label en_HT14:
 
    #Classic Kotoko.
    #also Lol yuri themes.
 
    #bg Classroom
 
    #Act 5 (?) title card… I need to think of a title. Not really good at that. Something "final".
 
    "What a weekend. After leaving Lilly's room, I practically fell straight asleep…"
 
    "…without setting my alarm."
 
    "If it wasn't for a particularly shrill bird, I would have been late to class."
 
    "The run to beat the bells set my chest ablaze, and for all the wrong reasons."
 
    "Some people joke about giving themselves a heart attack in situations like that."
 
    "It's not so funny when it's a part of your reality."
 
    "But that's not the point."
 
    "My tardiness neglected my morning conversation with Hanako, and now that there's only a few seconds to the lunch bells, I'm itching to say “Good Morning.”"
 
    "…amongst other things, of course."
 
    "Mutou finishes writing the last of the exam timetable on the board, and puts down the chalk."
 
    #Mutou serious
 
    mu "So ends this trimester's lessons. From now until the end of your exams is study time."
 
    mu "Myself and the other teachers will be available to help you."
 
    #Mutou contemplative
 
    mu "But, I suppose if you have made it this far and haven't absorbed the material, there's very little we can do for you."
 
    "The bells ring, Mutou leaves the classroom, but no-one moves."
 
    "The severity of his words seems to hit home with more than a few students."
 
    "Ashen faces fill the room, but none more ashen than the one closest to me."
 
    #misha sad/heh…. heh… heh
 
    mi "Heh… heh…"
 
    mi "Hey, Hisao…"
 
    mi "He's not serious, is he? Heh… heh…"
 
    "Man, I never thought anyone would knock the wind out of Misha's sails."
 
    "She still wears her idiotic smile, but her eyes are dead."
 
    "No, worse than dead."
 
    "From the nose up, Misha looks like a zombie."
 
    hi "I don't think it's that bad."
 
    hi "I mean, you've passed most of your tests to now, right?"
 
    "No change."
 
    "Ah well, this is amusing in its own right."
 
    #Shizune pissed off
 
    "Behind the zombified Misha, Shizune taps impatiently on the desk."
 
    "Misha, however, doesn't react, so I am left facing a clearly unimpressed Shizune."
 
    "I try to gesture “what” to her, but to no avail."
 
    shi "…"
 
    "She sighs, pushes her glasses up on her nose, and points behind me."
 
    hi "Eh?"
 
    ha "Good morning, Hisao!"
 
    #Show Hanako Happy
 
    hi "Hanako! Sorry, I got distracted, and I was late this morning, and… yeah…"
 
    ha "T—that's okay. I wanted to speak to Misha and Shizune, too."
 
    hi "Eh?"
 
    #Misha Eh?
 
    "Misha snaps out of her reverie."
 
    mi "Eh? You want to speak to us?"
 
    #hanako embarrassed
 
    ha "Um, well, I ended up making too much for lunch today, and you and Shizune seem to talk to Hisao a lot… and, um…"
 
    #mabye a more embarrassed Hanako?
 
    ha "I wanted to know if you wanted to join us for lunch and study…"
 
    extend " maybe… "
 
    extend "only if you wanted to…"
 
    #misha excited
 
    mi "Eh? What's this? You're asking us to come with you?!"
 
    mi "But you never talk to anyone!"
 
    ha "Um, well, I thought that you and Shizune might get lonely…"
 
    ha "There's no-one else on the council…"
 
    hi "Eh? I thought you said there were a lot of people on the council?"
 
    mi "There is, but there isn't."
 
    mi "It's like that."
 
    hi "Oh, I get it."
 
    "I don't get it."
 
    mi "But this is big news! Lunch! Study!"
 
    mi "Count us in!"
 
    hi "Um, shouldn't you ask Shizune first?"
 
    "Shizune sits directly behind Misha, who seems oblivious to her presence."
 
    "In fact, I think this is the longest that I think I've seen Misha go without signing something."
 
    mi "What? No, Whahaha. She'll pretend to say no but she'll come along."
 
    mi "We've seen you work in science."
 
    mi "We need someone like you that isn't dumb at it."
 
    "Misha lowers her voice."
 
    mi "Shizu would never admit it, but she's bad at science."
 
    mi "But don't tell her I told you that."
 
    "Behind Misha, a shadow rises."
 
    "Tapping on the desk didn't work."
 
    "Gently tapping her shoulder didn't work."
 
    "In a soundless vocabulary, these are the equivalent of “Excuse me” and “Hey! Misha!”"
 
    "Misha, however, remains oblivious."
 
    "The shadow winds up, and delivers possibly the most graphical “I'm Talking to You, Damn it!” that I have ever seen."
 
    #Misha cry/rubbing head
 
    mi "Ow… Shizune~"
 
    mi "You didn't have to do that."
 
    mi "Yes I did, you weren't paying attention."
 
    mi "But I was talking to Hisao…"
 
    mi "About what?"
 
    mi "Umm…"
 
    "Misha's mouth stalls, however her hands go through the pre-programmed movements, spelling out her thoughts directly to Shizune."
 
    mi "I should hit you again for being so insolent. Now tell me, what's going on?"
 
    mi "Oh, Hisao and Hanako want to study with us! Aren't we lucky?"
 
    #Shizune blush
 
    mi "Really? Well, the council has light duties during the exam period, so I think it is a good idea."
 
    mi "Hey, Shizu, can we use the council office?"
 
    mi "I don't see why not. Hisao, what do you think?"
 
    hi "Eh?"
 
    "I was so wrapped up in Misha's solo dialogue that I only barely registered my name being mentioned."
 
    ha "It sounds like a good idea."
 
    hi "Yeah, sure. But lunch first?"
 
    mi "Yippie~! Lunch! We can do that, right?"
 
    mi "You should always study on a full stomach, right?"
 
    "I don't even know who is talking anymore."
 
    mi "So, where do we go?"
 
    ha "Um, I asked Lilly to meet us in the usual spot, so, maybe…"
 
    mi "Oh, where's that?"
 
    hi "The roof. It's kind of our place, no-one ever goes there."
 
    mi "You're right! I've never been there!"
 
    mi "That's because it's supposed to be out of bounds."
 
    mi "Buu, don't be a killjoy. Hana here has invited us, we can't say no."
 
    mi "Hanako invited us?"
 
    ha "Y—yeah."
 
    mi "Huh. I guess we can't refuse then."
 
    mi "Great! Lead the way, Hisao."
 
    hi "Um, sure."
 
    "Slightly confused, I head up the narrow stairway to the roof."
 
    #bg roof.
    #The following scene was originally going to be my finale.
    #It will require a lot of direction.
    #hopefully we can get away without my panning and zooming.
    #You know, like a certain other rooftop scene.
    #I'll include bits that *need* to be seen.
 
    "The midday sun is a little blinding, but I can clearly make out three shapes sitting near each other."
 
    hi "Oh, the others are here…"
 
    mi "Others?"
 
    li "Ah, Hanako, Hisao, is that you?"
 
    ha "Y—yes Lilly. We… brought friends."
 
    emi "Friends?"
 
    rin "Brought?"
 
    mi "Hey, I know you?"
 
    $doublespeak (rin,emi,"Who?","Who?")
 
    mi "Yeah, don't you remember? The art room?"
 
    #Emi embarrassed/ O_O
 
    rin "I don't think I remember anything like that."
 
    emi "Don't tell me…"
 
    mi "I knew it! I was kinda dark so…"
 
    emi "That was a mistake!"
 
    hi "What's going on here?"
 
    #Misha ultra happy/ Emi Ultra O_O
 
    $doublespeak (mi,emi,"It's a secret.", "It's a secret.")
 
    rin "That's twice now Emi…"
 
    emi "It was just one time!"
 
    mi "What was one time?"
 
    mi "Oh, never mind, we just met up once."
 
    emi "I was looking for Rin and…"
 
    rin "You were looking for me in the art room?"
 
    hi "I thought you lived in there…"
 
    ha "You are there a lot of the time."
 
    li "If I were to search for you, I would look there first."
 
    rin "Huh. I would have looked where I was first."
 
    mi "That makes sense."
 
    emi "Anyway, why are we all here?"
 
    mi "Hanako invited us here."
 
    li "Hanako did?"
 
    ha "I… I thought we should study together…"
 
    ha "We are in the same class…"
 
    mi "And we have the council room to ourselves."
 
    li "My my, I don't suppose this is to force you to actually study, is it, Hanako, Hisao?"
 
    #Hanako Happy blush
 
    ha "M…maybe."
 
    rin "You won't study unless you're in the Council Room?"
 
    rin "I guess I have the same rule."
 
    rin "I have never studied, nor have I been to the Council Room."
 
    mi "Makes sense."
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "Oh, sorry, it doesn't."
 
    rin "You change your mind a lot."
 
    hi "She's talking for two and thinking for none."
 
    mi "It's true."
 
    mi "Hey!"
 
    hi "See?"
 
    rin "Interesting. Who are you?"
 
    mi "Shizune."
 
    mi "And I'm Misha."
 
    rin "Can we be friends?"
 
    mi "I don't see why not."
 
    emi "Hey… now… be careful."
 
    hi "Of what?"
 
    #emi embarrassed
 
    emi "Nothing!"
 
    hi "Er, okay."
 
    li "So, I take it we all will be studying together?"
 
    ha "W—well, Hisao is good at science, and you're good at music…"
 
    emi "Really? I really really suck at science, can you please teach me?"
 
    hi "Um, I guess, but…"
 
    mi "Ooh, that's right, Mutou likes you, he's always asking you to explain things."
 
    ha "Please?"
 
    hi "I don't really have a choice, do I?"
 
    li "Is the council room big enough for all of us?"
 
    mi "Should be. We can also have a lot of snacks while we study."
 
    li "Splendid. Should I bring my tea set?"
 
    emi "You have a tea set?"
 
    hi "Yeah, a good one too."
 
    ha "We use it all the time."
 
    emi "Hang on, are you two going out?"
 
    hi "Yes. Sorry, I didn't send out a memo yet."
 
    rin "Why would you do that?"
 
    mi "Oh, so that's why you two were together."
 
    hi "You didn't notice?"
 
    rin "She's thinking for none."
 
    rin "Or is that the other one?"
 
    "Rin looks thoroughly perplexed, but generally interested by the dual mind of Misha and Shizune."
 
    "It's the first time I've seen her actually animated in the least."
 
    li "So, Hamakichi and Shiina…"
 
    emi "Who?"
 
    hi "Shizune and Misha…"
 
    rin "So that's their names…"
 
    li "…as I was saying, Shizune and Misha will provide the room, Hisao shall provide the tuition, and I shall provide the tea."
 
    ha "I can make some sandwiches…"
 
    hi "They're pretty good…"
 
    li "…Hanako can provide the food…"
 
    emi "I can run to the shops and get some snacks really really fast."
 
    rin "I'm not studying, I just want to see Shizukichi and Shii…sha… more."
 
    rin "Shi…chi…shii…sha."
 
    rin "You sound like a dance."
 
    mi "Eh?"
 
    shi "…"
 
    "I can see Misha's tireless hands falter as Rin launches into her full “babble” mode."
 
    li "So, it's settled. What time shall we meet, teacher?"
 
    "I am set upon by six pairs of excited eyes, each seemingly more intrigued than the last."
 
    hi "Um, let's say three o'clock?"
 
    emi "Three it is! Watch me, I'll be back! Save me a seat!"
 
    "Emi scoffs the last of her lunch, grabs Rin's sleeve and makes a beeline for the stairwell door."
 
    rin "Eh? Why am I going? I want to stay with the dancers…"
 
    emi "Because I have no mon~ey."
 
    rin "I shall return, Shichishiisha."
 
    mi "Eh?"
 
    "Whilst Misha's brain tries to sort through recent proceedings, Hanako spreads out her food on a small blanket."
 
    "True to her word, she has made far too much for even too people."
 
    mi "Ooh, you did make a lot. Is it okay?"
 
    ha "P—please. Help yourself."
 
    mi "I think I will!"
 
    mi "Thank you for the food, Hanako."
 
    ha "You're welcome."
 
    mi "Hey, these are good!"
 
    hi "I told you."
 
    ha "T—thanks."
 
    li "No, thank you, Hanako."
 
    "Whilst the others are distracted with the food, I lean in close to Hanako."
 
    hi "Are you sure this is a good idea?"
 
    ha "I… I thought it would be better with more people."
 
    hi "You mean, so we study, instead of… you know…"
 
    #Hanako blush
 
    ha "S—sorta. But I… I've been in the same class as Shizune and Misha for a while now."
 
    ha "And they always talk to you in class, so I… I want to talk to them too."
 
    "I feel a smile creep across my face, and a sideways glance at Lilly confirms that she, too, is grinning."
 
    "Whilst there is a lot of food, before the might of the five of us, it is gone fairly quickly."
 
    mi "Thank you for that."
 
    ha "You're welcome."
 
    mi "Well, we have to prepare the council room for this many visitors. If you'll excuse us…"
 
    hi "Go ahead, I have to go back to my room to get my notes, anyway."
 
    mi "We'll see you there at three, then."
 
    "Shizune bows slightly, and Misha skips ahead of her, into the stairwell."
 
    li "My my, that was lively."
 
    hi "Indeed."
 
    #hanako blush smile
 
    ha "I… thought it was fun."
 
    hi "Eh?"
 
    ha "It was a little busy, but fun."
 
    hi "I think you're right there."
 
    li "Are you going to be alright for the study sessions?"
 
    hi "Sessions?"
 
    li "Surely we aren't going to all this trouble for one afternoon?"
 
    "A little piece of me dies inside. Am I going to be stuck teaching six girls for the next two weeks?"
 
    ha "I… I think I will be fine."
 
    ha "And it's less of a distraction than… than…"
 
    #Hanako super embarrassed
 
    #Lilly slight blush
 
    li "Oh, I suppose you are right there."
 
    hi "Yeah, I suppose we have no choice now."
 
    hi "It's hard enough getting away with one person watching, let alone five…"
 
    li "I wasn't watching…"
 
    hi "Listening, then."
 
    li "Hisao Nakai, are you, perchance, insinuating that I am some kind of voyeur?"
 
    hi "No, not at all. But you were…"
 
    "Lilly swings out in my direction, landing a playful punch on my back."
 
    "Still, I can't resist hamming it up."
 
    hi "Hey, ow…"
 
    li "Be quiet, you. I know that didn't hurt. That wasn't the point."
 
    #Lilly smile, Hanako laugh
 
    "Lilly's fake seriousness makes Hanako and I laugh, and before long she joins us in laughter."
 
    li "Come now, that's enough horsing around. How much longer do we have before class?"
 
    hi "Um, just under an hour."
 
    li "Well then, don't you think that you should prepare?"
 
    hi "Yeah, you're right. Hanako, do you need a hand?"
 
    ha "No, I should be fine. I'll see you there."
 
    "I lean over and kiss Hanako before setting off to collect my notes."
 
    "Just how the hell did I get roped into this?"
 
    return
 
label en_HT15:
 
    #bg Student council office.
    #Also Lol directing again.
 
    "I enter the student council office, utterly surprised at the changes since the last time I was here."
 
    "Well, more specifically, the changes that seem to have happened in the past hour."
 
    mi "Ta-da! What do you think?"
 
    hi "I'm… amazed. Where did you get…"
 
    mi "Classrooms."
 
    hi "And the…"
 
    mi "Staff room."
 
    "I shake my head at the absurdity of it all."
 
    "Shizune's desk has been pushed off to one side, and in its place, six classroom desks have been lined up in two rows."
 
    "Next to the door stands a small blackboard on wheels, fully equipped with chalk, eraser, and wooden ruler."
 
    #Misha ultra happy
 
    mi "Put on the jacket! Do it!"
 
    hi "Er, okay… but whose is it?"
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "Stop asking irrelevant questions."
 
    mi "When taking on roles such as this, getting the look right is the most important thing."
 
    mi "Besides, if you were to teach us in your uniform, we wouldn't be able to take you seriously."
 
    hi "I thought that this was supposed to be a study session?"
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "It IS a study session. For us."
 
    mi "That's right, Hisao. You're going to help us pass!"
 
    hi "Do I really have to wear the jacket?"
 
    $doublespeak (sh,mi,"…","YES.")
 
    "Reluctantly, I shrug the jacket onto my shoulders."
 
    "It smells a little of cigarettes and alcohol."
 
    "I guess one of our teachers is a fan of the local bars…"
 
    mi "It's perfect, isn't it, Shizu?"
 
    mi "Indeed. It's as if it were made for you."
 
    li "Is this the right place?"
 
    "Lilly and Hanako appear at the doorway, both carrying armfuls of provisions."
 
    hi "Yeah, this is it, come on in."
 
    ha "Y…you look funny, Hisao."
 
    hi "Tell them, they're the ones that are making me wear it."
 
    mi "It's perfect, isn't it, Hanako?"
 
    "The more time I spend with Misha, the more I believe that she would stop functioning if Shizune were to disappear."
 
    ha "Um… it looks kinda familiar…"
 
    hi "It's one of the teacher's…"
 
    #Hanako thinking/whimsical/something
 
    ha "No, not like that."
 
    ha "Like, from… before."
 
    "I try to read Hanako's face, but it's impossible."
 
    "Almost as if she is trying to remember something, but is unsure if she wants to."
 
    hi "I can take it off if you want…"
 
    ha "N—no. It suits you."
 
    mi "Told you!"
 
    "Without warning, Hanako lurches forward, nearly dropping the teapot she is carrying."
 
    emi "Sorry! I didn't see you there!"
 
    ha "T—that's okay…"
 
    rin "I told you it was too fast."
 
    #Emi Tee-hee/loli tap-self-on-head
 
    emi "I guess I messed up."
 
    ha "It's alright."
 
    "Though, in saying that, Hanako makes sure to quickly arrange Lilly's tea set on Shizune's desk."
 
    "Following suit, Emi unceremoniously empties her two shopping bags onto the desk, sending boxes of snacks skidding across the table."
 
    emi "Help yourself, Rin had a bit of money saved up so I went all out!"
 
    rin "I never said that we should share them…"
 
    mi "Too late!"
 
    "Misha opens the box nearest to her, grabs a handful of the chocolate-coated treats, and passes the box to Shizune."
 
    "Rin watches in disbelief."
 
    rin "So, both of you eat?"
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "Of course, what did you expect?"
 
    rin "I… don't know."
 
    hi "Hey, is this a study session, or are we just going to stand around and eat all afternoon."
 
    mi "Sorry teacher! Everyone! To your seats!"
 
    "The institutionalised part of the girls' brains kicks in, and they shuffle into their seats."
 
    hi "Um, thanks Misha."
 
    mi "Don't mention it, this is the Class Rep's job."
 
    hi "You're the Class Rep?"
 
    mi "No-one else here is qualified."
 
    mi "Plus, Shizune makes me say this kind of stuff all the time anyway."
 
    hi "Right… well…"
 
    hi "What should we do first?"
 
    emi "History!"
 
    hi "I thought we were going to do science?"
 
    #Emi ???
 
    emi "I thought History was a science."
 
    rin "History is just the past."
 
    hi "I guess that's right. Any other suggestions?"
 
    mi "I don't get gravity."
 
    mi "Is it mg or that M&M's thing?"
 
    hi "M&M's?"
 
    #Misha confused
 
    #I should note, I didn't intend to write a 3-page lecture on gravity.
    #Stupid degree.
    #Is it worth keeping? Where should I cut it?
 
    mi "You know, like gravity was always mg. But now it's MM… something."
 
    li "I believe that Misha is referring to the equation of gravity, where the force is equal to G by M by m on r squared."
 
    mi "Yeah, the M&M rule."
 
    hi "Ah, right. Well, er, the way I remember it is like this."
 
    "Instinctively, I pick up the chalk and draw two circles on the board."
 
    "However, due to a lack of experience with chalk, the circles turn out more like blobs."
 
    hi "Think about two balls in space."
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "Why in space?"
 
    hi "Well, it's so that we don't have anything else to worry about."
 
    mi "I see."
 
    hi "Now, what are the things that are going to matter here?"
 
    emi "Matter?"
 
    hi "I mean, what is there that will change the gravity?"
 
    "I stare down the barrel of six blank faces."
 
    "Teaching is hard."
 
    hi "Um… think of it this way. What do we know about these balls?"
 
    rin "Neither of them is a ball."
 
    hi "That's got more to do with my drawing skills, I think."
 
    emi "Is it… gravity?"
 
    hi "Not exactly, that's what we're trying to find."
 
    li "The masses of the balls?"
 
    hi "Bingo."
 
    "I draw an M under each blob."
 
    ha "H—how far apart they are?"
 
    hi "That's right. Anything else?"
 
    "Once again, blank stares."
 
    hi "Well, that's actually it, really."
 
    hi "Now, think about this; if either of the masses gets bigger, would you expect more or less gravity?"
 
    mi "Le…"
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "More."
 
    hi "Nice save."
 
    $doublespeak (shi,mi,"…","I'm used to it.")
 
    hi "And what about the distance. If they get further apart, will there be more or less gravity?"
 
    ha "Less?"
 
    hi "Right again."
 
    hi "So now we can put them together. Can anyone guess how?"
 
    rin "GMm on r squared."
 
    hi "Uh, right. How did you know?"
 
    rin "She said it before."
 
    hi "Right. But why is it like this? Why isn't r on the top?"
 
    li "Since the force gets less as the distance gets bigger… that means you need to divide, and not multiply?"
 
    hi "Spot on."
 
    hi "Does that make sense?"
 
    mi "Then what's G?"
 
    hi "It's just a constant; something that just keeps everything in line."
 
    rin "Like white."
 
    hi "Eh?"
 
    rin "White doesn't mean much, but it fills in the blanks."
 
    rin "If there was no white, nothing would make sense."
 
    mi "Oh, I get that!"
 
    hi "You do?"
 
    mi "Yup. You're now smart, Rin!"
 
    rin "I can only talk for one person though."
 
    hi "So, is everyone happy now?"
 
    ha "Um… what is the mg one then?"
 
    #Misha confused
 
    mi "Yeah, why does it change?"
 
    hi "Well, it doesn't."
 
    "I draw a circle around part of the gravity equation I've written on the board."
 
    hi "If you're standing on the earth, then these parts are going to be the same, aren't they?"
 
    hi "G is a constant, the mass of the earth doesn't change, and the earth is pretty much a sphere, so r is the same everywhere, right?"
 
    emi "Right."
 
    hi "So, we can work out this part, and it ends up being g."
 
    hi "And if you multiply that by m, you get the same thing we have here."
 
    mi "Ohhh."
 
    mi "I can almost remember that."
 
    hi "Almost?"
 
    mi "I didn't write any of it down."
 
    "It suddenly occurs to me that Misha never gets the chance to take notes, her hands busy signing the classes directly to Shizune."
 
    "I feel kind of sorry for her, in a way."
 
    "Then again, I get the feeling that Shizune's notes would be a lot more legibile and concise, and it's a given that she just copies off those."
 
    "Their symbiotic relationship never ceases to amaze me."
 
    "After the girls finish taking down their notes, I erase my scratchings from the board, and ask for the next question."
 
    "Now that the tone has been set, everyone seems to relax a little, and the questions start coming thick and fast."
 
    "Electrostatics, stoichiometry, redox…"
 
    "A full science course in an afternoon."
 
    "But after each one of my fumbled explanations, I can see a little more understanding in each of the faces before me."
 
    "And sometimes, just simply saying my thoughts out loud makes it easier to think."
 
    "It's a lot easier than just reading a textbook."
 
    "We work long into the evening, occasionally passing around boxes of snacks as I write up formula after formula on the small chalkboard."
 
    "The sky outside turns dark, and the only thing that stops us is the impending curfew."
 
    hi "I think we should call it quits there, it's getting late."
 
    mi "And we still have to clean up."
 
    li "We could all help."
 
    emi "Yeah, what needs to be done, teacher?"
 
    "Even though I have no idea where any of this stuff goes, everyone refers to me by the virtue of this assumed position."
 
    hi "Er, I guess the desks have to go back, and the board."
 
    rin "And your jacket isn't yours anymore."
 
    hi "Eh?"
 
    mi "You're still wearing that jacket."
 
    hi "Oh? Huh, I totally forgot."
 
    "Shizune extends an arm towards me."
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "Here, I'll take it back. I'm the only one with a key to the staff room."
 
    mi "The desks go back to 2-3. I'll see you in class tomorrow."
 
    hi "Ah, thanks."
 
    "I slide out of the jacket and hang it over Shizune's arm."
 
    hi "Well then, let's get this stuff back to 2-3."
 
    emi "Okay!"
 
    "Shizune and Misha head out to return the jacket, whilst Hanako, Emi and I start carrying the desks back to their classroom."
 
    "Lilly offers to help, but it is easy enough for the three of us."
 
    "Rin watches us for a second before skulking after Shizune and Misha, probably to “Uncover their secret” or something equally unbelievable."
 
    "Having returned the desks, we clean up the last of the snacks, and gather up Lilly's tea set."
 
    "The four of us leave the room and head back to the dorms."
 
    #BG night, outside dorms
 
    emi "You were really good in there."
 
    hi "Um, not really, but thanks…"
 
    li "No, it is true. You were able to explain things in a simple manner…"
 
    ha "A…and it was easier than Mutou."
 
    emi "I know! He always makes things difficult!"
 
    emi "“Integrate this!” “Differentigrate that!”"
 
    emi "It's impossible…"
 
    hi "Well, it's not that hard, but he doesn't teach things the easy way."
 
    li "Have you ever thought about doing this professionally?"
 
    hi "What, teaching?"
 
    li "Yes. You seem to have a knack for it."
 
    hi "Really?"
 
    ha "You were really good."
 
    hi "Huh, I've never thought of it."
 
    hi "It was sorta fun though."
 
    #Hanako embarrassed
 
    ha "You… looked good too."
 
    hi "Well then, maybe I'll have to buy myself a new jacket."
 
    #Hanako embarrassed smile
 
    ha "We… should go shopping some time."
 
    #Emi excited
 
    emi "Oooh ooh oh! A date! A date!"
 
    emi "It's a date, right?!"
 
    hi "Yes."
 
    extend " And you're not coming."
 
    #Emi :<
 
    emi "Aw, but I like going shopping."
 
    hi "Too bad."
 
    emi "Next time. You're taking me shopping next time, teach."
 
    hi "Teach?"
 
    emi "I like it."
 
    li "It does seem appropriate, especially if we are to study like this on a regular basis."
 
    hi "Hey, I didn't say anything about this being regular…"
 
    ha "I think it's too late for that…"
 
    "At the mention of “late,” I check my watch."
 
    hi "Crap, it is late, but not that kind of late."
 
    hi "I better run or I'll miss curfew."
 
    ha "Oh… I guess you can't stay over every night."
 
    #Emi confused
 
    emi "Stay over?"
 
    hi "It's… er… nothing. We just…"
 
    li "Hisao, Hanako and I were studying late last night, and we accidentally fell asleep."
 
    #emi disappointed
 
    emi "Oh, I thought you meant… something else."
 
    hi "Hah, what are you talking about? We're high school students… "
 
    extend "and I really have to go."
 
    "I give Hanako a quick hug and a kiss, and wave the other girls goodnight."
 
    ha "Good night, Hisao."
 
    li "Night."
 
    emi "Were you really studying?"
 
    li "Yes, we were."
 
    li "Now let's hurry along, we wouldn't want to get caught."
 
    emi "Okay okay. G'night, teach. Thanks for today."
 
    hi "Don't mention it."
 
    "The girls disappear into the dormitory, closing the door behind them."
 
    "Well, nothing more for it than to head back to my room."
 
    "Truth be told, I am beat."
 
    "I doubt I'll have any trouble getting to sleep tonight."
 
    return
   
label en_HT16:
 
    #Welcome to my nightmare; the two-week timeskip
    #I hate doing this, but slightly less than how much I hate writing about everyone playing
    #school.
 
    #also, supersized party scene. 50% larger than most other scenes.
    #Upside, almost done with the path.
 
    #BG Classroom with fade
 
    mu "Aaaaand…"
 
    extend " time."
 
    mu "Drop your pens and wait in your seats whilst I collect your papers."
 
    "Mutou ambles along between the desks, students passing their papers to him like offerings to some prophet."
 
    "After two weeks of relentless testing, it seems that he has the optimum pattern worked out, and manages to collect all the papers with only one pass of the classroom."
 
    "He drops the large stack of papers on his desk, making a hefty “thump.”"
 
    mu "That's it. I'll see you all after the summer break."
 
    "The class erupts in celebration. With the last exam done, there is nothing between us and four weeks of vacation."
 
    #I'm pretty sure that the summer vacation is only 4 weeks long in Japan.
 
    "In the fray of limbs and bodies of our class, two figures approach me."
 
    #Show misha/Shizune happy
 
    mi "Um, Hisao, we wanted to say thanks."
 
    hi "Really? I take it the study sessions helped?"
 
    mi "Yup yup yup! I don't think I've ever done so well on a science test."
 
    mi "I might even pass first time!"
 
    hi "Well, it was fun for me too. I think I aced that last one."
 
    #Shizune blush
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "Oh, and Shizune wants to say thanks too."
 
    mi "It's hard for her to admit that kind of thing, but you really helped her."
 
    #show Hanako generic (not embarrassed)
 
    ha "Hello Misha, Shizune."
 
    mi "Hana! Good timing! How did you go?"
 
    ha "A—alright I think. What about you?"
 
    #Misha semi lols?
 
    mi "Awesome! Everyone's going to pass this time, for sure!"
 
    #Hanako relieved
 
    ha "That's good."
 
    #Shizune Oh!
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "Oh! That's right!"
 
    mi "The Student Council is going to be having a meeting tonight, and they would like to invite you…"
 
    hi "Er, you mean you and Shizune are…"
 
    "A swift pain in my chest stops me from continuing."
 
    "It appears to be caused by an acute case of Misha's Elbow Syndrome."
 
    #Misha Lols
 
    mi "Whahaha, of course it's not just us!"
 
    mi "You can only spend council funds on official business!"
 
    mi "Holding a party and inviting your friends is strictly forbidden!"
 
    hi "I get it. It's just a meeting then, right?"
 
    mi "Right!"
 
    hi "And I take it that there will be refreshments at this meeting, right?"
 
    mi "Right!"
 
    hi "And possibly something to entertain us if we have to take some time to ponder a decision, right?"
 
    mi "Right!"
 
    hi "So then, what is the order of business for this meeting?"
 
    #misha ???
 
    mi "Eh?"
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "Oh, that's right."
 
    mi "It will be “A debrief on the advantages of peer tutoring as a study aide.”"
 
    mi "Shizune is really good at thinking up titles like that."
 
    ha "Who's going to be there?"
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "Everyone that participated in the trial. It is the only way to get definitive results."
 
    mi "I would expect that we will be discussing the outcomes well into the night, so I have had curfew waived for us."
 
    mi "You did?"
 
    mi "I deemed it necessary."
 
    hi "Is that even allowed?"
 
    mi "I allowed it, ergo it is allowed."
 
    hi "That makes perfect sense."
 
    mi "Logic is one of mankind's greatest achievements."
 
    ha "Have you told the others?"
 
    mi "We invited everyone else yesterday. They finished their tests before us."
 
    #hanako concerned
 
    ha "Even Lilly?"
 
    mi "Of course."
 
    hi "Why? Has something happened with Lilly?"
 
    ha "No, it's not that, it's just…"
 
    ha "Well, never mind."
 
    hi "Are you sure?"
 
    ha "Yes, it's nothing."
 
    ha "I doubt she would do anything…"
 
    #BG Councilroom (direct cut)
 
    li "Welcome! I took the liberty of preparing for the meeting!"
 
    "Once again the council room has been completely transformed."
 
    "Plates of snacks and cans of drinks cover practically every table surface."
 
    "Music plays from a small stereo at the back of the room, where Emi and Rin appear to be fighting over the next song to play."
 
    "Towards the centre of the room, surrounded by a wall of cups, sits a large bowl of red liquid."
 
    "Little chunks of fruit and ice cubes bob up and down on the surface, as if a ship made of tinned fruit ran into an ice floe."
 
    "Even from the door I can smell its sickly sweet scent."
 
    #Hanako shocked/worried
 
    ha "Uh-oh."
 
    hi "Uh-oh?"
 
    hi "Is this what you were worried about?"
 
    "Hanako simply nods, and hugs my arm in fear."
 
    mi "It looks like everyone is here!"
 
    li "Ah, Shizune, Misha, welcome! How were your exams?"
 
    mi "Good good good! And you?"
 
    li "I believe that I did quite well. Hisao's a good teacher, isn't he?"
 
    hi "Well, I didn't…"
 
    li "A toast, to Hisao!"
 
    "Emi and Rin jump up at these words like servants."
 
    "Only now do I see the half-empty glasses of punch where they were squabbling."
 
    "Emi quickly ladles out five more glasses of the red punch, and passes them to us."
 
    emi "To Hisao!"
 
    hi "Cheers!"
 
    "With the exception of Rin, we all lift our glasses in salute."
 
    "Then, as one, we empty the glasses."
 
    "Shizune and Misha nearly turn green."
 
    #shizune angry, misha confused
 
    mi "What's in this?"
 
    ha "It's as I feared…"
 
    "Realisation dawns…"
 
    hi "Lilly, did you make this punch?"
 
    li "Oh, do you like it? It's a family recipe."
 
    ha "This is that punch again, isn't it?"
 
    li "Yes, that's right, Hanako. I thought that this was a celebration, so I prepared enough for all of us…"
 
    extend " hic"
 
    hi "“hic?” Lilly, do you have the hiccups?"
 
    li "…hic…"
 
    li "No."
 
    "I don't think that I'll be getting any straight answers out of her, so I turn to Hanako."
 
    hi "So, just what's in this stuff?"
 
    ha "Um, I don't know, but it is pretty strong."
 
    hi "Oh dear."
 
    hi "We're in for another birthday party, are we?"
 
    mi "Birthday party?"
 
    hi "It's nothing."
 
    rin "I have a birthday, but not with a party. Does that count?"
 
    hi "No, I was talking about Lilly's…"
 
    shi "…"
 
    mi "Would you perhaps be referring to the incident where that lecherous woman was seen leaving your dorm room?"
 
    hi "Well…"
 
    extend " yes."
 
    "Shizune stops to ponder this for a second."
 
    mi "If that is the case, then I would like another glass, please."
 
    emi "Coming right up!"
 
    mi "Me too!"
 
    "It doesn't take us long at all to finish the bowl of punch and start moving onto the other drinks that Lilly has provided."
 
    "The hardest hit seem to be Emi and Rin."
 
    "It started when Rin stopped being able to hold the cups between her feet."
 
    "Emi, not wanting her to miss out on the “fun,” started feeding the drinks to her."
 
    "And, using the excuse that she was now drinking for two, Emi was the first to refill her cups every time."
 
    "Before long, the two of them were in a hyperactive state; jumping around, singing along with the music, and generally making a mess of the place."
 
    "Shizune, on the other hand, seemed to lighten up; a girlish blush rising to her cheeks as the alcohol started to take effect."
 
    "Misha simply grinned like an idiot the whole time."
 
    "Most of the time she managed to translate for Shizune, but occasionally she seemed to get distracted by watching Rin and Emi horse around."
 
    "Before long, Shizune stopped bothering with her, and somehow managed to organise a drinking contest with Hanako."
 
    "Shortly after that, both of them lay, passed out, in the corner."
 
    "In a way, it was kind of cute to see the two of them practically hugging each other in their sleep."
 
    "However, I was not the only one to notice this."
 
    mi "Aw, doesn't that just warm your heart?"
 
    hi "Eh?"
 
    mi "Those two."
 
    mi "Don't you find it nice that the two girls who hardly ever speak to anyone are now bestest friends?"
 
    hi "I… guess…"
 
    #Misha lol
 
    mi "Or were you thinking dirty things?"
 
    hi "What?! No!"
 
    mi "Whahaha, it's okay, Hisao."
 
    mi "We all know about you and Hana…"
 
    hi "What? How?"
 
    mi "So you HAVE been doing dirty things!"
 
    "Part of my wants to argue, but the alcohol in my system lessens my will to fight."
 
    hi "Yeah, just a bit. But not so much during the exams."
 
    li "Thankfully. It was hard to sleep when you are… well…"
 
    "Lilly stumbles towards Misha and I, tearing herself away from Rin and Emi, who seem to be trying to attach one of Emi's legs to Rin's shoulder."
 
    mi "Oh ho ho! So you like an audience!"
 
    hi "It's not like that! We just… just…"
 
    "Misha pats me on the back, nearly knocking the wind out of me."
 
    mi "Way to go Hisao! What a man! If only every girl should be so lucky!"
 
    hi "Um, thanks."
 
    mi "So, what's your plans for the holidays?"
 
    hi "Well, Hanako doesn't have anywhere to go, so we were going to stay at my parent's house for a bit…"
 
    li "Isn't it a little soon to be introducing her to your parents?"
 
    mi "Or a little late, if you know what I mean?"
 
    hi "No, what do you mean?"
 
    #Misha, confused
 
    mi "Um, “No sex before marriage?”"
 
    hi "What's that got to do with anything?"
 
    mi "I don't know, you're the one introducing her to your parents."
 
    li "How did you explain it to them?"
 
    hi "I asked them after the first week of exams."
 
    li "Oh, you mean after that Saturday night?"
 
    hi "Ah… yeah…"
 
    hi "You knew?"
 
    li "Hisao, I'm afraid there probably wasn't anyone in the dorm that didn't know…"
 
    hi "Damn, we tried to be quiet."
 
    #Lilly Embarrassed
 
    li "You don't have to be…"
 
    hi "What?"
 
    li "Nevermind."
 
    li "Isn't it interesting that all of this was Hanako's idea?"
 
    "However curious I may be, I have never known Lilly to force a topic change this quickly, so I let her slip of the tongue slide."
 
    hi "What do you mean?"
 
    li "This whole study group thing."
 
    li "I would have never have thought to invite this many people."
 
    mi "Maybe she just didn't want to be alone?"
 
    #I'm not sure about the next bit. Maybe too much "baseball"-ness.
    #There will definitely be mention of the abuse in the "real" path.
    #But this might explain it better… maybe
 
    hi "What makes you think that?"
 
    mi "Well, she never used to talk to anyone, so we all thought she was shy."
 
    mi "Maybe she was just afraid?"
 
    li "Afraid of what?"
 
    mi "Maybe of us?"
 
    hi "That doesn't make any sense…"
 
    li "Maybe it does…"
 
    hi "What do you mean?"
 
    li "What if she wanted to have friends, but just never had any?"
 
    "Misha screws up her face a little, as if thinking."
 
    "It's strange. I'm having trouble concentrating on one spot, yet Misha, with the same alcohol content, is thinking straighter than ever."
 
    mi "That's not it. If you've never made friends, then you try to."
 
    mi "You know, like those nerdy kids that always hang around the cool kids, trying to get attention."
 
    li "Then what do you think?"
 
    mi "What if she was abused?"
 
    hi "What do you mean, abused?"
 
    mi "Like… you know…"
 
    mi "THAT kind of abused…"
 
    hi "What? No…"
 
    li "If she were abused like that then she would hate men, wouldn't she?"
 
    "Misha shakes her head."
 
    mi "Step daddies aren't the only people that touch their daughters."
 
    $ doublespeak(hi,li,"What?","What?")
 
    mi "I'm just thinking, what if it was her step mother?"
 
    "I open my mouth to respond, but I can't find the words to rebut Misha's claims."
 
    li "She did seem to take some time to warm up to me…"
 
    hi "What? No, that can't be right. She'd of told me…"
 
    mi "Really? You've known her two months, there's no time to tell you everything."
 
    #Actually, I kinda do like this way.
    #Stay tuned for the end of the path, wherein Hisao forces Hanako to go to her old house.
 
    "Emotions and alcohol turn my head into a spinning jumble of thoughts."
 
    "Some of what Misha is saying is making sense, but it's just so unbelievable."
 
    "Hanako truly is a lot more cautious with people than you'd expect."
 
    "But she seemed to open up to me almost straight away; even Lilly said that when we first met."
 
    "No matter how much I think about it, it still seems like I'm missing a piece of the puzzle."
 
    "The fire, this alleged abuse… I just can't wrap my head around it."
 
    "A crash behind me distracts my thinking."
 
    emi "Sorry, I thought I did it up right…"
 
    mi "Oh, are you alright?"
 
    "Misha runs to Emi's side, and helps her onto a nearby chair."
 
    emi "He he, thanks."
 
    mi "It's okay. Here, let me get that for you…"
 
    "Misha retrieves Emi's leg from the floor and starts strapping it on."
 
    hi "Huh, looks like you've done that before…"
 
    #emi embarrassed.
    #Also, Apologies to Hive and Atwo.
 
    emi "Well, it was just once."
 
    hi "What was just once?"
 
    mi "Oh, nothing. I just helped Emi here once. No biggie."
 
    emi "Um, about that… story you were telling me in the art room…"
 
    extend " Could you maybe… tell me how it ends?"
 
    mi "Story?"
   
    #Emi irritating
   
    emi "You know… that story…"
   
    emi "From that time…"
 
    #Misha surprised/realisation
 
    mi "Oh!"
 
    mi "Well, I… I suppose."
 
    emi "I already went and checked out the art room, it's unlocked…"
 
    mi "What about… oh…"
 
    "Misha peers over Emi's shoulder, and I follow her gaze."
 
    "Rin is curled up under a table, fast asleep."
 
    mi "Well, are you sure?"
 
    #Emi hesitant
 
    emi "I… think it's a good thing to learn."
 
    mi "Okay then, shall we go check it out?"
 
    hi "Um, where are you two going?"
 
    mi "That's a secret."
 
    "Misha winks at me, further confusing me."
 
    mi "One day, I might teach you too, Hisao."
 
    "Misha and Emi disappear into the dark of the hallway, and their footsteps fade off into the distance."
 
    li "And then there were two…"
 
    hi "Yes, I guess things are coming to an end here."
 
    hi "I guess I'll start cleaning up."
 
    "I roll up my sleeves and start collecting the piles of cans and empty bags that litter the room."
 
    li "About… what we were discussing earlier…"
 
    hi "Yes?"
 
    li "Do you really think… that Hanako was treated like that?"
 
    hi "Honestly, I don't know."
 
    #Lilly sad
 
    li "I've known here the whole time she's been here…"
 
    li "I tried to care for her, the help her make friends…"
 
    li "Was I doing the wrong thing?"
 
    li "You two were only able to get together once I stopped meddling…"
 
    hi "Meddling?"
 
    "Lilly flails her arms a little in frustration."
 
    "It's unnerving to see her so distressed."
 
    li "I…"
 
    extend " tried to hook the two of you up."
 
    li "It was stupid of me, I know, but making her happy made me happy."
 
    li "So after she first started talking to you I tried to force you together."
 
    li "But it didn't work, and then, and then…"
 
    #It would be so easy to chuck a pityfuck here
    #but I won't
 
    li "And then I got sick, and you got together after that."
 
    li "Am I not needed?"
 
    li "Have I been nothing but a burden this whole time?"
 
    "Tears flow down Lilly's cheeks as she spirals deeper down into self-pity."
 
    "I guess drinking probably isn't the best prelude to this kind of conversation."
 
    "I wrap my shoulders around Lilly's, and she cries into my chest."
 
    hi "It's not like that."
 
    hi "You're Hanako's best friend, anyone can see that."
 
    hi "Sometimes I think she might love you more than me."
 
    hi "What Misha said tonight is just a theory."
 
    hi "And besides, even if it was true, you're not Hanako's step mother."
 
    hi "You'd never do anything to hurt her, right?"
 
    li "Right."
 
    hi "Then there's nothing to worry about, right?"
 
    li "Right."
 
    hi "Well then, let's get this place cleaned up."
 
    hi "Hanako and I leave tomorrow morning for my parent's house, and I'd feel guilty leaving this mess."
 
    li "Okay…"
 
    "Lilly peels herself from me, and starts groping around the nearest table, arranging things as best she can."
 
    hi "Are you going to be alright?"
 
    li "Oh, I can work out which ones are empty and which aren't…"
 
    hi "I mean over the break, without us?"
 
    #Lilly smile
 
    li "Of course, I already have plans."
 
    li "My elder sister is in the country, so we are going to our summer house in Hokkaido."
 
    #Something just occurred to me. Wouldn't a home in Hokkaido be a *winter* house?
    #Oosaka, Fukuoka or Okinawa are more summer destinations, right?
 
    hi "Sounds fun."
 
    li "Indeed it is. I shall have to invite you some time."
 
    hi "I'd be delighted. Maybe next break?"
 
    li "Maybe."
 
    "Before long, we've cleaned up the majority of the mess."
 
    "As if woken by some magical spell, the three sleeping girls stir."
 
    ha "W…what happened?"
 
    hi "You passed out, again."
 
    ha "Oh… sorry."
 
    hi "It's okay."
 
    ha "Who cleaned up?"
 
    hi "Lilly and I."
 
    rin "I supervised."
 
    hi "You were awake?"
 
    rin "Yes, but you were doing a good job so I felt compelled to stay out of your way."
 
    rin "Where's Emi?"
 
    hi "Oh, Misha wanted to show her something, or something like that."
 
    rin "Oh well. I really wanted those arms."
 
    ha "Arms?"
 
    rin "Emi's magical mechanical legs."
 
    rin "We almost got them to fit, too."
 
    #Hanako puzzled.
 
    ha "I have no idea what she's talking about."
 
    hi "It's a long story, I'll tell you on the train tomorrow."
 
    ha "Oh, that's right, the train…"
 
    shi "…"
 
    "Crap. This whole time, Shizune has been standing there, watching our conversation."
 
    "But, without Misha, there's no way to talk to her."
 
    "And the party has decimated any method of writing things down."
 
    "After fruitlessly trying to sign something to us (I'm sure she assumed it was easy enough to understand), Shizune simply smiles, bows, and leaves."
 
    hi "I guess that was a thank you."
 
    rin "She may have offered a challenge."
 
    hi "What?"
 
    rin "You never know."
 
    rin "I am sleepy goodnight."
 
    "Rin pivots on her heels, leans forward, then marches out of the council office."
 
    hi "Well then, I guess we should get some sleep now."
 
    ha "Hmm."
 
    ha "You know, I was just asleep then…"
 
    "Hanako advances on me, and grabs my shirt."
 
    li "Perhaps I should leave you two alone?"
 
    hi "D…don't you need a hand back to your room?"
 
    li "I have my cane, I should be able to find my own way back."
 
    ha "I've moved my bags for tomorrow into your room already, Hisao."
 
    hi "You did? When?"
 
    ha "Before the exams."
 
    hi "Oh, right…"
 
    ha "Well then, what are we waiting for?"
 
    li "Don't let me hold you…"
 
    hi "Um, okay…"
 
    hi "Thanks for the punch, Lilly."
 
    li "Don't mention it."
 
    "With that, Hanako practically drags me by the shirt all the way back to my room."
 
    return
 
label en_HT17:
 
    #This may end up being the last scene in the True arc.
    #Can't say for sure, depends on how wordy I get in the train.
    #Also, if the "chat" at Hanako's old house is going to be conclusive enough.
    #Anyway, a conclusion is what I am aiming for.
    #Also, the "Playlist" name for this sence would be "I'm Here".
 
    #BG Train window.
 
    "Hanako's head rests against mine as the train gently rocks from side to side."
 
    "After last night's party, both of us are feeling a little under the weather."
 
    "My mouth feels dirty and dry, and every gentle roll of the train feels like a sledgehammer to my temples."
 
    "I reach into my pocket, pull out yet another pain killer, and swallow it with a gulp of iced tea."
 
    "The train lurches a little as it starts to decelerate, and a pre-recorded voice happily chimes over the speakers."
 
    #I'm not sure about the direct reference here, but I guess that all of the "Tokyo"s can be
    #removed easily.
 
    "PA" "This train will soon reach its final destination, Tokyo Station."
 
    "PA" "Please make sure you take all of your belongings with you."
 
    "I nudge Hanako a little to wake her up."
 
    #Show Hanako tired
 
    hi "Hey, Hanako, we're almost here."
 
    ha "Another five minutes…"
 
    hi "I don't think that's allowed here."
 
    "Hanako rubs her eyes, and starts to remember where she is."
 
    ha "We're here already?"
 
    hi "You've been asleep for about two hours…"
 
    ha "Oh… sorry."
 
    hi "How are you feeling?"
 
    ha "Better. My headache has gone, I'm just a little tired."
 
    "No matter how much you like someone, just the slightest amount of pain can make you despise them."
 
    hi "Good for you. Come on, I'll help you with your bags."
 
    "The train slows to a stop and the doors slide open."
 
    "Before us lies the complex maze of platforms and escalators of Tokyo Station."
 
    "Swarms of people move around in pre-determined patterns like ants."
 
    #Hanako concerned
 
    hi "Are you going to be okay with this?"
 
    ha "I… I'll be fine."
 
    "Hanako clutches the handle of her bag with both hands, her fingers white with the strain."
 
    hi "Here, let me take that."
 
    ha "Eh?"
 
    "I reach out and try to take her bag from her."
 
    ha "It's okay, I've got it…"
 
    ha "It's not that heavy…"
 
    hi "Okay then, can I at least hold your arm then?"
 
    #Hanako embarrassed
 
    "After a second's thought, Hanako switches her bag to her left hand, and holds out her right."
 
    "I wrap my arm around hers, and we head off towards the local platforms."
 
    ha "So, how much further is it?"
 
    hi "Well, from here we'll take a local train for about half an hour, then a short bus ride…"
 
    hi "A little over an hour, maybe?"
 
    ha "Oh… okay."
 
    "We enter the more crowded local section of the station, and become swept away by the crowds."
 
    "Hanako grips my arm tightly, and I push us through the crowds to our platform."
 
    #BG platform-city
 
    "The line to my parent's house isn't as busy as the inner-city lines, and Hanako relaxes a little."
 
    hi "Are you holding up okay?"
 
    #Hanako not embarrassed but not happy.
 
    ha "I… I guess."
 
    ha "No-one is paying attention to us."
 
    hi "That's just what people are like around here."
 
    hi "No-one notices anyone. I told you it'd be fine."
 
    ha "Oh, is this our train?"
 
    hi "That's the one. Let's try and get a good seat."
 
    #Bg train window 2
 
    "The dense inner city thins slightly as our train ambles outwards."
 
    "Hanako returns to her slumber, leaving me alone to ponder my headache."
 
    "Thankfully, it has started to subside, though that may be because of my fourth headache pill this morning."
 
    "We transfer to the bus without incident, and before long, we stand before my parent's home."
 
    #BG houseX outside
 
    hi "This is it."
 
    ha "It looks… nice."
 
    hi "It's not much, but it does the job."
 
    hi "It was big enough for us, and pretty close to the city."
 
    ha "That's not what I meant."
 
    ha "It's nice to have somewhere to go back to."
 
    hi "Oh, I'm sorry… I didn't mean to…"
 
    ha "It's okay."
 
    hi "Come on, let's go inside."
 
    "I dig my old front door key out of my pocket and open the door."
 
    #BG random house interior.
 
    hi "I'm home…"
 
    "No answer."
 
    "The house is still."
 
    "We make our way inside, and dump our bags in the small living room."
 
    "On the coffee table rests a short note."
 
    #Sorry delta, I forgot how to declare notes
 
    $ written_note("Hi Hisao, thanks for coming to visit.\nSorry, but we won't be home until dinner.\nWe'll See you then.\n\nLove, Mom and Dad.")
 
    #RAGE
 
    hi "Huh, looks like we've got the place to ourselves for a while."
 
    ha "Oh."
 
    "We look awkwardly at each other for a moment, and consider the possibilities."
 
    hi "You know, we could…"
 
    #Hanako Embarrassed
 
    ha "Not here!"
 
    ha "I haven't even met your parents!"
 
    ha "And, well…"
 
    ha "I still don't feel so great."
 
    hi "Oh."
 
    hi "Fair enough."
 
    "To be honest, I'm not sure if my head would survive a round with Hanako."
 
    "Behind the dam of painkillers I can still feel the throbbing of my hangover."
 
    hi "So, should we go out somewhere?"
 
    hi "Maybe head back towards the city?"
 
    ha "Oh, okay."
 
    hi "I have a place in mind, I think you'll like it."
 
    ha "Sure. Lead the way…"
 
    #I dunno, maybe this next bit should be NVL?
 
    "I take Hanako by the hand, and lead her to the bus stop."
 
    "Both of us seem to be content enough to simply hold each other as we exchange the bus for the train."
 
    ha "I thought the trains to the city were going the other way."
 
    hi "Oh, we're not going into the city centre, we're going… somewhere else."
 
    #Hanako curious
 
    ha "Really? Where?"
 
    hi "It's a secret."
 
    ha "Tell me!"
 
    hi "Can't. You'll find out when we get there."
 
    ha "Fine then, I won't talk to you either."
 
    "True to her word, Hanako doesn't say a thing on the train."
 
    "She doesn't break her vow until we arrive at a small suburban station, about an hour from the city."
 
    #BG suburb station
 
    ha "This is…"
 
    hi "Yes."
 
    ha "How did you know?"
 
    hi "I had Lilly find out for me."
 
    ha "How did she…?"
 
    hi "We looked it up in the papers. Did you know they keep copies online?"
 
    hi "Something like this is pretty rare, you know?"
 
    #Hanako sad
 
    ha "I don't want to."
 
    hi "Why not?"
 
    ha "I said I don't want to. Let's go home."
 
    hi "No."
 
    hi "You've never been back here, have you?"
 
    hi "I only know how to get you this far, so you'll have to lead the way from here."
 
    #Hanako Crying
 
    ha "I don't want to!"
 
    hi "Well, I'm not going to force you, but I think we should at least go there."
 
    hi "You can't avoid it forever…"
 
    ha "Why not?"
 
    hi "Because you're hiding."
 
    hi "You try to pretend that nothing ever happened, but it did."
 
    hi "Are you going to try and hide from what happened here forever?"
 
    ha "B—but…"
 
    hi "But what?"
 
    hi "What happened here is in the past, you can't change it."
 
    hi "But if you try to ignore it, it will eat at you forever."
 
    hi "Is that what you want?"
 
    #At this stage, I'm not sure if this is going as well as I had planned.
 
    "Hanako doesn't reply, but simply shakes her head."
 
    "I check my frustration, and try to take on a milder tone."
 
    hi "Look, I'm here for you. If you want, we can just catch the next train home and forget about this."
 
    hi "But we've come all the way out here, so why not take that last step?"
 
    "I hold out my hand to the crying Hanako, who looks at me with lost eyes."
 
    "For a moment, I start to think that this may not have been my greatest idea."
 
    "But, even as I consider moving to the inbound platform, Hanako reaches out and takes my hand."
 
    ha "You promise you'll come with me?"
 
    hi "Of course."
 
    ha "No matter what?"
 
    hi "Not even if you try to run away from me."
 
    ha "O…"
 
    extend " okay."
 
    ha "It's this way… I think…"
 
    "Hesitantly, Hanako leads us out of the station, and onto the main street."
 
    "The small suburb seems to be made up entirely of middle-sized homes, each with a small backyard."
 
    "The residents are probably all professionals that have chosen a little extra transit time for a little extra space."
 
    "However, even this place isn't free of urban sprawl."
 
    "As we move away from the station, duplexes start to appear amongst the houses."
 
    "We turn off the main street, and before long the single houses become the rarity."
 
    "After a few more turns, we find ourselves surrounded almost entirely by small apartment blocks built on adjacent lots."
 
    "Suddenly, Hanako stops in front of a run-down block of six apartments."
 
    "It looks to be a few years older than the blocks surrounding it."
 
    ha "This… this is it."
 
    ha "This is where we lived…"
 
    "It could have been any other apartment block in the world."
 
    "A block of mail boxes sits at the front of a small yard, surrounded by discarded toys."
 
    "Hanako pushes her way through the waist-high gate, and kneels down in the yard."
 
    ha "It was here."
 
    ha "The front door was right here…"
 
    "She looks up, as if looking at a phantom house in her imagination."
 
    ha "I guess that this is where they found me…"
 
    "She stands up, and takes a few steps inside the house in her mind."
 
    ha "And this… this is where my father died."
 
    hi "It's unbelievable…"
 
    hi "To think that he was so close…"
 
    ha "They told me my mother was found inside; she never had a chance…"
 
    ha "But my father grabbed me, and made sure I got out…"
 
    ha "So close…"
 
    "Hanako falls to her knees, crying."
 
    "I walk to her side, and place my hand on her shoulder."
 
    "Again, I am amazed at the difference that two steps made."
 
    "Here, Hanako's father died, yet barely a metre behind me, Hanako lived."
 
    "Yet we both managed to cross that border in about a second."
 
    "I bend down next to Hanako, and she throws her arms around me."
 
    "She mouths soundless words into my ears, and I hug her tightly."
 
    hi "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have forced you to come here."
 
    ha "No… don't be."
 
    ha "I'm sorry that I never came before."
 
    "Hanako pulls away from me, and wipes her puffy eyes."
 
    hi "Really? Why?"
 
    ha "I never got the chance to thank my father."
 
    ha "He could have made it out himself, but he threw me outside instead."
 
    ha "All this time, after everything else that happened…"
 
    ha "I used to blame him."
 
    ha "For putting me in foster care, for my foster mother, for what I went through…"
 
    ha "I used to think “Why didn't you just let me die?”"
 
    ha "But… that isn't what he wanted."
 
    ha "He wanted me to live."
 
    ha "He knew it was either him or me, and he chose me."
 
    #Hanako resolute
 
    "Hanako stands up, and I stand up with her."
 
    "Without warning, she tilts her head backwards, and calls out."
 
    ha "Thank you!"
 
    #Hanako smile
 
    "I've never heard her speak so loud, but she is smiling from ear to ear."
 
    "She slowly tilts her head back to face me, still smiling."
 
    ha "Thank you too, Hisao."
 
    #Geh, this feels far to quick and "lol end of story nao" for me.
 
    ha "I think, without you, that I might have been stuck here forever."
 
    hi "You don't have to thank me, I forced you to come here…"
 
    ha "That's not what I meant."
 
    ha "I kept on looking at this as an excuse to never move on."
 
    ha "But I can't do that forever."
 
    ha "I'm never going to forget what happened here, but I don't want to let it hold me back anymore."
 
    ha "But… I can't do that alone."
 
    #So tempted to quote Retake here…
 
    ha "Hisao… will you help me?"
 
    ha "Will you promise me, with no regrets, to stay by my side?"
 
    hi "Yes… I promi…"
 
    "Hanako stops me mid-sentence with a long, deep kiss."
 
    ha "There, we promised with a kiss."
 
    "Stranger" "Hey, what are you two doing over there?"
 
    "A stranger stands at the letterbox, eyeing us with suspicion."
 
    hi "Um, we er…"
 
    ha "I used to live here, so I wanted to show my boyfriend."
 
    "Stranger" "What are you talking about?"
 
    "Stranger" "I moved in when this building first opened, and I don't remember ever seeing you here…"
 
    ha "Oh, well, I must have been mistaken."
 
    hi "We'll be on our way then, sorry for the disturbance…"
 
    "Stranger" "Yeah, well don't let me catch you around here again or I'm calling the cops."
 
    ha "Don't worry, we've got what we came for."
 
    "Stranger" "Just get out of here…"
 
    #BG Train station
 
    "Hanako and I wait on the empty train station, our heads resting against each other."
 
    hi "Are you sure you're really okay?"
 
    ha "Yes, I'm fine now."
 
    hi "Well then, what now?"
 
    ha "I think…"
 
    extend " that I want to meet your parents."
 
    hi "Really?"
 
    ha "Really."
 
    ha "I have some news that they might want to hear."
 
    hi "Oh, and what would that be?"
 
    hi "I'm late."
 
    #Lol baby end.
    #Game over.
 
    #Well, maybe. This is a bit of a Lol ending 'cause I want to ask advice from y'all.
 
    return
 
label en_end_hanakogood:
    # Hanako good end, after HT17
    scene black with dissolve
    centered "~ hanako good end ~" with dissolve
    return