()||9<黑屏1>0,10黑屏1>BGM_Empty:
()||477<黑屏2>BGM_ev2408_LoveStory:...Late at night, in a temporary safe house.
()||:Lunasia awakens from what feels like an endless nightmare. In the stillness of the night, only her ragged breathing fills the silence.
NPC-Lunasia(0)Lunasia||:...
()||ClothingUp:She glances at the time and murmurs to herself.
NPC-Lunasia(0)Lunasia||:It's time to make contact again...
()||ClothingUp:Lunasia tucks a lock of hair around her ear, her consciousness already drifting away from the present reality...
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()||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:Following countless tangled pathways, Lunasia finally locates a suitable exit.
NytoWhite(0)White Nyto<通讯框>||:Father, this is what you asked for—
()||0.5AVG_whitenoise<白屏2>:As Lunasia's consciousness captures her, the white Nyto's pupils dilate sharply. The tray in her hands falls to the ground with a crash...
()||<黑屏1>0.5:
()||<黑屏2>AVG_21Winter_OperatingDisc_Drop5660.5:
NPC-William(0)???||:...
NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||0.5:
NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:...Bill.
NPC-William(0)???;NytoWhite(0)0,50||:...Took you long enough to show up. Have you made up your mind?
NPC-William(0);NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:...I had another nightmare. I've been having them constantly lately.
NPC-William(0)???||:If you came here just to complain about that, you can scram.
()||:Still shaken from the nightmare, the Nyto under Lunasia's control gets down on her knees in a daze to gather the broken pieces.
NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:In the dream, they keep calling me the "Holy Maiden". I'm surrounded by zealots... and Mother is always on their side...
NPC-William(0)???||:...
()||AVG_21Winter_Click_Keyboard:The man called Bill gives no response. He simply turns around and buries himself in his work once more.
NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:Bill, why did you turn Mother into a Nyto?
NPC-William(0)???||0.5:
NPC-William(0)???||:...Luci, you asked me to.
NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:...Did I?
NPC-William(0)???||:If your memory's incomplete, go recover it yourself. Don't come to me with this nonsense.
()||AVG_tableware:Having gathered all the fragments into the tray, the white Nyto stands silently behind Bill.
NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:...I've lost all my memories of Mother. All I have left is vague feelings.+But I don't sense a single trace of Mother's memories on Nemhran.
NPC-William(0)???;NytoWhite(0)0,50||:She's the kind of mother the children want now.+Let her stay by this so-called "Father's" side, working dutifully until the day she dies.
NPC-William(0);NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:Did I... hate her?
NPC-William(0)???||:...
()||ClothingUp:The man looks at Lunasia with surprise.
NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:...In my dreams, Mother always stands among the zealots. Her face is hidden by a cloak, so I can't see it clearly.+I'm always far away, seated in a chair, unable to move—only able to watch as they draw daggers from their white sleeves...+And then, blood... rushing at me like a flood...
()||ClothingUp:The white Nyto trembles slightly, as if still trapped in that nightmare.
NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:When I look at that version of Mother... I don't feel hatred...+Only fear...
()||:The man's patience finally reaches its limit.
NPC-William(0)???||:If you've got nothing else to say, shut up. I still have plenty to do.
NPC-William(0);NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:...Bill, my head is full of noise—thoughts and emotions that don't belong to me...+When will I be able to fully reclaim myself?
NPC-William(0)???;NytoWhite(0)0,50||:...This problem will be resolved after the final operation is complete.
NPC-William(0);NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:...When?
NPC-William(0)???;NytoWhite(0)0,50||:Just wait a little longer... For your sake, I'll personally perform the surgery.
NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:Is that something I had asked of you too?
NPC-William(0)???;NytoWhite(0)0,50||0.5:
NPC-William(0)???;NytoWhite(0)0,50||:That's right.+...Luci, I made a promise to you in the past.+Whoever you want to kill, whatever wish you want to fulfill, I'll make it happenf for you.+Even if you've lost all your memories now. Even if you're no longer the person who made that promise.+So don't question me. Don't test me.
NPC-William(0)???||:Otherwise... I'll replace the vessel.
NytoWhite(0)Lunasia0,50||:...Bill, you didn't used to be like this...+You're always... so impatient with me now...+I'm not used to you acting this way...
NPC-William(0)???||:...I'm not used to you acting this way either, Luci.
()||AVG_Door_Open_Close:The man says nothing more and walks into another room.+Lunasia knows the conversation is over.+Every time she says she's not used to him like this, he becomes cold and distant.+In that moment, she feels like just another experiment—no different from any randomly selected Nyto in a test chamber.
()||BGM_Empty:Bill has become... just like that woman.+Even though that woman never wears such a cruel expression, her heart is far colder and more ruthless...
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()||<黑屏2>639:...
()||ClothingUp:Laplace' eyes snap open. She is momentarily dazed by the dazzling light.
()||AVG_20Winter_Door_Car_Open:She rises, walks over to a cabinet, and opens it to retrieve a box of pills labeled with today's date.
()||ClothingUp:A white Nyto approaches with a glass of warm water. Laplace takes it and swallows the pills in one smooth motion.
NytoWhite(0)White Nyto0,50||:Lady Laplace, you've rested for 25 minutes. Is there anything you would like to do next?
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:It's time to check the status of the incubation pods. If conditions are stable, they can be opened in the next couple of days.
NytoWhite(0)White Nyto0,50||:Understood.
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()||<黑点2>7710.5BGM_Hume_ImFutue_Full:Inside the laboratory.
()||:With the white Nyto's assistance, the incubation pods are swiftly checked. Laplace finishes up what she is currently working on.+It feels like... she finally has a moment to breathe. When was the last time she got to do that?+She can't recall—there's no day or night inside this lab.+The 360-degree shadowless lights have kept her company for a very long time.+A time that feels long to any human, but far too short for the task at hand.
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:...
NytoWhite(0)White Nyto0,50||:Lady Laplace, shall I assist with anything else?
NytoWhite(0)0,50;NPC-Laplace(13)Laplace||:No need. You're dismissed.
NytoWhite(0)White Nyto0,50||:Yes, ma'am.
()||<黑点1>AVG_door_elecport:
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()||:Once the white Nyto leaves, Laplace approaches one of the incubation pods.
()||AVG_BubbleAVG_NightVision_Start:She opens the control panel and forcibly initiates a premature awakening of the unfinished test subject.+After a brief tremble, the girl inside the pod opens her eyes.
()||0.5:
()Lunasia||:...Why am I back here again...?
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:Don't be nervous. I'm only documenting your current condition.+...You're merely sharing this body's vision.
()||:Laplace starts adjusting various values and recording routine data.
()||AVG_XXS_kick<震屏3>0.5:
()||:Lunasia slams against the glass violently in protest.+Laplace does nothing to calm her down—she's clearly used to this.
()Lunasia||:Let me go! I don't want to stay here!
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:How does it feel?+To have a human's free will, and the omniscience and omnipotence of a higher life form.
NPC-Laplace(11)Lunasia<同时置暗>||:...+It's a curse.+To possess human emotions, yet a mind and lifespan not meant for any human...
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:If you were to become as banal as everyone else...+You'd never be the Holy Maiden. You wouldn't be worthy of sacrifice.
NPC-Laplace(11)Lunasia<同时置暗>||:...That sacrifice at the Gate of the Evangel... that was your doing...+You monster...
NPC-Laplace(13)Laplace||:Being a Holy Maiden, embodying a miracle... Lunasia—this was all your choice.
()Lunasia||:My choice? Have I ever had a choice?
()||AVG_Bubble:White froth begins to churn in the incubation fluid as Lunasia thrashes harder. Laplace merely glances at her, calm as ever.
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:Quiet.+If you don't cooperate, we won't be able to retrieve crucial data.+Some information can only be accessed while you're conscious.
()Lunasia||<震屏3>AVG_XXS_kick:Why me?!
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:Remember your purpose.+This is the path you—your past self—chose, the pact you made with me.
NPC-Laplace(11)Lunasia<同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:We're just one step away.+Once I personally complete the final surgery, your transformation will be complete.
NPC-Laplace(11)Lunasia<同时置暗>||:...
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:Be happy, child. You got what you wanted, and I got what I wanted.+From Pilot Whale to Hela... countless people have given everything for this moment. Now, it's time to realize it all.
()||ClothingUpBGM_Empty:Laplace's aged reflection stares back from the glass, a stark contrast to Lunasia's youthful features.+She lets out a careless chuckle.
()Lunasia||:What's so funny?
NPC-Laplace(12)Laplace||:When we first met, you looked exactly the same... and I was already growing old. Human time is so short. But thank goodness—I made it in time.
()Lunasia||:The first time we met... you...
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()||9<回忆><黑屏2>:...
()||ClothingUp:After being led on a deliberately long and convoluted route, she is finally brought into a room, and the blindfold is removed from her eyes.+Inside, a young girl eyes her coldly.
NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia||BGM_ev2408_DanceWithDeath:You're late, Dr. Meitner.
NPC-Laplace(0)Laplace;NPC-Lunasia(4)||:...What a curious child.
NPC-Laplace(0);NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia||:I am the god of this sacrifice. You are merely my servant.+You have no right to keep me waiting.
NPC-Laplace(0)Laplace;NPC-Lunasia(4)||:Did the Holy Mother approve your decision?
NPC-Laplace(0);NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia||:Listen carefully, Dr. Meitner.+You only need my approval to gain everything you've ever sought.+Among the lives included in this sacrifice, my mother's will be the first.
NPC-Laplace(0)Laplace;NPC-Lunasia(4)||:Oh? Any other demands?
NPC-Laplace(0);NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia||:...No. Once you get what you want, you may leave.+Bill will handle the rest.
NPC-Laplace(0)Laplace;NPC-Lunasia(4)||:Do you want to confirm the procedure?
NPC-Laplace(0);NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia||:No need... I'm the strongest person in the world.
NPC-Laplace(0)Laplace;NPC-Lunasia(4)||:Such dramatic words. Girls your age do love those.
NPC-Laplace(0);NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia||:You haven't lived what I've lived, Dr. Meitner.+I hate this world. I hate all of humanity.+That's why I'm willing to sacrifice myself—to fulfill the destruction of humankind.
NPC-Laplace(0)Laplace||:Things might not go the way you wish.
NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia||:They will go my way.
NPC-Laplace(1)Laplace||:Wanna bet on it?
NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia||:I will win.
NPC-Laplace(1)Laplace||:I hope I live to see the ending.
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NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:You're late, Dr. Meitner.
NPC-Laplace(11)Lunasia<同时置暗>||:...What a curious child.
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:I am the god of this sacrifice. You are merely my servant.+You have no right to keep me waiting.
NPC-Laplace(11)Lunasia<同时置暗>||:Did the Holy Mother approve your decision?
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:Listen carefully, Dr. Meitner.+You only need my approval to gain everything you've ever sought.+Among the lives included in this sacrifice, my mother's will be the first.
NPC-Laplace(11)Lunasia<同时置暗>||:Things might not go the way you wish.
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:They will go my way.
NPC-Laplace(11)Lunasia<同时置暗>||:Wanna bet on it?
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:I will win.
NPC-Laplace(11)Lunasia<同时置暗>||:I hope I live to see the ending.
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||0.5:
NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:Now, Lunasia, you are about to witness the ending.+The ending of all humanity.
()Lunasia||:...
NPC-Laplace(13)Laplace||0.5:Has it come back to you yet?
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()???||:Holy Maiden...
()||:The tub is filled with thick, red liquid. A frail young girl submerged in it struggles to raise her head and looks up at Lunasia.
()???||:Can we really reach that place... where there's no more pain?
NPC-Lunasia(0)Lunasia||:Of course.
()||:Lunasia hears her own voice—gentle, yet cruel.
()||ClothingUp:Then her hand caresses the girl's pale face.
NPC-Lunasia(0)Lunasia||:Good night.
()||0.5AVG_fall_into_water:Glup. That pallid face is instantly swallowed by crimson, leaving behind only a few broken bubbles.
()???||:My Lady, is it my turn yet...?
()||ClothingUp:She raises her head. As far as the eye can see are countless containers filled with scarlet fluid.
NPC-Lunasia(1)Lunasia||:Yes, you're next.
()||:Her feet move forward without her control, and pain tears through Lunasia's heart.
NPC-Lunasia(1)Lunasia||:Stop... stop...
()||AVG_BubbleBGM_Empty:Glup. Glup. A stream of fragile bubbles bursts between her hands.+Lunasia feels a splitting headache—like she's about to lose control of her own body...
()||9AVG_Broken_Glass:
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()||477<睁眼>0.5:
()||:Lunasia wakes up on the floor of the safe house. Next to her lies a shattered glass.
NPC-Lunasia(0)Lunasia||:...
()||BGM_ev2408_DanceWithDeath:The safe house. The Commander. The Doll sent to take care of her... Her memory slowly returns.+But she can only grimace. What's real? What's false? She can no longer tell.
()||RunStep:The white fluorescent light above flickers uneasily, and the hurried footsteps of a Doll echo down the hall.
NPC-XM556(0)XM5560,200||:Miss Lunasia, what happened?!
NPC-Lunasia(0)Lunasia||0.5:
NPC-Lunasia(0)Lunasia||:...Nothing.
NPC-XM556(0)XM5560,200||:Another nightmare?
()||AVG_tableware:XM556 picks up the shards of the broken glass and brings her a fresh cup of warm water.
NPC-XM556(0)XM5560,200||:Have some honey water.
NPC-Lunasia(0)Lunasia;NPC-XM556(0)0,200||:...
NPC-Lunasia(0);NPC-XM556(0)XM5560,200||:If there's nothing else, I'll leave you to rest.
NPC-Lunasia(0)Lunasia;NPC-XM556(0)0,200||:When will the Commander come?
NPC-Lunasia(0);NPC-XM556(0)XM5560,200||:The Commander is handling things aboard the Elmo. Once everything is in order, they'll come to pick you up.
NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia;NPC-XM556(0)0,200||:...+No...+I want to see the Commander now.
NPC-Lunasia(4);NPC-XM556(0)XM5560,200||:I've already spoken to them. The Commander said—
NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia||:I want to see the Commander now!
()||<震屏3>AVG_The_Division_Flash_Bomb_ExplosionAVG_bigglassbreak:Bang—the fluorescent light bursts overhead, raining shards all over the room.
NPC-XM556(0)XM5560,200||:...
NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia||:I want to see the Commander! Right now!!!
()||AVG_Broken_Glass<震屏3>:Snap. The cup of warm water shatters in her hand, leaving only one sharp piece of glass.
()||ClothingUp:Lunasia presses it to her neck.
NPC-XM556(0)XM5560,200||:Miss Lunasia, please calm down.+I heard your request loud and clear—I'll report this to the Commander immediately.+But please, put the glass down first...
NPC-Lunasia(4)Lunasia||:Do it now.
()||Rope:Her trembling hand presses the shard deeper. Dark red blood seeps out, creeping slowly along her pale neck to her collarbone...+This sensation of bleeding... She feels a mix of pain and pleasure.+Just like that woman in her dreams...
()||:Lunasia flashes a cruel smile.
NPC-XM556(0)XM5560,200||:Commander. Commander, right. I'll contact the Commander right away!
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