()||9<黑屏1>0,10黑屏1>BGM_Empty:
()||<黑屏2>9:...
NPC-Passadou(0)Passadou||:"We never said our love was evergreen..." +"Or as unchanging as the sea." +"But if you can still remember..." +"Stop and think of me."
()||<黑屏1>:Passadou's eyes glisten with tears. She stumbles into the darkness as she hums on... +Until her figure finally vanishes.
()||<黑屏2>m_avg_labyrinth283:...In the abandoned theater, after the commotion dies down.
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:It's over.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Miss MDR, you may come out from under the chairs...
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:...Is Miss Passadou gone?
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Yes, Miss Spitfire has shut down the control system. +Miss 97S! Wake up!
()||:Type 97S jumps to her feet, her face still wrought with fear.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Miss 97S... It's over.
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:Where's Miss Passadou?!
Spitfire(2)Spitfire;97typeS(2)0,100||:Gone.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS;97typeS(2)0,100||:That was just a hologram...
MDR(2)MDR0,100;97typeS(2)0,100||:So the truth behind this haunted theater is nothing but a control system gone haywire? +How anti-climatic...
MDR(2)0,100;97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:Who was screaming their head off just minutes ago...?
MDR(2)MDR0,100;97typeS(2)0,100||:Weren't you also—
Spitfire(2)Spitfire;MDR(2)0,100||:I'm afraid it isn't that simple.
Spitfire(2);MDR(2)MDR0,100||:What? Is she back again?
Spitfire(2)Spitfire;MDR(2)0,100||:When I hacked the control system, I came across a modified system log. +The time of modification just so happened to be exactly a year ago.
Spitfire(2);SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Huh?! Could it be related to the fire?
Spitfire(2)Spitfire;SuperSASS(2)||:It might not have caused the fire, but it could still be relevant... +The modification was logged about 15 minutes after the fire broke out. A Domestic Doll with the model number AH400 uploaded her neural data to the control system through the network in an attempt to take over the control system AI. +But the data transfer was terminated.
Spitfire(2);SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:What could have terminated the process?
Spitfire(2)Spitfire;SuperSASS(2)||:I think MDR is the only one here who knows what really happened in the theater during the fire. +MDR, any ideas?
Spitfire(2);MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Hold on, an AH400 Domestic Doll? Isn't that a really obsolete model?
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Besides, no Doll was involved in the entire Passadou incident...
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:I remember theaters are banned from hiring Dolls as actors.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Is that so?
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:MDR, finish the story.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:No problem! I might have some ideas after I'm done with it.
()||BGM_Empty:MDR resumes her livestream.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||GF_20HW_Scene_BPM82_loop:Hello again! Welcome back to the stream! +Sorry for the interruption, we were too busy running from a ghost. +Now let us continue with the story about this paranormal theater... +As mentioned previously, Miss Jane Doe underwent cosmetic surgery and now resembled Miss Passadou so much that nobody could tell them apart.
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:I'm gonna take a short nap. Wake me up when MDR is done with her blathering.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Huh? Miss 97S...?
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Mr. Arla, who was torn between the two women, was now resolute in his infidelity to his wife! +It's undoubtedly true that Mr. Arla was once deeply in love with Miss Passadou. He loved her for her enthralling beauty, her exceptional talent... +But as Miss Passadou's illness grew more serious, she became more temperamental; coupled with the financial losses caused by her canceled performances, the couple drifted further and further apart. +That was when Miss Jane Doe came into the picture. She was gentle, gracious, understanding – she thawed Mr. Arla's frozen heart...
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:SASS, call me when she gets to the point. I'm having a look around.
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:Wait, I'm coming too.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Uh...
()||:SASS looks back at MDR, who's enthusiastically babbling at her livestream camera.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Miss MDR... Forgive me!
()||RunStep<黑屏1>:SASS runs off and catches up with Spitfire and Type 97S.
()||<黑屏2>18BGM_Empty:...Backstage. +Spitfire turns on MDR's livestream. With MDR's long-winded narration playing in the background, the trio starts exploring the bowels of the theater.
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||BGM_Sneak:Spitfire, you think the D-Doll is still here?
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Huh?! So she's still alive...?
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:I'm not certain, I just find it odd that there was no mention of any Domestic Doll in the news coverage of the theater fire. +According to the reports, the fire was at its worst when it had been burning for 20 minutes. +I don't think a D-Doll could break into the theater and escape unscathed within this time frame.
Spitfire(2);97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:And here I thought you were onto something. What human press would give a damn about a D-Doll's fate? +Grifchan is the only place where you can find the occasional posts about D-Dolls.
Spitfire(2)Spitfire;97typeS(2)0,100||:It doesn't matter if no one else cares, we as Dolls must never lose empathy for our own kind. +Or our destruction would not be far off.
Spitfire(2);97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:Why so serious all of a sudden? +Of course I care about the Doll, or I wouldn't have followed you.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS;97typeS(2)0,100||:That's right. I wonder if the Doll is still in the theater...
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:She must have only broken into the theater and put herself in such danger for something extremely important...
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:What could be so important that it couldn't wait?
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:Maybe she was trying to save somebody...for example, Miss Passadou...
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||BGM_Empty<黑屏1>:Huh?!
MDR(2)MDR0,100||<黑屏2>283GF_20HW_Scene_BPM82_loop:It's a well-known fact that before meeting Mr. Arla, Miss Passadou had always been living on her own. +This kind of single women tend to be very strong and independent; they are self-reliant and do not like to rely on other people. +So even when Miss Passadou started having problems, she would rather tough it out on her own than trouble Mr. Arla. +But Miss Jane Doe was the exact opposite. She was not afraid to confide in Mr. Arla, and she genuinely looked up to him.
()Live Chat||:Why do I have the feeling that Miss Passadou was the kind to rely on others for everything...?
()Live Chat||:I agree! If you watch the documentary about her, her cooking tips were a load of crap.
()Live Chat||:She was also kind of a bitch to Arla when they were being interviewed together!
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Ahem, in any case, Mr. Arla was initially very torn between Miss Passadou and Miss Jane Doe. +But when Miss Jane Doe physically transformed herself into Miss Passadou, he lost his last shred of reason... +If the original Passadou disappeared without a trace, then Miss Jane Doe could take her place... +And "Miss Passadou" would keep on being Mr. Arla's loving wife, while the phenomenal voice of "Miss Passadou" would once again bring life to the theater.
()Live Chat||:What a heinous plan!
()Live Chat||:Mr. Arla seemed like such an honest man, I can't imagine him doing such a thing!
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Miss Passadou soon became aware of Mr. Arla and Miss Jane Doe's affair. +But she also had a plan of her own...
()||GF_Halloween_Femal_Cry_loopBGM_Empty:A sudden breeze sends MDR's cape fluttering.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Did somebody say something? +SASS? +Spitfire? +Type 97S?
MDR(2)MDR0,100||Stop_AVG_loop<黑屏1>:Wait a minute! Where is everybody?!
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||<黑屏2>18BGM_Sneak:I'm guessing that the Doll that broke into the theater during the fire was here to rescue Miss Passadou. +It could be a Domestic Doll that Miss Passadou and Mr. Arla purchased after they got married.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:But the AH400 came out years ago... +They weren't married for that long.
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:MDR was just saying that Miss Passadou had always lived alone...
MDR(2)MDR0,100<通讯框>||:Miss Passadou soon became aware of Mr. Arla and Miss Jane Doe's affair. +But she also had a plan of her own...
()||AVG_whitenoise:MDR's livestream is cut off all of a sudden.
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:...She got disconnected.
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:Why does she always leave us hanging?! +What was Miss Passadou planning?! Why can't she just get on with it?!
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Patience, Miss 97S...
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:It might just be bad reception. Let's keep looking.
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:There's nothing here! Just black soot and burnt stuff that looks super creepy...
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:All that's left in Miss Passadou's room is an empty wardrobe...
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:You're right, there isn't much to be found here. Let's try our luck in the props storage room.
()||<黑点1>:The three Dolls head deeper into the backstage area.
()||<黑点2>BGM_Empty:A few minutes later, a panicking MDR rushes backstage.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||GF_20HW_Scene2:SASS! Spitfire! Type 97S! +Where are you? Stop hiding, I'm not falling for it...
()||:No response.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Did they disappear one by one while I was busy with the livestream? +Then I'll be next... +No... C'mon, answer my call!
()||GF_Halloween_Wind_loop:In the dead silence, someone lets out a sigh.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:W-who's there?!
()||:...
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Type 97S! Are you trying to scare me?! +Stop it! Just come out!
()||:...
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:D-don't try to run! I'm coming for you!
()||Stop_AVG_loop<黑屏1>:Following the sound, MDR charges into the darkness.
()||<黑屏2>88:...In the props storage room. +Many of the props that used to be stored here are nowhere to be found. Supply crates donated by Griffin are stacked tidily, though they are now empty.
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:Nothing here either...
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:I wouldn't call it nothing. At least we now know that Miss Kalina's charity event was genuine... +She said she was collecting donations to help with the renovation works of a nearby theater, and she actually delivered the supplies that we'd donated.
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:That IS surprising...
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:But it would seem that the remains of the Domestic Doll were cleared away after the fire.
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:I hope they treated the body with due respect. +It's very admirable for an antique D-Doll to risk her life to save her mistress...
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:I hope they fixed her up...
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:Something's not right.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:What is it?
()||:Spitfire replays segments of MDR's livestream.
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||<黑屏1>:I have a bold speculation regarding the identity of this D-Doll.
()||<黑屏2>18:...In Miss Passadou's room.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Come on out! How long are we gonna keep playing hide-and-seek?
()||GF_Halloween_Femal_Cry_loop:...
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:...I heard you! You're hiding in here, aren't you?
()||:MDR flings the wardrobe doors wide open, but it is completely empty.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Ha, you're pretty good at hiding, I'll give you that! I bet you're behind this wardrobe!
()||Stop_AVG_loop<黑屏1>:MDR gives the wardrobe a strong shove.
()||<黑屏2>9:A hidden chamber is revealed. +Under the dim light, she sees a Doll lying in the corner of the chamber.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Type 97S, is that you? So you're taking a nap here? +Where are SASS and Spitfire?
()||:MDR relaxes. She walks up to the Doll and gives her a shake. +The Doll does not respond.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Wow, she's sleeping like the dead.
()||AVG_Rain2<白屏1>:(Thunderclap) +The flash of lightning illuminates the Doll next to MDR.
()||<白屏2>:She has a charred and unfamiliar face. Her shattered body is wrapped in rags that used to be a long dress.
()MDR||Stop_AVG_loop<黑屏1>:AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH—
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||<黑屏2>88:I suspect that this D-Doll was the so-called Miss Jane Doe.
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:Huh?! How's that possible? +How could a Doll compete for a role against a human actress?!
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:But this would explain how Miss Jane Doe ended up having Miss Passadou's face...
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:But isn't it illegal for a Doll to have her face constructed in the likeness of a specific human? +If I remember correctly, it's a felony...
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:That's why she couldn't let anyone know what she'd done, except for Miss Passadou and Mr. Arla. +This would also explain why nobody at the theater seemed to remember her. +Because they had never even met Jane Doe. Or should I say, they didn't know she was Jane Doe when they met her.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:But in that case, Miss Passadou must've known Miss Jane Doe since the beginning...
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:Because she planned the whole thing...
()||:AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH— +The stifling air is broken by MDR's horrific scream.
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:That's Miss MDR!
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:Has Miss Passadou returned?!
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:It's coming from the other end of the corridor!
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||RunStep<黑屏1>:Miss MDR! +We're coming!
()||<黑屏2>70:...
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:MDR!
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Miss MDR!
()||:The three Dolls sprint into the newly-revealed chamber and find MDR huddled in a corner, her face contorted with fear. +They follow her gaze and find the remains of a Doll sprawled on the floor.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:(Whimpers) It-it's a Doll!!!
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:...
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:...MDR, you're an embarrassment to Griffin!
()||:Spitfire approaches the remains and starts inspecting them intently.
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:A Type-AH400 Domestic Doll. Looks like we've found our Miss Jane Doe.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:W-what? This Doll is Miss Jane Doe?
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:Miss Spitfire has a working hypothesis that Miss Jane Doe was a Doll that belonged to Miss Passadou. +Since Miss Passadou was too ill to perform, she had her Doll illegally modified to perform in her place. +But why would Miss Jane Doe be here?
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:What if it was Miss Jane Doe who was performing on stage on the day of the fire?
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:Gosh, this is getting weirder and weirder!
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Then where was Miss Passadou?! Hold on, this is totally messing with my head...
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:MDR, what exactly happened on the day of the fire?
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:Let me try to think this through. In the most widely-known version of the events, Miss Passadou found out about Mr. Arla and Miss Jane Doe's conspiracy. +So she decided to commit suicide in the theater – a place that meant a lot to both her and her husband. +During one of her solo numbers, she set the stage ablaze. +Seeing that the plan was falling apart, Miss Jane Doe took off immediately. Mr. Arla, on the other hand, suddenly regretted what he had done and tried to rescue Miss Passadou. +The audience and the backstage crew all fled the scene, but there was no sign of Miss Passadou or Mr. Arla.
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:Stop. Try to substitute Miss Passadou with Miss Jane Doe.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||:...Miss Jane Doe set the stage ablaze while she was performing, and Mr. Arla tried to save her. +The audience and the backstage crew all fled the scene, but there was no sign of Miss Jane Doe or Mr. Arla. +I mean, this does match the narrative...but what about Miss Passadou?
97typeS(2)Type 97S0,100||:...Are D-Dolls capable of injuring humans?
SuperSASS(2)Super SASS||:I-I don't think so...
Spitfire(2)Spitfire||:Right now, everything is just pure conjecture. +We need to access her neural cloud, then we'll find out what really happened.
MDR(2)MDR0,100||<黑点1>:Brilliant idea! +So guys, all of you who are still watching! +We have made some new discoveries regarding an incident that everyone thought was resolved! +We stumbled across the remains of a Doll in a hidden chamber within the theater! +What was she doing here? Was she the missing Miss Jane Doe? How was she involved in the Passadou incident? +Stay tuned! Join us as we venture deep into her neural cloud!