()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||1039498<黑屏2>0.5: ()||%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0%%range=3Battlefield:...BOOM!+The white-clad figures of the enemies only grow closer.+The enemy leader's white garb almost brushes past Kar. ()||Gunfight<震屏3>:Kar calmly retaliates against the encroaching enemies, making more space for her teammates. g43(0)G43||:Captain! We're surrounded! STG44Mod(0)StG44||:Possible breakthrough points are garrisoned by the enemy, too... 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:... ()||:Gazing at her tablet in a moment she could spare, Kar reads that Colt Walker had already successfully retreated.+This fills her with some reassurance, but this respite is afforded to her for less than even a minute. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:Captain Kar!! NPC-Scalper(3);98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:Why is your signal coming in this clear? The enemy's running interference... NPC-Scalper(3)MP41<通讯框>;98KMod(0)1.30,-150||:Maybe it's because we're not far away? NPC-Scalper(3);98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:Didn't I tell you to leave with Colt Walker? NPC-Scalper(3)MP41<通讯框>;98KMod(0)1.30,-150||:If I did... Wouldn't you lot be the heroes of the day?+Hell no! You're telling me I put in all this effort to have you be the ones getting the award from the Commander?! 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:... ()||:Kar listens as MP41 hollers from the other end of the call, unsure of how to feel. 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:So what might your plan be? NPC-Scalper(0)MP41<通讯框>;98KMod(0)1.30,-150||:I got a fake hard drive from Colt Walker, and she's left a surprise on it...+I'll use the excuse of returning what we took from them to approach that troublesome white Nyto. She'll have a look inside for sure!+If she accesses it at all, the virus will get her! We can take that chance to fight back. NPC-Scalper(0);98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:...+Even without those memories, you came up with such a similar plan. NPC-Scalper(0)MP41<通讯框>;98KMod(0)1.30,-150||:Was this how I handled Gager back then? NPC-Scalper(0);98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:One more question. Why are you sure the Nyto won't just kill you? NPC-Scalper(0)MP41<通讯框>;98KMod(0)1.30,-150||:Because...+They have performance reviews, too. That feeling of being inadequate for upcoming deadlines, I understand it all too well. NPC-Scalper(0);98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:... NPC-Scalper(3)MP41<通讯框>||:I'll have to ask you to stall for me just a bit longer, Captain. ()||AVG_tele_disconnect:Beep. The call ends.+Forced back by the incoming firepower, G43 looks at Kar with distress. g43(0)G43||:Captain, our ammo's about to run dry! Wait, why are you smiling... STG44Mod(0)StG44||:Did we manage to get into contact with HQ? Are there reinforcements coming? 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:Sorry, we still can't reach HQ, but...+We indeed have reinforcements. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>0.5468:... NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||ClothingUp:I've said what I wanted to say. If I mess this up, I'd never be able to show my face again at Griffin! NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:Relax, you've seen my tech. ()||ClothingUp:MP41 glances at the hard drive in her hand. ()Catherine||:I've implanted a program similar to my neural backup inside, on top of... a portion of data Colt Walker stole.+When they begin to access the intel, the virus will begin to run. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:And then it'll infect their underlings via their command network? NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:Ideally, yes. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:Wait, you don't sound too sure either! NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:It's not like I've messed with these things before. I can only speak from my experience... NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:... NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:... NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:I have another question. NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:...What is it? NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:Why come back? NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:Back? NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:Colt Walker is that accomplice of yours, right?+You already have full control over this body, and you've gotten to see her. Why come back? NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:...+I didn't think you were that perceptive. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:Answer me. NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:Because I received the answer I wanted. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:...That's it? NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:That's it. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:How are you this naive... One answer was enough to make you give it all up? Was it worth it? NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:It was enough for me.+I know now that someone's waiting for me, and someone's waiting for you.+The one waiting for me is in the far future, but yours is right there. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:... NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||BGM_Empty:Go on. Don't assume they'll be waiting forever. ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||10106Gunfight<黑屏2>0.598:... ()||AVG_Team_RunningGunfight<震屏3>:The cornered Griffin Dolls appear in view.+The white Nyto commands the squads beneath her, crashing into their lines in waves again and again... ()Catherine||:Get ready. Here we go. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:Yes. ()||ClothingUp:Making sure again that the hard drive was securely in her possession, MP41 moves towards the rear of the enemy lines. NytoWhite(0)White Nyto||:Griffin dregs? Kill them. ()||ClothingUp:The Nyto coldly gestures for the Strelet at her side to handle the situation. MP41 raises the hard drive in her hand high. NPC-Scalper(0)MP41||:I'm here to return the intel! NytoWhite(0)White Nyto||:... ()||:As she expected, the Nyto stops the Strelet. NPC-Scalper(0)MP41||:Everything we stole is in here! If you let my teammates go, I'll hand it over. NytoWhite(0)White Nyto||:Is that so? Rather moral, you Griffin Dolls. NPC-Scalper(0)MP41||:Of cour— ()||<震屏3>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh:Fshht— ()||AVG_20Winter_Knife_Whoosh:The Nyto makes straight for MP41, the sickle in her hand slicing through the air— NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||AVG_Cut_Watermelon<白屏2>:Gah— NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:MP41! ()||<震屏3>AVG_lifttable:MP41 is sent flying by the forceful strike, tumbling to the ground. ()||ClothingUp:The drive materializes in the Nyto's hands. It turns about, casting its cold gaze towards the prone MP41. NytoWhite(0)White Nyto||:You're a far cry from your teammates. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:... NPC-Scalper(0)MP41||:Haha... really? NPC-Scalper(0)Catherine<同时置暗>||:MP41! You're fatally wounded. Don't move, just lie down! ()||ClothingUp:The Nyto considers the drive, motioning a Patroller over to access it.+Both MP41 and Catherine's hearts skip a beat. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:No... If this continues, we're well and truly done...+I'll become Griffin's laughing stock... absolutely not! NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:...What are you going to do? NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:I need to take out that Patroller. I need someone with command permissions to access that drive. ()||AVG_weapon_reload:MP41 struggles to grip her weapon, taking aim. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:But if I do that, that Nyto'll no doubt swing back...+And if that happens, I'm not making it back for repairs... NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:Yeah, with that combat power, it's a wonder this body isn't scrap yet. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:I didn't make a backup before I left. You'll disappear if that happens... NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:No matter, I have eighty or so more backups. NPC-Scalper(3)MP41||:... NPC-Scalper(3)Catherine<同时置暗>||:It's a shame that you'll forget how you won this time as well. NPC-Scalper(0)MP41||:...Hmph, at least it'll be filed under my name. ()||Select:MP41 takes a firing stance with a laborious motion, pulling the trigger— ()||Gunfight<震屏3>BGM_Empty:BANG— ()||AVG_Sword_Scope:The Patroller falls, and the Nyto furiously turns to MP41. The sickle in her hand lashes out, like a bolt of lightning in a storm cloud... ()||AVG_Cut_Watermelon19: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>0.5AVG_Cloak_Whoosh10258:MP41 feels her body lighten as if it were a falling leaf, slowly descending to the ground. ()???||:MP41!! ()||:An aggrieved cry comes from afar, most likely Captain Kar. NPC-Scalper(1)MP41||:Ah... I wonder what kind of award ceremony the Commander'll set up for me...+Captain... Make sure to make me sound real impressive... ()||:MP41 allows herself to sink into darkness's embrace. ()???||:MP41... ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_3h:The sound of nearby gunfire emerges, its source Colt Walker. NPC-Scalper(2)Catherine||:Goodbye, Maggie...+May we meet... in a more peaceful world... ()||AVG_whitenoise:The last mottled image her visual modules take in is Colt Walker, running towards her. NPC-Scalper(2)Catherine||:Maggie... sob...+The only thing I can do for you now... is give you my little treasury... ()||AVG_2023Slow_Keyboard_Correct:Subconsciously accessing her account, Catherine transfers her remaining balance to Colt Walker. ()||AVG_keyboardtype_sci0.5:With what remains of her, she leaves a comment— ()||0.5:Live well for me. Goodbye... ()||0.7AVG_Pause:Signing it with "Catherine", MP41's body gives out, slamming towards the ground... ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>9: ()||<黑屏1>: ()||22<睁眼>0.5:...+... ()||ClothingUp:MP41 slowly sits up in the repair bay.+Kar sits to her side, casually sipping a cup of black tea. 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:You're up? NPC-MP41Mod(0)MP41;98KMod(0)1.30,-150||:...I? What happened? NPC-MP41Mod(0);98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:We were on an assignment to steal intel from a Paradeus facility. Thanks to you, we completed the mission.+Only issue is that your body was damaged beyond belief. I asked Miss Kalina about it, and she said that it was about time for some modifications. NPC-MP41Mod(0)MP41;98KMod(0)1.30,-150||:Yay?! Miss Kalina... must have recognized me... NPC-MP41Mod(0);98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:You've done well, protecting Colt Walker and the intel while also helping us escape a most difficult situation.+Save for you being the sole casualty, everyone else made it out alright. NPC-MP41Mod(0)MP41;98KMod(0)1.30,-150||:Hehe... When's my ceremony? 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:Ask the Commander yourself when you get the chance. ()||ClothingUpBGM_Empty:The mere thought of a ceremony for her makes MP41 leap out of the repair bay with joy. ()||0.5AVG_BaseDoor_Open:Fssss— ()||GF_2022_Summer_AVG_1:A slender woman enters the room with a bottle of liquor. ColtWalker(2)Colt Walker||:You're up. I've brought something nice for our celebrations. NPC-MP41Mod(0)MP41||:...For me? ()||ClothingUp:MP41 accepts the gift incredulously as Colt Walker slings an arm over her shoulder intimately. ColtWalker(1)Colt Walker||:Sure is, you're the hero of the hour who saved me.+Come, I'll treat you to a meal. Perhaps... you could tell me about that friend of yours? 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||ClothingUp:A moment. ()||:Kar bars the path. 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:Apologies, our squad has a gathering today as well. ColtWalker(1)Colt Walker||:Oh, is that so? MP41, so where will you head to? NPC-MP41Mod(0)MP41||:Ah... I... 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:She will naturally come to our squad's event. We get along well. ColtWalker(2)Colt Walker||:Better than with me? I'm not so sure. 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:... ColtWalker(2)Colt Walker||:The person she thought of in her last moments was me, y'know~ ()||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:Colt Walker displays her account's details to the two.+MP41 transferred her a hefty sum, leaving the message— ()||:Live well for me. Goodbye... 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:...+MP41? NPC-MP41Mod(0)MP41||<震屏3>AVG_Thunder_Dry:Wait, why did I transfer all of my money to you?! ColtWalker(2)Colt Walker||:I can't say I know.+Perhaps you thought we were just meant to be? 98KMod(0)Kar98k1.30,-150||:I want to hear it from you, MP41. NPC-MP41Mod(0)MP41||:Ah... Well, you know... NPC-MP41Mod(0)MP41||:I DON'T REMEMBER!! ()||AVG_XXS_kick0.5<震屏3>:Stuck between the two, MP41 falls to the ground, anguished.+Yet another mystery had been left for her to solve. ()||<黑屏1>: