()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||9<黑屏2>BGM_Brain:... ()???||:Still struggling? +If you have an ace-in-the-hole to play, by all means, play it. ()Gr G28||:Ugh... ()???||:If not, then you should just give up. +The final throes of your defeat are of no interest to me. ()Gr G28||:You were just lucky! +N-Next time... I'll definitely...! ()???||:While there's a saying that goes "luck is the whole of your strength", are you truly that naive to truly believe that? +Still, you're a Griffin Doll, so it's only expected that some of you would think in such a way. ()Gr G28||:Ugh... ()||:... ()Gr G28||:Honestly...+How did things end up like this?! ()||:... ()||<黑屏1>BGM_Empty:...Half an hour ago. G28(6)Gr G28||BGM_Hello<黑屏2>139:Huh? +This isn't what we agreed on, Commander! +Back in the base, didn't you say that the only thing we had to do was eat? G28(6)Commander||:Er...that was the original plan, yes. +However, something came up at the last minute, so please lend me a hand. G28(6)Gr G28||:And you were saying that this was a banquet sponsored by food suppliers so we could relax and all... you're a big fat liar, Commander. G28(6)Commander||:The best laid plans of mice and men and all that. It's really hard on me too... G28(6)Gr G28||:What on earth is going on? How is it that you couldn't anticipate it, Commander? G28(6)Commander||:Explaining this part is going to be a little tricky... +Think of it as a bunch of troublemakers taking the opportunity to observe Griffin...or to be precise, what you're made of. G28(6)Gr G28||:Hah? Shouldn't you just beat them up and throw them out? ...I'm just kidding. G28(6)Commander||:I wasn't going to take it seriously.+After all, there's no telling who'd get thrown out if it actually came to a fight... G28(6)Gr G28||:Who are these people? +Are they Dolls too? G28(6)Commander||:Explaining this part is also going to be a little tricky... +All you need to know is that one of them is called AK-12 and the other is called AN-94. G28(6)Gr G28||:Why is explaining everything so tricky? +You're not trying to pull a fast one over me, are you? G28(6)Commander||:The less you know about the two of them, the better. That's the truth. G28(6)Gr G28||:But I remember those names... +The people who came back from the beach last time said that they encountered some weird Dolls. G28(6)Commander||:...Much as I hate to admit it, they are, in fact, the same duo from back then. G28(6)Gr G28||:Why does it sound like they keep showing up when we're having fun... G28(6)Commander||:(Yeah, why is that... all I can say is that it was a good thing I arranged for insurance beforehand this time round...)+It doesn't matter why they're here. The important thing is that they finally picked something to do where nobody's going to get hurt! G28(6)Gr G28||:That sounds terrible... G28(6)Commander||:So... are you any good at Texas Hold 'Em? +If not, I'll just have to find someone else. G28(6)Gr G28||:I've never played it before...but since you asked me first, how could I pass up this chance to others? +Will you reward me if I win, Commander? G28(6)Commander||:Ah... +About that...we can carefully explore the details of each and every possibility. G28(6)Gr G28||0.5:It's a deal, then. If I win... +... G28(6)Commander||:Huh? Why are you covering your face all of a sudden? +Also, please don't pluck the flowers in the venue. G28(6)Gr G28||:... +There are some things you shouldn't make a girl say! G28(6)Commander||:Ahem, we can carefully explore the details of each and every possibility. G28(6)Gr G28||:We're going to explore them, all right. +It's just a game of cards! Watch me master it! G28(6)Commander||:I suppose having such confidence is a good thing. +...+Oh yes, Gr G28...if you need an extra helper, she's over... G28(6)Gr G28||:Huh? What? Who? G28(6)Commander||:...+No, it's nothing. Pretend that I never said anything. +Just think of it as I believe in you to the point where I think of assistance as unnecessary. G28(6)Gr G28||<黑屏1>:Hm? +Well, if you say so, Commander. I'll go and prepare now! ()Commander||0.59<黑屏2>BGM_Empty:...+If they really end up meeting...she'll probably find out on her own... ()||:... ()AK-12||<黑屏1>BGM_Brain:What's the matter? It's your turn again. +I hope you don't disappoint me, considering you said you'd turn the tables next time. G28(6)Gr G28||<黑屏2>139:(Whimpers) +I... I'll check. AK12(11)AK-12||:Don't mind if I do, then. +I raise 1000. AN94(10)AN-94||:I call. G28(6)Gr G28||:1000?!+(That's...more chips than I have on hand...)+(Is K2 our only hope for this round?) K2(4)K2||:...I fold. G28(6)Gr G28||:(Huh?) AK12(11)AK-12||:You're the only one left, my adorable green-haired devochka in the white dress. +Do you want to call or raise...but you can't do anything besides fold or go all in, can you? G28(6)Gr G28||:Don't call me a green-haired little girl! I've got a name of my own, you know! +(What should I do... I can only make three nines with the cards I have on hand... Should I play along?)+(But if I lose...all my chips will be gone!) ()||:... G28(6)Gr G28||:I... I fold. AK12(11)AK-12||:Giving up so soon? How boring. +Show your hand, AN-94. AN94(10)AN-94||:A pair of 9s. AK12(11)AK-12||:I only have a pair of 5s. +You win this round, AN-94. G28(6)Gr G28;AK12(11)||:So the two of you...only had a pair each? +Then if I hadn't folded just now... G28(6);AK12(11)AK-12||:If you had been willing to bet everything you had, you would have won this round. +Nothing ventured, nothing gained. That's perfectly normal, isn't it? G28(6)Gr G28;AK12(11)||:...You're cruel! +You leverage on your huge stack of chips and place huge bets every round, how are we supposed to fight back against that? AK12(11)AK-12||:Isn't it only natural to make full use of any advantage you have? +It doesn't matter to me one bit that you have no assets worth fighting for on the table. K2(4)K2||:Ughh... If only MDR hadn't messed up the game earlier... K2(4);G28(6)Gr G28||:The worst part is that she spoiled the game and ran off, leaving us with a huge mess to clean up. +Honestly...how can we end up losing to them because of this! K2(4)K2;G28(6)||:But now we have no choice. +Even if we don't count the round where MDR cheated, M99 was forced to retire in the end. +And now the stakes have risen again...we'll probably dig ourselves further into the hole if it's just the two of us... K2(4);G28(6)Gr G28||:Should we cheat too? K2(4)K2;G28(6)||:How could we?! What are you thinking! K2(4);G28(6)Gr G28||:(Groans) The Commander must've thought up a lavish reward for us, how could we be such disappointments?! K2(4)K2;G28(6)||:If only we could find another person, we might have a chance... +But where are we going to find someone who's willing to stand up against those two... G28(6)Gr G28||:Watch me. We've got lots of people here tonight, so surely we'll be able to find someone. +You two don't mind, right? AK12(11)AK-12||:Not at all. AN94(10)AN-94||:The difference between us is such that it doesn't matter who Griffin adds. G28(6)Gr G28||BGM_Empty<黑点1>:Hmph! Just you wait! G28(6)Gr G28||BGM_Room<黑点2>:Urgh... +After ruling out the kids, the ones you can't communicate with, and the sarcastic ones... G28(6)Gr G28||<震屏><黑屏1>:There really isn't anyone left! +Why wasn't Springfield here for this... +... ()Commander||<黑屏2><回忆>:Oh yes, Gr G28... if you need an extra helper, she's over... G28(6)Gr G28||:Huh? What? Who? ()Commander||<黑屏1>:...+No, it's nothing. Pretend that I never said anything. +Just think of it as I believe in you to the point where I think of assistance as unnecessary. G28(6)Gr G28||<黑屏2><关闭蒙版><震屏>:... +Ahhhhhh! +Why didn't you finish your sentence back then, Commander! +You big dummy! ()||AVG_tele_connect:Click... K2(4)K2<通讯框>||:Miss Gr G28...we should just give up if you can't find anyone...+I secretly asked Miss Sabrina about AK-12 and AN-94 just now, and she says that they're in a completely different league from us.+So it's perfectly reasonable that we can't beat them... K2(4);G28(6)Gr G28||:Admitting defeat before you start is the same as being defeated! +You need to fight until the end with whatever cards you have on hand, that's the way to win Texas Hold 'Em. K2(4)K2;G28(6)||:Ah...she's gotten into it now... G28(6)Gr G28||<黑点1>:I'll make sure I come back with someone amazing! +And then we'll turn everything around together! ()||<黑点2>:... G28(6)Gr G28||:That said...there's nobody who can help us at all... ()||:...Gr G28 paces around inside the venue and eventually ends up leaning on a nearby wall. G28(6)Gr G28||:If I go back like this, K2 and I are going to lose all our chips... +...+Ahhhh, I don't care anymore...anyone will do as long as they can work with us! ()||:Click... +Gr G28 activates the Imprint Recognition System. G28(6)Gr G28||:I need a Doll whose Imprint is similar to mine...even if it's just a little... +But in a place like this...+...+Huh? ()||BGM_Empty:... G28(6)Gr G28||0.5:...+Excuse me... HK416(4)???||BGM_Wake:...Is something the matter? G28(6)Gr G28||:Please allow me to apologize if I have disturbed you in any way. +It's like this...I have an unreasonable request to make... G28(6);HK416(4)???||:If you know it's unreasonable, why even bother making it? G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:We...need your help. +It also counts as a request from the Commander— G28(6);HK416(4)???||:So what if the Commander needs help? What does that have to do with me? G28(6)Gr G28||:But— AK12(10)AK-12||:Are you happy to just stand by and watch? +It's not often that you get a chance to put your gun down. Why not take full advantage of it? HK416(4)???||:... G28(6)Gr G28||:Huh? +Do the two of you...know each other? HK416(4)???||:We don't. AK12(10)AK-12||:...Yes, we don't. +And the truth is, there's no need for us to know each other, is there? HK416(4)???||:What are you trying to say, AK-12? +The way you abandoned the person you ought to be watching and popped up in a place like this tells me that you haven't changed at all. AK12(10)AK-12||:Strenuous work is bad for both humans and Dolls. +Hasn't what we've done given you a chance to catch a breather as well? G28(6)Gr G28||:(Huh? Didn't the two of them say they didn't know each other just now?) HK416(4)???||:A mission is a mission. AK12(10)AK-12||:Since it's all a mission, then wouldn't it be better to get a little closer? +Being able to bring back some bonus observations would make things easier on your end too, no? HK416(4)???||:... G28(6)Gr G28||:Ladies... I sincerely apologize for any awkwardness which my actions may have caused. +Fräulein AK-12, let's head back. Fräulein AN-94 and Fräulein K2 are waiting for us. +As for the extra person, we'll... AK12(10)AK-12||:Don't worry, we've found her. +This "stranger" is going to take good care of her sister and defeat AN-94 and myself, isn't that right? HK416(4)???||<黑屏1>:...That's enough, AK-12. +I'm not interested in your lame little jokes. ()||BGM_Empty<黑屏2>:...At the card table. K2(4)K2||BGM_Room:... G28(6)Gr G28||:... AN94(10)AN-94||:I previously said that it did not matter which Griffin Doll came over. Allow me to take those words back. HK416(4)???||:Cut the crap. AK12(11)AK-12||:So we're starting at 20000 chips? +Then let's continue. Deal. K2(4)K2||:Gr G28...who's this? K2(4);G28(6)Gr G28||:I don't know... She didn't want to come at first, but after AK-12 whispered something into her ear...+She feels really familiar to me, but I just can't remember anything about her... K2(4)K2;G28(6)||:Huh? But if you don't even know who she is, then how did you meet her? K2(4);G28(6)Gr G28||:Our Imprints are very similar.+I want to say that she's a Doll whose neural cloud is related to mine, so... K2(4)K2;G28(6)||:Is...is this alright? G28(6)Gr G28||:I don't know... She wouldn't even tell me her name... AK12(11)AK-12||:When it comes to forms of address, you can call her "HKM—" ()||:...Gr G28 hears the person beside her taking a deep breath. G28(6)Gr G28||:Uh...can I call you "Miss Edelweiss"? +Your dress is very pretty...so... HK416(4)???||:...I don't give a damn. AK12(11)AK-12||:"Miss 4" would work too, if she doesn't mind. HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:Drop dead, AK-12. +All in. AK12(11)AK-12||:You're betting all your chips with only three cards showing? Finally, something interesting. K2(4)K2||:Gr G28... I have the feeling we've gotten involved in some kind of incredible conflict... G28(6)Gr G28||<黑屏1>:I think so too... ()||<黑屏2>:... G28(6)Gr G28||:Hmm...although having Miss Edelweiss around kept the game from becoming a one-sided slaughter... +If we keep losing money as quickly as she wins it...there's no way we can beat the two of them... K2(4)K2;G28(6)||:I'm out of chips again... +I guess we can only watch the gods fight from the side, huh? K2(4);G28(6)Gr G28||:We can't do that! +If you mean we can't collect our reward from the Commander AND have to perform on stage, then I don't want to do that. K2(4)K2;G28(6)||:Then what should we do... K2(4);G28(6)Gr G28||AVG_tele_connect:... G28(6)Gr G28||:...Miss Edelweiss? ()||:... G28(6)Gr G28||:Miss Edelweiss, I have something to ask you... G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss<通讯框>||:What is it?+Why are you using a comm channel at the table? Don't you have a mouth? G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:Miss Edelweiss, it isn't just because of luck that those two Dolls keep winning, right? G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:Do you actually believe that nonsense the Commander was saying about "luck being the whole of your strength"? G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:As if. +But as representatives of Griffin in this game, we don't want to lose, so we want to know what to do. G28(6);K2(4)K2<通讯框>||:... G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss<通讯框>||:There's nothing you can do. This game relies on calculating probabilities by counting cards and having a firm grasp of your opponent's situation.+In terms of calculation accuracy and processing speed, the two of you never stood a chance to begin with. G28(6);K2(4)K2<通讯框>||:If it's just calculations...I won't lose! G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss<通讯框>||:Nobody asked you. G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:AN-94 just raised her bet by 5000, why is that? HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:She's got a good hand. Don't call.+AN-94 has no facial expressions, but she hasn't learned how to lie, and she follows AK-12 in everything. +She only takes action when AK-12's hole cards have no chance of winning. K2(4)K2<通讯框>||:Huh? Why didn't you say that earlier— HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss<通讯框>||:There is no need for me to take responsibility for your idiocy. K2(4)K2<通讯框>||:Damn...she's cold... G28(6)Gr G28||:That's amazing...you just sat down but you already saw so many things... G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss<通讯框>||:It's just experience.+Compared to AN-94, if AK-12 immediately raises the stakes in the first round, the odds that she's bluffing are 85%. Go think about it yourself. G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:Understood. Danke, Miss Edelweiss.+...+Miss Edelweiss, I have a 4 of Diamonds and a 7 of Hearts. G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:... G28(6);K2(4)K2<通讯框>||:Gr G28, that's cheating! G28(6)Gr G28;K2(4)||:So what!+Odds are, the Dolls on the other side are already cheating, so we need to even the playing field! G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss<通讯框>||:Don't push it. G28(6)Gr G28||:...Okay. ()||:... AK12(11)AK-12||:This is the last round, so isn't it about time we settled things once and for all? +Right now, the people with the fewest chips are...the adorable little green-haired girl in the white dress and her good friend, Miss Sweet Tooth. G28(6)Gr G28||:Ughh... AK12(11)AK-12||:Now that you mention it, neither of you has gone all-in tonight. Why not give it a try right at the end? +Maybe that might turn things around. K2(4)K2||:We won't fall for that! AK12(11)AK-12||:Very good. I'm starting to look forward to the final result. +Then let's begin the final round. ()||:... G28(6)Gr G28||:Haha...the cards I drew at the end are...a 2 of Spades and an 8 of Spades...+(Why did it have to be these two numbers...)+(If these are my last two cards...then there's no chance of me turning the tables!) AN94(10)AN-94||:Flop. ()||:Three cards are revealed in order. +A 4 of Hearts. +A 4 of Hearts and a 9 of Spades. +A 4 of Hearts, a 9 of Spades and a Jack of Spades. K2(4)K2||:Hehe... I've got a pair of Jacks on hand, I'm bound to win the final set! G28(6)Gr G28||:(As I thought... there's no hope for me after all...) AK12(11)AK-12||:I'll raise by 7000. K2(4)K2||:Eh? +Ehhhhhh—? AN94(10)AN-94||:I fold. HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:I call. G28(6)Gr G28||:(She doesn't even care about K2's Jacks...that must mean she has a hole card that can win...) K2(4)K2||:I...fold. G28(6)Gr G28||:(Maybe I should fold too...) HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:Why are you hesitating, Gr G28? G28(6)Gr G28||0.3:(Even Miss Edelweiss is urging me to fold...)+...+(Nein, that's not right...) G28(6)Gr G28||0.3:("If AK-12 immediately raises the stakes in the first round, the odds that she's bluffing are—") G28(6)Gr G28||:I call. AK12(11)AK-12||:Oh? AN94(10)AN-94||:Flop. ()||BGM_Empty:The 4th card is flipped up. +...It is a Queen of Spades. +This makes a 4 of Hearts, a 9 of Spades, a Jack of Spades and a Queen of Spades. G28(6)Gr G28||BGM_Reverse<震屏>:(Is this...a straight flush?) AK12(11)AK-12||:...I'll raise by 8000. HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:I call. G28(6)Gr G28||:I... I... HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:It's nothing. G28(6)Gr G28||:(I knew it!) +I call. AK12(11)AK-12||:... G28(6)Gr G28||:(This is the 4th card, if the last one is a 10 of Spades...) AN94(10)AN-94||:We'll open the river, this is the last card. ()||:And the fifth card— +Is a 10 of Spades. +That makes a 4 of Hearts, a 9 of Spades, a 10 of Spades, a Jack of Spades and a Queen of Spades. G28(6)Gr G28||<震屏>:...ARGHHHH! G28(6);AK12(11)AK-12||:...Pffft. +Cards like these are very suitable for a showdown. +Let me guess, given that you've hung in there until the very end, that means you've got four to five cards of the same suit. +Or perhaps...a straight flush? G28(6)Gr G28;AK12(11)||:So what about it? Are you going to admit I won? G28(6);AK12(11)AK-12||:Then I'll level with you. I have a King of Spades in the hole. G28(6)Gr G28;AK12(11)||:That's...a bigger flush than mine... +Ugh... AK12(11)AK-12||:I'm going all in, devochka in the white dress...and Miss Edelweiss. HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:I fold. G28(6)Gr G28||:Huh? Even Miss Edelweiss is— AK12(11)AK-12||:It's down to the two of us. +If you think your odds are better than those of Miss Edelweiss, then go ahead and bet. +What happens tonight is up to you, devochka. G28(6)Gr G28||:(What should I do...? It took so long for me to get into a situation like this...) +(But if even Miss Edelweiss is folding...then what chance do I have...?) G28(6)Gr G28||:I...I fo— ()||AVG_tele_connect:Click. HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss<通讯框>||BGM_Empty:She's bluffing. G28(6)Gr G28||:...Huh? K2(4)K2<通讯框>||:But we don't know what cards AK-12 has... How can we tell— HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss<通讯框>||<黑屏1>:Don't make me repeat myself.+She's bluffing, Gr G28.+That's because— ()Miss Edelweiss||9<黑屏2><黑屏1>0.6:The King of Spades was in the hand that I discarded. G28(6)Gr G28||97<黑屏2>0,0.4GF_Memorial:W-wait a minute! G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:...Why are you leaving the hall to look for me at a time like this? +Your friend's still on stage, isn't she? G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:I don't get it, Miss Edelweiss... +You could have won if you had kept that card! G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:There's no why to it. I discarded it because I felt like it. +Putting your friend on the bottom was just an unexpected consequence. G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:But AK-12 was bluffing that she had the card. If you had chosen not to fold back then— G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:Then it would have been simply because AK-12 guessed that I would fold. +And that's the end of the matter. G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:... +Are you going back? G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:I've done what I came to do. +According to what she said, the time for relaxation should be over now. G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:Before you go...could you please hear me out one last time? G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:...Make it snappy. G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:While I don't know why I can't remember if I've ever seen you before...you feel very familiar to me, Miss Edelweiss... +I don't know why, but I keep thinking of my stubborn big sister... G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:Ah, I'm not saying you're stubborn or anything, Miss Edelweiss! +And you're much prettier than my memories of her in my neural cloud! G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:I will take that as a compliment for the time being.+...+Where's your big sister, then? G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:I don't know either... +One day, a long time ago, she suddenly said that she needed to carry out a very important mission, and she never came back to the base again. +Maybe she's still being a Tactical Doll somewhere out there... I think. G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:Is that all you remember? G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:Mm...it sounds strange. I'm clearly a Doll, but when I think back about her, it feels like I've gotten amnesia. +Even when I want to find out where she went, I can't find her in the archives or the neural cloud records. G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:That's good. G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:That's not good! +If I hadn't met you by chance here tonight, I feel like I could have forgotten that I even had a sister. G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:Do you miss her? +She might have hurt you in many immature ways, and yet you still miss the idealized image of her in your imagination. G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:If all that's left of her are good memories, then doesn't that mean the time I spent with my sister were good times? G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:You should keep that to yourself. It's not up to me to supply my opinion. G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:... +Miss Edelweiss. G28(6);HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||:You said "one last time". G28(6)Gr G28;HK416(4)||:If, in the future... +You happen to run into someone who looks like my big sister, or a stubborn Doll whose Imprint is similar to ours, could you pass on a message? HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||0.4:...+What message? G28(6)Gr G28||:Nein...it's fine. Forget I asked. +Just take it that neither of us will ever meet her again. +Maybe that's best for all of us. HK416(4)Miss Edelweiss||<白屏1>0,0.8:Then I'll take that as an "I'm doing fine, I hope you are too." +I'll tell her that if I run into her. ()||<白屏2>0,0.8:... ()Commander||:Gr G28? +Are you alright? Why are you standing here by yourself? +Don't be that way just because you lost a card game, it's scary. G28(6)Gr G28||:Commander? +Oh...that's right... +I didn't win in the end...so there's no reward for me. ()Commander||:Who says that you need to come in first in order to get a reward? +Ahem...the proposals I researched aren't that limited! +There's a few that I'd like to recommend to you too, want to hear them? G28(6)Gr G28||:Mm...never mind. G28(6)Commander||:Huh? +I thought you'd want me to praise your dress tonight or something... G28(6)Gr G28||:I don't need that anymore. +But in exchange, could you tell me some things about the past? G28(6)Commander||:I might have to make things up if my memory's unclear, you know. G28(6)Gr G28||:That's fine too. I just want to know a little more about what I didn't know before. G28(6)Commander||:So what do you want to know? +I can tell you anything that isn't classified. G28(6)Gr G28||:Commander, do you know a Doll called "Miss HKM" and "Miss 4"? ()Commander||:HKM...4? +416? +...+Ah...+Ah! I know nothing! I don't know anything. ()||<黑屏1>:...Gr G28 plucks a flower from a nearby shrub and hides her expression with it. ()Gr G28||9<黑屏1>:If you don't know, then never mind. +But at least...knowing that someone remembers her is enough for me.