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()||:At Ange's accommodation in Berlin. +It's deep into the night, still two or three hours away from daybreak. +Ange and her subordinates are in varying states of disheveledness, but they have finally made it back. +From the moment they left the storage facility, Light has been following Ange without a word. +He silently escorts Ange, who is just as silent, all the way to the safe house.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:...
NPC-Light(0)Light||:...
()||:He shadows Ange's footsteps until they reach Ange's door. The other Stasi members have returned to their original posts, but Light seems intent on staying. +Ange comes to a halt in front of her door.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:This will do.
NPC-Light(0)Light||:I will be staying here tonight—in the room next door.
()||:Light sidesteps Ange's pointed remark expressionlessly.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:What, worried that I'll go blow up another warehouse?
NPC-AngeDamage(0);NPC-Light(0)Light||:Not at all. +It's just that my elder sister has already gone to bed and I do not wish to disturb her.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange;NPC-Light(0)||:Oh? You have a sister? Is she also in the Stasi?
NPC-AngeDamage(0);NPC-Light(0)Light||:...No, she's a reporter.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange;NPC-Light(0)||:A reporter?
NPC-Light(0)Light||:Indeed.
()||:Ange gazes at Light, her hand still resting on the door handle. +Light returns her gaze evenly. He doesn't plan on letting Ange out of his sight until she has entered through the door. +Considering what just happened...Ange has nothing to say about that. +She pauses for a long while before finally letting go of the door handle. She leans on her elbow against the door and decides to clear the air.
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange||:Look, I'm really sorry about tonight. +I acted without permission and caused you trouble.
NPC-Light(2)Light||:...
()||:Light blinks—he is not expecting this at all. +Angelia doesn't strike him...as someone who would ever apologize.
NPC-Light(3)Light||:No...it's alright. +I know you don't trust me. That's completely understandable. +I know what you've been through in Bremen. +Paradeus has already infiltrated the top strata of German politics, now even Gray has proved to be unscrupulous. +I cannot fault you for being cautious under such circumstances.
()||AVG_doorknock_wood:Ange raps her knuckles against the door while pondering what to say in response. Honestly, Light is not wrong about her—she isn't one to apologize. +She is not particularly good at it, but looking at this young man, she believes she owes him this much.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:When that young woman first joined me, she was just like you. +Young, eager, ambitious. You remind too much of her.
NPC-AngeDamage(0);NPC-Light(3)Light||:...But I will never go against you or try to take your life on a plane.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange;NPC-Light(3)||:Haha. +What, so you're a good boy?
NPC-AngeDamage(0);NPC-Light(3)Light||:I don't think I'm particularly good. +I often make my sister angry. To her, I'm a rebellious baby brother.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:It's not always a bad thing to be a rebel. However, you shouldn't rebel just for the sake of it.
()||:Ange grabs hold of the door handle again.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:You saved us today. Thank you. +However, I will not stop relying on my judgment.
NPC-AngeDamage(0);NPC-Light(3)Light||:I do have faith in your judgment. +If you require my services, please just ask.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:Now go get some rest. We have much to do tomorrow.
()||AVG_Door_Open_Close:Ange enters her room.
NPC-Light(3)Light||:Goodnight, Miss Ange.
()||:Seeing that Ange is safely inside her room, Light turns around and is ready to retire himself. +In the silent corridor, the overhead lamp seems dimmer than usual.
NPC-Light(0)Light||:...
()||:His Stasi colleagues are standing guard on the first and second floors. +This building has always been the accommodation of important foreign dignitaries, so the higher floors are almost never staffed. +Right now, apart from Ange and her Dolls, it's completely empty. +It's only normal that it's quiet.
()||:Light grasps the handle on his own door and gently turns the lock. +...However, he can't shake off this odd feeling. +There is something unusual...about this silence today.
NPC-Light(2)Light||:Miss An—!
()||ClothingUp:Light turns around in alarm and finds a figure towering over him.
()Paradeus Soldier||AVG_weapon_reload:—!
()||9AVG_Punch_HitBGM_Empty:Thud!
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()||:Once inside her room, Ange isn't at all surprised to find AK-12 sitting next to the window.
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:How unlike you to have a heart-to-heart with the young man. +I'm almost touched.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange;AK12(15)0,60||:Shouldn't you be standing guard outside with the others?
NPC-AngeDamage(0);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:I'm wounded and deserve some rest. +Besides, I have a feeling you'd want to talk.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:...
()||:Ange walks around AK-12 and draws the curtains before sitting down on the chair next to the bed.
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:You're too tense.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange;AK12(15)0,60||:Are you my psychotherapist now? I thought only RPK was into this sort of thing.
NPC-AngeDamage(0);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:I've studied up on analyzing human body language. +You've always avoided windows, but you didn't tend to deliberately sit facing the door when we're around.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange;AK12(15)0,60||:...I can't tell if I'm in Berlin or Paradeus' den anymore. +Perhaps there's no distinction between the two.
NPC-AngeDamage(0);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:You need help, Ange. +You can't topple Paradeus single-handedly. +I'm not trying to put in a good word for the whelp, but he was referred to us by J and K. +And if it hadn't been for him today, we would've met our end then and there.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange;AK12(15)0,60||:I know... Light can be trusted, that much I can tell. +But as I've said before, his trustworthiness is moot because as long as there's a single spy working under him, I can't possibly let him in on our entire plan. +Unless he ditches everyone else.
NPC-AngeDamage(0);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:Worst case, you still have us. We may be called "DEFY", but we will never betray you. +Oh, there's the Griffin Commander as well.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange;AK12(15)0,60||:...I'll give the matter of Light some more thought.
NPC-AngeDamage(0);AK12(16)AK-120,60||:That's more like it. That's the Ange I know.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange;AK12(16)0,60||:Compared to Bremen, we have a much clearer objective this time. +I'm confident that we'll be able to find out William's plan by going after Gray. +This woman is the key.
NPC-AngeDamage(0);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:We mustn't let her succeed, no matter what she's after.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange;AK12(15)0,60||:...Indeed, we mustn't. +We cannot let him put his terrorist attack into action.
AK12(18)AK-120,60||:Speaking of which, I was just going to ask if you...
()||:... +AK-12 stops abruptly mid-sentence.
NPC-AngeDamage(0)Ange||:...12?
AK12(18)AK-120,60||:Enemy attack.
()||<震屏3>AVG_Broken_Glass10230:Crack!
AK12(17)AK-120,60||AVG_weapon_reload:Ange, get down!
()||Gunfight:Bang bang bang!! +The window covered by the curtains is suddenly smashed by the massive intruder. Ange reflexively rolls across the bed to the other side and draws her pistol behind cover.
()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_n:Bang!
()||AVG_Cut_Watermelon:But AK-12 has already swiftly slit the throat of the intruder.
()||AVG_The_Division_Flash_Bomb:Clang...
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:A projectile!
()||<震屏3>AVG_The_Division_Flash_Bomb_Explosion:Boom!
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:(Wheezes) +Goddammit... Tear gas...
()||AVG_Door_Hit:While Ange is scrambling to find a towel, her door is kicked open. +AK-12 trains her rifle on the door and is just about to pull the trigger...
NPC-Light(1)Light||:Miss Ange! +(Coughs)
()||:But it turns out to be Light, who is also on high alert. +His face splattered with blood, he is holding a small knife in one hand and a pistol in the other.
NPC-Light(1)Light||:Miss Ange, we have to move! +We're under attack!
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:Oh, I'm not blind.
()||:Ange spots the corpse of a Paradeus soldier lying just outside her door. +And the one that AK-12 has just disposed of... She's seen these units before. +Paradeus Strelets. +Dammit... She should've seen this coming. +That woman won't let her off the hook just like that.
()||Gunfight:Meanwhile, gunshots ring out around the corner down the corridor. Light retreats into Ange's room.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:Where's RPK and the others?!
AK12(18)AK-120,60||0.5:I'm trying to reach them...
AK12(18)AK-120,601||AVG_21Winter_Error:Damn! Signal is being jammed!
NPC-Light(1)Light||:Same here. I can't call for support at all, and the alarm has been disabled.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:Looks like I pissed her off big time.
()||AVG_weapon_reload:Ange tuts and reloads her pistol.
NPC-Light(1)Light||:They aren't exactly being subtle about it, so even if comms are down, people will soon notice the commotion. +We'll just have to hold out until reinforcements arrive!
AK12(18)AK-120,60||:...I'm afraid that's not true.
NPC-Light(1)Light||:What?
()||ExplodeAVG_20Winter_Burnfire_Loop:Crackle...
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||<火花>:Incendiary bombs. +They're planning to burn me to death.
()||:Heat comes crashing in from down the corridor. AK-12 tears off the curtains and watches out for possible attacks from outside the window.
()||Gunfight:She also hears the sound of crossfires coming from the lower floors.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:Crap... The other agents are pinned down too...
NPC-AngeDamage(3);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:This bit of heat is nothing to me. +But if you're dead, there's no point for me to live, is there?
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange;AK12(15)0,60||:At this rate... +In a matter of minutes, I'll either die of severe burns or hypoxia.
NPC-AngeDamage(3);NPC-Light(1)Light||:I don't think you'll run out of oxygen, the window is open, after all... Hold on. +Can't you escape through the window?
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange;NPC-Light(1)||:Just in case your brain got smoked, might I remind you that we're on the eighth floor?
NPC-AngeDamage(3);NPC-Light(1)Light||:But if Miss AK-12 carries you, she can make it down a floor or two with the help of some tools, right?
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange;NPC-Light(1)||:What about you?
NPC-AngeDamage(3);NPC-Light(3)Light||:They're here for you. If you get out, they'll go after you. +I can make my own way out.
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:Good idea. Unfortunately, I'm currently in no shape to execute such acrobatics. +I think our enemies know that.
()||:AK-12 grabs a glass off the table and tosses it out through the window.
()||AVG_Broken_GlassAVG_rifle_finalshot_h:Bang! +In the darkness of the night sky, the delicate glass explodes into smithereens.
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:Ange will be dead the moment she pokes her head out.
NPC-AngeDamage(1)Ange||:Then we'll have to run the gauntlet down the corridor. +We must try to break through their blockade before the fire spreads up here.
NPC-AngeDamage(1);NPC-Light(1)Light||:Understood. Miss AK-12 and I will spearhead our escape!
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange;NPC-Light(1)||:Are you mad? It'll take them less than two seconds to vaporize you!
NPC-AngeDamage(3);NPC-Light(3)Light||:Which means I'll have a second! +Your safety is our priority here, Miss Ange!
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange;NPC-Light(1)||:Don't be ridiculous!
NPC-AngeDamage(3);AK12(18)AK-120,60||:Wait, stop bickering! +Something's down there!
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:What—?!
()||AVG_lifttable:While Ange and Light are still arguing, they sense a massive impact underneath their feet. +The cracking concrete starts falling under gravity's pull, then the two humans follow suit before they can react.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:(Coughs)
AK12(18)AK-120,60||:What the hell?! Couldn't you think of a better idea?!
()||:In the split second before landing, AK-12 grabs Ange and cushions her fall with her own body. +Her already damaged body produces an ominous crack. +Still in a daze, Ange hears AK-12's exasperated gripe, followed by another familiar voice.
RPK16(4)RPK-16||:To tell the truth, dear 12, no, I honestly couldn't. +They've cut off all access to the eighth floor. Besides, the fire is spreading quickly and I can't risk having Ange use the fire escape.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange;RPK16(4)||:...RPK? Where are 15 and 94?
RPK16(4)RPK-16||:There are Nytos and Paradeus death squads in the lower levels as well. +They're good at sneak attacks, which makes them rather tricky even for 15 and 94 together. +I reckoned those could be a diversion so I came up on my own, and sure enough.
NPC-Light(2)Light||:Ugh...
()||:Light grips his foot and lets out a groan.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:Light?! Are you alright?
NPC-Light(2)Light||:Uh... I'm not sure.
()||Gunfight:Rat-tat-tat...
RPK16(4)RPK-16||:I'd love to apologize, but this isn't really the time. +It's the quickest way I can think of to get you out. +The only drawback is how much attention it draws.
AK12(18)AK-120,60||:The ONLY drawback? You're too lenient about your own tactic.
NPC-Light(2)Light||Rope:Ugh...!
()||:Light bites back the pain and gets to his feet. He stumbles immediately and collapses on the rubble again.
NPC-AngeDamage(1)Ange||:You don't look okay at all.
NPC-Light(1)Light||:I'm fi... No, you're right. I'm not fine. +I must've twisted my ankle.
RPK16(5)RPK-16||:Uh-oh.
NPC-AngeDamage(1)Ange||:...Can you walk?
NPC-AngeDamage(1);NPC-Light(2)Light||:I can, but...I can't go with you. +I'll just slow you down. +Let's split up.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange;NPC-Light(2)||:What are you talking about? I might as well be sending you to your death!
NPC-Light(3)Light||:Don't worry, it'll take more than that to kill me. After all, I'm the Stasi's "rising star". +Besides, their target is you, so they'll most likely just ignore me.
()||:Light flashes Ange a dazzling grin, though Ange has little patience for his charm under these circumstances.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:You can dream of being a hero when you're actually asleep. +I'm not leaving you behind.
NPC-Light(3)Light||:I'd like to say the same to you, Miss Ange. This isn't the time for nonsensical sleep-talking. +We don't have much time.
()||Gunfight:As if to lend weight to Light's statement, Paradeus fires more shots.
Nyto(1)Black Nyto||:Target located. Execute extermination.
AK12(18)AK-120,60||:Here they come.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:Dammit... Not giving us even a breather. +They're hell-bent on killing me.
NPC-Light(2)Light||:They have squads guarding the other end of the passage. They'll just pin us down if we force our way through.
AK12(18)AK-120,60||:...If we're to get Ange out of here... +Someone will have to draw their fire.
RPK16(4)RPK-16;AK12(18)0,60||:Oh my, then I suppose it's time for our great squad leader to shine.
RPK16(4);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:That's right.
RPK16(3)RPK-16;AK12(15)0,60||:...Wait, you're being serious?
RPK16(3);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:It is the only way.
RPK16(3)RPK-16;AK12(15)0,60||:In your current state? +You do know how that'll end for you, right?
RPK16(3);AK12(15)AK-120,60||:I'm not an idiot like you. +Of course I know.
RPK16(0)RPK-16||:It isn't a bad idea, at least you won't be here to boss me around while we're in Berlin. +Though Ange will probably get lonely, don't you think?
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:You want to cover our retreat? +No way. I have no spare bodies for you right now!
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:I'm smarter than the two of you combined. +If I say there's no other way, there is no other way. +Ange, I've told you many times—you must prioritize your own life. +Don't get yourself killed because of a Doll.
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:There are battlefields more worthy of your sacrifice.
NPC-AngeDamage(3)Ange||:...
AK12(15)AK-120,60||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:RPK.
RPK16(0)RPK-16||:Hm? ...What are you sending me? Command authorizations? +I'm the new squad leader?
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:For now. +If anything happens to Ange, I don't give a damn about what Shaw has got to say. +I will make you wish you could access your own base code.
RPK16(4)RPK-16||:...I am terribly flattered.
NPC-Light(2)Light||:Miss AK-12 and I will draw the enemies in different directions. +Once you make it out, the pressure on us will lessen immediately. +If you want us to survive, flee as fast as you can.
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange||:But...
NPC-Light(3)Light||:Don't worry, I'll be fine. +With Miss AK-12 drawing most of their fire, I'll do my best to stay alive.
RPK16(3)RPK-16||:Save your breath, Ange. +Look, they're volunteering as tributes. +Besides, even I can't think of a better way.
NPC-AngeDamage(2)Ange;RPK16(3)||:...
NPC-AngeDamage(2);RPK16(5)RPK-16||:...I will get you safely to 15 and 94.
NPC-AngeDamage(1)Ange||:Fine. Let's go.
()||:Ange sets her jaw and takes one last look at AK-12, who's bracing herself against the corner, and Light, who's sitting on a pile of rubble covered in dust but still smiling at her, before finally turning away and taking off with RPK-16.
NPC-Light(3)Light||ClothingUp:Miss AK-12, take my ammo.
()||:Light tosses all his remaining magazines and micro-explosives to AK-12.
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:What about you? +They say people speak kindly as their death draws near. You're not planning to die here with me, are you?
NPC-Light(3)Light;AK12(15)0,60||:Of course not. I've simply come to the conclusion that I have a better chance of survival if you have these. +I'm just going to sit right here. As long as Frau Ange makes it out or reinforcements arrive, they won't waste any effort on me.
NPC-Light(3);AK12(16)AK-120,60||:I see. You've got a decent head on your shoulders. +Still, I might just sign off for a while.
NPC-Light(3)Light;AK12(16)0,60||:...May we meet again in a brave new world, Miss AK-12.
AK12(15)AK-120,60||:Cut the crap.
()||Select:AK-12 jams a fully-loaded magazine into the mag well of her rifle and racks the action deftly.
AK12(17)AK-120,60||:Time to show those Paradeus brats... +What a true Tactical Doll is made of.
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