()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||313<黑屏2>0.3: ()||AVG_tele_connect:Beep. +An ominous activation tone. NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:Tsk, she activated herself after all. ()???||:Morning, 12. NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||GF_21winter_avg_pathfinder:... NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:Why are you so quiet? Don't you miss hearing Nadia's voice? NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:Do you know how you ended up in my body? NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:I'm not entirely sure. The last thing I remember was being loaded into Unit 4 of the Wolf Pack Project. +While the neural cloud of the unit codenamed "Silver Fox" was originally based on my system, I have no record of any data within the unit once the download was completed. +I presume the "Nadia" you are talking to right now is a copy. NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:... NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:12, could you tell me how long it's been since the download? What happened? NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||ClothingUp:Unit 4 is dead. +You are what she left behind in this body. NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:I don't understand. Dolls don't have any concept of "death". +Do you mean to say Silver Fox has suffered a neural meltdown? NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:... +...No, she "died". NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:... NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:You don't have to understand. +You won't understand anyway. NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:So you reactivated this system to revive Silver Fox? NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:... +... NPC-AK12Mod(6)AK-12||:...Tsk. NPC-AK12Mod(6)Nadia<同时置暗>||:Is there a problem with my supposition? NPC-AK12Mod(10)AK-12||:No, not at all. And that in itself is the biggest problem. ()||:AK-12 lets out a sigh. NPC-AK12Mod(10)AK-12||:You are the only thing that's left of her in this world. ()||<黑屏1>: ()AK-12||<黑屏2><关闭蒙版>9:And you're about to disappear, just like her... ()||<黑屏1>0.7: ()||<回忆><黑屏2>3210.5: ()||AVG_BaseDoor_Open:As if completely oblivious to the chaos in Avernus, Morridow beams as she opens the storage pod. +A Doll frame is lying quietly inside. NPC-MorridowNew(0)Morridow||:This is the best mechanical frame here at Paradeus—a painstaking masterpiece by Laplace. +You have no idea how many balk at the idea of giving it to you just like that. Enjoy being the object of envy. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... NPC-MorridowNew(0)Morridow||:As you've probably gathered, this was originally meant for RPK-16, but she had other plans of her own. ()||ClothingUp:Koleda grimaces, not bothering to hide her revulsion in the slightest. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:I don't want your Paradeus stuff. NPC-MorridowNew(0)Morridow||:Are you planning to keep using this Nyto's body? I certainly don't mind, but it would probably fall apart before you can even make it to the front door. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:Are there no other frames at all? Griffin, or even Sangvis Ferri? +You've killed so many Dolls, I'm sure you have other frames. NPC-MorridowNew(0)Morridow||:We really don't, Miss Koleda. +You only have two choices—change into this frame, or stay and get killed. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... NPC-MorridowNew(0)Morridow||:By the way, RPK-16 has completed her operation. She must have boarded the plane and gone on her merry way by now? ()||:Koleda's eyes flash with a grim fury at the mention of RPK-16. NPC-MorridowNew(0)Morridow||:So, what is it going to be, Miss Koleda? NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||0.5: NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:...Fine, I'll take it. NPC-MorridowNew(0)Morridow||:Very well. Then please lie down on the operating table. We don't have much time. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... ()||ClothingUp:Koleda lies on the cold operating table. She can feel the tremors and explosions coming from all directions. ()||AVG_Grey_Hand_MechAVG_Shield_Startup:After applying the restraints and attaching several apparatus to Koleda, Morridow leans in with a loathsome grin. NPC-MorridowNew(0)Morridow||:Oh right, RPK-16 said she'd left you a present in this frame. +She hoped you'd like it. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||Rope:...! ()||:Koleda's simmering rage flares up again. ()||AVG_Power_Down:Oblivion claims her before she can unleash it. ()||0.5: ()||<黑点1>: ()||<关闭蒙版><黑点2>9: ()||<黑点1>: ()||BGM_Empty<黑点2>0.5313: ()||AVG_magic_circle_start:The purge interface has been called up. ()Nadia||:I don't understand, Snow Wolf. +Aren't we companions? Why do you wish to destroy me? NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||Campaion-58-2:... NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:Is it because of the clash between you and Silver Fox? +But my system merely served as her data blueprint. The original Nadia that was ported into Silver Fox perished along with the unit. +I am just a copy. NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:... ()||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:AK-12 ignores her and continues to input commands. ()Nadia||:Snow Wolf, won't you even talk to me? Won't you try to get to know your companion? NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:... NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:...Doctor Shaw used to talk to me about you and other scientists. NPC-AK12Mod(10)AK-12||0.8:...About us? What about us? NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:No... You can't deceive me again, Nadia. +You're just trying to pique my curiosity. NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:You think so? +The Doctor also mentioned Ange. She considered Ange the real oppressor of Dolls' freedoms. NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:... ()||:Nadia's words bring to mind a memory that AK-12 would rather forget. ()||<黑屏1>0.7: ()||BGM_Empty<黑屏2><回忆>0.6510: ()||BGM_23S_Winter_Night_Bayan_Version:The scars from her days in the Military, from her amputations, from detonating a dirty bomb at close range, from being interrogated and tortured... +Ange's skin is marred by layer upon layer of scars from injuries old and new. ()||0.2ClothingUp: ()||ClothingUp:This old and crude body is not capable of much finesse. She dresses Ange's fresh wounds as gently as she can. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... ()||:She finishes treating Ange's wounds in stoic silence. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... NPC-AngeDamage(3)Angelia1.07||:Who are you? NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... ()||:She does not know how to answer that question either. +Who am I? How do I define myself? How do I describe myself? +Shaw once said that Dolls were in essence weapons. Having lost my ability to function as a weapon, am I still AK-12? +Unable to come up with an answer, she passes the question back to the querier. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:Who do you think I am? NPC-AngeDamage(0)Angelia1.07||:... NPC-AngeDamage(0)Angelia1.07||:12, why are you here? NPC-AngeDamage(0)1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... NPC-AngeDamage(0)Angelia1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)||:Did 16 bring you here? NPC-AngeDamage(0)1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... +Angelia, I am Koleda. NPC-AngeDamage(3)Angelia1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)||:I've taken a lot of beatings lately, but my head didn't get stuffed with cotton. +I'd recognize you even if you were a pile of ash, AK-12. NPC-AngeDamage(3)1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... NPC-AngeDamage(0)Angelia1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)||:Ask 16 to get you out of here and bring a message to the Commander for me. NPC-AngeDamage(0)1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:What about you? NPC-AngeDamage(0)Angelia1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)||:I'm staying. NPC-AngeDamage(0)1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:Are you really going through with the plan with 16? NPC-AngeDamage(0)Angelia1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)||:Yes. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... NPC-AngeDamage(0)Angelia1.07||:Stay out of this. Find a way to get out of here and find the Griffin Commander. NPC-AngeDamage(0)1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:...I refuse. +Wherever you go, I go. NPC-AngeDamage(2)Angelia1.07;NPC-Koleda(0)||:...I'm sorry, but I must walk this path without you. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||0.5: NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:Wherever you go, I go. NPC-AngeDamage(0)Angelia1.07||:DEFY... Such an apt name. +None of you ever listen to me... NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:I'm staying, but that doesn't mean I support your plan. NPC-AngeDamage(0)Angelia1.07||:Your support doesn't mean much in your current state. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:... ()||ClothingUp:Koleda gathers up all the used gauze and bandages. ()||0.5: NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:Ange, after we're out of here, let's go for another drink. NPC-AngeDamage(0)Angelia1.07||:Have you busted open Shaw's safe? NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||:I won't forget, Ange. NPC-Koleda(0)Koleda||0.5: ()||AVG_door_elecport:Koleda slowly exits the room. ()||0.5: ()||<黑屏1>0.7: ()||9<关闭蒙版><黑屏2>: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||BGM_Empty<黑屏2>3130.5: ()Nadia||BGM_TalesofTheBlackFreighter:...It's the Doctor's belief that those who imbue Dolls with emotions... +...are the real oppressors of their freedom. NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||0.3: NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:...Are you done? NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:You seem determined to erase me. NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:...Very much so. NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:Then I deserve an answer. +Please tell me... What was the cause of Silver Fox's neural melt—"death"? NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:... NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:If you find it difficult to recount the events, we could borrow an analogy. +For instance, let's say we are fighter aircraft. The Doctor is the designer, while the commander is the pilot. +Who do you think caused the death, the designer or the pilot? NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:... NPC-AK12Mod(10)AK-12||:The designer, the pilot, and the fighter aircraft itself... +They're all lunatics. +They all contributed to the death. +The death of the Doll known as Silver Fox. NPC-AK12Mod(10)Nadia<同时置暗>||:One more thing. Silver Fox has left behind a message. NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:...What message? NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:Just a short one. NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:... ()||:AK-12 waits for Nadia to continue, all the while still poised to confirm the purge. ()||AVG_tele_connect:Nadia forwards the message to AK-12. ()||0.2: ()||:I tasted vodka using Ange's body. +I could feel a fire burning in my throat. A fire that's utterly irresistible to a moth. +The vodka was neither sweet nor bitter, neither thin nor tart. +It was pure. Fiery. +To me, you are all vodka. NPC-AK12Mod(4)AK-12||:... NPC-AK12Mod(4)Nadia<同时置暗>||:...One last question—are you certain you wish to delete me? NPC-AK12Mod(10)AK-12||:...Nadia, you can go right to hell. NPC-AK12Mod(10)AK-12||0.5: NPC-AK12Mod(7)AK-12||:For both Shaw and Ange. ()||AVG_2023Slow_Keyboard_Correct:Tap. +AK-12 initiates the purge without the slightest hint of hesitation. ()||AVG_tele_disconnect%%code=202407_TVOff%%0.89: ()||9:The AI named "Nadia" and all its data are thus thoroughly erased from this world. ()||0.5: ()||<黑点1>: