()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>548GF_Swim_MarnieAVG_footsteps_woodfloor:Creak, creak—the ancient floorboards groan in agony, unable to bear the weight of the person pacing back and forth angrily on top of them. +It is early in the morning now. Cheryl would not usually be awake at this point given her habits, but right now, her house is abuzz with commotion. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||Stop_AVG_loop:...Listen, you! What you've done is a grievous violation of my rights as a consumer! NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||AVG_Punch<震屏3>:You sold me a bill of goods! What you did is no different from that case a while back where they advertised a high-end Doll when they were selling roombas! ()||:Halfway through her crazed rant into the communicator, she suddenly glances back. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:Then why don't you just sell those roombas! NPC-Cheryl(4)0,-100;NPC-Quimby(0)Lil' Quimby<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:There, there, dear customer, don't be mad.+I've recorded your issues for you, and when our assistant boss comes in, she'll help you settle them right away. So please wait, okay, dear~ NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100;NPC-Quimby(0)||:You want me to not get mad!? How can I NOT be mad! +Go get that supervisor of yours right now! Or else I'll sue! NPC-Quimby(0)Lil' Quimby<通讯框>||BGM_Empty:Ah, the assistant boss is here. I'll switch you over to her! NPC-Scalper(0)Katherine<通讯框>||GF_2022_Summer_AVG_1AVG_tele_connect:What's up? NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100;NPC-Scalper(0)||:Last week, I ordered that latest high-end Doll from your company. You know, the one with blonde hair, blue eyes, a supermodel figure, fully-functional, and capable of neck and shoulder massages too— NPC-Cheryl(4)0,-100;NPC-Scalper(0)Katherine<通讯框>||:Didn't we send it over? NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-1000.1||AVG_Punch:WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SEND OVER!? ()||ClothingUp:Cheryl is so mad that she's jumping up and down. She turns the camera of her communicator to the pile of trash that's stacked up like a garbage dump.+Part of it even seems to be wriggling... NPC-Scalper(0)Katherine<通讯框>||:Oh, I see. Was this the Doll you received? NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100;NPC-Scalper(0)||:That's right! Tell me, don't you think this pile of garbage is a far cry from what I was promised? NPC-Cheryl(4)0,-100;NPC-Scalper(0)Katherine<通讯框>||:Hmm... I fully understand how you feel. One moment, please, I'll go check with the warehouse. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||AVG_tele_disconnect:Hey! I'm not done yet— ()||AVG_tele_connect:The line cuts off, but Cheryl, who's built up a full head of steam, immediately calls back.+However, the other side doesn't pick up no matter how much she yells into the phone. ()System||AVG_tele_connect:Greetings, dear customer, the user you have dialed is uncontactable at the moment. Please— NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-1000.1||AVG_Thunder_Dry%%type_id=2%%duration=4%%delay=0.1%%range=20:WHAT THE F—!!! ()||:Cheryl's furious screaming echoes throughout the district. ()||ClothingUp:She grabs her throbbing temples and collapses onto her sofa. She decides to distract herself with the TV and her hands feel around for the remote control that's fallen between the crevices of the sofa. ()||AVG_tele_disconnect:But no matter how hard she presses, the TV does not respond? NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:What's going on!? Smart Butler?+Turn on the TV! ()||:Not even the household AI pays her any heed. ()||AVG_21Winter_Phone_Crash<震屏3>:Cheryl gets so mad that her remote slips from her hand. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||Rope:Ahhhhhh! What the hell's going on today!?+It's just one thing after another, and each one is just pissing me off more than the last! ()???||BGM_Empty:Burp. ()||ClothingUp:A hollow burp comes from the pile of trash. ()||AVG_lifttable:Right after that, a massive object emerges from it, as though the junkheap had spontaneously collapsed. NPC-SCAR-H(3)???||m_wv_title:Uh, I think that was because of me... NPC-SCAR-H(3);NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:...WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!? NPC-SCAR-H(3)???0.1||:(Burps)+I haven't had so much power in a while, so I couldn't help drawing more of it. ()||ClothingUp:The massive object wobbles as it emerges from the junkpile with a cable sticking out of its port. Cheryl notices the luxury sunglasses she bought last year on her face. ()||Rope:Cheryl's fists bunch up even more. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:Pull that cable out at once! And take off my sunglasses! NPC-SCAR-H(3)???||:...No. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:... ()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh%%type_id=2%%duration=2%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Cheryl's petite form lunges for the socket and strikes the Doll right in her vitals. ()||AVG_Button_Click:Snap—the cable falls from the Doll. NPC-SCAR-H(3)???0.1||:Ahhhhh— ()||<震屏3>AVG_XXS_kick:The "massive object" crashes to the ground, as though its soul had been extracted. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:Are you trying to run an injury scam on me or something!? I only pulled out a cable, not your heart! NPC-SCAR-H(3)???0.1||Rope:Power... I don't... have enough...+I need... more power... NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:HAH!? ()||RopeAVG_keyboardtype_sci:Cheryl grabs the frail Doll with a suspicious look in her eyes and checks her battery panel. ()||:Current charge: 98%. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:... NPC-SCAR-H(3)???||:Aw, come on...+Don't be... such a miser... ()||<震屏3>AVG_XXS_kick<关闭蒙版>:Cheryl's face darkens with rage as she throws the Doll to the ground and turns to fix the circuit breakers in her house. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:Smart Butler! NPC-Cheryl(4)Housekeeper AI0,-100<同时置暗>||AVG_tele_connect:At your service, Mistress Cheryl. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:Contact the nearest recycling plant. Tell them I've got a garbage Doll here that they need to take away ASAP. NPC-Cheryl(4)Housekeeper AI0,-100<同时置暗>||:Alright. How much do you wish to receive for it? NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:I don't want money! I want this piece of trash out of my sight! ()Housekeeper AI||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:Very well. Your servant shall forward this Doll's chassis data to the appropriate parties. ()||ClothingUp:Cheryl sighs and lets the tension flow out of her before she turns and collapses onto her sofa.+The Doll remains face-down on the ground, reaching a trembling hand out to her. NPC-SCAR-H(3)???||:Don't get mad... I'm actually very expensive... the kind that people can't buy... even if they wanted... ()Housekeeper AI||:Master, the recycling plant has sent their reply. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:When are they coming? NPC-Cheryl(4)Housekeeper AI0,-100<同时置暗>||:They said—+"I've never heard of this model of garbage before. I wouldn't pick it up even if you paid me." NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:... NPC-SCAR-H(3)???0.1||:...Ahhhhhhh! ()||AVG_XXS_kick<震屏3>:After wailing in despair from battery exhaustion, the Doll collapses and moves no more.+Cheryl pants heavily, trying to calm her spiking blood pressure, and then a call comes in the midst of her repeated deep breaths. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||AVG_tele_connect:Hello, who is it? NPC-Cheryl(4)0,-100;NPC-Quimby(0)Lil' Quimby<通讯框>||:It's me, dear. I just went to check on our warehouse and we missed your call, sweetie. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:I don't give a damn where the hell you went or what you did! Give me a solution right now! NPC-Cheryl(4)0,-100;NPC-Quimby(0)Lil' Quimby<通讯框>||:Dear, it's like this. We checked our warehouse logs.+What we sent WAS a Doll of the model you requested, but we don't know how it ended up like the one you have now... NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100;NPC-Quimby(0)||:What do you mean?! Are you accusing me of running some kind of scam? NPC-Cheryl(4)0,-100;NPC-Quimby(0)Lil' Quimby<通讯框>||:Not at all. Perhaps there was a problem with the delivery firm or the Doll grew legs and ran off... NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100;NPC-Quimby(0)||:...+Are you actually trying to make the most outrageous excuses possible for your actions? NPC-Cheryl(4)0,-100;NPC-Quimby(0)Lil' Quimby<通讯框>||:In any case, we've just sent a round trip tour package for two to Frankfurt to your account as compensation!+We hope you have a good time with your new Doll~ NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:Wait, I'm not happy with this compensation! ()||AVG_tele_disconnect:The call is abruptly cut off. ()||:Cheryl tries calling back right away, but her only response is a cold, mechanical female voice. ()System||AVG_tele_connect:Greetings, dear customer. The number you have dialed is not in use. Please— NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:... ()||BGM_EmptyAVG_21Winter_Phone_Crash<震屏3>:The communicator falls from Cheryl's limp fingers and she collapses onto the sofa while holding her head. +The Doll remains prostrated on the ground, its battered body blending almost perfectly into the garbage-like mound of junk around it. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:Quit faking, I saw you plug the cable back in. NPC-SCAR-H(3)???;NPC-Cheryl(4)0,-100||GF_Swim_Marnie:... NPC-SCAR-H(3);NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:If you keep quiet I'll pull it out again! NPC-SCAR-H(3)???||:Come on, don't... ()||ClothingUp:The Doll slowly and lazily turns over, looking at Cheryl, whose face is a picture of wrath. NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:What's the point of keeping you around?!+I checked your systems. You're so out of date that just updating all your systems would take 77534 hours!+Not to mention you don't even have the internal memory for updates! NPC-SCAR-H(3)???;NPC-Cheryl(4)0,-100||:Hey, at least you'll have a companion for your trip to Frankfurt. NPC-SCAR-H(3);NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-1000.1||:What makes you think I'll be bringing you along!? NPC-SCAR-H(3)???;NPC-Cheryl(4)0,-100||:Those two tickets have to be used together. Plus, I checked your call logs—you have no friends. NPC-SCAR-H(3);NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:...Why, you! Who's got the time to make friends when I have to do overtime every day to turn in manuscripts?!+Ahhhhhh, that's right, I haven't submitted this month's scripts yet... NPC-SCAR-H(3)???||:So let's go together. ()||:The Doll smiles in a way that seems to be begging for a beating. NPC-SCAR-H(3)Samo||:Enjoy your trip, Cheryl. +By the way, my name's Samo. NPC-SCAR-H(3);NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:Who cares about your name—Wait, Samo? What kind of Samo? NPC-SCAR-H(3)Samo;NPC-Cheryl(4)0,-100||BGM_Empty:Samo as in "samoyed hound". NPC-Cheryl(4)Cheryl0,-100||:... ()||<震屏3>AVG_20Winter_Door_Close:Bam—After rolling her eyes, Cheryl stomps back into her room. +After seeing her leave, Samo changes to a more comfortable position for lying down. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9:As she looks at the unfamiliar ceiling, she slowly closes her eyes. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>5632022_white_valentine_BGM2:...In the depths of Samo's neural cloud...+8 armchairs are arranged in a circle within a mysterious, completely sealed room. +It is completely dark here, not because there is no data, but because Samo deliberately adjusted the brightness. ()||ClothingUp:She finds the seat that belongs to her in this familiar darkness and then slowly sits down. ()????||:So today you... NPC-SCAR-H(2)Samo||:...I climbed into the carton of the high-end Doll that this girl ordered. NPC-SCAR-H(2)Samo||:I don't know why, but that red-haired girl Cheryl gives me a sense of security. NPC-SCAR-H(2)Samo||:That feeling is very familiar... I guess it belongs to one of you here. NPC-SCAR-H(2)Samo||:Perhaps my days of curling up in a warehouse are over. ()????||AVG_Applause:It's the first time in 13 years. ()??||AVG_Applause:Congratulations on taking a step forward. NPC-SCAR-H(2)Samo||:Thank you, but it hurts a lot more than I expected... Did you know how hard it was to find a power line in a house like that? ()??||:Things have happened, but no matter how complicated they get, the day will come when you make sense of it all, just like the room you're in at the moment. ()????||:In any case, this is a good beginning. I'm glad to see you continue moving forward. NPC-SCAR-H(2)Samo||:We're moving forward. I couldn't have done this without your support. ()????||:That's right, this is our effort, so let's remember this special day. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9:And let's pray that we never go back. ()||<黑点1>: