Story: TipherethEpisode 6

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TipherethEpisode 6 SYSTEM: Set BACKGROUND: 'hokmaBeach', effect: 'none' SYSTEM: Play SOUND: '372181__amholma__ocean-noise-surf' SYSTEM: Play BGM: '1 - Beyond The Waves' SYSTEM: SHOW character: ??? (id: 'tiphereth_aPast') at 'right', direction: 'left' SYSTEM: SHOW character: ??? (id: 'tiphereth_bPast') at 'left' ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_aPast') Enoch? ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_aPast') Have you ever heard of the Nest? ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_aPast') I hear they throw a festival every single day there. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_aPast') I wanna dance, Enoch. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_aPast') I wanna stomp my feet and let happiness take over my body. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_bPast') Lisa, if you take a bit of time to look around here, it’s quite nice too. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_aPast') But we aren’t allowed to go anywhere. Carmen just wants to keep us confined here. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_bPast') She’s a good person. I hope you’ll open up to her soon. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_aPast') I don’t want to get to know anyone else, all I want is to be with you. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_bPast') I can’t promise to be next to you forever. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_bPast') There’s a lot of things that I’ve been mulling over for quite some time, and I thought I may find some answers for them here. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_bPast') Some of my thoughts may be so absurd that the answers to them might not exist at all. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_bPast') Or, even if the answers do exist, they might vanish too soon... ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_bPast') But, in the process of searching for those answers, I will be able to cast off my shell. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_bPast') Then I can fly away at last, leaving my heavy body behind... ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_aPast') Sometimes, I have no idea what you’re talking about. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_aPast') I don’t know where you want to go, but promise that you’ll take me with you, Enoch. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_bPast') ……. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_aPast') Oh, A is here, so I guess we gotta go now. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_aPast') It’s gonna get dark and cold soon. Let’s head inside. ??? (Id: 'tiphereth_bPast') Yeah, soon… Soon cold days will come… SYSTEM: Display CG: 'tipherethCG2' A (Id: 'a') Even though I never had thought of them as family or someone that I needed to care for… A (Id: 'a') I made it my job to bring the children back home, to ease Carmen’s busy schedule. A (Id: 'a') I see them. A (Id: 'a') Those young kids running towards me. A (Id: 'a') Those children who survived the Outskirts. A (Id: 'a') The two we saved. SYSTEM: Display CG: 'BlackCG' SYSTEM: wait ( time: '2' ) SYSTEM: HIDE character: ??? (id: 'tiphereth_aPast') SYSTEM: HIDE character: ??? (id: 'tiphereth_bPast') SYSTEM: Hide CG SYSTEM: Set BACKGROUND: 'tipherethBK', effect: 'none' SYSTEM: Play BGM: 'Tilarids - Strange Dream' SYSTEM: SHOW character: Tiphereth (id: 'tiphereth_a') at 'center' Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') I thought I could do it all on my own. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') I wanted to show Tiphereth how mature I became when he got back one day. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') But there was no end to the disappointment, and Tiphereth never got any better. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') I couldn’t stand the silence without an answer. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') So I thought. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') I thought that I’d rather… Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') That I’d rather hide my disgust and guilt I was so used to, as if the feelings never existed in the first place. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') But whenever I see Tiphereth’s empty smile, my heart feels as if it were being covered in dark ash, while shattered into millions of pieces. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') I knew Tiphereth could never go back to how he used to be. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') I was aware that we could never return to the happy days we spent together. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') But I was about to abandon Tiphereth just because it was too hard for me to endure… Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') All while knowing that he was the one who suffered the most… SYSTEM: SHOW character: Tiphereth (id: 'tiphereth_b') at 'left' Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_b') Tiphereth, are you done with all of your busywork? Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') ............. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_b') We’re going to be late. Let’s get going, the sun will set soon. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_b') Please hurry, Lisa. SYSTEM: HIDE character: Tiphereth (id: 'tiphereth_b') Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') Right, my name was Lisa once. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') Tiphereth doesn’t remember his name anymore, but from time to time he calls me by my cast-off name. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') What did Tiphereth want out of all this, even after sacrificing himself? Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') What was he waiting for, even when he was being discarded? Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') Was it all worth it to him? Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') I don’t know. Tiphereth (Id: 'tiphereth_a') I’ve never, ever held any expectations in my life. SYSTEM: Play SOUND: 'changenoise' SYSTEM: add_filter ( filter: 'tv_distorted_fade' ) SYSTEM: wait ( time: '0.25' ) SYSTEM: HIDE character: Tiphereth (id: 'tiphereth_a') SYSTEM: SHOW character: Tiphereth (id: 'tipherethRobot_a') at 'center', y: '-200' SYSTEM: wait ( time: '0.25' ) SYSTEM: remove_filter ( filter: 'tv_distorted_fade' ) Tiphereth (Id: 'tipherethRobot_a') But, I’ll try counting on you now. Tiphereth (Id: 'tipherethRobot_a') I want to believe that there’s a reason for every sacrifice that was made, and to know that eventually, everything will be okay.