()||9<黑屏1>0,10黑屏1>BGM_Empty:
()||<黑屏2>529AVG_Station_BellBGM_Moon:Belorussky Railway Station, Moscow. +Lucas helps Dr. Rugosa into the first-class carriage of the Future.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||AVG_BaseDoor_Close:Doctor, the free clinic isn't over yet. Is it a good idea for us to go back early? +If the Galatea Corporation learns that you didn't stick to the contract, wouldn't they blame you for it...?
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||:My dear Lucas, you'll help cover for me, won't you?
NPC-TD_Boy(1)Lucas||:...Understood, Doctor. I'll think of something.
()||ClothingUp:Dr. Rugosa tousles Lucas' hair and sighs heavily.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||:Why are you sighing?
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||:I was just thinking about those refugees... They didn't get a chance to be treated in the end...
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||:Doctor...
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||:Sometimes, I can't help but wonder... If I had stuck to my guns at first, would things have turned out any different?
()||:Dr. Rugosa feels his little assistant's concerned gaze on him, and he chuckles quietly.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||:Look at me, talking nonsense again...
()||AVG_footsteps_woodfloor:Tap, tap—following a series of steady footsteps, a woman appears beside him. +After checking her ticket information, she takes a seat opposite Dr. Rugosa.
AR18(2)Lyudmila0,70||Stop_AVG_loop:Hello, I'm Lyudmila.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||:Eugene Rugosa, but you can call me Dr. Rugosa.
()||:After that brief introduction, the carriage falls silent again.
()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh:Lucas takes out a blanket and covers the doctor with it. Secure in its warm embrace, the doctor drifts off into sleep...
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()||9<黑屏2>BGM_Empty:...
()||<黑屏1>:
()||<回忆><黑屏2>325<边框>2边框>:... +In a silent lab. +While Dr. Rugosa is quietly preparing for the experiment, Lucas comes up to him.
NPC-TD_Boy(1)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:Doctor, the test subjects for today are here.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:Mm, send them in.
NPC-TD_Boy(1)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:Alright.
()||<边框>2边框>AVG_BaseDoor_OpenBGM_Truth:Lucas opens the door and ushers in a short little girl.
NPC-TD_Boy(1)Lucas||<边框>2边框>AVG_20Winter_Book:Antonina, aged 10, 120cm tall, weighing 30 kilograms.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:She's eligible. Send her to the back.
NPC-TD_Boy(1)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:Yes, Doctor.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||AVG_20Winter_Book<边框>2边框>:Next... Rosita, aged 11...
()||<边框>2边框>:Lucas suddenly stops his examination and turns to the doctor.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:Dr. Rugosa, this girl doesn't match her information. There's something wrong with her eyes.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:...
()||<边框>2边框>:The doctor walks up to the girl. She stares straight ahead with her clear, empty eyes and does not react to the doctor's movements. +She's blind, the doctor thinks with a tinge of regret. +She was plunged into hell before she could see the good in this world.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:...Nevermind, let's not waste any time. If her other organs are fine, then send her in.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:Alright.
()||<黑点1><边框>2边框>:
()||<黑点2><边框>2边框>:Half an hour later.
NPC-TD_Boy(1)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:Doctor, we've processed all the test subjects.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:Alright. I'm going to begin the experiment. Wait for me outside.
NPC-TD_Boy(1)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:I can help too.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:No, go outside.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:...Yes, Doctor.
()||<边框>2边框>AVG_door_elecport:Lucas' shoulders droop as he leaves the lab. +Dr. Rugosa is adamant about this. He doesn't want Lucas to see the experimental procedure.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:Begin log. The test subject files have all been uploaded. Now...
()||<边框>2边框>:Dr. Rugosa looks at the children sleeping peacefully inside the room and lets out a small sigh.
()||<黑屏1><边框>2边框>:
()Doctor Rugosa||9<黑屏2><边框>2边框>:We proceed with the experiment.
()||<边框>2边框>:...
()||<黑屏1><边框>2边框>:
()||<边框>2边框><黑点2>325:Several hours later.
()||<边框>2边框>ClothingUp:Dr. Rugosa has taken off his surgical mask and gloves and is cleaning off the leftover bloodstains on his body.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:Doctor, the orderlies have already cleared away the experimental subjects.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:Good.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:They also said that one of the experimental subjects wasn't dead yet. They would like you to take care of it...
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:... +Got it.
()||<边框>2边框>ClothingUp:Dr. Rugosa puts his bloodstained gloves back on and heads to the room where the test subjects are stored. +It's that girl. She's curled up into a ball and trembling in a corner.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:Doctor, do you want me to do it?
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:...
()||<边框>2边框>:Rugosa looks into the girl's empty eyes, and after a brief silence, he turns to Lucas.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:Give her two sleeping pills.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:Are you sure, Doctor? Two sleeping pills won't be fatal...
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||<边框>2边框>:I know. Just do as I say.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||<边框>2边框>:Yes, Doctor.
()||<边框>2边框>:After taking one last look at the girl, Dr. Rugosa leaves the lab.
()||<黑屏1><边框>2边框>:
()||9<黑屏2>BGM_Empty<关闭蒙版>:... +Dr. Rugosa thought that would be the last time he ever sees the girl. +But here on this train, he once again encounters the girl with the clear eyes. +This time, perhaps, he can save her... +Dr. Rugosa can't help but hope.
()||<黑屏1>:
()||<黑屏2>ClothingUp529:The serum gradually vanishes into the needle, and Rosita's face relaxes visibly. +Inside the clamorous carriage, the doctor kneels beside Rosita as his mind wanders...
()Passenger A||GF_22W_BGM_2:Doctor, you must have more serum, right?
()Passenger B||:Hand over the rest!
()Passenger C||:We need serum too! Give it to me!
()||:The primitive, greedy survival instinct starts stirring in the heart of the surrounding passengers.
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||:I don't have any more. That was the last dose.
()Passenger A||AVG_Door_Hit<震屏3>:LIAR!!!
()Passenger B||:Hand it over! Now!
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||:Please calm down. The doctor only had a single tube of serum with him...
()||:Lucas tries his best to keep the passengers back, but they soon have the doctor surrounded.
()Passenger C||:Since you're being so damn stubborn, then we have nothing to discuss, old man!
()||<黑点1>:
()||<黑点2>520AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh:With a "shing", the man in the lead pulls out a knife and closes in menacingly, like a hungry wolf. +Soon, the others all gather around the doctor with their weapons out...
()Lucas||:Doctor!
()Doctor Rugosa||BGM_Empty<震屏3>:PUT THE KNIFE DOWN!
()||10258:As Dr. Rugosa confronts the savage passengers, he recalls the way Lucas—his son—collapsed before him all those years ago... +But as the notion of failure rears its ugly head, Dr. Rugosa immediately beats it back down. +He knows he has nowhere to run now—Even if he's afraid, he still has to protect his last hope. +Dr. Rugosa grits his teeth and stands his ground...
()Doctor Rugosa||:I won't let anything be taken from me ever again!
()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh:Dr. Rugosa spreads his arms to plant himself firmly in front of Lucas and Rosita.
()||<黑屏1>:
()||<震屏3>529AVG_Door_Hit:Bang— +Just as a knife is about to pierce Dr. Rugosa's flesh, someone kicks the door open—
()||RunStep:A massive figure charges through the airtight blockade in just a second.
NPC-TD_Worker(2)Pavel||AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh%%type_id=2%%duration=2%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Get lost! All of you, get lost!
()||:Pavel swings the spanner in his hands, clearing a safe space for Dr. Rugosa.
NPC-TD_Worker(2)Pavel||:Rosita... Is she alright?
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||:I injected the serum. Her condition has stabilized.
NPC-TD_Worker(0)Pavel||:Thank goodness... +Thank you.
()||:Dr. Rugosa returns to Rosita's side. Her breathing is calm and regular. The serum seems to be working.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||:Doctor, are you hurt?
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||:... +No, I'm fine.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||:Then... why are you crying?
()||:Confused, Dr. Rugosa touches his cheek and feels a cool dampness through his glove. +He had not cried since his son's death.
NPC-TD_Boy(0)Lucas||:Doctor?
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||:I... I saved a life.
()||:Lucas blinks as he waits for the doctor to explain himself. +But Dr. Rugosa simply keeps muttering to himself—
NPC-Doctor(0)Doctor Rugosa||:I saved a life... +... +Turns out... all I've ever wanted is the gratification of saving lives...
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