()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>345: ()Moskva 24||GF_EV9_Story:...This just in. +The signal of the Moscow—Berlin Intercontinental Railway service EN440-13M has suddenly disappeared after it departed from Warsaw at 18.50 local time. +The Ministry of Transportation has issued instructions to enforce traffic control on the whole line until further notice. ()||AVG_Button_Click:A hand operating the remote control changes the channel. ()||<黑屏1>: NPC-Shadowless(3)Shadowless||<黑屏2>336:...This is Shadowless, here with some breaking news. +In the Red Zone to the east of Poznań, an intercontinental train has come under attack and has allegedly derailed. +Contact with the Intercontinental Railway service EN440-13M is currently lost. +According to the Customs and Border Protection Guard, an investigation party has been dispatched to the scene. ()||:... ()||AVG_Button_Click:The hand changes the channel again. ()||<黑屏1>: ()BBC||<黑屏2>348:Breaking news—an explosion has occurred between Warsaw and Poznań on the Siberian Lifeline traversing the Red Zone, casualties currently unknown. +The local railway company analysis attributes the incident to either extreme weather conditions or human error. +This could be the most serious incident concerning the Siberian Lifeline since the Poznań train accident in 2062. ()||<黑屏1>AVG_Button_Click:... +Click. ()||<黑屏2>9:The hand picks up the remote control again and turns off the noisy news report. +The room, lit only by the television, is engulfed in darkness. ()||<黑屏1>BGM_Empty: ()||357<黑屏2>GF_22W_BGM_2:Temporary Command Post, Berlin, Germany. ()||:The person obscured by the dark takes a deep breath. +The two Dolls standing to the side immediately step forward. +They look proud and regal with their perfect salute and newly-modified bodies. 98KMod(0)Kar98k||:Commander, we await further directives. ()Commander||:What's the progress on our recovery? MLEMK1Mod(0)0,150Lee Enfield||:With Miss Persica's help, we have recovered 15% of our total strength. ()||:Tap. +The Commander taps the armrest on their chair lightly as they gaze wordlessly at their screen. +It is displaying a message the they don't know what to make of. ()||:—"Morning Star has fallen. Evening Star has fallen." +"The Future, Intercontinental Railway service EN440-13M under attack by an unknown armed force." +"Midnight Star requesting support." +"Coordinates—latitude 52.2495, longitude 19.0118." ()Commander||:Something has gone wrong with Operation Eclipse. I'm ordering you two to enter the Red Zone, support Midnight Star, and link up with the "Grand Duke". MLEMK1Mod(0)0,150Lee Enfield||:Yes, Commander. 98KMod(0)Kar98k||:Roger. ()||:Tap. +The restless fingers cease their tapping. The Commander opens their eyes and swivels around in their chair. ()Commander||:Set off immediately. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9BGM_Empty:... ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>197%%code=CJ_rain%%AVG_Rain2GF_21winter_avg_mahaline:Rustle... +Moisture fills her nostrils... NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:Are these tears? +...No, that's impossible. A crude service Doll like me isn't even capable of making such complex facial expressions. ()||:Susanna sniffles and opens her eyes with her default smile still on her face. +A cool sensation caresses her face. The hazy night sky is all she sees. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:Ah... So it's raining. ()||:In the deserted Red Zone between Warsaw and Poznań. +Inside the Future, which has been derailed and is currently spewing smoke. +Susanna finds herself lying in the damaged gangway connection with mud all over her body. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:... ()||:Rustle... +Raindrops land on her face and body. +She clambers to her feet robotically and looks left and right. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:... ()||:Above her head, a horrific rupture has appeared across the carriage roof. That is where the rain is falling through. +Raindrops streak down Susanna's smiling face like tears. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:...Susanna, pull yourself together. ()||:She remembers now. The Vory dragged her here and commanded her to open the door to Carriage 2. +When she failed in the task, they just left her on the spot. Then... NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:...You don't have the time to feel sorry for yourself... Susanna. +The passengers... If you want to keep this job... you need to find the passengers... ()||:The train was attacked... It got derailed, and the carriages were badly damaged. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:The most important thing right now is to find the emergency communications handbook... and to preserve the lives of the survivors... ()||:She stumbles ahead in the dark. +... ()||<黑屏1>Stop_AVG_loop: ()||<黑屏2>531<关闭蒙版>:The heavily damaged Carriage F03, Intercontinental Railway train "Future". NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:... ()||:It may be an armored train, but it still sustains very significant damage in the great impact. +No human could possibly have survived in this mangled carriage. Susanna fights to suppress the wave of helplessness and trudges forward with great difficulty. +The ceaseless rain falls through gaps in the roof, glimmering faintly in the dark carriage. +... ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>531:The heavily damaged Carriage F04, Intercontinental Railway train "Future". NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:...No survivors in here either...? +No, I can't give up yet. The comms handbook should be in the workroom inside the dining carriage. ()||:As a stewardess... she must carry out her duty under any circumstances. +Making her way through the mutilated carriage is an ordeal in itself. The carriage is lying on its side, and her way is full of obstacles. +The rain streaks down erratically in her field of vision, sometimes vertically, sometimes diagonally. +... ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>528BGM_Empty:Carriage F09, Intercontinental Railway train "Future". The damage is less severe here. ()||:The door of the dining carriage is still locked, but it got mangled in the collision. ()||AVG_21Winter_Phone_Crash:Susanna gives it a light shove, and the door gives out. ()||AVG_Button_Click<关闭蒙版>GF_22W_BGM_3:Clank. +She turns on the emergency lights in the carriage. +Luckily, the independent power supply in this carriage is still functional. ()Passenger||:Ugh... ()||:Under the slightly dazzling light, groans can be heard from inside the carriage. +Compared to the carriages that took the brunt of the impact, the dining carriage has suffered significantly less damage. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:...Thank goodness. ()||:She has finally made it to her destination. +The dining carriage has, quite literally, been turned upside down, and is in absolute chaos. +The bottles of liquor that used to sit on display in the cabinet have all fallen off and are now smashed all over the ground. +The smells of different liquors mingle and waft through every corner of the carriage. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:...Oh. ()||:Using her memory, Susanna feels her way through the dark, taking care not to trip over the Dolls or objects lying on the floor. +She finally reaches the staff locker, though it is also badly deformed. +She pries the door open by force and retrieves the emergency communication device. +She immediately punches in the rescue code. ()||:Beep... +Beep... ()||:The light stays on, but nobody picks up. +Her only hope is about to turn into despair. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:No... it can't end like this. +I haven't even won 500 credits with my lottery tickets. I can't just die here... ()||:Beep, beep— ()Police Operator||AVG_tele_connect:...This is Poznań. +Please report. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:Urgent aid needed... +This is service EN440-13M. +I am Susanna, the train stewardess. Latitude 52.2495, longitude 19.0118. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Police Operator<同时置暗>||:EN440-13M? NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:Latitude 52.2495, longitude 19.0118. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Police Operator<同时置暗>||AVG_whitenoise:Pzzzzzzt... ()||AVG_tele_disconnect:Click. +The call cuts out. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||AVG_21Winter_Phone_Crash:...Damn the signal reception in the Red Zone!!! ()||:Susanna puts down the device feebly. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:I should have applied for annual leave yesterday... ()???||BGM_Empty:Is anybody there? Do you need help? ()||AVG_lifttable:A droid yanks open the door to the workroom that Susanna is in. +He must have thought Susanna was trapped inside. +She takes a good look at the railway droid that was sitting in the dining carriage earlier. NPC-TD_Worker(0)Pavel||:Are you alright? NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||ClothingUp:...You couldn't have come at a better time. Help me find the emergency kits. NPC-TD_Worker(0)Pavel||:Okay. ()||:Susanna forces herself to perk up. She finds the power switch on the emergency locator transmitter and activates it. Then she tries to recall where the emergency kits are stored. ()Panicky Voice||GF_21winter_avg_betray<震屏>:E-E-ELID! +Someone's infected in Carriage 17! ()||AVG_20Winter_People_Panic<震屏>:A terrified voice cries out from the other end of the carriage, followed by a series of clamorous footsteps. +Like a rock thrown into a lake, fear and panic quickly spread through the carriage like vigorous ripples. ()Passenger||:Y-you've got to be kidding me! +Run! We need to get out of this carriage! +I don't want to be in the same carriage as an ELID! ()||RunStep:However, Pavel immediately rushes towards Carriage 17! NPC-TD_Worker(0)Pavel||:—Rosita! ()||:Pavel's large form quickly disappears from view. Susanna mutters to herself weakly. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:...What now... +Oh god, I... I don't think I can keep it together anymore... ()||AVG_PPT_Switch:She is so overwhelmed, she feels like pulling her hair. +As the ominous feeling spreads, a few beams of light shine into the carriage. ()Passenger||:Look... look! Lights! There are lights outside! Someone's here! NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:Huh...? ()||:Susanna peers into the distance. +The powerful light beams originate from the woods several hundred meters away from the tracks. ()Passenger||:Help is here!! +Someone's here to save us!!! ()||:Susanna remains frozen. +The passenger next to her slaps her roughly on the back. ()Passenger||:Stewardess! Stop spacing out and give us some gas masks! +Someone has come to rescue us! Let's get outside! NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:R...rescue? +Let me confirm it! ()||:Susanna kneels down and rummages for an outdoor flashlight in the locker with quivering hands. +The passengers watch her and the woods nervously—their biggest fear is those light beams going out. +She finally pulls out an outdoor flashlight from an emergency kit. She runs up to the window right away and sends out an S.O.S. in the direction of the woods. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:...Are they really here to save us? ()||:This question is on every passenger's mind, but no one dares voice it. +Each passing second seems excruciatingly slow. +After what feels like several centuries, a light suddenly starts blinking in the woods. +It is an accurately signaled response to the S.O.S. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:...Help is here! The rescue party has made it! +We're saved! +Finally... +...Finally, I can get off work. ()||:... ()||<黑屏1>BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>529GF_21summer_intro_DemonVariation:Carriage F02, Intercontinental Railway train "Future". The damage here is negligible. NPC-NervousMan(0)Nikolai||:Ugh... ()||:Nikolai presses a hand against his dizzy head and crawls out from under a seat. +He stands on the spot and teeters unsteadily for quite a while before he finally regains his balance. NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||:What just happened...? Did someone hit me from behind...? ()||:In the chaotic carriage, the Vory slowly regain their consciousness and get back on their feet, cursing all the while. +Danil helps Baba Lyuba up from the floor. The woman tries to appear calm and composed, but her expression betrays her displeasure. ()Vor A||:Danil... NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||:...What's up with you lot? ()Vor A||:The train suddenly braked, and we all got sent flying. +Was it an emergency stop? ()Vor B||:No, something must've happened up ahead. ()||:Danil examines the situation inside the carriage briefly before making his report to Baba Lyuba. NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||:This carriage was built to be sturdy, so we haven't taken any serious casualties. +But we do have a very serious problem—we can't contact our brothers outside. NPC-NervousMan(0)Nikolai||:Not only that! I just took a look. The carriage ahead is completely wrecked, and the interior is exposed to the air in the Red Zone. +...The purifier in this carriage has also stopped working since the power got cut. +God knows how long we can last with just our gas masks. NPC-OldLady(1)Baba Lyuba||:...Don't panic. ()||:Nobody dares speak while Baba Lyuba ponders the situation. ()||AVG_tele_connect:Beep. +The communicator suddenly comes to life— NPC-NervousMan(0)Nikolai||:...! NPC-OldLady(1)Baba Lyuba||:Answer it. ()||:Danil nods and picks up the call. NPC-Bodyguard1(0)Danil||:Yes? ()???||:...Cygnus sends his regards. ()||:Baba Lyuba tightens her grip on the communicator. Her tone has suddenly grown more menacing. NPC-OldLady(1)Baba Lyuba||:...So it's you. +If memory serves, we have worked with each other many times before. +You were once the Vory's closest friends, but what happened this evening is no way to treat a friend. NPC-OldLady(1)???<同时置暗>||:I'm glad we're joining hands again, Baba Lyuba. NPC-OldLady(1)Baba Lyuba||:...So this is compensation? NPC-OldLady(1)???<同时置暗>||:We won't abandon our old business partner. +However, we have a small favor to ask of you. Please give us your support, just us you have always done in the last few years. ()||:Baba Lyuba's eyes narrow. ()???||:...It's all for the sake of the Neo-Soviet Union's future. ()||:... ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>528<关闭蒙版>:Carriage F09, Intercontinental Railway train "Future". ()||:Susanna frantically takes out all the protective suits stored inside the workroom. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:We have sufficient supplies, so please don't push, and please wait your turn patiently. ()||:It is still pouring outside, but the passengers are no less eager to get off the train. ()Passenger||:Don't bother sorting the stuff by model number. Just chuck everything on the floor. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:Please wait. Don't go off on your own... ()Passenger||:We can't afford to wait any longer! W-what if the Vory come back this way! ()||:Susanna sighs in exasperation as she helps a little boy tighten the straps on his gas mask. ()||AVG_BaseDoor_Open:Then she dumps all the emergency kits on the floor and turns around to open the emergency exit. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:Please stay safe. ()???||BGM_Empty:Don't open the door! NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:...?! ()||:An angry shout makes Susanna jump. +She looks at the person who shouted at her in shock— AR18(2)Lyudmila||GF_22W_BGM_4:Shut the door! NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:But— ()||:In the short period of time, a woman has already jumped out of the carriage through the emergency exit with her child in her arms. +A few other passengers have also run out into the rain. +So anxious they are to escape, they cannot hear anything from behind them. They sprint hysterically towards the lights in the woods, as though they were their last lifeline. +While Susanna is still frozen in shock, more passengers surge through the exit. ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_h:Bang! ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_3h:Bang-bang-bang! +Several gunshots ring out. The rounds fly past Susanna's face and hit the door frame of the emergency exit. NPC-TD_Porter(0)Susanna||:Instructor Lyudmila— AR18(2)Lyudmila||:Close the door! This isn't a rescue! ()||AVG_BaseDoor_Close:The passengers pressed up against the exit now freeze at the sound of the gunshots. Susanna silently closes the door. +But everyone's gaze is still fixed longingly at the lights shining out from the woods. They can only watch as the lucky few run towards deliverance. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>197%%code=CJ_rain%%: ()Fleeing Passengers||:Hey! Heyyyy! +We're over here! ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_h:Bang! +The elated man has barely run half a mile before a sniper round hits him squarely in the forehead. +His joyous smile of having survived a terrible ordeal is still frozen on his face while his body topples backwards and rolls a few times in the mud. ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_3h<黑屏1>:Bang! +With each gunshot, a survivor collapses in the mud. +Fate seems to have played a terrible joke on them. ()||<黑屏2>9<关闭蒙版>BGM_Empty:... ()???||:We have arrived at the coordinates. +Executing quarantine order. NPC-Tareus(3)Tareus<通讯框>||:... ()???||:Awaiting further directives. +... ()||<黑屏1>: