Scenario:A Tale of Intersecting Fates - In Search of Lost Memories - Episode 3
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A Tale of Intersecting Fates - In Search of Lost Memories - Episode 3
As the party heads to the center of town, they come across a puppet show about a man named Richard. Sophie reacts strongly to the name, and slips free of the party to run off. In the woods outside of town, Io catches up to Sophie just as she's about to be attacked by a monster. Io leaps in the way to protect her, and gets hurt. Finally, (Captain)'s party arrives and prepares to battle the monster.
(Captain)'s party captured the kidnapper who was posing as a detective, and handed him over to the town's militia.
They're now making their way back to the center of town.
Io: Listen, Sophie, you gotta promise not to put yourself at risk like that again!
Sophie: Why?
Io: What do you mean, why? Because it would kill me to see you get hurt!
Sophie: If I got hurt, it would kill you?
Io: Of course it would!
Io: We're friends, right? That's how friendship works!
Sophie: Friends... You and I are friends?
Io: Y-Yes we're friends! Did I really need to explain that to you?
Sophie: Friends... Io and I are friends.
Just then, puppeteers start calling out to passersby that their show is about to begin.
Lyria: Oh, look! There's going to be a puppet show!
Vyrn: Whoa, what perfect timing! What do you say we check it out?
Io: Perfect timing...? A puppet show is the last thing we have time for!
Young Puppeteer: A long time ago, in a kingdom far way, there was a prince by the name of Richard.
Sophie: Richard...?
Sophie's eyes widen as the puppeteer says the name "Richard."
Io: Even you, Sophie? Fine! We'll stay and watch.
Reluctantly, Io stops walking and turns to watch the show.
Young Puppeteer: In his youth, Prince Richard was embroiled in battles over his right to succession...
Young Puppeteer: And he ultimately lost the ability to trust those around him.
Young Puppeteer: But one day, even Prince Richard learned to trust again.
Young Puppeteer: The prince met some truehearted companions while visiting a neighboring country...
Young Puppeteer: And beneath a certain tree, the young companions exchanged vows of friendship.
Sophie: Richard... Vows of friendship...
Young Puppeteer: This is a tale of the adventures Richard shared with those friends, many hundreds of years ago.
Sophie: Hundreds of years ago...?
Sophie, who'd been watching the play quietly, suddenly stepped up to the stage.
Sophie: Do you know where Richard is now?
Young Puppeteer: Uh, R-Richard...? I'm sure he's long dead!
Sophie: That's not true! Richard is still alive!
Young Puppeteer: Excuse me, miss? Could you step back and watch quietly, please?
Lyria: I am so sorry!
Io: Sophie! What is wrong with you?!
Sophie: I have to find out for sure!
Io: Sophie! Calm down!
Sophie breaks free of Io's grasp and runs off.
Io: St-Stop! What are you doing?!
Panicked, Io chases after her.
Lyria: (Captain), come on! We should go after them too!
Vyrn: Geez... It's like Sophie just snapped... What the heck happened?
Sophie: Huff...
When she regained her composure, Sophie found herself lost in the deep woods outside of the town.
Sophie: Richard... He's the one I have to meet!
Io finally emerged, several steps behind.
Io: Huff... I finally... Huff... Caught you...
Sophie: Io...
Io: What... happened...?
Sophie: It's Richard. He can't be dead! I know it!
Io: Okay... If you say so, I believe you.
Sophie: I have to meet Richard!
Io: Fine! Then let's go find this Richard of yours!
Sophie: ...
Io: What's with all the gloom? We have a lead! That's good, right?
Sophie: Thank you. You're right. I just... don't know how to get to Richard...
Just then, a monster emerges from the woods, and launches itself at Sophie's back.
Monster: ...
Io: Look out!
Io moves in to protect Sophie from the monster's strike.
Io: Oof!
Sophie: Io?!
Io: I'm okay... It's just a scratch!
At that moment, (Captain) and the others burst onto the scene.
Vyrn: There you are! We heard a monster roar!
Sophie: Io's hurt! She was protecting me!
Lyria: Io, are you okay?!
Io: I'll be fine! Just take out that dang monster already, (Captain)!