()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>832BGM_ev2412_2064:...At a power distribution station, Frankfurt. +Several staff members are rushing from room to room. The chatter on their comms line is constant, with not a moment of silence. ()||Stop_AVG_loop: ()Staff Member||RunStep:Chief, we're receiving multiple reports of power supply issues... ()Chief||:I know. Prioritize the hospitals first, then deal with the rest. ()Staff Member||:Traffic outside is paralyzed, communications are unstable, and the teams sent out to aid the hospitals haven't even reached their destinations yet. ()Chief||:... ()||AVG_Bomber_Flyby:The chief looks out the window at the gray sky and sighs heavily. Just as he is about to issue new orders, he notices his subordinate's eyes widening in shock. +Before he can ask what's wrong— ()||19AVG_Explo_CloseAVG_lifttable:Boom!!! ()||AVG_Creep:The chief, covered in blood, crawls to the communicator and, with his last bit of strength, sends out a distress call. ()Chief||AVG_tele_connect:Requesting support... Ettem Power Distribution Station in Eschborn District under attack, requesting support! +Repeat, Et— ()||AVG_XXS_kick0.5:Hot blood surges up his throat, drowning the rest of his words. He collapses in front of the communicator. +He remains oblivious to the static on the other end of the line. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||476<黑屏2>:...Near the distribution station. +Thick black smoke hangs in the air, while small explosions continue to erupt from time to time in the wreckages all around, causing more debris to fall. ()||ClothingUp:Shadowless adjusts her microphone and smooths down her hair tousled from rushing to the scene. Before stepping toward the station, she looks back at Falk, who is carrying the camera. NPC-Shadowless(8)Shadowless||:You really don't have to come with me. I can use a tripod to get the footage. ()Falk||:I'm doing this by choice. +No more discussion. Let's begin. We have many more sites to cover. NPC-Shadowless(8)Shadowless||:... ()||:Faced with her stubborn colleague, Shadowless can only nod. Then she walks toward the burning building. ()||ClothingUp:Once the camera is in position, Falk signals that filming can begin. ()||<黑点1>: ()||%%code=202412_LIVE%%%%code=202412_LIVE%%: NPC-Shadowless(3)Shadowless0,-3501.4||476<黑点2>:This is Shadowless from DDR2. Right now, we are standing in front of Ettem Power Distribution Station in the Eschborn District. +Hit by a missile in the latest air raid, the station has ceased operation entirely. +According to workers who escaped, the inside has already turned into a sea of flames. No estimate exists for when it can be repaired. +Additionally, the Arctic Ocean No.1 oil pipeline and several key highways were destroyed in the raid. The Europa Tower has also been leveled. Frankfurt's power, fuel supply, and communications are now in total paralysis. +There are multiple casualties among the staff here. Medical teams and firefighters are urgently needed! ()||AVG_lifttable%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0%%range=4:Crash! A collapsing structure comes crashing down. ()||0.5ClothingUp:Shadowless flinches but holds her ground. She looks resolutely into the camera. NPC-Shadowless(4)Shadowless0,-3501.4||0.5:War has brought endless ruin upon Frankfurt. Its flames have touched every civilian's life. +Death and tragedy are upon us once again. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9<关闭蒙版>BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||72<黑屏2>:...Stasi special communications channel. NPC-Hoffmann(0)Finn Hoffmann<通讯框>||GF_EV9_Story:Initiating remote Stasi conference... +Please check in. ()Deputy Minister of State Security A||AVG_tele_connect:Wolfgang present. +Main Divisions XIX, XX, and Minister's Task Force E on standby. ()Deputy Minister of State Security B||AVG_tele_connect:Lotte present. +Main Divisions I, XXII, and the Central Coordination Group on standby. ()Deputy Minister of State Security C||AVG_tele_connect:Dieter present. +Main Division III, Section 26, and the Armament Department on standby. ()Deputy Minister of State Security D||AVG_tele_connect:Hedwig present. +Foreign Intelligence, External Operations, and the Main Directorate for Reconnaissance on standby. NPC-maya(0)Q<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:Natasha present. +Sections XII, XIII, and the Covert Operations Department on standby. NPC-Hoffmann(0)Finn Hoffmann<通讯框>||:Synchronizing intelligence. ()Deputy Minister of State Security A||:The Army's Air Defense Forces have received orders from the National Defense Council. +They are preparing to enter Frankfurt and conduct a full sweep for rebel air units. ()Deputy Minister of State Security C||:The 10th Armored Division stands ready to move into Frankfurt. NPC-maya(0)Q<通讯框>||:The weapons previously coded EDDF and others are officially designated "Iaso's Boxes". +Current stockpiles are mainly located in Frankfurt, Berlin, and Moscow. NPC-Hoffmann(0)Finn Hoffmann<通讯框>||:...Acknowledged. I require a list. +Submit it to the State Council under the authority of Main Division I. ()Deputy Minister of State Security B||:Lotte copies. +Military counterintelligence records have been uploaded. +Access rights now granted to Finn and Natasha for review and editing. NPC-Hoffmann(0)Finn Hoffmann<通讯框>||:Permissions confirmed. +What's the status of the Central Evaluation and Information Group? NPC-maya(0)Q<通讯框>||:Section XXII has completed backup of the Bee Sting System. +Section XIII is processing hidden administrative keys and encrypted files. +They'll need roughly another 15 days before they can conduct the first test. NPC-Hoffmann(0)Finn Hoffmann<通讯框>||:Let the agents at Covert Operations handle the Iaso's Boxes. +Their objective is to match Main Division I's list with the intel on said weapon. NPC-maya(0)Q<通讯框>||:Covert Operations copies. +Military counterintelligence records verified. Based on past performance, we can guarantee at least 60% correlation. NPC-Hoffmann(0)Finn Hoffmann<通讯框>||:That's acceptable. The remainder goes to the Foreign Intelligence. +Use the list from Covert Operations. ()Deputy Minister of State Security D||:Foreign Intelligence copies. +We will ensure precise synchronization between political and military intelligence. NPC-maya(0)Q<通讯框>||:Covert Operations acknowledged. ()||BGM_Empty:... ()||AVG_tele_disconnect0.5:...The Stasi special communications channel closes. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||BGM_ev2412_tranquility822<黑屏2>:...Johannes Gutenberg University metro station, Frankfurt. ()||%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0%%range=3Battlefield:Bombs continue to fall, their heavy thunder never ceasing. +Hanna lies weak and delirious in Pauline's arms, burning with fever, her forehead hot to the touch. +Pauline bites her lip in anxiety. In her rush to flee, she has only brought their ID papers and some cash. +Her eyes wander through the demoralized crowd, desperate for hope— +Until, in the corner, she notices a flash of white. A white coat, stark against the gloom. NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:E-excuse me... ()||:She has to take the chance. Hurrying forward with Hanna, Pauline stops before the woman in the lab coat. NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:I see you're wearing a white coat... Are you a doctor? NPC-Nele(6)???||:I... NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:My child's had a fever for days. I meant to take her to the hospital today, but then this happened... +Now she's burning up and won't wake up. I'm worried sick... Please, could you please look at her...? NPC-Nele(6)???||:... ()||ClothingUp:The woman lifts her head. Her face is weary. +She stares back at Pauline uncertainly, glances at Hanna, then falls into long silence. +Pauline's anxiety churns. NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:...Hello? ()||:The woman avoids her eyes, her lips quivering vaguely as if she is about to speak— ()||AVG_Explo_Distance%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0%%range=3:Boom... +Another shell booms overhead. NPC-Nele(7)???||:Yes. My hands are a bit dirty. Could you take a pair of medical gloves from my pocket for me? ()||ClothingUp:Relieved, Pauline quickly passes Hanna into her arms. +Then she extracts the gloves from the woman's pocket as she has asked. NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:Sorry, Doctor...? NPC-Nele(4)Nele||:...Just call me Nele. NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:My name is Pauline. Thank you, Dr. Nele! +Please, take a look at Hanna! +I feel something is very wrong... ()||ClothingUp:Nele checks Hanna's forehead with the back of her hand, then opens her bag, producing water and a towel to cool her down. NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:Dr. Nele, is there anything I can do? NPC-Nele(4)Nele||:...Her name is Hanna, yes? Tell me her age, allergies, and details of her fever. NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:She's four and a half. No allergies. +The fever started this morning, 38.5°C at home. +She could still walk when we left, but after the bombing, she collapsed and hasn't woken since... NPC-Nele(6)Nele||:Unconscious, or just sleeping? NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:I'm not sure... NPC-Nele(6)Nele||:Has she taken any medicine? NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:No... NPC-Nele(4)Nele||:Then try to find someone with paracetamol or ibuprofen. +And you'll need a large supply of cold water. +There might be some in the station's infirmary. NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:Got it! I'll ask around. ()||:Pauline rushes off into the crowd. ()||<黑点1>: ()||<黑点2>9: ()||<黑点1>: ()||<黑点2>8220.5: ()||Rope:Nele wets her towel with the bottled water that Amaris has left her and lays it on Hanna's forehead. ()||ClothingUp:Then she carefully places the child on her side, ensuring she won't choke if she vomits. NPC-People_Child(2)Hanna||:...Mama... NPC-Nele(4)Nele||:Your mama went to find you some medicine. Hang in there, Hanna. NPC-People_Child(2)Hanna||:Who... are you...? NPC-Nele(6)Nele||:I... ()||:Hanna's eyes half-open drowsily. NPC-People_Child(2)Hanna||:Doctor... NPC-Nele(4)Nele||:...That's right. Does it hurt anywhere? NPC-Nele(4)Hanna<同时置暗>||:Just dizzy... and sleepy... NPC-Nele(4)Nele||:Does your stomach hurt? Do you feel like throwing up? NPC-Nele(4)Hanna<同时置暗>||:No... NPC-Nele(4)Nele||:Alright. Rest a while. Your mama will be back soon. NPC-People_Child(2)Hanna||:Mm... okay... ()||ClothingUp:Hanna's small, feverish hand suddenly clasps Nele's fingers. +The unexpected trust pierces something deep in Nele's heart. ()||RunStep:Footsteps approach quickly. NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:Doctor Nele! NPC-Nele(6)Nele||:Found anything? NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:Yes, several kinds, but I don't know which... ()||:Pauline sets down several boxes of fever reducers. Nele notices more people trailing behind the woman. Her breath quickens instinctively. NPC-Nele(6)Nele||:They're...? NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:They heard you're a doctor and came for help. NPC-People_Female(4)Team Leader Olivia||:I'm Olivia, leader of the station's maintenance team. +With my superior's approval, we can set up a temporary isolation area for the injured. +The station will make a broadcast to call for more medics. ()||Rope:Nele wrings her fingers uneasily. NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:Please, don't be nervous, Dr. Nele. I just came across lots of injured people while looking for medicine. +Someone still helped me even though she was bleeding herself... +I thought it would be great if we had even a small clinic here. NPC-People_Female(4)Team Leader Olivia||:We believe it's a good idea. Too many are wounded. It's bad for morale when we're all stuck down here... +We need some... tangible hope. NPC-Nele(5)Nele||:Hope... NPC-People_Female(4)Team Leader Olivia||:Please don't misunderstand. We aren't forcing you. +If you choose to help, wonderful. If not... NPC-People_Female(4)Team Leader Olivia||:We completely understand. +Practicing outside a hospital means carrying all the risk yourself. +If something goes wrong, it could damage your career. NPC-Nele(5)Nele||:... ()||ClothingUp:Nele lowers her head. Hanna's tiny hand is still clinging to her own. NPC-Nele(5)Nele||:I... have nothing left to lose. NPC-People_Female(4)Team Leader Olivia||:How do you feel about it, Dr. Nele? ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>90.7: NPC-MrsGray(1)格雷||:When darkness knocks on your window, remember—you are here to change the world, not to be changed by it. ()||0.4: NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||:Admit it—when you dissected Gray, you gained knowledge... and joy. ()||0.4: NPC-MrsGray(1)格雷||:It's not that we choose something because it's right. +It becomes right because we chose it. ()||0.4: NPC-Laplace(11)Laplace||0.5:Compared to Gray or William—you're more like me. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||8220.5<黑屏2>: NPC-People_Female(4)Team Leader Olivia||:Dr. Nele, please don't worry. Just tell us what you think. NPC-Nele(5)Nele||:What I think... +... +Deep down, I think... ()||ClothingUp:Nele gently squeezes Hanna's small hand. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||RunStep822<黑屏2>:A few minutes later, Amaris rushes back into the metro station and dusts herself off. +Compared to when she left, the station is now much quieter and more orderly. +But Amaris has no time to spare the crowd a closer look. She strides quickly toward the corner where she has left Nele. NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:Nele, the grocery stores in the city are all emptied out. I only managed to pick up some— +Nele?! ()||:But Nele is not where she is supposed to be. NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||ClothingUp:Nele! ()||:Amaris searches the area frantically. Hearing her shouts, a woman holding a child raises her head. NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:Are you looking for Doctor Nele? She's at the temporary medical station. NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:Doctor... Nele? Temporary medical station? NPC-People_Female(0)Pauline||:It's just over there, near that makeshift shelter made with a nylon sheet. ()||<黑点1>: ()||<黑点2>9: ()||<黑点1>: ()||<黑点2>8030.5: ()||ClothingUp:Amaris pushes past the long line and slips into the strange little shelter that suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the station. +Several medics are busy among the wounded. Amaris immediately recognizes Nele. NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:Nele... what are you doing? NPC-Nele(6)Nele;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:Amaris! You're back... NPC-Nele(6);NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:...I've brought some cookies and water. NPC-Nele(6)Nele;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:We've set up a temporary medical station to give some help to the wounded here in the metro station. NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:...But you're in pretty bad shape yourself. ()||ClothingUp:Amaris looks like she wants to say more. Nele simply gives her a faint smile. NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:You're a good doctor. NPC-Nele(4)Nele;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:And you're an outstanding elite Doll. NPC-Nele(4);NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:What now, are we supposed to trade compliments? NPC-Nele(5)Nele;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:No... I'm just thinking... under these circumstance, you probably should be doing something more important. +Like... fighting on the frontline. NPC-Nele(5);NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:I've fought in many wars already. +And besides, weren't you the one who said... +That this is also a frontline? NPC-Nele(5)Nele;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:...But with the Nytos gone, you're only stuck doing bodyguard work by my side... +Seems like a waste. NPC-Nele(5);NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:A waste? +Miss Nele, I'm just an idle Doll with nothing to do. NPC-Nele(6)Nele||BGM_Empty:Amaris... NPC-People_Female(3)Nurse Marie||:Doctor Nele, Patient 018 is having another seizure! NPC-Nele(6)Nele||:I'll be right there! ()||ClothingUp:Amaris hands the food to Nele. NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:Go on. NPC-Nele(4)Nele||:Okay, we'll talk later. ()||RunStep:Nele hurries away. +Watching her disappear among the crowd, Amaris finds herself dialing a contact she never thought she would. NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||AVG_tele_connect0.5GF_21winter_avg_nightbar:...Speak. NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:Amaris? +Gray has already been retrieved. Our collaboration is over. Shouldn't you have returned to the Stasi? NPC_Stevens520(1)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:In theory, yes, but apparently Germany doesn't agree with me. +Right now, I'm with the good doctor, acting as her bodyguard. NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:And her bodyguard, Miss Mia, is here working as a medic. NPC_Stevens520(1)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:And you? Weren't you the one who said you can't do anything? NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:Please. Having an elite Doll like me serve as bodyguard or medic would be such a waste. +I only agreed to help you last time because AR-18 begged me repeatedly. NPC_Stevens520(1)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:Oh? I'm surprised an elite Doll has the spare time to pick up calls so quickly. Are you sure you're not bored out of your mind? NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:Hey, I'm not idle here, you know? I'm maintaining the network! +You, on the other hand—why are you twiddling your thumb, chatting on the phone with me? NPC_Stevens520(1)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:Bodyguard work involves a lot of standing around doing nothing. NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:As a WWIII veteran, shouldn't you be out bombing planes right now? NPC_Stevens520(1)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:I recall you also served in the Soviet military. Shouldn't you also be bombing planes? NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||Rope:...That's far too inelegant. NPC_Stevens520(1)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:Exactly, it's too much hard work. +Doesn't match my persona as a "garbage Doll". NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:That's your persona? NPC_Stevens520(1)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:It is. +My mother is dead, my whole family is dead. +Finally no one is pushing me to improve anymore. +Now I can idle away in peace. NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:You're way too complacent! +My mother's dead too, and so is my whole family. +But I inherited their estate, and I'm still hard at work! +How could the Stasi even allow you to laze around like this? NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:Truth is, the Stasi doesn't actually want to pay me. ()||AVG_Cash_register:Ding. Amaris's bank account pings with a transaction notification. ()||:Startled, she opens it—Stevens M520 has just transferred her a sum. NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:What is the meaning of this? NPC_Stevens520(0)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:You're asking me for money, no? +That's what Erma would say whenever she wanted some pocket money, "Mother never gives me an allowance..." NPC_Stevens520(0)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:... NPC_Stevens520(0)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:Anything else you want? NPC_Stevens520(0)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:One more thing. As I recall, AR-18 is also a Hume Doll, isn't she? +You lied to me last time. NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:...Not exactly. +She just doesn't admit it herself. +And besides... she never asks me for money. NPC_Stevens520(1)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:Heh. So what's your plan next? NPC_Stevens520(0)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:...To see how things end for the Commander. For Erma's sake. NPC_Stevens520(0)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:I thought it was for AR-18's sake. NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:...Her too, I suppose. Whatever. NPC_Stevens520(1)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:Sounds boring. NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:Exactly. For Dolls like us—wealthy, powerful, and without masters— +The only worthwhile goal left in life is fighting boredom. NPC_Stevens520(1)0,60;NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:...Tut-tut. Then give me some more money. NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>;NPC-SCAR-H(0)||:I'm wealthy and powerful, not stupid and wasteful. NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:I'll sell you a tip. J just passed me some intel. +The location of the Iaso's Boxes. ()||AVG_Cash_register:Ding-ding-ding. Amaris smirks as she sees more money arrive in her account. NPC_Stevens520(0)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>||:And the intel? NPC-SCAR-H(0)Amaris||:Oh, I forgot to mention—this info was going to the Commander anyway. +It's actually free. NPC_Stevens520(1)Stevens M5200,60<通讯框>||:... ()||BGM_EmptyAVG_21Winter_Phone_CrashAVG_tele_disconnect<震屏3>:Thunk. +The other side hangs up furiously. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||202<黑屏2>GF_EV9_Story:...Command room. ()||AVG_tele_disconnect:AR-18 forwards the intel that Amaris provided to the Commander. AR18(2)AR-180,100<通讯框>||:Commander, intel from the Stasi indicates that these underground defense facilities may contain Iaso's Boxes. +Amaris can help inspect the section near the Johannes Gutenberg University metro station, but we'll have to send squads to investigate the rest. AR18(2)Commander<同时置暗><通讯框>||:...Iaso's Boxes? +The bombing above is already so devastating, but Paradeus won't even spare the underground...? +Do we still have any squads available? AR18(2)AR-180,100<通讯框>||:Yes, please take a look. AR18(2)Commander<同时置暗><通讯框>||:Tell them to get ready and move out immediately. AR18(2)AR-180,100<通讯框>||0.5:Yes, Commander. ()||<黑点1>: