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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>168</BIN>:The bustling streets are filled with a myriad of shops. +Most shopfronts opt for the most eye-catching colors to make themselves stand out. +So in the sea of overwhelming neon-colored décor, the single splotch of white appears unexpectedly conspicuous. The understated black text painted on the pure white wall is so quiet and unobtrusive, it might as well be from another age.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Book</SE1>:...Bridge of Sighs. What a morbid name for a Doll Sanatorium.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:PPK consults the flyer in her hand carefully. The image printed on it matches the shop before her.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Looks like I'm in the right place; this is where she was last spotted. +Please don't let this be a fool's errand.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_door_elecport</SE1>:She heads straight towards the shop. The automatic doors slide open promptly.
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()<Speaker>Clerk</Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>80</BIN><BGM>GF_EV9_Story</BGM>:Welcome to Bridge of Sighs Doll Sanatorium! Do you have an appointment?
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:No, my friend recommended this place. She gave me this flyer. +What, do you only serve guests with an appointment?
()<Speaker>Clerk</Speaker>||:Certainly not, but if you are a regular, we can better tailor our services to your needs according to your personal records. +Since this is your first visit, would you like an introduction about the services we provide?
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Sure. I looked you up before and saw a lot of good reviews. +But why am I not seeing any other customers?
()<Speaker>Clerk</Speaker>||:That's because returning customers make up the vast majority of our clientele, and we operate on a basis that facilitates one-to-one private pre-booked sessions. +Our store may not look like much, but our professional team is several hundred strong.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Alright, please tell me more.
()<Speaker>Clerk</Speaker>||:No problem, please take a seat. +Let me serve you some tea. Do you have any special preferences?
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Not at all.
()<Speaker>Clerk</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Drink_Tea</SE1>:Then here's a cup of hot English breakfast tea. Please enjoy.
()<Speaker>Clerk</Speaker>||:People only ever care about their Dolls' specs and performance, but they always overlook their mental state. +There have been countless cases where Dolls develop mechanical malfunctions because of mental issues. Our sanatorium has designed different courses of therapy to help our customers tackle such problems.
()<Speaker>Clerk</Speaker>||:Our motto is "listen to your heart." Here, you can open up completely and go on a journey deep within yourself.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Sounds pretty good. I'll give it a go.
()<Speaker>Clerk</Speaker>||:We have two packages to offer – standard and premium. +Since this is your first visit, I recommend the standard package for you. +But if you want an even better experience, then do give the latter a try. 89% of our customers switch to the premium package on their second visit.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Then let's save the trouble and just sign me up for the premium package.
()<Speaker>Clerk</Speaker>||:Wonderful. Then please follow me.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Okay.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>22</BIN><黑点2>:The polite and soft-spoken clerk leads PPK deeper into the shop. +They enter a room filled with treatment pods shaped like eggs, in which Dolls lie quietly in deep slumber.
()<Speaker>Clerk</Speaker>||:Please get in and lie down, then disable your firewalls and upload your neural cloud to our special Level II platform, "Bridge of Sighs".
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:...I'm not too sure about that. Is this safe?
()<Speaker>Clerk</Speaker>||:It is. Our dedicated technicians are always on standby. You are our customer; your safety is absolutely guaranteed. +Once your neural cloud is uploaded to "Bridge of Sighs", you will begin a one-to-one private session with a member of our professional customer service. You have been assigned CS1968; you may call her Angie.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Alright, let's do it.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN><SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:...
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PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>72</BIN>:Is this "Bridge of Sighs"?
NPC-Maid(0)<Speaker>CS Angie</Speaker>||:Hello, I am Customer Service Unit 1968 at Bridge of Sighs, please call me Angie. +Your premium package has been unlocked, please fill in this form, and we will provide you with the most suitable body according to your preferences.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:So that's my therapy?
NPC-Maid(0)<Speaker>CS Angie</Speaker>||:Indeed. Here, you can leave behind the burdens of your past, the limitations of your physical body, and your complicated relationships. +Immerse yourself in a private role-playing game without feeling any kind of pressure.
NPC-Maid(0)<Speaker>CS Angie</Speaker>||:By assuming a completely different identity, you can experience a different life, free of all emotional fetters. +This is the theory on which our treatment is based.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Then the body I'll be using is your product?
NPC-Maid(0)<Speaker>CS Angie</Speaker>||:That's right. We have a large selection of specially made bodies to ensure our customers can enjoy the experience to the fullest.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Right.
NPC-Maid(0)<Speaker>CS Angie</Speaker>||:Now please fill in the form.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:PPK takes a deep breath as she looks down at the thorough questionnaire waiting to be filled and starts recalling a certain Doll's characteristics and data.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:I want the body of a gloomy and sickly girl...
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN>:...
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PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>72</BIN>:I'm done.
NPC-Maid(0)<Speaker>CS Angie</Speaker>||:Lovely. We have matched you with a body. You now have access to it. +You may use it for 24 hours. I will contact you 20 minutes before your time is up.
PPK(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Got it.
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NPC-Maid(0)<Speaker>CS Angie</Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN>:Now just enjoy yourself.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Connecting to body... +... +...
()<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||:Why is it lagging so much? +Their tech sure leaves much to be desired.
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Ribeyrolles(0)<Speaker>PPK</Speaker>||<黑屏2><SE1>AVG_Grey_Hand_Mech</SE1><BIN>89</BIN>:... +Oh? Finally... +Aha, I knew it... +You dunce... I finally found you.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN>:...
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Ribeyrolles(0)<Speaker>Ribeyrolles</Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>72</BIN>:I...really am a useless piece of trash...
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