heavily in an attempt to make things seem clearer. I'm barely staying awake as it is."
with charachange
 
NARRATOR: "Silence falls between us as busily chatting students pass us by. She's fidgeting constantly, her eyes drawn to her rather unremarkable footwear."
 
NARRATOR: "I take the bridge of my nose in my fingers while I blink my eyes heavily in an attempt to make things seem clearer. I'm barely staying awake as it is."


HISAO: "Hanako, you want to say something. What is it?"
HISAO: "Hanako, you want to say something. What is it?"
show hanako emb_blushing
with charachange


HANAKO: "U-um... I wanted to... give you this..."
HANAKO: "U-um... I wanted to... give you this..."


HISAO: "Hmm?"
HISAO: "Hmm?"
show hanako basic_worry
with charachange


NARRATOR: "She holds out a small rectangular piece of paper. I blink again to make out the text through barely open eyes, slowly starting to make out what's written."
NARRATOR: "She holds out a small rectangular piece of paper. I blink again to make out the text through barely open eyes, slowly starting to make out what's written."


window hide
{{Letter}}
Eggs x2


$ written_note("\nEggs x2\nBread loaf x1\nWhole-grain cereal x1\nThyme x1\n")
Bread loaf x1


window show
Whole-grain cereal x1


play music music_happiness fadein 0.5
Thyme x1
{{Letter end}}


HISAO: "...A shopping list?"
HISAO: "...A shopping list?"


NARRATOR: "I look upwards, raising an eyebrow."
NARRATOR: "I look upwards, raising an eyebrow."
show hanako emb_timid
with charachange


HANAKO: "I usually go shopping with Lilly but I can't come, so..."
HANAKO: "I usually go shopping with Lilly but I can't come, so..."


HISAO: "You want me to run errands for you?"
HISAO: "You want me to run errands for you?"
show hanako defarms_shock
with charachange


HANAKO: "I-it's okay if you don't want to! I just thought that, maybe, um..."
HANAKO: "I-it's okay if you don't want to! I just thought that, maybe, um..."


NARRATOR: "She's panicking. I sigh. Yet another battle lost, though this time by a weakly-fought surrender."
NARRATOR: "She's panicking. I sigh. Yet another battle lost, though this time by a weakly-fought surrender. I smile tiredly and rest a hand on her head to calm her down."
 
NARRATOR: "I smile tiredly and rest a hand on her head to calm her down."


HISAO: "It's fine, I was going to go anyway. Just the stuff on this list?"
HISAO: "It's fine, I was going to go anyway. Just the stuff on this list?"
show hanako def_worry
with charachange


NARRATOR: "She nods then bows deeply, twice, as if to make her gratitude perfectly clear."
NARRATOR: "She nods then bows deeply, twice, as if to make her gratitude perfectly clear."
show hanako cover_distant
with charachange


HANAKO: "W-we were going to meet outside the school gates at six... thank you, I was going to get it, but I need to study for the test tomorrow."
HANAKO: "W-we were going to meet outside the school gates at six... thank you, I was going to get it, but I need to study for the test tomorrow."


HISAO: "Test? Ah, that's right, science. How're you doing with it?"
HISAO: "Test? Ah, that's right, science. How're you doing with it?"
show hanako cover_bashful
with charachange


NARRATOR: "She brightens ever so slightly."
NARRATOR: "She brightens ever so slightly."
show hanako basic_bashful
with charachange


HANAKO: "I've been... spending more time on it than before. I think I can do... okay."
HANAKO: "I've been... spending more time on it than before. I think I can do... okay."
Line 340: Line 162:
HISAO: "Good work, then."
HISAO: "Good work, then."


show hanako basic_smile
NARRATOR: "She too starts smiling, and much more earnestly than I at that. I have full confidence that I can do fine in it without any extra studying, but the fact that she's putting in the effort instead of just reading in the library is heartening."
with charachange
 
NARRATOR: "She too starts smiling, and much more earnestly than I at that."
 
NARRATOR: "I have full confidence that I can do fine in it without any extra studying, but the fact that she's putting in the effort instead of just reading in the library is heartening."


HISAO: "I'll grab your stuff and take it to your dorm in the evening. Seeya."
HISAO: "I'll grab your stuff and take it to your dorm in the evening. Seeya."


stop music fadeout 3.0
NARRATOR: "With a small wave, we part ways. I'll go do my homework before meeting Lilly. I should be able to take care of it in time. Wrangling with a particularly complicated math problem has caused me to be a little bit late for my meeting with Lilly. Only a couple of minutes, but enough to make me step smartly out into the courtyard and to the school gate. I make a right turn and start my way towards the small town below, leaving a few students turning the other way to the bus station. I slip my right hand into my pocket as I walk in the orange sunlight of dusk. Thankfully the sweltering summer heat's started to die down, making way for a pleasant cool breeze. When I stretch my hands high above my head, a familiar figure takes form, cane in her right hand."
$ renpy.music.set_volume(1.0, 3.0, channel="ambient")
 
HISAO:de hanako
with charaexit
 
NARRATOR: "With a small wave, we part ways."
 
NARRATOR: "I'll go do my homework before meeting Lilly. I should be able to take care of it in time."
 
stop ambient fadeout 1.0
 
scene bg school_gate_ss
with shorttimeskip
 
play music music_soothing fadein 2.0
 
NARRATOR: "Wrangling with a particularly complicated math problem has caused me to be a little bit late for my meeting with Lilly."
 
NARRATOR: "Only a couple of minutes, but enough to make me step smartly out into the courtyard and to the school gate."
 
scene bg school_road_ss
with locationchange
 
NARRATOR: "I make a right turn and start my way towards the small town below, leaving a few students turning the other way to the bus station."
 
NARRATOR: "I slip my right hand into my pocket as I walk in the orange sunlight of dusk."
 
NARRATOR: "Thankfully the sweltering summer heat's started to die down, making way for a pleasant cool breeze."
 
show lilly back_listen_ss at center
show lillyprop back_cane_ss at center
with charaenter
 
NARRATOR: "When I stretch my hands high above my head, a familiar figure takes form, cane in her right hand."


HISAO: "Ah, Lilly."
HISAO: "Ah, Lilly."
show lilly cane_listen_ss
HISAO:de lillyprop
with charachange


NARRATOR: "She stops and turns around, swiveling her head slightly to try and work out exactly where the voice came from."
NARRATOR: "She stops and turns around, swiveling her head slightly to try and work out exactly where the voice came from."
Line 396: Line 175:


NARRATOR: "I quickly catch up to her, coming in beside her and matching her slow pace as we resume walking."
NARRATOR: "I quickly catch up to her, coming in beside her and matching her slow pace as we resume walking."
show lilly cane_smile_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "Good afternoon, Hisao."
LILLY: "Good afternoon, Hisao."
Line 404: Line 180:
HISAO: "Hi there."
HISAO: "Hi there."


scene bg misc_sky_ss at Fullpan(10.0, dir="right")
NARRATOR: "I glance up at the sky. A distinct tinge of orange discolors the clouds, washing the footpath in its light. Long shadows from the trees fall across the wide road down the hill."
with locationchange
 
NARRATOR: "I glance up at the sky."
 
NARRATOR: "A distinct tinge of orange discolors the clouds, washing the footpath in its light. Long shadows from the trees fall across the wide road down the hill."
 
scene bg school_road_ss
show lilly cane_smileclosed_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "So, Hisao, what brings you here?"
LILLY: "So, Hisao, what brings you here?"


HISAO: "Just going to town to grab some groceries. Hanako sent me."
HISAO: "Just going to town to grab some groceries. Hanako sent me."
show lilly cane_surprised_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "Hanako sent you?"
LILLY: "Hanako sent you?"
Line 427: Line 191:


NARRATOR: "Unspoken is that Lilly really could use some help to get food, but it's an obvious fact that neither of us needs to state."
NARRATOR: "Unspoken is that Lilly really could use some help to get food, but it's an obvious fact that neither of us needs to state."
show lilly cane_weaksmile_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "It's good to hear she's studying for it."
LILLY: "It's good to hear she's studying for it."
Line 435: Line 196:
HISAO: "I thought the same thing when she asked me to come with you."
HISAO: "I thought the same thing when she asked me to come with you."


HISAO:de lilly
NARRATOR: "We continue walking down the street, the familiar sound of her cane echoing through the air as we go. Except for the occasional passing car and the leaves whispering in the branches, there's a blissful silence. Thank God I can finally relax for the first time today."
with charaexit
 
NARRATOR: "We continue walking down the street, the familiar sound of her cane echoing through the air as we go. Except for the occasional passing car and the leaves whispering in the branches, there's a blissful silence."
 
NARRATOR: "Thank God I can finally relax for the first time today."


$ renpy.music.set_volume(0.5, 1.0, channel="music")
NARRATOR: "I glance over at Lilly. That porcelain face of hers never seems to lack that air of relaxed confidence. I guess the same could be said of her personality, too. As she silently walks, her face remaining pointed to the street ahead of her, I look ahead and savor the cool air blowing over my face. This is probably the calmest moment I've had since the about-face my life took so recently. To have it while walking to get some groceries. What a weird life. I feel the crumpled-up note rubbing against my hand in my pocket, and pull it out to check its contents."
 
scene evbg lilly_sunsetwalk:
    truecenter subpixel True zoom 0.9
    acdc_warp 20.0 zoom 1.0
show evfg lilly_sunsetwalk:
    truecenter subpixel True zoom 0.85
    acdc_warp 20.0 zoom 1.0
with locationskip
 
NARRATOR: "I glance over at Lilly."
 
NARRATOR: "That porcelain face of hers never seems to lack that air of relaxed confidence. I guess the same could be said of her personality, too."
 
NARRATOR: "As she silently walks, her face remaining pointed to the street ahead of her, I look ahead and savor the cool air blowing over my face."
 
NARRATOR: "This is probably the calmest moment I've had since the about-face my life took so recently."
 
NARRATOR: "To have it while walking to get some groceries. What a weird life."
 
$ renpy.music.set_volume(1.0, 1.0, channel="music")
 
scene bg school_road_ss
with locationskip
 
NARRATOR: "I feel the crumpled-up note rubbing against my hand in my pocket, and pull it out to check its contents."


HISAO: "Let's see here... eggs, bread, cereal, thyme, lettuce, shaved ham..."
HISAO: "Let's see here... eggs, bread, cereal, thyme, lettuce, shaved ham..."
show lilly cane_weaksmile_ss
with charaenter


LILLY: "That sounds like quite a bit to carry back along with your own."
LILLY: "That sounds like quite a bit to carry back along with your own."
Line 481: Line 209:


HISAO: "W-wait, I mean..."
HISAO: "W-wait, I mean..."
show lilly cane_giggle_ss
with charachange


NARRATOR: "She laughs wholeheartedly."
NARRATOR: "She laughs wholeheartedly."
show lilly cane_planned_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "My my, Hisao."
LILLY: "My my, Hisao."


NARRATOR: "Her giggles punctuate her words, though she's making little effort to suppress them."
NARRATOR: "Her giggles punctuate her words, though she's making little effort to suppress them."
show lilly cane_satisfied_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "Quite direct today, aren't we?"
LILLY: "Quite direct today, aren't we?"


HISAO: "Yeah, you got me there. Still, it is quite a bit."
HISAO: "Yeah, you got me there. Still, it is quite a bit."
show lilly cane_smileclosed_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "Usually I go shopping with Hanako, so I know what she buys. It's the same thing every week."
LILLY: "Usually I go shopping with Hanako, so I know what she buys. It's the same thing every week."


HISAO: "Huh. She a good cook?"
HISAO: "Huh. She a good cook?"
show lilly cane_weaksmile_ss
with charachange


NARRATOR: "She gives a nervous giggle."
NARRATOR: "She gives a nervous giggle."


LILLY: "It's usually me who ends up cooking. I used to do so for Akira, so it's no problem doing it for Hanako as well."
LILLY: "It's usually me who ends up cooking. I used to do so for [[Akira]], so it's no problem doing it for Hanako as well."


HISAO: "You can cook? But..."
HISAO: "You can cook? But..."
show lilly cane_cheerful_ss
with charachange


NARRATOR: "A short hum with an amused lilt emanates from beside me. I wonder if the fact that she seems amused by my comments so often is actually genuine, or rather just from a want to make me more comfortable in addressing her blindness?"
NARRATOR: "A short hum with an amused lilt emanates from beside me. I wonder if the fact that she seems amused by my comments so often is actually genuine, or rather just from a want to make me more comfortable in addressing her blindness?"
show lilly cane_smileclosed_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "There are ways around it. Some meals are more difficult to cook than others because of being unable to see what I'm doing, but it usually only takes a little more time. Fingers can double as very useful measurement tools, for example."
LILLY: "There are ways around it. Some meals are more difficult to cook than others because of being unable to see what I'm doing, but it usually only takes a little more time. Fingers can double as very useful measurement tools, for example."


NARRATOR: "It makes sense, but she'd have to be pretty careful not to hurt herself. I wonder how many times that's happened, given that it sounds like she's cooked alone for possibly years while Akira worked and her parents were gone."
NARRATOR: "It makes sense, but she'd have to be pretty careful not to hurt herself. I wonder how many times that's happened, given that it sounds like she's cooked alone for possibly years while Akira worked and her parents were gone. With that, the conversation trails off. Compared to the awkward silences of Hanako, Lilly seems genuinely content to say what she thinks and stay quiet when there's nothing to say. The slick road under my feet is bathed in an orange glow, the occasional fallen leaf crunching underfoot as we walk. I let out a deep yawn, my lack of sleep coming back to haunt me."
 
NARRATOR: "With that, the conversation trails off."
 
NARRATOR: "Compared to the awkward silences of Hanako, Lilly seems genuinely content to say what she thinks and stay quiet when there's nothing to say."
 
NARRATOR: "The slick road under my feet is bathed in an orange glow, the occasional fallen leaf crunching underfoot as we walk. I let out a deep yawn, my lack of sleep coming back to haunt me."
 
show lilly cane_smile_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "Did you not get much sleep last night?"
LILLY: "Did you not get much sleep last night?"


HISAO: "I couldn't sleep at all for the last two nights. Probably insomnia."
HISAO: "I couldn't sleep at all for the last two nights. Probably insomnia."
stop music fadeout 8.0
show lilly cane_oops_ss
with charachange


NARRATOR: "Lilly's face suddenly becomes worried. It feels like a personal failure every time she gets worried about my well-being, even if it's genuinely nice to know someone cares."
NARRATOR: "Lilly's face suddenly becomes worried. It feels like a personal failure every time she gets worried about my well-being, even if it's genuinely nice to know someone cares."
Line 552: Line 245:


HISAO: "Nah, no real need. It's happened before a few times. My meds screw with my sleeping occasionally."
HISAO: "Nah, no real need. It's happened before a few times. My meds screw with my sleeping occasionally."
show lilly cane_concerned_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "...Ah. I'm... sorry."
LILLY: "...Ah. I'm... sorry."


HISAO: "Come on, it's not your fault. At least I shouldn't have any trouble getting to sleep tonight."
HISAO: "Come on, it's not your fault. At least I shouldn't have any trouble getting to sleep tonight."
show lilly cane_sleepy_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "You do worry me sometimes."
LILLY: "You do worry me sometimes."
Line 570: Line 257:


HISAO: "Hey, Lilly..."
HISAO: "Hey, Lilly..."
show lilly cane_smile_ss
with charachange


LILLY: "Hmm?"
LILLY: "Hmm?"


HISAO: "I don't mean to sound weird, but... please try to forget about my heart condition."
HISAO: "I don't mean to sound weird, but... please try to forget about my heart condition."
show lilly cane_oops_ss
with charachange


NARRATOR: "She looks kind of lost. I hardly blame her."
NARRATOR: "She looks kind of lost. I hardly blame her."


HISAO: "I guess what I'm trying to get at is... just don't treat me differently because of it."
HISAO: "I guess what I'm trying to get at is... just don't treat me differently because of it."
show lilly cane_emb_ss
with charachange


NARRATOR: "She bows her head slightly, her white cheeks reddening almost imperceptibly."
NARRATOR: "She bows her head slightly, her white cheeks reddening almost imperceptibly."
Line 594: Line 272:
HISAO: "Well, it's still nice to know there's someone like that out there."
HISAO: "Well, it's still nice to know there's someone like that out there."


show lilly cane_smileclosed_ss
NARRATOR: "It may be somewhat embarrassing to say, but it's the truth. Lilly takes a breath to regain her composure and manages a gentle smile, though her cheeks remain flushed. The final downhill walk to the store passes in silence.  
with charachange
 
NARRATOR: "It may be somewhat embarrassing to say, but it's the truth. Lilly takes a breath to regain her composure and manages a gentle smile, though her cheeks remain flushed."
 
NARRATOR: "The final downhill walk to the store passes in silence."
 
scene bg suburb_konbiniint
with shorttimeskip
 
play music music_daily fadein 4.0


NARRATOR: "Storewoman" "Welcome!"
STOREWOMAN: "Welcome!"


HISAO: "I suppose I'll get my stuff first and Hanako's on the second round."
HISAO: "I suppose I'll get my stuff first and Hanako's on the second round."


show lilly cane_smileclosed at center
NARRATOR: "I grab two well-worn red baskets from the stack beside the entrance and pass one to Lilly. Just as she did before, she lays it on the ground and slides her retracted cane between the basket's handles before picking it back up with her right hand. When she takes hold of my arm in her own, I'm surprised at just how fast this kind of casual contact became so natural. Mostly due to necessity, no doubt."
with charaenter
 
NARRATOR: "I grab two well-worn red baskets from the stack beside the entrance and pass one to Lilly."
 
show lilly cane_smileclosed at Transform(ypos=800)
with charamove
 
show lilly basic_smileclosed at Transform(ypos=800)
with charachange
 
show lilly basic_smileclosed at center
with charamove
 
NARRATOR: "Just as she did before, she lays it on the ground and slides her retracted cane between the basket's handles before picking it back up with her right hand."
 
$ renpy.music.set_volume(0.5, 0.5, channel="music")
 
show lilly basic_smileclosed at Slide(0.5,0.5,0.3,0.5,1.0, time_warp=_ease_time_warp)
with None
 
show lilly basic_smileclosed_close at Slide(0.5,0.5,0.3,0.5,1.0, time_warp=_ease_time_warp)
with Dissolve(1.0)
 
NARRATOR: "When she takes hold of my arm in her own, I'm surprised at just how fast this kind of casual contact became so natural. Mostly due to necessity, no doubt."
 
show lilly basic_smile_close at twoleft
with charachange


LILLY: "Shall we?"
LILLY: "Shall we?"
$ renpy.music.set_volume(1.0, 2.0, channel="music")


HISAO: "Sure."
HISAO: "Sure."


NARRATOR: "While we navigate around the store, the odd person occasionally passing us pays us no heed at all. It's nice, compared to the stares and whispers around the city."
NARRATOR: "While we navigate around the store, the odd person occasionally passing us pays us no heed at all. It's nice, compared to the stares and whispers around the city. As we reach each aisle, I quickly check with Lilly what she needs and grab it along with what I want, putting our items into their respective baskets. It's an odd feeling, to be depended on so much for something so basic as shopping. Hanako would be practically a necessity for her to pick out what she wants, after all."
 
show lilly basic_smileclosed_close
with charachange
 
NARRATOR: "As we reach each aisle, I quickly check with Lilly what she needs and grab it along with what I want, putting our items into their respective baskets."
 
NARRATOR: "It's an odd feeling, to be depended on so much for something so basic as shopping. Hanako would be practically a necessity for her to pick out what she wants, after all."


HISAO: "Right, I'm pretty much done with both my stuff and Hanako's. You needing anything else, Lilly?"
HISAO: "Right, I'm pretty much done with both my stuff and Hanako's. You needing anything else, Lilly?"
show lilly basic_smile_close
with charachange


LILLY: "No, this should be everything."
LILLY: "No, this should be everything."
Line 666: Line 295:


HISAO: "Damn."
HISAO: "Damn."
show lilly basic_surprised_close
with charachange


NARRATOR: "Lilly gives an inquisitive look, unable to see the reason for my complaint."
NARRATOR: "Lilly gives an inquisitive look, unable to see the reason for my complaint."


HISAO: "The queue's really long. Looks like we'll have to wait."
HISAO: "The queue's really long. Looks like we'll have to wait."
show lilly basic_weaksmile_close
with charachange


LILLY: "How strange."
LILLY: "How strange."


NARRATOR: "Sharing the same mood of resignation, we reluctantly take our place at the end of the line."
NARRATOR: "Sharing the same mood of resignation, we reluctantly take our place at the end of the line. One person finishes, the line moves up. Another person finishes, the line moves up. By the time we finally reach the head of the line, I'm so close to dozing off that Lilly has to gently pat me on the back for me to move up."
 
$ renpy.music.set_volume(0.5, 10.0, channel="music")
 
NARRATOR: "One person finishes, the line moves up. Another person finishes, the line moves up."
 
NARRATOR: "By the time we finally reach the head of the line, I'm so close to dozing off that Lilly has to gently pat me on the back for me to move up."
 
show lilly basic_oops_close
with charachange


LILLY: "Hisao... Hisao!"
LILLY: "Hisao... Hisao!"
$ renpy.music.set_volume(1.0, 0.3, channel="music")


HISAO: "Hmm? Ah, sorry."
HISAO: "Hmm? Ah, sorry."


show lilly basic_displeased_close
NARRATOR: "She gives a short sigh of consternation as I move up, getting the groceries for Hanako and I put into separate bags.
with charachange


NARRATOR: "She gives a short sigh of consternation as I move up, getting the groceries for Hanako and I put into separate bags."
STOREWOMAN: "Thank you, please come again!"


NARRATOR: "Storewoman" "Thank you, please come again!"
NARRATOR: "By the time we emerge from the store, Lilly's holding a single bag while I struggle to carry four, both hands well and truly full. It's a lot of work, but thankfully the items in them are light. Even without looking skyward it's obvious that a surprising amount of time's passed, the road outside being dark and lit by streetlamps. Once Lilly retrieves her cane, we set out back to the dormitories the way we came, leaving the welcoming warm glow of the store. Despite the road being empty of cars, the full bags abundantly make up for the lack of noise, constantly clunking and squeaking together."
 
stop music fadeout 5.0
 
scene bg suburb_konbiniext_ni
show lilly basic_smileclosed_ni
with locationskip
 
NARRATOR: "By the time we emerge from the store, Lilly's holding a single bag while I struggle to carry four, both hands well and truly full. It's a lot of work, but thankfully the items in them are light."
 
NARRATOR: "Even without looking skyward it's obvious that a surprising amount of time's passed, the road outside being dark and lit by streetlamps."
 
show lilly cane_smile_ni
with charachange
 
NARRATOR: "Once Lilly retrieves her cane, we set out back to the dormitories the way we came, leaving the welcoming warm glow of the store."
 
scene bg school_road_ni
with locationskip
 
play music music_dreamy fadein 8.0
 
NARRATOR: "Despite the road being empty of cars, the full bags abundantly make up for the lack of noise, constantly clunking and squeaking together."
 
show lilly cane_ara_ni
with charaenter


LILLY: "My my, Hisao, it's good to find that you're eating well."
LILLY: "My my, Hisao, it's good to find that you're eating well."


HISAO: "I'm a growing guy after all, I need to eat all I can!"
HISAO: "I'm a growing guy after all, I need to eat all I can!"
show lilly cane_weaksmile_ni
with charachange


LILLY: "Hmm... it must be nice, being a man."
LILLY: "Hmm... it must be nice, being a man."
Line 740: Line 323:


NARRATOR: "Seemingly not noticing, or ignoring, my surprise at the completely out-of-left-field comment, she continues on without missing a beat."
NARRATOR: "Seemingly not noticing, or ignoring, my surprise at the completely out-of-left-field comment, she continues on without missing a beat."
show lilly cane_smile_ni
with charachange


LILLY: "Weight doesn't really bother you when eating, most of the time."
LILLY: "Weight doesn't really bother you when eating, most of the time."


HISAO: "I get what you mean. Women tend to worry about stuff like that more than we do, I guess."
HISAO: "I get what you mean. Women tend to worry about stuff like that more than we do, I guess."
show lilly cane_smileclosed_ni
with charachange


LILLY: "Exactly. It makes me somewhat envious, to be honest."
LILLY: "Exactly. It makes me somewhat envious, to be honest."
Line 758: Line 335:


HISAO: "Huh, that's right."
HISAO: "Huh, that's right."
show lilly cane_smile_ni
with charachange


LILLY: "What is it?"
LILLY: "What is it?"


HISAO: "Hanako mentioned your birthday was earlier this year. Do anything special for it?"
HISAO: "Hanako mentioned your birthday was earlier this year. Do anything special for it?"
show lilly cane_listen_ni
with charachange


NARRATOR: "She gives a long pause, lost in thought for a few seconds as she recalls the event."
NARRATOR: "She gives a long pause, lost in thought for a few seconds as she recalls the event."
show lilly cane_weaksmile_ni
with charachange


LILLY: "Not really. It was just Hanako and I having a little party during the night after school."
LILLY: "Not really. It was just Hanako and I having a little party during the night after school."
Line 778: Line 346:
HISAO: "Your birthday's supposed to be a big event, you know."
HISAO: "Your birthday's supposed to be a big event, you know."


NARRATOR: "Sounds like a pretty lonely way to spend a birthday, just she and Hanako staying overnight."
NARRATOR: "Sounds like a pretty lonely way to spend a birthday, just she and Hanako staying overnight. Birthdays always felt like a family occasion for me. They were a time when, in spite of their full-time jobs, both my parents would make an effort to be there for the day or at least for a party beforehand. It reminds me of how Lilly mentioned she hadn't seen her family in such a long time, and even ended up moving away from Akira's house afterwards. But I guess it's the same in situations as mundane as these. Considering her inability to read the packaging, just getting groceries would be a pain without somebody else around. In the end, she just has Hanako and I, and Akira when she's off from work. Be that as it may, she still seems to have many more distant friends among the students, not to mention people like [[Yuuko]]. It seems to be her own choice that there's such a separation between those who are close to her, and those who she only socializes with. It humbles me a little to see how much Lilly seems to have her life set up and going just as she wants. Yet Hanako is there for her to celebrate her birthday, and I'm here helping her with shopping. It's a weird kind of symbiosis, I suppose."
 
NARRATOR: "Birthdays always felt like a family occasion for me. They were a time when, in spite of their full-time jobs, both my parents would make an effort to be there for the day or at least for a party beforehand."
 
NARRATOR: "It reminds me of how Lilly mentioned she hadn't seen her family in such a long time, and even ended up moving away from Akira's house afterwards."
 
NARRATOR: "But I guess it's the same in situations as mundane as these. Considering her inability to read the packaging, just getting groceries would be a pain without somebody else around."
 
NARRATOR: "In the end, she just has Hanako and I, and Akira when she's off from work."
 
NARRATOR: "Be that as it may, she still seems to have many more distant friends among the students, not to mention people like Yuuko."
 
NARRATOR: "It seems to be her own choice that there's such a separation between those who are close to her, and those who she only socializes with."
 
NARRATOR: "It humbles me a little to see how much Lilly seems to have her life set up and going just as she wants."
 
NARRATOR: "Yet Hanako is there for her to celebrate her birthday, and I'm here helping her with shopping. It's a weird kind of symbiosis, I suppose."
 
show lilly cane_oops_ni
with charachange


LILLY: "Are you all right, Hisao?"
LILLY: "Are you all right, Hisao?"
Line 806: Line 355:


HISAO: "Ah, sorry. I was just thinking."
HISAO: "Ah, sorry. I was just thinking."
show lilly cane_smileclosed_ni
with charachange


LILLY: "Oh?"
LILLY: "Oh?"


label en_choiceL6_1:
NARRATOR: "Ah, now I've piqued her curiosity. It feels kind of overly personal to talk about though..."
menu:
    with menueffect
 
    "Ah, now I've piqued her curiosity. It feels kind of overly personal to talk about though..."
 
    "Avoid the subject.":
        return m1
 
    "Tell the truth.":
        return m2
 
label en_L6a:
#Choice [1]


<tabber>
"Avoid the subject."=
HISAO: "I was just thinking about some of the stuff that's happened, don't worry."
HISAO: "I was just thinking about some of the stuff that's happened, don't worry."
stop music fadeout 2.0
show lilly cane_listen_close_ni
with characlose


LILLY: "Hmm?"
LILLY: "Hmm?"
Line 839: Line 369:


HISAO: "Come on, don't you ever do that as well?"
HISAO: "Come on, don't you ever do that as well?"
show lilly cane_cheerful_close_ni
with charadistant


LILLY: "You make it sound as if you're hiding something..."
LILLY: "You make it sound as if you're hiding something..."


play music music_lilly fadein 4.0
NARRATOR: "Erk. Why must this girl be so perceptive? Glancing back at her face though, she wears a cute, playful smile. She's... playing with me? Even so, I'd rather not pursue this with her."
 
NARRATOR: "Erk. Why must this girl be so perceptive?"
 
NARRATOR: "Glancing back at her face though, she wears a cute, playful smile."
 
NARRATOR: "She's... playing with me? Even so, I'd rather not pursue this with her."


HISAO: "I told you, it's nothing."
HISAO: "I told you, it's nothing."
show lilly cane_displeased_close_ni
with charachange


NARRATOR: "Lilly furrows her brow in disapproval."
NARRATOR: "Lilly furrows her brow in disapproval."
Line 863: Line 381:


HISAO: "Yes, it is."
HISAO: "Yes, it is."
show lilly cane_surprised_close_ni
with charachange


LILLY: "You're a very bad liar, Hisao."
LILLY: "You're a very bad liar, Hisao."


HISAO: "That's true, but that's why I'm not lying. I'm a very trustworthy person."
HISAO: "That's true, but that's why I'm not lying. I'm a very trustworthy person."
show lilly cane_weaksmile_close_ni
with charachange


LILLY: "I'm sure you are. I think I can forgive you just this once, though."
LILLY: "I'm sure you are. I think I can forgive you just this once, though."
Line 878: Line 390:
HISAO: "Forgive? What for, exactly?"
HISAO: "Forgive? What for, exactly?"


show lilly cane_giggle_close_ni
NARRATOR: "She giggles a little before resuming her quiet walking. Just what is she thinking now? I look up to the dark sky as I slump my shoulders. I think this is something I have to sort out for myself, rather than relying on her for everything."|-|
with charachange
"Tell the truth."=
 
with Pause(0.2)
 
show lilly cane_smile_ni
with charadistant
 
NARRATOR: "She giggles a little before resuming her quiet walking. Just what is she thinking now?"
 
stop music fadeout 4.0
 
NARRATOR: "I look up to the dark sky as I slump my shoulders."
 
NARRATOR: "I think this is something I have to sort out for myself, rather than relying on her for everything."
 
label en_L6b:
#[2]
 
HISAO: "It was just kind of... I was thinking about how you seem to have everything so sorted out, even with Hanako relying on you. I can admit that even I kind of relied on you when I first transferred in."
HISAO: "It was just kind of... I was thinking about how you seem to have everything so sorted out, even with Hanako relying on you. I can admit that even I kind of relied on you when I first transferred in."


HISAO: "I think it's a good quality to have."
HISAO: "I think it's a good quality to have."


NARRATOR: "I turn to Lilly, surveying her reaction."
NARRATOR: "I turn to Lilly, surveying her reaction. She's forcing herself to look forward and furrowing her brow quite a bit. Her face looks a bit awkward, as if she was trying to find just the right words."
 
stop music fadeout 2.0
 
show lilly cane_listen_close_ni
with characlose
 
NARRATOR: "She's forcing herself to look forward and furrowing her brow quite a bit. Her face looks a bit awkward, as if she was trying to find just the right words."


HISAO: "...Lilly?"
HISAO: "...Lilly?"
show lilly cane_weaksmile_close_ni
with charachange


LILLY: "I would thank you, but... assuming that I don't rely on the presence of others is too much. You'd be wrong to think that Hanako simply depends on me with nothing in return."
LILLY: "I would thank you, but... assuming that I don't rely on the presence of others is too much. You'd be wrong to think that Hanako simply depends on me with nothing in return."


NARRATOR: "She seems to have a bit of trouble saying it, even though it's largely what I'd thought already."
NARRATOR: "She seems to have a bit of trouble saying it, even though it's largely what I'd thought already. If she's tried so hard to maintain her independence, as anyone would have had to in her position, sighted or not, maybe she finds it hard to talk about her own needs. It's only now that I realize an omission in what she says, though. I decide to follow it up, largely in jest, to avoid things getting too personal."
 
NARRATOR: "If she's tried so hard to maintain her independence, as anyone would have had to in her position, sighted or not, maybe she finds it hard to talk about her own needs."
 
NARRATOR: "It's only now that I realize an omission in what she says, though. I decide to follow it up, largely in jest, to avoid things getting too personal."


HISAO: "Oh? And what about me?"
HISAO: "Oh? And what about me?"


play music music_lilly fadein 2.0
NARRATOR: "She suddenly runs ahead of me and turns, blocking me off. With a smile, she holds her hands behind her as she leans forwards."
 
show lilly cane_smile_ni
with charadistant
 
NARRATOR: "She suddenly runs ahead of me and turns, blocking me off."
 
show lilly behind_cheerful_ni
with charachange
 
NARRATOR: "With a smile, she holds her hands behind her as she leans forwards."


LILLY: "You're different."
LILLY: "You're different."


show lilly back_giggle_ni
NARRATOR: "And with that, she turns back and continues to walk ahead of me, a newfound spring in her step. All I can do is raise an eyebrow and give a dazed grin. I don't think I've ever seen this playful and teasing side of her before. So... I'm “different”. It's hard to work out the exact context, but knowing her, this ambiguity was intended. Our relationship has been changing, at the very least simply because I've begun to stand on my own feet more and started getting more curious about the situation of those around me. As to why... probably a mix of personal curiosity, and a want to try and work out how to deal with my situation. I'm less sure of Lilly, though. That's why her own statement, so similar to my own feelings towards her, throws me off so much. Watching her make her way up the street, cane tapping from left to right, I decide to settle the matter later, and just smile. This is a nice side to her, and I don't want to forget it."|-|
show lillyprop back_cane_ni
</tabber>
with charachange
 
NARRATOR: "And with that, she turns back and continues to walk ahead of me, a newfound spring in her step."
 
NARRATOR: "All I can do is raise an eyebrow and give a dazed grin. I don't think I've ever seen this playful and teasing side of her before."
 
NARRATOR: "So... I'm “different”. It's hard to work out the exact context, but knowing her, this ambiguity was intended."
 
NARRATOR: "Our relationship has been changing, at the very least simply because I've begun to stand on my own feet more and started getting more curious about the situation of those around me."
 
NARRATOR: "As to why... probably a mix of personal curiosity, and a want to try and work out how to deal with my situation."
 
NARRATOR: "I'm less sure of Lilly, though. That's why her own statement, so similar to my own feelings towards her, throws me off so much."
 
NARRATOR: "Watching her make her way up the street, cane tapping from left to right, I decide to settle the matter later, and just smile. This is a nice side to her, and I don't want to forget it."
 
stop music fadeout 2.0
 
label en_L6c:
#End choice sections
 
scene bg school_girlsdormhall
with shorttimeskip
 
play music music_normal fadein 4.0


NARRATOR: "Eventually we get to the girl's dormitories, both my arms aching from the weight of two sets of groceries."
NARRATOR: "Eventually we get to the girl's dormitories, both my arms aching from the weight of two sets of groceries."


HISAO: "Hah... we're finally here. Phew."
HISAO: "Hah... we're finally here. Phew."
show lilly invis:
    right
    xpos 0.95
with None
show lilly cane_smileclosed at right
with dissolvecharamove


NARRATOR: "I bend down to wipe my forehead with the back of my hand. Lilly stops in front of her door and sets down her bag, fishing around in her pocket for the key."
NARRATOR: "I bend down to wipe my forehead with the back of my hand. Lilly stops in front of her door and sets down her bag, fishing around in her pocket for the key."
show lilly cane_smile
with charachange


LILLY: "Thank you, Hisao. I really appreciate your help."
LILLY: "Thank you, Hisao. I really appreciate your help."


HISAO: "Ah, this is nothing."
HISAO: "Ah, this is nothing."
show lilly cane_smileclosed
with charachange


LILLY: "It might be nothing to you, but it's... definitely something for me."
LILLY: "It might be nothing to you, but it's... definitely something for me."


show lilly invis:
NARRATOR: "And with that, she steps through her door, closing it behind her. I blink. Those were nothing but honest thanks, but I can't help feeling something different about them. Anyway, I have something else to do before I can mull on that at my leisure. I turn back to the door to Hanako's room and proceed to knock twice in quick succession, the bags still in my hand rustling together. After a couple of seconds, the door slowly opens. If one weren't looking closely, they could be forgiven for thinking it hadn't moved at all. I twist my head to the side to try and peer through the tiny sliver of a gap between the door and the doorframe."
    right
    xpos 1.05
with dissolvecharamove
 
play sound sfx_doorclose
 
HISAO:de lilly
with None
 
NARRATOR: "And with that, she steps through her door, closing it behind her."
 
NARRATOR: "I blink. Those were nothing but honest thanks, but I can't help feeling something different about them."
 
NARRATOR: "Anyway, I have something else to do before I can mull on that at my leisure."
 
scene bg school_dormhanako_ni
show hanako emb_timid_close:
    center
    xpos 0.45
show hanako_door_base at right
show hanako_door_door at left
with locationchange
 
play sound sfx_doorknock2
 
NARRATOR: "I turn back to the door to Hanako's room and proceed to knock twice in quick succession, the bags still in my hand rustling together."
 
play sound sfx_dooropen
 
show hanako_door_door:
  xpos -0.05
with charamove
 
NARRATOR: "After a couple of seconds, the door slowly opens. If one weren't looking closely, they could be forgiven for thinking it hadn't moved at all."
 
NARRATOR: "I twist my head to the side to try and peer through the tiny sliver of a gap between the door and the doorframe."


HISAO: "Hey Hanako, I've got your stuff."
HISAO: "Hey Hanako, I've got your stuff."
show hanako basic_normal_close at Position(xpos=0.4)
with charachange


HANAKO: "Ah!"
HANAKO: "Ah!"


show hanako_door_door:
NARRATOR: "With that, she opens the door completely, making her plain room visible over her shoulder. Sparsely decorated, it's probably even more unremarkable than my room. I hold out my right arm, both bags almost pulling it straight back down with their weight."
  xpos -0.3
show bg school_dormhanako
with dissolvecharamove
 
NARRATOR: "With that, she opens the door completely, making her plain room visible over her shoulder. Sparsely decorated, it's probably even more unremarkable than my room."
 
NARRATOR: "I hold out my right arm, both bags almost pulling it straight back down with their weight."
 
show hanako emb_smile_close
with charachange
 
HANAKO: "Th-thank you, Hisao."
 
show hanako emb_downtimid_close
with charachange


HANAKO: "I'm sorry to make you... carry them all this way."
HANAKO: "Th-thank you, Hisao. I'm sorry to make you... carry them all this way."


HISAO: "It's fine, don't worry. Just don't make me do it every day, okay?"
HISAO: "It's fine, don't worry. Just don't make me do it every day, okay?"
show hanako basic_normal_close
with charachange


NARRATOR: "I pass the bags to her as I give a lighthearted chuckle. After the initial transfer of weight she manages to take them easily."
NARRATOR: "I pass the bags to her as I give a lighthearted chuckle. After the initial transfer of weight she manages to take them easily."


HISAO: "I'll be off then. 'Night, Hanako."
HISAO: "I'll be off then. 'Night, Hanako."
show hanako cover_bashful_close
with charachange


HANAKO: "Good night. Um, s-see you in class... tomorrow..."
HANAKO: "Good night. Um, s-see you in class... tomorrow..."


show hanako_door_door at left
NARRATOR: "With a deep bow, her groceries still held in both hands, she steps back and shuts the door. Making my way back to my own dorm, I put one bag into my other hand to balance them out. Even as I do so, I can't get Lilly's lighthearted smile out of my mind. When I'd first met her, it would have been nearly impossible to imagine her like that. Indeed, it feels like we've become closer in the past few weeks since I first got to know both she and Hanako. The time that I spend with her each day. The small exchanges of happiness we share. Those small moments of joy as I get closer to her. I'm far from certain, but I don't think these are just the normal feelings of friendship. Once I return to my room, I store away my groceries and begin getting ready for the night."
with charamove
 
play sound sfx_doorclose
 
NARRATOR: "With a deep bow, her groceries still held in both hands, she steps back and shuts the door."
 
stop music fadeout 5.0
 
scene bg school_dormext_full_ni
with locationskip


NARRATOR: "Making my way back to my own dorm, I put one bag into my other hand to balance them out."
NARRATOR: "I swap the school books in my bag for those I'll need tomorrow, pulling out the yellow envelope Misha gave me earlier in the process. I got so sidetracked by one thing after another that I couldn't deal with it earlier. Who could have written me, I wonder? The name neatly adorning the back of the envelope freezes me in my tracks. It's been so long since I've seen her writing, there's little chance I could have identified it as hers otherwise."
 
NARRATOR: "Even as I do so, I can't get Lilly's lighthearted smile out of my mind. When I'd first met her, it would have been nearly impossible to imagine her like that."
 
NARRATOR: "Indeed, it feels like we've become closer in the past few weeks since I first got to know both she and Hanako."
 
NARRATOR: "The time that I spend with her each day. The small exchanges of happiness we share. Those small moments of joy as I get closer to her."
 
NARRATOR: "I'm far from certain, but I don't think these are just the normal feelings of friendship."
 
scene bg school_dormhisao
with locationskip
 
NARRATOR: "Once I return to my room, I store away my groceries and begin getting ready for the night."
 
show letter_insert:
    alpha 0.0 xalign 0.5 yanchor 0.5 ypos 0.7 subpixel True
    easein 1.0 ypos 0.5 alpha 1.0
with Pause (1.0)
 
NARRATOR: "I swap the school books in my bag for those I'll need tomorrow, pulling out the yellow envelope Misha gave me earlier in the process."
 
NARRATOR: "I got so sidetracked by one thing after another that I couldn't deal with it earlier. Who could have written me, I wonder?"
 
NARRATOR: "The name neatly adorning the back of the envelope freezes me in my tracks. It's been so long since I've seen her writing, there's little chance I could have identified it as hers otherwise."


NARRATOR: "“Iwanako.”"
NARRATOR: "“Iwanako.”"


NARRATOR: "Why... should she have written me? I can't think of any good reason for her to do this."
NARRATOR: "Why... should she have written me? I can't think of any good reason for her to do this. I almost don't open the letter, but there'd be little point to that. If I just left it alone, its mere existence would gnaw at me until I did something about it. I look down at the piece of paper on my desk, its bright and summery decoration beaming happily at me. The lettering is in pink, jarring badly with the yellow sunflower border or the card. The handwriting is neat, the characters having been written thoughtfully and with an unusual amount of care. I'd barely given the letter a second thought when it was given to me, but now I can't get its contents out of my mind."
 
NARRATOR: "I almost don't open the letter, but there'd be little point to that. If I just left it alone, its mere existence would gnaw at me until I did something about it."
 
scene ev hisao_letter_open
with shorttimeskip
 
play music music_rain fadein 6.0
 
NARRATOR: "I look down at the piece of paper on my desk, its bright and summery decoration beaming happily at me."
 
NARRATOR: "The lettering is in pink, jarring badly with the yellow sunflower border or the card. The handwriting is neat, the characters having been written thoughtfully and with an unusual amount of care."
 
NARRATOR: "I'd barely given the letter a second thought when it was given to me, but now I can't get its contents out of my mind."
 
window hide
nvl clear
nvl show dissolve
 
n "\n\n\nWhile I'd like to say that I don't know why she used such an old-fashioned method of communication, considering a phone call or an email would be both much faster and easier, the answer feels obvious enough given the content."
 
n "A letter leaves a comfortable distance between the sender and the recipient. Unlike a phone, it isn't required that you engage in conversation, and unlike email, there is less expectation of an immediate reply."
 
n "\nStatements such as “the third-years seem to be very anxious about the final exams,” and “it's so weird to think we are already seniors, isn't it?” are just smalltalk. Smalltalk that could have been achieved by simply replying to any of the messages I'd sent her while in hospital."
 
n "The ending, though, is the true reason she sent this. The last couple of lines, added almost as an afterthought."
 
nvl clear
 
n "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I wonder if we will meet again. Perhaps it's for the best if we don't?”"
 
n "It's a statement that should hurt. I've always heard breakups are nasty stuff, but it feels like this is simply a reaffirmation of what we both already knew instead."
 
n "It's the preceding text, no more than smalltalk, that makes me feel most uneasy. I can't figure out why, no matter how long I sit here and look down at this bright and summery piece of paper."
 
nvl clear
 
n "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“If you would like to correspond with me, by all means write me back.”"
 
n "It's plainly obvious that this is not the type of letter to be replied to. In the end, this letter is no more than a simple abdication of responsibility; a final statement to reassure herself that our relationship is over."
 
stop music fadeout 3.0
 
nvl hide dissolve
nvl clear
 
scene bg school_dormhisao
with locationchange
 
window show


NARRATOR: "As such, I find I have little problem in scrunching the letter and envelope into a ball and tossing it into the wastebin, ridding myself of its existence."
NARRATOR: "While I'd like to say that I don't know why she used such an old-fashioned method of communication, considering a phone call or an email would be both much faster and easier, the answer feels obvious enough given the content. A letter leaves a comfortable distance between the sender and the recipient. Unlike a phone, it isn't required that you engage in conversation, and unlike email, there is less expectation of an immediate reply. Statements such as “the third-years seem to be very anxious about the final exams,” and “it's so weird to think we are already seniors, isn't it?” are just smalltalk. Smalltalk that could have been achieved by simply replying to any of the messages I'd sent her while in hospital. The ending, though, is the true reason she sent this. The last couple of lines, added almost as an afterthought."


NARRATOR: "I go to bed with mixed feelings, cheated out of a pleasant evening by this intruder from the past."
NARRATOR: "“I wonder if we will meet again. Perhaps it's for the best if we don't?” It's a statement that should hurt. I've always heard breakups are nasty stuff, but it feels like this is simply a reaffirmation of what we both already knew instead. It's the preceding text, no more than smalltalk, that makes me feel most uneasy. I can't figure out why, no matter how long I sit here and look down at this bright and summery piece of paper. “If you would like to correspond with me, by all means write me back.” It's plainly obvious that this is not the type of letter to be replied to. In the end, this letter is no more than a simple abdication of responsibility; a final statement to reassure herself that our relationship is over."


NARRATOR: "Ironically, it takes a while before I can manage to sleep."
NARRATOR: "As such, I find I have little problem in scrunching the letter and envelope into a ball and tossing it into the wastebin, ridding myself of its existence. I go to bed with mixed feelings, cheated out of a pleasant evening by this intruder from the past. Ironically, it takes a while before I can manage to sleep."


<p style="text-align:center;">'''Next Scene: [[Little Wing/Transcript|Little Wing]]'''</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">'''Next Scene: [[Little Wing/Transcript|Little Wing]]'''</p>