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Freaky Pandemic

诡疫狂潮

5 chapters · 307 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

Spoiled Staccato 变质的断音

...Halloween afternoon. Griffin base.……万圣节下午。 格里芬基地。

P7 walks dejectedly through the parade square with a Dinergate following carefully behind her.P7垂头丧气地走在广场中，一只兵蚁小心翼翼跟在她身后。

P7Ahhhh, seriously! I'm so mad! Hey, tell me, do you think that prank was too tame? Or did I pick the wrong target? What good is a prank if nobody reacts to it!?真是的！气死我了！ 喂，你说，是不是这次恶作剧等级有点小儿科了？还是说我的人选出了错呢？没人有反应的恶作剧，那还算什么恶作剧嘛！

The Dinergate raises its head to look at P7's angry face, and its camera lens opens and closes with a quiet whir.兵蚁抬起头看了看P7生气的脸，摄像头发出收缩又放大的细微声响。

P7I get the feeling that something has been spying on me all afternoon... Urgh... If only I could use my minimap to see which direction the enemy is looking from... I need to ask the Commander to put that function in... Ah, we're home.这一下午我老觉得有什么东西在看我…… 恶……要是电子地图里能看到敌方注视从哪个方向来的就好了，得跟指挥官说加装这个功能…… 啊，到家了。

...In the dormitory.……人形宿舍。

P7 throws herself onto her bed and pulls out her tactical tablet, scrolling indifferently through one window after another.P7一头倒在床上，掏出战术平板，百无聊赖地划动着屏幕。

P7What the heck is this... "The recent outbreak of the new type of USO infectious disease has allegedly claimed the lives of several humans already. The cause and transmission of the disease is still under investigation, and currently the only known information is..."这什么东西…… “于近日爆发的新型USO传染疾病，据称已夺走数名人类的生命，关于此病的成因与传播途径仍在调查中，目前仅获得的情报是……”

...Meanwhile. At the base's parade square.……与此同时。 基地广场。

Welrod MkⅡ"...The only known information is that infected humans manifest large, brightly-colored blotches on their body." Hmm...this seems most dire.“……目前仅获得的情报是，患病人类体表均发现大范围的彩色色斑。” 喂……这看起来很不妙啊。

Welrod frowns as she reads the words displayed on her tactical tablet. P90, who is manning the position with her, peers over to look from the side.维尔德皱着眉读出战术平板上显示的字句。 站在旁边同维尔德一起负责站岗任务的P90探了头过来。

P90Whatcha looking at? Oh, it's a news article that MDR posted on the message board, which means it's most likely fake... I mean, look at how she's seriously saying, "there's a fear that Dolls might get infected too". How could Dolls catch human illnesses? What a silly girl.在看什么呢？ 唔，MDR发在匿名版上的新闻，八成都是假的吧…… 你看她还一本正经说“害怕人形也被传染”，人形怎么会得人类的传染病，真是个傻孩子。

Welrod turns to stare at P90 with a stern look.维尔德转头，一脸严肃地盯着P90。

Welrod MkⅡThat is not true. Have you not realized it yet, P90?不是啊，P90，你难道还没发现吗？

Welrod drags P90 to their workstation. P90 doesn't quite understand, but she looks out at the base parade square with Welrod.维尔德拉着P90站回工作台，P90虽然不解，但也跟着维尔德一起，看向基地广场。

Welrod MkⅡLook, over here, and there, and behind there too!你看，这个、还有那边，后边那个也是！

Welrod exclaims in a hushed voice while pointing her finger out at several locations.维尔德突然低声叫了出来，手指指向几个位置。

P90What's that...hm? Why does everyone have those weird, colorful patches on their body? Is this some kind of prank makeup for Halloween?是什么啊……嗯？ 怎么大家身上也有奇奇怪怪的彩色色块……是万圣节的恶搞妆吗？

Welrod MkⅡHah...do you even pay attention when you stand sentry... In any case, something is not quite right here... Although I do agree it seems unlikely that Dolls can catch human diseases. But still, we cannot rule out the possibility of some wicked conspiracy either. We need to act seriously like proper detectives—唉，你站岗的时候都在看些什么呀…… 总之，事态不对……虽然我也觉得，人类的传染病传到人形身上这件事有些不太可能。 但也不能排除这之中有什么邪恶的阴谋，我们要像严谨的侦探——

P90Welrod, quick! Come take a look at this!维尔德，你快看这个！

P90 pushes her tablet into Welrod's face before the latter can finish her words.维尔德的话还没说完，P90就把战术平板怼到维尔德面前。

Welrod MkⅡ...! These replies...……！ 这些回帖……

Welrod's face blanches as she looks at the messages on the tablet. Just then, Welrod hears hurried footsteps drawing closer to herself.维尔德看到战术平板上的信息，脸色大变。 就在此时，维尔德听到有一阵急促的脚步声正接近自己。

SpitfireWelrod, something bad has happened!维尔德，大事不好！

Welrod MkⅡWhat's the situation? Take your time, no need to—什么情况？慢慢说，不着——

SpitfireIt's 75! big sis 75's been... Welrod, did you see MDR's post on the message board? A lot of people replied about how these colored spots suddenly appeared on them, and MDR said it must be that new disease...75姐！75大姐头她……维尔德，你看了MDR在匿名版的那个帖子了吗？ 好多人回帖，自己身上莫名其妙就出现了这些色斑，MDR说这一定是那个新型传染病……

Welrod scrolls down on her tactical tablet.维尔德在战术平板上往下划了划。

Welrod MkⅡMm, I saw those pictures too... Some people posted that a drone bumped into them, and they found those spots on themselves after being sent to the treatment room. Others said they discovered the spots after finishing simulator training... Tch, Miss WA2000 is affected as well? Apparently the Commander asked her about the spots on her body while she was handing in a report...嗯，那些照片我也看到了…… 有人回帖说自己被无人机撞到，送去医务室后发现了色斑，还有人说完成电子训练后，身上就出现了大大小小的色斑…… 啧啧，WA2000小姐也中招了，嗯？是跟指挥官汇报工作的被询问了身上的斑点……

P90Hah! How did Fr FAMAS end up like this? She said she sprouted these colorful spots after patrolling the warehouses on the east side of the base—哈！这个FAMAS怎么搞得？她说巡逻完基地东部的仓库后，面具上也长了色斑——

SpitfireThese aren't important! The important thing is that I saw a picture from big sis 75 in there! What should I do, 75's been infected... D-Don't tell me she'll be sent off to the scrapyard...这些不重要！关键是，我在回帖里看到了75姐发的照片！怎么办，75姐也被传染了…… 她、她不会就这样报废了吧……

Welrod MkⅡSpitfire, calm down!Spitfire，冷静！

Welrod briefly reproaches Spitfire, and then her tone softens.维尔德呵斥了Spitfire一句，随后语气又软了下来。

Welrod MkⅡIt seems like we have no choice but to accept MDR's conjecture. That said, I still don't have a theory regarding how this dark umbra spread to the base...看来，我们现在不得不接受MDR的猜想。 虽然这黑暗的阴影是怎么蔓延至基地的，我还没有头绪……

P90I know! Surely some source of evil snuck in and spread its tentacles of terror everywhere!我知道！肯定是有什么罪恶源头不知何时潜伏了进来，然后将恐慌的触手到处散布！

SpitfireEvil...? Tentacles?罪恶……什么触手？

Welrod MkⅡShe is saying that a human must have served as the source of infection and made contact with everyone. That line of reasoning makes sense. Now, as for the humans on the base...她是说一定有一个人类作为传染源，和大家有过接触。 这个思路也有道理，说起在基地的人类……

SpitfireCould it be Miss Kalin?会不会是格琳小姐？

P90Miss Kalin hasn't been in the base for the past couple of days. Apparently she's gone to some kind of business fair.格琳小姐这两天不在基地呢，好像是有商业活动的洽谈。

Welrod MkⅡSo apart from Miss Kalin...除了格琳小姐之外……

SpitfireThe only other human who's still in the base is...还留在基地里的人类……

P90...Wait a minute! Do you mean...the Commander?……等等！你们不会是想说，指挥官……吧？

Welrod nods slightly.维尔德微微颔首。

Welrod MkⅡThe Commander has also been in contact with humans from the outside recently... Hm, if that is the case, then it all makes sense. Spitfire, didn't the Commander praise CZ75 last night for her great success on an operation?指挥官最近也常和外面的人类交涉……嗯，如果是这样，那就说得通了。 Spitfire，昨晚CZ75不是还因为作战大胜利而被指挥官表扬了一番？

SpitfireThat's right, that's big sis 75 for you!没错，真不愧是75大姐头！

Welrod MkⅡP90, sentry duty is cancelled for the time being. By the power invested in me as today's security team leader, I hereby pass down the following secret orders to you— Proceed immediately to the data warehouse and find everything you can regarding human infectious diseases, then contact the medical team and find some way to exorcise the demonic marks which are afflicting everyone! Take note, all these must be done in secrecy!P90，站岗任务临时取消，我以今日安保小队队长的身份，向你下达如下暗号—— 即刻前往数据库查阅有关人类传染病的资料，联合医疗小队，想办法驱散大家身上的魔鬼印记！ 切记，一些都要在阴影中进行！

P90Understood!了解！

Welrod MkⅡSpitfire, I will help everyone solve this problem. Things being what they are now, we must secretly quarantine the source of this evil... No, I mean, the Commander has to be temporarily quarantined, lest more of our fellows fall victim to this malady...!Spitfire，这次的事件我会为大家解决的。 事已至此，只能暗中先将罪恶的源头……不，将指挥官暂时隔离起来，不能让更多同僚受害了……！

SpitfireWait for me, Welrod! I'm going too! I want to do my part for 75!等等，维尔德，我也去！ 为了75姐，我也要出一份力！

Welrod MkⅡVery well. Now then, we shall act as the Secret Special Search Team until the end of today. Move out!如此也好。 那么，限定今日结束之前，就让我们作为秘密特搜小队，出动吧！

...Almost evening. Griffin command center.……临近傍晚。 格里芬指挥室。

SpitfireWelrod, the Commander said...he is definitely not sick...维尔德，指挥官刚刚说……自己肯定没得病啊……

CommanderI'm not sick! Really, I'm not!我没病！真没病啊！

SpitfireHm? Do you hear the Commander wailing from inside the secret room?咦？总觉得好像听到指挥官从密室里传来的惨叫声……？

Welrod MkⅡMhm, I do feel sorry for the Commander. His voice sounds broken from all the yelling.嗯，真是可怜的指挥官，连叫声都变形了。

Welrod leaves an electronic key card on the command terminal.维尔德将一张电子门卡留在指挥台上。

Welrod MkⅡI did not expect to use the secret room for a situation like this... Just in case, let's leave the key card here. Until the matter is settled, we will just have to impose upon the Commander—没想到有一天指挥室的密室会在这种场合派上用场…… 以防万一，门卡先留在这里吧，事件解决之前只能先委屈指挥官——

???My, you bunch sure have a lot of time for leisure.你们还真是悠闲啊。

The 3D projector on the command terminal suddenly lights up, but nothing is projected.指挥台上的立体投影突然亮了起来，但是并没有显现出通讯对象的影像。

SpitfireThis voice is...!这个声音是……！

Welrod MkⅡArchitect...but how? Where did a beaten dog like you obtain the authorization to make a transmission?建筑师……怎么会？你这丧家之犬哪里来的权限连接通信？

ArchitectHey! Calling me a beaten dog sounds so terrible! Surely I count as the base's mascot at least, right?喂！维尔德，把我称作丧家之犬也太难听了吧！我好歹也算是你们基地的小可爱吧？

Spitfire...We don't care what you want to call yourself.……你对自己的定位我们一点都不好奇。

ArchitectAw, you're so boring, little miss. Today is Halloween! It's a festive occasion! I thought you'd be friendlier to me...太无聊了，小淑女，今天可是万圣节耶，是节日呢！我还以为你们会对我友好些……

Welrod MkⅡDon't change the subject! Tell me, how did you hack into our communication channel?别扯开话题！说，你是从哪里入侵通讯的！

ArchitectYou're no fun at all... You were using my neural cloud data for training today, remember? So what happened? Is there some crisis in the Griffin base? It must be so embarrassing for you to mess up like this, teehee.真严肃呢……今早还在用我的心智数据训练呢，怎么？格里芬的基地出大事了？连这种错误都出现了，丢人，嘻嘻。

Welrod MkⅡTch... We were careless, everyone was in a panic, and we...啧……大意了，之前大家都陷入了恐慌，这才……

ArchitectOho? So you elite Dolls are just as dumb as me... No, wait, I'm not dumb...哦呀？原来精英人形的脑子和我一样不好使呢……不对，我的脑子很好使的来着……

SpitfireIt's good we locked up the Commander. Welrod, let's go—还好把指挥官先关起来了，维尔德，我们现在去——

ArchitectHeehee, you even locked up the Commander? You think you can control the "outbreak" like that? I doubt you can even keep outsiders from sneaking in amidst this confusion.嘻嘻，还把指挥官那家伙也关起来了吗？以为这样就能控制住那个“病情”？ 怕是连外人的趁虚而入都控制不了吧。

SpitfireSo you know about the disease!你知道传染病的事情！

ArchitectWell, I only accidentally learned about it~ This afternoon's communication transmissions were in such a frenzy, and everyone was making such a racket that I didn't have the time to take a nap...我也是不小——心知道的啦！今天下午的通讯可是一团乱呢，吵来吵去的，我都没时间打盹儿……

Welrod MkⅡ...Do you think we would not dare to delete your neural cloud data?……你是不是觉得我们不敢把你的心智数据销毁？

ArchitectHeh, how did you know? But what can you pitiful Griffin Dolls do without the Commander's orders? Honestly, I can't believe I actually got locked up by Dolls like you... It makes me mad just thinking about it!诶，你怎么知道？ 不过呀，区区格里芬人形，没有了你们那个指挥官的指令，还能做什么事？ 真是的，我居然被你们这种人形给关起来了……想想就觉得好气！

Welrod MkⅡExplain what you mean...!你把话说清楚……！

Whum— Whum— Before Welrod can finish, alarms suddenly ring throughout the base.嗡——嗡—— 维尔德话音未落，基地里突然警报大响。

ArchitectOh my, it seems like they're here sooner than I expected.哎哟，来得比我预想得还快嘛。

SpitfireThese signals... They're S.F.!这些信号……是铁血！

Welrod MkⅡArchitect! You knew, didn't you? Why didn't you say anything!?建筑师！你早就知道？！为什么不说！

ArchitectI can't believe you're still barking at me... If you were just a bit more polite, things wouldn't have ended up like this, you know.怎么还凶我……你要是稍微懂点礼貌，事情也不至于发展成这样哦。

Welrod MkⅡDammit, they're breaking in while security is at its weakest... Spitfire, contact M1919A4 and Type79. Start by taking care of the trash mobs to minimize their impact. As for you, Architect...I will settle things with you later!可恶，居然在警戒最薄弱的时候突破进来……！ Spitfire，联络M1919和79式，先收拾杂兵，将作战影响控制在最低。 建筑师……一会儿再找你算账！

Open Bag Surprise 开袋惊喜

...Slightly earlier that evening. In the dormitory.……傍晚稍早些时候。 人形宿舍内。

P7 carefully peeps out through the gaps in the curtains to see what's going on outside. This is probably the busiest — or perhaps, the most chaotic the base has been in P7's memory.P7小心地只敢从窗帘的缝隙中观察窗外，这也许是P7有记忆以来，基地里最热闹——或者说，最混乱的一次。

P7Uwah! FF FNC is too daring! She looted all that chocolate from the warehouse during the confusion! Hey, hurry up and run! Ahhh, no, don't pick up the chocolate you dropped, Makarov's going to catch you! ...Ah, Makarov caught her... Holy crap, FF FNC's crazy. She smacked another one of her pursuer, Vector, right in the face with all her chocolate. ...No, no wait, why am I getting all excited over this?呜啊！FNC这家伙也太勇了，居然趁乱从仓库里拿了那么多巧克力！ 喂，快跑起来啊！哎呀呀，不要去捡掉了的巧克力了，你马上就要被马卡洛夫压住了！ ……啊，马卡洛夫压住她了……天哪，FNC真有气势，居然把巧克力全砸向追来的Vector脸上！ ……不对不对，我怎么看起戏来了！

P7 paces back and forth inside her room, eyes fixated on her tactical tablet as messages rapidly appear on the screen.P7在房间里来回踱步，双眼紧盯着面前的战术平板，上面的条目正飞快地刷新着。

"It's chaos as far as the eye can see outside. Sick Dolls are running around everywhere and refusing treatment!" "Oho, isn't that S.A.T.8? Did she think people wouldn't see her if she hid behind a pumpkin? Well, ladies and gentlemen, the vanguard of the treatment team, P90, has just smashed the pumpkin and captured S.A.T.8 with lightning speed!" "And now my drone's got footage of F1 trying to escape on a broom! How foolish! Type64 is giving chase on a broom of her own! F1 accelerates, F1 turns, F1 crashes into a pillar! She'll have to come in quietly for treatment now!" "Ah! While Type64 is dragging F1 away, she collides with Bren in mid-air! Bren is trying to escape with F1! They're picking up speed! Will Type64 be able to catch them at the next intersection!?" "Stay tuned for live coverage with my drone! And quit cutting in between my posts! I expect a donation from all those who interrupted me!"“现在我们能看到窗外已经乱作一团了，患病人形到四处奔跑，拒不服从治疗的安排！” “啧啧，这不是SAT8吗？以为躲在南瓜后面别人就看不到了吗？观众们，我们的治疗小队前锋P90以迅雷不及掩耳之势打碎了南瓜，抓住SAT8啦！” “好！现在我的无人机拍到了F1企图乘坐扫把逃窜的身影！太嫩了，此时一个64式骑着扫把正追赶F1！F1加速了，F1拐弯了，F1撞到柱子了！这下只能乖乖接受治疗啦！” “嗬，抓住F1的64式在空中和布伦发生了撞击！布伦企图携带F1逃亡！她们加速了！64式在下一个路口究竟能不能抓住她们呢！” “不要走开，我的无人机正从第一现场发回战况！别插楼啊，插楼的都给我先刷个礼物！”

"Stop adding fuel to the fire, MDR! Don't take me away! I've worked for the base and bled for it, you can't take me away!"“MDR你别煽风点火了！你们不能抓我！我为基地流过血，我为基地出过力，你们不能抓我！”

"We got the IP of that one! Git'em, P90! Hehe, goodbye my friend, it's all for the safety of the base..."“上面那条留言的IP我已经锁定了！出击吧，P90！哼哼，为了基地的安全，再见了我的朋友……”

P7W-What in the world is going on? Is there an outbreak of some plague inside the base...? The message board is making it sound really scary. What does it mean to be taken in by P90's team for treatment? Don't tell me they're going to scrap the infected Dolls! Why are Miss Springfield and Miss IWS going around helping P90 catch people... And everyone outside has a scary look on their face... Uuu, I don't want to catch that disease...怎、怎么回事，基地里这是爆发瘟疫了吗…… 匿名版上的文字直播说得好可怕啊，被P90的小队接收并施行治疗是什么意思？不会是要把患病人形拆了吧！春田小姐和IWS小姐怎么也在帮P90抓人…… 而且窗外大家的表情都好恐怖……呜，我可不想被传染上这种病……

P7 lowers her head to look at her hands. She tries tugging at her sleeves to cover up her arms, but after a long while, she gives up and resigns herself to her fate.P7又低头看了看自己的双手，扯了扯袖子想要遮住手，尝试了半天，无奈地放弃了。

P7Miss Kalin's private stock is really scary... I can't wash it off no matter what I do. Why would humans buy stuff like this?格琳小姐的私人物品真可怕…… 洗也洗不掉，人类为什么会买这种东西啊？

P7 plops her butt down on the bed and sighs.P7一屁股坐在床上，开始叹气。

P7If I go out like this, they'll think I'm an infected Doll and catch me, and then they'll take out my core... Uuu... Wait, I know! I'll ask the Commander! Surely the Commander will know how to deal with this weird disease!这样出去一定会被当成是患病人形抓起来的，然后就要把我的核心拆掉……呜…… 对、对了，找指挥官！指挥官一定知道该怎么解决这奇怪的病！

Beep...beep...滴……滴……

P7What's going on? Why isn't the Commander picking up? ...... Hm? Wait a minute...what's this...?怎么回事啊，指挥官干嘛不接通讯？ …… 嗯？等等……这是什么……？

...Back to the afternoon. At a corner of the base's parade square.……时间回到下午。 基地广场一角。

SpitfireWhew...that was hard with just the two of us. I didn't expect M1919A4 to grab Type79 after she came out from the fitting room. Turns out Type79 is also infected, and M1919A4 started whining about taking Type79 to the treatment room...呼……就我们两个人，多少有点手忙脚乱啊。 没想到79式从试衣间出来就被M1919那孩子抓住，发现她也是患病人形，嚷嚷着要送79式去医务室……

Welrod MkⅡFortunately, they only broke through the outer perimeter... In any case, we took care of them in secret, so probably no one else is aware of the S.F. intrusion.还好只是外围被突破……姑且算是秘密解决了，基地里的大家应该都还没发现铁血入侵的事情。

Just as Welrod and Spitfire are about to head back to the command center to cut off Architect's access, their communicators ring out.维尔德等人正准备返回指挥室切断建筑师的权限，通讯器响起。

ArchitectHeehee, took care of them already?嘻嘻，已经解决了吗？

Welrod MkⅡDamn you, how dare you collude with the enemy!混蛋，你居然通敌！

ArchitectWhat are you saying, Welrod? You shouldn't slander your mascot, you know? Besides, I'm locked up in your database. Even getting to talk to you today was by simple chance.你在说什么呀？维尔德，不可以老是这样污蔑小可爱，知道了吗？ 再说了，我被锁在你们的数据库里，今天连跟你们说上话都是偶发事件。

Welrod MkⅡFret not, you shall soon be silenced again.放心，马上你就会继续归于沉寂。

ArchitectEhhhh? Take it easy, I have some interesting information for you. Wanna hear it?欸欸？别这么急啊，我这儿有个有趣的情报你们要不要听？

Welrod MkⅡInformation? So you ARE scheming with the enemy!情报？你果然通敌！

ArchitectAhhh, let me finish, dammit!你这家伙怎么就不能听人家把话说完啊！

ArchitectI'm referring to the situation in your base.真是的，我是指你们基地目前出现的状况啦。

Spitfire...! You mean big sis 75's condition!……！75姐的病情！

ArchitectHehe, looks like you're pretty quick on the uptake, my fair lady. Who knows...you might be able to find some clues related to this weird illness.嘿嘿，还是这位淑女比较机灵嘛。 说不定……你们能找到些关于这怪病的线索哦。

Welrod MkⅡIf you think I am going to believe a filthy Sangvis—你以为我会相信肮脏的铁血——

Spitfire glances at Welrod and lightly shakes her head.Spitfire朝维尔德使了个眼色，轻轻摇了摇头。

Welrod MkⅡ...Fine, speak.……你说。

ArchitectHey...work your smart, little artificial heads a bit and think about why Griffin would be suddenly attacked by scattered S.F. forces.嘿……转动一下你们聪明的人造小脑瓜，想想为什么格里芬会突然有铁血散兵入侵吧。

Spitfire....Don't tell me there's a new S.F. base nearby?……难不成这周边有铁血的新据点？

ArchitectI...wouldn't know anything about that. However, there's an "Alchemist" in S.F., and I'm pretty familiar with her.那——我可就不知道了。 不过啊，铁血内部有个叫“炼金术士”的家伙，我就特别熟悉啦。

SpitfireYou mean the S.F. ringleader who killed herself?那个自杀了的铁血头目？

ArchitectYep, she always used strange methods to interrogate the enemy. Quite detestable, hehe... That said, although Alchemist's already gone BOOM, I'm thinking that there might be one or two dummies of her left behind in S.F.. It wouldn't be unusual.嗯，她总用些奇奇怪怪的手段来拷问敌人，是个很讨厌的家伙，哼哼…… 虽然炼金术士已经BOOM——了，不过我想，铁血内部留有她一两个傀儡机体，也不是什么稀奇事吧。

Welrod and Spitfire briefly exchange looks.维尔德和Spitfire对视了一下。

SpitfireSo why are you telling us this?告诉我们这些，对你有什么好处吗？

ArchitectWho knows? Maybe I'll get something out of it, or maybe I won't. But watching you bunch make fools of yourself...is quite entertaining. ...Whoa, wait a minute, I sounded really cool with that last line, just like a movie villain who knows what's actually going on! Don't you agree?谁知道呢，也许有，也许没有。 不过，看你们出丑……我倒还是找到了些乐子。 ……哇，等等，我这段话说得好有气势，好像电影里掌握真相的大反派！是不是！

Spitfire....Based on what you just said, can I assume the information you just provided is fake?……根据这句话，我能认为你给出的情报是假情报吧？

Spitfire silently chambers a round.Spitfire默默给手枪上了膛。

ArchitectWaitwaitwait! I'll say it properly... What I'm saying is, watching you blunder around in response to this illness has been amusing enough for me, so you can consider that information to be your payment.别别别！我好好说话就是了嘛…… 我是说，我看你们得传染病出的丑已经看够了，这情报你当做是等价交换倒也不是不可以。

Spitfire is silent for several seconds.Spitfire沉默了几秒。

SpitfireWe can't fully trust what Architect says since she is a Sangvis at her core...but it is true that some S.F. mobs made it into the base. Perhaps there might really be a lair nearby.建筑师的话不能全信，她终究是个铁血……不过基地有铁血杂兵入侵是既定事实，说不定附近真能找到她们的贼窝——

Welrod MkⅡCorrect, this requires investigation. As for the name "Alchemist"...it sounds just like it would be the source of the disease!没错，有一探究竟的必要。 而且“炼金术士”这个名字……听起来就像是病毒制造源头！

Spitfire...I don't quite understand your logic... But please give your orders, leader!……虽然不太理解维尔德你的逻辑…… 不过，队长，请下达指令吧！

...Meanwhile. In the command center's secret room.……与此同时。 指挥室的密室中。

CommanderAre you doing this to settle a personal score?做这些事，是为了报私仇吧？

Architect...Do you think that's what this is all about?……是——这样吗？

CommanderWhy else would you mention Alchemist? All the information I have seems to paint you as an idiot who only knows how to blow things up.不然你提炼金术士做什么？我得到的情报里，你似乎是个只知道爆炸的小傻瓜。

ArchitectW-What? Your intel needs an update! Hurry up and write "Architect is a graceful and well-behaved lady who is also an intellectual" in there!什、什么！你们的情报该更新了！快写入“建筑师是冷静又优雅的智慧淑女”这句话！

CommanderSure thing, I'll do that once I get out of here. However, you haven't answered my question yet.行，等我出去了我立马加上这句。而且，你还没回答我的问题。

ArchitectWhat is the answer you're looking for, I wonder? Life is full of surprises. Griffin taught me that.答案是什么呢……生活中总是充满这样那样的惊喜，这可是格里芬教给我的。

CommanderAlright, I suppose you're not going to tell me.好吧，我想你也是不会告诉我的。

ArchitectYou know, I can't believe you actually infected your own people with a disease. That's so evil of you.不过你居然把疾病传染给自己的部下，缺德。

CommanderNo, I'm innocent... And this vacation I was forced to take today is just... Ugh, there's something fishy about this whole infection thing, but I'm locked up now and there's nothing I can do...不是，我也太无辜了吧…… 今天被迫放的这个假也真是……哎，传染病的事情肯定另有蹊跷，可我现在人被关着，也没法儿管了。

ArchitectHeehee, why not ask a favor of me then, Commander of Griffin! There's been a signal trying to connect to your command center. It's been quite annoying, but...perhaps it could be of use to you right now?嘻嘻，有求于我吧，格里芬的指挥官！ 刚刚一直有一个信号想要联络你的指挥室，我还嫌吵呢，现在看来……也许你能用得上哦？

...Elsewhere. On the outskirts of the base.……另一边。 基地外围。

The members of the Secret Special Search Team are standing behind cover.特搜小队的成员们站在掩体之后。

Welrod MkⅡS-Surely this coincidence must be the work of fate!这，这应该算是命运的巧合吧……！

SpitfireYeah, I didn't really expect there to be a new S.F. outpost right next to our base, and it's actually being led by one of Alchemist's dummies.嗯，没想到基地周边出现的铁血新据点，头目竟然真是炼金术士的傀儡。

Welrod MkⅡSneaking in shouldn't be a problem as we've finished decrypting the minimap. Let's head right in and crush their cordon.潜进去应该没问题，电子地图的解码也已经完成了。 一口气击溃她们的警戒线吧。

SpitfireRoger.明白。

???Tch, I just built this new home and the rats have already come sniffing around.啧，刚建好的新家，就跑进来几只老鼠。

Welrod and the others listen to the arrogant voice coming through the transmitter in silence without any sign of surprise.维尔德等人沉默着，毫不意外地，听到通讯器里传来某个人傲慢的声音。

AlchemistWhat's the matter? Are you so frightened that you don't dare to speak?怎么？怕得连话都说不出了？

Welrod MkⅡThere is no need to waste words on you.没必要跟你废话而已。

AlchemistNo matter, I have countless ways of making you talk. —But that will have to wait until you get to me alive.我有一万种方法能让你无法停止说话。 ——不过也得等你们能活着见到我再说。

Their hands tighten around their pistols in wordless coordination.不约而同地握紧手枪。

The clear, crisp sound of rounds chambering is lost within the rustling of tree leaves.清脆的上膛声悄然隐藏于树叶的扑簌之中。

Welrod MkⅡYou are nothing but a nonsense-spouting piece of trash... Let's go!区区垃圾，也不知道在说什么大话…… 上吧！

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...Several battles later. In the S.F. base.……几番战斗过后。 铁血据点。

Welrod MkⅡHmph, these are what you call upgraded units? They fell so easily.哼，就这样还是加强过的铁血吗？ 不堪一击。

SpitfireWelrod, we're almost there. Alchemist...should be inside that bunker up ahead.维尔德，我们快到了，前方那座堡垒……炼金术士应该就在里面。

Welrod MkⅡYes... The one who spread this terrifying evil has come out to welcome us.是的…… 那个散布恐怖的邪恶之人，已经出来迎接我们了。

Spitfire wrinkles her brow and looks forward. Alchemist is standing at bunker entrance with a cold smile on her face.Spitfire皱眉朝前望去，炼金术士正带着一脸冷笑地站在堡垒入口前。

AlchemistWelcome, little mice. Would you like to take a rest first?小老鼠们，欢迎光临，不用歇歇吗？

Welrod MkⅡSurely you jest. That was nothing more than a warmup.开什么玩笑？刚热身结束罢了。

AlchemistEavesdropping on your transmissions was really quite amusing. I didn't think you'd come here at the behest of that lump of scrap. This is truly...laughable.监听你们的通讯还真是有趣啊，没想到你们是听了那块废铁的话才来的。 实在是……太好笑了。

Welrod MkⅡOur mission has always been the extermination of Sangvis Ferri.歼灭铁血本来就是我们的任务。

AlchemistOh? What a grand statement; the Griffin Dolls in my memories said similar things. And one could also say that...you inferior Griffin Dolls haven't improved even after all this while.哦？冠冕堂皇的借口啊，和我记忆中的格里芬人形没什么差别。 不过也可以说……你们这些格里芬的劣等人形，这么长时间里果然毫无长进。

SpitfireHeh, that's not for you to judge.呵，还轮不到你来评价。

AlchemistWhat are you if you're not inferior Dolls? You lot... You probably don't even know what thinking is, do you? Haha...you actually thought that a human sickness could spread to Dolls, and blamed ME for it? Hah! Well, you deserve it. You're nothing more than scrap metal that should have been cast aside by the passing of eras. I wouldn't be surprised if you were in fact infected by some idiocy disease—可不就是劣等人形吗？ 你们……恐怕连思考都不知道是什么东西吧？哈哈……居然以为人类的传染病会传染给人形，还怀疑到我的头上，哈哈！ 也是活该，你们这些该被时代淘汰的废铁，被传染上什么蠢病都不奇怪——

Bang! A gunshot interrupts Alchemist's taunting speech. The bullet seems to cut through Alchemist's hair. Her strands of hair follow a somewhat unnatural arc before settling down.砰！ 枪响，提前结束了炼金术士的轻蔑演讲。 子弹似是穿过了炼金术士的头发，发丝扬起不太自然的弧度，随后归于平静。

SpitfireYou shut your dirty mouth! If you insult big sis 75 one more time... If you keep insulting my dear comrades, I'll tear that mouth of yours to bits!闭上你的脏嘴！ 再对75姐……再对我重要的同伴吐这种黑水，我就撕烂你的嘴。

Alchemist says nothing. She simply steps back, and her laughter grows wilder and wilder.炼金术士没说什么，只是慢慢向后退去，笑得更加肆意。

SpitfireIt doesn't matter whether you're responsible for what happened or not, we'll find out once we kill you and bring you back to the base to pick your brain apart... Now die!怀疑你究竟是对是错，只要把你杀了，带回基地研究就能知道了…… 受死吧！

...Halloween. At night. In the Griffin base.……万圣节，夜晚。 格里芬基地。

Like a little bat, P7 darts between the shadows of the buildings.P7像一只小蝙蝠一样，将自己的身影退入建筑物的阴影之中。

P7Don't tell me ghosts really do appear on Halloween... Even though it didn't sound like it came from a bad person, that encrypted transmission I got out of the blue was too spooky... Hey, stay behind me! Don't let anyone else spot you!万圣节什么的……不会真有闹鬼吧？ 突然收到的那个加密通讯也是，虽然看起来不像坏人，但是也太诡异了…… 喂喂……你跟在我身后啊！别让别人发现你！

P7 commands the Dinergate beside her with a whisper before carefully inspecting her surroundings. She starts moving again and darts into another patch of shadows.P7小声且急迫地冲着身边的兵蚁说话，随后又警惕地观察了一圈四周，这才挪动脚步，潜入另一片阴影之中。

P7Ah, there's another security camera up ahead. The encrypted transmission told me to check the base's security cams, which kind of makes sense. ...Although I can't access certain monitored areas, I did notice some weird things in the security footage from the previous location...啊，前面就是监控点了。 那个加密通讯让我把基地内部的摄像头都调查一遍，好像也有点道理啊。 虽然有一小部分的监控区域我进不去，不过刚刚那些监控录像里，似乎是有些怪怪的东西……

P7 looks around to check if she's being watched, then she orders her Dinergate to connect to the security camera high above them.P7东张西望了几下，接着指挥兵蚁连接了高处的监控摄像头。

P7Alright, the data's downloading. Hehe, turns out I've got a hidden talent for being a secret agent. I need to show off my skills to the Commander once I'm done with this whole thing...好，数据在下载了。 哼哼，没想到我还挺有做特工的潜力嘛，这件事一定得跟指挥官炫耀一下才行……

While muttering to herself, P7 opens her tactical tablet to check the footage from the previous location.P7自言自语着，又打开战术平板，查看起上一个监控点的录像。

P7How weird, how weird... It feels like the base has been cursed today. Huh, this video clip is... FF FNC escaped from Vector? You big dummy! Why are you stealing from the same warehouse again! See, now Vector's chasing you again... Huh? How come m45 is getting captured too? Didn't I see her trying on makeup with a Doll that had a knife through her head...? Wow, P90's really vicious. She's taking m45 away just because she got a bit of makeup on her... And what's going on in this corner? Oh my, Gr Mk23 is sitting down and crying while firing her gun in every direction! Good thing I'm nowhere near her... Hm? What is she saying? Let's zoom in... Judging by her lips, she seems to be saying "I want to see the Commander, let me see the Commander"... Hehe, dream on, I wouldn't be scurrying around like a thief if I could see the Commander too.怪东西，怪东西……今天基地里简直像是中邪了一样呢。 哎，这段影像是……FNC从Vector手上逃脱了？大傻子！怎么又去偷这个区域的仓库了啦！你看Vector又追上来了…… 哎？怎么m45也被抓了？我早上看到她和一个脑袋上插着刀的人形一起试化妆品呢……P90可真狠啊，m45脸上只是沾上化妆品颜料就要抓起来…… 这个角落是怎么回事？ 哦哟，Mk23坐在地上大哭呢，边哭还边到处开枪！呼，还好我不在她附近…… 嗯？她好像在嚷嚷什么？放大看看，这个口型是……“我要见指挥官，让我见指挥官”？哼哼，想得美，我要是能见到指挥官，现在还能在这儿跟做贼似的躲起来？

P7 is so absorbed in watching the footage that she doesn't notice her Dinergate has already finished downloading the security data and has walked up beside her. The Dinergate, in its miniature pumpkin disguise, looks at P7 before stepping on her shoe to get her attention.P7看监控看得津津有味，根本没有在意兵蚁已经下载好录像，走到她旁边。 带着小巧南瓜装饰的兵蚁看了看P7，走上前一脚踩在P7的鞋上。

P7What the heck? Watch where you're going! ...Uwah! What am I doing getting excited over this stuff again!? Time to work, time to work! Let's see, the next security camera is over at... Ah, I can't enter that area. Nothing I can do, then. Let's look for a place to watch the footage we just downloaded.干嘛啦！走路看看路好吗！ ……呜啊！我怎么又开始看起戏来了！ 干活干活！现在看看下一个监控点是……啊，下一个的区域我也进不去，没办法了，先找个地方看看这次的视频吧。

...Fifteen minutes later.……十五分钟后。

P7Uwah—! My instincts were correct! No wonder I kept feeling that someone was watching me all afternoon. This Doll is... Darn, she's moving too quick in the footage, I can't make her out... Also, something is weird with this footage. It's all choppy and intermittent, as though... As though...哇啊——！ 我的直觉果然没出错！怪不得我老觉得下午的时候有人跟踪我呢。 这个人形是……不行，溜得太快了，分辨不清啊…… 而且真的好奇怪啊，今天的监控视频怎么都断断续续的，感觉就像……就像……

P7 scratches her head. The word is right on the tip of her tongue, but she can't quite put her finger on it. The Dinergate looks up at P7, and its camera lens makes a mechanical whir as it opens and closes.P7挠着头，好像词就挂在嘴边，但就是想不起来一样。 兵蚁抬头看着P7，摄像头发出放大又收缩的机械声。

P7Oh, that's right! It's as though there was some kind of signal interference! Dinergates have the same issue when drones are nearby... Oh, drones!啊，对了！就像有信号干扰一样！ 以前兵蚁们录像周围如果有无人机飞过，也会这样……啊，无人机！

P7 fast forwards through the security footage again several times.P7又将监控画面快速放了几遍。

P7Hehe, I knew it... There were so many drones in the base today, but...what exactly does this mean... Let me inform that mysterious signal of the situation first...哼哼，果然没错…… 今天基地里出现的无人机数量未免也太多了，不过，这些具体是什么意思呢…… 先把情况发给那个神秘信号好了。

In these few short hours, P7 has exhibited caution and focus to a degree that she has never shown before. Loud footsteps were to be avoided, and drawing others' attention was equally dangerous. From time to time she grumbled in her heart... "If only I could use my minimap to see which direction the enemy is looking from!"这短短几小时里，P7表现出了前所未有的警惕与集中。 脚步声是大敌，他人的注视同样危险。 “要是电子地图里能看到敌方注视从哪个方向来的就好了嘛！” P7的心里无时无刻不这样抱怨着。

P7Hmm... I haven't been spotted yet, right? I must not get caught. I must not run into an infected Doll. I don't want to get infected. I don't want to die...呜……应该没人发现我吧？ 千万别被抓起来，千万别碰到患病人形，我不想得病，我不想死……

Beep—滴——

P7They replied! Let's see... Hm? Go to the command center and access the main security terminal to obtain the Dolls ID data to construct a holographic map of the paths taken by each Doll today? D-Do I really have to go? If the Commander were to find me poking around in the command center without permission, I might get scolded...来了！我看看…… 嗯？去指挥室调出上级监控，然后采集人形编号数据重建全息监控画面，这样查看各个人形的行动轨迹？ 要、要去吗？如果被指挥官知道我随便闯进指挥室，不知道会不会骂我……

P7 chews on her sleeve as she thinks about it for a moment.P7咬着袖子思考了片刻。

P7Fine, let's do it! We'll cross that bridge when we get there! Besides, in all likelihood, the Commander probably wouldn't even notice me... Hehe...算了，走吧！先把这件事解决再说！ 更何况指挥官八成也抓不到我……哼哼……

In front of the command center.……指挥室前。

Whum— Whum—!嗡——嗡——！

After a long, hard journey to the command center, P7 finds herself panicking in front of the door.P7艰难地一路摸到指挥室，最后却停在指挥室门前急得跳脚。

P7How could I have set off an alarm?! I barely touched the door!怎么会触发警报啊！我才刚拉了下门而已啊！

P7 is so flustered she doesn't know where to hide her hands. Suddenly, her communicator starts ringing.P7慌得手都不知道要往哪里藏，通讯器却在此刻适时地响起。

P7What are you doing sending me a message at a time like this? Come and save me— What? The base's internal security has been beefed up due to various reasons, so in order to access the security terminal, I'll have to...force my way through?都这时候了还发什么消息，快来救我啊—— 什么？因为种种突发情况，所以基地内目前加强了警戒，要拿到监控就只能……只能突破过去了？

P7Come on, what kind of joke is this? Are you really telling little old me to force my way through?喂喂，这是什么话啊？这是对柔弱的我该说的话吗！

???Freeze! I've got you now, you sneaky little thief.不许动！ 抓到你了，入侵的小偷。

P7Uuu...!呜……！

P7 reflexively puts her hands up, and in the next moment she suddenly remembers something and pulls her hands back down before stiffly turning to face the voice behind her.P7条件反射地举起双手，转瞬过后又突然想起了什么，连忙把手缩了回去，僵硬地把身子转向背后的声音。

KSVKYour hands... You're an infected Doll!你的手……你是患病人形！

P7No, no, I'm not!不是不是，我不是的！

KSVKNo drunkard would admit to being drunk. Your words are unreliable. What are you doing standing around so suspiciously, little miss?所有喝醉的人都会说自己没醉，你的证言并不可信。 鬼鬼祟祟地站在这里，小姑娘，你要做什么？

P7I-I... Transmission...!我、我……通讯……！

P7 is briefly at a loss for words, as though all the data in her neural cloud is jammed up. "I must not get infected... I must not die..." These are the only recognizable thoughts inside P7's head. Standing in the corridor outside the command center, which is intermittently lit by red flashing lights, P7 speaks without thinking—P7一时有些语塞，仿佛心智云图里的数据全部打了结，突然就不知道该说什么好了。 “不能被传染得病，不能死……” 只剩这个念头缠绕着P7。 一瞬一瞬闪烁着红光的指挥室外走廊里，P7不知道为什么，脱口而出——

P7I need to get into the command center! Or else we'll all be scrapped! That mysterious transmission...is destiny... That's right! God sent me here! Everything will be sorted out if I can get access to the data I need!我要进去指挥室！不然大家都要被拆掉了！ 神秘通讯……是命运……对！是那个上帝要我来这儿的，只要调出上级通讯，一切就都能搞明白了！

After listening to P7's appeal, KSVK slowly puts her gun down and eyes P7 suspiciously.KSVK听罢倒是缓缓放下手中的枪，疑惑地看着P7。

KSVKI'm sorry, are you talking in riddles? Everyone's going to get scrapped? And God sent you here to...trigger the alarm?抱歉，你刚刚说的那些，是什么隐喻吗？ 大家被拆掉？那个上帝让你来……触发警报？

P7No no, the transmission told me to break in...不是不是，那个信号让我突破这片警报……

KSVKExcuse me, but... Would you happen to be referring to Mr. God Jackstar, the Unfathomable Abyss, the Dancing Stardust of Sagittarius, the Blazing Inferno of the Frozen Hell, Second Principal Leader of the Incomplete Brigade"?请问…… 你说的是尊贵的不可知的深渊·人马座舞动的星屑·凌波地狱的烈焰·不完备性军团第二公理指挥部掌权者·脚死大上帝先生吗？

P7Hah? What abyss? Jackstar? Call him whatever you want, but I need to get inside the command center! Urgh... Could you wait until I sort things out before you detain me... Although I'm truly not infected, uuu...啊？啥深渊？脚死大？ 什么上帝都好，我要进去指挥室！ 呜……能不能等我弄清事情真相，再把我抓起来啊……不过我真的没得病，呜……

KSVK knits her brow and mutters to herself.KSVK眉头紧锁，独自沉吟。

KSVKHmm, this might have been ordained by fate... I didn't expect to meet a fellow believer in Mr. God Jackstar, the Unfathomable Abyss, the Dancing Stardust of Sagittarius, the Blazing Inferno of the Frozen Hell, Second Principal Leader of the Incomplete Brigade" in a place like this... Yes, this must have been planned by destiny. I see, I see, so this is the reason for my existence here...这一切说不定是命运的安排…… 没想到在这里也能碰到同样信仰尊贵的不可知的深渊·人马座舞动的星屑·凌波地狱的烈焰·不完备性军团第二公理指挥部掌权者·脚死大上帝先生的同志…… 没错，这些一定都是命运的安排，原来如此原来如此，这正是我会存在在这里的意义……

P7What the heck is she talking about? I feel like only Miss Welrod would understand her... And do these delusional Dolls even have a hearing module installed?她到底在说啥？感觉只有维尔德小姐才能听得懂……而且这些中二人形是不是都没装听觉模块？

Just as P7 is muttering to herself, KSVK suddenly walks toward her with a slight smile. P7 promptly tenses up again.P7正一头问号地嘀咕着，KSVK突然微笑着走近她。 P7顿时又紧张起来。

KSVKLittle miss, I am truly happy to come across you here. When I was posted here for temporary patrols, I had the feeling that something would happen, and perhaps you are that something. Leave this measly alarm to me. Once we finish here, we can take our time to discuss the teachings of Mr. God Jackstar!小姑娘，遇见你真好。我被临时调到这里巡逻时就有预感，也许你就是那个预感吧。 区区电子警报，就交给我好了，结束之后，让我们一起讨论上帝先生的教旨吧！

P7's neural cloud is still jumbled up, and she did not anticipate the situation to turn out like this. However...this development suits her just fine.P7的心智云图还没解开缠绕的结，事态的发展也是P7没有想到的。 不过……这个发展倒是正合P7的意。

P7Y-You're going to help me deactivate this alarm? I... You... Ah, whatever, let me give you a hand!你、你要帮我突破这片警戒？ 我……你……不管了，我也硬着头皮上了！

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...Inside the command center.……指挥室内。

P7 obtains access and hurriedly downloads the data to reconstruct the paths of the base personnel in the morning.P7拿到了权限，急急忙忙地下载数据开始重建基地上午的人员通行模型。

P7Geez, getting this sure took a lot of effort... I'll have to brag a little the next time I see the Commander! The culprit is really evil. I can't believe they tried to infect our entire base! We might have ended up saving Griffin by doing this, don't you think, KSVK—哎，真是好不容易才拿到的啊……这件事一定要跟指挥官炫耀！ 犯人真是歹毒，居然妄想病倒我们基地！ 说不定我们这下一举拯救了格里芬呢，你说是不是啊，KSVK——

KSVKUgh...!咕呜……！

There is a soft thud from behind P7. KSVK is collapsed on the floor. Standing in the doorway is P90, holding her gun.身后传来一声闷响，P7转过头来的时候，KSVK已经倒在地上，而指挥室的门前，赫然站着端着枪的P90。

P7W-W-Wha...?你你你……？

P90Don't worry, it was just a karate chop. You, on the other hand... What are you trying to accomplish by wrecking the alarm system, P7?放心，只是手刀。 倒是你，P7，破坏基地的警报系统，你想要干嘛？

P7 is about to repeat her explanation to P90 when she glances at the holographic model on the control terminal and notices... —The indistinct form from the security footage earlier was P90. P7 freezes in place while P90 approaches her with her gun drawn.P7刚想重复一遍自己的解释，正好瞥见指挥台上正在重建的模型。 ——之前的监控视频中看不清的人影，正是P90。 P7愣在原地，而持枪的P90则缓慢地朝她靠近。

P90 comes to a halt.P90的脚步停下了。

P90Oh? You're pointing your gun at me... What is the meaning of this?哦？拿枪指着我……你什么意思？

P7S-So it was you! You were the one sneaking around and following me all afternoon!原来、原来就是你！ 今天下午鬼鬼祟祟跟着我的人就是你！

P90...Following you? I have no idea what you're talking about.……什么跟着你？不知道你在说什么。

P7Don't pretend! You must be the one infecting everyone, isn't that right? I already checked the security footage! You were present in all the locations where the infection broke out this morning, so don't tell me it was a coincidence!你还装蒜！传染病的事也是你搞出来的吧！ 我已经看过监控了，你早上还正好出现在那几个爆发疫情的区域，你可别跟我说这些都是巧合。

P90But it WAS a coincidence! H-How could I go around spreading a disease? You're sullying my good name! And as for you, explain those weirdly colored spots on your hands!这就是巧合！我、我怎么可能搞出那个传染病啊，你血口喷人！ 倒是你，你的手上那奇怪的色斑又是怎么回事？

P7I accidentally got some stuff on me and...这是我不小心蹭到的……

P90So you're an infected Doll, P7. Wait, don't tell me...YOU'RE the source of the infection? And now you've snuck into the command center to destroy the security footage evidence!原来你是患病人形啊，P7，该不会……这次的传染病，你才是那个病毒源头吧？ 现在潜入指挥室，就是想来销毁监控证据！

P7Y-You're talking nonsense! Hmph, I'm going to grab you and hand you over to the Commander!你、你胡说！ 哼，我一定要抓住你，然后交给指挥官……！

P90That's my line!我要说的，也是一样！

...Meanwhile. In the S.F. base.……与此同时。 铁血据点。

The Secret Special Search Team overcomes one obstacle after another and finally comes face to face with Alchemist.特搜小队穿越层层阻碍，终于来到炼金术士的面前。

AlchemistHeh, what stubborn rats you are. I won't lose to Griffin again... Torturing you will surely be more fun than torturing other Dolls.呵，真是一群顽强的小老鼠。 我可不会再一次败在格里芬手下……折磨你们一定比折磨其他人形更有趣。

SpitfireTch, don't get ahead of yourself.嘁，谁输谁赢还说不准呢。

AlchemistYou're a pack of fools. To think you actually believe I'm the one spreading that disease... Yet, If I were in control of my own destiny, that may not be the worst thing to do.一群蠢货，居然以为是我在传播疾病…… 不过，如果我能决定自己的命运的话，这倒不失为一个很好的备选。

Welrod MkⅡI would advise you to abandon such villainous ideation as soon as possible.那种混沌的想法，我劝你还是尽早放弃比较好。

AlchemistYou know, you're so dumb that it's actually kind of adorable. Do you understand how stupid you've been? You fought your way here for something that could never happen to a Doll.虽然你们很蠢，不过现在我倒觉得你们蠢得有些可爱。 你们到底明不明白自己做了些什么蠢事？ 因为一个根本不可能发生在人形身上的事故，就这么杀过来。

SpitfireWhat would Sangvis trash like you know about preserving precious friends' lives?想要重要的同伴活下去的那种心情，垃圾铁血怎么可能懂？

AlchemistIs that what you think... Hmph, if we S.F. Dolls didn't understand that, then you wouldn't have found your way here today, Griffin.是吗…… 哼，如果铁血不懂，格里芬今天就不会搜查到这里。

Welrod MkⅡ...And what is that supposed to mean?……你这话是什么意思？

AlchemistNothing in particular... It's just that...neither of us have ever been willing to acknowledge the certain things we have in common.没什么意思…… 我们双方只是……从来都不肯承认某些共同点就是了。

Spitfire... There's no point in talking any further! Let's go, Welrod! This day will go down in history as the anniversary date of her death!…… 多说无益！ 维尔德，要上了！我要让今天……就成为这家伙的忌日！

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...In the S.F. base.……铁血据点。

Alchemist(Panting)... I guess...this dummy body just isn't good enough, huh?哈……哈，因为是傀儡机体，所以多少还差一点……吗？

Kneeling on the ground, Spitfire has the muzzle of her gun pointed between Alchemist's eyes. Alchemist's platinum hair is a mess, but she's still smiling as smugly as when she was standing in front of the bunker.Spitfire半跪在地上，枪口抵着炼金术士的眉心。 炼金术士白金色的头发散乱着，可她还是笑得如同站在堡垒前那般恣意。

SpitfireNow then...it's over you.那么……到此为止了。

Beep—!滴——！

P90Ahem... Uh, I have an emergency announcement to make!咳……那个，插播一条紧急通知！

Just as Spitfire's finger is about to reach the break pressure of her gun's trigger, the call that suddenly comes through startles all the Dolls present. The image that appears shows P90 carrying P7 like a kitten.Spitfire的手指还差些就能将扳机按到临界点，突然跳出的通讯让在场的人形都是一怔。 弹出的通讯图像中，P90像是提着小鸡一样提着P7。

P90The transmission should have gotten through, right? Then I'll let you explain everything, P7—通讯应该都接通了吧？那么现在就让P7来说明一切好了——

P7Put me down first! (Cough)... In short, this disease thing, uhm...it was all a misunderstanding!那你倒是把我放下来啊！ 咳……总之，关于这次的传染病，那个……一切都是误会啦！

The Dolls in the S.F. base freeze for a moment. Spitfire then lowers her gun and exchanges a blank look with Welrod. Alchemist, on the other hand, can no longer contain herself and laughs out loud.铁血据点中的众人都愣住了，Spitfire收回枪，与维尔德茫然地对望了几眼。 炼金术士则没忍住，捧腹大笑起来。

P7So, um, this morning, I had my Dinergates steal one of Miss Kalin's makeup kits so I could draw some spots on Super SASS's body and make her look like a zombie... I'll have you know my plan was perfect! I learned several days in advance that Miss Kalin would be out today, and that she'd put on makeup prior to leaving! As it turned out, the heavens were on my side, because she left that makeup kit with its ridiculous colors sitting right there on her table, although I still could have gotten it even if she did lock it inside her cabinet! And then, I mobilized my Dinergate army to go smear the makeup inside Super SASS's clothes and face towel while she wasn't looking! I thought that even if it doesn't get on her body, it'd get on her face, at least! Man, it was really scary. I almost ran into TAC-50! But how was I supposed to know that SASS wouldn't wear her normal outfit today, but her Halloween costume! She actually dressed up so well for a mission yet she wouldn't even wash her face! Hmph!就是早上啦，早上天刚亮的时候我让兵蚁偷偷拿了格琳小姐一盒化妆品，想在SuperSASS身上画点斑点，让她看起来像僵尸什么的…… 哇，我的计划可谓是天衣无缝！我好几天前就得到格琳小姐今天会出门的情报，而且她今天出门前还化了妆了！ 真是天助我也，那个装着乱七八糟色砖的盒子就放在桌上，哼哼，不过就算是锁在柜子里，我也有办法搞出来！ 然后啊，我就出动了我的兵蚁军团，趁SuperSASS不备，在她的衣服里和洗脸的毛巾上都抹了好几块颜料！就算身上沾不到，脸上总能沾到吧！吓死我了，差点还被TAC50撞见了呢！ 谁知道SASS今天居然不穿她平时穿的那套衣服，反而换上了万圣节的礼服！这家伙，出任务还打扮得这么精致，哼！明明是脸都不洗的邋遢鬼！

SpitfireGet to the point, P7!P7，讲重点！

P7Okay, okay, I'm getting there! The point is I was totally disappointed that Super SASS went out for a mission and I accidentally rubbed against the makeup and I couldn't wash it off so I threw the kit away—我我我讲！ 重点就是没想到SuperSASS后来出门做任务了嘛真是太令人失望了结果那盒化妆品我还不小心蹭到手上洗也洗不掉我就把它扔掉了——

Bang! Spitfire shoots at the ground. P7 shrinks away on the hologram display and P90 takes the communicator.砰！Spitfire对着地面开了一枪。 通讯图像中的P7顿时缩了缩脑袋，P90接过通讯器。

P90Uh, I think I'll explain the rest...那个，后面的我来讲吧……

P90 takes a deep breath.P90长吸了一口气。

P90So I saw P7 giving her Dinergates the orders, but I didn't see what happened with SASS... So, um, later on while I was on sentry duty, I got so bored that when I was changing posts, I copied what P7 was doing and had some drones pick up the makeup kit and gave the same orders to the drones... I have to say, P7 really messed up the makeup kit, so I tried to sort it out in a corner somewhere. I finished writing up the order after a lot of work and had the drones carry bits of makeup. I even mapped out their routes! That would allow the drones to cover the entire base, and if they spotted a target they would swoop down to scatter makeup on them! Hehe, I'm sure P7 could never have thought of such a cunning plan—当时我正好看到P7对着兵蚁下达指定，不过我没看到SASS她被恶作剧的样子…… 后来，后来我就去站岗了嘛，因为实在太无聊了，就在换岗的几个区域里，模仿P7的语气让无人机捡走了那盒化妆品，还对无人机们下了同样的指令…… 说起来那盒化妆品真是被P7糟蹋得可以，我躲在角落里好一通整理，废了一番功夫才写好指令，让好几个无人机都携带好颜料。 我还专门研究了路线呢！这样就能让无人机们的飞行路线覆盖整个基地，发现目标就能立刻冲上去把颜料撒她们一身！嘻嘻，P7就想不到这么精妙的主意——

SpitfireAnd. Then?后·来·呢？

P90A-A-A-And then! And then I ended up with Welrod, and because I started copying Welrod, I...I forgot about those drones...后后后来！后来就和维尔德一起站岗了嘛，因为开始模仿维尔德的语气跟来往的人形说话，我就……我就把无人机那事儿……给忘了……

P90's voice trails off, and her eyes seem to be unfocused and darting around. The only sound in the S.F. base, apart from Alchemist's exhausted laughter, is the quiet electrical hum of their communicators. Welrod and Spitfire look at each other, suddenly unsure of what to say.通讯中P90的声音越来越小，眼神飘来飘去，不知道在看哪里。 铁血据点，此时除了笑累了的炼金术士发出的干笑声，就只剩通讯器里传来的微弱电流的声音了。 维尔德和Spitfire面面相觑，突然都不知道该说什么好。

SpitfireIn other words...there is no epidemic in the base, big sis 75 isn't sick, and all of this happened because of...Miss Kalin's makeup?也就是说……基地里没有爆发传染病，75姐也没有得病，一切……只是格琳小姐的化妆品？

P90Yes...that's correct...嗯……就是这样……

P90's voice is barely audible.P90的声音细若蚊鸣。

Spitfire...P7, P90... You two...……P7，P90……你们两个……

P7Uuu... We're sorry... Big sis Spitfire, I can hear you cracking your knuckles from over there...呜……我们知道错了啦……喷火大姐头，我都听到你捏拳头的声音了……

Silence washes over the S.F. base once again. At this point, even Alchemist has shut up to listen with a look of interest on her face.铁血据点又陷入了沉默之中，此时连炼金术士都闭上嘴，饶有兴致地坐在一边观赏这场闹剧。

P7P90, didn't you say it would be safer if we came clean...P90，你不是说全招了会比较安全吗……

P90You went into way too much detail...那你也招得太细碎了……

P7I thought our punishment would be lighter that way...我以为这样能减轻处罚呢……

P90I didn't expect Spitfire to get this angry...我也没想到Spitfire会这么凶……

Spitfire...Do the two of you really think I can't see what you're saying just because you reduced your font size?……你们俩，真以为把字变小了，说话就没人看见了？

P90We're sorry we're sorry we're really really sorry...!对不起对不起我们错了……！

AlchemistWell, since that's the end of your ridiculous antics, perhaps it's time for me to take my leave—既然你们的蠢事告一段落，那我是不是可以先走一——

Welrod pins Alchemist down as she tries to get up.维尔德一把按住作势要起身的炼金术士。

Welrod MkⅡAlthough it is true that Alchemist is innocent regarding this incident... Her name is still "Alchemist", and there is no telling what other kind of contagion she could spread next time. Shall we...take her alive back to the base for research?虽然在今次传染病事件中，这个炼金术士是清白的。 但是同僚们，她既然都叫炼金术士了，就算这次病毒不是她散布的，下次肯定不知道要散布什么别的病毒。 要不……活捉回去，放在基地里研究吧？

SpitfireI have no problem with that.我赞成。

P90I'm not opposed to it...我不反对……

P7Research? Sure, sure—研究？好啊好啊——

SpitfireHowever, when we get back...I want to make a condition for the both of you, P7, P90.不过回去之后……P7，P90，对你们俩，我还有一个条件。

... Halloween. Late at night. Inside the Griffin base.…… 万圣节，深夜。 格里芬基地。

A thread on the message board has gotten a massive surge of replies in a short period of time. Unsurprisingly, the thread is created by MDR.匿名版上的一篇帖子很短的时间内就盖上了高楼，而发布者，毫不意外的是MDR。

MDR"Hehe, come see the exclusive pictures personally taken by everyone's favorite, MDR! I got this shot by accident while I was sending my drones out to collect intel in the evening. Remember to comment, subscribe, and smash that like button!" "Did something happen between them this Halloween? MDR will investigate in person after this! Ahhh stop cutting in between my posts—"“嘿嘿，快来看你们最爱的MDR亲拍到的惊天独家珍贵图像！这可是我傍晚用无人机收集情报时无意中拍到的照片，不顶不是格里芬人形！” “万圣节这天的她们之间是不是还发生了什么我们不知道的事情呢？接下来就让MDR亲去一探究竟吧！哎文字直播不要插楼啊——”

... The slightly blurry picture in the post depicts five distinct smiling faces. —Of course, Alchemist is still wearing her usual mocking smile, which somewhat annoys Spitfire who's beside her, but it only serves to make MDR's post that much more popular.…… 在帖子的最后，那张像素略有些模糊的照片里，却清晰地记录了五个人不同的笑脸。 ——当然，炼金术士仍带着她那副轻蔑的笑容，虽然这让旁边的Spitfire实在有些不爽，而这倒是给了MDR帖子更多的热度。

Just A Hero Passing By"I'm so moved by the Secret Special Search Team. They protected the people important to them..."“被特搜小队感动到了，她们守护了重要之人呢……”

Cola is the Strongest"P7 is such a dork, she messed up right from the start with her dumb prank ahahaha"“P7这个笨蛋，从一开始的蹩脚恶作剧开始就输了啊哈哈哈哈哈。”

Do Dolls Eat Electric Pig?"To think they'd cause such a big fiasco! I almost thought I wouldn't be able to make it until sifu comes back from her mission..."“真是的，搞出这种乌龙！我差点以为自己等不到师父出任务回来了……”

Miss Tarot"Huh, I wonder what we can do with Alchemist. It would be nice if she could help me with my fortune-telling..."“诶呀，不知道炼金术士在基地里能用来做什么呢？如果能帮到我的占卜术就好了……”

Low-key Fairy King"Hehe, an alchemist, huh? Alchemist is perfect! Just the one I need to enrich my vaults—"“呼呼，炼金术士，炼金术士好哇！正好用来丰富我的金库——”

...Midnight. In the secret room of the command center.……零点。 指挥室的密室中。

CommanderIs anybody out there? Will someone PLEASE let me out? It's past midnight already! It isn't even Halloween anymore!有没有人啊！来人放我出去啊！零点过了吧？万圣节已经过去了啊！

ArchitectThis secret room really lives up to its name, hehe... You can scream until you go hoarse but nobody will hear you.你们格里芬的密室可真像样啊，嘿嘿，你就算叫破喉咙，估计也没人能听见哦。

CommanderYou speak like you own the place.你倒一点都没有寄人篱下的样子啊。

ArchitectBecause today was very amusing! And besides, nobody's come to lock me back up. Ah, freedom is bliss—因为今天真的很有趣嘛！而且到现在都没人来把我锁回去呢，真是自由——

CommanderSo you're not disappointed?不会失望吗？

ArchitectHm? I have no idea what you're talking about.哎？不知道你在说什么哦。

CommanderYou must feel upset that you didn't achieve your objective, right?没达到目的，一定很憋屈吧。

ArchitectHehe, I don't really hold grudges... And besides, it's fun to play around like this from time to time. You, on the other hand, will probably have to wait until the celebration is over before someone remembers that you're locked up in here.哼哼，我也没那么记仇……再说了，偶尔这样玩一玩也不错。 倒是你，怕是得万圣节结束之后才有人想起来把你给放了吧。

CommanderDamn...how troublesome it is to not have comms access... Hey, tell you what, get someone to come rescue me. I'll make sure to have Kalina pay you back after I get out!唉……没有通讯权限真是麻烦啊…… 喂，呼叫个谁过来解救我一下吧，这个人情等我出去一定记在格琳娜的账上！

ArchitectHeehee...in that case, you'll owe me one, Commander of Griffin♪嘻嘻，那么……有求于我吧，格里芬的指挥官♪

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