()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>97</BIN><BGM>GF_EV9_Story</BGM>:At the hotel front desk.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Door_Hit</SE1><震屏3>:OBR slams all four rings and the ad brochure down on the counter. +The concierge stands up and looks out the corner of her eyes at the angry customers.
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:<size=50>We're checking out! And we would like a refund from your hotel!</size>
()<Speaker>Concierge</Speaker>||:Certainly. However, please pay the balance of your bill first.
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:All our expenses are covered by our deposit! What balance is there?
()<Speaker>Concierge</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Click_Keyboard</SE1>:Let's see, beach facility service fees, drink charges, hotel bar beverages and room expendables for three... +After deducting the deposit, the amount outstanding is 666,000. This is the bill. Cash or credit?
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:That's not right, is it?! Didn't you offer free use of the beach facilities?!
()<Speaker>Concierge</Speaker>||:One free use for one person. Your three companions will have to pay for themselves.
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:Then how about the drinks?! You served plain water and even used these rings to trick our neural clouds! How can you even charge us for that?
()<Speaker>Concierge</Speaker>||:You may have drank plain water, but you did gain many wonderful experiences from it. Of course, you'll be charged for that.
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:Then I want a full refund right now! Your brochure clearly states that! You can't possibly refuse now, can you?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Book</SE1>:The staffer smiles coldly and then points to the back of the brochure, at the white border around it.
()<Speaker>Concierge</Speaker>||:Dear customer, this brochure clearly states that— +This clause is subject to the interpretation of the hotel, and the hotel reserves the right to change it at any time. +How did you miss that when it was so obviously written?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:OBR's eyes go wide, and it is only then that she can start to make out the off-white text on the white background.
OBRMOD(2)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:This is...?!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:OBR is about to try and argue further, but then she finds that several dozen guards have appeared behind them at some point and surrounded them.
ADS(0)<Speaker>ADS</Speaker><Position>0,200</Position>||<BGM>BGM_Brain</BGM>:You... What are you up to?!
GeneralLiu(2)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:(Sniffle) Stay away from me!
NPC-Bodyguard1(0)<Speaker>Security Guard</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker>Concierge</Speaker>||:Unfortunately, our establishment has the right to deal with customers with bills in arrears as we choose. +How will you pay your 666,000? Cash or credit?
OBRMOD(2)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:OBR rummages through her coat pockets for a long time before finding a hard credit card.
()||<黑屏1>:
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||<BIN>82</BIN><黑屏2><回忆><边框>2</边框>:You guys have fun on the island and let the Commander worry about the money!
NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Teehee, don't worry! You can use this card any way you like... I'm sure the Commander won't blame you for it!
()||<黑屏1><边框>2</边框>:
OBRMOD(2)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>80</BIN><关闭蒙版>:<color=#A9A9A9>...Is it really okay to do this? Surely the Commander would be very disappointed if they saw the...</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Knock</SE1>:The staffer taps her finger impatiently on the counter. +The security guards look more vicious than before, and they shift forward a little, cornering them.
OBRMOD(2)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>I-I have no choice but to pay up in order to ensure everyone's safety...</color> +<color=#A9A9A9>(Sob) I'm sorry, Commander! I'll make sure I pay all this back to you once I get back to base! I, I'll definitely...</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:OBR's hand trembles as she slowly pulls out the Commander's credit card from her pocket.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Card_Reader</SE1>:—Ding! Transaction complete.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:The security guards finally ease off and disperse.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><BGM>BGM_Room</BGM>:OBR hangs her head weakly and takes the card back.
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:Now that we've paid up, all our accounts are settled! +When's the next limo from your hotel heading out? I want to go to the airport!
()<Speaker>Concierge</Speaker>||:So sorry, but non super-VIPs cannot hire hotel limousines.
ADS(0)<Speaker>ADS</Speaker><Position>0,200</Position>||:Huh? Then why could we take a limo here?
()<Speaker>Concierge</Speaker>||:That was a free sample of our hotel's welcoming services. +If you would like to use them again, then you will have to pay for it. Of course, you will have to spend 990,000 here to become a super VIP first. Since you've already paid 666,000, would you like to continue...
OBRMOD(2)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||<震屏3>:<size=50>No! You are NOT getting another cent from me!</size>
()<Speaker>Everyone</Speaker>||:...
GeneralLiu(3)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:But, but we have so much luggage...
ADS(0)<Speaker>ADS</Speaker><Position>0,200</Position>||:Why don't we ask the Commander for help?
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:Forget about it, I've been trying to call outside the island all this time, but then I found out that this damn place is jamming our signals!
ADS(0)<Speaker>ADS</Speaker><Position>0,200</Position>||:Should we call a cab? There might be a driver who would be willing to take us to the airport...
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_keyboardtype_sci</SE1>:Searching for nearby cabs... I found something! Guys, come look!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The group surrounds OBR's terminal. The screen is filled with green signal icons of hope.
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:Huh? This message says...
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:...This cab is a rental vehicle from the Luxury Seaview Villa Corporation and it only provides services for our hotel's Super VIPs. Non-Super VIPs are prohibited from riding. +"Our Super VIP members are warmly invited to hire this vehicle and go on an enjoyable journey..." +"Keep out!"
GeneralLiu(3)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:Wait, doesn't this mean...
ADS(0)<Speaker>ADS</Speaker><Position>0,200</Position>||:We'll need to spend 9,990,000 to become VIPs of this crappy hotel before we can call a cab.
OBRMOD(2)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:How could this be?!
GeneralLiu(2)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:Then, what should we do now?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Error</SE1>:Ding— +The staffer suddenly hits the countertop bell.
()<Speaker>Concierge</Speaker>||:Ladies, I would like to direct your attention to the time. Now that you have concluded your business with this hotel, you are now outsiders. +Hotel regulations state that after spending 15 minutes in the hotel lobby, they will be charged a running total of 1 credit for every second they continue to stay here after that. Considering you've already spent 14 minutes here...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Thunder_Dry</SE1>:Upon hearing "will be charged a running total," OBR's already-tensed nerves suddenly go as taut as a bowstring.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>RunStep</SE1>:She suddenly takes up her luggage and sprints out of the main door!
()<Speaker>Everyone</Speaker>||:...?!
()||<黑点1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><黑点2><BIN>9</BIN><SE1>AVG_20Winter_Gate_Close</SE1>:The hotel's doors close slowly behind them.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>m_avg_casual</BGM><黑点2><BIN>163</BIN>:The night wind blows past them, its warm, moist currents gently massaging the Dolls' tired faces.
GeneralLiu(2)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:(Pants heavily) Moving all that heavy luggage really wore me out!
ADS(4)<Speaker>ADS</Speaker><Position>0,200</Position>||:At least we're finally free of that rip-off hotel! What do we do next, OBR?
OBRMOD(2)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:Um... Let's think of a way to get to the airport.
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:There are no limos or cabs... How should we get there?
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:By walking.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:By walking??? +The Dolls look at each other.
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:I've been thinking... Although we don't have transportation, we still have our feet! And besides, we're Tactical Dolls, so a bit of exercise like this is nothing much! Using our legs is safe, reliable, and saves money... What do you think, guys?
GeneralLiu(2)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:Um... But what about our luggage...
ADS(4)<Speaker>ADS</Speaker><Position>0,200</Position>||:Hm... Well, it's a bit of a pain, but it's better than staying here. I don't ever want to see this trashy hotel again!
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:I agree.
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:I'll help you carry your luggage, General Liu!
GeneralLiu(3)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:Al-alright then... I'll listen to what you say.
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:Then, without further ado, let's head out!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:With their spirits rekindled, the Dolls take a deep breath and look into the distance.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_AMB_waves_and_seagulls_oneshot</SE1>:They are met with the sound of ocean waves as they rise and fall, like a giant's breathing. A lighthouse shines its warm radiance in the distance, washing away the confusion and unease in their hearts.
ADS(4)<Speaker>ADS</Speaker><Position>0,200</Position>||:It feels great to come to the seaside... Too bad we messed up this vacation.
GeneralLiu(0)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:That's alright, walking along the beach is nice too. +Hang on, I need to find my night vision goggles... Now which of my bags did I put it in?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The group suddenly seems to realize something, and they all look down to search through their luggage. +PPD-40 humphs quietly and takes her night vision optics out of her handbag.
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||<SE1>AVG_NightVision_Start</SE1>:Hmph, obviously I'd prepare such important equipment beforehand. I won't wait for you next time.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:PPD-40 plants her hands on her waist and leisurely looks out into the distance. +The clear moonlight reflects off the unordered waves in silvery arcs. +Suddenly, a strange sight draws her attention.
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:What's that...? +Guys, come look!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Sneak</BGM><SE1>AVG_NightVision_Start</SE1>:The group puts on their night vision goggles and looks up in the direction where PPD-40's hand is pointing. +There are nothing but lapping waves as far as the eye can see. +The sea rolls in from the horizon, right up to the hotel's lofty perch, engulfing the roads, pedestrian walkways and the greenery beside it... +A row of coconut trees sways gently in the ocean wind, their bodies marking the boundary between the beach and the island proper.
GeneralLiu(3)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:Huh?! It wasn't like this when we came...
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:The tide must have come in and submerged all the low-lying regions.
ADS(0)<Speaker>ADS</Speaker><Position>0,200</Position>||:My body can go into the sea, but you three...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:ADS looks worriedly at her three companions beside her.
GeneralLiu(3)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:While my body has basic waterproofing, it can't resist seawater corrosion... +If we have to wade through the water to reach the airport, this body will be a write-off...
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:...Are we going to have to return to that rip-off hotel?
ADS(0)<Speaker>ADS</Speaker><Position>0,200</Position>||:No way!
OBRMOD(2)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:...
GeneralLiu(2)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:At the most, we'll just pay a little more and sit in the lobby all night before heading out tomorrow... It's better than getting stuck in the ocean while dragging our luggage around!
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:What say you, OBR?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:OBR clenches her fist and draws her lips into a line...
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<BIN>8</BIN><黑屏2><回忆><边框>2</边框>:...I believe that as long as you put your heart into it, you'll be able to live a debt-free future through your hard work and effort!
OBRMOD(2)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||<边框>2</边框>:Can I... really do that?
OBRMOD(2)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||<边框>2</边框>:Of course!
()||<黑屏1><边框>2</边框>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><关闭蒙版>:The Commander's warm smile rises up in OBR's neural cloud. +It's a look of earnest expectation, of kindness, and familiarity... +She tried so hard to help share the Commander's burdens but ended up getting trapped instead and running up a debt for them... +What should she do... Everyone still needs her, and the Commander still needs her... She can't just give up halfway. +There's got to be something she can do!
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>163</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:The sea... +Water... A boat?! +OBR suddenly realizes something, and her eyes light up.
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:Ladies, we can't give up yet!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:OBR looks at the swaying forms in the distance, and she hatches a plan.
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:Wait, are you seriously going to swim over to the airport?
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:No, that's our way out of here. Look—
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:OBR's heart surges as she points to the stand of coconut trees in the distance.
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||<震屏3><BGM>BGM_War</BGM>:We can cut these trees down to make a raft and then sail on it to the airport!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Dolls look at OBR in shock.
ADS(0)<Speaker>ADS</Speaker><Position>0,200</Position>||:OBR, did your neural cloud overload or something?
GeneralLiu(3)<Speaker>General Liu</Speaker>||:Much as I want to support you...
PPD40(0)<Speaker>PPD-40</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:That's a pretty unbelievable plan.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:As the others look at her with doubtful gazes, OBR proudly thumps her chest.
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:Don't worry, everyone! I'm a pro when it comes to boatmaking! +In the past, when my creditors hounded me into a corner, I often made simple rafts to escape! I mean, I've survived all this time, haven't I?
()<Speaker>Everyone</Speaker>||:...
OBRMOD(0)<Speaker>OBR</Speaker>||:Look, we mustn't go back to that rip-off hotel. Every cent we spend there will only make the Commander's life that much harder... +Things being what they are now, we need to rely on ourselves and figure out a way to save ourselves! +Since I'm in charge of this holiday, I need to think of something... No matter what, I need to send you all back to Griffin, so please believe in me... +Alright, let's get chopping, everyone! We'll be on our way soon!
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Three days later, in the Griffin base.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>8</BIN><黑屏2><SE1>AVG_BaseDoor_Open</SE1>:The moment the Commander opens the door to the Ops Room—
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Book</SE1><BGM>m_wv_title</BGM>:Whoosh—Flutter— +A cloud of bills fills the air and carpets the inside of the Ops Room. +Kalina stands amidst the pile of paper, holding a stack of sorted bills as she warmly welcomes the Commander.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What is all this?!
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Good morning, Commander! The bills from OBR's journey of financial management are all here... +Although there were too many of them, so I've only sorted a part of them so far!
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:The Commander gulps in despair as he looks at the astronomical figures before him.
NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Also, the repair bay just sent over a report; their bodies are all severely corroded from soaking in seawater for a long time. +We haven't been able to reconstruct the exact footage yet, but we believe that they were involved in a boating accident on the sea. Their vessel broke apart and dumped them all into the ocean... +As a result, their neural clouds have been seriously traumatized, and it may take a long period of therapy before they can recover... +The poor dears...
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Still, you're their Commander, so I guess all you can do is pay a little and take care of them, right?
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:At this rate, I'm going to become a pauper... +Good heavens... How did they end up like that?! And these expenses... How long will I have to work to pay them all back?!
NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Hehe... Until your next life, maybe.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The Commander hangs their head in despair. +Suddenly, a sense that something is wrong comes to mind.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Wait a minute! Kalina!
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Hm? What is it, Commander?
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:You! Did you have this all planned out?! +You worked it all out from the moment you began looking for role models for OBR! You planned this all along, didn't you?!
NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Heehee...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Kalina's laugh is innocent, but there's a golden glow deep within her blue eyes.
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Perish the thought, my dear Commander!
()||<黑屏1>: