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NPC-Maid(0)Sofiya||9:When can I get the result of the interview? +I... I really need a job...
NPC-Kalin(1)Kalina<通讯框>||:Thank you for attending our online interview. I will notify you of the results in three days.
NPC-Maid(0)Sofiya||:Three days?
NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>||:I'm very sorry—
()||AVG_doorknock_wood:Knocks can be heard from the other side of the call. Kalina turns to answer someone off-screen.
NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>||:Hold on, I'm coming—Miss Sofia, the procedure will take some time, please understand.
NPC-Maid(0)Sofiya||:I see... Goodbye.
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()Sofiya||%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=8AVG_rifle_finalshot_n:...
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()||AVG_amb_wilderness:Downtown, in an amusement park. +The roller coaster whizzes by the twisting tracks raised high up in the sky— +The terrified scream of a T-Doll can be heard wailing against the wind.
C96(1)C96||:Ahhhh! I don't want to play anymore!
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:Hahaha! What did you say—
C96(1)C96||:Stop this! Let me get off!
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:You want to get off? Alright! Ahahaha!
()||:C96 can feel their cart slowing down ever so slightly. Yet before she can breathe a sigh of relief, she realizes a near-vertical drop sits right in front of her!
()||%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Once the cart moves, it speeds into almost a free fall!
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:Woohoo—
C96(1)C96||<震屏3>:AHHHHHHH—
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()||:After the ride ends, C96 can feel her eyes twitching and her legs trembling. She leans on M1919A4, exhausted.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:I'm never getting on that damn roller coaster again.
C96(0)C96||:Yep, never again!
()||:C96 nods in agreement. She really doesn't want to experience such an exhilarating ride for a second time.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:The accelerations were too slow and the slopes too flat; there's nothing exciting about it.
C96(0)C96||:???
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:Hehe, let's see if there's anything else interesting—
()||:M1919A4 pulls out her ticket and looks up the remaining attractions.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:There's the Skyrocket Bazooka, the Super Sledgehammer... huh, and Bungee Tower?
C96(0)C96||:...I just remembered that I have missions this afternoon. See you around—
C96(0)C96||%%type_id=2%%duration=1%%delay=0.1%%range=8:Ehh! Let me go! I don't want to ride those, ahhhh!
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()||:On the curb, M1919A4 holds up the mentally exhausted C96 as they slowly straddle along. +M1919A4 takes time to reflect on her experience, shaking her head in disappointment.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:It's rare for us to get a day off. +Unfortunately, all the rides were so boring...
C96(0)C96||:Do you have some misconception about the word "boring"?
()||:She vows that if she ever goes to an amusement park with M1919A4 again she'll— +She'll make sure that M1919A4 can never taste her beloved canned foods again!
()||:A call suddenly comes in.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||AVG_tele_connect:Hello, Miss Kalina?
NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>||:Hey, are you having fun at the amusement park?
()||:M1919A4 glances at C96, her eyes curving into a smile.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||ClothingUp:Despite the attractions being quite boring, the—Hmpf—!
()||:M1919A4's mouth is covered by her companion. Just when she's about to push C96 away, she suddenly remembers something and capitulates. She then waves her hands before pointing at her mouth. +C96 stares at her with a threatening look and a pouting face before letting go of her hand.
NPC-Kalin(1)Kalina<通讯框>||:Haha, sorry to interrupt you on your day off. However, we have an urgent mission, one that only Miss M1919A4 can handle.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:Whew, one that "only M1919A4 can handle?" Say no more, Miss Kalina!
()||:Kalina immediately sends her two resumes.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:A Doll looking for a job! Sofia... Looking at her resume, her life must've been worse than even mine back in the day...
()||:M1919A4 quickly scans through the document and proceeds to the second file.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:Huh, is that me?
()||:A picture of M1919A4 sits front and center on the second resume; her name is simply the letter "M". As for her occupation—
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:An unemployed... bodyguard???
NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>||:Here's what happened. Few days ago, Miss Sofiya attended our online interview. Today, I tried to notify her that she was hired, but I couldn't reach her no matter what.
NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>||:While it's quite normal for Dolls to pass the interview but decline the job, Miss Sofia was clearly very eager that day. Now she has just disappeared.
NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>||:We ran an analysis at the base, only to discover that there had been eight similar cases of job-seeking Dolls disappearing during the past two months! That's nonsensical!
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:So you suspect that Sofiya had an accident?
NPC-Kalin(0)Kalina<通讯框>||:Yep, according to our investigation, Sofia was last spotted at Worf Playground on the city outskirts. +So, your mission go undercover as "M" and...
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()||<黑屏2>1008272:City outskirts, Worf Playground's waiting room.
()Gentle Female Voice||:Once upon a time, Void City was a peaceful place where humanity lived and thrived happily... +Unfortunately, one day, streams of Collapse particles encircled the city and are slowly encroaching towards its center. +In order to compete for the only seat of the last escape craft, survivors of Void City are engaged in a brutal struggle for survival... +Who will be the last one standing to pilot the golden vehicle out of Void City?
()||BGM_Dorm:The promotional video plays on the big screen of the waiting room. +M1919A4, having filled out her registration form and purchased her ticket, lowers her head to look at the promotional flyers in her hand. +A golden blimp sits in the middle of the frame, above the ruins of the city. On the ground, two figures hold up a pistol to the other's face, and a green mist surges around the city.
()||:At the bottom of the flyer, the tagline goes—"The Last of Survivors", Bountiful rewards. Excitement guaranteed.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:...Looks like a classic battle royale game. +But, only one can survive... Guess that means we can only rely on ourselves.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:(Speaking of which, I'm definitely more used to providing covering fire for my teammates. I should've left a task where I have to fight solo to someone else.)
()||:Hearing her mumbles, a Doll in front of M1919A4 turns around.
()Tall Doll||:You can certainly team up with others. Is this your first time playing?
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:Yeah, I heard this game was really fun! Have you played it before?
()Tall Doll||:It's my second time around. +You know, simulated shooting games feel all the same once you've played enough of them. Look at the other players; most of them are actually here for the winner's prize. It's on the flyer, look it up.
()||:M1919A4 turns the flyer around. Its back side is printed with the rules and the reward mechanics.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:There's a winner's prize? It's... Woah! That's a lot of money!!!
()||:Her eyes are gleaming gold. M1919A4 can't help but picture her winning the prize money and getting herself her beloved 7th-generation smart goggles.
()||AVG_Card_Reader:A notification only M1919A4 can hear comes through her comm.
()||AVG_21Winter_Ink_Drop_Single:Her fancying about her goggles soon turns into a giant question mark.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:Wait... If the prize is that high, yet the tickets are this cheap... Even with 50 players, the organizers can't be making a profit, right?
()Tall Doll||:Perhaps they want popularity over profit? Either way, I'm just here for my prize money. +Your body's specs look pretty good, want to team up?
()Waiting Room Intercom||:Welcome, dear players! We have 5 minutes before the game starts, so please proceed to the entrance marked on your ticket. Prepare to retrieve your gaming gear and enter the game.
()Tall Doll||:It's time to go. I'll see you on the field!
()||:The tall Doll gets up and heads out of the door. +M1919A4 checks her surroundings, making sure no one is paying attention. She then covertly opens her comms. +Turns out it was just C96 who sent her an emoji of a kitten daydreaming.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:Don't just message me like that! +I can't read them anyway, and the notification bugs me!
C96(0)C96<通讯框>||:You're the one drooling and daydreaming after hearing about the prize money. Time to wake up.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:Poke fun at me again, and I'll drag you on a 10,000-meter skydive next time!
C96(0)C96<通讯框>||:Ahhhh, please don't... Eh? +Haha, Miss Kalina just said that if you complete the task, you can have all the canned food of your choice. But if you fail, then you'll have to watch us eat all the canned food!
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:The mission will be accomplished!!
C96(0)C96<通讯框>||:Stay in touch; we're ready to back you up at any time!
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()||<黑屏2>m_avg_casual322:Outside entrance no. 2, M1919A4 looks around like a curious baby, inquisitive of everything. +Behind the fences, a vast abandoned factory is encircled by buildings and vegetation. +While walking over to collect her equipment, M1919A4 estimates the size of the playground.
()Worker||:This is your gear. A dummy gun, rubber bullets, communication headset, and wrist terminal. Please take care of them. +The wrist terminal is equipped with sensors that record your battle performance, stamina, and real-time position. +After the game starts, Collapse particle streams will gradually spread. You need to retreat into a safe zone in time, otherwise...
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:I'll become an ELID?
()Worker||:You'll continuously lose stamina points. +Rest assured, the Collapse particles are not real. They're just a game mechanic.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:It would be quite dangerous if such a thing really appeared in the city.
()Worker||:Yes indeed. Also, your stamina will be deducted if you get hit. Once it drops to zero, you're eliminated. +Is there anything else you'd like to ask?
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:Ehm... +That's it.
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()||<黑屏2>55:M1919A4 leaves the pickup station, surveying the others around her.+There's six Dolls lined up at entrance no. 2. They're mostly civilian models, some new and some old. +The first-timers look curious, while the veterans appear much more composed. +The afternoon sun is warm. The staff guides the players to the entrance... Everything seems to be in order.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:(That resume... Sofia... Will she be in the game as well?)
()Staff Member||:Miss "M", please, this way.
M1919A4(0)M1919A4||:You know my name too?
()Staff Member||:Every customer is an honored guest at Worf Playground.
()||AVG_BaseDoor_Open:The staff member opens the iron gate of the entrance. +M1919A4 walks into the playground. The dense foliage instantly blocks out the sun with its shade. +The staff member can be seen with a typical smile on their face.
()Staff Member||:Miss "M", we wish you a good game and successful survival.
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