()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN>:...
()||<黑屏1>:Berlin, in the temporary Griffin base.
()||<SE1>AVG_door_elecport</SE1><黑屏2><BIN>564</BIN>:Whoosh—
()||<BGM>BGM_Brain</BGM>:An inch-wide shaft of light illuminates the darkened room which was previously only lit by electronic screens.
()||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_cave</SE1>:Persica marches inside, locking eyes with ST AR-15, who's standing off to the side.
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Persica</Speaker>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:...Triple sugar, thank you.
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Is your body alright? Do you need a checkup?+You were out for a long time and Aliana's a Tactical Doll, she doesn't know how to pull her punches...
NPC-Persica(1)<Speaker>Persica</Speaker>||:Hah? I haven't slept a wink for the past two weeks of work. I was just catching up on my rest; why are you making it sound like I was ambushed?
NPC-Persica(1)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:...Er, as I recall, you asked me to go see Aliana in the lab earlier. Didn't Aliana knock you out? +ST AR-15 carried you back to the dorm and I was about to send the medics over...
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Persica</Speaker>||:I haven't slept in that bed for ages... No wonder I woke up on it.+Speaking of which, my lab's a mess, it looks like someone blew it up. Was it you guys!?
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Huh? You mean, when we found you on the ground earlier with coffee splashed everywhere... You mean you weren't knocked out by someone?
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Persica</Speaker>||:...The lab was so cramped that I had to go downstairs to lie down for a bit!+Anyway, stop changing the subject! I'm here to talk to you about SCAR-L, as in Aliana. There's something troublesome about her neural cloud.
AR15Mod(0)<Speaker>ST AR-15</Speaker>||:What? Troublesome!?+But the Commander already sent her out on a mission.
()||:The Commander sighs in resignation.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...What kind of troublesome are we talking about? Is it going to be a major issue?+I mean, she can run and jump and kidnap people right after waking up. I don't see a problem there.
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Persica</Speaker>||:If someone like you could see the problem then I'd be out of a job, wouldn't I?+I suppose it isn't a huge issue. I'm just saying that there's some code in her neural cloud that can't be reset. You can think of it as a virus.
AR15Mod(5)<Speaker>ST AR-15</Speaker>||:A virus!? And that's not an issue??? The Commander sent her on a secret mission!
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Persica</Speaker>||:Relax. That code needs a suitable environment to activate. She was probably a military-use Doll, so I guess she has base layer directives for the sake of confidentiality. Anyway, it probably won't be a big deal considering the war's over and her designers have long since vanished.
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:...And what are the effects of that virus?
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Persica</Speaker>||:They're currently unknown. Technology from back then was pretty crude, pretty much rudimentary trial and error, so it shouldn't pose a big challenge to monitoring her in real-time.
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Well, if it's just phoning home it won't be a big deal, but it might be problematic if she's got a whole other mission in there.
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Persica</Speaker>||:...How was I to know you were in such a hurry!?+Also, is my coffee ready yet? I can't think without glucose.
AR15Mod(0)<Speaker>ST AR-15</Speaker>||:...On it!
()||<黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()||<黑屏2><BIN>167</BIN><SE1>AVG_AMB_Street</SE1>:In the Berlin Hauptbahnhof, at the crowded ticket gate in the waiting lounge.+Cheryl checks the time annoyedly. It's been over half an hour since the original departure time, but they haven't even seen the train yet.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Why isn't it here yet? You watch the luggage; I'll ask the staff.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||<BGM>GF_Swim_Marnie</BGM>:Wait!+Don't go...
()||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:Samo, who's sitting on the steps and hugging a suitcase, lazily reaches out to tug on Cheryl. Upon seeing how she's acting, the latter realizes what's going on.
NPC-Cheryl(2)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Wait, did you use up all those powerbanks...
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Yeah... Here you go.
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Samo hands a suitcase back to Cheryl.
NPC-Cheryl(2)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:You're giving them back to me after using them up!?+Why, you... If it wasn't because I couldn't find a suitable friend after an entire week of searching, I'd never have brought you outside!
()||<SE1>AVG_File_Put</SE1>:Samo weakly collapses onto Cheryl, and the latter can't help rolling her eyes at this once again.
()||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_cave</SE1>:Cheryl looks around as she supports Samo with one hand. Her blank eyes notice something, and then they light up.
NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Get up and sit down here now!
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Cheryl pushes her way through the crowd and drags Samo over to the vending machine section.
()||<SE1>AVG_Button_Click</SE1>:Then, she waits until nobody is looking before unplugging the vending machine's power cable and plugging Samo into it instead.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Ah... I feel safe again after so long...
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:...
()||<SE1>Rope</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Cheryl sighs in relief, then stacks her luggage on top of Samo to block the power line.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:You wait here while I find someone to explain what's going on.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:My guess is that the staff don't have the time to attend to you.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:How do you know that?
()||<BGM>GF_21summer_avg_SecretAgent</BGM><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Samo indicates the display panel above her as she valiantly staves off the urge to sleep.+The screen which was previously filled with an ever-changing gamut of train arrival times has suddenly been replaced by a bright red series of "NOT IN SERVICE" messages.
()||<SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1>:The staff at the ticket gate move along hastily, muttering into their walkie-talkies as they run.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:What's going on?
()||:As if in response to Cheryl's question, the train loudspeakers chime in.
()<Speaker>Station Announcement</Speaker><通讯框>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Doorbell</SE1>:<color=#00CCFF>Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please! Due to a track fault, the Berlin Hauptbahnhof will now be enforcing temporary traffic controls. All trains will temporarily cease service, to be restored at a later date.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>If you wish to refund your tickets, please proceed to manned windows 1 to 4 to process your transactions. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.</color>
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||<震屏>:Argh... I spent all night packing my luggage!!!+While being able to sell off the ticket is pretty good too... Why did the damn train have to break down AFTER I got to the station? Would it have killed them to send out a notification earlier!?
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:I don't think things are that simple.
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Samo suddenly stands up, and her face is serious for once.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:If this were an ordinary track fault, they wouldn't have put up signal jamming.+The internet here has been cut off.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Wait, seriously?+Could it be that the signal sucks because there are too many people here?
()||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Error</SE1>:Cheryl furiously jabs at her communicator, but she remains unable to access the internet.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:...What's the meaning of this? Why would they cut off the internet at the train station?
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:The authorities might not have done it.+Signal rebroadcasters and transport hubs are a top priority for terror attacks.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:...An attack?
()||:Cheryl's eyes narrow.
NPC-Cheryl(3)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:You've got a great future ahead of you with that imagination of yours! However, you should wait until I refund my ticket before expanding on it.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Hey—
()||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_cave</SE1>:Cheryl drags Samo along as she looks for the ticket refund window. The massive station is filled with an endless stream of humanity and Cheryl loses her way for a moment.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:...Where's the window? It was right here just now...
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Even if you find it, the lines are going to be very long. Let's just go for now... +I have a really bad feeling about this.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:It's just a few more people! What could possibly go wrong?
()||:That said, Cheryl's own doubts start filling her heart as she looks at the crowd.
()||<SE1>AVG_Crowd</SE1>:Unfamiliar faces of all kinds stream in front of and pass behind her, like the waters of a rushing river trapping her on a lone boulder in the middle of the stream.+Good thing Samo's here, Cheryl thinks as she whines to herself.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Cheryl...
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:What now?
()||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Samo suddenly comes to a halt. The crowd keeps Cheryl from seeing what Samo sees.+However, she can hear a sound that's so familiar that it sounds like it's coming from her memories—
()||<BGM>GF_21summer_avg_Demon</BGM><SE1>AVG_20Winter_People_Panic</SE1><SE2>AVG_Gatling_gun</SE2>:...
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:...
()||:Cheryl's mind goes blank.
()||<黑屏1>:
()||<黑屏2><BIN>393</BIN><回忆>:Our daily lives are formed from familiar environments, people, and incidents. What upsets this sense of routine is the intrusion of the unfamiliar.+Once the unfamiliar breaks in, then even after the unfamiliar things are eliminated, we can never go back to our daily lives in the past.+Right now, a squad of armed men have appeared in the school corridor that she would normally walk through every day.
()<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker>||:...
()||:A still-youthful Cheryl froze dumbly in place, unable to move, unable even to scream like her other little classmates had.
()||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_woodfloor</SE1>:All she could do was watch dumbly as these unfamiliar people invaded her familiar corridors, killed her familiar classmates and teachers, before finally arriving in front of her—
()||<黑屏1><SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:
()||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN><SE1>AVG_rifle_finalshot_h</SE1>:Bang—Her world goes dark.
()||<黑屏1><关闭蒙版><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()||<黑屏2><BIN>167</BIN><BGM>GF_2022_Summer_Battle_1</BGM>:Cheryl emerges from the fog of days gone by and by the time she returns to her senses, she finds that she has been draped on top of her luggage.
()||<SE1>RunStep</SE1>:Samo is pushing her as they cut a path out of the panicked crowd.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:...Where are we going?
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:We're finding a place to hide, of course! The exits are crammed full of people. We need to keep ourselves safe until we figure out what's going on.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:...
()||<SE1>Explode</SE1>:Boom—
()||<SE1>AVG_Crowd_Run</SE1>:Cheryl flinches and looks back. There is a disturbance among the crowd, and the clueless passengers react on instinct and flee towards the exits. Angry shouts and wails of despair fill the air.+Faced with this familiar scenery and this familiar sense of powerlessness, all Cheryl can do is avert her gaze in despair.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:This way!
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Wait, this is...
()||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Open</SE1>:Before Cheryl can object, Samo has stuffed her into the ladies' bathroom.
()||<黑屏1>:
()||<黑屏2><BIN>167</BIN>:On the special road leading to the Berlin Hauptbahnhof.
()||<SE1>AVG_AMB_Street</SE1>:The throngs of noisy people have jammed the few exits to the building completely shut.
()||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_cave</SE1>:Amidst this racket, Aliana leads her team into the lockdown zone.
()<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Wait—
()||:As the police officer responsible for maintaining the perimeter sees this armed-to-the-teeth squad, he steps in front of Aliana and blocks her path.
()<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker>||:The station is currently on high alert and unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter.+Who are you? Do you have permission to enter?
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Aliana</Speaker>||:...
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Aliana says nothing. Instead, she produces a permit from her pocket.+However, the police officer merely glances at it before looking away. His attitude is unchanged.
()<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker>||:...This was not issued by our system.
NPC-SCR(2)<Speaker>SCR</Speaker>||:What did you say—!
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Aliana</Speaker>||:...
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Aliana pats SCR on the shoulder and turns to the side.
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Aliana</Speaker>||:M26, contact the Stasi on the special line.
()<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker>||:...What kind of attitude is that?
()||:The officer frowns, seemingly very unhappy with their actions.
()<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker>||:Did I not make myself clear? Get lost and stop interfering with official business!
M26MASS(0)<Speaker>M26-MASS</Speaker><Position>-200,80</Position>||:It's done, Leader.
()<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker>||:If you don't leave, I will be forced to use—
()||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Beep, beep.+Almost right after M26 hangs up, the communicator on the officer's waist rings.
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Aliana</Speaker>||:...Answer it.
()<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker>||:...
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The officer looks at Aliana's blank face in surprise before warily picking up his communicator. The number on it comes from the police station for this region.
()<Speaker>Police Inspector</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Let the squad with Permit No. 425093 enter.</color>
()<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker>||:...Understood.
()<Speaker>Police Inspector</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Cooperate with them.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>We are to cooperate and allow passage to the holders of all permits ending in 090 to 150. This notice only just came down.</color>
()<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker>||:...Understood.
()||:The officer closes his eyes, and when he opens them again his attitude is completely different from before.
()<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:This way, please.
()||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_cave</SE1><BGM>10106</BGM>:Aliana nods and leads the others in the direction indicated by the police officer.
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Aliana</Speaker>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Please brief us on the situation.
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:10 minutes ago, many train workers found unknown objects suspected to be bombs in multiple locations throughout the station. Our superiors ordered us to lock down all train stations in Berlin.+Riot control police and the bomb squad are on their way.
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Aliana</Speaker>||:That is why we are here.+From now on, we will be in charge of inspecting all dangerous materiel.+A copy of the Hauptbahnhof map has been shared with all of you. Remember your assignments.+M26, you're in charge of checking the B2 parking lot, the waiting rooms, and other passenger-related facilities.+M60, you'll be handling the duty rooms and the repair bay.+FF M249SAW will be checking all the departing trains.+Contender will check all the incoming trains.+SCR, you're with me. We'll be checking the cargo cars and warehouses.
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Wait a minute, as a third party, you'll need a special search warrant to perform a cargo search.
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Aliana</Speaker>||:...That's why we need you to gather people to perform body checks on people.+As for the other locations, don't worry; we'll be using instruments to scan them. We won't be opening any crates. +If we find anything suspicious, we'll seal the crate in question and then take it away. All other procedures will be duly followed.
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:...Understood. Could you sign here as well, then? We need to be able to give the other departments an explanation.
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Aliana</Speaker>||:We can leave our permit here. That's the best signature we can give.
NPC-SCAR-L(0)<Speaker>Police Officer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Alright. Thank you all.
()||<黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()||<黑屏2><BIN>420</BIN>:...The commotion in the waiting lounge draws everyone's attention.
()||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_cave</SE1>:Cheryl paces back and forth, as though she's forgotten that she's in a bathroom. The little teddy bear dangling from her backpack is completely unrecognizable from all the twisting and wringing it has suffered in her hands.
()||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1><BGM>GF_Swim_Marnie</BGM>:Samo surreptitiously flips the sign on the door to read "CLEANING IN PROGRESS" while taking stock of Cheryl's condition.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>This human girl is a recluse and has never seen such things before. She must be scared out of her wits.</color>+<color=#A9A9A9>Things will be bad if she ends up crying. I have no experience dealing with that sort of thing...</color>+<color=#A9A9A9> I guess I'll have to use "that".</color>
()||:Just then, Cheryl stops pacing around and mutters to herself, with her back to Samo.
()||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_cave</SE1>:Samo slowly creeps over and rests her hands on Cheryl's shoulders before modulating her voice to its most gentle tone and saying—
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Don't be scared, I'll protect you until we get to safety...
NPC-Cheryl(3)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:...+Hehe.
()||:Cheryl emits a deranged laugh before leaning her head back. There is something scary hidden behind her smile that paralyzes Samo.
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Samo reflexively backs away, but Cheryl grabs her hand.
NPC-Cheryl(3)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:What a perfect opportunity, this is my lucky day.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Lucky day?
NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:What do you think happened in the station? Use your imagination.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:...A robbery?
()||:Samo frowns.
NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:What kind of people are doing this robbery? Who are they robbing?
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>;NPC-Cheryl(1)<Position>0,-100</Position>||:...
NPC-SCAR-H(2);NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:What kind of robbery would need them to cut the internet? What kind of robbery would need them to lock down the station platforms? What kind of robbery would need them to stop every single train going in and out of Berlin Hauptbahnhof?+Come on, ask me!
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>;NPC-Cheryl(1)<Position>0,-100</Position>||:W-What kind, then?
NPC-SCAR-H(2);NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Do you think it's possible that the robbers' plan to board the train was revealed, so they've mixed with the passengers and are planning to create chaos and flee? You know, just like in those Niam Leeson movies—
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Then don't you think the police are overreacting a little too much to this...
()||:Samo wants to go on, but after seeing the light shining in Cheryl's eyes, her voice trails off.
NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Do you think it's possible that there's an ELID infection in the station? Maybe there were Infected among the crowd, or someone deployed a bioweapon...
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:But the radiation detectors haven't gone off...
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Samo indicates the radiation index detectors overhead. Absolutely nothing out of the ordinary is happening with them.
NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Alright, then after eliminating all other possibilities, there's only one option.
NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||<SE1>AVG_Punch_Hit</SE1>:And that is—
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:...+Do you want to come down first, maybe get a drink of water and calm down?
()||:Samo watches Cheryl, who's gotten so excited that she's jumped onto the sink to deliver her deductions.
NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Stop interrupting me! I'm inspired now. The god of inspiration must be blessing me, and this is the stage for my new work... +The only possibility now is that the station has been rigged with bombs and the perpetrators are holding all the passengers on the train hostage, with us among them!
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:...
()||<SE1>AVG_File_Put</SE1>:Samo quietly sits back down. It seems Cheryl does not need her comfort.+Rather, SHE is the one who needs comforting now.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:You seem to be in good spirits. Once things outside calm down, we should leave ASAP—
()||<SE1>AVG_2022Saros_timebomb</SE1>:Beep—+There is a sound of something activating outside.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:...Wait a minute. Did you hear that?
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>No way.</color>
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Why are there sound effects to match my story...
()||<BGM>GF_21summer_avg_Crisis</BGM>:Beep, beep, beep... +The beeps grow steadily more frequent over time.+They progress evenly and neatly...
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:...
()||:Despair starts to creep into Samo's heart. In some ways, this woman's instincts are so keen that it makes her want to cry.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:It's a time bomb.
()||<SE2>ClothingUp</SE2>:Samo squats under the sink and points at a bomb in a hidden corner. +The display says that they have 21 seconds left.+Samo quickly calculates just how far she can run with Cheryl in tow in 21 seconds...+After thinking about the volume of traffic outside, they might not be able to completely escape the blast, but they might be able to avoid most of the damage.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Let's go!
()||<SE1>AVG_XXS_kick</SE1>:Samo reaches toward the place where Cheryl was standing just now, but she grabs nothing but empty air.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Cheryl?
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:...
()||<SE2>AVG_Creep</SE2>:Cheryl's petite form has already crawled under the sink.
NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:My guess was right. The day has come at last!
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||<SE2>Stop_AVG_loop</SE2>:What are you saying!? There's no time!
()||<SE2>ClothingUp</SE2>:Cheryl turns and begins rummaging through her heavy suitcase.+There are four seconds left. Time is swiftly ticking by.
()||<SE2>RunStep</SE2>:Heedless to the charge level warnings in her neural cloud, Samo immediately rushes up to stop her and instead crashes into a big case that Cheryl has produced from her suitcase.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:What's this?
()||<SE2>ClothingUp</SE2>:After opening it, Cheryl pulls out—
NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:A! Liquid! Nitrogen! Freeze! Gun!
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Wait a minute...+Why do you have this on you? Why did you stuff something so dangerous in your suitcase...
NPC-Cheryl(1)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Well, it's finally come in handy now.
()||<SE1>AVG_Spanner</SE1>:Cheryl calmly inserts the nozzle into the bomb's innards, and then she squeezes the lever to infuse it with liquid nitrogen.+Her practiced pose and steady back mesh with events from Samo's memories.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Who taught you all this...+<color=#A9A9A9>She looks like she's done this before, and I've also seen this before...</color>
()||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Thanks to Cheryl's actions, the rapidly-ticking timer is frozen solid.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:...
()||:However Cheryl doesn't look happy about it. Rather, she seems... crestfallen?
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:There's no time to space out, Cheryl. Let's go.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Yeah.
()||<黑点1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()||<黑点2><BIN>167</BIN><SE1>AVG_Crowd</SE1>:Samo escorts Cheryl out of the bathroom. The moment the door opens, the cacophony of the outside world hits them in the face +Panicked people flee toward the exits, like they were trying to outrun machine guns.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:The exit is that way!
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Stay away from crowds. You don't want to get trampled.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:I know, but—
()||<SE1>Explode</SE1><震屏3>:Boom—+A bomb planted in the corner of the waiting lounge detonates. They're some distance away from it, but it still frightens Cheryl.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||<BGM>GF_21winter_battle_1</BGM>:There are still bombs outside, Samo!
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:I can tell.
()||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_People_Panic</SE1>:The huge explosion sends the survivors wailing and screaming in all directions.+Fear is like ink dumped into a tank of water; it spreads on its own even without deliberate stirring, diffusing, and dying everything naturally.+The murky waters soon churn into a raging tide...
()<Speaker>Passengers</Speaker>||:Run away! There's a bomb!!! People are dying in here!
()<Speaker>Passengers</Speaker>||:Help! Let us out! People are dead in here!
()<Speaker>Security Guard</Speaker>||:Don't push! Don't rush, stay calm, and leave in an orderly manner!!!
()||:As the explosions grow nearer, the passengers streaming toward the exits are unaware that the way ahead has been jammed by fallen debris and continue adding to the forward pressure.+The police try to disperse the crowds, but are driven back again and again by each wave of humanity crashing into them.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Don't just stand there, we need to get out of here too.
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Samo struggles to leave the crowd with four suitcases in hand and looks for another way out.+Cheryl stands dumbstruck in front of the bathroom, watching the flood of humanity.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:We... We can't just leave like this.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:What nonsense are you talking—
()||:Someone in the crowd suddenly shouts, "There's a bomb here too! It's going to blow!"
()||<SE1>AVG_Crowd_Run</SE1>:In that moment, the crowd boils with commotion and they change the direction they're heading before rushing out with unstoppable force.+Upon closer inspection, many people in this tide have fallen and do not get up again...
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:They're heading our way!
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:We need to take cover somewhere else!
()||<SE1>AVG_XXS_kick</SE1>:The two of them can't avoid the surging crowd in time and Cheryl is hit dead-on by a massive muscular man.+Knocked off-balance, Cheryl trips over her feet and falls out of the crowd, which at least spares her a trampling.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Are you alright?
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:I'm fine...
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:Come on, get up. We'll head that way, I'll support you.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:...There's more than one bomb here. We're sitting ducks if we just follow the crowds.+The way out is blocked, the bomb squad can't get here in time, and the cops are helpless...+Looks like I won't be the star of this story...
()||<SE1>AVG_File_Put</SE1>:Cheryl sits down on a piece of empty ground and rotates her ankle as she continues in a depressed tone.
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:...Oh, forget it. Give me that.
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Samo reaches out to Cheryl.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Give you what?
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>;NPC-Cheryl(0)<Position>0,-100</Position>||:That freeze gun of yours.+If we can disarm the bombs in time, the sound of the explosions will stop and the passengers won't be so panicked. That way we might be saved.
NPC-SCAR-H(2);NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:What you say makes sense, but can you even use it? Maybe I should do it...
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:I saw you use it just now, and besides, I'm more suited to disarming bombs in situations like these.
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Samo takes the liquid nitrogen freeze gun and weighs it in her hands, as though she was born to use it.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Then I'll...
NPC-SCAR-H(2)<Speaker>Samo</Speaker>||:I'll put you somewhere safe. Keep in touch; I'll be back before I run out of power.
NPC-Cheryl(0)<Speaker>Cheryl</Speaker><Position>0,-100</Position>||:Okay... Stay safe, then.
()||<黑点1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>: