()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>1GF_Memorial:...In the forest near the HQ building. +A battered NTW-20 lies beside her bike. NTW20(0)NTW-20||:There's...an email from the Commander? +Is that the only way of contacting us? Just as well; I can ask for backup... +But first, I need to verify my condition. ()System||:Commencing chassis diagnostics. +Left arm missing. Abdomen damaged in two places... +Energy depletion critical. Initiating power-conservation mode. The following functions will be temporarily disabled... NTW20(0)NTW-20||:Looks like I've taken major damage. I don't know if I'll be able to hold out until backup comes. +But forget about me... I don't know if they can hang in there... ()||:NTW-20's expression turns gloomy. NTW20(0)NTW-20||:It would have been fine if they had just left me alone... +Why did they have to follow me... ()||:NTW-20's hand makes contact with something sticky. NTW20(0)NTW-20||:Ugh, what's this tacky stuff? ()||:NTW-20 pulls out a squashed container of maple syrup salad from her now-sticky bag. NTW20(0)NTW-20||<黑点1>:... PTRD(0)PTRD||<黑点2>167<边框>2:The four of us are like the ingredients of this maple syrup salad. We're all in this together. +When you try to leave the team by yourself, it's like the grapefruit in here trying to work its way free of the maple syrup. +You think you've gotten free of the shackles of the maple syrup, but in truth you've left a trail of it behind yourself... PTRD(0)PTRD||<黑点1><边框>2:NTW-20, do you know what maple syrup is? NTW20(0)NTW-20||<黑点2>1:So they followed the maple syrup, huh... ()||:The bio-detector on NTW-20's waist suddenly starts vibrating, though only for a couple of seconds. NTW20(0)NTW-20||<黑点1>:TEC-9... NTW20(0)NTW-20||<黑点2>187<边框>2:Why are you so afraid of humans? Isn't the Commander human too? TEC9(0)TEC-9||<边框>2:Have you heard of the "uncanny valley" effect? What I have is a kind of "reverse uncanny valley" effect... +I find it really hard to overcome that fear... NTW20(0)NTW-20||<边框>2:What if you got help right away when you were feeling afraid? TEC9(0)TEC-9||<边框>2:I guess...it'd be better? NTW20(0)NTW-20||<边框>2:Alright then, put this on. +Press it when you're scared. I'll follow the signal and come and get you. TEC9(0)TEC-9||<边框>2<黑点1>:R-really?! NTW20(0)NTW-20||<黑点2>1:... ()||:NTW-20 reaches into a hidden pocket, takes out a piece of bread that TAC-50 hasn't touched yet, and eats it. NTW20(0)NTW-20||<黑点1>:Bleh, this tastes gross... TAC50(0)TAC-50||<黑点2>187<边框>2<黑点1>:Because maple syrup makes even the worst-tasting food edible! ()||<黑点2>1BGM_Empty:NTW-20 puts down the bread with a conflicted expression on her face. ()||:...5 minutes later, NTW-20 gets back on the bike after performing some simple repairs on herself. NTW20(0)NTW-20||<黑屏1>:I'm just saving three hostages. I can handle missions like that with one arm tied behind my back. +I've definitely done harder things than this single-handedly. +Well, maybe not literally, but this time, I'm not alone... ()||<黑屏2>55:...In front of the HQ building. +After loading up their truck with cargo, the killers begin moving the Dolls. ()Killer B||BGM_NightOPS:These tin cans look skinny and all, but they're freaking heavy! ()Killer A||:Ahaha, well, they are Griffin Dolls, they must be fitted with lots of combat-spec parts. ()Killer B||:Then you come help carry them! ()Killer A||<黑点1>:Shush, I'm waiting for it. ()||<黑点2>1:...In the forest near the HQ building. +NTW-20 quietly watches the killers load her friends onto the truck and pack them into transport capsules. NTW20(0)NTW-20||:Transport capsules...that means the Dolls won't be damaged even if the truck flips... +The plan's workable. ()||:NTW-20 grips her bio-detector tightly. NTW20(0)NTW-20||<黑点1>:...Wait for me. ()||187<黑点2>BGM_Empty:...The truck drives through the desert at night. ()Killer B||:Looks like the Doll that ran away isn't coming back. You lose. ()Killer A||:Ahaha, I don't feel like I've lost, though. ()Killer B||:Hmph, you and your big mouth— ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_h:Blam— +Their conversation is interrupted by a sudden gunshot. ()Killer A||BGM_Danger:Ahaha, you see, it's come at last. ()||:A skinny figure comes into view in the rear view mirror. It is perched precariously on top of a motorcycle. NTW20(0)NTW-20||:Tsk, not having an arm makes everything harder. My accuracy drops like a rock and I can't even keep my balance. +I'll need to make sure I hit the tires with the next shot... ()||:A window opens on the truck driving at high speed, and a hand holding a gun comes poking out. ()||AVG_pistol_finalshot_n:Blam— +NTW-20 barely manages to swerve away from the shot, but the wound on her waist rips open a little more. NTW20(0)NTW-20||:(Gasps) Better stay in his blind spot for now. +I need to find a position that'll let me take a successful shot... ()||:NTW-20 moves behind the truck, keeping her distance but following it closely. +However, she doesn't expect the back of the truck to open up, revealing Killer B, who is wielding a gun in hand and laughing maniacally. NTW20(0)NTW-20||BGM_Empty:What?! Dammit... ()Killer B||:If you stop and surrender now, you can avoid ending up as a pile of scrap. +Then again, you're pretty much scrap at this point, hahaha... +So save me the trouble and die already! NTW20(0)NTW-20||:(Pants) I'll need to use the terrain to avoid getting hit... ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_3h:Bang bang bang... +NTW-20 is forced to duck behind a sand dune to avoid a heavy barrage of fire. ()Killer B||10247:Are you blind? It went that way! Hurry and catch up with it! ()Killer A||:Ahaha, have you forgotten that our main objective is... ()||:Killer B grabs the steering wheel in exasperation and yanks it to the side. ()Killer A||:Ahaha, looks like you're really seeing red. ()||:The truck wheels around toward the sand dune where NTW-20 is hiding, exposing her to fire once more. ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_3h:Bang bang bang... +Sand sprays up all around. NTW20(0)NTW-20||:They're on me already... +If I take time to aim, I'll have a hard time avoiding bullets, and my body can't take any more hits... +All I can do is be patient and wait for a chance. ()||BGM_Empty:NTW-20 swerves in a serpentine course to avoid most of the bullets, but some still hit their target. +She catches her breath while the killer reloads. +However, the warning indicator flashing red reminds NTW-20 that she doesn't have much time left. NTW20(0)NTW-20||BGM_stage9:...Is this where I meet my end? ()||:Just as NTW-20's vision starts to blur, the Dolls inside the transport capsules begin to wake up. +They struggle to rise, and see the heavily-damaged NTW-20 through the truck windows. ()PTRD||:NTW! ()TAC-50||:You can do it, NTW! ()TEC-9||:(Weeps) NTW! ()||:NTW-20's increasingly bleary eyes sharpen once more. NTW20(0)NTW-20||:I'm fine, you guys lie down for a bit. +Soon...I'll put an end to all of this... ()||AVG_engine_speedup:NTW-20 puts on a burst of speed, as though she's suddenly thought of something, and overtakes the truck. ()Killer B||:Get it! Catch up to it and run that damn thing over! ()Killer A||:If we follow it, we'll stray from our course— ()Killer B||:Cut the crap—! ()||:Killer B stamps down on Killer A's right foot and floors the gas pedal. ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_3h:Bang bang bang— NTW20(0)NTW-20||:This is the only way...I just need to hold on a bit longer... +Almost there...almost there... ()||:NTW-20 evades the incoming fire by ducking behind boulders, but more and more bullet holes appear in her torso. NTW20(0)NTW-20||:Whew— At last... ()||AVG_engine_speedupBGM_Empty:NTW-20 sees her long-awaited chance through the murkiness of the night, and she eagerly revs her engine in a forward dash— ()Killer B||:There's nowhere to run, trash! Just give up already! ()Killer A||:No wait, that's— ()||:It is only then when the killers realize they are heading straight toward a cliff. +And ahead of them, the one-armed Doll throws away her last chance at braking and turns around, taking aim at the truck tires with a smile on her face— ()Killer B||:Hit the brakes—! ()Killer A||AVG_brake:I-it's too late— ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_h:Bang— +The truck flips, rolling several times before coming to a stop on the ground. +Meanwhile, NTW-20 sails into thin air on her bike— NTW20(0)NTW-20||<黑点1>GF_Memorial:What a shame that it's nighttime. You can hardly see anything even though the angle's so good. ()||<黑屏1><黑点2>9:The four of us are like the ingredients of this maple syrup salad. We're all in this together. +When you try to leave the team by yourself, it's like the grapefruit in here trying to work its way free of the maple syrup. +You think you've gotten free of the shackles of the maple syrup, but in truth you've left a trail of it behind yourself... NTW20(0)NTW-20||<黑屏2>:Will you be able to find me this time? ()||:NTW's shattered body and bike plummet from the sky— ()||<黑屏1>Explode:Boom—