()||9<黑屏1>0,10黑屏1>BGM_Empty:
()||33210230<黑点2>:...On a scarred battlefield.
()||GunfightBattlefield%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Bang-bang-bang! Boom! +Tareus is still unleashing all her firepower...
NPC-Tareus(4)Tareus||AVG_Robots_Floor<震屏3>:...Show yourselves.
()||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:Shielded behind a flimsy piece of obstacle, Lyudmila directs Maggie in digging a makeshift trench.
ColtWalker(1)Maggie||:You're such a dependable client, Instructor. +I'm giving this experience the highest rating in all the years I've spent working in this industry!
ColtWalker(1);AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||AVG_weapon_reload:...How much longer can you sustain electronic warfare of this intensity?
ColtWalker(3)Maggie;AR18(6)0,70||:...About a minute. +With your help, I might be able to stretch it to two.
ColtWalker(3);AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...That's not enough.
ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:I'm almost at my limit. +You see her current state? +There's no way I can take that on. +My neural cloud is practically soup at this point.
()||:Lyudmila falls silent.
ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:Can you tell me what you're planning to do? There may be a way—
ColtWalker(3);AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:Sorry, I cannot divulge any state secrets.
ColtWalker(3)Maggie;AR18(6)0,70||:...Is it too late for me to jump ship now?
ColtWalker(3);AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:We need at least another ten minutes.
ColtWalker(3)Maggie;AR18(6)0,70||:...Can I really trust you?
ColtWalker(3);AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...I cannot divulge any state secrets.
ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:I'm changing my review rating! +Instructor Lyudmila, you'd better make this work!
()||GunfightBattlefield%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Bang-bang-bang! Boom! +Tareus' attack has completely exposed them.
()||AVG_20Winter_Book:Maggie fishes out a playing card from her breast pocket—a king of hearts. +Then she snaps her fingers.
ColtWalker(2)Maggie||:Miss Tareus... +See ya~
()||<黑点1>AVG_Power_Down:
()||<黑点2>9:...
()||<黑屏1>:
()||<黑屏2>467BGM_Empty:In a hidden chamber on board the Colt Express.
()||GF_2022_Summer_AVG_4:An old carriage with old gaslights and an old table. +The sight has never been so reassuring. +Lyudmila and Maggie appear at the same time right next to Catherine and Erma, who have been waiting for quite some time.
NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:You're finally back! Hm? You came back with another one.
Erma(1)Erma||:...
()||ClothingUp:Erma takes in the pair of frazzled Dolls and tilts her head. +She pulls the hood back over her head.
Erma(6)Erma||:...
AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...
()||:Lyudmila ignores the small exchange and addresses Maggie directly.
AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...She'll catch up in no time if this is just another dressing for your Level II neural space.
ColtWalker(1)Maggie||:No, this space is Catherine's. +I've changed the authorizations and handed the controls over to Catherine.
NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:...Can we finally wrap up the job?
AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:No, we need to hold on for ten more minutes.
ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:...Tough luck, this place won't last more than five. +They modified my neural cloud so they can always track me down very quickly. Even if she moved at a snail's pace, holding her off for five minutes would already be a stretch.
()||:Silence hangs in the air. +But they cannot afford to waste even a second. Catherine breaks the silence and asks matter-of-factly.
NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:...Can you guarantee Maggie's survival if we somehow give you these ten minutes?
AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...Sorry, I cannot.
()||:Catherine flies into a rage.
NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:...Maggie, let's just go! Why are you still bothering with her?!
()||ClothingUp:Erma steps in front of Catherine and cuts her off coldly.
Erma(4)Erma||:...She didn't say she'd die for certain, which means there's a chance that she'll survive. +If you bail now, you think you can escape the Military outside the train?
()||:Lyudmila looks at Erma, but her face is completely obscured by her hood, making it almost impossible to discern any emotions.
Erma(6)Erma||:If the authorizations can be transferred, try my neural cloud.
AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70;Erma(6)||:No!
AR18(6)0,70;Erma(7)Erma||:Why?
AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70;Erma(7)||:...Your neural cloud is very unstable.
AR18(6)0,70;Erma(6)Erma||:The most important thing right now is dealing with that strange woman. +Don't forget, my neural cloud also has very strong regenerative capability.
AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...No.
()||:The conversation stalls once again. +Maggie sighs.
ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:But ten minutes really is impossible.
()||:Lyudmila is adamant.
AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:I need at least ten minutes.
ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:In that case, we must terminate our contract.
()||ClothingUp:With a helpless shrug, Maggie takes Catherine's hand.
ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:This is beyond our ability.
()||:Lyudmila looks at them with great determination in her eyes.
AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:Even if you give up now, you won't end up in a much better situation. +If we persist, there may still be some hope, but if we give up, failure will be the only outcome.
ColtWalker(3)Maggie||:...
()||:Catherine casually interrupts the tense confrontation.
NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||BGM_Empty:Remember the password for my bank account?
()||GF_2022_Summer_AVG_2:Maggie's momentary surprise is soon replaced by hopelessness.
ColtWalker(4)Maggie||:But even the bank may be compromised this time.
()||:Catherine gazes at Lyudmila and speaks with a solemnity that she has never shown before.
NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:Instructor Lyudmila, Maggie is placing her bets on you, so I can only follow suit. +When that woman finds her way into this place, you guys must leave immediately. I will buy you ten minutes.
NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:But just ten minutes. +Not a second more.
AR18(6)Lyudmila0,70||:...Leave the rest to me.
()||%%type_id=2%%duration=2%%delay=0.1%%range=8Explode:Boom... +A mighty explosion blows the carriage door into smithereens.
()||AVG_Robots_Floor:Thud. +Tareus' immense form towers over the Dolls.
NPC-Tareus(4)Tareus||AVG_Grey_Hand_Mech:...
NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:GO!
()||<黑点1>:
()||<黑点2>249AVG_Power_Down:The carriage rapidly shifts, and the walls are now made of playing cards.
NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:...
()||<黑点1>:
()||9<黑点2>AVG_lifttable:Then the walls of cards come crashing down. +An asphalt road stretches out into the distance...
()||:Then the scene becomes technicolored.
()||<黑屏1>:
()||<黑点2>418:It has transformed into Catherine's favorite street.
NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine||:There's this TV series... +In which a bionic cat falls in love with an A-Doll.
()||AVG_ChimesClothingUp:Catherine turns into an electronic cat and runs down the street.
()||<黑点1>: