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1# The script of the game goes in this file.
2
3# Declare characters used by this game. The color argument colorizes the
4# name of the character.
5
6###Character Summary:
7#At least 3 main characters so far. The 2 girls as the main couple, plus the angel. One of the girls must be
8#perceptive, and/or a shrink, to recognize angel's eventual sadness. The other girl needs to have more worldly
9#experience, possibly having moved frequently, unsure of the road ahead. Angel is a bit aloof, having seen much.
10define e = Character(_("Elizabeth"), color = "#CE2558")#She's the shrink, wears heart on sleeve, but hasn't left hometown. Bit single-minded,
11 #wanting nothing more than to help people by being a psychologist.
12 #green eyes, strawberry blonde, angel necklace
13 #Though it's a trope, HS offers best bet, especially due to lack of XP to draw from.
14define c = Character(_("Chloe"), color = "#473710")#Has moved plenty of times, hasn't planned out her future fully because it keeps
15 #changing. Hasn't gotten out much because she never got to know people. May be able to notice the supernatural better than most, but is unaware
16 #Dark long hair covering an eye, brown eyes.
17
18define a = Character(_("Andy"), color = "#49D6DF")#Full name, Anduriel. Has existed for millenia at least, playing guardian to many.
19 #blue eyes, maybe dirty blond. Maybe a touch of stubble, but mostly clean shaven
20define am = Character(_("Andy's telepathy"), color = "#49D6DF")
21define ap = Character(_("Past Andy"), color = "#49D6DF")
22
23###Scene Summary (so far)
24#Elizabeth (who will be the main girl when story is not on Andy)gets off a bus, eager to start at a new boarding school.
25#Andy is in the crowd, visible but not noticeable. She'll bump into Chloe,
26#noticing they're living in the same dorm room, which they'll check out together.
27# The game starts here.
28
29label start:
30
31 # Show a bus background, with Elizabeth.
32 scene bg room
33
34 # This shows a character sprite. A placeholder is used, but you can
35 # replace it by adding a file named "eileen happy.png" to the images
36 # directory.
37
38 show eileen happy
39
40 # fade to black after every major scene.
41
42 "This is exciting."
43 "My first day at a new school. A boarding school of all things."
44 #show elizabeth thinking
45 "I'm supposed to have a room mate. I've never had a sister, let alone a room mate."
46 "I wonder if we'll get along. Maybe we can get smoothies, or talk about cute boys, or something like that."
47 "Will she be the mysterious type? Party animal? I can't wait to find out!"
48 #show elizabeth determined
49 "The bus is slowing down. It's time."
50 #show bg crowd
51 "I make my way off the bus, into a crowd full of people going every which way."
52 "I pull out the papers saying where my dorm is. Hmmm, room 401, 401..."
53 "I'm so busy looking at my papers I don't see where I'm going, until..."
54 "SMACK!"
55 #show bg collision
56 "???" "Hey, would you be careful!"
57 "???" "Sorry, sorry! I was trying to find my dorm, and..."
58 "I look up to see the person I bumped into. For a minute, my breath hitches in my throat."
59 "A girl, about the same age as me it looks like, with long dark brown hair, hiding one eye."
60 "That eye, as well as the one I can barely see, are the most alluring shade of brown I've ever seen."
61 "She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, and I find myself staring before I catch myself."
62 "???" "Hello? You there?"
63 "Her voice snaps me back to reality."
64 "???" "Yeah, I must've hit my head harder than I thought or something."
65 "I start picking up my school papers when I notice hers as well."
66 "One says \"Chloe Ethridge\", and in the space for dorm room, 401."
67 "???" "Hey, you're my new room mate!"
68 c "Huh? What are you talking about?"
69 "I stand up, gathering my papers, while she gathers hers."
70 #back to crowd, with both girls on-screen, both a bit nervous, Chloe less so.
71 "???" "Look at our papers!"
72 "I show her my papers, then hers, both saying \"Room 401\""
73 e "I'm Elizabeth, nice to meet you!"
74 "I extend my hand towards her."
75 c "Chloe. Nice to meet you too."
76 #both smiling warmly, though for Chloe, maybe a bit less
77 "She takes my hand and shakes it."
78 "Her hand is warm and soft, I'm enthralled, and possibly shake for longer than is nessecary."
79 c "Uh, you can let go of my hand now."
80 #chloe nervous, elizabeth wide-eyed
81 e "Ooops, sorry!"
82 "I pull my hand away, I can feel a blush beginning to form.
83 Surprisingly, while her tone is of annoyance, her face suggests she didn't dislike it."
84 #elizabeth blushing, chloe light blush
85 e "So do you know where 401 is?"
86 #elizabeth determined, chloe with a neutral expression, or whatever her default will be
87 c "Technically no, but I'm good with directions so I can likely find it easily."
88 "She leads me through the crowd as we approach the girl's dorms."
89 #show bg dormhall
90 #show bg dormroom
91 c "Well, here we are. Pretty nice huh?"
92 #chloe smiling
93 "I look around the room. There isn't much here just 2 beds,
94 a nightstand between them, a desk and a closet."
95 e "Well it's not the biggest place is it?"
96 #elizabeth thinking
97 c "No, but dorms usually aren't. I saw bathrooms down the hall."
98 e "Well, want to claim a bed/closet side and unpack?"
99 #chloe default
100 c "You pick, I'm fine either way."
101 "We spend the rest of the afternoon unpacking and getting to know the layout of the dorm."
102 "{i}A few hours earlier, in another part of town{/i}"
103
104label andy_intro:
105 ###Scene Summary
106 #Intro to Andy, and his role in the story
107 #scene bg plain room
108 #show andy neutral pajamas
109 "Another early day, as usual."
110 "Another day, subtly helping the humans become better."
111 "It's a wonder how they'd ever truly get on without us."
112 #show andy stretch
113 "I stretch and yawn. I don't sleep much, but it is still nice.
114 No wonder many humans love their bed so much."
115 "It's then that I notice my phone has a message: \"To Anduriel:\""
116 #show andy alert
117 "Oh, High Command wants something from me huh?"
118 "I double tap the message to read it, phone reacting to my angelic nature."
119 #show phone screen
120 "\"Anduriel, you've been assigned couple guardian duty.
121 A new couple is about meet for the first time, Elizabeth Bella Shepard and Chloe Hope Ethridge.\""
122 "\"They will be meeting at Yakamoto High School at 3 PM this afternoon.\""
123 "\"Do not approach or make yourself known to them. Further details are as follows: \""
124 "What follows is a list of their respective likes, dislikes, family histories, etc."
125 #back to andy, nodding
126 "Humans would be appalled that this much info exists in one place."
127 #andy getting dressed, phone hovering for him to read it
128 "I start getting dressed while my phone hovers, while I read about the details of my charges."
129 "\"Hmmm, so Elizabeth's the relatively sheltered girl, and Chloe has moved around a lot huh?\""
130 "This job would've been a lot harder 100 years ago.
131 However, I must praise the humans for their progressive attitudes."
132 "\"Finally took them long enough. They go millenia with little progress,
133 and in little over a century, it all changes.\""
134 #Andy dressed, grabbing his phone.
135 "I finish getting dressed and grab my phone and sunglasses. 8 AM. Plenty of time."
136 #Andy on the street
137 "I head out, buying a breakfast sandwich and juice.
138 I hadn't eaten in months to save food for others, but having something pre-guardian duty is always nice."
139 "My phone buzzes, another message. The screen says \"Hey dude!\" and it's from John."
140 #phone again
141 "One tap later: \"Hey Andy! Congrats on the new guardian duty. Lesbian couple huh? Now that'll be hot!\""
142 "I roll my eyes."
143 a "John, why must you be a perv?
144 You know we're supposed to respect the humans right, not have carnal desires about them."
145 "He's always been like that. Maybe in a century or 2 he'll learn."
146 "I type out my reply while eating.
147 \"You are 457 years old and an angel. Act like it.\" and press send a bit harder than usual."
148 #back to andy on street, annoyed because of John, then happy.
149 "Now, I will give him credit, it is nice when assigned guardian duty to a cute girl.
150 Especially 2."#slightly perverted smile
151 "But since we're supposed to be the models the humans look up to,
152 we can't devolve into hormonal teenagers."
153 #andy with clenched fist, calming himself
154 "I finish my sandwich and juice, crushing the wrapping and cup in my hand.
155 A brief glow, and they're dust I let blow away, without littering."
156 "Now let's see here..."
157 "Elizabeth is supposed to catch a bus there. I suppose I will as well."
158 #scene change, now he's on the bus
159 "The bus ride is uneventful, although I did alter one guy's luck so that
160 he'd get that promotion he was working for."
161 #now he's on a different street
162 "I get off a bit earlier than I normally would, so that I can walk the rest
163 of the way to kill time. It's nice out, plenty of birds singing."
164 "\"My eggs are hatching!\" one of the female robins seems to say, or
165 \"Hey ladies, I'm as red as a red delicious apple. That means I'm delicious too.\" says a cardinal."
166 "I shake my head. Horniness is everywhere it seems."
167 "Other birds are commenting on what the humans are doing, whether they
168 enter shops, drive, or etc. Some birds even comment on the couples."
169 "A couple notice me, wanting to give me the news of the town's doings,
170 or asking what I'm doing. I give a quick mental reply about guardianship for 2 girls,
171 and some of the blue jays start asking for details."
172 #annoyed face
173 "They love their gossip, and I'm not willing to provide."
174 #happy again, but at the school
175 "I make it to the school they're staying at and check my phone."
176 a "Ok, Elizabeth still has some time to get here, Chloe is walking it seems."
177 #crowd, with Chloe
178 "Before long I spot Chloe in the crowd, clearly looking for 401.
179 However, there's still a few minutes before Elizabeth's bus arrives. I have to distract her somehow."
180 "I mentally start nudging people her way, getting her turned around and lost.
181 Before long, she's lost and is confused. Sorry Chloe, but it's for your own good."
182 #enter Elizabeth
183 "Then a bus arrives, and I squint and confirm, it's Elizabeth's bus.
184 I give her a little mental nudge so she focuses on her papers, while nudging Chloe in her direction."
185 a "And here we go..."
186 "SMACK!"
187 #a view of the collision, but different angle.
188 "The 2 girls collide head first into each other, both falling over onto the ground."
189 "Elizabeth is staring, and Chloe is trying to get her to come back to Earth."
190 c "Hello, you there?"
191 e "Yeah, I must've hit my head harder than I thought or something."
192 #both standing and walking off
193 "Before long, they gather themselves and start off in search of 401."
194 a "Well, my immediate job is done. I'm not willing to follow them in and expose myself."
195 "{i}The next day, in the dorm.{/i}"
196
197label first_day_Epov:
198 "BEEP BEEP BEEP!"
199 e "Uuuuhhhh, why do we have to get up now?"
200 #show dorm darkened
201 "It always sucks getting up in the morning, especially to an alarm clock."
202 "Besides me, Chloe also stirs in her sleep, not wanting to get up."
203 "I drag myself out of bed and attempt to wake Chloe."
204 e "Chloe, come on, we have to get up or we'll be late."
205 "She rolls over with a \"I donwanna\"."
206 "I turn the lights on, wincing a little as the bright light hits my eyes."
207 #brighter dorm
208 "Groggily, I walk over to her bed to shake her awake."
209 e "Chloe, c'mon, you have to get up."
210 c "Make me."
211 "An evil grin begins to form on my face at that. Oh, I have an idea how to make you wake up."
212 "I wiggle my fingers, preparing to tickle her, then throw back her covers."
213 #chloe on bed, in pajamas
214 "For a minute, my breath catches in my throat."
215 "Chloe's laying there in a tanktop and pajama pants, her hair a mess."
216 "Her face is makeup free, her eyes half-lidded."
217 "She looks so ordinary, and yet, so beautiful."
218 "I shake my head to clear my thoughts. I have a mission, damn it!"
219 "I start to tickle her exposed neck, she reacts by fidgeting."
220 "Pretty soon, she's laughing."
221 c "Ok, Ok, I'm up. You can stop that now."
222 #dorm room, both girls up
223 e "So who's first into the shower?"
224 c "I would say ladies first, but..."
225 "I giggle a little, and she blushes."
226 e "Why not you go first?"
227 c "Ok, fine."
228 "She grabs some clothes, a towel, and toiletries and heads down the hall to the bathroom."
229 #hide chloe
230 "I gather up some of my own things to prepare for when she's done."
231 "A few minutes later, she comes out, wrapped in a towel."
232 #show chloe in a towel
233 e "Chloe, you're still a bit wet."
234 "She blushes while looking at me with a raised eyebrow."
235 c "Uh, did you even think about how that might sound?"
236 "I stop for a minute, blushing as I realize how it would sound out of context."
237 e "S-s-sorry, I didn't mean it like that! I had meant the water, not-not-not the other way!"
238 "Before she can respond, I rush off to the bathroom to shower."
239 #fade to black
240 "A few minutes later, we're both showered, dressed, eaten breakfast,
241 and are trying to find our homerooms."
242 #classroom
243 "My homeroom was rather plain, all things considered. Most of the
244 classes were similar, with the fact that the lessons were more about the class itself, not the subject."
245 "The only exception to the routine boredom was Chemistry, and that was only because Chloe was there too."
246 "Even lunch was a bit boring."
247 #science classroom, with 2 person desks
248 "It was a typical science room, filled with 2 person desks."
249 "Everyone sat with someone they knew, leaving only 2 people unpaired up."
250 "We both look at each other, then at the empty desk, before sitting down."
251 c "So this is the only class we have together, huh?"
252 e "So far. I'll admit I'm not the best at chemistry, except for that between people."
253 #chloe raises an eyebrow
254 c "You're a matchmaker or something?"
255 e "Well, yes, but I'm just good at understanding people in general."
256 #chloe's eyebrow returns to normal
257 c "So you're a shrink huh? Psychoanalyzed anyone yet?"
258 e "Here? No. And it usually takes me a while.
259 Switching gears slightly, are you any good at chemistry? The non-people kind?"
260 c "With chemistry, yes. I hate how physics class
261 is basically fancy math class though." #To anyone actually reading this file, that is 100% true.
262 e "So I'll be in your good hands then all year?"
263 c "Well, yes, but I'm not doing all your work for you if that's what you mean."
264 e "Oh, no no no, I hate it when others do that."
265 "The teacher walks in and signals everyone to quiet down,
266 and the class begins, though as uneventful as the others."
267 "The rest of the day is uneventful, passing with the same old
268 \"This is what you'll learn in this class, etc.\""
269 #scene change, evening, outside
270 "I was wandering around outside after dinner, getting fresh air,
271 when I noticed Chloe laying down on some grass."
272 e "Chloe? What are you doing out here?"
273 c "Wishing the Milky Way was visible."
274 e "Mind if I join you?"
275 c "Not at all."
276 #cg, elizabeth and chloe laying on grass, looking at stars
277 e "So, you like looking at stars?"
278 c "Ever since I was a kid. I've even owned multiple telescopes."
279 e "Really? Why multiple?"
280 c "I've moved. A lot. All over the place. Many things have been lost."
281 e "I'm sorry."
282 c "Don't be. I've had to learn to accept things as they come."
283 "She points to a line of 3 stars."
284 c "There's Orion's belt, as you likely know. But did you know that there's a nebula below it?"
285 e "Really?"
286 c "Yes, you can't fully see it, as it requires a darker night than
287 you can get in a city, but it's there."
288 "She then points to another section of the sky."
289 c "And over there, though you can't really see it for the same reasons,
290 is the Andromeda Galaxy. It's our closest galactic neighbor, short of the Magellanic Clouds."
291 e "Magellanic Clouds?"
292 c "They're basically our galactic suburbs. Large and Small, both orbiting
293 the Milky Way. You can't see them from here, both are in the Southern Hemisphere."
294 c "But Andromeda is the closest true galaxy, and farthest thing visible to the naked eye."
295 e "So what got you into stars?"
296 c "They're cool to look at, and there's so much up there."
297 c "Besides, when the world around me has changed so much, the heavens remain
298 constant. Well, constant enough."
299 e "Constant enough?"
300 c "The stars are moving, drifting, and according to some, may all collapse
301 together in the Big Crunch. However, this happens so slowly humans will never know."
302 c "Ancients thought the heavens were timeless and unchanging. In a way,
303 they're right. We'll never see a vast change."
304 e "Big Crunch? Never heard of that before."
305 c "Theory that says gravity will pull everything back together. Big Bang, but opposite."
306 e "Isn't that horrible?"
307 c "Technically yes. However, it would be billions and billions of years away."
308 c "And it may not even happen. Other universe deaths could happen instead.
309 IE, the heat death, where everything cools down, and there's nothing we can do."
310 e "So, anything else you can show me?"
311 c "Not unless I had my current telescope in a dark place."
312 e "Current telescope? What's it like?"
313 c "Oh she's amazing. wide opening, long legs, smart, sees things in great detail,
314 comes with her own accessory kit."
315 e "Uh, you sure this is a telescope?"
316 c "Oh, uh, yeah, it's a telescope. What'd you think it was?"
317 "Out of the corner of my eye, I can see some pink in her cheeks."
318 c "Er, to translate, 114 mm aperture, is actually tall enough I don't have to bend
319 down much to look through the eyepiece, has an onboard computer, and the kit."
320 e "Aperture?"
321 c "It's how big the opening is. In refractors, the diameter of the objective lens.
322 In reflectors, the diameter of the primary mirror."
323 c "The bigger the opening, the more light that can be let in, and the fainter the
324 object that can be seen."
325 c "It's why there's a lot more that are short and wide over long and skinny."
326 "Now it's my turn to blush a little."
327 e "Do you know how that sounds out of context?"
328 c "Wow, we're being bad tonight, aren't we?"
329 "We then both look at each other, wordlessly realizing she just made it worse."
330 "A cool breeze blows over the both of us, causing us to shiver."
331 e "Want to go back inside?"
332 c "Yeah, sadly, it's one of the things about stargazing I'm not a fan of. The
333 serious ones will stay out all night."
334 c "That, and if you're somewhere unfamiliar, it gets spooky, because you're not sure of every sound."
335 c "Also avoid areas with lots of bugs."
336 "She gives a slight shiver that seems unrelated to temperature."
337 c "So many bug bites..."
338 #both get up
339 "As we walk back to our dorm, I feel compelled to ask."
340 e "Hey, do you want to go for ice cream tomorrow after school?"
341 c "Hmmm, sure, since there's nothing else I know of to do here. Nor do we
342 really know anyone here, or at least I don't."
343 e "Don't worry, I don't know anyone either, I'm new."
344 "We spend the rest of the walk back to the dorm chatting about one thing or another."
345 "{i}The next day, somewhere else.{/i}"
346
347label ice_cream_andypov:
348 #scene street andy
349 "It's been a day. One day for them to settle into classes and get to know each other."
350 "It's afternoon. School should've ended for them, and they haven't left campus so far."
351 "According to an owl, they did stargaze last night, and mentioned going out for ice cream."
352 a "Wow, they're getting along quickly."
353 a "At this rate they'll be kissing before I know it."
354 "There are a few ice cream places around town. But I don't know which one they'll visit."
355 "As I start walking towards one, a robin flies by, telling me the girls were headed north."
356 #pull out phone
357 "I check the maps, there's one ice cream north of their school. There's
358 also a sandwich place across the street, so I can keep an eye on them without drawing suspicion."
359 "I begin fast walking there, using the various shortcuts I know around town."
360 #sandwich shop, with view of ice cream shop
361 "I get there just in time to see the girls get to the ice cream place."
362 "I order a BLT, chips and a soda, while I can see the girls are ordering
363 2 scoop waffle cones. Chloe gets cookie dough and coffee, while Elizabeth gets vanilla and strawberry."
364 "I pick an outside table, perfect to watch without being noticed.
365 The girls sit on a bench near the shop."
366 #cg, andy in background with sandwich, girls in background with ice cream.
367 "They're clearly enjoying their ice cream."
368 "Then I see some ice cream melt fall on Elizabeth."
369 e "Oops, my shirt!"
370 c "That's ok, I'll clean it up."
371 "Which she then does with her tongue, slowly."
372 "I feel my own eyes widen."
373 a "Ok, that just happened."
374 c "Hey, that's actually good. May I have some from the source?"
375 "Elizabeth holds out her cone, and Chloe takes a lick."
376 "A long, slow, lick, from bottom to top."
377 a "Wow, she's really enjoying that is she?"
378 "I lay a hand on my phone, transferring what I'm seeing and hearing into its memory."
379 a "This could be interesting."
380 e "I said you could have some, I didn't mean lick the whole thing!"
381 c "What? You didn't specify details. Besides, will this make it up to you?"
382 "Chloe then sticks her ice cream in Elizabeth's face. Without a word,
383 she gives a long lick, then sucks a little off the top."
384 #Andy pulling down his sunglasses looking over the top
385 a "Did she just....fellate ice cream?"
386 "I glance around to see who else saw that."
387 "So far, nobody. The street isn't that busy."
388 "Knowing that can change however, I modify light so they seem to blend in and noone will notice them.."
389 "Soon enough, even men will look past them without a second thought,
390 despite the SFW porn show in progress."
391 a "Now ladies, you're all mine."
392 "Wait, did I really just say that? That would sound really creepy."
393 "I double check my phone. It's recording what I'm seeing and hearing perfectly."
394 a "No problem saving this for later, heh heh heh."
395 "Wow, I really sound like a creep."
396 "I look back towards the girls, they're licking up each other's ice cream in a very lewd way."
397 a "And now they're ganging up on one cone. Oh boy."
398 a "At this rate, the ice cream will turn into liquid."
399 "At one point during their \"fun\", some vanilla ice cream gets on both their faces."
400 #girls with vanilla ice cream on faces
401 a "Of course. They just had to make it look like they got semen on their faces, didn't they?"
402 "Both girls are looking at each other, realizing what their faces look like."
403 #Pigeon pecking at the ground
404 "A passing pigeon stops near the sandwich shop, noticing where I'm looking, and looks towards the girls."
405 "\"Is this a courtship ritual? Are they going to mate?\" the pigeon says,
406 and I respond with an \"Well definitely not here.\""
407 "\"You sure about that? I can smell their pheremones from here.\""
408 am "Yes I'm sure. Human society won't allow it."
409 #Enter a squirrel
410 "\"Hey hey hey, you want to bet on that? Huh huh? They kiss, I get some of your chips.\""
411 "Damn squirrels and their gambling addiction. \"And if they don't?\" I ask."
412 "\"I give you one of those copper discs the humans use for trading. What are they called again?\""
413 am "Pennies, but their value is so low, not even humans will stop to pick them up anymore. Go higher."
414 "\"Hmmm, what about one of those larger silver ones? I found this near an arcade.\""
415 am "A quarter huh? Alright fine, you have yourself a bet."
416 #Andy fist bumps squirrel
417 "I hold up my fist, and the squirrel bumps his paw against it."
418 "The girls are looking at each other, with what I can only assume are slightly
419 lustful gazes, and their faces get closer together."
420 "Both animals get excited, eager to see it happen."
421 "The girls are now pulling each other closer to them, licking the ice cream off each other's faces."
422 "The squirrel is saying \"Come on, kiss already!\""
423 #Girl's lips meet
424 "And then their lips meet."
425 "The squirrel holds his paw out, saying \"Yes! You owe me some chips.\""
426 "{i}sigh{/i} I can't believe I lost a bet to a squirrel."
427 "I give him some chips."
428 "And they were sour cream and cheddar too."
429 "The squirrel eats them excitedly, still watching the \"action.\""
430 "And then we see it happen."
431 "Their tongues touch."
432 "\"We now have tongue? That means double payout, I need more chips. At this rate, you'll have to get a second bag.\""
433 am "You know I don't actually need to eat those chips, right? It's all part of the act."
434 "\"Yeah, but that doesn't mean you don't have your favorites, right? You angels enjoy it as much as the humans do.\""
435 am "Yeah, that's true."
436 #pigeon leaves
437 "The pigeon flies off, likely to spread the news of 2 human girls kissing in exchange for seeds and berries."
438 "The blue jays will pay through the nose, or beak rather, for gossip, and pigeons know this well, gaining all sorts of
439 favors, food, and other such things."
440 "\"You getting all this on that fancy brick of yours?\" the squirrel asks."
441 am "You mean my phone? Yes I am. This will certainly be juicy later."
442 "\"At this rate, it'll get literally juicy. And you'll owe me the entire bag.\""
443 am "They won't go that far. Laws and decency and all that."
444 "The girls keep kissing for a while, then break apart, their faces flushed."
445 "It's then they seem to realize what exactly they've done, and that their ice cream has been slowly melting the whole time."
446 "Well not by much, the ice cream seems to resist melting, and despite enjoying the \"show\",
447 I've been keeping their ice cream from melting too much."
448 " The girls turn away from each other, each finishing her ice cream as quick as they can, refusing to look at each other."
449 "\"Well, I'm out. The mate's been asking for more nuts for the young'uns, and I bet one of my buddies
450 I could get human food today. He owes me some acorns.\""
451 am "And the fact it was due to winning a bet from an angel, does that add anything?"
452 "\"I might be able to get some peanuts, and maybe an almond or 2 from him. The mate will be so happy,
453 I might just get the chance to bury my nuts.\" At that last line, the squirrel gives a cheeky grin, and I shake my head."
454 "Not only did I lose chips in a bet to a squirrel, he then made nut-based innuendo. What is the world coming to?"
455 "I finish my BLT, not wanting to waste food, kill my soda with inhuman speed, disposing of all trash
456 then start heading home, blue jays all gossiping about \"the two human females that kissed with tongue.\""
457 a "Well, that was interesting."
458 "{i}Later that day, in the dorm.{/i}"
459
460label ice_cream_post_epov:
461 #dorm room, late at night
462 "When we get back, neither of us are talking, and our blushes have subsided."
463 "We-we just made out, at an ice cream shop, in broad daylight. We hardly even know each other."
464 "Chloe also seems bothered by all that. She has an expression like she wants to say something, but doesn't have the courage."
465 "For a while, neither of us says anything. Then I find my courage and break the silence."
466 e "So, today was fun."
467 #Chloe looking a bit distant.
468 c "Yeah, it was."
469 e "Why did we do it though?"
470 c "What do you mean?"
471 e "We hardly know each other. We met not that long ago. And yet, we already kissed. Why?"
472 #Chloe distraught
473 c "If you don't know, I won't tell you."
474 e "Why? If there's something I should know, tell me."
475 c "It's just complicated, ok?"
476 #Elizabeth upset
477 e "What is? Why won't you tell me?"
478 #Chloe angry, maybe
479 c "You just don't get it do you?"
480 e "Chloe, lack of communication is one of the leading causes of relationships ending. Do you want that to happen?"
481 #Chloe softens up a little
482 "She pauses. I can see the conflict in her eyes, though she seems to try to hide it.
483 After a while, she exhales, trying to find the right words to say."
484 c "Lizzie, I-I---like you. A lot. I didn't think this would happen so quickly, b-but-but..."
485 #cg, chloe hugging elizabeth
486 "She crosses the room and wraps her arms around me."
487 "Her grip on me is tight. I can feel everything, her warmth, her breath, even her heartbeat."
488 #elizabeth returning hug
489 "Smiling, I wrap my arms around her in turn, rubbing her back gently to let her know it's ok to feel this way."
490 "However, I did notice she didn't say love. If she's not ready to say the
491 big L word, and only the little one, that's fine with me."
492 "I'm sure she'll get there eventually. For now, I'll play along, and only cross that bridge when she will."
493 e "It's ok Chloe, I like you too."
494 "She turns to face me, eyes wide."
495 c "You-you do?"
496 "I put my hands around her neck, pulling her face closer to mine."
497 e "Yes, I've liked you since when I bumped into you."
498 #girls kiss
499 "And I pull her lips onto mine."
500 "She tastes like coffee, thanks to the ice cream from earlier. I've never been a big coffee fan, but I
501 could get used to it I suppose."
502 "Her arms tighten around my back, pulling me closer to her. I feel her lick my lips, and part them slightly to allow entry."
503 "My eyes widen as I feel her tongue enter my mouth, playing with mine."
504 "I moan softly into her mouth, and I feel her smile in turn."
505 "After a few minutes, we break the kiss, resting our foreheads together."
506 "Neither of us says anything for a while, then I feel Chloe push me back onto my bed, resuming kissing me."
507 "She gets more aggressive with it, almost hungry. I'm totally willing to feed her."
508 "We break for air a second time, and were about to kiss again but then I notice how it's late and point that out."
509 #back to normal room
510 e "Want to go on an official date this weekend when we don't have school?"
511 c "I'd love to, but I've never been on a date."
512 e "That's ok, neither have I. It'll be fun, I'm sure of it."
513 c "But where will we go? What will we wear?"
514 e "It doesn't matter, as long as we're together."
515 #chloe eyebrow raised
516 c "Do you know how cliche that sounds?"
517 e "Now that you mention it, I do."
518 "We both giggle, then head back to our beds, turning the lights off."
519 "{i}A few days later, on the weekend.{/i}"
520
521label date_andy_discovery_epov:
522 #out front of the school, elizabeth worried, wearing a summer dress ala Fallout series
523 e "Where is she? She said she'd be here by now."
524 "Chloe told me to meet her out front, while she got ready."
525 "She said she wanted it to feel like a proper date, with us meeting seperately and all that."
526 "I was anxious on what to wear, despite what I said that night."
527 "But in the end, found this dress and thought it was perfect."
528 "A few minutes later, I see her, dressed in her usual outfit."
529 #elizabeth relaxed, chloe appears
530 c "Wow, you look amazing."
531 e "So do you."
532 c "But this is what I usually wear. You're actually dressed up."
533 e "This isn't dressed up, this is just nice. Is that all you have? You never wear too many different things."
534 c "Well, I've never been one for dress up girly clothes and all that."
535 e "Well, then we need to find you some."
536 c "I don't need any!"
537 e "You're not getting away from this that easy! At least you'll try some on, even if you don't buy any."
538 #chloe defeated
539 c "OK, fine. Well, then, shall we go?"
540 e "Sure, but to where?"
541 c "Not sure, I was just going to walk around areas we haven't seen."
542 e "Sure, that sounds like a plan."
543 "I absentmindedly grasp my guardian angel necklace, hoping things will work out today."
544 c "Hoping it'll bring you luck?"
545 e "Yeah, I'm hoping he blesses this date and watches over us."
546 "Together, we walk off in a random direction, not minding where, as long as it was somewhere."
547 #scene change to a street
548 "We're walking down a street, when Chloe sees a science store, filled with things like telescopes, microscopes, and the like."
549 #chloe a bit excited
550 c "I know it's nerdy, but I've always enjoyed coming in these places."
551 c "Sure, things can get expensive, but still..."
552 e "We can go in Chloe. I'm sure I'll enjoy it too."
553 "We head inside, and I'm overwhelmed by all the sciency things surrounding me. I'm afraid to touch anything,
554 in case it would break."
555 "Chloe is looking at everything jabbering away about things I don't know anything about."
556 c "Wow, look at the aperture on this telescope! 200 mm! This telescope has a wifi adaptor!
557 The Celestrin ProComet has tracking now!"
558 "On and on she goes, I can't even keep up. Nor do I remember all the lingo she spouts about focal length this,
559 or eyepiece that, adaptor this, etc."
560 "When we leave, she's still nearly lusting after all the telescopes inside."
561 #grinning Elizabeth
562 e "Now Chloe, time to find you some clothes."
563 #Chloe a bit upset
564 c "But, but.."
565 e "No buts, now come on."
566 "We find a clothing store and head in."
567 "Chloe tries on various outfits, and just for fun, so do I."
568 "Chloe does end up buying a few of them, at my insistence."
569 #scene change, maybe a light shift to show time passing
570 "A few hours later, we're walking along a street, when Chloe stops, pulls me aside into an alleyway, out of sight."
571 #Chloe angry
572 c "There's a guy following us."
573 "I go to look back behind where we were going."
574 "At first I see nothing, but then one guy with sunglasses seems to stand out to me for some reason, then it hits me."
575 e "Wait, he's not just stalking us now, he's been stalking us for a while!"
576 c "Yeah, I can't believe it was just now I noticed he was stalking us today."
577 e "No, that's not what I mean, he's been stalking us for days."
578 #Chloe confused
579 c "Huh? What do you mean?"
580 e "He was there when we first met, and when we ate ice cream."
581 #Chloe angry
582 c "What? He's been stalking us since the beginning!"
583 e "What do we do about him?"
584 c "We'll confront him, that's what."
585 "She looks around the alley we're in. It cuts through to the next street, also busy."
586 c "Follow me."
587 #Chloe determined.
588 "She takes me by the hand, leading me down the alleyway and out the other side, glancing over her shoulder constantly."
589 "The stalker doesn't seem to follow us down, and it's not until we get to an intersection that I notice him."
590 e "He's over there Chloe."
591 c "So he's trying to not be obvious about it. Hmmm."
592 #chloe thinking
593 c "How can we trap him?"
594 e "What if we don't?"
595 #chloe confused
596 c "Huh?"
597 e "What about just confronting him?"
598 e "We could just flat out walk up to him and ask."
599 c "What if he runs?"
600 #elizabeth thinking, then getting an idea
601 e "That alley we just came down!"
602 c "But we can't trap him there, it's open on both ends."
603 e "But if you go around to the other end, and I walk towards him, and if he runs towards you..."
604 c "That's brilliant Lizzie!"
605 e "It doesn't even have to be that alley per se. You just have to go down the block on the other side, and run in when he does."
606 #chloe determined
607 c "Hmmm, that could work. But also, what if we cross the street and do it there, to make it seem natural until we lure him?"
608 #chloe walks off
609 "We keep coordinating back and forth until our plan is finalized. Chloe sets off to her side, while I walk towards the stranger."
610 #show andy in the distance, if he isn't already
611 "Soon enough, he starts walking away."
612 "Panicking a little, he turns down an alleyway..."
613 "Right as Chloe turns dowwn the opposite end."
614 c "Why are you following us, you creep?"
615 #show chloe pinning andy against a wall, Lizzie close by, camera over the girls' shoulders.
616 "Without warning, she runs up to him and slams him against a wall. She almost looks like she's playing bad cop."
617 "I rush over to help interrogate. If she plays bad cop, I'll play good cop."
618 "What we can see of his face that isn't covered by dark sunglasses is showing signs of panic."
619 c "Why are you stalking us? Answer me creep!"
620 "???" "I-I-I..."
621 #shift the scene, move the camera to Andy's POV
622 "Shit shit shit shit shit!"
623 "This isn't supposed to happen!"
624 "Charges are never supposed to notice guardian angels. Never!"
625 "But Chloe has ame pinned against a wall. She's surprisingly strong, few humans could get away easily if
626 they were in my position."
627 "I could, but I don't want to overpower them. Nor do I want to reveal anything that would reveal my true nature."
628 c "Why are you stalking us? Answer me creep!"
629 a "I-I-I..."
630 "I can't tell them. There's no human excuse, and I can't reveal my nature. I slowly reach for my phone, to
631 call High Command."
632 "But Elizabeth notices, and grabs it from me."
633 e "No no no, you're not getting out of this. Let's see what's on this, hmmm?"
634 "She taps the phone a few times. The screen blacks out as a result. Thank the heavens humans can't use angel
635 tech without our permission."
636 e "Chloe, his phone seems broken or something. It just blacked out on me, and I can't get it to work.
637 What's weirder is, there's no buttons on it or anything, just the screen."
638 c "No buttons? Not even on the side?"
639 e "None at all."
640 "Chloe presses me harder against the wall."
641 c "Special phone huh? Who are you? And why do you have those sunglasses on all the time, it isn't that
642 bright out!"
643 "She reaches for my sunglasses, and rips them off my face."
644 #andy sans sunglasses, but eyes shut.
645 "I close my eyes tightly in response. If they see them, they'll know I'm not human, or at least know something's
646 off about me."
647 c "Afraid to even look at us now? Thinking of slinking away without saying anything? Look at us!"
648 a "I can't."
649 c "What do you mean you can't? Don't have the guts?"
650 a "You won't like what you see."
651 e "Prove it."
652 #andy eyes open, girls surprised
653 "With a sigh of resignation, I slowly open my eyes, then look at them."
654 "They recoil at the sight of my glowing eyes."
655 e "What-what's with your eyes? Why do they glow?"
656 c "Who are you? What are you?"
657 a "I can't tell you Chloe."
658 c "How do you know my name?"
659 "I shouldn't have said that. I can't believe I let that slip."
660 a "I'm sorry. I can't tell you. I know you want answers, but I just can't give them."
661 "I slump my shoulders in defeat. An angel of all people, brought low by a human, because of angelic laws."
662 "Giving up, Chloe lets go of me, and I slump to the ground, hanging my head."
663 c "Let's go Lizzie. Looks like your guardian angel didn't watch over you this time."
664 e "This was just unforseen! I'm sure things will eventually get better. Besides, sometimes the bad has to
665 happen so you appreciate the good."
666 c "If you say so, I just want to be rid of this creep."
667 "As they walk away, Elizabeth throws my phone in my direction."
668 #show street, girls walked away, only andy is present
669 "I pick it up, and immediately call High Command."
670 #andy with phone
671 "High Command" "This is High Command, how can I help you Andariel?"
672 a "Those 2 girls I'm doing guardian duty for? They noticed me. Please advise."
673 "High Command" "WHAT?"
674 a "Yeah, they noticed me following them, and think I'm a stalker. Do I terminate guardianship?"
675 "High Command" "Stand by, we're discussing."
676 "I hear multiple voices all talking at once, and some angry yelling mixed in here and there as well."
677 "After a few minutes, they talk to me again."
678 "High Command" "We have an unusual procedure for you from the higher-ups. You're to make friends with them."
679 #andy surprised
680 a "What? Make friends with the girls? How? They think I'm a stalker! I can't explain that to them!"
681 "High Command" "Revelation is authorized in that regard. Including your mission, and even tricks."
682 a "You want me to expose us? Even though it's clear that's something we should never do, ever?"
683 "High Command" "Higher-ups are persistent for reasons they won't tell us. How you tell them is up to you."
684 a "But-but..."
685 "High Command" "No buts, you have to tell them. Goodbye."
686 #andy standing with a stressed look
687 "They hang up. I stand there, looking out over the street."
688 a "I have to tell them everything? About who I am, what I am? How I was their secret matchmaker? Maybe
689 even do tricks to prove it?"
690 "What is the world coming to?"
691 "{/i}The following Monday, while in school."
692
693label andy_reveal_epov:
694
695 #show girls in science class
696 "In science class, Chloe is visibly distraught."
697 "Both our minds have been on one thing since Saturday."
698 "Him. Our mysterious stalker. Why was he stalking us? What was wrong with his eyes?"
699 c "Whatever, he doesn't matter anymore."
700 "She says that under her breath so the teacher doesn't hear. I barely hear it, but that's not my concern at the moment."
701 "Our stalker's eyes, they glowed, almost shone, like something inhuman. And there was something else.
702 I don't know how, or why, but I sensed...something from him. Like he wasn't a bad person. Like his stalking
703 wasn't for a bad reason."
704 "I can't explain it, and I know it makes no sense."
705 "Suddenly, my phone vibrates. That's weird, I didn't set it to vibrate."
706 "I take it out when the teacher's back is turned and look at the message."
707 "\"You two, meet me out front once school finishes. Find me under a tree. I have a lot to explain.
708 Be warned though, what you will learn there you won't believe at first. But when you walk away, your life
709 will never feel the same again. And Chloe, don't pin me down like last time.\""
710 "I look over at Chloe, she's looking at her phone as well."
711 e "What do you think?"
712 c "Personally I don't think we should go. But if we finally get answers..."
713 e "I think so too."
714 #scene change to school front.
715 "A few hours later, we're out of school and heading out front. Soon we find a tree, with our stalker underneath."
716 "He stands up and offers his hand. Something about him tells me he's nervous, despite not showing many signs."
717 #andy in the picture, chloe angry
718 "???" "Hi, I'm sorry I've stalked you, but as unbelievable as it sounds, I did have a good reason."
719 "I shake his hand, though Chloe just stands there, glaring at him."
720 "???" "How do I say this...I'll just go out and say it, because there's no way to ease into it.
721 I'm your guardian angel."
722 #lizzie and chloe confused.
723 "Elizabeth and Chloe together" "What?"
724 c "You're joking right? There's no such thing as angels, or spirits, or anything mystical."
725 "???" "I figured you'd say that. However, you saw my eyes glow Saturday, right?"
726 e "Yes, and for some reason, I can't stop thinking about it."
727 "???" "Well let me show you something else."
728 "All of a sudden, my chest and neck feel a bit lighter. I look down, and find my guardian angel necklace is floating."
729 e "What the hell..."
730 c "What are you doing to her necklace?"
731 "???" "What does it look like? I'm making it float. Go ahead and wave your hands around it if you don't believe me."
732 "We both wave our hands around it. No strings. Nothing obvious."
733 e "How are you..."
734 "???" "Or how about this?"
735 "We watch as a seed in his hands suddenly develops a root, growing rapidly. He puts it in a hole he likely pre-dug,
736 and covers it up. Seconds later, a shoot pokes through the ground, and within minutes, 2 flowers have formed
737 and bloomed from one plant, which he then picks and offers us each one."
738 "???" "I know, I know, you should have every right to hate me. And you're likely scared, and or confused,
739 by what I can do. Rest assured, I mean you no harm or discomfort."
740 "Chloe and I both take our flowers, holding onto them, amazed how just minutes ago, they were the same seed."
741 #Elizabeth puts hers in her hair, then shortly afterwards, Chloe.
742 c "How is this possible? Angels exist? Don't you have wings? Or a halo?"
743 "???" "We do. However, we usually hide those, to disguise our nature. Come, let's sit."
744 #cg, all 3 sitting under the tree's shade
745 "???" "In all my eagerness to show you what I am, I forgot to say who I am. I'm sorry about that."
746 "???" "My name is Andariel. Or Andy for short."
747 e "Nice to meet you Andy."
748 a "Nice to meet you too Elizabeth."
749 c "So, how do you know us? And why would an angel stalk us?"
750 a "Like I said, I'm your guardian angel. For both of you. I got the job from High Command the day you 2 met."
751 "He looks a little sad and makes a brief pause before continuing."
752 a "In fact, I am the reason you 2 met. Chloe, remember that you got turned around while looking for your classes?"
753 c "Yeah, I looked around, yet everytime I looked up, people just kept seeming to bump into me."
754 a "And Elizabeth, you were looking at your papers at the time you bumped into Chloe?"
755 e "Yes I remember...wait, did you do that somehow? For both of us?"
756 a "Yes. The orders were that you 2 would meet, and I had to ensure that. I'm sorry it wasn't completely...natural."
757 "Both Chloe and I look at each other. The looks in our eyes said the same thing. \"We were set up?\""
758 a "However, in a way, it's not that different than someone else playing matchmaker."
759 e "So all the stalking, it was just to make sure we were getting along?"
760 a "Yes. I know how creepy it sounds, and I thought I'd never get caught. But here we are."
761 a "Even now, this is hard for me. First, I'm breaking one of our prime rules, even though I was ordered to do so."
762 a "Never make direct contact with the humans. It's been angel law since humans first came to be on this planet."
763 a "The second reason this is hard, is well, you can imagine me as the socially awkward kid who never talks to anyone."
764 a "Because I haven't done this. Not in centuries."
765 c "Centuries? You don't look much older than us. How can you be centuries old?"
766 a "I'm not. I'm much older. Angels don't age. I'm not just a living fossil by your standards, I'm ancient."
767 e "Just how old are you then?"
768 a "Very old. I helped gather the the materials that gravity would pull together to form Lemdrin, what you now call Earth."
769 c "You...made Earth?"
770 a "With some help, yes. And I followed the plans High Command had laid out."
771 e "High Command?"
772 a "They give us orders. I can't say much more. Angelic law dictates we don't we don't upset any religions."
773 "He casts his eyes downwards."
774 a "I understand if you still think I'm a creep, and/or weird, but I hope you can forgive me."
775 "I put a hand on his shoulder. It feels warmer than I think it should."
776 e "I forgive you. You had a job to do Andy. And besides, it turns out I really did have a guardian angel."
777 "I look down at the one around my neck, which has since returned to normal."
778 c "I still have to ask though. If angels like you exist, why do bad things still happen in the world?"
779 a "We're not allowed to interfere with major events beyond what High Command tells us.
780 Humanity would weaken if we solved all your problems for you, and we can't have that. I know it sounds cruel,
781 and personally I wish I could help, but I can't, it's one of our prime laws. We can only influence subtly."
782 a "Sometimes the bad things end up leading to good things, or make you appreciate the good things more."
783 "He looks somber as he says this. Being an angel is not what it's cracked up to be apparently."
784 "Chloe lays her hand on his other shoulder."
785 c "Well, I've never known an angel, unless Elizabeth counts. I wouldn't mind...getting to know you."
786 #elizabeth blushing.
787 e "Did you really call me an angel? Thanks sweetie. And Andy, I wouldn't mind becoming your friend either."
788 "At this his eyes light up, both literally and figuratively."
789 a "F-friend? Really? I haven't had friends in a long time."
790 "A squirrel then scampers down the tree. Chloe and I back away, but then we notice it's holding something
791 in its mouth, and spits it out to reveal four quarters into Andy's outstretched hand."
792 c "Wha-what-why did that squirrel spit quarters into your hand?"
793 a "Because he bet against me making up to you, and lost."
794 e "Wait, you can talk to squirrels?"
795 a "All animals. Another squirrel bet that you 2 wouldn't kiss when you got that ice cream. I lost sour
796 cream and cheddar chips because of you two."
797 "He puts on a slightly pouty face, though it seems in jest."
798 a "More so because there was tongue! The blue jays would not shut up about it for days. Now they'll have
799 even more gossip, all because I revealed myself to you two, and you accepted and made me your friend."
800 a "They've also...helped me keep an eye on you. That owl you heard while stargazing, yeah he was an agent.
801 Same with the pigeon in the tree just outside your dorm."
802 c "You got animals to spy on us?"
803 a "Yes and no, they already lived there. I just asked for their services."
804 "He gets up."
805 #In front of the school, a bit late
806 a "Anyway, you ladies have to study and all that. I won't keep you anymore today. Any other questions?"
807 e "Yeah, why does your phone have no buttons?"
808 a "Oh, that. Angel phones are partially mind controlled, so buttons aren't needed. And our phones can do
809 things yours can't."
810 c "When can we see you again?"
811 a "Any time you're free."
812 e "Hmmm, our schedule's a bit busy. Thursday?"
813 a "Thursday it is then ladies. My number's in your contacts."
814 c "But we didn't add you."
815 a "No, but let's just say my phone has abilities. The simple answer is I hacked myself into your contacts,
816 even if the long answer is complicated."
817 e "Ok, see you Andy."
818 c "Nice knowing we have a guardian angel."
819 a "Ok, I'll see you Thursday."
820 "He walks off, birds following him chirping."
821 e "Wow,angels exist huh?"
822 c "I know. He said we wouldn't believe it, and one part of me still doesn't, but still..."
823 "We keep jabbering about Andy all the way back to the dorm."
824 "{i}Thursday, after school.{/i}"
825
826label andy_friend_date_andypov:
827
828 #scene out front of the school, andy
829 "The girls should be getting out any moment now."
830 "There they are."
831 #girls show up
832 a "So, anywhere you 2 would like to go?"
833 e "You likely know this town better than us. What is there to do here?"
834 a "Hmmm, let me check."
835 "I pull out my phone, opening the map. Nothing of major interest pops up. But then I think of something."
836 a "Actually, I do know of one thing we could do. Maybe not a place we can go per se, but a time."
837 #Chloe with eyebrow raised
838 c "Time travel? You can do that?"
839 a "Physically, no, but what I can do is show you some of my memories via my phone. You 2 hold hands, and
840 one of you hold my hand."
841 a "And let's go sit under the same tree as last time."
842 "We all go sit under the tree. The girls hold hands smiling at each other, then Elizabeth offers me her hand."
843 "I pull up the right memory on my phone, and take Elizabeth's hand."
844 a "Now, this is going to feel very, very weird."
845 "One tap later, and all three of us are seemingly hurtling through space and time, until we appear floating
846 in a vast array of stars."
847 #show everyone in a starfield, sun in the distance, Earth forming in the background
848 c "Where are we?"
849 a "Physically, still sitting under a tree. However, our minds are under an illusion."
850 e "You didn't answer her question though."
851 a "Ah yes. Well, we've gone back to an early memory of mine. Back while this system was under construction."
852 c "Wait. If we're in space, how can we breathe? And why do we feel like we're standing on something?"
853 e "You 2 are inside a bubble I made just for that purpose. Otherwise you'd perceive this memory for all
854 that it is, lack of atmosphere and gravity as well. You wouldn't die because it's just a memory,
855 but it wouldn't be pleasant. You'd likely just wake up under the tree."
856 "Near us, some rocks are coalescing together into a giant molten blob."
857 "A few angels guide their progress, all looking like balls of light."
858 "Angel" "Anduriel, monterio Grasoalemdrin. Wallum clo reles?"
859 c "What did he just say?"
860 a "Oops. Sorry, you don't speak Angel."
861 "I tap in the air, and a progress bar appears. I move it back to the beginning, and tap a few buttons to
862 auto translate to English."
863 "Angel" "Anduriel, the Moon-Former has arrived. Care to do the honors with me?"
864 ap "With pleasure Rosscoriel."
865 #past andy and Shades punch moon-former to earth
866 "The girls and I watch, as a planet approaches, and then memory Rosscuriel and I punch it towards the molten planet."
867 "Chunks of molten rock spew out and away, forming a ring around the planet."
868 a "Now let me fast forward a bit here..."
869 #molten moon and earth
870 "I tap something in the air, and the ring begins to coalesce into a solid body."
871 a "So ladies, care to guess what you just saw?"
872 c "Wait, if that was a planet, did we just see the moon being made?"
873 a "Yes, yes it was. Say helo to Soalendrin, and Lendrin, aka, the moon and the Earth."
874 "I gesture to each body, slowly forming and cooling."
875 "I'm having the memory run quite quickly. You don't want to see it at actual speed."
876 e "And at normal speed?"
877 a "Billions of years would pass."
878 "We also watch as as large parts of Earth change color to a brownish reddish color."
879 e "What's that? How come the world got so brown?"
880 a "Water. Early on, the oceans had a lot of dissolved iron. But eventually, it precipitates out and
881 settles on the ocean floor."
882 #Earth at a later stage, comet appears
883 a "Now here's a big event coming up. Time for a magic trick."
884 "We watch as Rosscuriel and memory me guide a comet towards Earth, and memory me punches it towards Earth."
885 "Then we watch a few lightning strikes in the area where the comet lands."
886 a "Tadaa! One comet, plus some lightning, and primitive life is now a thing."
887 e "But nothing's changed."
888 c "Any life at this point would be bacteria sized, max. But none of it would be as complex as that yet."
889 a "Someone knows their history of Earth. Now to fast forward a few billion years or so..."
890 "I tap another control, and we watch the Earth in extreme fast forward. Oceans turn blue, continents drift
891 apart then back together again, even the stars themselves move around in the sky. One look on the girls'
892 faces tells me what I suspect: It's all too surreal for them."
893 a "Congrats, you 2 are the first humans to see history like this. How is it?"
894 #show elizabeth awed, and chloe excited
895 e "Wow. It's amazing."
896 c "I may have always been a bit of a nerd, but seeing it like this, it's so exciting! What else can you show?"
897 a "Anything, once we're on Earth."
898 #scene change, standing on Earth
899 "On and on we go throughout Earth's history. We watch as the first animals crawl out of the oceans, we watch
900 land life evolve."
901 a "Now, for a moment you 2 have likely been waiting for, but first, let me get you in the mood for it."
902 a "Duuuh, duh duh duuuh, duh duh duuh duh duuuh duh duuuh, duh duh duuh duh duuuh duh duh duuuh,
903 duh duh duuh duh duuuh duh duuuh."
904 #bg is of basically a Jurassic Park, girls amazed.
905 "Various dinosaurs walk around before us. A stegosaurus munches on some bushes."
906 a "Welcome ladies, to the Jurassic Period."
907 "They gaze around, awed at what they see."
908 e "So now we know..."
909 c "What it's like to be in that movie. Do T-rexes really clock in at 32 miles per hour?"
910 a "Well, they won't exist for millions of years yet. In fact, they're closer in time to humanity then they are
911 to right now. Strange to think about, I know."
912 #show elizabeth scared
913 e "What about the raptors? They were scary."
914 a "Velociraptors won't show up until the Cretaceous Period. That, and they're much smaller than you think,
915 and have feathers. So no riding with them on a motorcycle. Most likely you're running over them. They also had
916 feathers."
917 c "So if real raptors had feathers..."
918 a "That fact was actually first discovered shortly after the first movie came out. Hence their absence.
919 Also hence the line in the last movie about how if they were kept pure, they'd look very different."
920 #show andy sighing
921 a "Those movies may be fun to look at, but I do hate the hubris shown. De-extinction might itself not be that
922 bad, if what you're bringing back is something that can fit in the world today, and/or won't turn on you.
923 But resurrecting something long dead like the dinosaurs, they deserved to lose the park."
924 a "And then, then they decide their hubris hasn't gone deep enough. Oh no! They play god and create
925 something that has no place in the world. All because \"nobody's interested in dinosaurs anymore.\"
926 Meanwhile, the movie itself becomes a big hit."
927 #show andy catching himself somehow.
928 a "But look at me, I'm rambling, when I'm supposed to be showing you 2 a good time in the past."
929 a "Anything here you ladies want to do, or would you rather I advance memories to the Cretaceous Period
930 so you can see dinos you're most familiar with?"
931 e "Hmmmmm...."
932 c "We can go to the Cretaceous. Let's face it, like you said, most dinosaurs people know, movie or otherwise,
933 are from that period."
934 a "True, wait a few moments, or millions of years, which ever you prefer."
935 "I tap another control, and we watch the world around us change."
936 #scene change, a more Cretaceous theme, with appropriate dinosaurs. Could maybe even be the same, or similar, world.
937 a "And now we're in the Cretaceous Period. When most of the famous dinosaurs come from."
938 "Some pterodactyls fly over head. A tyrannosaurus rex walks past not far from us."
939 a "Now this is the Period most people have in mind when you talk about dinosaurs. This is the fun period."
940 #show girls amazed
941 e "Is that a T-rex? Does it really run at"
942 a "32 miles an hour? Roughly a bit faster actually. Makes for a great ride."
943 #show andy grinning, girls a little fearful
944 "I grin at them."
945 a "Want to ride a T-rex? Feel all that killing power under you? All those muscles?"
946 e "Errr."
947 c "I think that's more adrenaline than either of us can handle. I mean, a T-rex?"
948 a "Relax, I'd always be here in case