()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><narrator>:Inside the Paradeus base.
()||<黑屏1>:
NPC-MrsGray(0)<Speaker>Mrs. Gray</Speaker>||<BGM>GF_EV9_Story</BGM><黑屏2><BIN>323</BIN>:... 
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Book</SE1>:With a sigh, Gray puts the report she is holding back on the table.
NPC-MrsGray(3)<Speaker>Mrs. Gray</Speaker>||:What a surprise. To think Teacher would actually lose twice.
NPC-grig(1)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:... 
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Grig stands quietly by Gray's side. She does not seem particularly bothered by this failure.
NPC-MrsGray(0)<Speaker>Mrs. Gray</Speaker>||:...I know what you're going to say, Darling. +But this failure was a failure of Paradeus as a whole, and not of myself or Teacher in particular.
NPC-grig(1)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:...I simply hope that you will gain more.
NPC-MrsGray(0)<Speaker>Mrs. Gray</Speaker>||:Thank you.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Gray's expression softens.
NPC-MrsGray(0)<Speaker>Mrs. Gray</Speaker>||:You must learn to be patient, Grig. +Father's cause and the future of Paradeus are the ultimate goal of everything we do, and failure will not be tolerated.
NPC-grig(1)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:...Right.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Grig nods obediently and concedes the point.
NPC-grig(1)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:They've taken the weapons. It will be harder to regain the initiative going forward.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Gray nods thoughtfully, and taps on the table with her other hand.
NPC-MrsGray(1)<Speaker>Mrs. Gray</Speaker>||:...However, we still have a trump card, don't we? +How is her examination going?
NPC-grig(1)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:I disassembled her body and found no abnormalities. She has already been reassembled. +Her neural cloud cannot be analyzed for the moment. For safety's sake, I feel we should keep her in solitary confinement.
NPC-MrsGray(0)<Speaker>Mrs. Gray</Speaker>||:Oh, don't be so jealous, Grig. +Since we cannot read her heart, why don't we have her prove herself again?
NPC-grig(1)<Speaker>Grig</Speaker>||:... +...I understand.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>82</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:In J's home.
()<Speaker>Shadowless</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>...One of Galatea's contractors was shot in his own home. Police are still... </color>
NPC-Keven(5)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:...Tsk.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Annoyed, J turns off the TV and buries his head in his hands. +Those eyes have been staring at him all this while, and nothing he does can ease the frustration he feels.
NPC-Keven(5)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:Hey! How long are you going to stay here, anyway?!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>m_avg_casual</BGM>:Unable to bear it anymore, he shouts at the Doll seated on the chair.
SP9(0)<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:Frau Romy ordered me to monitor your every move, Agent J. +As my neural cloud has only just been repaired, this also counts as a form of rehabilitation. I seek your understanding, Agent J.
NPC-Keven(4)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:But that doesn't mean you need to LIVE in my house as well, right? +I don't have anything to feed you!
SP9(0)<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:For me, eating and drinking are simply accessory functions of the "Uncanny Valley Protocol". +There is no need to worry; my operational efficiency will not be affected even if I do not take in nutrients.
NPC-Keven(5)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:... 
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Multiple expressions flash across J's face as he struggles to contain himself. In the end, he gives up. +He stands up from the sofa—
SP9(0)<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:Where are you going, Agent J?
NPC-Keven(5)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:The bathroom! You want to follow me inside?!
SP9(0)<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:...I see.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Mona nods then she gets to her feet as well.
NPC-Keven(4)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:Are you SERIOUSLY going in there with me?!
SP9(0)<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:I will be waiting outside for you.
NPC-Keven(5)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:... 
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Close</SE1>:With Mona following him closely, J storms into the bathroom and slams the door.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Mona looks around, then pulls up a small chair and sits at the door of the bathroom.
()||<黑点1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>9</BIN>:... 
NPC-Keven(5)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:I bet her brain isn't fully fixed yet... 
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:After a brief bout of griping, J lowers the toilet lid and sits on it, then takes out his other communicator hidden underneath his clothes.
NPC-Keven(0)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:...Humph, it's not over yet.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Apparently, the Commander intercepted that weapons shipment.
NPC-Keven(5)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:That woman... probably wanted this to be the end of the whole business. +Most likely some bigwig is involved, that's why she keeps hiding things. But don't think I'm going to stop here... 
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:After making up his mind, J dials a familiar number on his communicator.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Click. +The call goes through.
NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Agent J?</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:...This is the last card he can play. +He needs to learn more from Nele.
NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>...What a coincidence, I was just about to call you. </color>
NPC-Keven(0)<Speaker>J</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(0)||:What's up?
NPC-Keven(0);NPC-Nele(3)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>That Umruss... Did you kill him?</color>
NPC-Keven(0)<Speaker>J</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(3)||:...Of course not, but I was there when he died.
NPC-Keven(0);NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>...Agent J, you're a Stasi agent and I cannot possibly have a worse impression of you than I do now, so there's no need to be evasive. </color>
NPC-Keven(4)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:Dammit woman, I told you, I didn't do it!!!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_doorknock_wood</SE1>:Knock knock knock—
()<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:Is something the matter, Agent J?
NPC-Keven(4)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:I'm fine! Are you going to nag me for talking to myself?
()<Speaker>Mona</Speaker>||:...Alright.
NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF> Are you on a date? If you are, then I'll contact you later... </color>
NPC-Keven(0)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:No! Don't!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:J deliberately lowers his voice.
NPC-Keven(5)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:I'm calling you on serious business. +Could you help me look up... 
NPC-Keven(5);NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF> I already did. </color>
NPC-Keven(0)<Speaker>J</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(0)||:But I haven't even said anything... 
NPC-Keven(0);NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF> I found more information about Umruss. </color>
NPC-Keven(0)<Speaker>J</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(0)||:...Huh?
NPC-Keven(0);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF> I managed to grab a keycard with greater access and searched for more information. </color> +<color=#00CCFF>The system doesn't have any records of transport destinations, but I found a set of coordinates, which probably correspond to a factory. I don't know what the factory is for, but I think you ought to check it out. </color>
NPC-Keven(0)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:Well done, Frau Nele! You're an old hand at this now!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:J is so excited that he almost forgets to keep his voice down.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF> I'm going to take responsibility for the Idunn thing. </color> +<color=#00CCFF>I was wrong for not taking your advice beforehand. </color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Nele's voice sounds a bit different than usual.
NPC-Keven(0)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:...I'm not really used to hearing you speak like that.
NPC-Keven(0);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>... </color>
NPC-Keven(5)<Speaker>J</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(1)||:Did something happen?
NPC-Keven(5);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>...I'll tell you once this is all taken care of. </color>
NPC-Keven(5)<Speaker>J</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(1)||:It's not like you to stumble over your words.
NPC-Nele(3)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>... </color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Nele hangs up on him from the other end of the connection.
NPC-Keven(0)<Speaker>J</Speaker>||:...I just have the worst luck with women today. +Ugh, forget it. We can get back to work now that we have new information.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>356</BIN><黑屏2><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:... +In a safe house on the outskirts of Berlin.
KH2002(0)<Speaker>Khaybar</Speaker>||<BGM>10213</BGM>:We'll let the Earl take care of those weapons. Will that be alright, Commander?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Yeah, I'll leave it to you.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Khaybar salutes, then turns to leave. +However, a strange awkwardness lingers inside the safe house. RO and the other Dolls crowd nervously around the bed, watching the still-unconscious M4 uneasily.
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:Why are you all so tense, anyway?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:M16 sits in the corner of the room, looking very relaxed.
AR15Mod(4)<Speaker>ST AR-15</Speaker>||:...M4 hasn't woken up yet and you're asking us why we're tense?
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:16! When will M4 wake up?!
M16A1BOSS(4)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:...Do you really think that's M4?
AR15Mod(5)<Speaker>ST AR-15</Speaker>||:What do you mean?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:M16 opens a pack of compact food and munches on them as she looks up at ST AR-15.
M16A1BOSS(3)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:I understand that you're concerned about her, but don't let your feelings overrule your rationality.
M16A1BOSS(4)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:She isn't M4 at all.
M4 SOPMOD IIMod(0)<Speaker>M4 SOPMOD II</Speaker>||:Oh, 16, I don't think you know, but! +She may look like someone else, but she's really M4 on the inside!
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:No, she's not... At least, she's not the one we're looking for. +She IS M4, but at the same time she isn't.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What does that mean?
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:Exactly what I said.
AR15Mod(5)<Speaker>ST AR-15</Speaker>||:And how do you know that?
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:I've spent a long time searching for M4... Longer than you can imagine. I can tell the difference, but actually explaining it is a bit of a pain. +More importantly, you ought to think about how to deal with that woman.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:They're both matters of great concern to us. +I'll deal with Morridow—I don't need or expect to gain any more information from her. +As for M4... No matter what you might think, she's still part of the team, and a member of the AR Team.
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:You haven't changed a bit, Commander.
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...Are you really not going to rejoin the AR Team? +Everyone here is willing to accept you. +We'd welcome you back.
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:No, at least one person wouldn't.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Who?
M16A1BOSS(4)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:Myself.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:... 
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:M16 stretches her legs, then gets up from her chair and dusts herself off.
M16A1BOSS(5)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:Aw, don't look so sad. I told you, didn't I? For the time being, I'm at your disposal.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What does that mean?
M16A1BOSS(5)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:...I'll have to go sooner or later.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:... 
M16A1BOSS(5)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:I came to Berlin with a mission of my own. +I'll stick with you until I receive further orders. +On the flip side, it means I'll leave once there's progress on my mission.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...I see.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Beep beep beep.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:Sorry to interrupt your conversation, but this is urgent—we've got news.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What news?
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:We just got word from Agent J.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:J?
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:It's a set of coordinates.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Have you checked them?
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:It's a plant on the outskirts of Berlin. Classified stuff, unauthorized personnel are strictly forbidden to enter, that sort of thing.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...Yet another Paradeus den.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:J claims that this place was very important, but he's been suspended from duty and he's having trouble slipping his minder. +He arranged to meet us there.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...I see. Got it.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Well, let's move out. The mission isn't over yet.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>85</BIN><黑屏2><SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:Inside the command center in the heart of the base, Carter is sitting at a desk and adjusting the frequencies on a radio.
NPC-Yegor(3)<Speaker>Adjutant</Speaker>||:General Carter... 
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The adjutant can't resist the urge to speak up as he watches Carter's unhurried movements from beside him.
NPC-Yegor(3)<Speaker>Adjutant</Speaker>||:Are we really going to do this?
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:Are you scared, adjutant?
NPC-Yegor(3)<Speaker>Adjutant</Speaker>||:No, of course not. However, I do not understand the rationale behind this course of action. Are we really going to work together with those people?
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:... 
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:After ensuring the channel is correct, Carter leans back in his chair and interlaces his fingers.
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:The basis of cooperation is mutual trust and mutual aid. +If need be, anyone can be our friend. +This is a necessary sacrifice for the resurrection of our Motherland.
NPC-Yegor(3)<Speaker>Adjutant</Speaker>||:...Yes.
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:...Is the "Patriot" ready?
()<Speaker>Subordinate</Speaker>||:Ready and waiting.
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:Good.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Carter peers at the list of names on the desk with narrowed eyes.
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:Our friend... He is a dangerous politician. He will sell anything for the right price. +...But he is exactly like us in one regard.
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:He loves his country dearly.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:... 
()||<黑屏1>: