label ceak1:
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    play sound "audio/sounds/phonering.mp3"
    "Who's calling me this early in the morning?"
    stop sound
    mc "Hello?"
    ak "Do you know the arcade downtown?"
    mc "Uuhh, Morning Akir.."
    ak "Can you meet there this morning?"
    mc "I guess. I haven't really decided anything ye.."
    ak "Good. I'll send you the address."
    ak "Don't be late."
    "..."
    "He hung up."
    "Well, I guess I'm going to an arcade this morning."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Hotrock.mp3" fadeout 1
    "What the hell is this place?"
    "I checked the address like three times. This is the right place."
    "This doesn't seem like any \"arcade\" I've ever seen."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "It's really dim in here."
    "This district's not wealthy, but this place feels more run-down than I expected."
    "Well, Sasha's here. So I guess this is the place."
    mc "Hey, Sasha."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Master. [mcname] has arrived."
    "Is she really wearing that in a place like this?"
    "What are they even doing here?"
    ak "Bring him over. I'm almost finished."
    sas "Right this way, [mcname]."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_4
    with fade
    "Akira's playing some kind of fighting game."
    "So this place is a bar and an arcade?"
    "That doesn't seem like the best business model."
    "I guess it gives kids something to do while their parents drink."
    mc "Morning, Akira."
    ak "Morning."
    ak "Sasha, I need a new milkshake."
    sas "Of course, master."
    ak "Do you want a drink, [mcname]."
    mc "I'm not really thirsty right now, thanks."
    ak "Very well."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira's pretty good at that game."
    "He didn't even look up during that whole exchange."
    "At least he seems alright with me being here."
    "I know it wasn't really his choice. The girls kinda pushed him into it."
    "But, I'm here."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Yes!"
    mc "You're pretty good at that game."
    ak "I've beaten it seven times now."
    ak "It's just about getting the combos right."
    mc "Nice. I didn't know you were into games. I play quite a bit myself."
    ak "Interesting."
    mc "I'm a little surprised to find you in a place like this."
    mc "I thought you'd have games at home if you wanted them."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Questions about my family already?"
    ak "There are a few things I need to know about you before any of that."
    "Is asking about him having games at home really something personal?"
    "I feel kinda awkward now. I know he never wanted me to be here, but..."
    ak "Let's sit down. We have a lot to talk about."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_8
    with fade
    "We moved to a booth in the corner of the arcade, and Sasha returns with Akira's milkshake."
    ak "Now, explain why you're here."
    mc "You...you called me."
    ak "You know what I mean. I've seen you hanging out with the whole class."
    ak "What are you up to?"
    "ah. It makes sense that he's still confused about that."
    "I can't really tell him why I want everyone to like me."
    "If someone who didn't like me found out what's in my blood."
    "It would be far too easy for them to make me disappear."
    mc "I just want to get along with people."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "And those people just happen to be the heirs to some of the most powerful families in the city?"
    ak "You're pushing your way into the lives of Dusuka's future elite by coincidence?"
    mc "Well.."
    ak "And no one seems to bat an eye as you become a large part of so many lives."
    ak "All without knowing what you're really after!"
    ak "Even Asuka's pushing me to befriend you. I don't need friends!"
    ak "I don't need.."
    sas "Master."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "WHAT?!"
    sas "[mcname] is unlikely to reveal his motives while you're shouting at him."
    "I'm glad Sasha stepped in there. I don't know what to say."
    "Why is he so adamant that I can't just like making friends."
    "I know it seems suspicious, but when it comes down to it, I do just want people to like me."
    "To like me enough that if they ever find out what I'm hiding, they won't use it against me."
    ak "Uurrgghh."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Fine. You don't have to explain yourself."
    mc "I really do just want to make friends."
    ak "I'm sorry for yelling at you."
    mc "It's alright."
    "I'd guess Akira has some anger issues."
    "I don't really need to guess at this point. Sasha seems to know how to handle it though."
    "I'm not sure how I'd manage on my own."
    mc "So, you come here to play games?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak1_12
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "*sigh* Yeah. I come here most weekends."
    mc "Is it always this early?"
    ak "No one's usually here in the mornings."
    mc "So what games are your favourite?"
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "I steered the conversation towards a better topic for both of us."
    "Akira and I eventually found some common ground."
    "We chatted about the games we like to play."
    "I even got him to agree to play some games here another morning."
    "I hope he doesn't get that angry if he loses."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_4
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak1locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak1_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak2:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak2_1
    with fade
    stop music fadeout 1
    "I don't really know where I'm going right now."
    "I hardly ever come to this side of the academy."
    "It looks like not many other students do either."
    play music "audio/music/Evening Fall.mp3" fadeout 1
    "I wonder what's over here..."
    "What's that music?"
    "Huh...It's pretty...I don't know."
    "Something about it makes me...sad?"
    "I don't think that's the right word."
    "It makes me feel..."
    "It's coming from over there."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak2_2
    with fade
    "The music draws me in."
    "A delightful melancholy punctuated with moments of intensity."
    "Music that both eases your mind and feeds your darkness."
    "I'm not a music critic. That's just how it makes me feel."
    "I need to know who's playing this."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak2_3
    with fade
    "Akira?"
    "Wow, I didn't expect Akira to be the one behind this music."
    "He's really into it."
    "I can't say I'm not. This is entrancing."
    stop music
    "Why must the song end?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak2_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "What are you doing here?"
    mc "I...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to intrude."
    ak "People don't come up here often. I usually practice in peace."
    mc "What was that music?"
    ak "It's nothing. Just something I wrote to pass the time."
    mc "You wrote that?"
    ak "Is that surprising?"
    mc "I'm honestly surprised you haven't kicked me out yet."
    mc "I thought you'd be angrier at me interrupting peace."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak2_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I'm not in the mood to be angry right now."
    mc "Is something wrong?"
    ak "Heh, isn't there always."
    mc "I can try to help if you want to talk about it."
    ak "No. I don't want to talk about it."
    "I don't think I can push Akira like I would some other people I know."
    "I don't want to see his anger without Sasha around to calm him."
    mc "How long have you been able to play like that."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak2_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I started learning a long time ago."
    ak "I remember teaching myself the keys while listening to old records."
    mc "You taught yourself?"
    "That makes his skill even more impressive."
    mc "Couldn't your parents have hired the best tutor around?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak2_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I'm going to have to ask you to keep this a secret. Especially from Asuka."
    ak "My mother doesn't approve of this \"distraction\"."
    "That's such a waste of talent. Why would they dislike music that much?"
    mc "Asuka doesn't know?"
    ak "No. And I'd like to keep it that way."
    mc "How has no one else found you before?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak2_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Some have, but no one close to Asuka. And no one's stayed and asked me about it."
    mc "That's a shame. You're really good. That piece had a delightful melancholy to it."
    ak "Heh, That would be a good name for it."
    mc "I won't tell anyone what you're doing up here."
    ak "I guess. I'll have to trust you with that."
    mc "You can. Can I listen to you play again?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak2_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "You want to hear me play again?"
    mc "Yeah. Something about that music just...called to me, I guess."
    ak "I'm not used to having an audience, but I guess it's okay."
    ak "Just don't don't ask about where any of it comes from."
    mc "Isn't that part of why music's good? you don't need to know if you can feel it."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira plays a few more pieces before the bell rings."
    "Each has its own charm, its own story."
    "But I still remember that first piece I heard."
    "I'll have to ask him to play it for me again sometime."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_5
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak2locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak2_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak3:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak3_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Evening Fall.mp3" fadeout 1
    "My life's getting really...complicated these days."
    "Everyone's got so much going on."
    "So much trouble. So many secrets."
    "I hate it."
    "Everyone's just trying to get through, you know?"
    "It's not like they can help it. It's not something I should hate."
    "I've got my fair share of secrets. And I'm sure trouble will find me eventually."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak3_2
    with fade
    "Especially when I'm putting myself in everyone else's."
    "But I just want to help everyone...Is that bad?"
    "..."
    "It wouldn't be bad if I didn't let our relationships grow too far."
    "If I didn't want more."
    "If I wasn't so eager to join them in more carnal desires."
    "Or are they joining me? The desires are mine."
    "They just seem to be getting more intense. I can't stop it."
    "Would I stop it if I could? Could I really give all that up?"
    "At this point, giving it up might hurt them just as much."
    "Someone's going to get hurt."
    "They trust me, and I'm going to hurt them. Why is that inevitable."
    "Why can't I prevent it?"
    ". . ."
    ". . ."
    "*sigh*."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak3_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Heh, Akira's music always makes me feel a little philosophical."
    "I've never been all that into philosophy. I just overthink things sometimes."
    "I get trapped trying to work my own thoughts out."
    "I thought I'd got better at this."
    "But music like this drags me back fruitlessly trying to sort everything inside my head."
    "Knowing that life's too messy to be sorted like that."
    "So why do I keep coming back?"
    "Why do I let the beautiful sound sweep me away?"
    stop music
    "And why does it still reverberate within me when it stops."
    ak "[mcname]? Are you okay?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak3_4
    with fade
    mc "Yeah, just...thinking."
    ak "I can play something happier or.."
    mc "It's fine. Sometimes it's good to just...let it wash over you."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak3_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I get that."
    ak "But don't let it keep you down too long."
    ak "People would be pretty pissed if I put you in a coma or something."
    mc "Heh, yeah. I don't think you have to worry about that."
    mc "Your music is powerful though."
    ak "Sasha says the same thing."
    mc "Sasha's heard you play?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak3_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Of course she has."
    mc "You two seem pretty close."
    ak "You could say that. She's with me almost all of the time."
    mc "What does she actually do? I don't really get her job."
    ak "She's my bodyguard, my assistant, The one who holds me back if..."
    ak "She's a lot of things. It's kinda hard to explain them all, but she's basically the only person I trust."
    mc "You're trusting me with your secret love of music."
    ak "Heh, I guess. But Sasha knows things you could never know."
    mc "Hehheh, Aren't you still suspicious of me? Why are you revealing your weakness?"
    ak "You sound like my Mother. Sasha is far from a weakness."
    ak "I wouldn't allow anyone else the job."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "The school bell rings, and we head out."
    "Akira really trusts Sasha a lot."
    "I wonder how long it would take him to trust me that much."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_6
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak3locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak3_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak4:
    play music "audio/music/Hotrock.mp3" fadeout 1
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak4_1
    with fade
    ak "You're never gonna beat me."
    mc "You may have experience with this game, but I have raw skill."
    ak "Raw skill hasn't served you well so far."
    ak "How many times have I beaten you now?"
    mc "Three. Which is nowhere near enough for me to give up."
    ak "Hehheh, I'll beat you as many times as you want. I'm the king of this game."
    "Akira really is good at this game. But I'm not giving up."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak4_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Oh, sneaky reversal."
    mc "I've got you now."
    ak "That's what you think."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak4_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "Wait, how did you do that? That's not fair."
    ak "That's the benefits of experience."
    play sound "audio/sounds/phonering.mp3"
    ak "What?"
    ak "Shit, that's me. Sasha, take over."
    sas "Uuuhh, Yes, master."
    stop sound
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak4_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "Oh, hey. We haven't really talked much since I started coming here."
    sas "No, we haven't."
    mc "Do you play these games a lot?"
    sas "Rarely. I am surprisingly uncoordinated with games."
    mc "Well, I'll go easy on you."
    sas "That would be appreciated."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Sasha is pretty bad at games."
    "I go easy but still beat her thoroughly."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak4_5
    with fade
    sas "Well, that's disappointing."
    mc "You did your best."
    sas "I did. As I said, games are not my forte."
    mc "And yet, you just started playing."
    sas "Master Akira asked me to."
    mc "Do you just do whatever he says?"
    sas "I'm not a slave if that's what you're thinking."
    sas "But yes. I will happily do whatever he requires of me."
    mc "Anything?"
    sas "Yes. I would travel to the ends of the earth if he asked me."
    sas "I would hunt fierce animals or move mountains. He is my master in all."
    "How does someone get that dedicated to someone else?"
    "You have to think of yourself at least a little."
    mc "How long have you worked for him?"
    sas "I started training when I was six, so thirteen years now."
    mc "Wow, That's a long time."
    sas "I will continue to support him until the day I die."
    "I'm kinda surprised that you're older than me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak4_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Heehee, It's a negligible difference. I've always been rather small."
    mc "Doesn't that affect your job as a bodyguard though."
    sas "It doesn't. If necessary, I could end any threat you pose rather quickly."
    mc "Martial arts?"
    sas "Let's hope you never have to find out."
    "Damn, she's really confident in that. It's kinda scary."
    mc "Oh, I wanted to thank you for vouching for me at the garden."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak4_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Why?"
    mc "You stuck up for me wanting to be friends with Akira."
    mc "Honestly, I'm not sure I'd even be allowed here without your input."
    sas "I wouldn't say I vouched for you. You're still an unknown. Allowing you some kind of friendship will allow us to find out more about you."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak4_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "And I hope your intentions are pure. Master Akira could use someone else to talk to sometimes."
    mc "He doesn't have many people to talk to?"
    sas "You're still an unknown. I'm not going to give you too much insight."
    sas "But I do hope you're true."
    mc "I will prove that to you both."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira returns, and unfortunately, we have to cut our morning short."
    "Those two really are stuck together, aren't they?"
    "From what Akira said about her to Sasha agreeing to do \"whatever he requires\"."
    "How did they get this way? They're definitely more than master and servant."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_7
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak4locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak4_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak5:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak5_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Evening Fall.mp3" fadeout 1
    "Akira was pretty stressed at Halloween. I didn't get the chance to check up on him."
    "I need to check on him. He is my friend, after all."
    "The gentle music wraps around me once more as I enter the music room."
    mc "Hey, Akira."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak5_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hey, [mcname]. What are you doing here?"
    mc "I thought I'd come and see you."
    mc "I talked to Sasha at Halloween, but I didn't get the chance to really speak to you."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak5_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Yeah, I didn't really get involved with everyone."
    ak "I'm sorry. There was a lot on my mind."
    mc "You don't have to be sorry. I get where you were coming from."
    mc "I was going to invite her in. But I got the sense that she wouldn't have come in even if I asked."
    ak "I doubt she would have. She was adamant about fulfilling her duties."
    mc "I'm sorry if you couldn't have fun because of that."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak5_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "It wasn't your fault. You're not the one who gave her those orders."
    ak "It's ridiculous to think that we would need a bodyguard for a Halloween party, isn't it?"
    mc "A little. But you are from a powerful family."
    mc "There are always gonna be people who want to hurt you because of your family."
    "Not to mention being from the council. The magic community seems to be quite vicious."
    ak "Yeah...my family has an abundance of enemies. At least Sasha is on my side."
    mc "From what she's told me, she will always be by your side."
    ak "Heh, yeah. She's the best bodyguard I could have asked for."
    ak "{size=-10}She'll keep me together.{/size}"
    mc "It's important to surround yourself with good people."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak5_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "That's the trouble, [mcname]."
    ak "How do you know who's a good person?"
    ak "People lie. People use you. People pretend they're your friends to get what they want from you."
    mc "I...It may sound naive. But I think people are generally good."
    mc "There's an inherent goodness in everyone."
    mc "Our lives can lead us to do bad things...but the goodness is still there."
    mc "Situations and other people can force us to do bad things. We can make mistakes. But it's still there."
    mc "We repress it. We hide it. But it doesn't go away."
    mc "I don't think anyone's beyond redemption."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak5_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "It's a nice thought."
    ak "I...I'd like to believe that. I'm not sure if I can."
    "Nobody does things just to be an asshole. Right?"
    ak "It would be nice to think people have an inherent good..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak5_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "But you haven't met the people I have."
    ak "Seen the things I've seen."
    ak "There are people who always do bad. Who shows no remorse."
    ak "They enjoy it."
    ak "{size=-10}I grew up with these people. I didn't have a mother like yours.{/size}"
    ak "I understand why you would believe that."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak5_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Your Mother's really nice."
    mc "Wha..? Yeah, she is."
    "He better not be thinking that my Mom's hot!"
    if ceaz10s_done == True:
        "I know she's hot. But there is no way I'm sharing her!"
    ak "With a mother like that. Of course, you see the good in people."
    ak "She came to talk to me at Halloween. She seems like a really good person."
    mc "She is."
    "Good. He's not looking at her sexually."
    ak "I don't usually like people who involve themselves in other people's problems."
    ak "But she was kind. There was something about her that I almost felt familiar with. Like I'd known her forever."
    ak "She seems like the kind of person who could make you believe in inherent good."
    ak "For your sake, I hope you're never proven wrong."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "He seems to be alright with what happened at Halloween."
    "I'm glad he's not holding a grudge. I wanted to speak to him, but that was a pretty hectic night."
    "It seems like Mom made an impression. I'm glad someone made sure he was okay."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_8
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak5locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak5_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak6:
    play music "audio/music/Hotrock.mp3" fadeout 1
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak6_1
    with fade
    ak "You're getting better at these games."
    ak "You almost had me that last game."
    mc "I'll beat you eventually."
    ak "Heh, Keep trying."
    mc "I'm gonna pop to the toilet quickly."
    ak "Okay. See you soon."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak6_2
    with fade
    ak "Remember not to use the second hand dryer. That thing is about to fall off the wall."
    mc "I will. Unlike you, I wouldn't have the money to get it fixed."
    ak "Heh."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak6_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "It seems [mcname] has quickly managed to endear himself to you."
    ak "Heh, I suppose he has."
    ak "I haven't forgotten why he's here. His motivations are still hidden."
    ak "I still want to know why he seems to be gathering everyone around him."
    ak "But I am beginning to understand how he's doing it."
    ak "He projects himself as a caring friend. His mother was similar."
    sas "You met his mother?"
    ak "Yeah. She came to talk to me during that Halloween party."
    ak "She seemed genuinely concerned about my well-being."
    ak "I'm beginning to wonder if it's possible that they're just inherently good people."
    sas "I hope that they are. spending time with people who don't have an agenda would be interesting."
    ak "It's been strange to spend time with someone who doesn't seem to want anything from me."
    sas "This could be a.."
    stop music
    "{color=#395438}14{/color}""So this is where you two have been hiding?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak6_4
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/I Can Feel it Coming.mp3"
    "{color=#395438}14{/color}""It's been a while since We've seen you two."
    ak "Oto? What are you doing here?"
    oto "Minding my own business, just like you said."
    oto "I never expected to find THE GREAT Akira Ashikaga slumming it in some shithole arcade."
    oto "Okita has missed you."
    ak "Sure he did. He misses his meal ticket because his family doesn't see him as worth giving a shit about."
    oto "Aaawww. He'd be sooo upset to hear that."
    oto "Sasha, your master seems to be stressed."
    oto "Heh, Why don't you slip those supple lips under that table and give him some relief?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak6_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "oh.."
    ak "Shut up, you waste of air."
    ak "You remember what happened to you last time you insulted her."
    oto "That was because I asked her to service me."
    oto "She's your \"Personal attendant\", isn't she?"
    oto "That's what they do. Who deosn't have a little fun with their toys?"
    oto "Look at her. That cute little slut is just begging to be tied down and fucked until she's lying there in a pool of cum."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak6_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music
    oto "That hot little slut needs it. She'll be so happy once she's taught her proper place."
    oto "Of course, I'm more than happy to stand in if you're not man enough to satisfy.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak6_7
    with Dissolve(.2)
    play sound "audio/sounds/earthquake1.mp3"
    ak "Oto!"
    ak "If you don't get out RIGHT NOW!"
    sas "Master...?"
    ak "I don't care about the consequences. You will learn what it's like to feel the earth press you as you slowly suffocate."
    oto "Woah, Woah!... Okay."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak6_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    oto "{size=-10}Heh.{/size}"
    ak "Never let me see you again!"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak6_9
    with fade
    sas "Mater? Master, please calm down. He's not worth it."
    ak "If he talks to you like that again, I will tear out his fucking splean."
    sas "Master, you caused..."
    ak "I didn't mean to."
    sas "Let's just sit down."
    ak "Uurrgghh, fine."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "I guess Dusuka has earthquakes. That messed up my trip to the toilet."
    "Am I gonna have to deal with earthquakes happening now? I'll have to warn Mom, so we can make sure the house is safe."
    "When I got back to Akira and Sasha, they were both really agitated."
    "They wouldn't tell me what happened. But our time at the arcade ended quite quickly."
    "I don't think either of them felt like staying after whatever happened."
    "What could throw them both off like that?"
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak6locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak6_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak7:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak7_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Evening Fall.mp3" fadeout 1
    "It always surprises how gentle Akira's music is."
    "Most people have a gentle side. Usually, it's hidden away."
    "The world is full of pain and trouble. To protect the part of us that would fall to that, we have to hide it."
    "It's the most purely beautiful part of each of us. And we have to hide it."
    "Bury it away under strength and confidence."
    "But as long as we can keep it."
    "As long as we don't forget where it is."
    "As long as we have it, we will never fall to anything life throws at us."
    stop music
    ak "Aarrgghh!"
    mc "Akira?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak7_2
    with fade
    ak "Fucking stupid!"
    ak "Can't even play the fucking song!"
    mc "Akira? What's wrong?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak7_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "[mcname]?"
    ak "What do you want? What are you doing here?"
    mc "I was just coming to hang out."
    mc "What's wrong, man?"
    ak "I'm distracted. It's just...Uurrgghh."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak7_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Fucking Oshiro slugs."
    mc "O...Oshiro?"
    ak "They're just some idiot thugs...I was friends with some of them...At least, I thought I was."
    "Akira was friends with some of the Oshiro family?"
    "Wait, were these the same friends from when I found him in that alley?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak7_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    play music "audio/music/Anguish.mp3"
    ak "What's wrong with me, [mcname]?"
    "There it is."
    "The softest part."
    ak "I really thought those fuckwits liked me."
    ak "They were just using me, and I never noticed it."
    ak "Using me for my money because their shithead family doesn't give them anything."
    ak "And I only noticed when Oto tried to..."
    ak "I'm a fucking idiot, [mcname]."
    ak "{size=-10}Mother's right...{/size}"
    "The softest part is the most vulnerable part of us."
    "But we don't realise that we're the ones who are most likely to damage ourselves."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak7_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "Akira. I don't know what happened between you and these Oshiro guys."
    mc "But it's not your fault. If they're being assholes, that's on them."
    mc "It's best to stay away from toxic people."
    ak "I don't even hang around with them anymore. But they keep popping up..."
    ak "It's Sasha I worry about most. She's the one who it hurts the most."
    mc "What happened with Sasha?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak7_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "That's when I cut ties with them."
    ak "They started...making inappropriate comments towards her."
    "They did what!? How dare they?!"
    "The Oshiro family is really beginning to piss me off."
    ak "She gets shaken up whenever we see them."
    mc "Has something brought this back now?"
    ak "Oto, One of them showed up at the arcade recently."
    ak "Sasha says she's okay, but she shouldn't have to deal with that scum."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak7_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I shouldn't be letting you see me like this."
    ak "Give my mother another reason to be disappointed in me."
    "I have no intention of damaging Akira's softest part."
    "I feel honoured just to have seen it."
    "He may not be the easiest person to get along with. But inside, he's not that different."
    "We all just want to be protected. And to protect those we care about."
    mc "Don't worry about what your mother thinks. I won't tell anyone."
    mc "And if you're worried about Sasha, maybe we can do something for her."
    mc "Treat her to something she likes."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak7_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    ak "That...That's a pretty good idea."
    ak "I'll find something to do. I think I have a few ideas."
    mc "There you go. Don't let other people get you down."
    ak "...Thank you, [mcname]. Seriously."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_9
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak7locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak7_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak8:
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    "Akira and Sasha are leaving when I arrive at the arcade."
    "They quickly let me know they're going for ice cream. I suppose the arcade can wait for today."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak8_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Easy Lemon.mp3" fadeout 1
    sas "I'll go and.."
    ak "No. I'll go and get them, Sasha."
    ak "You stay here and relax. What do you want, [mcname]?"
    "Nice. Akira's buying."
    mc "I'll have a plain vanilla cone, please."
    ak "Cool. Wait here."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak8_2
    with fade
    sas "*sigh*. Heh."
    sas "He's worried about me."
    sas "He always buys me ice cream when he wants to cheer me up."
    mc "Ice cream's good for that. It's a bit strange to be buying it this late in the year though."
    sas "That's my fault. when I was younger, I loved ice cream so much that I said I could eat it anytime, even in the snow."
    mc "Wow. You really love ice cream, don't you?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak8_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "I'm less excitable about it now. I still love it, but a chocolate apple and blueberry cone can't solve everything."
    sas "These days, I like trips like this more for the fact that he cares enough to try to comfort me when he thinks I need it."
    mc "Do you need it? He said you were pretty shaken up when his former friend showed up."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak8_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "He told you about that?"
    mc "A bit. I think I found him at a difficult time."
    mc "Some guys from the Oshiro family. They made some...inappropriate comments to you."
    sas "Yeah...one showed up at the arcade."
    sas "I hate them. They're pigs. But the comments aren't what bothers me."
    sas "It's master Akira's reaction. He can be very protective of me."
    sas "Which is strange because I'm the one who should be protecting him."
    sas "But he is protective. And when someone like that is making those comments about me, he gets angry..."
    sas "Really angry..."
    mc "He does seem to be quite an angry person. I don't mean any offense by that. But he was punching a wall until his hands were bleeding."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak8_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    play music "audio/music/Bittersweet.mp3" fadeout 1
    sas "It's not his fault. He's had an awful lot of struggles in his life."
    sas "Different struggles to what most people go through, but struggle nonetheless."
    sas "He's not even the only one in the family who struggles with their anger. Asuka and their mother are the same."
    sas "It's like each of them has a raging beast inside them sometimes. The girls are just better at chaining it."
    sas "I don't want him to lose control."
    "I have seen Asuka have flashes of anger. She can be quite intimidating when those happen."
    sas "Bad things happen when he loses control."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak8_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "I can handle those assholes telling me that my only use as a personal assistant is to suck dick."
    "Wait! That's what those fuckers said?"
    sas "I don't give a shit what those assholes think of me!"
    sas "But Master Akira gets angry. He doesn't need to worry about me!"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak8_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "*sigh* I just have to ensure that they stay away."
    sas "For master Akira's sake as well as mine."
    mc "It sounds like someone else has a raging beast."
    sas "I guess I do."
    mc "We all do. Anger's not something you can escape from."
    sas "I just hope Master Akira can learn to control it. Instead of letting it control him."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak8_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Ice creams!"
    "It was obvious that Akira has some anger issues. I didn't realize the extent that Sasha worried about that."
    "She doesn't seem the type to be shaken easily."
    "I guess even after seeing him as I have, I still haven't seen the worst of it."
    "We eat our ice creams, and the tension fades. The raging beasts inside us sleep once more."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_10
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak8locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak8_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak9:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak9_1
    with fade
    play sound "audio/sounds/schoolbell.mp3"
    stop music fadeout 1
    "Sumi told us the twins are coming back today."
    "*sigh*. This is going to be hard."
    "I know I did what I had to do. Akihei didn't give me a choice."
    "I didn't even know what would happen."
    "But I feel bad about what it's done to Asuka. What it must have done to Akira."
    "Their whole life's been turned upside down."
    "That kind of thing changes you."
    play sound "audio/sounds/doorknock.mp3"
    s "Come in."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak9_2
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Anguish.mp3"
    s "Hello, you two."
    s "I have informed the class of the seriousness behind your absence."
    ak "You told them?"
    s "Not what happened. Just the need to be sensitive."
    s "The class and I are here if either of you need to talk."
    asu "Thank.."
    ak "We don't need that."
    ak "We're fine."
    ak "The Ashikaga family will survive this."
    ak "We don't want your pity!"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak9_3
    with fade
    asu "Akira...they just want to hel.."
    ak "They want to tell us how to deal with it!"
    ak "How to live our lives, How to deal with our business..."
    ak "Uggh, Do what you want. Rely on them if you must."
    ak "I have more important things to be doing than wallowing in the past."
    "*sigh* That's not what she's doing. She's grieving."
    "Ignoring what happened doesn't make you strong, Akira."
    s "Okay then. I'll give you some time to get yourselves settled."
    s "I need to retrieve some extra books for today."
    s "Take your seats."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "The class holds its breath as the twins get to their seats."
    "After Akira's assertions, No one wants to piss him off more."
    "But kindness carries its own courage. To reach out to someone who needs it."
    "A hand extends."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak9_4
    with fade
    n "{size=-10}...Asuka?{/size}"
    asu "Hello, Nari."
    n "Do...Do you want to come to the manga club for club time?"
    n "We'd love to have you. And maybe you could get your mind off it."
    ak "Hmph."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak9_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "That...That would be lovely."
    asu "I would be happy to join you."
    "Nari offering Asuka a life raft."
    "It's kind of sad that no one's going to try with Akira."
    "He's not heartless."
    "He may not be the friendliest person."
    "And he may insist he doesn't need it."
    "But he's drowning too."
    "I'll find him at club time. He won't want to make a scene here."
    "I have no right to be the one who saves him."
    "But I'm the only one who can."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    "The lesson is tense."
    "But we survive."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak9locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak9_done = True
    jump ceak10

label ceak10:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak10_1
    with fade
    stop music fadeout 1
    "I've grown used to this side of the Academy."
    "There are so few people over here. At least not people I know."
    play music "audio/music/Disquiet.mp3"
    "Except for one."
    "One who I think could use someone to talk to."
    "Even if he says he doesn't."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak10_2
    with fade
    "I'll let him broach the subject if he wants to."
    "I need to let him know that I'm here for him."
    "That someone in class is here for him."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak10_3
    with fade
    mc "...Hey."
    ak "I didn't know whether you'd come."
    mc "I'm here."
    ak "Has Asuka told you what happened?"
    mc "...Yeah. I found out soon after your mom took you out of class."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak10_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "He's gone."
    ak "The man who led my family for decades is gone."
    ak "The end of an era."
    mc "If you need.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak10_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I don't need to talk about him, [mcname]. Really."
    ak "I don't know how much Asuka told you about him...but I don't need to talk about him."
    "Akihei must have been such an asshole."
    "His whole family hated him."
    ak "I'm dealing with what comes next."
    mc "You mean the funeral or..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak10_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I'm the head of the Ashikaga family now."
    "The head?"
    "The head of a council family."
    "It's fallen to him?"
    "He's one of the most powerful people in the city."
    ak "This should be my moment."
    ak "I should be able to change things."
    mc "Why can't you?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak10_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "They don't trust me!"
    ak "They don't respect me!"
    ak "I say something, and my mom takes it back."
    ak "I try to make a point, and my uncles reject it out of hand."
    ak "If they have a problem, they go to my mother."
    ak "I'm meant to be in charge, and they work around me every time."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak10_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "They don't want me in charge. They want a puppet."
    ak "They want me to approve anything they want to do."
    ak "I'm not a leader to them. I'm not the one who should carry the family."
    ak "I'm a tool. A tool to get whatever they want."
    ak "There's so much I could do if they'd let me..."
    ak "But that's what they're afraid of."
    ak "They're all caught up in how things have always been."
    ak "In how to get what they want out of me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak10_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "*sigh* You can't tell anyone about this [mcname]."
    ak "I have to show strength for my family. You...You caught me at a bad time."
    ak "I'm sorry for venting."
    mc "I'm here if you need me, man."
    mc "If there's any way I can help, I will."
    ak "I don't know how you could."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "I was right about Akira needing to talk."
    "But not about their grandfather."
    "About the position that death has put him in."
    "Akira's the head of the Ashikaga family now?"
    "Why did his mother not take it?"
    "This is crazy."
    "This changes the whole magical community."
    "It really is the start of a new era."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_12
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak10locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak10_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak11:
    play music "audio/music/Hotrock.mp3" fadeout 1
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak11_1
    with fade
    "Well, something is definitely going on."
    "Is that the twin's mother over there?"
    "I can just about hear what she's saying."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""It is disgusting........place like....."
    "She doesn't sound happy."
    "I guess Akira's over there."
    "Should I stay? Is she staying?"
    sas "[mcname], Over here."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak11_2
    with fade
    mc "Sasha?"
    sas "It's good to see you."
    "Akira's definitely here. I've never seen Sasha anywhere without him."
    sas "Come this way."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak11_3
    with fade
    mc "What are you doing over here?"
    sas "Mistress Aimi doesn't appreciate my presence. She's trying to get Akira to stop coming here."
    mc "Aimi?"
    sas "Master Akira's mother."
    sas "She's never approved of me."
    sas "She approves even less with Master Akira's new position."
    mc "As head of the family."
    sas "Yes."
    mc "Why would that make you a worse bodyguard."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak11_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "It doesn't. But Mistress Aimi's never liked the fact that I lack certain...skills."
    sas "With master Akira's ascension, she believes it fitting...necessary for his bodyguard to have these skills."
    mc "What skills?"
    sas "Nothing I could learn."
    sas "It's personal. I can't talk about it."
    sas "Typically, the Ashikaga bodyguards come from selected families."
    sas "Families that have worked with the Ashikaga family for a very long time."
    sas "I don't..."
    "Is this about magic?"
    "Sasha comes from a nonmagical family?"
    "If that's true, does she even know magic exists? She has to, right?"
    "If she's going to bodyguard a council member, she has to know magic exists."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak11_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "But Master Akira has never cared about my shortcomings."
    sas "He fought to keep me."
    sas "It's one of the things I'll never be able to repay him enough for."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak11_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "But he can only hold out so long."
    sas "She's been pressuring him so much lately."
    sas "She won't let him do anything without her approval. And I'm not on any approved list."
    mc "He won't give you up."
    sas "But she's pressuring him about everything."
    sas "The way he talks, the way he dresses. The places he hangs out."
    sas "He can't fight her on everything."
    sas "How much is she going to make him sacrifice to keep me?"
    mc "Why does he need her approval? He's in charge now, right?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak11_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "It's more complicated than that."
    sas "He won't be in charge if the family kicks him out."
    sas "And Mistress Aimi still holds a lot of sway in the family."
    sas "She's already upset about her father and being passed over for leadership."
    sas "It would be wise for Akira not to upset her further."
    mc "Why did it skip her."
    sas "Old Ashikaga tradition, Leadership it patrilineal. Only a man can be in charge."
    mc "That's really outdated."
    sas "I know. But tradition is important to old families like theirs."
    sas "So important that I doubt Mistress Aimi would've accepted leadership if it was offered to her."
    mc "And yet she's still mad she was passed over."
    sas "Yeah..."
    mc "I wish there were a way I could help."
    sas "*sigh* I know."
    sas "I doubt we're going to be able to spend time at the arcade anymore. Mistress Aimi really hates this place."
    mc "That's a shame. I wanted to hang out with you guys."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak11_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "We'll find a way. Spending time with you has been good for Master Akira."
    mc "Thanks."
    "I don't think I've done much, honestly."
    "He just needed a friend."
    "Someone outside of his family to talk to."
    sas "You're welcome. But you should go before Mistress Aimi starts interrogating you about how we know each other."
    sas "I'll let Master Akira know we talked."
    mc "Okay. Well, I'll try to think of a way for us all to hang out."
    sas "Heh, Good luck, [mcname]."
    mc "See you, Sasha."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "I guess the arcade's done for now."
    "I could hang out there on my own, but it's not the same."
    "I shouldn't complain. Akira seems to have it worse than me."
    "Having a jealous mother who controls him that much can't be good for him."
    "I need to see if I can think up a way for him to have his space."
    "Maybe Asuka can help."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_13
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak11locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak11_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak12:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak12_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Disquiet.mp3" fadeout 1
    "Akira's playing again."
    "At least he's managing to find some solace in the things he enjoys."
    stop music
    ak "Grr! What's the fucking point."
    "Maybe I spoke too soon."
    mc "Hey, Akira?"
    ak "Not now, [mcname]!"
    mc "What's wrong? Maybe I can.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak12_2
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/I Can Feel it Coming.mp3"
    ak "Did you not fucking hear me!?"
    ak "Or did you just decide not to listen to me?"
    ak "If I say not now, It means not now!"
    ak "I have enough shit to deal with!"
    mc "Akira, I'm sorry I.."
    ak "No! Don't be sorry, fucking listen to me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak12_3
    with fade
    play sound "audio/sounds/earthquake1.mp3"
    ak "Why won't anyone listen to me!?"
    ak "I tell you, not now. You don't listen."
    ak "I tell them I can handle negotiations with the Nomura family. They don't listen."
    ak "I tell mother I am never replacing Sasha, and she hires three guys to replace her!"
    "She did what!?"
    ak "Am I a fucking joke to you people!?"
    ak "Am I banging my head against a fucking wall!?"
    mc "..."
    ak "Well? Why am I not worth listening to, [mcname]?"
    mc "...Akira I.."
    asu "He is not the one you're angry at, Akira."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak12_4
    with fade
    stop sound
    ak "What are you doing here?"
    asu "Sasha told me what happened. We will not let her do this."
    ak "Let her!? As if we could.."
    asu "I called in a favour from cousin Aito. And I managed to convince our uncle that dismissing Sasha is premature."
    asu "They want her to face more trials, but she can stay on until that time."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak12_5
    with fade
    stop music fadeout 1
    ak "Asuka...why would you..."
    asu "She is important to you. And she is good at her job."
    asu "Mother has no right to dismiss her. It should be your choice."
    ak "Why are you helping me?...you're not jealous?"
    asu "Jealous?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak12_6
    with fade
    asu "Why would I be jealous?"
    ak "Mother said..."
    ak "Asuka, You've always been better at this than me."
    ak "You're more skilled than I am. You deal with people better than I do."
    ak "The family actually respects you."
    asu "They are yet to see what you can do. We will show them."
    asu "The family is not against you. I will always be on your side."
    asu "I'm not jealous. I'm proud of you."
    ak "Asuka I..."
    asu "Come here, little brother."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak12_7
    with fade
    ak "How did you know I was here?"
    asu "Heh, You would never give up your music."
    asu "I have always known where you spend club time."
    mc "I feel like you guys could use some time alone."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak12_8
    with fade
    ak "I'm sorry for my outburst. I'm going through a lot and.."
    mc "It's alright. I understand."
    ak "Thank you."
    mc "And I'm glad Sasha's sticking around too."
    mc "I'll see you guys soon."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "I didn't expect to get shouted at today."
    "But at least it ended well."
    "Akira needs his sister's support."
    "He feels like the whole family is against him."
    "But she's not."
    "He needs to see that."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_14
    call asuaff_increase from _call_asuaff_increase_22
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak12locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak12_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak13:
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak13_1
    with fade
    "Just Akira today?"
    ak "But why is she doing it?"
    ak "This would alienate so much of our family."
    "I don't even see Sasha around."
    "I wonder who he's talking to."
    ak "Yeah, I know. But it would be risky. Why should we trust her?"
    ak "And how are we meant to meet? It would have to be somewhere secluded."
    "Who needs trusting?"
    "I better let him know I'm here."
    mc "Akira?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak13_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Oh, [mcname] is here. I can ask him."
    ak "Mhm...Mhm...Okay, I will."
    ak "Sure, Speak to you later."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak13_3
    with fade
    ak "Sorry about that, [mcname]."
    mc "It's all good."
    ak "Asuka says hi."
    mc "That was Asuka?"
    ak "Heh, How else would she say Hi?"
    mc "Hehheh, yeah."
    mc "I'd ask what you were talking about, but you wanted to ask me something?"
    ak "Yeah, it's related."
    ak "Why don't you sit down."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak13_4
    with fade
    mc "Well, this feels official."
    mc "A meeting with the head of the Ashikaga family."
    ak "If only more people would treat me with that respect."
    mc "It'll come."
    ak "That's a little related to what I need to ask you."
    mc "I'll help if I can."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak13_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "What can you tell me about Hana?"
    mc "Hana?"
    mc "Hana from our class?"
    ak "Yeah."
    mc "I thought your families didn't get along."
    ak "They don't. Our families have been feuding for generations."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak13_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "But she's sent me an interesting proposal."
    ak "One that I'm not sure how to deal with."
    "What's Hana's play here?"
    "She said she wants Akira on our side. Is she making overtures to advance that?"
    "I thought we were working on this together."
    mc "What was her proposal?"
    ak "She wants to start putting the feud behind us."
    ak "To start building bridges between our families, starting with her and me."
    ak "Form some sort of uneasy alliance."
    mc "You don't seem against it."
    ak "I'm not. It's been a long time since their transgressions."
    ak "And my family was probably just as bad."
    ak "But I don't really know Hana. I've heard some things, but..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak13_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "That's why I'm asking you."
    ak "You're friendly with everyone in our class."
    ak "And you're doing your project with her."
    ak "And you're not involved in...Our past."
    ak "Your opinions on her as a person would be useful."
    "Did Hana plan this?"
    "She can't have predicted that he would ask me?"
    mc "Okay. Well, what have you heard about her?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak13_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "That she's smart, ruthless, arrogant, and would do anything to get what she wants."
    ak "They say she'd happily use or destroy anyone and anything to achieve her ends."
    ak "That she pushed her cousin out to get a higher position in her family."
    ak "But that could be a ploy meant to gather their family's enemies around him."
    ak "The Hirano family has always been good at manipulation."
    "She can come across as pretty manipulative."
    "And she does believe that the ends justify the means."
    "But that about Hisaaki, Is that what the other families think?"
    mc "Well, she is smart. Really smart."
    mc "And she can come across as manipulative."
    mc "But underneath it all, she's a good person. Or, at least, she's trying to do good."
    "I don't want to let him know that I know a lot more of what Hana's doing than I should."
    mc "I don't believe that thing about Hisaaki, either version."
    mc "He has his own differences with his family. A lot like you do."
    ak "Really?"
    mc "Yeah. And I don't think Hana is arrogant."
    mc "She's just smart and knows what she's doing."
    ak "Hmmm."
    mc "Honestly, the two of you also have a lot in common..."
    "I probably shouldn't mention Hana's struggle with her family. That's not mine to share."
    mc "If Hana wants to put this feud behind you, I think you should give it a shot."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak13_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "...Thank you, [mcname]."
    ak "You've given me a lot to think about."
    ak "There's a lot of history between our families that you don't know."
    ak "But I appreciate that you've given me a new perspective on her."
    mc "Hey, It would be best if we all work together, right?"
    mc "We seem to have a lot of powerful people in our generation."
    mc "We could do a lot of good if we work together."
    ak "Hmph, I hope you're right."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "That went well."
    "I think that went well."
    "At least I didn't have to lie about who Hana is."
    "I guess it's up to Akira now."
    "I wonder what Asuka thinks about this."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_18
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak13locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak13_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak14:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak14_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Disquiet.mp3" fadeout 1
    mc "Hey, man. How are you doing?"
    ak "*sigh* As good as I can be."
    ak "It's nice to get these little breaks."
    ak "It helps me think."
    mc "What are you thinking about?"
    ak "Everything."
    ak "There's so much I need to do."
    ak "So many decisions. So many people I need to keep happy."
    ak "Deciding who to trust. And who I can make trust me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak14_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "But I can do it."
    ak "I'm not alone. And I can prove to them that I'm worthy of my role."
    ak "I'll make them see that I'm not the weak man they think I am."
    ak "And I'll do it my way even if it's difficult."
    "That's quite the speech."
    "I wonder how often he's had to tell himself that."
    mc "That's still weighing on you, Isn't it?"
    ak "Of course, it is."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak14_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "But I have Sasha. I have Asuka."
    ak "And I have times when I can escape everything."
    ak "Little breaks like the garden or here."
    mc "It's nice to see you settling into it."
    mc "You were pretty frazzled at the start."
    ak "Hehheh, yeah."
    ak "It's still stressful. And there's a lot of things that are difficult to deal with."
    ak "But I'm getting better at dealing with it."
    ak "And knowing Asuka's on my side..."
    ak "I'm starting to believe we can make this work."
    ak "I even have a new song if you want to listen."
    mc "Sure."
    play music "audio/music/Midsummer Sky.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "..."
    mc "Hmmmm."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "It starts gently. A calm little tune."
    "But it rises. Never too high. Never too fast."
    "But it rises nonetheless."
    "It's rather different to what I've heard him play before."
    "I'm not much for reading too deeply into music."
    "But there's a light to this tune that wasn't there before."
    "A restoration of hope. Or self. Or...just light."
    "After all is said and done, Akira's world is getting brighter."
    "What had to happen to get us here was horrible."
    "But, at least, there's a light up ahead."
    ak "So. What do you think."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak14_4
    with fade
    mc "It's beautiful."
    mc "You'd make a great musician."
    ak "Hehheh, Thanks. But that's not my path."
    ak "It won't be long before I have to dive back into the politics and drama of my family."
    ak "But that's fine."
    ak "I wouldn't want music to become just a job."
    ak "And the decisions I have to make are more important."
    mc "If there's any way I can help, let me know."
    ak "You've already helped with Hana."
    mc "Have you made your decision on that?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak14_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "It's difficult."
    ak "I still don't know exactly what she's proposing."
    ak "Squashing the feud is one thing."
    ak "But she hinted at more..."
    mc "You could ask her."
    ak "Hhmmm."
    ak "It's not like there's anything stopping me."
    ak "And we wouldn't have to talk about the details..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak14_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    play music "audio/music/Midsummer Sky.mp3"
    ak "You know what, sure."
    ak "Let's go talk to her."
    mc "You want me to come?"
    ak "Yeah. You're friends with both of us."
    ak "And you won't let things get too heated."
    mc "Was that a possibility?"
    ak "Heh, you have no idea how deep this feud runs."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "We're just going to have this meeting here?"
    "Hana wants Akira on her side, and this is the first step."
    "I just hope this meeting goes well."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_19
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak14locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak14_done = True
    jump ceak15

label ceak15:
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    "Akira and I head to the library."
    "I watch the tension return to his shoulders as we walk."
    "Hana's not that scary, is she?"
    "Or is he worried his family will find out he's meeting with her?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak15_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Light Thought.mp3" fadeout 1
    "Knowing Hana, she already knows we're here."
    "But Akira should be the one to start this."
    "Hana's offered the olive branch, but he has to be the one to take it."
    ak "Hello, Hana."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak15_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "It is good to see you, Akira."
    ha "And you brought [mcname]. Hello, [mcname]."
    mc "Hey."
    "A formal tone I rarely hear from either of them."
    "I guess, with all the formality between council families, they'd have to be practiced in it."
    "But it's strange coming from these two."
    ak "I brought [mcname] to watch over our talk."
    ak "To prevent the fights that usually come between our families."
    ha "Heh, you are cleverer than people give you credit for."
    ak "It is difficult to take that in a positive way."
    ha "It was meant as a positive."
    ha "Bringing in someone from the outside would prevent me from doing anything...Shady."
    ha "I understand your apprehension."
    ha "Please, take a seat."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak15_3
    with fade
    ak "So, the Hirano family wants to work towards healing our feud?"
    "Dammit. I was worried that was the impression they got."
    ak "I did not expect your uncle to be open to this."
    ha "Your expectations would be correct. He would not be open to this."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak15_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "What?"
    ha "My uncle has no wish to end the feud."
    ak "Then why.."
    ha "But I do."
    ha "I'm not here as a representative of my family."
    ha "I'm sorry if it seemed like that."
    "The mask of formality drops."
    ha "I'm the one who wants to end this feud."
    ak "But you have no authority to.."
    ha "Do I need authority?"
    ha "You know I'm not nobody in my family, but that's not what this is about."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak15_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "This is just me talking to you. As people, not as our families."
    ha "I don't want this feud to shackle us any longer."
    "That was pretty impassioned."
    "I think Hana has wanted to get to know the twins. Their upbringing must have been similar to hers."
    "It's nice to find people we can relate to."
    "But Akira's still guarded."
    ak "Why?"
    ak "And why now?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak15_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "We have been in the same class for a while."
    ak "Why is it only when I take my grandfather's place that you want to put this behind us?"
    ak "Am I worth manipulating now that I have power?"
    mc "Akira.."
    ha "No. He's right."
    ha "I should've done this sooner."
    ha "But I didn't know who you were as a person, Akira."
    ha "And our family's feud was always hanging over it."
    ha "I wanted to get to know both you and Asuka, but..."
    "Wow. I think that genuinely hurt Hana a bit."
    "I doubt she gets called out like that often."
    ha "I'm sorry."
    ha "But I'm trying now."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak15_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Spotting the sadness on Hana's face, Akira drops his own formality."
    ak "*sigh*."
    ak "I'm sorry too. I didn't mean to get angry like that."
    ak "But why are you trying this now, Hana?"
    ak "I can't help but be suspicious."
    ha "You're right to be. But I don't want to manipulate you."
    ha "I want to see if we can work together."
    ha "To make the world better for everyone."
    ha "[mcname]'s mentioned that you're a good person."
    ha "We were both born into powerful families. We probably have some things in common."
    ha "I was hoping we could get past the feud and..."
    ak "Hmmm."
    ak "[mcname] says you're a good person too."
    ak "I'm sorry. This talk has gone nothing like I expected it to."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak15_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I don't hold any grudge against you because of our family's feud."
    ak "That's never mattered much to me."
    ak "But working with you would be difficult."
    ak "There are members of my family who wouldn't accept working with your family in any way."
    ak "You know how it works. I can't have my family tearing itself apart."
    ak "But I'm interested in this better world you want to create."
    ak "I wouldn't be opposed to us talking more about it."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Well. That could've gone worse."
    "At least Akira is open to hearing the world Hana wants to create."
    "It's not him joining us. But it's a step in the right direction."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_20
    call haaff_increase from _call_haaff_increase_36
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak15locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak15_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak16:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Cheery Monday.mp3" fadeout 1
    "Well, it's club time."
    "What should I do to.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Hello, [mcname]."
    mc "Hey."
    asu "How are you doing today?"
    mc "Pretty good."
    asu "What are your plans for toda.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    c "Asuka?"
    asu "Hello, [cname]."
    c "Hi. So, have you worked anything out yet?"
    c "Because I don't want the heat to break before we get a chance to go in the sea."
    c "And people will need time to get ready, and take time off, and.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "[cname], you're doing it again."
    c "I don't mean to. It's just really exciting. And it would be really fun."
    asu "*sigh* [cname], Akira and I have been looking into it."
    asu "We have come up with a few ideas, but it is Akiras decision on what he wants to do."
    c "It is?"
    c "Okay."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    play sound "audio/sounds/doorlock.mp3"
    asu "..."
    asu "That was a mistake."
    mc "...Yeah."
    mc "He might need our help right now."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "[cname] is being really insistent."
    "And now Akira's going to have to deal with her."
    "He's already got a lot on his plate."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_6
    with fade
    c "And sun. And we could wear swimsuits. And play in the sea. And play games. And have a massage."
    c "It would be so fun!"
    ak "Slow down. What are you talking about?"
    c "The beach! Everyone wants to go to the beach."
    c "We all love the beach. And your spa was amazing."
    c "Asuka said you get to choose."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "My apologies."
    asu "I have informed her that we are looking into it."
    mc "She's just really excited."
    ak "Why?"
    c "Why? It was amazing! Everyone had fun, and everyone got to play."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    c "Didn't you like our picnic? Or swimming in the sea?"
    c "I want to do it again."
    c "I want everyone to have fun."
    ak "It's not that eas.."
    n "Are you guys talking about the beach?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    c "I'm trying to get Akira to let us go again."
    n "It was great last time."
    ina "I enjoyed it."
    nag "Oh yeah, You guys went to that spa, didn't you?"
    nag "And you went without the queen of the sea. How disgraceful."
    nag "The next time you girls enter the water without my permission, my Kraken will deal with you."
    c "Kraken?"
    nag "Yes, my dear."
    nag "It loves the taste of human girls, Muahaha~."
    nag "It is a shame I didn't join you. The sea is my domain, after all."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Asuka?"
    asu "Yes."
    ak "I have an idea."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "It is a shame you didn't get to come last time, Nagisa."
    ak "You didn't get to experience the hospitality of the Ashikaga family."
    ak "I would like you to see what my family can offer."
    ak "This time, we shall open the trip up to more than just our class."
    c "Really!?"
    ak "If you would like to attend."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak16_12
    with Dissolve(.5)
    nag "Me?"
    ak "And the rest of your class, of course."
    ak "I believe it's time our...classes started working together more."
    nag "Oh, I..."
    n "You'd love it, Nagisa. It's a great spa, and it was entertaining last time."
    nag "Well...Okay. Yes, I'll come. And Yuriko will too."
    y "I dislike the beach."
    nag "You can stay in the spa."
    ak "Fantastic."
    ak "Asuka and I will make the preparations."
    c "We can really go?"
    ak "Hehheh, Yes, [cname]."
    c "YES! I need to tell everyone!"
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "That was a quick turnaround."
    "What changed his mind?"
    "And, I guess the other class is coming now?"
    "Or, at least Nagisa and Yuriko."
    "I don't know how this got sorted out, but I'm glad it did."
    "Another beach trip is on the horizon."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    "[cname] drags me along to inform everyone that the trip is happening."
    "We don't even know when yet, But everyone seems quite happy to be going."
    "By the time we've told everyone, it's time to go home."
    $ ceak16locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak16_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak17:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak17_1
    with fade
    "No music today?"
    "And what's Akira doing?"
    mc "Hey, man."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak17_2
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Midsummer Sky.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "Hey, [mcname]."
    ak "Do I look too scrawny?"
    mc "What?"
    ak "Do you think I should bulk up? Do some training. I don't know."
    ak "I was watching Sasha train this morning."
    ak "And I was thinking that maybe people would respect me more if I had more muscles."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak17_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "There's still a lot of people in my family who don't listen to a word I say."
    ak "Asuka and I have made progress. We've got a few powerful people on our side."
    ak "But it's not enough. If I could just get them to respect me..."
    mc "You're doing good. They'll respect you in time."
    mc "Once they've seen how you run things."
    mc "And with Asuka and Sasha at your side, you'll get through to them."
    ak "Yeah. I will."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak17_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "But having muscles wouldn't hurt, right?"
    ak "And I should be better at protecting myself."
    ak "I've never been the most athletic person, but I'd like to see what I can do."
    mc "Hey, I'm not gonna stop you."
    mc "Athletics is a great pursuit."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak17_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I knew you'd get it."
    mc "Of course, I get it."
    mc "I've been doing athletics for a long time."
    mc "It's what Mom and I did when I was young."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak17_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Oh! Your Mom's a personal trainer, isn't she?"
    mc "Yeah. She is."
    ak "Could she train me?"
    ak "What's her rate?"
    ak "When does she have free?"
    mc "Dude, slow down."
    mc "I don't know much about Mom's work."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak17_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Sorry."
    mc "Why are you so excited about training with my mom?"
    ak "It's nothing weird."
    ak "My family would want me to have the most expensive personal trainer around."
    ak "They did when I was younger."
    ak "But I've always had trouble learning from people who don't let me do things my own way."
    ak "I feel like your mom would let me do things my own way."
    ak "She seemed nice when we spoke."
    mc "She is nice."
    mc "And I'm sure she'd want to help you."
    mc "I can give you her number."
    ak "That would be great."
    mc "She'll love hearing from you."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak17_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "What? Why?"
    "Shit."
    mc "She loves her job."
    mc "And she loves to see people wanting to get fitter."
    ak "I'll send her a text later to set something up."
    ak "Thanks, [mcname]."
    mc "No worries."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira seems excited to start training."
    "I'm sure Mom is going to love this."
    "It's a great chance for them to get to know each other."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak17locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak17_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak18:
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira's coming round today."
    "We make sure everything's ready before they arrive."
    "[cname] decides she wants to go out this morning, so we wish her well."
    "I'm in the toilet when I hear the knock."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Easy Lemon.mp3"
    az "Well, when you're ready.."
    mc "Hey, guys."
    "More important things are happening than going to the park today."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hey, [mcname]."
    sas "Good morning."
    az "They're here."
    mc "Hehheh, I can see that."
    mc "Ready to start training, Akira?"
    ak "I think so."
    ak "I just hope your Mom doesn't break me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    az "Heehee, I'll go easy on you."
    ak "I hope so."
    az "I wouldn't have many clients if I didn't know how to handle them."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hey, [mcname]. Do you mind helping Sasha?"
    ak "She wants to do a security sweep of your house."
    mc "A security sweep?"
    ak "It's just a formality."
    ak "But she won't be comfortable until she does it."
    sas "I just want to be careful."
    sas "It's not that I don't trust you and your mother."
    mc "Okay, so what are we doing?"
    sas "I just need you to make sure I can get into everywhere."
    sas "We'll check the kitchen first."
    az "And we'll get started."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_5
    with fade
    az "You said you haven't had much training before."
    ak "I haven't."
    ak "My Mom tried to get me into a program when I was younger, but it didn't work out."
    ak "The instructors were always yelling at me, and it just made me angry."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I don't work well when I'm angry."
    ak "And I hated the constant yelling."
    az "Well, you don't have to worry about that here."
    az "I don't believe shouting and coercion is very helpful for training."
    ak "I was hoping you'd say that."
    ak "So how do we start?"
    az "The first step is always stretching. Your body has to be ready."
    ak "Okay."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_7
    with fade
    az "There you go. You're getting it."
    sas "We're finished in the kitchen."
    ak "Good."
    sas "Keep an eye out while I'm checking the rest of the house."
    ak "Only Ms. Azumi is here."
    ak "I'll be fine."
    sas "I won't be long."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "I take Sasha round the house."
    "She checks the bathroom and our storage room."
    "She goes through my room quickly. Giving me a small smile when I tell her about my alstroemeria."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_8
    with fade
    mc "This is the last room."
    mc "Mom and [cname] sleep in here."
    sas "I'm glad it's almost done."
    sas "Just so you know, I knew I wouldn't find anything."
    sas "I just wouldn't feel like I was doing my job if I didn't check."
    sas "I trust you enough, and your Mom seems nice."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "It's strange how much she looks like Mistress Aimi, isn't it?"
    mc "What?"
    "Shit."
    sas "You didn't notice it either?"
    sas "Master Akira and Mistress Asuka didn't notice until I pointed it out at the beach."
    sas "I think they look very similar."
    "This could be trouble."
    "I have to diffuse this."
    mc "Now that you mention it, There are some similarities."
    mc "That's a weird coincidence."
    sas "Yeah...Coincidence."
    mc "I'm gonna go to the toilet quickly."
    sas "Okay. I can handle it here."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_12
    with fade
    sas "Hhmmm."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_13
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Huh?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak18_14
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Coincidence, Huh?"
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Of course, Sasha didn't find anything."
    "We get back and chill while Akira trains."
    "They seem to be getting along quite well."
    "Unfortunately, they only have time for a short session."
    "Akira's a very busy guy these days."
    "But he had a good time."
    "Hopefully, these training sessions will help both of them."
    call azaff_increase from _call_azaff_increase_52
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_22
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak18locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak18_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak19:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak19_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Cheery Monday.mp3" fadeout 1
    az "[mcname]. Good, you're still here."
    mc "Morning, Mom."
    mc "What's up?"
    az "I don't know."
    az "Akria sent me a message asking us to stay here."
    az "Apparently, we need to talk."
    mc "What about?"
    az "He didn't say."
    mc "I guess I should get dressed."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    "This is weird."
    "What could this be about?"
    "After 20 minutes of waiting, Akira arrives."
    "We have a little extra company today as well."
    "And none of them look happy."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak19_2
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Beauty flow.mp3" fadeout 1
    az "Uhh.."
    asu "We have questions."
    mc "This doesn't seem good."
    asu "It is not."
    asu "Your Mother has some explaining to do."
    asu "As do you if you knew anything about this."
    ak "We just have questions. Nobody's going do anything rash."
    ak "Please don't panic, Azumi."
    az "Why...Why would I panic?"
    asu "Because we know who you are."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak19_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "You traitorous.."
    ak "Asuka!"
    ak "We talked about this."
    ak "We're giving her a chance to explain."
    az "H...How did you find out."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak19_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "You don't deny it?"
    asu "She knows her lies are over."
    ak "Asuka, let me do this."
    ak "It was Sasha who worked it out."
    sas "I found your ring."
    az "I knew I should've gotten rid of it."
    sas "I had suspicions about your similarity to Mistress Aimi."
    sas "So I looked it up. But they buried whatever you did deep."
    sas "They scrubbed you from the records."
    sas "I only found one old family photo."
    sas "It implies that you're Mistress Aimi's sister."
    "Shit."
    "They know. There's nothing I can say."
    asu "So traitor.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak19_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Asuka, For fuck sake!"
    ak "You know how fucked up our family can be."
    asu "That does not give her the right to abandon it!"
    asu "And there is no way our grandfather would let her go."
    asu "She must have done something terrible to be erased like that."
    ak "Grandfather was an asshole! There are many reasons he could've had."
    ak "She deserves a chance to explain."
    asu "Fine!"
    ak "So stop calling her a fucking traitor and give her a chance."
    "Akira's taking this better than Asuka."
    "I wouldn't have thought that possible when I first met them."
    "But Akira's had to face the darker side of his family a lot more than Asuka."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak19_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    az "Can...Can we sit down?"
    az "I'll explain everything, but I'm getting lightheaded."
    ak "Okay."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "I'm glad Akira's taking this so well."
    "Who knows what Asuka would do in the state she's in."
    "She's kinda scary when she's this angry."
    "I guess it had to come out sometime."
    "I'm just worried about their reactions."
    "And how much we'll have to tell them."
    "..."
    "Well, here we go."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak19locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak19_done = True
    jump ceaz28

label ceak20:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak20_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Beauty flow.mp3" fadeout 1
    mc "And that's basically it."
    ak "God. You two have been dealing with some crazy shit."
    mc "You can say that again."
    ak "How the hell is [cname] a cat?"
    mc "We don't know."
    mc "Ms. Shimada suspects one of the families of experimenting on her."
    ak "Shit."
    ak "This is madness."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak20_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "You're our aunt?"
    az "I am."
    ak "[mcname] has magic?"
    mc "I do."
    ak "Were you ever going to tell us?"
    az "How could we?"
    az "By the laws of our community, [mcname] and I would be killed."
    az "We didn't know how you would react."
    az "And if your mother finds out..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak20_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "She'd kill you for sure."
    az "...Yeah."
    az "I won't let [mcname] die for something he had no control over."
    ak "*sigh* He shouldn't have to die."
    ak "But you could have told us."
    mc "We didn't know you."
    mc "And once we did, it was harder."
    mc "The longer we kept it hidden, the harder it was to tell you."
    mc "And you've already got so much pressure on your shoulders now."
    mc "Adding another complication just didn't feel right."
    ak "*sigh*."
    "The silence hangs in the air."
    "My life right now is a lot."
    "And they've already got a lot of stuff on their plate."
    "But this had to come out sometime."
    mc "I know it's a lot to process."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak20_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I'm glad we know the truth."
    ak "It must have been really hard for you."
    ak "I'm sorry if I brought back bad memories when I asked you to be my personal trainer."
    az "No."
    az "No, you didn't."
    az "I was glad."
    az "I know it's selfish, but I really wanted to get to know the two of you."
    az "From what [mcname] has told me, somehow, you became good people despite my father and your mother."
    az "I knew you must've been amazing to survive all that."
    az "And I wasn't disappointed."
    ak "Azumi~..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak20_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Are we really going to let them back in like that?"
    ak "Asuka.."
    asu "She abandoned everything."
    asu "Spat on the legacy of everything our family has ever built."
    asu "I know she was saving [mcname]."
    asu "But there has to have been a better way than that."
    asu "She could have changed grandfather. Made him a better person."
    ak "How? You met him. There's no way.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak20_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    play music "audio/music/Anguish.mp3" fadeout 1
    asu "She could have tried."
    ak "She wouldn't have convinced him. [mcname] would be dead."
    ak "You don't want that, do you?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak20_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "I do not know who [mcname] is!"
    asu "Everything word he has said to us has been a lie."
    asu "None of it was real."
    mc "Asuka I.."
    asu "I have to go."
    asu "I am not doing this right now."
    ak "Asuka..."
    az "If the wrong people find out about us..."
    asu "I will keep your fucking secret!"
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Asuka storms out the door."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak20_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "*sigh* I'm sorry about her."
    mc "You don't need to be."
    mc "Honestly, this is going better than we expected."
    ak "It goes without saying, but I'll keep your secret too."
    ak "Heh, Did you really think we would expose you?"
    mc "I hoped you wouldn't."
    az "But we had to be careful."
    ak "Yeah."
    az "We know this is a lot."
    az "So, what do you want to do?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak20_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I think I'd like to get to know my aunt."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    call azaff_increase from _call_azaff_increase_53
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_23
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak20locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak20_done = True
    jump ceaz29

label ceak21:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak21_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "It really is cold this morning."
    sas "I did suggest that you wear your jacket."
    ak "Do you think it'll rain?"
    sas "I don't think it will be that bad."
    mc "Hey, guys."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak21_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Morning, [mcname]."
    sas "Hello."
    ak "How's it going?"
    mc "I'm good."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak21_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Well, winter's here."
    sas "*sigh*."
    ak "It's a shame it never snows here, right?"
    mc "Are we really talking about the weather?"
    ak "It is getting cold."
    mc "What's up, Akira?"
    mc "You seem a little off."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak21_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Well...To be honest, I'm a little nervous."
    mc "Nervous?"
    ak "It'll be my first time at a council meeting."
    ak "Usually, an heir would be more prepared for this."
    ak "And with everything Hana has planned..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak21_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I'm still getting used to this leader thing."
    ak "And now I have to shoot down the proposal my grandfather put forward."
    ak "Most of my family isn't going to like this."
    ak "My mother's not going to like this."
    ak "I...I worry about being the man who tears my family apart."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak21_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "You won't be."
    sas "We've been gaining allies. And not everyone can support this kind of abuse of power."
    ak "But is it enough?"
    ak "I know it's the right thing to do to stand against this, but this could tear the family apart."
    ak "I'd be the one who destroys everything."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak21_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Just like he always expected of me."
    mc "Akira. It's okay to have doubts."
    mc "From what I've seen, you're growing into a good leader for your family."
    mc "The right path can be the most difficult to walk."
    mc "But you're doing it."
    mc "And we'll be by your side."
    sas "He's right."
    ak "Hehheh, He sounds like he's in a film."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak21_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "But you're right."
    ak "I'm not doubting that we need to stop it."
    ak "It's just what comes after..."
    sas "Whatever comes, we'll get through it."
    sas "Together."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I'm lucky to have you guys."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_25
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak21locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak21_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak22:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak22_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Evening Fall.mp3" fadeout 1
    "I can already hear the music."
    "It really is surprising that people don't come to this side of the Academy."
    "I guess it gives Akira some time to himself."
    "But sometimes he could use some appreciative company."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak22_2
    with fade
    "Oh, Someone is here."
    "It's good to see someone else listening."
    "I don't think I've seen her aroun...wait."
    "Is that Sasha?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak22_3
    with fade
    mc "Hey, Sash.."
    sas "{size=-10}Shhh!{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}What? Why?{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}What are you doing?{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}Why are you in a uniform?{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak22_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "{size=-10}Uhh...Well...{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}I wanted to make sure Akira was okay.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}By standing out here?{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}You could just go and see him.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}Yeeeaaah...{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak22_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "{size=-10}Technically, I'm not supposed to be here.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}You aren't supposed to be protecting Akira?{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}The Academy is a protected area.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}Master Akira says I have to rest when I'm not on duty.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}So, why are you here?{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak22_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "{size=-10}I wanted to hear his music.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}He's been too busy to play at the mansion.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}I missed it. His music is so beautiful.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}Why didn't you just ask him to play for you.{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak22_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "{size=-10}Play for me!?{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}I...I couldn't ask him for that.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}What...What if he didn't want to? Or if he's not in the mood.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}Or he does and I distract him?{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}I wouldn't want that.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}Woah, Sasha. Calm down.{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak22_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "{size=-10}Please don't tell him I was here.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}I know I shouldn't be sneaking in to listen to him, but...{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}His music is just so...{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}It makes me feel close to him.{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak22_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "{size=-10}It's like listening to the sound of his soul.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}Hearing how he's feeling.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}He is a great musician.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}Although, I think you're getting more out of it than I do.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}You really like him, don't you?{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak22_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "{size=-10}Wha..Uhh...He's my master. Of course, I like him.{/size}"
    "You know that's not what I mean."
    sas "{size=-10}He's a good man. It could be hard to see sometimes, but he is.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}I just admire him.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}Mhm.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}I...I should go.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}Okay. I won't tell anyone you were here.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}It is a shame he won't get to see how cute you look in that uniform though.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}Shut up.{/size}"
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "So, there are things Sasha hides from Akira."
    "Well, I guess he had an appreciative audience today."
    "Although she may be appreciating him more than his music."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak22locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak22_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak23:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak23_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "Hey, [mcname]."
    sas "Good morning."
    mc "How are you two doing?"
    ak "Better."
    ak "I didn't realise just how much my nerves were weighing on me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak23_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "None of us did."
    sas "I apologize for failing in my duties."
    ak "You didn't fail. I was hiding it from you."
    ak "Asuka didn't notice either."
    ak "I didn't want to worry you guys. You're already helping me so much."
    sas "*sigh*."
    ak "I'm feeling better now. And Hana's information has been working."
    mc "It has?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak23_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Yeah. I won't talk about it too much because it's a lot of people you don't know."
    ak "But suffice to say, her information has been a huge help."
    ak "We're actually making progress with my family."
    mc "That's good. I'm glad things are looking up."
    ak "If it keeps going this way, I'll have to think about what I actually want to do for our future."
    mc "I'm sure you've got some plans."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak23_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Heh, I've got some ideas."
    ak "Make life better for as many people as I can."
    ak "Keep those I care about safe."
    ak "Maybe show the council that people can be useful even without \"The right bloodline\"."
    ak "I know they're not huge goals. I don't know what I'd do to change the whole world."
    ak "I just want to do what I can."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak23_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "What would you do?"
    mc "Me? I'm glad I don't have to make those decisions."
    mc "I think I'd like people to be able to be happy."
    mc "I know that's basically impossible. But it's what I'd like to see."
    mc "Even if I have no idea how to get there, I'd like that to be our future."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak23_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "That's really nice, [mcname]."
    ak "No wonder Hana's putting a lot of her hopes in you."
    mc "She is?"
    ak "Yeah. We were talking a little about the future, and she said to make sure to include you in my plans."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak23_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "She thinks you're going to have a huge role in our community going forward."
    mc "She does?"
    ak "Hehheh, [mcname]."
    ak "Not to blow my own horn, but you've got some important friends."
    ak "Not to mention your role in bringing us together."
    ak "I even hear you're pretty powerful in your own right."
    ak "You're going to be important."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak23_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Of course, you could ignore it."
    ak "But I don't think you will."
    ak "You want to help people. And this is the best way to do it."
    ak "Besides, Hana wants your help. And I can't help but agree with her."
    mc "I...I hadn't thought about that."
    mc "Am I really gonna be that important."
    sas "You will have influence. You already do."
    mc "That's a lot."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak23_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Don't worry, [mcname]. We're not asking you to take the reins."
    ak "And I know it can be overwhelming to be faced with a position you weren't expecting."
    ak "But it's nothing official. We just want you to support us the same as you have been."
    ak "We're only asking for your help."
    ak "To create a future we can all be happy with."
    mc "I'm not sure how much I can do, but I'm with you."
    ak "Good."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_26
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak23locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak23_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak24:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak24_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Evening Fall.mp3" fadeout 1
    "Why is it always so windy up here?"
    "The curtains are always billowing in here."
    "Probably a design flaw in the building."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak24_2
    with fade
    mc "Hey, man."
    mc "Sounds great, as always."
    ak "That's good. I haven't had much time to play lately."
    ak "I think it's really starting to annoy Sasha."
    mc "That you don't have time to play?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak24_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Yeah. She always loved to listen to me play."
    ak "I caught her sneaking away from her lessons to listen to me when we were seven."
    mc "You've been together a long time, Huh?"
    ak "As long as I can remember. I chose her as my attendant when I was five."
    mc "That's kinda crazy. She's been your attendant that long?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak24_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Well, she had to train first."
    ak "She wasn't a normal pick. It's actually kinda complicated why I chose her."
    ak "But she had to be trained to deal with everything in our community."
    ak "You know what I mean?"
    mc "Yeah. I do."
    mc "So she was an outsider?"
    ak "That's why my mother never approved of her."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak24_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "She has always seen Sasha as something lesser."
    ak "A lot of my family do."
    ak "It's an attitude I want to change."
    mc "If they think so little of her, How did she become your attendant?"
    ak "That's...It's complicated."
    mc "Does it have something to do with you saving her life?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak24_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "She told you that?"
    mc "None of the details."
    mc "Just that you saved her life."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak24_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Well, I suppose I can tell you."
    ak "Although I don't think I can take any credit for something I didn't know I was doing."
    ak "When they had me pick my attendant, they lined up like four different kids in front of me."
    ak "They were all a little older than me, maybe eight or nine years old, and I was told to pick."
    ak "I didn't know who they were or where they came from."
    ak "I was five, for fuck sake."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak24_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    play music "audio/music/Anguish.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "And then I heard shouting behind them. Shouting and crying."
    ak "I saw a little girl being dragged away by some of my family's men."
    ak "She was crying so much."
    ak "I don't know if I understood what was going to happen to her. Probably not."
    ak "But I wanted her to stop crying."
    ak "I wanted to make her happier somehow."
    ak "So I picked her. I think I imagined being picked for whatever it was would make her happy."
    ak "My Mother laughed but allowed it."
    ak "I think she thought I would change my mind."
    ak "Or that Sasha would fail her training."
    ak "But she never did."
    ak "And I never changed my mind."
    ak "I only found out later that Sasha's family had seen someone using magic."
    ak "They didn't want to keep it quiet..."
    ak "My family couldn't let that happen."
    mc "...Oh, god."
    ak "As I said, it's a lot more complicated than just me saving her life."
    ak "I couldn't do anything for them."
    ak "And I locked her into a life serving me."
    ak "She's got nowhere else to go."
    ak "She's stuck with me."
    ak "At least she can make the most of it."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak24_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "You didn't have any part in what happened to her family, Akira."
    ak "I know. But it's still a fucked up situation."
    ak "She works for the family that did that to her."
    mc "No, she doesn't."
    mc "She works for you."
    mc "The man, who did not even know what he was doing, just wanted to help a little girl who was crying."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira takes a little while to regain his composure."
    "That was heavy."
    "Sasha said he saved her life, but I never expected this."
    "It's a lot more complicated than I thought."
    "But I can see why she's so dedicated to him."
    "What she always saw in him."
    "She saw someone who wants to save people."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_27
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak24locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak24_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak25:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak25_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Evening Fall.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "*Sigh*."
    mc "Hi, Akira."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak25_2
    with fade
    ak "Hello, [mcname]."
    ak "Did you have a good time over the holidays?"
    mc "Yeah. It was fun."
    mc "And, I hear you achieved something great."
    ak "Hehheh, Yeah. I guess we did."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak25_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Kinda wish it didn't weaken my hold over my family so much."
    mc "You're having trouble with that, huh?"
    ak "It's my mother."
    ak "She's the main problem."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak25_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "She hated that I voted against her grandfather's proposal."
    ak "If I remember correctly \"A disgrace to her father's name\" was how she described me."
    mc "What the fuck!? She's meant to be your mother."
    ak "She's never been very good at that."
    ak "And now she's openly trying to oust me from the family."
    mc "That's fucked, Man."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak25_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I know."
    ak "But that's how it's always been."
    ak "I knew she'd make a play sooner or later."
    ak "Luckily, the work Asuka's been putting in is keeping me strong."
    ak "But my family respects my mother."
    ak "I'll have to figure out a way to deal with her."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak25_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "Anything I can do to help?"
    ak "I'll let you know."
    ak "Right now, we're eroding her power base. Convincing her allies to switch sides."
    ak "But it's dealing with her directly; that's the problem."
    ak "She's always been stubborn. Convincing her will be impossible."
    ak "Even if we take away her support, she's always going to have a voice in the background telling me I'm a failure."
    mc "You don't seem upset?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak25_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I'm used to it."
    ak "It's sucks. But that's what it is."
    ak "I've never had a Mom like yours."
    ak "I'm more worried about how to deal with her."
    ak "Maybe if I knew some of her secrets, I could use them as leverage."
    ak "But she's not really close to anyone..."
    mc "It's difficult. I've never had to dig up dirt on my Mom."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak25_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Your Mom."
    ak "Your Mom knew mine."
    ak "They're sisters."
    ak "If anyone would know her secrets, it would be your Mom."
    mc "I don't think they got along well."
    ak "But she might know something."
    mc "...It's worth a shot."
    mc "I'll set something up."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "I don't know if Mom's going to be able to help."
    "But she'll be happy to try at least."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_30
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak25locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak25_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak26:
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira wanted to talk to Mom."
    "I guess now is as good a time as any."
    "I don't know how much this is gonna help."
    "But Akira's right. It's worth a shot."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Easy Lemon.mp3" fadeout 1
    az "Hey, Akira."
    az "How are you doing?"
    ak "Hey, Azumi."
    ak "I'm not doing too bad."
    ak "Having a bit of trouble with our family."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    az "Yeah...You did the right thing."
    az "But I doubt many of our relatives feel that way."
    az "Especially when it was my father's idea."
    ak "I knew you'd understand."
    ak "It's my mother. She's being the biggest issue."
    ak "I was hoping you'd know something to help me deal with her."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    az "*sigh* I was hoping that wasn't why you wanted to see me."
    ak "I'm sorry to have to call on you like this."
    ak "I wish this could just be a personal visit."
    az "It's fine. I just don't think anything I know will be able to help."
    az "Sit down, and I'll tell you what I can."
    sas "Would you mind if I fetch Master Akira a drink?"
    az "Go ahead. [mcname] can show you where everything is."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_4
    with fade
    az "Listen, I know you want to know about Aimi."
    az "But I never really got to know her well."
    az "We were sisters, and we grew up together, but it was different."
    az "We never had a very good sibling relationship."
    az "Not like you and Asuka."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "We didn't always have a good relationship."
    ak "Though I suppose that was mostly on my end."
    az "Seems like your mom picked up my father's habit of pitting his children against each other."
    ak "That's what it was like for you?"
    az "It was more one-sided."
    az "I didn't have magic. I lost any contest the day I was born."
    az "Aimi was always the favourite."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hey, it sucks to say about my own mother, but I think you're a much better person than her, at least."
    az "Thank you."
    az "But with all of that, we never really had the chance to get close."
    az "I don't think she ever wanted to."
    az "All she cared about was impressing our father."
    az "She adored him. He could do no wrong in her eyes."
    az "She was smart. She had magic."
    az "She could actually give him grandc.."
    az "...She learnt everything from him, and I was lucky if they ignored me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Azumi!"
    az "I...I'm alright."
    az "I'll be alright."
    az "It just brings up some bad memories."
    az "I'm good. I'm good now."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I'm sorry that I had to do this."
    ak "I thought maybe with you being her sister, you would be able to help."
    az "I know. But I don't know any of her secrets."
    az "She never would have told me."
    az "I spent more time with the servants. We had a lot in common because she used to berate them, too."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "We made tea..Mom? Are you okay?"
    az "I'm fine, Honey."
    az "You know how I get when I talk about my childhood."
    mc "It's alright, Mom. Remember, we've got a good life now."
    mc "I won't let anybody treat you like that again."
    az "Thank you, Honey."
    ak "I'm sorry to put your mom through this."
    az "It's not your fault."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    az "I don't know how you and Asuka turned out so well in that environment."
    az "But I'm glad you did."
    az "And I'll tell you everything I can about Aimi."
    az "I just don't know how much it can help."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Mom manages to hold it together."
    "Recounting what kind of person Aimi was."
    "From Akira's reaction, age hasn't changed her."
    "I just get slowly angrier."
    "The main thing I take for this is that Aimi Ashikaga is a fucking bitch!"
    "But no clues as to any weakness of hers."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_10
    with fade
    az "I'm sorry I couldn't do more to help you."
    az "I don't know any of her weaknesses."
    ak "It...it's alright."
    ak "I think I understand her a bit more, at least."
    ak "I'm sorry for all she did to you."
    ak "You didn't deserve all that."
    az "Thank you."
    ak "Would...Would it be okay if I gave you a hug?"
    az "Uuhh, Yes. Okay."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak26_11
    with fade
    "Their hug is a bit awkward."
    "But I think both appreciate it."
    "From what Akira's told me, His childhood wasn't too different from mom's."
    "It may not have been the most worthwhile evening."
    "But I think they both deserve this comfort."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_31
    call azaff_increase from _call_azaff_increase_68
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak26locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak26_done = True
    jump loop1

label ceak27:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak27_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Delightful D.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "Hey, [mcname]. You're in good from today."
    mc "Thanks."
    ak "My sister couldn't keep her eyes off you."
    mc "Hehheh, I...I didn't notice."
    ak "So, How are things going with you two?"
    mc "Uhh..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak27_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hehheh, No need to get so flustered."
    ak "We're the only ones left in here."
    ak "And Sasha told me that the two of you were getting close a while ago."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak27_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I think it's good for the two of you."
    ak "I've never really known how to approach romance."
    mc "Uuhh, Yeah. It's going well."
    mc "Your sister is a great woman."
    "It's kinda awkward to be talking about this with her brother."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak27_4
    with fade
    ak "I'm glad you two found comfort in each other."
    ak "She seems very happy."
    mc "I'm glad. She deserves all the happiness she can get."
    mc "So do you. Have you ever thought about finding someone?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak27_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Oh, uhh...As I said, I've never known how to approach romance."
    ak "My grandfather always insisted on keeping me as more of a bargaining chip."
    ak "I expected he'd marry me off to some family he wanted an alliance with."
    ak "Or I'd be forced to continue the line with someone who had strong magical blood."
    ak "Romance for romance's sake wasn't really something I ever thought of."
    mc "But you do now?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak27_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I am in charge now."
    ak "I'm the only one who would set restrictions on who I can be with."
    ak "A lot of my family would prefer I choose someone sooner rather than later."
    ak "But I don't know how to go about it."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak27_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "It seems stupid, But I was hoping you might be able to give me some advice."
    "He wants romance advice?"
    mc "I don't think I'm some kind of expert."
    mc "In my experience, it just kind of happens."
    mc "You're attracted to someone. You spend time with them."
    mc "And it grows."
    mc "Is there anyone you're looking to use the advice with?"
    mc "Someone you're interested in?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak27_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Uuhh, No one specific."
    "If I had to guess, I'd say someone's caught his eye from that reaction."
    "I just hope it's not anyone I'm already involved with."
    mc "Well, romance can be tricky."
    mc "Everyone's different. And everyone sees romance differently."
    mc "Some people would see big romantic gestures as beautiful while others see them as cringy."
    mc "It always depends on the person."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak27_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "If you're looking for something generic, I'd say be yourself."
    mc "You're a good guy, Akira."
    mc "Those of us around you see that."
    mc "Showing off your position might grab some people's interest, But if you want someone who really cares about you, Don't focus on that."
    mc "Spend time with someone. Have fun together. Make memories. Go with the flow."
    mc "You'll find someone that cares about you."
    mc "You'll know when it feels right."
    mc "And make sure you make them feel special too."
    mc "When you find someone you care about, don't hide that from them."
    mc "Let them know how much you care."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak27_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "...Okay. Okay, I think I get it."
    ak "Thanks, [mcname]."
    ak "You're not bad at this relationship stuff."
    mc "Hehheh, I try."
    mc "I hope it helps."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira and I chatted for most of club time."
    "He came to me for romance advice."
    "he wouldn't be asking about that if he didn't have someone he wanted to try it on, right?"
    "I hope it works out for him."
    "Everyone needs more love in their lives."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_32
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak27locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak27_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak28:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak28_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Cheery Monday.mp3" fadeout 1
    "Akira's seemed a little off today."
    "he's usually quiet, but it seemed different today."
    "Like he's steeling himself for something."
    "He's got a lot going on these days."
    "Maybe I should see what's up during club time."
    play sound "audio/sounds/schoolbell.mp3"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak28_2
    with fade
    "Huh? Akira's not leaving?"
    "What's up with him?"
    "I guess I'll wait in the music room."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak28_3
    with fade
    ak "{size=-10}...*sigh*.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}Well, no use putting this off anymore.{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak28_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Ms. Shimada. Can I speak with you?"
    s "Akira?"
    s "Of course, I have some time."
    s "What do you need?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak28_5
    with fade
    ak "...*Sigh*. A lot has changed recently, hasn't it?"
    s "It has."
    ak "I haven't had the chance to apologise for how I acted in the past."
    ak "I was a petulant child."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak28_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    s "Wow, You've been growing up, haven't you?"
    ak "I'll try not to take that as an insult."
    s "Not an insult to the man you are now."
    ak "I appreciate that."
    s "Well, if that's all you needed me for.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak28_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Actually, I was hoping to ask you something."
    s "Oh?"
    ak "Well, I know I quit my training..."
    ak "But my family has little respect for my lack of ability."
    ak "I was thinking maybe..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak28_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    s "You want to resume your training?"
    ak "Yes."
    ak "I know I don't deserve.."
    s "We start today. Thursday's a free day for me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak28_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "What?"
    ak "That easily?"
    s "Heh, I am still your teacher."
    s "And I'd be blind not to see how you've been improving yourself."
    s "I'd say you deserve another chance."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak28_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I expected this to be more difficult."
    s "There are some who appreciate your growth."
    s "Now, Where were we with your training."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira never showed up to the music room."
    "I hope he's okay."
    "He'll talk to me if it's something important, right?"
    "Well, no use worrying about it now."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak28locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak28_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak29:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak29_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    asu "This is bad."
    ak "We know. Apparently she's called Mikazuki."
    ak "Hana and [mcname] are looking into it."
    mc "Hey, guys."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak29_2
    with fade
    ak "Speak of the devil."
    asu "Good morning, [mcname]."
    ak "I was just telling the girls about our spy situation."
    mc "Yeah."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak29_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "I cannot begin to imagine the true intentions of this Mikazuki character."
    asu "And to attack [mcname]..."
    mc "She's definitely up to something."
    mc "We just need to work out who she's working for."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak29_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "*sigh* Maybe we should tell the council."
    ak "They'd know how to handle this."
    ak "They'd know better than me at least."
    asu "No."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak29_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Stop doubting yourself."
    asu "Hana was right about this."
    asu "This is the moment you prove yourself."
    asu "We know you can be a good leader."
    asu "We know you can handle this."
    asu "And we will be there by your side."
    asu "You have our support."
    asu "But you need to let go of your doubts."
    asu "Be decisive."
    asu "This is an opporunity to prove to everyone how capable you are."
    asu "Prove everything our mother has said wrong."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak29_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "She's right, Master Akira."
    sas "We believe in you."
    sas "We will always be there to support you in anything you do."
    sas "Show the rest of your family the person we can see."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak29_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Okay. Okay."
    ak "Hehheh, I'd be lost without you two."
    asu "Lucky for you, we are not going anywhere."
    sas "You have my service for life."
    sas "However you need me."
    "It's so good to see them fully behind him."
    "He needs their support."
    "I hope he can live up to faith they put in him."
    asu "...So, what do you want to do?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak29_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "[mcname], That spirit Tae is still at Ms. Shimada's, yes?"
    mc "Yeah."
    ak "I'd like to speak with her."
    ak "I know everyone's been questioning her but I haven't."
    ak "I'd like to know her perspective on what Mikazuki could be doing."
    mc "It might be something."
    mc "We haven't asked her about any government ties either."
    ak "Okay. We'll go now."
    mc "I'll make sure Ms. Shimada is at home."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_33
    call asuaff_increase from _call_asuaff_increase_57
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak29locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak29_done = True
    jump ceak30

label ceak30:
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    "Sumi was a little annoyed that she had to skip going to the cafe today."
    "But she was okay with us showing up after I explained that it was important."
    "I'm sure I'll have to explain more when we get there."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak30_1
    with Dissolve(.5)
    play music "audio/music/Sumi Theme.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "Hello, Ms. Shimada."
    s "Good day."
    s "To what do I owe the pleasure?"
    ak "I'd like to speak with Tae."
    s "Mhm."
    ak "We've discovered something that she might be able to help with."
    s "And what did you discover?"
    ak "We believe the Mikazuki she mentioned has been feeding information to the government."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak30_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    s "What?"
    ak "Hana and [mcname] found it out."
    mc "I'll fill you in while they talk to Tae."
    mc "You should know about this too."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak30_3
    with fade
    ak "Hello there."
    ak "I'm Akira."
    ta "Uhhh, Hi?"
    ta "Are you here to question me too?"
    ak "I am. But first, are you doing okay?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak30_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ta "I'm a prisoner."
    ta "I only get to walk around outside of this spot for a couple of hours a day."
    ta "I've been nothing but cooperative, and I'm still stuck in here."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak30_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "*sigh* I'm sorry."
    ak "But it's too much of a risk to let you free right now."
    ak "You know too much about us."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak30_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ta "So I just get to be a prisoner until you all decide you've learnt enough and kill me."
    ak "No one here wants to kill you."
    ak "I'd say we should release you as soon as we can."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak30_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ta "*sigh* At least I'm not dead."
    ta "Mikazuki would probably kill me for being missing this long."
    ak "She's actually the one I wanted to talk about."
    ta "I don't think there's much I haven't told the others."
    ta "All she wants is power. I don't think she wants to go back either."
    ta "But she can be ruthless. She's threatened to kill me and send my spirit back so many times."
    ta "She was the first of us that was summoned here."
    ta "She's the only one who speaks to the people who summoned us."
    ta "And she tells us all what to do."
    ta "What else do you want?"
    ak "Has she ever mentioned the government?"
    ta "...I don't...Wait."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak30_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ta "She did mention the government once."
    ta "Something about her bosses using them."
    ak "Hmmm."
    ta "From the way she spoke about them, her bosses wanted more power, too."
    ta "And they were going to use the government for something."
    ta "Does that help?"
    ak "Possibly."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak30_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "If her bosses are a family that wants more power."
    ak "Possibly even the removal of others who might threaten that power."
    ak "Using the government to eliminate the rest would be possible."
    ak "Dangerous and stupid, but possible."
    ak "Set your enemies on your other enemies."
    asu "Nobody would be crazy enough to do that."
    asu "They are part of our community, too. They would be targeted."
    ak "Not if they kept themselves hidden while exposing everyone else."
    ak "It wouldn't work. But it sounds like the kind of power grab some people would think of trying."
    ak "They would at least get rid of some members of opposing families."
    ak "*Sigh* I need to think on this."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak30_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Thank you for your help, Tae."
    ak "Is there any way I can make your confinement more bearable?"
    ak "A game or a favourite food perhaps."
    ta "Uhhh, I like pork. Sumi doesn't buy pork much."
    ak "I'll make sure you get some."
    ta "I've never really played a game, but it would give me something to do."
    ta "But why?"
    ak "You were right. You have been cooperative."
    ak "You should be rewarded for that."
    ta "...Thanks."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Sumi was as shocked to hear about the government spy as everyone else."
    "She'll help as much as she can."
    "Akira came out of his interrogation with a theory."
    "A dangerous theory."
    "One that I'd love not to be true."
    "But I have a sinking feeling that it is."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak30locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak30_done = True
    jump loopweekende1

label ceak31:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak31_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    "Well, Sasha's here. Akira can't be far away."
    mc "Good morning, Sasha."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak31_2
    with fade
    sas "Good morning, [mcname]."
    mc "So, where's Akira?"
    mc "I thought it would be nice to hang out with you two this morning."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak31_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Oh, yes. Of course."
    sas "My apologies. Master Akira decided to sleep in this morning."
    sas "He was up quite late last night."
    mc "And you're here?"
    mc "I wouldn't expected you to be watching over him while he slept."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak31_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Wha..How do you know about that?!"
    sas "Did Asuka tell you about that?"
    sas "She said she wouldn't tell anyone if I stopped doing it."
    mc "Hehheh, I was just making a joke."
    mc "But now I want to hear the story behind that."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak31_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "{size=-10}...Shit.{/size}"
    mc "So, you were watching Akira sleep?"
    sas "Please don't tell anyone."
    mc "Hehheh, It is your job to watch over him, you know?"
    sas "But...it's weird."
    sas "I'm not meant to be in the room watching him sleep."
    mc "Then why were you?"
    sas "I don't know."
    sas "I liked that he looked so peaceful."
    sas "My master there so happy..."
    sas "It just became a habit."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak31_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "But then Asuka found me one night."
    sas "She made me promise not to do it and told me it's inappropriate."
    sas "I know it was inappropriate..."
    sas "I was so ashamed."
    "Hmmm, She was watching him sleep?"
    "I wonder if that goes deeper than just her seeing her master peaceful."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak31_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "I think it's cute that you watch out for him that much."
    mc "He's really important to you, isn't he?"
    sas "Of course. He saved my life."
    sas "I owe him everything I am."
    mc "But there's more to it than that."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak31_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "He's always been kind to me."
    sas "He encouraged me through my training."
    sas "Defended me when the rest of his family said I wasn't good enough."
    sas "Worried about how I'm feeling when I'm meant to be the one looking after his needs."
    sas "He's...He's just good."
    sas "A good boss and a good man."
    "There's definitely more, but she doesn't want to say."
    "And I think I've put her through enough stress today as it is."
    mc "You don't have to worry about me telling anyone your secret."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak31_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "You have my thanks, [mcname]."
    sas "Please keep to your word on this issue."
    sas "Now, unfortunately, I must go."
    sas "I was only here to tidy up Mistress Asuka's tea set."
    sas "She forgot to put it away last night."
    sas "And I have duties back at the mansion."
    mc "Go ahead."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak31_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "But before I leave you to your business, I think Akira's lucky to have someone who cares about him so much looking out for him."
    sas "Thank you, [mcname]."
    sas "I hope you have a good day."
    mc "You too."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "I wonder if Akira realises how much Sasha cares for him."
    "There seems to be a lot more feelings than just master and attendant."
    "At least on Sasha's end."
    "Either way, he really is lucky to have her watching over him."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak31locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak31_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak32:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak32_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Evening Fall.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "Good day, [mcname]."
    mc "Hey, Akira. How are you?"
    ak "Not too bad. Even with everything we're dealing with."
    mc "That's good. I'm glad you're managing to keep your spirits up."
    ak "Heh, That's a little ironic to say."
    ak "I've actually been searching for a game for Tae to play."
    mc "Oh?"
    ak "I think she deserves it at this point, right?"
    mc "I guess it can't hurt."
    "She has been mostly cooperative, and it would get boring being locked in that prison all day."
    mc "That's nice of you."
    ak "I try."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak32_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "That was the reason I wasn't at the lily garden when you visited."
    ak "Sasha told me you were there."
    ak "My apologies for that."
    mc "It's alright. She just said you slept in."
    mc "I had a nice chat with her either way."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak32_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Good."
    ak "Sometimes I fear she doesn't get to interact with people who aren't Asuka or me enough."
    mc "She seems happy with it, at least."
    ak "Hehheh, I suppose she does."
    ak "I'm lucky she feels that way."
    ak "It would be so much more difficult to do any of this without her by my side."
    mc "The two of you really care about each other, don't you?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak32_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Of course I care about her."
    ak "She's been with me for a long time."
    ak "She's diligent, supportive, an amazing cook."
    mc "She even cooks for you?"
    ak "Not often. It's not her job."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak32_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "But there was one time our evening chef was sick and couldn't come in."
    ak "She offered to cook for me herself."
    ak "I have no idea how she found the time to learn. I'd burn water if I tried to cook."
    ak "But she just said she wanted to be the best attendant she could."
    ak "Hehheh, I have to force to take time off sometimes."
    mc "Glad to hear she gets time off."
    mc "Being your attendant sounds like a 24/7 job."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak32_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hey! Of course, she gets breaks."
    ak "What kind of boss do you think I am?"
    ak "I'm a good boss."
    ak "It's not my fault that she prefers to be working."
    ak "I gave her two weeks off once, and she came back on the fifth day and asked to start working again."
    mc "Hehheh, Maybe she just wants to be near you."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak32_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Huh?"
    ak "...I never thought about it like that."
    mc "Akira?"
    ak "Maybe she would want to hang out outside of working."
    ak "It's not like I've ever asked her."
    mc "Is that something you'd want?"
    ak "...Yeah."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak32_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Sorry, [mcname]."
    ak "That threw me a little."
    mc "I can see that."
    ak "Do you really think she might want to just hang out?"
    ak "Who wants to hang out with their boss?"
    mc "Depends on the person."
    mc "You did say you're a good boss."
    mc "It wouldn't hurt to ask her."
    ak "I suppose it wouldn't."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "They've never spent time together as friends?"
    "I suppose I don't know anything about someone's relationship with their attendant."
    "But I feel like you should know the people close to you."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_34
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak32locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak32_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak33:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak33_1
    with fade
    stop music fadeout 1
    "Akira sent me a text this morning."
    "Apparently, he had something exciting to show me at Sumi's apartment."
    "Sumi looks like she wants to go to bed as she greets me at the door."
    ak "You got this."
    ta "Heehee, I know. Watch this!"
    "I see what he means now."
    mc "Good morning, folks."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak33_2
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Hotrock.mp3" fadeout 1
    ta "Hey! You distracted me."
    mc "Sorry, Tae."
    ak "Good morning."
    sas "Good morning."
    mc "Are you okay standing, Sasha?"
    sas "I'm on duty. Thank you."
    ak "She doesn't want to play games with us."
    ak "Do you want to play?"
    mc "What are we playing?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak33_3
    with fade
    ta "This. Watch this."
    mc "Hehheh, Kinda reminds me of when we would go to the arcade."
    ak "Yeah. I do miss that a little."
    mc "When did Ms. Shimada get a console?"
    ak "She didn't."
    ak "I bought it."
    mc "I doubt she will be interested in playing."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak33_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ta "He got it for me."
    mc "Really?"
    ak "I thought she deserved some comfort."
    ak "She has given us all the information she has."
    "If we believe her."
    "But she's not shown any sign of lying to us."
    mc "And how are you enjoying it?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak33_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ta "Games are so cool."
    ta "We have nothing like this."
    ak "She's very good at it too."
    ak "She has amazing hand-eye coordination."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak33_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ta "I never would have gotten to show it if it wasn't for you."
    ta "I'm really thankful that you've done all this for me."
    ak "It's nothing."
    ak "You deserve it after helping us."
    ak "Especially with everything we've had to put you through."
    ta "Really. Thank you."
    ta "Now let's play!"
    ak "Hehheh, I think I'm tired after losing twice."
    ak "Why don't you challenge [mcname]?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak33_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ta "Okay. You want to play?"
    mc "I can play."
    ta "Yes. Try to give me a challenge."
    mc "Hehheh, Let's see what you've got."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Tae is very good."
    "Her fingers dart across the controller like nothing I've ever seen."
    "I make our game close. But she just manages to beat me."
    "Akira's being really nice to her with this."
    "I hope she appreciates it as much as she says."
    "It's like he brought the arcade here."
    "I think part of him was missing those simpler times."
    "But Tae is having a blast."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_38
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak33locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak33_done = True
    jump ceak34

label ceak34:
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    play music "audio/music/Hotrock.mp3" fadeout 1
    "Akira joins Tae and I for a few games."
    "It's quite fun."
    "Though it feels a little weird to be casually playing games with our prisoner."
    "After another round of losing to her, Akira speaks up."
    ak "I'm going to take a break."
    ak "[mcname], can I talk to you for a minute?"
    mc "Sure."
    ak "Sasha, please watch Tae."
    sas "Of course."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak34_1
    with fade
    mc "What's up?"
    ak "{size=-10}It's about Sasha.{/size}"
    mc "Okay..."
    mc "Did the two of you hang out?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak34_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Sort of."
    mc "Well, how did it go?"
    mc "What happened?"
    ak "I was watching a film with her watching over me as always."
    ak "Then I told her she could take the evening off and watch with me. If she wanted to."
    ak "She's listened to more films than she's watched."
    ak "I thought she'd like it."
    mc "That sounds like a good way to do it."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak34_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Thanks."
    mc "So, did she enjoy it?"
    ak "I think so."
    ak "She was a bit nervous, though."
    ak "At least I think she was nervous."
    ak "She was fidgeting."
    ak "But she calmed down, and we talked a little during the film."
    mc "I'm glad you two had a nice time."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak34_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "But did she really?"
    ak "She never fully relaxed."
    ak "And she left as soon as it finished."
    ak "She said she had to get things ready for the next day."
    ak "But I know she'd already done that."
    ak "What if she didn't really want to but thought she had to because I'm her boss?"
    ak "What if she thought I was just taking advantage of my position."
    "What is wrong with these two?"
    "They've been in an atmosphere of secrets and proper conduct so long that they're struggling to relax together."
    ak "She said it was nice but how do I know thats what she really thought?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak34_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "You could trust what she said?"
    mc "Why do you think she's just saying it because you're her boss?"
    mc "That she needs to keep you happy."
    mc "I don't think she sees it that way."
    mc "From the conversations I've had with her, she genuinely likes working for you."
    mc "I don't think she'd just say that without meaning it."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak34_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "So, you think she had a nice time?"
    mc "Yeah. I really do."
    mc "You're worrying too much about this."
    ak "That's good."
    ak "I had a nice time with her."
    mc "Do you want to do it again?"
    ak "...Yeah."
    mc "Well, go ahead and give her the opportunity to hang out with you again."
    mc "I think she'd take it."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak34_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Yeah? Yeah."
    ak "Thanks, [mcname]."
    ak "I was feeling a little...uncertain about things."
    mc "That's alright, Man."
    mc "Let me know how it goes."
    ak "I will."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Well, I hope they can work out how to hang out together."
    "I didn't think anyone could find it this difficult."
    "We play a few more games before Sumi kicks us out."
    "She doesn't want us playing games in her apartment all day."
    "As we prepare to seal Tae back into her prison, she asks if she can hug Akira."
    "He agrees but I swear a twitch crosses Sasha's face."
    "With Tae safely sealed away, we all head out."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_39
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak34locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak34_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak35:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak35_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    sas "Hhmmm."
    mc "Hey, Sasha."
    mc "Just you here again?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak35_2
    with fade
    sas "Good morning, [mcname]."
    sas "Perhaps you can assist me."
    mc "I'll try."
    mc "What do you need help with?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak35_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Master Akira has been acting strangely."
    mc "He has?"
    sas "So, you haven't noticed."
    sas "Or maybe it's just to me."
    mc "What happened?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak35_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "He's been Asking if I need help with my duties."
    sas "And he's been suggesting I take more time off."
    mc "Aren't those good things?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak35_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "They are. But he's always had faith in me before."
    sas "He's always known I can handle everything he throws at me."
    sas "What's changed? Why doesn't he see that anymore?"
    sas "It's like he doesn't think I can handle my job."
    "That's how she's taking this?"
    mc "That's not it at all."
    mc "Maybe he's just trying to do something nice."
    mc "Maybe just because you can be working all the time, it doesn't mean you should."
    mc "Maybe he appreciates you for more than just your work."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak35_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "What?"
    sas "I...I'm just his attendant."
    sas "My work is all that matters."
    mc "Do you really think that's true?"
    mc "You've been together for a long time."
    mc "Is it really just a master-subordinate relationship?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak35_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "That...That's all we've ever been."
    sas "I'm his attendant, and I protect him."
    sas "I take care of anything he needs."
    sas "If he doesn't think he needs me anymore..."
    sas "If that need diminishes..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak35_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "Sasha, he's not trying to diminish you."
    mc "He's just trying to make sure you don't work yourself to the bone."
    mc "He cares about your well-being."
    sas "That shouldn't matter."
    mc "Is he the kind of person who would believe that?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak35_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "No."
    sas "You really think he sees me as more than just his attendant?"
    sas "That he's just trying to look after me?"
    mc "I do."
    mc "But if you're still unsure, you could always talk to him about it."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak35_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "I...I couldn't do that."
    mc "Why not?"
    sas "As much as I'd like to work out what's really going on, I'm just his attendant."
    sas "It's not right to ask questions like that."
    mc "I don't think he'd mind."
    mc "If you need a little push, I can help you."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak35_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "...Help me how?"
    mc "Come to the academy."
    mc "You two can talk in the music room."
    sas "I'm not supposed to be there."
    sas "I'm supposed to be off duty while he's at the academy."
    mc "And you don't like being off duty. It works out."
    sas "I...I don't know."
    mc "Think about it."
    mc "I'll be waiting."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak35locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak35_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak36:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak36_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Evening Fall.mp3" fadeout 1
    mc "I'm glad you're here."
    sas "This is a bad idea."
    mc "You wore the uniform?"
    sas "I didn't want to stand out."
    mc "You ready to talk to Akira?"
    sas "This is a bad idea."
    mc "The two of you need to talk about this."
    mc "He won't be angry at you for telling him how you feel."
    sas "*Sigh*."
    "It'll be fine."
    "They both need to sort this out before one of them misunderstands the situation too much."
    "They just need a little push."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak36_2
    with fade
    mc "Hey, Akira."
    ak "Good day, [mcname]."
    ak "Did you come to listen again?"
    mc "Actually, there's someone here who needs to talk to you."
    ak "Hmm?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak36_3
    with fade
    ak "Sasha!"
    sas "H...Hello, Master Akira."
    ak "What are you doing here?"
    ak "Where did you get a uniform?"
    ak "You're supposed to be off-duty."
    sas "I...I wanted to talk to you."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak36_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "I..."
    ak "...What's wrong?"
    sas "*Sigh*."
    sas "It's..."
    "I guess she needs one more push."
    mc "Just tell him how you're feeling."
    mc "It'll be okay."
    ak "Sasha, you can talk to me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak36_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Do you think I can't handle my job anymore?"
    ak "What!?"
    sas "You've been giving me so much time off and.."
    ak "That's not why?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak36_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Fuck. You're amazing at your job."
    ak "I never wanted to make you feel like I don't appreciate that."
    ak "I do. I really do."
    sas "Then why.."
    ak "I just wanted to give you some time to be yourself."
    ak "You're always working."
    ak "I just worried that I was putting too much stress on you."
    ak "If there's anyone I can't let break, it's you."
    sas "You really mean that?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak36_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Of course I do."
    ak "You're probably the most important person in my life."
    sas "Oh..."
    ak "But you're always so professional. So focused on protecting me."
    ak "I worried that you hadn't had a chance to find who you really are."
    sas "This is who I really am."
    sas "You're the most important person in my life, too."
    sas "And I like it that way."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak36_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Don't you get tired sometimes?"
    ak "You do so much for me."
    sas "Sometimes. But it's worth it."
    sas "I haven't burnt out yet."
    ak "That's what I don't want to happen."
    ak "You need to take breaks."
    ak "Why are you so against that?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak36_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "I...I don't like being away from you that long."
    ak "The other guards can keep me safe."
    sas "I know that."
    sas "I just..."
    ak "If you wanted to stay around me, that...that would be good."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak36_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Really?"
    ak "Yeah. I'd quite like to spend time with you outside of your job."
    ak "Like when we watched that film."
    sas "That...I think I'd like that."
    sas "But why?"
    ak "Because you're important to me."
    ak "You're the one who has always stood by me."
    ak "Even at my worst, you never abandoned me."
    ak "I'm sorry that it took me so long but...I don't want to just see you as my attendant."
    ak "You should be so much more to me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak36_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "I'd like that."
    ak "Hehheh, Good."
    sas "Master Akira, I..."
    play sound "audio/sounds/schoolbell.mp3"
    "Dammit."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "The end of the day rings."
    "Shattering the atmosphere."
    "The two of them break apart. Still smiling. Still gently red at the cheeks."
    "Hopefully, after this, they won't misunderstand each other as much."
    "They care about each other a lot."
    "More than a lot."
    "They just needed a little push to get there."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_40
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak36locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak36_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak37:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak37_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Evening Fall.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "And this is how you play a chord."
    "Oh. Looks like Akira has a guest."
    sas "Someone's just come into the room."
    "Wait, I know that voice."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak37_2
    with fade
    ak "You don't have to do that."
    ak "You're off duty, remember."
    sas "You still need to be safe."
    ak "It's safe here."
    ak "It's probably just [mcname]."
    sas "It is."
    mc "Hi."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak37_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "Sorry if I'm interrupting."
    ak "It's alright."
    ak "Sasha came to visit during her off time."
    mc "That's nice."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak37_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "It's good to hear you're relaxing, Sasha."
    mc "You deserve it."
    ak "She really does."
    sas "Y...You don't have to say that."
    ak "Hehheh."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak37_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "She was interested in learning how to play the piano."
    mc "Oh. That's cool."
    "I feel like she doesn't have that much musical interest."
    "But they seem to be having a nice time."
    "I'm not going to ruin that."
    mc "That's cool."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak37_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "Maybe after a bit of training, the two of you could do a little show."
    mc "You could do a duet."
    sas "Uhh."
    ak "Hehheh, Who would we even do a show for?"
    ak "And it would be a while before we'd be ready anyway."
    mc "It was just a thought."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak37_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I think any duets we do should stay between us for now."
    sas "I...I'd like that."
    "Well, now I feel like a third wheel."
    "I was feeling it already, but now I'm sure."
    "This duet doesn't need a third part."
    "Time to excuse myself."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak37_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "Well, I've never been a very musical person myself."
    mc "So I'll leave you to it."
    ak "You don't have to."
    mc "It's fine. I need to go to the toilet anyway."
    mc "But you two have fun."
    mc "It was good to see you both."
    ak "Good to see you too."
    sas "Yes."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "I don't mind not getting to hang out with them."
    "People need some space sometimes."
    "I hope they can make the most of it."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_41
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak37locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak37_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak38:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak38_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "Interesting."
    ak "So you want to contact this \"Ishi Imagawa\"?"
    ak "Even with the legends about that family?"
    ha "You know how legends are?"
    ha "Do you really think the rogue families are as bad as they say?"
    ha "We should both know that a family's reputation doesn't apply to every member."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak38_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hehheh, You are right about that."
    ak "I'm sure they'll have some stories about us in the future."
    ha "They'll be good ones if we succeed."
    ak "I hope so."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak38_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "So, you want her to help us."
    ak "And you think that she will?"
    ha "It's possible."
    ha "From [mcname]'s description, she seems pleasant enough."
    ha "And she gave him a job to do."
    ak "Oh yeah. Stopping the attacks on her, right?"
    ak "Who the hell has that kind of power?"
    ha "I suspect it's the same people who can bring spirits here and are experimenting on the homeless."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak38_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "The Fujita family?"
    ha "We don't know that for sure."
    ha "The Oshiro family might still be involved."
    ak "Fucking disgraceful use of our power."
    ha "Agreed."
    ha "But it does mean our goals could be aligned with Miss Imagawa."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak38_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "And if she's able to ask for [mcname]'s help, we can ask for hers."
    ak "Didn't [mcname] mention that she was hunted by the other families?"
    ha "Our legends say we hunted them down for good reason."
    ak "There will be animosity."
    ha "We'll have to work through it."
    ha "Just like the animosity between our families."
    ha "We managed that, didn't we?"
    ak "Yeah. We did."
    ak "But how do we contact her? The door appears randomly."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak38_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "I'm not so sure about that."
    ak "Huh?"
    mc "You're not?"
    ha "Every time the door appeared has been connected to magic."
    ha "Specifically, you using your magic, [mcname]."
    mc "But...But I've used my magic, and no door has appeared."
    ha "Correct. But there must be something."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak38_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "The privacy of the place, maybe."
    ha "We don't know what rules the door goes by."
    ha "But it wouldn't have stayed safe if it appeared out in the open."
    ak "Maybe we can try to recreate the circumstances in which it appeared?"
    ha "Hmmm."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak38_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "That could be worth a try."
    ha "Even if it doesn't succeed, it will help us work out how this door works."
    ha "How had I not thought of that?"
    ak "Hehheh, You can't have all the good ideas."
    ak "Leave some for the rest of us."
    ha "Heehee."
    mc "It shouldn't be too hard to recreate the events in my sanctuary."
    mc "The cabin is too far away, and I'd rather not relive what happened in the tunnels."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak38_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "That was where you were doing combat training, yes?"
    mc "Yeah."
    ha "It would be interesting to see if we could make that work with us."
    ak "I'm definitely intrigued."
    ak "Meeting with someone from that far in our community's past would be crazy."
    ha "And if she can help us, all the better."
    mc "It would be interesting to try."
    ha "We just need to work out the details."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "We're really going to try summoning the door."
    "That guardian girl is not going to like this."
    "But they might really be able to help us."
    "We may need the help."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_42
    call haaff_increase from _call_haaff_increase_78
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak38locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak38_done = True
    jump loopweekende1

label ceak39:
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    "After spending a few moments digesting everything we've just been told, we start heading out."
    "Hana suggests we go and get lunch together."
    "Luckily, Akira knows a place close by."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak39_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "That was insane."
    mc "Yeah."
    ha "I think you handled yourself very well, Akira."
    ha "I hadn't expected you to take charge of asking questions like that."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak39_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Sorry if I stepped on your toes."
    ak "She didn't seem happy to see us, so I thought we'd just get down to the questions."
    ha "No. It was good."
    ha "To be honest, her attitude was annoying me quite a bit."
    ha "Judging us with no idea who we really are."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak39_3
    with fade
    mc "Apparently, she has good reason to be angry at magical people."
    mc "That's what Ishi said, at least."
    ha "The four of us had nothing to do with that."
    ha "It's this stupid generalized hatred that is tearing our community apart."
    ak "These are the kind of things we have to move through."
    ak "But we got some good information today."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak39_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "True."
    ha "It's actually the Fujita family."
    ha "We know where to focus our efforts now."
    ak "Indeed."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak39_5
    with fade
    ak "But for now, let's just relax."
    ak "It's been a pretty intense morning."
    ak "This place does some great noodles."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak39_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "What do you feel like having, Sasha?"
    ak "Soba noodles?"
    ak "I know they're your favourite."
    sas "That would be lovely."
    ha "Heehee, That's cute."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak39_7
    with fade
    ak "What?"
    ha "Oh, nothing."
    ha "It's just cute how close you two are."
    ak "Uhh..."
    ha "Almost makes this feel like a double date."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak39_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "Do you know what my favourite food is, [mcname]?"
    mc "Uhh~ We're not dating."
    ha "Aww~ Such a shame."
    ha "I guess we'll have to leave it to those two."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak39_9
    with fade
    ak "Hana."
    ak "We...It's..."
    ak "Just stop."
    ha "For what it's worth, you look cute together."
    ak "Please."
    ha "Heehee, Okay, I'm sorry for embarrassing you."
    ha "We're just friends."
    sas "I'm his attendant."
    ha "Okay, if you say so."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak39_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "Sasha, do you always wear that dress?"
    ha "I've only ever seen you in it."
    sas "It's my uniform."
    ha "But what do you wear when you're not on duty?"
    ha "When you're just relaxing."
    sas "I...I usually wear the same outfit. Why?"
    ha "You should get more clothes."
    ha "We should go shopping after this."
    mc "What?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak39_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hana, what are you doing?"
    ha "Trying to get to know her."
    ha "Is that alright, Mr. Master?"
    sas "Why?"
    ha "We're all working together, and you're the one I know the least."
    ha "I'd like to change that."
    sas "Well..."
    ak "I guess I'm not against going to the mall."
    mc "We could all go."
    ha "Great. But food first, let's eat."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Trust Hana to make it a little awkward."
    "But she wasn't wrong."
    "They were being cute."
    "And I'd bet Sasha knows Akira's favourite food too."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_43
    call haaff_increase from _call_haaff_increase_79
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak39locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak39_done = True
    jump ceak40

label ceak40:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak40_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Honey Bee.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "This is weird."
    mc "What? What's weird?"
    ak "This."
    ak "We're just sat out here while they try on clothes."
    mc "You've never been shopping with a girl before, have you?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak40_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "No."
    ak "Why would I do that?"
    ak "Is that a common thing?"
    mc "It's not uncommon."
    mc "I've been in these exact chairs quite a few times."
    mc "I was even here with your sister once."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak40_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "You were?"
    mc "Yeah. Midori and Nari were with us at the time."
    mc "They were all trying on clothes."
    ak "So, what are we meant to do here?"
    mc "Hehheh, Be patient."
    mc "Let them try things on."
    mc "And be honest when they ask for our opinion."
    mc "It's worth it. Trust me."
    ha "Okay, boys."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak40_4
    with fade
    ha "Be kind to our model today. She's feeling rather nervous."
    sas "Hey!"
    ha "Heehee."
    mc "You're not trying anything on?"
    ha "Sorry to disappoint you. I couldn't find anything I liked."
    mc "It happens."
    ha "C'mon, Sasha."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak40_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "She picked this first one herself."
    ha "I'd say it's more business-casual than casual."
    ha "But she can pull it off."
    ha "I'm pretty sure I know where she got the idea for this outfit from."
    ak "I...I like it."
    ak "Is the shirt a little short?"
    ha "It's meant to be like that."
    ha "A tantalizing glimpse at her midsection."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak40_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Oh. It looks really good."
    sas "Thank you."
    mc "I think it suits you very well, Sasha."
    ha "Okay, Let's get you in the next outfit."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak40_7
    with fade
    ha "That went well."
    sas "It did?"
    ha "I think so."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak40_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "Akira seemed to be very interested in it."
    sas "That's...That's good."
    ha "You don't have to hide it, you know?"
    sas "I don't know what you're talking about."
    ha "Hehheh, Fine."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak40_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ha "But you are enjoying this, right?"
    sas "...I am."
    sas "These a very comfortable."
    ha "Good. Get the top on, and we'll see what the boys think."
    ha "Why don't you try a pose this time?"
    ha "I'm sure they'll love it."
    sas "I...I can try."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak40_10
    with fade
    ak "Wow."
    ha "I helped put this one together."
    ha "I think it worked out quite well."
    mc "It did."
    ha "Cat got your tongue, Akira?"
    ak "It...You look amazing."
    sas "Heehee...Thank you."
    sas "The pockets are quite practical, too."
    ha "I think your attendant might like it if you offered to buy her this little gift."
    ak "Uhhh, Sure."
    ak "If you like them, Sasha."
    sas "I...I do."
    sas "It would be nice to have more clothes to wear around."
    ak "It's settled then."
    sas "Thank you."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira pays for both of Sasha's new outfits."
    "I think they eased up a bit toward the end."
    "Akira doesn't seem to know much about going out like this."
    "But they both seemed to have a good time."
    "As we part, Hana shoots me a smile that tells me she did too."
    "I'm glad we did this."
    "After the intensity this morning, I think we all needed a break."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_44
    call haaff_increase from _call_haaff_increase_80
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak40locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak40_done = True
    jump loopweekende1

label ceak41:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak41_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Almost Bliss.mp3" fadeout 1
    "Huh? Sumi doesn't seem to be here today."
    "That's a shame."
    "Maybe I'll..Wait."
    "Is that Akira?"
    "I guess I can see what he's up to."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak41_2
    with fade
    mc "Hey, guys."
    ak "Oh. Hey, [mcname]."
    sas "Hello."
    mc "I didn't expect to find you guys here."
    mc "What are you up to?"
    ak "We're here for lunch."
    ak "Just waiting for our food."
    mc "That's cool."
    mc "Mind if I join you for a bit?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak41_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Uhhh. Well..."
    ak "This was supposed to be a...Uhh~."
    mc "Oh! I forgot to ask, did you guys have a good time over the holidays?"
    mc "Apart from, you know, that thing?"
    ak "Yeah. It was good."
    ak "Sasha, Asuka, and I had a small party."
    mc "Nice."
    mc "Did you get anything nice, Sasha?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak41_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "It was...nice just to be allowed to join that kind of celebration."
    ak "You're always welcome to join us."
    ak "Having you there is more important than anything."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak41_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "...Thank you."
    ak "Don't thank me for that."
    ak "It's just the truth."
    sas "I like hearing it."
    "These two can be so cute."
    "Although it does feel a little awkward right now."
    "Maybe I'm interrupting something here."
    mc "So, is this lunch like a date for you two?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak41_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Uhhh, well...Yes."
    mc "Geez. I'm sorry, guys."
    mc "I didn't realise how much I was interrupting."
    mc "I'll just go."
    mc "Have a nice time, you two."
    ak "Yeah. Thanks."
    mc "So sorry for interrupting."
    ak "It's okay."
    ak "Have a good day."
    sas "Yeah. Have a good day, [mcname]."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Fuck."
    "I didn't realise they were on a date."
    "No wonder it was so awkward."
    "I'm happy for them, though."
    "It's nice that they're exploring how they both feel."
    "I just have to leave them to it now."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_47
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak41locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak41_done = True
    jump loopweekende1

label ceak42:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak42_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Disquiet.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "Hhmmm."
    mc "Hey, Akira. You alright?"
    ak "There's something wrong with the piano."
    ak "The sound is a little off."
    mc "Well, you'd be the one who knows."
    mc "I never see anyone else in here."
    ak "There are classes. But they're at the same time as ours."
    ak "I'll have to let the teacher know so they can sort it out."
    mc "I hope they can fix it."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak42_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "They will."
    ak "They've fixed it before. It's quite an old piano."
    mc "I guess we just have to wait then."
    ak "Yeah."
    mc "So, I actually wanted to apologize again for barging in on you the other day."
    mc "At the cafe."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak42_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Ah. That."
    ak "Yeah."
    mc "I didn't know you two were going on proper dates."
    mc "I'm happy for you guys."
    mc "How did it go?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak42_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Pretty well, I think."
    ak "Your arrival might even have helped us calm down a bit."
    ak "I know I was a bit anxious before that."
    ak "So, I guess I should thank you a little."
    mc "Hehheh, I'm glad something good came out of my blunder, at least."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak42_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "We had a good time."
    ak "Sasha enjoyed herself, I think."
    mc "I'm sure she did."
    mc "She seems to like spending time with you."
    ak "I'm glad for that."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak42_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "You know I like her more than just an employee."
    mc "That's pretty obvious with you going on dates."
    ak "Yeah."
    ak "I like her."
    mc "I'm not completely stupid."
    mc "I'm pretty sure she likes you too."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak42_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I hope so."
    sas "She's...She's something special, you know?"
    mc "I'm glad."
    mc "I'm sure you two of you will be good together."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak42_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hehheh, Let's not jump the gun."
    ak "We've just been on a few dates."
    ak "Well, we did kiss at the end of the last one."
    mc "You did!"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak42_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Wait!"
    ak "I shouldn't have said that."
    mc "Hehheh, But you did."
    ak "Can we not talk about this?"
    mc "Okay. Okay."
    mc "Good on you, Man."
    mc "That's all I'll say."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak42_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Argh~. That's horrible."
    mc "You don't need to be embarrassed, Man."
    mc "I support your relationship."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak42_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "...Thanks."
    ak "Just try not to tease me about this."
    ak "It's still pretty new to me."
    mc "Hehheh, I make no promises."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Eventually, the bell saves Akira from my teasing."
    "But I am genuinely happy for them."
    "I've been enjoying watching their relationship develop."
    "I hope they can be happy together."
    "They just have to get there first."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_48
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak42locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak42_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak43:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak43_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "What are we going to do?"
    ak "She saw the tickets."
    sas "She won't like this."
    ak "I know. I know."
    ak "And she's definitely going to show up to see who I'm with."
    mc "Hey, guys. What's up?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak43_2
    with fade
    ak "Hey, [mcname]. Just having a crisis."
    sas "Hello."
    mc "What's happened?"
    ak "Asuka spotted tickets in my room."
    mc "...Okay."
    ak "No. Not okay. This is bad."
    ak "Okay. Okay. I need to calm down."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak43_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Sorry about that."
    ak "I bought tickets for Sasha and me to see a movie."
    ak "I was keeping them in my room, but Asuka noticed them when she came to talk yesterday."
    ak "She started asking who I was taking with me."
    ak "It might have been a joke at first, but she started getting suspicious when I avoided answering."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak43_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Started lecturing me about my responsibilities."
    ak "As if I don't know!"
    ak "She's all \"You have to choose your partner carefully.\" and \"You shouldn't be seen to be a playboy\"."
    ak "Uggh!"
    ak "Knowing her, she's probably waiting outside the doors to see who I arrive with."
    ak "It's stupid. It's fucking stupid."
    ak "And the worst part is that some of the family would probably agree with her."
    ak "I'm meant to be the leader, dammit!"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak43_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Arrgghh!"
    mc "How are you feeling about this, Sasha?"
    sas "Well..."
    sas "It's kinda sad that Asuka wouldn't approve of...us."
    sas "But I understand where she's coming from."
    sas "Marriage alliances have been beneficial for many years, and being in a relationship around that is...frowned upon."
    sas "I see what she means, but..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak43_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "It doesn't matter what she thinks."
    ak "It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks."
    ak "This is what I want."
    ak "I want someone who's special to me. And that's you."
    sas "Mas..Akira."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak43_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "But we still need to deal with Asuka somehow."
    ak "She's not going to give this up easily."
    ak "I doubt she'd even listen to anything I have to say about it."
    ak "And we were meant to see that movie..."
    "Asuka does have some...interesting views on relationships for her and Akira."
    "But she shouldn't be this overbearing."
    mc "Maybe I can help?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak43_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "[mcname]?"
    mc "I could call her and get her to come and spend time with me."
    mc "That way, you could see the movie uninterrupted."
    mc "And while she's here, I could try talking to her about your situation."
    ak "You'd do that?"
    mc "Yeah. I want you two to have a nice time."
    mc "And I think Asuka's being a little unreasonable."
    ak "Hehheh, She'll hate it if you tell her that."
    mc "I'm okay with it. We'll just have a talk."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak43_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "This would be really great, man."
    ak "We'd owe you one."
    mc "It's my pleasure."
    mc "Now, shouldn't you two get going."
    mc "You don't want to miss the start."
    sas "Thank you, [mcname]."
    ak "Seriously. Thanks for this, man."
    mc "No worries. Have fun."
    ak "Good luck with Asuka."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "As Akira leaves, I make my call to Asuka."
    "I hope she doesn't get too mad at me."
    "She already sounds pretty annoyed that I call her right now."
    "But she is coming."
    "I might need that luck."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_49
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak43locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak43_done = True
    jump ceak44

label ceak44:
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    "It doesn't take long for Asuka to arrive."
    "But she doesn't look happy."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak44_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    asu "Why did you call me here?"
    asu "I was busy."
    asu "What is so important that I had to come and see you?"
    mc "I'm not going to mess around. You know why I called you here."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak44_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "No. I do not."
    asu "This does not seem so important that you needed to drag me here."
    mc "Where would you be otherwise?"
    mc "Spying on your brother isn't a good thing to be doing."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak44_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "So, you know about that situation?"
    mc "Yes."
    asu "Do you know who he's with?"
    mc "Yes."
    asu "I assume you are not going to tell me."
    mc "Does it matter."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak44_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Yes!"
    asu "You know it matters!"
    asu "I have told you why it matters!"
    asu "He and I have responsibilities."
    asu "There are expectations."
    asu "We cannot do whatever we want."
    asu "And you should not be helping him with this."
    asu "I am going to find him and drag him home."
    "Asuka quickly turns and starts storming towards the exit."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak44_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "Asuka, wait."
    "She stops. but I know I'm getting on her last nerve."
    mc "Why are you really doing this?"
    asu "You know why."
    mc "Is it really that bad?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak44_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "*Sigh*."
    asu "If he is seen with someone the community deems unworthy...everything falls apart."
    asu "All the progress we have made."
    asu "Everything we are working toward."
    asu "It all collapses if the community rejects us."
    asu "Not being in the proper relationship would do that."
    mc "Do you think Akira doesn't know that?"
    asu "Wha...I..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak44_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    mc "He knows the risk. And he's doing it anyway."
    mc "Doesn't that show that he wants this?"
    mc "And he's smart enough to be quiet about it."
    mc "Even you don't know who he's with."
    mc "Doesn't that show that he wants to be discreet about this?"
    mc "He's not trying to cause commotion."
    mc "He just wants to be happy."
    asu "*Sigh*. I had not thought about it like that."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak44_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "...Maybe you're right."
    asu "Maybe I am acting rather unkind."
    mc "I think you are."
    mc "But I also think you are trying to protect him. In a way."
    mc "But this is not the right way to do it."
    mc "What's the problem if he can keep it quiet?"
    mc "He's already keeping it a secret."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak44_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "I have acted foolishly."
    mc "As I said, I think you're trying to protect him in your own way."
    mc "But this is going too far."
    asu "Okay. I understand."
    asu "You may stop admonishing me."
    mc "I'm sorry."
    mc "Sometimes you have to hold people back."
    asu "I am glad you would watch out for Akira like this."
    mc "We're friends. Of course, I would."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak44_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "That is good."
    asu "Well, I suppose I have the day free."
    asu "I think I should get an early start on my gardening."
    mc "Okay. I'm gonna head out for a bit."
    asu "Thank you, [mcname]."
    asu "For stopping me when I was wrong."
    mc "Anytime."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "I quickly send Akira a text for him to get when the movie finishes."
    "I think Asuka's going to give him a bit more leeway going forward."
    "I'm glad I could get through to her."
    "Akira and Sasha can have their date in peace."
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_50
    call asuaff_increase from _call_asuaff_increase_76
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak44locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak44_done = True
    jump loopweekende1

label ceak45:
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    play sound "audio/sounds/phonering.mp3"
    "Huh? Akira's calling me."
    stop sound
    mc "Hey, ma.."
    ak "[mcname]! I need you to lock onto my phone and get to me."
    "Akira's tone and the sound of him running immediately send a chill up my spine."
    mc "What's happened?"
    play music "audio/music/Beauty flow.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "Hana's been taken. Umeka messaged me. We're tracking her right now."
    ak "We need everyone here now! Our enemies are moving."
    ak "I need to call the others."
    mc "Okay. I'll catch up soon."
    "Akira hangs up."
    "We're lucky Hana had a plan for if something went wrong like this."
    "We can all track each other's phones."
    "Our enemies are moving?"
    "With everything we've been doing, it would've been stupid to expect them not to respond."
    "I need to get to them."
    "After tracking Akira for a while, I eventually caught up with him outside an old warehouse."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak45_1
    with fade
    mc "Sorry, I'm late."
    ak "You're on time. I'm glad everyone made it here."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak45_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Okay. We know Hana's in this warehouse, but we don't know how long she'll be kept here."
    ak "We need to get her out and we need to get her out now."
    "I haven't seen this before."
    "Akira's speaking with so much authority."
    "Even Sumi's just following his words."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak45_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "There's four entrances that we know of."
    ak "Ms. Shimada, I want you to take the rooftop entrance."
    ak "You can get up there, right?"
    s "I can."
    ak "You'll enter alone. You're the most experienced of all of us."
    ak "Can you handle it?"
    "No frills. Akira's all business right now."
    "As he should be. We all realise how dangerous this situation is."
    s "Yes."
    ak "Good."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak45_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Asuka, You and Sasha will take the garage door on the east side."
    asu "We got it."
    "Sasha doesn't seem happy."
    "Probably because she's not with Akira."
    "But she's not speaking up. She doesn't want to derail Akira's plan."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak45_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hisaaki, you and Umeka will take the front door."
    ak "We didn't see any guards outside. But you should expect heavy resistance."
    ak "Don't be afraid to pull back. They may focus their response on the front."
    hi "Understood."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak45_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "That leaves you with me, [mcname]."
    ak "We've got the western door."
    "I nod in response. His resolve sparking my own in my chest."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak45_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "We all knew we couldn't get away with challenging these people without reprisal."
    ak "But we are not helpless. We will not let them have their way."
    ak "And there's no way in hell we let them have Hana."
    ak "We don't know what we're going into."
    ak "We don't know the layout of the place."
    ak "We don't know how armed our enemy is."
    ak "But that won't stop us."
    ak "I want everyone to be careful. Losing someone else to save Hana is NOT acceptable."
    ak "We can do this without that."
    ak "We can do this."
    "I didn't know Akira had this in him."
    "Or maybe he's grown into it."
    "But I'd follow him into hell right now."
    "Looking around at everyone, I think they feel the same."
    "We all know what we have to do."
    "And we're ready to do it."
    "We're getting Hana back."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak45_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Is everyone ready?"
    "We nod in unison."
    "We waste no more time."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak45locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak45_done = True
    jump ceak46

label ceak46:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak46_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Beauty flow.mp3" fadeout 1
    "Akira and I get to our entrance with no issues."
    "he immediately gets to picking the lock."
    "I need to make sure I keep him safe during this."
    "Heh, Sasha would kill me if I didn't."
    ak "{size=-10}We're going to be entering quieter than the others.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}We're the team with the least combat experience, so we have to be the most careful.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}I get that.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}The attacks of the others should draw most of their forces away from us.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}If they even have many forces.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}I just hope we can find Hana.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}You're sure she's in there?{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}we tracked her phone.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}Umeka saw her slip it into her bra before she was captured.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}They wouldn't have had the opportunity to search her until now.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}That's why we have to get her out before they find and dispose of the phone and we lose our only way to track her.{/size}"
    play sound "audio/sounds/doorlock.mp3"
    ak "{size=-10}Got it.{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak46_2
    with fade
    "Hisaaki and I got lucky."
    "As faint sounds of shouting reach us, the two of us make our way through a section of offices."
    "I guess this is where the administration of this warehouse happens."
    "It looks strangely well-maintained for how old this building is."
    "Maybe the outside is more of a facade."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak46_3
    with fade
    "As we reach the end of the corridor, Akira stops me."
    "It takes me half a second to realise why."
    "Footsteps."
    "Coming our way."
    "Akira looks at me, and I gesture that I'll handle it."
    "This is the kind of thing I've been training for."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak46_4
    with fade
    "..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak46_5
    with fade
    "..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak46_6
    with fade
    "???""Hygugh!"
    "I make my move quickly."
    "Driving his breath out of him and not letting him get it back."
    "I can't have him shout."
    "He struggles, but I hold firm."
    "I don't know how much damage I'm doing here."
    "But I do know it has to be done."
    "Eventually, he stops struggling. I feel him go limp in my arms."
    "I gently lower him to the floor."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak46_7
    with fade
    ak "{size=-10}That's the suit the Fujita family give their agents.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}They really are behind all this shit.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}Bastards!{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}Is he breathing?{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak46_8
    with fade
    ak "{size=-10}Yeah. But we need to get going.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}Are you going to be okay with this?{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}Yeah...I'll do what I have to.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}Good. Let's get going.{/size}"
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Soon enough, we find a small staircase heading down."
    "It's time to check out the basement."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak46locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak46_done = True
    jump ceak47

label ceak47:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak47_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Beauty flow.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "{size=-10}This seems like a likely place.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}Keeping your prisoners in the basement.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}Let's be careful.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}Of course.{/size}"
    "We gently creep our way down the stairs."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak47_2
    with fade
    ak "{size=-10}She's here!{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak47_3
    with Dissolve(.2)
    mc "We're spotted."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak47_4
    with fade
    "Akira and I leap into action."
    "The spirit raises her blade to strike at Hana, but I cut her off with a bolt of fire."
    "I expected her to shout. To call for others."
    "But she stays silent."
    "Her eyes cold and focused on us."
    "My fire keeps her away from Hana as Akira and I close in."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak47_5
    with fade
    "Whoever this one is, she's not like Gaya. Pitting strength against strength."
    "This is more of a dance."
    "A very dangerous dance."
    "Her blade flashes with ridiculous speed."
    "Akira and I desperately manage to dodge."
    "We manage to fight back."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak47_6
    with fade
    "Taking my opportunities while she lunges at Akira."
    "Dodging when she comes for me."
    "We land a few blows. But so does she."
    "We succeed in keeping her away from Hana, at least."
    "I even throw in a few magical tricks."
    "Lifting her a little with telekinesis to put her off balance."
    "Bolts of fire when it's safe to."
    "We stubbornly refuse to give her space as she tries to make some with increasing desperation."
    "But we're tiring too."
    "Akira's dodges become closer."
    "His attacks more frantic."
    "We need to end this soon."
    "Akria must feel the same because when the spirit turns her attention to me.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak47_7
    with fade
    ak "Fucking bitch!"
    play sound "audio/sounds/earthquake1.mp3"
    "The whole basement starts shaking."
    "I release another flurry of attacks."
    "I need to keep her attention on me."
    "Akira might be able to finish this."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak47_8
    with fade
    "Viscious spires of rock rip themselves from all walls."
    "The ceiling shakes and rattles."
    "A slab of the ceiling crashes into the spirit's head."
    "I catch a look of worry flash over Akira's face."
    "And the rumbling continues."
    ak "[mcname]!"
    ak "[mcname], get Hana out of here."
    ak "I can't stop it."
    mc "SHIT!"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak47_9
    with fade
    "Hana weakly grabs me as I lift her into my arms."
    "The basement is coming down."
    "A slab bursts from the ground, blocking my way to the stairs."
    "I run Hana into a far corner."
    "There's no way out."
    "We're not getting out."
    "Through my panic, something catches my eye."
    "A tunnel revealed by the destruction."
    "Lifting Hana higher, I dash from the dust and destruction."
    "It's a better chance than staying here."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak47locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak47_done = True
    jump ceha55

label ceak48:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak48_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Twisting.mp3" fadeout 1
    hi "Ahhh!"
    asu "What?!"
    sas "Hmmm."
    s "What the fuck?!"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak48_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "[mcname]?"
    asu "And Hana."
    s "They're alive."
    sas "Is she okay?"
    mc "Yeah. She'll be okay."
    hi "Where have you two been?"
    ak "Yeah. We couldn't find you, and your phone was disconnected."
    mc "Make some room for me to put her down, and then I'll tell you what happened."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "They make room on the sofa for me to put Hana down."
    "After making sure she's comfortable, I tell everyone what happened."
    "Akira looks a little embarrassed about destroying the basement."
    "I guess he got a little out of control."
    "But it turned out okay."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak48_3
    with fade
    ak "*Sigh* Okay. That was a hell of a day."
    ak "I wanted to thank everyone for getting there so quickly."
    ak "It was great to see everyone coming together to save Hana."
    asu "Of course we did."
    s "We have to protect each other."
    ak "Yeah."
    ak "You all did amazingly."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak48_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "You were fantastic as well."
    asu "It would not have gone so smoothly without your leadership."
    ak "I'm not sure.."
    asu "Do not downplay it."
    asu "Your actions today were the main reason we got Hana out safely."
    ak "I...I played my part."
    ak "But it was thanks to everyone's efforts."
    asu "Heehee, That is acceptable."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Before we realise it, it's started to get late."
    "Asuka, Sumi, and Hisaaki head home to sleep."
    "Hana's still sleeping herself. I guess we have to get her home."
    "I easily agree to carry her with Umeka."
    "As the girls dress her in a spare set of clothes, I get a moment with Akira."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak48_5
    with fade
    mc "How are you doing, Man?"
    ak "The adrenaline's wearing off."
    ak "I'm about to collapse."
    mc "Try to get to your bed first."
    mc "You don't want Sasha to have to carry you."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak48_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hehheh, Are you going to be alright with Hana?"
    mc "Yeah. I can manage."
    ak "You did great today."
    mc "So did you."
    ak "I guess...thanks."
    mc "You were the leader we needed today."
    mc "But I won't embarrass you more."
    mc "Have a good one."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "The girls finish dressing Hana, and we head out."
    "It's time to get her home."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_51
    $ ceak48locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak48_done = True
    jump ceha58

label ceak49:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak49_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Evening Fall.mp3" fadeout 1
    mc "Hey, Akir..oh."
    "[cname]'s here."
    c "Come on. Come on. Come on. Pleease~."
    ak "Uhh..."
    mc "Hey, Guys."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak49_2
    with fade
    c "[mcname]!"
    c "Help me convince Akria."
    ak "Do you know what's going on [mcname]?"
    ak "She's just been shouting words at me."
    ak "Something about your Mom."
    ak "Is she okay?"
    mc "Yeah. She's okay."
    mc "[cname], you need to stay calm when you're trying to ask for something."
    mc "What are you trying to convince Akira about?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak49_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    c "I overheard you talking to Mom the other day."
    mc "You mean you kept listening."
    c "Heehee."
    c "Mom didn't want to be a hassle, so I thought I'd ask Akira for her."
    mc "Heh, I guess we had the same idea."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak49_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    c "Heehee, I got here first."
    ak "Care to explain?"
    ak "You two seem to be on the same page now."
    mc "Yeah. It's about Mom."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak49_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "We tell Akira how Mom is feeling and about her desire to head back to the resort."
    "Along with her reluctance to hassle him by asking."
    ak "Hehheh."
    ak "She doesn't need to be that silly."
    ak "She's my aunt. I would gladly allow her back."
    mc "But we do have to be careful who sees her."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak49_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Indeed."
    ak "But as luck would have it, I'm heading there soon myself."
    ak "There are renovations going on, so the rest of the family won't be anywhere around."
    ak "It would only be a day, but the three of you would be welcome to join me and Asuka."
    mc "That sounds great."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak49_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "It would be quite nice to do something for her."
    ak "I didn't realise she had an attachment to the resort."
    ak "Of course we'd be happy to have her."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak49_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "And let her know that she's not a hassle."
    ak "I know she's had her struggles with the family, but things are changing."
    ak "In the new world we're building, she'll have a place in our family if she wants it."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak49_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Tell her to send me a message, and we'll organize it."
    c "Thank you!"
    mc "Yeah. Thanks, Man."
    ak "No need."
    ak "It's the least I can do for my aunt."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_52
    $ ceak49locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak49_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak50:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak50_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Feelin Good.mp3" fadeout 1
    "The five of us wasted little time before having fun."
    "[cname] dragged me to play with her."
    "Asuka quickly dove to the bottom, swimming under the crystal blue water."
    "While Akira floated near the edge."
    "I saw Mom smiling as she looked out at each of us."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak50_2
    with fade
    ak "OH!"
    ak "Sorry."
    az "Heehee."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak50_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I didn't realise I'd floated over here."
    az "From what I hear, you could use the relaxation."
    ak "Heh, Isn't that the truth."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak50_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "It's actually been getting better recently."
    ak "A lot of the family have started listening to what I say."
    ak "It took some deals and adjustments in my own plans, but they're getting on board."
    az "I know it might not mean much, but I'm proud of you."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak50_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "It means plenty."
    ak "You left the family once."
    ak "But I hope one day I can get it to a place that you'd want to come back to."
    ak "A place that would accept you when you do."
    ak "That's what we're working towards."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak50_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    az "I'm not important."
    az "I'm just happy to see you coming into your own."
    az "You seem more...confident."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak50_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "In some ways."
    ak "I hit the point where worrying about it and getting angry just weren't doing anything."
    ak "If what I want is going to happen, I have to push for it."
    ak "I know I've got people on my side."
    ak "I believe change is possible."
    ak "So I have to get out there and do it."
    ak "Also having Sa.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak50_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I'm glad you noticed."
    ak "The work is worth it when we can see the results."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak50_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Master Akira, Mistress Asuka, it is time."
    ak "Well, we will see you later."
    ak "Have some fun."
    az "Thank you."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "The twins head off to their business."
    "After a little while, [cname], Mom, and I head for some lunch."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak50locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak50_done = True
    jump ceaz60

label ceak51:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak51_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Feelin Good.mp3" fadeout 1
    c "Hhmm."
    c "That could be a good place to sit during a water fight."
    c "It's a good vantage point."
    asu "Hello, [cname]."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak51_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    c "Hey, Asuka."
    c "How was your business thing?"
    asu "Heehee, it went well."
    c "Good."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak51_3
    with fade
    asu "Where are [mcname] and Azumi?"
    c "I think they went to the beach. I'm planning our games for when we come back here."
    asu "Very good."
    asu "And have you seen Akira around?"
    asu "I went to the toilet on our way back."
    c "No. I haven't seen him."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak51_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Hmmm, I wonder where he has got to."
    asu "We were going to come and meet with you all."
    c "I could try and find him if you want."
    c "I might be able to hear him."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak51_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Would you not be able to hear him already?"
    c "I've been getting better at ignoring my hearing when I'm not trying to use it."
    c "It can get a little overwhelming otherwise."
    asu "Oh. It is good that you are doing that, then."
    c "Do you want me to listen?"
    asu "It is almost time for food. We should find him."
    c "Okay. Give me a second."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak51_6
    with fade
    asu "He is in there?"
    c "I think so. But the noises are.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak51_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Alright. We will grab him, then we can collect the others."
    c "Asuka, maybe we should..."
    c "You don't want to.."
    asu "It will be fine."
    asu "Akira, we are.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak51_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "What the fuck!"
    ak "Huh!?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak51_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "A...Asuka."
    asu "For fuck sake, Akira!"
    asu "With Sasha? Really?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak51_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Hmph!"
    ak "Asuka, wait."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak51_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "I...Shit."
    ak "We need to go after her."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak51locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak51_done = True
    jump ceak52

label ceak52:
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "After a pleasant walk along the beach, Mom and I notice the others approaching."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak52_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Feelin Good.mp3" fadeout 1
    mc "There they are."
    ak "Asuka, wait!"
    mc "Oh-oh. What's happening here?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak52_2
    with fade
    ak "Asuka! Stop and listen to me."
    asu "What!?"
    ak "This is why I didn't want you to know who I was with."
    ak "I knew you'd get pissed off seeing me with Sasha."
    az "Oh."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak52_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "You know how this will look, Akira."
    asu "She is not even of magical blood."
    asu "The other families will never accept this."
    asu "Our family will never accept this."
    asu "You know that. That is why you are hiding it."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak52_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Yes. I'm hiding it because other people won't accept."
    ak "I know they look down on her, and I know they would look down on me for being with her."
    ak "But that won't stop how I feel."
    ak "We can be quiet about it now and still enjoy each other's company."
    ak "And then..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak52_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "And then what, Akira?"
    asu "You should not be doing this."
    asu "I thought you were just having a small fling. That was bad enough."
    asu "But, Sasha?"
    asu "That is by no means what this is, is it?"
    ak "No."
    ak "But I'm the head of the family. I should get to choose who I.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak52_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "You are thinking about marrying her!?"
    asu "How can you be so stupid?"
    asu "The rest of our family would riot if you married someone with so low a chance of having magical children."
    asu "This is a phase."
    asu "You will get over this and.."
    ak "No. I won't."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak52_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Asuka, I'm not going to marry for political gain."
    ak "I'm never going to."
    ak "That's not what I want. And I don't think it's necessary."
    ak "I will convince the family that it's not necessary."
    ak "I'm not going to follow the old rules just for the sake of it."
    ak "We're making things better. And this is one thing I'm going to change."
    ak "All these archaic rules about marriage."
    asu "But..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak52_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "It's okay if you can't accept it."
    ak "I still love you, and you'll always be my sister."
    ak "All I ask is that you keep it quiet for now."
    ak "And who knows, maybe you'll get to enjoy the benefits of the changes I make too."
    asu "..."
    ak "So, are we good?"
    asu "We..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak52_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Okay."
    ak "Good."
    asu "My apologies for shouting. And to Sasha, I meant no offense, just.."
    ak "She understands."
    sas "It...It was one of the reasons I was hesitant at first, too."
    ak "I should have told you my decision before. I'm sorry it came to this."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak52_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "And I'm sorry to you three that you had to witness this."
    mc "It's okay."
    ak "I hope you guys have had a good day."
    ak "We have just enough time to eat dinner and head back."
    az "It's been...nice."
    az "Thank you for letting us come."
    ak "Thank me after the meal. Come on."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira moved us on from that tense scene."
    "To what I have to admit was an amazing dinner."
    "While the conversation was a little tense to begin with, Akira helped get us back to chatting."
    "He even made sure Asuka was involved."
    "He didn't want her to feel left out after that."
    "He's chosen a tough road to walk down."
    "But as we are dropped off at home, something clicks in my mind."
    "I will help him with this however I can."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    call akaff_increase from _call_akaff_increase_53
    call asuaff_increase from _call_asuaff_increase_83
    call azaff_increase from _call_azaff_increase_103
    call caff_increase from _call_caff_increase_134
    $ ceak52locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak52_done = True
    jump loop1

label ceak53:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak53_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    sas "{size=-10}Good morning, [mcname].{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}If you could please refrain from being loud.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}Master Akira and Mistress Asuka are on very important calls.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}Oh, sure.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}How are things going for you guys?{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak53_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "{size=-10}Very well.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}They are in the process of drawing the last of Mistre...their Mother's support away.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}Her support has been drifting away.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}It's time to put her resistance to rest.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}That's great.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}I expected there to be more fighting.{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak53_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "{size=-10}Heehee, This was primarily a political dispute.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}It was never Master Akira's desire to escalate it further.{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak53_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "{size=-10}Physical conflict was always unlikely.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}So it's over?{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak53_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "{size=-10}I wouldn't say over just yet.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}Hey, [mcname].{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}We've managed to strip my Mother of her support, but I wouldn't be surprised if she refused to give up.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}It's a trait that runs in our family.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}At some point, it will be up to us to put the final nail in her ambitions.{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak53_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "{size=-10}But there's no chance we lose now.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}Even her fiercest supporters have left her.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}*Sigh* It does make me wonder if they would do the same to me.{/size}"
    sas "{size=-10}Not all of us.{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak53_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "{size=-10}Heh, I know you wouldn't abandon me.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}It's just a worry. I'll get through it.{/size}"
    ak "{size=-10}I have all the support I'll ever need.{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak53_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Sorry about that. He really wanted to give me the whole profit report."
    ak "You would've been upset if he didn't."
    asu "True. But I would rather he sent it to me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak53_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Hello, [mcname]."
    asu "It is good to see you."
    mc "Good to see you too."
    mc "I didn't mean to interrupt you guys' business."
    asu "You were respectfully quiet. What more could we ask?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak53_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Hehheh, It's fine."
    ak "You know you're always welcome here."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""Does that courtesy extend to me?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak53_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Shit."
    sas "Move aside, [mcname]."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    call akaff_increase
    call asuaff_increase
    $ ceak53locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak53_done = True
    jump ceak54

label ceak54:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Beauty flow.mp3" fadeout 1
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""Hello children."
    asu "Mother."
    ak "What are you doing here?"
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""Visiting my children. Do you have a problem with that?"
    ak "Well.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_2
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""And who is this?"
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""What is he doing here?"
    az "He's a friend. And that's all you need to know."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""Hmph."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""I had hoped I would be able to speak to the two of you alone."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""We have important family matters to discuss."
    az "Hmmm."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    az "[mcname].."
    mc "I get it. I'll see you guys later."
    az "Thank you."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_4
    with fade
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""Are you going to stand there the whole time?"
    sas "Yes."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""Hmph."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""You finally learnt to do something right."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Are you just here to insult us?"
    ak "Because if that's the case, you can leave."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""I came here to offer you a way out."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""The conflict between us can end."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "It almost has already."
    ak "What allies do you have left?"
    ak "What influence do you think you can swing around?"
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""You always were the petulant one."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""I should teach you respect like my father taught me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "You're not stupid to think that would go well for you."
    ak "You couldn't take down the three of us."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""Is that what you think?"
    ak "It's numbers. Or have you completely disconnected from reality?"
    asu "Why are you doing this, Mom?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""*Sigh* Asuka. I had such high hopes for you."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""Why are you letting your brother drag you down like this?"
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""You know you could do so much better if you.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Stop it."
    asu "I see what you are trying to do."
    asu "You will not tear me away like that."
    asu "Akira is the right person to lead the family."
    asu "It is sad that you fail to see that."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""He is the right person?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""You children know nothing about running the family."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""When it all comes crashing around you, I will be the one picking up the pieces."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""I will not let you turn our family into a joke."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""I came to see if you had any reason left. It seems I was wrong."
    ak "You weren't looking for a reason. You were looking for weakness."
    ak "And you won't find it here."
    ak "Now, if that's everything you had to say, we have work to do."
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""Ggrr~..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "{color=#1a442f}Ms. Ashikaga{/color}""You will fail at this just like everything else you do."
    asu "He.."
    ak "Don't. She's not worth it."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak54_12
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "She is not giving up."
    ak "She's done and she knows it."
    ak "We just have to find a way to finish this for good."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    $ ceak54locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak54_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1

label ceak55:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Cheery Monday.mp3" fadeout 1
    "[cname] rushed off on her own today."
    "She said she's going out later."
    "I'm glad she can have that."
    "Even if it does make my walk a little lonely."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_2
    with fade
    "Or something interesting could happen."
    sas "Good day, Mistress Asuka."
    asu "Did Akira send you to pick me up again, Sasha?"
    sas "Indeed."
    asu "You have much more important jobs than this."
    sas "You know why he sends me here."
    sas "He worries about you."
    sas "I could ask for a different attendant if you wish."
    asu "That is not necessary."
    mc "Hey, girls."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_3
    with fade
    asu "Hello, [mcname]."
    sas "Good day."
    mc "How are things going with you two?"
    mc "Especially after that meeting with...you know."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "That day was unproductive and infuriating."
    asu "That woman had nothing of substance to say."
    asu "It...*Sigh*"
    asu "I would rather not talk about it."
    mc "Okay."
    "Note to self, don't bring that up."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Akira would make an exception for [mcname]. You know that."
    sas "I suppose that is true."
    sas "I will inform our driver."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "{size=-10}I'm glad you're coming with us. It will take the edge off the tension.{/size}"
    mc "{size=-10}Tension?{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "{size=-10}I...I struggle to know what to talk to Sasha about these days.{/size}"
    asu "{size=-10}She and Akira...It is just awkward.{/size}"
    asu "{size=-10}The scene I made at the beach seems rather hypocritical now.{/size}"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "We are ready to go if you two are."
    asu "I'm ready. Thank you, Sasha."
    "Seems like this is going to be a more awkward ride than I expected."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Conversation in the car is...a strange mix."
    "The girls happily converse with me like normal."
    "But when it turns to the two of them, tension and awkwardness flood the air."
    "No wonder Asuka didn't want to ride the whole way home like this."
    "But I can't let it keep on. They need to talk about this."
    "And if neither of them is going to bring it up..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    mc "Okay, you two need to talk about this."
    sas "Uuhhh..."
    asu "[mcname]..."
    mc "The two of you were close when we first met."
    mc "The two people looking out for Akira."
    mc "And you're still doing that."
    mc "But this wall between you is going to start hurting things at some point."
    mc "And I don't want that."
    mc "I know it's going to be awkward, but let's get through that."
    mc "Afterwards, things will get better."
    mc "But you can't let them sit like this."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "*Sigh* You are correct."
    asu "Avoiding the issue is not going to make it go away."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_12
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Sasha, I am sorry."
    sas "Huh?"
    asu "For the way I reacted to...you know."
    "I forgot about the driver."
    "I suppose we can't have a fully open conversation."
    "The partition is closed, but there's no absolute guarantee of privacy."
    "But she got her point across."
    sas "I..."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_13
    with Dissolve(.5)
    play music "audio/music/Disquiet.mp3" fadeout 1
    sas "I didn't expect that."
    sas "What you said...that really hurt Asuka."
    sas "I know you were aiming it at him, but..."
    sas "It felt like you were burning everything I am."
    sas "Bringing up the same fears I had myself at the start."
    sas "I thought...I thought you still felt that way."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_14
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "The way I feel about it is...complicated."
    asu "But I regret acting like I did."
    asu "And I would like to still get along like we did in the past."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak55_15
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "I would like that too."
    asu "Even with my complicated feelings, I never thought any less of you."
    sas "You are still the best support my brother could have."
    asu "Don't sell yourself short."
    asu "Your support is invaluable to him, too."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    stop music fadeout 1
    "The ride is a lot calmer after the release of that tension."
    "The girls do most of the talking."
    "Although Asuka does jokingly reprimand me for making them talk like that."
    "But it's better to talk it out than let it fester."
    "And as they drop me off, they're both smiling."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    call asuaff_increase
    $ ceak55locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak55_done = True
    jump loopschooleve

label ceak56:
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak56_1
    with fade
    play music "audio/music/Continue Life.mp3" fadeout 1
    ak "Hey, [mcname]."
    mc "Hey, Guys."
    asu "You arrived at the perfect time."
    ak "Join us for morning tea?"
    mc "Sure."
    ak "There's a stool over there."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak56_2
    with fade
    mc "So, what are you guys up to?"
    asu "A nice morning tea before we get on with the day."
    ak "The girls were just chatting about some new song that came out."
    ak "I need you to save me."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak56_3
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Says the man who has already listened to it five times."
    ak "Hehheh, I never said it was a bad song."
    ak "Just that I don't need to analyse every line."
    asu "Stop complaining. You were enjoying it."
    asu "You know the way Sasha and I enjoy music."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak56_4
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "By the way, I hear I have you to thank for them reconnecting."
    asu "Ugh, Akira~."
    mc "I just helped them talk about what they needed to talk about."
    ak "That simple, huh?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak56_5
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Honestly, I'm surprised."
    ak "I've never known Asuka to change her mind."
    ak "Not without a lot of effort at least."
    ak "I'd assumed you'd been putting in a good word for us."
    asu "Well, it is not like I am in any position to judge you for your relationship."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak56_6
    with Dissolve(.5)
    sas "Huh?"
    ak "Asuka? What do you mean by that?"
    ak "I know you have your little tryst with [mcname], but that didn't change your mind before."
    ak "Did something change?"
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak56_7
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "*Sigh*"
    mc "It's just.."
    asu "I'll do it, [mcname]."
    asu "They should know what I did."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak56_8
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "[mcname] and I's relationship has become a sexual one."
    ak "Oh..."
    asu "I know how hypocritical it is of me to do that after everything I have said."
    asu "But.."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak56_9
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Asuka, you know I always considered that your decision."
    ak "I'm not going to judge you for making it."
    ak "In fact, I'm happy for you."
    ak "Now I know why you've seemed calmer and happier recently."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak56_10
    with Dissolve(.5)
    asu "Was it really that noticeable?"
    ak "Like a weight was lifted off your shoulders."
    ak "Maybe others wouldn't notice, but I'm your brother and Sasha's been around us since we were children."
    ak "We noticed something had changed, we just didn't know what."
    asu "Now you know."
    ak "And you can stop worrying about what I might think."
    ak "This decision must have been difficult for you."
    ak "I'm happy that you've made one."
    asu "Thank you."
    scene charaevents_ceak_ceak56_11
    with Dissolve(.5)
    ak "Now, [mcname]."
    ak "Things seem to be getting quite serious between you and my sister."
    asu "Akira, do not do that."
    ak "Just reminding him that I'm the head of a very powerful family."
    asu "Heehee, He knows."
    scene black
    with Dissolve(.5)
    "Akira half-jokingly warns me not to hurt his sister."
    "As if she wouldn't destroy me for hurting her herself."
    "But the levity is good."
    "Asuka's confession must have been hard for her."
    "And she still has mixed feelings about what we did."
    "Akira treating it like no big deal will hopefully ease that for her."
    "The rest of our morning tea is casual and joyous."
    "But eventually the twins have to attend to their business."
    "With Sasha in tow as always."
    $ renpy.end_replay()
    call asuaff_increase
    call akaff_increase
    $ ceak56locked = False
    $ akpoint += 1
    $ ceak56_done = True
    jump loopweekenda1
