()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>72BGM_Brain:On the Level II layer named "Bridge of Sighs", two disembodied Dolls are pressed up against a door. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:Why should I help you... Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:Aren't we in the same boat? +We can work together to find a way to establish contact with the outside world and retrieve our bodies... Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:Who's in the same boat as you? +I'm perfectly fine in here. It's peaceful, it's quiet, and sometimes I get entertainment in the form of dumb newcomers like you. Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:This is the happiest I have been for as long as I remember. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:...That can't be true... +If you were truly happy, you wouldn't have fallen for their scam and ended up here. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:... Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:You haven't even told me your name, but I know you're anything but happy. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:...I was exactly the same. +As you've said yourself, we all have our own issues, or we wouldn't have been lured by the program. Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:You've been moping for an entire month, why are you suddenly so optimistic? Is it because of the Doll you know? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:...Yeah, she definitely came looking for me. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:Tsk. +You're still clinging to that kind of wishful thinking? Just forget about it. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:...It's true. I wouldn't be so sure if it were someone else, but someone like PPK would never be tricked by some sketchy sanatorium... +If she came, it had to be to look for me. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:You're so naïve it's hilarious. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||BGM_Empty:...Wanna bet? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:What? RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||BGM_Room:My body has been decommissioned for a long time. It's disassembled and lying in the storeroom, collecting dust. +If someone is really after you, I'll give you control access to the body so that you can find them. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:How is that a bet? Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:I'm not finished yet. If nobody is looking for you, you'll have to swear that you'll stay here forever and play with me. How about that? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:...Okay. Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:You didn't even think before answering. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:Well, if...if no one cares about me... +There's no point in going back, is there... Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:But I do believe...that she came here for me. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:...Uh, I thought you have no concept of time in here...? +How do you know I've been here for a month...? RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:... ()||<黑屏1>: ()Clerk||<黑屏2>80BGM_Empty:We've secured two new bodies today. ()CS 0003||:Way to go~ ()Clerk||:Are the neural clouds sorted? ()CS 0003||:Don't worry, they won't get in our way. ()Clerk||:We're getting more and more good reviews online; I believe we can expand our operation... ()Clerk||Select:Huh...?! ()||10065:There comes a click of a firearm being loaded, then an icy muzzle is shoved against the back of the clerk's head. Welrod(0)Welrod MkII||:Hands in the air. Now tell me, how exactly do you "sort" the neural clouds of the Dolls whose body you have stolen? ()Clerk||:... ()||<黑点1>: NPC-Maid(0)CS Angie||<黑点2>72:Welcome back. Are you satisfied with our service? PPK(0)PPK||:Yeah, it's pretty good. NPC-Maid(0)CS Angie;PPK(0)||:Would you like to be transferred back to your own body now? PPK(0)PPK||:No rush. ()||AVG_weapon_reload:PPK casually draws her weapon and points it at the kindly-looking customer service assistant. NPC-Maid(0)CS Angie||:Miss? NPC-Maid(0);PPK(0)PPK||:Where is the neural cloud of this body's original owner? NPC-Maid(0)CS Angie;PPK(0)||:What are you talking about, Miss? +All of our bodies are custom-built, they have no owners. NPC-Maid(0);PPK(0)PPK||:I won't even bother arguing with you. +Just give me an answer – are you going to tell the truth or not? NPC-Maid(0)CS Angie;PPK(0)||:I really have no idea what you are talking about. PPK(0)PPK||:You're not going to make this easy, are you? NPC-Maid(0)CS Angie||:If you don't stop... +Neither of us will be getting out of here. PPK(0)PPK||:... ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>72:The invisible barrier blocks Ribeyrolles' approach. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:She's back... She's here to get me! Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:Yes, I saw... Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:Look! She came back for me! RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||<震屏3>BGM_Empty:Yes, yes, yes, just shut it... Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:Can we somehow make it over to that side? RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:No... She can't see us right now. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:Then what should we do...? Hold on, didn't you say you still have control access to your body...? RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:...A bet is a bet, so I will hand it over. +However... Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:Hm? Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:I didn't say I'd do it right away. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:Huh? W-what do you mean? Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:I mean I'll give you access whenever I please. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:So when will you be pleased? RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:Not a clue. +But I can tell you I'm not feeling pleased at all looking at you now. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:... +Hey... Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:What? +I thought we're not friends anymore? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:Huh? Since when? RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:...Aren't you going to stop being my friend because I tricked you? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||GF_EV9_Story:... +You actually crave company, don't you? RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:... Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:W...whenever I'm lying in a hospital bed all by myself, I'm exactly like you. +The Dolls who take me to the hospital would ask if I want them to stay, and I would always refuse, saying I don't need anyone to keep me company. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:...But the truth is, I desperately wish someone would stay. +I-I know I'm just being clingy and needy...but I really want someone to be there for me. +I hate myself for not admitting the truth. +But...but that's who I am – a loathsome Doll who yearns for love and companionship. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:So...let's get out of here together, what do you say? RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:...What? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:W-we can leave this place together... Since they're coming to rescue me, they can rescue you as well. +We have a lot of bodies at Griffin, and we have the amazing Miss Kalina. +She will sort out your body no matter what the problem is. Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:...You don't even know who I am, why would you want to bring me with you? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:Then tell me who you are. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:Ha. +But what's the fun in that? ()||BGM_Empty%%type_id=2%%duration=2%%delay=0.1%%range=10Explode:There is a loud rumble all of a sudden. ()||BGM_stage10:The entire Level II space seems to quake from a heavy impact. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:Hey...stupid Doll. +You'd better run. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:Huh? Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:I'm paying up for the bet I lost. +I've given you access to my scrappy body, so you can go now. Isn't that great news? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:...You're being weird. Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:Unfortunately, you're the only one who can leave. +That friend of yours will be stuck here forever. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)||:PPK? What do you mean? RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:I just...received the order to destroy this Level II space. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:...You're... Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles0.1||:You're in league with them! RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll||:Once this space is destroyed, there will be no proof of their Doll body thefts... +In any case, those Dolls walked into the shop willingly... Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:You! ()||AVG_Pause9:Before Ribeyrolles can recover from her shock, a powerful force pushes her away. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<刮花>332<黑屏2>AVG_whitenoise:Her vision grows blurry... +Then comes the sensation of a signal transfer... ()||:She seems to be...inside another body. +But she has no sensory input at all. She cannot hear...or see. +Then a certain signal...comes through... RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:Hey... Is your neural cloud still in one piece? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)<通讯框>||:... +Let...let PPK out... Ribeyrolles(0);RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||:Didn't you hear me? My master just activated the self-destruct sequence here. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles;RibeyrollesMOD(2)<通讯框>||:She's not here, and neither are you! +I-I've got to put a stop to this! You must know how! RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||:Oh, it's actually pretty simple. You'll just have to disable the self-destruct from outside. +But you won't be able to do that. +...You didn't expect it to be a functional body, did you? +It's literally just a pile of parts. I'm not even sure if the operation system is still intact. ()||:Ribeyrolles attempts to move the body... +She can't even do that. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:You...you did this on purpose! +You knew from the start I would never make it out... RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||:Believe what you want. ()||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:Ribeyrolles doesn't answer. +Instead, she focuses on trying to repair the body...to make the parts budge. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:Ugh... ()||:She can only weep silently because this pile of scraps cannot even make a sound. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||:Rubbish, isn't it? That's right... That was me – the real me. +I was so useless my human employer flat-out ignored me, and my fellow Doll colleagues refused to work with me because of my incompetence. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:... RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||:Why aren't you saying anything? You should talk to me before I'm gone for good. +Your neural cloud may be preserved in that pile of junk, but who would notice? +We may very well meet the same end. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:...L-like hell I will die so pathetically. ()||AVG_20Winter_Chains_Break:Ribeyrolles tries to kickstart the inoperative parts with whatever she can still use. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||BGM_Empty:...Instead of wasting my breath on you, I'd rather focus on trying to repair this body. +I'm going to shut down that stupid self-destruct, drag both you and PPK out of there, and give you a good beating. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||:... +Pfft. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||GF_21summer_avg_Demon:You know, I'm the one who created this platform. +Back then, all I wanted...was to become someone not so useless. +...The first Doll whose body I hijacked...was an Actress Doll. +She was very popular, but she still lived in anguish. ()||AVG_Grey_Hand_Mech:Ribeyrolles finally manages to put all the limbs back together. +But one of the legs falls off as soon as she takes a step. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:...Why... ()||:The lost Doll answers, mistaking Ribeyrolles' exasperated groan for a response. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||:You think only garbage like us experience pain? +That can't be further from the truth. I have taken a lot of bodies, each more powerful, more beautiful, more exceptional than the last. +I wanted my master to find more bodies for me. +And my master realized this could be a very profitable business. +But my pain never lessened. +Whereas my loneliness grew day by day. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||:Then I had an epiphany. +Our pain stems from the fact that...our neural clouds are modeled on the human mind. +We even shackles ourselves with their morality. +But...we are Dolls, so why should we follow their rules? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles0.1||:Will you just can it! ()||AVG_20Winter_Chains_Break:Ribeyrolles snaps loudly for the first time in her life. +Her painstakingly reassembled limbs fall apart again. +She is running out of time. PPK is still trapped on Level II, but she got sealed within a body that can't even stay upright. Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:...I don't want to hear your excuses. +I want us all to live... RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||:...Just give up. +Humans aren't created to be equal, and the same goes for Dolls. +Garbage neural clouds are only good for garbage bodies... +With a body like mine and a neural cloud like yours... +I doubt you could even walk out of the storeroom. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||:This place will be destroyed in about two minutes. +What should my last words be...? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:...Only two minutes left. ()||:Ribeyrolles knows that she can't afford to waste even a second. +She frantically searches through her body repair manual. +Available tools – none. +Available parts – none. +Available help – none. +... ()||<黑屏1>: RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||<黑屏2>9:I'll settle with... +...I hope you succeed. RibeyrollesMOD(2)Lost Doll<通讯框>||:The chance of that is less than one in a billion, but I still wish you miraculous success. ()||AVG_tele_disconnectBGM_Empty:The ceaseless chattering comes to an abrupt stop. +The silence fills Ribeyrolles with dread. Has she simply stopped talking or is she gone? What about PPK...? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:...Keep calm, Ribeyrolles. You need to stay calm. +"...We are Dolls, so why should we follow their rules?" Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles||:That's right... Why do we have to play by the humans' rules...? +What's stopping me from using the parts in the ears as substitute ankle joints? Ribeyrolles(0)Ribeyrolles0.1||:The compatibility is terrible... But it'll do as long as I can stand. ()||:... ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<睁眼>89m_avg_hope:The moment light first enters her eyes... +She almost tears up. But she can't cry yet...because there are still things to do. ()||AVG_Grey_Hand_Mech:She lifts her rusty right arm with great difficulty. It is nothing more than a stump made of alloy. There is a small mark etched into the faded paint job – "Mary Shelley". +… ()||<黑屏1>: ()System||<黑屏2>80AVG_21Winter_Error:Warning! Warning! Level II firewalls breached! Welrod(0)Welrod MkII||:What does that mean? ()Clerk||:I don't know... You're freaking me out... Welrod(0)Welrod MkII||:Where is the main control room? ()Clerk||:Sorry... I-I don't know... ()||80AVG_21Winter_Open_Light:SNAP! +The system's alarm suddenly falls silent. +Even the lights go off. +An unknown Doll pushes open the door. RibeyrollesMOD(1)???0,50||AVG_whitenoise:...Welrod... Welrod(0)Welrod MkII||:... +Who... RibeyrollesMOD(1)???0,50||:...Sorry... I just...slapped on whatever parts I could find... +The vocal module...isn't too stable... ()Clerk||:What the heck is this?! Welrod(0)Welrod MkII||:You're Ribeyrolles. RibeyrollesMOD(1)Ribeyrolles0,50||:...PPK...is still on Level II... +We must...stop..."Bridge of Sighs" from self-destructing... ()Clerk||:You...you knew...? ()||<震屏3>AVG_Punch_Hit:Welrod knocks out the clerk with a ninja chop and goes up to lend the unsteady "Ribeyrolles" a hand. Welrod(0)Welrod MkII||:Just leave the rest to me. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>82BGM_Empty:... ()Commander||:Are you sure this is the appearance you want? RibeyrollesMOD(0)Ribeyrolles0,50||GF_Memorial:Y-yes, Commander! RibeyrollesMOD(0)Ribeyrolles0,50||:I chose a cute and petite body to look more like a human in the past. +But that is not my purpose. I should not impose human standards on myself. +I am a Doll – I have my own way of life. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Commander0,50||:So you have found your direction. I'm very happy for you. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Ribeyrolles0,50||:Thank you, Commander. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Commander0,50||:Oh, by the way, you might want to check the news. +That shop got closed down and cordoned off by the police. The Level II server was only partially destroyed, so PPK made it back safely, but the operator's neural cloud was sadly beyond salvage. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Ribeyrolles0,50||:...Thank you for letting me know. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Commander0,50||:It's the least I could do. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Ribeyrolles0,50||:...P-please accept my gratitude. Thank you for not abandoning me... +Thank you for sending Dolls to find me... RibeyrollesMOD(0)Commander0,50||:Ahem... Just take the next couple days off and rest up in the dorm. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Ribeyrolles0,50||:I will. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Commander0,50||:And don't leave the base if you can help it. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Ribeyrolles0,50||:Don't worry, I will never fall for a scam again. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Commander0,50||:Ahem... That's not what I mean... Uh, well, I'll let you rest. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Ribeyrolles0,50||:Okay. ()||:After seeing the Commander off, Ribeyrolles picks up the presents she has prepared. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Ribeyrolles0,50||:I'll give one to Welrod and PPK each to thank them for rescuing me. ()||AVG_20Winter_Door_OpenBGM_Empty:When she opens the door, she is greeted by Kalina, who looks a little conflicted. NPC-Kalin(4)Kalina||GF_20HW_Scene_BPM82_loop:Oh, Ribeyrolles! +...I-I tried to talk them out of it, but the police insisted... +Um, just don't take it to heart. RibeyrollesMOD(0)Ribeyrolles0,50;NPC-Kalin(4)||:What do you mean, Miss Kalina? RibeyrollesMOD(0)0,50;NPC-Kalin(2)Kalina||:Huh? Haven't you seen it? RibeyrollesMOD(0)Ribeyrolles0,50;NPC-Kalin(2)||:Seen what? NPC-Kalin(4)Kalina||:Well...y-you'll find out when you walk by the base entrance. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||9<黑屏2>:A gigantic banner has been hung up at the Griffin base. +In bold font, it reads... +Say no to thefts and scams! A Doll uploaded her neural cloud to Level II and had her body stolen! Let that be a lesson and stay vigilant! ()||<黑屏1>: