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()||<黑屏2>313:...Present day.
()||GF_Swim_Marnie:In a bar in the Sakharov Administrative Region. +Nikolai recounts what he has gone through in the past year with spittles flying everywhere. Baba Lyuba listens to him in silence from start to finish.
NPC-NervousMan(0)Nikolai||:...Why don't you say something, Baba Lyuba?
()||:When he is finally done, Baba Lyuba snorts contemptuously and signals for Danil to push her away to get some rest.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||:...
NPC-Bodyguard1(0);NPC-NervousMan(1)Nikolai||:Hey, Danil. Long time no see.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil;NPC-NervousMan(1)||:Mr. Nikolai, long time no see.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0);NPC-NervousMan(1)Nikolai||:As expected of my handpicked henchman. Look at you, already climbing your way up to being Baba Lyuba's wheelchair pusher.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil;NPC-NervousMan(1)||:I regret not being able to keep working for you. +But things have been going well for me since I started working for Baba Lyuba. At the very least, I haven't messed up any missions ever since.
NPC-NervousMan(1)Nikolai||:... +Well, isn't that wonderful.
()||AVG_Wheelchair<黑屏1>BGM_Empty:Danil pushes Baba Lyuba away. +Behind them, Nikolai is still talking enthusiastically to anyone who'd listen.
()||<黑屏2>97BGM_stage10:...Outside Baba Lyuba's bedroom. +Baba Lyuba, who has remained silent the whole time, finally speaks.
NPC-OldLady(0)0,180Baba Lyuba||:...Danil, what do you think?
NPC-OldLady(0)0,180;NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||:I believe Mr. Nikolai may have been caught in a scam.
NPC-OldLady(0)0,180Baba Lyuba;NPC-Bodyguard1(0)||:Humph, that is obvious.
NPC-OldLady(0)0,180;NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||:Would you like me to have a "chat" with this art collector—Miss Maggie—that he mentioned?
NPC-OldLady(0)0,180Baba Lyuba;NPC-Bodyguard1(0)||:Run a background check on her first.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||:I have already ordered one when Mr. Nikolai brought her up.
()||ClothingUp:Danil hands Baba Lyuba a tablet reverently.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||:She is anything but clean.
NPC-OldLady(0)0,180Baba Lyuba||:...A Doll?
()||AVG_File_Put:Baba Lyuba snickers and puts down the tablet.
NPC-OldLady(0)0,180Baba Lyuba||:Well, that makes things simple.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||<黑屏1>:Understood. I'll bring a few men over tomorrow.
()||<关闭蒙版><黑屏2>313:...The next day. +At Gene's Bar. +Nikolai is standing in the messy bar in a bit of a daze.
NPC-NervousMan(0)Nikolai0.1||:...Maggie is a conwoman? +Impossible!
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||:...
NPC-Bodyguard1(0);NPC-NervousMan(0)Nikolai||:I helped build up the Tequila Gallery business. It's got all the legal paperwork!
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil;NPC-NervousMan(0)||:Then why don't you try and move the funds in your account?
NPC-NervousMan(0)Nikolai||:...
()||AVG_whitenoise:Nikolai brings up his account on his tablet, only to find that he cannot access his funds at all.
NPC-NervousMan(0)Nikolai||:It was still working this morning... +It must be past the bank's office hours. It'll be fine again tomorrow morning.
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||:... +I'm sorry for your loss, Mr. Nikolai.
()||AVG_footsteps_woodfloor:Danil gives Nikolai a small bow and leads the Vory out of the bar.
()||Stop_AVG_loopBGM_Empty:In the vast place, only Nikolai is sitting at the bar counter. The glass that Maggie drank out of has toppled over on the counter. +He picks it up blankly. Maggie's lipstick stain is still on the glass.
NPC-NervousMan(0)Nikolai||:That woman... Has she been conning me from the get-go...? +...
()||:Nikolai lets out a low chuckle in the empty bar.
NPC-NervousMan(3)Nikolai||:Well played, Maggie... +You got me good... +No one has ever managed to trick me...
()||:He presses the glass up to his lips while quivering with laughter.
NPC-NervousMan(3)Nikolai||Rope:What an interesting woman... +We'll see if you can do it again next time!
()||:Nikolai slumps over the counter. He is starting to look forward to his next encounter with Maggie.
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