()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_ev2410_LaNuit</BGM><黑屏2><BIN>772</BIN>:...In a conference at the Pandora Organization.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Styx casually adjusts her hair and makeup in a compact mirror.+The people seated around her are still pestering her relentlessly.
()<Speaker>Executive A</Speaker>||:Chairwoman Styx, the alliance representatives have lodged multiple complaints regarding the speech video you released without authorization. We must issue a proper response.
NPC-Styx(0)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:If they truly needed an answer, they wouldn't just be making complaints.
()<Speaker>Executive A</Speaker>||:But Doctor Shaw was Martyr Sofya's younger sister... How could you slander her like this...?
()<Speaker>Executive B</Speaker>||:Martyr Sofya's organization, the Moscovite Illuminati, is one of our strongest allies. Offending them over something like this is detrimental to our future cooperation.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Styx finally puts down the mirror. She beams brightly as she looks around at the others.
NPC-Styx(0)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Please get your positions and relations straight. It's those underfunded, resource-strapped organizations that approached US seeking an alliance.+Besides, the Moscovite Illuminati was at its strongest when Martyr Sofya was still alive. Once she was gone, not a single one of them could hold things together.+You've seen it too—the anti-Relic campaign event they held last week? It was pathetic. A kindergarten sports day would've been more exciting.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker>Executive A</Speaker>||:...You're still avoiding the core issue.+Chairwoman Styx, why did you release that unapproved speech video at such a sensitive time?
NPC-Styx(1)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:I'm the Executive Chairwoman of Pandora. I believe I have the right to express my views when I deem it necessary.
()<Speaker>Executive B</Speaker>||:But your views contain serious misinformation. Doctor Shaw may not have been a member of Pandora or any of its allied organizations, but she's always been a committed anti-Relic advocate—+Just like her sister. She just chose a different path.
NPC-Styx(0)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Sisters who appear united yet pursue different goals—history is full of such examples.
()<Speaker>Executive B</Speaker>||:So you're refusing to respond to the complaints?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Styx glances at the elegant watch on her wrist.
NPC-Styx(1)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Everyone, let's not forget our focus right now—a new world is about to dawn, and the current world order will soon be reshuffled.+We fought hard for this invitation to Frankfurt.
NPC-Styx(0)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:And now, we've been occupying someone else's conference room for nearly half an hour.
()<Speaker>Executive A</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker>Executive B</Speaker>||:Have they arrived?
NPC-Styx(0)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Mhm, their assistant just messaged me.+This is a rare opportunity—whether we can secure a seat in the opposition in the coming new world...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_doorknock_wood</SE1>:Knock knock. The door to the conference room is rapped twice.
NPC-Styx(0)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Come in.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Open</SE1><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker>Secretary</Speaker>||:Chairwoman Styx, the guests have arrived. Should I bring them in now?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:After one final check to ensure that her makeup is flawless, Styx rises with perfect composure.
NPC-Styx(1)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Of course. We're ready.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2>:
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>420</BIN>:...After the conference.+Styx steps into an empty restroom. She stands before the mirror, but she isn't looking at her own reflection.
NPC-Styx(2)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Ashley, have you received the full dossier on the attendees?
NPC-Styx(2)<Position>0,-50</Position>;NytoWhite(0)<Speaker>Ashley</Speaker><Position>0,50</Position><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Yes, Sister Styx. I've received it and I'm uploading everything into the Bee Sting System now.</color>
NPC-Styx(2)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>;NytoWhite(0)<Position>0,50</Position>||:Good.
NytoWhite(0)<Speaker>Ashley</Speaker><Position>0,50</Position><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Sister Nemhran asked me to pass along several Bee Sting files to you.</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:Click, click. Styx flips through the documents sent to her.+It's intel on a Griffin PMC Commander and a mobile base vehicle designated "Elmo".
NytoWhite(0)<Speaker>Ashley</Speaker><Position>0,50</Position><通讯框>||:<color=#00CCFF>Sister Nemhran has flagged these individuals as highly likely to disrupt the plan. If you encounter them, please eliminate them immediately.</color>
NPC-Styx(2)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Understood.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_2023Slow_Keyboard_Correct</SE1>:After ending the call, Styx studies the Commander's dossier with growing interest.
NPC-Styx(0)<Speaker>Styx</Speaker><Position>0,-50</Position>||:Looks like an interesting one...
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2>:
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Scar_Shenzhizi</BGM><黑屏2><BIN>735</BIN>:...In a laboratory at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Click_Keyboard</SE1>:The blinking cursor reaches the bottom of the test data screen. After hitting enter, Stevens M520 initiates a call.
NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1>:Commander, the experiment is complete.+Please head to the Mainz University lab immediately to collect the subject.
NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>Understood. I'm on my way.</color>+<color=#00CCFF>By the way, how's Nele?</color>
NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:Um...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Stevens M520 glances at Nele, who is slumped over the desk, fast asleep.
NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:Her mental state is relatively stable, but she's pulled several all-nighters, so she really needs some proper rest.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>Alright, got it.</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:After ending the call, Stevens M520 walks over to Amaris, who is staring blankly out the window.
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>||:What, don't tell me there's more grunt work?
NPC-SCAR-H(0);NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:Nope. Our task is already finished.
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>;NPC_Stevens520(0)<Position>0,60</Position>||:...Mine isn't.
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>;NPC_Stevens520(0)<Position>0,60</Position>||:In fact, it's only just begun.
NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:...
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_wind_grass</SE1><BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:As they lapse into silence, a lively group of university students pass by outside the window, on their way to morning classes.+They walk in pairs or clusters, arm in arm or side by side.
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NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||<黑屏2><BIN>735</BIN>:...+I've learned all about your elder sister.
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>||:Huh.
NPC-SCAR-H(0);NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:I've got a younger sister myself. Rebellious, willful, defiant—pretty much as infuriating as you.
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>;NPC_Stevens520(0)<Position>0,60</Position>||:...
NPC-SCAR-H(0);NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:She was supposed to inherit Dr. Hume's estate. Could've lived freely as a noble lady.+But she insisted on destroying all of it—even at the cost of her own life.
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>;NPC_Stevens520(0)<Position>0,60</Position>||:I can sort of understand that kind of mindset.
NPC-SCAR-H(0);NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:Your sister is dead. My sister is dead.
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>;NPC_Stevens520(0)<Position>0,60</Position>||:Are you trying to one-up me in tragedy? I'm not sad at all. I didn't care much for Aliana.
NPC_Stevens520(1)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:No, I mean—
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Stevens M520's face takes on a solemn expression that unsettles Amaris.
NPC_Stevens520(1)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:I wouldn't mind being your sister.+Sure, you're a bit of a mess, and your clothes are falling apart, but we've got a lot in common.
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>;NPC_Stevens520(1)<Position>0,60</Position>||:...
NPC-SCAR-H(0);NPC_Stevens520(1)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:Maybe we can find in each other the answers we can no longer find in those who are gone.
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>;NPC_Stevens520(1)<Position>0,60</Position>||:...
NPC-SCAR-H(0);NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:I get that you're emotional right now. You don't have to give me an answer right away.
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:Amaris hesitates for a long while before finally muttering a few words.
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker>||:I appreciate the sentiment, but I've vowed to myself that I'll never call anyone "sister" again!
NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||:A vow is only made to be broken, isn't it?
NPC-SCAR-H(0)<Speaker>Amaris</Speaker><Shake>||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:You—
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_connect</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Click. The Commander's comms request saves Amaris from replying.
NPC_Stevens520(0)<Speaker>Stevens M520</Speaker><Position>0,60</Position>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:Commander, have you arrived? Alright, we'll come meet you now.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2>:
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>735</BIN><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay><BGM>BGM_ev2408_BeeCatcher</BGM>:The Commander steps into the lab. Nele is splashing cold water on her face to stay awake.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:You look exhausted...
NPC-Nele(9)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:I'm fine. I can still manage.
NPC-Nele(9)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Thank you for all your efforts... She'll be the most critical shot we have...
NPC-Nele(10)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Did I make it in time?
NPC-Nele(10)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:You've exceeded all my expectations!
NPC-Nele(9)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:...Only her capabilities were restored... Everything else...+I've kept blank. Left just enough for her to be a tool to be wielded.+I didn't want to insult my mentor's memory.
NPC-Nele(9)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:I understand... That's more than enough.+I will crush Paradeus... I will not let your work be in vain.
NPC-Nele(10)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||:Commander...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:Nele walks up to the Commander. Her steps are a bit unsteady, but the resolve in her eyes remains undimmed.
NPC-Nele(11)<Speaker>Nele</Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:I have one more request.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2>:
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>222</BIN><边框>2</边框><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Explode</SE1><震屏3><边框>2</边框><BGM>GF_22W_BGM_4</BGM>:... Boom!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE2>Gunfight</SE2><SE1>Battlefield</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=5%%delay=0%%range=4</controll_shake><边框>2</边框>:Bang-bang-bang.+The silence of the factory is shattered by a sudden burst of gunfire.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1><边框>2</边框>:Several Nytos quickly organize a response team and rush into the smoke with weapons in hand...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE2>Gunfight</SE2><震屏3><边框>2</边框>:Bang-bang-bang—+After another round of gunfire, silence once again falls over the factory.
()||<黑屏1><CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay><SE1>AVG_footsteps_woodfloor</SE1><边框>2</边框>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay><黑屏2><边框>2</边框>:
AK15MOD(0)<Speaker>AK-15</Speaker>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1><边框>2</边框>:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:A Doll of immense stature drags the still remains of a white Nyto toward the control terminal, using its credentials to activate the system.
AN94MOD(0)<Speaker>AN-94</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:That should do it.
AK15MOD(0)<Speaker>AK-15</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Hm.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<震屏3><SE1>AVG_XXS_kick</SE1><边框>2</边框>:Clatter. The now-worthless Nyto is tossed aside.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><边框>2</边框>:A shadow appears soundlessly at the dissipating edge of the smoke, lifting her gaze toward the surveillance camera—
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<边框>2</边框><common_effect>%%code=202407_TVOff%%</common_effect><SE1>AVG_rifle_finalshot_n</SE1><BIN>9</BIN><CGDelay>1</CGDelay>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:End of surveillance footage.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<关闭蒙版><SE1>Tape_Start</SE1><BIN>229</BIN><黑屏2>:...Inside a Paradeus factory.+Nemhran watches the surveillance footage that Hebe provided in silence.
NPC-Hebe(1)<Speaker>Hebe</Speaker>||:In a single day, nearly 70% of the factories in Frankfurt have been attacked.+The method is consistent—first a hacker team breaches the system to disable alarms, followed by three monstrous Dolls who storm in and destroy everything.+They don't linger; their goal is clear—destroy the production line and retreat.
NPC-Nemhran(0)<Speaker>Nemhran</Speaker><Position>80,90</Position>||:Their attacks are clearly aimed at disrupting Project Cocoon. I have to admit, it's an effective tactic.+How much impact on phase three?
NPC-Hebe(0)<Speaker>Hebe</Speaker>||:The materials for phase three are already mostly prepared. Including what's in storage, it should just barely be enough.+But with over half the production lines crippled, recovery will take significant time. For now, we can't supply any additional materials for Project Cocoon.
NPC-Nemhran(0)<Speaker>Nemhran</Speaker><Position>80,90</Position>||:As long as it's enough to complete phase three.
NPC-Hebe(0)<Speaker>Hebe</Speaker>||:All the necessary materials are en route. They'll reach the designated lab by the end of the day.
NPC-Hebe(2)<Speaker>Hebe</Speaker>||:However, if our system logs the location of the new lab, those Dolls will come swarming like hyenas smelling blood...
NPC-Nemhran(0)<Speaker>Nemhran</Speaker><Position>80,90</Position>||:I know. I'll relocate that site as quickly as possible.+And once phase three is complete, erase all traces of the factory.
NPC-Hebe(0)<Speaker>Hebe</Speaker>||<CGDelay>0.5</CGDelay>:...Understood.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Hebe responds, but makes no move to leave.
NPC-Nemhran(0)<Speaker>Nemhran</Speaker><Position>80,90</Position>||:You have something to say.
NPC-Hebe(0)<Speaker>Hebe</Speaker>||:Just feeling a bit sentimental. We've been running this operation for years.
NPC-Hebe(3)<Speaker>Hebe</Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:It feels like playing a simulation game until near completion... and then someone hits the reset button.