| SaGa Frontier 2: What About Narcisse?
Poor Narcisse... what a great character, though. Spoilers: not that many, really. You'll want to have played about a
third of the way through the game, though.
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| (SCENE: The Diggers' Bar in Westia.)
(WIL, CORDELIA, and TYLER are all sitting at their favorite table, having a quiet couple of drinks together. NARCISSE is standing near the door, talking to a blonde woman; after a few moments, she leaves and NARCISSE joins the others at the table.) NARCISSE: Poor, dear Joanna, she can't get enough of me... TYLER: Really? I can. (NARCISSE loftily ignores TYLER.) NARCISSE: All these women throwing themselves at me... ah, the life of a bishounen is SO difficult. (All three of the others glance at each other, then WIL sighs.) WIL: Narcisse... you are NOT a bishounen. NARCISSE: On the contrary, my dear Wil. Who in this game is more qualified than I? CORDELIA: What about Kelvin? NARCISSE: Bah, Kelvin. What's he got that I don't have? CORDELIA: A title? TYLER: Better clothes? WIL: Powerful and influential friends? CORDELIA: Better hair? TYLER: Besides, bishounen have to be 'angst-ridden', not 'narcissistic'. NARCISSE: I have angst! Listen! (NARCISSE puts on a sad expression which is probably meant to look deep, but makes him look like a sick puppydog.) NARCISSE: Why me? Why must I be so beautiful? CORDELIA: That's it. I'm going to be sick. WIL: Just... forget it, Narcisse. TYLER: Actually, that was kind of funny. NARCISSE: I am not 'funny', Tyler. CORDELIA: You can say THAT again. WIL: Cordelia, try and be nice... CORDELIA: Why? Why do I always have to be the nice one? Narcisse gets to act like... like... like NARCISSE, but I have to be nice! It makes me sick! NARCISSE: When one is as attractive as I am, one has no need to be 'nice'. CORDELIA: STUFF it, Narcisse. NARCISSE: ... Well! (NARCISSE leaves in a huff.) TYLER: Heh. WIL: What's so funny? We needed him! CORDELIA: Eh, we'll pick up another guard for you somewhere. (LABELLE saunters up to their table.) LABELLE: Hi there! I hear you're looking for a guard for a Digger? (CORDELIA eyes LABELLE for a moment, then glances at WIL, frowning.) CORDELIA: You guys excuse me while I run apologize to Narcisse? (Casting a quick glare over both WIL and LABELLE, CORDELIA leaves.) TYLER: Heh heh. WIL: What? What's so funny? TYLER: If I have to explain it... forget it. (CURTAIN.) |
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===== COMMENTS: This one didn't turn out quite as funny as it started. Narcisse is about the only game character I know of who would actually THINK of himself as a bishounen... and I thought it might make a decent parody... but this is the result. Oh, well. On the other hand, writing dialogue for Narcisse is a LOT of fun. |