Suikoden II

Recruiting Humphrey and Futch

Hero
(Riou) futch humphrey

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Entering the inn in the Highway Village:

[Futch bumps into Riou as he hurries out the door.]

Futch:
"Sorry, I'm in a hurry!"

[The innkeeper isn't at the front desk. Head back to the dining room. Lucy, the innkeeper, comes down the stairs and speaks to a man (Humphrey) who is standing, facing the wall, in the far corner.]

Lucy:
"There you are, Sir Humphrey! Say, would you like to go outside where it's warmer?"

Humphrey:
"No. . . . . This is fine. Sorry I've stayed here so long."

Lucy:
"No, don't worry about it! You've promptly paid for your lodgings, and I know the war's a problem for all travellers. It's Harmonia you're heading for, Sir Humphrey? I guess the roads are closed because of the war..."

Humphrey:
"Yes. . . . . .. . . . . . ."

[Lucy leaves him and goes to the front desk. Riou is free to talk to the people at the inn.]

Blonde man at table:
"There's a library In Harmonia's Crystal Valley called the 'Great Shrine' Lots of people searching for knowledge head there."

Pacing man:
"I had planned to go to Muse and start a new trade mission... But I don't dare go to Muse now..."

Maid:
"Sir Humphrey sure is quiet. But not in a cold sort of way... He's just shy. Probably."

Humphrey:
". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

[Scene fades to outside. Futch is waiting behind some hay bales and dairy equipment. A boy in a brown cap (Kent) runs up to him.]

Futch:
"You're late. Where have you been?"

Kent:
"Sorry, sorry. My mom caught me and made me help with the chores."

Futch:
"Chores. . . . . ?"

Kent:
"Hey Futch! You were a Dragon Knight, right?"

Futch:
"Huh? Uh, yeah... Ninth Rank, though, Just a Dragon Knight Apprentice."

Kent:
"So, so... You've flown? Flown in the skies? On a dragon!?"

Futch:
"Of course! I was born in a Dragon Cave! I've spent more time in the skies than on the ground!"

Kent:
"Wow, really? Really!? That's awesome!!!"

Futch:
"It's true. Here's the proof."

Kent:
"Is this... A Dragon scale? Whoah... That's cool! Hey, can I see that? I want to show it to my mom!"

Futch:
"Yeah, sure. But it means a lot to me, so don't lose it."

Kent:
"I'll be super careful! Wow, it must feel great to fly... That's so cool, Futch..."

Futch:
"But... But... My dragon... Black was his name... He died... He died protecting me... A Dragon Knight without a dragon is nothing. I can't go back to the Dragon Cave, I can't fly..."

Kent:
". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . But... But... Aren't you and Humphrey on a quest to find a new dragon?"

Futch:
"Y... Yeah..."

Kent:
"So some day, some day soon, you'll get another dragon, and you'll be a Dragon Knight again! Futch, when that day comes, when you're a Dragon Knight again, will you let me fly with you?"

Futch:
"To fly again... Yeah. . . . . If... If I get a new Dragon, Kent, you'll be the first person I give a ride to. We'll come flying over the mountains and land right in front of your house!"

Kent:
"Really!? DO you promise? Do you promise me, Futch?"

Futch:
"Yeah. . . . . It's a promise. . . . ."

[Scene fades back to Riou and Humphrey.]

Humphrey:
". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Riou:
[ ] "So, uh... Where are you from?"
[ ] "Weather sure is nice today, huh?"
[x] ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

It is actually possible to have a real conversation with Humphrey--one in which he says stuff--but I forgot which questions to ask for this play-through. I'll have to do it later. Still, I think the silent conversation is amusing.

Humphrey:
". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Riou:
[ ] "Where are you going?"
[ ] "My, what a big sword!"
[x] ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Humphrey:
". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Riou:
[ ] "Why Harmonia?"
[ ] "Think it'll be nice tomorrow?"
[x] ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Humphrey:
". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

[Lucy approaches them.]

Lucy:
"Well, it looks like you two were having quite a talk. So, would you like to stay here tonight?"

[Humphrey walks past Riou, pauses a moment in front of Lucy, and the leaves.]

Lucy:
"Mr. Humphrey said that talking to you was 'nice. . . . .' To express his gratitude, he paid for your lodgings tonight."

[Scene fades to Riou standing beside his bed the next morning. Go downstairs. Approach Humphrey.]

Riou:
[x] "Thank you for last night."
[ ] ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Humphrey:
"Never mind. . . . . . . . . . ."


Leaving the inn:

[Riou pauses outside of the inn and looks over towards where Futch was waiting for Kent the day before. He sees Kent and a guy in a big straw hat.]

Kent:
"Really? Are you sure?"

Hat guy:
"Of course I'm sure! There's no way I could be wrong! Rakutei Mountain is a long ways north of here, but my friend went there and said he heard a dragon! And my wife's brother said he saw a dragon's shadow in the clouds!"

Kent:
"Really? REALLY!?! Awesome! I have to go see for myself!!!"

[Kent runs off.]

Hat guy:
"What!? You can't go there!! That mountain is full of monsters! Geez, he's already ran off..."

[The guy walks off. Riou is free to move about. If he goes back to the inn to talk to Humphrey:]

Humphrey:
"Did he go somewhere...?"

Riou:
[x] "I'm a little worried..."
[ ] "Yeah... Let's go."

Humphrey:
"Okay. . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

[Futch enters.]

Futch:
"Where did that Kent kid go? He isn't at home... Geez, I guess we'll have to wait 'til tomorrow."

[Futch heads upstairs. If you follow him to his room:]

Futch:
"I'm tired, so let's do it later."

[Go down and talk to the innkeeper, Lucy.]

Lucy:
"You're staying another night? My, it looks like you've taken to our little town! Rest well!"

[In the morning, head downstairs. The screen scrolls to show Lucy, Humphrey, Futch, the hat guy, and two other people.]

Futch:
"Oh no!!! Kent... Kent... Kent didn't come home last night!"

Lucy:
"It's not like him to run away..."

[Riou joins the group. The guy with the hat is alarmed to see Riou.]

Hat guy:
"!!!"

[He starts to leave.]

Riou:
[x] "Um... That kid..."
[ ] ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

[The hat guy jumps and sweattles. Fade to scene of the group talking to Hat Guy in the dining area of the inn.]

Hat guy:
"It's just a rumor but..."

Humphrey:
"A rumor?"

Hat guy:
"Kent just couldn't stop talking about dragons, and someone said they saw one at Mt. Rakutei..."

Lucy:
"Mt. Rakutei... But that area is crawling with powerful monsters! Why would he..."

Futch:
"This is my fault... Because I told him about Black... Because I promised him a ride... Now Kent's in trouble..."

Humphrey:
"Let's go. . . . . . . . . . . ."

Futch:
"Huh?"

Humphrey:
"Don't you want to go save him?"

Futch:
"Of... Of course!!!"

Riou:
[x] "To return the favor, I'll come."
[ ] ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Futch:
"Huh? Who are you?"

Lucy:
"It's Mr. Riou, Sir Humphrey's new friend!"

Futch:
"Humphrey has friends...?"

Humphrey:
"Thanks for your help, Lord Riou."

Futch:
"We'd better hurry."

Lucy:
"Rakutei Mountain is north of this town. Don't get lost."

[Humphrey and Futch join the party. Head to the mountain.]


At the base of the mountain:

Humphrey:
"Lord Riou, please be careful... Monsters are lurking everywhere."

Futch:
"Hold on, Kent! We're coming to save you."

[The fog does the weird thing it does which takes you back to the beginning of the mountain. Humphrey looks around.]

Humphrey:
"This mist..."

Futch:
"What's going on? We'll never make it now! If we don't hurry, Kent..."

Humphrey:
"What is this? A magic barrier?"

Futch:
"What should we do..."
"Black... Please help me, Black..."

[Riou's Bright Shield Rune suddenly clears the mist away.]

Futch:
"The mist! The mist is receding! Did you do that, Sir Riou?"

Humphrey:
"The Rune's power... Let's go..."

[And now, a long way up a really annoying mountain... Eventually, they reach a large clearing just beyond a save point, so you know something's going to happen... They see Kent collapsed on the ground.]

Futch:
"Kent! That's Kent over there!"

Humphrey:
"Wait!"

[They are attacked by a very ugly--and very pink--Harpy. They fight.]

Kent:
"You came to save me, Futch?"

Futch:
"There's no dragons here... That rumor was total bull. You should know better, Kent."

Kent:
"But what if there was...? And if I had a friend who was a Dragon Knight, I could be proud."

Futch:
"That's why..."

Kent:
"And I heard it! The dragon cry everyone else talked about! It's real! And it's just above here. That's why I ran up here! Then I fell and twisted my leg..."

[Kent stands.]

Kent:
"It's okay now. There, ya see?

Riou:
[x] "How did you get here?"
[ ] "Let's hurry back."

Kent:
"Look, it's Black's scale, the charm Futch gave to me! When I prayed to it, the mist lifted! So there must be a dragon here!"

Futch:
"Black's scale... So that's what... But what's important is that you're safe. Let's go home."

Kent:
"No, Futch!!! I said I heard the dragon's cry! Last night, there was a tremendous beating of wings, and a cry that could split stone! It was just ahead! There might be a dragon right there! Let's see!"

Futch:
"There's no way there'd be a dragon around here!!! And even if there was..."

Kent:
"But, what if there is?"

Futch:
"Even if there was. . . . ."

Humphrey:
"Let's go see. . . . . Lord Riou, will you stay with us a bit longer?"

Futch:
"There's no dragon here..."

Kent:
"Come on, hurry up Futch!"

[Kent leaves. Riou and company follow. Kent is standing in front of a giant egg in a nest surrounding by burbling and steaming hot mud.]

Futch:
"That... That's..."

Kent:
"I was right! It's an egg! A dragon's egg! It has to be!!!"

Futch:
"Dragons only lay their eggs in Dragon Caves."

Kent:
"Then what's that? There's no other egg that looks like that! With this, you can be a real Dragon Knight again!!!"

[Futch approaches the egg.]

Futch:
A dragon's egg..."

[Humphrey approaches Futch.]

Humphrey:
"Captain Joshua of the Dragon Knights told me once... Even though dragons only lay eggs in Dragon Caves, once in a while a 'wild dragon' appears... If we could find out why, we could probably breed new types of dragons. I was headed to the 'Great Shrine' in Crystal Valley to try to find out more about that, but.... But I never expected that in a place like this...."

Kent:
"Quickly, come over here Futch."

Futch:
"But. . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Kent:
"Look at it, Futch! It's a new dragon!"

Futch:
"No!!!"
"I... I... I don't need a dragon! Lord McDohl, Kent..... They were all so nice to me. Everyone was all concerned about me and hoping they could help me find another dragon... That's why I couldn't tell them the truth.... I don't want to ride on any dragon besides Black!!! He was the only one for me....."

[Humphrey walks up to the egg and takes out his sword.]

Humphrey:
"So I guess you don't need this egg or the beast asleep inside. I'll use my sword to destroy it."

Riou:
[x] "What!? WHY?"
[ ] "...Maybe that's best..."

Kent:
"What's going on? Why would you do that?"

Humphrey:
"Dragon Pups are weak creatures. With no mother of Knight to care for it, it will weaken and die. And if it did live, but without a master, it would be no more than a monster that terrorizes humans."

Kent:
"That's why you need to care for it! Come on Futch! Stop him!!!"

Futch:
". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Kent:
"Stop him Futch!!!"

[Kent turns to Riou.]

Kent:
"Then you stop it, Mister! It's a Dragon's Egg... After all we've gone through..."

Futch:
"Wait, Sir Humphrey!!!"

[Futch runs up to Humphrey, looks up at him, then looks at the egg. The egg decides to have perfect timing and hatches. Inside is a terribly cute white dragon with really big dark eyes. It hops down from the nest and looks up at Futch.]

Kent:
"It's... It's a dragon... It's so small... Futch?"

Futch:
". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Humphrey:
"I've never seen such a small dragon. And I've never even heard of a white dragon..."

Kent:
"But it's still a dragon, right? Yeah, it has to be! Don't you think so, Futch?"

Futch:
"But... I don't need..."

Come on, Futch, we know you can't resist the cutie baby dragon.

Humphrey:
"Then why stop me, Futch?"

Futch:
". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Humphrey:
"It wouldn't be a betrayal to have a new dragon. My memories of Black's death are precious, but I won't have to forget that. And it's no reason to close the door to the future."

Futch:
". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Kent:
"Futch. . . . . . . . . . . ."

[Futch kneels down by the dragon.]

Futch:
"...There's nothing to be afraid of... Come here..."
"I christen you 'Bright'."

[Fade to the base of the mountain.]

Humphrey:
"Thank you, Lord Riou. I would like to repay your favor. If we can ever be of assistance to you, please ask."

Riou:
[x] "Will you fight with us?"
[ ] ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

Humphrey:
"Of course. For you, I will wield this sword again."

Futch:
"I, Futch, Former 9th Rank Dragon Knight, will fight by your side."

[Fade to in front of the inn in the Highway Village.]

Kent:
"Fight hard, Futch!"

Futch:
"Don't worry about me, Kent. Hey, the next time we meet, I'll be a Dragon Knight again."

Kent:
"Really!? Don't forget your promise!!!"

Futch:
"I won't!"

Kent:
"Okay. . . . ."
"Ok, I almost forgot! Here, it's Black's scale. I'll give it back now."

Futch:
"You keep that, Kent. As proof of my promise."

Kent:
"Really? Is it really okay? Wow! I... I'll treasure it! And I'll look forward to the day you come with your dragon!"

Futch:
"You do that! I swear that I will return as a Dragon Knight."

Humphrey:
"Let's go. . . . . . . . . . . ."

Futch:
"Yeah. Take it easy, Kent!"

Kent:
"Bye, Futch!"

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