label chapter_10:
    #Confession
    scene black with fade
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    play music 'audio/OST/appreciating_the_scenery.ogg' fadein 1.0
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    A "Hang on, lemme get my key{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"

    "I awkwardly fish around for it in my pocket, hand weighed down by some cheap first aid stuff from the nearby liquor store."
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    A "{cps=*.4}This stuff wasn’t nece-{/cps}{w=.4}{nw}"

    F "Shut up."

    F "Open the door."
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    "I finally managed to find my key wedged between my leg and wallet."

    "Fang takes the key from me and opens the door before I can think to throw it out the broken window nearby."
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    "Welp. No turning back now."

    A "Welcome to Casa Del Shithole, occupancy a miserable weeb."
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    scene room anon day alt
    show dimmer_darker
    with Dissolve(1)
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    "Raptor Jesus threw me a bone at least."

    "There’s no dirty dishes stacked in the sink."

    "The trash is mostly empty save for a discarded box of cereal."

    "And my monitor is NOT displaying something Saturnia related."
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    "The entrance isn’t big enough for both Fang and I, so I leave her supporting shoulder and limp my way to the twin-sized mattress on the floor."
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    show anon sad flip:
        yalign 0.1 xalign 1.25
    show anon:
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    with Dissolve(1)
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    "It’s so tempting to just drop face-first like usual, but I don’t think I’d survive the shock of the fall."
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    show fang neutral flip:
        yalign 0.0 xalign 1.55
    show fang:
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    with dissolve
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    F "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}Nice place{cps=*.1}...?{/cps}"
    
    show anon neutral with dissolve
    A "You don’t have to stay. I just wanna curl up in bed and sleep my sorrows away."
    
    show fang considering flip with Dissolve(.25)
    F "Anon it’s ten in the morning."
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    A "And?"

    show fang neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
    F "And you’re fucking hurt. At least let me try and patch you up."

    A "You do-"

    show fang angry flip with Dissolve(.25)
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    "Fang’s glare makes my mouth click shut."

    show fang neutral flip with dissolve

    "Fang sets the bag of ice packs, icy hots, and sabre balm on my computer desk when something catches her eye."

    show fang surprised flip with Dissolve(.25)
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    F "Is{cps=*.1}...{/cps} is that the phone roomba you bought a while back? You actually kept that thing?"

    "Fang is standing over the shoebox I’ve been using to hold my ‘pet’."

    "I’ve put in a few wooden blocks for it to bump around."
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    A "Uhh, yeah. Can you go ahead and feed him for me?"

    show fang neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
    F "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}With this box of cornflakes?"

    A "Yeah{cps=*.1}...{/cps} two or three will do."

    F "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}And you taped your railgun to the top of it."

    A "If you look close I gave him angry eyebrows too."
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    F "Why?"
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    A "Mom never let me have a pet. And he’s cute."

    show fang happy flip with Dissolve(.25)
    pause .25
    
    F "He?"

    A "Don’t make fun of Metal Gear RAYmba or else he’ll shoot you."

    F "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"

    A "He’s armed with tiny angry marine munitions."

    F "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    "Fang crumples up some of the flakes and pours the crumbs into RAY’s box."

    "I can hear it happily ingesting breakfast from my bed."
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    F "You are such a dweeb, Anon."

    "There’s no heat in her words."
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    show fang:
        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.7
    show fang neutral flip with dissolve
    "Fang turns to me, the small tub of disgusting green stuff in hand."

    F "Alright, let me see where you’re hurt Anon."
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    "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"

    "{cps=*.4}No way in fuck.{/cps}"
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    F "Now."
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    "Shit. When did Fang learn the patented Mom Glare."
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    F "Take off your shirt."

    A "{cps=*.4}Wait wha-{/cps}{w=.4}{nw}"

    show fang unimpressed flip with Dissolve(.15)
    F "Take it off or I’ll cut it off with your knife."
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    A "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}Fine{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    stop music fadeout 5
    play ambient 'audio/effects/apartmentLoop.ogg' fadein 4
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    scene wounds1 with Dissolve(1)
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    "I step into my tiny shower stall and turn on the water."

    "The shower head sputters before it starts weakly spraying lukewarm water."
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    play sound "audio/effects/showerStart.ogg"
    show black with Dissolve(1)
    pause 4.01
    play ambient1 "audio/effects/showerLoop.ogg" fadein 1.06
    stop ambient fadeout 1.106

    "The temperature of the water doesn’t help the tension in my muscles or the bruises marring my skin."
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    scene wounds2 with Dissolve(2)
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    "I stretch around and see massive blotches of purple and black splattered across my torso."
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    stop ambient1 fadeout 1
    play ambient2 "audio/effects/showerMuffledLoop.ogg" fadein 1
    play ambient "audio/effects/apartmentLoop.ogg" fadein 1
    scene wounds3 with Dissolve(1)
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    "Each contusion is hot to the touch under my fingers and the pain is intense."
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    scene wounds4 with dissolve
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    "The worst is across my chest where the bollard hit me."
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    play sound "audio/effects/showerMuffledEnd.ogg"
    stop ambient2 fadeout 2
    scene wounds5 with Dissolve(1)
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    "I eventually get finished examining my wicked wounds and step out of the bathroom."
    
    "Fang is on her phone doing Raptor Jesus knows what."
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    stop sound fadeout 3

    scene wounds6 with Dissolve(1)
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    "Fang then pats the bed."
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    F "Come here."
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    "I walk over and lie down on my stomach."
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    play sound 'audio/effects/anonBedRustle.ogg'

    scene black with Dissolve(1)
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    scene wounds7 with dissolve
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    F "Jesus that's bad{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    "I then felt a cold cream and soft touch on my back, along with a massive jolt of pain."

    A "FUCK!"

    F "Shit, sorry!  Are you okay?"
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    A "Yeah, just didn’t expect it to hurt that bad{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    F "Just try to relax."

    "I sigh and try my hardest not to freak out when she touches me."

    "She eventually finds a sweet spot of pressure to apply.  It still hurts a little, but it doesn’t cause me to wince."
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    play music 'audio/ost/appreciating her company.ogg' fadein 4
    stop ambient fadeout 4
    "Her hands are soft."

    "I find myself relaxing under Fang’s ministrations."
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    F "Starting to feel better now?"

    "I nod."

    "My eyes feel heavy as the ointment begins to warm up, drawing away tension from my aching muscles."

    "I can make out a steady thumping on my bed."

    "My senses fade more until all I’m aware of is Fang’s fingers tracing circles over my sore back and the sound of thumping."
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    "I wonder what that is."
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    "Fang’s hands slow to a stop and eventually pull away, leaving me disappointed."
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    "The bed shifts."
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    F "Anon."

    "There’s something in her voice, but I can’t discern it."
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    A "Hm?"
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    F "I need to do the front."
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    "Oh."
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    scene wounds8 with Dissolve(1)
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    "Okay then."
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    "I roll over onto my back."
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    scene wounds9 with dissolve
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    "And find myself face to beak with her."
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    "Dangerously close."
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    "I can feel her breath on my lips and I blush."

    "It never even occurred to me that I could apply the ointment on myself."
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    "I want to look aside."

    "Turn my face away to hide the growing blush."
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    "But I can’t."

    "I’m entranced looking into Fang’s warm amber eyes."
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    "Millions of words flash through my head as I try to find something to say."

    "Fang is looking right back."

    "Eyes that seemed to glow with what little sunlight filling the room stared into mine."
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    "I wonder{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"

    "I hope{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"

    play ambient 'audio/effects/apartmentLoop.ogg' fadein 3
    stop music fadeout 6
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    "Do you like me, Fang?"
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    F "A-Anon{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    "I’m pulled out of my thoughts by her voice."
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    "Fang’s blushing heavily too, now."

    "And her tail is positively hammering away at my bed."
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    "Wait."
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    "{cps=*.3}Oh fuck.{/cps}"

    "Did I?"
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    A "I- um{cps=*.1}...{/cps} w-was that{cps=*.1}...{/cps} did I say-"
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    F "Y-yeah{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"

    A "{cps=*.3}Fffffffffff-{/cps}"
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    scene wounds10 with dissolve

    "My head sinks back into my pillow."

    A "{cps=*.3}-ffffffffff{/cps}{i}fuck{/i}."
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    "A snort escapes from Fang’s beak."
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    stop ambient fadeout 3
    play music 'audio/OST/west_coast_kicking.ogg' fadein 2.0
    scene wounds11 with dissolve
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    F "You’re such a fucking dweeb{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    "Her fingers brush lightly across the largest bruise on my chest, without ointment."
    
    scene wounds12 with Dissolve(1)
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    F "You mutter from time to time. I didn’t start noticing til our{cps=*.1}...{/cps} d-date{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    "I groan aloud."

    "So the entire time{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"

    F "Yeah{cps=*.1}...{/cps} It’s uh{cps=*.1}...{/cps} kinda cute{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    A "Raptor Jesus on his cross of rock. So for months now-"

    F "I’ve known. And{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    show wounds9 with dissolve
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    "Fang leans over me with her hand braced next to my head in support."
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    F "I{cps=*.1}...{/cps} like you too{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    "Fang’s hand moves back to my chest, resting just over my machine-gun beating heart."
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    "Her head slowly descends toward mine."

    "And before we can start trying to figure out how Human-Dino tonsil hockey is played."

    "Fang’s weight begins to press down behind her hand."
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    "Which is dead center of the most serious bruise on my chest."

    scene wounds14
    play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickbigpunch.ogg'
    window show Dissolve(0.0001)
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    A "FUCK!" with vpunch

    F "Oh shit sorrysorrysorry-"
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    scene wounds15 with Dissolve(.25)
    A "{cps=*.15}Haaaah.{/cps}"

    "I manage to catch my breath."
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    A "I’m okay. Just ow{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    "My hand wraps around Fang’s."

    A "M-maybe uh{cps=*.1}...{/cps} something else?"

    A "That won’t stress these."

    "I nod at the blemishes across my chest."
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    F "Er{cps=*.1}...{/cps} {cps=*.25}liiiiike{/cps}{cps=*.1}...?{/cps}"
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    A "{cps=*.2}Liiike{/cps}{cps=*.1}...{/cps} hug? Maybe? I don-"
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    scene wounds16 with dissolve

    "I’m cut off by Fang moving closer to me again."

    "Her arm shifts, moving from my chest to my shoulder."
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    "Her wing drapes over both of us, becoming a soft and warm blanket of feathers."

    "And her head lands next to mine, sinking into our now shared pillow until I’m eye to eye with her."
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    F "Cuddling it is."

    "I smile and nod."
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    "Even if Fang is now laying atop my arm and I’m starting to lose feeling in it."

    "The feel of her warm body pressed against my side is definitely worth it."

    stop music fadeout 6
    "And between that warmth and the plush wing-blanket, my eyes grow heavy again."
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    "Fang’s already started to snore, right into my ear."
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    "Fuck it. I close my eyes and decide that sleeping with Fang is easily the best thing to happen to me."
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    "Ah, there{cps=*.1}...{/cps} we{cps=*.1}...{/cps} go{size=-5}o{/size}{size=-10}o{/size}{cps=*.1}{size=-10}...{/size}{/cps}"
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    scene black with Dissolve(2)
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    "Z{size=-5}z{/size}{size=-10}z{/size}"

    "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
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    return