Scenario:Aoidos - Bloody Garden
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Bloody Garden
While Aoidos is forcing Rackam to practice the bass, the crew is attacked by pirates who recognize Aoidos as one of the Vicious Three. The crew fights off the pirates without having the chance to ask more about Aoidos's past.
While searching for a drummer, Aoidos convinces the crew to stop at an island with a booming music scene.
He makes Rackam practice the bass on the way, but Rackam is more skilled with driving airships than driving tunes.
Rackam: ...
Vyrn: Ha-ha, you're a total disgrace to the bass!
Aoidos: Try it again from the top. You need more practice, Vermillios!
Rackam: Rackam. The name's Rackam. And what do you expect from me? I'm trying to pilot the airship.
Aoidos: Well lay off the piloting, then.
Rackam: Sure, and we'll all crash! Besides, I never asked to be in your band!
Rackam: Why did it have to be me anyway?
Aoidos: Good question. You might not have any musical talent...
Aoidos: But you do have a cool vibe. And that's way harder to pick up than any musical skill.
Rackam: A cool vibe?
Aoidos: You stick out your tongue at the system, and you stick to your guns. That's the sort of rebel you are.
Rackam: Huh. You really think so?
Aoidos: That vibe isn't worth crap in most places, but it's exactly what I need in my music.
Rackam: What do you mean, not worth crap! Are you complimenting me or insulting me?
Vyrn: Hee-hee. Don't let it get to you. You can do this, Vermillios!
Aoidos: Now get practicing. You debut tomorrow.
Rackam: Who died and made you king!
Vyrn: Whoa! What was that?
Pirate: Ha-ha! This ship is ours!
Rackam: Crap, pirates! They were hiding in the clouds!
Aoidos: I got this. You just keep practicing.
Pirate: Hee-hee! You think you can take us on alone, boy? All you're gonna get is bloody!
Pirate: W-wait! You're one of the Vicious Three!
Aoidos: What?
Pirate: Time to bust out the big guns, or we're all dead meat!
Vyrn: Yikes, that's a whole lotta pain pointed his way!
Aoidos: I haven't been in a mosh pit like this in a while.
Rackam: Cut the crap and fight! C'mon, (Captain)!
Bloody Garden: Scene 2
Aoidos wonders what the pirates meant about the Vicious Three. Vyrn shows up with a possible drummer for the band, but Aoidos and the drummer get into an argument that turns into a fight.
Having taken care of the pirates, the crew reaches its destination and breathes a collective sigh of relief.
Aoidos: ...
Rackam: Hey there, what's wrong? You're looking pretty down in the dumps.
Aoidos: Am I?
Rackam: So they were calling you one of the Vicious Three.
Rackam: It's too late to ask them what they meant, but we could ask around if you're curious.
Aoidos: Ha! Like I care what a bunch of tone-deaf pirates call me.
Aoidos: I'm more interested in hearing your thoughts on a new tune of mine.
Rackam: That's good and all, but still...
Aoidos: ...
Aoidos: I can't say my memories are zero.
Aoidos: My manager said I always had this guitar with me. It's the one thing I still have from before I lost my memories.
Aoidos: My axe is the source of all my music. And if it's my link to the past...
Rackam: So you're gonna have to face it if you want to keep being a musician.
Aoidos: I guess so.
Vyrn: Hey! I found a drummer!
Drummer: I've been dying to show off my skills! You're Aoidos, right? I'll give you beats that'll blast you through a wall!
Aoidos: Is that so? I'll be the judge of that.
Aoidos: When I'm on stage, I expose the world for what it really is, and that takes pathos. So can you send the audience to heaven?
Drummer: Um... Pathos? Heaven?
Rackam: You mean that's not music jargon?
Drummer: Look, I have more experience in the music industry than you. Isn't that enough?
Aoidos: Heh. So the past is all you have to be proud of? Then I can see your future.
Drummer: What the hell! You lookin' to get your world blown up?
Aoidos: That does sound amusing. Show me your pathos!
Drummer: Oh I'll show you, all right! Come on outside and see!
Vyrn: Hey, that's no way to make music! Why fight over this?
Bloody Garden: Scene 3
No sooner has Aoidos formed a band than the drummer leaves. As Aoidos wanders around a forest in despair, he picks up a sword and seems to go crazy. Rackam manages to snap him out of his trance just as a monster attacks.
The crew defeats the drummer, but Aoidos approves of his physical prowess and concludes that the band is ready to make its debut.
Aoidos: I was always... I was always so alone.
Aoidos: But now I've got a band. Sometimes we butt heads, and sometimes we lift each other up. These guys have filled my sepia world with color.
Aoidos: On bass, we have Vermillios!
Rackam: Sigh...
Aoidos: On drums, we have Gigantios!
Drummer: Y-yeah, man!
Aoidos: All right! Now who's ready to blow up the world with me! Time for Bloody Garden!
The band members play like their lives depend on it, and their explosive sounds begin to combine.
As the melody reverberates through the air, a grin of confidence creeps over Aoidos's face.
Aoidos: Blue blood drained, I close my eyes.
Too tired to sigh, I strain to listen.
Aoidos: Pierced by icy winds, my punishment.
Waking in the sun, my only crime.
Aoidos: Aahh!
The performance is a huge success, but the drummer complains of physical pain when it's over.
Aoidos: You want to quit the band?
Drummer: Sorry, but my back is killing me.
Drummer: I love the song, but no human being could ever drum like that for long!
Aoidos: What...
Drummer: I'm not willing to die for music. But good luck, dudes. See you!
Aoidos: ...
Vyrn: Hmm... Well, it is a pretty intense song.
Rackam: Even I could tell it was dangerous. Nobody could drum like that without getting injured. So now what, Aoidos?
Aoidos: Heh... I guess the show can't go on.
Vyrn: Hey! Where are you running off to now? Rackam, what are we gonna do with this guy!
Rackam: ...
Aoidos: What a joke. So the music of my dreams is just that—an impossible dream.
Aoidos: Should I take it down a notch? But wouldn't I only be fooling myself?
Aoidos: I just don't know. If only I had my memories back...
Monster: Groooar!
Aoidos: Heh... So is this a random act of fate, or are the gods jealous?
Aoidos: Come then. I'll dance the endless waltz for you.
Aoidos: What?
From out of nowhere, a sword flies toward Aoidos and pierces the ground at his feet. It's almost as the sword is inviting Aoidos to pick it up.
Aoidos: Who did that? Show yourself! What is the meaning of this?
Monster: Groooar!
Aoidos: ...!
Vyrn: Aoidos! Where are you!
Rackam: Did he get lost? Sheesh, this guy is a handful!
Vyrn: Look, someone's there! Hey! What do you think you're doing?
Rackam: Hold it, Vyrn!
Aoidos: Bleh-heh-heh...
Vyrn: Hey... Seriously, what are you doing? That thing—is it a monster?
Rackam: It's gonna cut us up! You're taking this whole bad boy image thing too far!
Aoidos: What?
Vyrn: Whoa! He's coming this way!
Rackam: Something's wrong with him. Snap out of it, man!
Aoidos: ...
Vyrn: It's no good! He's not listening! He totally forgot who we are!
Rackam: Wake up! It's Rackam! Um... I'm in your band.
Aoidos: Bleh-heh-heh...
Rackam: Damn it! It's me, Vermillios!
Aoidos: Huh?
Rackam: It's gig time! Or are we breaking up? I didn't realize your pathos was so weak!
Aoidos: Uh... Argh!
Aoidos: Huff... Huff... Where am I?
Vyrn: He's back! Are you all right, Aoidos?
Monster: Groooar!
Rackam: Ack, the monster's back for revenge! Aoidos, get up!
Aoidos: Aahh! I know the gods are jealous, but enough is enough!
Bloody Garden: Scene 4
Aoidos continues to agonize over the lack of band members, but then it occurs to him that Vyrn would make a great drummer. He forces Vyrn to join his band and continues his journey with newfound hope.
After dealing with the monster, the crew returns to town to rest.
Aoidos: I really don't remember. The sword came out of nowhere, and there you were standing beside me.
Rackam: I see. Well, get some rest for now. You were seriously bummed out about the drummer leaving, huh?
Aoidos: ...
Vyrn: Hey, guess what! That guy left his drum set behind! He said we could have it!
Aoidos: That's nice of him, but what are we supposed to do with it now?
Vyrn: Well, we can't just throw it away. Let's take it to the airship. Ba-dum-bum!
Aoidos: Hey, what was that?
Rackam: Hold it, Vyrn. How did you do that just now?
Vyrn: Huh? I just used my tail. Why?
Aoidos: How could I have overlooked this? A drum part no human being can handle? Ha! Piece of cake for you!
Aoidos: Heh-heh! Our band is back in business!
Vyrn: Wha? Hold your horses! You can't add me to your band just like that!
Rackam: Ha-ha! Looks like you're one of us now. But what's his stage name gonna be, Leader?
Aoidos: Dandelios.
Vyrn: S-stop it! I ain't no Dandelios!
Aoidos: Our goal is to perform at the Auguste Festival! We will heaven up the entire sky!
With the addition of Vyrn, Aoidos's band is complete, so he sets his sights on a major goal.
But the crew still has no idea just what sort of a past is lurking in the shadows of his dreams.