Editing Dragon Quest IV Transcript (section)

===Trans-Montane Tunnel===

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(*): This is the Trans-Montane Tunnel, connecting Endor in the west with Casabranca in the east.

(*): Congratulations! You're the one thousandth person to pass through this tunnel!

(*): That means you're the lucky winner of a very valuable prize courtesy of King Norman of Endor.

(*): And the prize is... Two thousand gold coins' worth of casino tokens!

(*): I bet you can't wait to get down there and have a flutter! Congratulations again!

(*): Your prize will be reserved at the Endor casino until you want to use it. I hope you enjoy our token gesture!

(*): That Torneko chap must have been ever so determined to dig out a tunnel like this.

(*): If ye happen across a fella by the name o' Torneko Taloon, would ya tell him I was askin' after him?

(*): Torneko, y'ole feen! Ye're alive an' well, so y'are! Ah, that's grand, it is. Just grand.

(*): Welcome to Endor.

(*): Princess Veronica and Prince Regan's wedding ceremony is happening over at the castle as we speak!

(*): Being on guard duty isn't as easy as it looks, you know. I'll certainly be enjoying a drink or two when evening rolls around.

(*): We had a brief respite after the Endor Tourney, you know. But now the monsters are back with a vengeance.

(*): I wonder what's behind it all. It's a funny old world we live in, isn't it?

(*): You'll find Endor Castle just through this gate.

(*): If you're here to attend the royal wedding, please make your way to the Colosseum.

(*): It's amazing! This girl's fortune-telling is absolutely spot on!

(*): You should have yours told.

(*): Now that Meena's told my fortune, I know exactly what I should do with my life.

(*): It's funny when you think of all the reasons people were brought into this world, of all the destinies we each have.

Meena: Would you like me to be reading your palm or something? For just ten gold coins, please, I will tell you all about your dear self.

Meena: Arey, very good, (sir/madam).

Meena: I am seeing seven- No... Yes, seven! Seven lights surrounding you.

Meena: Now they are only teeny-weeny specks, but I hope they will be very, very much bigger. Because actually, they represent the Chos-

Meena: Accha! No, it can't be! You must be the legendary (hero/heroine)!

Meena: Me and my sister have been looking for you since so long ago. You have the power to defeat the Evil One.

Meena: We all must join forces together. It is our destiny that we stand up against this dark, dark power.

Meena: And there are others, you know. Other people in the world with the same destiny as us.

Meena: Actually, we must all be meeting up and fighting the resurrection of the Lord of the Underworld together. Because we are the Chosen Ones.

Meena joins Hero!

Meena: Okay, let's go. My sister Maya will be gambling at the casino again. And chasing away all the old uncles, I hope!

Meena: Fortune-telling is like seeing the dark side of the moon. It is actually most illuminating. Come back when you are changing your mind.

(*): Some time ago now, a black cloud went billowing across the sky to the east at an incredible speed.

(*): And then there were rumours that the chosen (hero/heroine), who was destined to save the world, had died.

(Character) reads the sign.

"Congratulations to the royal couple, Princess Veronica and Prince Regan!"

(*): It's such a worry having to think up menus every day. Thank goodness I have the maid to actually cook it all for me.

(*): The young lady of the house always seems to be staring up at the sky.

(*): I wonder whatever could be so interesting about it.

Some expensive-looking armour is on display.

(*): Have you heard talk of Psaro the Manslayer? He was in the Endor Tourney a while back, and apparently, he isn't human.

(*): Well, that's just a rumour. But he certainly seemed suspiciously strong.

Tessie: Me fella's away at the moment. He went off trav'llin' in search of a legend'ry sword, would ye believe?

Tessie: But there's talk about that monsters are huntin' him down.

Tessie: I just hope he's found some good, strong feens to be lookin' after him...

Tipper: After Da went away, me mam didn't have any stock for the shop, so she opened a bank instead.

Upon Torneko joining the party.

Tessie: There y'are, y'ole feen! Welcome back!

Tessie: Oh, aye. I've been grand altogether. I'm only waitin' here watchin' me hairs turn grey while ye go off huntin' yer dreams!

(*): There was this lovely bird who went down to the casino just now. A right looker, she was. Hic!

(*): Hello there. Make yourself comfortable and have a nice drink or three.

(*): Have you been to the casino downstairs yet?

(*): I made a pretty packet down there again today, so I did. Woo hoo!

(*): It's happy news that the Princess of Endor and the Prince of Ballymoral have been wed.

(*): In a world like ours, the least we can do is try to stop fighting among us humans.

(*): Welcome to the casino!

(*): The casino only accepts tokens as payment. You can buy them from the girl at the counter over there. 

(*): When you've won lots of tokens, you can cash them in for prizes at the exchange counter over there.

(*): Hah! I took a chance on Double or Nothing and now I have sixteen tokens instead of eight! I'm on fire!

(*): Oh! That's everything I've won today gone right down the drain!

(*): Today just doesn't seem to be my lucky day.

(*): How's it goin'? You won anythin' yet?

(*): Nice. Now you've just gotta 'ave the courage to keep yer winnin' streak goin'. Take the bull by the 'orns!

(*): Never mind, eh? Yer luck'll turn soon enough. Just keep at it.

(*): No matter how much you win, you can't exchange your tokens for money.

(*): So my advice would be to only spend what you can afford, and just enjoy gambling with cash you don't really need.

Maya: Don't come talking to me now! You'll put me off.

Maya: I've got to win back everything I've lost. Otherwise my sister will be so so mad!

Maya: Oof! Leave me alone now, please!

Meena: ...I was knowing you would be here, sis.

Maya: Oh, dear Goddess...

Meena: You're really unbelievable, you know that!? I am working so hard to make us gold, but you are wasting everything here at the casino.

Now we are broke!

Maya: I'm so very sorry...

Maya: Hey, who's this (handsome guy/pretty girl) with you, sis?

Maya: Hey, who's the (guy/girl) in the coffin, sis?

Meena: This is Hero. The (hero/heroine) we've been looking for.

Maya: Never! That's killing, sis! I won't be messing about any more. I'll do only what Hero tells me.

Maya joins the party!

Maya: Okay! Let's get going!

Meena: I foresee that if we travel East, we will be finding something of significance...

(*): It's awright. Hic! I'm fine. Sssnot like I'm wurring me slurds or nuffin'.

(*): Zzzz...

(*): They say all these monsters appearing is a sign, you know. That the Lord of the Underworld is coming back to life.

(*): It's only a rumour, of course. People do love to gossip! At least, I hope it's just gossip...

(*): You can't beat a nice cold drink after work.

(*): Urgh. Why am I seeing double? Maybe I drank too much.

(*): The royal wedding was absolutely splendid.

(*): I always dreamt that my big day would be like that.

(*): Even if the world comes to an end, their love will last forever... It's enough to bring tears to the eyes.

(*): Oi! Wot d'ya think you're doin'? Get out an' leave us alone, will ya!?

(*): I heard that they have lots of strange things on sale here.

(*): Hic! You can't beat a glass or two wiv the company of a pretty young girl, eh?

(*): Have you been to the casino downstairs yet?

(*): Welcome to Endor Castle. Our doors are always open to all, commoners and royalty alike.

(*): King Norman's throne room is just upstairs.

(*): If you're headed for the Colosseum, just follow this corridor and take the stairs down.

(*): I never realised the Princess had a secret love.

(*): She's so lucky, being able to marry him like this.

(*): Folk say there's an enormous desert far to the east of Casabranca.

(*): They also say that if you cross the desert and visit the port town to the south, they have ships for sale and everything!

(*): Somewhere out there, the Lord of the Underworld is in the process of reawakening.

(*): Unfortunately, King Norman doesn't always think before he speaks and it can get him into a spot of bother every now and then.

(*): But this wedding ceremony has been perfect from start to finish.

(*): This is the royal throne room. I must ask that you don't run or make any unnecessary noise.

(*): Have you come for an audience with King Norman? I'm afraid he's attending the royal wedding at present.

(*): According to some ancient documents I've been reading, the Lord of the Underworld achieved the ultimate state of evolution.

(*): His powers were too formidable for this world, so the gods decided he must be sealed away.

(*): It sounds like he was a creature to whom the laws of evolution mysteriously didn't apply.

(*): This table has to be clean enough that King Norman could eat his supper off it.

(*): I say! I must ask you to take your leave. This is the royal dressing room.

(*): I hear that a man called Torneko managed to cross the desert in the far east.

(*): He may just be doing it to make money, but I admire him for being brave enough to attempt a journey like that.

(*): Dearie me. So many things to wash and not enough minutes in the day to wash them in!

(*): This is the castle kitchen.

(*): Watch out for that Psaro the Manslayer!

(*): This is the Colosseum. The royal wedding is taking place here.

(*): This is the bride and groom's preparation room. Only family members are allowed inside.

(*): Ah, you've come to see the royal wedding, have you? Just take the steps to the right up to the spectators' seats.

(*): You can't beat a good wedding!

(*): Bully for Prince Regan! The Princess was the idol of us sailors first, you know.

(*): Oh, I wish I was the one getting married!

(*): This must be the longest wedding I've ever been to in my life.

(*): Look at 'em! Kissin' they are! I dunno. An' now they've got their arms 'round each other an' everyfin'!

(*): Hic! Marriage is the death of a man, I tell you. My old lady's as cold as ice these days.

(*): You know, if the right person came along and proposed to me, I might just...

(*): Well, if it happened thus, it could only be the will of the Goddess. I might just have to give up the life of the cloth, I suppose.

(*): My wife was a beautiful young thing when I married her. Ah, those were the days...

(*): Ah-phew... Ah-phew... No-thing...to-report... Ah-phew...

(*): What do you think you're doing prowling about the castle at this time of night?

(*): I can't let you just wander about as you please. Go on now, get out!

(*): Ah-phew... Ah-phew...

(*): Here we go. The old man's talking rubbish again.

(*): King Norman and Princess Veronica have already retired to their chambers.

(*): I'd better get things tidied up. It's a busy old life.

Princess Veronica: Zzz... Forgive me, Father... Zzz...

Prince Regan: Oh, Ronnie... I love you... Zzz...

King Norman: Ha ha. I never imagined for one minute that the Princess would be wed so soon.

King Norman: Now I seem to be without a sleeping chamber all of a sudden. Ha ha!

(*): It looks like Psaro the Manslayer was a monster! He did disappear halfway through the tournament. Maybe the rumours are true...

(*): Psaro the Manslayer must have disappeared because he had more important things to do than fight in the Endor Tourney.

(*): The women ramble on about this and that all day long. I can't keep up.

(*): The wedding celebrations only take place during the day.

(*): It's custom in Endor for a wedding to go on for several days.

(*): So you'll be able to come back tomorrow and see it then.

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