Scenario:Vikala - Vikala's Long Day

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Vikala's Long Day

Hoping for some alone time, Vikala volunteers to watch the ship while the rest of the crew leaves to complete a mission. Her solitude is interrupted by a burglar... who Vikala mistakes for a crew member. Vikala tries to escape the awkwardness of the conversation while the burglar fights not to let his witness out of his sight.



Vikala: ...
The Grandcypher is quiet but for the faint sound of footsteps.
The owner of those stepping feet is enjoying the peace and quiet, exploring wherever her curiosity takes her.
Vikala: (So this is what the inside of an airship looks like... I've always got my eyes on the ground, so I never really took it in before.)
Vikala: Ahh... It's so relaxing to finally be by myself.
Dormouse: ...!
Vikala: Oh, Dorrie. Sorry you got stuck watching the ship with me...
Vyrn: Well, we've got a job to take care of! You're in charge of guarding the ship, Vikala!
Vikala: Haha! Leave it to me! You guys be careful!
Lyria: Will you be all right on your own?
Vikala: You're such a worrywart, Lyria! Besides, from where I'm standing, I'm the one who should be worried about you!
Vyrn: Gyahaha! Good answer! Looks like the ship is in good hands!
Lyria: I think so! Thanks, Vikala!
Vikala: Remembering that blued me out... I talked big, but all I really wanted was some time to myself.
Vikala: I wonder if Lyria will be disappointed in me...
The Divine General Vikala alternates between cheer and gloom depending on whether she's wearing her rat-ear headband.
She has been aboard the Grandcypher for a while now but has yet to truly feel like part of the crew.
Vikala: But if I went with them, I might make things awkward... I'm better off alone in my room, eating cheese.
Vikala: Hm?
???: Tch... Nothin' but junk in this room...
Hm?
???: Wargh!
Vikala: Yeek!
???: (No way! There's someone onboard!)
???: (In all my years as a sneak thief, I've never cased a joint and thought it was empty when it wasn't. How did I miss her?)
???: (And how did she get this close without me noticing? She must be some kinda genius of stealth...)
Vikala: Aaah... Um... Excuse me!
Sneak Thief Sully: !
Vikala: I thought I was the only one onboard! I... I'm so sorry for startling you!
Sneak Thief Sully: ...?
Vikala: M-my name is Vikala... I j-just joined the crew recently... I thought I was the only one on guard duty...
Vikala: (Aagh, I don't know his name... This is so awkward... There are so many people in the crew, and I'm always looking at my feet, so I can never put names to faces...)
Sneak Thief Sully: (Don't tell me this dipsy doodle thinks I'm one of her crewmates.)
Sneak Thief Sully: (What a nimrod! Still...)
Vikala: S-sorry for bothering you! Just ignore me! I'll be going now!
Sneak Thief Sully: Hey, what's your hurry? Stay and chat a while!
Sneak Thief Sully: (I can't just let her go now that she's seen my face!)
Vikala: Chat? M-me? With you?
Sneak Thief Sully: Uh, yeah. Who else is there? We're the only ones onboard.
Vikala: (We just happen to run into each other on an empty ship, and he wants to chat? Oh, no. Don't tell me... This man is...)
Vikala: (A total Yangtopian?)
Vikala: Oh, uh, no, I... I have... some homework I have to do...
Sneak Thief Sully: Homework? I'll help ya with it! Don't be shy! You'll finish faster that way!
Vikala: (Urgh, he's so pushy! Why won't he quit? I'm like a snowmouse in a blast furnace around extroverts like him!)
Vikala: I f-forgot... I did my homework yesterday... Oh, I remember! I was on my way to the bathroom!
Sneak Thief Sully: This is the way out on deck... The bathroom's further inside, isn't it?
(I mean, I assume...)
Vikala: Huh? Ohhh, uh, well...
Weird, I don't have to go anymore.
Vikala: (Why is it so hard to end conversations? What would be the most natural way to just... act as if I'd never come in here in the first place?)
Sneak Thief Sully: (She's tryin' to get away from me! I knew it! She does know I broke in here!)
Vikala: (This is really bluing me out... I wanna be alone... I don't have the stamina to go around talking with people I don't know!)
Sneak Thief Sully: Ha... Haha... Hahaha! False alarm, huh?
Vikala: Eheh... Eheh... heh... It sure was.
Vikala: Hehe... Hehehe...
Sneak Thief Sully: (No way am I leaving her alone! She's planning to jump ship! I've gotta grab her and tie her up somewhere!)
Vikala: (Ugh, I really need to be alone! The solitude of my room calls out to me! I'm a citizen of Yintopia—that's where I belong!)
Vikala: (I'd much rather be lonely than have to sit here feeling inferior to a Yangtopian!)
The burglar desperately tries to keep tabs on his witness, while the painfully introverted Vikala longs to escape.
An epic battle of wills unfolds aboard the deserted Grandcypher.

Vikala's Long Day: Scene 2

When Vikala remembers that she is supposed to be the only one aboard, the burglar claims he returned to repair the ship. Vikala buys his story and assumes the burglar is Rackam. The burglar uses this to his advantage as he plots his escape.



Vikala is guarding the ship while the crew completes a mission. Craving only solitude, she has been locked in a social tug-of-war with a man she takes for a crewmate, but who is in fact a sneak thief.
Vikala: (Wait... Something's off here...)
Vikala: Haha! Leave it to me! You guys be careful!
Lyria: Will you be all right on your own?
Vikala: (Lyria was saying I'd be alone if I stayed behind on the ship... And this morning...)
Vikala: (Mornin', (Captain)! Beautiful weather we're having! You headed out somewhere?)
Vyrn: We've got a mission to take care of, so we're gettin' ready.
Vikala: Haha! Nice!
Vyrn: Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as always, huh, Vikala?
Vikala: You think so? This is just how I am!
Vyrn: Like (Captain)'s been saying, you don't have to push yourself to wear the rat ears all the time.
Vikala: I-I'm not... pushing myself... And call me Vicky... I'm in Yangtopian mode...
Vyrn: Hehe, well, whatever makes ya happy. So, who's on guard duty, (Captain)?
Vikala: Guard duty?
Vyrn: Pretty much everybody's got business on the island today, so we need someone to watch the ship.
Vikala: Oh! Then, um! I'll take care of that!
Vikala: U-um... I was supposed to be... the only one on guard duty today... So, uh... What are you... doing here?
Sneak Thief Sully: I... I was going out, but when I stepped off the ship, I noticed a hole in the hull, so I came back to repair it!
Vikala: Ship repairs? O-oh... Are you Rackam, the helmsman?
Sneak Thief Sully: Hm? Oh, sure. Yeah! That's who I am! I'm Rackam, the helmsman!
Vikala: That makes sense...
Vikala: (I didn't realize Rackam was so tall. I usually only see him from the knee down, so I don't recognize his face.)
Sneak Thief Sully: (All right. All I have to do is act like this Rackam guy, then once this girl lets her guard down, I'll truss her up like a holiday turkey.)
Rackam (?): So, uh... How's it going? Have you adjusted to life on the ship? Gotten to know your crewmates?
Vikala: Oh... No, not really... I really... don't feel like I fit in...
Rackam (?): Oh, yeah? Well, the ones who do fit in are the ones who aren't trying to.
Vikala: Huh?
Rackam (?): They're just doing their own thing, and that happens to work for them. In other words, it's just a question of compatibility.
Vikala: B-but... What if just doing your own thing... doesn't help you fit in?
Rackam (?): Hm? Well, let's turn that question on its head. Do you really wanna stick around somewhere you can't be yourself?
Vikala: ...!
Rackam (?): There's no reason to stay with a crew that's suffocating you. What's keeping you? You can always run off on your own.
Rackam (?): (Even if running away from my problems is how I wound up leading a life of crime...)
Vikala: The scales have fallen from my eyes...
Rackam (?): Whassat now?
Vikala: You've opened my eyes! You're amazing, Rackam! I'm really grateful.
Vikala: I've been racking my brain to figure out how I need to change to fit in here...
Rackam (?): Ah...
Rackam (?): (How long has it been since I've had a normal conversation like this?)
Rackam (?): Well... I'm sure you'll be all right! Giving the whole thing up is always an option, so for now, why don't you give it another shot?
Vikala: Y-you're right... Thank you so much!
Rackam (?): And don't go sneaking up behind people like that. You're gonna give someone a heart attack.
Vikala: Actually I'm so unremarkable that people are always saying, "I didn't realize you were here!"
Rackam (?): Haha, hahaha! Is that a fact! Hahahaha!
Vikala: Eheh, ehehe... It is a fact. Ehehehehe...
Happy laughter fills the otherwise silent corridors of the Grandcypher.

Vikala's Long Day: Scene 3

Vikala begins to harbor doubts about this "Rackam," so she uses her rat-ear headband to introduce "Vicky," another crew member left behind on the ship. The burglar sticks to his story, and Vikala believes him, so she reveals the secret of her yin and yang sides. Touched by her faith in him, the burglar resolves to live his life as Rackam from then on. Just then, the crew returns.



Rackam (?): Hahaha! You? One of the Twelve Divine Generals? That's a good one!
Vikala: Eheh, ehehe... It's truuue!
Vikala: Oh, come to think of it, you've been on this crew a long time, haven't you, Rackam? How did you meet Lyria and the others?
Rackam (?): Hm? Oh, well...
Rackam (?): (Lyria is a woman's name, right? Okay, well... Where would any seasoned skyfarer meet women?)
Rackam (?): Lyria and I met at a bar. She was so drunk... If I recall, we got into quite an argument, and that's how it all started...
Vikala: Wh-what! Lyria drinks?
Rackam (?): (Crap. Is Lyria a teetotaler? Well, I can't take it back now...)
Rackam (?): Not usually, but I think she'd had a really bad day. Best not to ask her about it—probably a sore spot.
Vikala: (I don't believe it...)
Lyria: Bartendeeerrr! Gimme another! Hehehe—hic—hehe...
Vikala: I n-never realized Lyria had such a dark side... Then... What about Vyrn?
Vikala: Vyrn is so cute... D-don't tell me...
Rackam (?): (Cute? So we're talkin' about a younger woman this time, right?)
Rackam (?): Ah, Vyrn... Vyrn? Vyrn's gonna be a real heartbreaker when she grows up. No doubt about it.
Vikala: !
Vikala: (I didn't know Vyrn was a girl!)
The longer she talks with this man who claims to be Rackam, the less his stories seem to add up.
Vikala begins to harbor doubts.
Vikala: (Is this person... actually an intruder?)
Vikala: (I mean... When I came in here, he was rummaging through the cabinets... And what he's been saying about the crew just doesn't sound right...)
Vikala: (But what should I do? I'm the only crew member onboard!
Oh! I know!)
Rackam (?): You're awfully quiet all of a sudden. What's wrong?
Vikala: Oh, um, I just remembered, Rackam... There's one more crew member onboard...
Rackam (?): There is?
Vikala: I bet she's feeling lonely, so... I'm gonna go get her!
Rackam (?): H-hey, wait up! Come back!
Ignoring the thief's cries, Vikala disappears deeper into the ship.
Rackam (?): (Crap! What do I do? I should get outta here. No, wait. Should I go after her? But... I...)
The thief vacillates a moment too long.
Vikala: Hey there! You stayed onboard too, huh?
Rackam (?): Whuh?
Vikala: Haha! My name's Vicky! Looks like we're in it together. Nice to meetcha!
Rackam (?): Y-yeah, nice to meet you. What happened to that other girl? Why didn't she come with you?
Vikala: Oh, her? Just a sec!
Vikala: You... wanted to see me?
Rackam (?): Has that... weirdly upbeat girl been on the ship this whole time?
Vikala: Yes... She has... I'd completely forgotten.
Rackam (?): (Great... Now I've got twice as many witnesses... I should've gotten out while the gettin' was good.)
Rackam (?): Listen, kiddo... I just remembered an errand I hafta do in town...
The thief rises from his seat.
Vikala: Wait, Rackam, don't go! The other girl said she had something she wanted to ask you!
Vikala: Huff... Puff...
H-hey there...
Rackam (?): You're really outta breath... Are you okay?
Vikala: Haha! Don't you worry about me! There was something I wanted to ask you. I'd really like... to know your name.
Rackam (?): My... name?
Rackam (?): (Damn it, now what? Does this girl know what the real Rackam looks like?)
Rackam (?): (If she does, she'll see right through me!)
Vikala: (Is this the real Rackam? He was so nice to me...)
Vikala: (I want to know the truth. I'm really scared, but... I want to have faith in him!)
Rackam (?): M-my name...
Vikala: ...
Rackam (?): Is Rackam!
Vikala: !
Rackam (?): (I don't wanna hurt that other kid's feelings.)
Rackam (?): (She was the first one to sit down and chat with me like that in a long time. For her sake, I have to see this lie through to the end! I... I've gotta become Rackam!)
Vikala: (So he is Rackam! Oh, that's such a relief!)
Vikala: I see... So your name's Rackam. Nice to meet you! Put 'er there!
Rackam (?): (Oof, that's a relief. She doesn't know Rackam, either. No, wait. I'm Rackam now.)
After giving the thief a hearty handshake, Vikala withdraws, removes her rat ears, then returns to the room.
Vikala: U-um... That cheerful girl you just talked to... was me!
Rackam (?): What!
Haltingly, Vikala explains how she uses her rat-ear headband to change into a more cheerful and outgoing version of herself.
Rackam (?): Unbelievable... You're like a whole different person. That's quite a shock.
Vikala: I hear that a lot... I'd really like to get to a place where I don't have to rely on my rat ears anymore...
Rackam (?): Heh... What's the big deal if you do? That persona is still a part of you, no matter what you're wearing. Why should you have to distance yourself from her?
Vikala: That... really makes me happy, Rackam. Thank you so much.
Rackam (?): (That settles it. For this girl, I'm going to live my life as Rackam from now on.)
Rackam (?): (Wait a minute... What am I doing on this ship, again? Oh, I remember now... I'm the helmsman...)
Vyrn: Yooo! We're back! Vikala, you here?
Vikala: Oh, welcome back, everyone. I was just having a chat with Rackam.
Lyria: Did Rackam get back before us? He said he was heading to the neighboring town to buy some tools to repair the ship...
Vikala: Oh, he ended up not going.
Rackam! (Captain) and the others are back!
A man comes striding out when Vikala calls.
Rackam (?): Yo! It's me, Rackam!
Vyrn: The heck is this?
Rackam (?): !
Vikala: Huh? It's... Rackam. Don't you recognize him?
Vyrn: Recognize, shmecognize. This dude—
Rackam (?): It's me... Rackam!
Vyrn: Seriously, dude! Who are you?
Lyria: Um... Maybe someone who just happens to have the same name?
Vikala: N-no... This is the helmsman of the Grandcypher...
Rackam (?): It's... me... Rackam...
Vyrn: Yeah, no. You don't even look a thing like him.
Rackam (?): I... I'm telling you, I'm Rackam!
Lyria: Um... This room looks like it's been turned upside down...
Vyrn: You think he came to burgle the ship? Let's get 'im, (Captain)!
Vikala: Oh no... Rackam...
  1. It's time to face the truth, Vikala.
  2. You okay leaving things like this?


Choose: It's time to face the truth, Vikala.

Vikala: But... I can't handle the truth... My own truth is just a disappointing version of myself.
Vikala: That's why I created a fake version of me. Even if that man lied, I'm in no position to judge him for it...
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Choose: You okay leaving things like this?

Vyrn: It sounds like you guys were getting along pretty well, but if he's really a thief, then we gotta nab 'im!
Vyrn: Do you want us to handle the fake Rackam on our own?
Vikala: A fake... But I'm a fake too... I have no right...

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Lyria: That's not true! You're still Vikala, whether you're wearing your rat ears or not!
Vyrn: Trying to be a better version of yourself doesn't make you a fake. Both versions are still you.
Vikala: ...
Vyrn: But that dude is not Rackam! Even if that blues you out!
Vikala: I... I understand! I'll help you capture him!
Vyrn: Yeah! Come on!

Vikala's Long Day: Scene 4

(Captain) and Vikala defeat the intruder, who promises Vikala he will mend his ways. Vikala in turn promises to be brave and get to know her crewmates properly. (Captain), Lyria, and Vyrn, watching this odd scene, resolve never to tell Rackam about it.



Sneak Thief Sully: Glurgh...
Vikala: Rackam...
Sneak Thief Sully: Heh... Now you know, kid. I'm nothin' but a low-down, dirty thief... Looks like I couldn't make myself into Rackam...
Vyrn: (Captain Obvious over here.)
Sneak Thief Sully: Damn, though, kid... You're really strong. What you said about being a Divine General—was that for real?
Vikala: Y-yes... I'm... one of the Twelve Divine Generals... the divine rat Vikala.
Sneak Thief Sully: Listen, Lady Vikala. I swear to you, I'm gonna turn my life around, and make up for every crime I've committed.
Sneak Thief Sully: I'm really sorry I lied to you. Especially when you were being so open with me. You told me how you felt about the version of yourself who wears the rat ears, and I turned around and lied like that...
Vikala: Um... I'm... I'm going to turn my life around too! I'm going to stop saying this version of me is a fake!
Sneak Thief Sully: Good. And don't forget to look your crewmates in the face from now on, okay? You don't want any more cases of mistaken identity on your hands.
Vikala: Yes... I've learned my lesson. I'm going to be braver, starting now.
(Captain) and the others are watching this scene unfold from a little ways off.
Lyria: Case closed, I guess?
Vyrn: I guess? I'm completely lost here.
Vyrn: At any rate, let's... not tell Rackam about this.
Lyria: Ahaha... Good idea.
Vikala often struggles with her identity, caught between yin and yang, but she has grown a bit through her experiences today.
Evidence of that growth will no doubt shine through during her journey aboard the Grandcypher.