<TextBlock 1 w:52 h:4>
Citan
"Well then, I will be over
here cheering for you.<New>
Do not beat him too soon.
The better you do, the
easier it will be for
Bart to sneak in." <Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 2 w:28 h:3>
Miang
"My...what a
handsome boy!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 3 w:24 h:2>
Citan
"Good luck!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 4 w:2 h:1>
!<Opcode 2 50><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 5 w:52 h:4>
Citan
"Fei, we can use this
to our advantage!<New>
If you create a stir at
the Tournament, the guards
will be watching you
rather than their posts.<New>
It will make it easy for
us to sneak into the
castle and rescue Margie.<New>
What do you think, Fei?
Will you enter the 
Tournament?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 6 w:22 h:2>
Fei
"Who...me?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 7 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"While you draw the guards'
attention the young one can
sneak into the castle.<New>
Surely you see that it is
the only way we will get
in?<Delay 100> Right...
Let us go sign you up."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 8 w:44 h:4>
Citan
"And Fei, do not use
your real name, make
another suitable one."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 9 w:54 h:34>
...Brave young men are
spilling their blood on
the front lines. Our army
is the best, but the tides
of war are uncertain. 
To protect the tradition
of Aveh and preserve peace
in this desert, we must all
have unshaking resolve. <Delay 30> 
The desert is a precious
treasure passed down to us
from our ancestors. Here we
can forge our minds and
bodies into one.
Our teachers are the sun 
and wind.<Delay 30> 
We are gathered here today,
with our strong bodies
forged by the desert. <Delay 30>
The sun above us is the
same as that which burns
over our fathers at the
front. The wind blowing
here is the same as that
which whisks our resolve
and prayers to our sons at
the front.<Delay 30>
This Tournament raises our
spirits and renews our
blessings from this desert
we live in.<Delay 30>
Brave ones, warriors, fight
well and do not shame our
brothers at the front."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 10 w:34 h:2>
Let the 338th
Tournament begin!<Opcode 2 30><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 11 w:46 h:3>
Shakhan
"Hmm...a moving speech
if I do say so myself."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 12 w:54 h:4>
Shakhan
"Oh, Commander Ramsus. 
Sorry to have kept you
waiting. This way, please."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 13 w:44 h:4>
Ramsus
"I'm afraid I do not
have the time for such
gay revelry.<New>
I just dropped by to
bid you farewell."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 14 w:48 h:3>
Shakhan
"What a pity. You do not
like our entertainment?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 15 w:38 h:2>
Ramsus
"I find it boring."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 16 w:50 h:4>
Miang
"Oh, let it be Commander.
Shakhan is only trying to
show hospitality...<New>
I personally find martial
arts quite interesting.
I look forward to seeing
the Tournament."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 17 w:54 h:4>
Shakhan
"To say this event is a 
tribute to you, Commander, 
is no understatement.<New>
Your gracious help in our
time of need enabled us to
celebrate the country's
founding today."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 18 w:48 h:4>
Ramsus
"Founding, how impudent.
It's not even your 
country.<New>
Hmph, do as you like."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 19 w:52 h:4>
Shakhan
"Miang, how about the
Tournament? Will you grace
us with your company?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 20 w:24 h:4>
Miang
"Yes.
It would be
a pleasure."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 21 w:40 h:2>
Shakhan
"Oh, it's starting!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 22 w:38 h:1>
Good luck tomorrow.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 23 w:48 h:4>
This is the Tournament
Registration Booth.
    Enter the Tournament
    No thanks<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 24 w:40 h:1>
Please sign in here.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 25 w:42 h:4>
You are signed up.
The Tournament begins
tomorrow. Please make
sure you are here.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 26 w:44 h:3>
Registration will end
today. If you have the
courage, come again.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 27 w:46 h:3>
Arena seats are 500G.<Delay 50>
Participant's excepted.
Please pass through.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 28 w:42 h:2>
You're the Dragon 
Slaying Boxer, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 29 w:42 h:2>
You're the Dragon 
Slaying Youth, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 30 w:44 h:2>
You're the Dragon 
Slaying Squire, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 31 w:46 h:2>
You're the Dragon 
Slaying Slacker, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 32 w:42 h:2>
You're the Ponytailed
Boxer, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 33 w:44 h:2>
You're the Ponytailed 
Youth, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 34 w:44 h:2>
You're the Ponytailed 
Squire, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 35 w:44 h:2>
You're the Ponytailed 
Slacker, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 36 w:42 h:2>
You're the Wandering 
Boxer, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 37 w:42 h:2>
You're the Wandering 
Youth, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 38 w:42 h:2>
You're the Wandering 
Squire, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 39 w:42 h:2>
You're the Wandering 
Slacker, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 40 w:38 h:2>
You're the Beloved 
Boxer, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 41 w:38 h:2>
You're the Beloved 
Youth, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 42 w:38 h:2>
You're the Beloved 
Squire, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 43 w:38 h:2>
You're the Beloved 
Slacker, right?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 44 w:26 h:4>
   ...Boxer
   ...Youth
   ...Squire
   ...Slacker<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 45 w:42 h:4>
    Dragon Slaying...
    Ponytailed...
    Wandering...
    Beloved...<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 46 w:46 h:3>
You can't go in here.
This will be spectator 
seating tomorrow.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 47 w:40 h:2>
Participant?
Okay, go on through.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 48 w:44 h:3>
All participants, the
Tournament is about to
begin. Please wait.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 49 w:62 h:3>
Only participants are allowed
in here. Your friend will have
to sit in the spectator's area.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 50 w:40 h:2>
Participant?
Okay, go on through.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 51 w:18 h:1>
No entry.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 52 w:46 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Dragon Slaying Boxer<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 53 w:46 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Dragon Slaying Youth<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 54 w:48 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Dragon Slaying Squire<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 55 w:50 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Dragon Slaying Slacker<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 56 w:38 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Ponytailed Boxer<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 57 w:38 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Ponytailed Youth<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 58 w:40 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Ponytailed Squire<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 59 w:42 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Ponytailed Slacker<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 60 w:36 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Wandering Boxer<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 61 w:36 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Wandering Youth<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 62 w:38 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Wandering Squire<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 63 w:40 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Wandering Slacker<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 64 w:36 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Beloved Boxer<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 65 w:36 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Beloved Youth<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 66 w:36 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Beloved Squire<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 67 w:36 h:4>
The final match...
Wiseman
   vs.
   Beloved Slacker<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 68 w:46 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Dragon Slaying Boxer<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 69 w:46 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Dragon Slaying Youth<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 70 w:48 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Dragon Slaying Squire<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 71 w:50 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Dragon Slaying Slacker<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 72 w:38 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Ponytailed Boxer<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 73 w:38 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Ponytailed Youth<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 74 w:40 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Ponytailed Squire<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 75 w:42 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Ponytailed Slacker<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 76 w:36 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Wandering Boxer<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 77 w:36 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Wandering Youth<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 78 w:38 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Wandering Squire<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 79 w:40 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Wandering Slacker<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 80 w:36 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Beloved Boxer<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 81 w:36 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Beloved Youth<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 82 w:36 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Beloved Squire<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 83 w:36 h:4>
The first match...
Gonzalez
   vs.
   Beloved Slacker<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 84 w:50 h:3>
Hey, are you gonna fight?
Hmm <Delay 100>
...I'd say about 20 to 1.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 85 w:46 h:2>
Shoot, can't get any
decent customers today.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 86 w:52 h:2>
Yo, dude!
Try and pick the champion?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 87 w:46 h:2>
Citan
"The champion of what?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 88 w:34 h:3>
Huh?<Delay 30>
The champion of
the 'Tournament'!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 89 w:38 h:3>
Citan
"Do they bet on
this 'Tournament'?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 90 w:54 h:3>
What
What are you talking about?
Tournaments ARE gambling!<New>
Why do you think people
even come here? To bet on
who will be champion! Duh!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 91 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"Excuse us, we have only
just arrived and know
nothing of the Tournament."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 92 w:52 h:4>
Oh, tourists, huh?
Well let me tell you about
the Tournament.<New>
Every year they hold a big
martial arts tournament 
here in Aveh.<New>
Fighters from all over the
world gather to see who's
strongest. It's like a big
brawl.<New>
Everyone goes wild over
guessing who'll win. So,
wanna give it a try?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 93 w:52 h:4>
Citan
"Betting on the Tournament
...Is that allowed at such
a grand event"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 94 w:48 h:4>
You bet. The soldiers
are crazy about it. If
Kislev attacked tomorrow
Aveh would be dust.<New>
What are you gonna do?
Registration's not over
yet, but all the strong
ones have signed up.<New>
The rest are only after
the consolation prizes
anyway...<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 95 w:44 h:4>
Citan
"Let us wait and see.
Some strong ones might
still register."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 96 w:44 h:2>
Ha!
What a buncha cowards.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 97 w:46 h:3>
To enter...<Delay 30>
Or not to enter...<Delay 30>
That is the question...<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 98 w:46 h:3>
To watch inside...<Delay 30> 
Or watch outside...<Delay 30>
That is the question...<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 99 w:38 h:2>
Get ready!
It's starting soon!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 100 w:52 h:3>
Woo-hoo! This is gonna be
HOT! I love the sound of
folks smackin' each other!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 101 w:44 h:2>
I'm ready already...
What's taking so long?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 102 w:38 h:1>
We're almost ready!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 103 w:50 h:3>
If I was only 10 years
younger...cough...hack...
I'd whip 'em all...cough.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 104 w:48 h:3>
I was born and raised in
Dazil<Delay 60> but this is my 
first Tournament.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 105 w:54 h:3>
This is the best place
to see the action for free.
I'm saving my space now!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 106 w:52 h:3>
Oh, hey! Those guys in
front are in the way! That
gets me sooo pissed!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 107 w:50 h:4>
I'm for the ones that
pay out big. Don't know
much about martial arts
though.<New>
I sure could use a little
extra house money.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 108 w:50 h:4>
My son's in it! I hope
he doesn't get hurt. <Delay 60>
I'm so worried he's going
to get hurt.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 109 w:42 h:3>
My cousin's friend
is gonna fight in it.
Pretty cool, huh!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 110 w:50 h:2>
Hey, granpa...
Let's bet on someone too.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 111 w:52 h:3>
No, betting's for losers.<New>
I brought you here because
I want you to grow up and
be a strong man.<New>
Strong enough to fight 
in the Tournament someday.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 112 w:28 h:1>
Man, how lame.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 113 w:52 h:4>
I come every year. This
is my third time. I only
have to see 'em once to
know who's the strongest.<New>
Are you fighting?<Delay 60>
You look pretty strong.<Delay 30>
Um, maybe a semi-finalist.
Good luck.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 114 w:54 h:4>
If my guy wins...<Delay 30>
I'm going to the bar and
order the most expensive
whiskey they have.<New>
Then I'm gonna ask that
waitress out! I wonder what
to get her for a present.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 115 w:30 h:2>
I'm betting on 
Big Joe too.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 116 w:44 h:2>
Trust me.
It's gonna be Big Joe.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 117 w:32 h:2>
I think Wiseman 
is stronger...<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 118 w:46 h:1>
Who's sarge betting on?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 119 w:38 h:1>
Me I'm for Big Joe.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 120 w:44 h:4>
No way, bad choice.
He's all hot air.
Believe me, Wiseman's 
gonna win.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 121 w:40 h:3>
Shut up! I was right
last time, I'm not 
gonna listen to you.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 122 w:50 h:3>
Wow! You picked the champ
last time? You musta got
something like 50 to 1...<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 123 w:36 h:3>
Yep and I blew it 
all in a week. 
Wah ha ha!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 124 w:32 h:1>
...What a waste.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 125 w:46 h:2>
Yep, that's the sarge. 
He's a man's man.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 126 w:52 h:3>
Recently the fighters have
been boring. It was better
when the King was around.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 127 w:46 h:5>
These martial arts
tournaments are okay...
But what if Gears, not
people, fought it out?
I'd like to see that.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 128 w:34 h:2>
Hey, are you for 
Joe too?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 129 w:44 h:4>
Big Joe's great 'cause
he's kinda shady.
Kids like you wouldn't
understand.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 130 w:52 h:3>
Wanna join Joe's fan club?
If you join, you can come
to our weekly coffee.<New>
We have a dinner show
once a month too.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 131 w:46 h:3>
Hey are you fightin'?
Give it up. No way you 
can beat Joe.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 132 w:52 h:3>
I want to see what kind
of fighters came. The best
men all joined the army.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 133 w:48 h:4>
I love pure fighting.
Especially all those
different styles!<Delay 60> I came
all the way from Dazil.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 134 w:54 h:3>
I hate war and fighting.
What? Oh I'm writing a book
on the folly of mankind.<Close><Close><End of Block>
