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FFBE Script part 82: Leader of the Rebels
Aug. 11th, 2018 11:40 amPreviously...
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - LEADER OF THE REBELS - ABANDONED ORPHANAGE OPENING
Rain: Is this...
Nichol: It appears to have been an orphanage. Once, anyway. But what has happened to it? What is going on in this country?
(They head in.)
Lid: Hey, I'm pooped. Let's rest awhile, huh? Even if we're being followed, we've gotta be way ahead of them now.
Jake: Quite right, dear Lid. You deserve a break. You should take your pleasure wherever you can find it. Who knows when the chance might come again?
(Lid gets a ! over her head. Jake emerges frojm the depths of the orphanage.)
Jake: I had a hunch I could depend on you lot, and I was right of course. I hope those imperial swine didn't give you too much trouble.
Lid: Jake!
Jake: Ah! You remembered my name. How sweet you are... my lovely lily Lid. I may yet have the chance to pluck this gentle flower.
Lid(irritated): Call me that again and you'll have the chance to get a wrench in the jaw, see!? And if you want something to pluck, you can pluck yourself!
Jake: Ah ha ha! Marvelous. A tiger lily, then. I do love a girl with spirit.
Nichol: So you were following us?
Jake: Of course not. I was waiting for you here. I wished to apologize to you all.
Lasswell: We do not need your apologies. We only need you to leave us alone.
Jake: Now, don't be like that. Are you sure you wouldn't like me to help fight off those imperial soldiers coming up behind you?
(The party turns around.)
Lid: Urk. He ain't kidding.
Nichol: First, let us deal with our pursuers. Then we will deal with this interloper.
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - LEADER OF THE REBELS - ABANDONED ORPHANAGE 1
Fina: Don't you think if everything was properly explained even the rebel army could be come to understand?
Lid: Surely something could work, they're knights of Grandshelt, after all.
Nichol: There's nothing good that can be said about the relationship between Grandshelt and Zoldaad.
Lasswell: Such a conversation could get quickly out of hand.
(Wave 1 of battle commences, and leads to wave 2.)
Jake: Were you all knights of Grandshelt? What are you doing here, again?
Rain: Well... it's a long story, but...
Jake: I see. Anyway, I don't need to hear any further. We've all lived, and we all have our stories.
Rain: But I'm only 18 years old...
(Wave 2 commences. There is no dialogue afterward.)
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - LEADER OF THE REBELS - ABANDONED ORPHANAGE ENDING
Nichol: At least it seems that the imperial soldiers have retreated for now.
Jake: Right... Are we ready to get down to brass tracks? You probably think I'm a rebel soldier. Well, let me set your straight on that. I'm a rebel soldier. You've probably heard of my band. You do know the noble thief Raven, right? Well, that's us.
Rain: Raven? Yeah, I think we've heard the name a few times.
Jake: The truth is, Raven isn't just one person. There are plenty of folks working under the name Raven, all over the world. But here in this country, all of us who go by the name Raven... are part of the rebel army.
(Jake gives a thumbs-up sign.)
Jake: And little old ruggedly handsome me? I'm the leader of that army.
Fina: Is Zoldaad really such a terribly country that you need a rebellion?
Jake: It truly is, sweet Fina. And what an excellent question. Brains and beauty! The people of Zoldaad have been oppressed for too long. The military grows ever stronger, scoffing at the rule of law; even forcing men to enlist now. It's too much. I don't want to see my countrymen cry any more tears.
Lasswell: I sympathize with the plight of your people. but I'm afraid it has nothing to do with us.
Jake: Ooof. Lasswell, your heart is cold enough to... to display a fish on! But you needn't worry. As I said, I only want to make things up to you all. We can help you out with supplies, at least a little. And you've got to be thirsty, too. You'd be very welcome in our hideaway.
Rain(...): Why don't we take him up on his offer, Lasswell? Everyone is tired.
Lasswell: Very well. But we're not staying long.
Jake: Ha ha ha! I shall warn my comrades to put on mittens before shaking your hand. Come on, then. Follow me!
Next entry....
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - LEADER OF THE REBELS - ABANDONED ORPHANAGE OPENING
Rain: Is this...
Nichol: It appears to have been an orphanage. Once, anyway. But what has happened to it? What is going on in this country?
(They head in.)
Lid: Hey, I'm pooped. Let's rest awhile, huh? Even if we're being followed, we've gotta be way ahead of them now.
Jake: Quite right, dear Lid. You deserve a break. You should take your pleasure wherever you can find it. Who knows when the chance might come again?
(Lid gets a ! over her head. Jake emerges frojm the depths of the orphanage.)
Jake: I had a hunch I could depend on you lot, and I was right of course. I hope those imperial swine didn't give you too much trouble.
Lid: Jake!
Jake: Ah! You remembered my name. How sweet you are... my lovely lily Lid. I may yet have the chance to pluck this gentle flower.
Lid(irritated): Call me that again and you'll have the chance to get a wrench in the jaw, see!? And if you want something to pluck, you can pluck yourself!
Jake: Ah ha ha! Marvelous. A tiger lily, then. I do love a girl with spirit.
Nichol: So you were following us?
Jake: Of course not. I was waiting for you here. I wished to apologize to you all.
Lasswell: We do not need your apologies. We only need you to leave us alone.
Jake: Now, don't be like that. Are you sure you wouldn't like me to help fight off those imperial soldiers coming up behind you?
(The party turns around.)
Lid: Urk. He ain't kidding.
Nichol: First, let us deal with our pursuers. Then we will deal with this interloper.
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - LEADER OF THE REBELS - ABANDONED ORPHANAGE 1
Fina: Don't you think if everything was properly explained even the rebel army could be come to understand?
Lid: Surely something could work, they're knights of Grandshelt, after all.
Nichol: There's nothing good that can be said about the relationship between Grandshelt and Zoldaad.
Lasswell: Such a conversation could get quickly out of hand.
(Wave 1 of battle commences, and leads to wave 2.)
Jake: Were you all knights of Grandshelt? What are you doing here, again?
Rain: Well... it's a long story, but...
Jake: I see. Anyway, I don't need to hear any further. We've all lived, and we all have our stories.
Rain: But I'm only 18 years old...
(Wave 2 commences. There is no dialogue afterward.)
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - LEADER OF THE REBELS - ABANDONED ORPHANAGE ENDING
Nichol: At least it seems that the imperial soldiers have retreated for now.
Jake: Right... Are we ready to get down to brass tracks? You probably think I'm a rebel soldier. Well, let me set your straight on that. I'm a rebel soldier. You've probably heard of my band. You do know the noble thief Raven, right? Well, that's us.
Rain: Raven? Yeah, I think we've heard the name a few times.
Jake: The truth is, Raven isn't just one person. There are plenty of folks working under the name Raven, all over the world. But here in this country, all of us who go by the name Raven... are part of the rebel army.
(Jake gives a thumbs-up sign.)
Jake: And little old ruggedly handsome me? I'm the leader of that army.
Fina: Is Zoldaad really such a terribly country that you need a rebellion?
Jake: It truly is, sweet Fina. And what an excellent question. Brains and beauty! The people of Zoldaad have been oppressed for too long. The military grows ever stronger, scoffing at the rule of law; even forcing men to enlist now. It's too much. I don't want to see my countrymen cry any more tears.
Lasswell: I sympathize with the plight of your people. but I'm afraid it has nothing to do with us.
Jake: Ooof. Lasswell, your heart is cold enough to... to display a fish on! But you needn't worry. As I said, I only want to make things up to you all. We can help you out with supplies, at least a little. And you've got to be thirsty, too. You'd be very welcome in our hideaway.
Rain(...): Why don't we take him up on his offer, Lasswell? Everyone is tired.
Lasswell: Very well. But we're not staying long.
Jake: Ha ha ha! I shall warn my comrades to put on mittens before shaking your hand. Come on, then. Follow me!
Next entry....