Star Ocean: The Second Story:
Episode 3 ( Season 1 ): The Prognosis Man:
Claude: Ah, Noel... do you have ANY interests? I mean, you're ANTI-ingestive, ANTI-monetary, ANTI-economical, ANTI-weather, ANTI-card playing...; what's next????
Noel: Would anti-gubernatorialistic cut it?
Claude: ....
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Setting: Central City, on a Wednesday
***** Beginning Tag *****
-4:45 PM - Brandywine Tavern-
***** Beginning Tag *****
Claude, Noel, and Ashton are sitting at a table in the tavern, and can be seen talking to one another. Noel is hesitant to eat his meal....
Claude: Noel? What's the matter? Why aren't you eating your meal?
Noel: Eating... how highly overrated is THAT????
Claude: What do you mean?
Ashton: ....
Noel: Food flailing about inside your mouth, sauce dribbling downward... it's a shame that such a graphic habit is glorified in public....! We recoil at the sight of animals eating their prey... why don't we recoil when we see *each other* eat like that????....
Ashton: ....
Claude: Well, what do you want to do?
Noel: I don't know... how about you?
Claude: We could all rent a good movie.
Noel: Perhaps...; it sounds better than eating.
Claude: But don't forget that eating is glorified in theaters, also....
Ashton: ( butting in ) Speaking of food and theaters, is it just me, or does anybody here smell some popcorn....?
Claude: ... Did you use deodorant this morning?
Ashton: Seriously, Claude - I think it's my aftershave! It has a smell which approaches stagnancy!
Gyoro and Ururun howl in agreement.
Claude: No offense, Ashton, but stagnancy is akin to nothingness... you mean a stench....
Ashton: Same difference....
Claude: ....
Noel: I don't use my nose too often...; the sense of smell is the -second- least important sense of them all!
Ashton: What's the first?
Noel: ... Taste. When you take away smell, you hinder your tasting ability, as well!
Claude: ( semi-sarcastically ) Sure, go ahead and warp your anti-eating propaganda towards the senses....
All: ....
Henry's Happy Barrel - THE place to be for all of your liquid ingestive needs!
Come one, come all! Henry's Happy Barrel has been RE-LOCATED in Cross! AND... be sure to stop buy between the 15th and 24th of April! The sale of the Century is taking place... everything costs only one FOL unit!
Let's take a peek at some of our satisfied customers:
"Yes, this is really great! I just can't stop eating those spicy cakes, though...; they're good, yet they make me sick after a while...."
- Ned Exper
So, there you have it, folks. Come down to Henry's Happy Barrel TODAY!!!!
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-5:08 PM - At a Movie Store-
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Claude and Noel are looking for a movie.
Claude: So, what do you want to get? There's action, comedy, mystery....
Noel: Whatever there is.
Claude: ( rummaging through the self; picking out a movie ) Hey, this looks interesting... 'Prognosis Man....'
Noel: Oh, no, I'm not going to see a movie about some anti-environmentalist who spends his days trying to scare people out of their wits....
Claude: No? I heard that it got a good write up. Even the critics were quick to glorify the Prognosis Man!
Noel: Well, if we're going to get this movie, I'm not going to pay the money to rent it....
Claude: No?
Noel: Of course not! Don't you know that the -entire- monetary system is all a big *HOAX*!? It's just a means for those -gubernatorial- leaders to sap the FOL -back- away from you! Why do you think that prices are so inflated throughout this city!? I refuse to become an active member of the economy... it simply doesn't cut it....
Claude: Alright, alright; but next time, *I'LL* make sure that it comes out of your paycheck....
Noel: Agreed....
Rena and a little child come upon Claude and Noel.
Claude: Hey, Rena...; oh, who's that?
Rena: I found him wandering around by himself; he said that he was lost.
Noel: What's his name?
Rena: It's Tibby. ( Rena then kneels down, facing Tibby ) It's Tibby, am I correct?
Claude: Tibby... or not Tibby..........; THAT is the question....
All: ....
Noel: So, you need to search for his parents, am I correct?
Rena: Right. That's what I was just doing right now....
Claude: But, I thought you were talking to us right now.
Rena: Well, I was searching for them too....
Claude: Are you sure? It looked like that you were only talking to us....
Rena: ....
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-5:33 PM - Claude's Brandywine Inn Room-
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Precis and Chisato can be seen channel surfing on Claude's television set....
Chisato: You know, the best aspect of television is that it *completely* demoralizes the concept of time....
Precis: ... Huh?
Chisato: I mean, tomorrow could be today, the next day could last only a few seconds...; it's like the television program producers have an unlimited amount of 'time' on their hands....
Precis: ....
Claude and Noel enter the room.
Claude: ( upon sighting Precis and Chisato using *his* television set ) Hey, would you two mind letting me borrow *my own* television set?
Noel: Yes, we need to watch the Prognosis Man in action!-
Precis: -The Prognoso-who?
Claude: The Prognosis Man; you know, the toxic manifestation spawned fourth from within the bowels of the ancient volcanoes of Nede, returning for retribution upon the Nedians?
Chisato: ... You memorized the text on the back of the box, didn't you?
Noel: There's no getting past you, is there, Chisato?
Claude: Anyway, would you two mind letting me use my own TV?
Precis: No way, we're in the midst of an bargain hunt....!....
Noel: Why don't you use my Television at my hotel room?
Chisato: That old thing? No way! We need to get the most varied and colorful selection possible; what better way to do such than with prime technicolor display?
Noel: ....
Claude: But we can't watch the movie on Noel's television...; it works horrible....!.... We need the latest and greatest, for the best Prognosis Man sampling ever!
Precis: ( changing the channels between ads, searching for TV's for sale ) Oh, don't worry; I'm SURE that we could find something along those lines in here....
Claude: ....
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-5:35 PM - Back at the Movie Store-
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Rena can be seen with Tibby and his parents....
Father: So, you took care of Tibby all this time?
Rena: Yes, he was an angel.
Tibby: Rena was nice too!
Rena: ( smiling ) Thank you, Tibby.
Tibby: Well, I guess this is good-bye.... ( begins to cry )
Rena: Aw... ( hugs Tibby )
Mother: Oh, I can't stand to see him cry like that...; why don't you become our baby-sitter, Rena?
Rena: ( surprised ) Really?
Father: Yes, that's a fine idea.
Rena: I thought you two were old enough to take care of yourselves, though....
Mother: No, no, not OUR baby-sitter...; I meant Tibby's....
Rena: ( embarrassment mounting ) Oh.... tee hee... whoops....
Tibby: Really? YAY!!!!
Rena: I'm so glad!
All: ....
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-5:37 PM - Noel's Brandywine Inn Room-
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Noel and Claude are having little success watching 'Prognosis Man,' as Noel's television has too much static 'snow.'
Noel: ... Ever notice the low quality televisions that Hotels seem to supply their facilities with these days? Meanwhile, the clerks and Proprietors all get those high-quality technological monster sets....
Claude: Tell me about it! The static snow on this set here is the equivalent to a blizzard or a hurricane or something....
Noel: ....
Claude: It's like having your own private weather channel in your own room. They should consider having the weather stations display a picture of a televison like THIS one when they run out of film to tape the real thing....
Noel: ....
Garbled words can be heard radiating fourth from the television set....
Claude: ( half sarcastic, half jokingly ) Look, the storm seems to be clearing up at last....
Noel: Weather... ANOTHER thing that I'm not too fond of. It's so unpredictable; it's what sets nature off-balance....
Claude: Noel, how could you say that? If anything, weather's what keeps nature IN balance!
Noel: ... But if not for weather, there would be no need for a balance in the first place....
Claude: ....
The static of the television once again encompasses the entire screen.
Noel: Would you look at that? A PRIME example of weather's spontaneous nature.
Claude: You're right...; we'll never manage with this television set. Maybe we should do something else....
Noel: ... Like?
Claude: How about a card game; ( excitement building ) WAR, perhaps!? Nothing can match the stroke of luck of a victory in that game!
Noel: Nope, I hate cards....
Claude: Really? How come.
Noel: They're simply too much like *money*! Both the card and the FOL unit have value, both have pictures dotting the sides; heck, some even have *FACES* in the center! Both can be bet, won, or lost... you know.
Claude: Noel, Noel, Noel....
Noel: -If I have to have anything to do with monetary issues, please let it -at least- be with the coined variety of FOL....
Claude: Ah, Noel... do you have ANY interests? I mean, you're ANTI-ingestive, ANTI-monetary, ANTI-economical, ANTI-weather, ANTI-card playing...; what's next????
Noel: Would anti-gubernatorialistic cut it?
Claude: Seriously, Noel... what ARE your interests? You like sleeping, right?
Noel: No, sleeping is not an interest...; my body is simply accustomed to long periods of rest. It's like the blinking of the eye - it can't even be *controlled* in most instances....
Claude: Aah, NOW I get it! Like eating...; you don't even LIKE that, yet it's something that you *have* to do....
Noel: Right....
Claude: Well, how about.... running errands????
Noel: Naah, too metropolitan....
Claude: Collecting rocks?
Noel: Too geologically intriguing....
Claude: Watching the grass grow?-
Noel: -Too imperturbable....
Claude: ....
Suddenly, an ambiguous aroma arouses from the hallway of the hotel....
Claude: ( sniffing the air ) Say, Noel, do you smell something?
Noel: ....
Claude: Oh, right... I forgot that you were also ANTI-sensory....
Noel: Gee wiz....
Claude: ... It smells like... garlic. It seems to be coming from the hallway....
Claude and Noel open the door leading out of Noel's room-
Ashton: Hello, everyone!
-... Only to see Ashton covered in GARLIC!!!!
Claude: Ashton???? What IS this???? Why are you covered in garlic????
Ashton: Don't you see, it's the perfect solution for all of my hygienic exploitation problems!
Noel: ... They say that garlic brings good luck....
Ashton: ... And that it does! The best thing is, this 'covering' of mine is an aftershave, a good luck charm, a bug repellant, and an edible assortment all in one! It's a four in one deal, basically!
Claude: Well, let's hope that this isn't too much of a good thing, for Ashton's sake....
All: ....
And, one more thing.......... - don't get drunk!
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-6:45 PM - At The Brandywine Tavern-
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Claude and Noel can be seen sitting at a table, conversing....
Claude: ... Maybe we can get a television right here from the Tavern...; you said that it was the Proprietors that hogged all of the advanced stuff, correct?
Noel: True... but do you suppose that they'll just let us borrow it like that?
Claude: I'm sure that a little bribery will suffice....
Noel: NO!!!! Nothing monetary!
Claude: Relax, you don't have to get involved...; I'll return with a television myself....
Claude leaves Noel behind....
Noel: ....
-Scene shifts to the Tavern Counter-
As Claude approaches the counter, Ashton can be seen making acquisitions of his own....
Ashton: So, do you have any additional reserves of Garlic Salt on you?
Proprietor: Not ON me, unlike some people. Besides, no extra salt is available without a cost....
Ashton: Oh, *anything* to supplement my hygienic tendencies....
Proprietor: ... You've got yourself a deal.
Ashton: ( sighting Claude ) Oh, hey there Claude! I just got myself a bunch of extra garlic salt for myself! Isn't it great!? I'll never run out! I'm hygienically set for -life-!
Claude: ( sarcastically ) Nice. Next thing you know, you won't have to take any showers....
Ashton: ( fool-heartedly ) Isn't it cool!?
Claude: ....
Ashton leaves the scene, as Claude approaches the Proprietor....
Claude: Mister, it has come to my attention that you have donated some of your garlic reserves to that lean, eccentric young individual who has just passed by here...; do you suppose that it's possible for you to trade off your Tavern television set in much the same manor....?....
Proprietor: Look, kid, this is a Tavern and restaurant, not an electronics store!
Claude: But it involves... mone~yyyyyyyyyy....
Proprietor: .......... Just FORGET it!
Claude: No, hear me out! That television set is probably worth a -lot- of money....
Proprietor: Which is why I don't want to give it up-
Claude: -Which is why you SHOULD. Just think at how much you could make-
Proprietor: FORGET it!!!!
Claude: .......... Alright already, alright already....
Proprietor: GO!!!!
Claude leaves the counter, and returns to Noel....
Noel: No television?
Claude: ... No television....
Precis and Chisato arrive from upstairs....
Precis: Whew...; THAT was a doozey....
Chisato: You said it!
Claude: ( happily ) Hey, Precis! Chisato! Since you're finished in my room, is it Ok if I use my television?
Precis: Well, Claude, if you use the television set, then what's our purpose of going out to GET a television in the first place?
Claude: Oh, boy....
Chisato: Relax, Claude; we'll let you use your set for the time being. We have several errands to run, anyway....
Noel: Well, count ME out of running errands..........!
Claude: ....
Precis and Chisato exit the building.
Noel: ( out of the blue ) The oral cavity - what a *manifestation* THAT turned out to be....!....
Claude: ....
Rena, Tibby, and the parents enter the room.
Rena: Hi, Claude! Have I got a revelation to tell you!
Claude: Tibby's here? And those are his parents?
Noel: Who's Tibby?
Rena: Guess what? I've become their baby-sitter!
Noel: You've discovered a new species of cat?
Rena: Not a Tabby...; Tibby!
Claude: You're baby-sitting Tibby's parents? Aren't they a little old for that....?
All: ....
Rena: Believe me, I made that same assumption, too.
Claude: Oh....
Rena: I mean I'm going to look after Tibby....
All: ....
Claude: 'I'm going to look after Tibby...' does what?
Rena: ( agitated at Claude's joke attempt ) Claude, you know what I mean....
Claude: ....
Father: Well, we have to be going now....
Mother: Yes - take care! We'll be back in a few hours!
Rena: Alright, I'll be sure to take care of little Tibby now....
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-6:52 AM - Claude's Brandywine Inn Room-
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Claude, Rena, Noel, and Tibby can be seen watching the movie 'Prognosis Man.'
Noel: Aah... The Prognosis Man - the toxic manifestation spawned fourth from within the bowels of the ancient volcanoes of Nede, returning for retribution upon us Nedians....-
Rena: I bet you read the text off the back of the movie box, didn't you?
Claude: ....
Claude: Shush here, I can't hear!
Noel: ....
Sounds of the movie could be heard playing; scene shifts to the TV screen....
Prognosis Man: Soon enough, you will become one with me... one..........
Woman: Oh, I love you! Nothing will ever separate us!
Scene shifts back towards the group....
Tibby: Rena, I'm scared... the Prognosis Man's going to come to get me, I know it....!
Claude: ....
Rena: ( hugs Tibby ) It's not real, Tibby, don't worry; it's just a movie, after all....
Tibby: If it's not real, then how could they show it?
Rena: Guys, I don't think that Tibby should be watching this....
Claude: Shush, please!
Rena: I think that we should go to Central City park for a walk...; this movie is too much for ME, too....!....
Noel: Can I come too????
Rena: Fine.
Claude: Noel?
Noel: Claude, don't you see? This is my rare chance to exploit one of the few interests that I have...; animals.... The park is a *BREEDING* ground of 'em!
Rena: Interests?
Claude: Noel was unsure of his true interests. There's a lot of stuff which he is completely against, no less!
Rena: ... Spare me the details.
Noel: Well, we all need to be going....
Claude: ... Aw, go ahead....
Noel: Thanks.
Everybody except Claude leaves the room. Claude stays behind, and watches the movie by himself....
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-7:18 PM - In Central City Park-
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Noel, Rena, and Tibby are walking and talking....
Rena: Today is a fine day, right Noel? Tibby?
Tibby: Yep!
Rena: That's nice.
Noel: It's so serene. It's ironic, in a way. Here we are in the middle of a city, and yet ---- all is quiet....
Rena: You like the quiet, don't you, Noel?
Noel: Of course! Except for when it's TOO quiet....
Rena: What do you mean?
Noel: I mean, the lack of animals in this place. I only saw two dogs... nothing else!
Rena: Claude was telling me of your apparent lack of interests, but what about animals? We both like those very much....
Noel: You know what's crazy? The lack of *pigeons* out here now....!....
Tibby: I like pigeons!
Rena: I do too...; but why bring them up now, Noel?
Noel: Because, I think they communicate with each other via *sign language*....
Rena: Sign language????
Noel: Yes! Those bobbing heads, those weaving wings; I think I *could* be on to something..........!..........
Rena: Eh....
Tibby: ....
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-4:28 PM - At Claude's Brandywine Inn room-
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Claude is in the room by himself, having just finished watching the movie. Precis and Chisato enter the room. Chisato can be seen holding a whistle of sorts....
Precis: Hey there Claude!
Chisato: Look at this! My latest acquisition; a bird whistle! See... it works in four different pitches!
Precis: It's neat! We just got it through mail-order....!
Chisato: Maybe Noel will like it....................
Claude: Welp, I just finished up a sampling of 'Prognosis Man!'
Precis: Really? How was it?
Claude: Well, it was interesting....
Ashton enters the room....
Ashton: Look at this, look! This garlic is falling off me by the minute! I can't apply as much as I want!
Claude: Ashton, that's my floor which you're messing up!
Ashton: Well, I'm not NOT complaining about it....
Claude: ....
Chisato: Well, Ashton, what you need is an adhesive! I'll just browse around on this here television a bit; I'll be sure to find something!
Claude: But Chisato, I need to rewind this movie for Noel to see! I mean, if we both saw it, I *could* have gotten away with not rewinding it, BUT....
Chisato: Nonsense, Claude - just use the other TV....
Claude: But that one is horrible! What's to say that everything will go smoothly????
Chisato: It's better than no TV, isn't it....?
Claude: ....
Was a myth....
Was a lie....
But, Expel is about to discover, just how real Drakonis is!
Infernal Uprising!
Join Claude, Rena, and friends on a quest unlike any other! When the Mythological Drakonis is freed from his volcano-crater, his mere presence threatens the Expellian's way of life. Should Claude and Rena trust Zakidel, the Heraldic Wizard who attempts to guide them in the attempted assassination of Drakonis? Only time shall tell....
Or shall it?
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-5:36 PM - Noel's Brandywine Inn Room-
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Claude is rewinding the movie for Noel to watch....
Claude: ....
Ashton enters the room....
Ashton: Hey there, Claude!
Claude: ....
Ashton: CLA~~~~UDE!!!!
Claude: Oh, Ashton. Sorry about that; I didn't hear you....
Ashton: Yes, but how WOULD you know that you couldn't hear me the first time around?
Claude: ....
Ashton: ( happily ) Look at me! This adhesive has allowed me to completely smother myself in the garlic!
Claude: I can see that... and smell it, too.
Ashton: I hope the smell it isn't TOO powerful....
Suddenly, the VCR eats the cassette, sending tape all over Ashton!
Ashton: Look at me! I'm all covered in *TAPE*!!!!
Claude: Oh, man - how are we ever going to get this off????
Ashton: Why were you using this old TV, anyway?
Claude: Well, Precis and Chisato were using MY television to look for your adhesive, remember?
Ashton: ( slightly embarrassed ) Oh, right.
Claude: ....
Precis and Chisato enter the room. Chisato is quick to notice the mess....
Chisato: ... Oh.......... my.......... goodness..........
All: ....
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-5:40 PM - Central City Park-
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Claude, Rena, and Noel are walking together....
Tibby: Rena, Rena! I'm hungry!
Rena: Well, we can go to a restaurant; your parents told me to meet them with you at the Weight Lawyer in a while, anyway....
Tibby: Great! Thanks, Rena!
Rena: ( smiles ) ....
Noel: Well, count me out; I'm not too fond of public eating...; I'm anti-ingestive, remember?
Tibby and Rena: ....
Noel: I think I'll go check on Claude, instead....
Noel leaves Rena and Tibby alone....
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-5:55 PM - Noel's Brandywine Inn Room -
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Claude, Precis, and Chisato are trying to help Ashton out of his 'tangle.'
Chisato: ( as she attempts to unravel Ashton from beneath the cassette tape ) You know, when
my job applicant overseer for The Nede Chronicle told me that I would do a lot of undercover work, I hardly expected to find somebody who would be more under the cover of something than I. Yet, here's Ashton....Ashton: ( sarcastically ) Hah... hah.......... hah..........
Claude: Well, after we untangle the tape from around Ashton, I'll be able to spice *MYSELF* up for a shower....
All: ....
Noel enters the room....
Ashton: Noel, look at me! I'm ALL covered in garlic, glue, and tape! If you hadn't left when you did, Claude wouldn't have had to rewind the movie while *I* was there! This is insane; I can't get the tape off!
Noel: ( seeing this as a venue for which to tell about his newfound interest ) You know what's insane? The lack of *pigeons* outside!
Precis: ... Come again?
Noel: Yes, I'm really interested in them! They're my favorite animals!
Claude: ( as he continues to attempt to remove the tape from Ashton ) Finally, you've found a true interest. ... But why pigeons?
Noel: See? I think they communicate with each other through a form of sign language, or perhaps telepathy....
All: ....
Noel: That head bobbing... wing weaving...; I think I'm on to something! .......... If only I had *some* way to observe them....
Precis: Well, I've had it with this job! I'm going to get back to channel surfing...; I think that I just MIGHT find something I can buy to get this stuff off of Ashy....
Chisato: No way, Precis! I need to use the TV! We need to look for a remedy for NOEL'S troubles!
Claude: Why not just have Gyoro and Ururun take the stuff off?
Ashton: ( sadly ) Gyoro and Ururun don't like Garlic; it repels them from bringing their heads too close....!....
Claude: Well, then..... hmmm....; why not use birdseed?
Ashton: Claude?
Claude: Of course! Let's just sprinkle some on Ashton; it'll have no trouble sticking! All sorts of birds will then come to lick him clean!
Chisato: Perfect! I have a bird whistle in my room - I'll go get it!
Claude: Good. Then, we'll all go to the Weight Lawyer Restaurant - they have a wide variety of birdseed there; that I am sure of....
Noel: ....
Chisato: ( noticing Noel's tumultuous expression on his face ) Noel, is something wrong?
Noel: ... I'm anti-ingestive, remember? ... Having those pigeons lick Ashton clean will be the ultimate public display of intake which was never meant to be seen....
Claude: ( almost dramatically ) Well, Noel, it looks like --you-- have a choice...; to brave your fears of food to get *closer* to the pigeons which so elude you.......... or to give up both....
Noel: ....
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-6:03 PM - Outside the Wight Lawyer Restaurant ( Claude's perspective ) -
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Claude, Ashton, and Noel all wait outside the Weight Lawyer Restaurant....
Noel: I can't believe that I'm *actually* going through with this....!
Precis and Chisato return from inside the Weight Lawyer restaurant....
Precis: Well, we've got it! The birdseed!
Chisato: Yes. Our bargaining skills sure came in handy there!
Claude: Alright, is everybody in position? Key objects at the ready?
Chisato: ( holding up her bird whistle ) All set to go!
Precis: ( holding up the sac of birdseed ) Birdseed? CHECK!!!!
Claude: Good. Here, Ashton. Gyoro, Ururun. ( hands the three eye coverings ) You'll need these, in case the pigeons get a little rough....
Ashton: ... Rough?
Claude: ( as he finishes covering Ashton ) Don't worry. Now, stand back while I sprinkle the birdseed on you....
Ashton: Um, guys, I'm not so sure that I want to go through with this....
Claude: ( as he sprinkles the birdseed onto Ashton ) Trust me; In any case, you wouldn't know the tape was ever on you!!!!
Ashton: ( gulp ) ..........
Chisato: Alright, I'm about to blow the whistle!
Claude: On three! One... two.......... THREE!!!!
E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E!!!!!!!!!!
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-6:03 PM - Outside the Wight Lawyer Restaurant ( Rena's perspective ) -
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Rena and Tibby are approaching the Weight Lawyer Restaurant....
Rena: Next time, no side stops, okay????
Tibby: I'm sorry, Rena - it's just that I couldn't get my eyes off of that Fun City Bunny on the way here!
Rena: But it was on the stairwell to a completely different route....!....
Tibby: Yeah, well....
Rena: ( happily ) Never mind that... think about what you would like to eat! I'm having a salad. What would you like?
Tibby: I'm having whatever you're having....
Rena: ....
Rena notices Claude, Ashton, Precis, Noel, and Chisato in the distance....
Rena: Hey, isn't that-
E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E~e~E!!!!
Rena: ( covering her ears ) Eeek!
Tibby: That guy looks a lot like-
-Scene shifts to Ashton and the rest of the group-
Ashton: .......... Are they coming?
Chisato: Yep! And a whole flock of 'em!
Ashton: A WHOLE flock????
Chisato: ( looking down at her whistle ) Well, it was a high quality whistle! One of the best bargains around! It was good----
Squawking, cooing, chirping, and other bird sounds could be heard....
Claude: They're closing in!
Ashton: But I don't feel----------
The scene shifts to Claude, Precis, Noel, and Chisato; Ashton cannot be seen....
Precis: Ashton!
Chisato: ----Perhaps TOO good....
Peck, peck, scratch!
Claude: Ashton, run! There's too many of them!
Ashton: -But I can't SEE!!!!
Claude: Well, just get out of here!
Ashton begins to Run... right towards where Rena and Tibby are....
Tibby: THE PROGNOSIS MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE *IS* REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rena: No, it's only-
Tibby: ( as he runs away from Ashton ) Argh!!!!
Rena: Come back!!!!
-Time passes. During the 'chase', Tibby comes upon several Nedian Defense Force Guards-
Tibby: Oh, mister! Help me! I'm being chased by The Prognosis Man!!!!
Defense Force Guard #1: Oh, don't be silly... it's just a movie. Kids your age shouldn't even be WATCHING such a film, for reason's such as----
Ashton: ( still covered in garlic, glue, and cassette tape; is being followed by dozens of birds ) Help me! Help!
Defense Force Guard #2: What the heck? ... Don't worry kid... I'll take care of him.
As Tibby runs off, the Defense Force Guards proceed to control Ashton.
Rena: ( as she is held back by Defense Force Guard #2 ) Tibby! ...; What is the meaning of this????
Defense Force Guard #1: ( to Ashton, as he is grabbed by several more guards ) Your disturbance has warranted your arrest!
Ashton: ( as he is carried off ) No! It's not of my doing???? Let go of me! It's all a big misunderstanding!!!!
Defense Force Guard #1: ( to his fellow guards ) Men, use your flares to scare away the birds!
Defense Force Guard #3: Alright, sir!
Defense Force Guard #4: But... we don't wear pants....
Defense Force Guard #1: NOT THOSE FLARES!!!! ... The fire variety....!
Defense Force Guard #4: Oh....
All: ....
Hail the discovery of the TRUE 6th Sense!
Psionic Distillation - the ability to understand, interpret, and utilize the energies of Pigeon talk, and use the energies that lie therein!
How does it work? Scientists speculate that pigeonic shockwaves are emitted from the beaks of all but the most notorious pigeons. We can not only UNDERSTAND the communication by which the pigeons use to "talk" to one another; - we can also use their brainwave energy which has mixed itself with the soundwaves as an energy supplement! Much like a food substitute....
Previously, before the inner workings of this 6th sense were understood, humans had studies this complex, yet highly useful sense through unfortunately faulty methods. By observing the head bobbing, wing weaving, and other notable movements of the everyday pigeon, scientists have attempted to concoct a secret "sign language" by which the pigeons used to talk to one another. The frequency, force, and consistency of their body language all found its way into relatively accurate interpretations of pigeonic association. However, this explanation failed to prove how we possessed out energy supplementation / conversion aspect of the sense, seemingly acquired through a mini-evolution of the human brain within the last 10,000 years.
More to come in a few minutes....
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-11:23 AM - The next day, at Claude's Brandywine Inn Room-
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Claude and Noel are conversing....
Claude: I can't believe that we had to spend the night in prison!
Noel: Well, Ashton's still under Nedian Defense Force Custody, remember?
Claude: ... Right....
Rena enters the room....
Rena: Well... my babysitting career is over-
Claude: -Despite the fact that no money was involved....
Noel: ( smiles ) ....
Rena: Tibby's parents gave me a call this morning; I'm not allowed to look after him anymore....
Claude: ( sincerely ) ... I'm sorry....
Rena: They told me that they spent HOURS looking for him... only to find him just outside his home....
Claude: ( jokingly, trying to make Rena feel better ) Well, THAT little Tibby ran all the way home....!....
All: ....
Precis and Chisato enter the room....
Chisato: ( happily ) Guess what everybody!?-
Precis: It's a revelation! Ashton's not going to stay in jail much longer!
Chisato: PRECIS!!!! They were supposed to try to guess....
Precis: Well, *I* though that it was a figure of speech....!....
Claude: I think I'm beginning to not trust revelations lately....
Noel: Never mind, what about Ashton?
Chisato: Well, we're going to get him out on bail!
Rena: You have the money to do that?
Precis: SURE, where a bargain is concerned!
Claude: A... *bargain*, did you say?
Chisato: That she did! The garlic that Ashton wears serves is a four in one deal, basically! It's an aftershave, a good luck charm, a bug repellant, and an edible assortment.......... all in one!!!!
Precis: Yeah!
All: ..........
Hail the discovery of the TRUE 6th Sense!
Psionic Distillation - the ability to understand, interpret, and utilize the energies of Pigeon talk, and use the energies that lie therein!
Last time we were here, we discussed the history of the methodology of the sense, before it's exposure to the public as a discovery. Now, onto the specifics....
... The TRUE magic of the pigeon's role, though, lies in its unique set of vocal chords. The specific range of wavelength of sound emitted forth by the series of grunts, coos, and otherwise distorted version of chirping on account of the pigeons is what stimulates the human mind to transform the sound into pure energy.
However, the method of this transformation is still unknown.. What IS known, though, is that the brainwaves of the pigeon serve as a sort of multiplier for the soundwaves, toning them to just the right frequency. While not all aspects of this sense might be figured out, Psionic Distillation still remains to be a large influence on our actions today.
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-Credits - Additional Characters-
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Tibby................................................................................................................... Haley O'Conner
Father...................................................................................................................... Chester Olds
Mother...................................................................................................................... Felicia Giles
Defense Force Guard #1.................................................................................... Bert Cunningham
Defense Force Guard #2................................................................................................. Al Biggs
Defense Force Guard #3.................................................................................... Anthony Hopkins
Defense Force Guard #4..................................................................................... Jason Alexander
