Scenario:The Other Side of the Sky - Chapter 4: Perpetrator and Victim - Episode 1
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The Other Side of the Sky - Chapter 4: Perpetrator and Victim - Episode 1
The crew fends off the Destiny Nocturnes but remains bewildered by their gearcycles' uncanny speed. Tsubasa suspects the cause may be Demon Reactors: a banned technology created by the Tandem Airborne Express company, which claimed the lives of Tsubasa's parents and many others in a terrible accident. Tsubasa sets out to discover the truth.
Destiny Nocturne 1: Forget these fools! We're outta here!
Yung Rintaro: Haha! Come back when you can tie your own shoelaces, losers!
The Destiny Nocturnes realize they don't stand a chance against (Captain) and the others.
They flee with a few parting gibes tossed over their shoulders.
Elmott: Damn it... Even if we were tryin' to break up the fight, I don't feel right about beatin' up on them...
Lyria: Mr. Bertrand's office is gonna be invaded by the school board again, isn't it?
Elmott: Well... Dealing with adults like that is part of a teacher's job too, I guess.
Elmott turns to Tsubasa with the air of a responsible elder.
Elmott: I want you to remember this. When you stir up trouble, you're not the only ones affected.
Tsubasa: I know the school board has its eyes on me.
Tsubasa: Sometimes you just don't get a choice though, y'know?
Tsubasa: Well... If they get around to expelling me, I'll go quietly.
Elmott: Doofus. You can't just leave with your tail between your legs. The academy is your home base, isn't it?
Tsubasa: Humph...
Tsubasa: I guess...
Killa Taiga: Home base, huh? Yeah, that sounds about right.
Killa Taiga: Dunno what I'd do if I couldn't burn up the road with all my buddies. I'd have nothin' left.
Yung Rintaro: Yeah! It'd suck if I couldn't see all of you at school! So don't let 'em toss you out that easy!
Tsubasa: Shut it, yo. It ain't like I wanna be expelled.
Tsubasa: Oh yeah... You really saved our skins out there, (Captain).
Tsubasa: But this is our fight. Let us handle it next time.
Tsubasa: 'Cause the Nocturnes' beef is with us.
Tsubasa: We can't be gettin' outside help like that.
Lyria: If Vyrn is part of your gang, then we're not outsiders!
Tsubasa: Well... I see what you mean, but I still don't want you involved.
Choose: I'm not just gonna let you hurt each other.
Tsubasa: I guess I get that.
Tsubasa: But once the fuse is lit, there's no stopping the bang, y'know?
Tsubasa: Heh. You don't look like you're down with that answer.
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Elmott: These guys have their own way of doing things, (Captain). They're bound to see things differently from you.
Elmott: That said... Don't go waging any more wars, all right?
Tsubasa: We're not going around fighting for fun.
Tsubasa: But if someone picks a fight with us, we gotta see it through.
Elmott: Do your homework like a good kid, don't fight every time someone looks at you funny, and become the adult I know you can be.
Tsubasa: Ha! Stop dreaming.
Vyrn: Guys... I'm really sorry I worried you...
Lyria: I'm just glad you're okay!
Elmott: Hey, Tsubasa. Something's been botherin' me for a minute now.
Elmott: The gearcycles those guys were riding... Should they be that fast?
Tsubasa: No. Not usually. But...
Elmott: Hm?
Tsubasa: Something about the nasty feeling they gave me rings a bell...
Tsubasa: Back when I was just a brat...
Tsubasa: There was a company based in Mysteria that ran deliveries all over the skies, called Tandem Airborne Express.
Tsubasa: They had a pretty big hustle, so they really got to throw their weight around on the island.
Tsubasa: And I guess they got a little too greedy and decided there were easier ways to make a rupie. I don't really know the reason.
Tsubasa: At any rate, the head of the company started floating some real sketchy ideas.
Tandem CEO: If we increase our ships' storage capacity, we can lower our overall shipping costs.
Tandem CEO: Come on—it's simple. If we alter the propulsion systems, we can increase the size of the cargo holds.
Tsubasa: 'Cause of that one dumb idea, they started modding their fleet's engines. Using magic.
Tsubasa: It was all smooth sailing at first. But it was never enough. They kept pushing their mods further. Something had to give.
Tsubasa: In the end... they lost control of one of the modded ships. It blew up in the skies over Mysteria... and rained down on the town below.
Townsfolk: Aaahhh!
Tsubasa: A lot of people were hurt. Some even died...
Tsubasa's Father: Aaaugh!
Tsubasa's Mother: Aaahhh!
Tsubasa: ...
Tsubasa: After that day, engines modified using that company's technology came to be known as Demon Reactors.
Tsubasa: Even after causing a disaster like that, the Tandem CEO thought he could smooth everything over with a few rupies.
Tandem CEO: Come on now. How much do you want? If I get taken in by the SBI, you won't see a red rupie.
Tandem CEO: It'll be better for both of us if we settle this between ourselves. And to that end... I'd like you to drop these troublesome charges...
Tandem CEO: Oh, of course, I'm willing to pay whatever it takes! You won't find a fairer deal!
Tsubasa: My grandmother was the only one who wouldn't be bought.
Granny: I can't believe you would try to fob us off with money. As if that could make up for losing my son and daughter-in-law.
Granny: All I want from you is to know that you sincerely regret your actions.
Tandem CEO: Ma'am...
Granny: Make up for the harm you've caused by continuing to contribute to this island's development.
Tandem CEO: I'm so sorry...
Tsubasa: So the big boss apologized to my grandmother.
Tsubasa: And he made it rain hush money on the other victims' families.
Tsubasa: It kept the SBI off his tail anyhow.
Vyrn: Geez, Tsubasa... You've been through so much...
Tsubasa: As long as I live, I'll never forget the sound of those engines... Or that sickly purple light in the clouds overhead.
Tsubasa: What's powering the Destiny Nocturnes' beasts is probably a miniature version of a Demon Reactor.
Tsubasa: I don't know why the hell anyone would be using that gear again.
Tsubasa: But Tandem Airborne Express is in on this. I can tell you that much.
Elmott: This is all news to me, but it sounds fishy as hell...
Tsubasa: There's gotta be a reason for all this. Think it's time I finally sort things out with that CEO...
Tsubasa: (And I'm not about to let him wipe the floor with my Grandma's heart!)
Tsubasa strides off, leaving (Captain) and the others with a deep sense of foreboding.
Categories:
- Scenario Character: Destiny Nocturne 1
- Scenario Character: Yung Rintaro
- Scenario Character: Elmott
- Scenario Character: Lyria
- Scenario Character: Tsubasa
- Scenario Character: Killa Taiga
- Scenario Character: Vyrn
- Scenario Character: Tandem CEO
- Scenario Character: Townsfolk
- Scenario Character: Tsubasa's Father
- Scenario Character: Tsubasa's Mother
- Scenario Character: Granny
- Event Scenario
- The Other Side of the Sky Scenario