()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>GF_EV9_Intermission</BGM><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay><BIN>766</BIN><黑屏2>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Frankfurt District, Frankfurt.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_engine_speedup</SE1>:At 1.30am, a van driving along a dark slip road merges slowly onto the westbound Autobahn 66.+As soon as the bulky vehicle breaks free from the chaotic and congested traffic gridlock in the city, it starts speeding on the flat and empty highway.
APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Bright street lights rigged with speed cameras whizz past the roof of the van.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_BaseDoor_Open</SE1>:Mia opens the window and lets the clear, chilly air rush into the van—it is filled with the sweet fragrance of the local flora.
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:We're out of their surveillance range. Our comms should be free from monitoring and interference.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Mia, we can now establish contact with Miss Nele.
APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:Right.
APC556(2)<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay><SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:
APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:Nele, you there?
NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>;APC556(3)||:<color=#00CCFF>I'm here. Did you make it into the city okay?</color>
NPC-Nele(2);APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:We passed the checkpoint without arousing any suspicion.+We're now en route to our destination.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>;APC556(3)||:<color=#00CCFF>I see. I'm glad it went smoothly.</color>
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Miss Instructor, I've solved your problem, so when do I get to meet the Commander?</color>
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:The Commander will definitely arrange a meeting with you first thing once this is over, I promise.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>...</color>
APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:Get some rest, Nele. It's already morning.+You still need to visit your grandfather this afternoon.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>470</BIN><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Yeah, I know...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Inside her hotel room, Nele is sitting at the desk with her head propped on her hand.+On the bed behind her lie a few pieces of clothing her cousin has prepared for her for tomorrow, but she is not in the mood to try them on.
NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Why is the Commander avoiding me...?
NPC-Nele(2);APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Don't overthink it. Griffin is currently dealing with some very tricky issues. The Instructor hasn't told you about them because she doesn't want to get you involved.</color>
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(2)||:...Fine, I won't pry.
NPC-Nele(1);APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Is everything all set for the afternoon? Has Frau Hebe confirmed everything with you?</color>
NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(2)||:All set.+At eight in the morning, I'll meet Frau Hebe and have breakfast with her, then she'll give me some pointers regarding my appearance.+At two in the afternoon, my grandfather's chauffeur will come pick me up at Frau Hebe's place.
NPC-Nele(0);APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>How do you feel about your interactions with Frau Hebe? What do you make of her?</color>
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Hm...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_TurnOverCard</SE1>:Nele pulls out a business card sandwiched between the pages of her notebook—+It's printed on an unusual cream card stock with understated gold foil on the edge. The card is embossed with Hebe's signature and the sketch of a beautiful woman's profile.+The only information it contains is Hebe's name and the contact details of her assistant.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:I still haven't met her in person, but according to my cousin, Frau Hebe is a very charming retro belle...
NPC-Nele(1);APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>From what I know, Frau Hebe has a pretty good reputation within the entertainment circle and still keeps in touch with her old friends even after getting married and leaving the showbiz.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>You know, I've never seen any other woman who didn't attract gossip for keeping her own name after marrying some bigwig government official.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>You see what I'm getting at? Women usually take their husband's surname after getting married, but she still goes by "Frau Hebe".</color>
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(2)||:...So?
NPC-Nele(1);APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>This is highly unconventional for female stars. Other than her, I have not seen another case.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>This goes to show that there's something unusual about her, so you'd better watch out.</color>
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Right, I'll be careful.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>766</BIN><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:After Mia terminates the call, 416 disables the network connection on the vehicle.
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||<BGM>10295</BGM>:We may have left the surveillance range, but just to be safe, we should go dark before we reach our destination.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Agreed.
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:Miss Mia, please exit at the next junction.
APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:Hm? Are we leaving the Autobahn so soon?
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:Yes, we need to make certain that we aren't being followed.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:From the various checks I've done, I don't believe anyone has their eyes on us at the moment.+But since we can't be sure what they're actually capable of, please work with us here.
APC556(5)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:...I understand.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Following 416's instruction, Mia exits the Autobahn at the next junction.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>9</BIN>:
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><黑点2><Night><BIN>86</BIN>:2.15am, in a parking lot near a cemetery in Frankfurt District, Frankfurt.
UMP9Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:Okay, we're now 100% sure that nobody's tracking our movement!
APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:So can we now carry on with our pre-planned route?
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>;APC556(2)||:No, everybody get out of the van.
HK416Mod(0);APC556(5)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:...What?
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>;APC556(5)||:We're switching vehicles before we set off again. Our back-up vehicle is in bay A052.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>;APC556(5)||:Everybody, clean up all traces in the vehicle and disembark.
APC556(5)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:You actually prepared so far ahead...+But we couldn't even make it into Frankfurt, how did you arrange for a back-up vehicle to be parked here?
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:We have our ways. ♪
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Just trust them on this. Nobody is more skilled at shaking off pursuit than 404.
APC556(5)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Car_Open</SE1>:Mia gets out of the van, not quite sure how to feel.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()||<黑屏1><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><关闭蒙版><BIN>554</BIN><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:2.15am, Frankfurt District, Frankfurt.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Rocket_Gun_Truck</SE1>:A nondescript van skillfully avoids the closely monitored main roads. Once certain it is not being followed, it stops circling around and slips into a concealed alleyway.+At last, it pulls up steadily just outside an underground music bar.
APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:We're here.
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:We're getting off, Gr G11.
G11Mod(0)<Speaker>Gr G11</Speaker><Shake>||:Ugh...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Car_Open</SE1><CGDelay>0.3</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Car_Open</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:The Dolls emerge from the vehicle. After making sure they haven't left anything behind, AR-18 walks over to the driver's window.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Thank you very much, Miss Mia.
APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:Don't mention it, as long as you hold up your end of the bargain with Nele.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Understood.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><SE1>AVG_Moto_Start</SE1><BGM>BGM_Hume_FourAdventures</BGM>:With all the Dolls out of the van, it promptly drives away and soon disappears into the night.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Dolls walk down the stairs and stop at the door of the closed bar.
NPC-M400(0)<Speaker>Hertha</Speaker>||:...Why is it closed?
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:AR-18, have you agreed on a code phrase with them?
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Yes.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_doorknock_wood</SE1>:AR-18 walks up to the door and knocks.
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:Hello? Hello?
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:I would like to speak with you.
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:Who are you?
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Red, a sky that is all red.
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:Have you another name?
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Alright, that stream, +In the grass with pieces of coal.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.7</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Open</SE1>:The voice behind the door falls silent. After a moment, the door to the bar opens, and a black screen is pushed aside.
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:Please come in.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The voice speaks coldly from an unidentifiable spot.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:AR-18 nods at the Dolls behind her, then leads the way into the darkness.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>9</BIN><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_woodfloor</SE1><CGDelay>0.2</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_footsteps_cave</SE1>:Tap... tap...+The Dolls go down a rusty staircase, their disorderly footsteps echoing through the spacious underground interior.
UMP9Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:Wow, you'd never be able to tell from the outside.
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:I certainly wasn't expecting the level of security in this place...
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>656</BIN><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
NPC_Stevens520(3)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:This is a private property that Dr. Hume purchased before his death.+External signals have a hard time penetrating the complex underground structure, so it should keep you safe for the time being.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Thank you for arranging this, Miss Stevens M520.
NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:We meet at last.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The girl looks up. She is sitting at the bar counter, sipping a cup of tea, which seems rather incongruous with her surroundings.
NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:Now that you're all here, we can finally get down to business.+Though if you'd like to make some pointless small talk first, I don't mind waiting an extra five minutes... seeing that you're already two hours late.
M16A1BOSS(3)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:I don't think anyone here would find that necessary. Let's just get cracking.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:M16 drains her glass of whiskey, then rises to her feet and walks over to join the group. 
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:You took almost double the time it should have taken to get here. Did something happen on the way?
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:No, we just took a few detours for safety reasons.
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:A necessary measure, I'm sure, as long as you didn't attract any unwanted attention.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:UMP45 tuts in feigned surprise.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:Never thought I'd see the day when you two would have such a civil conversation with each other.
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:...
M16A1BOSS(4)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:...
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Right, since we're all here, let's start the meeting.
UMP9Mod(4)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:Huh? But DEFY hasn't arrived yet.
NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:They're here.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Stevens M520 replies with a slight frown of distaste.
NPC-AK12Mod#隐身(11)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:Aw, I was hoping you wouldn't ruin the surprise.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:AK-12 deactivates her cloak. Three pale-haired figures materialize on top of the table in the center of the room.
AN94MOD(0)<Speaker>AN-94</Speaker>||:All members of Task Force DEFY are present.
AK15MOD(3)<Speaker>AK-15</Speaker>||:...
NPC-AK12Mod(11)<Speaker>AK-12</Speaker>||:Good evening, ladies.
NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:Before we start...
NPC_Stevens520(1)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:Get the hell off that table. That's a piece of antique in Dr. Hume's collection made of a single piece of old padauk wood.
NPC-AK12Mod(11)<Speaker>AK-12</Speaker>||:Whatever you say.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><CGDelay>0.3</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:The DEFY Dolls also join the others and take their seats. Now the meeting can finally begin in earnest.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Let's start by discussing how we'll carry out the operation.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||<BGM>BGM_ev2408_StungtotheMorrow</BGM>:It has been eight whole days since the Commander went missing. All the intelligence we have gathered during this time points to the fact that Paradeus was involved in the Commander's disappearance.+According to information supplied by DEFY, all Paradeus intelligence is processed through the Bee Sting System. If we hack it, we will be able to find leads about the Commander's whereabouts.
NPC-AK12Mod(11)<Speaker>AK-12</Speaker>||:Yes, we already have the approximate coordinates of the Bee Sting System server—it's under the Main.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Squad 404, you will be in charge of attacking the Bee Sting System with support from Cross and Hertha.
AR18(3)<Position>0,100</Position>;UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:Sure.
AR18(3)<Position>0,100</Position>;NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:I can also provide aid if necessary.
AR18(3)<Position>0,100</Position>;NPC_Stevens520(1)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:After all, I'm very curious what kind of spell this Commander had cast on that dork...
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Then you have command over Cross and Hertha.
AR18(3)<Position>0,100</Position>;NPC-AK12Mod(11)<Speaker>AK-12</Speaker>||:There has been an increase in Paradeus' activities since traffic restrictions were put in place in Frankfurt.+I suspect they're up to something again.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>;NPC-AK12Mod(11)||:This is precisely what I need DEFY to do—to investigate Paradeus' intentions.
AR18(3)<Position>0,100</Position>;NPC-AK12Mod(11)<Speaker>AK-12</Speaker>||:Just to investigate?
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>;NPC-AK12Mod(11)||:That is your objective; how you achieve it is entirely up to you.
NPC-AK12Mod(11)<Speaker>AK-12</Speaker>||:Just what I want to hear.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Your actions will also serve as a distraction to draw Paradeus' attention away from 404, but please don't go overboard.
M16A1BOSS(4)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:As the muttered discussion continues in the basement, 416 takes note of the minute shift in M16's expressions.
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:Everyone present has been given a task, except for a certain someone who hasn't said a word so far.
M16A1BOSS(3)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The edge in 416's words does not go unnoticed. All the Dolls, including AR-18, directs their gaze at M16.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:See, this is what I've been waiting for. ♪
UMP9Mod(5)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:45, don't stoke the fire...
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:I meant no offense. I simply think that since we're all working together to rescue the Commander, we should share everything we know.+Squad 404 is offering our tech, DEFY has also supplied all the intelligence they have gathered in recent days, so perhaps you also have something to contribute, M16?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_va_addingredient</SE1>:Splash... M16 pours herself another whiskey as she meets 416's pointed gaze with an unflappable smile.
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:...+It was Lunasia who removed the Commander and William from the Elmo.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:...
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:Then the question is... where are they now?
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>;HK416Mod(0)||:Frankfurt, in the White Zone.
M16A1BOSS(2);HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:The White Zone...?
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>;HK416Mod(0)||:A place mentioned in local urban legends, where there is absolutely zero contamination, prepared just for those in power.
M16A1BOSS(2);HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:What's the source of your information?
M16A1BOSS(2)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>;HK416Mod(0)||:That's all I can say about the White Zone and the Commander's whereabouts.+I am now officially an employee of Statesec, so there are a lot of things in which I can't overtly get involved.+Regarding your upcoming operation, I have only one request—determine the Commander's exact coordinates within the White Zone.+I can handle the rest.
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:...
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:Understood.+That is precisely what we wish to achieve.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker>||:Say, why don't we harvest some honey before cutting down the hive?+It'd be much easier to eradicate the hive and vermin when we have better tools, no?
AR18(5)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:That's not a bad idea.+What do you think?
M16A1BOSS(3)<Speaker>M16A1</Speaker>||:I have no objection.
NPC-AK12Mod(11)<Speaker>AK-12</Speaker>||:If you could locate Paradeus' remaining bases of operation, all the better.
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:We will do our best.
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:That concludes the preliminary division of labor for the operation, which will henceforth be known as Operation "Adrasteia".+If we are all agreed, we will proceed to the next item on the agenda—
AR18(3)<Speaker>AR-18</Speaker><Position>0,100</Position>||:The specifics of Operation Adrasteia.
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