Scenario:Veight - Friend or Foe

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Friend or Foe

While out shopping with the crew, Veight is spotted by soldiers. One of them manages to wound Veight, but he simply keeps running.



Soldier 1: Wait, you demon!
Veight: Tch!
Veight sprints through a grassy field, trying his best to elude a number of soldiers in pursuit.
The soldiers occasionally get an attack off on Veight, but he doesn't retaliate.
Soldier 2: He's a quick one! Fix your aim, you idiots!
Veight: Ugh! These guys are relentless!
Aggravated by the situation, Veight thinks back to what caused it in the first place.
Veight and the crew stop by a small country to do some shopping.
Rackam: I'm surprised you decided to come with us, Veight.
Veight: It's easier for me to observe the lives of city folk while I'm with you. It has nothing to do with wanting to follow you or anything.
Veight: And look at all the things you've bought. The more people you have to carry them back to the ship, the better.
Rackam: Wow, that's awfully kind of you!
Veight: Humph. It's no big deal.
Vyrn: Really? I think you're actually worried about us.
Veight: No, I just told you! It's no big deal!
Lyria: (That's a lie.)
Rackam: (He sucks at lying.)
Veight: What? Why are you all looking at me like that?
Veight: I've had enough! I'll be waiting outside!
Vyrn: Hey, come on, you don't have to sulk about it.
Veight: I'm not sulking!
Rackam: Hahaha. He's a handful, all right, but at least he's easy to figure out.
Veight: Argh! What's with those people?
Veight: I said it was no big deal, and I meant it!
Outside the shop and out in the open, Veight feels the burning gazes of suspicion on his skin.
Soldier 1: Look, there it is. See those wings? It's gotta be one of... those.
Soldier 2: There's only one creature with wings like that.
Soldier 3: Vampires! Cursed bloodsuckers!
Veight: (Tch!)
Soldier 2: It's escaping! After it!
And that's how Veight came to be chased by soldiers of a small country.
Soldier 1: Ready! Aim! Fire!
Veight: Ugh!
A bullet strikes Veight's back, but no blood is spilled. He keeps running.
Soldier 2: What? I swear I hit it!
Soldier 1: That's why they're the stuff of legends! What crazy demons!
Veight: (They're the ones shooting at a fleeing target, and somehow I'm the demon.)
Despite his frustrations, he never once turns back to show hostility; he simply keeps running.
Veight: (As far as they're concerned, any sign of animosity from me will only prove that I'm a demon.)
Veight: (It'd be best to avoid that. But is it even possible to forge a friendship with these kinds of people?)
While Veight mulls over his options, another shot rings out across the field.
Veight: Augh! Where?
He feels an intense, sharp pain coming from his right shoulder.
Veight is shocked to find a matte silver bullet lodged in his shoulder.
Soldier 1: It worked! The stories were right!
Veight: (Silver?)
Soldier 2: We've got it now! Shoot! Shoot!
Veight: Urgh!
Veight runs even faster despite his wounds.
But a group of monsters, drawn to the smell of blood, block his path.
Monster: Groaar!
Veight: You're in my way! Begone!

Friend or Foe: Scene 2

Veight collapses after being shot with a silver bullet. He awakes to villagers nursing him back to health, causing him to realize that vampires and mortals may just be able to coexist.



Veight defeats the monsters and manages to give the soldiers the slip.
However he had lost too much blood and succumbs to exhaustion.
Veight: Tch... This is pitiful...
Veight: I knew it. Vampires and mortals can never be friends...
Muttering bitterly to himself, he loses consciousness and collapses.
Meanwhile, the crew is surprised to find Veight missing after finishing their shopping.
Lyria: Hmm... Maybe he went back to the ship already?
Rackam: That guy's got a weird sense of honor. He wouldn't just leave without saying anything.
Vyrn takes to the air to search for Veight, but comes back visibly flustered.
Vyrn: We've got a problem! I overheard someone saying soldiers are chasing after a legendary demon!
Rackam: Crap! That's gotta be Veight!
Veight: Ungh. Where am I?
Veight opens his eyes. He appears to be in a stranger's home.
He turns to the side and sees a child looking back at him.
Veight: Whoa!
Kid: Wah! You're awake! Thank goodness! Hey, he's awake!
Two people enter the room upon hearing the child's joyous cries.
Youth: Phew, that's great. I'm glad you're up.
Veight, still on edge, stares at the new visitors.
Veight: Who are you people? What do you want from me?
Youth: You don't have to get all up in arms. It's okay. We're not going to hurt you.
Veight: Huh?
Woman: We found you covered in blood near the village. We carried you back here and patched you up.
Woman: How do you feel? Do your wounds still hurt?
Veight checks his shoulder and finds that it has been delicately treated.
Veight: You haven't realized, have you?
Veight: Even if I tried to hide it, you'd find out sooner or later, so I'll just say it.
Veight: I'm one of those terrifying demons you mortals are so scared of. A vampire.
Youth: Like the ones in stories? You can't be serious.
Woman: But look. He's got wings on his head. He's... he's telling the truth.
Veight: I had a feeling you didn't notice.
Veight: (Once they alert the others, that'll be the end of me. I'd better get out of here.)
Youth: Say, do vampires eat the same things we do?
Veight: What?
Youth: Well, I was going make some stew for you, but if you can't eat it...
Veight: Uh...
Woman: Maybe he can only drink blood? That would certainly complicate things.
Veight: Wait. What nonsense are you talking about?
Veight: Are you confused? Do you not believe me?
Youth: We're not confused, and we definitely believe you. Doesn't seem like you're pranking us about being a vampire, anyway.
Veight: But why? I'm a demon, you know.
Youth: Nope. There's no way we would treat you like a demon. Not after this little chat we're having.
Veight: ...
(Now I'm confused.)
Woman: Um, have you ever attacked someone to drink their blood?
Veight: Never. I swear on my proud bloodline.
Woman: Then you're not a demon. You're someone's child. That's all there is to it.
Veight: That's it? You're not afraid of me?
Youth: If we couldn't communicate with you and you just suddenly started attacking us, then sure, I'd be afraid.
Youth: But you haven't done any of that, so what's there to be afraid of?
Youth: Now let's get back to the real problem. What should we cook for you?
Veight: (Who are these people? There are mortals like this in the world?)
In the end, Veight accepts the hospitality of his rescuers and remains in the village to recuperate.
Even so, he's not ready to place his complete trust in them.
One day, Veight observes the village with skepticism when the kid he met earlier strikes up a conversation.
Kid: Hey, hey, vampire-bro! Why you always got that scary look on your face?
Veight: Who knows.
Kid: Phooey... I'll never be able to understand you if you don't say anything...
Veight: (She wants to understand me, huh.)
Suddenly, agitated voices cry out from the village entrance.
Veight: What's going on?
Veight, understandably on edge, heads to the village entrance.
Soldier 1: We've narrowed down our search for the demon to this village! Now hurry up and bring that blood-sucking monstrosity out here!
Youth: I've told you a thousand times already. We can't bring out a demon when there's no demon to bring out.
Soldier 2: Hey, cut the act! You know what vampires are? A menace to us all!
Soldier 3: Those things can turn us into bloodkin and manipulate us at will! Nobody's safe!
Soldier 3: If you ignore our warnings, you're setting yourself up for tragedy!
Woman: You're right. If such a demon from the old tales were hiding in this village, we would be doomed, indeed.
Woman: Thankfully, this village doesn't have anything of the sort, so you have nothing to worry about.
Soldier 2: Grr. You've got some gall! Or maybe you've already been turned into bloodkin?
Youth: Ngh!
The soldier draws their sword and moves in to strike down the youth.
Luckily, Veight arrives just in time to deflect the blade.
Youth: You...
Veight: I'm speechless. You villagers really are a strange bunch of mortals.
Soldier 1: Ergh! So you've finally shown yourself! Take him down, men!
Veight: Sigh. You leave me no choice.
Veight draws his blade to face the sword-wielding soldiers.

Friend or Foe: Scene 3

The soldiers decide the villagers are bloodkin under Veight's control and prepare to attack, but (Captain) arrives to stop them in the nick of time. Veight and the crew then turn their attention toward subduing the soldiers.



Soldier 1: What did you do to these villagers? Answer me, vampire!
Veight: Nothing.
Soldier 2: Don't lie to me! You bit them and made them your bloodkin, didn't you? No one would defend a demon of their own free will!
Veight: Sigh. Listen. You think vampires are the same as lowly monsters, don't you?
Soldier 3: Of course not! If you were a mere monster, we wouldn't have gone to so much trouble chasing you down!
Soldier 3: You feed on us when you get hungry, and force us to do your bidding!
Soldier 3: That makes you a hundred times worse than any monster!
Veight: Jeez. You really are ignorant about us, aren't you?
Veight: Vampires do not suck the blood of mortals when we simply feel our stomaches rumbling!
Veight: And claiming that we recklessly create bloodkin is outrageous! We're smarter than that!
Veight: We only drink the blood of those as magnificent and proud as our own!
Soldier 1: Hah! As if I'd believe that! Hey, is it ready yet?
Soldier 2: It's ready! Eat this!
The soldiers roll out a large cannon and fire into the sky.
A thunderous explosion rips through the air, followed by a blinding flash of light.
Veight: Augh!
Although the light only lasts for an instant, it causes Veight to fall to his knees in agony.
Soldier 1: We did our homework. That was a flashbang shell. We know you vampires can't handle the light!
Soldier 2: And every bullet in our rifles is made of silver. Perfect for executing an abomination like you!
The soldiers raise their guns at Veight, who is still unable to move.
Veight: (Damn! I knew it. Coexisting with these brutes—no, with mortals—is hopeless!)
Just then, the villagers who took care of Veight step in front of the soldiers' rifles.
Soldier 1: Move!
Youth: Make me! Stop this madness!
Woman: This child is not a demon! Please stop!
Veight: You people...
Veight: (Perhaps I was too hasty. There are good people like them in the world... Like (Captain).)
Veight: (There must be some mortals out there we can become friends with! And more importantly...)
Kid: Phooey... I'll never be able to understand you if you don't talk...
Veight: (Nothing can be achieved in silence. If I just speak more calmly...)
Veight: (Maybe they'll see reason.)
Soldier 3: Ugh, they're bloodkin for sure! We've got no choice; take them out as well.
Veight: No! Stop!
The soldiers point their muzzles at the two villagers, when suddenly—
Soldier 3: Agh!
(Captain) comes flying in and knocks down a soldier with a quick strike.
Veight: (Captain)! You came for me?
Rackam: Heh, we had a heck of a time finding you. Looks like you've got a serious situation on your hands!
Veight: Humph. I have you to thank for that.
(Captain) grabs Veight's arm and gently pulls him off the ground.
Veight: You're late. Would it have killed you to be a little faster? I was beginning to think you'd never come.
Soldier 1: Who are these fools? More bloodkin? Fire, fire, fire!
Rackam: Whoa, that's going a bit overboard. Guess we gotta teach 'em a lesson, (Captain)!

Friend or Foe: Scene 4

Veight's sincere wish for peace finally reaches the soldiers, who apologize for their actions, and a compromise is forged. This chain of events, both good and bad, gives him a deeper understanding of the outside world.



Veight and the crew successfully subdue the soldiers.
Soldier 2: D-damn demon...
Veight: Hey, just listen to me for a moment, okay?
Soldier 1: Huh?
Veight: I can see why you would call us demons. We vampires possess incredible power.
Veight: But there's no need to fear us! These people are not my bloodkin!
Soldier 2: ...
Veight: And as for you soldiers, I don't feel any malice behind your actions.
Veight: You're just fighting to protect something precious from a terrible creature that should only exist in legends.
Veight: Maybe that something is your country, or maybe it's your family. I don't know.
Veight: But what I do know is that I never have—and never will—inflict harm upon you or your kind. That's the truth.
Soldier 1: ...
Soldier 1: All we know about vampires comes from the stories we've been told. That they're demons cut from the same cloth as monsters.
Soldier 2: If we ignored you, we'd be putting our country and families at risk...
Soldier 1: But you're different from those vampires. I can see that now.
The soldiers hang their heads in shame.
Soldier 1: We're deeply sorry.
Veight and the villagers express their forgiveness and make peace with the soldiers.
After seeing the soldiers off, Veight returns to speak to the youth.
Veight: I want to thank everyone here. You've changed the way I think about mortals.
With a warm smile, Veight gently pats the head of the young girl who had come to say goodbye.
Veight: Thanks for your help too. Hehe, I appreciate it.
Kid: Hehehe! You ain't got that scary look on your face anymore!
Veight: Hah.
Veight: Well, I'll be on my way.
Youth: Come back and visit us whenever you feel like it.
Woman: Just try not to get all beat up next time, okay?
Veight: Haha, of course. See you.
Veight departs with a smile.
On the way back to the airship, Rackam converses with a cheerful Veight.
Rackam: So, what do you think? Can mortals and vampires get along?
Veight: Hmm... I'm still on the fence. I won't know without doing more research.
Veight: But there are people in this world we can believe in; people we can form close bonds with.
Veight: Yes. I'm sure of that now.
Veight stares intently at (Captain).
Veight: There may in fact be a mortal worthy of my trust in this world. Worthy of becoming my bloodkin.
Lyria: You don't mean...
Rackam: You're gonna make (Captain) your bloodkin?
Veight: Hehe. I'm just kidding. For now...
Veight has an impish smile on his face.
His experiences outside Medvecia have given him new insight into the world of mortals.
With his increasing understanding of humanity, he will be the key to bridging the gap between humans and vampires.