()||9<黑屏1>0,10黑屏1>BGM_Empty:
()||<黑屏2>39510256:Paradeus factory production line.
()||<震屏3>AVG_lifttable:Thunk! +The massive white mech finally keels over. M16A1's and UMP45's eyes meet briefly over its remains.
AR15Mod(5)ST AR-15||:This is definitely a Paradeus combat unit. Looks like we're at the right place.
RO635Mod(0)RO635||:But no one else is here.
()Commander||:Then we can only hope—
()||ClothingUp:Click.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:...!
()||SelectBGM_Empty:M16 is the first to react. She lifts her own weapon immediately.
NPC-Romy(12)???||:Freeze.
()||:A muzzle is pointed toward the group from within the shadow. Against so many T-Dolls, the one pistol looks almost pitiful. +But the Commander can sense great courage and determination from the figure wielding it.
()Commander||:Who are you?
NPC-Romy(12)???||:I could as you the same question, stranger.
()||:The cold female voice ignores the Commander's question. It betrays not a shred of fear even though the woman is outnumbered.
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:Don't be hasty, human. +I have ten thousand ways of cutting off your nerve reflex before you can squeeze the trigger.
NPC-Romy(12)???||:Oh, I don't doubt that. +However, even if there's only a 5% chance... +Are you willing to wager your Commander's life? Will you wager that my bullet won't hit your Commander?
M16A1BOSS(4)M16A1||:...
NPC-Romy(12)???||:So answer my question—what are you doing here?
()Commander||:...
()||:...
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()||315<黑点2>BGM_Truth:Berlin City.
()||AVG_Car_Skid:Feeling extremely anxious, Mia pulls in at the kerb in front of Gray's research center.
APC556(2)Mia0,120||:What...What's happening?
()||:There is a massive crowd at the entrance of the building. +...What is going on?
APC556(5)Mia0,120||:Excuse me! P-please let me through!
()Reporter||:Stop pushing! Don't you know how to queue? +...A Doll? Which news agency are you with?!
APC556(5)Mia0,120||:No, I-I'm with one of the researchers here. +May I ask what happened in there?
()Reporter||:What's your rush if you're not here for the story?! We're getting news about Mrs. Gray! +Do you have any idea how long it's been since she last appeared in front of the cameras?! +Not to mention this is going to be a shocking exposé, and I got here first!
()||:It's impossible to reason with this reporter, but she can't just squeeze her way through the crowd either. Mia backs away anxiously.
()||AVG_tele_connect:(Dial tone... )
()||AVG_tele_connect:(Dial tone... ... )
()||AVG_tele_connect:(Dial tone... ... ... )
APC556(5)Mia0,120||:Pick up... Pick up! +I beg you... Nele!
()||:Standing at the bottom of the building, she looks up and immediately locates the floor that Nele used to work on. +The lights are on at the Gray Biotechnology Research Center.
()||AVG_tele_disconnect:Click. +Call disconnected. No answer.
APC556(5)Mia0,120||:Nele...
()||:Mia's eyes are glued to the windows of that particular floor. She can almost feel her non-existent heart give out.
APC556(5)Mia0,120||:...Please, I beg you, don't do anything stupid.
()||:No matter what, she has to get through the crowd and find a way into the building. +Even if it's too late, she must get to Nele's side. +She has to.
()||:... +...
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()||BGM_Sneak<黑屏2>AVG_Water_Drip395:... +In the silent plant, other than the occasional drop of water dripping on the floor, all is utterly still and quiet. +With RPK-16 in the lead, J and his subordinates carefully make their way into the bowels of the plant. +Even their own breathing is almost imperceptible.
NPC-Keven(5)J||:...
()||:They are advancing very slowly, but not just out of caution. +J gestures wordlessly with his index and middle fingers, and the whole team come to a stop.
RPK16(0)RPK-16||:...What is it, Mr. J?
NPC-Keven(5)J||:...We've been in here for five minutes, but we haven't run into anything that breathes. Isn't that odd?
NPC-Keven(5)J||:Also... I have another question.
()||ClothingUp:J swallows and drags a finger lightly over a piece of transport equipment. +It is coated in a thick layer of dust.
NPC-Keven(5)J||:I don't mean to doubt you, but why is this familiar logo everywhere inside the plant?
RPK16(0)RPK-16||:You mean the emblem of the German Ministry of Defense?
NPC-Keven(0)J||:...Yes.
()||:J gazes at RPK-16, waiting for her to give an explanation.
NPC-Keven(0)J||:Is this really a Paradeus den?
RPK16(5)RPK-16||:...
()||:RPK-16 smiles as she leans in closer to J.
RPK16(4)RPK-16||:...Why indeed, Mr. J? +In any case... I'm absolutely certain that this is a Paradeus den. +Because I saw the Nyto who captured Ange came inside with my own eyes.
RPK16(0)RPK-16||:But everywhere we look, we see traces left by your government... Why is that? +I'm also searching for an answer.
NPC-Keven(0)J||:...
()||:J's mind starts racing.
NPC-Keven(5)J||:...The government has a deal with Paradeus.
RPK16(0)RPK-16||:...Ange has always been suspicious of you lot. We thought she was being paranoid, but it would seem that's not entirely true.
NPC-Keven(5)J||:I also suspected that some bigwigs were colluding with Galatea. +But I never thought it could be this serious... To think even the Ministry of Defense is involved...
SP9(0)Mona||:...Agent J, aren't you just reading too much into it?
NPC-Keven(5)J||:No, this explains everything. +You already knew the truth behind those weapons, didn't you? +That's not something our Military can produce. It's got to be Paradeus tech.
RPK16(0)RPK-16||:I see...
()||:RPK-16 looks around thoughtfully.
RPK16(0)RPK-16||:Paradeus provides its technology to the Ministry of Defense, and the government funds the manufacture of weapons in large quantities. +Even if this isn't their production line, it may still be a refinement plant.
NPC-Keven(5)J||:Land from the Ministry, tech from Paradeus... This does make for the perfect hideout.
RPK16(0)RPK-16||:In the heart of this plant... Or rather, on the lower levels, that's where the real den is.
()||:J catches on to what RPK-16 is implying and nods.
NPC-Keven(0)J||:I bet... That's where we'll find more secrets.
RPK16(0)RPK-16||:Why don't we hit them before they have time to react? +If we wait till they find us, even if the Commander makes it here in time, we'll have to fight a tough battle.
()||:RPK-16's voice is almost hypnotizing.
NPC-Keven(5)J||:...
RPK16(4)RPK-16||:Come with me. I know how to get to the heart of the plant.
()||:J takes a deep breath. Then he nods and gestures at his team again. +The agents spread out on his order, each watching their assigned direction vigilantly. +RPK-16 gives J a satisfied nod and continues to lead the way.
SP9(0)Mona||:...
()||:...Are things really that simple? Mona's unease grows more and more pronounced. +She shouldn't doubt RPK-16... But for some reason, this woman has a very sinister air about her that just rubs Mona the wrong way.
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