()||8BGM_Room:At the Griffin command room.
HK416(0)416||8:Are you there, Commander?
HK416(0)Commander||8:Yes, come in.
HK416(0)416||8:Greetings, Commander. Here is the report of the previous battle.
HK416(0)Commander||8:Alright...+Hmm, the battle went well this time as well.
HK416(0)416||8:...I did not participate in the battle. I'm just here to give you the report.+Now then, I will excuse myself, Commander.
HK416(0)Commander||8:Ah... One second.
HK416(0)||8ClothingUp:I pull out a letter from the drawer.
HK416(0)Commander||8:Take this.
HK416(0)416||8:Griffin's logo... A new mission?
HK416(0)Commander||8:This is an invitation to the company's anniversary banquet. +Strictly speaking...you can say its an optional mission, but you don't have to think of it as a mission.
HK416(0)416||8:...Understood.
HK416(0)Commander||8:You're often out on missions and barely spend any time at the base...+As an employee of the company, why not take the chance to enjoy yourself? +By the way, do remember to wear an evening dress.
HK416(0)416||8:Understood. +If that is all then I'll be excusing myself, Commander.
()||8:416 calmly picks up the invitation letter and leaves.
Commander()Commander||8:She didn't look very interested...
Commander()Commander||8<黑屏1>BGM_Empty:What does she do in her spare time? I do hope she comes to the banquet.
()||9<黑屏2>:Several days later.
()||8:In the Griffin base.
M1891(0)M1891||8BGM_Hello:Ah, Commander! +I was looking for you!
M1891(0)Commander||8:What is it, Mosin-Nagant?
M1891(0)M1891||8:Springfield asked me earlier to round up some people to help with preparations for the anniversary party.+I looked at the schedule and 416 seems to be free, so I wanted to ask her to help.
M1891(0)Commander||8:That's fine. +You can just ask 416 directly.
M1891(0)M1891||8:Well... The problem is I've been looking for her for two days, and like usual, I haven't seen her around anywhere. +Do you know where she is, Commander?
M1891(0)Commander||:Is that so? She's been punctual in submitting her logistics reports for the past few days, though. +As for what she could be doing in her free time...the schedule doesn't cover that.
M1891(0)M1891||8:That's true...+If you see her, Commander, could you ask her to come and find me?
M1891(0)Commander||:Sure.
M1891(0)M1891||8:Thank you, Commander. I'll continue to look for her, then.
()||8:Mosin-Nagant leaves.
指挥官()Commander||8:Is 416 busy with something...?
指挥官()Commander||8<黑屏1>:I'll ask when I see her.
()||9<黑屏2>:The next day.
()||8:At the Griffin command room.
HK416(0)416||8:Commander, here is the report from last night's logistics mission.
HK416(0)Commander||8:Alright. Thanks for the hard work.
HK416(0)416||8:I shall be going, then.
HK416(0)Commander||8:Wait, 416.
()||8:416 is already at the doorway as I'm calling out to her.
HK416(0)416||8:Is there anything else, Commander?
HK416(0)Commander||8:Well...
HK416(0)||8:I tell 416 about Mosin-Nagant's request.
HK416(0)416||8:...I see. I'll look for her so we can discuss it. +Will there be anything else, Commander?
HK416(0)Commander||8:No, nothing. +Though, you seem to be quite busy lately... +The scheduling isn't too much for you, is it?
HK416(0)416||8:...I like to make full use of my spare time.+Do I need to report what I do for leisure as well, Commander?
HK416(0)Commander||8:Ah, there's no need...+I'm just asking out of curiosity.
HK416(0)416||8:I will take my leave, then.
()||8<黑点1>:416 leaves the room.
()||9<黑屏2>BGM_Empty:In the corridor.
HK416()416||9:...How bothersome.
HK416()416||9:A party on top of the banquet... +Will this be... +...my one and only chance to stand tall and proud beside the...?
()||9<黑屏1>:...
()||139<黑屏2>:Day of the anniversary.
()||139GF_Memorial:A young lady, dressed in a gorgeous dress, captures everyone's gaze as she walks into the banquet hall.
()||139:416 seems to be oblivious to the fact that she is the center of attention. Looking straight ahead, she walks to a table at one of the corners and sits down.
HK416(4)416||139:Looks like putting effort into my preparations was effective. I suppose I can consider this mission a success.
HK416(4)||139:416 quietly observes the people moving to-and-fro in the hall. +The ball then began after the banquet. Although several people tried to approach 416, they quickly left after meeting her gaze.
HK416(4)416||139:...Humans are strange.
HK416(4)Commander||139:What do you think of the banquet, 416?
HK416(4)416||139:Acceptable. The food is good.
HK416(4)Commander||139:Ah... That's good...
HK416(4)416||139:Commander, is there something you'd like to ask?
HK416(4)Commander||139:Nothing in particular...+I originally thought that you didn't like events like this and I didn't expect you to come.
HK416(4)416||139:It doesn't matter if I like it or not. +The reason I came...is because you wanted me to come. +So, what do you think of my performance on this mission?
HK416(4)Commander||139:If I have to evaluate this like a mission, then I would say...you're doing very well so far.
HK416(4)416||139:”So far”?
HK416(4)Commander||139:Of course. the ball hasn't ended yet, after all.+Aren't you going to dance?+You can't say you've completed the mission if you don't dance at least once.
HK416(4)416||139:I'm not too interested. Besides, no one has asked me for a dance yet.
HK416(4)Commander||139:Is that so...+(Probably because you're so intimidating...)
HK416(4)416||139:Even though I am wearing a beautiful dress, deep down, I am still a dangerous T-Doll. +I suppose humans would not be willing to dance with such a person.
HK416(4)Commander||139:I don't think so, 416...+At least, I don't think you're dangerous.
HK416(4)416||139:You don't? +Then, to repay your trust in me... I shall devote myself to fully completing this mission.
HK416(4)||139:416 rises and stands in front of me. +The soft glow from the hall spills onto her shoulders, enveloping her in a faint halo of light.+...As if she is a star in the night sky emitting a brilliant, yet cold, radiance.
HK416(4)416||139:Commander...
HK416(4)||139:She extends her hand towards me.
HK416(4)416||139<黑屏1>:Will you dance with me?
HK416()416||9<黑屏2><黑屏1>:For the first time...+...and perhaps the last...+Will you accept just this once?