()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><SE1>AVG_21Winter_Subway</SE1><BIN>532</BIN>:...The next day, at the metro station in Sector 2Z64.+Compared to yesterday, the Commander is now more accustomed to being in a virtual world.+But the first sight that greets them the moment they get off the train is still the same irksome face.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||<BGM>GF_22W_BGM_3</BGM>:You came early, Commander.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Did you not sleep well last night?
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:I can see that you have a lot of questions. Feel free to ask them. I'll answer them if I'm in the mood.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:Why me? You could have just...
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Eliminated you? Haha, that's true.+But you are special—at least to these Dolls, who have been given the important task of constructing this realm.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:It's fascinating, isn't it? They don't remember anything about you.+But when they are around you their neural clouds are inexplicably calm and stable.+If you can stay with them, we won't have to take other measures to keep trying to stabilize their neural clouds.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:You want to use me as a shepherd.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Take it however you want.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:I won't let you get your way.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:The fact that I'm being so transparent about our plans shows that I'm confident.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Let's talk about something more immediate.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Applause</SE1>:Mizukane claps her hands as if to summon somebody.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Along with No. 390, a new temporary guide will also be accompanying you on your tour today.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:You don't seem very interested? You were just asking me where your companions were so desperately yesterday...
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:Boys? Purin?
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Boys hasn't cleared her thought inspection yet. She will only be granted entry to Sector 2Z64 when she passes the inspection.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:Then it must be Purin...
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Bingo.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:With a smile, Mizukane slowly joins the crowd. The Commander can detect a hint of mockery in her eyes.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:I'll leave you to it then, Commander.+Enjoy your day, and I hope you'll like the gift we've prepared for you.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><SE1>AVG_21Winter_FT_Heel</SE1>:Mizukane disappears amidst the busy crowd in an instant, like a hermit crab burrowing into the sand.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Just as the Commander sighs in relief, a hand taps their shoulder lightly.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Hey, Commander.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:Purin! Are you okay?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||<BGM>BGM_SAC2045_Utopia</BGM>:I'm fine.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:Did they do anything to you? What about Boys?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:They didn't do anything to me, so don't worry. Boys is fine as well.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Purin gives the Commander one of her characteristic cheerful winks.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Even though Purin has now appeared before them safe and sound, the Commander still feels a little uneasy.+But they cannot quite put a finger on why.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Let's go! I hear they've prepared a generous gift for you!+Let's go check it out!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Uh, hold on.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Not bothering to wait for the Commander's answer, Purin just grabs their arm and starts running.
()||<黑点1><SE1>RunStep</SE1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>674</BIN><bg_move>%%pivot_x=0.66%%pivot_y=0.43%%scale=1.5%%duration=0%%</bg_move>:...In an unknown area in Sector 2Z64.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Cherry blossoms are not currently in season, but in this virtual world, the blooming of flowers is not restricted by climate.+At this moment, cherry blossoms are in full bloom on both sides of the road. They are blooming so ferociously that it is as if they would never see the light of day again if they didn't show off their very best now.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_wind_grass</SE1>:Purin waves her hand, and a warm breeze blows a cherry blossom petal over. The petal lands lightly on the Commander's hair like a souvenir.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What is this place?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:A newly developed area, probably for commercial use.+It's a pretty neat idea to open a little shop among these perpetually blooming cherry blossom trees!
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:Open a little shop? What do you mean?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Hm, I'm guessing they're worried you'd get restless, so they thought of something for you to do.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:That's just ridiculous!+They've taken everything from me, now they throw me a bone just to keep me busy?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Purin makes no response to the Commander's anger. She simply shrugs and smiles.+Like a naughty kitten that pushes her owner's favorite cup off the table while staring them down.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Don't be angry, Commander. They don't mean to offend you.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:Purin, what on earth happened to you...?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Nothing. We had a bit of a disagreement when we first met, but it's all good now!+Don't you think things have turned out pretty well, Commander?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Commander has a hard time associating the Purin standing before them with the girl they met before.+She was so angry when she first heard about what they had gone through...
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Alright, stop sulking, and let's go check out your gift!+By the way, No. 390 will also be coming~
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:No. 390... Did you call her No. 390?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:No. 390! Over here!
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><GradientShow>1.5</GradientShow>||:I'm here.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_wind_grass</SE1>:Amidst the cherry blossom petals dancing across the sky, the wary and slightly anxious face comes into the Commander's view again.
NPC-HK433(2)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Hello, Commander. After some careful reflection, I must admit that the service I provided yesterday as your guide was not up to standard.+I will try my best to give you a better experience today. Please give me another chance.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:No. 390 bows slightly and holds out a hand to the Commander.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
NPC-HK433(2)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:...
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Just shake her hand already~ Don't keep us waiting all day!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Looks like she won't move until her handshake is accepted.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The Commander reaches out to shake No. 390's hand.
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Thank you for your trust. I will not let you down.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:That's better.
()||<黑点1><SE1>AVG_footsteps_cave</SE1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>674</BIN><bg_move>%%pivot_x=0.66%%pivot_y=0.43%%scale=1.5%%duration=0%%</bg_move>:No. 390 takes a few steps forward and points at the empty storefront by the road.
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Commander, this is a store that Sector 2Z64 has prepared for you.+Since its specific purpose hasn't been decided yet, the signboard and interior decoration are still blank and empty.+Do you have any ideas?
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><同时置暗>||:No, I didn't come here to open a shop...
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:I see. Then please tell me your plans.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Commander turns to meet No. 390, clear eyes with mixed feelings.
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Don't worry about anything. Please just go ahead and tell me.+Helping you open a shop that's to your liking is my mission today.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...+Whatever. It can be anything.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Commander never quite knows how to deal with this Doll, who is extremely serious about everything.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Judging by your career track record, the most suitable type of shop for you to run is...+<size=50>A general agency that takes all kinds of odd jobs!</size>
NPC-HK433(2)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:I think... I see what Miss Esaki is getting at...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What exactly do you mean...?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:In the time that it takes the Commander to sit down on a chair and lets out a sigh, No. 390 has already cleaned up the shop and found its empty signboard...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<narrator>:"Anything Goes".
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:No. 390 prints out the words carefully on the signboard and hangs it up at the most eye-catching spot outside the shop.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Mm! Very nice!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What are you doing?
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Making adjustments to the operations of the shop according to your wishes.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:I...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Commander stares at the signboard and sighs, but then it occurs to them that they should let her do what she wants and just stay out of her way.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Then do whatever jobs that come your way. I'll be running a promotional campaign for you~
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Wait!
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,-30</Position><Scale>1.25</Scale>||<震屏3>:<size=50>New store opening! New store opening!</size>+<size=50>Taking all sorts of odd jobs! Just make your request!</size>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Purin?!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:As Purin bounds further and further away, the Commander makes to go after her, but No. 390 blocks their way.
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Please don't interrupt Miss Esaki while she works. Without a promotional campaign, nobody would know about the opening of your new business.
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><同时置暗>||:But I didn't even want this to begin with!
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Then what is it that you want?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Commander knows full well that No. 390 is simply asking what they want regarding the business, but that does not stop their mind from wandering...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>674</BIN><bg_move>%%pivot_x=0.66%%pivot_y=0.57%%scale=1.5%%duration=2%%</bg_move><SE1>AVG_wind_grass</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Once, the thought did cross the Commander's mind... when they saw the trenches littered with Doll carcasses, when they realized there's no going back to the familiar base in Area S09...+The Commander did once dream of taking the Dolls somewhere they could live a more simple and quiet life.
()||<黑点1>:
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||<BGM>BGM_23SF_Main</BGM><SE1>RunStep</SE1><黑点2><bg_move>%%pivot_x=0.66%%pivot_y=0.43%%scale=1.5%%duration=0%%</bg_move>:Heh, I have returned in triumph! Look, I've brought a customer with me!
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Hello.
PDW(0)<Speaker>No. 203</Speaker><Position>-50,90</Position><Scale>0.85</Scale>||:...Does this shop really take any job?!
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Yes, No. 203.+This is the shop owner.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:No, wait. Let me hear...
PDW(0)<Speaker>No. 203</Speaker><Position>-50,-90</Position><Scale>1.1</Scale>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:<size=50>Please help me! Uh...</size>
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:The shop owner is known as the Commander.
PDW(0)<Speaker>No. 203</Speaker><Position>-50,90</Position><Scale>0.85</Scale>||:Commander, please help me find Pett!
NPC-Purin(1)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Go on!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Commander suddenly feels like they are losing the plot and forgetting which universe they are in.+For a second, they almost think they have returned to the command room at the Area S09 base, where Honey Badger often came stumbling in begging for help.
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Please calm down and describe Pett's physical appearance and the circumstances when you last saw her.
PDW(0)<Speaker>No. 203</Speaker><Position>-50,90</Position><Scale>0.85</Scale>||:Oh, right. Pett is a black-and-white—
PDW(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,90</Position><Scale>0.85</Scale><同时置暗>||:Honey badger. She's a honey badger...+Has she climbed over the wall and run away again?
PDW(0)<Speaker>No. 203</Speaker><Position>-50,90</Position><Scale>0.85</Scale><Shake>||:How did you know?! You're amazing!
PDW(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,90</Position><Scale>0.85</Scale><同时置暗>||:Someone eating a lollipop probably passed by the wall and drew her attention.+There's a large chance this person has pink hair...
PDW(0)<Speaker>No. 203</Speaker><Position>-50,90</Position><Scale>0.85</Scale>||:Oh! Now that you mention it, I haven't seen No. 028 today! I'm gonna ask her about this!+Thank you so much for your help, Commander!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>RunStep</SE1>:No. 203 gives them a hasty wave and rushes off.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Oh, your first job went very well.+Wait here. I'll go find more customers for you!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
NPC-HK433(4)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Crap!
NPC-HK433(4)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><同时置暗><同时置暗>||:What's wrong?
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:We forgot to ask for payment...
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><同时置暗>||:...+That's fine. Think of it as part of the promotional campaign to gain more popularity on our first day.
NPC-HK433(4)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Commander...+I thought you were very against the idea of running this shop...
NPC-HK433(4)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><同时置暗>||:If you knew, why did you work so hard on this thankless mission?
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:That's because—
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><同时置暗>||:That's because an elite should always carry out her missions to the best of her ability.
NPC-HK433(4)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:How did you know...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Before the Commander can even answer, someone is already tugging on their sleeve.
WA2000(0)<Speaker>No. 048</Speaker><Position>50,40</Position><Scale>1</Scale>||:Hello, I heard from Miss Esaki over there that this was a new shop that would take any kind of job...
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Hello, No. 48. How can we help you?
WA2000(0)<Speaker>No. 048</Speaker><Position>50,40</Position><Scale>1</Scale>||:...
WA2000(0)<Speaker>No. 048</Speaker><Position>50,40</Position><Scale>1</Scale>||:To tell you the truth, I have been working to improve my cooking skills lately, but nobody wants to try my cooking.+So I don't really know how to get better...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Wait, I can't take this—
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:I understand. You would like us to be your critics, is that right?+Leave that to us! We will definitely give you our unbiased feedback.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:No, this really isn't...!
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,-80</Position><Scale>1.34</Scale><Shake>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:We can totally do this.
WA2000(0)<Speaker>No. 048</Speaker><Position>50,40</Position><Scale>1</Scale>||:Thank you. I've brought my cooking with me.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:The Commander tries to turn and flee while No. 048 is still taking out her lunchbox, but No. 390 catches them.
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:An elite should always carry out their missions to the best of their ability.
()||<黑屏1><CGDelay>1.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<Night><黑屏2><BIN>674</BIN><bg_move>%%pivot_x=0.66%%pivot_y=0.43%%scale=1.5%%duration=0%%</bg_move>:...Several hours later.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_BaseDoor_Close</SE1>:The Commander finally has a chance to catch a break. They immediately lock up the shop and call it a day.
NPC-Purin(2)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||<BGM>BGM_SAC2045_Utopia</BGM>:I didn't expect it to be such hard work! I'm pooped!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:And whose fault is this...?
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Thanks for the hard work today!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...And to you.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The Commander leans against their desk weakly. They are starting to hate how physical sensations are rendered so realistically in this simulated world.
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:I still need to submit a report back at the office, so I'll take my leave now.+Miss Esaki, Commander, please have a good rest.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Right.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:You too~
NPC-HK433(1)<Speaker>No. 390</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:...See you tomorrow, Commander.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:No. 390's lithe figure disappears through the gap of the half-closed door.+The world is once again silent. The Commander turns to look at Purin, who is just standing there.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Hm? What?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:Now it's just you and me. Don't you think you owe me an explanation?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Huh...? What explanation?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:About your attitude.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:My attitude...?
()||<黑屏1>:
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||<BIN>9</BIN><边框>2</边框><回忆><黑屏2>:I know many things have happened that you find difficult to accept, but!+I'll stay and help you solve your problems!+...+I swear I'll put a stop to their evil plan, bring your Dolls back to you, and get home as a hero!+I won't let them get their way using AI again...
()||<黑屏1><边框>2</边框><关闭蒙版>:
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<Night><黑屏2><BIN>674</BIN>:You came to stop Shimamura and Mizukane, so why are you now on their side?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:You misunderstood me.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:Misunderstood you?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:What I've always wanted is to make the world a better place with no more darkness.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:And you think you can do that here?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Yes, I do believe it.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:You must be thinking I've gone crazy, but Commander, you also had a lot of fun today, didn't you?+Compared to the ruthless battlefield, where one wrong move could have dire consequences, a peaceful and ordinary life is much more precious, don't you think?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:But that doesn't mean we should escape to the virtual world...
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Does it even matter?+To me, even the Griffin base is just a virtual world that I entered via a network connection, but I still care about you, who is from that world.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Now, now. I know this is quite the conundrum.+While you puzzle it out, try to experience more of Sector 2Z64. You may end up finding an answer.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:...I'll log off for now.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Sure. I'm going too. Goodnight~
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Purin jumps to pat the Commander on the head, and then she leaves the street.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()||<黑点1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<Night><BIN>674</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><黑点2><bg_move>%%pivot_x=0.5%%pivot_y=0.5%%scale=1%%duration=0%%</bg_move>:Alone on the quiet street, the Commander is suddenly awash with memories of what transpired here in this tiny shop during the day.+They ended up toiling through the entire afternoon.+The shop was bursting with Dolls who came with all kinds of bizarre requests.+A Doll wanted critique on her poetry; another wanted someone to keep her company while she completed her daily workout; a Doll needed aid in capturing a cat that she accused of being an extraterrestrial spy...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Is this really what I want?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>GF_21summer_avg_Demon</BGM>:No, something still feels off.+This superficial illusion of peace and goodness is like a heavily embroidered rug that hides all sorts of filth...
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-180,-240</Position><Scale>1.9</Scale>||<BIN>9</BIN><SE1>AVG_Pause</SE1>:Humans can never quite figure out what it is that they really want until they are confronted with the question.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<震屏3><Night><SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1><BIN>674</BIN>:A ghostly voice whispers into the Commander's ear, making them almost fall out of their chair.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What are you doing here?
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:To see if you had a better experience today. No. 390 cares a great deal about your feedback, after all.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Looks like you're gradually getting used to life in Sector 2Z64 now that you're surrounded by familiar faces.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:Please leave. I'm about to log out.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Won't you reconsider our offer?+What you experience with the simulated cyberbrain may feel very realistic, but as time goes by, your sensory input will deteriorate.+With a cyberbrain, you won't have this problem.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:I know.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Also, I've warned you before, but I must remind you again—+If you do something stupid and die here, you won't be able to return here ever again.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:Wow, so scary.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:I'm not joking, Commander. Treasure the opportunity that you've been given.+To achieve something great in a new world or to keep struggling in an old world in shambles. The choice is yours.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Suzuka Mizukane pauses at the door.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:By the way, in case you're not aware... Sector 2Z64 is a virtual world, but if a Doll meets her demise here...+Her consciousness will not be able to return to her body. Essentially, she will die.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:Is that a threat?
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:A threat... or a gentle reminder. Again, the choice is yours.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Mizukane vanishes without a trace as eerily as she has appeared.+Leaning weakly against the desk, the Commander is now covered in cold sweat. The warm and fuzzy feeling of bathing in a hot spring that they had just a minute ago is completely gone.+The superficial peace and goodness has been stripped away, revealing the evil treachery underneath the heavy rug.  
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()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>562</BIN>:This isn't the utopia that Persica promised at all. It is nothing more than a puppet theater.+With the so-called Big Brother pulling the strings of everything...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:But what about the joyful laughter all around? The world is not real, but the laughter, which the Commander hasn't heard in a long time, is very much real.+If such a world truly exists—a world with eternal peace, happy people, and ordinary days... Even if none of it is real; even if it is artificial and contrived, so what?
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN>:Will you lie down on the beautiful rug and go to sleep... or flip it over to reveal the truth it is hiding?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The Commander unclenches their fists and tries their best to ignore the sense of unease weighing on their mind.+But this feeling that something isn't quite right just won't let them go. It slowly rises from the bottom of their feet up to their chest, like a warm current that threatens to drown them, even though it feels harmless.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_wind_grass</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:As if in response to their unsettled emotions, the leaves outside the building suddenly start rustling.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Who's there?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Commander opens the door, but nobody is outside.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Mizukane? Or is it Purin?+What are you up to now?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Wheelchair</SE1>:(Tinkling sound)+A wine bottle rolls in through the door.+If they're not mistaken, it's the same bottle that they downed last night.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:A wine bottle? I thought alcohol was banned here?
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:Are you already thinking like one of them, Commander?
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<白屏2><关闭蒙版><BIN>675</BIN><CGDelay>1</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Scar_Morichongfeng</BGM>:Under the cherry tree outside the door stands a familiar woman.+Calling her familiar may be a bit strange; after all, the Commander has never exchanged a single word with her so far.+But she has been silently observing the entire process of the Commander's transformation. 
()<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker>||:Should I say, "Pleasure to meet you?" Should I even bother with this kind of pointless pleasantries?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:That won't be necessary. I know who you are. Motoko Kusanagi, Purin Esaki's superior.+Purin did say... she sent you a distress call.+She even prepared your prosthetics. I've been using them as Dummies while waiting for you to establish a connection. I thought...
()<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker>||:I have indeed received a distress call. In her message, she asked us to help a poor soul who had lost everything.
()<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker>||<BIN>672</BIN>:It took a lot of work following the clues to get here. We first had to work through some serious defenses and carry the unconscious poor soul back into the base, but after some investigation, we realized the poor soul was having so much fun in the virtual world they weren't missing home at all.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker>||:So what now?+Should I just go and forget all about this?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<Night><SE1>Heartbeat</SE1><黑屏2><BIN>569</BIN><SE1>AVG_Bubble</SE1>:Blub, blub, blub...+The warm water has already passed the Commander's neck. Like a gentle, boneless hand, it caresses their cheeks, coaxing them to sink deeper into the water...+Should they succumb to this warm embrace, or should they raise their head and breathe in the cold air of reality?
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()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2>:...+No, please don't go.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:It takes the Commander all of their willpower, but they rise from the enticing warmth and expose themselves to the bone-chilling cold.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...Save me.
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