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Narrator Qualicity in the afternoon Writing HER MAJESTY’S CORONATION QUEEN CORIANDER Tailor Please , Princess Coriander… Would you stop moving so much? Coriander Alright, alright… Tailor We are running out of time and your coronation ceremony starts in three hours. Coriander …
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Coriander You know… I was thinking about the security again… So many young kings and queens were assassinated during their coronation ceremony. It has become part of my family’s history. And now, in a couple of hours, we will receive thousands of guests from all over the world and I’ll be at the center of attention. I’m really, really afraid! Pepper Don’t worry, Coriander. We’ll follow our plan. Shichimi and I will be your bodyguards, remember? Shichimi Exactly. You should just take a break and think about something else for now. Coriander OK. Hey! Why don’t I show you my latest invention? Tailor … Coriander It’s downstairs in my workshop. Follow me.
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Coriander You’ll soon understand why I wanted to build this new one. It has to do with my worries about the coronation. Let me introduce you to my new invention… Sound Click! Psychologist-Bot Hello world. I’m your PSYCHOLOGIST-BOT bleep, bloop! Please lie down on my couch for a free examination. Sound Tap!
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Coriander So, what do you think? Do you want to try it? Pepper Bah. No need. I don’t have any psychological issues. Sound BZZZ! Pepper HEY, WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOUR ROBOT?! Coriander Sorry! It still has this bug that I can’t solve. It gives off an electric shock as soon as it detects a lie . Pepper A lie?! But I’ve never told a lie in my entire LIFE! Sound BZZZ! Pepper THAT’S… NOT… FUNNY!!!
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Shichimi Funny? No, of course not! Sorry. Coriander He he! True! Not funny at all! Sound BZZZ! Pepper Ha… Ha… Ha. Coriander OH NO! My robe for the ceremony is ruined! My tailor will be furious! Bad robot! I’ll fix your bug, permanently! Pepper WAIT!!!
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Pepper I have an idea on how we could use this bug. Sound Ting! Narrator In the evening… Writing HER MAJESTY’S CORONATION QUEEN CORIANDER Sound BZZZ! Coriander Pepper, you’re a genius! Pepper No, you are. It’s your invention! Psychologist-Bot Next, please. Hello, are you planning an assassination tonight? Narrator TO BE CONTINUED…
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Credits October 31, 2018 Art & scenario: David Revoy. Beta readers: Amyspark, Butterfly, Bhoren, CalimeroTeknik, Craig Maloney, Gleki Arxokuna, Imsesaok, Jookia, Martin Disch, Midgard, Nicolas Artance, uncle Night, ValVin, xHire, Zveryok. English version Proofreading: Calimeroteknik, Craig Maloney, Midgard, Martin Disch . Based on the universe of Hereva Creator: David Revoy. Lead maintainer: Craig Maloney. Writers: Craig Maloney, Nartance, Scribblemaniac, Valvin. Correctors: Willem Sonke, Moini, Hali, CGand, Alex Gryson . Software: Krita 4.2-dev, Inkscape 0.92.3 on Kubuntu 18.04. License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. www.peppercarrot.com Pepper Did you know? Pepper&Carrot is entirely free(libre), open-source and sponsored thanks to the patronage of its readers. For this episode, thanks go to 1060 patrons! You too can become a patron of Pepper&Carrot and get your name here! We are on Patreon, Tipeee, PayPal, Liberapay …and more! Check www.peppercarrot.com for more info! Thank you!