Leif

Snakemouth Den, Fall Room

[Story, walk up to web]

Vi: Yikes... is that a moth?

Kabbu: By the queen... what a terrible fate.

Kabbu: Let us have a moment of silence, in solidarity for a fallen explorer.

Leif: …

Leif: Zzz...

Vi: WAIT! HE'S ALIVE!

Kabbu: Quick! We must free him!

Vi: Okay, I'm just going to see if the Beemerang can cut through web…

Kabbu: I will make sure there are no other surviv-

Kabbu: Bee! Watch out!

Vi: A... a... a spider...

Kabbu: ...How could a beast so huge sneak up on us!?

Vi: Beetle! We've got to run! Treasure ain't worth this!

Kabbu: It's not that! We can't abandon this poor moth to his fate!

Vi: I...I…

Kabbu: Bee! Bee, wait! Curses!

Kabbu: This has to be some cruel irony…

Kabbu: ...Ngh. I can't give up, even if I'm alone!

[post-battle]

Vi: Alright! We did it!

Kabbu: Begone, wretched beast!

Vi: Beetle! I'm done here!

Kabbu: Well done, Bee!

Vi: Let's get outta here!!!

Kabbu: Leave us alone already, monster!

(minibubble) Kabbu: Huff... huff…

Vi: Gee, glad it is too fat to come in here…

Vi: ......Uh, Beetle?

Vi: I am sorry for running away…

Kabbu: …

Kabbu: Sigh...

Kabbu: Very well. You are forgiven, Bee.

Vi: Took you long enough! Most people would be crying at getting rescued!

Kabbu: ...Right.

(minibubble) Leif: Cough cough.

Kabbu: Let's turn over a new leaf, Bee. This moth is our priority.

(minibubble) Vi: ...!

Kabbu: You're alive!

Leif: …

Leif: Mjaj? Ajeukx... yrdiuf... ghsiaoenbx?

Vi: What the... hey! Are you okay? Did you hit your head?

Leif: Jsgsn. Sjaika? Hsjaosidjs...?

Kabbu: Could this moth be speaking in an ancient tongue? Perhaps he is of the fabled tribes lurking underground.

Leif: ...N-no. We can speak Bugnish.

Vi: Do you need like, a minute?

Leif: ............No.

Leif: We are fine now.

Kabbu: Thank goodness, you had us quite worried.

Leif: Where are we? The spider... where is it?

Kabbu: Alright. Let me get you up to speed.

Leif: Interesting. It seems we owe our life to you, Bee.

(minibubble) Kabbu: Seriously?

Vi: No big deal. It sucks that we're trapped, though.

Kabbu: Were you looking for treasure as well, alongside fellow explorers? Err... what's your name?

Leif: Moth is fine. And we were. Like all others that came before and after us.

Vi: Geez, you've got some luck to be alive…

Vi: Way too many things happened all at once... but the treasure must still be ahead, right?

Leif: Probably.

Kabbu: If we work together, we will surely find both it and the exit.

Leif: We have little choice. We will accompany you.

Kabbu: Can you fight?

Leif: ...Not really.

Vi: Seriously!? You came into this place without knowing how to fight!?

Kabbu: Make sure to stay behind us, so we can protect you.

Leif: How reassuring.

Vi: Ok. We've spent too much time here. Let's look for the exit!

Snakemouth Den, Lake

[Overworld Spy, pre-Leif magic]

Kabbu: This room seems surprisingly straight forward.

Vi: No issues here. I needed a break from all the death traps.

Leif: It's a good chance to stretch our legs.

Kabbu: Moth. If you need to take a break, let us know. Bee will carry you.

Vi: That is not happening.

Leif: Oh, the fatigue, it kicks in...

Vi: I said it's not happening!

[first look at the tablet signs, in any room]

Vi: What a weird tablet. It is written in an even weirder language…

Kabbu: It seems to be ancient script.

Leif: Hmm...These letters look familiar to us. We should be able to decipher it.

[Story, walk by exit]

Kabbu: Nice work, everyon-

Kabbu: Moth! Watch out!

Vi: What the heck!?

Kabbu: By the great antcestors...what kind of sorcery is that!?

Leif: We, uh, are unsure? This is new.

Vi: You seriously expect us to believe that!?

Leif: We mean it, it's the truth.

Kabbu: Magic...that is no common feat. There are less than ten known sorcerers in history.

Vi: You're not some criminal with a HUGE bounty, are you?

Leif: And what if we were? You'd turn us in?

Kabbu: We will talk later. I take it you can fight now?

Leif: We'll try.

[battle]

Kabbu: Wait, everyone.

Kabbu: Now that we're a trio, let me share an useful technique.

Kabbu: With turn relay, picked from the colorful flower…

Kabbu: One of us can lend our turn to another.

Leif: How...is that useful? It sounds tiring.

Kabbu: Well, for example, we could let Bee attack twice to knock down flying enemies.

Vi: Heh. You should let me attack three times! I'll take them all on!

Kabbu: You shouldn't abuse it like that, though.

Kabbu: The exhaustion will reduce your attack power by 1 every time you act in a round.

Vi: Grr. Fine.

Leif: Well, it sounds mildly useful...We'll try it out.

Kabbu: Now, on your guard!

[post-battle]

Kabbu: Geez, that magic isn't a joke.

Leif: It's pretty cool.

Kabbu: If you truly couldn't do it before…

Kabbu: This den really is more than meets the eye.

Vi: Everything's just too suspicious. I don't even believe Moth yet.

Leif: We're telling the truth. If we had ice magic...that accursed spider wouldn't have caught us.

Kabbu: I say, let's focus on getting out alive. We can collect our thoughts when we're safe.

Leif: Very well. If you need us to freeze anything...just press |button5| while we are leading.

Vi: ...I guess it's fine for now. Let's keep going, then! I can almost smell the treasure!

[Overworld Spy, post-Leif magic event]

Leif: The spores in this room are quite nice.

Vi: Yep. Blue and pretty.

Vi: Like that convenient ice magic you pulled off here.

Kabbu: It's made you more than formidable at combat.

Vi: If anything, it'll be easier to get out now.

Kabbu: Indeed. If we stick together, we should be able to do it.

Leif: As long as we can keep control over it…

Snakemouth Den, Underground Door

[Story, first entrance]

Vi: EEP!

Vi: It's not funny! I'm all soaked now!

Kabbu: S-Sorry, Bee. I couldn't help it.

Kabbu: It seems the ceiling's dripping…

Vi: Ugh, why is there so much water in here!?

Vi: There's water under us, above us...it doesn't make sense!

Leif: Hm. This is good, though.

Kabbu: What do you mean?

Leif: If it's water…

Leif: Then it can be frozen.

Kabbu: Impressive! If you can do that...it opens a lot of options for us!

Kabbu: I bet I can push them with my horn, as well.

Vi: That's pretty cool, Moth!

Leif: Mhm. Enemies...the water around us…

Leif: Even though they seem like obstacles, we can exploit them for our own benefit.

Kabbu: Let's give your ice magic a try on all we can find.

[Overworld Spy, pre-door opening]

Vi: This room is gigantic!

Kabbu: Indeed. It's hard to know where to go.

Leif: When in doubt, go left.

Vi: No way, right is right!

Kabbu: Given the way this cave has been laid out…

Kabbu: I believe we will have to go both ways.

Leif: What a drag…

Vi: No joke. Let's rest up and then explore some more!

[First examine of the roach statue sign]

Leif: The craftmanship on this statue is pretty good. Compared to everything else, at least.

Kabbu: That it is. It's a shame this monument outlived its creators.

Vi: Yeah. You only hear about roaches in folk tales nowadays…

Leif: ...? When did the roaches disappear?

Vi: Pretty soon after I was born, I think.

Leif: So pretty recently…

Vi: HEY!

Kabbu: Despite Bee's protests, it was indeed quite a recent event.

Kabbu: No one really knows how or why it happened, though.

Vi: Ugh, this is depressing talk. Let's get out of here!

Leif: (...This can't be right...)

[Overworld Spy, post-door opening]

Leif: The door's open. Hopefully there's not another trapdoor…

Kabbu: The one before got you as well?

Leif: Yeah...we fell straight unto the floor. The rest is history.

Kabbu: (Not a mushroom...?)

Vi: Okay. I'll go check it out first.

Vi: If there's another trap, I can just fly out of it!

Kabbu: Heh. Thank you, Bee.

Snakemouth Den, Underground Right A

[Overworld Spy]

Leif: This place is full of switches, how impractical.

Vi: Must've sucked to live here.

Kabbu: The residents probably didn't frequent this area. It's most likely security for the giant door.

Leif: A giant door wasn't secure enough?

Vi: Well, whatever. If they're guarding it that much...there's got to be something valuable behind it!

Snakemouth Den, Underground Right B

[Overworld Spy]

Leif: This level of security is excessive.

Vi: My beemerang's paint is getting ruined from hitting all those switches!

Kabbu: It's quite the impressive trinket. I half expected it to break, but it's so reliable!

Leif: Unlike Bee herself.

Vi: What was that!? You wanna go back into the spider web!?

Kabbu: ...We're almost at the end. Please keep your fights for when we get out.

[hitting the big crystal switch, first time]

Kabbu: Is everyone alright?

Leif: Did we cause the tremor?

Vi: I guess. It was a pretty big switch.

Kabbu: We must have made progress in unlocking the door. Let's keep going!

[hitting the big crystal switch, second time]

Vi: Alright! That's two switches!

Leif: Pretty sure the door should be open now.

Kabbu: Good! Let's make our way back to the door!

Snakemouth Den, Underground Left A

[Overworld Spy]

Vi: Hey, I see some geysers!

Kabbu: Weird, I thought Geysers were supposed to be hot, yet this room is very cool.

Kabbu: This place is very strange.

Leif: At least we should be able to freeze them.

Vi: Yeah, and maybe ice cubes won't melt when touching them!

Kabbu: Hm. The possibilities we could do with those two pieces of knowledge together…

Snakemouth Den, Underground Left B

[Overworld Spy]

Leif: This room is really tall, isn't it?

Vi: How does this even fit in this cave?

Kabbu: That trapdoor we fell through must have been deceptively deep.

Vi: Hmm...are we really going to be able to get out of here?

Vi: Not to be a downer or anything. I'm just kind of worried.

Leif: Thinking about it isn't going to change anything.

Kabbu: ...Moth is right. Our only choice is to push forward. That is our only way to get out.

Vi: Yeah. You're right. Sorry about that.

Vi: Let's keep going!

[hitting the big crystal switch, first time]

Kabbu: Is everyone alright?

Leif: Did we cause the tremor?

Vi: I guess. It was a pretty big switch.

Kabbu: We must have made progress in unlocking the door. Let's keep going!

[hitting the big crystal switch, second time]

Vi: Alright! That's two switches!

Leif: Pretty sure the door should be open now.

Kabbu: Good! Let's make our way back to the door!

Snakemouth Den, Mushroom Pit

[Overworld Spy]

Vi: There's so many cool mushrooms! I wonder how much they'd sell for.

Leif: They aren't that special.

Kabbu: Hmm. Don't be cranky, Moth.

Kabbu: There are quite a bit of bouncy shrooms in here.

Kabbu: We can fly as high as our hearts wish to! Soar to UNSEEN HEIGHTS!

Vi: Uh...Are you okay there, Beetle?

Kabbu: Y-Yes, I apologize. I got excited.

Leif: Let's put that energy into reaching the exit.

Snakemouth Den, Treasure Room

[Overworld Spy, pre-battle]

Kabbu: By Venus! Have we finally…

Vi: It's the treasure room! We did it! We super ultra mega did it! Yeah!

Leif: It's too early to celebrate.

Kabbu: Moth is right. This place has been consistently dangerous. We must stay vigilant.

Vi: Last one to the treasure is a FAT STINKBUG!

Kabbu: Fat!? B-Bee, wait!

Leif: ...

[Story, walk towards pedestal]

Kabbu: This is...the artifact? Some sort of mask?

Vi: It doesn't really seem special. Or valuable.

Leif: Sueska? Mijrelf ytrik...

Vi: M-Moth?!

Kabbu: Are you alright!?

Leif: …

Leif: Y-Yes...this mask has very potent magic. We reacted strongly to it…

Kabbu: That settles it, then. This is probably the real artifact.

Vi: Dibs. Moth shouldn't touch it anyways.

Kabbu: The queen has claimed it already, Bee.

(minibubble) Leif: The Queen...

Vi: Yeah, yeah. Whatever.

Textbox: You have found the Ancient Mask!

Vi: Eep!

Kabbu: What!?

Leif: ...?

Kabbu: Curses! It's a trap!

Vi: We need to leave!

Leif: …

Spider: SCREEEE!!

Kabbu: YOU!

Vi: S-Seriously!? The spider!?

Kabbu: This is the worst possible timing...!

Leif: …

Leif: We will have you this time...

Leif: It won't let us escape. We must finish it now.

Vi: B-But last time we had to run!

Kabbu: ...We are stronger now, Bee. And Moth is with us. Some battles we cannot run from!

Vi: G-Gah! Alright! Let's take it out, before the room floods!

[Post-battle]

Kabbu: We...We did it! For real this time!

Kabbu: Heheheh...Hahahaha!

Kabbu: We really did it! I was scared for a minute…

Kabbu: But we worked together, and were victorious!

Kabbu: We did it…

Leif: ...Thank you. We don't know much of what's happened to us. But beating up that spider was great stress relief.

Vi: No problem! I was going to beat it up anyways!

Vi: And we got the treasure, too!

Kabbu: C-Curses! We forgot about the flood!

Leif: We should probably leave while we can.

Vi: ...Aw heck.

All: Aaaaaaaaaaah!

Textbox: You did well coming this far.

Textbox: What follows is an alternate story, deviating from the final game…

Ant Kingdom, Main Plaza

[Story, from defeating Spider]

Vi: And that is how we got the treasure!

Tod: Wow! Cool!

Kabbu: ...That's not how it went, Bee.

Vi: Eh, close enough.

Leif: Not really…

Leif: But eh, what should we do next?

Vi: What SHOULDN'T we do next? There's lots of treasure to find!

Kabbu: Indeed. Let us depart!

Textbox: Thank you for playing the Bug Fables demo!

Textbox: It means a lot to us that you got this far.

Textbox: If you're still full of energy, try to complete the side quests and Library!

Explorer’s Association

[Post-completing prologue]

[Overworld Spy]

Vi: Ah, it's nice to be back in the outskirts.

Kabbu: Indeed. It's a relief to return to the association safely.

Leif: Was this area built pretty recently?

Vi: Uh...I haven't been out here that long, so I don't really know.

Kabbu: Regardless, it makes me pretty nostalgic.

Kabbu: Back then, everyone thought Bee was a small helpless child!

Vi: Stop! This nostalgia trip is over!

Leif: …

[Spy Gen or Eri]

Kabbu: P-Please, let's not deal with Gen and Eri.

Kabbu: They always drag me into their quarrels…

Leif: Hey! Gen! Eri!

Kabbu: Moth! Stop that this instant!

[First talk]

Kina: Oh no...Maki went off by himself? Again!?

Leif: Maki?

Vi: It's a LONG story. I'll tell you later.

Kabbu: Kina, your brother is one of the most respected explorers. He will be okay!

Kina: I know, I know…

Kina: But the nerve of him going without me! We're an unbeatable team! What if he needs me!?

Leif: Maybe what he needed was a little space…

Kina: WHAT WAS THAT!?

Leif: Nothing. Nothing at all.

Kina: That's what I thought!

Vi: S-She's scaring me. Let's get out of here!

[Subsequent talks]

Kina: Just leave me alone. I'll worry by myself.

Kabbu: Sigh. Good job, Moth.

Leif: We didn't do anything.…

[Spy Bandit]

Vi: This guy looks super shady.

Leif: It's not like we look any better.

Kabbu: Nonsense. I look trustworthy and approachable!

Vi: …

Leif: …

Kabbu: H-Hello?

[Quest: My Brother is Gone!]

Leif: She's crying. We must be in the right place.

(minibubble) Kabbu: Moth! Have some tact!

Leby: ...You...are you explorers?

Vi: You know it. We saw your post on the wall!

Leby: Oh, thank goodness!

Leif: So, your brother went missing?

Leby: Y-Yes. He's been going on about getting me some treasure for my birthday…

Leby: Even though I told him I didn't need anything…

Leby: He hasn't come yet! He must be lost in Snakemouth Den!

Vi: Don't worry, Leby. I'm on the case!

(minibubble) Leif: …

Kabbu: Indeed. We will escort you safely. I am sure he is okay.

Leby: Oh, thank you! Let's go. I can't stand imagining him all alone!

Leif: ...Yes, let's get going.

[Returning from Snakemouth]

Leby: Again, thank you for everything.

Leby: I hope we caused no trouble for you.

Kabbu: No problem. Stay safe, you two.

Vi: Come, let's find something else to do!

Leif: ...Take care, you two.

[Spy Leby or Dib]

Vi: Heh. These two look much happier lately.

Kabbu: It is that joy we bring that gives purpose to explorers.

Vi: And the rewards! That medal was super good!

Kabbu: …

Vi: A-And the joy! Lots of joy.

Leif: Alright, let's go.

[End of quest-related dialogue]

Snakemouth Way, Outside Chuck’s

[Overworld Spy, post-prologue]

Kabbu: Ah, this is where we met Chuck.

Vi: Oh yeah. Where did he go anyways?

Leif: Well, this doesn't seem like a safe place to stay in.

Kabbu: He mentioned building a "cozy" space for explorers. He must be near.

Kabbu: Let's see if we can find him.

Snakemouth Way, Outside Snakemouth

[Quest: Lost Toy]

[Walk up to numbnail]

Vi: Look! That's probably the Numbnail Tod ran away from!

Kabbu: Do you think it has the kid's ball?

Leif: Only one way to find out...

[post-battle]

Vi: There it is!

Kabbu: Let's go back and give the ball back to him.

[End of quest-related dialogue]

Snakemouth Way, Chuck’s Abode

[Overworld Spy]

Leif: Hmm. So this is Chuck's Abode?

Vi: Uh huh. I think he calls it a hut though.

Kabbu: Is there really any difference?

Leif: For someone so well spoken to make such a basic mistake…

Kabbu: W-What?

Leif: It's just such a shame.

Kabbu: Stop playing games Moth. Tell me the difference. I demand it!

Leif: Eh, there's no time. We will tell you later.

Kabbu: N-Noooooooo!

[First talk]

Chuck: Hey. It's good to see ya again. You've made a friend, too!

Leif: We're friends?

Vi: Of course we are!

Kabbu: Indeed. After all we've been through, we can trust and depend on each other.

Leif: ...We can get used to that.

Chuck: Hohoho. I'm only glad that you didn't get hurt exploring. Found any treasure?

Vi: Yup! As expected from me!

Chuck: Now nobody can tell ya you're just a little rookie. Stay proud!

Kabbu: Thank you, Chuck. Your hut is progressing nicely as well.

Leif: The hammock looks nice to sleep in.

Chuck: Drop by anytime, and you can sleep for free!

[Spy Chuck]

Leif: It's some old bug.

Vi: Yeah, whoever that is.

Kabbu: Bee, you know fully well that's Chuck!

Kabbu: His hut has been coming along well, we should say hi.

Vi: Before he takes a nap.

Leif: Or he croaks.

Kabbu: *Grumble.*

[Quest: I Want a New Taste]

Chuck: *Grumble...*

Kabbu: Chuck, we saw your posting on the quest board.

Chuck: Oh! It's you guys. Ya did? Any luck? I'm starving!

[End of quest-related dialogue]

Snakemouth Den, Door Room

[Overworld Spy, post-prologue]

Leif: This room brings back bad memories.

Kabbu: Agreed. Just thinking about it makes my back hurt!

Vi: Oh yeah. I heard a bounceshroom showed up down there after the flood!

Vi: We can go down whenever we need to!

Leif: We would really prefer not to…

Kabbu: Besides, I feel as though this room is hiding more secrets than we can imagine!

Vi: Fine, fine. We'll walk around!

Snakemouth Den, Lake

[Quest: My Brother is Gone!]

[Talk, all enemies defeated]

Leby: Brother! Oh, you're safe!

Dib: S-Sis!

Leby: How DARE you run off alone!? What if you got HURT!

Dib: I just wanted to get you a present!

Leby: I don't need presents! I need you to be safe!

Leby: You're all I have left…

Dib: Sis...

Leif: How touching…

Kabbu: Let's give them some time to talk.

Dib: S-Still. I got you this!

Leby: O-Oh, my favorite!

Dib: I'm sorry for running off. But I'm mad at you too!

Dib: You give me most of the food, and then pretend you're not hungry!

Leby: …

Dib: I-I'm not a kid. I can help you out too. We're a family.

Leby: Yes. You're right. I will depend on you a bit more from now on...

Dib: I uh, don't want Sis to pay the reward. It's my fault she had to come here.

Dib: Is this enough? I found it while exploring..…

Leif: Um. Yes, thank you.

Kabbu: That is more than enough. Thank you, brave lad.

Vi: Come on, let's get out of here before more monsters appear!

[End of quest-related dialogue]

Snakemouth Den, Treasure Room

[Overworld Spy, post-prologue]

Leif: This place sure is nicer without spiders and floods.

Kabbu: It's quite nostalgic.

Vi: Why ARE we here, though?

Vi: It's not like treasure is going to suddenly appear.

Kabbu: Sometimes, it is about the journey, not the destination.

Leif: Very funny, Beetle.

Vi: Screw that. If there's no treasure let's just get out.

Kabbu: (I never get to have any fun...)

Snakemouth Den, Empty

[Overworld Spy]

Vi: ...Well, this is disappointing.

Leif: Yeah.

Kabbu: Maybe the door was a trap as well…

Vi: Oh well. Let's check the room out.

[Spy Zombiant]

Kabbu: This ant is different from other ants we saw.

Vi: How so?

Leif: For once, it is not trying to kill us.

Kabbu: Maybe we should talk to it to see what it wants.

Ant Kingdom, Main Plaza

[Examine statue, first time]

Leif: The first settler's statue...it's nice to see this hasn't changed.

Vi: Hmm, isn't it weird? I heard the Queen led everyone here.

Vi: How come she didn't make a statue of herself?

Kabbu: Apparently, the Queen was heading in a different direction when this ant got lost.

Kabbu: Rather than abandoning it, she decided to return with her people to find the ant.

Kabbu: When they finally regrouped...they were standing in this very soil.

Vi: Huh. So this whole town was built thanks to a clumsy ant?

Leif: Life works in mysterious ways.

Kabbu: The first Queen was extremely humble. Even if that ant hadn't gotten lost…

Kabbu: I'm sure she would have wanted this statue. It resonates with the people.

Vi: Meh. When I rule the world, every street will have my cute face in it!

Leif: ...Goodbye, Your Majesty.

Ann: I wish I could just make Fry cook Honey for dinner every night…

Leif: Mmm. Agreed. Maybe we should give him two honey drops instead of one.

Vi: D-Don't do that! It's dangerous!

Kabbu: What harm could some more honey do?

Vi: Look. Don't ask me. Just don't do it.

[Spy Ann]

Kabbu: Oh, Ann! She grows every time I see her!

Kabbu: She's such a great bug - she listens to all my stories without complaining!

Leif: That sounded really sad.

Vi: We're not being... too mean to Beetle, are we?

[Spy Pillbug]

Kabbu: This is a pillbug.

Kabbu: Its tiny, round and docile nature makes it a very popular pet.

Leif: A pet, huh…

Kabbu: Pillbugs are also obedient, and simply adorable!

Leif: Maybe we could…

Vi: Don't even think about it. We're not getting one!

[Spy Tod]

Kabbu: Hm? I haven't met this kid before.

Vi: Oh, that's Tod. He moved in recently, I think.

Kabbu: Is that so? He seems to be doing well.

Leif: So small. To think we looked like that, once.

Kabbu: You must've been cute as a baby, Moth.

(minibubble) Vi: I'm not walking into this one. I must preserve my cute, baby image!

Kabbu: I can easily imagine a small, grumpy, sleepy Moth.

Leif: ...And you must have been a chubby whiner, Beetle.

[First talk]

Samira: Sob... Sob...

Kabbu: Excuse us, fine lady. Is everything alright?

Samira: No! N-no, it's not. I've been trying to play in the theater so long…

Samira: And I felt like I could f-finally do it. But now Mothiva's so popular...they only want her.

Samira: They said I'd never be as good as her...And now I don't know what to do, or how to make money.

Vi: So what? If someone says you can't do something…

Vi: You prove them wrong! And they'll beg for forgiveness!

(minibubble) Kabbu: !?

Vi: If you enjoy it...just play! You don't need to be the best, just do what you can!

Vi: Who needs that dumb theater!

Samira: Y-You're right!

Samira: I just need to get fans of my own!

Samira: Um, if you know any songs you like, I can play them for you.

Samira: P-please bring berries and come hear me play soon!

Kabbu: Heheheh…

Vi: What? What's so funny?

Leif: You, being kind and supportive... thought we knew you well.

Vi: I wasn't being kind! I was being honest!

Kabbu: Sometimes, a bit of honesty is all the support someone needs.

Vi: Yeah, whatever.

Vi: ...It's all up to her now, you know?

Kabbu: She'll be fine. Let us drop by later.

[Spy Samira, after talking]

Vi: Samira's been doing good.

Leif: We do pay well.

Vi: Geez, it's not just that. Other bugs come to hear her play too!

Kabbu: Heh. I hope she gets a big following soon.

[First talk]

Vi: Hey, Vivi! Got any quests for me?

Vivi: Yes I do, Bee. Looking for the quick and dirty ones, ain't ya?

Kabbu: We would like to see any and all available ones, if possible.

Vi: Ugh, those are almost never worth it.

Kabbu: Nonsense, Bee. Helping others is its own reward.

Leif: Oh. How noble...it's moving, really. Kinda.

Vivi: Alright. I will make all quests avaliable for you lot.

Vi: Oh well. Let's see what you've got.

[Examine Portrait, first time]

Leif: Ah, the inn founders.

Kabbu: Indeed. We owe these cozy beds to them.

Kabbu: They'll be happy to know that every new owner took care of the inn with equal passion.

Leif: Say, why do you think that is?

Leif: How they could work just as hard for something they didn't create?

Kabbu: If you ask me, I think it's not about being the founders.

Kabbu: They probably shared the same ideals, that's all.

Vi: You two are getting all sappy. Sounds like nap time!

Kabbu: Yawn... Maybe I am a bit tired…

Leif: Shall we call it a night?

[Quest: Inn Review Required]

Innkeeper: Oh, customers...welcome.

Vi: Heya. We've come to write a review!

Innkeeper: Oh, by the Queen! Really? I am so glad you've come!

Leif: Be glad after the review.

Innkeeper: Our standard fare is 3 berries a night.

Innkeeper: So for you three, that would be 9 berries - with a free Honey Drop on the house!

Innkeeper: But since you're writing a review for the Inn, you can stay here for free tonight.

Vi: For free? I won't complain, but…

Leif: Trying to bribe us already, huh.

Innkeeper: O-oh, um…

Kabbu: Worry not, Innkeeper. We will accept your generous offer.

Kabbu: Please make sure we have the same experience as all your guests.

Kabbu: And we will keep the price of stay in mind for our review.

Innkeeper: Phew. Alright, then. Your room is upstairs. I hope you'll have a lovely night!

Leif: I hope so, too.

Innkeeper: Please come talk to me when you wake up, so I can get your review.

[Talk after waking]

Innkeeper: G-Good morning! Did you sleep well?

(minibubble) Vi: Hmmm...

(minibubble) Kabbu: Hmmm...

(minibubble) Leif: Hmmm…

Innkeeper: Gulp...

Vi: I slept pretty well. The honey drop you left was great!

Leif: We haven't had a bed so cozy in years. Or any bed, really. It was good.

Kabbu: It...it was great, yes.

(minibubble) Kabbu: (M-My bed actually hurt my back...)

Innkeeper: Oh, thank you so much! I'm sure a good review will help me out a lot!

Vi: It's well deserved. I can't wait to come again!

(minibubble) Leif: Mhm.

Innkeeper: Heheh. Come back anytime!

Kabbu: Y-yes...of course...

[End of quest-related dialogue]

[Spy Janet]

Kabbu: This ant...I've never seen her before!

Kabbu: Or maybe I have? She seems to have no characteristics to make her stand out.

Leif: How tactful.

Vi: That's Janet, Beetle. Remember?

Kabbu: By the holy spikes of Venus! I forgot Janet!

Leif: So cruel, Beetle. So cruel.

Kabbu: I...I must go apologize…

Ant Kingdom, Theater

[Overworld Spy]

Leif: Ain't this place fancy.

Vi: A bit too fancy. It's straight out of the Bee Kingdom. Yuck.

Kabbu: You know, Bee...for someone who cares so much for treasure, you dislike most high class establishments.

Vi: It's just too pretentious! Use money to eat good food, or go on a trip!

Vi: I hate when bugs use money just to look important!

Leif: Ah, Bee. You're not too bad after all.

Vi: What's that "after all" supposed to mean?

Kabbu: Just take the compliment, Bee. Just take it.

[first talk]

Chubee: Oh, hey Bee! Haven't seen you in a good while!

Vi: Heya, Chubee! Come to see the play?

Chubee: Yup. Bugaria is just full of talent!

Chubee: These your friends? They look cool!

Leif: Yes.

Kabbu: C-Cool? I mean, yes!

Vi: Uh, yeah. We explore and stuff.

Chubee: Awesome. Let's go grab a bite later, Bee.

Kabbu: Heheh. It's nice to see that Bee has friends.

Kabbu: ...Uh, just as expected.

[Spy Chubee]

Vi: That's Chubee!

Vi: She's always traveling and looking for the best foods and shows!

Leif: You seem to care for her.

Vi: Eh. When you get to know Chubee, you can't help but like her!

Kabbu: You'll have to introduce us, Bee.

Vi: I don't know about that…

[First talk]

Fuzzo: Heh. You look like smart bugs.

Leif: Some of us are.

Kabbu: Can we help you?

Fuzzo: Heh heh. Sure you can. I've got an offer you just can't beat.

Vi: Gold? Some legendary berry?

Leif: Perhaps a powerful medal?

Fuzzo: Heh heh. Take a look...at THIS!

Kabbu: ...! Is... is THAT...?!

Fuzzo: Indeed it is, you bunch. This is a LIMITED print edition of the Green Bug Ranger!

Fuzzo: Only 10 of them were ever made!

Vi: Eh. It's alright, I guess.

Leif: ...Bug Ranger?

Kabbu: P-please, esteemed merchant...name your price!

Vi: Oi, Beetle!

Fuzzo: Heh heh. For you, how about 40 berries?

Kabbu: Hngh! A bit steep…

Vi: ...Beetle, if you spend all the berries we made in Snakemouth here, I'll never forgive you.

Kabbu: ...…

Leif: Beetle.

Kabbu: D-Don't worry, you two.

Kabbu: I shall save up and buy it myself.

Vi: Fine. It's your own money.

Fuzzo: Heh heh. I will be waiting.

Fuzzo: So? Still up on my offer? 40 berries for that limited edition Green Bug Ranger plushie!

Textbox: I will take it!

No Thanks.

[Spy Fuzzo]

Kabbu: That moth is part of the traveling caravan that comes through Bugaria.

Vi: What is he doing here anyway?

Leif: This place is full of fancy folk. Maybe he is selling expensive items.

Kabbu: We should speak to him, perhaps he has something of use.

M.M.: OH, BUGLIET. YOU SHINE SO BRIGHTLY...

Kabbu: Hello, what are yo-

M.M.: OH BUGMEO, YOU DAZZLE ME SO!!!

Leif: Heh, yo-

M.M.: BUT WHY THEN, MUST FATE COME BETWEEN US!?

Vi: As much as I want to keep this going, we should probably just go.

[Spy M.M.]

Vi: Oh, I know this guy. It's M.M.!

Leif: That's not a real name, is it?

Vi: Nah, but no one knows who he really is!

Vi: No one has seen him without his mask!

Leif: Half of his face is visible…

Vi: That part is a mask too!

Leif: What?

Kabbu: Unbelievable! I must go rip the mask out myself!

Vi: No! You're staying right here with us!

[Quest: Theater Help Wanted!]

[Spy Mothiva]

Vi: It's Mothiva! She is super popular!

Kabbu: Even I have heard of her from my homeland, it is such an honor to be here near her in person!

Leif: ...We do not see how she is that special.

Vi: Come on, Moth! Even you must have heard of her, wherever you came from!

Leif: …

[First talk]

Vi: Wow, it really is Mothiva!

Mothiva: Oh, who might you three be?

Kabbu: We saw your listing for help. We are at your service.

Leif: (We only wanted to watch…)

Mothiva: Oh, really? Hmm…

Mothiva: (They look so lame! Ugh! Am I going to have to work with AMATEURS!?)

Mothiva: That's great! When can you start? We have to rehearse!

Leif: No audition?

Vi: Shush Moth, don't ruin this.

Kabbu: We can start as soon as you are ready.

Mothiva: (Well, if they're bad...It will just make me shine brighter! Ohohoho!)

Mothiva: Let's begin! Mothiva's training regimen!

Mothiva: No! Not like that, DORKS!

Mothiva: NO, THE PROPS! NO!!!

Mothiva: ............…

Mothiva: Sigh. We're finally ready. You're pieces of work, alright.

Mothiva: Look. People are coming in. Don't ruin this! Just talk to me when you are ready to start the play.

Kabbu: Mothiva seems...different to how I imagined.

Vi: She's "a piece of work", alright.

Leif: This is why you shouldn't meet your idols.

Kabbu: Still, let us do our best. This play carries a lot of people's efforts!

Vi: And we're actually getting paid. Let's do this!

[Start play]

Narration: Once upon a time, there laid a kingdom in the desert with an immense Oasis.

Narration: Travelers from all over the world wished to visit. For its clear water and its beautiful ruler.

Narration: The princess would greet all who came with smiles and hospitality.

Narration: It was so, how an evil prince fell in love...

Mothiva: I cannot leave my people. They are my pride, my joy!

Zasp: Oh, how I wished for thee to make this easy.

Zasp: You have left me no choice!

Mothiva: No...stop, stop!

Leif: Halt, you fiend! You will sully the princess no longer!

Vi: Yeah! Uh, Give her back!

(minibubble) Kabbu: (She forgot her lines...!)

Kabbu: W-We will stop you!

Zasp: Minions! Get rid of these pests. We have places to be.

Mothiva: H-Help me! Somebody save me!

Vi: Alright, let's kick their butt!

(minibubble) Kabbu:Sigh...

Leif: You freakish beasts, you dare stand between us and the princess!?

Leif: You chose poorly. Prepare yourself!

[Post first battle]

Leif: Curses! That villain escaped with the princess.

Kabbu: Whatever shall we do now? How will we face the people!?

Vi: We will get her back! After them!

Narration: The unlikely heroes left their loved haven behind, with the princess in their heart.

Narration: The journey was long, and the desert unforgiving...

Kabbu: Water...oh gods, guide us to water...

Leif: Do not complain! Our suffering is slim, compared to what the princess faces.

Vi: Ugh, I bet she's getting treated real nice.

(minibubble) Offstage: For the love of...

Kabbu: Oh, bandits! We are in such trouble!

Leif: Out of our way, scoundrels. We have no time for thee.

Vi: Yeah! Or face my beemerang! I mean, blade!

Thief: Nyehehe. You shouldn't have come to the desert…

Bandit: ...In such expensive clothes!

Leif: Your greed knows no end...prepare yourself!

Narration: After many harsh nights, the knights pulled through.

Narration: And now, it was time to take back what they had lost...

Mothiva: Let me go already, you monster!

Zasp: Even with all my riches, with the grandeur of my land…

Zasp: You would still reject me!?

Kabbu: Oh, the evil prince. He is so scary and imposing!

Vi: Hey! Give the princess back!

Leif: You will pay for your crimes!

Mothiva: My knights! You've come to my aid!

Zasp: Why...why must fate work against me?

Zasp: Very well. I shall end thee, and take all I want by force!

[Post third fight]

Zasp: No...I can still fight!

Zasp: I will show you my true power!

Leif: No...we are too drained from the fight!

Kabbu: Is this the end for us...?

Vi: Hey, I can still fight!

Zasp: AAAAAAAAAAAAA-

Mothiva: That is for kidnapping me, you cruel tyrant!

Crowd: MOTHIVA!

Crowd: MOTHIVA!

Crowd: MOTHIVA!

Mothiva: Oh, my knights...I thank you for all you have done.

Mothiva: In the name of my mother, the Queen...I grant you the highest honors.

Mothiva: To stay by my side as right hand bugs, as we restore our kingdom.

Leif: It was all for you, Princess.

Mothiva: Heh. You runts had me worried. But it went pretty okay.

Leif: It went way better than okay.

Kabbu: I didn't really like my role...but I managed.

Vi: It was super easy. Now, for payment...

Mothiva: (Easy! She almost ruined the whole play!)

Mothiva: (Good thing the audience is happy just seeing me…)

Mothiva: Well, the play succeeded, so fine. Here is your reward.

Vi: Nyehehehe. Thanks, Mothiva.

Mothiva: Honestly, a lot of people are asking for an encore.

Mothiva: Feel free to talk to me if you want to go again.

Mothiva: (Please don't come back...)

Ant Kingdom, Residential

[Overworld Spy, before completing demo]

Leif: This place is beyond empty. Is this really it?

[Overworld Spy, after completing demo]

Vi: Woah, the place changed a bit, right?

Leif: It's still a bit barren…

Kabbu: We deserve a break. Let's check it out.

Ant Kingdom, Commercial

[Overworld Spy]

Vi: This is the commercial area, the best area of them all!

Vi: There's a medal shop, a chef…

Vi: And Madame Butterfly's store! No other store can compare!

Leif: Commerce excites you too much, Bee.

Vi: Heheh. And there's a little something else. But I can't tell you what it is!

Kabbu: I suddenly feel like leaving no stone unturned…

[Spy Amber]

Vi: This is Amber, an ant working for the Item Storage Association!

Leif: That bag looks really heavy.

Kabbu: Ants can carry many times their weight. It is quite inspiring.

Leif: Such strength...perhaps we were born as the wrong bug…

Vi: You don't get to complain, you can shoot ice!

Kabbu: Please, do not fight in front of Lady Amber. Her work is stressful enough already.

[Spy Madame Butterfly]

Vi: It's Madame Butterfly! She's got the best prices in the whole kingdom!

Kabbu: Ahem.

Vi: Oh, sorry. I always get excited when I come here.

Vi: Everything's so cheap, and Madame Butterfly is so pretty!

Vi: I bet she's super rich, too…

Leif: Everyone has a role model.

Kabbu: Indeed. Let's make sure to shop here for what we need.

[Spy Miner Ant]

Kabbu: It's weird to see a Miner Ant out in the surface.

Vi: I wonder what they'll build here.

Leif: Maybe a house for us.

Kabbu: This is the commercial area, Moth. That is unlikely.

Vi: Details. A house is just what we need!

Kabbu: ...I'm just going to end the conversation here.

[Spy Mun]

Vi: Geez, Mun's still in the same spot as always.

Kabbu: Still gossiping, huh.

Vi: Yeah, that can't be a good look!

Leif: You two can't talk…

Dan: Ah...Cooked Danger. The most exquisite of dishes…

Leif: Aren't those poisonous?

Dan: To someone such as I, poison is nothing.

Leif: Hmm. We will have to try one as well…

Vi: Uh, no. We really shouldn't.

[Spy Dan]

Vi: This beetle's always at Fry's. He eats pretty much anything…

Leif: Ah, a true gourmet. We may have things in common.

Vi: Yeah. You're both weirdos, alright.

Leif: …

[Spy Fry]

Vi: This is Fry, the fly!

Vi: Most chefs live in the royal castle, but he chose to work here.

Vi: Though I don't get it. He could make more profit at the castle.

Kabbu: He probably just wants to see his fellow, common bug smile.

Leif: There has to be more to it than that…

Vi: What matters is I'm really hungry. Let's get him to cook for us!

Leif: We could go for a mushroom salad.

Kabbu: Hmm, a cooked shroom would do me good.

Vi: What's with you and shrooms? Aphid Omelette all the way!

Kabbu: Let's make sure we have the proper ingredients, first.

[Spy Oma]

Kabbu: What is this bug doing here?

Leif: It's cute sleeping like that…

Vi: Uh. Well...Fry isn't complaining, so I guess we can just leave it here.

[Spy Merab]

Vi: This is Merab. The owner of the Medal shop.

Vi: They say he has traveled across the land to build his collection!

Leif: Which he is now selling at high prices.

Kabbu: Indeed. It's surprising that he would part with his possessions, but I won't judge.

Kabbu: After all, these will be quite useful in our journey.

Vi: Travel, treasure, and power! Now that's the life!

Bestiary

001 – Seedling

Leif: What a...cute creature. It's almost a shame that we must fight it.

Leif: Our basic ice magic cannot reach it while it is flying. We might have to resort to other means to bring them down.

Leif: Hmm...we are quite fond of it. Perhaps we could keep one as a pet?

Leif: Bee would have lots of fun taking care of it.

002 – Inichas

Leif: This...thing is really annoying. Ice feels like it should pierce the armor, but it doesn't.

Leif: Beetle, flip this nuisance.

003 – Zombie Ant

Leif: Cordyceps. It seems it picked an ant as its host.

Leif: How weird, that it would attack us.

Leif: It's nothing special, our attacks should take it out quickly.

004 – Jellyshroom

Leif: Huh. Mushrooms get crazier by the day.

Leif: Although some of our skills could finish it quickly... Bee, save us some TP.

005 – Spider

Leif: This may be unbecoming of us but...After so long, we're going to get revenge.

Leif: For all the time we spent on that cocoon...you will suffer tenfold!

Leif: As long as Bee keeps it knocked down, we will attack it without a hint of mercy!

006 – Numbnail

Leif: What a hideous snail. It's all slimy and disgusting.

Leif: It's stubborn too, going into its shell when under our attacks.

Leif: Maybe Beetle can draw it out? Let's make sure to not be hit by their sedatives.

007 – Acornling

Leif: Honestly...Seedlings are way cuter. And less annoying to deal with, too.

Leif: Let's team up with Beetle and freeze it while it's flipped!

008 – Thief

Leif: How cute. We've never seen a flying thief before. It steals food before anything else.

Leif: Maybe if we give it enough of Beetle's snacks, it will join us?

Leif: ...Let's defeat it quickly.

009 – Bandit

Leif: So this is a bandit. Can't say we've seen one before.

Leif: As long as we deal with them quickly, we have nothing to fear.

Leif: Let's freeze it on its tracks.

010 – Zasp

Leif: We don't really know who you are, Zasp.

Leif: Unlike Bee and Beetle, we don't really care for you at all.

Leif: That's why we will freeze you without hesitation!