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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>10213</BGM><SE1>AVG_21Winter_Subway</SE1><BIN>167</BIN><BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:In a slightly rundown metro station in the Altstadt of Frankfurt.+Unlike the usual tiredness and indifference, the passengers waiting on the platform are all brooding with unease and anxiety.+They gather right below the metro station display screen, watching the live broadcast intently.
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()<Speaker>Shadowless</Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>776</BIN>:<color=#00CCFF>Welcome to the midday news. We now bring you the latest updates on multiple serious traffic incidents that occurred this morning in the capital, Frankfurt.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>Between 9 and 11 a.m., three major traffic accidents took place—one on the Bundesautobahn 661, seven kilometers from the Airport District; another at the junction to the Neu-Isenburg District on the A671; and a third near the Airport Garden in the Raunheim District.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>Preliminary investigations suggest that icy road conditions caused vehicles to skid. So far, at least nine people have been confirmed dead, with 17 others injured, and the death toll continues to rise...</color>
()<Speaker>Shadowless</Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:<color=#00CCFF>Due to the impact of the "Interim Regulations for Doll Security", police and construction Dolls responsible for on-site cleanup and traffic control have been unable to arrive at the scene, leading to severe traffic congestion.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>Frankfurt's emergency medical Dolls have also been completely suspended under the regulations, preventing timely medical assistance for those injured in the crashes.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>Tragically, among the victims was a pregnant woman on her way to a clinic for delivery. Due to the delay in receiving critical medical care, both the mother and her unborn child have lost their lives...</color>
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay><BIN>755</BIN>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Crowd_Run</SE1>:Outside the Children's Hospital of Mainz station along route S8 of the Frankfurt S-Bahn.+Protesters dressed in white coats from all corners of the city have gathered at this cluster of medical facilities that consists of several high-end private hospitals and nursing homes.
()<Speaker>Protester A</Speaker>||<震屏3><SE1>AVG_Crowd</SE1><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:<size=50>No to restrictions on Dolls! Restore basic medical care!!!</size>
()<Speaker>Protester B</Speaker>||<震屏3>:<size=50>Defend every citizen's right to seek medical treatment!!!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay><SE1>AVG_Crowd_Run</SE1>:Like hundreds of streams merging into a single river, the mighty procession waving flags with the red cross symbol and holding banners advance along the street with unstoppable force, blocking traffic wherever they go.+They pass the Children's Hospital of Mainz, which is in the same paralyzed state as most hospitals, and head straight for the adjacent building with luxurious architecture—the St. Mary's Sanatorium, which is the top luxury sanatorium in the country famous for "employing only human staff".
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>729</BIN><CGDelay>0.3</CGDelay>:
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Mia, just drop me off here.+The road is completely blocked by the protesters ahead.
NPC-Nele(1);APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:...Okay.+Before you get off, I must ask you one last time—are you sure you have to do this?
NPC-Nele(3)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(2)||:You've asked me the same question dozens of times! I've thought it through, and I must seek justice for Professor Gray.+And the Commander is the only one who can help me.
NPC-Nele(3);APC556(5)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:But this person keeps refusing to see you and only sends their Doll subordinates to deal with you. Can they really be trusted?
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(5)||:According to the Instructor, the Commander is busy with something important right now and will see me when they're done.
NPC-Nele(1);APC556(5)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:Call me distrustful, but I think she's only humoring you because she really needs your help.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(5)||:Oh, I know they wouldn't have come to me for help if they weren't truly desperate.+With such stringent security regulations in place, there's no way for the T-Dolls stuck outside the city to get in.+There's no other way, I've got to help them obtain a permit...
NPC-Nele(1);APC556(5)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:...If you know what you're doing, I'll shut up.
NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(5)||:Right, where are the flowers for my cousin? I hope she still likes champagne roses...
APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:They're in the back seat.+Your cousin has always doted on you. I'm sure she'll love whatever you get her.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Nele picks up the bouquet lying in the back seat with a soft sigh.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:...Now you're making me feel guilty.
NPC-Nele(1);APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:...
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(2)||:Everyone in this family treats me like I don't exist, or they are only nice to my face but make snide comments about me behind my back. Only my cousin has always been genuinely kind to me.+If I had a choice, I wouldn't get her involved in this.+But right now, she is the only one in the family who is willing to help me...
NPC-Nele(1);APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:She will understand.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:I hope so...
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Car_Close</SE1>:Nele removes her seatbelt and gets out of the car.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>755</BIN><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay><黑点2><SE1>AVG_Crowd</SE1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The bustling crowd forces her to skirt around the demonstration and move slowly along the wall.+Slogans are bellowed one after another, and pamphlets fall from the sky, landing in front of her from time to time.+Directly above her, the exquisite carved glass windows remain tightly closed, arrogantly shutting out the commotion on the street.
()<Speaker>Protesters</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1><震屏3>:<size=50>Equal rights to all! We need medical Dolls!!!</size>
()<Speaker>Protesters</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1><震屏3>:<size=50>Equal rights to all! We need medical Dolls!!!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:One street away from the sanatorium, the procession is blocked by police holding riot shields.+Like a surging wave hitting a line of dolosse, the two parties clash as their angry shouts overlap and resound through the sky.
()<Speaker>Police</Speaker>||:<size=50>No shouting around the hospital!</size>+<size=50>Back off! Back off!</size>
()<Speaker>Protester C</Speaker>||:<size=50>They need their "peace and quiet", but we need doctors!!!</size>
()<Speaker>Protester D</Speaker>||:<size=50>YOU back off and scram! Stop sucking up to the rich bastards!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Combat_Hits</SE1><震屏3>:Thunk! Bam!+The protesters bash the riot shields angrily with their banner poles.
NPC-Nele(3)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><Shake>||:Excuse me! Please let me through!
()<Speaker>Police</Speaker>||:Frau, the sanatorium is temporarily closed to the public. Please take your leave.
NPC-Nele(3)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:My cousin is a patient. I'm here to visit her.
()<Speaker>Police</Speaker>||:Please present your ID and visitation permit.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><SE1>AVG_20Winter_Book</SE1>:Nele calmly pulls out a transparent dossier folder and produces all the paperwork needed.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:After inputting the information into the mobile terminal and confirming that Nele is who she claims to be, the police officer signals his colleagues behind him to make way for her.
()<Speaker>Police</Speaker>||:Please come through, Frau.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Thank you.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The boisterous protests are now behind her, but she can't help but look back.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><黑点2><BIN>9</BIN>:
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Open</SE1><黑点2><BIN>160</BIN><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker>Nurse</Speaker>||:Frau Meyer, your visitor Frau Cornelia Schaefer has arrived.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The nurse leading the way pushes a button, and the perfectly spotless door slowly glides open.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:A pleasant breeze blows in her face. Bright sunlight shines through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows into every corner of the ward, dazzling Nele for a moment.+The gramophone in the corner is playing Schumann's "Traeumerei" softly, and the air is filled with the fragrance of natural fruits.
NPC-Meyer(1)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Moon</BGM>:Nele!
NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Meyer! Congratulations on your baby! I'm so glad you're both safe!
NPC-Meyer(1)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||:It's been so long! I missed you to death!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Seeing that her cousin fully intends to climb off the bed, Nele immediately rushes over to embrace her.
NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:For Christ's sake, please stay in bed for your own good.
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||:Alright, alright. I got a bit too excited there.+I haven't seen you since your graduation...
NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:It wasn't that long ago.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Nele pulls a chair toward her cousin's bed and sits down.
NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Tell me, how have you been since giving birth? Feeling okay?
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(0)||:I'm perfectly fine.+You, on the other hand, have lost so much weight. And look at that face, all pale and gaunt.
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:I guess I haven't been sleeping very well lately...
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(1)||:...Because of what happened with Galatea?
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:...+Ugh... I've been really paranoid these days. I just can't shake the feeling that someone wants to do me in whenever I'm out and about...
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(1)||:It's good to be on your guard. It's chaos everywhere these days. Didn't a Doll murder someone a few days ago? It was all over the news.+It really freaked me out, but thankfully, all the Dolls at home passed the screening.
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Yeah... People are all terrified. Who wouldn't want a few extra bodyguards watching their back...?
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(1)||:Did your Doll pass the screening?
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Mia did, but the others ran into some trouble with the paperwork...
NPC-Meyer(2)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(1)||:That won't do!+Where have they sent them off to? I'll get you the permits.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:They're at the temporary camp on the outskirts of the Offenbach District. There are eight of them altogether.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Nele is feeling more at ease now that the matter with the Griffin Dolls is sorted.
NPC-Meyer(1)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||:I'm glad you're finally hiring more staff to take care of you, Nele.
NPC-Nele(3)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:You have no idea how scary Galatea is...+Ever since I escaped from the fire, I've been having nightmares every single night...
NPC-Meyer(2)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||:Oh, don't even get me started on Galatea!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:Meyer takes Nele's hand with a deep, angry frown.
NPC-Meyer(2)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||:This Professor Gray that you went on and on about turned out to be a monstrous murderer!+And now you got implicated in the whole mess...
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:...
NPC-Meyer(2)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||:It's such a pity... You're the most studious kid at home...+If it hadn't been for her, your career would've been limitless.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:That's enough, Meyer...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Nele resists the urge to scream and squeezes her cousin's hand.
NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:It's more important to look forward, isn't it?
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(0)||:You're absolutely right! So what are your plans?
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:I'm still looking for a job and going to interviews.
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:But the Galatea incident was such a huge scandal, as soon as a potential employer sees that name on my resume...
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(1)||:Sigh...+I can't be of much help when it comes to getting you a job... Have you tried contacting Grandfather?
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:I haven't seen him in years since my mom died...+He's always looked down on my family anyway.
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(1)||:Grandfather may have a sharp tongue, but he's been keeping an eye on you the whole time.+As you know, none of your cousins have the brains for studying. Grandfather had to make donations to fund several buildings for the universities to take us in.+Only you managed to get in all by yourself, and with a scholarship to boot!
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:...
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(1)||:Go and visit him when you have time. He's pretty lonely at the sanatorium in the White Zone, so I'm sure he'll agree to see you!+Ask to see him, sweet-talk him a bit, and he may be able to arrange a job for you.
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:The White Zone...?
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(2)||:Oh right, you've never been. Then it's perfect—take the trip to pay Grandfather a visit and spend some time there for a change of scenery.
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Alright. Mom did ask me to visit him every now and then before she died. I guess it's time I kept my promise...
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:One more thing...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Meyer looks Nele carefully up and down.+Nele squirms uncomfortably under her gaze.
NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:What's wrong, Meyer?
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||<BGM>m_avg_casual</BGM>:Nele, you haven't dated anyone ever, have you?
NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Well... I'm not interested in that kind of thing...
NPC-Meyer(1)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(2)||:At your age, you really should be settling down with a nice man and starting your own family.+What if I introduce some of them to you tomorrow? I've recently met a professor at the University of Heidelberg. The postgrads working for him—
NPC-Meyer(1);NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker><Shake>||:Wait! Have you forgotten the fact that you literally just gave birth?!+You should be focusing on your own health and your little one.+My love life is hardly urgent, so just wait till you're fully recovered and discharged from hospital...
NPC-Meyer(1)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(2)||:And how long is that going to take...? Oh, right!+I can't go myself, but I can get my friend to help out.
NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Th-there really is no need for that, Meyer!
NPC-Meyer(1)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||:This, you can totally count on me. Go see my friend tomorrow. We're pretty close. She used to be a movie star and is now married to the Minister of Health—a man promoted by Grandfather.+Which works out perfectly, because she can arrange a meeting with Grandfather for you.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Zipper</SE1><CGDelay>0.3</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_TurnOverCard</SE1>:Meyer rummages through her handbag and shoves a card into Nele's hand.
NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:"Frau Hebe"... Do people still use paper business cards these days?
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>;NPC-Nele(2)||:You haven't heard of Hebe? She's a super famous actress! During the craze for remakes of the old classics, she was the most sought-after female lead.+She is such a retro belle, and she does actually look like she's just stepped out of an old movie. She loves all things vintage and retro.
NPC-Meyer(0);NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Meyer... I'm sure she's got better things to do. Why bother her over something so trivial...?
NPC-Meyer(0)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||:Don't you fret, I'll obviously return the favor in the future.+Besides, the Ministry of Health has hired a lot of young college graduates with whom you should have plenty to talk about.+I'll ask her to keep an eye out for any boyfriend material.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Nele sighs quietly to herself, but immediately plasters on a sweet, obliging smile.
NPC-Nele(0)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Alright then...+I really don't know how to thank you, Meyer...
NPC-Meyer(1)<Speaker>Meyer</Speaker>||:Don't be such a stranger.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Nele hugs her cousin tightly.+The joy of achieving her aim and the guilt of using her cousin are both evident on her face.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.6</CGDelay>:
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>Commander... I've completed the first step of the plan.</color>+<color=#A9A9A9>...Will you really keep your promise and come to see me?</color>
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN>:
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>276</BIN><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_ev2408_LoveStory</BGM><SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Open</SE1>:Clatter.+At around dusk, Lunasia finally returns to the room.
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:Have you missed me, Commander?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:The Commander opens their bleary eyes. They clearly have not slept very well with their wrists and ankles still shackled.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Am I being moved again?
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:Not yet.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Chains_Break</SE1>:Lunasia removes the Commander's restraints.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Aren't you worried that I might run for it? The Kaiserdom is on a busy street.
NPC-Lunasia(2)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:Not at all. Bill has placed a bomb in my chest. It'll go off if you stray over 50 meters away from me.
NPC-Lunasia(2)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Lunasia(2)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:Besides, everyone knows that the Commander will never leave their companion behind and run off on their own.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><SE1>AVG_va_addingredient</SE1>:The Commander shakes out their numb limbs and pours themselves a glass of wine at the table.
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:Commander, do you go to church?
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:What do you think?
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:I have no memory of you being religious.
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:I don't believe in God, alright.
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:Why?
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Because every time I find myself in a desperate situation, it is always myself and my Dolls who get me out of it.+Where was God when I needed him? If he actually existed, why did he put me through all this dark ordeal?
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:But you are sitting here and drinking wine because of divine will.+Out of countless threads of life, the Fates have seized yours, spun it longer and longer, and that's how you managed to come all this way.
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:Can't you feel it? They are watching you with mercy even now.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The Commander catches their own reflection in Lunasia's eyes as they slowly sip their wine.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:I can tell from your eyes that you're feeling nostalgic about something.
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:The way you talked reminded me of Dandelion.+I kept teasing her for being a windbag, but now I actually kind of miss it.
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The Commander puts down their glass and looks at the girl somberly.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Lunasia, let's try to escape together.
NPC-Lunasia(2)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:Why should I escape?
NPC-Lunasia(2)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:...Why are you here?
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:Because Bill put me in charge here.
NPC-Lunasia(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Lunasia(2)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:Tell me, why should I escape?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Because you're not the "elder sister" that William wants.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Lunasia's eyes darken again.
NPC-Lunasia(1)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:...
NPC-Lunasia(1)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:If you were, you wouldn't be here.+William went to all that trouble to revive his "sister", why would he leave her here all by herself?
NPC-Lunasia(1)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker>||:...+I just have to get certain parts of me removed, and Bill will want to see me again, just like he used to.
NPC-Lunasia(1)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:...If it were so easy, it would've been done long ago, no?+Unfortunately, while you are Lunasia, you are also Dandelion and M4.+...The M4 who made me a promise.+They would never agree to be excised so easily!
NPC-Lunasia(4)<Speaker>Lunasia</Speaker><Shake>||<CGDelay>0.3</CGDelay><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><黑屏1>:<size=50>Shut up!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN><SE1>AVG_Zipper</SE1><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Whoosh.+The world is once again plunged into darkness.+The Commander chuckles humorlessly to themselves as they embark on yet another journey into the unknown.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>470</BIN><SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Open</SE1>:...Clatter.+Nele opens the door to her hotel room, and Mia immediately comes up to greet her.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||<BGM>GF_EV9_Story</BGM>:I'm back.
NPC-Nele(1);APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:How did it go, Nele?
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(3)||:Hm... Meyer got all the permits sorted.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(3)||:Here, hand them over to the Instructor later.
APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:Okay.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Mia takes the permits and puts them away carefully.
APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:You don't look very happy?
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(2)||:Ugh, Meyer also told me to visit my grandfather in the White Zone. She thinks he can give me a job or something.
NPC-Nele(1);APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:...Herr Vogt is a bit harsh on you, but I don't think he will refuse to do you a favor.
NPC-Nele(3)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(3)||:I'm not going there to beg him for a favor. I'm just paying him a visit out of respect for my mom's dying wish.
NPC-Nele(3);APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:So what's troubling you?
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(2)||:Uh...+Meyer asked me to visit her friend before going to see my grandfather tomorrow. She's very eager to play matchmaker and arrange some blind dates for me.
NPC-Nele(1);APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:Pffft.
NPC-Nele(3)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(3)||:Why are you laughing?!
NPC-Nele(3);APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:I thought of something happy.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_XXS_kick</SE1>:Nele slumps listlessly onto the sofa.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:I wanted to turn her down, but I felt bad for using her to get the Commander's Dolls into the city...
APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:Since you already agreed, you should at least go and meet this friend of hers.+You can always cancel the blind dates later on with some excuse.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Right...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Nele kicks off her flip-flops.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:When I was little, I hated all my relatives except Meyer. They're all such phonies. They would only show superficial concern for you if they wanted to take advantage of you.+And now I feel like I've become the kind of person that I most despise...
APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:No, Nele, you haven't.+Using others is like second nature to people like that, while it is a last resort for you.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:When it's all over, I'll have to apologize to Meyer properly...
NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:By the way, any news from the Instructor?
NPC-Nele(2);APC556(4)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:No, they're still stuck outside the city because of the security regulations.
NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(4)||:Then you'd better hurry and get the permits over to them.
NPC-Nele(2);APC556(4)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:...Sure.+But I still stand by my opinion. It's dangerous to get involved with them.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>;APC556(4)||:I know, but I still want to do what I think is right.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
NPC-Nele(3)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:I can't let Professor Gray die in such disgrace.+Mia, only the Commander can help me.
APC556(5)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Mia sighs helplessly as she packs her bag for the journey.
APC556(2)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:I'm going to see the Instructor.
NPC-Nele(2)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Remember to ask about the Commander.
APC556(3)<Speaker>Mia</Speaker>||:I will.+Now get some rest. You have two tough battles to fight tomorrow.
NPC-Nele(1)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Tell me about it...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Open</SE1><CGDelay>0.3</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Close</SE1>:After Mia leaves the hotel room, Nele shuffles sullenly into the bathroom.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
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