Ruby #424: A Brave Girl
Player
Rubyyy? Is now a good time?
Ruby
What's up?
Player
I have tickets for this movie… Do you want to go see it with me?
Ruby
A movie? Sure! I'd love to go. What kind of movie is it?
Player
Um, it's an animated one, but the content is a bit…
[Fade in/out.]
Ruby
*Sob*
Ruby
So scary… I never knew zombies were so…so… *Sob*
Player
It was way scarier than I thought it would be. I'm so sorry.
Player
The trailers for it made it look like it had lots of funny moments, so I thought it wouldn't be that scary. People on social media said it was funny too.
Ruby
Funny moments? Were there any?
| Option 1: “I should have gone to see it by myself.” |
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| Player I should have used the tickets to go twice by myself. I'm really sorry. Ruby N-No, don't worry! I was the one who decided to go after you told me the plot! |
| Option 2: “I should have checked more thoroughly.” |
| Player I should have watched it alone first to check the content and invited you after that. Though I guess I wouldn't have invited you once I knew how scary it was… Ruby I-It's fine! I don't think I would ever have gotten the chance to see something like that if you hadn't invited me. |
Ruby
And anyway, there were plenty of scenes I thought were really cool even if I was afraid of the scenes where zombies showed up.
Ruby
Like the one where the hero saves that girl who falls off a cliff, or the part where the hero's best friend faces down a horde of zombies to protect them both.
Ruby
Her weapon was nearly broken, but she still fought for a peaceful future where she could smile with the hero and her family once more.
Ruby
If it had been me there, I know I'd be too scared to do anything but hide.
Player
That's how it is for most people. I thought that scene was really cool too, but I would have been scared out of my wits if I'd been the one standing there.
Player
So Ruby, if something like what happened in that movie did happen for real…
Ruby
Waaah! N-N-N-Nooo!
Player
Huh?! Wh-What's the matter?
Ruby
I hate imagining anyone doing what the hero's best friend did! Because… Because at the end, the best friend…
Ruby
If you ended up in a situation like that, I couldn't bear it! I'd rather take them on with you! No, actually, I'd take them on alone so you could escape!
Player
That's no good… I was going to say the two of us should escape together.
Ruby
Huh?! Y-You were?
Player
Yes. Even if I had a weapon, I'd never have the confidence to fight like everyone in the movie did.
Ruby
S-Sorry! I completely misunderstood you!
Player
It's okay. You startled me, but it made me really happy. You're way braver than I imagined… Or maybe I should say, you really do what needs to be done in a crisis.
Player
I think you actually could fight a zombie, Ruby.
Ruby
What?! No way, I could never! I'm doomed to be one of the people they chomp down on!
Player
They say that if you get bitten by a zombie, you'll become a zombie yourself. If you turned into a zombie, would you turn me too?
Ruby
N-Nooo, I want you to stay human! If it did come down to that, I'd do my best to be your ally. I'd give my all to fight with you, together!
Player
*Laugh* See? I knew you could fight.
Ruby
Th-That was just hypothetical!
Player
That reminds me, wasn't there a scene like the one we just described in the movie? Hmm, when did it happen, though… Should we watch it again to check?
Ruby
Again?! I-I don't know about that… Hey, wait!
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