E2 - This Talker Is Ruthless

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[00:00] Noel
    Yup, this is Lloyd's handwriting all right.
[00:04] Noel
    Basically, he made some bad
    investments and fell deep into debt,
[00:09] Noel
    so he used our party funds,
    12.8 million fil, to pay it off.
[00:14] Noel
    Then he and Tanya fled Etrai
    before this all came to light.
[00:18] Noel
    Is that right?
SIGN    Yeah.
[00:23] Noel
    He's such an idiot!
SIGN    What's so funny? Those two screwed us over, you know!
[00:29] Noel
    That's why I'm busting a gut.
[00:31] Noel
    Look how the mighty Lloyd has fallen!
[00:35] Noel
    You should be laughing too, Walter!
SIGN    This ain't a laughing matter, you moron!
[00:40] Noel
    When and where did you get this letter?
SIGN    Just now at Lloyd's lodgings.
[00:46] Noel
    Weren't we supposed to meet
     there this afternoon?
SIGN    Yeah, except I got the scoop on a good job at the pub last night.
SIGN    So I went early to talk to him. I didn't want anyone getting there ahead of us.
SIGN    But his place was emptied out, and the owner of the lodge gave me that letter.
[01:04] Noel
    Did you ask when Lloyd left?
SIGN    Last night at around 8 o'clock, supposedly.
[01:11] Noel
    Meaning they slipped out right before
    Etrai shuts its gates for the night.
[01:16] Noel
    It's 9:30 AM now. More than half a day later.
[01:20] Noel
    And we weren't supposed to find out
    for another few hours.
[01:23] Noel
    What a cheap way to buy time.
SIGN    So, what're we gonna do?
[01:27] Noel
    There should be a record of their departure.
[01:29] Noel
    We can ask the authorities
    which gate they left from
[01:32] Noel
    and suss out their destination.
SIGN    Can we catch up to them?
[01:35] Noel
    They're probably on foot since
    renting a horse would leave a paper trail.
[01:39] Noel
    If we rent some good steeds,
    we'll catch up easy.
SIGN    Okay, let's go!
[01:41] Noel
    Hold it, hold it. What's your plan?
SIGN    I'm gonna find Lloyd and sock him in the face!
SIGN    That's the only thing that'll quell my rage!
[01:50] Noel
    So you'll deck him, fight about it,
    and then laugh it off?
[01:54] Noel
    Trust a muscle-brained meat fairy to write a script
    that's all sunshine and rainbows.
SIGN    Wha...
SIGN    What was that?
[02:01] Noel
    Listen up. They chose to ditch us and run.
[02:05] Noel
    You can't just walk back
    that kind of betrayal.
[02:08] Noel
    It's not a matter of catching them
    and talking it out.
[02:10] Noel
    Worst case, we're fighting them to the death.
[02:14] Noel
    Walter, are you certain you can take on Lloyd?
SIGN    With your support, yeah.
[02:22] Noel
    Then can you fight Tanya too?
[02:27] Noel
    Even if we manage to win,
    we won't get our money back.
[02:30] Noel
    It'd just be a waste of time.
[02:31] Noel
    They knew that and figured
    we wouldn't come after them.
[02:35] Noel
    That's why they chose to "elope."
SIGN    Damn it! So we just sit here and take it?!
[02:42] Noel
    Just take it? Don't be stupid.
[02:45] Noel
    My motto is to repay friend and foe
    alike a thousand times over!
SIGN    I was wondering where we were going since you told me to gear up.
SIGN    Why the Orc Club, of all places?
[04:28] Noel
    Walter, you're dumb but you're not incapable.
[04:32] Noel
    You're an excellent Warrior.
SIGN    What're you talking about?
[04:35] Noel
    You have your role,
[04:37] Noel
    and I have mine.
[04:39] Noel
    In other words, leave the thinking to me.
[04:49] Noel
    Listen up, Seekers!
[04:50] Noel
    I've got a request for everyone here!
[04:54] Noel
    Lloyd and Tanya, two members
    of our group, Blue Beyond,
[04:58] Noel
    have embezzled our party
    funds and run away.
[05:01] Noel
    We want you to find them
    and capture them alive!
[05:05] Noel
    We're offering a reward of two million fil!
[05:08] Wolf
    Oh?
SIGN    Noel! Why'd you have to go and do that?!
[05:14] Noel
    Even if we find them ourselves,
    we can't do anything alone.
SIGN    Buy why tell everyone?
[05:19] Noel
    We'll never get our guys
    without casting a wide net.
SIGN    Huh? "Our guys"?
[05:26] Noel
    You'll see soon enough.
[05:28] Noel
    Anyone here willing to take the job?
[05:31] Wolf
    Count us in.
[05:33] Wolf
    Lightning Bite accepts your request.
[05:35] Noel
    Wolf...
[05:37] Wolf
    You'll really pay two million
    if we capture them alive?
[05:40] Noel
    You have my word I'll pay you on the spot.
[05:42] Wolf
    Do you know where they went?
[05:44] Noel
    Nope, not a clue.
[05:46] Noel
    But we know they fled before
    the town gates closed last night.
[05:50] Noel
    They're probably on foot.
[05:52] Wolf
    Should be easy to catch up, then.
[05:54] Wolf
    Okay, let's go!
[05:56] Seeker 1
    You're on!
[05:57] Seeker 2
    I'm in too!
[05:58] Seeker 3
    We'll also take the job!
[06:04] Noel
    Was my hunch wrong?
[06:06] Stubbles
    Hey.
[06:07] Stubbles
    I got a question about your request.
[06:11] Noel
    Nope. There we go.
SIGN    You know where Lloyd and Tanya are?!
[06:17] Stubbles
    Yeah. I saw a couple of travelers just
     like 'em on my way back from a job.
[06:22] Stubbles
    It had to be them.
SIGN    Where? Tell me now!
[06:25] Stubbles
    I'm not talking for free, man.
[06:28] Stubbles
    Capturing them's worth two million, right?
[06:29] Noel
    One million.
[06:30] Stubbles
    Huh?
[06:32] Noel
    Your party couldn't take them out.
[06:34] Noel
    Which is why you want our help
    in exchange for your intel.
[06:39] Noel
    That's what this is about, right?
[06:41] Noel
    In that case, you get half. One million.
[06:43] Stubbles
    That's ridiculous, man!
[06:45] Stubbles
    I have a party of four, okay?
    How about one and a half?
[06:48] Noel
    One.
[06:49] Stubbles
    Okay, 1.4 million!
[06:50] Noel
    One million. If you don't like
    the terms, we're done here.
[06:56] Noel
    He's shabby.
[06:58] Noel
    An older Seeker who's down on his luck.
[07:00] Noel
    He's probably broke all the time
    and can't afford to be picky about work.
[07:06] Stubbles
    Fine. One million it is.
[07:10] Stubbles
    But you better pay us on the spot!
[07:12] Noel
    We have a deal.
[07:14] Noel
    Now, where are they?
[07:16] Stubbles
    We passed them on Varley Road,
    outside the south gate.
[07:20] Stubbles
    They're probably headed for Carnot Village.
[07:23] Noel
    Understood. Get your party
    and wait for us at the south gate.
[07:28] Noel
    Walter.
[07:29] Noel
    You go with him.
SIGN    What about you?
[07:32] Noel
    I need to take care of something first.
SIGN    And what's that?
[07:37] Noel
    I'll tell you later.
[07:42] Noel
    Thanks for waiting. Let's head out.
SIGN    Noel, are you confident you can fight Lloyd and Tanya?
[07:50] Noel
    I am. I'll show them no mercy.
SIGN    Even if you have to kill them?
[07:56] Noel
    Of course.
[07:59] Noel
    Walter, I've always had a contingency
    plan for allies betraying me.
[08:05] Noel
    People are easily led astray, after all.
SIGN    You mean you never trusted them?
    But they were our friends!
[08:11] Noel
    Trusting someone doesn't
    mean having blind faith.
[08:14] Noel
    You should doubt them yourself.
[08:16] Noel
    Doubt them and then decide
    if you still want to team up with them.
[08:19] Noel
    That's the basics of building any party.
[08:23] Noel
    You can wait right here if you want.
SIGN    Don't mock me! I'm not that weak.
[08:28] Noel
    You're soft. Too soft.
[08:31] Noel
    If you aren't fully committed,
    this is going to be painful for you.
[08:43] Lloyd
    Let's get some good rest tonight
    and set out again tomorrow morning.
[08:48] Tanya
    Yeah, you're right.
[08:50] Lloyd
    Don't worry. You know how Noel is.
[08:54] Lloyd
    If he knows he can't get his money back,
    he won't bother—
[08:57] Noel
    Heya! Enjoying a fun date in a rural village?
[09:05] Noel
    Don't move!
[09:05] Sign
    STUN HOWL
[09:06] Sign
    STUN HOWL
[09:13] Noel
    That was Stun Howl. You let your guard down.
[09:17] Sign
    This Talker Is Ruthless
SIGN    Why?!
SIGN    Why'd you betray us?!
[09:24] Lloyd
    Sorry.
SIGN    "Sorry"? That's it?!
[09:27] Noel
    Stop, Walter.
[09:29] Noel
    Lloyd, I understand the situation
    from your letter.
[09:33] Noel
    But what'd you do with the reward
    from the lesser vampires?
[09:37] Lloyd
    I'm sorry. I used that too.
[09:39] Noel
    For another investment?
[09:41] Lloyd
    No, to pay back a debt.
[09:44] Noel
    I see what's going on here now.
[09:47] Noel
    The investment story was a lie, wasn't it?
[09:51] Noel
    You were really gambling.
[09:53] Noel
    What was it? Cards? Dice? Roulette?
[09:56] Noel
    You lost big and fell into debt
    with some unsavory types.
[09:59] Noel
    That's why you used the party's money, right?
[10:02] Noel
    Answer me. Did you gamble away
    the money I entrusted to you?
[10:08] Lloyd
    I'm sorry—
SIGN    Screw you! We put our lives on the line to earn that money!
[10:14] Lloyd
    You have no idea how hard it is
    to be the leader!
[10:17] Lloyd
    It's not like I wanted to use the party funds!
[10:20] Lloyd
    But before I knew it,
[10:22] Lloyd
    I was in massive debt.
    I didn't have any choice about it.
[10:26] Lloyd
    If you want to criticize me, go right ahead!
[10:29] Lloyd
    But do you really have any right?
[10:31] Lloyd
    You push all the burdens
    of leadership onto me,
[10:34] Lloyd
    but want all the privileges when it suits you?
[10:37] Lloyd
    That's messed—
[10:42] Noel
    Do we have any right?
[10:44] Noel
    You bet your ass we do.
[10:46] Noel
    You're the one who wanted to be
    the leader in the first place.
[10:50] Noel
    Now you wanna talk about how
     hard it is? You've got some nerve!
[10:53] Noel
    You gambled yourself into debt because
    you're a screwup! That's the bottom line!
[11:00] Lloyd
    Please...
[11:01] Lloyd
    No more...
[11:05] Noel
    If you want me to forgive you,
    then take another thousand kicks.
[11:08] Noel
    I'll hear your apology after that.
[11:10] Tanya
    Please, stop this!
[11:13] Tanya
    Don't hurt Lloyd any more.
[11:15] Noel
    Shall I kick you instead?
[11:18] Noel
    I don't discriminate against women.
[11:21] Noel
    I won't hold back just because you're one.
[11:26] Tanya
    Wait! That's not what I meant!
[11:27] Noel
    Spit it out.
[11:29] Noel
    You were gambling with him too, weren't you?
[11:32] Sign
    Confess
[11:34] Tanya
    Yes, that's right.
[11:36] Tanya
    I dipped into the party funds too.
[11:38] Tanya
    But this is all Lloyd's stupid fault.
[11:41] Tanya
    We could've won big if he'd let me play more.
[11:45] Noel
    Talker skill: Confess.
[11:48] Noel
    It forces a target to tell the truth.
[11:53] Tanya
    Noel! Do you have any idea what you just did?
[11:56] Tanya
    It's illegal to use mind control
    skills for personal gain!
[11:59] Noel
    Yes, I'd normally go straight to jail.
[12:01] Noel
    But you're a criminal
    who embezzled party funds.
[12:06] Noel
    Imperial law allows the use of
    mind control skills if and only if
[12:09] Noel
    it's to make criminals admit to their crimes.
[12:12] Noel
    You're the ones going straight to jail.
[12:15] Tanya
    N-No way...
[12:18] Noel
    Congratulations!
[12:20] Noel
    Embezzlement is punishable
    by ten years of hard labor.
[12:23] Noel
    You can work your asses to death together.
[12:29] Stubbles
    Looks like you're done talking.
[12:31] Stubbles
    Time to pay up, then.
[12:35] Stubbles
    A million fil here and now.
    Don't go back on your word now.
[12:39] Noel
    You'll get your money. Just wait.
[12:41] Stubbles
    Hey, you better not have tricked us!
[12:44] Noel
    Get your filthy mitts off me.
[12:47] Stubbles
    Wh-Why you...
[12:48] Noel
    I said you'll get your money.
[12:51] Noel
    Just sit tight and wait there
    with your cheap gear, you loser.
[12:56] Stubbles
    Say that again!
[13:01] Stubblesparty1
    H-Hey, what have you done?!
[13:05] (Flashback) Brandon
    That's a cardiac concussion.
[13:11] (Flashback) Brandon
    You use a powerful strike to the target's
    heart to temporarily paralyze it.
[13:18] (Flashback) Brandon
    Even the strongest of fighters will fail
    to remain conscious after taking that.
[13:23] (Flashback) Brandon
    Unlike other classes,
    Talkers have no way to buff themselves.
[13:28] (Flashback) Brandon
    That's where this move comes in.
[13:30] (Flashback) Brandon
    It'll help you defend yourself.
[13:33] (Flashback) Brandon
    Noel, I don't want you getting yourself killed.
[13:42] Noel
    There he is.
[13:50] Finocchio
    My goodness! Must the boonies always
     be so dreadfully dusty?
[13:54] Stubblesparty1
    Is that... the slave trader Finocchio Barzini?
[13:58] Finocchio
    Did I keep you, my darling Noel?
[14:00] Noel
    The biggest mafia group
    in the imperial capital
[14:03] Noel
    is the Luciano family. And this is one of their
    lieutenants, the boss of the Barzini subfamily.
[14:09] Noel
    He's a man who is...
[14:12] Noel
    refined yet vulgar, cheery yet cruel.
[14:15] Noel
    The very definition of two-faced.
[14:17] Noel
    That's why people have dubbed
    him the Mad Clown.
[14:20] Noel
    You sure took your time.
[14:21] Finocchio
    Gosh! I rushed all the way here
    just for you, you know!
SIGN    Noel, is this what you were up to earlier?
[14:29] Noel
    Exactly. I had a feeling those
     two would be dead broke.
[14:35] Noel
    So I made a deal with Finocchio
    to recoup the money we're out.
SIGN    Don't tell me...
[14:41] Noel
    I'm selling Lloyd and Tanya off
    to Finocchio as slaves.
[14:44] Noel
    That should cover our losses.
[14:48] Tanya
    W-We'll never agree to that!
[14:49] Noel
    Then I'll be forced to hand you over
     to the military police.
[14:53] Noel
    Do you know the survival rate for prisoners
    sent to work in the mines for ten years?
[15:01] Noel
    A measly 2 percent. Compared to that,
[15:04] Noel
    you're better off being sold into slavery.
    You might luck out with a kind master.
[15:10] Noel
    There you have it.
    Try to find them nice buyers.
[15:14] Finocchio
    You got it!
[15:15] Finocchio
    Let me begin my appraisal.
[15:19] Noel
    Six million fil?
[15:20] Noel
    That's way too low!
[15:22] Finocchio
    I'm sorry.
[15:23] Finocchio
    It's just a matter of bad timing.
[15:26] Noel
    What do you mean?
[15:27] Finocchio
    Keep this between us.
[15:29] Finocchio
    The Holy Cross Church is about to issue
    an ordinance of honorable poverty.
[15:33] Finocchio
    Basically, the rich will have
    to cut back on luxuries.
[15:37] Finocchio
    Spending too much on slaves
    would draw the church's ire.
[15:42] Finocchio
    We'd greatly like to avoid that.
[15:45] Noel
    Even the mafia that runs Etrai
    can't defy the church, huh?
[15:49] Finocchio
    Something like that.
[15:52] Noel
    Okay, fine.
[15:53] Finocchio
    I'm glad you're so understanding!
[15:56] Finocchio
    I love you, my darling Noel! Smooch!
[15:58] Noel
    I'll sell them for 11 million fil.
[16:00] Finocchio
    Oh, thank you kindly!
    Eleven million, coming right up—
[16:05] Finocchio
    Wait, why'd the price increase
    by five million?!
[16:08] Noel
    It just went up to 12 million.
[16:10] Finocchio
    What?! What in the world are you saying?
[16:13] Noel
    Now it's 13 million.
[16:14] Finocchio
    Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[16:16] Noel
    Now it's 14 million.
[16:17] Finocchio
    Hey, Noel.
[16:20] Noel
    Actually, make it 15 million.
[16:21] Finocchio
    You little punk!
[16:23] Finocchio
    How far are you gonna take this nonsense?!
[16:25] Finocchio
    You think you can pull one over on me?
[16:28] Finocchio
    If you wanna be pig feed so bad,
[16:30] Finocchio
    I'll gladly cut you up right here and now!
[16:33] Noel
    If you buy them for 15 million,
[16:35] Noel
    I'll tell everyone you bought
    them for 30, double that.
[16:39] Finocchio
    You mean to fudge the sale price
    to increase their value?
[16:43] Finocchio
    Even with the religious ordinance coming up,
[16:46] Finocchio
    the ever-discerning Finocchio Barzini
    procured a pair of slaves for 30 million.
[16:51] Finocchio
    That should garner quite a bit of
    interest from the wealthy.
[16:55] Finocchio
    Those two over there are young and beautiful.
[16:58] Finocchio
    If there's plenty of demand, you should be
     able to offload them for 90 million.
[17:04] Finocchio
    But you only need to pay me 15 million.
[17:09] Finocchio
    You get to keep all the profit.
[17:12] Finocchio
    We'll both be in a lot of
    hot water if this gets out.
[17:15] Noel
    That kind of risk is a walk
     in the park for you, no?
[17:20] Finocchio
    Ugh, I always knew you were
    out of your mind, but not like this!
[17:24] Finocchio
    Say, are you interested in joining my family?
    I'll give you a leadership role.
[17:29] Noel
    I'll pass. So, what do you say?
[17:31] Finocchio
    Okay!
[17:33] Finocchio
    But never again, you hear me?
    You silly goose!
[17:36] Finocchio
    Oh, right.
[17:38] Finocchio
    You there, nasty fellow!
[17:41] Stubbles
    Y-Yes?!
[17:42] Finocchio
    Breathe a word of this to anyone,
[17:45] Finocchio
    and both you and your family
    will all be dinner for my pigs!
[17:50] Finocchio
    You got that?
[17:51] Stubbles
    I-I... I understand!
[17:55] Finocchio
    Here. The upfront payment I promised.
[17:57] Tanya
    Noel, please spare me!
    We're friends, aren't we?
[18:01] Noel
    Friends don't gamble
     with their friends' money.
[18:06] Noel
    Once a traitor, always a traitor.
[18:09] Noel
    Goodbye.
[18:11] Tanya
    Help me, Walter!
[18:14] Tanya
    You've gotta be kidding me!
[18:16] Tanya
    Aren't you in love with me?!
    So help me out here!
[18:20] Tanya
    You're not gonna do squat when it counts?
    Are your virgin balls the size of grapes?
[18:23] Tanya
    Die, you waste of space!
[18:25] Tanya
    You useless muscleheaded piece of shit!
[18:28] Tanya
    Even a half-dead cur would be
    more useful than you!
[18:31] Finocchio
    Dearie me. Women are so frightening.
[18:37] Finocchio
    See you soon, my darling Noel!
[18:39] Finocchio
    Mwah!
[18:42] Noel
    We're leaving, Walter.
[18:46] Noel
    Here's your reward. One million fil.
[18:48] Noel
    Your patience paid off, huh?
[18:51] Stubbles
    Screw you, you weak-ass buffer!
[18:54] Noel
    Even your insults are as lame as you look.
[18:57] Noel
    Try to take a page
    out of Tanya's book, will you?
[18:59] Stubbles
    You heartless devil!
[19:02] Noel
    Devil?
[19:04] Noel
    For us Seekers who hunt
    abyssal beasts for a living,
[19:06] Noel
    calling someone that is about the highest
    form of resentment you can express.
[19:10] Noel
    But if I'm a devil...
[19:12] Noel
    I'll use that notoriety to forge myself
    into the strongest in the world!
SIGN    What, you come to see me off?
SIGN    Hey, this is...
[19:43] (Flashback) Noel
    Are you going to quit being a Seeker?
[19:47] (Flashback) Noel
    Walter, this business is no stranger
     to party member turnover.
[19:53] (Flashback) Noel
    If anything, this is a good opportunity.
[19:56] (Flashback) Noel
    If we make a name as up-and-coming heels...
[19:59] (Flashback) Walter
    You're strong.
[20:02] (Flashback) Walter
    Unlike me. I'm...
[20:06] (Flashback) Noel
    Yes, you lack fortitude. And brains.
[20:11] (Flashback) Noel
    But you're an excellent Warrior.
[20:14] (Flashback) Noel
    I know how strong you are better than anyone.
[20:18] (Flashback) Walter
    Noel?
[20:20] (Flashback) Noel
    Walter, let's rebuild
     Blue Beyond from scratch.
[20:24] (Flashback) Noel
    I need you.
[20:31] (Flashback) Walter
    Sorry, I'm going to quit being a Seeker.
[20:35] (Flashback) Walter
    I'm really sorry.
[20:41] Noel
    Well, I did what I came to do, so see ya.
[20:44] Noel
    Take care, Walter.
SIGN    Can't tell if the bastard has a heart or not.
SIGN    Did you know? You were actually the one Tanya loved.
SIGN    But you were looking for something different.
SIGN    Not a lover, not an emotional pillar,
SIGN    but strength and strength alone.
SIGN    You were the only one out of the lot of us who was special.
SIGN    Good luck, Noel.
SIGN    You were the best brother-in-arms a guy could ask for.
[21:35] Noel
    Now everything's back to square one.
[21:46] Noel
    Snakes shed their old skins in order to
    grow new, stronger scales.
[21:53] Noel
    I guess I should too.
[21:56] Noel
    As of this day, Blue Beyond is born anew.
[23:35] Sign
    The Real Deal