Dawn/assets/games/liminal/scenes/prologue/ScenePrologueSportsField.xml
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<vnscene name="ScenePrologueSportsField" extend="scenes/SceneStandard">
<events>
<set-font font="font_main" size="32" />
<text>
<string lang="en">Craig is my boyfriend. He's throwing down for his football tournament happening in June. He loves me like a King loves his Queen- with worship, reverence, and the stars. He's beyond the golden boy: he glistens.</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">"Ethy!"</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">Craig calls. He waves me down as I enter the field.</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">The whistle screeches; Craig whips his head back to the field. He dashes to the football and scores. His teammates' cheers ring in my ears.</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">Craig winks as he jogs back. "That was for you."</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en"><font style="italics">Despite myself, I chuckle.</font></string>
</text>
<choices key="look-beautiful">
<title>
<string lang="en">"So," he says, "you look beautiful."</string>
</title>
<choice value="thanks">
<string lang="en">Thanks.</string>
</choice>
<choice value="so-do-you">
<string lang="en">So do you.</string>
</choice>
<choice value="duh">
<string lang="en">Duh.</string>
</choice>
</choices>
<if key="look-beautiful" value="thanks">
<text>
<string lang="en">As if I don't know that.</string>
</text>
</if>
<if key="look-beautiful" value="so-do-you">
<text>
<string lang="en">No harm in a little lie. Especially when it brightens him up like sun-dusk.</string>
</text>
</if>
<if key="look-beautiful" value="duh">
<text>
<string lang="en">He says what all of Angelwood says. Per usual.</string>
</text>
</if>
<text>
<string lang="en">Craig smiles wide. He holds me close to him and laughs.</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">"My tournament's soon. You'll be there, yeah?"</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">He's been talking about his tournament since the school year started. He thinks it's his one ticket out of Angelwood.</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">As if I won't, Craig.</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">
He throws an arm around my shoulders. He kisses my cheek. He holds me
tight, squeezes me into his sweat-stained, disgusting body. Laughs, nods
to his teammates towering high and hulking, their shoulder pads like
soldiers in another life.
</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">They throw the football at Craig's head. He catches it. I nearly flinch.</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en"><font style="italics">It's fine. Fine. You're okay.</font></string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">He doesn't notice.</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">"See you tonight, Ethy," he says. "I can't wait to see your dress."</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">Craig kisses me in full view of his teammates. They roar, clap Craig on the shoulder and drag him back.</string>
</text>
<text>
<string lang="en">He wipes his mouth clean and grins. Then he throws the football, and all the boys begin to sprint.</string>
</text>
<if key="go-to" value="sports-field">
<scene-change scene="vnscenes/ScenePrologueToilets" />
</if>
<scene-change scene="vnscenes/ScenePrologue7" />
</events>
</vnscene>