()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()M950A||9<黑屏2>:However... ()M950A||<黑屏1>:The Military's forces caught up with us soon enough. +That's how we've been backed into this corner... ()||70<黑屏2>BGM_Room:...In the abandoned safe house. Thunder50(0)Thunder||:That's a complete account of the events before you crashed. Thunder50(0)M950A||:Dammit... ()||AVG_tele_connect:Click. Thunder50(0)Thunder||:950, keep quiet. The sensors are picking something up. They're nearby. Thunder50(0)M950A||:Thunder, just leave me here. Thunder50(0)Thunder||:... +Even if I make it out alone, they'll catch me in the end. +Besides, our ultimate objective is to save the Commander. Thunder50(0)M950A||:I... +I can't think of any way to shake them off. ()||AVG_tele_connect:Click, click, click. The sensors indicate that the Military is fast approaching their location. Thunder50(0)Thunder||:... Thunder50(0)||:Thunder puts a finger to her lips. Thunder50(0)Thunder||:950, I know you've got something. Thunder50(0)M950A||:What do you mean...? Thunder50(0)Thunder||:I know what you've been thinking... +You say you can't find a way because you don't want to make any sacrifices. ()M950A||<震屏>BGM_Empty:No! ()||:Thunder and M950A stare at each other. +After a brief silence... Thunder50(0)Thunder||BGM_Wake:The Military will find us soon. +I'll draw them away and self-destruct. Thunder50(0)||ClothingUp:Thunder takes out the explosives in her backpack and starts rigging them onto herself. Thunder50(0)M950A||<震屏>:I said no! +Are you asking me to crawl my way to the Commander like this?! Thunder50(0)Thunder||:It's your idea to begin with... I'm the only one who can draw the Military away. +More importantly...950, I want you and the Commander to live. Thunder50(0)M950A||:No... I won't ever... agree to this! Thunder50(0)Thunder||:If we win, there will be another Thunder. +Then I can become your friend once more. ()||:M950A turns away. ()M950A||:No, that'll be someone else... Thunder50(0)Thunder||:...Are you sure? ()M950A||:I'm certain. Thunder50(0)Thunder||:You've never lost me before... ()||:M950A turns back again. Thunder50(0)M950A||:It'd be too late by the time I lose you! +I cherish every single person I've encountered and every meeting we've had is special! +It's because of everyone, because of you that I'm the M950A you know! Thunder50(0)Thunder||<黑屏1>:...950, you've changed. ()M950A||9<黑屏2><黑屏1>:You're right, I have... I used to hate myself for being so by-the-book and not being able to find my way. +But having met you all, I finally understood... +A destiny that's entirely my own has always been right before me. I enjoy walking this path with you... ()M950A||70<黑屏2>:I've come to love myself! +Thunder, will you keep loving me as well? Thunder50(0)Thunder||BGM_Empty:Yes... No matter what happens, I'll always love you. +... +...But we only have 30 more seconds until the Military finds us. +If you still can't think of anything by then, I'll have no choice but to go outside. ()M950A||:Okay! ()||:As the seconds tick by, the air in the safe house grows dry. Thunder50(0)Thunder||:... Thunder50(0)||:Thunder stands guard next to the entrance and gazes wordlessly at M950A. ()M950A||:The Military assault team is comprised of both human soldiers and mech units. We can't ambush them. ()||:Ten seconds have passed. ()M950A||:Normal traps aren't likely to work against their leader... ()||:Another five seconds have passed. ()M950A||:What should I do...? I have a very bad feeling about this. ()||:20 seconds have now passed. ()M950A||:I can't think of anything. +But I'll never send Thunder to her death. +Is there really no other way?! ()||:Last five seconds. +M950A's eyes sweep across the entire safe house, then... ()M950A||:We've still got time... There's still... ()||:Clang - a metallic sound echoes around the room. ()M950A||:Thun— ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_n:Bang - a gunshot. Thunder50(0)Thunder||:! ()||:Thunder crashes onto the floor like a marionette with its strings cut. ()M950A||:Thunder! ()||ClothingUp:M950A drags herself towards Thunder... ()M950A||:ARGHHH— ()||AVG_whitenoise:The electronic device is hacking into her neural cloud. +The Military has thrown an EMP grenade into the safe house. ()M950A||:It was me... +Thunder died...because of me... +What 30 seconds...? War isn't a game... If I had just asked Thunder to run... ()Thunder||:9...50... ()M950A||:Thunder! +She's still conscious! I have to get her to the repair bay...! ()||:M950A pulls Thunder up with all her might. +However— ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_n<黑屏1>:Bang... M950A also drops like a log. ()||<黑屏1><黑屏2>9BGM_Sneak:A soldier walks over. NPC-Soldier(0)Assault Team Leader||<黑屏2>70:Prepare to take them apart. NPC-Soldier(0);NPC-Yegor(3)Assault Team Member||:Yes, sir. Which one do we start with? NPC-Soldier(0)Assault Team Leader;NPC-Yegor(3)||:The one with the white hair. Tear off her limbs so she can't run off. NPC-Soldier(0);NPC-Yegor(3)Assault Team Member||<黑屏1>:Yes, sir. ()||9<黑屏2>BGM_Empty:I hate myself. +They don't deserve this fate. +I hope my choice will make it up to them. ()||:... ()M950A||:I'm sorry...Thunder... ()???||:Giving up already? ()M950A||:Who is that...? ()???||:Answer me - are you admitting defeat? ()M950A||:... +Never! If I had the chance... ()???||:If you had the chance...? ()M950A||:I'd beat them all to a pulp and bury them so deep they'll never get any closer to Thunder! ()???||:Understood. Enhancement parameters confirmed. +Now, let me help you. ()||BGM_stage9:M950A senses that her data port is being forced open and multiple modules are being repaired and rewritten one after the other. ()M950A||:Can you answer me now...? Who exactly are you? ()???||:I've restored part of your visual module. You should be able to see a bit now. ()||:M950A forces her eyes open. Though her vision is still largely impaired, she can just about make out a tiny figure directly in front of her. Fairy_origin(0)Prototype Fairy0,350||:I'm with Griffin. You can call me Origin. I'm talking to you through a baseline connection so don't worry about being overheard. +Give me some time. I've already started the process of reforging your body. Fairy_origin(0)M950A0,350||:...You can do that? Fairy_origin(0)Prototype Fairy0,350||:I have the ability to repair and remake Dolls, though the researchers disagree. Fairy_origin(0)M950A0,350||:Why is that...? Fairy_origin(0)Prototype Fairy0,350||:There are two possibilities - one, they've reached the wrong conclusion about me; two, they're being kind. I believe there's a 94% probability that it's the latter. Fairy_origin(0)M950A|0,350||:Then...why are you here? Fairy_origin(0)Prototype Fairy0,350||:I've been searching for a purpose...so I came to the battlefield. +To tell you the truth, I've always hated myself. Fairy_origin(0)M950A0,350||:...! Fairy_origin(0)Prototype Fairy0,350||<黑屏1>BGM_Empty:We're quite alike, aren't we? NPC-Soldier(0)Assault Team Leader||70<黑屏2>:Start dismantling them. NPC-Soldier(0);NPC-Yegor(3)Assault Team Member||:Yes, sir. +...Uh, sir, our comms are picking up some kind of noise. NPC-Soldier(0)Assault Team Leader;NPC-Yegor(3)||:Noise? NPC-Soldier(0);NPC-Yegor(3)Assault Team Member||DJMAX_PlasticMethod:Sounds a bit like... music? NPC-Soldier(0);NPC-Yegor(3)Soldier<通讯框>||AVG_tele_connect:Report - a group of Griffin drones have appeared in the northwest. They're heading our way and hacking into our comms. +Our heat detectors indicate that they're carrying a small amount of explosives. My guess is we're looking at a suicide attack. NPC-Yegor(3)Assault Team Leader||<黑屏1>:Humph, how is it suicide when they're just lumps of metal? +Switch over to radio communications. Two of you stay behind, the rest come with me to wipe them out. Fairy_origin(0)Prototype Fairy0,350||9<黑屏2>:Looks like the others are catching up. We can't let them find out you're being rebuilt. Fairy_origin(0)M950A0,350||:Is someone drawing them away? Fairy_origin(0)Prototype Fairy0,350||:Correct, you probably know them. A pair of sisters and a girl with rabbit ears. Fairy_origin(0)M950A0,350||:It's Sehra, Nina, and Suee... Fairy_origin(0)Prototype Fairy0,350||:The repair is going to take some time. +Would you like to hear the story of how I got here? Fairy_origin(0)M950A0,350||:Sure. ()||:Like a running tape, the Prototype Fairy's memories come flooding into M950A's neural cloud. ()Prototype Fairy||<黑屏1>:As the world before you grows larger, the more choices you have to face. +There are some people can always make choices in dire, crucial moments... to advance, or to retreat... +Then, there are some who only stay rooted to the spot, fraught with indecisiveness. +I hate people like that. Fairy_origin(2)Prototype Fairy0,350||<黑屏2>99:So this is...the battlefield? ()||:The Prototype Fairy hides beneath a piece of rubble. ()||Explode:BOOM! ()||:Explosion after explosion...and the occasional screams of Dolls. Thunder50(0)Thunder||:950, wake up! M950A(0)M950A||:... Fairy_origin(2)Prototype Fairy0,350||:That T-Doll is under electronic interference. I can probably repair her. Thunder50(0)Thunder||:950! ()||Explode:BOOM! Another artillery barrage has begun. +M950A gets caught in the blast and her legs are ripped clean off. Fairy_origin(2)Prototype Fairy0,350||:! Thunder50(0)Thunder||:Hang in there, 950! ()||:Thunder carries herself on her back and runs in the other direction. Fairy_origin(2)Prototype Fairy0,350||:I'm meant to assist them in battle, but I'm frozen stiff at a time like this... +Do we advance? Or should we fall back? ...No, I can't decide. +I hate...myself. ()||AVG_rifle_finalshot_nBGM_Empty:Bang! +A stray bullet hits the Prototype Fairy. ()Prototype Fairy||:Error - 0xc0000225 ()||:The Prototype Fairy falls to the ground. Fairy_crit(0)Fury Fairy0,350||:Are you new? You can't space out on the battlefield! ()Prototype Fairy||:Error- 0xc0000001 Fairy_crit(0)Fury Fairy0,350||:Oh boy, even the processor is kaput. FairyTaunt(0)Taunt Fairy0,350||<黑屏1>:Don't just stand there, prepare to provide support. +And can someone haul this unfortunate idiot back? Fairy_origin(2)Prototype Fairy0,350||<黑屏2>22<回忆>:Researcher, may I ask you a question? ()Female Researcher||:Sure, Origin. What do you want to know? Fairy_origin(2)Prototype Fairy0,350||:Why don't you destroy me? You said I have no ability whatsoever, which means I have no reason to exist. +Sustaining my activity will only be a waste of resources. ()Female Researcher||:No, Origin. ()||:The female researcher bends down and rests her right fist on the Prototype Fairy's chest. Fairy_origin(2)Female Researcher0,350||<黑屏1>:A reason to exist is something you need to look for yourself. +I hope you can find what you are meant to do the way we humans do. Fairy_origin(1)Prototype Fairy0,350||<黑屏2><关闭蒙版>46:... DJMAXSUEE(0)Fairy with Rabbit Ears0,350||:Have you regained consciousness? Fairy_origin(1)Prototype Fairy0,350||:Affirmative. According to my combat records, I've created trouble for you. Sorry about that. DJMAXSUEE(0)Fairy with Rabbit Ears0,350||:Don't mention it. I've only moved you here. +Speaking of which, you look kinda different than before. Fairy_origin(1)Prototype Fairy0,350||:It's the price for repairing myself. Don't worry about it. +Are you... listening to music? DJMAXSUEE(0)Fairy with Rabbit Ears0,350||:Yeah, I'll be heading to the frontlines after this song. +Do you like music? Fairy_origin(1)Prototype Fairy0,350||:Not particularly. But why are you listening to music? DJMAXSUEE(0)Fairy with Rabbit Ears0,350||:You're strange. Why would I need a reason? +Still, I suppose I do it to make some happy memories. Fairy_origin(1)Prototype Fairy0,350||:Happy memories? DJMAXSUEE(0)Fairy with Rabbit Ears0,350||:Yeah, I want to remember the happy times even if I'm about to confront the enemy. Fairy_origin(1)Prototype Fairy0,350||:That makes no sense. It's just a waste of time. DJMAXSUEE(0)Fairy with Rabbit Ears0,350||:Heheh, there are things that make even less sense - such as two people taking a walk during the apocalypse. Fairy_origin(1)Prototype Fairy0,350||:What? Fairy_origin(1)0,350;DJMAXSUEE(0)0,350||:The Fairy with silver hair and rabbit ears offers a pair of earphones to the Prototype Fairy. Fairy_origin(1)0,350;DJMAXSUEE(0)Fairy with Rabbit Ears0,350||<黑屏1>DJMAX_OnlyForYou:Wanna listen? Just a song, and a story...about finding yourself. ()Prototype Fairy||<边框>2<黑屏2>144:... +You said you hate yourself and have given up on yourself...? +Then how did she get back on her feet? ()Fairy with Rabbit Ears||<边框>2:Don't you understand? +No matter how low she falls, she always has friends who trust her by her side. These friends help her. ()Prototype Fairy||<边框>2:So her friends found their reason to live because of her? ()Fairy with Rabbit Ears||<边框>2:No, but her friends walked with her as she found her way. ()Prototype Fairy||<边框>2:Was she lost? ()Fairy with Rabbit Ears||<黑屏1>3<边框>2:Maybe, maybe not. +But in the end, she found her direction and started to accept herself. Fairy_origin(1)Prototype Fairy0,350||<黑屏2>346<关闭蒙版>:It still makes no sense. That can't be the best course of action at the end of the world. Fairy_origin(1)0,350;DJMAXSUEE(0)Fairy with Rabbit Ears0,350||:But it's a course of action that will create wonderful memories, don't you think? Fairy_origin(1)Prototype Fairy0,350;DJMAXSUEE(0)0,350||:Affirmative. +I want to join them. +Maybe it's the story, maybe it's the song... +But I can finally bring myself to make a choice. Fairy_origin(1)0,350;DJMAXSUEE(0)Fairy with Rabbit Ears0,350||:Heheh. +Are you going then? Fairy_origin(1)Prototype Fairy0,350||<黑屏1>:Yes, be it you or them, everyone lives to make themselves happy. +In that case, instead of living aimlessly, I've decided to create happy memories for myself. +Do you mind helping me? ()M950A||70<黑屏2>:So those are your memories... ()Prototype Fairy||:The repair is complete. Giving you an opportunity - that's the memory that I'd like to give myself the most. ()M950A||:Thank you. ()Prototype Fairy||:Try to stand up. ()M950A||:But there are two soldiers guarding the door. ()Prototype Fairy||:Your performance has improved far beyond its past parameters. Trust me, stand up. M950A(8)M950A||:Okay... +Wow! This gear...and my weapon... Did you make all this yourself? ()Prototype Fairy||:Correct. I recreated the physical appearance from your memory. M950A(8)M950A||:Where are you? Let me hide you. ()Prototype Fairy||:Don't worry about me. Watch out for the enemy. ()||Gunfight:Bang bang bang! One of the guards fires three consecutive shots in M950A's direction. M950A(9)||:M950 ducks beneath the mechanical bed out of reflex. NPC-Soldier(0)||:By then, the other soldier has already dashed up to M950A. He takes out an EMP grenade from his backpack. ()||:Clang! NPC-Soldier(0)Assault Team Member||:Arghhhh! ()||:M950A flings out an axe, slicing the soldier's hand clean off and knocking the grenade onto the floor. M950A(9)M950A||:This is my...reaction speed?! Thanks, Origin! M950A(8)M950A||:Then...I won't let them lay a finger on Thunder. ()||Gunfight:Bang bang bang. +The soldier at the door starts firing non-stop at M950A, sending sparks flying off the edge of the mechanical bed. NPC-Soldier(0)||:Meanwhile, he has also fished out an EMP grenade, ready to throw it any moment. M950A(8)||Explode:M950A lowers her center of gravity and gathers strength in her legs, then with a massive crash... NPC-Soldier(0)Military Guard at the Door||<黑点1>:⁠—! ()||<黑点2>99:She punches her way through the wall and makes it outside the safe house. M950A(9)||AVG_pistol_finalshot_n:Bang. ()||<黑点1>:A bullet cracks open the soldier's helmet. He slumps onto the ground without even a chance to scream. ()||<黑点2>70:The other soldier who has lost a hand has also passed out due to excessive blood loss. M950A(9)M950A||AVG_pistol_finalshot_n:I've neutralized...both of them. M950A(8)||:M950A gently lifts Thunder off the floor. M950A(8)M950A||:I'm taking you away from this place now. +Origin, where are you? ()||AVG_tele_disconnectBGM_Empty:Pzzt. +Only the sound of electricity buzzing could be heard. M950A(8)M950A||:Origin? Was she caught in the blast? ()||:The electric crackling is coming from a corner of the house. M950A(8)M950A||:What is that? M950A(8)||AVG_footsteps_woodfloor:With Thunder on her back, M950A follows the sound into the corner, but finds no trace of the Prototype Fairy. M950A(8)M950A||:Origin? Come with us. ()||:Then, she hears a teeny tiny voice. +She tries to locate its source...and eventually directs her gaze at the rubble on the floor... +Beneath the rubble, a vocal module is emitting sound. M950A(8)M950A||:Origin...? Is that you? ()Prototype Fairy||:Affirmative... ()||:Pzzzt... The electric crackling is almost drowning out the voice. M950A(8)M950A||:...What happened to you? That can't be the doing of some stray bullets. ()Prototype Fairy||GF_Memorial:This is...the price. +I was able to rebuild your body because I gave you my own parts. M950A(8)M950A||:W-What?! ()Prototype Fairy||:It's nothing surprising. My ability has always been simple - give you Dolls support at the cost of myself. +I've known this since the moment of my creation. ()||:M950A suddenly recalls the conversation between the Protoype Fairy and the researcher. M950A(8)M950A||:That's why the researcher said... +It was a...heavy price to pay. ()Prototype Fairy||:She...was so kind to me... She could've just given me an order. ()||:M950A's eyes grow moist. M950A(8)M950A||:So you were created to sacrifice yourself for others... T-That's ridiculous! ()Prototype Fairy||:That's why she gave me a choice, and I don't regret making it. +It's a big world, I've met a lot of interesting people and done some interesting things. I'm content. M950A(8)M950A||:Origin... You've had so little time. ()Prototype Fairy||:That's fine, I have happy memories, and thanks to you, I've found my way. +Thank you. I've come to love myself. M950A(8)M950A||:⁠—! ()Prototype Fairy||:Can I also be your friend? M950A(8)M950A||:Of c⁠— ()||AVG_bigglassbreak:Before M950A can finish, cracks appear on the Prototype Fairy's vocal module, breaking it into chunks in a matter of seconds. ()||ClothingUp:...M950A takes off her jacket and drapes it over the Fairy's remains. M950A(8)M950A||:Of course. M950A(8)||<黑屏1>:She then wipes her face forcefully. +Holding onto Thunder, she leaves the safe house...