()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty:... ()M4A1||138<黑屏2>BGM_Room:... ()||:After putting on the ivy-shaped garter, M4 stands before the mirror and studies herself from head to toe. M4A1(7)M4A1||:Hm! +Perfect. M4A1(7)M4A1||:(Do your best, M4!) +(...You've got this!) M4A1(7)||<黑屏1>:She gives herself a pep talk as if she's about to enter the battlefield. +Her gaze then falls onto the table next to the mirror, where a photograph stands. In the photo are four distinctive girls, including M4's bashful figure... ()M4A1||<黑屏2><黑屏1>BGM_Empty:... +...I wish we could get a complete group photo. ()||<黑屏2>139BGM_Moon:... M16A1(1)M16A1||:Oooh, this is excellent whiskey! M16A1(1)||:M16 drains her glass in one go and exhales in satisfaction. M4A1(7)M4A1;M16A1(1)||:The ball hasn't even started yet. Don't drink it all up. M4A1(7);M16A1(1)M16A1||:I consider the party started the moment I got my hands on booze. +But I thought the venue has its own beverage provider, so where did this whiskey come from? M4A1(7)M4A1;M16A1(1)||:You seem to like it. M4A1(7);M16A1(1)M16A1||:Hm? M4A1(7)M4A1;M16A1(1)||:Ahem! Right, why don't you head over to the stage during the intermission? M4A1(7);M16A1(1)M16A1||:What, are you going to perform? M4A1(7)M4A1;M16A1(1)||:Uh, that's not it. M4A1(7);M16A1(1)M16A1||:Pity. I thought you had all kinds of surprises for me. M4A1(7)M4A1;M16A1(1)||:More importantly, I really want all of us to get a pho... M4A1(7);M16A1(1)M16A1||:Pho? M4A1(7)M4A1;M16A1(1)||:Uh, n-nothing! M4A1(7);M16A1(1)M16A1||:Hm? M4A1(7);OTs14(6)OTs-14||:M16. M4A1(7);OTs14(6)||:The conversation is interrupted by Groza's sudden appearance. After exchanging a few words with her, M16's face darkens. M4A1(7);M16A1(1)M16A1||:Then let's set off. M4A1(7)M4A1;M16A1(1)||:M16? +Is it an enemy attack? M4A1(7);M16A1(1)M16A1||:Enemy attack? No, someone's just planning to down all the booze prepared for the banquet; I have to go and save it. M4A1(7)M4A1;M16A1(1)||:But weren't you just... M4A1(7);M16A1(1)M16A1||:We'll continue when I'm back. Go and have some fun with SOP-II and the others. M4A1(7);M16A1(1)||:M16 throws back the second glass of whiskey. M4A1(7);M16A1(1)||:And thanks for this, M4. M4A1(7)||:She puts down the glass and heads off with Groza. M4A1(7)M4A1||:... M4A1(7)||:Looking at the empty whiskey glass, M4 can't help but feel just a little bit pleased. M4A1(7)M4A1||:So she knew all along. I got this whiskey just for her. M4A1(7)M4A1||:... +But...where's SOP-II? +She should've already got here... M4A1(7)||:M4 looks around but finds no sign of SOP-II. M4A1(7)M4A1||<黑屏1>:(We agreed to attend the banquet together. It shouldn't have taken her too long to get dressed.) +... +(Guess I'll just take a walk around.) M4A1(7)M4A1||<黑屏2>96:So this is the stage? M4A1(7)||:As she strolls around casually while also being on the lookout for SOP-II, M4 notices that a stage has just been set up on one end of the venue. +She sees a group of Dolls rehearsing their dance steps before the ball begins. M4A1(7)M4A1||:And this is where they rehearse for the performances. +...Performances, huh. ()||<白屏1>BGM_Empty:As she watches the flitting figures on the stage, they gradually morph into her close friends in her head. +The steady rhythm lulls her consciousness into a stupor... RO635(10)RO635||<白屏2>96:But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? +It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun! M4A1(7)M4A1||GF_20HW_Scene_BPM82_loop:Huh?! RO635(10)RO635||:She speaks. +O, speak again, bright angel! M4A1(7)M4A1||:Wait, RO, what are you doing? M4 SOPMOD II(1)M4 SOPMOD II||:Cut! Cut! +M4, say your lines! M4A1(4)M4A1||:You too, SOP-II? M4 SOPMOD II(1)M4 SOPMOD II||:Call me Director SOP-II! M4A1(4)M4A1||:So we've also put together a show? +Come to think of it, those lines sounded like...? AR15(5)ST AR-15||:"Romeo and Juliet", and you've been cast as Juliet. M4A1(4)M4A1||:H-Have I? RO635(10)RO635||:Pull yourself together, M4. It took me a lot of work to get over my stage fright... M4A1(4)M4A1||:O-Okay! +...Uh... M16A1(1)M16A1||:You haven't even learned your lines? Sheesh... Here, repeat after me. +"'Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a Montague." M4 SOPMOD II(1)Director SOP-II||:Wow, you sound exactly like a besotted young girl. M16A1(1)M16A1||:Any problem with my acting? M4 SOPMOD II(1)Director SOP-II||:Oh, ahem! +Go on then, M4! M4A1(4)||:Um... +'Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a...a... RO635(10)RO635||:Montague! M4A1(4)M4A1||:Oh. Thou art thyself, though not a mounted goo! M4A1(4)||:... +From what M4 knows, this kind of silence would usually be described as "awkward". M16A1(1)M16A1||:PUAHAHAHAHAHA! What the heck does this have to do with goo?! M4A1(4)M4A1||:Huh? RO635(10)RO635||:...Pffft, looks like you need more time to memorize your lines. AR15(5)ST AR-15||:Humph, that's just like you, M4. M4A1(4)M4A1||:Well... Haha, hahahaha... M4 SOPMOD II(1)Director SOP-II||:Hey, focus! This is serious! M4 SOPMOD II(1)||:SOP-II rolls up her script and taps it against her palm, but she is unable to put a stop to the bubbling mirth. +This scene is captured by the click of a camera, preserved forever as a beautiful memory... M4A1(4)M4A1||:The flash was pretty dazzling... M4A1(7)||<白屏1>:M4 raises a hand to shield her eyes from the brightness. M4A1(7)M4A1||<白屏2>BGM_Empty96:With the curtains now closed on the little imaginary scene in her head, M4 finally realizes that the white glare is actually from the overhead spotlights. +The Dolls have already finished their rehearsal. M4A1(7)M4A1||GF_Memorial:I wonder what the photo would have looked like... +But why would there be a play in the first place... Hahaha. +...Huh? M4A1(7)||:When she glances at the stage again, she finds a few familiar Dolls standing on it. M4A1(7)M4A1||:R-RO? +AR-15?! RO635(7)RO635||:Oh, M4! RO635(7);M4A1(7)||:The moment their eyes meet, M4 flinches inwardly as she almost superimposes her own fantasy onto the Dolls standing on the stage. +She tries to shake it off and waves at RO before joining them. RO635(7);M4A1(7)M4A1||:Hm... AR15(3)ST AR-15;M4A1(7)||:Why are you looking all jittery? M4A1(6)M4A1||:J-Jittery?! KSVK(9)KSVK||:Please try to relax. It's not good if you look tense or embarrassed at such an important moment. M4A1(7)M4A1||:Are you about to take a picture? RO635(7)RO635;M4A1(7)||:Of course. We were just waiting for you to for the group photo. RO635(7);M4A1(7)M4A1||:Group photo? Did you...?! AR15(3)ST AR-15;M4A1(7)||:Yep. Also... +"I won't be gone for long, make sure you save me a good spot!" +That's what M16 said. AR15(3);M4A1(6)M4A1||:S-So you saw right through me...? RO635(7)RO635;M4A1(6)||:Well, you can never keep a secret. RO635(7);M4A1(6)M4A1||:Uh, I'll do my best to correct that in the future. AR15(3)ST AR-15;M4A1(6)||:Can't you spend your effort on more important things? AR15(3);M4A1(7)M4A1||:Huh?! I-I don't...! RO635(7)RO635;M4A1(7)||:Pffft! +Oh, it's almost time. AR15(3)ST AR-15;M4A1(7)||:That damned 16. She said it wouldn't take long, but there's still no sign of her. And where the hell is SOP-II? RO635(7)RO635;M4A1(7)||:Let's give them a few more minutes. We can snap a few photos first just to see how they turn out, so that the actual group photo will work out well for sure once everyone is here. +What do you think, M4? M16A1(1)M16A1;M4A1(7)||:I heard AR-15 griping about me just as I finished talking with Groza. +Haha, I got here right on time. M4A1(8)M4A1||:Yeah! Then KSVK, if you'd please! KSVK(9)KSVK||:No problem. Please stand together. M4A1(8)||BGM_Empty:The Dolls stand at the spots allotted by KSVK. +M4 imagines how the new group photo will turn out, and her face breaks into a happy smile. ()||AVG_Division_Camera:KSVK presses down on the shutter button at that wonderful moment.