label chapter_12D: #Let's all go to the Aquarium scene black play music "audio/OST/west_coast_kicking.ogg" fadein 1.0 "Every day after school for the next few weeks I would join Fang to help her practice." "Some days we would go to her place, and other days her father was home early." "Those days Fang would ‘politely ask’ Naser to drop her off at my place." "The bribes to keep it from her dad stopped being necessary after the third time." "The practice sessions themselves were long and arduous." "Sessions would go on until either her dad kicked me out or sundown." "Fang would play for hours on end, occasionally stopping to let me try and to take a break." "Despite my warnings, she’d play until her fingertips were red and raw." "I decided it was time for a real break once I ran out of band aids." "My great idea was to take out the map of the city I’d had since I moved in and throw a dart at it to decide where we’d go for the day." "There’s lots of neat places in the city for dates, the mall, the arcade, a local amusement park." pause 0.5 "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}And the dart landed in the ocean over the dock." "The look from Fang told me she wasn’t stepping anywhere near a tuna boat." "The Aquarium it is." window hide window auto pause 0.5 scene aquarium with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "So here we are inside after paying admission." "I’d suggested she wear some gloves, just to protect her hands." "I don’t think she understood the second part, because they were fingerless." pause 0.5 "The Aquarium is a large marble building on a marina." "The various exhibits sprawl out to make the place turtle-shaped from a birds-eye view." "It’s a nice place, but I still need to make this entertaining to Fang." "She already looks bored." "Looking through one of the map kiosks, I try to make a mental plan for the trip." show fang neutral at scenter: show anon neutral at aleft: xalign 0.1 with dissolve A "Uhh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps} {w=0.2}They got exhibits for the deep sea, the gulf of Mexico, the dopefish, tropical reefs{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}" A "{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}Eenie{w=0.15} meanie{w=0.15} mini-" F "Really?" A "Sea turtles it is." show fang: pause .6 "fang happy" with dissolve easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.4 show anon: easeout_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.225 #0.35 pause .1 easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.175 #0.725 "I take Fang’s hand and lead her through the lobby into the chamber labeled ‘Sea Turtle Conservatory’." window hide window auto show fang: #"fang happy" xalign 0.4 ease_cubic 3.1 xalign 1.65+1.8+0.6 show fang happy show anon: xalign 0.175 ease_cubic 3.1 xalign 1.85+0.5 #0.725 pause 1 hide anon hide fang with dissolve pause 0.5 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause .5 scene aquariumexhibit with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 show fang happy: xalign -0.5 easein_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.625 show anon neutral: xalign -0.5 yalign 0.1 easein_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.225 #0.625 with dissolve pause 1 F "Anon, are you sure you want to spend the day here? If you wanted to go to the mall or somethin- {w=.5}{nw}" show fang: easein_back 0.4 xalign 0.680 show fang surprised extend "{cps=*2.0}omigawd.{/cps}" show fang adorable with Dissolve(.25) "A little sea turtle swims out of hiding in the tank right in front of us." show anon: pause 0.12 ease_cubic 0.6 xalign 0.3 ease_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.225 show fang: "fang very happy" with Dissolve(0.2) block: parallel: #easeout_cubic 0.05 yalign -0.04 ease_cubic 0.5 yalign 0.1 ease_cubic 0.3 yalign 0.0 parallel: pause 0.12 ease_cubic 0.4 xalign 0.8 ease_cubic 1.2 xalign 1.8 pause 1.2 show fang adorable with dissolve "Immediately, Fang breaks free of my arm and presses against the glass." pause 0.5 show fang: easein_cubic 0.25 yalign 0.1 easeout_cubic 0.25 yalign 0.0 repeat 3 F "Look at these cute little shits, I love them!" #show fang adorable at sleft: # xalign 1.8 # "fang adorable" with dissolve # easeout_cubic 0.1 yalign -0.04 # ease_cubic 0.5 yalign 0.1 # ease_cubic 0.3 yalign 0.0 #show anon: # xalign 0.225 A "Yeah, I see them." show fang adorable: yalign 0.0 show anon neutral: ease_cubic 1.95 xalign 0.87 pause 0.5 "I peer into the tank and see a few more hatchlings bob out of the decorative grass." "The hype becomes contagious and I find myself pressed against the glass as well." pause 0.5 Attendant "Please avoid touching the glass, it stresses the little guys out." A "Oh, sorry." A "Come on Fang, there’s more stuff to see." show fang sad flip with dissolve F "{cps=*0.75}Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnno{/cps}." A "There’s more here than just those baby turtles, you know." F "Doesn’t matter." A "You’re just going to stay here all day then?" F "{cps=*0.75}NYyyeeeep.{/cps}" show fang happy with dissolve A "What’ll you do for lunch?" F "Bring me something from the cafe." show anon neutral flip with dissolve A "Allright, here I am going off without you." show anon: "anon neutral flip" ease_cubic 0.8 xalign 0.7 pause .2 "anon grin flip" with dissolve A "{w=.5}Oh look, {w=.5} a Dumbo Octopus." show fang happy flip with Dissolve(.25) F "{cps=*2.0}Whereisit?{/cps}" "In a snap Fang’s moved from pressing her face against the turtle tank to pressing it against the octopus tank." #scene aquariumexhibit #intentional ghost / meteor walk play sound 'audio/effects/whoosh.ogg' show fang: easein_cubic 0.3 xalign 1.25 with None show fang_adorable_flip_hack behind anon: xalign 0.5 easein_cubic 0.3 xalign 0.0 hide fang with Dissolve(.15) show anon neutral flip with dissolve #confirmed that fang has autism Attendant "Ma’am, please refrain from-" #show fang adorable flip at sleft with dissolve# at sleft F "{cps=*1.5}OmigoshAnonlookatit.{/cps}" F "It’s like a living egg yolk with button eyes." pause 0.5 A "Is that the first analogy you can think of{cps=*0.1}...?{/cps}" #Fang has the zoomies F "And what’s over there? Are those seahorses{cps=*1.5} holy crap I have to take a video of this.{/cps}" window hide window auto show anon: easeout_cubic 1 xalign 1.2 pause 0.4 hide anon with dissolve scene aquariumexhibit show fang adorable flip: xalign 0.0 show fang adorable with dissolve #new method show fang: # yalign 0.0 xcenter 0.4 block: parallel: ease_cubic 0.25 xzoom 1.0 parallel: ease_cubic 0.5 zoom 0.75 ypos 0.1 xpos 0.6 pause 1.0 block: parallel: linear 0.25 xzoom -1.0 parallel: ease_cubic 0.5 zoom 0.8 ypos 0.1 xpos -0.2 pause 1.0 ease_cubic 0.5 zoom 0.4 xpos 0.0 ypos 0.3 pause 1.0 block: parallel: linear 0.25 xzoom 1.0 parallel: ease_cubic 0.5 zoom 1.0 xpos 0.2 ypos 0.1 pause 1.0 ease_cubic 0.5 zoom 0.3 xpos 0.65 ypos 0.33 pause 1.0 repeat pause 2.0 "I shrug apologetically at the attendant who has given up entirely." "But watching Fang zoom between the exhibits to gush over each oddly cute sea animal was just too much." "Subtly my phone finds its way into my jacket pocket, already set to record." #window hide #window auto #show anonphone at scenter with easeinbottom show anonphone at scenter with dissolve "She’ll probably kill me if she found out." hide fang adorable with dissolve "But it’d be a good death." pause 0.5 "Wait, where’d she go?" #hide anonphone with dissolve window hide window auto pause 0.25 hide anonphone with easeoutbottom pause .25 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 scene stingray pool with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "I round the corner to see the next room has a large group of school children hovering over a stingray touch tank." "That is, a large group of school children and Fang, towering above the rest." pause 0.5 "She does have the act down though." pause 0.5 A "Oh, cool, a stingray pool." A "You plan on touching one?" F "Touch?" A "Yeah, you can put your hand in and they’ll slide against it, watch." pause 0.5 "I roll up my jacket sleeve and push my hand into the water, splaying it out." "Fang and the children lean in intently." "The water’s cold, but sure enough, a few of the playful things make their round and slide up right against it like a cat begging for scratches." pause 0.5 A "See?" "Several in the crowd start jumping with excitement and put their own hands in the water to try for themselves." "Fang doesn’t seem completely convinced, though." pause 0.5 F "You sure they’re alright to just touch like that? Aren't those dangerous?" A "I mean, it’s a bit slimy, but there’s a hand sanitizer thing on the wall right there." F "That isn’t what I meant." A "Come on, I’ll make sure they don’t bite." pause 0.5 "Fang reluctantly grabs my dry arm and I lead her to a spot not occupied by ankle biters." "I put my hand back in and motion for Fang to do the same." "She hesitates with her hand raised just above the waters’ surface, then plunges her hand down next to mine." pause 0.5 "It doesn’t take long for a few rays to make the corner and brush up against our hands." F "Eep!" A "You alright?" F "Yeah, no, it’s just{cps=*0.1}...{/cps} You were right about them being slimy." A "Well, I have yet to hear of a dry fish." F "Shut up." pause 0.5 "After a few more rounds of rays, Fang decides she’s had enough." window hide window auto pause 0.5 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 scene aquarium show anon neutral: xalign 0.1 yalign 0.1 show fang happy flip at sright with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 A "See, that wasn’t terrible, right?" A "Actually, you got all your fingers right?" F "I dunno, wanna check?" show fang flip off happy flip with dissolve "Her cheeky grin and raised middle finger confirm her hand’s integrity." show fang neutral flip with dissolve F "So uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}" F "Which exhibit are we checking next?" pause 0.5 "I check the aquarium pamphlet to see where we haven’t been yet." pause 0.5 A "Well{cps=*0.1}...{/cps} if we go outside we can see the dolphin pools. That way it loops back through the deep sea exhibits." pause 0.5 "With Fang in agreement I lead her towards the exit marked with a large dolphin sign." window hide window auto pause 0.5 stop music fadeout 2 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.75 scene aquariumoutside show fang happy at sleft show anon neutral flip: xalign 0.9 yalign 0.1 with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "Upon exiting the building my nose is assaulted by a mix of salty air and the smell of raw fish." "Somehow it’s even fishier than inside the aquarium." play music "audio/OST/Bayside Bumming it.ogg" fadein 1.0 pause 0.5 F "Ooh, smells like lunch." A "It says they should be feeding the dolphins pretty soon." pause 0.5 "The walkway circles around a large pool with several dolphins swimming around, and I can make out the trainer holding a hoop with a bucket of fish by their feet." "One of the dolphins jumps straight through the hoop and is rewarded with a fish caught out of the air." pause 0.5 F "Would you jump through a hoola hoop for me if I had treats?" A "{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 "I notice the trainer has traded the hoop for a large brush and is getting one of the dolphins to open its mouth." "The trainer starts brushing the Dolphin’s teeth and showing off the rows of neatly spaced cones." "I make a show of craning my neck down to get a view of Fang’s teeth from below." show fang neutral with dissolve "She raises an eyebrow for a second and then realizes." window hide window auto pause 0.5 #god elbow worse than her standing jab? lmao show fang surprised with dissolve pause 0.5 show fang: easeout_cubic 0.6 xalign 0.55 easein_cubic 0.9 xalign 0.3 #parallel: # easein_cubic 0.9 xalign 0.3 #parallel: # block: # pause 1.1 # "fang embarass" with dissolve # pause 1.4 # "fang sad" with dissolve show anon: pause .62 easein_back 0.5 xalign 0.95 #ease_cubic 0.35 xalign 1.0 show fang unimpressed with dissolve pause 0.2 show anon grin flip with dissolve "An elbow jams into my shoulder and her other hand covers her snout." pause .5 A "So that’s how you brush your teeth!" show fang considering with dissolve F "{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}I don’t need someone to bribe me at least." A "Well if you ever need help I’m sure I can get them to lend me one of those brushes." show fang angry with dissolve pause 0.25 #show fang: # "fang angry" with dissolve # ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 1.0 # ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.5 # "fang neutral" with dissolve show fang: easeout_cubic 0.4 xalign 0.65 easein_cubic 0.9 xalign 0.3 #show anon: # pause .5 # "anon ohshit flip" # # ease_cubic 0.25 xalign 1.1 # "anon neutral flip" with dissolve # ease_cubic 0.35 xalign 1.0 show anon: pause .4 easein_back 0.5 xalign 1.0 #ease_cubic 0.35 xalign 1.0 pause .4 show anon neutral flip with dissolve "And that gets me a jab to the ribs this time." pause 0.5 A "Oh come on, you have to admit they look a bit like you{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}" show fang considering with dissolve F "Ehh, I don’t see it." "The dolphin beside her nods in agreement." pause 0.5 "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}Right then{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" show fang happy with dissolve A "So, how bout we hit the last spot and then go grab our own lunch?" A "Unless you want to have some tuna with your clone there." show fang considering with dissolve "Fang rolls her eyes at that." "Her dolphin duplicate did too." pause 0.5 A "You’re fucking with me, aren’t you." show fang neutral with dissolve F "What’re you talking about?" "Fang’s aquatic doppelganger makes a laugh-like chirping and finally swims away." pause 0.5 "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 A "So Deep Sea then!" window hide window auto pause 0.5 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 1 "We leave the dolphin pen, following signs back towards the building." "The floor slopes slowly until we reach a door labelled as the sub-level to our destination." "Pushing through, we find ourselves in an oversized hamster tube beneath the water." "Oh, I didn’t realize they had one of these." window hide window auto pause .5 scene aquariumtube show fang surprised at sright show anon neutral at aleft with Dissolve(1) "From within the glass walkway we’re surrounded by a myriad of colorful marine life swimming around us." "Fang’s eyes are wide as she tries to follow the different schools of fish that dart to and fro about." "I’m more mesmerized by the water filtered light cascading off Fang, casting her in a gentle glow that illuminates her white feathers." pause .5 "God. So glad I’m recording this." show fang neutral flip with dissolve F "Recording what?" pause .5 #show fang flip with dissolve A "The uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}{w=0.1} {cps=*2.0}The shark!{/cps} Yeah, that cool looking shark over there!" show anon neutral flip show fang surprised flip with dissolve "I point to the shark that’s currently lazing about, casually drifting by the walkway." window hide window auto show anon: pause .5 easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.5 show fang: ease_cubic 1 xalign -0.3 show fang adorable flip with dissolve pause 1.5 show anon neutral with dissolve "Fang turns to gush at the shark, giving me the opportunity to quickly stop my phone and see that my battery is near dead and storage near full." pause 0.5 A "Ah, there’s the last exhibit." show anon: ease_cubic 1 xalign 0.7 show fang happy with dissolve "I hold open another set of doors, the room within near pitch black." pause 0.5 F "Is it closed?" A "Hm?" F "The lights{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" A "Oh! Nah, the room is dark because the things inside aren’t used to light." show fang neutral with dissolve F "O-oh." show anon flip with dissolve A "Wait{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.2} are you sca-" show fang unimpressed with dissolve F "No! I just{cps=*.1}...{/cps} Wasn’t expecting it, is all." pause 0.5 "I offer her my hand." window hide window auto show anon behind fang: ease_cubic 1.0 xalign 0.39 ease_cubic 0.65 xalign 0.45 show fang: #pause 1.2 pause 1 ease_cubic 0.8 xalign -0.19 "fang neutral" with dissolve pause 1 show anon neutral with dissolve "Despite her claim otherwise, I can feel how tense she is by how her fingernails dig into my hand." window hide window auto pause 0.25 show anon: easeout_cubic 1.5 xalign 1.3 show fang neutral: easeout_cubic 1.5 xalign 1.2 pause 0.9 hide anon hide fang with dissolve pause .5 stop music fadeout 2 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause 0.5 "I lead her into the darkened room, what little light there is coming from the various animals within." play music "audio/OST/Beach Chill Out.ogg" fadein 1.0 "The aquariums within are packed with bioluminescent jellyfish, illuminating the darkened room with an ethereal glow." window hide window auto pause 0.5 scene jellyfishroom with Dissolve(2) F "Whoa. This is{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 A "Beautiful." F "Yeah{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.3} that{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" pause 0.5 "I wasn’t referring to the exhibit." "Fang’s grip on my hand eases, and her fingers work to intertwine with mine." "With what little light there is I can make out Fang’s smile." pause 0.5 "My eyes have adjusted enough that I can see Fang’s eyes locked onto mine, the gossamer light making them glow." "My lips press softly onto Fang’s beak-end in a chaste peck." pause 0.5 F "Eep!" F "Oi! G-give me a warning next time!" A "Mmmm{cps=*0.1}...{/cps} Naaaah." pause 0.5 "I laugh even as her hip bumps me roughly." "Our interlocked fingers prevent her from using her preferred elbow tactic." pause 0.5 A "So{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}{w=0.05} had fun?" F "Mmmm{cps=*0.12}...{/cps}{w=0.05}Maaaaybe{cps=*0.12}...{/cps}" F "I’ll say yes if you delete that recording." A "Awwww, but you were so cute!" F "Sh-shut up! I’m sexy damn it! Not cute!" A "Why not both?" pause 0.5 "She glowers." pause .5 A "Feel rested?" F "A bit. I’ll feel even more rested after some lunch though." A "Sounds like a plan." window hide window auto pause .5 scene aquariumoutside with Dissolve(1.25) pause .5 "The rest of our rest day was spent just relaxing on the pier." "Snacks on the boardwalk." "A bad sunburn on my neck." "And a very relaxed girlfriend." "Overall, mission successful." pause 0.5 "Except the sunburn." "Ow." window hide window auto pause 0.5 stop music fadeout 3.0 scene black with Dissolve(1) pause .5 "{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}" return