()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>82</BIN>:After the operation drill. +Gr G36c lies quietly in bed. The repeated failures in their simulations are weighing heavily on her mind. She keeps picturing how the operation is going to fail...
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Wake</BGM>:Why is everyone staking all their hopes on someone like me...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Gr G36c recalls when she fought side by side with her sister, whose presence would make her utterly fearless even as bullets pummeled her force field...
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:G36 always has so much faith in me... and now so do the others...
()||<SE2>Gunfight</SE2>:She can still hear the turrets going off during their drill... The hails of bullets smashed her force shield with tenacious force and pierced through her teammates...
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||<黑屏1>:If I could become stronger...perhaps...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><黑屏2><Night>:Time drags on. Gr G36c stares wordlessly at her ceiling well into the night.
()<Speaker>Comms Audio filled with Static</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_whitenoise</SE1>:<color=#00CCFF>(Coughs) Miss Gr G36c...</color>
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:? +Who's this?
()||<BGM>BGM_Room</BGM>:It's an unauthorized signal, but it doesn't appear to be hostile.
()<Speaker>Comms Audio filled with Static</Speaker>||:<color=#00CCFF>I finally found the port...</color> +<color=#00CCFF>Hello, Miss Gr G36c, this is Engineer 402 of IOP, currently being held hostage by a group of outlaws.</color>
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:Engineer 402? You're the IOP engineer who got abducted? +Please authenticate your identity.
()||:A string of numbers is sent through the comms. It is an IOP staff member's authentication code.
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:You are indeed part of IOP. But why—
G36C(0)<Speaker>Engineer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>I don't have much time so I'll cut the long story short.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>I overheard from my abductors that Griffin has taken over the rescue mission, is that true?</color>
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:Yes. What is your current situation?
G36C(0)<Speaker>Engineer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>I am being held captive in an interrogation room. Those tech dealers are trying to get access to an undisclosed technology through me.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>I haven't given them what they want, so my life isn't in any immediate danger.</color>
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:Undisclosed technology?
G36C(0)<Speaker>Engineer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>As an engineer, I am obliged to maintain confidentiality.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>However, after much thought... In light of these circumstances...</color> +<color=#00CCFF>I have decided to share this technology with you.</color>
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:Hold on, what technology are we talking about? Why me?
()||:Before Gr G36c can figure out what's happening, a stream of data has already been transferred into her neural space.
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:"A Study in Augmenting T-Dolls' Combat Potential by Unleashing Neural Cloud Energy Reserves Ver.1.11"... +What's this?
G36C(0)<Speaker>Engineer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>The research I've been working on for a long time.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>This is a thesis on the program – the summation of my findings.</color>
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:Hm... But I cannot implement this without first testing this program's safety and stability, Engineer 402.
G36C(0)<Speaker>Engineer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>Indeed. This program hasn't been tested yet, so there's no telling if it is even compatible with your neural cloud.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>It is also uncertain if the installation will cause any side effects.</color>
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:I'm sorry, but I cannot accept this due to the potential damage it may cause to my neural cloud. +But rest assured, we will rescue you as soon as possible—
G36C(0)<Speaker>Engineer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>Listen. The chances of a single Griffin squad overcoming the defenses here are extremely low.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>But with this program, your force shield will be exponentially stronger, and handling their turrets will be a piece of cake for you.</color>
()||<SE1>AVG_Explo_Distance</SE1>:She relives the barrage she experienced during the drill. Her shattered force shield. Her teammates' painful groans...
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:... +Let me discuss this with the Commander and the Technical Department.
G36C(0)<Speaker>Engineer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>If you breathe a word about this to anyone, I will be punished for leaking confidential information.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>You might as well save the effort of rescuing me.</color>
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:... +But why... +Why me?
G36C(0)<Speaker>Engineer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>Because you are special to me.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>You were the first T-Doll model I designed. Since you mean quite a lot to me personally, I've based all my subsequent experiments on your model.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>That's why you're probably the Doll who has the highest compatibility with the program.</color> +<color=#00CCFF>I shouldn't be telling you this either...</color>
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:...
G36C(0)<Speaker>Engineer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>Time is running short. Are you in?</color>
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:Is there really no other way?
G36C(0)<Speaker>Engineer</Speaker><同时置暗>||:<color=#00CCFF>I wouldn't endanger you like this if there were.</color>
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:I...
()||:Gr G36c glances to her side out of habit. Whenever she is confronted with a difficult choice, her sister is always there to help her. +But at this moment, she is utterly alone. +She has always relied on her sister and other people. Perhaps it's time she finally started making her own decisions.
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:I understand... I will install the program. +...Engineer... +Engineer? +Is the connection broken...?
()||<黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>159</BIN>:The next day, the rescue party has arrived at the fortified stronghold. Each member is standing by at their allocated spot.
MG3(0)<Speaker>MG3</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Boss2</BGM>:PSG, how are things looking?
MG3(0);PSG1(0)<Speaker>Gr PSG-1</Speaker>||:We've captured the goons guarding the perimeter, all that's left is breaking in and securing the hostage. +Then let's follow the plan...and get cracking, MG3.
MG3(0)<Speaker>MG3</Speaker>;PSG1(0)||:Sure, as long as nothing is amiss. +I'll make the preparations.
59type(0)<Speaker>Type 59</Speaker>;PSG1(0)||:Guys... Have you seen G36c? +...She hasn't been answering my hails...
59type(0);PSG1(0)<Speaker>Gr PSG-1</Speaker>||:G36c...
PSG1(0)<Speaker>Gr PSG-1</Speaker>||:Gr G36c, come in!
()||<SE1>AVG_Explo_Distance</SE1>:Rumble... +A series of explosions erupt from the the target location. +They're starting ahead of schedule.
PSG1(0)<Speaker>Gr PSG-1</Speaker>||:What's going on? Have we been discovered?
MG3(0)<Speaker>MG3</Speaker>;PSG1(0)||:No, that's...!
59type(0)<Speaker>Type 59</Speaker>;PSG1(0)||:...
59type(0);PSG1(0)<Speaker>Gr PSG-1</Speaker>||:G36c, what are you doing? Come back!
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>167</BIN><BGM>BGM_Truth</BGM><SE2>Gunfire</SE2>:Gr G36c is crouching in a hidden spot. She takes in the dense network of defensive turrets and activates the program sent to her by the engineer...
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>72</BIN>:Her vision is overlaid by a virtual passage leading into her neural cloud. Gr G36c finds herself standing there, and she catches sight... +...Of someone who looks identical to her...
G36C(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:Serial 18294810XX. Hm... A next-gen body. +Can't believe I get to take over a body again, hahaha. +You look so clueless it's...endearing?
G36C(6);G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:Who...are you?
G36C(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker>;G36C(0)||:I am you, a version of you who's hidden in the dark. +I have been waiting to be freed all this time. After all, only I can unlock your untapped potential. +Now let me take the driver's seat.
G36C(6);G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:Wait, I don't understand... +You mean... If I accept this power, I'll have to turn my body over to you?
G36C(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker>;G36C(0)||:As a T-Doll, executing your orders with optimal efficiency is of paramount importance. +I can complete a task that's impossible for you. +You felt it, didn't you? It wasn't you who broke through that firing line.
G36C(6);G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:...
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:I've already deviated from the plan. I need to rendezvous with my teammates. Please leave.
G36C(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||<黑屏1>:Do you want the tragedy to unfold again?
()||<SE1>AVG_Explo_Close</SE1><黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN>:Boom... +Gr G36c can't tell if the explosion is real or just a memory.
()<Speaker>MG3</Speaker>||:G36c!
()<Speaker>Gr PSG-1</Speaker>||:Hang in there!
()<Speaker>Type 59</Speaker>||:Argh!
()||<黑屏1>:Through her dissipating force shield, Gr G36c watches as the incoming projectiles pierce her teammates full of holes...
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||<BIN>72</BIN><黑屏2>:No!
G36C(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker>;G36C(0)||:You don't want to be a child to be coddled forever, do you? +The engineer is just ahead. +Give me control over your body and I can do everything that you can't do.
G36C(6);G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:But then it won't be me who completes the mission!
G36C(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker>;G36C(0)||:Does that really matter? +To everyone else, Gr G36c will have completed the task. Is that not enough?
G36C(6);G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:I...
G36C(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker>;G36C(0)||:Or do you think...
G36C(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:You—a weak, cowardly, good-for-nothing Doll—are more important than your teammates, the mission, everything?
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:...
G36C(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:The choice is ultimately yours, of course.
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||<黑屏1>:My choice...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN><SE2>Gunfire</SE2>:Empty cartridge shells, still hot from being fired, bounce around in the cramped space, stirring the suffocatingly still air. +Lethal projectiles fracture and disintegrate against the barrier, emitting dazzling light.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Dismay, indignation, yearning... +Could ego be born from such feelings of helplessless? +In that case...
G36C(0)<Speaker>Gr G36c</Speaker>||:Who do my sister, my friends, and Griffin really need?
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:Come, let me take it from here.
()||:A pair of icy hands cover Gr G36c's eyes... +Everything grows dark and silent. +Gr G36c's physical body opens its eyes. The engineer is just about visible beyond the smoke...
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>22</BIN><BGM>BGM_Truth</BGM>:Gr G36 waits anxiously to the side as Kalina concentrates on analyzing the data with a grim look on her face. Results of the diagnostic show up line by line on the monitor. Kalina frowns as she studies the broken data links.
NPC-Kalin(4)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Truth</BGM>:Huh... Another synchronization failure.
G36Mod(0)<Speaker>Gr G36</Speaker>;NPC-Kalin(4)||:Something is wrong with her neural cloud after all. +She said a lot of strange things back in the dorm. +But it's as if she has lost all speech capability and can only communicate through text. Is this a neural issue?
G36Mod(0);NPC-Kalin(4)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:I'm not certain, but the situation could be even more complex than you think. +Her neural cloud seems to be encrypted and inundated with redundant data. +This is causing a severe disorder in her neural cloud.
G36Mod(0)<Speaker>Gr G36</Speaker>;NPC-Kalin(4)||:Redundant data? What does that mean?
G36Mod(0);NPC-Kalin(4)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:I don't know yet, but her neural cloud is operating at greatly diminished capacity while her body is the exact opposite... +Physically, she's running like a Gatling gun.
G36Mod(0)<Speaker>Gr G36</Speaker>;NPC-Kalin(4)||:I don't understand.
G36Mod(0);NPC-Kalin(4)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:I've never seen anything like this before... +But the falling synchronization rate means her neural cloud is becoming dissociated.
G36Mod(0)<Speaker>Gr G36</Speaker>;NPC-Kalin(4)||:... +We can't let that happen, Miss Kalina. Let me enter her neural space.
G36Mod(0);NPC-Kalin(4)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:This will be very tricky... +If pull comes to shove, reset her to her factory settings and we'll give her a neural upgrade. At the very least, it will preserve most of her data.
G36Mod(0)<Speaker>Gr G36</Speaker>;NPC-Kalin(4)||:Port identified... +Right, understood. +Now I must find out what has turned her into this mess...
()||<黑屏1>: