()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><黑屏1><narrator>:11 o'clock, at the smoke-swathed border.
()||<BIN>197</BIN><Night><黑屏2><Night><BGM>BGM_NightOPS</BGM>:
NPC-Soldier(0)<Speaker>Spetsnaz Liaison</Speaker>||:General Carter, we've received a new voice message at the number you specified. +The message reads, "Fireworks launched."
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:Right, I see.
NPC-Soldier(0)<Speaker>Spetsnaz Officer</Speaker>||:General, what does this mean?
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:It means our arrangement is proceeding to the next phase.
()||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Car_Open</SE1>:Carter gets into his car and orders the driver to set off for their next destination—the Griffin Base in Area S09. +The Spetsnaz officer holds the door open for him and politely prepares to close it.
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:Are the forces earmarked for the Griffin base deployed?
NPC-Soldier(0)<Speaker>Spetsnaz Officer</Speaker>||:Yes, sir. We are all fully prepared.
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:No need to go to such lengths. Our comrades have bought ample time for us. The Griffin base now is like a rabbit in a snare.
NPC-Soldier(0)<Speaker>Spetsnaz Officer</Speaker>||:Yes, sir!
NPC-Carter(1)<Speaker>Carter</Speaker>||:Still, you must not be careless. Cornered animals have been known to put up a surprising amount of resistance.
NPC-Soldier(0)<Speaker>Spetsnaz Officer</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Car_Close</SE1>:We will not disappoint you.
()||<黑屏1>:Carter winds the window shut and the car drives off. +Through the murky night sky, Carter looks in the direction where the transport aircraft has vanished.
()||<黑屏2><BIN>412</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><Night>:...Late at night, in the Statesec office in the Lubyanka Building.
()||<SE1>AVG_Door_Hit</SE1>:Bang! +Zelinsky pushes the door open and enters.
()<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker>||<BGM>GF_21summer_battle_4</BGM>:... Comrade Director!
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||:Calm down, comrade. +Where is the report from the Ministry of Defense?
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker><同时置暗>||:It's all here, it's been logged!
()||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Book</SE1>:Zelinsky rubs his temples as he walks toward his desk and picks up the military intelligence notification system log. +The notification screen for the entire Western Military District is almost completely covered with air defense warnings.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||:Begin brief.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Around 0215 today, a border outpost reported that they were being attacked by unidentified armed personnel, then we suddenly lost contact with the border military base on the border codenamed "Kubinka-2", so we sent our recon drones to investigate the battle conditions. +We have verified that many military targets were subjected to bombardment, and due to electronic lockdown, the current casualty status is unknown. +After the attack, we began losing contact with many military bases near each combat zone. This region is still under a comms blackout at the moment. +After the break in communications, the Western Military District's aerial defense systems detected many fighter signals in the air.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||:Fighters? I want models and exact headings.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker><同时置暗>||:The Western Military District picked up several aircraft of unknown affiliation 14 minutes ago. +Two MiGs have appeared in Krakow airspace. +At the same time, what appears to be a Sukhoi has appeared over the skies of Prague and is heading north. +In addition, two Ilyushins are heading for Lvov, ETA 30 minutes. +None of these fighters are responding to any kind of communication.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||:Have you contacted the 1st Air Defense Corps yet?
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Er... Other than the 105th Guards Mixed Aviation Division in Voronezh, which happens to be where some of our people are assigned, we have been unable to contact the various air traffic control centers and aviation units. +Voronezh Base is preparing to launch fighters to intercept. +Also, the comms breakdown isn't just affecting the aviation bases. We're also unable to contact our army bases... +Director, could they have been... 
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||:Keep calm. Start by telling me where the air defense alerts first originated. Ignore the radar stations, go in chronological order.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker><同时置暗>||:A moment please... It's the Western Military District's Aerial Intelligence Center! How can that be?
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||:That'll do it. Notify Voronezh Base immediately. +Cancel all takeoffs. Cancel all takeoffs immediately. Stand by and wait for orders.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Yes, Director... I've notified them, but the Ils' heading... 
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||:Comrade, I know... Have any units of the Air Defense Forces reported opening fire yet?
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker><同时置暗>||:The PVO units on the Western border are currently under electronic suppression and no effective communications can be established. The Western Military District's HQ has sent out a helicopter to establish direct communications.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||:What about radar?
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker><同时置暗>||:No reports of SAM launches yet.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||:That's good. Are they all online?
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Yes. The Western Military District's CINC, the command staff of the 1st Air Defense Command, and the Minister of Defense are waiting for you on Line 2.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||:Good. First, we need to restore communications to the early-warning radars in Kaliningrad. I want to know what they saw. +After that...Give the Air Force Commander's office a call, see if he's up yet.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Yes, Comrade Director. +But what should I tell him?
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||:...Tell him our border PMCs are under attack.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Understood.
()||:The secretary leaves his office. Zelinsky reaches out to take the handset to the encrypted line. His hand pauses for a moment. +It is not that he did not anticipate such a thing from the opposition, but now that it has actually happened, he is still surprised that the specter of those traitors is still lingering in the air.
NPC-Zielinski(0)<Speaker>Zelinsky</Speaker>||<黑屏1>:Well, let's see what you do next.
()||<黑屏2><BIN>273</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:...On the transport plane about to arrive at the Griffin base in Area S09.
NPC-Soldier(0)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Sneak</BGM>:The targets of this decapitation operation are the chief executive officer of Griffin—Kryuger, and his adjutant Helianthus. +They are currently in the Griffin base in Area S09, precise location unknown. +After eliminating the mission objectives, cleanup work will involve destroying their neural cloud servers and demolishing the base. +The operation will commence tonight, at 2317 hours. Once the rocket bombardment is complete, the 1st Spetsnaz Team will enter the building. +At 2325 hours, the 2nd Spetsnaz Team will establish electronic isolation around the perimeter of the base and prevent the entry and exit of all Dolls. +At 2348 hours, after the targets have been eliminated, 1st Team will retreat with 2nd Team. +Our only support assets are attack helicopters with machine guns. We cannot expect more, but that should be enough for a mere civilian PMC. +The operation codename is Marduk. +Any questions?
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:No sir!
NPC-Soldier(0)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||<黑屏1>:Godspeed, gentlemen.
()||<黑屏2><BIN>8</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:...Ten minutes ago.
()||<BGM>m_wv_scenario</BGM>:2250 hours, Kryuger's Office in the Griffin base.
()||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Click_Keyboard</SE1>:Time passes inexorably amid the clicks and taps of the keyboard.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:...So the flight I just inquired about is going to land? +I see, thank you.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker></Speaker>||:Helian hangs up and looks at the clock.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:Sangvis Ferri will be reaching Berlin soon. Hopefully they'll be able to help the Commander out. +It's almost 11, I'd better get some rest. +We made pretty good progress today... 
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker></Speaker>||:Helian gets up and puts her things away as she prepares to leave.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:If I can keep this pace up, Kalina will be able to take it easy for a while after she comes back.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏1>:Helian looks outside at the dreary night sky, wondering how Kalina is doing right now.
()||<BIN>18</BIN><黑屏2><Night>:...In front of Kryuger's office.
M1928A1(0)<Speaker>Thompson</Speaker>||:Wake up, WA. The target's on the move.
WA2000(0)<Speaker>WA2000</Speaker>||:Hm... What?!
()||:The groggy WA2000 immediately bolts awake.
WA2000(0)<Speaker>WA2000</Speaker><Shake>||:Attention! Lee! Kar!
WA2000(0);98k(0)<Speaker>Kar98k</Speaker><通讯框>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:<color=#00CCFF>I'm here, go ahead. </color>
WA2000(0);MLEMK1(0)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Has the target's status changed?</color>
WA2000(0)<Speaker>WA2000</Speaker>;MLEMK1(0)<通讯框>||:Target is on the move, about to reach the office corridor. Everyone, mind your movements!
MLEMK1(0)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Roger. </color>
98k(0)<Speaker>Kar98k</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Understood. </color>
M1928A1(0)<Speaker>Thompson</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:Tonight's entertainment is about to begin. I'll go look over there, you keep watch.
WA2000(0)<Speaker>WA2000</Speaker>||:Got it.
()||<黑屏1>:Thompson hurries off. At the same time, WA2000's carefully-composed emails are sent out to various recipients.
()||<黑屏2><BIN>1</BIN><Night>:...In the woods near the base, several figures on motorbikes race back to the base at eye-watering speeds.
M1928A1(0)<Speaker>Thompson</Speaker><通讯框>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:<color=#00CCFF>Thompson hailing FlashDel Squad. </color>
NTW20Mod(0)<Speaker>NTW-20</Speaker>;M1928A1(0)<通讯框>||:FlashDel Squad leader NTW here.
NTW20Mod(0);M1928A1(0)<Speaker>Thompson</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>The target started moving ahead of schedule. Can you move up your return to base?</color>
NTW20Mod(0)<Speaker>NTW-20</Speaker>;M1928A1(0)<通讯框>||:Ahead of schedule...? That's unexpected... Understood. We can do it.
NTW20Mod(0);M1928A1(0)<Speaker>Thompson</Speaker><通讯框>||<SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:<color=#00CCFF>Roger. </color>
NTW20Mod(0)<Speaker>NTW-20</Speaker>||:Hailing Grizzly, hailing Spitfire. They're moving the plan up. We're going to pick up the pace.
Grizzly(0)<Speaker>Grizzly</Speaker><通讯框>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:<color=#00CCFF>Received, I'll be at the kitchen's back door in seven seconds. </color>
Spitfire(0)<Speaker>Spitfire</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Big Sis 75 and I will be right behind you. </color>
NTW20Mod(0)<Speaker>NTW-20</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:Alright, see you at the next check-in.
()||<黑屏1>:NTW-20 hangs up and double-checks the positions of her friends in the rear-view mirror.
()||<黑屏2><BIN>88</BIN>:...In a dark warehouse, a face illuminated by an LED screen reveals a pained yet savage expression.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Is this what you meant by "special entertainment for tonight only"?
mp443(0)<Speaker>MP-443</Speaker>||:I only came because I heard there was a large collection of interesting rocks here... 
Ribeyrolles(0)<Speaker></Speaker>||:Ribeyrolles tiredly reduces the flow rate of her infusion bag.
WelrodMod(0)<Speaker>Welrod MkII</Speaker>||:Ahem, the other Dolls' schedules were full. +Let's not waste any more time and begin the mission. +Tokarev, I'll leave this side to you. I'll be right back!
TT33(0)<Speaker>Tokarev</Speaker>||:Roger!
()||:Welrod hurriedly leaves the warehouse. The remaining Dolls start drifting off immediately soon after.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:I'll leave this place to you then, Tokarev. ♪
TT33(0)<Speaker>Tokarev</Speaker>||:Wait a minute, where are you go—
()||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Open</SE1>:The warehouse door opens... 
()||<SE2>Gunfight</SE2>:Bangbangbang! +The tongues of fire from a submachine gun at close range illuminates the Dolls' faces again.
M1928A1(0)<Speaker>Thompson</Speaker>||:Ha, is the mission over already?
()||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Close</SE1><黑屏1>:The warehouse door closes with a crisp sound.
()||<黑屏2><BIN>8</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:The time now is 2255. +After checking that she's saved and backed up her work twice, Helian prepares to leave the office.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:If I can get a little more done tomorrow morning, I'll be able to make a report to Mr. Kryuger. +Wait a minute, isn't today—
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏1>:Helian's eyes fall on the big red circled date on the calendar.
()||<BIN>18</BIN><黑屏2><Night><BGM>m_avg_casual</BGM>:...In front of Kryuger's office.
WA2000(0)<Speaker>WA2000</Speaker>||:Attention, target is about to leave the office, are you all gathered at the main hall yet?
MLEMK1(0)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Received. </color>
98k(0)<Speaker>Kar98k</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>We're all assembled at the hall. </color>
WA2000(0)<Speaker>WA2000</Speaker>||:Good, I'll hurry over now.
()||<黑屏1>:WA2000 runs into the night.
Grizzly(0)<Speaker>Grizzly</Speaker><通讯框>||<黑屏2><BIN>1</BIN><Night>:<color=#00CCFF>I'm bringing the squad to meet up at the main hall entrance. </color>
NTW20Mod(0)<Speaker>NTW-20</Speaker>||:Roger. +Hailing Spitfire and CZ, are you there yet?
Spitfire(0)<Speaker>Spitfire</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>We had to make a detour to pick up the goods, we'll be there right away. </color>
()||<SE1>AVG_brake</SE1>:The screech of braking tires echoes through the silent forest.
CZ75(0)<Speaker>CZ75</Speaker>||:We're here, let's go!
NTW20Mod(0)<Speaker>NTW-20</Speaker>||:Took you long enough, and what are all these traffic tickets...?
CZ75(0)<Speaker>CZ75</Speaker><Shake>||<黑屏1>:Don't ask, let's go!
()||<黑屏2><BIN>8</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:The time now is 2259, and Helian has reached the office door.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:Today is a day worth celebrating, should I order a cake or something...?
()||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Clock</SE1><黑屏1>:Helian smiles and looks through the cake shop's catalog. +The second hand marches on mercilessly... +56, 57, 58, 59... 
()||<SE1>Explode</SE1><黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN><CGDelay>3</CGDelay>:Boom—
()||:Helian blinks, but all she sees is endless darkness.
()<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:What's wrong...? Is there a power outage? +... 
()||<BGM>GF_21summer_avg_Demon</BGM>:Helian reaches out to where her computer should be, but all she feels is a coarse, cold masonry.
()<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:What's this... It feels like...A broken wall?
()||:Helian keys up her tablet's flashlight. +In its harsh radiance, she sees the ceiling and the internal cross-section of a wall intersecting with each other like a dog's teeth. +Meanwhile, she is lying in the hollow created by several collapsed walls propping each other up. +Sandy debris falls on her face from time to time, reminding her that this is not a safe place.
NPC-Helian(3)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:... +Calm down, Helian. +There are several hundred Dolls out there waiting for you to lead them... 
()||:Helian tries to turn on her command tablet, but the shattered screen has rendered it pretty much useless, and regardless of how Helian smacks it, it refuses to execute her commands.
NPC-Helian(3)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:Don't panic, take a deep breath... . +The base just got blown up, it's not even the first time, there's nothing to be afraid of... 
()||:With great difficulty, Helian manages to sit up in the cramped confines of the hollow. +As the senses return to her numb body, a rush of pain washes over her.
NPC-Helian(1)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:Multiple abrasions and a left forearm fracture. Full extent of other injuries unknown. +I can move, at least, so it could've been worse. +... 
()||:Helian surveys the walls that are trapping her. There are no holes she can crawl through and no rubble which she can lift by herself. +She takes a deep breath, and the tablet's flashlight starts flickering... 
NPC-Helian(3)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker><Shake>||:Oh no, please... 
()||:Once again, she is plunged into darkness.
()<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:... 
()||:The loss of sight leads to sharpened hearing. +Perhaps she is imagining things, but Helian can clearly make out the sound of scraping on the wall, and it is getting louder.
()<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:If this really is my last day... +No, I'm a mature woman, I can't go all weepy in the face of danger... 
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:Helian!
()<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:...Mr. Kryuger? +Mr. Kryuger! I'm here! I'm over here!
()<Speaker>Kryuger</Speaker>||:I can hear you. Don't worry, we've come to rescue you.
()<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:O-okay... 
()||<黑屏1>:Helian suddenly realizes that this is the second time she has cried ever since she entered Griffin. +The wall segment is carefully removed, and the familiar faces of the Dolls appear before her eyes.
M1928A1(0)<Speaker>Thompson</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><黑屏2><BIN>398</BIN><火花>:We got you, Miss Helian.
MAC10(0)<Speaker>Ingram</Speaker>||:Give me your hand.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:Thank you, Thompson, Ingram.
NPC-Kyruger(0)<Speaker>Kryuger</Speaker>||:Are you hurt?
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:Nothing too serious.
()||<BGM>GF_21summer_battle_3</BGM>:Kryuger hands a brand new tactical tablet to Helian.
NPC-Kyruger(0)<Speaker>Kryuger</Speaker>||:Sorry, Helian, but there's no time for you to rest. +Our base has come under heavy bombardment and comms are down. +Judging by the method, I have the feeling that Carter's behind this.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>;NPC-Kyruger(0)||:General Carter... Wasn't he already... 
NPC-Helian(0);NPC-Kyruger(0)<Speaker>Kryuger</Speaker>||:We don't have time to think about that. +There are enemies approaching the entrance, I'm taking the Frontline Combat Team to plug the opening.
NPC-Kyruger(0)<Speaker>Kryuger</Speaker>||:You need to stay behind and initiate our emergency defense plan and make preparations to withdraw. If our defense can't hold, carry out the emergency retreat plan immediately.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>;NPC-Kyruger(0)||:Understood, leave it to me.
NPC-Kyruger(0)<Speaker>Kryuger</Speaker>||:Thompson, put a few squads together and come with me.
M1928A1(0)<Speaker>Thompson</Speaker>||:Got it. Ingram, take care of Miss Helian.
MAC10(0)<Speaker>Ingram</Speaker>||:No problem. I won't let those scum harm a hair on Miss Helian's head even if they shoot me to bits.
()||<SE1>Select</SE1>:Kryuger nods solemnly to Helian, then he flicks his handgun's safety off and walks into the darkness outside. +After performing emergency treatment on her broken forearm, Helian immediately begins commanding the Dolls with her tablet.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:All Dolls who can still move, listen up. +GSh-18, form a rescue team and perform first aid on our damaged Dolls to bolster our numbers. +NTW-20, organize two squads. One will break through the signal blockade and restore comms while the other will attempt to outflank the enemy and get messages outside. +Welrod, organize several squads to transport our vital resources and destroy dangerous items. +Reply immediately once you have your assignments and report your status once every 15 minutes.
()||:After finishing the preliminary deployments, Helian is about to move to a safer palace when she realizes Kryuger is still standing at the doorway.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:Mr. Kryuger?
NPC-Kyruger(0)<Speaker>Kryuger</Speaker>||:I came to give you a gun to protect yourself.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||:Thank you.
NPC-Kyruger(0)<Speaker>Kryuger</Speaker>||:I'll leave my back to you, then.
()||:Helian smiles and executes a picture-perfect salute.
NPC-Helian(0)<Speaker>Helian</Speaker>||<黑屏1>:You can always count on me, Mr. Kryuger.