Resverie_MTC3_BadApple= Bad Apple!! (Tango remix)
poem_Resverie_MTC3_BadApple_A= Elly's Lament

MTC3_BadApple_resverie_start= 
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How long have I been here for? 
Stagnant, devoid of emotion.
I can’t even get myself to move as I’m washed down the cracks of time. 
Stuck seeing my own shape in the darkness, all alone. 
Maybe it’s a dream. Maybe nothing else is real.
I don’t know when I last saw her, but I still hold onto my same routines.
What if she returns and I’m not there for her? 
Would that be the end of everything?
No, I can’t let myself toe the line.
If I make another move, there’ll be no more turning back.
Because everything would change, and it all would turn to black.

MTC3_BadApple_resverie_switch=
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The gate has remained as it always has.
I trim the hedges and repair the craters, over and over.
Even if small details like that deteriorate, it’s still the same fence.
Just like me. 
...But not like her.
If... If I find a way to change... Step with her into the light...
I’d never be the same.
Would it all-
[BADELINE left serious]
Madeline, are we allowed to interrupt her?
[ELLY right normal]
-Huh!?
[MADELINE left upset]
That was pretty rude, you know. It was very moving.
[ELLY right normal]
Um-
[BADELINE left scoff]
You’ll thank me later, though.
[ELLY right normal]
-Excuse me! Who are you and what are you doing in my monologue?!
[MADELINE left normal]
I’m Madeline! It’s nice to meet you. 
[BADELINE left normal]
We don’t feel like answering the second part. 
[MADELINE left distracted]
She doesn’t. I would, but we don't know the answer.
Sorry.
[ELLY right down]
...
[MADELINE left normal] 
Anyways, you are...?
[ELLY right normal]
Elly. Can you tell me what you’re doing here, at least?
[MADELINE left sad]
Well... I just heard your thoughts. It seems like you’d appreciate having someone else to talk with.
[ELLY right down]
Seriously?
[BADELINE left angry]
Would you want us to leave? Is that it?
[ELLY right normal]
No, no one has come by for a long time. I'll take anyone at this point.
[MADELINE left upset]
Gee, thanks.
[MADELINE left sad]
Who’s the person you were talking about?
[ELLY right normal]
...My mistress. 
[BADELINE left upset]
...Nevermind. Can we leave now, Madeline?
[ELLY right normal]
What are you on about? I’m the gatekeeper and caretaker for her mansion.
[MADELINE left surprised]
Oh, okay!
[MADELINE left normal]
I think I get the picture.
[ELLY right normal]
Yes. She left many years ago to do some business. 
She visits occasionally, but the period between each occasion keeps growing larger and larger.
[MADELINE left sad]
Why don’t you ask her to come back more often?
[ELLY right down]
It wouldn’t mean a thing if I told her how I feel. 
[BADELINE left angryAlt]
So you’ve already given up?
[ELLY right normal]
Why’re you so pissed off?
[MADELINE left angry]
You have to at least try.
[MADELINE left determined]
Seeing people abandon their dreams makes me mad.
[ELLY right down]
I know, but... I've never felt like it would actually be worth it to try.
What's a good first step?
[MADELINE left distracted]
Well...
[MADELINE left normal]
Maybe you should prepare a gift for her! It’ll give you an opening to coax her further.
[ELLY right down]
That’s going to be tricky.
[ELLY right normal]
More than anything else, she loves flowers. But she seeks them out like a missile.
Pretty much any species I would find, she would have already cultivated. 
[BADELINE left sigh]
Yeah, and what good has doing nothing been for you?
[ELLY right normal]
...You win. I’ll go think of something.

MTC3_BadApple_resverie_vertical= 
[MADELINE left normal]
Have you come up with anything yet?
[ELLY right normal]
...Yes. But no.
[BADELINE left upset]
Wow, how helpful.
[ELLY right normal]
Maybe it would be if you actually let me speak.
I have to find a new way to use what I have. There's no point searching for a miracle.
There has to be something to do- I’ve cared for this garden for hundreds of years.
[MADELINE left surprised]
Wait, hundreds?
[ELLY right normal]
Yes? Why is that so surpri--
Ah wait, you’re a human.
[ELLY right down]
I can’t believe I need to be comforted by a mere human...
[BADELINE left scoff]
If it makes you feel better, she’s the puny human. I am a superior lifeform.
[MADELINE left upset]
Yeah, whatever.
[MADELINE left sad]
Did you have a plan? Or just that revelation?
[ELLY right down]
...
Give me some time to think.

MTC3_BadApple_resverie_maddyremark=
[MADELINE left upset]
Hey Me, make yourself useful.

MTC3_BadApple_resverie_baddyremark=
[BADELINE left angry]
Ugh, fine.

MTC3_BadApple_resverie_clone=
[ELLY right normal]
You two work well together.
[MADELINE left distracted]
I’d hope so. We’d be in big trouble if we didn’t.
[ELLY right normal] 
Because you are both equals?
[BADELINE left sigh]
I’ll be real for once. We’re also the same person.
[ELLY right normal]
Ah. I suppose it must be second nature to work together then.
[BADELINE left scoff]
Lmao.
[MADELINE left upset]
You don’t know half of it.
[MADELINE left sad]
We’ve fought so much, it’s kinda unreal. 
[MADELINE left normal]
There’s no need to talk about that, though.
[ELLY right normal]
...No, it gave me something I would like to discuss.
[MADELINE left sad]
Go ahead, then.
[ELLY right normal]
Let me give you context for this.
Explaining the day I knew I no longer had a place in her heart.
[MADELINE left distracted]
...
[ELLY right normal]
It all started the day two humans broke into the mansion.
[BADELINE left concerned]
Uh oh.
[MADELINE left sad]
Did they hurt you?
[ELLY right normal]
Yeah. But it was an expected response. Lady Yuuka destroyed their home or something.
[BADELINE left upset]
“Or something.”
[ELLY right normal]
The important part is the fight. 
When I clashed against them... I was reminded of how there was no way I could match them.
The shrine maiden and the witch are my lady’s equals. I am not.
...I knew at that moment that my lady would want to court them.
[MADELINE left distracted]
This still isn’t a romance thing, right?
[ELLY right normal]
Correct. You see, my lady loves getting to know others through deep conversations.
To many of our guests’ dismay, violence is one of her favorite languages. 
[MADELINE left upset]
What a wonderful euphemism.
[ELLY right normal]
I assure you, it is quite genuine. One can learn much from a person depending on how they fight. 
Please don’t take it to mean that she is cruel. She is always sure to never leave permanent injury.
[BADELINE left normal]
I really doubt that.
[ELLY right down]
Okay, sometimes she gets a little too into it and accidentally breaks some of their bones. 
But they can heal, can’t they? Especially with magic.
[BADELINE left upset]
...
[MADELINE left sad]
Getting back to the point... You feel like you’re unworthy of her because you lack combat ability, right?
[BADELINE left scoff]
That's not something we can change. 
We’re mountain climbers. We don’t do combat.
[ELLY right normal]
I guessed as much. 
As skilled in traversal as you may be, if I swung my blade at you, I do not think you would be able to fight back.
[MADELINE left upset]
I mean, you never know. 
[BADELINE left worried]
Madeline, I think that’s bit much for us... 
[MADELINE left angry]
We could definitely try. What's the harm-
[MADELINE left sad]
I’m getting off track again. 
You don’t actually know if she’s stopped caring about you, do you?
[ELLY right normal]
Given all the evidence, I know that she’d prefer to spend more time with others-
[MADELINE left determined]
Do you, though? Yes, she’s interested in other people. 
That doesn’t necessarily mean she’s stopped caring about you.
[ELLY right down]
...
[MADELINE left normal]
Am I wrong?
[ELLY right down]
...No.
[ELLY right normal]
But there’s something I haven’t been telling you. Follow me.
[MADELINE left surprised]
???
[BADELINE left worried]
???

MTC3_BadApple_resverie_danceprep= 
[ELLY right normal]
Let’s start with this. Why do you think I don’t have a face?
[MADELINE left surprised]
Wait, so you actually don’t have a face?
[BADELINE left normal]
I thought it had something to do with you being a monster. Cause you and your lady aren’t human, right?
[ELLY right normal]
Indeed, but we both have forms indistinguishable from a human. Or had, in my case. 
[MADELINE left sad]
What happened to it? 
[ELLY right down]
I threw it away. It was simple. Blot myself out and become a silhouette.
[MADELINE left sad]
...
[ELLY right normal]
My lady and I live in completely different worlds. 
She in a vibrant future, me in a decaying past.
I suppose that's another reason she's loathe to return to the mansion. That world grows and changes, while my land is unchanging and forgotten.
[BADELINE left concerned]
And you just accept it?
[ELLY right normal]
It's something far beyond the power for any human or youkai to change.
[ELLY right down]
But there was a single moment where I was able to cross over.
I don't understand how it happened. If I had, I would likely not be in this mess.
[ELLY right normal]
Somehow, I found myself in a world like this. Of black and white shapes, with details melding together.
But I could recognize her shape anywhere. Her confidence was unmistakable.
I ran over to her side. That would have already been enough for me, but I was able to walk by her side. 
It was the strongest impact I could leave on that world.
[ELLY right down] 
So I threw away my old body, in the desperate hope that somehow, I could recapture that time.
[MADELINE left sad]
...And?
[ELLY right down]
...It didn't work.
My legacy has remained that singular moment, but nothing has come from it at all.
[BADELINE left concerned]
Thought so.
[MADELINE left sad]
Do you not like who you were before?
[ELLY right normal]
Of course I did! It was me.
But that was the problem, wasn’t it? That it was just me. 
[MADELINE left sad]
If you still liked that part of yourself, then abandoning it wouldn’t help either. 
[ELLY right down]
...I don’t know.
Is there a future for someone like me? Can I still exist in a time like this?
[BADELINE left sigh]
We don’t have the power to say.
[BADELINE left worried]
Do you have any ideas, Madeline?
[MADELINE left sad]
...
[MADELINE left determinedclosed]
...
[MADELINE left normal]
You really see the world in black and white, don’t you?
[ELLY right normal]
?
[BADELINE left angry]
This is an awful time for jokes.
[MADELINE left angry]
I was being serious!
[MADELINE left normal]
Either she loves you, or you’re trash to her. It’s either being trapped in the past or a shadow in the future.
It's either the old or the new.
Things don’t have to be so black and white. 
[ELLY right down]
...
[MADELINE left normal]
I really don’t know enough about you and Miss Yuuka to say anything for sure.
But if I had to give you some advice, try being a little kinder to yourself. 
And if at all possible, I think you should try taking the best of both worlds.
[MADELINE left distracted]
Although that’s easier said than done.
[ELLY right normal]
Hmmm... 
It may be a bit gimmicky, but-
You've given me an idea. 
[MADELINE left surprised]
Already?
[ELLY right normal]
Yeah. Though I would like a quick test subject. Madeline...?
[MADELINE left upset]
Test subject is actually a euphemism for violence this time. Right?
[ELLY right normal]
Well, violence it may be, it is still an experiment. 
I hope you understand.
[MADELINE left distracted]
You’re alright with this...?
[BADELINE left normal]
You’re the “Miss I will help people” person. I’ll follow you this time.
[ELLY right normal]
Actually, if it’s not too much to ask, could I ask you to follow special instructions? 
I would like one of you to assist me.
When the time comes, I can get help from the Lake of Blood, but for this short notice...
[BADELINE left normal]
Don’t need to ask me twice.
[MADELINE left angry]
Hey-
[BADELINE right scoff]
Get wrecked. I’m on her side now.
[BADELINE right freakA]
It better not be disappointing, Elly! 
[ELLY right normal]
Haha, of course.
I still don’t know what to do about her, about myself, about everything.
But I’m the guardian of Mugenkan, Elly!
My lady, will you allow me to take this dance?

MTC3_BadApple_resverie_ending= 
[MADELINE left normal]
That was pretty neat.
[BADELINE left concerned]
Pretty sloppy too. You’re going to have to polish that up before you meet with her.
[ELLY right normal]
I doubt that I’d let anything other than perfection slide.
Are you two doing anything else?
[MADELINE left normal]
No, that was it.
[BADELINE left serious]
We’re taking that heart as payment. Hope that there’s not a problem with that.
[ELLY right normal]
Oh, I have no clue who's heart that is. Go ahead.
[MADELINE left together]
Sweet.
[ELLY right normal]
Thank you both for your help.
[MADELINE left normal]
Don’t mention it.
[BADELINE left normal]
Actually, do mention it. It makes her very happy.
[ELLY right normal] 
Alright then.
Thank you once again!
[MADELINE left distracted]
Aw...
[ELLY right normal]
Tha-
[MADELINE left upset]
We can stop this now. 

MTC3_BadApple_resverie_bossprep=  
[ELLY right normal]
Weren’t you two going to leave?
[MADELINE left distracted]
I saw something I wanted, so...
[ELLY right normal]
...I see. You wanted a proper rematch, didn’t you?
[MADELINE left surprised]
Huh? There was just a strawberry...
[ELLY right normal]
There’s no need to be reserved. 
To tell you the truth, I’m rather irritated that I lost to a human again.
I’m not weak, I swear...
[BADELINE left normal]
So it’s about your honor, huh.
I'll stick with you this time, Maddy.
[MADELINE left distracted]
I guess if she doesn’t have an issue with it, I don’t either.
[ELLY right normal]
Prepare yourself, Madeline!

MTC3_BadApple_resverie_strawberry=  
[ELLY right down]
I lost again...
[MADELINE left distracted]
...
[MADELINE left sad]
Sorry about that.
[ELLY right normal]
Don't worry about it. I’m just reestablishing my own limitations.
As long as I can make her smile, then that will be enough.
[MADELINE left peaceful]
...That’ll work.
[MADELINE left normal]
For now.
