$title Part 4: Psyche
$set_background cave_wall_2
$wait 1.0
$overlay_color #00000000 1.0
$wait 3.0
# Bard is embarrassed, Marco is confused
$set_sprite bard bard/blush bounce
Bard: H-Hang on, this is...!
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/reflect
Marco: ...A piece of paper? Looks like there is something drawn on it. Let me take a closer look...
$clear_sprites
$sound_effect paper_handling
$wait 1.0
Bard: ...
$wait 1.0
Marco: ...
$wait 1.0
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/show_drawing
Marco: ...
$wait 1.0
$start_music aboard_the_akhirah
Marco: ...I don't get it. Did someone have a nightmare and decided to draw it?
$set_sprite bard bard/sweat
Bard: A n-nightmare? Why do you say that...?
# Marco shows the drawing directly to the screen
Marco: Well, look. The poor maned wolf seems so scared, squirming helplessly while he's gobbled up by the large, hungry dragon.
$set_sprite bard bard/blush
Bard: ...
Marco: Bard? Are you okay? Did I scare you with this?
Bard: ...It's not meant to be scary. J-Just trust me on this, Marco.
Marco: Huh? If it's not, then what? ...Did you remember something?
Bard: [color=#b2b7d2](Ugh. I-I can't believe I have to say this out loud...)[/color]
$set_sprite bard bard/normal
Bard: H-How do I put this? It's, uh, a vore drawing. Y-You can tell by how detailed the maw is.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/pensive_speak
Marco: A...vore drawing?
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/pensive
Bard: Yeah. Wh-Whoever drew this very much enjoys the scenario...
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/show_drawing
Marco: Huh... I mean, I can tell it's well-made, but I'm not sure I get it. I just feel bad for the poor fellow being eaten alive...
Marco: What about you? Do you enjoy this "vore"?
$set_sprite bard bard/blush bounce
Bard: U-Uhh...!

$prompt
$option 04_admit Admit it
$option 04_change_subject Change the subject
$label  04_change_subject
$increment change_subject
$if change_subject >= 2 04_roll_0_for_deception
$set_sprite bard bard/face_away
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/pensive
Bard: U-Um... M-Maybe we should try fishing something else. Something more a-alluring than some scrapped paper.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/show_drawing
Marco: Scrapped paper? I mean, it's a bit soggy from the river's ethereal goop, but it wouldn't have manifested if it didn't mean something to someone out there.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/shocked
Marco: ...Are you trying to hide something?
$goto 04_you_made_marco_sad
$label 04_roll_0_for_deception
$set_sprite bard bard/face_away
Bard: Wh-Why should I trust you...? Your clothes give a very suspicious vibe, a-and–
# Marco is confused
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/confused
Marco: What? ...You already used that excuse before.
$label 04_you_made_marco_sad
$set_sprite bard bard/sweat bounce
Bard: U-Urk!
# Marco seems kind of dejected
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/sad
Marco: If you don't wanna tell me, that's okay. I won't force you to speak.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/crossed_arms
Marco: But I would prefer it if you told me so, instead of making up excuses...
Bard: [color=#b2b7d2](Oh no... I think that made Marco sad.)[/color]
Bard: [color=#b2b7d2](...You know what? Screw it. For once, I want to tell the truth about how I feel!
$text_new_line ...Even though it makes me wanna throw up.)[/color]
$label 04_admit
$set_sprite bard bard/normal
Bard: ...
$set_sprite bard bard/blush
Bard: ......
Bard: .............................ffffine.
# Marco is genuinely curious
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/pensive
Marco: Hm?
$set_sprite bard bard/face_away
Bard: I admit it... I-I like vore.
Marco: ...
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/pensive_speak
Marco: ...Okay.
$set_sprite bard bard/sweat bounce
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/pensive
Bard: What?! I thought you were gonna say something more than "okay"...!
$stop_music
$if change_subject > 0 04_you_are_not_a_good_bean
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/pensive_speak
Marco: Bard, I can tell that you're being as honest with me as you can, and I really appreciate that in you...
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/explain
Marco: ...So that's why I don't want to press you on it. I'd feel guilty if I accidentally ticked you off...
$goto 04_awkward_silence
$label 04_you_are_not_a_good_bean
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/explain
Marco: I mean, I WAS going to ask you more about it...but it doesn't seem like you want to talk about it. So I won't.
$label 04_awkward_silence
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/crossed_arms
$set_sprite bard bard/normal
Bard: Ah... W-Well, I didn't expect you to be that considerate. Now I feel bad...
# Both of them seem apprehensive
Bard: ...
Marco: ...
$set_sprite bard bard/face_away
Bard: ...P-Please, just ask it. The silence is even worse.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/shocked
Marco: Oh! Are you sure, Bard? I don't want to strike a nerve or anything.
Bard: I-I'm sure.
$text_new_line [color=#b2b7d2](...that I don't envy myself right now.)[/color]
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/curious_speak
$start_music afloat
Marco: Have you ever done a "vore" before?
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/curious
$set_sprite bard bard/blush
Bard: U-Uhh, no. Of course not.
...I mean, I'd definitely remember that.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/curious_speak
Marco: Hmm... Then how can you like it without even trying?
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/curious
Bard: Well, I just do... G-Gosh, it's so awkward to say this out loud.
$set_sprite bard bard/face_away
Bard: What I mean is, I think it would be cozy.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/surprised
Marco: Cozy? ...That drawing certainly doesn't give me that vibe.
$set_sprite bard bard/normal
Bard: I guess vore can mean different things for different people...
Bard: But to me, I like to imagine that I'm small. Th-Then, someone large and caring takes me in their maw, and...gently swallows me for safekeeping in their stomach.
$set_sprite bard bard/blush
Bard: So I guess it's more about being very intimate with s-someone special... at least, for me.
# Marco is pensive
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/pensive
Marco: ...
$set_sprite bard bard/sweat
Bard: ...Wh-What?
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/pensive_speak
Marco: You know, Bard.
Marco: I've ferried many, many souls. And I've never heard any mention of vore from any of them.
Bard: Oh.
# Marco smiles
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/laugh
Marco: So I guess that makes you special!
$set_sprite bard bard/normal
Bard: ...
Bard: ...What.
Marco: Yeah! I mean, it's not going to Mars or anything, but I think that's very unique!
$set_sprite bard bard/blush
Bard: B-But it's just a silly fetish! That certainly doesn't make me special...!
Marco: Well, anything that makes you YOU is special, right?
$set_sprite bard bard/sweat bounce
Bard: If I WERE special... But I'm definitely not!
Marco: I'd argue you definitely are! Not everyone can make something like vore sound so nice and comfy! It even makes me want to try it!
$stop_music
Bard: R-Really, it's not a special memory or– ...Wh-What do you mean, try it?
# Marco has a hungry look and Bard is flustered
$remove_sprite bard
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/neutral
Marco: ...
$wait 0.5
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/neutral_speak
Marco: What I mean is...
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/neutral
$wait 0.5
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/hungry
Marco: You look so small...and I'm so big...
$wait 0.5
Bard: M-Marco...! Wh-What are y-you–?!
$wait 0.5
# Marco opens his maw towards the camera
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/show_maw
Marco: ...Wouldn't you like to get inside...?
Bard: M-MARCO...!!!
$wait 0.5
# Marco acts coy
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/shy
Marco: A-Ah... I'm sorry, Bard! I didn't mean to make you panic...! I just wanted to see if that would make you happy.
$set_sprite bard bard/unwell
Bard: I-I'm getting dizzy...
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/curious_speak
Marco: Oh, wow. I didn't expect it to give you that much of a reaction...
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/curious
Bard: N-No... I actually feel sick...
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/panic_speak bounce
Marco: Oh no! Is everything okay?!
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/panic
$set_sprite bard bard/unwell fall_down
Bard: ...Ughh, m-my head...
$overlay_color #fff 0.0
$overlay_color #000 1.0
$sound_effect wood_thud
$clear_sprites
Marco: Bard...?!
$wait 0.5
Bard: ...
$set_background marco_kneel_front
$wait 1.0
$overlay_color #00000000 1.0
Marco: ...
$wait 1.0
Bard: ...I-I'm better now.
Marco: Are you sure...?
$set_sprite bard bard/normal
Bard: Yeah... I'm sure. Don't worry about me.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/clutch_chest
Marco: Phew. I'm glad. I was really worried that you'd–... Just tell me if you feel unwell again, Bard.
Bard: Is something wrong?
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/crossed_arms
Marco: No, no. Nothing wrong. You look alright to me. But I should order Akhirah to take us to the [color=#ff00ff]Hereafter[/color] quickly.
$set_sprite bard bard/face_away
Bard: ...Actually, Marco.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/neutral
Marco: Hm?
$set_sprite bard bard/sweat
Bard: D-Do you mind if we [color=#ffff00]fish[/color] some more...? I think I saw something else under the surface.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/greet
Marco: O-Of course! We can fish some more. Let me grab my net first...
$overlay_color #000 0.5
$reset_background
$clear_sprites
Bard: [color=#b2b7d2](I-I don't know what happened. But I should trust Marco's knowledge as a [/color][color=#ff00ff]soul ferrier[/color][color=#b2b7d2], and put that aside...)[/color]
$overlay_color #00000000 0.0
$start_music under_the_surface
$collapse_textbox
$hide_textbox
$set_background akhirah_back_stopped

# Fishing 3
$escape fishing fishing_03_end 0.50 false {"name":"fishing_03_gold_case","sprite":"gold_case"} {"name":"fishing_03_grimoire","sprite":"grimoire"}
$label fishing_03_gold_case
$set_sprite fishing_item fishing_objects/gold_case reveal_fishing_item
$expand_textbox
$wait 1.0
: You found: a gold-filled briefcase!
$text_new_line A rather tacky representation of wealth. The real thing would be too heavy for someone to carry.
$set_sprite bard bard/normal bounce
Bard: Wow! This suitcase is chockfull of gold! I don't think I've ever seen so much of it at once before.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/curious_speak
Marco: Actually, that's a briefcase.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/curious
Bard: Huh...? What's the difference?
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/explain
Marco: A suitcase is normally larger, and supposed to carry clothes. On the other hand, a briefcase normally holds documents and small objects.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/pensive
Bard: I don't really get it. And several bars of gold don't really qualify as "small".
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/pensive_speak
Marco: But–
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/confused
Marco: ...
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/confused_speak
Marco: ...I guess the distinction doesn't really matter.
$hide_textbox
$clear_sprites
$escape return_to_fishing
$label fishing_03_grimoire
$set_sprite fishing_item fishing_objects/grimoire reveal_fishing_item
$expand_textbox
$wait 1.0
: You found: a magical grimoire!
$text_new_line A thick, menacing book, filled with magical spells and large illustrations for padding.
$set_sprite bard bard/normal
Bard: For a second there, I thought the eye on the cover was actually following me.
$set_sprite fishing_item fishing_objects/grimoire_left
Bard: ...
$set_sprite bard bard/sweat bounce
Bard: A-Ah! It IS actually following me...!
$set_sprite fishing_item fishing_objects/grimoire_right
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/confused_speak
Marco: It's supposed to be a magical object, right? Maybe that's part of its charm, in the mind of whoever conjured it.
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/confused
$set_sprite fishing_item fishing_objects/grimoire_left
Bard: I don't think it's charming at all. It's kinda creepy...
$set_sprite fishing_item fishing_objects/grimoire_right
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/neutral_speak
Marco: Don't worry, Bard! Unconscious manifestations from the Carnal River can't really hurt you...
$set_sprite marco marco_mask/confused_speak
Marco: ...I think.
$hide_textbox
$clear_sprites
$escape return_to_fishing
$label fishing_03_end
$stop_music
$overlay_color #000 1.0
$wait 2.0
$load 05_flux