()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()||<Night><BIN>607</BIN><SE1>AVG_Door_Hit</SE1>:Bam!+A door is kicked down.
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<BGM>m_avg_labyrinth</BGM>:This is...
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||:Are we back at the base?
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:No, we're in Big Brother's room. It's just disguised in an illusion.
()||:The Commander leans against the familiar desk to catch their breath. Everything is starting to sound dull and muffled, as if heard through a layer of soft and thick fabric.
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Commander, are you alright?
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><同时置暗>||:Yeah.
()||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Water_Tap</SE1>:Trickle... The sound of a coffee machine working.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker><Shake>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Who's there?!
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Persica</Speaker><GradientShow>2</GradientShow>||:Do you believe in Utopia?
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Persica...
()||:The Commander recognizes the voice. It is Persica, who has been abducted.
NPC-Persica(0)<Speaker>Persica</Speaker>||:Humans are greedy, selfish, and foolish by nature. They cannot possibly create a perfect world like Utopia.+But an AI with absolute wisdom and reason which exists solely for what is right may be able to.
NPC-Purin(1)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Commander, don't be fooled! She's not real!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()||<SE1>AVG_pistol_finalshot_n</SE1>:Bang!
()||<SE1>AVG_bigglassbreak</SE1>:The Commander fires at the coffee mug in Persica's hand.+As the mug breaks into pieces, spilling coffee everywhere, Persica also disappears.
()||<SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1>:In her place is a young man dressed in black. He gazes impassively at the Commander, who still has their gun trained on him.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position>||:...
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position><同时置暗>||:I knew it was you.
NPC-Purin(1)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Takashi Shimamura! Cease your actions and come back with me, and we may just spare you!
NPC-Takashi(1)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position><GradientHide>2</GradientHide>||:...
()||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><SE1>AVG_footsteps_cave</SE1>:Not even glancing at the multiple muzzles pointed at him, Shimamura simply turns and recedes into the shadow.
NPC-HK433(2)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||:Stop right there!
NPC-Purin(1)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||:Get him!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Don't be rash! Watch out for an ambush!
()||<SE1>RunStep</SE1><黑屏1>:Purin and the Dolls give chase furiously. The Commander feels slightly uneasy, but they have no choice but to follow suit...
()||<黑屏2><Night><BIN>8</BIN><SE1>AVG_TearCard</SE1>:The room suddenly shifts, then like a piece of crinkled paper, it unfurls again.+...A familiar place.+So familiar that the Commander can easily navigate it with their eyes closed.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<BGM>GF_21summer_intro_DemonVariation</BGM>:...Purin? 433?
()||:The command room is completely empty save for the Commander.+It is also quiet, like when their adjutant still hasn't arrived at work.
()||<SE1>AVG_whitenoise</SE1>:Pzzt...
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:<color=#00CCFF>Commander, do you believe yourself to be unique and irreplaceable?</color>
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><通讯框><同时置暗>||:...
()||:Takashi Shimamura's gloomy face appears on the monitor display.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What do you want? What have you done with Purin and the Dolls?
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>We have been giving you chances repeatedly, but that does not mean we have no other alternatives.</color>
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><通讯框><同时置暗>||:What does that mean?
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>We have grown tired of wasting time and energy on you. Now it is time to take back what we have so generously given you.</color>
()||<SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1><黑点1>:The dour face disappears.
()||<黑点2><BIN>434</BIN>:The screen is now showing a real-time CCTV feed from inside the command room.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Isn't this...
()||:The room in the feed is identical to the one currently occupied by the Commander. Purin and the Dolls are searching the room for clues.+But by the desk in that room sits the "Commander".+Or rather, someone with the exact same appearance and build as the Commander.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Who is that?!
()||:The Commander wants to say more, but then they hear their own voice coming from the monitor...
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Anything?</color>
()<Speaker>433</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Commander, we seem to be trapped here.</color>
()<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>It's strange. Something feels off about this room, but I can't quite put a finger on what it is...</color>
()<Speaker>Commander (?)</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>That's okay. Take your time and keep looking.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>We seem to be safe for the time being.</color>
()<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Alright, then let's try to find the terminal that can connect to the Dolls' neural clouds!</color>
()<Speaker>Commander (?)</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Leave that aside for now.</color>
()<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Huh? But why?</color>
()<Speaker>QBU-191</Speaker>||<黑点1>:<color=#00CCFF>...Commander?</color>
()||<黑点2><Night><BIN>8</BIN>:The imposter is conversing with the Dolls and Purin wearing the Commander's own face. The mellow scene sends chills down their spine.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What have you done?!+Why is there another me with them?
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Let's return to the first question I posed you—do you believe you are unique and irreplaceable?</color>
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><通讯框><同时置暗>||:You created a doppelgänger of me using my data here, didn't you?! You did the same with Purin!
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>I did not want to resort to this. Replicating a human takes up a lot of processing power.</color>
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><通讯框><同时置暗>||:Dammit...
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Remember, you chose this.</color>
()||:The Commander pulls up their own command interface so as to—
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Error</SE1>:...
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>As you have noticed, you will no longer be able to log out of Sector 2Z64.</color>
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><通讯框><同时置暗>||:Are you planning to trap my consciousness until my physical body dies in the real world?
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>I have no desire to torment you. Once Suzuka finishes dispatching the people from Section 9, she will head to the real world to send you off.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>Now enjoy your final moments.</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()||:The Commander turns their attention back to the monitor. Purin is currently arguing with the "Commander" fiercely over their new directive.
NPC-Purin(2)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>...Why are you putting on the brakes now? I thought you'd found your resolve?!</color>
NPC-Purin(2)<Speaker>Commander (?)</Speaker><通讯框><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>I changed my mind.</color>
NPC-QBU191(1)<Speaker>QBU-191</Speaker><Position>-80,0</Position><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Commander, just what is going on...?</color>
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>...</color>
NPC-Purin(2)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>We've been working so hard for the plan to work all this time! Why would you suddenly—</color>
NPC-Purin(2)<Speaker>Commander (?)</Speaker><通讯框><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>Calm down, Purin. Think about the world that the Griffin base belongs to.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>Even if I bring the Dolls back to reality, I'd just be leading them all into an apocalypse.</color>
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Commander... Why are you so pessimistic all of a sudden?</color>
()<Speaker>Commander (?)</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>I've just finally accepted the truth.</color>
()||:The Commander notices a flash of suspicion in Purin's eyes.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:<color=#A9A9A9>I must get in touch with them immediately...</color>
()||<SE1>RunStep</SE1>:The Commander runs up to the monitor and waves their arms frantically, but it is obviously futile.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>What about the broadcast system?!</color>
()||<SE1>AVG_tinnitus_0</SE1>:The Commander grabs the microphone and shouts into it.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Purin! That's a fake!+433, Ibis, Boys! Don't believe that thing!+<size=50>Stick to the original plan!!!</size>
()||:They do not respond.
()||<SE1>AVG_lifttable</SE1>:The Commander rummages furiously through the familiar room, looking for anything that they can use to communicate.+However, they find nothing. Absolutely nothing. This is not the real command room; it is only a simulation with a flimsy façade.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>We're so close to the final step... We can't fail here!</color>
()||:Despair washes over the Commander. Their vision pulses and flickers. Just then, an object in their pocket suddenly vibrates...
()||<SE1>AVG_Geiger_Counter</SE1>:It is the Tachikoma's tracker.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_23S_Crossroads_Warrior</BGM>:Tachikoma!
()||<SE1>AVG_Card_Reader</SE1>:The light on the tracker is flashing.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Can you hear me? Blink once for "yes".
()||<SE1>AVG_Card_Reader</SE1>:The light blinks once obediently.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Thank goodness...+Here's how we'll communicate—blink once for "yes", blink twice for "no".+What's the situation on your end? Are you safe?
()||<SE1>AVG_Card_Reader</SE1>:The tracker answers in the affirmative.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Good. Can you contact Purin?+I don't know what Shimamura did, but he created a doppelgänger of me to trick them into aborting the plan.+I'm worried they'll...
()||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Error</SE1>:After a few seconds of silence, the tracker answers in the negative.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<黑点1>:...+Right. Can you think of a way to establish contact with the room they're in?+Do whatever you can to warn them that it's a doppelgänger.
()||<黑点2><BIN>563</BIN><SE1>AVG_Piano_Ambience</SE1>:Pling.+The light suddenly goes out, and the surroundings are plunged in darkness.+The command room collapses all around the Commander. Even the monitor that allowed them to see Purin and the Dolls has gone dark.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>I seem to have given you too much time.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>Long enough to give you the false impression that you could struggle free.</color>
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><通讯框><同时置暗>||:...
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The Commander slips the tracker back into their pocket and gazes calmly at the monitor floating in the darkness.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>There is no point in calling for help. They are in dire straits themselves.</color>
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><通讯框><同时置暗>||:I have faith in them...
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>They may be able to buy you a small amount of time, but it will not make any difference.</color>
NPC-Takashi(1)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>To alleviate the boredom, I will provide some entertainment.</color>
()||<SE1>AVG_Piano_Ambience</SE1>:Pling.+An ominous sound can be heard. At the same time, a faint light outlines a blurry silhouette in the distance.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()||:Whenever the Commander is faced with a difficult choice, they always have to wrestle with their inner demon.+But this is the first time they are meeting this "demon" face-to-face.
()<Speaker>Commander (?)</Speaker>||:<color=#FF0000>...</color>
()||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_cave</SE1>:It is like looking into a mirror, but unlike one's usual reflection, the figure in the mirror is now approaching with murderous intent.
()||<SE1>AVG_Card_Reader</SE1>:Buzzzz... The tracker in the Commander's pocket vibrates, but there is no telling whether it brings good news or bad news.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>I hope it's good news...</color>+<color=#A9A9A9>Major, I'm staking my last hope on you...</color>
()||<SE1>Select</SE1>:While the Commander is weighing up the situation, their doppelgänger draws a P90.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()||<SE1>AVG_Fire_SMG</SE1>:Bang-bang-bang!+A burst of bullets follow the Commander.
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The Commander dives behind cover and observes their doppelgänger calmly.+Since they do not have a cyberbrain, Shimamura could not have accessed their past memories. The data he used to create this doppelgänger would be limited to those stored in Sector 2Z64.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:That would be data collected from the time I was fighting alongside the Major...+In that case...
()||<SE1>AVG_Combat_Hits</SE1>:While the doppelgänger is moving between cover, the Commander takes the initiative and goes on the offensive. They fire at the doppelgänger decisively, sending the P90 flying out of their hands.+The Commander then leaps forward and snatches it.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:You're no match for me.
()<Speaker>Commander (?)</Speaker>||:<color=#FF0000>I am you.</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Not in a million years.
()<Speaker>Commander (?)</Speaker>||:<color=#FF0000>Once you are dispatched, I will become you.</color>
()||<SE1>AVG_Fire_SMG</SE1>:Bang-bang-bang! The doppelgänger reaches for their holster, but the Commander fires at it before it can draw its sidearm.
()||<SE1>RunStep</SE1>:The difference in firepower forces the doppelgänger to seek cover. The Commander charges forward and launches a fierce attack. Years of training and experience at Griffin makes the Commander fairly confident—
()||<SE1>AVG_Combat_Hits</SE1>:They can easily defeat someone of a similar build and stature.
()<Speaker>Commander (?)</Speaker>||:<color=#FF0000>Ugh...</color>
()||:The Commander closes the distance so quickly the doppelgänger cannot defend itself in time.
()||<SE1>AVG_Punch_Hit</SE1>:Bam! The Commander's close-quarters combat skills gives them the upper hand. They pin the doppelgänger to the ground—
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:You are not worthy of wielding this pistol.
()||<SE1>Select</SE1>:Ka-chak.+The Commander aims for the doppelgänger's head.
()||<SE1>AVG_Piano_Ambience</SE1>:Pling.+The ominous sound can be heard again. The Commander feels a chill down their spine, and before they can react, the doppelgänger has been whisked away.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>...</color>+<color=#00CCFF>I am starting to regret not performing the cyberbrain conversion on you. Even if you had died during the procedure, your neural data would have benefited Sector 2Z64 greatly.</color>
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><通讯框><同时置暗>||:Too late. This piece of garbage that you crafted so painstakingly isn't fooling anyone.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Maybe not while you are still alive.</color>
()||:Shimamura pulls up the command interface again and silently turns up all the parameters to the maximum.
()||<SE1>AVG_Piano_Ambience</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Pling.
()||<黑屏1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=15</controll_shake>:From this moment on, the Commander starts disconnecting from Sector 2Z64 at maximum speed.+Like a lone astronaut separated from their spaceship, drifting off into the dark and silent void...
()||<黑屏2><BIN>555</BIN>:The world is enfolded in a shroud of darkness that does not let a single speck of light through.+The shroud is so thick and heavy, it even muffles most of the sound.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>Complete vision loss...</color>+<color=#A9A9A9>That's fine. I've done hundreds of blindfolded training sessions. As long as I can still hear...</color>
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Rustle...+Soft footsteps at three o'clock.
()||<SE1>AVG_Fire_SMG</SE1><BGM>m_20winter_3_n</BGM>:Bang-bang-bang!+The Commander puts away the pistol and fires boldly at the sound with their P90.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Bullet_Hit_Body</SE1>:<color=#A9A9A9>Sounds like I hit it, but not in a fatal spot.</color>
()||:While the doppelgänger is hiding, the Commander quickly checks their ammo.
()||<SE1>AVG_Bullet_Drop</SE1>:The P90 is out of juice, and there is one round left in the pistol.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>One final round...</color>
()||:The Commander tosses the P90 aside and holsters the pistol.
()||<SE1>RunStep</SE1>:Tap-tap-tap... A series of rapid footsteps. The doppelgänger seems to be trying to turn the tables while they are not attacking.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<震屏>:<size=50>C'mon then, worthless trash!</size>
()||<SE1>AVG_Punch</SE1>:Bam! The Commander throws a mighty punch in the direction of the footsteps.
()||<SE1>AVG_Combat_Hits</SE1>:Their fist collides with a cheek. Teeth. Warm fluid. Then comes a dull thud of a body hitting the ground.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>That'll keep you down for quite a while.</color>
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>I am surprised you can fight so well even with your vision impaired.</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:There are many more things about me you'll find surprising.
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>You probably did not expect this, but your Dolls and Esaki fell for the "doppelgänger", as you call it.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>They accepted their new directive. They are going to abort the plan and stay here.</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Deception is an art form. You will have to do a lot better than that to deceive me.
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>I understand that may have come as quite a blow, so here is some good news.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>Suzuka has dispatched Public Security Section 9 and is setting off to the real world.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>You are next.</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Enjoy the final game.</color>
()||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:The Commander grips the Tachikoma's tracker tightly. It is now lying quietly in their hand. The blinking light from earlier felt like a dream.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>Having come this far, I don't really have any other choice.</color>+<color=#A9A9A9>I can only put my faith in you, so that is what I will do.</color>
()||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The doppelgänger seems to be back on its feet. The Commander listens carefully as they try to pinpoint its position.
()||<SE1>AVG_whitenoise</SE1><黑屏1>:All of a sudden, the sounds are getting harder to discern. They trickle by the Commander's ears like a muddy stream.+The sounds of footsteps, of rustling fabric, and of impact all blend together into an indistinguishable cacophony.
()||<SE1>AVG_tinnitus_0</SE1><黑屏2><BIN>559</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Soon, it turns into ear-splitting ringing.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<BGM>10130</BGM>:<color=#A9A9A9>...</color>+<color=#A9A9A9>Dammit, even my hearing is gone?!</color>
()||<SE1>AVG_Punch_Hit</SE1>:Thunk! A punch lands squarely on their abdomen.+The Commander also throws a punch to counterattack, but hits nothing but empty air.+The miscalculated attack is met with a ferocious bout of retaliation. The Commander's head reels in the endless darkness.
()||<SE1>AVG_Combat_Hits</SE1>:Bam! Bam-bam!+Punch after punch after punch. The world is spinning. The Commander suddenly finds themselves lying on the floor.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:They grab hold of something to pull themself back up. Judging from its size and texture, it is probably the sand table that they use for planning battles.+They have commanded their Dolls in countless battle with this.+But in this particular battle, they are on their own.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Even if I'm alone...
()||<SE1>AVG_Punch_Hit</SE1>:Bam—yet another punch.+The Commander cannot even tell which body part was hit.+But they know that they must get back on their feet and keep fighting.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:I can't give up...+I'm sure they are also still fighting...
()||<SE1>AVG_lifttable</SE1>:Crash! The Commander flips the sand table over and determines the doppelgänger's approximate position from the impact.
()||<SE1>AVG_Punch_Hit</SE1>:But before they can attack, the doppelgänger charges in and sends them flying with a kick.+Thunk!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()||<SE1>AVG_Piano_Ambience</SE1>:Pling.+They have regained some of their hearing temporarily.+Shimamura whispers flatly in their ear.
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>How does it feel to be so close to death?</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Ha...
()||<SE1>Heartbeat</SE1>:The Commander opens their mouth to speak, but their throat suddenly constricts in agony, and they can only let out a few painful gasps.
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Suffering, despair, terror...</color>+<color=#00CCFF>These are the most common emotions that we find in the Dolls' memory data.</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>The brave faces they put on in front of you may have deluded you into thinking that to them, being defeated on the battlefield simply meant taking a nap in the repair tank.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>But what you just went through is what they often experience in battle.</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Knowing that, are you still determined to bring them back to the cruel reality that they live in?</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...+I have never been so certain.
()||<黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:With that, the voice is gone, and darkness returns.
()||<黑屏2><BIN>560</BIN><SE1>AVG_Combat_Hits</SE1>:Before the Commander can defend themself, they are struck in the chest and abdomen again.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Ptui!
()||:The Commander spits out a gob of blood and scrambles to a piece of cover.
()||<SE1>AVG_Card_Reader</SE1><BGM>GF_22W_BGM_2</BGM>:Buzz...+The tracker in their pocket finally vibrates again.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...Is that you, Major?
()||<SE1>AVG_Card_Reader</SE1>:An affirmative reply.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Have they... done it?
()||:A short pause.
()||<SE1>AVG_Card_Reader</SE1>:The tracker buzzes once.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Good...
()||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:The doppelgänger straddles the Commander and unleashes a barrage of punches on them.
()||<SE1>AVG_Combat_Hits</SE1>:But the Commander bursts into derisive laughter.+In the spinning darkness, they have a clear grasp on where the doppelgänger is.
()||<SE1>AVG_Punch</SE1>:Bam!+A sharp, clean punch sends the doppelgänger flying off.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Good work. I'll handle the rest.
()||<SE1>Select</SE1>:The Commander pants heavily as they draw the pistol from their holster.
()<Speaker>Commander (?)</Speaker>||:<color=#FF0000>...Blind... how... hit...</color>
()||:The doppelgänger's mumbling is intelligible to the Commander, but they can hear the hysteria in its voice.+With a trembling hand, the Commander aims the pistol at their own temple.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:I'm going back.
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Wait, stop—</color>
()||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN><CGDelay>3</CGDelay><SE1>AVG_pistol_finalshot_n</SE1><黑屏1>:Bang!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<睁眼><BIN>55</BIN>:(Gasps)
()||<SE1>Heartbeat</SE1>:Rapid panting.+The Commander bolts up from the augmented reality chair that was placed in the corner earlier.+They finally returned to the real world, though the method was admittedly a bit drastic.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()||<SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1><黑点1>:Without even taking the time to wipe away the cold sweat on their forehead, the Commander grabs the gun next to them and makes a beeline for a building nearby.
()||<黑点2><BIN>668</BIN><震屏3><SE1>AVG_Door_Hit</SE1>:Thunk!+The Commander kicks the door open.
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:...+So that's how it is.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:We meet again.
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:So this was your plan?+Set everything up in Sector 2Z64, then flip the "on" switch in the real world?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<黑屏1>:Yes. The Major made the educated guess that you would not place such a crucial device in just one place.
()||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_woodfloor</SE1><黑屏2><BIN>669</BIN>:The Commander walks over to the server machines, which Shimamura has dedicated most of his processing power to maintaining.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:Even if the Dolls can activate the connection terminal in 2Z64, they won't be able to remove the memory seal.+Because the other switch is here.
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:...What are you going to do?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Isn't it obvious?
()||<SE1>Select</SE1><黑屏1>:The Commander aims at the server machines.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position>||<黑屏2><BIN>455</BIN>:Don't you wish to be a shining beacon in a brave new world? Don't you want to make the world a better place?+How are your ideals any different than ours at Sector 2Z64?
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position><同时置暗>||:Sector 2Z64 is make-believe.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position>||:Why does it matter if it is real or not?+Is it not good enough that you and the Dolls can live out your days in peace and happiness?
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position><同时置暗>||:...+You don't get it.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position>||:You are too fixated on differentiating between truth and falsehood.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position><同时置暗>||:I couldn't have come so far on my own.+Too many have made sacrifices in the past for the present.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position>||:...
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position><同时置暗>||:I am on a quest to find Utopia, but the journey there will not be smooth and easy. It is not merely a thorny path.+The way to Utopia is paved with the corpses and blood of our forebears. With every step I take, I tread upon someone else's sacrifice.+And you're telling me to turn my back on this heavy reality for a lofty castle in the sky?
()||<SE1>AVG_rifle_finalshot_h</SE1>:Bang!+The Commander fires a shot at one of the server machines.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:No dice.+I will never forget the blood and tears they have shed. I will move forward carrying them with me.+It doesn't matter even if I don't make it there in my lifetime. I will pave the way forward for those who come after me.
NPC-Takashi(1)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position>||:How noble of you. You will not reconsider even if your Dolls wish to stay in Sector 2Z64, where they will not suffer anymore?
NPC-Takashi(1)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position><同时置暗>||:Don't be ridiculous.
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position>||:I have disengaged their memory seal. Why don't you see for yourself?
NPC-Takashi(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>0,40</Position><同时置暗>||:...
()||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:The Commander's lips curl into a smile.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<黑屏1>:I know what they will say to me.+I should've known it all along...
NPC-Batou(0)<Speaker>Batou</Speaker>||<黑屏2><回忆><BIN>327</BIN>:The most crucial part of the plan is all on you.
NPC-Batou(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:No problem. For the sake of everything, I will not fail.
()||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1><BGM>BGM_SAC2045_Utopia</BGM>:The Commander looks up at the Dolls, but then their tablet suddenly chimes.+It is a message sent a few hours ago.+The sender was Purin Esaki.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>Is this the message... that Purin mentioned?</color>
()||<黑屏1>:The Commander opens it wordlessly.
()||<黑屏2><关闭蒙版><BIN>72</BIN>:
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:Tap-tap...+Commander, when you open this photo...+I hope you will be able to see!
NPC-Purin(1)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:We have probably set off for Big Brother's room. To be honest, I can already guess how this is going to end.+There's no way this is going to end well! But I still want to do everything I can and fight to the bitter end with the Dolls...
NPC-Purin(0)<Speaker>Purin Esaki</Speaker><Position>-50,50</Position>||<白屏1><边框>2</边框>:...In the beginning, I simply wanted to offer a helping hand to someone who was drowning in despair, the way Mr. Batou helped me.+But as I slowly got to know the Griffin base and the Dolls better, I've grown to like it here, and I've become just as eager to restore everything as you are.+Especially now that I've seen everything they've prepared for you in secret...+Commander, they probably won't get the chance to show you, but I still want you to see it for yourself...
()||<边框>2</边框><白屏2><BIN>82</BIN>:...
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:...Are the calibrations completed?
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Yeah, more or less.
NPC-HK433(2)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:What do you mean "more or less"?! Give me a full report on the lighting, audio, camera angle, and video quality!
NPC-BoysAntiTank(2)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:...
NPC-QBU191(0)<Speaker>QBU-191</Speaker><Position>-80,0</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:Don't worry, it's all set. You can begin.
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:Alright.
()||<SE1>AVG_Camera_Focus</SE1><边框>2</边框>:433, who was still so gung-ho just a moment ago, suddenly starts experiencing stage fright as she turns to face the camera.
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:Um... Commander, this is a surprise that we've put together for you in secret...+The base in Area S09... was bombed to smithereens, but its founding anniversary is just around the corner.+With the base in shambles, we probably won't be able to celebrate, but I think we'd all like to say something to you on this occasion.
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><同时置暗>||<边框>2</边框>:Can't you just get straight to the point?
NPC-HK433(2)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<震屏3><边框>2</边框>:<size=50>Don't interrupt me!</size>
NPC-HK433(3)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:Bottom line is... It is an honor to be an employee at the Griffin base.+Things will probably continue to be grim, but I will stay by your side and keep going!
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:I'm done... Your turn, Boys.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Ditto.+Now you, Ibis.
NPC-HK433(2)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position><Shake>||<边框>2</边框>:Show some sincerity, would you?!
NPC-QBU191(0)<Speaker>QBU-191</Speaker><Position>-80,0</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:Commander, I could tell you've been really on edge lately, so I didn't want to disturb you.+I actually wanted to take you out for a drink. I think you could really use some booze to help you relax.
NPC-QBU191(2)<Speaker>QBU-191</Speaker><Position>-80,0</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:How about this... When you see this video, come and ask ME out for a drink, okay?
NPC-HK433(0)<Speaker>433</Speaker><Position>0,130</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:Alright, get the next one in.
NPC-BoysAntiTank(0)<Speaker>Boys AT Rifle</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:The queue outside is getting crazy long. What if the Commander finds out about this?
NPC-QBU191(0)<Speaker>QBU-191</Speaker><Position>-80,0</Position>||<边框>2</边框>:I'll go and manage the queue.
()||<边框>2</边框>:The recording is a little hectic, the audio sometimes a bit muffled, and figures keep walking across the frame between the subject and the camera.+It is, all in all, a crudely made video recording.
()||<黑屏1><边框>2</边框>:But even so, the Commander watches the entire recording with a smile.
()||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN><SE1>AVG_rifle_finalshot_h</SE1><黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Bang!+ A second shot smashes another server machine next to Shimamura.
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>669</BIN><火花><BGM>BGM_23S_Expedition_Story</BGM>:...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Anything else you'd like to say?
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:Humans are incapable of building Utopia. Greed, violence, foolishness, selfishness... are all qualities ingrained in your DNA.+This is your only tangible opportunity of creating your ideal world.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker>Takashi Shimamura</Speaker>||:It is not too late to change your mind yet. However, if you destroy the last server machine, you will condemn yourself to suffer eternally like Sisyphus.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:If that is to be my fate, then I accept it.
()||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN><SE1>AVG_rifle_finalshot_h</SE1><黑屏1>:Bang!