x9 comma & ...

game/script/x9-naomi-tribulations.rpy

@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "What the fuck just happened?"
 
-    "One second Naser and Naomi were talking…"
+    "One second Naser and Naomi were talking{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "Now I’ve got a cripple brother looking more lost and confused than ever before."
 
     "And little miss ‘perfect life’ crying like a baby outside my house."
 
     show naser explanatory flip with dissolve
-    Nas "M-maybe I…{w=0.5} I should-"
+    Nas "M-maybe I{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{w=0.5} I should-"
 
     show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve
     F "Naser for once in your life, do the smart thing and shut up!"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "With the thought of what I’m about to do, I realize just how much Anon had really done for me."
 
-    "But god damn it, I really don’t want to…"
+    "But god damn it, I really don’t want to{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
     show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed with dissolve:
         xzoom 1.0
     stop music fadeout 5.0
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ label chapter_x9:
         yalign -0.5
     "Naomi finally looks up to me with a tear-stained face."
 
-    N "A break…{w=1.0} N-Naser s-said he… {w=1.0}he wants to take a break!"
+    N "A break{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{w=1.0} N-Naser s-said he{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=1.0}he wants to take a break!"
 
     show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve
     "I almost want to slap the bitch."
 
     "She’s putting on all the waterworks because Naser wants some time away from her?"
     pause 1.0
-    F "...And?"
+    F "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}And?"
 
 
     show naomi angry with dissolve:
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "I’m probably the least qualified person when it comes to relationships."
 
-    "Still… {w=0.5}not like Naser’s going to be any better at this."
+    "Still{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}not like Naser’s going to be any better at this."
 
-    "Fuck… {w=0.5}guess it really comes down to me..."
+    "Fuck{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}guess it really comes down to me{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
     show naomifangcg with dissolve
     play ambient1 ['<sync ambient>audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg', 'audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg'] fadein 5.0
     "I sit down next to Naomi on the curb."
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     F "Big fucking whoop!"
 
-    F "It’s not the end of the world. It just means… {w=0.5}you two have some things to think about…"
+    F "It’s not the end of the world. It just means{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}you two have some things to think about{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "I know my words are directed at Naomi, but a part of me can’t help but feel they are also applicable to me."
 
-    "After all… {w=0.5}I’m still trying to figure out what’s really going to happen between Anon and myself…"
+    "After all{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}I’m still trying to figure out what’s really going to happen between Anon and myself{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     N "What is there to think about!?{w=0.3} Naser and I were supposed to be together!"
 
@@ -187,14 +187,14 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     N "What am I going to do now!?{w=0.3} I already told my parents that I’m moving out!{w=0.3} Where do I go!?{w=0.3} What do I even do!?"
 
-    "I find myself scowling at Naomi’s words…"
+    "I find myself scowling at Naomi’s words{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
     pause 0.5
     F "So, this is what all this shit’s about?"
 
     F "Your {i}‘perfect’{/i} little plan falling apart before your eyes?"
 
     stop ambient1 fadeout 4.0
-    F "You haven’t really changed in the last year..."
+    F "You haven’t really changed in the last year{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
 
     "Naomi's head snaps toward me, her eyes baleful and teary as she glares daggers at me."
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "She grits her teeth so tightly that for a second, I think she’s going to make her gums bleed."
 
-    N "F-Fu-Fuck you, you… {w=0.5}you discount-brand guitarist!"
+    N "F-Fu-Fuck you, you{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}you discount-brand guitarist!"
 
     F "Insult me all you want. You know I’m right."
 
@@ -223,11 +223,11 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     F "Perfect for one another? I’m not the one with a broken relationship after a single fucking night!"
 
-    F "Me and Anon… yeah, we fight, but we always come out of it stronger."
+    F "Me and Anon{cps=*.20}...{/cps} yeah, we fight, but we always come out of it stronger."
 
-    F "We’re taking a break… but that doesn’t mean our relationship’s over."
+    F "We’re taking a break{cps=*.20}...{/cps} but that doesn’t mean our relationship’s over."
 
-    F "Unlike yours…"
+    F "Unlike yours{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "At first, Naomi gives me a look of absolute rage."
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "But that expression doesn’t last long as her eyes again fill with tears and her shoulders slump."
     pause 0.5
-    N "Why…?"
+    N "Why{cps=*.20}...{/cps}?"
 
     F "Why what?"
 
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "Anger isn’t going to do anything right now."
 
-    F "I’m not here to kick your ass… {w=0.5}even if you deserve a beating."
+    F "I’m not here to kick your ass{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}even if you deserve a beating."
 
-    F "I just…"
+    F "I just{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "I look toward the window and see Naser still sweeping, his shoulders hunched and wings drooped."
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     F "That he’s willing to take everyone’s issues and ignore his own."
 
-    N "I… {w=0.5}but he said…"
+    N "I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}but he said{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     N "He said he wanted to take a break! Just like you and Anon!"
 
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     F "No, I didn’t put him up to this shit. Hell, I didn’t even tell him that Anon and I went on break!"
 
-    F "Naser… {w=0.5}did you actually TELL him how you set me and Anon up from the very start?"
+    F "Naser{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}did you actually TELL him how you set me and Anon up from the very start?"
 
     "The dumb bitch blanches at that."
 
     "Nailed it."
 
-    F "That’s another thing about my brother, y’know…"
+    F "That’s another thing about my brother, y’know{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     F "He can be stupidly dense."
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     N "Go to the same college and graduate together."
 
-    N "We would have a perfect life together…"
+    N "We would have a perfect life together{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "I facepalm at her words."
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     F "Mostly harmless."
 
-    F "But then you became... {w=0.5}whatever this is."
+    F "But then you became{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}whatever this is."
 
     "I motion to her whole being."
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     F "How do you think Naser would react to finding out what you did?"
 
-    N "... He…"
+    N "{cps=*.20}...{/cps} He{cps=*.20}{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{/cps}"
 
     "Naomi shuts her mouth as fast as she opens it."
     show naomi considering flip with dissolve
@@ -422,16 +422,16 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
 
     show naomi sad flip with dissolve
-    N "Shut up…"
+    N "Shut up{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     F "No way, I’m-"
 
-    N "I know already…"
+    N "I know already{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     show naomi sad with dissolve
     "The dumb bitch shifts her head to the side, trying to hide her eyes."
 
-    N "P-please, couldn’t y-you let me just...{w=0.5} g-grovel h-here?"
+    N "P-please, couldn’t y-you let me just{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{w=0.2} g-grovel h-here?"
 
     "Naomi’s words are coming out haphazardly. It’s clear that she’s having a hard time forming thoughts."
 
@@ -454,11 +454,11 @@ label chapter_x9:
     play ambient1 ['<sync ambient>audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg', 'audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg'] fadein 5.0
     "Her grimace slowly vanishes, replaced instead with a thousand-yard stare."
 
-    N "You’re…"
+    N "You’re{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
     pause 0.5
-    N "...You’re right…"
+    N "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}You’re right{cps=*.20}{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{/cps}"
 
-    N "I… {w=0.5}I haven’t changed one bit…"
+    N "I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}I haven’t changed one bit{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     show naomi:
         ease_cubic 0.5 yalign -0.5
@@ -467,17 +467,17 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "She grabs hold of her head and once more falls on her knees."
 
-    N "Ever since I… {w=0.5}I stopped being a meek nerdy girl, I became obsessed with perfection... {w=0.5}to the point that I… I wound up becoming some kind of coral castellan."
+    N "Ever since I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.4}I stopped being a meek nerdy girl, I became obsessed with perfection{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}to the point that I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} I wound up becoming some kind of coral castellan."
 
     N "Did I work hard to get there?{w=0.5} Yes."
 
     N "Should I have worked so hard when it led to where I am today?"
 
-    N "... I… {w=0.5}I don’t know anymore…"
+    N "... I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}I don’t know anymore{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
-    N "All I know is that…{w=0.5} aside from your brother… {w=0.5}nothing's ever really made me happy…."
+    N "All I know is that{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{w=0.2} aside from your brother{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}nothing's ever really made me happy{cps=*.20}...{/cps}."
 
-    N "...Nothing…"
+    N "...Nothing{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     pause 0.5
     hide fang with dissolve
@@ -488,25 +488,25 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     F "Hey, just because you’re a manipulative fucking bitch doesn’t mean that you haven’t done some good."
 
-    F "I mean… {w=0.5}you did bring me and Anon together."
+    F "I mean{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}you did bring me and Anon together."
 
-    F "Also… {w=0.5}you did make my brother happy… {w=0.5}even if it was under your authoritarian thumb…"
+    F "Also{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}you did make my brother happy{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}even if it was under your authoritarian thumb{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "I kinda feel sick saying that."
 
     "I shouldn’t be praising her manipulative bitchiness, but I can’t deny that Naser was genuinely happy being with Naomi."
 
-    "Even if most of that happiness was a side-effect and not a direct result of a healthy relationship..."
+    "Even if most of that happiness was a side-effect and not a direct result of a healthy relationship{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
-    F "Maybe… {w=0.5}maybe a break is what you two need now more than ever."
+    F "Maybe{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}maybe a break is what you two need now more than ever."
 
     F "Time away to think."
 
     F "Time away to contemplate what the two of you really mean for each other."
 
-    F "Time to really figure out what the two of you mean to each other…"
+    F "Time to really figure out what the two of you mean to each other{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
-    "Once again, though my words are meant for Naomi, a part of me can’t shake the fact that they’re applicable to me as well…"
+    "Once again, though my words are meant for Naomi, a part of me can’t shake the fact that they’re applicable to me as well{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     N "Y-you really think so?"
 
@@ -516,11 +516,11 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     F "Maybe this break’s what the two of you need to really start a new phase of your relationship."
 
-    F "Or maybe this is it… {w=0.5}and maybe you two will go your separate ways…"
+    F "Or maybe this is it{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}and maybe you two will go your separate ways{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "I almost feel myself tearing up as I say those words."
 
-    "I don’t want to admit it, but a part of me fears that my words may turn out to be prophetic in regard to Anon and Myself…"
+    "I don’t want to admit it, but a part of me fears that my words may turn out to be prophetic in regard to Anon and Myself{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "Naomi is eerily quiet as she absorbs my words."
 
@@ -530,9 +530,9 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "The fuck did I know."
 
-    "Still, being there for Naomi - even if most of me still hated the bitch - felt good…"
+    "Still, being there for Naomi - even if most of me still hated the bitch - felt good{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
-    N "So… {w=0.5}What… {w=0.5}What am I supposed to do now?"
+    N "So{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}What{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}What am I supposed to do now?"
 
     "The question really struck me harder than it should have."
 
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "I don’t know any proper answer."
 
-    "But the one thing I can do is try to bury this hatchet with Naomi once and for all…"
+    "But the one thing I can do is try to bury this hatchet with Naomi once and for all{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "So I spoke with Naomi. Truly spoke to her."
 
@@ -566,24 +566,24 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     N "Fang?"
 
-    F "..."
+    F "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
-    N "This is probably just me being deliriously exhausted, but…"
+    N "This is probably just me being deliriously exhausted, but{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
-    N "I… {w=0.5}I enjoyed this talk we had."
+    N "I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.4}I enjoyed this talk we had."
 
     F "You better. Not everyday I pour out my soul to anyone that isn’t Anon."
 
     show naomi neutral with dissolve
     "Naomi actually laughs at my humor this time."
 
-    "Progress…"
+    "Progress{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
-    N "Hanging out might not be so bad sometimes..."
+    N "Hanging out might not be so bad sometimes{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "She goes quiet. Before she can muddy up her thoughts with something else, she gets in the taxi."
 
-    N "See you around…"
+    N "See you around{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     show naomi neutral flip with dissolve
     pause 0.1
@@ -591,11 +591,11 @@ label chapter_x9:
     hide naomi with easeoutleft
     "She shuts the door before I can say anything and is gone within seconds."
 
-    "Yeah, I can probably hang around with Naomi again…"
+    "Yeah, I can probably hang around with Naomi again{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
-    F "..."
+    F "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
-    F "......"
+    F "{cps=*.20}......{/cps}"
 
     "I need to get up from this curb."
     stop ambient fadeout 5.0
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "My place would probably be down to the foundations by now."
 
-    "..."
+    "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "Dragging myself up the stairs, I remember Naomi and Naser didn’t even really get to say goodbye."
 
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "When I turn over to the cool side of my pillow my fingertips brush against the corner of my phone."
 
-    "A break…"
+    "A break{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
     show fangphonevideocall call_ended_bg call_ended behind dimmer_lighter at scenter with dissolve:
         yalign -0.045
 
@@ -651,15 +651,15 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     show fangphonevideocall bgnight anonconcerned with dissolve
 
-    A "Lucy? It’s three in the morning…"
+    A "Lucy? It’s three in the morning{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
-    F "I know, but…"
+    F "I know, but{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     A "You okay?"
 
     F "Yes. I just wanted to see you."
 
-    A "Hm…"
+    A "Hm{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     F "Anon, I know we’re on break."
 
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "It’s just a break after all."
 
-    "..."
+    "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     stop ambient fadeout 2.0
     stop music fadeout 3.0