()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>566:A third uninvited guest walks through the night and arrives at this deserted building. NPC-SCR(2)SCR||:Is it over? ()||:Before her are the ragged remains in the wake of the gunfight.+The acrid smell of gunsmoke still has not dissipated after so long. NPC-SCR(2)SCR||:Alia...+...Aliana... ()||AVG_footsteps_cave:Tap-tap-tap—+SCR's footsteps echo slowly through the quiet building. ()||Stop_AVG_loop:When she reaches the top floor, she sees a Doll lying in the middle of a ruined room. ()||2022_white_valentine_BGM2:A shaft of moonlight shines in through the broken window, shining on the fallen Aliana.+Aliana's hands are covering her face, but even though her expression isn't visible, there is an unspoken sadness flowing out from her. NPC-SCAR-L(3)Aliana||:I... I'm free at last.+But... I can't go back. NPC-SCR(4)SCR||:... ()||:SCR doesn't know if Aliana noticed her presence.+No... There's no way she couldn't have noticed.+It's just that... right now, nothing is more important to her. NPC-SCR(4)SCR||:Why didn't you tell her that, actually, you... ()||AVG_footsteps_cave:SCR ventures an attempt at conversation as she walks up to Aliana. NPC-SCAR-L(3)Aliana||Stop_AVG_loop:...And what would have been the point? Would they have come back to life if I had told her? NPC-SCR(4)SCR||:...Still, even if you didn't say it...+Those reasons are still valid.+If you didn't tell anyone else about them, doesn't that mean you're depriving yourself of the right to be forgiven by others? NPC-SCAR-L(3)Aliana||:...It's all the same in the end. NPC-SCR(4)SCR||:... ()||ClothingUp:SCR sits down beside Aliana without a word and hugs her knees.+She glances at Aliana. The latter is still covering her face with her hands and her expression can't be seen. ()||AVG_File_Put:With the moon hanging high in the sky, SCR leans back and lies down beside Aliana. NPC-SCAR-L(3)Aliana||:...She took away everyone else's data. NPC-SCR(4)SCR;NPC-SCAR-L(3)||:Isn't that a good thing? Now you're yourself again. NPC-SCR(4);NPC-SCAR-L(3)Aliana||:Yeah... +I once said that I was strong even without their data.+But nobody believed me. NPC-SCR(4)SCR;NPC-SCAR-L(3)||:... NPC-SCR(4);NPC-SCAR-L(3)Aliana||:...The fact is, Operation Couatl was still a failure even with their strength.+A loser has no right to explain all this. NPC-SCR(4)SCR;NPC-SCAR-L(3)||:...You'll make it.+Even if you didn't succeed 13 years ago, then... you can try again 13 years later. NPC-SCAR-L(3)Aliana||:Yeah, how can I die when the enemy's still alive?+In the future, I'll keep the daybreak going...+Even if I have to do it myself... ()||ClothingUp:SCR freezes up, and then turns to look at Aliana. NPC-SCR(4)SCR||:So, which of you won?+...Were you prepared to die at her hands too?+Would it have been a reunion of sorts? NPC-SCAR-L(3)Aliana||:... ()||:In the darkness, SCR does not hear an answer. ()||AVG_Amb_Rain_0:The sporadic pattering of rain filters in from outside the window, making the gloomy night that much colder.+Nobody else speaks on this silent night.+... ()||<黑屏1>Stop_AVG_loopBGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>357:In the Ops Room of the Griffin Base.+...The Griffin Base, which had been quiet and largely empty for the past few days, now sees many Dolls moving back and forth within its corridors.+However, the one thing that stays the same is that lively air of the Griffin Base in days past is long gone. Everyone's faces are serious and stern.+This cold, oppressive air fills every corner of Griffin and nobody is free of it. ()||GF_2022_Summer_Main_1:And in the eye of this storm, an important conversation is taking place within the Ops Room.+Aliana is standing in the middle of the darkened room, facing the probing gaze of the person before her.+There is little time for them to talk, and the Commander has much work that needs to be done apart from Aliana.+Even so, the Commander is still willing to make time for Aliana. ()Commander||:So according to Persica, your neural cloud issues are all resolved? NPC-SCAR-L(0)Aliana||:Yes.+My performance might drop briefly, but don't worry, I'll be back up to speed soon enough. NPC-SCAR-L(0)Commander<同时置暗>||:I have full confidence in you. +However... ()||:The Commander sighs. ()Commander||:We're not fighting unconventional warfare anymore.+Did you know that we could have been arrested for breaking and entering into a private residence? NPC-SCAR-L(0)Aliana||:I'm sorry... NPC-SCAR-L(0)Commander<同时置暗>||:Bail is nothing, but the problem is that our time is very tight. NPC-SCAR-L(0)Aliana||:...I'm sorry.+I'll accept any form of punishment. NPC-SCAR-L(0)Commander<同时置暗>||:Then your punishment will be to lead your team, but I'll be giving you tougher assignments.+Can you accept that? NPC-SCAR-L(0)Aliana||:...+I don't want my neural cloud to be modified in any way, though. NPC-SCAR-L(0)Commander<同时置暗>||:That is still your prerogative.+It's just like we agreed at the beginning. NPC-SCAR-L(0)Aliana||:...Thank you. NPC-SCAR-L(0)Commander<同时置暗>||:That Laplace you mentioned is a very important clue and also our common objective.+I don't want there to be any unnecessary misunderstandings between us.+I hope you can trust me with all of your heart. NPC-SCAR-L(0)Aliana||:...Yes, I will be loyal to you. NPC-SCAR-L(0)Commander<同时置暗>||:Don't take Dandelion's little pranks to heart. NPC-SCAR-L(0)Aliana||:...Alright. NPC-SCAR-L(0)Commander<同时置暗>||:...Then let us fight together, Aliana. ()||<黑点1>: ()||<黑点2>97AVG_20Winter_Door_Open:Aliana emerges from the Ops Room. There is someone waiting for her there. NPC-SCR(1)SCR||:Shall we head to the range? NPC-SCAR-L(0)Aliana||:...Let's go. ()||:A new day will always dawn.+And the sun will rise as always. NPC-SCAR-L(0)Aliana||:Goodbye, Amaris. ()||: ()||<黑点1>BGM_Empty: