SnootGame/game/script/x8-naomi-tribulations.rpy

label chapter_x8:
    #Naomi Arc Two

    scene livingroomdayalt
    show fang nonxmas pendant neutral at sleft:
        xzoom -1.0
        xalign -0.2
    show naomi sad flip at scenter
    with fade
    play music "audio/OST/ballad_of_the_boot.ogg" fadein 1.0
    "I find myself worrying more and more."

    "With the night coming to a close everyone begins to leave Naser’s home."

    "All his old teammates give him congratulatory hugs and back pats on their way out."

    "Even Chet and Stella, who’re the last to leave."
    show fangdad unimpressed flip at sright with easeinright:
        yalign 0.1
    FD "Don’t think you’re getting out of cleaning, missy!"

    show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve:
        xzoom 1.0
    F "{cps=*0.5}UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH{/cps}."

    show naomi considering flip with dissolve
    "I frown a little. After all this time, she still argues with her family?"

    "I was always taught to respect my elders by my parents."

    show fangmom neutral flip at sright with easeinright
    FM "Naomi dear, you don’t have to-"

    show naomi neutral
    with dissolve
    N "I insist, ma’am. I was the one to suggest the party, after all."

    show fangmom neutral
    show fangdad neutral
    with dissolve

    hide fangmom
    hide fangdad
    with easeoutright
    "I continue sweeping the detritus from the floor, making sure to focus on the nooks and crannies."

    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed with dissolve:
        xzoom -1.0

    show naomi:
        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.8
    "I try to focus on my task but…"

    show naomi unimpressed with dissolve
    "My thoughts keep going back to how odd Naser has been acting."

    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed:
        ease_cubic 0.7 xalign -0.36
    pause 0.3
    show naomi:
        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.6
    "When I had to keep Naser out so his family could set the party up he was…"

    "Distant…"

    "A part of me wants to say it’s just nerves."

    "After all, he’s going away to college."

    "Leaving his home."
    show naomi:
        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.7

    "Even when I promised him that I’ll be with him so he won’t feel lonely."

    "He felt so stiff when I said that."

    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed:
        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign -0.1

    show naomi neutral with dissolve
    "I shake my head to clear my mind of these awful thoughts."

    "After all, Naser and I can talk about this once we move in together."

    show naomi happy with dissolve
    show naomi:
        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.4
    show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve:
        xzoom -1.0

    show fang nonxmas pendant angry:
        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign -0.28
    "Aw, it’ll be as if we’re newlyweds."

    "That thought makes me a little giddy as I push the pile neatly into the dust pan."
    show naser unimpressed flip at nright with dissolve:
        xalign 1.6
    "Yes, in fact maybe we can talk about our plans for our living arrangements now."

    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed with dissolve:
        xzoom -1.0
    show naomi:
        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.7
    N "Naser dear, I-"

    show naomi considering with dissolve
    "Huh? Why is he making that face?"

    show naomi explanatory with dissolve
    N "Is something the matter?"

    show naser considering flip with dissolve
    Nas "W-what? N-nah, nothing really."

    "He’s looking around the room, but there’s only me, Naser and Lucy here at the moment."

    N "Naser, please, you’ve seemed troubled the entire day. What’s wrong?"

    show naomi neutral
    show naser explanatory flip
    with dissolve
    Nas "Nothing! Nothing at all Naomi!"

    Nas "Just uh… ah, damn it…"

    show naser sad flip with dissolve
    "Naser’s shoulders slump down and he heaves out a heavy sigh."
    stop music fadeout 5.0
    Nas "I’ve been uh… Thinking about this a lot, Naomi…"

    Nas "I uh… Wanna take a break…"

    "A break?"

    N "That’s it? I mean, we only just started cleaning and-"

    Nas "No I mean, us."

    show naomi shocked with dissolve
    "What."

    Nas "I think we need a break, Naomi."
    pause 0.5
    "O-oh."
    show naomi sad with dissolve
    "I…"

    N "I see…"

    show naser neckhold flip with dissolve
    Nas "Lucy and Anon are taking one, and I thought-"

    "I gently set the broom against the wall."

    N "Yes… A break… I…"

    show naser explanatory flip with dissolve
    Nas "I mean, I wanted to tell you sooner but-"

    N "I understand, Naser. After all, you always have the best ideas."
    show naomi sad at turnaround

    hide naomi with easeoutleft

    show naser:
        ease_cubic 0.4 xalign 0.5
    Nas "Wait, Naomi-"

    show fang nonxmas pendant angry behind naser with dissolve:
        xzoom 1.0

    F "God damn it Naser!"

    play music "audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg" fadein 2.0
    scene home fang outside night with fade
    show naomi sad flip at scenter
    "I slip out the door of Naser’s house."
    pause 0.5
    "A break…"
    pause 0.5
    "A break…"

    "But why?"

    "I’ve done everything right, right?"

    "Been the model girlfriend, right?"
    pause 0.5
    "A break…"

    "I carry myself down the driveway, trying to hold my thoughts together."

    "Spring is about over, but it’s cold."

    "Tears prick my eyes, but I suddenly don’t have the energy to wipe them off."

    "Everything was going wonderfully, but now it’s come shattering down."

    "When I reach the curb I crumple into my knees."

    "I can’t even focus on a single calamitous thought with so many firing through me."

    "The thought of being away from Naser, of things just ending…"

    N "{b}*sob*{/b}"

    stop music fadeout 2.0
    "..."
    scene black with fade

    "{cps=*0.2}--Two Years Prior--{/cps}"

    scene office spears
    show naomi unimpressed at sleft
    show spears neutral flip at sright:
        yalign 0.1
    with fade
    Sp "... And lastly, here is your own desk to work at."

    play sound "audio/effects/Slam.ogg"
    "My principal slaps the top of an aged, yet official looking table furnished with a lamp and its own drawers." with vpunch

    "Most students in any school would only ever be seated behind the regular ‘board on some sticks’ model, maybe one with a little cubbyhole built in for binders if the school were old enough."

    "But here I am, one of the lucky few…"

    N "Thank you sir!"

    "I should feel a lot more excited about winning the election, but…"

    Sp "... Naomi."

    show naomi shocked with dissolve
    "Uh oh, did he see me sulking?"

    Sp "There may not have been many candidates, nor voters in deciding you should be the class president, but the fact remains that you won."

    Sp "You shouldn’t stress yourself about how things might’ve gone differently if there were a larger voting pool."

    Sp "Don’t go underselling yourself."

    Sp "If you try, you can be good enough."

    N "..."

    show naomi neutral with dissolve
    N "Thank you, Principal Spears. I’ll try."

    show spears happy flip with dissolve

    show spears:
        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.4
    "He gives me a warm smile and a pat on the shoulder and leaves to let me get acquainted with the new space."

    hide spears with easeoutleft
    "Looks like there’s already a few forms to fill out…"

    "Oh? There’s a letter in here, too…"

    ##fade in cg
    #this one music pops on purpose
    play music 'audio/OST/good faith.ogg' fadein 1.0
    scene naomiletter with fade
    N "It’s addressed to me, specifically?"

    "Oops, I said that out loud."

    "Good thing there’s nobody here…"

    "But then what’s that drumming sound?"

    "Oh dear{w=0.5}, that’s my own feet."

    "What am I getting so worked up over?"

    "It’s probably just a letter of congratulations."

    "Not that anyone other than Spears would even care about-"

    "...’Dearest Naomi..’?"

    "Is this a joke?{w=0.5} Who would…?"

    "My eyes trace the paragraph multiple times before I realize I haven’t actually been reading it."

    "Then all of a sudden it all registers at once."

    "There’s a loud squeal that echoes through the hallway."
    pause 0.5
    "Oh wait."

    "I cover my lips and I feel my entire face heat up."

    "That was me. I hope no one else heard that."

    "But, but, but…"
    pause 0.5
    "Naser is…"
    pause 0.5
    "And I’m just…"

    "Wouldn’t people look at him funny?"

    "Wouldn’t they look at me funny?"

    "After all, I’m just so…{w=0.5} so…"

    Sp "{alpha=*0.6}{i}Don’t go underselling yourself.{/i}{/alpha}"

    Sp "{alpha=*0.6}{i}If you try, you can be good enough.{/i}{/alpha}"

    N "..."

    "No, I can do this."

    "For our date!"

    scene office spears
    show naomi happy at scenter
    with fade

    "I’ll go check out the library for romantic self-help books after school!"

    "I’ll be the perfect girlfriend!"

    "..."


    stop ambient fadeout 2.0
    stop music fadeout 3.0
    pause 3
    scene black with fade
    pause 1
    return