()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()||<BIN>167</BIN><BGM>BGM_stage10</BGM>:...In an unknown area in Sector 2Z64.+Following information provided by Ibis, the Commander's company enter an underground tunnel.
()||<SE1>AVG_Water_Drip</SE1>:Unlike the sunny surface of Sector 2Z64, the tunnel is cold, damp, and smells of mold.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Big Brother's room is just down this tunnel.
NPC-QBU191(1)<Speaker>QBU-191</Speaker><Position>-80,0</Position>||:I remember we almost got stomped by the enemies swarming at us the first time we came...
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Does this underground tunnel have any forks where the enemy can lie in ambush? How big are their forces?
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:The tunnel is made of a single thoroughfare with a handful of forks.+The enemy did ambush us at the forks, and there were about 30 to 50 of them.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:We should at least pick up some signals from a force of that size.+But right now the area is quiet like a tomb.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position><同时置暗>||:Is it possible that there's no ambush?
NPC-Motoko(2)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:We can tackle an ambush. I'm worried about something else.
NPC-Motoko(2)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position><同时置暗>||:...
()||:Staring into the dark passage ahead of them, the Commander recalls the way Mizukane and Shimamura move.+Their inhuman speed and strength.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:In such a narrow and enclosed space, they have a significant advantage.+We can't draw out the fight by keeping our distance.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:This is probably why they put Big Brother's room here.
NPC-Batou(0)<Speaker>Batou</Speaker>||:Should I scout ahead?
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:Yes. I need to know the exact distance between us and the entrance to Big Brother's room. Also take note of the forks where they could stage an ambush.
NPC-Batou(0)<Speaker>Batou</Speaker>||:Right, I'll go have a look.
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:I'm coming too! I've been here before, so I can provide some reference data!
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><同时置暗>||:What about your injuries?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:No worries, I can move just fine!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Ibis, go with Batou and Purin and give them a hand. 433 and Boys can handle things here.
NPC-QBU191(1)<Speaker>QBU-191</Speaker><Position>-80,0</Position>||:Roger.
()||<SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1>:The trio that splits from the group soon disappears into the shadow down the tunnel.+The remaining members rest quietly on the spot. The Commander can feel the worried glances that 433 keep shooting them frequently.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What's wrong?
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:...Nothing.
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><同时置暗>||:My connection decay is accelerating, isn't it?
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:...
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||:What connection decay?
()||:The Commander holds up a hand. The lines on their palm are still quite clear and distinct, but as they peer through their fingers at the Major standing a few paces away, her figure is significantly more blurry.+The Major walks closer, and her face gradually comes into focus.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:Connection decay... Have your five senses started to weaken in here?
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position><同时置暗>||:Yes. My vision is deteriorating. It's starting to get patchy in dimly lit places.+But don't worry about it. I'll be fine once I return to reality.
NPC-Motoko(2)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:...+Looks like even Shimamura's creation can't prevent human brains' inevitable disconnect with the virtual world.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(1)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||:It's just your vision for now, but what other symptoms are there when it gets worse?
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:When it gets worse... the Commander will start losing their hearing, senses of smell and taste, until finally...+Only their sense of touch will remain.
()||:433's voice trails off as her mind wanders.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:What are you thinking?
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:The onset of the Commander's symptoms is a bit too rapid... I suspect foul play...
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||<震屏>:Their connection decay started too soon?!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
NPC-HK433(2)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:According to the information I was given before, connection decay usually starts a week after a human is first connected to a simulation.+There were occasional cases where the onset of symptoms occurred a little early, but there has never been a case as extreme as the Commander's.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(1)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker><Shake>||:Those bastards definitely aren't playing fair!
NPC-Motoko(2)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:Then things are getting out of hand. We must prepare for the possibility that the Commander could be put out of action any second.
()||:Trying their best to remain calm, the Commander moves their body, which is still functional and under their control for the time being.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:No matter what happens, we must ensure the plan succeeds.
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Understood.
()||:The Major leans in closer.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:Commander, regarding the finer details of the plan...
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position><同时置暗>||:Don't worry about me. I can still do my part if I'm only losing my five senses.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:Alright, then we stick to the plan.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position><同时置暗>||:I'm counting on you.
()||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_FT_Heel</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Footsteps once again echo through the cavernous underground tunnel.
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Are they back?
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:Hold on.+Tachikoma.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Position>-40,130</Position>;NPC-Tachikoma(0)<Speaker>Tachikoma</Speaker><Position>0,150</Position><通讯框>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:<color=#00CCFF>Hm... Whoever's coming is emitting signal interference. I can't tell how many people there are.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>But I have detected the presence of Suzuka Mizukane!</color>
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||<BGM>BGM_Reverse</BGM>:Commander, prepare for battle.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position><同时置暗>||:Tachikoma... is your backup?
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:It's an AI combat vehicle ideal for conducting recon. I've ordered it to stay hidden and wait for my command.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position><同时置暗>||:I see. Looks like it's come in pretty useful...
NPC-Tachikoma(0)<Speaker>Tachikoma</Speaker><Position>0,150</Position><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Heheh, it's kinda embarrassing to be praised by a stranger.</color>
NPC-Tachikoma(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,150</Position><通讯框><同时置暗>||:Then please keep an eye on Mizukane and her forces.
NPC-Tachikoma(0)<Speaker>Tachikoma</Speaker><Position>0,150</Position><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>No problem!</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:433, send an encrypted message to Ibis. Get them to return immediately.
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Got it!
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||:Commander—
()||<SE1>Select</SE1>:Ka-chak—+A soft but threatening sound almost goes unnoticed in the confusion.+The next moment—
NPC-Motoko(2)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||<震屏>:Duck!
()||<SE1>AVG_Explo_Close</SE1><震屏3>:Boom!
()||<SE1>AVG_tinnitus_0</SE1>:An RPG sails over their heads and explodes behind them.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:It's Mizukane.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><GradientShow>2</GradientShow>||:How unexpected, Commander. I thought you'd appreciate our gift.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><同时置暗>||:...
()||<SE1>AVG_Fire_SMG</SE1>:Bang-bang-bang! The Commander draws their weapon, aims, and fires in one fluid motion in response.+Mizukane dances nimbly through the gaps between the bullets.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:An unfortunate outcome...+But that's alright. I will make you pay the commensurate price.
()||:Mizukane vanishes out of sight amidst the smoke and dust thrown up by the explosion.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:Tachikoma!
NPC-Tachikoma(0)<Speaker>Tachikoma</Speaker><Position>0,150</Position><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Roger!</color>
()||<SE1>AVG_Explo_Distance</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=12</controll_shake>:Boom!+An artfully accurate shot forces Mizukane out of the smokescreen.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:Commander, cover me!
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position><同时置暗>||:Alright!
()||<SE2>Gunfight</SE2>:Bang-bang-bang! While Mizukane is exposed, the Major unleashes a barrage on her.
()||<SE1>AVG_Bullet_Hit_Body</SE1>:Mizukane takes the bullets head-on before disappearing from view once more.
()<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker>||:You lot from Section 9 are always an eyesore.
()||<SE1>AVG_Bullet_Hit_Wall</SE1>:Bang-bang! The Major fires promptly at the voice.+But the shots miss their mark.
NPC-Tachikoma(0)<Speaker>Tachikoma</Speaker><Position>0,150</Position><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Target detected! Coming in from two o'clock!</color>
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:Fire!
()||<SE1>AVG_Gatling_gun</SE1>:Bang-bang-bang! The Tachikoma's powerful barrage follows Mizukane, who flits by like a specter.+But once again, she disappears before the Commander's eyes.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...433, Boys, stay together!
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||:Roger!
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:I can't determine her position!
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:She is incredibly fast. Even I have trouble keeping up with her.
()||:The Major draws close to the Commander and sets up a private channel.
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:<color=#00CCFF>Commander, our objective is to connect with all the Dolls and disable their memory seal using the terminal in Big Brother's room.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>There's no point in wasting time here with her.</color>
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>You're right. Should we force our way through?</color>
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:<color=#00CCFF>Batou is making his way back here. We will cover your escape with Tachikoma.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>Take this. Tachikoma will be able to locate you with it.</color>
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>...Got it.</color>
()||:The Commander gestures at 433 and Boys to fall back and keep close.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Leaving already?
()||<SE1>AVG_Gatling_gun</SE1>:Bang-bang-bang! The Tachikoma spots Mizukane the moment she speaks.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position><Shake>||:Tsk, what a nuisance.
NPC-Tachikoma(0)<Speaker>Tachikoma</Speaker><Position>0,150</Position>||:You're not getting away from me!
NPC-Motoko(0)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:Tachikoma, it's time to close in on her.
NPC-Tachikoma(0)<Speaker>Tachikoma</Speaker><Position>0,150</Position>||:Okie!
()||<SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1>:Once the Commander is sure that the Major has Mizukane cornered, they dash toward their destination.
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Oh, I almost forgot.+Commander, you've already started experiencing symptoms of connection decay, haven't you?
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>||:Haha.
()||<SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1>:Rustle...+It is the sound of a coat flapping in the wind.+The Commander looks up and finds a young man dressed in black gazing down at them from a great height.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position>||:...
()||<SE1>AVG_Piano_Ambience</SE1><黑屏1>:He conjures up a command interface in the air and increases the settings on a few parameters while still staring down at the Commander.
()||<黑屏2><Night><BGM>10254</BGM>:The ground that was clearly visible a second ago suddenly grows dark. The Commander starts stumbling blindly.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||:What's the matter, Commander?
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:It's dark...
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||:Dark? Have you lost even more of your vision...?
NPC-HK433(2)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<震屏><黑屏1>:Mizukane, what have you done?!
()||<黑屏2><BIN>463</BIN>:Dark patches have appeared in the Commander's vision. Everything is distorted and misshapen beyond recognition, as if viewed on a screen hit by a bullet.
NPC-Motoko(2)<Speaker>Motoko Kusanagi</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position>||:Protect the Commander!
NPC-Motoko(2)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>-40,130</Position><同时置暗>||:I'm fine! I can't see properly, but I can keep going!
NPC-Suzuka(0)<Speaker>Suzuka Mizukane</Speaker><Position>-160,100</Position>||:Commander, how far can you run in your current state?
()||<SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1>:The Commander sees several blurry figures running towards them.
NPC-Purin(2)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Commander!
NPC-QBU191(1)<Speaker>QBU-191</Speaker><Position>-80,0</Position>||:What happened? Commander...
NPC-Batou(0)<Speaker>Batou</Speaker>||:Purin, give the Commander a hand. The Major and I will cover you.
NPC-Purin(2)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:On it!
()||<SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1><黑点1>:The people around the Commander rush to their protection. Distorted shadows streak past the corner of their eye in a blur, turning their world into a dreamland of abstraction.+All the Commander can do is keep running as fast as they humanly can...