()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><BGM>BGM_21Christmas_Christmas</BGM>:How do you make your feelings known? +People who are very far apart ask this question a lot. It seems to be one of the biggest problems in long-distance relationships. +However, this problem isn't any less relevant even for relationship where physical distance is not an obstacle.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>81</BIN>:8pm, December 23—two more days till Christmas. In the lively Café. +Suomi is sitting alone on a sofa in the corner. Confetti scattered from above lands all over her bunny-eared headband and in her coffee. +The Commander has been chased off to who-knows-where; looks like she won't be able to give her present to the Commander tonight. +She puts down her coffee and scans the crowd with feigned nonchalance, but the other Doll she's been hoping to see isn't here...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:She turns to the window and studies the water condensed on the cold glass while squeezing the Christmas Coin in her pocket thoughtfully.
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:...
()||<黑点1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>80</BIN><回忆><边框>2</边框><BGM>m_wv_scenario</BGM>:...On the same sofa, at a weekend game night several months ago. +Among the teams of two players, Suomi, who was taking on the challenge on her own, stood out. +At that moment, she was sitting snugly on the sofa while gripping her controller tightly, trying to look as if the game was a piece of cake. +However, she knew very well that she was backed to a corner.
KP31(0)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:If I last through this wave of attacks, I'll be able to make it to the next supply point. +Once my ammo is replenished, these monsters won't be an issue at all!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE2>Gunfight</SE2><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=2%%delay=0.1%%range=5</controll_shake>:The character on the monitor is expertly running and dodging among a group of monsters, but her health bar is clearly plummeting.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:At last, the character dies amid the monsters after being ambushed by another wave of mobs hiding around the corner...
KP31(0)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_XXS_kick</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=5</controll_shake>:So close! I almost made it! The supply point was just ahead!
RFB(0)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_door_elecport</SE1>:Hey, I'm Am RFB. Sorry for showing up late! +Everyone else is all paired up and you're the only one left. Let's team up!
KP31(0)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:I don't need a—
RFB(0)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:You're at this part already? You're pretty good for making it so far all on your own. +But you can't just force your way through this bit.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:Before Suomi can protest, Am RFB has already picked up the other controller and joined the game with her own character.
RFB(0)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:C'mon then, time's running short.
KP31(0)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:...I don't play support.
RFB(0)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:That's fine. You can be the damage dealer and I'll play support!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_Thunder_Dry</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=5</controll_shake>:The Theory of Team Composition! Am RFB's reply made Suomi do a mental double take. +It's a theory that Suomi had come up with herself. In a two-player game, if the other person offers you the role of the damage dealer, they would very possibly become a very good friend of yours. +But Suomi was not a particularly expressive person, so all she did was nod calmly.
KP31(0)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Okay.
RFB(0)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Then let's begin!
()||<黑点1><边框>2</边框>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>80</BIN><回忆><边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_magic_circle_start</SE1>:With Am RFB's timely heals and buffs, they breezed through all the stages and got their rewards.
KP31(0)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:We...won! RF—
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Suomi wanted to share the triumphant moment with Am RFB, but when she turned around, Am RFB had already put down her controller and wandered off. +Ever since then, Suomi has been very eager to share her Theory of Team Composition with Am RFB, but she never got the chance.
()||<黑屏1><边框>2</边框><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<关闭蒙版><黑屏2><BIN>81</BIN><BGM>BGM_21Christmas_Christmas</BGM>:Seeing no sign of Am RFB, Suomi sighs in disappointment and looks away from the crowd. +That's when she notices Kalina, who has sat down across the table and is now looking at her with amusement.
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:...Miss Kalina?
KP31(2);NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:What are you thinking about, Suomi? You look troubled.
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>;NPC-Kalin(0)||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:It's nothing special.
KP31(10);NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:You like to mull things over, don't you?
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>;NPC-Kalin(1)||:Is that a bad thing?
KP31(2);NPC-Kalin(3)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Certainly not, but being paralyzed by thoughts IS a bad thing, because opportunities will just keep slipping away.
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:I don't understand.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Kalina chuckles and pushes three glasses of alcoholic beverages towards Suomi.
NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Why not try leaping before you think?
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:It sounds like you're encouraging me to make mistakes.
NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:No, no, no, I'm encouraging you to actively pursue something that you don't have the courage to admit you want. Don't you want to break free from what's holding you back?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Am RFB's profile as she's concentrating on keeping her alive during their fight against the monsters comes to mind.
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:...So what should I do?
NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:First of all, drink up and switch off all rational thinking.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Suomi studies the three cocktails sitting in front of her. They are all "Tender Wood", a recipe Springfield has created just for Christmas. +But the dark maroon does not feel at all tender to Suomi, not to mention there are three glasses.
KP31(8)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:... +You underestimate me, Miss Kalina.
NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Oh?
KP31(8)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:My alcohol tolerance is legendary. I have never gotten drunk since I was rolled out from the Factory. Not even once.
KP31(8)<Speaker></Speaker><同时置暗>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Cheers_People</SE1>:Suomi proceeds to knock back all three Tender Woods as Kalina smiles cryptically.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:That is the last thing she remembers that evening.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<睁眼><BIN>82</BIN>:Around 2pm, December 24—one more day till Christmas. In Suomi's dorm. +When Suomi finally regains consciousness, she finds herself lying underneath her warm comforter. +Her Christmas Coin is lying on top of her bedside table.
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:... +What happened...last night?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:She sits up in a daze and her fingers brush against something soft. +It's a bunch of long, brown hair. +The person to which the hair is attached is currently fast asleep next to Suomi.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:Suomi climbs out of bed calmly and scoots onto the chair.
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:...
KP31(8)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<BGM>GF_EV3_Bingocard_loop</BGM><震屏3>:<size=50>Aaaaaaaah!</size> +What the heck happened?! Why is there a girl in my bed?! +Who the hell is she? Is she still alive...? +What on earth did I do last night?!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:After a few deep breaths, she calls Kalina.
KP31(8)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:Miss Kalina, what  exactly happened last night?
KP31(8);NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Last night? After you got completely smashed, you climbed onto the bar table and started singing. Then I had someone carry you back to your dorm.</color>
KP31(8)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>;NPC-Kalin(0)<通讯框>||:What did I sing— Doesn't matter. Who's this girl lying in my bed?
KP31(8);NPC-Kalin(2)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>There's a girl in your bed?! Oh my god, you're right! Who is she?</color>
KP31(8)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>;NPC-Kalin(2)<通讯框>||:... +Nevermind. Bye, Miss Kalina.
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Please tell me when you find out who—</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:Suomi terminates the call and stares helplessly at the stranger in her bed. +Her face is obscured by her soft long hair, and Suomi does not want to risk waking her up by sweeping her hair away.
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:My memory of last night hasn't been processed probably due to the influence of alcohol. +But it should still be stored within my neural cloud...
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>82</BIN><回忆><边框>2</边框><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:10pm, December 23—two more days till Christmas. In Suomi's dorm.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><边框>2</边框>:Kalina and FP-6 hauled Suomi back to her room and tucked her into bed.
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Thanks, FP-6. I don't know how I'd get her here all by myself.
FP6(0)<Speaker>FP-6</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:No problem, Miss Kalina. +Still, I never thought Miss Suomi could be so wild...
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Haha, it doesn't hurt to let loose every now and then. Being tense all the time is not good for anyone. +Oh right, come with me for a bit. The Commander has a secret mission for you...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Close</SE1>:Kalina's and FP-6's voices gradually drifted into the distance, until the night was peaceful and silent once again.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:In the dark, Suomi sat up with her eyes still closed and flicked the switch on her speakers with practiced ease.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Click.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><BGM>BGM_21Christmas_DeathMetal</BGM><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=7%%delay=0.1%%range=10</controll_shake>:Powerful music started blaring, and Suomi's eyes snapped open.
()<Speaker>System</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_magic_circle_start</SE1><边框>2</边框>:<color=#FFFF00>Rational mode – off. Game mode – on.</color>
()<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:THIS IS THE NIGHT...OF HEAVY METAL!!!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><震屏3><SE1>AVG_Door_Hit</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Suomi grabbed her speakers and with a maniacal cackle, she kicked open the door and left her dorm.
()||<黑点1><边框>2</边框>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><BGM>GF_Cafe</BGM><黑点2><BIN>81</BIN>:10.30pm, December 23—two more days till Christmas. In the empty and quiet Café. 
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><震屏3><SE1>AVG_Door_Hit</SE1>:Upon learning from passers-by that Am RFB had been spotted in the Café, Suomi tore into the shop like a hurricane, startling all the patrons. Springfield walked up to her, looking rather concerned.
()<Speaker>System</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_magic_circle_start</SE1>:<color=#FFFF00>Event triggered – Springfield's assist.</color>
M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position><Speaker>Springfield</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Suomi, I thought Miss Kalina had you brought back to your dorm?
M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position><Speaker>Suomi</Speaker><同时置暗>||<边框>2</边框>:Three Tender Woods.
M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position><Speaker>Springfield</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Are you sure about that?
M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position><Speaker></Speaker><同时置暗>||<边框>2</边框>:Suomi pointed towards Am RFB and TMP, who were playing video games in the corner.
M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position><Speaker>Springfield</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:I see.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Springfield walked behind the bar with an enigmatic smile while Suomi stumbled over to the corner. +She started picking up the muffled conversation between the two gaming Dolls.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:What's wrong with you? I thought we were gonna do some dungeons together tonight...
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>;RFB(2)||<边框>2</边框>:...I just asked if my team leader would be able to make it back for Christmas, but K2 said it didn't seem likely. +AEK and the others are also away on missions, so I'll be spending Christmas alone this year...
TMP(2);RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:But that's perfect, isn't it? No one will disturb you while you game! +We can go on a killing spree!
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:No...it's not perfect at all... I miss them a lot... +<color=#FF0000>I want to give them some kind of gift...</color>
()<Speaker>System</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_magic_circle_start</SE1>:<color=#FFFF00>You just received a quest from two NPCs.</color>
()<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Requesting conversation.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Hey, Suomi! Haven't seen you in a while!
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>;RFB(2)||<边框>2</边框>:Hello, Miss Suomi...
TMP(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker><同时置暗>;RFB(2)||<边框>2</边框>:Are you two happy?
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:TMP is feeling a little down...
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Hm...
()<Speaker>System</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_magic_circle_start</SE1>:<color=#FFFF00>Please select your answer.</color>
()<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:No, I forbid you to be unhappy.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=5%%delay=0.1%%range=10</controll_shake><BGM>BGM_21Christmas_DeathMetal</BGM>:Suomi switched on her portable speakers, which started blasting music with a strong, pulsing beat.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Wow! Such powerful music...
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>;RFB(2)||<边框>2</边框>:This...this is so cool...
TMP(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker><同时置暗>;RFB(2)||<边框>2</边框><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:And now?
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:I-I feel much better...
()<Speaker>System</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_magic_circle_start</SE1>:<color=#FFFF00>Congratulations. You have improved your relationship with the NPCs.</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><BGM>GF_Cafe</BGM><SE1>AVG_Knock</SE1>:Knock knock. Springfield rapped her knuckle against a nearby table to announce her approach.
M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position><Speaker>Springfield</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Here are your Tender Woods.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>;M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:We didn't order them.
RFB(2);M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position><Speaker>Springfield</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Suomi did.
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>;M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:Thank you, Miss Suomi.
M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position><Speaker>Springfield</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Please enjoy.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Springfield put down the three glasses and walked away.
()<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Drink.
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:I...I can't really hold my liquor...
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Same here.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><震屏3><BGM>BGM_21Christmas_DeathMetal</BGM><SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Suomi raised an eyebrow and turned on her speakers again.
RFB(6)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Alright, I'll drink!
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:I'll also...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_20Winter_Cheers_People</SE1>:Under the combined force of the deafening music and Suomi's threatening gaze, Am RFB and TMP have no choice but to drink their Tender Woods.
RFB(6)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<边框>2</边框>:...Well that just knocked out a chunk out of my health bar.
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<边框>2</边框>:Ugh... I feel dizzy...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_XXS_kick</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=5</controll_shake>:TMP's face slammed right onto the table.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<边框>2</边框>:Hahaha, you're such a lightweight.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_XXS_kick</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=5</controll_shake>:Then Am RFB collapsed as well.
()<Speaker>System</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_magic_circle_start</SE1>:<color=#FFFF00>Congratulations! You have successfully overcome the two NPCs.</color> +<color=#FFFF00>You have unlocked a new phase of the quest.</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><SE1>AVG_Knock</SE1>:Knock knock. Springfield came over with a glass of warm water.
M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position><Speaker>Springfield</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Do you need any help?
M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position><Speaker>Suomi</Speaker><同时置暗>||<边框>2</边框>:Yeah.
M1903bar(0)<Position>0,200</Position><Speaker></Speaker><同时置暗>||<边框>2</边框>:Suomi downed her own Tender Wood in one go.
()||<黑屏1><边框>2</边框>:
()<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:I want these two as takeaway.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><关闭蒙版><BIN>82</BIN><BGM>m_wv_title</BGM>:Suomi starts awake as she plays back her memories and is incredulous about her behavior last night.
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>Was that...actually me?</color> +<color=#A9A9A9>What the heck was I doing?! Did I catch some kind of virus?!</color> +<color=#A9A9A9>So this girl sleeping in my bed must be...</color> +...R-RFB?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Suomi reaches toward the long brown hair with a trembling hand...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:Just then, she feels something tugging at her dress from under the table.
RFB(6)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:...Suomi, can I please have some water?
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:<size=50>RFB?!</size> +<color=#A9A9A9>Wait, if RFB is under the table, then the one in my bed is...</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Am RFB shuffles out from beneath the table and gives a big stretch.
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:What were you doing underneath my table? And who's this brunette in my bed?!
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:Oh, my gaming console was running out of battery. +And that's TMP. You insisted that she put on a brown wig and cosplay me 'cause you apparently needed two of me to win the group battle. Don't you remember?
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Thunder_Dry</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=5</controll_shake>:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Suomi can almost hear the sound of her dignity shattering.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:Actually, TMP is also a very decent gamer. You'll know next time we play together. +Ah, perfect timing. You're awake, TMP?
()<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:Miss Suomi, can I take this off...?
KP31(8)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:Please do! I only did whatever I did because I was drunk—
KP31(8);RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:Then do you still remember offering to help last night?
KP31(8);TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:You said you would help me as long as I agreed to wear the wig...
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>;TMP(2)||:I... What? Hold on, what promises did I make? +My memory isn't entirely up-to-date...
KP31(10);RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:You agreed to join our squad and help TMP convey her feelings to K2 and the others. +Simply put, we're on an item-crafting and escort quest!
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:...
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:After hearing the song you played us last night, I'm convinced that you're the only one who can help... +That is exactly what I wish to convey to K2 and my teammates!
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:Please help, Suomi!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Suomi studies Am RFB's still sleepy face. +For a moment, she was reminded of that evening when Am RFB sat down casually next to her and invited herself to the game.
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:Okay.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:And just like that day, Suomi gives the exact same answer.
()||<黑点1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>96</BIN>:4pm, December 24—one more day till Christmas. At the banquet hall. +Suomi, Am RFB, and TMP arrive at the banquet hall and start double-checking their song selection and finding the right way of packaging it.
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:...So we need a song that can convey TMP's feelings, and once we have it, we'll deliver it to her teammates, correct?
KP31(10);TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:Yep! I've already got an idea! The song that you played on your speakers last night... +"Once upon a night we'll wake to the carnival of life..."
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:...
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:You were cool as heck when you came marching in with that BGM!
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:"On this mountain on the final frontier, we curse the dark!"
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:...Right, I know which song you're talking about. +First of all, let's confirm this is the one.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:Suomi uploads the song to the music system of the banquet hall.
()<Speaker>Griffin Music</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_ElecSpace</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:User recognized – Suomi. Welcome to Griffin Music. Your request has been received. Now playing...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=5%%delay=0.1%%range=10</controll_shake><BGM>GF_Room_Rocktheme</BGM>:Rambunctious music comes crashing in like a wave.
KP31(9)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:This should be the one. How do you feel?
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:Woohoo! I can feel my blood boiling!
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:I'm sure AEK and the others will love it!
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:Everybody put your hands up!
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:Huh? Wait—
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1><震屏3>:Am RFB grabs Suomi and TMP by the hand and the trio starts whirling around in a frenzy. +Their euphoria surges on and on through their linked arms, seemingly without end... +Suomi secretly hopes that time would stop and this moment would last forever...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:All of a sudden, the music stops.
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||<BGM>m_avg_casual</BGM>:Listen, I have an idea about how I give them this gift! +It will be boring if I just share a link of the song. I have a few portable memory storage devices. +The storage capacity is pretty small and the tech is outdated so they're very cheap, but it's more than enough for storing a song.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:I see what you mean! Imagine receiving a mysterious memory stick! What could be inside...?
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:Have you tried it?
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:Yep! I just made one!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:TMP hands a memory stick to Suomi. +It looks plain and simple, yet the fervent sentiment it carries is palpable. +Suomi makes sure that the music plays successfully through the memory stick. It's just a simple step, but the corners of her lips curl up in excitement.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:A memory stick it is! It's so small and convenient – perfect for playing the song!
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:Next we need to pack it up...
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:Hey, TMP, isn't this memory stick among the junk you got the last time we went to the flea market?
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:Don't call it junk, Miss RFB. That's really mean...
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:... +<color=#A9A9A9>So RFB and TMP have been to the flea market together...</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Suomi grips the memory stick tightly in her hand as she tries to suppress the envy in her neural cloud.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Sorry, I was just kidding. You want my Christmas Coin as an apology? +Maybe the game arcade we visit regularly will take this coin as a game token.
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:Huh?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Thunder_Dry</SE1>:A realization strikes Suomi like lightning.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=5%%delay=0.1%%range=10</controll_shake><SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1><BGM>BGM_21Christmas_DeathMetal</BGM>:She smashes the play button on Griffin Music and cranks the volume all the way to the max.
KP31(8)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:Enough with the nonsense! This is meant to be a happy day! Let us appreciate this music!
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:Hahaha, you're right!
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||:Yeah!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1>:The three Dolls are once again rocking to the music. Suomi appears to be immersed in the maelstrom of heavy metal just like the others, but her mind is actually calm as a pond. +In that brief moment of epiphany, she realizes that not only does she want to give her Christmas Coin to Am RFB, she also wants Am RFB's coin.
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>...Nothing is that simple.</color> +<color=#A9A9A9>If I want to get RFB's Christmas Coin, I need to create an opportunity where I can be alone with her, which means I will have to get TMP out of the picture.</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1>:Suomi feels TMP's hand holding hers tightly.
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>Fortunately, TMP has no desire to compete with me, so she will probably leave once I help make her wish come true...</color> +<color=#A9A9A9>Then I'll get to be alone with RFB. As for how exactly I'm going to obtain her coin...</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:When Suomi is deep in thought, Am RFB leans in close and shouts in her ear.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:<size=50>SUOMI! I HAVE AN IDEA!</size>
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:<size=50>WHAT IDEA?</size>
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:<size=50>WE SHOULD SHARE THIS JOY!</size> +<size=50>NOT JUST WITH TMP'S TEAMMATES! BUT WITH EVERYONE AT THE BASE!</size> +<size=50>LET'S MAKE EVERYONE HERE AS HAPPY AS WE ARE!</size>
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:<size=50>OOOOOH!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Suomi's eyes also widen in anticipation.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:<size=50>ALSO, WE MUST WIN THE CONTEST!</size> +<size=50>THEN WE CAN REQUEST FOR OUR BELOVED HEAVY METAL PLAYLIST TO BE PLAYED ON LOOP AT THE BASE FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR!!!</size>
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:<size=50>OOOOHHHHH!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The three Dolls all cheer at their ambitious plan, even Suomi has temporarily forgotten about her personal troubles and joined in the rave.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_door_elecport</SE1>:None of them notices a T-Doll wearing a pair of protective earmuffs entering the banquet hall cautiously.
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Type100(0)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>||<黑点2>:Attention! You have been surrounded!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:100 Shiki issues a verbal warning to the three Dolls on the stage, but her voice is completely drowned out by the thunderous music. 
Type100(0)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>||:<size=50>GUYS!!! AHEM... LISTEN HERE!</size>
Type100(0)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:Forget it. Griffin Music, off!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:The music halts all of a sudden, leaving the three Dolls standing in a daze on the stage.
Type100(0)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>||<BGM>GF_EV9_Story</BGM>:I am 100 Shiki from the supervising group. We have received a lot of complaints about the noise you've been producing, which is 10 times above the maximum allowance!
Type100(0);KP31(8)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:Noise?! How could you call that "noise"?!
Type100(0);RFB(6)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:100 Shiki, there must be some kind of misunderstanding. +We're just playing music that can spread happiness...
Type100(0)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>;RFB(6)||:In any case, you are now forbidden from using the multi-media system in the banquet hall!
Type100(0);RFB(6)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:C'mon, 100 Shiki! Can't you make an exception?
Type100(0)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>;RFB(6)||:I'm sorry... FP-6 gave me this task. I cannot betray her trust...
Type100(0)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>||:Please vacate the banquet hall now.
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Suomi stares at the red "off-limits" tape that's been put around the multi-media system and looks a little dejected. +But the sight of Am RFB trying her best to persuade 100 Shiki to revoke the ban gives her some courage. 
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>The song and the storage device are both sorted, all that's left...</color> +<color=#A9A9A9>...is just the promotional strategy. We can only achieve victory with something truly creative...</color>
Type100(0)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>||:...I'm very sorry, but I will not back down on this matter. +FP-6 brought me onto her team and handed me an important task; I promised I wouldn't let her down.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Rope</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:With the memory stick held tightly in hand, Suomi walks up to 100 Shiki.
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Moon</BGM>:Miss 100 Shiki, I completely understand your decision.
RFB(6)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:Huh? Suomi?
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:I've also promised someone that I'd help complete her mission, so I know exactly how you feel.
Type100(0)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>||:Thank you for your understanding, Miss Suomi.
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:Please take this.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Suomi gives the memory stick to 100 Shiki.
Type100(0)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>||:What's this?
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:Feelings are hard to convey unless the other person has had similar or even the same experience. +So we must express our feelings using different methods and through different media. +There is a song in here. Give it to FP-6. I know she will understand how you feel when she hears it.
Type100(0)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>||:...
KP31(9)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:This magic only works during Christmas.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:100 Shiki's eyes widen in surprise. Suomi can find similarities to herself in them.
Type100(6)<Speaker>100 Shiki</Speaker>||:Thank you, Miss Suomi.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_door_elecport</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:After giving Suomi a grateful bow, 100 Shiki exits the banquet hall.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:Is that how we're packaging the present then?
KP31(9)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||<BGM>m_19christmas_theme</BGM>:This method was effective even on the person who was here to chastise us. It should work.
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:We even have our tag line... +Convey your feelings.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:TMP ponders the idea for a while and finally etches these tiny words on the memory stick— +Dreams Come True.
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:Well, my dear friends, we have prepared everything for our plan.
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:The item, the packaging, the promotion...
KP31(2)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:We can begin for real...
KP31(2)<Speaker>索米</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Oh, perkele.
KP31(2);RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:What's wrong?
KP31(10)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>;RFB(2)||:I forgot to ask 100 Shiki for her Christmas Coin... A missed opportunity to test the market...
RFB(6)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||:...
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:...
RFB(2)<Speaker>Am RFB</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_21Christmas_DeathMetal</BGM>:That's fine! No biggie at all; it doesn't affect the implementation of our plan. +Let's go, my friends! For Christmas Coins!
KP31(9)<Speaker>Suomi</Speaker>||:For spreading our feelings to every corner of the base.
TMP(2)<Speaker>TMP</Speaker>||:Off we go!
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