Riccardo:
Ya hear the news? The Skullgirl's been going after all those families in Maplecrest...
Lawrence:
Looks like this new Skullgirl's got a bone to pick with the boss.
Where has he gone, anyway? Think the rumors of him gettin' sick are true?
Hold up... Look, there she is! The fishfolk dame we were sent to find!...Hey, girlie! Can we get some service over here?
Minette:
Yes? May I help you, sir?
Riccardo:
Hey now... you're quite the dish. I'd like to eat YOU up.
Now, how about you swim over and fetch me and my buddy here a couple free drinks...
...and then we hit the town?
Minette:
I... I'm sorry, but I need to work.
Lawrence:
You know... you are pretty cute.
...For a stinkin' gill-girl.
Ms. Fortune:
Is everything OK over here?
Are these guys bugging you, Minette?
Lawrence:
Go find yourself a sandbox, kitty - we're just havin' a friendly chat with the little minnow here.
Ms. Fortune:
Leave now, or I'll throw you out myself.
Lawrence:
Can't you take a clue, you flea-bitten tart!?
Clearly you don't know who you're messing with.
*Lawrence decapitates Ms Fortune*
Lawrence:
Ha, did you see that? That stupid cat didn't stand a chance.
What the...!?
Riccardo:
Nevermind her - we found what we were looking for! Let's get back and tell Vitale!
Ms. Fortune:
You OK, Minette? They didn't hurt you, did they?
Minette:
That was... AMAZING!
What would I do without you?
Yu Wan:
Thanks for scaring them off, Nadia. Your next dinner is on me!
Ms. Fortune:
Actually, I think it's time I make my move and follow them.
I've got to catch me a Skullgirl, and it sounds like mafia goons are the purr-fect bait to draw her out.
Minette:
Sounds very dangerous. Be careful out there!
You're like family to us, you know!
Yu Wan:
Nadia... do you really think the Skull Heart can bring your friends back?
Ms. Fortune:
There's only one way to find out!
See you around, Mew Nyan!
And give my regards to your dad, Minette!
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Valentine:
Well, well... what have we here?
That's quite the body you've got there, kitty.
Ms. Fortune:
...Er, sorry, creepy lady, I'm not interested.
Valentine:
Oh, don't get the wrong idea - I was just admiring your scars! You've been cut clean-through several times over!
No one could survive that... yet here you are, walking, talking and shedding.
Whatever's animating you could be invaluable to my research.
...Let's perform an autopsy and see what makes you tick!
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Valentine:
...I underestimated you, but I've seen all that I need to see.
And I'm sure the analysis of this blood will prove most enlightening.
Ms. Fortune:
You just don't stop, do you?
Double:
Lady Valentine, the Skullgirl has requested your presence at the Cathedral.
Ms. Fortune:
A nurse and a nun? Ha, where have I heard this joke before...?
Valentine:
I'll be there soon, Double - return and let Marie know that I found Lorenzo. His minions led me right to him.
...I just had to stop and perform a little experiment on our feline friend here.
Double:
...Very well.
Valentine:
Take care, kitty - we'll have a follow-up visit as soon as these tests come back from the lab!
Ms. Fortune:
So the Skullgirl is hiding at the Divine Trinity's Grand Cathedral, is she?
Never was one for churches, but here I'll make an exception.
...We'll be back together soon enough, guys.
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Ms. Fortune:
So this is the Grand Cathedral, eh?
Meow what's a Skullgirl like you doing in a place like this?
Valentine:
She followed me home, Double!
Can I keep her?
Ms. Fortune:
...You again! Don't you have an appointment with the Skullgirl?
Valentine:
Indeed I did, but I'm afraid we've got a scheduling conflict.
As it turns out, YOU'VE got an appointment on my dissection table... right about now.
Let's not be late, or I'll have to get my spray bottle.
Ms. Fortune:
You couldn't beat me before, so what makes you think you can now?
Valentine:
Yes, my previous experiment was a failure, but I've got my lab assistant to help this time around.
Double:
...May the Trinity have mercy on this poor, lost soul.
Ms. Fortune:
The nun is your lab assistant?
Hate to break it to you lady, but you're not gonna get much science out of this one.
Double:
Your experiments will have to wait, Valentine - she is a candidate.
Valentine:
A candidate, you say? Even better!
C'mon, kitty - the doctor will see you now!
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Ms. Fortune:
All right, Skullgirl - you know why I'm here.
Marie:
I do.
Ms. Fortune:
So, no offense, but you're the last thing standing between me and my family, so let's get this show on the road!
Marie:
I too have lost much to the Medicis. Do you not seek vengeance?
Wishes such as yours rarely turn out well.
Ms. Fortune:
I've got to try - the Fishbone Gang raised me, protected me and taught me everything I know. The least I can do is return the favor.
Marie:
Your instincts are admirable - my wish was also to protect my friends.
Ms. Fortune:
Look, I'm gonna have to stop you before you get to the “We're a lot alike, you and I” bit.
I've come too far to turn around, so it's time to claw that heart out of you.
Marie:
...So be it.
I hope your wish turns out well.
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Ms. Fortune:
All right, this is it.
- Choice A: “Time to reunite the old gang!”
- Choice B: “I don't need this, after all...”
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Ending A
Ms. Fortune:
If that hell-thing was right, I'm on easy street!
SKULL HEART!
I wish I had my old friends back!
Skull Heart:
Your misbegotten guilt is exceeded only by your gullibility - no magic can stand before my own.
Your selfishness is a stain on your soul, and the doorway to your swift demise.
Your friends shall be returned to you... and serve you, Skullgirl.
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(What's intresting with Ms Fortune's endings is there's actually the remains of an unused variation on the one that made it into the game.
Here it is - complete with spelling mistakes!)
Original Ending B
*Fortune returns to Little Innsmouth without making a wish and Yu Wan tells her Minette and her sisters have been kidnapped*
Ms. Fortune:
What!? Who would dare do such a thing!?
Yu Wan:
Nobody know, but people saw those Mafia sneaking around!
The River King hired a detective to find out. His name is Irvin, and left his card - maybe you can help him?
Ms. Fortune:
Don't worry, Yu Wan - I'll find them!
But first... Can I at least get an order of bao for the road? I'm seriously starving here.
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Final Ending B
Ms. Fortune:
I... I can't do it.
I have so many new friends in Little Innsmouth!
...Terrible as it was, what happened happened, and made me who I am today.
Changing that would be... wrong.
That's what the Skull Heart is here for, isn't it? To tempt us into doing the wrong thing!
Marie said her wish was similar, and look how she turned out!
Well, no more!
Skull Heart:
A temporary setback!
This world will always be cursed by a Skull Heart, and so it will always be cursed with Skullgirls.
...Until this world exists no more.
*Fortune destroys the Skull Heart*
Ms. Fortune:
Hmph, all that for a life lesson?
How annoying.
Well, better go check in on everyone back in Little Innsmouth... and get some food.
I'm exhausted.
*She returns to Innsmouth*
Ms. Fortune:
Mew Nyan, I'm back!
I'm starving and claiming that free meal - bring me the full Lucky Family Banquet!]=],
Yu Wan:
Nadia! There you are!
Minette has been kidnapped! All the River King's daughters! And others, too!
Ms. Fortune:
What!? Who would dare do such a thing!?
Irvin:
That's where I come in.
My name is Irvin, and I'm a private detective.
The River King has hired me to find his daughter, so if you have any information that might help me find her, it'd be appreciated.
The proprietor of this fine establishment was telling me that there have been numerous mafia sightings in the area recently.
That's the only lead we've got, but kidnapping certainly fits the mob's M.O.
We're at a loss as to why they'd be targeting Dagonian women, though.
Ms. Fortune:
The Mafia...!
Maybe Marie had it right all along.
Irvin, I'm coming with you.
Those black-hearted bastards already took one family from me, and like hell I'm going to let them do it again.
Hang in there, Minette - we'll find you!