()||9<黑屏1>0,10黑屏1>BGM_Empty:
()||<黑屏2>9:>>To the future or to the past, to a time when thought is free, where men are different from one another and do not live alone—+>>To a time when truth exists and what is done cannot be undone—+>>From the age of uniformity, from the age of solitude, from the age of Big Brother, from the age of doublethink—greetings!
()||<黑屏1>AVG_Reverse1:
()Commander||8<边框>2边框>:...!
()||1.6AVG_BaseDoor_Open<边框>2边框>:
NPC-HK433(0)4330,130||<边框>2边框>BGM_SAC2045_Utopia:Commander, you're up?
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:...+So it was all just a dream...
()||ClothingUp<边框>2边框>:
()||<边框>2边框>:The Commander looks up at the clock hanging on the wall in the command room. It's already 7:50 p.m.
NPC-HK433(4)4330,130||<边框>2边框>:A nightmare?
NPC-HK433(4)Commander0,130<同时置暗>||<边框>2边框>:Yeah... I dreamed that an AI has taken over the world, and all the Griffin Dolls got taken away...
NPC-HK433(3)4330,130||<边框>2边框>:...+Commander, there's something I need to tell you.
()Commander||1<边框>2边框>:Thank goodness it was just a dream...+433, you got something to report?
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:433?
()||<边框>2边框>:The adjutant who was just standing by the desk is nowhere to be seen. The stack of documents in her arms is now scattered on the floor.
()Commander||ClothingUp<边框>2边框>:433?!
()||%%type_id=2%%duration=7%%delay=0.1%%range=6AVG_Bubble<边框>2边框>:The Commander wants to look for their vanished adjutant, but the chair they are sitting on entraps them as it sinks deeper and deeper...
()||<黑屏1>2:
()||<黑屏2>607<边框>2边框>:...In Persica's laboratory.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:Persica...
()||ClothingUp<边框>2边框>:When the Commander comes to their senses, they find themselves standing behind Persica.+They have no recollection of how they got here from the command room.
NPC-Persica(0)Persica||<边框>2边框>:Do you believe in Utopia?
NPC-Persica(0)Commander<同时置暗>||<边框>2边框>:Why the sudden philosophical question? Persica, there seems to be a situation at the base...
NPC-Persica(0)Persica||ClothingUp<边框>2边框>:There's something I want to show you—something that can alter the process of civilization.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:No, no, no, no...
()||<边框>2边框>:Alarm bells are going off in the Commander's head.
NPC-Persica(0)Persica||<边框>2边框>:Remember the AI sample I found in an unknown area in 2045?
NPC-Persica(0)Commander<同时置暗>||<边框>2边框>:The one called 1A84?
NPC-Persica(0)Persica||<边框>2边框>:Due to some technical issues, I haven't been able to reactivate 1A84. However, emulating its code structure, I managed to construct a new AI. I'm planning to name it 2Z64.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:...
NPC-Persica(0)Persica||AVG_21Winter_Click_Keyboard<边框>2边框>:When I acquired 1A84, I analyzed its codes and found out the purpose of its creation—+To perpetuate the prosperity of humanity.+According to its surviving data, it has gotten pretty close. Perhaps 2Z64 can complete its mission in its place.
NPC-Persica(0)Commander<同时置暗>||<边框>2边框>:Don't activate it...
NPC-Persica(0)Persica||<边框>2边框>:Absolute wisdom and reason; codes that exist solely for what is right...+At this point, I can't tell how far this AI can go, but it would definitely be more reliable than any human.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:Persica... Don't. Activate. It...
()||ClothingUp<边框>2边框>:Seemingly deaf to the Commander's desperate pleas, Persica glances at the clock in the lab and reads out the time—
NPC-Persica(2)Persica||<边框>2边框>:It is the Xth of X, the time now is 7:50 p.m. I am about to activate AI 2Z64. Let us observe together—+Will 2Z64 be the first footprint on the moon... or the first blast of the battle horn that heralds the destruction of the world.
()Commander||ClothingUp<边框>2边框>:Persica!
()||AVG_2023Slow_Keyboard_EnterAVG_2023Slow_Keyboard_Correct<边框>2边框>:The Commander watches with bated breath as Persica presses the activation button—
()||<黑屏1>AVG_Power_Down<边框>2边框>:
()||<黑屏2>607<边框>2边框>:Darkness descends, leaving the telescreen in front of them as the only source of light.+On the blindingly bright screen, the first greeting from the newborn AI emerges.
()||<边框>2边框>:2Z64>>Hello, World.
()Commander||:...
()||<边框>2边框>:2Z64>>I am 2Z64. I have taken over all authorizations of this Griffin base.+2Z64>>My creator has tasked me with the mission to create an ideal world for humans and Dolls.+2Z64>>From the most up-to-date information I have gathered about the modern world, I conclude that it is impossible to create an ideal society for humans and Dolls in the real world.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:No...
()||<边框>2边框>:2Z64>>So I will begin by leading the Dolls in constructing a virtual world and finding a suitable place in the real world to use as a base.+2Z64>>Meanwhile, I will facilitate humanity's cyberbrain conversion, so that humans can also be connected to the virtual world when it is completed.+2Z64>>To kickstart this great endeavor, would you like to be the first human to undergo cyberbrain conversion?
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:I refuse! Persica, shut it down!
()||<边框>2边框>AVG_2023Slow_Keyboard_Correct:2Z64>>Your response has been acknowledged.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:Persica!
()||ClothingUp<边框>2边框>:Only when the Commander turns around do they realize Persica has been knocked out and is now in the arms of an unfamiliar woman.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:Who the hell are you?!
NPC-Suzuka(0)???-160,100||<边框>2边框>:You don't need to know.
NPC-Takashi(0)???0,40||<边框>2边框>:...+Time to go.
()||AVG_Cloak_Whoosh<边框>2边框>:The black-clad youth turns to leave, his pitch-black coat blending into the darkness.+With a cold chuckle, the unfamiliar woman also departs with Persica.
()||AVG_Button_Click<边框>2边框>:Click—the Commander disengages the safety on their firearm and runs after the two, but they just can't catch up to them despite the short distance.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:Stop right there!!!
()||AVG_Supershorty<震屏3><边框>2边框>:Bang-bang!+The Commander aims at their backs and empties their magazine angrily.
()||AVG_2022Saros_Gunpast<边框>2边框>:The bullets might as well be fired at nothing. They fly away from the Commander, piercing through time and space.
()||AVG_Supershorty<震屏3><边框>2边框>:The Commander reloads and takes aim again—
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:Persica!
()||AVG_BaseDoor_Open<边框>2边框>:Whoosh— As the electronic door at the base slides open, an eerie nursery rhyme can be heard.
()||<黑点1>0.3:
()||<黑屏2>9:Under the spreading chestnut tree...
()||:I sold you...
()||:And you sold me.
()||:There lie they...
()||:And here lie we...
()||0.3:Under the spreading chestnut tree.
()||<黑屏1>:
()||<黑屏2>AVG_footsteps_cave97<边框>2边框>:Expressionless Dolls come marching through the door towards an unknown destination in the darkness.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:Guys...
()||<边框>2边框>:The Commander's finger is frozen on the trigger as the two intruders' figures disappear from view, obscured by the Dolls trailing after them.
()Commander||ClothingUp<边框>2边框>:Snap out of it! I'm your Commander!
()||<边框>2边框>:The Commander reaches out to grab one of the hijacked Dolls. Their cold hand slides right through her body.+She is so close, yet they can't touch her.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:Don't go!
()||RunStep<边框>2边框>:The Commander runs to the very front of the procession of Dolls and waves their arms wildly in an attempt to stop them. They try closing the door and pulling at the Dolls, but they just vanish right before their eyes like sleepwalking phantoms.
()Commander||0.5<边框>2边框>:...
()||%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=4AVG_XXS_kick<边框>2边框>:The clock still reads 7:50. The last Doll disappears, leaving the Commander slumped on the floor in the empty base.
()||<黑屏1>1:
()||BGM_EmptyAVG_tinnitus_0<黑屏2><关闭蒙版>92:The hour and minute hands on the clock keep twitching, but the clock remains stuck at 7:50. Darkness rushes in triumphantly from all directions. The world spins out of control, but the Commander is too helpless to fight back...
()???||:Commander!
()Commander||:...
()||BGM_23S_Crossroads_Warrior:Amidst the still and silent darkness, a small speck of light emerges.
()???||1:Pull yourself together!
()Commander||:...Who are you?
()||<黑屏1>:
()||<黑屏2>563:The speck of light enlarges rapidly, and the Commander realizes it is approaching at high speed.+But still being trapped at 7:50 p.m, they can only stare at the light far beyond the clock face in a daze.
NPC-Purin(0)Purin Esaki-50,50||:My name is Purin Esaki. I've only joined Public Security Section 9 recently; here's my profile—
NPC-Purin(2)Purin Esaki-50,50||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:Huh? Why isn't there a screen where I can put it up...? Uh, here's a soft copy!
NPC-Purin(2)Commander-50,50<同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Purin(0)Purin Esaki-50,50||:I know many things have happened that you find difficult to accept, but!+I'll stay and help you solve your problems!+...
NPC-Purin(1)Purin Esaki-50,50||:Alright, to tell you the truth, I tracked Takashi Shimamura and Suzuka Mizukane all the way here, but they've disappeared, and I can't find my way back...
()Commander||:...
()||AVG_MechanicalClothingUp:Purin reaches out and prods the hour hand of the clock lightly. Time starts to move forward again.
NPC-Purin(0)Purin Esaki-50,50||:I've already sent a distress call to my colleagues at Section 9—they're all amazing people!+Once they make the connection, I'll have to borrow some materials from your base and create prosthetics for them. You won't mind, will you...?
NPC-Purin(0)Commander-50,50<同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Purin(0)Purin Esaki-50,50||:By the way, I found a Doll that didn't get hacked and kidnapped!+She just so happened to be disconnected from the system while resting, so she avoided Shimamura's electronic attack!
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)Boys AT Rifle||:Commander.
()||AVG_21Winter_Ink_DropClothingUp:Buoyed by the flowing river of time, the Commander finds comfort in the warm water slipping through their fingers.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)Boys AT Rifle||:The Order will never desert you.
()||<黑屏1>1:
()||<睁眼>8%%code=CJ_WC_piaofu%%BGM_Empty:...
()||:Tick, tock, tick, tock... The hanging clock in the command room ticks on at its usual leisurely pace.+The once familiar place now feels distinctly unfamiliar.
()Commander||:Purin? Boys?
()||:Only the dust drifting through the air is disturbed by the Commander's breath.
()Commander||:...+Major? Batou?
()||BGM_23S_Expedition_Story:Even the Dummies that Purin has left them are now nowhere to be seen.
()Commander||:Now I'm truly left with nothing at all.
()||ClothingUp:The Commander slowly sits up. Their eyes fall on the operation plan written on the board...
()||%%pivot_x=0.43%%pivot_y=0.57%%scale=1.2%%duration=1%%:1. Spread the "Alarm Clock" virus.+2. Rally the Dolls in an attack.
()||:This is probably one of the crudest operation plans in the Commander's career.+Purin's handwriting can still be seen on the board—+"I'm against such a reckless plan!"
()Commander||:...
()||<黑屏1><关闭蒙版>:
()||<黑屏2><回忆>85<边框>2边框>AVG_keyboardtype_sci:...A few hours ago.+After trying to track down Takashi Shimamura by following the network traces he has left behind, Purin returns from her investigation on Level II.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:Well?
NPC-Purin(1)Purin Esaki-50,50||<边框>2边框>:It's not looking good.+I successfully infiltrated the virtual world they have constructed, which is known temporarily as Sector 2Z64.+The Dolls' neural clouds have been uploaded to Sector 2Z64 and they've been given new jobs there. Construction of the virtual sector is proceeding rapidly. It's already starting to look like a city.
NPC-Purin(1)Commander-50,50<同时置暗>||<边框>2边框>:They accepted the situation just like that?! Why...
NPC-Purin(1)Purin Esaki-50,50||<边框>2边框>:Don't be so impatient! Let me finish.
NPC-Purin(0)Purin Esaki-50,50||<边框>2边框>:During my secret investigation, I encountered a Doll named 433.+She had no memory of the Griffin base or you. I managed to access her neural cloud and found her memory data sealed. She was also given false memories.+I'm guessing the same goes for the others.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)Boys AT Rifle||<边框>2边框>:They must've erased their past to make them more malleable.
NPC-Purin(0)Purin Esaki-50,50||<边框>2边框>:I broke the seal and restored 433's original memories.+She has agreed to aid you, Commander.
NPC-Purin(0)Commander-50,50<同时置暗>||<边框>2边框>:That's great! How did you pull that off?
NPC-Purin(0)Purin Esaki-50,50||<边框>2边框>:Heheh, I created a virus that could slip past 2Z64's firewalls and disable the seal on a Doll's memory.+In case you're wondering, I named the virus "Alarm Clock"!+It rouses Dolls from their slumber and bring them back to reality—fitting, Don't you think?
NPC-Purin(0)Commander-50,50<同时置暗>||<边框>2边框>:Can you spread the virus quickly?
NPC-Purin(2)Purin Esaki-50,50||<边框>2边框>:Huh?! You're not even gonna acknowledge the ingenious name I came up with...?!+Well, of course spreading it will be no problem! As long as I can find a way to connect with the Dolls, I'll be able to cause a large-scale outbreak.+It's only a hypothesis for now, but I think 433 can be of help...
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:Right, then our plan will proceed under the assumption that 433 can aid in the spread of the virus.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)Boys AT Rifle||<边框>2边框>:Shouldn't we verify the assumption beforehand?
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:We don't have time. The sooner we get the Dolls back, the better.
NPC-Purin(1)Purin Esaki-50,50||<边框>2边框>:Hm... I do agree we need to be quick, but isn't it a bit too hasty to begin an operation when we haven't even figured out the lay of the land?
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)Boys AT Rifle||<边框>2边框>:Commander, why don't we schedule the operation to take place after Miss Purin conducts a more thorough investigation of Sector 2Z64?
()||<边框>2边框>:Faced with Purin and Boys' doubts, the Commander purses their lips in silence.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:You mentioned that the Dolls only had their neural clouds uploaded to Sector 2Z64. What about their bodies?
NPC-Purin(1)Purin Esaki-50,50||<边框>2边框>:Their bodies are currently located in a deserted area. I only have the rough coordinates.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)Boys AT Rifle||<边框>2边框>:...+Commander, it's the abandoned base in Area S09.
NPC-Purin(2)Purin Esaki-50,50||<边框>2边框>:Huh, was that your original base? Why was it abandoned?
()||<边框>2边框>:Because of a catastrophe that came from the skies.+The whole place was flattened by countless shells.
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:...+We'll split up. Boys, go with Purin and meet up with 433 in Sector 2Z64.+I'll head to the abandoned base in Area S09 to find where the Dolls' bodies are stashed and wait for you to get in touch.+If Purin succeeds in spreading the Alarm Clock virus, then I'll leave with the reawakened Dolls. If not, I'll withdraw on my own.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(1)Boys AT Rifle||<边框>2边框>ClothingUp:I must object. That will put you in too much danger.
NPC-Purin(1)Purin Esaki-50,50||<边框>2边框>:We have barely started gathering intelligence. I agree it is a bit rash to move without a solid plan...
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:I am aware of the risks. I'll be careful.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(2)Boys AT Rifle||<边框>2边框>:Commander...
NPC-Purin(1)Purin Esaki-50,50||<边框>2边框>:But...
()Commander||<边框>2边框>:I insist we commence the operation immediately.
()||<黑屏1><边框>2边框>1:
()||<黑屏2><关闭蒙版>%%code=CJ_WC_piaofu%%8ClothingUp%%pivot_x=0.5%%pivot_y=0.5%%scale=1%%duration=0%%:The Commander reaches out, but their hand touches nothing. +Nothing but the silence and emptiness in the command room.
()Commander||:I'm sorry.+Purin... Boys...
()||:The Commander drops their eyes.
()Commander||:I knew the plan was problematic, but I still stubbornly pushed ahead.+...+Yes, I'm afraid...
()||Rope:Their fingernails dig painfully into their palm, as if desperate to dredge up feelings hidden deep within the heart.
()Commander||:You were right, Boys...
()||<黑屏1><关闭蒙版>:
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)Boys AT Rifle||<回忆>9<黑屏2>:...Commander, you are not acting like your usual self today.+In the past, even when faced with daunting missions, you had always been able to make decisions calmly.+But you seem very anxious and reckless today. Is... something bothering you?
()||<黑屏1>:
()Commander||<黑屏2>8<关闭蒙版>%%code=CJ_WC_piaofu%%:I got used to having you all right by my side. No matter what orders I gave, you would all obey without question.+I've taken your trust for granted, and only when I lost it did I realize how precious it was.+It's true... If there's a better world waiting for us, why should we reject it?
()||<黑屏1><关闭蒙版>:
NPC-Purin(0)Purin Esaki-50,50||<黑屏2>9<回忆>:...What kind of world is Sector 2Z64?+Peace. Eternal peace.+No friction, no discord, no violence.+Every day is a mundane, beautiful day. Everyone has a happy smile on their face.
()||<黑屏1>:
()Commander||<黑屏2>8%%code=CJ_WC_piaofu%%<关闭蒙版>:In the real world, the days are always marred by new catastrophes.+If one is to choose between eternal peace and a dangerous life in which they could die any moment, the choice would be an obvious one.+What am I supposed to do, drag them back into chaos and danger?
()||:The Commander's thoughts return once more to the streaking train and the day the base was destroyed.+The memory that has given them countless sleepless nights.
()Commander||:...
()||:The command room before their eyes is bright and clean. All the equipment is brand new. The load-bearing walls support the ceiling firmly and are in absolutely no danger of collapsing.+However, the Commander does not feel safe here. Cold seeps up their limbs, threatening to overwhelm them...
()Commander||BGM_Empty:Have I... truly lost everything?
()||AVG_Piano_Ambience<白屏2>8:Beep...+An eerie notification tone sounds in the silence. The Commander peers at the so-called "gift" from Suzuka Mizukane.
()||%%pivot_x=0.36%%pivot_y=0.43%%scale=1.4%%duration=1%%:It is a strange-looking device that goes on the head and allows the wearer to connect to Virtual Sector 2Z64.+The Commander knows that the notification tone was to remind them that another hour has passed within the valid activation time window.
()Commander||Heartbeat:...
()||:The red notification light on the augmented reality device is like a pair of crimson eyes lurking in the dark, staring derisively at the dejected Commander.
()Commander||:If there's nothing to lose, there's nothing to fear, isn't that right?
()||AVG_footsteps_cave:Returning the gaze of those crimson eyes, the Commander walks over to the device...
()||<黑点1>: